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Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
ARKANSAS CONTEST
The Southwest Arkansas Contest will be held at Nashville on April 10th.

The Southwest Arkansas Contest will be held at Nashville on April 10th.
 We can get special train to leave Prescott at z :OO in the morning and return at 8 30 the same day, provided we can sell enough tickets The rail- road company requires us to put up guarantee of S20O worth of tickets, and it will be necessary for us to sell this number before they will agree to run the train. The railroad fare. round trip, will be $32O for those above twelve years of age, and s160 round trip for those under twelve years of age
 If you wish to make this trip under those conditions, please hand Mir. c. B. Erwin at the Grammar school. or Miss Emice White at the High school, the price of your ticket, and they will take your name and deliver your ticket to you on the day before the train runs. We ought 10 have large crowd from Prescott on that day.
 q. M Hirst.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
ELECTION OF MEMBER OF
 COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

It will he necessary to elect mem- ber of the County Board of Education in the place of Mir. J. D. Cornish, at the annual school meeting on Hay 21st.
 The ballot will he closed on May Ith, and it will be necessary to accompany the name of any nominee wit Ina peu- ton of fifty qualified electors of the county, and all names presented and complying with the above condition will be placed on the ballot and sent out to the different districts Of the county. Send name of nominee and pe- tition to C. M. Hirst, Prescott, Ark'
 County Board of Education.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
FRUIT CROP DAMAGED.

Rogers, March 2S.-It is too early yet to determine the damage by the freeze of last night, w F. D. Backjer, local apple grower. said this afternoon. The temperature fell to 26 degrees and wa ter froze half an inch. This, following several days of cold rain, contributed to the general damage. A peculiar phase of the freeze was the fact that Gano Ben Davis and later varieties of apples sustained greater damage than some of the earlier varieties
 The Gartside orchards report that until late yesterday afternoon prospects pointed to biggest crop in history. Now they believe all their apples are frozen. W. R. Cady says that he has made no examination of his orchard, but judg- ing from limbs brought to him, 90 per cent of the apples and peaches were frozen It is feared that the fruit crOp is ruined It is reported that at least 65 per cent of apples are gone. Cher ries, peaches, plums and pears are a total failure. Strawberries are damag- ed only about 10 per cent.
 The prospect week ago was for a $6.OOO,OOO fruit crop for Benton and Washington counties, while today $1,- 0OO. .O00 would be a liberal estimate. Reports from Decatur, Pen Ridge and other towns in the county indicate q heavy damage.-Gazette.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
In City at Time of Murder.

That SiZemore was in Shreveport Sun day and Monday. March 20 and 21, was partially verified by statements made to Sheriff Hughes by Dr. G. H. Cassity and by Albert GaGthreanx, who is pa trolman at the Union station. Dr Cassity said that Miss Cook told him on Saturday before her illness that she desired to return to work as private nurse. and asked him to notify her when he had a case requiring a nurse. Sunday afternoon. March 20, between l and 2 o'clock ill the afternoon, Dr. Cassity told Sheriff Hughes he called the operator at the Colonial hotel and reduested that he be connected with room AIS. occupied by Miss Cook. The connection was given, Dr. Cassity said. and man answered the telephone with the informa tion that Miss Cook was in ust then.
 Patrolman Gauthreaux visited Size more in the parish jail Sunday ana identified him as man he saw board Kansas City Southern train at the Union station Monday, March 21.
 The facts related by Dr. Cassity and Pauolman GauthreauX have emphasiz- cd the contention of Sheriff Hughes that SiZemore either inflicted the blow that caused the death of Miss Cook or that he knows the man who committed the crime
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWN UP.

Denison Texas, March 2S-Engineer perdue is dead and Fireman went IN not expected to live as the result or Missouri. Kansas and Texas freight engine No. 555 blowing up near timpy' Texas. last night. according to reports received by the local offices. The boil CT was hurled several hundred feet by the force of the explosion, it was said
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
FOLEY DEFEATS BURKE

Memphis. Tenn March 2S.- Harry Foley of San Francisco was given the referees decision in an eight-round bout with Martin Burke of New Or leans here tonight The men are heavy weights.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29

Taylor township-G & Alder, Waldo. R. F. D. ?, W E Erwin, Rosston. k. F. D. 3
 Union township-J. ]. Beyill, Bluff City. I. M. Plyler, Gale, R. F. D. 1.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29

Nav says it's curious thing, bur since the country has been dry paw hasn't been detained at the office Il single night
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
BODCAW WINS DEBATE.

TheBodcaw High school on unan- imous decision in the debate with me Dierks High school, both here and at Dierks. The affirmative was repre- sented. at home by Carl Mitchell ana Harold Parker. Bodcaw defended the negative at Dierks and was represent ed by Avery Reeves and Roy Craih' Miss Cowart accompanied the team to Dierks.
 Judges at Bodcaw were, County su- perintendent H. D. Clark, Hope; su- perintendent H. T. Steele, Stamps, ana Rev W. B. Keeling, Stamps.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29
ALL FRUIT KILLED.

Harrison. Marcr 2S.-lt is believed all peaches, apples and strawberries were killed by the heavy sleet and snow last night.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29

Mrs. I. D. Morrison has returned from pleasant visit with relatives al Pine Bluff.
Daily picayune., 1921-03-29

c. H. and B. F. Lumpkin made bus mess trip to Hope today.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

ing statement last night concerning
Mr.. Piez's testimony:
"The, witness for the defense is
camoufaging. Let him explain the fol-
lowing:
"First-Why did he, supervising the
accounting department of the con-
struction division, fai! to have proper
charges made against the ship con-
tractors who received steel and other
supplies from the government to such
an extent that on October 1, 1919, there
was more than $550,000,000 worth un-
distributed on the records of the Ship
ping Board, and no charges against th.
contractors?
"Second-Why did he fail to provide
q system whereby inventories could be
taken of the millions in the yards Of
the ship contractors at the time the
steel and other supplies were shipped
into those yards. and fail to have 8
continuing inventory kept by the con-
tractor?
"Third-Why did he fail to set up a
proper bookkeeping system for an in
ventory in the yards where 451 requisi-
toned ships were being built, and why
! did he fail to have a record kept OF
the progress payments made by the
former owners?
"Fourth-He states that, by resoiu-
tion of the Emergency Fleet Corpora.
ton, it's securities were ordered placed
in the hands Of custodian in Phila-
delphia. Will he please state why nv
did not see that proper records were
kept at Washington of those transac-
tions and of all other financial transac-
tions made by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

at all times, ~ the trustees Of the
feet, and great and vital contracts were
being made and passed over there,
while In Philadelphia you had big
general construction program going on,
etc. is wholly untrue, and the kindest
thing to say is that Mr.. Gillen didn't
investigate the facts before he made
this statement.
"Another gross misstatement on the
part of Mr.. Gillen is that there was no
record Of $4,000, 900 Of mortgages and
other securities belonging to the Fleet
Corporation. He says they were after
ward found in a trust company in
Philadelphia"
Relative Costs Discussed
After discussing the re,av1ve costs Of
ships for each deadweight ton, the
statement says:
Certainly the moderate differences
between war costs and the prices in
the relatively free markets preceding
our entry into the war and following
the armistice should dispel the infer
ences of gross extravaganza and incom-
petence.
There is Just one point on which
Mr.. Gillen and l agree, and that is on
the necessity Of amortizing consider
able part of the war cost Of the feet.
AS a matter of fact, the extinguish-
ment of a portion Of the value has al
ready occurred, although we never have
failed to record 1t.
"The revenue act Of 1918 and the
regulations Of the Treasury Depart
ment both recognize the necessity of
permitting proper reductions from in
come for purposes of amortization.
Article 1874, regulation as, revised
April IT, 1919, as amended by Treasury
decision 1859, June 10, 1919, provides,
among other things for a preliminary
reduction on construction during war
Of not more than 25 per cent Of the
cost of the property as amortization
allowance for the year 1919, and pro-
vides further, that the final amount of
amortization allowance will be ascer-
tanned upon the basis of stable post
war conditions under regulations to be
promulgated when these conditions be-
come apparent.
"Wny not accept that as precedent ?
Ships cannot be sold and the govern
ment cannot get out Of the shipping
business unless reasonable deductions
from the war prices Of vessels be made.
The disposition of the vessels rests
under the new act wholly with the Ship
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

ping Board, but Mr.. Gillen's statement
that both Judge Payne and he consulted
members of Congress on this subject,
indicates the extent to which impend-
ing investigation throttles initiative
and action on vital matters.
Phenomenal Business
"The indirect advantages of our large
merchant feet in keeping ocen rates
within bounds and in providing the
transportation facilities that made our
Phenomenal overseas business possible,
are incalculable, but will form q mate
ria! Offset to the shrinkage in value to
which they must be subjected"
After quoting from Mr.. Gillen's pre-
pare pared statement on the subject OF cost
plus contracts the statement says:
"Mr. Gillen is plainly referring to
cost-plus fixed percentage contract, in
which the fee goes up as the cost goes
up. Out Of all the ship contracts placed
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation
just four are of the cost-pius a fixed
percentage type, against which Mr.. Gill
len inveighs so strongly"
After quoting from Mr. Gillen's re-
port on lump sub-contracts awarded to
the American Shipbuilding Company
the statement says:
II am submitting copy Of the
~ANA . AOeeSAi NoSSN oSpSS'Ao0A ~,
1919, and copy of the cost-plus contract
of October %, 1918, so that the COM
mittee may verify my statement, that
not a single figure and not single fact
in Mr. Gillen's whole statement is
true, and 1 will leave it to your COM
mittee to decide whether a man who
makes such wholly false and absurd
statements about contract. with all
Of the ramifcations of which he should
have been absolutely familiar, is quail
flied to appear as witness on any one
of the subjects concerning which he
testified. In not single vital case in
which he INDUCED in criticism concern
ing the division Of construction did his
statement square with the facts"
Question of Engines
"Mr. Denman," said Mr.. Piez, ain
some recent utterances has dwelt on
the advantages Of the Diesel engine I
need only say that Mr.. Hurley, Mr..
Schwab, Mr.. Rosseter and all of the
men in our technical department were
as conscious of that as Mr.. Denman.
"Mr. Schwab's plants were COM
pleting very large two-cycle engine
about the time of the armistice, and
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Alleged Combine
In Poultry Market
To Be Investigated
Deputy City Commissioner
Charges Wholesalers Are
Holding Shipments in the
Freight Cars to Boost Price

Mrs. Louise R. Welzmiller, Deputy
Commissioner Of Markets, yesterday
asked Assistant District Attorney Joab
n. Banton to break the "obvious" COM
bination of wholesale merchants to
keep the price of poultry high by Gre
ating an artificial scarcity.
She said that the wholesale dealers
plan is to keep poultry standing in
freight cars at the Jersey terminals
and to release only small quantities to
the retail dealers. Mr.. Banton prom
ised immediate action and got in touch
both with state and Federal authori-
ties, who will investigate the situation
Mrs. Welzmiller said there is no dis
position to contend that the railroads
are knowingly in combination with che
wholesale dealers, but by retaining the
cars in the terminals for so long a
time they actually are aiding the
scheme.
"There is absolute need" she de-
clared, "for reorganizing the policy OF
the railroads in the matter Of freight
cars in terminals. It is plainly to be
seen that they are not operating for
the benefit Of the public. Our reports
of Friday show that there were seven
teen cars at the Erie terminal and
three at the Pennsylvania, some OF
which had been there six and seven
days. It ought to be possible for cars
to be unloaded within twenty-four
hours, particularly when they contain
food. So far as the consigners arc
concerned, it looks like an obvious
plan to rig up the price of the poultry
market"
Mrs. Welzmiller thought that geese
probably had been boosted in price
and said that from 80 cents pound
at wholesale few weeks ago the price
has moved up to 43 cents pound.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Hog Islands Last Vessel Il
Dispatched ON Its Trial =

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-Ho. y
and, once the worlds greatest T.. 81. u
yard, to-day sent its last yess., salp'
army transport Aisns, on a trial i III u
OF. the Delaware Capes, and u;.. ,,ai 'a y
delivery to the Emergency Fls.t : II
poration next Thursday shipbu,,sSss'' a.
at the big plant will cease. Esra. EaS''ela.
month the American Intsrn.s.,aas seq
Shipbuilding Corporation will trsa t,rs''aa !.
yard over to the United States Sh;..s SHsn "a
Board. "'psas
Aboard the Aisne when Al. ..s
down the Delaware to-day we,. '.asa s
prominent in business and rove,nn. nsl
tai affairs in this city, Wash;nmsaa
New York and Boston and q aslsa nasst
of army officers. After hs;rn "sa0 .
through various Official tests ~. ~ ~
sci will return to the yard to.m.,sss ss
and five days later will be turnsS I's'' .s'
to the Fleet Corporation, Ths 49,. 1.'
is 44s feet long with q dispIses~m..ss ~.s
Of 13,4o0 tons. Her contract sn.ss sas
Is knots an hour. sS
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

an American merchant marine and
practically destroyed the market for
shipping securities.
Discussing the policy which the
Shipping Board should adopt. Mr.. Piez
said the board was spending 80 per cent
of its time settling war claims--"like q
coroners jury sitting in dead past"
Burn or "Sink" Them
"Create tribunal that will dispose
of these claims expeditiously," he said.
"Turn over to the Emergency Fleet
Corporation completely the operation
of government-owned ships. Give the
Shipping Board an opportunity to per-
form. the functions outlined for it in
the merchant marine acc--the develop
ment Of merchant marine"
Declaring that the wooden ships had
been a "thorn in the side of the Ameri-
can people too long," the witness urged
that these craft be disposed Of i'm
mediately.
"sell them at any price," he said. "1f
they can't be sold, burn them or take
them out to sea and sink them"
Mr.. Piez, in his statement, said the
corporation had to build wooden ships
knowing they would be scrapped when
conditions got back to normal. In De-
cember, 1917, the statement continued,
Mr.. Piez suggested that no further
contracts for wood ships be let, but
the board Of trustees was obliged to
keep on building when pressure for
anything that would float became so
intense in the early spring of 1918.
The claim says that there was not a
voice in or out Of Congress that was
raised in protest at that time against
a continuation of the wood ship build
ing program.
Padding OF Ray Polls
The statement says there was some
pay roll padding, some petty dishon-
esty, but no more than there would be
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
in yards under private control. It CON.

in yards under private control. 1t con-
tinues:
"This interest on the part of the
public is in large measure the result
of the wild statements made by Mr..
Gillen concerning the methods Of the
Fleet Corporation, and to the general
statements of graft and corruption con-
tanned in the Fisher-Richardson report.
The public does not ditferentiate the
division of construction from that of
operations and concludes that because
there was petty graft among minor
ships officers in the victuallinr and re-
pairing Of ships in operation, that the
entire structure Of the corporation,
from top to bottom, was honeycombed
by like condition.
"Graft in ship operations has from
time immemorial been considered one Of
the perquisites Of petty officers and is
no place In the operations Of an Amer
lean feet and should be treated with
an iron hand.
But it Is to be regretted that the
Fisher Richardson charges are couched
in such general terms that they have
besmeared she whole structure of the
Shipping Board and Fleet Corporation
with the slime of suspicion. Many of
the charges should have been made in
rort of such Importance"
Submarines Work
The statement then takes up the sub
marine evil. It says:
Submarine sinkings averaged $780,
900 tons a month, English output 200,-
600 tons a month, and the output of
American yards from July to Decem-
ber 81, 1917, was but forty-nine vessels
of 301 900 tons.
an the first six months of 1918 our
| production rose to 1853 vessels of 1885,
900 tons, and in the two months before
the armistice we delivered 148 ships Of
! 769, 900 tons, or at the rate of 100000
tons a year, eight times the output of
the preceding year. And we had to
create our own yards and facilities to
| do it,"
"Wholly Untrue"
In taking up his claims as to Mr..
Gillen's testimony, the statement says:
"Mr. Gillen's statement that they
continued to make contracts for ships
in Washington and in Philadelphia and
for material in Washington and Phila-
delphia, for the board was functioning
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

expected to try it out II. one Of the
Bethlehem ore ships.
ut Is we'll to bear in mind that only
a very few engines Of size large
enough for even 5.000-ton cargo ship
had up to that time been built; that no
ships in the United States were pre-
pared to deliver anything over 750
horsepower at that time. and that we
could neither wait nor take the
chances involved. Mr.. Hurley bought
two Burmeister and Vain engines i'm
mediately after the armistice for in
stallation in a Fleet. Cooperation ship.
"Mr. Denman's criticism, as reported
in the press, Of the complexion of the
ship control committee is unfounded.
England has made enormous purchases
on this side OF war materials. Her ships
at that time carried the major part of
the tonnage, and she was nightly in
terested in expediting the turn around
Of vessels and relieving congestions at
our ports.
Expert Advice Boon
Merchandise for export was backed
up for many miles behind our chief
ports, and Mr.. Hurley's appointment Of
Messrs. Frank Raymond and Sir Can
mop Guthrie worked order out of chaos,
and reduced the turn around of both
cargo and troop ships by 40 per cent
In a very few months. Sir Cannop's
presence on the committee added
strength through his experience, and
by insuring cordial cooperation in pool
ing all tonnage that arrived at our
principal ports.
'"The ship control committee achieved
wonders during the blackest hours of
the war in getting our boys and their
supplies to the front and IN bringing
essential raw materials to our shores.
what if the accounting of some of
the voyages were not promptly or COM
| pletely reported 7"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Recital by Belgian 4
Daisy Jean Shows sri
Charm In Aeolian Hsll

A recital vas given last nisa* !.
as Asollan ss,ssn Hall b. :.,I.i ,nIsi'y Team .aasas
she claims not by reason fhsy Of h;ys.,s ,shis
because Of long residence and d.n' = b
that her artistic growth ia rcos. sns g
the training received there. Il vsed
first recital here, though not h..s e
American appearance, as she H.. hss nn
ticipated in benefits for the NJ. =. ps
ferers of her country both sas
country and Canada. al
Miss Jean proved to be an ina.
ing player. with sound technic.i isssssss- %
ment and a natural endowment = ge9,
permanent and the instinct for - s..s ~
expression. Her tone was not .l,,s. sls,s.
shaded. and her skill in internr.stuas. su.
gave effectiveness to the lsrcs.s
on her program and charm to IL. wa s
pieces. She was ably assisted i,s Sy ssss sss
els Moore at the piano and v s@'
ceived with enthusiasm BY = y
audience. "n
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Wilson to Repair New Home
Obtains Permit for $4,000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-President
Wilson plans to spend $4,000 in repair
ing the $150,00O home in the fashion
able Sheridan Circle section which he
purchased recently as his permanent
residence after March A. A permit for
this amount of repairs was issued to-
day by the District of Columbia gov
ernment,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Cillen Out With Charge
Piez Is CarnouHagir,g

Defense Witness Is Called
Upon to Supply Ansoers to
a Series Of Interrogafions
Martin J. Gillen, Shipping Board
inquiry witness, gave OUT me follow
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Piez Testifies
Schwab Got No
Expense Money

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New-York tribune., 1921-01-23


Queen Anne Dining Room Suite
in American Walnut. 10 pieces.
Was $4,000. o...............S5 S595.00
Hepplcwhite Dining r oomSu;te
in Crotch Mahogany. 10 piece.
Formerly ss.5 90. ....... 10000
American Walnut Dining Room
Suite, 10 pieces. Was $1,000. 5000
Antique English Oak Dining
Room Suite, 10 pieces. Re-
priced from $4,000. o...... 745.00
Dining Room Suite in Two
Tone English Walnut with
Draw Table. 10 pieces. Old
price, $4,000. o.............1 $4,000
Chippendale Dining Room
Suite, in Mahogany, Round or
Oblong Table. 10 pieces. Was
S82s 90. ............... $500
Ivory Enamel Bedroom Suite,
pieces. Formerly $o6o.oo... $500
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Hostesses for Card
PARTY Announced

Dixie Chapter. United Daughters of
the Confederacy, will hold it's annual
spring card party at wardman Park
Hotel Monday afternoon. May .. The
chapter has been taking care of a
number of emergency relief cases
pending their disposition by the or
ganized charities, and the proceeds
from this affair will be devoted to this
relief fund. The list of hostesses in
cludes:
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. Mrs. John A. Lejeune,
Mrs. George B. King, Mrs. Paul L..
Joachim. Mrs. James f. Muicare, Mrs.
Goodwin D. Ellsworth, Mrs. Edward
w. Stitt. Mrs. A. Lisner. Mrs. W. E.
Rose, Miss Mary Earle, Miss Jessica
smith, Mrs. Livingston Vann. Mrs
John NJ. Mclaughlin. Mrs. Lawrence
J: Potter. Mrs. Gustavus Werber, Miss
May Little. Mrs. George Covington.
MRS Pierce Horne. Miss Margaret
Light. Mrs. ]. w. Kyle. Mrs Pierce
Horne. Mrs. Alfred King. Mrs.
Charles H. Fred. Mrs. Robert r. Will
liams. Miss Joan Farrar. Mrs Chester
Smith. Mrs. Alfred Marsh, Mrs. l., H.
Thaden. Mrs: B. c. Reilly. Mrs. William
L Tydings. Mrs: r. P. Platt, Mrs. Jo-
mark, Mrs. Urnstead, Mrs. Bates War
rem. Mrs. A. B. Howell. Mrs. Frank
Morrison. Mrs. Benjamin S. Gantz,
Mrs. Albion w. Tuck, Mrs. Victor Ohm
stead. Mrs. Sophie Massey, Misses
Wildman, Mrs. L. B. Thigpen. Miss
Maude Fry. Mrs. Frank Evarts, Mrs.
Helen Watkins. Mrs. E. A. Leafzow.
Mrs. w. L. Hazard, Mrs. William
French. Mrs. Frank Birthright and
Miss Snuggs.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Lafayette Unit to Give
Benefit Picture Show

The Lafayette Unit of the American
Womens Legion will give a benefit
motion picture entertainment at the
Knickerbocker Theatcr, with some
very interesting additional features.
on Tuesday. May 10, 1T 2:3O pm. to
raise a fund for the relief work
among the sick and disabled service
men now in our nearby hospitals and
also for some important patrio iotic
Unit has in charge. A full program
Of the entertainment will be publ she I'd
in next Sundays Star with a list of
the patronesSeS.
Business arrangements for the bene-
fit are being managed by Mrs. l.. D.
Greene and Mrs. Thurston Hughes.