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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
KANSAS CITY STAR
SOLD TO HARDWOOD
Paper, With Morning Edition,
Briggs 600, 600 Eight
e@sA&
Bids Were Made.
~ tha Associased Press.

KANSAS CITY, July 1S.-The Kan
sas City Star will remain in the nanos
Of Irwin Kirkwood, present editor,
and his associates.
The sale of the Star and its morn
Ing edition, the Times, for $11,O0O,O0O
to Mr.. Kirkwood and associates was
announced last night by the trustees
+ of the estate Of William Rockhnl Mel
son, founder of the newspaper.
Eight bids were considered by the
trustees. Terms of the offers made by
the unsuccessful bidders were not
made public, several of the prospec-
tive purchasers having stipulated that
secrecy be maintained with respect TO
their proposals.
Mr.. Kirkwood is the son-in-iaw Of
Col. Nelson and the group he heads
had worked for years with Mr. Nei-
son.
Funds VIII Go for Art Works.
Proceeds of the sale will go into q
trust fund established by the Nelson
{ viii for the purchase of collection
Of works and reproductions Of the
4 fine arts to be maintained IN Kansas
CITY. where the fortune was made.
other properties Of the estate bring
the total assets of the trust fund TO
around $40 1000, 900. The trustees are
4 empowered to invest the income In
art objects, but must keep the prln-
cipal intact.
deposit of $500, 600 with the offer, $2,'
900 900 on transfer Of the properties
and $S,500,0o0 at per cent interest,
payable not less than S675,000 per
year in quarterly payments.
The unsuccessful bidders were Frank
u. Gannett, New York State publisher;
Luke Lea, publisher, OF Nashville,
Tenn; H. v. Jones, owner OF the
Minneapolis Journal; Clyde M. Reed.
former chairman Of the Kansas PUBIC
Utilities Commission; f. q. Bonnis,
publisher Of the Denver Post waiter
s. Dickey, owner and editor Of the
Kansas City JournalPost, ana one
whose name has not been revealed.
Purchasers Long on Jobs.
The purchasers have conducted the
newspapers since Col. Nelson's death
ii 1915. His widow died five years
ago, and their only child. Mrs. Laura
Nelson Kirkwood, died February 70,
this year. With the death OF Mrs.
B Kirkwood. the estate passed into the
hands Of the trustees, j. G. Nichols
and Herbert ". Jones, real estate men,
and William Volker, manufactures
and philanthropist, all of Kansas CITY.
They were named under the Nelson
viii by the presidents of the universe
ties of Missouri, Kansas and Okla.
homa.
Mr.. Nelson said in his win that this
provision was made with the object
Of keeping the trust free from politi-
cal influence or control"
Statements were issued by Mr.. Gan
nett. Mr.. Lea and Mr.. Bonfils and Mr..
Reed congratulating the new owners
and the trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
FOUR STRIKERS SHOT.
New York Garment Worker,
Wounded While Picketing.

WuuuuSu WH115 41CAeI1uB'
NEW YORK, July Is R.-Four
garment strikers were shot yester-
day while picketing in West Twenty
NTH street, just off Fifth avenue.
Three men found in the building
being picketed were held by police.
The wounded were Morris Sporting,
Benjamin Zimmerman, Harry Shell
achman and Morris Kaplan. All
were expected to recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
aBUD" FISHER WINS.

NEW YORK, July 13 N1.-The
$3.50 200 breach Of promise suit brought
against H. C. BUD Fisher, cartoonist.
by Ada Lucille Schields was dismissed
IN County Court yesterday. Fishers
defense was that the complainant was
already married to Ira B. Norton.
A hearing is to be held today in
Supreme Court on Fishers motion for
O. stay Of Judgment on the order grant
ing the Countess de Beaumont, his
second wife, $1,000 g. month alimony
and $10,0 900 counsel fees. The countess
sued for separation, charging the car.
toonist with cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
VIKING SHIP REACHES
ST. JOHNS ON VOYAGE
Craft Following Route Of Ldef
Erickson on It's Way to
Sesquicenteunial.

~ the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, July -.
Following the track of Left Erik
son when he voyaged to the new
world in the eleventh century, the
Norwegian Viking ship Left Erickson
with q crew of four men, arrived here
yesterday from Bergen on the way to
the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Elk
hibition.
z The little unlocked craft, measur-
ing 10 tons gross, was in charge of
Gerhard Folgero, n1aster-owner. and
called at the Farce Islands, Iceland,
Greenland ana Labrador on the trip
across.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
Beaver Meat Palatable.

The body meat of the beaver has
rather q gamy flavor, but IL properly
cared for and cooked is excellent, and
was generally preferred by trappers
to any other game, even in the early
days when buffalo, elk and deer were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13

Cactus Kitten, to be entered In the
James Gordon Bennett races In
France One plane was damaged In
practice and the other not entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13

has succeeded in trapping great
horned owl measuring 81 feet from
wing tip 10 wing tip. The owl had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13

killed ~ chickens in two nights. A
large steel trap was used In catch
ing It.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
ALL OUT OF SORTS?
SO Was This PocahOntas Woman Who
Tells Her Experience

All too often women accept their
pains and aches as natural to their
sex. They fail to realize that weak
kidneys are often to blame for that
backache, those headaches, dizzy spells
and that tired, depressed feeling.
Thousands have found new health and
strength by helping the weakened kid
neys with D0an's Pills stimulant
diuretic. This Pocahontas case is one
Of many:
Mrs. w. G. Bennett, Witt ST., says I:
MY back troubled me and thought
II was caused by my kidneys. | felt
tired and listless and my homework
was a burden. My kidneys were weak
and out of order. / heard about Doan's
Pills and when l used them the bnck-
ache was eased and l felt better I'm
every way"
SOC, at all dealers. Foster -Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
SKAGGS BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL

Attendance fairly good. Lesson extra
good.
At the close OF Sunday school 1t was
decided to change the time of meeting
from 10 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. in order
to spend the rest of the afternoon in
singing. Everybody come out next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and let us
have a real lesson and some good sing
ing.
Sunday school will he at 2 80 from
now on except on preaching days
which is on the first Sunday in each
month.
Lesson for next Sunday, first Cor.
10Th chapter.
The public is invited to attend.
Wesley James, Superintendent,
Jehu Presley, Bible teacher.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

agould. April S.-The cotton gin
fe, owned by II. II. Thomas, was
yed Tuesday night by fire Of IN
lined origin. The gin was a two
concern and was built six years
It was valued at $4,000 with
insurance.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

disappeared mysteriously from Lepan-
to, u miles north OF Marked Tree,
about two weeks ago.
A piece of barbed wire had been
used to tie the feet together. The lift
side Of the head had been fractured
with a heavy instrument, the stomach
had been cut open and the man had
been stabbed twice in the left side.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

Evening Shade, April 9.-When dyn-
amite which workmen were using on
road near here exploded premature
ly yesterday, Alvis Perkey of Cave
City was injured severely Several
small stones were embedded In his
body. Ebb Mill'gan, also a road work
man. was struck on the head with an
ak and badly injured recently.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

Jonesboro, April "a tree, which
his father had cut, fell upon Eugene
Anderson, fve-year-old son of Tom
Anderson Of the New Haven commun-
ity near here, today. breaking the boys
leg As the tree began to fall the child,
who had been playing nearby, ran
toward his father and was crushed
under its trunk.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

Begin now to provide an abundance
of hay for next year. 1t is up to you
NOW to keep from paying high price
for hay next year. What are you
going to do about it? Cotton win prob
ably be low in price this fall and win
ter.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

Marked Tree. April 9.-The mutilat-
ed body of murdered man, the fea-
lures distorted by long exposure in the
water, was found this afternoon at the
dam in st. Francis lake, five miles
north of here.
Physicians agreed that the body had
been in the water more than a week,
lending credence to the theory that
the slain man was Henry Smith, who
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

Beatrice Stricklan, aged 3, was kill
ed at Newport one day recently when
the StriclSlan home, a small building
supported by wooden block founda-
tion, fell on her She, with other chill
dren, was playing under the house
when the Foundation gave way. The
other children escaped but Beatrice
was crushed between the house and the
ground She was conscious for half
hour while workmen tried to extricate
her, but died before she was released.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
North Arkansas News

B. II. Wilson of Clear Springs. in
Lawrence county, marketed 101 dozen
eggs one day recently. His hens pro-
duced the eggs in five days.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
From H. M. Bishop
POcahontas Star Herald,
PocahOntas. Arkansas.

P0cahOntas. Arkansas.
Inotice that you published an article
in your paper that l wrote relative to
the manner of laying out and opening
public roads. l do not know where
you got the heading: Opposed to
Widening Roads," | did not head the
article that way, in fact / said plainly
that l did not intend to discuss that
You have given the article
an altogether different meaning than
that intended. Please make the cor
rection for MEAS did not intend,
nor did 1 intimate that l was opposed
to widening the roads. That is a
matter for the people to decide.
Thanking you for the space given
me and wishing the force health and
happiness, L am, very truly yours,
ii. NJ. Bishop.
STAR HERALD WANT ADS PAY
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

If you are short on hay and pasture
for the summer you should sow scme
Sudan grass. l would not recommend
the planting of this grass instead Of
clovers, timothy, red top, soy beans,
cowpeas, etc, but as a "makeshift''
when we are sorely in need of more
feed
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
Warming Order

warning Uruef
In the Chancery Court of Randolph
County, Ark.
Morris Gill, Plaintiff,
VS.
Margaret Gill, Defendant.
The Defendant, Margaret Gill is
hereby warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the COM
plaint of the Plaintiff, Morris Gill.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this % day Of March 1926.
Ben +. Mays, Clerk.
G.. NJ Booth,
Solicitor for Plaintiff. SS-4t.
To know when Won have enough of
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
STAR HERALD WANT ADS PAY
IIabItuaI constIpatIOn cured
in "a to II Days

~ ~ 10 II DAYS
"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSlN" is a specially
prepared Syrup pTonic-Laxativef for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly and
should be taken regularly for "a to ii days
to induce regular action. Il ItSdmulutcs ana
RetolateA Vexy ploosauf p ~ ~
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
warming Order

III IHV -OHdHVtIy OUufL OF THHnuOIDH
County, Ark
Emile Carter ct. al. Plaintiffs.
VS.
Bertha Carter Parish ct. al. defend
ants.
The Defendants, Jim Carter, Fred
Bellah, Ethel Bellah Porter and Truel
Bellar, heirs of Ellen Carter Bellah.
deceased, are hereby warned to appear
In this court within thirty days and
answer the complaint of the Plaintiffs.
Emile Carter ct. al.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said court this % day of March, 1926.
Ben Il. Mays, Clerk.
G. NJ. Booth,
Solicitor for Plaintiff. 33-4t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
The Cow, the Sow and the Hen

Plant row Of beans and in two
weeks plant another row. Do this
until about August 18th and you will
have beans to eat.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
CHILDRENs FATAL DISEASES

WOrms and PARASITES In the intes-
tines Of children undermine health and
so weaken their vitality that they are
unable to resist the diseases so fatal
to child life. The safe course Is to
give a few doses of Whites Cream
Yermifuge. 1t destroys and expels the
worms without the slightest injury to
the health or activity Of the child.
Price 35c. Sold by Palace Drug
Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

Mr.. Farmer, we regret to say that
we cannot take your orders for any
more fertilizer or soy beans this spring
The time is here to close the eorders
and we feel that it is best to stop.
Next year make an effort to get your
orders in to your county agent before
it is too late. He wishes TO serve
every farmer he possibly can, but he
can't serve you if you don't call upon
him in the season for that particular
help.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

To know when you have enough of
anything is wisdom.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

The Agricultural Club boys and
girls will just have to be patient about
the pigs and also the eggs until the
banks and your county agent can get
them located for you Randolph coun-
ty is not the only county that wants
these articles. We are doing our best
to get these things worked out for You.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

STAR HERALD WANT ADS PAY
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15

G.. NJ. Booth,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
The Winslow mail., 1926-05-14
CLEANUP
AND
PAINT-UP
NUMBER

Ql''&l(2l2}}}a'sflaa1 Q(|ll9&(&}@{} @|!!|@
Know All Men, Women and Children By These Presents:
That Whereas
The National Cleanup and PantUp Campaign has resulted in
many advantages to community life hrouhout the United States
In safeguarding HEALTH
In promoting THRIFT
In fuffhering FIRE PREVENTION
In stimulating CIVIC PRIDE
In making the HOME and CITY BEAUTIFUL
now therefore, be known that plans have been perfected tor
thorough Clean and PaintU Campaign WlNSOW beginning
MAY 18th and continuing through MAY 22nd In this worthy
movement Of Cleaning Painting Repairing and general
we urge each citizen to do his best make community CLEAN
HEALTHY THRIFTY SAFE and BEAUTIFUL.
FRED B. DOUGLAS, Mayor.
CLEAN UP AGAqEa PAINT Up
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
Bsbee Bees nUade the City for First OF Series Today

ANYTHING like a decent stride. Then
he ran the fastest two miles ever
credited to an American collegian.
Furthermore, in the race in which
he set the present collegiate record
of 9.17 As, he ran five feet out from
the pole, which means that he ran at
least 8 yards over the two-mile dis
tance. Had he continued running an
other year he would, beyond question,
have lowered his best mark.
John Paul Jones never had an OPP
portunity to concentrate on the two
miIel event during any spring CAM
paign when he was an undergraduate.
1t is my firm belief, however, that he
could have broken any American col
lege record existing today from $50
yards to ten miles.
"In the 26 two-mile championship
races in I. C. A. A. A. A. history the
titles have been won by athletes of
eight colleges. Cornell men have won
Ia, Penn 4, Harvard 2, Johns Hopkins
2 and one each has gone to Yale, Co
lumbia, Michigan and Williams. The
record has been lowered eight times,
exactly Al seconds having been sliced
off the original mark set by Alex
Grant of. Pennsylvania in 1899"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14

You promised that you would Of
fer me the first vacancy in the Eng
lish department"
DR.. Marvin made no reply to these
statements, according to Leffert. The
university president later declined 20
comment on the New Workers YER
sion of what had occurred.
A group of university students ap-
peared in the reception room of the
presidents office today shortly before
noon, in an effort to obtain a hearing
other group, which had appeared be-,
fore the regents Wednesday, were
representative" of the student body
Miss Marian Doan, of Yuma, a
leader in student activities, earnestly
pleaded for the right of appearing be-
for the regents to "refute' certain
statements that had been made by
the other group of students.
eve just can't wait" she exclaimed
"We want the board of regents to
know that the other students did not
represent the entire student body ana
we want the board to know what we
think of DR.. Marvin.
"If we don't set this thing right
Immediately, the regents will carry
away a wong Impression"
Miss Doan's insistence, however,
was of no avail and both DR.. Marvin
and John j. Corrigan of Phoenix
Informed her that she and her col
leagues would have to wait. Accord
ing to the university records, Miss
Doan is member of the Delta Gam
ma sorority and member of the
Mortar board, a national college or
ganization, and has taken an active
part in dramatics and in women's
activities on the campus.
A memorial extending unqualified
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
LEFTY WILLIAMS. ON.
MOUND AGAINST The.
INVADERS And WEISS.
Bisbee Bees this afternoon when the miners enter the
local citadel to play the Blues at the Tenth street park
at 330

Saturday and Sunday will see the
series continued here with the games
beginning each afternoon at $3.50 and
big crowds expected.
Lefty" Williams will take the
pitching assignment against the Bees
today and it is probable that he will
face "Grasshopper" Weiss. The To-
Gals are hoping to snatch all three
games from the mine city host, but
the Bees are counting upon a single
victory here if not two twins. Sew
eral new players have been expected
III Bisbee for the past few days and
it is likely that the visitors lineup
today will show some change.
Ladies Day will be in vogue this
afternoon as usual and all women
and youthful fans under 12 years of
free of charge
Smokey Gomez" who has joined
the locals from Santa Fe will prob
ably go against the Bees on Satur-
day and it is believed that he will
show a world of stuff. He is big
fellow with lots of experience and
reputed to be strong on curve balls.
"Cowboy" Ruiz will probably be in
shape to pitch Sunday, leaving Nc
Cormack in reserve for the series.
1t is likely that the Bees will
have Alfred, an outfielder, in their
ranks today he having been tried
and turned loose by the Blues.
The batting orders and 1ineups for
today's game will probably be as
follows:
Douglas: Lindsey, 2b; Peyeyra, If;
Weaver, IS; Chase, 1b; Collins, G.;
Herbstreith, Sb; Griffith, CT; McCor-
mack, rf; Williams, p.
Bisbee: Refs, rf; Kucera, 2b; Gar
rity, SIS; Dorman c; Craig, lib; Tate,
CT; Archalleta, 3b; PERI, If; Weiss, p
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14

support to Dr. Marvin and his adj
ministration was being circulated
among the student body today Last
night 10 signatures had been Sc
cured, according to reports from the
campus.
The regents adjourned their hear
ing to May 81, when statements of
supporters of the Marvin administra-
tion will be received by way of re-
buttal to the evidence presented by
the "complainants."
A score of persons, most of them
members of the university faculty,
gave evidence before the board of re-
gents today. A statement that is
understood to have been of a sensa-
tional nature was made by Kirke
Lashelle, Tucson attorney, who is said
to have told of the serving of liquor
on the campus.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
Henry Leffert, Literary
Critic, Uses Short And
Ugly Word to MarUin

TUCSON, May 13.-"I want you to
take that statement back-it's a
lie"
With these words, Henry Leffert,
literary critic of New York who
has been spending some months in
Tucson, hurled defiance at DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president of the Uni
versity of Arizona, at the closing
session of the hearing held this
afternoon by the board of regents.
A. version of what had occurred
behind the closed doors that barred
both press and public was obtained
from Leffert Immediately after his
appearance before the regents. Lef-
fert made his statement to repre-
sentative of the Arizona Daily Star
freely, in the presense of number
of persons who were sitting in the
reception room outside of the pres-
dents office, where the hearing was
being held.
The colloquy between Leffert and
DR.. Marvin arose over a conversation
said to have been held between the
two men some time ago, relative
to Leffert's promised employment on
the university faculty
"Mr. Leffert, didn't say that +
would not employ man recommend
ed by the mining interests?" the uni
versity president is reported to have
asked the New Yorker at today S
hearing
"I want you to take that statement
back-it's a lie," Leffert says he re-
piled
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
HOpi Indians viii Put
On Snake DGnce SO That
Congress Can See Ritual
[Br Dispatch A. P. Wirel

WASHINGTON, May ia genuine
Hopi Indian snake dance will be stag
ed in front of the capitol Saturday
before members of congress in an eff
fort to overcome objections that have
arisen against this ancient religious
ritual. Senator Cameron of Arizona,
who is staging the performance with
group of selected Indians, said to-
day live rattlesnakes and bull snakes
would be used
He contends there is no more harm.
in the snake dance than there is in
the Charleston.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
TAXPAYERS TO MEET.
nv Dienatch A p vtreN

Iby DIspaItII a WIG
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 13.-
Fourth annual convention of the
Western State Taxpayers association
will be held in Los Angeles October
Z, and 8, it was announced today
by A. c. Rees, secretary and founder
of the organization. The association
was formed here in 1923 and includes
associations of western states from
Texas to Washington.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
MANAGER GLOBE BEARS QUITS.

GLOBE, May 1S.-Louie Bachant,
manager of the Globe Bears, Arizona
State league baseball club, rendered
his resignation this evening to the
board of directors of the Globe Ath-
letic association. Gene Comes, pitch.
er and outfielder, was appointed by
the board to act as temporary man.
ager. The directors have telegraph
ed to the Pacific coast for a new
manager. Action was taken after the
Bears lost the seventh game out of
nine played this season to the Miami
Miners by score of to 3.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
B O w LIN G

The American Legion took four
points from the Detectives last night
when they forfeited.
Pollock was high man for the Amer
ican Legion team with his 492. Total
pinnage for the. Legion was $3.50.
The Y Directors forfeited four
points to the Paul Quarry outfit with
Richards high bowler with his 526.
Total pinnage for the winners was
2,O5S.
Scores.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
MINERS BEAT BEARS.

GLOBE, May 13.--The Miami Min
ers defeated the Globe Bears here
this afternoon by a score of 8 to g.
The Miners started scoring in the
first inning and gradually added to
their lead.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
FOURTEEN MEN GRANTED
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire !

GLOBE, May 18.-'Fourteen men
were admitted to citizenship here to-
day in superior court. They were ex-
amined by Homer b. Terrell of Los
Angeles, United states naturalization
examiner. Several called to qualify,
one because he said he had never
been arrested for violation of Unit
ed States law. The record showed he
had paid hundred fine for gambling.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
BROWN BEATS GoD1NEz.


PASADENA, Calf, May 13-News-
boy, Brown, New York flyweight won
a decision over Johnny Godinez of
Los Angeles here. tonight, winning
every round of their 10-round bout.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
PHELPS BEATS ATKINSON.
nv Disn.tcb 4 p wire,

I u
OAKLAND, Calf, May 12.-Owen
Phelps of Phoenix, Ariz, won 10
round decision over Billy Atkinson,
Los Angeles middleweight, in Oak
land auditorium tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-14
Permits Will Cover Only
Sale of Powder Already
Legally Within Mexi,o

Juan Marshall, Mexican consul in
this city, states that the powder ap-
plications which are to be kept on
file in the office of the Douglas
Chamber of Commerce and Mines, will
be only to permit the sale Of powder
in Mexico by persons or companies
already having legally imported this
explosive to that country The old
rules will apply for the importation
of explosives into Mexico, he de-
clares.