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The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
JAIL SENTENCES FOR TWO.
Dale Barnes, However, Escapes From
 Officer, But Garrett Goes to Jail.

Dales Barnes and Richard Garrett were tried Thursday in the court of Justice of the Peace r. A. Lee on the charge of larceny, the oifense consisting in the theft of some seed cotton. They were found guilty and each was fined si00 and sentenced to the county jail for a period of 60 days.
 The young men were turned over to Constable A. J. Bailey to be com mitied 10 the county jail. but while in the custody of the officer young Barnes made his getaway, and up 10 noon Friday had not been recap tured. Garrett was brought to Mena Thursday afternoon and lodged in the county jail.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
Younq Officers on Furlou0h.

Lieut. William E. Nelson arrived in Mena "Wednesday from Leon Springs, Tex, where on last Tues day he was commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery He is on leave of absence until December i5, when he is to report at Camp Stanley. Tex, for assignment to duty. Lieutenant Francis Y. Hol- man, another Polk county lad com missioned at the same time, is spending his leave of absence with relatives in Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
POULTRY IS VERY
 SCARCE IN J. s.
Government Experts Predict Serious Shortage and Eggs at Si.00 Doz- en Unless Producers Take Ac-
 tive Measures.
From rhe Kansas cItv star.

From The Kansas City Star
 The United States Is face to face with the most serious shortage in live poultry in it's history. The present stock of live fowls is prob ably 50 per cent less than it was eighteen months ago. Unless active measures are taken to increase the supply eggs at dollar a dozen and chicken dinners al dollar a plate are a certainty.
 These are statements by govern ment experts sent here by United States Department of Agriculture to impress upon the people of Kansas City Missouri and Kansas the neees- sity of the backyard flock as a means of increasing the Nations egg supply
 To Urge Production.
 Statistics compiled from a nation wide investigation by poultry hus- bandmen of the department have shown such an alarming condition that special agents have been as- signed Co every state of the Middle West to conduct campaign to in- crease poultry production.
 Reports from our investigators turnout New England and the Allan tic states show that poultry raising has practically become a lost art in the last eighteen months R. H Wilkins. government representative here alteding the Heart of Ameri- ca Poultry Show in Convention Hall, declared
 A variety of causes is responsible for this condition. Mir. Wilkins says. When the price of grain began soar ing year ago this fall Eastern poultry raisers, who depend upon the Middle West for their grain SUD- ply. found chicken raising an un- profitable occupation. Live fowls were selling at high prices, so rather than buy grain to carry their flocks over the winter the raisers sold their focks to cold storage men,
 Sold the Hens.
 The result was Hooded poultry market and twice as many fowls in cold storage as ever before Cold storage men. with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture and Food Administration, have pushed the sale of poultry until the situa- ton is now again near normal, but the shortage in live poultry has be- come even more acute.
 To overcome this. the department has arranged a backyard flock cam paign" Work has already been started in the Middle West. One or two representatives will be assigned to each state to encourage the rais- ing of small flocks in every family that owns a i0-foot plot of ground and can build a chicken house.
 Just Keep Hens.
 Starting with a small flock. with out a eockerel, each family will be encouraged to raise enough eggs for it's own use. The eockerel it is eX- plained is eliminated because he is worse than a drone. He is moi only possessed of a major appetite, but causes fertile eggs, which spoil much more easily than nonferlile eggs.
 The campaign will be conducted along much the same lines as the backyard garden campaign of lastI spring. and the department believes fl will be equally successful.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
Fined for CarryInn .KnueI,s. :"

Emory Carson, young man of the Hatton country was before Jus tiee of the Peace s. II, Smith Friday on the charge of carrying "knucks
 He plead guilty to the charge and was given a fine of $50, which with the costs amounted to S65. In de- fault of payment of the fine and costs, he was committed to the county jail. The information against him was filed by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney w. Prickett.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
Likes Army, but Not Country.
Camp Jackson, $. C November 2i. 1917.

Camp Jackson, ;. C.
 November 2i, 1917. Editor Mena Star, Mena, Ark. Dear Sir: Please send The Star to Camp Jackson, & C.. where I have been transferred from Camp Pike. The Army would be lonesome place without The Star It helps to pass away the few idle moments have to spare.
 The Polk county boys have made good. In the two months they have been here they have got most of Ihe Manual of Arms.
 Camp Jackson, i2S miles from Charleston, & C., may be alright, but it doesn't suit an Arkansas boy. It is in the smallest place I ever saw. It doesn't go like Arkansas with me. With best wishes, I remain,
 William \. Strawn, Co iii Tr. Bn., i56 Depot Brigade.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
Two Farms Change IIands.

C. c Millikan of Grannis while in iMena the first of the week closed a deal thru the Hamilton Real Estate Ageny for the purchase of the c. B. Lyons farm located in the Holly Springs community Mir. Millikan is to get possession of the farm about the first of the eyar. Mir Lyons in turn, bought the C. NJ. Hopkins i0- acre tract located north of the James pegram place.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
TAPS FOR CONFEDERATE VET.
J. ". Fraley SuccumbS to Acute
 Indigestion.

J. w. Fraley, a confederate yeter- an aged 7S years died Friday at his home on South Third street after a brief illness with acute indigestion. The funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at o'clock and were in charge of the Rev. J. R. Rushing of the NJ. E. church, South Mr. Fraley came to Mena early last spring, and about six weeks ago he was married to his present wife at Medill Ok. He was native of Kentucky, and while he made many friends since com ing to Mena, not much has been learned of his life history. A daugh- ter arrived Saturday night from Western Oklahoma.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
MARRIAGE LICENSE GRANTED.
December i.

E. C. Hulsey, Hatfield. age 2
 lsla Cox, same. .................. 2
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
This Old Vet Had Fine Feast.

R. Hughes, who left Mena recently to enter the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy, H., sends The Star a clipping from the Quincy Whiz, which tells of the Thanks giving dinner and celebration for the old veterans. There were i600 who enjoyed a feast, the foundation of which was i500 pounds of tur- key After the spread there was a program of songs such as appeal most strongly to the hearts of the old soldiers and sailors.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06

Do you know SanoI Chill Tonic
 knocks the chills and malaria levers? Get 35 cent tri2l bottle at the drug store.--Adv.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20

The present status Of the Prohibit
ton Movement is such that It de-
lrands the critical thought and the
utmost diligence Of its friends
To accept recent events as a settle
ment of the Liquor Question. and re-
lax one bit in effort would be Grim
inal
Do not mistake prohibition senti-
ment for victory.
FOR A NUMBER or YEARS
THERE HAS BEEN PROHIBITION
SENTIMENT ENOUGH IN THE
UNITED STATES TO SECURE Ma
TIoNAL PROHIBITION AT ANY
GENERAL NATIONAL ELECTION,
If UNITED. yet the Liquor Traffic is
still entrenched in our national poll
tics. with sufficient power to domi-
nate the policies of both the great
political parties. even as against the
powerful friends of Prohibition with
in said parties.
The Senate has authorized the sub
mission Of the Prohibition Amend
nsent. NOT THROUGH FRIENDSHIP
FOR PROHIBITION, but in order to
shift the responsibility from itself to
the States, and temporarily rid itself
OF a troublesome question, while at
the same time it saddled the Amend
Inent Proposition with a questionable
six-year limitation clause, probably
intended to beeloud the whole issue
and furnish the liquor forces some
thing with which TO stage a contest
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
MULES WORKED WITHOUT FEED
A Complaint Made Against Contractor
OF Road Work In County

The contractor for the road work
now being finished up. is said to be
working his mules on no feed. A
gentleman from this section, in the
neighborhood yesterday where the
york is going on, said the mules are
being worked on this road construc-
ton and are in bad shape. Il was
admitted that the mules had had no
feed for several days, and the con
tractor had been appealed to. but had
sent no feed for the animals.
Two OF the mules were so weak
they could not pull an empty wagon.
and could scarcely move
The last leg of the road congtruc-
ton work between ut. Zion and Marl-
boro is being completed and nobody
seems to care about the unfed mules,
as the work viii soon be finished.
This paper was notified early this
morning Of the cruelty to the mules,
and in turn notified the vice Presi-
dent Of the S. p c. A.. Mr. Nevett
Steele.
Within the past few months many
cases Of cruelty 10 animals have been
reported to this Office, but, for rea-
son. none has been given publicity
The present case, however, being such
& fragrant one, publicity is given at
the request Of the informant. man
who worked for number Of years
with the Baltimore S. P. c. A. under
Miss Mary Shearer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
FIX DATES FOR SN0W9EN
AND K0WALf WsKl TRIALS
Former October 29, Latter Two DAYS
Later We're Arraignsd Yestr.
day Afternoon

The indictments against them as,
ing been drawr. John S.ader. ef
CRED Of Annapolis. c6ar-ed witbue
murder Of Mrs. Lotua So Brandon at
her home on Second Sslre arrap.
lis, on August as, al Frank
Kowslewski, a Pole. 9th are known
az Frank Smith, confessed murderer
of Abraham Edelstein, 8 wealthy Bel
timore county cattle dealer Cl r5ts
station, Anne Arundel cog 81. caSsp.
TENDER last, were. arraisuad ia tba
Circuit Court yesterday Afternoon.
and dates were set fr M ul If
their cases.
Snowden's csse wall De .h, 10
trial on October 20, s0d hows ..,sus
on DC cher 81 From lr indies
tions, both of the cases wil b. trie5
in the locel Court, slt0ea n. bias
been some talk Of the att.ro 81, asking
a change Of venue in ,aea i-stuce
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
LOCAL GROCER
MAKES STATEMENT
Claims High Retail Prices Are Jusiifi-
able Gives Figures to Prove
Argument.

Writing TO the Baltimore sun, W. +.
Childs, OF this city. claiming the high
retail prices are justiiable, has the
following to say:
Il notice in your issue of the pres
ent date two statements that are un-
fair to the retail grocers and mislead-
ing to the consumer. First, relative to
sugar. you state retailers have al
ready received their stocks, and the
inference is that they can sell at nine
cents per pound and make a legiti-
mate profit We have quite num-
Der OF retailers in our city and frank
~ stateI do not believe any have
weeks supply. Let US see how much
profit there is in sugar at nine cents
rer pound.
October - Bentley Shriver & Co.'S
price to the trade was sS.75 per 100
pounds net cash f. o. b. Baltimore
City. Today the writer had quoted by
Baltimore jobber $3.50, less per
cent for cash, f. o. b. Baltimore
Charges TO Annapolis by railroad 10
cents per 100 pounds. It costs the
average grocer to IL per cent to do
business. Sugar is included in most
OF the orders. Do you think then the
retailer can sell sugar for nine cents
and make a profit?
Second statement Paying Unfair
Prices. Wholesale -four dealers say
the retailers are gouging the public,
that it was said SIS and SIC is being
asked by some of the retailers, the
wholesale price of the best -four being
S11 and $11.50 ANY consumer paying
over S13 per barrel for the very best
patent -four is enriching the retailer
etc. On 10 per cent advances his pro-
fit would be from $1.10 to $3.50 per
barrel (10 per cent on $13 is of course
$l5O). When the price of wheat
scared, the retailer charged as much
as $50 per barrel for flour. | do not
know where these wholesalers and
-four men got their information; per-
haps from your city. If so, then they
should not say your city and other
cities.
Il have been in the retail grocery
business 43 years, bought my -four in
car lots from the mills before wheat
scared, had several cars due my firm.
did not have to buy when it scared.
did not ask any Of the prices your
wholesalers charge were asked by the
retailers, and do not believe the state
ment is true that is made that retail
ers are asking now as much as SIS
Cor $50 per barrel for the best patent
-four. The report says the best pa
tent -four can be bought for $11 to
Sl1.50. I do not know what is meant
by the best. | have jut unloaded a
car Of Old Wheat Spring Patent ship
per to US by Shane Bros. and Wilson
Co. that cost wood basis, Sf2.65 per
barrel, Annapolis. I have another car
OF Old, Wheat -four rolling that cost
but little less. Your wholesale -four
men, when they speak OF unfair prices
cxacted by the retailers, / think are
measuring them in their measures.
To the wholesalers who make such
report ! will say / believe the re-
taller is as conscientious as you are
Take away the retailers support and
see how long we will have the whole
sale men to make such unkind and un-
fair charges against him"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
Sale Of Real Estate.

The 244-acre farm near Brownsville,
or the Washington. Baltimore and An
rapolis Electric Railways Line, and
improved by an eight-room dwelling
house. overlooking Round Bay, to-
gether with other buildings. was offer
ed to public sale in front of the Court
House this morning by Messrs. l. W.
Pearce. Of Baltimore, and Ridgely p.
Melvin, the attorneys representing the
mortgages and assignee. The prop
erty formerly belong to Mr. and Mrs
Charles H Wine There was very lit
tie bidding and the property was final
Iy taken over by the mortgages, Miss
Chew and Miss Marshall, of Baltimore.
Ii is understood that a private sale
viii be negotiated.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
ORDERS SAFETY GATES
At SEVERN STATION
Public Service Commission Acts Fol-
lowing Fatal Accident To
Soldiers OF Meade.

The Public Service Commission has
Company to erect safety gates at the
crossing at Severn Station to prevent
a repetition of the double tragedy on
Thursday at that point. The Commits
sion yesterday sent the following tele-
gram to Gamble Latrobe. superintend-
ent of the Philadelphia Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company.
with headquarters in Philadelphia
On account of the heavy increased
travel over the crossing at Severn,
Nd. to and from Camp Meade, it is
imperative that additional protection
be provided. FIVE fatalities having oc-
Cured there in five days The Public
Service Commission Of Maryland has
mailed you the recommendations Of
its chief engineer and transportation
expert, dated October 10, for the bet
ter protection OF this crossing. Untn
these recommendations can be com
Piled with the Commission requests
that you place sufficient additional
protection at this crossing.
The report Of Chief Engineer
Phelps, referred to the telegram.
recommended safety gates at Severn.
The Public Service Commission in
yestigated the crossing and was not
slow in detecting its perils The in
yestigation was made following a
complaint by an automobile owner
that he had had narrow escape at
the crossing.
A reply was received from Super
iLtendent Latrobe, saying that the
gates viii be erected as required
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
BOY SCOUTS SPORTING
THOSE WAR SERVICE mFDu,
Won For Selling LibsrIy 8,,5..tr.
Series Second Drive Soon + /, ''a
Be "0n 20

Six Boy Souts, of Tr..~a IL.
ly wearing their Dew u.-Is ..-'
July, hut only prese0tst m ~..,,'t
night. '-'s
Each medal, which ..--.
taeneo to red, white as II. d.
hears on its diverse sid.
the statue Of Liberty Es~
harbor Above Is He s 'o'k
and below is eng5-. .ss ..e
ing. Every Scout 10 sts
On the reverse Sid. I.
wreath, snd the enFrs,.. ....-. .--''i
{" Presented on BahsIf # -s 30
Treasury Depsrtmea ns,
which, is the spac ''
name, and For Ser> I.,.s
Loan Campaign. Boy .. s1E
lea. Jane, 1917. Es r ,
winninp these medals -'
Lee kalmev
Leslie Basil
Jack Greenslade
Mershon Garrison
JhNh GEl4AN
Frank Ramsey.
Tire prosecution va. Tam.
day night in the Biadea state a..
mory by Postmaster g. j. frt,s,-
on behalf Of the Treas .l rsr,o.-.
at Washington. IS nauu VI -.-,,
and friends Of Ia Elur .r. r
emf. Mr.. Ivon z. I.g.r is : a
Master of Troop
After the presentajIn ta. r.5
ais, Col. Harry J. Hoaar ms5a !,
address to the Boy Scac nre ST.
ond Liberty Loan b.as ...s ...-;..
Whist the bonds stana .ar ar5 ,a'rstrg
the Interest Of the Boy e...t. .s ma
second drive which S u.v 81 ..rt5
second seriea Of loans ,c .a. Govern.
ment to help win this war
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
Surgical Dressings Class
Changes DaY OF Meetings

Some slight change has been made
in the Surgical Dressings Class for
days Of meeting for work in the lower
rooms Of ST. Anne's Chapel
Hereafter the class. under the
Craftsmanship Of Miss Margaret Wal
ten. will meet on Mondays. Wednes-
days, Thursdays and Fridays. from 10
tc II o'clock
Tuesday has been eliminated from
the working days because Of Mr.
3FashburH's lectures on Tuesdays
from 10 to u.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
Visiting clergyman.

Or. w. II Baylor, OF HaI.mr. a.H
preach at the College AZ. Baptist
Churcn on Sau6 y ue0.ur U 81.
O'Clock the pastor, b. j.a s.
S weFs will preach al Coup H"'e
and administer the Lore SIp.r 90
the Y. M. c. a building. a3
The B. Y. p. Union will a0l heir
service at Gas p. m. d. Sewers
VIII preach at college Ave 30 1ij
p. m. and at Eas,port % $3.50 D %.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
Officiating At Hopkins Game

Mr.. Arthur B, Wheatley, well known
IN athletic circles about Annapolis
and the State, left here this morning
to act as one OF the officials at the
Johns Hopkins-Dickinson football
game that is being played on the
Homewood Field this afternoon. Mr.
Wheatley was designated TO act as
head linesman Mr Wheatley viii
also oficiate in a number of other
games in the East during the re-
mainder of the season
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
TO THE FRIENDS OF PROHIBITION

The House OF Representatives may
may not ratify the action Of the
senate.
~ secure the ratification by the
-a;s;,s number Of States viii re
ss~a bereulean efforts. You cannot
s sss,,,ne that the legislatures Of dry
S,afes-manv OF which are strongis
sar states Rights will ratify the Ma
tional Amendment, and even Il they
ala it would still require the assent
81 number of wet States and II
uonld be easy for the Liquor inter-
ass TO concentrate their corrupting
oillions on the last two or three or
eyen one necessary State, and there
~ defeat the whole proposition.
WHAT THEM
Suppose that in the meantime you
have-in your zeal for the amendment
proposition- neglected and destroyed
the Prohihition Party which will then
he more urgently needed than ever
before. viii YOU not have wasted the
most vital force incident to the Pro
hibition Movement
Can YOU afford to lose the Prohibi-
ton Party2'
THE PARTY IN MARYLAND
WILL LOSE ITS PLACE UPON THE
OFFICIAL BALLOT UNLESS ITS
| { CANDIDATE RECEIVES ONE PER
| CENT or THE TOTAL VOTE CAST
/ THIS FALL Do you who stand for
| good citizenship want this TO happen?
There are three candidates for the
comptrollership. All three are per-
sonally worthy and well qualified
for the position.
BUT ONLY ONE OF THEM
STANDS UPON a PLATFORM
WHICH DECLARES FOR PROHIBIT
TON. AND THAT ONE is WILL
IAN MAGGIE, THE PROHIBITION
CANDIDATE OF THE ONLY DRY
PARTY IN MARYLAND. A VOTE
FOR HIM Is A PUBLIC DECI.ARA-
TIoN FOR PROHIBITION AND
WILL HELP THE PARTY TO MAIN
TAIN ITS LEGAL EXISTENCE,
AND BE AVAILABLE FOR CON-
| IINUED USEFULNESS
voTf FOR WILLIAM MAGEE X
Published by order Of samuel Il. Nor
man Treasurer. adv it.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20

oAkSMITII

eAKSMITH-At the Emergency Hos
pital. Friday. October 19. 1917, to
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Oaksmith, a
daughter, HAZEL EUGENIA-
Mother and daughter are doing
we'll. The mother. before her mar
riage was Miss Eveline Fl. French,
OF West Annapolis.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
DIED

GAUSS. On October ~. at The resi-
denca Of his daughter, ~ jefferson
St, ERNEST G GAUSS, aE.d By
years.
Funeral Monday aftsrrara at 2&0
o'clock from his ls.t drce
Interment in Cedar Bllf cema..y
ANDREWS. Suddenly 0n Oco0T Is
HAROLD C. ANDREWS age %
years, beloved husband Of Katherine
Andrews (nee Casey
Funeral from the residence Of h.s
father-in-law, Cemetery Lodge
Sunday, Oci. 81, p. m IntTneI'
in St. Anne s cemetery
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20

Colonial, Monday Alice Brady in a
delightful story Of youth. love and ro-
nance, called Betsy Ross: also
funny Fox comedy. adg.2t020
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
r 0 A Rim
GOOD BARGAINS!
THIS WEEK.

A large assortment of Boys Suits, in
Serges, Worsteds, and Cashmeres,
in Pinch Back Model, 3-piece Belt
and Patch Pockets, prices $500.
1915, $500, 500 and $500.
Boys Macl1inaws, double breasted
Coat with Shawl Collars, Patch
Pockets, and Belt all around, worth
$500, Special Si.9S.
A large assortment of Boys Over
coats, worth $500 to $1,000. Special
$500 and $500.
Men! Buy your Suits and Overcoat
now, all wool Suits, worth $500 TO
$500, Special $500 to $500.
Overcoats of the newest styles, worth
1890 to $4,000. Special so to SIS.
Mems Khaki Pants, worth $1.5O, Spec
ial S1.10.
A large selection of Ladies' all wool
Serge and Poplins Skirts, also the
latest in Satin Skirts. with the
SheeTed Waists and Gathered Pock-
cts Price s1.9S TO 5000
Just received a large assortment of
Ladies' Coats in Plush. velours and
Velvets, with Shawl Collars. in as
sorted colors. prices 5000, $3.50,
$1,000 and $500. These are excep-
tionally good values.
Children's -Velvets, Plush and
Cloth, in very nobby patterns. prices
- TO $500.
Ladies' Shirt Waists, in Silks, yoiles
and Crepes de Chine, in the newest
designs, prices from SI.00 to $500.
Bath Robes for Ladies and Men, from
$500 TO $500.
Come and be convinced.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
voTN ZOE wILLIAM MAGEE x

Published by order Of samuel II. Nor
man. Treasurer. adv. II.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20

Come and be convinced.