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The Jasper news., 1917-07-12
BLUE AND BETHEL.
Miss EDNA YATES.

Roy Thomas and family of Galena,
Kans., visited his parents, Mr.. Thomas
and wife the first of the week.
Guy Serafini spent Sunday with Len
QuiIlin.
John Hagen and family, Harris Cole
man and family, and John Lucas and
family enjoyed ice cream at Lee Mitch
ellis Friday evening.
Mrs. Lucy Long and children and
MIS-. Bessie Carver visited their aunt,
Mrs. Louis Lucas last week.
Elsie and Matte Amer spent Sunday
with Blanche Bradford
Mrs. John Hagen and children visited
Mrs. Geo. Quillin Wednesday.
j. T.. Dubes and family, John Hagen
and family and Doyle Lilly spent Sat
urday evening with Geo. Quillin and
family.
Riley Butler and family called at
I.csby CARROTS Sunday afternoon.
Bess Dubes Jessie Lucas and Emma
and Edna Yates spent Wednesday af-
ternoon with Bunnie Atkinson.
Madeline Wagner and Edoline Brous
are on the sick list this week.
Frank Carns and family visited Geo.
Morgan and family Sunday.
Mrs. Will Wood and children spent
Thursday with John Yates and family.
Her sister, Edna Yates, went home
with her to spend few days.
Hurley Brown and family spent Sun
day at the Brous home.
Ben Lester.and family of Webb City
visited Saturday with John Lucas ant
family.
Frank Wardlow and family and Clar
ence Hiner and family spent Wednes
day with A. Beeson and family,
Leah Amer spent the latter part o
the week visiting relativesin Pittsburg
Kans.
Arthur Pugh spent Sunday will
James Beeson.
John Yates and family spent Satur
day evening at Lesby CARROTS and en-
ioyed ice cream.
Elmer Pugh and family visitet
Wednesday with Fred Pngh ant
family.
Mrs. f. p. Cotton and son Charlie,
took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Alic
Keltner and children.
Mrs. Wood visited Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Crusa.
Emma Yates visited Sunday wit
Bess Dubes.
Mrs. Fred Mitchell and daughte
Pearl spent Saturday with Geo. Costle
and wife.
Carl Hiner visited Doyle Lilly Sur
day.
Mrs. Wood spent Friday afternoo
with Mrs, Henry Pugh.
John Green and wife OF Pittsburi
iipns., called at Lee Mitchell's Sunda!
Mrs. lEcltner and children called {
Henry Pugh's Sunday.
Mrs, Walt NIcPeak and childre
speht Saturday night at the Bud
home
II Mrs. Fred Mitchell and Mrs Chr
| Rhcm called on Mrs. Geo. Costley Fl
day evening,
II Walt McPeak and Philip Budd we
y to webb City Saturday.
j John Lucas Nnd family and Ben Ia
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12

ter and family spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Silas Watkins and
family near Kenoma.
Grandma Garrett, who has been Wis
iting her son I.esby and family, went to
Steve CARROTS Sunday.
Mr.. Taylor and wife and son Clyde
visited at Olathc, Kans., last week.
A. Beeson and wife and Frank
Wardlow and family spent Sunday
with Frank Baston and wife.
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12
LEBANON.
Miss ZOAH ANDREWS.

Miss Gladys Holmes of Jasper spen,
Thursday with Iona Redmond.
James Ryan and family are visiting
at his brothers, Chas. Ryan.
John earns took dinner Thursday AT
C. S. Andrews.
Arthur Armstrong and wife spent
Sunday afternoon at Geo. Redmond's.
We extend our sympathy TO the
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12

Correspondents will please mail
their letters Monday in time to
reach this Office Monday evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
PRESSING THE .BONE DRY' RULE
Orders to Express office Restrict
 Delivery of Alcohol.

T. l.. Staten, local agent of the Wells Fargo Express Company, has received an order from Superintend- ent E. G. Wetzel of Little Rock, dl- recting that hereafter no alcohol be delivered except to reputable druggist or doctor. The order fur ther indicated that alcohol now oil hand must be returned to the ship per by the first train after the re- ceipt of the order.
 The order was sent to all the agents of the company in the Ninth Judicial District and covers the stations in Howard, Little River, Montgomery, Pike, Polk and Seyier counties. The order is as follows:
 Indictment brought against this company for the unlawful transpor- tation and delivery of shipment of alcohol resulted in heavy fine being assessed in Circuit Court at Mur- freesboro. Pike county, March 28, and under the ruling of the court the burden of proving that alcohol shipped for medicinal purposes, is on the express company, you will at once discontinue deliveries of shipments containing alcohol, ex- cept to a reputable druggist or doc- tor. Any shipment of alcohol re- ceived at your office consigned to other than druggist or doctor, must be returned on first train to ship per, and you must satisfy yourself that druggist or doctor will use for medicinal purposes
 The order requires agents to keep a record and make report of all ship lments aIid deliveries 0i aicOhoi Iiiau. and report the same once q week to the superintendent. The final di- rction in the order prohibits the agents to sell express money orders payable to liquor shipping concerns
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
WOULD PLACE WAR
 BURDEN ON RICH
Petitions Will Ask Levy of 21s Per Cent on Incomes From S5000 to Si0,0O0 Year, No Income to
 Exceed $i0G,000.

New York, April 1.-The strong paciflst influence in American yes terday suddenly turned from efforts to prevent war to means of flnanc- ing it.
 Simultaneously it became known that plan had been put forward by the American committee on war finances, headed by Amos pinchot, to place the entire financial burden of the war upon persons with in- |comes of more than 5000 per year. This plan has been endorsed in high governmental circles.
 The greatest significance was placed on the sudden action of these leading citizens, because of the be- lief that they were in close com munication with Washington lead- CTS. While they insist that they 'sstill hope for peace their actions indicate that this hope" is prac- tieally dead.
 The committee in it's announce lnent pointed out that the heavy toll of the war would be on the working people of the country because they compose thegreater number of citi- zens.
 With this in view, it calls for sig natures to pledges to demand legis- lation for special war income tax of 219 per cent on all incomes from 5000 to $i0,000 per year
 On all incomes over $i0,000 a slid- ing scale beginning at 10 per cent and rising to point that will per- init no individual to retain net in- come of more than $f00,000 per year, is proposed.
 The pledge further calls for legis- lation limiting the net profit on all war supplies to 3l4 per cent and provides that no wholesale or retail dealer shall sell foOdstulf or neces- sities at greater net profit.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Washington, April 2.--A resolution to declare war between Germany and the United States was prepared this morning by Representative Gardner of Massachusetts.
 It authorizes President Wilson to use the whole land and naval forces of the United States against the said German empire, it's subjects and de- pendencies.
 President Wilson's address to Congress was sent to the govern ment printer this morning. It is un- derstood to deal with Germany's acts broadly, and to deal with a re- commendation to place the United States on a war footing.
 As Congress assembled at noon, President Wilson had practically de- cided to deliver his address today, immediately after the organization of the house, even if it should be deferred to late afternoon or even- ing.
 As Congress assembled, a major ity of the members openly favored a declaration of state of war, if not actually declaration of war.
 The house organization was ex- pected to be completed by three o'clock this afternoon, and joint session. with President Wilson ad- dressing it, will follow.
 Beset on one side with large dele- cations of paciflsts praying for peace fand besieged on the other by large number of patriotic pilgrims who demanded the country's entrance into the war, Congress waited to hear President Wilson outline the long history of German aggression against American lives and rights, and of the predatory violence of her submarines.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

MAKING MONEY ON RADlsHEs.
One Grower Will Receive at Rate of
 $i50 to $200 Per Acre.

J. Hollister Full, who spent Tues day in Loeksburg cooperating with the truck growers in the matter of picking, packing and marketing their radish crop, reports an inter- terestlng thing, which indicates the profitableness of truck growing. He was with a grower who had sown plot of ground covering from A to third of an acre to radishes. The man had marketed barrels which brought S2i, another barrel was on the market unreported, still another barrel was shipped out Tuesday, and still another barrel was to be marketed later, so that the small plot of ground with radishes at SS per barrel will bring in S4S, or re- turns at the rate of from $i50 to S200 per acre After the radishes are marketed the ground will be planted to eantaloupes, and then in the fall these will be followed with string beans.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
IRA Q. SMITH, MAYOR
Lead Independent Ticket With a Majority of 60--0ther Offices
 Were Equally Divided.

The result of the city election held Tuesday was in the nature of dog fall' so to speak, the success full candidates coming from the two tickets in the field, the Independents winning the mayor and two alder men, two aldermen and the police judge and the city attorney going to the Democrats. For city treasurer and city clerk, the candidates had announced on their own motion, and while they were on the ballot as In- dependents, they were not properly in the list of candidates placed in nomination by those who were sponsors for the Independent ticket. The total vote boiled was 276, which, after all, was not so far out of line with the total vote polled in the last several years. In 1915, with two tickets in the field the total was 326, and last year the total was less than 200. Ira 0. Smith, Independent candidate for mayor lead his ticket by several lengths, getting a major ity of 60 over Dr. J. G. Hilton, his Democratic opponent. Democratic candidate for City Attorney, L. N. Burnett, lead his ticket with a ma iority of 82 over his opponent, B. J. Stuart. The majorities of the suc- cessful candidates for aldermen were between i3 and IS. The can- didates for Police Judge and for City Treasurer received 27i votes each, which was the highest vote cast for any office and lacked , votes of being equal to the total lpolled
 The returns by wards are as fol- lpuye.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
SAVE mGH-PRICED HOGS.
To Dodge Cholera Losses Ses
 Your County Agent Now.


Ninety per cent of all the hogs that die in Arkansas die from hog cholera This dreaded disease is of germ origin and spreads among hogs as smallpox does in man. Tn acute cases the symptoms show a watery secretion of the eyes, high fever and increased breat hing, or "thumps." Reddish spots usually ap- pear on the abdomen and inside of the thighs. The death rate in acute cases is from 75 to foo per cent. Those that may recover usually lln- ger for weeks, the hair falling out and sometimes the ears slough off. There is no cure known for hog cholera, but it may be prevented by vaccination of healthy hogs with anti-hog-cholera serum. Hogs so vaccinated are immune against cholera for life. even tho exposed to the disease. The cost of vaceina- ton is about 50c for hundred pound hog, the cost varying with the weight of the hogs. With the high price of hogs and feed it is wise to insure your herd against cholera.
 Your county agent will gladly as sist any farmers in putting on demonstration in cholera control. Polk county is endowed by nature to be one of the greatest livestock counties in Arkansas. Let us give the hogs a chance.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
PRESIDENT CALLS
 NATION TO WAR
Addressing Congress, Mir. Wilson Ap- pealed to America to Take Up Arms Against the German
 Goyernment-Aid to Allies.

Washington, April 3.-president Wilson last night urged Congress, assembled in joint session, to de- clare a state of war existing be- tween the United States and Ger many.
 In dispassionate, but unmeas- ured denunciation of the course of the Imperial German government, which he characterized as a chal- lenge to all mankind, the President declared that neutrality no longer was feasible or desirable where the peace of the world was involved.
 The President said that war with Germany would involve practically cooperation with the governments now at war with germany, including liberal financial credits.
 He urged the raising of 1a million men, chosen on the principle of uni versal liability to service.
 The President made it clear that no action was being taken against the Austrian government and other nations allied with Germany.
 His Address Sent to Berlin.
 The objects of the United States in entering the war, the President said, were to vindicate the principles of peace and justice against selfish and autocratic power"
 Tie Presidents address was sent in full to Germany by a German of iicial news agency for publication in that country
 The text also went to England. and a summary of it's contents was sent around the world to other na- tions.
 To carry on an effective warfare against, the German government, which he characterized as natural foe to liberty" the President recom- mended:
 Utmost practical cooperation in counsel and action with the govern ments already at war with Germany.
 Extension of liberal financial credits to those governments so that the resources of America may be added so far as possible to their organization.
 Mobilization of all the material resources of the country
 Full equipment of the navy, par ticularly for means of daaling with submarine warfare.
 An army of at least E million men, based on the principle of uni yersa liability to service, and the authorization of additional incre- nfents of F million each as they are needed or can be handled in train ing.
 Raising necessary money for the United States government so far as possible without borrowing and on the basis of equitable taxation"
 All preparations, the President urged, should be made in such way as not to check the flow of war sup plies to the nations already in the field against Germany.
 Measures to accomplish Il these ends, the President told Congress, wouI be presented with the hest thought of the executiv departments and he besought consideration for them in that light.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
TEUTON RAIDER IN
 SOUTH ATLANTIC
Eleven Merchantmen Sunk and the Crews Sent to Brazil on French Ships-No Complaint of Treat
 ment of Prisoners.

Rio Janeiro, March 3i.--A German raider, slipping past the British warships on guard in the North Sea, has reached the South Atlantic and sunk fl merchantmen. According to survivors, the raider is the See adler Sea Eagle), formidable armed craft operating with the same success and daring as it's predeces- sor, the Moewe, which recently re- turned to a German port, after playing havoc with shipping in the same waters.
 News of the, activity of the raid CT was brought to Rio Janeiro by the French bark Campronne, which arrived yesterday. She had on board 2S5 men from the crews of the vessels sunk. The CambrOnne encountered the raider on March [, at latitude 2l south, longitude : west, a point in the Atlantic almost on a line with Rio Janiero and about tWO-thirds of the way to the Afri- can coast After the survivors had been put on the Cambronne she was ordered to proceed to the coast of Brazil, a voyage ef 2 days.
 The Jornal Bo Brazil says that the raider was loaded with mines, which explains the destruction of vessels of the coast of Brazil. She is re- ported to be armed with two guns of 105 millimeter caliber and i6 ma chine guns. The vessel has three masts and is equipped with wireless. It's crew consists of 64 men under the command of Count Ukner.
 Out Since December.
 According to refugees. the raid- CT left Germany December p, es- corted by a submarine. They say the German emperor and the crown prince alone knew of the expedition. No complaints have been made as to the treatment of the sailors while they were prisoners.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
WILL EXPLORE INDIAN
 MOUNDS IN POLK COUNTY
Representative of Museum of the American Indian, of New York
 Game to Polk County Tuesday.

AIr. and Mrs. NJ. R. Harrington ar rived in Mena last Tuesday from Mineral Springs, Ark, to make an investigation of the Indian mounds
 located in Polk county with a view .of making explorations Mr. Har- rington represents the Museum of the American Indian of New York City, and during the past year he has been making explorations in Washington and Hampstead counties and now is engaged in the same line of work near Mineral Springs. He will make a trip Wednesday to the mounds located near Opal, and if he can make satisfactory arrangements with the owners of the land on which the mounds are located, the plan is to begin work in Polk coun- ty as soon as the explorations are completed at Mineral springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
J.H. Scott Loses Home by Fire.

J. H. Scott of Cove was in Mena Monday fo buy supplies to rebuild his home, which was destroyed by fire "Wednesday night. MT. Scott stated that the fire started from a defective flue, and when is was dis covered it had gained such headway that it seemed impossible to save the house, so efforts were directed to- ward saving the contents. He es- inmates that his loss will be about $500 without any insurance. The work of building new home will be started at once, and in the mean time MT. Scott and family are being sheltered by neighbors. While in the city, Mfr. Scott also made his quarterly report as road overseer |of district 20
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
CHARGED WITH ~M0ONSHINING'
T. J. Mcbride Of Standing Rock Ar
 rested Saturday.

T. J Mcbride, who is running a saw mill near Standing Rock, was placed under arrest last Saturday by Deputy Sheriff J. A. Johnston, Deputy U. s. Marshal J. A. Thorn ton, and Constable Joe Emerson, on the charge of being interested in the manufacture and sale of alco- holic and spirituos liquors. The ex- amining trial was set for 10 o'clock Monday morning, but when the case was called it was continued until 10 o'clock next Saturday, the mo- tion for a continuance being filed by the state because of the inability to secure the attendance of material witness. Tn the meantime, the de- fendant has been placed under a bond of $500 for his appearance at the examining trial, The case is connected with the arrest of John Rogers, who was given an examin- ing trial last winter, and is now be- ing held under bona for his appear ance at the next session Of the grand jury.
 Eorfars Capdc af HfIf ahrapdtc dx;
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
MIsNA WOMEN GETS
 LARGE DAMAGE VERDICT
Court Awarded Mrs. Modena Hayes S27,000 for Injuries to Husband,
 Who Is Now Insane.

Mrs. Modena Hays, daughter of Mrs. b. B. Joplin of this city re- turned to Mena Saturday from Tex arkana, where she had been for over a week attending the session of the Federal district court ill the hear ing of the suit which she had in- stituted us cCratrix for her hus- band, w. M. Hayes, against the Kan sas City Southern Railway Company, for the recovery of damages in the amount of S60,000 She was given a verdict of S27,000 The story of the trial as told in the Texarkanian, is as follows:
 What is said to be the largest personal damage suit ever tried i'll the federal court for the Eastern District of Texas in this city, was that which was terminated yester- day afternoon late. when the jury brought in a verdict awarding ST. GOO damages to Mrs. Modena Hayes, curatix for her husband, w. NJ. Hayes.
 The case was styled Mrs. Modena HdytS, tuTdITlA, fS. hdiicdS Clty Southern Railway, and was for S60,- GOO damages, on account of alleged injuries to her husband. who is now said to be confined in an insane asy- Hum. The jury was out but few minutes, and it is said there was no difference Of opinion on the part of the jurors. This case was one of | the hardest fought in the history of the court occupying, as 1t did, ten days, OF nearly the entire term. More than 50 witnesses were ex- amined
 w. NJ. Hayes was fireman on a Locomotive of the defendant com pany and it was claimed that while in the exercise of his duties there was collision about to occur on the road at a point near Vivian, La last year when he jumped from his en- zine and sustained injuries about the body and was so frightened, il was alleged, as to lose his mind. Il now is claimed he is hopelessly in- sane"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Rushing to Washington.

New York April 2.--Several thou- sand militants. and nearly one thou sand pacifists filled q number of spe- cial trains which left here last night at midnight for Washington to press their beliefs before the con- gressmen who are assembled today i'll an extra session of Congress.
 The patriotic pilgrims" favoring war, issued statement as follows:
 ''The hour has struck to put an end to the Prussian oligarchy and the house of Hohenzollern. There can be no peace or democracy in the world until these enemies of democ- racy bite the dust"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Polk County Sunday schools.

Editor of The Mena Star
 Will you grant me space in your paper for a few words in behalf of the Polk County Sunday School As sociation. The organization is seek ing to stimulate a better Sunday school interest turnout the county, and by cooperation, succeed in en- rolling in the Sunday school the large number of children who are not in Sunday school
 At the last annual meeting of the county association, the county was divided into four districts, of six townships each, said districts to be known as Nos. 1, 2, 3 and f. Each district was to be under a president and two assistants. and each di- rected to hold one or more district conventions annually. The writer was assigned district No ?, com posed of the townships of Eagle Gap, |OGaehita, Mountain, Mill Creek, Full ton and Center. We are planning to hold our first convention at Dallas on Sunday. April 2. All Sunday schools in the townships named, are requested to send two or more delegates to that convention. We have number of good speakers, and various features of the Sunday school work will be discussed.
 A. l.. Durham.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
COUNTY DEPOSITORY SELECTED
Bid of Farmers & Merchants Bank,
 5ss Per Cent, Was Highest.

At the opening session of the April term Of the County Court, which was held Monday, Co. Judge A. E. Wear opened the bids which had been filed for the deposit of the county funds during the coming year. Three bids had been filed as follows: The Farmers & Merchants Bank, 55s per cent on average daily deposits; First National Bank, 51s per cent, and The Planters Bank, 63-i00 per cent. The bid of the Farmers x Merchants Bank was ac- cepted, and the institution is to be continued as the county depository upon the filing of the proper bond as required by law
 During the past two years The Farmers & Merchants Bank has paid IFS per cent.