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The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
DEMAND FUR BEEF
 EXCEEDS SUPPLY
Raise More Beef cattle-An oppor- tunity That Should Not Be Missed.
By c. H. Denson, Specialist in Beef Cattle, Extension Division, Uni
 versity of Arkansas.

By c. H. Denson, Speciallsl ID heei
 Cattle, Extension Division, Uni
 versity of Arkansas.
 It is said figures do not lie; if SO. Arkansas people have an unusual op- portunity to do their patriotic duty and grow into money by raising cattle. Because the demand for beef exceeds the supply and will continue to do so for years after the war, while the herds of Europe are being replaced, the prices for beef will remain high' and the natural conditions for raising cattle-a good climate and cheap graz ing lands-insure success to our farm CTS.
 Cold Storage Beef Decreases.
 Figures recently sent out by the United States Department of Agricul' ture show that beef in cold storage decreased approximately 120OOO,OOO pounds in six months. The beef on hand in cold storage included lS7,O0o.- 900 pounds in the process of prepara- tion for shipment to our Allies and for army use. The balance, or approx Imately s7,OOO, ,OOO pounds, on hand at the time the figures were published was sufficient to supply the nation only about three days. Meat ship ments abroad have increased from 15.O0O. .000 pounds week, during pre- war times. to 75.000 900 pounds 8 week. The shipment overseas during one week recently amounted to S5, O00,000 pounds.
 These figures show that our beei exports have increased 800 per cen' to 500 per cent over pre-war times In addition to this, our soldiers now in training camps require large amount of beef. The world-shortag' of meat is shown in the following ta ble:
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
Groves TasteIess chill Tonic

destroys the malarial germs which are transmitted to the blood by the Malaria Mesquite. Price COG
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
BATTLES FROM ROCKY.

Mountain Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
BETHESDA SPRINGS NEWS.

Pedagogue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
MOTOR HIGHWAYS
NEED OF NATION
Conference Of Regional Chair
men of Transport Committee
to Discuss Subject Here.

Complete marshaling Of the ma
TONS highways transportation facil-
tiles. better to help Increasing pro-
duction and movement Of war sup
plies, is the purpose Of conference
in Washington this week of eleven
regional chairmen who represent the
organization Of the highways trans
port committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. The meetings will be
held at the committee Offices in the
Munsey building Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week.
The urgent need Of the nation and
its dependence in an increasing meas
ure on the motor highways will be
outlined at the meetings by cabinet
officers. officials of the railroad ad-
ministration, United States Food Ad-
mfnistration and the War Industries
Board. officers Of the Quartermaster
Corps and the Motor Transport Corps
will address the regional chairmen on
the nations transportation needs in
the coming winter. These regional
chairmen represent transportation
force made up Of five million motor
vehicles and two million horse-drawn
vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
TAX INCREASE OPPOSERIS|
HEARD BY SENATOR'S
Warned That Further Burdens viii
Bring Receivers for Public
Utilities.

A warning that public utilities
throughout the country are in q crit
leah condition and can bear no fur
Their burdens Of additional taxes was
given yesterday before the Senate
finance committee at the hearings on
the revenue bill. by Phillip A. Gasden.
representing the national public util-
ity committee.
He strongly urged the elimination
from the new revenue bill Of a provision
increasing the tax on public utility cor
porations.
Mess we get federal relief" Mr..
Ga en- declared, I'VE will go into re-
ownership by the dozen.'
When Senator Penrose OF Pennsyl-
vania called attention to the fact that
wages are being increased by the
utilities, Mr.. Gasden said the war
labor board was forcing these in
creases. He presented statistics
showing, that during the last year
concerns had decreased "a per cent.
To increase sheep production. A. G..
Bigelow Of Philadelphia proposed a
tax of So a head on dogs.
r. J. Hamilton. secretary Of the
American Radiator Company, sought
cent tax on war profits. and contended
that reserve funds held should be left
tax free.
James H. Airport, representing
bituminous coal operators. opposed
what he called the tendency in the
bill to put costs Of certain necessary
mine work usually paid out OF earn
ings to capital account. He said this
was resulting In a curtailment OF
improvement and developments in the
coal mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
So IS NEW CHARGE
FOR MOVING PHONE

Orders that q nat charge OF IS be
made for moving a subscribers tele-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
NEED OFFICERS TO FILL
SHORTAGES IN BUREAUS
War Department to Lift Ban on Is
suance Of Commissions Pend
ing the Draft.

Ban on issuance Of commissions in
the Army, ordered by Secretary Baker
month ago pending the new draft.
is about to be raised on the recon-
mendation of the chief of staff, with
certain restrictions.
An order giving details of the new
plan will be issued in a few days. A
large number of applications on file
Department will be affected.
The new policy, it is understood,
will provide for the induction of the
successful candidates. theoretically.
through the draft. but actually they
will not be called like the other
draftees. The restrictions will apply
chiefly to the draftees in class one.
1t is said that more officers are
needed to fill shortages in military
bureaus in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Statement Of Percentages.

The states showing the highest per-
ically unfit for military service were
Pennsylvania (46.67 per cent? and
Connecticut (46.30 per cent?, while
the lowest percentage was found in
South Dakota G4.13 per cent?.
camps, 2,224 were for eye trouble. In
the same group defective teeth were
the cause Of ST. reflections, while
hernia accounted for 766. These were
the three commonest defects.
Reflections for tuberculosis num-
bered ISL, or 5.37 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
ALASKA RAIL PROGRESS
OPENS COAL SHIPMENTS

Secretary Of the Interior Lane has
just been advised by Chairman Edes
, of the Alaskan engineering commits
sion that the part Of the government
railroad in Alaska between Anchorage
and Seward has been completed. This
makes possible the shipment of coal
from the Matanuska mines directly to
Seward, distance Of 100 miles.
Sixty per cent of this railroad is now
ready for operation. 1t is expected
that before the end Of the present sea-
son rail will also be laid from Nenana,
which is about 400 miles inland,
southwark fifty miles to Ignite creek.
which will make the Ignite coal in
the Nenana fields available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
STANDARD COLLEGE YEAR
WANTED BY GOVERNMENT

Changes in the arrangement of the
college year to meet the exigencies
of training soldiers in colleges have
been suggested by the War Depart
ment, through the committee on edu-
cation and special training.
The two-term course is to be re-
placed by an all-year course divided
into terms Of three months duration.
furnishing nine months of academic
work for the student soldiers. A war
aims course. dealing with the under
lying issues of the war, will also be
furnished by each college, co-ordinat-
ing with the allied academic course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
AID TO THE STUDY OF
HEALTH AND PHYSIQUE

1t is noted that the medical exam
nations in connection with the Sc
lective draft furnish data of immense
value for study of the health and
physique of the population in various
parts of the country.
Although a thorough analysis of the
causes Of rejection would be an enor-
nous task and has not been under
taken. some interesting conclusions
have been drawn from the provost
marshals preliminary report by Miss
Gertrude Seymour and published IN
the survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
B. D. Chaplin Chairman.

Roy D. Chaplin, who came to Wash
ington nine months ago from the presi-
Gency Of the Hudson Motor Car Com
pany, Detroit, Is chairman of the COM
mittee. The regional directors, who
serve as his right-hand men in touch
with the state and county units of the
committee, include j. Randolph Cool
idge. former president of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce; George H
Pride, president Of the Heavy Haulage
Company of New York; John r. Stock
ton of the Stockton Transfer Company,
and julius Meier of Portland, Ore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

as compared with 100000 on that date
a year ago. In the weeks ending
August "a. August 81 and September
I. respectively. s3.1ss. 3e.242 and s1.775
cars were loaded.
On September z 5e,2ss.000 bushels
of grain was in elevators ut primary
markets in the western district, as
compared with s.o2s.000 a year ago.
Grain receipts at western primary
markets up to September were
$50, $40, 900 bushels, or ISL. 100000 more
than in the same period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
WEST RAlL.RATES UP
ON PACKERS PRODUCTS

Increased rates on packing house
products moving from east of Chicago
to Pacific coast points have been
authorized by the interstate Com
merce Commission.
The new rates represent increases
of from 20 to 80 cents a hundred
pounds and range from different
shipping points from S2.23h to $2.371a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
GRAIN SHIPMENTS GAIN
so PER CENT OVER 1917

Grain shipments in the United States
thus far this year have increased
nearly so per cent over shipments
during the same period last year.
According to a railroad administra-
tion report just issued 2es,ooo cars
had been loaded up to September Z,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
RECRUITING Of women
FOR STORES PROPOSED
Women's Division Of Employment
Service Announces Purpose to
Local Business Men.

Recruitir Of women to take the
places Of who will be called out
Of Wash.1- business establish
ments by the new draft will be UNI
dertaken by the women's division of
the United States Employment Serv-
ice. 1410 Pennsylvania avenue.
Announced at Meeting.
Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins, super
intendent Of the division. made this
announcement at meeting Of the
citation in The Star building yester-
day. The association appointed a
committee to cooperate with the en-
ployment service.
The women's division will probably
ask every woman who Is not already
working to register at the Pennsy1-
vania avenue headquarters. The em-
ployment service will then place the
merchants In touch with the women
they need.
Charles J. Columbus, secretary of
the association, explained the work
for the benefit of the merchants in
forming an estimate of the number
Of employees they may lose.
New Sche0ule OF .dOufS.
NJ. A. Leese. president, was instruct
ed to appoint d committee to draw
up a new schedule of store hours for
the winter. Another committee was
named to take testimony from mer-
chants on the handling Of parcel post
matter.
Resolutions of regret at the death
of Myer Fellheimer, who represented
the Hub Furniture Company in the
association, were adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

phone set from one location to another
issued by Postmaster General Burle-
son to telephone companies.
The order amends regulations made
August 2s, under which the charge
was to be based upon actual cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
CHAMBER TOWATCH
FORPROF|TEER|NG
Committee to Protect Fair
Name City Has Long
Enjoyed.

: :
To protect the fair name which the
Capital city Of the country has en-
joyed for so many years from further
Flemish from reports spread through
out the nation that Washington is in
the hands Of "profiteers." and to
get" If possible, those dealers whose
slogan is said to be "Gouge the public
while the gouging is good" the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce has APP
pointed committee on sea-food, poul-
try, meats. produce and groceries.
The province Of this committee.
which will be divided into subcommit-
tees to care for each. respectively. Of
the commodities. will be to keep a
sharp watch-out with a view to find
ing out who the dealers are who
charge exorbitant prices for food
stuffs while the public pays the
freight.
To Pass on Own Lines.
The members Of the committee are
engaged directly in some OF the
lines Of business to be handled by
them and are said to be tired OF the
violations Of the, fair-price lists of
foodstufrs issued each day by the
bureau Of markets of the Department
Of Agriculture. While none OF the
members Of the committee is ready
to speak on the subject before the
committee is formally organized and
detailed plans worked out, 1t has peen
indicated that dealers who possess
keen faculty Of changing prices SO
that the balance sheet will show
bigger profits than allowed by the
food administration will find that they
will be dealing with men who know
their game"
The first meeting Of the committee
has been arranged for Wednesday
evening at o'clock in the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms. George H.
Brown is chairman. He will have as
vice chairmen, each Of whom Will be
head Of a subcommittee. D. NJ Faunce,
Charles w. Heitmuller. F. B. Grove,
tr.. James M. Denly and Ernest G.
Berger. George C. Altemus will be
secretary.
Committee Members.
other members Of the large com
mittee include A. G. Hermann, DR..
Louis J. Battle, Robert L. Anderson.
D. w. Ballinger, Perry w. Browning,
w. T. Reed, Salvatore Scalco. A. Lteb-
man, Chas. Colvin, Jos. jacob. Miss
Louise Daugherty, Bert L. olmstead,
Ivan c. Weld, Ira w. Paine, William
G. Carter. w. I. Dyer, w. 8. Hoge, jr..
Ernest M. Merrick. B. D. Strohecker,
Antonio Cerriglio, Solomon Clipper,
Henry c. Breuninger, N. L. Burchell.
H. X. Cornwell, ]. B. Earnshaw. Will
liam T. Shea. S. M. Tucker. John H.
wilkins, Nicholas Auth, L. B. Burdett,
William Engels, d. P. Collins and John
E. Weisman.
Each Of the subcommittee will re-
port it's Investigations and progress
to an executive committee, which will
be composed of Chairman Brown, the
vice chairman and Secretary Altemus.
Action in cases will probably emanate
from the executive committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Much Has Been Done.

Through the rural express develop
nent fostered by the highways trans
port committee. more food has. been
raised. more acres devoted to the pro.
duction of foodstuffs, more farm labor
kept on the job of farming and more
farm produce rescued from farm waste
and brought into the hungry cities.
Through the return loads bureaus es-
tablished by the committee in 100
cities and towns Of the country, truck
owners and drivers are operating at
lower cost to the user, and shippers
have a quicker, cheaper way to mar
ket. Through the store-door delivery
system advocated by the committee,
congestion In the railroad terminals
has been loosened and all manner of
materials intended for war uses speed
ed to destination.
One big result Of all this is the
areas of motor truck freight and ex-
press traffic. In these areas, which in
some cases cover three. or four states,
the trucking lines have relieved the
railroads of as high as 60 per cent of
their inefficient and improbable short
haul traffic, leaving their cars and en-
portation. In the Cleveland Akron-Can-
ton district there are 400 vehicles in
daily operation on this new business;
in st. Louis and Omaha districts, 200,
and in Indianapolis. 500. At Cincinnati
the motor truck is coming to be the
generally used means of transport ting
live stock to market.
Sharp County record., 1918-09-06
the ASH FLAT LETTER
What Is Going On In One Of The
County's Best Towns.

j, G. Griffey and jeff Armstrong
bought and sold 106 head of cattle
last week.
Will Ferguson came iD from Ok
lahoma lately, He reports poor
crops there.
James Heath of Hominy, Okla,
is paying Ash Flat relatives and
friends visit.
j, E. Rogers of Davidson town
ship was meeting his friends here
one day this week.
A number of our pedaeoeues are
attending the teachers institute at
Williford this week.
Chas. Goodwin has bought the
Mrs. r. G. Wadley farm, two and a
half miles north Of town.
Ben Hall, who bought the Beard
place, a mile south Of town, moved
to his property this week,
Harley G, Keck, the real estate
man, suffered broken arm Sunday
while he was attempting to crank
an automobile,
Ransom Goodwin of this place was
discharged from military service at
Camp Pike a few days ago on ac.
count of physical disabilities.
H. c. Keck, the real estate deal
or, has sold the SiIas Vaughn
farm, two miles west Of town, to a
Missouri man for $4,000, and the
W. J, Rumsey place, two miles
Sharp County record., 1918-09-06
JOHN G. SIMPSON DEAD
wilIiford Citizen Passes Away In A
jonesboro Hospital.

John G. Simpson Of Williford
died In a hospital at Jonesboro
Tuesday morning, following an op.
eration for appendicitis, lie was
III only a very few days.
Mr., Simpson was a man of fine
character and splendid business
Ability He was part owner Of the
WllIiford Drug Co., and also owned
. good farm a few miles from
Pouehkeepsie. His death came as
Q great surprise to many friends in
different sections Of the county, all
of whom will extend sympathy to
he widow and several children by
whom he Is survived.
The burial occurred at Lebanon
Cemetery Wednesday afternoon,
the Masonic fraternity conducting
the service Of that order at the
grave,
Sharp County record., 1918-09-06

Mayor or any Rcard ~ Committee, low
or hereafter provided by law, the same
as II provision had originally besn
made for such Commissioners, and said
tax.poyers commissioners. together
tee. shali Jointly exercise supervision
over the sale Of any bonds which may
be voted by the people at such election,
ana shall Jointly see TO II that funds
thus provided are properly and eco
nomieally expended for the purpose
specified In the issue OF bonds as voted
by tho people. and 70 tnat end shall
lein.ly make all contracts for tho OK.
ponditure OF tho proceeds OF tho ealo
OF each isBuo OF bonds.
Said election shall be held at such
time as the city or town council may
designate by ordinance, which ord-
nance shall specifically state the pur-
pose for which tho bonds or other In
torest-benring evidences OF indebtedness
are to bo Issued, and II for moro than
one purpose, provision shall bo mado
In snid ordinance for balloting on oooh
separate purpose; which ordinano,
shall also state the sum total OF tht
issue, the dates OF maturity thereof,
and shall nx the date OF the election
80 that Il shall not occur earlier than
sixty (eo) days after the passage OF
said ordinance. Said election shall b.
held and conducted, and the vote there.
on .oanyassed, and the result thereof
declared, under the law and In the mnp-
ner now or hereafter provided for mu.
nlcipal elections, 80 far as the sAno
may be applicable, except as herein 9th
crwire provided, Notice OF said cleo
tlon shall be given by tho Mayor by
ndvertisements weekly for at least four
tlmeB, In some Newspaper published ~
said municipality, ana having bora
nde circulation therein; the last pus.
lloatlon 10 be not lesb than ton tl0J
days prior 10 the date OF snid election
ouallned electors Of said municipal
lty only ahell have right 10 vote n,
said elections, The result OF said eltez
tlon shall be proclaimed and publisht
by the Mayor, and the result as pre-
claimed shall be conclusive unless a..
tackled In the courts within thirty t3oD
days after the date OF such proelamb-
tion.
This amendment shall not repeal or
affect any law relating 10 tho organ
iEetion OF Improvement districts.
Thle amendment shall be In fore
upon It's adoption, and shall not foqulr
Legislative action TO put II Into fofol
and effect
All the provisions Of this amondmtr,
shall be treated az mandatory, and nll
provisionn OF the Constitution o.
amendments thereto In conflict here
with are hereby repealed,
Each eleetor may vote for or agalnft
the above amendment
witness my official signature thiS
Nth day OF July, 1918, -
tsoal1 TOM j. TERRAL,
Sharp County record., 1918-09-06

northeast Of town, to a Texas party
for $4,000. ...
Uncle Henderson" Couch, a good
old citizen of this community, died
last week. He was more than 80
years old, and died from the infirm-
tiles of old age.
A Red Cross sale will be conduct.
ed here on September IL. The ar
ticles sold will be donated by the
public, such as bushels of potatoes
and apples, pigs, chickens, ETC., and
it is hoped to raise a eoodly sum
for the Red Cross.
Sharp County record., 1918-09-06
OF Interest To Cinners
Under a recent ruline of the

Under a recent ruling OF the food
department, all einners who einned
more than $50 bales Of cotton last
seNson are required to din for 3Oc
per 100 pounds Of dry seed cotton
and to furnish baeeine and ties on
a basis Of $l,75 for ak yards OF
bagging Of two pounds per yard
weight. All over six yards used to
wrap hale may be charged for at
the same rate, or all heavier bog
cling that the two pound may be
charged for at the same rate, All
gins whose output was $50 bales or
less last season may charge the
twentieth OF seed cotton,
S. l., Evans.
Food Administrator.
Sidney, Ark.
Sharp County record., 1918-09-06
Big List To Camp Pike

The following young men left for
Camp Pike Wednesday; Even
Berry, Thomas Kunkle, Adolphus
Street, Edgar Dunniean, Evening
Shade; Drew McGinness, Murphy
Sullivan, William Henry Goif,
Arthur Brian Cooper, Grange; BY
Horn, Owen Ball, A. E. Matlock,
Cave City; Jewel B, Lackey, Clar-
ence B, Pyle, Lewis B. Mason, Shell
byville; William Frailey, Harry OFT,
Henry Fuller, Rodney Anderson,
Charles J. Hallum, Hardy; James
A. Brashear, William M. Henderson,
Calamine; Samuel E, Martin, Will
lam L. Fowler, Arch B. Thomas,
Ash Flat; Johnnie Arnold, Homer
Pinkney Murphy, Center; Virgil
Gilbreath, Ewing Elmer Tadlock,
Woods; Charles D. Miller, Yancey
rompkins, Jacksonville; Hubert 6
Sitz, Canton; Luther W. Hutcheson,
Sitka; Simeon L. Tompbins, William
D. Lloyd, Pouehkeepsie; Luther
Wilkerson, Williford; Earl Gardner,
Winsted; Jacob Pendarvis; Flint;
Abram Garfield Sharp, Sidney