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The courier-index., 1921-01-21
FAT MEN PREFERRED
Always Favored by Business Char. acter Analysts, Says Expert
 Hargrave.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Have done with this sad stuff about nobody loves a fat man." It's pure bunk, for the fat man is all to the merry. take it from experts who pull down a fat salary for selecting men who will give the most satisfactory serv- ice in responsible positions.
 The fudge-eating high schaol flap per may prefer to feast her eyes upon Wallace Reid's slim elegance, rather than to contemplate the well upholstered person of Fatty Ar buckle, but, other things being equal, Arbuckle would be the unan- imous choice of the character andy sis when it came to appointing a bank president, or a department store buyer. Gordon R. Hargraves. one of the leading experts in the science of directing individuals in- to their right vacations, teaching salesmen, executives and others how best to secure cooperation. has these things to say in favor of the fat man:
 "He is genial, loves a joke and never worries. If he worried, he would not stay lat long.
 "He is an excellent host. Count yourself in luck when you are asked to dinner by fat man, or by any man at all who has a fat wife or cook.
 "The fat man is judicial minded and makes an excellent judge be- cause of his ability to weigh evi- dence in an unimpassioned manner.
 "ln general and particular. the fat man is vastly superior to the lean, leathery, stringy person with the thin, V-shaped face and shifty eyes, and to the square -jawed, stocky built individual, who has more brawn than brains and who tries to win his point by hammering on the desk, where the fat man would carry the day by wave of the hand and a smile"
 In some ways the same rules ap- ply to the gentler sex, according to Prof. Hargrave, who says the slend- CT, ethereal creature is all very well to dance with and is highly orna- mental when she drapes herself over a chair in the drawing room, but when it comes down to cases and a man is choosing partner for keeps, it is wise to select the bux- om damsel who will put her soul into her cooking.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
CreditabLe Reports Filed
 By The Police Department
SEARCHES SIXTY YEARS
Arkansas Man Separated From Wife
 During Civil War.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 17.-E. D. (Ned) Poor of Humphrey, Ark, who lost track of his wife in 1862, when he entered the Confederate army, and who has never ceased his search for her in nearly 50 years. has applied to chief of police, w. l.. Barker, here, for assistance in locating her, having received in- formation that she was in Chatta- nooga.
 The message received by the chief was most pathetic, and was ac- companied by letter addressed to the missing woman, asking her to write Poor.
 Poor was married in Claiborne county, Tennessee, in 1861 and went away to war the following year, ac- cording to the letter received by Chief Baker. His wife's maiden name was Mary Frances Morris. If alive she would be nearly 70 years old. Poor suggested to the chief that she may have been married again.
 The matter has been placed in the hands of the detective department by Chief Baker.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
GOV. M'RAE APPOINTS FORMER NEVADA COUNTY CITIZEN TO SUCCEED LATE ARTHUR cor TER-WILL CALL SPECIAL ELECTION LATER.

On Monday of this week Governor Thos. c. McRae appointed A. F.. Galloway of Moro, sheriff and col lector of Lee county to succeed the late Arthur Cotter. The ap- pointment will hold until the gov ernor calls speciol election. It was Gov. McRae's intention Mon day to call the election for some date in July, after the collector makes his final settlement with the county judge, but it is now proba- bic the election will not be called until next November in view of the fact that Col. J. E. Wood, one of the representatives from Lee coun- ty in the house of representatives, has served notice of his intention to introduce and attempt to have passed a local bill extending the time for the payment of taxes, with out penalty, to November 15. Col. Wood will introduce this bill be- cause of the money stringency and the inability of many large land owners and heavy taxpayers to realize funds from their cotton and timber at this time, and for the additional reason that all the avail ble funds are now needed to fi- nance the new crop operations. The measure is also designed to help the small taxpayer, tenant and share cropper who so far have been hard pressed for funds.
 MT. Galloway. the new sheriff, resided in Nevada county for sev- eral years and taught school in that section of the state. He is an old friend of the new governor. In addition to teaching in Nevada coun- ty, he also had charge of schools in Clark and Hampstead counties. He came to Moro five years ago, at first operating telephone exchange. Later he served as carrier on the rural mail route running out of Moro and still later he was cashier of the Bank of Moro. During the past two years he has been operat- ing a. stave mill in Moro. He is 36 years of age, man of clean habits, commanding appearance and IS re- garded in Moro and that section of Lee county as most enterprising, substantial and progressive citizen.
 MT. Galloway will move his fam fly to Marianna as soon as he IS able to secure a dwelling.
 He will keep the office force maintained by the late Sheriff Cot ter. Miss Sarah Panich will assist in the collection of taxes and the general office work and John Jones will have charge of the jail
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
Sleeping Sickness
 May SlUeep World

Paris, Jan. 17.--Beware Encep- halites Lethargica, better known as sleeping sickness. According to French scientists, things are about ripe for a far-reaching outbreak of this epidemic unless worldwide pre- cautions are taken to stop it. The disease was temporarily lulled last fall, but is again reappearing in Marseille, Douai, Liege and Paris, with the usual instances of slumbers lasting anywhere from four days to a fortnight. This strange dis ease is even thought by some to be responsible for the lassitude of the Austrian population, among whom, incidentally, the malady was first noticed during the war.
 Preventive measures so far as known, concern chiefly the allaying of nasal irritations with antiseptics, such as eucalliptas. A great variety of germs has been isolated from patients, but none of these seem to offer any special features of re- sistance. That there is danger in ignoring the initial symptoms is the contention of the Pasteur research CTS, who have found that the period of complete inoculation frequently lasts whole year.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
Write CdrdLUdy For
 Rare Field Seed

Congressman Caraway requests the Courier-lndex to make the fol- lowing announcements:
 "The Department of Agriculture has furnished me for free distribu- tion the following rare field seeds:
 Fifty 4-pound packages of Kan sas grown alfalfa seed; 10 two pound packages of cowpeas; 50 two pound packages of soy beans; 130 one-pound packages of Soudan grass seed; 50 two-pound packages of vel vet beans; 600 one-quart packages of cotton seed.
 ''The supply as will be seen is limited and when exhausted, can not procure any more. Therefore. to those who first apply will be sent a package and only one. sincerely regret that am unable to procure enough for general dis tribution, but this is the sole sup ply.
 Write your name and address plainly so that no mistake can oc- cur in sending"
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
HdrGlUdy Refuses To
 Glue DeniSOn JOb

Helena, Jan. 20.-J w. Denison, who sometime ago received an ap- pointment as county treasurer from Governor Brough, presented his bond for $385, ,000 to County Judge Wm. Larkin, and it was approved after being filed with the circuit clerk. This is the last day Denison was al- lowed to qualify for the office of treasurer This afternoon Denison presented his commission to Al C. Haraway, who stated that he had legal authority, that there was no vacancy in the treasurer's office. Haraway holds commission given to him by Acting Governor Meier rin, and said that under the cir cumstances he could not relinquish the office to Denison and that he had placed the matter in the hands of his attorneys. Denison replied That is what makes lawsuits, and walked away. Further develop ments in the controversy will be watched with interest.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
FINES AGGREGATINC $3.754-50 TURNED INTO TREASURY DURING PERIOD OF EIGHT MONTHS, FROM MAY TO JAN- uARY.

Reports recently submitted to the city council by the police depart ment, covering a period of eight months from May |, 1920, to Jan uary 1, 1921, show the department turned into the city treasury, either in cash or in labor, the sum of S3,754.50. While the public is al ways prone to indulge in criticism of public officials, and especially those charged with the enforcement of penal laws, the people of Mari anna can with perfect propriety take some pride in the splendid work done by the police department.
 Even under the most favorable circumstances and with the heart fest cooperation upon the part of the citizens policeman's job is 8 hard one to fill. So much is ex- pected of him-so much more than it is possible for him to perform If the phone rings at the City Hall or at the station in the City Park he is expected to be there immed- lately to answer it. If a suspicious character is proving in the alleys of the business district or on the outskirts of the city, the public cannot understand why the one day policeman or the two night officers are pot there to dog the steps of the supposed miscreant. If thief breaks in the back door of store, while his confederate watches the officers, the citizens fail to take into consideration the fact that probably the night men are trailing a "bad egg" in some other section of the city.
 Mayor Norment and his chief of police and the two night men are doing all in their power to properly police the city. Their record shows they have been diligent in the en- forcement of the city's ordinances. All they ask is reasonable amount of cooperation upon the part of the people to the end that they may more adequately serve the pub lie. If the chief of police, at night, cannot be reached over the phone at the City Hall or in the City Park, those desiring his services are re- quested to call him at his residence.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
Forrest City Has
 Disastrous Blaze

Forrest City, Jan. 20.-The Mann building, in the heart of the busi- ness district of the city, which hous- ed two stores, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's plant, and several offices, was destroyed by fire discovered shortly after seven o'clock this morning. The total loss. was estimated at over $150,- 900, about half covered by insur- ance.
 Miss Cora Foster, night operator at the telephone office, discovered the blaze when smoke began pouring through the flooring of the office. She immediately notified the Fire Department, called several men who had offices in the building, and was remaining at her post when company employees rushed into the office and carried her to safety. Miss Foster has been an operator here several years.
 The Mann building was owned by Mann and Mann, well known at torneys. It was valued at $20,000 with $14, ,000 insurance. The firm occupied offices on the second floor. A library valued at $12,000 and insured for $3,000 was consum- ed by the fire. Other losses were !:
 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.,, $75,000 covered by insurance.
 E. N. Harrod, grocery, $4,000; covered.
 United States Railway Express Company, $10,000; partly covered.
 Connaway's variety store, ST. 500; partly covered.
 Herring & Schellhous, civil en- gineers, $5,000; partly covered.
 Taylor-Knight & Company, insur- ance, $750; covered.
 St. Francis Abstract Company, $7,5O0; $2,000 insurance.
 Telephone service was cut off by the fire. Long distance service, however, was re-established shortly after noon. New equipment has been shipped from Illinois and it is said new office will be in opera ton within two weeks.
 A fire wall separating the Mann building from the adjoining build ing, and prompt and efficient work by the Fire Department, prevented spread of the flames. The water pressure was unusually strong, which aided materially in confining the fire.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21

supply everything needed to make body protein can be called perfect or complete. These complete pro- teins are found in eggs. milk and meat. While the protein of pea nuts is not complete in itself, it becomes so when combined with that of wheat. For this reason peanuts and wheat eaten together, even in dessert, reduce the amount of meat actually needed.
 Peanut butter, in spite of its name, is just finely-ground peanuts to which salt has been added, and particularly when ground at home or bought in bulk, is one of the cheapest foods on the market at present. considering what it furnish es. Peanut butter can easily be made at home by putting through a food grinder fresh roasted pea nuts from which the red skins have been removed. Salt can generally be mixed in more thoroughly if added to the. nuts before they are ground. The machine should be adjusted to grind as fine as possible. If the butter is not fine enough after one grinding, it may be put through the machine second time.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
Judge Greenfield .s
 QudTles Is Dead

Helena, Jan. 14.-Judge Green field Quarles, aged "A, one of the best known residents of Eastern Arkansas, died at his home here at I o'clock this afternoon, after an illness of about two weeks. Funer- al services will be held at St. Johns Episcopal Church tomorrow after noon at three o'clock with services tor of St. Johns Members of Camp Cawley, United Confederate Vet erans, of which Judge Quarles was a charter member, will attend in a body. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery.
 Judge Quarles was born in Chris tian county, near Garrettsburg, Ky, April 1, l847, and moved to Phillips county with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Nicholas Quarles, in 1851. On December 10, 1878 he was mar ried to Miss Ida Gist of this county. His wife, one daughter, Mrs. Cad waller L. Polk, Jr., two grandsons, one brother, Clarence Quarles. sur vive him.
 A graduate of Virginia Military Institute. Judge Quarles was the last surviving founder of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
 When still a young man he was elected prosecuting attorney. for the First Judicial District, defeating the late Senator James P. Clarke. La- ter he was elected to the Arkansas legislature, and served with distil.c- ton. He was also elected county and probate judge, position which he held several years. It was under his administration that the people here first began to take interest in good roads. Judge Quarles remain ed a good roads advocate until his death He was also a member of the Cotton Belt Levee Board. Ev- CT since it's organization he had been member of the Phillips County Bar Association, remaining in active practice of his profession until the beginning of his last illness.
 As a private in the ranks, Judge Quarles served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy, and he was a charter member of the local camp of Confederate eVterans. When the Spanish American war broke out he volunteered and was made a major of infantry, serving at Chickamauga until peace was de- clared. During the World War he served in various capacities, chief among which was that of special agent foa the government under the selective service act.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
Dual Slayer,
 Caught M EI PdsO

Blytheville, Ark, Jan. 19.-The negro murderer of the Craig fami- ly is captured. Sheriff D. H. Blackwood has dispatched Deputies Hart Dickson of Osceola and Jesse Greer of Wilson to El Paso, Texas, to bring back Henry Lowery, want ed in this county for the most re- volting murder in the annals of the county
 Lowery was arrested in El Paso by the chief of police of that city and will be brought back to Mlssis- sippi county at once. When arrest ed he was going under the name of s. M. Thompson. The sheriff's of flee received positive information that the negro was in Fl Paso, go- ing under the name of Thompson, and immediately upon receipts of the information the police depart ment of the latter city was instruct ed to arrest him upon the descrip- tion furnished. The arrest was made and Sheriff Blackwood be- heves the identification positive.
 The arrest of Lowery recalls the bloody Christmas tragedy when 0. T. Craig of near Wilson, with his daughter, Mrs. Williamson, were murdered by the black fiend. Three other persons were severely wound ed by the negro at the Craig home at the same time. Lowery made his escape and has been at large ever since. He is said to be an educated negro, member of numerous ne- gro lodges and possessed of un- usual resourcefulness.
 His capture at Ell Paso indicates his attempted escape into Mexico.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
A. F. CallaUay, OF Moro,
 Named Sheriff. Collector
MAY BE HURLED INTO AIR
Navy Planning to Shoot Seaplanes
 From Catapults.

Washington, Jan. l7.-Naval air
 planes, instead of "taking off" from
 the decks of ships while at sea, will
 be hurled from catapults if experi- ments of the Navy Department prove
 successful, the House naval com
 mittee was told today by Capt. T. T. Craven, director of naval avia-
 tion. Tests are being made, he said,
 at the Washington Navy Yards, where it is planned to shoot sea-
 plane from caUapult soon to see If the plan is feasible.
 Capt. Craven said he was con- vinced the new method would prove
 superior to present attempts to get under way from decks limited in ] size.
 The navy is attempting also to construct collapsible planes, the com
 mittee was informed, so they can be taken down and stored on board | during bad weather at sea. The
 present system of keeping planes on top of the turrets, Capt. Craven
 said, has proven unsatisfactory as they are in the way and obstruct vision.
 An appropriation of $35,000,000
 has been requested for naval avia- ton during the coming year. Dur ing that time, the committee was told, the navy's station at Hampton Roads will become the most i'm portant on the Atlantic Coast. He urged that a considerable sum" be expended on the Coco Solo station at the Panama Canal in order to
 protect the canal adequately
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
TEN TOWN TESTS
Questions People Ask About Your Town Before Making It Their
 Town.
Attractiveness

Shall I like the town, it's "atmos- phere?" Does it have the beauty of shaded streets and other beauti- ful features? Is it quiet, roomy, airy, we'll lighted town? Does it have attractive public buildings and homes? Is it well paved? Is it clean in every sense?
 2. Healthfulness
 Will my family and I have req sonable chance to keep we'll in that town? How about it's water sup ply? Its sanitary system? Its meth ods of milk inspection? Its health department? Its hospitals? Is it without any congested district? 3. Education
 Can I educate my family and my self in that town? How about it's public schools-present and future? Its institutions of higher education or of business training? Its libra ries? Its lecture and concert courses? It's newspapers? Its post al facilities?
 4. People
 Shall I like the people of the town? Are they ''home folks" with out false exclusiveness? Are they neighborly and friendly? Is the town free from factionalism? Does it have strong religious, fraternal and social organizations?
 5. Recreation
 Can I have a good time in that town-I and my family? How about the theatres, museums, gym nasiums, parks, etc? Are there ac- tive agencies for providing good en- tertainments, athletic contests, etc? :? Are inviting opportunities afforded by well paved streets?
 6. Living
 Can we live reasonably and well in that town? Are the best of modern conveniences available for it's residents-electricity, gas tele- phones, etc? Are the housing and shopping conditions favorable? Rents, taxes and prices fair? Hotels good? Home and truck gardens and dairy products plentiful?
 '. Accessibility
 Can we go and come easily? Does the town have adequate railroad cOHneCllOH anu tram SSiNiCC. We'll marked automobile routes and hard surface roads?
 8. Business
 Can I make good use of capital in that town? Are there banking facilities? Manufacturing interests? Up to date stores? Good shipping facilities? Favorable labor condi- tions? A prosperous farming terri tory? Active cooperation among business interests?
 9. Employment
 Can l get job in that town at fair pay and with good prospects for the future? Can 1 count on CO., operation from organization making it their business to help introduce and establish new commercial in terests and to welcome new citi- zens?
 10. Progressiveness
 Shall I find that l am in live town having a progressive city government, active civic organiza- tions, modern fire protection, and a pull-together spirit in everything "a town with a future?-From Selling Your Town" by L. N. Flint, Department of Journalism, University of Kansas. Lawrence.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
PEANUT BUTTER USES

Peanut butter, many people think, IS good for sandwich filling or for spreading on crackers and bread, 1t can, however, be used m a num- Der of dishes that are cheap, easy to make and very wholesome, ac- cording to home economies special ists of the United States Department ot Agriculture. Moreover, these dishes have the rich flavor of the peanut without the pasty texture Of the butter.
 Food experts have known for a long time that peanuts were nch m protein and fat, two things that the body needs. Within the last lew years these scientists have also learned that there are many kinds of protein and that only those which
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
Yeggs SIay Officers;
 Escape With Sl2,OOO

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 17.-Six ban dits killed two railroad officers here at noon today after holding up an automobile and seizing $12,000 be- longing to the New York Central railroad. Louis Schrodeer and A. E. Long were killed in resisting the highwaymen. The bandits in- tercepted the automobile coming up- town from the Union depot with passenger fare receipts.
 The six outlaws in an automobile edged the railroad automobile into the curb and immediately fired a fusillade upon the railroad officers. Schroeder and Long were drawing their pistols when they were shot down.
 The bandits siezed satchel con- taining the money and sped away, exchanging shots with taxicab driver who gave persuit.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
NEW rARDoNING RULE

Little Rock, Jan. 2O.-A new rule governing application for pardon was promulgated by Governor Me Rae today. Hereafter the governor under no circumstances will consider a petition for pardon unless the petition and signatures are publish ed in a newspaper located in the county where the conviction was secured. The governor said he will enforce the rule in every case.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
TAXPAYERS ASK RELIEF
Phillips County People Want to
 Pay in Installments.

Helena. Jan. 1S.-Asserting that unless something is done to relieve the people of tax burdens much land will have to delinquent for last years taxes. Residents of Phillips county, at a meeting held in the
 headquarters of the Business Mems League yesterday, adopting resolu- tions calling upon the Phillips coun- ty delegation in the legislature to secure the enactment of relief meas ures. The resolution sets out con
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
CARD OF THANKS

To our many friends in Mari anna and LaGrange who sympathiz- ed with us in the loss of our little son and who so kindly ministered to us last Sunday when the funeral services were held in Marianna, we wish to extend our sincere thanks.
 MIR. AND MRS. JNO. MAYNARD.
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ditions brought about by the world war and the reconstruction period, and recommends that 1920 taxes be paid in installments instead of in a lump as usual.
The courier-index., 1921-01-21

There is some satisfaction in con templating that we have got the best of avaricious landlords, and that as long as We remain here there is no one mean enough to raise our Sing Sing Bulletin.