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The Little River news., 1923-04-25
THEY ARE WATCHING US

In proof that local community ac- tivities are watched with interest by people living in other states we pro duce a letter received last week by the News. You may wonder why people up in Kansas are interested in how sani- tary we are keeping our town, and how we are doing it, but they are. Maybe they want to learn something that they may apply at home and may be they want to move to d clean town. Anyway, here is the letter:
 Topeka, Kansas, April 19, 1923. News, Ashdown, Ark. Gentlemen:
 Enclosed find five cents in stamps for which kindly send one copy of the Little River News of April to: Miss Agnes Holmberg, 633 Jackson St., To- peka, Kansas We are particularly in- terested in the issue of your paper de- voted to the ""Clean Up and Paint Up'' campaign. Thanking you for your courtesy, we are, Very truly yours,
 Southwest Press Clipping Bureau.
 "W. l.. French, Manager
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Compress Stockholders In Annual Meeting

The stockholders of the Ashdown Compress and Warehouse Company held their annual meeting in this city Monday. Among the out of the city stockholders present were R. L. Tay- Tor, general manager of the Grenada Compress Company of Memphis, Tenn, and 7. L. D. wis of Magnolia, Ark. The business here was found to be in a prosperous condition and ten per cent dividend was declared
 The following officers and directors were elected for the coming year: Officers-A. Goldsmith, president; A. J. Russell, vice president; H. l.. To- land, sec-treasurer. Directors-Were elected as follows A. Goldsmith, A. J. Russell, H. L. Poland, H. H. Orton, R. G. Kew, R. M. Bone, R. L. Taylor, J. l.. Davis, A. J. Matthews.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Col. J. K. Allen Died
 Sunday at Foreman

Col. J. R. Allen, one of Little River county's most respected citizens, died Sunday near Foreman. He was in his Seth year. The funeral and burial was held at Foreman Monday after noon, Rev. J. B. Merrell, pastor of the Ashdown Baptist church, conducting the service. Col. Allen was never married and had no relatives in this immediate section. His nephew. s. I. Robinson, of Vandale, Ark, was with him during his last illness. Col. AL len was confederate veteran. For many years he had been counted a leading citizen of this county He has been living in Arkansas since '68.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
3RD DIST. AGGIE CON-
 IMPEACHMENT TO OPEN
BaccaEauerate Sermon for Schools Graduating Class Sunday
 Morning.

Magnolia, April 21.-Commencement exercises of the Third District Agri- cultural School here will start tomor- row when the baccalaureate sermon will be preached at the school chapel by Dr. B. D. Brown. The graduating exercises will be held Friday night. Following is the program for the week:
 Sunday Morning-Baccalaur ser- vice: Hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name;" prayer; anthem, "In Land Exalted Strains;" Scripture; girls quartet; sermon, Dr. E. D. Brown; hymn, Love Divine, All Love Excelling," benediction.
 Sunday night-Installation service for the Girls Reserve Club.
 Monday Night-Debating contest: Resolved, That the United States Con- gress should pass a soldier bonus. Af-, firmative, Joe Vandyck, Claude Wallis.
 Tuesday Night-Joint program of the Garland and Yuma societies.
 Wednesday Night-Senior class night.
 Thursday Night-Senior play: ''The Girl From Upper Seven"
 Friday, p. m.-Dress parade by pupils of the domestic art class. 3:30 to 500, school exhibit in different de- partments
 Friday Night-Graduating exercises: Salutatorian, Edna Smith; piano, IT, Parrott; vocal solo, Jennie Owen; ad- dress, Hon. J. A. Presson; presenta- tion of diplomas, by Dr. w. B. Dor man; prizes, A. D. Pope
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
TAX ASSESSORS MOLD
 MEETING HERE SATURDAY
Township Assessors Met Saturday With County Assessor Thrailkill
 Ask Better Assessments.

A meeting of the Township Assess ors was called by County Assessor G. c. Thrailkill for Saturday afternoon at the court house. A number of the townships were represented and a get together meeting held. MT. Thrailkill opened the meeting with a few well selected remarks, calling the attention
 of the assessors to the importance of an equal assessment of all property
 in the county. A number of the coun- | ty assessors spoke in regard to the assessments in their township. Coun-
 ty Supt. of Schools l.. F. Wheelis spoke at length on the school funds of
 the county in which he gave an ac- count of the deplorable condition of
 the schools of the county, many of them having only about half enough money toscarry on the schools in their districts.
 Prof. l. w. Holmes spoke on the needs of the schools as well as the other needs of the county He pointed out several instances where property | that should be assessed on the tax books had never even been assessed and many tracts Of land and other taxable property had been assessed at very low rate. Many other | speakers gave their views on the mat ter It was the opinion of all that the assessments in general over the coun- I ty should not be raised, but that an equal assessment of all property should Ec had in every township. For instance mule in the west end of the county should be assessed at the same figure as one in the east end, and land in one township snould be assess ed in the same proportion as that in another, of the same value.
 A resolution was put before the house and adopted to work with the county assessor in every way in or der to equalize all taxable property, and to see that everything should be assessed at it's 50 per cent valuo.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Base Ball Club Will
 Build Ball Park Here

Plans have been made to build q grand-stand and erect a fence around ball park in Ashdown. The promot- CTS have secured a five year lease on piece of ground in the southern part Of town on the Ogden road. just east of the compress.
 It is planned to fence a square BOO by 300 fec, build a grand stand in the corner behind home plate, and nave regulation park.
 The money for this is being raised by selling shares each share being s1O 1t Is understood that something Nike Sooo has already been raised, and it IS expected that work will begin at once It is estimated that the pro- Ject will cost something near $1 .OOO
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
PINE KILLS BOIL WEEVIL
Georgia Farmer Says Branch Will De-
 strOy Cotton Pest.

Atlanta, Ga, April 20.-J. J. Gum, Warren county farmer, uses the old scrub pine to fight the boil weevil ln his cotton lands. He says limb from scrub pine will accomplish as much as the most deadly chemical if proper lv applied. He takes limb of the scrub nine and brushes the plants. The wee vii. he says, falls from it's cool retreat, on the hot ground, where it cannot survive. The eggs on the cotton are disturbed, Gum says, and cannot hatch
 He says that one workman can cover 10 acres of cotton in one day.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Y. w. A.

The Y. w. A. met with Miss Mary Poland Monday night. The subject was Mission Study" After the pro- gram the meeting was turned into a business meeting. Several motions were made and carried. One was to have a social It was also decided to change the meeting nights to the first and third Monday nights of each month. After the meeting adjourned Mrs. Poland assisted by her daughter Marguerite, served fruit frappe. Sev- eral visitors were present. The next meeting will be with Miss Lena Tul- lis.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Polk Grand Jury AdiOurnS.

Mena, April 21.-The Grand Jury ad- journed yesterday after having examin- ed 116 witnesses and finding A indict- ments. Most of the indictments were for minor offenses. Because of the ill., ness of Prosecuting Attorney George Steel of Ashdown, J. A. Campbell Jr., of DeQueen, was named as special dep uty prosecutor for the term of the court.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
DeOueen Has Cannery.

DeQueen, April 20.-Articles of in- corporation are being prepared for the Farmers Cooperative Canning Con- pany. The machinery fer the cannery will be installed this week and the new enterprise will be ready for busi- ness when the fruit mulberry season opens. It will use over-ripe berries, fruit, vegetables, etc, that formerly have been allowed to waste or were S Id at a low price.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
A Unique Display.

One of the most novel windows ever displayed here is the show window at Llndsay's which is displaying hat. The display shows the different shapes and processes hat goes through from the time the animal from which it is made to the finishing. It is very in- teresting to note the many things that has to be done for hat before it of fered for sale to the wearer.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Community Sing Was
 An Enjoyable Event

The community sing at the school auditorium Sunday afternoon was well attended and enjoyed. The program was part of the music week program in accord with the intention of the National Music Week idea, and spon- sored in this city by the Friday Music Club. The idea is one that will grow in popularity as it is developed.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Anniversary Service.

The 104th anniversary of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows will be observed at the Baptist church Sun day night, April 29th by the Ashdown Lodge No. Ill. Rev. J. E. Merrell will preach the sermon. All memb- CTS of this order, and also of the Re- beccas especially invited. All Odd Eel lows will meet at the lodge hall at { p. m., Sunday, April 18th.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
X New Town.

A new town has been located in Lit tie River county. It has been named Troy. Troy is located at Clear Lake on the N. A. x c. Railway, where the Guy Chappelle mill is now in opera tion. When you start fishing on the lake you now buy ticket for Troy.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
AshdOWn Girl Wins
 First In Expression

, Marguesite Toland Of this city won the first prize last week in junior reading at the Southwest Arkansas School Contest at Hope Ashdown is proud of tEis victory. Verna. Ataway, who entered in senior reading was dis qualified on account of her reading being two minutes overtime.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Blanks Now Ready
 For Pistol Register

County Clerk R. E. Huddleston an- nounces that he now has the blanks for registering of pistols. The new law provides that all persons owning pis- tols shall register same within sixty days from the approval of the act, which would set the limit some time after the middle of May.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
To Install Drug Store.

Stephens, April 21.--Sam Tribble of DeQueen and Morgan Pride of Mena have bought the stock of G. T. Criner and leased the building for one year. They will install a drug store.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Automobile Accident.

A Ford belonging to Tom Lewis driven by Miss Vivian Cobb went into the ditch o-l the Arden road Sunday, doing considerable damage to the car No one was seriously injured. Chas Crews received painful cut Four persons were in the car at the time of the accident.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
WILTON SCHOOL WILL
 CLOSE SESSION FRIDAY
Programs Will Be Rendered by the Various Departments at Wilton
 This Week.

Wilton, April 23.-(Speclal.)-Ii He Wilton Public school will close Frl- day after an eight months session. The following program will be ren- dered by Mrs. Moseley's room Friday night, April 27th:
 Piano solo-Marguerite Dickson.
 Playette-"Bro. Griddens Visit by Annie McCray, Marguerite Brannon, Lucille Miller, Ruby Curry and Allene McDaniel
 Playette-"Trials of Teacher, by Geneva Wilson and Thomasene Hay nie
 Plavette-"The Chosen Princess Margurite Dickson, Annie McCray, Mebbie Wilson, Alice and Fern Me whitney.
 Reading-"When I'm In Bed,' Rena Miller.
 Reading-"My Kitty Cat Lola May Mewhinney.
 Reading What I Can De-" Murphy Phillips.
 Chorus-Twelve girls.
 Uncle Sam's Brigade-Otho Dis mike Senior Martin Edward Pickett, Murphy Phillips, Oscar and Otis An drews.
 Drill and Playette-"Our Colors' by ten girls.
 Reading-"My Beaux," Mebbie Will son.
 Music-violin and guitar, Wilson and Hollowell.
 After the program Honor Certifi- cates will be presented to those who have not been tardy nor absent day during the term.
 Primary Program.
 The following program will be ren- dered by the primary department of the Wilton school on Thursday night, April 26th:
 Song-''The Little Leaves" by all Reading-"The Little Country Girl Henrietta Wilson.
 Playette-" School" Lila Simpson, Otis McCray, Dessie Wilson.
 Song-"W Wave Old Glory" Otis Me Cray. Eugene Conger, Lloyd Tate, Mart Osborn, Joe Osborne.
 Playette-"Mother Goose at Home, Doris Slusser, Francis Tate, Joseph Mcdaniel, Ralph Cannon, Aubrey Slusser, Amelia Wilson and Will Simp- 7 son Jr.
 Reading-"Parental Discipline" Li- la Simpson.
 Song-"Dolly, You Must Cd to Bed" Francis Tate, Amelia Wilson, Audry Slusser, Ethel Mewhinney, Ruth Gill. Natures Blessings, Bessie Wilson, Lila Simpson, May Gill, Stella Evans, Mart Osborne, Cecil Miller, Otis Me- Cray.
 Reading-"When Mothers Gone Away" Lloyd Tate. Song-"Mud Pies," Doris Slusser, Lila Simpson, Bessie Wilson and Stel- la Evans.
 Playette-"Having Breakfast" Joe Osborne, Audrey Slusser, Francis Tate.
 Music-Miss Louise Can't.
 May Pole Drill-Eight girls.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
First Berries Sold at DeQueen.

DeQueen, April 23.-The first crate of 1923 strawberries were sold here Saturday. The berries were grown by Otto Hunt of near 'DeQueen and sold for $47.50.
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
Pie Sunper a1 Red Bluff.

Red Bluff, April 23.-(Special.)- There will be pie supper at the Red Bluff school house Saturday night, April 2Sth
The Little River news., 1923-04-25
About Ready for Gravel.

Wilton, April 3.-(Special.) .)-It is reported that our highway will be ready for gravel in about two more weeks.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
SEAT IN AUTOS FOR ALL
Survey Shows Entire Population Could
Ride at One Time.

There are enough motor vehicles in
the United States to take the entire
population of the country for a ride at
the same time, says the bureau of pub
lie roads Of the Department of Agricul-
ture. At the beginning of 1920 there
We're ~ motor vehicles for each mile
of road in the United States.
One hundred and twenty vehicles per
minute was the rate at which motor
vehicles passed a bureau observing sta
ton on a trunk highway in Massachu-
sets recently. This rate was continued
from noon to 10 p. m.
A tourist recently driving through
four states was required to buy four
different sets of lenses to make his
headlights comply with state regula-
lions. In this the bureau sees great
need for more uniformity in highway
regulations.
Federal-aid highways placed under
construction in September amounted to
1.1S0 miles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
GERMAN MEDICAL WORLD
NEEES FiE'lhanIal EIEll
-ia.,i:.ss1 Frrd9 Ffaa Laboratory
ao.k IMP sslb.a, Sc Attention
Is DveFeed 10 Ctr Lines.

Somewhat of Il transformation Is
taking place in Germany's medical
world rs a result of the limited funds
avaiiai1le fer experiments and studies.
according 20 prominent surgeons ana
physicians.
Attention is being turned rom labo-
ratory work, which is expensive, 10 II
closer study of the functionins of the
human body. The laws of heretity,
psychic reactions and the structure of
the body are coming to the fore, med!-
cal circles assert, thereby opening
fields of investigation that are rs prom
ising us the former studies and require
less material and less expenditure.
In this connection attention is called
TO ~GeFmany's need for more men in
other walks of line who are sufficiently
interested and wealthy to support sci
ence.
III one compares our paltry means
with the sums America deyotes to sci
entlfic work. one writer declares, "he
is inclined to lose all hope"
III biilCl tAlCS ti0 ipNfi Bi''~ "a
American citizens for their institutions
and the popularity these enjoy as
evinced by donations to their support.
Medical men assert that the crying
need in Germany today is contribu-
tioas which will keep pace, to some eX-
tent at least, with the rate of exchange.
They say high prices not only prevent
them obtaining necessary apparatus,
but deprive them of foreign technical
literature. Libraries and Institutes, as
well as individuals, mo afford a
large selection Of professional books
and periodicals. Gratitude is eX-
pressed that an exchange arrangement
is being effected through which other
lands, including the United States, are
being made available.
Leaders in the movement to cope
with prevailing conditions also call
upon members of the profession to
adopt such American customs as popu-
lar lectures and press articles by sci
entists. Prof. Wilhelm His, one of
Berlin's most prominent surgeons, adj
hitting that the prestige of German
science has suffered since the war,
calls attention to the conditions under
which German medical schools are
struggling. He asserts that American
medical men have ''passed from their
apprenticeship to the position of mas
ters."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
Grand Canyon Popular.

Grand Canyon park is enjoying its
greatest year as a tourist resort, 3d.
100 persons having visited it the last
year. That visitors might make wider
use Of the canyon trails and thus gain
a comprehensive view of the vastness
of the gorge and its wonders below
the rim a new tourist facility, the
Phantom ranch, was built near the
mouth of Bright Angel creek at the
bottom of the canyon.
Rocky Mountain park again leads
all other parks in the number Of Wis
itors recorded, with the remarkable
total of 219,164.
"A new era for Crater Lake Ma
tional park is noted with the acquisl-
ton of the public utility enterprise
within the park by a group of public
spirited citizens of Oregon. An 80
room addition to the Crater Lake
lodge is under construction, which, it
is said, will he entirely completed
and furnished by the opening of the
1924 season.
~ per Ctul liCIedSc III LIdNtl
is reported for Mount Rainier park,
it having entertained a total of 70,376
visitors
The following summary showed the
number Of visitors to the various
parks during the 1922 season: Hot
Springs, Ark, 106,164; Yellowstone,
Wyo., 9S,223; Sequoia, Cal. 27,514;
Yosemite, Cal, 1O0,500; General Grant,
Cat, 50,45G; Mount Rainier, Wash,
70,376; Crater Lake, Ore, BOIL;
Wind Cave, S. D., 31,O16; Plat, Okla,
10000; Sullys Hill, n. d., 9,548; Mesa
Verde. Col, 4,251 Glacier, Mont, %
30; Rocky Mountain, Col. 30, 1874 ;
Hawaii, Territory Of Hawaii, 27,750;
Lassen Volcanic, Cal, 10000; Mount
Mckinley, Alaska, I; Grand Canyon,
Ariz., S4,70O; Lafayette, Me-, 73,779:
Zion, Utah, 400. Total. 1.O44,5 0
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
japan Has 200 species of Fish.

There are more than three times as
many varieties Of fish in Japan as in
the waters surrounding Great Britain,
Prtf. David Starr Jordan, president
emeritus of Leland Stanford, Jr., uni
Tersity, told the Asiatic society in a
lecture. Eight hundred fishes now are
known, divided into several groups,
some of which are not native to these
waters. but are brought from other
regions by ocean currents.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
Hard Boiled Mule.

Hey, Sam, l want my money back.
You said this here mule wasn't blind
and he is"
Huh, what makes you think dat
mule am blind?"
why. The very minute | turned
that mule out in de pasture he run
right into a tree"
Jaw gwan. Dat mule amt blind.
He just don't give a dawggone."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
"VAMPS" WHO
MADE HISTORY
By JAMES c. YOUNG.
THE QUEEN WHO BECAME A
"KING."

WYE THINK of little Sweden today
w as one of the vest-pocket ma
tons. But the close Of the Sixteenth
and the beginning of the Seventeenth
centuries saw Sweden one of the first
powers of Europe. Several kings, es-
pecially Gustavus Adolphus, had over
run the Baltic mainland and penetrat-
ed far into Poland. Then Gustavus
died in 1852 and his ~six-year-old
daughter Christina became queen.
She was a strange child. She rode,
hunted, swore and fought better than
any girl and most boys in Sweden. At
eighteen she took over control of the
kingdom and broke off a match which
had been arranged for her. She an
nounced that she would never wed,
and that instead of queen she must be
called king"
To her other accomplishments Chris
tina now added those of a heavy
drinker and a ruler Of light affections.
Her choice fell on several diplomats
Of her court, but was just as likely to
linger upon a handsome trooper or a
strapping %coachman. She liked big
men, the rougher the better, and could
carry on a drinking bout with any
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
All-Year-Round Playground.

Advantages of the national parks
for all-year-round activities are also
set forth. Yellowstone and the other
parks offer marvellous scenic pros
poets and accommodations Ito meet
varied tastes and all degrees of In
come. means and inclination"
Stephen r. Mather. director of the
national park service. in sending the
report to Secretary Fall reviewed the
history of Americas parks and their
increasing popularity as evidenced
during the past year, which marked
the fiftieth anniversary of Yellow
stone.
During the last year ii million and
Il quarter persons visited the parks,
an increase of nearly fifty thousand
over the record established the year
before. or an increase of $4,000 over
the visitors in 1885,
Taking up in detail the several
parks, the report in part says:
yellowstone park is reported as
having had its most successful sea
son. OF the 81 ,506 motorists coming
in their own cars, $4,000 camped out
in the free public grounds with Their
own equipment. H-RFfk fraJi- sys
ten was used by saddle horse parties
more than ever before. Yellowstone
park probably offers the best trout
fishing in the country.
in spite Of a severe winter the park
antelope herd was the only one to suf-
fer much loss. The loss is reported
as having been largely made up by
birth of kids during the summer. The
buffalo herd is increasing so rapidly
that legislation is needed authorizing
the disposition of surplus buffalo in
order to keep the herd within the
winter feeding capacity of the hay
ranch.
Travel into Yosemite park passed
the 100000 mark in spite of the poor
condition of the park roads. 1t would
seem that the time has now come
when. if the government is to fulfill
its obligations to the people visiting
Yosemite, congress should provide
ample funds for the improvement of
the park road system.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
PRINCE JOINS FRENCH ARMY
Danish Noble, Who Renounced His
Right to Throne, Will Be
Sent to Morocco.

Copenhagen.-Prince Aage, son of
Prince Waldemar of Denmark, who
renowned his right to the throne to
marry an Italian countess, has ac-
cepted a commission as major in the
French colonial forces.
Some years ago he was an officer Of
the French foreign forces, but left TO
join the Danish Royal guard. He will
be sent to Morocco, and will be ac-
companied by his wife and little son.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27

Dr. Rosalie S. Morton of New York
city, who founded the American WON
ems hospitals during the war, has just
been decorated by the French gov
eminent with the medal of honor.
Doctor Morton has been decorated
both in France and in the East.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
Bang, Bang!l

Prof. William Dehn, of the Univer-
sity of Washington, has invented a
new kind of dynamite made out of
sawdust.
Think of the high explosive that
could be made from most breakfast
foods. .
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27
Dead Hornet, in Girls Ear
Ten Years, Is Removed

New Haven, Conn.-Barbara
Kreslan, twelve years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Kreslan of West Cromwell, has
been cured of an earache with
which she has suffered for some
time by the removal of a dead
hornet from the ear. Her par
ents say the hornet had appar-
emily been lodged in the ear
cavity for ten years. 1t came
out when the ear was syringed.