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The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Misses Two Copies.

To the Mena Weekly Star:
 Dear Editor-You will find en- closed si to renew my subscription to the dear old Star, which feel cannot do without. I have missed two copies by my carelessness in failing to renew, but do not want to miss any more, as The Star has been a welcome visitor to our home for a number of years and we are always glad to get the letter from home" " as we cali it. Wishing you much success, Respectfully
 Smith Harwell.
 Ringing, Ok, April, i7, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
Fears Sorghum Overproduction.

stephen Bates and son, E. B. were in from Big Fork Saturday for sup plies. Mir. Bates is one of the most successful sorghum makers in Polk county, and heretofore has never had any difficulty in disposing of all his production, but he says he is in a quandary this year as to the acre. age to put out, for he fears that the chances for overproduction are so great that he is inclined to go at the matter conservatively.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
MENA BOYS FOR THE U. s. NAVY
Trocia Goddard and Harlow Michael
 Take First Examinations.

Trocia Goddard and Harlow Mich ael of this city have taken prelim- mary examination for enlistment in the navy. The preliminary exam ination was made by Dr. P. R. Wat kins, and transmitted to the recruit ing office in Little Rock. As soon as satisfactory report arrives, the boys plan to go to Little Rock te cnmnlete the enlistment.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

A prudent mother is always on inc watch for symptoms of worms i'll her children. paleness, lack Of m terest in play, and peeyishness IS tha signal for WHITES CREAM YER MIFUGE. A few doses of thls excellent remedy puts an end to the worms and the child soon acts na- turally. Price 25c per bottle. Sold bv Jackson Drug & Furniture Co., Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
SAVE S1.5O.

Make your Healing Remedy at home. Get a 50c bottle of Paris Healing Oil, add to it a pint of lin- seed oil and you have full pint of inc best healing remedy that money can buy. It cures old sores, wounds, cuts and scratches. We sell jt.-- .isl,aeker Greeery Co-AAsafvs
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
HERE'S THE WAY TO FLY THE FLAG,

Fly the lag on It's own saH-not with another nag
 Do not display 1t before sunrise dark
 Put it up higher than your head
 Never put upside down That signal distress at sea Do not let the children trail the flag in the dirt It should never touch the ground
 Do nOt use paper napkins decorated with the fan
 Caution careless of the flag Report violations of the flag law.
 Do not pile merchandise of sbo window Even when used may he laid on it-nothing ' " m that your flag has stars in even rows The length should be 9iOths times width and inc Union ne wide stripes ~ When other flags displayed put the Stars and s,rine mn first and highest of a In should have the place of 
 When hung banner, the in the uuper left If hung with the stripes perpendicuar the stars should be at the upper right hand
 When flown at half mast the flag should raised to the top of the pole and then lowered the width flag
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
J.R. Allen on Vacation.

]. R. Allen of yandervoort is on visit to his daughter in St. Louis, and writes to have The Star sent to him there during his absence. He says he will return in time to as- sist in assessing taxes in White township
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
The LabOrer.

Who is the laborerY Any who honestly works, no matter what his task We are all laboring if we amount to anything
 But the day laborer. the who tolls with his hands, for days wage he is the man above all others who should strive to lay aside little from his ing, as savings accout at the bank No matter how small the saving it will be given careful attention at our bank as our largest accounts for the little ings of the poor man mean as much and more to him than the big accounts of the wel-to-do. Many labor ing men have established accounts at bank and we are especially proud of the confidence of these
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

E.. W. St. John left Thursday for Kansas City, expecting to be away the remainder of the week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

been at Heavener to visit the
 homefolks.
 w. E. Clinton and Willis Hungate of Grannis attended Circuit court
 Monday.
 A. J. Rhodes of Hartley returned ihamn lltu sday after attending to business in Mena.
 J. C. Hoheimer, Joe finders and Dr. D. w. Connally of Hatfield were
 among those to attend court Friday. Fred w. Gray and R. A. Stephens lof Cove were in Mena Friday, the former having business in Circuit court.
 Postmaster R. s. Allen and Mrs. Allen received a telegram Friday morning announcing the birth of a son, Wednesday evening at 530 o'clock, to Mir. and Mrs. T. F. Curtis. Gregg Purvis, bookkeeper for the Golf Wholesale Grocery Company, returned to his work Thursday after having been off duty for three days on account of illness. J. H. Cox returned enc day last week from Texarkana, where he had been several months for treatment. He is feeling quite we'll now and is able to make a trip down town each day.
 Walter Bird and J P. Cox of
 Grannis were among those who at tended court "Wednesday and Thurs day Mir. Bird runs a sawmil near Grannis, and delivers the output from his mill to the Missouri Lum-
 Der company in DeQueen. Mir. and Mrs. Howard Braddock came from Ritz, Scott county, on 1 Wednesday and spent Thursday in
 Mena to do shopping. They recent | ly came to Arkansas from New Jer-
 sey, and they think that they did
 well in so doing since word from
 the old home is to the effect that there had been a foot of snow on the 
 eighth of April
 w. c. B. Allen of Acorn spent a short time in Mena Wednesday ev-
 ening. Mir. Allen is cooperating
 heartily with the people of the Acorn community in the effort to make it one of the sorghum -centers iof the county. He presided at the
 community meeting held at the
 Acorn school Tuesday night. Gaylord Armstrong of Red Deer,
 Canada, cousin of Mrs. ]. l. Alley.
 was in Mcna last week to visit at the
 home of Mir. and Mrs. Alley and with
 other Polk county relatives and friends. Mir, Armstrong formerly lived in Washington county, this
 state, and had been in that county
 looking after his real estate inter- tests, coming from there to Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

J. E. Williams of Hatfield, after spending some time in Mena, re- turned home Thursday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

County Demonstration Agent c. c. Delaney went to Opal on Friday to hold a demonstration in terrac- ipu
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

A. J. Rhodes of Hartley returned hamA i'liiu sday after attending to business In Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

J. c. Hoheimer, Joe finders and Dr. D. w. Connally of Hatfield were among those to attend court Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

w. E. Clinton and Willis Hungate of Grannis attended Circuit court Monday
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Miss Clara Salyers went to Hat field Saturday for a visit at the home of Dr. C. F. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
PERSONAL NOTES

The Rev. Il. T. Howell of Opal was among the east end farmers at tending court fast week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

been at Heavener to visit the
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

II. l.. Looney and John Dilbeck of Big Fork were interested visitors at court Thursday while detained in town by the rain.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Fred w. Gray and R. A. Stephens of Cove were in Mena Friday, the former having business in Circuit court.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Young Mckinney came from Heavener Friday. expecting to meet his brother, w. I. Mckinney, in this city. but he found upon arriving here that they had passed each oth- CT on the way, w l. having gone to Heavener. Mir. Mckinney has been spending the last three months on his farm near Conway. and had just
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Postmaster R. s. Allen and Mrs. Allen received a telegram Friday morning announcing the birth of a son, "Wednesday evening at 5:30 o'clock, to Mir. and Mrs. T. F. Curtis.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Porter Allen came from Kansas City last week to join Mrs. Alien, who is visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. s. Allen.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

J. H. Cox returned enc day last week from Texarkana, where he had been several months for treatment. He is feeling quite well now and is
 able to make trip down town each day.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26

Gregg Purvis, bookkeeper for the Golf Wholesale Grocery Company, returned to his work Thursday after having been of duty for three days on account of illness.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
.E[KDO JIM N|CHT WILL BE LONG
 REMEMBERED

One of the most successful social events of the winter season was the ball given at Eagle hall last night by of the resident members of the Be nevolent Protective Order of Elks. They had for their guests nearly three hundred people, and the hos pitable manner in which all were en- tertained is characteristic of all func- tions given by this organization.
 The hall never looked prettier. due to the artistic taste of experienced de- corators. Purple and white, the col ors of the order. prevailed, and the bunting and streamers were festooned so as to produce the best effect. One of the features was the large canvass painting of an elk head and clock, the work of Walter We,s2's hrush and which elicited much favorable com. ment. In fact the hall was trans formed into an Elkdom scene, and never appeared to better advantage. It was the greatest outpouring of our people that has ever attended a social affair, and special tribute should be paid to the ladies, who were beau tifully gowned, and together with their vivaciousness lent an additional charm to the scene. Under the leadership of Wm. Clay. son. an orchestra of five pieces fur nished the music to which the terpsi- chorean devotees entered into the af, fair with a joyous spilit and pleasure reigned supreme until the last note of the Home, Sweet Hime" waltz was played.
 AS the clock struck eleven the hall was darkened and the Elks assembled. while J. V. Lydick delivered the fol. lowing toast to Our Absent Bro. thers:"
 Turn back the clock of Elkdom, To the hour of eleven, So that we may think of those on earth,
 And those in Haven And bow in reverence to wives, sisters and mothers, And drink in silence To our absent brothers.
 A dainty and appetizing buffet luncheon was served in the Northland Club rooms, and throughout the even. ing two kinds of beverages were dis pensed-a delicious claret punch for 1917 and Alaska's 1918 lemonade. To those who were in charge of the arrangements, and all members of the Elks, is due great credit for the de, cided success they made of their first
 ball, and also for the pleasure they accorded those who were in at ance.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
NOME MARATHON DOG RACE WON
 BY AYERS
Special to The Times)

NOME, Feb. 23. - The full distance Marathon dog race for the Borden cur took place yesterday and practically the entire population turned out to witness the contest, while thousands of dollars changed hands on the re. suit. It was the fastest and most ex- citing race ever held on Seward pen insula. Ayers team won in an hour and fifty-four minutes. Riley, Webb and Downing followed in order with their dogs and all of them were less than three minutes behind the victor. Seppalas' Siberian team, which has figured in other coursing events and won many prizes, did not start in the race with his short, long and rangy speeders. The best of all records for distances was established between Fort Davis and Hastings, and it is doubtful if it will ever be broken.
 (By Associated Press)
 NOME, Feb. 23. - Fred Ayers is today the possessor of the Borden cup and purse of $1,OOO, which he won yesterday with his dog team in the twenty-six mile race, covering the distance in 1 hour, 54 minutes, 46 sec onds. Riley was second, Webb third. Downing fourth and Dalzene fifth.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
WOMEN BOYCOTT FOOD PRICE
 RA|SERS
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(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 23. - The house. wives have continued their demonstra- tions against the high cost of living and the police reserves responded to the outbreaks in various parts of the city, which they quickly quelled, but not until after dozens of pushcarts were overturned and the contents de- stroyed. The owners were attacked by hundreds of women, some of them with babies in their arms. Later they picketed provision stores in an effort to establish boycott, and disorders occurred when purchasers defied the pickets.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
LAUNDRiEs COMPELLED CLOSE
 ACCOUNT SHORTAGE COAL
(By Associated Pressl

PARIS, Feb. 23. - Laundries in the capital and throughout the depart ment of the Seine are facing crisis. Not only has the material they use increased 60 to loo per cent, but the shortage of coal is causing a number Of them to close their establishments, yesterday one of the largest laundries at Boulogne-sur-Sein, in the suburbs Of Paris, ceased to operate The same thing happened at Issy-les- Molineaux. Some of the restaurant keepers fear they will be unable to supply table cioths and napkins and in some places the latter article is being replaced by one made of tissue paper.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
QUAKER CITY |S HAVING FOQD
 R|OTS
(By Associated press)

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 23. - Disor. derly scenes occurred in the southeast ern part of the city, which is largely populated by foreigners. when bands of women made demonstrations against dealers raising the price of foodstuffs. During the attacks on the stores one woman was knocked down and tramped on, being taken to the hospital with a broken leg. Women with bottles of kerosene poured oil on meats, fish and vegetables dis played by dealers and attacked curb merchants. Those who purchased goods at the stores where the prices were raised were attacked and the articles taken away.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
PAVING WAY FUR NATION WIDE PROHIBITION
(By Associated Press)

l WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. - Legis Elation absolutely barring the importa- ttion of liquor into prohibition states
 has been approved by the house, con, {curring in the bone dry amendment to
 the post office appropriation bill. Ad (vocates of prohibition say the way
 has been paved for nationwide pro- |hibition amendment. Forty Demo |crats and thirty-one Republicans voted 'against the liquor shipping amend
 ment Nearly all of the prominent Democrats supported the amendment
 Among the Republicans voting against
 ft were Representatives Gardner, of
 Massachusetts, Kahn, Longworth
 MOndell and Rodenberg.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
SW|MME RS ARE 0U I r OR
 HONORS "

HONOLULU, Feb. 23. = World champions, United States champions and champions of Hawaii = who are included in both the two classes first named - are competing in the two day swimming meet during carnival week, today and Saturday.
 The announcement that the Ana teur Athletic Union has awarded the 100 yard and the 50 yard dashes to Hawaii, to be competed for at Homo lulu, caused increased interest in the swimming meet, and this was further heightened by the arrival of several of the most noted swimmers of the United States.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
PARlSlANS OBJECT TO
 SELECTED STUD PATCH.
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Feb. 23. The proposal to grow potatoes in the Bois de Bou- logne is not received with favor by Parisians. Why, they exclaim, are not the Luxembourg, plots in the Champs Elysees, or Park Monceau used in- stead. Early in the war, when the retrenched camp of Paris was men, herds of cattle and sheep as an em- ergency measure, but now no need is felt for precautionary steps which might damage this most favorite of places frequented by Parisians.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
LAR CEST RADIO PLANT BEEN
 COMPLETED j.
(By Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23. - The naval radio station at Chollas Heights, near here, recently completed at a cost of $300,000, and now in full operation. has exceeded in many respects the hopes of its constructors. The largest and most powerful on the western hemisphere, it will be able, it Is be lieved under favorable atmospheric conditions, to communicate with sta tions 12,000 miles distanct.
 Shortly after the plant was placed in commission and before the sending and receiving instruments had become what the operators termed broken in," aerial conversations were held with the Melbourne, Australia, sta tion, and the ease with which com municatiOn was established over this distance gave rise to hopes that the Chollas Heights station soon will be in touch with points halfway around the world.
 The radio apparatus installed is technically what is known as the Poulsen arc transmission. This sys- tenn was invented by Vlademar Poul- sen, of Denmark, eleven years ago. The patent rights were acquired in the United States five years later. At that time the largest arc transmitter built by Poulsen was one rated at only five kilowatts. The development of the Poulsen arc from the five kilo- watt set of 1905 to the giant 200 kilo- watt set, weighing 25 tons. installed at the Chollas Heights station, has since been achieved.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
SUPPLIES BE|NC C RUSHED ID
 THE NEEDY
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The threatened fuel and food shortages in many localities caused by freight con- gestiQn and car shortage has appar- ently been averted by the drastic or ders of the railroads cooperating with the Interstate Commerce Commission to rush special shipments to needy towns or cities.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
STOLE CHARTS OF ALASKA
 WATERS TO GIVE GERMANY

Herbert Sauer, aged 21, was sen. fenced in New York last week to eight years at Sing Sing for the murder of an aged woman, and searching through his belongings officers found charts of anchOrages, harbors and channels of Alaska, which had been stolen from revenue cutter from which he deserted. An inquiry has been started
 Sauer confessed to stealing the charts and said that he had intended to return to Germany. give the charts to the government, thus making n name for himself
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
DRASTIC STAND THREATENED
 BY ENGLAND
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(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Feb. 23. Pre-
 mier Lloyd George told the
 house of commons that the stocks of food in Great Britain were lower than ever before, and it was essential for the life of the nation that every pos { sible effort be made to in ( crease the home production. ( He said: of we take drastic ( measures we can cope with the ( submarine menace, but if the ( nation is unprepared to accept |, drastic measures for dealing (
 with this menace disaster is
 before us. The government is
 hopeful of finding some means
 of dealing with the submarine, {
 but we are guilty of folly if we
 rested tranquilly upon the ex- {
 pectation of the realization of {
 that hope. We must deal ruth
 lessly and promptly with the
 tonnage problem by measures {
 which impose great sacrifices {
 upon the country. There are {
 three measures: First, the {
 navy; second, the building of {
 merchant ships; third, dispen- {
 sing with unnecessary conf modities from abroad and the { production of all food possible
 at home and the importation of
 apples, tomatoes and fruits be
 prohibited entirely. { \ . . . C C H C . . . C ( . . . (
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23

C. F. Eye, general freight agent of the Pacific Steamship Company. has announced in Seattle the appoint ment of R. s. James as general agent of the freight department of the com- pany to succeed A. N. Floyd, resigned, to enter another business. James has been chief clerk to Eye since the merger of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and the Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, and the forma- ton of the Pacific Steamship Com pany. Earl Townsend. who has been commercial agent of the Pacific Steamship Company, has been ap- pointed chief clerk to General Freight agent Five, succeeding MT. James. The appointments are effective March l.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
TWO LIVES LOST IN b|G FIRE AT
 DAWSON
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(By Associated Press)

. DAWSON, Feb. 23. - This . city was visited by disastrous
 . fire on Wednesday night, which . for a time threatened the de-
 : struction of the entire business . section, and resulted in the : loss of two lives.
 . Charles w. c. Tabor, dean of . the Dawson bar, and William McCadam, q veteran stage
 . driver, perished in the flames. . The Yukonia, Pioneer and Gro . min hotels ard several other . buildings were burned to the
 . ground. The property loss is . estimated at s2O0,O0O.
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The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
RUSSIAN $ FIRE HALTS THE
 ENEMY
 M II II
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, Feb. 23. - It is of ficially announced that the Teutons in massed formation attacked the Rus sian position near Dorna Watrae, on the northern end of the Roumanian front, but the Russians heavy fire halted the enemy
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
INAUGURATION n
 TAKE PLACE l SUNDAY
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. - It is of ficially announced that President Will son will take the new oath of office privately in the White House on Sun the oath again at the public ceremony on March or merely make that the occasion for delivering his inaugural address has been undecided.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
MUST D|SGORGE CONTRAbANDS
 IF WAR j
(By Associated Press)

HALIFAX, Feb. 23. - The mem bers of Ambassador Bernstorffs party has two hundred pair of pyjamas, and others aboard the Frederick VIII have an abundance of cotton, goods. The examiners will detain the excesses of contraband. Most of the Germans are also well supplied with gold, which is a contraband, and must be exchanged for other currency.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
I 0OD RIOTS IN GREECE CLQSE:
 TIC SHOPS
(By Associated Press)

ATHENS, Feb. 23. - The food riots among the workmen of Piraeus have -hecnme- -serinus. that they. caused the closing of all shops and the GUS toms house, as the mob footed grocery and butcher shops.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
P ROBE FEDERAL COMMISSION OPPOSED

 (By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb 23. Chair lman Fitzgerald, of the home appro- priations committee, has announced bis opposition to President Wilson's request for a $4O0,00O appropriation For the federal trade commission, with
 which to start an investigation of the
 bigh cost of living. Five Democrats And five Republicans joined in a let
 ter to all other members of the house erging them to support the appropri. Ation.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
f ENFORCEMENT IF NEUTRALITY |S NUT LIKELY
(By Associated Press)

1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The eenate judiciary committee has failed 70 agree to the bill proposed by the Department of justice to authorize the
 president to use armed forces to en- Force neutrality obligations. Several |Df the senators said the bill would pro Ebably not be reported.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
SENATOR FAvORS GOVT. SEIZURE
 F00DSTUFFG
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - Senator ]. Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, has in troduced an amendment to the reve- nue bill, with provision for authoriz ing the president to seize foodstuffs deemed monopolized in violation oi the law; foodstuffs so seized to be sold to the public under government supervision.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23

Captain Frederick Mears, of the Alaskan railroad commission, and Will. liam Gerig, bridge builder. made a trip over the Copper River railway yesterday as far as the Miles glacier bridge to inspect the icebreaker there.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-23
STEAMER NOTES OF 1 LOCAL
 INTEREST
(By Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Feb. 23. - The steamer Northwestern sailed for Alaska at g o'clock yesterday morning. Her Cor dova passengers are Frank Sellers, R. E. Capers, L. Rose, F. Tillman, C. Hill lon, Herb Conway, William Mccarthy. C. Holgerson, Victor Olsen, Louis Oates, c. Taggart, Thomas Lee, Mike Stepovich. MT. McGirney, Miss Ethel Truckey, s. Taggart, Wm. Rogue, P. Hageraar, F. Hageraar, o. Williams and four steerage