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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
AUTO.THEFT LAW
Rigid Law to Punish Those who Steal
Automobiles.

Little Rock, Nov. 16,-(SpeciaD -
There will be offered at the next legis-
litive session, a proposed Uniform We
hickle and Anti-Theft law. This pro-
posed act was prepared by committees
from the manufacturers of aOutOmO-
'biles and accessories, manufacturers
nf tires, dealers in Automobiles and
the National Association of Automo-
bile owners and determined effort
will be made to have them adopted in
every state. The proposed act will re-
quire an examination before license is
issued to operate Ger and reckless
driving or violation of state laws will
cause a revokation of the licenses.
License fees will be calculated accord
ing to the horsepower and tires upon
motor driven vehicles. Motorcycles
and side cars are also taxed, and horse
drawn vehicles will be required to pay
state fee of $500 per annum. Auto
mobile dealers will be required to pay
license of $25.OO each. The speed
limit varies with the weight of the
vehicle, for, light cars and speed is 30
miles on open country highway, 20
miles on suburban streets and Is miles
per hour on business streets; for lar
ger cars the city speed limit is the
same, but that of the country is reduc-
ed to Is miles per hour.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
Clash With Japs Would be
UnthinkabIe Says Official

Philadelphia, Nov. 13.-War between
Japan and the United States is simply
unthinkable' declared Roland S. Morris
American ambassador to Japan, in ad-
dressing the American Academy OF
Political and Social Science here to-
night.
Asserting he did not intend to take
up any question which might happen to
be the subject of friendly discussion
between the American and Jananese
governments, Mr.. Morris, expressed re-
gret for the "ill considered statements,
sion in both countries, as to the sug-
gestion of war"
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
Christian EndeavOr.

The Christian Endeavor will not
Sunday, but will give the following
program at the Presbyterian parlOrs
at 6 p. M: Leader, Eftie MARI West
brook; Topic. The Thanksgiving habit
Doxology; Bible reading, Psalm 1O3;
| Prayer by the leader; hymn; Sentence
prayers by members; Roll call, Res
ponded to with an article of food men
toned in the bible; Dealing with the
topic; What are some common sins
which are apt to destroy Thanksgiving
Miss Norwood; Name one blessing re-
ceived during the year for which you
are practically grateful, Jim Sander
son Name some Bible characters who
show how 1t is possible to give thanks
under difficulties, Mr.. Morrell; Why
are we prone to petition God more
than to thank Him, Mrs. c. H, Locke;
Name four things for which. your are
particularly thankful, Edith Rhyme;
How does true gratitude enable our
characters,Lon Jones Jr.; Should
Christians try to see Gods hand be-
hind their joys and their sorrows, JUL
let Orton; Name three things for which
America should be particularly thank
full, DR.. Thomas; Reading, Juette VIM
kler; Pledge discussion, president; A
thanks offering; benediction.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
OFF FOR CONFERENCE
Rev. s. X. Burnett Closed His Four
Years. Work Here Sunday.

Rev. S. K. Burnett leaves for confer.
ence this week, after concluding four
years pastorate with the Fethodist
church of thiscity. He preached his
closing sermon Sunday night, The
meeting was turned into general love
feast as numerous ones in the congre-
CATION rose and spoke of the splendid
work and the pleasant associations had
during his work here. He has been an
earnest conscientious pastor and he
and his family will be followed by the
very best wishes of their many friends
here. The conference this year will be
be held at Camden.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
Fred d. Byrd Killed ut Gin in Crewell,
Texas, Recently.

Linden, Texas, Nov. 14.-(SpeciaD-
Mrs. M. E. Roberts on, formerly of Ash
down, now of Linden, Texas, received
a message Saturday morning, Nov. 6,
stating that her brother, Fred D. Byrd,
was instantly killed in gin at Crowell
Texas, when he was caught in an auto
matte press. The machinery started
up and completely crushed him to in
stant death, Mr.. Byrd was general
manager and cotton buyer at Crowen.
]. w. Byrd, his father, NJ E. Robert
son and family, left for Dangerfield,
where the burial was held. He leaves
a wife and twin boys.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
Work in Hampstead,

Blevins, Nov. 13.-Work has been
started on the derrick to be be used In
sinking a test oil we'll on the w. S.
Duckett leases one and one-half miles
south of here, to be known as the
Blevins well No. 1. It will be located
in 28-10-24.
The Daniel Oil and Gas Company
hold leases on approximately 10000
acres in Hampstead county Straughan
& Crawford of Charleston, w. VT,
have the contract sink the test
5000 feet.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
In Union County,

Ell Dorado, Nov. 13.-The White
Oil and Gas Company spudded in
Thursday a short distance west OF
Constantine we'll No. 2,
The Home Oil and Gas Company,
drilling one-half mile east of Constan-
tine we'll No. l, is down 845 feet.
Casing is being reset in the Const tan
tine we'll No. 2, and drilling probably
will be resumed early next week.
It is said two or three new con-
tracts for drilling within radius of
two miles of the Constantine we'll N.
l, will be awarded during the next few
days.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
TEXAS EXPORT STOCK
Secures Ship to Garry Cattle to Mar-
ket in Germany.

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 13.-The Ship
ping Board steamer West Arrow will
arrive in Texas City within the next
few days to load about $50 Texas dairy
cattle to Germany. The West Arrow
will sail for Bremen December 10. 1t
is understood that this is the first
shipment of about 100000 cattle to be
sent to Germany and Austria for re-
plenishment of dairy herds.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
Low PRICE FOR FLOUR
Lowest Figures in Four Years Quoted
at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Nov. 13.-With a de-
cline of 25 to so cents a barrel at the
mills here today, -four followed the
course of the. wheat market yesterday
by touching a new low price in four
years. Todeys range Of prices was
9.15 to $50 a barrel for family patents.
and represents reduction of $1.95
to 50 barrel since the first of the
month.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
BANKERS TO SEEK
FINANCIAL REMEDY
Will Discuss Proposed Export Finance
Corporation in Little Rock Tuesday.
To Subscribe Capital.

AietiO Ieoch, INUV. 10. - Arkansas
bankers have been called together in
an emergency meetingg in Little Rock
Tuesday to consider the proposed ex-
port finance corporation under the
Edge act, which is taking definite shape
and form under. the other suggested
plans for improving name of the Fed
eral International Banking Company
and to consider the situation in busi-
ness and agriculture.
The call was issued by C S, Fitz-
patrick of Helena pres ident of the
Arkansas Bankers Association. The
clearing house ass ssociations of Little
Rock Pine Bluff, Helena and Tex
arkana have joined in urging the
Arkansas bankers to attend the meet
ing. 1t will be held in the auditorium
of the Hotel Marion and will be open at
10 a. m.
The emergency call is the result Of
the report submitted by the committee
SAII ottCAuOu IuC AACCIllleo III ANCW vi -
leans last week, where all the leading
banks of the South were represented.
The Arkansas committee was compos-
ed of representatives of several clear
ing house associations of the state, as
follows: C. S. Mccain and Lloyd Eng
land, Little Rock; Stuart Wilson, Tex
arkana; w. C. Hudson, Pine Bluff; an
#. w. Kesee, Helena. Moorhead
Wright, committeeman representing
Arkansas, was also at the meeting.
To Plan Remedies,
The specific proposition to be sub
mitted will be the proposed export
finance corporation under the Edge
act, which was approved by the meet
ing the Southern bankers in New
Orleans. The name adopted for the
new corporation is the Federal Inter-
national Banking Company. The
home Office will be in New Orleans
and minimum capital of $6,000,00O
is authorized. With this amount of
capital, under the law, the company
is authorized to finance export trans
actions of $60,0O0,O0O or 10 times the
capital.
The convention will consider other.
plans designed to improve business
and agricultural conditions, which
have been depressed in the South be-
cause of the low price of cotton.
No pressure will pc brought to bear
which might embarass any banker who
does not desire to become a stock
holder of the Federal International
Banking Company. Attendance of
bankers is urged regardless of the
stock subscription feature. However,
banks, are urged to send those officers
who are best advised and most active
in determining an executing the poll
cies of the institutions they represent.
It is requested that the epresenttatves
have ample authority to commit the
bank on any proposition which might
be approved as an individual.
S245,000 Is Subscribed.
A total of $245,OO0 in stock has been
subscribed to the corporation by Ar
kansas banks, leaving only about $780,
900 additional, which the banks of the
state will have opportunity of taking.
Little Rock banks hava pledged $685.
900 of this amount; Helena aboft $48,
900; Pine Bluff about $48,000, and $24,-
900 has been subscribed atTexarkana.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
COTTON GIN DESTROYED
Plant Near Texarkana Valued Mt $lO,'
600, Goes Up In Smoke.

Texarkana, Nov, 13.-The cotton gin
near Atlanta, about 20 miles from here,
was destroyed by fire, yesterday morn
ing. The plant, owned by John T.
Davis, circuit clerk of Miller county,
was valued at $4,000. Five tons of
cottonseed and one bale OF cotton also
were destroyed. The gin was insured
for $4,000.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
: Little River County Has
+ Good Showing in Books

There was assess ed in Little
River county for the year 1920
: according to the assessors
= books the following:
: Poll tax, 1872.
J. Cattle, 10,056.
= Horses. 3,432.
. Mules, 14,096.
= Hogs 8,462.
= Sheep and goats, S47.
" Automobiles, Ala.
+ Dogs, 1,847.
I. !, Il + 4 4 4. + + Z 4 e i. 4 r. + 6
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
: Little River County :
Ginning Gains on 1919 :

According to l., w. Dollar
hide, the official gin reported for
Little River county, 6,524 bales
cotton has been ginned up to
November 1, 1920 counting round
round bales as half bales.
At the same date last year there
had been ginned only 1888
bales ginned nthe county.
According to estimates there
will be about 10000 bales pro-
duced in the county this year
+ + + Z. i + 4. + 1, J. i d 1. I.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
1. + j. + + 4. 4. + + r j. j. + + = .
: Father and Son Banquet
=" Will be Held Next Friday

+ The Father and Son banquet 1
+ will be held Friday November
49, The program follows: :
: POSTMASTER, T. B. Cook. :
= Toasts to our dads. a boy.
; Toasts to our sons, a father.
+ Principal speaker, AID, DuLaney
i Heading, Milton Beck.
= How to rear boys. S. C. Reynolds.
4 An ideal father, boy.
i An ideal son. A. P Steel
j. Mr. Dewitt Davis OF TeXarkana
! song leader.
:. 4, 4. Il. Il d h 4, Z, 4. 4 - h \ r
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
HOTELS REDUCE PRICES
New York Inns Announce a Cut In
Cost of Food,

New York, Nov. 12.-An average re-
duction of 10 per cent in food prices
was announced today by several of
of the. city's largest hotels, after con-
ferences with federal food investiga-
tors. The number of items on which
decreases are made varied from Is in
onel hotel to 172 in another.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
Chancery Court in Session.

Judge Jas. D. Shaver opened Chan
Gerry court in this city Monday after
noon. There are quite a number 3. Of
regular routine nature. No case of out
standing importance has been an
nounced
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17

Miss Dorothy COrbett. who is teach
ing expression, spent the week end in
Ashdown with hOmefolks. She is
teaching at Lockesburg.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17

During Coming Year.
Paris, Nov. 14.-The navy budget for
1891 amounts to 1901, 100000 francs,
an increase of 339, 100000 over the last
budget. The increase is due partly to
the increase in the cost OF living and
raw materials and partly to the neces-
sary building program which includes
six cruisers, IL destroyers and II sub
marines.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17

DR.. R. D. McCrary was here from AL
lene Monday morning.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17

DR.. Marion York, who is doing surgi-
cal work in a hospital in Wichita, Kan
has returned to that place after visit
in Ashdown and Nashville.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-11-17
A Potato Record.

J. r. Hinton, one Of our local farm
ers, has made quite an Irish potato re-
cord this season. On three-fifths of an
acre he planted spring crop of po-
tatoes, which yielded 100 bushels. He
sold these at $1.00 per bushel. He
then planted the same ground to the
same crop, which yielded this fall so
bushels. He had some of the potatoes
in town last week, and they were the
largest we have seen grown in this
country. He is selling them at $3.50
per bushel. This plot of ground this
year has produced crops to the value
Of $3.50, or at the rate of $416 en- acre.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01
IS PASSENGER STOP STATION
Lexington Chamber of Commerce will
Secure Data Relations to Tobacco
Acreage and New Growers

Lexington will become
a regular passenger stop for three Of
the Southern's fast trains that have
theoretically given the place the go
by in the past Information reaching
here from Supt. Shelton, OF the Dan
vile division, Is to the effect that Nos.
%, 35 and 1877 will make regular stops
here to receive and discharge pas
sengers. With view to reecting at
least two tobacco warehouses in Lex
ington this summer and fall, the
chamber OF commerce appointed q
committee to secure data on the acre
age planted by new growers in the
southern and eastern sections Of the
county and confer with expert tobau-
CO market men as to the feasibility Of
warehouses here.
Mrs. Walter Beck, wife of a we'll
known farmer, living about two miles
east Of here, ended her life by jump
ing into the waters of Abotts Greek
near her home.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01
Company Buys Entire Village

Hickory.-The whole village OF
Mortimer Caldwell, the site Of the Rft-
ter Lumber company's plant, has been
purchased by several Hickory men
and A. M. Kistler, of Morganton, and
q 5000 spindle cotton mill will be
erected there and put in operation AS
soon as the machinery can arrive.
The land comprises 1,40O acres and
valuable waterpcwer rights, together
with so frame buildings, a dozen Of
which are handsome bungalows. The
wateroower will DO dAvAlnned.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01

Who among us would say to-day, Il
never use a Dentifrice; I never have tor"
Yet Fifty years ago, odd as it may
seem, not one person in 1000 used q
Dentifrice-or even a tooth brush.
SO to-day, after more than 80 years of
persistent publicity of Aliens Foot=Ease,
the Antiseptic Powder for the Feet, not
many well-turned-out people care to con-
fess, ''You know / never have toNuse a
Powder for the Feet"
More than One Million five hundred
thousand pounds of Powder for the Feet
were used by Dur Army and Navy during
the war.
The reason is this: Confning the feet
in Leather or Canvas Shoes is bound to
create friction more Or less. Aliens Foot
Ease removes the friction from the shoes.
1t is this friction which causes callouses,
corns and bunions. You know what fric-
ton does to your motor-car axle. Why
not remove it from your footwear by
Shaking into your Shoes today Aliens
Foot=Ease, the cleanIy, wholesome, heal
ing, Antiseptic powder? Get the habit,
as millions now have it, who inhabit our,
as yet, imperfect world.-Adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01
YOU NEVER GAN
TAME A WILDCAT
Mr.. Dods0n Warns Against Use
OF Treacherous. Dangerous
CalomeI.

CalOmel salfvates! It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug.
giSh liver. When calOmel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
1t, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious headachy, consti-
pated and all knocked out, just go to
your druggist and get a bottle Of DOd-
sons Liver Tone for few cents which
Is harmless vegetable Substitute for
dangerous calOmel. Take spoonful
and If it doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without MAX
Ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
II you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow besides,
1t may salivate you, while If you take
Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great, full Of ambition and
ready for work or play. It's harmless.
pleasant and safe to give to children;
they like it.-Adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01
Couldn't the pitcher get the

Couldn't the pitcher get thu.
Ond man at the platter" asked the AIR
~bassador excitedly.
Sure ne could" grtnned Ford !;
'why-the second base runner isn't
more than halfway home when the
pitcher fields the ball"
'"Then why Ia Sam Hill doesn't the
galOot throw to the pIate?'
"You tell me-" said Ford That's
the queer part of it. OF course the
crowd is yelling like maniacs: the
man scoring first Is upsetting, and the
desire to get at least one man on the
play, overwhelming-al that, I sup
pose. Anyhow, we tried the play
seven times last season and got away
with it all but once: That time the
batter failed to connect with the ball,
and the first man was an easy out"
"Now you've explained it so a wom-
an or a foreigner could understand.
tell me why you didn't try it at the
crisis Of the worlds championship"
Because the man at bat couldn't
bunt-and we didn't have a sure
bunter to substitute. The man who
would have batted had he been in the
game Is the best in the country at pull
ing the squeeze" added Iris Ford
sadly.
"You don't mean"
"Win Shute-yes, l do" finished
Ford.
"And If he'd been In the game, you'd
have won it?'
"Nine chances out Of ten we would"
$50 losing Shute lost you the world
series?'
Lost US the worlds championship
there amt nothing to that"
"The skunks Z" exclaimed the am
bassador. '"Those kidnapers ought to
be strung up!"
Ought to be-" agreed Ford. But,
as far as Pm concerned. all want is
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01
Minetx-slxth Cotton Mill

facturers of CASTOR county are not all
dismayed at the program of curtaiL
nAent in the production OF cotton
yarns, announced a few days ago, is
evident from the announcement that
CASTOR county's nfnety-sixth cotton
mill is soon to be built. Coming upon
the heels OF the curtailment, this
news will be Of paramount importance
as showing that the CASTOR cotton
manufacturers have absolute conf
dence in the future steadyfng Of the
cotton yarn market.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01

to put the chief. crook in stripes
Jake Singer, the New York gambler"
you've got some Of the gang, l un-
derstand from Washington"
"Yes-the secret service men got
hold of a fellow who squealed."
How'd they work the dirty trick p
''They faxed UP newspaper syndf
cate - 'TranscOntinentaP - headuuar-
tiers New York, engraved stationery
recounted Iris Ford, "and offered Shute
big money to report the world series.
Naturally he accepted, so they sent a
man to Phiilie to arrange details. He
was supposed to arrive the day be-
fore the series opened, but was actual
ly there a week earlier-at our best
hotel. spending money, paying his
checks with cash. and scattering coin
in tips until he was solid with all the
hotel people. Called himself Walter
Noble'-nerve of it!''
''Who gave him away?" interiected
the ambassador.
"Why-they had to have a double
for their victim-some one to mas
querade as Shute. That's where they
fell down-picked the wrong man.
The dummy couldn't stand prosper
ity. After he left the hotel with his
pockets full Of money he started in
to make n night of it-kept the taxi
and blew in most Of his money, then
got in row with the taxi driver over
the fare. 'Twasn't so hard to trace
him after THAT. He gave up to the
How'd they manage with Shutter
something like this" explained
Ford: "The dummy came to see
Noble in the afternoon, and the two
Of them kept ordering drinks right
along-probably throwing most of the
stuff away When Shute called on
Noble in the evening he was shown
into the parlor of Mobiles suite-tlre
dummy was in the bedroom keeping
dead quiet. Well, the crook-that's
Noble-gave Shute Knockout in GIN
ger ale-Win Shute never took drink
in his life; but they tell me ginger ale
DISCUSSES that knockout powder bet.
tern any beverage. Moment he began
to pass away and lose consciousness,
the dummy put on Shute's hat and
ovarcoat. went downstairs. and was
sent away by the doornan in the taxi
ordered for Mr.. Shute.' Just before
Shute became helpless-when he was
able to stagger, but too dazed to know
anything-the porter was called.
Noble told him that his friend-Shute
now passed for the dummy-must be
helped down and put into his automo-
bile. as Noble was leaving town.
Thinking it was the case of a drunk
the porter-prObably well feed-wfl1-
ingly helped Noble to carry his vic
tim down and put him in the ma,
chine.
TO RE CONTINTIEDA
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-07-01
Two Accidents In watauoa

Boone-John Keller, was killed
when he was caught under q wagon
loaded with tan bark. Keller was
.inioned> under the vehicle In some
manner when it overturned He had
been dead several hours before the
body was found
A very serious accident occurred
in this county when Mrs. Tri-
vett was accidently shot while .attemp-
to take pistol from a boy. The
let took. effect in the abdomen. At
st reports she was getting along as
we'll az could hA aKnacta6