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The Little River news., 1922-04-08
STRAWBERRIES DAMAGED
Western Arkansas Growers Say Ell
 tire Crop Is Endangered.

Fort Smith, April 4.-Continued rains in western Arkansas have caus- ed thousands of dollars damage to the 1922 strawberry crop and growers now fear the entire crop may be lost, This section markets over half mil lion dollars of this fruit each year.
The Little River news., 1922-04-08
Three Inches Rain at TeXarkana.

Texarkana, April 5.-Three inches of rain fell in Texarkana yesterday, causing a virtual suspension of busi ness. The negro section of the city, and all low-lying districts, were flood ed, but the damage done was not great
The Little River news., 1922-04-08
BALL GAME FRIDAY
AshdOwn and DeQucen High School
 Teams in Game Here.

The Ashdown and DeQueen High School teams will play at Ashdown Friday afternoon. The DeQueen team arrived Friday morning. The second team went to Texarkana for game.
The Little River news., 1922-04-08
At the Baptist Church.

The Great Prayers of the Bible. Sun day II a. m., 'Pauls Prayer for the Ephesians.' 7:30 D. m., 'Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
is UP TO CITIZENS
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Continued from Page One.)
erence to the liquor law. When L go
into a community and find bad con-
ditions, quite often the people are to
either want that condition to exist or
refuse to exert themselves to better it.
The real trouble is that too many peo-
pie take the attitude that they are at
a football game and want to sit on the
bleachers and watch the fight between
the officers representing constitutional
Eovernme ent and the law violator, espe-
cially if he is bootlegger. They
render little or no assistance to the
officer and quite often the bootlegger
has their sympathy"
Up to the Sheriffs.
Under the administration of c. B.
Griffith as attorney general, the bur-
den of law enforcement in Kansas is
going to rest upon the shoulders of the
sheriffs of counties. Griffith told the
officers when he addressed them Fri
day afternoon.
Griffith declared that the sheriff is
the most powerful law enforcing Of
ficer in the state, and that he will have
to exercise his functions in order to
retain his job with Griffith in the at
torncy generals office.
Griffith declared that the people of
Kansas have become expert in passing
the buck in law enforcement, and that
he intended to put a stop to the prac-
tice. He declared that the taxpayers
of any county in which the state
troops had to be called out to pre-
serve order, should pay the cost of the
troops duty, because the sheriff of
that county had the right, in the first
place. to call out every able bodied
man in it to help preserve the peace
To Enforce Cigaret Law.
If a prize fight is held in Kansas. it
will mean the job of the sheriff of the
county in which it occurs. Griffith de-
clared. We modified the prize fight
law. and they are Judging on us now"
he declared. Not only the prize fight
law. but the laws against the sale of
and the operation of punch
boards are to be enforced in Kansas
during the next administration and the
job of enforcing them is largely up TO
the sheriffs, Griffith declared
NJ F. Amrine. warden of the state
penitentiary. urged the officers to sup
port legislation which will permit him
to place the products of the labor at
the penitentiary on the open market
at market prices, and to use the pro-
ceeds from tenn for the support of
the dependents of prisoners.
At the Chamber of Commerce Fri
day night the peace officers were the
guests of a local committee at a ban
quet which was followed by a concert
by the band from the Boys Industrial
school. and an athletic and boxing ex-
hibitiOn by the boys Major W. p
MacLean, superintendent of the school.
made short tai to the peace officers
and asked their support in continuing
The appropriations from the state for
the work of the school.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
AMERICAN
\LEG1ON)

The emblem of the American Legion
will CLEAN in the lapeIs of ministers
of the gospel in every section of the
country a call to service from the pull
pits of the churches. if a suggestion by
Father w. p. O'Connor, national chap
lain of the legion, to the adjutants of
the departm ents who gathered for
conference at Indiana polls, December
Ia, 8, and 3. is carried out.
Father O'Connor said: There are
four thousand chaplains who should
be members of the American Legion,
who because Of their service in war
are eligible. and who would be hon
o-ed by the affiliation. Some of them
are members. active members who are
preaching the legion message every
day.
influence for good in his community.
the things he breaches are in harmony
with the ideals and the purposes of
the American Legion. I believe that If
every one of these 1000 chaplains be-
comes an active, working legionnaire,
the membership of the American Le-
gion will be increased more than 100 =
600 just thru the influence and the
activity of the chaplains-'
THE American Legion auxiliary Is
Of primary importance to the Ameri-
can Legion's plans fors civic and pa
have the ballot" DIR. Kate Waller Bar
rett, president of the auxiliary, told
forty-five state ad5utants of the le-
gion at the opening session of their
recent conference in Indianapolis.
"Old-line politicians have found tina
they must deal with women these days
and it is not the most pleasant news
in the world to them. Women are
especially interested in those measures
which are designed to work toward the
betterment Of the social state of hu-
nanity. The legion can rely on the
auxiliary to the limit for the further
ance of these purposes"
DR.. Barrett stated that she was for
adjusted compensation for ex-service
men first. last and all the time"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
To CHEER WAR VETERANS
American Legion Auxiliary Will Help
Men in Hospitals.

The plan Of the auxiliary of the
American Legion to provide Christmas
cheer to world war veterans in hos
pitfalls in Kansas, Missouri, New Mex
leo and Arizona. IS only a part of the
regular auxiliary program for the vet
Grams but a special effort is being
made to carry out this part of the
orn. secretary.
The plan of the organization is to
first look after the needy and un
fortunate in the various communities
thru the local auxiliaries and then use
the balance of the efforts of the or
ganization in caring for disabled men
in hospitals.
The auxiliary is now receiving funds
for providing Christmas remem-
branceS for men located in the follow
ing hospitals: Government hospital.
Kansas City, Mo; National Military
home, Leavenworth; Wichita hospital.
Wichita, Kan; Hospital No SIS, Fort
Bayard- N M; Whipple Barracks,
Prescott, Ariz-. and the State Tuber-
culosiS Sanitarium, Norton, Kan
Among the articles that will be well
coined by the hospital will be smokes.
books. stamp books, handkerchiefs,
pencils, candy. magazine subscriptions,
cash donations, Victrola records
games. and Christmas boxes
Eleven thousand and four hundred
of the aux Hary members in Kansas
composing ESQ auxiliaries. will help
in cheering the veterans and their
families
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16

All these time-tried sayings, and yet
another one, have come true for
Charles. L. Mitchell, of Topeka, and
Irwin s. Cobb, of the Saturday Even
ing Positive genial, talented. portly
gentlemen whose avoirdupois is about
equal and whose equatorial dimen-
sions compare favorably with that of
a tun of wine.
Mitchell has been in a pretty pickle
ever since Kansas went hog wild and
elected Democratic governor. For
the past two gubernator.al terms
Mitchell has graced the title of colonel
of the personal staff of Governor
Allen. He invested in all the sartorial
embellishments which appertain to a
colonel of the staff, including the
longest Sam Browne belt ever made.
On the eighth day of the month
preceding this one, and the day follow
ing the day on which popular govern
ment got in its dirty work, NJ tchell
advertised for sale one U. S. army field
uniform, Slightly worn and suitable for
service as a campers tent or tempo
rary garage, plus Sam Browne belt
adapted for heavy duty. The Edison
company considered the purchase of
the belt for use on some of its electri-
cal generating machinery, but decided
not to purchase it. and Mitchell has
thus far been left in the soup with a
white elephant on his hands.
Now comes out of Washington the
announcement that Pres Warren G.
Harding has appointed Irwin S. Cobb,
who affects the same monolithfc type
of architecture as MitcheIPs, to be
major on the presidents personal staff
and the. plains of Texas are being
secured for a long horn steer big
enough to furnish a hide from which
a Sam Browne might be cut in one
piece to engirdIe the new officer
The situation is clearing. Irwin s.
Cobb needs a Sam Browne of the
Gargantuan proportions of AIitchelrs,
belt. The inference is obvious
Correspondence between them is ex-
pected to result in a solving of the
problem of each
ITO him that hath (no Sam Browne
belt) shall be given, and from him
that hath not fany staff appointment)e J.
shall be taken away even that (Sam
Browne beif) which he hath
And If the political situation in 1924
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
PNEUMONIA ON INCREASE
DIR. Earle G. Brown Warns TopekaIfs
of Spread of Disease.

r. NJs
of Spread of Disease.
Not only is diphtheria on the in
crease since the colder weather an
peared but pneumonia is decidedly in
creasing DIR. Earle C. Brown, city
health officer, reported today. With
the report of one new case OF pneu-
monia to the city health department.
today, the total number of cases for
the last three days has reached ntne-
Pneumonia is not a disease which
requires quarantine, but reports of the
number of cases in the city are made
to the city health department. The
increase in the disease is due largely
to the overheated rooms and to toe
lack of proper ventilation, in this
opinion of Doctor Brown. A living
room should not rise above tenn
perature of 70 degrees. Doctor Brown
explained. and it should not go lower
than 6S degrees
Doctor Brown urges persons to o0en
the windows at night and get plenty
of fresh air for the sleeping rooms.
and put on plenty of covers. One OF
the main things is to have plenty OF
fresh air and not to live in overheated
rooms, he explained Such things
cause colds, which develop into pneu-
monia.
Altho but one new case OF diph<
liberia was reported today, there has
been a decided increase of that disease
during the last week. Doctor Brown
said. Four cases were released from
quarantine today. This makes forty
active cases in the city at present. At
the end of last week the number was
twenty. Precautionary measures will
cials at the city health department.
haEevR
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
BIRTHS REPORTED


Births reported to the office of Miss
Eta NJ. Covell. city clerk, for the week
ending today, follow:
Lyle o. Armel and wife, 11S Broadmoor,
Dec. IL. girl. Patricia Louise.
William B. Beuning and wife, 40 Fill
more, Dec. Q. girl. Francis Elizabeth.
Lewis Briar and wife, 1928 Norris, Dec .,
boy. William Lewis.
John Fidler and wife, 229 Hancock, Dec
O. boy. John Rex.
Charles Hordten and wife, 1O6 Lincoln,
Nov 21, girl. Marvel Irene
Thomas Ertal House and wife. SD Chest
nut. Dec. s. boy. Thomas Stanley
Harry Frederick Haynes and wife, 54T
Wilson, Nov. %. girl. Elsie Marie.
Carl Allen johnson and wife, 4S2 Reno,
Nov 2S, girl. Carl Aileen.
Walter ] heOdOre Lungstrum and wife,
1119 College, Dec. .. boy. Warren Leonard
John Churchill Sargent and wife, 431
Tyler. Nov Q. girl, Peggy Jane
Walter Wesley Wolf and wife. Topeka
Kan. Nov. "a. boy, Lorein Dale
John Rerberich and wife, sos East Cor
don. Dec ). boy
John Lloyd Frey and wife, Elmont, Kan,
Dec. II, girl.
Edward Earl Oswald and wife, 500 Liber-
ty. Dec. s. girl.
Jose Nasquez and wife, 126 North Madi-
son, Dec. >, girl.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16

CabIed dispatches from London re-
port that a profound sensation has
been caused by the publication of a
work entitled Sir Douglas Haig's Com
mand, by George A. B. Dewar, assisted
by Lieut. Col ]. H. Boraston. who was
private secretary to Lord Haig when
he was commander-in-ch chief. The
book, it seems is full of facts hitherto
kept dark, particularly in respect to
some of Mr.. Lloyd Georges activities
in connection with the British allied
armies. It is said that some of these
facts are of a most astonishing char
acter, from which certain regulations,
both military and civilian, will suffer.
1t is rumored in London that Lord
Haig's diaries contributed to the
story. The American edition of this
notable book, which promises to be
one of the most explosive of postwar
publications. will be published by
Houghton Mifflin Company in Janu-
ary.
A book especially suitable for the
holiday season but charming and val
cable at any time, just published by
E. P. Dutton & Co. is THE Japanese
Fairy Book" wherein Yei Theodore
OZaki has rendered into English more
than score of Japanese legends, folk
tales and fairy stories. A colored
frontispiece and more than sixty Illus
trations by a famous japanese artist
add to the Japanese flavor and in
crease the beauty and charm of the
volume. Children will love the book
and all who are interested in folk
lore or in the people. life and litera-
ture of Japan will find it very inter-
esting.
That well loved creator of Light
nfn'," Frank Bacon, who died last
week in Chicago is best known. of
course, as an actor, but should not t'be
overlooked as an author. His book,
'Lightnin'," written while the play
was at its height, and published in
1920 by the Harpers, enjoyed a big
sale. and will stand as a tangible
monument to sthe charm of the man,
long after the public's memory of him
has become dimmed with time.
There are two books which the Bos-
ton Transcript believes should be a
part of every boys education. Not
only is it a literary education, but
moral and spiritual one as well. Both
are the autobiographies of great
Americans who began humbly and
One is the story of Edward Box, and
the other 1.-THE Autobiography of An
drew Carnegie
Luigi PirandelIo, one of the most
famous of the Italian novelists and
dramatists of the present day, gets
his first introduction to the American
publicsin book form in Three Plays
JUST puD44Sl6u Dy OuIIOn co.
The first of these three plays is "Six
Characters in Search of an Author"
which is having great success on the
stage of the Princess theater in New
York City.
Don't forget Tom McNeaPs book of
Kansas when you do your holiday
reading shopping.
"Humoresque," dramatized by Fan
ME Hurst from her famous 'Hunor-
esque," published by the Harpers sew
eral years ago, opens in Atlantic City
Christmas Eve with Laurette Taylor
in the mother role. Miss Hurst is In
st. Louis, visiting her parents, but will
return in time for the rehearsals of
her play.
Basil King is in New York City to
confer with Thomas B. Wells, the edi-
tor of Harper's Magazine, in regard
to a serial Mr.. King is writing for the
magazine. His just published novel.
THE Dust Flower" (Harpers), has
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16

, listic meetings being conducted at
the Seward Avenue Baptist church,
week, the Rev. W. I. Cole, pastor, an
pounced today. The services were
scheduled to close Sunday but will
be continued until Sunday, December
"a. Fifty conversions have been re-
ported. Evangelist Frank SChuessler
and party of Wichita are in charge
Of the meetings. Prof. and Mrs. Les
lie Fisher of Wichita, evangelistic
singers, are in charge of the music.
Meetings will be held every night next
week.
Master Signal Electrician L. L. Nc
Inroy. who served as Radio Electri-
can in France, has information which
viii save money for users and pro-
spective users of Radio Equipment
Gail 5354.-Adv.
Members of the Epworth choir of
the Euclid Avenue Methodist church
will present musicale at the churcn
at 1880 O'Clock Sunday evening. The
program will consist of Christmas
music. A pageant, THE Nativity" de-
picting the birth of Jesus. will be pre-
sented next Saturday night at the
church. Forty-five characters will
take part Miss Iva Knudson and
Howard Smith will take the leading
parts.
Has God a Heart? How can He be
good and permit the sufferings of hu-
manity? First Congregational, IL
a. m.-Adv.
A Pullman porter can cause a lot
of mischief, delay the Santa Fe train
service, and expose a perfectly well
meaning and law abiding citizen to
the chilly blasts of a Kansas wind.
A A Remington, general secretary of
the Kansas State Y. NJ. c. A. was the
victim of sad circumstances this morn
ing. He arrived in Topeka this morn
ing from Hutchinson where he had
been on business for the State Y. NJ.
G. A, on Santa F'e train No. 2. When
he left Hutchinson he gave the Pull
man porter instructions to call him in
plenty of time to dress and leave the
train at Topeka. When he awoke he
realized that he was at the Topeka
station and that the train was slowly
pulling out About that time an ex-
cited porter and an equally excited
conductor, rushed down the aisle to
try and calm a still more excited
Y. NJ. c. A. secretary, who saw home
and comfort fading away into the
past. The train was stopped in the
north yards and the trainmen fused
and fumed, while Remington strug-
gled into enough clothes to meet the
public gaze.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
OURThOUsENcEs
POLlCEGcSSlP.

The Kansas Poultry Breeders aSSO-
citation today fled suit in the district
court asking a restraining order to
Prevent the J. w. Jenkins Sons Music
company from using the city auditor
ium the evening of January 9, 1928.
The poultry men claim they contract
ed for the use of the auditorium the
week of January S-13 for the forty
fifth annual state poultry show and
that the city afterward agreed to let
the Jenkins company use it for a, mu-
sical concert and is now trying to re-
scind the agreement. A temporary
restraining order was issued by the
court and the hearing set for Decen-
ber Is.
Mrs. Mary Wood today filed a petit
ton in the district court asking a di-
vorce from Leroy Wood and the Gus
tody of their small son. She charges
Wood with neglect. They were mar
ried at Holton in october, 1916.
Mrs. Margaret Vede1 was granted a
divorce from Harry VedeI and re-
stored to her maiden name, Margaret
B. -rmingham, by Judge George Whit
comb in the district court Friday aft
ernoon. She alleged that he aban-
doned her three years ago and that
prior to that time he threatened her
life and kept company with other wo-
men. They were married January
"a. 1918.
Paul D. White, salesman, and F. p
Yober and Raymond Courtright. la
bOrers. were each fined $50 in police
court Friday afternoon on charges of
speeding, but were released upon pay
ment of $40 each.
e. J. Ellis. 195 Emmett street, re-
ported to the police that seven chick
ems were stolen from his chicken
house Friday night The theft of his
suitcase containing a quantity of
clothes from he Rock Island depot
rannrfad hV r L. RrOVVn of Nor
ton, Kan.
Get your Burglary insurance from
THE TUER-PRATT INV. co. Phone
1997.-Adv.
B. F. Curtis, 1921 West Twenty-first
street, was fined $5 in police court
Friday afternoon on a charge of SELL
ing unwholesome milk. After consid-
cradle testimony was taken the case
against the G.. w. Ziegler & Sons dairy
was continued until December 10. A.
E. Ice, state food inspector, testified
that considerable dirt was found in
twelve bottles of milk from the Zieg- i
Ter dairy and that a fly was found in
one bottle Ziegler explained the
process of bottling the milk and de-
clared it would be impossible for fly |
to get into it. The milk seized was in /
possession of H. T. Baker, 2S17 Madi- /
son street, according to testimony.
A Ford coupe driven by Henry |
North, 919 King street, was overturned |
and badly damaged about O'Clock |
Friday evening when it was struck by /
an eastbound Lowman Hill street car |
at Tenth and Western avenues. North !
and his companion, Wiford Peterson, |
Of Clyde, Kan, both escaped without !
serious injury. According to North, !
street cars were going in both direc- |
tons. He saw the one from the east /
and had plenty of time to cross, but
lid not see the other car until it was
too late, he said.
INSURE YOUR CAR TODAY WITH
TRAPP & MEADE.
Phone 6537. Lowest rates-Prompt
djustments.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
KILLED IN FALL FROM TRAIN.

ST. Joe. Mo, Dec. 16.-Isadore A.
Mccarthy. Jr.. S5. of st. Joseph, was
found unconscious near the ra aiIroad
station at Carrollton, Mo-. yesterday
and died last night in a hospital at
that place.
Mccarthy was accompanying a car
load of chickens consigned to Boston
and is supposed 10 have fallen froT-.
the train
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
RANCH WOMAN is SLAIN.

Lander. Wyo.. Dec. 16.-Fred Sulli-
van, Is. was under arrest here today
in connection with the death of Mrs.
George Schwerdtferger, 80, in her
home on a ranch near here.
Mrs. Schwerdtferger was found dead
with a bullet thru her heart. She is
reported to have argued with a ranch
hand over wages Sullivan recently
was discharged from employment az
the ranch.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
Robbery Was Motive for Killing
Aged RecluSe

Hillsboro, Ore, Dec. 16. = Frank
Vanderzanden, a lad still in his teens,
is in Jail today, the confessed muir
derer of Joseph Dahenden, aged re-
cluse.
In a signed confession, the 17-year-
old boy told how his imagination was
fired by tales of vast wealth the old
man was supposed to have secreted
in his "a hin
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16

The Violin choir. the first musical
organiza ton to be formed in Topeka,
will make its first public appearance
in a concert to be given Friday eve
ming at the city auditorium by the
Women's Civic chorus. The program
will be open to the public and no Of
fering will be taken
The object of the Violin choir is to
furnish the incidental music of the
operas being studied this season by
the music department of the Woman's
club. Of which Mrs. George Parkhurst
IS chairman. The choirs1vill appear on
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
Astoria Now Has Labor Problem.

Astoria. Ore. Dec 16.-The federal
department of labor is to be asked to
assist in handling the labor problem
here during the reconstruction period
when it is expected that from 5000 to
1000 workmen viii be employed in
rebuilding the area destroyed by the
last weeks fire
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16

all programs of the music department
of the Woman's club and will assist
the Civic chorus in its future concerts.
Mrs. c. a. Wolf is chairman of the
Civic chorus.
The Violin choir is composed OF six
women. The members of the choir
are: first violin, Mrs. Harry Sharp
and Miss Hazel Swogger; second violin,
Mrs F. S. Richards and Mrs. J. B.
Hughes; bass. Mrs. Clinton Scott and
accompanist. Mrs. ARA J. Clark.
Miss Helen Phipps is director of
the choir.