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Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
CONGRESS-.

The Senate passed the interchange
able mileage book bill, which directs
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to authorize the railroads to issue mile
age books of from 1000 to 5000 miles
at "just and reasonable prices"
Six little Indian children, who left
the frozen bodies of their father and
mother in the Northern trapping wild
erness reached Watcomb on the Cana
dian Government Railway, after a
fortnight of tramping over snow~cov-
cred ground, says a dispatch from Fort
William, Ont.
Nellie Bly,, in private life Mrs.
Robert L. Seaman, well known as a
writer for newspapers, died of pneu-
monia in st. Marks Hospital, New
York. She became i'll two weeks ago
and shortly afterward was taken to
the hospital from her rooms in the
Hotel McAlpin.
The allied nations, by revising the
treaty of Versailles and reducing their
armies "even to a reasonable extent"
not only "could meet the interest pay
ments on their debt to the United
States, but retire part of the principal
as we'll" Senator Borah (RepO, Idaho,
declared in the Senate.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
ACCIDENT.

Three boys, members of old William
son county families, were drowned at
Herrin, ILL.,, while skating on pond
of the Madison Coal Co.
DR.. Ella B. Everitt, professor of
gynecology of the Woman's Medical
College and widely known in medical
circles, was killed when her automobile
was struck by a motor truck near Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Eight members of the crew of the
Norwegian freighter Mod were lost
when the vessel sank recently off st.
John, N. B., according to radio mes
sage picked up by the naval radio sta
ton at New York.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
PERSONAL.

General Pershing has declined to &C
cept Distinguished Service Cross vot-
ed him by the Army Board of Awards,
which Secretary Weekse had planned
to bestow on him at surprise party"
arranged to take place in the War
Secretary's office.
Melville E. Stone, formerly general
manager of the Associated Press, in an
address at Chicago criticized parts Of
the Constitution of the United States
as leaving this country without lead
er and condemned the congress as
lacking men of high caliber
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
DOME STlC.

A bride and two small children were
burned to death in the series of fires
at New York caused by accidents to
oil stoves and other emergency heat
ing apparatus on the first day of the
winters record cold wave in this city
and vicinity.
Damage sustained in the northern
Minnesota forest fire of 1918 was esti-
mated at S50,O00O00. 1t was definitely
established that 432 persons lost their
lives Approximately $500 settlers
and townspeople are affected by the
scale settlement, announced at Wash
ington.
Handicapped by either total or par
tial blindness, four men are obtaining
a higher education at the University of
Michigan at Ann ArbOr, and, despite
their condition, are making records
envied by those with normal eyesight,
according to university professors.
Assertions that the railroads were
turned back to their owners after the
period of government control in
"broken down" condition were denied
by Walker d. Hines, in statement be-
fore the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, in which the former direc-
tor general of the railroads said he
believed the government had "substan-
TALLY overmaintained the equipment"
of the roads.
A $10000,000 contract with the Re
public of Poland on behalf of several
American firms was announced at Chi
cago by r. e. Taylor of New York, who
fsas just returned to this country after
16 months negotiation, leading to the
signing of what is said to be the largest
single order brought out of Poland
since the war.
Clarence H. Mackay, president Of
the Commercial Cables, Postal Tele-
graph System, announced at New York
that his company has just completed
| contract with the German Atlantic
Cable Company, under the terms of
which direct cable communications
with Germany will be restored after
lapse of about eight years.
President Harding, it was said at the
White House, will investigate reports
that banks in the West and Southwest
have been loaning federal funds pro-
vided by the War Finance Coronation
at rates which are above the legal per-
centages allowed, and which have been
declared usurious
The Republican National Committee
still owes $70S, 80 for the campaign
of 1920, which resulted in the election
of President Warren G. Harding, &C.
cording to figures made public at Chi.
cago by Fred w. Upham, national
treasurer.
New Treasury regulations, approved
by President Harding and covering the
inspection of income tax returns, were
promulgated by Secretary Mellon. The
regulations relate to returns of indi
viduals, partnerships, estates, trusts
corporations, associations, joint stocl
companies and insurance companies.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
OUACHITA PROJECT
IS AGAIN REVIVED
GOVERNMENT AID is SOUGHT TO
FINISH SYSTEM OF DAMS
NEAR CAMDEN
WAS BEGUN 20 YEARS AGO
Project Started 20 Years Ago. Seeks
BY Lock And Dam System To
Open All Year Navigation
From Camden.

Little Rock-Adolph Felsenthal of
Camden recently conferred with Gov
ernor McRae, HI. Remmel and other
officials and business men with a view
to enlisting the support of Little Rock
in furthering work on the Ouachita
river navigation project Mr. Felsen-
thai is enroute to Washington where
he Will appear before the House Com
mittee on Rivers and HarbCrs.
The project, begun by the govern
ment about 20 years ago, seeks by a
lock and dam system to open all-year
navigation from Camden on the Ouach-
tia to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mis-
sissippi river. Five locks and dams
have been completed and only one re-
mains to be built. Two of these al
ready constructed will need altera-
ton, Mr. Felsenthal said. but the work
on one of them is practically complet-
ed. 1t will require about 100000 to
finish the work, and Mr.. Falsenthals
efforts will be directed toward final
completion within Is months.
Little Rocks interest in the pro-
ject, Mr.. Felsenthal said, is in the
fact that its completion will place this
city within 100 miles away and con-
nected with Little Rock by three rail
roads, local merchants would be en-
abled to utilize water transportation
for practically the entire distance be-
tween here and the seaboard markets
of the North and East. Imports from
the East would require trans-ship-
ment only once between the point of
origin and destination-when trans
fer is made from the ocean carriers to
the barge lines at New Orleans.
The proposed lock and dam system
would give an all-year channel of six
and one-half feet at Camden, deepen
ing to the South. Camden intends
to provide rail terminal facilities to
the head of navigation, according to
Mr. Felsenthal. and will handle the
terminals either at a nominal cost to
the shipper or free of charge Rail
connections between Camden and Tex
arkana, Pine Bluff and other Arkan-
&as cities is good, and the proposed
river route also touches the Union
county oI fields and the Monroe, La,
gas field. Charts which have been pre-
pared by Mr.. \Felensthal show rate
cut from so to Sc per cent by water
as compared by rail, and allowing
for time lost in rail terminals and on
side tracks the shipment time by wa.
ter on long hauls would be almost
if not quite as fast by water as by
rail.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02

Bentonyille-The silver loving cup
donated by the Bentonville Communi-
ty Club to the Boys and Girls Agri-
cultural Club having the best stand
ing at the close of the years work
was won by Avoca.
Batesville.-T. H. Welborn has sold
his delicatessen and soft drink stand
on Main street to Otto Stanfield of
Cave City, who took charge today.
Ir. Welborn retains his interest in
the Courthouse cafe and will assume
active charge of it after short vaca-
tion.
Magnolia-The Arkansas Title and
Guaranty Co. has been organized here
John MCNEIL is manager
Paragould-The grocery store of
L. V. Hale on West Main street was
entered last week by burglars and a
quantity of -four, canned goods, cigars
and small amount of cash were TAX
en-. Entrance was effected by break
ing a lock on the rear door.
Guion.-The Silica Products Com
pany, which operates a large glass
sand quarry and mill at this place,
is putting in an oil burner under its
big rotary drier to take the place of a
coal burning drier, which has been
used for several years.
Mullberry.-Lester Spruce, aged 10,
was seriously hurt here when he at
tempted to hop on a train. He was
taken to a Fort Smith hospital for
treatment.
elphia.-Members of the Ma
sonic lodge who are students at Hen
derson-Brown College, recently organ
lied a Masonic Club. The following
officers were elected: President, Ches-
ter Crawfird; vice president Milton
Young secretary, James E. Greene
treasurer, Rooney e. Black; custodian,
]. w. Rogers.
Brinkley.-Th Jewish-Russian re-
buttons amounting to $500.
Pettigrew.-Coleman Watson has
taken possession of the Pettigrew no
tel, which was run the past year by
Jess Butts. Mr.. Butts will start a
poultry ranch.
Paragould-The grocery store Of
Raleigh Good on South Fourth street
was entered last week and quaint
ty of cheese and other small article:
taken.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
VARIOUS GOODS II

Here are a few good turl
from different sources all
country: "Shovelled snow
school house three times;
blind ladies to doctor thr'
week and supplied crippled
scout literature; found
cleaned town of Mexican
provided scout uniform fO'
had to give all his own 9
support of mother and III
cleaned alleys, built side
moved debris after fire, d
for draining, gave WOOD
widow"
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
Condensed NeuUs Items
SHORT STORIES TERSELY TOLD FOR
THE BENEFIT OF BUSY READERS.

Consolidation of the Cleveland (O)
Trust Company, the Lake Shore Bank
ing and Trust Company and the Gar
field Savings Bank vas agreed upon
by the directors of the three institu-
tons.
The contract covering the proposed
lease and purchase of the governments
nitrate and water power projects at
Muscle Shoals, Ala. was signed by
Henry Ford at Detroit and returned
to the War Department by one of the
Ford engineers.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
MANY ARE KILLED
IN THEATRE CRASH
ROOF OF WASHINGTON PLAY
HOUSE COLLAPSES FROM
WEIGHT OF SNOW
ENTIRE HOUSE UNRo0FED
Ruins Disclose That Entire Mass or
Steel That Formed Roof Came
Down In Accident. Few
Escape Injury.

Washington.-One hundred and
seven lives were lost in the knicker-
booker theater recently when the roof,
weighted by more than two feet or
snow, collapsed and buried patrons or
the house under crushing blanket OF
concrete, plaster and steel, according
to unofficial but carefully checked
records.
The large majority of the victims,
both dead and injured, were residents
of Washington, although many came
recently from other places.
Exploration of the ruins went on I'M
checked after dark. Without regard
to their own risk, soldiers, marines,
sailors, police, firemen and citizen
volunteers fought their way beneath
the wreckage over practically the
the whole floor space OF the auditor
ium.
The exact number in the theater
when the steel and concrete span Of
the roof buckled and fell under its
tnree-foot load of snow uninjured
have been reported. These account
for d few more than three hundred
in the audience, who were roaring in
laughter at film comedy when the
roof fell on them like a blanket, car
rying down the front of the wide bal
cony in its crash.
There has been not time as yet for
official inquiry as to the cause OF the
disaster. The ruins themselves dis
close, however, that the entire mass of
steel and concrete that formed the
roof had come down. The crash
swept the supports out from under the
balcony, apparently, and this hinged
down at an angle of forty-five degrees,
adding to the tangled mass of wreck
age on the floor below.
The building stands in an acute
angled corner at Eighteenth street and
Columbia Road, Northwest, the heart
of the most favored residence section
of the city. The narrow niche of the
stage on which the screen was hung
was backed into the corner angle,
while to the left from the stage the
line Of the auditorium wall runs in
straight line for some 200 feet down
Eighteenth street To the right the
wall follows the slow curve of Column
bia Road for about the same distance,
and at the far end, paralleling the
stage front, the back wall completes
the auditorium proper, also about 200
feet in length.
The whole space stood roofless to
the sky a moment after the first hiss
ing sound of the breaking roof gave
warning above the music of the or
chestra.
There is only one survivor thus far
who has told of having heard that
warning and seen the first powdery
handful of snow sift down over the
head of the orchestra leader in time
to make his escape uninjured. From
his seat, we'll forward on the main
floor, he raced for the doors at the
back. A great blast of air, expelled
as the roof came down, hurled him
out through the doorway to safety.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
Britain Nav Aid Austria.

London.-An urgent appeal from
Austria to the allies intimating that
unless financial aid is given the
country in engaging the attention Of
the British government and decision
favorable to Austria probably will be
reached today or tomorrow, according
to the London Times.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
Labor Bloc Is PLANNED.

Chicago.-Officia confirmation Of
plans to form political bloc, ia.
vorable to labor, at a conference here
February 20, is lacking, although re-
ports persist that plans for such a
move were made at secret meeting
OF Is railroad union heads here.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
ANNIVERSARY PLANS

Plans are going forwS
local councils for the obs
the twelfth scout birthday
occur the week Of Februal.
IA. Various rallies and mas
will take place in the dln'
centers throughout the coVl
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
Bandits kidnap Sleuth

Chicago.-Seven bandits with three
large automobile trucks kidnapped a
Michigan Central railroad detective.
stole 100 barrels Of beer and escaped,
despite fusillade of shots fired by
two policemen.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
AGENT Named

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Ru-
fus L. Finley of Mindenhall, Miss.
as federal prohibition agent for Mis-
sissippi has been announced by Com
missioner Haynes.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
A LEGION TRoo'

The Bayside IL. - posi-
ing a troop of boy scouts U
as the Legion Troop. D3
derson will act as scoull
Otto Holmgren as assistant
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
Fires Will Be Probed.

Waycross, Ga.-Burning of two
buildings occupied by negroes, after
warnings for the occupants to leave
had been posted on them, is being in
vestigated by police.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
To Seek Reelection

Observation-Disclosures Culberson.
Democrat, Texas, in a statement to-
night announced that he would be- a
candidate for reelection this year.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
Hous Are Hiuher.

Fort Worth, Texas.-Texas hogs
have advanced, several carloads sell
ing to local packers for $3.50, the high
est since last fall.
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
30!
S(-,)lJs.'
Fl r. |,
,ct
Conducted by National Counco lilo
Scouts of America ls
PATROL UNIT IN

80 frequently 1t Is statetcf
executives in reply to the or.i
more churches in the conf.
not have Boy scout troops
of the churches are too SIM.
a troop, writes John NJ. Cir.
Executive, Knoxville, ne
haven't enough boys of sc,t,
not such a reply based uptih
ception of a troop of frone
boys? True, there are ma
smaller churches which fl, :. |.
to muster that many ~
twelve years of age, and A.
this some scout leaders con-
a church as lacking the -
for troop organization, man
ing that several such churcb&
and form a troop. The n
however, seldom works
factorily because the troODS
identity it should have in
of which the boy is a memh (
which he is identified.
The error in assuming !,
church which cannot suEi.i
ficient number of boys to r,e,
full troop cannot organize "a
ing is due in part at least ID
to emphasize the patrol aen
unit of organization. A pat
constitutes large enough
provide excellent opportunc.
scouting. In fact, the smaI.u
has particular advantages.
more likelihood of success al
a leader and more chances u
cient program. There are :
ing and competent to lead :
who are not willing and VII
competent to handle a largel,
With this point of view caipe
be organized groups of boy
churches where they are MI
ganized and where it has bel {
impossible to organize the
This leads us to declar,.
other ways the patrol has di
adequately emphasized. An
no stronger than the patti
compose it. The patrols ~
lent opportunities for gradlng,l
troops. They afford the ma,t
pOrtunity for developing u
leadership. The patrol lea
very important factor I'm thel
ment of a troop. We Should
concerned with his selection
vide special opportunities fOrf
Ing. They are, as a rule, O
The cultivation and utilizaul
patrol leader constitutes on
largest opportunities for M
older boy. The real appa>
older boy is not along the Ut
fishness through the prOffg
ileges, but through the appa(
ice. He is impressed by b.
responsibilities. He loves to
er. Patrol leaders conferen,f
leaders training courses, OI,t
of prospective patrol leaders,
ceive much greater atteny
they now receive. Here is n
least in part, to meet the .
problem. a
And further, has enough
been given to the actual p'
the patrols? Here is whertt
learn much from our EngA
friends. Baden-Powell is %
ferring to the patrol, its lead
program. He seeks constapI
logize its work, to emphasii S
gram, to humanize it's objectit
clare its Importance.
The patrol is the real uni
Ing. 1t brings the program
ing close to the boy. As
trolls so goes scouting. MI
prove the quality of their
Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-02-02
HONOR DEAD IN BELLE

Boy scouts of Chatea'
formed a guard Of honor "
girls from Belleau placed
the graves of the Amer1c'|
aed dead Christmas day. \
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-05
BUILDINGS BURNED NEAR
FAIT.STON.

Loss from fire which at noon
Thursday destroyed dwelling and
several outbuildings on the farms OF
ex-county commissioner Dennis j.
Shanahan and Andrew P. Kelley,
near Fallston, Hartford county, has
been placed at about $4,000. The
two farms adjoin each other. The
fire started from an unknown cause
in Mr.. Kelley's barn and while it
was burning wind carried flaming
embers across the two or three hum
dred yards intervening space ana
ignited the barn and other outbuild-
ings on the Shanahan property,
sparks from these fired Mr.. Shana-
hans dwelling 100 yards away. The
Bel Air fire department made rec
ord run, preventing further spread
of the fire. Assisted by neighbors,
Mr.. Shanahan was able to save all OF
his household furnishings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-05
SIXTH DISTRICT AUXILIARY.

The quarterly meeting of Sixth
District Auxiliary of Union Hospital
was held April 26 at the home OF
Mrs. Eleanor Moore, near Colora.
The treasurer's report showed re-
ceipts of year to be as follows:
Balance on hand Jan. 1921,
1851; membership dues, $4,000;
bake, Feb. %, $13S.OO; Kitchen
Cabinet Play, $29.65; cash, $32.25;
total receipts, $251.O1. Total ex-
penditures for sheeting, blankets,
magazines, auxiliary fund, etc.,
$161.29; leaving balance on hano
of $S9.72. In addition the donation
consisting of groceries, etc., sent to
hospital in November was valued at
$4,000.
Qualification was expressed oves
the work accomplished and the
hearty cooperation of the public.
The next meeting of the Auxiliary
will be in July, at the home of Mrs.
Ella F. Hunt, in Rising Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-05
WOODLAWN.

Misses Annie and M. o. Jackson
were weekend guests of their
brother, Wilmer and family, of
Akin.
Mrs. M. L. Thompson returned
from a weeks visit in Wilmington,
accompanied by Mr.. w. E. Linton,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hewes and
family, for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Tyson and
family, of near Colora, spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Samuel Church
man.
Mrs. Otho Gibson and Bobby are
spending this week in Charlestown
with her parents.
Mrs. Geo. W. Mccullough attend
ed w. G. T. U. Institute held a,
Easton, Nd, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Eulis Hawley is driving a new
Buick car.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-05
RALLY DAY AT ELKToN.

School Rally Day at Elkton, May
26, is not only for the children bur
for parents and all others interested
in children and schools.
II a sufficient number of passen
gers can be obtained the Railroad
Co. will run a special train to Elk
ton that day. If special train Is
run some children can go who would
have no other way.
All who are willing to go by
train are urged to notify Mr.. Walter
D. Lindsay, Principal of Rising Sun
Public School, Rising Sun, before
May IL, SO that arrangements may
be completed in ample time ia ad-
vertise the fact,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-05
FIRE AT ZION.
Store and Dwelling Burned-Loss
$4,000.


The blowing of the whistle at the
condensery plant, and the screech o.
the siren on the fire engine aroused
our citizens about two O'clock Sat
urday morning last, word having
been telephoned from Zion that the
large store and dwelling of Gregg
Bros, known as the Carhart prop.
erty, was on fire.
Twenty minutes after receiving
the call the Community Fire Co., OF
Rising Sun, was at the scene with its
new engine, this being the first run
of the machine to a fire. Owing to
delay in getting the night operator
at the telephone exchange awake
and his delay in being able to
arouse the night man at the con-
densary, the building was practically
burned before the engine, and the
large number of members of the
company who responded to the call,
reached Zion. The fire had been
discovered about one a. m. by one
Of the Gregg brothers being aroused
by smoke, the second floor of the
building being occupied as living
quarters. He hastily aroused other
members of the family and made
an investigation that showed the
store room to be filled with dense
smoke, flames breaking out in the
rear of the store before they could
summons aid. The fire spread so
rapidly that practically nothing was
saved.
Neighbors formed bucket brigades
and saved nearby buildings by ex-
tinguishing burning embers as they
fell.
The store and dwelling building
was totally destroyed, together with
contents, including merchandise and
all the household goods in the dwell
ing portion. The loss is fully $1O,-
600, with insurance of $1,000 in the
Cecil Mutual and Chester County
Mutual Companies.
The Gregg brothers are new
comers to Zion, having purchased
the property about two years ago.
They had greatly improved it and
built up steadily growing business.
The Oxford and Elkton Fire Com
'panies also sent engines to the
scene, but there was no water supply
and nothing that the firemen could
do, as the building was practically
burned before their arrival.
The Gregg brothers wish publicly
to thank all who came to their aid
and did whatever they. could, ana
are deeply grateful for the assist
ance rendered them since the fire.
Zion Presbyterian Church has
rendered them the use of the Session
House as living quarters until such
time as they can make other
arrangements.