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ouv country and this road, this fight has only just begun.” He was loudly cheered by the ahdience.“ The chairman of the investigating com mil tee explained that these facts they ■Tore collecting and the records they wore making would he read with interest by the whole of Arkansas, and would be sent over the whole of the United States. The Committee was careful to ask every witness if any man, set of men or society was responsible for the events of January. All testified that it was a popular uprising of all classes. g „ -Testimony of R. ClayDr. J. R. Clay, of Leslie, was' next on the stand. He, .^substantiated uJdge Wood's testimony. Dr. Clay told how soup kitchens were established at the schools to nourish the starving children Avliile the overworked teachers and the high school girls acted as cooks and dish washers. Dr. Clay told of' going thru the plant of the Export Cooperage Co. there, one of the largest plants of the kind in the world, and seeing more than $1,000,000 worth of hardwood going to waste. ' About 2000 people were thrown out of employment by the halting of the Searcy county hardwood manufacturies, the main support of th$ people of that county. Mr. Killebrew’s ' testimony corroborated Dr. Clay. He paid $25 toward the special train on the 15th, and Dr. Clay gave $50. Mr. Treece, of ^Marshall, told of his experiences while assisting the committee at He her Springs.
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Harrison Times
Harrison, Arkansas, US
Fri, Mar 23, 1923
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