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The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
LAncrL Ad.lce Frcc Lo Lhr Fnrmrl

Expert Advice Free to the Farmer.
 Thru state and federal appropri- asons, the farmers of Arkansas can seeure expert advice on any aeIl- cultural subject absolutely free Of charge and every one should take advantage Of this service, some of the men who should be of service to you are ] II. Mcleod. Livestock Specialiht; W. E. Ayres. Cotton Spe- cialist l.. w. osborn, Crop Special ist; v. II. Kern, Machinery Special ist; be F Hungerford, Soil Special ist; w II Wicks, Horticulturist; and others These specialists will not only be glad lo answer all inquiries and questions which you may de- sire to ask, but the services of any of the men with the College of Agri- culture and the Experiment Sta tion are at your disposal for the asking. If individual visit or speakers for meetings are desired, address the College of Agriculture, Fayetteville. Make more use of the valuable information which should help you considerably with your problems.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
CHIEF OF POLICE
 OUT WITH FAC1|
Popular Official Was Cone,,. Bed Three Nonths-Nop u., 2 and Hearty Since Tak;n.
 TanIac.

If there Is a man in Macon n universally known and liked N, man is George Samuel Rio,. popular and efficient Chief of ' lice of that city Chief Raos been prominently idendaed
 Macon's public affairs for .
 r of years, and is highly ests...i and respected for his high cb.. ter and integrity by all who Eaa- him. In an interesting mtasr.. recently, Chief Riley said
 T came to Macon when only l6-year-old boy from ao'. ton county and have been i,;s. here for 3S years. 1 have si,. enjoyed very good health and dsss KY been what you would consida. strong, healthy man. Last Isn was taken sick, and was eonfnas s ! my bed for three months ai,I i1 trouble that developed into nIan. a . isy with serious complicatjons ~. ', l had to undergo several opersiia.a s.a For while l was entirely helnla.' ss'
 After getting out my riphi '.1se s;s. continued to pain me. Nv b,s.a would get short, and 1 had ierr;sla pains and swelIings in my Iees sss s'a
 feet and catching pains in my bss M and the small of my back Bs trouble made me very nervons sas
 lost sleep. To tell you the tmt1 I f Twas in mighty tad shape. and nolb' ing in the way of medicine seema
 tO do me much good.
 My Kidneys bothered me grss,
 deal and my whole system seem@
 to be filled with Uric Acid po,oo
 For while had little control ovs, my kidneys and this bothered mo i, great deal. Like everybody elsp | got to reading about Tanlac and ds lcIded to give 1t trial. can undg. stand now why everybody is pr,s ing this medicine, for it helped w right from the start. The pains n my side have left me entirely and i now have control over my kjdneys The swellings have all gone down down and feel like new man i, every way.
 Yes, sir, This TanIae just iiiist inc with new life and energy and feel more like myself than ii months. Everyone has noticed the wonderful improvement in my con. dition, and l am only too glad to ssy a good word for Tanlac. I had tak- en medicines ever since I was taken sick and nothing seemed to help Ime, but two bottles of Tanlac have put me on my feet and I feel like myself again. lfs
 Tanlac is sold by Jackson Drug { Furniture Company, Mena, Ark. Fred W. Gray, Cove, Ark; E, H. But. Ter, Hatfield, Ark; J. A. Chilean Wiekes, Ark: s. Il. McCurley, Gran his, Ark; Egger Drug Company Egger, Ark; G. B. Bates, Big Fork Ark k-Adv. 0s
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Hatfield. Ark, Aug. i3, 1917.
Hatfield Farmers Opposing Highway
Report by Joe Lewis

$
 Hatfield, Aug. g.--Last night there was an eventual meeting at Hatfield 4 large and enthusiastic crowd oi farmers met at the school auditOri- |um and organized, to fight the Jeffer- |son Highway from coming thru al |a time. they asserted, when condi- lions are so unfaSofable for making public roads. There was no dilly- daIlying about the matter, hut. tue |farmers knew what they wanted and Ilmmediatelyyg got to business. ID. K Myers was elected chairman of the organization and Joe Lewis was elected secretary-treasnrer Talks were made by D. K. Myers, F. l. Rigsby, Joe Lewis and Joe Anders- all four bringing out some very in- teresting points about the proposed road that every farmer in the dis trict should know of. A letter was read also from the Kansas City Southern's tax commissioner, which If published is liable to cause a con- siderable stir among the people of the whole district. Upon hearing the letter read a motion was carried without dissenting vote to have petitions gotten up and circulated over the whole roadway territory opposing the ones now out for it.
 Before the meeting closed and all unexpectedly some one suggested that D. E. Myers and Joe Lewis gC np and down the road and hold meetings with the people and thus make the move general When this was suggested money began to fly and without penny being solicited there was a collection of S33, either paid in or booked. to carry on the work with. Mir. Myers and Mir. Lew is consented to meet the people. es- especially the farmers, and their campaign is expected to begin soon
 Those making contributions to the funds were; I. P. Davis, St00: w. H. Stevens & Son. $i.00; D. Barton, Si00: Joe finders. $500: Joe Lewis, Si00: ]. H. Brandon, sl00: Mr. Dan iels, Si00. Jim Ward, SiO0: I. R. Hendricks, Si00: R. H. Stockton si.0Hl; J. w. Howard. si.O0: W. Wright. 50c: J. NJ. Davis, Si.00. Hen
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
A MENA BOYS PATRIOTISM.
Wants to Go to School, hut Sees His
 Duty in the War.

Dean Smith, son of Mir. and Mrs F. J. Smith, not yet within the age limit of the seleetive draft law, but for several months in the service of the government in line of work in- directly connected with the War De- partment in writing this week to his parents, takes a broad-minded view of the duty of the young men who have not yet reached the mini mum of the conscriptive age. He writes, among other things:
 T have been thinking about the matter of going to school, and have talked the matter over with Mr. and Mrs. pagenhart, with the result that have about decided not to go until this war is over. l would like very much to go, and really feel that it is time that l should, but know that to do so would be the most un- fair thing to the other fellows who are quitting schools and good jobs and better prospects than I have, giving up their all, in fact, and going to the army or navy. How do you suppose some such fellow would feel when he returned to find that some stacker, who had stayed at home was filling the place that would have been his had he stayed at home and gone to school? Of course, someone will have to do this, but l don't feel that l want to be one of that number. Had you ever thought of it in that way? If II were not in this work here. I would cer- tainly try to shape things up so could enlist, and I may do so any uavn
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
W. .P. CIarke Goes Hiaher.

Mrs. W. P. Clarke, who has been visiting at the home of her mother Mrs. F. E. DeLongy, for several weeks, left Tuesday afternoon to ion MT. Clarke in Winchester, Ky. She will go by way of St. Louis to visit her brother, Fred, and then she will be joined by Mir. Clarke in Cincinnati for brief visit with relatives. In this connection it will interest Ar. Clark's Mena friends to learn that be has recently been promoted in the service Of the Gypsy Oil Company m whose employ he has been since gO- ing to Tulsa. He has been placed n charge of the business of the com pany in Winchester, Ky. with a yer! substantial increase in salary.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
\ splendid Baptist Mectina.

The Hev. w. J. Dhnman, t. N. Whisenhunt and W. F. Upton re- turned to Mena Monday from Mid- way church, where they attended annual association of the Freewill Baptist church, which had been in session from Thursday until Sun day night They report it one of the best meetings in the history of the association, and the good work is Deing continued this week with a re- Nlval meeting under the direction of heY, ". W. Collier and c. w. May Held of Vandervoort. The associa- tlonal officers were the Rev. W | Dunman, moderator; L. N. Whisen- hunt, clerk; and w. F. Upton, assist ant clerk.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
sENs POLK \ FRUIT COUNTRY
J. Lee Hewitt Writes The Star of
 His Recent Visit and Plans.
Chief Inspectors Field Office,
 Fayetteville, Ark, Aug. fl

Ihlel inspector lelu Dilite'
 Fayetteville, Ark, Aug. if. To the Editor of The Star,
 Mena, Ark.
 Dear Sir. IL was my intention to come in and see you again before leaving, but found another nur- sery to inspect, and then another, Iuntil there is now no time left. In fact prolonged my stay there a day, and enjoyed every day in the county. There are number of small nurseries, doing local business only and a few shipping even out of the state, and the presence of these speak for the excellence of this as fruit growing region. The fruit growing business in this re- zion is beginning a revival move ment that you people do not real ize because you are here with 1t all the time and do not realize it's gradual growth. 1 look forward to the time very soon when your eoun- ty will take it's place in the peach and apple world and fulfill the promise held forth ten or twelve years ago when the pioneers of the orchard industry were active. The old orchards have run down some what but the reviving interest will set them on their feet again and new ones are already being plant ed. l fully expect to be called in here before many years to inspect the orchards under the new law, drive out San Jose scale and help with the spraying and cleaning up that will mark this region among the progressive fruit centers of the States. The planting of clean nur- sery stock is an essential step to this end, and l wish it could be inn pressed upon folks in Polk county just how great factor in orchard success is the planting of good stock. They do not realize it now. Even some of the nurserymen do not see the seriousness of the situation. The new law makes it unlawful to sell or tu give away or even to move from place to place any nursery stock that is not inspected and found clean. So even the purchaser is taking the risk of law violation in dealing with an uninspected nur- sery A rigid enforcement of this law will make for better orchards in the future, instead of what I saw yesterday, an orchard with eighty per cent of the trees in one block stunted from crown gall, some un- scrupulous nurserymans work.
 One thing more,I I wish to get in touch with every grape grower in this region, because at the next meeting of the State Horticultural Society wish to see a revival of interest in the grape industry. This county is coming to the fore and should be represented there. Per- haps you can give me the names of some grape men.
 Most Sincerely,
 J. Lee Hewitt.
 Secretary and Chief Inspector of
 State Plant Board
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Poultry FIocks should Re Increased

Al this time it will pay every
 farmer to increase the number of
 fowls in his flock, not only for the purpose of producing plenty of eggs for a ready market, but will undoubtedly be the case because of
 the high price of various kinds of meat. but for the production of meat, because chicken flesh can be produced on less. grain per pound than any other class of livestock found on the farm; and, since chicken is palatable to most people
 the comparative prices between chicken and other kinds of meat
 will increase the demand for them and real profit can be realized.
 Raising more chickens without a great deal of labor and scarcely any expense and sure profit is a real advantage for most Arkansas farm CTS. Why not get busy?
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
sAL.ITEl

Salute aahog when you meet him on the road nowadays --he's worth sir a hundred in thss own right. Talk about your piutoeratst-Times Recerd sst s
 The other day, while riding along Polk county highway in a Ford. a 50-pound porker ran across the road, and the driver jumped on the brake to save a collision. 4 passen- ger shouted: That's right Stop heri If you'd have hit that hog, you'd as well leave your ear with the own CT and give note for the balance of the loss
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
TESTING NEW GTNNERS LAW.
Court Says Private Ginners Must Do l, All hut Give Bond. If ss
Special to The Star

Special to The Star d 4lt4a ifs
 Little Rock, Aug. if-The suit drought in the Jefferson ! circuit court to test the validity of the new ginners law is attacking only that feature of 1t which makes if appIi- cable to the private ginners. The law as whole is not attacked Col, John M Oracle and all the big planters, practically, of Jefferson county have already complied with the provisions of the law. Under the construction of the law by Attorney peneral, the private ginner is ex- empted only from the giving of the pohd' but IS required to take samples and pay the tax.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Prepares to Market Green Beans

]. w. Everett of Nunley was in Mena Tuesday to get a shipment of hampers in preparation for market ing his fall string beans. He has in between 3ia and acres, some of them planted on July 9, and these are just beginning to bloom and will soon be ready for market. The en- tire crop, he says, is looking fine in spite of the fact that there has been little rain.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
No Bidders for Harris Land.

Deputy U. S. Marshal ]. A. Thorn ton Tuesday again offered for sale the R. P Harris lands in this county which were sought to be sold under execution to satisfy judgment se- cured in the U. s. district court of Fort Smith against R. P. Harris. The sale had been advertised for Satur- day. August i, but when no bidders appeared the sale was continued until Aug. i3, with no better results however, as to bidders.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Opposing Progress.

It is extremely strange that so many otherwise good men always oppose every progressive movement. Let us move on to greater, bigger, better things. Some men. we know oppose sanitation, screens, dipping vats, modern agricultural methods. automobiles and even good roads, Four County Courier.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Arkansas Peaches in New York.

New York, Aug i2A-Arkansas peaches are still setting the pace in New York. Two cars Of Bert John sons bushel basket fruit, shipped by T. H. Peppers, were sold Tuesday of this week by Robert T. Cochran X Co. at Si.50 per basket straight. This does not mean that peaches were
 carce on this market, as the receipts were running fairly heavy. Monday the arrivals were about 30 cars from the West and the South. and Robert T. Cochran X Co. had i7 of them.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

Ernest Hopper arrived Wednes- day from Pawpaw, Ok. where he is now engaged in the grocery and meat business, to look after inc packing and shipping of household goods. which had been left behind and also 10 look after some matters oi business. He says that he has , good business, and that he and his family are we'll satisfied in their new home.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

In New York City the recent heat wave caused 955 deaths. And in Polk county, as far back as the re- cords go, no man, woman or child ever died of heat or cold or other climatic condition Come to the 0zarks and live in comfort all the year round.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
SHOULD WANT ONLY rNR DEAL

The Stars good friend, Joe finders, of Hatfield. is opposed to the Jeffer- son Highway, and The Star is free to give him credit for being entirely sincere. In this issue he has an ar ticle in which he gives his views. The most important point he under takes to make, as The Star sees it, is that the railroad will only be as- sessed to pay i0 per cent of the cost of the proposed improvement, and all the towns another 10 per cent, leaving the farmers to pay 80 per cent.
 If The Star believed any such thing as that it would fight the proposition even harder than Mir Anders and his associates are doing But the contention is wholly without foundation in fact.
 The letter from the Kansas City Southern referred to by Mir. finders quotes President Edson as having at one time stated that he would not VOLUNTEER to pay more than 10 per cent of the cost of the road. With no disrespert to Mir. Edson, The Star has yet to learn that any man or company has had taxes based on what he or it VOLUN- TERED to pay. The properly con- stituted assessor or assessors usual ly designate how much the tax shall beand that is what is paid, wheth- CT it be taxes for schools. roads or other purpose.
 Mir finders does not mention it. but some parties claim they are aasrat.eeHssssily aasrat.eeHsssly fer the highway, but are fighting it now because now is the wrong time to build it2-on account Of the war, etc. Maybe so, but those same parties were, if memory serves, fighting it just as hard BEFORE the war started as they are now.
 The Star Is not for this road, or any other, at ANY price, but it BE- LIEyES that if such road can be had without throwing an unjust burden on any class of people, and most particularly on the farmers of the district, it will be the biggest, grandest thing that ever was &C., complished in Polk county, and will bring the biggest returns of any like investment.
 II desires to reiterate, also, that while very large part of the cost will be spent in Polk county and with it's people, and thus add to prosperity, FULLY HALE OF THE ENTIRE COST will come from sources entirely outside and inde- pendent of the RESIDENT TAXpAY- FRS OF THE DISTRICT. That out side sources will build more than half the road, while we. in Polk county, will get most of the en- tire amount spent and THE ROAD BESIDES.
 And last, The Star believes it would be a disgrace and a lasting harm to Polk county to have it go out to the world that it had stood as a block to a great national Lakes to Gulf highway.
 Gulf Highway. And it is hard to be- iieve that the good people of Hat field desire to lead a movement to put Polk county in such position.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

ry Miller. si0O: J. R. Morrow. SlOO' w. Il. Littlepage. Si00. 4. z. nus worth, 50c; Frank Lewis. siOO; Y. oa d. Riesby. Si.00, l.. \. Cummings, Sl :uu' ID. L. Taylor, sl.00: D. E. Myers, Sio. A public statement will be made on all expenditures at frequent lntef- yas The move is 10 be known as lhr Farmers Anti-Highway Assocl- alton.
 Explanation Near the bottom Of 1he 6th column on page [ will be found The Stars report of the above meeting which the editor deemed full and fair, Mir Joe Lewis was dissatisfied with the report how ever. and for that reason.we give hls version here a rather unusual pro reeding to be sure. Editor.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Warninq Order.

In the Justice Court of Center ,e" lomFs {
 ship, Polk County, Ark. BeioI0 :
 II Smith, J. P. " Will Alexander, Plaintiff. vs 0' v Rogers. Defendant. .s is
 The Defendant, c. W. hogel;.h- warned to appear in this court m,sa sor,- in thirty days and answer the axaf- vCa plaint of the Plaintiff. Will AieA'' der. Az af Witness my hand this 9th oas 7 August. 1917. ID
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

It must have been a sight for sore eyes to see that bunch of would-be strike-breakers marching with hands held high in the air. down Kansas City's streets, between a cheering cordon of strikers and their sympathizers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Warming Order.

In the Justice Court of Center ,are lr S ship. Polk County. Ark beio'' ~, Smith. ]. P. M F. lJ. F.. Disheroon, Plaintiii, N5, N5n,ofead- Legate and c. W. Rogers 'eio' ants. .o,s is
 The Defendant. G. W. Hogsr;th warned to appear in this cours ,o corr1- in thirty days and answer ti9 p;sher- sn plaint of the Plaintiff, J. F. D'' 0on. w A.. aav Of Witness nay hand this 9th das z AugnsE 1917. ,u, I ?.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

The German Bundesrath has is- sued a decree forbiddine Germans paying debts Co Americans. That's all right eBundy,n we are fixing Co come over and pay you what we owe you and collect ours. And we s,5f3i
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

anything that Arkansas tries 10 pro- dgce. And when Arkansas leads in good roads it is going to lead the states Of the Union in prosperity and in moral and educational develop s.at,4
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
$2OOss AT STAKE

$200 is d reasonable estimate oi s,s
 money you would lose sho1id you as ;u
 tend any other1 business colieev a
 preference to nJaokson bnivcrsiss,I v, otherwise kqnown as Americas iass, 9a',s
 School. Investigate now. Apsoius proof furnished. $75 monthly guss
 anteed to our shorthand ana po1ss 9ss keeping graduates. who complete ,niI anI full English course. Greatest scnos' inos catalogue ever written sent rc Mss'
 Address WALTER JACKSON, Phl'ss !, IIBENT, CHILLICOTHE. MO- A"'
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
L. NJ. Clark, who had been in Mer

l.. NJ. Clark, who had been in Mena for several weeks. closed Aeal Tuesday for purchase of the C. B Lyons fruit, confectionery and cold drink stand and took charge of tho business Wednesday. MT Lyons will go back to the farm located ir the Holly Springs country this fall or as soon as he can get possession of the same.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

Mrs. Henry W. Finger and son Bascom. left on Wednesday in com pany of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hender- son and baby on an overland trip fo hlchland, Tex. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Finger snent several weeks in Richland lasi summer and found the dry climate very beneficial to her health
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
Jack Bernhardt Re-Annointed

spsciaI to The Star.
 Little Rock, Aug. 1.-The govern U, or mas re-appointed Jack Bern narot of Arkansas City. as a member V' me state Board of Education
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16

Arkansas peaches lead the New York market. says report So do Arkansas apples and strawberries, and cantaIoupes and hogs, and most
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
HATTIE's ROAD LIGHTS.

If ts interesting to note the num- her of ealtlemen who contributed to inc fund for fighting the hlshway' pead inc list of names over asahi and eedhrl lheir contributions from ihe whole. and see where the tund comes from. Perhaps you can also find i reason for them not wanting the road.
 Tie quick movement of troops over the good roads by auto truck was what saved France. and IS now enabling Germany to hold the whole world al hey.
 If hard road had paralleled every railroad we would not have had to crawl to the strikers. So 70 sneak last spring when our food land fuel was threatened.
 One of our highway knockers says build cross roads first" And by the way. a letter read on the street on Saturday from a minor official or of the K. c. &. also said they pre- ferred a cross road naturally, but did YOU ever see a railroad build it's sidings, spurs and branch roads first?
 No. we don't hear much from the ones who put up their money to build the road west into Oklahoma, but the ones who are making the most noise about it are still brag- ging about OUR public spirit and OUR progressiveness. Well. for the most part, they are the ones who didn't put in a cent. And now when the Jefferson Highway is proposed and they are in danger of having to pay their proportionate share, you might, perhaps, if you cared to look find their names standing out prom inently on the rem0nstrance.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-16
 MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED.
August il.

August fl. Frank DHgan. Cove. e...... age 25 Josephine Parborough. same. .2t
 August fS. B. 4. Farmer, Black Fork. age 47 Sarah Emily Ward, same. 5i