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r,ryhcr after another. watched HIN max" flch '"
tired bugincss man and the laborcr alike. VINO hlu
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interest In a lease close to where no was vi
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because he happened 10 own Si'''i i"'"' ~ -
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things that in my years OF experience" i''' NV N.Y. ~,
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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
RUINED CITIES.

The ruins of an ancient city OF
great size have been discovered by
explorers in Colombia, South Amer
lea. Although the city was evident
ly one of the great centers Of popu-
lation in its day, its ruins have
lain unknown for centuries. Thus
far no sign has been unearthed to
reveal its name or the character or
origin of its people.
Long streets lie half-hidden under
vegetation. The remains of sturdy
wooden houses terraced, gardens and
gracefully designed and accurately
cut stairways of stone give evidence
of the intelligence of their builders.
Finely modelled and carved pottery
bears evidence of their progress in
art.
Every such discovery opens new
fields for work. for study, and for
the play of the Imagination. How
ever fascinating ii may be for the
present-day student TO seek knowl-
edge of life on the other planets
swinging in space, it is not neces-
sary as a means OF mental or ply
steal adventuring. Man, for all his
accumulated learning, still is but
a primary scholar in the lessons of
his own old earth.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
ANNUAL STRIKE COSTS.

Strikes in 1921 cost labor $132,-
100000 in wages, according to es-
Inmates made by the National Indus
trial Conference board. They cost
capital 60165 days of production or
service, which is about 200 years of
one mans work. They also cost
capital the loss of the purchasing
power Of wage-earners to the extent
Of the loss of wages. No figure is
given of the loss to the general pub
lie, but it must have been consid-
cradle even though impossible to es-
Innate.
This years strike bill is going to
be still heavier And to what pur-
pose? The outcome, time and again,
is only the temporary settlement of
single issue, while the funda-
mental problems remain untouched
sources of future industrial wars.
There will continue to be strikes
until eyerybody--or the vast ma
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
Medicine Peddler's Wagon
Said to Have Been
Rifled on the Night
of April 9th.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily)

Sheriff Stepp and Deputy w. w.
Yopp returned this morning from
the home of Marlin Maddox, eight
miles southeast OF this city-in the
MainshOre section, where they
claim to have discovered a large
quantity Of stolen articles, con
sisting of little of everything
from h-paste, canned pepper
hair tonic, corn salve to a con
glomerated outfit of toilet prepar-
ations and the like. The stock OF
goods was found tucked away in
box and suit case and was
located in the loft OF MaddoX's
home. The, goods, it is said. belong
to j. NJ. Pickens. a medicine ped
der" WHO drives through the coun-
try selling merchandise articles
from wagon.
According to a statement made
by Mr.. Pickens. he stopped over
night in the Mainshore section OF
April Sth. last. and it was upor
that occasion his wagon was riflet
of approximately 100000 worth OF
goods. He said he very readily iden.
titled the articles discovered by
the officers as being his property
and is confident the items were
taken from his wagon upon the
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
BASEBALL ENGLISH.

A cufSOry view OF newspaper
sporting pages justifies the observa-
Ron of Haywood Broun, in the New
FORK World, that baseball writer's
have ..calmed down into English. y
Readers unable to devote more
than half their time and brains to
the national sport used to be woe
fully perplexed by the language
currently used to describe baseball
events. The sport writers developed
a patois of their own, and no two
Of them ever agreed about it, and
bound TO keep changing his own dia-
iect from day to day, so that even
the most devoted fan was baffled "a
large part of the't time.
Possibly that was the real pur-
pose of the amazing school of writer's
that flourished few years ago-to
BATTLE the fan AS for the in-expert
general reader he was beneath con-
sideration. If he had been able TO
understand baseball story the writ
err would have quit in disgust.
Now that is greatly changed.
There is still slang slung, and more
of it is difficult for a mere follower
of normal English TO grasp; but the
purpose, seems to have changed. No
longer Is a baseball writer obliged
to call the ball pill or pellet or
horsehide or sphere or spheroid or
any other quaint variation of those
classic terms. Plays are described
frequently now in words that may
be found in the dictionary. used in
almost their dictionary meaning. 1T
is nothing any more" as Mr.. Broun
says, ITO read that game was
made up of hits and runs and errors
and that it was played with a bail.
The sport writer seems willing to
let the reader understand what lie
is writing about. And from the
standpoint of the general reader
who is probably the final judge OF
newspaper writing, the sport page
has not lost thereby.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
HOW GERMANY CAN PAY.

The last and most hopeless OF all
the indemnity inquests held over
Germany's remains adjourned with
out accomplishing anything what
ever, and evidently without any flu
ture plan. In what might seem al
most a spirit of sardonic humor,
the .eonferees, announced that they
were going home for a period of re
Election AS if they had not had
ample time to reflect, in the last
two years!
If the allied statesmen par
ticular reference to the French
automatically do indulge in a
little serious and open-minded re-
Election, possibly an idea will occur
to them that is perfectly plain to
most of the plain people in the
world. 1t is this: Germany could
pay her reparation bills easily
enough. and apparently would be
glad to pay them, if France and the
minor creditors would consent to
payment in the only possible way,
which is not in gold but in goods
and labor
What has become Of all the rep
aration in kind" that SO much was
made of a year or so ago? Ger
many was to furnish materials and
men to rebuild, herself. the devastat-
ed regions of France. Has that
come to nothing? And if the effort
is really started, why not go through
with it, and extend the scope of it?
Moral and economic considerations
alike support such il policy. Are
there any obstacles other than war
prejudice and false economies?
1t is impossible to believe that
such a policy, properly directed,
would result in ruin for allied in
dustry, in France or anywhere else,
except in such partial and minor
phases as could be ignored in the
great mass of benefits gained. And
the same considerations apply. with
only little less force, to the war
debts owed the United States by the
allies.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
OFFICERS FIND QUANTITY OF
STOLEN GOODS AT THE HOME OF
. MARLIN MADDOX OF MAlNSHORE

night OF April Sth, he having
missed the goods when he hitched
up to drive away on the following
morning of that date.
Sheriff Stepp and Deputy Yopp,
armed with search warrant to
make an investigation of Mad
dox's home, and warrant for
that mans arrest upon another
charge, cndeayored to locate that
individual this morning. They re-
turned to the city with only the
goods found in Maddox's home loft
They said they had been informed
an arrest OF the man likely would
soon follow.
! 1t will be remembered that Maddox
is the man who Drained Consta-
bic John Collier last Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock. when that
official went to MaddoX's home to
serve commitment papers upon him,
! in execution of Il recent penalty
imposed. Maddox refused to be
served with the papers; rather,
he resented tile presentation
| of the instrument and picked up
a double barreled shot gun and
blazed the officer across the face,
inflicting very ugly injuries. The
constable's nose was broken as a
result Of the stroke. Maddox then
left his home neighborhood ana
has since been in hiding, it is
said The man is approximately
thirty years Of age and has q
family.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
Millions in Grip;
Couldn't Raise Dollar

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 23.-Thir-
teen million in a suitcase, but not
ten cents in his pocket, was the
position in which Coffee John"
Cirincoinne found himself at the
police station here. John had come
to bail out friend. The amount
needed for the redemption act was
$40, but with millions in his suit
case, he was unable to produce that
much ready cash.
Standing before the booking clerk,
he covered the desk with his mil
lions.
First, he set out four million
kronin.
That's good Austrian money,
worth $3.50" he informed the clerk.
He produced one million German
marks to make UP tho difference. ("
The friend remained in Jail.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
REPARATION PSYCHOLOGY.

Those people wifa feel that Ger
many should be severely punished,
that she should be compelled 10
less Of the consequences to herself
or TO the rest of Europe and the
world, sometimes regard themselves
as the only ones who learned any
thing from the war. 1t is possible
that they are mistaken.
The more foresighted, cautious and
tolerant attitude is due not to for
getting the lessons of the war but
10 progressive thought since that
terrible time No one wishes to
exonerate Germany from blame for
hers cruel acts in precipitating the
war, in violating treaties and out
raging humanity. But it has be-
come recognizable fact that, with
all her sins, Germany is yet part
cannot prosper if Germany is pros
trate.
This is why Frances attitude is
so tragic. 1t is understandable that
she should feel her wrongs deeply
and be conscious of her right to
reparation. 1t is not understandable
that she should remain blind to the
fact that vengeance which would
destroy Germany would destroy her
at the same time.
A leading English journalist, writ
ing in the days of the Genoa con-
ference, said, Had France moved at
the rate of England from the psy-
chology of war, by this time there
would have been new Europe
This is truth more cadly apparent
today than it was then.
~ ~ 49, +.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25

iority, IS persuaded that there is a
surer, better way TO obtain justice.
The fact that justice does not follow
in the wake OF a strike is not
enough to cause its abolition. De-
mocracy fails in one Of its most i'm
portant duties when it is unable
intelligently TO handle its Industrial
problems. Mutual agreement, mu-
tual fairness and confidence between
labor and capital are essential first.
Putting into effect some "emef-
gency movement by when our
local school system may be financed
is something that should appeal
to the interest and favorable con-
sideration of every individual in
Paragould. The Daily Press, with
the view to seeking competent couh-
sci in presenting the issue TO the
Innhlic-for the consideration of the
neonle as n whole, has been enabled
Ito have the issue presented by one
who is in close touch with the
situation. one who clearly com
prehends the requirements that are
to be met, and detailed eXplana-
ton of the problem is being pub
lished in this isue. 1t is impera-
tive that some emergency step be
taken, Our schools MUST have
financial support. Every individual
is urged TO carefully read the
article appearing in this issue,
signed interested Citizen The
subject is presented with some
suggestions, we believe, in a man
ner that affords the most practical
way out of the trouble facing our
schools Read those suggestions.
Think them over. If you have Il
better plan make it known, keep
ing in mind all the while that
something MUST be done.
81
Citizens who complain about be-
ing called upon, to support this
enterprise Or that movement, adj
vancing the objection that it re-
quires too much money, should
recognize the fact that if Para
gould ever reaches the point where
such things are not required in the
development and progress of the
community the place will not be
worth living in 1t is that spirit
of liberality. push. progressive con
ceptions heartily backed up, that
1t is the Chronic complaint" that
knocks in the head all forms of COM
munity progress.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
BRICK PEELERS
STAGE WALK OUT
AT OLD CHURCH
Opposed to Working Condi-
tons and Make De-
mands for 100 Per Cent
Increase in Pay.
(From Wednesdays Dany)

A department OF the work in re-
modelling the old Baptist church
into a filling station was tied up
this morning at 10 o'clock as a
result of a strike. Eight or ten
boys engaged in cleaning brick
gotiations broke down in labor diff
ficulty fashion and there's not a
workman on the job Mortar-cov-
cred bricks are piling up and
there's not strike breaker in sight.
The strike is absolutely on and the
shut down is complete.
The youths complained of work
ing conditions. They were having
too many bats" to clean and not
enough of whole bricks to peel the
mortar from. Mr.. Parkhurst, the
executive Of the building program
complained that the bats" must be
cleaned as well as the whole bricks.
There's where working conditions
became intolerable. The leader of
the mortar-pcelers' organization ad-
vised against the orders. He gave
it out that his men were whole
brick cleaners and that they didn't
want to do bat work" Mr. Park
hurst insisted. A conference among
the workers followed. A compromise
was proposed. A demand for Il
hundred per cent increase in pay
was advanced by the peelers.
Mr.! Parkhurst declined the new
demands. Then came the walk out.
Following the suspension OF the
work, the boys returned and en-
deavored to present counter pro-
posalS. all based upon the hundred
per cent increase in pay, 20 cents
per hundred brick instead of the
old scale of 10 cents per hundred.
Mr.. Parkhurst wouldn't yield. The
strike order then became sweeping,
and shutdown followed. The
striking boys walked away from the
scene, with hatchets in hand, bear
ing an attitude of standing pat upon
their demands.
Mr.. Parkhurst is now appealing
for other boys TO come to his rescue.
He said he believes the working
conditions are all right. He doesn't
think ii is a subject for the labor
board to decide.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
Workers Lost One Hundred
and Twenty-nine Days
as Result of the Great
Coal Strike.
(By The United Press)

Chicago, H., Aug. 23.-Illi-
nois miners returned to their
work today after one hundred
and twenty-nine days of idle
ness as a result of the walkout
early in the spring.
Production of fuel followed
the peace settlement by the
miners and operators in joint
conference yesterday afternoon.
The peace terms followed the
four state Cleveland compromise
plan. Miners and their families
joined in celebrating the settle
ment. Complete operation of
the mines is expected by the
latter part of this week, the
activity extending into every
mine of the state.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
11lth Operation i'm
ii Years Kills Woman
,Pv International News service)

JRy International News Service)
Iron Mountain, Mich, Aug. 23.-
Miss Susan McNellis is dead follow
ing failure to rally from the one
hundred and eleventh operation
which SHE underwent in eleven years
During the last few months an
operation every week was perform
ed in an effort to pfoiong MISS
McNellis' life. Doctors pronounced
her case the most remarkable in
their experience.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
No End in Sight.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2S.-An-
thracite coal miners and opera
tors have prepared for a winter
strike in the PENNSYLVANIA an
thracite fields following COM
plete breakdown Of the peace
conference here, after days of
repeated effort to reach an agree
ment. The conference really
broke up Yesterday. Arbitration
issue which the miners refused
to accept caused the permanent
split.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
FIRST BALE
OF COTTON Is
AT M0NETTE
J. u. Cobb Wins First Hon
ors Of Season-Premium
of 5000 Presented
by Merchants.

The Jonesboro Tribune. in its
bales of this seasons cotton were
received yeterday in the county
One at Monette was brought in by
j. U. Cobb which was raised two
miles from Monette On the A. r.
Gibson farm, Mckinley & Jones
purchased the cotton in the seed
paying cents per pound for same
A premium of 5000 was present
cd TO Mr.. Cobb by the merchants,
above the price Of the cotton.
Another bale was brought into
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
KILLS Wife And
Then ENDS HIS
own EXISTENCE
Sidney Butler of St. Louis
Shoots and Kills Wom-
an and Then Turns
Gun on Self.
(By The United Press)

St. Louis, AugNst 23.-Sidney
Butler this morning shot and killed
his wife. Mabel, while their four
children lay sleeping. Following the
shooting of his wife, Butler turned
the gun upon himself. They both
died almost instantly. The couple
had been separated for a year
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25

The passing into practical OBJ
livion OF great peoples, the abandon
ment of vast cities which marked
the peak of power and intelligence
of their era, leads to speculation.
How permanent will our wisdom
and our progress prove? Will our
cities pass as these have passed?
Selfishness, individual or collective,
seems hardly worth the pains we take
TO crafty it in the face of questions
like these.
The Boy Scout movement in this
country-in this community, is some
thing that's too important for the
citizens of this generation to over
look developing. The individual who
is not interested in giving the
youths the benefit of good influ-
ences is not very deeply interested
in what becomes of this government
Il few years hence There's no es-
Gaping The responsibility; if we fail
10 shape the characters of our
youths, when the method for so do
ing is III our hands, we shall be
largely responsible, in a moral way,
for their shortcomings when they
grow up. The great Boy Scout
movement has been demonstrated to
be the greatest and most effective
character molder we have in dealing
with the lives of the youngsters.
Now hat the miners strike is
ended, major problem is struck
off the list untll next spring
The JOnesboro Tribune says, in
a real fine voice, that Congress
has made it legal for women to vote
but it hasn't the nerve to try to
make them do it,
Here's the way the Ohio State
Journal a Republican newspaper
puts it about lowering taxes; I'VE
used to say that we Republicans
simply had to get the taxes down,
even if it was only a matter OF
bookkeeping, and now, as the cam
paign approaches apace, we are pre-
pared to go step farther and an
nounce that we've got to do it, even
/ if it's a matter of straight lying"
A cruel political penman says
that Uncle Truman Newberry's rec
ord is an open checkbOok.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
ILLINOIS MINERS ENTERING
Mines FOLLOWING MEETING in
WHICH ADJUSTMENTS REACHED

ment which will reopen the
mines of Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa and Arkansas was pre-
dicted as the union officials and
Southwestern operators resumed
their conference here today.
1t is assured that the Cleveland
agreement will be used as ba-
sis of settlement of difficulties,
according to a statement issued
by a union leader.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
80 Per Cent at Work,

West Frankfort, H., Aug.
23.-Approximately ninety per
cent of the Illinois ninety thou
sand union miners returned to
work today following the peace
settlement at Chicago. All
mines in the state will resume
normal production by Friday,
il was announced.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25

Genius has been explained by an
Irish surgeon as the product of q
germ which gets into and around
the human brain.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25

Lake City, by a negro tenant on the
farm of w. Y. Nash, near Lake City.
This cotton was not sold, owing to
the fact that the gins at Lake City
are not yet running"