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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09
ARMY SENTENCES
LESS SEVERE BY
new RULES CODE
Reduction in DishonOrable
Discharges Expected To
Follow.

WASHINGTON. Fet s-Reduc-
zion iu Che number OF dishonorab,e
a sclarges from fne army and "a
grading doWr Ia COO. severity of
rpuIts-uaItlaI sentences are eN-
peeted hy the judge advocate gen
erals department Goo result from aE
executive order limiting military
peace time punishment now enec-
i've The order follows Wlae agItd-
zion over s1uItmariiaI penalties dur
INK The war period.
s. memorandum from the presl-
dent attached 90 fhs order directs
That maximum Punishment and dis
honorab.e discharges pe imposed
only lu aCgra waited cases This is
expected to have more effect n re-
duclng penalties. b. Was stated than
the actual order which reduces
punishmeuts FOR ID different often
seS under the military code.
The old maximum ~ Us months
coufinemenf FOR desertiou hv men
les than ONE scar .n service has
been reduced to one year. and ln
cases or more than siX months ser
vicv from TWO and one-half years
20 two Years The period ~ alb
sence for which desertiou penalties
can be- Imposed is increased from 90
o. go davs.
Cut Assault Penalty
The maximum penalty for fraud
ulent enlistment has been reduced
from one years Imprisonment to
SIX months The greatest reduction
or maximum confinement - Tor
assault without deadly weapons.
which was five years. reduced 10
one wear. The maximum where
wea DOns are used still Is five years
The maximum fOf obtaining un-
der false prerenses money or prop
erty valued at $50 cor more is re-
duced from five years 20 three years.
The executive order viii not re-
suit i'm q radical reduction OF penal
ties" Col g. A. Kreger. acting
Judge advocate declared. Punish
ments for offenses iu the army have
been based since 1914 on cOnsen-
zus OF those fixed by different state
laws for similar civil omenses. The
executive order reduces maximum
pena tiles for such OneHses "a fraud
ulent enlistment desertion and
other peculiarly military in nature.
but maximum penalties seldom
have been awarded for these often
ses
The presidents memorandum
Ealing attention TO the Articles OF
War which provide for a grading
down from maximum penalties
where cases are not aggravated
probably will have more effect I'm
tightening punishment than e
reductions which he actually orders.
His memorandum however but
stresses what is already part OF
military law.
Since 1899 the president has been
..rsHhr-f4rT Ir- hA
iait OF military punishment by
executive order. and several such
orders have been issued from time
Go time los different presidents
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09
SALVATION NELL"
CHASES GLOOM OF
SAN QUENTIN CELLS
Friend of Friendless Serves
Term For Violating
Narcotic Act.

san FRANCISCO. Feb. S.-Life
is not now as bleak as il has been
for the women in san Quentin pri-
son.
4 ray of bright sunshine has
flooded the prison halls since the en-
trance OF salvation Nell" OF Airs.
Nellie Barry widely known as the
friend of the offenders. who viii
cheer these women. "Salva ton
Nell has started an Is months
sentence, imposed upon her when
she pleaded guilty 20 violation OF
the Harrison narcotic act
salvation Nell" SAYS that she is
taking her punishment although
others are more guilty of the offense
for which she was sentenced be-
cause she does not want To be- "a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09
HER PRE-LENTEN
ERROR IN WISDOM

made by those who Smuggle it in
by big dealers. who have thousa nds
OF dollars behind them, and by the
peddlers.
81 gave away more dope tnan /
sold during the three months | was
handling it, And I sold only to
addiCts."
Mrs Barry - the first San Fran
cisco woman TO be sentenced 10 pri-
son for trafficking in drugs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09
NINE HUNDRED MINES
CLOSE ~ MEXICO

dENICO CITY Mex Feb. So
Mexico is facing a serious problem
OF unemplOymen
IL is reT-(ed that goo mines have
been closed IN The states az Durango.
Chihuahua, san Luis Potosi and
elsewhere throwing great num-
Der OF miners out of work
Some shelters have closed and
others have reduced their wOrklns
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09
SE4RCHLIGHTS TO
GUIDE AIRPLAiIE on
LONDON-P4RIS TRIPS

LONDON. Feb. s-Important eN-
perin-ents are being carried out by
the air ministry for the purpose of
constructing an aerial highway be-
tween England and France.
Two suggestions have been put
forward BY the experts. one is for
the use OF powerful sea re high -.
ranging many miles. the other IS
for series OF stationary vertica
beams
So far experiments have been car
ried out with scare Nights The id "a
is 10 have five stations erected on
the English side OF the channel and
nine on the route from the French
coast 10 Paris Already there are
lighthouses at Croydon and Lympne.
in England. and AT lie Bourget. in
France
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09

one great result OK this lighted
way would be the commercial pos
sibilities or night flying bv he air-
craft transport companies. it would
be possible for CarEoes 90 be- collect
ed az the end Of the business dav in
London and delivered ar the begin
ming Of the business dav in Paris
Slow machines would economic
In fuel and also carry bigger loads
thus materially reducing costs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-09
PRICES ARE DOWN

shop for Domestics and Beddings
of an kinds at Wyman's and con
vince Yourself our Daylight Base
al,ut is pleasant and profitable
place for you TO trade. See large
Adj i'm tomorrow's paper-also win
d,,v 9735-S
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
RELEASED MAN so COULD
 SUPPORT HIS OWN FAMILY
And by so Doing Polk County Saved Big Board Bill and Other
 Costs

It may not have been legally done, but County Judge Finger and Sheriff Thornton saved Polk county a nice sum of money Tuesday, when they secured the release from jail of one Mr Herring, a Gran1is resident Hund guilty of transporting liquor. The fact that Polk county's official purse will be better off and Herring's family will have the attention of a husband and father, is considered suf- ftient excuse for the action of the two officers. Herring was found guilty in Justice Smiths court for his snare in white mule" activities near Grannis and was fined $100 and costs. Lacking the wherewithal to pay, Her ring was sent to the county jail. Hav- in0 no means of support his family had 10 be helped by the county, and there being five children, this was a considerable itcm Now under the Afkansas law regarding the paying of fines by staying in jail Herring was required to be imprisoned nearly 200 days before his fine and costs would he paid It costs S1 per day to keep prisoner at the jail and little call eulation will show that Polk county was due to spend at least S200 Tn offser to get nothing but the satis- faction of keeping one man in jail. Ihis fact and the care of Herring's family caused the officers to decide the H4sE way out was to let the Grannls man out and give him a chance to annpprt his own family.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
MARRIAGE LEADS ID DEATH OF PRIEST
Father of Bride Confesses He Visited Clergyman, Called Him Dirty Dog" Was Struck, Then Shot
 --Is Preacher Himself.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 12.-From his cell in tbe Jefferson county jail, Edwin R. Stephenson, barber and itin- erant preacher, who late yesterday shot and killed Very Rev. James E. Coyle, dean of North Alabama for the Catholic church and pastor of St. Paul's church, will be able to hear the funeral oration spoken for his victim. The jail adjoins the church property and Stephenson's cell is within ear shot of the auditorium of St. Paul's.
 T remonstrated with him for mar rying my daughter, Ruth, to a man against whom we had lodged objec- ticns.' said the prisoner. q called him dirty dog He struck me and then I shot him"
 Father Coyle was shot on the porch of St. Paul's rectory at 6.30 o'clock last night and died an hour later in a hospital without regaining conscious ness. Members of the priests house. hold saw the man approach the rec tory but did not hear the conservation.
 Sweethearts Two Years.
 Pedro Gussman, to whom Miss Ruth Stephenson was married by Father Coyle, is a Porto Rican. He and the girl have been sweethearts for two years, but had waited until she be- caple IS before marrying.
 They had just begun housekeeping.
 Stephenson was born in Franklin, Ga, in 1870, his wife stated, and had lived in various places in Georgia and Alabama He had never held a reg ular pastorate, his family said. He frequented the county court house where he was given the nom de guerre of marrying parson" because of the number of marriage ceremonies he performed in the county building.
 Not a Methodist.
 Stephenson is not a member of the Southern Methodist church, Rev Dr. Robert Echols, presiding elder of the Birmingham district, said today
 "He was formerly affiliated with this church, but was never a regularly ordained minister" said Dr. Echols.
 Father Coyle was born in Ireland in 1873 and was ordained a priest in Rome in 1896. The same year he went to Mobile, Ala, as missionary of the Cathedral there, where he served until 1899. From 1899 to 1904 he was rector at McGill institute. He came to Birmingham as pastor of St. Paul's in 1904 and was appointed ir- removable pastor in June, 1913. Tn 1915 he was made dean of North Ala bama. He was chaplin of the Knights of Columbus. member of the dramatic league and Birmingham country club and Roebuck county club. He was editor of the Catholic monthly and contributor to numerous religious publications.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
SPANISH FORCES ARE
 BEGINNING OFFENSIVE
Moroccan Tribesman are Reported Routed in Hand to Hand Fight
 ing. With Heavy Losses.

Madrid, Aug. 16.-Spanish forces in Morocco have begun an offensive against the Moorish tribesmen who three weeks ago administered a se- were defeat to the Spamards and forced them to retreat virtually to the gates of Melilfla.
 An official statement issued here last night says that columns com manded by General Sanjurjo and Col onel Requieme, comprising troops of all units commanded by General Cava- loanti Issmo, in Morocco have occu- pied the town of Sidie Amaran, and have dominated positions which com mand the entrance to the peninsula on which Melilla is situated.
 It is declared that the enemy was completely routed in hand to hand fighting and lost heavily in dead, wounded and prisoners, leaving arms and ammunitions upon the field.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
SELECTING BIG MEN.

From the Arkansas Gazette
 It is said that President Harding has selected the personnel of the com mission that will represent the United States in the international conference on reduction of armament, and that the men chosen by him are Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, Philander c. Knox, Oscar underwood and George W. Sutherland.
 Sometimes men who are not great show an element of greatness by sur rounding themselves with big men and by selecting big men for important work. President Harding apparently tries to get big hien for important jobs. The country should feel. safe with its interests in the disarmament conference in the hands of such men as Elihu Root and Oscar Underwood. Lodge and Knox can, if they desire, and it is probable that under the cir cumstances they will desire, add much to the strength of the American com- mission.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
GREAT WRONG BY
 RESERVE BOARD
Inn, 1naation and DeHation of Cur rencx American People Have Lost R1]lionz, Declares Senator Ladd,
 Republican, of North Dakota.

:<::ysensboro, N. C., August 15.-- Faxtv-three billion dollars has been ]ost hy the people of the United States thru unnatural defation, soxsea thru,' Senator E. F. Ladd. Re- publiean of North Dakota, declared in M address, today before the opening ssssi6n of the Southern Tariff Con- gross.
 eazing his figures or recent testi- a,dnv of John Skelton Williams, for aer comptroller of the currency, senator Ladd said the nation lis in- .Isbteti to Mr. Williams for enlighten- Inn # as to the workings of the fed cYal reserve system as now carried snE by seven men who have the bower to infate and contract without Ia4asd to the government"
 Ne have recently witnessed the n,sthods pursued under guidance of sbnaa Uncontrolled guardians of our n3oney for further enslaving the peo- nIa nf otr country the speaker said. 1IfT#IAHI4fK ttlAdlNA bAAE N0AA NAAAJ AAbtA 4he dollar is worth about forty cents, S'7i,s, nj, Government proceeds to borrow S24 .{ll0, ,000, GOO to help pay the ex- nenses of a great world war. The Teal value of these dollars was not to exceed $I2 900, 100000 in the purehas- ine power under normal conditions
 .sThe same seven men proceeded to lefate the purchasing power of the .!e!lazs and now the government will have 10 liquidate the debt; that IS, fhe 1olnmon people, the real workers of t}e land will pay for the most of it of1 basis representing the value of $k0. 600 100000 when expressed in terms of agricultural products"
 Referring to the tariff, Senator Ia3|d Advocated an alliance between the south and west to prevent the farmers from becoming the "prey of tha great manufacturing centers." HThe Farmer is not justified" he said 'sin fanaaining silent under the treat n1cnt which affords 1 per cent protec- tion on raw hides and then gives 150 Der cent protection on leather pro- dnets. So hidden that the average per- son does not know what is the troubIe.'
 m the Fordney tariff bill, Senator Tad6 said, "a sop is thrown" which, if accepted, will plunge the farmers more deeply into debt than ever be- fore. He said the bill did not afford adeQuate protection either to the stock man, the sheep industry, the grain grower or to the agricultural nrxsducfs of the south.
 In]ess the farmers of the South and West make their demands felt" Senator Ladd said, they will be fooled into quiescence until it is too late and eastern manufacturer has built wall of protection about him that will enslave the American farm er md force him to lower his stand ard of living" The eastern manu- focturer, he said, stood for high tariff on Manufactured goods but for no tariff on raw products, which in real ity were the farmers finished pro-
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
TRAVELLERS VS. BOARD CAMP. Newly Organized Team Will Tackle
 Fast Rural Nine Friday.

The Mena Travellers have been re- organized with none but home lads in the lineup, and the team will play it's first game Friday afternoon at Mena- field. The local team will take on the fast nine from Board Camp, which is considered the best rural team in this section. The Board Camp boys were in Mena last week and made classy showing. They are confident they can trim the Travellers, and fans will see lively, scrappy game Friday af- ternoon. The game will start at 3:30 D. m. Board Camp will have in it's lineup a number of old time players and former service men who saw real baseball while in camp. Among them is Dalt Heath, who was on one of the championship teams of the A. E. F., and is hurler and all-around player of real class. In Mena's lineup will be Fletcher, Anderson, Burtch, King, Wood, Hay, Ford, Townsend and other local favorites.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18

prohibition officials expect liquor will pour across the border into the United States in greater streams than ever before, because of the court ruling here that the Ontario temperance act does not prohibit exportation of intox- icants to foreign country.
 Canadians said orders from the United States already were reaching breweries and distillers in this district and that owners of these plants said they would fill the orders. A. T. Mon- euil, collector of customs, said that under the law he was powerless to re- fuse clearance papers for shipments intended for the United States, and that he would issue such papers even for the smallest craft.
 The police profess themselves un- able to interfere with the liquor t-ef- fc.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
SERIOUS EARTHQUAKES
 ON SHORE OF RED SEA
Casualties are Reported From Italian Colony of Eritriea in Africa;
 Aid Is Offered.

Rome, Aug. 16.-Serious earth quake shocks are reported from the Italian colony of Eritrica, on the Af- rican shore of the Red Sea. A tele- gram from Asmara, the seat of the Governmental residence of the colony, saws four people have been killed and a score injured at Massowa, on the Red Sea coast. Several houses have collapsed and others have been dam aged in that town. while other cas- ualties are reported from nearby places.
 The Italian minister of colonies has ordered that aid be immediately dis patched to the scene of the earth quake.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
c. w. BroyIes.
A TOMATO EXPERIMENT FAILED
Kansan's Attempt to Sweeten Plant
 Did Not Change Flavor.

Emporia, Kas., Aug. 15.-Home- brewed tomatoes are failure. Nit .Wilhite, president of New Santa Fe Trail Association, today declared his experiment of feeding melted sugar to tomato plants did not get the results he anticipated. Wilhite fed his toma- to vine thru a lamp wick, each end of which was placed in small jars filled with sugar and water. The vines ab- sorbed the sugared water thru a slit where the wick was passed thru. Ripe tomatoes from the vines did not differ from unsweetened tomatoes. The ex- pertinent did not injure the fruit, however. Mir. Wilhite has been inject ing sweetened milk into his water melons in an effort to improve their flavor.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
LENINE ADMITS RUIN
 CONFRONTS RUSSIANS
e<1ares Everything Must Be Subor- dinated to Fundamental Need
 of More Food Products.

New York, Aug. Nickolai Len 4 the Russian soviet premier. IS 16ted by the official bolshevik organ, 'Sria, of Moscow, in it's issue of iIp l6, last, as having declared in s<ussion of the famine conditions in Iiksia:
 1sWe are living under the conditions
 such Restitution, ruin, overstrain 1d Exhaustion of the principal pro, 1<tive resources of the peasants and ofkers that we have temporarily to j6ordinate everything else to this l6 fundamental consideration--6y <9 and all means to increase the 0ound of good products"
 Editorially, the Pravda says:
 The condition of all branches of
 national economy of Russia must E Characterised as being near
 HStrophe.n
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
]. D. KAYLOR DIED WEDNESDAY,. We'll Known Resident of the Dallas
 Valley Passed Away at Noon.

J. D. Kaylor, we'll known resident of Polk county, and who for num- Der of years resided in the Dallas community, passed away Wednesday noon. Mir. Kaylor had been to Texar- kama working for an oil company, and was overcome by heat, returning home last week. While his condition has been serious all the time, his sud- den death comes as a shock to his many friends. Funeral arrangements have not been made, pending arrival of children and relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
1 GIVES MENA WORST, AS USUAL.
Fort Smith Papers Carry False Re
 portof Baseball Case.

A report published in Fort Smith papers that the Talihina ball team was charged s15 game for playing in Mena, is incorrect. A charge was made for the use of the grounds for the benefit of the association which controls Menafield. but this charge was assessed against both teams and not against the visitors alone. This charge is in accordance with an agree ment that the association was to re- tceive payment for the use. of the grounds for all games played this season, the funds received to be ap- piled on the debts of the organization.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
ENATE RECESS AUGUST 24. "a ss to IS to Quit Work to
 Wednesday 24.

Washington, August 16.-The Sem \ voted 3S to IS today to recess
 Inn Wednesday, August "A to Tuesday, September 21.
 In presenting the resolution, Sena- UT Lodge announced that Congress would not quit work next week un- |e1n the farmer relief bill is passed by Int date. s. ELS ~
 Five Democrats joined the Repnbli- ckns in voting for the recess. They xerc Broussard, Louisiana; Glass v1rxinia: Harrison, Mississippi; King 0tah and Overman, North Carolina.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
CAR MELONS FOR VISITORS. Polk County Has Five in Attendance
 at Farmers Short Course.
Favetteville, Aug. 15.
10 The Mena Star, Mena. Ark.

To The Mena Star, Mena, Ark.
 Dear MT. St. John: Those who have registered this morning from Polk county for the third annual Farmers Short Course August 16 to 19 inclusive are J. P. Callahan, Mena; Howard Grady, Cove; B. s. Petefsh, Acorn; Mrs Mary Austin, home dem onstrator and myself.
 Fayetteville is extending the visit CTS every courtesy and one recent feature of their entertainment is the purchase of a carload of watermelons for a feast on the lawn.
 As 1 write early this morning reg istration is in progress and the regu- lar program has not yet opened.
 Yours sincerely,
 C. w Brovles
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18

That 4aIl in" feeling so common in hot weather is not due to heat alone, but to an unhealthy condition in the liver. <stomach and bowels. To pre- vent h spell of sickness take Prickly Ash Bitters. Msn find it excellent as a syst&in cleanser and regulator. Price s1.25 per bottle Gunnells ( Mccoy and Ja<kson Drug Co, SpseiN Agents.
 -Advertisen, srt
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
PRESIDENT HARDING'S
 FATHER TAKES BRIDE
Doctor George T. Harding, 76, Weeds Miss Alice Severns, 52, Nurse
 in His Office.

Monroe Mich, Aug. 11.-Dr. George T. Harding, 76 years old, father of President Harding. was married here today to Miss Alice Severns. 52, by the Rev. Frank T. Knowles, pastor of the Monroe Presbyterian church. Miss Severns has been a nurse in the office of Dr. Harding at Marion for many years. The couple drove here in an automobile, obtained marriage license and went to the home of Rev Knowles, where the ceremony was performed.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18

this central agency, controlling three to four million bales will become a factor in the cotton commerce of the world that must be reckoned with.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
2 2.

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause There is only one Bromo Quinine. " E. W. GROVES signature on box. soc.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-15
TEX PLANS NEW
SPORT VENTURE

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Tex Rick
ard left today for Chicago. where
he will-naeet his partner. Charles
Ringllng,, and so into the details
Of the-pEoposed purchase of the COL
iseum. which may be transformed
into combined swimming pool and
boxing arena, much after the style
~ Madison Square Garden, on a
somewhat smaller scale. There is
some sort OF assurance that box
ing IL to be Iegalized in Illinois
this winter. and Tex desires to be
IN . position to reap the rich har-
vest that will follow the reopen
ing OF the sport in that State.
u is understood Rickard is also
after buildings in Philadelphia and
Boston. and that eventually he will
embrace Kansas City, Omaha, Dem
YER and other cities in a string
Of amusement houses extending from
"oast to coast. All his houses would
he combination Of swimming pools
in which aquatic sports could be
staged and. OF course. the boxing
arenas. Richard would neither deny
nor affirm these rumors as he step
red aboard 4 train for the West
today, but friends close to the pro-
moter say he has this gigantic
scheme uppermost in his mind.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-15
"FILN PACKAGE
HOLDS JEWELS

NEW YORK, Aug. IA customs
guard stopped MACMILLAN s. Maui
ner as he came ashore here today
from the steamship Vauban, just in
from Rio de 'Janeiro. and asked
Mautner whether there was any.
thing dutiable in the pockets Of q
raincoat he carried ever one arm.
The voyager said there was not,
but the guard found In the coat u
package addressed to George c,
TAFT, Hotel Buekminster, Boston,
Inside the package. which Mautne-
said had been given him by an ac-
Guaintanee IN South America. t" =
mailed In New York, the guard
found a ruby ring containing -.
eral diamonds, 4 sapphire ring con-
tanning four large diamonds and two
unset diamonds. The entire lot was
confiscated.
Mautner said he thought the pack.
age contained nothing more valu.
able than some films. He was not