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Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
Flood Creeps Higher.

Beardstown, April 15.-At noon today all but twelve business houses were flooded and fifty families had been driven from their homes. A rise of six inches in the Illinois river slast night has caused the new movement. The Burlington railroad will run it's last train through this city this afternoon and after that the only means of communication will be by boat and wire. The pop- ulation is receiving the inundatioh with spirit or resignation.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
RUSSIA AND
 ALLIES REACH
 AN ACREE'NEN
Soviet Nation Will Recog- nizc Debts of the Czarisf Regime-Feace Pact Be- ing Proposed.
(By The United press)

Genoa, April 15.-The allied and Russian delegates to the Genoa Eco homie Conference reached an agree ment this afternoon ip regard to the liquidation of the old debts when the Soyiets agreed to recog- nize all obligations contracted be- fore the war. This is signal vic tory for Premier Lloyd George of England. LloydGeorgc is now seek ing to get the nations of Europe to agree Fo refrain from attacking each other for a period of ten years
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
RAIN BREAKS
 UP BALI. CAME;
 AT J()NE;;tSD()R()
Juve Pluvi1s Halts Contest Before One Inning Is Piayed-Score 10 Favor of Jonesboro.
CFrom Saturdays DoilyD

Coach Ben I. Mayo's high school nine of this place iourneyed to the lair of it's ancient rivals, Jonesboro, vest erday afternoon to battle the baseball team of the high school of that city. The boys and their coach found the city but failed to find the ball game in a size that would enable them to bring home victory For the benefit of those concerned we will herewith give an account of the game as it proceeded. r. II. S., as the visitors, began it's turn at bat by Hardy, the Jonesboro pitcher, flaming Futrell. Purcell placed a screaming double down the first base line that was too hot to han de. He forthwith stole third Hancock stood and watched three strikes sail over the plate and then retired to the water bucket. Salter popped up q short fly to the Jones' boro first baseman Three out, one hit, no runs MoriWe tlor pitching lpt Ail if1ObiGs WdIhtu lIB JlIDt joresboro batter who then stole second and later came all the way from second to home on a passed ball by Futrell The next two Jonesboro batters struck out At this juncturc rain turned the game into a duck splashing exhibition and not desiring to thus initiate splash CTS the game was called off. Only two were out at the-time.
 Following Ire the names of the Paragould players as they took the field; Meriwether pitcher; Futrell catcher; Ham Whitsitt, first base; W. Hancock, second base; Buster .Osteen, short-stop; Salter, third base right field, Wright; center field, Purcell (captD; left field, Col Her. Substitutes, Mack and Ben nett. Mascot, Wiley George.
 The following citizens and stu dents witnessed the game: Buddie Woodland, Aaron Massengill, 0. B. Scott, Carl Potter, Peck Ritter, Alvin Samuels, Elton Kirby, Carl Crum, Vester Hester, Clarence Carlisle, w. E. Graham Harvey White, Fred Schloicher, Harlan Trice, Lee Derry, R. w. Meriwether, Davis and Bin Elmore Tony Mcdonald, Ray Hes ter, Tommie Vaughn. Barney El- more, Charles Cole, Jerome Lackey,
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
MINERS GET
 LAST CHECKS
 SINCE STRIKE
Fifteen Thousand Have Re- ceived Final Amount Un- til After Situation Is Set tied.
lRv The United PressD

West Frankfort, III' ApriI b. The coal strike situation became more serious today when fifteen thousand miners of this county re- eeived the last money they will ge until the situation is settled, The wages average seventy-five dollars per man for the last two weeks work. Despite the possibility oi suffering personal sacrifice the workers are determined to continue the strike and are confident that the operators will be the first to make a bid for peace.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
IN MICR RATION LAWS EXTENDED FOR TWO YEARS
Famous Three Per Cent Bar Against Immigrants Has Been Given New Lease On Life.
(By The United Press)

Washington, April 15.-The three per cent immigration law was this afternoon passed by the Senate. The vote was taken by exclamation and the extension of time is for two years. Under the measure foreign nation can send only three per cent as many members of that nation as it already has in this country.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
Harding Against
 Little Navy Idea
tBy The United Press)

Washington, April President Harding has come out flatly in ia vor of navy of eighty-six thou sand men and opposing the slash to sixty-seven thousand men now ad- vocated. This attitude of the pres ident was revealed in a letter to Representative Longworth. The ex- act text of the letter has been kept secret.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
WILSON OUT OF COMING
 CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT
CBy United Press)

Washington, April 15.--Ex- President Woodrow Wilson will take no part in the Congress sional campaign this fall. This is the belief in the political circles here as the result of Wilson's breach with Tumulty, which grew out of the dispute between the two over the speech delivered by Tumulty at the Jefferson Banquet i'll New York last Saturday night.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
NON UNION MINERS ARE
 JOINING UNION RANKS

Indianapolis, April 15.--Great gains are being reported in the walkout of the United Miners from the non-union coal fields of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A total of forty thousand non-union workers have joined the unions since the walkout began on April 1, officials declared.
 Smiley Williams, Henry Kircboff, Rogers, Wrape. Harry Jones, Elmer Weidman and sP. Blackwood.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
John Mccormack Is
 Reported As Better
tBy The United press)

New York, April 15.-The condi- tion of John Mccormack, the world famous singer who has been seri- ously i'll with throat trouble for several days, is reported as being much improved.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
HUGHES SENDS
 ANOTHER MOTH; 10 OLD MEXICO
Text of Message Not Reveal ed-Confents Said to Be for Early Settlement of Disputes.
lRy md Unlted rresal

Washington, April I5.-- Secretary 'of state Charles Evans Hughes has sent another note to Mexico in an attempt to settle the differences be- tween the two countries The whole tenor of the note IS understood to indicate an early agreement between the countries and recognition of MeXieo by the United Statos.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
Five Are Dead
 Result Of Warfare
(By The United Pressl

Belfast, Ireland, April 15.-The tctal number of deaths in the Cath ollie and Unionist warfare reached five this morning. Sniping continued the night
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17

gloom that pervades the profession of undertakers must be abolished, de- clares Frank E, Campbell, president of that organization.
 We plan, declares Campbell, ''to hereafter discard black gloves, bleak funeral chapels and sombre counte- nances. The day of the long-faced un- dertaker has passed. We must keep pace with the times by conducting funeral services so sublimely beautiful as to relieve the bereaved of sorrow"
 Richly ornate furniture and beauti- ful tapestries should supplant the meaningless simplicity of funeral cha pels, Campbell stated. Bronze statues 1nd riluc af nrtiStic ana biufa,.;css yaIuo
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
22 BILLION TELEPHONE
 MESSAGES SENT IN 1921

(By International News Service)
 Bucyrus, Ohio, April 15.- There were twenty-two bil- lion telephone messages car ricd over the telephone wires of the United States during the year 1921, an average of over sixty million messages a day, according to the report of w. s. Vivian, of Chicago, vice-president of the Telephone Mems Association, speaking be- fore the Rotary Club here on "The Service of the Tele- phole."
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17

and that the task imposed upon the judges was extremely te- dious.
 Mrs Ida F. Lawrence, teacher of music, voice and expression on the high school faculty, directed the young people in their preparation and to her instructions and patience is due a large measure of the sue cess of the events.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17

should be the floors,
 CaskeG" continued Campbell should to the decorated suggestive death. The dead be healthy colorsr 1 caskets be utilized Anyway should caskets the mellow atmosphere of the chapels.H
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17

copies are being sought to supply the demand. Before planning their Spring wardrobe the co-eds are joining the waiting list to get a peak at the accounts of the styles of bygone days, Even if they don't get such a lot of swell ideas on how to array themselves they get some fine material fer argumont to com bat parental aversion to the free dom of modern styles
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
UfyDERTAkERS START PL. AN TO CHASE CLOOMFROMFUNERALS
(By International News sery


 New York; April 15.-The sting will be from death and victory wrosed from the of atmosphere of
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17

Therefore, if Mother was in style, daughter concludes. she must have arrayed herself something after the manner portrayed by the fashion journal of four decades ago.
 Perhaps the answer to where the styles of to-day come from may be found in the assertion Of authorities of the University of Chicago that the Lady Book" has become so popular that additional
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17

The Soliphone
 IS INDEPENDENT
 Of fRctiOna1 "gaBgs" and sO-called political Tcad- CTS" It's n newspaper. sta ndinE for the best in ferests of the community.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
Price $1 a Year

IN GREENE COUNTY The subscription price is payable in advance. Tho price is $2.OO per year Tn advance If sent outside of Greene County.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
VERDICT GUILTY
CASE MAHONEY FOR
BELFAST ASSAULT

Belfast, Me, Oct. 4.-(Special.)-
"He asked me to kiss him and when
I said 1 would not, he grabbed me
and pulled me down on the ground
and kissed me and Rugged me-" tes-'
titled 13-year- old Elizabeth Poison of
Winthrop, Mass, in the Waldo
County Supreme Judicial court to-
day, where she appeared as the chief
witness for the State in its case
against Walter c. Mahoney, for 10
or II years agent for the Eastern
Steamship Lines. Inc, at Northport.
The little girl testified that she
came to Northport on the 18th of
August to visit her aunt, Mrs Allan
Ferguson of Boston who has a cot
tage there. next door to the Ferguson
cottage, the respondent, IS years old,
lived with his wife. He invited her
to go fishing on Sunday. the 18th. and
with another girl she went. On the
way back, she said, he asked her to
go out in the boat again late in the
day, as she did not catch any fish
and might do SO then.
Continued on Page 10-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
N. S. Skipper Would
Meet MayfOwer
in Special Contest

Halifax, n. S., Oct. 4-Captain An
gus Walters is willing to race the in
ternational fisherman's champion
schooner Blue Nose of Lunenburg,
against the Boston schooner Mayfiow-
cc in a special matched race over a
4o-mile open sea course, with a time
limit of five hours. He made this Of
fer tonight in a telegram to Boston.
in reply to one of inquiry from there.
The course would be off Cape Ann,
the purse $4,000, the winner to get
$4,000, and the loser $4,000. 1t would
be distinctly understood the race
would have no connection with the in
ternational event, Captain Walters
stipulated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Readfeld, Oct. 4.-Perfect Octo-
Der weather brought out a crowd
of $500 people to witness the attrac-
tons of the first day of the fair of
the Kennebc Agricultural Society
here today. There were plenty Of
first class attractions on the bill for
the day, and it is expected that an
even larger crowd will be on hand
Thursday to see the program of races
and sports.
Wednesday was Ford Day. and the
little Detroit Schooners came from
far and near to participate in the
contests for honors. This whole af-
fair furnished lively entertainment
for the big crowd, and could well be
designated "a perfect scream"
The parade was lead by the Angus
ia Cadet Band on a truck, drawn
by a modern horse,-a tractor.
There were about one hundred cars
of every vintage in line and SO close
was the competition in many of the
classes that it took the judges three
Continued on Page 8-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
SandersOn Divorce
RumOr Is Untrue

Boston, Oct. A despatch sent
from this city under date of Septem-
Der y, saying that divorce proceed
ings had been begun against Julia
Sanderson, star of "Tangerine," now
playing here, has proved to be I'M
true. The story said that Miss San
derson had received official notifica-
ton from the Supreme Court of New
York, that she had been sued for
divorce by her husband, Commander
Bradford Barnette, U. S. N, on charg-
es of misconduct with Frank Crumit,
her leading man.
Investigation shows that no divorce
proceedings have been instituted
against Miss Sanderson by Comman-
der Barnette and no charges have
been made against Mr.. Crumit.
Miss Sanderson said today that al
though her reputation of the report
was sent out promptly she had been
greatly disturbed by the continued
receipt of letters and kilograms from
loyal friends all over the country in
dicating that her denial has not en-
tirely overtaken the original mis-
statement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
Lawson Safe and
We'll, SAYS Sister

Southwest Harbor, Me-, Oct. A.
Thomas W. Lawson, for whom some
anxiety was expressed by close
friends in Boston, is safe and WELL
according to word received from him
today ty Miss Mary Lawson, his sis
ter, residing at Somesville.
Miss Lawson did not reveal the
present whereabouts of the we'll
known financier, who is believed to
have gone into secluson pending the
auction sale of Dreamwold. his South
Shore estate in Massachusetts, al
though yesterday she said she
thought he had gone to Boston or
New York
Mr.. Lawson, who had been spend
ing the summer at his sisters place
in Somesville, one of the villages
comprising the town of Mount Des-
ert, as has been his custom for sew
eral years, left there hurriedly Mon
day noon in an automobile. He was
accompanied by maid. who has been
IN the service of the family for many
years and usually travels with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
WOOdsmen's Lives
in Danger by Blaze
MOOsehead Region

Jackman/ Me. Oct. 4.-Fanned nv
thirty mile wind, a forest fire to-
night was sweeping eastward toward
Moosehead Lake. q short distance
north of here. The flames have best
cd the efforts of fire fighters TO
check their rush and unless the
wind abates, much valuable timber
will he lost. Bear deer and other
wild animals are fleeing before the
danger
The lives of 200 woodsmen. cper-
ating near the path OF the fire are
said to be endangered. The .'ackman
Lumber Company's tracks have been
burned and the timber owned w the
company is also in danger. A large
force of men is making n heroic cf-
fort to check the fire but the wind
severely handicaps their work. KAHN
or change of wind seems to b. the
only salvation for an extreme s''ua-
ton. 1t has thus far been imposs lille
to estimate the Toss already incurred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
MANY NEW FIRES

State Forest Commissioner Samuel
T. Dana announced last night that
there has been n marked increase in
the number of forest fires Immediately
following the opening Of the hunting
season.
Refort has been made TO the fores-
try department Of is fires in the
Maine Forestry District in the past
few days. with many outside the dis
trict and with reports OF new fires
being constantly received.
A report received at the department.
tells of fire at Nashville Plantation,
in Aroostook county. which has a
five line and which is not yet
under control. A fire at Burbank In
the Moosehead Lake region is three
quarters of a mile long and n mile
wide
Reports show that the air is full Of
smoke which render the look -out sta
tons of little value. One warden
alone has seen seven fires in his dis
trict.
The heavy winds have added great,
ly to the seriousness OF the situation.
which has become much more critical
in the last "a hours.
The forest fire patrol wardcns and
lookout men who had finished their
regular season. have been returned To
their stations by ORDER OF Forcrt
Commissioner Samuel r. Dana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
Sliding Scale for
Shoe Workers Is
Request Big Union

Boston, Oct. A sliding scale for
shoe workers based on quality and
quantity of production. was requested
today by delegates to the convention
of the Amalgamated Shoe Workers Of
America, who met here to complete
the draft of a constitution. The sug-
gestion.- which was incorporated in a
resolution, was submitted to the con-
stitutional committee for considera-
ton.
The Amalgamated was organized
here last June by independent shoe
workers unions comprising all
branches of the trade. Officials said
it now has $4,000 members.
The conception will meet tomorrow
at Haverhill, where the shoe workers
protective union today called a walk
out in four plants as a setp in the
fight for recognition. Most of the
Haverhill operatives are members of
the Boot and Shoe Workers union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
ALLEN FIRES JURY
IN TRUST CASE, Says
IS TAMPERED WITH

Boston. Oct. 4.-The special session
Of the Suffolk county grand jury, sum-
moned five weeks ago to investigate
the affairs of several closed trust
financial organizations, was discharged
today by Attorney General j. Weston
Allen. who had called it after he had
told Superior Court Judge Bishop that
the jurors had been tempered with.
The jury called by the attorney gem
eral was the first special session ever
held in the commonwealth. 1t had re-
turned indictments against several Of
ficers of the Green companies and also
against the former president and treas
urer of the Prudential Trust Co. 1t
was considering the affairs of the Han
over Trust Co.. closed by Bank Com
missioner Joseph c. Allen two years
ago following the collapse of the Pom
Ii enterprise.
Attorney General Allen told the
court that an officer of the Hanover,
whose administration was under inves
tigation, had been seen ION more than
one occasion in conference with certain
members Of the special grand jury
both inside and outside of the court
house, and he has met them outside the
court house and they have left in his
company
He declared that the Jurors had re-
ceivcd anonymous communications
through the mails, ''the only purpose
Of which could be to influence them
against bringing indictments against
the officers Of the Hanover Trust Co."
When the investigation into the affairs
Of the Hanover Trust Co. began, Mr..
Allen asserted. lit became evident that
efforts were being made to bring i'm
proper influence to bear upon the grand
Jurors"
Additional indictments returned by
the jury in it's inquiry into the Greene
companies and the Prudential were an
nounced after the jurors had been dis
missed. John II. McNamee and Will
liam T. Bailey. former president and
treasurer, respectively. of the trust
company, were charged jointly with
the larceny Of sS54.257 from the saw
ings department Of the bank. Another
indictment charged them with making
false returns of the banks condition.
Indictments covering the same gen.
eral charges had previously been re-
turned by the jury against both men,
Indictments charging conspiracy to
defraud were also returned against
Henry V. Greene, F. Liston Collins.
Henry B. Robinson, Walter G. Burns
Austin NJ. Pinkham, Edward G. Camp
bell and William L. Sherman. The
jury. which has been investigating the
operations of the H. V. Greene finan-
cial organizations, has returned sew
eral other indictments in this connec-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
Stored Liquor in "Y"
|! Bootlegger Nabbed
With Goods, Portland

Portland, Me. Oct. 4.-Following the
arrest of Joe Levine of 81 Cumberland
avenue tonight, Ralph NJ. Sommerville.
general secretary, announced that the
Y. M. c. A. offices here would 1t be
used as a storage house by bootleggers
if official effort could prevent such a
result. Levine was arrested after Dep
uty Sheriff Philip w. Wheeler has con-
firmed the suspicious of association Of
ficials that a bag checked by evine
contained liquor. The sheriff found
two bottles of whiskey and left to
await results. He was called when
officials reported that Levine had re-
turned and transferred the liquor to
his clothing. The man was arrested
several hundred yards away from the
building and was held, although he had
no liquor with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
MAN GETS BACK
LIQUOR SEIZED
TWO YEARS AGO

Boston. Oct. 4.-State Prohibition
Director Elmer Z. Potter was ord
cred today by Federal Judge Morton
to return to Israel Sher of New Bed
ford, 20 gallons of grain alcohol a: d
% bottles of liquor seized two years
ago by dry agents.
The court was made aware of the
quality of the goods claimed by Sher
when one of the cases, produced as
evidence, sprung a leak and spread
its contents on the court room floor
The judge ruled that Sher. who for
merly ran a saloon and removed the
liquor to his home when prohibition
came. had legal possession of the
goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05
AUGUSTA HORSE IN
MONEY AT LINCOLN
COUNTY FAIR RACES

DamariScOtta, Oct. 4-(SpeClal)-
The attendance today at the Lincoln
county fair was over 5000 people,
about double the number ever on the
grounds at any one day in the his
tory of the fair.
The racing was the best seen for
years WITH big fields and hard driven
finishes Jessie u Benner of Waldo
hero had a good day landing the big
end of the money in two events,
making the fast class with Bingo and
the 2.3o class with King Brine. both
in straight heats.
The Augusta mare Dulce Belle of
the Malcolm and Towle stable. won
out a hard fought five heat race
against Jim Eden and Bingen Hall.
The summary:
2.1S CLASS, PURSE 5000
Bingo. bg by Binkola (Benner) Il
IIedgewood Lassie, chm (Sim-
mons) .............
Main Time, bg (Bond) ........3 3 3
Joe Dale, Big (BuzzelD ........4 4 4
Time 2.19 IA: 2.20 IA; 2.19 Ia.
2.25 CLASS, PURSE 5000
Dulce Belle. by Echo Todd
(MalCOlm) .............4
Jim Eden, brig by Jim Todd
(Simmons) '.............l 1
Bingen Hall, bg (Colburn) 2 3 FRO
Harry ], bg Gray ......5 S 4ro
Ella Watts, bm (Franz)
tSlnmOnS) - 4io
Belle Medium chm, (Clem-
ents} ........... .......S Z oro
Happy Dick bg (Saunders) Us 5dr
Time 2.21 IA: 2.19 IA: 2.20 IL:
go IA; FPS IA.
$50 CLASS, PURSE 5000
King Brine By by Greenbrino Jr
pr (Benner) ................1 / l
Uncle Charlie chg (Pupper) 20 2 )
Arilla, bm (Colburn) ..........4 3 2
Prince Dell Big (Berce) .......5 4 6
Gordon Russell Big Clark ....7 6 5
Northern Star BIN (Gray) ..... .6dr
Time 2.19 IA; 2.1e IA; 2.2o IA.