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Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
WATER VALLEY
(Too late for last week }

AAbV AiAN AOA Adoi hNNhsI
Everyone seems to be taking advan-
tage of the fine weather we are hav-
ing for gathering our cotton.
Water Valley was well represented
in Sunday school at New Covenant
Sunday.
Sam Eaton and family attended
church at Ravenden Springs Sunday.
We are planning on having sing
ing school here in the near future.
We hope to have large attendance as
there has been no such school taught
here for about twenty years. We have
some good talent and with some train
ing we can have a number one class
Mrs. NJ. f. Ligon and children were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Claude
over Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wells were visi-
tors at the home of Clyde Layl Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Our school closed Saturday with a
three hour program Saturday night.
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves
as they all seemed to comply with the
old proverb, laugh and grow fat"
We wish to express our sincere thanks
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
MIopLEBRoOK

Gilbert Parker has sold his property
IN John Pitman. John will move as
soon as possible.
Lewis Johnston and Crawford Hamm
made a trip to Reyno first of the week
TO do some repair work on house for
Uncle John A. Johnson
We are glad to see the interest taken
by the people Of this place in singing.
Singing unites MS together.
Scott Crotts has bought property in
AIiddlehrook ana is now living in town.
c. Il. Lindsey, J. II. Luter, Aunt
Caroline Lindsey and Aunt Mag viii
son made a trip below Hoxie Saturday
to see Uncle Cal Lindsey. They re-
turned Sunday.
We are glad the election is over and
more than glad to have Uncle Charles
Johnston to appear in the paper again
as he is capable of giving most all of
MS good advice.
DIOs Aiulllh iliNh MS hBl''ihNihNhN
at this place last Sunday.
Lora Lindsey visited Lewis John
ston Saturday night
Tom Murphy has bought the black
smith shop at this place. Tom is a
hustler. Bring him your work and
give him a chance to prove his work
manship.
Our locals didn't appear last week.
Sorry to have them miss that way.
Crawford Hamm made a business
trip over to Mock Saturday night.
Cotton picking is the go around here
just now. People are anxious to get
their cotton out of the fields before
bad weather.
We are glad Uncle Charles Johnston
mentioned in his letter about the inter
est taken in the county fair this time.
We urge every farmer to take some
thing down next year and let's make a
big success with our little Randolph
county fair.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
Public Sale
D. II. Shride's Store
Dalton, Arkansas

Commencing Nov. 1st and continuing until
Nov 18th will sell all my stock of Merchandise
at Special discount of 10 per cent off of regular
prices for all sums over $500 bought for cash or
produce.
Everybody needing anything in the line OF
General Merchandise come and see me. | can
and will save you money
Twill also offer my home and store building
and 40 acre pasture place cheap. And at bar
gain will sell the Grant Mill property and Gar
age; also one nearly new Singer Shoe Machine.
If interested come and see or write to me at
once.
| thank all for past business and cordially
invite you to come again.
Anyone indebted to me will please call and
settle up before have to ask you to do so.
Your Friend,
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
KANSAS CITY DOCTOR
iNVENTS new TRUSS
New Discovery Heals Rupture
Without An Operation.

Kansas City, Mo. The extraordinary
discovery which, experts agree, has
no equal for curative effects in all
rupture cases, is the latest accomplish
ment of the well known Hernia Spec
ialist. DR.. Andrews, 75-H Koch Bldg,
Kansas City, Mo. The extraordinary
success of this new method proves that
it holds and heals rupture. 1t weighs
only a few ounces. Has no hard gOug-
ing pads, no elastic belt, no leg straps,
no steel bands and is as comfortable
as a light garment. 1t has enabled
hundreds of persons to throw away
trusses and declare their rupture alb
solutely healed. Many of these had
serious double ruptures, from which
they had suffered for years. 1t is Dh
Andrews ambition to have every rup-
tured person enjoy the quick relief.
comfort and healing power of his dis
cOvery, and he will send it on free
trial to any reader of the Star Herald
who writes him. He wants one per-
son in each neighborhood TO whom he
can refer. If you wish to get rid Of
rupture for good, without an operation,
take advantage of the doctors free
offer. Write him today.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
Motorists Leg Broken

Walnut Ridge, Oct. 21.-Thursday
night, while Thomas Mcintyre and his
young son, Pete, were driving, their
automobile became stalled in a mud
hole near here. While the son was
handling the wheel, the elder Mem
tyre went to the rear of the car to
push. His clothing became entangled
in the wheel and he was thrown viO-
lently to the ground, breaking his leg.
The bone protruded through the flesh
and physicians have postponed setting
the bone until danger of blood poison
has passed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
BIRDELL

Clarence Smith and family attended
services at this place Sunday.
Miss Nell Hufstedler spent the week
end at home. she was accompanied
back to Pocahontas Sunday afternoon
by Curt Hufstedler. Jewel Startling and
Geneva Barden.
The singing at Little Spring last
Saturday night was enjoyed by all who
attended.
Jake Hufstedler and Jewel Startling
are attending the singing school at
Water Valley this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Crawford left
last week for Sikeston, Mo-, where they
will make their future home.
Truman Cremeens is in Missouri this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Hufstedler had
business in Pocahontas last week.
The Hufstedler Bros. have new
set of gin saws. ur
Lillian Haulcraft last Sunday.
A raft of ties went down Eleven
point last week. First in over year.
Heck Perrin has just finished max
ing twelve hundred and forty eight
gallons of molasses.
Mrs. Edgar Preston of Imboden visit
ed in Birdell last Monday.
Mrs. II. NJ. Barden and Mrs w. d.
Wagner are on the sick list this week.
Several enjoyed singing at c. p. HUFF
stedler's last Sunday afternoon.
Uncle Dick HoOten, who had his
foot amputated some time ago, has a
new cork foot. We hope to see him
walking again.
Ras Leathers, who is attending high
school at ImbOden, spent the week end
at home.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
Late County News
UNION

Having beautiful fall for gather.
ing our crops.
Mrs. Alice Witt of Pocahontas and
her sister, Mrs. Mae Wise, of Old Mex
leo spent few days last week visiting
relatives here.
Il. T. Daugherty and family arc
visiting homefolks near Walnut Ridge,
Averil Luter and family spent sun
day with A. IL. Swindle and family at
Maynard.
Farmers are busy getting their cot
ton out at present.
Earl johnson and wife, W. l.. John
son and wife and Aunt Mary Howard
were Sunday guests of Ben Choate's.
Andy McClintOck of Naylor, Mo-,
spent Monday night with G. w. Greene
and family.
Ted Green is up near Naylor picking
cotton
Greeley Swindle and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with home
folks at MiddlebroOk.
Health is very good in these parts
but my. Isn't it dusty? Think we are
badly in need of a shower to settle the
dust.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23

Between Brockett and May
nard a black fur scarf with boquet of
flowers pinned on. Finder please re-
turn to Iorine Lacy, Walnut Ridge
Ark. R-2, Box 100, and receive reward
11-1t
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23

For Sale-Complete set of black
smith tools i'm good condition; - II. p.
Witte gasoline engine, corn burrs, band
and rip saw, emery stand, good pair
scales. Everything, in good working
order and plant is making money. A
fine opportunity for good man. Cash
payment and time ON balance. | have
to sell on account of bad health. Call
or write, S. X. Ulmer, Biggers, Ark.
11-4tp,
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
D. H. SHRIDE
Dalton, Ark.
BLODGETT

Cotton picking is the order of the
day.
Aunt Slant Russell is dangerously i'll
with malarial fever.
Luedean Seawell has tonsilitis.
Luther Williams and family, Leslie
Osborn, Lewis Roster and Ruff Foster
and their families and Miss Ruby Gale
more started to the Mississippi Sun
day but old Henry balked on them
and they did not get there.
Ray Paskell is on the sick list.
Guy Templeton and family visited
at Alfred Rapert's Sunday.
Waldo Seawell and family spent
Friday night at win Russell's.
Lots of colored people are coming in
now to pick the big fields of cotton.
Joe Russell of Morley was attending
the bedside of his sick mother Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23
FoR RENT

Good. well located house, rooms.
Also other houses for sale and good
farm to trade for town property.
NJ. Il. Pace,
lift. PocahOntas, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23

Cooperative sales and purchases
made by farmers with the advice AMI
assistance of county agricultural
agents during the first six months of
this year resulted in a saving of $1OS,-
036.91 to the farmers who were help
ed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-23

A. Mock to visit us and give the school
talk. which we know would be help
ful to each of MS and to our school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
BASIS OF DANISH PROPOSAL

TOR modern proposed abolish all
X national defenses within control The plan
ward by the labor ministry in Denmark is of special sgnh
in of present world interest in disarmament
pnsth American suggestion and others and the League of
Nations for disarmament conference held
in 1925
Denmark other Scandinavian countries recently adopted
of conciation
farther. Why abolish
ships told here by Denmak OF defense L.
He member of the cabinet appointed last April after the
elections which to
Staining prime minister The Labor the largest Dem
marks parliament with IS OF the 49 disarmament
proposal is bound with
Mobilization advocated by the Labor
Although Mr. Rasmussen admits the likely fail
of when the few weeks
readiness submit plan
male and female voters The of Denmaks
has been issue for 80 The bill scheduled for
introduction by the middle of this month"; coming
in the lower house early November In substance
abolish soldiers sailors forts and warshp
they do Denmark from attack
and border patrol fulfill obligations
economic boycott against offending nation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

Researches now going forward in
European university laboratory
hold out promises which, if fulfilled,
will revolutionize human activities.
They aim at nothing less than the
abolition of tiredness, enabling men
to walk all day and still be fresh,
to play foot ball for hours and go
on playing, to think nothing of four
rounds of golf on end, to slave in
a factory all day and need no rest
afteSward.
AS yet the experiments have not
passed beyond the stage of the lower
animals, but here their achievement
is extraordinary. 1t is necessary in
order to understand the logic and
hopefulness of this work to know
little of the physiology of muscu-
lar eXertion.
Why do we tire after exercise? 1t
is matter of poisons generated by
the muscles in their activity. The
process may be likened to an over
stocked fire. the chimney of which
becomes clogged with the products
of the burning coal.
The new idea does not prevent the
formation of these products. the sub
stances given out by the aching
muscles, but it seeks counter-sub-
stance which absorbs them as quick
ly as they are formed, and thus
allows the muscles to go on func-
stfoning.
The, experiments have been madc
with rats and with guinea pigs. Ely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

mo person, in the executive civil
service shall use his official authority
or influence for the purpose of inter
fering with an election or affecting
the results thereof. Persons who by
the provisions of these rules are in
the competitive classified service.
while retaining the right to vote as
they please and to express privately
their opinions on all political sub
jects. shall take no active part in po-
litical management or in political
campaigns
In giving a definition of political
activity and explaining the scope of
the rule, the Civil Service Commits
sion emphasizes that activity in poll
tics includes any activity pertaining
to or connected with a party or par
ties controlling or. seeking to control
Government in the Nation, or in a
State. county or municipality.
Any one of two or more bodies of
people contenGing. for antagonistic or
rival governmental policies or meas
ures is a political party. The fact
that campaign may not mean af-
filition with any of the great national
politicl parties, or that the party may
be reform party, is not material, for
the reason that one of the primary
purposes of the rule forbidding DO
com
2etitive classified employees is to re-
quire them, in their political as well
as official actions, to avoid any act
or display of craftsmanship on any
pending political issue which might
cause public scandal or unfavorable
comment and offend persons who
have relations with them in their Of
fetal capacity.
Actively Offensive.
For any employe of tn Govern
ment who is the paid servant of all
citizens of all political faiths publicly
to display his partisanship with re-
spect to any pending issue is detri-
mental to the service, the commission
argues. and an employe could not be
permitted to support such an issue
and another employe forbidden to OPP
pose it, and his craftsmanship. while
pleasing to some would be offensive
TO others.
1t is well known, the Civil Service
Commission points out, that reform
or so-called non partisan campaigns
are frequently more bitterly contested
than campaigns conducted on strictly
partisan lines, and however meri-
torious may be the reform sought. if
the question is a political one a COM
petitive employe may not take an &C
tive part in its discussion or solu-
ton
No attempt can be made, the COM
mission explains In --sntorcing the
rule to distinguish between good and
CONTINUED on Third Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
FOREIGN SERVICE DRAWS
MANY APPLICANTS NOW

the President and the Secretary OF
State feel that there are certain
fundamental requirements as to per-
sonality which would make 1t I'M
wise to follow out the stringent merit
principles embodied in the texecu
tive) order If the examinations were
thrown open to all citizens
The National Civil Service Reform
League heartily commends the whole
way would take some credit upon
itself for helping to bring about the
reform
Must Take Course Here.
Those successfully passing the ex-
grade of foreign service officer, un-
classified, and will be entered in the
new Foreign Service School. to open
in the State Department shortly
thereafter Plans for the school have
not as yet been perfected, although
they are understood to be well under
way. The prospective consul or min
lister will be in the new school at the
state Department for a year. during
so to speak, and may be dropped
without the Government having to
show cause.
In the meantime from abroad come
reports to the department that men
active in service are enthusiastic
over the change which has been
wrought in the system of control or
Uncle Sans foreign service officers.
Secretary Hughes succinctly eX-
plains this in recent letter to Judge
Ordway, in which the Secretary said
such officers evinced the ''Iive1iest
satisfaction" and for the first time
now were able to carry out the am
billions and dreams which they have
had afor the betterment OF the serv-
ice End for making it an organiza-
ton which is second to no organl-
cation under the American Govern
ment"
Faults In Old System
Foreign service officers" said Sec
rotary Hughes, have always felt
that there were three important es-
sentials lacking to the foreign serv-
ice as a career. These wore: First.
pormanency of tenure of office; sec
ond, a salary on which a man could
live without outside . income, and
third, reasonable hope of reaching the
higher positions of the service (chiefs
of mis- tion) for those who especially
distinguish themselves.
Foreign service officers now be-
lieve that act and the administration
thereof provide reasonably satisfac-
tory answers to all these objections.
The service is now on a. legal footing
and cannot be entered except after
examination into the lowest class, or
CONTINUED on Third Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

w WHILE wholesale reorgani-
a cation of that small
NV army of approximately 100
v Americans now repre-
senting this Government
abroad is being completed rapidly
under the so-called Rogers act,
bringing the two classes, diplomatic
and consular, into one unified. inter-
changeable foreign service of the
precedented interest is being demon
strated throughout the country in
examinations to be held in January
for first admissions to the new
service.
Prior to this a majority of men
representing the Government 'abroad
were said to have come from five or
six of the largest cities of the land.
but inquiries which have been pour
ing into the State Department lately
concerning forthcoming examinations
are postmarked from all corners OF
the Nation.
This is taken by officials as pre-
liminary evidence. or, at least, prom
ice, of a more widely representative
body of prospective consular and
diplomatic officers.
Larger Field Now Open.
The additional stability and bright
er hope of a career which have been
injected into the foreign service of
the United States by the reorgani-
cation plan are believed to have slim
ulated in a larger number of Ameri-
cans than ever before the desire to
serve their country abroad. This is
considered encouraging, in view OF
the fact that the department before
has been unable to obtain enough
well qualified men for positions
available.
Several universities and institutes
throughout the country have initiated
schools of foreign service" which
have been preparing candidates for
the coming examinations, and it is
believed many of those who hope to
qualify have been laying ground
work in such preparatory" schools
This scholastic work will be valuable
it is pointed out, in SO far as 1t
will enable the applicant better to
meet the high qualifications laid
down by the President and by Tho
State Department. Details of the
examinations virtually have beer
completed and will be made public
shortly by the department, it is un-
derstood.
Applicants. however must be
"designated' by the President before
being permitted to take the exam
| ination. The reason for this pro-
vision, according to Judge Samuel H
Ordway of the National Civil Service
Reform League, undoubtedly is that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
BARRED FROM POLITICS

ANY United States Government
nH employees throughout the vari-
WI GUS departments, bureaus,
1 i boards and commissions in the
world are wearing campaign
buttons favoring their candidates in the
presidential race. This has aroused and
provoked considerable discussion as to
the rights Of these Federal employees to
participate in partisan and campaign
politics. The Civil Service Commission
is investigating.
Federal employees are not allowed I'M
der the competitive civil service laws to
wear these buttons while on duty They
may wear them as individual citizens
and outside Of Uncle Sans work shop,
but they may not indulge in any cam
paign activity as Government employees
That Is what the United States Civil
Service Commission rules
Among other forms of political ac-
tivity which are prohibited by the civil
service rule are the distribution of cam
paign literature, badges or buttons, the
wearing OF such badges or buttons while
on duty, the circulation, but not the
signing, Of political petitions (including
Initiative and referendum. recall and
nominating petitions) and general politi-
cal leadership or becoming prominently
identified with any political movement,
party or faction or with the success or
failure of any candidate for election to
public office.
Will Enforce Provisions.
The jurisdiction of the Civil Service
Commission. under the civil service act
and rules, extends to the investigation
of alleged violations of law or rules as
to political activity, assessments, coer-
cion and discrimination on the part of
both classified and unclassified en-
ployes, except alleged violations by I'M
CLASSIFIED employees of restrictions upon
their political activity contained in the
various executive orders and letters Of
the Presidents and in the orders issued
by the heads of departments.
The policy of the commission, 1T is
learned authoritatively, is that ut is
the duty of the7commission to see that
the provisions of the civil service act
and rules are strictly enforced, and
1t will employ every legitimate and
availa BILE means to procure the prose!
cution and punishment of persons
who may violate them. The commits
sion requests any person having
knowledge of any such violation to
lay the facts before it. that it may at
once taken action thereupon."
1t was learned that the chief clerk
of one large department had made
complaint TO the Civil Service Com
mission against employees who have
been wearing campaign buttons and
otherwise engaging In political and
partisan activities. -
The rule under which the complaint
has been made Is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
Scientists Hold Out Promise
OF Labor Without Fatigue

an ingenious arrangement the ami
mails had to keep moving on
rotating platform. When, through
their fatigue, they ceased to movs
they fell off
Those injected with the new muscles
preserving substance. were able to
stay on apparently ad infinitum. 1.
needs no imagination to see the won
derful scope of this new discovery
ii it could be extended to include
brain and nerve fatigue as we'll az
that of muscle
Sleep. the great natural restorative,
will become a mere secondary con-
sideration. and mans activities. men
tai and muscular, might know no
bounds. %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
Future of Turkey.

AT banquet given In his honor Al
Samsoun. Mustapha Renal Pasha de-
ilvered speech in which he empha-
sized the absolute necessity for the
complete unity of the nation in it's
rapid and resolute progress toward
civilization. Those, he said, who had
taken upon themselves the RESPONSE
bility for the administration of the
country constituted the republican
party. who bore the name of the popu-
lar party, and who from the point of
view Of their ideal embraced the whole
nation. - - .... .a. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

rangement in time Of peace would
swallow a lot of money to no pur-
pose, and that in war streams Of
blood would be shed in vain.
This review of the past is neces-
sary to give the reader a perspective
on the disarmament proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

The defensive arrangement now in
force entails an expenditure of so
million kroner $10,000.000) for the
army and navy. A comparison shows
that Denmark, whose annual budget
balances with about $50 million kro-
ner, does not range with the countries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

" vHILE wholesale reorgani-
n cation of that small
NN army of approximately 100
Americans now repre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

Unquestionably.I then for Europe,
speaking generally, the Macdonald
upset if not Il disaster is bound to
be cause for much uncertainty and
no little delay in getting down to
business just at Il moment when the
skies seemed clearer than at any time
during the last 10 years. This is
probably accentuatsd by the facts
that the Tories, who are most likely
to win in the election, have absolute
ly no one to replace Macdonald as
secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, Baldwin is merely a business
man little versed in politics, national
or international. Curzon is quite i'm
possible as a consequence of his blum
derings in the last cabinet.
AS for the chance that Lloyd
George might get the post in a coalt.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

n the examination of the forth
coming British election. which
antedates our own by a week.
~ less a day. there are certain de-
tails which have current value.