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The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
MANY TRACTS ADDED
TO NATIONAL FOREST
Report of United States Title Attor-
ney Shows SIS Pieces of Land Have
Been Acauired-More to Follow.

Report of United States Title Attor-
ney Shows SIS Pieces of Land Have
Been Acquired-More TO Follow.
The report of j. w. Van Hoy, Title
Attorney in the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, who has
been stationed here since December,
1918, shows that within that period
ne has examined the titles to 55
tracts of privately owned lands within
the boundaries of the two National
Forests in this state. The total acre
age examined is 8,095.04, and all but
three or four of the titles so far re-
ported have been accepted by the
United States and deeds have been ex-
amined by the owners conveying the
land to the government.
The tracts so far reported lie in
the follow counties. Polk, Is tracts;
Montgomery, 5; Garland, z; Scott, 2;
Perry, B; Logan, L; Pope, 10; John
son, 2.
AT the June meeting of the Nation
al Forestry Conservation several
thousand acres were approved for
purchase in both the Arkansas and
the Ozark National Forests, and it
IS anticipated that purchases will be
continued for some time in this state,
as there are several hundred thous-
and acres of non-agricultural land
within the forest boundaries that are
owned by individuals and many are
Offering their lands for sale to the
Government.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
army TO RETURN
TO 1908 STATUS
Is Officers Prediction as Result of Re
cent Action by Congress-Only
Speedy Official Action Can
Prevent Decentralization.

Washington, July 5.-The question
of a permanent military policy proba-
bly, will be forced before the present
session of Congress by Secretary Bak-
er's order reducing the army to 1885,
600 officers and men by September 80.
Military experts here believe only
speedy passage Of the army reorgan-
ization bill will prevent demoraliza-
tion of the military establishment.
The recent army bill makes manda-
tory the continuance of the four new
staff corps: Chemical Warfare, Motor
Transport, Tank and Air Service
none of which was provided for in the
national defense act. Officers and men
must be drawn from the line and from
the regular staff to provide the neces-
sary overhead for these branches.
"A return to the status of 1908,'
was the prediction of one officer con-
tSlHiiS buS SntStS. Al Iudt year COii-
panies could muster only 35 men and
regiments were frequently under the
charge of one major and one captain.
The General Staff is at work on
some program which will come within
the authorized expenditures and yet
permit the retention of skeleton es-
tablishment which may be expanded
for war.
Plans for the organization of the
Air Service and Tank Corps looking
to further progress will have to go by
the board, it was conceded. Services
will be kept active thru headquar-
ters organization with repair men and
guards at the various depots.
Primary troop requirements which
must be met include:
Garrisons for the Philippines, Ha-
waii and the Panama Canal, conserva-
lively figured at $4,000 men; a guard
for the southern border, now main
tanned at 10000; force of 5000 men
on the Rhine and for the time being at
least, 5000 men for Siberia.
These total $4,000 officers and men
do not take into consideration the
hundreds of small garrisons needed at
home army posts, which is estimated
at 10000, with a further addition for
the coast defenses. War Department
plans approved as late as March pro-
vided 5000 officers and men for the
coast defenses.
The $4,000 temporary officers who
have applied for permanent commits
sions in the regular army must be dis
charged forthwith because of the lack
of money.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
PEACE TREATY TO
SENATE THURSDAY
Document and Requests Discussion
in Open Session--Much Work
for the Chief Executive.

Washington, July President
Wilson will present the treaty with
Germany to the senate on Thursday
it was announced at the White House
today.
Because treaty will be under dis
cussion some doubt has been exprest
as to whether the senate will be in
open session, but it was understood
that Mr.. Wilson desired the session to
be open. 1t has not yet been definitely
determined when the president will
start his trip around the country to
speak for the peace treaty and the
League of Nations. There are indica-
tions, however, that he probably will
not leave before the middle of next
week. He was invited by wireless to
deliver his first address to the Metho-
dist Centenary in Columbus, Ohio, but
he replied that he felt it was impossi-
Bile for him to leave Washington be-
fore the centenary ended next Sunday
Numerous invitations have been ex-
tended to the president from various
sections of the country, but none has
been accepted. 1t was explained that
the itinerary had not been definitely
determined upon
When the president reaches Wash
ington late tomorrow night, he will
find an accumulation of official busi-
ness awaiting his attention Bills
awaiting his signature include the
sundry civil measure with the ship
ping board and other huge appropria-
tions; the army measure, the navy bill
the agricultural bill with its rider
repeating the day light saving law
the deficiency bill, the vocational edu-
eational measure and a number Of
others.
Six members of the presidents cabi-
net will greet him at New York, and
accompany him to Washington. They
will leave Washington this afternoon
and will go to sea tomorrow morning
on the battleship Pennsylvania, to
meet the George Washington.
In the party will be secretaries Dan
iels, Baker, Glass and Lane, and At
torney General Palmer.
President Wilson is due to reach
Washington between 10 and II o'clock
tomorrow night. After brief welcom-
ing ceremonies at the union station
the president will go direct to the
White House, it is said
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
ONE ROUTE SURVEYED TO WEST
Highway Department Engineers Now
Trying for Second Route.

w. J. Fene and F. E. Coker, engin-
GERS from the State Highway Depart
ment at Little Rock, returned to Mena
Saturday, having completed the pre-
liminary survey on one of the pro-
posed highway routes west to the
Oklahoma line. The first survey was
along the Talihina road, thru Rocky
and Mountain Fork. The engineers
were assisted in their weeks work in
making the survey by westend resi-
dents, who are boosting the highway.
Among the helpers were Luther Sell
lers, George Gray, Andrew Mcbride,
Irwin Taylor, Frank Upton, Mark Tits
worth and S. O. Robinson. The en-
gineers left Monday morning for the
west to survey second route for the
highway.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
PRESIDENT WILSON
FOR new ORDER
Coming Back to u. S. TO Preach "In.
ternationalism," Ii Is Said-Will
BE Shock to Some Fellow Demo-
Gratis and Old Policies.

Washington, July 6.-Nationalism
versus internationalism will figure
conspicuously in the controversy over
the League of Nations covenant. which
will enter upon the advanced stage
when President Wilson reaches Wash
ingto on Tuesday and addresses Con-
gress on Thursday.
Administration officials, who have
been in touch with developments in
Paris, say that the Presidents leader
ship is going to be along lines which
will surprise some of his fellow DEM
ocrats. The President, these officials
say, has been and is consistently for
the cause of internationalism, or "the
new order of things" and will advo-
cate it whole heartedly and unreserv-
edly even tho it involves sacrifices.
The Democratic spokesman, who have
advocated the new plan because it
will not do any particular harm," or
because it is something which the Ma
tion can afford to try even tho results
are doubtful, will not find their posi-
tion indorsed, officials say.
Affects National Policies.
Likewise, those who have been at
tempting TO prove that American ma
tional policies are in no wise affected
by the new plan may find little encour-
agement.
The president is expected to wage
the fight for the covenant along
broader lines, and to attempt to make
it a reality despite its undoubted eff
feet on Americas past policy Of ma
tionalism. 1t is question of nothing
risked nothing gained" and the sac
riices that America makes for the
league will be in line with the new slo-
gan that each nation in the family Of
nations must be ready and willing to
sacrifice something for the good Of
the nations, or for the common bene-
fit of humanity.
The President will come here to adj
vocate ratification of the league cove
nant without change, to advocate -ati-
fication of the separate Franco-Brit-
ish- American alliance, whereby Amer
lea pledges herself to go to war If
Germany attacks France, and to adyo-
cate the taking over by the United
, States of Mandates over Armenia and
parts of Turkey.
The whole international program
decided upon at Paris is going to be
pressed by the President with all the
power and force at his command.
viii Fight Notifications.
Any and every suggestion that the
United States go half way or adopt
part of the plan and reject the rest is
going to be opposed with the utmost
vigor. The presumption is that the
President and the American delega-
ton would not have agreed to these
plans at Paris had not these American
representatives regarded them as
vitality important to the new era of
internationalism
Each part of the Paris program is
interviewer in other features so that
rejection by the Senate of any single
feature would seriously disturb the
plan as whole, it will be contended.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
DEATH OF OLD SETTLER.
Mrs. John Grant Passes Away After
Long Illness.

Death relieved Mrs John Grant
from suffering Thursday evening, the
end coming at the family home on
Gillham avenue, after long illness.
Decedent had been in poor health for
some time. Mrs. Grant, who was aged
So years month and II days, had
been resident of Polk county for
many years. She is survived by her
husband and three children, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Ad Dickson, j. |. Grant
and Mrs. ]. E. Echols, all residing in
Mena. Funeral services were held at
the family home Friday afternoon in
charge of DR.. L. w. B. Long of the
First M. E. Church. Burial was at
Odd Fellows cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
Visitor Dies Near Wickes.

William T. Williams, aged II years
who came to Polk county from Texar-
kama for his health some months ago
died Tuesday evening at the home OF
George Jacobs, near Wickes. Decedent
had been afflicted with Bright's dis
ease. He was unmarried A brother
]. r. Williams, and sister came from
Texarkana Tuesday afternoon in time
to see the stricken man before death
came. J. G. Frazier of Mena was
called to Jacobs home at night and
prepared the body for shipment to
Texarkana, where burial will take
place Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
KAISER is UNPERTURBED.
Members of Suite Think Extradition
Process Win Be Protracted.

Amerongen, July 7.--Former Ger
man Emperor William and his former
empress are evidently unperturbed
that proceedings will be brought by
the entente to demand the former EN-
peror from Holland The former en-
peror's suite have intimated in con-
versations with the correspondents
that it was their opinion that any pro-
ceedings from allied quarters will be
protracted for many months without
any certainty that The Netherlands
government would consent to hand
the former kaiser for trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
EIGHT JOIN EASTERN STAR.
Large Class Was Initiated in Loca
Chapter Thursday Night.

At meeting of the Eastern Star
Thursday night, eight candidates were
initiated as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth
Cox, Mrs. Linnie Alley, Mrs. Grace
Mershon, Mrs. Ellis Goss, Mrs. l.. E
Ambrose, Mrs. ]. B. Evans, Mrs. Ruth
Miller and Miss Juanita Holt. Visit
ing lodge members were present from
Hatfield, Wickes and Fort Smith, anc
at the close of the degree work re.
freshments were served and pleas
ant social time enjoyed.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

John w. Mcdaniel, who is in the U.
s. General Hospital at Fort McPher-
son, Ca, asks The Star to inform his
friends that he is improving and can
walk little. He expects to be able to
be home in Polk county by August.
Soldier Mcdaniel was wounded in the
great world war, October IL, while on
the Verdun front. He was shot in
both legs.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
PRESIDENT GIVEN
NOISY RECEPTION
Port of New York Filled With Vessels
to Welcome the Returned Chief
Executive-Naval Fleet Met
Transport at Sea.

New York, July 8.-Escorted by a
fleet of war ships the transport
George Washington, bringing Presi-
dent Wilson home from France, passed
quarantine and moved on to New York
harbor at 80 p. m. today.
AS the George Washington and the
escorting fleet of destroyers passed
Sandy Hook, the presidents salute
was fired by the guns on shore.
AS the transport passed Fort Han
cock the guns doomed presidential
salute, echoed ten minutes later by
Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth.
The shrill whistles of harbor craft
took up the din.
The president and Mrs. Wilson stood
on the bridge of the George Washing
ton as the vessel steamed slowly up
the harbor to her pier at Hoboken
conveyed by destroyers and fighting
craft of all descriptions. The rail OF
the transport was lined with return
ing soldiers cheering and waving their
caps.
Met by Cabinet
The battleship Pennsylvania, bear
ing five members of the Presidents
cabinet-Daniels, Baker, Lane, Glass
and Wilson--led the way, followed by
the Oklahoma with the George Wash
ington at her stern.
The presidents flag was flying al
the foremast of the George Washing
ton.
Except for the wide lane thru which
the transport passed, the harboi
seemed literally filled with small craft
of every kind carrying excursionists
who shouted and waved a welcome to
Mr.. Wilson.
A great crowd of welcomers also
had assembled on the Staten Island
shore and the New Jersey side.
The presidential transport was un-
der escort of two battleships, 38 de-
stroyers, one mine sweeper and one
dirigible balloon. Four of the de-
stroyers sailed from Brest with the
president.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
OUR MUSICAL NORMAL.

Don't forget that the music school
begins next Monday, the 14th. All
grades Of students will be in attend
ance and all will be accommodated
with lessons suitable for their grades.
our states will be represented and you
viii have good student body with
which to study. Don't fail to attend
Adv. 1el&2s s. J. OSLIN.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE
GETTING OUT OF GERMANY

Coblenz, July 7.--Individuals and
the small units of the American army
are losing no time in getting out of
Germany. All trains are crowded with
casuals and sleeping car reservations
from Coblenz to Paris are booked a
week ahead.
The Fifth Division began moving
from Luxemburg Friday and the
Fourth Division is scheduled to leave
the Rhine sector Tuesday. Next
scheduled to move in the direction of
home is the Second Division, due to
leave the east bank of the Rhine July
Is.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
Died on Train Enroute to Hospital.

Word reached Mena Tuesday that
w. H. Hammond, who started the
day previously for hospital at Kan
sas City, had died on the Kansas City
Southern passenger train No. A, while
between Neosho and Joplin The de-
ceased had been living with a brother
southeast of Mena and was enroute to
the hospital for an operation. The
sick man was accompanied by his
nephew, Elmer Hamomnd, and after
death came the body was prepared for
shipment to Olathe. Kas., where buri-
al will take place.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
POPULAR VOTE IN GERMANY.
And Any Male Citizen of IS Years or
More Is Eligible for Presidency.

Weimar, July 6.-The German ma
tional assembly is still debating the
new constitution and has adopted the
article qualifying any male citizen
native or naturalized, who has at
tanned the age of thirty-five, for pres
ident. The naturalized provision was
included owing to the realignment OF
the German frontiers, depriving many
German subjects of their nationality
The constitution provides that the
president shall be chosen by popular
vote.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
Rather Ate the Rabbits.

When he heard disturbance in his
rabbit warren Sunday, Harold Cole.
VINO lives northwest of Mena, found a
snake had intruded and had feasted
on one CT his pet bunnies. The snake
was killed and then it was discovered
rattles.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
MENAITEs BACK FROM OUTING
Several Auto Loads Visited the
Baker Springs Resort.

Baker Springs seems to be gain
ing in popularity with Mena folks
Judging from the number driving to
that resort for weekend outings
Among those who returned from that
place Saturday and Sunday, were:
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Stratton, ac-
companied by Miss Mary Spencer Of
St. Louis and Miss Leonora Rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Golf and family
and Miss Lyndon Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Lauck, Dudley
Lauck, Miss Ellen Lauck and the Miss
es Vashti and Maxine Jackson.
Thurman Leeper, Bessie Board, Earl
Worthington and Leal st. John.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy ST. John.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
FRANK FRIED POST
AL. ORGANIZED
VYrst Mena Boy to Give His Life in
Cause of World Freedom HOnored
TO Nation What G. A. r. and
U.C.V. Are to North and South.

A meeting was held at the Elks
Home on Friday evening, at which
time local post of the American
Legion was organized. The object
Of the Legion is given in the preamble
of the constitution as follows:
For God and Country we asso-
ciate ourselves together for the
following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States of
America; to maintain law and
order; to foster and perpetuate
one hundred per cent American
ism; to preserve the memories
and incidents of our association
in the Great War; to inculcate
sense of individual obligation to
the community, state and nation;
10 combat the autocracy of both
the classes and the masses; to
make right the master of might;
to promote peace and good viii on
earth; to safeguard and transmit
to posterity the principles of JUS
tice, freedom and democracy; to
consecrate and sanctify our COM
radeship by our devotion to mutu-
al helpfulness.
The membership in this body il
open to all those soldiers, sailors ol
marines who took part in the wal
during the period from April 6, 1917
to November IL, 1918, both dates in
elusive, either in the service of the
United States or any of the govern
ments associated with the United
States during the World War, proyid
ed that such persons were citizens Of
the United States at the time of en-
listment. and who are again citizen:
at the time of application for mem
bership, except those persons separats
ed from the service under terms
amounting to a dishonorable dis
charge, and except also those persons
who refused to perform their duties
on the ground of conscientious objec'
tions.
Grady H. Forgy was in charge Of
the meeting, and after reading tn,
constitution, the following officers
were elected:
Grady H. Forgy, Post Chairman.
Louis Robert, Vice Post Chairman.
Don d. Clement, Secretary.
T. H. Duke, jr., Treasurer.
Little Riding, Historian.
Jack N Steele, Master-at-Arms.
The Office of post chaplain remains
vacant for the present.
1t was then unanimously voted tC
name the post the Frank Fried Post
in honor of Frank Fried, the frs
Mena boy to die in the service. Tht
following are enrolled as Charter
members
Louis ]. Robert, Little Riding
Jack N. Steele, Martin Bennett, E. M
Bunch, H. L. Wells, w. c. King, Thos
H. Duke, jr., Walter Gass, d. D. Glenn
ent, Grady H. Forgy, Dean 0. Smith
w. H. Taylor, Phillip Daniels, anc
Clyde Whisenant.
1t is desired that all ex-service mer
become members of this organization
which in time will be to the country
at large what the G. A. R and the
U G. " have been to the North anc
South. Among the articles Of the con
stitution of the League is claus,
stipulating that the organization shall
be non-partisan, and shall not be useC
for advancing the candidacy of per
sons seeking public office. Appliea
tion blanks can be secured from tn,
sqcrotaru
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
DYNAMITE PLOT IN BUTTE.
Attempt to Wreck Anaconda Mine Of
flee Caused $4,000 Damage.

Butte, Mont, July 6.-Explosions Of
dynamite placed in the entrance of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company's
pay Office early today damaged that
and surrounding buildings in the heart
of the business district.
An iron grating was blown against
building across the street, narrowly
missing a street car heavily loaded
with miners. Damage was said not to
exceed $4,000.
Three men have been arrested ard
held for investigation.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
HATFIELD COUPLE ELoPEs.
"Bluf'' Joplin and Esther Myers Yield
to Cupid's Lure.

"Bluf' Joplin, employed on the
Houston Johnson ranch near Hatfield,
and Miss Esther Myers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w E. Myers, also liv-
ing near Hatfield, eloped Tuesday
night. The young couple called at the
home of the Rev. N. o. Hornsby, who
united them in marriage, and since
then the welded pair has not been
heard from.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
New K. c. S. Cashier on Duty.

E. w. Summers of Zwolle, La, is
the new cashier at the Kansas City
Southern freight depot, having been
checked in Friday, and beginning the
duties so long performed by Roy Mil
Ter, Saturday morning. Mr.. Summers
is brother-in-law of County Supt. t.
j. Wilbanks, and has been in the em-
ploy Of the Kansas City Southern at
Zwolle.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

Strayed Sow, WEIGHT about 100 lbs.
black and red, with ear marks. Last
seen in st. John wood pasture east OF
Mena. Please notify w. r. Risk, own
er, and he win pay all expenses. ADV
f6l-3t 28-1t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

For Horizontal shingle saw
and .9-horsepower coal oil engine
Both comparatively new Part cash
and bankable paper. Fred e. Hoff-
man. Hatfield, Ark-Adv. 26-4t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
BABY Daughter TO Rest.

Linnie J. LOFTS, 14-months daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Lofts, died
Of pneumonia at a. m. Saturday and
was laid to rest at 5 p. m. in the
Lower Big Fork cemetery. The Rev
II. t. Howell officiated at the funss<;s
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
Card of Thanks.

We take this method of expressing
our sincere thanks to the many
friends for their kindness and sympa-
thy in the loss of our dear cne, Mrs.
j. R. Grant.
j. r. Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Dickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Echols.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. /. Grant.
Adv. 159&28
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
L. 5. Socialist Delegates
to Swiss Congress Named
lansing Asked to Give Pass
ports TO Algernon Lee. James
O'Neal and John Work

CHICAGO, Jan. 2 The delegates of
the Socialist party to the forthcoming
Socialist and Labor Congress in I.au
same Switzerland, were announced to-
night by Executive Secretary Adolph
Germer as Algemon Lee and James
O'Neal, of New York. and John NJ
ork, of Chicago. In the party ballot
nag the last two had been tied for the
position y. third delegate While James
NJ. Maurer, of Pennsylvania. had been
chosen with Lee. Maurcr. however
wired the executive committee of the
party that he would be unable to make
the trip. Consequently both Work and
q Nea! are to accompany Lee.
Secretary Corner said tonight that
application had already been made to
the Secretary of State for passports
for the three delegates. and that he
vas confident they would be forthcom
lng. The conference, which is emer-
gent in character. Was to have opened
January 6. at about the same time as
the peace conference at Paris Lat
cables indicate that it has been post
poned. though the date is not given.
II Is believed here that the postpone
ment Is not for more than q week or
ten days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
Workers Go to Russia
Seven Y. W. G.. A. Secretaries to
Sail Soon

Seven Y W. c. A. secretaries viii
sail January 10 to engage in welfare
work in Russia. Amonm them are Miss
Letitia Jenkins, director of the Inter
national Institute at Passaic. n. j.. and
Miss Marion Clark, who has been doing
similar work at Camp Dix, n j.
Miss Julia Bonaiield, candidate sec
rotary of the overseas department or
the Y. w. G. A.. said yesterday that
not many had volunteered for work in
Russia because there was not general
understanding of conditions there
We are now working on Make
Russia Popular nlan." she said, "and !
believe that within three months work
in Russia will be rs popular IA work in
France"