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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
COMMUNITY CLUBS FORM
COUNTY ORGANIZATION
Good Meeting of Community Met at
Court House Saturday; Officers
Are Elected.

Saturday, April 3, a representative
from each of the fifteen organized
clubs of the county met in Ashdown
to form a county organization, and to
elect officers of the executive COM
mittee.
The new plan of club organization
was explained to them by Mr.. Jernl-
gan, State Boys and Girls Club leader,
and they Immediately set about to or
ganize.
The boys and girls composing the
committee decided that they wanted a
first and second prize for best organ
lied club in the county, and voted to
include SIS in their county budget for
this purpose. They voted $50 for a
club library as second prize and decid-
ed they would need $4,000 for short
course, and $45 for rally and club
pins The total budget was $250.OO,
this being proposed among the diff
ferent organizations, each club re-
presented taking their share to raise.
The Executive Committee seem to
think the self-fnancing plan a good
one and will put it over in Little
River county in splendid shape
The officers for the county were
elected as follows:
Stephen Kelley, Elmore Club, presi-
dent.
Dovie Welch, Hicks club, secretary
treasurer.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
POLICE AFTER SPEEDERS
Traffic Laws Are Being Rapidly En-
forced In Texarkana.

Texarkana, April 2.-The police de-
partments on both sides of the state
line have inaugurated war against
Speeders and other violators of the
city traffic laws. For more than a
year there has been much unfavorable
comment on account of the lax en-
forcement of the traffic ordinances,
and within that period several per-
sons have been run over and crippled
and few killed. Now, it appears. a
new policy has been determined upon.
Daily, almost, for the past week,
numbers of persons accused of such
violations have been before the Po-
lice courts ON both sides of town, and
in practically every case convictions
resulted and heavy fines were inn
posed together with warnings from
the court that repetition of the
offense would mean much severer
punishments. The list of defendants
included some of the best known and
wealthiest young men of the city.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
Ouachita People Are Out
With Standard Oil People

Stephens, April 2-The tactics al
legged to be employed by the Standard
Oil Company and the Louisiana Oil
and Refining Corporation to "kill" this
field are weighing heavily on the
nerves of the people of Ouachita and
Columbia counties, who leased their
lands for development and who have
tied up large sums of money with the
expectation that development would
proceed as understood and agreed
when the leases were given and the
investments made.
Since the Standard and it's Subsi-
diaries have assumed ownership of
more than 10000 acres of land on
which they recently renewed their rem
tails, there has been no DEVELOPMENT.
save few so-called "dry holes" and
the reported going dry of Hunter
well No. 1, which was reported by the
man that drilled it is making from
100 to 200 barrels per day until the
Standard secured control of it. Other
wells have been drilled in which oil
was found, but these have also been
capped and pronounced "dry," not
withstanding they are carefully guard
ed and the rent on the land on which
the wells are located, promptly paid.
The Standard has recently taken
over the roldings of the Transcontin-
entail Oil Company and paid that COM
panys rentals, it is reported here, and
that in the face of repeated statements
that all of their wells are "dry holes. y
1t is these facts that are weighing
on the nerves of the people and they
would like to see some legitimate ac-
tion On which they can rely in the
way of development
1t is this feeling that has prompted
chem to appeal to the governor. A pc
tition is being circulated and signed
by the citizens who are financially con-
cerned in the outcome of this field.
making for special session of the
legislature, and the enactment of
such legislation as will insure the
prompt development of oil and gas re-
sources.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
FOUR LIQUOR CHARGES
Three Young Men Are Bound Over ut
Dekalb, Texas.

Texarkana, April 2.-Joe Norris,
John Atkinson and Ernest Haggard,
young white men, were held for the
Bowie county, (Tex.) Grand Jury in
bonds of $500 each, following hear
ing before magistrate at De Kalb
yesterday afternoon. They were
charged with violating the prohibition
laws by having whiskey in their pos
session. The young men were arrest
ed at Dalby Springs last Sunday. Four
others arrested with them were re-
leased by the court. Haggard's home
is at Naples, Norris live sat Dalby
Springs and Atkinson lives at De-
Kalb.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
CLOSED SUNDAY NIGHT
Older Boys Conference of Little River
County Held Most Interesting
Session Beginning Friday.

The Older Boys Y. M. &C. A. Con-
ference of Little River County closed
Sunday night, with a short session,
followed by a Union service of the
churches of Ashdown. Rev. F. F..
Fitch, the evangelist who is holding
meetings in the Presbyterian church,
preached the sermon
The conference from the opening
meeting Friday night until the close,
offered strong program and had the
support of the delegates throughout.
The largest attended meeting of the
conference was the mass meeting for
boys Sunday afternoon; 63 boys were
in attendance. This meeting was led by
Rev. H. G. ELENA of Jonesboro, Inter-
national Educational Y. M. c. A. Sec
retarf. The Forward Step decis-
icns Of the boys included four decis-
ions to lead Christian life, and 20
forward steps were taken.
Those attending the conference from
out CT Ashdown, were fourteen dele
gates from DeQueen, seven from Rich
mond, and three from Nashville.
The following leaders in boys work
had charge Of the conference and the
success of the program is largely due
to them: Mr.. G. G. Cross, county
work secretary; Mr. w. w. Jackson,
State boys work secretary; Rev. H. G.
ELENA, International Educational Sec
retary.
Rev. 2. D. Lindsay, pastor of the
Methodist church led the devotional
service Saturday morning. The lesson
of the great temptation of life for boys
was so vividly presented that it will
always influence the lives Of the boys
in coming years.
Rev. F. F. Fitch gave the inspiration
al address Of Saturday morning, and
the help Of this talk has been mention
ed by several of the boys as one of
the outstanding addresses of the con-
ference.
The County Committee wish to take
this way to thank the people of Ash
down for the entertainment given the
visiting delegates for the week end.
Rev. Lindsay, for the use of the Metho-
dist church. and the ladies of the Bap-
tist church for the excellent supper
served the delegates Saturday night.
This banquet will be remembered by
the boys of the conference, as all such
occasions do. The impromptu address,
es of the evening by different ones in
attendance and the talk by Evangelist
Fitch were enjoyed by ALL
Taken call in all" the conference
proved to be the inspirational feature
in the lives of the delegates in at
tendance that it was expected it would
be.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
GETS $4,000 DAMAGES
Texarkana Man to Recover From the
Street Railway Company.

Texarkana, April 2.-In the federal
court on the Texas side yesterday af-
ternoon the jury in the case of former
Mayor Thomas H. Estes against the
street railway company returned a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
$4,000. The suit was for $4,000. More
than year ago Estes automobile
cellided with one of the defendants
street cars, badly damaging the mac
hine and severely bruising Mr.. Estes.
The trial jury in the case gave him
$1,000 for personal injuries and $500
for damage to his car.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
Costs 80 Cents to Grow
Crop OF Cotton Now

Washington, April 3.-Cotton grow
ers can meet the present price sit
uation by Carefully considering
operating expenses and reducing them
whenever there is a likelihood of OBJ
tanning low yield per acre, the De-
partment of Agriculture says in a
report today on the results of sur
vey on basic requirements and cost
of producing cotton.
By applying last years man and
mule rates for labor and prices then
paid for seed and fertilizer to the
basic requirements In an investiga-
ton in Mitchell county, Georgia, the
average production cost of cotton was
fixed at approximately 33 cents a
pound.
Man and mule rates for labor in
this investigation and seed and fer
tilizer costs, the department says, con-
stituted "a per cent of the total operat-
ing expense, exclusive of land rent
Other expenses amounting to 16 per
cent of the total included such items
as ginning, manure, equipment, taxes
insurance and overhead. Man labor
was charged at the rate of 80 cents an
hour, mule labor 20 cents an hour
seed at SS1 a ton and fertilizer at SAC
ton.
Cost 1920 an Acre.
From the total cost of S56.16 an
acre seed credit Of $3.50 was de-
Quoted making a total net cost Of
S52.26.
Asserting that the rates for labor
and seed did not start to decline until
after the 1920 crop had been produced
the report adds:
with cotton around IL to Is cents
a pound the returns not only allowed
no interest on capital, but failed tc
pay operating expenses at going rates
for labor, and prevailing prices for
agriculture. With cotton at 10 cents
a pound it would require yield OF
approximately 450 pounds of lint to
cover operating expenses
"The application of the basic re-
ouirements of production in est1mat-
ing costs should be of vital interest
to growers at this time the report
adds. "The history of the year, 1920
will not be forgotten Immediately, and
it will be safe to say that the loans OF
this period will bear some fruit"
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
AWARDED $4,000 VERDICT
Anna Bell Hudson Granted Judgment
in Suit With Former Husband.

Texarkana, April 4.-Following the
close of the case of Anna Bell Hudson
VS.. D. c. Hudson in the federal dis
trict court on the Texas side, Judge
James G. Wilson presiding, the jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff,
awarding judgment in the sum of $5,-
90C. The suit was based on the al
legged conversion of property by her
former husband, which the plaintiff
set out had been given her prior to
theil marriage, but which, since their
separation, he had steadfastly refused
to relinquish. The full amount sued
for was $4,000 7i
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
Adjourned Term OF Court
Will Convene Monday

Owing to the heavy docket in Pike
county, Judge Jas. S. Steel, was un-
able to convene the adjourned term
of Circuit Court here last Monday
The court was continued to meet next
Monday, April 18th at $3.50 a. m.
There will be quite heavy docket
to look after, and the court will pro-
bably be in session all the week.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
so Dozen Eggs a Week.

Mena, April 4.-Mrs. Neil Williams.
wife of farmer living west of Mena,
holds the seasons record for mark
citing eggs. She was in Mena Friday
with so dozen, the weeks production
from her flock of Leghorns.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
Tax Assessing.

H. w. Gray, tax assessor, was here
from Foreman Monday getting ready
to make his annual rounds of assess
ing taxes. This is the year when real
as we'll as personal property will have
to be assessed. Mr.. Gray will begin
his rounds on May End.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
Supreme Court Reports Ready.

The 142nd volume of Arkansas SUI
preme Court report is being distribut-
ed. The price of the records are from
$3.50 to $3.50 per volume.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1921-04-06
ARE YOU
LEARNING?

THAT success is only matter of habitual con-
centration upon higher ideals; that you
be nothing more than you set out to be; that
the things you read and talk about today and the
thoughts you think today, but forecast of
what you to become
DID YOU KNOW?
That you composite of the things you
have said, the thoughts you have nurtured, the
company you have kept and the habits you have
pursued.
1T is FACT
That success lies within yourself-in your
BRAIN your ambition and your discrimination
and that difficulties and hard experience are not
to be lodged, but met with courage, that they
may be turned into future capital
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New-York tribune., 1921-02-14
An Act Of Justice

The Senate has done a considerate
and creditable thing in raising the
salaries Of the Vice-President and
the Speaker Of the House from s12,-
900 to $4,000. The Speaker possibly
needs the larger salary less than the
Vlce-President does. The former is
not obliged to be in Washington ex-
cept during sessions Of Congress-
one year out of two in ordinary
times; but the latter must maintain
a residence in the capital and is sub
Ject to many inescapable social and
miscellaneous obligations. He is re-
quired by custom to live with a dig
nifty befitting his status as the Sec
ond officer in the government.
1t is obvious that he can hardly do
this at present on salary of $12,-
600. Congress has recently been
voting $4,000, and even $4,000, to
minor Federal officials. The scale of
compensation Tor the medium grades
of officeholders has risen sharply;
but Cabinet officers, justices of the
Supreme Court, the Vice President
and the Speaker remain underpaid.
The action Of the Senate points the
way to fairer adjustment.
Mr.. Marshall has more than once
humorously called attention to the
inadequacy of the Vice-President's
salary. He took leading part in
Tightening his successors burdens.
Even in this era Of retrenehment
Congress should not hesitate to do
belated justice to the presiding Off
GERS of the two houses, whose re-
muneration has ceased to correspond
with their official rating Or political
Importance.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-14
The PETERS Testify

1t would be a dull world if all the
people in it were Of the same age,
but it would be a far simpler one
for the casual philosopher to thread
his way through. That invisible
wall between youngsters and The
elderly is about as nearly impossible
as anything constructed of stones
and mortar.
How can slippered pantaloon of
forty Who never-well, hardly e,
touched girl except to waltz with
her at a safe distance or to salute
mildly when he became engaged to
her comprehend what this thing
known as "petting" is? He may
think he knows what these casual
Youngsters are doing, or what he
thinks they are doing. But does he
really know what "petting' is-any
more than the freshman can under
stand how it feels, say, to buy
Boy Scouts uniform for your son?
The philosopher shakes his head
mournfully.
So we welcome the effort Of the
college spokesmen to settle this ques-
ton among themselves. Brown
plunges hard for less petting and
more clothes. Columbia lunches it's
shoulders enigmatically. The Car
negie Institute of Technology cheers
for short skirts and everything.
There is general and deserved
chorus Of protests against the notion
that girls are entirely to blame for
everything that is blameworthy-
the woman-tempted-me theory of sin.
Not much light has yet developed.
But we are hopeful. At least here are
experts writing of chat which they
know in place of the unpetted and
unpettable writing of that worst
which they somehow always and in
evitably suspect. After we have the
facts there will be plenty of time for
elderly philosophers and moralists
to reach a verdict.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-14
The Flame That Is France

There is q tragic map Of France
which shows by blackened circles the
destruction of buildings in the war
area. Each town is represented by
a circle; if the town is razed to the
ground it is wholly black; if only
partially destroyed the amount
standing is represented by proper
tional area of white. At a glance It
is possible to tell where the fighting
was worst, where the long line that
always held was most bitterly
swayed this way and that.
1t needs little imagination to con-
ceive the wrecked and blasted homes
that lie there, and it is in this region
that the American Committee for
Devastated France has undertaken
an especially interesting work, the
bringing of libraries into these ruins
of houses and homes. Four centers
have now been organized under the
general direction of Miss Annie Car
roll Moore, of the New York Public
Library. Needless TO say, much has
gone to these regions besides the
books. Yet just how keenly the vii
lages appreciate this last gift a little
speech by a French mayor may be
cited to show. This NJ. Regnier pre-
sides over the town of Anizy-le-C Cha.
ceau--a few miles east of the Noyon
salient, so often taken and retaken.
and few miles north of Scissors.
where the French held and held.
The Mayors speech translates thus:
"The ladies of the American COM
mittee have had the happy thought
of opening amid the coldness OF our
ruins literary hearth at which our
countrymen. after the days work.
may rewarrn their hearts st the fame
OF beautiful thoughts. Following the
New-York tribune., 1921-02-14
The Yellow Streak
ditor Of The Trihune

To tbs Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos Of the comments Of
Tribune correspondents on the ques-
tion OF the reparations and the loud
squeaI from the defeated Germans be-
cause Of the bin which the Allies lave
agreed to enforce, permit me to relate
an incident which occurred In Wis
consin city q short tlnle ago.
a group OF pro-German pacifists we're
bewailing the wickedness Of the block
ade and the consequent starvation OF
the old people and the children, when
an old Kentucky colonel, who had
listened for some time in silence to
their whining, gave expression 60 these
words:
What ellis the Germans is that they
are yellowI We southerners fought
the North FOR four years. They never
defeated Us in pitched battle, but
their 4blockade of our ports was our
ruin. We could not sell pound Of
cotton; we could not buy barrel Of
flour nor an ounce OF military sup
plies. We ate parched corg: we
dressed in rags; but, damn it, we never
squealed!" ". II. RICHARDSON.
East Orange, \. j., Feb. 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-14

movement, although defeated, has
not been completely halted,
The British solvcd their aerial
problem during the war by creating
Ministry Of Air, which included
bureau Of civil aerial transport.
For war purposes, however, there
was distinct naval section, de-
tached from the royal air force and
attached to the royal navy, because
Of the higher specialized training
naval pilots must undergo.
This system worked remarkably
well, and resulted in the elimination
of the previous duplication of effort,
although a number of petty jeal-
ousies were never completely over
come. But these were no greater
than those which have always exist
ed between the army and navy. Now
1T is proposed to broaden the scheme
of national defense by combining it's
three arms under one ministry, each
ruled by a separate head, the organ
ization to include representatives OF
the British dominions.
Major c. c. Turner, an aviation
officer, said recently Of this change:
THAT other countries are not
unanimous on this question. need
not concern us; it will be realized in
time that Great Britain, by treating
air power as thing apart from sea
or land power, had the clearer
vision"
1t is the contention Of the pro-
ponents Of separate department of
air in this country that the remark
able growth of civilian aerial trans
port lines developed by British con-
Germs is the direct result of the work
of the British Air Ministry and its
civil bureau. In any case, the propo-
sition now before the British people
of establishing such a ministry Of
defence will be watched with keen
est interest in this country for the
lessons it may teach.
Our own development of civilian
air transportation is seriousl,' hand
icapped by the lack of any aerial
legislation that will define the rights
of the air and it's limitations and
also by the lack of any clear-sighted,
definite government policy with re-
spect to the aerial phase of national
defense.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-14

u novel sense Of consideration for
the taxpayer, and when the budget
system is fully installed even depart
mental estimate kiters Of the Baker
and Daniels type may be handcuffed
or curhed.
Why should Congress, in fit of
sullis at the restriction Of the powers
Of certain committees, now murmur
and threaten revival Of old abuses?
Some individuals toes have been
trodden on. But what Of that, when
consolidation of authority over ap-
propriations has been followed by a
four billion dollar reduction of ex-
penditure within three years?
New-York tribune., 1921-02-14
Disparaging Their Own Record

Recently there have been signs of
revolt in the House of Representa-
ives against centralized control of
appropriations. The various COM
lnittees which surrendered the right
to report money bills find their i'm
portance diminished. The personal
jealousies and ambitions which led
70 the dethronement Of the Appro-
priatlons Committee a generation
ago are cropping out afresh. Many
congressman prefer the old loose
and easy ways to the sort of scien-
titic precision which is made possible
by the budget system.
President Wilson vetoed last ses-
sion's budget act. In spite of that
the House has been operating on a
budget system of its own which has
made for heroic economy. The Ad-
ninistration has fought retrench-
ment all along the line. 1t has sent
enormous overestimates to the Cap
itol. Applying the budget method
Of unified control over appropria-
tions, the present Congress cut the
estimates for 1919-'20 by 81 ,685 ,867,-
900 and those for 1920-'21 by $1,474,-
$4,000. This year the bills which
have already passed the House show
a reduction Of about S800,000,000.
Congress has demonstrated an un-
expected efficiency in meeting the
demand for economy. 1t has
proved what can be done under q
system which makes the Legislative
branch a real check on national ex-
penditure. No other Administra-
ton is likely to follow the example
Of this one in recklessly indulging
the fancies OF its department spend
ers. We are approaching an era of
Season in governmental operation
snd costs Congress has developed