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The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
HARD GOING FOR NEwSPA-
 PIERS IN TIMES OF WAR
Twenty Seven in Arkansas Have Been Suspended During Last 90 Days
 in Arkansas Alone.

LittIe Rock, Sept. 7.-The news papers have been hard hit by the war. During the last % days 27 Ar kansas papers have been suspended, or discontinued for the period of the war. and according to orders from Washington no new paper can be es- iahlished until after the war. Not only have paper and ink more than doubled in price, and labor become so scarce that in many instances none can be found but the government has found it necessary as a conservation measure to issue strict regulations for the management of newspapers.
 But the newspapers are moi com planning mot even at the increased rates under the zonmg system of the doing SO wsilirglycmfwypcmfvyvb postal department.
 To be sure the newspapers are recognized by ali departments of the government as an indispensable agency for spreading the gospel of civilian war activity. Without the influence of the newspapers the mo- rale of the public would be reduced to choo8 It is the newspapers that have made possible the success of the Liberty Loans the Red Cross Cam paigns. the Selective Draft, the Food and Fuel Administrations, and the many other things upon which the success of the allied cause depends.
 The newspapers of Arkansas yield to none in their loyalty and devotion to the flag, and obedience to all reg ulations that may be prescribed. but had they been making the regulations they would have suggested a few changes that would make compliance less onerous.
 The day of the dollar weekly is rapidly passing. Many of them have increased their rates to $1.50, and some of thtm have gone up to SZ a year. It is not alone the country weekly that has it's troubles, but the big city daily comes in for it's share. Increased cost of everything is mak- ing the business harder, and the la Dor conditions are becoming a very serious problem.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
RATIONAL BREvITIEs.
fS C Davitison.)

The selfish are always ready te re- ceive favors but not willing Co ex- tend even ci.e. 4 true friend will both receive and return.
 Plain living and high thinking go hand in hand, and the great need of the American people today is to over come appetite
 Rules of etiquette literally ob- served often destroy many comforts.
 4 person who gives expression to any statement derogatory to the gov ernment or to our President during tlis world war is either grossly ig- norant or a real stacker.
 He that IS not fair and just to all is iindrance to human progress and happiness.
 No greater mistake was ever made than that which divides the ideal pur- pose from the practical in every day life.
 4 very large portion of our mod ern conveniences and conventional customs are a real menace to health and happiness.
 The surest road to true greatness is to forget self interests.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
TELLING ABoUT IT.

A gentleman of ours was down for 3 few days visit with friends, dear and near dear. and while here seem cd to have enjoyed himself very much. It is whispered around that that he stole out on moonlight night and with him were damsels and danes, the fair, the lasses of several domiciles, and as the wheels spun rapidly around, the lights shin- ing, With his hands upon the steer ing wheel, and the. windows of his soul turned southward, the gay parties sped onward and onward till at last they were upon the highway where souls meet souls, and their mental activities were a perfect symphony of life, where all the sor- did things of life were want to be not remembered longer, and to dis pei any that should finger in the minds, the strains of exquisite niu- sic not play hy hands, but by the l.arnessed lightning and the pie lures of life upon the screen, of the Modern Madona, and so with the minds. refreshed from the every day life in all it's changsngs only ad- ding beauty to our souls, and giving a glimpse of the righteousness divine which no tongue or pen can describe. --Grannis correspondence in the Mena Gazette.
 Now let's try and get at the cold facts---or guess at them. A person of the male gender appeared in Grannis, his name being unimportant. He evi- dently possessed Tin Lizzie. It was a moonlight night and he gathered in the T. L. dear. near dear damseis and danes, the fair. He then high-lowed up and down over many Polk county hills, unt1 he reached the Sevier county pike, hit Ter up for DeQueen, and all went to the picture show.
 Then they must all have come back-but how in the name of sense that one man, with one foot to jam Ter into low and ease Ter into high, the other taking care of the brake and gas pedals. and with both hands on the steering wheel could do or think all those other things beats us, and especially with "near dear, damsels and danes, the fair, the lasses of sew eraI domiciles" looking on. It will have to go to the court of last resort --the A. 0. A. man of the Arkansas Gazette. Help!
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

A prominent citizen today called attention of The Star to the vast diff ference in the appearance, and the probable effect on visitors to the city, of certain premises that were well cared for, kept cleaned ap, and others apparently neglected. Of course the lesson, and the moral, is obvious to everyone who thinks about it, but sometimes folks are too busy to give hee' A re-reading of the Mayors Proclamation just now might increase interest in such things, and create naore of that most important element, civic pride.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
THE ~LITTLES" OF THE FRENCH
Even in Reims People Are Still Lend
 inp fn Their Government.


 ing to Their Government.
 .sIn Reims last winter" says Dana Burnet, in the Saturday Evening Post, Has 1 was walking thru street that Teutonic Kultur had reduced to a mere jagged scar, saw posted to the wall of gutted house poster advertising the current French War Loan.
 "'Whatl' l exclaimed to the officer who accompanied me. Do you expect to get money out of Reims?'
 Why not?' he said. There are some four thousand people here.
 -Four thousand people out of an antebellum population of say 10000, still lived in that tragic and crucified town. Four thousand civilians -old men, women and children--still clung to the broken stones that once had housed their peaceful lives, still went clacking in their wooden shoes about those ruined streets; still maintained the shreds of disrupted commerce with the soldiers who were their only customers. Being French people they had money to investl Not even the thunders of continuous bombardment, not even the crumbling of the roofs over their heads, could shake them out of the habit of thrift War had only intensified that material virtue as the destruction of their beloved ca thedral had intensified their spiritual ! faith.
 ''They lived, they saved; they sub scribed to the loan"
 And he tells of one woman who had stayed in Reims during it's hundred every war loan She said: Not much. monsieur. but yet a little. We French have learned to do with our littles."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
THE FIRE PEND SAYS.

It used to be that a comparatively well-to-do man could afford a fire but that was before Mir. Hohenzol- lern became so actively offensive.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned woman who used to know how hot an iron was by sizzling her wet finger on it instead of finding out by letting the house burn down?
 Some fellows idea of cutting down the fire loss is to run the fire insur- anc- companies out of the state.
 We don't hear so much of houses burning down thru earelessness as we used to. The newspapers have to have their space for war news.
 The man who said: "If you can't be good, be careful" was probably fire prevention shark.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
BROAD GROUND FOR CLAIMS
More Latitude Will Be. Given the Men Who Register September 12 Under the New Law-New Di-
 visions in Class ;.

Washington, Sept. 4-Much broad CT rounds for the establishment of claims for exemption from military service are provided in new regula- tiors .ow being worked out by Prov est Marshall General Crowder to gov ern tae classification of men betwe n X 10 45 who will register on Ser tember 12. Important notifications are based upon the change of few words in the original draft law made in passing the new man power act. The term" inustrial occupation" is eliminated and the law now provides persons may be given deferred classi- 1lcatlon when engaged fin occupa- tion or employment, including agri- culture, which can be established as necessary to the military establish ment or the maintainence or the na- tional interests
 This section, with the regulations construing it, will allow district ex- emption boards to exempt bankers and essential bank employees, men en- gagged in necessary commercial enter prise and necessary workers for Red Cross and kindred organizations. The organizations will not attempt spec ifically to define the status of regis trants who shall be entitled to exemp tion, but will allow the boards to work out the details, after the author ization has been given them. It was said that the regulations would straighten out a situation arising sim ce district boards in various localities have ruled, under the old law, that railroads and banks are not inustries and that an importer of necessary war materials and his staff are not engaged in industry. Since the re- quirement that man exempted be- cause of his occupation must be of such importance as to threaten the continuance of the enterprise to which he is attached, has been retain ed, however, the sum total of exempt ions is not expected to seriously af- feet the net man power which been re tained, however, the sum total will finally be placed in Class 1.
 Advisers for District Boards
 District boards in applying occupa- tional exemption regulation will have the assistance of three advisers, in- dustrial commercial and agricultural. wno are now being nominated in every district.
 Only minor changes are incorporat ed in the revised questionnaire which the registrants of September 12 will be required to fill out.
 It strikes out the requirement that city police and fremen be in service three years before being entitled to deferred classification and allows them to be placed in Class 8 without regard 10 their length of service. It establishes also three new divisions in Class 5, exempting automatically persons discharged from militory or naval service "upon ground of alien age or upon diplomatic request" per- sons who are citizens of countries CO., Oelligerent with the United States. who come under treaty arrangeme- ments entailing their service at home and citizens of neutral countries, who have withdrawn declarations of their intention to become citizens,
 The questionnaire still requires each registrant who desires exemp- ton to make formal claim and pre- sent detailed facts substantiating it.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
AUCTIONS.

Forty acres of improved, leyel lsni one.half in cultivation, 1 mile west q Mena; also crops, stock, etc. Ssts day morning, September lS.
 Gregg,s sale, Monday, Sept l6
 Ferguson's sale, Wednesday, Spi IT.
 Kinds sale, Wednesday, Sept. k See bills for particulars, 2l5-5 37-1
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
 UNITED IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
Hampstead Is lover" in Girls Indus
 trial School Contribution.

Special to The Star
 Little Rock, Sept 4.-All Arkansas has united on the campaign for the Girls Industrial School and Woman's Reformatory and county after county has notified A. B. Poe, the state chair man, that their quotas have been reached. Talbot Field, manager of the campaign in Hampstead county, stated in Little Rock Tuesday that his county had by that time gone over the top.
 In Little Rock the women are very largely conducting the campaign, and on Tuesday, the first day, they raised in the neighborhood of $10,000. Pu- laski county is expected to contribute S25,000 and the women have not yet started in to working good As all the money raised will be used in con struction work, if the amount asked for is exceeded, it will mean more pretentious institutions.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Were Delayed by Heavy Rains.

Arch c. Ellsworth and James Knox Barfield of Mena, Jesse Hooper of Opal and James Bryson Sawyer, all called to service by the local exemp- tion board for Wednesday, were una ble to reach Mena on. account of the heavy and incessant rains and re- ported for duty today. They left for Camp Pike on No. this afternoon,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Council of Defense at Big Fork.

The patrons of the Big Fork school will meet next Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock in the school house for the purpose of organizing a Community Council of Defense. The meeting will be in charge of NJ B. Fried. the local chairman
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Sidney Duke Loses Cousin in France

Sidney Duke. assistant cashier of the First National Bank, received in formation from relatives at Prescott that his cousin. Charles Williams, who recently lost a limb in battle in France, had died from the wounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

It is noted with pleasure that, ac- sording to German official reports, they continue each day to withdraw "as they had planned"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Remains Faithful to Polk County.

Prof. R. B. Dodd writes The Star from Roe, Ark, where he is in charge of the got sehoois as superintendent and pvineipel ef the high school. His daughter. Miss Marjorie. is also 9 member of the faculty Mir. Dodd writes that Roe Is a town about the size of Hatfield. and is surrounded hy SIS pretty ? country as one could wish The school employs six teach eIs. and has coJr-year, fully ac- credited high school. He concludes his note by stating that his "plighted troth to Polk county is yet unbroken. l"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Germany's Ninth Loan.

Amsterdam, Sept. 9.--The nili German war loan will be offered ia subscription from September 2 p October g, according to a dispaA from Berlin.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Keaton-McKinney.

l.. H. Keaton and Mrs. Cora Me Kinney, both of Scott county, were united in marriage Monday at 1:30 o'clock. Judge 4. E Wear per formed the ceremony.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
If von feel had: if von are ''hlne. !

If you feel bad; if you are "blue, :" tired and discouraged, without apPar- ent reason, you need Prickls Ash Bit ters. the system purifier IL restores action in the torpid liver. clesnses the stomach, helps digestion. drives out gas and fermented matter in the bow els, and brings back that fine feeling of strength, vim and cheerfnlness which belongs only to perfect health. Price SIPS per bottle Gunnel's l'rug Store. Special Agents.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
prines for Man Drawing.

Dr. H. R. Getz and others have pro vided prizes for the best map of the School Districts drawn by pupil of Polk county. The map is to show To- cation of churches, school building, farms, residences, roads, railroads, dipping vats and other places of com- munity interest. The prizes will be $3 for the best map and s1 for sec ond best
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Mena Commercial School offers thorough courses in Bookkeeping CT Stenography at $500 per month. Adv 35-4t ditwpl.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Heartburn after hearty meal means weakness in the digestive or gans. Priekly Ash Bitters gives them strength, tones up the stomach and purifies the bowels. Price SIPS per bottle. Gunneps Drug Store, Special AgeRts--Advt.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Take yum Kodak films to Hilte- brands Studios where you will get the best results. No guess work You see the fiims.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Fresh Eastman Films, all sizes. at all times. Hiltebrand's Studio. Adv.
 See the fine line of Photo Folders at Hiltebrand's, the Leading Photog- rapher. Adv.36-2 211-5
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

No out-of-town for me. Hilte- brands Studio does all kinds of Photo work and Kodak finishing--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Notice.

We pay best cash prices for Liberty Bonds. We buy and sell stocks. Write us. Morgan-Yatter Go, 1910 South western Life Bldg, Dallas, Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Wanted--Clean Cotton Rags. Call at
 Star office or phone 1a.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

We make cnlargements from all sizes of Kodak films. Hiftebrandss--- Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Mrs. Nj. ]. Greiner of Golden Rule farm is offering a Barred Plymouth Rock cockereI for the best pair of Barred Plymouth Rocks exhibited at the School fair.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

May as we'll say it: Last night was the coldest of the-summer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06
FRUITDALE

Fruitdale school opens Monday,
September 3.
@. A. Hamilton. Mr.. Porter and
Mr.. Leonard made a trip out on VIII
liams creek Sunday on federal farm
loan work.
w. Z. and Bryan Redding left for
Camp Lewis Wednesday night.
William Riggs and wife. Miss
Wells and Miss Marion motored
down from Roseburg and called on
Mrs. Fred Roper Monday.
Robert Nelson Sr.. was quite sick
the early part of this week.
Charlie Peterson and family have
gone to the River Banks hop fields.
Prof. n. H. Wardrip and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roper visited the
Alonzo Jones family Sunday. also his
melon patch.
DIR. Creal left this week for an in
definite stay with his daughter al
Oakland, Cal.
About ten auto loads celebrated
Labor day with picnic In the glen
on the G.. A. Hamilton ranch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06

teachers to stick by the schools for
patriotic reasons. II Is indeed true
that there is hardly any civilian oe'
cupation more vital to the nations
good than that OF teaching. The cit.
izens OF the next generation are In
the public schools now.
Many teachers will stand by their
jobs for patriotic reasons. Some
few more will stay because they are
real teachers and love the work bet
ter than anything they could do else
where. Many able and excefient
teachers will be lost. however, be-
cause of the short-sighted policies OF
school boards and the indifference
of the public-parents who would be
deeply interested In school problems
n they were wise. al
II 1t Is patriotic for the teachers
to continue their work regardless OF
It is also patriotic for the
rest of the community to restore to
teaching the dignity, respect and In
fluence that belong rightly to the
profession. and especially to pay the
teacher living wages.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06
FERRYDALE

Miss Edna Griffin was visiting at
J. l.. Greens Friday.
Carl Farmer left Friday for Ft
Mcdowell.
d. G. Robertson was in Grants
Pass Saturday.
Hop picking began Monday at f.
N. Robertson's number of the
neighbors are picking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bold and
family. of Alturas, Cal, Mrs. J. G.
Wertz and family, who have Just re-
Gently returned from Albany, Mrs.
F. F. Groves and Grandma Griffin,
of Grants Pass, were visiting their
brothers family, VI. l.. Griffins Fri
day. On Sunday, G. H. Griffin's
family and VI. l.. Grifin's went to
Grants Pass where they all gathered
In the park and had picnic dinner
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06

and spent q pleasant day In honor
|of Grandma Griffin's birthday. who
is now rs years old.
Marion Griffin had an accident In
his hauling Monday. In coming
down steep embankment the
brakes did not hold and the horses
had to run to keep ahead OF the
truck. One horse fell and was drag-
ged down the hill. receiving q big
cash in its nose. Marion was thrown
from his horse and the truck ran
over his foot He was also shaken
up considerable.
Mrs. Il. c. Neely is moving into
Grants Pass this week. Her son,
Ray. will enter high school.
Mrs. Minnie Hussey and daughter.
Beulah we're in Grants Pass Saturday
looking for a location to settle FOR
the winter. They will move the last
OF the week. Miss Bulah will enter
high school. Mrs. Hussey's friends
will find her ON East y and Eighth
streets.
The Misses Myrtle and Malinda
Ford will enter high school. Ina
Anderson will also return to school,
she has been at Swede Basin all sum
mer. There Will not be many OF the
young people left here in our locality
for the winter.
A. J. Hussey is helping A. G. Ford
on a new barn few days this week.
l.. H. Kornbrodt drove some cat
tie to Grants Pass Tuesday. Al
Every was helping him.
Queen Every was in Merlin Wed.
nesday. M tffAi
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06
REcApruRED CITIES"

1t sounds impressive when we
read, in war dispatches, the long
lists of cities, towns and villages re-
captured from the Germans. But 1t
Il just as well to keep clearly In
mind what those conquests mean. II
is not case of a violated and plum
dered nation getting back the pro-
perty from the burglar who stole It.
Those once happy places Of human
habitation are not won back. In
general. nothing is redeemed but the
torn and numbered land on which
they were built
THE battlefield the Germans have
abandoned" writes a correspondent,
presents picture OF devastation
and desolation that has not been sur
passed during the war. Even ceme-
teries have been blown up. tomb
stones smashed and graves opened.
The names of towns in this re-
gion no longer have any other sig
nificance than as reminiscence
and a geographical designation. They
have ceased to exist as towns. Their
sites are hardly distinguishable for
the intense shelling has not only OBJ
liberated streets and defaced bonn
dary lines, but has rendered the top
ography unrecognizable, in man,
places"
That is what the Huns have made
Of the parts of fair France they have
polluted by their presence. 1t Il
what they have made everywhere
they have set their blighting iron
heel. Surely there would be no jus
tice in any termination Of this wal
that failed to bring home such devas
tation to the German people them
selves. This war must be carried
across the Rhine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06

Tho Importance Of the chemist In
our military organization has been
definitely recognized by tho creation
Of a chemical service section Of tho
National army, with lieutenant colo
mel as its ranking officer. and pro
vision for personnel Of about 1900
officers and men. The important
functions Of this section arc the cor
relation Of informa tion accumulated At
homo and at the front and tho lnduc.
tion Into chemical service OF drafted
men with chemical training. The e.
tablshment Of this section not only Ia
a distinct step forward, In the inter
tests OF military service, but affords
too long delayed recognition Of the
parity in importance Of chemical engi.
neerlng with that Of the other and
older engineeriig Y professions, Henry
p. Talbot In the Atlantic Monthly.
Our classified ads bring results
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-06
RECORD AGES FOR HORSES
Many Have Lived Far Beyond What
Is Generally Considered Their
Allotted Span.

Ruben, farmer Of small town in
New Hampshire, tells Of new kind
Of conservation. In his neighborhood
are four horses In active service,
though all over twenty years Of age.
He has one himself "hard upon" twen.
ty-four years. A farmer near by has
another which is close to thirty. Two
others in the vicinity are around the
quarter-century mark. As he says, 1t
is only In rural community, where
they cherish the horse almost like a
member Of the family, where one could
expect to find such a record. Even
there this demonstration of longevity
is striking.
Nevertheless, the oldest horse that
the N0mad ever saw was In the serv-
Ice Of the New York city surface
railway system. This horse was, h
the time when the Nomad was ac-
quainted with him, actually forty-two
years old, and he lived two years
longer. He had been a street-car
horse on New York pavements, and
then was used as "hlll horse" or
extra puller, on slopes, and then, when
he became about thirty years old, was
retired on a pension. spending most Of
his time In dignified ease In box
stall; and he lived on in this way, ap-
parently without pain or an ache,
until he was forty-four. All this can
be proved and authenticated from the
documents.
The Nomad's own old saddle horse,
Brownie. lived to be thirty-odd-no one
knew exactly how many more years