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The Little River news., 1923-04-14
BURGLARS ARE CAPTURED
 AND LOOT RECOVERED
Two Negroes With Goods Taken at FOreman-StOlen Merchandise
 Valued at $431.

Two negroes, who gave their names as Con and Charlie Smith, were cap- tured at Foreman Thursday morning early charged with the burglarizing of o. Kolb's store in Ashdown Monday night. The negroes were brought to this city and placed in jail. Mr. Kolb went to Foreman and identified and re- covered his merchandise. It was all undamaged except one pair of shoes and shirt, which had been worn. The merchandise consisted of eleven silk dresses, silk goods and silk stockings principally. The negroes had stolen two cheap suitcases to carry it away in. MT. Kolb has invoiced the mer- chandise and placed the value at $431.
 The two negroes said that they were brothers and came from Ladonia, Tex, and had been in Foreman but a few days. They claimed that they walked to Ashdown, robbed the store and walked back the same night. The dis tance to Foreman is 15 miles. They were staying at negro house on the outskirts of Foreman. A negro woman cooking for Inc. Pullen told Mrs. Pull len about the negroes with her su- spicions of them having stolen goods in their possession. A search by the officers revealed the stolen articles.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Hone Teachers Reelected.

Hope, April 11.-At meeting of the Hope School Board Monday, teachers for 1923-24 were elected The only change was in the principalship of the Brookwood grammar school, where Mrs. Senfroe will succeed Miss Mabel Ethridge. Miss Frances Gard ner will be the new teacher in the bus mess department The board, together with committee of citizens, appropri- ated funds to secure an athletic 6irec- tor and teacher The same faculty will handle the affairs of the negro schools.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
STORM AT MINERAL SPRINGS
Wind Blew Down Trees and Fences
 and Wrecked Awnings.

Nashville, April 11..-A wind storm which struck Mineral Springs about s o'clock Saturday night did consider able damage to buildings and other property in the town and killed few head of live stock, but no persons were injured.
 The greatest damage done was per- haps to the stores on the South side of Main street in the East block, where the awnings were wrecked and plate glass windows were broken out of the fronts.
 The wind did many freak stunts, much like cyclone, although it was a straight wind. Trees were blown down in all parts of the town. tele- phone and electric wires were blown down and many buildings were de- stroyed. A large tree was blown a. cross the home of s. F. billiard, but the tree did not crash through tfe roof of the house. Brick flues were blown down on a number of houses, but as 8 rule this was the only dam age done at those places. Perhaps the biggest freak of the storm was in the case of the garage at the home of Dr. w. R. Lee. At the time of the storm there was an automobile and COW and calf in the garage. In some way the garage was entirely wrecked and the wreckage moved a distance of a. bout 30 feet, but the automobile, COW and calf were not damaged in the least.
 Telephone communication with Nashville was cut off until Sunday morning, and the electric lights were put out of commission for the night.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
UNKNOWN MAN DROWNED
Attempted to Cross Little River q
 Gentry Sunday.

DeQueen, April 10-An unknown young man was drowned while at tempting to cross Little river at Gen. try crossing, six miles above West Otis, }turday
 The body was recovered Sunday morning.
 !t is reported that he lived at Bok- ,ma, Oklahoma.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
To Observe Nutrition Week.

Hope, April 10.-From April 23 to 2S will be Nutrition Week for the school children of this county. Sever al specialists will examine, weigh, and measure them. Diet will be prescrib- ed and other work in connection with the purpose of the week will be ac- complished. The movement is in charge of Mrs. Ida A. Fenton, home demonstration agent.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
TEST NEAR TEXARKANA
Chicago Company Plans. to Drill tC
 4,00O-fOOt Depth if Necessary.

Texarkana, April 10.-The Queen City Oil Company of Chicago today spudded in a we'll on the south bank of Sulphur river, 12 miles southwest of here, near the Texarkana-Atlanta road short distance from the Pace Ferry bridge. The wel1 is on the R. D. Jones tract.
 "A heavy Lucy rotary rig will be used, and the start will be made with 17-inch casing. It is the intention of the company to drill to a depth Of 1000 feet, if necessary.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
TEXARKANA WILL PAVE
New Arkansas Officials Announce Im-
 provement Plans and Specifications.

Texarkana, April 10-One of the first acts of the new city administra- tion on the Arkansas side, which as- stunned authority tonight, will be the awarding of a contract for the paving of Broad and intersecting streets be- tween State Line avenue and Walnut street
 Mayor Conway has announced the appointment of Dan Marshall to be chief of police, and w. J. Springer to be chief of the Fire Department.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
AUDITORIUM IS PLANNED
roxarkana City Council Leases Park
 As Site for Building.

Texarkana, April 1.-The Texas side City Council, at it's meeting last nis reed to lease to the AuditOri- Iany, recently organized, the
 park at State Line avenue street for period of 25
 condition that an auditorium cost at least $25,000. It
 new structure will be built
 be used by this years Chau-
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
A THOROUGH TEST
 OF SOUTHERN ARK.
Little River to Be Scene of Big Sen- satiOn Before Fall Says Oil
 Operators.

According to the Arkansas Oil and Mineral News the present summer will witness an intense and thorough drill ing campaign on greater scale than ever before throughout Southern Ar kansas, and declares that The Smack over pool is believed by big operators only to be one of many pools in this state. They predict that Little River and Miller counties will provide gen. uine sensation in the oil world before fall.
 Here is the way the dope reads:
 Based on results that are now be- ing obtained in proven and semi-prov- en fields in Arkansas, combined with information that has come to the Ar kansas Oil and Mineral News relative to plans of operators who intend to wildcat during the present spring and coming summer months, one of the largest development programs ever inaugurated in any state will be under way in practically every county in the southern part of the state.
 Tt will be the biggest, most intense and promising development this or 5 any other commonwealth has ever witnessed. While the work will be stressed in the southern portion of "The Wonder State," it must not be inferred that the same degree of en- thusiasm will not mark wildcat opera tions in the more middle, northern or eastern counties. The fact that Ar kansas production has been defined thus far, and the indications of oil and the now proven fields, is the chief req son why the more intense development will be centered in the entire southern section of the state.
 That operators have the utmost be- lief in their wildcats, and that they are ready and willing to Ego the limit , so to speak, to tame 'em," is proved in the recent announcement of some of the biggest independent operators in the Smackover field. No less than three very successful men have secur- ed acreage in strictly wildcat and un- proven territory and have made, or are making, arrangements for extensive drilling campaigns.
 Bradley county is also in for devel- opment this summer. Grant and Jeff ferson counties have number of wells going down, some of which have had exceptionally good showing. Dallas county has long been a sweet subject for geological "sharps" and oil men and is certain to get big play during the coming months. Ashley, Calhoun, Hampstead, Howard and the southern portion of Columbia are in for an in- tensive drilling campaign, while Mill CT and Little River give promise of materializing a genuine sensation in the oil world before the fall season arrives.
 Arkansas will have the biggest drilling campaign on of any state, ac- cording to present indications.
 Arkansas today is truly "The Won der State." Arkansas has taken it's place in the oil world. Arkansas, un- less all signs fail, will soon be lead ing the nation in production of oil. ''
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
BIG JUDGMENT AWARDED
Federal Judge Decides Against Fl DO-
 rado Firm in $294,375 Suit.

Texarkana, April 10.-Judge Frank A. Youmans of the United States Court of the Western district of Arkansas to- day awarded a judgment of $270,000 to David H. Weiss, trustee, plaintiff in a suit against the Engineers Oil Com pany of Fl Dorado. Interest, attor- neys' fees, and costs, additionally a. warded, brought the judgment to $294,- 375
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Rest Room Record Broken.

Hope, April 10-Records for regis tration at the woman's rest room hel
 were broken the past month when 2 246 adults registered and 164 babie
 were taken care of Eleven state
 were represented. This room is mail
 tained by the Woman's League al
 Red Cross. Miss Dussie M. Davis the matrOn.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Responsibilities.

DeQueen, April 10.-Stanley Hooper well known business man of Horatio and Miss Mildred Phillips of DeQueer were married here Saturday at the Presbyterian manse by the Rev. G. w Jury.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
SeYier Court COnYeneS.

DeQueen, April 10.-Judge B. E. Is- bell convened an adjourned session of Circuit Court here Tuesday. There are only few cases to be heard. Most of them charge liquor violations.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14

"siness sessions will be held Monday night, followed by music and dancing P Monday afternoon the visitors will be treated to automobile rides over the city by the Reception Committee
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Columbus Residence Rurned.

Hope, April 1.-The home of Ed ward Sheppardson, farmer, living at Columbus, 10 miles west of Hope, was destroyed by fire Monday. The house valued at approximately $2,OOO, was partially covered by insurance.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Traffic Officer Injured.

Hope, April 10.-Otha Formby O Hope, who was injured at Texarkana Friday is reported to be in seriou condition, at a Texarkana hospits Formby is the street and traffic off cer of this county. He was injure when his motorcycle hit Ia curbsto1 and threw him from the machine.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Too Much Rain.

Oak Hill, April 11.--(Special.)- Due to the large rain we had Sat- urday, lots of the farmers were ab- sent from their crops several days. vantage of the pretty weather we are having now.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Frisco Line Ships Oil East.

Great quantities of both crude and efined oil is being shipped east by he Frisco freight line. The cars are made up at Tulsa and the first stop IS at Baton Rouge, La.
The Little River news., 1923-04-14
Langfoed-Potts.

Lockesburg, April 11.-J. B. Lang foed and Miss Berrie Potts, both of Lockesburg, were married at Pine Bluff Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
ToDAY's PROGRAMS


NNAAaAaN
CoIlsEUM-MarEuerito de Ia Motto
In Wandering Daughters"
Blue MousE-Monte Hue and Ma
RE frcNost la "nRss."
LiuERrN--MadEe krnnrdy la The
Purple Highway"
STRAND. Marrcn herlEan In
The Girl u the Golden Wet"
CoLuMnIA-Eilecn Percy aud Ken
meth Harlan In "tast side. West
Side"
WINTER GARDEN-John Gilbert In
"CaNrrt's valley"
CoLoNiAis-"Tom MiN In Arabia"
rRINCEsS-''No Woman Knows
STAGE
nEIIIG - WIN kings company In
'satires Of 1898"
MISUNDERSTANDING vaudeville pre-
gram.
PALACE HIf--Naudeviile aud photo
PLAY. "A Noise In Newboro."
oLNMflC-Musloal coincdy aad mo-
tion piciurc..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

The Liberty theater's new aitrac.
ton IS delightful comedy drama,
The Purple Highway" featuring
Madgc Kennedy. who makes her
FIRST screen appearance In more
than two years. The Purple High,
way" Is polarization Of the
Broadway stage success. Dear Mer
and offers the star an opportunity
TO display her ability as both a
eomedienno and as a dramatic act.
ress. Monte Blue Is the leading
man and a number OF prominent
players appear In supporting roles,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
WINTER GARDEN

"Calyert'a Valley" Is tho title Of
tho new photoplay feature at tho
Winter Garden thsater Tho picture
tells tho story OF man who Is
tortured BY remorse for a crime
which he did not commit. Its star
John Gilbert. has wha, Is said 10 be
the strongest role he has ever
played ON The screen and be Is
given the support Of a good east.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
PRINCESS

No Woman Knows. Universal.
Jewel production. is the presen, fce.
turo NJ the Princess thester. II is
said to be n drama OF small town
life and Mabel Julicnne Scott Is tho
star,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
COLONIAL

A stunt" picture that brings
Tom Mix 20 the screen in one OF his
best roles l now showing at the
Colonial. The unusual title Is Tom
six in Arabia" The story was
written by MiS himself. In coilabor.
alton with his director. Lynn Reyn.
olds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
Airplanl
by Aj

with a spd
JN-4D airplan(
obtaining the1
new meubersI
nautics assocl
Scholarships u
much interest
transportation
iny manifested
tioit. presided
pane compaAl
;he necessary
nd he may \
slant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
PALACE HIP

Viola Dana. David Butler. Eva
Noyak. Betty Francisco, Alfred
Alien. Malcolm McGresor and Allan
Forrest appear In "A Noise in New.
boro," tho new film feature on the
Palace Hip program. Viola Dana 81
the real star. tho each ono OF the
popular players has n prominent
role. Tho story Is about n small
town girl who Is snuhbed because
she Is poor. but who finds success
In another place and later returns
70 her home town and wakes Il up.
The barking Of dog can DO heard
at a height OF four miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
COLUMBIA

A story OF New York life Is ''Eas,
Side. West Side. the picture star.
ring Kenneth Harlan and Eileen
Percy. now az the Columbia. "Car.
men, Jr," Baby Pcggys latest com.
edy feature. is also showing at the
Columbia now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06

Eileen Percy, tgho made
herself a faporite here thru
her Characterization ia "The
Flirt" and more recently in
Children Of Jas" is CO.
starred Nth Kenneth Harlan
ia East Side, Vest Side" a
story Of Ncte York lifc. aoc
appearing on The screen at
the Columbia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
BLUE MOUSE

The return engagement OF
Brass" the much herulded photo,
play which wns shown az tho Blue
Mouse a few months ago. is prov.
ing the picture 20 be just MS pop,
ular now as Il was on first pTesen,
tation. The story deals with mod.
ern marriage. and tho cast enacting
Il Is one Of exceptional merit. Monte
Blue, ono OF the most popular male
stars on tho screen. IS tho star
OF the picture. and Marie Provost
plays opposite him. In tho sup.
porting cast are Harry Myers, Irene
Rich. Frank keenan,. Helen FerEu.
son. Miss Dupont. Cyril Chadwick.
Pat o'Maliey. Vera Lewis aud other
players not 80 well known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-06
COLISEUM

Marjorie Daw. who was selected
hy Elinor Glyn. tho famous author
as the truest and finest type OF
American womanhood In pictures. Il
one OF the stars OF wandering
Daughters" In the perturbation Of
Dana Rurnctrs story, which Is b..
ing shown this week az tho colise.
um theater. Marguerite dc Ia
Motto. a popular favori,e with Sc
attle movie fans. also IA a star or
the picture. Other well.known play.
ers In the cast include Noah Beery,
William V. Mong. Pat o'Malley AMI
Allan Forrest.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-12-06
RAIN TREE SUPPLIES WATER
Beautiful and Common Tree in Tropi-
cal America Holds Liquid
in Leaves.

The name "rain tree" has been given
to a beautiful and very common tree
of tropical America. The name is prob
ably due to the fact that the tree has
the habit of closing its leaflets before
and during rains, and not to any ten
dency to shed water from the leaves.
The original rain tree story, as found
in the narratives Of early voyagers
back as far as the Fifteenth century,
located the tree in the island Of FerrO.
one of the Canaries. This island has
no springs and scanty rainfall, but,
according to the story, derived an am
pie supply of fresh water from a sin
gle tree.
The natives say that the famous
rain tree that once supplied the whole
island was blown down in storm
Detroit News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-12-06

sian grain. And Maj. Gen Henry T.
Allen, who commanded American
forces on the Rhine, declares that a
minimum of 100000 children In Ger
many must be fed for 141 days at
cost of nearly six million dollars Truly
the Santa Claus whose name is spelled
America" viii be busy Saint.
An old-time feature of the Christmas
celebration in England bids fair to
make a belated appearance in this
country-the singing of Christmas
carols, some of which go back to times
before the memory OF man. OF course
the singing of carols has always had
place in church services in this coun-
try-almost everyone knows several by
heart. But the new idea is that these
Christmas carols shall be sung at COM
munity gatherings and even upon the
streets-set programs by trained sing
ers. Denver seems to have taken the
lead last year and to have made
great success of the singing Of carols
over 5000 singers carried the message
Of good cheer in song to every part Of
the city.
"God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen"
the carol reproduced herewith, dates
back at least to the Seventeenth CEN
fury. In quaint verses 1t recites the
New Testament story Of the birth OF
Jesus and has been sung the world
over by English-speaking peoples. The
seventh and last stanZa is this:
Now to the Lord sing praises.
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embraces;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth effaee.
o tidings, etc.
Thomas Hardy. the famous English
novelist, in his Under the Greenwood
Tree" has a chapter devoted to Christ
mas caroling as practiced by the hum
bier peasants. He gives the following
words as part of an ancient and time
worn carol transmitted orally from ia,
Their to son through the generations:
Remember Adams fall
o thou Man:
Remember Adams fall
From heaven to hell.
Remember Adams fall
How he hath condemn'd all
In hell perpetual
There for to dwell.
In Bethlehem He was born,
o thou Man:
In Bethlehem He was born
For mankind's sake.
In Bethlehem He was born
Christmas day + the morn:
Our Savior thought no scorn
Our faults to take.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-12-06
HIS OPINION OF ACTRESSES
Stage Aspirant Relates Remark Made
by photographer When She
Needed Encouragement

The trials and tribulations of the
embryo actress are legion One learns
from many sources of all the obstacles
placed in her way. She is told that
success means hard work and so FORTH
and those girls with courage enough to
go on, their eyes fixed on a shining
goal, are the first to agree that hard
work is the real means to an end.
'We have our disappointments and
liscouragements," said one. letters
from managers that when you follow
them up often turn out TO be only
form letters, kindly written, it's true,
but still form letters. And one can't
blame the manager. He gets SO many
letters from aspiring applicants. Bur
with a courageous and determined
toss of a lovely brown head-''1'll have
a part this falll'
1--WE had good many blows and
disappointments, encouragement and
the like, but the funniest Of all wss
the photographers 1 visited the other
day to have some professional pictures
taken. He looked me over Going On
the stageT said he. Well. suppose
by next spring you'n be posing for the
cloak and suit trade New York
Sun and Globe.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-12-06

And who wouldn't be? For until this
morning they had been motherless.
Yes, they had never known a mother.
And now, at dawn, when they stole
down into the sitting room to look
at their stockings hung on the mantle,
there on the bear skin before the
hearth Just as Santa had left her, sat
beautiful, golden-haired, blue-eyed
doll? No. a mother. Her dress was
Of softest topaz color and all trailing
and soft. just as mothers should be.
On one of her pretty white fingers a
big diamond cleaned in the freight,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-12-06

and under it was plain gold band.
Father seemed as happy as the
twins about this Christmas mother.
Santa is wise old bird" he said.
But the Christmas mother did not
answer him at all. She was buried
under the embraces of the twins.
And, anyway, she wasn't fathers
Christmas present The Christmas
card pinned to her sleeve said plain
as day--"A mother for Jane and John.
Merry Christmas from Santa Claus.~
Ethel Cook Eliot.
70 1879. Western Newspaper Whoa,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-12-06

uOI ullAtI SACSpl tA AAAAAA
portant details from Bangor to San
Diego and from Seattle to Miami
over more than three million square
miles of territory and among more
than one hundred and five million
people.
Yes; even in Plymouth, Mass, and
in jamestown, Va, is Christmas Day
of 1928 celebrated in the same way
which fact in itself shows how in three
hundred years a fringe Of scattered
colonies along the Atlantic has grown
into close-knit and homogeneous ma
ton. For time was when the Christ
mas that was celebrated in Virginia
was anathema in Massachusetts and
the Cavalier pitied and derided the
sober-minded Pilgrim and the bigoted
Puritan.
The Virginia settlers bothered them
selves not at all over religion. They
brought the established church of Eng
land and all Its observances with them
as a matter of course. Their great
purpose was to extend the life and
power of England in the New World
and to cut into the power and possess
sions of the Spaniard. So the f. f.
VS. celebrated Christmas at James
town according to home traditions as
faithfully as the conditions allowed.
And as the great religious festival of
that church was Christmas, the Vir-
ginians made much of the day. More
over, they were just the sort of folk
TO enjoy it-many of them were gentle
mems and soldiers sons, accustomed
to pleasure and jollity rather than to
religious meditation and the saving
of souls.
The Pilgrims, on the other hand.
had separated from the Church of
England, had discarded all that sa-
vored of ceremonial and had rejected
the social and joyous side of Christmas
for the serious and religious side. They
came to the New World to worship in
peace after their own fashion; they
cared little for place or wealth and
nothing for how the rest of the world
worshiped. What social joyousness of
the holiday season that survived In
them was gradually built up around
Thanksgiving day.
The Puritans differed from both the
Cavaliers and the Pilgrims. They had
not separated from the Church of Eng
land. as had the Pilgrims, but had
brought the church with them to re-
form 1t. Like the Pilgrims, they had
discarded all ceremonial obseryances
and those Of Christmas were especial
ly distasteful to them. The Puritans,
unlike the Pilgrims, were determined
to make all the New World worship
according to the Puritan idea. They
developed a government that was in
effect an autocratic theocracy in which
church and state were one They
never went so far as to abolish Christ
mas day-as did Oliver Cromwell and
his Roundheads in England by act of