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The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF
 MEMBER OF CABINET

Washington, June 2.-Attempts on the life of Attorney General Palmer were made tonight thru the planting of bomb which wrecked the lower portion of the Palmer residence in the fashionable northwest section of Washington. Mir. Palmer and all members of his family escaped with out injury, being on the second floor at the time of the explosion.
 One man. thought to be the person who planted the bomb, was blown to bits by the force of the explosion Police believe that the bomb exploded prematurely, before it could be placed under the house.
 The bomb, the police said, was con- tained in a suitcase filled with cloth ing of the man killed, it was said ing of the man killed. Pieces found, it was said. indicated that he was roughly clad
 The force of the explosion was suf- fieient to shatter window glass in res idences for a block on each side of the Palmer home. The residence of Sena- tor Swanson, of Virginia, next door to that of the attorney general, was not badly damaged.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
GERMANY BARRED
 OUT OF THEL. OF N.
France Unalterably Opposed to Ad- hitting Nation, While Other Major Powers Might COnsent-The
 Austrian Treaty.

Paris, May 30.-With the exception of France, all the major powers would undoubtedly agree to immediate ad- mission of Germany to the League of Nations, but France is unalterably opposed, and in consequence there is no possibility of this being done.
 Strangely enough, the sum of $25,- 0O0,O0O,O0O fixed by the Germans for separations corresponds exactly with the amount upon which several American and British conference financial advisers had agreed that the Germans could reasonably be ex- pected to pay, and it is not impossible that some changes will be granted in the financial terms of the treaty.
 The translation of the German counter proposals is going on SC slowly that it seems improbable that the Council of Four will be able to French texts for consideration until Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
SEE A LooPHoLE FOR BOOZE.
Vets Think Some States Will Permit
 Sale Despite Amendment.

Washington, June 2.-Anti-prohibi- tionists are proceeding on the theory that, notwithstanding the constitu- tional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, Congress will be able to find a way to evade the strict enforcement of the provisions and that actual pro- hibition will exist only in such states as have prohibitory laws and provide for their enforcement by the states themselves.
 Upon the authority of one of the leading opponents of prohibition in the senate, it can be stated that the liquor interests expect the question to be one which will figure in all future congressional campaigns.
 Opponents of prohibition concede that the prohibition amendment can never be repealed, but they insist that it will only be enforced so long as a majority of the voters are in favor of it.
 They think that there has~been re- vulsion of public feeling since the amendment was adopted, and that the next elections will demonstrate a pub lie demand for beer and wines and a limited manufacture and sale of whis- key.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
 SECRETARY EASTIN TO NEW POSITION IN HENRIETTA
Leaves Sunday to Take Up Duties With Chamber of Commerce in the
 Oklahoma City.

Ben c. Eastin, for two years ener- getic and efficient secretary of the Mena Commercial Club, will leave on Sunday for Henryetta, Ok, where he takes similar position with the Chamber of Commerce at greatly in- creased salary.
 During the time Mir. Eastin has been in Mena he has rendered much valu- able service to the community, serv- ice that will continue to be beneficial for years to come. He has, 1t may be added, become very much attached to this locality, and, as an expert in the line, has become convinced that there are few if any places where proper efforts in truck and small fuit grow ing will bring such returns. Imbued with this belief, he declares he will look forward to returning to Mena at no distant date to engage in that cIined several good offers for his pret- clined several good offers for his pre- ty home, and Mrs. Eastin and the children will continue to live in Mena for an indefinite period.
 NIT. Eastln mas arFanSeu tO keep III close touch with the Commercial Club work here, particularly in making sure that the cantaloupe crop plant ed under his advice is marketed to the best advantage.
 Claude Williford, the new secretary, has spent the past two weeks in get ting acquainted with the duties of the office, and will beyond doubt carry the work forward with entire success.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
.ANTI-AMERICANS
 GETTING HOLDER
Alleged German Citizens League in Chicago Has Nerve Enough to Pro- test Against the Peace Terms
 Given to the Huns.

Washington, June 3.-Senators and representatives received from the German-American Citizens League of Chicago yesterday fervid appeal to reject the peace treaty on the ground that it violates the Presidents pro- mise to build peace on ms fourteen points. The league complains that Germany was buncoed by the Presi- dent into surrendering and chasing out the kaiser.
 A portion of the letter follows:
 America entered the war to make the world safe for democracy and de- cent to live in,' as President Wilson and the Congress of the United States declared.
 Furthermore, President Wilson solemnly declared to combat the Prus- sian militarism and the imperial au- tocracy, but had the most friendly feeling for the German people. The declaration of the fourteen points by our President, which has been praised as the aim of highest statesmanship, was thought to be the foundation of lue WOTiu peace.
 Conscious of fighting for those high ideals and proud of it, our Amer ican youth went to war. Trusting strongly those fourteen points and be- lieving that a presidential promise should not be twisted much less doubt ed, the German people laid down their arms after dismissing the imperial au- tocracy.
 'The peace treaty is now published. It is the exact reverse from what President Wilson has promisied to the world. The confidence in President Wilson and his word by the starving German people has been deceived in the most shameful manner thru the spirit of revenge and desire of ami hilation by our Allies. The principles of true democracy have been trampled on. The American people appear be- fore the world as hypocrites and their honor is at stake, should they consent to this barbarian peace treaty, which certainly bears the germ for a new war and bloodshed
 Therefore, we American citizens protest most emphatically against this peace treaty and ask our Con- gress at Washington to refuse to sanction or to approve this act of wild spirit of revenge and avarice."
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
CARRANzA's MEN DESERT.
Mexican Regulars Said to Have Joined
 the RevOlutionists.

Laredo, Tex, June 3.--A Mexican just arrived here from Parrall, Chi huahua, declared today that a regi- ment of newly equipped. Carranza troops, sent to attack Villa forces at Parral, went over to the revolutionary forces in a body without engaging them.
 The troops, according to the mans story, were organized at Juarez, and their equipment included 500 horses recently purchased from the United States remount station at Fort Bliss. The Mexican said he was given safe conduct by General Angeles.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
POWERFUL EMPIRE
 SPLIT 10 PIECES
Dismemberment Is the Price Austria Must Pay for Having Helped the Hun--Peace Pact Is Formally
 Presented.

St. Germain, June 2.-The great Austrian empire is to be split to pieces, according to the terms of the peace pact given out today, as it's pun ishment for having helped the Hun.
 The conditions of peace of the allied and associated powers, with the exception Of military, separations, financial and certain boundary clauses, was handed to the Austrian plenipo- tentiaries at St. Germain today. Those clauses which are not yet ready for presentation will be delivered as soon as possible, the Austrians in the meantime having the opportunity to begin work on the greater part of the treaty in an effort to facilitate final decision.
 The Austrian treaty follows exact ly the same outline as the German, and in many places is identical with it, except for the change in name. Ger tain specific clauses which applied to Germany only, are, of course, omitted anu tClbdiil HtW IAducNo iiCluhths No- pecially as regards the new states created out of the former Austro Hungarian empire, and the protection of the rights of the Hungarian em- pire, the racial, religious and linguis. tic minorities in Austria, Czecho- Slovakia, Rumania and in the Serb Croat-Sloven state.
 Austria is left by the treaty state of six million or seven million peo- pie, inhabiting territory between 5000 and 6,000 square miles, She is required to recognize the complete independence of Hungary, Czecho-Slo- vakia and the Serb -Croat- Sloven state, and to cede other territory which previously in union with her composed the empire of Austria Hun gary, with it's population of over 40, 100000 people
 Austria was given fifteen days to reply to the terms of peace presented by the allied nations. The entire peace treaty was rot presented to the Austrians today and the fifteen days stipulation with regard to their reply, therefore, refers only to the portion handed them at today's session.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
AUSTRIAN TREATY.
Pact Held Up Pending Hearing of the
 Small Powers.

Austria's peace delegation will not receive the terms of the peace from the allied representative until Mon day. After the plenary session of the peace conference held yesterday af- ternoon it was announced that several of the smaller powers directly inter ested in the treaty to be presented to Austria had asked for AS hours in which to study the pact. This makes it necessary for the conference to hold another plenary session Saturday. The Austrian delegation has been in- formed that the presentation of the treaty will not occur until Monday, and has acquiesced in the decision of the conference. There is no sign of an agreement in the conference over the terms, but it is pointed out by M. Britano of Rumania that Poland, Ru- mania, Serbia and other small na- tions will be given a short time for consideration.
 The treaty is not as yet fully com pleted, the clauses involving settle ments being omitted from the draft submitted at the plenary session.
 In France and England today the memories of American soldiers who fell on the battlefield or who died while in the service of their country were honored. Impressive services were held in many cities and towns in England, while in France the ceme- teries where lie the soldiers of the Marne, the vesle, the Aisne, the Mo selle, the Argonne, and the shattered Hindenburg line were the scenes of memorial exercises.
 President Wilson speaks at the American cemetery at Eusnes, sub urb of Paris, today.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
K. c. MINISTER
 SCORES PRESIDENT
Declares His Appeal for Beer and Wines Is Insult to Labor, to the SoI- diers and to Business Men
 Bishop Quayle's Message.

Kansas City, June 2.-"The brewers and liquor interests of the United States claim they will have force of h million in Washington in two weeks to influence Congress to repeal the War Time Prohibition Act. Bishop Quayle requests us to wire our con gressmen in Washington not to re- peal the act How many of this con gregation are willing to sign their names to telegram of this sort?"
 The Rev. Fletcher Homan, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, asked that question yesterday morning. The entire audience arose spontaneously.
 Applause Punctuated Sermon
 Frequent applause punctuated the sermon, Prohibition versus the Pres ident"
 "A double-minded man is unstable" Mir Homan declared. This sermon has nothing to do with politics Lit has much to do with morals. A double minded man cannot be a great leader
 An Insult to Labor.
 If President Wilson says that la Dor wants liquor, he hurls vile insult at the noble working men. If he says the soldier wants the prohibition act repealed, he insults them" Mir. Ho- man pointed to the chureh's large honor roll above the pulpit. q would hate to believe that the majority of those boys want the act repealed" he said. And l would hate to think that the majority of the boys in the Amer ican army want it repealed. Does Will son believe the great business men of the country, who are back of prohibi- tion every moment of the time, want the act repealed? Then he insults them, as well. Does he believe the educators do not want prohibition7 If so he insults them. If the President believes the churches dc not want pro hibition, he insults them, too.
 Is President Wilson ignorant ?" he asked. "No, the man is educated; n scholar. He must know the evils of liquor and the bad influence of saloons. Is he inefficient? He must be, or he would not take this stand Is he in- sinhere? :? To say a man is insincere is to say that he lacks morals, and that would be bad thing to say about the leader of this Nation. Let us hope that he, at least, is sincere.
 "The man who is marally blind is politically blind in these days of moral and political reform" Mir. Ho- man concluded.
 In his prayer, following the ser mon, the minister asked that the world be cleansed and that America be made not ashamed of it's President.
 Bishop Quayle's Message.
 Bishop William A. Quayle's mes sage, in which he asks that the church people telegraph their representatives in Washington, begins as follows:
 President Wilson has done the ex- pected thing. He Has for the second time taken the side of beer and Ger many"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
GEO. B. COOK TO
 MENA'S SCHOOLS
Eminent Arkansas Educator Has Ac- cepted Superintendency for Coming Year-Greatest Step Yet Taken to
 Put Mena at Top EducationalIy.

George B. Cook, for years Arkan- sas' foremost educator, has accepted the superintendency of Mena's schools for the coming school year.
 At meeting held by the Mena school board recently it was decided that nothing short of the best was good enough for Mena's schools, and the first step was to secure super intendent. But there were few, doubt less, who dreamed that our school board actually had in view the secur- ing of man of the caliber of George E Cook.
 But it has been done, the board hav- ing received telegram of acceptance from MT Cook, now at Little Rock. He will be in Mena Monday to consult with the board and meet Mena people and get in touch with the local situa- tion.
 While in his early twenties, Mir. Cook, by his ability as a teacher and an executive, won the place of super intendent of schools at Hot Springs. This place he held until he was elect ed as state superintendent of public instruction of Arkansas, which he held eight years. He is a member of the executive board of the National Educational Association, and so ear nest is he in keeping abreast with the best in educational work and ideals that he rarely, if ever, misses a ses- sion of that organization. He is the originator of number of laws now on the statute books of Arkansas that have all been for the betterment of our schools.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
THREE KILLED IN BORDER RAID.
Bandits Escaped After Robbing Their
 Murdered Victims.

Brownsville, Tex, June 2.-Three men were shot and killed and fourth wounded by three robbers who raided a shack on ranch IT miles from here up the Rio Grande early Sunday Those killed were Deputy Sheriff Car los Esparza, Domingo Trevino and Pedro Zepeda.
 The bandits escaped after robbing their victims Officials say at least two of the bandits were from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, and think the purpose of this attack was the staying of Esparza. as he has been shot at several times in recent years.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
.oNG TIME BETWEEN WEDDINGS
Waters Man Takes New Wife After
 Waiting Half Century.

When J. A. Mckenzie, we'll known Waters resident, was about to wed Mrs. Mary Carpenter in Mena Thurs day, he said it has been long time since he had participated in wedding. To be exact, it was few days more than 53 years since Mir. Mckenzie took the role of benedict. His first marriage occurred in May, 1866 and he tried to make his second in 1919 occur the same day of the month as had the first, but delay in reaching Mena prevented this. The groom is 78 years of age and his bride is 67. Mrs. Mckenzie formerly lived at Bokoshe, Ok. The wedding occurred Thursday evening at the home of J. H. Sims on South Fourth street, and was performed by Judge s. H. Smith.
 Before leaving Mena with his brides. for their new home near Waters, Mir. Mckenzie told Star reporter he had 28 grandchildren and 26 great grand children.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05

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The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
MAY VOTE ON SUFFRAGE TODAY

Washington, June 3.-The senate failed to reach vote today on the house suffrage resolution and final action is expected Wednesday. When Senator Watson called up the resolu- tion, attendance of senators was the smallest ever recorded during debate on the question. Senator Harrison, a Democrat, of Mississippi, offered an amendment proposing that the resolu- tion apply to white citizeps only, but it was voted down later, 58 to IT.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
OLD SETTLER DEAD.
Henry Whisenhunt Had Lived in Polk
 County Many Years.

One of Polk county's old settlers passed away Saturday morning when death claimed Henry Whisenhunt at his home near Acorn. The end came at o'clock, following long period of illness. MT. Whisenhunt was 79 years of age and was born in Geor- gia He and his family have lived in Polk county many years. Mrs. Whis- enhunt died about 6 years ago. The funeral took place Sunday evening at Concord. Officers and members of Dallas Lodge No. 12S, F. & A. M, had charge of the ceremonies at the grave.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
All Right for the Fish. but

Rain interfered with the fishing trip of the Charles Copelin party, which camped on Rolling Fork and Little River The party was com posed of Mir. and Mrs. Copelin and MT. and Mrs. c. A. Stewart of Kings Spur. It rained every day and night while the party was out, and the fishers decided to come home, reach- ing Mena Wednesday. Mir. and Mrs Copelin were accompanied to Mena hy Mfr. Stewart and Mrs. Belle Knlggh44 of Kings Spur.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
Once an Anti-Now He Isn't

The dwindling forces of the good roads obstructors in Polk county lost one of their strongest members this week, when Frank Lewis, we'll known farmer and land owner of Hatfield, an- nounced his decision to quit and be- come pro. Mir. Lewis celebrated his change by coming to Mena and buy ing Ford from the Proctor Smith Motor Company, getting a five pas senger touring car. Lewis is the father of Joe Lewis. once leader of the Hatfield antis.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
 WHEN THE LIFE OF CATTLE TICKS IS NOT WORTH WHILE
Most Efficient Work at Eradication of the Pest Is Being Done in
 Polk County.

A representative of The Star, seek ing information as to the progress be- ing made in the eradication of the cattl tick in this county, quizzed Grady Hand, the county inspector.
 Mir. Hand informs the Star that the work is going forward in a most satisfactory manner, and that, as a result, an easing up of the frequency of clippings may soon be expected in some districts. He stated that one of the heaviest districts is being presided over by D. A. Hazel, and with remarkable success. He states that Mir. Hazel seems to know just how to go about it to get the full CO., operation of the people. His work comprises supervision over 13 vats, as follows: West Valley, Gam, Old Potter, New Potter, the Whitaker vat west of Mena, three at Acorn and three at Mena.
 c. K. Cartwright of the west end of the county is another man who has found hearty cooperation by the stock owners of his district His aNtIdEt dt Lilt T IGt~ dom, Rocky and Connally vats is given as 99 per cent, and at the last dipping he reported that every head of stock in the territory had been dipped.
 Another man who has been very successful is Frank Thompson. Thompson was given a district, the northeast part of the county, that is thinIy settled, very mountainous, and conceded to be hard to handle. but he is finding the people ready to assist him in carrying the work onward.
 It is. in fact, pleasant to record that despite the destruction of sev- eral vats some weeks ago, the people of Polk county .,eem to be unanimous ly in favor of abiding by the law, ev- en if, as in exceptional cases. they are not ardent supporters of the doc Urine of tick eradication.
 x E fEcCsrn win be in his Studio
The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-05
ANTIs APPEAL ROAD CASE.
Supreme Court VIII Be Asked to Pas:
 on Highway Project.

The antis have appealed from the decision of Circuit Judge Steel in the Jefferson Highway case and the su- preme court will be asked to pass on the big improvement project.
 Judge Steel overruled the motion of the antis for a new trial and grant ed period of 60 days for filing the appeal to the higher court. W. N. Martin, legal representative of the highway opponents, Is now as work preparing the bill of exceptions for the supreme court