davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Home news., 1918-07-05
NEVILLE NEWS

Miss Florence Hays of Pine Blu't who has been visiting her grand parentsqAe,.,e for the past week, left Sunday for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Leonard Nelson at Tupelo..
 MT. Jim Clark of Cotton Plant, spent ~Sunay here with. homefolk.
 Misses Florence Hays and Lucy Clark and MT. Clyde Clark spent Saturday after noon in Howell.
 MT. Edgar Marsh returned home from Memphis Friday morning.
 pr. Morris and MT. MT. Dol ly. Burkett of DeView, spent a few hours in our town Friday afternoon.
 MT. W. J. Lovelass of Cotton Plant was business visitor at this place Monay.
 MT. Otis Luker of Cotton Plant, made another pleasant visit to our city Sunday. We all believe there is some attrac- tion here for him.
 MT. Fed James and Miss Maggis Shankle were in our town again Sunday afternoon.
 Just ask Lucy how she likes the whooping cough.
 Miss Sibyl Gillenwater left Wednesay morning for a few days visit with friends in Vel don.
 MT. Leo Soles motored to Augusta Tuesday afternoon.
 MT: 5. V. Clark left Sunday morning for a few weeks visit in Heber Springs.
The Home news., 1918-07-05
ECHOES From Red Cross Work Room

The Red Cross Knitting Cir cle was we'll attended Monday afternoon at the parsonage.
 Quite a number of sweaters were nearing completion.
 Mrs. Weatherford turned in two pairs of sox and Mrs. James one pair.
 Will each one who are knit ting socks please wash and press them before turning them in?
 Always press socks under a damp cloth.
 We still have quite a lot of thread for socks.
 One has said, Knitting is such friendly work"
 We meet again next Mon day afternoon, come everyone who loves the social knitting hour.
 Mrs. J. R. NELSON.
The Home news., 1918-07-05
Fewer at Health Resorts

Increased expenses in trav- cling and at health resorts will keep many hay fever and asth- ma sufferers home this summer Foley's Honey and Tar is rec commended as a satisfactory remedy for hay fever and asth- ma. It heals and soothes, al- lays inflammation and irrita- tlon, and eases the choking sensation. Red Cross Drug Store. adv
The Home news., 1918-07-05
MARKETING HOGS

beats burying them. Steve Hoover, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
 writes, Commenced feeding my herd of about 100 head of hogs B.. A. Thomas Hog Powder over two months ago. Fifty were sick and off feea; Nearby herds had cholera. l did not lose one-they are al we'll and growing fine. : :; For sale by Red Cross Drug Store' McCrory, Ark. aoV.
The Home news., 1918-07-05
Middle-Age Men and Women

The kidneys work day and night to filter and cast out from the blood stream impuri- ties that cause aches and pains when permitted to remain. It it only natural these important organ should slow up and re- quire aid in middle-age. Fol- ey Kidney Pills help overwork- ed, tired and diseased kidneys and bladder. Red Cross Drug Store. adv.
The Home news., 1918-07-05

Miss Grace Burkette of De- View is the weekend guest of her friend, Miss Camille Smith of Wynne.
 Misses Charlyn Weimer and Katherine Shaver of Wynne, were the guests of friends in McCrory Thursday.
The Home news., 1918-07-05

Mrs. Horace Chaney of Au- gusta, left the latter part of the week after a few days vis- 1t to her mother, Mrs. Dora Bradley.
The Home news., 1918-07-05

Tents for sale: One 14x1e and one 16x16 feet. A. B. Rest Jelks, Ark. adv
 Pete McMurtry of Camn Beauregard is spending a few days furlough at home. MT. H. D. Angus was the pleasant guest of friends(?l in Cotton Plant this week.
 MT. Aus H. Lewis of Little Rock, spent this week with Mo- Crory friends and relatives. Dr. J. w. Morris of Deyiew spent the first of the week in Searcy where he was the guest of relatives for few days.
 Mrs. Edward Burton and daughter, Miss Morine, of Jonesboro, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Berry this week.
 Mrs. R. L. Fraser and little son, Rice, are spending few weeks with her mother. Mrs Sallle Smith in Brookhaven. Miss.
 Miss Helen Letbetter, a very charming and accomplished young lady of North Little Rock is the guest of MT. and Mrs. H. Robinson this week. MT. an Mrs. Frank Angelo and Frank McGowen of Cotton Plant, were the guests of Mo- Crory relatives this week.
 Miss Pearl DeFur of Mem phis is spending a couple of weeks in Morton. the pleasant guest of Mrs. R. w. Allen and charming daughter, Miss May.
 MT. H. P. Riggs, junior mem Der of the firm of Riggs Bros. of McCrory,, left last week for Lansing Mich., to drive home a new Oldsmobile which he pur- chased from the factory. | MT. and Mrs. J. A. Cullum and two daughters, Misses Bes- sic and Lena, have returned home from a two weeks stay in Hot Springs.
 Mrs. D. M. Huff and little daughter, Jessamine and moth CT, Mrs. H. R. Watson returned Sunday from a visit to friends and relatives in Arlington, Texas.
 MT. L. J. billiard and two daughters, Misses Lyndell and Pauline, and Miss Gwynne Dill Hard and MT. Zim Llewellyn were visitors in Memphis Sun day. The party motored over in a Ford. ' Elder z. D. Barber and fam fly, Walter Beede nd wife and Misses Beede and Roy of Bee deville, and Dr. B. Brewster and family of McCrory lett Monday in their cars for Hot Springs to spend a few weeks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
TATTOO MARKS ARE
FUCITlVES UNDOINC
Man Accused of Theft Tried
to Ren,ove Ink From Arm.

Gustave Schram. 10, sought for more
than a year en- charge OF grand lar
ceny. was arrested yesterday on the
lower East Side by Detectives Geegan
and Mccoy. He made a partial confess
sion. The detectives, working on on
other case, saw Schram. dressed In
pea green hat, brown suit and yellow
summer shoes, swing jauntily aboard n
Clinton street car They followed him
to Forty-second street
Schram's Identification hinged on a
tattoo mark on his right arm which
originally bore the name Gus Schram."
The detectives requested SchrGn to re-
move his coat. The right arm was
bandaged. and Schram was taken to
Police Headquarters. where after an ex-
animation he permitted the removal of
the bandage. The flesh was raw and
sore and Schram said that he had been
going to an East Side tattoo artist for
two weeks trying to get the name OBJ
liberated. 1t was partly accomplished
by punching through II floral design.
The prisoner maintained his innocence
stoutly until the bandage was removed.
Then he said suddenly: I'm the man
you're looking for"
Schram is charged with the theft OF
$4,000 worth of woollens stolen in 1917
when he was employed by Benjamin 8.
Moss, proprietor of a spongng house at
IL East Twelfth street. Schram was
employed under the name of Jacobo-
witz and later used the name Of Davis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
EXPLAINS GAFFNEY ESCAPE,
Talley Exonerntes Police and City
Prison Officials,

Alfred J. Talley. acting District Attor-
ney. issued "A statement yesterday In re-
buttRl of Judge Malones opinion ex-
pressed In General Sessions Friday con-
corning the escape of Vincent +. CARNEY.
Mr.. Talley said: Immediately after
Gaffney's escape, Aiss!stant District At
torney Bohan was assigned to make an
investigation MIR. Bohan .interroaated
a number of Tombs officials including
Warden Hanley and Keeper Henry, who
was in charge of the tier from which
Gaffney escaped. Mr. Bohan examined
all the witnesses before the Grand Jury.
going into fun details That Grand
Jury indicted John Callahan, who aided
in the escape of Gaffney. and Callahan
will he placed on trial for his part In the
escape Monday.
Apparently the evidence submitted to
the June Grand Jury did not justify In
the minds OF the Grand Jury the indict.
ment Of any other persons. Callahan was
a fellow prisoner Of Gafrney and was In
jured while trying 10 escape.
"In regard to Gaffney's escape when
the house in which he was stopping was
surrounded by the police. the Grand
Jury heard all the testimony in regard
to that AFFAIR, The Grand Jury did not
sons for harborinE Gaffney knowing he
was an escaped prisoner.
when the Grand Jury considered the
escape OF Gaffney Judge Malone was on
a vacation, and believe that when he
spoke was not conversant with all the
facts In the case"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
YUCATAN'S SISAL
TRUST is CLEARED
u. S. Loses Action Against
Mexican Company.

A natural Mexican monopoly i'm s'~h,
hemp or binder twine which the tinted
states Government charged was hh'
trust born OF revolution and corspr'h
and which the evidence disClos" A"I
been rent asunder ny strife among '.'
alleged Conspirators, was freed nnn IT.
bility by Judge Charles NJ. HOugh fl AZ
opinion filed with the clefN Il w. f"'-
eral District Court ysst.-@a..
Judge Hough wrote in effect thar "''
the sisal product of the state of Nu'a'''
In Mexico was disposed Of under '''
ditions directed by the iron hand "
Gen. Alvarado. military dictator u0nr'
CarranLa. the charge that certain 't'.
dents OF the United States were in ''''
spiracy with Mexican aliens 10 in ''hs'
the price OF the commodity at n" 'Hne
suit was brought In January, 1871 7. ''
since had been clearly disprored
Asking for the dissolution Of IN" ''
legged monopoly, the Government '.''
planned that the Pan american '"W'IN.
sion Cooperation of this city hau '".
spired with the Commission ResnI""
del MerCado de Henequcn of >u'''
to increase the cost OF sisal hemp 10 '
American consumer
The individuals named were sol WV
Ter and Lynn r. Dickins for IN" 10Y.
American Commission Corporation d"
for the Reguladora, Juan Mar 'A'
Menalio Marin and Nicolas Ferra'1'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
VIERECK CHANGES ABODE.
Moves to Savoy nv Mount Vernon

George sylvester Viereck, editor o.
the late. but not lamented, FathcrLlud,
has relieved patriotic Mount Vernon o.
its contemplated unpleasant task OF put
ting him outside the towns corporate
limits. Just when arrangements Hers
being made for n meeting to consider
the best method OF applying the rlus
mitt'to the man who found more than
one way in which to say kind things
for the Kaiser George eased htmse,
quietly. very, very quietly. away from
Mount Vernon II was Learned last night.
and established his donhciie az the
Savoy Hotel In this city.
With Fiereck there last night was his
wife, who explained that her husbands
leavetaking at Mount Vernon was m.
tirely OF his own accord, since he dii
not desire to live among that kind o,
folk anyhow. She added that she and
her children had been staying in tn.
home OF her father. Max r. Hem. a.
1O2 summit avenue. Mount Vernon. 50
the children could be out in the Open
and that all Mr.. Vlereck ever did 20
Mount Vernon was to run IN There
occasionally to see his family To
which Mount Vernon wered that Il!
George had made It unnecessary f'r tNN
town to set rid of him. the town would
take pleasure in seeing to 1t tina: he
did not return.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
HUBBELL PROMISES
SURFACE CAR RELIEF
p. S. Boards Inquiry to Glue
Basis for Remedies.

Replying to the letter Of Mayor Hylan
asking the Public Service Commission to
take no action relative to reducing the
service on the surface lines as a result
OF the hearing started by il, pending
the investigation being made by the
Board of Estimate. President Hubbell OF
the commission yesterday wrote:
1T does not seem to our commission
that Its proposed inquiry could In any
way interfere with the Investigations
and studies under way by the Franchise
Committee OF the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment, The commission
feels that the situation will be simplified
the more 1t is publicly understood. We
also are moved by the same sense of
duty to render Justice to the corpora
lions and at the same time serve the
rights of the public that moved the
Board of Estimate and AppCrtionmcnt
TO its proposed commendable activities
AS stated on the occasion of our
first hearing. the questions involved are
broader than mere franchise obligations.
lease rentals or past sins of omission or
commission by street railway companies
or by their officers. Litigation for for
FIXTURES OF franchises or receiverships or
disintegration of systems will not auto
matically improve conditions. The fun
damental duty at the present time Is
that adequate transportation shall be
rendered.
las further stated on the occasion
referred to, the proposed inquiry will de-
velop the facts and may also he OF ma =
terial aid in indicating proper remedies
or furnish the basis Of possible legisla-
ton that may be enacted to broaden
the powers of local and other authorities.
In a word, our purpose is to insure the
continuation and expansion OF transpor-
tation necessary for war purposes and
conserve transportation that may be
found to be unnecessary In these trying
times OF war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
SAYS IT'LL BE EASY
TO KEEP COOL TO-DAY
Weather Man Sees No Hot
Wave for Days Yet.

The woman who insists on wearing
her furs in August was almost justified
before men yesterday when the Their
mometer. exhausted perhaps by its eff
forts OF the preceding three days
dropped from the fancy figures TO the
middle seventies. ..r,...
The sudden change from tho heat OF
the three preceding days was welcomed
with shrill cries of delight by every one
except the proprietors of seaside enter
prises, who cursed it frankly, and d.
rected the attention OF an unsympa thetic
world TO this new evidence of the uni
versal conspiracy against them. For the
greater part of the day In Manhattan
Borough the thermometer registered "A
degrees.
Further woe was in store for the bust
ness men of the beaches when the
Weather Bureau announced last night
that to-day at Coney and elsewhere by
the sad sea will In all meteorological
probably be colder than yesterday.
The beach men pondering this. and com
putting the short space from now to La
Dor Day, served their few customers
with half portions at double prices, and
told the bartender to inform the public
that the Government had ordered an ad
vance in the price Of all beverages
s;:.e weather men say that to-day
should be memorable as a midsummer
Sunday. with high brisk winds, cloudy
sN'cs and the thermometer perhaps a lit
tie lower than yesterday Also they
hold out the promise that the benign
conditions will continue several days
longer. they being able to detect no basis
OF a rising temperature anywhere be-
tween Texas and Hudson Bay. At the
close Of business on Nassau street YES.
terday Palm Beach suits were quoted al
$3.50, with no bidders. The same mer.
chants were "slaughtering' them last
Tuesday at $3.50
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
GEM MEN AND DOCK
WORKERS DODGE TAX
LOngshOremen Who Earn
$4,000 Up Chased by "Big
BilPs" Men.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS TOO
Actors Also Among Delin-
quents Who Evade Levy
on Their Incomes.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS TOO

The sleuthing OF thlrty-two investi-
gators for the Office OF the Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Second District.
which is to say that Of William II. Ed
wards. has resulted in the discovery that
chief among taxpaying delinquents are
longshoremen. diamond merchants and
members Of the theatrical profession,
One delinquent turned In a check for
500. 900 yesterday to cover his 1916 tax,
either from remorse or from the atten-
tons OF the investigators. The object
Of the roundup was to foyce payments OF
old taxes as we'll as those for 1916. Sew
eral citizens who have ignored the de-
mands of the revenue Office have been
penalized. Mr.. Edwards said
In the cases OF some people Mr.. Ed
wards is inclined to be lenient. or was;
but when it comes to diamond merchants
who have been doing business here for
several years and successfully lodging
Government taxes the situation is one
that requires immediate remedy.
Big Bill" also has a soft place in his
heart for actors who are flush when they
are working and quite the reverse when
their contracts run out. He said
Take the longa,loremen, for instance
Offhand one would hardly think that a
longshoreman came within the require
ments Of the income tax law. Certainly
he did not a few years ago, when many
OF them found it hard to make living.
In the last fe- years. however. many
longshoremen have been making from
So. 600 to 81. 900 a year. Their failure to
pay up is largely due to msunderstand-
ing Of the law
THE income tax hits the move stars
and actors OF the legitimate stage pretty
hard. Some of them make perhaps as
high as 5000 and $500 week for six
months in the year. They live we'll and
by the time their income tax payment is
due they may be out of an engagement
They are confronted by a good sized tax
without any immediate means. 1t Is UP
to them to get 1t and get II quick.
my investigators report that they
have found many diamond merchants
who have been doing busienss in this
country four or five years without pay
ing taxes. Everybody will have TO pay
that is made plain 10 them-and the
penalty will be imposed where It |:
shown that the law has been violated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
WAITzFELDER CHANGES NAME.
Hatred of Anything with German
sembIance Causes shift.

George p. Waitzfelder of SIS Park
avenue. for time member of the
committee OF supplies OF the Council OF
National Defence, but for tho last half
year associated with the Quarterma ster-
Generals office. has been granted per-
mission by the Supreme Court of New
York to change his name TO George T.
Wakefield. Regarding the change Mr..
Wakefield. who Is vice-president and
treasurer of the kaynee Company OF
Cleveland, manufacturers Of boys
blouses, said:
MY hatred for the German military
dates from the personal observation and
hardsh!ps encountered by my wife and
self and Belgium at the time OF the Ger
man invasion. 1t Is my opinion that
anything that even has German SEM
blance will be looked upon in the future
by every patriotic American us an OBJ
ject to be despised
Although the name 'Waitzfelder' Is
one of German derivation. / was born
in New York city; my father fought In
the civil war. and my ancestors for
practically the last hundred years were
citizens OF America"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
NEW ZEALAND TROOPS HERE.
City Welcomes Ship load of Husky
Allies Going to France.

Manhattan slowed up a little. looked
then stopped altogether and looked some
more when she saw big husky soldiers
walking up and down Broadway Friday
and yesterday. clad in knee breeches
puttees. the British tunic and tropical
helmet. Although used to the soldiers
OF Canada and Australia. New York
was still unfamiliar with the soldier Of
New Zealand. The Anzacs are on their
way overseas and got shore leave while
matters aboard ship were being ar
ranged for the last lap of the voyage
Owing to cramped space they have been
forced TO sleep on deck.
New York is the finest and prettiest
city have ever SEEM" said one. 1T Is
far nicer than London because there are
more lights here and the people look a
great deal happier. But say, I can't
understand why they make the buildings
so high. In New Zealand we wouldn't
think of building above eight stories. II
we did the people would not rent the
Offices. I wouldn't go up in one OF
those places for five pounds. Another
thing can't understand is how you find
people In such large place. It must
take a week. Every one I have met
has asked me to go 10 the theatre or to
have something to eat"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
WILL RAISE 500 STAR FLAG.
st. AuRustine's Church, Bronx. to
Have Ceremony To-day.

The Rev. Thomas F. Gregg. rector of
st. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
18th street. The Bronx. will officiate to-
day at the blessing and unfurling of a
service flag containing 500 stars, repre-
senting that number of young men who
have been called from the parish into the
service of the United States. The new
flag will replace the old one OF 200 stars.
Twenty-Five young women of the par
ish who have brothers in the service will
carry the service flag In the parade
through the principal streets of the
parish Mounted police will, be fol-
lowed by the Hudson Terminal Band OF
thirty-flve pieces. the parish Holy Name
Society, councils of the Knights of Co
lumbus and parish societies.
When the parade returns to the
church Father Gregg will bless the flag.
This will be followed by the singing of
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" and my
Country. 'Tis OF Thee" by the boys and
girls from st. Augustine's School The
A9-.l rc':sut Will be done by mothers
VINO have three Or moT2 soCS In the ser
vice. Then there will he aii'eutdocT cc--
vice in st. Augustine'sj Park.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
SHARES 20 DE WHIT CATS
WITH MEAT AND CATNLP
Special Officer Butler Carries Out Courts Behest by
Using Strategy, but Lawnmower Larry
Disdains His Lures.

verted. an arrangement of sticks be-
meath II and a piece OF string leading
to shrubbery where Officer Butler lay
couchant, netted no cats the first day.
To his wife that night. In answer to
her significant look, Officer Butler vouch-
safed the information that he had spent
the hours since breakfast studying the
terrain and evolving his strategy.
Morning found him at a butchers.
where he purchased Ave cents worth OF
meat That night ne brought home the
poundmasters receipt for three cats.
Even so he tossed on his pillow after
he had retired to bed, but just before
midnight shouted the word Eureka T.
and a moment after was sleeping like a
child.
Catnip Lures Them TO Doom.
Yesterday morning, ignoring the
butchers ingratiating nod of recognition,
he passed on to the druggists. where he
bought small packet of catnip. Al
Mrs. DE Wints the nineteen cats sun
ming themselves on the greensward
gazed at him with dumb reproach as he
baited the trap. And then they first
reluctantly. then f.shting for first chance
stampeded to the cat trap and bartered
their freedom for snln of catnip
Strategy exemplihed in Officer Butler
had won the fight and the day.
Won it. that is to say. with the ex-
ception of Lawnmower Larry. Mrs. d.
Wints pet cat with the three legs and
no tail. He refused to be coaxed. coz
ened and cajoled. At a late hour las
night he was still In a tall tree, thu
echoes Of his ribald singing narrowing
the ne!ghborhood.
officer Butler feels the situation
keerly His brethren OF the police
however. take the view that man whit
Is given an all summer assignment ant
hasn't the acumen to nurse it SHOULD
be taken to the sort OF place where afte'
the pupils OF his eyes have been exam
ined and his ref1exes tapped he Is blind
folded and requested to take three step
backward