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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Legion Memorial VIII
Yield Profit to Post

According to plans prepared by
Charles p Nieder, chairman of the
Legion board of architects assigned to
draw up plans for the American Lee
glon memorial building at Miami,
Fla, the building will not only be one
OF the finest memorial buildings in the
country, but will be self-supporting.
The plans call for four stories, to con.
tain 40 offices, which, it is calculated.
Will produce sufficient income from
rentals not only to pay for the buIld-
ing but also to yield a considerable
profit to the post. The building will
contain one of the finest auditoriums
in the city, roof tea garden and
other attractive features. 1t will cost
approximately $25O,OOO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
China's Fights May
Open Terrible War

kiang. This may be compared to the
President of the southern Confederacy
at the time of the Civil war taking
sides with the governor of Connect
cut in the imaginary American COM
parisOn.
Now, in addition, there is far to the
north the great Marshal Chang, the
dictator of Manchuria and eastern
Mongolia. He has taken the side of
the governor of Chang. This might
be compared to the governor of Mich
igan, in our imaginary case joining
with the governor of Connecticut.
SO there exists the alignment: Pres
ident Tsao Kun, Marshal WI Pei Flu
and Governor Chi of Kiangsu on one
side with President Sun Vat Sen, Mar
shall Chang, Governor Lu and the de-
Tense commissioner Of Shanghai, Ho,
on the other.
General Believed a Traitor.
There is another highly interesting
military factor. General Feng is COM
mander of the garrison of Peking
While nominally under President Tsao
and Marshal WI he is strongly sus-
pected of having sympathies with the
other side. At any moment he may
throw his strength to it.
From 100000 to 100000 men are
likely to participate in this war. The
North China side apparently has the
superiority in numbers. Marshal WI
Pei Flu, it is estimated, commands $780,
600 men. General Feng. supposedly his
ally, has 10000, and General Chi some
where near 100000; Marshal Chang
has about 10000; Doctor Sun, 10000;
Governor Lu about $4,000, and the
Shanghai commissioner a garrison of
some thousands.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
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AMERICAN
oL-I:5GONo
LONG AND VARIED
MILITARY CAREER

Joseph Warren Bartlett, newly ap-
pointed judge advocate of the Massa-
chusetts department of the American
Legion, has been very active in the
Legion and has had long and va
ried military career, beginning in 1901.
Member of Newton post of the Legion,
Mr.. Bartlett was chairman of the Mas
sachusetts department committee on
unemployment in 1923.
Serving in the Massachusetts Ma
tional Guard from 1901 to 1916, Mr..
Bartlett rose from private in the
First Corps Cadets to major in the
Inspector generals department. He
was on the military staff of Gov. e. n.
Foss in 1911-1913 and instructor in the
Harvard regiment from 1916 to 1918.
BE entered the service Of the United
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Railroads Handle 1923
Cars in Week.

Washington.-A new high record for
loading freight cars, with it's accom-
panying indication of business condi-
TONS was made by American railroads
during the week ended October IS.
During that week /, 102, 1886 cars were
loaded with revenue freight, exceed
ing by more than 5000 cars the previ-
Gus high record of 1923. On one day
alone, October Is, the railroads moved
1,030,211 cars, both loaded and empty,
which if made up into one solid train
would have reached from New York to
San Francisco and return and then
back to Omaha.
In report issued recently, the
American Railway association declares
that while the weekly records of Amer
lean railroading were being surpassed,
the movement of freight was carried
on without congestion or car shortage.
and that there are 100000 serviceable
freight cars and 5,400 locomotives in
surplus reserve.
Spend Much for Equipment.
The railroads, the report says, were
enabled to make the new record be
cause of their large expenditures for
equipment and improvements; because
of improved car distribution and be-
cause of the growing efficiency of the
regional shippers advisory boards hav-
ing memberships representing all
phases of agricultural and industrial
production.
"Record-breaking grain crops have
been moved without a single reported
car shortage from the western states,
says the report 1.-THE California per
ishable producers heretofore have been
confronted with periodical car short
ages. but this year there was no short
age of refrigerator equipment"
Other Records Established.
In addition TO the new high record
for movement of revenue freight dur
ing the week ended October IS, the
railroads made other new records.
| More cars were loaded with miscel-
laneous freight; more cars were load.
ed with live stock and the new record
was made for cars in movement on q
single day. Leading of grain and grain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Sleeping Giant Is Believed
to Be Awakening.

Washington, d. CATER more than
a decade of petty political pickering
over the control of China the whole
country now bids fair to break out in
war to determine if unificatiOR can be
effected by conquest. From Picking,
the ancient capital in the north, to
Canton, the vast river city in the
south, troops are afoot. There are
marchings and counter-marchings and
the sound of firing is heard in many
places, chiefly along 25-mile front in
the vicinity of Shanghai.
Gen. Chi Hsieh-yuan, anfu-tuchan or
military governor of the province of
Kiangsu, has fatty declared that the
time has come when, if China is to be
unified again into one great nation, it
must be done by the sword. Whether
the war which now is in progress will,
in fact, be fought out to so bitter an
issue or whether it will in few
months break up into minor conflicts
between rival provincial governors re-
mains to be seen. The immediate fact
Is that a million men are under arms.
The trouble started over the rivalry
of two provincial governors. The city
Of Shanghai, with well over a million
population, is the New York Of China.
1t is the great port of foreign trade.
Geographically ii lies in the province
of Kiangsu. 1t is commanded by Gen.
HO Feng-lin, the defense commissioner.
To the southwark of the province of
Kiangsu and the city of Shanghai lies
the important province of Chekiang.
It's military governor is Gen. Lu Yung-
hsiang. Although the city is outside his
province he claims control over Shang-
hal. The defense commissioner is
friendly to him and admits his claim.
r Likened to New York's Seizure.
The situation may be put into Ameri-
can terms as follows: New York city
lies in New York state. Connecticut is
just over the border. The governor of
Connecticut claims the right to rule
and tax New York city The mayor of
New York city is willing TO side with
the governor of Connecticut. The gov
ernor of New York decides he will, by
1OICe, TAKE tlldISS VI inc City anu OooA
the mayor.
That is the immediate situation, but
what makes the situation one Of world
Importance is that larger factors are
entering.
Marshal Tsao Kun is president of
China with his capital at the ancient
imperial city of Picking. His greatest
general is Marshal WI Pei Flu who, in
reality, is the stronger man of the two
and dominates the president. These
two are taking the side of the governor
of Kiangsu who is attempting to take
Shanghai This might be compared to
the president of the United States TAX
ing the side Of the governor of New
York in the imaginary American case
being used as a parallel
But China occupies position new
somewhat similar TO that in this coun-
try at the time of tbs Civil war. South
China has seeded from the rest of the
country and has set up the South
China republic. with DR.. Sun Vat Sen
at Its head. He makes his capital at
the great city of Canton. He has taken
sides with the defense commissioner of
Shanghai and the governor of Che
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Post for Women Only

The foundation of a second post Of
the American Legion at Hollywood,
CAL, to be composed entirely Of
women who were in service during
the World war, is planned by a group
OF former army nurses, it was an
nounced recently by Adjt. T. E. Fer
guson of the present Legion post at
Hollywood. 1t is estimated that there
are between so and 70 eligible for
membership in the proposed post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26

Admiral Sir Charles Z. Madden, flag
officer of the British Royal navy, who
was commander Of the Atlantic fleet
from 1919 to 1922, has been appointed
admiral of the fleet, chief position in
the British navy. He served in the
battle of Jutland in 1916, and was
mentioned in dispatches; was chief of
staff to the admiral commanding in
chief, 1914-1916, and second in COM
mand of the Grand fleet in 1917.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26

States in December, 1918, and later
became judge advocate in the Seventh
division of the American expedition
airy forces. He was discharged in
July, 1919.
He was admitted to the practice of
law in 1901 and is now senior member
of the firm of Bartlett, Jennings &
Smith. He was a member of the city
government of Newton from 1911 to
1913. He served as city solicitor of
Newton from 1920 on. He was civil
service commissioner of Massachu-
sets in 1920 and 1921.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Make New Record
in Loading Cars

products for the same comparative
period were second only to the high
record made two weeks earlier.
Coal showed small decrease; mer-
chandise and small lots, and forest
products showed an increase over a
year ago, but ore and coke showed a
decrease.
All classes showed increases over
the corresponding week two years ago,
except in the eastern district.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Enjoy Fish Derby

A fish derby was the feature of
the first annual picnic Of the Ramsey
county central committee of the Amer
lean Legion, st. Paul, MINI. At the
sound of whistle the fishermen bait
ed hooks, rashed for their boats and
fisned desperately. The first men to
return with fry measuring at least
four inches from tail to snout was
crowned the winner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Girl Wins Essay Contest

Cecilia Gil, fourteeu-year-ol win
ner of the essay contest held by the
New York department of the Ameri-
can Legion, was awarded a trip to
Washington, D. G. The subject of the
essay was "The Federal Government:
Its DEPARTMENTS and Functions"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Methuselah Only 80
Astronomer Declares

Berkeley, Cal. - Methuselah
was not nine hundred and sixty
nine years of age when he died,
as set forth in Genesis, but was
only eighty, according to a
statement by Prof. Russell T.
Crawford, astronomer at the
University of California.
THE ancients COMPUTED their
time by cycles, which we have
taken to mean years." Professor
Crawford said. "This is wrong,
for the ancients did not mean a
yearly cycle but a cycle of the
moon, of which there may have
been 900 in Methuselah's life.
There are that number of moon
cycles IN SO years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26
Find Old Roman Ma

The site of a Roman mint was
covered near Portishead on the
erset sea coast, when r. E. Ga
dug up 1000 coins, which are bell
to have been made by the RQ
during the period they occupied
land. They are in excellent pres
ton, and date from % A. D. q,
before the Roman conquest Of b
to 400 A. D., just before the
evacuation. The field where they
found was used by the ancient b
as a camp, and this camp aftel
was taken over by the Romans
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26

". N. U, MILWAUKEE
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Miss Hamil Entertains

Miss Flora Blanche Hamil entertain
ed her class and a number Of friends
Wednesday evening at the home Of her
grandmother, Mrs. f. Z. vOohers. The
evening was spent in playing many
games, including Nah Jongg, Bridge
and Five Hundred. At late hour a
dainty salad course was served by
Mines. Voohers and Hamil.
Those attending were Leila Perrin,
Nina and Cleo Rains, Evelyn Bristow,
Lillian Stubbleneld, Trescella Brown,
Evelyn McNairy, Lillian Haltom and
Pearl Gibson, Messrs. Wright Shannon,
Cecil Perrin, Bert McAllen, Duel
Brown, Glendon Brown, Marvin Wells,
Earl and Everett Bates, w. II. Benton
and Prof. Thompson.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
UNION
day

Farmers don't we need rain?
NJ. ID. Spencer Is having chills.
Little Hattie Bickford Is not much
better.
Get your hooks now boys and get
after those fish.
Melvin Wright and family spent
Sunday with |. J. Smiths.
A. J. Christian spent Saturday
night with Clay Smith and family.
WIN Reason and family OF Middle
brook spent Sunday at Johnston'S
Chapel.
Willis Henson and family spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with NJ. ID.
Spencer.
Averil Luter and family and Greeley
Swindle and family spent Sunday with
A. p. Swindle.
A Mr.. Ellis Of near Ingram made n
special trip 10 NJ. ID. Spcncer's last
Sunday afternoon.
Earle Spence and family and Aunt
Mary Spence took dinner with j. T.
Jones and wife Sunday.
We hope all the correspondents.
readers and the editors Of the old
Reliable had nice time Easter.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley March spent
Sunday with Mrs. March's sister. Mfr.
and Mrs. Willie Barks, near Poynor.
Ben Choate and family and Grand
ma Butler and granddaughter motor
ed up and spent the evening with Earl
johnson and wife Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
OLD JACKSON

Viola Woods spent Sunday with
Pearl Songer.
Johnnie Woods returned to Blodgett,
Mo-, Monday.
J. II. Miller and wife spent Sunday
at the home Of Lige Grassland.
NJ. f. Henderson is having some
work done ON his barn this week.
Ruby Fullington is staying at the
home Of Lige Grassland this week.
Several from this place are attend
ing Sunday school at Imboden now.
We are glad to know that ]. E. VIII
liams is recovering from his Illness
Homer songer of this place il work
ing for Theodore Linebaugh at Fair
view.
Roosevelt Woods Of Portia spent Sat
urday night at the home of his parents
here.
Mrs. Sam Songer is visiting rela-
tives in Luxora and Paragould this
week.
Several from this place attended the
egg hunt and dinner at Clear Springs
Sunday.
Lige Grassland and wife are the
proud parents Of n new baby girl In
their home.
The egg hunt at william Hudson's
Saturday night was well attended and
all who We're there report a nice time.
Lena Wilson and Ruth senger OF
HOxie were visiting at the home OF
sam Songer from Friday until satur-
day.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Baptist Church Notes

Sunday school better than week
ago
Preaching congregation at both hours
better also.
Our protracted meeting begins next
Sunday with the night service.
sickness and other hindrances caus-
ed the postponement of the DeMolay
services from last until next Sunday
night.
DIR. j. S. Compere, Editor OF the
Baptist Advance, our. state paper, is
to preach for us next Sunday morning
in the absence of the pastor.
Beginning with the second seat from
the front far enough back TO seat full
thirty young men, seats are reserved
for the DeMolay boys in the middle
tier.
Who are the DeMOlaysI Thirty Of
the finest young men in the country
and as fine as found anywhere. See
them I'm body next Sunday night and
learn something of what It means to
be DeMolay.
Pastor W. X. McEwen is to preach
the Commencement Sermon at May
nard Academy next Sunday morning
and therefore will be absent from the
morning services. DIR. Compere Is a
great preacher and you will miss a
treat IL you do not hear him.
No one who likes strictly Bible
preaching can afford to miss the ser
mons by evangelist Voyles. Few men
If any can puote as much Scripture
from memory as he. have had him
in three meetings and have never seen
him read a chapter from the Book in
hand. Evangelistic singer Lawrence
will have charge of the music.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Social and Personal

here Saturday of this week. She will
take up, with the local members, the
work of providing for the sick and
wounded soldiers in Arkansas.
The meeting for Saturday afternoon
starts at 200 o'clock and the joint
meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary
will begin at I 80 in the reception
room of the Masonic hall. All mem.
bers of the Auxiliary are urged to be
present.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Easter Picnic

A bunch from Pocahontas spent
Sunday at Birdell fishing, hunting
Easter eggs, kodaking and, most en-
joyable, eating. A prize was given
Edd Holt for finding the most eggs
but Mr.. Neidinger said he was looking
more for fish than eggs.
A delicious lunch was served and
supper time also found the happy
crowd there. There were plenty left
for supper and plenty more ready for
it and the ladies again prepared the
meal. Those included in the happy
party were: Mr.. and Louis Neidinger
and daughter, Miss Ethel, Mr and
Mrs. Edd Holt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. {.
Broadway and nephew, Hite, Mrs.
Hudgens, Misses LYDIA Parks and Ada
Stokes and brothers and Mr.. White.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
ANNUAL DITCH MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the Big Running
Water Drainage District will he held
at the usual place (James store) ON
Monday, May 8, 1924, for the purpose
Of electing one director and for the
transacting OF such other business as
may come before said meeting.
II. Duty, President.
81 II. r. n. Johnson, sec'ty.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Arkansas

Arkansas has a strong State teach
/ ers' Normal College and four well
equipped state Agricultural Schools.
Arkansas has in its three natural
gas fields many wells which produce
an average of 25,9OO.OOO feet Of gas
daily.
Arkansas bank savings have shown
steady increase with each bank re.
port, the increase in seven years being
over 300 per cent.
Arkansas has 10 denOminati0nal
schools and colleges, seven Of which
are well-endowed and all are ranked
as standard colleges.
Insulator brackets used by telegraph
and telephone companies all over the
United States are manufactured from
Arkansas hardwood.
Arkansas has State Agricultural
Mechanical and Normal College for
negroes. II also has three denOmin-
ational colleges for negroes
Arkansas has public school property
valued ut $20OO0,OOO and raises Ss,-
100000 annually by taxation for the
support Of its public schools
Arkansas has two large furniture
manufacturing centers, Fort Smith and
Little Rock. and their product Is ship
ped to all parts of the world.
Arkansas is rapidly consolidating its
rural school districts, thereby making
possible the establishment Of strong
schools with high school advantages.
Arkansas has a model law govern
ing State banks. Bank depositors are
as thoroughly safegu0rded as though
there was a State bank guaranty law
Arkansas produced the largest mug
get Of lead ever mined. IL weighed
2,400 pounds and was mined In Marion
county. II was exhibited at the ~.
Louis exposition.
Arkansas banks show an increase OF
100 per cent In individual deposits
since March /, 1914. Arkansas banks
more than doubled their resources in
the same period.
Arkansas has marble which Is
elastic, bending under pressure and re-
bounding when the pressure is releas-
ed This elasticity enables the stone
to adapt itself to valuable climates
without disintegration. 1t is quarried
in Independence county in large guam
titles.
The largest nugget Of zinc ever TAX
en- out in one piece, weighing 20 tons,
was quarried- in Marion county in
1893. A small piece Of this, weighing
1900 pounds. was exhibited at the
Chicago Worlds Fair, and after TAX
ing first premium for purely was
placed on exhibition in the field mus
cum, Chicago.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25

Paints and varnishes at Johnston's.
Mrs. j. J. Johnson of Biggers was
transacting business in Pocahontas
Tuesday.
Mrs. Kern Hall returned home Tues
day after a visit with homefolks at
Paris, Ark.
II. ID. Lucas has been i'm Little Rock
this week attending a state meeting Of
druggists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton were
guests Of relatives at Biggers first Of
the week.
Mrs. T. o. Woods spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. J. ID. Goodwin, at
Lynn, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunn of Poplar
Bluff were visiting in Pocahontas first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Childs and Miss
vallie Kemp were visiting relatives at
Thumann Sunday.
Il. G. Schoonover and w. A. Jackson
have been attending court in Walnut
Ridge this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zan Schnabaum were
visiting relatives in Biggers Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Leland Carroll and j. A. McAllen Of
Cape Girardeau were visiting home
folks here Sunday.
J. A. Campbell of the Imboden North
Star Route was a business visitor in
Pocahontas Monday.
Misses Orlean Holt and Arab and
Harold Tyler of Biggers were visiting
in Pocahontas Sunday.
If it makes you sick to laugh keep
away from the Kozy Theatre the night
of "Sophronia's Wedding"
Mrs. Z. Smith and daughter and
Misses Church and I1inkle of Newport
were guests at the home of Mrs. HUI
bert Peters here Sunday
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Wednesday Bridge Club

The Wednesday Bridge Club met
with Mrs. c. f. SHUTTLE April 10th.
Mrs. Carl Preston winning high score
was given an electric curling iron.
Mrs. Jesse shannon cut consolation,
also curling iron. A delicious
plate luncheon was served and each
guest was presented with an Easter
favor.
Guests of the club were Mines Zan
Schnabaum, l.. +. Blankenship, Lantie
Martin, l.. b. Price. Vern Null, w. i.
Pope and j. l.. BristOw.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Miss Martin Entertains

Miss Jean Martin entertained her
Sunday school class, composed Of about
twenty youngsters, at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Martin,
Sunday afternoon. An Easter egg hunt
and the making of mud pies were the
principal features of the party. After
finding the eggs and completing the
pie making the guests enjoyed refresh
ments of ice cream and cake.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Birthday Party

Mrs. ID. NJ. Burke entertained last
Saturday afternoon for her daughter,
Miss Mary Frances, in celebration of
the youngsters fourth birthday. The
guests were entertained with an Eas-
ter egg hunt, the eggs being hidden
here and there in little baskets. Deli
cious refreshments consisting of ice
cream and cake were enjoyed by the
children.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-25
Local and Personal

Base Ball Goods at Johnston's
Abe Alperin motored to Jonesboro
Sunday.
If you enjoy laugh see "sophronia's
Wedding"
Joe Kolley was over from Jonesboro
Sunday.
W.T.. Taylor of Route was in town
on business Monday.
Ocie Honeycutt was visiting out
near Holmes Sunday.
Gordon Hite of Biggers was visiting
in Pocahontas Saturday.
Fish are biting Buy your tackle at
Johnston's.
Uncle Tom Purdy Of Manson was in
town on business Monday.
4. a. DOut vi " Ntdh was " '"'' . W
visitor in POcahontas Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Schnabaum is visit
ing friends at Lonoke this week.
Tom Purdy of Manson was a busi-
ness visitor in Pocahontas Monday.
DIR. ]. w. Brown has been attending
federal court at Jonesboro this week.
PocahOntas is invited to attend
"Sophronia's Wedding"
Mrs Duke Lucas was visiting and
shopping in Memphis first of the week,
Miss Christene Poindexter Of Big
gers was Pocahontas visitor satur-
day
Esq. w. G. Glasco Of Reyno was a
business visitor IN pocahontas Mon
day.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Herbert Schnabaum of
Biggers We're visiting homefolks here
Sunday.