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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
MONTENEGRINS FIGHT SERBS
One Hundred and Twenty Persons
Killed in Battle Along
the Border.

London, Jan. 13.-One hundred and
twenty persons have been killed in
fighting between Montenegrins and
Serbians which has broken out all
along the old Montenegrin frontier
According to this dispatch the Mon
tenegrins attacked the Serbians but
were repulsed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
Early Prejudice Retained.

The prejudice about being the frs,
occupiers of new house is perhaps
q dim recollection of our prehistoric
ancestors attitude toward a newly
discovered cave. There might be wild
beasts already in occupation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
BALLOONISTS BACK IN N. Y.
Lieutenants kIoor, Farrell and Hinton,
Arrive i'm City Month After They
LANDED in Canadian Wilds.

New York, Jan. 15.-Lieutenants
Kloor. Farrell and Hinton, naval bal
loonists, arrived at the Pennsylvania
railroad station, exactly a month after
they had landed near Moose Factory,
Ontario, after balloon fight from
the Rockaway naval air station.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
Great Wine Cellar in Roumania.

The most capacious wine cellar in
the world is owned by the Roumanian
government A railway tunnel 1900
feet long could not be used for the pur-
pose for which it was intended be-
cause of inferior construction, so it
was leased to wine dealer, who
turned it into storehouse for wines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
Canine Characteristic.

Once in while you meet a man
who is like dog. He would rather
stand still and shiver than to get ont
and hustle and keep warm.-C incin-
natl Enquirer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20

True literature. like happiness. Is
ever by-product; it is the half-con-
scious expression of man greatly en-
gagged in some other undertaking; it
Is the song of one working.-David
Grayson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
ASKS HARDING NOT TO SMOKE
California No-Tobacco League Sends
President-Elect a Request to "Cut
Out" the Weed

Long Beach, Cal. Jan. ia reso-
tuition requesting President-elect Hard
ing to refrain from the use of tobacco
in any form was adopted by the Cali
fornia No-Tobacco league at a. meet
ing at Whittier, CAL, ana forwarded
to Mr.. Harding, it was announced by
Or. J. ]. Bryant, president of the
league
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
City DwelIers Flat Footed.

Defects of vision and fiat feet were
found more among city dwellers than
those in the country, by army physi-
clans examining those entering the
service during the war. III
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-20
Close Observer.

/ "a mans character is sometimes
read in his wife's face" truly remarks
the Florence Bulletin"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27
HEAD IS CAUGHT IN PILlNG
Boy Saved From Death in Rising Tide
by Firemen With Axes.

Max Rochester. who is fifteen now
will be- telling when he l. fifty tn
story of how his head, damned In the
pilug Oh the beach IN Ocean parkway.
Br"oklyn, was chopped out with an az.
II took a good deal more than ali
hour 4" get Max free and he will not
forget TO include among the details
of the warm how the tile was rising
all The time the police and firemen
were working over him, and how
within another hour his head would
have been submerged.
Max. whose father is tailor at 2l0
Hughes street brooklyn. went swim
ming with some other boys Off the foot
Of Ocean parkway Between swims
the boys clambcred up on some big
rocks which Il line Of piles separates
from the sea wall Max was poking
about among the rocks, looking down
into the water Leaning over he
stuck his head between two Of the
piles. and moment later the other
1--WE boys heard him call out
"Grc. fellows | can't get my head
ont"
His companions got Max by the
leg, and yankcd and pulled, all to no
use. The more they tugged the
tighter the boys head was wedged In
the pilne.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27
jecteL
First line
authorized OF

authorized OF
tie cruisers. fiID.s
first line lie /cruisers. >.
building; first line destro
building and 80 projected; first linz
submarines, 40, all hulding; aircraft
carrier, /. now building; second line
submarines. . authorized.
The tonnage of the ~ Japanese YES
sells listed ms IN commission In the
JAPANESE navy is 4s6,252; Of the I'M
completed building program, made up
of 10 ships. the Tonnage Is given as
G94.S7O This figure does not include
the 9 second line submarines the ton
mage Of which vessels Is unknown.
Comparison of the three navies by
big gun power is not complete be-
caI>c the number of l6-inch guns In
the British navy IS not known. The
known figures show. though. that
when the present building programs
are completed. Great Britain will
have mounted OH II ships a total OF
- guns of Finch bore IA guns OF
1852 inch bore and 100 guns Of l5-inch
hilFs III dttiitiVli W an '''''
Der of l6-inch guns.
The Emitted States will have
mounted on 90 ships n tota! Of GA
guns of 12-lnch bore: no l3ia -inch
guns. H. guns Of 1i-inch bore; no
l5-lnch guns. and 152 guns of ld-inch
bore
The Japanese navy will have
mounted on II vessels. 3 guns of L.
inch bore no 1914 inch guns :. 50 guns
~ l4.inch bore: no 15-inch guns, and
- guns IL lG-inch bore.
The totals show that the American
navy will have 32s big guns; the Brit
iSh navy exclusive of the unknown
number Of The largest size rifles, 2ss.
and the Japanese navy. 100 big guns.
Battle Conditions Have Changed.
The war demonstrated that com
pariSun> of uaVics OH paper cannot be
taken a. absolute crilerions of sea
mower. The German surface craft.
after the one big battle Of Jutland.
were bottled up at Heligolnnd for the
reminder of the war, while enemy
submarine were busy all the time sink
ing American and allied ships. II
there should be another great war, II
Is certainly possible that development
Of naval aircraft may be such that
submarines may be spotted easily from
the air and destroyed by some kind
nf depth t-mh The result Of a de
vclopment OF this kind would be to
make submarine craft almost useless
for any purpose.
Many government experts even now
are maintaining stoutly that the most
powerful and swiftest first-line figh'
ing ships viii BE- destroyed with ease
snar'd ana,hcr great ser war b.
fought. h1 aapnnes lowering nigh
OUT Of reach. dropping nCSe bombs Of
terrible destructive power, WIN suni,-
,ient precision TO aEnihiate the q
est array Of surface and subsurf'
craft any nation of the world cot
put on the face Of the waters.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27
coMMoNERS ASSERT RIGHTS
Bill introduced TO Curb Government
Taxation Power.

There il growing spirit of revo'
among the more independent member
~ the British parliament against n
increasing frequency with which. II
alleged. the government imposes tax
tlon without giving due considera''
10 the rights of the members OF
house of commons 10 be consulte,
such matterS The distinguished
iier and doughty political
Capt. William Wedgwood Bef
introduced IN the house a bin
ing that no tax should be le'
the use ~ the crown save by Il
If commons Captain WEEDS
his bin the Declaration III
1921"
The h!ll il backed by Sir
Maclean. Lord Robert Cecil
Frederick Banhury. Nobody
that Il has any chance NJ pass,
II II should ever come bef0
house II will give some Of the
crs mn opportunity to say VIII
think ahnu; the governments
~ raising money from the In
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27
AmerIeans ike Candy and C

The total value If the q
i,e cream manufactured In !
SsI3T .2l4.OOO. according "a cen
irres. Increases IN 1920. afte
hlhition. will boost this flgun
he billion mark. officials sag.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27
Present Building Program Will
Not Filter Standing
JAPAN is IN THIRD PLACE
Ranking Of First Three Nations in
Ship Tonnage When Present Pro-
grams Are Completed Would Be
Great Britain. 100000; United
States. 100000; Japan. 10000
American Big Gun Power Greater
Than That Of Great Britain.

II the great sea- powers Of the world
should agree To- cease authorizing huge
sums of money for building battle
ships America would remain IN sec
ond place. with Great Britain first
and japan rather poor third. These
positions would result from compile.
ton Of the construction nf ships NJ
ready contracted for or authorized,
says Frederic J. lIaskin IN the Chi
cngo Daily News.
The present building programs OF
the nations will not be- completed I'm
iii about 1875. British losses during
the war would put the United States
very close tn Great Britain IN the mat
ter ~ tonnage Of ships Of battle. the
difference being only about 10000
tons
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27

lapans prcS,u nH'' given a.
follows:
First line haitlc>hir> i. second
line. {: fir>i Mn" hattie cruisers. {:
second line =: first line Hight ..ruiSrTs
g: Second line. ! first line des'ro,crs
= second 'iue. :" s"",nd line sub
nrincs ,"
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
WILL REBUILD NEGRO HOMES
Some Prominent Citizens Object to Old
 Site of Negro Quarters.

Tulsa, June 6. - Homes of thous- ands of negroes made destitute by race rioting this week will be rebuilt by Tulsa business men, but general plan of reconstruction was still being sought today by members of the citl- rens committee of welfare named for that purpose.
 Some prominent men object to build ing new settlement on the ashes of the area destroyed and urged that land be bought in the northern section of the city where homes could be built with a view to city planning.
 Judge T. J. Martin chairman of the committee, declared that 1000 Tulsa men should volunteer each to built a negro a home. He said it would require not more than $1,0OO for home.
 The relief work among the negroes was thoroughly organized today, and most of them had left for detention camp at the fair grounds, while em- ployers gave them shelter at their homes and business places.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Governor Silent on the
 Negro Rioters Cases

Little Rock, June 5.-At the close of an hours conference with attor- neys representing the six Elaine neg rOes now under sentence of death at the state penitentiary, Governor Me Rae yesterday said that he had no statement to make.
 Not only E. l.. McHaney and Scipio Jones' attorneys for the negroes, urg- ed stay of execution yesterday, but other delegations or persons also sought clemency, or postponment The request of the attorneys was that the date of electrocution be delayed until disposition is made of the six other cases now pending in Phillips county circuit court.
 Governor McRae in his inaugural message, and frequently since, has enunciated his conviction that it is not the function of the executive toI go back of the acts of the judiciary With specific reference to the Elaine cases the governor has said that inas- much as both Circuit and Supreme Courts have passed on the question of the negroes guilt. he would refuse to be in the attitude of challenging the courts by modifying their degrees through executive clemency. The governor said the matter should come before the courts and not before the chief executive.
 Governor McRae yesterday said that he had found no occasion to change his views as expressed in his anaugur- al address, but would authorize noI further statement.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Will Talk on Cotton
 Marketinq System

The County Farm Bureau announces that MT. McNutt who is connected with the Extension Division. will ad- dress the farmers of Little River coun- ty at the court house Saturday, June II, at 2 D. m. on the Arkansas Cotton Growers Co-Operative Marketing As sOciation plans. MT McNutt has had wide experience in community mark etine both in Arkansas and in Cali fOrnia, and is speaker of ability in cooperative marketing. The Farm Bureau urges all cotton growers to come to this meeting and learn the facts about cooperative marketing of cotton and other farm products in other states. Certainly if you are cotton grower you want to help build up better marketing system Come to this meeting and line up with other farmers in putting cooperative mark eting into practice-Geo H. Hatcher, President of County Farm Bureau
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE Man is Charged with ViO. lating State Prohibition Law.

Texarkana, June 3.-A young man, known as 1Precher" Maddox, was arrested last night by deputy sheriffs on the Texas side of town on charge of violating the state prohibition laws. He is alleged to have had two half gallon jars of corn whiskey, one of them full and the other nearly full. He will be given a hearing before Jus tice Hillman tomorrow. Under the Texas law the charge against him con- stitutes felony.
 Maddox recently returned from the Fl Dorado oil fields, where he spent several weeks. While there he was reported as killed but the dead man later was identified as another person.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
PAROLED PRISONER TO PEN
Warden Dempsey Finds That Clark
 Prisoner Once Escaped.

Little Rock, June 6.-Because he escaped from the state penitentiary three years ago, Ed Dixon of Clark county recently paroled by the Peni- tentiary Board, was ordered back to the penitentiary by Warden Dempsey, and he has resumed service of his 15- year term for killing his wife Under one of the rules of the board no con-. vict who has escaped may be given a. parole.
 Dixon was given a life sentence five years ago for poisoning his wife. The sentence was reduced to 15 years by Governor Brough. About three years ago Dixon escaped and was recaptured in St. Louis after he had been at lib- erty for several months. He was one of the score or more prisoners paroled at the May meeting of the Peniten- Warden Dempsey, in looking over the record noticed the escape charge and ordered him back. Dixon is the sec ond man who has been sent back after parole.
 Tom Adkisson of Cleburne county, alleged leader of a band of draft re- sisters captured in the Cleburne coun- ty hills about two years ago, recently was ordered back by the governor when protest against the parole was made by the American Legion. It is said that because of the nature of Dixon's crime many protests had been made in Clark county against permit ting him to be at liberty.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
COURT ORDER DOES NOT
 PREVENT PAYING TAXES
Iniunctiou Permits Payment of Gen. eraI Taxes Without Payment of
 Special Road Taxes.

The attention of the News has been called to the erroneous impression with regard to the temporary injunc- tinn with reference to the payment of the road Improvement taxes in Dist rict No. Seven It simply permits the payment of the general taxes separate from the road tax Heretofore the law according to authorities, did not per init the sheriff to accept any part of the county and state taxes without also collecting the road tax. He may now accept them separately, or both ac- cording to the desires of the payer. The order of the chancellor follows, and is self explanatory:
 "In the Little River Chancery Court.
 CT. B. Rieves, l. B. Wright L. D. Borden and F. Marion Edwards, ct al, plaintiffs, against w. D. Waldrop, s. D. Matteson, and D. A. Cook, as com missioners of Road Improvement Dis trict Number Seven of Little River County, Ark, and J. R. Pierce as col- lector of Taxes for Little River County defendants.
 Now. on this day the plaintiffs pre- sented to me their complaint with prayer for temporary restraining or der and the some is heard upon the complaint and affidavit thereto at tached. The defendants, J. R. Pierce as collector of taxes being present in person upon consideration of the fact set forth in said complaint am of the opinion that mandatory restraining order should issue as prayed for.
 1It is therefore by me ordered, that J. R. Pierce as collector of taxes in and for Little River county, Ark, be and is enjoined and ordered to receive from the plaintiffs and all other per- sons the amount of assessed and ex- tended taxes against the property in said Road Improvement District Tn Little River county. Ark. as general taxes for the year 1920 without requir- ing as a condition thereto the paw ment of the assessment of benefits levied bv Road Improvement District Number Seven of Little River county for the vear 1000 against the real pro- perty in said district.
 "Done as Chambers this 1st day of June. 1921. (Signed "Jas D. Shaver. Chancellor
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
Short Course and Club
 Rally June l6. l7. IS

There will be a short course and club rally in this city on June 16, F, and 18th. The program will be as follows:
 Thursday at school building 9:30 to 12, reception by Ashdown Club Girls, songs and yells.
 1:30 to 500 o'clock, demonstration in salads and salad dressing, Miss Hazel Hobbs, home demonstration agent Clark County.
 Thursday night, dress pageant, Miss Connie J. Bonsloyd, state home dem onstratiOn agent.
 Friday morning S:3O to 12 m., SCOT ing bread and canned goods by Miss Connie J. Bonsloyd.
 Friday afternoon 13O to 5, scoring chickens, R. Island Reds, White Leg horns and Barred Plymouth Rocks by Miss Lillie Mashburn, home dem onstration agent Columbia county.
 Saturday, rally for both boys and girls at courthouse, 9:3O Songs, yells Welcome address, Lon T. Jones. Talk by Miss Helen Hobbs, report from clubs. Tax, Miss Mashburn. Award ing of flag. This goes each year to best club. The flag was given by Mr. A. D. DuLaney. Dinner on ground furnished by ladies of Ashdown. Everyone is urged to come with a well filled basket and make the boys and girls feel welcome.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
FINDS VEIN OF COAL
Polk County Now Has Four-FOOt Vein
 of Coal.

Mena, June 5.-Discovery of four foot vein of semi-anthracite coal in the mountains north of Acorn, was made yesterday it is said. The discovery was made by Joe Posey, veteran Scott county prospector, who brought samples of the coal to Mena. Posey and a companion were searching for an old-time lead mine when they locat- ed the coal The vein lies in Polk county, the discOvererS claim.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
DISTRICT MEETING WILL
 MEET AT DE QUEEN
southwest District Meeting of Baptist " M U. Will Meet in DeQueen
 June S-9.

The Southwest District Meetioq of the Baptist w. M. U. will meet at DeQueen June 8 and g. The program , follows:
 Key note-"Everyone win one everv- where"
 June 8, 2:30 p. m.: Song, Jesus Calls Us.''
 Devotional, Mrs. Gus Haynes Hope
 Appointment of Committees.
 Address of welcome, Mrs. E. E. Sib- ert, De Queen. Response, Mrs Roy Goolsby. Ash down. ..., Quartette, Misses Vera Johnson. Rachel Wood, Ruth and Fannie Nich- ols, DeQueen.
 Roll call of societies by association. Message of District Vice President.
 Display of Associational Maps by Superintendents. Book Review, Talk on Soul Win ning," Mrs. J. H. Crawford. Arkadel- phia.
 Night Session: State Young Peoples Leader in charge.
 D. m., Song service and devotional. Procession of Books. News notes from the organizations.
 Playet ,"Telling the Old, Old Story, Ashdown Y. w. A.
 9p. m. Address, Mrs. Dawson King, Canton, China
 June g. Lest We Forget" 9 a. m. Conference on Young Peoples Work.
 9:30 Devotional, Mrs. H. L. Skin- ner, Lockesburg.
 w. M. U. Hymn, "The Son of God Goes Forth to War"
 I. Our Great Causes Represented in the Seventy-Five Million Campaign
 1. Home Mission Board Plans, Mrs. J. L Lewis, Hope. 2. t'aIl Of the Foreign Mission Board, Mrs. G. G. Pope, Texarkana.
 3. Southern Baptist Educational Program, Mrs. A. P. Cantrell, DeQueen.
 1. Ministerial Relif andl Annuities, Mrs. Virginia Logic Mena.
 5. Hospitals and Orphanges. Hor- atio. 6. State Evangelistic Campaign, Mrs. J. G. Jackson, Little Rock.
 II. Address, Strengthening the Stakes at Home Will mean Lengthen- ing the Cords Abroad" Mrs. Dawson King.
 Lunch.
 1:3O D. m. Conference of officers of local societies.
 2p. m. w. M. U. Hymn.
 Devotional. Mrs. Dawson King.
 Local Society Triumphs.
 Organizing definite personal service, Magnolia.
 Your pledge paid and reported, Mrs. J. G. Jackson.
 Attendance boosters, Nashville.
 Living Epistles, Stamps.
 Training School Scholarships, Mrs. H. G. Sanderson, Ashdown.
 Your Imperative Need, Mrs Una Roberts Lawrence, Little Rock.
 Business.
 Adjournment.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
PLAN UNION REVIVAL Protestant Churches at Texarkana Will Combine Forces.

Texarkana, June 5.-Several pastors of Protestant churches are arranging for a union revival to start June 19, at Twelfth street and State Line avenue. A big canvas tent will be used. The Rev. Oscar J. Wade of the Beech Street Baptist church will lead in the preaching, assisted by the Rev. Francis Brewer of the Fair view Methodist church and the ev. Rev. s. c. Edge of the Second Baptist church. w. w. Epps, local singer, will have charge of the choir, with Miss Jessie Burgess, as organist.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
BLUE LAW FOR CAPITAL
Montana SOlOn Would Make Wash.
 ington's Holiday Quiet as Possible.

Washington, June 3.-A Sunday closing law" for the District of Col umbia, which it's author said was de- signed largely to head off some of the more extreme blue law prOpos- als, was proposed today by Senator Myers, Democrat of Montana. His bill would prohibit baseball, moving pie lures and all amusement enterprises operated for an admission fee. and sale Of commodities not absolutely essen- tial.
The Little River news., 1921-06-08
DECISION AGAINST LITTLE
 RIVER HIGHWAY DISTRICT
U. $. Supreme Court Rules in Favor oi Kansas City Southern in District
 No. 6, AshdOwn-WiltOn Road.

Washington, June G. - The United States Supreme Court today reversed the Supreme Court of Arkansas and decided against an Arkansas road dis the court.
 The decision was made in the case of the Kansas City Southern Railway Company vs. Road Improvement Dis trict No. 6 of Little River county, Ar kansas.
 The railroad companies objected to 11.2 miles long. The commissioners for the construction of gravel road 11.2 miles olng. The commissioners had assessed the companies on basis of $7,O00 mile for 92 miles of track coming within the taxable zone, total of $67.90O
 The decision today which was un- animous, was handed down by Associ- ate Justice McReynolds
 "The statute under consideration prescribes no definite standard for de- termining benefits upon proposed i'm provements," the decision read, and pablo and arbitrary and amounts to denial of the equal protection of the law.
 "They divided the farming lands into five zones determined by dis tance from the highways, and assess ed uniform benefits within the same zone without regard to improvements o1 market value.
 "Town lots were assessed at S10 s15. s2O and s25 each, according to location.
 "A pipe line, telephone line and a telegraph line were severally as sessed at 250, $500 and $50 per mile without any designed basis.
 Petitioners duly maintained that the assessments upon their property was unequal arbitrary, unreasonable. and in violation of due process and the equal protection clasues of the Four teenth amendment.
 "The state courts held to the con- trary and in effect deelarel the statute providing for the roads i'm provement district authorized the ac- tion taken by the board and so con- siiered it was a valid enactment The validity of the statute having been adequately challenged, the cause is properly hereon writ of error and the petition for certiorari will be de- nied.
 Benefits from local Improvements must be estimated upon contiguous property, according to some standard which will probably produce approxi- mately correct general results.
 "To say that 5.7 miles of railroad in a purely farming section treated as an aliquot part of the whole sys- tenn, will receive benefits amounting to $67.900 from the construction of 112 miles of gravel road, seem wholly improbable if not impossible. Equal protection of the law must be eX- tended to all."
 The decision concludes with the in- struction to the Supreme Court of Ar