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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
BIG S. S. CONVENTION TO
BE HELD IN KANSAS CITY
viii Herald First Uniting Of All
National and international
Workers.

Plans are already under way by l.6l7,-
695 Sunday School officers and teach.
ers and l2.O36,246 pupils in the United
States and Canada, for sending their
delegates to the sixteenth International
Sunday School Association convention to
be held in Convention Hall, Kansas City,
Mo-. June 2l-27.
Unusual significance is attached to
the convention this year since 1t Is the
first time in the history Of the Sunday
school work that all Of the national and
International forces have been united in
their work.
Experts Of national and International
fame will be heard, and considerable
amount Of time will be given to insti-
tute work by groups. This makes II
possible for Sunday school workers with
children. young people or adults TO get
instruction for their particular needs.
1t also gives opportunity for those whose
work is of an administrative character
or among special types Of people or in
the field of missions Of temperance to
I
study their own particular problem in
a group giving itself to this task alone.
An Association Day Service in all
of the Sunday schools Of the continent
On convention sunday. June 25, !.
planned.
A memorial service will be held for
Sunday school leaders Of the United
States and Canada who died since the
last convention, which was held in Buf
faIo. N. Y, in June, 1918. Furloughed
foreign missionaries who may be in the
country are to be registered without fee
and invited to sit on the platform.
The golden anniversary Of the intro
duction of the uniform lessons, which
first made possible general systematic
study of the Bible, will be given specia
recognition. There also will be cele
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
MODERN MOTHER GOOSE
ADVENTURES IN FINLAND
Chapter III. The Journey.

IHdPfeT III. lhe Journey.
Then Tiek.tock turned around and
looked at Sara Elizabeth. What if old
Lostit should kill her!
"Pshaw!' He exclaimed suddenly.
brandishing' his saber. DO you think
would let anyone else get into a fight
when | had chance myself? Not on
your life. OF course you will have to
come along with me so that you can pick
out that pin Of your mothers. but as fol
the rest-just leave it to me-"
DO you really like to fight?" asked
Sara Elizabeth doublfully.
Sure thing!"
Lets go then" And she crawled ou
of bed and began to get ready.
While she was putting on her cloihe.
Tick-tock climbed up on her little dress
ing table, and she wondered what in tn,
world he was doing for he was walkin,
around among her nail.files and thing.
and making all kinds Of fuss.
As soon as she was ready she wen
over there, and she saw the cutest It'll,
automobile imaginable, made out Of heI
jewel box placed On pin tray with but
tons for wheels, and Tick.tock sitting
comfortably back on the velvet cushion.
with the steering wheel in his hands.
Hop in he commanded merrily.
There! | knew some one would wan
TO know how little girl eight years Ole
could get into a jewel box not mucI
bigger than a piece Of chocolate candy
When Tick-tock was telling me about hi,
adventures the other night he forgo, IL
explain that part Of it to me. too, so
don't know. Don't you suppose thai
maybe she got little, like Alice in Won
derland?)
Anyhow, the fact is that she got in a.
quickly as you please, and away the,
went! Out Of the window, over tn,
houses, beyond the clouds, higher anc
faster they flew, skimming past stars ant
brushing against comets, until they sud
denly came to a breathless stop befor,
the gates of FINLAND. And if they lef
path behind them, no one to this da,
has been able to find it.
FINLAND at last! 1t wasn't in the leas
what Sara Elizabeth thought it would be
though Of course it couldn't possibly hav'
been any other way.
What do you think was the first thin,
| she saw2
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Milton Too,le. Jr.. was appointed on
the Board of Curaiors of the University
of Missouri on March 30. 1917.
Nj. Tootle. who has always lived in
Missouri, was born on March l8. 1872,
a, ST. Joseph. He first attended the
public school there and afterwards wen:
TO Mobiles School in Boston. Mass.
Later he attended St. Paul's School al
Concord, n H.
He was married on November 9. 1892.
10 Lillian Belle Duckworth of Cincin-
natl. Ohio. He has three sons. the
youngest of whom. William d. Toolle,
attended the University for two years
in l9l6-l9l7 and l9l7-l9l8.
Mr.. Too,le is one of the officials Of
the Too,le.Lemon Bank of ST. Joseph.
He is also interested in several mercan-
tile concerns and is director in a
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
PLAYING THE GAME

When the las, chord Of the magnificent
oratorio died away and the crowd pass
ed out from the cathedral. the little pump
boy turned flushed face TO the organ.
list and said. I'VE played great piece
that time!" The old gray haired musi.
clan looked kindly down a, the eager
little lad and replied, We did"
The game Of life is like that. Only
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
ON OTHER CAMPUSES

The faculty, alumni and students o!
the Columbia University Law School
have organized movement 10 make the
library Of that school unsurpassed by any
iaw libraries Of the world. 1t nov
ranks fourth among the great law Ii
brarics. the Library of Congress. the
library of the Harvard Law School and
The library Of the New York City bar
Association being ranked as better. The
development of the library is part Of
comprehensive scheme of legal educa
lion which will stress research and schol
arship and make Columbia Universit,
great International center of law learn
ing.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
FOR A LARGER CANAL

The increasing amount Of traffic
Though the Panama Canal causes the
rise Of The question of the capacity oil
that waterway. Ii is estimated that in
twenty-five years the canal will be called
upon 10 accommodate one hundred and
fifty millions Of tons Of traffic year.
which is three times iis capacity al the
present time.
The capacity Of traffic of the canal
at present is limited Dy the rainfall and
fresh water sources Of the region. the
locks and canal being filled from the
overflow Of Catun Lake. As result OF
the dependency upon rainfall for neces-
sary wafer. il is plain that increased wa
ter supply must come from other than
natural sources.
The most feasible solution by which
the future shortage NAV be averted is the
lock canal so constructed as TO be grad
ually transformed into wide and deep
sea-level waterway. Specialists say that
after the lock system is completed that
,...,,.,:., ..,ll H. -,,,assf,,ll, rorr;ad
on by underwater rock dredging. Also
il is planned TO abolish the danger OF
slides. especially in the Culebra cut, by
widening the canal at the points where
they most often occur. II is also claim
I'D ;ha, the work Of enlarging the canal
could be carried on without hindrance 10
traffic.
Americas dependence upon the Pana-
ma canal is becoming greater and more
evident as the nation grows. The expaa.
sion Of the American merchant marine
and the revival of world trade has caused
the traffic contiguous TO the canal TO in
crease greatly.
Another thing tha, makes the cana
more important than il was when con
slructed is the fact that the United State.
is a world power, with bases in botl
oceans, especially in the Pacific.
From a strategic standpoint. Panam.
is one Of ;he most important Of American
outposts. Ii offers a channel for acces
from the Pacific TO the Atlantic and ma
be utilized as a base for naval operation
in either ocean.
The United States must maintain tn
connection between the Two oceans as
part of national policy. National secm
iiy demands facile means Of transfer
ring the navy quickly TO different point
Of vantage. For this reoson the Panam
canal must keep abreast Of the time
The largest Of American dreadnaughl
clears the locks at Colon with only 81
inches to spare in width. Unless ii
locks are widened, American shipbuil'
ing must be materially altered or shiI
kept at the present size.
Enlargement Of the Panama Cam
seems to be the only logical course lie
TO the United States. The transform
iion Of the present canal into near Sc
level strait will make the canal payir
investment to the United States and
benefit to the whole world.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
IMPENDING MID-TERM
QUIZZES CAUSE RUSH
FOR LIBRARY BOOKS

For the last few days the cafes and pic
iure shows of Columbia have not been
receiving the patronage that they did
previously. Also persons who frequent
the University library have noticed that
many more students are going there a.
night and that there are fewer Library
dates. Many persons can be found
there who never had entered before ex.
cepl 10 fill library date
Ii might be puzzling if one did not re-.
call what time of the year it is. 1t is
tthe. time for mid,terms. For those who
have tried them the sound of the word
recalls hours of torture And for the un.
initiated be it explained that it means
exams, and hard, hard ones at that
Towards the middle of the term" ac.
cording TO one students version. "pro-
fessors become disguised with the lack
of brains displayed by the students in
his classes, and, to get revenge they
proceed TO sit up nights thinking of hard
questions that will force upon the stu.
dent the knowledge of his own ignorance
and the expectations of an immediate
call to the deans office, where he will be
informed that he is flunking course so
and So
5. A. Jeffers, assistant librarian at the
University library, reports that students
are making a desperate effort to accom-.
plislI in few days the reading that they
were supposed to have been doing all the
term. Especially is this true in the Eng.
lish and history courses. Then the stu.
dent librarians are overwhelmed with
desperate requests for certain books that
have been taken out by equally desper.
ate fellow classmen.
But next week the pleasure places will
again be crowded and the library will be
left for another two months to the grinds
except for short interruption by the reg
ular library -daiers.''
M,rr.ara ;,n-,o y,,,,ol
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

bration Of the merging Of iiierests of
the International Association and the
Sunday School Of Evangelical tenomina.
lions. Monday night. June 20 will be
devoted to q special session 4 Chris.
tan stewardship with speakers,of ma.
.ional reputation.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

/ number of railroads and other corpora.
tions. He is also president of the Board
of Park Commissioners of the city Of
St. Joseph.
He is something of globe trotter
having travelled over practically all Eu
rope. parts of Canada, Mexico, Central
America. Cuba and most Of the United
States. 81
I Mr. Tootle admits he has hobby
He is interested in the study Of nature
and architecture, he says. ~
Il am greatly interested in gardening
and while l used To- play golf, since
have become absorbed in nafure ~ant
gardening. | have deserted that gam,
for something which TO me is inGnitel,
more absorbing"
Mr. Too.le's term on the Board o.
Curaiors expiresfin 1923.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

The annual convention of the Student
Body Presidents Association. an organi.
zation composed of all the presidents Of
associated studdn, bodies in the North,
west. will probably be held at the Uni.
yersi,y of Washington this year.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
Cozy.

Saturday-Edith Roberts is the star
in Norman Dawn's spectacular drama.
The Fire Cat" The picture has a good
plot that is both, interesting and fas.
cinating. The characters seem well
adapted TO their roles and details are
well carried out throughout the. pictur
ization. ..,s,s,..,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

A book entitled University of Wash
ington Plays" containing series Of
plays written las, year by the students
in play writing in that university, will
be off the press early in January. This
is the first book Of its kind 10 be pub
lished in the West.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Headline says auto thefts decrease 10
per cent, Has the high price Of gaso-
line anything 10 do with this?
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

A plan for 100000 student union
building, submitted by the students of
the Oregon Agricultural College, has
been approved by the Board Of Regents
Of the school. The undertaking will be
financed by the students and alumni.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

AND THEY'RE DOING IT
A New York preacher wants the press
"cleansed." So do all sensible editors.
The school population of the United
States is announced by the Census Bu.
reau as 3S,250.87O. The figures on the
number Of paper wads thrown daily are
not available.
Well, it seems that Karl and Charles
will go into exile for a while.
FROM BAD TO WORSE
We hear that Mollie Steiner is on her
way from the Missouri State Peni,entiary
to Russia.
Lem Spivens says that Hank Pickett
is not only lazy but also.
A British ship recently came into port
at New York minus her captain and 200
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

cases of whisky. Well bet the skipper
is leaning against that line just three
miles out.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

A matrimonial bureau in Berlin prom.
ises 10 furnish wives for ten marks each.
1t seems 10 us that they should tell how
many bushels Of marks it will take to
feed them.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Soldiers in the Balkans fully mobilized
4 proof Of that couniry's return to nor
NAL
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
9,1O3 DEATHS FROM Afro.
1920 Fatalities Are One Per Sent
Higher Than 1913.

HiEHVf fHIH iJIo.
gy United Press.
WASHINGTON. fIoy. i.-The Genus
Bureau has annornced that gl03 ps-
sons were killed in the UaiieI Stats
by automobiles and other motor y4
hicles excepting motorcycles during
1920. This represents death rate Of
lO.4 persons for every 100000 popula-
lion and is per cent higher than motor
fatalities during 1910.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

THEY SOMETIMES WAIT TOO LONG
We don't see why that manGin Illinois
spent twenty-five years inventing a
weight motor" Why didn't he buy a
flivver? ?.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Excavating will begin in the spring for
the first women's dormiiory at the Uni
vc;si,y of Kansas. The building. as it
is now planned, will accommodate about
one hundred and fifty girls.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
BETWEEN COLUMNS

AS THEY DID IN ROME
Brutus: Say, Caesar, what became of
those three apples | had?
Caesar: ! Ell tu, Bru,us.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Two hundred and fifty Kansas editor.
will be the guests Of the University OF
Kansas and the town of Lawrence on
May 5 and g. when the Kansas Editorial
Association will meet there. The asso
citation will come 10 the university al
the invitation Of the president of til,
institution and the head Of the depart
meni of journalism.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
A GAL he HAD.

CAL he HAD.
The awkward swain came to fork in
the road. "Ah,' he said to the blushing
damsei, this is good place to spoon"
1t began to rain and he left her and ran
into the salt cellar.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

The University of Oregon now has
enrolled 1904 students on the campus
OF these LOOT are men and 937 art
women. In the College Of Arts and
Science there 9Ol students enrolled. The
School Of Business Administration lead.
the schools in enrolment with AZ;
students.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
Henry Reinhart Is Improving.

Henry Reinhart, 12I5 Walnut street,
who has been confined 10 his bed for
one week with influenza, is reported bet.
ter this morning.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Is biscuit thoroughbred?
a- -THE WAYrAnrR.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Marriage License Issued.
A marriage license has been issued
TO Jacob Payne Smarr of Columbia and
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson of Columbia.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Lem Spivens says that Hank Picket,
is not only lazy but also.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

Well, ii seems that Karl and Charles
will go into exile for while.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

A British ship recently came into por,
at New York minus her captain and l,OOC
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

High Test Gasoline, l9 $40 cents.
Missouri Motor Company.-Adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

Member Audit Bureau Of Circula-
tions.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-11-04

TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
News 274
Advertising and Circulation =. SIS
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
TAX ASSESSORS N0T;cE,.

To the Property Owners of Little will the following the Personal Little
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   Should with Board while 
 
  Johnson Township Ogden Wednesday Thursday Friday May and Jackson Township, Wallace Church. Saturday, May Hill Church. Monday Tuesday TO- Jackso Saturday, Thursday Friday, May 2O Saturday Gordo Monday May 23 till 230 o'clock 20 and 2S Alene, Friday and Saturday, May 2~ ir' hland Township Ridge Monday May 3l hland Church, Tuesday Ma hland Laynesport, Wednesday, June ,l land Thursday and Friday 3 Cleveland Cliffs Saturday, June Monday Tuesday, rsday June 2, and till Saturday 1s n 
  bring deeds last receipts. H. V. GRAY, County
The Little River news., 1921-05-28

he said he had, and yet, when the stranger wanted his money back, paid him the same s5 bill woman changed for him. m
 Hughes has much to explca ] of ficers say. Taken in charge by an attorney competent to grill him, he would be easily confused. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Bumpass, who will conduct the states case, has made no effort to get the real story from Hughes. He has given the minister every opportunity to talk to others, be- lieving that when the real examination comes the prisoner will tell it all."
 The minister does not relish the idea of going back to Montgomery county. He declared to newspaper men he would be killed were he again lncarcerated in tho little jail in that town Several persons from this city will go over with him, and it is more than likely he will be returned for safe keeping to the local jail after his hearing.
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
PIONEER PUBLISHER DEAD
w. w. Turner Died at His Home il
 Aurora, Mo.

Texarkana, May 26.-Death, accord ing to reports here today, has ended the career of w. w. Turner, one of the eldest and best known newspaper men in Arkansas. His death occurred last night at Aurora, Mo-. where he recent ly went from Hope, having moved there to make it his home. The fun eral will be held at Carthage, Mo-, the old home of Mrs. Turner who survives him, where interment will be made. H. A. Turner. brother of the deceased and formerly newspaper man of De- Kalb, Texas, also well known here, will leave tonight to attend the funeral
 The deceased was one of the deans of the newspaper profession in Ark ansas, and was widely known through his publishing papers at Hope, Nash vile, and Glenwood, all known as tho News.
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
MINISTER TO HAVE HEARING
The Rev. Hardin Hughes to Be Ex.
 amined on Murder Charge.

Hot Springs, May 25.-The Rev. Hardin w. Hughes. Northen Metho- dist superanuated minister, charged wish murder in connection with the death May of Mrs. Anna Mcken- non, near Buckville, Montgomery county, will be given a preliminary hearing at Mt. Ida Friday before Justice Smith.
 H4ghes, who is in jail here, this afternoon received Milo s. Hughes, his son, and later it was announced that attorneys Clip and Earl Witt of Mt. Ida, and Attorney Richard Ryan of this city, had been engaged to look after his defense. Sheriff Crump o1 Montgomery county is expected here Thursday night. Early Friday morn ing, accompanied by several local of. ficers, he will take Hughes to Mt. Ida for the hearing.
 Since his incarceration in the Gar land county jail Hughes has little by little added to his story. His state ment when first brought to this city that Raymond Cole must have stolen his gun is now said to have been charges to one of admission that he knew Cole had taken the weapon which, he says, Cole returned. Hughes places all responsibility on Cole fol the murder of Mrs. McKennOn.
 That portion of his story which re- lates to a stranger he saw sleeping il the yard of the home where he was boarding, is not believed by officers Neither can they explain how Hughes after selling his rifle to the alleged stranger for $5, got bill of that de- noM,AAtion changed, retained $l, a'
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
Notice.

Pursuant to an election held in the City of Ashdown on the 10th day of May, 1921 upon the question of for or against certain stock law, the city council at it's meeting on the 24th day of this month passed an ordinance preventing the running at large and impending certain stock, which ordi- nance is published in today's Little River News. Tn order that the people may have time to make preparations for taking care of their stock that is now running in the corporate limits of Ashdown the council has named the 1st day of July, 1921, when the ordin- ance shell be in full force and effect So please be goverened accordingly
 J. E. Locke, Mayor.
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
PUPILS FALL BELOW TESTS
Pupils in State Fall Below Average
 in Arithmetic Test.

Conway, May 25.-Pupils in 30 pub- lie schools of Arkansas tested for their ability in arithmetic did not average we'll. AS scored by the educational measurement bureau of the State Nor mai school in every instance the schools fell below Courtis standard, the recognized measurement, although the same schools had previously made relative high averages in spelling and geography Tests were made by school faculties during the months of March and April and the results for. warded to the State Normal for tab. ulatiOn and analysis
 Representative schools were select. ed for the tests and pupils in grades from the fourth to eights inclusive were placed on trial. They fell be. low Courtis standard, but averaged slightly higher than the results ob. tained by Orb. Gordan in tests in sever Arkansas schools earlier in the year.
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
Christian EndeavOr Program.

Topic, Missionary Results in Afri- ca" Leader, Ruth Fawcett and Pearl Dowda; song, Bringing in the Shea ves;" Roll call; reading, Acts &: 26-4O; prayer, H. c. Locke; leaders talk. duet and chorus, Throw out the Life Line;" In what ways is Africa the continent of great things? MT. Bone? Story, Bringing in the Sheaves, Ray mond Monday; Who's Who in African Missions, Lena Fawcett, Lillie Chewn- ing, and Mildred Haizlip; song, "Pll Go Where you Want Me to Co.," sen- tence prayers by society; fifteen facts about Africa, Fife Marr Westbrook, Elizabeth Mobley, Juliet Orton, My Irma Brown; Song, fFaith is the w.. tory" benediction
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
Foreman Commencement
 PrOqram Was Splendid

Foreman, May 27.-(SpeciaD-The graduating exercises of Foreman high school were held last Friday night and were well attended. The gradua- tes were: Minnie Lee Phillips, Marie Davis, Lorene Hogrefe anEOtis Henry.
 Dr. Harding, of the University of Arkansas, delivered the class address, his subject being Efficiency"
 The medals awarded were as fol- lows:
 The Horner medal for the highest general average in school to Miss Lor- enc Hogrefe; the Berry medal for the highest honor graduate, to Miss Hog refe: the Chillicothe Business College Scholarship, to Miss Hogrefe, and Miss Jimmie White, the only graduate in expression received the medal for the highest honor graduate in expression. She also won the medal offered for the most practice in piano, having aver aged hours 45 minutes day.
The Little River news., 1921-05-28
WAGE SCALE REDUCED
Texarkana Contractors Give Formal
 Notice to all Unions.

Texarkana, May 24.-The principal building contractors of Texarkana have given formal notice to all the labor unions of the city of wage re- auctions on the following basis: For en eight-hour day: Carpenters, $8, reduction of $1 bricklayers, $S. re- duction of $2; painters, $6, reduc- tion of $1; plasterers, $8, reduction of $2; cement workers, $6, reduction of $2; common laborers, $2.24, re- ductiOn of 16 cents.