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The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. Harry Rabb and baby are
here from Rich Mountain to visit Mr..
and Mrs J. R. Rabb and relatives in
Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Tut Harris of Potter was a Mena
visitor Tuesday. He reported that
farmers in the Potter community are
all busy trying to clean out the cot
ton fields and other crops.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

]. Wesley Robertson left Tuesday
for Austin, Tex, where he was called
to see about the sale rights of new
song he has composed
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. Marcus Nichols and son of
Hodgen, Ok, who had been visiting
Mena relatives, returned to their home
Tuesday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Justice L. N. Burnett was among
the Arkansas attorneys admitted to
practice before the supreme court this
week.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Miss Ruth Howell of Foreman,
daughter of the Rev. W. M. Howell,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Miller, lilo Jansen.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

E. w. Summers of Zwolle, La,
reached Mena Monday for an indef-
mite stay and will be the guest of
County Supt. and Mrs. t. J. Wilbanks.
He and the county school head are
brothers-in-law.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. M. Profit received word on
Wednesday morning of the arrival Of
her son, Corporal c. E. Profit from
overseas, and that the young soldier
was now at Camp Devens, Mass.
Corporal Profit was overseas about 10
months.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Lloyd Ship Of Potter was in Mena
Wednesday and secured from County
Clerk Will Alexander a license to
wed Miss BERTHE Winton, also resi-
dent of Potter The groom, who re-
Gently returned from service in France
is % years old, and the bride is %
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

sssasf b EAsal ss1s.3.l4 \
e-'t2 SO % II bGsrds
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. J. D. Budd is among the first
to report ripe tomatoes Of the Pom
derosa variety. She had one this
week that weighed an even pound.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

boy Crosson, who recently was mus
tered out eff service, has decided to
re-enlist for years special service
in the aviation school at Eberts Field,
Lonoke, expecting to leave this week
to take up his studies.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Thomas M. Taft and his brother,
Sergt. C. L. Taft, reached Mena Sun
day and will make this city their
home. The former has been at Stig-
Ter, Ok, and comes to Mena for the
purpose of opening a musical studio,
having secured the rooms over Pc
grams Drug Store for this purpose,
Sergeant Taft, whose home is at Wal
dron, has just recently returned from
service in France with the engineer
ing corps Of the LIST Division. He was
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Miss Bette Palmer of Chillicothe,
Mo-, is spending three-week vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Palmer, at the farm in Foran
Gap. Miss Palmer is studying to be
a trained nurse at the Chillicothe hos
pital.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

ars gaIgeas ~ y ..aa .lasss ~
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Clyde Legate is in Mena for visit
with his father, M. B. Legate. and
other relatives and friends. He is
enroute home to Chicago from bust
ness trip to Fresno and Los Angeles,
Calf. Mr.. Legate is well established
in a real estate and brokerage bust
ness in the big city.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. II. E. Montague of Memphis,
Tenn, after visit Of several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Miller, left for home Wednesday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
DR.WILKINS FOUND GUILTY
OF NUMBERING HIS WIFE
New York Physician, Convicted by
Jury, Faces Electrocution-Wiu
Appeal the Case.

MINEOLA, n. Y. June 27.-Dr. Wal
by jury in the supreme court here
yesterday of murder in the first de-
gree for killing his wife Julia at
their Long Beach home. February 81.
His counsel has announced that he
viii carry the case to the court of
appeals and to the governor, if neces-
sary. The verdict carried with it a
recommendation for clemency. which.
under the law. the court cannot heed.
The only penalty permitted in this
state for first degree murder is death
in the electric chair.
The jury that convicted the aged
physician was out nearly twenty
three hours, establishing a record for
Nassau county.
When the verdict was announced
DR.. wilkins displayed little emotion
He left the courtroom with a steady
step. He had constantly professed his
confidence in acquittal or, at the
worst, disagreement.
After he had been taken back to his
cell DIR. wilkins dictated the follow
ing statement, which was given out
by his attorney. Charles N Wysong:
Il am an absolutely innocent man.
/ never injured hair in her head 1
could never have injured woman
who was universally so generous to
me. We never had A steak that she
did not insist that l have the tender
/ loin
There was never anything but love
in our house. There has been an aw-
full mistake made. The Jury could
not have understood the law when
they rendered verdict of murder in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
JAPANESE AUTHORITIES
FEAR SOCIALIST MOVE
Police in Toxic Search for "Dan-
gerous Thought" Propa-
gandists.

TOXIC, May % Correspondence Of
the Associated Press).-Japanese au-
thorities are somewhat disturbed over
what looks like an organized effort
to start a socialist movement of an
extreme nature in this country. Sew
eral secret meetings. hav been held, at
which speakers have proclaimed radi-
cal doctrine, clothing their remarks
in menacing, though yelled. language.
A number of agitators are reported
to have circulated in the crowds at
the industrial city of Osaka during a
recent celebration of the attainment
of majority of the crown price.
The police and gendarmerie are ac-
lively engaged in the search Of dan
gerous thought" propaganda. Recent
ly postcards propagating radical So
cialist principles have been sent out
from Toxic to petty. officers and men
of all army divisions throughout the
empire.
Urgent instructions were sent to
all Sendarmerie stations and substa-
lions to start searches for the Offend
ers and take strict measures for the
prevention of the spread of danger
Gus thought" among the army. Domi-
ciliarys searches were carried out in
all directions. but very few copies of
the propaganda postcards were seized,
despite the strenuous efforts of the
authorities.
The postcards were printed In old
style types and all bear the postmarks
of Yotsuya and Aoyama post offices in
Toxic. No trace has been found so
far as to the authors.
Mr.. Norma, chief secretary of the
metropolitan police board, in a state
ment declared that so far there is no
indication of bolshevism or nihilism
having been introduced in Japan or
as having affected the thought of the
Japanese people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
uI1IILES1oRlEs
%bEDTIME
ForktaiI the Handsome.
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1919. by T. ". Burgess.)

Skinner the tree swallow had
just remarked to Johnny Chuck that
he didn't know of anybody who
caught more flies and winged insects
than Twitter the Purple Martin.
How about me?" demanded a
new voice, as graceful form skim:
med over Johnny Chuck's head,
turned like a flash and came back.
1t was Forktail the Barn Swallow.
handsomest and one of the most
He passed so close to Johnny that
the latter had a splendid chance to
see and admire his glistening steel
blue back and the beautiful chestnut
brown of his forehead and throat.
with it's narrow black collar. and the
brown to buff color of his under
parts. But the thing that was most
striking about him was his tail,
which was SO deeply forked as to
seem almost like two tails.
II would know him as far as l
could see him just by his tail alone"
exclaimed Johnny Chuck. Il don't
know, of any other tail like it."
There isn't any other like it," de-
tlared Skinner. IF Twitter the
Martin is the largest of our family,
Forktail is the handsomest."
How about my usefulness?" de-
manded Forktail. skimming past
again. Cousin Twitter certainly
does catch a lot of flies and insects.
but I'm willing to go against him any
day to see who can catch the most"
With this he darted away. Watch
ing him they saw him alight on the
top Of Farmer Browns barn. It's
funny" remarked Johnny Chuck,
but as long as I've known Forktail,
and I've known him since I was big
enough to know anybody. I've never
found out where he builds his nest.
I've seen him skimmipg over the
Green Meadows times without num-
Der, and often he comes here to the
Old Orchard, as he did just now, but
I've never seen him stop anywhere
except over on that barn"
That's where he nests" chuckled
Skinner.
What" cried Johnny Chuck. do
you mean to say he nests on Farmer
Browns barn?"
NO" replied Skinner. He nests
in it. That's why he is called the
Barn Swallow, and why you never
have seen his nest. If you'll run
over to Farmer Browns barn and
look up to the roof inside, you'll see
Forktairs nest there somewhere
ME go over to Farmer Browns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
SAYS HE CAN PROVE GUILT.
Attorney Declares Cocchi Alone
Responsible for Killing Girl.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-Declaring
Alfred Cocchrs statement that his
wife and not himself murdered Ruth
Crueger to be false, District Attorney
Swami has sent letter to the prose-
cutting attorney at Bologna. Italy,
where Cocchi is on trial, in which he
offered to provide absolute proof of
Cocchis guilt.
The district attorney has. according
to the letter. convincing evidence the
schoolgirl was killed by Cocchi while
trying to defend herself from his at
tacks.
Mr. Swami offered the facilities Of
his office to the Italian government
and volunteered to send witnesses to
Italy.
jeremiah Lynch. clerk, who wrote
letter to the Italian authorities to
the effect the girl was killed by white
slavers and that Cocchi was innocent.
is said to have admitted his statement
WAS made on hearsay evidence and
that he had no definite kTowledge of
the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
MEMOIRS OF MINISTER
VOPICKA TO BE ISSUED
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
Special Cable to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1910.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Special Cable to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1910.
PARIS, June 2s.-Charles ]. vopicka
of Chicago, American minister to Ru-
mania, has arrived in Paris from
Bucharest on his way to the United
States, where he intends to spend
several months vacation.
AS minister jointly to Rumania, Bull
garia and Serbia and representative
of the various allied interests in Bull
garia, Mr.. Vopicka has had many re-
markable war experiences which he
later expects to condense into a book
of memoirs. For the present, how
ever, owing to the violent political
contentious now rending eastern Eu-
rope, he prefers not to make a state
ment until he has conferred with
President Wilson.
He speaks Ave languages and says
that it would have been impossible
for him to- carry on his work without
them, particularly French, which is
spoken by nearly every well educated
person in eastern Europe.
1t is his opinion that the United
States will no longer be able to have
one minister accredited to the three
| countries. but that we must be rep
resented by a minister in each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

WashfnRton's Coolest and Most At
tractive place for luncheon Wardman
Park Hotel open-air dining room
Music. 1890 to Observation-Disclosures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
SCENE OF SPLEND0R
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Committee Assures Wash
ington of Elaborate Interna-
tionaI Peace Celebration.

The independence day committee ap-
pealed to the people of Washington to-
day not to go out of town on July 4
and miss the international peace cele-
National Capital.
In view of the fact that the repre-
sentatives of foreign governments in
Washington have given SO much time
and money to the preparation of the
celebra ton. the committee is anxious
to h We the residents of the District
pre- ent by the thousands to witness
the spectacle.
: it'll Independence day coming on
F lay. members of the committee fear
. many people will take Saturday
OF and leave. the city from Thursday
until Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
Asks People to Witness Display.

Members Of the committee expressed
confidence that if the people of the
city stop to realize the magnitude and
Splendor of the peace demonstration
to be staged here they will not want
to overlook it
Approximately $4,000 is being spent
on floats alone for the parade. which
is 10 be only one feature of the day.
The greater part of this money has
been put up by the nations which are
to take part in the event.
Contributions are coming in slowly
toward the $4,000 which is Washing
tons share of the bill for the celebra-
ton. Unless donations increase in
the next few days, the finance COM
mittee, of which r. w. Hynson is
chairman. will have to get out next
week and hustle to make up the de-
ficiency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
Dinner for Reed Hospital Patients.

Arrangements have been completed
for big dinner for the soldier pa
tients of the Walter Reed Army Cen
eral Hospital as part of the vic
tory celebration of Independence day
July 4. The dinner will be served in
the mess hall. where more than 500
men can be seated and served at one
time. The walters will be young wom-
en-. under the direction of Mrs. Rea
of the Red Cross House.
That the boys will make this occa-
sion one long to be remembered is a
certainty, for. with the carnival spirit
in the air as part of the patriotic
celebration of the day and generous
meal served by pretty girls. the post
band and orchestra playing popular
music. every minute of the meal will
be filled with joy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

"HOw ABOUT ME-" DEMANDED
A NEW VOICE. AS A GRACEFUL
FORM SKINNED OVER JOHNNY
CHUCK'S HEAD.
barnr cried Johnny Chuck. DO you
think I'm crazy?"
"Forktail isn't crazy" chuckled
SKINNER" and he goes in and out
of that barn all day long. 1 wouldn't
trade homes with him, though. Give
me a hollow in tree well lined
with feathers to a nest made of mud
and straw, even If it is feather lined"
DO you mean that such neat
looking, handsome fellow as Fork
tail uses mud in his nest?" cried
Johnny.
HE does just that" said Skinner
Hes something Like Welcome Robin
in that respect"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
MACCABEES AID THRIFT.
War Loan Organization Announces
Women's Helm in Movement

The war loan organization of the
fifth federal reserve district has an
nounced that the Treasury Depart
ment's thrift and savings movement
is being given cooperation and sup
port by members of the Woman's AS
ISOLATION Of Maccabees. The associa-
ton at it's annual convention at Rich
mond, Va, Endorsed the movement,
and the campaign was also approved
at an important meeting in the Dis
trict.
At the Washington meeting Mrs
G. B. Eldrfdge. director for the Dis
ict of Columbia in the woman's di-
.,sion was the speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

| spiritual Ire or nation would DE
just as disastrous as interference
with its political life.
Il was eager for his holiness to
elaborate this thought, 1 knew that
! if he did so it would give the world
information of value and of deep in
/, terest to those watching it's peace
! making. The Pope reflected for a
| moment, and then said, quite sud
denly:
Lauds Organization.
You Americans are magnificent at
| organization. 1t would be splendid if
here, Italy. we could have such an or
{ gan.zation as you represent. Such an
| organization would achieve wonderful
| things for Italy, would serve Italy
| just as the Knights Of Columbus are
serving the United States
His holiness expressed delight
when told him that Cardinal MERCER
intended to visit the United States as
! the guest of the Knights Of Columbus.
| His admiration for Cardinal MERCER is
unbounded
II am sure America will receive him
with open arms he said.
! Speaks Of Dawning Peace.
Then the Pope spoke in general
terms of the coming peace. He hoped
and prayed it would be worthy of the
! millions of young men who had
persisted in order that it might come
! to the world
'Reverting again to his visitors he
spoke entertainingly Of Rome, indicat-
ing some Of the magnificent churches
| we should visit before leaving Rome.
He then went on to describe his
pleasure in meeting President Wilson
and also seemed amused again when
I mentioned that America had never
been given an opportunity to see that
| meeting registered in the almost
Ubiquitous movies. The Vatican is
about the only place uninvaded by the
| movie man. He has been in the gar
dens. but never in the sanctum
sanctorum.
The Pope rose as we rose, and I
| remember being surprised at his small
stature. During the entire conversa-
ton I had gathered somehow a sub
a man physically as big as his brain.
Pope Blesses K. of c.
| blessing for the Knights Of Columbus
! and then praised warmly the vast
| reconstruction and employment work
undertaken by the knights. He select
| ed some souvenirs from a small book :
case and gave them to Mr.. Hearn and
myself. inviting us to his private
chapel for mass in the morning. Then
he playfully bade US good morning
| in both English and French. You
! are going to be in Rome for some
time said his holiness. so we shall
see much Of each other and the next
time we shall talk in Italian Out
| side we read the time as 12:47 We
: had entered the papal study at 1915.
1t was rather bewildering to leave the
presence Of the man who holds the
spiritual allegiance Of over three hun
dred millions of Christians
Is Made Knight of St. Gregory.
ut was when had left Rome-wheu
| I met Mgr. Ceretti in Paris that
he informed me that the Pope had
designated me knight of st. Gregory
! and that Archbishop Hayes would be-
| stow the symbols of knighthood upon
me when I returned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
YANK LEARNS X-RAY.

From Jack-of-all-trades to X-ray
specialist Is the record of one returned
soldier who was trained by the federal
board for vocational education. The
board is bringing out the latent abil-
tiles of hundreds of boys. If you know
a wounded soldier. sailor or marine,
have him call on the federal board at
200 New Jersey a.-n::a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
Did Not Discuss League.

His holiness was thoroughly &C
quainted with all that was being said
concerning the league of nations. He
did not discuss the league, nor did he
discuss the peace treaty, but he did
applaud warmly the utterance made
by Supreme Knight James A. Fla
herty of the X. Of c. when he lined up
the knights against bolshevism and
all other manifestations of extreme
radicalism.
THAT danger is not new to Eu-
rope, his holiness said. The war has
| brought it forward with unusual
clearness. I think 1t Is just as much
task for the world to maintain the
spiritual integrity of the nations as
, it is to maintain their physical in
tegrity. for the soul of nation mus,
Enjoy freedom if nations body is
j to thrive. interference With tn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

the first degree and then recom-
mended mercy. I am stunned"
Mr.. Wysong made a supplemental
statement in which ne said he was
still convinced a his clients inno-
cence. Dr. wilkins will be sentenced
next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
Pope Blesses K. of c.
Is Made Knight of St. Gregory.

TT was when had left Rome-when
met Mgr. Ceretti in Paris that
he informed me that the Pope had
designated me Knight of st. Gregory
and that Archbishop Hayes would be-
stow the symbols of knighthood upon
me when I returned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
Oregon Asks Mexican Presidency

Los ANGELES. Calf. Juno IS
Formal announcement OF the candl-
d.,cy OF Cen. Aware Oregon for tEo
presidency of Mexico at tho election
in 1920 has been made public here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-26
In the DAYS of Seventeen"

'What's the matter, your girl turn
Won DOWN." asked sympathetic friend
of John. whose long face indicated
such trouble.
"She told me that she and her folks
were going to the country one Sunday
to see some relatives" replied John,
without answering the direct question.
81 didn't know what to do myself, so /
went TO Broad Ripple swimming. l was
standing near the pool and heard a
Ioud smack, as a girl made high dive
and instead of going into the water
head first hit too fiat. 1t knocked all
the breath out of her. a guard picked
her up and got her 10 the bank, and
as | was the nearest person | helped
her out. She looked at me and looked
ot her. Then she said. Hello, John
and said. Hello, Mary" and sh'
hadn't gone to the country at all. TheI
walked away.
"Well, how you and Mary making ]
now" asked the friend a few day
later. "Oh, go out to her house 'bou
every night" said John with smile.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-26
JeweIry Reveals History.

Increasing demand for ali-American
icwelry. designed from ancient mooe'S
fashioned by the AZtecs and Toltecs vi
Mexico, has brought tn light a strlkihs
similarity between them and those OF
tbe contemporaneoUS Roman empire.
The characteristic features OF ho-
man iewelry were its broad surfaces
massive construction, use OF large
stones and open-work ornament. Inc
same features are equally true OF the
aboriginal American jewelry, ana OF
that of the restoration now in vogue.
Betokening strength and luxury
they both differed radically from the
ieweIry of the Greeks and Etruscans
especially in that the latter was chlel'
~ distinguished by its delicate beauty
| and minutcly cunning Workmanship
Comparatively. it is the difference De
tween the imposing canvas ana th'
miniature. MonteZuma and the Azte'
nobles-and their TOltec predecessor
wore this magnificent, colorfui Jew
elry, and so did the emperors ana nc
HES of Rome. while both great EN-
hires were flourishing ut the same pc
| Rod.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-26

New rk.-AnnOuncement has JUST
been made by William NJ. banner OF
the American Society for the Mission
10 Lepers Of the election of James Il.
Wootan. director of publicity for the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America. as a member OF
the American committee to assist In
extending the committees campaign
of worldwide usefulness.
The committee estimates that there
are not less than 100000 lepers in
the world, 5000 of whom have already
been baptized as Christians. Ii IL
the intention of the committee to
preach the Gospel TO the afflicted vic
fins of this horrible disease to palliate
their sufferings, to supply their sim
pie wants and to help rid the world Of
leprosy.
Ninpty-six stations in various part
of the globe are maintained by th'
! committee. OF these 50 are in India
| Burma and CeylOn. II In China, thre
in the United States and the remain
ing scattered through Japan. Korea