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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
HUMAN CHAIN
PULLS FIGHTER
OUT OF VA TER
Champion Slips in Trying
To Leap Over Frozen
Spot And Falls In
Moosehead Lake
RESCUED BY PALS

LOCKWOOD Maine Dec. %
(AP)-Plunging into Moosehead
lake, where the water is at least
100 feet deep, when he lost his
footing in an attempt to leap a
treacherous ice wrinkle this morn
ing, Gene Tunney, worlds heavy
weight boxing champion, was res
cued by a human chain consisting
of three companions accompanying
him on hike to this village to at
tend mass.
Rushing to the spot where Tun-
ney went in, one of the trio seiz-
ed him as he was struggling in the
water, the others joined and they
soon had the champion back on The
ice.
"That was the closest call | ever
had,p said Tunney after he reached
the village, his teeth chatterlng
from the cold. ''I'll never forget
this Christmas"
He was so thoroughly chilled
that he went at once to the Rock
wood hotel and there lay in bed
a good part of the day while his
clothing was drying
When he returned to Kings
Camp, Tom Hogan Point, where he
is spending the Christmas holidays,
the conqueror of Dempsey did not
try the ice route again. but trav-
elled by automobile overland for
a distance of 10 miles and then
walked the remaining distance of
four miles.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
WOMAN LEAPS TO DEATH

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (AP) =
Withdrawing from a party of
friends with whom she had been
dining in an apartment in west
55th street, Mrs. Pauline Hargett,
rs, of Steubenville, Ohio, tonight
opened a window and leaped elev-
esn stories to her death. Police
found in the apartment a physi-
clans prescription blank, on the
back of which was written Good
bye, Connie"
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
800 Ex- -Convicts From 20 Penitentiaries
Eat Christmas Dinner in Chicago Cafe


CHICAGO, Dec. 25 (AP)-Thfee
hundred men who had served in
twenty penitentiaries had Christ
mas dinner today in a fashionable
restaurant as the kuests of DR..
Ben L. Reitlnan, patron of out
casts.
"It's funny to walk into a fancy
joint like this" remarked a man
from Atlanta penitentiary.
81 want to go straight but |
haven't decent clothes" said an
other after Reitman had called to
him "Stand up and tell your story
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26

and I'll mooch you pair of
pants"
One after another, men with
something to say, rose to say it.
Sometimes it was a simple ad-
mission that crime doesn't pay
an announcement of purpose ''to
go straight" quite as often it was
the recital of a grievance; a story
of being strapped up by the wrists
in prison, of going without dinner
except on Sunday" for failure to
fill q certain number of barrows
with stone, or of contracting a
drug habit in Jail
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
NEW YORK, DEC. 25,
fBy Associated Press)

tDy ASSOCIdtcu Sooi
To-day was Christmas, but to
4 many Santa Claus men on
the busy street corners, it was
only Saturday with Sunday next,
then Monday, the day for hunting
another job.
For the last ten days, they've
been earning 1925 a day. Their
poverty and their scanty clothing
have been hidden beneath gay red
and white suits. Their eyes have
somehow lost the grim look Of
mon in want as they peored over
the bushy white boards of the pa
tron saint of the gay Christmas
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED

HATTIESBERG, Miss, Dec. 20
(AP)-Van Martin, engineer, Lane
Langford, brakeman, and Ernest
Scott, fireman, We're killed when
the engine of a Gulf and Ship
Island railroad train on the Col
umbia branch plunged through a
washed-out trestle south of Silver
Greek, Mississippi early today
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
GERMANS ATTACK FRENCH

MAYENCE, Germany, Dec. 25
(AP) French soldiers were
attacked and beaten by a group of
seven Germans as they left the
garrison chapel this morning af-
ter attending a midnight mass.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
THE WEATHER

Arizona: Sunday unsettled; !;
probably snow northeast portion;
somewhat warmer Monday, prob
ably fair.
New Mexico: Sunday and Mon
day cloudy and unsettled; rising
temperature.
WINSLON
Courtesy OF H. J. Fouts
Santa Fe Weather Observer
High Temperature ,.s,...,.-------....,-26 20
Low Temperature .::.,..---....--.--.---
No precipitation.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
NAVAL OFFICIAL.
GUSTS LIBERALS
F ROM CAPITAL
Sacasa's Special Envoy to
Washington Says Action
Amounts to Armed
intervention
LATIMER I'm CHARGE

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. %
| (AP)-Rear Admiral Latimer, in
command of the American special
squadron, has ruled that DR.. Juan
Bautista Sacasa, the members of
his Liberal cabinet and all his
troops must disarm or leave Pu-
erto Cabezas which has been de-
clared a neutral zone.
The American bluejuackets are
relieving all the Liberal forces in
the zone of their arms.
On account of the American adj
miral's declaration the Liberal
government, which has set up at
Puerto Cabezas in opposition to
the Diaz conservative government,
finds it's temporary capital gone,
and the Liberal foreign minister
| has entered an earnest protest, on
the ground that it will have very
unfavorable effect on the new Lib
eral government
/ Admiral Latimer has instructed
the mahogany companies to pay
taxes only to the conservative
government, which has been rec
ognized by the United States.
sE. ST. AID S0I6HT 4,
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a (APJ -.
The state department announced
tonight that American marines
and sailors had been landed with
out incident" Thursday at Puerto
Cabezas, Nicaragua, to protect
American and foreign lives and
property.
A neutral zone comprising the
territory lying within rifle range
of the American and foreign prop
critics" has been established.
The landing was made, the an
nouncement said, in answer to .ap-
peals for protection received from
American citizens with interests
in the Puerto Cabezas districts.
USLdIlS AIC luChiHS
No details of the landing oper-
alton, which was composed of
forces from the cruisers Denver
and Cleveland, were contained in
the naval radio message received
today from Rear Admiral Julian
Latimer, commanding the speciai
service squadron and in personal
command of the situation in Nicar-
aguan waters.
The state department announce
ment made no reference to the
report made public here by Dr.. r.
S. Vaca, representative of the Sa-
casa Liberals, that Cacasa and his
cabinet" had ben ordered by Ad
miral Latimer to evacuate Puert:
Cabezas by 4 p. m. today.
"Armed Intervention" Charged
Vaca issued a statement today
charging that the landing at Puer-
to Cabezas, which has been the
headquarters of the east coast OF
the Sacasa faction, amounted to
armed Intervention by the United
States in the internal affairs OF
Nicaragua He added that the
steps had been taken during the
1 holiday recess of the American
congress because the Washington
administration desired to avoid
congressional intervention of it's
activities in Nicaragua
State department officials would
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
He Wants Definition

The, query apparently suggested
al SECOND thought. -
"Nhat is prosperity, anyway
Mr.. Ford asked meditatively. ~ =
"AS real prosperity is that in
which all participate and in which
all are consumers. When man
consumes he must produce and
when there is the proper balance
between production and consump-
ton prosperity is bound to fol-
low"
The rumored six-cylinder car
was dismissed with the remark:
Nothing to it."
"You know" Mr.. Ford went on
we did built six, twenty years
ago. We made thousand OF
them. Two of them are now in
our museum"
Mr.. Ford also denied that he was
at present financially interested
in rubber growing. He added
| however, that some developments
in the future might attract him to
that field.
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
FORD SAYS 1925
WAS ABNORMAL
IN ALL BUSINESS
Return to Normally Seen
During Coming Year;
Six Cylinder Car
RumOr Denied
HITS OVER CREDIT

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 25 (AP)
ANY attempt to forecast business
prospects for 1927 must be tenn
pered with the fact that the year
opens with a great surplus of ev-
erything on hand, Henry Ford told
The Associated Press today. Mr..
Ford took occasion to spike few
rumors, among them one to the eff
feet he plans production of a low
priced siX-cylinder car; discussed
the difference between credit and
debt and reiterated his belief in the
economic value of the five-day
week.
'Not only is there large sur
plus of grown and fabricated ma
terial now on hand" Mr.. Ford said,
"but there is also large surplus
of debt Undoubtedly the material
surplus will be absorbed in the
natural course of events and the
year 1927 should be one of normal
cy."
You mean a year as prosperous
as 1892"
"Well, 1926 was abnormal" he
.,-oolsad
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-26
Farmer Kills
9 In Family
Tries Suicide

AMARILLO, Tex, Dec. 25 (AP)
George j. Hassell, farmer of the
Farwwell community today admit
ted he killed his wife and her
eight children three weeks ago, and
buried their bodies in an improvis-
ed grave in the back yard, accord
ing to a report from the sheriff S
office at Farwell.
Hassell, near death in the hospi-
tai at Farwell, Texas, to which he
was brought from Clovis, New Mex
leo, from self-inflicted knife wounds
would make no statement to the
officers other than 81 did it; did
it," declaring also that he would
give a detailed statement of how
he killed his entire family, to-
gether with his motive, in sign
ed statement tomorrow.
He May Recover
Hassell was barely able to speak
above a whisper, though physicians
say his condition is improving and
that he will recover.
His admission of the killings
came this afternoon during the
hour his wife and her eight chill
dren, ranging from two to Il years
were being buried side by side in
the little cemetery in Farwell, 30
miles southwest of Amarillo, with
1.-the sentire citizenship Of 1thesaeon-
munity attending the rites.
Every able bodied man of Far
we'll and the immediate vicinity vol
unteered in the labors of digging
the nine graves, in which the bod
les were placed after being re-
moved from a shallow dugout or
1 the Hassell farm where they were
uncovered by officers Friday in
yestigating the mysterious circum
stances under which the family
had disappeared,
Trace Brothers Death
In the meantime, FarWell author
tiles were recalling the death o.
Hassell's brother two years ago
at Blair, Oklahoma, when he was
reported kicked to death by a mule
while the brothers were working
in a field. Farwell authorities were
told Hassells brothers death haC
at the time been somewhat of {
mystery, however his story of al
accident was accepted by his fam
lily.
Shortly after his brothers deatf
Hassell married the widow, NOV
ing the family to his farm neal
! Farwell. 4.
Rassell is suffering from knife
wounds around the heart, infiict-
ed Friday at his farm when deputy
sheriffs were uncovering the bodies
of his family
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
SHERIFF FOILS ESCAPE
PLOT IN LOCAL JAIL

Having received a tip that several
prisoners confined in the county jail
were making preparations for a get-a-
way. Sheriff Perrin conducted search
Of the cells Of the Jail Wednesday
morning and was rewarded by finding
eleven new steel saws and frame con-
cealed In the mattresses in the cell oc-
cupied by Ray Hill, Joe Blyze, jess
Goodman and AL Lamberth. The pri-
soners denied all knowledge as to how
the tools got into the mattresses.
The four men are awaiting the &C
tion Of the grand jury on different
charges. Hill is charged with burg
larry, Blyze with selling mortgaged
property. Goodman with manufacture
ing liquor and Lamberth with possess
ing a still.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Big Property Deal

Robert Sanders will, on Saturday of
this week, assume charge Of the Kozy
Theatre which he acquired in a recent
property deal with John r. Kizer.
In the transaction Mr.. Kizer bought
the Sanders 240-acre farm near Fen
der Store, for which he paid $4,000.
Mr.. Sanders paid $4,000 for the pic
ture show.
The Kozy has prospered under the
management of Mr.. Kizer and we feel
sure that Mr.. Sanders will continue
the business ON the same high and
modern plan. He states that he in
tends to keep the same clean standard
held by the present management and
to make all possible Improvements.
Mr.. Kizer now owns $40 acres of
fine land in the Fender and Dean com
munity. This brings his total prop
erty holdings in Randolph county to
1,840 acres, practically all of which
is in crops or pasture. He announces
that, upon his retirement from the
Kozy, he win devote his time to buy
ing hogs and cattle and running his
farms.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Held On Liquor Charges
o'Kean, Ark

r. B. Miller, e. Thomas and Frank
Foster, all of whom live in the Rich
woods section, charged with possess
ing a still, had hearing before Esqs.
]. d. Jackson and G. M. Penn last Fri
day and each was bound over in the
sum of $4,000 to await the action Of
the next grand jury. Each made the
required bond and was released.
On a separate charge Miller and
Foster were fined $4,000 each for
transporting liquor and each took an
appeal to the circuit court.
The defendants in all of the above
cases were represented by W. A. Jack
son and Smith & Blackford Of Walnut
Ridge. The State was represented by
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney E. N.
Ellis.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
CITIZEN PRAISES
MILLION ROAD ORDER

To the Pocahontas Star Herald
In reply to a letter | see in the Poca-
hontas Star Herald from Mr.. V. o.
Brown, win say that the land owners
over here, all that have talked to,
are in favor of a 5O-foot road.
know we need fhat much over here,
as we have quit number Of Mr..
Brown't SO-foot ldhes--so called coun-
ty roads-that have mud holes that
you cannot get through.
/, myself, have started through them,
and had to turn around and go back
three to five miles in order to get on
road that was wide enough to work
and had been worked.
find the narrow roads all bad
where there has been any travel and
the wide roads good.
Now know Judge Million has made
a good county judge and think he
can be county judge as long as he
wants the Office. l am teeth ami toe
nails for Million. He has done more
for Randolph county than any Judge
we ever have had.
Yours truly
Chas. f. Bode,
O'Kean, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
ODD FELLOWS SPEND
ENJOYABLE EVENING

In observance Of proclamation issu-
ed by Grand Master Albert Simms,
setting apart january 1 as re-consecra-
tion day among Odd Fellows in Ar
kansas, very enjoyable program was
arranged by the members Of Orient
Lodge here on last Friday evening.
About one hundred Odd Fellows,
members of Orient, Holmes and Rich
woods Lodges, were present.
The principal speaker Of the even
ing was Rev. Knox Belew. who de-
livered one Of the most interesting
talks on Odd Fellowship that we have
listened to IN many day.
The music for the evening was most
efficiently rendered by the Barden
brothers, assisted by Orvil james, and
we must say that the job was weH
done.
After couple of hours Of most de-
lightful entertainment, refreshments
were served. and we must say that
this job was done well too, for there
was plenty for everybody and to spare.
Then the hour for parting came, and
after the old familiar song. Blessed
Be the Tie That Binds" we were dis
missed by Rev. $. d. Poe. An pres
cnt declared it was the most pleasant
evening ever spent in the /. o. o. y.
Hall Mt Pocahontas. and we feel sure
that much was accomplished by the
meeting and hope that we may enjoy
another in the near future.
Contributed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Notice Eighth Grade Students

The eighth grade examination will
be held about the 18th Of April. Stu
dents will be required to take examin-
alton on Arithmetic, Language and
Grammar, Spelling, United States His
tory, Arkansas History. Geography,
Agriculture, Hygiene and Civil Gov
ernment. Applicants must make an
average Of 20 per cent with nothing
below 60 per cent
There are about one hundred seventy
five members of the class this year
Their names will probably appear in
the Star Herald within the next few
days. Respectfully,
Rufus A. Mock,
County Superintendent
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
MAYNARD Reading Circle

The Maynard Reading Circle met
Jan. B. The following named teachers
were In attendance:
yester Williams, Hubert Wil,;sm.
Iva Morgan, Ula Ainley. Lois Poynor
Lorene Gross, Mr.. Buxton, Mr.. Hogan
Lora Evans, Grace Spencer, LLOYD En-
MIS- Maize Johnston, Vera Kerley. Hal
lie Ennis. Dorothy Pringle. Esther
Pringle, Iowa Carroll, Buster John
ston, Jack wimp. Harold Johnston
Eugene Athy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
CHAMPION CLUB BOY
OF RANDOLPH COUNTY

The club work was carried on in
fifteen communities of Randolph conn.
ty during the past year under the
supervision Of the county agricultural
agent. Eight of these communities
had organized clubs and the other
seven communities had from one to
five club members. In all, there were
12S boys enrolled in the Club work.
Many of these boys finished their re-
cords in good shape. There are, of
course, some who made much better
records than did Others therefore they
will receive their reward. Many who
did splendid work will not receive
prizes, but they are to be congratulate
ed ON the fine spirit and showing that
they did make.
The boy who did The most outstand-
ing piece of club work this year was
boy who did work in three different
Clubs. He lives in the bottom section
of the county, but was not to be out
done by this fact. He enrolled in the
Cotton Club, Corn Club and did some
work in the Poultry Club, showing
products Of each phase Of work at the
Randolph County Fair. There he made
a good showing, taking away several
prizes. Then at the end of the sea-
son he won some of the best prizes
offered for Club work.
The following prizes were won by
Fender Story at the County Fair and
at the end of the season. The award
ing of these prizes has been delayed
due to the fact that the harvest sea-
son has been so wet that the boys were
not able to get their crops harvested
and their records in earlier. We want
ed to give every boy chance to get
his record into the office so he might
have a chance at winning some of these
prizes. The following are the prizes
to Fender:
COTTON, nrSJ prize.
Corn, first prize.
Poultry, first prize.
The prizes won by other boys were
as follows:
Cotton
Truman Harris, Shannon, second.
Raymond Ray, Shannon, third.
Paul Williams, Maynard. fourth.
Ralph Spencer, Richardson, 9TH.
Winner of most individual prizes
at the County Fair-Fender story,
Holmes.
Orders for these prizes will be mail
ed to the winners and they can get
their PRICES in the near future. In
case a winner doesn't get his order in
few days he should see his county
agent and let him get it adjusted.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
BANKERS TO DISCUSS
LOANS TO FARMERS

A bankers meeting, which all Ran
dolph county bankers, bank stockhold-
ers, merchants and farmers are urged
to attend, viii be held =, the Hotel
Marion, in Little Rock, on Jan. 10,
1926.
"A letter from Mr.. e. J. Bodman,
chaifman Of the Arkansas Bankers
Association, to Randolph county bank
ers, in reference to the meeting, says,
in part:
Arkansas banks since 1920 have suf-
fcresl in The aggregate. enormous
losses due to bad farm loans. This is
largely due to poor farm management
and policy.
Ace Ting to the observations Of
your 1EFienitiiaf Committee many of
f6ese loans would not have been made
had the lending banker been better
advised with reference to the basic
principles Of good and sound farm
management.
4 ,..:si Ing has been financed that
was basieally asssound. Too few Of
our farmer customers are sure about
ne oui.s,me of their farming plans
Few keep records. Farm plans fol-
lowed would have been discarded years
ago had the farmer kept records and
known what he was doing.
IL is not necessary to here recite any
OF the sad experiences OF Arkansas
bankers in the matter of farm loans
for this is too well known to require
elaboration. Had the banker q general
knowledge of what constitutes the basis
Of sound farming practice in his com
munity he would have steered clear
OF financing some of these unsafe prop
ositions. Our observation has been
that the wide-awake and efficient Ar
KANSAS Innlcr has learned that ii is
necessary for him to post himself on
what constitutes the basis for sound
fArming rrecfices before he cifn intelli
gently pass on credits In his farm trade
territory.
Therefore, with a view of SECURING
correct information your committee
has conferred with Dean Dan 2. Gray
of the Agricultural College. and he has
consented to hold Banker Merchant
Farmer Short Course in Little Rock
1on January 10.
This shoct course is not for the pur
.1.<<sse " -s<1ipping the banker or mer-
,snt SO be can tell the farmer how to
am. It is for the purpose of equip
CONTINUED ON last page)
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Five Generations

Pictures were taken at Peach Or
chard last week of five generations of
one family.
Principals in the family included
Mr.. Peter Foster, aged II; Mrs. Il. V.
Harper, sr., aged 81; Mrs. p. J. An
derson, aged SO; Mr.. Pelham Austin,
aged 1S; Master Pelham Austin, Jrs
aged months.
Mrs. Harper is a daughter Of Mr..
Foster, Mrs. Anderson is a daughter
of Mrs. Harper, Pelham Austin is a
son of Mrs. Anderson and Pelham, Jr,
is son of Pelham Austin.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Kicked By Mule

Lorine, Jan. 5.--While feeding his
mules last Wednesday noon, Marion
Tyler received painful injuries when
one Of the animals kicked him in the
face. A deep cash was cut under one
his eyes and hole was torn in his
nose. He was taken to the home Of
Lloyd Mondy and DIR. Brown was call
ed to attend him.
He is getting along nicely today.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Line About Completed

The Arkansas Missouri Power Com
pany expects to cut in the new three
phase power line to Pocahontas the
last Of this week. The line to Big
gers, Reyno, Datto and Success is pro-
crossing nicely. The Company expects
to finish this line in few days, and
in a short time will be serving the
above named towns with light and
power.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Notice-Bank Meeting

There will be a meeting of the stock
holders Of the Lone Rock Bank, in
the banking house, at Ravenden
Springs, at 2 p. n.., on Tuesday, Janu-
ary the 18th, 1926, for the purpose Of
electing five directors for the ensuing
year and to transact any other bust
ness that may come before said meet
ing. s. #. Davis, Pres.
J. a. C1yssl, Sec'y
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Lights Out

On account of a pole burning down
on the power transmission line between
Pocahontas and Walnut Ridge last
Sunday night, Pocahontas was without
lights. Linemen worked from eight
o'clock until midnight before they were
able to restore service.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Rev. Jernigan To Preach

We are requested to announce that
Rev. Jernigan of Walnut Ridge will
hI the pulpit at the Methodist church
here Sunday morning and evening,
filling the appointments of Bro. Hall.
who is attending his son, who is in
Memphis hospital, recovering from
an operation for appendicitis. Every
body cordially invited to attend each
service.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Child Badly Burned

Engelberg, Jan. 5.-Little Anna May
Newton, aged % months, was seriously
burned last Tuesday. She was play
ing with a celluloid comb which caught
fire, inflicting a number of painful
burns.
She is improving slowly.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
AT Christian Church

Levi S. Craven will deliver an ad-
dress in the Christian church here on
the second Sunday in January at IL
o'clock, a. m. His subject will be
Government in the Church"
The public is extended an invitation
to attend.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Biggers Gin Burned

Biggers, Jan. 1.-Fire in the seed
cotton house of the Peoples gin here
yesterday destroyed the building and
about $4,000 pounds of seed cotton
The loss was estimated at $4,000,
with no insurance. The building will
be replaced in time to receive the 1926
crop the owners said.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-01-07
Chicken Dinner

The ladies of the Baptist church
will serve a chicken dinner in the base
ment of The Pocahontas State Bank
on Jan. is, the first day Of court
Patronage appreciated. 22-2t.