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Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
CIRCUIT COURT MAY
ADJOURN SATURDAY

Judge ]. C. Ashley and the other
officials of the Randolph circuit court
are making a record this week In the
matter of disposing of court cases and
the probabilities are that court viii
adjourn Saturday.
The January term opened Monday
morning with all officers present. Geo.
NJ. Booth. the newly elected prOsecut-
ing attorney, was in his place. Sheriff
]. p. Spikes and his deputies, Brooks,
Daniels and Jackson Circuit Clerk
Joe Snodgrass and Mrs. Snodgrass and
special deputy, Raymond Jackson or
Maynard, made up the official family.
Court was called at nine o'clock AID
the first work was that of empannel-
ling the grand jury. The names of
the regular and alternate veniremen
were called Z. Il. Buxton and F, Il.
ThrogmortOn were excused for capse
for the term and the following sixteen
were qualified for service:
Grover Dubois, foreman; O. c.
Mock. clerk; ]. II. Ferguson, ]. T.
jackson, Il. H. Chester, r. l.. Higgin-
botham, Don NJ. Ruff, N. S. Carroll,
p. r. Barnes, II. d. Parker, A. b. Kcr-
ley, A. ]. Cooper, C. Il. Phipps, r. j..
Mays, NJ l.. Williams and Leo Mitch
ener. l.. W. Hogan was appointed
bailiff for the grand jury.
Twenty-fOur citizens qualified for
petit jury service as follows Law
renee Gregory, ]. C, Brown, j. A. Me
Laughlin, A. NJ Shride, Faye Sa!lee,
Fred King, John Thacht, J. c. Shining
ton, c. II. Brown, J. V. Looney, ]. F.
Armstrong, A. J. Gwin, II. Il. Spencer,
Ed Teel, A. f. Swindle, ]. f. Ellis,
Mike Ungerank, A. w. LemmOns, Ira
Clark, W. W. Hufstedler J. II. Rey-
nolds, Sam Songer, Dave Risner and
Ed Thompson.
We noted the following visiting at
torneys during the first days: II. j.
Ponder and O. G. Blackford, Walnut
Ridge; Arthur L. Adams and F.. T..
Westbrook, Jonesboro; ID. L. Cotton,
Leslie; NJ. ID. Bowers and W. G. Rid
dick of Little Rock.
Local attorneys present are Schoon-
over & Schoonover, Pope & Bowers, J..
l.. Bledsoe, ]. Win Henley, J. W..
Meeks, f. " Ellis. Curtis Higgin-
botham and Geo III. Steimel of Run
ming Lake. ii. J. Denton is court
stenographer.
| A majority of the cases so far dis
posed of have been submitted to the
court without trial Not more than
three or four jury trials have been
heard up to Wednesday at noon.
Six felony cases were submitted Mon
day and Tuesday. They were Chas
Iershall, John Hudson, Otto Freer,
Willie Brock, Elvis Cantrell and Ches-
ter Evans. All were charged with lar
ceny and attempted robbery. Freer
received sentence of two years in the
penitentiary; Brock received two years
in the state reform school, Cantrell,
one year in the penitentiary and Evans
one year in the reform school SEN
tence on the other two, Pershan and
Hudson, will likely be passed by Judge
Ashley this morning.
Our readers will remember that the
first four named are charged with
holding up the w. G. Spikes filling sta
tion just east of town n few weeks ago.
The other two are charged with a
series of thefts in the northern part
of the county some time ago
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
Fined On Statutory Charge

Sam Thompson, who says he recent
ly came here from Pennsylvania, was
fined $50 and costs in the court of
Justice j, A. Douglass here Saturday
on n charge of illegal cohabltation.
1t was charged that he had been
living in the Walker home west Of
town with a woman who was not his
wife.
Mrs Walker, who is said to have
filed the information was attacked Fri
day by her brother, Acey Myers,
friend of Thompson. Myers was fined
$1O0 and costs by the court for as
sault and battery.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
Gets Life Sentence

Cecil Allen, Piggott man, charged
with numbering his wife, Mrs. Eula
Bell Allen, by poisoning, was convict
ed In Circuit Court at Piggott last
week, and his sentence fixed at life
imprisonment.
Before his trial, Allen was indicted
on two other counts by the grand jury,
charging him with the poisoning of
his two children.
Allen is said to have collected in
lsurance on his wife and children after
their deaths
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
Governor Martineau's Bonds

A call is hereby made to all citi-
zens interested in road construction in
Randolph county to meet ut the court
house On Saturday, Jan. %, to discuss
the governors road bill, with the view
of arriving at some conclusion as to
how public sentiment is toward the
bill.
Road oyerseers and justices of the
peace are especially urged to be pres
ent. G. w. Million.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
Services At Church of Christ

Ed. ]. viii Henley will fill the pull
pit at the First Church of Christ in
Pocahontas next Sunday morning and
evening.
The public is extended whole
hearted invitation to attend each ser
vice.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
Eastern Star HOstesses

The first meeting of the local chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star, will be
held at the hall tonight.
Hostesses for the social hour are
Mrs. w. L. Blankenship, Mrs. Geo.
Lewallen, Mrs. G. z. Jones and Miss
Leila Perrin.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20

While in Little Rock the latter
part of last week the senior editor had
the pleasure of meeting quite a num-
Der of Randolph county folks in the
capitol city. Among the number we
met Hon. and Mrs. f.. Dalton, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Phipps, DIR. and Mrs. Burr
Sallee, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Hicks, Il.
C. Prlngle, X. II. Gullett and II. B.
Johnston and family.
Joseph Martin returned Sunday TO
Little Rock to resume his work with
Bankers Trust Company. having 7ufii-
ciently recovered from an accident last
spring to resume his activities. Mr..
Martin suffered a broken back and a
crushed foot in the accident and is vet
forced to wear a brace when standing
or walking.
james Spikes of Little Rock, stu
dent in the medical branch, U. Of A.,
was in Pocahontas first of the week
with his nephew, Buge Spikes, son Of
Mrs. Alma Spikes. Buge had double
pneumonia and was seriously i'll but IS
now reported much better.
The Methodist ladies served dinner
to court people here Monday and Tues
day. They desire to express thoir
thanks to The public FOR the patronage
given them.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
AT the Methodist Church

You are invited to worship with us
next Sunday. Sunday school 10 a. M.
}. ID. Wells, superintendent. Preaoh-
ing 10y pastor at II a. m. Subject. ~
Strange Combination of Strength and
weakness Subject for evening hour.
The Uttermost Saviour" Epworth
League ut $3.50. w. T.. Hall. Pastor.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
May Run For Tax Assessor

Leo Mitchener of Dalton was in town
Monday and announced that he was
considering becoming a candidate for
tax assessor at the 1923 election.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
An Abstract

About l8 months ago came to us for an ab
stract to his home and seemed be in rush We have
never been able to get hold of all his deeds yet and have
not finished the abstract
Still some seem to think man can give an order fo,
an abstract one day and get it the next day Why wait
until need the abstract then be forced to wait
Let us get abstract ready now and you will never
lose deal on having 30 wait
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-20
Saving Money
is SIMPLY A PROCESS OF GROWTH

No one becomes financially independent in day,
Everyone can little at time Stick to a saving
plan and you will succeed We welcome your account
and will help you to at the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

I'd been to see a lot of doctors.
They all asked me innumerable in
innate personal questions, the answers
to which they carefully wrote down
on desk pads. They were almost as
curious about my past as the oper-
atives in a passport office. After
they had questioned NE they took
X-ray pictures of my interior. |
saw some of these, and can only
hope they did not do me justice.
Every doctor told me to come back
in a week for further talk. In
the meantime L was counselled not
to eat anything that didn't agree
with me, and not to smoke too
many cigars. When 1 asked them
how many cigars were too many they
replied, more than are good for
YOU was satisfied with that
advice. My family is hard to live
with, when l can't smoke.
TO each doctor in turn l came
back in week. Each doctor looked
over the pad on which he had writ
ten the week before, asked me a
few additional questions, and then
said:
"There is nothing the matter with
you but nervousness. What you ought
to do is control your nerves. What
are your working methodist"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
Famous Author Says
Arizona Has Changed
Since the Early Days

William Mcleod Raine, famous
novelist of Denver, who is now visit
ing at the Harding ranch near Tue
son, states that Arizona has made
a great change since the last time
he was in this section a great many
years ago. "It was quite wild and
woolly in those days." he states.
Raine was a visitor in Tucson IN
during the days of the Arizona
rangers, with whom he rode for
several weeks gathering material
for one of his earliest books. At
that time he also participated in
roundups at Oracle
The Denver author has just COM
pieted his latest book, which Is
tentatively entitled Colorado" and
deals with Denver in 1859 and the
Overland trail. The book, he said,
is patterned after another story OF
his titled Bonanza" which deals
with the gold fields of Nevada about
the same time.
I Raine has written number O..
books dealing with Arizona, which
include "The Desert Spite" and
Judge Colt" both of which will
appear in book form this spring. He
is accompanied by his wife, and
PLANS to do some research work In
the library of the Pioneer Historical
society.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

9TH ideal age fer marriage is
about 29 fer TIL groom an around
"a fer tn bride, says a Philadelphy
authority, but after devotin' over a
half century in threshin' out tn
domestic troubles O. married people
I'd like t. say that marriage is a
blamed risky proposition at any age
t. either party t. tn contract" de-
clares Squire Marsh Swallow. out o.
81 cases that come before my do
mestic relations tribunal in December.
20 couples wanted t. split on account
O. gittin' on each others nerves, an
tn osher two on account o. gittin'
in each others way. Marriages used
t last longer when tn husbands
worked till 6 p. m. an wives kept
house an washed ther own hair.
Very few people tried t look purity
after they got married. One O. TIL
great disturbin' elements in married
life tday is tn determination t keep
young an beautiful. Before th
O. women an girls in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

downtown offices an stores 1 handled
very few divorce cases in which
jealousy played any part. TIL charges
wuz allus brutality, failure t. provide,
an lack O. nutrition, an now an
then desertion or two. I've divorced
some O. tn best people in this county
in my time. I've divorced 'em that'd
married at IL, an I've divorced
en- that married at 25, an 30, an
35, an as high as so up t. 20, an
can't say what age makes tn
biggest mess O. marriage. TIL big,
essential thing t. a long, happy mar
riage is havin' enough money t. buy
tn things that are essential t. hap
piness. Too much money, or not
enough money, IL wreck tn most
promisin' couple in two years, or
two an one-half years at tn most
Beauty fades, an charmin' PERSONAL
tiles finally git tiresome. Clothes
an diversion keep couples married
Once in a long, long time We'll find
a couple still holdin' out an appar-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
GOING ON A HEALTH HUNT
by JAMES J. MONTAGUE

right, but the climate is terrible
and the golf course is rotten, and
they don't know what the word food
means at the hotel.
II was down there for two weeks
last fall and what with the cold rain,
and the ijggers that got into my
skin every time, l went out on the
golf course, and the terrible stuff
got for meals, I had to go to
Seaville and spend a month recover
ing. Seaville is the place you ought
to go. wonderful, the best hotel in
the world, and a swell gang of
people---take you right to their heart.
I'll give you letter to the hotel
proprietor, and he'll see that you get
;he right kind of looking after
I cancelled my reservations for
Cedarhurst the next day, and bought
tickets for Seaville. That night Dave
came in on a matter of business.
tYou look like the devil" he said,
"you ought to go away"
l told him 1 was going away.
Fine" he said, "go to any one
of a half dozen of those southern
places, and you'll have fine time,
but keep clear of Seaville. Three
friends of mine have been down
there lately and all of them had to
go to the hospital as soon as they
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
San FRANCISCO
ORCHESTRA ON
AIR TUESDAY

George G. Baxter, local manager
for the Standard Oil company, has
announced that a program Of the
San Francisco Symphony orchestra
will be broadcasted simultaneously
from stations KFI at Los Angeles,
KPO at San Francisco and KGO at
Oakland, at 80 p. m. Tuesday, Feo-
ruary 8. These programs are be-
ing sponsored by the Standard Oil
company of California.
The San Francisco Symphony orr
chestra is under the direction of
Alfred Hertz. This is the fifteenth
of the series. 1t is suggested that
the detailed program, which may
be secured at the Douglas Standard
Oil company filling station, be kept
until the end of the 81 concerts, at
which time they will comprise q
valuable collection of interpretations
and descriptive notes on many OF
the worlds masterpieces.
The general program follows:
Programme
/. 'L'Arlesienne" Suite, No. L..
..~...........-....... Blzet
Prelude
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

entity livin' happy t'gether on nothin',
but they're as scarce as Edisons an
Burbanks. All those contemplatin'
matrimony at any age should know
all about tn cost O. livin'. TIL mere
fact that some feller is a clean,
honest, hard workin young man
hain't enough. He should have it
drummed int him jest what it's goin
t cost him t stay married. An
jest because girl is an Industrious,
lovin', sensible daughter hain't enough.
She should be enlightened as t. what
it costs t. look presentable around
th' feet these days. Tn cost o. sus-
tainin home or an apartment,
should be given publicity through our
schools an churches an films, Mar
riage is a troublesome question: any
way you look at it, an after over
so years O. listenin' t th' troubles,
who've taken flyer at it I should
an complaints, an sobs O. thousan's
say that about tn safest time t wed
is around rs or SO."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

When had told them that my
working methods consisted of doing
as little work as possible, when one
has a living to make, they said:
"You had better go away for two
or three weeks. A change of climate
and environment will do you good.
nervous"
So I decided to go away. Imme-
diately / began reading the advertise
ments of places to go to, and send
ing for the literature that the own
ers of the places were good enough
to supply without charge. Also I
talked to my travelled friends abou,
places to go to.
Bill was the first man spoke
with. "You want to go to Cedar
hurst" he said, land don't let anybody
steer you away from it. There's good
golf down there and bracing weather
and elegant food. Two weeks of il
will put new life into you and you
won't have nerve in your body
when you get back"
1 decided right away to go to
Cedarhurst, and bought tickets for
that point the next morning-two
weeks in advance. That night Howard
came in to see how 1 was getting
along told him that a lot of
doctors had told me to go away.
Good idea," said Howard, almost
any place away from here is good
except Cedarhurst. Don't let anybody
talk you into going there"
What's the matter with Cedar
hurst?' I inquired, uneasily.
ooh, I suppose the place is all
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

like, and get little real corn
whiskey if you want it, and enjoy
yourself generally. know what
I'm talking about, for I just got back
from there day before yesterday.
was a wreck when I got there
could hardly walk, in fact, after the
most miserable fortnight 1 ever spent
in my life at a dump, which ought
to be burned down or blown up, it's
such miserable, unhealthy, lonesome
hole"
1t was then I had premonition.
'T suppose you mean Double Bay"
1 said.
Elmer looked at me in blank
astonishment.
Sure / mean Double Bay, but how
the deuce did you know?"
81 just made good guess" said
but you don't need to talk to me
about Bogport. I'm not going any
where"
And 1 didn't which is probably the
reason why my nerves are still out
of control, and l get short of breath
after I've finished my tenth cigar.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
GOVERNOR HUNT
NAMES FEB. IA
STATE FLAG DAY

February IA, Admission Day, has
been proclaimed Arizona State FLAG
Day by Governor Hunt. The pur,
pose of. the observance of the day
is that children of the state may
be given information concerning the
! state flag. The proclamation of
the governor follows:
WHEREAS, The children of Arizona
should know as much as possible
about the Arizona state flag, it's orr
gin and description, thus cultivating
patriotism and loyalty to the state
and its ideals;
NOW, THEREFORE,, I. GEORGE
w. p. HUNT, Governor of the State
Of Arizona, do hereby designate Feb
ruary ia, 1927, as Arizona State
Flag Day" as well as Admission
Day; and on this day the public
schools of the state are required to
lprepare programs which will give
their pupils the greatest possible
amount of information and instruc-
tion concerning the Arizona State
Flag. Admission Day is named as
| "Arizona state Flag Day. because
it seems the most appropriate day
on which to become better acquainr-
ed with the lldSl anu " SCuuy Che'
civic virtues for which it stands.
The secretary of state is hereby re-
quested to cooperate in making
ARIZONA State Flag Day. success
by printing copies of the Arizona
state Flag upon small sheets to be
distributed to the public schools, InA
terested societies and others.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and causeC.
the Great Seal Of the state to be
affixed.
i (SEAL)
Done at Phoenix, the capital, the
k2nd day Of February, 1927.
GEORGE w. p. HUNT,
Governor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05


what happened to them?'
ooh, that's one of the few places
where they haven't cleared out the
malaria mosquitoes, or hook worms,
or some form of parasites that knock
people cold after the first couple of
days Nobody goes there much except
sick people, and they get sicker as
soon as they've been there a couple
of days, too sick to come away most
of 'em It's a paradise for doctors
and trained nurses, Seaville is, but
I've been through there three times
now and I never saw a healthy person
there except the natives, and they're
all immunes by this time. I'm going
to Double Bay next week. Why
don't you come with me?"
The following morning I exchanged
my tickets for Seaville for tickets
to Double Bay, and told Dave I would
be ready to start with him. That
night Elmer came in to say he'd
heard 1 was sick, and wanted tc
talk to me about going away.
"You need rest" he said, every
body knows that you imagine you're
sick, and that your dispositions
getting rotten, and that you haven't
any cntrol over your nerves. Why
don't you get out of town for a
while?''
I told him that was what I in
tended to do.
Good" he said. eco to Bogport.
It's nice little place where there
isn't any society, and plenty of hunt
ing and fishing, and a fairly good
golf course. You can dress as you
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
MEMBER RECEIVES
KIWANIS APPOINTMENT

Notice of his appointment as chair
man of the southwest agricultural
committee of the International XII
wants clubs was received yesterday by
P. H. Ross, director of the agricultural
extension service of the University of
Arizona.
Director Ross is the only member OF
the committee Of five who resides in
Arizona. Notice of his selection as
chairman was received from H, F.
Robinson of Albuquerque, N. NJ, gov
ernor of the district
In addition to membership on this
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
DOUGLAS TRATNMEN
HAVE HIGH AVERAGE
In TESTS ON RULES

Trainmen and enginemen operating
out of Douglas on the Southern
Pacific are well versed in the rules
of the company concerning train
operation, according to announce.
ment Of r. d. Bloss, district exam.
iner,g who completed series of train
rule examinations here February 2.
The Douglas trainmen who took the
examinations averaged high grades,
showing. their familiarity with the
rules.
The examinations were begun here
by Bloss on January 81, and con-
tinued for three days. They were
held in the private car in which
Bloss travels. The holcIng Of these
examinations is one of the latest
steps adopted by the Southern Pacff-
ic in its efforts to prevent acct,
dents. Bloss has gone from Doug
las to Hachita, where he will con-
tinue the examinations.
a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
HIr EAIIs nEAn

PHOENIX, Feb A (E9-Henry Blench-
ard, 28, fell over dead here today after
he had been struck several times over
the heart by an acquaintance follow
ing Blanchards boast of physical
prowess. Death was believed to have
been caused by bursted blood vessel.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05


Menuet
Adagietto
Carlton
?. Prelude,1 "The Afternoon OF a
Faun'' ..... Debussy
3. Two Hungarian dances !. Brahms
I. Dance of the Nymphs and Satyrs
........... George Schumann
5. (a) Dance of the Sylphs ..Berlio7
CD Serenade ...---.. Moszkowski
6. (a) Caprice Viennois ......
................. Kreisler-Hertz
(b) Liebesfreud -. Kre1sler-Stock
/. "L'Arlesienne" Suite, No.
...........s..... Georges Bizet
Prelude
Menuet
Adagietto
Carlton
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05
ARMY PROMOTIONS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-(P-A bill
designed to facilitate promotion of Of
ficers in the army so as to take care
of the advancement of some 5000 who
were taken into the permanent milf
tary establishment after the World
war, was approved today by the sem
ate military committee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

committee, Director Ross is also a,
member of the international committee
on agriculture of the Kiwanis clubs.
These committees are engaged in the
study of agricultural problems of the
nation in an attempt to suggest ade-
quate remedies to improve the present
condition of agriculture.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

Dispatch Telephones--S1 and 50
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-05

Done at Phoenix, the capital, the
k2nd day Of February, 1927.
! GEORGE w. p. HUNT,
Governor.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

and, eventually, happiness and
low.
Girls who get into tragic trou-
bic are not by any means always
bad at heart. They either begin
by letting down barriers to self.
respect in the way Of drinking
and necking, or else they yield
because it is so hard to say NO
to a man who appeals to their
trust and love.
There is always hope for such
q girl and for every girl, pro-
vided she Is determined to profit
by her mistake and turn her face
bravely toward a happier, nobler
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
BY Hannah Wing

IT is seldom that one comes
i upon genuine old recipes for
the famous dishes and CONNECTIONS
of the South. Just when one
thinks a treasure trove of these
secrets has been discovered, one
attempt to reproduce them re.
veals that. although the ingredi.
ents are given in quantities, the
''knack" that made these recipes
as stated successful has not been
included.
With its wealth Of native cane,
nolasses, pecans and other nuts,
the corrections Of the South were
deseryedly delicious. OF them all,
Louisiana. pralines are most ia.
nous, and this recipe will act
ually make them taste like the
original.
81 cups graduated sugar, y
teaspoon butter, teaspoonful Of
sweet milk, l cup cold water, i
pound pecans.
Melt one cup Of sugar without
any water until it is a slightly