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The Little River news., 1921-12-07
TO REPAIR OLD STATEHOUSE
Campaign Begun to Raise at Least
 S25,0O0.00

Little Rock Dec. "A campaign to raise at least $25,000 for rehabilitation of the Old Statehouse has been lnl- tiated by the Arkansas War Memor- ial Commission, charged under an act of the legislature, with the repairing and beautifying of the building and grounds. At meeting this week, the commission adopted a resolution call ing upon the newspapers and news agencies of the state, all civic welfare and patriotic organizations to assist in the raising of the funds.
 The /commission expects to name chaiYfnen of the campaign in practi- cally every town in the state. Sub scriptions, however, can be sent di- rect to the treasurer of the commits si2h in Little Rock, Miss Mary H.. M Cabe. These chairmen will be ask ed to cooperate with the local news papers in soliciting funds and to or ganize their towns for the purpose of securing as large contribution as possible to the fund for the rehabill- tating of the building. Already some repair work has been done on the building. Much of the work remains to be done, however, according to the resolution passed by the Commission The porches of the building have de- cayed beyond repair; the interior of the building is cracked; the roof is leaking and has for the past several years. the newest piece of roofing on the building being 15 years old, ac- cording to members of the Commis- sion. The floors are warped and are rotting and delay of repairing the building it is declared will mean the expenditure of hundreds of dollars more in restoring the building to it's original beauty and granduer. The commission feels, according to the members that every resident of Ar kansas will be glad to contribute to- ward the rehabilitation of Arkansas permanent war memorial, dedicated to the heroes of the recent world war and to the daughters of the Confed- eracy and other womens' organiza- tions.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
FILM IN GREAT DEMAND
"'The River of Money" is Most Striking
 Film Ever Made in Arkasas

Little Rock, Dec. 4-So many re- quests from theater managers all ov- CT Arkansas have come to the State Exhibitors League for the booking of the film, "The River of Money" which shows Miss Edith Mae Patterson dedi- eating the Dam No. 1 of the Arkansas Hydro Electric Company that four ex- tra prints have been made to supply tfe demand.
 The tlrl is being exhibited under the auspices of the Arkansas Advance ment Association and it is contributed to the theater owners of Arkansas through the State Exhibitors League by the Arkansas Hydro-Electric De- velOpment Company The film is one of the most striking ever made in Ar kansas and shows not only the most beautiful girl but some of the states most beautiful scenery and some of the states most prominent citizens, particularly Governor McRae, former Governor Brough, and Virgil c. Pet tie, President of the Arkansas Hydro Electric Development Company.
 A good closeup of the crowd of 1O,- 900 persons who attended the dedi-
 
 cation exercises is shown in the film and many persons have been enabled to recognize their friends in that vast
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
HUNG JURY IN ARBUCkLE CASE
Judge Fixes January 9 as Date for
 Start of Second Trial.

San Francisco Dec. 4.-After A hours of deliberation, the Fatty Arbuckle jury filed into Judge Harold Louderback's court at 10 minutes aft CT 12 this afternoon. announced it could not agree upon verdict, and was discharged.
 Fatty" charged with manslaught- CT in the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, will be tried again, January 9, 1922
 August Fritzie foreman of the panel announced that many. many ballots" had been taken and the last ballot showed 10 to 2. The jurors questioned after theil discharge, declared that had it not been for Mrs. Helen Hubbard, they would have returned in 10 minutes with verdict of not guilty, Mrs Hubbard voted for conviction or every ballot, they declare. Nothing they could say or do would sway her. She would listen to no argu ment, would discuss no part of th' evidence, "she simply said she would vote guilty till hell froze,' sait one of the jurors. Thomas Kilkenn! also voted for conviction on numerous ballots but it is said, he voted so il the hope of gaining Mrs. Hubbard confidence and bringing her over t the other side.
 The disagreement was blow t. Fatty" and his wife, his mother-in law, and other relatives who hay been present all through the trial But it was expected. It came with n thrills whatsoever.
 The foreman of the jury made hi talk and each juror was questione by the judge. Each gave it as hi opinion that it was morally an physically impossible" for them t reach an agreement.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07

The navment of mothers pensions has grown to be a serious drain upon inc treasury of Faulkner county ana next year practically all claims Will te disallowed County Judge Smith says these pensions have destroyed to some extent the spirit of kindly sym nathv in the country districts. For merly when a widow was in trouble her neighbors helped her out, but now in many cases they refer her to the county judge.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Liar.

"There's always one time when you can be sure a man is not telling the truth"
 "NNhen is that?'
 ''NVhen he tells friend either that he had forgotten that he had lent him money, or had forgotten that he had borrowed some. Those are incl dents no one ever forgets."
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
SUCCESSFUL FARMING MUST AWAIT MARKETING SUCCESS

A farmer, to De a successful farmer nowadays, must know more than how to blow, plant and harvest, according to James A. Wilson, formerly director of extension at A. and M. College, Saltwater, Okle. who recently was transferred to the chair of Farm ECO monies in the College proper. Hes got to be a business man, as well as farmer, and must either know modern marketing methods or belong to CO., operative association which sends whole community's products to sale
 Horticulture" Mir. Wilson said "suf- fers more than any other industry be- cause it's marketing side is less deyel- oped. Since the days of self-sufficing agriculture. when the products of the farm were largely consumed in the To- cal neighborhood, up to the present commercialized agriculture when they are pretty much all transported to manufacturers and consumers in dis
  world, great economical change has taken place.
 Our modern commercialized form Of agriculture is needing and demanding an adequate marketing system. Pioneer agriculture knew nothing of this need. Its marketing was largely accom- plished when the crops were gathered and stored on the farm. Crop failures were measured in those days by priva- tions suffered by the family and not money losses
 "In an efficient system of marketing agriculture products, the market price list is a sort of long distance means Of communication between the farmer and groups who are to consume his products. The producer and consumer are too far spent to consult each other or place orders. These conditions de- mand that all classes be organized in order to do each his own part we'll
 'There are two essentials in the new order. First, mutual confidence among the three parties; second, efficient, de- pendable service.
 The consumer often throws Wrenches into the machinery by aiding with unjust legislation and court de- clslons when he could keep things working smoothly by cooperating with the producer. Suspicion on the part of , the farmer, either of his neighbor or the heads of marketing organizations often wrecks the success of such und- ertakings. Cooperative marketing or- ganizations can't eliminate the middle man. That is mistaken idea. But they can reduce the number of those who gain indictments profits by in g creasing the percentage of middleman service that is performed on the one hand by the producer and on the other hand by the consumer. Farm and Ranch.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Definition.

What is your idea of true states man?"
 "A true statesman" replied Senator Sorghum lis a man who feels the pulse of the people and then prescribes what he honestly believes is good for them instead of prescribing a patent medicine in which he is interested"
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Not Pushing Himself.

Did you interview many prominent tOn?"
 "Why, no," replied the modest citi- zen. q remarked to a rather impos- ing doorkeeper that I thought it was a hot day, to which he agreed, but the only other important person I con- versed with during my stay was a hotel clerk"
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Setting Him Right.

"Ha, woman!' he exclaimed, sitting up suddenly in bed, T have found you out"
 "Oh, no.' she said as she continued accommodating the change, you are the one that's out,'
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Gave 1t Up, Anyway.

She (pouting)-You said two years ago, before we were married, that you'd go through fire and water for me.
 He-I guess you misunderstood me, dear. I probably said I would give up frewater for you, and did, didn't l?
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Couldn't Live Up to jt.

"Why did you take down that 'DO It Now sign hanging over your deskT
 q couldn't stand the way bill cOllec- tors looked at 1t when I told them to call around tomorrow" replied the sensitive and impecuniOus citizen.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
The Moral.

"Pa, the Sunday school lesson is about Noah and we've got to tell what the story teaches us."
 Ut teaches us that we should all provide something for rainy day, my son."
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Just Like a Man.

MT. Timseed-I see none O them women statues has any clothes on.
 His Wife-Them statues are more'n 2,OOO years old. I s'pose you think a woman's clothes ought to last for ever.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
A Freouent Effect.

"Never make up your mind until you have heard both sides of story"
 Sometimes that leaves you more perplexed than ever. Any man will tell you that who has ever done jury duty"
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Two or Three.

Country Cousin-Well, I went through your beautiful statehouse to- day.
 City Host-That's nothing to brag about. I know two or three fellows living right here in Boston who've been through it.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
How He Described it.

De Style-I saw Miss Hifyer at the opera, and she had on a fairy dress made of very flimsy material.
 Gunbusta-Chiffon?
 De e-Well-er-nO-it seemed more like chiff off.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Clear as Mud.

Some folks eat to live. they say. And others live to eat. But I am just the other way My system can't be beat.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
MENA MEN ARRESTED
Accused of Passing Counterfeit
 Money at Texarkana.

Texarkana, Dec. 1.-Caught by To- cal police officers after a lively chase along the railway tracks last night, Ben Crump, 35, and J. M. Thomas, 30, giving their home as Mena, are in jail here charged with having passed about S25 -cilver dollars
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Birds.

Birds. "When the pie was opened the birds began to sing" ~ know, I've been one those benQust." IA
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
Had 1t Before.
naughty

"This stage beauty is naughty creature"
 "Her hauteur Is not acquired, though"
 "NO?"
 "She was a salesperson before a mu- sical comedy scout found her.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07

The three-month-old daughter of IT. and Mrs. J. J. Brewer of Rogers
 v th-sssssng few nights ago.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07
HERE AND THERE IN ARKANSAS

Every tornado produces it's freaks and the tornado that swept through a part of Saline county few days ago was no exception to this rule. It picked up a feedhouse belonging to John Halpin of Beavers township, carried it about 200 feet and set 1t down in the road without breaking it and without spilling any of the hay and fodder with which it was stored, but it totally demolished barn be- longing to Halpin and scattered it's contents over the farm. It de- stroyed both of William Schutte's fine barns, but left his dwelling house, which was in it's path undamaged. A dilapidated and forsaken church. which was right in the path of the storm. did not lose so much as a single shingle, but big trees that stood on all sides of it were twisted from their roots and destroyed.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07

MUST HAVE AN OBJECT "can you get your wife 10 eeene- mize."
 "SometinesL All depends on how we are ooina to blow the money We cave"
The Little River news., 1921-12-07

The price of cattle is very low throughout Arkansas. The victor correspondent of the Russellville Courier-Democra tells of four trades in each of which one hog was ex- changed for one head of cattle.
The Little River news., 1921-12-07

A flock of 400 turkeys was driven from Huntsville, Madison county, to Exter, Mo- last week. At night the turkeys rossted in trees beside the road.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Crest Fishing Club Urges
Rest PaViIfOnS

The Wildwood Crest Fishing Club,
in banquet session at Hotel Adelphia,
in Philadelphia, on January Goth, earn
estly recommended that the mayors
and councils Of Wild wood and Wild
wood Crest take immediate action
towards erecting at convenient points
along the boardwalk in both cities, rest
pavilions, that will enable all to fully
enjoy all that the name boardwalk i'm
plies. Also, that the new boardwalk
be erected at once, to accommodate in
comfort and fitting style the seasons
visitors In 1921.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
ORDINANCE No. $50
An Ordinance Providing for the
Laying of a Sewer ON Pine
Avenue, Between Maryland
Avenue and Delaware Ave-
nue., I'm the City of North
Wildwood.

Whereas, in the judgment of Common
Council, it is desirable for the best interests
OF the City of North Wildwood and the in
habitants thereof, that a sanitary sewer be
laid in Pine avenue, between Maryland ave-
nue. and Delaware avenue; said sewer to cou-
meet with The present system OF sanitary sew
age now Installed and operated in and by
said city
Now Therefor be it Ordained, By the Com
mon Council of the G ty OF North Wildwo
that a sanitary sewer be laid and installed in
that portion OF Pine avenue, between Mary
land avenue and Delaware avenue, and prop
erly connected with the present sanitary
sewage system of the said city.
And be 1t Further Ordained, That said sew
er be laid and installed according to the plans
and specifications prepared by l.. NJ. Rice,
city engineer.
And be it Further Ordained, That the cost
and expense of the laying and installation OF
the said sewer and its connection with The
present sewage system OF the said city be paid
by an equitable assessment upon the owners
OF land and real estate peculiarly benefited
thereby in proportion to the benefit each
shall have been deemed 10 ave received by
reason OF the same.
And be 1t Further Ordained, That this ordi
nance shall take effect Immediately.
This ordinance was introduced and passed
first reading on Tuesday evening, January 4,
1921, and will come up for third reading ana
final passage on Tuesday evening, February
l, 1921, at eight O'clock, at which times any
and all directors will be heard to the said
ordinance.
GEO. A. REDDING
City Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Had EN- AGAIN.

A moving picture actor relates an
amusing incident that happened during
the filming of Rostand's Chandelier"
This was done out-of-doors, and one
day while the actor was taking a stroll
he came across a man seated by the
roadside with his face buried in his
hands, evidently in deep distress. Sym
pathetically he stopped and inquired
what the trouble vas. "Ill tell you"
said the man, "Tm n of the patients
at the s%anitarium for bugs over yon-
der. Yesterday the doc said that l
was we'll and could leave in a day or
two-but what do you suppose | saw
this morning? BOOSTERS and hens six
feet high and talking just like humans
That settles it! If l get away from
this hole in ten years l shall be lucky"
Boston Transcript.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Tins in DAYS of Old.

The tips, or walls" of the eighteenth
century were by no means confined to
inns. One traveller through the coun-
try, La Blanc, says that after dinner,
with a friend you'll find all the serv-
ants drawn up in the passage like a
file of musketeers. from the house
steward down to the lowest livery
servant, and each of them holds out
his hand to you in as deliberate a man
ner as the servants in our inns on he
like occasion. The master of the
house turned his head away, pretend
ing not to be aware of what was going
forward. Lord Hervey records that
George IFS queen thought it necessary
to give walls in town as well as in the
country, but the king told her she a
a fool to do so.-London Chronicle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
MIR. Palmer Goes to PhiIa.

G. A. Palmer, who until recently
conducted the grocery store on Holly
Beach avenue, across from the Penn
sylvania railroad station, has moved to
Philadelphia. He will enter Drexel
Institute and take a four years. course
In mechanical engineering. Palmer's
wife and daughter Eleanor have gone
to the Quaker City with him, where
they will all reside. He is an e~x-service
man and served for % months overseas
with the Yankee Division and was one
of Pershing's first $4,000. He was
gassed three times while in action and
is still under the supervision of the
army medical authorities. The ex-
soldier is taking a Vocational curse at
the expense of the Federal government,
which opportunity is extended all
soldiers and sailors who were wounded
or gassed while in the service.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
The Kernel Of Worship.

Science can readily strip away from
any earlier system of religio-mythO-
logical accounts of creation which rep
resent the state Of natural knowledge
when the system was growing and a
disprove or reject accounts of natural
phenomena which are now known
clearly to be errors, but when this has
all been done the real kernel still re-
mains In n religious system worthy
of the name.
Man is still left generating the
great cause of creation and worship
ing at the shrine of an infinite and
all-pOwerful Creator. Nor is it any
bar to this worship that he possesses
no rigorous proof nor exact knowledge
in terms of material things. The mys-
ticism only stimulates devotion and
urges him onward toward higher reali-
cation of divinity and idealization OF
all that is highest in the deity that ne
~personifies and worships.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Effect Of Drinks at Meals.

Drs. r. J. Miller, o. Bergeim, M. E.
Rehfuss and P. B. Hawk Of Philadel-
phia have been testing the effect Of
water, tea, coffee and cocoa on the d.
gestion of meals of mixed foods. They
report to the American Journal of
Physiology tBaltimore) that one htre
of cold water, tea either hot or cold.
or hot coffee drunk with a meal does
not delay the passage of the food from
the stomach, but the addition of sugar
to the coffee does slightly delay the
process. Cocoa markedly delays 1t.
Coffee, tea and water seem also to
stimulate gastric secretion, but cocoa
delays it, and coffee with sugar n
cream has less effect.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Curacao. Dutch West Indies.

Curacao is a colony of the Dutch
West Indies, with an area of 436
square miles and a population in 1917
of 5T.619. The islands of Curacao.
Bonaire. Arabia, st. Martin (the
northern part of which belongs to
Franco, st. Eustache and Saba COM
pose the group. The government con-
sists of a governor and three mem
bers of a council appointed by the SOW
ereign and presided I'VE by a vice
president. There is also a colonial
council, nominated by the sovereign.
The chief products are maize, beans,
pulse. cattle, salt and phosphate of
lime. Oil refining is the chief indus
try.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Industry.

Industry is never wholly unfruitful.
If it bring no joy with the incoming
profit, it will yet Danish mischief from
thy busted gates. There is a kind Of
good angel waiting diligence that ever
carries a laurel in her hand to crown
her. Fortune, they said of all, should
not be prayed unto. but with the hands
in motion. The bosomed fist beckons
the approach of poverty. and leaves
besides the noble head ~unguarded; but
the lifted arm does brighten want, and
Is ever a shield to that noble director.
How unworthy was that man of the
world that never did Alright, but only
lived and died.-Feltham.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
inventions Suggested by Nature.

The ram of the modern men-of-war
is the device of the swordfish of the
Indo-Paciic ocean. It's upper jaw has
a long beak or ram, by means of which
it can pierce not only fish, but the
sides Of timber-built ships. Even the
plants have forestalled human inven-
lions. Nearly everybody, perhaps, has
wondered why the stems of nearly all
plants and the trunks and branches OF
trees are round instead of any other
shape. The existence of tall plants and
trees depend largely or the wind force.
And a tree with a square trunk and
branches would offer SO much resist
ance to the wind that it would be con-
tinually having it's branches snapped.
1t is for the same eason that engin-
GERS build tall chimneys and piers for
bridges round in section in preference
to any other form.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
seventh Annual Cape May
County High School
English Contest

AT Cape May Court House, on Satur-
day, May 7th, 1921, a contest consisting
OF the simultaneous writing Of COM
positions by contestants representing
the various high schools Of the county
and The classes included in said high
schools will take place. The contests
Will be for the Freshmen, Sophomore,
Junior and Senior classes.
Each high school is requested to enter
one contestant for each class.
One hour will be allowed for the fret
writing, In pencil il preferred, and
thirty-five minutes for rewriting in ink.
Each composition must contain at
least five hundred words and not more
than one thousand.
They will be judged upon style, die
tion, accuracy of expression and breadth
of view.
The subjects for the classes will be:
Observation-Disclosures.
Sophomore-Description.
Junior-Exposition.
Senior-Argumentation.
Miss Lucy E. Corson, secretary of
the County Superintendent, will pre-
side.
Each student will be provided with
an Identification card, upon which he
will write his name, and place 1t in an
envelope to be provided, and seal. The
number assigned to him for use during
the contest will be found upon the en-
velope, and it is to be used upon all of
his papers as the sole mark Of identif-
cation.
The County Superintendent has been
designated as the judge of the contest.
Medals or other trophies will be
awarded to the winners in each class.
Please send entries for each class to
the County Superintendent, SO proper
arrangements may be made.
The committee is greatly DESTROYS
that each school shall be fully repre-
sented in this contest.
w. I. ZECHMAN,
TANNING MYERS,
Ross w. ROHN,
Committee.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Olin WOOlSOn Heads Class
Officers

The Tenth Grade Of the Wildwood
High school has elected the following
class officers:
PIesident-Olin Woolson.
Vice President-Wilsou Mathis.
Secretary Milton Robbins.
Treasurer-Edward Nye.
Principal Lanning Myers has desig-
mated George H. Davis as class adviser.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-28
Easily Learned.

A little boy. asked by his parents
what musical instrument he would
prefer to learn. said s"I guess I'll
learn to play the photograph" The
boy had merely caught the spirit Of
the times-let somebody else do tbs
work.-Salina fKan.l Journal