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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Boy Scouts in Camp.

Boy Scout Camp. Mountain Fork
 and Two-Mile. Aug. i2, 1913. Editor Star
 Dear Sir-We are beautifully To- catcd at the mouth of TWo-Mile. housed in four small tenls with all out-of-doors as our yard
 Clouds shaded us from the other wise hot sun on our hike from Mcna Monday morning, and avery busy afternoon found us set mp to housekeeping for the week, as per heading
 Guy Hawthorn hauled our goods and provisions lo camp with our roun,ry's flag floating frfom a front standard and our troop flag at inc rear.
 The party consists of the follow ing: Dean Smith. Hubert Patton Waldo Austin Tommy Durham Robert Atwood, Hubert Knight Russell Burtch, Frederick Bouehan Ray RoWlon Otto Alexander. Jessie and Grady Green and myself.
 The Scouts expect to operate a stand at the fair next week.
 Yours very truly.
 J. C. Mckee. Scoutmaster.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
k. C. STARBEANS.

Beyond the fact that he is always on the other side, there seems to be some uncertainty about just what a demagOgue is.
 If the Huerta administration real ly wishes to restore order in Mexico il will do well to Lind an ear to what President Wilson's envoy has to say.
 Peter Duffy, a New York police sergeant has been sent to prison for four years for accepting a bribe of S30. II is felt that such a piker is a disgrace to the force.
 During the last year the United States drank 214 billion dollars worth of whisky and beer. This is not, however. the Glass bill that is disturbing Congress at this session.
 Commission government" said a speaker at the Progressive picnic this week, will not make crooked men straight but it will make them act as if they were straight'- "hich, of course, is the next best thing.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

York alone trades in about 75,000,- GOO bales annually and delivers to consumers. approximately. one quarter of a million bales each year. A person may buy strict mid ding or good middling on the New York cotton exchange, but when It comes to actual delivery he IS rendered dummy aor dope cotton that is kept on hand to eVade the law. In spite of all that may be said against it, the pending measure in Congress would be great saving to the country. Thousands of peo- pie who make a living by sending out daily telegrams and letters in- tended to influence the market in whatever way will serve their in terests would probably be driven into some other kind of business. But the trading in the actual com modity would not be interfered with, because people would contin- us to raise cotton, Spinners would continue to spin it and the great human family would continue to weaI@ft just as is now being done, As has been heretofore admitted, such a, radical change might tenn pofafiiy produce unsettled cOndi- tions, but the saving would be so great and the burden taken from the cotton industry so considerable that very soon the beneficent eff fleets of the change would be felt and admitted"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
.NENA-HOT SPRINGS PIKE
Great Enthusiasm at Big Fork Si50 Raised at Good Roads
 Meeting.

Big Fork Aug. l2.-At a good roads meeting held at this place last night it was demonstrated that the people of Big Fork township want the Mena to Hot Springs pike road. and are determined to have it. The meeting was filled with enthu- ,iasm from start to finish. The meeting was presided over by T. J. Edwards as chairman. There were a number of interesting talks by different ones faVoring the project, after which the chairman was in structed to select a committee of three to draw plans and solicit sub scriptions to the good roads fund. The following were selected: G. B. Bates. Walter Edwards and John T.. Garrett. All present were invited to subscribe, and in less than 20 minutes there was Si50 pledged.
 The committee was out today canvassing the township and eX- poets to greatly increase the amount already subscribed. When they get the township canvassed they, with Peter McWilliam of Slatington. will go to Mena to meet the good roads committee at that place.
 There will be another good roads meeting at this place next Satur- day night, August i6, to which all interested in better roads are in- Vitpd,
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
KANSAS CITY STOCK W,OErI

Kansas City Stock Yard Al-
 Lower cattle prIce~ .as, A2al caused shippers 10 hold back Y auce of the week, resulting smaller receipts and almost a 'o' plete recovery of the loss ' supply today is i5,ooO eaJiIe' v1 oue-half as many as were le-V r Monday, and prices are u s.' higher. Hundreds of buyers ~. the country are here loddA ,', commission men have letters " \, many others, all anxious to % 'q1 some young or immature ca'h graze or feed. Illinois, Missouri 2, ~ Iowa have good crop prospeVts
 will require an immense huillp' X cattle for feeding or rousllln', nj fall. Missouri men bought ., cattle here last week, Iowa pn1 5000 head. Illinois 5000. hdu,l. suffering from a dry Spel'. T r., has hurt crops badly, but SUI, SUI, p k, sas men bought i,0oo ea'ug qa last week. Other stales looA ,,i N cattle. making in all 32OyV '.I .I that went back to the couIlul .,,,.a here last week. Ibs liu,1l LA country demand helps lhe s,,
 cattle market at Kansas U,,S sorbine as it does every anna, ,,,,i | in the fat classes. and many Dn' ss < cattle that would be handle,u ,D " s, Killers. if there was no other ., .s let. Arkansas and Loul''aa13 M ners sold here today at s' anu es,. CTS at si.65. Stock from S Ssit. sold last week at S5.75, fat ,l 4.f' ;1 S5.35. heifers from Rogers M S5.50. veal calves S6.5O to ~ ..rl 8, cows from Leslie S'.-o' n a..lar of West Louisiana steers 1 g I- in Oklahoma below the 'igo ,o,srl sold here on various days md af si.65 10 si.s5. Hogs are no' .b, J changed from last weeA, it $ higher today. top SS.So. pS hin Id lo ss.75. A good many in.ls I are heing forced on the ny ..sl dry weather. Sheep U lambs lower as eompareu ', t hf week. fat ewes si Co slo9' aA Sc 10 S6S5. feeding lanlp c S6l0. J. X. Rickart a'
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
THIS SHOULD BE DONE,

It often takes a stranger to call attention to something beneficial that obviously should be done and, more, could easily be done.
 Homefolks and visitors in Mena, young and old, men and women, would simply revel in a fine swim ming pool or bath. More than that, they would gladly pay a reasonable charge to use such a comfort and convenience.
 A visitor to Mena, a gentleman who is here with his family solely for the comfort and health that he believes he derives from the loca- tiOn, called attention very recently to the need of a swimming pool and bath. and then told of the Op- portunity he saw for these things in the park, where there is ample water, pure and soft, to maintain them. He wondered why the op- portunity had not long since been used; why we had not developed such a resource of comfort and health and a revenue-producer as well.
 Well, now why has it not been done?
 Simply because no one has taken the proposition up and pushed it through That's why we are doing without a good many things we should have and putting up with others we should not have. The opportunities are here and the power to do, but it lies latent for want of the organization that gives the impetus necessary.
 The Star believes that if The city administration would take hold of this public bath proposition. intel- ligauuy study fl and consistently carry i, out, it would not only pay for itself but would supply means to maintain the entire park, thus saving a very considerable outlay. Besides that, it would be an added attraction that would help draw people here each season.
 This is respectfully submitted as a suggestion to Mayor Scogein and the aldermen. Even this late in the season. it could be prohtabIy in- augurated by prompt action.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY.

From the Atchison Globe.
 The medals you pin on your own chest never hang right.
 In time a smoker learns that some bum cigars have a beautiful gold vest.
 It is hard for an ultimate con sumer to consume as much as he used to.
 Your viewpoint changes so often lhat there isn't much in having things just SO
 Fashions have changed so there are now a few women with hair enough of their own.
 X retailer can always be relied upon to insist that the wholesaler makes most of the profit.
 Judge Johnson: 'T sometimes think that during this age young men are made 10 run automobiles and old men 10 pay the expenses
 II occurs to us that the simpli- fled spelling board should do some thing for the names of immigrants before tackling our own fair lang uage.
 As one grows older he becomes more practical and ceases tO worry because of the heartess manner in which the Noble Red Man was film nammed out of his heritage.
 \ telegraph editor can't under stand the nature of people who want to read all the narrowing de- tails: he has to, and only a favored few like to do what they have to do
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
WILL STUDY PELLAGRA.
Government Experts Will InrcSti-
 qatc Disease in Arkansas.

Na,lu-lon Aus. s. surgeon General HIue head Q. .he public health service. intends sending an expert from h> department to Ar aaa,a~ within the next few weeks to study the raNa-es of peIlaera in the -a.e More .mu l0o0 cases of this d~ra>r. ,ur which no cure has yet been discovered, are reported from Arkansas and the disease is appar- G.y >preadn- |, is likely that .lr government will work in CO., operation with thc experts from the Rockefeller Institute m an enort to discover some method of rombat-
 ing the disease. which Is rapidly ,prcddu-, not only in Arkansas, but
 m other southern states as well.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
GAMBLING IN COTTON FUTURES

For some months The Star, as well as probably every other news paper in the South, has been bonn barded with literature tending to show that the growers of cotton were to be dealt a fearful blow by the proposed legislation against gambling in the product. Some times these arguments became al most alarming, and it was wonder ed if, after all, a great gambling machine that was enriching a few men from the toll of the many was a necessity to maintain prices in this day of graft and greed. such a thing was almost unbelievable and yet those arguments were so very plausible al times.
 With this in mind. the following editorial from a great Southern pa per. ,ue Memphis News Scimitar, is comforting and instructive:
 Those who have grown rich and who are making money by gam bling in cotton futures have all of a sudden become solicitious of the welfare of the poor farmer. and especially the members of those gambling institutions called cotton exchanges, and they are flooding the country with literature to the effect that if cotton buyers are not permitted to hedge the farmers will be ruined. But there is no hedging in other commercial pur- suits, which seem to succeed on the whole rather we'll The merchant who lays in large supply of goods and arranges to stock up his store six months in advance has no way to hedge against a change in fash ion or commercial depression. He has to take his chances. It is the same in every other business. Those who have cotton tO sell for future delivery can do so under the pro- posed law just as they do now, pro- VidIn- they actually make the de livery, and making the delivery is not so difficult Irish potatoes for instance, are a necessity of life, They are traded in on exchanges, but entail actual delivery. They vary in price from 10 cents to $50 bushel. according to the inevitable laws of supply and demand. For want of a future board the con- sumption of potatoes is not lessen ed, and thus the same conditions would be true of cotton without a future board. Cotton mills cannot spin futures. They must have the actual cotton. In New York, for instance, they have several thou sand bales of dogtaied cotton that has been tumbed about from one to another for many years, and this if offered to any purchaser of fu- lures who demands actual delivery The grade of cotton dealt in is nev- CT delivered. and is never oblaiu- able, and the gamblers do not make il necessary to have it done New
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
LAUDS ARKANSAS FARMER.
Government Expert Says More h. tcreNt Taken in Scientific Methods

NJ-OIu-,on, Aug. S-Thirty agents and others engaged in boys corn club, and farmers co-opera- tive demonstration work through
 out Inc south, have concluded a week conference with the heads of the department of agriculture. C. W. Watson, state agent for Ar
 kansas in charge of farm demon stratlon work, and w. F. Haden and
 W. j. Jrrnigan, government dem onstral"r, for Arkansas who have been lu attendance, expect to re- turn to Little Rock this evening.
 In speaking of agricultural con ditlons m Arkansas and the work I0l the government farm demonstra- tors, Mr. Watson said that Arkansas will get an appropriation of $3l.OOO for extending farm demonstration work next year. which is an in crease of Sl,000 over last year.
 'Ihe increased appropriation. ." said Nr, Watson, ifs due to the wonderful interest hat is being taken in scientific farming meth ods in Arkansas and on account of the liberal donations made by inc merchants and people generally to improve farm conditions. There is better cooperation in Arkansas tban in most states, and the gov ,ernmenl is paying higher salaries
 to lts demonstration agents in Ar
 kansas than in any other staDe."
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
SULzER INPEACH-
 MINT DELAYED
Democrats in New York Legislature Backed Eleven Votes Tues day and Did Not Vote
 on Resolution.

Albany. \. I. Au-. r. The ap- pointed hour for considering Dhc resolution 10 impeach Governor SuIzer found his friends and foe, in ,he lower house of tine New York legislature today iockcyiug for time .o recruit their numbers and to gather in the two score and more absentecs from last nights session. Encounters preliminary to the real fight on the floor of the assembly indicated the inability of the gov ernor's opponents To muster votes sufficient 10 carry through the pro gram of impeachment. Telegraph and telephone wires throughout the state were alive during the morn ing with appeals to absent members to hurry to Albany and align them selves on the question.
 Majority Leader Levy, facing, the possibility of failure, through the 16 votes necessary to impcarh to- day. directed that every absent member be summoned to Albany. Republican Leader Mason and AS Semblyman Gheah. leader of the handful of progressiNes who have espoused the governors cause. worked no less assiduously to swell the number of their followers
 SuIZcr Is silent.
 The entire program of .mpcarh- mem today wa, OmpcrIrd ly the advance ot fl men relied upon hv majority leaders .o gather under .lair standard. This WAS indicated by he Notpof last u.-u.Nueu uuN 65 of the li9 asscIuDymru ra~. heir votes with Mr. Levy. X majority of the elected members Is necessary 10 impeach. Although 5i vote, con- sttutc a majority of thr House as if now stands, 16 votes are needed lnasmuch as the full membership is TO. One member has resigned since election.
 Governor Sulzcr. heayy-eycd l'iIl us lOl- \l-Il ol last Uignt. sauntered over 10 the capitol a full hour before his customary time and sought the secluSon of his private office His secretary announced there would be no word from the governor till the assembly had vol ed on the impeachment resolution.
 If the vote is to impeach." said the secretary MT. Sulzer will have nothing to say but will reserve his answer for the impeachment pro- reedingS before the Senate. Sbould the resolution 10 impeach be de feated. the governor will give out a statement setting forth his side of The controversy in ifs entirety"
 The cause of the probable close ness of thr vote on inc impcacb- .ment resolution and because some Democrats feel that fine assembly hould not rush il through if is possible it will defer it's action for several days. possibly a week.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Boy Bitten hN MnccaSin.

Ted McPhptrige. who lives at Dallas, was brought to town Monday by his brother Hal 10 he treat ed for a snake bite which he re- ceived while fishing. He was try ing to catch q fish under a rock and found the place occupied by a wafer moccasin. He received at- tention from Dr. Gunnels and ap- pears to he out of danger.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
MORE PERMANENT
 PASTURES NEEDED
Bermuda Grass and Burr Clover Recommended as Best for All Year-Round GraZing-\eceSSity
 to Further stock Industry.

More and better pasture Is one of the first considerations in any farming community where it is the aim of the farmers to grow feed for live stock. says J. R. Cavanagh, writing particularly of local condl- tions. Corn and the smaller grains are items which are usually given the attention oI tine stock raiser, yet all too often is the question of suitable pastures neglected.
 By a suitable pasture Is meant pasture which will meet the needs and demands of the stock during the entire grazing season, and in the mild climate of Polk county this season should be of twelve months duration.
 As yet there has been found no one forage plant which will make suitable pasture every month of the year, so a grass or forage mixture of some sort is necessary. For this mixture there is probably nothing which will do better in this locality than Bermuda and Burr Clover.
 Bermuda grass is the staple pas ture grass of the south, and there is probably nothing which will withstand the drouth as we'll and make as good feed as will a good stand of Bermuda.
 Bermuda will furnish pasture from late April or May until fall when the top growth dies down to the ground. Burr clover is, how ever, a late grower, and will just he making good growth when the Bermuda die> down. This will last until the Bermuda comes up again in the spring. and in this manner a good pasture may be had every month in the year, Inc Bermuda -upplemenliu- Inc Burr Clover and the Burr Clover in turn supple menting the Bermuda.
 "Bermuda may be put in by seed or by settin4 the roots. the latter being the better mcthod Running furroWs three feet apart small pieces of sud should bp dropped every three fee, apart and then covered. Roo.~ may he set at any time during he spring or sum- mor, but when he ground i, moist in the early spring is the best time. as the grass can make a full ~oa- son, growth and cover the -rauui before fall.
 "The Burr Clover should he ,oWn broadcast over the Bermuda in the fall when the ground is soft and moist from the fall rains Burr clover is an annual but it will seed itself each season and come up again in the fall. Bermuda is a perennial and lives over the win ter by it's roots. Thus. with one planting of Bermuda roots with Burr Clover sOWn over it in the fall as fine permanent pasture as there is may be had. and after the first season there is no cost for the crop.
 Almost any of the rough. untill- able land on the farm may he ad- Vantageously put into permanent pasture, but with the ever-increas- ing demand for live stock on the markets it will be found that pas lures on even the better lands will give greater cash returns than the same lands put into cotton or corn.
 The stock raising possibilities of Polk county are great, and with a live. boosting live stock and forage association such as has been re- gently organized, and with plenty of good pasture land, there is no reason why Polk county should not lead Western Arkansas in beef. pork and mutton production7
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Think Have Found Ore of voluo

Mr. and Mrs. II. w. Freeman were m m from their home west of Mena Thursday and brought some ntor- rsllng samples from an ore vein
 some of which were left ai fbis office. They believe they have n good prospect in both gold and
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
(0unH Boy Dead.

Glen, the i3-year-old son of F. J. henney of Board Camp died last Thursday at , o'clock a. m. after am illness of two weeks with fever The body was brought to Mena that morning and prepared for burial. The services were held af J; t. trazier's undertaking parlors Thursday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
COVE HIGH SCHOOL

hecosnlzed by State Board of lEraa.cation lr as State High School. l9llloon free to all pupils of high school grade and to licensed teocb- CTS or the county For further in- formation address Secretary Inf school Board, or q. NJ. Woods prin-
 'p"i' N0N'' Mk.--AdN. f37-i
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
VIII RctuIn in fine EnIl

U. Ed sutton or Ronham. Tex. Who about a year ago purchased n Food So acre farm on Irons Fork. alter a few days Wsi, in Mena. loff W ednC Sday for his home. Mir. Sul- lon has thc t;rm rented for the present yecr and will return in inc
 to take charge of the place
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

The Louisiana State Fair cata- loeue is now ready for distribution, and anyone desiring 10 exhibit live stock, agricultural products, poul- try, fancywork, etc., can secure a copy of same free of charge by mailing request to Louis N. Brueg- acrhoff Secretary. p. 0. Box HOO. Shreveport La. Send for it today and he sure and exhibit at the State Eair.-Ady. dwl
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
FALL TERM OF SCUooJ

Neha Business College onens S>ept S. and teaches Bookkeeping Short-Hand, iypewriiinr penman ai7' cIl'p and all commercial branches Special discount for those who bnv scholarships for cash before Soni r For particulars address F W
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
To Prevent Blood potson,po

apply at once the wonderful old reliable pr FoKIER's ANTlSEPrIC HEALING oIf.asp, +''.i oTess'n2 that relieves pain and heals
 s"' Not luimeut. 2sc slc g.a.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
NO SENSATION EXPECTED.

Forrest City, Aug. 8.-"I do not believe that anything sensational will result from my investigation of the affairs of the Bank of For rest City, said Judge s. II. Mann yesterday. Judge Mann recently was named receiver of the bank. He also said: Tt is only a question of the value of the collateral"
 Judge Mann gave no definite stalemen. as to when his investi- sallon would be completed.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
HAVE SOUTH BY THROAT.

Senator Ben Tillman states that unless some quick and radical re- lief measure is adopted within 60 days, southern cotton planters twill be robbed of a hundred million dol lars or more" within the next few months because the New York banks will not turn loose money to handle the crops.
 And here let it be said that just this, in more or less degree, is just what happens year by year, and just what the Eastern money sharks want to keep going, as from such methods they continue to live on the fat of the land while producing not one single valuable thing.
 The bright ray on the situation is supplied by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, who now pro- poses To loan money 10 the South eru and Western banks by millions of dollars, taking commercial paper as security.
 The worm seems about 10 turn.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Live Poultry.

Broilers, li4 to .lb,. per lb.... Spring Chicks. ? Co 8 lbs....... BroilerS, under ll2 lbs......a. Hens, No. |, per Ib............ Hens. No. ?, per lb........... Ducks, young per lb...,.... Ducks, old, per lb............o. Geese. not wanted.
 Turkeys, young. per .b....-.. old Toms. per lb...............
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
NENA PRODUCE NAREF
Corrected each Woduosiay bvJ F lrs Dealer, south Mcua St

The market shows d genera. {. dcncy to rise; al,o there k scarcity of butter and eggs
 Quotations are as follows.