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The Little River news., 1922-06-17
OIL AND GAS TEST
Will Be Made at the Denver We'll
 Near Mineral Springs.

Mineral Springs, June 15.-A test for oil and gas, showing of both being had, will be made at the Denver we'll west of this city next Tuesday. This delay will be required to allow the concrete around the casing to dry.
 This we'll is but 727 feet deep, but showing of both gas and oil were had around 700 feet, the pressure becom- ing so great as the drilling progressed below that depth that Mir. McClintoch, in charge of drilling, thought it neces- sary to make preparations to save the we'll should it come in. Hence drill ing was stopped, after a gas and oil sand had been penetrated ninety-tw D feet. and preparations made for a test. MT. McClintock, who has had experi- ence in all the fields of any conse- quence in the United States, declare; that he has never encountered as thick strata of sand as he is now in at such shallow depth, and he does not yet know of it's thickness, as he has not drilled through it. He says that the depth of sand he is now in indicates that those lower will be of unusual depth, which makes him sanguine of the ultimate development of a wond- erful field here.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
YOUTH KILLED BY
 SHRkPNEL SHELL
Missile From Camp Pike Explodes While He Is Removing
 Brass.

Little Rock, June 14-Walter AL len, aged II, son of MT. and Mrs. A. L. Allen of Prairie Grove, was instantly killed last night when a defective g. inch shrapnel shell which he had pick ed up on the rifle range at Camp Pike exploded ill his hands.
 The tragedy occurred at 7:30 at the public camping grounds, a half mile west aof Levy, on the Fort Smith.,C Con- way road.
 According to Malvern Allen. aged 16, brother of the dead youth, who was witness of the explosion, Wal ter had the shell clamped between his when he struck it a blow with a hat chet in an attempt to remove the brass.
 Pieces of the shrapnel tore off his left hand and entering his stomach, below his waist line, tore a wide hole. Death was instantaneous.
 A piece of the flying shrapnel hit Malvern, the older brother in the forehead and left deep and painful cut.
 The Aliens, who are farmers of near Prairie Grove, have been camp ing outside the city about two months. It was said that an illness of both MT. and Mrs. Allen forced them to leave their country home and come to Little Rock for treatment Both are under the care of Little Rock physicians.
 No others witnessed the explosion, according to MT. Allen, father of the dead youth, last night. He said that the day before the boys had gone over to the rifle range and brought back several shells and had been taking the brass from them to sell At the time of the explosion, young Allen was in front of their tent with his brothers, Jesse and Malvern.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
INJURED ON TRAIN
Aged Lady Receives Painful In-
 iuries in Fall

Mineral Springs, June 15.-Mrs. B, K. Holcombe, aged v years, was quite painfully injured in a fall on the Mem phis, Dallas & Gulf passenger train at Nashville Monday morning as that train was leaving on it's west-bound trip Mrs. Holcombe had started to get drink of water, and when the train started she was thrown against seat and had her hip badly bruised. She was suffering so by the time the train reached this station that Conduc- tor Whatley delayed the train until she could receive medical attention. The aged lady was travelling alone, being en route from Nashville to Panama, Oklahoma.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
MOVE TO SETTLE STRIKE
Coal Operators and Miners May Hold
 Conference Next Week.

Cincinnati, June 13.-That a move ment has been under way for some time among operators of the central competitive fields to come together in conference with the miners, looking Ito settlement of the national coal strike was admitted here today by William Greene, secretary of the Unit ed Mine Workers.
 The statement was made by MT. Greene following a report from Cleve- land quoting T. K. Maher, president of the Maher Collieries Company, as saying that conferences of operators were going on throughout the country in an effort to end the strike.
 MT. Greene said that it would ap- pear from the Cleveland dispatch that sufficient tonnage is being assembl- ed to insure a conference of operators and miners. He explained that it would be necessary for operators join ing in the conference to control enough coal production that any wage agreement they would make with the miners would be the basis for pay throughout the central competitive field, which in turn is the basing scale for all other soft coal fields operating union mines.
 'The miners are ready to meet the operators of the central competitive field on a substantial tonnage basis and have been since the beginning of the strike" said MT. Greene.
 Information as to the operators who were being brought together for the conference is lacking, MT. Greene said, and added that he could not say if a sufficient tonnage had been brought together until he saw the name of the operators who are willing to go along with the plan.
 The earliest date that miners and operators could get together would be some time next week, he said.
 It is pointed out that the movement is outside the Pittsburgh Coal Produc CTS Association and is among operat ors who have either broken away iron the association or who never belong ed to it.
 MT. Greene said he understands al but two or three of the Hocking Valle. producers are ready to come into four-state conference with the miner on tonnage basis. "If We can ar range such conference it will mea of the coal strike" he said.
 the first entering wedge in break-u
 President Farington of the Illinoi miners conferred with MT. Greene tc day.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
MAY CONSUMPTION
 OF COTTON BETTER
Census Bureaus Report Shows an Increase of 3S.S31. Bales
 Over April.

Washington, June 14.-Manufacture of cotton in May showed an i!crea3s of cotton in May showed an increase over April, 495,674 bales having been consumed, or 4S,S31 bales more than April, the Census Bureaus monthly report today indicated.
 Active cotton spindles showed an increase of 263,S05 over April, the May total having been 31,653 ,061. :.
 May exports dropped 143,262 bales below those of April, with a total of 469,397 bales. This was smaller than May exports last year. For the 10 months ending May 31, however, total exports were 5,451,8 bales, compar- ed with 4,701,67 bales for the same period year ago.
 Cotton on hand May 31 in consum- ing establishments amounted to l, ,419,- S36 bales of lint and 159,251 bales of linters, compared with 1,2S0,723 of lint and 216,252 of linters held year ago, and on hand in public storage and in congresses 2,561,00 bales of lint and 941S1 bales of linters, compared with 4,73S,267 of lint and 269,376 of linters, so held year ago. Imports amounted to 143,2SO bales, compared with 1O,- JAP in May last year.
 Exports for May were 469,397 bales, na1 pared with 477,3S9 bales, including A. $40 bales of linters exported in May last year.
 Cotton spindles active during May numbered 31,653,061 compared with 32,S36,107 in May last year.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
AGREEMENT REACHED
 LIGHT STRIKE OFF
Local Light Difference Settled Friday by Compromise After Con-
 ference Here.

Iii @ conference in this city Friday between w. l.. Curtis, attorney fer the light company, and the mayor and city council and committee from the Chamber of Commerce com promise agreement was reached whereby the light consumers strike was called off Consumers may now feel free to resume the use of lights on the terms of the new agreement. The rate agreed upon for the present was minimum of $50 and meter rate of 17a cents for the first twenty kilowats, 15c for the second twenty and 10c for the third The street lighting and pumping contracts will remain as they were until an agree ment can be reached on a new basis. ness for week when the consumers struck to enforce the demands of the city council that the 15c rate be re- stored. It is understood that the new rate will start with the last reading, or the reading the lat ter part of May. The company is to restore the meters taken out without charge for labor involved. It is a. greed by MT. Curtis that as soon as sufficient book showing is made a further reduction will be granted. Authorized persons will have access to the books. Mr. Curtis said in a lengthy talk that the plant had shown a steady loss until the first four months of this year. The plant had been recently overhauled and the engines and other machinery rebuilt until f was now as good as new. Overhead expensc at the general of fees pro being cut and it is expected that the business in the future may be more satisfactory as to service and profits He declared that it was in1rcesiblo to make further reduc- ten at this time without certain loss and that the company had no -,nars -cf having operating expenses 3ther than from the earnings.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
RAINFALL BELOW NORMAL
Boil Weevil Reported In Central and
 Southern Portions of State,

Little Rock, June 13.-The rainfall was unevenly distributed. Light show CTS occurred in the north portion, but in some central and southern portions frequent moderate to heavy showers kept the soil too wet for cultivation most of the time, the weekly amounts being over three inches at several places. Night temperatures were low the first of the week, high the latter porion, the weekly mean being slight ly below normal. There was consid- erable cloudiness and corresponding deficiency of sunshine.
 Cotton made very good progress ex- cept in some central and most south err portions where there was too much rain. Chopping is about com pleted in many of the favored locali- ties and is being completed as rapidly as possible elsewhere. The crop is grassy and in bad condition in some central and most southern portions, but elsewhere it is clean, and in fairly good to very good condition. Cotton is usually small, but in most central and northern portions there is a good stand and it has a good color. Boil weevil are reported numerous in cen tral and southern portions. Corn is in good to excellent condition except in some southern sections where it has been too wet. The showers interfered with oat harvest in some localities. The crop is usually reported in good condition. Some rice fields could not be planted on account of the rains; elsewhere rice is in good condition. Meadows, pastures, potatoes, sweet potatoes, truck and fruit are doing nicely. Potato shipments have begun.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
STOLEN AUTOMOBILES
 RECOVERED IN DEQUEEN
One Alleged Thief Said to Have Made Confession; Three Charged With
 Receiving Stolen Property.

DeQueen, June 16.-A week ago three men were arrested at Texarkana charged with having stolen a number of automobiles. One of them is said to have made confession, by means of which cars were recovered at Ash down, Texarkana, Mt. Pleasant, Tex. j; Atlanta, Texas; Jefferson, Texas, and several were recovered in DeQueen Wednesday.
 Five cars in controversy were park ed in thc court house yard Wcdnes- day. Deputy Sheriff Gene Harris of Foreman, Deputy Sheriff Bob Johns- ton of Ashdown and Deputy Sheriff w. E. Crowell of Miller county, who have been working on the cases, were here to look over the cars and the man whom it is alleged made the confession was here and identified some of the cars.
 As a result of the investigation war rants were issued for Ed Mitchell, Oli- yer Presley and Earl Jones, charging them with receiving stolen property. They waived examination before Squire Irwin, and were bound over in the sum of $500 each to await the ac- tion of the grand jury. All made bond. The defendants claim to be innocent purchasers.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
TWO GET PEN TERMS
Miller County Men Convicted of Op.
 erating Distilleries.

Texarkana, June 14.-Peyton Wright whose home is on College Hill, and w A. Nichols of near Fouke, 16 miles south of here, were convicted in Cir cult Court yesterday afternoon and given one year each in the penitenti' ary On charges of setting up and oper' ating distilleries. G. A. Cato and Roy Mills were tried on a similar charge and acquitted. Will Edmonds entered plea of guilty to a charge of grand larceny and was given sentence o one year.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
A Blessing in Disguise.

Some farmers have reported in our city this week that the little ants, which are thick in the cotton fields, are killing the boil weevil. One farmer said, they were actually devouring the weevil after they killed them. If this be true, it certainly is blessing in disguise. This of itself will save the farmers many thousands of dollars and will possibly eliminate the weevil entirely. Let us give praise to the lit tie ants and encourage their breeding. -Idabel Gazette.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
FOLK ROAD OFFICIALS GUILTY
Three Convicted of Failing to Mako
 Reports Required by Statute.

Mena, June 14.-A special court probe into the affairs of the Jefferson Highway District resulted today in a jury in Circuit Court finding J. F. Hood, I. o. Smith and Alex Coyle, for make reports required by law, and fixing their fine at $500 each.
 Judge Steel granted the defendants a change of venue for trial of remain ing counts against them, and the cases will be distributed among the Circuit Courts of Sevier, Little River and Howard countless The accused were tried by a iurygof nine men and three wOmpn
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
Increased Assessment.

w. w. Bishop and w. B. PreWitt, members of the assessing board of Jef- ferson township, say that there were S92 personal assessments here this year which is the largest ever had before; also, that the increase in assess value will exceed that of last year between S35, ,OOO to $45,OO0. Of this number, be- tween 75 and 100 women assessed poll tax.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
County Republicans
 To Name q Ticke!

A call has been issued by county chairman J. O. Livesay and secretary S. D. Matteson ot the County Rephbli- subcommittee calling mass meeting at the courthouse in this city at 1:30 Saturday, July 1st for the purpose Of naming candidates for the various county offices. They will also select delegates to the state convention and transact other business
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
HALF OF TOWN BURNS
Oil City. Tex, Visited by Fire; Loss
 Estimated at $150.000.

Fort Worth, Tex, June 14.-Fire starting late last night destroyed more than half the business district of Oil City, Tex, causing damage estimated at S15O,OO0 before it was brought un- der control early today, according to reports reaching here.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
1.40O CHRISTIANS SLAIN
Turks MaSsacred That Many Women
 and Children, Reports Say.

London. June 14.-Charges that l. 400 Christian women and children were taken by the Turks from Sam sun, on the Black sea, to the interior and massacred near Kayak two weeks ago. are contained in telegram re- ceived by the Greek defense Commit tee here.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
Kills Father to Get Use of Auto

St. Cloud, Minn., June 14.-A desire to monopolize the use of the family automobile prompted 17-year-old Jac- ob Stiller to shoot and kill his father, Thomas Stiller a wealthy BrockIay
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
Central Committee
 Meeting Held Friday

The Democratic Central Committee was in session in this city Friday to arrange preliminary plans for the Au- gust prmaries. The News went to press before the close of the meeting.
The Little River news., 1922-06-17
Steele We'll Down 2.196 Feet.

The Steele well near this place is down 2,196 feet according to a report Friday.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-03

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New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
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New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
SATURDAY IS COAT DAY HERE

Most of these Coats have just been mboxed-freh from the manufacturers Each and every Coat has been marked the basis of the price paid for them In other the savings made in the purchase pass directly to you Thus COAT DAY made douby interesting Shop early the day if possible.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-03

Mr. Davidson has just returned from New York with the good He purchased hundreds of modeCOATS description for and misses And that his panstakng search of the market for UNUSUAL VALUES has with GREAT SUCCESS proven by these WONDERFUL VALUES.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
Goats : 1 6 $

Polair Cloths. Heatll- CTS a n d Mixtures. Smartly tailored and well made c 0 a t g throughout. A wide se- lection in all sizes for women and misses.
 Wonderful values.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
Coats (including chinchina) $ 99.'' Exceptional values
 wonderful styles-zcal- ity fabr1cs--for women and misses. Polo cloths. Chinchillas. Bolivias, Wool Plaids and others Sport styles, dressy models, three-quarter and full lengths.

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New Britain herald., 1922-11-03

Wrappy styles, tAil- ored backs. bloused models. Beautifully em- broidcred and appro- priately fur trimmed. Satin lined and inter- lined. A stylish model for woman or miss.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-03

Colors are black. grey, pearl. beige, brown and otter. Each and every pair a sen- sational value. Buy all you want while they last--but come early. 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-12
Miss Reyes, Haspist.

Elizabeth Keeyes. the fifteen.year-
old harpist who is on the staff Of the
Washington School Of Music, won new
honors when she appeared as solo
harpist in compliment to the Confed-
crate Veterans of the District Of
Columbia at the reception given them
by the United Daughters Of the Con
federacy Memorial Home on New Year
Day.
Miss Keyes has played the harp
since she was nine years Of age. AMI
she handles 1t in a mastery manner
that suggests the veteran harpist. She
sang, to her own accompaniment, Ii
group of old Southern melodies, one
CT which, Virginia" was new. having
been composed by Miss Keyes' father.
who il q Virginian, and wrote II while
they were living in the romantic Shen'
andoah Valley at Luray.
Harry Siegel. the left-handed violin
list, played a number of violin selec'
tons dear to the hearts Of the entire
camp of veterans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-12
MUS|C|SSEEN
5 EFFICIENCY AID
|N|NDUSTR|ES
, Local Printer Draws Clever Par.
ralIel From Team Work
s.. of Orchestra.

Music az an efficiency aid in indus.
try long has been recognized and eH-
tss,sively adopted. It has remained for
an enterprising printer of Washington
TO make clever use Of 1t in his adver.
Using.
Under the caption Teamwork" he
recently has issued the following in
pamphlet form!
For 40 cents one can see q good
picture show and listen to a really
first-class orchestra. 1t is such a
commonplace that we never pay
much attention to the marvellous team
play which an orchestra exhibits. A
dozen or so violins, a couple Of 'cellos,
two or three double-basses. some horns,
q trombone or two, some clarinets, a
flute, an oboe, a bassoon, big drums
and little, a piano. an organ, perhaps
q harp and a xylophone, do a lot of
different things in the same time.
with a single error Of fraction
Of q second on the part Of one man II
means disaster to the product-Mu'
sic.
ANY business which has a crew as
vell-trained as an orchestra must have
its crew trained, cannot help but
function perfectly. Team work and
capable leadership, make an orches'
ira good or bad. Capable leadership
and the enthusiastic team work make
q business bad or good.
If your printing is done here, II
- done by q skilled crew which works
together as an orchestra works. As
for the eadership-well, modesty for.
bids anything here but a period"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-12
Gerry" Farrar's New
Costume Defies
Description

Geraldine Farrar, concerning
whose reputed remarkable vocal
improvement during the summer
months there has been consider
able gossip in the air, appeared
at the first Of the Biltmore Mu-
sicales on Friday morning, No
vember 4. The costume In which
she was arrayed, with silver
Turkish trousers peeping out
from under a peach-blow chiffon
creation, edged with fur, that de-
fees further description, gave the
morning audience something new
to talk about, as Nine. Farrar
and her costumes usually do. OF
such changes as could be noted
in her singing, details can be left
until after her first appearance
in opera, which will provide a
much better test.-(O. T., in
Musical Ameria.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-12

ALBERT Coates, who radiates good
humor, chats pleasantly ana with
great charm of the important mission
he has undertaken on his present
visit to America" writes p. ], Nolan
in Musical America.
In speaking of these new compost
tions he gives high places to Gustave
Hoist, whose planets" he regards az
a symphonic, poem Of extraordinary
psychology. Mars, Venus, Mercury.
the planets are given a personal
identity. The final movement Nep'
tune" Is one Of the most extraordinary
ever written, Mr.. Nolan writes. 1t
Is a picture Of a mystic-of some
great seer who could, II he chose TO
do SO, make q wonderful revelation to
you, and just as you imagine that he
is about to speak, he turns away, pre-
serving his rigid silence"
Adapts Nursery Rhymes.
Herbert Hughes "Parodies" was
another work mentioned as possessing
engaging qualities. Hughes Is q
young Irishman and his work Is an
adaptation of nursery rhymes that
Mr.. Coates will use at the young
peoples concerts. Arnold Bax Is
another name, though his '"Tintagef'
HAY IOI Ut blNcti q hCothho eSS~eSS
Mr.. Coates would not risk bringing
the valuable original manuscript
across the Atlantic.
Albert Coates, as composer. explain
ed this by saying: II recollect too
well that the score Of my own opera
.Asshurbanipal is shut UP in Russia,
where it was detained when / left that
country" Mr.. Coates promises to
produce one of his symphonic poems,
1.-THE Eagle" in London next year.
John Gerard Williams, Eugene
Goossens, Arthur Bliss, an Elgar
novelty, works Of Bulfour Gardiner,
Ethel Leginska's symhonic work,
From the Fields Beyond" with the
composer-pianist at the piano, are the
names from his homeland.
Among Russian composers, Maxi.
milan , Steinberg son-in-law OF
Rimsky- Korsakoff 10 mentioned.
Russian and Britain Allied.
An important cause Is assigned by
Mr.. Coates for the influence which
Russian music is exercising upon that
of Britain, namely, that the idioms In
which the composers of the two coun'
tries are speaking have a common
Celtic origin.
I'VE find similar qualities in that
Of Russia, as the result Of the influ.
ence of Scandinavia"
A pupil of Liszt and teacher OF