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The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
LAST OBSTACLE SWEPT AwN
U. s. in Position to Name Conlerer
 on Border Dispute.

Washington, Aug. S-The ta'| ranza government wants to take ul| the border situation first by ln| proposed joint international coh1 mission but is willing that etheI matters should be discussed iast,. kllseo Arredondo so outlined ms Mexican attitude today to Actns Secretary of State Polk. who toul the information to the capiile meeting. It was indicated lha .State Department officials were sSl. s. isfled with the situation and u' appointment of American comlnhI sioners might be expected any tlns
 MT. Arredondo assured Seerelsn Polk that General Carranzas stale1 ment in his last note that the eoAr nlissioners preferably would leI cuss tine subject outlined n ls original proposal merely meant lla. preference would be given to las border situation, but that 0llaA questions were not excluded. ls said also that he regarded the ss Mexican note as one of comPFs compliance with American suggsl tions and it was on that basis q' Polk took the matter to the Vv met.
 The ambassadors call was VI lieved to have cleared away the lss' X, obstacle to appointment oi M American commissioners and S,f eision as to the time and places ~ conferences. General Carranza as authorized MF. Arredonde 10 @' range. details with Mf. Polk.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
TO FIND PARALYSIS CURE. Japanese Scientist. Backed by the Rockefeller Millions, Is at Work.

New York. Aug. 6.--Backed by the millions of John D. Rockefeller. Dr. Hideyo Noguchi the "strategist of baeterioloEy. has set out to find a cure for infantie paralysis. The disease yesterday attached more than 200 more babies. bringing the total of deaths to 1869 out of 4S42 reported cases. Deputy Health Commissioner Billings said the city could expect i0.n0o eases before the epidemic is controlled.
 Dr. Noguchi and the country's leading pathologists and hacteriolo- gists are working night and day. Scientists place their greatest hope in the Japanese, whose brilliant la boratory work has been notable. Dr. Noguehi is spending practically all his waking hours in his lahora- tory at the Rockefeller institute.
 An informant said today that the Rockefeller Institute received q shipment of monkeys from Brazil this week. Another shipment is due shortly. Using these little an- imals as media. Dr. Noguchi hopes to work out the life cycle of the dread poliomyelitis germ just as was done with malarial germ in the mosquito and the bubonic plague in the flea.
 Sixty-nlne eases today were re- ported from New Jersey, bringing the total to SSi.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
TRrAT TOR ARKANSAS BOYS.
General Haynes Tells of Glories or
 Prnnosed Camp Ground.

Special 70 The star
 Little Rock, Aug. 7.-Maj. Gen. ". H. Haynes, former commander of inc Arkansas state Guard, in a letter to Col. strope, says that he is, familiar with the climate and conditions of Deming. Ns Ms, and that he considers it will only be a pleasant 5ouiilIg Tor those who go to the front, long to De remembered as the happIgst incident in their Da gss.beraI Haynes says the men are pojag to most perfect eli mate. deighEfnlly FeffeshFing, ex- ilirafing. as well as strengthening, whern everyone should have abso- lHte health.
 ITO camp at an elevation of i0,- 00O feet, says he, higher than any point in Arkansas, and march over the nlesas and broad plateaus of that region. benath the Star Span gled Banner. to the tune Of The Girl Left Behind Me surely IS such glory that the young men oi the state might covet. They VIII regret not filling your ranks when these regiments return exultlng with ioy. as they face the stay-at- homes. who were too tlmld to en- list. The officers deserve better at the hands of the hundred thousand eligihles of Arkansas than to en- train with less than full war strength
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
HARTLEY HAPPENINGS.

Tine cotton crop outlook for this locality is promising.
 James Ward of Athens visited relatives at Hartley Friday and Saturday.
 Remember that the second and fourth Sundays are our regular singing days.
 The Rev. Mir. purefoia started a series of meetings at Happy Hill Saturday night
 Bill Chambers and family of Athens visited relatives at this place last week.
 Prof. BonnaPd closed very suc- cessful term of singing school al Happy Hill Friday
 Romie. Jay and Fred Dagenhart and James Estes Of Dial were at Happy Hill sunday
 C. E. Riding and family lefs last week for an extended visit with relatives at Calvin. Ok.
 Artie Lawrence was among the Shady visitors at the all-dav sing ing at Happy Hill Friday.
 Misses Estoria Myers and Lille McCauley of Baker Springs atten l. cd singing at Happy Hill last Fri day.
 Will Wilkins and family and NJ. l. Riding and family of Wander voort visited relatives at Hartley and Baker Springs last week.
 Cute Kid
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
DALLAS D0INGs.

J. D. Kaylor made a bpsinessgtrip to Mena Monday afternoons i1et MT and Mrs. gr A. Sunderland were Mena visitors on Saturday or last week q 13 Q
 pr. and Mrs. J. A. Semmerville,s health is slowly improving since, their return from California. MT. and Mrs. J. H. Cunningham and Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Sommeryllle were Mena visitors this week.
 Mrs. $. A. Nichols visited her son. fin the Rocky neighborhQod last week returning home Friday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Griffths of Mena, visited at the home of Wood Goodwin at Bethesday Monday.
 Mr. and Mrs. KaylOr and daugh- ter. Ruth, visited on Two-Nile yes terday at the home of Mir. and Mrs, Wyatt ,as4
 Mrs. Mollie Burton and little daughter, left Tuesday afternoon for Fort Smith for an extended vis- if with her niece, Mrs Keaton.
 Mrs. Nettie Keaton, of Fort Smith, who has been visiting her grand parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. 4. Sommer- vile. of Bethesda Springs, left for her home Tuesday afternoon.
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The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
OLD VETERAN CALLED HOME.
r. M. Holman Died Tuesday After Illness of Little More Than Week.

Francis Marion Holman, aged S3 years and 3 months, passed away Tuesday evening at Oakland farm, the home of his son. Prof. J. D. Hol- man, after an illness of little over a week. MT. Holman was stricken with paralysis Monday night, July 3i, and in addition suffered from uraemic poisoning During the week intervening 1t seemed that he gained partial consciousness, tho he never became able to speak nor was he able to move.
 Mr. Holman was born near Rocky Comfort, Ark, May s, 1888, and in 1855, at the age of g years, he was married Co Miss Eliza Toilette, who died April 1, 1910. Eight children were born to the. union, five sons and three daughters. Of these only four survive the father They are Prof. J. D. Holman of Mena, John B. Holman of Dunlap, N. Mex. Mrs. A. F. GraviS of Quinton, Ok, and Mrs. Mark Clifford of Fort Smith.
 Mir. Holman was a Confederate veteran, serving in an Arkansas regiment for one year as lieutenant, being taken sick with typhoid pneumonia just before the battle of Corinth and being disabled for five years thereafter.
 Mr. and Mrs Holman came to Polk county in 1881, living for four years near Rocky. In 1898 they came to Mena and have since re- sided here.
 The funeral services. conducted by the Rev w l.. Smith and Dr. R. T. Connally, were held Wednesday at , o'clock and interment was in .h Rocky cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
, NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 FOR POLK COUNTY IN YEAR
Superintendent Pigg's Report shows Enrolment of i.s0i. More Boys
 Than Girls Attending.

County Saperintendent " Homer pigg has Ipsl completed his annual report of the Polk county sehools, and has transmitted the same to. the State Department of Eaueation. The report is mada an largely of statistics covering tkEAhumefation. enrolment, average daily attend ance,, average visits by dir9ctprs,
 Ryeragel salaries paid to tehfheEk, and average length of schools terfn. The enumeration for the ebunty, which includes all persons bflWeen the ares Of 6 and 2i years. shbws, a total school population ef s,Qi4, di~ yided into 3,055 males and 3,009 females. The enuIneration for 1915 was 6,i9i, loss in 1916 of i27 The total enrolment for .tbe year was 4,S0i, 2,395 males and 2,406 females. The average daily attendance IS shown as 3,270, with the odds slightly in favor of the boys, whose average daily attendance is i,694 as against i62i for the girls. 4 total of 372 visits were made by the dl- reetors. There were i3i teachers employed during the year and here again the males are in the majority with 6g teachers as against b2 la dies. The average salary paid the teachers was S5i 25, against S44.33, the average paid a year ago. Like. wise there was an increase in the average length of school term of ii9 days against ii0 days in 1915. During the year just closed five new school buildings were erected ai a cost of S3.i00. The total value of school property in the county is given at S92 ,e50, of which S75,730 is the value Of the buildings and ST. .225 the value of the furniture and apparatus The total amount of money received from all sources including the balance on hand last year was S57.04f0S. The expendi- lures for all purposes amounted to S49.OS7.i4. leaving a balance on hand June 30. 1916 of S7,953.94.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
ALDER LEAVES.

Pea picking is now in progress.
 Ezra Bates took market stuff to Mena Tuesday
 Mr and Mrs. c. H. Edwards were trading in Mena Tuesday.
 J. \. Hooper took wheat to the Tim Swindle mill on the Caddo Monday
 John Lilies and family of Mill Creek visited relatives in this vii cinity Saturday
 N. E. Fried and Lon Roberts of Bigfork are camping in the Ed Roberts houses and logging for the Eddleman mill.
 c. Ii. Edwards. who lost all his horse stock by having them struck by lightning several weeks ago. was himself severely shocked in a sinl1 liar way last week.
 w c Widener, while squirrel hunting Saturday. stumbled on a steep bluff and fell, sustaining painful injuries to his chest and shoulders. from which he is re- covering slowly.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
BRIEF AND BREEZY.

The Germans are able to get on the bases at Nerdun. but they can not score by sacrifices.
 Preparedness also includes not forgetting one's tooth brush an leaving for the summer vacation.
 One thing the matter with Mex leo is its leaders and another is it's people. Otherwise 1t is all right.
 As a border, the Rio Grande is neither wide nor deep enough but fl is the best border we have down Mexico way.
 Cuba, Porto Rico. the Philippines and now Mexico--sone one is al- ways leaving some founding on Uncle Sam's doorstep.
 Former President Taft will sup port Charles E. Hughes for presi- dent. Perhaps he can deliver the vote of Utah and Vermont.
 It must be great relief to the heathen to have a vacation from being civilized while the great Christian nations slaughter one an- other
 The incorporation of a cores pondenee school in New Jersey to teach the science Of war leaves nothing more to be said on behalf of preparedness
 The s50,000.e00 Russian and si00.- 0e0.000 French loans now pending in this market are not more needed by the borrowers than by the lend- CTS if our enormous foreign trade IS to continue with something to show in the way of payment
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
SEEING SUBMARINES.
Two Reported 0ff Main Coast-0ne
 May Be the Bremen.

Machiasport, Me, Aug. 7.-Cap- tain Small, of the Cross Island coast guard. reported Monday morning that his station had sighted a large submarine bound west. Its nation ality could not be determined but the captain said he had no doubt that it was an undersea craft. The submarine was coming to the sur face when it was sighted and run ming awash fifteen minutes, again submerged It was thought that the vessel might be the German submarine Bremen. So far as can be learned there are no United states submarines on the Maine coast.
 The lookout who sighted the sub marine later said he sighted the the vessel up in clear weather five miles te the southeast. As the ves- sel came tO the surface the lookout said he heard several blasts from the signal horn at the lighthouse on Seal Island. British possession.
 It was believed that the keeper of the lighthouse was signalling to the keeper at Grand Manan Light. also British owned, that a submarine had been sighted Immediately aft- CT the whistle sounded the subma- Tine submerged. A few moments later a haze set in and 1t was inn possible to see more than four miles off Cross Island.
 Lowell w. Dunn. outlook on Cross Island, later reported that he had sighted a second submarine considerably smaller than the first one.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
TENNESsEE'S DEATH TOLL
 FROM FLOOD REACHES 2S

Middlesboro, Ky, Aug. A re- vised list of the dead reported Fri day from Blair's creek. in the Bar ren creek region or North Tennes- see, shows shat the cloudDurst which visited the sparsely popu- lated country Wednesday night claimed total of 2S dead Ten others are reported missing. Re- ports Friday morning say that Bush Fergusan. his wife and eight chil- dren. are all dead The other eight lost are.
 Mrs. D. C. Edmond, her three children and two grandchildren the Misses Minnie and Lille Wiley, of Monroe. Mich; Robert Johnson and his wife.
 The property damage IS estimat- ed at Si50000.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
 WATSON WONDERS.

J. R. ChFisty made a trip to the Narrows Sunday.
 Several men from near Joplin are looking around here.
 School started on the i7th with a fairly good attendance.
 John Adams, one of the employees at the mines. is sick this week.
 The C. R. Romney Mining Com pany machinery was sold some time ago to satisfy labor claims.
 Jake Edwards was bound over at the preliminary hearing last Tues day for shooting Robert Smith sometime ago at Watson.
 Work is going on every day in the shaft at the Buffalo lead and zinc mines. The shaft is some where near ninety feet and they are working some at the fifty-fve- foot level.
 Another store has been opened at Watson. making three stores and a cold drink stand. We also have a good school. Watson has a future as promising as any of the mining districts in this part of the country.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10

Mrs. Hattie Littleton traded in Mena Tuesday.
 s. O. Robinson traded with Rocky merchants Saturday
 F. w Rivers and Jessie Musgrave made a business trip to Mena last "Wednesday.
 John B. Ogden, who is teaching the Mountain Fork school, spent Saturday and Sunday with his par ents at Rocky.
 The ice cream social Friday night at the home of MT. and Mrs.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
POLK COUNTY BOY 4 WINNER.
]. E. Earle Nominated for superin-
 tendent of Atoka County. Okla.

The Star is in receipt of copy of the Atoka County JefTersonian giy- ing the returns from the recent pri- mary held in that county. Prof. J, B. Earle was a candidate for Coun- iy Superintendent and received i0i6 votes to his opponents 344, or ma iority of 672. Prof. Earle was a popular teacher for several years in Polk county and has many friends here who will rejoice with him in this demonstration of his popularity in his new home.
 Prof Earle is now visiting at Mehamie Ark, but will return in a few days to StringtOvn, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
NEWS FROM GERTY. OKLA.

Emmett Roby has returned from Q business trip to Egger.
 V Spear of Yoeana. Ark. is at this place looking for location. Oscar. Wood and Henry Dicker- son made trip to Ashland Sunday. Miss Lela Featherstone of Trim idad, Colo. is visiting her parents here.
 Miss Agatha Nosslander of Hold snviile, 0kia., is visiting friends here
 pr. and Mrs. w. W. philpot ar rived Sunday night from Egger for visit with friends and relatives here.
 4 crowd of young folks gathered at the home of Uncle Johnnie Civ ems last Thursday night and en- ioyed themselves eating watermel- on.
 Mrs. Van Harrison and daughter Elva, Mrs. Laura Cotton and son Roy left Wednesday for a visit with friends and relatives in Polk county
 Goldenhair.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
RAIN STILL NEEDED IN r,rf
 MANY PARTS OF sla''l

T.nc.
 Little Rock. Aug. 4.-WealsIs,.. Is. days rain helped crops in soIne ss.sa enough to be beneficial to M n' whole state, said H.. $. t9le, Ig s',. ton director for the weather ys ys. reau, after examining repors u ceived yesterday. The ralli1n 1naf Brinkley, Little Rock, Pine x b o and Wynne were heavy eilouss ssr. Z aid crops materially iii th9se as5e tions. However, rain is stiii ilssTh ca,iihh badly in Newport. Fort pSnsnsh Bonneville, Danville. Bee Ds + and Batesville, These piac.ess s.as,. eeived little or mo rain yess's'rs yssa rsn In sections where it fell t,ie lhs was of immense benefit v crOps."
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
STANDING ROCK NOTES.

Mir and Mrs. James Ellison were in Mena Friday.
 Eva Moore has been very sick.
 Willis Shirley and Tom Wilcox son have returned from a trip to Scott county.
 simon Heath of Heath Valley visited at the home of Jim Heath Saturday night.
 Mir and Mrs. Eli Heath of Big Fork spent Saturday night with Mrs. Heath's parents. Mir and Mrs. Will Parker.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. r. Heath of Heath Valley, who have been visit ing a few days with relatives at this place, returned home Mon day
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
NUNLEY NEWS.

Fannie Hilton Is on the sick list this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Miller were in this vicinity Sunday.
 Robert and Bill Edwards were at Nunley Saturday evening.
 Retta and Marvin Hilton spent last week at Cherry Hill.
 Mr and Mrs. H. Bailey visited at Board Camp Monday night.
 Lonnie Cooper, who has been quite sick. is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Heath visited at the Will Parker home Saturday night and Sunday.
 Pool WagOner returned Sunday from the harvest fields where he has been for the past two months. Arch and Albert Ellsworth went to Hatfield Wednesday and will at tend the fair there Thursday and Friday
 Walter Brumley and daughters, Misses Cecil and Clara, and Miss Jewel Penninger. attended the con- vention at Two Mile Friday, Satur- day and Sunday.
 Baby Doll.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
FARMERS FOR MORE STOCK.
In Pulaski Declare for More and
 Better Cattle and Hogs"
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star
 Little Rock, Aug. 3.-Farmers in the western part Of Pulaski county, in the Maumelle district, are becoming greatly interested in livestock growing. A tenn porary organization was recently formed there with A. McNeeley pres ident and Mr. Mckay secretary They adopted as their slogan. More and better cattle and hogs" An- other meeting of the association will be held at the Martindale school house when George K Kowes eoun- ty agent, will be present and talk to the formers on dipping vats. pas lures, different breeds of livestock, and other subjects of vital interest to the people.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
BridaI Party Came in Auto.

George Edmond came from Wickes Wednesday in his automobile, haV- ing as passengers Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bender. their daughter, Miss Beulah May. and son Lee, of Mickes; and R. F. Davis of Bog Springs. The company was a wed- ding party. having come to Mena with Miss Beulah May Bender as bride and R. r. Davis as groom, The marriage ceremony for the young couple was performed that ait ernoon at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Fred Van Wagner on Stilwell Heights by Dr. L. w. R. Long of the First M. E.. church. The bridal party spent "Wednesday night in Mena. returning t0 Wickes Thurs day
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
GERMANS BUILD 10 ZEPPELINs
Huge Machines Just Completed Have
 Been Placed in DaTInStadt.

Copenhagen, Aug 5.-The Ger mans, says a report received here, have just completed and placed in huge shed at Darmstadt ten Zep- pelins s20 feet long. with a gas capacity of i90675 cubic feet. In the hull is provision for machine guns and for light pieces of ordi- nance.
 The newest Zeppelins are said to have four armOr plated cars, of which the first is the heaviest. All the cars are fitted with guns Ar nor plated gangways connect the cars. The engines indicate 4,000- horse power and the speed is fifty seven miles an hour. These ships can reach a height of more than f3000 feet.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
Just the Thing for Diarrhoea.

About two years ago l had se- were attack of diarrhoea which last ed oyer a week, writes W. c. Jones, Buford. N. D. T became so weak that could not stand upright. A druggist recommended Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved me and within a few days I was as well as ever" Many druggists re- commend this remedy because they know that it is reliable. Obtainable ever yWntTt. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10

< Kansas town wants men framed for public offices. such as mayor, city manager. street commissioner. county clerks, registers Of deeds. legislators, etc. and wants the state university to supply the course of study necessary. It would then compel a candidate to display his diploma proving fitness before ask ing for the place It will be a mighty job. however. to get such a measure past the politicians thal be-
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10

Every little while-eveFy few days. in faet--news comes in about activity among cattlemea and farmers of Polk county in the way of building and using dipping vats for the elimination of the cattle tick pest Facts are, The Star does not blieye there is another county in Arkansas without farm demon strator that is making as much progress as Polk county in this par ticular It is hard to argue against movement that will add from s to si0 to the cash value of every head Of cattle we own.