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Batesville.—Pupils of Hatesville
public school presented a play, “Ev
ery Child," at a local theater Tues
day night.
McCrory.—Members of the Metho
dist church here gave the pastor, the
Rev. Guy Murphy, a surprise Christ
inas party. He received many gifts.
Ozark.—The residence of Joe Elser
at Altus, near here, burned. The
blaze originated from a defective flue.
Tim loss was $500, with no insurance.
Walnut Ridge.—Pupils of Walnut
Ridge High School taged a carnival at
the school building, which netted
$118. The money will be used to im
prove the school library.
Kittle Rock.—FIREWOOD. The av
erage number of cords burned ou
farms in the state this year were 20,
as compared with 10 in the previous
year.
Ijonoko.—Mctfrory & Co's dry goods
store was broken into by robbers re
cently. A large plate glass show win
dow was smashed to effect an en
trance. Only a small amount of loot
was stolen.
Harrisburg.—Rott liros.' Manufac
turing Company’s stave factor here
lias been dosed indefinitely because
Of light sales. The stave factory at
Truman, Poinsett county, also has
keen shut down.
Kusselvllle.—The firm of Gardner &
Rye, which has conducted a feed bus
iness on the corner of Jefferson and
Russell streets for several years, will
retalre from business the first of the
year. The building has been leased
by the Sample shoe store.
Ozark. — One of the most success
ful revivals ever conducted at Ozark
closed recently. It was held at the
Presbyterian church, in charge of the
Rev. R. W. I^wis of Chattanooga,
Tenn. There were 112 conversions, it
was reported.
Rentonvllle. — Mrs. Lindsey Whar
ton, secretary of th«> Renton County
Red Cross, was sent by the chapter to
the recent national Red Cross meeting
at Washington, I). C. It is said that
only one other Arkansas chapter was
represented at the meeting.
Little Rock.—WINTER WHEAT.
Acreage seeded, 132,000, condition 80
per cent for the state. For the Unit
ed tSate 40,605,000 acres seeded, con
ditlon 87.9 per cent. For the United
States th oarea seeded is 2.8 per cent
less than a year ago.
Lonoke. lx>noke High School has
been placed on the list of accredited
high schools by the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and High Schools,
according to a letter received recently
by John J. Doyne, superintendent,
from the State Department of Educa
tion.
Russellville. — Peach growers of
Pope county met in the city hall re
cently. Realizing the probability of
continued low prices for cotton, far
mers who have trees that will pro
duco marketable fruit will be urged to
prune, spray andotherwise care for
their trees so as to produce the 1 est
fruit possible.
Ozark.—Farmers of Franklin conn
ty are holding their cotton for higher
prices. To date there have been only
1,730 hale - bought by local merchants
this season, as compared with 5,ooo
bales last season. It is estimated this
county will produce from 20.000 to 25,
0(>0 hales this season. Most of the
farmers have their iotton stored.
Heber Springs. — More than 2,000
bides of cotton were ginned thi sea
eon in Cleburne county up to this
time were ginn> d at tlie same time
last 'ear, according to ,1 T. Saxton,
reporter, it is aid that there are
i-ti'i many hales in the tields that
probably will nevt r be picked, he
cause' of tin* low price. Cotton sole!
ut 7 to I'1 cents on the local market
iceently.
Searcy. V'iro destroyed the resi
dence'. tin n si.lente being awake ned
t»y i e > v. ilett ti' house was in
flat .: a! ! roof f ill ng in. li. O.
Watts anJ ;; \. Williams ocupied tlie
bouse w V h W : Wiled lev Mrs. J.
A K' 'el in ir,.aeo of $1 .BOO on tlie
dwelling and sr.oi) on tin- fu: attire rep
resents about ut e -half the value of
the property, practically nothing be
ing saved,
O/.ark F F. Nichols of the firm of
Nieho! & Wale field, local merchants,
soon will retire. It was said.
Texarkana.—Granville Snarp, 16
jrcar old lad, smi of W. A. Sharp at
Nathan, Howard county, \rkansas,
was brought here and placed in a hos
pital foi treatment for gunshot
wounds It was said that he and his
brother, Charle s, were hunting squlr
rels Recently, and that tiranvillu was
shot' by the /*.ccidentul discharge of
bis brothers gun. The wound is In
the Mp, but is not considered danger
Jonesboro.—S Mendel has open 3d a
general store near the Cotton Holt
4epot, djacent to the Majestic hotel
Paragould.—The Grand Jury which.
has been in session here has been dis
charged after returning 101 indict
ments, many of which are against per
sons charged with selling liquor.
Harrisburg.—There was an explo
i sion at the electric light plant here at
7 o 'clock in the morning that did sev
! eral hundred dollars damage to the
j plant.
Lonoke.- Mrs. Osie Jean Allen of
! Little Rock presented “The Melting
| Pot,” at the high school auditorium
here. Mrs. Allen is teacher of ex
j pression in the Lonoke school.
McNeil. — J. M. Harton, a fanner
living near McNeill, fell from his
wagon arid his head struck a rail
road track. A gash was cut in the
back of his head, but the injury is not
considered serious.
Paragould.—A community cantata,
entitled “The Greatest Gift,’’ by Pe
trie, wlil bo given under the direction
of Mrs. II. M. Lyon and Miss Annie B.
Donaldson at the Methodist church
here. The ensemble of musicians is
made up from various local choirs.
Hcber Springs.—A “nigger min
| strel,’’ by ex-service men. was giv
I t-n at a local theater recently. The
minstrel was well attended. The pro
ceeds will be wsed for the benefit of
; disabled soldiers.
Zinc.—R P. Cochran of this place
had the misfortune to accidentally
stick the bit of a screwdriver into his
hand several days ago and blood poi
sqn set up. He is at Yellville, where
he is being treated. He will recover.
Little Rock.—FALL PLOWING.
Reports show nine per cent complet
ed. in comparison with five per cent
last year. The figures have not been
kept long enough to give a yearly av
erage.
Bentonville.—The Bentonville ami
Bella Vista Club will soon hold its
annual turkey shoot, with live turkeys
as prizes for the winners. The shoot
will be held at the club grounds at
Bella Vista, and many entries are ex
pected.
Summit.—Sam Sowell, a larrner liv
ing near this place, had the misfor
tune to lose his barn by fire a few
nights ago. He lost a large quantity
of feed. It is thought the fire was
started by children playing with
matches in the barn.
Camden.—There were 7,430 bales of
cotton ginned in Ouachita county
fromthe crop of 1920 up to December
1, as compared with 4,970 bales for
the same period last year, according
to the report of J. W. Walker, county
government reporter. This is an in
crease of 2,510 bales.
Paragould.—Students from Bara
gould in attendance at Hendrix Col
lege, Conway: Harry Lane, Ralph
McDonald, Evert Hale, Fred Stricklin,
Earl Walden, Jack Patrick Cosby
Newsome Williim, Minnie,; Frank
and Reuben Hays arrived here to
spend the holidays with home folks.
Paragould.—The Hurt Wholesale
Crooer Cofpany has moved into its
new home on Court street. The build
ing is three stories and basement. It
is of hollow tile, plastered on the in
side and stucco to be put on the out
side as soon as weather conditions
will permit.
Conway. An exhibit of both fine
and practical arts was given in the
studios of Central College recently.
The Department of Fine Arts is un
der the direction of Miss Marie Men
riam and the Home Economics De
partment is headed by .Miss Katherine
Burnett. *
Bentonville. — Mrs. Charlotte
Kuntze. Benton county Red Cross pub
lichealth nurse, has arrived here and
taken up her work. At a meeting
recently of the Benton County Red
Cross, at which Miss Hloss, fi Id rep
resentative for the Southwestern Di
vision, was present, pins were made
forthe nursing program in the county.
Wynne Farmers of Cross county
yesterdaj organized tin* Cross County
Growers’ A; -ociatlon, the object of
which is to inst H interest in gruwii g
strawberries. The following officers
were elected: President. K T. Sim
mons; vice president, J. W. Copeland;
secretary and treasurer, II 1Lessen
berry. It is planned to plant at least
100 acres to strawberries next season.
Cotton Plant. — The Cotton Stor
age WartdioUM Companv was organlz
cd hen to" build a wand mi i for the
storage of cotton. Construction work
will he started within a fc-.v weeks,
it is said John C. Smah. deputy
commissionei of agriculture, resisted
in the organization of the company,
which will be capitalized at $10,000.
Jonesboro W. J Ray, in charge of
be f feeding ' xperimonts at the Agri
cultural School here, left recently for
a visit to several stoc k farms to buy
, cattlf1 for the experiment station.
Texarkana. -Lenora, the five year
old daughter of J. W. Post, way badly
burned when her dress caught fire
from the gas heater before which she
war. standing. One side of her face
and all one side of her body was bad
ly blistered. The presence in tho
house of other persons who prompt
ly smothered the flames, saved the
child’s life, it is believe 1.
Detv’itt. John Erstine, an Arkansas
county rice grower, has bought a por
table lice mill, which has a capacity
i of 100 bushels a day.
'D'ANNUNZIO PLANS
TO OPPOSE ITALY
INSURGENT LEADER DECIDES TO
DEFY ULTIMATUM OF THE
ITALIAN REGULARS.
ATTACK CAUSES BITTERNESS
Feeling Is Embittered When Rebels
Fire Upon a Torpedo Boat and
Kill a Soldier—Warkllke Or
cfers Issued.
Trieste.—Gabrielle d'Annunzio call
ed a meeting of his cabinet of "rec
tors” in a council of war, and it wa^
decided to remain firm and oppose
Italy's enforcement of the Rapalln
treaty tit the expiration of the time
set by General Caviglia, the Italian
commander in chief, in his ultimatum
Caviglia ordered that the blockad
should be effective beginning at C
o'clock the night of December 21, b>
land and sea. to fhe territory ot tne
state of Fiume and to territories out
side of Fiume occupied by the Fium
ian troops, and to the islands of Veg
lia and Arbe The troops were order
ed to proceed according to interna
tiotial law and the treaties in force,
by whatever means, against any one
who should attempt to violate the
blockade order.
After delimiting geographically the
zone of the blockade, the order of
General Caviglia gave ships belong
ing to the state of Fiume 48 hours af
ter the time of the blockade to with
draw from the zone of the blockade
and an equal time limit was set for
the departure of foreign subjects, citi
zens or legionaires. The order added
that after the expiration of this time
limit ships or persons endeavoring to
force the line of blockade by land or
sea would be compelled to face the
consequences prescribed by in'ernu
tlonal law and the treaties in force.
The Trlbuna says that although Ga
brlelle d’Annunzio repeatedly has said
that fraternal blood snould not be
shed ,his legionalres were the first tr
fire on the Italian torpedo boat de
stroyer Zeffiro, and that they alsi
threw a bomb against a patrol of cara
bineers, killing one man and wound
ing two others. These episodes have
embittered the situation, and demon
s'trates the possibility of even gravel
consequences, the newspaper says.
A dispatch from Rome credited tc
the Stefani Agency said that the de
stroyer Zeffiro shelled d’Annunzio's
forces at Veglia.
Signor Bonomi, minister of war. ex
plained before the Foreign Committee
of the Chamber of Deputies that the
landing of some of the Russian Gen
era! Wrangel’s troops in Dalmatia is
causing no apprehension whatever tc
the Italian government. There was
no idea that they would take any mili
tary action, he added.
To Revise Ocean Rates.
Washington Revision of ocean
rates between Atlantic and gull
ports and foreign ports on corn, oats
wheat and related grain products will
be taken tip by the shipping board at
a hearing January 4. Establishment
of a differential on these commodi
ties will be considered, officers of tin
board said, but in the meantime pres
ent rates will continue in force.
Lloyd George Cautious.
London.—Premier Lloyd George in
the House of Commons oppo cd lias
ty action in altering the treaty of Se
cres In favor ofthe Turks and against
the Greeks. He advocated going cau
tiously with regard to the Greeks, as
there might lie explanations of theii
recent actions.
Three Die in Car Crash.
El Daroda, Kans. I). W Shaffer ol
Tulsa. Okla., general superintendent
of the Pure Oil Company, C. C. Blue
of El Dorado, superintendent of the
Kansas division of the company, and
Charles Algeo, El Dorado drilling con
traitor. were killed when their auto
ran off a bridge.
Aviator Sets Record.
San Antonio. Tex. — Flying at the
ra'(> of 17- inilos an hour. Lleuti mint
Eugene E. Eubanks, of the nlr s o vice
mehonnic.s school of this city, broke
the time record between San Antonio
and El l’aso by flying the til'd) miles
in three horns and 4j minutes In a
Dcilaviland ship.
Sugar Coes Lower.
New York The Federal Refining
Company and Arbuekkk Uros. have an
nounced another decline of one quar
ter cent a pound in the price of re
fined sugar, bringing it to eight cents
a pound, a new low price for the year.
Union Treasurer Robbed.
St. Louis.--Louis J. Sehwieder,
treasurer of a local union organiza
tion, reported to the police that he
had been held up and robbed of $1,084
in cash which he had collected at the
meeting of the union.
Poatoffice Is Looted*
Killeen. Tex —Officers are without
a duo to the identity of two robbers
who looted the postoffice here of
about $2,000 in postage, thrift and waj
savings stamp.- and cash. <
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BRITISH POLICY IN
IRELAND ATTACKED
SCORED BY ENGLISH WOMEN
FOR ALLEGED LACK OF
SINCERITY.
Washington. — An arraignment of
the coalition government for what
was described as “its lack of sincer
ity in its policy towards Ireland,'- was
presented by two English women to
the commission of the Committee of
100 investigating the Irish question.
Miss Ellen Wilkinson of Manches
ter, one of 10 women who investigated
conditions in Ireland for the Worn
en’s International League, said that If
a referendum were taken it would be
found that the mass of British opin
ion is not behind the government in
its present policy toward Ireland.''
Mrs. Annote Robinson, also of Man
Chester, joined her in tlie declaration
that while the British public hardly is
ready to accept the Sinn Fein plan of
an Irish republic, “Ireland can be won
yet," if the government adopts a sin
cere policy. Both indicated their be
lief that dominion home rule will
prove the final solution.
“Little scraps of nations are oppos
ed by tlie English as inviting strug
gles between masters," Miss Wilkin
son said, adding that the fear of other
powers using Ireland for military
bases probably would prevent the
English “from w illingly accei ting
complete severane of Ireland from
the United Kingdom.
Both women told of the burning of
homes and the destrution of prop Tty
in Ireland. Miss Wilkinson described
reprisals by the military in Cork,
which she said she witnessed in Octo
ber. “At 10 o’clock one nigh?,” she
said, “the curfew sounded and the
streets became quiet with startling
suddenness. Lights were cut off. and
up the street on which my hotel was
situated came a body of infantry in
| extended formation. A searchlight
from the end of the street played up
on their glistening bayonets and steel
helmets. Three armored cars foliow
I od. and behind came lorries filled with
men. The troops moved with preei
; sion and discipline. Suddenly they
commenced firing methodically into
the houses.
Petrograd Has Riot.
London.—A serious labor riot oc
: curred recently in Petrograd, says a
Helsingfors dispatcli to the Central
News, in which many persons were
killed or injured. The riot was crush
ed and 105 laborers were executed,
i the dispatch adds.
Japan Has 77,005,000.
Tokio.—Japan’s population, as rr
; vealed by the census recently eompl :*
! < (i, is more than a million urnh-r the
estimate. The total number in 'lie
i empire is 77,005,000, of which aa.OGO.
)00 are in Japan and 17,2 ’,4,000 in
Korea.
O’Ryxn as Reserve General.
Washington. — Major General John
I f O’Ryan, commander of the New
York National Guard, was nominated
by President Wilson to he a major
1 general in the Officers Reserve C.'orp .
General O'Ryan was a major ecu. r..l
iu the army during the war.
Texas G.n Destroyed.
Corsicana, Tex. - A cotton gin be
longing to Smith & Masse, seven
miles south of Corsicana, was dt strok
ed by fire of unknown origin. The
loss was estimated at ? 15,000.
To Head Woman'3 Bureau.
I Washington -Miss Mary \nderson
of Illinois was nominated by Presi
dent Wilson to be direetor <d tic W >
man's Bureau of the Department of
Labor.
Receiver Takes Bank.
Sioux City, la. — The Bankers’ Fi
nance Company has gone inthe the
hands of a receiver. The company is
1 capitalized at $2,000,000. No state
, meat- or assets or liabilities was 1
suod- _*_
German Strike is Off.
* Berlin. — The Communist party, re
alizing the danger of provoking a rev
i olutionary crisis, has or lered the een
jeial strike In Central Germany caded
i off. - I
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FULL REPARATION
NOT TO BE ASKED
ALLIED EXPERTS TO RECOM
MEND THAT CONCESSIONS BE
MADE TO GERMANY1.
Brussels.—Payment by Germany o!
100,000,000,OuO marks in gold rpmams
the basis upon which experts and del
egates to the second financial confer
ence, in session here, are working.
This amount, although far below what
was authorized by the treaty of Ver
sailles, is considered collectable on
lv on condition that Germany is help
eJ along the lines suggested by the
German delegates.
Allied experts in secret individual
reports recognize Germany's real ne
ccss^ies, and delegates are impressed
by arguments that Germany is an Jn
solvent creditor who must be main
tained as a going concern. The ex
tent to which strict fulfillment of the
Versailles treaty may be waived de
pends upon the allied governments,
before which recommendations have
been made by the delegations.
German delegates are still working
on the list of questions submitted by
the allies, which covers a wide range.
Allied experts believe direct taxation
in Germany is not high enough. 'Hie
Germans are being asked whether
their taxes on alcohol, beer, tobacco
an dsugnr are as high as those on the
same products in France and Great
Britain. Other questions concern
the German financial policy relative
to taxation of wealthy citizens and
possible tax increases within a year
or two.
Ttie German representatives have
been asked to estimate the .amount of
German wealth at present in neutral
countries and to tell how Germany
plans to compensate her citizens for
property sequestrated and liquidated
abroad. It is suggested that German
wealth in neutral countries has been
accumulated by the practice of Ger .
man firms shipping goods at cost tc
associates in neutral countries.
Delegates have been pledged to se ]
erocy, but there Is a general impres
ston they will recommend that their
governments permit Germany to keep
some of ttie 350,000 tons of shippings
she was ordered to surrender under
the Versailles treaty.
British shipping and liquidation ex
perts arrived here for final confer
cures with the Germans before ad
journment. It is believed h<S" that,
wlf-n tlie conf- rom p assembles ne*t
month it will be well on the way to
ward a settlement of the reparation*
question.
Oil Tanks Destroyed.
New Orleans. Fire caused the ex
plosion of a gasoline pump at the Na
tional oil works here, do troyed 10
storage tanks of gasoline and kero
sine valued at 175,000. Ten othei
tanks were saved.
Navy Seeks New Plane.
Washington. — The Navy Depart
ment inaugurated a competition foi
aircraft designers in an effort to ob
tain tin airplane not only capable ol
tarting from the deck of ships, but
also equipped to land in the water.
Bishop Opposes Fo’- e.
Cork.—The decree authorized by
.Monsignor Daniel Cohalan, bishop ol
Cork, excommunicating anyone partic
ipating In further ambuscades ol
crown forces In his diocev e, was r> uc
m the churches of the Cork diocese.
Action On Alien Ran.
Washington. — The Mouse bill bar
ring nearly all immigration for a pe
riod oi one year will be taken up by
the Senate Immigration Committee
under a call issued by Chairman Colt.
Two New Postmasters.
Washington. — Asbury M. Stephens
has been appointed postmaster at
Dolph. Ark., succeeding Victor Feign
son, and William U. Watkins appoint
ed ,at Dryden to succeed John lleain,
the J’ostofflee Department has an
nQUnced.
Returns To Old Schedule.
Chicago.—Tho Inland Steel Com
pany has announced that on January
lt> Its plants would return to the 1C
U> 111-hour a day basis.
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STARVATION FACB'
REBELS HI Fill!
TROOPS GUARDING LINES
- inti military as well
as the political affairs of the he.
leaguered cities.
Immediately after official notice of
the blockade was Riven to the "re
gency of Quarrero," the Italian gen
eral Ferrarlo, who already had a
group of soldiers posted around th»
Flume frontier, closed in upon the
city, barring all exits on three sides
For about 100 yards out of the city
the railway tracks were torn up, stl’
ping traffic into the city. The roads
immediately outisde were torn up
and those crossing the frontiers were
barred with tree trunks and wife en
tanglements. Here and there trenchei
have been dug. from which patrol*
are keeping a lookout.
THE BLOCKADE.
Bln to Suffer and Food
Prices Increase.
Regular troops surround the block
ade line at short intervals. Roy»l
guards and e-arabiniers hold the
line, while Alpine troops dominat*
tlie city from the northeastern
heights. What is considered the most
dangerous spot, however, is the mouth
of the River Reoina.
D'Annunzio, according to informa
tion leaking out of Fiume, virtually
is taking no rest, and is displaying
great nervous activity In the work of
defense He is issuing orders, giving
advice, writing proclamations and re
citing aloud
The post commander Is highly in
dignant about some of the conditions
in General Caviglia’s ultimatum, ea !
pecially that pertaining to the dis
bandment of his iegionaires, which hi \
declares had a right to form an army
for its own defense, even with for
eign subjects, as France and Holland
have done In the case of their for
eign legions.
Meanwhile the blockade has caused
a great increase in the price of all
necessaries, some of which haw j
reached fantastic sums, as, owing to
the danger of starvation, many of the
people have bought large stocks of
food. Tins of condensed milk, for
instance, have entirely disappeared
front the market, while fresh milk li
not coming in from the neighboring
country, which is occupied by Italian |
forces.
U. S. Sells Many Ships.
Washington. — The government u»
to December 4 had sold 4:50 merthant
ships totaling 2.157.124 dead weight
tons for 1297,818.393, according to a
summary issued by the Shipping
Board. Since July 15, when tit*
board's last summary was issued,
sales were increased by 40 vessels oi
96,705 dead weight tons, which
brought $67,745,572.
Allies Sign Pack.
Paris. _ Premier Levgues and Lord
Hardings, British ambassador to
France, signed the Franco-British con
vention relating to certain affairs 0
Syria and Palestine. The boundaries,
administration of railways and wa
ways and administration of the r
gions between the two territories art
affected.
To Cut Army Outlay.
London.—Estimates submittet
the arinyand navy establish®_ •
have been returned b.v Lreniie •
George, as chairman of the
Finance Committee, and he h
Structed tlie departments
their figures by more than i*
the Daily Mail.
smith.
Texas Farmer Shot.
Fort Worth. Tex. Albert
farmer in Erath county.^ rl\‘UB pullet
He "a’
here suffering with a
wound through his lungs
shot at Stephensville. arreat “
been made, It is repot tc■.
Alesandri Is F«''c W
Washington.
sent a message of A]e8andri,
and felicitations to Vrtui o(
who was inaugurated as presWeh
Chile.
Explosion Kills Fo _ k(fl.
Scranton, Fa. -Four men **
and two injured in an £,u of
the pressing and p. ueiin
e Dupont Powder c°n'p' ,,e5 fr-'tn
liage. near Moortc.
re. The property data g
to about $10,000._
Lightning
Fort Wortl*, Tex. • *. . a wa*
irt Worth, oil field wnrk nfr'r
lied by lightning whilo a,
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