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Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Marion, ILL.,, Nov. 1S.-The knights
of the Flaming Circle, anti-Ku Klux
Kln organization said to have been
connected with the recent outbreaks
between klansmen and anti-klansmen in
Williamson county, has gone out of
existance in the county, Ora Thomas,
reputed leader of the organization, and
acting sheriff in the absence of Sheriff
George Gallian, said today.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

year, without regard to the source from
which the income is derived, thereby
rendering the act void as a privilege
tax, as such a tax can be levied only
on receipts from occupations which
are not of common right 1t is alleged
as these are not separable from other
taxes imposed by the act, the entire
act is void.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

AT the monthly meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Arkansas Cotton
Growers Cooperative Association held
at Little Rock Tuesday, John ID. FL
bridge, secretary and general manager,
reported that receipts up to yesterday
tOtaled 46,S41 bales. On the same date
last year, the association had received
3G,44S bales.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

What is probably the largest cotton
sale of recent years in southeast Ar
kansas was made Tuesday when G. r.
McKennon & Son of Dumas sold their
entire holdings of 1,S6S bales to Lesser
Goldman Cotton Company of st. Louis
for consideration in excess of a quar-
ter million dollars.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Mrs. ]. =. Morgan, widow of the
great financier, died at her home in
New York Monday night after an at
tack of pneumonia.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

The mayor of Chicago started
drive last week to clean up the city
Of its law violators and as a result
the crooks and gunner Of the city cut
loose and perpetrated more robberies
and murders than at any time before.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Reports from a number Of north and
northwestern states say that winter
has at last arrived, with heavy SHOWS
and freezing temperatures.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

General John j. Pershing is being
urged for appointment by President
Coolidge as Secretary of War if John
Weeks, the present secretary, carries
out his stated intention of resigning.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20
GRIST MILL FOR SALE

Twelve-horsepower gasoline engine
grist mill, everything complete, for sale
or trade. j. L. Pratt,
15-1tp. Ingram, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Mrs Warren G. Harding, wife of the
former president, who has been serious
ly i'll for several days with uremic poi
soning, is reported to be gradually
weakening and in a grave condition.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Last year 1882 calls were made at
the Office of the county agents in Ar
kansas by farmers wanting informa-
tion and 21,169 personal visits were
made by the agents to farms.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Dinty Colbeck, st. Louis politician
and leader of a gang of crooks, with
eight of his associates was sentenced
to % years in the pen this week after
being tried on a charge of robbing the
U. S. mails.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Help yourself by helping others
with your dollar Red Cross member
ship. The dividend in good works is
guaranteed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20

Arkansas ginned 754,626 bales of cot
ton up to Nov. l this year, as compar-
ed with 392,OO6 up to Nov. 1, 1923.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-20
General News

An earthquake in Java last week
killed over three hundred and rendered
many thousand homeless.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
TEACHERS POORLY
 TRAINED, HE SAYS
'oresteps' Speaker Arraisns
 Educational Qualifications

Chicago, Sept. 15.-More than l.
 og,000 school children in the Unit
 d States are taught by teachers who, iave had no more than eighth grade s1ucations. Five million are taught y untrained minor teachers and i0,000,0O0 youngsters spend their formative years under instructors who have had no special prepara- tion.
 This was the statement of Frank F. Hand. supreme vice chief ranger of the Independent Order of Forest CTS, fraternal society with 165,000 members in the United States and Canada, in or address here in which he outlined welfare work being con- aucted in the society's home for orphan children at Oakville, On- tario.
 "Of the 60o.o0o public school techers in this country" said Mrh Hand, "a recent survey showed that
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
James O'BrieD

The funeral of James OBrien of Arch street who died Friday after noon in St. Mary's hospital, Water bury, was held this morning at 10 o'clock from the church of St. John the Evangelist. A solemn high mass of requiem was sung with Rev. Thomas Laden, pastor, as celcbrant; Rev. Michael Heating of St. Joseph 8 church, as deacon, and Rev Edward V. Grikis, pastor of St. Andrews s Lithuanian church, as sub-deacon. Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang. accompan- jed on the organ by John J. Crean and while the body was being borne from the church, she rendered The Vacant Chair"
 The pail bearers were John OLeary, William Hickey, Raymond Herman, Thomas Cunningham. Wal ter Campbell and James LattersaIl; the flower bearers were John killian, William McCue, John Conlon and John Howard.
 Interment was in St. Mary's ccme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
WALL SZ. REPORTS

New York, Sept. t5.--Appearance Of large buying orders In number of speculative issues at the opening of today's stock market brought about short covering and a recovery in prices. Stewart Warner advanced ? points. Union Tank Car 1h and Republic Steel a point. Glmbei Bros. advanced % to new 1924 high price.
 Buying of specialties became more varied in the subsequent dealings, with General Baking, Bayuk Cigar, International Business Machines, Central Leather preferred, U. s. In- dustrial. Alchol and Columbia Gas rising l to 1h points The latter reached new top price of A in re- sponse to an offering of sl5,000, 900 preferred stock to present sharehol- ders. These exhibitions Of strength contrasted with selling of American Can, Baldwin ad General Electric. Nnited Railways Investment prefer red fell back l. points on profit pay ing inspired by last Saturdays brisk advance. Foreign exchanges were easier at the opening.
 Noon-Steady accumulation of Rock Island common. which moved up two points, was based on reports that the Southern Pacific was &C., quiring large blocks of the stock in connection with merger plans, Other low priced rails with merger possi- bilities advanced in sympathy. St. Louis Southwestern common and preferred, Seaboard Air Line com mon and preferred, Frisco, Great Northern and Chicago Great Vest ern preferred were among the many issues to advance a point or more. Attempts of bear traders to unsettle the general list by offering down some of the standard industrials met with little success. Good buying was noted in food, rubber, leather, to- bacco, chemicals.
 Independent Steel and public util- ity issues although trading was on a restricted scale. Standard milling was pushed up four points to a new 1924 high. Call none yrenewed at two per cent.
 1880 D. m-Vigorous buying Of special issues marked the early aft ernoon trading. U. s. Cast Iron Pipe, Baldwin, Colorado Fuel and Dawson Chemical worked down. ward. General Baking moved up 5 points to 13s, a new top, while Kelly Springfield 8 per cent prefer red registered a similar rise and Union Tank Car improved Az.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
PRESIDENT WILL
 MAKE DECISIONS
Sugar Tariff and Agricultural
 Commission Issues

Washington, Sept. 15.--President Coolidge expects this week to dis pose of tow of the major government problems confronting him and, after writing the address he will deliver here next Sunday the Holy Name society convention, to map out his plans for future participation in the campaign.
 Selection of the personnel of the agricultural commission and deci- sion on the tariff commission report on the proposed reduction in the sugar duty will be announced soon, under present plans of the president. Action on these two matters will clear his desk of pressing govern ment business.
 The president has delayed deci- sion on the many invitations he has received for speaking engagements and he expected this week finally to determin upon his program for Oc- tober. Only one address has been placed on his calendar thus far for next month, to be delivered at the dedication of the first divisoon mon- ument here on October 4. His ad- yisers are divided on the question of visit to the middle west by the president and he has given no indi- cation as to his plans in this re- gard. -F
 E For the first time in six weeks, President and Mrs. Coolidge enjoyed a weekend cruise aboard the presi- dential yacht, Mayfower, spending all ofS yesterday on the lower Po- tomac river after boarding Saturday. Including also Secretary and Mrs. Heghes and daughter and Chester Rowell of California, The presiden- tial party gave the townspeople of Crisheld, Md, a thrill when they went ashore there for a little while to attend services at the Methodist Episcopal church.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
Daniel KnOpf

Daniel Knopf, age 53 years, farmer of Westfeld, died Saturday at the New Britain General hospi- tai. He was native of Germany and had lived in this country for the past 2S years. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mathilda Schrager of 32 Buell. street. this city, and Mrs. E. J. Porter of Los Angeles, Calf.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of Mrs. schrager and from St. Matthew's German Lutheran church at 2:50 o'clock. Rev. A. c. T. Steege will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
THE BOND MARKET

New York, Sept. 15.-Accumula- ton of low and medium- priced rail-
 road issues, coincident with a rise in rail shares, gave firm tone to bond prices in, today's trading. Sea- board Air Line adjustment 5s ad- vanced 3 points and the refunding 4s about a point in response to an announcement of an expansion of train service. Rock Island refund- ing As, also gained about a point in sympathy with points rise in the roads common shares based on re- ports that the stock was being &C., uired by the Southern Pacific,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
BUTLER TALKS ON
 CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Says That the Constitution Is
 the Big Problem

Chicago, Sept. 15.--In bitter att tack on the independent force sup- porting Senator Robert M. La Fol- let for the presidency, Chairna1 William NJ. Butler Of the republican national committee, yesterday de- clared that the constitution of the United States has become the great issue of the campaign.
 ''The socialist third party he as- serted in prepared statement, is "pledged to the destruction of the constitution--the destruction of the supreme court
 '"The socialist third party under the leadership of Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette" says the statement, has thrust upon us doctrine which calls for immediate action if we woule save the constitution. The struggle is not over methods of government, but the abolition of a government.
 "The socialist third party is pledged to the destruction off the constitution-the destruction of the supreme court. The God-gren rights Of every citizen of this .coun- try to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are guaranteed to us by the constitution. This is the document which Senator La Fol- Iette seeks to destroy for he pro- poses that power be given congress 10 annul, repeal, amend or modify stke fundamental law.
 T am not discovering. an issue; [ am proclaiming one. It face all of us; 1t cannot be ignored. There is no middle course; no com promise is possible"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
WALL STREET NOTES

Surplus of the Delaware & Lacka- wanna railroad for the first half of 1924 aggregated s6.s1S.112 equiv alent to $4.03 a share against st,906,S56 or $2.Sl a share in the same period of 1923, Gross rev. enues declined to $42.S74,727 from $43,O72,S60 year ago but net after taxes annotated to s6.9i0,s62 compared with s4.999.641. Total income of $10,142,l5S showed gain of $2,154,295.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

100000 were less than 10 years old and 10000 were between i9 and 2i. Moreover, SO,000 have had but an eighth grade education; 100000 have attended high school for two years; only 100000 have completed a four year high school course and but 100000 have attended normal. college or business school"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

On the tennis courts today. Short skirts Bobbed hair Flying feet An occasional glimpse of epdermis. Whzzng rackes Volcanic speed It bit different when Mary K Browne winning the national title year after year. The going the finals the national golf tournament her first appearance in the event).
 Mary and the others chaste in the matter of dress if less appealing to the pictorial editors It the stylish custom in those days Cleaning white duck skirts that all but swept the turf waists that screamed their coors to the blue skies, and hats that rested at perious angles.
 But the grade of tennis about high Mary K Browne just much dominant figure from 1912 to 1914 little Helen Wills is today And speaking of Helen, wonder if she'll be able to command the headlines in sport in 1926?
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
Wall Street Briefs

New York. Sept, 1b.--August de- liveries of General Motors cars and trucks by dealers to ultimate con- sumers, totaled b4,14s, compared with 55,s32 in the same month q year ago and GOATS in July this year. In the eight month of 1924, 4940l4 cars and trucks were deliv- cred by dealers to ultimate users, compared with 52s.O26 in the same period of 1928, decrease of 6.e per cent. Sales by manufacturing diyis- ions of General Motors through their dealers in the same period to- taled 442,1l2 against 514,S14 a year ago.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

Federal Mining & Smelting Co. reports excess of receipts oveS ex- peaditures amounting to s45S,s66 for the quarter ended July 3l. be- fore deductions for construction, equipment and deferred develop- Rent. This compares with $622,066 in the quarter ended Aprl 30 and 462,oS2 the same perod of last year
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
Foreign Exchange

New York, Sept l5.--Foreign ex- changes easy: Quotations Gin cents) ::
 Great Britain: demand 445 1s-16: cables 446 S-16; so day bills on banks 443 S-l6. France: demand 5.sl: cables 5.s1it. Italy: demand 4.37A: cables 4S7A. Belgium: demand 4sTls; cables 49s. Ger many demand Cper trillionl 2S& Holland: demand sS.52. Norway:
 demand 1876. Sweden: demand 26.61. Denmark: demand 1895.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
MASS. PUBLICIST DIES

Geneva, Sept. 15.- Charles Zub- lin, publicist, of Winchester, Mass, died suddenly last night at his villa at Corsier, near here, according to friends of his. His wife and daugh- ter Anne, were with him at the time.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

Switzerland: demand 1888. Spain: demand 1924. Greece: demand IFS. Poland; demand 1sA. czecho- sloviakia: demand 3.00. Jugohlayia: demand 1.s6. Austria; demand .0o14is. Rumania: demand .5a.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

Frisco. St. Paul, Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Colorado & Southern lines also improved. Mixed price movements marked trading in other sections of the list, with National Acme 7ks climbing a point and Northern Ohio Traction & Light 6s 1b points,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

Net earnings of the Mutual oil company for the first half of 1924 amounted to ss,076,0s7 after ex- penses, depreciation and depletion, but before federal taxes equal to 61 cents a share on the s5 par value stock. Total income after all ex- penses was s5,S59,195 deductions in. cluded $2.s66,706 for depletion and depreciation and s112,3s3 minority stockholders proportion.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
Dratha
Philip Brooks.

Philip l. Brooks, five-months-old son of MT. and Mrs. George Brooks of S7 Arch street, died Saturday aft ernoon and was buried this after noon. Services were held at the home of the parents. Intcrment was in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
9it,tprals
Mrs, Anna Seiple

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Seiple of 1S9 Curtis street was held this af- ternoon. Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe off ciated at services at the home at 3 o'clock. Interment was in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
CLEARINGS AND BALANCES

New York exchanges 449, 900, 900, balances S6,000,00o. Boston ex- changes 66,OO0,00O. balances S1, ,0oo,4 ; 900.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

United States Realty & Improve ment Co, earned net income of ss07.- 015 in the quarter ended July st, equal to $2.SS share on the com mon stock against $720,751 or sass a share in the same quarter last yea.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

Detroit Edison Co.,, reports an in- craase in surplus after charges for the eight months of 1924 to $3,737.- 57S compared with $3.04S. 2S0 in the corresponding period of 1923.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

The list Of new bond offerings to- day was headed by s2O,955,0 N. Y. Central railroad Az per cent equip- ment trust certificates, priced to yield 4.70 per cent for all maturities and issued under the Philadelphia plan in denominations of 1000 pay able to bearer with the privilege of registration. The Guaranty Trust Co. of New York is trustee.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

'. S. TREASURY STATEMENT. U. S. treasury balance, S192,S41,049.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-15

The "click" of the American type writer Is heard in 100 different coun- tries of the world, more than $10o,- OO0,0O0 worth Of typewriters having been sent out of the United States in the last decade, according to the National City bank of New York. Latest records for 1924 show that machines valued at s9,o00,o00 were sent to Europe, South America and Canada took s3,OOO,OOo; Asia and Oceania s1,50o.OOO and Africa near ly s1,000,000. Great Britain was the largest foreign purchaser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
GENTRY TO LEAD
 CULLMAE TEAM
Good Season Is Expected, Fans
 Giving Real Assistance

PULLMAN, Ala, May 24.-tSpe- cial.) a meeting at the court house of the stockholders of the CuIlman Baseball association, the finance com mittee reported a total of about $500 subscribed in stock and only a portion of the city canvassed.
 The meeting was presided over by Senator A. A. Griffith, as chairman, and officers were elected as follows:
 President, A. A. Griffith vice presi- dent, E. W. Scott; secretary-treasurer J. A. Dunlap; board of directors, Roy Williams, W. R. Griffin, J. M Old acre and Alvin Wachter. A committee was appointed to wind-up the stock subscription and the old committee dis charged.
 Prof. E. H. Gentry was elected as manager of the team. MT. Gentry has had previous experience in man. aging fast, Independent teams in South Alabama and the Cullman association is to be congratulated on obtaining the services of such a capable pilot. The field captain, who will cooperate with the manager in running the team upon the field, will be elected by the players later.
 Manager Gentry made a short ad- dress and several matters were dis cussed pertaining to the opening of the season. New uniforms will be ordered for the opening game, the date of which will be announced later. The services of a good pitcher and perhaps two other college players will be obtained for the season to strengthen the team Several good players are being con sidered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
TWIN BILL WON
 BY BUTLER HIGH
AndaIusia Bulldogs Are On
 Short End Of Close Games

GREENVILLE. Ala. May 24.- Especial l-Butler High cOpped a twin bill from the Andalusia BuIlogs here, the first game ending 4 to 3 and the second to 2. Both contests were pret- ty ones, each team showing great form and local fans saw a classy exhibition of the national sport
 In the first game Howard and Fetch CT were the opposing pitchers and both allowed six hits but all were well scat tered The feature of the second game was Big" NewtOn's circuit drive which broke the score that had stood 2 all for a number of frames. The bah was the longest knocked this season on the lo- cal field
 In the last fracaS, Pope and "Red" Richardson were the occupants of the mound and it was a pitchers battle from the outset Pope, George Will Hams, Grady Williams, Wesley and Black for the locals, and Darling. Spicer and Jernnigan for the visitors deserve much praise for their excellent work.
 Greenville leaves Monday for Anda- lusia for a series of games there that will close the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
HARTLEY MAKES
 HISONN RACER
Will Ride His Big Boat In Speed Classic
 May 3Oth

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 24.-- Especial. )-C. c. Hartley drove his Hartley Special, which he has entered in the international 5O0-mile race to be held at the Indianapolis motor speedway Friday, May 30, into the speeday un- heralded and unknown. After building the race car in his garage at Roanoke, Ind, he filled 1t with oil, water and gas and drove it to the scene of the race. It is a full fledged Hoosier entry and is the neatest "barn built" car that ever has appeared at the speedway.
 Hartley, good natured, kindly chap, who will drive the car himself. was i'm mediately taken into the inner circle of drivers who were on the baseball field playing their daily contest between drivers and mechanics. Tt may not be as fast as some of your cars" he told Harry Miller, the famous motor build CT, 'but a fellow has to make a start you know" He made several circuits of the track in his homemade mount but made no attempt to speed.
 The body of the car is trifle larger than the streamline mounts of some of the masters and it also is built bit nearer the ground, but it is attractive in line and design and should be more comfortable for the driver than some of the other cars entered in the long run.
 Hartley is persistent type of me chanic and engineer who built his car under many handicaps and who knows every nut and cotter pin in his mechani- cal pet as a mother knows her child, He has toiled early and late for months on his creation and the entire, though sparse population of his home town, is for him to the last child in the village.
 Hartley, driving his first race here, was proudly wearing his A. A. A. drivers button as a badge of honor. He is not buoyed up by false hopes and his demeanor will make him, dark horse, handicapped favorite with the trackside crowd. Droll and a humorist of the Will Rogers type, he kept the racing camp in an uproar during his first verbal exhibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
,des Atanta Regains Southern Vonans Coli Championship

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 24.-- Especial. .)-Interest gone after Mrs. Henry S. Geismer of Birmingham failed to get into the finals Friday afternoon, the southern women's golf tournament was finished today and Mrs. Dozier Lowndes of Atlanta, conceded winner before the start, won the finals from Miss Rosalie Mayer, her club mate, 8 up and to go.
 Mrs. Lowndes tremendous driving, averaging well over POO yards, featured an otherwise slow and uninteresting match. The new champion was cratic with her irons and only her remarkable distance from the tee saved her even with Miss Mayer playing all about over the course and interviewing all the traps the end came sensationally at the eleventh hole of the afternoon round when Mrs. Dozier Lowndes drove to the edge of the 223-yard hole and laid up for long putt, making par three.
 Mrs. Carl Leibold continued her sen sational play, winning the championship cancellations from Mrs. Tom Uaine of Atlanta by shooting a 7S in the six holes. played, the score being 3 and 2.
 Mrs. W. c. Harrison was defeated in the finals of the first flight consola- tions by Mrs. Kelley of Atlanta, 5-4. The tournament really came to an anti-climax this year when Mrs. Gaut and Mrs. Lowndes met in the feature match on Thursday. Mrs. Henry Geis- mer, playing the best she has ever played in tournament play, went great up to Friday and Birmingham rooters hoped she would be a finalist, but she slumped against Miss Mayer. The Bir- mingham contingent are greatly en- unused over the playing of NJ Geismer and Mrs. Leibold and hope to see both of them shine in coming tournaments.