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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
CONCRETE ROADS IN HAWAII
Fine System of Highways Being De- veloped on IsIands-Paradise
 Offered to Motorists.

A large increase in visitors to the Hawaiian Islands this year has brought prominently to the front the vital question of good roads. The sec ond city of the territory. Hilo, has led
 the way, and has already constructed
 handsome concrete boulevards leading from the wharves throughout the busi- ness section. The outlying districts,
 under the management of progress sive local government, have put their highways in thorough order, and auto mobiles may now enjoy on the big island, some hundreds of miles of per feet macadam surface through the most magnificent scenery. With q choice of every variety of climate, from the fully tropical to the eternal snows of the high mountains, the Island of Hawaii offers a motoring paradise without a peer in the world.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
BRIEF AND BREEZY.

The less a man cares the moro love a woman wastes on him.
 Europe is having all kinds of trouble except guerrilla fighting.
 All the world wants peace, but not the peace at the crater Of a quiescent volcano.
 The probe of the high cost of liv- ing Is an operation III which few persons hope that the patient will sHrvlEe.
 General Villa is such a modest man that in comparing Mexico to Belgium he neglected to liken him. self to Yon Bissing
 Carranza knows where Villa is and possibly finds that knowledge of value in making his arrange ments to be somewhere else
 When it comes to stemmine the tide the king of Pumania IS now Tn position to appreciate exactly how tlir late Canute felt about it.
 Mexican currency is said to have advanced a shade in value, but at that, owning to the nigh cost of white paper, counterfe:ters would probably lose money.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
GOOD 
EXPERIMENT IN GOOD ROADS
Government Constructed Over 4so,ooo Square Yards of Different Types
 In 1912-1913.

Over 4S0,000 square yards of differ ent types of roads for experimental and object-lesson purposes were con structed during the fiscal year 1912 1913 under the supervision of the of fee of public roads, United States de- partment of agriculture, according to Bulletin 53 of the department, making a total of over 100000 square yards of road constructed under the super vision of this office since 1905.
 The types of roads built were brick, concrete, oil-cement concrete, bitumi- nous concrete, bituminous-surface concrete, bituminous macadam, sur face treatment, macadam, asphalt-slag, oil-asphalt-gravel, oil-gravel, oil-coral- inc, gravel-macadam, gravel-slag, sand clay, sand-gumbo, burnt clay, shell and earth. The object lesson and experi- mental work during the past year was done at cost to the local communities of $139,S41.S9. This does not include the salaries and expenses of the de- pertinent engineers.
 The road work during the year was done in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Ne braska, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
 MEXICO HAS NEW LABOR LAW
AboIishes Monastic Orders and Cuts
 Hours to s and Daily.

Mexico City, Jan 25.-The new la Dor law as approved by the consti- tutional assembly at Queretaro on Tuesday, night, caused wide discus sion here since. Among other things it provides that the state shall not allow any contract to stand which tends to lessen or sacrifice a mans liberty either thru labor, education OF religious VOW. As a consequence the establishment of monastic or ders of any denomination will not be permitted Laborers may not contract their services for period longer than a year, and may not sign away political or civil rights.
 The eight-hour day and seven hour night and six days a week for workmen will affect mines and oth- CT enterprise which work 2i hours a day as four shifts instead of three will be required.
 Laborers shall share in the profits of farming, commercial, manufac- turing and mining at rates to De fixed by the principal committees working under board of central conciliation. There would be a council of arbitration and laborers must give ten days notice of an in- tention to strike.
 Violent acts by strikers will only invalidate a strike.
 The closing down of plants will council of aribtanal nzStuoi-ulospa only be permitted when excess of production in the judgment of council of arbitration composed of an equal number of laborers and capitalists and one member ap- pointed by the government makes such a step advisable.
 An employee discharged without cause for belonging to union or for joining a lawful strike will re- ceiye three months pay if his em- ployers refuse to submit to arbitra- lipp
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
CALONEL SAL|VATES
 AND MAKES YOU SICK
Acts Like Dynamite On a Sluggish Liver and You Lose
 Days Work.

There's no reason why a person should take sickening, saliyating call omel when 30 cents buys large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect substitute for calomel.
 It's pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your liver just as surely as calomel. but it doesn't make you sick and cannot salivate.
 Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is perfectly harmless.
 Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is mercury and attacks your bones, Take a dose of nasty calomel today and you will feel weak, sick and lose Q days work Take a spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone instead and you will wake up feeling great. No more biliousness, constipation, slug gishness, headache, coated tongue or sour stomach. Your druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better than horrible calomel your money is waiting for you.-Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
HOME GARDENING
 CUTS DOWN BILLS
Planted Through Season, Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga (SpeciaD "The greatest obstacle to permanent farm prosperity in the south is the store bilr made for food and grain that could and should be grown on every southern farm" says H. G. Hastings, president of the Southeastern Fair Association and of the Georgia Cham Der of Commerce, in an interview on agricultural conditions in this terri tory.
 "A real garden" says MT. Hastings. properly prepared and planted, and kept planted throughout the season, will help more to decrease store bills than anything else the farmer can do.
 There are lots of what l term one planting gardens made, gardens with a few struggling rows of beans, few dozen cabbages and tomato plants, with some watermelon off to one cor ner. but that's not real gardening any more than a youngsters first drawing of a cat or a dog on his slate, is fine art Our southern folks generally don't take the garden seriously, when as a matter of fact the right kind of a garden, containing full line of vegetables and kept busy all season, is reasonably sure of furnishing at least half the living of the family
 q have never seen a one crop sec ton, regardless of what particular one crop was grown, that did not have a poverty-stricken look, with poor school buildings, churches and homes.
 q have never seen a diversified section that did not have the signs of prosperity sticking out all over it.
 And on practically every farm in these prosperous diversified sections the home garden has an honored place.
 'I haven't thing in the world against the supply and general mer. chants, but if all of our people would take the home garden seriously, half of them would have to go out of busi. ness far lack of trade Give your gar. den a square deal in 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
GOVERNOR REMITs FINE.
Convicted Man Was Scapegoat in a
 Tick Eradication Law Test Case.

Little Rock, Jan. Ex-Governor Brough issued a proclamation yes terday, remiting the fine of S25, as sessed against James A. Davis by the Circuit court of Logan county at the August (i9i6) term, for failure to dip cattle. Davis and 90 others were indicted for the offense and all agreed that Davis stand trial and that his case be made a test case, because it was the general opinion in Logan county that it was necessary to dip only infected cattle. In the Circuit court all those who had been indicted, except Davis, who was con- victed, were permitted to pay the costs and go free. Davis appealed to the Supreme court and the iudg- ment was affirmed. Tn view of the facts in the case Governor Brough considered it proper to relieve Davis.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
HAVING TERRIFIC
 STRUGGLE AT RIGA
Germans Have Taken Offensive and Are Driving Russians Before Them Labor in England Rejects
 Peace Offers.

London, Jan. 25.-The heaviest fighting now in progress in any of the war areas is on the Russian front in the Riga sector, where the Germans recently drove back the Russians a mile and half in the region of the Great Tirul marsh, that long has barred the way to Riga for the German forces.
 Berlin announces Thursday that the attack netted the Germans strong Russian positions on a front of about six miles, with more than l,700 prisoners and i3 machine guns.
 Russian eserves huPri Q q y brought up. were unable to check the advance.
 Attempting again to advance over the frozen ground, which has made the effort possible in this swampy region, the Teutonic army has sus- tained reverses, according uo i'etro- grad Thursday. Northwest of the marshes they opened a heavy artil- lery fire and then attacked, but failed to make any headway against the Russian defense. A similar re- suit met attacks between the marsh and the river Aa, and here in a counter attack the Russians dis lodged the Germans and drove them back
 The fighting extended to the southeast of tine River Aa, near Kal- nzem, which lies 29 miles southwest of Riga. Here, the Russians, after taking the offensive, were caught in counter offensive of the Germans and compelled to retire northward a third of a mile.
 Elsewhere there has been little but artillery, patrol and air fighting. Entire quiet apparently prevails all along the Rumanian front, where the seventies of the winter weather have checked all operations except sporadic bombardments and skir- mishes.
 Greece formally has apologized to the entente, in compliance with the demands for the events of last De- cember, when Greeks fired on the entente forces at Athens.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
HELP THE KIDNEYS.
Mena Readers Are Learning the
 Way.

NNuys
 It's the little kidney ills--
 The lame, weak or aching back The unnoticed urinary disorders That may lead to dropsy and Bright's disease.
 When the kidneys are weak,
 Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills,
 A remedy especially for weak kid neys.
 Doan's have been used in kidney troubles for 90 years.
 Endorsed by 10000 people--en- dorsed at home.
 Proof in a Mena woman's state- ment.
 Mrs. e. w. North, ii34 Janssen avenue, Mena, says: T had a dull, steady ache in the small of my back nearly all the time and it bothered me mostly in the morning. Some mornings I was so stiff and lame that I couldn't get up alone My kidneys acted irregularly and the kidney secretions distressed me. I had nervous spells and felt lan- guid and worn-out. used about two and one-haIf boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills and I was freed from kidney complaint. Another of my family has also used Doan's Kidney Pills with good results"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney pills-the same that Mrs. North had. Foster Mil- burn Co.. Prop. Buffalo. N. Y-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
-------------------o --o---------------------- RICH BUYING SECRETLY.
German Food Director Says That Is
 Menace to Systematic Economy.


 Berlin, Jan. 24.-The advisory committee of the war food bureau has concluded two-day session de- voted to a general review of the food situation. A detailed statement in regard to conditions turnout the empire was made by Adolph Batoc- Xii, president of the food regulation board
 Herr Batocki said that the chief difficulty lay in the shortage of the potato crops. enchanced by trans portation troubles. He said that all tho the grain crops had been better than in 1915, the total nutritive value of the prain and potatoes to- gether was less, and economical feeding was necessary to carry tht population to the end of the crop year.
 Herr Batoeki complained that the situation was aggravated by the richer people buying underhand at fancy prices what they wanted and thus thwarting the work of the food office.
 He said that the allotments of barley to the brewers were hardly more than enough to produce beer for the army and laborers employed on heavy work.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
VILLA PLANS SPRING DRIVE.
Carranza Forces to Join Him. Says
 the Outlaws New York Agent.

New York, Jan. Francisco Vil- la and his troops are in potential control of northern Mexico and await only the withdrawal of Persh- ing's expedition to make that con- trol an actual one, John J. Hawes, Villas agent in New York, said to- day.
 Hawes said that 20 Carranza gen. erals, commanding nearly l5,000 Mexican troops in several states ad- joining the international border have told Villa that when the latter gives the word they will turn from Carranza. This word will be given, Hawes says, as soon as General Pershing's troops have departed.
 When the Carranza troops join Villa, "a Mexican spring drive" will be begun immediately against those Carranza forces who remain loyal.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
Free Flower Seed Hastings Catalogue Tells You About lt

No matter whether you farm on a large scale or only plant vegetapies or flowers in a small way, you need Hastings 1917 Seed Catalog. US ready now and we have a copy for you absolutely free, if you ask for It, mentioning the name of this paper.
 In addition to showing you about all the varieties of vegetables, farm grass, clover and flower seeds, tnis catalog tells how you can get free hve splendid varieties of easily grown, yet beautiful flowers, with which to beau- tify your homo surroundings. 1,
 Good seeds of almost every hha are scarce this season, and you can afford to take chances in your seed supply. Hastings Seeds are depend. able seeds, the kind you can always depend on having good luck With.
 You are going to garden or iaEln this spring. Why not insure success so far as possible by starting Wltn the right seed? Don't take chances that you do not have to.
 Write today for Hastings' lslf Catalog. It's free and will both inter est and help you to succeed in lyAt' Ill. c. HASTINGS CO, Seedsmen' Atlanta, Ca.--Advt.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, January fl, 1917.
 NOTICE is hereby given that
 JAMES F. COFFMAN, of Hartley, Arkansas, who, on Sep tember 4, 1915, made a Homestead Entry, Serial No 06S40, for the SWA NWA, Section 26, Township 4 S., Range 30 w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of inten- tion to make Final Communication Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Pro- bate Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 23rd day of Feb- ruary, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 C. J. Watkins. s. NJ. Watkins, O. T. Floyd and George Faulkner, all of Hartley Arkansas.
 R. D. Newton, Register. Adv First pub. Jan is. Last pub. Feb. i5, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
National Forest Timber for Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the District Forester Washington, D. C., up to and including February IS, 1917, for all the merchantable dead timber standing or down and all the live timber marked or desig- mated for cutting on an area em- bracing about 1000 acres within sec tions 2S, 29. 30, 3i and g, Twp, 3 S., R. 30 w., 5th P. NJ. Arkansas Nation- al Forest, Arkansas, estimated to be |, i00,000 feet B. Ms more or less, Of shortleaf pine timber. No bid of less than S2.50 per NJ feet for the timber will be considered. Deposit with bid Si00. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are submitted full information |eoneerning the timber, conditions Of sale, deposits and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor. Hot Springs, Ar kansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
EQUALS THE GERMAN DYES.
New Color Process Is Found E,
 Milwaukee Chemist.

Milwaukee, Jan. 27.-What is hailed as one of the important dis coveries of the year was made pub lie here today when it became known that Dr. Willy Wolff, chem ist, had perfected formula which, it is said, produces dyes equal in brilliancy and permanency to the famous dyes of Germany. Doctor WoIff's process consists in "devel- oping' dyes, like photographic film is developed. This process oxi- dizes the color and makes it per manent, it is said.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
NEWEST DREADNOUGHT IS
 LAUNCHED; t5,000 SPECTATORS
Only the Shell of the Mississippi Took to the WateP-Will Have
 Maximum Speed of 21 Knots.

Newport News, Jan. 25.-The big dreadnought Mississippi, which will be one of the worlds most efficient and powerful fighting machines, was launched here today. She was chrstened by Miss Camille McBeath. of Meridian Miss, daughter of J. NJ. MeBeath, member of the Nation- al Democratic Committed and 15,000 persons watched the launching.
 Only the shell of the great sea lighter took to the water, but even without armament and machinery, it represents an expenditure of near ly SS,000,000. When she is ready to take her place in the battle fleet the government will have spent almost twice that amount on her.
 The new battleship will have a maximum speed of 2i knots, will displaee 32,000 tons on trial and 33,- 900 when fully loaded, and will have a length of 62i feet. It's engines will
 of the Curtis turbine type, pro- ductiye of an estimate horsepower of 32,000. Like the other latest bat tlecraft, it will be equipped with oil- burning boilers.
 The main battery of the Mississ- ippi will be twelve ii-inch 90 cali bre rifles, placed three to the turret. In addition, there will he twenty-two 5-inch, 5i calibre rapid fire guns, four 3-inch antiaircraft rifles, two 2i inch torpedo tubes, submerged, and the usual saluting- guns.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
LEGAL NOTICES
0iS59- Noticp fop puhIicafion

--04S59--
 Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas. December 2S. 1916.
 Notice is hereby given that
 WILLIAM E. STEPHENS, of Opal. Arkansas. who, on March i0 1911, made a Homestead Entry, Serial No 0iS59 for the Ni4 NEA and the SEA NEA, Section 9, Township ? s., Range 2S w., 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof to establish claim to the land above described, before the Probate Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the Sth day of February i9l7
 Claimant names as witnesses: James H. stephens, of Nunley, Ar kansas; Joseph H. Reynolds, Aaron M Ferguson, and stephen A. Lof- tis, of Alder, Arkansas.
 R. D. Newton, Register. Adv. First pub. Jan. {. Last pub. Feb. |, l9i1
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
For a Bilious Attack.

When you have a severe headache, accompanied by coated tongue, loathing of food, constipation, tor pid liver, vomiting of partly digested food and then bile, you may know that you have a severe bilious at tack While you may be quite sick there is much consolation in know ing that relief may be had by talk ing three of Chamberlain's Tablets. They are prompt and effectual. Ob- tainable everywhere.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
Warming Order.

In the Justice of the Peace Court of
 Center Township, Polk County,
 Arkansas, before s. H. smith, Jus tice of the Peace. Niles X Moser Cigar Co, Plaintiff, vs.
 Carter & Salyefs, Defendants.
 The Defendant, Whit Salyers, is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the com- plaint of the Plaintiff.
 s. H. Smith, Justice of the Peace. Adv.-ist pub. Jan. fl. Last pub. Feb. i, i9i7
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
Havestlno.

Louis Sawyer has recently been ap- pointed as Livestock Specialist with the Extension Division of the Univer- sity of Arkansas to help the farmers in the tick-free area in the introduc- tion of better beef cattle Mir. Saw yer will be associated with J. H. Mo Leod, Livestock Specialist for the tick-infested territory. Both men in- vite inquiries concerning livestock care and management and will be glad to help farmers organize live stock clubs and assist committees iu purchasing animals. For particulars write to the Extension Division, Old Statehouse, Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
THE HEN THAT LAYS

is the hen that pays. If she does not lay, kill her, but before you kill
 her give her B. A. Thomas Poultry Remedy twice day for week, and
 then you will not kill her for she will be paying you profit. It not only makes hens lay but is is a rem edy for Cholera, Roup, and Gapes. We guarantee it to cure or we re- fund your money-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
062aQ
-062S9-- Notice for Publication.

+NVtict tuf GuDic1Ll0n. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, December 2S, 1916.
 Notice is hereby given that
 ISAAC l.. SMITH, of NanderVoort, Arkansas, who, on December Is, 1913, made Home stead Entry, Serial No. 062S9, for the NWh SWA, Section i5, Township i s., Range 3i w., 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of in- tention to make Final Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Pro- bate Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 10th day of Febru- ary, i9i7
 Claimant names as witnesses George w. Stockton, William J. Lackey, John B. Smith and Gran R. Friend, all of Vandervoort Arkan- sas.
 R. D. Newton, Register. Adv. First pub. Jan. i. Last pub Feb. i. 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
Something Good.

Those who hate nasty medicine should try Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation. They are pleasant to take and their effect is so agreeable and so natural that you will not realize that it has been produced by a medicine. Obtainable everywhere. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
CRAZED BY TEA DRINKING.
New York Woman Leaps From Win
 dow and Is Injured Fatally.

New York, Jan. 27-A nervous breakdown caused by tea drinking fed Miss Bridget Gilroy of Green point today to jump from a fourth floor window of St. Catherine's Hos pital in Williamsburg. She was inn paled on a picket fence and died in stantly. Patrick Gilroy, her brother, said she drank i5 cups day.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
A heavy cold in the Inn

A heavy cold in the lungs that was expected to cure itself has been the starting point in many cases of diseases that ended fatally. The sensible course is to take frequent doses of BILLIARDS HOREHOUAD SYRUP. It checks the progress of the disorder and assists nature to restore normal conditions. Price 25c, soc and si00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug X Furn. Co.-Ady.