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Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
QUARLES REELECTED
AS TOWN MARSHAL

Marshal F. L. Quarles was re-
elected in the town election
Tuesday by a majority of 81
votes. H. G. Duggan followed
second receiving 18 votes while
l.. B. Krohn received 6.
The race for marshal was the
only contest to be settled in
Tuesdays election. The Mayor
and Board of Aldermen were
without opposition. ]. M. Hill
and NJ. M. Batson were the new
members of the Board.
Following are the results:
For Mayor. P. Clendenin
8S. For Alderman-G. w.
Eighmey 80, A. Drawn SO, L.
A. Varnado go, M. M. Batson
81, J. M. Hill 90.
The total number of votes
cast was 100.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
EXTEND THANKS IN
BEHALF OF ORPHANS

Rev. J. C. Wells issues the
following card of thanks and
statement:
"In behalf of the Baptist
Orphanage I wish to express
appreciation to the good people
of Stone County who gave OF
their money and also those who
contributed the farm products
and other things. You have
brought sunshine to the lives of
those fatherless and motherless
boys and girls. The following
is a statement of amounts given
by the churches with which l
am, connected directly and indir-
ectly.
"Perkinston, $685.; Big
Level, SLAP; Brooklyn, (For-
rest County, s2.40; Ten Mile,
Church offering, S7.21; Sunday
School, $3.50; B. Y. P. U. $500"
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
the Board of Supervisors of
Stone County, Mississippi, will
receive sealed bids for County
Depository for said County. for
the year 1923 up and until IL
o'clock noon. Monday, January
the 1st. 1923, said bids to be
filed with the Clerk of this
Board and to comply in all re-
spects with provisions of the law
in such cases. the Board reserv-
ing the right to reject any and
all bids.
Done by order of Board of
Supervisors of Stone County,
Miss, this the 9Th day of De,
cember, A. D. 1922.
f r. DAVIS. Clerk of the
Poard of Supervisors of Stone
County, Miss.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
PRATT HEADS MASONS
FOR COMING YEAR

G.. E. Pratt was elected Wor-
shipful Master of the local lodge
of Masons last Tuesday evening
to serve during the coming year.
w. C. Batson is present Master.
Other officers elected for the
new year were T. L. Martin as
Senior Warden, J. E. Jagge,
Junior Warden, L. A. Waller,
Secretary, w. C. Waller, Treas
urer, Ray Morse, Tyler. w. G..
Batson was appointed Senior
Deacon and J. A. Leggett
Junior Deacon.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
Articles Left Out.

At the last moment we were
forced to leave out of this issue
articles on the Mississippi
Farms, the Agricultural High
School at Perkinston, the King
Bee Ranch and a Christmas
story which will be run in a
later issue. We regret this
omission very much but we have
made it a practice to get the
paper out on schedule time and
we we're forced to omit these
articles in order to prevent dis
appointing our readers in delay
ing the delivery of their paper.
PUBLISHER.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14

ever-rnning belts which pass
alongside long tables where
the workers stand. And as the
belt passes swiftly by, the grad
ers sort the cucumbers in re-
gard to size, shape and firm
ness, throwing the graded GU
cumbers into an open conpart-
ment near the belt.
The graded cucumbers are
now ready for the packers who
stard at another long table. The
hacking is all done by white wo-
men who are neat and clean in
their work garments, and who
mack the vegetable swiftly and
in some instances with much
skill and artistic effort. The wo-
men packers take pride in their
work and no bottle leaves the
packing table without being
perfectly packed. To the average
person this would seem unskill-
ed labor, but visit to the fac
tory of the American Pickle and
Canning Factory lends interest
20 this end of the work. Examine
a bottle Of fancy pickles. Notice
the placing, the grouping of
colors, the arrangement Of the
whole as to the vegetables
contained in the bottle and you
will at once decide that the pack
ing Of fancy pickles is the work
of an artist.
In the fancy brands of sweet
and spiced pickles the liquid is
poured into the filled bottle
which is capped by machinery
under vacuum, and in all other
brands the process is very SINH
lar, as much of the work being
done by machinery as possible.
The plant is equipped with all
devices to assist the worker and
to facilitate the sanitation of
the product. It's sealing and
Gaping machines are the latest
used in that industry, and Mr..
J J. Mcclure, the production
manager, takes pride in the pro-
duct of the plant and spends a
good deal of time in studying
out better methods of production
and equipment.
The company uses a great
deal of cauliflower, button
onions and spices in it's fancy
brands of pickles. The cauli-
flower is shipped into this point
from California.
The foctory employs one hum
dred and fifty people and has
g weekly payroll of $4,000.
Many of the workers come from
respectable white homes. Wo-
men who are earning a bit OF
money to help tide over some
difficult situation, and who take
pride in turning out a first class
product.
The factory was erected in
1912 for the purpose of utilizing
the products of the South Miss
issippi lands. 1t was burned a
short while after it's erection,
but was Immediately rebuilt
with improvements.
It's officers are as follows: W.
E. Guild, President, J. Klumb,
Vice President; L. l.. Coleman,
Secretary; w. T. Guild, Treasur-
er; J. J. Mcclure, Production
Manager.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14

The Virgins High School considered by educational
authorities the best in the state Under the able di
ecton the principal Prof F. Hughes the school has shown
increased attendance of ten cent last the pupils
numbering four hundred
The building twostoy structure with large auditorium
school 1t well equipped Has good labora
tory and library It's teachers amply qualified to take
care of the various grades of the school.
The Virgins High School offers its pupils thorough
music and expression under graduate teacher these
branches
The school building and equipment valued at $150O0O0
and improvements and additions beng made from time to
time.
The school has all modern to facilitate the work
of teachers pupils Steam heat electric lights and
running water fountains in the building add to the comfort and
convenience of both and pupils.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
Christmas Service.

The P. T. A. of Home Consoli-
dated School will entertain the
public at a Christmas service on
Wednesday evening December
20, at 7::3O o'clock in the school
auditorium on Big Level.
The program will consist of
musical, songs and piano,
stories, readings, Christmas
circle and an address.
A oyster supper will be serv-
ed after the program.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14

The Stone County House is beautiful and imposing
structure situated hill overlooking the OF Wggns
The erected in 1917 cost to the county
of $35,000OO.
The building two=stoy structure Of brick, designed to
fill every requirement Of modern court house 1t contains
office for county official large court with ad
joining the Of court attaches and all improve
ments in the way of furniture and fixtures.
1t steam-heated and eectrghted and its spacious ha
ways artistic racade lawn of rolling
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14
Quarles Thanks Voters.

Marshal F. L. Quarles, who
was reelected in Tuesdays
election, has issued the follow
ing thanks to his supporters
and friends:
"It was indeed gratifying to
receive the handsome vote cast
for reelection Tuesday. I feel
very grateful to those who saw
fit to vote for me and to those
who voted for the other gentle
men l hold no i'll feeling what
ever.
''To show my appreciation, I
will endeavor to conduct the
office in the very best manner
and will at all times try and
answer any and all summons.
"Gratefullv yours,
"F. L. QUARLES."
Rov Tate, who with his
narents formerly resided in
Wipoins. but who now live at
Boutwell,, snent a few days here
recently with friends.
Mr.. J. C. Kelley of D'Lo
spent a few days here last week.
-O
Mr.. J. B. Parker spent Mon
day here on business.
FOR SALF-Canonhor Trees.
cheap. J. B. Campbell, Virgins,
Miss.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14

Mr.. J. C. Kelley of D'Lo
spent a few days here last week.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14

Mr.. J. B. Parker spent Mon.
day here on business.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-12-14

FOR SATF-Canonhor Trees.
cheap. J. B. Campbell, Virgins,
Miss.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22

will be several days before it will
be in perfect working order.
To procure the best results from
the device, it is necessary TO estab-
lish the antenna or aerial; this lat
ter arrangement consists of two
large poles that will stand approxi-
mately fifty feet high and seventy
feet apart, bearing three copper
sound waves from the distant
broadcasting stations and communi-
cate them through the equipment in
the residence.
Mr.. Blocks equipment arrived a
few days ago and some very inter-
esting demonstrations have been
made with it through an improvised
antenna or aerial. The receiving
wires were suspended from one
end of the residence and a post tenn
porarily set. Even with this i'm
provised arrangement connections
with Pittsburgh, Pa, and points in
Florida were accomplished A con-
nection with Pine Bluff received
brief talk from H. G. Couch, head
of the Arkansas Light & Power
Company, who was talking through
the broadcasting station at Pine
Bluff. With the apparatus working
very Interestingly with the improvis-
ed arrangement of the aerial it
would appear that the receiving
wires suspended in proper manner
and at the required height the re-
ceipt of the messages doubtless
would have been perfectly clear. 1t
is said that the volume Of tone am
plified through the magnavox Of the
equipment equals that from the best
talking machines.
The equipment is being installed
by Jas. Drake Of the Drake Electric
Company. The instruments are
made by the westinghouse Electric
Company, one Of the largest cleo
trical supply institutions i'm the
United States. Mr. Drake will in
stall the aerial or antenna of Mr..
Blocks outfit and likely will have
it in perfected order within a few
days.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
HUGHES and
CRAVATH DENY
STATEMENTS
Sharp Letter From Hughes
to Senator Lodge Is Read
In the Senate-Cravath
Wires Denial.
(By The United Pressl

Washington, March 21--Charles
b. Hughes, secretary of state, struck
back sharply at the Senate critics
of the arms conferences negotia-
tions Of the Four Power Pacific
Pact in letter to Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, administration leader
in the Senate and member OF the
American delegation to the confer
ence. The secretary denied that
any secret agreements" exist be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, Senator Lodge read the
letter to the Senate and also made
public at the same time lengthy
telegram from Paul Cravath, the
New York lawyer upon whose al
legged statements the charges Of
Senator Borah were based. Cravath
denied that he ever made any state
ments as those attributed to him
and that he never did intimate that
secret agreements" were in exist
ence.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
ARKANSAS BOY
KILLED Ed BY TRAIN
POPLAR BLUFF
Frank I.ensy Meets With
Most Tragic Fate-Body
Is Horribly Mangled BY
Passenger.

Poplar Bluff. Mo-, March 21.--
Frank H. Lenty, youth In his
early twenties, was instantly killed
at 1:25 O'Clock yesterday morning
at the local Missouri Pacific Station.
when lie was struck by Missouri
Pacific passenger train while at
tempting to cross the tracks.
Both limbs were severed, the
right hand cut off and the head
badly mutilated. The right leg
could not be found, but upon ar
rival of the train at st. Louis it
was found on the pilot of the loco
motive.
Lenty was arrested 10 days age
by Special Agent c. NJ. Bolton of
the Missouri Pacific in the local
yards He pleaded to a charge of
vagrancy and was placed in the
county Jail, his sentence terminal
ing Sunday night.
The home of the deceased is in
county, Ark. The acci-
dent occurred when he walked in
front of the approaching train, not
hearing it coming because of steam
escaping from the locomotive OF
train No 5, around the head of
which he was walking.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
MUCH COTTON
MOVING, SAYS
A STATEMENT
Estimated Now That Only
1884 Bales In Arkan-
sas Storage-Final Gin
ners' Report.

Little Rock, March 21.-W. S.
Turner, secretary of the Arkansas
Cotton Trade Association, issued a
statement yesterday showing thai
Arkansas has on hand 446,984 bales
of cotton. In the congresses there
are 2S7,247 bales, and on the farms,
in the warehouses, etc, there are
159,737 bales
According to the final ginners
report for Arkansas, the amount
ginned this season in the state was
7S7,974 bales, as compared with
1,177,095 during the season of 1920
81.
Between March 20, 1921 and
March 20, 1922, there was received
at Arkansas congresses 1,011,597
bales, and during that month the
shipments amounted to 1,030,923
bales.
The amount of cotton received
into Arkansas borders from other
states will offset the amount of cot
ton shipped flat from Arkansas and
not taken into Arkansas compress
accounts.
The stock on hand in Arkansas
congresses at the end of last week
was 2S7,247 bales, as compared with
|325, $50 bales on the corresponding
date of last year. Receipts last
week, according to Mr.. Turner's re-
port, were S,640 bales, as against
only 6,450 the week before. Ship
ments last week were 1922 bales
as against 1856 the week before
Total shipments since August l are
700, 1856, as against 612,6S2 on the
corresponding date of last year.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
Practical Tests Show De-
vice Opens Up New
Field in Radio
Activity.

fBy International News Service.)
New York, March 2I-An auto
matte radio receiving device that
will automatically pick up and
print press dispatches sent in wire
less Code
That is the latest device, just per-
fected, for the radio enthusiast The
machine, when adjusted, runs like
a clock and requires no operator.
The device has been perfected
md patented by William g. II.
Finch, an experimental engineer. of
Buffalo, who is an associate mem
Der of the Institute of Radio En-
gineers and, other technical socie-
ties. lie has been identified with
radio development since 1908, hold
ing one of the first licenses granted
by the government early in 1913.
During the World war he organized
and had charge of the Radio First
Field Artillery, N. Y. G.
Finch's radio device enables any
one to receive broadcasted code
messages from any distance, rec
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
OPPONENTS NOW
WANT LIGHT ON
4ACREEME ENTS'
Rumored Secret Agreements
Have Caused New Trou-
bic In Treaty Fight
Shields In Action.
tBy The United press,

4
Washington, March 21,---A Sena-
torial investigation into the al
legged secret agreements" between
the United States and Great Britain
as a cooperative action against Ja-
pan in event of trouble with that
nation will be demanded by the OPP
ponents of the Four Power Pacific
Treaty before the members vote on
the pact Senator Shields, Demo-
crat of Tennessee, is prepared to
move that the treaty be sent hack to
the Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
with the instructions that the COM
mittee summon Paul ID. Cravath,
New York lawyer, Elihu Root and
Secretary of State Charles f.
HUBHes. TIC fatter TWO men were
members of the American delegation
to the arms conference.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22

(From Mondays Daily

The preliminary hearing OF the
state against Wiley Lipscomb, cash
ier of the Farmers Bank at Mar
madukc, charged with the killing
of Bedford Stone, a tenant farmer
on Mr.. Lipscomb's farm, at Marina
duke last Friday afternoon at 1880
o'clock, began this morning at 1880
at the county Court House before one
of the largest gatherings of people
that ever assembled in the audi
torium of the building. The defense
was represented by Attorneys
Block & Kirsch and M. p. Hud-
dleston. The state was repre-
sented by Deputy Prosecuting At
torney John Batten, assisted by At
torney Roy Penix, OF Jonesboro.
The case was tried before Justice
of the Peace A.. B, Hays.
Mr.. Lipscomb was ordered held to
grand jury following a motion Of
fered by the defense through Attor-
ney Huddleston. The defense pro-
duced only three witnesses. merely
to establish a record of the case.
Later application will be made to
one of the circuit judges for bail
for the defendant in a habeas corpus
proceeding. The latter action per-
haps will come up in few days,
probably tomorrow.
AS a precautionary step, to avoid
the possibility of an outbreak as a
i,rht
developed as a result of the killing,
the court ordered every individual
to leave the court room before the
beginning of the trial and to be
before being allowed to re-enter.
Approximately seven hundred wit
nesses and spectators had gathered
in the auditorium just prior to the
opening Of the trial. 1t is estimated
that eighty persons from Marina
duke, thirty OF whom were sum-
moned as witnesses, were in attend
ance upon the preliminary. The
examination continued through the
noon hour, those participating in the
proceedings eating sandwiches for
lunch. The preliminary was con-
cluded early in the afternoon.
The first witness to appear for
the state was Mrs. Thos. Foster, sis
ter of the murdered man, and the
wife of the manager of the East
Arkansas Lumber Company, in front
of which place the killing occurred.
Mrs. Foster stated that she saw her
brother immediately following the
fatal shots and that he was reel
ing or stumbling across the street
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
M. F. BLOCK Is
HAVING RADIO
PHONE PLACED
Residence on West Main
Street to Be Equipped
With the Latest Wireless
Device.
(From Tuesdays Dally)

Maurice f. Block is the first in
this particular section to install
a wireless or radio telephone sys-
TEN, the latest and most interesting
''sounu waves that are communicate
ed directly into his home and am
plified to a degree that enables one
to hear distinctly the musical, ora
torical and news features that are
sent throughout the nation by the
powerful broadcasting stations sit
uated in Detroit, Pittsburgh, New
York, Washington, Denver, Dallas
land other leading cities of the Unit
led States.
With the instrument tuned to re-
Iceive the ''sound waves" from given
point where a broadcasting APP
paratus may be stationed, one may
sit and listen to a program of music,
opera or any other mode of enter
tainment that may be directed
Through the stations that are de-
signed to communicate them tC
the flour corners Of the earth.
Mr. Blocks equipment is the "re-
ceiving set of the newest scientific
achievement in electrical evolution,
and does not perform the sending
part of the development. The 'send-
ling equipment IL a different APP
paratus, requiring a special installa-
tion of wires and mechanism to per-
form that feat. Mr. Blocks outfit
consists of an electrically equipped
mahogany box, supplied with bat
teries. a series of dials, wires and
the like; this arrangement is con-
nected with another device bearing
la "magnavox, device that resem-
bles the horn of the old type phono-
graph. The "sound waves are COM
municated to this latter arrange
ment and amplified to an extent
that enables the long distance com
munications to be distinctly heard
throughout large room. The two
instruments are very attractive me-
chanically and appear as mysterious
as they really are.
The outfit has not been complete
'ly installed, however, and it likely
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
Knights Templar Are
To Visit Jonesboro

About fifteen members of Ascen-
sion Commandery u. ID. knights
Templar, with their ladies', will
leave for Jonesboro Wednesday
morning by way of Nettleton on the
Mo. Pacific, where they have been
invited by Rt. Eminent Grand Com
mander Pierce to take part In the
comforting of the Degrees of the Or
der on several candidates.
The work will start promptly at
1880 p. M, continuing until the
work is finished, after which there
will be banquet served to the Sir
knights and ladies at the hotel, at
p. m.
1t is expected that the several
Grand Officers of Arkansas and rep
resentatives from several Command
cries Of the state win be present.
The ladies of the members Of the
Jonesboro Commandery will take
charge of the visiting ladies, where
some form of entertainment has
been provided, during the day. The
Paragould party expects to return
on the Cotton Belt at 1896 p. nj.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-22
ACCUSED is RELEASED UPON
$25,0O0.OO BOND AT OSCEOLA
Vast Throng Fill Auditorium Of Court Room to
Standing Capacity-Every Person Entering
Court Room is Searched For Weapons-Pre-
cautionary Measure to Forestall Possible
Outbreak of Trouble Mrs. Foster, Sister OF
Murdered Man is the First Witness.

toward the lumber company office.
She saw him fall at the approach
lof the building. The actual shoot
ing, it appears, took place across the
street from the lumber company S
plant. The lumber company's build
ing faces west and the trouble arose
at the corner of w. F. Walkers
blacksmith shop. The blacksmith
si115, fries ezs47t aid fiie is, just across
the street from the East Arkansas
Lumber Company.
Mrs. Foster was not certain as to
the number of shots she heard flfed,
according to her testimony. she
followed Mr.. Lipscomb and asked
him why he shot her brother.
w. F. Walker, who operates the
blacksmith shop, stated that he saw
Mr.. Stone Immediately after he was
shot and saw him stumbling across
the street and fall to the ground III
front of the East Arkansas Lumber
Company. Mr.. Walker was engaged
~
serious trouble was brewing. Sud
denly shots in rapid succession be-
gan to ring out and he rushed to
a point of observation, approximate
" 100 feet away from the scene,
and witnessed Mr.. Stone fall.
Thos. Segroves, who is employed
in Bradsher's garage on the same
side of the street as Walkers black
smith shop and only short distance
away, was engaged in work When
his attention was attracted by shots
He stated lie saw Stone as he was
falling. He saw Mr.. Lipscomb With
the automatic in his hand with it
pointed toward Mr.. Stone as he reel
ed across the street Thos. Foster
and Mrs. Quinn were introduced
by the state but their evidence was
very similar to that given by those
preceding them.
C. l.. Harvey, longtime resi-
dent of Marmaduke and a we'll
known citizen, testified that he was
in conversation with Bedford Stone
about five minutes prior to the
killing and stated that he did not
detect that Stone was out of humor
or was upon the eve of getting into
trouble with Mr.. Lipscomb that re-
suited in the mans death. Mr.
Harvey, it is said, is a distant rela-
tive of the Stone family, a second
cousin to the man killed.
DR.. o. II. Clopton, a physician
and surgeon of Marmaduke, was in
troduced as a states witness. He
testified that he examined the body