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The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
SCORES PERISH IN
 MEXICAN QUAKE
Violent Disturbances in State of Vera Cruz and Many Other Localities Suffer-Panic Indescribable-
 Sea Is Churned.

Mexico City, Jan. f-Scores of per sons have been killed in violent earthquake which occurred in many parts of Mexico last night. The center Of the disturbance is believed to have been near tie volcano of Orizabo.
 Incomplete press reports indicate that the state of Vera Cruz suffered more than any other section, although seismic disturbances were felt thru the republic. Adviees from Cordoba say that 30 dead have already been ae. counted for in the vicinity of San Juan Coscomatepec, where many houses were destroyed There are uneonfirm- ed reports of a similar eatastophe in the village of Huatu5co
 At Jalapa, further north, 30 victims of the earthquake have been counted, including numerous dead.
 Lack of communication with the other towns and villages in the thea ter Of the disturbance make even an appFe2iaaate ~estimate of the casual. ties impossible.
 Sea Is Churned.
 The earthquake caused great alarm in the large cities. Marine disturb ances have occurred off Vera Cruz city, and there were some casualties there. although the number Is not known, with considerable destruction of property
 From San Juan Coscomatepec it is reported that the shocks still contin- ued today
 Information secured from the gov ernment observatory at Tucubaya show that there were three distinct shocks, the strength of which decen- tralized the instruments The first shock, which occurred at 9:45 o'clock on Saturday evening. lasted five min utes. The second, at 1925 D. m, was brief but of terrific intensity and was accompanied by terrifying subterra- mean noises. The third shock, at l1.01 o'clock, was not discernible except by the seismograph
 Panic IndescribabIe.
 The panic in the capital among the ignorant classes was indescribabla j. Many of the people fled from their homes and fiocked to tine churches The Indians in the suburbs hurried to the shrine of the Virgin of Guada- lupe
 From Toluca, Cuernayaca and Pue- bla come stories of panic. Slight damage was done to the badly con- structed homes of poor people. Panic reigned in various cities and villages in the state of Vera Cruz, where the people left their homes and spent the night in the streets.
 The damage in Mexico City was linn ited to cracks in the larger buildings. There were no deaths and none or tha inhabitants was injured.
 While the government observatory has not decided what caused the shocks, reports received from Cordo ha, state of Vera Cruz, assert that they are due to the volcano Orizaba, although the meagre dispatches con. tain nothing regarding possible erup ton or Of volcanic disturbance.
 The two huge volcanoes near Mex ico City Popocatepel and ixtiaoci- huatl have shown no signs of distur- bance The shocks were felt heavily among the towns along the ridge val ley of Mexico
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

RECLUSE LIVING IN POW
 ERTY HAD S80,00O ESTATE
(By International News serviee.l

Denver. Col, Jan. 5.--A recluse for nearly fifteen years in her little shack in Ninth stre-. this city. Miss Mary Kenny, sixty six, supposed to be poor CT than the proverbial church mouse, left an estate valued at upward of S80,000.
 Miss kenny's body was found fro zen stiff in her home here. With every surrounding indicating that she had been poverty stricken for years. Po- lice discovered bank books showing deposits of $7,00O; Liberty Bonds to the amount of $3,000, other securities worth about $20,000. and titles and deeds to real estate valued at approx inately $5O,000
 Neighbors had seen Yery- little of Miss Kenny for over al dozen years except as she dally trun@led back and forth from church.
 Mrs. Joseph E. Newnum of St. Jo- seph H.. believed to be a niace of the woman, was notified by police.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
RAIL MEN RENEW WAGE DEMAND
Want to Know What Government Has
 Done to Cut H. C. L.

Washington. Dec. 81-Representa. tives of 6O0,000 railroad shopmen re- newed their agitation for higher wages in a preliminary conference with Director General Hines today
 Further conferences are to be held this week
 Shopmen deferred their demand for a 9 per cent increase August 20, when President Wilson asked that the government be given ninety days in which to lower prices.
 The workers now are asking to be shown what tho zAA ment has done. Hines is preps 4&nE offer the state ment of Attorney General Palmer that while no actual living cost reductions have been made, seasonal advances were prevented and that prices have been stationary since midsummer 1t was chiefly at the request of Hines that Palmer issued hrs statement
 Shopmen are refraining from pub- lie strike threats This, if was learn- ed, is at least partly due to the fear tsat if they talk strike they will influ- ence congress to. incorporate anti strike clauses in pending railroad measures.
 Hines, ii was learned, does not re. gard fayorably the project of increas- ing wages at this time. If he is forced by the workers to give a final answer 1t generally is believed he will deny their requests
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
RADICAL MINERS
 ATTACK OFFICERS
Say Green and Lewis Should Have Chosen Prison in Preference to Civ ing in to Presidents Pian--Con-
 servatives Will Win.

Columbus. Ohio, Jan. 6-That the action of the international officers of the United Mine Workers in avoiding the strike and accepting the proposal of the president for .a 1f-per cent ad- vance and the appointment of com mission to arbitrate all differences. will be affirmed by an overwhelming vote in the national convention, which resumed deliberations this morning. was the prediction of leaders from the various states.
 The expected oppositio from the rad icals in the United Mine Workers or ganization, to action of the inter- national officials in accepting presi- dent Wilson's proposal for settlement of the miners strike, developed late yesterday shortly after the report of the settlement had been read to the convention by Internatioal secretary William Green.
 Some Want Resignation
 A motion to affirm the action of the International officers and endorsment of the policy as outlined in their re- port. was followed by attempts of the radicals to reject the motion and con demn the international officers for having accepted President Wilson s proposal Some of the delegates said they had been instructed by local unions to demand the resignation of the international officers. n
 Several delegates declared the of ficers should have gone to jail1 rather than surrender to such terms of settlement as were imposed by the proposal of the president.
 In the report Acting President Lew is and Secretary Green declared there was no alternative and that they sim ply had to submit to the inevitable, while protesting in our hearts what we believed to be the unjust attitude of our government"
 To have done otherwise would have meant revolt against the government. the report said.
 Delegates piled Lewis with ques- tions as to whether the IA per cent advance was final. and what effect ratification of the action of the off cers on the settlement might have
 Believes Commission Fair
 In reply Lewis said he believed the commission of three men. appointed by the president to consider increase in wages and improvement of working conditions of the miners, to be fair and above reproach.
 T think we can prove to the com mission that We are entitled to fur ther increase" he said "and if we prove, I believe we will get 1t"
 Complaints from many districts particularly the Oklahoma fields where 1t is alleged the miners have not received the full benefit of the fourteen per cent advance. Lewis ex- plained. would be considered by the commission.
 When the convention recessed un- til this morning the motion to endorse the settlement was still under dis cussion. Lewis refused to recognize motions to table the resolution, de- claring that he wanted to give every delegate chance to talk It is not i'm probable that the discussion may last all day tomorrow.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
GOOD DIVIDEND FOR 1919
Cut Nice "Melon" of 30es at Years Close With Good Slice Left Over
 Was Best Year.

At meeting of the directors of the Planters State Bank Monday night a nice melon to the tune of a 30qe divi- dend was cut and divided among the stockholders, with ar addition al per cent added to the sur plus, and 3fe carried over as undivided profits.
 The year just closed is said to have been the best in the history of this steadily growing bank, and both the stockholders and directors are enthus- iastie over past achievements and future prospects.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
INDIAN TRIBES BEAT TOM
 TOMS: WORLDS END FEAREE
CRY international News Service.

(By International News Servicel
 Fl Reno. Okla, Jau 6.-Exciteinent Nes rife among the older members of Indian tribes in southwestern Oklaho- ma recently as result of predictions that the passage of Scripture that says the world abideth forever" !" wouldn't hold good and along eek banks and in the wilds of the Wichita Mountains, the untitled beating Of tom-toms was heard night after night event. danced and chanted their wierd songs.
 Even old warriors. with visions of the happy hunting grounds appear ed greatly depressed and declared 1t would be heap cold" and that few would survive.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
FEDERAL RAIDS
 NIT 4,5OO REDS
Government Agents Conduct Wide spread Roundup of Nations Foes To Rid the Country of Commun-
 ists' Backbone.

Washington, Jan. 4-Arrests fin the nationwide radical raid Friday night and Saturday had exceeded forty-five hundred at noon, it was estimated at the department of justice More than half of that number probably will be held for deportation, officials said
 Assistant Attorney General Garyan, in charge of the raids, said more than twenty hundred persons were held on perfect cases" and that the raid promised to be not only the greatest in scope but also the greatest in re- suits of any in history
 In every city where the raiding ma chinery was set fin motion, he said success attended the efforts Four thousand warrants were Issued. but the arrests exceeded that number.
 Many More Arrests Justified.
 Besides the more than twenty-six hundred perfect cases" Mir GarVan said, federal agents had obtained suf- ficient evidence to justify the arrests of the others
 In nearly two-score cities depart ment of justice agents swooped down upon headquarters and other meeting places of communists, arresting scores and taking records and radical litera- ure. Among those taken into custody were men regarded by the government as ringleaaers in the anarchistic pr0p- aganda. Other leaders are being sought
 Evidence gathered by department of justice agents will be turned over to the department of labor, which will be asked to deport the radicals An thony Caminetti, commissioner gener- al of immigration said today deporta- tion would require time, as many hear ings would have Co be held in the va rious cities, then those held for de portation moved out of the country on ships.
 See Radical Agitation Broken. Not all of those arrested will be held. In fact many already have been given their liberty, but officials of the department of justice are confident that the deportations to result from the raid will break the backbone of the communist agitation in the United States
 Scores of parlor B0lsheviki were ohiohS LhoSc aiACStcu HI the tdiuHs Ol- ficials said These, it was admitted. may have to be dealt with under the state laws, as they are citizens. 1 The raids were still in progress to- day. Rifle and bombs have been taken in some of the red dens High ex plosive bombs found at Newark, N. l., had been prepared for mailing.
 Arrests in More Than Forty Cities
 Chicago, Jan. 3--Reports 3 from more than forty cities throughout the conn- try early today showed that more than four thousand alleged radicals had been arrested in the department of justice drive
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
Tvo Weddings at Court House

Justice L. N Burnett was called up on Tuesday afternoon to perform two wedding ceremonies at the courthouse. The first nuptials were those of Mil ton Hass and Miss Inez Fowler. both residents of Big Fork A few minutes later the words were spoken that united in matrimony Harris Wimberly and Miss Zereldrie Rextraugh, both residents of Egger
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
Star Ranks Well.

Fayetteville, Ark. Dec. 29. 1919. iitor Mena Star, Mena, Arkansas. Dear Sir: I am sending you check Ii $500. Please receipt me for , |hrs subscription to the Mena Week Star. I don't feel that I could be |thout it. I am proud to see your per on the library table at the Uni |rsity of Arkansas. It compares most vorably with the other weekly pa- |rs from over the state which see ere.
 Wishing you prosperous New Year;
 am. Very truly yours.
 Ira B. Jones
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
High Prices for Land.

In looking over the newspaper from his old home in Kentucky, J. C. Fra zier found an account of land sale which he thinks ought to be of interest 10 owners of Polk county soil Two tracts of land were sold onesof 37I
 acres at e438 an eere and another tract of 135 Acrss tor S295 an acne. !.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
To INVOKE MoRAL RloHT
Allies Will Demand Ex-Kaiser Under
 No Special Law

The Hague Jan q III Carton ne Wiart. former Belgian minister of ius- tice whose opinion Is considered re liable in Dutch circles. writes in the Iibre Belgique of Brussels that the allied demand for the extradition of former Emperor William, which Is ex- pected in the near future, will not be based on any existing International law or stipulation in The Hague con vention of 1907. but on a new moral right
 The former minister hints that 1t is the probable intention of the allies not to punish the former emperor severely as, he says, this would make him a martyr in the eyes of the German people.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
FERTILIZERS TO BE HIGHER.
Demand in Arkansas Win Be Greater
 Ever in 1920.

Little Rock, Jan. (. Fertilizer man ufacturers and dealers in Arkansas are in for a big year as the demand for commodities which will increase the yield of cotton, corn and other things grown in this state is already far in excess of former years, and the season is not yet really on. The price of fertilizers this year will be more than it was last fall, but still the price will be lower than 1t was in the spring of last year The plant of the Arkan- sas Fertilizer Company in Little Rock is the largest in the South and has been running night and day for some months
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
Death of an Old Settler.

Noah Shelton, one of the old settlers of Polk county, died Monday after noon at his home near Ink from pneu- monia. He was So years of age and is survived by his wife and eight chil- dre1. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning with iinterment at Concord cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
Polk County Boy Pugilist.

Levi Heath of Big Fork, now in the navy. and stationed on the U. s. s. Allegheny. is making name for him. self as boxer, and is rated as among the best in the service He is ranked IS middleweight, and, according to notice sent out by D. B. James, one If the official naval referees. Heath is Q have chance at Champion Benny leonard in April. Mena lovers of fis- ics will watch the coming battle with interest. Heath has been in service bout two years. volunteering jnst be- re the U. S. broke with Germany
 Bad digestion robs the body of thu
 urishment iE needs to maintain
 lth and strength To restore ton
 the digestive organs there is n
 tter remedy than Pricklv Ash Bii
 s. Il improves the digestion an
 nses the stomach. liver and bop
 Prize S1 .25 per Retssie. Gunnels
 az Sure and Iaekscr ps1r & Fur
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
Watch the Dollars.

It is believed number of counter felt silver dollars have recently been put in circulation in Mena, and busi- ness men and their clerks have been advised to examine all coins of the dollar denomination closely. The best and easiest test of the genuineness of a silver dollar is thru it's sound, and it questionable coin be dropped to the floor to see if it rings true. E. R. Jackson is c4ie of those who found one of the counterfeits in his cash draw sr. He notified the banks and busi- less houses of the presence of the
 purious money and the liklihood of nore being in the city, and then put
 he bad dollar in place where 1t will
 no harm
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

Kidney weakness. bladder troubles and digestive disorders are all within the curative powers of Prickly Ash 4Eitters As tonic for the kidneys an urinary organs 1t has proved it's value. Price SIPS per Bottle. Gun naiIs Drug Store and Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.,. Special Agents.~~AdV
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
All Have Sugar Now

tsea, 9feee were made Eappy Tuesday when i carload vf sugar waf received and distributed among the re- ..ile1s- Tie FeEal price is sad so be
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
NOT 10 CONTROL SUGAR
President Decides Against Acting
 Under the McNary Bill.

Washington. Jan. 3--President Will son has decided not to exercise his powers conferred in the McNary sugar control bill, authorizing purchase and distribution of the Cuban sugar crop. according to stateent isued tonight at the White House.
 The statement said the president had decided on the basis Of facts pre- scented for his consideration and the re commendation Of the Sugar Equaliza ton Board thaf this power should not be exercised
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

s-nAYE E1-From range south of Pol
 ter. briniie coming 2-year old steer efapded [. on left hips, split and un ierbIt both ears. Notify R B Lane
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
NOTICE MASTER MAsoNs,
 &as SPECIAL MEETING

cf Dallas Laslee
 f2s on sATURDA niyhs Come ear Mark P. 0lney. g. ". 4. 2a land. 2
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

|Pleurisy pains are located just be-
 |w the short ribs. Lumbago affects
 |e same region but toward the back. ALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT is |e remedy in either case. If rubbed thoroughly it cases pain. relaxes
 |e muscles and the patient can move
 bout freely af1d comfortably Price |c, 50c. gnd $1 % per bottle Sold by
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

The liver loses it's activity at times Id needs help. HERBINE is an ef
 ve liver stimulant T. also nufi
 the bowelsl strengthen Hgesti0r I restores ssrongfhl r aui rfful spirits. Price 60c. SoiA ,.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

r Rent 50a farm. See or write J. A. WiIhite. Mena, Ark.4-Asis a a { S
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08

Groves T'asteless chill Tonic stones vitality and energy ey 'slas and rs-
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
MEANT TO HOUSE NAPOLEON
Historic New Orleans Building, Long
the Mecca of Governors of the ..
State, Is for Sale.

The Gem cafe, famous in New Or
Ieans history as the rendezvous where
The rescue Of Napoleon from Saint
Helena was plotted. where the first
maFdi gras parade was planned, whele
the state legislature met and worked
out campaign against the carpet-bag
rule, where the exclusive Pfckwick
club was formed and where governors
of Louisiana for years have Aeid their
discussions over coffee cups and wine
glasses. is for sale.
Originally the home of q Spanish
nObleman, the landmark of Rue Royal,
which was coffee house just across
Rue Royal in the days when the "Sen-
ate" Americas Monte Carlo, was run
ming, is said to antedate the old ''Kb-
sinthe house," which has been a mecs
ca for New Orleans tourists. In late
years despite the development of mod
ern restaurants, the Gem cafe has been
the political eating house of leaders
in state affairs and has been visited
by every governor since Louisiana has
been a state.
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
Script or Print writlna2

There is a movement in England to
abolish script writing and replace IT
by print writing. The characters used
In the proposed system are the Ordi-
nary printed letters known as the Ro-
man block letters with the exception
of "ap and "g,1 which are simplifed
into their script forms. Print char
acters were used centuries ago by
monks before script writing became
the fashion. Advocates Of the pro-
posed reform claim that It has many
advantages over ordinary handwrit-
ing, particularly In that the child
learns much more quickly. Many Brit
lsh educational authorities favor print
writing and it is taught In numerous
British schools. There is no waste of
time on the innumerable Jennings Of
letters. and superiluous loops and
ffourlshes are abolished. At least one
big London firm has adopted the sys-
tenn. q agiTioinG % QG&G3a GoI
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
ArmIess Painters Min Fame:

Some years ago in London l saw
fine water-color landscapes by an art
list who had lost both arms, writes a
reader to the Manchester (Eng.)
Guardian. His name, if l remember
rightly, was Bertram Hiles, and he
held his brush Ga rather long One)
between his teeth when painting.
And at the Edinburgh School of Art
some twelve years ago or more there
was a student who also was armless,
though he held his crayOn or pencil
with his toes.
Then there was the case of Daniel
Vierge, the Spaniard. At one time
vierge was a faclle but not greatly
distinguished magazine illustrator, and
his reputation was confined to his own
country. But becoming paralyzed in
his right side and losing the entire
use of his right arm he learned to use
his left, developed a new style inf1u-
enced by the slower execution, and
gained an international reputation as
q pen and ink draughtsmaR
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
ALL BOWED BEFORE PATTI
Famous cantatrlce Adored as Prob
ably No Other Singer of Any
Generation Has Been.

The death Of Patti, the adOred
diva Of our grandparents, would have
been a calamity if it had taken place
in their time. She was not only an
exquisite singer, but a woman unique
for beauty, charm and lOveliness. /
knew her well. And how interesting
ii was to hear her talk of her youth.
She vowed that she sang as the
birds sing, from babyhOOd. An ac-
quaintance tells me that he was at
Ascot races on the day of PATHS
debut. and came to hear her, and
how, when, tiny, black-eyed and
sweet. she came onto the stage at
COvent Garden. not a hand was
raised to greet her. But she sang.
"And then it was as if the house had
been of straw and had caught fire.
People went mad over her."
Later Patti went to st. Petersburg.
They strewed the stage with roses
and camelias for her to walk on,
and gave her diamonds and pearls
in caskets. 1 remember her showing
me little Russian ring. 1t was a
stave of gold, and on it were the
notes in diamonds, la, do, re
"L'AdOree." A charming idea.
Not enough has been said of Pat
it's warm heart. She never forgot
an old friend, and never neglected
one; even when poor William CAM
was past playing Accomplishments the
diva let him play to her own
despite. GAM wore a wig-wigs. in
fact-tO deceive his best friends
wigs which he changed from week to
week to suggest that his hair was
growing. Patti knew all about it,
and with "Maitre, your hair wants
cutting" would send him off to the
barber-the wig cabinet-fOr the
shOrtest-haired one. And the round
of deception would begin again.-LOn-
don Mail
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
New ideas In ADDING Machine.

At least two novel features are EN-.
bodied in the construction Of a new
adding machine described In the Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. Most re-
markable, perhaps, is the facility and
safety with which It may be taken
apart, in spite OF its complex nature.
agpair Of pliers and a penknife being
the only tools necessary. The opera
ton OF greatest value, however, is the
machines ability to subtract as easily
II, II adds. This Is made possible by
. ample reversing lever which causes
me adding wheels to run backward.