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The Little River news., 1921-11-30
WHITE CLIFFS HAS BEEN
 SOLDTOCINCINNATIMEN
BIG COTTON DEAL
1O4 Bales of BenLOmOnd Cotton De-
 Iivered at Local Compress.

R. c. Rue of the Newburger Cotton Company last week purchased Io4 bales of cotton from BenLomond farmers, which was delivered to the Ashdown Compress Monday and Tues day. A good deal of the cotton had been carried over from last year. The price paid ranged from IS to BOG per pound. A. high grade of cotton is grown in the blacklands about Ben Lo- mond. The crop in that section this year was the shortest on record. One instance is reported of 75 acres of the finest blackland that produced less than a bale This land normally yields around a bale to the acre.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
Says Present Cotton
 System Makes Paupers

Little Rock, Nov. 2S.-"Cotton has made thousands of millionaires in the east and has made thousands of paul pers in the South. Gotten is a valu- able, much-needed crop. The world cannot do without it. Yet the farmer of Arkansas and the farmers of each of the other cCtton-producing states have received less than a living wage from their crop year after year for the past 50 years Something is wrong.
 Statistics show that there are l. 50O,OOO women in the United States who work in the fields. Of this num- Der 1,250,0OO work in the cotton fields of the south. This same thing holds true of child labor. Wherever you find cotton you find children in the fields, dilapidated schools, and little education. Why? Because the cot ton farmer does not receive enough for his crop to support his family in a good home and to send his children to school. Something is wrong.
 Hammering home one fact after an- other of this kind, Col Clarence Gus ley is stumping the state from one end to the other this week and next in a fervent. appeal to all cotton growers to take a step that will mean better farm hCmes. better educational ad- vantages for the children and more of the comforts of life for country peo- pie.
 | Col. Ousley is a candidate for United States senator from Texas and was formerly assistant secretary of the United States department of aricul- 1 ture. He began a. speaking tour in Arkansas November 2S and will con- tinue until December 12, everywhere advocating the 100000 bale cotton pool now being organized.
 '1Co-operative marketing of cotton through the farmers pool is the only remedy I can see for the present con- dition of the cotton farmer" says Col Ousley. Pooling the crop certainly means more money for the farmer. In my own home state of Texas, as well as in three other states, the farmers are already proving this fact In Texas the farmers who joined the cotton poo are getting a tleast S15 more on eact bale than the farmers who did moi join the pool
 "The contract is approved by lead ing bankers and economists every. where, and is considered so sound tha1 the United States government has loaned the Texas association 15 million dollars on it.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
MAKES OIL BY HEADS
When Agitated by Drill We'll Gives an
 Encouraging Demonstration.

Stephens, Nov 2S.-Lyke Watkins dropped a drill into the Poverty well this afternoon, turned it little just to see what the well would do. The response was six heads of oil, which shot seven feet above the top of the casing. The results were de- clared highly satisfactory to the drill- CT
 eff I should put on choker and lay a string of three-inch pipe the well would make steady three-inch stream" said Watkins after the demonstration.
 The we'll has been averaging eight barrels of oil per day for week and oil men are convinced that it will de- yelop into a gusher. Watkins wash ed the hole with oi! this afternoon. He also found that no new sand bridges had formed and he is hopeful that this menace has been removed.
 All machinery is on the ground to- day for test which will be made by the Stephens Oil & Gas Company on the A. J. Brewer tract in 15-19-27, about half mile south of here. The we'll will be spudded in tomorrow Local men are financing the test. Hude & Aarnes are the contractors.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
KHAN POSTS BIG REWARD
Little Rocks Branch K. k. k. Has D.
 500 Members.

Little Rock, Nov. 25.-Little Rocks branch of the Ku Klux klan has g. 800 members according to letter sent to chief Rotenberry today. offering a S1 GOO reward for the arrest and con viction Cf any man, white or black, guilty Of assault upon a woman
 The letter was accompanied by S1,0cN bill and asked that the chief keep the money as standing re- ward.
 The letter outlined the tanets of the organization, and said that the Little Rock Klan was determined upon stopping the crime wave here. but that it intended to work through authorized officers of the law
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
HANDLE FACTORY TO START
Local Manufacturing Plant Will Start
 Dec. 18th and Run Steady.

Manager H. H. Page informs the News that the Ashdown Handle Works here will resume operations about the 18th of December and will run steadily. This plant employs from 15 to 25 men and it's resumption will be a great deal of help. They also use a great deal of hickory timber, and during the winter expect to get a SUD- ply that will run the factory until Ju- ly. In this way it puts much money in circulation over the country.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
Valuable Chalk Deposits in Little River County to
 Re Developed.
PRICE PAID IS $5OO,OOO
Company Capitalized at Sl,OoO,ooo, lm' mediately Will Begin Manufacture
 of Fertilizer and Whiting.

Little Rock, Nov. 26.-Purchase or the White Cliffs property on Little river between Ashdown and Nashville Band plans for the development of the valuable chalk deposits, were announ- Eced by Burton B. Futile of Cincinnati. 70. MT. Futile represents Cincinnati $. capital which, he said, purchased the property yesterday from A. B. Banks and associates for approximately $5OO,0OO0.
 A company capitalized at $1OOO,OOO will be formed and the manufacture of both fertilizer and whiting will be- gin at once MT. Futile with Simon Ross Jr., his law partner, and R. w. Foster of Cincinnati and George Will son of San Francisco, Cal, returned yesterday from White Cliffs, where - they inspected the property. Investi- gations have been in progress for nearly a year, MT. Futile said and manufacturers to whom specimens of the White Cliffs chalk have been shown have, in many instances, re- ported it superior to that of the Dov- CT cliffs of England, where the bulk of the supply now is obtained. Import records show that the shipment of chalk from Dover to the United States in 1919 aggregated value of $43,COO,OO0.
 Only One in America.
 John c. Branner in 1896 reported the White Cliffs chalk bed as ''the only one known to exist in the United States" and said that the chalk {, agrees very closely in composition with that of the Dover beds which has been used for many years in the manufacture of Portland cement.
 The property. Mr. Futile said, con- sists of 2,6OO acres eight miles north of Ashdown on the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf railroad and includes the town of White Cliffs, considerable railroad trackage. 900 acres of chalk deposit, 800 acres of timber, and the rest in good frming land.
 The deposits were operated about 25 years ago by Dutch company. which built the town. At that time chalk for cement was mined princi- pallN Later the property was sold to Mir. Banks and associates and con- siderable mari and limestone for fer tilizer WIS sold. The program of the proposed Cincinnati firm, according to MT. Futile, will begin with the manufacture of whiting and chalk, and later to remodel the fertilizer plant and to mnufacture putty and cement. It is estimated that the initial output will he five carloads a day. The chalk sells from SIS to $30 a ton in St. Louis.
 Mr. Wilson said that chalk is used extensively as a filler for rubber, and in the manufacture of linoleum,
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
County Gin RepOrt.

The Little River county gin report as compiled by l.. w. Dollarhide, the official reporter, shows that prior to November IA 1921. there, had been B. 76S bales ginned as compared with s. 160 ginned on the same date last year
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
JAPAN WILL DEMAND
 THE l0-sG-7 RATIO
Oriental Officers Plead GDIy "Securi- ty;" Experts Find American
 Plan FEawIeSs.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The Wash ington arms conference is approach ing it's first great decision.
 It was announced tonight by Vice Admiral Kato, chief Japanese naval expert, that Japan seeks a TO per cent naval ratio.
 At the same time il was announced with equal authority that the Amer ican delegation stands firmly on Secretary Hughes 5-5-3 ratio pro- posal, which means a 60 per cent status for Japan. The conference ultimately must reconcile these two views or accept one or the other, to reach agreement On naval limita- tions.
 Vice Admiral Kato said the 70 per cent ratio was the minimum neces- sary for "Japaneses security"
 The American view is that 60 per cent for Japan is the maximum naval strength that could be accepted, in view of American Liabilities in the Pacific.
 No Changes ill Plan.
 Tomorrow the naval experts Of the five powers will hold their first meet l ing in nearly a week. They have fin ished their inter-group discussion of the American plan, so far as it's major factors are concerned. De- velopments today and tonight in dicate that they will return the mat ter to the conference delegates with out recommendations for important modificatiOns.
 The experts have completed their analysis of the m1or elements of the plan and it can be said authorita- lively for the American group that no technical flaw in the Hughes pre- posal has been revealed.
 The American basic offer of a '5-5-3' naval ratio, between Great Britain, the United States and Ja- pan has stood, in American opinion, every test Of fact applied by the experts It is tonight, as it was the day Secretary Hughes gave it voice the hub of the whole matter.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30

paint, cosmetics, crayons and fabrics. The United States Rubber Company he said, used 800 tons daily, and a daily consumption of about 200 tons a day occurs in the industrial section between St. Louis, Chicago and Cleveland.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
Y. ". 4. Social.

Mrs. c. A. Bishop was hostess to the Y. w. A. Friday night, November 25th. Rock was played until late hour and refreshments consisting of brick ice cream and cake were served. All re- ported very pleasant time.
The Little River news., 1921-11-30
Pate Haller.

Nashville, Nov. 25.-Co' urer Oscar J. Pate and Haller, both of Nashville ried at the home of MT Harold Haller here yestel
The Little River news., 1921-11-30

ce, Gertrude to Brigance, Id Brigance, nd Luther
 warned to in thirty days of the plain lton. Given seal of this " of October, Clerk of the
 R. Morrell, 'ohnson, Atty.
 Wed II 23
The Little River news., 1921-11-30

on the Arkansas School $ These experts are already work in various counties where they are being re vidences of the cordial and support.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02

This evening (Friday) students
who have not previously attended the
Leavenworth high school, will under
go the ceremonies of initiation. The
program of the evening is being plan
ned by three different committees.
The committee on initiation consists
Of Miss Byrnes, Mrs Van Tassel, Da-
vid Weber, Mary Wheeler. Susie
Miles, Fred Ouren, Orvis Haugh,
Dorothy Kringle.
The committee on program and dec
Grating consists of Miss Leavitt, John
Emig, Mable Eresch, Walter Wade.
That on refreshments consists of Miss
Myers, Inez Ewing, Lucy Mcclure
Emma Douglas.
The "Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear YET"
was delivered to new students Tues
day, and a modest assessment made
on all students to cover expenses.
The committees met last week, AMI
Monday of this week. and no doubt
one of the best planned and most en-
ioyable events of the school year will
be enjoyed by the high school students
and teachers.
Mr.. Lindahl held the first basket
ball practice Monday evening. Thirty
six have entered for this branch of
high school athletics. As set forth
elsewhere in this issue of the Echo.
certain dates have been set aside for
the town and high school teams,
which give a good basis for signing
up for games.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
PESHASTIN SHOWS WHAT
LITTLE ORCHARDS CAN DO

Fruit growers in the vicinity Of Pc
shastin, little town in the upper
Wenatchee Valley and center of a
rich fruit growing section. who have
one of the few noncompetitive dis
plays at the fruit show, are claiming
the worlds record for a ten-hour an
pie pack. A sign in their headquart-
ers at the fruit show proclaims the
fact that the Peshastin crew packed
10,S0S boxes or Il carloads of apples
in 10-hour day. SO far nobody has
disputed the claim of world record.
Peshastin has the only display in
the exposition made by growers CO.
operative organization. The organi-
ZatiOn represents so fruit growers
owning 1000 acres of orchard. Be-
sides their world record pack of IA
cars in one day, the Peshastin grow
ers during the shipping season packed
420 cars in seven weeks, an average
of 60 cars a week The association
owns packing plant and cold stor-
age warehouse, and because Peshas-
tin has not sufficient hotel accommo
dations maintains during the packing
season a dormtory and restaurant
for 100 persons. The display is in
charge of c. w. White, manager, and
J. F. Wright, a director and secre-
tarV of the peshaStin Er1it Cro,vers,
Association.
ave did not come here to compete
for prizes but to show Seattle and
the West Side what this little COM
muiity is doing toward making up
the total of the states crop income" ,"
said Mr.. White. "Not that we didn't
have the quality to compete with 9th
er districts. but we thought it was
worth while to come over here just to
help the show."-Seattle Times.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
AGED man SHOT AT
WfNATCHfF SATURDAY
BY ROBBER GANG
JACOB WEBER. NEBRASkAN,
VICTIM. NOT EXPECTED To
LIVE. MANY ARRESTS MADE.
FOUR MERE BOYS.

Jacob Weber, aged rs, of Pawnee
Nebraska, on visit at Wenatcheo
with his wife to their daughter, Mrs.
l.. f. Ovenden, ad their son. Will
Weber of the Wenatchee Printing
Co., was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded last Saturday evening, by
masked robbers as he was returning
to the home Of his daughter. At this
writing it was reported that there
was no hope for his recovery.
Mr.. Weber was found after the
shotting by Mrs. Barton a nurse, who
reported the shooting and within an
hour after it was reported Gordon
of deputies guarded every road out
of town and every section of the city
was being searched for suspects.
Mr.. Weber was able, after regain
ing consciousness, to give a descrip-
tion Of the one who shot him. There
were two or three in the party which
held him up. The one who shot him
is described as about 1S or 20 years
of age; wore a dark fedora hat; short,
dark coat; and trousers lighter than
the coat.
Seven suspects are reported to have
been arrested and four are said to be
held on other charges and one at least
is thought to be the man who shct
Weber. The four are, according 20
the World, Everett c. Bozart, age /
II; Ray Bigelow, aged 16; Arthur
Coles, aged IS, and Archie Erb, aged
II.
Coles is charged with having con-
spired to rob the Oxford Cafe of Wen
atchee, and the Great Northern Lum-
ber Co. of Leavenworth. Erb Is
charged with completely in the holdup
and other crimes. Bozart is charged
with Bigelow with holding up an
robbing a man near the high school
earlier in the week.
The supposed plan to rob the
Great Northern Lumber Co. here is
probably a cock and bull story, spun
by the boys, for the company do,s
not keep funds at its office and the
payroll, which is paid in checks, is
now comparatively small for the reas-
on that the saw mill is not in opera
tion.
Later: Mr.. Weber died Tuesday
night and his wife, though not told of
the shooting or death of her husband
was not expected to live, having been
sick when he was shot.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
A. c. JOHNSON SELLS.

A. C. Johnson has sold his interest
in the Peshastin Lumber and Box Co
to Mr.. Leuthold, a brother-in-law of
f. L. Sawyer, and Mr.. johnson has
moved with mis- family to Helena,
Montana. A large circle of friends
here regret exceedingly his removal
Mr.. Sawyer. who in company with
Mr.. Johnson, bought the business two
years ago, retains his interest and
will remain in charge, and we under
stand that the business office is to be
moved to Peshastin.
Mr.. Leuthold is in the lumber busi-
ness at Deer Park and will remain
there, according to our information.
and Mr.. Sawyer will have the man
agement of the business here. 1t is
expected that big cut of lumber will
be made the coming year and with
business gradually getting back to a
solid footing, operations will continue
steadily for years to come as the mill
at Blewett is in a district containing
an almost inexhaustable supply of tim
Der.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
MARRIED.

The wedding of Miss Madeline Van
De Grift to Mr. Joe Grove, of Granite
Falls, took place at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Marie Van De
Grift, Nov. 26. The Rev Hoskins of
fiiciated.
The bride was attended by Miss
Luella Kruichel, of Monroe. Walter
Van De Grift acted as best man. Only
the family and few intimate friends
were present. A dainty luncheon was
served.
The bride came to Leavenworth
with her parents when only two years
of age, and is well-known and loved
by a large circle of friends-which
was shown by the many beautiful
gifts sent her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grove will be at home
after Dec Is at Blewett.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
THE GYMNASIUM
AUDITORIUM IS A
POPULAR PLACE
SOME THING DOING EVERY
MINUTE THIS SEASON-NOT
ENOUGH DAYS AND NIGHTS
IN WEEK FOR ALL EVENTS.

| Though it was much freouented
and very popular place last year, the
new gymnasium-ouditor promises
to be even more popular this season
In fact it is difficult, and even impos-
sible, to arrange a schedule of after
school rehearsalS and practices to ac-
commodate every one. Girls physical
training, boys training, girls basket
ball, and boys basket ball take up
every minute of time from the NOM
ent school is dismissed of afternoons
until six o'clock. Tuesday evenings
come school motion pictures. and
three evenings week the gymnasium
is used by the Leavenworth Amateur
Athletic Club. At present Thursday
evening is the only time when re-
hearsal for any sort of program is
possible on school days outside of
school hours, to say nothing of grade
basket ball teamC. and class teams,
which some of the pupils would like
to form.
Last year schedule was worked
out whereby the grade teachers took
their pupils over during school hours
for physical education, but this has
not been done so far this year. On
Saturday afternoons. even, sort of
schedule has been maintained for
those who have come.
AS for the major school events of
the year and for the high school and
town basket ball. it was necessary for
the teachers interested to meet and
set aside dates for the season, and
then for the managers of the town,
high school boys and high school
girls basket ball teams to meet to-
gether with the superintendent and
arrange dates to the best of their abil-
ity.
The following calendar will dis
close the fact that the new building
is in great demand. Yes, it is much
frequented and very popular place,
and helps nightly during the long
winters and the deep snow
Schedule of major events and of
home dates for basket ball games as
arranged Nov. IS, by Miss Myers, Mr.
Lindahl, Mr.. Hoffman and Mr.. Sutton.
"The Town" signifies dates set aside
for the town basket ball team at
home, and "High School" signifies
dates set aside for high school at
home.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02

The holiday vacation will begin at
the close of school Thursday after
noon, December %, and end at half
past eight Tuesday morning, January
3rd. The first semester will end on
Friday, January 13.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02

well and good; but at the meeting
Tuesday it was the unanimous sent.
ment of those present that we ought
not sleep on our rights and five men
were appointed to act with tie mem
bers of the Good Roads Association
for this part of the county. The mem
bers of the Association for this seq
ton are: Messrs. r. B. Field. RAY ST.
mons NJ. W. Starks and J. A. Wilson;
and the men appointed to act with
them are: F. A. Wingate, J. NJ. Cur
by, George Sinclair, VIM. Mcintosh
and L. r. Hart. They are to meer
with the county board at its next ses-
sion, lay the matter before the boarI
and urge that the Leavenworth sec
tion of the road to Wenatchee be pav-
ed the coming year. or at laest learn
what the present intentions of the
board may be.
This section of the county is N
greater need of the paving than anv
other part of the valley, for during
the winter we have deep SHOWS and a
paved road is more easily cleared OF
the snow. Beside this, when the snow
goes in the spring our dirt roads are
almost impossible. Therefore our
claim for immediate action is not un-
reasonable and ought to meet with d
willing response from the county
board.
Other matters discussed were the
opening of our streets to facilitate
getting about, especially with the fire
department equipment; and the con-
struction of the old bridge, removed
and replaced southwest of town, at a
site on the Icicle at the end of the
road, near the Turner place. Messrs
Ray Simons, F. T. Motteler and T. f.
Paine were appointed a committee of
the Commercial Club to interview the
city street committee and endeavor to
work with them in opening the
streets. 1t was announced by Ray ST.
mons that Commissioner Long hal
assured him that the county would
furnish the old bridge if the com
munity could pay the expense of re-
moving and erecting it upon the pro-
posed site.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
TIL SEWING.

Thanksgiving day was observed in
Leavenworth by the cessation of all
business. with services in the church
es and feasting and thanksgiving in
the homes. No section of the coun-
try, no nation on earth, had more
reason for devout expression to the
God of Nature than we had right
here, for the season had yielded
abundantly and all are we'll provided
for with food and clothing and EN-
ployment.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
BANKS WILL NOT BE OPEN
SATURDAY EVENINGS

The Leavenworth banks have de-
cided not to keep open Saturday eve
ming during the balance of the win
ter, but it is understood the practice
will be resumed again in the spring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02

The B. c. Rutherford family lis
tened to concert by Madam Sehu-
mann-Heink, at Fairmont, Cal, Mon
day night, until the snow broke down
the antennae.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02

Miss Lillian Johnson, who had
been housekeeping for Mr.. Schuhart.
went to Seattle Tuesday for a visit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02

Thomas Burke went to Seattle
Tuesday, We presume to spend a few
months of the winter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-12-02
SCHOOL NOTES.

The third month of school closed
last week. The months reports show
an enrolment of 373 in the grades
and 1903 in the high school, or total
of 4S1. The number of cases of tar
diness in the grades was 81, and in
the high school %. The per cent of
attendance for the entire school was
97.5.