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The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19

For every day and out of doors the little miss in city or country cannot have anything better suited to her needs than the plain gingham dress pictured here. It is cut on boyish lines and worn over boomers of the same material. It has a panel down the front, buttoning to one side with white buttons and striped collar, cuffs, and belt of gingham in the same color of the dress, with white stripes.
 There are some less robust, but very useful and pretty little dresses made of chambray in pink or blue. light yell low and pale green. with short bodices of white dimity and the chambray skirts either plaited or shirred on to them. Their charms for the youthful are re-enforced by pockets enticingly decorated with little chicks. or birds. or even baby rabbits and squirrels, done in cross-stitch embroidery. Sleeves In these dresses are short, sim pie needlework stitches, the best liked of all embellishments. Cross-stitch, feather stitch, buttonhole stitch, and just plain running stitches in colored cotton, seem exactly suited to the childish air of these little froeks.
 English nainsook, with little tucks and val lhce used for adornment, is for the present favored for the dainti-
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19

turned back at the top, are faced with black also. The wide epaulette collar is cut into revers at the front and bor- dered with black across the back. In the buttons the order of things is re- yersed and the natural pongee becomes the border. They fasten under loops of silk.
 Just the right sort of hat for this suit might be either a panama or bangkok trimmed with overlapping bows of narrow ribbon, like that shown in the picture.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19
C.. 2z- A. / I
Beach Capes.

For seashore wear, says the Dry Goods Economist, many silk capes have been brought out In plain and novelty tussah, in taffetas and in satins, together with some sheer silk crepes. These beach capes." as they are frequently called. are being made up in all the popular colorings. as well as in dainty evening shades. The very smartest capes are of satin and are fur lined.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19
PHILLIPS GET SCHULTZ
Former Cub Player Is Secured by
 Manager Pat Moran.
Veteran Has Several Years of Major League Baseball in His System Probably Will Replace Whit
 ted in OutfieId.

(By JACK VEIoCK. International News
 Sports Bdito-.)
 Ole Frank Schulte recently made his third move as a major leaguer when he went to the Phillies.
 He was sold to Philadelphia by Pittsburgh for the waiver price of S1,- 800 and, according to all reports, Pat Moran jumped at the chance to land him.
 We say "Ole Frank" because Schulte is in his thirty-fifth year. When ball player passes the 'three-ten" mark he is called a veteran, yet veteran that Schulte is, his services are still in de- mand.
 Early in the season Schulte cracked a floating rib in a wrestling match with one of his team mates. AS a consequence he was out of the lineup for a time and his hitting fell off. Jimmy Callahan decided that he would sell Schulte and give some of the young buckos of the Pirates a chance to fill his shoes. When he asked for
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19
ROWLAND HAS COMPACT CLUB
Manaoer of White sox Gives His Rea- cons for Success of Team-Men
 Are Not Hitting.

Clarence Rowland, manager of the White Sox, says his team is not hitting. but that good pitching. tidy fielding and "getting the breaks are the reasons for his success. 'sWe have compact club" explained Rowland the other day. but that Is no enlightenment to the host of laymen who go to ball games, for he didn't explain what a scompact" club b.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19
PRAISE FOR MILLER HUGGINS
Leader of St. Louis Cardinals Lauded by Fans for Good Showing Team
 Is Making.

Miller Higgins Is being lauded to the skies in St. Louis because the Car dinals are in the National league fight when no one expected they would be. About a thousand fans in St. Louis own stock in the Cardinals, which
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19
INTERNATIONAL. SUNlGSGlOOL.
 LESSON (By F. o. SELLERS. Acting Director of the Sunday School Course in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) Copyright. 1917 Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JULY 22 SENNACHERlB IN DAYS OF
 JUDAH.

LESSON TEXT-II Kings 19:2o-22, 2s-T. GOLDEN TEXT-God is our refuge and strength. very present help in trouble.- Psa. 46:L
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19

means that at least that number of fans are personally interested in what the team does. This may mean trou- ble in the future. though it works for popularity during a successful sesSon. The ideal ownership of a ball club calls for one man to control it, with just enough other good fellows to talk about the club In the right places.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19

est of dresses for little folks. Silk sweater-coats, like that shown in the picture, are almost replicas of those that grown-ups wear with their dresses. This one is in blue, with white collar, cuffs and sash, and be- sides making Its wearer happy-being so much like grown-up lady in it- 1t tempers the cool air of morning or evening, or the beach breezes to the white clad little lady.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-07-19

French compulsory education laws apply to all children between six and twelve years of age.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
TO DEVELOP EASTERN
 POLK COUNTS MINERAL
Corporal Chubb Proposes to Build Mena-Hot Springs R. R. and Open
 Copper and Manganese Mines.

Corporal Frederick A. Chubb will leave Thursday for Kansas City to close the negotiations for the devel- opment of mining and other pro- jects which he has been working up in this and Montgomery county On his return he hopes to have shaped up affairs so that develop ment will be begun at once.
 MT. Chubb, working under the firm name of Denise < Chubb, of i0i9 Brooklyn avenue, Kansas City, has secured extensive leases on mineral and slate lands in the eastern end of this county and the western part of Montgomery county, some of the leases covering slate mines, which have already been opened. The big project, however, which he has un- der consideration is the building of a railroad east from Mena to the slate, copper and manganese mines, and thence to Hot Springs. The people of this community are earnestly hoping that he will be successful in his undertakings, and that he will be the man to bring to a realization the Mena-Hot Springs railroad.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
ll-YEAR-OLD BOY
 AVENCES FATHER
Story of Blood Atonement Revealed at Coroners Inquest, When the Boy Calmly Gives Details of
 Dual Tragedy.

Pittsburg, Kas., March 9.-"Vindi- cate your blood" were the last words Giancento Vmardi spoke to his ii-year-old son, Joe, as he lay dying from a gunshot wound.
 Out into the night, lugging a shot gun almost as large as himself, the gun that had just dropped from his fathers hands, went the lad
 Not far from home he saw Mike Gilio, standing in front of his shack, laughing and holding the weapon with which he had just slain the elder Vinardi.
 Gilio pointed the gun at Joe, still laughing. The lad did not hesitate He aimed and pulled the trigger Tuesday morning, when Gilio was found dead, Joe knew that his aim had been true.
 He killed my daddy. I killed him" Joe unfalteringly told the cor oner's jury late Thursday.
 Then the jury returned ver- dict that Joe shot Gilio in self de- fense.
 It was a feud between Gilio and Vinardi over the formers attentions to Mary Vinardi, Joe's 16-year-old sister, that resulted in the blood atonement. The principals live al Croweburg.
 When Gilio tried to force his at tentions on Mary, her father ob- jected. During the quarrel Monday might, the suitor shot Vinardi in the head While Mary bathed her fath- CTS wound. the men continued to quarrel Then Gilio fired the fatal shot Joe, aroused from sleep played the leading role in the re- mainder of the tragedy.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Leader in Truck Growing.

J. w. Everett, who moved from Horatio to Nunley last winter, hav- ing bought the store and other prop erty of NJ. K penninger, is going to wield silent influence in the mat ter of getting Polk county farmers interested in truck growing. Mir. Everett was one of the active mem- bers in the association at Horatio, which has done so much to develop the industry i'll that section, and he is going to put some of the same activity into practice in his new home. As a starter he has put out four acres of English peas, which are already up in fine shape. After the peas are marketed he plans to put the same ground into canta- loupes, and after the cantaloupes are marketed, he may decide to raise string beans.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE
City Ticket Headed by Dr. ]. G. Hil-
 ton-Few Contests Marked the a Session.

Between l5 and 50 citizens gath cred at the courthouse Thursday in response to the call for a Democrat ic mass meeting for the purpose Of placing in nomination candidates for the city offices to be elected at the general election to be held April 3. A. H. Scoggin was chosen as chairman and Walter Nance as sec retary. The following nominations were made:
 For Mayor-Dr. J. c. Hilton.
 For Police Judge-W. B Thomas.
 For City AttOrney-L. IN. Burnett.
 Alderman First Ward-J. B. Goss.
 Alderman Second Ward (2-year term)-M. NJ. Shields.
 Alderman Second Ward 1 year term)-J. G. Jackson.
 Alderman Third Ward-J. F Harshman.
 Central Committeeman Ward, Leslie Moseley: End Ward, Wright prickett; 3rd Ward, Clyde Cunning ham.
 All nominations were made with out contest, except in the case of Police Judge and Committeeman of the First Ward. In the first in stance B. ]. Stuart, the present in- cumbent and w. B. Thomas were placed in nomination, and in the case of Committeeman of the First Ward, D. M. Watkins and Leslie Moseley mad been placed in noEaina- tion.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Dn!!!pIAIn nnnn nUUOINU UUUU
 ROADS MEETING
Steps Taken Tuesday Night to Cir eulate Petitions for Highway Thru Polk County From North
 to South Line.

The call issued by Judge J. l. AL ley, chairman of the committee in charge of the work of promoting the north and south highway in Polk county brought a goodly num- Der of Mena's representative citi- zens to the courthouse last night.
 After some discussion, legal peti- tions for the formation of road improvement district were submit ted. These bear the legal descrip- tion of every section of land in the proposed district, and a plat show ing the route proposed for the high way.
 The petition asks that c. W. Pet ty, R. Golf and 0. B. Witherspoon be named by the County Court as commissioners. The district is to be approximately six miles wide, three miles on each side of the road, extending from near Eagleton on the north to the Sevief county line
 There was a general signing of the petitions by those at the meeting and J A. Thornton consented to take up active soliciting for sigma lures during the next week, to re- port at a meeting to be held at the next Tuesday night. Sew eral other volunteers took out pe- titions and it is expected by the time the next meeting is held defi- nite plans for carrying on the work will be pprfected.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
CONTRACT LET FOR
 NENA POSTOFFICE
Georgia COmpany'S Bid of Si0,700 Lands the Work and Building Must Be Completed Within
 Twelve Months.

The contract for the Mena post office building was let on March 8, The successful bidder was Richard son Engineering and Constructing Company of Bainbridge, Georgia, at the bid of Sl0,700. The building is to be completed within one year from date. This information came to Postmaster R. $. Allen thru a letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury department. The communication being a copy of the letter sent to the successful bidders and is as follows:
 Tn accordance with Department approval of even date, your proposal dated February i9, 1917, the lowest received under advertisement as &C., cepted, to furnish all the labor and materials required for the con- struetion of the postoffice build ing at Mena, Ark, in strict accord ance with the specifications, dated January i0, 1917, the drawings men toned therein, such other drawings as may be furnished, the specified tions for plumbing, fixtures, etc. prepared by the board on uniform plumbing specifications for the Treasury. War and Navy Depart ment. March 1, 1916, and the in- structions of the superintendent using an approved light coloreC limestone for exterior stone work except where granite is required for the sum of forty thousand seven hundred dollars.
 The work must be completed within twelve (i2) months of the date of this acceptance"
 The concluding paragraph of the letter states that it is understood and agreed that the contractor will execute promptly d formal contract with bond in the sum of S29,400, and that in the meantime, the bidders cheek will be held until the accept anee of the bond
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Progress in Federal Loan Plans.

W. l.. Flick, who at the recent meeting of the farmers interested in the organization of Federal Farm Loan Association, was selected as Secretary Treasurer. and had sent the articles of Association to the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, has received in reply the assurance that within the next week OF ten days, he would receive all the ne Icessary blank forms, and that the bank would then be ready to take care of the needs of this community. A call for another meeting will be made as soon as the necessary pa pers arrive.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
MARRIAGE COSTS HIGHER, TOO.
New Law Adds Another Item to
 the H. C. of l..

On top of the steadily increasing cost of living, comes now an increase in the cost of getting married Coun- ty clerk Will Alexander is just in re- ceipt of a communication from c. w. Garrison, State Registrar of Vital Statistics, calling attention to the fact that under the provisions of Act No. il0, passed and approved February 29, 1917, which becomes effective on March i5, it will be ne- eessary to charge an additional fee of 90 cents for marriage licenses. This fee is to be placed in a fund to be known as the Vital Statistics Fund. The new law further pro- vides that hereafter each marriage license shall contain an additional form, prepared by the state depart- ment of vital statistics, and this form is to be filled out and then de- tached and transmitted to the State Registrar The total fee under the new law for a marriage license will be $3 as against S250 under the old iau
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
SELECTING TEACHERS EARLY.
Wickes, Hatton and Acorn School
 Boards Make Selections.

During the last week a number of the schools of the county have em- ployed teachers for the coming year, thus getting in line to be ready to plan and arrange the work for the terms to begin this fall.
 Tine directors of the Hatton school have decided to add second teacher to the force, the enrolment having outgrown the possibilities of sim gle teacher. E. W. Hamby has been elected principal of this school. with Miss Georgia Hamby as assistant.
 At Wickes J. E. Davis has been elected as principal and Miss Ruth Hamby as assistant.
 The directors of the Acorn school have chosen |. G. Harris as princi- pal and Mrs. Harris as teacher of the primary department. The teacher of the intermediate depart ment has not yet been selected.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
FOUND CApONs PROFITABLE.
]. P. Callahan Netted S1S.56 From F
 Birds Marketed.

J. P. Callahan, proprietor Of the Twin Gates Dairy, as sideline to his dairy business has given consid- erabe attention to the poultry busi- ness during the last year, particular attention having been given Co the raising of capons.
 Mr. Callahan has just received the returns on a shipment of l3 capons to the Kansas City market which in- dicates that le has struck a profit able line in the poultry business. Of the l3 eapOns shipped out one died in transit. and the remaining twelve weighed net 90 pounds, mak- ing an average weight of seven and one-third pounds. tho some of the birds weighed considerably more than that. They sold at g cents per pound, making a gross income of S20.70, and after deducting com missions, expressage and return charges on the empty coop, the i2 birds netted him $f856.
 This is the first time that MT. Cal lahan has experimented with eapon- izing, having operated on about 70 birds. and out of that number only SIX or eight were slips, but some of them died and others disappeared subsequently,, so that in the end he has a flock of 50 The birds were of mixed breeds, but this year he expects to raise only Plymouth Rocks. and to go into the business more extensively.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
TO NAME STATE COMPTROLLER
Believed That W. T. Reynolds of
 Camden Will Be Chosen.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, March 9.-Within the next day or so, Governor Charles H, Brough is expected to name the State Comptroller, provided for in the Smead bill creating the state auditorial department. It is freely predicted about the Capitol that w T. Reynolds, now connected with the State Banking Department, will secure the appointment. MT. Key holds is a native of Camden, and expert accountants of Little Rock state that he is one of the best qualified men in the state for the position.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
UTAH WILL COMPEL
 ITS MEN TO TRAIN
Legislature Passes Law Requiring All Between IS and 45 Years to Take Course in National
 Guard.

Salt Lake City, March 6.-The Compulsory Military Bill which passed the senate last week was ap- proved by the lower branch of the legislature today. The measure provides for compulsory enlistment and training between the ages of is and 45.
 Under the terms of the bill the governor may designate the loca- ton of the national guard units and
 i'll case enough volunteers are not obtained to flll the units to the strength required by law, even i'll time of peace, the draft may be re- sorted to thru the county commis- sioners.
 In this connection it is provided that the county assessor shall pro- vide the county cimmissioner with a list of all the residents between the ages of t9 and 22 and between
 the ages of g and l5, In peace times the draft will include only male residents between the ages of
 IS and 2 who meet with the physic- al requirements.
 The term of service would be for six years.
 New York is the only other state which has provided for compulsory military training Under amended bills passed by the legislature last might 230,0o0 boys between i6 and t9 will be eligible for military training each year. The measure provides that the boys shall receive three hours of military training week from September to June i5 of each school year.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
BACDAD FALLS ID
 BRITISH FORCES
Breaks the Power of Germany in the Near Eastern Dominion Much Artillery Captured
 and Destroyed.

London, March i2.-After an- nouncing the fall of Bagdad, the Turks stronghold, in the House of Commons here this afternoon, An drew Bonar Law said there is every reason to believe that two-thirds of the Turks artillery fell into the hands of the British or had been thrown into the Tigris when it was evident the British forces would be successful in their assault on the city.
 Bagdad, the chief Turkish city in Mesopotamia, and which was for merly the capital of the empire of the Calphs, was captured by the British Sunday morning, according to an official statement last night, based upon a report which had been received during the day from Gen. eral Frederick Maude, commanding the British forces.
 No details of the successful entry Of the city, city however, were contained in the report sent by General Maude Apparently however, the occupation was effected without resistance and with only slight forces.
 The fall of Bagdad, besides ending German hopes of. Near Eastern dominion, based on a Berlin -Bagdad railway, will reverberate turnout the Mohammedan empires, and it is be- lieved will more than rehabilitate British prestige in the Far West damaged by the earlier loss of Kut- El-Amara.
 Bagdad has been the base for all Turkish operations in Persia. Up to within a few days ago the Turks oc- cupied about 5000 square miles of Persian territory, but with the Rus sians pressing them closely from Kirmanzhah. as well as from the direction of Erzerum, indications point to a speedy junction of the British and Russian forces, which would soon compel Turkish evacu- ation of Persian territory.
 Bagdads capture marks the eli mak to one of the most dramatic and picturesque features of the war. It links the present to past so dis tant that it is semi-fabulous.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Mr. and Mrs. Levi WimberIy Return.

Mir. and Mrs. Levi Wimberly and two children returned last Thursday from Lakeyiew. Tex, whither they hau gone about five weeks ago eX- pecting to make their home. Mir. Wimberly says that he has no ex- cuses to make for their speedy re- turn. There are fine people in Lakeview, he says, and the country is all right, but with all that he says, they like Polk county better, aud that is why they have come back. MT. Wimberly, of course, has not yet decided where he will locate, but thinks that he will go back to Cherry Hill.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Will Make Home in Mena.

John 0etken and Mrs. Lena Will son were married Monday afternoon at the home of the bride, t2i6 Jans- sen, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. R. F. Mallon, pastor of the Lutheran church. Mir. and Mrs. Oetken left Monday night for Fort Smith, where they will spend a few days with relatives of Mrs. Oetken. and then they will make a trip to MT. Oetken's former home in Ne- braska, expecting to return to Mena in about two weeks when they will
 make their home in the residence purchased last week by the groom from w. A. Finks.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
RAILROAD STRIKE SHADOW OVERLAND OVERLAND
President Wilson Notified by Four Br0therhoods of Conference on Thursday = Railroad Officials
 Will Not Compromise.

Washington, March i3.-The rail- road brotherhoods on March wrote to President Wilson, it became known today, formally notifying him of the conference with the rail- road representative scheduled for March i5. In this letter the broth erhOod leaders declared they were 'hopeful' of making satisfactory adjustment of questions pending with the railroads.
 The brotherhood representatives also informed President Wilson that if while they were negotiating with the railroads, the nation became in- volyed in war they would cooper ate to the fullest extent with the government
 Probe Is Begun.
 Neither President Wilson nor Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor had official information to- day regarding the intention of the Drotaerhoods tO strike unless sat- isfact0ry arrangement was reached lat Thursdays conference An in- yestigation was begun thru govern mental agencies, however
 Ii was stated that there was little of a definite character that the gov- ernment could do until the out come of the meeting in New York Thursday is known.
 No Compromise by Railroads.
 New York, March i3-Even should the railroads be threatened by the four brotherhoods of trainmen with a nationwide strike at the confer ence to be held here Thursday with the railroad managers, their stand will be, 1t was learned here Tuesday, that there cannot be at this time any compromise on the question of the eight-hour working day
 This position is based on the con- tention. it was stated authoritative. ly, that tffe.railroads entered into stipulation with the. government to do nothing to alter the statuseauo pending decision by the supreme court on the Adamson Law.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Rank FoOIishness.

You occasionally see it stated that colds do not result from cold wealth. CT. That is rank foolishness. Were it true colds would be as prevalent in midsummer as in midwinter. The microbe that causes colds flourishes in damp, cold weather. To get rid of cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is effectual and is high iy recommended by people who have used it for many years as occasion required and know it's real value. 0btainable everywhere.--Adv.