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Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
RAvENDEN SPRINGS

Mrs. Sam TrOxel returned saturday
from a weeks visit with out of town
relatives.
There will he a big crowd In town
Saturday, as il is the tlrss Saturday
in the month.
Mrs. Gene Thompson and children
Of Pocahontas are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Miller, here this week.
Misses Mary Catlett aud Edna Cox
and Mr.. Jonny Batta Of Cedar Grove
were visiting friends here Sunday.
Jim Davis and family, Lee Reynolds
and family. Misses Mary Catlett, Edna
Cox. and Vasta Rogers were dinner
guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Looney Sunday.
Monroe Hinchey of Imboden passed
through here en route to Water Val
lev one day last week. About Il mile
from town the gas tank caught fire
and the car was completely DESTROYED.
The storm that passed through here
Friday night did a great deal of dam
axe. The Christian church, which Was
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
LONE OAK

Our Sunday school was well attend
ed Sunday.
Mrs. Arta Simpson is seriously i'll
at this writing.
Opal and Ona Smith visited Rena
Jones Friday evening.
Ona Smith visited Lottie Walling
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Smith visited Mr..
and Mrs. George Tyler Sunday.
Little Fred Rose, who has pneu-
monla, is no better at this writing
Alma Doran visited Novella and
Essie Tyler Saturday night and Sun
day.
Quite a crowd of young folks gather
ed at the home of Novella and Essie
Tyler Sunday.
Opal and Ona Smith, Lucille and
Hazel Brown visited Novella Tyler
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Hackworth were
guests at the home of Noah Hack.
worth Sunday.
T. l. Doran and family were guests
at the home of George Tyler one even
ing last week.
Mrs. Erva Buckley and children
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Williams one
night last week.
Bro. ID. c. Jones will preach here
Saturday night and Sunday. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
II. II Cooper and family visited
his mother. Mrs. Ella Duncan, al
Brockett Saturday night and Sunday
Geo. Chesser and family, Charley
Tharp and family and Elsie Buckley
visited at the home of Greer Abbot
Sunday
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
OLD JACKSON

Mrs. j. II. Miller spent the week end
at Black Rock visiting relatives.
Miss Evelyn Hudson did some steno-
graphic work for DIR. A. G. Henderson
Friday.
Miss Naomi Davis. who has been i'll
for the past several months, is report
ed to be rapidly improving.
Several of the young folks near Old
Jackson are joining and contemplating
joining the Methodist Sunday school
at Imboden.
Mrs. Il. w. Walker, Mrs. Alvin Guide
and Mrs. John Carter spent Thursday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. W. A.
Hudson.
The storm which swept the country
Friday night did considerable damage
I'm Imboden and vicinity. completely
demolishing the large poultry house
of Lacey Bilbrey and killing number
of chickens. His loss is estimated at
$4,000. Also the huge barn of the
Wilson Mere. Co. the bakery shop and
other buildings were wrecked.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
SUPPLY

J. f. Cox is selling out preparing to
go to Puxico, Mo-
Aunt Katy Dun is suffering from a
severe case Of pneumonia.
Mrs. John Redwine is slowly recover
ing from long spell Of sickness.
Herbert Ennis, formerly a merchant
Of this place, has discontinued business
here.
Oat sowing and country gossip Is
the order Of the day here. Hired help
wanted.
Clarence Fowler was pleasantly sur
prised Sunday afternoon by leap
year guest.
Chas Cox. who suffered severe
ease of heart palpitation Sunday Is
slowly recovering.
This community was suddenly arous-
ed from slumber by cyclone Friday
night. Little damage was reported in
this. community.
Within the last few weeks one OF
our merchantlle establishments has
changed hands for a third time. Busi
ness seems to be in whirl.
Sunday school all day at New Home
and Grandview. Father, mother
brother and sister all especially inyit
ed to come. There's hearty welcome
awaiting you.
Our school at Dilbeck closed last
Friday. It was great success. Many
politicians developed. Some may cast
their hats in the presidential ring
look out. Calvin, all are Democrats.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
ELEvENPoINT

Quite crowd visited at the home
of ]. +. jackson last Sunday.
Mrs. J. II. Jackson visited her son.
+. NJ. McIlroy, Sunday evening.
Marion wentherford Of Gravesville
moved to Black river bottoms last
week
Elmo McIlroy and family visited
Uncle Isaac James at Ring II few days
last week.
Balm Stull cut his leg with an axe
one day last week while working for
A. l.. Davis,
T.. Il. Tyler the Burrow drummer
was here one day last week interview
ing our merchants.
Miss Essie Stubbleheld, who is at
tending school at Pocahontas. visited
homefolks here last week end.
The storm here Friday night did
considerable damage to farm buildings
and fences. but no one was injured.
Mrs. Maud McIlroy closed her school
nt Ring ON Friday, the 2lst of March
and returned home the following Mon
day.
Look out farmers, If the candidates
keep coming out we win have to get
an extra sack of -four or eat corn
bread all summer.
W. II. Jackson has moved ON the X.
L. Segraves place to crop this year
He had TO go to the doctor Sunday for
medicine for one of his boys.
John w. McIlroy wants to know
why a man has to give bond when he
goes to get license, but we did not
learn what kind of license he was
talking about.
Now. Ingram. we would not have
given you away ON that trip II you
had not wanted to put 1t all on the
other fellows and leave yourself out
when you were as guilty as anyone.
Now. II | were you | would work
straight and quit telling on the other
fellow aud you won't have to give a
lie bill to have recorded. If this doesn't
satisfy you, we know some more yet
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
MAYNARD

w. T. Crismon was in Maynard
Tuesday.
Prof. Mock was visiting the schools
here Tuesday.
Ray Hill is here visiting his brother.
JEFF. and family.
Tom Johnson will ship load of
hogs to st. Louis Friday.
Jesse Wilson is visiting relatives
and friends at this place.
Rather bad storm passed through
this section Friday night
Hunter Perrin, candidate for sheriff,
was in our town Saturday.
Melvin Roberts left Monday for st.
Louis where he will obtain work.
Miss Beatrice Hogan of Pocahontas
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mont Star
ling.
The roads leading into Maynard
have been dragged and are In good
shape.
j. A. Crismon, Joe Bransom and
Ben Choate are among the new Ford
owners.
Miss Beatrice Lofts will give her
graduation recital on next Saturday
night.
Buell. Lofts is home from Jones'
boro where he is attending business
college for a few days.
Miss Agnes Threlkeld came home
from Richwoods Friday, where she
has been teaching school
Bro. Martin of this place preached
at Attica Sunday. Several from this
place went down TO hear him.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
Late County News
MANSON

IInelc Joe Long is on the sick list
Grover Young is farming with Willie
Beaver this year.
Miss Gertie Brown is visiting her
sister at Sharum.
Mrs. Jess Brown is visiting her
mother at Ravenden Springs
Mrs. Daniels and children spent Fri
DAY night at the home of DR. Ryburn.
l.. l.. Stacy and family of Shannon
visited A. r. Riddle and family sun
day.
Mrs. Holder of near Walnut Ridge
visited her brother. Ike Doyle, last
week.
Grover Young and Arthur Meells are
hauling hay from Pocahontas this
week.
Bin Barthel of Pocahontas visited
at the home Of DIR. Ryburn Sunday
afternoon.
The musical entertainment given by
Johnny Young Sunday night was well
attended.
Misses Glenda and Coma Ryburn at
tended the school fair at Biggers Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Ezra Massey and Mr..
IIall of Shannon visited at the home
Of Clyde Rose Sunday.
Mrs. Holcye Bennett and Harry Ry-
burn OF Walnut Ridge visited at the
home OF J. w. Ryburn Sunday.
Mrs. Il. L. Elliott and daughter.
Birdie. and Jim and Willie Beaver
had business In Walnut Ridge We'd
nesday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
CARTER

Mrs. Ben f. Spikes is sick at this
writing.
The storm Friday night wrecked
several buildings here.
Willinm Thomas of Attlca was In
this section last week buying cattle.
John. the little son of Il. J. Timer,
is seriously i'll with pneumonia at this
writing.
Several from here attended the pro-
grams given at Holmes Friday and
Saturday nights.
Jim Broadway and Jake McDonald's
son we're visiting in this community
Monday afternoon.
Miss Jessie Carroll of shannon was
guest Of Ester and Alma Spikes Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Mrs. John Henry johnson had the
misfortune of losing $4,000 in cur
rency ON Thursday of last week.
Charley Toney's folks have the
measles. Mrs. John Johnson and little
babe are also afflicted with the disease.
Mrs. Joe Hogan of Attica came down
to spend few days with her daughter
m.law. Mrs. John Johnson, who has
measles.
The men in this community are pre-
pairing for the expected over-Hows by
setting out Bermuda grass along the
Black river levee.
Lem Davis had business in Poca-
hontas Saturday morning. While there
he purchased some roofing for Harry
Hudson's house to replace that blown
of during the storm.
Indeed we were glad to read those
news letters from different communitys
last week. Spikes Spring, you might
just keep writing until we tell you 70
hush.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
BuTrERMILK BEND

otto Carlton has purchased Ford
rar.
Ray Allison, who has had the flu,
rs better at this writing.
Several from this place attended the
play at Holmes Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Belew visited at
the home of Fred Saylor Sunday.
Quite a crowd attended church at
skaggs Sunday and Sunday night.
Loan Allison and Elvin Boothe had
BUSINESS in Walnut Ridge Saturday.
Oscar Prince is enjoying a visit
from his mother, whose home is in
Oklahoma.
Burl Rogers. who has been attend
ing school at Springfield. Mo-, is al
home again.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Prince wer,
visiting at the home of Lee Mays and
family Sunday.
Loan Allison and wife and W. NJ
McIIonHftl~ and Vera were visiting J
II. Ward and family Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

The state highway department has
shipped tractor and other equipmeAt
to Walnut Ridge to be used on the
county roads.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

built of concrete blocks, was complete
ly torn to pieces. The Old cotton gin
building and several small buildings
were blown down. At Kingsville, one
mile west of here, there was an empty
dwelling house blown down. The
home of Harry TrOxel. who lives mile
east of town. was moved off its founda-
tiOn. A barn belonging to Charley
Gage was destroyed and mule was
killed and another crippled. About
three miles north of here the barn
belonging to Jim Davis was blown to
pieces.
The Pumpkin Center Whiting Club
met Sunday afternoon at g o'clock on
the sunny side Of a store building.
The president seated himself on roll
of fencing wire, whetted his knife on
the bottom Of his shoe, took plug of
tobacco from his pocket, clipped Off a
corner, placed it in his mouth and be-
gun to chew. Then he instructed Tom
Bloodworth to furnish chawin' for the
next meeting, Sam Ward to furnish
cigars, Gus Agnew to furnish whiting
material and Barber Ward to furnish
razor strop for the knives. After 4
pleasant session the meeting closed to
meet again as soon as possible.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
UNION

Little Hattie Bickford is real sick
at this writing.
Oscar Owens is working for A. Il.
Swlndle this week.
Paul Lewis and wife spent Sunday
with W. l.. johnson.
Clay smith and family were Sunday
guests Of 4. w. Odom.
J. 4. Jones and wife spent Sunday
with A. f. .Swindle and family
]. W. Burrow and family spent sun
day with Mr.. .and Mrs. Hinton.
Willis Henson and family spent Sat
urday night with NJ. u. Spencer and
family.
The musical at the home of Dave
Parker last Saturday night was well
attended.
Greeley Swindle and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with A.
T.. Swindle and family.
Mrs. Averil Luter and little babe
spent Tuesday night with her grand
father. Or. W. T. Swndle AT Maynard.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
EIAAIII.

Donald Jackson was visiting in our
neighborhoed Sunday.
John Walrond and John Roach had
business in town Monday.
Mark Roach visited at the home Of
John Whitrock over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walrond were
visiting her parents Sunday night.
Visiting seems to be the order Of
the day around here during the pretty
weather.
The wind storm here Friday night
did quite a bit Of damage to fences
and few buildings.
Aunt Jebby Roach returned Sunday
after an extended visit with her son.
Mark, at Lorine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roach were
guests at the home of Abe Sisk and
family at Lorlne one day recently.
The well drilling crew has finished
well at the home of Uncle Tom Wor-
nell. They found water at a depth
of 60 feet
John Walrond was proud to hear
of the birth of fine baby boy at has
home as reported by the scribe last
week, but on arrival home he was
disappointed to find 1t to he false
report. And Dudley Walrond must
have been going to visit his father or
maybe Dud is one of the younger boys.
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Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

Five carloads Of fertilizer. over 1879
tons. were shipped to various parts
of Lawrence county last week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

Opal Heifner secretary-treasurer. Mrs
l.. Brown will teach the Bible class
The teachers for the other classes have
not yet been chosen. We wish that
every one in the community would
come out and take part so that we
could have good Sunday school here.
Good preaching, Sunday school and
prayer meetings are the life of com
munity like this.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

Farmers and stock growers of Sharp
and Fulton counties met last week and
organized n stock growers association.
The object of this organization is TO
forward better stock production ana
devise means to protect the pure bred
against the low grade stock IL vas
the opinion of the majority of those IN
attendance that male animals III 'uld
be kept off the range, and they discuss
ed at length the property Of law tbat
would authorize any farmer 90 cas-
trate any male animal found running
at large.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
Deuel's Work For
Imperial Valley
Praised by Lee

j.. j. Deuel., manager of the util-
ity department of the California
Farm Bureau Federation who will
address a series of farm center meet
ings next week, is obtaining wonder
full results for the farmers through
his department, according to the
opinion of l.. G. Lee. The depart
mcmt offers unlimited possibilities of
service to the farmers, and Deuel.
and his assistants gave valuable as
sistaneo in the lettuce rate hearing,
attending the hearing i'll San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
Deuel. has handled over 157 in
formal cases and 26 formal cases
during the past year, adjusting diff
ficulties amounting to 100000 of
reparations to the farmers, Lee
states. He is working solely for the
interests. of the farmer and needs
the backing of every individual
farmer, and his department is at the
disposal Of all members of the farm
bureau. 4
On Monday might, Deuel. will
speak at the special meeting called
at Jasper, Tuesday at the Brawley
grammar school, Wednesday lat the
Wilson school of FL Centre, on New
Years day at the noon luncheon at
the Holtvlle fiesta, and at Legion
hall Mt Calipatria in the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
PAROLE BREAKER
CAPTURED HERE
BY LOCAL COPS

Following his arrest last night
while attempting to burglarize the
home of Jean Hudson, Sam Lewis,
colored, was identified by police of
ficers as a parole violator from San
Quentin. lie IS beng held at the
courty jaif awaiting the sending of
prison official to return him to
tho penitentiary.
Lewis, whose record shows that
he was originally convictal of
murder and sentenced to life term,
which later was shortened to 20
years, was caught while attempt
ing to get into Hudson s trunk. Of
ficrs Applegate and Mayo of the
city police department male the
arrest. a.S
The catching of Lewis and lden-
tification of him adds another cri-
min;.l 10 the list of those wanted by
state authorities and apprehended
by city and county officers ;ecent-
lv. Both departments are keeping
Il close check on all escaped con
victs and fugitives in an effort to
clear Imperial Valley, the natural
gateway for those who are attempt
ing to evade officers by crossing in.
to Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
Baseball Teams
Ready For
Battles

Changes ara looked for in the
standing Of the baseball teams
following the games scheduled
for tomorrow.
The Imperial City team, now
leading the leagT2, will meet
the Southern Pacific team at
imperial, and endeavor to
strengthen its lead on first place.
The South,.n Sierras Power
Company and the Standard Oil
teams will tangle at the ball park
west of the courthouse. The lat
ter team, now in third place, will
be tied for second if they beat
the power men who now hold
down that position.
At the race track grounds, the
Shell Oil team and the Imperial
Irriga ton District, the two cellar
outfits, will Gloss bats.
All gamcG will be called at
2 O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
NO AGREEMENT
YET REPORT Ed
in MCCOY CASE
xpect Deliberations
Will Continue Until
Monday
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dec 97.-The
Kid Mccoy jury stands seven to
five, which way no one but the iur-
ors know.
Called before Judge Charles s.
Grail at 30 a. m, the foreman re-
ported that the six to six standing
of last night had changed to the
other figure.
After the report, the jury filed
back into the council room to con
tinue its deliberations.
s'That is encouraging, Judge
Grail said, commenting on the jury S
report.
He and the attorneys in the case
went to lunch. Mccoy was led back
to his cell.
The jury will deliberate until it
decides to go to lunch, but no yer.
diet is believed possible for some
time, if at all.
Bailiff Lupton said the jury
planned to go to lunch at 1890.
Judge Grail left for his country
club, where he will pay golf this
afternoon. He told his clerk not to
call him unless Il verdict is reached
Just before he left, the Judge told
the United Press that his present
plan is to keep the jury deliberatine
tomorrow, and discharge it Monday
morning unless there is indication
by that time that verdict is oh
tainabIc.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
COuzenS EuUOrs
Giving Publicity
On Income Taxes
BY PAUL r. MALLON

WASHINGTON, Dec. e. The
movement for complete publicity of
income tax returns was given great
impetus today when Senator Couz
ems, Michigan, Republican, and
chairman Of the lax Investigating
committee, announced himself in
favor Of complete publicity.
Secretary of Treasury Mellon, ad-
ministEation chieftains and big in
dustrial leaders who claim that the
publicity provision of the present
tax law is hurting business and the
governments s revenues.
Coming from 4 man who was as
sociated with one of the biggest pri.
vate businesses in the country, the
Ford Motor company, for years and
who himself signed a contract to the
government for $4,000, 600 in taxes
for one year, the statement was Civ
! en- added Significance by congress
sional leaders.
1.-The plea that the publicity gives
away business secrets is pure
bunk Couzens ;told the United
; Press. "Such propaganda is spread
! without justification, when, as a
, matter of fact, every big business
man knows that he can find out al
he wants about the financial condi
ton Of his competitors ut any tim'
he wishes.
1.-THE trick of getting informatio
J
complished by hiring their depart
ment heads and has been done fol
/ years. 1t was worked on me sew
+ eral times when l was manager fol-
! Ford.
/ but most operators of big bust
, ness do not care particularly what
taxes are being paid by their com
petitors.
~ could walk across the hall
right now and look up the taxes paid
by every one of my friends. The
information has been supplied by
the internal revenue bureau for the
purpose of our investigation. But
M not curious and l have not the
slightest idea or desire to know
what taxes my business friends are
/ paying.
"The one thing that publicity
] does give is a more honest enforce.
! ment of the tax law. There is not
the slightest excuse for keeping tax
secrets and the only purpose il
! serves is to encourage dishonesty.
''Our investigation would not
! have been so necessary had the facts
been available for public inspec-
, tion. -
Because of the strength Of public
ity adherents in this congress, lead
! ers have decided to postpone any eff
fort to repeal the present tax pub
licity law until the next session.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
Conference to
: Consider Safety
of Coal Miners
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA con
ference of the governors of coal
producing states will be called in the
near future by President Coolidge to
consider possible safety mining leg
islation for the various states, it
was announced at the white house
yesterday.
Arrangements for the conference
have been under way for some time.
Though the federal government is
limited III the matter TO giving eoun.
sci and adviceb it wishes to en-.
courage state legislatures to pass
legislation which may lower the high
death rate among miners, it was
said.
Coal mine accidents last month
killed l55 men, the bureau of mines
announced today.
a increase of fatalities was reg
istercd III the Pennsylvania anthra-
cite district where Al were killed
and the remainder died in bituminous
mines in every section Of the coun-
try.
Coal mine deaths have for the
past | | months of 1924 totalled 2l3J
or 4.22 for each million tons of
coal produced. The rate last year
was 3.6l and the ten year average
is 3.64, the considerable increase
this year being due entirely to ex-
plosions of gas and coal dust which
caused several major disasters early
in the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
BANK EMBEZZLER
CAPTURED AFTER
LENGTHY SEARCH
by United Press Leased Wire

SALINAS, Calf, Dec. 27.-DalC
Rowan, Bank of Italy employee, who
fled seven months ago with $4,000
in funds from one of the bank g San
Francisco offices, and enjoyed life
until his capture yesterday, was be-
ing pressed today fer q story of his
wanderings and urged to tell what he
had done with the money.
Officials of the Bank of Italy
from San Francisco came here short
ly after news of his capture on a
ranch near here reached them, and
talked with Rowan most of last
night. They were still closeted with
him today.
So far they have been unable to
learn only that Rowan left unnamed
sums on deposit in Idaho and Utah,
and bought land with about $4,000.
The location OF this land had not
been revealed.
Rowan was regarded until last
May as one Of the most promising
young men in the bank 9 employ, af-
ter working for the institution in
various capacities for several years,
May 90 last he failed to report for
duty, and investigation disclosed
that he had checked the teller s
money as usual two days before, and
later in the day had quietly disap-
pedred from his lodgings. No clue
was obtained as to his whereabouts
after months, of search and until he
was reported in this vicinity he was
believed to have successfully made
his escape from the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-27
Fighting Irish
Rest in Arizona
by United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz., Dee. 27.-Hcaded
by Coach Knute ROckne, the ia
nous Notre Dame football squad
arrived here today enroute to Pas
adenWand the New Years clash
against Stanford.
The Irish will remain here for
four days, the last rest they will
have beforer reaching "enemy ter
ritory.
Coach Rockne was the first
man TO leave the train. He and
his squad of huskics were met Ly a
large crowd of local football fans
a delegation of city officials and
chamber of commerce representa-
tives and n cloudless sky. N@
Evidently it was the latter which
made tho greates. impression on
ROckne, for when his upturned eyes
saw the sunshine ne rubbed his
hands with satisfaction.
The squad will hold 4 light prac-
tice this afternoon on the Universe
ty of Arizona gridiron. Plenty of
sleep with a few automobile rides
for diversion is about all the enter
tainment ahead during the four
days here,