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The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
--77-7-7---7777 NOTES AND PERSONALS

Most all the merchants are invoic- ing this week.
 The weather in Cove last Monday was showing and blowing.
 Jim Turrentine of DeQueen was shopping in Cove last week.
 John Watten of Fuel, Ok, visited with J. H. Coffey last Sunday.
 Ed Tate and Mir. Watson were do- ing business in Cove last Saturday.
 Miss Fannie Colley returned to her school work last Monday at Wade, Ok.
 Dr. C. l.. Baker, veterinary, of Mena was doing business in Cove last Sat urday.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Hansard visited Sunday at the home of John Harkey at Wickes.
 George Embry moved to Cove this week and will work for the Cove Lum- Der Company.
 Mir. Evens of the Commercial Hotel made a flying trip to Watson, Ok, last Saturday.
 Mrs. Brown and children of Carter, Ok, visited with MT. and Mrs. Han sard last Friday.
 John Shorter of Boggy Springs, with Mir. Lamb were doing business in Cove last Monday.
 Mrs. H. J. Henson of Mena is here this week visiting with her son, k. L.. Henson, and family.
 Miss Nola Winchell went to Hatton Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday with her grandmother.
 Doug Walker was called to Hatfield Monday morning on account of sick ness of some of his people.
 MT. Ashmore of Sapulpa, Ok, was in Cove Friday, expecting to buy so acres of Polk county land.
 George Sims, w. T. Bryant. and son, Bert, were all at Mena last Mon day looking after business.
 Jessie Little and Embry Sawyer started Monday evening for Ranger, Tex, to work in the oil fields.
 Jim Sawyer leaves Monday for oil fields of Texas. Mrs. Sawyer will go soon as Jim gets good location.
 John Dickerson of Ft. Towson. Ok, cousin of Fred Dickerson, is here vis-'
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
VOLUME |. NUMBER 41.
DIT ToRIALs .

Readers of the Mena Star, notice the good merchants who advertise in your paper. They are the merchants to patronize. They are the men who are doing you and Polk county the most good. They are most all prog ressive merchants. They are the ones who attract strangers to settle up our county. They are the ones who are spending their money at home to help make our town and county grow. Strangers, patronize our progressive merchants, who are trying to sell goods at a fair profit. Farmers, fig ure with your home merchant; spend your money at home. Sears X Roe buck don't help your town grow. They don't help you build your churches and school houses. They don't help the sick and poor in your neighbor- hood. They don't help you when you are out of money and need help. It is your progressive banker and mer- chant that helps you. Be loyal, be progressive, and trade at home and read the Mena Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
HAPPY MARRIAGES COURSE
 REQUIRED OF CO-EDS
Girls Study Engagements. Babies and Find That Four Children Make
 an Ideal Family.
IBy InIernatlonal News servIee.


 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2.-Two fun semester's work in happy marriageSs IS a required course for all co-eds nj Cotner University, denominationar college of the Christian Church n Bethany. a suburb of Lincoln. Th.. course is given by Mrs. 4. D. Harmon dean of women and wife of the chan1 |eellor.
 The girls first study the relation ship of boys and girls before engage nleht and the effect of conversation. conduct and amusements on co- seT life Then they study the significance of engagements, what topics engaged -e upies should discuss, expressions x ,endearment the significance of lafrl hours and the se-ealled nspooniny s' As 6 result of the course accordin,s to Mrs. Harmon, the girls in the prea |ent year class have ruled aQainst. ,.ow-necked and sleeveless dresses. hr.s have approved short skirts as ter,s- ng to graceful appearance and ur- impeded movement.
 Tn the study of babies during the ast semester, the girls have fonnd by statistics that four children make up an ideal family-two to take the place of the father and mother. and two to allow for deaths and to add to the race.
 Of the forty-six girls in last yearss classes, thirty-six named e.loveh ard 'a cozy. fireplace" as the two reaui- sstes of happy married life.
 The courses have become Sd rmon- lar that the men have asked fuT a similar course.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

T. M Hughes. Grandpa is almost sO years old and Grandma is nearly IS They have 32 grandchildren and 2l great grandchildren. This is surely a Roosevelt family.
 The editor of the Cove Star was at sale recently near the good town of Hatfield, where most all the farmers were gathered together to see and to buy what they needed. Hat held has nice lot of good farmers, wives and daughters. A splendid place to live. The Col. Hutson cracked his whip and started the ball The bids were quick and fast. the prices scared high, the colonel smiled. he winked and asked for dime more. The colonel is successful anctionaar Put your goods in his hands, and he will surely make your sale a success and when the sale is over you will say we'll done good and faithful servant. come m and get your pay.
 This little piece of poetry was written by little girl l2 years old. She is a grand daughter of Mrs. Baze Barton, and lived in Mena and Cove for several years. Her name is Cleo Mary Kesler.
 CHRISTMAS PIECE.
 cid santa Clause will be here soon And peep around each bed room. He'll watch about each girl and boy And bring each child some pretty tov. Old Santa Clause will be here soon And even bring little broom.
 lie will watch till all are asleep And take another little peep.
 Old Santa Clause will be here soon Creep down the chimney in the room He'll put the toys upon the tree. And so jolly old fellow is he.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
MELT 10 MILLION DOLLARS. Government Finds 1t Would Lose Buy
 ing On High Market.

Philadelphia. Jan. 2. Ten million dollars. all in silver, are being melted into silver bars at the United State. mint here Later the bars are turner lalo dimes, quarters and half dollars me government finds if cheaper to meit the dollars than go into the mar Ret and buy silver. now selling at the highest price in many years.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
WANTED! By the Younce Lumber Go.

Ali the Pine and Oak Lumber that you have for sale They are prepared to the highest price in cash Also viii ouy all the Pine and Oak Timber that you for sale CALL OR WRITE MIR F. YOUNCE AT COVE
 AND TELL HIM WHAT YOU HAVE
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
Call at this shop When You Want Work in This Line.
7eRsHlNe IN A TRAINING PLEA.
Urges Six Months or Year of Military
 Service by Young Men.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 30. 0.-'Some form of universal military training as re- quisite to better citizenship was advo- cated by Gen. John J. Pershing in an address today
 The general said that six months or a year of military training for the average young man would give him an increased interest in American insti- tutions, build up his physique, give him a higher sense of morality and benefit him in case he would ever be called upon again to defend his coun- try.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
MIR. F. YOUNCE

Has started good rstclass Blacksmith Shop in Cove Located east of the depot, close to the Skinner Hotel lie has secured Mr James Haywood rstclass smith, the Blacksmith and ready to do all kinds of smith work such as Repair Work Horseshoeng etc. at prices that are reasonable
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
4 BIC FIRE IN TAMPA. FLA
Loss in Wholesale District May Reach
 One Half Milfiox

Tampa, Fla, Dec. 30. Two block ss n the wholesale district. bounded hy5 the river and by Tampa. Whiting and Washington streets. were destroyed hy \ Ire late today. Early esi mate placed the loss between s350. 900 and F mil lion dollars
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
J. F. ALLISON Real Estate Man of Cove

Has lot of good farms listed for sale. Some of the best bargains that will interest the best buyers i am prepared to sell for a good cash payment and time No trouble to show land. Anyone wanting to
 sell their farm list with My commission IS right
 Call and See Me. J. X. ALLlSON.-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
AVOIDS BOSS AND WORK
Pennsylvania Man AccompIishes 1t by
"Buryinq" Self Alive.

When you desire to avoid the boss
during working hours all you have to
do is to bury yourself alive. This
brilliant idea was recently conceived
by workman at Middetown, Pa, and
1t worked until fellow workman
gave him away.
The workman (his employer re.
fused to divulge his name) was much
needed for a certain job one after
noon and his foreman searched every
where through the plant, but the
search proved fruitless. At the end of
the days work he was still missing
and it was believed he had been taken
i'll and had to go to his home.
Next morning the missing workman
reported for duty with a plausible ex-
PLANTATION for his absence on the pre-
ceding day. All was well until his pal
began to squeal. He declared that
the workman buried himself In heap
of shavlngs. head and all. and used a
straw as a breathing tube.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
POLICE SCRUB BOYS TEETH
Six Officers Called in to Silence Pro-
tests Of Unruly Pennsylvania
Youngster.

Reading, Pa.-Yells that sounded
like murder" led dwellers In the ex-
elusive apartment house at Ninth and
Penn streets to summon the police.
In a room on the third floor Of the
building six policemen found a FIVE
year-old boy from whom the screams
emanated. His distress was due to the
fact that his mother was brushing his
teeth. The policemen took hand in
the performance. While four Of them
formed hollow square, the fifth
seized the youngster and held him
while the sixth administered a thor
ough dental scrub. The policemen
then made the boy promise to submit
to the operation in quiet in the future.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09

State of Michigan, the Probate Court
for the County of Charlevoix.
At a session of said Court, held at the
Probate Office in the city of Charlevoix
i'm said County. on the 10Th day OF
December A. ID. 1919.
Present: Hon. Servetus A. Corfeli,
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Frances
TAYLOR Steffes ct al minors.
Rose Steffes having filed in said court
her petition, praying for license to sell
the interest OF said estate in certain
real estate therein described,
II is Ordered, That the 18th day OF
January, A. ID. 1920, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office, be
and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition, and that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before
said court, at said time and place,
show cause why license to sell the !
terest of said estate in said real estate
should not be granted;
1t is Further Ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing, in The Charlevoix County
Herald, newspaper printed and circu-
lated in said county.
SERVETUS A. CORRELL,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
SERVETUS A. CORRELL,
JudCe of Probate
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
AlRPLANE CATCHES GEESE
Latest Method of Hunting in the
Country.


Country.
There may be nothing new under
the sun. but there are new ways OF do
ing things. The following amply ~ j
out this statement:
John Pruess. who lives up in the
DEVILS Nest country, along the old
Mizzou, was In Bloomfield, Neb., re-
Gently. and brought with him the news
that hunting geese via the airplane
method is the latest thing up In that
region. The aviators who have been
pulling off this stunt hail from across
the line In South Dakota.
They come swooping along in their
machine. fire q volley at any stray
flock of geese that may be breastlng
the waters Of the Big Muddy, and as
the geese rise into the air and start to
make their getaway, the airplane
swoops down upon them and they are
caught In a big net, which is part
of the machines equipment. Whole
fiocks are pursued until the last lone
member Of the flock falls a victim to
the birdmen.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
Dehydrated Beefsteaks.

Wichita, Kama. K. Smoll, a
chemist with packing company here
is experimenting with view to reduc-
ing the high cost of living. His latest
experiment is with beefsteak. BY a
process of dehydration-drawing all
the water out of the meat-the steak is
In a good state of preservation and is
capable of being kept almost indef-
nitely. When II is desired to bring the
steak back to a condition of freshness
all that is necessary, Mr.. Smoll says,
is to soak II in water. The meat Is said
never to lose Its odor of fresh meat
and 1t is as tough as sole leather
when dehydrated.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
HOUSEMAlD FOR PARLIAMENT
HatIess EnqIish Lass Plans to Seek
Election to Commons on
Labor Ticket.

London. England.-Jessie Stephens,
a housemaid with mass Of dark hair,
and who generally goes about hatless,
has signified her intention of entering
the race for parliament on the l"bor
ticket. She is endeavoring to 3 a
seat in the local borough council Of
Bermondsey and will then stand as
parliamentary candidate.
She has been employed as a cook,
housemaid. cook-general, boss Of a
large common lodging house In Glas-
gov, porter in a chemical warehouse
and driver of three ton lorry.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
WOULD DIE FOR DADDY"
Chicago Girl Gave Blood to Save the
Life of Her Parent.

When Mildred Pratt, Is years old,
liceman, was fighting for his life In a
hospital in that city. after having been
shot by negro, she hurried to the
hospital where the doctors had begun
to operate on the wounded man.
"Blood TRANSMISSION will be necessary
to save his life" they said.
Take me-" pleaded Mildred.
The girl was found fit for the test.
pint and half of her blood was al
lowed to flow into her fathers veins.
81 am so glad was able to help"
she said later at her home, where she
was taken. 81 would give my life for
daddy"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
MANY SHIPS BEING BUILT
American Yards Have More Than
$4,000 Tons Under Construction.

More than $4,000 gross tons Of
shipping are now under construction
In American shipyards. according to a
statement issued from New York city
by the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders' as
ISOLATION.
with the addition of contracts
placed. but upon which work has not
been begun" continues the statement,
ct is probable that the shipyards of
the country have In band orders for
nearly 100000 gioss tons Of ocean
going vessels-"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09


or Industrial stage. Flying in ignor-
ance or disregard of meteorological
conditions and warnings is at times
suicidal and destructive Of costly
property. Even before flying increas-
ed so greatly within the United States
the weather bureau inaugurated
service Of flying forecasts, effective
December 1. 1918. which is conducted
In cooperation with the chief signal
officer Of the army and for the benefit
at first of the army training posts and
the aerial mail service of the post
Office department, and later destined
TO be extended to all flying In gen.
eral. Much development work is
needed TO make this service the most
effective possible. all Of which may
be accomplished. as flying develops,
through existing agencies and chan
nels Of cooperation between the pub
lie and the branches Of the govern
ment concerned
Meteoroiogy for Military Operations.
Closely allied TO meteOrology for
aeronautics. the experiences of the war
have created a demand for a service
to supply information for artillery, gas
warfare, and other kinds Of military
operations. each In It's way different.
The influence Of winds upon the flight
Of proiectiles has long been recOg-
nized, but in the past methods of OBJ
serving the actual motions of the free
air in the various attitudes were little
known and less used. consequently the
allowance for wind I'm the older form
ulae of the artilleristic was largely
academic 'Or mere approximations.
whereas nowadays the ballistic wind
is not a matter OF guess or estima-
ton, but of definite and direct obser-
vations by meteorOlogists employed
for the purpose and using pilot bal
looms or other aerial apparatus which
meteOrOlOgis'ts have developed and en-
ployed in the advancement Of their
own science.
On q peace-time basis these needs
are being met by cooperative work
and arrangements existing between
the chief signal officer of the army,
as result OF which limited number
of stations are maintained by the
army. while others constituting use
full coordination of points are estab-
lished and maintained by the wealth
er bureau. Observations at these sta
tons consist chiefly of the flight of
small rubber pilot balloons. The re-
suits are used locally as required and
telegraphed to the central office of
the weather bureau for the use OF the
official forecasters in the issue Of fly
ing advices and other information.
Marine Meteorological Observations.
The submarine menace brought on
with the war soon terminated the pro-
gram of observations which merchant
vessels plying the several oceans of
the globe were long accustomed to
furnish with the object Of supplying
data and information concerning the
climate and meteorology Of the
oceans for publication as aids to nav.
igation (marine) OF the pilot charts
Of the photographic office. This serv-
ice is being restored gradually. and
its Importance is enhanced on account
Of the policy of extending the mer-
chant marine of the United States
and also extensive navigation of the
air over the oceans, which the future
is sure to see accomplished.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09

Now that the beneficial species OF
birds are fortified by ample protective
legislation. the Importance becomes ap-
parent OF perfecting methods for pro-
tecting crops against damage by birds,
says the chief of the bureau of bio
logical survey, United States depart
ment OF agriculture. policy Of bird
conservation that will best serve the
interests Of the farmer. he says. in
wolves not only thorough apprecia-
ton Of the value of beneficial species,
but adequate attention TO the control
Of troublesome ones. Following out
that line Of endeavor investigations
have been made of n number Of spe-
cies complained Of as troublesome, and
in some cases special rulings have been
made under the migratory bird treaty
act to permit control measures
Bobolinks Are Destructive.
1t has been determined that bObo-
links. protected under the migratory
bird treaty act. are as destructive as
ever To rice when opportunity offers,
and in order to control them an open
season has been declared on bobOlinks
In Pennsylvania and the Atlantic
coast states from New Jersey south
ward to and including Florida. Ger
tain species of wild ducks, also pro-
tected under the act. were found TO
be destructive in the rice fields OF
California, and special order was
issued permitting rice growers to kill
them out Of season. In the Arkansas
rice fields special order had to be
issued permitting the shooting Of ducks
at night Meadowlarks in South Caro-
lima were found to he inflicting severe
damage to sprouting corn and oats In
order to afford proper relief. says the
chief Of the survey, permission has
been given farmers to drive the birds
from the fields with shotguns. If nee
essary. Complaints were received
from Louisiana that night herons were
a menace TO the frogging industry. and
II was suggested 70 the bureau that
permission he granted to shoot them
Investigation. however. showed that
about 96 per cent Of the food Of night
herOns is crawfish not q single frog
was found in any Of the stomachs ex-
amined.
lrfict Severe Damage.
Other birds not protected under the
migratory bird treaty act, were also
reported to be inflicting severe damage
In some Instances. Red-winged black
birds in Ohio were found to be very
destructive Of sweet corn and even OF
field corn. Poisoning methods. effec-
tive for small fields, were devised. but
II is necessary to discover more eco
nOmical measures for large fields. Com
plants Of depredations by eagles were
investigated. at Is evident" says the
report Of the chief, that these power
full birds are seriously destructive at
times and their unlimited protection
is probably not warranted" This ap-
plies to both the golden and the bald
eagle. Charges came from the South
Atlantic coast that the brown peli-
can was responsible for reduction in
the number Of mullet and other food
fishes. Examination Of q quantity Of
regurgitated material showed that Of
S14 fish eaten only were Of species
valuable as human food
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
TRADITIONS 1000
YEARS OLD UPSET
Ancient City of Pressburg
Changes Character With
Coming of New Rulers.
RESULT OF PEACE FARLEY
Resentment Shown Over the Employ
ment of czechs In Government Po-
sitions Formerly Occupied by Hun
garians-Many Are Expelled.

Bratislava, Slovakia.-It Is only on
Czechoslovakian maps that this an
cient Hungarian city Of Pressburg can
be located by its new name. Ruled by
Hungary for thousand years, 1t
passed under the control of the new
CZechoslovakian republic by the decis
ion of the peace conference. and
large part of its inhabitants do not
take kindly to the new order Of things.
It's people are dominantly Germanic
or Hungarian.
The street signs are In German and
Hungarian characters, and now to them
is being added Czech. The old postal
and telephone employees have been re-
placed by Czechs and Czech high Of
ficers installed in the government.
SlOvak regiments on duty here have
been replaced by purely Czech soldiers.
In city as old and conservative and
routine as this, drifting through the
centuries undisturbed in it's social Gus
toms, these things have made feeling
run rather high in certain social strata.
Many Are Expelled.
Persons, regardless of sex, who have
not acquired legal residence are being
expelled. One man who told the Asso-
ciated Press he had lived and done
business here for forty years was ex-
PEELED a few days ago. The list OF
those cited for expulsion is said to con-
tain names of dead persons.
Some Hungarians do not hesitate to
express their resentment over the en-
ployment of Czechs in government po-
sitions here formerly occupied by the
Hungarians. CZechs and many Slo-
vaks of the educated classes who hold
office under the government say this
feeling is due to Hungarian and Ger
man propaganda, and has no real
strength or extent. Also they admit
the necessity of Czech officialdom, as
Slovakia has little or no educated class
from which to draw executives of abil-
ity.
Hard to Upset Tradition.
1t is hard to upset rudely the tradi-
tons of ten centuries, and talks with
many persons, both in official and I'M
official circles, would indicate that the
antagonism displayed toward the
Czechs is a natural condition of this
period of transition and is not deeply
rooted. Probably 1t is stronger here
in Pressburg than in the other parts
of Slovakia, where the change is not
so apparent.
The school question plays a very
prominent part in the situation here.
The government has abolished the Ger
man and Hungarian languages in the
schools, and this means a general Dust
ing of teachers and a reaction in house
holds
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
Fewer Go Insane In Scotland.

There was a decrease of 561 insane
persons In Scotland last year. due.
according to the board of control. to
higher wages, almost total disappear
ance of unemployment and the num-
Der of men In the army.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-01-09
ENGLAND Has a Woman Grave Digger.

Any women grave diggers who can
beat Miss JAMIE Beeching? She says
she Is the only one in England. and
can fling the earth up to the surface
from depth Of seven feet. In the
busy season she works by candle
light.