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The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
A WORD FROM HILTEBRAND,
 THE LEADING PHOTOGRAPHER
For Christmas.

Christmas Cards, Booklets, Tree Decorations. Holly Boxes, Holly and Tissue Paper, Crepe Paper, Christ mas Bells, Photograph, Post Card and Kodak Albums. Ivory, Platinold, Oak, Walnut, Metal. Mission, Gold, and Gilt Picture Frames, with or without Pictures, from by 3 inch frames to IS by 72, oval and square frames made to order, Souvenirs of Mena on Dishes, Shells and Calen- ders, Serving Trays, Casseroles, fine line of Box Stationary, Kodaks, all prices, Water and Oil Paints in sets from i0c to $500, Art and Photo Supplies, fine line of Art Framed Pictures, Burnt Wood Handkerchief, Glove, Lace, Tie, and Pipe Racks, Ribbon, Collar and Cuff Boxes. A fine Picture of yourself or family, in nice folder or on a calender or one enlarged and framed. Remem- Der the place. Hiltebrand's, the Leading Photograph Gallery, 6i2 DeOueen St.-AdV. 29i-6t 30-2t.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
SHOCK ABsoRBER MAKES GOOD
Recent Invention Is Patented and
 Manufacturing Has Begun.

J. H. Crowson, who was in Mena a year ago last July seeking to inter- est local parties in an air shock ab- sorber for use on automobiles which he had patented, arrived in Mena Monday accompanied by his son-in- law, Zick Walker, to assure those who took stock that the device was a success. and that he had suc- ceeded in getting it patented in the United States and in Canada, and that the appliance was now being manufactured in New York, to sup ply the advance sale of $500. The shock absorber is now made only to be attached to automobiles. but the chances are that it's use will be extended to wagons, buggies and other vehicles.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
DIR. LONG RETURNS TO MENA.
Popular Pastor of First VI. E. Church Sent Back at Conference.

In the assignment of pastors in the Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church which were made in Fort Smith Sunday night by Bishop w. A. Quayle of St. Louis, who presided over the conference, Dr. l.. w. B. Long was again returned to the First NJ. E. church, in this city Dr. J. NJ. Car ter, who had been the district sup erintendent of the Fort Smith dis trict and had served his time limit in that capacity, was assigned to the pastorate of the church in Rogers, succeeding the Rev. F. NJ. Dugger, who was made District Superin- tendent of the Little Fock district. The Rev. J. J. Bowman, former pastor of the Mena church was ap- pointed Missionary of the American Sunday School Union with the Sul- phur Springs quarterly conference.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Dr. ]. \. Norris S7th Birthday Was
 Occasion for Rig Gathering.

Over forty persons, children, grandchildren and great grandchil- dren and a few special friends gathered at the home of Dr. J. A. Norris near Yocana, Sunday to help him celebrate his eighty-seventh birthday, They all came with bas- kets and boxes of good things to eat for the big family dinner, and in addition the relatives each brought the doctor some remem- brance of the occasion Among those present were Mir. and Mrs. R. l.. Norris and children, Eva, 0li- yer, Fish and R. L. Jr. Mir. and Mrs. Ira Williams and children, Pearl, and Ralph; w. A. Norris and chil- dren. Allie and Owen; Mir. and Mrs .G. V. Wimberly and children. Au- brey, Doris and Glenn; Mr. and Mrs, Erwin Turpin and children, Gratus and Thelma; Mir. and Mrs. Fred Nor ris and daughter, Erma; Mir. and Mrs. Frank Strickland and children, OrIand and Marie. Among the friends present were Mr. and Mrs w. D. Harper and children, Roy and Emma; Mir. and Mrs. Will Whisen- ant, Mr. and Mrs. J, H. Beach, An drew and Oliver Jenkins and War reD Blackwell.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
Herbert Campbell Returns Home.

Herbert Campbell, son of Dr. and Mrs. c. A. Campbell, returned Mon day from Sparks Memorial Hospital in Fort Smith, where he had been the last two weeks for treatment for nasal hemorrhage. The attending physician has advised the young man to take plenty of outdoor ex- ercise, and to that end he will not go back to his school until after the holidays, and possibly not then
 Miss Stella Campbell has been teaching the school in Pine Ridge since her brother has been afflicted
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
J. ". RinaqoId to Oklahoma.

J. w. Ringgold from near Nunley was in Mena Wednesday. He re- ports the public sale which he held Tuesday was very satisfactory, and that his stock and other things brought good prices. Mir. Ringgolc is arrangeing to leave the latter part of this week for Hominy. Ok. where he has rented farm for tho coming season. He has not vel rented his Polk county farm, but when he does he says he will mak, such arrangements as wifi leave the way open for him to come back tC it if he sees fit to do so.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
TO EOUALIZE STATE SALARIES
Resolution Will Be Introduced in
 State Legislature.

Little Rock, Dec Tone of the resolutions to be introduced early in the Legislature will be offered by Representative Naggoner of Lon oke, for a committee to investigate the question of salaries in the state offices. and to make recommenda- ton for their equalization. This will apply especially to deputies and clerks. The salaries are veM4Is.- equitable. This is also true FNie ( salaries of some of the state off cials themselves.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
Palmer Method Success at s. J. A.

The Palmer Method penmanship class at the St. Joseph's Academy is
 making progress with the drill study. Twenty-Five of it's members have received for their first hun dred drills progress buttons from the Palmer Method Company, and
 are now working for diplomas. Fol-
 lowing is the list of the scribes:
 Mary Cornell, Mary Brogan, Anna
 Robert, Jeanette Meyer, Mary De-
 Russo, Alice Fried Gertrude Muxen,
 Sadie Whipple, Florence Mildfelt Florence Hammond, Minnie Driscoll Louise perrett, Celeste Christian, Eula Christian, Margaret Callahan
 Margaret Yanger, Pearl Gravelle Helen Ruth Thinnes, Winnie Mont gomery Mary Boehmer, Joe Cornell Cecil Meyer, Clifton Stovall.
 Lost-package from Lochridge's Contains silk petticoat Reward Tor return to Star Offlce.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
FINE BUSINESS CHANGE.

have f2-room hotel. large store building and feed barn; all now on a sound paying basis. I desire to exchange all for Mena residence property, receiving cash for balance trade. This is a fine opportunity for right party. c. B. Bates, Big Fork, Ark.-Adv. 295&50-it
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
PRICES ARE DRIVEN .UPBYSPECULATORS
Government Finds Some Evidence of Combinations of Criminal Char aeter-NIay Be Prosecutions
 Activities Being Pr0bed.

Washington. Dec. S.--lnfOrmation
 bv government officials investigat-
 inc the high cost of living leads
 these officials to believe that the
 soaring of prices are due in part to
 inc manipulations of spectators
 who have combined to force quota lions upward These explanations are believed to be criminal in char
 acter. rather spasmodic and short
 lived.
 Special attention is given just now
 to alleged price manipulation in the coal corner which sent prices to a panic level. Investigation of the high price of coal has already con- vinced some officials that there is no warrant for sig coal in Boston and New York other than the activity of these alleged combinations. Wheth- CT men who profited most can be punished under federal laws is pro- blenatical.
 Transactions Are Watched. With the investigation in it's in- fancy, officials will not predict where it may lead. The activities
 of certain men, however, are known to be under surveillance and the 50 investigators in the field are check ing transactions by these men. No small part of the rise in prices is due to natural economic causes Many of these causes lie far beneath the surface, such conditions as the international balance of trade and the amount of currency in circula- ton having a direct bearing on the situation, altho not generally under stood
 Present activities of the depart ments investigators center about Chicago. Trade boards, butter and egg exchanges, produce, sugar, cof- fee and other food exchanges have not been investigated.
 The general investigation will be confined to foodstuffs and coal, but if leads are uncovered other com moddities such as leather and cloth ing will be investigated.
 Some Other Causes. Certain phases of the investiga- ton have developed interesting side lights which have a general bearing on the situation. It is believed that
 no small part of the recent rise 1T coal prices was due to the feeling among panicky buyers that they would be unable to obtain their us- ual supply. Cases have been found where families which usually buy a few tons of coal at a time had bought at top prices sufficient tC last from one to three years, there by contributing to the rise and di- minishing the supply.
 The advance in the price of beans nearly 300 per cent in some in- stances-is attributed to some ex- tent to the unusual shipments ot canned beans to Belgium by thu Commission for Relief in Belgium Butter price advance has been nor nal, but eggs are said to be un-
 warrantably high.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

lnaS. Adams, Willle on the way from Wichita. kas.. to Humble. Tex, stopped in Mena to spend few days with Mir. and Mrs. Bert Hiltebrand. Mir. Adams is a nephew of pr. F. B. Elliott. who formerly lived in Mena,
 I. Il. Stetler is moving some of his farm machinery which was shipped in from Heavener to the C. l.. Harry farm near Bethesda Springs, where he is going to busy himself in some mining developments.
 Ms Maud Wiisey came from Cove Tuesday evening to spend a day with Mena friends and to look after some matters of business, re- turning home Wednesday. Mrs Wilsey is still Tn the employ of the Cove Mercantile Company.
 On account of the Sunday school convention, which is to convene on Friday night, the regular meeting of the arents-Teachers' Associa- tion will be postponed until the time for the regular meeting in January.
 Mrs. Ellen Mitchell, sister of Mrs w. w. Fincher and aunt of B. F. Hawkins, arrived in Mena Tuesday afternoon from Gardner, Kas., to remain until after the holidays at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Fincher and with Mir. and Mrs. Hawkins.
 Frank Fried, who had been with his father on the ranch in Russell county, Kansas, since early last summer, has returned to Mena for the winter. He was accompanied by his friend, Fred c. Kvasnicka, who will spend two weeks or more in Mena.
 w. T. Whisenhunt was in from Shady Wednesday to market slaughtered hogs, which he sold at 10 cents per pound. He says that he has a bunch of hogs that have been fattened on mast alone, tho he had fed them during the summer and until acorns began to fall. Victor l.. Estes came from oct Smith Tuesday afternoon to visit his mother, Mrs J J. Haynes ond at the home of his sister. Mrs F. Nj Reeves. as well as to look after some matters of business, returning home "Wednesday, Mr. Estes is in the insurance business in Fort Smith.
 Thos. W. Burns of Fort Smith, general insurance adjuster, was in Mena Monday and in company of Judge J. S. Kelly, he went Co Rocky to adjust the storm damage that was done to the Turner X Pigs store building and stock of secas, A satisfactory adjustment was made by paying the firm $500 to cover the damage to goods and building, and Messrs. Turner and pigg Will
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Wm Boeckman came from Okeene, Ok, Tuesday to look after the settlement of his fathers busi- ness, and to attend to moving some of the household goods to Okeene, where his mother is going to live.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

0. B. Lee and J. J. Ross of Wickes were in Mena Tuesday night to at tend the Chapter meeting.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

threaten to conine him to the home for sometime longer.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

James paynter of Rich Mountain spent Saturday with Mena friedns.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

proceed at once to have the build ing rebuilt.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED
 December 6.

Arthur Kirk, Sims. ...age 25 Amanda Smith, Sequoyah, Ok. t8
 December &.
 Thomas B. Cree, Hatfield. age 67 Mrs. Susan l. Liner, same. ........ 60
 December fl.
 J. M. May, Vandervoort. ..... age 2i Ella Etchison, same. 29 Bob Johnson, Vandervoort. age 27 Mary Hodgkiss, Hatfield ......f f6
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

The Polk County Medical Society meets Friday, December t5, at 7:30 D. m, at the office of Dr. Hilton. All doctors out side the city of Mena have been written to personally Matters of importance. Be present and promptly on time.
 G. P. Dunnan, Sec.-Treas. Adv. 293&50-it.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

While shopping in Mena don't fail to visit the New Store Many har- gains can be had in Hats, Caps. Suits. Skirts, Waists, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery and Underwear. The peo- ple's Store. COG De0ueeI street. adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Chas Adams, while on the way from Wichita. kas.. to Humble. Tex, stopped in Mena to spend a few days with Mir. and Mrs. Bert Hiltebrand. Mir. Adams is a nephew of pr. F. B. Elliott. who formerly lived in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Richard Kelley, son of MT. and Mrs. B. F. Kelley, living on South Second street returned to Mena on Tuesday afternoon, after having served an enlistment of six years in the U. $. Navy. He was mustered out in San Francisco, his last serv- ice being on the United States Steamship Annapolis of the Pacific fleet.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Mrs. Bennie Pool of Hatfield, who had been i'll Mena visiting with her sister, Miss Johnnie Gibson, since last Friday, left for her home Sun day afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Mrs. George W. Taylor, who came to Mena with her parents, Dr. and Mrs NJ. R. Began, a few weeks ago. returned last week to her home in Eureka Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

w. G. Johnson of Eureka Springs, who had been in Mena for about a week, having been associated with Ford Younce in the lumber business, left for his home Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Guy Hawthorne, who came from Heavener about week ago and has since been sick af the home of his parents, is reported to be still in bad shape. It was thoucrt last week that he would steadily inn prove after a gathering in his head had broken, but since then other consultations have set in which
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

The prettiest line you ever saw and the best quality at the price we have ever offered. Seventy five new and different colors, fan cy lowered, cheeks and stripes; i to : inches wide. The time
 to buy is now. Per yard. ... 25c
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Dr. J. B. Wear, brother of County Judge A. F.. Wear. who came from Poteau Sunday to spend a couple of days with MT and Mrs. Wear, re- turned home Tuesday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

l. Il. Stetler is moving some of his farm machinery which was shipped in from Heavener to the C. l.. Harry farm near Bethesda Springs, where he is going to busy himself in some mining developments.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

G. w. Byrd, who came to Mena from Miller eouRty few weeks ago with the purpose of locating in Polk county, has rented the J. Thuma place in west Mena, for the coming year and will devote his attention to truck growing and poultry raising. His household goods have been shipped in and are being unloaded today, but Mrs. Byrd and the other members of the family will not come to Mena until after the holi- days.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Prof. G. Nj. Woods, Misses Louise and Mayme Mullins, and Miss Mayme Grady, constituting the fac ulty of the Cove school. were among the teachers in Mena to attend the association.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

MT. and Mrs. J. E. Williams and A. G. Stephens of Hatfield were Mena visitors Tuesday, coming on the local freight and returning on that afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
With Your Xmas Shopping List

RSTMAS lofCh " and Christmas Useful gifts of which positively the best possible the What
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Mrs. Julia Kimbro left on Friday for Alton, Ok, where she expects to make her home. Before leaving she sold her residence property on Tenth street to Kelly -Stratton Com pany.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

How important they grow when christmas time comes around for somehow or other, every gift list contains them. Hundreds of them--the variety seems endless. Plain, initialed hardkerchiefs for men. And women, fancy embroid- cred, silk and crepe de chine handkerchiefs, in white and col ors. Either singly or boxed for gift giving. Our assortment cov- CTS all grade and all prices from
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Mr and Mrs. J. Hollister Tull re- turned last Saturday from Kansas City, where Mir. Tull had attended the meeting of the Missouri State Board of Horticulture.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Prof. E. w. Hamby, Miss Grac Hamby, and Miss Otus T. Tender son, the teachers in the Wander voort school, were accompanied t Mena for the educational meeting by a loyal band of pupils.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

Prof. R. D. Dodd, Mrs. N. R. King and Misses Vada Harris and Ola Littlepage, teachers in the Hatfield schools, brought a good crowd of pupils and patrons to Mena Friday night for the educational meeting. Twenty-seven persons boarded the train at Hatfield for Mena, which was the largest delegation coming from one point.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

J. R. Cavenaugh. brother of Mrs !. Hollister Full, who has spent much of the summer with Mir. Tull in the work of agricultural exten- sion for the Kansas City Southern left this week for Kansas City. He plans to go to the home of his par ents in Indianapolis for the holi- days, and will return to Mena in the SDring.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14

John Mildfelt, son of Mr. and Mrs Peter Mildfelt, who had spent most of the summer and fall in 0keene, Ok- returned to Mena a few days ago to be at home for the winter
The Spectator., 1916-04-28
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after miraculous escape from the den of the gang of brilliant thieves known the Black Hundred, lives the life of a re- cluse for eighteen years. Hargreave ac- cidentaly meets Braine leader of the Black Hundred Knowing Braine will try to get him, he escapes from his own home by balloon. Before escaping he writes a letter to the girls school where eighteen years before he mysteriously left on the doorstep his baby daughter Florence Gray. That day Hargreave also draws Sl,000,000 from the bank, but it is reported that this dropped into the sea when the balloon he escaped in was pune tured Florence arrives from the girls school Countess Olga, Braine's compan- lon, visits her and claims to be a relative Two bogus detectives call, but their plot is foiled by Norton, a newspaper man. By hribing the captain of the Orient Nor ton lays a trap for Braine and his gang. Countess Olga also visits the Orient's captain, and she easily falls into the re- porter'S snare. The plan proves abortive through Braine's good luck and only hire lings fall into the hands of the police. After failing in their first attempt the Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask herHor money, but she escapes. again foil ing them. Norton and the countess call on Florence the next day, once more safe at home. The visitors having gone, Jones removes a section of flooring and from u cavity takes a box. Pursued by mem bers of the Black Hundred. he rushes to the water front and succeeds in dropping the box into the sea. Countess Olga suc- reeds in breaking the engagement exist Ing between Florence Hargreave and Nor ton. Accomplices of Braine succeed in Kidnapping Florence while she is shopping and hurry her off to sea. She leaps into the sea and is picked up in dazed con aition by party of fishermen. The Black Hundred locate her and Braine, disguised as her father, succeeds in taking her back to sea with him. Florence sets fire to the boat and is rescued by a ship on which Norton has been shanghaied. Norton and Florence, safely ashore and with no long or any misunderstanding between them, take the train for home. The train is wrecked and waiting members of the Black Hundred carry the injured Florence rescue her. is tied to the railroad tracks. Florence saves him and finally Jones comes to the resCue of both
The Spectator., 1916-04-28

the lust to kill and the other desper ately intent on living. It was one of those contests in which honor and fair play have no part. But for the timely arrival of the captain and some of the crew Dunkers would have been badly injured. perhaps fatally. They hauled back Blossom, roaring out his oaths at the top of his lungs. It took half an hours arguing to calm him down. Then the captain demanded to know what 1t was all about. And blubbering, Steve told him.
 Six hundred feet of water, if I've got my reckoning right. The anchor lies in 60 feet. but the starboard side drops sheer 600. You swabi Why didn't you bring the box to me? A man has a right to what he finds. I'd have taken care of it for you till we got back to port. l know: you were greedy; you thought l might want to stick my fist into your treasure. And you'll never find 1t in 600 feet of water and tangled. porous coral. That's what you get for being blamed hog. As for you" and the captain turned to Dunkers, "get your dunnage and your pay and hunt for another boat back. I won't have no murder on board Cap tain Manners And the sooner you go, the better"
 'I'll go. sir" said Dunkers, readily enough. Had the misfortune happened to him and had Blossom been the az gressor, he would want his life. He understood. Like the valet in "Oiiv-
The Spectator., 1916-04-28
TheMi|ionD Dollar Mystery
 By HAROLD MAC GRAPH Mustrated from Scenes Phofo Drama of the 1honhouSer Film
1914, by Harold MacGrath)
By HAROLD MAC GRAPH

on the quarantine tug which lay along side. He was willing to fight under ordinary circumstances, but he must get his treasure in safety first. They could call him a welcher if they wanted to; devil bit did he care. So he pried back the boards of his bunk wall, took out the box, eyed it fondly, and noted for the first time the let tering on it:
 STANLEY HARGREAVE
 He wrinkled his brow in the effort to recall a pirate by this name, but was unsuccessful. No matter. He hugged the box under his coat and made for the gangway, and inadver- tently ran into his enemy.
 Dunkers caught bit of the box peeping from under the coat.
 What a yuh got there?" he de- manded truculently.
 None O your damn business, You femme by; hear me-"
 "Aint none O my business. huh? Whered yuh git box like that? Steal it? By cripes, I'm goin' t have a look at that box, my hearty. It don't smell like honest onions"
 You femme by," breathed Steve, with murder in his heart.
 Suddenly the two men closed, surged back and forth one determined to take and the other to hold this mys- terious box Dunkers struggled to up- hold his word: not that he really wanted the box but to prove that he was strong enough to take it if he wanted to. The name on the box flashed and disappeared. It was kind of shock to him. He and Blossom went battering against the rail. Dunkers' grip slipped and so did Blossoms. The result was that the box was catapulted into the sea With an agonizing cry Blossom leaned far over. He saw the box oscillate for moment, then sink gracefully in a zigzag course, down through the blue waters. Fainter and fainter it grew, and at last vanished.
 I'm sorry, Steve; but yuh wouldn't let me look at it." said Dunkers, con- tritely.
 Damn you; I'm goin' t kill y for that"
 It became a real fight this time, fist and foot, tooth and nail; one mad with