davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
U.S.. TO STAND PAT
ON TREATY OFFER

Washington, June | .--Efforts
made to induce the Mexican gov
ernment to enter into n treaty of
commerce and amity as condition
to recognition We're reported by
Secretary Hughes yesterday by Pres
ident Harding and his cabinet. The
report was said to have consisted of
a brief summary of the steps which
have been taken through George T..
Summerlin, the American charge
d 'affaires at Mexico City, to reach
an understanding for the signing of
the proposed treaty.
Ii is known that President Obre-
gon has notified the State Depart
|ment that he does not consider him
|self free because of constitutional
restrictions to sign such covenant,
Formal statements issued at Mexico
City have indicated his willingness
to agree to a treaty if certain modi-
fications affecting the principle in
volved will be made, and that the
United States will insist that prop
erty of Americans in Mexico shall
be safeguarded against cOnfiscation
Officials of the administration
are said not to be convinced that
President Obregon has definitely
rejected the offer to negotiate the
btreaty, and Mr.. Summerlin. who sub
lmitted the proposal is described as
waiting the announcement of a
more definite reply.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
ELAINE RIOTERS
NOT TO DIE TODAY

Little Rock, June 10.-With phases
two courts, the six Elaine negro
rioters, whose date of execution had
been set by Governor McRae for
today, will obtain respites until Mon
day, and probably longer,
The latest move in the cases was
the application for a writ of prohi-
bition filed yesterday by the attor-
ney general with Chief Justice f. A.
McCulloch of the Arkansas Supreme
Court and set for hearing Monday.
Had the writ been allowed yesterday
it would have taken jurisdiction
Immediately from the Pulaski Chan
Gerry Court, which has granted a
temporary injunction against the exc
cution, and in the absence of other
legal bars, the electrocution might
have proceeded today.
In the application for writ of
prohibition yesterday Elbert Goodwin
assistant attorney general, appeared
for the state and the negroes were
represented by their lawyers, e. A
McHaney, j. ii. Carmichael and
Scipio A. Jones. Chief Justice Nc
Culloch called the other members OF
the Supreme Court into consultation
and Monday was set as the day foI
hearing the application. Oral ar
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
VIRGIL DECKER GUILTY
FIRST DEGREE MURDER

Warsaw. Ind, June 11.-Virgil
Decker, 19year-old farmer boy, was
found guilty OF murder in the first
degree in connection with the death
of Leroy Lovett, his friend, by a
jury nj circuit cothrure ssetoani
jury i'm circuit court here last night
He was sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The jury was out less than three
hours and reached verdict on the
fifth ballot. Young Decker showed
no emotion when the verdict was
read to the court or when sentence
was passed He had adopted non
halant attitude throughout the trial
and seemed in excellent spirits when
he was taken back to his cell
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
TO FACILITATE Aid
OF EX-SERVICE MEN

Washington, June 1.-THE House
late yesterday passed the Sweet bill,
under which government agencies
dealing with former service men
would be consolidated. The measure
now goes to the Senate. The bill
was passed by the unanimous vote
of 335 to 0.
The House spent more than a
week considering the bill, and adopt
ed few minor amendments, but
tically as reported by the House
committee. Provision is made for
creation of a veterans bureau in the
Treasury Department, in which
would be placed the War Risk In
surance Bureau, the Federal Board
for Vocational Education and func-
tions of the Public Health Service
relating to veterans.
Fourteen regional offices would
be created for handling OF claims
of former service men for com
pensatiOn, hospital and medical care
and vocational training. The direc-
tor of the new bureau would have
power to determine the extent of
authority of regional branches to
make final settlement of claims. Pro-
vision is made for establishment of
140 offices at which veterans could
apply for relief These would re-
place 1877 soldier relief bureaus now
maintained by the government
throughout the country. The loca-
tion OF the new offices would be
determined by the director of the
veterans bureau.
An amendment was added to the
bill providing that the regional bu-
reau and sub-oifices created by it
must automatically cease to exist
July /, 1926. The House also ap-
proved an amendment by Represen-
tatiye Elliot of Indiana, authoriZ-
ing payment of government insur-
ance to beneficiaries of veterans who
permitted their policies to lapse while
suffering from wounds or disease in
CURED in line of duty from which
they died.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13

adequately challenged, the cause is
properly hereupon writ of error and
the petition for certiorari will be
denied.
Benefits from local improvements
must be setimated upon contiguous
according to some stand
ard which will probably produce
approximately correct general re-
suits.
ITO say that ST miles of railroad
in a purely farming section treated
as an aliquot part of the whole sys-
TEN, viii receive benefits amount
ing To $67 600 from the construction
of 1l.2 miles of gravel road seem
wholly improbable if not impossi-
Bile. Equal protection of the law
must be extended to ALL"
The decision concludes with this
instruction to the supreme court of
Arkansas: "The Judgment of the
court below is reversed and the case
for further proceedings
not Inconsistent with this opin-
ion -
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
BONUS MEASURE
WILL SOON GET
SENATE'S VOTE
Plan For Reimbursing A.
100000 Americans Who
Served In World War
Soon To Be Determined.

Washington. June 10. Settlement
OF the soldier bonus question Is at
hand and Senator Penrose this
morning predicted early passage by
the upper house of congress Of an
adjusted" compensation bill, car
rying five optional plans TO reim-
burse the 100000 persons who
served in the world war. Since the
first cash payment provided for nn-
der the bill will not be due until
July /, 1922 Senator Penrose says
there Is no need to wait until
tax measure ia enacted. The bill is
substantially the same that II was
when first introduced No definite
plan has been de-
cided upon.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
ELAINE CASE GOES
OVER TO MONDAY

Little Rock, June 11.-Because of
the pendency before the Supreme
Court of the states application of
Ia writ OF prohibition, Chancellor
Martineau yesterday postponed the
hearing of habeas corpus proceed
ings in the cases of the six Elaine
negroes which had been set for 2
Io'clock yesterday afternoon.
The writ of prohibition will be
argued before the Supreme Court
Monday morning. 1t will establish
whether the Chancery Court may
assume jurisdiction in the matter,
and pending the higher courts rul-
ing no action will be taken in Chan
Gerry Court No action can be taken
if the Supreme Court issues the
writ of prohibitio, but should the
application be denied the Chancery
Court probably would proceed at
once.
A temporary injunction was is
sued by Chancellor Martineau Wed
nesdag, and whether this injunction
would be made permanent was to1
have been heard yesterday after
noon Should the writ of prohibi-
tion be refused by the Supreme
Court the hearing before the Chan
Gerry Court probably would be on
the demurrer filed to the injunc-
tion by Warden e. II. Dempsey,
who is restrained by the injunction
from proceeding with the execu-
ton
While there is considerable ques-
ton as to whether the execution
may he enjoined by the Chancery
Court, no action will be taken by
penitentiary officials until the jur-
isdiction or lack of jurisdiction has
been established by the higher court |
Should the writ be issued it would
nullify all proceedings which have
been had in Chancery Court on the
and Governor McRae woald
be required to fix new date of
execution.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
ADMIRAL sims
ORDERED HOME
Uunited Press Associations,

Washington June Secretary
of the Navy DENLY has ordered
Admiral Sims to return to the Unit
ed States and report to him imme-
diately in the following cablegram:
Remainder of your leave revoked.
You will return to U. S. immediate
ly and report in person to Secretary
of Navy. Acknowledge. DENLY
is believed to be angered at the de-
lay in receiving reply to his pre-
vious note asking information on
Sims speech and because Sims con
tinues speaking.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
DECISION AGAINST
HIGHWAY DISTRICT

Washington, June S.-The United
States supreme court yesterday re-
versed the supreme court of Arkan
sas and decided against an Arkan
sas road district in the first of these
cases to reach the court.
The decision was made in the
case of the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company VS.. Road I'M
provement District No. of Little
River county, Arkansas
The railroad companies objected
to being assessed by road commits
soEers for the construction of a
gravel road 11.2 miles long. The
commiss oners hal assessed the com
'panies on d basis of $1,000 a mile
for 90 miles of track coming with
in the taxable zone, a total of $67,
800.
The decision yesterday, which was
unanimous, was handed down by
, Associate Justice McReynolds.
"The statute under consideration
prescribes no definite standard for
determining benefits upon proposed
i improvements, the decision read,
"and We think the discrimination is
'palpable and arbitrary and amounts
to denial of the equal protection
lof the law.
''They divided the farming lands
Into five zones determined by dis
ltance from the highways, and as
sessed uniform benefits within the
same zone Without regard to i'm
Iprovements or market value.
| Town lots were assessed at $40,
1915, 500 and 25 each. according to
I location.
"A pipe line, telephone line and
a telegraph line were severally as
sessed at $3.50, $500 and $3.50 per
mile without any designed basis.
petitioners duly maintained that
the assessments upon their property
was unequal, arbitrary, unreason-
able, and i'm violation of due process
and the equal protection clauses Of
the Fourteenth amendment
THE static courts held to the con-
trary and in effect declared the stat
ute providing for the roads improve
ment district authorized the action
taken by the board and so consid-
erred it was valid enactment. The
validity OF the statute having been
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
GIRL UNDER WATER
SEVEN MINUTES
IS RESUSCITATED

Rison, June 11.-Although she
sank three times and was under wa
ter approximately seven minutes,
Miss Mildred Mcleod aged II, of
Rison. last night was little the
worse for her experience.
In company with a crowd of Sun
day school picnickers, Miss Mcleod
was bathing in Saline river, four
miles south of Rison about IL
O'Clock yesterday morning She
ventured into deep water and, being
unable to swim, disappeared under
the water. which was 16 feet deep.
When she came to the surface she
called for help. This was the first
intimation her companions had that
she was in the deep water.
Several men made efforts to res
cue her, but failed A minnow net
was procured. and. after about seven
minutes effort her apparently life
less form was brought up from the
bottom.
Mrs. William H. Buster of Kings
land, member of the picnic party,
through a system of artificial res
piration, partially restored the young
woman to consciousness Drs. Fl. o.
Wilson and NJ. F. Stanfield of Rison
and DR.. Johnson of Kingsland were
summoned, and after working with
Miss Mcleod all afternoon, resusci-
tated her. She was unconscious
more than six hours.
Miss Mcleod is daughter OF
Mrs. T. S. Mcleod, operator at the
local telephone exchange.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
DEMOCRATS WILL
EXPOSE ENEMIES

in the senate are preparing a grand
expose" of what they call repub-
lican plot to perpetuate their grip
on the government by building up
political machines, including thou
sands of postmasters. The demo-
Gratis say they scented this plot when
President Hardng's order relative
to the filling of postmasterships was
issued They believe the order
means the setting aside of civil
service rules long enough to fill the
postoffices with republicans, who
under the new Townsend bill, can
hold their jobs for life.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
OHIO WOMEN
ARE FACING
JUNE TRIAL
Mother And Daughter,
Charged With Murder OF
Dan Kaber, Will Be On
Grill 18th OF This Month.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 11.---Trial
of Mrs Eva Kaber and her daughter,
Miss Marian McArdle on charges
of first degree murder in connec-
tion with the murder of Dan Kaber,
wealthy publisher, is set for June
2Sth 1t will be charged that the
two women procured arsenic, which
was placed in Kaber's food Kaber,
who was paralytic, was stabbed
to death in July, 1919 Mrs. kaber
is said to have confessed that she
ordered Kaber cheat en- for his cruel
treatment OF her.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
THIRTY-FIVE
THOUSAND MEN
FOR HARVESTS
Kansas Estimates That Num-
Der From Outside State
Will Be Required During
Next Few Weeks.
(united Press Associat,ons)

Salina, Kas., June Thirty
five thousand men from outside this
state will be given jobs in harvest
ing the states wheat crop, now es-
timated at one hundred and fifteen
million bushels. The farmers have
decided to pay a uniform wage of
three dollars day and board. The
work of harvesting will begin soon
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
sims CONTINUES
TO TALK; THINKS
SPEECH is free
Criticized Official Says
Peace And Progress OF
World Depend Upon Co
Operation Of English and
Americans.
tUnited Press Associations

London, June 10-"The peace
and progress of the world depend
upon cooperation of the English
speaking peoples If that is objec-
tionable, make the best of it," Ad-
miral Sims said today in speaking
before the American Luncheon Club.
The Admiral declared that it is his
Intention to continue speaking. Just
as he has in England. He refused to
make public his reply to Secretary
Denby's cable, which was dispatched
by the Admiral early this morning.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
STILL ATTEMPTING
TO FREE BABY BRIDE
UNITED Press Assoctationsl

Pennington, June 10.--Attorneys
Burk and Boyer, who defended Let
ia Parsons, the Baby Bride Of the
Ozarks," charged with the murder
of her step-daughter, have secured
writ of habeas corpus from the
St. Louis court of appeals and will
take the girl there June Fl to find
out If it is legal to hold the girl
to Juvenile court after acquittal by
jury Letta is now in custody
of a probation officer. Attorneys
believe they can secure her COM
plete freedom.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
NORMAL SCHOOL CLOSES

Jonesboro. June 11.--The five
weeks normal school at the Jones'
boro Agricultural School was for
mally brought to a close here last
night with a banquet in the school
dining hall, attended by 253 stu
dents and visitors. V. G. Kays, pres
ident of the institution, was toast
master Toasts were made by one
representative of each of the 20
counties from which students matri-
cNated. The total enrolment for
the school was over 500.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
TWO NEGROES ESCAPE.
Ulys Hawthorne Was Serving i
Life Term For Assault

Little Rock, June 10.-Ulya Haw-
thorne. negro, sentenced from Pm
laski county circuit court to life
term in the state penitentiary In
1918 for criminal assault, and Isa-
dore Alexander, Desha county negro,
serving one year for grand larcsny,
made their escape from the state
convict farm at Cummins Wednes-
day night. Both negroes were tras-
ties on the farm. ss
Hawthorne was convicted Of ~
saulting young white woman tn
Little Rock in 1918.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
FARMERS SELL POTATOES.
Ship Two Carloads From TexarkAaa
Under Cooperative Plan.

Texarkana, June 10.-Farmers of
this community who recently fornIed
pool for disposing of their crops.
yesterday sold two carloads of nbw
Irish potatoes which were shippod
north last night over the Cotton
Belt The price obtained MAS
$2.S5 per bushel, I. o. b., at the l0-
cal railway tracks. Two or tht4e
other carloads probably will be ship
ped In the next week or 10 days.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
BICKERS, MOVIE
man, OUT ON BOND
(united Press AssociatIons)

Baltimore, June 11.-Wm. H.
Bickers, owner Of film company
AT Trenton, Mo-, is out on 81 900
bond awaiting hearing on q charge
of sending threatening letter
through the mails The complaint
was made by officials of the First
National Bank of Jonesboro, Ark.
Bickers said he wrote the letter
following a dispute with the bank
ers over a $4,000 investment, when
the bankers refused to pay him.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
YOUTH KILLED BY TRAM
Jonesboro Car Check Clerk Meets
Horrible Death Under Wheels

Jonesboro, June 11.-A. w. Bivens
aged 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
W. Bivens of Jonesboro. was killed
at a.. 80 o'clock Friday night In
he local Cotton Belt yards. Young
Bivens, who was car check clerk
for the Cotton BELT, had started
from the freight office to the tele-
graph office, across the tracks,
when he was struck by box car
and Knocked down. The wheels OF
three cars ran over him, horribly
mangling his body
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
is FREED OF ASSAULT.

Jonesboro, June Sam NarriuG-
ton, who several weeks ago shot
Bill Phillips seven times with q
revolver when he found him with
Mrs. harrington, was exonerated
yesterday by Justice Johnson. Nar-
rington's victim asked that the
charge be dismissed. Phillips has
recovered from his wounds.
The shooting occurred on the de-
pot platform here when Narrington.
alighting from train. saw Phil
lips and his wife together. Roth
men drew their revolvers simultaGa-
onsly, it is said. but Narriney0n
was the first to put his into opSss-
tion.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
INSANE FATHER
KILLS HIS SON.

Des Moines, Ia, June 11-R. M.
West, fifty years Of age. shot and
killed his lSyear-old son, Myron
while the boy lay asleep. The father
is believed to be insane. He had
been suffering from lung trouble
for some time.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
INDUSTRIAL
COURT Held
TO Be VALID
Alexander Howat, President
OF Kansas Mine Workers
Union, Must Serve Year
In Prison..

Topeka. Kas., June 1l--Validity
of the Kansas Industrial Court was
today upheld by the state supreme
court. which ruled that Alexander
Howat, president of the Kansas
Mine Workers Union must serve a
year in Jail for violating an injunc-
tion filed against him by the dis
trict court.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
BRITISH CLASH
WITH THE POLES
tUnited Press Associations,

Oppeln, Silesia, June 11.-British
soldiers and Polish regulars clashed
today near Malapane. The British
We're ambushed, but fought their
way out with minor casualties. The
Poles fled and the number of their
casualties is unknown. The skir-
mish is expected to have serious
effect on the international situa-
ton.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13


gument will be presented before the
court at its regular weekly session.
In the meantime the pendency. of
the application before the Supreme
Court does not remove the matter
from the Chancefy Court. The SUI
preme Court has before it only the
application, and has not taken ju-
dicial cognizanee OF the cases. The
question which it is to decide is
whether the Chancery Court can
take jurisdiction in the matter.
In the habeas corpus proceedings
brought before Chancellor Martineau
Wednesday, the chancellor granted
a temporary injunction against the
execution and announced hearing
at two o'clock this afternoon when
he is expected either to make the
injunction permanent or to dismiss
the cases. The latter alternative
would restore the negroes to their
status before the injunction was
subject TO execution to-
day. In this case, however, ii is
certain that attorneys would appeal
One of the attorneys said Wednesday
that if necessary the matter would
be taken again to, the United States
Supreme Court.
1t is popularity supposed that the
Society for the Advancement of the
Colored People, Northern organiza-
ton, is supplying funds for the
long and expensive litigation that
has been waged in behalf OF the
Elaine negroes
However. should the chancellor
make the injunction permanent and
the writ of prohibition, the effect
also would be to restore the status
quo. Granting the writ of prohibi-
tion would nullify from the begin
ming any action the Chancery Court
might have taken.
Attorney General lItley yesterday
said that in his opinion the Chan
Gerry Court has no jurisdiction and
can assume none, in criminal mat
ters
A question of somewhat similar
nature will be filed in the Supreme
Court Monday when S-~A Gooch, at
torney for Offie Noteworthy, CON
demned Cross county negro, Will
file his appeal from the Cross Chan
Gerry Court. In the Noteworthy case
an injunction was sought in the
Cross Chancery Court to enjoin the
electrician from electro
cutting the negro June IT. the date
Of his execution. The court held
that it had no jurisdiction and re-
fused to interfere, and the notice
of appeal was filed.
If the writ of prohibition isl
granted, Attorney General utley
said. the governor Monday may set
a new date of execution. A new
date of execution will he necessary
because the date formerly set Will
have lapsed by Monday Although,
Friday is usually the day of execu-
tion of criminals, this is custom
established by tradition, and not a
rule of law, and should the writ of
be allowed the governor
could fix the date of execution on
the same day.
Copies of letters to the governor
yesterday by the Gazette from a.
committee appointed by the negro
alliance of Little Rock
and from w. II. Pope of North
Little Rock.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
Haines Named Commissioner.

washington, June lO.-Appoint
ment of Major Roy Haines of Hills
boro, o., as national prohibition
commissioner. was announced at the
White House early this afternoon.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-13
GIRLS BODY
FOUND UNDER
NEGRO HOUSE
Mystery Of Child Who Dis
appeared June 4th Solved
Throat Had Been Cut
Negro Disappears.

MOrristown, N. j., June 11.-The
nude and slashed body Of Matilda
Russo, seven years of age, who has
been missing since June 4th, was
found today, buried under the floor
of the home of Louis Lively, a
negro, who lives next door to the
Russo residence. The girls throat
had been cut. The negro had fled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
yANKS HAVE q ROCKIES
Vets to Start Training First.
Judge-Rice Trade Yarn
T. nnpiod
Il nenied

NEW YORK. February 5,-Twenty-
one recruits will report at the Shreve-
port, La, training camp of the New
York Americans. February q, it was
announced today at the Yankee head
quarters. The squad will be composed
of eight pitchers, two catchers, four
infielders and seven outfielders
a group OF veterans, who will GO
to Hot Springs. Ark. February II
for light training, includes Babe Ruth
Carl Mays, Harry Harper, Waite
Hoyte. Jack Quinn. Ping Bodie and
Wallie Schang. This training will
consist of hiking. hill climbing, golf
ing and horseback riding. All of the
regulars are expected to be assembled
at Shreveport by March 6.
Business Manager Barrows denies
that the much discussed deal between
the local American league club and
the Washington Senators had been
closed. He likewise denied any
knowledge of any Likelihood of it's
being closed, and said, Furthermore
that to the best of his knowledge
and belief neither Col. Huston nor
Col. Rupert. owners of the Yankees
had any certain knowledge of such a
trade being made