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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
King and Queen Late
In Arrival At Brazil

RIO JANERIo, Sept. 1s.-The
British battleship Sac Paulo, which
is bringing to this country King AL
bert and Queen Elizabeth, of Bel
gium, has encountered unavoidable
delays and win not arrive until Sun
day, it was officially announced. The
vessel had been expected today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
RED ACTIVITIES SPREADING IN u. S
B u SIN E S S
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The Times-Recorder will
print a weekly letter on busi-

n e s $ condi-
tons through
out the coun-
FRY written
by
Hill
John w.
inancial edi-
tor of Iron
T r a de Re-
view, fore
most .authori-
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
EGERToN CASTLE DEAD.

LONDON, Sent. 18.-Egerton Cas-
tie. English author and newspaper
director, died here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
Hill
John w.

~ ia iron d1lQ
steel industry and financial ed
itor of the Daily Iron Trade.
The first Business Outlook
letter is on page 5 today,
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
TnE WORDS WE USE.

From the Fort Smith Times Record.
 Students of the psychology of ad- vertising long ago learned that ap- proximately one thousand of the four hundred thousand words in the Eng fish language do ninety per cent of the work, and now Colonel Leonard P. Ayers, United States director of edu- |cation comes thru with view. He has recently completed an examination of vast number of letters received by organizations and business houses covering an exceptionally broad field and pronounces the following result: 1000 words do 90 per cent of the work
 300 words do 75 per cent of the work.
 90 words do 30 per cent of the work l Furthermore practically all of tho 1000 words are of one syllable. Al but one of the<fifty are of one syllabl,
 while the per cent is slightly highe,
 in the 300 word division.
 In this connection it is interestini
 to note that the child in the elemen
 tary grades studies 12,00O word which leads to the conclusion that ou
 pupils are absorbing a part of thoi education thru contact with books an,
 associations, but to what extent is Iquestion even Col. Ayres does not an
 swer. The investigation of Col. Ay lers does disclose, however, the fac
 that if large majority of the peopl
 only understand and use only one syl
 lable words, he who talks that Ian
 guage has the surest appeal to tn
 largest number, while he who use lpollysyllabic words talks oyer tn lheads of his audience. This fact how
 ever will not deter the ambitious fror
 acquiring an extensive vocabulary, no induce some writers to abandon tn Iuse of the more difficult words, ye 1 the use of clear, simple expressions
 an art those who understand force i
 word strive hard to acquire.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
------------ (l--------- THE HERO OF LIEGE IS DEAD.

Brussels, Oct. 17.-General Leman, defender of Liege agalnst the German advance, early in the war, died at Liege today from pneumonia
 General Leman was governor of Liege at the outbreak of the war. It was his gallant defense of the city from the German attack just as the drive thru Belgium was in full swing that held up the advance of the Ger man troops for several days, delay that the imperial staff had not anti cipated and which told materially against the Germans in the campaign, ultimately resulting in their check at the Marne.
 General Leman was wounded in the fighting and was captured August 22, 1914. He was held in a German pris- on until December, 1917, when, be- cause of ill health, he was released and made his way out of Germany to France by way of Switzerland. Af- ter the Allied victory he accompanied King Albert in the official re-entry of the Belgians into Liege and was giv- en an enthusiastic welcome by the i people of his home city.
 | General Leman was 63 years old. UT to few months before the war he was head of the Belgian military school l In addition to his notable qualities as a commander he was an authority or I Roman law, military architecture anc engineering.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
LEGAL NoTICES
NOTICE GUARDIANS SALE

VI 0o1Rbift4f D HAL E.
 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, as guardian of Kathryn V. kemper, minor, in conformity with the order of the Probate Court of Polk County, Arkansas, made and en- tered of record on the 18th day of Au- gust, 1920, will sell to the highest and best bidder, between the hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock m the afternoon, at the Southeast en- trance of the County Courthouse in the City of Mena, Arkansas. on the 18th day of November, 1920 the foi. lowing lands lying in Polk county Arkansas, to wit: The WIZ of inc NWA of Section IS in Township k south, of Range 31 West. and the NEH of the NEA of Section Ia Township South, of Range 32 West containing in all 156.34 acres.
 TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of three months with interest at the rate or per cent per annum, the uurehas- CT being required to give note with an- proved security and lien retained upon said land for the payment of the purchase money.
 ! |. 1iVen s.naeT my hand as such puar- dian on the 18th day of October 1000
 PEARL F. KEMPER. Guardian Of Kathryn V. Kemper. a minor By II. N. Smith, Attorney.
 Adv.-First pub. Oct. 2l. 1920 Last pub. Nov. II, 1920
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Natures Methods.

Natures methods, we say, are blind, haphazard; the wind blows where it listeth, and the seeds fall where the winds and waters them; the frosts blight this section and spare not; the rains flood the country in the west and drought burns up vegetables in the east. And yet we survive and prosper. Nature averages up well We see nothing like purpose or will in her total scheme of things, yet inside her hit-an-miss methods, her storms and tornadoes and earthquakes and dis tempers, we see fundamental bene- faction. If it is not good will, it amounts to the same thing. Our fathers say special providences, but we see only unchangeable laws. Ma ture has no art, no architecture, no music. Her temples, as the poets tell us, are the woods, her harps the birds and insects, her gardens the fields and waysides all safe comparison for purposes of literature, but net fer pyf.- poses of science
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

The Star can say with assurance that the iong delay in building the big north and south highway is virtually at an end. The one sad part is that the project will inevitably cost thous- ands of dollars more than had it gone thru when first organized. Every fight that has been made upon it has not only cost the time and money ex- pended by the opposition. but has in- creased the cost to the taxpayers. But without this sort of thing there would have been nothing on which the Citi- zens' ticket crowd could have main- tained it's campaign, and no chance for some folks who had been turned down by the Democratic voters. to again get s,a of4seo
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN.

Twenty-one years ago the relation of the father to his child partook of the nature of property right. The courts could enforce this right, but on the other hand they were often power less to enforce the duty of the father to his child. Since 1899 every state in the union has passed juvenile court laws except Connecticut, Maine and Wyoming, and these three states have passed laws dealing with some of the problems usually included in the ju- venil6 court law itself. The exten- siveness of this legislatoin is the best evidence of the previous nnsatisfac- tory viewpoint of the law. How far the states have gone in modernizing their attitude towards the delinquent and the neglected child is shown by the
 bulletin made public today by the Children's Bureau of the V. S. De- partment of Labor, entitled# A Sum- mary of Juvenile Court LEgislation in the United States"
 Juvenile court legislation deals with a complicated group of problems; that of the child accused of breaking the law; the adult offending against the child; the neglected and degraded parent; the incompetent and unfaith- ful guardian; and the family that is simply poor.
 Under the old law the delinquent child was dealt with in the same man ner, with certain restrictions of age, as the adult offender. He was tried before criminal court with all the sworn testimony, and confronting wit nesses. If found guilty the child suffered the penalty. If mot guilty" he went free. In no case did the law extend any constructive help.
 Of recent years, however, the law has recognized the right of the child to a reasonable minimum of care, of decency and we'll being. Consider alton has been given to the natural impulses of youth and to the adverse conditions under which the child may have been brougt up.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
WINTER EGGS.

"The first winter used Dr. Le. Gears Poultry Prescription. it made me a lot of money. I have 61 hens and sold in January $z4.00 worth of eggs, besides what we used ourselves. 2
 -C. D. Mccormick, Irimo, Idaho.
 A hen can't moult and lay at the same time. Poultry Raisers who pet an abundance of eggs, use Dr. Ie. Gears Poultry Prescription. which pulls hens thru the moult in short order. tones up the system and stimu. lates the producing organs with out injury. If you want eggs this winter when eggs mean money, get Dr LeGear's Poultry Prescription from your dealer right today. Dr. LeGea, is America's foremost Expert Poultry Breeder and Veterinarian. Tor any ailment whatsoever among your pouj. try or stock get his remedies from your dealer. They must satisfy you or your dealer will refund your money -Ade. 5e
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
STORE COTTON FOR BETTER PRICES
 DON'T DESTROY IT.

From the Fort smith Times Record.
 The Times Record in it's issue of Thursday urged sanity and moder ation in meeting the cotton situation in this territory, and it earnestly re- news it's plea today in the firm con viction that only harm can result from violence and destruction. The south faces serious problem with the price of it's chief commodity be- low the cost of production, but big problems can only be solved thru sober and intelligent consideration followed by concerted action on the part of every interested person. The ginner has nothing to do with the price and setting the torch to his plant is wreaking vengeance on the innocent and destroying the very fla cility the farmer will eventually need for preparing his cotton for market. It is program of folly in which his instigators are the losers as much as anybody.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
CHARLES WESLEY BENNETT.
Remains of A. E. F. Soldier at Rest
 Wednesday With Military Honors.


 Escorted by squad of former serA vice men in uniform, the remains of Private Charles Wesley Bennett, who died overseas while with the A. E. F.,
 were laid to rest at Odd Fellows ceme- tery Wednesday afternoon. A firing squad of eight rifles fired salute of three rounds, and bugler sounded
 taps as the final mark of respect to the young man who died in the service of his country.
 Preceding the interment at the cemetery services were held at the First M. k. church. A gathering of persons who desired to show their respect for the deceased was one that filled the church building to overflow ing. The flag draped casket was car
 ried to the flower banked alter by for mer service men and remained there during the services.
 The remains of Private Bennett,
 who was the only son of MT. and Mrs. w. z. Bennett, former residents of
 Texarkana, but now residing in Mena, lreached Mena Wednesday morning The body was escorted from Little
 Rock by Corp. D. B. Palermo of the
 7th infantry, stationed at Camp Pike.
 The body was taken to Frazier's par
 lors where it remained until 2 o'clock
 when the funeral cortage moved to the
 church.
 The Rev. l.. w. B. Long of Rogers, Ark, former pastor of the church, was ,, in Mena and had charge of the ser- , vices. The pastor spoke feelingly of
 the young soldiers service on behalf l. ~.xrsL T picture of the patriotism that lead , Private Bennett to offer up his life for his native land.
 Music of a peculiarly expressive , nature was furnished for the occasion ,, by choir composed of MT. and Mrs. H. K. Fitz, Mrs. w. s. MacLafferty,
 U. c. Mckee and Louis Robert, with . Mrs. Elrod Taylor as accompanyist. ' The former service men who acted as pail bearers were all members of
 Frank Fried Post of the American Legion, save onerwho came from Tex arkana to represent the post in Sol. } dier Bennett's former home The pail bearers were Dr. c. L. Baker, Et York, Jesse Lauck, Evans Harrell , !. Marshall Beauchamp and J. D. Cool of Texarkana.
 4 T hN hAift6 ofadd utt0Ct tttC uii cN' < tion of Commander Grady H. Forgy l, of the legion post was composed o1 Sam Riding, Jr., T. H. Duke, D. D
 Clement, Frank Class, Hugh Gately
 Russell Burtch, James Gateley and M . Bennett. Charles Logan served a. . bugler and sounded taps at the grave I Following the services at the church . the remains were taken to the ceme. ! tery and one of the largest crowds ! ever gathered in the city of the dead was present to witness the military ! exercises.
 Charles Wesley Bennett was borr i, February 27, 1885 at Bonneville, Ind. : and died October 8, 1918 at St. Ma zaire, France, aged 23 years, months ! and II days. He was member of the
 Methodist church, having been con ! !verted at the age of II years. Only July 9, 1918. he enlisted in the mill tary service of his country and on
 September p sailed for France, land- ing September 30. Two years from the date of his arrival in France his body was returned to New York.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
NOW THAT SHE HAS IT.


 In the granting of universal SUI frage to women a mighty ana un- known force has been unleashed. On every side one hears the questlon' What will they do with itF" rms seems strange inquiry. The Voee, regarded as priceless possession ana closely restricted by the founaers ol the government. has in the passihs years been conferred on millions OA men without their asking-on me wage earners, the immigrants, sne negroes, the Indians-and m nov q single instance has there been ailA- a ious questioning as to what eney would do with it. This anxiety IS g compliment to the women, a recognl- tion of their independence, sell re- liance and ability, confession that they are quite as likely to lead as 70 be led.
 But why all the curiosity at this late day? Is woman suffrage so new and untried an experiment. women have been voting on the same terms as men for fifty years in Wyomlng;, 2 uudIlCl LII q NCiJQlt HI Utah and Idaho; from eight to ten years in Kansas, Arizona, California Oregon and Washington. What have they done there? It cannot be any thing so very radical or startling, as one neighboring state after another enfranchised it's women until almost the whole territory west of the Miss issippi River was included and 1t ex- tended eastward. Has anybody ever heard of move toward "woman's party" in any of these states during all these years? On the other hand, have women merely doubled the vote 7 In every state the party managers will admit that the 'woman vote" is now and always has been an uncer- tain element in the political situation; that it cannot be controlled as the mems vote can; that women as 3 whole are far less partisan than men and that their vote is a positive in- fiuence which must be reckoned with Ida Husted Harper in the Review oi Reviews.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
-s---- - --------------------- Building Up a Practice

My boy,n said the elderly physi- clan, @I'm afraid you will never get rich in the profession.
 AWhy not 2" asked tAe young doc tor.
 "You told one of the richest women in town her complaints were imagi- nary"
 And so they are.v
 "To be sure. but you should have told her so in medical terms she couldn't understand and put her down for at two visits a week. "- Birming- ham Age Herald.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Music School at Pine Groye.

The Eureka Normal School of Music which was held at Pine Grove by Prof. Frank Grammer of this city was not so largely attended as was expected, but every pupil was real student. Those who received certifi- cates of proficiency are as follows: Olin Head, primary normal; w. U. Montgomery, intermediate second; {; Miss Carrie Reed, Miss Lellie Head, Miss Media Wyatt, Mrs. Onia Head, Miss Hazel Wyatt and Fred Dicker- son, complete second Others would have received certificates had they been present at the close of the school. Mir. Montgomery of I.anty. Cenwa- county: MT. Dickerson of DeQueen. and Miss Reed of Hatfield were the only boarding pupils who attended the normal and they were highly ap- preciated by their teacher as well as all the people of the community.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Will Go Into Business Here.

Geo. M. Dunn, with the Texas Di- vision of the American Cotton Asso- citation, after closing campaign of organization in Ellis county, Texas. plans to come to Mena to live, expect ing to go into some business or pro- fession. He has had extended cor respondence during the last several months with the secretary of the Commercial Club concerning Mena and Polk county conditions.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Going to New Job.

H. M. Erwin, who has acted as SUD- erintendent of construction of the new passenger station, has loaded out the big concrete mixture and other mach inery used in building. and is crepar- ing to go to Shreveport, where an arbnex is to be built to the union sta ton. The frame building on DeQueen street, used as Superintendent Err wins office, is being torn down.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

It would beNS fine thing for the cot ton growers if they could get 40 cents or more for cotton-b but for months past the cry has been that salvation of the country was only to be secured by lower prices. But of course each person saw his particular salvation in the lowering of prices on what he had to buy. not on what he had to sell. And here's the rub that rubs.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Cotton Prices StiII nacI;ne

The cotton prices continue to de. cline, the rush to sell continues in the Mena market. The good weather for picking has permitted the crop to be gathered sooner than usual and many farmers are selling at once. The ton price paid Thursday was 1912 cents with some sales more than a cent lower.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Auctioneer Dates.

Owing to the fact of getting two sales the same day by having too many places making dates, from this day will make headquarters at the Polk County Mercantile Company. When I am out of town they can give you dates. Col. Glover, Auct.-- Adv. 43-2t. 250-3t.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Estray Notice--With Deserin.;,..,

On the 10th day of October % 1000 ;u tne township of Ozark. in the 1v, co,,,t,' s,' oI FOX, State of Arkansas. tho undars signed took up as estrav ca,ta;., ,tei mare, about six years old. hIaalpi .all' branded c on left jaw. No tsa ossai' marks or brands visible " o'ie' f'o NOW II at the expiration of ten days h.U'l han uate of this notice said animal the Has .u, l1. been proven away, notice of sns 2 i saklng up of same will be given ta ta nopert ra;g Cook, Justice of the Peace os 0s ',. sad county, that other proceeSin0s saiS ol 1oay may n De had according. to law~sasrs
 inis lsth day of October. 1920.
 { Ads-First pub. Oct. 2l. 1920 Al'' Last pub. Oct. 21, 1920 '~'
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Chancery Court Adiourns.

Chancellor J. D. Shaver closed the October term of chancery court o1 Wednesday afternoon and returned to his home at Texarkana. Two cases of interest were disposed of during the day. The Benedict divorce case was ended by the plaintiff withdraw ing his charges. In the suit of Mel vie James vs. J. B. James, the suit was dismissed at the defendants cost. he to have the right to visit their child at reasonable times.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
HARD ON THE l. ". W.,S.

San Francisco, Oct. 18.-Conviction of 39 members of the Industrial Work CTS of the World in Sacramento ir January, 1919, on charge of con spring to violate the selective draft and espionage acts, was upheld by the United States circuit court of appeals here today. A group of defendants were sentenced to the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., for terms ranging from two to ten years. The remainder were given county jail sen- tences.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

Some day, let 1t be hoped, method
 of working" streets and roads will be discovered that will not result in utterly tearing up and making near ly impossible the good stretches and leaving the bad spots as bad as ever.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
Farmers Would Own Gin.

Farmers in the vicinity of Board Camp are preparing to organize a company for the purchase of Perry Brothers gin, if an agreement can be reached as to the price. The farm CTS believe that bx working under a cooperative plan they can get their cotton ginned for less than the price now paid.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

The Star man has heard one per- scn---one--s say that as good sweet potatoes as grown in Polk county could be produced anywhere else, and this person was woman with a sweet memory of Old Kentucky.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

Regardless of results the nation as a whole will be mighty glad when the political campaign is over and folks can settle down to life in good old everyday fashion. In this Polk coun- fv is no exception.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
..Afenhoughts..


 The arm of the law is long, but it's hand is often palsied. When a fellow tries to appear at his best he often shows up the worst.
 Some people wear a Sanctmnni ions countenance so long they really be- gin to think it belongs to them. No sane person in this country ob- jects to free speech. It is the abuse of it that brings down the condemna- tion of all law abiding people. When a couple gets married the preacher looks solemn, the men look at the bride, and the women look at her gown. The groom is also there.
 #4
 From the ice man to the coal man is not long jump, but it's mighty painful one at present prices. Only the person who votes has license to kick if the election goes wrong. But voters generally do the least growing.
 
 We've been searching many years for man who is free from mistakes. But no one, it seems, wants to admit that he is maverick of the human race.
 Visible signs of returning sanity are to be seen in Mexico. The gov ernment deported trouble maker without retaining his head as souvenir.
 
 Cheer up. If you are dissatisfied with your wages there's a heap of satisfaction in thinking of the old days when you had to work twice as hard for half as much.
 
 No, we don't blame all of those Flu ropeans for coming over here and we won't have much sympathy to vast on them after they get here. We're all out after the dough-.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21
aastray Notiee-with Description.

.,vsce-- Nitn Description.
 on the l6th day of October. 1920 in tne township of Ozark, in the countv w oi Foik, State of Arkansas, the under, signed took up as estray A certain gun mare, years old; about IS hands nlgh; unbroke; branded c on left jaw No other marks or brands v;s;h,a h%
 Now If at the expiration of ten dave rom date of this notice said an;,,sI G~s T has not been proven away notica ''as of the taking up of same will be o;yer ~ ~ Robert Cook, Justice of the Peace og oS sad county, that other proceeJ;noa oa may may be had according to law Sen 1888 Kirby's Digest. 'ec'
 This l6th day of October, 1920 First pub. Oct. 2l. 1920
 Last pub. Oct. 2l. 1920.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

The Star believes that things are rounding into shape for Mena to adopt a manager form of city government to have a man on the job whose one and single business Is to see after the city's various business interests. What do you think about it?
The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-21

Great Britain seems in fair way to have a war of her own, to say nothing of the scrapping with the Irish. Of S16.526 coal miners 635. .09s have voted for a strike, and the United Kingdom faces an industrial crisis that dwarfs anything of the kind in history.