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The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-17
THIRTY DAYS OF
MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP
Here Is What Happened to Municipal Ownership During
the Thirty Days of the Month of April

On April the people of Duluth voted by majority
of nearly against the purchase of municipal
street railway.
On the same day the voters of Colorado Springs
whemingy defeated appropriation for public valua-
ton Of the railway and lighting properties in that city with
view municipal purchase. The voters going
take chances having their raised.
On April 3rd the people of Pasadena reputed to be
the home Of successful municipal ownership where every
body said to believe in it and like it, voted against bond
issue to build municipal electric railway Pasadena has
enough of municipal ownership 1t knows that
apparently cheap lighting deluson for Pasa-
dena reported have the in the of
California and its street lighting greater per capita
than any other city the West except Seattle where there
is also successful municipal lighting plant.
On April 9th the people Of Detroit voted by
ority of 5000 against the purchase of the
railway, although agtators for municipal ownership have
been for fifteen years. and claimed that election
would show that municipal ownership desired by
every man, woman and child in Detrot!
On April 9th there vote in Alliance, Ohio,
bond issue of $4,000 for building municipal electric
plant. The bond issue defeated by three times
many votes necessary The people would have
nothing to do with municipal ownership. Their water
works enough trouble without taking any
On April 9th the voters of Sioux City rejected the
purchase Of the electric railway.
In all of these cities the people had been told great
deal about the success Of municipal ownership some
far distant city, but when they investigated and got the
facts they found that somebody had pay the bills and
was their idea that the of the service should pay the
cost and not the taxpayer.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-17

On April the people of Z
Of nearly two to one against tn
street railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-11
COPYRIGHT 1910 ~
dlNNLH ScnANnA'e SoA

have never seer leaves turn more
beautifully. The Virginia creepers
and some of the maple and gum
trees are scarlet and crimson. The
oaks are deep red brown. The beech
es, birches and hickories are brill
liant saffron. Just at this moment 1
am debating while on my way with
Mother to the wedding of Senator
Knox's daughter, and the country is
a blaze of color as we pas through
it, so that It is a joy to the eye to
look upon 1t. 1 do not think l have
eve before seen the colorings of the
woods so beautiful so far south as
This. Ted is lard at work with Matt.
Hale. who is a very nice fellow and
has become quite one of the house
hold, like good Mademoiselle. I am
really fond of her. She is so bright
and amusing and now seems perfect
ly happy, and is not only devoted to
Archie and Quentin but is very wise
in the way she takes care of them.
Quentin, under parental duress, rides
Algonquin every day. Archie has just
bought himself q football suit, but
I have not noticed that he has
spending Saturday and Sunday out
at DR.. Rixey's. Ted plays tennis
with Matt. Hale and me and Mr..
Cooley. He tried Oar Moore. You
could beat him. Yesterday / took an
afternoon off and we all went for a
scramble and climb down the other
side of the Potomac from Chain
Bridge home. 1t was great fun. To
morrow (Sunday) we shall have
lunch early and spend the afternoon
in a drive of the entire family, in
GLIDING Ethel, but not including Ar
chic and Quentin, out to Burnt Mills
and back. When / saw we all
scrambled along the Potomac I OF
course meant Matt. Hale and Ted
and I. Three or four active male
friends took the walk with us.
In politics things at the moment
seem to look quite right, but every
form of lie is being circulated by the
and they intend undoubt-
eddy to spring all kinds Of sensation
al untruths at the very end of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-11

campaign. l have not any idea
whether we will win or not. Before
election 1 shall send you my guess as
to the way the different states will
vote, and then you can keep It and
see how near TO the truth l come.
But of course you viii remember
that it is a mere guess, and that I
may be utterly mistaken all along
the line. In any event, even if l am
beaten you must remember that we
lave had three years of great enjoy
ment out OF the presidency and hat
we are mighty lucky to have had
them.
/ generally have people in to lunch
but at dinner, thank fortune, we are
usually alone. Though l have callers
in the evening, 1 generally have an
hour In which to sit with Mother and
the others up in the library, talking
and reading and watching the bright
wood fire. Ted and Ethel, as well as
Archie and Quentin, are generally In
Mothers DON for twenty minutes or
a half hour Just before she dresses,
according to immemorial custom.
Last evening Mother and l and
Ted and Ethel and Matt. Hale went
to the theatre to see 'The Yankee
Consul" which was quite funny.
ITO be continued)
Copyright, 1919, Charles Scribner's
Sons)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-11

State after state was lining up be-
hind Roosevelt in the pre-convention
campaign. His foes were-clamorous
in abuse. He had been charged, on
the floor of Congress. with being a
foe to labor because he had upheld
the open shop theory In government
shops, At the same time Wall-St.
called him q demagogue and threat
ened to cut off the Republican Ma
tional Committee ON it's sinews of
a Andrew Carnegie pledged him
self to make up any deficit in cam
paign funds.-The Editor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-11
HOW HE ENDED KIDNEY TROUBLE

"I had a severe attack of kidney
trouble and for three weeks could not
get out of doors and scarcely out OF
bed" writes C. E. Brewer Village
Springs. Ala. Gould not bend over at
all without the most excruciating pains.
! purchased a bottle of Foley Kidney
Pills. Was relieved after first few
doses and continued their use until
completely cured. l consider Foley
Kidney Pills the best kidney remedy
In the world. No recurrence of my
trouble" Barnekov & PETE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-11
On the Eve of Nomination for
President.

White House, June 21, 1904.
DEAR KERMIT:
We spent today at the Knoxes'. II
Is a beautiful farm-just such a ont
81 you could run. Phil Knox, as cap
able and efficient as he is diminutive
amused Mother and me greatly by the
silent way In which he did in first
rate way his full share of all the work.
Tomorrow the national convention
meets, and barring a cataclysm l shall
be nominated. There is a great deal
OF sullen grumbling, but it has taken
more the form of resentment against
what they think is my dictation as to
details than against me personally.
They don't dare to oppose me for the
nomination and l suppose 1t is hardly
likely the attempt will be made to
stampede the convention for any one.
How the election will turn out no man
can tell. OF our / hope to be
elected, but 1 realize to the full how
very lucky L have been, not only to be
president but to have been able to
accomplish so much while president,
and whatever may be the outcome. ]
am not only content but very sincerely
thankful for all the good fortune l
have had. From Panama Town l have
been able to accomplish certain things
which will be of lasting importance in
our history. Incidentally, 1 don't
tItlllh l1tab vi Viii has WV W.
the white house more than we have.
1 was thinking about 1t just this morn
ing when Mother and / took break
fast on the portico and afterwards
walked about the lovely grounds and
looked at the stately historic old
house. 1t is a wonderful privilege to
have beer here and to nave been
given the chance to do this work, and
] should regard myself as having a
small and mean mind if in the event
of defeat 1 felt soured at not having
for having had so much.
Bill the Lizard.
White House, June 81, 1904.
BLESSED ARCHIKINS:
The other day when Mother and l
were walking down the steps of the
big porch we saw a movement among
the ho~neysuckles and there was Bill
the lizard-your lizard that you
brought home from Mount Vernon.
We have seen him several times since
and he Is evidently entirely at home
here. The white house seems big and
empty without any of you children
puttering around it, and ! think the
ushers miss you very much. I play
tennis In the late afternoons unless /
go to ride with Mother.
On the Eve of Election
White House. Oct. Is, 1904.
Darling Kermit:
The weather has been beautiful
the last week-mild, and yet with
the true feeling of fall in the air.
When Mother and ] have ridden up
Rock Creek through the country
round about, 1t has been q perpetual
delight just to look at the foliage. I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-11
OsIlY THOUGHT.

The 1rld is "A comedy to those who
think, n tragedy to those who feel
Horace WRlpole
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
PLANT INSPECTOR RESIGNS.
J. Lee Hewitt Will Retire From the
 Office May 1.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, April 10.-Prof: J. Lee Hewitt, who resigned last December as Chief Inspector of the State Plant Board, yesterday resigned as secre- tary of the board, and his resignation was accepted.
 An important session of the board was held, and the following officers elected: Chairman, J. R. Alexander, of Pulaski county; secretary, Dr. J. A. Elliott of Fayetteville, plant pathologist in the University; treas urer, F. c. Redwine of the Depart ment of Education, who is not a mem Der of the board; other members of the board, ex-officio, are Dr. w. J. Baerg, etomologist in the University; J. W. Stroud, selected by the Arkan- sas Horticultural Society; Jim c. Ferguson, State Commissioner of Agriculture.
 Mir. Hewitt's resignation is effect i've May 1.
 The board devoted some attention to the new Arkansas Nursery Fraud Act, and means for it's enforcement.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
TO DEBATE TREATY IN OPEN.
Attitude of Senator Lodge Taken to
 Indicate the G. 0. P. Stand.

Washington, April 9.-In direct contrast to the strict secrecy with which the peace negotiations in Paris have been conducted, discussion of the peace treaty and League of Nations in the Senate will be with the doors wide open to the public.
 While this course on the part of the Republican majority had been generally predicted, it became a cer- tainty today when the position of Sen- ator Henry Cabot Lodge, who will be chairman of the senate foreign rela- tions committee, became known about the capitol While Senator Lodge will not discuss the matter, it can be stated upon authority that the sena- tor has informed other Republican senators of his acquiesenee iii the view that the peace treaty discus sion should be in open session. Sena- tors representing every possible view in the Republican party on the ques- tion have been consulted, and it can be stated that they are agreed to such an extent on the proposal that the HlOtiOn tD utbdtS the PcdCc treaty III open session likely will have the unanimous Republican vote in the Senate.
 As President Wilson first voiced the declaration for "open covenants of peace openly arrived at"--a course, however, which has not been pursued in Paris--it is thought here that the Democrats will be in such a position they will have to agree to the Repub- lican proposal. As result, the world will see the United States Senate de-
 batting for the first time in history a
 treaty in open session-and that
 treaty the greatest proposal ever put
 before the national lawmaking body.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
NOW DOWN TO BUSINESS.
(Adverisement.)


 Farmers must stop making conces- sions. The Alexander road law in it's unfairness illustrates in a very typi- cal manner how discriminations are always made in favor of the crowd that handles easy-made money. Farm CTS must call halt somewhere or there is no telling where our indebt- edness is going to lead us.
 Now is the time for a man to make his christianity count. For us to go to church and roll out these long 70 Lords" and afterwards walk out and passiyely witness these public welfare games of unfairness is noth- ing short Of cowardice. Men is what we want worse than anything else not highways men who will stand up and back their judgment in bringing about square deal. These flabby, willy nilly, weak-kneed misflts are a curse to civilization, as they are noth- ing but wax in the hands of the wise.
 If the responsibility for the mess.up of these petitions could fall to one man there Is not highway promoter in the whole bunch but what has so much honor that he would tear them up in a second. The petitions are got ten up in collective way and no one individual is to blame for errors.
 This fight is a test to see which will rule in Polk county-minority or ma. jority rule. Everything is on our side if we will but use it. When you know you are on the side of right never talk doubt. If all the doubters in the anti game would assume the positive attitude of mind we could handle the situation like a kitten handling is ball. Other people are tied down the same as farmers if we but knew it.
 Away with this talk about what tax receipts show The A. R. law onlv mentions the assessment and tax books. See Sec 3, Act 33S. This ts what we went by in checking up legal signers and totality of legal land own. CTS in district. They lack at least 200 names of having a majority in mum. bers and 14,000 acres in having inc majority in acreage. Hence as we have left no legal gaps down, and as our circuit judge and as our legal at- torneys on both sides are all men of honor, 1t Is easy to see how the case will go. Some are predicting that inc court will appoint commission of men to go over the books. If it does they will find what Judge Martin. l. E Taylor and myself found. Take cour. age and be at the trial, as it will ha DIE one JOE LEWIS
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
FOR BILIOUSDESS !. AND INDIGESTION
 TAKE 4 CALOTAD
THE NEW NAUSEALESS CAL0- MEL THAT IS PURIFIED AND REFINED FROM ALL SICKEN- ING AND DANGEROUS EFF FECTS.

You have heard of smokeless pow der, colorless iodine and tasteless qui- nine-now get acquainted with nau- sealess calomel-the new calomel that is wholly delightful in it's effect, yet retains all of the system-purifying and liver-cleansing qualities of the old style calomel.
 Your doctor will tell you that calo- mel is the best and only medicine for biliousness, headache, indigestion and constipation and now that it is pleas ant to take everybody with all of the liver benefits and none of the sting.
 One tablet on the tongue at bed time with a swallow of water-that's all. No taste, no nausea, no salts, no danger of salvation. Next morning you wake up feeling fine, your liver thoroughly cleansed, all biliousness, headache, constipation and indigestion removed. Eat what you please-nU danger.
 Calotabs are sold only in original, sealed packages, price thirty-hve cents. All druggists are authorized to refund the price if you are not de- lighted with Calotabs.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
FORESTRY FOLKS WILL HELP.
Give Assurance of Aid in Building
 Big Highway.

John S. Cobb of Hot Springs, for est supervisor, accompanied by Capt. E. L. Lindsey, forest examiner, was in Mena Thursday, going to EagIeton to look after some timber sales. Su- pervisor Cobb, while in the city met with County Judge Finger and the commissioners of the Jefferson High way in reference to the construction of the portion of the highway in the forest reserve. The commissioners and the county judge were given the assurance that the Forestry Division was ready to cooperate in every good roads movement and would build the portion of the road in the forest re- serve. The only question, Mir Cobb stated, was whether they had avail able men in the forest service at this time, but if not, he said, the matter would be placed in the hands of the public roads division.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
FAR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED:
Subscribers Elect Officers and Direc-
 tors-Fair Fund Now $1950.


 The Polk County Fair Association was organized Thursday night at a meeting of the subscribers to the fair fund held at the courthouse. The or ganization was perfected by the cleo tion of H. E. Manning as president; w. E. Watkins as vice president; D. E Dodd, treasurer; Ben c. Eastin, secretary, and J. T. Magruder, J. B. Goss, F. c. Embry, Fred Duke, c. M. Latimer and s. I. Woods as the board of directors, with the president, vice. president, treasurer and secretary as ex-oficio members of the board. The directors will meet at the Commercial Club headquarters Monday night, at which time the board will organize and the appointment of committees on bylaws, location, finance and pub licity will be made. Other business as we'll will be taken up, among which will likely be the fixing of the time of holding the fair.
 The fair fund now has reached s1950. the subscribers since the last report being Planters State Bank, $50; J. F. Hood and Dr. A. E. Wiley, S10 each; R. E. McCann, W. s. Ar rington and B. F. George, S5 each. The voluntary subscriptions are coming in so satisfactorily that some of the officers are suggesting the goal be fixed at $3,000 instead of $2,500
 One of the publicity schemes that will be worked out at once is the printing of window cards bearing a legend something like this: "This firm is a subscriber to the Polk county fair.' These will be placed on dis play in the windows of all subscrib- arx
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
SEVERE BLIZZARD IN KANSAS.
Believed Much Damage Done by Snow
 and Freezing Temperature.

Topeka, April 9.-Western Kansas was in the grip of a severe blizzard last night and early today which left a blanket of snow on the ground rang ing in depth from six inches to a foot. interfered with rail and wagon traffic and is believed to have seriously dam aged fruit and garden truck. Snow which fell in the night, turned to sleet or hail this morning. The storm ex- tended from the Nebraska line to the extreme southwestern part of Kan sas. The heaviest snowfall, twelve inches, was reported at Elkhart. Dodge City and Osborne reported six inches.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
What Germany Must Pay.

Paris, April 14-One hundred bil- lion gold marks is the amount Ger many must pay the allied and asso- ciated governments for losses and damage caused by the war, plus other billions to be determined by special commission on which Germany is to be represented.
 This is the final and definite con- clusion which has been reduced to writing after weeks of negotiations which took wide range and involved frequent changes and notifications. The payment of the 100 billion gold marks is to be divided into three dis tinct amounts, as follows: First, 20 billions within two years; second, 40 billions without thirty years, begin ming in 1921; third, forty billions when a commission shall determine how it shall be done.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
PEACE QUESTIONS
 NEAR 4 SOLUTION
President Wilson, Speaking in Behalf of the Council of Four, Says They Will Be Quickly and Finally
 Drafted.

Paris, April l4,-A statement by President Wilson in behalf of the council of four, says that the ques- tions of peace are so near complete solution that they will be quickly and finally drafted. This announcement was contained in an official bulletin which added that the German plenipo- tentiaries had been invited to meet at Versailles on April %.
 The President hopes that the ques- tions of Italy, especially relating to the Adriatic, will be brought to a speedy agreement. The Adriatic question will be given precedence over other questions.
 The settlements belonging espe- cially to the treaty with Germany, the statement says. will thus be eliminat- ed and at the same time other settle ments will be completely formulated.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
~GIvE-A-BUSHEL" FUND IS
 NOW SOURCE OF WORRY
Forty-three Thousand Dollars Contri- buted by People of Arkansas Held
 by Committee.

Conway, April 9. = Forty-three thousand dollars contributed by the people of Arkansas in the "Give- a. Bushel" campaign last fall are being held by the state executive committee without any scheduled program of expenditure. The situation confront ed the executive committee at it's meeting at Little Rock on Monday, which was attended by Jo Frauenthal of this city. By appointing Chancel- Tor J. M. Elliott of Pine Bluff as trus- tee of the fund, with instructions to expend it in ways which would carry cut the purpose of the donors, the committee at least temporarily solved the problem of it's disposition.
 As the "Give-a- -Bushel" movement originated in Arkansas, contributions in this state were earlier and in ex- cess of those of other states. It was the intention of the originators to carry out a great plan of aid to dis abled soldiers, the funds contributed to be disbursed thru a national organ ization. Before the organization could be formed, however, the armis- tice was signed and the movement dropped.
 The campaign had been under way in Arkansas about three months at that time and substantial contribu- tions had been made, largely by the farm populace.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
NEW ASSESSMENT RULES.
Lands and Improvements to Be List
 ed Separately.

County Clerk Will Alexander is at work on the rolls for the assessment of real estate, which is to begin on May l. Under the direction of the State Tax Commission, new form is to be used this year, which re- quires the owner to list his land as to the number of acres improved and the number of acres unimproved. Likewise, in making the valuation, the owner is required to list separate ly the value of the improvements and the value of the land, the total of the two being used for the basis of taxa tion.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17

and honor to bring about these re- forms. Most of it is useless. Knowl- edge, wisdom, grit and wit understood by all and universally applied is what we need more than anything else. Wherever yoI find ignorance or weakess there you will find injus- tice. Joe Lewis.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17

Nervous fluttering or palpitation of the heart does not indicate heart dis ease, generally it means disorder in the stomach and digestion. Prickly Ash Filters is an efficient remedy in such cases. It cleanses, strengthens and regulates the stomach, liver and bowels, removes the cause of inc heart symptoms and builds up strong and vigorous body. Price SIPS per bottle. Jackson Drug Company ana Gunnels Drug Store, Special Agents
 Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17

You can keep your stomach strong. bowels regular and Kidneys active by using Prickly Ash Bitters. It is nee. essary condition to maintain the health of the body. Price SIPS per bottle. Jackson Drug Company and Guunels Drug Store, Special Agents. --Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
A. H. Lawrence Injured at Shady.

Word came from Shady this morn ing that A. H. Lawrence, son of J. S. Lawrence, had been seriously injured by being thrown from a horse. It was feared that his skull was frac- tured. J. G. Lawrence, brother of the injured man, accompanied by Dr. P. K. Watkins, left for Shady hnmedi- ately after getting the word of the ac cident.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17

A person habitually constipated Is a shining mark for disease. because his system is full of the impurities on which disease germs thrive. Get rid of the habit quickly by taking Prickly Ash Bitters. It is both stimulating and purgative. Price SIPS per bottle. Jackson Drug Company and Gunnels Drug Store, Special Agents.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
Visit of Sisters After Many Years.

Mrs. Stella Wilmington of Hunt ington, w. Va, and Mrs. Daisy Rip ley of Charleston, W Va. sisters of Mrs. Bertha Kelly, arrived in Mena Monday for visit with Mir and Mrs. Kelly 1t has been Al years since Mrs. Kelly saw Mrs. Ripley and 20 years since she last met Mrs. Wilmington, so the meeting was almost like the coming together of strangers.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-17
First Sewing Machine Donated

In response to the appeal for sew ing machines to be sent to Europe. the Red Cross has received sewing machine from Harve Riding. This machine will be sent to the headouar. ters and there sent to Europe