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The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
TOPURGE DEFERRED CLASSES IN DRAFT
Tinted States Officials Urge Drastic Modification of Classification Lists --Is an Industrial Move to
 Force IdIers to Work.

Washington, April 6.-Drastic mod i6cation of the draft classification l;sts which would affect in one way or another the status of every one of the millions of registered men, was proposed in plan submitted to Pres ident Wilson yesterday by officials of the provost marshal generals office and the Department of Labor. While the primary purpose of the new pro- cram is the "purification" of the sec ond. third and fourth classes of regis trants who are not engaged in any productive industry, attention also would be given to lower sections of Class one and the effect, it's framers believe, would be to solve the nations labor problem and largely increase the output of the necessities of life.
 The proposal would utilize the draft for putting industrial slackers to work. Every registered man who has been granted deferred classification would be given to understand that his deferment is not legal right, but a privilege, and that if unfair advant- age is taken of that privilege it will be revoked.
 To Put Idlers to Work.
 It is proposed to make a most care ful survey of the lower sections of Class one and of other classes to iden- tify those men who are idlers or who are gaining their living thru undesire- able or harmful" pursuits.
 Under the later head officials sug- gested might be listed gamblers, book makers for races, poolroom touts and others These men would be notified that unless within a specified time they obtain employment in some use ful industry their classification status would be changed so as to send them into military service immediately.
 The plan is not designed to inter- fere with the so-called nonessential industries. These may be affected to some slight degree, but officials say such injury would be offset by the resulting national good to be ob- tained from the increased labor sup ply and production of essentials.
 To Mobilize Workers.
 Administration officials say that the next step would be to obtain authority for the industrial classification of the man power of the country up to the age of fifty years.
 To make the program effective it is intended to utilize the existing local boards as employment agencies for their districts. Accurate reports would be kept as to the vacancies in the neighborhood, and when man was informed that he must seek useful occpuation he would be told where he is needed.
 The status of men on the classified lists, both in Class one and the other deferred classes, in the opinion of the provost mashal generals office, would be improved Delinquents who did not heed the warning would be induct- ed into military service, reducing the number of men to called from class one.
 This would delay still further the date when the services of men in Class two might be needed This is expected to draw to the aid of the "purifcation" relatives and friends of boys who are about to be called
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Texas Minister Locates in Mena.

The Rev. c. B. Williams and family, who arrived in Mena last week from shamrock, Tex, are going to live in the Joe Emerson residence at the corner of Eighth street and Church avenue. The Rev. Mir Williams will De the missionary pastor for the Qua chita Association of Baptist churches, ana in his work will make headquar- ters in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

The Bolsheviki who seized ship in American waters doubtless thought the whole world had gone to the bad like Russia.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Inc uuInIue That Does Not Affect fine I,esd

Because of it's tonic and laxative effect. LAxA- alEE bKOAO QUININE. is better than ordinary 3uinine and does not cause nervousness nor ,lnsing Tn head Remember the isi! name and
 h0ok Ies the signature oi j., V. GROVE. soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

France mobilized her women, and the women are now mobilizing every drop of French blood, every fibre of French sinews.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

For the stomach and bowel disor- ders of babies McGEE'S BABY ELK IR is remedy of genuine merit. It acts quickly, is pure, wholesome and pleasant to take. Price 25c and soc per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Go. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

For sale-One Jersey mileh cow fresh. Inquire of o. B. Heath, # mile out on Bethesda Springs road.
 Adv. 15-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
To Cure a Cold In One i;sv.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO ouinine. Ii stops the
 SouRh and Headache and works of the Cold. Druggists refund money if ii faiis 10 cure. W. GROVES s'p~~frr- on rach box. soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Pat Hall after spending little over a week on a furlougn from duties at Camp Pike, left Saturday to again take up his work with the National Army. He had once secured an ex- tension of time on account of the ill., ness of his mother, but when he left
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Mrs. Sarah J. Palmer of Hatfield was business visitor in Mena on Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Expenditures of Polk County

for the quarter ending March 31, 1918, furnished The Star by Will Alexander, County Clerk, under the provisions of the Publicity Act.n a
 This Publication cost the Taxpayers S29. % COUNTY THE QuARTEM BINDING MARCH 1918
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

James Wilson of Cove was among the out-of-town people in Mena Mon day.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

The Rev. c. B. Williams, accom- panied by Mrs. Williams and two chil- dren, arrived in Mena Thursday on an overland auto trip from Shamrock, Tex, having been on the road for ten days. Rev Mir. Williams is the mis- sionary of the 0uachita Association of Baptist churches, and comes to be- gin his work. His family will be at home in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

gln ms Work. HIS 1amliy VIII be al home in Mena.
 F. J. Dove, of the firm of Winters X Dove, civil engineers of Fort Smith who expected to be in Mena Thursday to meet with the commissioners of Road Improvement District No. 1, for the selection of the most feasible route, was unable to be here on ac- count of sickness He has notified the commissioners, however, that he would be in Mena Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harlan Holcomb, who were married last Saturday at noon will leave Tuesday morning for their home in Boring, Tex. Mrs. Holcomh | is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. B. A. Duncan, and MT. Holcemb is pro- gressive farmer living near Boring where the young people are going to make their home.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. E. Taylor and daughter arrived on Monday from Duke, Ok, to prospect for location Mir. Taylor is advanced in years and is looking for a place where he does not have to fight the elements con tinuously, and so certain was he that conditions in Mena would suit him, that he arranged to have his house hold goods shipped at once.
 Dr. c. c. Gunnels and R. A. Robin son arrived Sunday from Little Rock They came over to deliver a Steph- ems automobile to Charles Burnett of Board Camp, and also to look after the unloading of two Stephens Sport Models and Stephens touring car which were to have been sold in Mena but were taken to Little Rock by Messrs. Gunnels and Robinson.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

N. A. Woodell and Q, B. Wither- spoon of Cove were in Mena Monday to attend the session of Chancery court.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Just try one 5O-cent bottle of LAx-FoS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Paris Medi- cine Co. manufacturers of ofLaxative Bromo Ouinine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

A daughter was born on Thursday to Mir. and Mrs. Troy Masters, living near Board Camp. Dr. J. c. Hilton wes in attenoance.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
PERSONAL NOTES

s. L, Brooks of Potter spent Thurs. day in Mena on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

For Indigestion. Constipation or
 BiIiousncSs
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Miss Bessie Wiseley of Grannis is m Mena as the guest of Miss Tatum.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Miss Nellie Blackwell went to Page ok., Friday to spend the weekend with friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

U. E. Simmons and J. B. Myers of CoVe were trading in Mena Thursday
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Saturday she was still in critical con- dition.
 Dr. c. A. Gordon and Mrs. Gordon of Potter were. business visitors in Mena Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

farm at Rich Mountain to make a
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Mir. and Mrs. J. V. Bailey and chil- dren of Board Camp were in Mena Thursday night at the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Ben Goolsby.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Mrs. J. H. Allen left on last Friday morning for Little Rock to spend a month with MT. and Mrs, Freeman l.. Johnson. On her return to Mena she and Mir. Allen plan to move to Beach, Ok, where Mir. Allen has been in charge of the improvements and de- velopments being made by the Cox Investment Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

A. T. Townsend of Zafra, Ok. is m Mena for a visit with his brothers W. w. and D. Nj. Townsend.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

nsPaiy shsEia Esss W.isIsk on Gr.na Jury
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Mrs. W. J. Thompson, accompanied by her daughters, Dorothy and Lu- cile, came from Heavener Friday, Mrs. Thompson returning home again on train No. 4, while the daughters will remain with their grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. s. c. Davidson, until such time when Mir. Thompson shall revover from a siege of illness.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

A. J. Reeder was down from Heav- ener Friday to do trading and to call
 on friends. Mir. Reeder was located
 in Mena up to the time that the "Traveler" was taken of of the run to Mena, and since that time has been in charge of the Traveller engine at Heavener, but he expects to give up the work next May and return to the
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Fred T. Houck, here from Califor- mia, has bought the Worden farm of 360 acres, located on Mountain Fork, the purchase being made thru the Hamilton real estate agency. MT. and Mrs. Houck, since coming to Mena about ten days ago, have been living at S03 North Eleventh street, and will remain in Mena during the summer.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Mrs. Vira Nichols, sister of Mrs. Dan Brawley and H. H. Montooth, ar rived Saturday from Pittsburg, Kas., for visit with Polk county relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

John Rodgers of Oden was in Mena Thursday to market load of corn, which is the sixth load he has brought Tn out of his crop of about 5000 bush els.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

J. W. Philpot, in from Egger Satur- day to attend the Third Liberty Loan meeting, stated that he had just re- gently sold his farm north of Egger to a man named Anderson from Chil- ders. Tex, who is coming soon to take charge of the place. Mir. Philpot and family in turn have moved to the river valley farm owned by Mir. Phil pot and located southeast of Egger.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

H. J. Green and father, the Rev. J. M. Green, who had spent last week with Mena relatives and friends, left Sunday morning for their home in Fillmore, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Mrs. Levi Wimberly and daughter MISS Lillian, were in from Egger to do shopping and to call on friends
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

admitted were an afterthought, are un-
derstood to be based upon transactions
similar to those DR.. Brown turned over
to the then Commissioner of Accounts
Tor investigation, with the result that
others were heavily fined and the plant
closed.
No answer to DR.. Lee X. Frankel's
request for hearing by the Mayor
to the committee of twenty-one formed d
at saturdays conference of social and
phllanthropic workers has yet been is
sued. Grover Whalen, secretary to the
Mayor. said yesterday the Frankel let
ter had not been received up to the
close of business. Until an answer is
had 70 this il is not expected any ac-
tion will be taken by the committee.
The protest of the public health com
mittee Of the Academy of Medicine is
in the form of q resolution. a COPY Of
which was sent TO Mr.. Hylan. 1t reads
as follows:
Whereas. The city administration has
officially expressed its opinion that seven
Health. namely. the Bureaus OF General
Administrations Preventable Disease. Lat
oratories, Child Hygiene, Food and DRUGS,
Public Health Education and Hos pitals,
have been illegally instituted and also haze
heen Wastefu of public funds. and should
therefore. upon one or both Of these
grounds be abolished and
Whereas The Law Department of the Cit
OF New York has on two separate previous
occasions, during the admin straton
o. Mayor Gaynor and again during the
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Murphy Awaiting
Hearst Proposal
On Governorship
lammany Boss Refuses to
Tip His Hand but Opens
Door for Editor

oharles F. Murphy, the boss Of Tam
many Hall, is waiting for proposition
rom William Randolph Hearst. with
tion. MP nomlna-
:, Durlng the last month vbi,e Nv
uearst ~ mas been explaining to tha NH
nc that he had not said he wonld he
a 1aad eanaidate for Governor. the district
ws;-ins au ~ lammany Hall have been
ha1er'g hanang 1or Mr. Murphy to "tip his
nhv ~ me hearst matter. Mr. Muir
pny IS not garrulous person. Ua j.
sition. ""u ms propo-
=, On Saturday last. at the meet;no of
Inc executive committee of tho Demo-
I.at!c State Committee, with Chairman
nuwa1d 5. Harris, Mr. Murphy's man.
preslolng, the door was opened 1;ttis
way tor Mr.. Hearst. bv the annn;n+
ment to the publicity committees Of ~ .
H.a,e S,.s,,. teNecutive Committee of Ms
"lllIam X. Hearst. That was intended
~ Mf. Murphy and the other laroe
.aIeors IN the state organization az a
rollle invitation to Mr.. Hearst to pet
te%uy some sort of proposition.
n as .ne days slip by the quotations on
sone.; yrah Amalgamated are steadily
= daOIotlOu started Off
January l at little above ~ y" on On
after the first two weeks the %, ~. ~, 10 = !
showed mari ked signs of slumn Tbe no
market is still of" with no signs nf 1f
Immediate recovery That is one of +ha
Teasons-the rg soggy condition Of Hearst- ~
[iSylan HS ANA gamated = that imnels
mares r. Murphy to wait for sons
s01i H., Oh "a proposition from Mr.. Hearst.
Mr: Hearst can have the Tammanv
oup?or' ou uitio ior the nomination if his prop,
et,,,on etan IS attractive enough. For in
mons,, anev' ~ is gong to take a lot Of
campaign. Will the friends of of NJ Mr p
Hears! finance the campaign? - ~
AGAIN, with radical like Mr. Hearst
on the head Of the ticket, it will he nac '
essary' IN The judgment of Mr.. Murnbv
ano a MS trends. 20 nave all the remain.
ger OF the ticket conservative Demn-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
FORECLOSURE SALES

IN FoKEcLosl RE.-sIpREME COURT.
= N9Tn'y G OF Mew York. Lawyers MORT
loHhNxN a non fdpa~riy Pia4iyH IoisNSH lssH's
y RtcKNR, 81 al. defendants
county Clerks Index No. e5l2. year 1918
CARY & GAHRoLL, Plaintiffs Attor-
PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT entered
April 5th, 1918, the undersigned will sell
ai public auction. at the Exchange Sales
room. Nos 1t-l6 Nesey Street Borough or
Manhattan. CITY of New York. at l2 o'clock
roon on Ma 9th 1918. by Arthur c.
sheridan, Auctioneer, the mortgaged prem :
lses directed by said judgment to he sold
situated in the Borough OF Manhattan. of
ihe city of New YORK, in the County and
state of New York, whicn on certain map
OF surNey or eishteen los with three-story
Twelfth Ward, Borough OF Manhattan,
eN Tori> GUY. mate by George G.
Hohenth, dated January eth, 1899. and
ANNEXED TO d certain deed made by th,.
mortgages TO Moses Bachman. dated Ian
uary 24th, 1900 and recorded in the once
or the Register OF the County of New Yorl.
veyances. copy OF which map has also
been flied or viii be flied in said Registers
oilce, IS known and designated number
two Washington Terrace. which said lot is
according 10 said map bounded and de
scr.bed as follows.
BEGINNING a the eorner formed BY the
intersection Of the southeIll side of Ono
hundred and Eighty sixth Street and the
westerly side OF Washington Terrace
tnence . running southerly along the vest
sry side Of Washington Terrace seventeen
rect ninc inches. thence westerly parallel
WITH one Hundred and Eighty~sixth Street
ana part OF the way through n party wall
si%ty, two feet six inches. thence northerly
parallel with Washington Terrace seven
teen feet nine inches to southerly side OF
one Hundred and Eighty sixth Street:
thence eesteriy along the southerly side Of
one Hundred and Eightv-sixth Street sixty.
two feet six inches 20 the point or place Of
beginning.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

Gratis, with no taint of pro-Germanism
about them. Tammany wants to know
what Mr.. Hearst has to say about hav-
ing conservatives for every place but
that of Governor.
Meanwhile, the Tammany men are
keeping IN touch with the Wilson Ad-
mlnlstration through Congressman
Thomas F. Smith and other members of
the New York delegation Senator
Robert F. Wagner departed for Wash
ington last night to talk it over with
Mr.. Smith, Secretary Tumulty and 9TH
ers The friends OF Senator Wagner
make no secret of their hope that the
Senator will be nominated for Governor
next fall. They contend that he stands
better with the farmers than any other
Democrat that can be named, and that
II Iammany is going to dictate the
nomination the organization might as
we'll get behind a man they can trust.
NO important development is expect.
ed until after the conference of the
upstate Democratic leaders in Syracuse
on Wednesday of next week.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
SUPREME COURI

YoRK-175TH STREET HoLDINc
co. INC, Plaintiff. against F. F. FREE
NO. 36GI3i19l7
In pursuance OF a Judgment OF foreclos-
ure and sale duly made and entered in the
22nd day of March. 1918. I, the under
signed. the referee In said Judgment
named. will sell a public a,3tion. at the
Exchange Salesroom, No. l4-16 Vesey
Street, in tho Borough q Manhattan. city
of New York, the 22nd day of April,
1918. at u o'clock noon that day by
Joseph =. Day. Auctioneer. the premises
directed by said judgment to be sold and
therein described follows: ALL those
two certain plots. pieces or parcels OF land,
situate, lying and being In the Borough OF
Manhattan. OF the City Of New York. in
the County and State of New York. known
and designated on certain map dated
May II. 1909. and filed in the office OF the
Register OF the County OF New York on
said May II. 1909. as map number 1898
and entitled Map of 50 plots containing
239 lots the property of Fort Washington
and Bucna Vista Syndicate" Made by g.
Z. & A. f., Wheeler, c. s.. as plots Num-
bers 33 and "a.
Dated, New York March 81, 1918.
WILLIAM c. ARNOLD. Referee
ARNSTElN LEVY Attorneys for
Plaintiff. 12s Broadway, Borough OF
Manhattan. New York city.
The following Is diagram OF the prop
erty to be sold:
West 1slst St.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Copyright by Underwood s. Underwood

administration of Mayor Mitchell, declare /
the existence of the functional bureaus in
question to be in full compliance with the
law and
Whereas. In the opinion of the public
health committee of the New York Aca.-
emy OF Medicine the Health Departments
of the City of New York under its pres
ent r form OF orga anization. has rendered most
eiflclent service to the city; and
Whereas. The proposed hasty and i'll
considered reorganization of the Health
piepartment would inevitably result in a
lessenlng OF the high quality OF the pres
ent personnel and would impair the admin.
'lstrntive efficiency of the department and
Whereas, Under the present war condi-
conserve public health: and
y Whereas. Decreased efficiency of the
Health Department will result in q greater
amount OF sickness, particularly among
nose nose least able to bear its consequences :.
Mesoived; That the public health COM
cine opposes. and calls upon ali those in.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. April le-T-here ts no we'll
marked storm in any par OF the county. al
though disturbance IS doubtless developing in
Northern Texas. The weather has been generally
fair in The last iwenty-solr hours, except in the
South Atlantic States. the lake region and the
upper Ohio Valley. where numerous light local
showers have fallen.
The temperature Is considerably above the sea-
sonal average east Of the Mississippi Showery
weather is probable "Wednesday in the Middle At
lantic and New England states and on Thurs
day in the East Gulf states Tennessee and tha
lower Ohio Valley II will be slightly cooler IN
ne regions OF iainfsli but no decided fall IN
y Forecast. for Special Localities. New
ware light local showers Wenesdsy Aiiq Thursdsy sia
falr not much change in temperature.
Northern New England. generally fair wesines-
souihrrn New England light showers wesines-
DAY. Thursday fair not much change in tenn
Wss}srn New York and Western pennsylvania.
generally fair Wednesday and Thursday.
:, The following Official record from the Weather
mr hours in cnmnari n uirihs @ M ,.e dasa twenty
date OF last year
1918 1911 1918, 1917;
y 100. g g q e., :, : A.: s. s. 3 3
40 y. M lowest. 81 (at a. M: average 6S
aseraEe AVER e. sane ,l date last year "A average
Humidity
a. m.....sl p. mr. s p. m.. 81
Barometer Readings
a m 1905 p m. 1000 sp m % IS
Local 0faclaI Forecast.-Iocai showers TODAY
light variable winds. '~' A''-''
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Academy of Medicine Com
mittee Urges Public to Pro-
test Against Hylan Plans
Socialists for Inquiry
Resolution for Investigation
introduced at Board Of
Aldermen Meeting

The public health committee of the
New York Academy of Medicine, OF
which DR.. Charles Loomis Dana is the
chairman, yesterday issued call to all
interested in the public health to ioin
in opposing the abolition of any of the
seven bureaus of the Board of Health.
which Mayor Hylan has charged exist
in violation of law.
Any changes, the committee saws.
would result in great increase in sick
ness in the city. more especially among
those least able to meet the conse-
quences.
In the call for public protests the
committee includes the Bureau of Food
and Drugs. Since the opposition to the
abolition Of the bureaus of child
hygiene and preventable medicine has
materially decreased the chances that
they will be dropped. the bureau of
food has been the special target of the
investigation being conducted under the
direction of James E. MacBride, presi-
dent of the Civil Service Commission
III
Dr.. Lucius P. Brown, head of Ahis bu.
,eau, was the only witness examined
yesterday. He was Oh the stand only 3
few minutes when adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
DR.. Brown is a special target because
ne more clearly than any of the other
bureau heads measures up to the de.
scrlptlon of imported experts" which
are anathema to Mr.. Hylan. He came
% his present position in 1914. after
leading civil service list of twelve
candldates. Previously he was Food
and Drug Commissioner for the State
OF Tennessee. He is chairman Of The
tood and drug section of the American
Health Association and q member of
Itae Federal FOOD commission. He has
neen especially active against patent
medicine takirs. He added to his
enemies by the prosecution Of the
Johnson Avenue slaughter house cases
when he was instrumental in convict
ing packers who were shown to have
made practice OF bribing inspectors
to pass diseased cattle for food.
The graft charges. which it is now
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

terested In public health similarly to op-
pose, the impending dangerous disintegru.
Iloh OF the present organization of t.s
Department of Health of New York City
The Socialist members of the Board
OF Aldermen yesterday presented res
olutlon at meeting of the board call
ing for special committee to inves-
tigate the organization and activities
OF the Health Department.
This resolution, according TO some
usually well-lnformed persons. is said
10 be the one move by the Socialist
members Of the board that has the
approval of President Alfred F. Smith.
Resolutions protesting against fur
ther star chamber inquiry into the
department were adopted last night at
q meeting OF the Peoples Institute.
held IN Cooper Union. The continu
ance OF existing high standards was
insisted upon. Similar resolutions
have been adopted by the Young Mems
Democratic Club.