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The Little River news., 1921-06-08
EncourauinQ the Hen.

The modern method of increasing the quantity of eggs that may be ob- tained from hens is turning on electric lights in their pens in the middle of the night, thereby awakening them, to the end that they eat an extra meal and thus approach closer than ever be- fore the ideal of laying an egg a day, week after week. One cannot but think that this lengtheQlng of the working day for hens Is a device of the same genius who discovered that there was no need of arising at dawn to feed the poultry. He simply waited until after the henyard denizens had gone to roost, and then scattered their morning meal. The hens found their breakfast waiting for them Tn the morning, while the ingenious one arose and went about the affairs Of the day only when he felt so inclined. No chanticleer called him to work.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
BEWILDERING TO THE MIND
Everyday Measurements of Science That Are Almost Beyond Com
 prehension of the Laynan.

One great difficulty in the study of astronomy is to comprehend the inn menSity of the distances and sizes in- volved. For instance, we can form no conception of the size or distance of the sun.
 Suppose there was a spherical shell of the diameter of the sun. Suppose a great genie should drop into this shell, every second, night and day, a ball the size of the earth. How long would it take to fill the shell? Would it take an hour, day, or a week? In fact, 1t would take two weeks, and when full the shell would contain more than 1,0000000 earths.
 Tie distance to the sun Is 930OO, GOO miles. How long would It take a can- non ball to reach the sum- If shot from the earth, and continued on it's course at uniform velocity? In order not to underestimate the distance some might say year. In fact 1t would than 100000 earths.
 Astronomically speaking, the above distance is very short. The sun Is our nearest star. Strain the imagination by trying to comprehend the velocity of light which would pass seven times around the earth in one second of time. Now stagger the brain by trying to think of stars, so remote from us that & million years are required for their light to cross the enormous abyss f1No4 of it When that ray of light, which now enters the eye, started on Its course, perhaps there was no life on this earth.-John Candee Dean in the Indianapolis News
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
REFUSED HAND OF SULTAN
Offer of Marriage by Ruler of suIu Was Turned Down by Alice
 Roosevelt.

The Moro Is not all bad. He has his good points. There has never been case where Moro has murdered an American woman, and there are many American women In Moro4and This abstinence, however is not due to Moro chivalry. but to the fact that in the Moro thought women have no souls.
 Not that the believed soullessness Of the sex keeps the Moro from be- ing ladies' man. In fact, he is in- clined to be very gallant. The fa- nous visit of the Taft party, ac- companied by the then Miss Alice Roosevelt, some years ago (and long to be remembered in the Phil lppines), was attended by char acteristic exhibition of Moro gal. lantry. When this party visited Jolo-no trip to the islands would be complete without visiting this picturesque island-his royal high ness, the sultan of Sulu, immedt-. atefy offered his hand in marriage to the daughter of the President. He addressed her as the American princess, and the name of Princess Alice still clings to her in the Phil fppines. The fact tbat his highness already had couple of dozen wives scattered around the town was no deterrent in case of Mohammedan monarch.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

We hear from almost all sections of the state of the bad financial plights of many of the school. Not onlv the increased cost of operation from point of salaries but the increased demand for better facilities generally have tended to Outstrip the finances Many schools have not been able to operate at all. This county is as yet less eff fected than most. It has been sug- gested that consolidation is one of the solutions. With the building of bet ter roads the schools in the towns could become the eenters and children could be brought in by motor more economically that could small school be operated. If when the small .,school is operated there can be no great success made of it when one teacher has to handle all the grades. It is humanly impossible to get the best results. The central school could improve it's facilities and the boys and girls coming in from the country would have the same opportunity as the boys and girls in town. This plan has been tried out in Ashdown with success. It might even be extended largely here. In communities out of reach of the towns community schools might be consolidated where practical
 We all know of good farmers who have moved to town away from their farms, making great financial sacri- fees in order that their children might have educational opportunities. Might there not be way of solving this pro- blem in a different way by which the school could be brought within reach of the child. and at the same time al- low the farmer to follow his business unhampered At the same time the roads would ba made to further justify their great expense. especially to the man who pays for them. While we have been busy considering them as investment from a business stand point. something over which we may haul commodities to market, let's not forget that the greatest commodity III this country is it's boys and girls.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
SUCCESS SLOW IN COMING
Discoverer of VuIcanized Rubber Was at One Time Compelled to Beg
 Money for Bread.

Charles Goodyear, who became a millionaire and was the inventor of vul- canized rubber as well as many other forms of the tree sap products, at one time was forced to beg for S5 to keep him from starving. In 1884 he discOy- cred that rubber could be vhlcanized. It was an accident. He attempted to remove some bronze dust from bit of rubber cloth, and after trying several chemicals tried aqua fortis, chem ical largely composed of sulphuric acid. It failed also, and he threw the cloth away. A few days later he picked it up by chance, and noted the spot rubbed by the aqua fortis had hard ened and would stand degree of heat that would have melted it in it's former state.
 He applied his discovery, and soon was wearing rubber shoes, coats, hats and other garments, and had small fortune by the right of his discovery. But year passed, and his goods were discredited and returned, rotting and broken. He was ruined. He started in again to discover a method that would vulcaniZe the rubber, and for ten years he kept at 1t, his life long misery of hunger and cold and crush ing poverty. His success came sudden ly and soon he was rich beyond his widest dreams.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

in whom special confidence was re- posed. Penitential officials yesterday would make no statement on the com- missions order, but it is presumed that the rule was established to keep bet ter check on convict trusties while they are out of the walls or farms. About 35 men are affected by the order.
 At it's meeting the commission sign ed vouchers amounting to $14,000 for salaries and supplies. The present penitentiary population Is 1000. This cost is just about one-fourth the cost shown by the May report of 1920. Vouchers for expenses incurred during
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Richmond Defeats AShdOwn.

Richmond defeated Ashdown Fri day afternoon in a game on the local Eeld by a score of to 4. The game was hard fought from start to finish and it took twelve inning to decide tho game. The pitching for Rich mond was done by Smoky Dunn, while Jake Cobb did the pitching for the local team The game was interrupt ed in many places by squabbles over decisions.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Women Smokers "Under Cover"

The mystery of where women cig- arctic smokers obtain their supply is solved, in part at least, by an up- town druggist, who was asked why nearly all such stores keep their to- bacco stands in inconspicuOus places, says the New York Sun. He said the reason for doing so is because the druggists cater to women smokers, and this class Is rather timid about pur- chasing in the open. The women, 1t seems prefer to glide back to some out of-the-way corner, where nobody will see them Of course, there are ex- captions.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

May, 1920, totaled $5O,OOO and the pen- itentiary population in that month was 800. Part of the savings Is due to the policy of economy put into effect by the present board, but it is said that most of it Is due to the fact that the penitentiary is now on cash basis. During May, 1920, the commissioners not only were buying supplies on credit, but their warrants were being discounted twoney-five per cent. The present board has reduced salaries $4,- 250 this year also. The salary roll in May, 1920, was $3,32S. Last month it was S2,078.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
GRADUATES WITH HONORS
News Correspondent Relates Career of
 Ashdown Boy at University.

Fayetteville, June 3.-(SpeciaD - out a brilliant college career June II when he will receive his diploma from the University of Arkansas.
 MT. Freeman entered the University in the fall of 1917 after graduation from the Ashdown High School. He soon found his way into the hearts of the students and from the beginning has figured strongly in all phases of student activities.
 Beginning with the presidency of the sophomore class, to which office he was elected in the latter part of his freshman year honors were conferred upon him in rapid succession. At end of his sophomore year he was unani- mously elected editor-in-chief of the Razorback, the student annual of the University. In this capacity he show ed remarkable ability, editing the best year book that has ever made it's ap- pearance on the campus. The book was far superior to those of previous years.
 At the end of the junior year he was unanimously elected editor in chief of the University Weekly, the official student newspaper of the University. Through his efforts the name of the paper has been changed to The Arkan- sas Traveller. Under his editorship the paper has thrived as never before. It has been increased in size, it's jour- nalistic tone has been improved and the editorial policy has been vigorous and constructive.
 There are only few of his achieve ments. Other honors conferred on him have been: Associate editor of the Arkansan; managing editor, Uni versity Weekly; vice president of the Y. M. c. A.; president of the Garland Lee Literary Society; president of the University B. Y. P. U. and president of the University mems Baraca class.
 MT. Freeman is a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and also mem- Der of several national honorary soc ieties, including the Pi Delta Episilon, national honorary journalistic fra ternity; Alpha Phi Epsilon, national honorary literary fraternity and of Phi Alpha Theta, honorary historical fraternity. He is president of the first and the last named societies and secretary of the second.
 He is also a member of the Arkan- sas Boosters Club and has done valu- able work in this connection. He is a member of the University Advisory Council and of the Student Council, the only student government associa- tiOn at the University. He is a mem- Der of the Fri Eta Club, a local social organization maintained at the dor mitories.
 MT. Freeman's stay at the Univer- sity has been marked by hard and con- scientious work in the interest of the University. In activities he has no equal. His work as a student has been equally satisfactory. He will leave the University and will take up his work with the National City Bank at New York, the worlds largest financial institution. He holds the second scholarship ever won from this insti- tuition by a University student
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

The teachers of the county are meet ing in Foreman this week in their an- nual institute. The county has splendid lot of teachers, and the News wishes for them a most profitable meeting. The school considering the increased demands being placed on it faces greater responsibilities than ever before. Much will depend upon the teacher of today.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
BIG REDUCTION IN PEN COST
Operating Expenses but One-Fourth Of
 Those of q Year Ago.

Little Rock, June 6.-By order Of the State Penitentiary Board, convict trus- ties yesterday went back into stripes. The trusty garb, however, is not the full fstripes," only the trousers. The trusty still may wear his own coat, shirt and hat. The prison garb for trusties was abolished about eight
 years ago and civilian clothing com posed one of the privileges given men
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Bad Housino and Tubercu,osls.

Because of lack of housing in New York Doctor Copeland, city health commissioner, fears an increase in the tuberculosis mortality rate. He says insanitary conditions create an ex- cellent field for the spread of disease and are sure to result in a moral and mental degeneracy.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Too Late,

"Ah" exclaimed the fallen baseball star as he wiped away a tear. "If had only thought about that song the young people were singing when was bush league player!"
 "What was it?" asked a sympa thetic friend.
 "'Take Back Your Gold v"-Birm- ingham Age-Herald.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

The best farmers we know say that in a dry time to keep blowing until It rains We have noticed that they al ways have corn, and beileVe that to be the secret of it. We cannot regu- late rains, but we can regulate the cultivation.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

Ashdown has for Little River coun- ty the facilities for the new market ing system for cotton. It has the big gest bonded warehouse in the state, bar none.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

There is a difference in being toio that the country is on the road to a rapid financial and business recovery and believing it. Now the country IS believing it and everybody is looking toward fall with confidence.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

Showers have been reported here and there over the map, but cloud- hurst of the magnitude reported in Colorado must have been most un- usual for that country.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08

Perhaps you are already het up about the outcome of the Dempsey Carpentier fight on July 2nd. Person. ally we think it is warm enough Tn the shade without starting an argument like that.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
MethOdists and BaDtists.

The Methodlists and Baptits are play ing game this Tuesday afternoon on the local grounds.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Fulton and Locals Wednesday.

The locals will play game We'd aesday afternoon on the local grounds with Fulton. This is expected to be a good game.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
GRAVES & GRAVES.
 Editors.

Entered to postoffice at Ashdown. Arkansas, as second class mail matter
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
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New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Foreign Ports
Denarturcx for Now York

Departures for Now York
CALCUTTA, April 6-Str Toyooka 1iaru
(Jap), (fro,n Hong Kong.
PARA. April S-Str Lake Ferabee: Tap
ajoz (Braz), {fron santoe).
PALERMO Aurtl 4-str Franklin, via
Norfolk.
ALICANTE, April Str Belvidere Ct>.
ALG1ERS, April Str sanulz Maru
(Jap). (from Calcutta).
BARBADOS. April l1--str Hubert (Br),
LoNDoN, April 1e-str stanley
HAMBURG, April s--str west brook.
NEWPORT. Eng. April 12-str Antonio
Stathatos (Gk).
BRisToL April 12-str Lake Froiona
GLASGOW, April 12-Str West Caycte,
Arrivals from New York
DUBLIN. April 11--str Honolulu.
DUNEDIN, April 11--Str Port Sydney
LYTTLEToN April s-str Morristown
ANTOFAGAsTA. April lo--Str Santa
ADELAIDE. April 11-str Port Alma
VALPARAISO. April e-str orcus.
CALLAO April i0--str Arsosy. via
sAvoNA, April Str Fenchurch Isr>.
BARCELONA, April Str Fiorinda
iEIrH, April 1s-str Graciana (Br). via
BoULoGNE. April l2-str Noordam
tDD. via Plymouth for Rotterdam (and
. BARBADos. April lo-str Matura (Br> !;
IL. Megantic tBr). for Colon.
HAVRE. April fo--Str La Tourains
Fr), La lorraine tFr).
MONTEvLDEO, April 1l-Str Huron
PORT SAID. April 12-str Osakis.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
American Ports

BALTIMORE. April la-Arrived strs
Arna fNor>. nio de Janeirs; gsrst rs. edrms nnco
i;ra,se sailed: West Arrow. Bremen and
Haa, burg Vaudeville lNorl. reia; santa
Rosa, Bahia BIanca Monte SI.sso M WI, ~. .
Rosenberg nsn). Havana Robin Gray,
Nnrfolk: Hahira, Port Lobos; Eugene X
'ta6sroN. April 1s-Arrived: strs Tur-
e,6man IHr) Monmouth via Portland :
Lake Festus, lucaro: Norwaiis. Nsw York q
-ais New York onaon eDr apsn Walden lem
jf.amh.rt's Point; Walter Noyes, Nor
folk Cattcr l2,hl. sailed strs Asamen n :
non (Br). New York; canopis Chr>; New
vork for Naples and Genoa; Rhode Island
tBr). Glasgow and Liverpool; Gothia
(swed>. Newport News
strs Haverford tRr>. Liverpool via Queens
tovn. Arnold Maersi (Danl. Nuevitas;
Ocmulges Neuvitas: Carolina Mary IJsp).
hampton Roads: Monv!so Ut. Gibraltar
via Hampton Roads, Casper. Havre;
Miller. San Francisco. Sailed Strs G"neo
(sp). Birsenhead; Kremlin lbel}. TTiease'
Dunsyre san Francisco; schr Lieutenant
Samuel Mengel. Banes.
CHARLEzsToN' , G. Aprii t,lSa is-Afr'Ss'
str Lake 0Fsrissnlt So.toq seh,, 4 A9n 7;,s .
sBr Neuyitas nansn Alma ss.s Ss ssrs MaAss.ln Nan
tucSet' Baltimore Van. Miami.
SgwPoRT NEws' tAI@ April Nv ia-trT,vsa sr1esn.
Str BaIlyyNIly HEAD tSrp. -NeN VI 'esl'i'
Sailed: Strs Treelung tBo. Liverpool
Answerp: Cardiff Hall lBr!, Rosario.
NORFOLK. April 13--Arrved: strs
Muneric (Br). New York; CoaNtw;ss'
leans: Easterly (Br), New Orleans Lacka-
wanna {Br). Nesv Orleans: British Baron
(Br, New Orleans; Roxburgh (Rr). Rot
terdam: Santa Andrea QD. from sea
Andy X tDD. New Orleans; Biskarti
Mendi (sp), Tampa. Sailed strs West
Iashaway. Genoa: Choyo Maru (Jap). New
York; Caroline Mara tJap>, Philadelphia
SAINT Andrea Utl, Gibraltar; Taiho Maru
{Jap), Kobe; West Cohas. Baltimore:
Nonantum. New York: Ramon de LarrinaE ga
(Br). Galveston: Stegelbors lDan), Fred
erickshaven; Harvey II Brown, Boston
Keelung (Br). Auckland; Governor (Br)
(out Newport News)
PORTLAND. Me, April 13-Satled Str
Nau1pcen. Norfolk.
PORT EADs. La. April 13-Arrived
strs Calo-ta, Tampco: Heredia. Port Bar
rios; Lompere 1Brl, Taital; Eama. Blue
Tel9; wellesley. Vera Cruz sailed str, stru
Danville Tampico; Fert 90, Genoa; Gulf
Coast Port Arthur; Mattole. Port Lobos,
Sabine Sun. Port Lobos; Tamaulipas (Mex).
Tampico Thomas H Wheeler, New York.
Ella Thurlow, Buenos Ayres.
PORT TAMPA. Fla. April 13--Arrived:
Str Marcaribe (Sp) BarceIoua.
SAVANNAH, Ca. April 1S--Arrived: Str
West Sequana Baltimore: motor bark
santa trt), Barbados. Sailed Srrs Tiflis
(Spa), Queenstown; Juniata. Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Reduction i'm Steel
Prices Approved
By Trade Leaders
Some Doubt as 10 New Busi-
ness OIL Lower Level. but
Chief Obstacle TO Revival
Is Now Believed Removed

Leaders Of the iron and steel in
dustry yesterday expressed their APP
proval of the price reductions put into
effect by the United States Steel Cor
poration and ell were agreed that the
new schedule should have the effect
Of stabilizing quotations by all the
manufacturers. Prices of the princi-
pal independents and the corporation
are now practically on a parity es the
result of the action announced late
Tuesday by Ebert II. Gary.
Opinion was by no means unani-
nous, however. that the placing of all
steel prices on the same level would
attract large volume of new bust
ness immediately The chief obstacles
to a revival of industrial activity, as
serted the vice-president of leading
independent manufacturer of steel, are
the present tax system, high freight
rates and the big wages paid in the
building industry. Lower prices, ac-
cording to his view, while acting as
stabilizing factor, will not attract
great amount OF new orders.
Horace S. Wilkinson, chairman Of
the board of directors of the Crucble
Steel Company OF America, expressed
qualification that the Steel Corpora
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Buyers Arrived
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white goods, cotton wash goods black
roiored dress goods: 1851 Bway.
Glinbel Bros; Mr Scott, mems furnish
ngs, l3 way and 33d Ct
National kid Elothes Co.: Allen L.
Grcenbefs, boys clothing Pennsylvania
s,rawhridge s: Clothier: Miss A. O'Don-
ton. linen suits: 23e 9Th ave.
n. Snelenberg &: Co S. Sii iibernsn no.
lions. cotton piece goods. aannels: 1861
broadway
Smith & Harnc,t: B. Stern. millinery;
Tennsylvania.
Banners. H Blauner. basement suits;
NJ Marks. womens shoes; Alfred Fantl.
1ls w. 32d ST.
A. Myers. A. Myers ,obs sweaters; Nc
Alpin
] l.arg.man & Bros Joseph Larg-u,an.
silks satins, velvrts. tte silks. 700 9Th av.
i. Miller ~ Sous. A y Misi-' w"o!ess
NJ MILLER: Mrs NJ. Miller. dresses 1879
L:wav
i, J Smith hats and Caps. Pennssi
vana
Philadelphia Straw Works. N A Smith
straw goods. Pennsylvania
'ohr ." "anaiua1.er q Cressmsn. mus
NJ .'rana 4 Co. N. Frank. wooiens. cot
tons. sil+a. Saiins. v-lv"ts IKE y way.
Lippinr"tt. johnson Co. C. r. John son.
wnnl"ns 'e''uns: Hteshn.
Trio "aIs, Co: H. Kessler. ecttons
silks. sat!Es vcIvcfs - W 3.I ST.
PITTSBURGH
Campbe!i's Mr.. Scott carpets rugs,
Iinoieum5, curtains art goods: u q. Union.
As, 18th ave.
Finkelhor Bros: F. n. Finkelhor. rnen's
clothing and hats: ao6 Rway, 18th moor