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The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
W.L. PARKER IS
 INDICTED FOR
 ENTERTAINMENT
GRAND JURY RETURNS TWO IN- DICTMENTS, FIRST CHARGING WITHHOLDING AND USING
 S2,2f5.Sf COUNTY FUNDS.
SECOND INDICTMENT CHARGES HE EMBEZZLED AND CON- VERIFIED TO OWN USE SiS1O
 IN COUNTY WARRANTS.

W. L. Parker, circuit clerk at the present time, and for six years pasl county and probate clerk of Uni: county, and county assessor for two terms previous to that, was indicted Friday afternoon by the Grand jury on two indictments, charging em- bezzlement
 The indictments were returned when the Grand jury made ifs final report, and after the circuit clerk had read the report, Judge J. T Bowling announced to the clerk that he had in his hands the two indiet- ments against him. and that it be- came his duty to remove him from office pending a hearing on the in- dictments.
 The Court thereupon appointed Freeman l.. Johnson. ex-clerk of the Court as successor to Mr. Park CT.
 One indictment charges embezzle- ment in the amount of s2,2i5.8i, and is as follows:
 rOn the 30th day of November, 1916, being then and there the duly elected, commissioned and qualified County Clerk, and having taken the oath of office thereof as re- quired by law, did then and there have in his hands the sum of $2,2i5.Si in gold, silver and paper money, said moneys having come into his hands by virtue of his employment, said funds being the property of said county aforesaid, and being then and there public funds, did then and there unlaw- fully. feloniousIy and fraudulent- ly fall and omit to pay the amount aforesaid to said county due by him, the said w. l.. Parker, on set llement and did then and there unlawfuliy, feloniously and fraud ulently use said money and funds as aforesaid for his private pur- pose. and convert the same to his own use"
 The other indictment charges em- bezzlement on November 1, 1916, in the appropriation of county war rants aggregating in amount SiSi0, said warrants being the property of R. T. Harrison, Fred Gray, W. w. Townsend, D. M Townsend, Oscar Afford, J. H. Harrison, Travis Hun saker. ]. B. Lilies, Bud German, Mar ion Holder and E. w. Snow.
 The indictment, after enumerating the warrants by number and amount and stating the ownership of the same. recites that he
 did unlawfully and feloniously and fraudulently withdraw from the office of the county clerk of said county. and embezzIe and convert the same to his own use without the consent of the said owners
 The trial on these indictments will likely be held next week, at which time the criminal docket will be taken up.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
ALL GERMANS ALIEN ENEMIES.
New Federal Order Warns Against
 Dissertation of the Flag.

Chicago, April 20.-All citizens of Germany residing in the United States are defined as "alien enemies in new instructions received today by Hinton C. Clahaugh, chief of the local bureau of investigation for the Department of Justice. They come direct from Attorney General Greg ory and emphasize the importance of vigilance by officials in searching out such "alien enemies and en- forcing the regulations against them The order says:
 Whoever mutilates, abuses, des-
 eefates or insults the United States
 flag in any way, or displays an en-
 emy flag or insignia is to be re-
 garded as a danger to the public
 peace and safety.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
SPOKE FACTORY IN OPERATION
l.. C. Gosney Producing Finished
 Product-cood Demand.

L. c. Gosney was in Mena Thurs day and was showing some of the products of the spoke factory he has established on Powell creek, about eight miles west of Mena. He brought in a finished spoke and one that had only been run thru the lathe The finished product com pared 50 favorably with the spokes that are turned out by big factories that he had no difficulty ln placing a nice order for the first output of his mill with the Watkins Hardware Company. He already has about 300 spokes completed and in addition has between 1000 and 5000 in the rough and in process of being air dried.
 The mill will employ five men in addition Co those who are engaged in cutting the timber, and the equip ment consists of three machines, a lathe, a tenon cutter and sander, The same machines, while now used only to make wagon spokes, can be used for the manufacture of ax, adz, hatchet and hammer handles, shoe lasts and gun stocks. Then there is a saw in the equipment which is used to saw out wagon felloes, and, eventually, Mr. Gosney plans to in- stall machinery Go make all the ma lerial for wagon wheel, hub, spokes and felloes.
 MT. Gosney has for some time been working on this proposition, but he has not made much noise about it, preferring to wait until he had some of the products ready for market and had demonstrated what could be made out of Polk county timber.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
BRITISH ATTACK FREIBURG
 OUT OF RETALIATION
German Official Statement Says if Persons Were Killed, g Injured
 and University Was Damaged.

Berlin, April l7.--An official am nouncement by the war office this afternoon says that eleven persons were killed and twenty-nine injured, while considerable damage was done to the University buildings by an air attack on Freiburg.
 A British admiralty statement last might said that a large squadron of British and French airplanes had bombarded Freiburg Saturday.
 II was stated that the lombard ment was a reprisal for the German submarine attack on the British hospital ships.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
.SEC.HOUSTON ASKS
 POWER ROVERFOODS
Wants to Be Allowed 10 Fix Mini- mum and Maximum Prices-Move- ment Started in Chicago to Put
 Cheek on Hoarding Foods.

Washington, April 20.-secretary of Agriculture Houston this morning recommended to the Senate that the council of national defense be em- powered to fix the minimum and maximum food prices ill this coun- try.
 Secretary Houston said the de- pertinent of agriculture needs au- thority to make a complete survey of the nations food supply.
 It is estimated that S25, 100000 will be needed to carry out the desired plans.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Ahandon Wheat Crops.

Topeka, April 2o.-Fifty per cent of the 1917 wheat crop has been leaving the smallest ae- reage since 1897, according to the announcement issued here today by the board of agriculture
 The coming crop is estimated at bushels, which is 5i,000,000 bushels less than last years crop.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
HE WANTED A SALOON LICENSE
Therefore Everett Hughes, Little Rock, Was Arrested for Insanity.

Little Rock, April 20-A white man about 30 years old, giving his name as Everett Hughes, was arrested at the state capitol yesterday after noon fer insanity and placed in the county jail He insisted on going in to the state house to see the govern or, saying that Fort Smith had sent him to Little Rock to get saloon license.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
LINES UP WITH
 U. $. AGAINST GERMANY
With the Exception of Costa Riea. Is First of Central American Group
 to Define Altitude.

Washington, April i9.-Nicaragua has aligned herself with the Latin American nations endorsing the United States declaration, the for eign office at Managua notified the State department today.
 With the exception of Costa Rica, whose new government offered the use of her ports and territorial wa ters to the American navy, Nicarag- ua is the first of the Central Amer ican group Co define it's attitude.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
All Records Broken.

Chicago, April 20.-Wheat prices broke all previous records on the To- cal market this morning.
 The traders went wild over the re- ports of big purchases for the allies, and September wheat reached Si.89.
 Corn advanced with wheat to new high records today.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
TO INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY.
Keepers of Lighthouses Instructed
 to Cultivate Gardens.

Washington, April is.-As part of the nation-wide campaign to in crease the production of foodstuffs, the keepers and inspectors of all lighthouses were today requested by the Department of Commerce to eul- tivate as much land as possible on the lighthouse reservations.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

To have a fine healthy complexion --the liver must be active, the bow els regular and the blood pure. All this is brought about by using HER. ZINE. It thoroughly SCOUTS the liver, stomach and bowels, puts the body in fine condition and restores that clear. pink and white complex ion so much desired by ladies. Price Soc Sold by Jackson Drug X Furniture Co.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Allies Makes Millions.

Chicago, April 20.-The Allied gov ernments, dealing thru Chicago brokers, are credited with having made a profit of more than 3l5 mill lions in the last two months in grain market speculations.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Dollar Farming

If you are going to raise corn you don't plant whole ears do you? Grain by grain, hill by hill, you drop it until your entire field is planted. As you raise corn raise dollars. Plant them as you get them, one by one, in an account with us. This is the seed time for your dollar crop. Sow now for the dollar harvest.
 By planting your corn, potatoes, and other food stuffs in the ground and your dollars in this bank at harvest time you will have plenty to eat and money in the bank, which means happiness.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness and a general mo account" feeling is a sure sign of torpid liver. HER BINE is the medicine needed It makes the liver active, vitalizes the blood, regulates the bowels and re- stors a fine feeling of energy and cheerfulness. Price Soc. Sold by Jackson Drug X Furniture Co.--Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

If Anyone having common goats of
 any kind to sell will kindly write Howard Braddock. Ritz, Scott County, Ark, he will call and set them. Adv i5-4I
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

For Sale2 II. P. gasoline engine; absolutely first class and in per- feet condition. Air cooled. See it running any day at Star Ofllce. Rea- son: Changing power plant.
 49 St 9tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Check Hoardinn of Foods.

Chicago, April 20.-The move ment which has been started here to check the boarding of food today promises to become nationwide.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

The heavy buying is said to be causing the unnecessarily high prices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
FORMER THETFoRD RESIDENT.
Allen v. Cox, 70, Died of Shock at Brat
tleboro.

Brsttleboro, Feb. 26.--Allen Vale Cox,
70, resident of Brattleboro since 1869,
died suddenly at his home on High Lawn
road yesterday afternoon of shock. In
June, 1913, he retired from a plumbing
and steam fitting business which he con-
Quoted 40 years continuously without a
vacation. His boyhood was spent in
Barnard on the farm. He worked three
years in BOSTON, part of the time on
the construction of the frigate Merrimac
and then engaged in the carriage and
sleigh business in Eufield, n H.. until
he enlisted in Co, C, 18th New Hamp-
shire regiment, being made orderly SER
geant.
After being discharged from the serv-
ice he went TO Thetford, where he again
engaged in the carriage manufactur-
ing business. He was first employed in
Brattleboro in the Estey Organ works,
but in. June. 1873, bought the store and
tinware business of Holden Willard, later
adding steam fitting and plumbing.
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Bewsey Wells,
wife of George Wells, died yesterday
afternoon. She had been in poor health
two years. Mrs. Wells, 75,' was born
in Portsmouth, Eng.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Supper by the mems club Saturday
evening, March g. 8 TO o'clock, Presby-
terrain chureh.-adv.
George L. More Of Canandaigua, N. Y,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
spend several days in Barre and vicinity
on business.
Perfection oil heaters and stoves. All
kinds of wicks. Wash boilers and wiring
ers. Special sale ON Andes heaters. E. A.
Prindle, Depot square.
The members of the Goddard com
mercial class of 1917 held their annual
dance and entertainment Saturday even
ing, when about 100 students, alumni
and friends assembled at Goddard hall
and danced to the strains of Cleaves or
chestra until nearly the midnight hour.
The dance proved TO be the most success
full entertainment held at the school this
year. The hall was beautifully decorat-
ed with the class colors of green and
white, streamers being suspended from
the top of the hall to all corners and
sprigs of evergreen were lastly placed
around the hall, with background of
green spruce trees for the orchestra. At
the first of the dance, several OF the
young people went into the gallery and
dropped roses which were made for the
occasion so as to give all the dancers one
TO wear At intermission, the commit
tee in charge of refreshments served
cake and ice cream to all present, The
class officers had charge of the dance
with several committees to take charge
of the various parts of the entertain
ment. The receiving line consisted of
Prin. and Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER, Charles
Hoernle and Miss Bridges, teachers in
the commercial class, and two of the
class, Miss Frances Soules and Oscar
Boyea. The class officers, who super
vised the working of the various commit.
tees were Oscar Boyea, president, Vivian
Baker, vice president, Frances Soules
and Marian Martin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Scene of "The Little Cafe" is Laid In
Paris.

"The Little Cafe" the eminently sue
cessful musical comedy will be presented
at the opera house Wednesday, Feb. rs.
The charm and attractiveness of this
| last word" in musical comedy has en-
phasized the fact that the vast majority
of amusement patrons still delight in
this style of entertainment provided the
ingredients which go to make it up are
intelligently put forth, as they have been
by Messrs. Mcclellan and Caryll, the
librettist and composer of "The Little
Cafe"
The story concerns the adventures OF
a happy go lucky waiter in a Partisan
cafe frequented by the light hearted hab-
itues of the Latin quarter, who fall heir
to million francs, the legacy of an
old uncle and member of the nobility,
and the Vaccinations of the proprietor
OF the cafe and a promoter to compel
the waiter to share his fortune with
them. The waiter spends ten days in
the little cafe in order to keep binding
contract with the proprietor but at
night he is one of the most liberal pat
rons of the magnificent Grand Gala res
taurant, a favorite place for the assn
bling of the many notable figures of Par
is night life. In the end the waiter finds
that he is not only the possessor of a
great fortune but of an old title as well.
Among the popular song hits are
fYour Little Cafe, Good Day" "Serve the
Caviar" "The Best Queen of All" "This
Gay Paree," "Thy Mouth is Rose" and
"Just Because It's You."-Adv,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
EAST BARRE

Robert Lowrey, Clinton Taylor and
Ward Silver are home from Bristol
Conn, for a few days visit with friends
and relatives.
Carroll Tucker is confined to the house
with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. j. Whitcomb and son,
Harold. have been spending a few days in
Morrisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Jones were called
to Hyde Park Friday by the death OF
their son.
The Woman's auxiliary will meet with
Mrs. Brink Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock. A large attendance is desired.
Miss Jennie Gilander, who has been in
Bristol, Conn, the past winter is home
for a few weeks
Mrs. Josephine wellington has re-
turned from Vergennes, where she has
been for several weeks.
The remains of George Hedges, who
passed away Friday, were taken to Der
lin Corners this morning for interment
Leland Avery attended the kake walk
at the University of Vermont last Thurs
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bates and daugh-
ter. Beulah. and Miss Erms Cooney. who
have been spending the winter in Cuba,
left Havana for the mainland the nrst
of last week. The trip home will be
made in a leisurely manner, covering
a bout three weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
TO LEAVE MIDDLEBURY.
Physical Director Holmes Is Going to
Appleton College, Wisconsin.

Aiiddlebury, Feb. 26.-Prof. Edwin N.
Holmes, physical director at Middlebury
college, has resigned his position to ac-
cept a similar position at Lawrence col
lege, Appleton, Wis. The change is an
advancement for Prof. Holmes, since
Lawrence college, having student body
more than double the enrolment at Mid.
dlebury, offers larger possibilities in its
physical department. Prof. Holmes is
graduate of the Springfield Y. NJ. c. A.
college and came to Middlebury as as
sistant professor two years ago Under
his direction Middlebury has seen the
most successful period in its athletic his
tory. Championship records have been
established both in football and track
athletics, graded gymnasium work has
been introduced and a gymnasium team
organized and trained. There is a strong
feeling among students and alumni that
Coach Holmes, in his two years work as
physical director, has put Middlebury col
lege son the map" In his new position
Prof. Holmes win have rank of full
profcssorship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
NO WATER TO FIGHT FIRE.
Store Building Containing Postofice at
Ferrisburg Burned.

Ferrisburg, Feb 26.--The store and
stock of goods of Charles c. Field of
Ferrisburg Center, together with the
postoffice, an unoccupied tenement above,
and an ice, meat and grain annex, was
destroyed by fire early last evening. The
loss has not been determined, but insur.
ance is carried. The origin of the blaze
is not known.
The fire was discovered by Henry Du-
buc between I and s o'clock He i'm
mediately spread the alarm, but there
was no water protection, and no fire ap-
pliance of any kind with which TO fight
the flames.
A strong southeast wind was blowing,
which carried the embers to the horse
sheds of the Congregational church,
which were set on fire several times.
The frefghters managed TO extinguish
the blaze each time.
The town-house horsesheds back of the
store were torn down to prevent the fire
spreading.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
HAD OPIUM AND HERON.
Two Men Accused of Bringing Narcotics
Into United States.

Burlington, Feb 26.-Constantine Alex
andropalos and Nicholas Mellionous, two
Greeks, were arrested yesterday by Dep
uty United States Marshal Thomas
Reeves of this city on warrants issued by
United States Dist. Att. Vernon A. Bull
lard, charging them with violation of the
act of Congress passed in 1909, which
prohibits the bringing of narcotics into
this country. Both men were caught
with the goods after having been followed
from Montreal to Alburg, where they
were searched. They were brought to
the county Jail in this city and their
cases will probably be taken before the
grand jury by Dist. Atty. Billiard at the
session to open tomorrow.
The men were caught through the eff
forts of A. II. King, deputy collector of
customs in charge, who is stationed at
Montreal. They were followed by him
from Montreal to Alburg, where they
were taken from the sleeper running
from Montreal to New York late Satur-
day night.
The men were taken into the Office of
Harry Smith, deputy collector of Gus
toms in charge at Alburg, where they
were searched by him, Mr.. Smith and
Inspector Herbert Rice. Among his eff
fects Mellionous was found to have five
pounds of crude opium and six dozen
bottles of heroin, each bottle containing
900 tablets, in all about $4,000 of the
tablets. Nicholas also had six dozen
bottles of the heroin tablets and half
ounce of morphine.
Warrants issued by District Deputy
Bulard yesterday were served on the
men by Deputy Marshal Reeves, the men
being brought to the Burlington Jail on
the noon train.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
CAREFUL SPEECH.
II Aids Clear Thinking and the Elk.
preston Of OnSAs Ideas.

preston Of Onsas Ideas.
Nothing is more OF help to clear
thinking than careful speech. Very Of
tan we discover q naw In our logic
when we attempt to put \ into words,
observes the Irish World. But some
times we really have ideas, though
we experience difficulty In expressing
them.
People of sympathetic natures are
frequently dumb In the presence of sor-
row. Some who are very intelligent
are 80 silent and diffident that nobody
ever gets the benefit of their bright
Ideas.
A recent poet has inumated that for
the deep things Of Life language Is al
together inadequate: but. however that
may be, 1t is the principal means at
present by which human beings get
close together.
We learn to talk. As we say, In the
fryt few years OF life. and some Of
us get very little beyond that start In
babyhood. We can ask for what we
want to eat and drink, but We are un.
able to express sympathy taotfuliy and
gracefully.
We have q great many ideas that we
never try TO put into words, because
We feel that we do not know the right
words. We have not really learned to
talk while we remain Silent regarding
the things which mean most to Us.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Charles Booth of Farview street was
taken to the City hospital to-day for
treatment
Miss Kethleen O'Leary of Eastern ave-
nue., who has been at the City hospital
for treatment, went home to-day.
Regular meeting of Minnehaha en-
campment Tuesday, Feb. 81; work in the
patriarchial degree. All officers and pa
triarchs are urgently requested to be
present.
Robert Brown. who has been visiting
at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Brown of Bassett street, returned
this morning to Windsor.
n II. Lane of Newton Highlands,
Mass, and his son, Harry H. Lane, Of
Newton Center, Mass, arrived in the
city this morning, having been called
by the death of the formers sister, Mrs.
Mehitable Haviland of Highland avenue,
who passed away last night.
One of the largest crowds that ever
assembled indoors for dancing purposes
in Barre patronized the auditorium dance
on Granite street Saturday night. The
affair was one of several Saturday night
dancing festivals inaugurated by Social
club No. 2 and the attendance far ex-
'veeded the expectations of the commit
tee. An augmented orchestra played for
the company and the bizarre costumes
affected by many of the dancers is said
to have added much to colorful even
ing on the floor.
An extensive addition to the storage
facilities at the Union Clothing store on
Depot square will be available for use
in few days as the result of alterations
gotten under way by carpenters this
The hitherto unused half story
of the building owned by Mrs. c. j. Boil
ster and occupied for some years by the
clothing company has been tapped" at
the rear and a set of stairs is being
built to connect the ground floor with
the room above. Manager NJ. S. Levin
expects to have a room with dimensions
Of 40 and % feet and some OF the sur
plus stock kept in the basement and in
outside storage rooms will be trans |
ferred to the second story.