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The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
AVIATOR HAD TO STOP TWICE
 IN FLIGHT ACROSS COUNTRY
Arrived Friday Morning in New York Landing on Governors Island
 Rrouaht Raa of Mail.

New York. Nov. 3.-Victor Carl strom. who left Chicago yesterday for New York in the New York Times mail carrying aeroplane, ue- seconded on Governors Island today, ending his flight at 8:55 o'clock.
 His journey, which was to have been nonstop flight, was inter rupted by two stops yesterday, one at Erie. Pa, and the other at Ham mondsport. N. Y.
 Carlstroms flight from Ham, mondsport, where the aviator re- stunned his trip at 6:35 o'clock this morning, to New York City was without incident.
 A letter from Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, to President Wilson, was placed in the hands of special messenger for Long Branch. A re- presentative of the New York City postoilice met Carstrom at Govern ors Island and received the bag of mail brought by air post.
 Coming from Hammondsport to New York, Carlstrom broke another record. covering 3i5 miles at an average speed of i37 miles per hour. or fl miles better than the re- cord held by Jules Vedrines, a Frpnchman
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Farm Ownershin.

Arkansas has too many tenant farmers. Exactly one-half the farmers of the state are tenants. This is the best year in history for farmers to acquire land. We have too many small farms and this is a great year for. the man with the small farm to add to his holdings
 Thousands of farmers have more clear money than ever before and our land prices have not yet ad-
 anced altho this is certain before next spring. This is not person. al matter and not a matter Of con eern only to tine farmers. It is of interest to bankers and merchants and preachers and everybody, to have more farm owners and fewer tenants. Let everybody talk Tn favor of farm ownership. Farm owners support schools, roads and churches better than do renters, no matter how good a man renter may be. Let everybody boost for more land owners and fewer tenants.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Better farlning~ Gar in Action.

sssr. and Mrs. j. Hollister Tuil re-
 turned to Mena Friday from their
 Better Farming trip which they are
 making with the exhibit car over
 the southern territory of the Kan
 sas City Southern railway. They
 had left Mena on October i2, and
 made the first stop at Starks. La. since then they had reached Con-
 verse, La, reaching there Novem- Der 2. They had planned to spend three days at the Shreveport fair. but when they found that it would mot bss practical to make an exhibet. nor to get the people to the car. st they came back to Ashdown. where .the ear was left in charge of ]. R. 2IaNanagh. who is aecompanyinq them on the trip. There is fair Bin progress at Ashdown. On Mon-. day, they started on the final lap sof the trip. beginning at Rhodessa.
 La. and then spending one day each lsit EHsgyanna Ark, and Bloomburg. Tex. On Thursday of this week Hishes will return tu Texarkana. IWhere the fair and industrial exDo- sition is in progress. Mir. Tull will fInake an exhibit al the fair, using the specimens that are in the ex- E3ibit car and adding te that specj- mens that have since been col 1eeted.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
TEUTONS REGAIN, THEM
 LOSE WEST FRONT
Portions of Village of sailIy-Sailli- sel Given Up on German Front French Re-Occupy Vaux. Pre-
 Ai0usly Evacuated by Germans.

Berlin, Nov. 3.-portions of Sail ly- y-SailIisel. on the Somme front which were taken by the Germans, were again lost to the French on Thursday. the war office announced Friday.
 Attempts Of the allies to advance east of Guedecourt and against the northern part of St. Pierre Vaast wood resulted in failure.
 Austro-German forces have pene- etrated further into Rumania i'll the districts southwest of predeal and southeast of Rothenthurm Pass, it is was announced officially.
 Russian troops charged seven times in an attempt to re-capture positions taken by the Germans on the Narayuvka, southeast of Lem- berg. They suffered exceptionally severe losses, the war office says, and gained no success.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
TRoTTrNG CHAMPIONS FEW.
Eighty-two Years Required to Cut
 Record ssss Seconds.
From me Ariansas Gazette.

From The Arkansas Gazette.
 With the close of the Lexington meeting the harness racing cam paign of 1916 was virtually ended, so far as the Grand Circuit trot- ters are concerned. says the New York Herald. It has been season of brilliant performances all along the line, but the one that over shadows all others in lasting impor- tance was that of Lee Axworthy on October :. when he trotted a mile in :5SA, setting the recard for stallions nearly three seconds below the best performance of any other horse.
 When new champion of trot- ting stallion appears it is of much more importance from the breed CTS point of view than the advent of a new champion among the mares or geldings.
 Between the 2.43 of Andrew Jack son and the i5:SA of Lee Axworthy, there is a gap of 4iA seconds, which represents the progress of S2 years in the developing the speed of the trotting horse. From Andrew Jack son. to Ethan Allen. the first stallion to trot in 2:30, was 2i years; from Ethan Allen to Mambrino Gift, the first to trot in 2:20, was i6 years {; from the latter horse to Allerton, the pioneer 2:i0 stallion, i7 more. and from Allerton to Lee Axworthy, 25 years
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
 SLEW AMERICAN IN MEXICO.
Jose Diaz. Naturalized Citizen, Was
 Put to Death at Parral.

Fl paso, Tex, Nov. i--Jose Diaz, said to be a naturalized American citizen. was put to death at parral October 3, at the order of Gen. Luis Herrera, the Carranza commandant, according to a statement of Mrs. Margarita Diaz. his widow.
 Mrs. niaz said she accompanied her husband to whom she had re- gently married, to parral, to visit his relatives there. Her story is that he was arrested the afternoon of their arrival and put to death that night on the charge of being a Legal ista, despite his plea for a delay m order to prove his American citi- zenship.
 District court revords show that a Mexican by the name of Jose Diaz received final citizenship papers in 1912
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
-, ---. --.-----.--.- ASKED \ LIFE SENTENCE.
But Court Gives Confessed Murder
 CT Only Fourteen Years.

Chicago, Nov. 5.--Lloyd L. Samp- son. half-breed Cherokee Indian, who said he was graduate of the Oklahoma State University, begged to be sentenced to prison for life yesterday after pleading guilty to murder. He was sentenced to serve not less than ii years in the Joliet penitentiary
 Sampson shot and killed Andrew paniak and wounded two others i'll saloon fight i'll Blue Island, a su- burb, last March. He testified he was under the influence of liquor. He formerly lived at Center City, s. b.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Venizelists Seize Katerina.

London. Nov. Especial dispatch es from Athens printed in Friday mornings papers give sensational details of the alleged arrest at La- rissa of a German officer who was proceeding in a motor ear with the German Legation mail pouch bound for the Bulgarian line. It is said the pouch contained important mes sages to the military attaches at Sofia and Constantinople and also detailed plans of the Suez canal de- fense.
 In addition, the dispatchs say, it compromising letters from the Greek King and Queen to the German Emperor.
 According to special dispatches from Athens, a Venizelos special party has seized Katerina, few miles south of Saloniki, after a short fight with the Greek royalist troops.
 The Venizelist army now numbers 30,000
 Teleeraphing from Athens, Reu- ter's correspondent says the Greek government has sent endorsements of the amy and artillery to kater- ina.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
PAVILION OIL DEAL.
The Prairie Company Buys the n. D. Jones Holdings in Cushing Field.

Tulsa, Ok, Nov 5.-The Prairie Oil and Gas Company has bought the D. D. Jones property in the Cushing field, with about seven thousand barrels daily production. The price is said to be around mil- lion dollars. It is understood that the Blackwell property of Jones was not purchased, but information regarding the details is meager.
 The purchase of the Jones proper " ny the Prairie Oil and Gas Com pany means that the oil market, which has been staenant for long time. may advance in the near fu- ture, as the deal, while pending. would have the tendency to hold the market down and not make the Prairie Oil and Gas Company old against it self.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
French Re-occupy Fort Vaux.

Paris, Nov. 3.--Fort Naux is again in French hands and with Douau- mont already regained, the ring of defensive Qualifications about Ver- dun has been re-established.
 The French war office Friday re- ports the occupation of Fort Naux, evacuated Wednesday night by the Germans. This movement, the French official statement declares, was effected without loss to the French who waited until series of explosions inside the fort had ceased before they advanced, un- opposed. to take possession.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
THE PEEvED EDITOR.

Thanks to Luke McLuke, we offer our readers this touching item from the Conrad Mont.l Independent:
 A little less reading matter in the Independent this week than usual may be attributed to the fact that our typesetting ma- chine 2 is not in working or der on account of an oversupply Of that product that made Mill waukee famous. If there was al.yy ~aass ef setsiis tic type set We would write about seventeen columns in favor of prohibi- ton.
 Cheer up. hrotherl Montana is voting on the liquor question this coming election, and maybe you can dry out that "typeseting machine Of yours after November 7.-Col- Hers Weekly.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Was Most SnccessfnI sale

Col. C. NJ. Latimer and others who attended the John Coyle public sale Wednesday report that the sale was certainly record breaker for at tendance. the crowd having been variously estimated at from 1000 to i200 With the large attendance, Mir. Latlmer says also went spirited bid ding on practically everything that was offered for sale. Some of the stock sold exceptionally we'll as IS evidenced by the fact that a sow and five pigs sold for S63.50. The twenty-acre farm and residence which was offered for sale was bought by Fred l.. Fried who will likely make if his home.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
ORGANIZING TO
 MAKE FARM LOANS
Hearing te Be Held at Little Rock, November fi. to Which Farmers Are IDvited-Inlerest Under C
 Per Cent. Repay in to 70 Years.
special to The star.

Special 10 The star
 Washington. D. C.. Nov. 3-A hearing of great importance to the farmers and farm organizations oi Arkansas will be held at Little Rock on November li by the Federal Loan Board.
 This hearing is for the purpose Of getting information to guide the Board in determining the bounda- ries of the twelve Federal Land Bank districts into which the coun- try IS to be divided for the admin istration of the new rural credits law, known as the Federal Farm Loan Act. The session will be held in the federal building at Little Rock.
 The members of the Federal Farm Loan Board who will con- duct this hearing are Hon. William c. McAdoo. Secretary of the Treas ury: George W. Norris, Farm Loan Commissioner; Herbert Quick, NdHtdHi ". 2. tA. ciiiitiis ditu Nioa i,o E Lobdell.
 The Board has issued an invita- tion to all farmers and farm orr ganizations of Arkansas to attend this hearing to get information about the operation of the Farm Loan Act. and to furnish the Board fifth information about the farm loan needs of the state.
 Farmers will be asked to give in- formation regarding the prevailing rates of interest on first mortgage loans, the difficulty of getting ex- tensions: the rate of commissions charged: the development of farms as affected by credit; farm tenantry as affected by the liability of ten- ants Co borrow: and any other fact that will give the Board an under standing of the farm needs of the state.
 The new Federal Farm Loan Act provides way fer the farmer or prospective farmer to borrow money on long term mortgages at actual cost. The government provides the machinery for assembling capital to be loaned to farm owners or prospective farm owners. The loans may run up to 50 per cent of the value of the land used as security and % percent of the value of the improvements. The loans will be made at a low rate of interest not yet determined. but will be less than per cent. Provision is made for the borrower to pay of the debt, interest, and principal thru periods of from five to forty years, at his own option.
 The legislation is expected to prove a great boon to those sec- tions of the country where farm de- velopment has been retarded be- cause of the high interest rates, and 1t is predicted that it will tend to make agricultural prosperity per- manent and uniform. stabilize and equalize interest rates. and greatly improve the conditions of the farm CT.
 The nationwide interest in the provisions of the bill is indicated by the fact that more than 100000 inquiries have come to the Treas ury Department for information about it Secretary McAdoo pre- diets that the banks will be estab- lished and ready 10 make loans early in 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Dippina Cattle at New Nat.

LattIe dIpping operations were begun last week in the vat just re- gently completed on the farm of Hardy Jones in the Owens Chapel neighborhood. The men back of the movement to build this vat were |. D. Reid, Hardy Jones, J. s. Hin- son and Jack Embry, but since the work of construction was begun almost all the stock in the con cern was sold at 8 per share. so that now the vat is really commun- fly owned. The officers of the asso- elatlon are T. D. Reid, president: Hardy Jones, secretary, and l. s. Hlnson. treasurer.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Sees ~The Beast in Polk County.

J. NJ. L. Thomas of the Hartley neighborhood was on the Mena cot ton market Thursday, and in turn took out supplies, Mir. Thomas takes a lively interest in political conditions in the state and nation, his interest being intensified seve- ral years ago when he read of the courageous fight that was made in Denver by Judge Ben Lindsey against the interests which in the story were characterized as The Beast" Mr. Thomas sees evidences Of the workings of The Beast" in the fight that was waged against County Judge A. E. Wear
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
H. D. Rayenscraft's Lono Record.

H. D. Ravenseraft local agent of the Kansas City Southern railway. on Friday evening closed eighteen consecutive years of service for the railway company in this city. He began work as yard clerk. As he thought back over these years. 1t also occurred to him that eighteen years ago the first railroad circus showed in Mcna. and resulted in one of the biggest days that had eyer occurred in this section of the state. The circus was the John Robinson shows.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
RELIEF FOR LIQUOR SELLERS
Four Hot Springs Men Granted
 Suspension of Sentences.

Little Rock, Nov. 2.-Four Hot Springs men convicted of the il- legal sale of liquor, have been given at least a temporary respite from prison. w. c. Herman, Vince Gage, L. Ashbar. and NJ. Delasso were convicted last spring in the Garland Circuit court, and sen fenced to a year each. Their cases were appealed to the Supreme court and recently affirmed. The govern or has issued a proclamation sus- pending execution of the judgment until November 20, to enable him to investigate petitions that have been filed for their pardon.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
i GOLD" BASIS FOR MExIcANs
A Carranza Decree to Establish the
 Value of the Peso.

Douglas. Ariz., Nov. l.-prisate teleerams received here yesterday from the City of Mexico say Car ranza is reported to have prepared and probably will issue in few days decree placing the Mexican monetary system on Mexican gold" basis of two pesos Mexican money for one American dollar.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Cotton Remnant Brought SfiS.s5

Mr and Mrs. Jess Arnold of the Shady neighborhood were among the people in town Friday to do shopping. Mir. Arnold brought in the last bale of his cotton crop. which he said was a remnant. tho the bale weighed 660 pounds He sold at iSA cents a pound and the proceeds of the bale of cotton and the seed brought him Si4SS5
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
INSURED TWO MORE VOTES.
Governor Hays Restores Two Petit Larceny Conyiets to Citizenship.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock. Nov. Ex-Governor Hays insured two more Democratic votes in the Republican county of Mad ison. A proclamation was issued yesterday evening restoring to citi- zenship Avo Burn and Will Armour, of Huntsville, who were convicted April 2i, 1915, of petit larceny, and fined Si0 and 10 days in jail. They paid their fines and served their sentences, and now they are re- stored to the full rights of citizen ship.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Stop coughing you rack the lungs and worry the body. BILLIARDS hOREH0UND SYRUP checks irrita- uon, heals the lungs and restores comfortable breathing. Price 25c, 30c and Si.00 per bottle Sold bv Jackson Drug X Furniture Co.-Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Mena Suiled Them Resl

E | Baker of pineville, Ky, who had spent short time in Mena about three weeks ago in an effort to find a new location. after having traveled over the southern coast states and the Rock Mountain eoun-
 try, has concluded that Mena suited him better than any other place where he had been. So this week he
 returned with Mrs. Baker and two to make this his home.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
THE pEnpIE.S STnRE

For Low Prices and Quick Service. Dry Goods. Clothing. Furnishings, shoes, Hats and Caps for Men and Women and Children.
 MacGregor X Never. Adv istf.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
CONSTIPATION

There is nothing equal to Chamber. lain's Tablet for constipation. When the proper dose is taken their action IS so agreeable and so natural that you do not realize that it is the effect of q medicine. These tablets possess tonic properties that aid in estab
 fishing a natural and regular action of the bowels. Chamberlain Tablets have cured many cases of chronic constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Paris, Nov. 3.-British troops. fol- lowing up their successes against the Bulgarians on the left bank of the River Struma, in Greek Mace donia, have taken by assault the village of Alitsa, says the official statement issued Friday by the French war department.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Household and Kitchen Furniture

One Western Home Organ, good one. One Combination Bookcase and Desk.
 good as new. Two Dressers. One Cupboard, with glass doors. One Cupboard, with perforated tin
 doors. One MarbIe-Top Center Table One Oak Stand Table. One Extension Dining Table. Three Iron Bedsteads. One Wood Bedstead. Four sets Bed Springs. One C0mm0de. One Parl0r Set, consisting of a Folding
 Couch, two Chairs and Swinging
 Rocker.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up system

The Old Standard general strengthening fonie GROVES TAsrELEss chiii TONIC, drives ont Maiaria.enrichesf the blood and builds ID tie svs ten. true tonic. For adults and children. soS.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Wanted to Trade-A s2.00o stock of
 New and Second Hand Furniture and Hardware for farm. B. Hal stead. Tishomingo. Ok. 4s stp
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

London. Nov. 3.--A Rome dispatch to the Wireless Press says the first day of the new Italian offensive cost the Austrians the loss of i5,000 men
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
The Hiah Cost of Prohibition.

A Seattle judge rebuked the dis trict attorney because no cases were ready and the court was idle for two days. The district attorney replied that there were no cases to get ready When asked why. he had to admit that work for the criminal court had fallen of about 50 per cent since the prohibition law went into effect Of course there were some bootlegging cases.
 We mention this to save anyone who is opposed to prohibition the trouble of informing us.) But of crime there was real dearth. It's dreadful the way prohibition cuts into some home industries. includ- ing wife-beating, desertion. assault. rape and urder-Collier's Weekly.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Harness and Feed

Two Sets Leather Work Harness. One Set Hack Harness, good ones. One Set Double Buggy Harness. One Set Single Buggy Harness. One Good Saddle. 75 or 100 bushels of Corn.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
One White Cow, 9 years old. Two Steers, yearlings about now. Two 2-year-0ld Heifers.
Farm Implements
One Fort Smith Wagon, 3-inch, in good

One Fort Smith Wagon, 3-inch, in good
 shape. One Log Wagon, 3A inch. One Good Top Buggy, auto seat, with
 slaves.
 shafts. One Buggy Pole. One Thomas Crown Mower, a good
 one. One Self-Dump Hay Rake, nearly good
 as new. One John Deere CultivatOr, nearly new. One 2-SectiOn Harrow. One 2-Horse Disc, good one. One Gee Whiz. One Spring-ToOth Harrow, l section. One 16-inch Disc Sulkey Flow. One Vulcan Breaking Flow.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

For Sale-Three good mules. See ]. H. Sorrell, Hornbeck ave. ll-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
10 Cure a Cold in Ore Dav ssza,

zxnke PROMO ouinine. It fstops the Eouxh and Headache and works of the Cold
 DruxEtxts refund money if il fails to curf
 E. V. GROVES signature on each box. zSc-
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

or tons SOudan Hay, loose in barn. l4 shocks Kaffir Corn. 6GG or 7GG bundles of Top Fodder, Hfore
 or less.
 About B bushels Sweet Potatoes. Eight sacks of Peas, in pod.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Eight Stool Chairs Four Rocking Chairs. One New Goodrich Sewing Machine One Old Trusty Incubator, 22O-egg,
 used only one season. One Refrigerator. One Kitchen Cabinet. One Fruit Gamer. One 9xl2 Brussels Rug. Some Home-Made Rag Carpet. One lngrain Bed-Room Carpet. One Round Oak Heater, No. IS. One 6-Cap Steel Range. One Wash Sink, zinc-lined. One Folding Sewing Table. Dishes, Crooks, Cooking Utensils ana
 other articles too numerous to men
 ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED
November 2.

Newt Romine, Hatfield. .. age ii Malinda kilgore. same. ....... .2l
 November {.
 Percy Ansley, Montgomery Co.,. 9 Louie Barsh, same. IS
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Ihs oulaIns That pees Not Affeet rhs bod

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, EAxA. TIVE PROMO QuININEis better than ordinary Quintne and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head Remember the full name and look for the signature of k. W. GROVE. 2Sc.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

The bane of old age is constipation. The bowels become weak and unable to perform their functions without aid. For this purpose only the mild est and gentlest laxative should be used The use of harsh eathartics aggravates the trouble and makes the constipation worse. Chamberlain Tablets are a favorite with people of middle age and older on account of their gentle action. Price 25c.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Three Double ShOvels. One New-Gr0und Flow, and Potato Digger.
 One Single Shovel Plow. One Ledbetter Seeder. One S-HOe Grain Drill. One 2-Wheel Hand Cart. One Hand Garden Flow. One Iron Tray Wheelbarr0w. One Lawn Mower. Two Brush Scythes. One Work Bench, with wooden wise. One Iron Wise. One Small Anvil. One Good Cross-Cut Saw. One Pair Cotton Scales. Also Scoop Shovels, Log Chains and Pitchf0rks.