Paragould soliphone., 1922-12-01
ROSS LYTHEVILLE
 FILES A SUIT
$5O,0OO Damages Asked of Telephone Company
 Ralph Martin Freed
 of Federal Charge.

in session at Jonesboro, are report ed as follows in the Jonesboro Eve hing Sun of Tuesday, the secont day of the term:
 l.. NJ. Ross, editor of the Blythe vile Courier, is in the, city today MT. Ross is the plaintiff in law suit against the Southwestern Tele- graph and Telephone Company ask ing judgment for $50,000.00. The case is result of an injury received by Editor Ross while using tele- phone during an electrical storm, when he received severe injury, partly paralyzing his arm, and frac- tured one of the bones.
 The attorneys for MT. Ross are Judge J. T. Coston of Osceola and w. E. Gravett of Blytheville, and the attorneys for the defendant com pany is the law firm of Davis Cos ten and Harrison, formerly of Blythoyille. There is number of expert witnesses here, it is said. who will testify for both the plain tiff and defendant. The case is one of much interest ana the outcome will be closely watched. Both sides, it is said, are clanoring for a trial.
 Ralph Martin, striking Cotton Belt shoplnan of Paragould charged with violation of the Federal injunction against strikers, was acquitted by Judge Irieber. Martin was charged with striking an engineer named Ben Falstaff because he objected to Falstaff stopping at a hotel that was keeping non union men, Mar tins witnesses swore that Falstaff started the argument with Martin and hit him first, that Martin did net try to take him to task for stopping at the hotel, merely telling him he was surprised.
 Harry Rhea, charged with the vio- lation of the Narcotic act, was re- ported sick yesterday. Judge Trie Der made an order to bring the de- in this morning by deputy marshal, on a stretcher, and was present in the court at the opening of the ses- sion. The district attorney called up the case, but tho court announced that the prisoner could be taken from the court room and the case would be called later during the term. Rhea was brought here from Walnut Ridge. Rhea was ordered once from the courtroom when he seemed to go into convulsions.
 The United States Grand Jury adjourned for the term this morn ing, after returning IT true bills. Those who were indicted and in custody or under bond were as fol- lows:
 Dr. Joel c. Land and Dr. Adam s. DodG, failing to keep record of 
 Charles Riggs, using mails to de- fraud.
 Q. J. Anderson. robbing interstate shipment.
 w. D. Peterson and Lee Drifoos, to violate law of U. s. of the unlawful possession of nar- cotic drugs.
 Mary Almquist, Gertrude Foster, Johnny Foster each indicted on a charge of altering bank notes.
 Lewis Brown and Arthur Page, each indicted, charged with forging ! P. 0. money order.
 J. Bradley Thomlinson, stealing 25 P. o. money orders of $100.o0 each, forgery and using the mails to defraud.
 Willie James and Bullocks Hall, breaking into and robbing postoffice.
 Jim Laster, possessing still and manufacturing whiskey.
 In addition to those announced yesterday afternoon, the following parties plead guilty to violation of lHc lNhtlOIdl lIOHlDillOll dIL anu were fined and given jail sentences as follows:
 F. J. Erwin, fine s200.0o.
 Joe Turner, fine $25.00 and four months in county jail.
 John Turner, fine $25.00 and four months in county jail.
 Will Ross, three months in county jail.
 Bill Bowerman fine $25.0O and four months in county jail.
 $. H. Peer, four months in county jail.
 Ben Smith, four months in coun- ty jail.
 Hayes Turner, fine $100.000.
 Vernon Brooks, fine $25.00.
 Henry Sisk, fine $100.00 and four months in county jail.
 Joe Fisher, fine s5o.o0 and four months in county jail.
 Andrew Moore, four months in