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The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
GREAT BRITAIN PLANS TO IS
SUE GIGANTIC LOTTERY LOAN
Government Plans to Capitalize Ma
tional Love for Gambling to Pay
OF War Debt


London, Dec. England is on
the eve of the issuance of a gigantic
lottery loan wherein the national love
of gambling will be capitalized by the
Government to help pay off the war
debt. The loan has not yet been au-
thorized. but 200 members of Par
lament have petitioned for it, news
papers, including Northcliffe's, are
campaigning for it. Austen Chamber
lain, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
favors it.
Backers of the SCENE, which is po-
litely termed premium bond plan, aver
that five billion dollars can readily be
raised by it. Briefly, the plan is to
issue non-interest bearing bonds at
par, redeemable in twenty years;
each 800 bond being good for a
chance in daily drawing for $780,
600 prize. There would be other prizes
of lesser amount.
But the hackers are silent about
what the value of such bonds would
be to the holder thereof after the
drawings. The prizes are made feas-
ible by the fact no interest would be
paid
The British are enthusiastic fol-
lowers of the ponies, racing being an
all year institution.
Efforts would be made, if Parlia-
ment authorizes the lottery loan. to
raise money abroad by offering prize
bond chances in other countries, pos
sibly America.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
PASTOR WARNS OF SECOND
FLOOD WITHIN SIXTY YEARS.

Barberton, Ohio, Nov 30.-Warning
that within the next sixty years fol-
lowing more war, famine and pesti-
Ience, a second flood will inundate the
earth was sounded in sermon by
Rev. Carlysle II. Holcomb, pastor Of
the First Church of Christ.
Taking as his text Revelations 1911
And the mother of the earth shall
weep and mourn over her, for no man
buyeth their merchandise any more, Z
Rev. Holcomb declared that the
world war is the beginning of the end
of the world fabric and the destruction
of the worlds social and commercial
fabric"
The present social and economic
conditions cannot be reformed" he
declared.
Fashion, pleasure and money are
the three motives for present-day con-
ditions."
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
HIGHWAYS WILL COST MORE
THAN A MILLION DOLLARS
Roads Provided VIII Total About 100
Miles-cost Of upkeep Big
Problem,
From the DeQueen Bee.

From the DeQueen Bee.
SEWER county has improved iis.i-
ways built and being buiiJ thai VIII
cost in the aggregate over one million
dollars.
The cost and estimated cost Of seven
OF these highways is $947,5l4 leaving
three OF the ten for which no official
estimates have been made.
One OF these highways has ben COM
pleted for some time. 1t runs north
and south through the country, dis
ance Of about rs miles, and cost about
$4,000
The longest road Improvement dis
trict in the county is the Horatio and
Eastern. 1t will be about 50 miles in
length and its estimated cost is $265,
600.
Two of these highways, when com
pleted. win form Sewer county's por-
ton of the Scenic Division OF the
,Bankhead Highway, thoroughfare
that will reach from Washington, DC,
to Los Angeles. Calf. The Scenic Div
ision will reach from Hot Springs to
FL Paso, Tex.
Sewer County's first highway is a
section of what was first projected
as the jefferson Highway, which was
TO run from Canada TO the Gulf of
Mexico.
The ten highways provided for in
Sewer county will be tapped by num-
erous good country roads Many com
munities are already building good
roads TO connect with the highways.
The upkeep of over million dollars
Of improved highways is problem
that will confront Sewer county
In the future. Road District No. | has
a surplus fund for this purpose, others
may have been completed The cost
of their upkeep should be very low,
owing to the easy accessibility Of road
material.
The completion Of these highways
viii give wonderful impetus to the
development of the county Like the
placing OF laborsaying machinery in
the shop or factory, 1t is believed that.
notwithstanding the cost, these high
ways will be source of profit to
those who are paying for them.
The highways Of Sewer county,
when completed, will total in length
about $50 miles.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
If We Had Been Prepared.

From the Southwest American.
1t is probably too late to regret our
unpreparedness when the war came
upon us, but the words of General
Pershing before the senate committee
on military affairs can hardly be
passed over without notice. The gem
eral said: at is my opinion that if
we had been prepared adequately We
would never have been called upon to
defend our rights" and dismissed the
subject with shrug of his shoulders.
1t is nothing new, such sentiment.
1t is now known that Germany would
never have allowed us to enter the
war had we been prepared. that is,
she would have complied with our de-
mands and thus prevented us having
reason for entering the struggle.
But when she proposed her ruthless
submarine warfare, and when inform
ed that if she carried out her inten-
tions we would have to interfere, Ger
many did not fear US; she did not be-
lieve we were prepared--as we were
not prepared. Where Germany erred
was in the length of time it would
take us to make preparations. She
expected to win the war before we
could do anything to interfere with
her winning. But she would have
made no such mistake had we been
prepared. All of which is known and
by this time trite, but it is well to
keep it everlastingly before the ma
ton, for there may be other events
staring us in the face that will re-
quire preparations.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04

| have one fullblood, registered Hol-
stein male calf to sell, S months old.
II you want ID call at once. ]. II. Cox.
ADV. 38tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04

The "outIaw strike" of switchmen
will be investigated by the govern
ment with a view to ascertaining what
caused it. and who agitated it. The
strike coming at time when the
shortage of coal was beginning to be
seriously felt caused the government
yesterday to have federal agents be-
gin an investigation with view of
ascertaining if the strike was simply
a spasmodic labor walkout or one in
stituted for some more serious pur-
pose. Government investigators point
ed out yesterday that under the in
junction of Judge Anderson any one
who interfered with coal production
or its distribution might be cited for
contempt of court and punished,
whether the offense was committed
at the mine or hundreds of miles away
from the coal producing country.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
What Curing House Means.
From the Little River News.

From the Little River News.
Under weather conditions, such as
have been had this fall, the sweet po-
tato crop has been mostly a loss
through rot. Those who had no cur
ing house for taking care of them are
generally out of potatoes now. Some
rotted before they were dug, but a
large per cent rotted afterward, even
while you were looking at them. A
curing house at this place would have
no doubt saved thousands of dollars
There would have been sufficient to
have supplied the home market with a
large surplus to ship later when the
price due to scarcity would have justi-
fled.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
TAKES VAST SUN
FOR GOVERNMENT
Treasury Estimate Totaling 5 Billions
Laid Before Congress by Secretary
Glass--Interest on War Debt
Biggest Items.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The record
billion-doIlar congresses Of ordinary
peace times faded into the past today
when Secretary Glass, presenting the
annual estimates, proposed appropria-
lions of practically five billion dollars
for conducting the peace-time activi-
ties OF the government during the fis-
cal year 1921.
According to these figures, It win
cost more than five times as much to
conduct the peace-time affairs of the
government as It did In the year Inn
mediately preceding the world war
Interest on War Debt.
The greatest Individual estimates
for expenditures. Of course, so TO the
army and the navy. The yearly in
terest on the war debt, however, Is
tS1 OF 100000. which sum alone is
greater than all the appropriations for
all purposes whatsoever OF any peace
time congress.
All in all. the estimates justify the
predictions made on the floor of con-
gress during consideration of the war
tax bills, that the present generation
would not see the government con-
Quoted at an expense of less than four
billions a year
The Several Estimates.
The estimated appropriations for
Ehe principal government departments
we're presented as follows:
Legislative tcongress) $9,025,22s,125
Executive white House and govern
ment Departmental, 49.11l,463.7I.
Judicial sl,634,190.
Army 9S9,57S.657.20
Navy, S542,021. S04.S0
Pensions S2l5,0S0,000.
Public works, $3.50, s2t ,S10-17.
Miscellaneous $685., 717 1885,
Foreign intercourse Sl1,24S,25O.9I
The total of all estimates, including
some comparatively minor items not
included in the foregoing. is $4,S65.-
410.0s1.62, the greatest sum ever
asked of any congress when the coun-
try was not actually at war.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
R. R. SWITCHNEN
RETURN TO WORK
Strike That Tied Up Terminal Rail-
road at Kansas City Called off
Monday-Federal Investigation
Next
From the Kansas CItY So.

From the Kansas City Star.
The strike Of 1900 switchmen of
all roads but two entering Kansas
City, and the Kansas City Terminal
railroad was called off at 1870 o'clock
Monday morning, when the men after
practically an all-day session voted to
return to work.
A committee OF the strikers appear
ed at the office Of w. M. Corbett, gem
eral manager of the Terminal rail-
road, soon after the vote had been
taken and announced the decision of
the strikers.
1.-The men will return to work when
the whistles blow this morning" said
II. F. Taylor, chief clerk in the office
of the federal manager.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04

"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for HabituaI
Constipation. Il relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for Ia TO q days
to induce regular action. 1t Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. soc
per bottle.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-04
THE KITCHEN AND HEALTH.

The kitchen is the most important
room in the house from health
standpoint, says the United States
Public Health Service. Keep every
thing about it and every one in it
srrupulously clean.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
ANXIOUS AS TO STAND
 ON MISSIONS

Rome, July 4-Pope Benedict yes terday delivered a short allocution to the Sacred College regarding steps taken for the protection of Catholic missions, especially in former German colonies.
 The Pope said that as soon as 1t was realized some of the clauses of the Peace Treaty infringed upon the rights and interests of Catholic mis- sions he wrote to Peace Conference delegates asking them to modify those clauses in a spirit of justice.
 More than twenty Cardinals, many Bishops and Archbishops and other dignitaries attended the consistory- Mgr Bonzano, apostolic delegate to the United States, was in attendance
 The Pope at the consistory appoint ed Cardinal Boschi as Bishop of Fras- cati and Mgr. Cadi to be patriarch of Antioch on the Greek Melchite rite He also confirmed all Archbishops and Bishops appointed by brief since the last consistory, this being the first one held since the war began.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
EMPIRE.

In her new Paramount picture, Men, Women and Money" which will be presented at the Empire thea tre today, beautiful Ethel Clayton plays a captivating role, that of Mar eel Middleton, a society girl.
 MarcePs parents have sent her to an exclusive girls finishing school in the East and she becomes enamored ot socletys ways, as one of her chums is member of the smart set therefore, when the chum invites her to spend the summer vacation with her at her eastern home MarceTs parents mortgage their little home that she may accept the invitation. --
 Marcel makes an impression among the society idlers, even mourning the hatred of her hostess, who ieaIously loves one of MarceTs new admirers. tomobile accident and after settling up the estate, she returns to the East and rents expensive apart 1nent. When her money runs out her friends desert and insult her This is her awakening and she starts to work to pay off her debts. thereby winning the respect and love of the man who had insulted her. He now changes his way of living also and sets out to win the girl whom he now loves.
 How he succeeds forms one of the most pleasing romances of the day. Sunday evening: Elsie Ferguson in the Aircraft special, The Aya1- ancte.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
JUSTICE AGENTS FIND LITTLE
 TO CRITICIZE

The Department of Justice agents who are in this city Investigating the compliance of the saloon keepers with the provisions of the War time Proti- bition Act are finding little to criti- else in the manner in which the law Is being obeyed in this city.
 About the same number of saloons are open today as were open on Thursday and these are selling only the so-falled near beer, a beverage that looks like beer but has no other resemblance to the real article.
 The demand for this and other sub stitutes is very light and saloons that remain open are only waiting for the President to arrive and declare that as the dernobilization of the army has been completed that the Wartime prohibition is ended.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
SENATOR'S SUFFERED PATH
 LED HIM TO THE, SENATE

Butter! Did you ever hear of start ing life with nothing but?
 That is the way United States Sena- tor Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock started.
 1t was not by eating butter but by going without it that he got the start. He says:
 My father told me that if I would go without butter for year, he would give me a calf
 Why calf? I suppose 1t was be- cause the young bovine animal nor mally consumes, when fed on it's moth CTS milk, a lot of cream which might otherwise become butter. Accordingly, if I saved a years butter I might be deemed entitled to calf
 Anyway, I went butterless, and l got the calf
 "A calf was of no use to me, so l sold it and with the money bought few hens and a rooster, building LID small trade in eggs and chickens which I sold to my own family and to the neighbors
 My grandfather encouraged me to earn money, and save it. If there had been Thrift Stamps and War Say ings Stamps in those days, he would certainly have urged me to buy them As it was, he acted as my banker, and added dollar for every one l | saved. allowing me good interest on both.
 Later on, I got job with my fath- CT, and by the time I was 19 I had ac- cumulated several hundred dollars With this I paid my way through the law school. On graduation I had used up about all of my money, but 1t was well spent. The legal education tha1 obtained was the most valuable part Of my training for the business of life | If I had not saved, I could not have gone to the law school. My savings gave me that opportunity, and enabled me to follow my bent"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
COMMERCE DEPT STARTS DRIVE ID
 RECLAIM WASTE

The United States Department of Commerce has taken up the campaign for retaining waste and this is to be organized all over the country. The people of Bridgeport should give heary cooperation.
 In the old free days of low prices and abundant help, the United States spent its resources with prod1gal lack of thrift. It seemed easier to dig new metal out of the ground and raise new products from the soil, than to save the old material already in eX- istence.
 These old abundant days are gone, and the government asks people to save paper, rubber, metals, etc. But if you throw such stuff indscrini- nately into a general barrel of waste, it may not be worth picking over. It is just as easy to classify it in diff ferent receptacles.. The result is not merely that you can get a consider able price from the junk man. If everyone co-operates, it must keep down the price of manufactured products, which rise because of scar city of material.
 Great forests have to be cut down ito supply the paper demand that could be saved if the enormous de- struction of paper stock could be stopped The majority of people al- ready save their old newspapers which has done lot to hold down the price which already is far too high.
 But an enormous waste is still go- ing on of old envelopes, letters, cir culars. wrapping paper, etc. This material has to be arranged in neatly tied packages to be salable- Just lay two pieces of cord lengthwise in box. lay two cords crosswire. Line the bot tom and sides of the box with papers, then fill up with old paper as it col lects. Top off the box with news papers, tie up the cords and you have
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
ONE-LEGGED MAN
 SAVES BATTER

A one-legged man demonstrated at Milford Beach yesterday that his ability as a 1ifesaver had not been impaired even though one of his legs was gone.
 Demjian M. stephen of 1875 Cen tral avenue, Bridgeport, went to Myrtle Beach yesterday to escape the city's sweltering heat and finding it rather warm there, decided to bathe. Getting into thes water, without real izing the fact he went beyond his depth, and cries of other bathers at- tracted the attention of William Dix. the one-legged member of the Milford Volunteer Life Saving corps, who inn mediate1y went to the rescue. After a long swim Dix reached Stephen and with considerable difficulty brought him to the shore where with the as- sistance of William Ashworth and Henry St. Arnold he succeeded in re- viving the half drowned man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
HUSBAND SEES
 WIFE D0RWN
 IN H0USAT0NIC

UnaHe to swim a. stroke, Richard of shelton had to stand on the bank of the Housatonic river yes terday afternoon and watch his wife drown. The husband had a. one-year old baby with him and for that req son did not dare go into the water.
 The fatality occurred about 3 D. m. Mrs. Hartmann and her sister went in bathing although neither could swim Despite her husbands objections Mrs. Hartmann started into the water. They stepped from the shelving bank into the deep water of the channel and their cries brought other bathers who rescued Mrs. Hartmann's sister but were unable to save Mrs. Hart mann. The body was recovered about two hours later. The Hartmann's for merly resided in this city but moved to Sh elton about six months ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
Peoples Church Is
 To Continue Main
 Services in Summer

At the morning service at the Peo- ple's church tomorrow Rev. H. A. Davenport will take as his topic, The Church, Its Life and Work
 D. W. Marshall will take charge of the Sunday school while Supt. liar ington is on vacation. The principal services of the Peoples church will continue throughout the summer without intermission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
WILLS DEFEATS
 SAM LANCFORD

ST. LOUIS, July 5--Harry Wills won the newspaper decision over Sam Langford in an eight-round open air bout.
 KANSAS CITY, July Jeff Smith, of New York, outpointed Mike Gib- bons, of St. Paul, in a ten-round box ing match, according to the news writers.
 TULSA, OKLA, July 5-Harry Greb. of Pittsburgh. gained a ref eree's decision over Bill Brennan, of Chicago, in a fffteen-round fight here.
 TULSA. OKLA, July 5-Earl Pur- year, of Tulsa, and Bobby Hughes, Of New Orleans, fought fifteen fast rounds to a draw, according to the unanimous verdict of sport writers.
 CANTON, OHIO. July 5--Jacll Britton, welterweight champion, easily defeated Johnny Grifiths, of Akron, in 8 twelve-round no-decision bout here.
 DENVER, July 5-Tommy Gib- bons of St. Paul had the better of George "Knockout'' Brown of Chica- go in every round of their twelve round fight. sss<,
 PERSHING STADIUM, July 5- Digger Evans, of Australia. was awarded the decision over Maria Rireati of italy. in the final match of the bantamweight boxing contest.
 OMAHA, NEE, July 5-Joe Stech- CT. of Dodge, Neb., defeated Ed. ("Strangler") Lewis, of San Jose. Cal, in two straight falls in a wrestling match. Stecher won the first fall in l hour and 47 minutes. and the second fall in II minutes. He took each fall with a body scissors and wrist lock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
BAND CONCERT AT SEASIDE PARK
 SUNDAY NIGHT

Board of Recreation band concert, July 6, 1919. Sunday evening at Sea- side Park at o'clock, played by the Wheeler & Wilson band.
 The program is as follows:
 The Star Spangled Banner.
 Grand Festival Marcia, Hail Amer lea, G Drum.
 Overture. Isabella. F. Lappe.
 'walser De Concert, Kisses. J. Lame- onik. f
 Cornet Solo. Selected. by Mr. A Vernon.
 Selection. Mephistofale. F. Boito.
 Intermizzo, Carol Martin
 Selection, Tumble In, R. Trime-
 Grand Descriptive Fantasie on the song Old Folks at Home. played in different country styles. Lake. America 'a. .,-r--- -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
PnII'S

An attractive program is offered at Polls theatre for the week end. De-
 spite the heat last night, there were large audiences on hand to enjoy the
 fine bill.
 The Kuma Four, wonder workers
 from the Orient, kept the spectators well interested with their mystifying stunts in the black art. They have big line Of illusions.
 Miss Mary Howard and company in a playlet, "A Real Pal,'' was one of
 the most enjoyable numbers Richards and Simmons scored in a song and dance offering. Orben and Dixie in their Freezes from tho South,' came in for much deserved applause.
 Enose Fraser, "An American Ace"
 presented an interesting number. Ita
 work received much nerited applause. Charles Ray, the rube comedian, in the screen offering, '"The Busher," was exceptionally good. The play tells q baseball story in which Ray is the hero.
 An amusing Lloyd comedy and Pathe News help make the bill corker for the holiday, and should attract large audiences today and to- morrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
Clover Club Puts On Entertainment
 For Service Men

The Clover club last night enter tained members who served in the world war. Two acts from Polls were present and Arthur Lavasseur was also on the bill. There was large crowd on hand. Refreshments were served. In order to allow mem bers to fill other engagements the entertainment did not begin until Il
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Sing a song of Savings Stamps,
 The cost of Iiving's high, But have you counted all the things These Savings Stamps will buy?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

A brass band made spasmQdic ef- forts to play jazz, but made sorry
 | work of it. Theg brass instruments
 were so hot they almost burnt the hands of their players. Many of the players had their hands blistered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Lincoln said: "6e a patriot! Don't mar the immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of independence" Buy Thrift and War Savings Stamps.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

"May the vast future not nave to lament that you neglected It." Buy Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

In a multitude of thrifts there Is safety from worry. Buy wisely, save InteiiiqentIy, and Invest In Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

War Savings Stamps are better than money, because they earn more money.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Broken eggs can not be mended.'- Neither can "cashed-in" War Savings Stamps grow to their maturity value.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Mend that leak in your pocketbooI with War Savings Stamps.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Thrift Is shorthand for "Waste not, want not" Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Wise saving will increase your buy Ing power. Investing In War SaVinss Stamps is wise saving.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

Membership In War Savings So cIety will help you to succeed Save and succeed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05

The War Savings Certificate inter- feres with one of the most popular in- door sports-robbina the bahy's bank.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
SAVE AND SUCCEED

Coln Thrift Into Thrift Stamps