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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

(By w. K. Nolan, President Conn secticut State Board of Fisheries and .Game.)
 Springtime! Shad! Fried shad; bak- ed shad; broiled shad; shad roes! Happy recollections-of former years; of the time when the Connecticut riv- CTS abounded in this most popular and, succulent of food fishes. But to the great majority of us only a recol- lection.
 Not because our people have tired of shad. Not because the Connecticut river shad have been outrivaled; for these fish stand alone in their claim to. superiority, in size and flavor, among their species. The reason they are no longer seen on the tables of persons of moderate means is that the price is prohibitive-
 This is one of the conditions con- tributary to the high cost of living that can be explained convincingly without appeal to long rows of sta tisticaf figures and without endless investigation. It is plain, to put it in ;an old-fashioned way, as the nose on your face.
 The primary reason for the scarcity or SndQ IS d p0IIr1pS uOt lhCACoSnOi0 lack of knowledge, on the part of the legislators of this state, concerning fish facts And the logically sequen- tial fact of lack of sane and essential protective legislation. Give us ade- uuate laws based on common sense conservation principles; and we will show you 'shad in surprising quanti- ties.
 Each year the product of the shad fisheries Is smaller. Something must be done to arrest the steady depletion of these fish, which has already elim- mated them as an article of popular diet and in the very near future threatens to reach the point of total exterminadon.
 Stream pollution operates extensive 1y to prevent the propagation of shad in Connecticut The Housatonic river, for example, above Derby is one of the cleanest and best of rivers-a nat ural shad home. But unfortunately the NaugHtuck river, which flows in- to it just below, empties a flood of factory acids and chemicals into Its waters, polluting all the lower reaches of the noble river, prohibiting access to it bysshad from the sea and thus causing a sacrifice of thousands of these fish that could otherwise be produced there.
 But an even greater. injury-and one from which there is a far simpler remedy for river pollution-is worked by the short sighted policy of a com paratively small number of fisher men whose methods of everlasting, as ruinous to their own ultimate inter ests as to the economic interests of the state, have thus far gone uncheck- ed. N
 In the spring and early summer, shad,. which are immensely prolific, always grayitate toward fresh water to spawn. Formerly a myriad of them ran, every season, up the Con- necticut, one of the best natural shad rivers in the world, to the spawning grounds of the tributaries, including the Pennington river, in turn the fin est known breeding ground for this variety of fish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
WAR AND THE CALENDAR

It is quite probable that the war willy accomplish what many years of peaceful propaganda has failed to do the adoption by Russia of the Gre gorian calendar. Russia has clung to the old Julian calendar, which is now thirteen days behind the Gregorian, in spite of the efforts of many of the country's enlightened statesmen to ef- feet a change, but conservative senti- ment is now gradually giving way be- fore the onslaughts of those who would bring about the adoption of the calendar used by her allies and the remainder of the civilized world. Rus sians celebrate the New Year on what | is JanNary 14th, Gregorian reckon i ing, while the Russian Christmas falls | on our January 17th. Vast multitudes of Russians had never heard of this difference in calendars until the war brought to their attention this diff ference in dates. There is a wide spread sentiment among the Cars soldiers in favor of adopting the Gre gorian calendar, so that they may ob- serve Christmas and other festivals on the same days as their comrades of France, Great Britain, Italy and other nations. The war has already had the 1 effect of causing Turkey to officially adopt the Gregorian calendar, instead of the Mohammedan calendar. which has a lunar year of 354 days, divided 1 into twelve months of thirty and i itwenty-nine days each. One of the first acts of the Chinese republic was to adopt the Gregorian calendar
 which had long been in vogue in Ja- pan, and if Russia should now fall in line the triumph of the calendar or dained by Pope Gregory XIII. in 1882 would be complete, since Greece and other Balkan states where the Julian calendar survives would certainly fol- low Russia's example. The state church has been and is the chief op-
 ponent of the change in Russia. but the war is depriving the religious leaders of much of their former great power over Russian affairs At the conclusion of the war, if not before
 1t may confidently be expected thai
 the Russian reckoning of time will be
 brought into line with that of the re-
 mainder of the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

sixth of March Santa Ana ordered an assault. and the thousands of Mexi- cans stormed the edifice in close masses. Many of the defenders per- ished in the terrible hand-to- hand fighting on the walls. Those who re- mained alive were brought to bay within the Alamo, and fought to the last gasp. Crockett wielded his club bed musket with terrible effect. Gen. Castrillon, the leader of the Mexican assault and a brave and able soldier, wanted to spare the survivors, but Santa Ana coldly ordered that all be slain. Crockett overheard the Mexi- can leaders order, and started toward him with knife, but was shot down, riddled with bullets. Bowie was ill of a fever and confined to his bed, but he was we'll provided with revolvers, and killed a number of MeXicans be- fore a load of canister was fired into the hospital. Horribly torn and man. gled, Bowie shot and killed Mexi- can who had entered to give him a finishing blow, and then expired
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
CATCH MONEY SMUGGLERS

Stockholm, March 5-A total of more than 100000 roubles in Russian paper money has been found in the last four days by the Russian border police on persons who wore trying to smuggle the money into Sweden. In one case 15O,OOO roubles were seized, in another 42,00O. Russian regula- tions permit the traveller to carry only 800 roubles out of the country.
 Smuggling into Sweden of Russian paper money is at present a highly profitable occupation when it suc- ceeds At present rates of exchange the smuggler can buy a check on a Petrograd bank at the rate of 98 crowns for 100 roubles to repay the person entrusting him with the notes. He can sell the notes themselves at the rate of 109 crowns for 10 roubles. giving him a profit of eleven crowns per 100 roubles The smuggler with the 150,000 roubles could, for in stance, have made profit of 16,500 Swedish crowns, if his attempt had succeeded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
(ThOmas Jefferson, Washington,
 March 4, 18O1.) ESSENTIAL AMERICAN
PRINCIPLES

Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, re- ligious or political; peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments, in all their rights as the most competent administrations for our domestic con- cerns and the surest bulwarks against antiArepublican tendencies; ithe pre- servation of the general government in it's whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad; a jealous care of the right of election by the people < absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics the supremacy of civil over the military authority economy in the public ex- pense, that labor may be lightly bur- dened; the honest payment of our debts and sacred payment of the pub lie faith-the diffusion of information and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of the public reason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

town charge for many years, will be probated. First Selectman E. D. Bris- COG will look out for the interests of the town. The hearing before the probate court is set for March 10, at Il a. m.
 The will of Mrs. Clara w. Bloom has been admitted to, probate. The testatr1x's daughter, Mrs. Clara B. Leonard, is the executrix.
 Patrick Ryan of the turnpike has gone to Florida as expert tie exam finer ill the interest of the N. Y., N IT. & IT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

Women's fancy boots, rendered so desirable by fashions decree, are shown at Mollan's, in solid colors and in com binations. The correct style high quality and comparative order of price, of these smart boots, are only the usual features of the many lines of fashionable footwear. at 1926 Main street.-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
(James Madison, March 4, 1S12) WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

Already have the gallant exploits of our naval heroes proved to the world our inherent capacity to main tain our rights on one element. If the reputation of our arms has been thrown under clouds on the other pre- saging flashes of heroic enterprise as- sure us that nothing is wanting to correspondent triumphs there also but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
(John Adams, Philadelphia, March
 4, 1797.) KEEPIN(I OIIR EI .E(CIIQNS RITRE

We should be unfaithful to our selves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties Ii any thing partial or extraneous should in feet the purity of our free flair, vir- tuous and independent elections. If an election is to be determined by a
 maj jority of a single vote, and that can be procured by party through arti- flee or corruption, the government may be the choice of a party for it's ends, not of the nation for the national good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

Police officers Ransom Gwattnev and Patrick Riggin were killed and Mayor J. P. Keech was fatally wound ed at Tarboro, N. C., by w. c. Nel- son, when the officials unearthed a quantity of whiskey in Nelson's home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
(Thomas Jefferson, March 4, 1SO5.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FOR U. S.

Who-can limit the extent to which the federated principle may operate effectively? The. larger our associa- tion the less will it be shaken by To- cal passions! and in any view, is it not better that the opposite bank of the Mississippi should be settled by our own brethren and children than by strangers of another family? With which should we be most likely to live in harmony and friendly inter course?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

If an American shipowner doesn't sail his ship regardless of subInar- ines, he is cowardly and lacking en- terprise, and if he does sail he is talk. ing reckless chances and is not entitl ed to protection.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RECK 6; SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

Exports of specie from the port of New York from Feb. 2S to March; 3 tOtaled S, SIT 687.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06
FAMOUS SENTENCES FROM SOME
 FAMOUS INAUGURAL ADDRESSES

the discipline and habits which are in daily progress.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
STOP THE LOSS OF
 SWEET POTATOES
One-Fifth of Crop Lost Annually Thru Careless Methods of Hand- ling and Lack of Proper FaciIi-
 ties-Farmers Bulletin 5iS.

Washington, May 22--One-iifth of the sweet potato crop of the south ern States-i0,0O0,000 bushels of the average crop of 5o,00O,0o0-is lost annually by decay Careless hand ling at harvest time and improper storage cause almost the entire loss. To save these 100000 bushels to the food supply this year and also take care of the probable increase in production is the object of efforts specialists of the United States De- partment of Agriculture are mak- ing to induce growers in the South to prepare well-ordered storage houses as soon as possible for the coming harvest.
 Storage can he provided by con- verting vacant buildings into stor- age houses, or in specially construc- ted buildings. Two things are es- sential in the store-room--go in- sulation and provision for thoro ventilation. These things are pro- vided for in plans for a model stor- age house given in Farmers Bulletin 548, Storing and Marketing Sweet Potatoes The plans there de- scribed are Tor a building of 2,500 to 5000 bushels capacity but the prin- ciples of construction can be as readily followed and applied in pro- yiding storage for 800 or 50,000 bush els.
 The house should be built on posts of piers, so as to allow a cir culation of air under it. The dug out" or house built partly under ground, fails because it is prac- tieally impossible to keep this type of house dry, and moisture in the storage house will cause the pota- toes to rot.
 On many farms in the South there are buildings, such as abandoned tenant houses, that could be con- verted into sweet potato storage houses at very little expense. Where there are such buildings they should be used rather than to build a new house. These houses will usually need to be ceiled on the inside. For this purpose by 4 seantlings should be set against the wall and GOV cred first with building paper and then a layer of matched lumber, The windows and doors should be made tight and ventilators put in where needed. The bulletin already mentioned describes how the bins may be made.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
IMMENSE POWER IN
 HANDS OF ONE MAN
Allied Purchasing Board Is Being Planned in Washington - Will Have Yearly Purchasing Power
 of Ten Billions of Dollars.

Washington, May 23.--Plans for an allied purchasing boarl are being drawn here. it became known this morning.
 The board will include the pur- chases of supplies for the United States army and navy, it was stated these purchases being estimated al approximately three and a half bil- lion dollars for the first year of the war.
 1t is stated the plans being consid- cred would give the single commis- sion ten billion dollar purchasing power annually.
 The indications are that this tre- mendous purchasing power will be vested in one man, who will have under his command an army ot trained experts who are familiar with all the American markets.
 The program is said to have pro- gressed to the stage where the off, cials are reported to have in mind the man for the place
 All the allies viii be included ia the plan, even Japan, and the in- ternational agreement, which will make the plan effective. will be ready for the signatures of the va rious ambassadors in short time it is learned.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
West AddItion to GrannIs
RED CROSS COUNCIL MEETS.
First Conference on Proposed $i0O,'
 100000 War Relief Fund.

Washington. May 24.-The new Red Cross War Council, headed by Henry P. Davison, began it's first conference here today making plans for the si00,000000 war relief fund Representatives of more than forty cities were present.
 The hundred million dollar fund under Chairman Davison's plan, is to be used not only for Red Cross relief for Americans, but also for the destitute in the foreign war zones whatever their nationality.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
ARMY KITCHENS FEEDING
 THOUSANDS IN ATLANTA
Soldiers Prepared Food for 1000 Negroes and 1000 Whites, Who
 Lost All in Fire.

Atlanta. Ga., May 2S-field kiteh- ems from Ft. Mcpherson today were stationed near the area devastated by fire, Monday, and soldiers pre- pared food for about 1000 negroes who lost everything they had.
 At the armory, the Fifth Georgia guards kitchen outfit was being used to feed something over 1000 white persons. The relief work was entirely in the hands of the Red Gross and funds were supplied for public subscriptions
 Appeals for clothing were being responded to and an employment agency was organized to find places for those who need it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
YELL COUNTY FOR HIGHWAY.
Preparing to Get It's Part of That
 Big Federal Fund.

Little Rock May 2i.-The State Highway Engineer yesterday com pleted the plans and specifications for Road District No. 1, in Yell eoun- ty, and the promoters will not pro- ceed with the circulation of the pc titions. The district will construct l9 miles of road radiating from Dar- danelle in five directions.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
GoN's Addition tO Gov.
Barton's Addition to Gov.

One of the bandits, apparently the leader of the gang, dropped to the floor dead. Another stumbled thru the door and fell to the sidewalk in front of the building.
 The third robber started up the hill. but was dropped before he reached his horse.
 About three hundred dollars, talk en by the robbers, was recovered, all of the banks money with that exception having been hidden. All windows in the bank were shot out and several other stores in the city were damaged by random shots.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

Spectators in foodstuffs create high prices. High prices sap the vitality of the people thru lack of sufficient nourishment. Vitality is essential to a successful prosecution of the war. Jail the speculators-or make them fight.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
Japanese Navy in U-Boat Hunt.

London, May 2i-The arrival of "a considerable number of light Japanese naval craft in the Mediter- ranean, to cooperate with the naval forces of the allies" was announced in the House of Commons today by Lord Robert Cecil, minister of block ade.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
News Kept a Secret.

Mashneton. May 23-Generai Joffre and NJ. Niviani, and the other members of the French commission, sailed from New York on May i5, unknown except ta a few officials, and many American newspapers which loyalty kept the secret of their departure.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
JOFFRE AND VIVIAN
 ONCE MORE IN FRANCE
French Commission Sailed From New York May i5-Newspaper
 Men Kept the News Secret.

Paris. May 2s.-General Joifre and Nj. yiviani as well as the other members of the French c5mmis- sion to the United states reached Brest last night on the return home.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

It is the part of wisdom to control the temper at all times and under all circumstances and carefully guide each thought so that every act will be a judicious one.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

If you have chills or malaria get B cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chills and mala- ria. Get it at the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds. collar and harness gals heal up quickly when BILLIARD SNOW LINTMENT is applied. It is both healing and antiseptic. Price 25c, 50e and si00 per bottle Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co., Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

Eureka Addition to the City of Mena. Harman, W. P....eh 500 20. sS Turner J. W......... A ~ pt. eM (75x15Ol 15 20 6S OImstend's Sub. of Block of Eureka
 Addition to Mena.
 rratcher c D..eb 300 10. 26 Ewin,s sub of the North Half of Block II,
 Eureka Addition to Mena .o Polk Co Inv 20 20 6S
 Halls First Addition to Mena. o Tra.,pao Thgms R E.i.....pt ssSSS sSS If ss9 Powers 4S ThRyer's Addition to Mena.
 Range South
 Lochridge Sub. of Lot 22 of Mosher Addition; Warren, M 1T ........B sV s'.s Iochridge. c. L.........C oo l.tl
 Reeves subdivision Addition sr Howell. M C...........12 zOO o.oo Radcliffe. II. J.,......: 490 lS .9SS McKibben A. ..wh wh151acre)l0O S.4z
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
Tar &
NAME
TOWN OF EGGER. EfGs1 BsTHnsDA t f SPRINGS. c.raer,. 2s Survey D Summervil1e, J. A..... 2 10 2
STATE OF ARKANsAs.


 COUNTY OF POLK
 I. H. W. FINGER, Sheriff and Ex-OfheiO Collector in and for the County and State aforesaid do solemnly swear that the an- neXed and foregoing pages contain true, correct and complete list of all the tracts lots, parcels and parts of lands and lots as- sessed for taxation for the County of Polk and State of Arkansas for the year 1916. upon which the taxes assessed have not been paid, as shown on the tax books now in my hands for the year 1916, and all of said tracts lots and parcels of lands are hereby returned de- nuent for the taxes the same for the year 1916. H w FINGER,
 Sheriff and Ex-Officio Collector Subscribed and sworn to before me this the Sth day of May. 1917
 WILL ALEXANDER County Clerk AND notice is hereby given that said sey- eral tracts. lots and parts of lots or so Fnuc1 thereof as may be necessary to pay the taxes penalty and costs due thereon win be sold bv the Collector of Polk County, Arkansas, 2, the Court House In said county on the seeond Monday in June. 1917. which will be on Mon day, June II, t917, unless the said taxes pen, altv and costs be paid before that time ana that the sale will he continued from day 70 day until said tracts. lots and parts of lots be sold WILL ALEXANDER.
 County Clerk Mena Ark. May 24, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
Piles Cured in 6 to14 Days.

Your druggist will refund money If PAzo OINTMENT fails 10 cure any case of Itching, Blind nieeding or Protrudiug Piles in to r days.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

n every home Sloan's Lini.
 ment has earned its place in
 the medicine chest as relief from pains and aches.
 Quickly penetrafes zpdhcut rub- tsfs;S ttsafs;S and sccthes the soreness.
 Cleaner and more effective than mussy plasters or ointments, it does not stain the skin.
 For rheumatism, neuralgia, eout, lum- bago. sprains and strains use Sloan's Lini- ment. Al all druggists. 25c. Soc. SI.00.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
BANK ROBBERS GET
 DOSE OF COLDLEAD
Tuskahoma Citizens Had Been Given Warming of Anticipated Visit and Arranged a Warm Reception
 One Dead, Two Dying.

Tuskahoma, Ok, May 24.-One man is dead and two others are dy- ing, following an unsuccessful at tempt to rob the First State Bank of Tuskahoma at i0 o'clock this morning. Names of the robbers have not yet been learned.
 Early this morning, A. II. Palmer cashier of the bank, received tele- phone adSices that the trio was headed toward Tuskahoma. The message was from Hugo.
 Mir. Palmer immediately began preparing a warm reception for the bandits, distributing arms and ann munition among the local mer- chants, and when the three men ap- peared everything was in readiness to receive them.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
Walked Into Trap.

Tying their horses on a little knoll behind the bank, they entered the building and, covering the employees with guns, took ali the cash in sight and started out. As they reached the door Mir. Palmer started firing.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
NAME
NAME. Lot Blk. Value P'n'lty
 Hyde Park Addition to Mena

Jones Mrs l.. F W pt el5 { 8 Weaver, J. R....,..pt 4 Sl
 Boulevard Addition.
 Abercrombie, Vivian ..27 3l
 St. Johns GrRndvfew AdditiO IJaneoClx E N 1n Ql
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

Eecause of its tonic and laxative effect, LAxA. TIVE PROMO QUININEis better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 2sc.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-28
Tnson Head Spaulding

Tilson Il spaalding, whose death
occurred al Long Beach. Calf, June
18th. was borg in the town Of Arson,
on Kennebee avenue. August IA, 1929,
the son Of Ephraim and Mary Yves
tom spanldine He Was educated in
the common schools and at Arson
Academy. and in hi Young manhood
taught school On Feb. 6, 1862, he
married MIS- Belle Boardman Powers
and they settled on the large farm ad-
Joining the one on which he was born,
and this Was their home for more
than fifty years. Six children were
born 10 them Of whom three are living,
Mrs. Fannie Bray and Mrs Katherine
Foster Of FL Paso. Texas, and Harry
r. Spanlding Who lives here on the old
home farm Mr. Spaulding was a
successful farmer and one of the best
the town ever had On his large
farm in the years gone by, were found
horses. cattle and sheep in good num-
bers and by his wide acquaintance
with these animals he could always
make them profitable.