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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-26

MRS. J. II. WARD
WM. GREER
j. SLADE
b. A. HEARD
7, E. JENNINGS
J. B. HARRISON, Unadilla, Ga.
J, S MCKENZIE
RI SSEL c. HARRIS, JR.
MISS ELIZABETH CANNON
r. G. BOATRIGHT
A. WALTERS, Vienna, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-26
STOCKHOLDERS

w. f. MARKERT
w. j. PHILLIPS, Monticello, Ga.
MRS. c. H. BURTON, Damacus, Ga.
MRS. ANNA NEWSTEDT, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
r. D. MINIS, JR.
MISS LILLIAN CANNON
J. 0. SLADE
MRS, ANNIE /. ELLIS
s. J. CULPEPPER
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
GUARD DUTY is COLD WORK.
Mena Soldier Finds New Jersey Gil.
mate Different from That at Home.

Mena Soldier Finds New Jersey Gil
mate Different from That at Home.
There are worse places than Mena
to be during the winter months ac-
cording to Harris M. Wimberly, now
with the 18th Ord. Guard Co., South
Amboy, N. j., who writes to his
grandfather, L. NJ Wimberly, as fol-
lows:
1--WE are having some awfully cold
weather now. We almost freeze dur
ing the nights when we are on guard.
We did have orders to be discharged
the 10Th, but they We're changed and
our officer told us he did not know
when we would get out now. 1t
surprised us boys as we were all
counting on getting home this month.
| guess can stand it if the others
can
To make up for the loss of the
chance to get home, Soldier Wimberly
asks that the Weekly Star be sent to
him, which his grandfather has done.
This will give him the home news
each week he mas to stay in camp.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
NAUSEALESS
CALONEL IS
BEST FOR FLU
Doctors and Druggists Claim Gallo
tabs, the Nausealess Calomel, Is
Best Laxative for Colds, Grippe
and influenza.

At the first sign Of a cold, is the
time to take E Ealetab, the perfected
nausealess ealomel that has all the
liver benefits left in and the sting
taken out. Doctors say that there ID
nothing like it to put your liver right,
and keep your system in condition to
resist and avoid colds, influenza and
pneumonia.
The best insurance against infuen-
ga and pneumonia is a good active
liver and your physician or druggist
will tell you that Calotahs Is the
most thorough and effective, as well
as the safest and most agreeable rem
edy for this purpose.
One Calotab at bed time with a
swallow of water-that's all. No
salts, no nausea, nor the slightest in
reference with your eating, pleasure
or work. Next morning you awake
feeling fine with hearty appetite
for breakfast. Your cold has van
ished and you are ready for work or
play. Calotabs are sold by druggists
everywhere in sealed packages, price
thirty-fve cents. Your money hand
ed right back if you are not delighted.
ADV. az
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
OMAHA NAN SAYS
IT WAS LUCKY DAY
WHEN HE FOUND IT.
Union Pacific Fireman Declares Tan
lac Restoyed His Health--Work
Is Easy for Him Now
He Says.

Nothing but real medicine could
do what Tanlac has done for men, and
that's why I'm always glad to tell
others about it." said Ira w. Polsley,
2033 Elm Street, Omaha, Nebraska,
recently. Mr.. Polsley is fireman for
the Union Pacific and is well known in
railroad circles.
"I've always been strong and well"
he continued, until about six months
ago, when / began to feel my health
slipping away from me. My appetite
got poor and what little l ate didn't
give me nourishment, my liver was
sluggish and had no energy or ambi-
ton. / weighed one hundred and for
ty when my trouble started, but it
wasn't long before ! had lost several
pounds and was going down hill and
feeling more tired and WORKOUT all the
time. / don't know just what did all
me, but whatever it was it made me
miserable and unfit for work.
"An engineer friend Of mine told
me how this Tanlac had helped him
and advised me to try it, and I did.
The first few doses made a big diff
ference in my feelings, and it soon
began to prove to be just what /
needed. My appetite soon came back
and | could eat anything set before
me and enjoy it. When | finished the
third bottle, was not only restored
to health but had actually gained ten
pounds besides, and now I'm even
heavier than ! was when my trouble
first begun. Tanlac certainly is won
derful and it was lucky day for me
when / found it."
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
HAS BEEN UNDER SHELL FIRE.

Had the armistice not been signed
when it was, Jim Gately, Mena SOL
der with the A. E. F. in France,
would have had chance to go over
the top against the Huns. AS it was
he missed this great experience by
twelve hours. In a letter to his moth
er, Mrs. S. c. Gateley, of Mena, Pri-
vate Gately writes of his life in the
army and among other things says.
''I'm still alive and in pretty good
health. have got back to France,
but have been in Belgium the last
month. have been under shell fire
three times and would have gone over
the top if it had lasted twelve hours
longer. 1t was a happy bunch when
we heard the armistice was signed.
| haven't heard from home since
was in Centres, about two months
ago. / think will be home in about
month or two. You will have to ex-
cuse me for not writing sooner, but
this is my first chance, as / didn't
have any paper. had to walk two
miles after this. Don't laugh about
my home. / live in barn with cows
and horses and most everything else. =
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
A HUMAN REYOLUTIoN.

Nationwide prohibition is but a
few months ahead, and : dream that
had scarce taken form when men vet
IN tho prime of life were born, is near
realization is realized but for few
comparatively minor details and a lit
tie time
This prohibition of the manufac-
ture and use of strong drink is re-
volution of far-reaching effect. 1t is
hard, at the moment, to think of any
great change or event that has come
to our country that has or will mean
as mueh-that has or will touch, di-
rectly and indirectly, so many Of our
people, so many of our home. True
it is, that, because Of the gradual
growth of prohibition, by commune
ties and states, we have become FAM
liar with II and its relation to the
lives of men and women--but the
one stupendous fact that in all this
great nation the liquor traffic soon
win be dead-that no more can it be
had except by violation Of our ma
tional constitution and laws---is it
not, indeed change to stir the minds
of men?
The results will be far-reaching-
and they will be beneficial to human
ity. Our race, with the wreckage
caused by King Alcohol cleared away,
will be. cleaner, stronger and more
efficient. Countless thousands win be
better producers than before and
other countless thousands whose eff
forts have been given to the making
and selling of liquor viii turn their
strength into channels that are use
full instead of harmful.
All in all, a portentious, tremen-
dous change is upon US.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
FOR ARKANSAS.

In urging a legislative appropria-
ton. very properly, too, to repay
those enterpris.lss citizens who sup
piled the funds that a.. : possible an
exhibition of Arkansas products at
the Panama Exposition in San Fran
cisco, the Arkansas Gazette calls at
tention to the results Of that showing
by our state. It has been published
before, and should be again, and, for
the sake of the state more maligned
in the past than most commonwealth,
such accomplishments should not only
be appreciated by our people, but
should be kept before the world.
Such knowledge is of unmeasured
value, and If some Of our sister states
could rightfully boast Of such ac-
accomplishments they would never al
low the world to forget about it.
Here is the short review as given
by the Gazette:
This state had building of its
own. The Arkansas horticultural
exhibits won so awards more than
were received by California, and rs
more than were received by Mis-
souri,, the two next highest states.
The Arkansas agricultural exhibit
suffered for technical reasons be-
cause it was not wholly completed
at the opening of the exposition,
but the Arkansas exhibit received
large number of awards and the
judges voluntarily bestowed two
general awards for horticulture and
agriculture which no other state
received.
And, but for the liberality of few
far-seeing citizens with more regard
for their state, and it's standing than
of their dollars, it could not have
been.
Certainly the legislature can do nc
less than to reimburse them.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

s5 cents per hundred pounds in the
price of bran, and like increases IN
other wheat products so quickly after
the government surrendered control
Of prices, and all this in face of state
ments, apparently authentic, that
heavy grain shipments are taxing the
capacity Of the greatest elevators, and
that boats viii be needed for storage.
Some further price regulations seem
to be quite essential.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
MORE FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.

Word reaches Mena that legisla-
ton is being proposed in Little Rock
to make some material increases in
Official salaries of Polk county off,
cials. 1t is said that the new meas
ure will give the sheriff raise Of
fran $500 to $3.50 year, the coun-
ty and circuit clerks an additional
$3.50 each, or $3.50, while the county
judge, who is also made county road
commissioner, $500 a year, an in
crease Of $500 in salary and probably
100 per cent in duties.
The Star always was, and is, OPP
posed to anything resembling a so
called salary grab, but is free to
say that If the pay received by Polk
county's officials, as previously set
was in conformity to right--and al
least one, that Of Sheriff-was obvi-
ossly tee low II that official did his
duty as did Henry Finger then the
increases proposed are just as obvi-
ousiy not too much. and no man who
sells cotton, corn, hogs. sorghum, OF
any like product, or who buys the
same, can offer a well-grounded oh.
lection. And in the case Of the eoun-
ty judge, it is good business for the
county to give him supervision Of the
roads, and II he has this duty, his time
is going to be fully occupied, and he
viii have great amount of travel.
ing about to do at considerable ex,
pense, and it is question If the IN
crease is, in fact, benefit to him.
The Star has many Illustrations Of
the meaning Of the new value place.
on dollar these days 1t is not in
frequent that some good friend com
plans that he always felt he coul,
AFFORD to take the Weekly Star at s
year, but that $l.5o seems too much
And the reply will come up: eve sup
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC.

The Star, following its custom Of
rendering service whenever an oppor-
tunity occurs, is publishing in this is
sue list Of delinquent and unre-
deemed lands sold to persons and to
the state for the years 1916 and 1917,
and unredeemed on December /, 1918.
As in some instances, thru over
sights or errors, such sales are over
looked by land owners until too late
to save the loss, this is very important
publicity, but is not provided for -un-
der the laws.
For good many years our county
officials, in full realization of its inn
portance, had this matter printed, but
il was later found to be illegal to pay
for the work from the county funds,
and repeatedly since that time the
Star has done the work without
charge purely matter Of endeavor-
ing to protect Polk county property
owners and taxpayers.
And it might be we'll for each read
er to check over the list of unre-
deemed lands as printed.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

pose we should wish for the day when
the paper could again be sold at the
old price, but to do so would mean to
wish for 10 cent cotton, so cent
corn, 40 cent potatoes, 20 cent butter,
and on down the line, and that, we
realize would be very unpopular
with our farmer friends"
The facts are that the dollar Of to-
day lacks much Of being the dollar
If few years ago, and as this is 50,
the nearer we can come to bringing
all to an equal basis under the
change, the nearer win justice be
dome
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
WITH THE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Wilbanks Making the
Rounds Despite Weather and Roads.


County Superintendent Tom ]. Will
banks returned Wednesday from his
first trip to the schools since his TAX
ing Office, and despite the bad roads
and weather, visited six schools in
the western part of the county, his
report on the schools visited being as
follows:
Oliver is one of the best equipped
schools in the county. A change in
lighting would be advisable. This
school is being taught in an efficient
manner by Miss Beulah Neal.
Shady Grove school is taught by
Miss Hazel Mitchell. This is her first
school and she is doing well. Some
maps and globes are needed and
would be great help to the school.
Rocky has modern school building
and is credit to the district. The
front of the school ground is not well
drained but could be remedied. Miss
Ida Keller and Miss Clemmie Connal-
ly are working hard for the interests
of the school.
Alder Springs school is an example
of what can be done in rather iso-
lated district. These people have a
community club, and new building.
They will vote to make theirs spe-
cial district soon. Miss Leila Nichols
has busy school.
Cedar has a clean school, but is
small. They contemplate rebuilding
soon. T. r. Jacks is teaching his first
term here.
Gam school has splendid order and
discipline. The children are doing
good work under the control of Miss
Mabel Anderson.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
ELEcTRIc POWER ON THE STAR

The Star ON Thursday had installed
an Allis- Chalmers motor of the in
duction type to drive its big news
paper press and folder, and the Even
ing Star of that day was printed by
the use Of the new power, as will be
all the papers for years to come, il
is expected.
This most desirable change was
made possible by the 24-hour service
supplied by the Commonwealth Pub
lie Service Company, which operates
the light and power. plant and ice
factory in Mena, and, within few
weeks expects to have completed one
of the very best plants Of the kind in
Arkansas, size of community con-
sidered
Some weeks previous to the install
lation Of the larger motor, The Star
has used electric power on its limo
type and job presses.
During its more than twenty-five
years labors in Mena The Star has,
at all times, tried to use the best
equipment at hand. SO far as business
would justify. Away back in 1896,
and for year or two thereafter, its
presses were driven by manpower,
and only a month or two ago man
visited the present plant and told of
the hours he had spent turning the
wheel that drove the old newspaper
press and how he and others did
perspire on that job.
A little later a gasoline engine
was installed, and, with all its per-
versity, it yet served for years; and
then second engine was added to
the plant, and within few months
of this time the old ones were dis
carded and new engines. the best the
market afforded, We're put to work.
But gasoline engine, at best, must
be started and stopped; must be
kept in oil and fuel and cared for.
Then, sometimes--and generally at
the most inopportune time-it gets
"off its feed" or out Of humor, and
then, while it may get petted and
humored and tinkered with to get it
to "going into the collar" and pulling
its load as it should be done, it is
mighty trying Enthusiastically
In newspaper plant, from which the
paper is expected to issue on time
and everything come out just so.
And, because of these idiosyncra-
cies Of the gasoline engines, and other
things, they are set aside for power
that is started and stopped by push
ing in or pulling out a switch.
And, if someday, the big power
plant should fail to put the Juice"
over the wires, and The Star should
thereby be delayed--well, we will
just blame it onto some act of Prov
idence.
And The Star will have done the
best it could
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
X. C. s. SEES GOOD THING.
Offers a Site for Potato Warehous
On Company Land.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company has shown its willingness to
help the movement to provide sweet
potato curing and storage warehouse
by offering a site for the building adj
jacent to its switch tracks. Agent
Wells has informed Secretary Eastin
of the Commercial Club that the COM
pany will provide a map showing the
company holdings in Mena, and when
this is ready the site for the ware
house can be selected.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

Following so closely the "meatless
days" and the pleas for more and yet
more meat production for a suffering
world, and ever-present stories of
food shortage in Europe and Asia, it
is rather startling to have declar-
alton from the head Of the American
National Livestock Association to the
effect that the livestock industry is
threatened with production of
meat animals. 1t can even be won
dered If this man is not thinking more
Of the interests of his own class than
Of the vast multitude struggling for
food, at the present high prices. An
other interesting STRAW" is q jump a
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

In the removal of M. C. Trumbull
and some Of his employees to Mans
field, La, Mena loses five families.
The party left Thursday for the new
home where the men will be employed
IN the sawmill, stave and heading
mill which will be erected by Mr..
Trumbull. Those who left included
Mr.. Trumbull ard family, w. J. Reno
and family, John johnson and family,
Ben Reno and family. w. II. Knowles
and family, and VIII Barnett.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
STRICKEN WHILE AT PRAYER
Death Summons X. ID. Whitaker At
the First M. e. Church on Sum
day Morning.
day Morning.


While his head was bowed in pray
err, r. D. Whitaker, civil war veteran
and well known Mena citizen, an
swered the final summons of the grim
reaper Sunday morning, while in at
tendance at the Sunday school of the
First NJ. Z. church.
The end came with dramatic sud-
denness, Mr.. Whitaker having passed
away before medical aid could reach
him.
Mr.. Whitaker, accompanied by his
aged wife, who is blind, observed
their usual custom Of attending Sum-
day school at the church. Within a
few minutes otter the school had been
called to order, the opening prayer
was given, the audience standing. ].
C. Mckee, the superintendent, saw
Mr.. Whitaker suddenly crumple up,
and sink back into his seat. Realiz-
ing something was wrong he stepped
to the stricken mans side to assist
him. 1t required but glance to re-
cognize the coming of death, and
Supt. Mckee at once ordered the
Sunday school dismissed and DR.. j.
G.. Hilton was summoned. When DR..
Hilton arrived he pronounced Mr..
Whitaker dead. 1t was evident that
heart failure had caused the veterans
demise.
The remains were moved to the un-
dertaking parlors of J. c. Frazier,
and prepared for burial. Until the
arrival of relatives it will not be
known when or where the interment
viii take place. A son, Roy Whit
taker, reached Mena on Monday
afternoon from Houston, Tex, and a
daughter, Mrs. Gus Lang, is also ex-
pected from Carrollton, ILL.,
Mr.. Whitaker lived on the Bethes-
da Springs road with his aged wife.
They have been residents of Mena for
about eight years, coming here from
Carrolton, H., where Mr.. Whitaker
was once engaged in farming. He
was veteran of the Civil war and
was the last commander of John c..
Black Post No. 100, G.. A. R., in Mena.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
GARDEN TIME NEAR AT HAND

Judging from the number of dis
plays made by local grocers and
seedmen of onion sets and garden
seeds, the time is not far away when
the local gardeners can begin their
annual work. At present high prices
for foodstuffs, gardening in 1919
should be more printable than ever.
Mena with its long growing season
should eclipse all producing records
in her gardens this year.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

Polk county people have spent
much money and effort for good roads,
but are yet wholly in the mud and
mire. But there comes an end to all
things, even bad roads, and just now
it seems that all the hard work of the
past is in a fair way to bear fruit.
Anyhow, it is worth while to hear
about it at the Star Hall Thursday
night.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
Start Fight on Dogs.
Special to The star.

Special 70 The Star.
Little Rock, Jan. 1.-THE members
of the house are preparing to make
2 fight on the sheep-killing dogs Of
the state. Three bills were intro
duced yesterday assessing license on
the keeping of dogs, and providing
COR the collection Of damages for the
killing of live stock. The taxes range
from $3.50 to So year for each dog,
and It is said that bill will be Of
fered making the license SIS yer.
The Food Administration is back Of
the movement for the conservation of
livestock.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
Former Resident Dies.

Word has been rereived in Mena
that Robert Sale, former Southside
business man, died Saturday morning
at Sallisaw, Ok. Death was caused
by pneumonia. Mr.. Sale was an old
time resident of Mena and has many
friends and acquaintance here. His
brother, G. B. Sales, lives near Nun
lev
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
To Hospital for Treatment.

A commission composed of DIR. J.
G. Hilton and DIR. T. M. Fletcher, was
named to examine into the mental
condition of Miss Agnes G. Donohue
of Mena. and upon their report Coun-
ty Judge Finger directed the young
lady be taken to the State Hospital
at Little Rock for treatment, which
was done Tuesday
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
win Have Demonstration Studio.

Workmen are engaged In building
a separate room at A. Badt's confec-
tionery, which will be used as a DEM
onstration room for Steinolas. Mr..
Badt has found it necessary to have
separate place for this growing
feature of his business and the Stein
ola room viii be the first of its kind
in Mena.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

The Star is informed that 1t is prob
able the new postoffice building will
be ready for occupancy within 80
days. It is not too early for Mena to
begin preparations for big celebra-
ton for this event, and if we are not
dead to opportunity to show our ap-
probation we win do it in whole
hearted manner. Why not have Con-
gresham Otis Wingo as guest of
honor7
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
Ships Hogs to Old Customers.

1t is a generally accepted rule in
business that to get a second order
from customer you've got to treat
him right the first time. F..J. Grein-
er of Golden Rule Farm, has evident
ly treated his patrons right, for this
week he made three shipments Of
blue blooded o G hogs to old Gus
toners. Three fine young boars we're
shipped out from Mena, two going to
Missouri and one to Oklahoma.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
Grows Fine Tobacco.

j. w. Howard, living east of Hat
field, while in Mena Friday, left a
sample Of the leaves of homegrown
tobacco at the Office of The Star.
Some Of the leaves are "a inches
long and nearly foot in width. The
tobacco is of the Blue Pryor variety,
and Mr.. Howard reports having made
a good crop. Tight land makes the
best tobacco in this locality, he be-
lieyes. N
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

F. J. Greiner Of Golden Rule Farm,
shipped one of the purebred 0IC pigs
Wednesday to j. N. Brown Of West
line, Mo. This shipment is a pleasing
contrast to old time conditions, seeing
good stock being raised and shipped
out, instead of into Polk county.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
Warning Order.

Warning Order.
The State of Arkansas, County Of
Polk:-ss.
A. M. Harrah, Plaintiff, VS.. Harry
Don Piatt and Annie r. Piatt, De-
fendants-Polk Chancery Court.
The Defendants, Harry Don Piatt
and Annie r. Piatt, are warned to APP
pear in this Court within thirty days
and answer the complaint of the plain
tiff, A. M. Harrah.
January %, 1919.
w. L. PARKER. Clerk.
Prickett & Pipkin, for Plaintiff.
L. N. Burnett, for nonresident de-
PENDANTS.
Adv. LIST pub. Jan. %.
Last pub. Feb. Is, 1919.