Daily Arkansas Gazette from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 14

a a a FOURTEEN THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE, LITTLE ROCK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7. 192. VETERANS CONFIRM FORBES' CHARGES Declare That Disabled Heroes of World War Have Been "Exploited." (Chk ago Tribune New York Times Special to the Gazette. I Chicago, Oet. hv Vol.

Charles R. F'orbes, director of the United State Veterans' Bureau. that conditions 121 private Locational establishment- for disabled soldiers, are and approximate erv, were denied and confirmed to day. Vigorous den si CAntO tron. harts W.

Sylvester. director of vocational training in Chicago, who said there was no basis for including local cot. ditions in the charger. Men taking federal alt ration in thing are 16 stared. to ins 1 Mr.

Sylvester. org: ed the assertion 1. l'orbre that, greedy' aping 1: for the most BaNe capoited the Yearner- TAr to them for Sistraction. In the West Side shops it is said, disabled Land 1.4 the eave worke but their terms of in structinn without being taught any thing. Mr.

Svivester said the cut under which disabled men are assigned to industrial plants wha apprentices, has made it necessary to put uneducated, foreign born setcrans in plants run by men of their own nationalities. where exploitation unlikely. Removal of all veterans from lil satisfactory plants probably will be the first sconsequruee of the charges made by Colonel Forbes. There have been many instances of men taking trainingsia shops where they were. distinet liability.

Before the war they were ouskilled laborers. They do not use the English language and they spoil materials and damage machinery through ignorance and In spite of this, however, many of the employers keep them until they reach 8 point where they are worth something and then put them on the payrolls, IN GOOD STANDING AGAIN Baklanoff, Accused Singer, Will Retarn to America. (Chicago Tribune- New York Times Specta! to the Whicago, Oet. Baklanoff, who was the central figure in a sensational affair last. season with Elvira Amazar, who charged he had with her in Russia, Mexico and the country and had deserted her, appears to have lived down the forts to drive him from grand opera.

Announcement was made today that he had signed another contract with the Chicago Grand Opera Company. The State Department has cabled the American consul at Paris, instructing him to vise the singer's passports. This means he will be readmitted to this country without further objection. Mme. Amazar, among other barges, said Baklanoff had, brought her to this country when he had a wife family in Russia and he was in vianger of for several pending an investigation.

GAS HEATER IS FATAL Its Fumes Cause Deaths of Couple at Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Oct. 6. Bodies of Anatole Valcourt, 27, and his wife, aged 22, were found the bathroom their home here this afternoon. A physician said that ho believed the couple bad died as a result of inhaljug gAS fumes from water heatere.

Don't Have a Shiny Nose Shiry nose, an -ily skin, and a rough red complexion can avoided be by easily using Me of Cormick's BEAUTY CREAM more the place of powder and is much Takes Applied with a dampened sponge it alberes evenly aud stays on. In flush aust white, and Gie the jar. THE BEHRENS Waco, Texas Made in Porto Rico from Mrs. Dan Holloman, 1611 Main finest native leaf. Nothing like street, underwent an operation yesthem anywhere at the price.

terday at the Baptist hospital. 10c, 15c, 2 for 25c. Try them. Miss Myrtle Grizzie and Richard 420 Street 418 KEMPNER'S Main CASH BARGAIN DEPT. Second Floor, The Wellington A New.

Brogue in rich brown Norwegian Calf; perforated saams and with classy saddie strap. $6 The of Klass" Sup Thiat what men want. We have here for Brogues chock of snap and pep. This an a stepper of high quality. 11 KEMPNER'S Street Main The West Side Cirele of the First Methodist church wiil meet at 9.30 o'clock this affernoon with Mrs.

T. A. Henderson. 210 West Fourth street. The Junior choir of the First Christian church will meet at 7 o'clock tonight at the A program will be given and refreshments served.

Boys and girls between the ages of nine and 16 are invited to North Little Rock LAYING OFF SHOPMEN 200 Missouri Pacific Employes Let Out for Retrenchment. More than 200 men have been laid off within the week at the souri Pacific shops in North Little Rock, according to Missouri Pacific officials. Supt. E. H.

Stroeh said that this 1 is due to general conditions. 1 lark of travel and the decreased shipment of freight, and that the de erase in the force at the shops is indefinite, OT until business condi Lions are improved. For some time previous to last May. the local shops were closed, and opened again on the first of May. Since that time no men have been laid uff until the present time.

It was unofficially reported that the present reduction in men is made to meet too allowance for the year for ma'utenance of the shops. ELKS' SHOW BIG SUCCESS Princess Theater Crowded at Each of Three Performances. Although the total receipts for the three portormances af the Elk min strel show in North Little Rock could not be learned last night, because re ports had not been made of all ticket sales, the local Elks are greatly pleas ed at the reception given the min Excellent erowds were presert all three nights. The Elks will leave at 6 o'clock this morning in automobiles Por Stutt gurt, where they will repeat the mi strel tonight, with added talent from. the Stuttgart lodge.

Proceeds from the minstrel is to be used in remodeling the building Third and Poplar streets, purchased last winter from the city. HELD ON $2,000 BOND Alphonso Nicholson Charged With Killing Dixon Baker on October 1. Alphonso Nicholson, negro was to the Grand Jury by Municipa' Judge Paine yesterday on $2,000 bond charged with second degree murder in having caused the death of Dixon Baker on the night of October 1 in a pool hall on Military Heights. Ac cording to the testimony of Baker': mother and a physician from the Fra ternal hospital, where Baker died on Monday morning following the ing of Saturday night, the shot rent. trated Baker's hip bone from above ranging downward, as if the gun had been slanted.

Nicholson said that as be laned against the pool table the gun whicb he carried was fired accidentally Judge Paine fined Nicholson $50 and costs for carrying concealed weapons He was held in the city jail last night and will be committed to the county jail, today wife it of he E. fails W. to Leo, provide negro, bond. wAg fined $10 yesterday in Municipal Court for running down three ebiidren, wounding them slightly, AS sht was driving an automootle at. Third and Olive streets, September 98.

BAND PLAYS CONCERT West-Nelson Musicians Aid in Sun day School Celebration. A band concert was given by the West- Nelson Manufacturing Com pany's band at thie City las night under the auspices of the Naz erene church, in celebration of the close of a Sunday school mesbershir drive covering a period of three months. The membership campaigr doubled the membership of Sun day school, according to officials of the church, the school now numbering 223 pupils. Mayor Gardner made the welcome address, followed by a talk by Judge John W. Wade of Little Rock.

The concert charge of 2 division of the Sunday, school call -d 'The hership drive, therefore enter Blues," the losing, sule in the taining Ret -esament: were served to small chi: tren by committee composed the Misse. Willie Mae Slocum, and Nova Randolph, Viola Robertson Ruth Rev. F. H. Bugh is pastor of the Noz.

arene church in North Little Rock The Rev. B. H. Hayaie, pasto: of the Nazarene church in Little Rock, open ed the program with all invocation. NOTES AND PERZONALS.

Blenden were married at 9 'elock Wednesday might at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Grizzle, by the Rev.

J. F. Ross, pastor First Presbyterian church. tendants were Roland Blenden, Miss Bell Heart, Stephen Chenner and Mrs. Blenden will be at ut and Miss Marguerite Rogers: on Mr.

210 West Ninth street, North Little Rock. Miss Irma Dollar was given a sur- prise party Wednesday night at her home, 1416 Pike avenue. Those present were: Thelma Massey, Flora Black, Morris, Thelma Kane, Arkie Ramsey, Nona Spain, Winona Cox, Bertie Mae Stanton, Johnnie Johnson, Gwendolyn Blacock and Biddie Mathis, Buster Priddy, Eart Anderson, Lloyd Nails, Arthur Hubbard, Oscar Spears, Hammons, Harris McNeil, Lewis Rogers, Monk Roger Wells, Leo Ballinger, Adolph Greeble and Ralph Marrae. Games and daneing Noyes furnished B. Livingston entertainment.

the one: Fear old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Livingston, of Tulsa, recently won the first prize in the Tulsa baby contest. The score was 99.98 per Mrs.

Livingston WAI formerly Miss Elsie Paisley of North Little Rock. She was married to Lieutenant Livington in 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Lir ingston have lived in Tulsa sinee Mr.

Livingston received his discharge from the army. The Freshman class of the North Little Rock High School organized with the following officers: Clifford Ledbetter, president; Marie Wood, Vice, president: Blanch Hart, secretary: Frank Blankenship, treasurer: Robert Van Dyke, reporter: Miss Burce Lockett, sponsor. Vereen Pigott, Henry Frank Dyer and Elizabeth Daniela, Social Committee: Alma Frances Fatelski, Gwendolyn Blalock and George McLean, Program Committee. The Libby Roll Lodge, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, will meet the: afternoon at C'omus Hall. The Florence Chapter, No, 15, Or der of Eastern Star, will hold a 80 cial meeting at 8 o'clock tonight 'It the Masonic Hall, 4171-2 Main street.

CHARLES RAY TODAY. Charles Ray in An Old-Fashioned Bor will be the nit the Princess today. Be sure to see Char lie in one of his Best roles. Also 3 good comedy. We will show 44 The Purple Riders' in addition to our regular program.

No adyance in the prices. Adv. DON'T DELAY- START TODAY! $1,000 can be matured by saving $20, 42 1-2 months: $10. 76 months, or $5, 194 months. October series open.

Building, and Loan Associa Argents, Established 1889. Adv. Pleating, Hemstitching. Buttons. Mrs.

J. A. Sullivan, 310 Main. Phone Main 2781. Mail orders solicited.

Adv. A. B. Gerlach, Real Estate and In surance. Adv.

For room suitable for two men or for couple who want to do light housekeeping, at 203 Went Fifth street, Adv. ELLISON 'S DRUG STORE. Yes'm, we have it. Where to, please! Thank you! Phone Main 3248. Adv.

For house, all modern. East Fourth street. Ap: Kent ply 318 West Eighth street. Adv. MONUMENTAL DESIGNS.

Adv. who died Wednesday at his home, 114 "The Pocahontas' Made of the Finest Patent Leather One of the New Ones Be Sure to See Them As Usual, Popular Priced $7.85 Our entire stock is brimming with autumn's newest novelties See Our Show Windows Saifer Shoe Co. Corner Third and Main Phone Main 351 Large stocks to select from are to be found at the salesroom of Monaban Son, 412-414 Went Markham street, Little Rock. Italian marble. American granite and Arkansas granite furnished on any kind of cemetery work.

We will gladly furnish sketches of work for out-of-town patrons and answer any city calls on day of request. Established 1896; home industry; no agents; no commissiou. Obituary MRS. LILLIAN MESSENGER Pioneer Resident of Little Rock Dies in Washington, D. 0.

5 John S. Rozelle yesterday received information of the death of his sir ter, Mrs. 79, Lillian Rozelle Messenger, aged on' Saturday in Washington, D. C. Mrs.

Messenger was the eldest daughter of Dr. Frank C. and Caroline H. Rozelle of Richmond, Va, 1830, and the family moved to burg, practicing profession in that city until he removed to Pine Bluff, where he died on Eebru1859. "When a young girl Mrs.

Messenger tended the Forest Hill Seminary, near Memphis, graduating from that institution in the spring of 1861. At the beginning of the Civil war she was chosen over competitors to gO to Memphis, where she presented in an appropriate address the Conted- erate colors to Gen, Pat Cleburne's troops. In July, 1861, she was married to i North A. Messenger, editor and lisher of the Tuscumbia, (Ala.) North Alabamian Upon the death of, her husband in 1865 she removed to Arkareas. Passest9ng literary, and poetical talent, she contributed many articles the Memphis Appeal, Avalanche and Erening Ledger.

She published several books of poems, among them, ''Threads of At. one time she was' a member of the Arkansas Press Association. In 1876 she removed to Washington, D. C. Mrs.

Messenger is survived by one son, N. 0. Messenger of the Washington Rozelle of Star; Dallas, two brothers, and George! S. Rozelle of Little Rock, and several nephews and nieces. She was an aunt of Maj.

George Rozelle Jr. of the 22d Infantry, U. S. A. Mrs.

Messenger was a member of St. John's Episcopal church, Washisgton, D. C. Burial was in Washington. JOE DURHAM.

JOE DURHAM. Special to the Gazette. Conway, Oct. Durham, twoyear-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

John Durham, died at their home yesterday. ELIJAH HUTTON. Bpecial to The Conway, Oct. Hutton, aged 78, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. J.

0. Cart, Tuesday night. Mr. Hutton was a Union soldier during the Civil war and was also a veteral of the Indian wurs of the early 70's. ERNEST TRAGER.

Funeral services for Ernest Trager, who died Wednesdty at a local hospital, will be held at the residence, 403 Park avenue, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, in charge of the Rev. Adolph Poppe. Burial will' be in St. Paul's cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Edward Wortsmith, Frank Kruger, L.

Luhrsen, Theodore Dehmer, W. J. Flynn and F. M. Seaton.

FRANK HEISSERER. Funeral services for Frank Heisserer, who was killed in 1918 while serving with the American army overseas, will be held at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Ninth and Marshall streets, at 10 o'clock this morning. The Rev. Father H. H.

Wernke will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Members of M. M. Eberts Post, American Legion, will participate in the services.

Pallbearers will be: Walter Vestal, Howard Vestal, Harry Goss, Luther Griffin, Paul Coyne, and Frank Kudjiski. CHARLES CARROLL. (By the Associated Press.I Nice, France, Oct. roll of Caroliton, who plaged a conspicious part in American Red' Cross work in Italy during the war, died suddenly today in the garden of his villa at Mentone, tear here. G.

F. JOHNSON. Funeral services for G. F. Johnson, Johnson street.

will be held at the residence at 2:30 clock this in charge of the Rev. Tohn Van Lear. Burial will be in Oakland cemePallbearers will be Active, P. Aushbrook, W. E.

Lloyd, H. Dinwiddie, A. J. Dever, L. H.

Bradley, and J. T. Logan; honorary. C. Chase, G.

A. Taft, F. J. Ginocchjo, Fred Heiskell, T. M.

Mehaffy and P. E. Kaigler. MISS CECILE J. CHRETIEN.

Miss Cecile J. 'Chretien, died at local hospital at 7 o'clock yesterday morning after a lingering illness. She was a lifelong member. of the Catholie church and is nurvived, by three brothers, C. J.

Chre tien, all of Little Rock; also by Lone sister, Mrs. Ben Wood of Honey Grove, Tex. The body is being held at the ('pok-Drummond-Overman parlors awaiting the completion of funeral arrangements. PVT. ARTHUR M'BRIDE.

the Gazette. Clarendon, Oct. body of Prt. Arthur McBride of the 49th Company. Fifth Marines, who was killed in action in Belleau Wood, rived here yesterday.

Members of Arthur McBride Post of the Ameri can Legion met the train and conducted the body to the Captist church. where it is being hold await: ing arrival. of relatives. Funeral servies will be conducted by the Rev. Barney Antrobus, pastor of the Baptist church, Friday afternoon, after which the body will be buried with military honors by the American Legion Post in Shady Grove cemetery.

MRS. HATTIE A. DOWNIE. Mrs. Hattie A.

Downie, aged 59, died last Sunday at the residence of daughter in Houston, and her, buried there at Hollywood ceme. tery on Tuesday. according to a sage received by Mr. and Mrs. F.

Baer, 1019 Rock street, yesterday. Mrs. Downie was the widow of the late A. M. Downie and resided here for many veurs.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. E. Patterson and Mra. F.

(. Vance, and her mother, Mrs. H. J. Ellis of Waco, seven children and three, great grandchildren.

O. D. VENABLE. Special to th tiazerte. Plummerville, Oct.

funeral of C. D. Venable, aged 75, who died suddenly near Mayflower Tuesday, was held here yesterday. He was one of the oldest residents of Com way county and is survived by two sons, W. I.

and J. E. Venable, de Phimmerville and by one daughter. Mrs. G.

A. Pettingill of Mayflower. M. NEAL BRASHEAR JR. M.

Neal Brashear 14-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Breshear, died at 11:30 o'clock last night at the family residence, 2800 Chester street, Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Brashear of the same address, Funeral arrangements will be announced later. MISS COZETTE KELLAR.

Special to the Gazette. Texarkana, Oct. Cozette Kellar, formerly of Texarkana, but for the last 12 or 15 years a resident of New York city, where she was engaged in teaching art, died there Thursday. The body reached here last night and the funeral was beid this afternoon from the home of her sister, Mrs. Otto Hoffman, the Rev 0.

J. Wade of the Beech Street Baptist church officiating. MIKE BRASKO. Mike Brasko, aged 16, Stuttgart, died at a local hospital at 6:45 o'clock last night. He is survived by his par- $525 ON EASY TERMS! Mr.

and Mrs. Joha Brasko: three sisters, Misses Mars, Annie and and five brothers, John, Henry, Andy, George and Joe Brasko, all of gart. The body in being held at the parlors of Cook-Drummond Overman Company pending completion of toneral arrangements. FUNERAL FLOWERS specialty, Kirby's Flower Shoppe. Open Sundays.

Adv. OUT FLOWERS, FLORAL DESIGNS for boquets for all occasions. Tipton Hurst, 509 Main Main 774 Adv, OUR FUNERAL FLOWERS selected blooms of best. quality, strongly boxed to carry well. Reasonable prices, with prompt shipment and arrival guaranteed.

J. Vestal. Adv. TESTIMONY IS DAMAGING Woman Tells of Baker's Absence Time Priest Was Murdered. Redwood City, Oct.

6. Circumstantial evidence whereby they hope to conviet William A. Hightower of the murder of the Rev. Patrick F. Heslin, Catholio priest of Colma, San Francisco suburb, was brought out by attorneys for the prosecution In Hightower's trial here today.

Chief of today's witnesses was Doris Putnam, whom Hightower, had sail he took for an automobile ride to San Jose, some distance south of here, the night Father Heslin was enticed a away from his home, never to The woman told of coming from City to San Francisco with Hightower, of their taking a room at hotel and of Hightower absence with an automobile the night Father Heslin disappeared. She denied every vital point of story far as it affected her. Hightower sat through it ap parently little moved. Fairie Queen. "Remember You Was Young Yourself Once Yet" gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne, For a man by nothing is so well bewrayed.

As by his manners." DETROTE PAPER SOLD. York Oct. 6. Lovi Maret Chicago attorney, announced tonight that ho had bought the Detroit Time for a clients whose identity was not I disclosed Six principal cities of Japan expect to spend $500.000,000 in improvements during the next 10 years. That is part of a letter received referring to a protest against the conduct of school boys on the street The writer thinks the lads should be given some license to have a good- time and "let off surplus steam," as he expresses it.

But here is a case in point. Boys from one school filled their coat pockets with stones, and as the car progressed they amused themselves by throwing them from car windows at passing autos and pedestrians. They easily might have done serious injury, even to putting out an eye of some victim--and a passenger recently nearly lost an eye by a thrown rock. That sort of thing is not fun. It simply is malicious hoodlumism and there was not a lad in the crowd whose garb did not indicate a respectable home and well-to-do parents.

It is rudeness, disregard for the comfort of passengers, that is objected to, and that rudeness is so much in evidence that there are people who will pass up a car loaded with school boys rather than be annoyed by their ill Little Rock Railway Electric Co. KIRSCHBAUM CLOTHES FALL AND WINTER 1921 A utumn! Time to put on new clothes and keep abreast of the season. They're the Kirschbaum shops. Smartly styled, skillfully tailored, moderately priced! $30 to $45 D. M.

GOLDBERG 121 Main Street NORTH LITTLE ROCK Fragrant Mild. The Greatest Example of Value- -Giving in Years Suits With 2 Pairs of Trousers at $35 and $40 The instant demand is for value- Men want it in everything they buy--won't buy unless they get it. In these two pants double service Suits we're giving them the greatest example of old-time value giving in many years. The fabrics and the tailoring in these Suits will pass every critical test that a prudent shopper can put them to. There's a good selection of patterns and colors, and all of this season's newest models are represented.

Shirt Special Sweater Special Fine quality mercerized white oxford Heavy All Wool Shaker SweaterShirts, made with French turnback slip over style- -Many different color cuff and non shrinkable neckbands- combinations. Extra good quality. all sizes from 14 to 17. A great value The kind you paid $1500 for last at- seasonWe're featuring wonderful the most $2. $8.85 Hat Value in years, at $5.

The Gus Blass Men's Store.