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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
CAPTURED MESSAGE SHOWS
HUNS AT OLD TRICKS
Government TO Declare" One Thing
and "Unofficially Support Another"
in the Polish Matter.

Paris, June 26.-The German peace
delegation has been informed in a
note from Premier Clemenceau that
the German government will be held
strictly responsible for unofficial sup
port of an movement against Polish
authority in any territory given Po-
land in Russia and East and West
Prussia.
The text of the note reads:
Paris, June 25.-Mr. President:
The Allied and associated powers feel
it necessary to direct the attention of
the German government to the fact
that the Polish authorities have come
into possession of the attached official
German dispatch which states that
while the German government means
to sign the peace, they intend to give
unofficial support by all means in
their power to local movements of re-
sistance to the establishment of
Polish authority il the territories al
loted to Poland in Posen and in East
and West Prussia and TO the oceupa-
ason Of Upper Silesia by the allied and
associated powers.
"In view of this information the al
lied and associated powers think it
necessary to inform the German gov
eminent that they viii hold them
strictly responsible for seeing that at
the time indicated in the treaty, all
troops and all officials Indicated by
the allied commission are withdrawn
and that in the event Of local disturb
ances in resistance to the treaty 40
support on assistance to the insur-
gents is allowed to pass across the new
frontier into Poland. (Signed):
&c. CLEMENCEAU.'
The telegram referred to in the fore
going letter follows:
"Posen, June u, 1919--The gov
ernment will sign. Nevertheless
Horsing provincial PRESIDENT will
proclaim for Silesia, and Wig (pro-
vincial president) for Western and
Eastern Prussia, war against the east.
The government win officially declare
its opposition but win unofficially
support the action by every means.
"Horsing has telegraphed today:
Send my large parcel to Breslau.'"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
= 17771-77177171--
SAN JUAN 400 YEARS OLD.
Porto Rican Capital Oldest City TN
der American Flag.

San Juan, June 2S.- The Fourth Of
July marks the four hundredth ami
versary of the founding of the city Of
San Juan, making it the oldest city
under the American flag, and COM
mittee is at work arranging for a
Of that event and the
signing Of the Declaration OF hide
pendence.
Cuba, San Domingo and st. Thomas
have been invited to send representa-
tives to take part in the celebration.
That July 4, 1919. is the exact date
Of the founding Of the city Of San
Juan is the opinion exprest by Cayo-
tano Colly Toste, historian, who has
traced the history Of The island since
the first landing Of The Spaniards in
1909.
According to DIR Toste the first
Spaniard to set foot in the island Of
~Borinqueng was Juan Ponce de Leon
who landed on the twelfth Of August
1909.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
ANYHOW GERMANS
GLAD TO GET FOOD
Gratitude to America for Meager RAJ
tions Pitiful, Says Returned Wo-
man-Theft q Mania--Meat Rot
ting on Docks Because of Strike.

New York. June PA half pound
of unsalted American bacon and one
pound Of -four each week is what the
distribution Of allied food in Germany
amounts to for each inhabitant. And
German gratitude to America for this
small portion is pitiful."
So says Mrs. johnson Beck of
Cleveland, just arrived from Ger
many after four and a half years
residence in Berlin With her is her
22-year-old son who went to Germany
in 1914 to study music
"Conditions in Germany, SO far as
food is concerned, are as bad as they
were during the war, says Mrs. Beck
Little children, along the street talk
Of nothing but food. Turnips boiled
in salt water-no fats to fry them in
were the principal food turnout the
last winter.
"a loaf Of bread a week for each
person was the allowance during the
winter, and if a person had any flour
this was deducted from the bread al
lowance.
Frequently have stolen out to pub
lie kitchens where soup was made for
the poor-poor soup it was-and
sometimes to the kitchens Of the mid
die classes to get little something
to add to our meager fare"
After the United States entered the
war, Mrs. Beck and her son were re-
quired to report twice daily to the po-
lice. Mrs. Beck was conducting class
es in English in the German capital
and had ncre pupils than she could
handle, for far seeing Germans had
no intention Of remaining in Germany
after it became apparent that Ger
many faced defeat.
Theft seems to have become al
most mania in Germany. After the
raids that accompanied the various
revolts, women would stand on street
corners loaded with jewelry "Taken
in last nights raids" they would tell
prospective buyers. We lost valuable
clothing thru theft.
Tuberculosis and various skin dis
eases due to insufficient food are
alarmingly prevalent thruout the
country.
meantime, large quantities Of
American meat intended for Germany
were piled up on the docks at Copen-
hagen, rotting in the sun when we
left. Dock strikes had completely
crippled transportation"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
LEVINE. THE BoLsHEvIK.

Social conditions, as well as indi-
vidual affairs, must often get very
bad before they get better Russia
is in a very bad state Hence a re-
form is at hand AS a result of the
writings Of Tolstoi, Gorky and the
teachings Of others, large number of
people have been thinging for years
that each individual had right to do
almost as he pleased. This doctrine
has led to the spread of anarchy.
Now Lenine is trying to save the day
BY starting up form of government
similar in kind to that which Carl
Marx taught in his later days. On
this account Lenine's every move is
worth watching He is no anarchist,
as some people seem to think, not by
ia long shot.
1t took crisis to bring the people
of this country to approve of the
draft system Of raising an army. The
volunteer system wouldn't work.
Neither will the theory of self-deter-
mination as advocated in Russia
work Lenine, with his Marxian-Syn-
dicalism theories Of government close
at hand. sits at the head of the Sow
cts almost as automatically as did
the once German Kaiser. The Soviets,
consisting Of leaders from various
labor and farm organizations, are all
dominated and controlled by this one
man, Lenine. He is king. Under him
is an agricultural Soviet that owns
and controls all farming operation
and a bakers Soviet will own and con-
troll all the bakers of a town, and so
on, is the way the system is worked.
Lenine's theory, like some socialists
of this country, is that labor creates
everything and represents all values,
and in order to make this theory
work he is trying to drive all present
government notes out of circulation
by increasing their output to point
where they win have no value. Then
there will come the introduction of
labor certificates as medium of ex-
change. This will doubtless prove
to be a failure For the cash value
Of no two mems labor can ever be
the same Some men earn more in
one hour than others do in four. If
all men were created equal in physi-
zeal strngth and in enlightenment,
Lenine might come out successfully.
Bolshevism is nothing more than a.
theory of social relations and has for
it's head a lot of idealists and fanatics
Lenine is in deep water and he knows
it.
All governments must be tentative
in theory and in practice. For human
nature cannot be commercialized like
merchandise and money. Sciencel
knows no fixed laws that will fit our
various social affairs Carl Marx
fell down So did Tolstoi, and so will
Lenine. Joe Lewis.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS
SAILED FOR HOME
Leaves Brest on George Washington,
Escorted by u. S. Warships-Little
Ceremony at Departure.

Brest, June President Wilson,
the treaty with Germany signed, sail
ed from Brest today on his return to
the United States. The u. S. S.
George Washington carrying the pres
idential party steamed from the har-
Dor at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon.
The departure of the president from
France caused little excitement in this
port. There was only a distance Of
so feet from where his special train
stopped to where a motor launch was
waiting to convey him to the George
Washington. There was little cheer
ing and applause from the several
thousands who had gathered at the
embarkation pier. A procession Of
Socialists, singing the Information
ale" debouched from the Rue Siam as
the president walked across the pier.
The president waved his silk hat to
the paraders.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
COPENHAGEN WILD OVER PEACE
Allies, Who Won Schleswig Again for
Denmark, Are Cheered.

Copenhagen, June 25.- There was a
remarkable spontaneous outbreak Of
rejoicing when the news that Ger
many had decided to sign the Peace
Treaty reached Copenhagen. Guns Of
British and French warships in the
roadstead in salvos announced the
news.
The populace wildly cheered the Al
lies who had won Schleswig again for
Denmark AS darkness fell the war
ships were lighted up with incandes-
cent bulbs and threw their search
lights over the city.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
REQUIREMENTS or GINNERS
UNDER THE AMENDED LAW

l. Public ginners must make appli-
cation to Jim G. Ferguson. Commits
sioner of Agriculture for license for
1919-20 season. License is issued
without cost to ginner.
2. There must be attached to each
bale of cotton ginned an identifca-
ton tag furnished by the State De-
partment of Agriculture.
3. All tags left over from 191S-19
season must be returned AT ONCE in
order to get credit on this years or
der
4 In ordering tags, remit by
Money Order or Little Rock Exchange
direct to State Treasurer, at 21a cents
for each tag.
JIM G. FERGUSON,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

Don't fail to attend the Musical
Normal to begin July IA. Daily
lessons ia rudiments, sight singing,
voice culture, ear culture, harmony,
hymnology, church music, and the
teachers and leaders training course,
under the direction Of s. J. Oslin.--
ADV. s.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
GirIsterons

Twins at your house, eh? I'll bet
they are pretty boisterous."
Partly SO. One of them is girl
sterous. "-Awgawan.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
Lines.

What is the secret of bust
ness success
ellis "A line of goods, a line OF
credit and line of talk.-Judge.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollweg was
German chancellor from 1909 to July
ID, 1917. He succeeded Prince Won
Buelow
The definition of the treaty guar
anteeing the neutrality of Belgium as
''scrap of paper" was made by Won
Bethmann- Hollweg in an address to
the Reichstag shortly after the begin
ming of the war. The former chancel-
lor has blamed the militarists for
starting the war while he in turn has
been blamed.
He has been mentioned several
times as among those who might be
tried by the allies for political Of
lenses in connection with the origin
of the war.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg is So
years old.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
IS WILLING TO BE
GOAT FOR KAISER
Won Bethmann. Hollweg, Former Ger
man Chancellor Assumes RESPONSE
bility for Wilhslm's Acts and OF
fers to Be Martyr for the Huns.

Berlin, June 2S.--Dr- Theobald Won
Bethmann- Hollweg, former German
chancellor, has formally asked the al
lied and associated powers TO place
him on trial instead Of the former em-
peror. The former chancellor says
that he assumes responsibility for the
acts of Germany during his period Of
Office and places himself at the dis
posal of the allies.
The request of the former cham
cellor was made ON June rs, in a COM
munication to Premier Clemenceau,
president of the conference. DR.. Won
Bethmann- Hollweg, it is said, desired
to take this step on May 20, but re-
Trained at that time on the exprest
wish of the German government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Hardie- Tynes Manufacturing Co. Harvey Furniture Co. C. w. Hopson & Sons Heber Candy Co.,, Inc. Hood & Wheeler Furniture Co. Hoover G McCurry Furniture Co. Jemison Real Estate & Insurance Co. Joubert & G6slin Fdy. & Machine Co. Jefferson Lumber Co. Raul Lumber Co.
 kilby Frog q Switch Co. Kirkpatrick Sand and Cement Co. Abe Kaufman kyser Manufacturing Co. Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Laumer Lumber Co. Matthews Electric Supply Co. Martin Biscuit Co. Moore & Handlsy Hardware Co. Magic City Cotton Oil Co. Marx q Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Crane Co.
 Continental Gin Co. Crescent Coal Co. Vaughan Boiler & Loco. Works Collins q Co. Caldwell Watson Foundry & Machine Co. Doster- Northington Drug Co. Duke Bros. Furniture Co. James w. Donnelly Estes Lumber Co. Empire Leather Co. Earle Bros. First National Bank Fowlkes Real Estate & Insurance Co. Fowlkes & Hogue Franklin, Stiles & Franklin Farmers q Cinners Cotton Oil Coodall-B Brown Dry Goods Co. Joe Goldstein Crsek-American Produce CO. Cxider Coal Ca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Steel Cities Chemical Co.
 Steel Cities Lumber Co. Steele-Smith Dry Goods Co. Standard Lumber Co. Standard Portland Cement Ce. Louis Saks Clothing Co. C. C. Snider Cigar q Tobacco Co. Southern Coupon Co. Steiner Bros.
 Sloss-Sheffield Steel q Iron e. Traders National Bank Tyler Grocery Go. Tennessee Mill & Feed Co. s. F. Teague & Sons Wallace & Allen Furniture Co. s. A. Williams q Co. Williams 6 Voris Saw Mill C.. Wimberly q Thomas Hardware e. N. Well & Bros. Young & Vann Supply e. Yolande Coal q Coks e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

DeBardeleben Coal Co. R. A. Brown & Co. Birmingham Trust & Savings Co. Birmingham; Hide & Tallow Go. Birmingham Realty Go. Bank of Alabama Birmingham Fertilizer Co. Batterton Coffee Go. Birminsh sham Ice & Cold Storage Co. J. Blach & Sons Black Diamond Coal Co. D. H. Brown, Coal Dealer E. D. Brown
 B. & B. Shoe Go. Burger Dry Goods Co. R. D. Burnett Cigar Co. Crawford's Auto Shop George Gordon Crawford Connors-Weyman Steel Co. Saheen Bros. W. M. Cosby Flour & Grain e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

American Bolt Co.
 Aetna Coal Co.
 Robert Aland Udeal Millinery Co.) Alabama Company
 Alabama Home Bldg. & Loan Co. American Bakeries Co. American Trust & Savings Bank American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Ameriean Lumber q Export Go. AdAms, Rowe q Norman Alabama Power Co. Advance Lul.aber Co. <s Adams Drug Co. S2 The Bessemer National Bank elI.Rogsrs Produce Co. Brjlliant Ceal Go. Dirminsham Coea-Cola Bottlins Co. Bank of Ensley Bashinsky Cotton Co. Bssssner Coal. Iron ( Land Co.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
VROOM REPORTS SILVER
STRIKE AT J. & J.
(Flom Fridays Daily.)

Al Vroom is in the city from his
ranch on the rim OF Copper Basin
and reports his stock interests in
good shape. Also he is glad to re-
port that an important silver strike
has been made on the property OF
the ]. & J. Mining company, which
is under bond from him to that COM
pany. He says that a crosscut tunnel
which has been driven a long dis
lance through unusually hard rock
has cut big vein OF over three feet
OF good ore. The assay values have
not been reported, but he says ii is
excellent milling ore and that much
shipping ore can be sorted from it.
He feels that in the face OF this
fine showing that the bond will be
exercised and the money paid over.
He says that the mine is worth more
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17

than he gets for it, but the other
fellow did the hard work to prove it,
SO he is satisfied and glad to sec the
stockholders OF the company receive
reward for their work. The values
are all in silver, and the property lies
in the big general assure running
through the Hasasyampa district and
crossing the NC4, Ruby Silver, Perry,
Sunny South camps. all being old
producers of the white metal. This
discovery lends color to the asser-
ton to silver miners in the Hassay-
ampa and other districts that devel-
opment will make good in Yavapai.
1t is understood that o. W. Blick-
enstaif is the principal promoter of
the J. & J. company, but in as much
has he has ben confined to his room
for three weeks from a very serious
illness, he has not been able to visit
the scene of the big strike.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
up resolutions or take such steps as
may be necessary and make recon-
mendations direct to the town coun-
cal
MAY SOON HAVE
AVIATION FIELD

NOGALES-At the meeting of
the Young Mems Business club re-
Gently, w E. Harms, who has been
working assidiously to secure an
aeroplane landing field for Nogales,
told of the possibility of the town
soon securing an airplane station of
the army. The personnel of the con-
templated airplane detachment will
consist of from IS to 40 officers and
from 100 to 800 men, whose payroll
will equal that of regiment OF in
fantry, thus bringing money and
added life to Nogales.
Plans OF the fields, together with
descriptions, weer presented, and
Mr.. Harms expressed the opinion that
the field offered by County Recorder
ARGUS Reddoch will be found the
most desirable from all points OF
view The members present ex-
pressed their appreciation of the ex-
cellent work done by Mr.. Harms to-
ward securing the flying field.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
MINER BLESSED"
WITH TWO WIVES

BISBEE.-Charged with having
two wives, both living, Frank Ford,
alias Francis Fourde, a miner, was
arrested here and lodged in the city
Jail. The alleged second Mrs. Ford,
nee Teresa Earle, was also taken in
to custody by Deputy Sheriffs Tom
Foster and Harry Midkiff, the arrest
ing officers.
The arrests followed the complaint
to Justice Winters of Lowell, of a
woman who said she was Beatrice
Ford, Ford's first wife. She told the
court that she had been married to
Ford several years ago in Mexico,
that they had never been divorced
and that he had recently become in
fatuated with Teresa Earle to the
extent that he went to Tombstone
and was married to her Aust %. Ac-
cording to the officers, Ford admit
ted the bigamy charge.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
LEGIoN'S JOB IS TO
HELP EX-SERVICE MEN
[From Thu-ss4Y-s DaiIy.)

The American Legion's only eX-
cuse for existence is the good which
can be done the ex-service men, the
relatives OF deceased soldiers. sailors
and marines, and the community and
state in general. With a strong or
ganization perfected with unselhsh-
ness as the predominating spirit, its
possibilities for beneficial work are
unlimited
Aside from the many lines OF work
anticipated in the future. the organi-
cation desires at this time to issue an
invitation to all former service men
and to all relatives OF deceased serv-
ice men, requesting that If they are
in need OF assistance on the subject
OF war risk insurance, back pay OF
deceased soldiers, liberty bonds I'M
delivered, compensation for wound
ed soldiers, or any other similar sub
ject. they Immediately cali upon the
local post, which will II turn refer
the matter to the proper official for
attention.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17

vention in Minneapolis on November
10, II and r.
Our military policy will be one
of the most important questions for
discussion at the Minneapolis con-
vention. Whatever plan is recon-
mended by the American Legion Will
come only after full and free discus
sion based on the experience born
of the conduct of the recent war.
In finally determining upon a
proper policy we believe that not
only congress but the country at
large will heed any suggestions en-
anating from the 100000 ex-service
men who served as sitizen soldiers
during the war. and therefore know
we'll the good points as we'll as the
shortcomings OF the present military
system and that the opinions OF men
in all ranks of the service who par
ticipated in the war will be carefully
considered"
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
SUIT RECALLS A MINE
TRAGEDY OF LAST JULY
(Fra:n Fridays DallY.1

Suing for $4,000 damages as the
result OF the death OF her son in the
Arizona Binghampton mines, Mrs.
Mollie Johnson OF Long Beach, Cali
fornia, recalls the accident which
cost the lives OF Harry Dickson and
James Chapman, the latter a former
l. ". w. leader in Bisbee and Je-
rome
Mrs. Johnson i'll her complaint al
leges that Dickson was proceeding
into an upraise on the 6OO-level on
July 10. when enc or more insecure
steps on the ladder gave way, pre-
cipitating him to the tunnel level,
causing injuries from which he died in
short time. It will be recalled that
the first reports from the mine, led
to the belief that the accident was
caused by a cave-in, and later the
story was that the men, ascending
the upraise, were gassed into uncon-
seriousness, causing them to fall and
be killed.
Mrs. Johnson further alleges that
there were no lights in the raise to
indicate to the miners the danger o:
the weak ladder She is represented
by O'Sullivan and Morgan.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
CHANGES HANDS

WINSLOW Thomas Quebec
eaux, of the Arizona State band, has
purchased the Ninslow Electric
Light and Power company, together
with the ice plant from the Santa Fe
railroad, and will henceforth operate
same.
The plant will be moved from its
present location to a more accessible
place down town. Negotiations are
now under way for the purchase OF
some suitable lots on which to build
large building to be used for the
plant and Offices.
Claude Quebedeaux OF Charleston
West Virginia, an experienced cleo
trioal engineer, will arrive in the city
soon TO take over the management OF
the new plant.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
SOLD BEE HIVE MINE

Andrew Peterson of Congress
Junction is in the city among friends.
He has been interested in the gold
mines OF that field for many years
and sold the famous extension OF the
Octave mine to the Zeiger family d
number OF years ago. The property
is considered good one. but has
been closed down for several years
on account of the death of both Of
the Zeiger brothers. The company
organized by the Zeiger's was named
the Bee Hive, and Mrs. Charles lei
ger Of FL Paso. the principal heir of
the estate. has sold off the machin-
cry plant to Rosenberg 6 Co., and
says she will hold the property for
the future unless It will bring z price
commensurate with its known values.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
DRIVE FOR A MILLION
LEGIONERS STARTS SOON

TUCSON-A preliminary drive to
increase the membership OF the Nc
Dermott post of the American Le-
gion in Tucson will be launched
soon. As result OF meeting held
in the Armory, it was decided to
launch the drive to increase the local
membership at once. During the next
few days committees will call on all
returning veterans and try to per
suade them to join the organization.
The antional drive for 100000
members will be launched September
IS. This drive was discussed inform
ally at the meeting. Andy Martin,
state president fthe legion i'll Ari-
iona, said that in all probability COM
mittees would be named and head
quarters opened i'll some central bust
ness location in Tucson. Some OF
these committees will call upon the
business men OF the city and try and
interest them in the movement to
persuade the men who are in their
employ who have not joined the le-
goin to do so. Other committees will
call on the veterans personally.
Arizona is expected TO raise a