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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13
w WIS BLAMED FOR
LABOR TROUBLES IN
WEST;;TNO ARE DEAD
DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED BY
PHOENIX AGiTATOR, WHO IN
TURN is SLAIN BY OFFICIAL
FRIENDS.

Phoenix, Ariz,, July 13-Deportation
from Bisbee. Arizona, of between 100
and 1900 industrials workers of the
world conferred the eyes of the nation
today on an agitation which has risen
to considerable proportions in the
west.
Two men have been killed in the
disorders at Bisbee. o =. McRae. a
copper mine shift boss, deputi?ed by
the sheriff. was hit by shot fired
thru the door of his home by James
Brew, an l. W. " sympathizer, whom
he sought to arrest. Brew was killed
by companions of McRae
Chicago, July 13.--W. D. Haywood.
secreta and treasurer of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, today de
MED that German money or influence
is bclind the copper mine strikes.
There is no attempt to tie up cop
per mines of the United States just
b. use we are at war. said Hay
wood And there is no connection
between the l. w W. efforts in the
harvest fields situation and the mine
strikes, so fer as know.
THE deportation viii not affect the
general situation They cannot mine
copper with machine guns ar dix it
with bayonets. Tae deportation was
~ outrage
Officials in solae I'll ihe seven states
affected pronounced The movement
ole 20 reduce production of supplies
nee essary to the conduct of the war
and charge German influences and
financial support
Organizers of the |. w W, especial
y IN this state, are well financed from
sources unknown, even to those well
yersed in the workings of the BODY.
From the Canadian border to Mexi.
co civic. state and military authori.
ties were alert today to suppress all
disorder.
While almost 1900 agitators loaded
In "a cattle cars were being shuttled
back and forth between Arizona and
New Mexico today, Governor Camp
bell was awaiting reply to his mes.
sage to President Wilson, asking for
Federal troops for every mining camp
in the state.
New Mexico authorities refused to
permit the agitators to land any.
where in the state and they were
turned around and started back.
Governor Campbell charged in his
message to the President that 5000 /
w. w. agitators are infesting the in
dustrial centers of the state and TO
menting trouble with the object o
EN- embarrassing the national govern
ment He pointed out that rs pei
cent of the copper production of the
greatest copper producing state ID
tied up.
The governor appealed to Presi
dent Wilson because liberalization OF
state troops has left him powerless
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13
UNCLE SAM FOR FREIGHT AGENT

i To have the government handle
fast freight lines and take over that
some phase of transportation is the
of Frederick C. Howe, com.
missioner of immigration at the port
sof New York. i3
i Commissioner Howe believes this
could be managed just as the parcel
post system is, under separate d.
vision Of transportation or through
the postofiice department. This
would centralize the problems Of trans
portation for the whole country, as
nothing else could while so many
different private companies are hand
ling the actual work
Naturally, the interest of the rail
roads and private companies now
handling the freight of the country
fs to carry the freight that brings
the highest return and that lnsrles
ne longest haul over tneil own roads.
There Is little consideration of the
needs OF the nation ~ Il whole or of
dow best to serye them
The parcel post system has ruined
nobody, although the express com.
panies raised loud howl when IL
was first proposed. In the present
transportation confusion there is un-
doubtedly o large enough field for scr
vice to introduce efficiency without
crushing any enterprise worth SAVING.
u it's necessary for the government to
become the single operating agency of
the yari0ua freight lines of The coun.
try, 1t viii do II and do q right We
bet on Uncle Sam
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13
POISON BEANS ARE
FOUND IN MINNESOTA

St Paul, July 13-Quantities of the
poisonous Burma and Rangoon beans
nave been located and seized, accord
ing to John McCabe, assistant state
dairy and food commissioner, ap.
pointed by the public safety commits
sion to investigate appearance of the
beans In this state Commission firms
and federal authorities are coopera.
ating with state officials in tracing
the beans.
The first to be found in the state
were seized in Minneapolis the other
day. II was said then that they had
come in through Pacific ports, we're
sent to Michigan and from that large
bean producing state were shipped to
lhe Northwest.
L. L..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13
PATRIOTIC LITTLE CITIES.

& III lHe NOlilppf nOtlaTSdtnand.li
In the competition aroused by the
liberty loan the Red Cross subscrjp.
ton campaign and The army yolun.
teerins the large cities nave had near
Nv all tho publicity Anybody might
suppose, from readinr he metro.
politan papers, that oil the patriotism
IN the country is contained III the ten
or fifteen cities having the largest
population II IL likely that small
.l9wns In general have done at least
as wen as the big communities.
{ brunswick, Ga, for instance, comes
foreard with the quiet claim chat u
leads the United states in Liberty
Bond subscrpti0u Most Americans
may never haze heard u BrursNrk
Ga III go II time they became
aware of H. existence Brunswick has
9g,009 or 1000 people. It bought
$i lNV ooo worth Of war bonds. In nd.
tlltion, il subscribed $4,000 to the
Red Cross hlnd. II has given the
nation an entire infantry company of
Volunteer ana has nearly 80 men in
the regular army and navy.
a SAL this, perhaps, IS nothing to brag
Of IL Is no more than Brunswick
should have done. But what city has
done better III proportion to IT. size :?
# ----
mn OvIl(K RESTrTTl INV u,esrr
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13

The phrase "a cock and hull story j
corruption of the words "a concoc.
ed and bully story the latter term he
ing derived from the Danish wor.
buIlen- exaggerated.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13

When the nickel chnffng dish he.
comes dull wipe it off with soft cloth
moistened with ammonia and then pol.
ish with another soft rag.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13

Bids will be received by the under.
signed until Friday, July 20. 1917. at
3 O'Clock a. m. for excavating and
back filling trench for water mains as
per specifications on file in city office
w W. CURTIS,
City Clerk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13

Jelly Glasses. per dozen ........ 2se
Mason Pint Fruit Jars ........ 6sc
haSon Quart Jars ............ 78c
FcrndelI Can Rubbers, extra heavy,
thick. white, dozen ......., 25c
Job lot Extracts, labels damaged,
Lemon, Strawberry, Pineapple. Al
mord, i bottles for .....,.. 29c
25c cakes Baking Chocolate ..t9e
Mason Quart iars Cocoa ...,29c
Long Gu. Cocoanut, pound .... 25c
FINE FOR SALADS.
Jap Crab Meat. tin ............ 29c
Fancy White Tuna Fish ..,... 25c
Small tins Lobster ......... CSC
CurtIce Boned Chicken or Turkey.
Large tins Hawaiian pineapples zoe
Curtice Blue Label Catsup ..t9c
Short Quart Stuffed Olives go. 29c
Short Quart olives .......... zoe
6oc bottle Red Wing Grape
Juice ...--............ SSc
2oc bottle Ginger Ale ......... t5c
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01

BILLY SHAFER'S DEAL
BY Alice E. Ives
, =
Copyright, 1917, w. G. Chapman
Billy Shafer breezed into town,
and put up at the best hotel. 1t was
easily the best because there was but
one other. and that was the tavern.
If continued to be called the tavern,
for being devoid of. such frivoGties
as modern improvements, it pre-
ferred like an old decayed family to
maintain the dignity of old traditions.
Billy was a travelling salesman whose
territory being restricted to small
towns, and hence not productive OF
large pecuniary returns, was wont
to add to his income by being also
book agent for a remarkable volume
called, "A Treasury of Unusual
knowledge" He did not find that
the community at large was yearn-
ing for knowledge, still he sold a few
copies in each town, and he did not
get discouraged. That was one beau
tiful thing about Billy; no adverse
fate or series Of setbacks ever gave
him a crouch or even dampened his
spirits. This was of course his great
est asset in the business of being
drummer. 1t was quite impossible to
rebuff Billy; he bounded back like
rubber ball
So it was that Billy's visits began
to be looked forward to with some
thing of the expectation of a travel
ing circus. The regular bOarders
stroIled out of the hotel dining room
and the usual outsiders drifted into
the lobby, and Billy was soon the
center of a group ranging in variety
all the way from Al Barkum, the vii
Iage "cut-up," to Emory Bond, dea-
con of the Baptist church.
Still distributing that wonderful
treasury of knowledge!" scOffed one
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01

impression on Billy except to cause
him to smiingly join in with the
general meTTiment.
well, I've looked over that book
you know you got me to buy one"
remarked the deacon repTOachfully,
''and I didn't find anything unusual
about it..
There is never" said Billy Orac-yE
uIarly, anything unusual about true
knowledge"
you bet there will be something
unusual about your selling any more
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
COVE CATCHES.

Elder Green of Mena began a series of meetings here 1uesdaS night. ., ;u oIov inc Drummers' nine on the Cove grounds here next Saturday.
 A new doctor in town-a Dr. Bak5 CT from Hatton, Vandervoort ana other points, has located permah-
 The Commercial Hotel has lately heen repapered and repainted in- side and out, and it will now do credit to most any city hotel.
 The Cove Lumber Company re- ceiyed their new Federal 3l2 ton motor truck this week and from the looks of it there is no danger ol overlooking it with Lumber.
 Kelsey Skinner. the efficient DOCK keeper for the Cove Lumber CQIn- many. is not exactly in the poultry business. but will pay $i.00 each Tor old geese that are not active enough to dodge his automobile.
 The Board of School Directors will let contracts next Saturday evening to the lowest responsible bidder. for building an addition to the school building, also for tenc- ing the school grounds.
 philomel.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
----------a----~--------- BETHESDA SPRINGS.

Hey Hudgins is helping on road work this week.
 Mrs. Beasley attended church al Mena Saturday night
 Clayton Standefer and family moved over on Two-Mile this week.
 J. D. Kaylor and Ed Hines are get ting out quite a nice lot Of shingles at their mill here.
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Wyatt and daughter, Miss Edrena, of TWO Mile. were visitors in Mena Friday.
 Frank Luttrell. who is running a saw mill near Board Camp, has been home this week on account or Ill., ness.
 Jimmie Ritchie. our efficient road man. is grading the road prepara- tory tc putting in a concrete prldge in Bethesda, near the home of wood
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. H. Cunningham, Mrs. Mayme Cunningham; and tne Rev A. n Ballinger, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hohener o1 Mena Thirsday evening.
 Messrsl Maloney and Tucker, nm eralopists are here inspecting the mining claims owned by the Dallas mining Company of Dallas, Tex. and seem to be. faNoEably impressed Wltli the prospects here. ,
 Rev A. K Baflinger. who has Deen holding a series of meetings at the residence of ] H. Cunningham, lelt for his home in California frluay morning. Bro. Ballinger IS qulte an interesting speaker, and all Wllo heard him seemed to enjoy ms ser mons very much.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
CLAGETT CLIPPINGS.

Monroe Bowen is buying goods at Mena this week ,
 Vsevere storm Saturday night dld considerable damage.
 Mir. and Mrs. Elijah Abee ot Black Springs were visiting relatives here Saturday.
 Marion and Holder Edwards at tended lodge at Big Fork Saturday afternoon.
 MT and Mrs. Sam Spakes visited over Saturday night with Mir and Mrs. Wm. ]. Bates of Big ForS.
 Mrs. Leonard Coffman who has been very low, is reported lmproV- ing. Dr. Murphy of Opal is in at tendance. A. l.. Smith and w. Nj. Edwards have been appointed hv Sherif Radford as registrars for the select Ne draft in this township.
 Alma Edwards. Sena Rowton ano Master George Rowton. Mrs R. T Edwards and Mrs. Elijah Abee were guests at the Abee home Sunday might
 Mir. and Mrs. I. w. Lively came over Saturday from Slatington ano after attending osome business they took dinner at the home oi their son, Gillion.
 Claeett Chirographer.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
CORRESPONDENCE
HOLLY ROOTS.

<. E. Meek took charge of Union Grove Sunday School.
 Marvin Ward. who has been wofk- ing for $. B. Wallace, has duH And k now working al Lauck's sawnlill.
 J. NJ. Burnett of Union Grove sun dayed with Alex Fleming He re- rorts Alex has some of the best oats ii. the country.
 G. A. Converse and Rev. w.. J. Dunman spent Sunday near Nan- derNoort institutlng a Freewill Bap- list church. They report gooc time.
 Miss Eva Converse. who has been teaching for several years at Heav- ener, Ok, is visiting with her par- ents, Mir. and Mrs. G. A. Converse of Union Grove.
 Floyd Kenworthy, son of q. B. Kenworthy. of Union Grove, who has been attending school at Stigler, Ok, has returned home He says Stigler is a good place but he is glad to be home.
 Decoration day at Rock Springs was well attended in spite of the threatening weather. Among those present from Union Grove were Uncle Frank Wards family Jas. Swiger. George and Leon Converse and Jas. Brown.
 Mrs. I. c. Harris returned Sun day from Los Angeles. Cal. She re- ports a very enjoyable visit with relatives and friends at Los Angeles and Annaheim. While there she visited Riverside. the home of the famous navel oranges.
 There are reports that a number of our Polk county young men wlc are 2i to 3i contemplate refusing to register under the conseription law regarding if. as one said, it dont amount to anything. Young men, if you value your liberty, obey the law. This is a thing that is very serious. and as sure as you fail 10 observe the law, you will SC the in- side of prison America is fac ing the most serious crisis sinte the Revolution, and all patriotic citi- zens who are within the prescribed ages should regard it as a privilege that they may serve their country.
 pedagogue.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
NOT GOING-T TO SMASH.

Just because we have a big war on our hands is no reason why we should sit down and imagine the business of the while country is go- ing to smash, as, some few people seem determined to believe. Moth ing is farther from the truth. In fact, it it just the opposite. There will be a greater demand for Amer ican foodstutfs and American-made goods than ever before in the his tory of the world-simply because the world must have these things, and just now the majority of the world except ourselves) is not pro- ducing them It doesn't require even an ordinary amount of brains to figure this out.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
REGISTRATION DAY, JUNE 5.

The Star this week has devoted much space to the matter of regis tration on next Tuesday, as required of young men who are 2i years of age and have not reached full 3il The idea behind this effort is that this publicity may bring the serious ness of the matter to those'interest- ed and thereby possibly prevent some from suffering the severe pen 9ql 6eqo O odnuuJ O paq1pne kup order promulgated in legal form by our Congress and transmitted to the people thru President Wilson and other special channels. It would be rank folly to resist the order, and, besides, when all is said, there is little real grounds on which any sensible man would desire to do SO. IL is but the enlistment, or listing, of every man in the United States, together with the data to guide the government in using him where most needed, in war or otherwise,
 The Star would like to see Polk county make a record for itself by the registration of every eligible person.
 Another thing:
 By proclamation of President Will son, approved by Governor Brough. and probably every other governor in the Union, Registration day, Tuesday, June 5. is declared to be a legal holiday. It is desired that it be day of patriotic observance. flag raisings, addresses. all tending to encourage and honor the young men who are offering their services to their country.
 Let us all join in this patriotic duty.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
National Forest Timber tor Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the District Forester, Washington, D. c. up to and including June 30, 1917,
 for all the merchantable dead tim
 Der standing or down and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 5000 acres within sections 29, B, B, 34, 35, 36, Twp. N., R. 3l w., and sections 1, ?, 3. i, ,, 9, 10, fl,
 i2, if, Twp. S., R. 3i w., 5th P. M., Arkansas National Forest. Ar kansas. estimated to be 100000 feet B. M., more or less, of shortleaf pine timber No bid of less than S275
 per M. feet for the timber will be considered. Deposit with bid $500 The right to reject any and all bids
 reserved. Before bids are submitted full information concerning the tim- Der, conditions of sale. deposits and
 the submission of bids should be ob-
 tained from the Forest Supervisor , Hot Sprines, Arkansas.
 Adv. ist pub. May 3i.
 Last pub. June i4, 19i7
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
National Forest Timber for Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the District Forester, Washington, D. c. up to and including June 30. 1917, for all the merchantable dead tim Der standing or down and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 6520 acres within sections IS. i9. 30. and 3i, T. N., R. 30 w. and sections i3, if, 2i, 2, g, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. 33, 3i, 35, and 36, T. 1 N., R. 3i w.. 5th P. M.. Arkansas National Forest. Ar kansas, estimated to be 4.650.000 feet B. Nj, more or lhss, of shortleaf pine timber. No bid of less than S250 per
 NJ. feet fer the timber will be con
 sidered. Deposit with bid $500 The right to reject any and all bids re- served. Before bids are submitted full information concerning the tim Der, conditions of sale, deposits and
 the submission of bids should be ob-
 tained from the Forest Supervisor
 Hot Springs, Arkansas.
 Adv. ist pub. May 3i.
 Last pub. June fl, i9i7.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
National Forest Timber for Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the District Forester, Washington D. C. up to and including June 30. 1917, for all the merchantable dead tim Der standing or down and all the live
 timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 1920 acres within sections i. 2, 3, i, fl, Twp. 1 N, R. 3i w., 9th P. M., Arkansas National Forest. Arkansas,
 estimated to be S00,000 feet B. M., more or less, of shortleaf pine tim Der. No bid of less than S2.00 per
 NJ. feet for the timber will be con- sidered. Deposit with bid S50G. Tie right to reject any and all bids re- served. Before bids are submitted | full information concerning the tim | Der, conditions of sale, deposits and the submission of bids should be ob- tained from the Forest Supervisor, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
 Adv ist pub. May 3i
 Last pub. June fl, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
Notice of the Filing of Petition to
 Quiet and Confirm Title.

Notice is hereby given that on the 2ith day of May, A. D. 1917, Cora c. Budd filed her petition in the Chan cery court of Polk county, Arkansas, asking that her title be quieted and confirmed in and to the following described real estate. to-wit:
 Lot No. 8, Block No. i4. in the Or lglnal town of Mena. Arkansas, as per record of plat of said town on file in the office of the Recorder of Polk county, Arkansas
 Therefore. all persons who claim any interest in and to the above de- Scribed real estate. are notified to appear Tn this court the first day said court is in session after the publication of this notice for six weeks, and show cause,l if any there be, why the title of the petitioner in said real estate should not be quiet ed and confirmed in her.
 Given under my hand and seal this 2ith day of May, 1917.
 Owen Parker, Clerk of the Chancery Court, Polk
 County Arkansas.
 lst publication May 3i, 1917. Last pub. July 5, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

There was a pie supper at Free dom Hall Saturday night.
 ]. II. Maddox is painting his house and isaac Saurbaugh IS building a new porch.
 MT. Lucky and family, basket makers. who have lived short time in Freedom Hall have moved to find a new location.
 ]. H. Maddox. John Cummings and Henry Chamhin. accompanied by their wives, attended the singing al Center Point last Sunday afternoon
 Mrs. N. Cummings and daughter, Minnabelle, Nolla Cummings. and wife, and Amanda Mcbride attend
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31

A fleet of German aircraft flew over two towns in England last week and, hiding behind clouds, dropped many bombs, killing 76 and injuring i7i. mostly women and children. It also is stated that the Teutons pro- pose to torpedo and sink all hospit- al ships as an added terror to their submarine campaign. Of course this sort of fighting is destructive, murderous and few other not printable things, but it would be a strange world should it win in the end
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-31
-a~-4---s-l-s-ili--1l-I4- lI4Ia-sa-ala--a- STRAWBERRIES.

So far as Polk county and points south are concerned the strawberry crop of i9i7 is in the past. And, aside from home consumption, it is doubtful if home growers have sold to outside markets more than have been shipped into Mena from out side the county.
 To any person eonversant with local soil and climate conditions, this simply means that Polk coun- ty has failed to take advantage of conditions that lead undeniably to- ward money-making and prosper ity.
 No one would presume to assert that there are any better conditions for strawberry culture in Washing ton county than in Polk, but in that county the carlot shipments, leav- ing out of the estimate all express shipments and home consumption, will bring the growers and pickers $235,000. Think of it. if Polk eoun- ty had that crop it would give Si3,50 to every man, woman and child in the county or $67.50 to each family.
 Down in Sevier county the folks had berries too. It is understood that the little town of Horatio took something like Si00,000 from the northern markets for its share.
 And right here is a good place to mention an interesting fact:
 The strawberry crop is the great est distributor of ready money of any product we have.
 In the first place a very large part of it goes immediately into the hands of pickers, boxmakers, pack CTS, etc. It is not uncommon in the midst of picking season for boys and girls of s to i2 or i5 years to earn from si to & day in the patches. Whole families often are thus em- ployed, and il isrin all truth a har- vest time for these. Needness to add, this money goes quickly into circulation, and all at that particu- lar time of year when money is the scarcest in almost all lines.
 Think what it would have meant to Mena this spring and all thru the summer, if our growers and enE workers had received Si00.000 for strawberries.
 Now, folks, the strawberry indus try is one that only can, and only is successfully handled thru close or ganization. We have within three miles of Mena many hundreds of acres of as fine strawberry land as lies out of doors.
 It has been demonstrated more than once that rawtimber land can be bought, cleared planted and cared for and the returns from the first crop of strawberries will pay for the land and every cent of the cost of improvement.
 Is it not about time that some of we Mena folks were awakened to their own opportunities and shaken into little cooperative endeavor