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The Little River news., 1920-04-03
AGRICULTURAL ENTER
 PRlSES GROsN Ofg X. c. 5.
Many New Enterprises in Arkansas Are on the Line of the Kansas
 City Southern Railway.

Fort Smith. April 1-During the past year the following mentioned ag- ricultural enterprises have been or eanized at various stations along the line; at DeQueen, in Sevier county, Arkansas, the Massey Fruit company to cultivate 13S acres in berries, capi- tai stock $11, 900; the Hill Crest Berry company to cultivate 20 acres in ber- ries the Klondyke Berry company with 80 acres in berries the Avon Farm company fruit growing, capital al $10,- and cattle company, $40,G00; at Hor-
 uIea GsIIH eul 'Vl!mS eIo1 " 06G atio. Sevier county, the Horatio Berry and Truck farm. to cultivate 200 acres in berries capital stock $90,000; at Texarkana, Hearn's Stock farm, $25,- GOO; at Mcna, Polk county, the Berry Cherry company was organized to cul- tivate 174 acres in berries, capital stock $10,0O0.
 New plants fer the preservation of and utilizing and marketing of farm
 products have been established at several places.
 There are about twsnty cannc"ies,
 large and small ,u he line of the K. C. s. railroad Owing to an unpropi- tious season s0na were not in opera tion last year t.ough others turned out good pack. For the packing of the 1920 crop there have been organiz- ed the McArtcr and King cannery at Elk Springs, Mo, and the Noel Can nery company at Noel, Mo. There are new cotton gins, one at Ashdown, in Little River county, incorporated at S20, 1000: the Loose Roll Cotton Gin company of Fort Smith, $100, 900: re- modelled cotton gin at Hatfield, -2,500 :; the Liberty Cotton Go. at TeXarkana, has enlarged it's plant at a cost of $95,- 900; the United Oil Mill plant at Ash down, which was destroyed by fire has been rebuilt. And the Ashd0wn Cot ton Compress and Warehouse company has been organized and is under con structon at Ashdown.
The Little River news., 1920-04-03
TWENTY-SEVEN PER CENT HIKE
Coal Miners Were Granted an Increase
 in Wages.

New York, March 31.-The negotia tions for new agreement for the bitu- minous coal miners were brought to a close this afternoon when the gener- al scale committee of operators and miners of the central competitive field ratified contract embodying award pl President Wilson's coal commission,
 This agreement. which involves a wage increase of 27 per cent, becomes effective tomorrow morning and will continue in force for a period of two years
The Little River news., 1920-04-03
ASPIRIN FOR COLDS

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" in "Bayer package" containing proper directions for Colds, Pain, Headache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheuma tism. Name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of F tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic- acidester of Salicylicacid.
The Little River news., 1920-04-03
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Forty Seventh Annual Commencement
 Will Begin June 12.

Fayetteville. April ?, (SpeciaD- The filth annual commencement of the University of Arkansas will be held from June 12 to June 15 this year. Seventy degrees will be granted and approximately the same number of certificates
The Little River news., 1920-04-03
It11 soon be in Museums

Caonel loses you day! You know what caome is. It's mercury; quicksilver. Caomel is dangerous It crashes into sour bile like dynamite cramping and ckenng you Calomel attacks the and should be put into your sstem
The Little River news., 1920-04-03
ABSTRACTS IS YOUR TITLE GOOD? Th

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 servicc-Mc Iver Abstract X Insurance Coz Office in Sanderson building, Ashdown. Ark.
The Little River news., 1920-04-03

When you feel bilious, sluggish nstipated and all knocked out and believe you need dose of dangerous calomel, just remember that your druggist sells for few cents a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which $ entirely vegetable and pleasant to take and is a perfect substitute for
The Little River news., 1920-04-03
Take ''Dodson's Liver Tone' Instead

calomel. It k guaranteed to start your liver without stirring you ur inside, and can not salivate. G
 Don't take calomel! It makes you sick the next day; it loses you a days work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight ems you right up and you feel great Give it to the children because it iss perfectly harmless and doesn't grirs>
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
City Library Shows
Healthy Conditions.
Plan County Library

A statement to the City Council
covering the activities of the city
library Miss Gillespie shows the at.
tendance for November to have been
l2713 and the number of books loan.
ed 1881. The average daily attend.
ance was 104 and the average attend.
ance for Sundays was 80. Books were
given to the library during Novem-
Der by ]. ]. Quillin, G. G. Anderson
and M. O. Monroe to the number OF
nineteen.
A concerted effort will be made at
the coming legislature to secure the
passage Of County Library Law.
Such law would permit the County
G, mmissioners to lend assistance to
City Libraries.
At the present time the Blackfoot
library is supported ~no!ly by the
city and although its service Is
gladly extended to the rural COM
munities the entire obligation falls
on the city. The proposed law would
equally distribute this burden thru
out the county.
Every state in the northwest ex-
cept Washington and Idaho have
adopted such law and find that 1t
is very successful. 1t conflicts In no
way with the travelling library sys-
TEN.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
SMOOT ASKS YEAR
EMBARGO ON WOOL
AND LIVESTOCK
Says Stockmen Ar e
Worse off Than
Agricultural In
terests Are

WASHINGTON.-- Only an immed
late embargo on imports Of wool and
meats will save Americas cattle and
sheep men from destruction and
bankruptcy, Senator Reed Smoot oil
Utah, declared.
Smoot said the cattle and wool in.
terests of the country are even worse
off than the agricultural interests II,
Smoot, who is one of the ranking
members of both the senate appro-
priations and finance committees said
that as soon as the senate recon
venes on Monday next he will offer
resolution to shut out wool and
meat imports from all foreign coun-
tries for least one year.
Smoot declared that something
must be done at once" at the COM
ing session Of congress to meet the
wool, meat and general agricultural
situation. He said he entertained no
doubt that some kind Of remedial
legislation would be enacted by con-
gress this winter.
There is a lot of talk about reg
ulating the packers" SmOot added.
THAT the regulation of the retail
ers who are exacting from 100 to $50
per cent profit on their sales is what
is really needed.
''The situation confronting the
country today is most serious. I'm
less immediate relief is afforded the
wool and cattlemen, for instance,
they will be closed up and the wool
and cattle industries will be 20 years
getting back to normal"
In speaking Of probable revision
of the revenue laws, Smoot said he
thought that situation could be met
acceptably by substituting sales tax
Of 16 cents for many of the pres
ent forms of taxation.
Waste and extravaganza in gov
eminent expenditures and in dupli-
cation of government work will be
stopped by the new congress and the
new administration" Smoot predict
ed. He said that he favored cutting
the number of government employees
in half.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
British Admiral Says
~" Boats Drove
Battleships From Sea

BY Admiral Sir Percy Scott
Britain's foremost naval authority
who prophesied in 1913 that the
submarine would drive the battleship
from the. sea. He is generally re-
garded as the greatest authority on
gunnery and is the inventor of many
appliances for improving heavy gun
shooting.
\ LONDON, Dec. Before the war
/ wrote the London Times that las
the automobile has driven the horse
from the roads. so has the submarine
driven the battleship from the
ocean"
should have said driven from the
surface" Of the ocean, because in
some cases the submarine did not
drive the battleship from the ocean,
but to the bottom of the ocean, was I
right or wrong?
1t must be borne in mind that
said battleship, not "battleship sur
rounded by nurses to take care Of
her."
During the war gunnery practices
had to be continued. These practices
before the war were carried out in
the vicinity of our naval ports.
The audacious went out to do her
firing and German submarine sent
her to the bottom Of the ocean. After
that episode 1t was not considered
safe to carry out gunnery practices
near England, 80 we transferred our
school to Gibraltar-that. is, the
submarine drove us there. When the
German submarine arrived in the
Mediterranean, Gibraltar was not
safe SO we went to Bermuda-that is,
the German submarines drove us
there.
II battleship went from one
English port to another, she had to
be escorted by torpedo boats and de-
stroyers, or nurses of some de-
scription. In the Mediterranean all
was well and the battleships were
performing all their functions on the
surface OF the ocean. When the
German submarines came the battle
ships all rushed to the harbors and
dashed merchant ships alongside
them for protection against being
A ! am wrong in saying they "all
rushed to the harbor." That innesti-
able ocean Solath, the Triumph, the
Majestic and the Bowel, a total Of
$4,000 tons Of shipping, did not get
to the harbor--they went to the bot
tom Of the ocean.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
CHESTER THOMPSON
SERIOUSLY BURNED

Thursday evening while cleaning q
gasoline lamp with steam gasoline
the lamp exploded and seriously
burned Chester Thompson about the
face. The accident happened at the
home of Charles w. Kirk, at Center
vile. Cecil Robertson was in the
room with Chester at the timethe
lamp exploded and suffered slight
burns.
Thompson was brought to DR..
Simmons hospital for treatment.
Stitches were necessary in the chin,
cheek, nose and forehead where fly
ing portions Of the lamp struck. At
the time Of the explosion Thompson
held his pipe, which he says was not
lighted, in his mouth and the force
Of the explosion drove the pipe thru
the roof Of his mouth, knocking ont
his front teeth. The explosion also
broke his nose and jaw bone besides
painful and serious burns about the
eyes and face.
j. w. Thompson, the lads father
came up from Salt Lake and will take
him to that city as soon as he Is able
to be moved, which will be a matter
Of about three weeks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
MISCREANTS BLAMED
FOR WRECK AT COTTON

The Board Of Inquiry looking into
the cause Of the wreck Of train num-
Der 20 November 20 at Cotton after
complete review Of all the evidence
have passed the opinion that the
cause Of the wreck was defective
switch which had been tempered with
by someone with malicious intent.
About nine o'clock the morning of
the wreck the section foreman found
that the cotter keys, nuts and bolts
had been taken out Of both ends Of
the tie rod. These were replaced but
Immediately after the wreck the cot
ter pins, nuts and bolts were found
removed from the head rod. They
were found Immediately under the
bar and rail also that the parts tax
EN- of earlier in the day and replaced
had been removed a second time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
AUTO WRECK SOUTH OF TOWN

Thursday evening while returning
from P0catello Marcus Mester upset
his car In trying to avoid collision
with another machiie travelling with
out lights.
Mr.. Mester was bringing number
of Pocatello Odd Fellows to Black
foot to attend the initiation OF ten
candidates from Aberdeen. When
about three miles south Of town a
car travelling south was almost up
on him before he saw 1t due to the
fact the approaching car was travel
ing without lights Mr.. Mester In
turning out to avoid collision up
set his machine. Noble Grand Chris
Jensen Of Pocatello was bruised about
the face but none of the other pas
sengers were injured. The car was
damaged considerably. Two machines
were sent to bring the stranded party
to town. The machine that caused
the accident did not stop but the
drivers name has been ascertained
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
BY MARGERY REX

NEW YORK.-Baby X is twenty
seven months old.
She is drug addict.
| She Is one Of thousands of baby
drug addicts.
Drug addiction Is fact known to
most OF us. We know doctors pre-
scribe drugs, and dealers peddle them
illegally.
We also know that determined eff
forts are being made by city, state
and government to check opium
rings" and drug sales; that officials
try to regulate the habit in, those
users they will later try to cure.
But we think of drug user as q
wilfully dissipated adult, a poor, fool
ish victim Of a morbid craving for
excitement who got the habit of his
or her own. free will
She Cannot Drink Milk
Baby x has the habit, and thru
no fault of her own. went to see
her in the home of her unhappy
mother
She seemed to be asleep. Clasped
in her soft arms was nursing bot
tie filled with strong tea.
Baby drug addicts cannot drink
milk. It nauseates them.
On a rickety table at the bedside
was a glass of water. A spoon with
whitish powder lay beside it.
Baby KS mother was viviacious
that night. She had had large dose
of heroin.
The happy dust" had made the
mother gay-but 1t had put her baby
into deathlike slumbef.
The next day the baby was brought
to Manhattan from a suburb--a jolt
ing journey in a cab---but she still
slept.
"She always sleeps sound" Mrs.
X said. you can't wake her up"
{. She was right. | couldn't. And l.
tried everything which might accom-
plish that purpose in order to have
her picture taken. Baby X slept on
heavily, her pulse slow, her little
hands fevered. her breath hardly
audible.
She opened her eyes for a mo-
ment. They were brown and misty.
She closed them again and her head
nodded. Beside her was the bottle Of
tea again.
"She doesn't like milk-since she
was very sick once" the mother ex-
planned, excitedly. Nobody could get
her to drink it now. She loves tea"
Finally the mother told me the
history of her own drug taking.
Thus she had unwittingly made her
pretty and apparently healthy child
a victim of the cruelest tyranny In
the world.
1T was after an accident" she be-
gan. II was taken to the hospital.
They gave me the hypodermic need
lie. hated 1t. But didn't know what
Continued on page two
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
THE NATIONAL TAX
MAKERS IMPOSING
ON STATE RIGHTS
Sproul Says Government
is Taxing Sources
Used BY States

HARRISBURG, Pa.-The invasion
Of the national tax !. gatherer into
the fields which were formerly re-
served as source Of state and To-
cal revenues was scored by Governor
William G. Sproul, Of Pennsylvania
before the conference of Governors
and Governors-elect.
Governor Sproul said Pennsylva-
MAS contribution to the national gov
eminent was twelve times the total
state revenues.
I'VE may look forward to a reduc-
ton in federal taxation" said Gov
ernor Sproul. 1--WE. have justification
for such a hope now that the war is
all over. If the federal government
is to maintain its heavy toll upon the
enterprise and they for the people
they shall have to look to it to carry
on some Of the educational construc-
tive, custodial and remedial activi-
ties which are presumed to be the
functions of the state. 1t would seem
that there should be some line of
between the subjects of
federal taxation and those to which
the states may look for their rev.
enue. Surely the land is bearing all
Of the burden of taxation, while it
can stand, and any increase will add
to the economic difficulties of our
people and to the troublesome prob
lens of homes and housing.
There seems to be a peculiar
which arises from the Poto-
mac. There must be some germ from
the Potomac which makes our ma
tional statesmen forget that the ma
ton is made UP Of states which have
functions to perform affecting most
intimately the life and welfare Of the
republic"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
MANY BABIES MADE
DRUG ADDICTS BY
IGNORANT MOTHERS
Pathetic Cases Brought
To Light By New
York lnvesti-
gator

The case Of drug addiction, de-
scribed by Miss Rex below, is au-
thentic In every particular. Names
are withheld in order to protect help
less victims from the harm that
might result from publicity.
Only one of thousands Of similar
cases, many Of them even more piti-
able than this one, it's details are set
forth as d warning and in the hope
that the narrative may help those
officials who are making gallant
fight against the use of habit-form-
ing drugs.
It Is particularly young mothers
that this warning is intended. Such
women, in the thraldom of the drug
habit, are running not only their own
lives, but those of their precious nur-
sing babies. They are cursing their
offspring to life of misery-worse
than death.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
Blackfoot Odd Fellows
Entertain Visiting
Brothers Thursday

Thursday evening Golden Rule
Lodge number az /. O. o. F. Of Black
foot was host to visiting Odd Fellows
from q number Of points In the state.
Ten candidates from the Aberdeen
lodge came to have the First and
Second degrees conferred upon them.
The team from Portneuf Lodge,
Number 20 OF Pocatello conferred
the first degree and the Blackfoot
lodge handled the second degree. The
P0catello lodge also brought along
two members who took the second
degree.
Among the visiting Odd Fellows
were: Post Grand Master g. B. Sch
weiger Of st. Anthony, Past Grand
Patriarch Conrad Brandt OF Pocatello
and Deputy Grand Master Prem Moore
OF Moscow Ct
The Past Noble Grand Club Of
Blackfoot Rebekahs served delight
full supper at six o'clock to the gath
ering numbering over two hundred.
The evening was closed at the Or
pheum theatre where Manager Heas-
" rendered special show.
The visitors were royalty entertain
ed and were profuse in their express
sion Of appreciation of the hospi-
tally OF the local lodge.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
WANTS THE PRICE OF WHEAT

Now that the American congress
is rushing a measure to stop immi-
grafton altogether, to stop shipments
of goods into this country that are
destroying the market for the Amer
lean products, foreign countries are
speeding up the moving Of their pop
ulation that want to get into Amer
lea and they are speeding up the
shipment of goods into America SO
as to get as many of them in before
the new measure takes effect.
Press dispatches show that the
Canadians are rushing great guam
titles Of wheat across the border to
get rid Of 1t before the Americans
place the embargo on importations Of
wheat 1t is said that the Canadians
wishing to ship wheat or flour to
Europe ship it by way of the United
States because the American dollar
is worth more than the Canadian
dollar, and worth much more than
British money SO the wheat takes on
new values to them when 1t crosses
the Canadian border into the United
States.
The Editor Of the Republican re-
ceived a letter q few days ago from
his brother w. d. Trego at Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, In which he remark
ed that the roads were In very fine
condition and that he had two ten
horse teams hauling wheat to the
railroad and said that for sometime
he had been pushing It for all there
was In 1t. II.
All OF these things are significant
and they help to explain why our
American farmers are sitting back
without q market for their wheat,
when wheat Is selling right along In
this country and the active demand
being supplied with wheat from Cam
ada,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
PRESIDENT ISSUES
CALL TO AID CHINA
Asks Americans to Help
Prevent Wholesale
Starvation

WASHINGTON. president vii
son issued call for aid for faminl
1stricken China.
"Once more an opportunity Is Of
fered to American people to show tina
| prompt and generous response will
which they have Invariably met Thu
call OF their brother nations in dis
tress." the President declared in hi
appeal.
A nation wide committee was nam
ed by the President to direct cam
paign for funds OF which he named
Thomas w. Lamont OF New York al
chairman.
The text OF the presidents appeal
follows:
Alarming in its proportions today
holds in its grip several important
provinces in China. The crop failure
Is complete and the present distress
which Is great is likely before win
ter has run It's course to become APP
palling. In fact our consular and d.
plomatic agents in China inform us
that the loss resulting in death In
distressing form may run into mil
lions Of souls. It Is certain that the
local government and. established
agencies Of relief are unable to cope
with the magnitude Of the disaster
which faces them.
Under the circumstances, relief to
be effective, should be granted quick
~.
"The case Of China is regarded as
especially worthy Of the earnest at
tention of our citizens. To an unusual
degree the Chinese people look to us
for council and for effective friend
ship. Our churches through their re-
ations and medical missionaries their
schools and colleges and our philan-
thropic- foundations have rendered
China an incalculable benefit which
her people recognize with gratitude
and devotion to the United States.
Therefore not only In the name
Of humanity, but in the name of
which we feel for great
people in distress / venture to ask
that our citizens shall. even though
the task OF giving is not today light
one, respond as they can do this dis
tant but appealing cry for help. ~. i
In order to be assured of orderly
collection Of such donations large or
small, as my be offered, | have APP
pointed nation wide committee
whose names are attached hereto to
render aid in this matter.
II have designed Mr.. Thomas w.
Lamont, of New York City, to act as
chairman of this committee and Mr..
Norman Davis, under secretary of
state to act as treasurer.
II realize that this call, added to
hose for the underfed children of
Eastern Europe and afflicted peoples
If the near east and the needs of our
own country makes heavy the de-
nand upon the bounty of the ma
ion. am confident, however, that
I'll these claims will be answered in
senerOus spirit
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
MUNICIPAL XMAS TREE

The Commercial Club has
called a meeting for Monday
night at the Club rooms for
the purpose Of taking up the
matter Of a municipal Xmas
tree.
1t is the desire Of the Club
that representative commit
tees or individuals from all
lodges, churches, clubs, and
organizations of all kinds in
the community be In attend
ance that a complete plan may
be worked out.
The idea as advanced Is a
Z huge. Xmas tree set up in the
central part Of town well sup
piled with Christmas cheer for
all.
All are urged to attend the
meeting and assist in working
out the plans.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
TAX WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH

A man In the bank making ar
rangements for some money to pay
his taxes, telephoned the assessor to
ask how much his tax was and when
told 1t was $37.75, he was surprised
and said he supposed 1t would be $40
or $50. S
The bank man told him that II he
was disappointed perhaps they would
raise 1t II 1t was agreeable to him.
He said to just let II 60.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-10
.BLACKFOOT MEN MADE
OFFICERS ID. O. X. X.

At the annual election Of officers
D. O. X. X. a degree Of the X. OF P.
order, in Pocatello Wednesday Black
foot was represented by w. B. Good
nough, w. r. Robbins, Don Guyer,
Ben Kimball, p. 8. Fisher and O. j.
Hallberg. The Blackfoot delegation
captured three offices, w. r. Robbins
was elected Royal Vizier, Don Guyer
Grand Emir and Ben Kimball, sec
rotary.