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The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
YOUR SWEET POTATOES.

Persons having a considerable acreage of sweet potatoes this year should prepare to store a portion of them for the spring trade. If all of the big crop which we have this year is to be dumped on the market las soon as harvested the price IS very likely to be low, but if we can store a good portion of them for the spring trade, both the fall and the spring prices will be good.
 The Extension Division of the University of Arkansas at Fayette- vile. Ark, will soon issue a bulletin entitled, Sweet Potato Storage" copy of which will be sent free to all who request it. Both home and commercial storage will be dis cussed in the bulletin.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
school Annortionment s2.9O per Can.

County Treasurer w. E, Anderson has received the apportionment of the state school fund and the funds which come to Polk county out of the Arkansas Forest Reserve Fund The apportionment to the several districts has not yet been made, but 1t has been estimated that the ap- portionment will be S2.90 per capi- ta, and still leave sufficient money in the General school fund to pay the running expenses.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
BOTH SIDESOF THE
 HIGHWAY QUESTION
In Point of Attendance and Interest No Greater Road Meeting Ever Held in polk County Than That
 of Friday Night

That highway meeting al the courthouse friday night was hummer
 Not in the history ot Polk coun- ly did such a meeting attract so great a crowd. nor was an audience more interested or more unanl- nous m sticking to the end
 Probably from 70 to 60 persons who could not find seats stood in the room from o'clock Go Il
 While the presence Of w. E. Owen, state highway commissioner of Ar kansas, stood out pre-eminently and his speech was a splendid, ear nest and enlightening address be- yond peradyenture.
 The meeting was called to order by Dr. fl C. Rushing, president of the Mena Commercial Club, who in the fewesl possible number of words stated that Mir Owen came to Mena at the solicitation of the Commer- cial Club for the purpose of en- Tightening us on all the features of the proposed highway.
 Mir. Owen, with little preamble, went into his subject, taking up most of the time in pointing out the benefits to be derived from such highways from good roads gener- ally. He stated, among other things, that the greatest proof of their ben eft is to be had from the fact that in no place where they have been built could you find even a single man who would he willing to take back the money they had cost and do without them He pressed this point hard, challenging anyone t0 refute the statement with a single instance He then told how, in Jefferson county five years ago, a committee waited on the county judge. bringing along new grass rope, and assured him that they were showing him tic rope with which they would hang him if he started to build the projected road how he deiied the threateners, built tln road. and now, five years later, Jefferson county had organ ized it's TWENTY-FIRST ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. He then commented on the Alexander law declared if was not perfect; not as good as Arkansas deserved but that, under the requirements of was the best that could be had He the existing state constitution, it referred to the wide power placed in the hands of the county judge, and asserted that as the constitution gave the county judges of the state original jurisdiction over the roads, 1t was necessary, in order to make the law constitutional that il would stand the test of the courts
 Co place those very powers and discretions in the hands of the coun- ty judges in the road law.
 At the close of his remarks, MT Owen replied to number of ques- tions proponnded by Joe Lewis and n. E. Myers, the leaders of the ep- position Go the highway
 Judge Wear then was introduced and made an earnest talk in which he dwelt largely on the cost of the proposed road, which he deemed too great for the district at this time. He contended that instead of pros periiy being a result Of good roads, seod featis were more q result of prosperity y--that when prosperity came to a community 1t could then afford to build and have such im- provements as highways. He touched lightly on the faults of the Alexander road law, and in closing submitted his figures as to the cost
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
state of Arkansas, County of polk,

State of Arkansas, County of Polk, ss.
 l, l. T. Magruder, President of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 J. T. Magruder. President Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of Sept. 1917.
 T. Il. Duke, Notary Public. My commission expires July i9 1921.
 Correct Attest. D II. Nall, J, q. Jackson, J. I. Alley, Directors
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

The editor is acquainted with a woman who jumps into the middle of a big feather bed every time it thunders, but whose bravery isn't ruliled when she cleans a tub full of clothing indoors with gasoline, while a fire is burning in the next room.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Do you get up at night? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles Sanol gives relief in 2i hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guar anteed remedy. 35c and si.00 bot tle at the drug store. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
SOME HOT POINTS.

Ten thousand matches are scratched every second in the Unit ed States. A match will cause just as hot a conhagration as a gasoline explosion.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

When you have backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35e bottle will convince you. Get it at he drug store. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Tnsuranre prevents no fires: it compensates no fires. It merely dis tributes the loss over many purses. When there is too much loss the people cuss about high insurance rates" which is easier than inau- gurating fre-prevention cam paign
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Some women worry their hus- bands to death to have crack mended in a window-pane, who are serene and untroubled about crack in the chimney flue that may burn their home down day or night.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quiniue. II stops the Cough and Headache and works of the Cold.
 Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. x. W. GROVES signature on each box. soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
Hard to Drill for Oil Now.

Robt. $. McCandlass returned Fri day from a trip to northwest Ar kansas and to the Oklahoma oil fields. He still is making efforts to get drillers to come to Polk county to prospect for oil, but with the present difficulty getting casing and other material he finds that drillers are reluctant to start out in a new field.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

paid ......... $i,9i4.5S S0i.97 Circulating notes out standing ......... 50,OO0.0s Net amount due to banks and bankers ........... 6l,36907 Individual deposits subject to check ........... ll5,I2157 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days. 100000 Cashiers checks outstand- ing ................. 95s.I3 Total demand deposits sub- ieet to Reserve Si5S. .3S5.70 Certificates of deposit (other than for bor- rowed money) ........ 97.S89.64 Postal Savings deposits. 3,ii&.26 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve.
 ............ .Si0i, ,00390
 --~~= Gt9s ~asa s l
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

J. A. Mackey came from Rich Mountain Friday and remained to attend the highway meeting, re- turning home Saturday afternoon
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Leonard c. Cheek. Blevins. age 9
 Jutie sNnscom. Hatfield ....... i9
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
MARRIAGE LICENSE GRANTED.
September i2.
September i4.

w L. Bailey, Grannis ........a age 36
 Catherine poindeXter, same ...H
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Total ............Si3t, ,5636i
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09

Members of the Central Christian
church, when they read today OF the
passionate utterances of Rev. w. X.
Motley, when he was arrested on
white slave charge at Mobile, Alabama.
declared they believed Motley to be
deranged.
Motley was arrested by Mobile au-
thorities with woman, supposed to
be Mrs. William Mann, Of Spartans-
burg, Ind.
According to word received here. ne
said, when arrested: Il love her dear
ly and she loves me. My conscience
is clear and her conscience is clear.
We have done no wrong in the sight
of God but we have done wrong under
the laws of man. If we live to be one
hundred years old we will love each
other as we do now and will live to-
gether."
Placed Under Bond.
Motley's arrest followed chase
across several states, after his elepoe-
ment with Mrs. Mann, the wife OF
Spartansburg farmer. He was placed
under 81 900 bond, pending action OF
federal grond jury.
Motley. who formerly was pastsor
80 re-'~"' t'h~isiiau church. came to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
"Constabule" Is Busy;
Has Two Other Jobs

EATON, O., June 9-When city
cousins in automobiles while through
rural villages and see the "constabule, u
made conspicuous by the bright star
he wears, it is not unlikely that they
conclude he has snap"
But this impression is false.
Over at West Alexandria when the
village council named John Kelly mar
shall, a few other duties were tackled
on, and besides maintaining peace and
order he is required to keep the vii
lage clean and sanitary, for he is
health officer.
Then, too. he is commissioner OF
streets. which he must keep in repair
To facilitate this work and keep down
expenses, the village has a team OF
horses, which the marshal is required
to groom. His salary is s65 month
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
PROTESTS
RAMSEY'S REMOVAL

Following is copy of a letter sent
by members of the Richmond Court.
Tribe of Ben Hur, to the board of edu-
cation, asking for the reinstatement
of d. D. Ramsey as principal of the
Whitewater school and for an apology
to Ramsey by Superintendent Giles:
Richmond. Ind, June s, 1917.
To the School Board of Richmond,
Dear Sirs: The members of the
Tribe of Ben Hur, Richmond Court. No.
AZ, ask you to re-instate Mr.. D. D. Ram
sey to his position in the Whitewater
school, because of his efficient work
there.
We also ask that Supt Giles make
due apologies to Mr.. Ramsey and to
the public for this unfair treatment.
Respectfully,
RUBY FORTNER,
HARRY o. JORDAN,
S. B. WILLIAMS,
Committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
TEuTONIC POWERS
HOLDING 100000
PRISONERS OF WAR

AMSTERDAM, June 9.-The central
powers now hold nearly 100000 pris-
oners of war, according to official fig.
ures published in German newspapers
Germany has 1,e9O,431 prisoners in
cluding 17,474 officers; Austria has
1,092,055; Bulgaria, 1852; and Tur'
key 23,9O3, total of 2,374,271 prison
ers of whom 27,620 are officers. This
total is made up of the following ma
tionaiities, showing the total number
and prisoners held in Germany re
spectively:
Russian, 2,os0, 0,ess: 1.212,OO7.
French, 36S,6O7; 367,124.
Serbian, 154,630; 25,S79
Italian, 98,017; none.
Rumanian, 1908; 1O,157.
British, 1924; 33,129.
Belgian, 42,437; 42,435.
Montenegrin, 5,607: none.
The British prisoners of war not in
German are divided between Bulgaria
and Turkey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
I'VE Have Done No Wrong In Sight
of God;;" Motley Tells Officers
Who Nab Him And His Companion

Richmond from Newcastle and by his
strong sermons soon gained popular
ity among the members of his con-
gregation here. After residing here
for some time, however, he was forced
to leave the pastorate through alleged
improper advances made to four wom-
en- of the congregation.
From this city he went to Spartans.
burg where he assumed the pastorate
of the Christian church. Here too, he
created favorable impression but he
soon began to show attention to Mrs.
Mann, a member of the congregation.
Fled Month Ago.
A month ago Motley, with Mrs
Mann fled from Spartansburg and a
postcard was received by his family,
mailed at Dayton, declaring that they
were gone for good"
The woman's husband started a
search for the missing couple and
their arrest In Mobile last Thursday
resulted. The minister and his com.
panion we're arrested in Mobile hotel
where he represented the woman to
be his secretary.
Motley, who is 4S years old Is mar.
ried and has three children. Two OF
his children live in Richmond. Mrs
Mann has no children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
CASUALTIES IN
RUINED CITIES
REPORTED SMALL
Communication With San
Salvador Still Cut Off
Property Loss Great.

NEW YORK, June 9-Damage done
by the earthquake to the city OF San
Salvador is not as great as was 11rs'
feared, according to cable messages
received today by Bloom Brothers, fis
sal agents in the United States for the
Republic of San Salvador.
The central and newer part OF the
city was said to have suffered less
than the outlying portion and the
suburbs.
CORINTO, Nicaragua, June 9.-Tele
graphic communication with Salvador
is still cut off and no authentic In
formation is available here as to the
loss of life and property caused by
the earthquake and storm on Thurs
day night Such advices as have
reached Corinto indicate that grea'
property loss was occasioned. 1t ii
reported that Santa Tecla has beer
DESTROYED and the surrounding country
side for radius of thirty miles devas
tated. The city of San Salvador has
been damaged badly, according to
current report The earthquake oc
Cured Thursday night. 1t was accom-
panied by high wind and heavy rain
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua
June 9.-San Salvador, Santa Tecla
and neighboring towns and villages
were destroyed IN an earthquake
which began at o'clock Thursday
night and continued throughout the
night, according to information receiv
ed here from the president of Nicara
qua.
The presidents message says
photographic communication just re
established with San Salvador con
firms that earthquake commenced at
o'clock D. m. yesterday Thursday
and continued all night, accompanied
by a heavy rain.
San Salvador, Santa Tecla ant
neighboring towns and villages wer'
destroyed The casualties were small
There were some fires.
"The president of Nicaragua ha'
telegraphed the president of San Sal
vador offering aid. He has ordered
the organization of relief committees
to send help to the suffering and tn!
homeless"
A report received from San Migue
says San Salvador was destroyed, onl.
100 houses being left standing. Stronl
earthquakes, the report says, were fol
lowed by lava and boiling water.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
Draft Forces Youth
To Tell of Marriage;
Bride Loses Her Job

OXFORD, O.. June 9.-Tuesday's
registration played a mean trick on
Willard G. Albright, Miami Univers-
ity student from Germantown.
It made the young man divulge the
fact that he was married; had been
married, in fact, for several months,
to Miss Alma Stevens, school teach
er of Germantown. and graduate OF
Miami five years ago.
Now all this isn't much In itself, but
it happens that on the evening before
registration the Germantown school
board elected Miss Stevens to teach
mathematics in the High school next
year The news of her marriage has
caused the board to call off the deal,
the members claiming that they en-
ployed Miss Alma Stevens and not
Mrs Willard G. Albright.
The objection isn't so much that
the woman is married, as 1t is the
fact that she didn't so state in her ap'
plication for the position.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
POTATO FEELINGS
SAVED BY HOTELS

NEW YORK, June 9.-Potato peel.
ings from all Of the large hotels In
New York are being saved for Cabot
Ward, park commissioner, 1t was an
nounced today. The peelings are be-
ing planted in the place of seed pota'
toes in community gardens under the
supervision of the park department.
This new economy began several
weeks ago when the chef OF large
uptown hotel sent potato peeinss
from his kitchen to an experimental
garden plot on Staten Island. The re
suits of this experiment caused Com
missioner Ward to requisition the
peeling supplies for his vacant lot gar
dens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
SOCIALISTS TO VOTE
ON "WAR" PLATFORM

Richmond Socialists will be called
upon June II to vote on planks OF
the war platform of the party. One
of the planks demands reputation of
all war debts.
1t further demands referendum
vote on the question of war, except in
case of invasion. Free speech, free
press, and free assemblage in times
of war or peace are other demands.
William Henry, state secretary OF
the Socialist party, will be in Rich
mond sometime before the special
election for congressman. He will
make several addresses and give aid
to the party here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June 9.-The
body of Lloyd Keet, IA months old son
of J. Holland Keet. wealthy banker.
was found in a well on the Crenshaw
farm near here today, according to
reliable reports.
The report came from investigators
who had gone to the farm in response
to information, the source of which
has not been revealed. The news of
the finding of the body was telephoned
to a newspaper office here.
Claude Piersol, one of seven persons
arrested in connection with other al
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09

The man who fired the first shot
in this nations clash with Germany
was In Richmond late yesterday after
noon
He is Francis Howard, sailor at
tached to the steamer Mongolia with
the gun crew and he told how he fired
the gun that blew the German subma-
rine out of water.
He was waiting for train to take
him to Norfolk, Va, where he is to re-
join his ship. the Nevada, after an
eight-day furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Howard, OF De-
catur, Ind Howard was at the Penn
sylvania station.
Story Is Laconic.
His story Is as laconic as an official
report:
Two and one-half days out of Liv-
erpool, bound for that port from New
York, at $50 o'clock in the afternoon.
the lookout reported what he believed
to be a periscope Through our tele-
scopes we saw periscope and part OF
a coming tower.
The submarine commander evident
ly was trying to figure the speed OF
the Mongolia. I asked for the range.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
Sexton Has Only One
Arm, But Can Tend
Village Grave Yard

EAST GERMANTOWN, Ind, June
9.-East Germantown claims the dis
tinction of having the only one-armed
sexton in the United States.
S. NJ Tout, sexton at the Lutheran
cemetery here has but one arm, but is
able to take care Of the cemetery,
moving the lawn, setting the flowers
and digging the graves.
Sexton Tout's arm was torn out OF
its socket by corn shredder a mum
ber of years ago but for the last f1f'
teen years he has been able to do his
work in he cemetery. His only arti.
ficial aid in his work is long leather
strap that is used in pushing wheel
barrow.
AS a side-line, Mr.. Tout has for a
number of years been town marshal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09

BUTTE. Mont, June 9.-A
statement by officials of the North
Butter company just before noon
gives SO known dead as the result
OF the fire, 167 missing and 212
known to have been saved.
BUTTE, Mont, June 9-One hun
dred and fifty men are reported dead,
and no hope is held out for the recov-
cry of 200 others trapped under
ground by a ire in the Spectacular
copper mine, near here early today
Out of 425 men in the mines when the
fire broke out, more than two-thirds
are unaccounted for Twelve bodies
had been recovered early today
The FIRE, which started on the 2,40o.
foot level, spread quickly cutting off
the escape of men on lower levels.
Dense smoke retarded rescue work.
Miners from adjoining properties, or
dered up from underground as pre-
caution, went to work as rescuing
gangs, aiding national guardsmen who
had been called to the scene. They
were able to do little.
Men In Upper Levels Escape
Warning of their danger came soon
enough to permit men on the upper
levels to escape. They Immediately
formed rescue parties and attempted
to go down the shaft to the men be-
heved entombed. Their efforts were
fruitless, and little could be done un-
til the arrival of the bureau Of mines
safety first cars, which carry gas and
smokeproof helmets, from Red Lodge
and Colorado Springs.
One hour after the outbreak Of the
fire, L. D. Frink, superintendent; NJ.
D. Conners, foreman; N. D. Brawley,
general manager of the granite shaft.
owned by the North Butte company.
declared they could account for 213
out of AS who were in the shaft
when the fire started.
! Two Cheated Death
John Coffemetten and John Boyce.
who were the first two men to be TAX
en- from the shaft alive. told how they
cheated death by cutting the air hose
and sucking air by turns until the
rescue party arrived. They were on
the 70O-foot level at the outbreak of
the fire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
Searching Party Finds Body
of Kidnapped Baby In a Well

legged kidnapping plots in Springfield, to-
day was held under charge OF at
tempting to commit felony by plan
ming kidnapping.
He had been held for Investigation.
with the other five men and one wom-
an. in connection with schemes to kid
nap C. A. Clement, Springfield jeweler;
a Springfield baby and St Louis
munitions manufacturer.
The charge placed referred to the
Clement case. No formal charges have
been placed against the others held,
so far as Is known.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
GERMAN NEWSPAPER
PRINTS FAKE YARN

COPENHAGEN (via London), June
9.-The Continental Times, paper
appearing in English in Berlin prints
q New York statement that the Amer
ican senate has made arrangements
to intern all Germans who arrived In
the United States from Germany dur
ing the last three years. The state
ment is being reprinted by the pro-
vincial press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
EARLHAM HEIGHTS
RESIDENTS WOULD
MANDAMUS BOARD

Suit for mandamus, compelling the
Wayne Township Advisory board to
accept bids on the addition to the
Earlham Heights school, was filed by
Verle Pickett and others in the circuit
court today.
Patrons of the school, who for some
time have been fighting for the erect
ion of the addition, declared some time
ago that in case the board failed to
order work on the building begun. they
would file suit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
GETS GOOD JOB!
TO BE EXECUTIONER

COPENHAGEN, (via London). June
9.-Prussia, which for year has had
no public execuitioner, has appointed
a new headsman named Paul Spaete.
Spaete was formerly assistant to Exc.
cuitioner Schw1etz, who accumulated
a competency and retired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-09
Secretary Baifour
Reaches England

LONDON, June 9.-Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour arrived at British port
this morning on his return from his
trip to America at the head of the
British missing.
Mr. Balfour at once departed for
London, arriving here this afternoon.