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New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Former House Leader OBJ
jects to Summary Ac-
ton and Promises to
Give Reasons on Floor
Fails to Alter Program
Resolution Declaring Seat
Vacant To Be Pushed at
Any Time He May Appear
Nem YORK; Tribune
Washington BAreGu

Washington BHreGu
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Victor L.
Berger failed to appear in the House
to-day to take the seat to which the
5th Wisconsin District reelected MIN
few weeks ago, but developments indi-
Gated that the purpose of House lead
ers not to let him get further than the
door would not go through without
opposition. James r. Mann, former
Republican leader of the House, is pre-
pared to oppose the plan to refuse
Berger seat as soon as he presents
himself without permitting any debate
whatever Action in this summary
fashion would deny Berger any pay as
member of the House.
Mr. Mann declined to reveal the
moves ne intends to make on the floor
when Berger appears. or to discuss the
reasons for his attitude. 81 am op-
Berger" he said. 81 am opposed to
summary action. am opposed to sum-
mary action looking to the linseating of
Mr. Berger You can get my reasons
when / speak on the floor"
Mann Expects Criticism
Reminded that his action in appar-
N'AeAS HStSAAoN'%S bCiSS4 uuNoQDtcOAy
would subject him to much criticism,
Mr.. Mann said, 81 know that; | would
not do it unless I were convinced that
it is the right thing to do"
Leaders of the House were not
alarmed to-day by the report that Mr..
Mann will not permit summary election
Of Berger to go unchallenged. They
do not believe that he will attract
more than handful of supporters.
All their plans were made at con-
ference to-day of the steering COM
mittee to have resolution declaring
Berger's seat vacant introduced the
minute he presented himself in the
House. Representative Dallinger, OF
Massachusetts, was to move the pre-
vious question on the resolution and
ask for roll call vote. The motion
for the previous question shuts off de-
bate, and the House under this plan
undoubtedly would have disposed finally
of the case within an hour There was
little prospect tonight that the plar
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Navy Food Sales Here
To Be Investigated
Stations Cot $1,000 Worth of
Supplies Without Charge.
Saws O'MalIey

An investigation into the conduct of
sales OF surplus food by Navy Depart
ment officials here is under way, it was
learned yesterday.
The inquiry was begun following a
claim made by Markets Commissioner
Edwin j. O'Malley that he had not been
charged for $4,000 worth of navy foods
which we're delivered to various sales
stations conducted by the city while
DIR. Jonathan c. Day was Markets Com
missioner.
Commissioner O'Malley announced
that public hearing on terminal mar
kets would be held in the Board of
Estimate room in the City Hall on Jan
uary IA. at 2:3O p. m. He said he has
written TO business mems and taxpav-
ers' associations in the hope of bring
ing to the meeting large number of
those Interested Mr. OMalley himself
is known to favor modified form of
terminal markets, discarding the exag-
gerated plan Of his predecessor as cx-
travagart and impracticable The Com
missioner said he would not formulate
conclusively his views until all parties
had been heard.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Wallace Explains His
/" Allied POsrers'' Plen

PARIS. Jan. S.-Hugh C. Wallace,
American Ambassador. was reported
yesterday to have asked the Supreme
Council Of the peace conference to
change the formula referring TO the
powers participating IN the council
rom the allied and Associated Pow
srss to the Allied Powers" This re-
port was not strictly correct, it was
earned to-day.
ambassador Wallace. it is stated. has
rot asked for the abandonment of the
term "Aliied and Associated Powers, -
lri- merely requested that, when ques-
lions arose which involved the United
states. this formula including the
United States be not used in docu-
Iaenss until he had time to get a de-
s!sion from Washington on such aues-
siaas.
Meanwhile the report appears to
aaTe created an erroneous impression
acre. Evidently basing it's comment
apon the early impression of a more
ndical request by the ambassador, the
Echo de Paris in an editorial to-day,
ays:
This MARKS the determination of
ae United States not to participate
sneislly II decisions 10 be reached in
fsras. Washington while declining
fe responsibilities OF the Supreme
esuncil. continues to be represented at
sessions. How can My. Wallace s
se be defined. He is not plenipo-
'satizry. Witness or observer is the
Hcepted term"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Life Saved by Policeman
vsark Action Resuscitates
Taitor Overcome bv Gas

= ns cor pany inspector arriving
s.,s1 ,uss1d Fishers tailor shop at is3
szllam Street yesterday in response
complaint that the pipes were
assen, found the tailor stiff and cold
s's casir. The pipes had thawed
NE the call rad been sent and gas
- escaping from heater which had
Nsn left turned or.
sae Inspector called pa.rolman n
1Fy a. Jones, OF tine Oak Street po-
- - sIssson. Jones found that Fisher
y, 9. ana still was timber enough to
- W and down and pumped at it
IL I twenty-five minutes before an am :
.ssHce arrived from Volunteer Hos
. - III. Cohen assisted the patrol
- - Mntsl fisher was breathing
sfsy The physician said Ffsher's
- so been sayed By a margin Of
es al the nioSt and that
sss1 asd saved it. The tailor yas
zs7s y Eas' hospitai.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Plumbers Won't Work
Overtime for Police
Clock Strikes 8 and Station
House Remains in Darkness.
Due to Frozen Pines

The pipes supplying the West Forty
seventh Street police station with illu-
,m!lnating gas froze last night. The
nights over the lieutenant's desk and
mat OF the patrolman on clerical duty
went out. The big light in the center
of the ceiling sputtered and flickered
uncertainty. The Consolidated Gas
company sent two men to thaw the
At s ?. M. they gathered up their
tools and started to depart
i, "All fixed up?" inquired Lieutenant
Scannell.
Nope; don't think So" replied one
OF the men. It's 8 o'clock. We gotta
What" exclaimed Scannell. You're
gong to leave us here in the dark 2"
Eight O'clock" was the response.
We gotta knock off"
Patrolman EickeI, the clerk. rounded
up some candles and business went on
as usual.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
I,;npled Nation Declared
To Be Able to Provide
Food for Her People
f)nlv to End Of January
,slsrvation Then Faced
s.preme Council Prohibits
Trade With Turkey Until
Peace Treaty Is Signed

PARIS. jar. BY decision of the
ssrraBae Council to-day renewed and
.,sssinr appeal will be made to the
ssited Ststes for the credits necessary
= reproyis;on Austria. the position OF
sS;rI from lack of food is declared to
K desperate.
The question OF relief for Austria
..me IN in the Supreme Council on the
r-purs al Louis Loucheur, French Min
.ser oil Reconstruction, on what had
sssn done toward revictualing Austria
nd what the requirements were. While
Sis rcpcrt was not made public, it
,ppenrs from a stxteWent made outside
X council by the Austrian delegation
dat OF 10000 tons of food at Trieste
rhich might be used TO feed the needy
,ustrians only 10000 tons so far mad
seen made available. and that at the
arrssnt rate OF consumption Austria
Fould be able to feed her people only
sst;l the end OF the month, on half
.ssions.
If nothing vas done meantime. it
xss declared. the nation would face
s;xryation- The delegation said that
,atistics received by them showed that
IL Vienna alone the deaths from star
y1tion ia 1919 had increased the num-
a Of deaths over those in 1918 by
$4,000.
The understanding here is that the
ss;ture so far to receive q favorable
rscly from the United States to The
,eduest to finance this temporary pro-
sisioring is due to the fact that the
royernment is unable TO open credits
fof the S100,00o.o00 required without
u approval OF Congress. and that in
u absence of this pernlissory legis-
lsSon the government is obliged to ask
pSSment in dollars for the supplies.
ane position OF the Allies is that
they have no dollars available and
lat the present rate Of exchange
would make them pay something like
double prices for food which is needed
ior urgent relief purposes.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
would be altered because of Mr.. Mann,s

opposition.
MI. Mann is one Of the most skillful
Parliamentarians in the House. ma
leaders realize that If he wishes to do
so he may make some embarrassing
moves when the case comes IN. Some
OF his friends are Convinced that he is
opposed to sudden action in the
Berger case because he believes i
would be . bad precedent for the House
TO eject q man elected to membership
without referring the case to COM
mlttee or making any sort of an IN
vestigation. The fact that Rerre.r MN.
the subject of exhaustive inyestiTat;on
Last year would not affect the princinle
involved, in view Of some Of these
friends Of Mr.. Mann.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Wilson Signs With Pen,
Using His Right Hand
Presidents Signature Becoming
Normal and CainIfI Shown
bv Increased Work
New York Tribune
WGsi,iuUfOn Eureau

WASHINGTON, Jan. President
Wilson has resumed the use Of the
pen in signing communications. off
cials Of the White House disclosed
day. II likewise was disclosed that
the President had regajncd sufficient
strength to use his right hand. and his
signature shows little change from
that which he made when a we'll man
Mr.. Wilson is understood already
10 have composed the message that he
is to send 10 the Jackson Day diners
He is said gradually to have increased
lhe amount OF work tlas he disposes
IT daily AID to have expressed de-
sire to handle more matters of state
than heretofore have been presented
20 him for action.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
Combination Sales Barred
Trade Board Calls Practice
unfair Competition"

WASHINGTON. Jan 5.-The Fed
cral Trade Commission to-day said the
selling OF sugar in combination with
other goods, to force purchasers to
buy other things in order to obtain
sugar. was an unfair method of com
petition and ordered the Cole Conrad
Company. of Chicago. to cease the
practice The Chicago case was one
Of many similar complaints which had
been lodged with the commission. it
was stated
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
No Robe for Judge Haskell
New wet" Jurist Says He Does
Not Want to Wear One

Judge Reuben L. Haskell, who won
election last November on "wet" plat
form, took his seat yesterday on the
Kings County bench. He did not wear
the customary judicial robe, and said
he would not unless his colleagues de-
sired him to conform with precedent
His first case was that of Jesse Paris,
% Knickerboc9er Avenue, Brooklyn,
who pleaded guilty to having forged a
check for $50. Paris will be sentenced
Monday. Paris had refunded the
amount of the check, and the charge
was reduced to petty larceny.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
House Increases Pensions
jill Sent to Senate Will Cost
Nation s65.OOO.OOO

WASHINGTON. Jan. $50 meet in
nszsed living costs, increased monthly
frsions TO Civil War veterans and
zpsndent relatives. totaling more
asn $65, 900 900 annually, would be
ssabie under bill passed by the
asase to-day and sent to the Senate.
sse yose vas 23l to 55
iae minimum monthly allowance un-
ssr the bill is $50, while partially dis
.ssse Veterans would receive $50
shaded and invalid soldiers would be
Rh We monthly and widows would
'sseiys $50.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-06

results, or operate to the disadvantage
oa america, the way is clear by which
therefore hope that the treaty NAV
%. oe ratified promptly, with the reserva-
ions, IONS, IN substance, already adopted by
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
BURIAL FOR A. E. r. SOLDIER.
Remains Of Charles w. Bennett Will
Reach Mena This Week.

Remxins Of Charles w. Bennett
who died in France while with the Al
E. F., are expected in Mena this
week for final interment at Odd Eel
lows cemetery. The young soldiers
father. w. 2. Bennett, has received
word that the body has arrived at
Hoboken, ". j., and will be sent to
Mena. When the body of the former
soldier arrives it will be given mill
tary burial under the auspices Of
Frank Fried post Of the American
Legion. No definite time has been set
for the arrival of the body. Arrival
OF the casket will enable the parents
of the young man to set at rest their
doubts az to the death Of their son.
They plan to open the casket il posi-
Bile, and make sure the body Of their
son is the one within. At the time the
young man entered the military serv-
ice of his country the Benefits lived
near Texarkana. According to the Of
iicial records Charles w. Bennett died
IN France on October 8. 1918, being
one OF the victims of the flu. There
being another soldier of the same
name in the service at the time. and
incidents which have come to the fam
lily since the reported death. have
caused Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett to doubt
that It ". tE.>;.. ss,si y 10 died. rom,
the date the boat on which he sailed
landed in France. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
nett have had no word from their son
and they are not thoroly satisfied Il
was their son who died.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
NEW ENTERPRISE FOR MENA.
G. L. Swatty Preparing to Raise Cab.
bage and Pansy Plants.

Raising frost-proof cabbage and
pansy plants on a commercial scale
Is going to be new enterprise in
Mena during the coming season The
man behind the project is G. Z. Swat
~, recently from Cove, who has
bought g property on North Mena
street, where he is now busy maxine
the cold frames and getting ready t.
SOW the seeds. He has prepared two
pansy beds. each by AZ feet n al
mension- Two cold frames meas,,r-
ing 0 BY 30 feet have been finisbed
and another by 40 feet is in nrocess
o. construction. Mr.. Swattv;s Mar
Is to develop the business until he r can
puild greenhouses and raise ali sorts t.'
OF flowers and vegetables. =
Mr. Swatty is not entirely unknowr
n Mena, having been a resident here
curing the time that his father. 4 v
sS,watty, was horticultural agent for
the Kansas City Southern Railroadi
quitting that work some 12 or TX
Years ago to enter the employ "a the
government along the same zines s'''
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
New TIP on Getting "souzed., :

Tho he didn't intend to violate the
prohi law, w. J. Tucker is being cred
tied for causing one unfortunate get
ting drunk this week. The former
street commissioner is making sor-
ghum south Of the city, and he saved
some of the skimmings to feed hogs
A quantity Of shorts was mixed with
the skimmings and the mixture al
lowed to sour before being fed. Ac-
cordlng to the report brought to Mena
by W. j.'s friends he fed the mixture
to his prize sow, and later found the
animal lying apparently lifeless in its
pen. 1t was thought the porker was
dead, but it was later discovered the
animal was only dead drunk, and next
morning was alive and squealing for
more Of the jag producer.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
BUYS SECOND MENA BUSINESS
!. Roy Ivey Becomes Owner of the
Pegram Drug Store.

j. Roy Ivey, who recently came to
Mena from Horatio and, after ret
ting acquainted with local conditions
bought The Tiny, a popular restan-
rant and refreshment stand. has
closed deal for the Pegram Drug
Store, taking possession when the
keys were turned in the doors Monday
AS before stated in The Star. NJ
lvey is druggist with record Of
success behind him, and was attracted
70 Mena by the climatic condif;ons
and ail-around favorable outlook.
Mr.. Pegram has not as vet definita-
" decided what he will do. He has !
farm and other real estate for which
ne says he has ready sale, and NAV
decide to change location. 80 10y
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

w. Q. Bennett, living on Tenth
street, and Miss Grace Shelton of Ash
down, on Friday closed their work a
teachers of the summer term in the
Potter school. The parents and pa
irons came in and prepared fine has
ket dinner, and then teachers and pu-
pills gave closing program. Mr..
Bennett has been re-employed for the
winter term and will resume the work
and will resume the work about Nov
about November 1. He has been driv-
ing to and from school daily all fall
and will continue to do so during the
winter unless the weather gets too
bed.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

Mrs. A. R. Barnard. living west OF
Mena, while in the city Saturday, left
at the Commercial Club office some
samples of Soy beans they are grow
ing this year in connection with the
corn crop. The samples left at the
Club office indicate that the Soy beans
are not only going to produce = good
forage crop, but fine crop of beans
as well. Each of the two plants
brought in bears zoe or more we'll
filed pods. The Soy beans were
planted in the corn and at the same
time, and thus have had the same cul-
rlNafion as Tho corn
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
Good Baseball Game.

It is not always the "big fellows
that play the best baseball. for The
game Tuesday between Hatfield High
school team and some of the Mems
High school boys was hummer from,
start to finish. Dover and Poole furn.
ished the battery for the Hatfield lads
while LePelley and Felix Reeves
were at the points for Mena. The
game was snappy, both sides making
fast double plays and sensational
catches. Hatfield won in the tenth in
ning by putting over a run on three
clean hits, winning 2 toll. Polk county
IS developing many baseball players
who will be heard from in the next fu-
ss;sss years in the national pasrime.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

A directors meeting Of the Farm
er.s Bonded Warehouse was held
"wednesday afternoon at the ware
house. The directors looked over the
building, and were well satisfied with
progress made. The warehouse will
be ready for use Friday, October i.
and with the present low prices a. cot,
ton, It Is expected number Of the
members will store their cotton. Stori
ceertlficates will be ready for issuing
20 members Saturday afternoon. and
can De secured at the warehouse.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
was handled by the Ford Real Estate
Company.

Robt. Fortner of Cove was in Mena
Thursday to perfect the appeal to the
Circuit court of case from the court
OF Justice w. j. Davis at Hatfield. In
the lower court. Fortner was found
guilty of violating the dipping regu-
lations and was fined 81 and adjudged
to pay the costs. He acted as his own
attorney in the justice court, but will
be represented by Attorneys Alley &
Norwood in the Circuit court.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
Will Help Make Up Fair Exhibit.

s. Il Hawkins, since last April liv-
ing on the imoe place near Potter, is
one Of the Polk county farmers that
is not going to be worried this year
about the shortage of forage and
grain for his stock He has left at
the Commercial Club Office some sam
pies Of the non-saccharine sorghums,
all Of which indicate that he is go
ing to have loads of forage and grain.
Among the samples are stalk each
OF red and white milo maize, two
stalks of feterita, two of Kaffir corn.
and two of a new plant known as
NDrouth Resister," the seed of which
he secured Of c. M. Hopkins. MI.
Hawkins is going to have part in
making up car of exhibits that are
to go to the District Fair at Texar-
kama from Polk county, the arrange
ments for which are being made by
the Extension forces and the CONNER
cial Club cooperating
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

Miss Lois Davis. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Davis of the Yerba
buena ranch, was in Mena Saturday
TO deliver some thorobred Ancona
ROSTERS that she had raised as a
member Of the Poultry Club and that
were to be used by Miss Anna Woods,
home demonstration agent, to replace
some Of the scrubs that were sold last
spring. Miss Lois raised about 100
birds this summer.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
ece Goods Department

1()E G0ODS-Serge Tricotine Autuman, 'Sho-
Il EI6i6s and many other weaves Very popular
: season. Brown and blue in the popular shades.
e&S p6T yard range
<Isf0. S1.75, $500, SIPS, $3.50 and up to $3.5o
HISS S{lfTING S-Very pretty plaids many colors
se)eck rom; widths % to SO inches. See this
81 Callecton. Priced. per yard
4Sc. 69c. Use. 85c and $1.00
s FLANNEL- 900 yards heavy quality ;
4 [16 lark colors plaids, stripes and checks; a
II1< ~ grade. Take your choice, yard 35c
"a uQMESTIC-Heavy weight IL yard wide;
|' ~ s0c yard for this grade. We ask---25c
R&fH DOMESTlC-Good quality, yard wide,
1< grade. Price, yard ---------2 9c
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

ovian Goddard, who recently end
ca a~term Of service in the navy.
found life ashore not near SO pleas
ing as one on the ocean deep. and
LETT Tuesday morning for Dallas
1ex.s where he proposed to re-enlisf
Tor further service with Uncle Sam
e'' :
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

Deputy Sheriff w. E. Anderson was
called to Ashdown Monday to take
charge Of M. J. Burrough, who i
wanted in Polk county on charges Of
grand larceny and forgery. Bur.
rough was indicted for the offenses
IN 1917, but managed to elude the Off
GERS until recently. He will Be
brought to Mena to await a trial ii
the circuit court. =
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

William Gass and Sam Whisenant.
well known farmers living northeast
OF Mena, together with their fam
lies, left Sunday on a motor tour
thru Oklahoma. They expect to visit
McAiester, Ardmore and Stuart. and
put IN at least two weeks with friends
and relatives in the different places.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

A charge of assault with intent to
Kill has been made BY Deputy Prose
cutting Attorney L. N. Burnett against
Jim Thomason, the Grannis man ac-
eused OF attacking Deputy Sheriff
VIII Reeves. Thamason was arrested
Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Hazel.
ana Will be given z hearing Septem-
per Pc 80 before Justice s. H. Smith, 81
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
Baptist Association at Wickes.

The meeting Of the Ouachita Asso-
slat1on OF the Baptist church started
thursday at Wickes. and will continue
thru to Sunday. The Rev. H. L. Wat
ers and W. E. Holt headed delega-
ton from Mena that left on Train No.
3 for the place Of meeting.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

The Lindsay Jewelry store will ne
moved this week from it's present To-
cation opposite the postoffice Ia fha
Hamilton building on Mena street for or
merly occupied by the city bakery.
Inc change Is made to get nearer fbs
center Of the business district ana ;s
next door to where I. e LINDSAY
started the business some IL wears
ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
Planted Soy Beans with Corn.

Polk county in way that brought
forth loud approval of the audience
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

kub- MY. Tism is great pain kin
er. y relieves pain and soreness
caused BY Rheumatism. Neuralria,
sprains. etc.-Adv. =
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30
LADIES COATS.

/ LADIES' COATS.
| All wool, medium and heavy weaves Some have the
very stylish cape collars; other are small with fur
and PLAN cloth Large collection of coors and styles
to pick from. Prices range
$17.50, $3.50, $3.50, $780, $3.50, and s325O
You will miss bargain if you pass this up
SILK BLOUSES GO AT SPECIAL PRICES.
One lot Silk Crepe de Chine coIors flesh and pink
neatly embroidered. Some are plain tailored Reg
ular price $500. Sale price -----S So. 95
LADIES' SILK BLOUSES
Georgette, good quality suit colors; bead and en-
broidery trimmed. Prices range
$685. $6.45, $7.45 and $S.45
LADIES' WOOL SWEATERS
Slipover and coat styles; have the ripple TAIL
others are plain; many colors to select from Range
in price
$3.50, $3.50, $3.50 and up to $500
MILDLY BLOUSES
Shown in the heavy MILDLY Twill colors plain white
and others are trimmed in blue pink, rose and red.
Prices range
$500, s2.25, $3.50 and $500
The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-30

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