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The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
 VILLA LED A MASSACRE.
More Than Fifty Men, Women and
 Children Slain.

Fl Paso, March 24.-An entire Mex ican farm settlement near Santa Bar bara, Chihuahua, was wiped out Sun day, March IA, when Francisco Villa and his followers massacred more than 50'men, women and children and burn ed their homes and crops, it was learned on good authority today.
 fingered because a small party of his men had been fired upon near the community on the previous day, Villa, with 150 men, swooped down on the place. The farmers stoutly defended their homes, and it was not until 25 or 30 of their number had been killed and their ammunition exhausted that the survivors, 25 in number, surren- dered.
 These survivors, there is reason &o believe, would have escaped with their lives had not one young man, crazed with grief over the loss of his wife and family, attacked Villa and at tempted 10 wrest the rebel leaders gun from his hand. Villa, being larg- CT and heavier than his adversary, subdued the man after a struggle, and shot him dead. In his fury Villa then ordered all the men in the community put to death and the houses and grain and other possessions of the eommun- ity burned.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
SHADY SHADOWS

The rain prevented much farming last week.
 Clentie and Artie Lawrence went to Mena Saturday
 Luke Lawrence made a business trip to Mena Friday.
 Jess McCauley and Bill Wiley were trading in Mena Monday.
 J. II. Ridge and J. s. Lawrence went to Mena Tuesday on business.
 The flu has been in this neighbor- hood, but all are reported better.
 Cossatot Creek was larger Thursday than was known In several years.
 Johnny Avants accompanied by Postmaster J. NJ. Hatfield went to Mena Friday.
 Will and Joe Whlsenhunt accompan- fed by Jess Arnold were in Mena Sat urday on business.
 Ep Avants of Ransom has been in Shady the past week having some blacksmith work done.
 MT. and Mrs. I. B. Whisenhunt of Sugar Creek are visiting Mir. and Mrs. w. T. Whisenhunt ofrthis vicinity
 The singing given at the home of Mir and Mrs. Guy Cox Sunday night was enjoyed by everyone. They report a jolly good time and good attend ance, Remember next Sunday night.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
HATFIELD HAPPENINGS

Mrs. z. w Rowntree, and daughter of Cove spent Tuesday in Hatfield.
 Mrs. Joe Anders and Nellie Scott were passengers for Mena Tuesday.
 Eustis Davis and Warren Rowe each purchased brand new Ford last week.
 The ]. D. Henderson family is visit sug relatives at several points in Okla homa.
 Mrs. Rose Keenan has been employ cd as bookkeeper by the Good Lumber Company.
 Rev Smithson is conducting pro tracted meetings at the Christian church this week.
 Mrs. Terry, our milliner, is planning to occupy rooms in the new Gates building April |
 WANTED---A girl for general house
 work at once. Mrs. T NJ. Dover Hatfield, Ark-Adv.
 Mrs Carrie whipple. and son Earl and her brother. Frank Miller are visit. ing the Claude Bennett family at Ft Smith.
 Monday Col Ed Hutson and Rev. Hornsby traded home properties, and the moving proposition is scheduled for the latter part of the week
 MT. and Mrs. Neal of Cove took charge of the Beach Lumber Com any's boarding house last week. Mir and Mrs. German moved to Beach, Okla
 Luther Cummings, carrier on Route No. l, reported that great deal of damage was done along the river west of here by the storm of the night of the 24th.
 Mrs. K. Q. Morrow of Heavener will spend several weeks with her mother, Mrs. T. M Dover, while her husband is attending school of pharmacy at Little Rock.
 !...: A1:. =.a .:.;. M A=s e. ', II na.ie. retarned from Texarkana Wednesday, where Mrs. Butler was successfully operated on for throat trouble at the Michael Meagher Memorial Hospital.
 Three boys sold eggs. 10, 90 and 60, for the same price What did each sell for2 One dollars worth of shoe repairs al the Hatfield shoe shop will give the answer.--Adv. 14 1t.
 The erection of church building was started by the Christian church people Monday. on their lots one block due east of the depot. With a large force of workmen they hope to have it completed in a short time.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
Correspondence
MOUNTAIN FORK FoIsLEs

II. c. Gray made a business trip to Mena Saturday.
 There was singing at Shady Point Sunday evening.
 The farmers of this vicinity are get ting busy for crop planting.
 Robert Fields of the Divide was trading at Mountain Fork Saturday.
 Lee Gibson who has had a bad case of pneumonia is reported doing nicely. Will Roberts and family of Big Cedar passed through Mountain Fork Satur- day
 ". l.. Linam and son John and daughter Ruby were shopping in Mena Monday.
 Wallace Hamby of near Rocky was assisting Will Gordon Saturday with his store.
 Miss Johnnie Tomlin of Mill Creek spent Friday evening at the Ed Gib son home.
 c. W. and H, c. Gray had the mis- fortune to lose of their yearlings Friday night
 Mrs. Jacob Keller who has been sick for the past five weeks is still reported dangeriously III.
 Don't forget that there will be sing ing at Mountain Fork Sunday evening Everyone attend
 Mart Ellsworth went to Potter Sat urday to get oifN for the Noun tain Fork store and grist mill.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Thompson of the Divide passed through Mountain Fork Monday enroute to Mena.
 Robert Sartin and daughter, Miss Retha and Miss Etta Gray made a trip to Mena Monday to do some shop ping.
 Mir. and Mrs Oscar Cummings and little daughter Lucille spent Satur- day with the latter's parents, Mir and Mrs. Isaac Saurbaugn.
 The Mountain Fork ball game has been practising every Saturday. They say that they will be able to play some interesting games soon.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. j. Mcbride and little daughters Ruby and Ida, spent Satur- day night and Sunday at the Henry I.anguley home of the Big Mill.
 George Barber and Mart Trimmings of near Rocky were at Mountain Fork Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. w G. Gordon and fam fly spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Wallace Hamby home near Rocky.
 The Mountain Fork telephone com pany met Saturday evening at 2 D. m. and elected the following officers for one year, as follows:
 President, K. w. Rivers; secretary, Will Gordon directors, William Leverett, w. l.. Linam and Lloyd Fields
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
so MEXICAN INSULTS INCREASE
More outraees Upon Americans Since Wilson Abandoned Jenkins.

Washington, March 2S-Outrages upon Americans in Mexico have in creased since the administration defi- nitely abandoned William o. Jenkins the kidnapped American consular agent at Puebla. to the mercies of the courts.
 After paying ransom of $f50,00O, ITiniifiie5 srsSstad eharoad uith conniving with his abductors. Presi. dent Wilson repudiated the aggressive course of Secretary Lansing in defend ing Jenkins, which was one of the reasons for the subsequent dismissal of the premier.
 Since the administration dropped the Jenkins case there have been twenty-four outrages upon Americans in Mexico
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
ACORN KERNELS

Mrs John Woods of Yocana is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. s. R. Whisenhunt.
 Farmers who have planted corn be- fore the recent heavy rains fears they will have to plant over.
 Brother Kelly will fill his regular appointment next Sunday at the Chapel. Everybody come.
 Brother Whitaker filled his regular appointment at the Chapel last Sun day. A large crowd attended.
 The young folks of the Acorn school enjoyed a nice singing at the home of Miss Pearl Barron Friday night.
 Jack Owens and family left last Friday for Heavener to visit few days with his sister. Mrs. Clarence Parker.
 Miss Emma Riding of Vandervoort visited last week with her grandpar- ents, Mir. and Mrs. Jeff Hogan. return. ing home Saturday.
 Mrs. Bessie Barron of Steward Okla, who has been visiting with he, parents. Mir. and Mrs. Jeff Hogan. lefl or No 1 Saturday afternoon for he, home.
 Mir and Mrs. E. L. Davis of Scot e1unty were visiting with Mrs. Davis
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
----4H--A--a--H4 ROCKY RUMBLEs

". T. Dawson is on the sick list this week.
 Uncle Bud Daniels was trading in Mena Saturday
 E. L. Terrell and J. s. Porter were Mena visitors Saturday. There was singing Sunday night at the J. c. Terrell home. MT. and Mrs. T. R. Kerr and chil- dren spent Sunday at the c. c. Ulmer home.
 The Misses Grace and Pauline Law renee spent Sunday with Miss Golie Pollard.
 Dr. c. A. Gordon reports a nine pound girl at the home of H. c. Pol lard, mother and babe doing fine. The Misses Ina and Rosebud Ter rell and Miss Sybil Kerr attended Sunday school at Shady Grove last Sunday
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
cRANNIs GRAINS

P. j. Schuster is visiting homefolks for a few days.
 Mrs Anna Brandsberg and Miss Bessie Wiseley were shopping in De Queen, Monday.
 Misses Winnie Clinton and Vivian Mathis were in Mena Saturday having dental work done.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jack Johnson of oil City, La, are visiting with relatives in Grannis this week
 Mrs o. H. Noble returned from Neosho, Mo, where she has been visit ing relatives, Monday.
 Mrs Bertha Arnold and Miss Essie Arnold left Saturday for Monterey. La. where they will join MT Arnold
 Tom J. Wilbanks was in DeQueen Thursday night serving as judge in the literary contests of Sevier county.
 Walter M Inman of Chicago, who has been in Grannis for his health during the past winter, returned home Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs. Homer Walters of Vivian, La, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Walters parents. MT. and Mrs. Eli Jones. for few days.
 Miss Clara Tolle, who won the Ark ansas State prize with her pig, has re- ceived a beautiful wrist watch from E E. Carver of Guilford, Mo, from whom Miss Clara got the pig.
 Raymond Coyle was in DeQueen Monday getting repairs for his Dodge and renewing acquaintance with a select few of the DeQueen girls. Both car and girls have been sadly neglect ed for the past two months.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
The Pink Boil
 Worm of Cotton
By W. J. saers
Entomoiosist, University of Arkansas
 Fayetteville

Until few weeks ago it was gen erally believed that the pink boil worm in the U s. was confined to a few localities in Texas where eradi- cation measures were proceeding so satisfactorily that they were hoped to be completed, in few years. Recently. however, a number of ad- ditional infestations have been found in Texas, and at least three different localities in Louisiana have been found to be infested with this insect. What is important for Arkansas is that much cotton seed from the infested region of | Louisiana has been shipped north, among these shipments are sixteen carloads to Shreveport, and several cars to Monroe.
 The Pink Boil Worm
 The insect was first reported from India, which is propably it's original home. It now occurs in injurious numbers Tn several regions Ill AlIlca, Asia, in Brazil, and in Mexico.
 The adult of the pink boil worm is a moth, dark brown in color and with a wing expanse of 3-5 to 4-5 of an inch, The moths deposit the egs on the green bolIs or on the flowers. The young larvae, or worms" on hatching at once enter the boil where they feed on the seed When full grown the larva projects itself by spinning together two seeds. These double seeds are characteristic of pink boil worm injury The full grown larva is about 1-2 inch long, cylindrical white. with the back strongly colored with pink
 It may be confused with the scaven' ger boil worm, the ordinary cotton
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01

boil worm and the boil weevil The scavenger boil worm does not attack healthy bolls, but only those that are affected with disease, or in state Of decay. The cotton boil worm differs from the pink boil worm in that 1t feeds not only on the inside of the boli hut on the outside as we'll. It is never found inside the seed
 The boil weevil is distinguished by the fact that although it is generally found feeding inside the bolls, it is rarely in the seed It discolors the fibre considerably and gives the con- tents of the boil decayed appearance. The bolls infested with the pink boil worm decay does not occur, they gen erally appear practically clean. This so-called cleanliness is one of the best characters by which it can be identified.
 Whie these descriptions will make 1t clear for anyone to identify the pink boil worm, it will nevertheless be best that specimens of bolls or seeds arous- ing suspicion be sent at once to the Entomologist of the Experiment sta tion, Fayetteville. or to c. c. Becker, Chief Inspector of the State Plant Board, Little Rock
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01

sisters, Mrs. R. L. Barron and Mrs. w c. Class last Friday, Saturday anc Sunday.
 The Acorn people organized Sunday School at the school house Sunday afternoon with J. C. Garland superin- intendent and Miss Pearl Barron as secretary.
 Uncle Dave Miller had the misfor- tune of getting his house burned with the entire contents, not leaving him even coat. He was away from home at the time.
 Miss Sarah York of Mena is here visiting her sister, Miss Christa, who is principal of the Acorn school. She came to help arrange for the closing program which will be held next Fri day night April 2, 1920.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
 ALL RUSSIA GOING TO WORK
Steps Under Way to Utilize the Civil
 ian Manpower

Moscow, March Rehabilitation of Russia's working forces Is proceeding with giant strides, 1t is announced here. Newspapers are filled with re- ports of the activities of the working army on Russian and Siberian railroad systems and in the mining districts of the Urals, and of energetic steps be- ing taken fully to utilize civilian man. power.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01

her parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Bogle of Holly Springs. The Misses Mauda and Madge Roop and brother Ray returned to school at Acorn Monday morning. MT. and Mrs. A. B. Palmer left the 29th for Wichita, Kan, where they will attend q family reunion.
 The Union Grove school will close March 31 There will be program rendered in the afternoon.
 Brother Davis and wife of Mena will sing and organize Sunday School at Holly Spring next Sunday afternoon
 There will be Literary organized at Union next Saturday night April 8. Anice program is being arranged. Everybody invited
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
FINDS LESPEDEZA HAY
 A PROFITABLE CROP
c. w. Petty Doubles Acreage of Le- qume on His ouachita Valley Farm
 -6oil Bales to Acre

e. w. Petty Doubles Acreage of Le- oume on His ouachta Valley Farm
 --6oIs Bales to Acre
 Lespedeza, or jap clover, has proved a profitable hay crop on G. W. Petty's farm in the Ouachita valley and MT. Petty likes the egulme so we'll that he has more than doubled his acreage for this year Only the inability to get in more prevented greater increase m the planting MT. Petty stated.
 From 30 acres last year a yield of I.S16 bales was secured. The bales are of the average size between DO and 50 pounds and they find ready sale at the farm of 90 cents bale. The yield averaged 601s bales per acre, tho some of the best acres yielded 100 bales.
 The 30 acres used for haymaking was planted two years ago and pas tured the first year, the crop of 1913 being the first cut for hay. Haymak- ing came in the last week of August and the first of September
 While Mir Petty believes that the growth of lespedeza had benefited the soil through the addition Of nitrogen and other plant foods, he has not had an opportunity to see how great this benefit extends to other crops.
 This year Mir. Petty had planted S4 acres more in lespedeza and as stated before only inability to secure labor and do the work in time, prevented still more of the farm being planted to the tiny legume.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
POULTRY PROFITS
 DEPEND ON
 HEALTHY CHICKS

Mir. Williams, very successful Oklahoma Poultry Raiser. recently said to Dr. LeGear: Since I have been using your Poultry Prescription not only have l cut down Chick loss but l find that my bullets lay a month or two earlier" A few pennies wisely spent in feeding Dr. LeGear's Poultry Prescription to Baby Chicks insures rapid development and early fall and winter laying. Get a package from your dealer. Satisfaction or money oack.-Dr. L. D LeGear Med, Co, St. Louis, Mo. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
UNION GROVE PICK UP

Lovis Wiles and wife have moved to the Kenworthy saw mill.
 Mrs. Kitty Marshall is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed Kenworthy.
 The farmers of Union Grove are busy planting corn this week.
 The Union base ball team will play the Acorn team Friday afternoon.
 Brother Casey and Brother Smith of Mena preached at Union Sunday There was a large crowd attended A. B. Palmer's sale. Everything sold we'll.
 j.. A. Earl moved to Mena Monday the zsth. His son John win remain on the farm.
 Mrs. Joe Boehm spent Sunday with
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
Sunbeam
BIG FORK BITS.

Holder Edwards of Alder was trad ing in Big Fork Saturday.
 Mr and Mrs. R. J. Putnam of Hunt Hollow spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. J. M Taylor at Butcher Knife.
 MT. and Mrs. Tom Hopper of Opal visited Sunday with Mrs. Hopper's parents, Mir. and Mrs. Wash Dilbeck at Big Fork.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. J. Bates and MT. and Mrs. A. w. Jones 6 Alder spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends and relatives at Big Fork.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. c. Benson and daughter of Fairview farm were cross ing the creek Thursday morning when the spring set gave way throwing them in the creek.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
1e,oOO FREEZE TO DEATH.
Anti Bolshevik Soldiers Found Dead
 on the Steppes.

London, March 24.-Msre than 16.. 900 anti-Bolshevik soldiers have been found frozen to death on the Steppes 1t IS announced in Soviet military communique received today from Mos COW by wireless. (The Steppes com prise the plains in southeastern Rus sia and the western Asiatic provinces. l
 The statement reports progress by the Red troops against General Deni- klne's forces along the railway in the Ekaterinodar region on the Caucasus front.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
BOARD CAMP BOOST

John Gobble is seriously i'll at pres ent.
 Aunt Belle Hilton is visiting Mena friends and relatives this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Robertson of Mena visited at R. B. Durham Sunday
 The Rev. w. l.. Smith filled his reg ular appointment at the Baptist church Sunday
 We failed to have our exhibition last Saturday night on account of sickness and high water.
 Don't forget next Thursday night April l is oIr regular club meeting night, Everybody come.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
Appraisers.

!, Kobt. Cook, an acting and duly commissioned z, Justice of the Peace of poik County, do hereby certify that on this 25th day of March, 1920. II A Liewey, s. c. Akin and J. Herring. who had heretofore been by me appointed 10 appraise certain steers, taken mn as estrays by Harrison Sandford. anr bearing before me at said County md made and subscribed the Foregoing de- scrlption and valuation, and beino each by me first duly worn. stated that said valuation is true and correri. To the best of their knowledge. belief and Judgment. And '1utaer certifc that they are all citizens of and housee. holders in said County.
 hobt. Cook, Justice of the Peace.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
Appraisement off Estraxs

State of Arkansas, County of Polk. We, J. A. Lewey, S. c. Akin and J. Herring, three citizens of the Conn ty of Polk, and householders therein having thereto been appointed Ly Robt. Cook, Justice of the Peace of said County, have this day viewed a certain 2 steers, shown to us by Har- rison Sandford as estrays. Said steers are branded Essss left side ExN left hip. About 3 years old. red and line back, and we do value the steer steers to be worth the sum of s3O and Done this 25th day of March, 1920.
 J. A. Lewey,
 s. C. Akin,
 J. ". Herring,
 Appraisers.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
POTTER PICKUPS

Rufus Gam purchased a new Dodge last week.
 Mrs. Ivan Gam has been on the sick list this week.
 William Coffman and family went to Mena Saturday.
 There will be a pie supper at the Gam school house Friday night.
 Mrs. Brewer visited her parents at Hatfield from Friday until Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Marvin Goodwin spent Sunday with home folks at Hatfield.
 Dr. Gordon reports a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Grady Pollard Satur- day.
 School closed Friday and the teach CTS went to their homes at Wickes that afternoon.
 MT and Mrs. Seymore was trading in Hatfield Friday and also visited the Pines Plantation and purchased some fruit trees.
 Quarterly Conference will be held at the M. k. church Sunday afternoon. The Presiding Elder will preach Sat- urday night and Sunday at eleven, fol- lowed by basket dinner at the church.
 Think everyone ought to take his hat or her sunbonnet off to the Two Mile correspondent on his comment on cigars and smoking. Think there should be a strict observance of that law as of the liquor law.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
Wants Picture of Mena.
House of Representatives, Wa:

House of Representatives Wash
 ington, D. C., March 21, 1920. Hon, " W. St. John, Mena, Ark. My dear Mir. St. John: I have just been reading your last issue of the Weekly Star and congratulate you upon it's splendid appearance, and the great boost of Polk County that it contains.
 Do you think it possible for me to procure good sized copy of the pho- to of Mena which appeared on the front page? I would like to have this to frame and hang in my office With best wishes, am,
 Your friend,
 Otis Wingo.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
Ashdown Steps Up a Notch

Little Rock, March 30.-The State Board Of Municipal Corporations yes terday raised Ashdown, Little River County, from an incorporated town to city of tbe second class. It has a population of 2,052. John Ed Locke is mayor.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
lNTERcHURcH MOVEMENT
Organizers VIII Be in Mena on
 April

Special to The Star
 Little Rock, March 29.-The County Conferences of the Interchurch World Movement will begin next week. and will cover the whole state. There will be seven teams of workers who will cover the state. Those who will carry the work at Mena are: Rev. Ebert Hefner of Clarksville. Rev A. Homer Jordan of Pine Bluff, Wm. s. Greggson of Fayetteville, Rev. J. P. Williams of ElDorado, Miss Mamie Hopper of Mena. The sessions will be held morn ing, aftern6on and night at the Pres. byterian church on April 6.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS AND APPRAISEMENT WITH
 AFFIDAVIT.

State of Arkansas, County of Polk.
 Township of Ozark.
 T, Robt. Cook, an acting and duly commissioned Justice of the Peace in s'iid ioI tine County of Polk, do hereby appoint J. A. Lewey, s. c. Akin and J. Herring, three citizens and house. holders of said County, to appraise and describe 2 steers, taken up bv Harrison Sandford on the 18th dav nf March, 1920, as estrays.
 Gwen. under my hand this 25th day of March, 1920. '
 Robt. Cook, Justice of the Peace
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01

Did the Democrats select San Fran CISCO as convention city from a de- Sire to get as far away from Jersey as possiblef
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-01
CENTER GEN ;ss POINT asiss CIRCLE: GIRO. FITS s

Mrs. Eli Turner has been sick this week.
 T. J. Hollowell and daughter, Lucy, were trading in Mena Monday. John Earnest and family of Rocky spent Sunday at the home of Orestus Turner.
 John Hollowell of Wilton, Ark, spent Sunday and Monday at the home of his parents here.
 Mrs. Nancy Cummings came from Muse Sunday and is visiting at the home of Bunyan Cummings.
 Emmett Rowe and wife and daugh- ter, Amelia. of Rocky, spent Sunday at the home of 0restus Turner. Andrew Austin, an orphan who came here from Missouri little more than year ago, died Monday at 8 P. M. at the home of 0restus Turner. He was about twenty years of age. He had many warm friends among his acquaintances here. Burial took place Tuesday at Rocky. All efforts to locate his relatives have so far been in vain.
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