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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27
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Seed Rye for sale.-Cobb Grain Co.
Ernest Martin has returned from
Mineral Springs.
Carson Fawcett of Foreman was in
Ashdown Saturday.
J, A. Brothers of Richmond was in
Ashdown Saturday.
w. T. Osborn of Wilton country was
In Ashdown Monday.
j. H. Jones of Mineral Springs was
In Ashdown Monday. ~.
Have pair of good work horses for
sale.-Mrs. Dave Coulter.
Mrs. Lon Jones left Monday for Lit
tie Rock to visit relatives.
Seed Rye for sale.-Cobb Grain 20.
John Phillips of Texarkana was here
Sunday visiting relatives.
DR.. w, E. Vaughan of Richmond
was in Ashdown Saturday.
Grover Milford of Terarkana was
here Saturday enroute to Foreman
J. T, Burlingame of Red Bluff spent
the week end with his family in Ash
down.
w. B. Coley, eitodr of the Foreman
Sun. was in Ashdown Sunday after
noon
Willie Bowman of Foreman was in
Ashdown Monday enroute to Ell Paso,
Texas.
Attorney J. o. Rhyme was at Fore
man Monday morning attending to
business.
J. I. Dyer of near Wilton was III ASH
down attending to business Monday
afternoon.
Miss Grace Fawcett of Broken Bow,
Okla, was in Ashdown Saturday en-
route to Ben Lomond.
H M. Bone, cashier Of the First
National Bank, attended the district
Ia - at exarkana Saturday.
Artie Patterson left Monday for Lit
tie Rock to visit his brother, Gus Pat
terson, who is i'll in sanitarium.
Mrs. w. o. Sims attended the dis
trict fair at Texarkana last week and
spent the week end visiting friends in
that city.
Mss Hazel Wool, and her guest.
Mrs. Geo. Hall, returned to Red Bluff
Sunday after visit with fri.nas in
AshdoWn
Ms Martha Pierce and Mrs. Jas.
Giacamo spent the latter part of last
week visiting friends and relatives in
Hugo, Okla.
Misses Willye Wood and Rena Haiz-
lip, and Burton Walker were at Tex.
arkana Saturday evening to see a
show, up in Mabels Room"
Mr. and Mrs. r. M. Bone and daugh-
ter, Madeline, Mrs. S. s. Glenn, Tom
<AUUicy, MlSSCS 1/iiilc SucWuLu6, Wiiuc
Fenton, Willye Wood, Bena Haizlip.
Gussie Holt, and Marjorie Thomas, and
DR.. Fred Thomas, Sid Phillips, Miller
johnson, Prof. Wilkerson, Burton
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. C, M. Sutton
we're in Texarkana Saturday night
Cards are out announcing the forth
coming marriage of Mr.. Jay V. Toland
of Nashville to Miss Caroleen Burlin-
game of this city, the wedding to be
consummated on November 10th at the
Baptist church in this city. The
groom to-be is young banker Of
Nashville, and the bride-to-be is the
charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. #. Burlingame of Ashdown.
All boys and girls of Ashdown be-
tween the ages of thirteen and sixteen
inclusive, are invited to a Halloween
party in the basement of the Methodist
church next Friday night, October 20.
If there are any below or above that
age, but who go with that crowd they
are invited too. Come dressed as a
ghost or witdh. Mrs. S, c. Reynolds
and Mrs. w. w. Bishop are to be the
hostesses,
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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

posed increase, that such objection be
made in writing to the Corporation
Commission at Little Rock, Ark, at
least ten days prior to the effective
date Of the proposed schedule.-Wil-
ton Garage. L. P. Guice. 1927
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27
Notice to Electric Light and Power
NnncuvnnpQ

Notice to Electric Light and Power
.. Consumers. .-.,
/ On account of the increased cost Of
labor and on materials used, in the
manufacture of electricity the under
signed, Wilton Light and Power Co.,
is compelled to ask the Arkansas Cor
poration Commissioner for permission
to increase the rates for various class
es Of electric service as follows:
Present rate:
k First 1875 watts, $3.50 per month.
Over drops per building, 15c extra
each drop.
Over 125 watts consumption sc extra
each rs watts.
Electric iron, soc per month.
Electric fans, $1,OO per month.
Other electric appliances at popular
prices.
Proposed rate:
Flat rate $500 eacn month.
Over 1875 watts at 20 cents each 25
watts.
Electric irons $1.00 per month.
Electric fans, $3.50 per month.
We have asked that the above pro-
posed schedule rates be allowed to go
into effect December 1, 1920.
Each consumer is therefore notified
if there is any objection to the pro-
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27
Heat Brings Out Inscriptions.

Inscriptions nearly Obliterated by
age and wear from old silver coins
may be rendered visible by placing the
coin upon piece Of red-hot iron, by
which means the inscription is made
to assume greenish hue, whereby 1t
becomes readable.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27
SHOES & HAIR.
NESS HOSPITAL-Shoes and
harness repaired right. All modern
Neutrality-suspicious. Attaway, Prop
AshdOwn, Arkansas.
ABSTRACTS
IS YOUR TITLE GOOD2

Is YVUK TITLE GVUDJ Tue
only way to find out Is to have an
abstract made. We have the Oldest
and most complete set of records In
the county. Why should we not give
the best service.-Mc lver Abstract
\ Insurance Co., Office In Sanderson
building, Ashdown, Ark.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

! Mushrooms generally consist of 30
per cent water, but the remaining 10
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

FOR A GOOD POSITION COME TO
Texarkana Business college. Get
your copy of our new catalogue at
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

FOR SALE-FINE 20 ACRE FARM,
close to edge of Ashdown, we'll i'm
proved. Apply at News office. tt
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

GOODWILL AROUND MULE FOR
sale at bargain at my farm one
mile south of Ashdown on Ogden road.
e. L. Pringle. 11-6
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27
NOT CLASSIFIED.

DO YOU WANT A GOOD SALARY +?
Enroll now in Texarkana Business
College. 54-tf
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

FOR fsALE-HOUsE AND ONE LOT
second house south of M. E. church,
cash or terms, Write Mrs. H. Levy,
2211 Magnolia street, Texarkana,
Texas. 1927
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

FOR SALE - ELECTRIC HEATING
Stove, in perfect condition, Apply
at News ONCE.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

TEAM FOR SALE-GOOD TEAM OF
work horses, work anywhere. See
Mrs. Dave Coulter, 1 mile east of Ash
down, ~r s5,.ss
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

HAY FOR SALE+S25 A
ton, prices subject to change.-Dr. I.
N. HUT, Ogden, Ark. tt
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

FOR SALE-ONE TEAM OF MULES,
wagons and harness, cheap for cash,
.R. L. Boyer, Jr. 1927
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-27

FOR SALE-LOT 29, Block 81, Uni
versity addition. Bids wanted-G.
W. French, Granite City. I'LL 1890
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
MARRIAGE DAY IN
 TURKEY PROCLAIMED
By Associated Pres.

constantinople, March lS-The Sultan. Mohammed VI. has issued an imperial
 decree proclaiming May 1 as marriage day. throughout Turkey in an effort to
 promote the weddings and to arrest the decline in the birthrate This action was
 taken on the request of Hazin Bey, min ister of interior who ascribes the de- creased number of births in Turkey to the frivolity of young women
 In the Sultan's decree all engaged per sens who have been unable to marry ear Her are urged to do so on May | As an fnducement no charges are to be made for marriages performed on that day, guests at weddings are to make no gifts, the first children of those who wed on May l are to receWe the names or the children of the Sultan, and to
 receive the gift of bracelet from the governor of the province in which the child is born.
 The Sultan's son is named d Ertoghroul
 and his daughters are RoulSle and d'Ulvie l The edct is especially directed to the province of Broussa in Anatolia, which attracted much unfavorable comment in l the Mohammedan press because of sts l greatly reduced birthrate and the ten-
 dency of its population to violN.e the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
PREVENT ANIMALS
 FROM PERFORMING

London, April 1.-Recirrocal News Service.)-Th billboards are being cov- cred with various small posters of the Jack London Society in an appeal for membership, funds and pressure of pub lie opinion to stop the training of anl- mals for performing on the stage.
 One poster shows the various instru- ments that are said to be used by dog. cat, pony and other trainers. These in- Eclude spiked bludgeons like trench clubs, collars with spikes in them. knos.ed whips and other devices of torture.
 The Jack London Society Is being ex- plotted by the Royal Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals, established in 1924. which calirns in 1919 to have made II ,552 complaints against prosecutors of animals, 1e.SSs cautions. s.ss3 convictions and to have taken out 70 licenses for poor owners of dogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

training camp where he is dumb and awkward in the presence of his su- periors in ranks. Instead of the eX- .pected captaincy, he receives a sec ond lieutenant's commission. That was the beginning of experiences that were to make a man out of John Granville. Letters to Antoinette and friendly re- plies relieved the tedium of camp life
 A brief farewell and Granville sailed for France, there to plunge into the maelstrom of war. In France he asks himself the questions so many
 young officers and thousands of sturdy Americans in the ranks pom dered over when they set forth on that great adventures" Would he fail
 at the critical moment? Would be show the white feather? There were
 unmanly fears, that gave him no peace. Would he be a leader of fall b$cll into the ruck of nonentities. the men who could not measure up to the test? These questions remained unan- swered until Granville found himself under fire and his men falling about him. Then his true nature asserted itself. Granville knew then what
 manner of man he was. The old fears. | the old misgivings, the vacillation which had been the curse of his ex- istence vanished
 l After the armistice was signed Cap | tain Granville met Antoinette. his
 lady of stars and steel and snow," 1 in. Paris, Under the spell of city
 that never grows old the two young people discover that long sight-seeing tours have way of ripening into love There is nothing hackneyed or tritc in MT Graves charming little story. 1 He does not bring his heroine to
 France and use the somber background
 or hospital She does not play what may be termed the conventional role in war dramas. In fact. she Is neither a Red Cross nurse nor war worker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Son of q Noted Editor Author of tTvo Bubbles

it is by no means treatise on that subject, and shows the reactions the war had on the lives of two young people, John Granville dreamer, a blower of bubbles, and confirmed idealist and Antoinette Delmar, the daughter of a French diplomat, sta- toned at the beginning of the story in Washington.
 Granville had just met Tony" Del. mar at Hawaiian dance and had been fascinated by her unusual per sonality when America declared war on Germany. Granville volunteers, as a matter of course, quite the thing, you know without having had an op- .portunity to improve his acquaintance with the baffling Tony" who has piqued his somewhat jaded curiosity. so far as women are concerned. Gran vile Is very much a man of the world, in his own estimation, but the diplo mats daughter quickened impulses which had suffered in the boredom of social frivolities. Granville's egotism receives its first blow at an officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

foremost artists of that great company Among them is Miss Florence. Easton
 hingers of the day, whose success this season in the leading soprano roles in
 Oberon,' Parsifal' Marta and many other operas has been remarkable; also MT. Orville Harold, the great American opera in 'Boheme' was one of the sem sations of the season. I have besides with me Miss Marie Sundelius. an ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
BY PAUL COOK

HE brilliant son of a gifted father. John Temple Graves, Jr., ll is carrying on the tradition
 which has made the family not sle in American journalism, particu- y}N in the south. where John Tenn e Braves belongs to the coterie or Wallpaper men who brought distinc- ,nl to Atlanta, after becoming edi- r bf the New York American. MT. kares added to his reputation, but d not lose contact with the people A that section of the country with kfch he was first associated. There re. the announcement of book by . son, Two Bubbles" published by |e Stratford Company of Boston, is eating much interest in the south.
 |X4ung MT. Graves caught up and It into a slender volume a phase of |S late war that has been little Uched upon by writers of books lsed on the holocaust in Europe. It >1yes a bit into psychology. though
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

Moslem prohibition of the use of intox- ,fcating beverages. Government officials
 allege that people of Anatolian villages,
 men and women alike, indulge what they
 call burning nights of music and feast
 ing.
 Indulgence in modern dancing has
 aroused the protest of a member of the Chamber of Deputies from Ahatolia. who has introduced a bill authorizing offic~x to prevent women from participating Tn the antics and capers of the ballroom"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

quisite singer; Miss Evelyn Scotney, with many of the most prominent ar lists of the Metropolitan. full orches- tra and a chorus. One will thus see that the company is of the completest character possible. Finally I shall act as it's general director and regisseur. besides playing several of my best known roles"
 And as he said this the man who a quarter of an hour before was wearing the white wig. the black satin suit and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

course. I lay, scarpia; 'Boheme,' Lucia di Lammermoor, 'Pagliacci.' and II Trova-, tore
 There are eight of the best-known operas in the standard repertoire, which shall produce with new scenery, dresses and electric lighting effects, which have been specially made in the studios and ateliers of the Metropolitan opera. My audiences will, in fact, wit ress reproductions of Metropolitan per formances including several of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Department Store Revelations

Ernest G. Hastings. in Leslie S.
 A unique reader of store advertise ments is the one who searches each for mistaken prices. That is, say an ad of fering s2 waists for 69 cents. when it should have been sl.69 The error occurs through some fault of the proofreaders Stores always make good" on their mis- takes, and every town has its list of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

women who make it a business 70 eaten them. They get some mighty good mer- chandise at a very low price as a result of their vigil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

fand John does not declare himself, swathed in grisly bandages.
 Two Bubbles" is vivid and arrest ing written with a sure touch and radiant with youth. The swiftness of its movement is in Keeping with the tunes It depicts and if there is tragedy here and there, it's dominant note is optimism. the forward view of men and women when the best part of life lies before them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

The English adder or viper is the only poisonous snake found in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

the cynical scow1 of Scarpia left the hands of his calet wearing conventional eyening dress with ease and grace, for he was due at a social function and looking the genial cultured man of the world that he is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

Of Mir orville Harold. who will sing "Rodolfo' in "Boheme" here, a noted critic says:
 Two years ago there might have been some difference of opinion as to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

Theres no why person should take sickening, savating calomel when few cents buys large bottle cf Dodsons Liver Tonea perfect substitute for calome
 It is pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your liver just surely eslomel, but 1t doesn't make you sick and not salivats Take spoonful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

of Dodsons Liver Tone instead and you will wake up feeling great No more bliousness constipation slug gishness headache. coated tongue or sour stomach. Your druggist says if you don't nnd Dodson's Liver Tone acts batter than horrible caonel your money h waiting for you Even children like it's passaat taste
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-24
The Castine Conference

A feature of the annual conference
OF the superintendent of Maine
schools which will be held at Castine
during the week beginning july -
will be discussion of a Maine rat
ing from an educational standpoint
by the Russell Sage Foundation and
a development of a program which
will place this State in the front
ranks of the ratings of this Founda-
ton. 1t is expected that nearly every
school superintendent in the State
will be present at the conference.
superintendent will be asked to
suggest subjects in which they are
especially interested. The forenoon
sessions will be devoted to confer
ences on the problems of the s1per-
intendent while in the afternoon con-
ferences will be divided into groups
in which specific questions will he
discussed, like the small high school
and how to improve the country
school,
The conference will take I'D the
local problems of the superintendents
the training of teachers, the trans
portation Of pupils, the standard Of
schools, the training of teachers in
service and the work of the heIninp
teachers.
Not so many speakers from abroad
VIII be present at this conference as
at the past meetings, as it is Thought
mat the time could be best utilized
with discussions of the workings of
the Maine schools. Frank Condor of
cincinnati, Ohio, the superintendent
o. schools at that place, and a native
OF Belfast. Maine, will, however. a5-
dress the conference on administra-
ton. An invitation was extended tn
Dr. Payson Smith, commissioner of
education for the state of Massacbu-
setts and formerly superintendent of
schools for Maine, to give an address
out he has written the committee that
ne expects to be in California at the
time of the conference.
Dr. Augustus o. Thomas. State
superintendent Of public schools
Glenn W. Starkey, deputy State sun.
erintendent of schools and Harold A
Allan, agent for rural education. will
leave next week to attend the annual
convention Of the National Teachers
Association, which will be held at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-24

So dozen bottles from A. Gauthier &
Son of Rumford; six dozen bottles
from Alfred Fisher. Rumford; %
bottles of syrup of anise from the
same place: five dozen bottles of
syrup of ainse from r. ]. Perrault,
Rumford: six dozen bottles of Gau-
wins from Mrs. E. H. Fournier of
Livermore Falls; II dozen bottles of
Gauvin's from J. A. Forth of Bruins
wick; 20 bottles of syrup of anise
from the Peoples Cooperative Store
of Brunswick; II bottles from NJ.
Parent, Brunswick; So bottles of
Gauvin's from c. A. Lemieux, Bruns-
wick: 692 bottles from A. j. Des-
haies, Chisholm; "a bottles from
George Drapeau, Brunswick; 113
bottles from Peoples Cooperative
Store, Brunswick; SO bottles from NJ
Parent, Brunswick; 20 bottles from
Waldo Street Pharmacy, Rumford;
141 bottles from Dorion's Cash Mar
ket, Rumford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-24
Caribou Water Is Bad

y decision was rendered by the
Public Utilities Commission Wednes-
day declaring that the water now be-
ing served by the Caribou Water,
Light and Power Co. to it's custom
ers is not safe for internal use and
ordering that the company be re-
quired to notify each one of it's Gus
toners that the water being served
should be thoroughly boiled before
being put to an internal use.
The decision also states that the
rates, tolls and charges of the Carl
bou Water, Light and Power Co.. for
water service. are unjust, unreason-
able and unduly discriminatory, and
orders that new schedule be sub
stituted.
THE commission has during al
most four years undertaken to work
out with present facilities and within
the income which the company can
receive a solution of the many diff
culties which surround the company
and its customers" say the commits
sioners in their decision.
I'VE have been unable to accom-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-24
IDOL DANCER"
FRIDAY AND SAT.
AT OPERA HOUSE

The whole country was shocked
when word came that d. W Grifft1
and movie" players were thought u
have been lost, when their DISABLED
yacht Gray Duck" was blown fa1
out to sea in a storm off the Baha1
mas, but luck was with them and
they brought back one of the most
sensational picture stories ever mad4
THE Idol Dancer" which will II
seen on Friday and Saturday Of thi
week at the Opera house.
A story of the South Seas, il 4
the most vivid and thrilling drama
of the strange life and stranger conf
glomeration of whites and natives
of that wonderful land ever screened
The favorite Claire Seymour pla!i
Mary, The Idol Dancer one of th1
screens most unique characterize
tions. Richard Barthelmess plays ing
Northumberland his mast
nificent acting in Broken Blos1
soms?" And they are supported ~
George McQuarrie, Creighton Hare
AAolC LII uIC. IlOLildo >olAs
Randolph. Porter Strong, Her6e''
Sutch. Walter James, Adolph Les
tina, Florence Short, Ben Grauer ahl
Walter kolomoku.
The SouthJ Sea island scenic beau
ties and native life revealed arr
beautiful and interesting. MI. GrH
fifth put the same attention 10 de'
tails into his personal direction O.
making this film that he did in''
The Birth of a Nation" Hearts O.
the World" and other famous PIC
lures. That means that it is a mas
terpiece.
When he presented The Idol Dan
Ger" at its initial performance In
Mt. Vernon theatre. the dudiene
was by turns gripped in tense s.
lence, rocked by laughter ah'
stirred to wild excitement by the II
finite variety of its emotional ap
peal.
Dancing ones way into the hear
of man is an ordinary oNperitn'
for graceful woman, if hcNo'
writers are to be believed. but MaFH
the ward of Old Thomas. tishtIma
widely known in the South Sea +
lands, danced her way to the Know
edge of which one. of two Hounl
mems heart. she wanted TO occUP'
This dance is one of the most t1s''
mating scenes of The Idol Dance
The love story is a charming one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-24
State House Chat

State superintendent of Public
Schools A. Q. Thomas, with j. w.
Taylor, agent for secondary schools,
and H. A. Allen, agent for rural
education, went to Lewiston Wednes-
day to attend the Bates commence
ment.
J. F. Bagley, secretary Of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tons. Childrens Guardians and
Mothers Aid, with Miss Helen
Haines of Hallowell and Miss Beulall
Philbrook of Bangor, agents, on
Tuesday and Wednesday attended
the Tri-Statc conference in Boston
Miss Haines spoke on the work of
the departments in Maine.
Deputy Forest Commissioner Neil
l.. Violette will leave Thursday
morning by auto for Washington
county, to settle fire claims. He will
while on this trip, interview all of the
chief wardens in Washington and
Hancock counties.
Former Senator Leslie Boynton of
Jefferson, member of the Prison
commission, was at the Capitol on
Wednesday on business.