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Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
WllherSpOOn in Bad

Bob WithCrspoon, a negro OF thl'
city, was on last Thursday morning
arrested by posloflice inspector,
Floyd Elliott, O; Jonesboro, on a
charge Of having sent obscene mat
ter through the U. S mai 3. lie
was tried before Commissioner Math
es at Jonesboro aud bound over in
the sum OF $500 to await the action
OF the Federal grand jury, IN de
fault of which he was placed IN jail
1t was charged that W. her'Pooh
sent an obscere letter TO negro VIC
man at Walnut Ridge.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
Mrs. Land Dead

Mrs. Efie Land, wife of Carmon
Land, and daughter OF MIR. and Mrs
Will Strange, died at the home Of
her parents in north Pocshontas
wednesday afternoon after a weeks
illness Of iDhuenzI. She was not
quite II years of age and had been
married less than year.
The funeral will be held this af-
ternoon and burial will be in the
Masonic cemetery. The Star Her
aid extends sincere patby to the
bereayed relatives.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
Singers Convention

The next singing convention will
be held at ClearvIew. about six
miles northwest of PoclboDtas, the
second Sunday IN April. All sing
iDg classes are urged to be there.
Be sure to bring the books used by
your individual Glars The people
Of the Clearvew vicinity are a hos.
pltable class of people. They will
make you glad tnat you came TO
their convention. We should en-
desvor to make this the best con.
vention we have had.
MYrt Walrond, Sec.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
New MOudman Lodge

E. E Pace returned first of the
week from Cash, Cralgbesd county
where he will soon institute new
Modern Woodman lodge. lie will
,e,urp this week ard complete ar
,ancement for the organlzation lie
saws the new lodge viii STAT OH
with me III mber.b,p u At least my
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
House Burned

A residence belonging to w. c.
Brown and occupied by Mrs Evans
a n d cbildren, was destroyed
by fire last Saturday morning
Mrs Evans had been sick in bed
for several weeks and had to be car
RED from the burning building. All
the contents of the house except a
few small articles was lost BY
hard work on the part of the fire de
psrtment other nearby residences
were saved.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
RuSh-UpShaw

ingram. March Roy Rush,
the 10 year oil son of Uncle Bill
Rush, of this place, and the pretty
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave UP
shaw Of Eleveupoiut, were married
a, the home Of the BRIDE last Thurs-
dsy. Both are splendid young peo
ple and have a host Of friends who
wish for them the best Of success
and happiness along llro'S pathway
They will make their home here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
Attention Teachers

There will be meeting of the
Cherokee Bay teachers Saturday,
Mar. 10th, at Reyno. The meeting
begins at p. m Mr.. Shemwell
will b I'VE charge Of this meeting.
Como prepared to take part IN dis.
cus.lons. Carl e Pspmiller.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
Eastern Star MeetlD0

Red Cross Chapter No. 46, o K
s. will meet tonight (Thursday) in
regular session Several candidate es
for membership will be initiated at
this meeting after which a social
hour will be enjoyed with Mrs q
g. Johnston. Mrs. T. u Johnson,
Mrs. ]. q. McNairy, assisted by
Ben f. Mays, as hostesses and host.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
That Stock Law Bill

We not seen copy aw bill for this county,
Gently passed legislature therefore know nothing Of the
bill understand however applies all Of
Randolph county Black Current rivers 1t is UNDER
stand their
acceptance rejection general election special cleo
o be called.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
FOR Band Benefit

Members Of the Pcoahontas band
and their friends will put on a pa
triotc play, "For the Old Flag" al
the opera house Saturday night of
this week Popular prices for ad-
mission will be charged aud the en-
tire proceeds will be used for the
benefit of the band The public IS
urged TO patronlze this attraction
and help the band boys who are
working hard to get themselves In
readiness to give the people of Po-
cabontas some real good band mu-
SIC this spring
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
$72,5OO Road Bonds Cancelled

people Randolph Road Distinct will be interested
haucerY here Wednesd granted
canceng the bonds thereby reducing the debt of the
Gue also restrained from collecting
district year. 1t order OF the court that
be pay actual debts of the district.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09

w. II. Phlpps and family we're
at Maynard Sunday visiting relatives
agi old friends
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09

Our good friend J. b Duvall of
Ravenden Springs was visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Will Dixon, here
Monday night.
Chancery court has been IN session
here this week with Judge Reeder
presiding.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
The Commonwealth Building
And Loan Association

The increasing demand for Building Loan Stock an
investment and the method provides the of mod
crate means for the building of a home small monthly
payments together with the number of inquiries made to
us by our customers for the stock has induced TO open
Building Loan Department in connection with office
We are representing in Pocahontas The Commonwealth
Building Loan Association of Little Rock of the old
est and strongest Companies in the State and in
position to accept applications for loans stock for savings
and investment.
Phone and will be glad to call
1908 SINCE 1919
MARTIN 6 FISHER (
I'VE Your Insurance Men" ~
PoCAHoNTAS ARKANSAS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
THIS WISE FATHER DID
NOT KNOW HIS OWN son
Court Finds That Wife, With An
others Child. Imposed Upon
Husbands Credulity

Rockville, Md, March 21.--An au.
burn haired infant which until re-
Gently he believed to be their owr
son was "frauduently imposed" upon
William #. Lewis of Bethesda yester-
day by his wife and is not their child,
Circuit Judge Peter decided after
hearing testimony on Lewis applica-
ton for a divorce. He denied the
application filed on grounds of deser-
ton and gave Lewis ten days in which
to file an amended bill giving the ''im-
position" of the child as grounds for
divorce.
Medical evidence had satisfied him
that Mrs. Lewis was not the child's
mother, Judge Peter said, adding that
such fraud was "grievous and cruel
wrong to husband.
Lewis testified that after numerous
duarrels his wife left him about five
years ago to visit in Philadelphia. Sew
eral months later he said she wired
him that Il and your little son are do
ing nicely"
Proud and happy at the news, Lew
is said he left at once for Philadel-
phia and brought his family" home
but they later separated.
Mrs. Lewis declared that the child
was their own but in replying to ques-
tiops from attorneys said that the
doctor and one of the two nurses at
tending her were dead and the other
nurse was not in the room when the
child was born.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
WANT LEAGUE OF NATIONS
TO SETTLE RUHR PROBLEM
French Labor and Socialist Parties
Anxious to Have settlement
Effected in Germany.

| Paris, March 21.-(By Associated
Press. "A definite move by labor and
socialist parliamentary groups to re-
| quest the British, French. Belgian and
Italian governments to place the Ruflr
situation in the hands of the league
of nations was foreshadowed today
following a conference of delegates
representing these factions in the sew
eral legislative bodies.
Spokesman of the British laborites
and the French Italian and Belgian
socialists deciding that settlement of
the controversy could only be effected
through American intervention or IL
decision of the league of nations,'@
came to the conclusion that the ques-
tion OF league assistance should be
brought up in the British house Of
commons and in the chambers OF
other governments
Accordingly J. Ramsay Macdonald
of Great Britain. NJ. Nandedvelde of
Belgium. Sitnor Modigliani of Italy
and Paul Boncour of France were
delegated to carry out the wishes OF
the conference.
In an endeavor to provide their
governments with additional informa-
tion on the general situation a sub
committee of the conference will
make survey OF both the Ruhr and
unoccupied Germany seeking data
bearing on the whole reparations is
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
BRIDGEPORT FIGHTS TO
KEEP FIVE CENT FARES
Representative Crowd Urges r. L.
Commission Not 70 Increase II
to ~ Cents With Transfer

Bridgeport, March 21.--City Off
cials. representatives Of manufactur-
ing and civil organizations officials
of the towns of Stratford and Fair
field and others to the number of 100
appeared before the public utilities
commission at hearing here today
preliminary to final order fixing
fare rates for Bridgeport.
The present rate is five cents on
lines radiating from the center of the
city and today's hearing is to deter
mine whether the fare will continue
after April or be superseded by a
fare Of ~ cents with free trans
fer.
Mayor Fred Atwater urged the
commission to make no change in the
present fare system. II have re-
ceived no adverse criticism on the
manner in which the trolley system
is being operated here now" he said.
This leads me to believe that citi-
zens at large are being served in an
economical manner on the five cent
radial basis and it would work more
or less of hardship If an advance
is made in the fares"
President George NJ Eames of the
manufacturers association said that it
was important that the fare matter
be judged from the standpoint of the
industrial workers. He did not favor
a change.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
Head Of House Of David
Accused Of Drinking
Continually Drunken
ness Among Girls There
Religious Leader Said to
Have Had Regular Harem
Young Women Taught
He Could Do No Wrong.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 21.--
(By Associated Press )-Testimo OF
a cellar full of beer ITO purge the
SOUL was given in federal court to-
day in the suit against the House of
David for an accounting.
Mrs. Emma Lozetta of Newark, N.
j., former preacher of the cult, as
serted that the basement of Shiloh,
the residence of Benjamin David Pur-
nell, head OF the cult, was filled with
beer"
benjamin called it foam and said
it purged his SOUL" she declared. HE
drank it continually"
Tells of Questionable Events.
The witness also asserted there was
drunkenness among the girls at Shi-
loh. Mrs. Lozetta testified she enter
ed the colony from Birmingham, Ala,
with her mother in 1906 and asserted
that she was subjected to improper
advances by Purnell within two
months after her entrance. HE told
me- she testified, that whatever he
did was proper"
One day." she continued, ''he
called me into the bathroom He was
in the tub and three other girls were
there"
Grand Rapids, Mich. Marc 21.-(By
Associated Press )-Instead. of an
Continued on Twelfth Page)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
PRIEST IS IMPLICATED
Friends of Denver Clergyman Insist
He Can Explain Irregular Whiskcy
Dealings When He Returns.

Denver, March 21.--A deputy Unit
ed States marshal failed last night to
locate the Rev rather Walter A.
Grace, pastor of the Shrine of st.
Anne, at Arvada, suburb of Denver.
The deputy had warrant for the
priests arrest. Father Grace is
charged with having forged the name
of Sister Germaine, sister superior of
the Mullen Home for the Aged. to an
application for five barrels of whis-
key.
1t is also charged that Father
Grace signed the name of Sister Ger
maine to express receipts for whis-
key and that ten barrels OF bonded
liquor sent to the sister superior in
1921 were signed for by the priest
Friends Of the priest said he would
be able 10 explain satisfactorily the
E-etter of liquor transactions. Off
GERS intimated that the priest is VIC
tim OF circumstances and that several
wealthy men will be brought into the
case before it is concluded.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
SACC0 GETS VIOLENT
Makes Several Attempts to lnjurc
Himself-TOday However, Prisoner
Is Resting Comfortably.

Boston, March 21.-Nicola Sacco
convicted murderer who Is q patient
at the Boston psychopathic hospital
for observation of his sanity and
treatment to overcome the effects OF
a month-long fast, became violent
early today and had to be restrained.
Before members of the state con-
stabulary and hospital attendants
could subdue him Sacco had sustained
several abrasions of the forehead and
scalp. Hospital authorities who re-
ported the incident in the regular
bulletin said the prisoner patient be-
came quiet shortly afterwards and to-
day was resting comfortably again.
Petitions for new trial for Sacco
and Bartholomeo Vanzetti are pend
ing. They were found guilty of mur-
der in the first degree for shooting a
paymaster and his guard in 1920.
Sacco is confined in room under
guard of two state police officers and
with two attendants on duty con-
stantly.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
Policeman Arrests Two at Fire
But Both Make Their Get.Away
Suspected Firebugs Escape
When Officer Leaves
Them in Charge of Friend
at Alarm Box.

| Fire, believed to have been of a
suspicious origin, did damage amount
ing to about $500 in grocery and
meat store conducted by Mrs. Teresa
Eazzina at 8 Seymour street early this
morning. An alarm from Box 412 at
the corner Of Elm and Seymour streets
at 1850, brought Engine companies
, No. /, s, 8 and and Hook and Lad :
der Co. No. from Commercial street
to the scene.
When the flremen arrived they
found the rear door of the store open
and fires burning in two separate
parts of the store. One fire was con-
fined to a section in the rear of the
store and the other was more than
15 feet away from it In the front of
the store.
Assistant Chief Barnes stated this
morning that he believed the fire
might have been set. Supernumerary
Policeman William McMurray, who
was off duty and on his way home,
saw two men running from behind
the store and chased them a short
distance and caught them. In COM
pany with friend he took the two
men to the box. where he rang in the
ala~n and leaving them with his
friend went to the scene OF the fire.
When he returned the men were gone.
He had previously questioned the
young men who he said at first claim
ed that they did not know of anything
wrong and later stated that they ad-
mitted they knew there was fire.
When the firemen arrived the fire
was burning briskly but it was not
long before they had it under control.
The owner of the store says that the
back door is always locked from the
inside and the key is always on the
inside as in closing the store at night
they leave by means of the front
door.
The firemen last night found the
rear door open and the key on the
outside. The information in regards
the fire has been given Chief William
C. Hart of the police department who
stated today that an investigation is
being made.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
School COMMITTEE
IS Still SUPREME
Little Chance Of Amendment
Limiting Expenses, Passing
SENATOR PARKS OPINION
He Believes Amendment Will Be Kill
ed, Though Civil Service Probably
Will Be Abolished-To Report Out
Amendments Next Week.

| Hartford, March 21-unless the
capitol dope goes all wrong, New
Britain's proposed charter amend
ments viii be reported out next week
and the proposal to shackle the school
board by making 1t necessary to re-
port all expenses to the council for
ratification Will be killed. Also, 1t Is
probable that the civil service system
will be abolished by legislative action,
Senator. Parks, chairman OF the
senate committee on cities ana Dor
oughs, in talking to a Herald repre-
sentative this afternoon, said that 1t
is his opinion that his committee,
which has been giving the New Brit
ain charter amendments no little con-
sideration. will report them out early
next week,
Probably Won't Pass.
very significant statement by
Senator Parks was that he Is of the
opinion that the proposed amendment
curtailing the powers OF the school
board Will be killed. Ihis proposal, II
will be remembered, would limit the
school board in making expenditures
|of more than $500. Items involving
more than this amount would have
to be recommended to the common
council. there to be either accepted or
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
LOST MINER is FOUND
Blood Hound Fails to Follow Trail,
But Superintendent Locates Him
1000 Feet From Tunnel.

Wilkes Barre, March 21.-James
Kowolski, a miner was found early
today in the Stanton mine after being
| lost in the underground working since
last Saturday afternoon He is in a
hospital recovering from his expert
ence.
a bloodhound lowered into the
mine on Monday to assist in the
search failed to pick up trail and
Kowolski was found by party headed
by j. B. Pamblyn, superintendent OF
the mine. The miner was in a semi
conscious condition half naked and
tarefooted.
1t is believed Kowoski became lost
when he started to leave the mine
Saturday after telling his helper that
he was not feeling well. When the
helper came to the top of the shaft
later he found that Kowolski had not
checked out and the search was
started. The spot where he was
found is 1000 feet from his working
place.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
PRESIDENT PRO TEN. OF
COUNCIL HUB OF FIGHT
Faction Of G. O. p. Putting Candi-
dates in Field With Hope of
Controlling Common Council

Political gossip has it that the fight
in republican ranks has as it's object
the control of the common council, by
which it will be possible to appoint
the president pro tenn. 1t is said
that If William H. Judd of the New
Britain National bank wins the nomi-
nation against Maxwell s. Porter in
the third ward, he will line up with
those who favor the supplanting of
Alderman John Gill, who, it is said.
is persona non grata with certain
faction of the G. O. p. The candi-
dacy Of Cornelius j. Dehm. who wants
10 be alderman from the first ward.
meets with the favor of this faction
which may try to elect him president
pro tenn, an office he held once be-
fore.
1t has been rumored that Council
men Morey and Rice, both of whom
are candidates for the aldermanic
nomination from the first ward would
settle their differences outside the pri-
maries and reach an agreement by
which one of them would withdraw
in favor of the other. Councilman
Morey denied this morning that any
arrangement of this kind was being
considered. Councilman Rice is i'll
at his home on Arch street and no
effort was made to question him on
this point.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
POOR INDIAN rs YEARS IN PRISON
FOR MURDER HE NEVER COMMITTED
Recently Freed On Communication of Sentence Finally
Exonerated When Woman Who Perjured Away His
Liberty Makes Death-Bed Confession

Washington, March Elbow halt
breed Cherokee Indian, Charner It'd.
well, languished from his youth for a
quarter of century in federal prison
before being released on a baseless
murder charge was revealed in a
tragic story today by the department
of justice. Freed from the charge by
a deathbed confession after his years
of suffering, the former prisoner is
now enjoying the wealth of inherited
Oklahoma oil lands.
Three president, Roosevelt. Taft and
Wilson, denied pardons to Tidweli
upon reports from former Attorney
Generals Knox, Wickersham and
Gregory that all evidence pointed
positively. although circumstantially,
to his guilt. Friends of the prisoner.
including Senator Owen. former Sem
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
HOUSE CONCURS IN GIVING
GREENBERG CIVIC RIGHTS;
BERLIN ELICl4KA &c CHANGES
INDIANS ON WARPATH,
POSSE IS IN PURSUIT
Band of Piute Renegades,
Led by Old Posey, Now
Making for Mountains

Salt Lake City, March 21.-A posse
OF white settlers OF San Juan county
southeastern Utah, early today was
reported hot on the trail of the band
OF upward OF a. dozen renegade Piute
Indians who went on the warpath at
Blanding Monday afternoon.
!. In clash late yesterday between
the posse and the warning redskins,
ono young buck known as Joe Bish-
ops boy" was reported to have been
killed and two other Indians wound.
ed. AS far as could be learned the
whites suffered no casualties.
The trouble at Blanding started
when authorities bi ought to trial "Joe
Bishops boy and another young In
dian charged with the robbery of a
sheep herder's camp. Just before the
trial got under way a band of Indians
from Aliens canyon near Blanding
entered the town and started making
trouble.
Indian Prisoners Escape.
Joe Bishops boy and the other
young buck were found guilty of the
robbery but they escaped from the
of Sheriff w. E. Oliver when
he took supper to them Monday night.
The sheriff at the point of a gun at
tempted to make the Indians eat and
by surprise they knocked the weapon
from his hands and overpowered him.
With the escape Of the two young
Indians a posse of settlers was imme-
diately formed and went in pursuit.
There was but one telephone line
into Blanding and the redskins cut
that isolating the town. Efforts to
establish radio communication with
Blanding from Salt Lake last night
failed.
Old Posey, an aged Indian who was
a leading figure in the outbreaks of
past years, was said to be taking part
in the present affair.
The Piute Indians in the San Juan
section always have resented the COM
ing of the white settlers and from
time to time there have been out
breaks Of more or less serious ma
turf.
Pursuits of renegade Indians is a
dangerous task as they are all well
armed With high powered rifles and
according 10 reports Save q large
amount of ammunition.
The San Juan country, is mountain
Gus and once the Indians gain their
familiar haunts, apprehension will be
hard.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
keep Your Hearts Clean"
Message to Boys Society

DIR. f. NJ. Seerley dean of Spring
field college, addressed S5 boys at an
employed boys night program under
the auspices of the Employed Boys
Brotherhood and Industrial Council at
the Y. M. C. A. last evening. He
spoke on "A Clean Heart in a Clean
Body" Stanley Regula, president of
the brotherhood, presided. The meet
ing was arranged by Frank r. Woods
chairman of the employed boys COM
mittee- of the council. Prior to the
address, moving picture of the
group was taken.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21

/, ator Gore and former Representative
Alice Robertson. pressed the investi-
cation and finally he was released
from Atlanta penitentiary upon a
commutation of sentence recommend
ed by Attorney General Daugherty.
After the commutation woman's
deathbed confession in Oklahoma re-
vealed that Tidwell had been convict
ed of numbering her husband upon
perjured testimony.
''The Lord has been wanting me to
tell it for all these years and / am
afraid He won't forgive me for not
telling it," reads the affidavit of Mrs.
James Brown, as the dying wife of
the man for whose murder Tidwell
was convicted. The man who COM
mitted the murder was said to have
been former lover of Mrs. Brown
and who also has long since died.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-21
YOUTH SEPARATED FROM HIS
MOTHER BY IMMIGRANT BAN
Stanley Luckowski Arrives in United
States But Is Forced To Leave Other
Members of Family Behind

Stanley Luckowslli, aged 20, has ar
rived in the city from Poland where
he left his mother and three younger
brothers to await passports after July
/, when new quota may be fixed by
the immigration authorities, their ap-
plications having been rejected when
it was found that Poland's quota has
Leen exceeded. Stanley was born in
the United States, but at the age of
three years went to Poland with his
mother He does not come within
the immigration ban and was allowed
to return to the United States. The
other members of the family will be
required to remain for three months.