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The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
T. R. a Prophet.
m The Fort Smith Times Record.

From The Fort Smith Times Record
 In 1912 Colonel Roosevelt closed a remarkable campaign. He saw per sonal defeat staring him in the face. His speech on that occasion was a prophecy which time has only en- phasized. He said:
 The leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an in strument to be used until broken and then to be cast aside: and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a sol- dier cares when he is sent where his life is forfeit in order that the vic tory may be won Tn the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us is spend and be spent. It is of little matter whether any one man fails or succeeds; but the cause shall not fail, for it is the cause of mankind We, here in America. hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years:i and shame and disgrace will be ours If in the eyes the light of high re- solve is dimmed. if we trail in the dust of the golden hopes of men
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
SAVES SHIP BY \ RUSE.
II. s. Vessels Captain Scares U-Boat
 Crew Away.

An Atlantic Port, Nov. i9.-Fires kindled on the hat,
 ican freighter saved it from subma- rine attack recently, according to officers of the steamer, which ar rived here yesterday. Shortly after leaving an European port, a U-boat was observed approaching. The captain ordered small blaZes made on the hatches, using material al most uncomfortable, but which produced heavy smoke.
 When the submarine came close the steamer was stopped, the cap tain told the U-boat commander he carried explosives and that on ae- count of the fire he was about to abandon the ship. The submarine departed.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
Pediareed Pia for Y. NJ. C. \.

|. E. Quillen of Oden on Tuesday brought in the Duroc-Jersey male pig which had been donated by the firm of Whitsett X Quillen to the Y M. c. A. war work fund. The pig will be known as. Y. M. C. A. Chief. 1t will be sold at auction next Saturday afternoon at the Rob- ertson wagon yard on South Fourth street. and the proceeds placed in the Y. M c. 4. fund, Col. Latimer has volunteered his services for the sale of the pig. The purchaser will be handed the pedigree ofathe pig when the sale is over ea.. sr
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
\ Lona Way to visit ReIatiyes.

Harry. 0. Williams, chief phar- macists mate in the naval training station at San Francisco, is in Mena to visit his grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. W. F. Mullilin, and uncle. Dr. R. c. Mccoy. With his parents. when a small boy, some fifteen years ago, Mir. Williams visited his grand parents on their farm near Mena, and remembers many people he saw here at that time. He has been in the service eight years and now has been honorably discharged, but will re-enlist after short vacation.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
WANT KHAKI BIBLE FUND.

The American Bible Society, Astor Place, New York City, is sending out requests to newspapers asking for much space and publicity in be- half of a movement 10 raise fund to place khaki testament in the kit of every soldier. Tn addition it asks each newspaper to start a Bible Fund before and during the period between December 1 and 1
 The Star is giving space to a spe- cial article as requested, and will gladly receive and forward any money contributed for the purpose as outlined.
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Total
Found Son Dead at Shrevenort

Fred Ortleib, who returned Mon- day afternoon from Shreveport. re- ports that he was shocked and grieved to learn upon arriving there iast Tuesday that his son, John, had passed away just about two hours before. It seems that the young man had been suffering with pneumonia
 but had been able to be at work on Tuesday being stricken shortly aft CT returning from his work. He was making his home with his mother
 ana tho only 20 years of age had at tanned a responsible position as a poiier maker. The funeral services were held on Wednesday of last
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
From RIuford M. Ionlin.

To The Star, Mena, Ark.
 l take the greatest pleasure in writing to The Star. am in the army now and like the life fine.
 We are in Beauregard, La, arriv- ing here last Wednesday week ago, and we like it better than Camp Pike. have been taking The Star ever since I went into the service. l do not want to miss a paper. It would be like missing letter from home.
 Thank the Polk county people for what they have done te help main tain the Y. NJ c. \. It does a lot of good among the soldier boys.
 Since we have heen here most of the bows have got the measles and We can't 20 anywhere. I hope the tnnd naaple q homo will make lots Of good things for us fn eat. and I w2nt to hear from others of the army boys thru The Star.
 Hope this will miss the waste has ket. Yours truly,
 Bluford ". Joplin. Renlounf Dept. No. 3ia. Camp Beau
 regard, La, Nov. g, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
TEACHERS ADOPT RESOLUTIONS.
Urqe Medical Inspection, a summer
 Normal and Express Thanks.

ro lhe Editor of The Star, Mena, Arkansas.
 Dear Sir: The following are the resolutions as adopted by the Polk County Teachers Association at Cove al the close of the meeting last Saturday.
 Whereas, We the members of the Polk County Teachers Association, in meeting assembled, recognize that many of our boys and girls have phvsieal defects. and therefore need speeial medical attention in order that their teachers and parents may be aeauainted with their needs, well come the offer of the Polk County Medical Association to inspect the children of each district free Of charge. Therefore, be it
 Resolved, That we, the teachers of Polk county, take the matter up in our respective schools and assist the medical board in determining such physical defects as might hamper the progress of the chil- dren in their school work. Further more that we. as teachers, take up This matter with the patrons of our respective districts and earnestly solicit their cooperation in the 1noVemNH, and De itfurther
 Resolved, That we thank the medical board of Polk county for it's liberal offer, and1 for the interest it has shown in the promotion. of efli- cient work in our schools"
 Resolved, That, realizing the need of better preparation of teachers for their work, we heartily en- dorse the proposition of Summer Normal at Mena, and recommend that we, as teachers, put forth ev- cry effort to obtain it and to then make it success
 Resolved, That we tender our thanks to Messrs. Reid and Laseter for their attendance at the meeting, and for the splendid adresses with which they favored us.'
 Resolved, That we thank all others who have contributed toward the success of our program"
 Resolved, That we express our ap- precialion to County Superintendent w. Homer Pigg for his untiring eff forts in behalf of the schools of Polk county"
 Resolved That we extend thanks to UT worthy president Tom. J. Will banks. for the splendid efforts which he has put forth to make this meeting a success" Resolved, That we thank the Presbyterian church for the use of it's building in which to hold our meeting"
 Resolved, That we, as members of the Polk County Teachers Asso- citation. do extend our heartiest thanks to the people of Cove for the courteous manner in which they have opened their homes to enter tain us. and be it further
 Resolved. That we present a copy of these resolutions to The Star for publication
 c, K. Wilkerson,
 Amos Musgrave,
 Fra Jones.
 l. G. Harris.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

The finding that young school boys instead of the suspected l. W. W. members were responsible for that fatal train wreck in Oklahoma, should serve as warning to men who are too prone to act hastily in such matters. It would have been a horrible thing if innocent men had met with mob violence in that in- stance. But 1t is not inappropriate to suggestthat old7dog Trays tfou- bles cameof being in bad company, and Sertsihly thecoHduct ef the !. W. ", as a whole, is not exem- plary. H 2f < sS
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
Came Here for Health.

w. F. Turner, here from Phillips burg. Kas, has bought the FincheT place on the Bethesda Springs road thru the Hamilton Real Estate agen- cy. He has also bought 20 acres ad- joining the Fincher place from c. M Hopkins. MT. Turner is coming to Mena for the benefit of his health, being afflicted with asthma and hav- ing learned that this altitude and climate is especially beneficial to sufferers from that afiliction. He expects to be joined this week by members of his family.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
Can Produce His Needs Here.

A. C. Metcalf of Mister, Ok, is in Polk county visiting with his daugh- ter, Mrs. K. J. Templeton of Ink, and with friends. Mir. Metcalf and fam fly have been away from Polk eoun- ty for four years. and he frankly admits that they are ready to come back, having concluded that a far mer can come nearer producing everything he needs in this county than almost anywhere else, even tho he cannot make so much money.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
-------- - MAUDE DIED OF CHOLERA.

London, Nov. 25.-Gen. Frederick Stanley Maude. the commander Of the British forces in Mesopotamia, who died November IS, after a brief illness, succumbed to cholera, ac- eording to the Saturday Review.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
WANTS SPAIN IN WAR.

Madrid, Nov. 9. = Ex-Premier Count Romanoes, responding to a toast at banquet rendered him to- day by the Liberty party. declared in the presence of 1000 guests that Spain ought to associate herself with the entente allies against Ger many. His remarks were loudly ap- nlandad
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

tition is not so important as eco nomieal management and efficiency. Railroads. like coal mines and other national necessities, will not long be allowed to exist as slackers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
will Build Rural Road of Brick.

Little Rock, Nov. 23.-On Dec. 6 there will be awarded by the State Highway Commission the contract for the first brick rural road in the state. It is highway from Jones' boro to Nettleton, a distance of 10 miles. five miles to be of brick and five of asphalt It will cost approx imately s200.000. and will have fourteen-foo roadway.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

The civilized world4o course that bars Germany, Austria and Undergraduates over the victories of the British and French, but the best piece of news in many a day comes from Italy where the kaiser's invading forces have been brought to a stand, and probably soon will be seeking way to get back home.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
EXPECT 1000 BALES IN MENA.
Price Ranges From PIE to 2S Gents
 --3S6 Bales in Week.

The receipts of cotton on the Nena market during the week end ing Wednesday noon have amounted t9 3s6, which brings the total for the season up to 2,937 bales. IS against 3,54i for the same period last year. The largest daily re- ceIpts during the week were on salqrday and Tuesday. when 80 and t9 bales, respectively, were mar kfted The price has remained steadily from 2715 to 2s cents per pound, as against a range of from ils 10 70 cents year ago. The indi- cations now are that the total num- Der to be marketed in Mena this year will be beyond 1000 bales. The cotton thus far marketed is distri- Duted among the buyers as follou,e.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

The condition in Russia is badly scrambled, and if, as intimated, the Russian armies, from lack of food, start an uprising, there will be grief worse than war with Germany.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

week. The lad will be remenlpearN as having been for some tune eesoS. s~ ployed in the Lochridge Dry eoOds oOds store. where he made many irlenl iranly by his uniform courtesy and inSA'' bearing. e
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED
November 27.

Nicholas Jefferson. Smith
 vile, age 2i Mrs. Rosa Jefferson, same. 22
 November 2S. Lonie Seieler, Talihina, Ok. age 27 Sarah Harlow. same. E. B
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
Report of the CoOd,,,' Inc Farmers and ker(h,lI,,A at Mena. Polk County. "
 at the Close of Rus,. a's''
 November 20, lsr
Resources.

SSoufteS. Loans and Discounts. s,. Loans on Real Estate Vs'ss' Overdrafts salIa Other Bonds and Secur;i' Aa9 ties, including state wsr
 rants, county and c;t, M
 scrip ........ s Furniture and Fixtures ls3aA s Banking House zata Items in Transit on Sun. 0aoa dry Banks . Due from Banks not Re, '@si serve Agents Cash Items . H' Cash and Due from Re- 'Sa' serve Banks ,.....,. 2lam Total
 Aptdi ..-..... 2tel m.
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State of Arkansas, County of Polk

State of Arkansas, County of POLK ss. . We, J. F. Garrett, President and J. E. Campbell. Cashier, or tle above named bank, do solemhiyy swear that the above statement ls true to the best of our knowleuse and belief.
 J.F. Garrett, President J. K. Campbell, Cashier
 Subscribed and sworn to Deigl0 Dtas me this 26th day of November isi'' Seal Frank 4. Lee,
 Justice of the Peace Attest: J. F. Garrett, M. .. Cecl' P. c. Garrett. G. H. Barnes plree- tors. f
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

State of Arkansas, County of Polk --ss.
 We, W. l. Green, President and Walter Nance, Cashier, of the aboy named bank, do solemnly swear lhal the above statement is true to ihs best of our knowledge and belief
 W. I. Green, President Walter Nance, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of November, isi1 My commission expires June t2 fs9 Seal g H. NJ. Frederick,
 Notary Public, Attest: J. F. Hood, John pflnning M. A, Stratton, Clyde Cunningham, Directors.
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Liabilities

Capital Stock tPaid Up) .s no,.
 Surplus fund. certified ISOSs IISSVA Undivided Profits, net. 'gP1a 9se Savings Accounts. NSa
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
MANY BOYS IN
CLASSES AT ~
Cruisers Lead Other Teams
in Junior League
Battles.

- 4 & mrs SL
The boys classes at the z. M. G. A.
are becoming nor popular each
week and q large number Of the
Junior members Of the association are
attending the classes on Saturday.
The building is used to full capacity
all day long by the boys and there are
many boys joining the association
each week. The. membership on the
first of November was 23O. :
The contests between the different
teams Of boys belonging to the class
are very interesting and the boys are
showing a great deal of enthusiasm in
the lights" Scores for last week
are: u
Junior league-Cruisers. 24s points.
Submarines. ESQ; Destroyers. 231;
Dreadnaughts. 193. Individual junior
leaders, Edmund Doe, 4S; Paul
Laughlin. SO and Douglas Soule, SO.
The schedule for this week is De-
stroyers VS.. Dreadnaughts in bonn
bardments and Cruisers vs.. Sub
marines in chicken fights.
Prep league-Poilus, 1853: Tommfes.
144: sammies. 140; Cossacks. 1T.
Individual leaders, Donald Farmer,
29;. Walton Taylor, 20: Olaf Evenson.
~. .' - "a .H. xii.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
FOOTBALL SCORES
East.

East.
Amherst IA; Columbia o.
Pennsylvania 81; Lafayette o.
Cornell 20; Carnegie Technical 0.
Syracuse s; Brown 0.
Metre Dame Z; Army 2.
Navy 95; Western Reserve o.
Dartmouth 10: Penn. state z.
Harvard Informals 0: Portland
Naval Reserves o.
Andover 20; Worcester s.
North Carolina 10; Maryland State
Harvard Freshmen Z: Phillips Ex-
eter Z.
Tufts 10; New Hampshire 8.
SwartAmore %: Johns Hopkins Z.
Buchntell 10; Carlisle Indians 0.
Lehigh AZ: Muehlenburg 0.
Pittsburgh rs: Westminster 0.
Wesleyan 0; Williams 0.
West.
Wisconsin 10; Minnesota Z.
Michigan 81; Kalamazoo 0.
Chicago 0; Illinois 0.
Ohio State &c: Indiana 8.
Northwestern -: Purdue 6.
Great Lakes Naval School 20;
Iowa II.
Grinnell 26; Drake Z.
Marquette Al; st. Thomas y.
North Dakota Aggies 20; North
Dakota University Z.
Missouri z; Oklahoma IA.
Camp Sherman Army rs: Camp
Taylor. Army Z.
Kansas University 3; Kansas Aggiee
O.
Ohio University 4s; Baldwin Wal
laccsO..
{ @.ton 81; Manchester 0.
Al Moscow-Idaho o., Washington
State College. 19s. ~ =
: At Walla Walla-Montana 8; Whit
man II.
At Observation-Disclosures 81; Wash
ington O..
At Observation-Disclosures 81; Oregon 0.
Kalamazoo Normal IA; Michigan
Agricultural College 0.
Colorado College II; University OF
Colorado IS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
Fielder Jones Will
Manage The St. Louis
a Americans, Says Ball

st. Louis. Nov. 5.-Report1 that
Fielder Jones would not return to
manage the st. Louis team Of the
American league mex. season is news
to Phil De G. Ball. president and ma
brands the report al lies"
age the browns IN 1915 a,.d now re.
peat it." Ball said president John
son Of the American league, Jones
and. myself talked this matter over
and we decided that tho clubs best en-
terests will be scrvsd by retaining
Jones:
There was never n question OF
Jones ability in our minds. Jones,
however, believed, he was not welcome
here and was willing to do, anything
that was for the best interests of the
club.AL We told him t. come back.
And he agreed" g.
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litzel being prominently named for
the berth. It is quite likely this
rumor is unfounded.
The Cardinal job is open and al
though there have been many appli-
cations the ame Of Ira Thomas and
Jimmy ~Scheckard have received more
favorable mention than any others.
Both are smart ballplayers. Thom-
as learned most Of his baseball under
Connie Mack and needless to say he
learned it well-that's Mack's way of
doing things. At one time Thomas
was considered one Of theHlmost de-
pendable catchers in the major
leagues.
Scheckard is a smart ballplayer of
the Chance school. His managerial
experience is confined to a year with
Toledo in the association.
Should scheckard get the job and
succeed he would be the first Of the
Cub crew who has made good in a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05

Two, perhaps three, new major
eague managers will be selected this
winter.
The st. Louis Cardinals will have a
new pilot to take the place Of Miller
Huggins, who has gone to the
1t is likely Barney Dreyfuss will be
In the market for a manager for the
Pirates. as it is scarcely probable he
will allow Bezdek to remain in
charge.
There have been repeated rumors
that Fielder Jones. disappointed at
the failure of the Browns to make
good, will retire from baseball to look
after his lumber interests in .the
Northwest. which would create q
managerial vacancy with that club.
1t also has zen rumored that Mag
nate Harry Frazee is dissatisfied, with
Jack Barry's work at Boston and Is
seeking to fill his shoes. Dick Hob
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
City Grade School,
Football Championship
Set For Saturday

Next Saturday, November 10, may
settle the question Of the city grade
school championship of Grand Forks
when Washington school meets Win
ship. Belmont, Washington and Win
ship are tied for first place.
The teams Of both Schools partici-
pating In Saturdays game will be un-
coaches this week and unusual inter-
est attaches to the outcome.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
FOOTBALL IS
A SUCCESS IN
SPITE OF WAR
Spectators Making up in En-
thusiasm What They
Lacked>in Numbers.

Chicago, Nov. 5.-War time foot
ball is proving a success in the
middle west despite the-fact that at
tendance at most of the games has
been below normal and that practic-
ally all teams have gone into action
minus the aid Of stellar players who
have answered calls to the colors or
taken places in new industrial or
CARNATIONS or war relief activities.
thusiasm what they have lacked in
numbers and less lavish expenditure
Of athletic y funds at the several
schools probably will result in bal
ances at the n of the a suf-
fctent to sustain winter and spring
sports at the close Of their usual
levels. ~
Preseason predictions that tho
suality Of football would suffer be-
cause of the numerous "scrubs" and
green" players who would make the
borne out. On the contrary, the loss
of stars" has resulted in improved
team play at several schools, the
other members of the elevens showing
less OF a "let-George-do-it" spirit and
getting into more plays with their
full individual powers.
Coaches and experts who have
Hoteo tnlS tendency aScrtbe 1t to two
factors. One is the feeling of some
players that they have better
chance now to become stars them
selves. The other is the, realization>
on the part Of most Of the men that
with the team weakened by the loss
OF sure ground gamers or dependable
forwards. each man must helm make
up the deficiency. :.
The fact that the rules committee
has seen fit to allow the game to
stand practically unchanged for sew.
e9al seasons accounts in considerable
measure for the enthusiasm of the
depleted crowds Of rooters, according
to officials Of the sport. They point
out that the finer points of the open,
passing system have become familiar
to the spectators and that players Of
q few seasons back can get many Of
their one time thrills as they watch
me teams struggling through forma-
tons and under exact conditions that
confronted nj e , them; The sport seems, in
l1c.: 20 nave ouiis up q new following
superseded some years back.
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managerial capacity since the Chance
steam roller broke down in.1q1n.

managerial capacity since the Chance
steam roller broke down in.1910.
Tinker failed both at Cincinnati
and with the Chicago Feds. Chance,
after leaving Chicago was a false
alarm with the Yankees. Brown did
not do we'll with the st. Louis Feds.
If the other managerial berths
mentioned are open the question of
why Bill Clymer isn't selected pre-
sents itself. There has been no minor
league manager with such success as
Clymer, who for 10 years has not had
a team finish worse than third.
Clymers experience has been con-
fined for the most part in the Arneri-
can association and International
League, but the success Of Clarence
Rowland and Lee Fohl proves that
major league experience is not abso-
lutely essential in major league man
ayers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
ENTRIES CL0SE
NOV. 9Th FOR
BOWLING MEET
Participation Of 225 Five
Men Teams Expected at
Des Moines.

Des Mojnes, Iowa. Nov. 6.-Entries
close November 6, for the eleventh
annual tnurnament-ofL the Middle West
bowling ASSOCIATION, which will be
held here for twelve or fourteen days,
beginning November 16.
Participation Of more than two hun
dred and twenty-five f1xe-men teams
already is assured, according to Geo.
E.. Hamilton, secretary Of the ,organi-
cation, while numerous other teams
are expected to enter just inside the
time limit.
DAKOTA Represented:
Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Okla
bona, Colorado and South Dakota are
states principally represented In tho
association, but leans outside this
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05
Notre Dame Captain
Called To The Colors

Notre Dame. Ind, Nov. 5.-Captain
James Phelan, one of the mainstays
Notre Dame university for the last
three years, now wears the khaki of
Uncle Sam at Camp Zachary Taylor,
as a member Of the national army. He
started the a at Notre Dame as
quarterback, but was called to the
colOrs.
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Association Magnates !.
Take Up Matter OF
Secession OF 3 Club.

Chicago. Nov. Representatives OF
five out Of the eight clubs in the
American association met with .Presi.
dent Hickey in Milwaukee yesterday
and took such action relative to the
reported proposal to secede Of Louis
Vile. Indianapolis and Toledo, "as the
interests Of the association require
Just what action was taken was not
announced. The clubs represented
were Minneapolis, st. Paul, Milwau-
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AMERICAN TROOPS
LOSE TWENTY MEN
BY TEUTON ATTACK
CONTINUED From Page ~

ing the capture Of North American"
soldiers. Cable dispatches from the
American army headquarters in
France also served to prepare the
American public for the news of the
engagements though the announce
ments at the artillery was somewhat
above normal, although not anything