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The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
NENA NAN ELOPES
And GETS IN JAIL
Love for English Girl Results in Lieut..
Lee Hiles. Former Mena High School
Student, Landing in Stronghold
in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Many Mena people will remember
Lee Hiles, one time high school stu
dent and Mena resident, who is the
hero of an overseas romance which
landed him in Scottish Jail. One of
the last places the young man worked
in Mena was at Petty's store. His
home is now at Little Rock, from
which place he entered the army, at
tanning the rank of lieutenant.
A cablegram from London tells of
the young soldiers adventure as fol-
lows:
London, July 4.--From altar to
prison and back to the altar again has
been the exciting experience of Lieut.
Raymond Lee Hiles of Little Rock,
Ark, who went thru his second mar
riage ceremony in Edinburgh yester-
day with girl from Glouster, with
whom he had eloped
"They ran away together last month
and, believing that Edinburgh was a
good place to go for rush marriage,
they arrived there only to find that
residence of 81 days in Scotland was
necessary before the ceremony could
be performed. The lieutenant and his
fiancee were naturally considerably
perplexed as to what Co do, not know
ing anyone in Edinburgh and the pres
ent Mrs. Hiles somewhat embarrassed
as well. Then Lieutenant Hiles con-
ceived the brilliant idea of bribing two
hotel porters to swear they had been
living in Scotland Fl days and the first
marriage was performed. The lieu
tenant and Mrs. Hiles prepared to re-
turn to America, and even got as far
as a steamer, but in the meantime the
trivial matter of bribery had been dis
covered and stern officers of the law
arrested Hiles and his wife on the
boat and dragged him back to Edin-
burgh, where he was sentenced to a
months Imprisonment. The marriage
was declared null and void. But the
friends of the two got busy and even
the SNUG Tory London paper, the
Globe, printed a singing leader de-
claring that the action of the Edin-
burgh authorities was insulting and
blot on the fair page of Anglo-Amer-
lean relations. The lawyer who de-
Tended Lieutenant Hiles during the
trial petitioned the secretary of Scot
land for a pardon, declaring that after
clipping with his fnancee Lieutenant
Hiles committed technical offense in
order to save her honor. Mr.. Secre-
tary for Scotland consented to a prop
er legal marriage ceremony being per-
formed. After the wedding the terri
flying governor of the prison appeared
to announce that the said Mr.. Secre-
tary had ordered Lieutenant Hiles re-
leased, whereupon there were great
manifestations of joy by the wedding
party"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

Two Mileh Cows for sale; one fresh in
August See VIM. Grant.-Adv. 100
ct 28-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
PLAN SERIES OF
HOME BALL GAMES
Teams From Rocky. Hatfield and 9th
err Polk County Towns viii Be
Asked to Contest With Mena Play
ers-Financial Condition.

With a view Of developing and test
ing out all the possible baseball tai
ent in Polk county, it is proposed to
play a series Of inter-county ball
games on the Mena diamond during
the next few months
The idea Of having the Travellers
contest with teams from other towns
in the county started with some of the
more ambitious mines outside of Mena,
who are DESTROYS of getting more
thoro tryout of their skill.
The games will also serve to bring
a closer relationship between the low
ers of the national game in Polk coun-
ty and it is believed that some posi-
BILE leaguers may develop during the
tryout games.
Hatfeld's nine may possibly be the
first of the smaller towns to contest
against the Travellers. Manager Will
liford is trying to get them here for
a game this week.
Rocky is another town that possess
es considerable ball talent and the
team there is willing TO come to Mena
in the near future for contest. H. e.
Campbell of Rocky, while in Mena on
Monday, conferred with Manager Will
,liford regarding game. Mr.. Camp
bell stated it will likely be several
weeks before the Rocky nine will be
in shape to come to the county seat.
Financial Report on Ball Team.
in having turned over to me the
Mena baseball team, feel that the
public should know the financial con-
dition of the team, and for that reason
| have compiled the figures of receipts
and expenditures as turned over to me
by Mr.. Valentine, and have added
thereto the receipts and disbursements
of the two games with Horatio on
July a. Below give you these fig
ures:
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
GREAT AlRSH|P IS
BROUGHT TO LAND
Great Britain's R-34. First Lighter
Than-Air Machine to Cross the At
lantic, Anchors at Roosevelt Fly
ing Field--Crews Exhausted.

Mineola, N. Y. July Great Brit
aims super-dirigible, R-34, the first
lighter than-air machine to cross the
Atlantic ocean, anchored here at
Roosevelt flying field at 9:45 a. M. to-
day (1:54 Greenwich mean time), aft
er an aerial voyage of 10S hours and
II minutes, which covered 1900 miles.
Passing thru dense banks of clouds,
with the sun and sea visible only at
rare intervals, the R-34 was forced to
cruise 5000 miles to reach Trinity
Bay, N. F., from East Fortune, Scot
land, and 1894 miles from there to
Mineola
Crew Almost Exhausted.
When the super-Zeppelin arrived
here she had left only enough petrol
to keep her moving 80 minutes longer.
Her crew almost sleepless for four
and a half days, were weary almost to
a point of exhaustion, but happy at
the completion of their epoch-making
trip. The return voyage will be
started Tuesday at 8 a. m.
Haggard, unshayen, their eyes
blood-shot from the long vigil and
lines of care bitten deep into their
faces, Maj G. H. Scott, the command
err, and his officers showed plainly the
effects of the anxious hours thru
which they lived yesterday while they
were cruising over the far reaches of
Canada and the Bay of Fundy, beset
by fog, heavy winds and terrific cleo
trical storms.
ut seemed as tho the atmosphere
was haunted by 5000 devils" said
Lieut.. Guy Harris, the meteorological
officer.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
PAID HARVEST HANDS SIS,
ANY Price to Save Wheat" Is Cry of
Kansas Farmers.

Topeka, July 5.-Kansas farmers
are paying as high as SIS day, with
room and board, for harvest hands.
Frank McIvor of Hoxie, special depu-
ty state fire marshal, in western Kan
sas, watching for l. w. w Outbreaks,
wrote letter to L. r. Hussey, state
fire marshal, today in which he said
With wheat dead ripe. farmers of
Western Kansas appear to have lost
all idea of the value of dollar in
their desire to get harvest help and
are bidding undreamed of prices.
Record Price in Hays.
AT Salina / heard farmer offer
seventy cents an hour for shockers
and barge men. A little further west
this price went to eighty and ninety
cents. At Ellsworth one farmer had
taken bunch at 81 day, and today
here in Hays SIS was the high figure.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

Good 5-room house and lot in Mena to
trade for small tract of land near
railroad. See J. H. Sorrell, Mena.--
ADV. 27-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
HINDENBURG TAKES BLAME.
Kaiser's War Responsibility Assumed
by Former Staff Chief.

London, July 6.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, former chief of the Ger
man staff, asserts that he is response
bic for acts of German main head
quarters since August, 1916, and also
the proclamations of former Emperor
William concerning the waging Of
warfare. He asks President Ebert Of
Germany to inform the Allies to that
effect. according to the Exchange Tel
egraph Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
UNPAID BILLS.

CONTRACTED by R. E. Valentine, but
not paid.)
Ben Bigge, repairs on suits S 1.50
Star Publishing Co., advertis'g $50
Nails Bookstore, balls, etc. 1910
War tax on receipts of previous
games ...... 1884
Lumber for stand and fences. 1850
$128.93
SUMMARY.
Total Expenditures ..... $S969S
Total Receipts .............. 1884
Deficit on amount actually paid
out ................... 47O4
Total unpaid bills .......... 1888
Total Deficit .........$ 175.97
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
Total Deficit SIT

THE present management realizes
that the fans and business men of
Mena have been most liberal in their
support Of the team, which has not
made very creditable showing so far.
A baseball team-a winning team-is
the best advertising medium a town
can have, and Mena can have win
ming team. We are devising ways and
means of raising the money for this
deficit, and when this debt is wiped out
then the receipts from the games will
take care of all the running expenses.
Mr.. Valentine has paid out of his pri-
vate funds $65.91 of the above deficit.
and there is on hand in my possession
1887 cash from the last two games.
With the continued support of the
business men and fans of Mena,
promise you to put winning team in
the field for Mena, and that | will do
so without calling on you for contri-
buttons when we once get the team out
Of debt. When representatives of
the ball team call ON you for help to
clean up the debt of the team, please
be as liberal as you possibly can. Let's
pay what we owe, get the team out of
debt. and then LET'S GOT The un-
dersigned, in taking over the manage
rnent Of the team on July /, did not
assume any Of the indebtedness on the
team at the time he took it over. but
viii endeavor. without obligation on
himself personally, to pay the team
out, and he will not be responsible for
any bills contracted for the team by
any other than himself.
"Claude Williford, Manager. .
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

holder arose and stepped weakly to
meet him. They shook hands and
Willard muttered something in reply
to Dempsey's remarks and the fight
passed into history
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

School Directors and Teachers:
Send for our catalog. We deal in
Everything for Schools EDUCA-
TI0NAL SUPPLY CO.. Board of
Commerce Bldg, Little Rock.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
4 BULL SELLS FOR 100000.
King Pontiac, Holstein, Bought by
f. b. Hager Of Algonquin. III.

Belvedere. n. j., July Sizing Pom
tiac, famous blooded Holstein bull,
was sold today by Mrs. Helen Massen-
at Of the Pequest Stock Farm here to
E. B. Hager Of Algonquin, III. for
100000
Insurance Of $4,000 is carried on
King Pontiac He is ; years old and
weighs about 200 pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10
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LEAVE SUNDAY FOR VACATION
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Olney and Family
to Spend Month on Pacific Coast.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mark P. Olney and
children leave Sunday for Los An
geles, Calf, where they will spend
two weeks with Mrs. Olney's mother
and sister, Mrs. G. B. Hayes and Miss
Lou Clark, at Santa Monica. They
will then go to Seattle, Wash, to at
tend the General Grand Chapter Of
the Eastern Star, which convenes July
%. At the close of the sessions. Mr..
Olney viii return to Mena by way of
Spokane, while Mrs. Olney and daugh-
ters go back to Los Angeles for a
more extended visit, Mr.. Olney ex-
poets to be gone about a month.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
CAPITOL MAY HAVE
GUARD FORCE

In view OF the widespread efforts
to blow up prominent public men with
bombs, it may be found necessary
when Congress convenes to guard the
Capitol with practically the same care
which was observed throughout the
war with Germany and especially in
the early days of the war period
Already there has been a tighten
ing up OF the watch at the Capitol,
the Senate and House ONCE Build
ings, and about the Supreme Court of
the United States, just as there has
been about other public buildings.
When Congress does assemble and
the large crowds incident to the gath
ering Of House and Senate and their
presence in Washington throng the
Capitol, it is expected to be necessary
to observe strict precautions.
Believe Extra Guards Needed.
Extra guards, officials at the Capt.
tol believe, will probably have to be
put on and care exercised with re-
spect to admissions to the galleries
and to the Capitol. Plain clothes men
will keep their eyes on parties Of
sightseers.
present anarchist attempt to kill pub
mails will soon be put out Of business
and plots nipped by arrest Of the
criminals. 1t may be that by the time
Congress meets excitement on the
subject will have waned
Congress has never been much dis
posed to excite itself over the dues-
ton OF personal safety, preferrinE 20
believe that the good sense of the
average American citizen and his alb
horrence Of criminal methods of de-
struction OF life and property were
the best safeguards Of lawmakers and
other officials.
Nevertheless, there is a feeling Of
responsibility for the safety Of the
Capitol itself and Of men in Congress
which rests upon the shoulders of the
Senate and House sergeants-at-arms
and upon ths Capitol police. This e.
suited in the days Of the war in
keeping very careful guard at the
Capitol As a matter of fact, things
went on in remarkably orderly man.
ner and visitors were well behaved.
1t will probably be so again, in
spite Of the bomb plots and the evil
dence that anarchists are seeking TO
murder certain Senators for their ac-
tivity in the investigation Of BoIshe-
vism and their stand against various
forms or sabotage and lawlessness.
BOIsheViSt Probe Not Completed.
The Senate subcommittee, headed
by Senator Overman, which conducted
the BOlshevist investigation, has
never completed its inquiry. 1t will
not be deferred by the sending of
bombs to Senator Overman and others
on the committee from going ahead
with its duty il it feels this is neces-
sary.
For some weeks, there has been
serious talk of enacting new Iegisla-
tion to cope with Bolshevism in this
country and deal with the advocates
of overthrow Of the Government by
violence. 1t is regarded as probable
that such outbursts OF anarchist ac-
tivity as those just experienced will
much strengthen the demand in Con-
gress for action OF this nature.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

n AND LOOK AROUND--sTF DOWN AND CHAT--sMoKE
AXE YOURSELF AT HOME IN YOUR HOME CLOTHING
ONLY IL TOU WANT.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

dozen chalrmen were tried out by the
diners, but were Vociferously de-
elared to be mo good" Then a mo-
tion was put to elect Fulkerson chair
man, and when a rising vote was
called for, the band struck up The
Star-Spangled Banner and every
body stood up, electing the candidate
by q unanimous vote.
The impromptu merry making end
ed at IL o'clock. and professional en-
tertainers from various WashingtOn
theaters were called.
Eugene g. Adams sold thousands OF
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

tingent Of mounted police, and was
carried away in an ambulance in an
unconscious condition.
The strikes proposed by the Car
den meeting are for July As, Septem-
Der 1-5, November 1923. If Mooney
is still In Jail after these strikes,
general strike for an indefinite period
would be called.
At Denver, nearly 5000 workmen
of the railroad shops participated in
the May Day demonstration. They
left at the shops only a sufficient
number of men to man the trains.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Denver celebrants calling for a gen.
eral strike of all railroad employees
If the railroads are returned to pFt-
vate management. They also de-
manded the release of Eugene V. Debs
and other radicals now serving prison
sentences.
Urge Government Control.
Government ownership OF railroads
was declared to be the best policy
for the interests of the railroads.
The Russian soviet government was
indorsed as q representative form Of
government withdrawal of Amer
ican troops from Russia was de-
manded.
Nearly q score of factories were
forced to suspend yesterday in De-
troit because of demonstrations by
the workers. In all cases increased
wages were demanded. A parade of
several thousand radicals was broken
up by the police.
Official dispatches received here
tell Of bloody May Day riots yester-
day in Paris. Several were killed,
among them two policemen.
A mob Of the Paris rioters sought
to invade the Place de la Concorde
and reach the chamber Of deputies
and the war ministry, where demon
strations had been planned. Police
men and cavalry thwarted their ef-
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
Many Attend GrOtto Dance.

large crowd attended the annual
May day dance OF the KallipoIis Grot-
to drill corps, which was held in the
large ballroom of the WilIar, last
night. Music was furnished by the
grotto band and orchestra. Samuel
Shulman, captain of the drill corps,
was general chairman. On the gen.
eral committee in charge were c. P.
Boss, James Holmes, Alexander
Schmid, E. S. Schmid, Charles d.
Shackelford. n. Gutenberg, d. w.
Yeabower, z. w. Libbey and George
H. Emmons. A May pole dance, di-
rected by Miss Caroline Scott. Of New
Orleans, featured the evening
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
MAY DAY RIOTS
CHECKED IN
j. S. CITIES

Hopes Of radical May day celebrants
appeared today to have been effect
ually crushed by the big stick of the
law.
Hundreds of persons who sought to
foment trouble in various cities are
in prison and others are suffering
from injuries received when rioting
began in their respective radical meet
ings.
An unidentified man was killed by
a detectives bullet in Cleveland. AS
far as known, that is the only fatality
Of yesterdays outbreaks.
The Federal authorities connect the
mailing of Internal machines to sew
eral prominent Americans with those
who arranged May day programs. The
bomb plot was q fizzle. Not one of
them accomplished its purpose.
100 Hurt at Cleveland.
In the rioting at Cleveland more
than 100 persons, including twelve po-
licemen, were injured, thirty of them
seriously. Socialist headquarters in
that city were totally wrecked by
angry civilians bent on putting an
end to the demonstration.
c. =. Ruthenberg, Socialist leader
and former candidate for mayor Of
Cleveland, was arrested charged with
melting riot.
Several soldiers at one Of the
Cleveland meetings wore small red
flags on their khaki uniforms. When
an overseas officer demanded that
they be removed, trouble started.
Two overseas officers thereupon
leaped upon the platform and tore the
red insignia from the khaki. The act
was a signal for a stampede by thou
- Hung g-k
Army Tank Leads Police.
An army tank led the Gordon of po-
lice which charged the crowd. A free
for-alI fight followed, during which
many were injured and trampled un-
der foot.
The May Day demonstrations in New
York and Denver were in the interest
Of Eugene V. Debs and Thomas J.
Mooney, whose release from prison
the radicals demand.
At Madison Square Garden last
night resolutions were adopted advo-
eating four general strikes, three of
i've days duration and q fourth OF in
definite length unless Mooney Is re-
leased or granted a new trial before
July 4
More than 1000 returned soldiers
and sailors sought to storm the radi-
cal meeting at the Garden, but were
held back by an army Of 1,S0S police
under command Of Chief Inspector
DAILY.
wounded Tank Crushed.
one Of the soldiers who suffered in
last nights crush was an American
soldier wounded in France and on
sick leave from a hospital IN New
York. He was trampled on by a con-
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
USE NATIONAL ANTHEM
TO SELECT T0ASTMASTER

The annual frolle of the Kiwanis
Club was staged in the New Ebbitt
Hotel last night, with Roe Fulkerson
presiding.
Wives of the KiWanlsmen we're
present.
Strategy was used by the Fulker-
son followers in electing their candi-
date to the chairmanship. Half q
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
Build Your Home Now,
Wages Never to Drop,
Tip From Sec. Daniels

PARIS, May 2.-Here is a tip
that Secretary of the Navy
Daniels gave America at a dinner
at the Hotel Ritz to the visiting
delegation of the Cleveland Cham
Der Of Commerce by Homer H.
Johnson, Cleveland lawyer and
member of the United States
Liquidation Commission:
THE man who says he will
build a house as soon as wages
go down is inviting panic, dis
aster, and calamity! For tell
you-and it's the truest thing 1
could say-that wages in the
United States are never going
back to the old level"
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

my sight. but 1 am not sorry. for it
has served my country and your
selves" The blind soldier won the
crowd, and was borne away on their
shoulders.
There was little or no work done
in Ireland yesterday. All workers
Joined in the May day demonstrations.
The railroads, newspapers, and fac
day.
England is reported to have had a
quiet May day. The only demonstra-
tion was that begun by Sylvia Pank-
hurst. She was arrested.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

forts telling many with clubs and
others with bullets.
Blind POiIu QuIets Mob.
A blind French soldier, wearing
the war cross with two palms, did
more to silence the mob than the
army of policemen. Mounting an au-
tomobile that stalled in the crowd he
cried out:
1--WE are the weakest. Let US not
shed French blood. I cannot see you,
but feel that you are honest work
ing men and women. Let US disperse.
Don't mind the police. The SOL
diers won't hurt you. I'm one Of
them, and for fifteen months have
been fighting for you. I have lost
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
DRY WORLD ISCRY
OF PROHIBITIONISTS

A dry world will be the battle
cry when representatives of the tenn
perance organizations of fifty ma
tions, including the United States,
meet at Liberty Hut here for confer
ences nJune 4, 5. and 6.
The conferences the main purpose
OF which is to effect some plan to
start a worldwide temperance cam
paign. are to be held under the
auspices of the Anti-Saloon League of
America.
More than one hundred foreigners
and probably several thousand tenn
perance leaders OF this country are
expected to attend the conferences
here.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
for the Anti-Saloon League. today
outlined the plans already formu-
lated by the Anti-SalOon League for
the conferences.
Representatives OF the temperance
organizations of foreign countries
are expected to arrive in New York
on May 2O." Mr.. Wheeler said. From
this city the foreign delegates will
make nationwide tour to study
the conditions existing in this cOun-
try's dry and wet. States. They
Will also journey to Canada.
Following this tour the repre-
sentattves will come to Washington
to take part in the conferences.
Next Thursday the committee of the
Anti-Saloon League in charge of the
conferences will meet in Cleveland.
Ohio, where plans will be completed
for the convention in the Capital.
This meeting will be attended by DR..
E. A. Baker, ]. H. Ruffel. Bishop
James Cannon, Ernest Cherrington,
e. e. Dinwiddie, and myself.
There is possibility that the
headquarters IL an organization 10
effected at the convention, will be in
Washington. 1 am positive the legal
and legislative headquarters, at least,
will be in the CapitaI"
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
TELLs OF PANAMA THIP.

Senator Wesley l. Jones. presiding
over a meeting last night OF the
Washington and Alaska State Society
told OF his recent trip to Panama. Dr.
l. S: Sugden. Of the Royal North
west Mounted Police. spoke OF the
old days in the Northwest. Miss Cecil
Norton. general community secretary.
also addressed the meeting.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
U-BOAT THAT RAIDED U. S.
COAST is AT PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 2.-The
German submarine C-1l7, believed
to be the craft which laid mines off
the Atlantic coast in 1918, will dock
here this afternoon. The U-117 is
being brought here to stimulate in
terest in the Victory loan and will
be open TO public inspection. The
submarine is scheduled to leave at
a. m. tomorrow for Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
WRONG NUMBER.

did you ever get a proposal,
auntie?"
"Once, my dear. A gentleman pro-,
posed over the telephone, but he had
the wrong number."-Tid- Bits.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

dollars worth OF Victory bonds 10 the
Hiwanismsn. While the band played
Dixie"
The Washington times., 1919-05-02

''I"Or age and want save while you
may. No morning sun lasts n whole
FrHnkIlH.D Buy
Thrift stamps and w. 8. g.