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The Little River news., 1921-11-16
SEVEN ARE INDICTED
Federal Court for Texarkana Division
 oi Western District COnyenes.

Texarkana, Tex, Nov 14.-Federal court for the Texarkana division of tho Western District of Arkansas con vened here today with Judge Frank A. Youmans of Fort Smith persiding A Grand Jury, with William J Harts- field Of Washington, foreman, was impaneIed, and later in the day re- turned the following indictments:
 J. E. DahsI1o and E. B. Parker, Fl Dorado, charged with trying to evade payment of revenue tax on dance hall; Booker Kennedy, robbery of postoffice at Buckner; H. D. John son, Fl Dorado. making false entry on books of National bank; Walter Seay, robbery of postoffice at Eagle Mill; E. o. Gunter and c. c. Shaif, raising federal reserve note to higher denomination.
 During the Gaythe district attor- ney also He'd information against the
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
FIRE AT MINERAL SPRINGS
Livery Barn and Two Small Business
 Houses Destroyed.

Mineral Springs, Nov 21.-Fire that started in the old livery barn owned by J. E. Green destroyed the barn and it's contents, consisting of about 200 bushels of corn and con- siderable hay and four sets of team harness. The loss on the barn and contents was about $1,O0O. Later the fire spread to two frame buildings on the south side of he barn, which were occupied by negroes as a res taurant and a grocery, destroying these structures and most of their contents. There was no insurance. Had it not been for the untiring eff forts of the fire brigade the loss might have been much greater.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
TWIN CITIES ARE
 pRANNlNG s DIVORCE
4 administrations at TeXarkana Are Unable to Work Together ill
 Harmony.

Texarkana, Nov. 13.-The troubles between TeXarkana Ark, and Tex arkana, Tex, wkich started over the d!Gcontinuance last April of the joint arrangement by which the. Fire De- partments of the two sides of the city were operating under one fire chief, are as far from settlement aG ever and there seems to be TO chance of an adjustment. It is said that in surance rates soon will be raised at least 12 per cent unless the joint ar rangemcnt for fighting fires is put in force again. The Texas side insists that if the old order is restored, w. J. Springer must be reinstated as joint fire chief. but Mayor McLain of the Arkansas side refuses.
 Texas side also is preparing to discon- tinue the arrangement with Arkansas for the joint inspection of meats and dairy prodGcts, which has been in eff feet several years. It is said Tex arkana, Tex, is preparing to sever re- latiGns of every sort with the Arkan- sas side and to look after all it's own affairs. Mayor McLain, n the mean time, declares Arkansas is enti.oly competent and able to look after all it's business without advice or help
 from outside. He said TeXa"kana, Arkansas, is willing to have joint Fire Department with the Texas side, but insists that such arrangement 'must be on fair basis and that the Arkansas side must have a square deal which, he said, Texas does not show a disposition at present to allow.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
NEGRO LANDS IN JAIL
Black Wounded by Offi-
 cers When He Falls to Halt.

TeXarkana, Nov. 11.-Porter Love, negro, was lodged in jail on the Ar kansas side last night on a warrant Charging him with burglary. It is all legged he was caught robbing the house of Walter Harris, in North Heights. The sheriff and a deputy chanced to be in the neighborhood and gave chase to the negro, who refused to stop when told to halt. Several shots were fired at the fleeing black and one passed through the negrOs arm, causing him to stop. The wound is said not to be serious. Love will be given trial ill Municipal Court to- morrow.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
PAVING SUIT CONFINED
Contractors at TeXarkana Have Only
 Partly Completed Contract.

TeXarkana, Nov. 1.-The suit pend. ing in the Miller County Circuit Court between Paving Improvement District Mo- 20, on the Arkansas side, and the Burke Construction Company, which involves the paving of practically all the downtown residence section of the Arkansas side. has been continued une til the next June term of the court at the instance Of the improvements district. The continuance is said to have been asked foa the purpose of awaiting the result of a similar sujt pending in the fedeIaI courts.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
TEXARKANA CELEBRATION
Many Organizations Join in Ob.
 seryance of ArmiStice Day.

Texarkana, Nov. 11.-Armistice Day was observed here on an elabo- rate scale under the auspices of the local American Legion, assisted by several visiting companies of veterans The feature was the parade at 10 o'clock, led by veterans of the World War, followed by Spanish-American war veterans and veterans of the Con- efderacy, all in uniform, women's S auxiliaries, various fraternal orders, and civic societies, Red tCrcss, Boy Scouts.
 Other features were a football game, an athletic carnival at the Legion Hall, a barbecue at Spring Lake park and dance at Foreman Hall.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
Overcome Troubles ali
 GrOte We'll Near Arden

The GrOte we'll at Arden is now bet ter than 750 feet and it is reported that some recent troubles have been overcome. They have been drilling in a soft formation whici; has been very difficult. They are now waiting for more 12a inch casing as they want to keep the hole large as lCng as possi- ble. Progress recently has been ne cessarily slow but the hole is in good shape.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
WAY REUNITE CHURCHES
Bishops of Northern VI, E. CnDrcI}
 Meet in Detroit.

Detroit, Nov. H. Seeking to map a plan for reuniting the Methodist. Episcopal churches, North and South, the commission on Methodisn unifcation, composel of bishops of the Northern church, began a two days session here 1bis afternoon. The meeting is the tlIat held by tho commission sin3a Us appointment at the last general confer snce of the churches.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
The Supreme Court Affirms
 The Will Owens Case

The supreme court in a recent de- Owens is a negro, who lives at Pine Prairie. He was sentenced by the cir cult court to term in the penitenti- ary on charge of assault with intent to kill The case was appealed and later affirmed. Owens left Monday night for Little Rock to voluntarily give himself up to the penitentiary au- thorities and begin serving his sent ence T. B. Cook who was his bonds man, was willing to trust him to go alone.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
MAY RESUME DRILLING
 AT STEELE WELL SOON
Meeting of Land Owners Monday A greed to Release 5000 ill EscrO
 for Drilling Expense.

The chances are good now that op- erations at the tSeele well at Pine Prairie may be resumed soon. It Is understood that new money is ready to come into the development At meeting. at the courthouse here Mon day afternoon a proposition was brought before the landowners, who made up the block of leases on which the we'll is being drilled, which may clear up the Instructions that caused the suspension of work. The prOpo- sition in substance was that the $5O00 now held in the bank here as a gur- antee that the well be drilled accord ing to contract be released to the op orators provided as agreed by them that an additional $5OO0 be placed in the bank here, and that together with another $4,500 now held ill a bank at Hot Springs, and that the whole sum of $14,500 be used strictly for drilling expense and casing. It was
 
 ample to complete the contract and finish the well. After hearing the proposition and discussion a resolu ton was presented covering it and was adopted by unanimous vote of the landowners. It was explained that the $500O here could not have been used for any purpose, and that it was necessary that it be used to complete the well.
 The we'll is down 500 feet and a heavy standard rig with all tools is still on the ground. Those interest ed expressed themselves as willing to do any reasonable thing that would in- sure development. The operators on the other hand, who were not present at the meeting, it is understood had said that due to the tightness of mon ey they must have this money to com plete the work
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
DIAMONDS ON DISPLAY Two Stones Recently Taken From Mines Are Valued at S473.7O.

Murfreesboro,- Nov. 1.-The Ar kansas Diamond Company has on dis- play in the show windows of the Whitten Drug store two very beau tiful diamonds taken from it's mines recently One is blue-white stone, weighing .51 carats and valued at $316.20. The other is a flawless ca nary, weighing .45 carats and valued at $157.50.
 time. New, modern diamond mining machinery recently was installed and considerably increases the output of the plant.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
Bridge Work Resumed.

The work on the bridges on the Ben Lomond and Steel bridge road has again started, and it is understood that the work will be rushed to completion, getting this road ready for the gravel this winter.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
Pie Supper at Hicks.

On Friday night, November 1StI there will be a pie supper at Hicb school house for the pupose of rais ing money for the pastor of ou' church. Everybody invited and a the girls bring their pies and ha3' them ready to auction off at 730 D. !
 Don't forget the date and be ready buy you nice pie before it's too lat
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
NO CRIME TO OWN STILL
At Least Is Is Not Considered an
 OifenSe in Texas.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 9.-It is not a violation of the state law to possess equipment for manufacturing intoXi eating liquors, the Court of Criminal Appeals held today.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
AMERICA DECLARES FOR
 LONG NAVAL HOLIDAY
Secretary Hughes StartIes Delegates When He Lays All Cards on
 Table at Conference.

Washington, Nov. l2.-A radical reduction and strict limitation of naval armament by the chief naval powers was proposed by the United States right off the bat at the opening of the international confer encc here today.
 Without and warning and to the patent surprise of the foreign dele gates, Secretary of State Hughes popped the concrete proposals before them with dramatic force and telling effect.
 Before the delegates scarcely were aware of what was happening, MT Hughes, true to his promise, had laid the cards of Uncle Sams hand face up on the table.
 The effect of the unexpected move was heightened by the spontaneous endorsement of the executive pro- posals on the spot by the legislative branch Of the American government. The senators who occupied one bal ccny and the representatives who were in another simultaneously arose as MT. Hughes concluded presentation of the reduction program and loosed torrent of applause It was the great dramatic moment of the ses- sion.
 The American Proposals.
 The American proposals summariz- ed follow:
 1. The United States, Great Brit ain and Japan to agree to a navy building holiday for 10 years during which time no new ships shall be built except for replacement of ton mage within the agreed maximum of each nation.
 ?. All uncompleted capital ships and numerous specified older capital ships to be scrapped at once.
 g. All building programs, either actual or projected to be abandoned at once.
 4 The sea power of the three na- tions to be maintained on a basis of a tonnage parity between the Ameri- can and British navies and of 8 Japanese navy of three-ffths the tonnage of either of the others.
 ,. The capital ship to be the unit of measurement of naval strength and a proportionate allowance of auXili- ary craft to be prescribed
 6. The size of the capital ships built for replacement shall be limited to 35,00O tons, compared with 46,OOO tons, the maximum now building, and aggregate, capital ship tonnage to be limited to 5O0,0O0 each for England and United States and 3OO,OOO for Japan
 /. Auxiliary cruisers and destroy CTS, the keels of which have been al- ready laid, to be completed, but re- placements to be on basis of d maximum 450,00O tons each for Ems land and the United States and PIC GOO for Japan.
 8. Same provision for submarines|
 with the maximum tonnage, 9O,OOd each for England and the United States and 54,O0O for Japan.
 9. Total tonnage of airplane -ar. Hers to be limited to SO,O0O each for England and the Emitted States. an1. 4S,0O0 for Japan.
 Cnly cap al ships lu. .r. plane carriers 20 years cid, crusiers IF years old, and destroyers and sub- marines 12 years old may be replaced.
 II. Limitation of naval aircraft deemed impracticable because of eas, of converting commercial aircraft to war uses.
 12. Conversion of merchant ma rine to warships to be regulated by agreement.
 13. No ships to be built for or dis posed of to other nations.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
6OO-POUND WOMAN DIES Resident of Galena, Mo-, Was One
 Heaviest Oi Her Sex.

Galena, Mo, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Saman tha Minton, who weighed more thar 600 pounds and believed to be ont of the heaviest women in the world died at her home here today after |; years illness. Her body was cigh feet in circumference. Mrs. Mintor was S7 and is survived by a hus band.
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the sickness and death of our darling baby. We also thank them for the many beautiful, flowers MT. and Mrs. Wade Welch,
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
BANKERS HOLD TO ARM
ny Illinois Association to Get
 and Use Guns.

Springfield, Ill, Nov 14.-Alarmed at the frequency of bank ro5beries, the Illinois Bankers Association has advised banks, especially smaller cnes to obtain shotguns and use them"
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
ttill NNiice.

We will only gin one more day, Fri day of this week Parties wanting to gin with us will bring theif cotton in on that day. Will pay $27O0 fer seed. Brown Gin Go it
The Little River news., 1921-11-16
Ships HtJEGry tIuts.

DeQuesn, Nov. J4,-T. W. Park has shipped car of hiokory nuts 10 Chicago, the first carload of nsts ever shipped from thle community.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14

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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14
"SISLER? OH. YES, HE'S THE
CHAMPION PINCH HITTER

Although rather dislike persona1i-
ties, here is bit of a story regarding
myself-with the joke decidedly on
me-that is too good to retain. We
had stopped off at small town on
our way from Bogalusa and several
Of the members of the team were in
troduced to some of the prominent
citizens Of the town. One of the
leading lights of the Louisiana me-
tropolis was the merchant who ran
the general store, sold thFeshing ma
chimes, postage stamps, dry goods
and groceries, acted as notary pub
lie, town marshall and legal adviser.
When I was introduced to him, he ac-
knowledged the introduction very
suspiciously and said, $50, this is
George Sisler Well, well, I am glad
to know you"
was beginning to feel quite flat
tered with the attention he was CIV
ing me and was assuring myself that
somewhere, somehow he must have
read of me in a sporting journal or
page. Then he terminated this feel
ing of initiation on my part by add
ing: "And so, you are the champion
pinch hitter of the nine, are you?"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14
csoee Sisler Has No Ambition to
Manage Ball Club, He Announces

but by the later developments re-
sultant from this on the playing
field. And / have been forcibly i'm
pressed with the belief that methods
Of some managers in dealing with all
players in the same way is all wrong.
By this / mean that the average man
ager who treats rookie and veteran
alike, and it would be surprising how
many really do this were it known to
the fans, is the correct way to obtain
the worst results. / do not believe
it can ever result in the most eff
cient behavior on the players part as
far as playing is concerned.
In the training camp of the Browns
this year / have seen with the great
est interest, Of course, a novel and,
l believe, splendid system put into
being by Manager Lee Foil of the
Browns It is a system which, it
seems to me, should be followed by
other managers. In brief it is this:
The rockies go out to the playing
field from II o'clock until /. The
regulars are on the field from to
3 or 4 o'clock. In my opinion, the
outstanding good feature of this ar
rahgement rests in the fact that the
regulars do not need the same kind
of training which might benefit the
youngsters. The rockies have the
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14

White Sox, to give the most trouble.
Of course, my opinions are doubtless
based upon the concensus of opinions
of the various critics with whom /
spoke. Three of the Chicago scribes
seemed Of the mosc earnest thought
that despite the hardships of the "pil-
low weed the White Sox will again
be contenders. There were others
who believed this too. Few enter
tanned any hesitancy in picking at
least two of these three teams as the
ones which the Browns will neces-
sarily be compelled to fight for real
honors.
One thing impressed me greatly,
and that was their evident change of
opinion this season as to the merits
of the much derided Athletics. 1t is
their honest belief-candidly ex-
pressed-that Connie Mack has at
length perfected machine which will
give trouble to many clubs.
And I am glad to hear this and
hope it is true. Mack is a conscien-
tious worker and has tried to develop
a ball team from a bunch of young
sters for several seasons. Too, it will
the fans. 1t is never well to have an
opposition so weak that it is regarded
as not worth while doing ones best
to overcome it. And that is unfor-
tunately just what has happened so
many times in the past few years
when ball team was thrown against
the Athletics in a series. From my
own experience and observation,
know that often after a team has
met and defeated the clubs rated as
being the top-notchers, it will fall be-
fore the attacks of the Athletics
merely because there has been a pc
riod of relaxation and over-confi-
dence in the belief that ''well, they
are a weak team and / will not have
to play my best against them"
The ball player VINO seeks to give
the fans the best there is in him at all
times will never fall into this slough, |
but, unfortunately, there is the very
human tendency to belittle the other !
fellow when he has shown US reason
for this attitude on our part. / bel
lieve in playing just as hard against |
a weak team as against professedly |
strong aggregation. The man who |
fails to realize that this procedure is |
the only correct one to pursue will |
soon find his own power waning and
his own efforts growing less worthy. |
Thus the prospect of the interesed /
power to Mack's representatives is a
boon to the playing ability of every
man in the American League Some
may think me foolish to PROFOUND /
such a theory and may "spoof" at I
the idea that such is the truth, but
still / maintain that in the long run
saliently weak opposition will depress
the entire membership of any league I
in the world.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14
BOGALUSA, La, AN
IDEAL TRAINING SPOT

At the risk of being accused of
press agenting a town, / want to say
a good word for Bogalusa, La, where
we spent our training weeks. To my
mind it is the ideal training camp
spot of the South. / have never been
to a place where the ball players were
so well treated and given so much
consideration. From the mayor of
the city down to the negro porter in
the hotel, everyone seemed disposed
to make life pleasant and profitable
in the way Of making perfect base
ball conditions for the players. The
climate is nearest the ideal that one
could well imagine and every citizen
is real dyed-in-the-wool fan and
devotee of the national pastime, so
much so that they Viii go to any con-
ceivable extreme to further the inter
ests of the game. In searching for
playing fields for training purposes,
managers have repeatedly overlooked
the garden spot of the South in not
before choosing Bogalusa.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14

field to themselves in the morning
practice, thus enabling the manager
to give the type of workout most
needed. They come under his watch
full eye all the time, and there is no
confusion resulting, such as there IS
certain to be when a rookie IS, per-
haps, playing side by side with sea-
soned veteran.
The coaching given the elder men
can then be of a different nature.
The manager is thus afforded the OPP
portunity, also, of devoting individual
attention to every nan on the entire
squad. All the benefits of the man
ayers instruction can be realized by
the players in the afternoon game
between the veterans and the Yam
nigans. This afternoon contest has
been daily feature of the training
plan Of Foil.
1t is easy enough to see the real
benefit of this. The game gives the
rockies a chance to put into actual
experience the instruction of the
forenoon and the manager an oppor-
tunity to determine whether or not
the new men have absorbed the
knowledge he has tried to impart to
them. It gives them, in other words,
a chance to practice what has been
taught them as we'll as to test their
ability against stiff opposition And
it also gives the regulars opposition
sufficiently strong to put them on
their mettle and to make-their play
interesting.
Manager Foil has striven to ac-
complish this very thing, to make the
daily practice games so interesting
and such contests of skill that the
men get out on the field and actually
endeavor to win! That is the su-
preme test of a ball player-does he
wish to win? If the answer is in the
the chances are good
that he will make place for himself
in fast company. A manager, in my
opinion, has attained a real end when
he has instilled in his men the desire
to win a game which is being played
between the rockies and the regu-
lars of the same team during the
spring training tour.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14
ATTENTION. A HINT
TO YOUNG BATTERS.

I have been asked for a hint to
! young batters on the Swing" and
herewith l give what advice / deem
most proper.
A batter who STARTS his swing
quickly after taking his bat far back
will pull ball much more easily than
man who stands with his forward
foot and shoulder farther from the
plate than his rear shoulder and foot,
and who must push at the ball. The
recruit or youngster just beginning
to learn the game should be careful
to keep his rear shoulder out of the
way of his back swing and to get
clean and quick stroke at the ball.
This can only be accomplished by
keeping the rear shoulder farther
from the line of pitch than the for
ward shoulder.
The "push hitter" loses much of
the use of his forward arm in the
motion Of batting and by so doing
must pull the bat forward to push at
the ball with his right arm and shout
der. Thus by standing with a for
ward foot and shoulder farther from
the line of pitch than his rear foot
HihA O-lO IAAG JOO4IS9bCL VIM az
quires this habit-and it also is COM
mon to many a veteran-loses much
more than one-half of his hitting
force.
There are men in the big leagues,
some few of larger physique than
Babe Ruth, who should develop into
greater hitters than he, but who have
never lost the habit of pushing the
ball and who thus hinder the express
sion of their natural ability.
The bat should never be carried
higher than the level of the shoulder.
Such a position will give the batter
a clearer and more level swing than
if he carries the bat to his ear, as
does Babe Ruth. Speaker is one of
these. Still others do not take their
bat as far as the line of the shoulder,
these are the chop hitters, the cut
tiers, the half-swingers
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-04-14
ROWMANIEAVEs G 60

Hy Bowman, one of the best known
and most valued employees of the
Great Southern Lumber Company,
has resigned his position and left
yesterday for Yazoo City, Miss,
where he will go to farming.
His father owns a large farm in
the Delta and Hy says that since there
is an abundance Of labor on the farm
that he can easily become a hard
working producer. Mr.. Bowman's
many friends regret his departure
from BOgalusa, but predict his return
here before the second frost.