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The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
To the Voters of Polk County.

In making myself known to the vot- CTS of Polk county as a candidate for the office of tax assessor, wish to call attention to a few of the princi- pies for which l stand. In the begin ming 1 wish to say that 1 realize the
 responsibility of the office, and if elected, viii discharge the duty of same to the best of my knowledge and ability. As to my qualifications I could mention the fact that I took part in the taking of the last federal census, and am among the number of public school teachers of Polk county. In making my introduction 1 can say have made it my home all my life, and have lived practically all of this time in one community.
 l believe in a majority rule in all things, and that all the people should have a voice in selecting nominees for public office; 1 do not believe that q high protective tariff should be levied on foreign imports at this day and age of the world because the manu- lecturers of our country have gotten to the point where they can take care of themselves, while it was not so in the beginning and there had to be a safeguard against foreign manufac- lures. It is my opinion that repre- sentative or public official of the peo- pie should be governed by the voice of the majority without regard to his
 own individual opinion. Never the
 less, this should not debar him from
 using his influence for what he be-
 lieves to be the right thing, but when it comes to casting his vote his vote should be according to the wishes of | the greatest numbers. l am against everything that autocracy is in favor of, and for everything that autocrats are against. think that person in public office should have more respect for himself, his people and the coun- try in general than to cheat and swindlc.
 have not the slightest thing to say against either of my opponents, be- cause as far as l know they are all good, law-abiding men.
 l think that a person when elected
 to public office should do more than merely fill the vacant chairs in that they should use their utmost influence and energy to make conditions better tudH tHcy fn1Sut dt pLSScHt t4tot. advocate honesty in politics. It | is my opinion that man can be a
 man in all things tho at present it
 seems to be the general opinions that politics are very rotten. But it is my
 ambition to have and retain the high
 est principles of American manhood
 In conclusion l will mention the fact
 that l stand for government by the
 the people and of the people and for
 the faithful performance of duty of
 it's officers. If elected tax assessor
 for Polk county 1 promise to render
 honest and efficient service. Hoping | the voters of the county will see fit
 to give me the office, am,
 Respectfully, Marquis l.. Miller, Candidate for Assessor. | Adv. 112&20
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
LET WIFE BELIEVE HIM DEAD.
Another Enoch Arden Case Revealed
 by Dying Man at Tulsa, Ok.

Tulsa, Ok, May 10.-The story of
 Enoch Arden is no more dramatic
 than the one that came to light today
 following the death of Donald Me Donald, harmed World War hero, who
 fell into a hole in the rear of the Ed
 wards building late Saturday and was found Sunday, dying.
 Believing her husband dead, when
 he really was lying in hospital in
 France after being struck by a shell, Mrs. Mcdonald married a shipbuilder She had not heard from her husband for so long she felt certain he was dead
 Then the war ended, but Mcdonald still was in hospital, slowly. but surely beating the grim reaper. The
 spring of 1920 rolled around and Me
 Donald was among the last of the hos pital cases to be brought home. He
 was discharged soon and immediate
 ly went to San Francisco, the place of his enlistment, to find his wife and two babies. There he found them, his wife welded to another, and his two
 children apparently happy. Himself wreck, an arm gone and paralytic stroke threatening, he headed east arriving in Tulsa. Here real es-
 tate man helped him get job as watchman.
 Before death, he confded to police officer the tragedy of his life.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
RAILROADS CRY
 FOR MORE MONEY
Another Z, Billion Loan Is Asked and An Appeal Made for 2i Per Cent Rate Hike-Congress Amazed
 at Voracity.

Washington, May 6.--Congross, des- perately striving to hold down govern ment expenditures, was amazed today when the railroad executives came forward with a virtual demand for another l5 billion dollar loan, after they had appealed to the interstate commerce commission several days ago for rate increases aggregating st,0l7, 100000 a year.
 The proposed l1 billion dollar loan is in addition to the 300 million dollar revolving fund placed at the disposi- tion of the railroads when they were turned back under the Cummins- Esch law in February. Even this loan will fall far short of the railroads needs the executives told the Senate inter- state commerce committee. They esti mated that no less than $1.600, ,000, ,000 was needed to restore the railroads to normal conditions.
 The money asked by the railroad ex- ecutives Is needed to finance construc. tion of new freight and passenger cars and locomotives. Those are absolutely necessary if the years crops are to be moved; if they are not forthcoming the year will bring the most serious congestion ever known, the executives declared
 Railroads west of the Mississippi river filed with the interstate com. merce commission today proposals fol advances in freight rates Of 24 per cen in order to increase their revenues b, $352, ,S93 900 year. That amount, the, contend, is the minimum necessary tt bring their net income up to 6 pel cent on property investment of $S, 963, ,833, 000.
 Samuel M. Felton of Chicago, af chairman of the Western executives rate committee, in presenting the ar- plication, placed stress on the made quacy of present railroad facilities to handle efficiently the growing traffic of the country, and the need for the immediate outlay of hundreds of mil lions in new capital for cars, engines and additions and improvements.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
IS GREATEST OBsTRUCTIoNIsT'
Taft Says Wilson Is Endangering the
 Entire Treaty.

Chicago, May William Howard Taft today called President Wilson "the greatest obstructionist" in com menting on the chief executive's let ter calling on the Democratic party to champion the cause of the Versailles treaty.
 "The Presidents appeal is most destructive appeal" he said. "Mr, Wilson is the greatest obstructionist in Washington. He takes the position that if he can't get all, he will destroy all. believe the Lodge reservations leave the treaty nearly as effective if not entirely so, as it is without them. By insisting on Article 10, the feature of the treaty which cannot be ratified by the senate, the President is endangering the entire Versailles treaty.
 "The other countries which are par. ties to thc treaty are willing that the United States enter the League oi Nations with Article 10 amended. but Mir. Wilson refuses
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
NENA MAN CAUGHT
 IN TIGHT PLACE
Ed Sutton Crushed Into Earth by Building Under Which He Worked Unconscious When Rescued
 Injuries Not Serious.

Caught beneath falling house with no chance for escape, Ed Sutton was dangerously hurt Friday afternoon and that he is still alive is due to the rapid work of volunteer rescuers called to his assistance.
 MT. Sutton was engaged in raising frame house owned by Robert Nix on East Third street, having been en- gagged to improve the structure. The house had been raised some and MT, Suttin was under the building engag- ed in preparing for another lift when the accident occurred. It is believed that some of the supports used slipped and permitted the house to slide.
 The accident occurred without warning and Mr. Sutton had no op- portunity to escape, being at work near the center of the structure. The entire weight of the building settled down and rested upon his body.
 It is believed that the softness of the ground helped save him from in- stant death. As it was his body was forced into the earth. His cries for help attracted attention and neigh bors hurried to the rescue. In a short time half hundred men were at work to get him from under the house. Led by Oscar Wallace, Marion Francis, Jesse Philpot and others, the rescue party chopped hole thru the floor and by lifting a portion of the building dragged Mir. Sutton out.
 He was unconscious when taker from his dangerous position, but re- vived later when taken to his home a few blocks away. Dr. L. B. &unnels and Dr. B.~H. Hawkins were called to administer medical aid.
 It was impossible to tell whether bones had been broken the mans body having been crushed so badly. He was resting somewhat easier Satur- day morning, but the doctors said fl @as too early to determine the results of internal hurts.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
FACTS KEPT FROM wILsonr
Denied Information Essential tc
 Sound Judgment" Bryan Says.

Denied Information Essential to
 Sound Judgment" Bryan Says.
 Jacksonville, Fla, May lO.-~"Presi- dent Wilson has been denied informa- tion essential to sound judgment and safe leadership" William ]. Bryan said here today in a statement on Mir. Wilson's call to the Democratic party to carry the fight for ratification of the Treaty of Versailles into the pres idential campaign.
 The party fought for ratification without reservation as long as there was hope of such action, he said, and the issue now was whether the Demo cratic party believes in the fundamen- tal principle of democracy--nam the right of the Ipainritv to rule" He urged immediate ratification with such amendments as might Do necessary to accomplish that purpose in order to take the League of Nations issue "out of the campaign and speak peace to war distracted Europe"
 Broken down In health by the weight of cares and anxieties such as have fallen to no other occupant of that high office, the chief executive has been denied the information essen tial to sound judgment and safe lead- orship, MT. Bryan said.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
ANOTHER SOVIET ARK" SOON.
Radical Aliens Will Be Dcported to
 Russia, Caminetti Says.

Washington, May S.--Another "so- yiet ark" loaded with radical aliens, will be started on it's way to Russia shortly, according Co information giv- en the house appropriations committee by Anthony Caminetti. director gener- al of immigration.
 About five hundred aliens are now awaiting deportation and most of them are Russians. Plans are rapidly being completed, it was learned, for sending
 8 large shipload to Odessa or some other point on the Black Sea. Difficulties have been encountered in obtaining transportation facilities, but f Is probable an army transport will be used. Caminetti said 'l am now ready to deport in large numbers and 1t may be that the sitna-
 tion in Finland and scthonia will clear | up so that tho aliens can be sent
 across these countries he said. De- portation Co other European countries also will be speeded up"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
A Fight Seems Certain.

Brownsville, Tex, May 11.-An ads vance guard of revolutienists ap- preached the southern side of Mata- moros, the Mexican town opposite Brownsville, shortly before noon to- day and exchanged few shots with Carranza outpost The rebels move is believed to be preliminary to an att tack in force.
 Mexican citizens in Matamoros are making desperate efforts to induce General Colunga to surrender the city without fight, but the command CT is reported to have steadfastly re- fused to consider the proposal. He has approximately three hundred men and is understood to be we'll equipt with machine guns. He is al- so reported to be depending on rein forcements from some quarter.
 Shortly after 2 o'clock four hundred federal armed forces, including GUS toms and immigration guards, had taken positions behind embankments and in trenches south and west of Matamoros and the stage was be- lieved to have been set for the most serious resistance the rebels have met in the northeast
 At 3 o'clock it was reported that the revolutionists had captured all river and railroad towns between Mier, opposite Roma, Tex, and Mata- moroS
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
NEW OWNER FOR
 LYRIC THEATER
Price Mccall Purchases Entire Plaat
 and Good Will of Amusement House Promises Best Pictures Made Will Be Shown Here.

Price Mccall, who has during the past ten years spent most of his time in Mena, but recent months in Texas, has purchased from s. H. Blair the Lyric Theater, plant and good will. He takes possession Monday, and in conversation with representative of The Star, stated that he will see to fl that Mena movie fans get to see the best pictures made.
 MT. Mccall is genial citizen, al ways ready with happy smile and a cbeery word, and has never failed to have good word for Mena. which has drawn him back on several occasions when he has gone elsewhere for a trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
BOND BUYERS TRY TO BACK OUT
Seek Excuse to Break Contract With Polk County Highway District, but Effort Will Be Resistcd--The
 Excuse and Reply.

The St Louis bond buyers who had contracted to purchase the bonds of tho Jefferson Highway in Polk coun- ty, have given notice they have de- cided to cancel the contract and will not take the securities.
 In reply they have been notified the commissioners do not intend to re- lease them from the contract.
 Judge J. l. Alley, attorney for the highway district, received word Mon day from Thcis G Dicstelkamp noti- flying him of the effort to cancel the contract. Secretary l.. ]. Diestel- kamp, in his notice to the Mena at- torney, told of conference with the Compton Company and Kaufman Embert Company, both of whom are interested with the other company in the bond deal, and in his letter stated:
 "After considerable discussion we decided again that we would be forced to exercise our cancellation privilege for the purchase of the bonds, which we have the right to do under the terms set forth in the contract, inas- much as the district cannot complete the construction of the road within the amount of the proceeds of the bond sale, so therefore we feel that we have no further liability"
 In reply Judge Alley denied the right of the bond buyers to cancel the contract just yet, and in a letter to Thcis & Diestelkamp, said:
 Our contract when figured, will not exceed this amount ($500,000). it is true an estimate was made by the en- gineers showing in evcess of this, but the contract will not be in excess and we will furnish bond as per our con- tract with you that the road will be built within the money agreed upon with your people. We do not intend to release you from the contract We will be in position to comply with our contract with you before very long. Will then present you with bonds, idemnifying bonds. contracts with builders together with whatever may be essential to our compliance. and will then ask you and yours to Come across
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
CARRANzA MAY
 HAVE ESCAPED
Presidents Train, Stopped by Revo- Iutionists Saturday, Is Nearing Vera Cruz-Fight on Border
 Seems Certain.

Vera Cruz, May 10.- President Car ranza, whose train was stopped at Apizaco by revolutionary forces on Saturday, has succeeded in breaking thru the rebel lines and has come twenty miles nearer this city, accord ing to dispatches. Latest reports re- ceived here indicate he is standing at bay with four thousand men at San Marcos, railroad junction point 27 miles northeast of Puebia. Rebel troops commanded by Generals Hill and Trevino are closing in on him there.
 Soldiers mobilized at Oxaca and Puebla have been sent to San Marcos and three train loads of other troops have been sent from here to partici- pate in the operation.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
START FIGHT ON BONUS
New York Legion Men Want Disabled
 Men Cared for First.

New York, May Nationwide measures in opposition to the passage of a soldiers bonus bill were urged to- night at mass meeting under the aus pices of the City Post Club. American Legion, and the committee for aid to disabled veterans, at which Senator William NJ. King of Utah and Repre- sentative Herbert c. Pell, jr., of New York spoke. It was voted to take steps to defeat the bonus plan to de mand that adequate provision be made for the care of disabled ex-service men and the dependents of the dead.
 Senator King declared small mum. ber representing Tess than 10 per cent of tho former service people. are trying to terrorize the politicians Representative Pell declared his op- position to the bonus means his politi cal annihilation.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
PROMISING HORSE TO RACE
Frank Pittman Will Enter Dr. Tell
 in Pacing Contests.

Polk county will be represented on the harness horse racing circuit this season by Dr. Tell, an untried pacer of good breeding and much promise. The animal, in charge of it's owner, Frank Pittman, left last Saturday for Paris, Tex, to be prepared for the seasons racing. "Dr. Tell" comes from the famous pacing family of Tells and was brought to Polk county when colt, being now three years old. Mir. Pittman and his horse will be with the stable of c. K. Allen, a veteran trainer of McAlister, Okla, and will make the circuit of races thru Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa and other northern states. Dr. Tells season will likely open at Clarksville, Tex, June l. The handsome animal attract ed much attention when shown on the streets Wednesday and MT. Pittman and his friends have high hopes he will bring new glory to the name of Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
DECORATION DAY AT WATERS
Brief Report of an Affair That
 Drew HOO People.

J. V. Kelley writes The Star most interesting account of the recent Dec oration day exercises at Waters. which he believes was attended by HOO peo- pie, and enough Rooseveltian families to have three hundred babies on hand. Charles Simpson was chairman of the meeting. A march to the cefietery and decoration of graves was a fea- ture, after which the Rev. !. N Simp- son preached at the church on "The Resurrection. The benediction by M. II. Lenard was followed by dinner lasting an hour and half, declared to be "a feast for the gods and enough left over to feed many more. An old folks singing, led by Uncle Marion Taylor followed, and J. " Kelly, In a short talk, and the Highland class with songs closed the exercises.
 The full report is interesting. but paper shortage prevents giving it,
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
THEY WANT COODROADS
Assessors on Mena-Rocky Project Find
 Little Opposition and Much Encour- agemcnt

Assessors oa the Mena- Rocky high way who have been out in the country west interviewing. owners in regard to the valuation of farms in the i'm. provement district, report they found very little opposition to the building of the hard road. In every community visited the prevailing sentiment was for the building of the road and doing it as soon as possible. The assessors report many of the land owner will lingly agree to raise the valuation of their places in order that there might be sufficient assessments provided for the building of the improved road. Instead of asking for a reduction in valuation the reverse was true, and in the three communities visited the volunteer increases in land values ranged from 15 to 50 per cent.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
JOINS DEPARTED HUSBAND
Mrs. Matfic E. Moseley Succumbs to
 Long IIIncss-Burial Friday.


 Thursday morning at the family home on Pefros avenue occurred the death of Mrs. Hattie E. Moseley, wid- dow of the late Jesse w Moseley. The demise of Mrs. Moseley was not un- expected. as she has been in poor health eFer since the death of her husband. more than year ago. Com plications which followed an attack of the f]n in the fall of 1913 are be- Ileved to have caused the young wo- mans death Three young children are left parentIess. They are Willard, Lois and Morris. Mrs. Moseley is also sur vived hy three sisters and four broth CTS They are, Mrs. W. King of Tuska- honaa. 0kla- Mrs. Aaron Clifford of Dallas. Tex and Mrs Herbert Walker of Potter. Ark, and Ike, James. Char los and John Kennedy all of Oklaho- ma. Mrs. Museley was born March f, fSS4. and has lived most of her thirty six years In Polk county. Until her narfiage s1lo made her home with her foster parents. MT and Mrs. D NJ. Winton. formerly of Rocky.
 Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the home on Petros ave- nue, beginning at S:S0 o'clock Burial was at Odd Fellows cemetery. with the Hev. W. Es Smith and the Rev. F. r. Harrell in charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
 HARD ON POTATO BUGS
Sam Martin Says Cedar Tea Puts
 Them Out for Good.

Now that the time for potato bugs is at hand, Sam Martin wants the spud raisers of Mena and vicinity to know of remedy for the pest which proved successful for him. Sam says to get small branches of the cedar tree, boil them and make sort of tea. Spray this tea on the potato vines and Mir. Potato Bug will curl up his toes and pass away. Last season MT. Martin tried the remedy and he says it clean ed out every bug on badly infested patch. The cedar tea does not hurt the vines, he says.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
FARMERS CHANGE MINDS
Meet to Protest Against Cattle Dip
 ping, Then Vote for 1t.

Hamburg, May S.. Several hundred farmers gathered here today to pro- test against cattle dipping. but after listening to ain address by Judge Tur- ner Butler for about an hour they vot- ed almost unanimously to continue dipping the remainder of this year. Judge Butler explained that to dis obey the law meant endless trouble for them, and that the best way to get rid Of the law was to obey 1t until the county was rid of the ticks and the ban lifted. He promised that he would do everything in his power to have the quarantine raised this fall, and that this would be tho last year that they would have to dip the cattle.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
WILSON KILLED LEVER ACT"
Hughes Asserts Measure Imperative
 in Fuel Industry Now.

Indianapolis, May 10.--Rules pro mulgated by President Wilson made the Lever act imperative in the fuel industry, Charles Evans Hughes ar- gued in United States district court hero today.
 Mir Hughes, who Is acting as special counsel for members of the United Mine Workers of America. charged with conspiracy to violate the Lever act, continued his argument in support of motion filed yesterday to quash the indictment.
 The President promulgated rules un- der the provisions of section % of the Lever act in regulation of the fuel in- dustry which superseded the general provisions of the law Mir Hughes said. He closed bis argument this fore noon and was followed by Dan w Sims, special assistant attorney gener al
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
When baby takes too much foot

When baby takes too much food the stomach turns; the result is in- digestion, sourness and vomiting. Frequently the bowels are involved and there is collie pains and diarrhea. McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR is a grand corrective remedy for the stomache and bowel disorders of babies. It is pure, wholesome and pleasant to take. Price 25c and soc per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug Company
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
SPOILED TIE READING

Through an error the top line under the heading in the Boston Store ad in this issue was omitted. This line, in the copy, read:
 The most remarkable purchase and
 the most remarkable sale of new
 and" By reading this into the ad all will be lovely and good English.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-13
SAYS NEW YORK ISN'T aDRY..
A Commissioner to Attempt to Empty
 Alcoholic Wafds.

New York, May & Alcoholic wards are filling up because of disregard Of
 the prohibition law. Bird s. Coler, city
 commissioner Of charities, said today.
 He said that if conditions did not i'm prove within a month hc would send
 ont inspectors to uncover the real
 facts" and aid in q nlore rigid law en- foTcement.
 What arc believed f0 be tho first ar rests for transportafing liquor from a town to country rosidsnce occured today when Louis Aiouqnln. jr.. restaH- rutsut, Gaurgn Nai1, Chauffeur were charged with attempting to transfer los eases Of HerDuth