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The Little River news., 1923-01-03
Red Cross Presented
 Check by Local Klan

The local Red Cross committee re- ceived a generous check from the To- cal Ku Klux Klan for the Tuberculo- sis Sanitarium at Bonneville The amount of the donation was $4O.37. Following is the pote that accom- panied the donation with a card of acknowledgements:
 "Ashdown Ark, Jan. 1, 1923. Mrs. J. B. Locke, Ashdown. Ark. Dear Mrs. Locke:
 Replying to your letter asking the
 to make donation for the bene- ht of the Tuberculosis Sanitar'um at Bonneville, We desire to state that we are handing you herewith $4037. You will please accept this small contri- button as partial token of our deep interest in this institution.
 With kindest greetings, we are,
 Yours truly,
 "Bowles-'Coulter Ku Klux Klan.' We want to express our thanks and appreciation to the Bowles-Coulter klan and others who contributed to the success of the Arkansas Tubercu- losis Seal. sale. Our quota was $75.O0 and We sold $SO.70 worth. $40.37 of this was donated by the Bowles- -Coul- ter 'Klan.
 Mrs. J. E. Locke,
 Mrs. Seth Reynolds, Chairmen
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
;eeding Judge Jas. D. Shaver.

ceeding Judge Jas. D. Shaver:
 It is learned that Judge Jas. N. Steel, retiring judge from this district, will resume the practice of law and will maintain headquarters at Lockes- burg, where he has interests. He w'll practice in the courts throughout the district. Judge Jas. D. Shaver, the retiring Chancellor, will enter the parctice of law with headquarters at Texarkana It is understood that he will be member of the firm of Shaw CT, Shaver and Williams, the other two members being his son, Ben, and Jas. IT. Williams, who will maintain off, ces here. Former Sheriff J. R. Pierce has moved to the J. E. Locke farm on Red River, and will operate that farm next year. It is one of the larg- est and best farms in the county, and before becoming sheriff MT. Pierce was a successful farmer.
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
}AE MARRIED 59 YEARS
:cnn louple United Following Ciyi:

.A-C1ah AVuBte tH@tcU FOiAOWA'& SNi.
 Wsr Romance. ~
 Mona, he, 30.-Beeadse of the frail health tf Ms. W. s. Johnson, there was no Normal observance of the 59th anniversary of her wedding to Capt. WSS. Johnson at their Men,. home Hhpa'sdsy The venerable cou- pie. wa% have. been residents of Men. l5 yeirs. were, ,married at the old Plap/ers hotel in St, Louis December 2S. 186S. The marriage was the re- suit of a Civil war romance Capt. Johnson was memberst.f a band of federal cavsrymenl that engaged the ooniouerateS in northwest Arkansas in the e3rly-e-s.ssof the war between the states. CHe as~.wounded in tbe arm and was cared for at the home of Miss Nora Onstatt the chance
 ,resulting in their maria sa
 otain Johnson's. right arm
 s4ess as result of his
 \ more than 50 years Can
 was stationed at Wash |
 c. in the federal service
 active and alert, and is 2 -4illar hgure on Mena's streets of ie three sons of the couple one Ha, D Jonnson, is lieutenaht com aA0er III the Emitted States )army.
The Little River news., 1923-01-03


 lianls as deputy and Miss Gill as as- sistant. Miss Williams was an eff cient deputy under MT. Williams.
 A. T. Collins took over, the duties of the office of Sheriff and Collector at the same time MT. Collins has se- lected Geo. Taaffe of Foreman as his chief deputy, and jailer Mr.. Taaffe was 3 candidate for the same office as Mr. Collins in the primaries ana received 8 fine endorsement from the voters. It is understood that Ben Love. will be deputy collector and has alroady begun his duties.
 R. E. Huddleston, holdover, began his second term as County and Pro- bate Clerk. He has made a very pop ular and efficient officer.
 Judge w. D. Waldrop was sworn in as County and Probate Judge and inn mediately took hold of the helm of the county affairs. He probably will have as heavy responsibility as any county judge has ever had. It de- wolves upon him to administer the finances of the county, which every year becomes a larger and a more complex task He is facing the job with courage. Judge McCord, the retiring judge, has not announced his ulans for the future.
 Geo. R. Steel began his second term as Prosecuting Attorney His frs. term was notable from the large num- Der of convictions secured in the dis trict. which was greater than any district in the state, save perhaps Pu- laski
 E. M. billiard succeeds himself as County 11reasurer, being unopposed for that office. He has made a splen- i'd and popular official.
 G. c. Thrailkill will be the Tax ,, ssessor, though he has not yet be- sun his duties. MT. Thrailkill is an ,ther of the newly elected officers. Falls K Davis will succeed himsen IS Representative of the county at the opening of the general assembly at Little Rock on the Sth of January. He will &ske the oath of office at that time.
 John J. DuLaney will leave the lat ter part of this week for Little Rock to, be ready at the opening of the gen. eral assembly and to assume his du- ties as the new senator from this dis trict. He is expected to be one of ,he leading figures in the next senate.
 e. E. Johnson of this city will hold his first court as Chancellor of this district at Teiarkaha next week, sue
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
FOUND DEAD IN BED
''Dad' Harris, Stranger at Mena, Vic
 tim of Natural Causes.

Mena, Dec 3O-An aged man, known only as Dad Harris, a new conner to this country, was found dead in bed at Lackeye's rooming house yesterday. Death was from natural causes. No papers were found to indicate where relatives or friends might be found, but the dead man had enough money to keep from being buried in the Potter's cid.
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
COURT BEGAN WORK
 MONDAY AFTERNOON
Geo. Briant Appointed Foreman ca Grand Jury-Triai Court Convened
 by Judge IsbeiI Tuesday.

The Little River Circuit Court was convened in it's January term in this City Monday afternoon. The grand jury was empanelled at 130. the hour it was called to meet. Judge B E lsbell, who had qualified few hours earlier, is presiding over the court. The entire panel Of the grand jury answered to their names when the roll was called and not one asked to be excused from duty. The first six teen named were called, the selected men qualified and were sworn in. The list of the jury folloys:
 Geo. Briant, Chas Huff. Ed Cannon, Will Pullen, J. F. Beck, Warren Ma son, L. D. Borden, Jno. Brinkley, s. J. Nunn, c. s. Cobb, Rosco Wood. c. A. Bishop, D. l.. Baggarley Bob Can't, B. c. Mccormick, w. N. Burt. Geo. Bri2nt was selected as Foreman.
 The prisoners held in jail on fel- ony charges were brought into open court and given an opportunity to object On any lawful grounds to any member of the grdndjury inyestigat- ing charges agains5 them, There were no objections. There were 12 prisoners, five white men and seven negroes. Among the white men were those held charged with She murder, or being accessory 10 the murder of Hugh Throckmorton. Tom Owens was seen in public for the first time as was David Taylor and Harry Lovewen. Taylor and LoveWell are young men while Owens appears to be middle aged. While there was a large crowd of spectators there was no feeling shown as the men were quietly ush- cred into the courtroom and as quiet ly taken away The date for the trial for these men has not been set since the action of the arandiury after in- Testigation cannot ta aa1.eipaLsd The trial of these cases will be tte center of interest at this term Of court.
 Court InstFucts Jury. l
 The court began his instruction tc the jury immediately after that body had been empanelled. He instructed in more detail with reference to those crimes that were known t0 have been committed and which would come uD for investigation at this term. He read to the jury extracts from tho Ia o, in such matters. His other instruc- ,:ons were along the lines required under the law that a jury should be instructed. The personel of the jury is a good one, and assisted by the prosecuting attorney they may be de- pended upon to look into all violations of the law thoroughly.
 Petit Jury Organized,
 The petit jury was called Tuesday morning at S;30 and was promptl, empanelled. The following good cit izens Of the county are members Of this jury;
 Monroe Smith, R. M Bone. Dan Phillips, T. B. Cook, Bob Davis, Lysle Cook, H. c. Routcn, John Ed Locke, Arthur Rosenbaum. Medley LaGrone, Bill Bollinger, JnO. Bush, Homer Ma son, J. A. Basl1in. II. p. Haizlip.
 This is civil week and no criminal business will be ranssct s4>lefore Monday.
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
se,354,000 SPl, H.
 R0krS iN Pa~
Highway Commissioner in Annual Re. port Urges Comprehensive Plan
 of Maintenance by State.

Little Rock, Jan. 1.-Advancing comprehensive plan for state mainte- nance of highways, and for the grad ual epansion of . selected system of county and state roads; discussing the question of highway finance, bonds and bond issues; outlining the present status of state and Federal appropriations; analysing Arkansas road district organization and sketch ing the accomplishments of all Ar kansas road-building agencies in the past two years, the biennial report of Herbert R. Wilson, state highway commissioner, yesterday was complet- ed and sent to the printer.
 Before the Forty-four General As- sembly convenes on January 8, the report, in printed form, with many statistical tables covering all Arkan- sas road building activities, more than 150 pages in all, will be submitted tt Governor McRae and laid on the ueohS Of senators and representatives
 Road Building fin 1922.
 4 total of S,354,696, the report shows, was spent on Arkansas road work in 1922, and 945 miles of highway were constructed. as com pared with the expenditure Of $21,- 35S,f37, and the construction of 2,246 miles in 1921. Considering the heavy recession in business activity of ey- cry sort, and the curtailment of the funds Of the highway department by the last general assembly, this show ing is regarded as unexpectedly good, especially as it is considered that up to and including December, 1920, Ar kansas, in her entire history, had only spent total of $30968, ,O8O On perma- nent roads.
 Of the approximately $8,354 900 spent On highways in Arkansas Iii 1922, $6,441,000 was raised by local districts or furnished out. of county funds. Of the remainder, $1,5S5,0 900 was Federal aid, and $328,000 was state aid.
 Comparison with 1921 shoys that in that year, Federal aid aggregated $1,- S04,000, and state aid $235,000.
 Arkansas' permanent highway sys- tenn to date rep1 esents total expend- iture of $60,410000, that amount hav- ing been expended since 1913, when the first work of a permanent nature w?s done.
 The urgency of the development of some comprehensive plan for state is emphasized by this huge expenditure, almost the entire amount having been spent on roads without any plan or suggestion for heir upkeep.
 "The greatest road problem before he state and it's people, MT. Wilson's | 'cpOrt declares, 'is that of mainte- nance, a type of maintenance that will preserve the initial investment md the roads in such repair that they will ba safe, economical and comfort bic for the travelling public. Con- truction Of connecting links ana of work under way is by 10 means 3n unimportant feature of | he load program but it must be real acd that maintenance produces in the minds CT the people 8 desire for more cads by constantly keeping before hem the easy riding, we'll kept high way, where road: built at great ex- 'onse and allowed to detsricrate aud Q to pieces in two or three years De- ause of lack Of maintenance, create
 disgust in the minds of the taXpay- - as that is well nigh impossible to Ye!come.
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
Officers Are on Duty
 at the x-fourt House Now

Among the first of the newly elect ed officers to take the oath of office office and assume the duties incum- bent was Judge B. E. Isbell of De- Queen. circuit judge of the Ninth Ju- dic4al Circuit. He took the oath ear ly Monday at the courthouse in this city and was ready for the opening of his first term of court. Judge Is- bell is learned in the law and possess es lthose sterling qualities of manhood th,ht assures for him distinguished and honorable career on the bench.sA
 Burton K Walker took the oath as
 '''oncerv Clerk and as-
 %. Y. S las Fl
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
Association Ships Yams.

Hope, Dec 29-The Hempsteau County Sweet Potato Growers Asso- ciation. today made a shipment of sweet potatoes to Lincoln, Nebr. The price received was a little over S1 f o. b Hope.
The Little River news., 1923-01-03
New County Agent
 Has Been Employee

County Judge w. D. Waldop As nounces that he has employed I1 county demontration agent fer~3m. coming year A. T, Scheid of -n+~ MT Scheid will move b begin his duties. He e4 highest recommendations much experience in the Ws a graduate of the Arkansasy versity College of AgrienlS was reared on \ farmddge --urop practical expeM ! canning club >has net yet F1onshator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
Mrs. BuZZi Guilty
Staying Schneider
Willis at Verdict

New York. June 27.-Mrs. Anna Buzz
ri was found guilty of the murder of
Frederick Schneider, wealthy Bronx
contractor, by supreme court jury
tonight.
She was found guilty Of first degree
murder. The jury had been out for
more than 10 hours, but late this aft
ernoon had sent in a request to JUS
tice O'Malley for transcripts of the
testimony in the trial.
Mrs. BuzZi turned white and sagged
forward when the verdict was read,
but was caught by the attendants be-
fore she collapsed. She was revived
a few minutes later and was led from
the courtroom in a dazed condition.
Sentence will be pronounced on
July 8, and as the verdict was first
degree murder without recommen-
dations, it was expected she would
be sentenced to death. Justice o.
Malley granted the request of de-
Tense attorneys to postpone until the
date of sentence any motions for a
new trial or an appeal. Mrs. BuZZi
then was led, still in a state of COL
lapse. to the Bronx County Jail.
Schneider was found dead in his
automobile with two bullets in the
back of his head on a lonely road in
the outskirts of the. Bronx late in the
afternoon of February &c.
Mrs. BuZZi, with whom Schneider
had lived for several years. was ar
rested the following day as ma
terial witness, and later was indicted
on charge of first degree murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
PHONE STRIKE F|zzIING OUT I
SERVICE HOLDS GENERALLY
3 GIRLS DROWN
while BATH|NC;5
OTHERS RESCUED

New York. June Three IS
year-old girls Of party Of 20 from
a Greenwich Village public school
were drowned and five others res
cued from similar fates while bath
Ing in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn,
today. The tide was low, and un-
warned. they walked into a step-off
50 feet and were unable to swim.
The score Of girls had gone bath
ing with their teacher, Mrs. Marion
Proto. and one of her friends, Miss
Viola Helf of Keene, N. H. At the
beach all the girls donned bathing
suits and divided into two groups.
They had been bathing only half an
hour when Mrs. Proto, who did not
so In the water, was attracted by
shouting from the group she was
watching. She saw half dozen of
the girls go under and she called to
TWO patrolmen and two civilians for
help.
They dashed in without removing
their clothing, dragged the five out
unconscious and rushed them to a
hospital.
The patrolmen dived and recovered
the body of Raefelli. Duni and then
harbor craft arrived with graphing
hooks and obtained those Of the 9TH
err two. Marie Martella and Frances
Scurani
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
Pope is Worried
Over Future Europe
Talks on ReparatiOns

Rome, June q. (By A. PD-The
Pope has written to Cardinal Cas-
parri, papal secretary Of state, say
ing that. despite attempts made since
the beginning of his pontificate to
secure pacification Of Europe inter-
national relations had not improved,
had even become worse, justifying
grave anxiety for the future.
Referring to the reparations situa-
ton the Pope writes:
IF, in the intention to repair the
very serious damage inflicted the
debtor displayed real good will to
reach an equitable and definite
agreement by invoking impartial
judgement on the limits of his SOL
vency and to undertake to supply to
the judges every facility for careful
and exact scrutiny, then justice and
social charity, as we'll as the credit
ors' own interests seem to require
that more should not be asked of the
debtor than he can give without
completely exhausting his resources
and productive power, to his own ir-
reparable detriment and that of his
creditors, not to mention social dis
turbances which might mean the fin
al ruin of all Europe and resentment
which would remain as continual
menace to fresh and ruinOus con-
fiagratiOns.
1T is just that creditors should
have guarantees proportionate to the
importance Of their claims, insuring
the latters recovery on which their
vital interests depend, but we leave
to them to consider If 1t is necessary
to maintain to that end territorial
occupations imposing grave sacrifices
on the occupied countries and awheth-
err it would not be better to substi-
tute, even progressively, other guar
antees not less efficacious and GER
'tainly less painful"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
No Developments
In Phone Strike
In Bangor District

Bangor Nc, June 27.-No develop
ments of any nature have shown up in
the Bangor exchange, the Bangor dis
trict or the entire eastern Maine Sec
ton. local officials of the telephone
company said today in reporting on the
strike of telephone operators, which
was called at Z A. NJ. Tuesday and
which brought no effects here. All of
the operators in the section arc oc-
counted for and in addition to full To-
cal service all toll calls to the west
ward and to Boston are being handled
in a normal manner, it was stated. No
union members from outside have come
to Bangor to look over the situation. it
was learned from good authority at the
LEGAL telephone offices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
Liquor Question
May Delay Sailing
on Several Liners

New York, June 27-Three more
foreign liners, the Chicago OF the
French line, the Olympic Of the
White Star and .the Cunarder Sax
onia, arrived in port here today with
their return supplies Of liquor under
government seals. This bringA--the
total up to Is. OF these only.foer
have had their seals broken Solar.
They are the Baltic, the Bereng3.a.
the Paris and the Cedric.
No seizures were made today. and
shipping officials predicted th6if
hasty action were not taken some OF
the liners would be kept in port over
their schedules. e -.
The latest arrival. the Saxonia of
the White Star line, which .enme
through quarantine late today .ear-
ried under the British crown seal
50 1-2 gallons Of wine, 10 IL gall
Ions Of spirits and 1901 bottles :of ale
and stout. >
The Finland, Of the American line.
arrived with nothing but her medici-
nal liquor supplies, having, dumped
her excess beverage liquor beyond
the three mile limit. Sc.
The Paris sailed out with $4,000
pints Of wine and spirits on board.
allowed for medicinal purposes by
DIR. E. K. Sprague, public health ofi-
Ger here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
General Forecast

The weather chart of Wednesday
night showed disturbance of con-
siderable intensity over the Canadian
maritime provinces and another over
Missouri. There has been a marked
change to cooler weather within the
last "a hours throughout the middle
Atlantic and New England states and
the region of the Great Lakes;
Warm weather continued genera!
during Wednesday in the south:
There have been widely scattered
showers within the last "a hours in
the south Atlantic states, New YORK
and New England.
In New England and New York
the weather will be partly CLOUDY
Thursday and become unsettled by
Thursday night and be followed by
showers Friday except in northern
New England.
Winds north of Sandy Hook: MOO
crate westerly and weather iaif
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
Busy Day for
Manchester Firemen
II With loss $4,000

Manchester, n. H., June 81
Manchester tiremen today, up to four
o'clock i. NJ. responded to eleven
fire alarms. bell and still, with an
aggregate loss of $4,000. Many of
the calls were for forest fires within
a few miles of the city. The heaviest
loss in the city proper was for a
fire that destroyed the top story of
the j. j. Abbott block on Manchester
street in the afternoon, inflcting q
loss of $4,000. Several fraternal
halls were flooded with water. also
the paint firm of j. j. Abbott on the
ground floor. A high wind which pre-
vailed all day and the generally dry
conditions made forest fires in the
cicy environs of serious nature.
Four of the fires which occurred
in the city proper are believed to
have been the work of a dcmcnted
fircbug. The entire day police, in
plain clothes, are combing the city
for the supposed incendiary. A good
description has been obtained of the
stranger who was seen in the act
of setting one of the fires, and who
slipped away as the police were be-
ing notified.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
Lansing Cured
by Insulin, New
Remedy for Diabetes

Washington, June 27-Robert Lam
sing, former secretary of State. has
been seriously i'll from diabetes but
is said by his physicians to have
shown great improvement under the
administration of insulin. the new
remedy recently developed in Cana
da.
Unknown to any but his most in
innate friends, Mr.. Lansing has suf-
fered from diabetes for several years
and has confined himself to a severe
-diabetic diet which resulted in a
state of great physical debility. Six
weeks ago he entered a hospital and
under the care Of Or. Sterling Ruffin
of Washington was given the insulin
treatment. He responded at once. it
is said, and after he left the hospital
continued the treatment at his resi-
dence here.
Not only has he gained greatly in
flesh and in strength. but his dietary
restrictions have been completely re-
moved. When he left yesterday for
his summer home at Watertown, N.
Y, he was said to have appeared to
be well on the road to complete re-
cOvery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
To Boost Milk
Price Half Cent
in Boston in July

Boston. June 27.-The New England
Milk Producers Associate ion announced
tonight that the price of milk sold by
it's members to Boston dealers will be
eight cents a quart for July, an adj
vance of half a cent over the prices
received in April. May and June. The
price named. it was explained, is for
milk which tests 3.7fo butter fat dcliv-
cred in Boston. In estimating the costs
of handling the country and transport
tation at II cents per quart, the aver
age price to the farmer at his railroad
station is placed by the association at
81 cents a quart, out of which the pro
Queer pays the cost of getting his pro-
duce to the station.
1.-The. farmer receives the 81 cents for
only a part of the milk" the announce
ment said. For the remainder he re-
ceivcs a buttcr-fat price. At the pres
ent time tho advance of cent means
only an advance of one-quarter of
cent on all the milk produced"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
Soldiers League
Resolution Raps
u. S. Veterans Bureau

Boston, June 27.-MOre than 600
members of the National Disabled
Soldiers League, in convention here,
today passed resolution condemn
ing the United States Veterans
Bureau, particularly the Boston Of
flee for refusal to grant leaves of
absence from vocational schools to
local trainces to attend the conven-
ton sessions National Commander
John T. Nolan of Washington de-
clared it the first time in the history
of the League or the Bureau that
such permission had been refused.
1t was announced that the subject
would be further discussed at a mass
meeting of delegates and others to-
morrow. The convention will con-
tinue during the remainder of the
week.