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The Little River news., 1923-05-16
REPRESENTATIVE BURIED
Joel (. BelOte Had Long and Eventful
 Political Career.

Malvern, May 13-Funeral services fro Joel c. Belote representative from Hot Spring county, who died at 12:3O this morning, were held this afternoon at his home two miles west of Malvern.
 MT. Belote had represented Hot Spring county at four sessions of the legislature 1913, 1915, 1921 and 1923 During the session of 1915 he estab- lished a depository for Hot Spring county, and he led the fight against the repeal of the 10-hour labor law in Arkansas. He also passed bill re- quiring the Missouri Pacific railway company to erect the modern station at Malvern. He was elected repre- sentative by a large majority in the last election because of the popularity of the Joe Belote road bill whereby all corporations in Hot Spring county were taxed for the upkeep of county roads.
 Representative Belote had planned to be a candidate for commissioner of mines, manufacturers and agriculture in the next election.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Will Spud=in Gaines Test We'll This Week

The Gaines test we'll at Hudson three miles south Of here will be spudded in this week. Steam was up and belts were being fitted and tried out Monday. The rig, was installed The derrick and rig is the most pow erful ever used in this section The company is we'll financed and hope to make good time. Located on a switch of the K. c. s. it will be acces- sible for supplies as needed Much optimism is felt here over the out come, it being near the old Boone test, which few years ago found q fine showing of Gil at about 600 feet
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Annual School Eleca
 ton Next Saturday

The annual school election will be held ever the state Saturday. In Ash down there will be two board memb- CTS to elect and tax 10 be. voted. Ashdown always votes the full l2 mills and 1t is not anticipated that there will be any opposition to the full limit. which is required Co Oper- ate our school The members Of the board, whose terms expire at this time are A. J. Russell and W. w Bishop. Both their names will be placed on the ticket for reelection, also that of W. W. Buster.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
J. H. Embry Very Low.

J. H. EmEry, who a little more thu a week ago was stricken with paralysis, has suffered second stroke and since Friday night has been sinking. He is not expected to survive and his death is expected at any time. A number of relatives from Polk county and other places are at his bedside.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Sixty Dead and Injured,

orado City said sixty dead and injur- ed had been brought there from the tornadoswept section. Fifteen dead and 35 injured was the toll at Spade ranch
 The twister first struck at the Spade ranch, seven miles south of Colorado City, and moving in a northeasterly direction, passed through the out skirts of Lorraine, sweeping a path 200 yards wide and 25 miles long in the coutny. The storm struck between and 5 o'clock and there was no warn ing.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
The Federal Court
 Opens at Texarkana

The May term of western district of Arkansas Federal court opened at Texarkana Monday with Judge F. A. Youmans on the bench. Benton Stevens of Ashdown has been sworn in as court baliff. District Attorney s. M. Langley will present the crimin- al business to the court The crimin- al docket is said to be the heaviest in the history of the court.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16

traffic was not interrupted.
 The Western Union reported many of it's wires down north of Texarkana, the trouble apparently being near this city.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Higher Waters for Rivers.

The weather bureau at Shreveport for Monday reported that Red River would reach a stage of 20 feet at Full ton within four days. A rapid rise in Little River during the next two days was also predicted. The heavy rains of Monday nigh were not in cluded in that report.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Deaths in Other Towns.

Abilene, Texas, May 14-Joe Rich burg and his two children were kill ed in a tornado eight miles from Col orado City, Texas, Sunday night, ac- cording to reports here.
 A number of persons also are re- ported dead at Lorraine, near Cobra do City
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
POSTMASTERs APPOINTED
Federal Emplayes Named for Branch,
 Cerro Gord0 and Wiseman.
Washington. D. C.. May 11.-Post-

masters were appointed today for of- fees in Arkansas as follows; Elmer Turner at Branch. Franklin county; Mrs. Kate B. Medford at CorroGordo Little River county; Charles Chad wick at Wiseman. Izard county.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Pie Supper at Hopewell.

Hopewell. May l4.-(Special.) l. A very good crowd attended the pie sup per at this place Saturday night. The amount made was S12.25, which we greatly appreciated.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
School Picnic.

Hopewell. May i4.-(SpecialD-The school picnic was held Friday. AL though some Of the pupils did not come. those who attended reported an enjoyable time.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
SCHOOL WILL CLOSE
 HERE THIS WEEK
Baeealaureate Sermon Preached by Br. W. Moore Scott Sunday Morn-
 ing-Commencement Friday.

The. Ashdown High School entered upon it's commencement exercises for the i922-23 term Sunday morning with the baccalaureate sermon at the school auditorium preached by Dr. W. Moore Scott. of Little Rock, manager of evan gelism for this state. Dr. Scott preach ed to a crowded auditorium at the eleven o'clock hour. His text was talk en from Proverbs: "The glory of a young man in his strength" The dis course was divided into three topics, the physical. the mental and the mor- al or spiritual. It was one of the strongest and most inspiring addresses to which 1t has been our pleasure to listen, and was appropriate to this oc- casion. Special music was provided by a large choir.
 Musical Recital.
 The music pupils of Miss Mona Rus sell, assisted by pupils from the grades, was to have given recital Monday night, but on account of the rain it was postponed until Tuesday night.
 Program.
 Song-Chorus-"Hello Everybody glad to see you Here.'
 Sing olksweise-Annye C.. Loflin.
 Little Grade Song-Sorotorio- Earn estine Chappelle.
 Dancing Stars-Martha Collins, Lee Phillips and Louise Phillips.
 Birthday Rejoicing-Mary Fortune and Edith Russell.
 With Flying ors-Sartorio-Mo- dena Sigler, Hazel Thrash and Grace Ward.
 An Autumn Afternoon-Lindsay- Williebel Aubrey.
 -Valse-Tschaiskow No. 1. Mary Russell and Martha Catherine Oliver; piano No. 2, Bessie Sutton and Christine Chappelle.
 Song-Little Maids at Tea-Eight Little Girls.
 At Dancing s-Foerster- Marion Graves, Lee Phillips and Will liebel Aubrey.
 Second Mazurka-Wienaws Lee Gilbert.
 Philomel-Kunkel-Eolia Phillips, and Pauline Henderson.
 In the -Hewitt-Lena Russell. Judith Briant. Margaret Les lie and Mary Jane Bowden.
 Graduation -walser-verna Ataway.
 Song-"The Champeen Baseball Nine"-Nine Little Boys.
 Warriors Song-Ieller; The Musi. cal Clock-Heins-Maxine Finley.
 Forest Birds-Sidus-Je Rus sell.
 Creole Shawl Dance-Kroeger-L la Carriker.
 u-Rummel-Piano No. l., Dot westbrooks and Frances Perry; Piano No. 2. Madge Collins.
 Rose March Drill-Sixteen Girls.
 II Trovatore-verdi-N Russell and Gladys Russell.
 Song-Chorus. "The old Folks at Home"
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
CLOUDBURST AND FIRE
 VISITS HOT SPRINGS
Nearly Score Lives Lost Is Report Wires Are Down, Details
 Not Known.

N Hot Springs, May 14.-Hot Springs. city of many disasters, was stricken V tonight as never before when water and flames united in general de- vastation that left death and disaster in wake
 How many are dead is not known. Water in torents, raging like mad, split the city into three sections. Flames followed in the path of the flood and at nightfall covered all sec tions before a summary could be made. There was not a body reported at the morgues late tonight, but there were rescuers whose heroism deserves great praise And some of the rescuers be- lieve that all the efforts were not full ussax. effective.
 tfhe flood originated in the upper \ basin of the noun aims north of Hot Springs from a veritable cloudburst. About 4:3O o'clock after terrific rains for about Is hours there came slight flow of water down through Central avenue from it's junction with Whit tington park at the north end of the valley When the water first began to make it's appearance there was lit tie alarm, but in a few minutes, the waters began to rage down the valley.
 Automobiles began to find difficult ty in the high water and soon found travel impossible. A few minutes lat CT they were being whipped about on the waves of a raging torrent, and 1t was from these that the most effective rescues were made for the persons who remained in their cars too long, were unable to leave them.
 The water coursing through Central avenue was never greater than four feet in depth. and it was not the depth so much as the speed with which the water came that wrought the most havoc.
 Fronts of stores were smashed in and even the asphalt paving was torn up and thousands of dollars of mer- chandise floated in the waves.
 Texarkana, May 15.-There was no possibility of reaching Hot Springs from Texarkana last night by either telephone or telegraph wires. Tele- phone, commercial and railroad wires were in trouble.
 Reports of storm damage were numerous, DeQueen, Fulton, and other points being mentioned, but apparent ly there was no foundation for the rumors.
 The Missouri Pacific lost mile and a half of track just south of Benton, traffic being suspended.
 The Kansas City Southern reported it's track open and no interruption to traffic, but trouble with rain at some points was experienced.
 Persons aboard Kansas City South ern train coming in from the north last night reported having run through water at point south of De- Queen.
 On the Cotton Belt there was wind and rain both north and south of Pine Bluff but no damage was reported and
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Alumni Banquet.

On Tuesday ngiht the old graduates will hold an alumni banquet at the social home.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Graduation Night.

The regular graduating exercises will be held at the auditorium Friday night. There will be class Of twenty-one to graduate. this being the largest graduating class in the history of the school. Dr. J. D. Hammonds. pastor of the First Methodist church at Texarkana, will deliver the gradu- ating address. The full program has not been yet announced.
The Little River news., 1923-05-16
Eighth Grade Program.

On Thursday night the eighth grade graduation exercises will be held. Quite a large number will graduate out of the eighth grade into the high school. In connection with this there will be a pageant. A small admission will be charged.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

deserved a better reward he told
himself.
Listening first to make sure there
was no one in the corridor, he left
the room openly by the door. 1t
locked itself behind him. He went
on downstairs, meaning to return di-
rect to the taxi-yard. for the Hotel
des Stados, Unidos had served its
purpose as far as he was concerned.
But a little incident in the lobby
changed his plans.
AS he stepped from the elevator
his attention was attracted by a
young man entering the lobby from
the street at the same moment, a
South American, apparently, like the
majority of this hotels patrons
Something in his face appealed in
stinctively to Greg. his honest, eager
gaze perhaps, his sensitive and reso-
lutte mouth; anyway. there was some
thing about him that caused Greg
to think: He'd make a good friend \"
Greg was struck further by an
extraordinary look of anxiety on the
others face. generous anxiety. He
came quickly to the desk beside
which Greg was standing, and not
more than a foot separated them.
But the young Spanish American
never noticed Greg; his anxiety filled
him. He moistened his lips before
ne spoke, and asked the clerk a ques-
ton in Spanish. as if his life de-
pended on the answer.
Greg was almost betrayed into an
exclamation of establishment The
young man asked for "Senor Antonio
Bareda."
The clerk replied in the affirma-
tive. and an extraordinary look of
relief passed over the young mans
face. For a moment ne seemed over
come; he lowered his eyes until he
could command himself. and passed
his handkerchief over his face The
clerk noticed nothing.
Finding his voice. the Young man
asked another question. Not hard
to guess what this was. because the
clerk glanced in the box marked
3lS, and seeing the key there, shook
his head. The young man spoke
again-was it to ask when Senior
Bareda would return? The clerk
shrugged and spread out his hands
Greg was on fire with CURIOSITY
He lit q cigar. and affected to Ioot
idly around like man with tim
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A low. despairing cry escaped from
Estuban. TOO late" He sank into
chair and covered his face with his
| hands. He did not weep: no further
sound escaped him. His silence scared
Greg more than any outburst could
have done.
God knows 1 feel for you" Greg
said earnestly. But just the same
you must try to forget YOUR grief
! for the present You must get a grip
done!"
The appeal had the desired effect.
Estuban's hands came down. His face
was drawn and white, but composed.
How did it happen?" he asked
He was murdered by de socotra's
"of course! But have you the
proof! Can we bring it home to that
damned cold vfilain?'
With your help think we can"
"Ah, IL that Is So" cried Estuban.
III we can smash that devilish ring,
my poor master has not died quite in
vain; When did it happen?"
The night he landed; in cab on
mis- way from the pier"
Estuban looked puzzled. "Rut 10
thats SO. how is 1T he is registered
here? The hotel clerk told me"
II is de Socotra who is registered
mere under his name"
What Is that for?" murmured
Esttban blankIy.
u hoped you could explain" said
Cstuban slowly shook his head
Has the crime been reported to the
police?" he asked
NO. But we have recovered the
Dooy. There are certain difficulties
In the way. l will explain as we go
on Ws are very anxious to learn
what Senor Bareda's notebook CON
tains that makes il of such over.
-whelming Importance
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| on his hands. Meanwhile he missed
no move of the young man's Tn,
grand question was. was he Iookina
Tor the real or the false Bareda
Greg wished to believe that he was a
friend of the real Bareda's. Certain.
~ he bore no resemblance to Others
OF de Socotra's gang who had ali
ssomenow a hshy look. This y6uu,,
ieuo"s glance was as open as the
day. But If 1t were true that he
were on the side of the real Bareda
dreadful shock awaited him.
Aater moments hesitation the
young spanish American crossed the
LOBBY and droppeds into one of the
chairs by the window. He still fell
the effects of his late anxiety. He
looked exhausted. Bat " great con
tent had ironed out the harassed
lines in his face. Greg > heart wa.
sharp with compassion for him.
Have I got to deal him a knock
out blow?' he thought
he took turn mp and down -he
lobby, and finally dropped carelessiy
into seat beside the other.
DO you speak English?" he asked
with friendly grin.
why, yes" said the other smiling
"Wen, I'm glad of thatr. said creg
~ feel like fish out of water in
this joint"
AN Americana" said the other.
How did you happen to come here 60
THE hotels are full at this season.
1 put up at the first where I could
get room" Greg offered him q ci :
gar. But maybe you won't care for
It," he added diffidently. 81 expect
you Spanish fellows know cigars"
We know them" the other said.
a6csptiaE aSont aii it ssmiiinsly: 1h but that's
shipped to the United States.
Been in this town long," asked
Greg
Just got in from New Orleans"
Greg turned grave. De Socotra
had Just come from New Orleans
Could he after all be deceived in his
man? Live there?" he asked.
No | live in Managuay"
"Ah," said Greg.
aguay?"
"Oh. yes" said Greg. feeling his
way. as he had once done with an
other young man From Managuay P
once met some charming ladies frol,
Managuay. Perhaps YOU know then,
Senorita de Socotra AMI her mother"
The young man received tha infor
nation with polite unconcern. Il
know OF them, of course. They are
grand people at home. But l DON.
move in such circles
And there was a Senorita Gutter
rez with them" continued Greg.
On. everybody knows her." was the
indifferent comment.
The father interested me-" Greg
persisted. "Senor Francisco de So
cotra-" Here the young mans
eyes CLEANED. but Greg could not he
sure with what kind of feeling,
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Estuban sprang up excitedly. You
have It? 1t Is safer"
Greg shook his head. DE Socotra
has 1t. We are trying to recover 1t.
But what is in it? You see we are
still In the. dark as to the motives
for the crime"
"oh, I can tell you that. But who
are you. an officer. a detecti ye?"
mo"
Then how did you come to take an
interest in this case?"
Greg told him the whole story as
briefly as possible. Estuban's express
sive Latin face was a study in in
tense concern, astonishment, even
grim humor. at certain aspects of the
tale. He only interrupted Greg once.
But that little girl. who was she ?'
Amelie de Socotra."
"Amelie de Socotra. Impossible.
Francisco's daughter"
His adopted daughter"
oh. true: / had forgotten that"
And Bareda's niece"
But she foreswore my poor master
when she went to live with the rich.
He Gricved over it. He had not
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aContinued from Yesterdays Starr
s'Fery well. change me to 316,'
ssid Greg, suppressing the desire to
thank the amiable clerk who so in
npcently played into his hand.
Alone in 316. Greg narrowly
searched all the windows on the
other side of the court. No head
was to be seen at any one of them
thought that at half-p eleven
1if the morning in a transient hotel
there was not much reason for the
gpests to be in their rooms. There
WAS a certain risk, of course, but that
must be taken.
aHe raised the window of his room
to it's widest extent and stood back
t0 make sure for the last time that
n9 one was watching him. Then.
srasping the rail of the fire escape.
window of the adjoining room and
slipped in. In all he was not visible
ABOVE five seconds. Having made the
,rfp, he looked sharply behind him.
bat still no startled face appeared
at any window within view. He
beeathed more freely.
Bolting the door into the hall. he
took stock of his surroundings. There
vas no question but that he was in
the right room. for the old suitcase
on the floor, with de Socotra's more
elegant valise beside it. The suit
case had been ransacked, but not
unpa cked. 1t contained only what
an old gentleman of modest tastes
might carry on journey. De So
cotra S own things were spread on
the bureau and hung in the closet,
a bit of stage business for the bene-
Mt OF the maids, Greg supposed for
ltn was not likely that the elegant
de Socotra troubled this modest
room much.
Swiftly and silently Greg made his
search. 1t did not take long. for the
room offered but few possible places
off concealment: valises. bureau draw
ers, closet. Greg did not neglect the
bed; but no little black book re-
warded him. He went over every
thfng twice. taking care to leave
all exactly as he had found it, His
disappointment was keen. All that
thought, not to speak of the risk.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

Very handsome man." Greg went on.
| DO you know himc
! 9" know him." the young man said
curtly.'
Greg was still bafrled. what do
you think of himT' he asked direct.
The young mans. eyes positively
olazed. "I prefer not to say he re-
piled, setting his jaw. 1T wouldn't
be polite
Greg was delighted 1t was true
| this might be good acting, but the
young mans implied scorn of de So
cotra had all the effect of a violent
denunciation. Greg could conceive of
no reason why a follower Of de So
cotra's should denounce him to a
stranger.
Greg went further. AT the desk
just now I heard you ask for Senior
Antonio Bareda."
The young mans face seemed to
open as with an inner light He
turned eagerly to Greg. MY master
and my friend" he cried impulsively.
too?"
Greg's heart bIed for this generous
youth. He shook his lead
Il thought If you are stopping here
you might have met him." the other
went on. Perhaps you have seen
him about the hotel-a little, plump,
smooth -shaven old gentleman, with
an old-fashioned, courteous air and
beaming glance that seems to shed
Kindness all around him. You
wouldn't think to see him that he
was fighter and one of the bravest!"
Greg could no longer doubt his man.
Look here" he said frankly, Il knew
we should hit 1t off when I first laid
eyes on you. Ny names Gregory
Parr What's yours?"
Mario Estuban." was the surpris-
ing reply.
Greg's ewes possled at him "c.ooa
Cod" he calculated.
whats the natter" demanded the
other. frowning. What do you know
about me?"
Nothing" said Greg; only cabled
"Cabled me?" echoed the other,
round-eyed. What about? Who
gave you my name? 1 left Managuay
five days ago"
Greg glanced atfhe hotel clerk. 1t
was few minutes past L. II de
Socotra stayed to lunch with his
family he could scarcely get back to
the hotel before 2.
We cant talk here" he said. II
have a room upstairs. Come up with
me-"
Estuban followed him wonderinglv
In the hotel bedroom, Greg closed
the door behind them and turned a
compassionate face toward the other
I've got bad news for you, old man"
he SAID. His own voice shook
Estuoan guessed what was coming.
He fell back with his hands clenched
Quick Out with it." he said
pense,"
Antonio Bareda is dead,r
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rad lived long enough in the JJnIred 4
states to imbibe liberal. ideas il wsaT
9tnought. and we hoped to secure in :.
hlm recruit .to: ous side. No cornacs
ton between him and the de Sncotra
gang had appeared While I was sen
afated from Senior Bareda l subnoge
re naturally turned to this man he
had to have an Interpreter Eva., u"
der the conditions that surrounded y.
my poor moster Was always too SLOW,
10 suspect evil. 1t was 1 who wa.
accustomed TO protect him from hJ.
az iiiioccllee OF heart. III
and now we know" added Greg
that de Silva was sent down from
New York especially for the purnosn
OF worming himself into Senior Ba.
reda's confidence"
tCOntinund in
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poken to her in ten years.

spoken to her in ten years.
You are mistaken there. He sought
her out the day before he sailed for
New YORK on the Alliance. and had a
long tSlk with her-a talk that pro-
foundly Influenced the girl"
Il was in Jail them said Estuban
coolly.
In Jail" said the astonished Greg.
oh, that's nothing disgraCefut in
Go on"
When Greg came to the end Estu-
pan said thoughtfully: THE man de
silva Arrived in Managuay few days
before / was arrested. He claimed to
De the representative of New York
trading house, and was provided with
seemingly authentic credentials. He
Evening star., 1923-08-16

Manufactured abroad and spc-
clally purchased for our August
Sale. Heavy gray kind. with fancy
colored borders. Size 56x7S.
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continued III Tomorrows Starr
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52 Smart Sport Coats and
Capes, reduced-and sure to find
ready buyers. Tailored i'll num-
Der. OF popular sport styles of
plain fabrics and overplaids.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-17
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that even now Jack would again re-
iterate that old foolish lie that wo-
men do not stick together.
After all, Leslie, believe that this
thing we call sex is only something
that is purely biological.
There is no one set Of virtues be-
longing to one seq and no one set of
vices that can be 1o.sted on another.
Honesty, loyalty, bravery, even NOR
atty itself. is distributed among man
and woman according 10 their edu-
cational environment. Which brings
US bac to the thing that / have
heard you say SO many times-there
are good women and bad women and
good men and bad men.
Speaking Of that, dear, Mr.. Bloom
insisted upon taking me to see 8
moving picture last night callec
"Trumping His Heart" because HI
was interested in a young woman
who played. tie principal part. She
used to live in Albany. wonder il
y0ut'l'met her. Her name is Pauls
Perier and at one time she was quite
famous in the, town.
The picture was very strange.
must tell you about it. but ! hav.
no time now for want to finish W
my work today. Expect to be hom'
tomorrow afternoon.
Lovingly. RUTH.