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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
IVEPERSONS
Are ARRESTED
FOR MURDER
Sensational Development In
Recent Double Killing
I'm Cross County-Eiear-
ing April Ia.

Wynne, April Charged with
implication in the killing of James
and Orvil Barnett, brothers at Hick
DRY Ridge, Cross county, last Sat
urday night, five men were arrest
ed, and will be given preliminary
hearings April IA. Those arrested
were: Love Banks, l.. f. Pollock,
w. r. Malone, j. B. McBurnett and
Emmitt Phillips
1t is said that the killing has
caused considerable i'll feeling in
the vicinity of Hickory Ridge. Ac-
cofding to reports received here,
several men Wednesday were order
ed to leave the community within
80 minutes, and none of them were
seen there yesterday.
The Barnett brothers were killed
when Deputy Sheriff McBurnett
went to one of the brothers store
to arrest him ON warrant issued
by the Circuit Court. He had been
convicted of liquor charge, but
sentence was suspended upon his
promise to leave the state. He fail
ed to leave, and he was ordered to
report to the court. When the officer
stepped into the store, James Bar
nett, for whom the warrant was
issued, is said to have Immediately
opened fire. The officer, however,
returned the fire and Barnett fell
wounded. A short time
later Orvil Barnett is said to have
he too was fatally wounded. 1t is
said several persons besides the Of
ficer shot Orvil. Both James and
Orvil died in a Jonesboro hospital
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
Election Psychology

England is getting ready for q
general election" which cores
ponds to one of our presidential
Ieampaigns.E Sir Phillip Gibbs, re
turning home after a visit to Ameri-
Ica, sees the political situation as
clearly as he used to see war situa-
tions, and writes of it in a pitiless
|dispassionate way, as if he were a
journalistic surgeon-or aienst
From now on until the issue is de-
cided, next summer, he says:
THE minds of the people will be
subjected to every trick of psyche
logy for the stirring up of passion
and prejudice which clever politi-
cans and preasmen have learned tC
use for political purposes. They have
made an elaborate science of it,
They know the art of suggestion
and the power of iteration. Sinceri-
ty has been abandoned. False pas
SIGN, not believed in by those who
are most violent, has been sub
stltuted for reasonable discussion
At a crisis in history when the fate
of Great Britain and that of all
the world depends on a scientific
handling of immensely complicated
problems by the best wisdom of the
country, all reason has been thrown
to the four winds by political pro-
pagandists for the sake of the old
game of party strife. 1t is one of the
penalties and inherent difficulties
of a democratic government"
Sounds strangely familiar, does it
not? Are we dreaming, or have the
American people passed through
such an experience? Or are we
still in it? Or is another such cam
paign beginning, to last until next
November, or until two years from
next November?
This mob psychology, in which
the clever politician and narrow
partisan is postmaster, is a Curl
Gus thing, when people once take
the trouble to think about il, as
Gibbs does. But inasmuch as Ameri-
cans seem to be going in for the
study of psychology lately, there
is hope of more of them seeing
through the old shams, ignoring
the old catchwords and insisting on
a logical discussion of fundamental
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
Danger of Levee
Break Is Passed

Helena, April THE levee sit
uation at Old Town continues to i'm
prove, and it is generally believed
that there is no longer danger of a
oreVasse. The force of men at work
at the endangered section, reduced
to approximately 100 men, Wednes-
day, has been further reduced. The
work being carried on now is mere
ly that OF raising the crown of the
outside barrier to uniform height
and further buttressing the weaker
spots.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10

was "corralled" few hundred yards
out of earShot. Khan officials APP
parently were glad to have re-
porter present.
Barbecue Supper Served.
AS the klansmen and candidates
arrived they were separated, the
''unnaturalized" being "herded" into
a large enclosure, while the members
were free to do as they pleased. At
5 O'Clock supper was served. . he
meal consisted of harbecued pork
and beef, pickles, young onions,
bread and coffee. 1t was SAID about
G, 900 were fed This required about
an hour and hall.
The ceremony of initiation was
begun at o'clock. The candidates
were marched into a roped arena
and massed in front Of a fiery cross.
The blazing cross probably would
have been seen for several miles
With their left hands over their
hearts and their right hands ex-
tended, members of the class took
the obligation of knight of the
Ku KluX Khan.
With the ceremony over. the
klansmen crowded into the roped
arena and heard addresses by sew
eral we'll known men from various
parts of the state, who are members
of the Khan. 1t was near midnight
when the program was concluded.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
RECORD CLASS
IS TAKEN into
XII KLUX KHAN
Reported That 1000 Can
didates Received Into the
Order Last Night-Snper-
ial Official Present.

Little Rock, April Member
ship Of the Ku Klux Khan in Ar
kansas was increased more than
900 last night when the largest
class in the history of the Organi-
cation in this state was initiated.
The ceremony was held at a point
near Little Rock. Among the class,
it is said, We're approximately 500
Little Rock men. while the others
were from nearby towns. The mem
bership of the Little Rock Khan now
is reported to number approximate
ly 1000.
The initiation was witnessed by
no fewer than 5000 klansmen.
They were here from all parts of
the state. 1t is said 80 klans were
represented. Included among the
visitors was an imperial officer,
who came to Little Rock from At
lanta, Ga, home of the head Of
fices, especially to attend the mi
tiation. He made an address in
which he explained in detail the
purposes of the Ku Klux Khan.
The klansmen began leaving Little
Rock for the initiation grounds
about . o'clock in the afternoon.
From that hour until after 5 O'Clock
there was solid stream of cars en-
route to the place.
Reporter on the Job.
A Gazette reporter, nosing about
for news, joined the caravan and
followed. At point about seven
or eight miles from the city, the
were halted by guards,
who apparently were demanding the
pass word. The reporter became
worried, but he kept in line. FL
nally, Guard or sentry, asked for
the word The word was not forth
coming, and the "news hound" was
turned over to committee"
When face TO face with an official
of the khan, whose identity could
not be learned because of the white
robe and mask he wore, the re
porter "fessed up" and was told to
proceed under guard"
Although under guard" the
man saw everything that
was to be seen, but he heard very
little. While the initiation wa5
under way, the unwelcome visitor
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
Joe Bond Announces
For Tax Collector

The latest announcement to be
added to the list of candidate cards
in the Daily Press and Soliphone is
that of Joe Bond who is entering
the race for Tax Collector of Greene
county and it is upon his authority
the consideration of the voters of
Greene county in that race, subject
to the action of the Democratic vot-
ers at the primary election schedul-
ed to talfe place in August. The at
tention of the readers is respectful
ly invited to Mr.. Bonds announce
ment
Joe Bond is well known to a ma
jority of the citizens of the county,
he having made the race for the of
flee of Collector at the last election
two years ago. That race was one
of the hottest contested of that
memorable campaign and Mr.. Bond
came very close to being awarded
the plum. He was defeated by Col
lector Bob Partain, who was run
ming for reelection, by a very
small margin of votes.
He believes it is his turn to take
the reins of the office and his large
number of friends throughout the
county feel confident that the voters
this time will roll up a handsome
vote for him, sufficient to assure
him the office. He wants The
Press and The SOliphOne to say for
him that he most heartily appre-
ciates the large vote that was ac-
corded him in that contest two
years ago and cordially invites ev-
eryOne of those voters who stood
by him in that race, and those who
saw fit to vote against him then, to
come to his support in this race and
honor him with victory.
Mr.. Bond is credited with being
highly qualified to discharge the
duties of the office of collector. He
is an ambitious young man, regard
ed as a real hustler and he repre-
SCENTS one of the very highest types
of citizenship, standing for the high
est ideals, socially and politically
Being a most agreeable sort of fell
low, his friends point out that the
public would have in him a very
and pleasant Off
cial, yet one who would represent
the best interests of the county and
its people generally.
Mr.. Bond recently completed a
course in one of the leading COM
mercial colleges of the country, thor
oughly equipping himself as to
ability in keeping an accurate and
clean record of the county's affairs
so far as they concern the office
of Collector. He has otherwise de-
voted himself to preparations in
qualifying himself to handle public
and he is entering the race
feeling eminently equipped to meas
ure up to the requirements of the
office he seeks and, if elected, prom
Uses to devote his utmost effort to
the end of making the county a
official
Mr. Bond is son of c. f. Bond
Of the Marmaduke section. He has
spent practically all of his life in
Greene county and one of the |
strongest endorsements he has is |
he high esteem in which he is he
Nv those who know him hest
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC,
REQUIRED ny THE ACT or CON
GRESS or Att.JST ~ 1912,


OF The Paragould Soliphone pub
lished Tri-W eeklY at paragould, Ar
kansas, for April 1922.
state of Arkansas,
County of Greene, IS.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
FOR the state and county aforesaid,
VINO, having been duly sworn accord
in8 to law. dcpoaes and says that he
is the owner OF The Paragould
Soliphone and that the following is, to
a true statement of the ownership,
manage ment tand If daily paper,
the circulation. etc, of the aforesaid
publication for the date shown in the
Of August "a, 1912. embodied i'm sec
ton 443, Postal Laws and Regu1a-
lions, printed on the REVERSE of this
T. Ihm me names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing edi-
tor, and business managers are:
Publisher Editor Managing Editor,
Business Manager Rupert c. Wright
faraeould Ark.
2 That the owners are: GIVE the
names and addresses of individual
its name and the names and addresses
OF stockholders owning or holding
! per cent or more of the total amount
of StOck.)
Rupert c. Wright Paragould,A
That the known bondholders mort
gagees and other security holders
owning or holding l per cent or more
OF total amount of bonds. mortgages,
or other securities are;
None.
L. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the own
erS, stockholders, and security hold
ers, ii any. contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of
the company but also, i'm cases where
the stakeholder or security holder
appears upon the books of the com
duciary relation, the name of the per
son or corporation for whom such
trustee is acting, is given; also that
the said two paragraphs contain state
mcnts embracing fun knowledge and
belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders
and security holders who do not
appear upon the books of the com
pany as trustees, hold stock and Sc
culiticS in o capacity other than that
of 9 bona fide owner; and this affiant
has no reason to believe that any
other person. association, or corpora
ton has any interest direct or indl-
rect i'm the said stock, bonds, or other
securities than as so stated by him.
RUPERT G. WRIGHT,
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of April 1922.
(SeaD FRED WATSON,
Notary Public.
(My commission expires Jan. 23 1929
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
Cyclone Sweeps Over
Woodward, Iowa

Woodward, Iowa, April 7,-One
woman was killed and several injur-
ed when a cyclone swept near this
city today. Property damage is es-
timated at half million dollars.
Farm houses and hand buildings
were wrecked over large area.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
EVIDENCE IS
SUBMITTED in
LIP-STICK CASE
Judge Bandy Is Not Ger
tain Whether He Has Jul
risdiction-4ow Much
Powder Is Too Much?

Corning, April How much face
powder is too much face powder is a
legal question to which Circuit
Judge w. w. Bandy must find the
ANSWER by Wednesday night.
Evidence in the celebrated Zip
stick" case was submitted to the
judge last night in his hearing of
the mandamus proceedings brought
by Miss Pearl Pugsley, aged IS, of
Knobel, to set aside sumptuary rules
of the Kn0bel School Board Judge
Bandy announced that he was by no
means certain that he had jurisdic-
ton, but will announce his decision
next Wednesday. Should he as
sumo jurisdiction, the question be-
fore him will be whether Miss
Pugsley had exceeded the somewhat
illiberal rule laid down by the
School Board governing the use
Of cosmetics and other first aids
TO comeliness.
n E. Hicks, principal of the Kno-
bel school, and principal witness
against Miss Pugaley, said that
shortly before the opening of the
school September 5, the School Board
had promulgated its celebrated Rule
No. 3, forbidding students, girls
presumably, to use cosmetics or to
wear "peek-a-boO" waists, overly
short skirts, ultra thin hose or
"other immodest apparel" This
rule, Hicks said, was read by a
member of the board to the student
body on the day school opened.
The Powder Appears.
On September %, Hicks testified
Miss Pugsley, Miss Erma Byers and
Miss Natalie Jones came to school
all powdered up. The principal
ordered a face washing forthwith,
or return of the delnquents to
their homes. Miss Jones washed
her face, he said. Miss Byers re
turned to school the following Mon
day guiltless of powder, but Miss
Pugsley's face, on its temperance,
was, the principal declared, still,
again, or yet, powdered.
So Miss Pugsley was again sent
away from the seat of learning, and
soon afterward brought mandamus
proceedings against the board, which
is composed of J. F. Sellmeyer, b. A. .
Scott and j. r. Mccoy. Hicks said
that Miss Pugsley might have re-
turned to school at any time she
chose to conform to the rule" but
Miss Pugsley, insisting on her con-
right to come powdered
or otherwise, has remained away.
Is Veteran PoWderer.
There was no testimony, expert
or non-expert, introduced to show
whether Miss Pugsley was powdered
to excess. Miss Pugsley testified
that she was not; that she had been
accustomed to powder her nose for
many years, comparatively, but that,
having exhausted her supply of face
powder she had used talcum on the
historic date, and that talcum was
of higher degree of visibility than
face powder. Hicks said that he
had not noticed powder before
September 20. Miss Pugsley said
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
For Circuit Court Clerk.

to announce that Ernest Fletcher
is a candidate for the office of Cir
cult Court Clerk of Greene county,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary, at the election Au-
gust Sth.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with Worms have an I'M
healthy color. which indicates poor blood. and as u
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood. i'm
prove the digestion, and act as General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system Mature will then
throw off dispel the worms. and the Childwil De
10 perfect health. Pleasant take. Goo per bottle
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
THE DESIRABLE TOURIST.

Everything is coming the Ameri-
can tourists way. Everybody is
bidding for him. He is sought
abroad more than ever, because
Europe has more need of his money.
Foreign shipping lines are making
their rates more attractive because
they have plentiful carrying capac
ity and little patronage. The United
States Shipping Board is doing the
same thing, for the same reason of
preservation. The whole tend
ency is to draw American travellers
abroad this year as they have not
been drawn since the bountiful,
easy years before the war.
Wherefore American sections and
interests that cater to the native
tourist trade are worried. The
gospel of see America first work
ed well enough while Europe was
virtually barred to Americans Now,
the West fears Americans with
money for travelling may be lured
abroad.
A Denver newspaper is therefore
the East with the glories of the
West" in order to stem the tide.
And there is good reason for it.
The American West is more worth
seeing than ever, and that can
hardly be said of Europe just now.
The East finds in the West a
warmth of welcome of which no for
eign land is capable. American
railroad rates are lower than they
have been for years. Then there is
the ever-ready automobile, which
is rapidly revolutionizing travel and
which, as the Denver paper remarks,
may be 1.-The salvation of the West,
the national park region, as against
the competition of Europe and Asia. ~
For every family that can afford
to go abroad by railroad and steam
ship, a dozen can afford to travel
at home by motor.
I'VE was so cock-sure we would
git ourn when the Republicans took
charge that we hung a sign on our
office door reading: No money re-
ceived after p. m We tore the
sign down next day. Now we would
be glad to git out of bed and re-
ceipt for a 50-cent subscription at
2 o'clock in the morning. THE
Bogburg Bugle.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
NOTICE OF sCHonL ELEor,nN

Notice Is hereby given that Gin re-
spouse to petition filed with the
County Board of Education of Greene
County, Arkansas, containing the sig
natures of twenty legal electors in
SAID School District No. SO, which is
made up of the following described
territory, to-wit:
South half of the Northeast quarter
of Section %; the West half of Sec
llon ~; the Southeast quarter of Sec
ton ~; the East half of Section 80:
and all that part Of the North half
of Section 81 which hes North of tho
J.. ). d. ltY.; lal in Township Seven
teen (lO North Range Six co East,
Greene County, Arkansas) there will
be submitted to che electors of said
territory, at a special election to be
held at North End School House on
saturday, April 18th, 1922, the ques-
llon OF whether or not said territory
Shau be created into a Rural Special
School District with the same powers
az are now granted to Incorporated
cites and towns for such purpose
as now provided for in Section SS31
and other Sections in Crawford and
Moses Digest of the Statutes of Ar
Kansas and for the election of six
school directors.
BY order of the County Board of
Education this 9TH day of April. 1922
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
For Tax Collector.

BOND-We are authorized to an
nounce that Joe Bond is a candidate
for the office of Collector of Greene
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party at the primary
election to be conducted in August.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
For County Treasurer.

FULLERTON--We are authorized
to announce that Wilson B. Fuller
ton is a candidate for the office of
Treasurer of Greene county, subject
to the will of the voters at the Dem
ocratic primary election to be held
in August
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
THE GREAT ENEMY

Not Germany nor Japan nor 1g-
norance nor bad citizenship is the
great enemy of American progress
and prosperity. The great enemy is
waste; and happily, there is now an
organized movement in this country
to fight it.
Take roads, for instance. One
plant may be supplying materials
for use in two or three states. Be
cause of varied specifications, diff
feSsnt screens and bins must be used
for sorting material for each sep
arate job. Different processes may
be required. All these take extra
labor. They mean extra cost with
out extra quality. To standardize
highway materials is one aim of the
people fighting waste.
Take houses. Rooms of simple
sizes, that is, rooms whose length,
breadth and height bear simple
ratios to each other, are the most
beautiful rooms. Rooms which de-
part from these simple ratios are
apt to be queer. in some way. Also,
rooms of these queer sizes waste
lumber. Sticking to standard sizes
for rooms and halls costs less and
looks better than running after freak
sizes.
Take doors. Millwork makers
would like to get down to a few
sizes. They cost less that way.
waste less wood and less time and
look and wear as well as special or
ders.
Take iron pipe. In the war, sep
arate reserve supplies had to be
maintained for each nation on the
front because the British, French
and American pipes would not fit
each other.
Take plumbing Take bolt and
screw threads. Take sewing ma
chine needles. Take anything. Why
all the variety in things like these?
No sense in it.
No sane person warts to take va
riety out of life, out IF work, out Of
furniture or houses, or to take away
beauty and reduce everything To a
drab, dun level That is nor the
purpose of the proposed standardiza-
ton. Beauty and variety cannot
exist without a foundation of unity
Prosperity cannot exist without
thrift. AS waste is eliminated,
beauty aud comfort have chance to
function.
Radio may radiate sweetness and
light, but UP to date it seems to
dispense mostly hot air and jazz.
Herbert Hoover says the coal
strike won't do anything to bust
ness. But will business do anything |
to the coal striker
It's always easier for worlnuen |
to walk out than to come back
Those Siamese twins AT least serV-
ed useful purpose in life by show
ing how two people could get along
together. Capital and labor, il they
only knew it, are the Siamese twins
of civilization, and each will last
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
RUPERT C. WRIGHT, Owner.
SOLIPHONE SUBSCRIPTION
nAnTSC

One year, by mail, In county. Si.ON
Six months, by mail, In county. y 80
Jne year, by mail, outside county $S'oo
Tx months. by nial. outside
The Daily Press, published every
evening except Sunday, Will be mailed
to subscribers residing on rural routes
out of Paragould at the rate of $l.G0
for three months or $500 per year.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10

that she had worn it every day
The case has attracted national
interest as the lipstick case" but
it developed last night that lip
sticks had no actual part in the
picture. Miss Pugsley is not charg-
ed with hpsticking or rouging in
any way nor peek-a booing or short
skirting. According to her testi-
mony her crime" consisted of sub
stituting talcum when she ran out
of face powder.
The courtroom was crowded last
night and will be again Wednesday
night. Local interest is apparently
fairly divided by the girl and the
board. Because of the fact that all
the witnesses of the case are con-
nected with the school either as
students or officials, night hearings
were ordered by Judge Bandy.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10

WOOD-We are authorized to an
nounce that Charlie Wood is a can
didate for the office of Circuit
Court Clerk, subject to the will of
the voters at the Democratic pri-
mary election to be held in August.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Sheriff.

STEPPING are authorized to an
nounce that Chas. Stepp is a candi-
date for reelection to the office
of Sheriff of Greene county, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
mary election, August 8th.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-10
EXPRESS AIRPLANES
CRASH IN MID-AIR

Paris, April 1.-Two ex-
press airplanes operating be-
tween Paris and London col
lided in mid-air over Tilloy
this morning and fell to the
earth in a flaming mass. Two
pilots and three passengers
met their deaths in the ca
tastrophe.