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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
THANK SEWING.


Thanksgiving, 1920, witnesses the
people of the United States in most
lines of activity in the throes Of read
justment following the greatest war
npheaval of history. That these times
are quite as trying to some as even
the war that produced them win hard
ly be questioned, but to the millions
Of homes who had loved ones lover
there" the privations and worries of
today are but small annoyances, and
these can well enter into the spirit of
Thanksgiving.
One of the most valuable things
that comes to our lives is the work
TO do and the spirit and strength to
do it. II we can but keep this idea
to the front, we can see in today much
satisfaction. 1t would seem that at
no past day was there 50 much that
needed doing so much for which
there is imperative demand for our
very best effort Our nation needs the
ievel-headed, sane, prayerful guild
ance Of our greatest minds. Our
leaders need the united support and
backing Of true-hearted patriotic
people. And this thing that applies
so truly to our national affairs is no
less true Of our local situation. There
is work to be done, if good order and
prosperity is to come and be main
tanned. We cannot afford to go along
in haphazard fashion, each looking
merely to his own selfish advance
ment. We must think beyond our
own-of the other fellow and his
trials. We must remember if all
goes well with us--if our own home
and our own surroundings are COM
Portable and sweet-that there are
those on the outside who enter not into
these things with us, but may ~atch
but a glimpse of our comforts, and
then turn in bitterness to their own
discomforts.
Today then, with so much to do,
brotherly love, love of our neighbors,
of humanity, is the greatest of sll
things worth while, and at this time
of Thanksgiving we can do no better
or greater thing than to extend the
sphere of brotherly love.
Let us then-having many blessings
of our own--not forget those who OBJ
viously have less-and in the end add
to our own cause for Thanksgiving.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25


JUDGE they will continue to work
turnout the winter when other hands
in other sections will be idle
The mill had reached point where
it could no longer be operated at a
profit with wages at their present
rate.
The management placed the matter
fairly and squarely before the en-
ployes.
The men, after making a careful in
vestigation, promptly voted to CON
tinue work at reduced scale of wages
The wheels continue to spin, fami-
lies will have full stomachs, and chill
dren will continue to have warm
clothes and shoes to protect them
from the discomforts of winter.
Brains are great asset, when one
knows how to use them.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
GET RID OF
COLDS, FLU
And GRIPPE
As Soon as You Feel Bad
Take Swamp Chill
Tonic

This famous old remedy viii quickly
knock the illness out of your System
and keep it out.
Well-known physicians Throughout
Tho South advise their patients to take
SWAMP Chill Tonic regularly. They
know ira a reliable, all-year-round rem
ady for colds grippe, fever, cliilis'
malaria, agne, etc.
Most folks keep bottle of SWAMI
Chill tonic handy at all times. Ihen
they're ready for iilgess should It come
SWAMP Chiil Tonic has given sueA
universal satisfaction that il is hand +
m3 snuea4ed ~ leading ae''e'e
nitro
lie oisy aaa s7e 81
ail N.Iis5 q rtaiI1 sstis'i's''
edy SWAMP taiiii 1mia - rA4a
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
Death for BIasphemy.


The apes held great convention.
The subject for discussion was wheth-
err to adopt the new method Of walk
ing on the hind legs. The ancient
Marion philosopher spoke.
I'm against it." said he. Il don't
like this super-ape stuff. I'm for nor
malcy. Besides, consider our invest
nent in palm trees. One can't climb
a palm tree without four feet"
Half of the delegation being mostly
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
Failed to Find a Sister.

J. w. Crowder of Valiant, Ok. and
j. K. Shelley of Texarkana were Mena
visitors Tuesday, having come to the
city in the hope of meeting Mrs. Car
RE Burns of Mcpherson, Kas., who
had spent a part of the summer here
and had expected to stay thru the
winter. They found thru the secre-
tary of the Commercial Club that Mrs.
Burns had returned to her home
some six weeks ago.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

those who had an interest in the na,r,
eroye--cheered loudly at this. and
took Immediately to the trees. Tber
are still happily walking on tbo;s
hands. N"
The remainder, however. decided -
give the new invention a trg ut. Thor.
end was horrible They FINALS, ~ =.
came men. ruled the earth. and u,a ~.
everlastingly bedevilled with inse wnae
,ionai complications. prohihitinn
laws and income taxes.-Life. '''''
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
7-- ~ -
Oden Wants Good Roads

Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Hay motored to
Oden and spent the day with friends.
Mr. Hay found there was growing
demand for good road to connect
that section Of Montgomery county
with Mena and learned that the Oden
people were willing to build such a
road to the Polk county line.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
BIGGEST ILLICIT
STILL is BUT WRECK AGE
(Continued from Page D

ever had OF it in the twenty years It
has been missing.
The retort, worm and liquor were
all taken to Fort Smith by the federal
officers.
An Ideal Location.
The site of Hornet" distillery was
an ideal one from a moonshining point
of view. The only road that came
near it ended at the home of Marvin
Davis, a snn-in-law Of Tom Heath.
From the Davis home, only a trail
traversed the narrow valley thru
which ran one Of the branches Of
Butcher Knife creek.
So thick is the brush in this valley
that one could stand so yards away
and not see any indications Of the
whiskey making. The fireplace and
retort we're located against the side
Of hill, the side having been cut
down 70 a snug fit. A rude fireplace
Of stones had been built around the
boiler and retort. The steam pipe
lead to a barrel few feet away, and
worm, which was in a barrel filled with
cold water.
Everything Convenient.
At the foot of the barrel contain
ing the worm was a fine spring Of
clear water. and where the white
mule dripped from the worm was but
a step to the pool of water, whose
sparkling liquid was not one whit
clearer than the Illicit liquor.
On the bank Of the spring branch
opposite the cooking apparatus stood
the barrels of malt and mash. They
were arranged in most convenient
fashion and when the officers arrived
about half had been emptied. The
containers for liquor, filled and UNI
filled, we're found in spots about
handy to the workers.
Left Utter Destruction.
Officers experienced in the wreck
ing Of white mule" factories stated
that a mixture Of corn chop, shorts
and bran had been used in making the
mash. After the required photos had
been made, the wrecking of the plant
started. Everything that was posi-
BILE TO be used again was destroyed.
The barrels of mash were emptied,
the barrels broken and piled onto
fire. Jugs and jars were smashed
and the fireplace torn down.
A drove of hogs came up while the
officers were at their work Of destrue-
tior and they wailowed into the pools
Of mash and greedily gulped the max
ings of white mule" The hungry
hogs feeding on the mash and blaz-
ing piles Of barrels were all that re-
manned Of Hornet" distillery when
the officers left on their homeward
trip to Mena Tuesday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
Father Was SAFE

Of Nv i~q liner men got into a fight in front
fan IN oank today" said a man a - tbe
i ia,iiy tea table, "and teIl , az me y
blG ioSd pretty bad for one of tboSy. oa IN, y
bb, ra,s one seized huge st;ch tel me
b; nos q It. / felt that h. v was ana an
ing ing to knock the others b h. was go
The jumped in between them "''''
rst iinsi9 th and as he paused in HE rr
for he enc young heir, whose ras nal !.
ALL Ii ms fathers bravery il i,nr,a aespect
ao re, proudly remarked. . iinmeasure-
If We e couldn't knock any bra;ns
= YOU could he, father ~ ans OUT
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

It's all wrong about Charity being
dead or even sleeping. In Kansas
City, on a call for 100000 to meet
the needs of the coming year, the peo-
pie responded with $796,123. just
another example of right human
hearts
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

The American Sugar Refining Com
pany has closed six Of its plants as a
result Of slight demand and big stocks
on hand. Now what has become Of
that ravenous appetite for sweets
caused by prohibition. Only a short
time ago we were told that this was
the cause of the awful shortage and
the sky high prices But any old elk
cuse for profteers in season.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

The government is preparing to
publish to the world the names of all
those who wilfully deserted when
called upon to serve their country in
the world war. Come on with the list.
Polk county has a record that will al
ways bring pride to true Americans
who call it home.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
MADE TO USE.

Six thousand mill hands in an east
ern city have been using the brains
the Lord gave them.
Because reason prevailed over pre-
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

bar nSorn town lots and acres sg fa,. ADV
Pye5rfies, poultry. etc ~ F Tor fruits,
Allen Menu anppefs wanted. vi. q p
Nsila-Adv. 279-1t AL, = p.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

Patorsn of the Potter Gin.
After this week, | will gin on Tues
days and Fridays only. W. E. Jones'
Adv. 48-2t.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25
PiglStealing AS Bad AS
Murder in Old Virginia

Ohense
ihed ThidBue So uthen Colonies Almost Equaled Those
of New England in Severity, but Were Not as Numerous
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

esir, Is s.i'a illsley If Azfl f3sN5ass-s,
lsFsssy r. 80, o'ia or ar,,'.,. lails
festlus eiceo ,.g,.- T.. tgF aad v. y Ne
'.7' ss.s4ea.ga ff.ee. e ss
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

ever had OF it in the twenty years It
has been missing.
The retort, worm and liquor were
all taken to Fort Smith by the federal
officers.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-11-25

w. H. Akard, living east Of Mena,
was in the city Tuesday with a dozen
or more fine turkeys for the Thanks
giving market, bringing in the bunch
on trailer back of his auto. Mr.
Akard will have something on exhibit
at the coming Poultry show
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Boss BARRIERS i'm Bronx
Assaulted as Profteers
Dollar Haircuts Said To Be the
Lure That Caused Them TO
Settle With Strikers

seventeen boss BARRIERS in the Bronx
VINO settled with their striking en-
ployees Friday were denounced as
proflteers yesterday by William Blut-
man, chairman of the strike committee
OF the Bronx Master BARRIERS Associa-
ton. Blutman said their purpose in
settling is to increase the price of
haircuts.
These men," ne said, "are the in
ssurgent wing OF the Bronx BARRIERS, who
nave advocated settlement since the
strike started in order to get in on the
ground floor on dollar haircuts. They
want 20 protiteer and this is their op-
portunity. The committee which /
head still stands its ground
Leon Worthall, organizer of the In
ternational Brotherhood of BARRIERS,
who is directing the strike, said the
men were slowly winning and that he
expected settlement in all of the
Bronx Monday. He said there were
still about 1000 men out.
A. J. Praitano. chairman of the cen
ira. body of the Master BARRIERS As
soclation, said the strikers were return
ing to work and that the strike would
be over soon. The same opinion was
expressed by James P. Carey, who is
treasurer of the Master Barbcrs' In
stitute and who conducts the Grand
Central Depot barber shop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
S45, 100000 Bonus Bill
Is Signed by Governor
Question Of Bond Issue Will Be
Submitted 10 Referendum
at the Fall Election

ALBANY. May 22.--The $4,000, 600
soldier bonus bill, introduced in
the Legislature by Miss Mar
of Assembly from New York, was
Signed by Governor Smith to-day The
measure provides for a referendum to
be submitted at the November election
on the question whether the state
shall issue $4,000, 900 in bonds, the
proceeds to be used for bonus pur-
poses.
The amount to be distributed to each
resident OF the state who served in
active duty in the military or naval
service of the United States at any
time between April 6. 1917. and No
vember II, 1918, is $40 for each month
Of active service, but no person is to
receive more than $3.50.
In a memorandum on the bill, Gov
ernor Smith wrote:
No payment that this state could
make would be ample to reward the
faithful men and women who offered
themselves TO this country when she
was called upon to preserve the civil
lzation of the world The state, how
ever, feels that some token of recon-
pense. small and inadequate though it
may be, should be offered as express
ing. no matter how feebly. the graft
tude and appreciation which is in the
heart of every member of the COM
monwealth. The bill has my approval,
and it rests with the people for their
decision at the fall election"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Wilson Insists
Anthracite Men
Stay at w ork
{ Continued from pass sns)

affect multitude of homes that have
been specially equipped for the use
of this kind of fuel.
It would have to be supplemented
by the fuse of substitutes such as
bituminous coal or oil, diverting
these commodities from transporta-
ton and manufacturing industries,
which they now supply, using more
cars because Of the longer hauls and
thereby reducing the efficiency of our
transportation systems that are al
ready burdened beyond their capac-
ity. Such a condition must not oc-
cur if there is any way Of avoid
ing it.
Insists Work Continue
II am not familiar with the tech
nical problems affecting the making
of your wage SCALE You are. You
should, therefore, be able to effect
an agreement. If for any reason
you are unable to do SO, shall in
sist that the matters in dispute be
submitted to the determination of a
commission to be appointed by me,
the award of the commission TO be
retroactive to the first of April, in
accordance with the arrangement
you have already entered into, and
that work be continued at the mines
pending the decision of the COM
mission. l shall hold myself in
readiness to appoint commission
similarly constituted to the one
which | recently appointed in con-
nection with the bituminous coal
mining industry as soon as I learn
that both sides have signifed their
willingness to continue at work and
abide by its decision"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Winter Wheat Yield Cut
Loss of 25O,OOO,OOO Bushels
From 1919 Predicted

From, The Tribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May pa winter
wheat yield of approximately 100000
600 bushels, a reduction of more than
250,000,000 from last years yield, is
forecast in an estimate issued to-day
by the Committee on Statistics of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
of which A. w. Douglas, of St. Louis,
is chairman. Unfavorable weather and
20 per cent reduction in acreage
seeded are given as chief causes for the
decrease.
OtLer causes set forth in the report
are scarcity of farm labor and the
natural dissemination of the farmer
to commit his land too largely to a
crop whose price he expected to de-
cline when the government guarantee
was removed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Massachusetts Crocers
Accused as PrOfifeers

SoSION. May Authoritative re.
tau grocers in the state have been
SHOWN by returns they have made tn
the State Commission on necessaries If
me TO be making unfair profits. the
commission announced to-day. All Of
these cases will be reported to the De-
partment of Justice.
!. me commission recently sent cues.
uonnaires to all retail dealers Exam
nation or these has shown some gro
cents for % cents: evaporated mill
costing IL cents for IT; salt pork. cost
ing % cents, for SO; dried beans cost
ing cents, for -; and canned sal
mon costing 25 cents for So. The com
mission says that in each of the e
cases the margin of profit is greater
than that allowed by the Food Admin
lstration during the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Shoe Orders Being Cancelled

"P0''A' DlSPutcH 10 Inc If1bune
BOSTON, May 22-New England
shoe manufacturers deny that there
has been any cutting of prices bv
manufacturers. They declare they are
so far behind in their orders, particu
larly deliveries, owing to freight
handicaps, that there is no reason for
thinking of lower prices, for the pres
ent, at least. They frankly admit that
cancellations Of orders by retailers
are coming in faster than thew like
and Of course may attain such proper
tions as to warrant a curtailment of
production. Just at present thew are
getting considerable volume Of or
ders for the lower priced shoes, Will.
business for the higher grades is at
a standstill.
Many manufacturers still have large
lots Of shoes for the spring trade that
they have been unable to deliver owing
to the freight congestion. They de-
clare such cutting of,>prices as has de-
veloped is confined wholly to the re-
taller, who finds himself overstocked
and obliged to turn some of his goods
into cash as the banks curtail credit
facilities.
Retailers, scared by the nation wide
wave of price cutting, are cancaling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23

as security for loans made to tho
sugar, trade to the end that more sugar
may be made available.
IT was estimated that probably
$25o,ooOo00 was tied up in frozen
loans on sugar stocks and it was re-
garded as probable that the bank.
would be able to locate any sugar
stocks held for speculative purposes
and force their distribution.
Reserve Board officials would not
discuss Governor Hardng's action
further than to say that such a move
was entirely in line with the policy to
which the support of the bankers was
pledged last Tuesday, when means of
preventing boarding were discussed.
10 assist Western cattle growers,
whose loans have been cut off by the
termination of the War Finance Cor
poration, the board has instructed re-
serve and member banks to favor loans
on livestock, Senator Kendrick, Demo-
crat, of Wyoming, said to-day after a
conference with members of the board.
He added that the board would be will
ing to order rediscounts on cattle paper
IN order to support Federal Reserve
banks in cattle districts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Wholesale Food
Prices Again Fall
Grains, Pork, Fruits and
. All Produce Except Pc.
tatOeS at LO,Uer Levels

The break in the wholesale prices
Of certain foodstuffs, which was first
visible in Fridays trading in the New
York and Chicago Grain and Produce
exchanges, continued during yesterdays
market, and the reflection of the lower
wholesale prices will be seen, COM
mission men say, in the retail markets
this week. Lower levels than for some
Tune now prevail in the corn and grain
markets, and pork prices yesterday did
not show any disposition TO advance
from Fridays low levels The market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
for citrus fruits also broke sharply

Tor citrus fruits also broke sharply
yesterday.
A substantial decrease In the prices
OF all foodstuffs sold in New York was
predicted yesterday in a statement Is
sued by Herschel H. Jones, head of the
foods and markets division Of the State
department Of Farms and Markets. Mr.
Jones, who has completed a survey of
the situation as it affects New York
City, declared that retail food dealers
were proving the final barrier against
general price drop.
Farmers Receiving Less
THE farmers have been getting
lower prices for produce for some
weeks" Mr., Jones said. "If the decline
mas not been visible in the retail mar
kets the retailer is solely to blame
Practically all lines of produce ex-
cept potatoes showed a marked falling
on IN prices last week." he continued.
Meat on the hoof is declining in price,
and the farmer also has been getting
lower prices than formerly for his but
ter and eggs.
lot OF this price reduction can be
traced to the refusal of the retail
merchants to purchase at the higher
levels, and the consumer can influence
prices by following the same line of
actlon. There is no price cutting in
this. 1t is a normal decline in prices
due to Increasing supplies, and it should
operate through the summer until
DEFINITE new low level is reached"
Continued Declines Likely
rms view was substantiated by COM
mission merchants, who said the pre-
vallIng prices for virtually all food
SUITS are lower than for some weeks
because of steady importations from
the huge and fertile produce farms of
the South, and should continue to reach
lower levels throughout the summer.
There were few new reductions to be
seen yesterday in the dry goods stores
business was above the normal Satur-
day trade in most of the big stores
and the buying in the reduced lines was
heavy: An official statement issued bv
the Associated Dress Industries Of
America stated the price reductions
now in operation on dress goods and
ready to wear dresses offered an "un
paralleled opportunity to the buying
public" David N. Mosessohn, executive
director of the organization, said the
depletion of the stocks now held bv
the retailers through the special sales
would open the way for a bigger pro-
ductlon next fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Skins of Sea Lions To
Be Made Into Shoes

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., May
22.-Premier John divers sug-
gestlon that sea lions in this
province be slaughtered and their
/, skins used for making shoes has
met with approval of fishermen,
and plans were under way to-day
for killing the animals on a large
scale. Fishermen pointed out
that killing of sea lions also will
save the fish in these waters, for
the average sea lion devours
fifty pounds of Foolish in day.
One fisherman recently killed
700 sea lions, with the aid of
three companions, in two days on
the Queen Charlotte Islands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23

orders right and left. Some are even
going so far as to return goods on the
basis of the delivery being too late
and picking flaws in the goods that in
ordinary times they would never think
Of doing.
In the mean time the big manufac-
trrers are delaying as long as possible
the fixing of prices for fall delivery,
hoping to get their bearings and deter
mine whether the present situation is
mere hysteria or real drive that will
Iorce prices to materially lower
is in no mood to consider CONTRACTING
for fall business on the present price
level. r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
No Cause for alarm,
Saws Head of Bankers

ST. Louis, May %. - There is no
cause for financial alarm in the present
nationwide price slashing movement,
according to a statement issued to-day
by Richard S. Halves, of this city, pres
ident of the American Bankers Asso-
citation.
Mr.. HAYES referred to persons who
protested to foresee hard times as
calamity howlers.''
Although bankers are discouraging
non-essential investments and wild
speculation, MIR. Halves asserted no
bank would refuse credit to carry on
essential production,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23

LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 22.-The
Federal grand jury will begin, an in
vestigation Wednesday as to why cloth
ing prices have not fallen in Los Ar
geles and San Diego, J. Robert O'Con-
nor, United States Attorney, announced
to-day.
Resolutions that "no general price
reduction can take place at the present
time except at the loss and financial
peril of the retailer or by causes that
create a panic" were adopted by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associ-
alton to-day