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The Little River news., 1915-10-06
RESIDENCE BURNED
A. E. Caulder Residence Burned Tues
 day Morning; East Side.

The A. B. Caulder residence was destroyed by fire shortly after O.
 clock Tuesday morning. The house is locatd on tn East Side of town be- low the Spriggs house, and too far out for a general alarm to be turned in. Practically all the household goods
 were saved with the exception of the kitchen where the fire originated. The fire started from the cook stove or flue. MT. Caulder arose and made a fire at 5 o'clock and not feeling well returned to bed. Later when Mrs Caulder went to the kitchen to begin breakfast she found the whole room
 in flames. Insurance was carr:ed to the amount of $650.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
CLASS RECEPTION
Friday Night Reception Was Success,
 Good Attendance.

The reception to men given by the Mems Sunday School class of the Met hodist church Friday night was splen- did The addresses were made by Rev. F. p. Doak, Judge J. S. Steel. Geo E. Steel, s. C Reynolds, and Presiding Elder Biggs, whc were on the regI- lar program, after the invocation by by Rev R. G. Rowland Of Foreman. The visiting pastors, Rev. Sullivan and Brown, were called and made gcod talks Refreshments were served consisting of chocolate, coffee and sanwiches, followed by cigars. Dur ing the cigars practically all in atten- dance were called upon and respond ed There was muc,l enthusiasm anc all were in favor Of more meetings of the same kind
 All the Sunday schools and church. es in town reported an increase in at tendance Sunday. which was Go to Church Sunday School day.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
MOONSHINE CASE READY
Government Ofi.t lals Prepare for iii.
 Trials al Ft. Smith, Get. Is.

Fort Smi'.. Get. 2.-The go-orn-
 ment today Leean the preparation Of
 its case against the score of defend ants accused of being implicated in the moonshine operations of the J. c. Brewbaker dstillery in this city. The prosecution will be in charge of R. w. Childs of Chicago, special representa-
 tive of the United States Depar:nlu;i, of Justice Prosecuting Childs arrived
 here today, as did Jack Walker, inter- nal revenue collector of Arkansas; J.
 W. Barkman, internal revenue super
 intendent of Arkansas, Oklahom;;, and
 Kansas, and h s assistant, Fay Chew oi
 Little Rock.
 The government officials spent to-
 day examining correspondence seized
 when the Rush Distilling Company's Kansas City office was ra1Ged. The Rush company is alleged to have dis posed of the mo0nshine products ol the BreWbaker plant. Some of this correspondence duplicates knoA Bcath, former Tennessee revenue agent. Government witnesses in the case will legin reporting October 7 a!t'' ugh the hearings will not begin until {c.ober Is. 1aev will be exam med by Prosecutor Childs.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
DO YOU KNOW THESE MEN!
Texas Man Wants Information About
 Little River Men.

The following letter to the Coun... Clerk, asking for some enc wno Knew two Confederate Veterans, named in letter is referred to citizens, who may. be able to give desired information. "Rockdale, Texas. County Clerk of Little River County, Ark: Dear Sir: My object in writing tc you is to find out if you can find two men, and get their deposition to the effect that they served with A. A. Curry, who entered the army from your county in 1861, under Whitfield, Legion Go. K.. Sue Ross Brigade at Waco, Texas.
 '"This will enable Mrs. L. E. Curry widow of A. A. Curry to obtain a pen sion. She is in destitute circumstance es and will be relieved by the pension.
 "Yours very truly,
 ID. T. Woctton,
 ''Rockdale Tex"
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
CIRCUIT CLERKS SAFE ON BONDS
Not Necessary to File Bond With the
 Secretary of State.

Little Rock, Oct. 4.-(Special)- When a circuit clerk has flied his bends as clerk and recorder, and they have been approved by the proper au- thority in his own county, the fact tha; the bonds have not been filed with the Secretary of State, does not constitute vacancy. If, however, he has failed to file either bond at home, the office automatically becomes vacant
 This is the rule of action adopted by Governor Hays in dealing with the circuit tangle that came up this week in connection with the Montgomery county controversy.
 Up to last night, attention had been called to only five counties in wE ch this case existed. In each of them the clerks bond of $15,OO0 had been filed and approved, but the recorders bond of $2,O00 had not been made. In these counties the present clerks were re- commissioned, as follows: Montgom- cry, John M Smith; Calhoun, w. L. Furlow; Dallas, D. E. Goodgome Poinsett, A. H. Landers; Union, A. D. Murphey.
 The first of the week there were not more than fifteen of the bonds filed, but since the matter was made public, there has been a rush to file bonds with the Secretary of State and forty-four has been filed.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
TURN DOWN WATER PROPOSITION
City Officials at TeXarkana Will Net
 Accept Proposition Made.

TeXarkana, Oct 1.-The city has re- jected proposition of Home Water Go. for adjustment of differences between the company and municipality, but an other conference between the city of ficials. Jeff Sanderson, mayor, and w. H. Arnold, coz 4,sel, for water con- pany, has been arranged, at whlcn $ is hoped the difference will be straigh- tened out; company proposes to make about $30,000 worth of extensions ana Improvements, including installation of 2,500, ,000gallon pumps; 5200 feet of l2-inch main and about 5000 feet or smaller main; trouble is over sliding scGle for water consumers.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
1O0pnym- in dmme~%qnW WhmOm
TO REBUILD OGDEN LEYEES
 ,@ Contracts Awarded to Ogden Men MOnday-WOrk to Start
 At Once.

The Ogden Levee Board let the con-
 tracts Monday for the rebuilding oi the breaks in the Ogden leveeo. The contracts were let to Ogden citizens
 The following were given separate contracts: Furlow Bros, Jim Ad- cock, J. w. Massey and Will Hollin. The work will be done q; prices rang ing from .099 to 19 cents per cubic yard and will aggregate a little over $6,200. The work will start a, once and will be completed by January i.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
ATTEMPT TO BURN BUILDINGS
Three Men Held for Attempt to Burn
 Building in ParagOuld.

ParagOuld, Oct. 2.-Frank Threlk- cid, J. w. Eaton and his son, Lynn Eaton, well kncwn local painters were arrested at late hour last night by members of the police department, charged with setting fire to five brick business buildings in this city. At the preliminary hearing held today before Justice A. B. Hays, the three defend ants were bound over to the grand jury.
 ! Threlkeld was held on five charges of arson. He is accused of applying the match to the McHaney building on West Court street, the Bleier build ing on West Court, the J. B. Mime building on Court and T~uet, the Trice building on West l. ..qrs5il anc the Mack building on Soesti. Pruet All the fires occurred Friday night. Tn the latter building, more than 300 men women and children were as- sembled last nj ght at joint meeting of the Rebeccas and Odd Fellows az the time of the attempt was made to destroy it by fire.
 J. w. Eaton vas held on three charges. It is alleged he was in 8 conspiracy witi Threlkeld and that he assisted in starting the fires in the AlcHaney, Bleier and Mime buildings. | Lynn Eaton was charged with an attempt to burn the Mime building on July 4, last
 All the efforts to start fire proved futile fer the reason tnas the fires were discovered soon after started and the flames extinguished.
 It Was testified at the trial that TErelkeld and the two Eatons were discomfitted at the city in general be- cause they had not been able to secure steady employment at their trade as painters.
 The motive of the wholesale at tempts at incendiarism was not clear iy established at the preliminary tria;
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
BIlLDING PUMP HOUSE
Contractor CardwelI Also Construct.
 ing Biz Reservoir.

The construction work cn the city water plant is progressing fairly we'll this week. The water mains are be- ing extended at fair rate and con- structiCn work has started on the brick pump house. It is to be a fire proof building with iron door and window castings. The sashes that hold the window lights will be of iron. The excavation work on the big reservoir is about completed. This vii hold a reserve supply of water for fire fight ing and other purposes in addition to the steel tower.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
NAY BE NOTED ROBBER
Man Under Arrest at YanBuren Said tc De One of Fulton Bank Robbers.

Fort, Smith, Oct. IA man believ- ed to be Jinhs Startling notorious bank and postoffice robbcr, wanled at Springfield and Willow Springs, Mo-, is under arrest at Van Buren. He was found ty Constable Ed Winfrey, at a boarding house in that city. Startling ,L,oke jail at Spr.gfeld while await ing trial on charge of having robbed the Willow Springs postoffice.
 Starring was acquitted a year egc, fer the rofTDery of tho Bank of Fulton, Hempstead county, and is under in dictaent for il,e robbery oY a bank ut rardanelie.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
"R,ockdale, Tex"
WANT ASSESSMENTS REDUCED
Red River Farmers Say They gre Cn-
 able to Pay Their Taxes.

TeXarkana, Oct. IA number of Red River land owners, north and east of here, have asked the Miller County Equalization Board flor mat erial reductions n the assessments Of their lands, cn account of the several overfows, which greatly damaged the crops this year It is not believed said the money is needed to rebuild the broken leyees.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
DEATHS FROM STORM INCREASE
Reports of Greater Property Loss Con- stantly Coming from New Orleans.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 2.-The num- those reported doad and missing n Louisiana and Mississippi, from the recent tropical storm is placed ai 549 in today's compilation of general re- ports which are being gathered here,
 The property damage is now esti- mated at $12,000,O00
 The known dead are 224.
 As the day advances, and reports from surrounding towns and cities keep coming in, the results cf the re- cent storm becomes more appalling. All crops in this section have been completely razed, the orange trees de- stroyed, numerous buildings Wharfs and store houses den2eiisaeG, anl the country fer many mics ar0ond $ iu- undated With froa t-ar tc fifteen saet cf water. The levees II many places have boon either broken through o- totally destroyed, and hundreds or families are narooned in flooded sec tions. Many gruosome experiences ot loss and disaster are being related by sufferers. The work of clearing the debris is progressing and new casual- ties are continually being discovered It will be several days yet before the fall extent of the storm damage ctn be told.
 The collection cf relief funds has commenced and the state of Louisiana and the city have announced they can easily care for the stricken.
 More than 800 people have signed a petition asking for primary to de- eide the pOstmastership cf Fl Dorado
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
NEGRO CAPTURED
Patyoiman Freddy Captures F0rdycs
 Negro-insu,ted Lady.

Last Thursday Chief H. G. Freddy ed by the authorities at Fordycc Primm is said to have offered insult to a white girl. He was delivered tC the sheriff of that county at TeXarkana Saturday night The negro was al work fer the Major Slave Company.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
EIiE TERMER ESCAPES
Eugene Mason Takes French Leave of
 R Prison for Second Time.

Texarxana, Oct. 2.-Eugenc Ma son, serving life sentence in the Texas penitentiary for murder, has es- capped for the second time from the prison farm near Huntsville. The news came in a message from Sheriff Mitchell of Cass county to Sheriff Baker of this (Bowie) county.
 Mason was convicted in the district court of Bowie county on charge of killing Gao~ge E. Thaggard nearly two years ago.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
J. M. LEGGETT CLEARED
Man Accused of Nurderine Hiram
 StraWn Was Released.

ldabel, Oct. 5,--J. M. Leggett of this city, whose trial has been in progress der the past week, was acquitted by the jury Saturday. Leggett was ac- 'cused of murdering Hiram Strawn at Idabel this summer.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
SINaING CONVENTION
Little Ri,cr Singers WEI Meet al
 Fo; s.nan 9th ani 10th.

Foreman, Oct. 5.-(Speciai3 3-Tne Little River County Singing Conven- tion will E.eet next Saturday and SuH- day, October 9th and 10th. Prof. Ram sey will be among the prominent sing |ers present.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06

F02 SAAE-One good Jersey milk COW, also nice lot of hogs, ranging
 from 75 pounds to 15O pounds, cheap. See R.F. Clowdis. Ashdown.2
The Little River news., 1915-10-06

TO PROPERTY OWNERS-Have you
 the money b put in your sewerage
 and water connections? If not let
 us lend it to you at 6a per cont Clowdis Land Co. 70.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06

t England papers are carrying ads for horse high school" where hor- ses are taught to saddle and drive.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06

A pure white pelican was winged and captured alive by hunter near Moran.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06
COTTON MARKET.

Short cotton 1915 to 13 cents. Cotton seed $24 per ton.
The Little River news., 1915-10-06

More than 800 people have signed a petition asking for a primary to de- eide the postmastership cf Fl Dorado
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
WIT AND HUMoR.
wiIIlns Enough. sus-

Alexander Powell. the war CORE
spondent. was talking In New York
about the English volunteer army.
1T will be all right In time" he
said. hut at present II Is pretty
wabbly. You can't take lot OF
clerks and brokers and sweils and
navvies. you know, and turn them
into f.st rnss army overnlsht
ITS like the groom who was
brought in at the dinner party to help
out the butler. The groom was willing
enough, poor fellow. He asked a deaf
old lady II she'd have any peas. and
she put her big. bell.mouthed trumpet
upto her ear TO hear him.
Gee. said the groom TO himself,
this is a new wrinkle on me- but II
she wants them that way I better let
her have EN-
"And down the ear trumpet went a
generous spoonful Of peas."-washing
ton Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
U. S. Weather buresu
DAILY WEATHER FORECAST
ossIes. Dunn = paly osds.
Phone ~

Forecast until I .. N. sunday--To-
night and Sunday. partly cloudy with
showers. .n.
weather cendltlens.
The barometer pressure is uuusally
low over the Plateau. with lowest
reading 2s.s2 inches At Modsna. Utah.
There Il much cloudy weather In the
Northern. Central and Southern dis
tricts. Moderate to heavy rains con-
|tinus In Texas and Oklahoma. These
rains will cause moderate rises In the
Brasos river.
Hurricane News.
The hurricane h now southeast OF
Kingston. Jamaica. moving into the
gulf The intensity Of the storm 10
still unknown. II the storm does not
weaken Il L. practically certain that
IL viii strike At some point between
Key West and Brownsville. No mat.
tier where the storm hits. there 10 no
danger before Tuesday or wednes.
day.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
A SOCIAL CANCER.

4 The death penalty is a cancer In
the social body-an ulcerous sore nj
the heart OF the modern State. Moral.
ly Il Is worse than war and less ex.
cusable than lynching. As popular
intelligence increases the cancer
spreads. the ulcer suppurates. poison.
ing the organism - threatening the
State.
When the popular mind was dark
and the lusts and passions OF the
jungle strong the hangman was at
least logical; now he Is the social
leper. to be extermlnated quickly II
the State Is to live. Either the gal.
lows or the school house must go
their incongruity Is portentious.
The hangman. says DIR. Lydston. Is
the chief actor that keeps the tiger
In humanity's breast from being Of.
fectually lulled to sleep by social
progress"
The comparison Is unkind and dig.
nifies shameful business. II bemeans
courageous animal and fails to
stlgmatize the dastardly act Of hang.
ing a pinioned. black-capped boy or
man or woman In ghoulish delibera.
ton after months OF preparatory tor.
ture.
The tiger Is admirable and natural
lin the Jungle.
The public hanrman is obscene. an
epitome OF cowardice.
War. though foolish. hideous. mis-.
taken. often appeals TO the best In
man-caIls for courage.
Hanging awakens only disgust
loathing-breeds a cowardly cruelty.
No hangman Is a hero.
A State that hangs. or electrocutes
and prays for peace-is a cosmic
Joke. a social hypocrite.
To rout the hangman will be a sub.
stantial step toward abolishing war
And 10 those who fatuously ask
"what shall we do with one who com
mits MURDER" the answer leaps
What would you like to have done
with him II he were your kinsman OF
your friend. II he were one you knew
and liked and understood-if he were
rich?
In the answer to this will be found
the only possible basis for a civilized
society. LUKE Nohrh.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25

There are few farmers In the South
who do not have more or less waste
land. socaIIed. that IL yielding prac-
tically no return. Economy and good
business demand that these loaflng.
non.interest and non-taxpaying acres
be put to work: that they Be made.
along with the rest Of the farm. to
pay their way.
One Of the surest ways We know Of
for doing this is to make these acres
support more livestock than they are
now supporting. particularly dairy
and beef cattle. Hillsides that arr
too steep ever to b. put under Guilt
walton and that are now worthless
In 90 far a. any income Il concerned,
should be fenced and put to perma'
nent grasses and clovers. thus IN
many cases doubling the livestock
carrying capacity of the farm.
Probably . good fence around then
IL the iirst thing necessary In putting
these lands to work: then the under
brush should be cleared out. leaving
whatever larger timber may be need
ed for wood and shade. Then comes
the matter Of what pasture grasses
are best. For nearly all the cotton
belt Bermuda is the great standby for
summer grazing. and in this section
no pasture is complete without L.
Bear In mind. though. that Il Loves
the hot sun and does not thrive In
shade. Then there IL lespedeza
which grows well practically every
where and on all soil types In the
South. assa supplement to the Der
muda for summer grazing. and with
out which no pasture is complete. Fol-
winter and spring grazing bur and
white clover are excellent. never have
to be reseeded. and grow well on Der
muda sod. W are stressing the value
OF th;s combination. because Il A.,
more conditions and win succeed
more nearly everywhere than an,
combination we know Of.
Try these. and get your waste land,
on an income yielding basis. You
have been paying their way Ions
enough; isn't II time they paid yours
awhile!-Progressive Farmer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
SOME GOOD HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Helpful Suggestions for the sus,
Housewife.

Housewife.
II saves a great-deal Of the rush al
the last moment to begin buying
Christmas presents now. n one avoids
useless knickknacks and novelties,
one will find plenty OF good presents
In the shops.
Cheese as a food is OF grerat value,
and Is as nutritious as meat. and many
savory dishes may be made BY the
addition OF cheese to vegetables,
macaroni. bread. rice. spaghetti, etc.
A lavender pillow Is said to be
cure for insomnia. The lavender
heads should be mixed with an equal
quantity Of cotton wool. which has a
few drops Of oil Of lavender sprinkled
over n p = ~ -
To split a shortcake with ease. al
the pan half full Of batter. then spread
over II a teaspoonful Of melted butter.
Put in the remainder Of the batter;
spread Il out 30 that none Of the but
ter shows. When the cake Il baked
Il win split without difficulty.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
POSTGRADUATE CLASS At
ALLEN ACADEMY.

For the benefit Of some of our
graduates Of last year who will
return to the Academy for an
other years work. and for any
others desiring this higher
course, we viii organize a post
graduate class. The course will
include higher English and lit
erature, Latin, German or Span
ish, and college Freshman math-
ematics.
In this connection, we wish to
call attention to the advantages
of the course offered In German.
Prof. Moers speaks German as
his native tongue, and he uses
the conversational method of In
struction. The higher course In
Latin will cover ground neces-
sary for a fourth entrance unit
in Latin. 1t will be especially
valuable for students who feel
the need of additional Latin be-
fore going to college.
There Is a growing demand,
especially In Texas. for Spanish:
and a knowledge Of this Ian
guage will be Of great value not
only to scholars, but to business
men In the future.
We wish to call attention also
to our course In debating. In
former years the principals have
had great success In training
boys In debate. 1t Is our pur-
pose to lay emphasis on this
work during the coming session
and to make 1t a very valuable
course.
Special students will be re-
ceived IN any Of the above SUBJ
jects.
THE PRINCIPALS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
zEDRuCE. BELGIUM
WAS bOMbARDED
Three British warships Engage Forts
Of Belgian clty-war
Circles Quiet.
zebruae Bombarded.
fBy Associated Press.1

London. Sept. 25.-British warships
today bombarded the town Of Zebruge.
according to official advices. Three
ships were engaged against the Ger.
man batteries and the big gun flashes
could be seen on the Dutch coast.
Paris reports that the desperate
artillery fire against the Teutons
shows no let up. being particularly
severe In the Artols district.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
sr. ANpREW,s CHURCH.

Services for the week beginning
September 81:
Sunday seventeenth after Trinity
IS a. m. Holy Communion. s:i5 a
m. Sunday school: II a. m. morning
prayer and sermon.
Monday p. m. ST. Andrews Guild
meets with Mrs. Blodgett at College
Wednesday tst Michael and All
Angels Days a. m. Holy Com
munion.
Thursday-7:30 p. M. choir re
hearsal.
There viii be no service Sunday
evening. RANDOLPH RAY. Rector
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25

Washington. Sept. %. American
Ambassador Penfeld at Vienna has
been instructed to inform Austria
Hungary that the recall of Ambassa-
dor Dumba will be insisted upon. and
that cell on leave of absence" will
not be satisfactory to the American
government
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25

M6VNOOt0V SHOUS0s
After the splendid work Of the Sun
day school institute let us get together
and make . determined effort to get
al our people In this great Sunday
school movement
The pastor will preach tomorrow at
both services.
You are cordially invited to hear
the sermons.
Begin the fall work now BY getting
in and at work for the success Of the
church.
Preaching services at II a. m. and
1880 D. N.
Sunday school at s:4s a. m.
Missionary Society meets Monday
at 4 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 1880
p. m. CHARLES T. TALLY. Pastor.
HvWr~- - w.
- CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
II you fail to attend the services at
the Christian Church tomorrow you
will miss something worth while. Mr..
Adams and his teachers have prepar'
ed q nice. bright. attractive and In
structive program for Rally Day.
Remember the evening service be-
gins at 7:3o .. m.
]. C. WEIGH. Pastor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-25
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services at the First Baptist Church
Sunday as follows:
Sunday school at s:i5 a. IN. John
A. Moore. superintendent
J Sunday school at Oak Grove at >
p. m. J. q. Minkert. superintendent
Preaching at II a. m. and s p. m
by the pastor.
B. Y. p. U. at 7 p. m. Prof. Miller
president.
A most cordial invitation Is extend
cd all the students and visitors to at
tend all our services.
The members of our church are
urged TO be present. to welcome
strangers and visitors. that all may
worship the Lord together on this the
Lords day.
Everybody Is invited.
NJ. Z. WEAVER. Pastor.
NOTICE. BARRACKS.