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The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Nose Broken by Horse Kick.

John Myatt, living west of Mena, was in the city last Saturday to get medical attention for a fractured nose which he sustained Friday aft ernoon, when he was kicked by his horse. The kick was squarely in the face, fracturing the turbinated bone, backing his eyes and bruising his forehead. Dr. Hilton was called to the Myatt home Friday afternoon to dress the wounds, and Saturday Mir. Myatt was able to attend to his regular run of work. He considers himself fortunate that the experi- ence was not more serious.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
PLEADS FOR INDIAN FIGHTERS.
Red Fox James Appeals to Secretary
 Baker in New York.

New York, July 4.-The speech of Red Fox James, full blood Black foot Indian, who a year ago rode from Montana to the White House on horseback to ask President Will soon to set apart all Indian day in the calendar of the Nation, tonight was thrilling feature of the Inde- pendenee Day celebration. Just as Secretary of War Baker concluded his address Red Fox James mount ed his horse and sped in old Indian fashion around the arena. The ef- feet was startling when he reined up in front of the speakers stand, as tho making an appeal to the Great Spirit, he pleaded with Secretary of War Baker to allow his race of born lighters to become a part of the reg uiar fighting forces of the United States Army.
 {. My own people, the North Amer ican Indian, has heard the call to arms" he said, but you will not let us answer. Do you not need us in this terrible conflict? Are we to re- main inactive when fifty thousand Indians are ready to serve as caval- ry?
 From all over the West we stand ready to spring to the saddle We stand ready to protect the i,4O0 miles of border between the United States and Mexico-fifty thousand men who know horse as no white man ever knew; fifty thousand men who can live where no white man has ever lived. fifty thousand h. dians, who when their hearts are in q cause, as our hearts are in this cause, would die for it as no other nation.
 MT Secretary turning to Mr Baker call us to arms. Let us guard and fight for our country"
 The Secretary Of War has imme- diate opportunity to give favorable answer to the plea of the Indian to enlist his people as a race since there is now a bill before the Senate and House, calling for the enlistment of ten or more regiments of indian cavalry and providing citizenship for the Indians.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
vANpERy0oRT FOR TIE RnAn.

NandervoorI is unanimous for Polk Countys big. good road pro- iect. When the canvass for sigma lures to the petitions was closed last Saturday night all save two businessmen had signed. and on Monday, these. toe. joined the other citizens, thus making Nandervoorl a 100 per cent progressive community.
 One citizen, very much of patri- arch, as we'll as leader, after signing said that if the improvement brought him no financial returns at all il would cost him soodly sum of money, but that he would feel that he had done something to make his community better for his chil- dren and grandchildren; that he did not expect to be here always, and that when he was gone he preferred that it should be said of him that he had done something for his town and county, and not that he had lived and died and left nothing be- hind for those who are 10 follow him. This thoughtful man further said that unless that highway was built in ten or twenty years it still would be, just the same old Polk
  county, while other communities around would have forged ahead in population and prosperity. He did not say 80, but it seemed to be his idea that in helping build the good road. he was taking step to leave monument behind him that would be far better than one of marble in some ceh1etery
 It is only occasionally these days that men feel that what was good enough for my father is good enough for me. and good enough for my children.N
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
EDISON TOLLS FOR NAVY.
Is Working Day and Night in His
 tiut in the Jersey Hills.

Washington, D. C., July 9.-In his hut in the Jersey hills, Thomas 4. Edison is working night and day on important matters for the navy. There was a meeting here recently of the Navy Consulting Board of which Mir. Edison is chairman, and which he did not attend.
 Mr. Edison never does attend, said Secretary Daniels, with a smile He's too busy
 MT. Daniels laid particular empha~ sis upon his denial of the suggestion that Mr. Edison had been called 0 Washington and refused to come. We hear from him regularly said Mr. Daniels. Sometimes it is re- port of his work, sometimes it is a request for a naval officer with ex- perienee in the field in which hr. Edison is working to go and give him advice. We are always glad to grant such request"
 Mir. Daniels refused to indicate what sort of work Mir. Edison is d0- Ing. Devices to meet the always de- veloping improvements on German u-boats are rapidly being completed
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
LIQUOR SUPPLY WILL
 BE EXHAUSTED SOON
Dissller Declares That Within Six C Days Two Thousand Saloons in Chicago Will Go Out of
 Business.


 Chiaaeo, July 9. Charles s. Her mann, president of one of the larg- est whiskey making concerns in the country, and directing head of the National Distillers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers association, declared today that within sixty days not less than 2,000 saloons in Chicago will be forced to quit business by the new regulations, and that a like propor- tion thruout the country will be similarly affected
 He estimated that the whiskey now in existence in the United States will be exhausted within a year at the present rate of consump- ton, saying there are not more than 200,000,000 gallons now in the gov ernment warehouses.
 The normal consumption IS said to be about i35,O0O,000 gallons an- Inually, while the prospects of a dry period probably will cause drinkers to store up the remaining simply
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
sYsTEMATIzE TICK ERADICATION
Record to Be Kent of Clippings on
 and After July i6.

i4r E 8. f'eiz, in charge of the moNmeul for tick eradication in fciN county IS planning io have Ian accurate record kept of all cattle dipped from and after July i6. and ia order that he may keep in touch With the situation. he is asking ali secretaries of livestock associations and dipping vat associations to keep the records and make reports. The blanks and necessary instructions will be furnished ali secretaries so the work will be comparatively easy.
 The following suggestions and in- structions prepared by Dr. Getz should be followed in order to make the work effective:
 'All cattle should be dipped every third week Special effort should be made to dip on the same day, all cat tie due to be dipped at one vat. that is, all the cattle of any one range or. community This is important Go make the dipping effective, and it also makes the work easier for all concerned It avoids confusion. and brings about condition where ncighhors will be helpful to one an- other. Local secretaries should write for blanks that clippings may be properly recorded and that due credit may be received. Secretaries should use care in making out the blanks for the reason that they will be filed as permanent records. Sec retaries should mail reports as soon as possible after each dipping, and thus, by cooperating, the work can pnSilV he made affaciiNn ',
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
FIRST MEN DRAFTED GO TO
 REGULAR ARMY AND GUARD
Initial Increment of C0nseripts is Expected to Re 6S7, 900 Men--Ver-
 sion of the Plans.

Washington. July 9.-The first draft of Americas new army will be 687,000, the war department an- nounced today. That number will be just enough to fill the regular army. and the national guard and to provide 500,O00 men for the sixteen cantonment camp where men will be trained for duty at the front.
 Fifty thousand men are needed to bring the regular army to full war strength. More than t30000 are needed to fill the gaps in the na- tional guard.
 The first men drawn by selective draft will go to the regular army and national guard Every one reg istered, it is believed, will be drawn, determining for all time the order of liability to service.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
WOULD YOU ATTEND U. OF A.?

l am pleased to announce to the young men and women of Polk county that I am authorized to ap- point if students as beneficiaries in the University of Arkansas at Fay etteyille. These appointments en- title the holder to free tuition for four years.
 The University is state support ed institution, maintained by the tax payers of Arkansas for the ben eft of the young people of the state. In addition to the usual literary courses offered in colleges, 1t com prises, as a part of it's organization, the State Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering, and is the only institu- ton in the state giving complete courses and degrees in these impor- tant industrial subjects.
 The University has also a College Of Education, whose graduates re- ceive diplomas entitling them to teach in the public schools for life.
 For the young ladies there are complete courses in domestic science and art. Graduates of these courses are in great demand as teachers and as county agents in canning club and home economies work.
 Fer admission to the University as an unconditioned student, one must be a high school graduate. Those who do not live in towns having high schools may obtain appoint ments and enter the University Training School, where they may prepare themselves for the fresh man glass.
 Complete information about the University may be obtained by ad- dressing the Registrar of the Uni yersity at Fayetteville.
 A. E. Wear. County Judgp
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
A State lTana0er.

From The Fort smith Times Record.
 Kansas Is the first state Co take on a business manager. Private busi- ness has done this always but for some unaccountable reason it has not found favor in political units The new Kansas state manager is James A. Kimball, a trained business man who has made a success of his own business and has helped build up the business of others.
 The office of public manager has been created only q few years and in only few places. It started with cities and has made good wherever tried. At this time several hundred American cities are governed by business managers. The commits sion form of government is good. lt was the best devised at the time of the creation of the law but since that time the world has moved for ward and the commission form of government is not the last word nor the best word. It is next to the last and next to the best. The most progressive cities are taking on bus mess managers and giving them powers that will enable them to get results.
 Business managers in cities have made good Kansas is trying a bus mess manager in the state but there is another place where business management is indeed worse oil than any of them. The county needs snch an official. There ought to be direct county efficiency. A county business manager should be by some board elected at the polls. The people, of course, cannot be expected to make an ex- pert selection but they can be cx- pected and in every instance where given power, are selecting commis- slons who are selecting experts. The age of efficiency is here, the experts go with this efficiency.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
souTn poLK FoR mGHMAY!

W. A. Ragland, always to the front in any movement for better, big ger, more prosperous Polk county, had heard about the alleged opposi- tion to the organization of the north and south highway district in Polk county. Believing so heartily in it's value to the people, he was skeptical as to the alleged opposition, and agreed to go out and see about it. He took the time when taxpay- CTS would come in to meet the as- sessor. so that he could see all.
 Here is the report:
 AT GRANNIS--Every business
 man and every farmer with two = exceptions signed the petition.
 AT WICKES-Every business
 man and every farmer except
 one has signed.
 AT HATTON-E Everybody is
 for the highway.
 That these communities are pro- gressive goes without argument. They want Polk county to have the best of everything that is to be had. They want to have the advantages that fine all-year-round road can give them, and all they needed to demonstrate their faith was an op- portunily to ask by petition for the improvement.
 They propose, too, that Polk coun- iy will have that si5,036 that Is held for her over in Little Rock, and, in addition, her share from the funds not used in building roads by the less progressive counties of the state, and this probably will give Polk county at least S30,0oo enough to complete 8 or 10 miles of road
 Down there two. they already are seeing the trade being drained ort of our county ny the good road to De- Queen, and as they are loyal eiti- zens of Polk county they propose to stop it by having our own good road.
 Incidentally, as proof Of the kind of folks living at Grannis, Wiekes and Hatson, it is only necessary to refer to their records in support of the Red Cross movement. Each one did it's bit and did it in fine fash ion
 Stand up for Polk county, and, in doing So, work for everything that means better Polk county.
 The effort will bring big returns.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Intreneh for the War.

Hol Farmers, attention. The time will soon be here for clearing our idle and waste acres of land, for fall and spring sowing of pasture grasses.
 The most of we farmers have some land that is not doing any thing but growing bushes. The month of August is the time to cut off the underhrush to prevent the stumps from sprouting, and then burn the brush and leaves off clean and SOW in the fall or early spring. Let's not retrench because of the war, but intrench by preparing to grow more beef and milk, and we need more grass and pasture to do this. So let's prepare every acre we can. One is better than none. and ten is ten times better. August is the month.
 Yours for more grass.
 Chas. Burnett. Rnard Camn Inlv G fQfT
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
MAKE MENA A spOTLEss TOWN.

While Polk county is working along on eradicating the ticks for tho comfort of the cattle-and the prosperity of the human beings Little Rock is preparing to eradicate both flies and mosquitoes to safe- guard the health and promote the comfort of the population. This fine move only came about thru the requirements made by Uncle Sam to protect his soldiers at his army camp. Of course it is just as important to protect the health of other folks, but it generally takes a community action. Mena is enjoy ing the benefits this summer of the hest cleanup in it's history, but if something could happen that would show every one of us what it costs us to have flies swarming about we would follow the example of our state capital. Of course our fathers and grandfathers got along with bad roads, but because they had not found . remedy is not a good excuse for our failure to utilize one when we have it at hand To make such an idea consistent we should abolish telephones, electric lights, wireless transmission of messages, automo- piles and the thousands of other things that now make life better and more enjoyable.
 Why not Mena follow her other good moves by starting war on flies, as we'll as on the occasional mosquito that keeps us from telling the world we have no such pest about?
 IL would require no great effort to make Mena a spotless Town, and 1t would be the most attractive ad- yertisement we could have.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
MRS [. W. WILlIAR
 HAD GIVEN UP HI|p
Fer Family Nas Told by n... That She Would Die and ehs dren Were Summoned
 Her Bedside.

Many wonderful indorssr.. have been given Tanlac, bu, 2 statement made by Mrs G. " us Hams, of Gadsden, Alabama. many respects so remarkable 2 be almost incredible Her eo' plete statement follows:
 For nearly fifteen years b... had kidney trouble. also stomach trouble and suffered t,.. nervous indigestion. | conla X. mo nourishment except little suss milk, and would have palpitatiap !, the heart and nervous heaaaes,s and terrible pains in my sides q, back l got so weak l had fla ,sa. to my bed, and l stayed there 'as ,s months. Doctors called two :. three times a day, but | kept eettie. worse and fell off until was al,no', a skeleton and had to be turned X bed. and only weighed 90 pounds
 My husband spent more lh,, $500 trying to get me we'll. Finslr got so bad I was told that co,,a live only a few days. believed oi course, that l was going to die ani told my husband to teIegr,rs ThomasviIle, N. C., for my son rs aps to Atlanta and Birmingham for m, lother children.
 When my daughter-in-law uys R. C. Nelson, arrived from Atlsnt, she begged father to get me Tsn, lac. He went right down to yancss Drug Store and got me a bottla i began taking it, and on the secmd day l began to get hungry and asked for something to eat, Thm gave 1t to me, and it agreed win me, and 1 have been eating ess, since. After short time I eo d i could eat anything wanted sm just as much as I wanted
 After this 1 improved right alms and it wasn't any time hardly hs fore l was out of bed. II inc seemed like the more Tanlae took the better I got, and I have ae. tually gained 48 pounds in weight l sleep good now, and am not ner yous any more like was. Yes feel almost as well as I ever felt ii my life and am doing nearly All < my housework and milk Inc GOV and churn the milk.
 After l got able to go about visited by daughter, Mrs. Short 4 Ensley Alabama, and have just re turned from q trip to the store don't do anything but talk abou Ianlac All of my neighbors an talking about it, too, and think IS wonderful how this medicine ha helped me"
 Ianlac is sold by Jackson Drug Furniture Company, Mena, Ark Fred W. Gray, Cove, Ark: E. +. But Ter, Hatfield, Ark; J. A. Gillear Wickes, Ark; S. H. McCurley. Gran his, Ark; Egger Drug Company Eeger, Ark; G. B. Bates, Big Forl Ark Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Little RidIina at Austin. Tex.

Little Riding, who is now in the aviation school at University Sta tion, Austin, Tex, writes an interest ing letter to his parents, giving briefly an outline of the training he IS undergoing. The instruction is in wireless operation. and motor and aeroplane construction. and the in- struction in making flights will be given the students later, either at San Diego, Gai, or in San Antonio, Tex. Little is perfectly satisfied with his choice Of service, and feels that the work in the aviation corps will suit him much better than in fanlry service.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
HOW TO GET HELP.

If Polk county is to keep up with the march of progress it must grasp the opportunity before if to build good roads. It must arrange to go forward with the work sosas to re- ceive the fifteen thousand dollars or more that has been apportioned to Il from the National and State funds, If it docs not do this. the money will go to those who do so take up the work. The State and Government help those who help themselves, and
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
FreewiII Mcetinq at Midway.

Rev. l. W. Dunman returned Mon- day from Midway, near Opal, where he had held services Saturday night and Sunday under the the auspices of the FreewiIl Baptist church. He reports that the services developed into an old-fashioned meeting such as used to be held years ago. The annual association of this church is to be held at Midway church on the Thursday proceeding the Second Sunday in August, and this meeting was, in 3 way, a preparation for the meeting of the Association.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
RUSSIANS TAKE 1000 PRISONERS
French Claim to Have Repulsed Strong German Assaults-Ger- mans Claim Many Prisoners
 and Russians Checked.

Paris, July 9.--Another attack in a strong force was made by the Ger mans last night on the Aisne front, in the region of Chemin des Danes, between the Bovette and the Chrev- egney ridge.
 The war office this afternoon off, cially declared that the attack was without success, however.
 ln a brilliant counter offensive, the French recaptured the major portion of the trenches occupied by the Germans yesterday between Panthehon and the Froidmont farm.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Baptist Meeting at Board Camn.

The Rev. john D. Freeman who had been holding revival meeting Tn Potter arrived here Monday ia go to Board Camp where he is to be- gin meeting to last for a week or more. MT. Freeman is doing mis- slonary work for the Bantis, churches of Arkansas. and will spend some timenin the territory of the Ouachita Association
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
1000 Men Captured.

petrograd, July 9.-Several vil- lages and more than 1000 men were captured by the Russians west of Stanislau, in Galicia, according to an official statement issued this aft ernoon by the war office.
 It is also claimed that forty-cight guns, including twelve of the large size and many machine guns have been captured by the Russians.
 The Russian cavalry now is pur- suing the retreating enemy, and has reached Luvari.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
From The Texarkanian

From The Texarkanian.
 The saloon is sometimes called a ar-that is true.
 4 BAR to heaven, a door to hell; Whoever named it named it we'll A BAR to manliness and wealth: A door to want and broken health. \ BAR to honor. pridc and fame. A door to grief. sin and shame. \ BAR to home, a BAR to prayer; \ door to darkness dnd despair. 4 BAR to henored, useful life; \ door to crawling, senseless
 strife.
 4 BAR te all that's true and brave A door to every patrons grave. 4 BAR to joys that home imparts; \ door to tears and aching hearts. A BAR to heaven, a door tc hell: Whoever named 1t named it we'll.
 Selected.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Sleeper BuiIdino Sold.

Minor pipkin, as executor of the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Sleeper, sold the personal effects of the estate and the two story building located north of the Mena Hotel at public auction Friday morning. The sale was con- ducted by George Legate with J. A. Thornton as clerk. The building was sold at S60 to J. w. Bradley, and most of the furniture went to W. A. T0mIipson.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Did Ore Attraet Liahtnina?

c. E. Davis of the Plateau Fruit farm located north of Mena, reports that one day last week while in the hills northwest of his home lie discovered that lightning during a recent thunder shower had struck and shattered five large trees stand ing close together He wonders whether the location of these trees may indicate deposit of ore which was the cause of the lightning be- ing attracted t0 that nninl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
 WANTED CARLOAD OF PEACHES

We have inquiry from three big market centers: Chicago, St. Lotus and Kansas City. for peaches in ear lots. Growers will kindly advise this office what they have and when fruit will be ready for marketing. Don't wait. Do it now if you want to sell your fruit. We also want your potato acreage.
 s.ss Mena Commercial Club
 Ben c. Eastin, Secretary.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Another Version of Plans.

Washington, July g.. Unoflicially it was indicated today that 6S7,000 is the number of men to be selected for the first national war army from the millions registered June 5. Prob ably twice that number of names will be drawn. as the number of ex- emptions to be allowed is estimated at 50 per cent Next Saturday is said to have been fixed upon as the date for the drawing altho no an- nouncement has been made by the provost marshal generals office.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Exemption Board Organized.

The exemption board of Polk county under the selective draft law, consisting of Sheriff H. W. Finger, Eugene Cox and Dr. J. c. Hilton, the latter having been appointed to suc- eeed Dr. c. ?. Dunman who was un- able to serve on account of illness, met Saturday morning to organize. |Sherin Finger was elected chair man, Eugene Cox secretary and Dr. Hilton examiner.