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The Little River news., 1921-07-27

to the well known economic reason, why the small cotton farmer should produce food for his own table, as he has been so strongly urged to do by agricultural leaders and teachers in the South
 That editorial article has brought from Dr. c. c. Kirk, superintendent of the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, a letter which says that all evidence at the present time points to the theory that pellagra is caused by an improper diet consisting large
 ly of carbohydrates and fats and an insufficient quantity of proteins. During the first 20 months of Dr. Kirk's service at the State Hospital there was an average of eight deaths a month from pellagra. During the past two years this number has been reduced to three. Recently there has
 been noted a slight increase in the
 number of pellagrans and this is be-
 lieyed to be due to the fact that
 under present economic conditions
 many poorer people are living on
 bread and molasses and fat meat. We are told that such people would do we'll to add to their diet beans and
 peas, which are splendid proteins and are cheap. Dr. Kirk believes that an increase in pellagra is almost cer- tain during he next two or three years and he believes that much of this pellagra could be prevented if the poorer people of Ine state knew
 the value of beans, peas, lean meat,
 milk and eggs. Of course the only pellagrans admitted to the State Hospital are those suffering with
 mental disorders. Many of them are
 admitted in dying condition, but
 many others who have the disease in it's early stages are being cured. i After expressing the sincere hope that publicity will be given concern \ ing means for preventing pellagra
 Dr Kirk said that if sufficient effort 
 1 is made along this line hundreds
 of lives can be saved in this state. ! Here is matter in which the news papers of Arkansas can help and in
 which merchants, bankers, agricul- | tural teachers and others can render | useful service. Everybody should be | made to understand the importance ] of including in his diet some food that contains proteins. With small plot of ground and little effort foo,. can be produced that will give to a diet of salt pork and corn bread and
 molasses that variety which may save health and save lives.-Arkansas Ca zette.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
NEGRO IS THREATENED
Is Rushed Out of Texarkana to Pre-
 vent Mob Violence.

Texarkana, July 19.-Joe Hall, a 2G-year-old negro, employed as DOT ter and messenger at a rooming house on the Texas side of town, was rushed cut of town and to the county jail at Boston late last night to save him from possible lynching.
 It is charged the negro, at about 9:3O last night, handed the landlady his employer, note written by him. self, containing grossly insulting lan- guage. She called the police and turned the note over to them. The negro had been employed at the room- ing house only about two weeks, hay ing gone there from a local hotel where, it is said, he had been guilty of misconduct.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

Could the Sunday morning fire have been foretold far enough in advance 1t might have been possible to have had enough water on hand to have fought it. Fires have a habit of com ing at least expected time, and this one was no exception to the rule. The News has not asked a lot of en- barrassing questions as to why there was no water in the tank. At least two well pumps were in a workable condition and the light plant was run ming. It has been the practice here tofore when the power plant was crip. pied to fill the tank, then cut it off from the city during the night ready for any emergency. It also appears that both the motors on the fire pumps were burned out and out of commits
 sion. This has been the case with at least one of them for some months. The city had some months ago pur- chased a centrifugal pump to lift the water to the tOwer.frOm the ground reservoir. This had not been install ed, but we are glad to report that it has now been installed and was op
 erating Monday morning. The News will be put back into commission, but hopes that it will not be just after the next fire. Something like a year ago the News discovered that the roof of the house in which is supposed to be kept the city fire fighting equip ment was open allowing the sun and the rain to come in at will. We called attention to the fact ana 1t was under stood that the council had appointed 8 committee to have new roof put on. The thing Is still without roof and some $2,00O worth of hose con- tinues to rot. The city has been go- ing on short rations for some years trying to pay for this equipment. Some financing. If you want to know in just what shape this equipp- ment is in you might just walk out to the fire house any day and look in. It's wide open. See for yourself just how the public business is being talk en care Of It may be none of the News business, but we happen to pay some taxes here and have some inter- ests to protect, and naturally have some interest in the town as whole
 The News is not out to knock on any one, but it seems to us that if We were on the council we would either do something about these matters at once, or else would have the air full of resignations in short order. This is public matter and one that interests you and me so seriously that there isn't any use in beating about the brush. Don't get into your head that the News is trying to run the town. No one happens to be doing that with regard to the matter under discussion, but the News does hope that those who have assumed the responsibility of running it will proceed to do so.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

It is said that the highway through Mineral Springs and the southern part of Seyier to Mills Ferry bridge ls running out of funds before the work is completed, and that Little River bottom is likely to be left with dump minus gravel. Why is it that So many roads are costing so much more than the estimates, and what is an estimate for anyway? It is a serious matter to fall several hundred thousand dol lars short of the money in an under taking of this kind.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
Warning Order.

In the Little River Chancery Court, Little River County, Arkansas. H. c. Locke Plaintiff vs. H. B. Wilson ct al defendants. The defendants, H. B. Wilson and Mary B. Wilson are here by warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff herein, H, c. Locke. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 23rd day of July 1921.-Jas. H. Williams, Clerk, Natalie s. Williams, D. c. Reynolds & Steel Attys. for Pltff. Ben Shaver, Atty. ad litem. S17
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
FARMERS TO MEET
Annual Meeting of the Farmers
 Union to Be Held.

Little Rock, July 22.-(SpeciaD - The annual meeting of the Farmers Union of Arkansas will be held in Little Rock beginning August 2. This is expected to be an unusually i'm portant session. One of the things to be considered will be the relation of the Farmers Union toward the Farm Bureau and the Cooperative Cotton Marketing Association which is being sponsored by that organiza- tion.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
A BAD EGG.

The railings of big transport on It's way to France were lined with very new soldiers when a massive gob hur- ried by, bent upon some urgent duty.
 "Gangway! Gangway" he shouted as he passed along the deck.
 Gee, that guy'll catch he'll when they find him." murmured one of the recruits. "They been hollerin' for him all mornin'."
 "HOllerin' for whO?"
 "Why, that guy Gangway."-The Home Sector.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
In the Days to Come.

"Papa, Uncle Tom has been show ing me his coin collection and he had funny little piece he said was a nickel. What did people use it for?"
 "NIy child, in former times you could buy things with that coin. Strange as it may seem to you, you could even get a street car ride with it.''
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
No Demand for It.

"At some time or other every man has expressed a fervid desire to kick himself"
 "Sure."
 "But if you were to invent cheap and practical device which would en- able man to give himself vigorous kicking, you wouldn't sell one in a year."
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
Unappreeiated.

The Judge-Your wife complains that you contribute nothing to the sup port of your family.
 The Accused-She's got me wrong. My conduct prompts the neighbors ts give her enough food and castoff cloth. ing to keep them in luxury.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
Precaution.

"Why have you placed this sheet of iron behind the screen?"
 "Now and then one of the cowboys takes notion to shoot at somebody in the play" explained the proprietor of the moving picture palace at Pisen Gulch."
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

Did you know that there were more wells drilling in Little River county than in any other county in the state with the exception of Union? It means that oil people think the possi.- bilities are greater here.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

Go ahead and collect the hay when the sun shines. It is good thing that you are not likely to get too much of
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

ing retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money. Given under my hand this 22 day of July, A. D. 1921.-Jas. H. Will Hams, Commissioner in Chancery 8 17
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
Not Very Far.

T told that promoter I'd buy two shares of his stock"
 "Well?"
 "He said two shares wouldn't do me any good"
 He's probably right. Two shares wouldn't go very far as wallpaper"
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

Ashdown property is paying for fire protection. Why not be prepared at all times to give to the maximum of our facilities?
The Little River news., 1921-07-27
BOTH ALIKE.

MT. Newgilt-Yes. sir, I started in life barefoot boy.
 MT. Oldfam-I too. was born with. out shoes.
The Little River news., 1921-07-27

Literary Approval. She reads the novel, every line Twas written by prig. But auntie says the book is fine Because the type Is big.
The American Jewish world., 1921-07-22
The Jews of Soviet Russia
An Interview With Chain Nahum Balk, Hebrew National
Poet By NJ Rosenzweg
Especial J. c. B. Correspondence from Constantinople)

time, but when the revolution
collapsed and quiet was restored,
Gorky informed me that all the
departments concerned had re-
ceived instructions to facilitate
our passage through and out OF
the country. On all sides officials
treated us with the greatest SYM
pathy and respect.
Jewish Communists Make
DISTINCTIONS
But it is characteristic of Jew
ish affairs in Russia today that
whatever difficulty arose was
created by the Jewish commu-
nists known as JEFSEK (from
the two Russian words Jefraiske
Sexstie, tn e Jewish section).
These gentlemen exerted them
selves to the utmost to hinder
Our plans. Lunatcharsky, Com
missare of Education and many
other Russian intellectuals, had
intended giving us great fare
we'll dinner in the "Presse
Home" in Moscow but the Jef-
SEX interfered and the banquet
did not take place. The 'Jefsek
wrote to the Central Communist
Executive accusing Lunatchar-
sky of hobnobbing with counter
revolutionary authors and aiding
in the overthrow of the Sovlets.
Privately and personally Lunat-
charsky and Gorky and many
others harbor intense bitterness
towards these gentlemen OF the
Jewish Section. But they are Of
ten powerless against them.
"The 'Jefsek' has succeeded in
destroying every vestige of Jew-
ish communal life in Soviet Rus
sia and in closing almost every
Jewish public institution OF i'm
portance with the exception OF
'Habimah,' a Hebrew theatre i'm
Moscow which enjoys the fullest:
and most extraordinary support:
of prominent Russian artists or
Christian faith. Elsewhere in
the numerous towns and cities
throughout the great country,
synagogues have been conhscat--
ed at the advice of the Jewish
communists and used as barracks
or meeting places. Zionist So
cieties are positively prohibited
and all Zionist publications i'm
possible
"All these cultural sufferings to
which the Russian Jews are put,
arise out of the attitude OF the
Jefsek' to whom these matters
are referred for information and
advice and often decision.
No Pogroms- Have Occurred.
"But by the large the position
of the Soviet. authorities towards
the Jews has been very correct
and satisfactory one. l can say
almost categoric ally that no po-
The American Jewish world., 1921-07-22

six years in Soviet Russia, Chain
Nahum Bialik, the great Hebrew
national poet, has arrived III this
city. Bialik, once so erect and
stately, is now bent with care and
marked with the sorrows of war
and the prosecutions of a troub-
led regime. The long period Of
distress, however, seems not to
have cooled his enthusiasm nor
checked his desire for activity
nor yet made his poetic fire burn
any the lower. Though his orig
inal intention had been to 60
from Constantinople Immediate.
ly to Jerusalem, he informed me
that his plans were now changed
and that, instead, he would visit
the important Jewish centers in
Europe with a view of obtaining
the financial means necessary for
the establishment of one inn
mense Hebrew publication house
in Jerusalem in which he would
endeavor to concentrate the pro-
duction of Hebrew writings and
from which publications in the
Hebrew tongue would be dis
tributed the world over.
Asked how he had been grant
ed the exceptional privilege of
leaving Soviet Russia at this
time, Bialik explained in these
words:
"Of late, the conditions of a
group of authors including my
self and nine others resident in
Odessa had reached an almost
impossibly distressing climax.
In our despair we addressed our-
selves to Maxim Gorky, the fa-
nous Russian author who, we
knew, had considerable influence
with the powers that be in Mos
COW. We explained that since
we had been placed in the non
useful category by the Soviet au-
thorities there ought to be no OBJ
lection to our leaving the coun-
try. A letter to this effect, and
giving all the details of our case,
was dispatched through a GER
tain Mr.. Sedoy, well-known
journalist. Two months later,
the same Sedoy returned to
Odessa from Moscow bringing
us the happy news that Gorky
had interviewed Lenin on Our
behalf and that Russia's rulers
had consented to our departure.
| was fearful however, that the
permission would not be forth
coming for long period because
of the maze of official red tape
through which our papers would
have to pass, and none too GER
tain that Our lives would be safe
till the end of that period | has
tened to Moscow together with
my colleague, Kleinman.
We arrived there at a most un-
The American Jewish world., 1921-07-22
S A v E

Secure one of our Nest Egg Banks
by opening Savings Account of
One Dollar or More.
Deposits made on or before the
tenth day of January, April, July
and October draw interest from the
first.
Deposits made on or before the
fifth of any other month will draw
interest from the first of that month.
CONTINENTAL STATE BANK
LaSalle Bldg. FOG Marquette Ave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
BOIFEUILLET TO
BE- GRADUATION
ORATOR HERE
Noted Georgian To De-
liver Address At High
School Tune 2

Announcement was madc today
by Supt j. E. Mathis, Of the Ameri-
Gus school system, that John T. Boi-
feuilIet, of Macon, had accepted the
invitation to deliver the commence
mcnt address at the graduation Ak
crcises of the Americas High School
ON the night of Thursday, June 2.
Mr.. Boifeuillet is one of the best
known Georgians and an orator of
splendid ability. Firsts of all, he is
a newspaper man, conducting col
umn of rcminiscencc and comment
on the editorial page Of the Macon
News each day He is at present a
member of the Georgia Railroad
commission and came into promi-
nence in that position recently when
he opposed majority of the board
in granting the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company an increase in tele-
phone rates in Georgia.
Mr.. Boifeuillet was for years sec
retary of the Georgia senate, and
has occupied other positions of hon
or and trust
The complete program of com
mencement activities here will b6
published shortly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
GEORGIA VETS CHEER HARDING'S GREETING
Important Notice.

Ut was hoped that the Self-Denial
Week and Self-Dcuying offer
ings Sunday for the benefit of the
Chinese Famine Sufferers would
be so numerous and generous that
it would remove the necessity to
make further appeals through the
press, and the secular press has
been generous. But. so far as
we have been informed only a
comparatively few of the churches
took the special offering Sunday.
(It is hoped that many more will
take them next Sunday.) And the
urgent appeal comes from the Chi
nese Relief Committees in New
York and Pekin that the stream Of
American generosity must be in
creased rather than diminished, or
that many of the lives carried thus
far will vet starve, and that
instead of letting up on our ener-
gies, we must increaseAhcm. You
see it takes a hundrsd and fifty
thousand dollars to feed five NIL
lion at the small cost 81 only three
cents a day and America has as
sumed the responsibility of try
ing to keen alive until harvest,
five of the fifteen million famine
victims. None of US have done our
share as long as we have plenty
and others as worthy to live as we
are to starve.
Send contributions to c. f. Gid
dingS, local treasurer, or to Walter
T. Gambler, Atlanta, Ga, State
Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
w. w. McNeilI, Jr., To
Get G. M. A. Diploma

w. w. McNeill, Jr,, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Mcneil, of Amer
cus, will receive his diploma from
the Georgia Military Academy at
the graduation exercises to be held
in that institution in two weeks.
Young Mcneil graduated from
the Americas High school at the age
of Is, and from there pursued his
studies in the Virginia Military
school This year he studied at G.
M. A., from where he will be grad
uated at the unusual age of II. He
has always held a brilliant record
throughout his grammar eouEse.9aad
later IN the high school grades, sup
plementing this record with further
splendid ones during his y college
course. He shows unusual bril-
liance in the study Of Latin. and his
instructors are using their influence
to persuade him to ADOPT physi-
clans career However, Mr.. Mcneil
has not made his own decision as
yet, and will not do so until his va
cation period is over He will go to
still higher institutions of learning
to complete his literary studies, and
his friends in Americus are interest
ed in his remarkable progress.
Miss Alice Mcneil, his only sister,
will attend the graduation exercises
and be one of the charming honorees
at the brilliant school social func-
which will be given during the clos
ing days,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
Ten Negroes Held
AS Peonage Witnesses

MACON, May 11.-Ten negroes
are in the Bibb county iail as mate
rial witnesses in the case of U. B. G.
Hogan, prominent farmer Of Dexter,
T.aurens county, who was arrested
Tuesday on charge of peonage. The
negroes were brought to Macon Tues
day night and placed in iail when
they failed to make bond of S100
each. W s%ss "
Hogan was brought to Macon, ar
riving hero about 2 o'clock Tuesday.
He was accompanied by Jerome Ken
nedy who signed bond Of $4,000
for his release until the preliminary
trial set for May 49,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
FARM BUREAU
CAMP PAIGN IS ON
Two Organizers AT
Work, Assisting c. c.
Sheppard, Manager

With two experienced organizers
present to assist c. c. Sheppard, of
Huntington, the county manager for
the Farm Bureau campaign in Sum
ter county the movement for the or
.ganization of branch of this great
farmers body is we'll under way.
Meetings, largely for the purpose of
acquainting the people Of the coun-
ty directly and intimately with the
plans and Purposes of the Farm Bu-
reau, are being held throughout the
county according to the schedule
published last week, starting at
Americus Monday morning.
The two visiting organizers are h.
F. Whelchel, district agricultural
agent of the Georgia Agricultural
College, with headquarters at Co
lumbus, and L. H. Cowart, a farmer
of Talbot county. Both have devoted
considerable time to the Farm Bu-
reau movement and have had much
success in organization work in other
counties In Sumter they are work
ing as assistants to Mr.. Sheppard,
who is the captain for the campaign
and directs all activities.
Since their beginning Monday
morning they have been signing
membership applications rapidly, it
is stated, and they declare the out
look very bright for strong organ
ization to be effected within the two
weeks they expect to be here.
In discussing the campaign with
The Times-Recorder they asked that
attention be called to the important
part played by the women in the
Farm Bureau.
"The women have a most impor-
tant part" said Mr. Whelchel. 1T
is they vho take the lead in supply
ing the social features in the organi-
zation which are its life, getting the
men together to solve their prob
lens. Besides this, the women have
an important part in the marketing
and other activities afforded, the
results of which tend to increase the
advantage of farm home life"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
log CRATES GO
OUT BY EXPRESS
Peach Movement Here
Increases State Ships
II Cars

One hundred and siv crates of
peaches have been shipped out of
Amcricus by express in the last "a
hours, all via the American Railway
Express Co. The Methvin Fruit
Farm was the heaviest shipper, dis
patching IS crates. Fifteen of these
went to Jacksonville and Is to Tam
pa via the Central of Georgia at
Z 7:25 last evening, and this afternoon
20 went to Charleston, S. c., Is to
Atlanta and 10 to Norfolk.
Easterlin Brothers today shipped
1G crates to New Orleans and four to
Bristol, Tenn.
J. H. Poole & Sons shipped II
crates to Atlanta today.
Reports from Macon this morning
were that II carloads Of peaches
moved out of the Georgia fruit belt
yesterday and 1st night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-11
FREE DRINKS
AND ICE CREAM
Public Invited To Re
ception To Be Given
By Drug Store

Delicious ice cream and soft drinks,
all free. is the message that
Stuart Prathcr, manager, announces
for the formal opening Thursday af-
ternoon of the Americas Drug Com
pany, from 4 to O'Clock.
The Americas Drug company, Of
which DR.. w. s. Prathcr and his son,
Stuart Prathcr, are owners, has just
completed re-modeling its drug store
at an expense of between $4,000
and $40, 600. Handsome new fix
lures have been added thoughouti
made by the National Showcase CO.,
on special order. For three weeks
fouY or five Italians have been en-
gagged in laying the terrazzo floors,
setting the marble about the show
cases and fixtures.
The. prescription department, un-
der Drs R. S. Everett and W. NJ.
Gould, is completely Isolated from
the rest of the store New humidOrs
have been added TO care for he cx-
tended line of tobaccos, cigars and
cigarettes. New refrigerating candy
case has been installed for the Huy-
Ter candy epartment.~J joys flowers,
from Atlanta, have been added A
greatly enlarged toilet requisites de-
partment takes one side of the store
room.
"We have installed everything
that goes toward making a thorough
ly modern and sanitary drug store"
Stuart Prather said Wednesday.
"While we have expended thousands
of dollars, in a way it is an express
sion of our faith in Americus."
Thursday afternoon we want all
of our friends, customers and ac-
quaintances to visit us between
and o'clock when we will serve
to them ice cream in special shapes,
made for US by Kennett's, for this
occasion, and to those who prefer,
soft drinks"