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The Little River news., 1922-12-16
SMACKOVER SCENE
 OF BLOODY BATTLE
Two Men and Possibly Others Wound
 ed in Series of Fights-Smack- over Jail Crowded.

ElDorado, Dec. 13.-Hi-jacker was pitted against his mate last night, and white man against black in what resi- dents of Smackover described as q, terrifying night"
 Two men, E. H. Rice, aged "A, who says he is from Detroit, Mich., and Clyde Alexander, % from Naylorville, Mo-, are in the county jail here with gun wounds. Rice is shot through the neck and Alexander through the stom- ach. Three negroes are known to have suffered serious gun wounds and sev- eral others are reported wounded as a result of general shooting in the vicinity of Smackover between 12 and o'clock this morning.
 There are conflicting reports as to the shooting. According to Sheriff B. A. Hancock, Rice and Alexander have been identified as the men who at tempted to hold up a negro camp near the bridge on Smackover creek, mile north of the city. Sixteen negroes were in tent, and had just been paid off by Tom Long, teaming contractor. The negroes failed to give up easily and according to reports, the men opened fire and a general shooting followed.
 Alexander was hit and dropped. He was carried to Smackover later. The other man is said to have run.
 Identified as "Stick. Ups"
 Alexander denies he was a party to the hold-up.
 Rice was picked up in town latel shot through the neck Several of the negroes and five white men identified both men, according to Sheriff Han cocks deputies, as the ones who held up the negro camp and as men con- nected with several other hold-ups hi the city.
 During the night three other shoot ing scrapes occurred in which negro gunmen. as well as white men, clash ed.
 Sheriff Hancock and deputies con ducted a series of raids yesterday aft ernoon on several dives in the city, and arrested 13 persons The Smackover jail is overflowing with prisoners.
 It is estimated that more than 100 shcts were fired throughout last night in clashes and hold-ups. Five men rs- ported they were hi-jacked. The law is making a bold effort to down all of the disturbance, but so many and so much makes their job big one as well as a confusing one since no sooner does one outbreak get settled until l, breaks out in new quarters. Reports from Smackover tonight are that things were quieter, but trouble was still brewing.
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
25OO Persons in Distress
 in City of Astoria, Oregon

Astoria, Oregon, Dec. 9.AAstoria to- day surveyed her losses from the 12 million dollar fire which yesterday razed the buildings on twenty-four blocks of the city's business section. As the situation now is, twenty-five hundred persons are homeless, the city is without banking facilities, and no food is obtainable except from cen tral distributing station established by a swiftly organized committee.
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
FARMING IS BASIC
 NATIONAL INDUSTRY
Well-Being of American Agriculture Is Essential to Progress, F. O..
 LOwden Declares.

Chicago, Dec. 12,-The well-being of American agriculture is essential to the progress of the entire nation, and no national policy for America is sound unless agriculture is made it's cornerstone, former Governor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois declared tonight in an address before the fourth annual convention of the American farm Bu- reau Federation.
 The agricultural problem, he said, is not class problem, because it in wolves the very existence of American institutions. Unless agriculture pros- pers the nation does not prosper. he said.
 At no time has the disparity between the value of farm crops and other com modities been so great as during the farm prices were the first to go down the price of farm products at the farm and have been below the level of other commodities ever since. During 1920, he said, quoting government figures, the price 0 farm products at the farm was but 9 per cent above the price in 1913, while the farmer was paying a. bout 50 per cent more than in 1913 for what he had to buy. This year, he said, the purchasing power of the farmer is about v per cent of what it was in 1913,.. an increase of 61 per cent ever last year.
 Farmer Dissatisfied.
 'The farmer is not satisfied" MT Lowden declared, ''and he will not be until the proper equilibrium is re- stored as between prices which he re- ceives for his products and the prices of other commodities and services, in- cluding freight rates"
 Natural economic laws will help re- store this equilibrium, he said, ao- ding that when We learn how to uti- lize the advantages of being a creditor nation to the world the problem of the ltil III Ut petl tiy SOlNCo. T eli ers'e cooperative organizations, and aid to the farmer in securing credit, also will remedy the situation, he declared.
 Recommendations that steps be talk en to stop tha leaks in the 1921 tax law, including stock dividends and that the issuing of all tax free securi- ties be stopped, were contained in a resolution adopted at todays session.
 The federation reaffirmed it's stand |against a general sales tax, and for an income tax which would carry the bulk of the tax burden.
 The resolution recommended that all deductions allowed in figuring in come taxes first be offset against tax free income before any deductions are allowed on taxable income.
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
Free Water Service for
 Churches and Schools

The Ashdown city council at a meet ing Thursday night voted to give the churches and school free water SCI - vice beginning with the first of the year. The condition of the water de- pertinent is improving financially, and this means will be taken to tighten the burden of these institutions Plans are being considered for improve ments in the plant next year.
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
Spread of Drug Habit Shown.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Spread of the dope habit was indicated by Intern ai Revenue Bureau reports today, an increase of 65 per cent in narcotic law violations last year. Cas- es against violators of the Harrison anti-narcitic law, together with liquor
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
BUILDING RADIO
Allen Park Will Have Wide Range
 Plant in This City.

Allen Park, young electrician of this city, is constructing radio plant et his home. He expects to be able to take messages over a wide range. He is doing the work himself, only pur- chasing certain supplies that are need ed.
The Little River news., 1922-12-16

law cases, are further congesting the federal courts, the bureau said. The federal force of investigators is prov ing effective in rounding up violators, the bureau reported, and secured d 100 per cent increase in the number of convictions in eases tried
The Little River news., 1922-12-16

Multiply the amount per child bJ the number Of children you have in school, then compare with your school tax and see you are getting as much spent on your children as your school tax.
 the world can normally take care of
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
Congressional EIec=
 tiOn Returns Are In

It has been some time since the con- gr ssional election November 7th in fact was the date cn which the cleo tion was held. The returns now in show that MT. Wingo won by hanu- some majority.
 The returns in full are as follows:
The Little River news., 1922-12-16
C o M M E R CIRl

CONSIDER THE SQUIRREL
 AND HIS DISADVANTAGES
 The squirrel has the right idea when he lays up winter supply of nuts, but he hasn't the advantages which modern banking offers to the farmer
 After the farmer has converted his crop into cash he can put it in bank for safe-keeping where it may draw interest until needed.
 Little River County farmers are urged to confer with the officers of the Arkansas State Bank as to which is the best way for them to deposit their crop money
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
Nor. Lioh, With Less Current.

The old subject Of keeping electric
lamps and reiectors clean is again
brought to our attention by Ward Har,
rison and J.. X. Colville, in a recent
issue Of Electrical Review and In
dustrial Engineer. Among the items
discussed by these authorities are the
extent and causes of lighting deprecia'
ton. value of light wasted, and sys'
tematic maintenance. Experience has
shown that in many factories more
than so per cent Of the light paid for
Is allowed to go to waste. One-half
to two-thirds is being thrown away
through lack of attention TO simple
maintenance requirements. In a plant
where the entire time Of one man Is
required the cost of cleaning open re
Electors should not exceed 3 cents
each.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
BEGAN COLD RUSH
George W. Carmacke Started
Stampede Into the kIondike.
White Men Had Mined There Before
Him, but Credit for the Great
"Discovsry" 10 His.

Gold dust worth s135, 100000 has
been taken from the creeks of the
Klondike. Although twenty-five years
have elapsed since rbe first discovery,
that event is recalled by the feath
recently of George W.; Carmack- who
panned the first, higlkgrade' gravel
from Bonanza creek. The details of
the discovery are related by "a writer
in the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal-Press of New York. Carmack was
a fisherman, with an indian squaw,
and maintained a small trading post
on the Youkon twenty miles above the
Crossing. He was not the first TO hnd
gold in the valleys of the Klondike,
for Robert Henderson preceded him,
but he started the stampede that led
to the development of the Yukon terri
tory. AT that time Carmack was hsh-
ing for salmon at the mouth or the
Klondike, where it joins the Yukon
and where Dawson now stands. Two
miles up the valley the Klondike is
Joined by, Bonanza creek. CarmacR
happened to be short of fresh meat
so he went with three Indians, n OF
them Il brother-in-law. OF a hunting
expedition. At that time BonanZa
creek was known as a likely place Tor
moose, therefore he went thither. He
knew that Henderson and three other
white men were mining on Gold Bot
tom, on the other side of the water
shed, so he crossed the divide with
his Indian companions to see what the
! others were doing and to sell them
some of the fresh meat that he and
the Indians had obtained.
Henderson and his partners were
not getting much gold and Carmack
soon returned TO the camp on Bonan'
IA creek. Having seen the mining
done by the four men on Gold Bottom
he was prompted TO do a little pros
pect'ng himself, and almost at the
first try found gold on the rim of the
bedrock projecting above the water OF
Bonanza creek. This rich spot, recog.
nized as "the discovery" proved later
70 be only a patch twenty feet square,
Carmack recorded his claim and the
three claims located in the mines oil
his friends, Skookum Jim. Indian Pete
and Tagish Charlie. A quiet rush
began. David Mackay, Daniei Nc
Gillivray and Harry Waugh were the
first to start. Each of them made
fortune. The Information did not
reach. the "outside." meaning. tht
states, until the best ground had beer
stakpd: those who came 10 Dawson
with the stampede at the n OF 1872
and in the spring of 1893 found that
they were too late. They had TO buy
: claims or work for wages, on July
II, 1897, the steamer Excelsior
reached San Francisco with the It'd
ings of a new Eldorado; in proc
thereof she brought half a million dot
lars in gold. This was the first o
many treasure ships To enter the Col
den gate like Spanish gaIleons of thu
olden days.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
MODERN STABLES
HELP KEEP MILK
1t Is Of Utmost Importance to
Have Them Clean and Free
From Disagreeable 0dors.
AVOID FILTHY PLANK FLOORS
Daifyman Must Be Constantly at Wal
With Filth-Cows, Utensils and
Barn Must Be Kept UnpoI-
iuted at All Times.

JBy W. G. KAISER, Agricultural En-
gineer.)
From the very fact that milk is used
as a human food it is essential TO eX-
ercise the greatest are TO keep Ii
clean and wholesome. Milk is a prod
uct that absOrbS disagTeeable OdOrs
very quickly and If left stand in a
stable where bad 'odors are presnt ii
will in a surprisingly short time be
contaminated.
The old filthy plank floored, poor
ly lighted, ill-ventilated barn is the
h%arbinger of disease, especially tuber-
culosis,' says w. b. Barney, state
dairy and food commissioners of Iowa,
I'm a report to the governor of that
state. III all ordinances on floor con.
struction were summed up in a single
sentence they would read about as
follows: mo building shall be USED
for Stabling COWS which Is not pro
vided with an easily cleaned, impcryi.
Gus floor" The dairyman must be con
stantly at war with. filth. The COWS
must be kept ciean, the utensils In
which milk is kept must be kept clear
and the barn must be clean. An easily
cleaned imperviOuS floor In the dairy
barn is very necessary. Concrete l.
used in many sections of this country
for dairy barn floors. Plank floors
with cracks full of filth are being
taken up and a permanent concrete
floor put In their place. This work
car be done at any season OF the year
when there is time TO do the work. The
floor can be laid In winter II the int
rior of the barn can be kept above
freezing for four or five days until
concrete has hardened.
Avoid Costly Mistakes.
A good plan Is necessary so as TO
avoid costly mistakes. Once concrete
has hardened II Is difficult to remove.
Most agricultural colleges have sug
gested dairy barn layouts which they
furnish free to farmers. Many barn
equipment manufacturers also furnish
this information without charge.
The first step In the construction Of
u dairy barn floor is to clear out rubbish
and bring the area TO proper levei~ All
holes should be filed and II there are
any soft spots these should be tamped
solid.
The manger curb Is usually built
first and ii is very important to do this
Job right so that steel stanchions Will
fit. The curb should he ; or G inches
thick and project about 6 inches above
top of floor level WHEN finished. Fol
the curb a 1928 mixture is recon-
mended. This means thar each sack
of cement will be mixed with , cubic
feet OF clean sand and 3 cubic feet
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17

clute tie light, as the table quality
of potatoes quickly deteriorates II
they are exposed to light.
The tubers should be dry and rea-
sonably free from dirt when put into
storage. An excess of moisture or of
soil increases the amount Of heat gen
Grated in a newly stored pile of po-
tatoes. The soil tends TO close up
the spaces between the tubers, thus
cutting off air circulation and helping
TO retain heat that would otherwise
escape.
All diseased, badly cut, or bruised
tubers should he removed before put
ting potatoes into storage.
1t Is not advisable to store potatoes
in bulk at a greater depth than > OF
G feet, and the floor dimensions of the
bin should not be greater than II by
10 feet unless provided with a series
Of ventiIating shafts for the Escape
Of moisture and heat. Ventilated divi.
sion walls and floors are also desir,
able.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
THRASH GRAIN UaDER COVER
Small Tractor and Outfit Make u
Possible to Store Bundles and
Thrash in Winter.

One Of the interesting ideas that Is
developing along with the growth Of
the small tractor and the small thresh.
ing outfit. is the storing Of bundled
grain In the barn and threshing ii out
ut leisure In the fall or winter. Sev.
eral farmers in Illinois have found
this a good plan.
The small threshing outfit can be
left set up. and any day when there Is
a little time il can be started and
some Of the grain worked through
The straw goes back into the barr
or a nearby shed for use with the live
stock. There Is no rush. and no ex
ira help Is needed. II helps to cas-
up on the work during the rush sen
son. and keep everybody busy durinr
slack times. This is n way the bi
barn helps pay a profit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
Woman Found Treasure Trove.

Buried tres su has teen found in
France by a New York woman. She Is
said to be the first person 70 discover
important buried Treasure in France
since the war. When spading in the
region Of the devastated town Of Hat
ton Chattel, which" she is rebuilding,
she turned up a pot containing 400
rare coins. Many of the coins In the
Dot dated before the discovery of
America. most of them being from the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth centuries.
Some of them bear the effigy OF the
duke OF Lorraine, who defended north.
ern France before the Swedish inva'
sion in the Fourteenth century. All
buried treasure belongs to the govern
ment, but the finder in this case will
be given 10 per cent of its value,
which II is understood she will donate
to the Metropolitan museum Of New
York. The discovery is the most valu-
able find of its kind recorded in
France.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17

NJ. Angot. director OF the French
meteorological office. has demonstrated
that even in the extreme case of two
equal masses of saturated air, n at
0 degrees C. and the other 20 degrees
c.. in order to produce a .04-lnch fall of
rain 1t would be necessary for the two
masses to mix rapidly and thoroughly
throughout an atmospheric layer OF
four miles in thickness; that dnst par
ticles and ions 1.-THE nuclei of rain
Drops nre moi sufficient Of themselves
TO cause precipitation without an ac-
,ompanying reduction Of temperature.
The chance OF man-made explosions
.ausing rainfall Is thus see to be ex
remedy small-Scientiic American.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17


after a study of several thousand
plans. Whether the cows face in
or out is largely a matter Of per-
sonai preference. Here they face in.
Of pebbles or crushed rock. Sand
should all pass through a screen with
a%uarter-inch mesh. Stone should be
clean, rough and vary In size from one
quarter inch up to ~ inches. Con-
crete must be placed In form imme-
diateIy after mixed and should be
tamped or spaded to make sure n a
all holes are completely filed.
Plan for Stall Platform.
The stall platform Is usually bull
next and il is very similar TO building
a sidewalk. A 1928 concrete mixture
Is used. The full thickness Of the
floor IL placed at n time. This Is
known as one-courSe construction and
is generally more satisfactory than
two-course work. A wood float should
be used for finishing. II will produce
q smooth surface vet leave II just
gritty enough so that II will not get
slippery. Do not 3 a steel trowel
as II Is likely to give a surface thai
will become slippery which Is very
Objectionable In a dairy barn.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
an n~.A~ Insures Fresh Charm to Old ShawIs
bU UUaHtS PUTNAM FADELEss DYEs-dyes or tnts as you wish
Vegetarian Language.

John and Mary are the young son
and daughter Of the Woman's most
intimate friend. John is quite plump
and Mary quite thin, with a keen
desire to put On more flesh, so Mary's
diet Is carefully watched and she is
weighed each week. But Mary Is
young and strenuous, and last week
she lost two pounds.
"Gee, you're skinny and never will
be anything else" said John, when he
had heard the late news. "Oh. we'll
said Mary resignedly, II guess I'm
OILY "A string bean. But. after all, Ii
hate to be a watermelon. like your
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
New Dodge.

WiIlis-Didn't your wife bawl you
on. last night when she woke UP when
you came home?
GiIlis-No; | fooled her. / stood in
the nall an hour, delivered II lecture
on Civic Righteousness, told "A bed
time story, and sang three grand opera
selections, and she thought She had
forgotten To turn off tho radjO.-JudGe.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
EEsT HEN-FEsDlMG PRACTICE
Fowls on Many Farms Are Compelled
to Shift for Themselves and
Then Stop Laying.

The hes. practice is to ALWAYS feed
he hen the proper amount Of feed
This practice is not always done oil
the general firm. There il a tendenc
10 let the hens shift for themselye:
and rs y result the hens rease 10 Ia
and mott earlier than they should
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
SUMMER FEEDING FOR EGGS
plan Differs but Little From Winter
Rations Except in Regard to
A1ount Of Grain.

Summer feeding for egg production
differs but very little from winter
feeding except in regard to the amount
Of grain fed. A good grain ration for
egg production Is corn and oats equal
measure, feeding but little IL any in
the morning and all the hens will
eat at night.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
CHIEF REQUIREMENTS
FOR STORING POTATO
Tubers Must Be Protected From
Extreme Heat and Cold.
Satisfactory Temperature Is About IS
to 40 Dearee-Provide VentiIa-
ton to Remove Foul Air
and Moisture.
prepared by the United States Departmen

prepared by the United States Departmeh
OF Agricultural
The requirements for the successful
storage of potatoes are. summed VI
by the United States Department OF
Agriculture as follows:
The tubers must be protected FROM
extremes Of cold and heat. A temper.
AZURE ranging from 80 to 40 degrees
f., is considered satisfactory.
Sufficient ventilation must he pro
vided to remove foul air and excess
moisture.
The storage house must be so con.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
WAYS TO DESTROY INSECTS
Arsenate Of Lead May Be Sprayed or
busted to XIII Pests or
Various Plants.

When dry arsenate Of lead Is used
for chewing insects from four 10 six
tablespoons of the ~arsenate may he
PIT into one gallon Of water. A small
sprayer or we;ering poi may BE- used
to apply 1t All insects that bite and
chew their food may be destroyed by
arsenafe of lead. Another way 20 use
arsenaie OF lead Is 10 mix 1t With
air-slsked lime and dust on tender
plarts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
STORE BEET PULP FOR FEED
Best Way Is to Spread II Over Beet
Top SiIo-lt Efectuaily Seals
Silaee Masa

The best way for the beet grower to
store pulp for winter feeding Is to
spread il over the beet top silO. II
effectually seals the silage mass and
the heat from the silage warns the
pulp and thus hastens the curing
process it also reduces the annoyance
of handling frozen pulp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
TESTING Mothers sympathy.

mother" said little George, don't
Won feel sorry for that poor little
dog? He looks hungry" ...
"Yes," said his mother, get him
a piatr Of food"
After George had fed e.:c he said
Mother. do sou feel sorrg enough 10
ier him stay ali nightT'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17
Cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub In Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap. Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet Observation-Disclosures.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1922-04-19
Europa Skaldosi ! Dalis

GENOA, Italia, bal 49, : Rusijos Voketija pasi-
raSya draugnga ekonomn6 sutarts supurte ca vsus
vaziavusius konferencijOn diplomatus
Angjos premieras Lloyd George sako kad ia sutarts
Europa skaldo dv sau prieSng DALI II e kaip, Europa
laukia nauia pragaiStis, naujos nelaim6s.
Visa Europa, ypaG Prancija bijos rusp-volieeQ sq-
iungos Nes Russia turf neSsemiamus turtus g Vokeja
praktika.
Pranciia Xxi Siole Vokietia spaudza be jokio pasiga
Itimo Noketiia ieSkoio aspres. II atrado Rusjo
je.
* Paryziaus praneSta, kad ena suSaukas posedn MI
nsteru kabinetas Tarianas kas veik prizes VokietJos
.'neiStikmybe"
Ca kaIbama kad santarv6s deegata gamma rusans If
vokecams noq PareikS ems, kad je negali dalyvautl
veos ekonomntje konerencijoe e lakyss tos savo SUI
tartes ReSkia is konferencos gall Seiti boevka If
vokieciai. TuOmet butu po konferencjos.
Kai-kurie delegata tvrtina kad az tai yra kaa pat
santarv6 Santarv6s deegatai Ga atko poitme kaida,
komct prad6o turati prvacas konferencjas, nesezda
mi jas vokiecQ.
Del to vokeGiai pabugo kad santarv6 Rusija nepa
arvtu kokos slaptos sutarties. Ir pirme pasku
bno padaryt sutarti su Russia.
Reikia laukti dideliQ vykiQ.