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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
MARCH ia, 1909.

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The Central Bank and Trust COM
pany purchased the Kit williams block
at the southwest corner Of Second street
and Madison avenue for $3.50, 900, for
the purpose OF erecting a skyscraper.
Alleged to have been choked by Sid
Afford, W. "A. Clark. Waterman for the
Darnel sawmills, shot Afford as he
pulled free from his grasp.
Mrs. Annie Barnett, of Raleigh, filed
suit against the Memphis, Street Rail-
way company, asking for $2S, 900 as the
result Of the death Of her husband, who
was killed by coming In contact with
a live wire.
Jack Johnson, negro Fugitive, was be-
ing held by the local police until Off
GERS OF Arkansas could come after him.
Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson, who had
been visiting his sister, Mrs. f. B. Lee
Master, of Memphis, returned to Nash
vile.
After an absence of eight years le-
gaEzed boxing was ~inaugurated at
Memphis under the law at Doc" Hot
tum's show. Billy Tierney, of Louis
vile, knocked out Doc Kelley, of Mems
phis, and Kid Fisher, of New Orleans,
stopped Kid Black, OF San Francisco.
Corn was quoted on the local market
at Is cents a bushel and oats at So and
90 cents. Eggs were Is and II cents
a dozen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
The Public Be SerUed
~. a' %"., Twice Told Tales New, =. x ., ~' sos
ARc Is. 1898.

MARCH 49,, 1894.
It was announced that the Chicka-
saw Guards were 10 be installed In
new quarters at Beale avenue and
Main street. to occupy a building from
which a saloon a to be removed.
There were 40 horses wintered at the
Montgomery track. which was the most
in the history of the course. Pool
rooms of Memphis were receiving bets
on races being run at Hot Springs, New
Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago and
East st. Louis, Ill.
Visitors on Change weres George
Gerdes. New Orleans; DR.. John Il.
Dye, Arkansas, and 7. w. Berchett, st.
Louis, Mo.
Robert G. Ingersoll spoke to a record
breaking crowd at the Grand opera
house and RAJ greeted by Mai. G. V.
Rambaut, who had captured Col. Inger-
soil when the latter invaded the South
during the Civil war. They had a
splendid chat over war times al the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William K.
Moore. Z
Gasoline was selling on the local
market at IL cents a gallon and coal
oil at Sh cents.
The steamer Aida, Capt. Milt Harry.
commander, was preparing to leave for
Cairo and way points, in the place of
the steamer Annie Laurie.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
'OKN5PaT :
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n Ru KWouAon:

A LITTLE SLICE o. LIFE.
When marry" said a lady
Friend of ours, who is
An advanced thinkist,
l am going to marry a million
And ride in my own car
And live on the avenue
And scowl at the poor folks.
Money is the only thing to marry for.
Take it from me, have
Never been in love in my life,
And | have written sex stuff
|a ..r# a- And played in sex plays te- .G
And read everything ever written.
have not an illusion.
Life to me is an open book.
can read men backward.
Going to be fairly miserable.
So the only thing to do is to
1t is better to be miserable
With money than without it."
That wal last week she said that.
That this wise woman up and
Married a cigar store clerk
And draws thirty a week.
And they are living happily
In a boarding house.
As somebody has said,
It's a great world. ,
What happens to animals after death?" profoundly inquiries the
is the wurst.
YES, YEs-BUT WHAT BECAME OF THE SKUNK
Ray Butt, of New Paris, went skunk hunting Saturday. and it was
not long until he ran onto a skunk in a tree stump. Thinking he could
sfpuue m r9 nau ms re,I 4 N used ot ms hi ak, ana while cutting hole in the
ana an as quick as possible adjusted the member and sewed it on again,
Was it the league of nations that Tennyson meant when he said:
' Half a league, d
Half a league,
Half a league onward?
Speaking of observation-disclosures, the artistic temperament, the &C.
centricty of genius and soul flights, a weIl-known illustrator called Us
up the other night and said: @Do you remember my telephone num-
her, want 1%Gnrs to call up my apartment and the number has slipped my
next day to sell a picture for $3.50. How do they do it?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
Just a Moment
DAILY srRENaTA AND CHEER.
Compiled by john G. ouInIus. the
Sunshine Man.

Use thy most utmost endeavor to at
tain such u disposition of spirit that
thou mayest become one With Me, and
thy will may become so entirely con
formed to My all-perfect will, that not
only shalt h never desire that which
Is evil, but not even that which Is
good, II II be not according to My Will;
so that whatever shall befall thee In
this earthly life, from whatsoever
quarter it may come, whether In things
temporal or things spiritual, nothing
shall ever disturb thy peace. or trouble
thy Quietness OF spirit; but thou shalt
be established in a firm belief that J.
thine omnipotent God, love thee with
a dearer love and take of thee more
careful care than thou canst for thy
self,-St. Catherine Of Siena.
DO like n child and lean and rest
Upon thy Fathers arm;
Pour out thy troubles on His breast,
And thou shalt know no harm;
Then shalt thou by HIS hand be
brought.
BY ways which now thou knowest not,
Up through a well-fought fight,
To heavenly peace and light,
Paul Gerhardt.
Dayton, Ohio,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18

HE WAS sitting in the lobby.
OF THE Palace Hotel.
IN SAN Francisco.
AND LOOKING very sad.
AND I know him.
HE'S A friend of mine,
AND HE sells meat,
IN LARGE quantities.
AND BECAUSE he was sad.
1 SAT down.
AND TRIED to cheer him.
AND HE told me a story.
ABOUT A horse.
AND HE rents his horses.
FROM 4 livery man.
AND ONE morning.
oNE oF MS wagons
CAME TO a stop.
IN front Of a florists.
AND THE florist man,
HAD A lot Of plants.
ON THE edge of the sidewalk.
GIVING THEM air.
AND A morning bath.
AND THE livery horse.
TOOK 4 nibble at a plant,
AND LIKED the taste.
AND ATE it.
AND SELECTED another.
AND ATE that.
AND ALTOGETHER,
HE DESTROYED four.
AND THE florist man.
CAME OUT on the sidewalk.
AND BECAME excited,
AND "sHooED" at the horse.
AND THE horse backed up.
AND AN automobile.
THAT WAS coming along.
HAD TO swerve.
TO ESCAPE the wagon.
AND A. careless man.
WALKED INTO the auto.
AND DIsLocATED his knee.
AND THAT night.
THE LIVERY horse died.
FROM EATING the plants.
AND THE florist man.
IS SUING the livery man.
AND THE livery man.
is SUING the meat
ANDsTHE careless man.
WHO WALKED into the auto.
is SUING the owner.
AND THE auto owner.
is SUING the livery man.
AND THE livery man.
HAS STARTED another suit.
AGAINST THE meat man.
AND IT'S all mixed up.
AND THE meat a
HAS A. graphic chart. .
ON THE wall of his office.
TO KEEP track of 1t all. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
ORGANIZATION

IN organizing an ASSOCIATION composed of four counties.
Y. .he 4pect OF wmSh IS to get rid of scrub stock and to raise only
inc pest cattle, the lazoo region of Misawippi is setting an
example which the entire South might follow with profit.
american farmers have been reasonably prosperous, despite bad
-lneenoos, nor because Of them Nothing improves a country
more rapidly than the best breeds of cattle. Thev nav for them
selves while inferior grades are bankrupting their owners.
Genuine March weather: 1t rains and the wind is never
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31


in the sixth. Carter was safe on Gal
loway's only tumble in his first big
game, stole second and scored on Golf
mans two-bagger into center Gallo
way redeemed himself by putting
Coffman out when the latter tried to
stretch the hit for three bases.
The fatal seventh began with the
score to in Mena's favor, and the
Traevlers made it a certain victory by
running the visitors until their ankles
go thot Anderson was safe on a
muff in center; Wood drew pass, and
Daniels filled the sacks by hitting a
fast one between first and second. Gal
loway hit one over the pitchers head
that scored Anderson but Daniels was
forced at second. Cunningham then
made his mighty swat into center and
both Wood and Galloway came home
ahead of him.
In the eighth the visitors made a
desperate try, getting the bags filled
but only scoring pair off of four safe
hits. Radford made first on an error
by Silvey, and advanced base at a
time on safe hits by Carter and Coff-
man. Watkins, with the bases full
sent one down the third base line and
Radford scored, Carter being nabbed
at the home plate. Baker poled one
into right garden and Coffman scored
Smith hit an easy one to first and re-
tired the side.
The Travellers took three more in
their half of the eighth. Tweedy was
safe on the shortstop's juggling. An
derson was saved by an error at first
Captain Clement placed a dandy into
ond and Clement came home. Wood
was safe on hit to first, which let
Anderson score. Daniels hit past Sec
ond and Clement came hom ewith the
18th tally. With the bases still filled,
Galloway fouled out and Cunningham
famed for the third time.
The only double play of the game
came in the ninth, when Jackson, who
hit safely to left, was nabbed at sec
ond by Fletcher taking hot one off
Radford's bat and relaying the ball
to Silvey at first.
Preceding the game Catcher Don
Clement was elected captain of the
Travellers, succeeding Evans Harrell
who has gone to Dallas. Clement
proved worthy Of the honor by catch
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
FARM LAND VALUES ARE
LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH
Assessment List of Jefferson Highway
District Completed--Mena to Pay
Fourth of the Total Taxes.

T. R. Jones, ST., assisted by Miss
Sadie Jones and Miss Mary Brogan,
on Saturday completed the prelimin-
airy work on the assessment roll of the
Jefferson Highway project. They
have listed in the appropriate places
the names of the owner or owners of
every foot of real estate within the
Improvement district, which extends
thru Polk county north and south,
parallel with the Kansas City South
ern railroad. A description of each
piece of realty is also given and its
location and assessed value. In making
up the assessment roll it was learned
that the total value of all the real es-
tate within the district is $2,607, 701,
of which trifie more than half be-
longs to the railroad. 1t has been
asserted that the building of the
highway would place the main burden
of expense upon the farm lands in the
district, yet the assessment roll shows
that the farms make up less than one
fourth of the total assessed values
The City of Mena realty values are
within a few thousand dollars as much
as all the farms. To make clear these
points, Mr.. Jones took the added trou-
BILE of compiling an extra list of the
assessed values of different classes
within the district and found values
divided as follows:
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
Colored Wash Goods Dept.
SHIFTING MADRAS.

sc inches; large collection of
stripes and extra good quality.
Price --=-z-4lc Yard
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
COLDS AFFECT THE KIDNEYS.
Many Mena People Have Found This
to Be True.

Are you wretched in bad weather?
Does every cold settle on your kid
neys?
Does your back ache and become
weak?
Are urinary passages irregular and
distressing
These symptoms are cause to sus-
pect kidney weakness.
Weakened kidneys need quick help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepared for weakened kidneys.
Mena people recommend them.
Mrs. w. w. Johnson, Sherwood Ave,
Mena, says: Last spring | was taken
with tefrifice backache which think
was caused by cold settling in my
kidneys. Ny back ached day and
night, it was sort of dull, heavy pain
across my kidneys. was so dizzy at
times would stagger into things. My
kidneys acted irregularly, too. read
of Doan's Kidney Pills in the paper
and started using them. was helped
from the first. Two boxes of Doan's
cured me and | have not been both
cred SINCE"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Johnson had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31

Summary-Base on balls, Wood. Hit
by pitched ball, Daniels 2. Struck out,
by Cunningham, 8; by Freeman 5; by
Carter, 3. Double play, Fletcher to
Silvey. Two-base hits, Carter, Rad
ford, Coffman. Alley. Three-base hits,
Radford, Jackson. Home runs, Cum
ningham and Alley. Left on bases,
Mena 8, Mt. Ida 6. Umpires, valen-
tine and Steele.
Cco,-a hv innings.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
RACE R|OT|NC GOES
ON IN WASHINGTON
One White Man Killed and One Fatal
ly Wounded on Fourth Day
Scores Injured-Troops Are
Ordered to Capital.

Washington, July 23.-Altho there
was sporadic firing in some of the
negro districts until early this morn
ing, the major casualties in last night
clashes between whites and negroes
consisted of only one white man
killed and another rrob.. bly, fatally
wounded. Scores were injured in
varying degrees as result of blows
from fists, clubs and stones and the
welding of knives, but in none of
these cases were the wounds expected
to be fatal.
The man killed last night was
Isaac B. Halbfinger, and the seriously
wounded man was Benjamin Belmont
both members of the defense guard
who were shot down on the street by
negro while doing duty in one of
the black districts.
Despite the fact that the capital was
an armed camp, the fourth night of
the race warfare was less violent than
Monday, when four persons were
killed outright and nearly a dozen
seriously hurt.
Troops Ordered to Capital.
Feeling which was infiamed by re-
ported attacks upon whites by negroes
thruout the day was no less bitter, but
an all-night rain and the presence of
two thousand heavily armed soldiers,
marines and sailors doing duty with
the seven hundred police and several
hundred home defense guards acted as
deterrent upon any attempt at or
ganized mob violence
The closing of pool rooms, moving
picture houses and other places where
crowds of negroes might be expected
to gather and the policy of the police
and military to keep everybody NOV
ing, enabled the authorities to keep
the situation we'll in hand. Following
a conference between Secretary Baker
and President Wilson late last night a
force of troops under command of
Major Ham, recently returned from
oversees service was ordered to Wash
ington from Camp Meade and other
nearby posts. This force is expected
to remain on duty until the wave of
lawlessness has burned out and nor
NAL conditions restored.
Blacks Are Aggressors.
AS on Monday night, the most of
the aggression last night appeared to
come from the blacks who had armed
themselves for retaliation on the
whites following the beating of a mum
Der of negroes Saturday and Sunday
nights.
Practically all of the serious trouble
was in one district. Revised figures
early today for the period of disor-
ders since Monday showed five dead
and at least ten fatally wounded
Hundreds were less seriously hurt
and the jails and the hospitals were
literally overlooking.
Sale of firearms and ammunition in
the city has been stopped and with
the military practically in control, the
authorities express the belief that
further serious trouble is not to be ex-
pected.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
COURSE OF STUDY FOR SCHOOLS
Supt. ]. L. Bond Prepares Program for
Elementary Schools.
Special to Tae Star.

Special to Tae Star.
Little Rock, July 25.-State Supt.
J. L. Bond is preparing for general
distribution manual and course Of
study for all elementary grades in
the Arkansas schools, adaptable for
fall, winter, and summer schools, of
any duration. The courses, however,
are based upon eight years work of
eight months year. The amount of
work necessary and the time required
for each subject, as well as approved
methods of teaching each subject, will
be included in the manual, making it
one of the most practical and neces-
sary aids to the successful teaching
of the elementary schools that has
been provided by the Department.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31

In every home where there is baby
there should also be bottle Of Me-
GEES BABY ELIXIR. It may be
needed at any time to correct sour
stomach, wind collie. diarrhoea or sum-
mer complaint. It is a wholesome
remedy, contains no opium, morphine
or injurious drug Of any kind. Price
25c and Soc per bottle. Sold by Jack
son Drug Co.--Adv. z
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
AMERICAN PRINTS.

The best to be had; light and
dark colors, 27 inches wide.
All YOU want-Price- l5c Yard
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31

Little Rock, July 23.--The Corpora
ton Commission has suspended the
proposed increase in rates on one of
the rural lines of the Gentry ex-
change, Home Telephone Company.
until August 5, when hearing will
be given on the petition for the in
crease and the protest against it,
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
ifabituai Constipation Cured
In "A to II Days

LAA-fOS WITH PEPSIN" is specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
1ohsupation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for IA TO 81 days
70 inouce regular action 1t Stimulates and
regulates. Very Pleasant TO Take. Soc
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
CURTAIN DRAPERY.

Large collection of Draperies in
Silkoline, Creton, Printed Denim
and Madras. In beautiful floral and
figured designs. Prices
25c, 35c, 45c, soc and up to 75c Yd
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31
GALATEA SUITING.

Solid colors and wide and small
stripes. Just the cloth for making
boys wash suits and rompers.
80 inches wide. Price ---50c Yard
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-07-31

The summer lull in business has not
affected the Mena Studio. Free de-
velopment of films, and good work, is
keeping them busy.-Adv. s
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-24
IRISH HOLDING
CARD UP SLEEVE
/ IF PLANS FAIL
American Talks Of Action In
United States,
CBy Universal service,)

NEW YORK, May 24.-lf the peace
ednierence refuses TO hearken to the
rGaxest of the irish-Amcrican dele
rics that passports from Ireland to
Poris be granted to the Sim Fein
d@e9stes, De Valera, Arthur Grit
III md Count Plunkett the Ameri-
cas- have other plans Of action. This
announcement was made by Supreme
Coset Justice Cohalan in = statement
issusd from the headquarters OF the
Friends Of Irish Freedom.
The visit to Ireland Of the Ameri-
saa delegates has 'broken down the
stoas wall of silence which England
Sad erected around Ireland" says
Justice Cohalan.
The Irish freedom movement" he
~. will arouse public opinion in
Aaesfa by placing the truth be.
ioss the American people. II ever
ti,e words the truth shalt make you
ire1 spplied to anything, they apply
With peculiar force to ireland. The
Fsiends Of Irish Freedom intend to
cell the American people the story Of
the Irish race. TO let them know what
America owes to Ireland.
We have paid France 4 hundred
ic,d for all she done for US, but Ire
land has not received one thousandth
part Of her Just due from thi, coun-
NV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-24
Moosers Forced
To Give Ground
CRy Universal QarvirA \


WASHINGTON, May 24.-The
"old guard" organizers Of the senate
have gone back to their original slate
and have decided to let it read this
way:
Finance committee chairman, Sen
ator Bois Penrosc.
Appropriations committee chair
man, Senator Warren.
Senator Reel Smoot Of Utah, who
wanted 10 be chairman Of the appro.
pristions committee, and was the can
didate of the prosressives for that
place, will have TO take the chairman
ship Of the public lands committee,
Senator Wadsworth OF rsm York
will be chairman Of the military af-
fairs committee.
Senator Borah cf Idaho who has
led the fight on penrose, i, not ready
to coneede that the fight i, a, an
end.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-24

sagely. Poor thing; he's awkward
in his lamenew. He must be q great
trial to Milly."
"Humphi" snorted the second wom-
an. Shoes on the other foot,
should say. There's Christine now.
How's Mrs. Stockbridge feeling,
Christinel"
"She ban all right pretty soon," re-
piled Christine stoldly. "Meester
Stockbridge, he make her lie down
She get UP pretty quick"
We'll, | suppose we might as well
go back" the first woman said re-
luctantly, and with a sense of relief
that poor Milly Stoekbridge's seere,
was safe for the minute followed
their retreating backs into the living
room.
So Msiduou,ly did they spread the
news OF the broken punch bowl that
by the time Mr.. and Mrs. Stockbridge
rejoined their guests--she this time
with distinct traces OF tears upon her
face-every woman in the room was
ready with emotional coincidence over
her loss.
But Kenneth S,ockbridge didn't
cave his wife's side again. And
when the evening guests had left and
she started 10 accompany Miss Hol-
eombe and me to the upper chamber
where our wraps were he put Z re-
straining hand upon her arm.
Alice can do the honors, dear" ne
said tenderly. you are tired out,
and am sure Mrs. Graham will ex-
cuse you"
(Copyright)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-24
TREATED FOR
TEN YEARS
interstate Doctors Conquer
Trouble in Short Time.

Mr.. J. W. Thompson. 4 prominen,
farmer, who had been In 4 serious
condition for many years. began
treatment with the Interstate Doctors
on August 30. 1917. His letter should
be Of interest to oil sufferers from
chronic diseases He writes as fol-
lows.
Warner. Okla, September IS, 1917
Il have been sufferer from a
chronic condition Of the bowels for
ten years and Al times lost all control
Of them. ! heard . great deal Of the
interstate Doctors and the work
they were doing. On August 30 ]
called on them and placed myself In
theii hands. I have had no trouble
from the first week and while Il 10
less than three weeks since I began
my treatment not only have gained
flesh, but can do . full days work o.
most the same a. ever did. ] an
highly grateful 10 these doctors.
~. w. Thompson,
Warner, Okla"
Health Is the most serious object
: life. II certainly 10 worth fighting
for.
- The hundreds Of satisfied patients
are and have been the ones who have
made getting we'll their most earnest
business.
Not the least Of the success OF the
Interstate Doctors is due TO their fa.
cilities for examination and correct
diasnosis. Thousands Of men have
beer relieved from the cmbarrass-
ment Of some hidden disease. Many
hopeless mothers have escaped the
surseo,I's knife through their methods
Of treatment. Some have been cured
in one office treatment (such - vari-
cosed snd other enlarsements.)
They have made . special study OF
ail intravenous (direct to the blood
stream) methods. They are prepared
to administer ~ 10 q limited number
Of cases. This they guarantee to be
genuine.
Consultation and examination b
free to ail, bst only durable cases
Will be seesptsd for treatment. II
your disease b messsbls you will BE
told 20 and not one penny d youf
money will be taken. However, many
cases that are lneufsble b Old meth
ods can be quiekly erred by thh won.
desiul rev treatment Of the Inter
State Doctors.
The diseases treated By Tie Inter
StaS Doctors are oil chronic diseases
Of tbs blood, nerves, kidaezh liver
md stomach. includiaa eatssvh, fhes-
matism. indigestion. eoestlpstioe.
aefvoupsess. loss Of nerve ioses, goi-
ire. esii stones. diseases d we0sa and
diseases of men.
TIER Okiahoms City institute b
located On the yh floor Of ne Herr
kowi,s building.
Their houss sre: Week days, 9 10
evenings. , 10 9; Ssadsya 10 TO y
oaiy. -Adv) J
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-24
GERMAN WAR LOAN
ISSUES DOWN TO Is

\ COPENHAGEN, May A-German
war loans issued at 20, fell to 78 dur
inG ths week, the Berlin correspond
ent d the National Tidende reports. :