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The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
WORST BLIZZARD
 GRIPS CHICAGO
Following Snow storm Driven by High Winds City Is Trying to Dig Itself 0ut-Fuel Supply Is
 Serious Problem.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Chicago began to dig itself out of the drifts today, after one of the greatest blizzards in is history. The wind which blew from 40 to 60 miles an hour during 2i hours, abated at ? o'clock this morning, and i'll the calm of daylight made brighter by the great drifts and fields of snow the sun smiled the bland smile of the cat which has just eaten the canary.
 Everywhere were evidences of the storm. There was scarcely a block in the outlying district without it's stalled automobile, hood-high in the snow. waiting to be shoveled out.
 The steamer Missouri, plying be- tween Chicago and Milwaukee. held fast in the ice and buffeted by the gale, imped into this port this morning like some stray iceberg. It was coated with ice and the crew, after many cruel and sleepless hours, came out of her like esqui- maux emerging from their igloos.
 With abatement of the wind snow blows on streets and railroads had a chance to do effective work, but go great was the snowfall that with labor short it was predicted that days must elapse before the streets are in normal condition.
 Street cars crawled odt as best they might with their belated pas seagers going to work. The rail- roads, all but stalled during the night, resumed fairly adequate suburban service. Milk traino were late or abandoned.
 South Water street, one of the most cOngested thorofares in the world, the center of the city's wholesale produce business, was all but deserted. Great banks of snow at the curbings prevented carts from backing up as usual for their. loads.
 The one really serious aspect of the situation was the delay in haul ing fuel to factories which have been leading a hand-to-mouth ex- istence in the matter of coal There were supplies enough in the cor ner groceries and markets to supply all real needs for food.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
DRAFT LAW UPHELD IN SUPREME COURT
Unanimous Opinion of Highest Tri- bunal Settles Right to Enforce Military Service at Home
 and Abroad.

Washington, Jan. 7-The select i've draft act was today upheld as constitutional by the supreme court.
 The governments contention that the power given Congress to declare war includes power to compel citi- zens to render military service both at home and abroad, were sustained by the court.
 Chief Justice White, who deliv- cred the unanimous opinion, in a brief statement declared that ill con- sidering the various contentious the conclusion had been reached that most of them were imaginary rather than real.
 The decision resulted from the ap- peal of thirteen cases growing out of convictions under the seleetiye service act five coming from New York, three from Ohio, four from Minnesota, and one from Georgia. Constitutionality of the act was made the basis for all of the appeals.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
THE GERMANS KILL 2 SPIES" A Dutch Skipper Included Among
 Victims at Ghent Executions.

Amsterdam, Jan. 5.-Death sen- tences on twenty-two persons, among them four from Antwerp, eight from Ghent, and a Dutch skip per, was executed by the Germans at Ghent December 20 for alleged espionage, according to the Tele- graaf's correspondent at Flushing. Three other Hollanders were con- demned to three, four and ten years Imprisonment, respectively A large number of Belgians also received tong terms of Imprisonment and many others are still incarceraLed at Ghent awaiting trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
WELL KNOWN POLK COUNTY
 PIONEER PASSES TO BEYOND
Judge ]. D. Garland of Acorn De- parted This Life Saturday Night--
 A Leader in Community.

Leauef III NoiiiRlunfty.
 Judge J. D. Garland. one of the pioneer residents of the Acorn com munity, departed this fife at o'clock Saturday night at the home of his son, J. C. Garland, at Water Valley farm. Judge Garland, tho ad- vanced in years, had been in uncom- monly good health this fall and win ter, and even during the day of his death he had been iii good spirits, the end coming to him almost with out warning being taken with a severe pain in the chest just as he and the family gathered at the sup per table. and passing away shortly after that.
 The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Owens Chapel cemetery, the servi- ees being in charge of the Rev. ]. \ Kelley of the M E. church. south.
 Mir Garland was born in the statt of Tennessee on March 2i, iS43 He was married in 1866 in Jackson county, that state, to Miss Curitha N. Parrish. To this union four chil- dren were born, and of these, three, with the wife. survive Mr. Garland. The surviving children are J. C.. Garland of Acorn, Mrs. Ben Owens, living in Oklahoma west of Hatfield, and Mrs. Bonnie E. Wright, living near Hugo, Ok.
 Mr. Garland served with honor in the Confederate army during the last three years of the war
 MT and Mrs. Garland came to Polk county about 3i years ago, locating on the place now known as the Water Valley farm. and continuing to reside there turnout their days. MT. Garland was not only a pioneer settler of the Acorn community, but was pioneer in every movement that had for it's aim and object the moral, social. spiritual and intellect ual uplift of the community. He was the first teacher of the Acorn school, leader in the neighborhood sing. ings and prayer meetings, the school and the movement for the improve ment of agricultural conditions and served one term as county judge.
 He was director of the Acorn school district. and had served his township as Justice of the Peace, but even long after he gave up ac- tive life along these lines, his in- fluence was great factor in the development of the community.
 He was Acorn correspondent for The Star for long time, using the pseudonym, Armenian" His items always breathed the spirit of op- timism and progress, and thru them he was more helpful than he knew to many readers of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
SURVEYED f,f39.22 MILES
 or PROPOSED NEW HIGHWAYS
Districts Organized in Arkansas to Expend S9,056,Sii.60 for Im-
 proved Roads.

Little Rock, Jan 7.-During the year 1917, total of i,439.22 miles of proposed new highway was sur veyed and the districts organized for construction. the total estimated cost being S9,056,S4l 60. The differ ent kinds of roads are as follows Gravel or earth, 300 miles: gravel roads, 269 miles; shale roads, B miles; sand clay roads, 3 miles; macadam roads, 480 miles; bitu- minous macadam roads r miles; rock base and gravel roads, 1T miles; asphaltic macadam roads, 70 miles; asphalt roads, 37 miles; concrete roads, 10 miles: asphaltic concrete roads, i65 miles; warrenite roads, . miles. The three most expensive items are $2,039, ,9S5.S3 for gravel roads, $2,i25, ,598.20 for macadam roads, and s2,50O,00O for asphaltic concrete roads.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
SCORE IN BRITAIN's FAVOR.
Captured f14,5il Prisoners in 1917
 and Lost Only 20,379

London, Jan 7.-The war office has issued summary of the Brit ish captures and losses in the war in 1917. The total captures on all fronts numbered if4,544 prisoners and 78i guns. The losses numbered 2S. .379 prisoners and f66 guns. The items include:
 Western theater, 73,i3i prisoners, 53i guns captured, and 27,2O0 pris- oners and i66 guns lost.
 Palestine, i7,6i6 prisoners and i0S guns captured. :.
 Mesopotamia, i5,9i4 prisoners and f2i guns captured.
 No guns were lost in any theater except the western.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
NO TRADE WITH GERMANS.
Dewsbury, England, Firm Puts Ban
 on Teutonic Commerce.

London, Jan 5.--A firm at Dews- bury received a postcard from a German in prison camp asking for price lists and patterns of flannels. silks and satins suitable for paiamas. The firm in reply sent him copy of the following Solemn Oath, ' which they have sworn:
 "To mark our horror and disgust at the methods of Germany since July. 1914, we swear that we will not ta) knowingly purchase any, thing made in Germany. {b) transact business with or thru German for five years after peace is declared. So help us God"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
MURDER ENDS BIBLE DISPUTE.
Tennessee Man Kills Brother After
 Argument Over Scripture.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 5.-As a se- quel to a dispute over the interpre- tation of a passage of Scripture, William Finley killed his brother, Thomas Finley, at their home in Megs county yesterday. The tragedy was witnessed by the mother, two brothers and a sister of the combat ants. William Finley, a devout ehurchman. was reading the Bible al the family fireside when the ques- ton arose.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

ty of their respective parliaments, or for the minority parties, that military and imperialistic minority winch has so far dominated their whole policy and controlled the af- fairs of Turkey and of the Balkan states, which feel obliged to become their associates in this war9"
 in a word the president said the program he outlines removes the chief provoeations to war.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
ARE AFTER LA TOILETTE.
American Defense Society Supplies
 Senate Probers With Speech.

Washington, Jan 7.--What is de- scribed as stenographic report of Senator LaFollette's St. Paul speech, which has been made the basis of disloyalty charges and Senate in- vestigation, wah filed today by the American Defense Society with the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. The society is urging the expulsion of Senator LaFollette. The report may be considered by the Senate subcommittee Tuesday when it resumes the LaFollette in vestigation.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Better Pay That Auto License.

Up to date Collector H. w. Finger has issued ST automobile licenses and those who were among the first to pay are now receiving their 1918 tags from the State Highway de- partment. The Collector has also issued three dealers licenses. After Thursday, January f0, penalty of S3 will be added to all unpaid li- faueac
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
BIC BATTLES ARE
 ANTICIPATED SOON
Intense Artillery Fire Continues in Flanders, France and Italy The First Thrusts of Teutons
 Were Driven Back.

New York. Jan. 7.--Altho infantry operations in the major war thea ters are of minor character, it is probable that big battles are inn pending in Flanders, France and in Italy
 At various points Ill tiIesc tiirf56 war zones. intensive artillery duels are going on day and night They are particularly severe in the re- zion of Ypres and the Cambrai sec- tor, where the British are facing the Germans, along the Aisne, on the Nerdun sector and along the Mos ellie river, and in the Italian high lands at Lake Garda eastward to the Piaye river.
 West of Ypres in Flanders, the Germans made an attempt 10 enter the British positions, but were re- pulsed with heavy losses. An at tempted raid against the French po- sitions on Hill 30i in the Verdun sector was stopped with heavy losses to the Germans These two maneu- yefs constitute the only activity by infantry forces at any points, ex- cept that small British patrols at several places forced crossings of the Piave river against the Teutonic allies.
 British War Summary.
 The British War Offlce has issued summary of the British captures and losses in the war during 1917. The total captures on all fronts numbered iii,5i4 prisoners and 78i guns. The losses numbered 28,379 prisoners and i66 guns. The items include:
 Western theater 13,i3i prisoners; 33i guns captured. and 27,200 pris- oners and iG6 guns lost. Palestine, | i7.646 prisoners and l08 guns cap tiired Mesopotamia, i5,9ii prison CTS and i24 guns captured. No guns were lost in any thcater except the Western
 German Statement.
 The official statement from Ger man great headquarters tonight reads:
 Western theater: Violent artil- iery dueis developed during the aft ernoon east of Ypres and on iso- lated sectors between the roads leading from Arras and peronne to Cambrai. Between the Miette and the Aisne and on both sides of the Ornes and the west bank of the Mos ellie, artillery and mine firing in- creased. The infantry activity was limited to foreheld reconnoissanees. Conditions i'll tiie Easter theater and on the Macedonian and Italian fronts are unchangedn
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

L0st-On old Talihina road. about
 two miles west of Mena. a ladies' hand bag. containing about S660 in silver. a Rosary and ladies' gold Elgin watch. engraved case. IT. jewel movement. Finder please leave at Star 0filce and get reward D. V.-Adv. 2 it.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

For sale-Two horses; 1 buggy; ?
 delivery wagons: lot single and double harness. Will swap for Ford. The Robert Bottling Works. Adv. 6tf 2 It.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

Horse Strayed Sunday night be-
 fore Christmas. from Old Cove. a small black pony. with saddle, bri- dle and coat on saddle. Reward for information leading to return. J. T. Stockton. owner, Cove, R. F. D. No. f. Adv. 2 1t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

Lost-Sow weighing about 250
 pounds, cross between Poland China and Berkshire, marked, crop off each ear. and underbit on left. Reward for information. H. c. Ham ilton. Mena, R. F. D. No. i.--Adv. 3t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

Strayed- From my place near Old
 Cove, twO-year-old roan male; marked. crop left ear. split right: 1 yearling male, white, unmarked Please send any information to 5 c. Liner. Hatfield. Ark, R. F. D. No. 1, -Ady. 2 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10

Money to Loan on farms. 3 to 10
 years time: 6 per cent. See or write Sarah E. Palmer, Box. i6. Hat field. Ark--Adv. 2 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.
Russians Prepare to Resume War
 With Central Powers.

London. Jan. 7-The Bolsheviki are definitely strengthening the front, petrograd adviees say. The correspondent of the Daily News ob- tained this information from Nj. Radek. one of the Russian delegates who took part in the negotiations with the Austrians and Germans at pctrograd.
 He said the Bolsheviki were in- tending to send home all who did not wish to fight, so that they would have an army which was willing to fight for an ideal
 The correspondent asked what would be the attitude of the Bolshe- wiki in ease of actual war, with he- gard to help from the allies. NJ. nadpk replied:
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
Strength in Weakness.

We do not desire their help. Our strength lies in our weakness and if we accepted help from the allies the significance of our position would be destroyed. The weaker we are the stronger we are. The Germans can drive us back, but what good would it do them?
 The country behind the front has been stripped bare. There IS not enough there to feed a single horse. The Germans will not wish millions of starving persons on their hands.
 We stand for democratic peace. So do the German working classes. If the German government attacks us it will display itself to its own people in it's true light"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
ToIIiver Puncture-Proof Inner Tube

--GuaranLeed 5UUU miles WlEhOut a puncture-if you do get puneture you get new tube free--investigate. Proctor Smith Garage. Adv
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16
BIRTHS REPORTED.

WHITE.
Anthony and Mary Oliveri, boy,
Eston Z. and Allie Stone. boy,
HERMAN H. and Alice NJ. Wolf, GIRL.
william ]. and Jessie L Breadbent, girl.
ossian and Marguerite Z. Ryan, girl.
Iohn K and Ida A. Walsh, boy,
Joseph L. and Mary White, girl.
samuel @. and Florence D. Barry, boy.
Charles and Bertha Richards, girl.
Leland B. and Marie Morris, boy.
Thomas and Teresa Hackstaff, girl,
Emory NJ. and Mabel Wilson, boy.
Lucius w. and Margaret @, johnson. girl.
Dean w. and Eleanor L. Judd, girl.
Percy @. and Esther Klein, girl
Claude and Eleanor Hodgkins. boy.
Pat ]. and Bertha Farrell, boy.
Arthur d. and Harriet NJ. Champlin. Rir,.
Jacob and Fannie Ostrov, eiri. :.
George W. and Louise n, Garland. rirl.
Francesco and Francesca Caruso. boy.
Richard W. and Efiie b, Levis. Rirl.
John Edmond and Margaret N. Burns, boy
Harry and Ben Goldblatt, boy.
Hary and Freda Mofcowitx, boy.
walter II. and Eleanor Beal, girl.
John and Tamiride Graziani, boy:
Ernest and Georgia Luke. boy,
Louis z. and Ethel w, Loyeless, Girl.
Dsniel n. and Anna B. Hudson, girl.
Hugh B. and Jsan Wilcox, boy.
William y. and Msry y. Thompson, boy.
George B. and Emma r. Kennedy, boy.
Jsckscn 8. and Iucy N. o'Bannon, girl
C0LORED.
Henry and Ruth WILLIAMS, sgiri..
John s. and Mabel Brown, III.
Aoosrts and csuie Swami. boz.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16
RED CROSS AIR MAIL
PLEA FROM GAYETY

Harry o. Jarboe. manager of the
Gayety Theater, yesterday received
he following letter by aero mail from
fam A. Scribner, general manager of
he Columbia Amusement Company, in
New York City:
The theatrical people and the thea
ers irr New York City alone sold and
Eubscribed for S33. .653, $50 worth OF third
berty. bonds. We are making an eX-
ra effort next week, in every theater
bn our circuit, to outdo all our for
|ner efforts in the way of helping the
Red Cross drive. We therefore urge
you to get in close touch with your
ocal committee and render them every
assistance possible"
Mr.. Jarboe has already mapped out
bn extensive campaign to aid the Red
Gross The Gayety Theater will be at
4 he disposal of the local committee at
kyery performance. Through Mr.. Jar
boe's patriotic activity $1,000 was
subscribed by actors and patrons of
his theater during the last liberty
f1an drive.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16
W. c. A. Addressed by
Canadian Officer

That bravery is to be found general
y throughout the rank and file of
he allied armies was emphasized by
1aj. A. G. Nutter, of the Twenty
fifth Canadian Infantry, in an address
i the educational rally Of the Young
|Vomen's Christian Association last
light Mai. Nuttsr made IL plain that
|eroism was the general rule and not
he exception with the men. He ex-
|lained that the bravery was spon-
|aneous and that the officers did not
ave to INSPIRE" it in the men.
Americas entrance into the war
as done much to hearten the allies,
e said. giving them new strength
nth which to repeI their foes. The
! ght OF Uncle Sans "boys" on the
ring line has inspired and cheered
be allied soldiers more than can be
|escribed, he declared.
Following Maj Nutter's address.
rivate Love, of Camp Meigs. and
frs. Wayne B. Wheeler contributed
musical program.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16

gan TO bite. Said fish being a
thirsty soldier.
They had some words together.
and the soldier exchanged q dollar
for a half-pint of stun more At for
insect determination that for hu-
man consumption.
Sergt. Sheetz was around and he
nabbed Ed so quick that the poor
fellow almost tainted.
As the law now stands. a boot
logger who sells to a soldier kills
two birds with one stone.
He violated both the Sheppard law
and the law which forbids sale OF
booze to uniformed men.
And so the court told Ed to shell
out a $500 bill and then go to Jail
for five months in the bargain.
3wrong Man." Says Joe.
The ability of a Chinaman to iden-
tify Joe Mack as the man who got
a suit Of blue jeans out Of his laun-
dry last Sunday morning will prob
ably save Joe from twenty years in
the pen.
Floyd Payne reported to the police
that Joe held him up at the point Of
a pistol and robbed him of. $14.S.
1t was about o'clock Sunday morn
ing at Third and l. streets south
west, Floyd says.
Joe enticed him into an alley with
half pint bottle and then poked
a gun under his nose.
Floyd says that Joe wore the suit
Of blue Jeans at the time and a man
who saw such a suit running down
the street ten minutes later also says
that Joe is the man who was inside
Of II.
Joe swears that he didn't get the
clothing out OF the laundry until
after daylight.
Furthermore. he says. he was asleep
at the time and as far as he knows
1t was impossible for him to play
highwayman and sleep at the same
time (unless he snored loudly and
robbed others of Sleep.
1t looks mighty bad for Joe. He
hasn't got a witness who knows he
was asleep when Floyd was robbed.
The grand jury will look into the
case while Joe is trying to raise a
$500 bond.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16
SERGEANTS NEEDLE
MADE WORK OF ART
Saspe's Embroidered Pincsshion
Won Admiration.

Imagine Sammy curling his stubby
fingers around 4 dainty silk-threaded
needle and embroidering.
The enlisted man may expect an ed
ucation In one Of these gentler arts II
the practice Is initiated in American
hospitals as II Is followed in the hos
pitfalls OF our allies, according to
sergt- Shape. who spoke before the
District Federation Of women's Clubs
at the Jewish Temple last night.
Sergt. Shape Is a Canadian and has
spent two years in France, sixteen
months of that time "up the line"
as he calls the front line trenches,
and the rest in various hospitals. He
is here now with the Canadian Com
mission and is speaking in behalf Of
the Red Cross.
After much heroic labor" he said.
II finally accomplished a design for
a pineushion. OF course got 1t
|dreadfully thumbed up but the nurse
hat It laundered for me and it looked
fairly we'll After a while some Wis
itors came and a lady spied my PIN
cushion cover and declared she would
not leave unless ! sold her the PIN
cushion She would have been there
yet II I had not given it to her as a
memento Of the war"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

WHITE.
Robert Lewis Phillips. q. and Edith Y. Sei,
son. q. both Of Richmond. Va Rev Hary
Goodwin
William Rodes Lewis. .. and elizabeth
Lindsay Bfllingsley. q. both of this city. Rev.
II. W. o. Millington.
Captain Leo C. DAILY. ., Of Atlanta, Ga
and Ada Dorothy salter 2. Of smithvilie, ga.
Rev. James A. Smyth.
Charlie Henry Dageett, S. Of Dumbartou,
Va. Rev. John q. Jefries
Frank L. Baker, . and Doris H. Coultsr, q.
both Of Brockton. Mas Rev. Howard Y.
Downs
Solomon spisrop. 2. and Fanny Goodman.
z both Of Washington. Rev. G. Silyerstone.
Antonio ParoSati. q, and Rachael Colaiszi.
H. both OF this city. Rev. William A. CahiIL
James p. Fndly. IS. and sinie Tucker, z.
both Of Jordan Mines. Va. Rev. Harry D.
Mitchell
William P. Moore. 2. and Margaret c.
McAulihe. Q. both Of this city. Rev. Thomas
G. smythe
Rufus A. West. q. and versie 9. Funk.
houser. -. both Of this city. Rev. James a.
Smyth.
Charles E. Hall. 81, Of 1861 North capitol
street and Ruth Hoffman. Is. Of Catbarpin, Va
Rev. D. NJ. Brown.
Nathan Greenberv. o. and Ida Hochman, 2.
both Of Baltimore. Nd. Rev. Moses A. Hor-
witx
OOLORED.
Julius Hopewell. q. and Martha A. Warren,
a. both OF this city. Rev. David johnson.
Edward J. Chapman, 2 and Julia West q.
both Of this city. Rev. James J. o'Connor.
Frank e Jones. q. and Estelle O. BrisRs. Q,
both OF his city. Rev. W. D. Norman.
John W. Rooerts. Is sud Marie Thompson,
2. both Of Baltimore. Nd. Rev. william j.
Howard. -,
Ralph Thomas. e.. and Florence Burns. 10.
ooth OF this city. Rev. William A. Jones
Joseph Price. a. and Catherine Nelson. 10
both Of this city. Rev. William J. Robinson.
Frederick Byrd. q. and Gonna Matthews. 10,
both Of this city. Rev. p. J. Richie.
=, Clarence Edward Dyer. . and Eva z. Will
iams' is. both Of this city. Rev James I.
Harvey.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-16

ayers who know real talent when they
see it. Ben Welch signed! her about
six years ago. and her dainty smile
and Jolly good nature have made her
fayorite with thousands OF play
goers. .--.'..-...0 =
Next year, Miss Earl will be asso-
ciated with Lew Kelly, and her ca
reer bids fair to be a striking one. ere
many moons have waned. This week
she's putting over some clever comedy
and new song hits at the Gayety, and
she invariably brings home the ba-
con-" She's q hot little patriot, too,
and goes strong on the potato diet.
She eats them with every meal and
helps to save the supply Of wheat.