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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
WES ADAMS is
SENTENCED TO
YEAR IN PEN
Citizen Of dorado Section
Guilty of Liquor Viola
tion-Cther Gases
Disposed of.
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

Wes Adams of the Lcrado Sec
tion. near Cash river must serve
a year in the state penitentiary
upon the charge Of violating the
liquor law, connected with manu-
featuring the Illicit product. His
case came up yesterday and was
disposed of this morning when a
jury returned verdict of guilty
and recommended a sentence of one
year. Mr.. Adams was indicted at
the May term of Greene county
grand jury. He was involved in
the charge as result of a raid
conducted by Sheriff Stepp.
The case OF the state against Bill
Brady, of the Bethel section, charg-
ed with a liquor violation, occu-
pied the morning session of court,
This case was continued from last
week on account of the illness Of
the defendants attorney. The YER
diet in the case likely will be rem
dered this afternoon.
Andrew Sears, OF MarmadUke, son
of w. H. Sears this morning plead
ed guilty to the criminal charge
growing out OF the attempted poi
soning Of the family OF j. w. VIII
son at Marmaduke on the night of
November is. The youth is only
sixteen years of age and the court
sentenced him to one year in the
state roformatory. His companion,
Oscar Pratt, 20 years of age, a
few days ago was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary upon a
similar charge. Pratt, according
to his confession few days fol-
lowing the poisoning. administered
rat poison by sprinkling the dead
" drug over food in the kitchen of
the Wilson home, claiming that
he committed the act with the view
to collecting insurance upon the
life of Mr. Wilson
The Wilson family of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson and two small sons
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
UGLY DETAILS
CHARACTERIZE
HERRIN TRIAL
Horrible Scenes Enacted as
Non-Union Men Were
Brutally Butchered in
Awful Massacre.
AN Tho unlted rreas1

Marion, H., Dec. 19.-The
grilling Of state witnesses in
the first Herrin massacre trial
today brought out more of the
morbid details of the reign of
terror that enveloped William
son county last June.
Eye witness stories telling
how twenty non-union coal
miners met their deaths at the
hands of mob of five hundred
angersd union men formed the
recital of horror, brutality and
atrosities. The testimony was
CT the most terrible nature, de-
picting the work of the mob.
Five defendants; Otis Clark,
Bert Grace, Peter Hitler, Joseph
Carnaghi and Levan Mann were
brought to trial upon the spe-
cific charge Of numbering Howard
Hoffman. They are accused of
other acts of violence in an at
tempt by the prosecution TO
prove they were parties to the
conspiracy.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
PLANS UNDER Way TO PREVENT
COLLAPSE or old WORLD SAYS
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
Details Of Proposal Being Set Out-American
Bankers TO Stand Ready to Advance Loan
"A Commission To Be Formulated
To Conduct Reliable Inquiry

Copyright by the United Press.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 19.--
The United States as the out
standing move in its plan to
avert collapse in the Old
World is about to invite the
European powers to make
full attempt to settle the Ger
man reparations problem, it was
learned from most authoyita-
tive sources this aftcrnoos by
the United Press, ~
The plan of Intervention by
the United States in the Euro
pean situation follows.
First Believing the repsra-
tions to be the KEY to the pres
ent European crisis, the United
States will participate in q COM
mission or some other form Of
an official inquiry to establish
the exact figure for Germany to
pay. 1t would be a figure that
would constitute just repara-
items FOR the war and an amount
that would be UP to Germany's
capacity to pay, but not beyond.
Second: If the settlement of
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
Loss OF A SUIT
LEADS FARMER
TO END LIFE
Clay County Man, Brooding
Over a Case He Lost
in Court, Hangs
Himse elf.

Rector, Dec 19.-Sam German,
farmer, aged 80, committed suicide
about O'Clock yesterday morning
at his farm seven miles east OF
Rector He hanged himself in his
barn Brooding over lawsuit
i"the first trouble he ever had" is
believed responsible for his self-de-
Istruction.
German was renter on a farm
owned by Alyia Wynn. He had been
on the place several years. Wynn
tsued him for alleged back rent, to-
falling a little more than $50. He
secured Judgment in justice court
here Friday
Since the trial, German appeared
much distressed He told friends
that was the first trouble he ever
had.
At a coroner's inquest yesterday
morning. conducted by Justice John
Howe, Mrs German testified that
her husband appeared very nervous
Sunday night and refused to go to
bed About midnight, Mrs. German
said she arose and sat up with
him the remainder of the night.
Wife Discovers Body.
Shortly before O'Clock yesterday
morning, German went to the barn
'ostensib!y to feed his mules. Hear
ing noise as if some one were
struggling and gasping for breath,
Mrs. German went out on the porch
and called to her husband. Receiv-
ing no reply, she went to the barn
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

reparations can be effected by
an agreement among the Euro
pean powers upon such a figure
as may be proposed, the United
States can give assurances that
American bankers stand ready
to advance loan with proper se-
ourities, sufficient to put Ger
MANY upon her feet and start
her toward amortization Of the
indemnity.
Third: Finally, the United
States government will be will
ing to adopt a lenient policy
On the question of collecting the
Allied war debt to this country:
that is. it is ready to consider
obligations of each debtor to
countries on their own merits,
granting more leniency in terms
OF collection to those countries
less able to pay.
Should this far reaching pro-
gram be worked out, the United
States may later suggest other
lmpo stant international moves.
such as pact to preserve peace
and to limit land ornaments.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
ELKS LODGE
PROMOTING
WORTHY MOVE
'Krippled Riddles Day" to
Be Observed in Para
gould on January
6th-Particulars.

Women and children of Para
gould will sweep down on the resi-
dents of the city Saturday, jan
uary 6, 1928, bearing small banks
in which to collect the small coins
of those who are willing to give
piled children Of the state. This
drive is being sponsored by the To-
cal lodge of Elks, which order is
pledged to endow ward in the
Arkansas Children's Home and Hos
pital Any crippled child in the
state can secure treatment in
this ward. the expenses being borne
by the Elk fund.
/ "a Dr.. Leonard r. Ellis OF Hot
Springs. District Deputy for the
Eastern District of Arkansas; J. b.
Ward of Russellville, District Depu-
ty for the Western District of Ark
ansas andAs5 IF. O'Melia of Fort
Smith President of the Arkansas
Elks' Association; have made a
Thorough investigation of the pro-
position and have requested every
elk lodge Of the state to partici-
pate in the drive for funds.
A campaign to raise funds with
which to construct the building
has recently been completed The
institution had s125,000 in contri-
buttons from various sources before
lit placed the proposition of raising
la like amount before the people
Plans for the building have been
approved, and in a short time con-
Istruction will be under way. Now
the Elks come in and obligate
themselves to raise enough money
TO equip a large ward, and to pay
| the expenses OF all poor children
who are treated there. It is fig
ured that $4,000 is necessary i'm
Imodiately to furnish the room and
provide special apparatus for the
treatment Of crippled children. 1t
| is the intention OF the Elks to keep
this ward full at all times, and
/ its little tenants are to be poor chill
dren who would not otherwise re-
ceive expert surgical attention.
With the intention of arousing
Interest among the women and chill
dren CT Paragould as we'll as Of
THE. lodge members. the committee
Having the drive in charge has de-
Icided to make it a campaign for
small coins, working the field over
and over all day. This will call
the drive continually to the atten-
tion OF the contributors, and at
the same time impress upon the
minds OF the workers that they
are engaged in cause with an ap-
peal much greater than that of the
ordinary drive. The Arkansas Elks
Association will supply the banks
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20


who Immediately rushed to the scene
were equally at loss in their Ell
forts to apprehend the culprit.
The railway guard, it is said, was
sent to Paragould soon following
the former blast that occurred at
the boarding house, to afford protec-
tion to boarders who are employed al
4 the Missouri Pacific railway shops
lin the places of workmen who are
out on a strike. Since that time
bombings have occurred at other
places in the community, one at the
Cochran home at the corner OF South
9Th and Park street on the night
Eof November 10Th and the other at
the grocery store of c. e. Rogers d
Son on West Court street Sunday
might, December 10th. Little dam
age was done to those properties and
no one was injured at either of those
places.
During the mass meeting at the
court house this morning, presided
over by Judge j. NJ Futrell, it was
proposed that sufficient reward be
offered for the arrest and conviction
of the guilty bombers. A reward
or executive committee, composed OF
r. w. Meriwether, j. d. Block and
NJ. p. Huddleston, was designated by
the chair, with instructions to raise
$1,000 Mr.. Dunn, special agent OF
the Missouri Pacific company indl-
ated that his company would propose
another S1,O00.00 and it was also
stated by him that the men now
employed at the Missouri Paclflc
shops in Paragould would add
$4,000 to the total, making grand
total Of $2,500.00 for the apprehen-
sion of those who nave perpetrated
the outrages here. 1t was also
suggested to ask the. governor to-
offer an additional 100000 reward.
1t was further proposed at the
mass meeting that a guard COM
mittee be appointed to employ extra
police to patrol the city during the
night hours and that the City Coun-
ell be urged to cali an immediate
session and pass an ordinance fof-
bidding persons from being upon the
streets of the city after a certain
hour If the evening. The City
Council will meet in session this eve-
ming.
The committee designated to ar
range for the employment of an am
pie guard to be on service through
out each night, is composed of the
following, appointed by the chair:
Sheriff c. p. Stepp, Jas. Mason, John
Rosson, II. w. Meriwether, c. a.
1Gontinued ON Page Iwo)
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

Omaha, Dec. 1s.-No pretty girl
autoist can do 60 miles an hour
up Farnum street, then flicker a
pair of dimples at Police Judge
Wappich and get off scot free. No
siIree!
Girls and women with good looks
are too clever about 'smilin' through
their predicaments,' said Judge Wap-
pich, severely. Its got to stop.
You can't make 'ein stop trying
to yamp the police court judge, but
you can keep 'em out Of court. And
that's what I'm going to do!"
So when Mrs. Ross Shotwell, a
young matron of undeniable charm,
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
WALKER BOARDING HOUSE IS
AGAIN BOMBED and TERRIFIC
BLAST DOES SERIOUS DAMAGE
All Window Lights 2 Story Structure Torn Out on
East Side-Weather Boarding Torn Off
Windows in Nearby Buildings Demolished
No One Hurt-Mass Meeting.

(ErOm NC
The Walker boarding house at the
corner OF West Main and Second
streets, Saturday night at 9:4C
o'clock was the scene of the second
bombing that has occurred at that
place since Armistice night-Novem-
bor 11th-and the fourth that has
occurred in the city since that date.
The Saturday night outrage was com
mitted at the east side and near the
rear of the dwelling and did much
damage to the property. APPROX
nlateiy twenty-five feet Of weather
boarding strips were torn off and all
the window glasses on the east side OF
the building were demolished, and
the house was otherwise damaged.
Window glasses in buildings $50
feet away were broken. No one was
injured, though many of the occu-
pants of the house were severely
shaken by the terrific concussion. A
hole twelve inches deep and three
feet in diameter was blown in the
ground.
AS in the other Instances of bomb
ing in the city, officers and appar-
emily all other individuals are at a
loss to determine the identity OF
the person or persons guilty OF the
disgraceful episode. A mass meet
ing was conducted at the court
house this morning during an ad-
journed period of Circuit Court with
tho view TO trying to establish
some procedure that may lead to the
apprehension of the guilty indiyid-
uals.
The bomb Saturday night was
placed almost directly underneath
the sleeping apartment of Mrs. Su-
san Walker, the aged mother OF
Mrs. A. l.. Bradburn of the Walker
boarding house. Mrs. Walker is
seyenty-seven years of age and is
totally blind. She was uninjured
though the windows of her room
were demolished, the top of the stove
in her room blown Off and other
articles in the sleeping apartment
were hurled from positions. Many
others in the home had retired and
all were given a severe shock but
none Of them sustained injuries 9TH
crwise.
A guard employed by the Missouri
Pacific railway company was on
duty at the place at the time and
had been on service there for many
days. He had gone into the house
to warm and had been away from
the yard of the premises only few
minutes when the blast occurred. He
was unable to gain clue as to the
one responsible for committing the
outrage, and officers and citizens
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
FAMED ACTRESS
STRICKEN I'LL IN
CITY OF PARIS
Sarah Bernhardt Seized by
Painting Spell Just Be-
fore Performance
is Started.
tBy The Uni,eo 1-ress.)

Paris, Dec. 19.-Sarah Bern
hardt, aged actress, was stricken
i'll last night just before her
performance began. Physicians
described her malady as syncope
Of fainting spells, followed by
a stupor.
A bulletin issued said the
actress was out of danger but
rest and complete isolation was
necessary for few days to in
sure a complete recovery.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
COMPANY III
TO CONDUCT
BIG BANQUET
Call is Issued to All Mem
bers of the Original Or
ganization-D -Dccem-
ber 26th the Date.

Winston Porter has presented
The Press and Soliphone with copy
Of a letter just addressed to for
mer members of the original Com
pany "H organized in Paragould
shortly following the entrance OF
the United States in the World
War. The letter follows:
Called into service August 8
1917. Old Company III" Para
gould, Ark,
General Order No A.
Paragould Ark, Dec. IS, 1922.
To All Mmbers of Company "H":
Gas shown by enclosed roster)
l. BY direction Of Co. "H' YOU
are hereby notified than on the
night of Decembr 2G, at 500 o'clock
at the Vandervoort Hotel, in the
City Of Paragould, a Real Banquet
will be given Tor the members of
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
IRISH AGAIN
START THEIR
old FIGHTING
Less Than Twenty Four
Hours After British
Troops Leave, Blood
shed is Started.

Dublin, Dec. 19.-Irish Re-
publican insurgents renewed
their warfare of incendiarian
and bombing last night, in less
than twenty-four hours after
British troops had been with
drawn from the island. Two
bombs were thrown against the
building occupied by the Irish
independent and blew in the
doorway.
Armed men stormed and
burned the home Of Gordon
Campbell, son of Lord Glenavy.
Senate chairman The home was
practically destroyed.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

and on the morning of January
the little workers, composing teams
with a woman for captain and
leader will begin working the resi-
dence and factory districts of Para
gould. In the afternoon the busi-
ness section will welcome the lit
tie solicitors.
The District Deputies OF the II.
F. Q. e. of Arkansas have been
visiting the lodges of the state
during the past two weeks. explain
Ing the campaign and the lodges
are not only enthusiastic about
the proposition, but are voting to
make it an annual feature. and
II the ward should require it. to
make 1t semi-annual.
Meetings are now being held nv
the officers of local Elks lodge. ana
the details of the campaign ara
peing worked out The workers
ana captains are to be called into
consultation before the Holidavs
ana the plans carefully explained
TO them The workers are to be
the wives, mothers children and
sweethearts of Elks. Many have
already been consulted and are en-
enthusiastically awaiting the day when
'hey Degln on campaign that win
S'raishten J, the limbs OF many chil-
u'eh Vi the state who are now con-
s'dered hopelessly crippled.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
Wrong Addressing
OF Mail Is Costly

Washington. Dec. 9The POST
office Department estimates that a
waste Of S1,740,00o annually re-
suits from wrongly addressed mail.
A survey Just completed reveals
that the average number OF letters
received at postoffices daily with
improper addresses was 375,3S1 and
that the salaries Of postal employees
required to readdress this mail
amounts alone to more than $1,000
600 year.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

parked her car overtime Judge Wap.
plch paroled her to her attorney
husband end summoned him to
face tie judge,
Then pretty Alice McCcrmick
turned a downtown corner ON two
wheels and a cop saw her. Alice
was "paroled' to a newspaper edi-
tor who pleaded her case for her
to a stony-faoed judge.
And when Miss Helen Bixby, a
prominent Omaha society girl ap-
reared, charged with '.habitual viola
tion of the parking ordinance, ="
the judge fortified himself against
a prize battery Of dimples and made
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

were violently i'll after partaking
.of the food the following morning
but they recovered from their ex-
porience. A few days following
the two boys were taken into GUS
tody by Deputy Pony Vowel at
Marmaduke and brought to Para
gould and locked up. Shortly after
ward they made complete confes-
sion of their participation in the
poisoning.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

Herbert Connell, bachelor lawyer
responsible for her future motoring
career.
Connell took charge of affairs with
an, iron hand, called Miss Bixby
into his office, read her the traf-
fic rules and lectured her severely
Miss Bixby, scourged in spirit, wept
And after that they went across
the street and had soda
Women's independence! Bah!'
says Judge Wappich. There's a
tine in the lie of every pretty
woman when some mans got to be
made responsible for her actions"
Suffrage papers please copy!
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

Thomas jefferson, author of the
Declaration of Independence and 3rd
President of the United States, was
also an astronomer, physicist, engi-
necr. anatomist, geologjst, zoologist,
botaniat and paleontoloSist.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

Altho they cover about the same
area, the United States has about
250.o0o miles OF railroad and Aus
tralig about $4,000.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
COTTON MARKET
Observation-Disclosures

Especial to The Daily Press.)
New York--January; opened a
25.S5; closed at 25.S3.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

who
their eff
Saturday al forts apprehend
The
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20

CONTINUED ON Page Iwo)
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-20
The Soliiohone

or factionai "ganEs" ana
sO.calied political "lead-
ers." It's n newspaper,
sta RdinE for the best In
eereSss of the community.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-24
FAMOUS HEALER
COMING TO AMERICA
Emile Coue, Father of Auto
Suggestion, Will Lecture
in United States.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Emile
Coue, father of. the new cult of
healing by auto-suggestion, is ex-
pected to arrive in New York on
January 10.
His visit, which has been limited
at for several months. is now at
the stage where dates are being
made for lectures, and plans for his
holding a free clinic perfected. but
all with the proviso 'if he comes" I"
He is being urged 10 come by a
committee of Americans who made
the pilgrimage to Nancy last sum-
mer and are anxious to have him
explain his work in person to the
people of this country, in view Of
the interest that has been aroused
by stories from Nancy and vast
number of misconceptions that pre-
vial as to the extent Of his healing
powers. The leaders in the move
ment to bring him over are Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Oliver Lyford. whose guest NJ.
Coue will be for the two weeks of
his visit.
1t is expected that he will deliver
n few public lectures and probably
hold a few demonstration clinics.
Admission fees will be charged for
the lectures, but there will be no
charge for the clinics. No money
will be retained by NJ. Coue himself,
but his friends hope to raise from
the lectures a sum of $4,000. enough
to make needed enlargements to
the clinic in Paris. They hope also.
if sufficient interest is aroused, to
establish a permanent Coue clinic
in this country, though nothing
defipita has boen decided.
Mr.. Lyford explained that people
were mistaken in hailing Coue as n
miracle man or a hypnotist. The
powers with which he effects his
cures are those which lie within
the patients themselves; his only
claim upon their gratitude being
that he shows them how to use
their own subconscious powers.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-24
American Auto
Driver Original
"GasOline Gus
Nearly Six Billion Gallons Of
Fuel Consumed in Nation
During 1922.
BY Internat tional News Service.

NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-The
American is the original Gasoline
Gus. and he has broken all previ-
Gus records so far in 1922 for burn
ing up gasoline and the roads. ac-
cording to-official figures compiled
here tonight.
National consumption is expected
to aggregate approximately $780,
000, 900 gallons, an increase of more
than 500. 900 900 gallons over 1921.
During the first nine months
Americans consumed 16, 6,4O0, 900 gal
Ions daily, which at only ten miles
per gallon would mean 164 ,00O, 900
miles or $3.50 trips daily around
the earth.
Increased consumption is due en-.
tirely to the larger number Of au-
tOmobiles and motor trucks used
this year, combined with improve.
ment in roads.
Roads of the United States now
carry more than IS per cent Of
the worlds motor vehicles, That
runs about 10,44S,0O0 automobiles
and trucks. Production is said To
run around 100000 vehicles. This
would place the cars in service at
the start of 1928 at well over r.
0O0. .000.'
Gasoline manufacturers declare
there will be<a greatly increased
consumption during 1928 because of
the large quantities of new ve-
hicles still being absorbed by the
market.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-24
First Congregational
Free Concert Tonight

One of the musical treats OF the
season is offered at the First Con-
gregational Church at s o'clock to-
night.
Ruby Potter. soprano; Herman
Hoffman. violinist; Gertrude McRae
Nash, pianist, and concerto numbers
by Louis A. Potter at the piano
and Harry Edward Mueller at the
organ, are on the program. Chopin's
Concerto in F. Minor for piano
and organ will be the climax of
the program. Admission is free.
The full program follows: ALLEGRO
Maestoso," First Symphonic MA
quaire); violin. Legend" Wieni-
awskD; soprano, "Berceuse from
'Jocelyn' with piano, organ and
violin accompaniment Godard); "Au-
tumn' and Spring" with violin
obligato fweiD: violin. piano and
organ, ave Maria" (Schubert);
soprano, spirit Flower" Campbell
Tipton); Concerto in F Minor, for
Piano and Organ" Chopin. playing
the "Maestoso." "Larghetto" and
allegro Vivaci" movements.