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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN SATURDAY

The Arkansas legislature will ad-
journ next Saturday at noon. This
has been one of the longest sessions
ever held in history of the state.
Nearly one thousand bills have in
troduced, a large majority of which
will not become laws at this session.
if ever. Much valuable time has
been wasted by both branches of
the law making body in cavilipg
over local measures, many of which
are no nearer being laws now than
when they were first introduced
Many important bills Of a genera
nature have been introduced, bu
-lgsill did on the catrnaas-
INC sar Herald Aa--arraI !.
r"hlish frassisw of all the rSwsa n5,, !.
ed at this session and the same syIl
appear within the next two weeks.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
REXALL'S PLAY
SOME GOOD BALL

The "Rexalls" lost their first
game of this season at the hands of
Walnut Ridge-Hoxi -Portia-Black
Rock lmboden- Springfield Mem
phis, etc, team last Thursday after
noon. The score was 8 TO in.
favor the visitors, but would, in all
probability, have been something
near tie, but for some costly errors
in the 9TH inning in which the visit
ors scored four runs.
Score by innings:
Hoxie Ol2O 4 0 , 0 90
Pocahontas 9 OoOl 90 3 l-5
Battery for Hoxie-Warner and
Adams; for Pocahontas Angle,
-. nndqvSou and RacDr,.a---.-s, .
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
no DsvGrK vf.A..
SMALLPOX HERE

l! has been reported over the
county that many cases of smallpox
exist in Pocabontas and thaC it
is dangerous for people to come
here. We wish to state however,
that such is not the case. There
has been only four cases and they
were in very mild form. The two
or three cases we have, If it be,
are under rigid quaran.
tine and there is absolutely no dan
ger of contracting the disease.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
From Father LuCCy

M. NJ. Carter received a letter
from Rt. Rev. J. NJ. Lucey of Pine
Bluff Monday in which was enclos-
ed So to be added to the Gov. Drew
fund. Rev. Lucey states that his
contribution is from personal
motives-that he attended school at
Fl. Smith with the sons of Gov.
Drew in the year 1860 and became
very intimately acquainted with
them. Mr.. Lucey states that this
movement on the part of Randolph
county is a meritOrious one.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
Sam Smith Killed.

Sam Smith, former citizen of
this county, whose boyhood days
were spent on Elevenpoints river,
near Elm Store, was killed at Dell
last week by a man by the name of
Walker. Smith was about AZ years
Of age and was the son of Wiley
Smith known as Little Wiley.)
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
WORK PROGRESSING
ON BRIDGE DUMP

Work on the Frisco railroad
bridge dump on the east side OF the
river is now under way in earnest.
Several men and teams have been
at work on that side for several days
and it begins to look like we will
have a new bridge here at some time
in the future. Work will likely
begin on the concrete piers within
a short time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
School Electors Notice

The attention of school boards
and electors is directed to the fact
that County Supervision is to be
voted upon at the coming school
election. 1t is not necessary that
it be so stated in the notices, al
though TO have so advertised might
have brought out more voters; but
all are urged to vote on the ques-
tion anyway, and if each one will
take personal interest large vote
can be secured. The present legis-
lature has so amended the law as TO
provide the superintendent with suf-
fclent salary to carry on the work
properly, and able men can be had
for the place. There is no doubt
the adoption of this measure will
b the greatest stimulus to our
schools we have yet had. The
teachers at their last meeting adopt
ed this measure unanimously. The
directors will please see that ''For"
and "Against'' County Supervision
is placed upon each ticket and have
every 9lector vote on the question.
Let every one make pull for its
since it means so much
for our schools.
EUGENE THOMPSON,
County Examiner.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
Grandma Mccoy

Grandma Mccoy, an aged and
we'll respected lady of Pocahontas
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Leila Wills, Tuesday night of
infrmities incident TO old age.
Mrs. Mccoy had long been a resi-
dent of this county and was well
and favorably known by many peo,
rlow this section of the county.
Tbe remains were buried at Shiloh
wednesday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
A Freak PiQ

Foster Luter of Biggers was in
Pooahontas Tuesday exhibiting a
curious freak of nature. 1t was a
pig, born with eight fully develop
ed feet, four ears, two backs and
two tails. The pig was about twice
as large as one of ordinary size when
born. There were seven other pigs
In the litter, all of which were per.
fectly formed and healthy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
THIS MEANS YOU

DR.. w. E. Hughes will be in this
city for a week and all who know
themselves to be indebted to the
firm of Hughes 81 Hall must come
in and arrange their accounts or
they will be placed for collection.
36-lt.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
New MCrry-GO-ROund

II. l.. Stackhouse and Sam Bow
man, the barbecue men, have pur-
chased first class, up-to date steam
merry-go-round, one Of the finest
ever brought to this part of the
The machine is brand
new. 1t will arrive in Pocahontas
some time in June.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
J. 7. LdSIeY Dead

James T. Lasley, former citizen
Of Pocahontas and well known in
Randolph county, died at his home
in Luxora last week after long
illness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
NAMES LECTURERS
FOR INSTITUTE
Dear Mr.. Editor:

If you will allow us a few lines
In your valuable paper we as your
committee appointed to secure an
instructor and lecturers for the
Randolph County Institute to be
held at Maynard, beginning two
weeks before the examination, have
secured Prof. D. T. Rogers of
Jonesboro as instructor and DR..
johnson of the University, June 2,
Miss Eva Reichardt of Little Rock,
June 6, and DR.. Brough of the
University, June 8. All these are
good numbers well worth your while
whether you are teacher or not.
Especially delightful are Dir.
Rgough's lectures. He has about
36 commencement addresses to
make so popular is he. He goes
to Missouri, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Mississippi, and scores of places in
Arkansas. We ask every teacher
and friend of education to talk our
institute. Write your friends in
other counties adjoining. Maynard
agrees to care for all who will come
will give good board at reasonable
prices.
Watch this paper for a complete
program later. The following is a
summary at present:
/. Two weeks work for those
who aim to take examination or
who desire to review subjects or
who want practical knowledge of
public school problems. Prof.
Rogers will be fully capable of
giving you these problems and aid
ing youln seeing how to solve them.
1t is to his efforts that Jonesboro
attributes the efficiency Of her pub
lie school system.
Besides Prof. Rogers we have
the promise Of several well known
educators from other near by coun
ties that will lend helping hand,
2. DIR. w. $. johnson viii give
you many facts concerning our
school system in contrast with the
German schools. He is efficient in
this line of work having taken a
special course in the German Uni
versity after leaving Harvard.
3. Miss Eva Reichardt in her
pleasing way will give you the his
tory and work Of the s !. A. She
will show Cbe need of improving
and beautifying The places where
children are being educated.
4. DR.. Brough in his earnest
and eloquent way will picture TO
you the opportunities, advantages,
and duties of the citizens of today |
and the necessities demanding a
citizenship educated IN heart, head,
and hand. To see and to hear DR..
Brough is to feel the higher ideals
of life and to know him is but to
love him. He is the favorite of
the University students.
5. The entertainment in the
homes of the good people of May
uard is a very important fact To
meet these people in their homes
and churches is to have, ever after,
cozy corner in your heart for
them. COMMITTED
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
PROGRAM FOR
SUNDAY SERVICES
melherS' Day win be Observed
u rOCahOntaS--Three Ser
vices at Opera House

"VoS dt Upefd H0aSe
Union church services will be
"siu IN Pocahontas Sunday IN the
Deserving of Mothers Day. The
services will be held in the opera
y use al J. a. m. and s p. M, with
song service in the afternoon from
z9o to o'clock. Rev. w. J.
Leroy will preach the morning
sermon and Rev. NJ. D. Bowers
9l'l preach in the evening. Arrange
'hfhts have made for special music
52E each occasion. Mrs. D. L.
Wiley will preside at the piano at
tle morning service and Mrs.
Marvin Buckley at the evening ser
v,ee.
ne program is as follows:
II O'CLOCK A. NJ.
2 Song, "Come Thou Almighty
klNg"--Choir and congregation.
Song, Mothers Prayer
Choir.
& Prayer by Rev. NJ. D.
Bs~srs.
4 Quartette, "Can Boy For
get His Mother?" Mrs. LEROY.
Miss Stevens, Mr., Lynch, Mr..
Copper.
q. Scripture Reading-Rev.
Leroy.
8. Duet, "Don't Forget the Old
Folks"-MrS. Lucas, Mr.. Spikes.
2. Sermon.
:. Chorus, "In the Sweet BYE
aE} Bye" Choir and congregation.
Z b. Benedicuon.
s O'CLOCK P. NJ.
n Song, GLOW Firm Founda-
IA Choir and congregation.
M yk-Chorus, Coward Christian
~ 49, Choir. ,
,ia. qsa ..l :. owe risty " ~ Boy
7Ns,tfIfisttY...Igen,.,:'''aaSfii!sI ~ IN!
NJ! Mothers s-P Prayep', skes.
MY. hipps.
7. Scripture Reading-Rey
Bower.
.. Duet, beautiful Isle. Of
Somewhere" Mrs. Wiley, Mrs
Lucas.
Z. Sermon.
s. Chorus, "When the Roll i,
Called up Yonder' Choir and con,
gregation.
8. Benediction.
The afternoon from 2:30 to A
o'clock will be devoted to a general
song service. Everybody in Poca-
bontas, as well as classes from the
different churches over the county,
IRE invited to be present and take
part in this service. Arrangements
will be made to place 200 singers
md we hope to have at least that
many. Everybody welcome.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
Absolute Safety

Is the best thing have to offer Other inducements are
only of secondary Importance Upon this basis only solicit
patronage Others pleased with the Banking service
offer Why don't you try it? If you have any doubts along this
line ask of Deposits in any amount respect
fully solicited and all alike will the careful courteous
and prompt attention.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
Randolph County Bank

THE BANK THAT TAKES CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS
Some banks always want help you when you don't need
and when really need it they get cold feet We help YOU
when you need it.
CAPITAL $26 100000 SURPLUS $2a,5OoOO
Randol ph County Bank
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12

J. /. Johnson and wife of Attica
were pleasant visitors at our Office
Wednesday.
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OWL IN HIS CHIMNEY:
SANTA CRIES RABY

NEW YORK, Dec. 17-Patrolnan
Charles Pfeifer. of the Snyder Avenue
station, Flatbush, presented CaDtaip
dreamer his chief, with an owl
Wednesday morning.
Fielter lives in Il neat little Oueen
Anne cottage. S23 Neck Road. Flat
push. ON Tuesday ne was spending
his day off with his wife and three
year-old boy. In the evening he was
explaining jokes TO little "Kinker."
when the bells of a sleigh were heard
outside and the child cried out.
Dada, Santa ClaUsi"
AT the same moment there came 2
tremendous racket in the chimney.
and the dining room filed with SCOT
"klnker' screamed eXcitedly. Dada.
dada, it's Santa Claus. but he's come
too soon."
AS nothing came but noise and
SCOT Prefer decided the old man
must have become jammed. He got
a broom and climbed to the roof
The broom slipped out of his hand
and went down into the dining room
fire and got burnt simultaneously
out of the chimney flew the wise but
very much scared owl. And the first
thing the owl did was to fly into the
Chandelier and smash all the globes.
"kinker' ran screaming to his moth
er s skirts. and Mrs. Pfeifer tumbled
over the sewing machine, breaking
that.
When Pfeifer came back the owl
darted by him upstairs. Pfeifer chased
the Dlrd from room to room and left
WreckaSe in each. At last the owl
grew tired and the policeman can
tured 1t with waste paper basket
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DANVILLE HAS
BANK FAILURE
Johnson 6 Cheeks Insolvency Caused
BY Failure OF Other Firms.

DANVILLE, VA.-(Special)-
The failure Of the private banking firm
OF Johnson & Cheek to open its doors
fo~ business Friday morning confirmed
the announcement i'm morning Da-
per that the firm had been forced To-
go into liquidation. having been DRAG
ged down by the recent failure Of The
trims OF Swain & Wyllie and j. j.
Wyliie 4 Co. tobacco dealers and
manufacturers. and the Insolvency q.
the Sutherlin- Meade Tobacco Com
pany, which was greatly weakened lev
the Swain d Wyllie failure.
1t is understood that the liabilities
of the Johnson & Cheek banking
house are about $1S0,O0O. and the as
sets nominaliy 100000 Most of the
assets consist of papers. on which
there is little prospect of realizing.
The firm consisted OF Charles l.. Hol-
land and Edmund h. Meade. who had
for years conducted the business un-
der the old name, Messrs. johnson and
Cheek having died years ago. This
was the only private hfnk in the city.
Messrs. Holland and Meade will file
personal deeds, also assigning their
real and personal property to trus-
tees Tor the benefit of creditors.
The bank was heavily 4nvolved by
Swain and Wyllie's failure and the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05
JAPAN WILL
INCREASE NAVY

TOXIC, JAPAN, Especial. Japan
is going TO spend S41,OOO,OOO on her
navy during the fiscal year OF 1911
-. This was announced in the gov
crnment budget made public today.
This is most interesting in view Of the
alarm in America over its defenses.
In explanation the ministry says that
Japan must keep her navy TO the mod
srn standard Notwithstanding that
relations between japan and the for
eign powers at this time are peace
ful"
Next years estimate for railroad
construction is S26.OOO.OOO. A loan
for this purpose viii be undertaken.
Marquis katsura, premier and minis
ter Of finance, takes "a cheerful view
of the financial condition OF Japan.
The budget shows: Receipts ordi-
nary, 492,158,OOO yen; extraordinary,
tS.4 ,S13; expenditures ordinary,
4O7.1I3.274 yen: extraordinary. 13s,-
$1,000 A yen is approximately so
cents in American money
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05
BODY OF SLAIN MAN
Is BORNE INTO COURT

VICKSBURG. MISS, Dec. 19.-The
court was startled when a dead body
was carried in at the instigation of
District Attorney Thames and was Of
fered in evidence by the State in the
celebrated case of Miss Rosie Miner.
charged with the murder of George
Smith last October. This is the first
time known of such an exhibit being
attempted anywhere.
IL developed that the body Of Smith
had never been buried and had been
held at a local undertaker's awaiting
the trial of the sensational case.
The sudden move of Mr.. Thames
created a profound sensation. The
body had been embalmed and the
State hoped to get il introduced as
evidence. Judge Mounger. who was
presiding over the trial. was also
taken unaware, but ne promptly ruled
that a corpse was not admissible as
evidence. District Attorney Thames
then directed the four stout men who
had borne it into the room to carry
it back to the undertaking establish
ment.
The defendant, Rose Miner, was Wis
IDLY affected by the scene.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05
BRITISH SHIP
WANTS INDEMNITY

WASHINGTON, d. C..-(speciall
Inc eye OF the state Department to-
DAY IS trained on Ceiba. Honduras
owing 90 cable adviccs that the British
cruiser Brilliant Isl bound Tor thaf
port 90 compel the Honduran Govern
meut 20 pay Indemnity for the MUIR
DER or Jamaican negro. a British
SUBJECT, py Government officials "A
month ago thc British guuboat Scvlia
arrived at Celia. and demanded an in
demnity. The commander of the gttu-
boat failed 90 impress General Me-
aeha, Governor OF Ceiba. and the man
whom the British hold personally re-
sponsible for the negrO's death. IL
is reported that the Brilliant. should
an indemnity be refused. win seize the
custom house.
state Department officials consider
that the United States alone has the
privilege OF spanking delinquent Gen.
fral and South American republics. Ii
was pointed out today that European
nations were prevented from Selling
custom houses I'm san Domingo or
Venezuela when creditors pressed
these two republics.
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would have swept the Democratic
ticket out OF public notice. A man
named Wilcox. q deputy marshal. was
also on duty there. and his duty was
oirect reverse OF ours. He was 60
see that the negroes voted. Ii was
suggested that we start a night among
ourselves with the idca that the ne
groes would follow Co see white men
finish each other Metzger. Higgins.
Strattou and myself ran down The
steep hin OF Chimborazo and the ne
sroes did follow almost co the hot-
toin. Then we started i'm and when
We could reach head we hit it, 7
wasn't a sicky young man." smiled
the captain, "aud none OF my COM
panions could enter such plea. We
swung out GOOD and hard. and ~
WASH loug before the prospective
voters nad reached the bottom of the
Il tell you" he finished. they could
They couldn't vote that day. however.
aHu .Eat nSnt was won IL also hap
captain Curtis punched NVUc0x.
the NounE In these elections said
captain Curtis, was something to cause
no0erofe amouut OF wonder.
"A man. ne said. voted as frcouent
~ 19 ne could we didn't exactly APP
prove OF that. but % was done. a
der the name OF Pete BOe-a-s ma affcr
changing his hat ana coat. would vote
=. A. &
tell you. IL was exciting. 80 FAR as
can recall a man named smith broke
the record. This good citizen voted
seven times In one day"
could tell you OF hundred more
such things continued the caDtain
put TINS IS busy cay. I recall one
event In Marshall Ward, where "a fudoe
lost the precinct because he CHALLENGED
vote don't remember the vvould-
oe voters name nor the name under
" hich he was to vote, but 1 do recall
mat the judge Of this precinct was very
IL seems that Il happened like this.
Inc Judge asked the prospective vo-
YET Where ne lived. what was his name
II ne " as registered how long he had
Deeh voter, how long he had been a
resident OF the ward and what ne did
suddenly. ''e Oi'i@S"
What are your repeated the Judge.
a thlef scresched the voter lean
INK on the table and falling upon the
ballot box hard enough to smash ~
Us contents were scattered over the
moor; in the excitement the chalienged
voters hands and arms swept circles
around them and hundreds OF Sims ~
Mhlte paper fell from his pockets. Thev
we're tickets, properly marked for the
OeInocrauc candidate and We're sloyy1v
SaIhereo together and deposited in the
cratic nominee.
He won.
Elections i'm these DAYS" added Can
Saln curtis, again becoming slowly re-
HectlNe, seem tame"
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HOW ELECTIONS WERE
WON FORTY YEARS AGO
RI CHMOND, NA-(SpecialA-

RI c II M ON ID, NA.-(Special -
In discussion OF political cam
palgn and elections yesterday Captain
John A. Curtis. member OF the Leg
stature from Richmond, grew rem
iniscent and told OF enough old-time
election events to hll several news
paper columns every day for a month.
Those OF the old days." he s2jd.
were conducted very differently frN&
these OF today. As a rule. the man
who gets the votes now gets the
office He did. too. in the other times.
and it was a part OF the duty Of most
white men to see that he got the
votes-fairly, If il could be done-but
to get them.
1T was in the Reconstruction days"
he continued. when conditions in
VOWED the continuation OF the white
mans rule in Virginia. Little was
left us but that eternal right, and we
meant to preserve il. We did Peo-
pie OF this generation can scarcely
understand those conditions. The
right of voting had been given the
black man, Just free OF slavery. and
they knew nothing OF reason in eN-
ercising il. They voted almost blind
~. guided only by what they had been
told 10y carpetbaggers. and l DO no.
know that. under the circumstances
more"
The captain leaned back in his chair
and became reflective.
Men were desperate in those
days" he said presently. running his
fingers through the heard Grown as
white as the Christmas SHOWS. MANY
or us had come back from the war to
find most OF what we had left be
ninO uS swept away. But there was
one tnins Sun r>moining-the birth
riEht of the Anglo Saxon to rule or
die In a 6sht to rule. Some OF us
were Crip,llCs: Richmond was a fire
swept remnant of what il was ten
years before, but worse than this was
the living dread OF negro political
domination. III was a dread deeper
than any OF rs had felt in 3attle-the
most fearful battle was that we faced
after the war. Death was customary
and perhaps death had bred con
tempt for it. Ii was a minor con
sideration compared with the other
possibility.
some OF the election events" he
went on, may seem amusing now
but all were serious 10 us then.
remember one election in 1872 In
which, to win, we had to start n
fight. With Robert Stratton, Henry
Metzger and Dan Higgins, I was on
duty att precinct near Chimborazo
Park. Duty meant to get the votes.
over INF the park probably 200 ne
groes Wlere gathered. If that aggre-
CATION ad ever voted the opposition
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Mother and Business Woman.

II wasn't much fun, says Annette
T.. McCrca. one of the most authori-
tative AID successful architects in the
United states, when spea king of the
early fighting. l LETT the youngsters
with housekecrcr and they had 81
cheerful way OF writing me every day
that they were lonely and misora BILE.
/ used TO sit up half the night an
swerihg their letters. These letters
We're written in bleak, cherries no
tel rooms had no money for luNli-
ries. The craving to be with the
children was n thousand times harder
than the work. Sometimes when /
could not bear it any longer. l drag
ged them around with me.
No part Of it was easy. For every
step forward in my work, I had a
thousand disappointments. I remem-
Der one day l went To a mans Office
expecting to land a good contract.
failed; somebody else had landed il.
When I walked out onto the street,
thought I'd die if I couldn't cry. But
there wasn't any place TO cry, so I did
not. Landscape architects are not
supposed to cry.-The Designer for
January.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05
TURKS TO kVEkGE
DEAD COMRADES

CONSTANTINOPLE, pecialD-
Fighting in the Nilayet OF Syria. be
tween Turkish soldiers and the blood
thirsty Bedouins is in progress Satur-
day. although the Turks have re-
captured kerak and are driving back
the tribesmen with heavy losses.
The terrible atrocities inflicted upon
Turkish soldiers by the tribal forces
before the castle OF Kerak has lent
q fierce courage to the Turkish sol
dlery, who seek 10 avenge their dead
and tortured comrades.
More than 1000 tribesmen have
been killed, according to advices re-
cciVed today from Damascus and
Iluaran. The last official word was
that the Bedouins were being pur-
sued over the desert by the soldiers.