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The Little River news., 1923-01-13
The jury in the John w. Owens case brought in verdict of guilty Friday night after delberat- ing only 30 minutes. Owens punishment was set as death by electrocution.

The Jno. W. Owens murder case was called for trial in the Little River Cir cult Court. Thursday morning at 90. A special venire of fifty men haG been ordered to report for examination as jurymen, but there were exhausted as well as forty-eight others, nine y eight in all, before the twelve men who are trying this case were select ed The prosecuting attorney, Geo. R.Steel, is being assisted in presenting the states side by A. D. DuLaney. The attorneys for the defendant are Ben Shaver and Seth c. Reynolds. Cir cult Judge Ben E. Isbell is presiding. So great was the press of the crowd of spectators throughout the day that the windows had to be thrown open for air Standing room, even on the judges stand and on the benches was taken to the last foot and the corri- dors overflowed with people The house remained packed all during the noon hour by the hundreds who fear ed to lose their places
 The Jury.
 The jury selected to try Owens fJT the murder of Hugh Throckmorton is composed of the following men: A. c. Hooks, druggist, Foreman; Henry Phillips, farmer and iceman. Ash down; Luke Olive, garage, Foreman M. l. Davis, farmer, Arden; Jno, Moore, Jr., Arden; A. D. Crawford, Foreman; R. P. Lindsay, merchant, Ashdown; J. M. Sullivan, merchant, Ashdown; J. w. Duren, barber, Ash down; Geo. Waddell, butcher, Ash down; P. M. McCord, x-county judge, Ashdown, P. s. Davis, farmer, Arden.
 The empaneling of the jury was completed at 1850 p. m.
The Little River news., 1923-01-13
wers Trial for His Life for Alleged Throcmorton MrdeK

CT. He hears Owens raving and talk ing down the river from him. He returns to the house and leaves for his old camp up the river. Owens meets the two boys, Loyewell and Taylor, his alleged partners in the whiskey business He curses them He tells them that he has a body over there and that they must help him dispose of it. He lands the boat opposite a path below the boatlanding few feet They go up the bank. It is now near. ly night. They find Throckmorton ly- ing in or feet of the bank, head up stream Hugh raises his head Ow- ems says: "G. D.. you, I have come back to finish you. Throckmorton begs: Please don't kill me-" Ow- ems strikes the prostrate man over the head, then seized him by the head and wrings his neck while the latter groans and the neck breaks with a noise that could be heard
 Taylor and L0yeWell Threatened.
 The attorney stated that Taylor and Lovewell were ordered to help carry the body to the boat. Taylor cried and Lovewell angrily protested, but were forced to go on the last jour hey down the river to place where the water was deep and Owens huv- ing removed the coat and shoes push ed it overheard.
 Statement of Defense
 The statement for the defense was made by Ben Shaver. He made q statement in a brief way. He salu that Owens wanted to be tried here and soon. He sought no delay. He wanted to go on the stand and tell his side and was not afraid. He would pass the buck to no one. He did not commit the crime himself and did not know who did He referred to the horrible murder scene that Taylor and Lovewell had told Said there was much conflict. Says Cooper swan the river, but when he reached a house miles away still had a fruitjar of whiskey. Cooper had said he saw Throckmorton in the woods at, 1T the former had escaped from the river. Throckmorton was alleged to have had a quart of liquor. Cooper must have gotten it. Taylor had worked on the Throckmor;on farm. Had been turned off Taylor had protested when asked by Owens to help find the coat of Throckmorton for a relative of the latter.
 J. k. Pierce on Stand.
 J. R.. Pierce, sheriff at the time tes- tified of his notification. Tells of ar rest of accused. Gave account of search, finding of the murdered mans coat on snag in river, of taking Tay Tor to scene after arrest and other da- ta for record and to connect testimony and events.
 Tom Jean Testifies.
 Tom Jean was member of search ing party who found the body on the evening of November 29. Told how it was found. Was found 50 or 75 yards below snag where coat was found in to feet of water Told how carefully body was carried to house in boat and later on Hitler
 Jim SandersOn on Sand.
 Jas. G. Sanderson, who had charge of searching party in absence of
 Continued on page 3.)
The Little River news., 1923-01-13

Mrs. Bessie Gordon of Wilton was in Ashdown Thursday.
 Begin early to locate or select good planting seed. There is no economy in planting poor seed.
The Little River news., 1923-01-13

w. H. Boggs, V. l.. Sessions and c. J. Click, Winthrop business men, were in Ashdown Thursday attending court.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Land Board Posipones
Decision on Oil Lease

Cheyenne. Wyo.. March 5.-After
considering four bids for lease or
section 50, salt Creek oil field. de-
scribed as probably the richest oil
land In the world. the Wyoming land
board late today announced n decis-
ion would be deferred until March 10,
The bids we're made BY the Texas
Production company. producing sub
sldiary OF the Texas company: John
w. Hay OF Rock Springs. Wyo.; the
Derrick OIL company OF Douglas,
Wyo.. and tho MIDI West oil com
pany. The Mid West holds lease on
the property which expires October
/, 1924.
Whatever the final decision OF the
land board ls. the schools of Wyoming
stand to get a 100 per cent increase
in their oil royalties. from the sec
ton Under the Wyoming law. the
money derived from oil royalties.
passes TO the educational fund of the
state
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Censorship Bills
Are Recommended
by Welfare B 0 d Y
Fight Is Expected in Senate
Over Barr and Rickard
Measures Dealing With
Movie Theaters.

Lincoln. March 5.--tSpcclsl.l-By a
lop-sided vote. the welfare committee
this afternoon .decided to report ont
the tao bills introduced in the sena;a
for movie Censorship. Only three
members. Senators Tomek. Relfon.
rath and Larkin. voted agains. the
majority report of the committee. 10
report out both S. +. Sc known as
the Barr bill. and Richards measure
on this subject. $. F. 277.
This Is the issue of movie censor.
ship which Is to be Tough, oft on the
floor Of the senate
Members Of the committee favor
able 70 reporting out the bills were
Senators Barr. NcGowan. Sturda-
want. Anderson. Purcell. Good. VII
kins and Meacham.
The Standardization bin. introduced
by Barr. creates a new state hoard OF
three members. each OF whom Is to
draw $4,000 Z year. and which vii
operate under the department Of pub.
lie welfare. The board s appo.nto
hy the governor. the state superin.
+ A#Afl+tthf Aatl AhAf VI AhHA
board Of control. Fees OF g per rel
are expected to provide the funds 70
maintain the new bureaus.
Richards hill provides for the n.
esns.ng OF adult and Juvenile the.
aters. and prohibits the showing Of
any player legally charged with a
felony. or who has been involved in 4
..sff ,.Ir u
Purcell insisted that the Richard hIll
should be given an equal chance Oh
the floor
Speaking for the opposition to the
bill. Senator Tomek declared nothing
would make America turn boishevlk
quicker than fantastic measures OF
this kind
AT the last election. the people
recorded their feeling In regard 70
additional regulation. The only de-
mand Tor this bill comes from an
organized minority which would set
up a 'holler than thou standard ard
compel others 70 live up TO A.
Barr replied Wy saying he had re.
ceived many letters IN favor Of tho
bin from ministerial associations and
welfare organizations.
The committee agreed 10 indefinite.
iy postpone the Chambers anu~ciga-
ret bill and s. r. $50. tho Hastings
hfl TO create the office ot clinical
psychologists TO examine delinquent
dependent ana neglected children ua'
dert he board ~ control The intro
duoers Of both measures agreed n
their execution.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
State to Ask 80
Indictments in
Morehouse Case
Grand Jury Drawn to lnves-
tigate Outrages Near Mer
Rouge, Ending in Death
of Two Men.

Bastrop. La. March 5.-CPl-The
Morehouse parish grand jury was
drawn today and charged by District
Judge Fred NJ. Odom. that the state
attorney general. a. V. Coco. expects
to appear Tuesday and submit evi-
dence obtained at the open hearing
here in January, into kidnapings, flog-
gings and other activities OF masked
bands. which the state charges were
composed of members OF the ku klux
Klan, and will ask for from 30 to- so
indictments ranging from assault and
battery TO murder. the Last in connec-
ton with the kidnapping and Staying
of Watt Daniel ana r. 7. Richard of
Mer Rouge. La. August "a.
Estimates of the number Of klans-
men on the jury run as high as SIX
but this feature did not seem 70 he
regarded as OF Importance, since the
attorney general had stated that nc
would be willing to place the evidence
before a jury composed OF klansmen
IL they would only discharge their
duty as sworn officials Of the court.
4SotDlfS toiicti htbb ~ ahfNf'J -
expected from the jury until II makes
its final report to the court. Grim
inal cases of the routine character,
which 1t Will investigate, usually are
few in number and 1t is believed 1t
will b ready to report within week
or 10 days.
The state will present brief OF the
transcript Of the testimony taken at
the open hearing and 1t was hinted
that It might call one or two witnesses
who testified then In order to clear
up for the jury several features OF the
case.
Judge odom's charge 10 the jury
was in two parts. first an extempora-
neous address along routine lines. and
later a lengthy written charge devoted
entirely to the hooded operations and
observance of the law.
Judge Odom supplemented the pre-
pared charge with "A few extempora'
neous remarks and concluded:
There is only ono law, and that
is the written one II you should find
that anybods ha u viol"'"l the law
punish him"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding
Start for Florida

Washington, March 5.--president
and Mrs. Harding. accompanied by
a party OF friends. left Washington
where they will take a vacation
houseboat trip Of more than month.
The presidential special pulled out a
few minutes after noon for an unin-
ferrupted run to Ormond. Ella, where
the party is to board the houseooat.
Although no itinerary had been
made public. much of the vacation Will
be spent. II was understood, in a leis-
urely houseboat cruise down the Hall
fax and Indian rivers. with occasional
stope at Floridn coast resorts. where
the party will 90 ashore for golf.
For Mrs. Harding the trip means
more than a change OF scene and
climate, for hel departure from the
White House today to board the spe-
nal train marks the first time she
has gone outside the executive
grounds since sbe became Ill last Sep
tomber. Mrs. Harding was looking
forward 10 the benefit expected from
Tho trip toward restoring her health,
NHitH Hdb sbO"p Ht'auJ HhPioFf-
fnent for several months.
The adjournment OF congress found
tho presidents desk almost clear. Dis
posal of all OF the most important
appointments during the last few days
~ congress. with the exception OF o
few additional judgeships. left only
.. fcw recess appointments necessary.
On the houseboat In Florida waters
the presidents party will be guests OF
ar. and Mrs. Edward u. Mclean OF
Washington.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Holdrege Bank Merger
Contract Taken Up

Hastings. Neh. March s.--sspeoiall
-Rehearing was held by Judge w.
A. Dilwerth at Holdrege today on his
December order on The state guaran-
tee fund to pay siS7.eeo 10 the state
Bank OF Hoidrese. which had been
merged in 1871 with the Citizens state
bank
The day was taken up In forming
the stipulation OF the facts with 70
gard ito the contract under which the
hanks were merged. The position Of
Attorney General Spillman is that
With the merger the Holdrege State
bank became nonexslsient and is there.
fore not entitled 10 draw on the guar.
antee fund. Judge nilworth will take
the matter under advisemeut and
render decision on the validity Of the
contract.
rhe fIoldrese State hank was ~.
opened by Bernard MeNeny of Red
Cloud aud former Attorney General
Clarence A. Davis.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Days Activities
in Washington

President and Mrs. Harding. with
party OF friends. left for month
In Florida.
a recess appointment as eomptrol.
Ter OF the currency was declined by
James c. McNary. southwestern
banker.
The civil service eommlssien was
directed by President Harding to give
preference to war veterans In tx
aminatiqns.
Elmer s Landes Of Ohio. repub-
lican. and Merton l.. Corey Of Ne
brasks. democrat. were given recess
appointments as directors OF the fed.
eral farm loan board.
DR. Hubert Work took up his duties
as secretary Of the interior while
Harry s. New. retiring Indiana sena.
tor. succeeded him as postmaster
general.
President Harding vested In the
alien property custodian his authority
under tho act providing for return
Of seized properties worth $4,000
or Less
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Survivor of Mine
Riot Identifies
Three Defendants
Scared Victim of Herrin Out.
break Points Out Men as
Having Taken Part in
Tragedy.

Marion. Ill. March 5.-GPl-Still
bearing the scars of his wounds. WI.
liam Cairns. one of the survivors of
the Herrin riots. took the witness
stand today at the trial OF six men
charged with murder in connection
with the outbreak and pointed out
three Of the defendants as either hav-
ing taken part In the tragedy or hav-
ing been at the scene with guns in
their hands.
While lying beneath an overturned
barbed.wire fence with II buckshot
in his back and a bullet IN his side.
the witness testified that he had seen
Phillip Fontannetta. the youngest OF
the defendants. walk up to John Shoe
maker. assistant superintendent OF
the mine where the trouble started.
who was lying nearby. badly wounded
but still breathing.
Heres that--exmaehine gunner, "
j. Cairns quoted Fontanetta as say
ing. and continued:
Then he placed a gun beside Shoe
makers head and blew the side OF
his face off.
Just before the shooting began. the
witness said. an automobile drove up
to the crowd that was escorting some
so unarmed prisoners taken from the
mine and he heard some one shout:
Here comes Willis.
Hugh Willis. state board member Of
the Illinois mine workers. is one
OF the men on trial charged with the
Staying OF Antonio Muikovitch. one
of the % nonunion workers killed
during the riots.
Cairns said that he could not idenu-
fy any one In the automobile.
lie testified that the workers and
armed guards in the mine OF the
Southern Illinois Coal company had
been attacked early in the afternoon
of June 81. the first shots being fired
from outside the pit.
Cairns declared the defenders raised
a white flag about that afternoon
but that the firing continued during
the night. lie said the fire was re-
turned from the pit but that the
next morning about so men remain
ing in the mine. score having fled
during the night. laid down their arms
and surrendered.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Reuters Dispatch Denies
Stranger Expected at Doorn

London. March 5.--Reuters CORES
pondcnt az Doorne says that tho visit
to Corfu of Princess Hermine. the for
mer cmperor's wife. Is being under
taken AT the request of Wilhelm, and
Is FOR the purpose ot investigating the
state OF his property at Corfu Ahso-
lutte denial is given, according 10 the
correspondent. 10 the report that her
vislt TO Corfu IL related to her physi'
cal condition,
The report has been published In
London, however. that n happy
event il expected and tho former
emperor is DESTROYS that the newcomer
shall not be horn IN exile.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06

Washington. March 5.--A negro
solitary occupant of the house gal
lery today. as page boys organized a
mock legislative body to pass numer-
Gus bills and resolutions which failed
in the closing days Of the 9th con.
gress.
After that ceremony the doors of
the house and senate chambers We're
closed, to remain so until December.
unless President Harding should call
congress into extraordinary session.
The principal activities at the CAPT
tol consisted of efforts of retiring
members to clear their offices and get
home as quickly as possible Great
piles of junk Uttered the corridors,
keeping the cleanup squad on the
jump. Copies OF bills and reports, no
longer wanted. were taken away by
the cartful.
A number of the house members
appeared at the office of the ser
geant-atarms and went through the
process of Identification to draw COM
pensation. which began March 4. They
also arranged to get office space so
they can carry on the work Of their
predecessors.
Leader MOndell Out.
Among those departing. so far as
their services in congress are con-
cerned were Frank w. Mondell of
Wyoming. who led the republican
majority in the house: Joseph w.
Fordney of Michlgani chairman of
the house ways and means commit
tee. and Philip p. Campbell of Kan
sas. chairman of the house rules
committe.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Cleanup Squad on Jump
"Mopping Up'' at Capitol
Negro Janitor With Mop and Bucket Only Occuse y
of House Gallery as Pages Hold Mock Ses - ~
Speculation Already Active as to Orga4 W.
tion of G. 0. P. Majority at Next Session.

Mr.. Mondell viii remain in WASH.
ington to take up his duties as direc.
tor of the war finance corporation,
Mr.. Campbell probably will return
to the practice of law. with an office
here. while Mr.. Fordney will go back
to his farm near Saginaw, Mich.
Retirement of these three leaders,
along with a hundred or more others.
already has begun 10 furnish food for
speculation as to the organization of
the republican majority in the next
house. With nine months of con-
gressional apathy. opportunity for
maneuvering will be multiplied.
There has been little talk of fight
for leadership of the democratic
minority. Representative Garner of
Texas. ranking member of the ways
and means committee. has announced
that he would not oppose the present
leader. Representative Garrett of
Tennessee.
Candidates in Field.
On the republican side. however,
two candidates already are in the
field for the acknowledgement
tives Longworth of Ohio and Graham
of Illinois.
Conferences of the two parties will
he held shortly before the next con-
gress meets, but in the case Of the
republicans. there is now no confer
ence chairman, Representative Tow
ner of Iowa having retired TO be-
come governor OF Porto Rico.
Democrats will be faced with the
task of reassigning returning mem
bers who went down in the Harding
landslide and came back last Novem-
Der. Some of them had reached high
places on committees.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
New Governor of Porto Rico
To Sail for San Juan March 3

Washington. March S.--The Porto
R'csn situation VAS discussed At :.
lengthy conference between Secresass5
Weeks and Horace NJ. Towner 81
Iowa. the Ne wgoverncr ~ the island
Afterwards Nj Tcwncr announced
he would sail March 81 for san 5na p
10 take over The gssesnorship. nov
held by =. Mont Reilly, who recentsr
resigned
As means of cNcourAxag the sse
selenment cf the island, Nj Tewn.sr
said, extension cc hsnkinE facilities
AID TIE establishment ~ asidlticaaf
steamship lines between forfo Hszs
and the United States were eestestz-
plated
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
Capitol Hearing
to Be Secret
Newspaper Men Will Be De.
MED Right TO Cover Pro-
ceedings, Bryan Intimates.

Lincoln. March ESPECIAL Coy
ernor Bryan. chairman Of the state
capitol commission announced today
that 80 far as he was concerned
newspaper men viii not be permit
ted TO be present Thursday al the
hearing on the capitol scandal.
Tnd.r rules adopted b IN. eosl
mission the governor - chairman
Is the only member permitted TO dis
cuss with newspaper men proceedings
Of the meetings.
You may rest assured anythir :
that Is m the interests ef the TAX.
payers viii lie given cut by me- the
governor said.
However. With newspaper men
present some q these called upon
may not discuss affairs as freely as
behind closed doors.
There might be a newspaper reprc
sented there which desired 10 play
polifits and would color its news aud
give a false impression Of facts pre-
sented. | VIII give all newspapers a
fair unbiased report Of the meeting.
\ letter vas received at the attor
nye generals office this afternoon
from George Z. Johnson. secretary OF
the state capitol commission, review
ing the charges Of alleged breach Of
contracts and specifications on the
part Of Architect Bertram Goodhue.
johnson asked the attorney general
whether the facts revealed which were
explained IN Detail were sufficient ;o
warrant breaking of the contract with
Goodhue.
The attorney general vas out of the
city and an opinion was deferred.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-06
! Tablespoon Full
OF Whisky Costs Man
in Pittsburgh 500

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 5.-Onc
hundred dollars was the price paid
In police court here today for
tablespoonful Of whisky. Peter
MaIiadie, proprietor Of north side
hotel, footed the bill.
When n woman complained that
MaljadIe was selling liquor 10 her
husband, police raided his estab-
lishment. They found only ta-
blespoonfuIi Of whisky In n broken
bottle. The evidence was produced
In police court. Maliadie denied the
charge. but Magistrate u. l.. Sue
cop fined him 800 with tho option
Of serving 80 days In lail.