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The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
STARVATION FAR AWAY.
: WfHoward Has Cattle, Hogs, Meat
and Mach Feed.

J. W. Howard of Hatfeld--at least
only / v miles out east Of that town
spent a good part Of Friday with
Mena friends. Incidentally he re-
Inewed his subscription to The Star
and brought to friends--The Star in
,cluded sample sshands" of Blue Crier
tobacco, strictly air cured, and GER
Itainly fine. Some of the leaves are
as much as Ia inches wide. and are
beautifully colored. The writer is not
authority on the smoking qualities or
favor, but if it smokes and tastes as
good as it looks, it would tempt most
anybody. Mr.. Howard says he has
about 100 pounds Of the cured leaf.
In addition to this little side line.
Mr. Howard has 1S head of good cat
tie, 30 hogs, 20 chickens. with meat
IN the house put up last year. AS a
starter to feed his stock he has So
Dads of hay in shelter and 300 bush
els of corn For ready cash he has
four bales of cotton Of his own grow
ing and an interest in more cotton
and crops grown on farm he has
rented TO another man on shares.
Mr. Howard says he has seen some
close times since coming to Polk coun-
ty, but If the signs count. he is q
ong ways from starvation at the pres
ent time.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Prosperous Communities Can Only Be Secured Up
FISH For POLK COUNTY.
Shipment of Bass Will Come Soon for
Number of Streams.

Secretary Fred Smith Of the Com
mercial Club has been notified by
Fred J. Foster, superintendent of the
government fish hatchery at Neosho,
Mo-, that within the next 80 days a
shipment of black bass would be
made to Mena to stock the streams of
this county This notice is. in re-
sponse to applications filed last June
with the Bureau of Fisheries by the
secretary and number of Mena res
idents interested in stocking the
streams. The applications had the
approval of the Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission and of Hon. Otis
Wingo. 1t is planned to place some of
the fish in Jansen Park lakes and in
the following streams:
Irons Fork, Board Camp creek, Co.'S
satot, Brushy creek, Big creek, Mill
creek, Rock creek, Big Fork and
Prairie creek.
Telegraphic notice will be sent
later giving the hour of the arrival
Of the shipment in Mena, and ar
rangements have already been made
to receive the fish and place them
promptly in the selected streams.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
WITNESS TO JAIL
TO THINK IT OVER
Judge Steel Insists That Grady Garden
Tell Where He Got Booze That
Brought on Fight--Other
Cases Decided.

While a witness before the grand
jury Wednesday morning, Grady Car
den is said to have refused to give
suitable and satisfactory answers to
certain questions propounded him
Garden was one of the men who par
tieipated in drunken fight IN Mera
on September 10, and the questions
asked him had connection with that
affair. Upon the witness continued
refusal to answer, Prosecuting Attor-
ney DuLaney had Garden taken be-
fore Judge Steel, who after hearing
the particulars, advised the young
man to answer and not attempt to
shield bootleggers. Garden main
tanned his attitude of not knowing
and was fined $50 and ordered taken
to Jail to think it over.
The jury in the case of B. S. Pete
fish against B. L. Carmack, in which
the ownership Of hogs was involved,
returned verdict of SIS for Petefish.
In the case of J.. G. Evans against
G. G.. Latch, concerning cattle deal,
the verdict of the jury was for the de-
fendant.
Wednesday morning most of the
time of the circuit court was taken up
with the case of G. v. Garden against
James Swiger. which the latter had
appealed from a justice court. The
jurymen required several hours to
agree, but finally decided II favor az
Swiger The suit involves the owner
ship Of property that once belonged
to julius Garden.
The case of Mrs. Lena Mcdonald of
Grannis against the Kansas City
Southern railroad was heard Wednes-
day. Mrs. Mcdonald Claims that her
health was seriously affected by a
disturbance which took place on a
train at DeQueen, for which she asks
damages Of $1,000.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
AID FOR CUBA BUT
NOT OUR FARMERS
State Department Has Plans to Move
Islands Sugar Tho Refusing to
Help U. S. Producers to Get
. Credit.

Washington, Oct. 18.-The state de-
partment is forwarding a communities
tion to the Cuban government inform
ing it that American bankers will be
glad to work out with it resolution of
Cuba's financial difficulties resulting
from the accumulation in Cuba Of
three hundred thousand tons of sugar.
At the anne time, the administration
today showed no disposition to change
its attitude of refusing to helm the
American farmer with further credits.
The communication states that if the
Cuban government desires to negotiate
along the lines suggested at confer
ence IN the state department TODAY Of
representatives of Cuban and Ameri-
can sugar interests and American
bankers with this governments Off
cials, 1t may instruct its minister here
to consult with American banking in
tcrssts or it may send a commission to
the United States for that purpose.
No basic price was arrived at in the
conference here for the sale of the Gu
ban sugar and it is not known whether
either OF two suggestions for the dis
position OF Cuba's sugar supply will be
adopted by the Cuban government.
One was that the Cuban government
itself purchase the entire supply and
the other was that it be sold to Amer
lean refineries the latter, however. not
seeming disposed to favor such pur-
chase, expressing preference that Il
pc disposed of In some other manner.
There IS 40 estimate of the exact
amount that Cuba needs to relieve its
financial embarrassment, but it is be-
iieved that the moral support which is
being given by the American govern
ment and the active aid American
business interests are ready to give
VIII make the amount not to exceed 10
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
FARMERS WILL TRY AGAIN.


Washington, Oct, Refusing to
be satisfied by the federal reserve
boards statements that the banks are
able to provide sufficient credit for
agricultural needs, committee an
pointetd by last weeks conference Of
farmers is making extensive plans for
another general meeting October %.
invitations to attend the meeting
We're sent out to farm organizations
thruout the country today by Charles
A. Lyman, secretary of the national
board of farm organizations. 1t is the
expectation that one hundred or more
representatives of the different farm
interests Of all sections of the country
viii be on hand to discuss the farm
credit situation further.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
GOVERNOR REPLIES
TO GOTHAM PAPER
Arkansas Growers Advised To Gin
and Store Their Cotton, Brough
Frankly States.

Little Rock, Oct. 17.-No question
is causing greater discussion in Ar
kansas today than that of the price Of
cotton. 1t is even displacing the ques-
tion of the national election or the
League of Nations, for it more vitaily
affects larger element of the citi-
zenship of the south.
The New York Herald wired Gov
ernor, Brough: "A statement on the
possible steps necessary to reestab-
lish the cotton market in some states.
farmers have been urged to gin their
cotton and store, protection being
promised against night riders. AS the
governor of cotton raising state will
you wire 300 words on the situation
IN your state and any remedies you
have in view"
Governor Brough replied as follows:
Replying to your inquiry, the farm
ers of Arkansas as a rule are RAPIDLY
picking their cotton. having 1t o,;nnas
and storing it in insured warehouses
BY my proclamation, issued October
IL, they have been promised protec-
ton against night riders and any
form of violence or incendiarism
We feel that the price Of cotton is
unduly depressed and IN as much ~
this years crop of approximately i,
1000 bales in our state has beer
raised at an exceptionally high cost
that our farmers are justified in
holding their cotton. Any form OF
might riding will be vigorously dealt
with in Arkansas. Our people are pa
triotic to the core and Arkansas car
always be counted upon as being 1OC
per cent American"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
FIRST MONEY PAID
ON HIGHWAY BONDS

A telegram was received this after
noon from Ira O. Smith to the effect
that he had receiver check as first
payment on the bonds for the jefferson
Highway. The telegram was sent to
J. +. Hood. president of the commits
sion in charge Of the enterprise.
MIR Smith. who is secretary of the
commission, and Alex Coyle. the third
member. left for Chicago with the
bonds on Monday, being prepared to
deliver them to the purchasers ON re-
ceipt of the irsr payment, understood
to be $4,000, and contract for further
payments at the rate of $4,000 per
month until full payment had been
made.
The telegram indicates that the me-
gotiations have been successful, ac-
cording to plans.
This would seem to put an end to all
delay, at least for financial reasons, in
building Polk countyss big highway. ).
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
INCREASED GIN CAPACITY.
Mena Plant Adds to Equipment
Now Handles 3 Bales Hourly.

With the installation Of another
gin stand, which was placed in posi-
tion to work Tuesday, the Mena gin
has increased its capacity for hand
ling cotton and is now prepared to
turn out three bales every hour. The
new stand is Munger, 70 saw, Of the
latest type. The installation was
done under the direction Of John
Derichweiler, who has been ginner for
Tom Allen for several years. The gin
is equipped with an automatic packer
and few places the size Of Mena can
boast Of a more complete outfit for
handling cotton.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
SENATOR GORE TO
SUPPORT HARDING
Defeated Oklahoma Politician
Comes Out For Republican
Ticket

Washington, Oct. 18.-0ne Of the
striking developments Of the presi-
Dental campaign came Saturday when
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri,
and Senator Thomas p. Gore Of Ok
lahoma, democrats, heretofore an
nounced that they are taking the
stump against the League of Nations.
Senator Gore opened his campaign
at Baltimore tonight with a vigorous
speech demanding the restoration 0f
Americas independence" Senator
Reed has hired the convention hall in
Kansas City for Thursday night.
Some democrats here were amazed
when they learned that these two
democrats really had decided to open
~ denounce the democratic party's
position on the principal campaign
issue.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
DEMO NOMINEES
HEARD PRAISE
Court House Filled Monday Night to
Hear Candidates and Their Friends
George Steel and Hal Norwood
Made Pleasing Addresses.

Democratic candidates for county
offices had the tables turned on them
at Monday nights meeting at the
court house. Heretofore in their cam
paign over the county the aspirants
for Office have been compelled to sing
their own praises but at the court
house meeting they received commen-
dation from others.
The meeting was the windup of the
local campaign and the first opportun-
ity Mena voters had had Of seeing the
candidates participate in a county
seat gathering. The circuit court
room could barely accommodate the
crowd of men and women who gather
ed to hear the party nominees make
their final pleas, and this despite the
rain.
Chairman John Thompson Of the
Democratic central committee pre-
sided and after he had given all Of the
candidates chance to speak intro
duced George Steel Of Ashdown. cam
didate for prosecuting attorney for
the ninth district,
Attorney steel is no stranger to a
Mena audience and he made friends
Monday night by the graceful and
pleasing manner which he thanked the
loyal Democrats for their support in
the August primary.
This done the Ashdown man struck
into the issues of the Polk county
campaign and expressed surprise that
the opponents of the Democratic party
should claim as issues those which
they did. Attorney Steel declared
there was no issue save the qualifica-
tions of the different nominees for the
various Offices they sought. And on
this point he proceeded to hand the iiS-
| eel nominees some nightly pleasing
verbal bouquets. 1t was something
new for the candidates, but they and
their friends appreciated it.
Following the young prosecuting at
torney's remarks Hal Norwood was
called for and he, too, told some
mighty nice things about he qualifi-
cations of the men the party has
named for different offices in the coun-
ty. Attorney Norwood did his prais-
ing in manner that had a personal
touch. and 1t went big with the crowd.
to why certain Of the Citizens ticket
candidates had left the Democratic
party and sought Office on a hybrid
ticket. He called attention to the fact
tnat the reforms in special road dis.
ttrict legislation demanded by the Citi-
zens had been promised not only by
Governor-Elect McRae, but also by the
state convention. He could see nc
reason for the organization of a new
party unless it was for the purpose Of
electing certain men to Office.
Among the candidates who spoke
We're Judge H, w. Finger, Grady For
gy, j. A. Thornton, w. P. Mount, w,
4 Anderson, Freeman Johnson and
w l.. Parker.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
UKRAINIANS JOIN
THE wRANGEL FORCES
Interest in BoisheviId Fighting Shifts
From the Northern Battle
Front.

Warsaw, Oct. 17.-Actual fighting
having ceased on the northern Rus
sian front, attention has shifted to
Ukraine, where the Ukrainians are
carrying on the war to rid their coun-
try of the bolsheviki
The UlSrainian army will fight with
the Wrangel forces. Plans are being
made for the two armies to join soon
and the Ukrainians are gradually
working their way to the southeast,
where General Wrangel's anti-bolshe
vik forces are fighting soviet armies.
General Budenny, who is reported
to have been wounded before resign
ing as a commander, is said to have
established headquarters at Minnica,
southwest of Kiev, where he is organ
izing insurgent detachments in the
interests of General Wrangel.
Owing to numerous bolshevik raid
ing parties organizing west of Kiev,
railroad communication between War
saw and that city has not as yet been
established.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
NO DOOR KEYS IN RUSSIA.
Only Privileged Ones Permitted /.
Lock Their Doors.

London, Oct. 16. Door keys are
considered unnecessary in the bolshe-
vist scheme of life in Russia. Only
privileged persons are supposed to
possess them. :
When the Associated Press cores
pondent, who recently crossed Russia
asked for a doorkev in one of the ma
tional hotels at Omsk he was in
formed by the hotel "commissar. =
formerly the owner, that under the
RED regime doors are not supposed ID
An appeal to the Omsk bolshevisf
commandment resulted IN the An,eri.
con correspondent obtaining an 6l.3]
elal docume11t granting him kew ensl
Z? tl's pTIx'ieEe q loekinc The deSr o<
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
BELIEVES IN polk rnIIzs..ss
AND GIVES GOOD REASONS
Joe Anders, Farmer. Stockman, and
Example Of What Industry
Can Do Here.

Joe Anders Of Hatfield, farmer and
stockman, while in Mena this week.
paid The Star friendly call, and. re-
lating something Of what has been done
this season on little tract Of three
acres, was led to tell more of what he
had done in the twenty years since he
began to shift for himself. when about
Is years old.
This 3-acre patch of ground. ac-
cording to Mr.. Anders, this season
produced 20 gallons Of sorghum, 10
bushels Of Porto Rico sweet potatoes,
zOU quarts OF tomatoes canned be-
sides those eaten fresh, good yield
of Irish potatoes and watermelons,
each from Y acre, 80 bushels of corn,
and he has Is acre planted to tur-
nips.
Mr., Anders now owns 811 acres Of
land, mostly devoted - cattle grow
ing, ard what he terms his "home
herd consists on an average Of 100
head He also grows hogs and poul-
try and keeps four horses busy with
farm work and looking after his
stock He only cultivates about SO
acres, but has reputation of doink j
good job with that. He says he be-
lieves that any land in Polk county
that Is fairly smooth and level IS
worth 800 an acre, and If sold for less
is sold too cheap.
Considering that, as Joe saws. he
commenced looking out for HIMSELF
at l5 years Of age, and has had no
help but his own industry, most folks
will agree with him that he has done
well, and also that a country that en-
ables Young man to do So well is
mighty fine place in which to live.
and Mr.. Anders insists that no coun-
try can beat old Polk county.
The only fly in Joe's ointment IS
that he says he's afraid by the time
the Jefferson highway is paid for he
won't have any land or stock or any
thing to leave to his children, but
lots Of folks feel very certain that
each acre Of his land that is within i
few miles Of the good road will Be
worth several times its present mar
lSet price when the road is 4pleted.
and Joe and bis family will be the
lucky ones.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
COTTON PRICES UPWARD.
Wednesdays Market. However, Was
Not Very Lively.

Cotton prices showed an upward
tendency in Mena Wednesday and
buyers paid from 17ls to 181z cents
Because Of the recent rains not much
cotton was brought in, and the market
was not near 50 lively as ii was the
preceding day. A total of 855 bales
have been sold in Mena thus far this
season, divided among local buyers
as follows: G. w. Petty, $50, Town.
send Bros, 205; R. L. Norris. 81. A
year ago on the same date Mr.. PETTY
had bought only 268 bales, and the
price was about double Of what it is
now.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
MISS PARKER IN HOSPITAL.
Underwent Second Serious Operation
Tuesday Night.


Miss Willie May Parker, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Parker. was
taken to Texarkana Tuesday after
noon BY her mother and brother. Her
bert. She was operated on the same
night, and telephone message To
Mr.. Parker conveyed the word that
she was doing as well as could be
hoped for.
Miss Parker started her music
work at her studio in the Star Hall
Monday morning but was compelled
TO dismiss her class and go home be-
lore noon. Indications of locked bow
els developed, and the operation was
the only means to save her life.
Miss Parker underwent an oper-
alton for this same trouble only a few
months ago, and had scarcely recover
ed her normal strength since that or
deal. S@s =
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
HOOVER SAYS THE NEED
is MORE FOREIGN TRADE
Makes Statement That Farmers
Chief Need is the Discovery
OF Consumers.

Kansas City, Oct. 14.-The sreal
need cf the farmers or the United
States is credit to Europe which will
stabilize demand" declared Herbert
Hoover, former food administrator
IN an address here yesterday before
the young mems division Of the
Chamber of Commerce.
"All credit to the farmer will break
down If the consumer cannot be
found" said Mr.. Hoover. "Credit
given directly to the farmer is all
right to tide him ever a gIutted mar
ket, but the first thing to be read
justed is the price level"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
WILLIAM HI. TAFT
MAKES AN ATTACK
Says Cox is Wet. and Gompers
Wants to Continue Admin
istration Power.

Port Huron, Mich, Oct. 19.-For-
mer President William H. Taft, speak
ing here last night, said he was con-
vInced that majority Of the people
Of the country desired acceptance Of
reservations and entrance intoA the
league of nations.
Governor Cox, the former president
declared, lis shifty politician. back
ed by the vets despite his dry pro-
nouncements, because the vets know
ne is their man." Samuel Gompers
was supporting Mr.. Cox, he said. ain
the hope of being able to continue the
same authority he has enjoyed under
the Wilson administration
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
KILL $3.50 HAITIEN BANDITS.
Brigadier General Barnett Makes OH
cial Report on Activities.

Z Washington, Oct. 12.-Approxi-
n1ately $500 "arrned Haitien bandits >
have been killed by United States mar
ines or Haitien gendarmcrie during
the five and half years Of American
occupation, Brigadier General George
Barnett, former commandant 81 the
marine corps, says in report made
public today BY Secretary Daniels.
Total marine corps casualties to
date were shown to be one oflcer and
twelve enlisted men killed. and two
Officers and 26 enlisted men wounded.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
81 AND POLITICS.
Advantage Of Both
Acorn

b Advantage Of Both
4 Acorn.
candidates and other
- who journeyed to
nv night to attend the
Ne school house had a
The candidates had
hat gave them a hear
~ of the campaign and
nj good figures, the
ind clearing $75 from
estivities. Peter Nc
Is auctioneer for the
eat. The program be-
cert by pupils in Prof.
chool. The pies were
Id then the candidates
to speak. After this
gram was ended the
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
MAY C0NsCRIPT COAL MINERS,
German Government Said to Be Plan
ming Unusual Action.

Berlin-The Berliner Zeitung am
Mittag states that the ministry of
economics is preparing q memoran-
dun on labor conscription as part Of
the government program Of economic
and financial reconstruction.
The idea is to compel All availabla
men between - and 25 years old to
work for certain definite period in
coal mining and allied Industries for
the purpose Of accelerating produc-
tion.--London Telegraph.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

rain service that will
BE Inconvenience to
is the discontinuine
Cove for the north
train. Orders now
the elimination of the
6f No. 3 at Cove and
ne schedule also cuts
i on No. / at Potter
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
nple to Wed.

ut couples to secure
I1e in Mena recently
aged rs, and Mrs,
<ed 6S, who were
permit to wed Fri.
erk VIII alexander.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

G. g. Ford Of Mount Mena. was IN
5iena Tuesday attending to business
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

|1e Year ---SI-50
5|IIS mes. Year $500
trIe ID Advance.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-23
CITY ITEMS

Bachelors, Sc straight, at Yale Cigar Store, 3s0 Main St.--advt.
 Jewelry. Xmas gifts. Henry Morans'. -advt.
 Scatter sunshine with Christmas cards Adkins-ad
 Cigars packed 10, 25 and 50 in a box for Xmas gifts at cut prices, Yale Cigar Store, 3S0 Main St.-advt.
 Ladies' comfys, all colors, reg. S2.50, $I.4s. The g. W. Menus store.- advt.
 Suit cases and handbags $1.50, New Britain Loan Co, 10 Lafayette St. -advt.
 25 per cent discount on Candy and Holiday Goods at Clark & Brainerd Drug Store, 1SI Main St.-advt.
 M. A. Axelrod invites all his friends and patrons to visit his new drug store at 405 Main St.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-23

300 years to develop deposit banking, the check and clearinghouse system, and the many other facilities and services offered by modern financial institutions.
 Not until the 10th century do we find in Europe the first appearance of banks in any true sense. These early and crude institutions were divided into two classes-exchange banks and banks of deposit. The exchange bank dealt with foreign exchange in the days when each country was a financial law unto itself With the gradual adoption of the gold standard by civilized nations, the de- velopment of our present system of for eign exchange and balance of trade, the exchange bank gradually became almost obsolete. The only survivor of this kind of bank to-day is the Bank of Hamburg.
 Banks of deposit had their crude be- ginning in Venice in connection with the
New Britain herald., 1920-12-23
EAST STREET SCHO
 LEADS IN SEAL <
Total of $996.o6 Was Raised BJ of Public Schools Here to \
 War on Tuberculosis.

Through an energetic cal carried on by pupils of the loc] lie schools in the sale of Chi seals, $936.56 has been raised which to fight tuberculosis. TH street school is entitled to first in the campaign having sold greatest number of seals, $147. 4 ing been turned into the superi ent's office.
 The following report on the was made this afternoon by Su tendent of Schools Stanley II. HI
 East street, $147.40; Sn S96.22; Elihu Burritt, s1O5.50; S117.S4; Rockwell, $49-50; NorI $74.76: Monroe, $4360; Lincoln Old Burritt, $15; Osgood Hill, Stanley, SIS; Grammar, $S9.90; S42.12; Camp, $75; Bartlett, $33