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The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

GETS DIPLOMA FROM FRANCE.
Phil Connell of the A. E. f. Sends In
teresting Document to Parents.

A package that brought both pride
and joy to Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Cornell
arrived in Mena Monday. 1t was from
their son, John "Phil" Cornell, and
contained diploma granted to the
young soldier from the celebrated Uni
versity of Nancy, France. The diplo-
ma, which was in French, explained
that the young Mena man had success
fully completed the four months
course at Nancy. Receipt of the impos-
ing document is proof that Phil is one
of the young members of the A. E. F.
who is taking advantage of Uncle
Sans offer of instruction to his fight
srs. There were i54 soldiers sen. te
Nancy and all but few were college
men. That the Mena man successful
ly completed the course in the French
university along with the collegians,
is taken as an indication he has been
making good use of his spare time
while with the A. E. F. A letter from
Phil stated he had orders to report at
Brest on July 10, and his parents be-
lieve he will soon return home.
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MORE FIGHTING IN SIBERIA.
An American Force Was Cut on for
More Than Week.

Vladivostok, July II delayed -
Communication was re-established to-
day with the American military col
umn in the Suchan district after more
than a weeks interruption. The
American troops which had been
clearing out the bands of Bolsheviki in
the Suchan valley suffered two men
killed and eleven wounded during the
weeks skirmishing.
News from the American detach-
ments came when the American cruis-
er Albany and the British cruiser Car
Isle, conveying supplies, entered
America bay, sixty miles southeast of
here and found that the American
troops had reached there after their
trip down the valley.
Five American soldiers, captured
from the detachment on June % by
the Bolsheviki, were released later
and reported they were well treated
but that the interpreters daily threat
ened them with death. The Americans
said they were given choice between
living with the Bolsheviki, sharing
their poor food, which usually was
fish and onion top soup, or boarding
with a peasant family at five rubles a
day, about ten cents in American
money. The Americans boarded.
With the release of five men it was
announced the Bolsheviki in Siberia
have no American prisoners.
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public addresses to substantiate this

public addresses to substantiate this
statement.
AT the same time | have repeated
ly said both in recent addresses and
for years past, that the business in
terests must not be neglected in our
agricultural work. At Baltimore at
the meeting Of the American Agri-
cultural Colleges | stated that part
of our educational efforts in apricuI-
ture must be directed towards bust
ness men to get them to understand
, agricultural problems because they
are so vitality connected with the
financing Of agriculture and the dispo-
sition of its products. That does not
mean that the business man should
attempt to teach the farmer how to
farm. ! have repeatedly said that the
attitude of the business man toward
what | cali safe farming or more
diversified system Of agriculture in
the South, has been the chief reason
for the slow growth in the South Of
a more dependable agriculture. In all
Of my campaigns to bankers and to
others | have not wanted the business
interests to go to instructing farmers
but | wanted the agricultural inter-
ests to instruct the business men in
what agriculture needed. / suppose !
have utterly failed to get this thru the
heads of some of our business men.
+ Nevertheless, some, including the
members of the American Bankers
Association and their Committee on
Agriculture, seem to have absorbed
this principle and are busy now see
ing what they can do to assist the
agricultural forces and are not en-
gagged in the business of debating to
them.
/ Business men can be of assistance
in agriculture in three ways:
{ Firstly helping to create the
necessary public sentiment for finan-
cial support to the publicly constitut-
ed agricultural work of the State and
the Nation.
Secondly striving to understand
the farmers problems in order that
they may take more active interest
in financing agriculture on a proper
basis and in furnishing the necessary
equipment and supplies on the prop
er basis to make farming productive
and profitable.
Thirdly assisting farmers in the
great problem of marketing and dis
tribution of farm products.
1T should be noted that / do not
-. III L. 4 II q
business men to tell farmers how to
raise crops or feed livestock.
BRADFORD KNAPP,
"Chief Farm Demonstration Service,
u. S. Department of Agriculture.
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"HARD-BOILED" SMITH GIVEN
10 MONTHS BY COURT MARTIAL

Washington, July 23-Besides
Lieutenant Frank H. Smith, known in
the army as Hard boiled" Smith, two
other officers and one enlisted man
were convicted by court martial of
cruelties to American army prisoners
at Prison Farm No 2 in France. This
information was contained in a report
to the war department from General
Pershing, which was read to special
house war investigating committee to-
day by General March, chief of staff.
Smith was sentenced to eighteen
months Imprisonment, Lieutenants
Charles Joseph Mason and Helfenstein
to dismissal from the service and Ser
geant Clarence 4. Ball to siv months
imprisonment.
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USEFUL PURPOSE OF FICTION.
BY Joe Lewis.

A man said to me once that he
would as soon have his children take
up gambling as to have them take up
novel reading. He was a good man,
too, but it developed that he imagined
that 100 per cent of all novels were
purely love making affairs. He, like
many others, was mistaken. For
there is but very little fiction being
written today Of the Charles Garvice
and Laura Jeane Libby kind. In fact,
some stories we read seem to be TAX
en- from real life.
Unless a person has plenty of money
to travel, and is naturally good mix
er, novel reading is indispensable il
one wishes to learn good manners and
important ethical values. Facts arc
not sufficient to make a man wise
Really the most interesting things II
the world are those that are never
printed and seldom talked about in
public. To print news indiscriminate.
ly as it happens, sparing neither
friendship, refinement or the golden
rule axiom, would result in hatred, IL
bel suits and murder.
Most of us live in glass houses. And
on this account fiction will always be
in demand. For in fiction a gifted au-
thor can clothe imaginary people with
the faults of real people in way that
proves educational and at the same
time saves his pen from criticism and
his neck from the moose.
Thru the medium of fiction we have
something to which the imagination
can fly for change and rest. A good
novel is kind of cozy corner for
the imagination's use in order TO pre-
vent brain flag, and is as much ma
tural recreation to the mind as swim
is to the body. Without fiction we
would lose our greatest possession in
literature. For a person to taboo fic-
ton and turn around and become in
terested in such myths as the Stork,
Cupid, Santa Claus, Garden Of Eden
story and the like, all Of which are
pure fiction, is nothing short of anus
ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
Brutal Assault on Negro.

While returning home from the
downtown section Friday night in COM
pany with his wife, Neal Turrentine, a
negro employed at the home Of j. Ed
Leeper, was set upon by two unidenti-
fled white men and brutally assaulted
without provocation- The attack took
place on West Port Arthur avenue and
left the young negro with severely
wounded mouth. No cause is as
signed for the assault. Sheriff J. A.
Thornton was notified and an effort
viii be made to apprehend the Gull
prits The negro Turrentine is said
to be a quiet, inoffensive young man,
whose father and grandfather have
been known to several Mena residents
as good, faithful workers. He re-
Gently came to Mena from Lockesburg.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
SORGHUM KILLS COWS.
Two Fine Mixers Belonging to Rev.
ID. Ballast Die After Short Feeding.

The deadly effects of cattle eating
green sorghum was proven at the
farm home of the Rev. y. Ballast, east
of Mena Monday afternoon. He was
in Mena Tuesday with the hides and
explained they represented all that
was left of value of two of his best
mixers. Mr.. Ballast said that Mon
day afternoon the two cows were seen
in field Of sorghum being grown for
hay. The grain was not over knee
high and to the best knowledge the an
imals had not been in the field more
than half an hour. Yet when men,
bers of the family went to drive the
cows out one was found dead and the
other dying This is Mr.. Ballast's
first year Of farming in Polk county.
ard he was greatly surprised to learn
that sorghum made such a deadly pas
turage for cattle.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
WILL ASK FEDERAL ROAD AID.

Topeka, July 29.-Five states have
accepted the invitation of Kansas au-
thorities for a meeting at Kansas
City Wednesday for the purpose of
starting a campaign to have Congress
appropriate additional money for fed
eral road aid. Those states are Iowa,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and
Texas. Colorado and Missouri have
not responded to kilograms sent by
Governor Allen.
The meeting will be called at 8
o'clock Wednesday at Hotel Meuhle-
bach. Governor Allen will act as tenn
porary chairman until the conference
is organized. Each state was re-
quested to send a number of leading
highway officials.
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Raising Beets for Dairy Feed.

E. B. Russell, in from Nunley Mon
day, brought in some samples Of beets
which he is raising for dairy feed. He
exhibited specimen Of sugar stock
and one of the COW horn variety,
weighing 51s and pounds respective
ly. The beets were left at Hamilton
& Horner's real estate office. Mr.. Rus
sell says he is just experimenting this
year, but the yield and quality of his
crop is SO promising that he will 60
into it more extensively next year. He
has in 6 rows about rs yards long, and
he thinks the yield will be big
wagon load.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
CHICAGO RACE RIOTS SPREAD.

Chicago, July 29-The race war
spread tonight to widely scattered Sec
tions of the city. The police reported
trouble on the north side at several
points. On the south side thousand
whites and as many negroes faced
each other on 39th street and hun
dreds of policemen were rushed to the
scene. Several crowds of young men
penetrated the downtown district on
avowed hunts for negroes.
Six discharged negro soldiers were
arrested after they had dashed thru
the "black belt" in a touring car fir
ing at white pedestrians. Seven re-
volvers were found in the automobile,
which the police said they had stolen.
Police seized 46S rifles stored in a
high school in the heart Of the negro
quarter. The rifles had been used by
the high school cadets. There were
thirty-eight rifles missing when the
police arrived at the school.
Harold Raingnadell, white, Of Rock
Island, ILL.,, was riddled with bullets
fired from house at number 1921
South State street, and killed. When
the police rushed the place they found
and arrested four women and nine
men, all negroes. Two revolvers, an
axe, two razors, and several knives
and quantity of cartridges were dis
covered piled near window from
which the negroes had been shooting.
Governor Lowden, Adjutant Gen
eral Dickson and Mayor Thompson
strove steadily to restore law and or
der in the negro district and prevent
spread of general rioting 20 other sec
tions of the city. Both Mayor Thomp-
son and Governor Lowden issued ap-
peals to citizens of all degrees and
shades to aid the authorities in roster
ing peace.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
DR.. W. E. Williams Visits Mena.

DR.. w. E. Williams, dentist, OF
Hartford, Ark, formerly a resident
and practitioner in Mena, was look
ing up old friends and business asso-
ciates on Tuesday while in the city for
few hours. DR.. Williams, accompa
led by Ike and Arthur Mann and Tom
Mealer, all of Hartford, is out on a
three weeks fishing and camping trip
They had spent week on the Ouach-
ita and Black Fork, and on leaving
Mena went South, expecting to camp
on Rolling Fork and the Cossatot.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
Rain-Conn Nuptials.

At IL o'clock Saturday forenoon at
the home of G. " Conn, grandfather
Of the bride, occurred the marriage of
Peter Balm and Miss 10 Conn, the eere-
mony being performed by County
Judge Fl. w. Finger. The wedding had
been set for Sunday, but owing to the
fact that Judge Finger would be out
of the city, the change was made to
Saturday Mayor Ira 0. Smith and
Mrs. Smith, the latter sister Of the
groom, accompanied Judge Finger to
Board Camp to attend the wedding.
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win Study Our Mountain Schools. >

The missionary society of the Chris
tian Church will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the church Fri
day afternoon at o'clock. The topic
for study this month is "0ur Noun
tain Schools AS DR.. Lyman was a
teacher in the Presbyterian Mission
Academy, mountain school of Ken
lucky, she has kindly consented to at
tend the meeting and tell of her mis-
sionary experiences there. A cordial
invitation to all members. Please
bring July World Call.
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windy CITY ALSO
HAS RACE RIOTS
Mayor Thompson Appeals to Governor
Lowden for National Guardsmen
-Four Regiments Are Modified
and VIII Be Used if Necessary.

Chicago, July 2S.--Four negroes
were reported killed and two police
men wounded in gun battle resulting
from an attack upon policeman at
35th street and Wabash avenue to-
night. A number Of negroes we're
wounded. No whites took part in the
two minute exchange Of shots.
Mayor Thompson tonight sent an
appeal to Governor Lowden to mobol-
ize regiment of national guardsmen
for immediate service in the "black
belt" where sporadic rioting has been
in progress since last night.
Quick action was taken and four
regiments of state troops were or
dered modified. Adiutant General
Dickson announced that whether the
troops were sent into the disturbed
district, would depend upon develop
ments of the night.
Mayor Thompson's action followed
a night and day Of rioting in which
one negro was killed and fifty or more
blacks and one white INJURED.
The action, it was stated, was taken
only after it had become evident that
the city police force was inadequate
to maintain order in the five mile area
where as many as ten riots had de-
veloped in an hour.
Several hundred negroes, many of
them flashing knives and guns, con-
gregated early tonight near South
State Street and Thirty-fifth. After
numerous minor fights, most of them
dispersed. In one of these outbreaks
white man was reported stabbed to
DEATH All available policemen were
hurried to the place.
Numerous riot calls were turned in
early tonight, but iii majority of the
cases the clashes involved only a score
or so of blacks and whites. When the
negroes began leaving the big indus
trial plants at the stockyards and else
where, crowds of white men gathered
and it was only with difficulty that
the police prevented further bloodshed.
Then they retaliated by treating the
white men likewise.
Patrol wagons threaded their way
thru crowds and leaders in many of
the clashes were arrested. When ne
groes were brought to the station
there were cries of lynch Them" no
attempt was made, however, to take
the negroes from the police. Many of
these arrested were detained only
temporarily. Those carrying guns
and knives were placed in Jail.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

If you feel "blue," mo account"
lazy, you need a good cleaning out.
HERBINE is the right thing for that
purpose. 1t stimulates the liver,
tones up the stomach and purifies the
bowels. Price Csc. Sold by Jackson
Drug Co.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31
AUTOMOBILE AT AUCTION.

Sat, Aug. End, at 2 p. M, in front
of Planters Bank, OVERLAND 90,
run about 1000 mi, and is as good as
a new car, will be sold with guar
antee. PART cash. part credit. Col
Latimer ADV. 1S0-3t Silt
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Descrihine Her-

"What sort of a girl is she?"
aThe kind that everybody says viii
make good wife for somebody some
day,"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Judge E. w. Mills of st. Louis, who
made his first visit to Mena some
months ago at the solicitation of the
Commercial Club, returned Thurs
day with the intention of becoming a
permanent resident of the city. He
has purchased from L. E. Burtch, the
latter's home on Bethesda Springs
road and will make it his home. Judge
Mills has shipped his household goods
to Mena and is expecting them and
his family here within few days.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

The Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Park will
leave Thursday morning for months
visit with relatives at Alton, Tenn.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Alfred Crawford of Octavia was in
Mena Wednesday to secure goods for
the White store in that town.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mrs. C. C. Claxton of Henry, Ok,
is visiting Mena relatives. Mrs. Clax-
ton was formerly Miss Ollie Shields.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Goss and W. E,
Holt attended the funeral of Mrs.
Azzie Penninger at Nunley Wednes-
day.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

r. A. Thomas of the Ransom neigh
borhood was on the market Wednes-
day with some good quality, home
grown watermelons.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

w. H. Ray of Hatton, who is in
terested in mining, was in Mena on
business Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

John +. Soard and daughter of Fort
Smith were guests at the Antlers or
Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

William Chamblin, who has been
prospecting in Oklahoma returned to
Mena Monday afternoon to rejoin his
family.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

John Mead of Pecan Grove, Tex,
who had been visiting relatives near
Ink. returned to his home Tuesday
afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mrs. w. l. BARLEY and children, who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Moseley, left Tuesday for their
home at Pecan Grove, Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

The remains of Mrs. Azzie Pennin-
ger. who died at Little Rock, arrived
in Mena and were taken to Shady for
burial Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

v. L. Price of Foreman is visiting
relatives in Mena and investigating
conditions here with view Of laos-t
ing for the benefit of Mrs Prices
health. The visitor is a cousin of
Mrs. E. M. Hiatt and Mrs. W. M. Mat
thews.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mrs. Ivan Rowe is visiting her
mother at Stapp, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Miss Ella Barton, who has been a
student at Mena Business College, has
completed her course and left Friday
for her home at Winthrop.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

STRAYED-Nine sheep, 3 ewes, 6
lambs Any information leading to
their recovery will be considered an
act of friendlmess and rewarded ac-
cordingly. MCMILLAN, r. f. ID. No. 9.
Mena.Ady. Silt
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

J. W. Mobley of Crowley, La, is a
guest at Hotel Mena and investigat-
ing conditions. Mr. Mobley is the
head Of the Crowley schools.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Twelve Polk county boys and girls
will attend the short course at the
agricultural school at Magnolia this
year. They will leave Monday for the
six days course of instruction. Miss
Anna Wood, home demonstration
agent, will accompany the party to
Magnolia.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

e. w. Handy of Wlckes was in
Mena with v. A. s.enry TO get the new
Ford the former bought flcm the
Proctor Smith Motor Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

help the boys over there were not in
vain, w nr
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

HATFIELDERS-WHO AND WHY



Joe Anders, the president of our
school board, only some IL of Is years
ago was a mere barefooted lad run
ming over the hills on Sundays and
selling milk and peaches for living
on week days. Today he is worth
several thousand dollars. He owns a
nice home, does good deal of farming
and deals heavily in cattle. He made
shipment Of some fine beef cattle to
Kansas City Saturday. He went
himself and will bring back big roll
of yellow backs. He has made himself
what he is by hard work and not by
specializing. He radiates contentment
and optimism wherever he goes. He
lives near the spot where he was mar
ried. His wife often helps him herd
cattle. 1t is doubtful if he ever heard
of Carl Marx or has ever taken a So
cialist paper of any kind This is the
kind Of citizenship chat is an antidote
to Bolshevism.
l.. X. Bates.
Everybody knows T. R. He sells lots
of goods and hasn't got bit of use for
circular letters. But recently he had
an experience. He received in the
morning mail one day what he took to
be circular letter. He threw it aside
with an inaudible little oath. The
next day some one picked up the en-
velope and there was 800 check pay
able to t. r. Bates. Since that time
he reads everything mailed to him. He
received a new S720 Ford truck from
DeQueen Friday and is now one of the
busiest men in town in the delivery
line. Yes, he owns home in the
Isle of Pines and expects to be there
when he retires, which will be soon
when the highway comes thru.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Steve Heath came in from Big Fork
Friday to return home with Mrs.
Heath, who had been visiting in Mena
with her parents, the Rev. j. B. and
Mrs. Lilies.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

some wonderful possibilities in truck
and fruit growing and plans to re-
turn again next year.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

w H. Barton and his son, Will Bar
ton, came in from Board Camp Mon
day and left for Tyler, Tex, where the
young man will take commercial
course in business college.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

George Parker of the Parker Bros.
Nursery, Fayetteville, was in Mena on
business Saturday. While in this 10
cality he will look after realty inter
ests near Cove.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

County Clerk Alexander has issued
a marriage license to Roy Bryant,
aged 26, and Miss Blanche Tarbutton,
aged 19, both residents of Wickes.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mrs. ]. B. Davis, Mrs. G. E. Stock
well and Miss Elaine Stockwell Of
Beaumont, Tex, are in Mena for an in
definite stay to get acquainted with
the fine water and cool nights.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

A party of Scott county farmers
trading in Mena Saturday was COM
posed of w j. Robertson and Onie
Robinson of Ritz; Charles Thomas and
D. P. Johnson of Nella.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mrs. w. J. Lauck, accompanied by
her son, Jesse Lauck, recently return
ed from overseas service, and her
daughter, Miss Ellen Lauck, left Fri
day afternoon for Coffeyville, Kas.,
for visit with friends and relatives
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Henry Rector of Little Rock is in
Mena to visit the homefolks. The Wis
itor, who is Assistant United States
District Attorney and one of the best
known lawyers in the state, is son Of
George l.. Rector of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Higgins and
family, former residents Of Mena, are
visiting old friends in Polk county,
arriving in Mena Tuesday night. They
have been at Joplin, Mo-, but sold out
and drove to Mena in their car. While
in Mena Mrs. Higgins managed the
Dickson Hotel and Mr.. Higgins was
employed at the Watkins Hardware
Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

County Agent o. L. Henderson has
shipped two cars of Polk county cat
tie to the Kansas City Market under
the governments cooperative plan.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

A new awning, substantially con-
structed of corrugated iron with iron
poles has been erected in front of the
Goss secondhand store on the South
side
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. l. G.. Harris of Holly
Springs were in Mena Friday evening
enroute to Hatfield, where on Monday
they begin work in the schools. Pro-
fessor Harris will be principal and will
be assisted by Mrs. Harris and Misses
Beulah Neal and Bonnie Musgrave.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-31

Henry Alley, who played left field
with the Mt. Ida team, is brother Of
Judge j. /. Alley, and brought his fam
lily over from Montgomery county for
a short visit with Mena relatives. Mr..
Alley is in the hardware business at
Mt. Ida.