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Arkansas Democrati
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HARNETT KILLING 1Y LIE DETECTOR WILL REVOLUTIONIZE TRIALS, CALIFORNIA POLICE COURT CHIEF DECLARES COiUGRESSTAKESHIO- raioNsmiKES Fair to Display Gigantic Exhibit of Farm Products BEFOREUIi "Under- the direction of B. O. By-lander, plana for the Arkansas State i air to be neia during toe wecg jrom Oeober 9 to 10 are rapidly being com Dieted." bbti the regular monthly bul letins issued by the atate department of agriculture. The bulletin declares that the "indications are that the fair will brine a gigantic assembly of Arkanaaa' natural, agricultural and mineral resources, euch aa will be a eouree oi nnae to every resident of tne atate." u.i The bulletin also carries a list of the classes in which the farmers of Ar kansas will be contenders at the fair. These classes combined show a total Eremium list of over $20,000 offered the state fair this year.

"Governor MeKae haa aa anointed a representative in every county of the state, tne nuurcin declares, "whose duty it la to see that his county is rep resented a me suite rsir with an exhibit. The fair association is keen- Ins in close touch with each of these ri ii ii. ii i ii I Classes in Which Farmers of Arkansas, Will Be Contenders at Big State Fair "Horses, Mules, Jacks and Jennets Saddle Horses, $300: Standard, $300; Mules, $140; Jacks and Jennets, $430. Beef Cattle Shorthorns, Herefords, 1L810: Aberdeen-Angus, $025; Red Polled, $800. Dairy Cattle Jerseys, Holsten-Ftiesians, Guernseys, $670.

8 wine Department Poland-China, $1.300 Spotted Boland-China, $800; Chester White, $550; Hampshirea, $1,450. -Sheep Department Shropshire, $125; Hampshire. $U0i-Oxford, $170; Southdown, $110; Dorse ta, $110; Cheviots, $110; Angora Goats, $00. Poultry and Pet Stock Poultry, $2,000 Pet Stock, $500 Eggs, $100. Agriculture Corn, $146; cotton.

$74 hay, $03 seed, $35 rice, $15 i oats, rye, wheat, $150; sorghum, kaffir, sweet potatoes, $48 Irish potatoes, $18 vegetables. $87 county exhibits, $750. Horticulture Apples, $320 pears, $3 plums, $3 grapes, $3. Apiary $100. Floriculture Florists, $115; amateurs, $35.

Agricultural Extension Service Corn club contest, $90; pig dub contest, $200; livestock judging, $50; girls' boaie demonstration (exhibita), $304; girls' home demonstration (contest), $40; women's home demon stratum club, $42; boys' and girls' poultry club, $44; negro boys' dub' (exhibits), $49 negro girls' homemakers' club, $69 negro women's home demonstration, $31; and negro work, $258. Smith-Hughes Vocational Schools Livestock Judging, $15, and vocational school exhibits, $150. Home economics Culinary, $203, and textile, $157. line Arts Department Painting, $30; student composition, $25; handicraft and Industrial art, artistic photography, $7.50. representatives and seeking to co oper- ate wim mem in nnnging county exhibits.

Any individual resident interested in having his county represent ea snouia ret in touch- witb toe county representative, itnd assist him in aver way possible in assemblinc a first- las; coun.y exhibit to be brought to me state lair. County Exhibit Prises. "The fair association is offering $750 in premiums on the various county exhibits. The first nriae for a county exhibit will be $150, the second prise DEMOCRATS TO GATHER IN HOT SPRINGS THIS WEEK i Rock News I io, tne tnira fiuu. tne lourtn and $50 each for the fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth prises.

This represents an increase of approximately 300 per cent over the premiums offered last year, and is calculated to increase the number of counties ex-j hibiting this year. "The counties probably do not realise the benefits to be obtained by exhibiting at the state fair," Manager Bylander "declares. "There is no cbsrge made by the fair association for, exhibit space; and the only cost toc-the counties exhibiting is the assembling of the exhibit and the paying of the freight to Little Bock. The counties have to pay the frenght only one wsy. The railroads have agreed to return fnee of charje all exhibita brought to lh state fair, and this means much toythe various couuties desiring to exhibit.

-The county representatives will seek to Interest the. various civic, commercial and other clubs and bureaus in exhibits for the fair, as well as the planters and livestock men. We would suggest that every dub or man ap-. proachrd on the matter of a county exhibit should immediately get 'busy and to bring an exhibit to the state fair. It means much." to the i connty-tthere-is way ad--.

vcrtisc what any county has than ex-' hibiting at a fair," says Manager By-lander. Prlxes Total $20,253. "The fair association is offering a total of $20,253 in premiums to the various departments, including $5,245 for beef cattle; $2,670 for dairy cattle; SJ, 700 for hogs; $75 for Sheep; $2,600 for poultry and pet stock; $1,265 for agricultural exhibi's, including the RYiiO offered for consolidated county exhibits; $S20 for horticultural exhib-. its; 100 in apiary department; $150 for floriculturat exhibits; $1,186 for agricultural extension service ment. University of Arkansas; $165 for Smith-Hughes vocational school exhibits $361 in the home economics de-.

partment; $100 -in the fine arts depart-5 ment, and $1.100 for, horses, mules, ml Jacks and. 3ene. fel given by the fair boys' -and girls' club and demonstration work. The management is seeking to make the fair a strictly educational institution, permanent in Us character, and some hing that will aid In the ing of Arkansas. It's a $100,000 show is to be staged this year, the business -of Little Rock having promised to the fair association this amount of money to expend in making the state fair what it should be.

Harding's Recommendations Passed as Holiday Begins Senator Nelson Denounces Rail Strikers and Govern ment's Inaction. Washington. Sept 2 Congress fold-' ed its tent and stole away tonight without having acted finally on nuy-of the legislative recommendations made two weeks ago by 1'rexdent Harding as immediate remedies for the industrial crisis growing out of the coal and railroad strikes. A The Senate quit until Tuesday following the example oi the House' yes-" icruay in recessing over iarjor uay. As senators delayed with constitutional objections and legal technicalities consideration of the administration bill to clothe the Interstate Commerce Commission with blanket authority to Drevent coal shortages and curb orof- iteering, Knute Nelson, the griaaled old senator from arose in the Senate and declared the situation reminded him a "good deal Ilka Nero fiddling while Rome burned." Nelson then proceeded to denounce vehemently the striking railroad shop-, men and to uphold the "efforts of the government to protect men in their right to work." The coal commission bill, passed by the Louse, also awaited Senate aotjogj in the form Senator Borah, chairman eg the Senate labor committee, reported it from his committee.

Borah had It sidetracked by unanimous consent when he explained it might have to ba amended because of "possible developments" in the negotiations still under way at Philadelphia to end the anthracite strise. The veteran Senator Nelson injected the only "pep" into the three hours' debate which a little group of senators devoted largely this afternoon to tedious wrangling over the constitutional and legal aspects of tha proposed Interstate Commerce Commission measure. Nelson Denounces Striken. "A most serious situation confronts us," said Nelson, "and when we are face to face with such a dangeroua gress to quit talking and provide some legislative relief. VAt the time the Adamson law psss-ed the attitude of the railroad unions was to hold up the entire transportation system of the country.

We yield--ed to that in passing the Adamson law and what has been the result' The railroad men have been possessed since that time with the idea that they controlled the country and that the government aa absolutey impotent "Now the ahopmen have quit They have defied the orders of the Railroad Labor Board, a government agency created by Congress. No one da.4es tha right of the unions to organize, to eater into collective bargaining, or to. quit work. But the trouble with the unions is that when they strike, as they call it, they stand with a club in their hands to prevent others from taking their places and doing the work they "I have heard a great deal of elo quence In the Benate about the ireeaom oi moor, un liberty of men to work for a living. That Is the great question which confronts the American people.

Tha great menace to tha country ia not so much interference with free speech as it is with the ability and right of men to earn an honest living without having other men stand over them and threaten- "I want to say a few words to you about the railroad strike. I ssy them to you as the only man in Congress who bas the courage to say what ha thinks. I was called a few lights ago to see a sick machinist in a bunk ear. found there in one car a lot of fine fellows, ex-service men, who were "buddies" In the" World War, who were fiirhtinx for their country when tha strikers whose work they are now do-; Ing were receiving eight or ten dollars day just for fussing around and doing very little; Now they want to keep other men from working. 'The strike could have been settled long ago if there bad been a little more firmness and guest of Mies Willie Mae Mowbray, 007 Pike avenue.

Jem Cordon. Joe Tittle. Walter Nle- liu Uonrlernnn nnrl Andrew CaS- sinelll have returned from 8U Louis, where they attended tne citizens' military training camp, which closed at Wednesday. Into Your Homo a Grand BE COURT SENSflT Hickory Ridge Affair, for Which Five Men Are Held, Due for Jury Probe. Wvnne.

SfiL 2. With the eonven Ing of circuit court" here next Tuesday, an. Investigation into the klllirtg on tno ot April 1 at Hickory Ridge of Jim Burnett and his brother. At. Barnett, a storekeeper, is expected to get under- way.

The Bar nett case, in connection with which five men arc under bond, la expected to be the big sensation of the court term, should the grand jury see fit tto Indict Conflicting report In regard to the killing gniued circulation after, and at first it was said there would be no the killing being justifiable. however, reached high pitch in the Hickory Ridge neighborhood, with the result that Prosecuting Attorney Cecil Shane and Sheriff Kd Cooper made an investigation. Five men were arrested Love Banks, L. E. Collett.

Emmet Phillips, W. L. Malone and J. McBurnett, the-latter a deputy -sheriff Love Bonks and others of the five men are influential men in their community. Shot by Deputy.

One report waa that Jim' Barnett, who had been convicted of a liquor law violation and his sentence suspended, was shot and killed by McBurnett when the officer went to the Burnett store to arrest him for failure to leave the COUntv as half ttrnmifipd- Th brother, O. M. Barnett. was said to have fired on the officer, and in the gun battle that took place in the store both were killed, the officer escaping. Another version is that O.

M. Bar-nett, after, the shooting of his brother, came to the front of his store with a pistol in his hand, was confronted by several men, and shot down. It was reported that when the prosecutor and sheriff went to HIckoTy Ridge to Investigate the killing 150 men confronted them and demanded A "fair deal," saying they would be satisfied with whatever course was taken after a fair 'At the preliminary hearing on April 14 the prosecutor was assisted by Deputy Prosecutor James Robertson, Judge N. F. Lamb and Judge S.

A. Gooch. The defendants were represented by Attorneys Giles Deeriny cf Wynne and Lem Banks of Memphis. COTTON MANAGER BACK UN TRIP Fred L. Page of Growers' Asso ciation Says State Will Ex port Many Bales.

Fred V. Page, general manager of the Arkansas -Cotton Growers'- Co-op- eraiive Association, junt back from a trip to Liverpool and Havre in 'the interest ot the association, reached Little Rock with his familr Fridav nirht. Mr. and Mrs. Page will be at the home of C.

C. Hughes, chief deputy sheriff, 2605 Gaines street, until their home at l.YSZ Games street Is in readiness. Mrs. Page and the children have been spending the summer at Clifton, where they were joined by Mr. Page upon his arrival last week from Europe.

"I was very much pleased with the trip," said Mr. Page, "and am convinced that the Arkansas association will do good export business this year, regardless of conditions existing abroad, we nave made direct connections with the cotton trade in both Liv erpool and Havre In line with plans made before I left, but while conditions are as unsettled as tuey are In Uermany I felt it best not to make any direct connections with that country at this time, bven thougn we will not have any direct connection with Germany we should do some business there. I be lieve that Germany this season will Import much more cotton than it did last, and last season's imports were far in excess of the year previous." TRAVELERS PLAN TWO DAYS OF FESTIVITY Dress Parade and Famous Mardl Gras Feature to Be Staged During State Fair. Further discussion of the program for the Arkanaaw Travelers' two davs fit festivities st the Arkansas State rair, to oe held nere uctooer to featured tne meeting ol travelers yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Marion. Vt -was.

jtaid for eiebratim of the probably will be completed next Saturday afternoon. when the committees again meet -at the Marlon. Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14. hare been set asde by the Fair As sociation as "Travelers' Day," and it is on these days that the Arkansaw Travelers will' stage their annual fes tivities. A dress parade will be conducted st 10 o'clock Fridav moraine.

October -13, over the downtown streets of Little Rock. There will be several bands in the procession and animals from the lair menagerie, ihe dress uniform of the Arkansaw Travelers consists of white trousers, white shirts, ournle ties and "nurnle hat bands. The Mardl Gras parade, for which the organization Is famous will be stsged that nlzht within the fair grounds. A platform will be erected on the grounds and a program of stunts will riven followinr the Dsrsde. An Arkansaw -Traveler booth will be established at the fair, and this will be used aa headquarters for the members during their two-dsy celebration.

Wives of travelers will be in charge, of the booth. The committee working on the enter tainment is composed of James Bris-solara, Hlllory Jennings, W. L. Angus, W. D.

Hartwick, Hy Dawson, Jeff Qooarom and Benton Tnnnstt LITTLE UK STILL House Action Believed to Have Strengthened This City's Position. Waahlarton. D. C. Sent 2.

Arkan sas members of Conrreaa feel that the action of the House in refusing unani mous consent to the passage of the St. Louis Federal Reserve risnx Dunning bill Fridav haa strengthened Little Rock's position. The biU has not lost its place on the unanimous consent calendar and they are hopeful that it will again be called on before recess or adjourning, in which event a determined effort will be made to have authority for construc tion or the Little Rock banc restored to the biU. COL. HOUSE SEES BRIGHT OUTLOOK London.

Sept Project for -a settlement' of the grave international probtetas worrying Europe have immeasurably impesved during the past week and tonight the outlook is much brighter, according to CoL House, former adviser and confidante of Wood-row Wilson and a member of the American delegation at the Paria peace eoa- State Central Committee and Various Districts of State Will Hold Begin ning Tomorrow Might. Hot Springs this week will be the center of political activity in the state when "the state Democratic convention, the various district conventions and the state Democratic central com-mittat will hold their biennial sessions. Plans for the convention and the meeting of the central committee already have been completed by the Business Men League of that city. The state central commutes will meet Monday night at the Eastman hotel. According to plans made by administration forces.

John J. Dulaney of Ashdown, recently nominated senator, will be named by the committee as temporary chairman of the convention. Brooke Hays, son of A. 8. Hays of defeated candidate for Congress, will be chosen secretary of the convention.

The committee Will" canvass re turns of the primary for all state of fices and certify tne names ot tne nomineea to the secretary of state. The Secretary of state will then place the names ot tne nominees on me oai- lots for the general election. Convention Opens Tuesday, Tuesday morning the state conven tion will be opened with Mr. Dulaney nrMiriinf. The convention will elect a nermanent chairman, who lirobalfly will be Li.

J. YVUKes ot Helena, wnne Mr. Hays, it is expected, will be made uei aanent secretary of- the convention Tlu- convention -will adjourn -at noon. and after it has heard addresses trom the temporary ana permanent cnair- men. Following the noon adjournment ot the convention proper, the seven congressional and three railroad district conventions will be held.

The state convention will be called to order again at 3 -o'clock. The district conventions will canvass the returns in their dis tricts for the district offices and certify them to the secretary of state aMo. The only contest which will probably come before the convention this vear will be on the personnel of some of the county delegates, oucn contests, however, will likely be determined by the committee on credentials, unless an appeal is taken to the floor of the convention, as tar. as is Known in political circles, no contests of this nature are pending. Program for Convention.

'Following is the program prepared by the Business Men's League of Hot Springs for the convention: Tuesday Noon Convention called to order by Chairman W. V. Tompkins of Prescott. Invocation Dr. Marion S.

Monk. Addresses of Welcome Mayor Harry A. Jones, in behalf of the city; L. Sawyer, in behalf of the Business Men's League. Response Lieutenant Governor: G.

Otis-Bogle of Brinkley. Tuesday HawaiU an band, Tuesday 9 P. M. Reception and ball, Eastman hotel. Wednesday 10 A.

MMuale by female quartette. The state central committee includes, in addition to Mr. Tompkins Virgil C. Pettie of Little Hock, secretary Ira C. Langlet, Pigrott Clay 81oan, Black Rock; George A.

Hurst, Fsyetteville Ben Cravens, Fort Smith J. W. Johnson, Morrilton; Jo Nichol, Pine Bluff; E. G. Hammock, Dermott; Peter A.

Deisch Helena; Wallace H. Jackson. Parago'nldr W. M. Shelby, Batesville; J.

B. Harris, Huntsville; J. B. Wsrd. Russellville; D.

K. Hawthorne, Little J. T. Alderson, Malvern W. Jtwt.

lwlTi11 C. Jett I delicious cream to the writer of the over lour lines regarding rilXJ. Today: Tntti Frattl TaaiOa Placappla Sfcerfcel (Here are two illustrations ot ths "lie detector" in use. In the ton pic ture you see Dr. Larsen making an actual teat on an alleged criminal.

The lower photo shows the instrument attached to the arm of the man upon whom the test waa made. Fortunatelv. the machine proved the absolute innocence of man, whose name is withheld for obvious reasons.) Berkeley. Sent. 2.

What will the invention of the "lie detector" mean to criminal investigation This question was asked Chief of Police; August Volluier, head the only police department In the world employing the and in whose department it was worked out by Dr. J. A. Larsen, one of Vollmer's super-cops, who is a university graduate and a scientist. "It will eliminate conviction of the innocent and insure the conviction of the guilty," said Chief Vollmer.

"lt will Dilt an end to animmin wills sou eliminate uie long and cgxtJy legal contests which ensue in such cases. -'It will assist in putting to an end forgery of and -materially eeiuiug civil cases in wnicu deception figuies "IF it works out." And it is upon this IF that Dr. Larsen is now working. Already hundreus of tests have been made. These are being studied, cata logued acd classified.

Thousands of additionaPestsr are to be made in the penal and insane institutions of the state. These will in turn be classified and studied. And when hundreds of thousands of records time been nude Dr. Larsen believes, the test will be so standardised that it will form an al most infallible index to the truthfulness of statementa made by persons lesieu Dy tno lie detector." Has Sdentifla Nairn. Scientitically the use of the "He de tector is known as a deception test.

Tlie machine evolved by Dr. Larsen permits the taking ot a continuous blood pressure -curve synchronously with a respiratory and a timing curve. xne apparatus includes a sensitized re cording strip moving on a drum, a sphygmomanometer to record the blood pressure and a chronograph to record the time In fifths of seconds or greater intei vals, while the reaction time is turtner ontajiued Dy the use of a signal magnet "Since deception plays such an Important role on the witness stand snd in criminal investigation, it Is imperative that the criuiinoloaiat should be come familiar with some of its manifes-tatoos and methods, employed to study it," said Dr. Larsen today. The earlieat account of the case of deception is in the Bible, where Sol omon was called upon to decide wnicn of two women claiming- a chud was lying.

He settled the problem by or: dering the child cut in two pieces. The liar maintained silence, while the real mother was willing to forego her claim. The Chinese made use of a sound psy cho-physiological principle that fear may inhibit the salivary flow. The English had the system of "the ordeal." j-Gotug-, further -the nuJdern method of rnfi.rnini aearce- Ms "Aside, fromhunutnitariatt consider ations, on Important objection to tne 'third degree' is that cases have been known wnere innocent men ba-rs broken under the strain and confessed to crimes of which they were innocent Test Is Explained. "The deception test we use Is based upon the correlation between the 'physiological and emotional activities.

A normal record is obtained without any stimulus, word or notion. This is followed by a short, prefatory word preamble, while tracings are being record ed, after which a series of questions la given. The questions are very simple and direct and deal with indifferent matters as well as the subject under investigation. "In everv case of deception, as check ed by the cardio-pneumographic trac ings and confession, mere are changes in. the records.

The eflect of the suppression or repression varies ac- cordiugto the temperament and physical character of the subject. There may be aa increase or decrease in frequency, a marked depresion of excita tion more or less suramstive eirect. In ail cases of deception yet en countered the curve differs from that of the controls of the person who does not repress when questioned. records hare been obtained with drag addicts. The transition from ihe very sick, mosning, mis erable individual to the cheerful person may be shown graphically by comparing the' record of the same man before and after an injection of morphine or other drug.

This transition may occur within a few seconds." The "lie detector" is In nse daily in the Berkeley police department. The consent of the subject is always obtained. In most cases it isjfiren read- uy. Gnllrr Fear Machine. The innocent are glad of an oppor tunity of clearing themselves, the guilty fear refusal.

Its use runs the ga mut of criminal investigation ascending tne scale from the juvenile offender- to the man charted with murder. Only recently it was the of reuniting an estranged father and son, clearing the latter' a' name of forgery. Dr. Larsen believes the day will come when the cardio-pneumo psycho- grama, as the cabilistic strips of tracings are known, will take their place as evidence in courts of justice. To bis mind the important thing is that tbey form permanent record open to' the Interpretation of all who study such matters.

The record is there to be read by all who will. Scientific criminologists the world over are interested in the device. Recently a noted criminologist from Copenhagen visited the laboratory of Dr. Larsen to see the machine and indicated that upon his return home be will Put into nse a similar device. He arranged with Dr.

Laraw for the ex change of records so that the atandardi- xation ot psycfaogTama might be hastened. Outside police departments Floyd. Walker," Hamburg; Ueorge R. Lacey, Arkansas City; John W. Howell, Fort Smith; W.

O. Medley, 1 Dorado; F. J. Carson, Yell-ville L. H.

Southmayd. Van Buren W. Pope, Pocahontas; G. this Bo Brinkley; O. Sumptcr, Hot Springs Mrs.

James A. Bush. Helena Mrs. Ira Matheny, Batesville; Mrs. Jessie Stringfellow Read, Fayetteville Mrs.

Stella Brizzolara, Fort Smith; Mrs. Sam Wassell, Little Rock: Mrs. Edwin Pettit, Stuttgart, and Miss Al ice uoraell, tA Dorado. ARREST TWO MORE IN "HI-JftGKINE" CASE Malone and Anderson Released at Texarkana, Must Appear September 22. Texarkana, Sept.

2. Arguments grew hot before Justice Hillman this afternoon when efforts were being made to procure the release of Wiley Malone and Leroy Anderson, charged with being principals In the "hi-jack-ing" here recently of A. E. Holloman, commercial salesman, who was relieved of $95 in cKsh and a gold watch valued at more im $100. State Ranger Hardesty has held the men in jail for more than a week, and succeeded in evading a writ of habeas corpus.

A second writ sued out this afternoon, brought out warrants for the re-arrest of the men a'nd the arrest of Mrs. Wiley Malone and M. F. Malone on a similar charge, which will hold them until September 22 for an examining trial. A bond of $2,000 was demanded for their appearance.

Bond was made early tonight and the men were released. Mrs. Malone and the father of the accused had been released under a prior court order on nominal bonds, FOR CRIMINAL COURT Several Prominent Little Rock Men Appointed for Coming Term. Planters, manufacturers, ministers, merchants, bankers and cotton men are represented on the list of jurors and alternates selected to serve at the next term of the criminal court, which will convene the fourth Monday in September. 1 The list of grand jurors includes! C.

8. McCain, C. T. Abeles, Hugh Hart, Ed Cornish, George Thornburgh, Albert D. Cbbn.

J. T.Beal. Mark Valentine. Ed O'Brien, Henry McDonnell, L. A.

Miller of Big Rock towashio. Wslter Nssh-of -FouTche township; -New- eiv fcugene rj. Hsm XJweas and M. M. itennett.

Alternates' named by- the commission, composed Dickinson, W. E. Lenon and J. H. Hollis, are Dr.

John Van Lear. John F. Boyle. W. F.

Booth. Harry Williams, the Rev. James Thomas, May Mayer, W. F. Alfrey and w.

yy. vnson. ALLEGED HOLD-UP CASE No Verdict in Case of Man Who Collected $500 Debt With a Pistol Texarkana, Sept 2. The Jury in the case of J. SI.

Davis of DeKaH, Ter.T. 82-miteB west of Tetarlsns. pjorted to the court today after being out au nignt Tinny, tnat tney were unable to reach an agreement. The jury, without disclosing how the division was made, stood 7 to 5. it was re ported.

Davis was charged with robbery with firearms as the result of entering the bank of E. O. Sanders at DeKalb and forcing the banker to pay him $000 several montns sgo. vavis cisimed in defense it wss his only method of collecting money Sanders owede him. NEGRO FUGITIVE CAUGHT.

Atlanta. Scot. 2. Will Fuller. negro, who escaped from the Monroe county chain-gang in 1018, was arrested today by city deetectives.

who Identified him from a poster offering $50 reward. He is in jail awaiting the arrival ox jaonroe county authorities. Cough, ahortneas of breath. whezy brviathinj, quickly relieved wi th FOLEY'S ttKmWtlHdltTI Stood 0 teat of tsnesarrsac this. Frsa from opiate xagraSaota plainly printed oa wiaptm.

ta tke WarM. For sale by Snodgrasa ft Braav Adr. Amusement Features. "The fair association is not overstocking the entertainment realising that in a sense they are more or less necessary in combining pleasure and profit. The amusement at the fair 'his'yeat however, will be purged of all the objectionable features and i- there -will be only clean entertainment.

Contracts', have already- been signed for the carnival attractions, consisting of some of -the most interesting acts known to the show world, and for the free hippodrome, attractions which will I likewise provide a week of fun for the visitors. -state, fair will be held on the deaf rrfute grounds where it was- held In The-isife 'ts close -Wr'eii coil-venierttly reached by street car and au--v tomotoile. There will be ample room for tile yarions departments. including livestock. thediSnlay of which is being made special feature this year." Telephone 9954 for your Drum.

Sundries Toilet Articles Visit our Sadn Fountain. Delivery anywhere. LUSBY'S DRUG STORE 923 East 9th St. READ THE WANT ADS S. H.

Waldron, 1620 Parker Avenue, Suffers Broken Leg in Collapse of Structure, One of the large base hospital buildings at Camp Pike, on which a number of laborers were working, collapsed about 2 31) o'clock Saturday afternoon. S. II. Wnldon, 1820 Parker avenue, was caught under the wreckage and received painful bruises and a broken right leg. He was taken to a North Little ltock physician, who set the leg.

Several other men 'were slightly injured, but no one seriously, 'the building which collupsed was one of the large buildings in the bnsc hospitul area, and wa being wrecked for Justin Matthews, who had purchased it at a recent sale, CHURCH PLANS TRACK MEET The Epworth League of the Gardner Memorial church will observe Labor Day by giving a track meet af Twenty-first street and Pike avenue, at p. m. Monday afternoon. Preceding the track meet a tennis tournament for both the 'young men and women will be held, Following this, two teams picked from the members of the league will battle for athletic supremacy on a track which has been prennred. The two teams are the "Blnckies," captained by Price Armstrong, and the hite Sox," captained by "Dodger" While.

Members of the two teams are as follows Klackies Price Armstrong, Miss Ellen McCall. Miss Flora Black, "Hud" Adams, Miss Eva Stivers and Bill Mc-Clurej White Sox White, Miss Willie Miss Edith Mu-chln Miss Doris Owens, Mis llattie McCall, Steve Corbett and Clifton Mc- PLANS BlG EVENT MONDAY, An all-day picnic-baarbecue will be held at White City Laker Day. The parkf has been secured by the federated shoo crafts which are out on strike, who will- use that day to celebrate. There will be no other meeting by the Central Tnides Council, and the members of other labor organizations probably will join in the celebration, which will last through Monday nighf. Several prominent labor leaders have been secured to icaK aiter-noon.

and a number of contests and other entertainment features have been arranged. The public is invited lo attend the celebration. (). B. Dailey.

who is chairman of the executive board. announced Saturday, afternoon that the usual strike meeting at the Prior eeea--thetre-n- Sunday -sfternoeir been called off because of the Monday celebration. Police Court Cases. Katy Franklin nciro woman, who has been employed as a maid in the ladled dressing room nt Willow was arrested last night on a charge of grand larceny. It was alleged that she had stolen a hat which had been lost at Willow Beach several days ago.

She was wearing the hat which was identified by the woman from whom it is alleged to have been stolen. Katy was relessed on bond and will be given a hearing Monday afternoon by Municipal Jndse W. F. Paine. Saturdav afternoon P.

8. Bell was out ihe cost levied on him for carrying a gun. Ho waa arrested on Washington avenue shortly after noon by Detective Wheat. This is the fourth gunconviction in the municipal court this week. Fire Destroys House.

Fire of unknown origin, destroyed the home of S. S. Davis, negro, at 517 Pine street, abont 0:15 o'clock last night Davis' wife and. mother were sitting on front porch when the fire started. They declare that there was no fire in the house five minutes before the flames broke out The fire department had trouble in getting water to the houae and it was nnst sav ing before a stream was secured.

The estimated damage on Davis" home wss $2,000. with (1. 00O insurance. Da vis had been employed' by the Missouri Pacific railroad but is out on strike. This fire was the fifth to occur in tvorttt Rock yesterday.

Meetings for the Week. Harmony Lodge No. 114. Brotherhood of Rsilwav Carmen of America will meet at Comos hall Tuesday night neancsnay afternoon the Ladies of have called, anon Dr. Larsen to make tests in important murder cases.

It was demonstrated at a recent international convention of police chiefs and was the subject of xaock Interested dis North Little GAMP PKE BUILDING i the Maccabees will meet at Coinus hall. -Thursday night the Woodmen of tne World are to meet in Comus hall. Libby Roll Lodge, Ladies' Auxiliary to -Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. will meet at Comus ball Friday after noon. Carpenters' and Joiners' Union No.

1080 will meet Friday night at Vogel's Dsn. Tuesday night Security Benefit As socintion No. 1961 will meet at Vo gel's hall. Machinists' Helpers' Union- No. 853 will meet Wednesday night at Vogel's nnu.

Fire Department Busy, The arrival of September and fall was duly heralded yesterday when three fires occurred. The first nlorm w-as sounded shortly afternoon yesterday and called the department out on Seventh street. About two o'clock an alarm was received from 100 Pike avenue, where a' fence had caught fire from burning grass. About five mlnutes later, the force was called out for a grass fire on East Third street "Negro Loses Throe Flnrera H. Jenkins, negro emploved for the past seven years as a nulling machine operator in the Missouri Pacific sliopa, lost three fingers on his left hand when it, became entangled in one of the machines "bout 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Two fingers were cut completely off In the accident and it was necessary to have the third one amputated.

Notes and Personals. A Miss Jean Owens. 81X1 West Fourth street, returned home lost night from a three weeks' visit with relatives in Memphis. Mr. and Mrs.

E. E. Carpenter and granddnughter, LotiiNe, all of Forme-ville, will return to their home Mondnv, after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. D. M.

Switzer, 419 West Fifth street. The work of the Art and Craft Club will be.resiirned next week after several months' of Miss Twnlell. rann of Cabot- Is the Bring Musical Joy with Small Only $875 -payable, If you wish. In mall amounts monthly. O.K.Houck ONE PRICE NO 311 Main St, 1 a and, the owning famed SEVENTY the This Week's Winner! Each week we give a gallon of this test poem received, write a rhyme not tor our ad next Bunaay.

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