Huntsville.—Harvey McChristie of
Japton was thrown from a horse last
•week and sustained a broken arm.
Ozark.—The Home Telephone Com
pany of Ozark has declared a 10 per
cent dividend.
Walnut Ridge.—The Wrape sawmill
near Sedgwick is running every day
an;T has several teams operating in
the woods hauling logs.
Mountain Home.—Henry Turnbull,
a young hoy of this place, sustained a
badly injured right hand when a giant
firecracker exploded prematurelly.
Huntsville.—The Madison County
Sellf-Help Clubs met with the Wash
ington county organizations at Green
land recently.
Cotter.—L. J. Datum and J G. Lvs
ter of Joplin, Mo., have installed a
bakery here. They took over the old
Porterfield location and have remod
eled it.
Huntsville.—Madison county has
made a low record in the enrollment
of members of tho citizens' section of
the Arkansas Educational Associa
tion, and County Superintendent Af
ton Wheeler will make a special effort
this week to increase the membership.
Walnut. Ridge.—The new Raptist
■church under construction at Sedg
wick is nearing completioin. It prob
ably will lie completed withn two or
three weeks.
Warren.—The following have been
elected to the Board of Directors of
tho Y. M. C. A.: J. C. Moore. M. B
McLeod, Lawrence Hurley, O. O. Ax
ley, D. A. Bradham andJ. E. Victor.
Arkadeipl ia. — Henderson- Brown
College orchestra gave a concert here
last week. Solo numbers were b\
Misses Frederica Naylor, soprano;
TVarl Miller, violinist; Virginia Farra,
pianist, and Selwyn Seller reader.
Warren.—In an essay contest held
In the Warreu schools on "How to
Have Good Health,"’ 700 essays wore
•written. The winners were: Hazel
McKinney, first, and Dorothy Moseley
und Hannan Absbire tied for the soc
ond place.
Warren.—The officers elected by
tho Baptist Young People's Union
are: A. L. Katz, president; Robert
Black, vice-president; Miss Hattie
Richardson, secretary; Miss Mary L.
Colvin, treasurer; Miss Bell Richard
son, pianist
Mor.ticello. — Announcement has
been made here that the Rev. Stewart
K. Oglesby, Jr., pastor of the Presby
terian church at Oxford. N. C., has ac
cepted the cal' extended by the local i
Presbyterian church and would arrive j
tae-re about January lf>. This church
has been without a pastor for over a i
year. The last minister was the Rev j
F. Shepperson, who went to Chester, j
8 C.
Warren.-^-Bradley county went over
the top in the sign up campaign of the !
Arkansas Farm Bureau Cotton Grow j
ers Co-operative Association recently I
Practically every large farmer has
signed the pledge, and it is believed
that many other will line up with the
association within a few days. J. M.
Beward of Little Rock, who has been j
helping in the drive, was much pleas ;
ed with the spirit of co-operation with j
■which the farmers favored tho propo- j
aitlon.
Wilmar.—Wilmar Lodge No. 518, j
Free and Accepted Masons, has elect- j
ed the following officers: Worshipful |
Master, A. S. McArthur: senior ward
en, L. A. Whorton; junior warden, |
JefT Smith; senior deacon, A. L. Pin-1
uer; junior deacon, Louin McKinstry. '
Ozark.—L. L. Heckathorne has
bought a half interest in the O. K
shoe shop at Charleston.
Eudora.—The Bank of Eudora and
tile Merchants and Planters Bank of
Eudora have merged.
Huntsville.—The Rev. Oscar Davis
of Spring Valley is conducting a re
vival at Hartwell.
Huntsville.—Elisha Elkins of Wes
ley recently killed a hog that weighed
900 pounds.
Conway.—Deputy Sheriff J. I. Sum
mers has announced his intention of
becoming a candidate for sheriff at
the Democratic primary August 10.
Huntsville.—Kelly Bovston has pri
vately published a small volume deal
ing with pioneer days in this county.
Hope.—H. E. Fenton, district di
rector in eighteen counties in south
west Arkansas for the cotton cam
paign to sign up the 200,000 bales was
here recently in the interest of the
cotton pool movement. Director Hen
ton announced that the Hempstead
county quota of approximately 6,000
bales is more than half raised and
that indications point to this county
going over the top by the end of the
present week.
Ozark.—Walter O. Maxey will open
• drug store here the tirst of the year.
Ozark.—The enior class of Branc!'
high school presented a three-ac1
comedy, “Much Ado About Betty.” al
the Charleston school auditorium re
ceutly.
Scranton.—The local pinner ha?
closed for the season. The total gin
nings was about 1,000 bales, which
was GOO hales less than last year.
Morrilton.—Carl Schaefers, aged 16,
son of George Schaefers, Missouri Pa
cific construction foreman, accident
ally shot himself while hunting in
the woods near here. He died about
10 minutes after the accident.
Green Forest.—Mrs. Oma Coxsey
"» purchased the Sneed ranch near
Osage in Carroll county, paying $14,
000 It is said to be the best farm in
the county.
Paragould.—Fire of unknown origin
last week destroyed the grocery store
of Kd Cole & Son of West Hunt street.
The building, valued at about $S00,
was insured for $600.
Paragould.—W. M. Nelson, aged 82,
was killed when he was struck by
north bound Cotton Belt passenger
train No. 304, just north of the Mis
souri Pacific yard office.
Ozark.—1The W. R. Brewer & Son
store at Charleston was recently bur
glarized and about $125 worth of mer
chandise was stolen. The thieves
gained entrance by brtakirg the glass
in a rear door.
Morrilton.—A Democratic primary
to make nominations for mayor,
treasurer, recorder, marshal and two
aldermen for each of the four city
wards was held January 3
Walnut Ridge.—Oliver Massey,
county clerk of Lawrence county, has
just returned from a big deer hunt,
and brought back one of the finest
bucks ever seen in this part of the
country. He will have the head
mounted.
Ozark.—Mrs. Stella Williams and
her little son, Loyd, who live in the
Coon neighborhood south of here,
were attacked by a cow which Mrs.
Williams was milking. The animal
gored both with her horns, knocked
them down and trampled on them be
fore the mother could beat her ofT.
The injuries are not serious.
Conway.—Only 11,345 bales of cot
ton, the smallest number on record
since the government !>egan gathering
ginning statistics, were ginned in
Faulkner county prior to December
13 this year, according to W. R. Mc
Henry, agent for the Census Bureau.
The number ginned during the period
from December 1 to December 13 was
only 79, by far the smallest on record.
Malvern.—At a meeting of the
Board of Stewards of the First Meth
odist Church here, J. Elmo Young
was re-elected chairman; A. I. Row
land, vice-chairman; Ray Boyle, sec
retary and treasurer; Robet Smith
Jr., incidental steward; Gay Morris
on, choir leader; Mrs. Lucy Morrison,
organist.
Russellville.—J. H. Simpson of
Hoxie, has purchased the White
House hotel in Russellville and taken
charge. Ho formerly operated the
Park hotel in Hoxie. Mrs. Nancy
Reidmadden. who had operated the
White House under lease the past 3
years, has not announced her future
intentions.
Walnut Ridge.—The new McCarroll
building which is being erected on
Main street here, is being pushed rap
idly to completion. The walls -.nd
roofing is practically finished, and
concrete work is now being done The
structure probably will be completed
in two or three weeks.
Memphis. Tcnn.—Walter A. Billings
ley. aged 38, a farmer, of Presdale,
Ark , died at a hospital here as the
result of gunshot wounds sustained in
a fight with unidentified persons at
his farm
Heber Springs.—Foster G. Richard
son aged 13, son of the late Dr. F. G
Richardson, well known Heber Springs
physician who died November 23, suc
cumbed as the result of injuries he re
ceived last week when his night gown
was ignited as he lighted a fire at his
home. He was terribly burned ovei
the entire body.
Huntsville.—Mrs. W. B. Plummer ol
Hartwell celebrated her 90th birthdaj
last week. She has excellent health
and all of her facilities are unimpair
ed.
Hot Springs.—Virgil Shaw, brotliei
of Dr. J. B. Shaw, county coroner ol
this city, and who was one of the lead
ing farmers of Garland county, was al
most instantly killed when a Ford cai
he was driving overturned. The acci
dent occurred about seven miles fron
Hot Springs.
Wynne.—Forrest Mulholland, aget
25, died in a Memphis hospital fron
injuries received recently while hunt
ing near Wynne. He was accidental
ly shot by Jeff Lindley, aged 13, mem
be of the hunting party.
Ozark.—Chancery court for th<
Charleston district has convened
There are only a few cases on tli(
docket.
Pine Bluff.—The annual meeting ol
managers of Arkansas Light and Pow
er Company services was held at the
Hotel Pines here. These conventions
j of the managers, department heads
and general officers are held in Do
j cember each year, to review business
i discuss plans for the next year, and
: exchange experiences of benefit la
j operation.
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_iv:vi.—>•;• ..-.v.v.. •
1—Yankee doughboy Ridding hisfiennan sweetheart farewell as lir-t detachment of army of occupation
was leaving Coblenz for home. 2—Prince of Wales replying to municipal address at Bombay, India.
Dirigible Roma, purchased from Italy, arriving at Bolling Field, Washington.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Francs's Excessive Demands for
Submarines Block Agree
ment on That Topic.
I MR. OALFOUR'S PLAIN TALK
—
Use of Submersibles ‘Against Cem
, mere* May Be Forbidden—Iristy
People Urge Ratification of
Peace Treaty—Longer Oc
cupation of Haiti Con
sidered Necessary.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
I
FRANCE'S conception of her needs
in the way of a defensive navy
and the firmness with which her dele
gates upheld their position brought
about a complete deadlock in the
Washington conference last week and
made it almost certain that no agree
ment will be reached by the present
gathering concerning the reduction
and limitation of submarines and aux
iliary naval tonnage. The other pow
ers participating in the conference
were willing to concede the fairness
of the French position concerning the
reduction of her land armament, but
they feel that in this naval matter
France is demanding too much.
Albert Sarraut, having received
fresh instructions from Paris, cold
the naval committee that France ac
cepted the allowance of 175,000 tons
of capital ships, contingent upon per
mission to begin replacement building
hi 1027 Instead of 10.11. but insisted
that she be allowed 00,000 tons of
submersibles and 310,000 tons of aux
iliary ships. The submarine tonnage
he asked Is equal to the maximum
proposed by Mr. Hughes for Great
Britain and the United Stales and
three times what France now has.
Mr. Balfour, in language as plain
ns diplomatic usage permits, retorted
that France could want such a subma
rine fleet for no other purpose than
illegal use against commerce, that the
plan was a direct threat against
Great Britain, and that in the circnm
sta ces the British would agree to no
lln at Ion in the building of cruisers,
de-royers and other nnti-submarine
ve. els. To M. Sarraut’s assertion
thr t British fears or f ronrn aggres
sion were baseless since Britain was
allowed a capital ship tonnncrp greater
thr i that of France and Italy com
bin' d, Mr. Balfour replied that, In the
evt • t of war between Great Britain
and France. England, having no large
an v, could not strike at the heart of
Fr: ace. hut France, employing a great
nav • of submarines against commerce,
cov 1 destroy the “very existence” of
Brain. To the layman If would seem
thf Mr. Balfour had the best of the
debate, but M. Sarrnnt was unyield
ing. Therefore Mr. Hughes, deploring
the attitude of the French, an
nounced with regret that an ngree
me -t on the reduction and limitation
of Mibmnrine and auxiliary tonnage
i api ->nred impossible.
'.SPITE ‘his. the nava’ committee
• reached other agreements of
• gre.it importance which it was ns
i sui ed the conference would confirm
in its nest plenary session. One of
the e limits the caliber of capital
shi;> guns to 1C inches. Another was
1 thn' the use of submarines against
■ con merce be barred. The latter, in
' the form of a resolution drnfied by
' Eli! ii Root ns an established part of
International law, is as follows:
“The signatory powers, desiring to
mnl •* more effective the rules adopted
by ivllized nations for the protection
of the lives of neutrals and noncom
hai nts at sea in time of war. declare
thn1 among those rules the following
are to tie deemed an established part
of International law:
“!. A merchant vessel must lie or
deri ! to stop for visit and search to
deb rmine its character before It enn
be i nptured.
| “ \ merchant vessel must not he at
tar! 'd unless it refuses to stop for
j vis : aril search nfter warning.
•V hunt vessel must not be de
stroyed unless the crew and passen
gers have been first placed In safety.
“2. Belligerent submarines are not,
under any circumstances, exempt from
| the universal rules above stated; and
! If a submarine cannot capture a mer
chant vessel in conformity with these
rules the existing law of nations re
quires it to desist from attack and
from capture and to permit the mer- i
chant vessel to proceed unmolested.”
President Harding is not dishenrt- ;
ened by the failure to reach an agree- j
ment on submarines, but hopes that if '
necessary the conference will arrange j
for another parley at an early date
to further consider that and other
questions of armament limitation and
that all nations maintaining navies
will he invited to participate. He re
cards it as unfitting “that five na
tions should set our to legislate for
the whole world.”
ONSIDERABLE progress was made
^ in settling the Chinese puzzles.
Mr. Underwood's compromise plan for
the Chinese tariff was accepted by ail
the powers. This provides for an im
mediate increase in *s.riff of 5 per
cent ad valorem, a future increase to
7 per cent, and an increase to l'JC
per cent when the provincial tariff is
abolished. It may he three or five
years before the increase to 7Va per
cent goes into effect, since Japan and
India require time to adjust their in
dustries.
Apparently the deadlock between
Chirm and Japan concerning Shantung
was complete, and it was said there
would be American and British offers
of mediation this week. But from
i Tokyo came the assertion by “high
officials” that Japan had gained her
main point and the whole dispute
probably would be settled soon. When
China agreed to negotiate with Japan
for tiie purchase of the railway, it
was asserted, she acknowledged Ja
pan's right in the road won from
Germany. China’s offer of treasury
notes in payment for the railway does
not suit Tokyo as China lias been un
able to pay similar notes outstanding.
Japan wants payment by a bond is
sue, which would prolong her control
of the railway until cash for the
bonds could be gathered by the Chi
nese.
An organization of non-Bolshevik
Russians has appealed to the confer
ence to consider the situation In east
ern Siberia before adjourning. In the
brief submitted Japan is accused of
political and strategic aims In Siberia.
ry\IL ETREAN'N during its recess
has been hearing from many Slim
Fein clubs and other organizations of
southern Ireland, and in every In
stance, so far as known, has been
urged to ratify the Irish p«?nee treaty.
Investigators report that fully fn> per
cent of the people in the island—ex
cepting Ulster—are in favor of ac
cepting the pact. The English press
is confident it will be ratified, and the
British authorities at Whitehall are
busily working out the details of plans
for the immediate handing over of the
government of the island to the new
Irish provisional government.
Just to prod those memliers of the
Pall who still oppose the treaty. Pre
mier Lloyd George last week Issued a
statement to the effect that the Brit
ish government had gone to the ut
most limit, and that not only the re
jection of the treaty, but even its
alteration by the Pail would render
it null and void. “To reopen the dis
cussion,” said he, “which has been
closed only after the most exhaustive
consideration of every point, would
be a fruitless proceeding and Is im
possible."
REAT BRITAIN’S two other fam
lly rows—In India and Egypt—are
quieting down somewhat, though the
conditions are bad in both countries.
Numerous arrests and the influence of
Mahatma Ghandl are serving to di
minish the rioting in India, where the
prince of Wales goes on Ills festive
way little disturbed. In the Indian
nationalist congress at Ahmednhnd an
effort was made to force the adoption
of a motion that complete indepe d
once from the British empire should
he attained by “possible and proper
mentis," but Ghandl and ids support
ers frustrated this and the wording
“legitimate and peaceful mean s’* was
adopted.
It Is Interesting to learn that a
Christmas message to the Indian no
tlnnnlists, In the form of n poster dis
played In many cities, pledged Amer
ican aid for the campaign to over
throw British rule in India. This
precious document was signed by 44
Americans, among them Senators
Norris of Nebraska and Wuish of
Massachusetts, Congressman Burke of
Pennsylvania, Mayor Hoan of Milwau
kee and former Governor Dunne of
Illinois.
Rioting in various parts of Egypt,
including Cairo, Port Said, Alexandria
and Suez, followed the forcinle re
moval of Said Zougioul Pasha, nation
alist lender, and others from Cairo to
Suez, whence they may he taken to
Ceylon. A number of the natives were
killed and wounded by troops and hun
dreds of arrests were made. Nominal
ly, of course, this Egyptian revolt is
against the* sultan’s government, but
actually It is aga nst the British, for
the sultan does always what the
British high commission advises.
Ml wonders whether President
v' Harding Is not already repenting
his Christmas mercy in freeing Eugene
Debs from prison. From the moment
of his release the Socialist leader lias
been emitting a steady stream of
sentimental bunk, disgusting to all
save those who believe, like Debs,
that ail prisons should he abolished,
that lawbreakers should be petted
instead of punished, and that the
proletariat can do no wrong. With
the expressed intention of starting out
to obtain from every man, woman
and child in the world a pledge never
to take up arms, he yet gives ex
travagant praise to flic Russian revo
lutionists, who have slain hundreds of
thousands.
CENATOR M'CORMICK and ids as
^ soeiates of the <■ nnnittee which
congress sent to Investigate conditions
In Haiti will recommend occupation
of the island by American marines as
necessary to the peace and develop
ment of the island. It will also ask
the appointment of an American high
commissioner to co-ordinate and super
vise the work of the American admin
istrators created by the treaty of
RB5, and expedition In making the
proposed new loan so that the debt
held in Europe may he discharged on
advantageous terms and the claims
of Haitians against their government
satisfied. One of the greatest needs of
the island, says Senator McCormick,
is good roads. This Includes the re
public of Santo Domingo, where nlso
the committee holds the American oc
cupation must be continued for the
present
HTLE last wppk accepted Peru's
^ proposal that the two govern
ments semi plenipotentiaries to Wash
ington to continue negotiations for a
settlement of their disputes, and Peru
then suggested that each nation first
cable to Secretary Hughes asking the
consent of the United States for hold
ing ttie negotiations In Washington,
and also asking that President Hard
ing net as final arbitrator of all dif
ferences between the two countrios,
rio appeal from his decisions being al
lowed. Bolivia is insisting that Chile
give her an outlet to the Pm-ific, and
Peru offers her help in settling that
question. S'o the war cloud that has
been hanging over the west coast of
South America is getting thinner
daily.
C ENATOR LA FOLLETTE of Wis
^ cousin lias come out with the re
markable statement that a secret con
ference was held in Washington De
cember 9 by representatives of the
railroads and of the coal, steel and
lumber Interests, and that they at
tempted to obtain from farm organi
zation leaders, and did obtain from
some such leaders, adherence to an
agreement not to push legislation to
repeal the guaranty section of thr
transportation act and to restore state
control of state transportation rates
“Ii the formers of the country abide
by the agreement entered into hy a few
of their representative*." said Senator
Ln Follette. “ilie railroad interest"
will defeat the united demand of farm
ers In every section of the country foi
relief from the present extortionate
railroad rates."
James II. Howard, president of thi
American .Farm Bnrenu Federation
one of those named by the senator
denies that there was "anything seerel
or unholy" about the conference.
declaration declaring »noe
PEWOENCE IS POSTED OVER
eastern empire.
AMERICAN AID IS CLAIMED
A (Central Government Has Seem
Formed W th Mahatma Ghand* at
It’s H*ad, Authorizing
Violence.
Washington — Sadia lias been pro*
claimed a republic, and the non-viol
ence policy of Maiiatma Ghandi. who
was given dictatorial powers by the
All India National Congress, has been*
modified to permit violence “for de
fense.’’ according to a cablegram re
ceived by Salendra Ghoz, director of
the American Commission to Promote
Self-Government in India.
As a further measure of obstruction
against the British, the message said,
the exsting boycott has been extended
to individuals.
The message to the American Com
mission, as given out, is as follows:
‘ Republc deciar -d. American mes
•age decided. Armed defense sane
| tionwi. Boycott extended to individ
i uais. Women, children safe.”
The “American message” referred
] to is said to bo that signed by Senators
' Norris of Nebraska and Walsh of
I Massachusetts, and other woU known
] ;uen, pledging American support to
! the Indian “campaign for independ
ence
"Proclamation or the repnoic or t: »
j United States of India is due to the
! pledge which was sent to the Nation
alists ot' India by a group of liberty
i loving Americans," Gboz said. “That
| pledgo nos read at the meeting of the
All-India N ft tonal Congress and the
All-India Moslem League, Simultu
tatieously it was posted throughout In
j dia, both in English and in the dialect
l of the district in which it appeared, it
is permissible to announce now that in
t preparation for the derlaraton of inde
pendence a provisional government
| has been organized in all provinces
|
"A central government has treed
formed, with Ghandi at its head, which
means that as long as Britian remans
there wll be a state within the state.’*
Rate Cut Is Opposed.
Galveston, Tex.—A protest against
i ten pel* cent reduction in export rates
on cotton and cotton lintos to Pacific
| ports, announced by the transcoati
i nental lues to become effective Janu
ary 1, was telegraphed to the Inter
state Commerce Commission by E. H.
Thornton, traffic manager of the Gal
veston Commercial Association.
German Envoy Is Received.
Washington.—Diplomatic relati-m*
between Germany and the United
States were resumed officially when
Karl Lang, charge d’affaires from the
German government, presented his
letters of credence and was received
by Secretary Hughes.
African Cinmas Close.
A Algiers.—All motion #irtura
theatres n the province of Algiers
closed definitely with the coming of
the New Year, owing to the imposition
of an additional 5 per cent tax, bring
ing tbd total levy to 33 per cent of the
gross receipts. The closing affects
4,000 musician? and 2,000 other em
ployes
Socialists Are Defeated.
Geneva.—A dispatch from Inns
bruck says the Tyrol diet after a ses
sion of 32 consecutive hours, during
which there was continuous speech
making, broke down the Socialist ob
stn*eton and voted the 1022 budget,
amounting to 1,030,000 kronen.
Wilson Has Birthday.
Washington. Former President
Wilson recently celebrated his 6f,th
birthday at his homo here. Many
cablegrams, telegrams and letters con
taining greetings were delivered at
! the Wilson home on S street. S*t
! oral ot the more intimate frie, Is of
| Mr Wilson called to extend their
greetings in person.
Refuse To Meet Miners.
Cleveland.—Representatives of the
Pittsburgh \ein (Vial Operators Asso
ciation of Ohio, meeting here have
adopted a resoluton declining to at
tend a meeting with the coal miners.
Women An Attacked.
Oklahoma City.—An attack upon 3
women packing employes was made
by three women strike sympathizers
at the gates of the packing houses
here recently.
Big Mills Are Reopened.
Hammond, Ind -The sheet mills of
the Inland Steel Company which has
been down since Friday, i.'ecemher C3,
has resumed operations.
Engineer la Injured.
Shreveport. La- Charles Curry of
Marshall, Texas, engineer of the Tex
us and Pacific, suffered painful
bruises when the train was derailed
near Caspinna, Ltt. The train was
coming from New Orl**ng anti dll® i®
Shreveport at 11:55,