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The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
Played April Fool Joke.

A first of April surprise that brought pleasure to the victims of the joke was perpetrated by c. H. Ponder upon Mrs. Ponder and the children. The southside grocer bought new Overland car from the Zachary Motor Company and presented it tothe fam fly for their pleasure rides this sum- npr
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
surprised at Meua's Beauty.

MT. and Mrs. A. Mitchell of Drexel, Mo, and children, were Mena visitors Saturday night and Sunday. It is probable that Mir. Mitchell will sue ceed c. E. Wells as agent of the Kan sas City Southern in Mena. Tho he has been with the railroad IS years, this was Mir. Mitchell's first visit to Mena, and he frankly admitted he found a much larger and prettier place than he had expected.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
Mena-Bsg Fork Read Bonds Sold.

Commissioners of Road District No. 2, the Mena-Big Fork route, on Mon day contracted to sell bonds of the dis trict to Tate Bros. of Little Rock. The price paid was 971s, which is said to be the highest price paid in the state for any road bonds the last 5 months The contract was negotiated thru Hugh W. Harrison, Mena representa- tive of Tate Brothers.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

MEMS SILK HOSE-In long rib top,
 colors Black, Cordovan, Blue
 and White Price $1.50 TOM SAWYER BLOUSES for Boys.
 Washwear Blouses are guaranteed to wear and wash See them, they are extra good quality, nicely made and priced at ---------------S1.75 MEMS H0SE-One lot Mems Silk
 Hose; colors Hunters Green, Navy, Pongee, Cordovan, Black and
 White. Priced, pair S1.O0
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
Marriage No Joke for Them.

Getting married was no joke with s. J. Williams and Mrs. Ruby Dickson, tho they selected April I as their wedding day. The couple live at Stringtown, Ok, and came to Mena to wed, Justice s. H. Smith tying the nuDtiaI knot.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
MEMS COMBINATION SPRING
 OVERCOAT OR RAIN COAT.

Belted style. This is coat in ev- cry sense, coat for service suitable for motor wear. Something new, in chamois suede. Colors are Leather and Beaver. Get one and be con- vinced of class, wear and quality. Come in and see them.
 Priced at ------------------ss -ssO.OO
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
WILL RESIST RATE HIKE
Norwood 6 Alley Will Represent
 City at Electric Light Hearing

Mayor Ira Q. Smith and the city council are not going to sit idly by and submit to the increase of rates asked for by the Commonwealth Com pany, judging from action taken Fri day afternoon. At special session of the municipal officials the matter was discussed and it was decided that the city needed additional legal assistance in the fight to be waged before the Arkansas Corporation commission The officials decided to employ Nor wood & Alley as special counsel to represent the city at the hearing be. fore the commission on April 30.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
Mems Spring Suits

tk liar % &r stlrhsd Condition
 
 is gha dd O craftsmanship daHy % Ito tr please d nav edcH mecMtomr m aches dpr iAe to eseeefe  buying hhay
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

BOYS SUITS-The Boy of today must not be overlooked He will remember The Boy is this stores friend as we try and keep his every want, does not have to run all over town to secure his wearables. Per lection is the Suit" We have belted suits in every conceivable color that is classed as new patterns for spring They are Greens, Browns, Blues and Gray, and prices range from
 $10.00 up to $25.00
 BOYS PANTS-Pants for the Boy Dress as we'll as School wear, can be had here. They are new styles.
 Prices
 s1.75, $3.OO, $3.5O, $4.0O
 $4.50 and $500
 MEMS OvERALLS-We have about
 50 dozen good blue overalls that we can yet offer at cheap price, less than the present wholesale cost of today. Sizes 32 to 36 waist.
 Priced, per pair -$2.50 PAINTERS OVERALLS AND
 C0ATS-We have two grades, al- ways keep them in stock. The man who paints can not afford to be with out them. Priced, for coat or overall, per garment--$2.00 and $3.00 MEMS HEAVY WORK HOSE-We
 have the Grays and Browns, long leg, regular foot, pair 25c Leather Palm Canvas Gloves, with
 gauntlet, worth 75c, but few pairs yet at, soc MEMS WORK SHIRTS-All sizes in
 Mems Blue or Tan Work Shirts, a good grade, full cut, double stitched; fast color. Worth $2.00. While they last, each ------------$1.50 Dress Shirts for Men. All sizes,
 fancy stripes, coat style, extra quality Lakeside, each--------$2.50 High Class Dress Shirts-Silk and
 Madras, colors that are striking and prices that are convincing. Range from ------$5.0 DO to S13.5O MEMS NOTIONS-Collar Pins, Cuff
 Buttons, Stick Pins, Tie Clasps, Hose Supporters and Arm Bands. MEMS HOSE-One lot Hose, colors
 Black, Gray, Blue, Tan, Wilson or Rib Top, price --------------25c
 One lot 4-thread heel and toe, all sizes and colors are Black, Pongee, Cordovan, Navy, Hunters Green and White. Price -------------50c
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Q. 3. Witherspoon and Howard El- liott of Cove spent few hours Mon- A1y in attending to business in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
Piles Cured in 6 to I4 Days

Druggists refund money if PAZ0 OINTMENT falls to Itching, Blind. Bleeding Protrudins Piles
 Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restfu sleep atser the first application Price 60c
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Brown Leshorn eggs for matching. 75c
 for 15; $4.50 per hundred. V. Tallon. Mena, Ark.-Adv. 12 At
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Eb Watkins, one of the commission CTS of road district No. 2, was in Mena Friday on his way to Fort Smith on business for the district.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

A c. Hilton of Cove was in Mena 2&turday and secured license to wed 1Eisa Clara B. Matson of Hatfield.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Hrs. Frank Strickland and children of Spiro. Ok, arrived in Mena Satur- fay for visit with friends and relas
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Miss Ruth Hamby, who has been teaching at Rich Mountain, was in Mena on her way to her home at Wickes Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
New Owner for commerciaI Hotel

Announcement was made Monday that the Commercial Hotel had been sold by Mrs. R. D. Green to Ed Goss, the new owner to take possession April 16. Mir. Goss gets the building and all the furnishings. Mrs. Green retires to take a rest from her arduous labors. Since coming to Mena about two years ago Mrs. Green had remod- eled the hotel throughout and made it one of the popular places in the city. The Hamilton agency handled the deal
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

None of the many visitors in Mena this week travelled further than A. L. Rugle, who came from Richmond, Va. He, like many others, seeks to find a location in the Ozarks.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Hr. and Mrs. w. P. Coone of Cor man, Tex, are in Mena to find home f possible. They reached the city on
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Floyd Towsley of Hatton, who is Nterested in lumber and milling, was 5n Mena on business Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Miss Loda Cecil of VaAdervoort is v!siting in Mena with Mir. and Mrs. A. z. Powell.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Hr, aId Mrs. Momie Fountain of Alder were shopping in Mena Satur-
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Mrs. ]. L. Gift of Fort Smith, who had been in Mena to visit his son, Ray Clift, and family, returned to her 60me sunday.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

E, Densmore of Perfection, Kas., is in Mena Investigating farm lands 5zz tered for sale.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

County Clerk Will Alexander issued q marriage license Saturday to Home z. Yaught and Miss Opal Robertson, both of Grannis.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

orviIle Winton is taking vacation from his work with Armour & Go. at Hort Smith, and is visiting Mena friends and relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Homer Heath returned Sunday to Fusseifville, after visit in Mena with his mother.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

c. c. French of Highland Park, Mich, a suburb of Detroit, arrived in Xena Saturday to look over the city with view of finding home.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Gregg Purvis of Pershing, Ok, is visiting homefolks and friends in
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Fred Fried of Hutchinson, Kas., and George Fried of Oklahoma City, came to Meiaa to spend Easter with their terents, MT. and Mrs. F. R. Fried.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

make her future home in Hollywood. Calf.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

A baby daughter born to Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Long at their farm home east of Mena Friday lived but few hours. The tiny body was buried on Saturday at Concord cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Mrs. Beulah Hollinger of Wichita, Kas., arrived in Mena Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Leslie Wood, and ether relatives in Mena and vicinity.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Mss Ray Pirtle, daughter of Mir. mo Mrs. Bert Pirtle, left Monday for Tyler. Tex, where she will attend a commercial school and take course h telegraphy.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

T. L. Belt and son, Tom Belt, who have been working at Starks, La, are at home in Mena. Mir. Belt, Sr., will return after a weeks visit at home, but his son plans to remain in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

Sam Looney headed delegation of Board Camp farmers in Mena Friday dp receive a shipment of three cars of fertilizer, which had been ordered CO., operatively.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

F Mary P. Nowlan and Mrs. P. A. ! mother and sister of Mrs. H. D.. nacraft, are in the city for a
 Mrs. Nowlan after spending the 8 months in Mena and Texarkana 10 return to her home in Hast
 Nebrs about May first. Mrs. hes disposed of her property in
 Hama and will leave shortly to
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08
-$4O.OO

One lot Fowler's Suits in Dark Gray and Blue Serge, regular cut for the man who wants a more conservative pattern. Big values, at
 the suit S35. .O0
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

MEMS PANTS-We have the largest assortment of Dress Pants for men new styles and colors, all are good patterns for Spring wear; some are serge, others mixed colors and stripes. Sizes 30 to A waist. Prices range
 S7.50, $9.00, 5000, S12.50 and $15.O0
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

James V. Richardson of Wickes was in Mena Saturday to make final proof on his homestead before County Clerk Alexander. He had as witnesses Seba B. Sullivan and James H. Neal, both of Wickes.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

c. R. Montgomery returned Friday from Texarkana, where he attended a meeting of officers and stockholders in the Longmont Copper Company
 The company plans to do considerable work on it's holdings in the eastern part of Polk county this spring, the Mena man reported upon his return.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

". x. Holt was at Cove Sunday to attend joint rally of Sunday schools. Owing to the weather the Easter egg hunt arranged for in the park had to be given up. An interesting program was held at the Presbyterian church.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-08

MEMS OVERALLS-We have about
 50 dozen good blue overalls that we can yet offer at a cheap price, less than the present wholesale cost of today. Sizes 32 to 36 waist.
 Priced, per pair S2.5O
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
GERMANY FACES
TERRORIST PLOT
SAYS STATESMAN
Wholesale Murders Being Plann-
ed; Hand Grenade Thrown at
Clerical Party Meeting

Berlin, Friday, May 14.-(By the
Associated Press.)-An unidentified
man threw hand grenade today into
a home at Enslingen. near Stuttgart,
where the clerical party was holding
a meeting in favor Of the candidacy
of former vice chancellor and minister
of finance Matthias Ersberger, for the
Reichstag. ...
A few persons were struck by frag-
ments and injured, but none seriously.
PLANNING SLAUGHTERS
London, May 15.-German COM
munists are planning new insured
ton, which may be attended by whole
sale murders, according to Berlin
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company quoting a statement by Herr
Won Crete, conservative member of
the Reichstag.
The dispatch says Herr Won Graefe
has advised the ministry of defense
that meetings of communists are being
held regularly in Mecklenburg, AMI
that the question whether land owners
alone should be put to death. or
whether their wives and children
should meet a like fate, is being dis
cussed.
He maintains. it is said, that there
is no doubt Mecklenburg will be the
scene of frightful slaughter"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
COST OF BRIDGE !
!. HIGHER THAN IN
I ORIGINAL PLANS
Bids Are Opened and Checked
Today by Officials for
|, " Giant Structure
FUNDS ARE INSUFFICIENT
Contract for Mandan- Bismarck
Bridge Will Cost More
.., Than Estimated
FUNDS ARE INSUFFICIENT

Members Of the state highway COM
mission and the boards of county COM
missioners of Burleigh and Morton
counties considered bids for the con-
struction of the Bismarck-Mandan
Missouri river bridge, today.
Bids of nine companies, some of
them among the largest bridge con-
struction companies in the country.
were considered at the session.
Bids Are High
Engineers for the state highway
commission figured several combina-
tions out of the bids submitted for the
building Of various parts OF the bridge
or furnishing material. The lowest
possible combination on approved
plans amounted $1.O23,251.90, which
was higher than was anticipated by
the engineers.
Another combination amounted to
1919 ,9SO1O, but the bids for the con.
struction of piers included in this COM
bination was based upon plans Of the
Foundation company, of Chicago, and
not the specifications.
Sufficient Funds Lacking
There are not sufficient funds at
this time to build the bridge, on the
bids submitted, according to highway
commission engineers, but a special
committee named at the conference
was this afternoon considering all
bids, with view of finding way to
let the contract and allow the work
to proceed Immediately. ..
The lowest possible combination on
approved plans, was as follows:
Main piers, $295,819, Foudation Co.
Concrete approaches, $177, 1903, Mid
land ridge Co.
Furnishing steel, $319,Ol7, American
Bridge Go. ,-....,..
Erecting steel, $137,590, Midland
Bridge Co.
Total, $93O,22 y.
Plus 10 percent profit, $685., 3,022.90.
Total probable cost, $1,023,251.
Cost on Sliding Scale
This represents an approximate
cost, the bids being made upon a slid.
ing scale, cost plus system under
which the profit of the bridge com.
pany is increased in ratio to the de-
crease in the expenditures under the
estimated cost submitted in the bids.
The lowest combination of all, in
which the Foundation company sub.
lCOntinmed on Page T'wO.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
LANCER READY FOR STRONG CAMPAIGN;
NESTOS WILL SUPPORT THE TICKET HEAD

Attorney General William LANCER,
successful nominee, announcing that
he would go on the platform immedi-
ately, made the following statement
to the Tribune.
= want to say that | appreciate
thoroughly the splendid endorsement
of the convention, and appreciate.
too, the very fine manner in which
the result of the convention has been
received. To the Ward county dele.
cation, which made such q fine cam
paign in behalf of the candidate that
it favored, | want to say that l ap.
preciate the action taken by your
chairman in moving that the en-
dorsement be unanimous, and | want
to assure those who favored other
candidates that l am ready for the
campaign, ready to work with you at
every stage in overturning the So
cialistic state government that has
this state by the throat. Only by
united action can we win, and | feel
that we have just the sort of spirit
within our ranks that spells success.
R. A. 'Nestos of Minot, who had
gone before the state convention
earlier in the day with the statement
that he was prepared to support the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
ELUSIVE CROOK
REVIEWS" COPS
ANDSURRENDERS
mickey" Arnstein, Wanted from
Coast to Coast for $5,OO0,OO
Bond Theft, in Jail .
WATCHES POLICE PARADE
New York Detectives Foiled by
Clever Thief Up to Very
..,.,~s.,, T., Last Minute ,.y yl.s-.s,.

New York, May 15.-Jules W.
Mickey Arnstein, fugitive master.
mind" of New York's $5O00,0OO bond
theft plot. was arrested here today in
the district attorneys Office when he
appeared there with his wife, Fannie
Brice, the actress. Arnstein told re.
porters he had been in Pittsburgh all
the time the police have been looking
for him.
Waited for Officers
The elusive Mickey" for whom the
police from coast to coast and even
the Canadian authorities have been
searching since last February, in
finally fulfilling his oft-repeated prom
Use to surrender himself, appeared at
the district attorneys office bright and
early.
Arrives Undetected
Five minutes after their arrival De-
tective Rayen attached to the Office
walked up to Arnstein and by order
of Assistant District Attorney
O'Rourke placed him under arrest.
mickey" retained his reputation as
successful dodger of police until the
last.
Taken to Rayen's Office he described
to newspapermen an entrance into
the city undetected by the sleuths.
who have been pursuing him for
months.
"RevieWs" Police
Just to heighten the effect. Mickey
ran into his police pursuers. thousands
strong. forming for the annual New
York police parade. The Arnstein
car was held up for several minutes
as the bluecoats fell in line and when
he continued on his way to the crimi-
nal court building. Mickey passed mile
after mile of policemen viewing them
from his machine. as it were.
Bail was fixed for Arnstein at $75,-
900 and he was sent to the tOmbs in
default Of bail
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15

winner of the convention regardless
of its choice, last night spoke tn,
sentiment of those who had opposed
the Langer endorsement, when h,
made the following statement to Tn,
Tribune:
The state wide, conference has
met and completed its labors.
Ever since last fa:lt' have advo-
Gated such gathering and have
contends.l that such conference
should endorse a candidate for
each place on the ticket to be
supported In the primary cam
paign by the forces opposed to
socialism and TownIeyism. ,..s
"This has now been done and
as one of the candidates whose
name was presented to such con-
ference for consideration, take
this occasion to thank those who
have given my candidacy such
loyal and disintecested support.
also desire once more to assure
those who have participated or
who are interested in the outcome
Of this conference, that ! shall
qive my successful opponent and
his associates on the ticket my
loyal and wholehearted support"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
MARTIAL:LAW IS
PR0CLAIMEDIN
SOVIET RUSSIA
Workday in Ad-
ministrative Offices Decreed
to Stimulate Production

Moscow. Wednesday, May 12.-(By
the Associated Press. .)-A decree is.
sued by the Central executive commit
tee dated May II proclaims martial
law in the provinces of central and
northern Russia and Archangel.
The provincial executive committees
are given full power to protect rail-
ways. military supplies. magazines
and depots and to control telegraphic
and telephone communications.
24-Hour Workday
A 24-hour workday in the admins
trative office is decreed and means
are to be taken to stimulate the pro-
duction of war material.
Until the abolition of martial law,
the executive committees are given
the same powers as military tribunals
to secure the carrying out of this pro-
gram. including punishment for DISC
bedience.
The decree is signed by Kalinin and
Lenine
Industries Held Up
The inevitable interruption of the
development of peace time industries
through concentration upon the efforts
to produce war materials, it is pointed
out here, will tend indefinitely to post
pone the execution of plans for the re-
sumption of importation and expOrta
tion on large scale.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
IS OR Is NOT
WEHE STILL0N
STATE PAYROLL
Battling Mystery Still Sur
rounds WOrkmen's Com
pensati0n Bureau Member
HOLDS UP PAY

Wehe says he is and Mcdonald says
he isn't.
This is the latest development in
the mystery surrounding the complex.
ion of, the North Dakota workmenh h
compensation commission, still doing
business at the same old stand
l.. J. Wehe, was full f1edged men,
Der Of the commission. In fact, Wehe
claims he is still a member of the
commission. On the other hand, S. S.
Mcdonald, another member of the
commission, who has not fallen into
disgrace in the eyes of Governor Lynn
J. Frazier, claims that Wehe may have
been a member of the commission at
one time, but that since April 23 he
has ceased to function.
1t may be remembered that Cover
nor Frazier, in no uncertain terms,
wrote a letter to Commissioner, or ex-
commissioner Wehe, that the state,
insofar as the Nonpartisan league
(mis) represented the state, no longer
cared to have Wehe on the payroll.
Wehe cOuntered with a proposal for 4
public hearing. Frazier counterat-
tackled and refused to grant it.
On April II, before the custer let
ter was indited, Wehe put in his
voucher for his April salary The
compensation commission thought
Wehe was valuable enmploye of the
state at that time and approved the
voucher. However, after Frazier's let
ter was penned, the commission de-
cided that iWehe was entitled to salary
only up to April 20 and cancelled the
voucher for the full months salary.
Wehe was not present at that meet
ing.
On May 4, Wehe appeared at the
commissions Offices and asked for his
April check Mcdonald said he would
hand over a check for % days pay.
but as for the entire month. nix and
nothing stirring. Wehe refused the
lesser amount and did not get the full
months pay.
And still the mystery as to whether
Were is a commissioner or not re-
mains unsOlved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
PLATFORM

The platform adopted by the dele.
gates at the Nonpartisan league con.
vention at Fargo yesterday. besides
reaffirming their stand on the original
platform, was very brief and recon.
mended by only one new thing, pay.
ment of soldiers bonus as rapidly as
possible.
The league platform as adopted by
the convention is as follows:
I'VE, your committee on plat
form. beg leave to submit the fol.
lowing PLATFORM:
I'VE stand upon the original
platform as enacted into law by
the legislative assembly during
the Frazier administration. as
outlined in the state pamphlet
called the New Day, and which is
now being put into effect.
I'VE recommend that the com.
ing legislature enact law author
izing the Bank Of North Dakota
to pay in full the bonus given by
the state to the returned service
men,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-15
CARRANZA FLEES
BEFORE FORCES
OF REVOLUTION
Aged President of Mexican Re-
public Undergoing Hard
ships to Escape

Washington, May 15.-Carranza' S
escape from the revolutionary forces,
which attacked his troops near Esper-
ANA, was reported today by General
Obregon.
In message to revolutionary agents
on the border, which was forwarded
here. Obregon said the deposed presi-
dent had succeeded in breaking
through the revolutionary line and, ac-
companied by a small escort, was mov-
ing southwark into the mountains.
Carranza Pursued
The message added that Carranza
was being pursued by the revolution
lists. Recent information however. in
dicates that fighting between rebels
and Carranza supporters had not been
as severe as had been reported previ-
ously. Apparently the revolutionists
were using tactics calculated to carry
out Obregon's injunction to infiict the
least possible loss in the operations.
The stand of the president was re-
garded by officials here as complicat-
ing the situation With him at large
there is a rallying force. Because of
his physical condition. it is not be-
lieved that Carranza will be able to
undergo the hard riding and exposure
necessary to his defense.
An instrument has been invened by
which shin snundinps can he made hy