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The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Ia asehall critics claim the suspensio,
of Manager Stovall has weakened the
playing strength of the Browns fully %
per cent.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Heine Zimmerman attributes his bat
ting ability TO golf-the baseball looks
so huge after whanging at the golf ball.
There's a tip for the batters in this.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Jack Fryer. leading slusger Of tn.
Canadian League last season. twiDted
his ankle during practice recently. and
will not be able TO play for several
weeks
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

ftcher spike Conway. high
SCHOOL ooy. Will he given tryout by
Manager Joe Tinker CONWAY rsc.ntIv
hurled a no-hit game
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

BurCh. one Of the pitchers who went
South with the Reds and was sent 10
Montreal. has dropped another peg, 20
Ing TO New Haven
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Ralph Glaze. the former Dartmouth
pitcher. who also played with the Bos-
ton Red SoX. has been appointed man.
ager of the Beaumont club OF the
Texas League
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Gray. pitcher secured from Louis
Willie oy Decatur. marked his entry into
Three-l circles BY pitching a one-hit
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

;sh' Holck. Brown. and Thomas.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Manager McGraw says Joe Tinker Is
the best man he ever saw for tagging
baserunners. Did you ever see anyone
who puts the ball on as prettily as
Tinker? And vet. while they don't get
away from him, and can't seem to eluds
him at any angle. you never see anyone
spiking him., said Muggsy
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

The veteran Izzy Hoffman, turned
loose on the Pacific coast. has joined the
Baltimore International LeaSuers
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
Sunday school Class Entertained.

WIT. EullOI.
 On the evening of the 26th inst. Mrs. D. F. BraWley entertained her sunday school class al her home, and the occasion was one of much pleasure. and the program was so well planned and carried out that the writer. who was pres ent as an invited guest. begs space on your local page to tell briefly of the occasion.
 Mrs. Brawley has a mixed class in the teen-age. There are 3l names on her class book. Twenty eight were present on this occasion.
 About the hour of twilight the class and several of their parents, who were present as guests, as sembled around the organ and all joined in popular song. After this Mrs. w. D. Ross led in a fer vent prayer.
 The yard was then suitably light ed up and the class assembled around the front porch. Two mem bcrs chose sides for a lesson con test there being fourteen on a side. The teacher began with the ques- lions of the present quarter, asking questions up 10 date, which were an sWered correctly with two excep- tiOns The tally stood 28 and 2. The winning side was then con ducted to a table, which was well arranged in the yard, and cake and cream was served in abundance. When the first table" was satis- field they were retired and the others came and were likewise served.
 After this songs and social games were enjoyed for an hour. Then the entire party assembled in the family room and sang a song, the teacher presiding at the organ. A benedicti0n was pronounced and he merry children dispersed to their homes, each one having an affection for their teacher that will be carried through life's journey.
 A. l.. Durham.
 August 30 1913.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
MENA SHOULD BE THOR
 OUGHLY ADVERTISED
City Is Not as Well Known in Other Parts of the Country as It
 Should Be.

"On account of being compara- lively new in the Mena business world, I do not care to be quoted, y said merchant Friday, but your interview with the Oklahoma City man in The Star contained more truth than fiction-yet it did not go far enough.
 Considering the size and inn portance of the town, it is less known, even throughout Arkansas, than any other city. Mena is a good town, and it's possibilities and those of it's trade territory have not be- gun to be developcd-and the right kind of advertising and 'get-togeth- er' spirit will do the work.
 Now is the time and opportunity 10 do something that will count. Why do not some of the older busi- ness men take the matter up. I know of several who are Vitally in- terested and arr ready with their time and money O assist in the good work"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
BOYS WITH RIFLE, ONE SHOT.
Ten-Year-Old Lad Loses One Eye
 and May Lose Other.

TeXarkana, Aug. 2S.-Little Jack Morgan the ten -year-Old son of Mir. and Mrs. W. R. Morgan, residing about three miles from TeXarkana on the Lynn Ferry road, was acci- dentally shot yesterday afternoon at his home by another boy with whom he was playing in the yard at the Morgan home.
 The boys, with several others. had been shooting birds with their target rifles, and they congregated in the barn to play, They all came out of the barn except one boy. who accidentally shot his target through the barn, the bullet taking effect in the Morgan boys right eye and bad Iy iniuring his left eye.
 The lad was brought lo TeXar- kama and placed in a local saujtari- um, where an operation was per- formed this morning, the right eye being taken out. The injury lo lhc left eye is considered serious. and it may be necessary 10 take the left eye out also.
 The little boy is suffering intense ly. His parents and other relatives are staying at the saniiarium. and are very much grieved over the ac- cident, which may result in the boy being blind.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
OH! WE NEED X RAIN.
Written for The Mena Weekly Star
 by Mrs. Geo. Underhill.

Written for The Mena Weekly Star
 by Mrs. Geo. Underhill. We need a gully-washing rain,
 And oh! we need 1t bad; A rain to make the turtles smile
 And make the tadpoles glad, A rain to make the wells all full,
 And make some mud around; A rain to purify the atmosphere And saturate the ground. The grass is all as dry as punk,
 The roads are worn i'll holes; The ground is hard like paving
 brick
 And is no place for moles. The creeks are dusty, winding paths Through pastures bare of grass, Along which thirsty cattle rove, All mourning as they pass. Why, even towns are thirsty now, And cities on the brink Of drouth thaCll leave them naught At all but beer to drink. And all the springs are going dry, In countryside as well; And what on earth we're all to do Is hard indeed to tell. look and listen. pray and hope, Each day that passes by, And yet, in spite of all l do,
 It still continues dry. Oh, Lord, be kind, l do implore; Do hear me in my pain, And send us-do, and send it soon, A gully-washing rain. The thirsty fields look pale and wan, Unable now to smile; The wooded hills are verdureless And like a rocky pile. The whole of Nature is fOrlOrn, And I cannot help refrain From praying with a thirsty soul, God, send soaking rain. We need it sorely-yes, we do; There can be no mistake, That chickens, dogs, cows and pigs Their burning thirst may slake; That farms may have a drink once
 more
 And smile in sweet repose, And prairie lea and wooded dell Each blossom like a rose.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
WANTS FARM CREDIT SYSTEM.
WingO Strikes Out Clause in Inter-
 est of Wider Action.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The House Democratic caucus Thursday amended the currency bill 10 re- duce the reserve which banks out side of central reserve cities would maintain from i5 to l2 per cent of the aggregate amount of their de- posils, and to require national banks in reserve cities 10 maintain a permanent reserve of iS per cent of their outstanding deposits. The caucus on a motion of Repre- sentative Wingo of Arkansas struck out the entire section relating to loans on farm lands and committed it to the banking committee with instructions to report at the reg ular session a bill providing for a complete agricultural credit sys- tenn.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
THE PRESIDENT AND MEXICO.

President Wilson has done and said a good many things that have indicated a level head, but nothing he has done will appeal more strongly to the average thoughtful man than his stand in the Mexican controversy. He has made it clear he desired peace in that country, and was willing to do much to gain that end, but that he would not for the sake of saving the wealth of a lot of adVenturers who went to that country and took their own chances, throw away the lives of many thou sands of other citizens and place a burden of millions of dollars on the nation. He makes it clear that all Americans in Mexico should leave and that they will be helped to dc so. If then, with this opportunity they fail to do so, they must abide by the consequences.
 The common people of the United States. those who furnish the soI- ders and pay the bills, do not wanI an armed intervention in Mexico They are willing to let the MeXicans settle their own family row without being slaughtered by our soldier; or slaughtering our soldiers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET.

kansas City Stock Yards, Sept. l.. Last weeks cattle trade was the most remarkable on record here, or d. any market in the world, re- reipts amounting to S3,000 head coming in, including 1000 calves. But everything was disposed of promptly and at the end of the week prices were steady to l5 cents higher than at the end of the pre- Nlous week. A large part of the supply was thin cattle from the drought sections of Kansas and Ok lahoma, cattle unsuiled to the need of the killers, and which had to be sent to the country for further grazing and feeding. The demand for these thin cattle was sensation al coming from all the northern corn states, Iowa alone taking 2l,- GOO cattle, Missouri $500. Illinois L100, Kansas 3,200 and enough to other states to make total of i5.- GOO head. The strong desire for these cattle restored prices during the week to the equal of the close ot the previous week. while the re- 'duced number of cattle suitable for killing made higher market for mat kind. Prime fed cattle now bring above S9 Receipts here to- day amount to 3200O head. and the market Is steady to l5 lower. Coun- try demand Is uuabatad. and prices lon lhm cattle are steady Arkansas cows sold today al si15 to 25.l0. .nJ cIuuu4 r0Ws at SLlO. W. T.. nu1ri.-. planter md mule dealer Tor lheuc}>llIc, Ioul-iaua. hrrn on D mule buying Trip. ,oys that "far- III agitation reduced the sugar cane acreage, lHr boil VccNil reduced .'' cotton crop about one-third. put corn Is extra good and other crops are up to the average" Mr. 'oDefts pants picture of farm .ns possibilities in Louisiana calcu- IaJed to create envy among north eIh farmers when he tells of rais- lhs two crops a year on bottom lands SIX crops of alfalfa in a sea son. and Of grazing the year round among other things. Climatic con uliIons and improved soil tillage ar. 'atures those men have in LII q Nho predict that the south Is to become great as a cattle pro- durlng section. Hogs are 9 to 35 Cel'tS lower than week ago. and 'ae market Is olf 10 10 I5 cents to- day' Receipts are moderate and no permanent decline is expected l.op hosS sell at SS.55 today hnll 2l sales SSI5 to $50. Sheen and lanbS advanced 9 to 50 cents last week. but are lower today. Lamhs soId at Sl to SI15, ewes $50 for tops receipts l2,00O head
 J. A. Rickart.
 Market Correspondent.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
COSTS MORE TO DIE, TOO.
Funeral Directors Say Cost of Dying
 Has Increased With Cost of Living

Montreal, Que, Aug. 29.-The final details of a merger which is expected to be consummatcd next week are being carried out today looking toward a reduction in the cost of dying Funeral directors claim that lhe cost of slipping away from this mundane sphere has in creased in proportion with the cost of remaining here, so the leading firms of the city are planning a consolidation by September 1. The combine will not result in an in- crease in the price of funeral sup plies; on the other hand, it is said that the directors will be able to buy raw materials from the fac tories at better prices, of which people will get the benefit.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
SHOW NO RESPECT FOR
 MERE AMERICAN CITIZENS
Marion G. Taylor a Refugee from Mexico, Tells of Treatment
 How to Leave.

Marion G. Taylor, who for the past four years has been living on his ranch near MoncloVa, Mexico, arrived in Mena Tuesday and will visit relatives in the east part Of the county. MT. Taylor recounls narrowing tales of the treatment accorded Americans in that country and was fortunate to be able to leave Mexico without receiving bod fly harm.
 Tt is almost enough to cause a man to be ashamed of the fact that he is an American cillzen, ,' said Mr. Taylor to representative of The Star. In my immediate neighbor- hood were British, German and French subjects, and you could not get Mexican 10 disturb their prop erly under any conditions; but let the greasers know that you were a mere American and your property was coniiscaDed and insult heaped upon you.
 Appeal 10 the American Consul did not bring any relief. The only thing left for me to do was lo gel out of the country | have lost all of my personal property and am not sure that my land will be there when I am able to return. That country would be the best place in the world under favorable condj- Gons, and I hope that the authori- ties at Washington will finally bring order out of the chaotic con- ditions that now prevail there'
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
The Use of the King" or Split
 Log" Drag.

Ii has come to my observation that in a few instances the King or Split Log" drag has been tried in this country. It also seems that on each of the instances they have been laid aside as failure. The reason of their failure and the proper use thereof, 1 think, l can explain in the folloWing:
 Not long ago, after good rain, said to certain road official; This is just the time you ought to have King Drag at work on the road" He said to me: Yes, just wait till the dirt is dry enough to crumble and it would do lot of good" This is the way all the road dragging that has come under my observation in this country has been done. "Wait till the dirt is dry enough to crumble.' This is just exactly what should not be done. The time 10 drag a road is when it is wet and sloppy It is never too wet to drag roads. When the farmer blows his ground while it is very wet it will dry hard as a bolt and all the rains of that sea- son will not soften those Jumps. When lhe old settler built the old mud chimney he put the clay in a hopper and poured in water until it was mud, and then stirred and stir red it. Then it was ready for the chimney, and the rains of forty years would not wash it off. This is the pricniple on which the King Drag makes roads when it is used at the proper time. While the road is wet and the ruts full of water a split log drag dragged over the sur fact at the proper angle will rake mud into those ruts, displacing the water, which runs off, and at the same time mixing the mud so that when it dries it dries hard. The Oftener this process is repeated the more imperVious to water the road bed becomes. The angle at which the drag is drawn has a tendency 10 work the mud to the center, and thus keep the middle high When once the grade is established and Inc road rounded up they can he kept in condition with less work by the use of the split log than by any other method. These drags arc recognized all over the United SDatos as lho most efficient road worker. The material we have here is especially suited 10 their use We should use them.
 Peter McWilliam.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
aRETTER. THANK YOIr,v

Even looks cheerful in cold black print-almost makes one feel better to read it.
 How much more then, the effect if spoken in a hearty, cheerful voice, backed by a smiling counte- nance.
 Such words radiate good feeling, good willard health of mind and body
 How much better, then, for us to strive to use such words and to intone them with healthy optimism put before the world an example of cheer that will be reflected on ourselves.
 And the words above are adopted as the motto of the Bugville Bulle- tin, the paper published by the pa tients at the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Bonneville.
 How frequently do we hear some good man or woman, replying to a question as to their welfare, reply, with long drawn face, "Poorly!" OF grudginely give the information that We are all able to be up.' Oftentimes it appears they feel it would be a moral sin to be cheer full, to say "Weu and happy" or All right, thank you." or Better, thank youl'
 And when humanity learns to smile and to be cheerful, even in the face of trouble it will begin to be better, thank you7 in every way.
 There's a happy-go-Iucky saying that is not all bad and sometimes is very comforting when we can scarcely see through the clouds, and it's Tt won't make any difference to us in a hundred years" but the best of all is
 "The man worth while Is the man who can smile When everything goes dead wrong"
 Let's do the best we can today, each day, keep cheerfulness and a smile 10 the front and the future will take care of ilself-and us.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
Fruit IreeS IO( FdJ|
Inspection Certificate Nh ,

If you do not know just what i. plant, let us help you select r,'. home or commercial orchard wv w know the varieties that will t,, " you in peaches from May until % vember, and apples you will Dsvn be without. We know the best Dr ducing money-getters adapted ', this country. Remember, if is ,s the best yielders or the best an,I,' that catch the most dollars 'gp's H 2 the apple that is here when tbe as mand is greatest. But plant oosi Si ones for home use, too. If yOn oS nv in doubt ask us. Our success 4, ' bends on yours. "
 All our scions are from the My bearing trees in this country N, M, can show you the parent tree I nearly all varieties we sell. f. SI no guess work. We know Vb,II each will do here. We have all S.I best varieties for this country N Apples, Peaches, Pears. Chefris Nectarines, Grapes, etc.
 Our trees are from 3 to } feet lr kinds are foe each, some reah headed. If you prefer come a1 select if you can. If not. write gT send a deposit and We will msi the next best for you and a1i when you order. No orders ala for dealers or agents. We m commercial orchardiStS.
 We have for sale Canned peachg Apples. Tomatoes. PMms. peas Grapes, Grape Juice, etc, Wrie for prices.
 Our Peach Tree aSsorlmer Peaches May to November. 10 tres S1.
 Our Apple Tree assortment ap ples June until June, l0 trees, s.
 THE PINES PLANTATION
 HATFIELD. ARK.
 Jas. \. Slotc, Prop.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
ALL DREAMS, JUST
 DREAMS'-MDERMOTT
Representative From Illinois Makes Vigorous Denial of Charges Made
 Against Him by Martin MuIhaU.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Represen- tative J. T. McDermott, of Illinois, this morning told the House lobby Investigating committee that certain of Mulhall's charges against him were dreams, just dreams"
 The representative from Illinois denied categorically both Mulhalrs charges and those of former House Chief Page McMichael
 The gentleman from Illinois" ad- mitted that at times he had bor- rowed large sums from George n Horing, a Washington pawnbroker, but declared Horing had loaned him the money "as a friend.n
 Both Mulhall and McNicbael charged that McDermott had re- ceived S7,5O0 from the Washinolon pawnbrokers to oppose the loan shark bill. ''''
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
TEXT BOOKS TO BE FREE.
Kansas City Voted for the Proposal,
 13 to No More Taxes.

Kansas City, Aug. 3l.-The spc- cial election yesterday for free text books in the Kansas City school dis trict carried nearly i3 to 1. The vote was 2,676 in favor of the proposi- ton and 2O9 against it. In one school district-Mount Washington the vote was 63 to 0 for free books. The largest vote against the proposition in any ward was 26 votes.
 The free textbooks will not mean an increase in taxation The money for them will come from the for eign insurance tax, a fund set aside last winter by the Missouri legisla- ture for free textbooks if school dis tricts voted in favor of it. This fund heretofore has gone into the general state fund.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
Jobn b. }9age's
 O0aeeklp 1rtter
Cover Crops.

What is a cover crop? A cover
 crop Is crop of grass that will
 grow during the late fall, winter
 and early spring, and cover the
 land and keep the rains from wash
 Ins the soil and teaching of the
 same, and exhausting the plant
 food contained in the soil. A cover
 crop is a good thing, and will pay
 we'll as a protection to the land.
 However, a good cover crop will
 pay well as a pasturage grass and
 serve two purposes. have been
 urging the farmers to look well
 after their grass and hay crops
 this year. You may have done so.
 If you have you are fortunate, for
 hay goes a long way as feed, and
 feed is going to be high next year. Arkansas prairie hay is quoted on
 the market now at Sl0 per ton; Oklahoma prairie hay at Si7; al
 falfa at Si9 and wheat bran and corn chops at from $29 to S33 per ton. So the hay crop has been and is an important one in Arkansas hope the farmers of Arkansas have saved good hay crops and will have feed for their stock. It certainly IS hard on a cotton raiser to have to give up part of the money made Tn raising cotton for hay and stock food, because he will be paying more than it would have cost him to raise it. But cotton has a hold on the people and it is hard to break loose.
 As to the cover crop, it will be needed for the stock this winter. There are several good cover crops. Burr clover is one of the best. It mixes in well with bermuda, and will die out in the spring about the time the latter comes out strong, thus making by this combination almost a continuous pasture. Grim son clover and Vetch are fine. The latter makes a better cover crop and the former makes a better win ter pasture and soil builder. Rye is also good as a cover crop and win ter pasture. Rape makes a good winter pasture for hogs, but IS not l legume and does not store nitro gen like the others. Let me urge you to try some of these winter cover crops, and give the hogs, cat tie and other stock the benefit, Good pastures, hay crops, forage and live stock will pay far better than raising cotton or any other staple crop, and will in addition build up the soil on the farm and make good farms out of bad ones. You can plant rye, burr clover or vetch between the cotton rows and make a good winter pasture and rover crop. Of course it is better 10 properly prepare a seed bed and sow il in the open, and would give you better results.
 1 hope the Arkansas farmers will give attention to alfalfa this sea son. It will grow in almost any of the soils we have. Prepare the land well and SOW plenty of seed. AL falfa will produce better results than any other crop we can grow in the state. hope you will make an extra effort to get a start, if it is not more than an acre.
 Begin early this fall to prepare for next years crops. Get your land in shape to break this fall, and when you break your land try blowing it about two inches deeper than it was plOwed last year It will make a good bed for holding moisture next year.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
Another View on Rerr;cs

sometime ago an article was pub- nshed from the pen of a local frnit grower in which the Himalava Diackaherry was placed in inc disN credited class. J. R. May was in rom Dallas Saturday and obioe, W
 ed to this classification He hroneht l"Igs with blooms. twirs win rad penries lsni ana twigs with big ripe perr,eS' and stated that these vines MoGld w t continue 10 ripen berries un- ,u , frost 1T weather conditions were favorable. I.,, The first were ripened S9ly g. Another interesting vine op nr Mays place is a grape thai has opened one crop, has another that is s,, fipenlne and third that is per- no rer,lF green and about the size of