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The Little River news., 1920-08-04
TRAILS BEFORE BROCGH LEAVES?
Murderers Hope in That Case for Par
 dOns. Says Judge SOrreils.

Dewitt, Aug. 2-That the pardon ing power of the governor is being so overworked that murderers in this dis trict awaiting trial are "clamoring for trials so that if convicted, par dons could be obtained before the present governor should be retired from office.' was a statement made in the course of his charge to the grand jury today by Judge W. B. Sorrells of Pine Bluff, when he con- vened the Arkansas County Circuit Court The baneful efforts of this wholesale and promiscuous pardoning he said, is having effect on the courts of the state generally, but he urged the grand and petit juries to do their duties, nevertheless,f regardlss of what might follow.
 The judge said that it was com monly said that there is a still on every section of land in Arkansas, and he hoped the grand jury would help clear the state from the evil eff fleets of illicit distilling by putting the operators of stills behind the bars He stressed also the indictment of bootleggers whom the condemned as "liars and murderers."
The Little River news., 1920-08-04
Getting inc School improve.
 ffsent Habit.

One of the first forward steps in our school improvement was the consolida- tion of three struggling little schools into one flourishing organization. Good roads. a car, the bicycle and above all cooperation made this step possible TWO lone families that had been the reason for a tiny school down in the piny woods moved up into the village. The chief purpose of this move was to give the children better educational advantages. And when parents put edu- a community.
 Instead of three little one-room houses. we now have a large, centrally located school building. It is a mod- ern structure, well lighted and equip ped with good desks, blackboards, re- ference books and growing library. There is an auditorium and a stage fitted with piano, dressing rooms and curtain
 Consolidation meant more money, and more money meant more and better teachers. We now have foui teachers, each one trained to handle certain grades. How much better this is than just having one teacher, who has to scuffle madly t0 handle all grades from primary clas ses on thro- ugh high-school work For aFen i2 very small schools there are always many grades to teach
 Another thing, we now have as as- sistant to the county superintendent of education. This assistant acts in the capacity of supervisor of the rural districts and travels from school to school seeing that proper methods, books, etc, are in use. On one Satur- day in each month, all the teachers have to assemble at the county seat This gathering is really a sort of d school for teachers. Here they have lectures and instruction that will aid them in their work.
 The improvement in our school was a gradual growth, covering period of more than 10 years It took plan ming and work and sacrifces-but it was worth it. More than that, we have got the school improvement habit. Each year marks the addition of some i good thing in the educational line Mrs. i Lyde in Progressive Farmer.
The Little River news., 1920-08-04
Gets the. Horse Thieves.

Sheriff Bob Pierce has captured the negroes who stole the horse some time ago from Fatef Picket. Bob cap tured them at Malvern and has placed them in jail here.
The Little River news., 1920-08-04
JOHN J. DuLANEY-Attorney-at-
 law-Ashdown, Ark.
MISCELLANEOUS
ABSTRACTS

IS YOUR TITLE GOOD? The only way to find out is ito 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 1ver Abstract < Insurance Co.,, Office in Sanderson building, Ashdown, Ark.
The Little River news., 1920-08-04
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 FOR SALE OR TRADE.

FOR SALE NEW ALFALFA HAY
 $40 per ton.-Roy Budd. Ogden, Ark.
The Little River news., 1920-08-04

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The Little River news., 1920-08-04
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 LOG HtTLERS.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
American BalltosserS
Showing Japs the
Game

S$SAA -
Toxic. Nov. 2S-(Correspondencs
Of the Associated Press).-TWen'
American big league baseball play
ers, ten from the National and en
from the American league, who AT
now in Japan for a series OF games
played their opening game, Natona'
versus Americans, on Thankssi'Ils
Day. Edward Bell, American Cha'ss
dAffaires, pitched the first bali. =
home run by Eddie Ainsmith ve'era"
catcher of the Detroit American
league club. was the feature OF .
fast and spectacular game when H'
Nationals won by 2 to l.
The line-ups of the two groups w
low: American League: Ainsnh'N
catcher, Detroit; Ellison, pl.eh,''
Cleveland; Ross, pitcher, New iofs
Robertson. pitcher. Chicago; ~
moch, first base, Detroit; HufIs
second base, Detroit; French shof''
stop, New York: Doyle, third pas"
New York: Connolly. left field, "as. ..
ington; and Cunningham, ceh'''
field, Detroit.
National League: Comes, ca'cne.'
Chicago; Pertica. pitcher, ST Lou.
Shore, pitcher, New York; kiil''a.
pitcher, Boston; Sheehan. first pa.N
Brooklyn;. Gay, second base ~
burg; RAIDER. shortstop. Philaoe.pISs
Butler, third base. st. LOUIS NV.
left field. Brooklyn; and Bohne' ''"
ter field, Cincinnati.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
Executive Clemency

The Socialist party from its Chica-
go headquarters issues a statement
relative to President Wilson's refusal
to pardon Eugene Debs, in which it
admits itself unable to see the logic
of his action.
I'VE refuse to believe" the state
ment says, that President Wilson,
who has pardoned murderers, bank
robbers, burglars, German spies, dope
dealers, bank wreckers and other
choice criminals, speaks for the
American people when he continues
to keep in prison a political oppo-
nent."
There is ,something to what they
say, but the average person who is
not a sympathizer with Debs and his
kind, finds a bigger puzzle in the fact
that the President granted pardons to
those named in the category referred
tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
A Sage-and Going Strong

A little emphasis now and then
that sages yet adorn our race of men
is gratifying and edifying. Such we
take it was the observance in our
national House yesterday of the in
teresting fact that Uncle Joe" Can
non in his eighty-fifth year of life and
forty-fourth year Of service in that
body is yet going strong" and is
hopeful of surprising the So year
record of Gladstone. And if the
world would only listen to the EVIL
dence Of experience Uncle Joe"
could tell It a lot. and he could tell it
and keep both feet on the ground
and his eyes level with fact.
1t is not often that one after long
and successful service is able to get
the right perspective of matters out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
Death Breaks Up
Wonderful List
Grandmothers

Arkadelphia, Ark. Dec. ga chain
Of grandmothers without parallel, in
this section, at least, has been broken
by the passing of Mrs. Emeline Eliza
Rifles, 80.
Before her death, two small chill
dren of Mrs. Eliza Hanson, her
Observation-Disclosures. had six living
grandmothers of whom two were
great at-grandmothers, two were
Observation-Disclosures and two were
just plain grandmothers. The Oldest
of the Hanson children is IL years
of age. Thus there were at one time
five living generations with less than
u years separating the youngest
from the eldest.
The Hanson children had beside
their six grandmothers, nine uncles
four great uncles, two great great
uncles. four great aunts, two great
great aunts and forty second cousins
but no first cousins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
Voting on Prohibi-
ton in Scotland
Is Slow Business

London, Dec. 11-(By Associated
Press)-Voting on the prohibition
question in Scotland has been going
on in the more remote districts for a
month or more, and the final result
will probably not be known until the
end of the year.
The latest returns are: 1876 locali-
ties for no change in the present sys-
tenn; "a for limitation Of saloon IL
censes and 20 for the abolition of ex-
listing licenses.
w. E. "Pussyfoot", johnson. the
American dry" campaigner, stated
to an interviewer at Bradford the
other day that he was very satisfied
with the results so far. which meant
the closing down of 292 saloons in
Scotland.
Asked how long he thought it
would take to make Britain dry. Mr..
Johnson said he believed that Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
would be bone dry in 10 years.
The Cambridge Union, the we'll
known university society. held a de-
bate the other day on prohibition and
voted against prohibition 211 to 203.
Toy makers eagerly seized upon
the "pussyfoot" notion for the Christ
mas season, and all sorts of toys,
dolls and mechanical devices have
been adapted to the idea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
CORNV.JLLE

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nc
Color. Mr.. and, Mrs. Fred Tuscan
and Frank Pugh attended the annual
session of the State Grange at Lew
iston.
Marshall Weston Of Orono is Wis
iting friends in town.
Miss Madeline McCollor Of Port
land spent Christmas with her broth
er, Robert McCollor.
Miss Clara Doyen of Madison is
visiting at James Pugh's.
Geo. Thebarge recently killed a
large hog that dressed five hundred
and ten pounds.
James c. Dyer has bought the C..
M. Doutt place of Harry Fall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30

side his sphere. 1t might fairly be
expected tha. Mr. Cannon would be
of the opinion that the national
House is body capable of managing
the affairs of the universe better than
any other aggregation of representa-
tives in the world. Possibly that is
his opinion-and who could demon
strate that ne would be in error?
Nevertheless Uncle Joe" isn't of the
opinion that government manage
ment is the most desirable thing in
the world. He is known to be
against the Government doing any
thing that private business or in
dividuals can do." Evidently he is a
philosopher as we'll as statesman,
ripe with experience and full Of
canny comprehension of human ma
ture-also It's limitations. Likewise
he knows something about the limi-
tations of dollar in the hands Of
the Government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
ALMA

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Senate of
Portland are visiting relatives In
town.
Rodney Jones Of Bath passed the
week end with his parents.
Misses Florence and Evelyn Err
skine OF Boston are passing their
Christmas vacation with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Erskine.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Erskine were
the guests of Mrs. Mary Erskine,
Christmas.
Arthur Brown passed Christmas
and Sunday with his daughter. Mrs.
Arthur Johnson in Waterville.
A Christmas pageant was present
ed at the Baptist church last Sunday
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
ROME

Mr.. and Mrs. Win Foss of Bath
have been visiting Mrs. Foss'. brother,
Leon Watson.
Mrs. Ida Grant is at home after q
few weeks visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Wyman Boyanton Of Millin-
ocket.
Mary Oliver of Mercer is passing
her vacation with her classmate, Mil
dred Trask.
Rose Martin Is visiting her sisters,
Mrs. Hiram Bean and Maria Decker
of Oakland.
Misses Ethel and Annie Tracy have
come home from Mechanic Falls,
where they have been working.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upper of Lisbon
Falls are visiting their daughter. Mrs.
Mark Wentworth.
The students of New Sharon High
school are home on weeks vacation.
Mrs. Matilda Watson is passing the
winter with her daughter. Mrs. Frank
Carson of Somerville. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
D'Annunzio's Exploit

The exploits of d'Annunzio at
Fiume are not ridiculous or incom-
prehensible ia the light of disturb
aaces occurring throughout Italy be-
cause Of the bombardment of Fiume
in the effort to dislodge the forces of
the poet patriot.
This strange genius, decadent
debtor, ardent patriot and fearless
fighter has had a marvellous career
and it may have gone to his head"
in some degree, although there is
seen shrewd foresight impelling his
acts. Fiume wished to be an Italian
city, it did not wish to become a part
Of Jugo- Slavia, and Italians generally
did not wish it. President Wilson
might or might not SO decide, the
Italian people didn't want Ffume
given up. even if their government
was ready to acquiesce. So it came
about that 1'Annunzio expressed the
national wish in action, Jugo-Slavia
saw that war would result If she
didn't yield in compromise, so came
the compromise of Rapallo. which.
however, didn't accord all that
d'Annunzio wanted. Here it would
seem he lost his head, evidently hop
ing for a national uprising in support
of his claims. In this he must be
disappointed but probably will escape
the fate Of being national joke.
Indeed. he is likely eventually to be
numbered among the Italian patriots
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
State Park Creation
In Iowa Has Given
Remarkable Results

DeS MONIES. Ia, Dec. 29.-lOWa mas
achieved such remarkable results in
state park creation and development
that the first National Conference on
Parks is to be held here January 10
~ under joint auspices of the De-
partment of the Interior and the state
of Iowa. Experts from every state
will be present to discuss park prob
lens and incidentally to learn how
Iowa has been able to do SO much.
Ninety-seven out of every one hun
bred acres in Iowa are capable Of
cultivation, according to official sta
tistics, leaving only three per cent OF
parkable land. That three per cent
however, contains some interesting
outdoor things. The Indian mounds.
for instance, several hundred of
which are scattered over the state
are in q minor way TO the United
States what the pyramids are to
Egypt, relics of an ancient civiliza-
ton. About fifty of the mounds are
within state parks. while the others
will be included in the parks to be
laid out in the future. Some of them
have been dcspoiled for their treas
ures of pottery, beads and fighting
implements. but many remain intact
and officials of the Iowa Historical
Department hope some day to have
an adequate collection of the utensils
which the first Americans used in
their every day life.
The ice caves of Iowa are another
! interesting part of it's park system
! They owe their existence, probably,
to those prehistoric seas which once
covered this territory. for they are
found in limestone regions where the
rock is porous. In the winter these
cavities store up cold air. When
summer comes and the corn begins
to grow under the impulse of burn
ing sun. the frigid air escapes slow
ly, coating the mouth of the caves
with rime and hoarfrost.
These caves in turn give rise to one
! of the most interesting botanical
phenomenon of this country-the sur
vival in Iowa of trees and flowers
that have their normal range far to
the north. While Iowa swelters, the
temperature Of the soil on the rocks
near the caves remains at so to SIS de-
grees and there frequently grow the
balsam fir of the north woods and
, the aconnite or monks hood Of the
mountains. In Iowa parks may be
seen the most southwestern distrib-
ution of white pine in the United
+ States, while in western Iowa are
found arid plants commonly associat-
| ed with the desert and high mountain
! plateaus of the far west.
Many other states doubtless could
provide equally good attractions for
parks at home and that is what the
National Conference on Parks Serv-
! ice. is for. Stephen T. Mather, Di-
rector of the National Park Service,
will be here to discuss the work, of
| the National Parks. while others will
tell of state park work, notably DR..
L. H. Pammel. chairman of the iowa
Conservation Board, who will explain
how Iowa surmounted its difficulties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-30
Editors Table

1.-THE Boy with the U. s. Inventors, I"
by DR.. Francis Rolf Wheeler. being
the twelfth volume of the ~. S.
Service Series" Profusely illustrat-
ed by photographs loaned by the U.
s. Government. Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Co., Boston. The United
States patent Office probably contains
more wonderful things than any 9TH
er place on earth. Much Of the story
of the advancement Of the nation and
world during the existence of this Of
flee is here shown. DR.. Rolf Wheeler
in telling this story has made it a
fascinating tale. stripped it of the
dry details and put the information
into narrative form. 1t is SO we'll
done that you can gain q better
knowledge from his descriptions than
from any other way we've found. It
is book worth having.
Creative Chemistry" by Edwin f..
Slosson. Published by The Century
Co.. New York. The author states
that the book was designed for the
layman. but perhaps he did not real
ize just how valuable he was making
it for that same person. Taking for
granted that he knew what he was
writing about, we can sit down with
this book and enjoy digging into the
mysteries Of this and that, which or
dinarily are SO buried with technical
and chemical terms and symbols as
to leave ignorance Of the matter to be
preferred to. it's study. This is from
the layman's viewpoint. Creative
Chemistry assists the unskilled to
understand much that would have
remained behind the closed door. 1t
Is worth while book.
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BELGRADE

Among those who entertaineu +
Christmas were Col. and MIS-. ). -
Hanson, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy ha Hans,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanson. Us
Hanson and Mrs. F. M. Bickforo W" .,s
present at Christmas dinner anu '"
family Christmas tree.
Henry Scates has returned HUN
visit in Vassalboro. .s
Mrs. Nathan Copp took Chr ,,.,nos
dinner with her grandson ri"'
Libby at Mt. Vernon. ,ock
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Strickland '' IN
Christmas dinner with relatives
Augusta. t-orp
C. d. wadleigh returned
Harrington for Christmas day car.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Wadleish en- IAN
tained Mr.. and Mrs. Albert uoi"
and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Butter
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$50 People May Know

Propaganda with regard to Mexico
has not always been Trustworthy, in
deed often there were reasons for
suspecting it to be extremely un-
Trustworthy. This condition being
recognized by the Los Angeles Cham
Der Of Commerce, 1853 business and
men Of that city made
trip into Mexico, attended the inau-
guration of President Obregon. visit
ed Guadalajara, San Luis Potosi,
Monterey, Laredo, San Antonio and
then to Ell Paso and home. They
have made q report to their Cham
Der of Commerce of conditions as
they found them. We acknowledge a
copy of that report, headed $50 the
People May Know and reciprocate
the hope that it may serve to give
the American public a better idea of
actual conditions with our neighbor
to the south, with whom we should
have close and mutually beneficial
relations.
In the introduction Of the report it
is remarked that Mexico has been
getting the worst of the deal in our
newspapers, not through our fault
but because of ignorance of true con-
ditions and the tendency to play up"
the news. and it adds: 1.-The truth is
that the better class Of Mexicans are
striving for a stable government, for
the development of their lands. mines
and commerce and are sincerely try
ing to set their country right before
the world"
The visitors believe "a new era" is
dawning for Mexico. 1t says few can
visualize the results Of the nine years
Of revolution. Northern Mexico has
been nearly denuded of all livestock;
banks and mercantile houses have
been suspended for years, industry
has been paralyzed; transportation
service must be rebuilt to meet the
demands Of establishment. The
visitors came away with the impress
sion that Obregon is the man of the
hour and has apparently won the
support of all elements and has in
spired the country with hope, al
though he faces a colossal undertake
ing. Already facilities for travel
have been greatly improved and the
young and virile men largely from
the west coast, are coming to his as
sistance. No disorder was found on
the trip and for the first time in nine
years the country may be said to be
at peace.
General Obregon is the first ruler
of the country to establish a definite
program for humanitarian work and
the formation of a sane, healthy, lit
crate middle class and should re-
ceive the heartiest cooperation Of the
American people in this undertaking.
If Mexico will give herself a chance
no selfish interest in this country
should be permitted to interfere with
it and every assistance within Our
power should be given for the de-
velopment Of Mexico as a good and
successful neighbor mindful of our
kind services and honorable inten-
lions.
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Rowdoin Medical School

Bangor Commercial
Unless the Maine legislature takes
some action for it's continuance it ap7
pears that the Bowdoin Medical
school is soon to pass from existence
after an honorable career Of about a
century. The commencement of the
school was provided for by the State
and the institution was placed under
the care of Bowdoin college. The
Bowdoin college authorities now
state that it is not considered advis-
able to longer carry on the medical
school which is not self-supporting
and which has long been drag upon
the financial resources of the college.
Another factor is that for lack of
necessary funds the medical school is
lacking in the modern equipment es-
sential if first grade medical school
is to be maintained and Bowdoin
does not care to be associated with a
school of less than first grade.
The problem is not an easy one.
But recently the State Chamber of
Commerce pointed out that one of the
great drawbacks of rural life in
Maine today is the lack of physicians
in the rural districts and if there is
no medical school in Maine it would
seem most probable that the Difficult
ties of this situation would increase
rather than decrease.
We do not understand that the
Bowdoin college authorities are to
make any demand upon the legisla-
ture but that they have stated the
conditions existing. The college can
not maintain the medical school. If
the latter is to be continued adequate
aid to furnish modern equipment and
provide suitable endowment income
must be afforded.