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The Dermott news., 1915-12-16

Holiday Sale on at Cohen's.
 Rev N W. White returned Monday from Crossett.
 Xmas presents at Cohens suitable for everybody
 T. T. 0glesby is on the road writing life insurance.
 Jamie Gilbert of McGehee was Der mott visitor this week
 Rev. (. w. Morgan filled his regular appointment at Dumas Sunday.
 Rev. (. H. Bailey left last week for Walnut Lake. where he will teach this winter
 Miss Florence Jamison has gone to kelso. where she has employment for the winter.
 Quite number from here attended the singing convention last week at Winchester
 
 Saturday and Sunday with his parents at Monticello.
 Hattie Lyons and Bettie Gibson of near Collins spent Monday here with their sister. Molhe Whitehead
 Messrs Potts. Lyde Boswiek and, Vernon Harris left Friday for their homes at Hot Springs after spending couple of weeks near here on hunting trip.
 The Needle and Art Club met last Thursday with Mrs. Millie Robertson Refreshments were served and those present report having spent an enjoya- ble afternoon.
 The Literary Society of the Baptist Academy is making preparations for special program to be given Friday night It will include trial in 'kangaroo" court.
 Mrs Eliza Godfrey. who lived in the Leavitt annex, died Monday afternoon and was buried in the Dermott ceme- tery Tuesday She was member of l the Mosaics. the Courts of Calantha, and the Daughters of the Tabernacle. Jack Robertson. one of the oldest i eolored men of Dermott. died at his home south of town the first of the week and was buried in the Dermott cemetery. Funeral services We're held at the First Baptist Church, of which he was q deacon
 If you will subscribe for The Dermott News for one year We will give you four monthly magazines for only 25c extra.
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
School Notes.
By E. M. H.

Free! Free Come Come To school auditorium Wednesday, Decem- Der the 22nd. Christmas with the Old Woman Who Lived in Shoe, in two acts. Program begins promptly at s p. m.
 Miss Cochran has a new pupil in the fourth grade.
 Mrs. Suber has new pupil in the sixth grade, Miss Dorothy Worline.
 Miss Ruth Curl went to Little Rock on the early morning train Monday morning on very important business,
 Through oversight Lamar Stinson's name failed to be published last week as being on the honor roll of the fifth grade.
 A change is being made in the labor atory. Shelves were made and the chemicals will be placed upon them The room will be made clean and tidy. and under skiful workmanship 1t will be made to blossom like q rose,
 We contemplate having science night after Christmas. about February, for the science classes of the High School Each pupil will be asked to make and explain some experiment. SO that the public may see what they are doing
 Honor Roll Grade VII.
 Elizabeth Etter leader average 9>s; John Hammock. Wallace Briscoe, Louis Harden, Jerome Thompson, May Berry man. Irene Swink, Laura Bell Woods, Josie Markstine, Mabel Gregg and Jennie Cohen.
 Those who have honorable mention for having the neatest English note books in 9th grade are: Willie Perry Blanche Neal. Pauline Duerson. Mary Briscoe. Charley 0ffutt, Ellyse Johnson Bernce Courson and James Morris. James Morris had the neatest note book in the ninth grade.
 10th Grade Leonidas Etter, Jewel McDaniel Mildred Gillian, Joe Dante. Robert Gibson. Robert Gibson had more original notes than any one Tn the l High School Leonidas Etter had the neatest note book of all the grades l2th Grade Helen Baker and Helen Evans
 The leaders of the High School grades for 3rd month are as follows: 10th grade Harry Stinson; Huh grade, Bes- sic Morris l2th grade. Helen Baker.
 The Christmas play will be given on Wednesday evening of next week, Dec, %. Home talent school children. Everyone is cordially invited and urged to attend No charges Program will begin promptly at r. m.
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
Booth Lowrey's Record.

On the opening night of the Chautau- qua at Edmore. Michigan. the attrac- ton was Booth LoWrey. The Blue Mountain Philosopher He spent sixty dye minutes before the audience Dr F C Mechanism. Superintendent of the Chautauqua, kept a record of the number of times the audience re sponded with a general round of hearty laughter The record was sixty five times in siNty-dye minutes The best mathematicians agree that this was one a minute
 Booth Lowrey says "l would rather laugh an hour than to cry week
 But Booth Lowrey does not indulge in cheap wit, butioonery or clownish- ness: this is attested by the following letter. and hundreds more of its kind:
 Cameron West Va. March l5, 1911 Colt I.yceum Bureau. Cleveland. Ohio
 CENT. .EMEN: Booth Lowrey gave our large audience the treat of the season in Simon Says Wig Wag " Enlivened by wit. he gave wisdom, un. der the garb of fun he gave facts Seldom is heard such a mixture of in struction and entertainment The peo- pie were enthusiastic in their praise
 Very truly,
 H. W. Mcdowell, tSupt Schools )
 Booth Lowrey will give simon Says Wig Wag" in Dermott on Monday. Dec. 20
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
Some Real Estate Specials

Eighty acres. 40 in cultivation. New fve-room house; three miles from Der mott $22. 50 per acre, easy terms.
 630 acres. E miles from Dermott. 400 acres in cultivation. Good build ings, good fences Public road on 3 sides. We'll drained. Price $32 per acre Half cash, balance on long time payments.
 360 acres two miles from Dermott, 100 acres in cultivation. One four room house and one two-r room house. Good fences and well drained. Priced at $25 per acre, easy terms.
 l60 acres 2t miles from Dermott; half in cultivation. Good fourroom house; on a new drainage ditch. Priced at $25 per acre, easy terms.
 600 Acres of fine black loam land l50 acres in cultivation; on public road and railroad, good buildings; a bargain if sold soon Write us for particulars
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16

We now urge our subscribers to re new their subscription to The Dermott News and get four magazines one year for only 25c extra.
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE

lterus of interest among colored people should be left at the Palace Drug Store or at this office
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
Special Notice.

Special attention is called to the fact that there is being published in this issue of the News the notice of Com missioner Sale of the lands on which the Drainage Tax has not been paid. This sale will take place January 3rd. Anyone whose name appears m this list and who wishes to redeem their land can ascertain the amount due and make settlement with the Circuit Clerk, MT. Gaines Merritt. at Lake Village. Much trouble will be saved as regards deeds, titles to land, etc. if this is attended to before date of sale.
 w. D. Trotter. Chairman
 Board of Drainage Commissioners.
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
A. o. U. w.

Dermott Lodge No. 74. A. o. U. w., met Saturday night. Dec. llth, with a good attendance present. Seven new applicants were elected to membership. The charter is still open for other worthy persons who wish to join the order. The Lodge will meet again Thursday night, Dec. l6th.
 On Wednesday night, Dec. 22nd the lodge will have banquet Each mem Der is urged to be present and to bring one or more new applicants with him. as a good time Is expected for all and a large class expected to be initiated that night. after winch refreshments will be served. S
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16

Booth Lowrey will give Simon Says Wig Wag" in Dermott on Monday. Dec. 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
JANUARY IST SET BY PRESIDENT
FOR GIFTS TO STRICKEN POLAND

WASHINGTON proclamation issued by President
Wilson, setting which the
States disposed
the stricken Polish people, at the White House
The the result passed
December Poland
contributions Indiana introduced the
The OF the proclamation follows:
resolution passed December H. 1915, reading as follows
Whereas, the the United been
time directed the appalling situation Poland where
practically the population today homeless
children shelter clothing
and
And the United demonstrated
their European
charitable work Belgium
the would quickly
Poland tragedy the
there is brought home them.
resolved that the suffering of that stricken
that the President of the United States set aside
holiday which direct
to shall be
all contribute mucneed holiday fund relief
in Poland
will be aid
and disease;
which
States contributions they feel disposed for the aid of
Conbutons be addressed to the American Red Cross
D. c. which will their distribution.
In yine hereunto
seal of the
Washington this eighteenth
of of
indeneHdence the
"WOODROW WILSON"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
"GLIMPSES FROM AFAR"
OF PRESIDENT AND WIFE
Continued from Page One

Continued from rage onr
dent, all camera men are to be barred
from that section Of the hotel.
pouch OF absolutely necessary mail
came down from Washington by the
White House messenger today and II was
sent to the Office which has been cstab-
lished by Charles SVEN, the Presidents
confidential adviser. 1t was learned that
the President spent some time Immediate
~ after breakfast debating replies to
the official cablegram9 of coHgratulation
which had been received from heads Of
nations and certain o. his personal
friends. There are about 100 of these.
many OF them having arrived before the
President left Washington and others
reaching here by the messenger today.
In order TO prevent leaks, thes replies
will be sent back tu the White House by
messenger and transmitted from there
The weather today was perfect. Bright
sunshine flooded the wooded mountains
that virtually eucirclc the hotel, The
view from the Presidential suite in the
early morning was superb. The sun. rs-
ing like a ball OF fire over the hills 10 the
east. brought out I'm sharp relief the FROST
covered eyergreens, many OF them giants
in size that fringe the mountain tops in
the distance. The air was bracing and
gentle breeze carried frosty tinge that
seemed TO spell health. So far as nature
was concerned the hOneymooners could
have no cause for protest
At the request of the President a brief
summary OF the important news of the
day will be prepared at the White House
and telsphoned each morning. Newspa-
pers reaching here are about day late,
so far as the favorite papers Of the Presi-
dent are concerned. aud so the tabloid
version will be prepared
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
MITCHELL HOME Is AID CENTRE
Belgian Relief Committee Hears First
Lecture in Residence of Late
Author

Edward Rice. Jr., member of the Eng.
lsh Friends Ambulance Unit, was the
speaker at the opening Of the new quar-
ters of the Belgian Relief Committee Of
tho Emergency Aid today. DR. Richard
r. lInrtc introduced the speaker, who Is
Il Quaker from Iavcrford. Mr.. Rice has
spent mitch time in Belgium and gave an
interesting talk on this war-stricken
country.
For - years tho new quarters of the
Relief Committee was the home of one
of philadelphia'S most noted citizens,
nr :. Weir Mitchell. Tho house has
beer turned over to the committee
through the generosity of Richard NJ.
Cadwalader. 1t is large enough for lee.
lures. aud this is sure to prove a great
boon on account of the great number OF
Americans who have been returning late
~ from the war zone with messages TO
deliver. II has hitherto been almost i'm.
possible to show them the courtesy OF
an audience at the headquarters, and this
is the strongest appeal the committee has
for funds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
NEW CHESTNUT HILL
ELECTRIC BIDS OPENED
City Will Spend About $35O,OOO
to Prepare Way for Penn
sylvania's Fast Line

t,,.....,..,,. 500 ,vork in connection with
f''p"S''' '"' "''" 80 ,r,
tho removal OF Fr"d" ''"SS''7' VIZ
Chestnut TTfrl branch ~ the PENNSYLVANIA
,,.,,.,, ,.,.,i,,,,i,,r,, IN the cicctrtica-
'''''' o''', ~ .,.,,,,,,,t;,c, with
Non OF 'H" '"' ''" INV ~.
Broad Sur't Station W'.' "''"'" Wy
chief W. hster. of the Bureau of surveys.
l,.,,.
~ '' ,,.,,,.,. i., s-oo -
Tho estimated COST "I ''' WI"
Oal half Of which will come from city
,..,,, ,,,,,,..,,,. i,llr from the railroad as
'.'''' ,,,.,.. t,t,,l,. rho bid
the contracts ''i W. We ''''''''
dinE was 10" ravinS ana E'""'hE' "''''
win cost tho civ approximately 100000.
-, ,....,.li,,,, h. ,,,t tho company
Inc ""u''Ht' ''',''''E E,il,,,y ,rd ali phys-
WV, ,o,'H', w, liz tracks ana the
nai . MN ,, 49,, ,%n irrcs and grades Of
~ ,,..,.,l .losiro some and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
BAPTIST CHURCH SOLD
Large Modern Building Will Replace
Baptist Structure at Broad Street
and Fairmount Avenue

A large modern building will replace
the structure formerly occupied by the
Broad Street Baptist Church, Broad aud
Brown streets, following the sale of the
building by the Rev. ~. Russell H. Con-
we'll and the board OF trustees Of Temple
University announced by John Sinberg.
The church lot is but half square from
the Empire Theatre, at Fairmount ave-
nue.. which was sold Wednesday 10 John
Wanamaker
The amount involved in the lot sold
through Mr.. Sinherg was $3.50 OO0. The
name of the purchaser has not been an
nounced. Three stores and eight dwell
ings adjoining the church are included in
the sale. The entire lot will have l3O feet
on Broad street and is feet on Brown
street.
\ station Of the Broad street subway
is to be built at Fairmount avenue and
the land in the vicinity is expected to he
enhanced in value on that account at the
a short time. The church lot sold NJ the
rate of $1,000 per front foot Mr.. Wan
amaker paid $500 per iront foot for the
land he acquired. or a total Of $1,000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
GERMAN PLOTTER SAYS
CHIEF is PAUL KOENIG
Continued from Page One

tiles OF this particular group OF Teutonic
sympathizers declare that the German
headquarters We're quietly moved about.
being in New York some times and OF
other times IN 81. Louis and Chicago.
\ vigorous effort is being made 10 trace
any relationship that might have existed
between oeuig and Captain Won Papen,
There are two Federal grand juries in
session here. one investigating the activi-
ties of the koenig faction and the other
iuquiring into the movements of those
connected with the National Labor Peace
Council. The former jury is expected TO
hear testimony from Mrs. I.iZette Fuchs,
mother o. George; David W. Schwartz. OF
Niagara Falls; John Schwartz. also pf
Niagara Falls. and others before its in
QuiIy is finished.
samuel Gompers. president of the Amer
iean Federation OF Labor, was subpoe-
uasd 10 testify before the other jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
JOHN F. LEWIS SEES
NO DIPLOMATIC BREAK
IN ANC0NA INCIDENT
Distinguished Authority on In.
ternational Law Thinks Aus.
tria Will Accede to
u. S. Demands
CALLS SITUATION SIMPLE

John Frederick Lewis. one OF tho for.
most authorities on international ,.r, T..
this country thinks 1t most improbah,.
that the sinking OF the Ancona will p,
suit in severance Of diplomatic rs,,
tions with Austria
The unfortunate incident" said n.
Lewis today, docs not present an,,,.I.L, .l,
like as great difficulties as those r,htuss
the state Department at Nasbin,,nI'
has already succeeded i'm overcoming arS
! bclicNc that tho Austrian Governn,o,,
Is vastly more disturbed over tho sinttsI
of the Nncona. which was probabi,. u.
cause tho master of the submarine oy
ceedod his authority, than there is c.ns.
for the United states TO be alarmed at
81 believe that the Austrian Govern.
mont viii express great regret for IN.
occurrence and say that 1t will not be rs
peatcd ! ann quite sure that in arv
event war between the two countries viii
not result even though diplomatic reI..
tiOns are temporarily severed. shouIa
hardly imagine that the Ancona incident
would he regarded as q "casus belli" In
cas- diplomatic relations are severed if
Will mean that tho Ambassadors from,
each country will be Withdrawn and that
all official communications and rclation,
between he two countries will cease Jus,
what the physical results. aside from,
those mentioned above would be I am
not able to say Austria is too remote
Iicr commercial and other relations with
this countrT are not so heavy as our,
with England. for instance, and naturarv
break would not be as serious with The
former as with the latter
"Consus representing this country q,
the various cities of Austria are for tbs
most part Austrian citizens or American
merchants who have located in Austria
They would not be particularly affectd bv
a break. The relations between the two
countries IN the case o. severance q,
relations would be just as If Tom and
were not speaking Because I don't hays
anything To do with MIN Is no sign
would hit him on the nose every time |
may see him. Finally, a third party
steps in ana patches up our differences"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
CHRISTMAS TREE AT Penn
Wharton School Students to Have
Celebration Tonight

Students in the Wharton School, Uni-
versity of PENNSYLVANIA, will have a big
Christmas party in Houston Hall to-
night. Two big trees have been erected
and will he artistically decorated. There
will also be useful decorations in the
form of a present for each man who
attends.
Dean Roswell c. McCrea. of the Whar-
ton school and other members of the
faculty will be present. Gordon Hard
wick. president of the senior class, will
preside. w d. Chickering, captain of
the crew is chairman Of the committee
in charge of arrangements. One of the
big numbers on the bill will he the inn
presentations of members of the faculty
by Loyal y, Graham, senior in the
Wharton School.
The trees will be sent TO the University
Settlement, 26th and Lombard streets
when the college boys get through with
them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
WOMAN GIVES BIG
TRUNK MURDER CLUE


/ Confined from PAGE one
| preparing to go TO church a. O'Clock
/ yesterday morning.
| She heard an automobile stop I'm Bar
/ tram avenue and looked out the window.
/ The two men in the Ford, the cover Of
| which was up. were in heated discussion
/ perhaps controversy. She could not hear
what they said till one Of them almost
shouted.
For the love OF heaven. AL get rid Of
tlat suitcase
She did not link the Incident with the
trunk murder mystery as she had not
read the accounts in the newspapers. She
turned away from the window and
thought uo more of 1t till later when She
read about the missing suitcase, and
found that a man named "AI'-'M
Noumg-was wanted.
GLASS IN AUTO WAS BEOKEN.
The glass In the rear Of the auto was
smashed, said Mrs McGowau. IL was
through this hole that she saw the men.
but she could not give a description OF
them When SHE came home from church
she went ont into her yard and there
found an old suitcase. which must nave
boou thrown over th" fence. Then sHc
notified the police Who took the suit
case to- city Han and started search
for Ford auto with broken glass.
The case IS of imitation leather lis
Oh the inside by small pieces Of wood
broken from box which had been
marked Ricketts, Blue Stains were on
the inside Of the case. which. according
to District Detective Smith. looked like
bloOdstains.
REVENGE As THE MOTIVE
The detectives theory Of the murder is
now based on revenge as the motive, re-
volver shots fired at close range in Me
Nichols leather goods factory. at i32
North 18th street as the result a Wit
ness has appeared who says Keller
blamed McNichol for causing him tnan-
cial loss.
william j. Rode has made this state
ment to Coroner Knight.
II know Keller we'll | hnve had many
drink with him used to live four
doors below him, at 1872 Wenslcy street,
There are six or seven men who with mo,
remember him saying about McNichors
disappearance: We'll, he's gone and he
took $500 of my good money with him
II is believed that McNichol came to
his death on March &c. 1911. the day he
was last seen by members of his family.
lie went to his factory. which had closed
its doors, at o'clock that morning. and
was never seen leaving the building. The
theory of tho detectives, as intimated In
their questioning Of the prisoner, is that
Keller. or his brothcr-in-law. "Al" Young,
was shot 10 death while insenSibe
Young whom the police describe as a
man addicted to the use of drugs, a
bro:her-n-law of Keller
Harry Dunleav; superintendent of Pot
tcr's Field. knows Keller and his wife.
and says that after the failure of the
leather firm Keller, who had been abstc-
mious took TO drink ana on several occa-
sions accused McNichol of responsibility
for hIs los %"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
SUNDAY CLOSES SYRACUSE
CAMPAIGN: GETS $23.l ll2
2O,963 Converts at Total Cost of
S5l,3l2

SYRACUSE, Dec. 20,-With Billy sun
days help, it has cost syracuse Sjl,3l2G9
To convert 20.g63 sinners in seven weeks.
The evangelist wound mp his campaign
here yesterday by speaking four times
TO 5000 persons and collecting S23,ll227 as
a thank offering" at the Tabernacle. This
collection will be augmented by hundreds
Of dollars sent to him direct, the amount
of which no one knows but himself It
is estimated that his receipts for the en-
tire campaign will be 1000. I'm addition
10 "a wagonoad of gifts OF every kind
and description. The amount puts Syra-
cuse i'm third rank Of all the cities he has
visited and third in the number of con-
verts-1OOO behind Pittsburgh and 1900
fewer than Philadelphia
Mr.. sunday will begin his next cam
paign in Trenton, y. j., on sunday, Janu-
AIRY .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-20
Marriage Licenses issued at ElktOn

ELkTON, Md Doc. -l--IOupIes VINO
were granted marriage licenses m Elkton
today were John Rooney and sarah File
William Harrison and Gertrude r. Myers,
David L. Leon ana Miriam +. Ballard,
Harry +. LoCkhart and Agnes 4. sun
dsmeier, Clifford Rent and Anna NJ En-
ger, ali of Philadelphia; William l..
Roach. Baltimore, and Sarah A. Hamp-
son. Philadelphia; Wilmington q. Wood
and Ruth Brittingham, Baltimore, Nd,
Harry :. Whittock and Addie L. Shew-
brooks and James Fisher and Phoebe
Carter. Chester, Pa. Charles a. Peel
Pottsville. Pa. and Florence T. Jones,
North East Nd.