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The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
LOCHRIDGEs ELECT OFFICERS.
Fred Duke Again President of the
 Company--Satisfactory Year.

At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lochridge Dry Goods Company held Wednesday night the following officers were elected, for the year, 1918: Fred Duke, president; ". E. Holt, vice president; and Sidney w. Duke, sec- retary-treasurer. The latter suc- ceeds Elmer II. Sapp who has with drawn from the firm on account of having been, called toI the National army. H. E. Manning will continue as salesmanager of the institution, which position he has held for sev- eral months. The firm name of the concern will be changed, announce ment of which will be made within a few days. The company reports a very satisfactory business during the year that has just closed
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
AIRMAN ROUTED CAVALRY.
Got in Tight Place and How He
 Got Out of It.

Paris, January 2.-A wonderful story is told of the adventure of a young airman on the British front, who, in thick weather, landed and asked a peasant his whereabouts. At that moment he beheld troop of German cavalry galloping toward him. He immediately opened his engine full and. skimming the ground, charged the advancing Ger mans.
 The leading officer fired an auto- matic pistol and the airman began operating his machine gun. The en- emy's casualties included the off, cer and numerous men and horses. The remainder bolted.
 The airman intended leaving nothing to chance, so he flew a great distance westward to insure landing on the British side. When he next landed it was needless to ask his whereabouts because he recognized Paris only few kilo- meters away.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
- MANY RED CROSS WORKERS.
Each Afternoon Mena Ladies Give
 Time to Our Soldiers.

Persons who have not taken time to visit the Red Cross headquarters during working hours, have no idea of the amount of work that is be- ing turned out by the ladies. On Thursday afternoon when Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Prickett were in charge, the following ladies were present: :: Mesdames Baker, Riding, Oneal, J. l.. Holt Gkerson, Crumby, Spring, Parks, Cunningham, Bogard and H. c. Rushing. On Friday afternoon, when the ladies of the NJ, E. church, South, were on duty and Mrs. Loeh- ridge was in charge of the work, the following were present: Mesdames F. r. Harrell, w. E. Anderson, w. P. Mount, w. M Crowson, w. J. Lauck, C. W Knight, George Legate, ]. T
 Bogard, Dale Cunningham, J. |. Al fey. Nj. Nj. Shields, Emmett J. Baker, w, A. Finks and Mrs. Crosson There are five sewing machines at headquarters, and most of the work days. most of them are in use.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

As an illustration of the contrari- ness of the season. May, usually the wettest month, with an average of 6.7i inches was the third in the dry column, with only i.97 inch.
 The December and annual precipi- laIions beginning with iS96 follow:
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
K. G. s. WILL INACCURATE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
r. K. Woodruff, Private Secretary to Vice President Holden, Visits
 Mena to Cheek Up Affairs.

F. K. Woodruff, private secretary
 of J. F. Holden, of the Kansas City
 Southern, was in Mena Satur-
 day in company with W, c. B. Allen
 to check up some of the property of the Agricultural Department of the company and arranging particularly to send to Kansas City the files of correspondence of the department which had been kept by J. Hollister TulI and assistant, Glenn Wallace. Mir. Woodruff stated to representa- tive of The Star that becoming ef- fective January 1 of this year the of development had been organized, and under this de- pertinent the industrial, immigra- tion and agricultural work of the company will be carried on. MT. Woodruff has been made Director of Development with offices in Kan sas City. The chances are that off, ees will De maintained at various points along the line as the work and as men can be secured to take charge of the offices. Mir. Woodruff returned to Kansas City Saturday afternoon, but plans to come back to Mena this week to complete the checking out the prop npfN
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Encore Cookies!

We agree with friend of ours. "A part of every child's education should be cookies-crisp, whole some cookies.
 Of course, if you have been using butter for cookies you may think that cookies, are somewhat ot a luxury nowadays. But you can now make deliciouslv crisp cookies by using economical Cottolene instead of using expensive butter. And notice this, too-one- third less of wholesome Cottolene than you would use of butter. Many careful housekeepers have found that Cottolene, because of it's superior rich ness, goes much farther than other shorennps which they had been using. Below IS recipe that shows how to make cookies that even expensive butter might be proud of. Try it and see if your children arsn'r tlckled with these delicious Cottolene cookies. See f yol aren't delighted with the money saving
 1a cup Cottolene
 2 cups sugar
 2 eggs
 level teaspoon soda
 cup Lulter milk
 lsy-l teaspoon salt
 Flcur
 lH tablespoons Cara,yay Seeds
 kaisins Picture No. shows how to star.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTEn
Howss This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can- not be cured ny Halls Catarrh Cure.
 Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-hve years, and has become known as tine most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex- polling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions.
 After you have taken Halls Catarrh Cure for short time you will see great improvement in your general health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Cure St once and get rid Of catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75e
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
 HENRY MILHAM GOES BEYOND.
Succumbs to Attack of Pneumonia
 After Ten Days Struggle.

Henry Milham, aged about 42 years, a native of Polk county, passed away at his home in the Dal- las valley at 9:i5 o'clock Wednesday night, after an illness of ten days with pneumonia. The funeral serv- ices, in charge of the Rev. w. l.. smith were held Thursday afternoon and burial was in the Dallas ceme- tery. Mr. Milham is survived by his wife and six children, four chil- dren being from his first marriage, and two from the second. Other relatives surviving are his sisters, Mrs. S. H. Smith and Miss Bettie Milham, and a half brother, Jake Robertson, the two last named now being in Dallas county.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Incomplete.


 Then there's Q sure-enough erudge at last December. While it is very common to have the lowest temperature for Inc entire month 20 degrees or above, on the 9th and tenth the thermometer registered t degrees above zero, an unprecedent- cd performance. On the eighth the minimum was degrees. as it was also on the 30th. The coldest re- corded al any day in any December in 2i years is degrees on the 18th, in i90i The mean temperature for the month was 35.6 degrees as against the average of l2.6 degrees.
 The little drizzle of January 5th, with i5 of an inch fall, broke up stretch of 27 days without precipi- tation.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Glenn Wallace to Ashdown.

Mir and Mrs. Glenn Wallace re- turned to Mena Friday. after hav- ing spent the holidays in a family reunion in Kansas City. Mr. Wal lace also made a trip to Manhattan to visit the State Agricultural col lege, of which he is graduate. They will be in Mena for a few days. and will then go to Ashdown, Mr. Wallace having been appointed as one of the farm demonstration agents of Little River county. His work is to begin on January 10
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Officer Jackson Recovering.

Special officer F. R. Jackson, who received a fracture of the ulnar in his right arm when he was shot on the night of December 20, when he and other officers ware out attempt- ing to arrest the alleged "slackersf' near Potter. is improving so nicely that it is thought the splints might be hemoved from his arm Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Aniahts TemnIar Election.

At the regular conclave of Malta Commandery Knights Templar, held Wednesday, the following officers were elected, and later installed by Past Grand Commander Olney:
 w. A. Eskew. Eminent Command CT; w. A. Ragland, Generalissimo; NJ. c. Trumbull, Captain General: M. P. 0lney, Recorder; w. Nance, Treasurer; E. B. Cox, Senior War den; D. NJ. Watkins, Junior Warden; J. B. Anderson, prelate; J. G. Jack son, Standard Bearer; T. R. Jones. Jr. Sword Bearer; J A. Thornton, Warder; s. picchi, Sentinel.
 The Commandery is taking on re- newed activity as they referred five petitions for the Orders, and are ex- perting to have big initiation ceremony with banquet in February.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
DECEMBER, 1917,
 WAS DRY AND COLD
Precipitation on but One Day in the Month and Year Was 1872 Inches Below NOrmal-December's Mean
 Temperature Degrees Low.

To those who give heed to such things December, 1917, has features all it's own when compared with oth- CT. Decembers in the years since Mena came to grace it's sheltered nook in the Ozarks.
 To begin at the beginning of Mena the fall of 1896, the closing month of 1917 ended the dryest year, the total precipitation being 35.88 inches, compared with 4O.93 inches in 1899, the next dryest and with 52.60 the average, the latter for the period beginning with 1884 and ending with 1916. Then the month itself won special mark, there being but one day on which there was measur- able precipitation, that day being the 7th, and the amount, mostly in sleet and snow being .63 inch. De- cember, 1908, had but 54 inch, and but two other months showed un- der inches, December, 1903, with i88, and 1912 with i.67. The aver age precipitation for December is 407 inches.
 An interesting precipitation fea- ture for the past year is that while there were good crop-producing rains all thru the growing season, after June 8 there was no real earth soaking rainfall, and this, with dis tinctly subnormal precipitation in October, November and December, has cansed the streams to be lower than at any like season in memory of the older inhabitants This con- dition also affects a good many wells, and has been hard on fall soWn grains.
 The precipitation for 1917 by
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

in length-and were driven near enough
even without entering. the neck of the
bottle, they would make formidable
barrier around which the sand would
quickly pile mt this season of the year
both from the coast east and west and
from the natural discharge of the chan
mel carving tho waste from dozen
towns ON IT'S way from Brugcs IL miles
TO tho southeast
The sca wall runs along the beach ms
far as Mariakcrkc, three miles west of
the town. and forms a fortlhcation from
which fire could be concentrated on the
mouth of the channel II is lGla to IS
wards wide and - feet in height
Bevond the beaches on the south the
channel connects with the Leopold BASIN
for merchantmen, and the naval and re-
pair basin ON the east, the now harhor
on the south, and the fishing and CONNER
cial enclosed docks on the west. Prom the
basin containing the commercial docks
nuns the canal to lSrugcs.
Al XccbrlgCc. \ mole morc than milo
and hall louE. running ~ a curve 20 the
northeast protects an open harhor whose
mouth Is about scvcn-cIghths of "A mllc
wide About half mile cast ~ the june
ton If the mole with the shore is the chan
mel which leads 70 the inner docks, and
thence 10 the canal to Trugcs, 10 miles
long Half o mile cast ~ this channel Is
The mouth Ia the I.ys canal Roth canals
have tldc gates, and one report SAYS that
those INSIDE the mole' that IS. the
RrtIgcs canal gates were DESTROYED II
thr submarine which was dcfonatcd along
side the mole effected a break tho first of
the nor weStcrs common on that coast
would drive sand INTO the harhor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
OSTEND CHANNEL IS
LIKE NECK OF BOTTLE
Work Of British Raiders on u
Boats May be Completed by
Shifting Sand

The Ostcnd Channel. which tic British
attempted 10 block with concrctc-ladcn
cruisers. opens like tho neck az bottle
directly upon the North Sea This chan
mel which leads from three large ba,Ils
and several smaller ones ~ al,outN 300
frct long. and 2SO feet uidr AZ Its narrow
cst pont, expanding II Z mouth iAl feet
wiic
The waterway is kept free from the
shifting sands II The shore bv two Iro-
tccirng modes 1ankinE i, east ana west
while the town to the west Is protected
hv sea NALL II tho foot 81 which are The
bathing establishments u the cruisers
sunk there were like those submerged III
LechrugCc Cc-that Is. more ilan 500 feet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

vclopmcnt for the following years. These
words were trucr even than | supposed
The collapse of Russia has allowdo
Germany 10 bring new troops to the
western front They are now outnum-
boring the allies The question of man
power on our side is thus becoming the
vital point Consequently the trimming
Of American troops and their transporta-
tion 10 the other sldc must be carried out
on a scale unforeseen a few months ago
and unprecedented.
MATERIALS NEEDED.
Meanwhile. manpower is not the
only force to be transported. To fight
a battle, great deal of war material Is
needed: Guns. powder. explosives, am
muulton, acroplancs, motoT-trucks. ioro-
motives and cars, rails, foodstuls, coal,
gasoline and lubricants. Your army over
there needs them ~ do the British and
French armies largely dependent on the
United States DO you realize that You
have not ships enough t. transport all
that Is necessary DO Your shIpyartls
turn ont all the ships thcy might Thus IS
another duty as important ~ that of
raising training and sending over men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
A Never Failing Way
TO Danish Ugly Hairs
Ale - Ilcanir

~ woman Is immune - slpcrHuoG-
cr,uth~. ana because thcsc arr likely "a
appear at anv time. Il is advisable tu
alv.>~ have some dcIatonc powder handy
ID use when the occasion arises \ paste
Is made With solar ~ The powder and
Mater and spread urcn tho harry surface.
sn about minutes this - carefully re-
moved and the sbin washed lou Will then
fni that your skn Is entirely free from
har nr tuzz he sure however. 10 get
rRai trigfart
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
ID. & 4. phoneS-S12, 513.
Me!44
". -. .-
OLIVE OH.

With the spring the body
needs a cleanser and a tonic,
and physicians generally recon-
mend olive oil as being very
beneficial. In Svlmar Cali
fornia Olive Oil We believe
the height Of perfection and
purity is reached. The first
pressing Of the choicest select
ed ripe olives. A little higher
than formerly, but quality Of
the same.
35c, zoe and SIPS bottle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
PRUNES

IF the truth We're known
about the wholesomeneSs Of
prunes. they would not be 50
belittled. Never before have
We sold as many prunes as this
wear. There must be a reason.
Large meaty fruit that SWells
up with a delicious true flavor
OF the fruit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
22 cents pound
S pounds Sl.00

Still some more Of those
pure fruit preserves in five
pound pals. Fruit and sugar
nothing else. Raspberry,
strawberry. pineapple and
reach
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11
Artistic Hand-Made Fancy
 Baskets
Second Floor.

It's we'll worth special trip to the second floor just a peek at the large glass full of fancy handmade baskets, and, the best of 1t Is, each basket is easily made and is useful we There having large tray with separate compartments for glasses and jug; baskets for sandwiches bread, knitting and fancy work, handkerchiefs and fruit baskets, market and gardening baskets, scrap baskets and sweet grass baskets galore. They're
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

tual sabotage laid against unidenti- fled employees there by Senator Over man (N. O. in the Senate when he produced a steel bracket from one of the Bristol fight planes which had been tempered with as to render it unsafe for use and charged that German agents had been guilty of the offence.
 Neither did the committee have op- portunity to investigate into the charge of the deliberate waste of ma tcrials and supplies there or else where The charge that unusable parts of planes had been deliberately destroyed by order of department heads and that thousands of feet of spruce plane timbers had been burned to get rid of them and at the same time multiply production costs was also not looked into.
 It was assumed that the reticence of the sub- committeeman was predicat- ed in large measure on the fact that details of much that they did discover in regard to the delays were of a na- ture which demanded that the facts
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

FOR SALI1-At what it will bring, piano and house full of furniture at 25 Hawley street, near Black Rock and Corbin avenue to be sold out at once on the premises, com mencing tomorrow at 10 a. m.
 6-11-1d
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11
SEEKS $lOO,OOO,OOO
 PLANE CORPORATION
Ryan Proposes Body Similar to
 Emergency Fleet Concern

Washington, June 11.-At the re-
 he Aircraft Production board, Chair
 man Chamberlain of the senate mill
 tary committee introduced yester
 lay in the senate a bill to permit
 the creation of $1O0,O0OOOO air
 craft corporation ''to facilitate and
 expedite the production of aircraft,
 aircraft equipment or material there
 :or."
 The relationship which the corpor-
 ation will bear to the aircraft pro-
 duction board will be similar to that
 borne by the Emergency Fleet cor
 ooration to the United States Ship
 ping Board. The government will
 aold 8 majority of the stock.
 One of the purposes of the corpor
 ation will be to synchronize the ac
 sivities of aircraft builders here and
 abroad so that the needs of the American and foreign builders for materials produced or parts fabri- rated in the United States can be known sufficiently in advance to in sure regularity in supply and req condolences in prices.
 The bill as framed by Senator Chamberlain, at Mir Ryan's sugges- ton, was referred to the committee on military affairs and it is expected that when the director of aircraft production appeared today before the committee to discuss in detail as we'll as general terms the needs of she air service for the ensuing fiscal year the purposes of the proposed corporation would be more clearly defined.
 As yet no formal report by the in vestigators of the military commit zee who were engaged last week in a survey of the aircraft production plants of New York state and the Middle West has been prepared. The turned encouraged as to the certain ty of general development of quan- sity production in the near future. They preserved a suggestive reticence Tn regard to the causes of delay in production, having taken pledge not to talk until their report appears It was said that the trip of inspec- ion did not complete by any means he investigation at first hand which lad been undertaken. For example, It the CurtiSs plant in Buffalo the in yestigators passed only a day and engaged merely in 9 brief examina- ion of some of the departm ental eads of the enterprise.
 They had no opportunity to inves-
 5gate conditions among Workingmen
 sl regard to the accusations of vir-
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

TYPIST in billing department of To- cal factory. One who is rapid, ac- curate and has had some exper- fence. State reference, age and
 present salary. F. o Box 1929, New
 Britain. 6-11-3d
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A roll top desk, also
 some household furniture. Address Box 5B, Herald. 6-11-1dX
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

FOR SALE OR TO RENT-9-roa cottage, all modern, located
 Berlin street. Phone T. w O'Cd nor, broker. 5-25
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11
TO EENI.
TO RENT
 Store for cOmmer- cial use in Herald Bldg: Frontage 67 Church street. Heat furnished. Apply
 Herald Pub. Go.

TO RENT-TWo rooms for light housekeeping; homeli1e conditions;
 call evenings. 21 EdsOn St Gill dx
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

be revealed to Special Investigator Charles E. Hughes of the Department
 of Justice before being given publicity through newspaper channels The subcommittee regards it's work of investigation as still in only the initiatory stage.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

FOR SALE-Four 34x41s Goody
 tires. Cheap of taken at once. q 42 Center street. 6-s|
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

WANTED-Maid for general house. work, Mrs J. E. Thomson, 10 For rest street. 6-1O-3d
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11
Hundreds of Handsome Lamp
 Shades Are in the Making
Art Dept, Second Floor.

Small wonder free class in lamp shade mak- ing is such popular one; if you'd enjoy owning lamp shade unlike neighbors why not make it? Select the style and colorings blend with the fur nishings in the room. We have large table in the Art department piled high with wire lamp shade frames; every shape, style and size that's made is here; select the shape you admire then to the next table and choose the covering for the frame from the exquisite assortment of silks possible to assemble for this purpose: Japanese Geisha, Sweet Briar, Kensngton Cheneys and others in plain shades and figures of Oriental colors and designs, frnges and tassels another table, and there choice guimpes and Chinese embroideres the bought also for bags and mandarin
 Join this class
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

Have you lost a sum
 money? Glasses, Pins and Rings are found in surprising quantities and turned in at' the Herald. Your money will surely remain in the finders hands if he does net know who lost it.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11

TO RENT-Tenement five rooms, first floor. Furnace heat, all odern improvements, new house at 70 Belden street Price $20. Enquire at Mrs. Anderson, 51 Belden street,
 1st floor. Ready for occupation by June 15 6-11-2dx
New Britain herald., 1918-06-11
FOR SALE,

FOR SALE-One Alec truck. Alp
 National Spring Bed Co. 6-S,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-07
cHIcHAGoFF LEAVES TONIGHT

The mine tender Chichagoff, which has been in port for the past two days, is scheduled to leave again to- night on her regular trip to the mine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-07

President Wilson his recent
 
 which his automobile Pelham Bay Naval Training
 
 Chief the Navy entering manon in Berin who speaks with fighting in the youth credit the distinction of holding United Runk graduate Princeton University of didn't his anecdents become having stopped lay the probation recruits at which point Sea- Gabriel ordinary visitors didn't Bf which the Pelham Bay collapsed had States Believe mcked hurry. the laughed his Another President Wilson will through Wahlberg Hart President Wilson credited with surprising He the Pelham Bay the delightful incidents of present experience