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The courier-index., 1917-11-16
EVERETT COOK TELLS
OF HIS TRIAL FLIGHT
MARiANNA BOY IN AVIATION
CORPS STOOD AT TOP OF
CLASS AND DREW COMMISSION
AS FIRST LIEUTENANT.

Everett Cook, who was in the
cotton business in Marianne last
season, now in the aviation branch
of the army service, has completed
his examinations and stood at the
top of his class. Mr.. Cook is now at
Garden City, NJ Y, awaiting orders
to sail for France 1t is understood
Angus Mahan, who was also in the
cotton business here last season,
and who later joined the aviation
corps, has already sailed for France.
In a letter to ID. p. Hilton written
November 8, Mr.. Cook says in part:
II had no trouble getting through
my tests and ranked at the top of
my class.
"On my cross country ;.ght ;he
clouds were rather .ow. About 20
miles out | saw enc coming low and
thought would duck down out Of it.
/ tried to throttle down so / could
dive and she would not throttle.
jammed her off and on several times
She still hit around 900 revolutions
just enough to keep me off the
ground but not ent ugh TO keep ,oe
up. So / picked ont field and cut
my switch. Just as | was about to
land I saw the biggest ditch | have
ever seen. l got over it some way
and heaved a sigh of relief when
I came to stop on the other side
knew about what the trouble was
my throttle had worked loose from
the carburetor. | called the field
and told them / was down. They
said they would send after me, but
| told them | thought | could fix it
I worked for three7quarters of an
hour trying every kind OF wire
could find. at last found some
hay wire that held, and got off II
was rather exciting, though, as time
was so valuable A report had come
from Washington that all men not
through that day would be commits
stoned as second lieutenants, and as
many were being put there as
possible
Mr.. Cook successfully completed
his flight within the time limit
specified and drew first lieuten
ancy.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
CAN'T GET STONE
FOR STREET WORK
TURNING OVER OUT
PUT TO GOVERNMENT, coNSE-
oUENTlY STREET PAVING IN
MARIANNA is STOPPED.

Inability of the city to get suf-
ficient crushed stone to finish the
paving on South Poplar street has
caused Maclin McClintock, of the
board of public works, TO temporarily
suspend Improvement on that street.
When the project was undertaken
several months ago it was not known
there would be any difficulty in se-
curing an adequate supply of crush
ed stone with which to pave the
street, and in consequence teams
were put to work grading the street
and the curbing and guttering was
done under contract by the Wynne
Paving Company. After Poplar street
had been put in condition to receive
the stone. the teams were put to
work on Pearl street. ard following
the completion of the curb and gut
ter work the dirt was removed and
the street cut to permanent grade.
Eleven or twelve cars of stone had
been shipped and unloaded here and
this was placed on Poplar street, but
when the supply was exhausted 1t
was found it would take three more
cars to complete the paving. Mr..
McClintock has been trying hard to
get this amount so West Poplar
street can be opened for traffic, but
so far he has been unable to get
even a promise from the owners of
the rock crusher near Little Rock
that he will get any more stone now
or in the near future. Efforts have
also been made to secure several
tanks of oil with view to applying
the oil on Pearl street in lieu Of
the stone, but the same war condi-
tions prevail In the oil market. The
city officials are still endeavoring
to get the materials, either stone or
oil, in order that, both Poplar and
Pearl streets may be put In con-
dition to bear traffic. but so far moth
ing has developed that will justify
the officials in making any promises
as to when the work will be COM
pleted.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
FORMER LEE cOUNTYAN
DEAD IN SOUTH DAKOTA

A. Hardin of this city is in receipt
of a recent copy of the Herald, pub
lished at Flandreau, S. d., containing
an account of the death of B. f.
Nichols, formerly a citizen of Lee
county. Mr.. Nichols once lived on a
farm near Mariana He and his
family left here about fifteen years
ago for South DaNota. News of his
death will be received with regret
by his old friends here. The news
paper account of his demise follows:
Another Of the pioneers of Moidy
county has been called to the Great
Beyond. The entire community was
saddened today to learn that B. f..
Nichols had passed away at 2:45 this
morning. Mr.. Nichols had been i'll
for some time and the end was not
unexpected.
Benson Fordyce Nichols was born
May 25. 1912. In Green county, Penn
sylvania. Left an orphan at tender
age, he moved to Illinois with his
brothers. where he grew to manhood.
Thore he married Miss Florence A..
Roberts on January rs, 1865.
From Illinois he moved to Red
wing, Mimi, and from there he came
to Moody county Al years ago This
makes Mr.. Nichols one of the earliest
settlers in the county. He located on
homestead three and half miles
south of town where he resided
five years, when he moved to Fland-
reau, where he lived continuously un-
til his death.
Industrious and unassuming, Mr..
Nichols won the respect and regard
of those with whom he came In con
tact. Faithful in all the obligations
of neighbor and citizen, his departure
will be mourned by the wide circle of
his friends.
Surviving him are his widow and
two sons. c. Ellis of Omaha and
George B. of Flandreau, to whom the
sympathy of the community goes
out"
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
FORMER SENATOR IS
HELD AS DISLOYAL
WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST
OF r. r. PETTIGREW OF SOUTH
DAkOTA-MADE ANTi-WAR UT
TERANCES.

Aberdeen, S. d., Nov. 14,-Robert
F. Stewart, United States district
attorney for South Dakota, announc-
ed here late today that warrant
for the arrest of former United
States Senator II. f. Pettigrew of
South Dakota, on an indictment
charging violation of the espionage
act, will be served Immediately upon
Pettigrew, who now is In Chicago
Mr.. Stewart said Pettigrew will be
brought back to South Dakota to
stand trial.
The indictment charges Pettigrew
with attempting to obstruct the
selective draft and with making anti
war utterances
Although Pettigrew was indicted
several weeks ago at Sioux Falls
by a federal Grand Jlry, Mr.. Stewart
said a warrant had not been issued
for his arrest because Pettigrew was
i'll in a Chicago hospital.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
RAzORBAck Is STARRING
ON CALIFORNIA GRlDIRoN

Hugh Nixon. Jr, who is spending
the winter in Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, as a student in the Polytechnic
High School. is gaining laurels as
a member of the Poly gridiron squad.
Hugh plays left half back and In two
recent games. according to the Los
Angeles papers, he Is showing the
California lads some high class
Razorback stunts. In battle at
Pasadena on November the dispatch
to the Los Angeles Examiner refers
to Mixon's work as follows: 'In the
middle of the second period Nixon OF
Poly ran the ball from center field
to the five yard line, where he was
downed On two bucks Nixon took
the ball over" Further on In the
special II is stated Nixon. with three
others. starred for Poly. In big
battle to be played today between
Los Angeles High and Polytechnic,
the Los Angeles paper says Nixon
is expected to shine.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
THE CIRCUIT CLERK

The clerk of the circuit court, who
py virtue of his position is ex-
oificlo recorder, has duties that are
almost exclusively clerical. He has
no control over the financial affairs
Oh the county, nor does he decide on
questions of policy affecting the tax
payers, His duties are clearly de-
lined in the statutes His chief
qualifications must be his ability to
handle court records, correctly re-
cora deeds, mortgages and similar
documents. To be really efficient he
must know the general run of lands
IA the county and be able at all
umes to furnish correct information
on matters pertaining to the vol
luminous records entrusted to his
care and keeping. And withall he
should be man neat and tasty in
III nls work. In all these essentials
1uy Apple, who is now serving his
ilrst term as circuit clerk, measures
Up 10 a high standard. With the
aple assistance of his chief deputy,
nen .. Bonner. it is doubtful If any
20. OF record books in the state is
nep' IN better condition than are
muse In the office of the circuit clerk
" " Lee county Every detail incident
:" the complicated duties of the
rossice rossi Is looked after promptly and
niclently. For several years prior
10 10, MS election as circuit clerk in
n' nSio' Mr.. Apple served as deputy
th, uuer Sheriff M. H. Ford and in
th this capacity he mastered much of
h,ade detailed work that came under
Ne Nc charge when he became clerk.
~, "a, apple can well afford to point
nre n.en pride to the splendid condition
trhs,eVaiilng in his office, and upon
to,s fon record he submits his candidacy
III ys the customary second term.
aa ,nere is not more pleasing, affable,
theeoommodating man in Lee county
maa al Guy Apple. He is the embodi-
nSaa em' OF liberality and free hearted
covs his friends are legion in Lee
IN ioun.y and they will take pleasure
sao q nominating him to office for a
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
HORDE OF HUNTERS
in QUEST OF DEER
WILL LYNN'S PARTY NEAR RIED.
SOC KILLED FOUR MONDAY
PARAGoULD NlMRODS PASS
THROUGH MARIANNA TO CAMP

The open season for killing deer
began last Sunday, and during the
early part of the week scores of
hunters went to the bottoms near
bledsoe to spell from cne TO two
weeks in camp chasing the fleet
footed king of the forest. Two dele
cations from Paragou1d were in Ma
rianna Sunday and left on the Mud
Line that afternoon for the bottoms
near Bledsoe. One hunting club was
composed of d. G. Beauchamp, chair
man OF the state game and fish
commission; Herschel Nicely. game
warden; Eli Meiser, president of the
National Bank of Commerce; p. e.
House, president of the House-Jones
Grain Company Jas. A. Hays, sec
retary of the Meriwether Hardware
Company; and H. B. Isler. retired
hardwood manufacturer. These men
went to Will Lynn's camp. The
other hunting club was headed by
Mayor w. c. Middleton of Paragould.
his father ]. W. Middleton. and his
brother o. B. Middleton. Other mem.
bers of the club were Bill Mcdonald.
Jr., Arthur Johnson, A. o. McClellen.
Pete Wilhelm and Sheriff. r. l..
Gilmore. This party is also hunting
near Will Lynn's camp.
1t is stated that there are MANY
deer in the bottoms near where these
clubs are camped On Monday Will
Lynn and members of his party kill
ed four fine deer. That day Mr..
Lynn sent large buck to Mariana
and had Roscoe DeLano butcher the
carcass and send portions of it to
Mr.. Lynn's friends here. Word came
to Mariana Wednesday that three
more deer had been killed in the
neighborhood of Mr.. Lynn's camp.
Hunting parties from Little Rock,
Forrest City, Memphis and Helena
are also camped in that section.
Mr.. Lynn, who is regarded as the
king bee of deer hunters, is tem.
porarily disabled His horse fell on
him Tuesday and in the fall Mr..
Lynn sustained a painful cut on his
forehead that caused him to quit the
chase and go to his bed.
G. W. Slaughter of this city spent
Monday in Lynn's camp, returning
Tuesday.
Sheriff Arthur COtter and II. M.
Jackson of the Courier-Index left
yesterday to join the hunting party
headed by ID. G. Beauchamp. They
will spend several days in camp, re-
turning to Mariana the first of
next week
Duck shooting on the lakes and
sloughs near Mariana promised to
be fine two weeks ago, but during the
past ten days the weather has been
so warm that the flight has stopped
coming this way.
While scores of nimrods have
trudged through the muck and mire
of the bottoms and waited weary
hours on the lake banks trying to
bag of ducks, the net results have
been so disappointing that most OF
the hunters have decided to wait
until cold weather drives the ducks
to the smaller lakes.
The open season for hunting quail
begins on November 20. 1t is stated
birds are more plentiful this year
than usual and hunters who like
this sport are anticipating a big
time when the season opens.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
NEGRO LEADER is DEAD

Helena. Nov Al. N. DonahoO, an
old resident of Helena and Phillips
county, died at his home yesterday
after a brief illness. He was one of
the best known negroes in the coun-
ty. He represented Phillips county
in two sessions of the state legisla-
ture, and was for more than year
United States deputy marshall for
the eastern divisiin of the eastern
district of Arkansas. Eight years
ago he was a candidate for register
of the United States land office at
Little Rock, and had the endor sement
of rs per cent of the State Republi-
can Central Committee. but having
failed to meet the approval of Gen
eral Powell Clayton, he was defeated.
He was at one time president of a
bank at Pine Bluff. which failed, but
which paid all the depositors in full.
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OF all citizens interested in this inn
portant matter, the meeting TO be
held at the Elks home at seven
thirty o'clock on Monday evening,
November 49, The Commercial Club
Band will furnish patriotic music
and with a few brief explanations
the organization win be perfected
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
MISSlSSlPPI MAN WILL
RERATE LEWIS HOTEL

s. s. Spencer, an up-to-date hotel
man who has been in the business
in Lambert, Miss, several years, has
just closed a deal for the lease of
the Lewis Hotel in this city. Mr..
Spencer and his family are expected
to arrive here within few days and
will Immediately take charge of the
w. H. Lewis, who own and now OPP
crate the hotel, will move to the
Lloyd residence on East Chestnut
street, recently purchased by Mr..
Lewis from Oliver Lloyd. Mr.. Spen-
Ger plans to make extensive improve
ments on the interior of the hotel
building and will maintain service
that will command liberal share of
the public's patronage.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
PIUMMER and APPLE
SEEK SECOND TERMS
COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE
AND CIRCUIT CLERK BREAK
POLITICAL ICE AND ASK FOR
REELECTION TO POSITIONS.

The ice on Lee county's political
nond has been broken.
Iudge Jno. A. Plummer, now serv-
ing his first term as county and
nrobate Judge, stated Monday that
somebody had to take the lead in
making formal announcement and in
view of the fact he had long since
made up his mind to ask for sec
ond term he saw no reason why he
should not let the voters know he
was a candidate, hence he authorized
the Courier-Index to announce his
candidacy for reelection.
Circuit Clerk r. G. Apple was the
second member of the court house
family to authorize a public an
nouncement to the effect that he
would ask for another term.
Judge Plummer has been in office
less than year, yet during that
short period of time he has inaugu-
rated a most vigorous improvement
program, particularly with reference
to the bridges in the county. He
has acted upon the correct theory
that "a stitch in time saves nine.'
While to some it may appear the
county was not financially able to
expend large sums on bridges.
Judge Plummer took the view that
the county could not afford to with
hold the expenditures necessary to
put all the bridges in first class
condition, as well as to provide for
the construction of new bridges
where the interests of the taxpayers
could be efficiently and economically
served. The Judge felt the county
could not afford to lose the money
already invested in bridges by failing
to put them in good condition, to
say nothing of the obligation the
county owes its citizens to provide
convenient and safe means of trans
portation across the sloughs and
streams. Carrying out these ideas
Judge Plummer has been very>active
in his building program during the
past eight months and as result
OF his industry Lee county perhaps
has the best system of bridges to
be found in any county in the state.
Judge Plummer has also had extern
sive repairs made on the court house,
refinishing the work on the interior
and putting the Railways, offices
and courtrooms in presentable con-
dition, as well as preserving the life
Of the structure
The sole object of government is
to give the taxpayers the maximum
IN the matter of service and conven-
ience at the minimum cost. Judge
Plummer has intelligently followed
this theory of government, and he
feels perfectly safe in pointing to his
brief record as head of the county
affairs. believing the people of Lee
county will endorse his acts and
favor him with the customary second
term. He promises to continue his
policy of holding the expense down,
eliminating waste and overcharge
conserving the county's resources,
and is confident he will be able to
turn the county affairs of govern
ment back to the people at the con-
cusion of his official career with
the full approval of the taxpayers on
the constructive work he has done.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
HOME GUARD UNIT
MASS MEETING TO BE HELD AT
ELKs HOME NEXT MONDAY
EVENING - ALL INTERESTED
CITIZENS ASKED TO ATTEND.

Mariana is going to have a home
euard company il plans inaugurated
at the meeting CT the Elks lodge on
Tuesday night of this week are car
'ried out During the general discus
sion period of the lodge meeting II
was suggested the citizenship OF
Mariana was tagging behind the
procession in its failure to recognize
and act upon the importance OF or
ganizing a home guard. The national
and state officials, and particularly
the military authorities, are urging
the people in every locality to band
themselves together to assist the
governmental forces in the conduct
of the war. There. is very great
and important work to be done at
home. and it is only through organi-
cation, carried out under direction
of the military authorities, that this
helpful cooperation can be extended
to the military units and to the other
branches of army service.
The suggestion that home guard
be organized in Merianna met with
ready response on the part OF
the members of the Elks lodge, and
following a brief discussion a COM
mittee composed of r. L. Foreman,
w. f. Nelson and j. e. Clarkson, was
appointed to formulate plans for per-
fecting the organization. The commit
tee Yesterday got in touch with the
military authorities in Little Rock and
within the next day or two 1t will
have full instructions from the office
of the adjutant general directing the
local committee how to proceed TO
organize a home guard. The com.
mittee he's called a general meeting
The courier-index., 1917-11-16
HOOver's Coin to Get You
(By Babel E. Clappl

The daned old Hoover pledge has come house to stay
our down and take
the succuence of and spuds and
n cake and leave
to
are of
hopeless their
Tbone steaks
golden
And when cake just
Or Hooyers goin to if don't watch out!
And tighten belts notch and don't forget
Remember OF kraut,
well he
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

1t is reported that the people Of
South Carolina are about to con-
script Senator Tillman for another
term In the United States senate.
Why not use his own weapon and
pitchfork him in?
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

n Not to be outdone by the women
mon n conserving clothing material, the
a VIII now abolish vests. Well,
m., y ISN'T fair that the women should
tioa te all the sacrifices in this direc-
even II It is voluntary.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

There Is, however, some satisfac-
tion in knowing that when our shoes
wear out well be on our feet again.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

Yes, we want the world safe for
democracy. But, most important OF
ALL we want 1t safe for ourselves.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

A silent man makes an excellent
mate for a talkative woman. There
is less chance for family jar.
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

n INA D~tween the two frnntss
wassa W. ans proportion of two men ~ .,on.s ~ !
os'efn 'front.' q v.ase. on the eassa., M me
The courier-index., 1917-11-16

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-21
SPECIAL BILLS
ARE NOW DEFINED
Deputy Attorney General Kun
Gives an Important Opinion
to Auditor General

In an opinion recently given to Au-
ditor General Powell by Deputy Attor-
ney General Kun he is advised not to
pay an appropriation to refund $291.23
to an executor in an estate which is
alleged to have enormously paid col
lateral inheritance tax. The money
was appropriated because the claim
for payment was not made within the
time required by the act of 1901.
The opinion, which will govern in
a number OF similar cases, holds that
the act is special legislation. 1T was
just this sort of special legislation
which the trainers of the constitution
meant to prohibit by article III, sec
ton z, of the constitution, providing
that the general assembly shall not
pass any local or special law refund
ing moneys legally paid into the Treas
ury." He says that IL an application
had been made within the limitation
of time provided by the act of 1901 1t
would have been proper to pay, hut
such are not the facts in the case de-
cided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-21
JOINT REVENUE
PLANS DISCUSSED
Senator Sproul Chairman of
the Committee to Increase
the State Income

Numerous suggestions for increas-
ing the income of the State to provide
additional! funds to take care of press
ing demands for highway construction
and schools were made yesterday aft
ernoon at the first session of the new
Joint revenue committee and some
bills embodying ideas will appear in
the Legislature within a month. The
committee was created in pursuance
of a resolution presented by Speaker
Baldwin and it selected Senator
Sproul as chairman.
The members of the joint commit
tee are Senator Sproul, chairman of
the Senate Finance committee; SEN
ator Buckman, chairman of tie Senate
Committee on Appropriations; Sena-
tor Eyre chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Public Roads; Senator Sem
mems, chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Education, and Senator
Beidleman, President of the Senate,
and Repres entatives Woodward, chair
man of the Appropriations committee
in the House; Baker, chairman of the
Ways and Means committee of the
House; Milliron, chairman of the
Education committee in the House,
and Spangler, chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Roads in the House,
and Speaker Baldwin. Attorney Gen
eral Brown and Auditor General-elect
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-21
MARKED GROWTH IN
TOY INDUSTRY IN U. S.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Govern
ment's toy census shows some interest
ing developments in the amusement of
American children. Our grandfathers
were brought up on imported toys, for
in 1859 there were cnly twelve toy
making establishments in the United
States. Now there are 200, with 1887
wage earners employed in them, as
compared with 176 in the fifties.
The capital now invested in the in
dustry amounts to $10.4S4,000, and in
1859 it was only $4,000. The wages
paid for making toys in this country
now amount to S3.499,000 annually.
Fifty odd years ago toy makers here
earned in year only $44.6S8. The value
of the output then was $113,365. Now
it is $7.97S,000. We export annually
$2,030,0S9 worth of toys. Our biggest
customers are Great Britain and Can
ada. The former buys $4,000 and
the latter $594,3s0.
The war has had a disastrous effect
on the toy trade, but temporarily 1t
has increased our output and export.
Before the war we bought S24,593, ,730
worth from Germany, that being more
than one-third of Germany's product,
which is the largest in the world.