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The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
CHARGED WITH MoONSHTNING
Three Scott County Men to Appear Before Dunblazler Monday.

Fort Smith, Aug. 15.-Next Mon day three Scott county men will be arraigned before Commissioner Dun 0iazler on a charge of operating an Iliicit whisky still in the vicinity of winfield, Scott county. The three men are Ed and Jim Wilson and H. A. maidrip. They were apprehended at heavener by U. S. revenue officers and on Wednesday were turned over to Deputy Marshal Dave Henry and on Thursday landed in federal jail m this city to await commissioners nearing, It is reported that when the ihoonshine plant was discovered by the revenue officers, the men were making mash, and alleged that they were preparing food for live stock.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
Notice of Confirmation of Title.

Notice is hereby given that there has been filed in my office as Clerk of the Chancery Court a petition for the confirmation of the title to the South east Quarter of the Northwest Guar. ter of Section Seventeen (17) in Township Three (3) South of Range Thirty-Two (32) West, in Polk coun- ty, Arkansas, and the quieting of the title to the same in Robert A. Nichols petitioner therein.
 All persons claiming said lands or any interest therein are hereby warned to appear in the Polk Chan cery court within six weeks from this date or at the first day of October Term A. D., 1918, and show cause why said title to said lands should not be confirmed in Robert A. Nichols petitioner.
 Witness my hand as clerk of the Chancery court and the seal thereof this 18th day of August, 1918.
 w. l.. Parker, Clerk.
 Adv. First Pub. Aug. 15, 1918. Last Pub. Sept. 19, 1918.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
slOO Reward. $lOO

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that fhere is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all it's stages, and that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru tie Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of tho system thereby de- stroying the foundatioR of the disease giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing it's work The proprie- tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that they offer One Kindred Dollars fur any case thatFit fails 10 cure. send for list of testimonials.
 Address; F CHENEY & CO. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 7s-
 
 Cotton Rags. Call at
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

Road Notice. To the Honorable County Court. Polk County, Arkansas:
 We, your petitioners, hereby pray the court that the Mena and Cherry Hill road be changed as follows, to. wit:
 Beginning at a point between the Ouachita bridge and Irons Fork bridge, where said road now leaves section line, and following said sec. tion line east to the point where the old road again intersects said sec. tion line, a distance of one-fourth mile, more or less.
 J. H. Copeland. ct al, Adv. 32-4t Petitioners.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur- suance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Chancery Court of Polk County, made and entered on the 9th day of August, A. D., 1918, in a certain cause (No. 595) then pending therein between Merchants Bank, of Vandervoort, Ar kansas, complainant, and H. W. Fin ger, as administrator of the estate of J. R. Allen, deceased, defendant, the undersigned, as Commissioner of said Court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the Southeast door or entrance of the County Courthouse, in which said Court is held, in the County of Polk, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the Eth day of September, A. D., 1918, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lots 15, 16, IT, IS, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of Block 12 of the town of Janssen (now Vandervoort), in Polk County, Ar kansas.
 TERMS OF SALE: On credit ot three months, the purchaser being required to execute a bond as re quired by law and the order and de cree of said Court in said cause, witl approved security, bearing interest a the rate of 10 per cent per annum iron date of sale until paid, and a liei being retained on the premises sold t' secure the payment of the purchas, money.
 Given under my hand this 12th day of August, A. D., 1918.
 W. Prickett.
 Commissioner in Chancery \ s1D D oA
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
Warming Order.


 In the Justice Court of J. K. Fay Tor, J. P, Eagle Township, Polk coun- ty, Arkansas.
 c. A. Campbell, Plaintiff, vs. w. C. Gentry, Defendant.
 The defendant, w c. Gentry, is warned to appear in this court in thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, c. A. Campbell Given under my hand this 18th day of August, 1918.
 J. E. Taylor J. P. Minor Pipkin, attorney for plaintiff w. N. Martin is hereby appointed as attorney for the nonresident defend ant, w. c. Gentry
 Adv.--First Pub Aug 22, 1918. Last Pub. Sept. 12.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
Keen Hoos Free From Worms

Worms make hogs unthrifty, nerv- ous and restless. and are bound to cut the pork profits. Write to the College of Agriculture. Fayetteville. for a prescription for the control of worms.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

to-wit; The Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SWA NWA) of Section Twenty Flight (2S), in Town ship Four (4), South, Range Thirty One (31) West, in Polk county, Ar kansas.
 TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute a bond as re- quired by law and the order and de- cree of said Court in said cause, with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and Her being retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 18th day of August, A. D., 1918.
 W. Prickett,
 Commissioner in Chancery. Adv. 33-3t.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMAND-
 MENT.
Prope-ed Constitutionai imen..se as
 No. 15.

Providing Credit of State may be loaned and indebtedness incurred T. an the assessed valus ton of property In State for the purpose of proyidir,s funds to be loaned upon the security ing farm loans; providing Gove-n)r. secretary of State and State Land Com missioner shall constitute State Laut Boa.d having authors.y to sell bo1fs in name of State, place money in State Treasury and loan money to bona hde purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas. and prescribing manner In which such loans shall be made and Iepaid; dele- gating to the Legislature the authority to provide for carrying out. admlnis- terlnR and safeguardIng lhe pIOl Lsns
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
Adv. ss-st' St."
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur. suance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Chancery Court of Polk County, made and entered on the 9th day of August A. D., 1918, in certain cause (No 623l then pending on the part of Eliza J. Beavers, ct al, exparte petition CTS, the undersigned, as Commission CT of said Court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder at the Southeast door or entrance to the County Courthouse, in which said Court is held, in the County of Polk within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the 7th day of September, A. D., 1918, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lots & 9 and 21 of Hornbeck Place, an addi- tion to the City of Mena, Arkansas, in Polk county, Arkansas.
 TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute a bond as re- quired by law and the order and de- cree of said Court in said cause, with approved security, bearing interest al the rate of 10 per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and Her being retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 18th day of August, A. D., 1918.
 w. Prickett,
 Commissioner in Chancery. Adv. 33-3t.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

Lost or Strayed-Twelve head of
 sheep, eleven ewes and one lamb
 None are marked, nor have any of them bell on. Information of their whereabouts phoned to The Star office will be rewarded. Adv. 34-1t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

King of Bulgaria Is Given to Weeps.
 Geneva, Aug. 14.-The German newspapers say that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is at Nauheim, ire quently is seen in tears and appears greatly depressed A German mental expert has been sent to Nauheim by order of Emperor William.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

What has become of the old-fash- toned exaggerator like Lord Kitchen CT, who said that the war would last three full years?
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

visions of the Constitution or Arkan- sas m conflict with this amendment arc
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

We want 100 teams to haul lumber S5.50 to S6.00 cash, one trip load Beack Lumber Co, Hatfield, Arkan- sas. Adv. 183&32ti
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

German Austrian legislators may howl against militarism in speeches but they invariably vote the war credits that militarism demands.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22

important. When an EFFICIENT antiseptic is applied promptly. there is no danger of infection and the wound begins to heal at once. For use on man or beast, BOROZONE is the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEALING AGENT. Buy it now and be ready for an emergency, Price 25c, 50e. st.00 and Si.50 Sold by
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
No Worms in a Healthy Child

Aia, Hn children troubled with worms have an un- healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as a nn, S1,e, mere is more or less stomach disturbance suNES SsNofES IASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly ,ul wo or three weeks will enrich the blood i'm s; 1e dieestion, and act as GeneralStrength- .Ls sLHns Ionic to the whole system Nature will then in rnsr on or dispel the worms and the Child will be
 p'''ee' health Pleasant to take. 60e per bottle.
 sometimes a rich bachelor makes a poor husband.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
 MENT.

Proposed ConstltutIonal Amendment
 No. IA.
 Amending Sections and af Article of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas: providing that the Supreme Court of the State shall be composed of seven Judges, one Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. providing the Judges may sit in two divisions and otherwise providing the manner in " hich the court shall sit and shall rem der It's decisions.
 Providing for the selection and eiec- tion of the two additional Judges.
 FOR AM ENDMENT NO 14.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-22
Proposed cOnstItHtLouai Amendment

FOR AMENDMENT NO I4. AMENDMENT NO, 4.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
FIGHT TWO DAYS OVER
THE WORK-OR-FTCHT Bill

that instead of being too drastic it
was not drastic enough.
1--WE ought to make it Just as dras-
tic as it is possible to make it," he
said. Everybody ought to be made
to work and do everything he can
to help win this war" He objected
especially to the amendment of
Smith, of Fulton, which would strike
section 10, applying to lettering of
non-residents.
Back to the Senate.
AS amended and adopted the meas
ure includes every able-bodied per-
son, male and female, in the state of
Georgia between the ages of is and
So, with the exception of students
and persons actively engaged in vo-
cational training. The amendment of
the senate requiring five and one
half days work a week was concurr-
ed in, an effort to amend to make it
apply only for five days by Mr.. Bale,
of Floyd, being lost.
The bill will now have to go back
to the senate, to be concurred in, and
it is very probable that it will go to
conference before an agreement is
reached.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23

more than So, hosiery more than 35
cents, shoes more than SIS, gloves
more than So, underwear more than
So, and neckwear and canes.
On women's suits more than $40,
coats more than $50, ready-made
dresses more than $35, skirts more
than SIS, hats more than $40, shoes
more than Sc, lingerie more than SIS,
corsets more than SIS. Dress goods
silk more than $3.50 a square yard,
cotton more than SO cents a square
yard and wool more than 81 a square
yard. All furs, boas and fans.
On children clothing-suits more
than SIS, cotton dresses more than
SIS, silk and wool dresses more than
So. Hats SIS, shoes 81 and gloves So.
On household furnishings, all orna-
mental lamps and fixtures, all table
linen, cutlery and silverware, china
and cut glass. All furniture in sets
for which SIS or more is paid for each
piece.
Place Tax on Hotel Bills.
Ten per cent. on all hotel bills
amounting to more than $3.50 a per-
son a day. Also the present tax on
cabaret bills is made to apply to the
entire restaurant or cafe bill (the
present tax is ten per cent?
Ten cents q gallon on all gasoline
to be paid by the wholesale dealer.
Double club membership dues.
Household servants, male, 25> per
cent, of the wages of one servant up
to 100 per cent. of the combination
wages of four or more.
Female servants: Each family ex-
empted from tax on one servant. All
additional servants (female) from 10
to 100 per cent on all over four.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
WILL TAX ALMOST
EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
ALL ARTICLES OF CLOTHING,
HOUSEHOLD SERVANTS, RES.
TAURANT BILL, GAS, ETC.

Taxes extending from luxuries to
household necessities, and including
everything from automobiles and
Jewelry to nearly all articles of cloth
ing, have been suggested by the
treasury department to the house
ways and means committee, which is
drafting the new $4,000, 100000 war
revenue bill. The list includes Jewell
ry, automobiles, gasoline, household
servants, nearly all articles of cloth
ing for men, women and children,
household furniture and furnishings,
hotel and restaurant bills, double
taxes on liquors, wines and beers,
double taxes on motion pictures, soft
drinks and club dues.
The departments list is divided in
to two parts, one including the sug-
gestlon for a tax on retail sales,
which would be levied directly
against the purchaser, and the 9TH
er on articles that would be paid by
the manufacturer, producer or whole
saler.
No Breakfast Table Tax.
The committee has abandoned the
suggestion for a breakfast table tax
ON the consumption of sugar, coffee,
tea and similar commodities. 1t also
has decided not to tax oil, with the
exception of gasoline for pleasure
cars. The proposal to tax cotton,
lumber, wheat, etc, has not been
considered as yet.
The treasury department is of the
opinion that the proposed taxes
would not only greatly increase the
war revenues of the nation, but
would also tend to keep down the
consumption of many necessary arti-
Giles, such as clothing. The depart
ment's suggestion in part follow:
Virtually All Luxuries Included.
Fifty per cent. of the retail price
of jewelry, including watches and
clocks, except those sold to army Of
ficers.
Twenty per cent. on automobiles,
trallers and truck units, motorcycle
and bicycles, automobile motorcycle
and bicycle tires and musical instru-
ments.
A tax on all mems suits selling
for more than $50, hats more than
81, shirts more than 50, pajamas
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
HAS A
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
OPENING OF MARKET INAUGU-
RATES NEW ERA FOR SOUTH
GEORGIA FARMERS.

ABBEVILLE, Ga.-With bands
playing and in the presence of a great
gathering of farmers and tobacco
men Abbeville's tobacco warehouse
was formally opened for business yes
terday The event marks the firm es-
tablishment of the tobacco-growing
industry in this section, and it is now
freely predicted that it marks a new
and better era in the farming and
commercial life of Abbeville, Wilcox
county and this whole section of
South Georgia.
First Sale Big Success.
Messrs. Lea, Peagram and Motley,
experienced and successful tobacco
men from Virginia and the Carolinas,
have the market in charge. At the
first sale they had expert tobacco
buyers on hand, representing fifteen
of the largest manufactures and
dealers in the United States. A total
of 1928 pounds of tobacco was sold
for the sum of $11,971.51, making
an average price of 31A cents per
pound to the grower. This compares
with an average of % cents per
pound at the opening of the Carolina
warehouses, proving that Abbeville
has as good a market as there is any
where.
Growers Are Elated.
Farmers who had tobacco on the
market were elated over the assur-
ance of fancy profits for their
crops, and many expressed intentions
to grow considerable tobacco next
year. 1t is believed that tobacco will
more than Offset the boil weevil in
this county in another year.
Expert tobacco growers who have
been visiting the growers in this vi
entity for the past two weeks say
they have as fine tobacco land as
there is anywhere in the Carolinas
or Virginia.
The tobacco warehouses at Able
vile will be run continuously hereaf-
ter, and the tobacco industry is re-
garded as an established thing here,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
WEEVIL MAY BE-
VICTIM OF DRINK
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SAYS CONTROL OF PEST is
APPARENTLY IN SIGHT.

The recent announcement by the
United States department of agricul-
ture that discoveries have been made
which may conquer the boil weevil
was received with great interest.
AS a result of several years. of
test work in various parts of the cot
ton belt by B. R. Coad, an entomolo.
gist, control of the boil weevil seems
to be in fair way of accomplish
ment, says the statement. Since
1913 Mr.. Coad and a corps of as
slstants, with headquarters at Tallu-
Ian, La, has been experimenting with
various poisons applied in different
ways, with the purpose of admins
tering dose that would be fatal to
this particular insect, which mas in
vaded such large part of the cotton
growing territory.
Experiments also have been con-
Quoted in the North Delta in Chicot
county, near Lake Village, Ark, and
In Washington county, near Scott,
Miss.
These entomologists, says the
statement, have not finished their
work, but they have proved by ex-
periments that the boil weevil can be
poisoned under field conditions and
that poisoning is practical method
of controlling the pest.
The Weevil Drink.
Mr.. Coad while working on some
biological Investigations of the boil
weevil found that although the wee
wills are not hard drinkers they drink
regularly from the rain or dew col
lected in droplets on the leaves of
the cotton plants. Having been on
the trail of the cotton boil weevils for
some time his logical inquiry was
Why not poison the water which the
weevils drink"
The usual checkplats have been
used in these experiments, and
the results have shown that yields
from $50 to 1000 pounds more of
seeds cotton per acre can be raised
on sprayed acres than on the unspray-
ed plats. The experiments have been
conducted under many Conditions and
for several years, so as to give the
method a complete trial before MAX
ing the results known to growers.
The details are now being published
in a department bulletin entitled
"Recent Experimental Work in Pois-
oning Cotton Boil Weevils."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
THE ABSENT VOTERS
BILL HAS BEEN PASSED
SENATE CHANGE, HOWEVER,
SENDS MEASURE BACK TO
HOUSE. SPIRITED DEBATE.

With only four dissenting votes
and no material opposition the state
senate on Friday passed the house
bill by Mr.. Bale, of Floyd county,
providing that registered voters abb
sent from their counties in govern
ment service shall be allowed to cast
ballots in all elections.
The senate, however, added an
amendment which strikes the house
provision that the new law apply for
the duration of the war, and makes
it apply to any person in the gov
eminent service for all time. The bill
was referred back to the house, and
probably will be referred to a COM
mittee to consider the senate amend
ment.
Mills Among Opponents.
Senators Carswell, Duke, Elders
and Mills spoke against the law be-
fore casting their votes, their main
arguments being that the boys at the
front know nothing of affairs at
home, and, according to Mr.. Cars
well, could be influenced easily by re-
ports, or by their commanding Of
ficers.
Senator Shelton declared before
the senate that an attack on the fore
going grounds was nothing short of
shameful and was a reflection on
the honesty and patriotism of our
boys at the front"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
SOLONS ENGAGED IN SPIRITED
DEBATES ON THE MEASURE.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT AMEND
MENTS ADOPTED.

ATLANTA, Calf anybody in
the Georgia legislature thought the
work-or-fght bill would get by the
house as easily as it got by the SEN
ate-where it was passed with only
one dissenting vote-he received the
surprise of his life when the bill was
brought up in the house for discus
sion, under the head of unfinished
business.
A regular avalanche of criticism
was launched against the bill, which,
two weeks ago, it was thought would
pass almost unanimously. While
there was no representative who took
the floor against the bill in it's en-
tirety almost every man who did
speak-and they were numerous
voiced his objection to one phase or
another. Among those who favored
the bill as passed by the senate, and
who spoke in its favor were Repre-
sentatives Arnold, of Clay; Pickett,
of Terrell; Davis, of Laurens, and
Mcdonald, of Richmond.
After several speeches had been
made against the bill, of half an hour
each, Steve Pace, of Sumter, moved
that all speeches be limited to five
minutes each. This motion was
adopted.
Calls 1t Drastic.
A vote was not reached before ad-
journment, and consideration of the
measure was resumed Thursday and
consumed practically the entire day.
Representative Smith, of Fulton,
was the first man to take the floor in
opposition to the bill. He offered an
amendment striking out section 10,
which provides that habitual loiter-
ing around pool rooms, hotels, stores,
railroad stations and other places
shall be taken as prima facie evidence
of guilt in violating the provisions of
the measure. Mr.. Smith declared the
bill is the most drastic piece of legis-
lation ever presented to the general
assembly. He declared that he in
tended to vote for it, although doubt
ing its constitutionality.
A request of Mr.. Arnold, Of Clay,
to call the previous question was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Atkinson, of Fulton.
too important. He later made five
eve should not railroad this bill
through" said Mr.. Atkinson. at is
minute talk against the bill as passed
by the senate.
Mr.. Mccall. of Brooks, spoke for
half an hour, objecting to the bill on
the ground that it prescribes civil
duty and affixes a penalty for failure
to comply Herewith. "It is bad
law" he said, land I'm opposed to
it,
Mr.. Pickett, Of Terrell, declared
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
DIVORCED SEVEN TIMES;
GOT MARRYING HABIT EARLY
Kansas Farmer, Aged 20, Then Went
to Altar for Eighth Time.

D. F. Green, 70 years old, of Dear
ing, Kan, has made his eighth trip
to the altar The bride was Mrs. Mat
tie Rose. There wasn't any fuss and
feathers about the cermony, be-
cause the novelty of being married
had worn off many years ago. Green
had his first matrimonial venture
when he was % years old.
Daddy" Green, as he is Familiarity
known, has ben divorced seven times,
and only one or two of his previous
wives are believed to be living. His
various weddings occurred in three
different states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-23
An Iowa Farmer Fans
His Cows By Electricity

ELK HORN, Ia.-Johannes
Jensen, a farmer near here
whose place has become some
what noted for the contrivances
he has put in use to save labor
and make farm work easy, has
proved himself a real friend of
bessie. During the hot months
he has an electric fan placed be-
hind the COW while he is milking
and the air not only keeps the
flies away but cools the animal
and makes her quite contented
and happy and the milking time
q season of delight rather than
the life and death struggle It
usually is during the summer.