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The courier-index., 1918-04-26
LIBERTY LOAN
DISTRICT IS IN LEAD
,,os LEE, MONROE AND ST.
.,c,s COUNTIES CAN SHOW
''er,s 70 REMAINDER OF ARK
KANSAS.

rbirteenth Liberty Loan Dis
embracing the counties OF
y" .,,..s Lee Monroe and st. Francis,
n,lnp ,naS;ug all the districts in Arkan-
n going over the top with tne
Loan drive. Each OF the
De,s .;ss has far exceeded its quota,
un',s nractically every township in
county has turned in subscrip-
~ n excess of its allotment.
~ u;rman Mckee of the Lee county
mittee stated yesterday subscrip-
- we're still coming in and that
~ s;s Judgment the Lee county total
s as run to s225,OOO and that a
@ y, a. 1000 individuals would par
cipate in the loan.
philins county has raised $l,95o,OoO
m 5.So1 subscribers. Monroe coun'
- hos raised $2S1, 900 with 1,700 SUBJ
.;sars and St. Francis county has
bIled up $4,000 with 1,O5o SUBJ
tribers. ,,
ocr Wednesday to the Commercial
meal of Thursday says in part:
@Tbe patriotic spirit displayed by
citizens of Eastern Arkansas,
|uecially those counties composing
. thirteenth Liberty Loan district,
ave again challenged the admiration
the entire country. w. l.. Heming-
ay chairman for Arkansas of the
[iherty Loan campaign, today an
.ounced that the thirteenth district,
omposed of Phillips, Lee, Monroe
N 81 Francis, of which ]. l.. Solo
Inn of Helena is chairman, has led
he entire state.
| aChas Mckee of Mariana is chair
Ian Of the Lee county committee.
Y W. CampbeH of Forrest City OF
Ne St. Fragcis committee, w. w.
rayo Of the Monroe County commit
Ne and Joseph Straub of Helena is
cad Of the Phillips county commit
be.
"Mr. Hemingway stated today that
kom present indications every town.
hip in the thirteenth district will
Il entitled to an honor flag and ev-
|ry county in the district to a grand
|onor flag.
|"J. L. Solomon. who heads the
district, is at the head of the Helena
Chamber of Commerce and is recog-
|ized throughout the state as one
II Arkansas abiest, most serviceable
BUSINESS men,"
The courier-index., 1918-04-26
HONORABLE MENTION FOR
LIBERTY LOAN ESSAYS

L. Y. Whitenton. county superin-
endent, and Fl. M. Jackson, who
cted as judges on the Liberty Loan
ssays submitted by the students in
he public schools of Lee county,
tate several of the essays were ex-
feedingly creditable and deserve
pecial mention. The winning essays
announced last week, were writ
en- by Miss Marjorie Smith of the
darlanna High School, Edith Willis
p the seventh grade in the Mariana
cnool, and Margurite Pennington OF
ne fourth grade in the Rondo school.
ptner essays deserving of special
pention were those written by jim
ple Hicks and Nellie Reed Smith of
ne Mariana High School; Gladys
F'orne and Carrie B. Dickey of the
grammar department of the Mariana
Pcnooi and Harriet Wall OF the
[ourtn grade, Mariana, and Toistine
laiey Of the fourth grade in the
|Rondo school,
The courier-index., 1918-04-26
TEACHERS SELECTED
FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
M'cHEsNEY AGAIN suPERiNTEN-
DENT-MRS. S. cLDSTEiN IS
CHOSEN PRINCIPAL OF GRAM
MAR GRADES.

The school board has selected
full corps of teachers to serve In the
Mariana school next year. Fred l..
MacChesney. who has done such
splendid work as head of the school
system this year. has been unani-
mously chosen.to succeed himself. All
the teachers now on the faculty have
been reelected and Miss Louise
Berkeley, of Red Banks. Miss. has
been added to the teaching force.
She will do high school work. Mrs.
S. Goldstein has been chosen prin-
cipal of the grade department. Rev.
w. G. Boone, pastor of the Baptist
church, who has been doing extra
work as teacher in mathematics. will
not be connected with the school
next year. His services as an in
structor have been highly satisfact-
ory. He accepted the work with the
understanding his engagement would
be temporary and that next year
some one else would be chosen to
take the chair of mathematics.
The full faculty as chosen by the
board win be as follows: --s
Fred L. MacChesney, superinten-
dent: Mrs. S. Goldstein, principal;
Misses Frances Cook and Louise
Berkley. high school instructors;
Miss Alma Futrall, eighth grade;
Miss Nena Govan, seventh grade;
Miss Lucille Taylor, sixth grade; Miss
Mamie Johnston, fifth grade; Miss
Mary Blount. fourth grade; Miss
Jeanette Blount, third grade; Mrs.
C. J. Gregory, second grade; Mrs.
Josephine Foreman. primary grade;
Mrs. Jeanette Pickard, domestic
science department.
School this year closes on Friday,
May II. The graduating class con-
sists of Misses Mary Nell Latta, Eu-
genia Rives, Ruth Freeman, Esta
Oliver, Jamie Penn Brown, Pearl
Parham Mann, Frances Marie Moore.
Wilma Beazley; Messrs. Abner Bob
ertson. Lee Irwin Dupuy, Elmer
Ralph Harris. The graduating exer-
cises win be held in the high school
auditorium on Thursday evening, May
Is.
The average daily attendance at
the school this year has been $50,
which is an increase of Is per cent
over the attendance last year, and
the enrolment this year was 400,
which is a substantial increase over
the enrolment last year. School
next fall will open on the second
Monday in September.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26
OLD LETTER RECALLS
HUMOROUS INCIDENT
THERE WERE SWEET SINGERS IN
THE GOOD OLD DAYS BUT 1T
COST MONEY TO CULTIVATE
THEIR VOICES.
(The Arkansas Banker)

w. P. Weld. formerly cashier of
the Lee County Bank, Mariana, now
of Little Rock, in going over some old
papers the other day, came across a
copy of an old letter written by H.
f. Robson, ESQ.,, an attorney OF
Mariana, to the attorney OF client
who had retained him to collect
some claims for tuition in a CORE
spondence course in music. The let
ter was written at Mariana way
back in 1910, and contains references
to names and places well known in
Lee County.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26
Or. WILLIAMSON HONoRED
Bv GENERAL FEDERATION

A distinct honor has just been
conferred upon DIR. o. L. Williamson
of this city. by the program COM
mittee of the General Federation OF
Woman's Clubs. which holds its Di-
ennial session in Hot Springs next
week. DR.. Williamson has been ex-
tended an invitation to deliver an
address to the federation. However,
on account OF heavy duties in con-
nection with his work as member
of the Lee county military board,
he has been forced to decline the
invitation. The general federation is
composed of delegates from every
state in the nation. and the meeting
is decidedly the largest and most
important gathering of women neid
in America.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26

Max d. Miller. Senator ]. I. Rob
ertson. M. f, Newbern and G. H.
Daggett have been appointed dele
gates from Lee county to the Missis-
sippi Valley Waterways Association
that holds II annual convention IN
st. Louis en- May IA and Is. The
aprointmsrts were made by J. NJ.
McClintock. president OF the Co@-
mercial Club.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26

s. B. Rotholz is justly proud OF
his son. Max B. Rotholz. who has
recently received another promotion
in the aviation service of the army
The following is taken from a recent
letter received from Lieut.. Rotholz:
my new rank is as follows and
dates from March 25, 19lS-First
Lieut.. Signal Corps. Aviation Service
II. s. A. Assigned as Military OBJ
server and Chief Aerial Gunnery
officer. Rich Field, Waco. Texas
Flying status" We extend our con-
gratulations.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26
TWENTY-ONE WHITES
CALLED FOR SERVICE
ELEVEN LEAVE MAY I FOR JACK
SON BARRACKS, La, AND TEN
GO MAY TO CAMP McARTHuR
TEXAS.

The Lee County Local Board has
issued notices calling twenty-one
white registrants to the colors.
Eleven of this number will go to
Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, La,
during the five day period beginning
May /. Ten will go to Camp Nc
Arthur, Waco. Texas. during the
two day period beginning May 2, for
service in the signal corps.
The names of those called to fill
these two quotas are as follows:
First call.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26

]. C. Wells Wednesday received
a telegram from his wife at Lake
Providence. La, notifying him OF
the death of r. J. Burney, father OF
Mrs. Wells. Mr. Burney has been In
bad health for more than year,
though at times he was apparently
we'll. He visited Mrs. Wells In
Mariana about two months ago,
and on his return to his home his
condition grew worse. Mrs. Wells
went to Lake Providence two weeks
ago in response to message an
nouncing that her fathers condition
was critical.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26

PAY your water rent by the l5tn
- .,o,th ESQ
>->>~~~~~~~~~~>~~s~~ ~~~~.~~~>1~~~~~~~>~>~@>
connected with the sheriff's office.
For the past five years he was en-
ployed at the Mercantile Bank as
vault custodian.
"Col. Anderson was born Sept. 22
1912.
"He is survived by wife, one son,
Claud B. Anderson, and daughter,
Miss Jean Kellar Anderson. Claud
B. Anderson is now in the govern
ment service and is stationed at
Camp Jackson, He holds commits
sion as second lieutenant. A grand
con, Claud B. Anderson. Jr., Is a
cadet at West Point.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26

American Conservatives of Music
VS. Hilary Lewis, Mrs. G. P. A. Brown
and Tommy and Gertie Bruse, is re-
ceived. Realizing the Importance of
this matter and being an ardent ad-
vOcate of the higher cultivation of
musical talent in this country, have
given special attention to the inyesti-
cation of these collections.
| sent for Hillary Lewis, who is a
valued colored employee of the saw
mill here. and presented the claim to
him. He stated that he was unwill-
ing to respond. AS cause therefor he
says that recently in the chancery
court of this county. he obtained a
divorce from an aged an unattractive
spouse and was at the time engaged
to marry a very likely young mulatto
girl; but one night in the exuberance
of his newly acquired musical educa-
ton, the influence of an October
moon and several bottles of Budweis-
er, he undertook to serenade his fair
fiance, and that she fell into a
spasm from which it required two
doctors to restore her. AS result
she refused to marry him and he was
compelled to take another girl OF
many less attractions, and in addition
had to pay the doctors s4.35, and as
your claim is only 81 he claims that
you owe him 35 cents. | was un-
satisfied with his statement, knowing
that the American Conservatives OF
Music must have made no mistake,
and setting down the distress OF the
maiden to her lack of musical cul-
ture. So I called in a committee,
consisting of Hon. r. ID. Smith, who
is a well known singer, and few
others You may be advised that l.,
myself, used to sing at Ringville, IN
this county, and my renditions OF
.Greenlands Icy Mountain" ana
"Over There were considered very
artistic. So | was no mean judge.
We had Hillary sing the piaintive
little ditty, "The Irish and the Dutch
are neither very much, but the negro
beats the Sheeney all to Hell.' and
various other equally classic pro-
ductions. The committee retired and
after having considered of their ver-
dict rsturned that the singing was
rotten.
Also | might mention that Hillary
raised the constitutional objection
that between the keys and G
there was no black key. and that he
considered the same class legislation
and obnoxious to the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution.
don't know whether your client
taught music this way, but II 1t did,
the contention raised might have
some support under the decisions OF
the supreme courts of the eastern
states.
Under these facts l am afraid that
before Judge Hutton and a jury In
the circuit court you would have
trouble in getting. verdict If we
should get judgment there would be
no trouble making the money, as
Hillary has about $17.35 worth OF
property. consisting OF one bed and
bedding and a cook stove. and the
exception in this state is only S5oV
of personal property.
AS to Mrs. G. p. A. Brown, | en-
gagged no committee. She assured
me that she came very near being
churched for breaking up a meeting
at Paradise church on account OF
her singing. and furthermore that IN
attempting to reach high c. she blew
out one of her flues, and the same
has never drawn satisfactorily since.
have not seen the other DEFEND
ants. but will do so If you require.
Yours truly,
II. F. ROLESON.
The courier-index., 1918-04-26
MAY I LAST DAY

70 Subscribers to the Third
Liberty Loan:
vons ~" that you have made
% subscription you should
vo,,' W ~ once to your banker or
rsu nav merchant and arrange to
Say ior the bond.
sAia aae committee in your town
ips "iii assist you in arrang-
IS nor Ior the payments.
TEND TO THIS TODAY.
ch.. CHAS. MCKEE,
"an for Lee county.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Currency Uncovered,
Senator Wants Congress
To Build D {. Homes
For All Members, Too

Senators and representatives and
their families had a narrow escape
yesterday from having the govern
ment provide them with homes in
the National Capital
While the debate on the confer
ence report on the $60.000,000 hous-
ing bill was in progress in the SEN
ate. Senator Thomas, of Colorado,
attracted the attention of not only
all the Senators present, but of the
galleries as well. by offering an
amendment to the housing bill to
provide living quarters for all mem
bers of Congress and their families.
while we are building for the
government clerks" said Senator
Thomas. 1--WE had just as well build
homes for the government itself.
We work just as hard as the
government clerks. and we are
hit by the scarcity of living quar-
tcrs in just the same manner.
The amendment was read by the
clerk, and Vice-President Marshall
asked for a vote upon the amend
ment. 1t was defeated. the nays"
drowning out the yeas" completely.
Then laughter filled the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
Have Rosy Cheeks
and Feel Fresh as
aDaisy-TryT This !
says Glass Of Hot Water with
Phosphate Before Breakfast
Washes Out Polsons.

To see the tinge of healthy bloom
in your face. to see your skin get
clearer and clearer. to wake up with
out a headache. backache, coated
tongue or a nasty breath, in fact to
feel your best, day in and day out.
just try inside-bathing every morning
for one week.
Before breakfast each day. drink a
glass OF real hot water with a tea
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in II
rs harmless means of washing from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and bow
els the previous days indigestible
waste. sour bile and toxins; thus
cleansing. sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before
putting food into the stomach. The
action Of hot water and limestone
phosphate on an empty stomach is
wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out all the sour lamentations. gases.
and acidity and gives one splendid
appetite for breakfast.
A quarter pound OF limestone phos-
nhate will cost very little at the drug
store, but is sufficient to demonstrate
that. Those who are subject to con-
aupation. bilious attacks, acid stom-
ach. rheumatic twinges. also those
whose skin is sallow and complexion
pallid. that one week of inside-bath-
ing will have them both looking and
feeling better in every way.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
SLAIN
BY SHUMATE,
JURY DECIDES
Tries, Another Attend
ant, Freed in Asylum
Murder Case.

A jury in Judge Stafford's Court
yesterday brought in a verdict Of
euilty of manslaughter in the case of
James Hunter Shumate, charged
jointly with Cecil Jackson Jeffries for
the killing of John Overton, and
found Jeffries not guilty.
The convicted man is under &, 100
bail. and will retain his liberty until
arraigned for sentence at 10 O'Clock
saturday morning. May q, when he
will probably be remanded into Gus
tody unless his counsel secures his
further release on bond pending ap-
peal. Under the law he has four
days in which to file a motion for a
new trial. and this will probably be
argued on the date set for sentence.
Both Shumate and Jeffries were
nurses at the st. Elizabeth, Hospital
for the Insane when the crime with
which they were charged is alleged to
have been committed.
Overton was a negro patient at the
institution, and was beaten to death
with a baseball bat in the hands Of
one Of the accused men according
to the indictment returned against
them by the grand jury. The offense
Is alleged to have occurred June 2.
1917.
At the trial which ended yesterday
in the conviction of Shumate, the evil
dence fastened the crime on Shumate
as wielder of the baseball bat and
exonerated Jeffries.
T. Morris Wampler was attorney
for Shumate. while Mathew r. O'Brien
appeared as attorney for Jeffries. The
prosecution was conducted by Assist
ant U. s. Attorney William E Leahy.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
MISS DU VALE WILL
Be Dinner HOSTESS

Miss Louise Du Vale. the cele-
brated French writer who is max
ing her temporary home in Wash
ington. will be hostess at a dinner at
the Ramblers' Club, 3531 Tenth street
northwest, this evening.
Miss Du Vale arrived in the Unit
ed States. from France when the sub
marine campaign was at its height.
and judging from experiences which
she has had with the Hun, the men,
bers of the club will have an in
teresting evening.
Miss Du Valle's home is in Metz.
the capital OF Alsace Lorraine, and
there she stayed until the death of
her father and mother and little sister
at the hands of the Boches. She
regards her escape as a miracle and
she feels that with the aid of the
allied armies and the United States
the Germans will be called to ac-
count for the tragedies enacted.
The dinner will be held promptly at
s o'clock and every member is urged
to attend.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
MURDERER GRANTED
STAY OF HANGING
Judge Stafford Gives Thirty-day Re.
prieve to Isaac Shorter.

Isaac Shorter, the negro under SEN
tence of death for the murder of his
wife. will not be hanged tomorrow,
Judge Stafford having late yesterday
afternoon granted the motion OF
Thomas c. Taylor. attorney for the
condemned man, for a thirty days
stay of execution. Unless executive
c!emency should prevail in the mean
time. the hanging will take place Fri
day morning. May IL.
1t is probable that Attorney Taylor
will make a desperate effort TO save
his clients neck by process of appeal
to President Wilson for a commuta-
tion of the death sentence TO that OF
Imprisonment for life. As a matter
of fact. there is no other recourse
every legal prop having been swept
from the condemned negro by courts
of last resort.
Every arrangement had been made
for Shorter's execution in the District
jail, and plans had been laid for issu.
ing the customary invitations to af.
fairs of like character.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
OUTDOOR SPEAKING
BY women FOR loan

Outdoor speaking by prominent
women is TO be heard daily between
u and ] at the woman's liberty loan
booth opposite the north front Of the
Treasury. The speakers are women
from many States and are now in at
tendance at the d. A. r. Congress.
working in cooperation with the
Washington women's liberty loan
committee.
Among speakers today will be Mrs.
George NJ. Minor. vice president gen
eral from CONNECTICUT: Mrs. John B.
Mrs. Gains NJ Brumbaugh. State re-
gent. District Of Columbia; Mrs. VIII
b. Howe. State regent from New
Hampshire: Mrs. James +. Morris.
State regent from Minnesota; Mrs.
James Lowry Smith. State regent
from Texas: Mrs. Mary S. lockwood.
honorable vice president general from
the District of Columbia: Mrs. Al
bert L. Calder, State regent from
Rhode Island: Miss Catharine B.
Barlow. curator general. D. A. r;
Miss Grace NJ. Pierce, registrar gem
eral.
At the vomen's headquarters. I.4
F street northwest. Mrs. Robert Ian
sing, wife Of the Secretary OF State.
will receive subscriptions for the loan
between 4 and tomorrow. Tomor-
row Mrs. Benedict Crowell. wife Of
the Assistant Secretary OF War. will
have charge Of the sales table. and
on Saturday Mrs. Franklin b. Hous-
ton. wife OF the Secretary Of AgT1-
culture will receive subscriptions.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
GEORGETOWN PROM
PLANS ARE COMPLETED

The largest gathering ever present
at a prom is expected by members
of the committee in charge of the
annual Senior Prom to be given to-
night at the New Willard Hotel.
All details of the plans for the
evening were worked out at final
meeting of the Prom committee held
last night at the Georgetown Uni
versity Law School.
Members of the faculty Of the
school, Chief Justice and Mrs. White.
of the Supreme Court: Justice and
Mrs. McKenna. Senators Walsh and
Phelan. Miss Jeanette Rankin. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Evans, Commis-
sioner and Mrs. w. Gwynn Gardiner.
Commissioner and Mrs. Louis Brown
low, Charles F. Nesbit. DR.. William
n. Cogan, L. S. N; Col. and Mrs.
.Fasby-Smith. Maj. and Mrs. Glover,
Mrs. John Carter. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. V.
Gorgan, Misses Riggs. the Misses
Merrick and Miss Elsie f. Herman
are among the patrons and pa
tronesses of the Prom.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
BUILDERS RESTRICTED
BY LATEST ORDER
ISSUED BY BOARD
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTlNUED FROM PAGE ONE.
war work. as far as is possible,
must be put into old factories to
take the place of less essential pro-
duction.
This method of producing war
supplies prevents building, housing
and transportation problems.
Must Sacrifice.
I'm addition to this transference."
says a statement from the Fuel Ad-
ministration, which also comments on
various features of the orders. 1T
will be necessary for many Industries
to make deliberate sacrifices of a
part of their ordinary business in or
der that there may be transportation.
men and materials enough for war
production.
THE aim has been to conserN {
the larger interests of the trade in
volved. Equal treatment for all
plants is provided wherever possi-
BILE. Allowance, however, is made
in the plan for recognizing instances
where an abundance Of fuel and
absence of congestion make it desira-
bic that a large proportion of pro-
duction be permitted in a given dis
trict.
The granding of such additional
output has been hedged about with
safeguards so that general condi-
tons in different trades will not be
seriously Affected
The Fuel Administration also is
sued an order restricting the pro-
duction of enameled ware fifty Der
ceit.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
VA, REPRESENTATIVE
dies OF PARALYSIS
Congressman Jones Had Served Con
tinuously at Capitol Since 1891.

Representative William A. Jones,
of Virginia. with a record of having
served longer in Congress continu-
ously than any living man, died yes
terday OF paralysis. Both Houses of
Congress adjourned out of respect to
him.
Jones was author of the bill grant
ing larger self-government to the
Philippines Islands. He entered Con-
sress March 4. 1891. An independent
In politics. he defied for many years
the efforts oft he Virginia ''organjza-
ton to defeat him. His place will
remain vacant until next falls cleo
ton, it Is thought.
Control of the House by the Dem
ocrats is not affected by his death.
The Virginia delegation and Repre-
sentatives Talbot, Maryland; Cooper.
Wisconsin,: Slayden, Texas; Garrett,
Texas: Helm. Kentucky; Towner.
Illinois. and Austin. Tennessee, will
attend his funeral.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-18
BUSINESS HIGH GIVES
GOOD MUSICAL SHOW

Musical comedy at a High School
Association benefit is an unusual
thing. but the pupils of Business
High School last night presented
a regular song, dance and pretty
girl show" which received enthu-
siastic applause from the large
audience present
The skit, which was original
dealt with Washington in wartime
and particularly with the changes
made in department stores because
of enlistments and the call for
workers in the Government De-
nartments.
The principal parts were taken
by Kenneth Markward, who is Gray
son Hill, head partner Of Hill and
Company, in the comedy; Adelaide
Watson, as his buyer: Emma
Morozzi, his secretary; Albert AL
temus. his manager. and MyeI
Yoelson. his partner. Mr.. Yoelson
comes from a dramatic family. he
being brother of Al Jolson
\ German spy suspect. numerous
customers. salesGirls and soldiers
made up the balance Of the COM
pany.
The orchestra. led by Joseph
Finckel, with Miss Louise Ryan,
pianist. consisted of fourteen pieces
The songs. the words of which were
written by the teachers and pupils,
are bright and catchy.
The performance will be repeated
tonight and tomorrow night al
Sis o'clock. The proceeds OF the
third performance will go to the
school and alumni association.