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The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Copyright. 1920. by Public Ledger Coz

Its jes dis way" she began settling
down for comfortable chat, my fust hus
ban and l put off gittn' married and put
off til we plum forgot it. Now, a yaller
mans cum along what l likes better and
what>likes me. He is pesterin' me to marry
him, and my husban'-he likes sumbudy
else, too. And he's wilin' But afo kin
90 and live with my secun' husban' l gotta
git a davorce. amt I?''
But, Auntie," inquired Miss Palkin,
"you say. you never married your first hus-
band, didn't you?''
''Yes'm, but kep intendin' to-"
Then you are in for lot of trouble if
you go seeking a divorce in order to marry
another man." and Miss Palkin carefully
explained to the old darky what laws she
had broken and what the legal answer would
be, stating that she would not take the
case.
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unusually we'll, and in part perhaps owes
hef success as q lawyer for the dovntrod
aen because of her intimate knowledge Of
thelr trials and tribulations. She Is now
tne legal adviser Of this association and,
uuring the war, also acted as q member Of
lne legal advisory counsel which rendered
suVlce TO thousands Of drafted men.
around the court rooms Miss Psllin is
wen known and well liked. judges and
lawyers call her Sister Portis'' and some
tines when court is in session, unconsciously
drop into so ssluting her.
On one occasion Miss PsIkip WAS ,rsuin,
Tor the reduction of clients bond. The
amount assessed by the court-S1OOO-vss
100 high for relatives and friends TO reach
ano as the mans family was in dire need
sno II was desirous 70 bail him out of Jail
ana put him TO work. a reduction Of the
bond had to be forthcoming.
The prosecuting attorney argued against
it, stating that there was no legal reason
on earth why the offenders bond should b.
reduced in order TO release him before his
trial; that be was a criminal with an old
record-the sort that was better Of in jsf
than out, and so on and 50 on.
The judge looked up over bis glasses at
Miss Pslkin. What have you 70 sy,
Sister Portia can you give the court any
good reason why your clients bond should
be reduced?"
As a matter of fact, Sister Portis"
didn't have single good legal reason to
offer. But, quick as fash, she spoke up:
Yes, your honor this is Friday, bargain
day"
1t was a refreshingly feminine retort, and
everybody laughed. To the judge it was
Ike q ray of sunshine breaking into the
Soidid routine Of his courtroom, .snd be
valued it at $500. For he cut that bond in
half.
Was it the woman or the lawyer who
"urni,"rd the feat: Both.
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Not Quite Lost

TINE little chap howled sorrowfully una
i quite a crowd had collected.
what is the matter, little feTlowy' one
asked kindly.
I'm lost" was the reply. Won't all
of you take me home TO Moses Einstein's,
the well known cut rate merchant on Broad
street, who has just received a new lot Of
finest overcoats, suits and gents furnishings.
which he is selling actually at less than
COST
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But Jones Is a Crouch

DUBBS tried to look very impressive.
~ then observed: Public men are very
frequently misunderstood by the people
Jones snorted.
"Yeb, and darned lucky for them that
they are he declared grimly.
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Smart

ssTHE gentlemen who came to -,
i while you were away said l WAS J-
suartest child they had ever known, aud
each gave me a quarter.
"Oh, that pleases mother very much. You
recited for them all the nice pieces you
know"
mo. said knew lot of pieces. an
then | didn't recite any"
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So she asked MIN pointblank what has res-
son was He replied:
well, if they know you arc woman
they won't be afraid of you!"
On another occasion Miss Pslkin was
engaged as counsel by q Spanish American
war veteran accused of disloyslty and
creating a disturbance at a Liberty Bond
meeting. He is said to have called out dur
ing the drive for bonds America is white
feather Why didn't they bring Villa back
Until they do won't buy Liberty Bond"
He was arrested, though released later on
his personal bond. He came to Miss Palkin
in great distress and told her the whole
story-of his service in the war, how he
felt about the Mexican situation, and bis
endeavor to get in the then European war.
She took the case, and when his friends found
out that he had placed it in her hands.
tbev were much concerned. You've cooked
vour case" they warned him. The idea
of giving it to a woman
Rut the client stuck to Miss Pslkin-not
without telling her. however, what had been
said And. being a woman, she just natural
" resented 1t so that she won that case.
understand she told the jury that instead Of
being unpatriotic. disloysl to his country,
here was a man who was a super patriot
actually in one war and wanted to get In
two more!
TJAVING had considerable experience as
n stenographer to the Associated Charities
in V'ashiugton-spoken Of by one Of her
clients as the 'socisble charities Miss
PaIkin understands this class of untortunates
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MISS DORA PALKIN, who at the age
of twenty four is the youngest woman
ever admitted to practice in the United
States Supreme Court, has a very modest
little Office in the Columbian Building, which
Is in Wsshington's law town, just across
from the court house. To reach 1t one
has to ride in a funny little elevator that
meanders upward as lesurely as the "cullud
lady" who runs it. There is no pretense Of
style" anywhere; nothing in the plain oak
chairs, desk and bookshelves that would
overawe the humblest client or impress the
interior decorative soul Of the home beau
tiful editors. But there's a great spirit Of
camaraderie down in law town which one
doesn't find in the richly furnished sanctums
of the so called great Suites of Offices are
thrown open, and if one lawyer goes out
his neighbor answers his telephone, holds
on to clients and keeps Office generally.
Miss Palkin was partly engaged in this
neighborly act on the morning called, but
gave me as much attention as she could
under the circumstances. And in the in
terims l had ample opportunity to get the
local flavor" of the place, and of the little
woman herself whose feet barely touched the
stool that rested under her desk.
Dressed in blue serge dress skirt, sccor
dion plated jacket. an Eton blouse, frilly-
q dainty string of pearls around her neck,
she looked distinctly feminine. For which
she spologized, however, saying that since
she couldn't raise a mustache," she had
Ito do something to make her look old
and generally wore a shirtwaist and stock.
Had she had a very hard time breaking
in, establishing a practice? was my first
question.
Yes, she had. though probably no harder
than the usual man lawyer starting out
without money and without friends After
graduating from the high school in the little
Connecticut town where she lived, she went
to Washington and entered the Washing
ton College of Law. where she took three
year course, obtaining her Ii. B. before
she was twenty -one. She successfully
passed the district bar examination and at
once started in to practice law.
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ct HEAR your wife has left you. old man.
Gone back to her mother. Too bad ~
Yes. pretty bad but it will be worse
still before she is through"
All. / hope not. She'll apply for
divorce, you mean"'
oh. no."
What will she do. them
She'll come back home.
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DENTING two back rooms around the cor
~ ner from the old court house, she hung
her diploma on the wall, installed tele
phone, and sat down-tO wait. But while she
waited she did not put her feet on the
table and smoke and dream. Not bit Of
it. She "boned' law ten hours day. OBJ
tanning her books from the Congressional
Library instead of buying them. She read
everything she could get on criminology. and
can quote whole pages from Lombroso. tine
great authority on criminal law, studied so
closely in those days.
Hungry for work, she was delighted after
months of waiting to have Ouc Of the
district judges ask her one day if she would
care to have an assigned case" Cwhen an
offender cannot afford to engage counsel.
the court assigns some one the easel Sac
took the case and won it, which was the
beginning of her success.
Having established her, as it were. on
the road to the success she has reached, |
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17

Miss Evelyn Brown of Lexa, has
entered school again here and IS
with her grandmother, Mrs. X. 9,
Gordon
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where the state unit has over 20
900 members, they estimate that 81
per cent of the crop will be ware
housed, and ga per cent will be
graded by graders. Georgia, North
Carolina and Texas have made great
progress with grading and already
the Arkansas division has been in
strumental in the employment of
graders in several counties and the
number in Arkansas will be limited
only by the scarcity of competent
graders.
The Arkansas division is in a
position to give it's local units val
liable service in the general ques-
tions of warehousing and can save
money for the local units in the
actual construction. Because of the
valuable nature of the Arkansas
divisions warehouse service, num-
Der of the other state divisions have
asked the Arkansas division for as
sistance and representatives of the
Bureau of Markets and other i'm
portant agencies through the south
have asked for the divisions tabu-
lated information, it being recogniz-
ed as the most complete in the
south. State headquarters will as
sist in the bonding warehouses and
the licensing of weighers and grad
erS.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
Democrats Donate to
National Campaign

The democrats of Lee county will
raise a substantial fund for the
national democratic campaign. Yes
terday R. D. Jarratt and w. J.
Shorten spent several hours cir
culating a subscription list and rails
ed 1888. 1t is expected that $500
will be contributed by the democrats
here. The list yesterday had the
following contributors:
Democratic County Central Com
mittee $4,000, R. D. Jarrat $40,
Chas. Mckee SIS, H. M. Jackson SIS,
C. C. Kitchener $500, DR.. o. L.
Williamson $1,000, C. E. Daggett
$500, G. F. Gambrell $500, F. R.
Dupuy $500, w. J. Shorten $500,
Burk Mann $500, w. E. Greenhaw
$500, J. w. Reed $500, H. P. Rod
gers $500, d. S. Clark $500, Hugh
Nixon $500, Bob McClintock SIS,
Arthur Cotter $1,000, Harrington
Bros. $1,000, P. R. Turner $500,
D. L. Griffis $500, Claude Cotter
$1,000, j. w. Patton $500, Edward
Futrall $1.O0, w. E. McClintock
$1.OO, ]. E. Allen $1.00, A. c.
Rauscher $500, j. W. Syfrett $1.00,
Chas. Govan $1.00.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
RAISING BONUS
FOR TRAVELLERS
MARIANNA BASEBALL FANS
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER WORK
OF LITTLE ROCK TEAM IN
WINNING THE PENNANT.

1t is hardly probable that the
fans in Little Rock have taken any
greater delight in the superiority
of the Travellers over the other
teams in the Southern League than
do the devotees of diamond in Ma
rianna. For two months the fans
have watched with intense interest
the game fight the Little Rock team
has put up to bring the pennant to
the Arkansas capital and now that
the contest is over and the bunting
has been won by Kid Elberfied's
classy bunch of players the Mari
anna fans propose to give sub
stantial manifestation of their ap-
probation of the work of the Travel
ers by contributing to the bonus
fund that is being raised all over
the state. The subscription list is
at the Candy Shop where the fans
drop in every night to get the scores.
So far the sum of $40 has been
raised. The list is still open and it
is expected Marianna's contribution
to the penant winning Travellers will
be at least $500.
Those who had subscribed up to
last night follow:
Nathan Yoffie $1.00, o. B. Lloyd
$1OO, Mayo Harris $3.50, J. P.
Hampton $1.00, T. E. Hawkins 81,
D. P. Harris $3.50, R. l.. Nixon, Jr.,
$3.50, Billie Williams $1.00, Clyde
Andrews $1.50, David Woodall, 81,
J. E. Wild $1.00, R. E. Wild $3.50,
Dan FELTON, $1.00, G. E. Hampton
$1.0O, w. B. Word $1.00, A. c.
Rauscher $1.OO, J. V. Stewart $5,
Earle Williams $1.0O, Earl Mayo
$1.00, Buster Newbern so cents,
w. E. McClintock $500, Jesse Bush,
Jr. SO cents, A. l.. Lanham $1.00,
Harry Jones $1.00, Louise and La
mar Clark $1.00, P. D. McCulloch.
Sri, $1.00, R. S. McClintock $3.50,
Ike Panich $1.O0, Vince Harrington
$1.O0, J. P. Welch so cents, H. M.
Jackson $1.00, E. B. Whitaker 81,
R. D. Smith S1.O0, DR.. A. H. Cohen
.$1iOo.
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EXPENDITURES
OF CANDIDATES
COST KING $35 TO BE RENOMI-
MATED COUNTY CLERK-AP-
PIE SPENT $141.25, PLUMMER
$169.5O, COTTER $4,000.

In compliance with the election
laws of Arkansas the candidates for
county offices in the recent primary
election are filing their expense ac-
counts with the county clerk. The
law does not require a candidate to
account for his travelling expenses
and hotel bills, but all other funds
spent in the conduct of his campaign
must be itemized and filed. The
candidates have thirty days follow
ing the election in which to file
their expense accounts. Up to yes
terday afternoon the only Lee coun-
ty candidates in the recent primary
election who had filed expense ac-
counts were E. w. King for coun-
ty clerk, R. G. Apple for circuit, j.
A. Plummer and M. H. Ford for
county Judge, w. l.. Ward for rep
sheriff and j. E. Strain for circuit
clerk These statements are as fol
lows:
Z w. King-Announcement $15i
putting name on ticket SO; cards
$40; total $500.
]. A. Plummer-Announcement
$500; cards, $12.50; putting name
on ClckeC, plO.UO, posIdBc, p Z.oo
printing, $500; advertising, $40
cash for guides and driver, $4,000
gas and oil $500; railroad fare
$3.50; hotel, $500; total, $169.50
J. E. Strain, for circuit clerk
Announcement and printing, $68
putting name on ticket, $4,000
picture slides, 1918; cash for road
and hotel accommodations, $4,000
gas and garage bill, $500; total
$249.75.
r. G. Apple-Announcement and
cards, $21.25; name on ticket, $40
guides, cigars, gas, ETC., $4,000; in.
cidentals, $4,000; total, $141.25.
w. L. Ward-Name on ticket
$500; gas, $500; garage $500
incidentals, $500; total, $4,000.
M. H. Ford - Announcement
$500; name on ticket, $500; gas
ETC., $25.00; incidentals, $25.OO
total, $4,000.
Arthur Cotter-Announcement
$1,000; printing and postage, $40
stationary, $1,000; name on ticket
S25.00; incidentals, $1,000; total
5000.
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APPORTIONMENT
SCHOOL funds
TOTAL OF $33,o65.2s is DIVIDED
AMONG DISTRICTS OF COUN-
TY-sCHooL POPULATION IS
1886.

The Lee County Educational
Board held a meeting Monday after
noon and apportioned Lee county's
allotment of the general school fund
to the various districts in the coun-
ty. The basis of the apportionment
is the actual school census in each
district. The rate of apportionmen5
is determined by the total number
of children of school age accounted
for in the enumeration. The re-
turns filed with the county clerk
show there are 1886 persons of
school age in Lee county. The sum
of $33, ,065.28 was divided among
the districts at the rate of $2.58
for each person of school age. The
number of children in the respective
districts and the amount allotted to
each district follows:
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
UNIVERSITY OPENS DOORS
TO WAR WOUNDED MEN

More than fifty vocational stu
dents, all of whom were wounded
or gassed in the Great War, have al
ready taken up their studies for the
year at the University of Arkansas.
Work for these students was resunl-
ed on the first of the month, al
though the regular university work
viii not begin this year until Sep
tember p, when the registration
of students will commence.
Most Of these students study en-
gineering. The. Federal Government
is making 1T possible for them TO
attend the univt ity. { he Wash
ington officials felt that no great
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
Quarrel Ends in
Fatal Shooting

McGehee, Sept. 15.-Jesse Avery,
aged SO, locomotive fireman. was
shot and killed about IL o'clock
Sunday morning by George M. Stall
ings, aged 62, a farmer. Avery
died about 2 hours after being shot.
Both men lived about one miles
east of McGehee, and were neigh
bors.
At a preliminary hearing yester-
day Stallings was held to the Desha
Grand Jury, which convenes next
January. He was denied bail.
The shooting occurred in Stall
ings' yard. There had been i'll
feelings between Stallings and Avery
for several months, according to
evidence at the hearing. They had
engaged in many disputes, and each
had forbidden the other coming on
his premises.
Avery started to Stallings' house
Sunday morning to apologize for
harsh words which he had used, ac-
cording to a witness. Stallings was
seated on his front porch with VIII
liam Heathcock. When Stallings
saw Avery approaching, he called
out: "Don't come in here" Avery
it is believed, failed to hear him.
He continued to advance.
Stallings went into the house
siezed a shotgun. and returned to
the porch. When Avery saw the
gun he is said to have turned
round. 1t was then that Stallings
fired. it was said. Practically the
entire load of small shot struck
Avery in the left shoulder, and tore
its wav through the body.
Avery is survived by his wife ano
five children.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
lee County Cotton Growers
Form Organization to Get
Fair Price For the Staple
IMPORTANT MEETING

At the Elks Club Wednesday, September g. 7:30
m. Read carefully, hand to your neghbor and
r. RPrng him. This is the most important meeting
held in the interest of the cotton growers in Lee
county.
Obiect-A big combined effort of cotton growers,
merchants bankers and others interested looking to-
ward more efficient handling and marketing of cot
ton It contemplates bonded warehouses; bonded
weghers bonded graders and bitter selling facilities
Resut-Better Prices.
# is to your interest to and let's plan togeth
Committee on Publicity.
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D. A. r. NOTES

The L'Anguille Chapter, d. A. R.,
had the first meeting of the new
working year with Mrs. Houston
Potts Wednesday afternoon, Sep
tember 18th.
The principal business of the af-
ternoon was the election of Off
GERS, as follows:
Regent-Mrs. Sam Harrinton.
First Vice Regent-Mrs. p. r.
Turner.
Second Vice Regent-Mrs. P. d.
Nc cCulloch.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Hous-
ton Potts.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. p.
B. Benham.
Treasurer-Mrs. Robert Jarratt.
Registrar-Mrs. A. c. Rauscher.
Historian-Mrs. David Wall.
Mrs. Sam Harrington succeeds
Mrs. Rauscher, who did not seek
reelection. Mrs. Rauscher for two
year has been a most gracious and
efficient leader. When she came
into the office there was little in
terest and no enthusiasm in the
chapter work. During Mrs. McKee's
long illness that terminated in her
death, the chapter was practically
without leadership and naturally was
at a standstill. Mrs. Rauscher very
quietly but surely aroused the mem
bers till now the entire membership
is wide awake and working,
Mrs. Rauscher has had the pleas
ure of signing IL applications for
mbership-more members COM
-. l,,,., kay txfA
gent, than the whole eight years
preceding.
1t would probably be difficult for
any but Mrs. Harrington to succeed
Mrs. Rauscher. Mrs. Harrington has
been registrar for the chapter since
its organization, an office second in
Importance to that of the regent.
She is a thorough clubwoman-
quiet, faithful, gracious, charming
"a descendant of Kings Noun
tain hero.
At this meeting three applications
| for membership were received. Those
of Mrs. M. II. Ford, Mrs. Chaffin
of Hughes, and Mrs. Hopkins of
Rich, Mississippi. Mrs. Chaffin and
Mrs. Hopkins enter on the revolu-
tionary service of William Strick-
land of South Carolina, a sketch of
whom appeared in this paper some
months ago.
Mrs. Ford's great grandfather was
/ surgeon in the Revolution. Wheel
er in his "reminiscences of North
Carolina, says: DIR. Robert Williams
of Pitt county was distinguished in
the Revolutionary War as a devot-
ed patriot, a skillful surgeon and
an able physician. He served as
surgeon during the whole war and
after the war was over he devoted
his services to his extensive practice.
He was selected by the people to
fill many positions of honor and
trust He was member of the
convention that met at Hillsboroi
Juyl 21. 1888 to consider the Fed
eral Constitution and was repeated
ly elected to the legislature of the
state for nearly thirty years, from
1856 to 1914.
He was a member Of the con
vention of 1885 that met at Raj
eigh to reverse the State Constitu.
I tion.
He died in Pitt county October
/ 12. l840, aged 81, much esteemed
and much regretted. "
After the business session, de
lightful refreshments were serveC
and the chapter adjourned to meet
the first Wednesday in October.
MRS. DAVID WALL,
RpDOrter.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
JURY LIST FOR
CIRCUIT Court
FALL TERM WILL OPEN ON
FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER
NO CASES OF IMPORTANCE
ON DOCKET.

Circuit Clerk Guy Apple has plac-
ed in the hands of Sheriff Cotter
the list of grand and petit jurors
who are being summoned to serve
at the fall term of the Lee circuit
court which convenes on the first
Monday in October. According to
Mr.. Apple, the docket at the coming
term will be an exceedingly light
one, unless the new grand jury
turns in some heavy business.
The list of grand jurors and petit
jurors selected to serve at the Oc-
tober term of court is as follows:
Grand Jurors:
F. N. Burke, r. j. Bradley, w.
w. Chisum, J. E. Stevenson, M. H.
Ford, d. l.. Griffis, Ben Elder, H.
R. Futrall, Geo. S. Kausler, Gus
Jones, J.A .Lanham, A. j. Key
Leo Payne, R. L. Hartley, H. P
Thompson, W.. t. Smith.
Alternates:-J. M. Moye, J. d.
Zirkle, j. T. Wynne, L. H. Holtz.
claw, j. G. Adams, C. E. Dozier, O.
F. Lacey, A. c. Curtis, E. c. How.
ard.
Petit Jurors:
Dan H. FELTON,, H. M. Bonner
Ben Rives, Byron Sutton, A. G
Rauscher, J. c. Davis, S. G. Cox
C. H. Grant, R. d. Hughes, VIM
Nc cCracken, A. Zirkle, Ernest How
ard, L. C. Tecmire, T. w. Webber
w. w. Womble, w. p. Wilkes, M
L. Brown, Howard Spivey, c. H
Lyle, B. L. Hall, A. E. Shafer, J
H. War;, J. E. West, Robt. Douglas
Alternates:-Leland Johnston, 0
C. Sutton, Morris Lesser, T. E
Hobbs, l. L. Pyron, j. o. Ewart
T. Gordon Mathews, E. C. Robert
son, Sam Wells.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17
TWO BALES OF
COTTON RECEIVED
STEVE MILLS OF RED OAK,
GETS TO TOWN A FEW HOURS
IN ADVANCE OF BOSS Me-
KNIGHT ON r. d. SMITHS
FARM.

To Steve Mills, tenant on the Red
Oak Plantation, owned by W. b.
Mann, Sr., goes the homer of getting
out the first bale of cotton of
the season. Boss Mcknight, a ten
ant on r. ID. Smiths place, was close
second. Steve's bale did not make
good sample and as a result it
was held off the market. II was a
clean cut demonstration of the i'm
portance of careful picking of this
years crop. Boss cotton ginned out
well and gave a good sample. This
was the first bale of cotton sold in
Mariana this season and was bought
by Hewitt-Ammerman Company at
so cents per pound.
Ernest Newbern and Jesse lsaacs
made up a purse of seventy-five dol
lars and gave Steve Mills from Mr..
Mann's place, premium of $4,000
and Boss Mcknight from Mr..
Smiths place, $25.0O. The mer-
chants and cotton buyers who con-
tributed to this fund should be COM
mended upon giving these tenants
these premiums as it means no ma
terial benefit to the giver but
splendid prize to the negroes who
were progressive and industrious
enough to get the first bales in.
The first bale of cotton was nine
days later this year than last. Both
bales this year were ginned free of
charge, the first one by Mann's
Gin and the second one by the
Farmers Gin. The seed from neith-
er of these bales was sold but was
taken home to be held until prices
are better or to be used as feed or
fertilizer.