NEW COFFER DAM
RECEIVES TEST
FfIGH WATER GIVES NEW STRUC
TURE NEAR JUDSONIA
SEVERE TEST
m DAMAGE IS APPARENT
Work On The Excavations For The
Power House And For The Anch
orage North Of The Dam Has
Been Begun.
Little Rock, Ark.—The recent high
water on the Little Red river served
as a test for the new power dam be
ing constructed by the Arkansas Pow
er Corporation near Judsonia and
Searry, the engineers said. During
the rise the water went over four feet
above the coffer dam. It was pump
ed out after the rise fell and there
was not the slightest indication of a
leak, the engineers said. The water
stew is four feet below the top of the
iiam.
Although the coffer dam covers a
large area, the two big pumps in use
there can pump it dry in eight hours,
it was said.
Work has begun on excavations for
tho powerhouse and for the anchor
age north of the dam. It was an
nounced that the work is progressing
satisfactorily and the plans to com
plete the dam by late summer have
not been changed.
Virgil C. Pettie, president of the
-company, has returned from a tour
rif several towns near the dam, where
be was invited to address civic meet
ings and explain what has l>een ac
-eomplished and the financial plan.
Daring the week he addressed meet
ings at Searcy, Newport and Kensett,
and attended a conference at the
Board of Commerce in Little Rock.
At Newport, Mr. Tettie, B. P. Kidd,
mnd Dr. R. R. James, members of the
Beard of Directors of the company,
addressed the Civitan Club at a pro
gram given by the local post of the
American Legion. In the afternoon
Mr. Pettie was in conference with the
Searcy Chamber of Commerce, which
heartily endorsed the project
This week Mr- Pettie will make a
tour of Eastern Arkansas, where he
ha* accepted several invitations to
discuss the power project. It was an
nounced at the campany's office that
the sale af securities last week was
more satisfactory than for any week
wince the campaign began.
Magnolia.—At a called meeting of
Che Chamber of Commerce, the resig
nation of J. L Davis. A. J. Matthews
and John C- McNeill. Jr., members
of the Board of Governors, were ac
cepted, and a new board, W. M. Jones,
S? B. Turner and C. A Overstreet, was
elected. John C. McNeill, Jr, was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Secretary E. G.
Pettns
Batesville. — The Independence
County Poultry Association has been
organized here by 20 poultry fanciers.
VT. O. Pence and Walter I> Baker,
both of Batesville, were elected and
Che date of meetings was set for th*'
first and fourth Saturdays of each
month.
England.—C. R Davis, lineman for
the Rice Belt Telephone Company,
sustained a broken arm and other in
juries when a wire used in stretching
a cable bhoke, the flying ends strik
ing him. He was at the top of a 20
foot pole when the accident occurred
W. F. Gill, construction foreman, also
was badly scratched by the flying
wire.
Morrilton.—Norman Johnson and
f)ral Stroud have opened a new rest
aurant here, to be known as the White
Rose cafe.
Searcy.—Forty-eight eggs at a
meal! That’s what Searcy people wit
as one of the free attractions
frr the March trades day. Another
feature was a trick skater. James Du
pree, who has made the Orpheum cir
cuit in the United States Attractive
prices were made by various merch
ants. and the free auctioneer was
-again on hand.
Fordyce.—II. H. Stage, landscape
•ngineer for the Cotton Belt railriad.
was here recently making preliminary
arrangements for beautifying the
grounds around the passenger station
Work is to be started within a few
wrecks, it is said
Calico Rock.—A large barn belong
ing to Harris and Richardson burned
Dram A mule burned to death and 2
carloads of hay and several bushels
*if corn chops was destroyed. The
logo totaled $1,500. There was no in
sorance.
Pocahontas.—The Rev. W. R. Mc
fS-wrn of Jonesboro has accepted a
«sal1 to the pastorate of the local Bap
wrt church. He has arirved with his
flamily
Wan Buren.—Judge James Cochrane
convened an adjourned term of
Crawford Circuit Court here.
Morrilton.—H. A. Woodward, super
Ibilendent of the Morrilton schools, has
chosen as one of the instructors
the summer course at the State
Biarmal at Conway.
Pocahontas.— Residents of Poce
hontas hope to rid the town of rate
A fund is being raised to pay the
schoolboys who have agreed to take
the work in hand. The city marshal
will pay five cents for every rat killed.
Atkins.—The first consignment of
86,000 strawberryplants has been re
ceived here for distribution among
farmers in this section. Additional
plants are expected soon
Walnut Ridge.—The first opportuni
ty school to be established in Law
rence county has been opened at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms
Camden.—Dr. Charles Haddon N'a
hers, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, was the principal speaker at
the dinner given at El Dorado by the
Blue Stocking Club of the First Pres
byterian Church of that city.
Russellville—Dr. J. B Britt is the
first to make his formal announce
ment in the Democratic primary.
Caddo Gap.—A barn containing 600
bushels of corn and considerable hay,
owned by Pike Vaught of Caddo Gap,
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss is estimated at $2,00C. Blood
hounds were taken to the scene and
are said to have followed a trail to
the home of a negro- Three negroes
were arrested as suspects, and officers
are seeking a fourth. All livestock
in the barn w-as driven out by neigh
bors.
Atkins.—R. D. Bradley, marshal
here for about 20 years, has been re
elected
Ozark.—A careful analysis of the
damage to fruit crops in this section
by the recent freeze discloses that less
than 10 per cent suffered.
Fort Smith.—Conductor William
Smith and five passengers were in
jured whe nthe dining car on a Fort
Smith and Western passenger train
was overturned at Hanna, Okla.
Fayetteville.—Philedah Rice, prin
cipal of the Lehand Powers School of
Expression, was the feature of the ly
ceum number here, last week.
Coal Hill.—“The Hytone Minstrel,"
a local talent play, was given here
last week under direction of the Coa!
Hill School Improvement Association.
Approximately $50 was netted.
Blytheville.—The Blytheville Firs
Department is today the proud pos
sessor of a brand new $13,000 engine
with automatic pumper and all neces
sary equipment for fire fighting. The
engine has a capacity of 6,000 gallons
Russellville.— Charles Thompson,
a missionary from India, spoke at the
Central Presbyterian church here.
Paragould.—W. A. Branch and Ma
ron Simms have bought the L. V.
Hale grocery here
Newport.—After many years of an
xious waiting and drinking muddy
water Newport has seen completed a
large and modern filtering plant,
built by the Arkansas Light and Pow
er Company, which has a franchise
to furnish Newport water ancl light
for the next half century.
Waldo—J. C. McNeill, Jr-, has been
elected as secretary of the Magnolia
Chamber of Commerce.
Pocahontas—E. Newton Ellis, for
mer representative of Randolph coun
ty, has announced his candidacy for
county and probate judge.
Van Buren.—Subscriptions totaling
$1,500 have been pledged by residtns
of the northern part of the county
toward building a highway between
Rudy and the Washington county line
Hermitage.—State Bank Examiner
Phillips of Little Rock checked up the
affairs of the Bradley County bank
and reported that he found the bank
in good condition.
Fayetteville.—A total of $30.50 to pay
bounties for rat tails captured in the
rat killing campaign here is in the
bank waiting for the first trophies to
be presented Saturday nght. A nick
el will be given for each rat tail.
Fort Smith.—Chicken day was ob
served here recently. Stores along
Garrison avenue were utilized to dis
play approximately 100 coops of thor
oughbred chickens. The man exhibit
was held in the Creekmore building
Several poultry men delivered ad
dresses at the headquarters building.
Walnut Ridge.—J V. Glasgow has
purchased at public sale the bankrupt
stock of D. H. Osburn, a merchant,
for 71 cents on the dollar Mr. Glas
gow probably will conduct the busi
ness.
Van Buren.—Florence Gregory, aged
11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J H.
Gregory, was seriously injured whtte
playing with a dynamite cap. The
child was picking the cap with a pin
when it exploded Two fingers and
the thumb of the left hand will be
lost
Sparkman—A “redemption rally”
was held here at the Baptist church.
Speakers were: The Rev. Mr. Bum
side of Thornton, the Rev. L. E. Holt
of Bearden, the Rev. Mr. King, the
Rev Mr. Kirby and Mrs. Jackson of
Little Rock.
Van Buren—At a meeting of the
Van Buren Fruit and Truck Growers’
Association it was voted to employ a
sales director to manage the selling
of fruit and vegetables the coming
year. The directors were reelected
with Star Grnig u president.
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1. President Harding and party on houseboat Nameoku at the start of a voyage down the east coast "
Florida from New Smyrna; his plans then were to leave Florida for Washington Friday. Senator -F
Robinson of Arkansas, whose amendment to the four-power treaty was voted down, 55 to 30. 3. Matthew
Tighe presenting Secretary Hughes with gold shears on behalf of.the newspaper men covering the State depart
ment.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Four-Power Pacific Treaty to Be
Ratified by Senate Unless
All Signs Fail.
mm AT LEAST FIVE VOTES
—
Allied Reparations Commission De- '
Clines to Pay Bill for American Ex
penses on Rhine—Fighting in
South Africa—India in
Ferment.
By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
piIE four-power Pacific treaty, it
was asserted last week, would be
ratified by the senate, unless all signs
should fail. A margin of at least five
votes was predicted. It follows thut
the other six pacts of the armament
conference will be approved as a mat
ter of course, if the treaty is ratified.
An agreement to vote was reached
Wednesday. It was farther agreed to
take no more votes on amendments or
reservations before the final vote, and
to limit debate. It looked last week
as If Senator Underwood, minority
leader, would come across with at
leust eleven votes, instead of the eight
he was expected to deliver.
Early in the assault on the treaty
came the charges that the treaty had
been framed by the British and Japa
nese; that secret negotiations had been
concealed, and that the American dele
gates had been Imposed upon. Secre
tary of State Hughes thereupon stated
that he wrote the treaty, that there
was no mystery about the treaty and
that it was a good treaty. He was
modest about it and he was plain
spoken. His statement was made in
the form of a letter to Senator Under
wood of Alabama, one of the four
American delegates, who as minority
senate leader Is charged with the
onerous job of delivering enough
Democratic votes to assure the ratifica
tion of the treaty. Secretary Hughes
said, among other things:
“The treaty itself is very short and
simple, and is perfectly clear. It re
quires no commentary. Its engage
ments are easily understood, and no
ingenuity in argument or hostile criti
cism can add to them or make them
other or greater than its unequivocal
language sets forth. There are no
secret notes or understandings.
“In view of this, the question of
authorship is unimportant. It was
signed by four powers, whose dele
gates, respectively, adopted it, all hav
ing made various suggestions. I may
say. however, with respect to the gen
eral course of negotiations that after
assent had beer, given by (ireat Britain
and Japan that France should be a
party to the agreement, I prepared n
draft of the treaty based upon the
various suggestions which had been
exchanged between the delegates. ... I
should add that. In order to avoid any
misunderstanding I prepared a memo
randum to accompany the treaty with
respect to its effect in relation to the
mandated islands and reserving
domestic questions.
At mis stage, wnue it was not
strictly a conference matter, In order
to insure publicity at the earliest pos
sible moment, the treaty, as thus
agreed upon, and before it had been
signed, was presented by Senator
Lodge to the conference In plenary
session and its import and limitations
stated. His statement met with the
acquiescence of all.
“There Is not the slightest mystery
about ttie treaty or basis for suspicion
regarding it. It is a straightforward
document which attains one of the
most important objects the American
government has had in view, and is
of the highest importance to the main
tenance of friendly relations in the
Far Fast upon a sound hasis. As the
President recently said, in his com
munication to the senate, It is an es
sential part of the plan to create con
ditions in the Far Enst at once favor
able to the maintenance of the policies
we have long advocated and to an en
during peace. In view of this, and
in view of the relation of the treaty to
the results of the conference, its
failure would be nothing short of a
national calamity.”
The senate debate over ratification
confirms the wisdom of the President's
choice of Senator Underwood as a con
ference delegate. There are those who
consider the senator from Alabama one
of the ablest men in public life. He
certainly had a large opportunity for
his skill as a debater when he at
tempted to round up his recalcitrant
followers for ratification. The first
day he stood for three hours before the
Democrats he has led in so many par
tisan battles, arguing that they should
forget party lines and join with the
administration forces for ratification.
It was almost exclusively a Democratic
show, with the Republicans sitting on
the sidelines and watching the astute
minority leader fight it out with his
unruly followers. The anti-treaty
Democrats were trying to trap him
into an admission that the treaty in
effect constituted an entangling al
liance. But he insisted on “conference
agreement.” Some of them “heckled”
their leader. Only the unfailing good
nature of the Alabaman staved off a
stormy session. It was a situation
that only an experienced and able man
could meet.
Next came an assault on the treaty
by Senator Itorah of Idaho and Sena
tor Johnson of California, Republican
irreconcilables. They questioned the
authorship of the treaty, despite the
letter from Secretary Hughes. Senator
Iyodge of Massachusetts, majority
leader, made them admit they had not
meant to reflect on the veracity of
Secretary Hughes. In effect the two
senators assailed the treaty as a
“quadruple alliance.” Senator Lenroot
of Wisconsin answered them.
The pro-treaty forces scored a vic
tory Tuesday when they voted down
an amendment by Senator Joseph T.
Robinson of Arkansas designed to
wreck the treaty. The Robinson
amendment would have had tlie efTect
of converting the four-po\yer pact into
a league of nations. It pledged all the
signatories to respect each other’s ter
ritorial integrity and to commit no act
of aggression against any nation out
side the pact. Furthermore, it provid
ed, in case of disputes, that outside na
tions interested should be invited to
participate in conferences held under
the terms of the four-power pact.
The vote was 55 to 30. Eleven mem
bers were absent. Six were paired.
The five unpaired absentees are all
counted for ratification. Four Repub
licans, committed against ratification,
voted for the amendment: Borah of
Idaho, Johnson of California, La Fol
lette of Wisconsin and France of Mary
land. Four Democrats voted against
it: Underwood of Alabama. I’omerene
of Ohio, Ratisdell of Louisiana and
Williams of Mississippi. Later similar
amendments by Senators Walsh of
Montana and Pittman of Nevada, both
Democrats, were voted down by sub
stantially the same vote. Then a
series of amendments and reservations
was dumped Into the hamper to be
ready for presentation before the final
roll call.
LIFE to Uncle Snm Just now must
seem Just one treaty after an
other. Anyway, he presented last
week to the allied reparations commis
sion In Paris a hill for $1141,000,000 for
the expenses of the American army of
occupation on the Rhine up to May 1,
1921. The allied commissioners regis
tered frozen horror, but thawed suffi
ciently to stick the bill on a spindle.
You see, they were engaged In divid
ing up among themselves a reparations
payment of 1,000,000,000 gold marks by
Germany nnd naturally regarded the
presentation of the American claim—
which to date Is something like $260,
000,000—ns very bad form. They there
fore washed their hands of the matter
and referred It to the allied govern
ments.
The French press sets forth what Is
presumably the allied view: The Unit
ed States declined to ratify the treaty
of Versailles, hence It has no legal
claim to payment under its terms. The
United States made its own separate
treaty with Germany; therefore It
should do Its own collecting from Ger
many. The Rritlsh press—some of It—
thinks that, while Uncle Sam has no
legal claim, he may have a moral
claim, but why didn't be speak up
sooner? All of whfFh lends emphasis t#
the saying of the Man on the Street .
“We have all the real money in th«
world and for that very reason not *
single real friend.” Evidently the new I
funding commission to see what can ho
done about the eleven billions of allied !
debts is in for an adventure.
—
DO YOU remember London Punch’s
famous cartoon depicting a fam
ily council of the British Lion’s rest
less brood during the World war? >
Well, the Union of South Afrcia is sure
restless. Iaist: week saw the climax
and suppression of the strike of miners
which has held South Africa in its grip
for more than two months, it had all
the hallmarks of an attempt at revolu
tion. The strikers captured half a
dozen towns and nearly got posses- j
sion of Johannesburg. Gen. Jan Chris- j
tian Smuts, the premier, proclaimed
martial law, called out all the govern
ment troops and took command in per
son. Censored reports show the killing
of more than 1,000 strikers, police and
soldiers. Grenades, bombs, machine
guns, airplanes and tanks figured in
the fighting; cities were bombarded;
thousands of strikers were captured.
It was real war for a week. The
South African Industrial federation
then declared the strike off and denied
complicity in the rebellion. This man
Smuts is a strong man. He lias risen
from a Dutch general in the Boer war
to one of the leading statesmen of the
British commonwealth of nations, as
he calls It. Many believe Smuts to he
the logical successor to Lloyd George.
N'EW tangles mark the complicated
situation In India. The arrest of
Gandhi, leader of the non-co-operatlon
ists, was followed by widespread pro
tests from all the Moslem world. Then
Britain was startled by the unauthor
ized publication by E. S. Montagu,
British secretary of state for India, of
a telegram from the India government
making demands for the restoration of
Turkey. This constitutes an appeal
to the world by a subordinate British
government over the head of the Im
perial government. Lloyd George cen
sured Mr. Montagu and demanded his
resignation. Mr. Montagu resigned,
hut talked back, putting Lloyd George
and Curzon on the defensive. Lord
Derby was asked to take the secretary
ship for India and declined. This, com
ing upon the failure of the unionists’
meeting Tuesday to give Lloyd George
a vote of confidence, has raised again
the possibility of the resignation of the
premier. His political enemies hold it
Impossible for him to retain the posi
tion. Nevertheless, it has been an
nounced that Lloyd George and Curzon
will attend the Genoa conference
April 10.
REVISION of the Republican sol
dier bonus bill was finished Tues
day by the ways and means committee,
which thereupon reported the measure
to the house by a vote of 19 to 5. The
program calls for prompt passage of
the 1)111 by the house. Report is that
the senate will not accept the bill as It
comes from the house and that a long
delay in the senate finance committee
Is inevitable. The bill provides cash
bonuses only for veterans entitled to
less than $.10. Four options are given
to others: an adjusted service certifi
cate, farm or home aid, land settle
ment aid, and vocational training.
IT LOOKS as If All Fools’ Day would
be celebrated by a strike of the coal
miners. Secretary of Labor Davis did
not succeed last week In getting the
operators ami men for conference on
a new wage agreement. Neither side
appears to care particularly whether
or not the strike comes. The only con
solation for the public lies In the prob
ability that some of the mining dis
tricts will keep at work.
Mary Garden, Chicago’s arbiter of
grand opera, says that some of the
high-priced stars must fill the house or
take less pay or get out.
Uncle Sam is reported to he consid
ering the negotiation of treaties with
Great Hritaln and Cuba to put an end
to liquor smuggling Into the United
States.
Radio experts are predicting that the
presidential campaign 0f the future
will be conducted by wireless tele
phone. What’s tliat story about the
mayor who was elected because he
broke his leg and tNs voters never saw
UXJINSON URGES THAT SECRE
TARY HUGHES BE CALLED
BEFORE COMMITTEE
must furnish some facts
in Clash With Lodge And Demand*
That All Facts Involved In Treaty
Negotiations At Recent Con
ference Be Published.
Washington.—Senator Robinson at
Arkansas again joined in tbs Senate
debate on the four-power pact with,
i vim that brought him into sharp
slashes with Senator Lodge, Repub
lican leader, and one of the American
delegates to the arms conference, and
other Republican senators. Senator
Robinson’s remarks were precipitates
by a charge attributed by Seuator
Borah of Idaho to Paul D. Cravath.
Now York lawyer, representing J. P.
Morgan & Co., that the United States
and Great Britian entered into a sec
ret understanding during the arms
conference for the express purpose
of holding 3 whip hard over .Japan
with an Anglo-American fleet in the
Pacific.
Cravath was said by Borah to have
made the charge in a speech before <i
gathering of New Tork bankers and
business men at a meeting of the
Council of Foreign Relations held m
New Y'ork February 17. Senator
Robinson demanded that the Senate
be given an opportunity of learning
“how much truth there is in Crav
ath’s statement."
“Mere denials will not do.” he
shouted “We have already .had too
many of them without being enlight
ened as to the secret negotiations
which lc-d up o the making of the
four-power treaty "
Senators Lodge and Robinson then
engaged 'n a hot verba! tilt and ex
change of personalities. Lodge would
ask a question and then when the Ar
kansas senator would attempt to r ply,
Mr. Lodge would Insist upon his right
to the floor. Senator Robinson, how
ever, could not be stopped by such
titles, for even above the din of the
chairman’s gavel pounding for order,
the voice of the Senator from Ar
kansas could be heard plainly enough
for the stenographers to make their
notes.
After Senator Lodge had concluded.
Senator Robinson gained the floor
and repeated his demand that the
treaty be referred back to the For
eign Relations Committee to investi
gate charges of secret understandings
and to summon Secretary of State
Hughes to throw light on other points
which have been raised on the floor
of the Senate.
Battle In Court Room.
Carthage, Mo.—J. B. Tillman, aged
60, a local attorney and a nephew of
the late United States Senator Till
ma nof South Carolina, probably was
fatally injured in a fight in the courts
room at Mt. Vernon.
Emigration Restricted.
El Paso, Tex.—President Obrogon
of Mexico has signed a decree re
stricting emigration of Mexican lab
orers to the United States, Mexican
consulate here has been advised.
Italy Reminds Greece.
Rome.—Italy has sent a new and en
ergetic note to Greece, demanding the
lease of the steamship Abaziia and
complete satisfaction for the recent
incidents.
Geddes Denies Report.
Oakland, Cal —Sir Auckland Goddos
British ambassador, has formally de
nied that he ever had said the four
power Pacific treaty had averted an
imminent car, as was reported in ver
sions of an address he made In Los
Angeles, recently discussed in the Son
ate.
Baltic States In Pact.
Warsaw.—Poland and the Baltic
States have signed a convention
whereby they agree to recognize one,
anothers treaties with Russia.
More Men Leave Rhine.
Coblenz.—While the band played
“How Dry I Am" the favorite tune at
departures of American troops for
home, a train carrying 1,100 members
of the American army left here.
\
p^ffnon of
Clearing House Banka
Now York.—The actual cotvi
the cleaning house banks and trust
companies for the week shows that
they hold *49,160.320 in excess of 1«
gal requirements This in an Increase]
of *18.753.670.
'Tiandhl Sect To Prison.
Ahmedabad, British India—Mohan
laB K. Gandhi, the Indian nun-eoop
irationist leader, who 1VJ3 arrested
-ecently on charges of sedition, wav
entenced to six years impriaonmen;
vithout hard labor.
Huge Sum Missing.
Washington.—Between *170,000 and
'200,000 In negotiable Liberty bond*
re missing from the Liberty bond
ranch of the Treasury. W. II. Moran,
hief of the .Secret Service, said.