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The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
ONLY s VOTEDACAINST
 DRAFT IN TWO HOUSES
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Continued From First page) bers frequently reopened discussion of their proposal, the climax coming when Speaker Clark declared he might drive out of his district some .of those who had urged that he vote for conscription.
 "A lot of old skunkers all over the country who think that nobody is going to be forced into this war ex- cept boys from i9 to 9" the speaker said, and that their miserable cow ardly hides will be safe, have been sending telegrams here. I know them, l know every man in my dis trict who has telegraphed me, and l know who is at the bottom of it, and can take a double-b -barreled shot gun and run out of my dis trict every man who sent me a tel egram to vote for conscription, and if school does not keep too long, will run a'few out, too"
 Persistent efforts were made in the House to make all members of Congress subject to draft, but all of them failed.
 An amendment by Representative Good of Iowa doubling the pay of enlisted men in the army during the war was adopted, but generally is expected by administration leaders to be thrown out in conference.
 In the Senate the vote on the vol unteer amendment was 69 to IS, sup porters of conscription marshalling a strength which surprised even ad- ministration leaders.
 Disagree on Age Limit.
 Whether Congress finally would accept the staff's recommendation regarding the ages between which conscription should apply, appeared more uncertain. In the Senate the bills stipulation that men between i9 and 25 should be liable to draft was changed to make the minimum 2i and the maximum 27. The House voted down all proposed changes in the military committees recommen- dation that the limit be fixed at 2i to 70.
 These and number of lesser amendments will be considered as speedily as possible in conference in the hope that the measure may be sent to the President for his sigma ture by the middle of next week.
 Among the more important amendments adopted by the House was one empowering the President to exempt from draft, in his dis cretion, persons engaged in agri- cultural work. Another would re- quire a quota of men apportioned according to population, and still another provides that mo bounty shall be paid to induce any per- sons to enlist" and that mo person liable to military service shall be permitted or allowed to furnish a substitute for such service"
 Debate Liquor Issue.
 Tn the Senate there was long de- bate over proposals to prohibit the sale or possession of intoxicating liquors during the war. Several amendments were adopted, includ- ing one to make it unlawful to sell or give liquor to officers or men in uniform or to members of Congress or other officials, and then the Sem ate reversed itself and adopted substitute simply forbidding sale of liquor to soldiers in uniform and giving the president wide discre- tionary authority to make other regulations.
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s. s. Workers at Vandervoort.

The Sunday School Convention at Vandervoort was well attended, and the program that had been prepared was carried out with only one or. two changes. The subject assigned the different speakers were earnest
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John F. Nicholson of Fayetteville, marketing specialist, was in Mena Tuesday.
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J. D. Combs was in from Rocky Tuesday to make purchases and visit among friends.
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Offering Standard Merch-
 andise at the Lowest Prices

We believe that the market on dry goods, shoes and kindred lines will re- tain it's present strength for the next twelve months. There are many indi- cations that suggest higher prices in the near future.
 Conditions arise daily, which may tend to curtail and delay deliveries on merchandise, regardless of whether the buyer is willing to pay the topnotch price.
 We have viewedthe situation from many angles and altho our present off erings are at prices much lower than those of replacement, we are merchan- dising in a manner that we believe serves the best interests of those of our customers who depend upon us for mer- chandise at lowest prices.
 We have more than thirty five thousands dollar stock of merchandise in our house and more on the way, which was contracted for many months ago. So don't let your supplies run too low; don't hesitate from buying all you will need for the next year; don't take any chances on being unable to get what you will need later.
 This is now the richest Nation the world ever saw and, war or no war, our prosperity isn't going to vanish over night. It's too sound for that
 We are better prepared than other retail CTS, with the goods you need now and at prices LOWER on an average than others are charg- ing now for the same merchandise. So come to our big store, take advantage of our early and heavy buying and our special offerings
 We accept orders issued by any Mena lumber or stave company and give absolutely the same values as to cash customers Lochridge Dry Goods Co. "The Home of Style and Good vaIue"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

For Sale-2 H. P. gasoline engine; absolutely first class and in per rect condition. Air cooled. See It running any day at Star Office. Rea- son; Changing power plant.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
Will Produce Early Tomatoes.

Mir. and Mrs. Walter Clark, who came to Mena last fall, and are liv- ing on the MeGlinchy farm near Dallas, were in Mena Tuesday to market vegetables. Mir. Clark has had several years experience in truck growing, and he is making a good start on his farm this year. Among other things, he has out an acre of tomatoes which are already developing blossom buds. He plans to prune and stake the vines. and thus prepare for the early market.
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Rev. w. B. Green, pastor of the First Christian church left Monday morning to attend the State con- vention of Christian churches, being held this week in Little Rock.
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her relatives and friends she was glad to come back to Polk county.
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Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Bishop and children of Shamrock, Ok, arrived in Mena Tuesday to make their home in Polk county. MT. Bishop, while in Mena couple of weeks ago bought of w. P Sunderman, what is known as the 0. B. Stark farm located west of Mena.
 Mrs. J. L. Holt, Miss Addie Ben field and Mrs. Hattie King returned Monday night from Texarkana, where they had attended the Re- bekah District convention of the Fourteenth district. Mrs. Martha MeCutchan, who also attended the convention, went from Texarkana to Nashville to visit relatives before returning to Mena.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jones returned last Tuesday from Fayetteville, whereithey had been attending the State University. MT. Jones states that many of the young men are leaving the University. some going to the farms and others enlisting i'll the army or navy. Tn either event they will be given full credit for the full years work in the University.
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PERSONAL NOTES

Misses Kate and Betty Grady of Cove were in Mena "Wednesday on a shopping expedition.
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Dr. c. c. Gunnels spent this week and part of last week in Little Rock on automobile business.
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If you have chills or malaria get a 8 cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. Nothing better for ehilIs and mala- ria. Get it at the drug store. Adv
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his principal line of work. He now has sixty head of sheep on his place.
 J. c. Wilkins and A. J Bailey of vandervoort were in Mena on Dusi- ness Tuesday. ]
 Miss Annie Ballentine, daughter of Mrs. Ellen Ballentine, and sister of Mrs. Dennis Townsend, living on StilIwell Heights, is threatened with an attack of pneumonia, after nav ing passed thru siege of the meas les.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer May are spending this week with Mena rela- tiyes and friends while MT. May is recovering from an injury to his left hand which he sustained one day last week while at work at saw mill at Thomasville.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. T.. MagrudeE re- turned Saturday evening from Hot Springs where MT. Magruder had attended a meeting of the State Bankers Association. They had been away since last Tuesday, and had made the trip overland in their au- tomobile.
 Mrs. Henry Bohmer and little daughter returned Saturday from a visit of two months in Freebnrg, Vienna and other Missouri points. Mir. and Mrs. Bohmer grew up in this section of Missouri, but after Mrs. Bohmer had got around to visit
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his principal line of work. He now
 has sixty head of sheep on his place.
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D. R. Roberts, merchant and post master at Opal, was in Mena on Wednesday after supplies.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Garich and family of Egger were here Wednes- day to do some shopping Since selling his drug store and hardware business in Egger to Levi Wimberly, NIT. Garich is devoting his attention to the farm, with sheep raising as
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J. c. Wilkins and A. J Bailey of Vandervoort were in Mena on Dusi- ness Tuesday.
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MT. and Mrs. W. A. Perry of Wom- Dle are i'll Mena as the guests of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Becton.
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Trocia Goddard went to DeQueen Wednesday to spend few hours with friends before going to Fort Smith to make application to enlist in the navy. He plans to go to Fort smith on train No. 2, Thursday morning. and he will be joined there by Luke Thacker, who left Mena on Wednesday, night.
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F. Nj. Reeves returned Tuesday from Fort Smith. where he had been to have glasses fitted since recover ing from the operation for the re- moval of a cataract from his eye. His eyesight is so much improved that he hopes to be able to go back tn work next week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

J. A. Mackey of Rich Mountain spent Monday afternoon in Mena on business.
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Walter Nance of the Farmers and Merchants bank is enjoying a visit from his brother, Elvin Nance, who is here from Springfield, Mo, where he had been attending the State Nor nal school. He is spending vaca- tion between terms, and plans to re- turn to his work Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
TRY TO SAVE WRECKAGE
IN PENSION LIFE CASE
Subsidiary Society's Policyhold-
ers Hold Stormy Session to
Solve Finance Issue

PITTSBURGH Jan. t7.-An array of
legal talent and $50 policyholders Of the
Pension Mutual Life Society waged a verbal
war bordering on physical encounters Tor
nearly four hours In the society's head
quarters 1901 Fifth avenue The had gath
cred tO adopt some plan or method by
which the organization might be eNtri-
Gated from It's financial difficulties.
The present prediCament of the society
which is combination Of the american
Life and Annuity Society and the order OF
Unity. is due to the litigation about three
months ago concerning the Pension Mutual
Life Insurance Company. which acted as
It's trustees The Pension Mutual Companys $
assets are now In the custody Of the state
Banking Commissioner. who is trying 10
uutaugle aud iquidatc them.
In addition to the 25O poliCyhuldcrs
present in person approximately 1000 We're
represented by proxy. The quarrel which
began to manifest itself Immediately at the
opening Of the meeting had its ircipiency
in an objection to tho power exercised at
the injecting by one man. - ". Nicholson,
by virtue OF the 76S proxies which he held
we have gathered here from all over the
state. we have Travelled from 50 To 200
miles to he present, and why should we
permit one man to dominate this meeting
aud have the power to decide what should
be done" shouted a pOlicyholder from
far-ofr corner of the big assembly room.
At this junCture 1t was announced that
Charles IT, Fritch Of Pittsburgh, also was
the holder Of many proxies.
We'll. then, let Mr. Nicholson and MIR
Fritch stay here and settle the matter
themselves; wen go home" Indignantly
cried another policyhulder.
After two hours of wrangling between
attorneys stockholders and holders Of
proxies. committee Of four was elected to
ascertain from the polcyholders what plan
Of adjustment they advocate.
The following committee was named: s
H. Nicholson and Charles II. Frtch. Of
Pittsburgh: w. A. Nicholson. of Kittau-
ming. and Dr. l. ID. Kahle of Knox, Pa.
The committee has met to map out plan
Of work and procedure They will report
back to the pocyholders at a special
meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
NEW ATTACK LAUNCHED
ON ASSESSMENT LISTS
Registration Board Asks Cover
nor to Have Them Abolished,
Saving $4,000 Annually

. The Board of Registration Commissioners
of Philadelphia in its annual report, sent
to Governor Brumbaugh today, recon-
mends the abolition of the assessors lists
in this city and more simplited election
system.
The board asks that the Legislature mod
ify the present laws to throw the work now
done by the assessors to the division regis
trars. If the recommendation is adopted
the voters will be required to appear only
before The registrars on registration day and
not before the assessors to have their names
placed on the voting lists.
The chainge would mean an annual saw
ing OF 1000, the report says. There is
an assessor for each OF the 1871 election
divisions in the city, and each assessor re-
ceives approximately sS5 annually.
The commissioners praise the work of the
registrars. The report points out that Of
the 524i registrars who sat at the last
election, 3322 had been reappointed. They
handled the largest registration in the his
tory of the city, 3O5,5Si, and only seventy
eight appeals were made from their de-
cisous. or these. the report continues,
fifteen We're dismissed.
The recommendation from the report
the board made one year ago, that the as
SCISSORS be abolished is reprinted and re-
ferring to II this years report says:
I'VE have estimated that there would
be an actual financial saving to the city of
$4,000 and a very great saving in con-
venience to the electors. 1t is our belief,
founded on long experience in election mat
ters, that the continuance of these as
SCISSORS lists is a source of confusion, and
we therefore reiterate our recommendation
of previous years, to the effect that the
Legislature should enact law abolishing
the assessors lists
The division registrars, according to the
report. divided among political parties
III AVa1NE
1924; Washington party, 77S; keystone,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
FOUND SLAIN AND MUTILATED
Man With No Known Enemies Found
With Nose Cut Off

With his nose cut off and with stabs in
his face and chest, Joseph vital, thirty
years old, who lived at the rear of $40 Full
ton street, was found dead early today on
the street near Swanson and Lombard
streets The wounds We're probably made
with stiletto. No motive for murder has
been discovered by detectives from the
Third and De Lancey streets station.
A watch and chain and $3.50 in cash
found in the mans pockets eliminated the
robbery theory and Vital's good name in the
nelghborhood leaves the police at loss
to trace the crime to personal enemies
Vital was employed by the Philadelphia
Electric Company and had been in this
country about six years.
His brother and sister with whom he
hyed know OF no enemies and they scout
the Idea of a Black Hand plot. No bruises
were found on the body to Indicate a
struggle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
wEDs HIS wIFEs NURSE
Fatal Illness of Spouse Leads to New
Romance for Millionaire

CHICAGO. Jan 17.-.Toy Morton. multi
millionaire president OF salt company,
and Miss Margaret Grey. former nurse and
companion to Mr.. Mortons first wife. who
died eighteen months ago, Were married
here
Mr. Morton is a brother Of Paul Nor
ton Secretary Of the Navy in President
RuoscNeltS first Cabinet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
Broker Held for Defrauding Woman

READING, Pa. Jan. 17.--John a. Spang-
ler. wel-lnown Reading broker, was ar
rested here today on warrant issued by
Magistrate Dunn. charging him with em-
bezzlement Of 5000 belonging to Miss Emily
Turner, of this city Miss Turner alleges
that she gave the defendant $3.50 TO invest
for her and that she made 1852, clear of
commissions on her investment She de-
clares that Spangler gave her only S252 and
kept the rest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
NOTE LEADS TO SUICIDE
Boy Finds Philadelphian's Body After
Reading Warning on Door

MlLLVILLE, y. j., Jan 17.-When Owen
Smith. son Of farmer on Malaga turn
pike. mile north of Millvlle, went to the
home Of a neighbor he found pinned on
the door note which read Look in
the cellar" Going there, he discovered the
body Of william Robinson hanging by a
rope tied TO a rafter. The man had left
n note saying he was tired Of life.
Robinson's home was in Philadelphia
and he had been visiting relatives, who
were absent from home when he killed
himself. The Coroner gave n verdict of sui
eide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. f7.-Mrs. Eliza
beth a. Barstow widow OF Joseph Borstow,
who organized the Atlantic city Gas Com
pany and said to he the owner Of more real
estate than any other woman in the city, is
dead aged eighty years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
FARMINGToN SOCIETY MEETS
Miss Louise wickham, Of New York,
Honor Guest Here

Miss Louise wickham. Jr., president Of
the Pennington Lodge Society, Of New
York, was the guest Of honor today at the
annual luncheon of the Harrington Society
Of Philadelphia at the Acorn Club.
In an interesting address Miss wickham
told Of the recent work Of the Pennington
Lodge and submitted the annual report
Mrs. charles H. Tudngton presided The
luncheon committee included Mrs. Arthur
Sewan Mrs Louis Lemoyne. Miss Virginia
Iippincott. Mrs. Isaac w. Roberts. Jr, and
Mrs Howard Butcher. Ir.
About fifty members attended. The local
organization has a membership ot 1875.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 17.-Clad
only in night clothing and in his bare feet
with the thermometer registering twenty
above zero, while snow covered the ground
~ Il. Spring, a farmer of East Bradford
township, near here, last night saved his
nome from destruction by fire caused by
IN exploding oil stove.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
Disnntes Disrupt Trade Chamber

CHICAGO. Jan 1.-THE American Nor
wegian Chamber Of Commerce. an inter-
national trade promotion organization
formed in August, 1915. was dissolved here
Disputes among members over questions Of
business policy was given as the cause
Of the organizations disruption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-04
Boy Ends His Life
AS Sweetheart Lies
Dying in Hospital
Pair Shot Selves After Brook
lyn Girls Parents Opposed
Marriage

Angelina Mangcrmillo. fifteen years
Old, lies at the Cumberland Hospital
in Brooklyn, lowering between life and
death and anxiously looking forward TO
the next visit Of her seventcen-year-
old sweetheart. Antonio Doca. She has
not vet been told that she will never
sec Antonio again.
Yesterday Antonio came TO sec her
for the first time since snc has been
I'M the hospital. She met Antonio a
little over a month ago. On April 30
she brought Antonio 10 her parents
home. at % DeCraw Street, Brooklyn.
and proudly announced that they were
TO be married. Her parents were
angry. They forbade her ever 10 sec
Antonio again and sent him away. An
celina went upstairs and fired bull
Let into her chest
Antonio was forbidden TO sec her at
the hospital. but yesterday he loitered
around the institution until her sister
Frances came along. The sister had
aided the love affair. and she wiling
" allowed Antonio to accompany her
into the hospital. 1t rs said she repre-
scented him as her brother.
lie confided 10 Frances the fear that
Angelina would not recover Even If
she did. he said, his suit was hope
less because of her parents objections.
He went 10 his home. at AZ Van Brunt
Street. Brooklyn. and fired two shots
into his right breast. Dr. Reill"y, Of
the Long Island College Hospital. pro-
nOunccd him dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-04

Finding that his parachute had been
tied by some one so it would not open,
Henry WormsinGer, an aeronaut, was
compelled TO descend with his balloon
yesterday into the midst Of a fire that
was raging in the Kearny meadows,
in New Jersey. With his clothing
ablaze. he managed 20 save his life by
rushing TO the Ilackcnsack River and
plunging in.
Wormsingcr assembled from Hillside
Park, at Belleyille, y. j. When he had
attained height of about 1000 feet he
grasped the trapeze bar of the para
chute and was just about TO jerk the
cord releasing it and opening the bal
loon valve, when he noticed that a piece
Of stout rope had been knotted around
the umbrella-like contrivance so as to
prevent its opening on the downward
flight. He tried to reach the rope to
unite it. but found he couldn't.
There were only two things to do
TO take chance that the rope might
break and the parachute open. or to
cling TO the balloon and drift with it,,
possibly out to sea.
He chose the latter, but repented OF
his decision when he found that the
balloon was slowly soaring toward the
fire that was sweeping the kearny
Meadows from the Bergen County line
10 the Greenwood Lake branch Of the
Erie Railroad. mile and a half away.
The fires path was half a mile wide
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-04
Detective Shoots
BOY Gangster on
Playground Fence
Reformatory Fugitive Dies
After Chase Through
Crowd of Children

The report of a revolver attracted
the attention OF children who were
playing in the Yorkville Playground
yesterday afternoon. They saw Will
lam Moynihan, who escaped from the
House Of Refuge on Randall's Island
last winter, pause in his climb over
the twelve-foot fence at the rear o.
the park, waver. clutch at his side. and
then cling TO the fence until detec-
tives. who had been pursuing him,
dragged him down.
The lad, who is nineteen years old,
died late last night in Bellevue Hos
pital from the effects of the shot
which was fred by Detective Sommers,
OF the third branch detective bureau.
Since last January, when Moynihan
plunged into the East River and swan
from RandGlPs Island TO the Manhat-
tan shore, Sommers has been looking
for him. On May 20 a gang fight oc-
CURED on East l0lst Street, and d
negro woman, Theresita Mahoney, was
shot through the ankle. The descrip-
ton she gave of the man who had
wounded her led Sommers 20 believe
that Moynihan was lurking in the dis
trict. Since then he and Detective
CaputO have been watching the region.
Yesterday they came upon their
quarry. standing on East 10lst Street
lie saw them coming. and ran. They
followed. and between Second and
Third Avenues. Moynihan turned into
the lorkvlle Playground.
The playground was filed with chill
dren. and when Moynihan turned and
drew n revolver the detectives feared 70
fire lest they hit n child. The fugitive
did not shoot, but ran to the fence IN
the rear of the park.
lie had clambered 70 the top when
Sommers shot. At Bellevue IL was
found that tho bullet had passed
through ono kidney and entered the
tomach. Moynihan was operated upon
at orc'. death following a few hours
later