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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
-s-woULD BLOT OUT FRAUD.
Commissioner Ferguson Takes Steps
to Avoid Short Weights, Etc.

Special TO The Star.
Little Rock, June 8.--Commission-
er Jim G. Ferguson has undertaken a
campaign, in cooperation with the
Federal government, to blot out fraud
in short weights and misbranded feeds
and fertilizers. The Federal and state
inspectors work together in protecting
the people The Federal inspectors
turn their attention especially to in
terstate shipments.
A few manufacturers have been
shipping commercial food-stuffs and
fertilizers into the state and placing
it on the market at 100 pounds to the
bag, when it weighs only 85, 90 or 95
pounds. Others have fallen short in
their analysis The result is that
much feed and fertilizer has been
condemned, the registration of manu-
facturers has been cancelled, and a
great deal has been withheld from the
market All purchasers are advised
to weigh the feed and fertilizers, and
carefully note all Irregularities, and
report to the commissioner in Little
Rock.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
MALTA coMMANDERY MEETING
Confer Orders on Four Candidates
and Have Big Feast.

Tuesday evening E. d. Stuart and
j. S. Harper of DeQueen, and F.. w
Tomlinson and G. E. Wells, of Mena
received the orders of Knights Of the
Red Cross, Knights of Malta and the
Knights of the Temple, in Malta
Commandery, No. II, Knights Tenn
plar. The ceremonies began about
4 o'clock, and it was we'll past mid
night before they were concluded.
The members and officers of the
local commandery were assisted in the
work by T. J. Clayton of DeQueen, f..
McCutchan, W. NJ Weir, A. H. Far
rell, Louis johnson, DR. f. N. Fair,
r. d. Mallory, Howard Edwards, Eu-
gene Hull of Heavener, and Henry
Harrington of Sloan Springs, all
members of Malta Commandery, No
80, of Heavener, Ok. The three first
mentioned, Messrs. Clayton, Nc
Cutchan and Weir are Past Command
ers of the local Commandery.
AT s o'clock the visitors and local
members went to the Commercial
Hotel, where substantial supper had
been prepared, and for about an hour
the lodge work was practically for
gotten while the Knights feasted on
many good things prepared for them
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
Roy Miller to Leave Mena.

After having been a resident of
Mena for II years, Roy Miller, the
well known and popular cashier at the
Kansas City Southern freight depot,
has decided to try life in big town.
He has resigned his place at the de-
pot and will go to Kansas City to ac-
cept a desirable position in the offices
of Eugene Cox During his stay in
Mena Roy has been connected with
the work at the Kansas City Southern
station. and his departure will be
noticed by those who have had busi-
ness in this busy place. He will be
succeeded by E. w. Summers of
Zwolle, La, who has been in the en-
ploy of the K c. S. at that place. 1t
is expected that Roy will be checked
out on July 4, and Mr.. Summers
checked in.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
BIG BALLOON ExPLODEs.
When Dirigible C-S Landed Near
Baltimore, Score Suffered.

Baltimore, July Nearly score
of men, women and children were in
jured today by the explosion of navy
dirigible balloon C-S at Camp Hola-
bird, an army post in the southeast
ern outskirts of this city. A number
of men were blown thru the air, but no
one was killed, it was stated.
The balloon had ascended at Camp
Holabird because of rudder trouble,
and was surrounded by a large crowd
of persons when the explosion ac-
Cured.
Between 20 and 100 persons. were
treated at the Camp Holabird hos
pital for burns of various degrees. 1t
is believed that no one was fatally in
jured.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
HEALTH SERVICE ROUTS
MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA
Dread Disease Almost Wiped Out in
Large Area by Sanitary
Measures.


Measures.
Special to The Star.
Little Rock, June S0.-The United
States Public Health Service has re-
printed from the Journal of the Ar
kansas Medical Society 3S-page
compilation of results accomplished
in the Extra Cantonment Zone Sani-
tation around Camp Pike and Eberts
Field. The mosquito control work
commenced June Is, 1917, and dur
ing that year control measures were
exercised over q total area of 61.5
square miles, and last year this was
increased to 92 square miles. The
total cost for the two years was S92,-
208.22 Among the results accom-
plished are:
Reduction of 96 per cent in physi-
clans practice for malaria, at a per
capita cost of % cents.
The complete elimination of malaria
in the Lonoke rice district.
A great reduction in the mortality
rate
The completion Of medical inspec-
tion of school children of Little Rock
and North Little Rock.
A notable improvement in all sani-
tary conditions.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
Red Cross Nursing Lessons Start.

Miss Fannie Pearson, Red Cross
nurse from Texarkana, arrived on
Wednesday, and lessons We're begun
in the Central School building the
same afternoon. A dozen or more adj
ditional women can be accommodated
in the classes, which are free to all.
Three study periods each day will be
given and those taking the course can
have their choice of morning, after
noon and night for lessons.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
LOST ENGINEER; RAN 5 MILES.
Driver OF Engine Knocked From Train
and Killed.

Lincoln, Neb., June 24.--BGrlington
passenger train No. 6, from Lincoln
to Chicago, ran five miles without an
engineer today when Engineer James
Edgar Johnson of Lincoln fell from
the cab mile east of Waverly after
being hit by mail crane. The train
ran from Waverly to Greenwood be-
fore the engineer was missed. Fire
man Karl ]. Zimmerman stopped the
train at Greenwood and ran the engine
back to Waverly. There the engin-
eer was found dead beside the tracks.
Zimmerman declares that johnson left
his seat and stood on the gangway be-
tween the engine and the tender.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
No Report of This Theft.

A gentlemanly bootlegger who is
accused Of having introduced six gal
Ions of Pine Top into Mena Tuesday
night, is said to have been robbed of
his precious fluid by thirsty ones, who
knew where he had hidden the stuff.
The Pine Top was then divided up
among friends of the stealers, the
story goes, and rare good time was
had by all So far as known no re-
port of the robbery was made to the
city or county authorities.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
FRANCHISE TAX soon DUE.
List Filed With Auditor Ranges From
$40 Upwards.
spacial to The ST..

Special to The Star
Little Rock, June 2S.-The State
Tax Commission has filed with the
State Auditor a list of the franchise
taxes due and payable on July 10
There are about 2300 corporations,
domestic and foreign in the list, and
the taxes range from minimum Of
$40 to several thousand dollars. The
list includes all the railroads, insur-
ance companies and building and loan
associations, the last named class be-
ing taxed at fiat rate Of $25. The
rate stipulated by the statutes is one
tenth of one per cent. of the capital
stock
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
Bryan Declines Ride on Camel.

Columbus, Ohio, July William
Jennings Bryan, former secretary of
state and prominent national prohi-
bition leader, balked today on riding
camel in the prohibition day parade
at the Methodist centenary celebra-
ton here. Centenary officials had
planned to have Mr.. Bryan ride a
camel at the head of the parade. In
stead, he viewed the parade from the
grand stand along with other prom
inent prohibition leaders.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
Start Criminal Proceedings.

San Francisco, July Federal
Judge William Sawtelle today denied
the application of the Rainier Brew
ing Company af San Francisco for an
injunction restraining the United
States attorney from beglnndng
criminal proceedings against the com
pany for manufacturing after May
or selling after June 30, beer of 2A
per cent. or less alcoholic content.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
WILL CLOSE THE FOURTH.
Most All Mena Merchants VIII Cease
Business and Enjoy Holiday.

Nearly all the business houses of
Mena will be closed the Fourth to all
low everyone from the bosses to jani-
tors to enjoy the national holiday. A
few stores plan to stay open portion
of the day, but the majority will
close entirely. Mena will have one
big attraction that day, the double
header ball game. The pair of con-
tests promise to be exciting as the
Horation team is said to have secured
extra players especially for the event
A reunion Of Confederate veterans
and picnic dinner at the courthouse
grounds, is expected to bring out a
good crowd
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

GET DATA FOR NEW HIGHWAY.
Engineers From State Commission
Are Looking Over Route West.

Two representatives from the State
Highway Department, w ) Fene and
II. Z. Coker of Little Rock, began
work Monday Of securing data on the
proposed highway from Mena west to
the Oklahoma line The two engin-
GERS will make the preliminary sur
vey which data viii be used in de-
termining the location of the pro-
posed highway. A few weeks ago in
terested property owners in the coun-
try west of Mena prepared petition
asking that the state highway commits
sion do the preliminary work for a
road from Mena west. 1t is proposed
to have the new road follow the line
of the present Talihina road and pass
thru Rocky and Mountain Fork in
reaching the Oklahoma Arkansas line.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
GERMAN DELEGATES WERE THE
FIRST TO PUT SIGNATURES
TO DOCUMENT.
CHINA DECLINED TO JOIN 9TH
Err NATIONS BECAUSE REFUS-
ED RESERVATIONS ASKED.
BOOMING OF CANNON
TOLD OF FINAL ACT

Five years ago-June %. 1919
Francis Ferdinand, Austrian
archduke was assassinated at
Sarajevo.
His death furnished the excuse
for the world war which ended
Saturday with signing Of the
Treaty of Peace.
The Germans were forty years
preparing for the war.
The treaty, ending their
dreams of world dominion, was
signed in as many minutes.
In American history June Is
is the anniversary Of the Battle
of Monmouth, N. j., where, in
1878, Washington defeated a
force under Sir Henry Clinton.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

FREDERICK DIDN'T DO 1T.
Former German Crown Prince Sitting
Tight" in Holland Refuge.

The Hague, June 27.--Frederick
William Hohenzollern, the former
German crown prince, whose escape
from Holland to Germany had been
reported, was still at his residence on
the Island of Wierengen, in the Zuy-
der Zee, this morning, it was officially
announced here this afternoon.
The fact that the former crown
prince was still at Wierengen was dis
closed by an official investigation made
by the Dutch minister Of the interior
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
TeIegraph Strike Is Ended

The telegrapher's strike is ended so
far as Mena is concerned, and mes
sages by wire can come and go as
usual Members of the o. r. I. re-
eeived official orders Wednesday to
receive commercial messages without
restrictions and the local operators
are anticipating busy time again.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

Abandons Politics for Ministry

Special to The star
Little Rock, June 2S.--Cleveland
Reid, well known to the members OF
the House Of Representatives for sew
eral years as page, janitor and as
sistant clerk, returned recently from
France, where he had been with the
Army Y. M. c. A. He has definitely
abandoned politics as career, and en-
tered the ministry as his life work. He
has become city missionary for the
Second Baptist Church, in Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

Special to The Star
Little Rock, jane Commissions
er Jim G. Furgeson announces that
under the new ginners' law, unused
ginners' tags for 1918 can be ex-
changed for 1919 tags without cost
This applies to any number The
new tags cost 21s cents each There
are about 5000 ginners in the state
and they must secure a license, which
is furnished free, before they can dc
any ginning. In remitting for new
tags. Postal Money Orders or drafts
must be sent to Joe Ferguson, State
Treasurer
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03
Balloon Starts ACROSS.

East Fortune, Scotland, July g.
The dirigible R-34 started on its voy-
age to America at 1:48 this morn
ing.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

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. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

For Sale-18 head young mules; ages
2 to S; prices 500 to s160. Some
bargains j. o. Gates, The Land
Man. Hatfield. Ark.---Adv. 27-lt
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

See our new line Of Bicycles. j. B.
Goss. ADV. 1927 27-1t
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

Get Kodak for your outing at Hill
tebraLd 's.--Adv. 150-5t 26-2t
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-03

The acreage and condition on June
25 in Arkansas was 2,701 900 and Ga;
Oklahoma, 2,356,00O and SO; Louisi-
ana, l,445,000 and 61; Tennessee,
755, 900 and Ga; Texas, 10,755,000 and
&c. The production last year was
12,O4O.5 .532 bales.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
East Side
CITY READY
FOR FOURTH
Large Minnesota Crowds
Expected Here for Great
Celebration.

East Grand Forks reported ready
FOR the. Fourth this afternoon. Every
resident Of the city will make it a
point to take part in and attend the
Homecoming celebration arranged
jointly with Grand Forks, and it il
expected that an eve larger number
OF outside visitors will arrive here
than had been looked for at first.
The reason for this is the fact that
hundreds Of people from all ove Polk
neighboring counties who had
to. attend the patriotic celebration
there. found it impossible to make the
trip because of the rain and the
muddy roads.
This afternoon reports coming to
the city were that the strong wind
and today's constant sunshine had
dried the roads UP SO that they were
In good shape, and it is known that
many families will avail themselves
Of these improved conditions to make
the trip to East Grand Forks.
City VIII Sing.
1t will be a singing city that will
receive Its fighters who have returned
from overseas. Plans have been per-
fected for a community Sing on an
unprecedented scale, and as soon, as
the immense parade approaches Sec
ond street, East Grand Forks will
burst into a song of welcome which
Will gladden. the heart Of every SOL
dier. sailor and marine in the pageant.
Miss Blanche Leigh, music instructor
OF the Grand Forks public schools,
will lead the singing.
During the day the work Of decor
ating DeMers avenue started and to-
morrow the street will present a pic
ture of colors such as it has not wit
messed on any previous occasion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
OF Columbus
Boxing And Wrestling
Program Is Planned

A live boxing and wrestling pro-
gram will be staged by the knights
Of Columbus. as one of the features of
the Homecoming celebration Friday
afternoon in Riverside park. The K.
G. program will be put on immedi-
ately following the regular program
Of sports that will be- completed about
4 o'clock.
The events are under the direction
Of j. Z. Mulloy and Angus Mcdonald.
Both Of these men will be in the ring
program of the afternoon. Angus
Mcdonald is we'll known in sport
circles in this section and Mulloy has
Edone some very credftxAle boxing in
Milwaukee and other Wisconsin cities.
Other; local performers on the pro-
gram are we'll known in local boxing
circles.
The first event will be q snappy
boxing match between two boys who
will be picked up at the grounds.
Purcell and Bliven, two keen young
fighters who have had many a go at
each other before, will meet at about
145 pounds. Frank Rorke at $50
pounds will take on Mulloy at 142.
Mcdonald, at $50, will have a, 60 at
Thoumpas. who will weigh in at 1856
pounds. I'D
Arrangements are being made to
secure a man to take the mat for a
wrestling match with Mcdonald, who
is anything but a novice at the game.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
With
Moore Auto

The Union Commercial College,
Grand. Forks, N. Oak, has placed
Miss Nora Hanson in a nice position
with the Moore Auto Co. Our sum
mer session affords you a splendid
chance to acquire a knowledge of
bookkeeping, banking. business meth
DDS, shorthand, typewriting. and other
business subjects that business men
want their employees to know. Young
men and women with his education
have a splendid chance to work into
the big positions in business life. 1t
very small. Students may enter at
any time. Send for free catalog and
find out how easy it is.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
M. KOLARS Is
BACK FROM EUROPE

Paul M. Kolars. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. ". Kolars, returned here from
overseas last night and will spend a
ten day furlough with his relatives.
Paul Kolars landed in New York
In the middle Of May and was then
training station, where he. has been
since. He says he is expecting his
discharge some time during the sum-
mer.
Mr.. Kolars, who is a first class yeo-
man, has been overseas for more than
a year, and was stationed at the re-
ceiving station for troops in Queens
town harbor, Ireland, practically all
Of the time. Entering the navy in
October, 1917, Mr.. ,Kolars received his
training at the Great Lakes station
and also at Charleston. S, G..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
EAST SIDE BRIEFS

Miss Winifred Nelson. a member
of the First State bank staff, is
spending her vacation at st. Louis,
Mo.
Farmers coming to the city today
say that yesterdays rain apparently
did considerable damage to wheat
fields around Fisher and Mallory; in
the immediate vicinity of East Grand
Forks the situation does not look very
bad, it is said.
Peter Sylvester of Billings, Mont,
arrived here. to. spend the Fourth
while en- route for Willmar, where he
will visit relatives for a few weeks.
Mr.. Sylvester is accompanied by his
two sons, James L.. and Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J.. Kongsgaard
Of Beresford, S. D.. r visiting rela-
tives on Allen avenue for a few days.
Private l. j. Olson. who is with the
American Army of Occupation, has
written a letter to his mother, Mrs.
J.. Olson, in which he says that he
had expected to be home in time for
the Fourth Of July but that because
he was suddenly taken i'll he was de-
tanned at a hospital. Mr.. Olson says
his illness Is not serious and that he
may return in the. early part Of Au-
gust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Hervorberg
of Warren arrived here today for q
few days visit with friends.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
The Town Today

Final touches are being put today
onSthe preparations for the big vel
come to returned service men to be
held BY Grand Forkssa and East Grand
Forks Friday.
No evening. edition OF the Grand
Forks Herald will be published FRI
day, July 4. The morning edition will
Doughnuts are to be served free TO
all comers Friday at the Salvation
Army hut OF DeMers avenue.
Rev. G. J. Forster will be formally
installed Sunday Is pastor Of st.
Marks Lutheran church.
A rise Of four feet is reported in the
Red river during the last "a hours.
The. park at Crookston is under wa
The chief Of police warns citizens
te be on their guard against crooks
Friday.
A meeting Of the Boy Scouts will be
held tonight to discuss plans for q
camp at the state fair this year.
h board Of county commissioners
made the oficial canvass Of election
returns today.
The Grand Forks postomce win be
open from 8 to 10 o'clock Friday
morning.
The county board Of equalization
continued its session today.
Plans for the parade to be held in
connection with the home coming Fri
day were discussed at a meeting Of
soldiers and sailors.
Three hundred and eighty dollar.
raised by the Boy Scouts Of Grand
Forks county during the recent drive
has been turned ove to the national
treasury Of the organization.
J. F. T. o'connor Of Grand Forks
spoke at the temperance jubilee meet.
ing held at Fargo Wednesday evening,
Song leaders are selected for the
parade to be held Friday morning.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
CROOKSTON co. TO
THE TORNADO BELT

Crookston, Mimi, July 3.-Com-
pany I, Fifth regiment, Minnesota. Ma
tlonal Guard, left this afternoon for
Fergus Falls to assist in the cyclone
relief work in progress there.
The company was called out several
days ago., but permission was granted
by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist for
the men to remain in Crookston until
after the homecoming festival held
Wednesday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
MORE
EARTH TREMORS
FELT IN ITALY

Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy, We'd
needay, July 2.-(By the AssoG-
ated Press.)-Sevcral new earth
trelmors occurred in the Mugello
valley today but there was no loss
of life. Several buildings cracked
BY the earthquake Of Sunday fell
into ruins.
The Inhabitants Of the valley
r living In tents as far as pos.
sible, being afraid to return to
their homes and the possibility of
being buried under falling walls.
In the smaller villages on this
side Of the mountains survivors
OF families continue to dig in the
ruins for relatives believed to be
buried there.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
BRICK SHORTAGE.

London-The government housing
schemes will require 5,500,00o. 900
bricks and 1000. 900. 900 will be re-
CURED for private enterprises. The
average annual pre-war output was
2,S06, 00O, 900. Many yards have fail
ed to begin operations this season.
and it is feared the supply will fall
short Of the demand.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
HELP STORM suFFERERs.

Thief River Falls. July Carl
Christopherson, Robert McGinn and
e. 0. Mogenson were named by Mayor
G. A. Penny to solicit funds for the
destitute at Fergus Falls and on Sat
urday raised owe 5000, and it is
thought that nearly $500 may be So
cured.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03

Stockholders Meeting-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Farmers Elevator Co. of Honeyford,
N. D., will be held at the company's
Office at Honeyford on Wednesday,
July 8, 1919, at 2 o'clock p. m. Elec-
ton /of officers and such other BUSH
ness as may properly come before
said meeting. o. c. Omang. Pres
Adv,