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The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO HAVE SPECIAL ACT INTRODUCED IN
 LEGISLATURE.

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned will apply at the extraor- dinary session of the General Assem- bly, of the State of Arkansa, to con- vene on January 26, 1920, for the pas sage of local or special bill provid- ing for the confirmation of assess ments of benefits made by the asses sors of Road Improvement District No. of Polk County, Arkansas; also for adding new territory to the said district as already formed, and con firming assessments already made on the territory so added, and the said local or special bill will further pro- vide that the assessment of benefits bear interest for the time of the bond issue.
 This the 22nd day of December, 1919. J. F. HOOD,
 IRA o. SMITH. iAdy. 3O5-1t 52-4t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
GRANNIs GRAINS.

Edmond Mevay returned from fiochatown Monday.
 blr. and Mrs. John Nunes spent Thursday in DeQIeen.
 Dean Smith of Mena was yisitino friends in Grannis Monday.
 Neal Black of Ashdown is snendino a few days with w. I. Collins.
 Miss Vivian Mathis spent Saturday m Mena doing Christmas shopping.
 " A. Parks of Tulsa. Ok, is visit Ing friends in Grannis for a few days. Reaves Alston of Lockesburg spent Monday with his old friends in Gran Mss Florence Neal and Miss Des- desnona Kirby attended the ehautau- qua at Gillham Friday evening.
 Mrs. Walter Herring left Sunday for Shreveport, La, where she will spend the holidays with relatives.
 Miss Louise Mullins, who is teach ing in Fort Smith, came home Fri day to visit her parents. Dr. and Mrs Mullins.
 The special program rendered al xhe Union church Sunday evening was q great success, and was heard by 2 large crowd
 Mrs. J. H. Walters left for Vivian La, Sunday, where she will join MT Walters. They will make their homo there for the future.
 There will be a Watch Service ans program at the Union Church Nev Years Eve. Everyone is invited. Re treatments will be served.
 Misses Bertha and Gladys Clinto, arrived home from Perry, Ark, las Saturday. They will spent Christina with homefolks and friends.
 Glenn Hungate and Miss Edna Pick ems were married in Mena Monda, evening Their many friends wis them joy and success all thru life.
 Raymond CoyIe and B. H. Clinto, came home from school Saturday t spend the holidays. They expect t return to school the third of January
 GrannlE schools will close Wednes cay afternoon for the holidays. Tn eaFssss'rs and pupils have worke fs'tnfuliy on program which will b
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
ELM SPRINGS ITEMS.

Walter Howard of Ink was in our midst Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bunk Black spent Sunday with Mrs. J. H. Carder.
 Mr. and Mrs L. A. Rosson of Ink spent Sunday at the J. o. Rosson home
 An unusual sight is cotton yet in the field because of too much bad weather.
 Mr and Mrs. Ora Brewer and his sister went to the Posey Hollow to visit relatives.
 Enoch Embry, Roy Brock, Marvin Ward and Frank Cole are home from Texas and Oklahoma cotton fields.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. o. White of the Center, spent Friday night at the H.. L. Rosson home, parents of Mrs. White.
 Mrs. Etta Embry and Mrs. L. A. Rosson spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Emmett Templeton, near Hick- ory Grove.
 Mrs. J A. Mitchell is making pre- paratons to return to her home in Oklahoma. She has been here since summer caring for her mother. Mrs. G. " Wyatt.
 MT. and Mrs. E. Crawford, Mir. and Mrs. Will Crawford attended the we'd ding of their son and brother. Martin, and Miss Allie Reed at Esquire Coles Sunday week ago.
 John Wyatt. who came from Okla home to be with his mother in her last hours, is preparing to return to his home Mrs. Wyatt and the children will return with him.
 Aunt Fannie Wyatt was a woman whom everybody loved, a type of true Christian mother She had raised her children to womanhood and manhood, then took the motherhood of four grandchildren. All the relatives have our deepest sympathy.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
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The Mena Weekly Sar
 Mena, Arkansas

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 Every well-regu1ated beginnino ' the 1919, plan for the coming year g you planning better in looo this You seeking than QUANTITY you QUALITY best 0@ Why apply the QUANTITY way your pr1nttngY Tn printing, n many industries m price ing AA COST practically the sheet ar the BIG COST shes & n proport1 on quantity ploE QUANTITY price printing Esttn, Envelopes, Letter Heads,  Shipping will need 192othen price on THY basis. propositions money-savtng OrDt We glad any intricate work m to make cost est mates. regularly Endurance B. Hammermill Bond Bond with Envelopes to match, and Virginia Book Paper particularly office and an ing of newspaper perforators, staplers stock materials.
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 MENA STAR
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The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING.

The Mena Truck and Fruit Grow ers' Association met as per notice pre- viously given in The Star Officers for the ensuing year were elected, and some discussion had of questions of importance. While the attendance was not large, it was a good meeting Everyone manifested determination to push ahead and grow and market crops of the kind and in the way that will bring remuneration to the grow CT.
 Fred J. Smith gave an account of the things that the Commercial Club is doing to help along this line. Chief of these things is the berry farm that is to be operated by company of business men. The farm is bought and work of clearing land and plant ing is to begin soon.
 This enterprise gives assurance that berries will be grown in sufficient quantities to market in carload lots, and this opens the way for every farmer to grow berries in such quan- titles as he sees fit with the assurance that there will e no trouble in the marketing.
 There is no doubt that both straw berries and blackberries can be grown very pr0fitably on the lands around Mena, and with the marketing ar arrangements made sure it seems to me that one or both of these crops should be grown on every farm. Arrange ments are being made to secure plants in quantities from the Horatio fields, and the cost will be reasonable.
 l wish to announce at this time that the next meeting of the association will be held at the courthouse at 2 D. m., on December 27. Every farmer in this vicinity that is interested is invited to attend this meeting and come prepared to say what acreage he will plant and the number of plants he will want.
 There are other crops that we ex- pect to grow and market cooperative ly. Tell us what crop you are inter ested in; let us help you and help our selves by your cooperation. Let's get together and work together for common interest, that of getting a fair return for our labor. This can be done best only thru cooperative effort. Both the farmer and business man is beginning to realize this fact, and also another, that the two busi- nesses are interdependent, and that the best results con be had only when we all work together for the common good. Let's get together and dc things worth while.
 Yours for cooperation,
 A. K. WEAR, Sec. M nrn frrlinI Z. L,..,r;A I,,............r A ....
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
RANSOM RAMBLES.

c. c. Gatlin and family have moved to Mena since the sale.
 Mrs. Il. C. Ruppenthal is visiting her father J. c, Mckeen.
 Asa Gatlin lost a mare a few days ago from lock jaw and T. J. Stokes a mule last Sat
 The party at the home of C. c. Cat lin last Thursday night was highly enjoyed by all.
 Mrs. Tilda Williams and Birl Mount are on the sick list Both cases due to serious stomach trouble.
 Tom Jones, Roy Mount, Clifton Cum ningham and John Joplin of Mena spent the day Monday hunting in this vicinity.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

State of Arkansas, County of Polk: ss.
 In the Polk Chancery Court.
 Henrietta Beck, Plaintiff, vs. Nellie
 Wallin, Floyd Wallin, Mary K. Var
 ley, ct al, Defendants; Mary E.
 Varley, Cross-Complainant.
 The defendants, Mollie Wallin and Floyd Wallin, are warned to. appear in this court within thirty days and an- swer the Cross-Complaint of the Cross Complainant, Mary E. Varley.
 This the 23rd day of December, lsID. W. L. PARKER, Clerk. Adv.--First pub. December 25. 1919. Last pub. January 15. 1920.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
Death Near Old Potter.

Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. w. M. Brown, near Old Potter, occurred the death of Mrs M. k. Beeman. who came to Polk county about year ago from New Mexico. Mrs. Beeman was 73 years of age. In addition to her daughter she Is survived by two sons, T. A. Nixon and J. E. Beeman, who came up from Shreveport to attend the burial Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon with interment at Gam cemetery
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
Mena Truck < Fruit Growers 's. Assn
Saw Strange Things in China.

To have spent four years in China is the experience of Al Williford, the young brother of Claude Williford. The young man. who has just landed at Fort Mcdonald, Calf. and who is expected to visit in Mena, served with the 18th Infantry, U. s. A. One of his interesting stories related in a let ter received by the Mena man, con- eerned a trip to the interior of China, where the American soldiers found a tribe of Mongolians who had never before seen white man or firearm. These people were nude and took great interest in the clothing worn by Encle Sam's fighters.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
EGGER ECHOES.

Vim. Barton traded in afena Monday.
 Mir and Mrs. j. F. Egger are the parents of baby boy.
 Mir and Mrs. Roy Philpot and broth CT Ray left Monday for Gerty, Okla.
 Marvin Barton and family of Rolf. Oklahoma are visiting relatives at this place.
 Greenberry Roby of Gerty, Okla. came in Monday to visit his father at this place.
 Willie Egger and family of Clarks- vile, Texas came in Saturday to spend Christmas at this place. William Barton and Clayton Ander- son attended the party at the Walter heins home near Yocana Monday night
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

visiting with Mrs. Myrtle Crane this week
 Bert Joplin of Oklahoma was visit ing with friends at West Valley last Sunday.
 Rev. J. w. Fulton of Hatfield will preach at this place next Sunday af- ternoon at o'clock.
 Everybody come out to Sunday school next Sunday. We want to elect new officers and teachers. Miss Beulah Rear, who is teaching school in Oklahoma, came home Sat urday to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr and Mrs. George Rear.
 Jack.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
Clover Leaf Club to Meet.

The Glover Leaf community club will hold its regular meeting at Cor rinth, December 30, 7:30 D. m. There will be number of important and in- teresting matters discussed and nice program is being prepared by the young folks. All members are request to be present. If not q member come and join us
 k Grainar Sacr
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the good people of the Opal vicinity for the help and assistance given us when we suffered the loss of our household goods and furniture by fire.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Barber. Adv. 52-lt
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
WEST VALLEY NEWS.

Mrs. Jim Nichols is on the sick list this week.
 John Crane of Cove visited with Mir. and Mrs George Crane Sunday.
 Miss Emma Marson of Hatfield ia
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

rendered at the Saints Church cr Wednesday.
 Dan Cupid has been quite busy m our little town this Yuletide. Edmond Blair and Miss Lizzie Puckett were united in marriage Sunday night, and John Weaver and Miss Eva Jones were married by Justice S. II. McCur-
 P. & w.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

FOR sALE--40 Alarm, all fenced barb wire, room house. good wat CT. 2S A. in cultivation and pasture. F A. heavy timber See or write Isom Ayants, mile south depot, Mena.
 Adv. bI-2t.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
THOUSANDS OF GUNS TURNED
 OVER TO ALLIES BY oERMANs

London, Dec. 17.-Winston Chur- chill, secretary of war, has aanounc- d in the house of commons that the Germans had handed over to the allies 1000 guns, 25'o0Q machine guns 3,ooo
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

For Sale or Trade-One two-seated
 Columbus. rubber tired carriage, nearly new. See or write c. I. Sun derman, R. No. 1, Box 34. Mena.-Adv 297-3t 51-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

trench mortars and ,7Ss Ss..Vsr 2 2 They had still failed Is', railssy lo va .s,' ,s
 Tho secretary cons 2 trenenaa0ss. as. < ccr,nans had made ne z coudiil''' posed upon them.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

ARE YOU using costly stationery for scratch tabs? Get regular scratch tabs at The Star office. They same money.d&w If
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

Lost-Automobile tire chain, on Holly
 Springs road. Reward. !. c. Har- ris, Co. Supt- Schools.--Ady. 52-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION IN U. s.
J. L. Bond to Address National Con.
 fnrnrco ..., C..ht-.A
Special to The Star.

S' fs. DUiiu 70 Auuress National Con-
 ference on Subject.
 Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, Dec. 17.-J. L. Bond, State Superintendent of Public In- strnction. has been advised by J. L. McBrien, Rural Extension Agent of the National Bureau of Education. that a national conference has been called to discuss rural school consoli- dation in the United States. Mir. Bond IS invited to attend this meeting and deliver an address on what is being done along this line in Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
WARNING ORDER.

iAdv. sO5-1t 52-4t
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
SUPPLY IS LOWER
Cold Wave Boosts Coal Use
Bins Are Dwindling.
Many Local Industries at Crisis
Look to Railroads.

The coal situation in Topeka today
remained practically unchanged The
hold" order issued Saturday by the
railroad administration was still in eff
feet altho local railroads claim to have
taken only about forty cars under the
order. The Missouri Pacific still main
tains that it is not holding any coal in
the city.
This morning one coal dealer re-
ceived two cars of coke. This was ex-
planned by the fact the railroads can
not use coke. But the amount of coke
in transit when the hold order became
effective was negligible and would
not affect the local situation if all was
received.
Many local industries are today
practically without fuel and must soon
shut down unless more is received.
The small supply on the dealers hands
here is dwindling rapidly. The cold
wave that hit Topeka this morning in
creased consumption. Topeka's hope
for the next few days rests on the re-
lease of the fuel held by the railroads.
The present cool weather, while
lengthening the life of the storage
plants. increases the inconvenience
and suffering of private consumers
Dealers apparently feel no enmity to-
ward the railroads on account of their
coal being held up, as it is pointed out,
a deficiency in freight service would
| be far more serious than a total coal
! famine in the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
WILSON'S OFFER
OF ARBITRATION
LOOKS HOPEFUL
Government All Ready To Act
When Miners Agree.
Congressional Action Opens
Washington Optimistic.
LEWIS BREAKS HIS SILENCE
Simple Matter To Negotiate
Wage Agreement, He Says.
invitation to Government To
Call on Injunction.
union MINES ARE At WORK
fifteen Shafts in West Virginia
Are in Operation.
3n-UniOn Mines Speed Up
No Violence Reported.
Fifteen Shafts in West Virginia
Are in Operation.
STRIKE SITUATION

The government today had ap-
parently adopted a waiting policy
regarding the coal miners strike,
in the belief both sides soon would
show spirit of Cancellation.
Unofficial reports received at the
White House led government Off
cials to believe the miners were
looking more favorably upon Pres1-
dent Wilson's arbitration offer,
reiterated by Secretary Tumulty
today.
Providing a meeting of miners
and operators is not arranged IN
the meantime, it was assumed the
new Industrial conference called by
the president would discuss the coal
strike as well as the steel situation.
Union officials vigorously denied
operators claims that in addition
to every non-union mine being
worked TO capacity, operations had
been resumed in fifteen West Vir-
ginia mines, closed in the initial
stages of the strike.
With the miners strike benefit
fund tied up by the federal injunc-
ton in Indianapolis, organized Ia
b0r was planning today to extend
financial assistance to the miners
now estimated at about 425, geo.
The government continued to-
commander coal consigned to pri-
vate dealers and divert it to essen
tial industries and institutions.
In Indiana, the public service
commission was preparing to re-
..-tabush "lightless nights if neceS-
sary. Some cities reported the
pinch of a coal shortage already
being felt.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
TITS ELECTION DAY
Voters to Booths in Many States
Over the Country.
In Five COnlmOnweaIths They
Vote for Governors.

New York, Nov. 4.-Electors in five
states went to the polls today to ballot
for governors. while election of lesser
officials and decisions on constitu-
tional questions faced the voters of
several other states.
Governors are being elected III Ken
lucky, Maryland. Massachusetts,, Mis-
sissippi and New Jersey.
The elections in Ohio are being
watched with interest by wet and
dry advocates as there, for the first
time in any state, popular vote is
being taken on the eighteenth amend
ment to the constitution. This is be-
ing accomplished by a referendum on
the legislatures action in ratifying the
amendment. Ohio also is taking a
referendum vote on the prohibition
enforcement act adopted by the legis-
lature and is voting on two proposed
constitutional amendments touching
on prohibition.
Kentucky, Massa chusetts, Maryland,
New Jersey, Virginia and New York
are electing legislators
Constitutional questions confront the
voters in Illinois. Nebraska and Texas
Illinois and Nebraska are electins
delegates to constitutional conven-
tions, while Texas is passing on a call
for a constitutional convention and on
six proposed constitutional amend
ments. There are no state elections
in the far west.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
NEED MORE HELP
Red Cross Captains Handi.
capped by Lack of Workers.
No Reports Today, but Drive
Still Going Good.

The Red Cross roll call campaign
was in its second day in Topeka today,
but reports from teams were lacking
and no estimate could be made of the
number of members re-enlisted for the
peace program. Captains of the mems
teams working in the business district
of Topeka were to report at the Cham
Der Of Commerce this noon-but most
of them phoned in to say they were
too busy making up for lack of work
erS to make a report.
Campaign managers issued a special
call today for more workers to fill
vacant places on mems teams. The
captains are about the only business
men who seem to be in a position to
leave their business for the short time
necessary. The campaign directors
asked that volunteer solicitors tender
their services to campaign headquar-
ters in the Chamber of Commerce.
Tho the mems teams were the
only ones to make reports today it does
not mean that the mems teams are
the only ones working. Captains and
workers in the rural school districts
got their drives under way early
Monday morning and announced they
will complete their canvassing not
later than Saturday. Armistice Day.
November H. is the last day of the
drive and in nearly every schoolhouse
I in the rural districts some sort of cele-
bratfon has been planned. An honor
/ flag was offered to each school district
which will meet the quota it set for
itself in the 1919 roll call. and when
| the celebrations convene -Armistice
Day it is expected that every school
| house in the county will boast its 1Ot
per cent honor flag.
In the residence districts the wo-
+. mems teams have started their work
/, All day Monday the ''~T'formedl Rec
! Gross workers were on the streets II
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
MUST HAVE CHILDREN
Professor Says There Is Nothing TO
Marriage Without Reproduction
Free Love Impossible.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Happiness of man
and woman is only a secondary affair
in marriage, the prime purpose of
which is to produce robust children,
Prof. William J. Durant of Columbia
university said in lecture at the 81
mai social center here last night.
Where there are no children there is
no marriage" he added.
Free love is impossible. the profess
sor said. because conquests of a man
are pra'sed by other men, but If a
woman engages in one free love affair
she is held in ridicule and belittled by
her associates"
Most men now marry after they
have become incapable of love" the
professor continued, land then comes
your divorce. Courts say that divorces
are due to cruelty. drunkenness and
a half dozen other things. but they
are all wrong. The three fundamental
reasons for divorces are:
1.-THE natural vanity of both
sexes.
"2-Psychologica1 fncompatibility.
"3-Lack of children"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
McAdoo Admits
Would Accept
the Nomination

wichita Falls. Tex, Nov. 4.-'No
man can refuse nomination for the
presidency. I can't tell you what I
will do. nor can any man tell you what
he will do in eight months from now.
1 can simply say that L do not know"
This was the answer of William G.
McAdoo. who is a business visitor
here, when approached as to his in
tentions with regard to nomination
for the presidency.
Mr.. McAdoo, however, left the inn
preston that if Conditions in 1929
seemed to require his being a candi-
date, he would not refuse to do so. al
tho emphatically declaring that he was
not now a candidate for the nomina-
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
MARS OUT, CUPID IN
Births and Marriages Show In
crease Following the Signing of
the Armistice.

New York. Nov. 4.-when Mars
stepped out, Cupid stepped in.
And now-practically q year after
sigring of the arnistice-births and
marriages for last month show a do
cio;t.d increase over the same month
las; year. according to natioaNi.ie re-
ports gathered by the Bnite Press
today.
From Dallas to st. Paul and from
San Francisco to Boston wedding rings
and pacifiers are in demand.
In many cities the births and mar
riages for October of the present year
are nearly double those of last year.
Oklahoma CNy's babies jumped from
50 in October, 1918, to 160 in 1918
Marriage licenses increased from 81
to 157. Atlanta added 392 youngsters
to its population this October COM
pared with 243 last year. Kansas City
had 547 new babies last month. COM
pared to 479 a year ago
In Chicago 4.4s0 couples marched
to the altar last month. year ago
only 1861 licenses were taken out. In
Denver the figures more than doubled
-307 marriage licenses this October
To 14S last year
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
I'm HOURS OF WORK
International Labor Conference
Proposes Scale.
4S-HOur Week May Apply in
AIl-WOrld Nations.
SPECIAL LIMITS ALLOWED
Certain Industries 56 Hours
Set as Maximum.
Reservations for Climatic Con-
ditiOns in the Orient.

Washington, Nov. Am interna-
tional convention limiting the hours
of work in industry to forty-eight a
week in all countries ratifying the
agreement by July l, 1921, was pro-
posed to the internal labor conference
today by the organizing committee
The draft was prepared on the basis
of information received from the gov
the conference.
The limit of forty-eight hours may
be exceeded in certain industries and
under special conditions. In indus
tries where processes are carried on
continuously by successive shifts such
as public utilities and steel plants.
fifty-six hours may be prescribed as
the maximum.
A limit of sixty hours is set for
classes of work such as that done by
laboratory chemists engaged in re-
search, furnace men, repairmen and
watchmen, but provision is made that
these classes overtime shall not eX-
ceed $50 hours in the year and that
compensation 25 per cent above the
normal rate shall be paid.
For the benefit of Japan, China and
India. reservations are made for post
ponement of enforcement of the agree
ment because of climatic conditions,
the imperfect development of indus
trial organization and other special
circumstances. It also is provided
that the convention may be suspended
in any country by order of the gov
ernment in the event of war or other
emergency