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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-22
APARTMENT HOUSE,
THE GARLAND, SOLD
Twelve Other Properties Also
Disposed of Through VIII
liam K. Hartung.

Sale of the Garland apartment house.
1913 A street northeast, to Thomas
H. Myers by Albert f. Lewis was re-
ported this week by william X. Har-
lungs Office. A hotel building at
Braddoek Heights, Md. figured in the
transaction, which involved a consid-
Grafton of approximately $1eT.500.
Twelve business and residential
properties were sold through the same
firm, as follows:
Charles f. Wire, Inc. sold to B, w.
Hefferon the house at 1885 Webster
street northwest containing eight
rooms. two baths and two-car ga
rage. This is a ,semi-detached brick
structure.
s. S. Montgomery purchased from
Joseph Dugan a greenstone-front res
idence of nine rooms and bath at 24l8
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Property, at 149 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast was sold for Bertha NJ
Barber to c. II. Miller. This is corr
ner colonial brick dwelling of six
rooms and bath.
: Humphrey 4 Davis disposed OF
promises 1900 9th street northwest. a
corner residence, now being com
plefed, to J. l.. Simon.
me corner mousse 4OuU lfIn street
northwest WAS acquired from w. r
Schumacher by S. J. Hehberger. The
building will be remodeled into a
store. with apartments above.
H. w. Smith sold the ten-room brick
house 1895 Columbia road northwest
to II. r. Truman.
A detached mi-bungalow type
home, 1895 Park road, was sold for
NJ. +. Robinson and others to f. W
Knight.
Max Kamber purchased the property
at III New York avenue northwest, a
three STORY brick dwelling, containing
eight rooms and bath, from II. B
, Truman.
Premises 20 II street northwest was
sold to F. A. Doyle by Alfred L. Baker
This is an eight-room brick structure
The six-room and bath brick home
72s 9th street northeast was bough,
by Gertrude +. Curran from l.. NJ
Rossignol.
Two one-story stores on nth street
near Lamont street were sold to Al
fred Bueole by Clarence Parsley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-22
10TH STREET HEIGHTS
BUILDING WORK ACTIVE
Several Homes Have Been Com.
pleted and Others Are Under
Way-Purchases Made. -,

Marked building activity in Six
teenth Street, Heights is, reported BY
Robert f. Heaters office.
Fred A. Spicer has just completed
a home at tho corner of Alaska ave
nue. and Floral street. Mrs. Anna A.
Stroh has finished her home at the
corner OF Alaska avenue and Holly
street. and others who have erected
homes are: Whitney Fl. Herrimah.
, 1901 Floral street: James G. Meln-
ityrc. 18th and Geranium streets:
Charles c. Maxwell. 1915 Holly street.
and James B. Baugh, 1928 Holly
Home purchases have been made, as
follows:
4. carlys,ts Brown:s,1 ;9a. Floral Flor.
street: Thomas j. McBrun.- 1905 Floral
street: Robert II. Lewis. 1907 Floral
street: II. H. Nichols. u2Ol Geranium
street; Charles RI Seal. 1903 Geranium
street; George G. Wiener, 1905 Gera-
MUM street: George l.. Barr. 1907
lGeranium street: MILFORD Neivus, 1899
, Geranium street: Mary e. Weidman,
l12tI Holly street. and A. Sherw God,
tl2i3 Holly street.
Gilbert s. Seek Is now building sew
en- houses on Holly street between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-22
UNUSUAL SALES RECORD.
Seven Houses Sold to Home-Seek-
ers Before Ground Broken.

Indicating the activity of the mar
ket for homes in Washington. Thomas
r. farrell reports that seven houses
being erected by his newly created
building department at the corner Of
9th and Longfellow streets northwest
were sold TO individual homeseekers
before ground had been broken.
This, is said to constitute record
Of it's kind for the District of Columbia.
All the homes were sold from plans
and specifications.
MIR. Jarrell's office Is NOW having
plans prepared for a suburban project.
comprising bungalows to be built oil
acreage plots In Kensington Heights,
directly north of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-22

18th and 18th streets. all OF which
will be for investment. Clarence II.
Getz is building a home on Alaska
avenue. The house is of center-hall
plan and contains twelve large rooms.
three baths. showers and two stone
fireplaces, with a garage for four au-
mobiles
Arthur c. Block Is building his resi-
dence on Alaska avenue, between
Geranium and Holly streets. Mr..
Block Is also Building a residence on
Alaska avenue between Floral and
ierahiun streets for Otto Schneider.
Henry j. Horner is, building house
on Fern street, Between 18th and 18th
streets.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
CRITICISM OF
 PAROLE LAW IS
 DRAWING FIRE
Governor McRae Resents Statements Made IT Ex- pressions Issued B y Chiefs Secretary.

Little Rock, April 20.-Recent criticism of the parole law and the honorary penitentiary commission has brought forth defense from the governors office in the form of a statement issued yesterday by C. P. Newton, private secretary to Gov. McRae.
 Mr. Newton's statement follows;
 'Onc would think that the parole law was a new thing, judging from certain criticisms of the present penitentiary board, but this law was enacted 13 years ago. Hundreds of prisoners were paroled out of the penitentiary before Gov. McRae or the present penitentiary board went into office. We did not hear any criticisms of the parole law until recently. But aside from the poli- ties some people are trying to in ject into the matter, it must be ad- mitted that there are some good people who do net believe in the parole law
 "The United States government
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE OWNED BY DR. E. 5. BAKER
Defective Flue Supposed to Have Been Cause-House Occupied by W. B. Nc Cure
CFrom Wednesdays DaiIv>

Yesterday morning at 11:30, fire caused by a defective Hue destroyed the four room tenant house belong ing to Dr. E. s. Baker in the Cotton Belt vicinity a few miles northeast of the city.
 MT. w. E. Mcclure and family occupied the residence. MT. Mcclure is euItiyating the land for Dr. Baker.
 MT. Mcclure stated this morning that had it not been for a neighbor that perhaps his household goods would have all been destroyed As it Was he places his loss at $l50, with no insurance. He did not know whether insurance was carried on the building or not.
 Mrs. Mcclure was busy in the kitchen preparing the noon meal and was not aware of the fire until a neighbor came running and gave the alarm. Two of the smaller chill dren were in one of the rooms under which the greater part of the fire was raging and narrowly escaped with their lives, Mr. Mcclure was in the field blowing when he saw the building ill flames.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
Iexarkana Grocer is
 Given a Flogging

TeXarkana, April 20.--R. F. Clarke, who operates a grocery store Dn Rose Hill, was kidnapped by about | dozen men wearing sheets and masks about 9 o'clock Monday night, taken to point north of the city and tloggcd. He was then brought back to town and left at a point about three blocks from his home with a warning to mend his ways. '" He said the men charged him with improper association with q woman, but the allegation he denies
 Clarke had been uptown and was returning home when seized. He had just left street car and the men apparently were waiting for him. They placed him in one of the two automobiles they were using, him and then drove at T rapid rate out of town. 1t was said yesterday morning that Clarke's injuries are not serious.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
FATTY HAS LITTLE TO SAY

New York, April 19,-Cancella- ton of all contracts for the show ing of films in which Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle appears was announced last night by Will H. Hays, head of the Motion Picture Producers As sociation. This action, he said, af- fects nearly 10000 contracts.
 After consultation with Mir Mich olas Schcnck representing Mr. Jo- seph Schenck, the producers and MT. Adolph Zukor and MT. Lasky of the Famous PIayersLasky Cor poration, the distributors, MT Hays statement said, "I will state that at my request they have cancelled all showings and all bookings of the Arbuckle films.
 They do this that the whole mat ter may have the consideration that it's importance warrants. and the action is taken notwithstanding the fact that they had nearly 10000 contracts in force for the Arbuckle pictures
 When MT Iukor was asked if the action of the Producers Asaocia- tion had removed Arbucklc definitely from the list of screen stars, he re- piled;
 We simply left the matter in the hands of MT. Hays. It is up to him to decide in the future whether 1t will be proper to rcintroduce the Arbuckle pictures.
 MT. Hullor said recently that three Arbucklc feature comedies had been completed before the arrest Of the comedian on charges growing out of the death of Virginia Rappe. The producer announced shortly aft CT Arbuckle's acquittal that one of the films would be released as q test of public opinion.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
MAN KILLS SELF WHEN MOTHER
 PASSES AWAY
Emil Brown Said He Want ed to Go With Parent to EIeaven-SwaIIows Poi son.

Redfield, April 20.-Less than an 1:30 yesterday afternoon, Emil H. Brown, aged 45, swallowed poison and died in convulsions about 30 minutes later. Mrs. Brown, aged so, died from pellagra.
 Mrs. Brown and her son came here from Michigan about Is months ago, and bought a farm q mile and a half south of Redfield, on the Dollarway pike. Their near est neighbors live at Redfield. Mrs. Brown had been i'll several months, land it is believed the son, fearing his mother would succumb, pur- chased the poison several weeks ago with which to end his own life
 Neighbors passing the Brown home about 2;3.0 yesterday after noon were informed by Brown of his mothers death. They went
 into the house. and soon were at tracted by groans of the son. Brown was found lying upon a bed in the adjoining room.
 'I want to go with mother to heaven" he told the neighbors Brown soon was seized with con vuIsions, and it was necessary to hold him upon the bed. He died in about 90 minutes.
 Justice J. T. .Kirklin of Rodfield will conduct a coroners inyestiga- tion today.
 Brown was shot by Acie Brown, negro, a few months after he moved to his farm here, but he recovered although his back was perforated by about 40 buckshot The shoot ing was the result of a quarrel over a settlement. The negro was con victed of assault with intent to kill, and sentenced to serve a year
 Il the penitentiary.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
Credits Ku Klux For
 Locating Man Wanted

Little Rock. April 20.--The arrest in Cincinnati last week or Dr. Gene l.. Delarocque. wanted at Houston, Texas. on charge of bigamy was due entirely to the efforts of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, ac- cording to Deputy Sheriff G. B. Kimbro of Harris county, Tex, who stopped in Little Rock with his prisoner Monday night on route to Houston. Delarocque was placed in the city jail for safe keeping between trains.
 "Yes sir" Deputy Sheriff Kim bro said, this mans arrest was due to the work of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. He has two wives down in Texas. Wife No. 1 appealed to me, and I got busy. We have been looking for the doc tor since last December, but he finally was located in Cincinnati. l might add that I'm an official in the klan, and was intending to at tend the recent initiation at Little Rock, until we received word that Delarocque had been located"
 Deputy Sheriff I<imbro said thah Delarocque was chiropractor, and it was while he was making a pro fessional visit that he met wife No. ?.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21

Tn the ranks of the "GoVernor S Bloc'' are leaders on both sides of inc Senate. There is Hiram w. Johnson. twice Governor of Cali fornia and leader of the Senate's $ 'sirreconciIables." By his side stands Robert NJ LaFollette, of Wisconsin, friend or labor and foe of foreign alliances. There is Arthur Capper, former Governor of Kansas. now chairman of the powerful Senate agricultural bloc In all there are sixteen Republicans and seven Democrats.
 Former Governors Active.
 Ten committee chairmen come from the ranks of former governors. Francis E. Warren, former governor of Wyoming, heads the great appro- rriafions committee, while Albert B. Cummins. a governor of Iowa, leads the Interstate Commerce Committee. Knute Nelson, who once ruled Min nesota. is chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Carroll s. Page, of Vermont, directs the Naval Affairs Committed George P. Mclean, of Connecticut; Bert M. Fernald, of Maine, along with Capper, Johnson, LaFollette and William P. Dilling- ham. of Vermont, hold other com mittee leaderships.
 Other Republican Senators who once held sway in a governors chair are: Tasker l.. Oddie, of Neya- da; Peter Norbeck, of South Dakota; Frank B. Willis, of Ohio; Frank R.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
AGED WOMAN ENDS LIFE BY
 LEAP INTO WELL
Mrs. Julie Rogers Becomes Respondent Living Alone -Ninety-F oot Well-6 Feet of Water.

Ozark April 20,-Mrs.. Julie Ann Rogers, aged 67, living six miles northeast of here. committed suicide Tuesday about 5 D. m. by jumping into 90-foot well containing six feet of water. Her body was found an hour later. Her husband, Jackie Rogers, died several years ago, leav- ing her with three children, a son and two daughters. All three have married and left her living alone. Her neighbors say she had become Respondent, which was the cause of her taking her life.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
SWINDLER GETS SHORT TERM IN
 THE STATE PEN
James Eek to Serve One Year for Flcecing Man Out of $4O,OOO in Fake Stock Exchange.

Pine Bluff, April 20.-James Ar thur Eek, member of a band of "con men" who operated here in the early part of 1919, yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of de frauding A. J. Stade of Devils Lake, N. D., out of $4O,00O on fake strange stock exchange deal and Judge Sorrels sentenced him to 2 year in the pen. Eek offered to plead guilty of this charge if the other charges were dismissed, Pros ecuting Attorney Brockman agreed. las he had learned that Stade, who was to have been the principal wit ness for the prosecution, died scy- Feral weeks ago. He considered il doubtful if conviction could be Isecured in the other cases. It is believed that Eek did not know that Stade was dead, but Brockman has Ia certified copy of a report of the administrator of the Stade estate in North Dakota
 Eek and his associates, it was charged, lured Stade to Pine Bluff in January, 1919. They had set up in Pine Bluff what purported to be private Stock Exchange on the second floor of the building now occupied by Mann's pharmacy, 201 West Second avenue. Stade, it is said, invested $40,000 in the fake deal and left Pine Bluff with that amount charged up to "eXperionce.
 Joseph J. Minks of Springfield, H., farmer. was another victim. lie came to close q deal with Eek and his associates for rice farm 900 to learn that Eek and the other men with whom he was dealing did not own anything that looked like 9 rice farm. Eek was located sev- eral months later and brought back to face trial in the Minks case He was indicted on two charges of grand larceny and one of obtaining money under false pretenseS. Minks came here to testify i'll October, 1919, at Eck's trial, and declared that Eek grabbed $20,000 out of his hand and disappeared Eek was found guilty and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. After serving one year and eight days, he was pardOned with the understanding that he would plead guilty in federal court to q charge of fraudulent use of the mails. He was given a sentence of one year in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. He completed his term there in March, and was immediately rear rested on charges brought by local officials in the Minks case The. trials on these cases were set for May 3.
 Since ECk's return here, Prosecut- ing Attorney Brockman filed anoth- CT charge of grand larceny against him, charging him with having se- cured $10,o00 from man named Greenwood in Coats, Kan. No in dictment has been returned aainst him on this charge, lnasmuch as Eek has been convicted on one count in the Minks charge, Prose cutting Attorney Brockman consid cred il doubtful if conviction could be secured on the other counts, and agreed to dismiss the other charges against Eek if he would enter a plea of guilty.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
A TONIC

Groves Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enrichng the Blood, When you feel it's strengthening invieorating effect, see how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value.
 Groves Tasteiess chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUINlNE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by it's Strengthening, Invigor- ating Effect 60c.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21

Chambers of Commerce, they have
 been able to be of some assistance
 to the farmers over here. Ours is purely a service work and the CO., all over the South from the press, the college workers, the government agencies, and the business organiza- tions causes us to feel that we are accomplishing some good in this york;
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21

uses the parole law, paroling pris- oners after they have served cne- third of their original sentences, and most states use it in the admin istration of their penal system. Some of our circuit judges are op- posed to it, and others are very strongly in favor Of it. For my part, I can very readily get the viewpoint of many good people who have become eXasperated over the lawless condition that exists in some sections of the state and who want every man sent to prison to serve the longest time possible, but only the legislature can change the law.
 As a matter of fact, I do not believe that a majority of the peo- pie want the law repealed. It would be a step backward Nearly all informed social workers and well fare organizations in the state are highly in favor of the parole law.
 Former Warden E. II. Dempsey told me that approximately 97 per cent of parolcd prisoners go straight, according to figures he was in pos session of. Of course, the element of vengeance enters into the matter and there is always an element of people who resent clemcncy or leni- ency for a prisoner whose crime has touched them or reached upon them personally. This is only hu- man and they are not to be cen sured. The members of the peniten- tiary board may make their own de fense of their administration of this very worthy law but it is my belief that they are trying to administer it fairly
 "lf a convict makes an exemplary prisoner and shows a disposition to be reformed and reclaimed by so- ciety, and if a citizen of the state
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
FRANCE STILL
 FIGHTS RUSS.
 GERMAN PACT
Nation Will Strike at Treaty Al Every Opportunity May Appeal to Allied Governments.
lRy The united Press.

Paris, April 19.-Franoe is plan ming to strike at the liussian-Ger- man treaty through every possible medium, A special meeting of the allied commission will be called to declare the pact null and void. In case the Genoa Economic Conference fails to annul the treaty France will appeal to the allied governments separately.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21

will be responsible for him and sign the little bond required giving him employment for period Of months, he certainly has a right to expect to be given the benefit of the parole law. This law is infinitely better than the exercise of the par don power
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
Arkansas Gets Agricultural Loans

Washington, April 19.-Approyal of S4 advances for agricultural and live stock purposes aggregating $2.- 722,000 was announced Monday by the War Finance Corporation,
 Distribution of the loans Included. Alabama, $9S,000 and Arkansas $10,900.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
PLANNING BIG FIGHT ON WEEVIL
 IN SOUTHLAND
Farmers Prepare for a Hard Struggle Says Dr. Harper, Director of Soil Improve ment Committee.

Little Rock, April 2O.-Despite continuous. heavy rains in the Southeast at the time farmers were planning to prepare their cotton land for planting, considerable prog ress is being made in getting the cotton crop seeded, it was said by Dr. J. N. Harper of Atlanta. Ga, di- rector of the Soil Improvement Com mittee, who was visitor in Little Rock yesterday, Dr. Harper came here to confer with members of his staff at work in this territory. He was met here by Loy E. Rast, ]. C.. Pridmore, in charge of the Little Rock office, and in Shreveport. pr. Harper wis tied the Arkansas Profitable aFrm ing Bureau the Extension Division and other agencies interested in agricultural development.
 Dr. Harper said he believes that the Southeast generally will plant a somewhat reduced acreage to cot ton as compared with last year, and that a much greater effort will be put forth in fighting the boil Weevil than ever before. He said that nearly all farmers arc reducing the acreage to the plow so as to be in position to rush the crop to early maturity by early planting,
 iberal fertilization and intensive cul- tivation. Other farmers are prepar- ing to dust with calcium arsenate should the weeyil infestation be heavy when the squares are forming on the cotton.
 During the betteu weather condi- tions which have prevailed for the past few days Dr. Harper left At- lanta. where he said he found that farm work was being rushed every where.
 Tn South Georgia, practically all the cotton is up and being worked out as rapidly as possible" he said some loss occurred in the melon fields due to late cold weather, but the vines are running and indica- tions are also good for the Georgia peach crop. North Georgia and South Carolina are somewhat delay ed with their cotton, but the farm CTS here are also pushing prepara tions as rapidly as possible.
 Will Fight for Their Crops,
 We are much sratified at the determination of farmers 10 make a fight for their cotton crop this year. Tine hopeessness Of last year seems to have been overcome to ! a large extent and the farmers of our section are facing taa season With a courage and determination 1 that is commendable. We feel that | while the weevil may injure the crop very seriously, still the pest 1 will not do it without knowing that | . fight has been made. Our or sanization took the lead in the boil ~eeyil fight this year, and in CO., operation with government workers rom Tallulah La. carried the mes 'age of better farming over nearly III of the Southeast Our campaign low seems to be bearing fruit, and ve are glad to have been Of this eryice
 We are also much gratified at he good work being done in this ection by MT. Pridmore ana Mir. East. In cooperation with the va ious educational forces and the
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-21
EEK GOVERNORS NOW IN
 SENATE, TO FACE VOTERS
Fate of Former State Executives Watched As Fight for Thirty-fiv Senate Seats Opens
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON,

(InternatOnal
 pathway that leads will be watched with interest Senators stand election
 in the senate ana fall Senaoa observers will be diminished the ber jus ahea or will be increased
 the gubernatol chair has been as with exceptional saesmanhp and aw- ability