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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Man and His Shoes

To the Editor Of the Evsrt~0 Public LEDGER!
slr--Piease print In your peoples For
r. like cid shoes" E. o. TAYLOR.
Phiiadeiphis. October %. 1920.
- ''OLD SHOES"
How much n man Is Hike old shoesi
For Instance, each q soul may lose.
Both have been tanned; both are made
tight
BY: cobbiers. both get left and rishti
Both need q mate to be complete.
And both are made TO 80 on feet.
They both need healing; oft are sold.
And both in time turn all to mold.
with shoes the last 10 nrst: with men
The first shall be last. and .wher.
The shoes wear out. they're mended new
when mon wear out. they're men dead
They both are trod upon. and both
VIII, tread on cthers--nothins loath. -
Both have their ties. and both incline,
And both peg out. And would you choose
To be a man or be his shoes7
= Old Hutchinson Song
70 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger
sir--PIease print the words Of the song
The Old Granite state" which was q
great favorits with the Hutchinson family,
following the Civil War. ........
MARY T. MEYERS.
PhiIadeIphia October 20, 1870.
20 .'oI.D GRANITE STATE
have come from the mountains OF the old
Granite state. .,...
Where the hills are so lofty. magnificent and
have left kindred spirits in the land of
When ! bads them adleu for the fsr-distaut
west.
o, thy mountains, o. thy valleys! in my
| own native state!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Dental science, after years Of re-
search, has evolved new methods Of
teeth cleaning. Highest authorities now
approve the new principles. And mil
lions of people are employing these
methods, largely by dental advice.
They mean a new era in teeth pro-
lection - whittier, cleaner, safer teeth.
This Is to urge that you make ten-day
test and watch the results for yourself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
A Humorous Sono

A Humorous Song
TO the Editor Of the Eventao Public L,do-r,
sh-Please print In your interesting Peo-
pies Forum the words Of the humorous song
Tho Preacher and the Bear"
WILLIAM T. ELLERT.
Philadelphia. October 20. 1920.
THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR
preacher went cut hunting upon Sunday
morn, ,.....
It was against his religion. but he took his
run alonx> ''.'
He sho. himself some very hne quail and
one big. measIy bare.
And on his way returning home he met n
great big sriszly bear.
The bear walked out In the middle Of the
road and he walked toward that
Coon" you see.
The COON got SO excited he climbed a
'simfnon tree
The bear sat down upon the ground, the
coon" crawled out on limb.
And casting HIS eyes 20 the Lord In the
skies. he these words said to Him:
CHORUS
Oh. Lord In heaven. you helped Daniel from
the lions den.
You helped the Prophet Jonah from the
belly Of the whale. aud then
You helped the three Hebrew children from,
the fiery furnace. SO the Good Book
do declare.
But, Lord. u You can't help me. for good.
ness sake don't help tina: besr.
That "ooon" stayed up In that tree. think
II was all night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Delightful results
appear quickly

Some results of Pepsodent are in
slant. The very first use reveals some
of the benefits. Within week the de-
lightful results can be usually seen in
the mirror.
Send the coupon for the To-Day
Tube. Note how clean the teeth feel
after using. Mark the absence of the
viscous film. See how teeth whiten as
the film-coat disappears.
The book we send will tell the reason
for each new result. You will know
how natural and how necessary are the
effects. You will see and feel that teeth
are cleaned far better than before.
These are the methods science now
advises. Make this ten-dsy test.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Film-the great enemy

The chief object is to fight the film,
the cause Of most tooth troubles.
Film 10 that viscous coat you feel It
clings/to teeth. gets between the teeth
and stays. Old ways of brushing have
left much of 1t intact. So millions have
found that well-brushed teeth discol-
ored and decayed.
Film absorbs stains. making the teeth
look dingy. 1t is the basis Of tartar. It
holds food substance which ferments
and forms acid. It holds the acid in con-
tact with the teeth to cause decay.
Millions of germs breed in It. They,
with tartar, are the chief cause of pyor-
rhea. Very few people. however care
full. have escaped these film-caused
troubles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Other desired effects
Pepsodsnt also aids Nature in its
teeth-protecting efforts. 1t multiplies
the salivary how, the constant tooth
protector. 1t multiplies the starch di-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
"whIsperlnu Hone"

TO the Editor u the Evening Public L.doey.
sir-I uld like very much to get the
words OF the old song whispering Hope
NARY T. LORING
philadelphia October "a 1890
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Old Hutchinson Soma.

srEAMsHIP NOTICES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
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Philadelphia. october is. 1920
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
DR. BLACK BACK TO WORK.
Will Fit Up Modern Dental Office in
 Lochridge Building.

Dr. E. H. Black, for years we'll known dentist in Mena, and more re- gently following his profession at Les lie, Ark, together with acting as president of the Searcy -countxbank, is again taking up the practice of den- tistry in Mena.
 Dr. Black has at no time lost his love for Mena, and, with Mrs. Black, returned here some weeks ago, declar- ing they had decided to stay if they could get satisfactory located. Since then the doctor has made consider able investments in this locality, and, among other things, assisted in form ing bank at Smithville, Ok. At the same time he was seeking a location and preparing to again take up the practice of his profession. His first step was to secure choice office rooms
 in the Lochridge building over Duke Magruder's and the final step was the purchase of the equipment and busi- ness of Dr. R. R. Edwards.
 Dr. Black will move from the Ed wards office over the Ivey-Jones drug store in a few days, after which he may be found, when not necessarily engaged otherwise, in his new offices over the Duke Magruder Dry Goods store. After the first of the year he will devote his entire time to his pro- fession
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11

MEANS BIG FLOOD OF BOOZE.
  Court Ruling May Release 10 Millions Gallons From Storage.

Washington, Nov. 8.-With storage of lawfully acquired liquors in com mercial warehouses and the transpor-- tation of such stocks to the home cf the owner not prohibited by the Vol stead act, under decision handed down today by the supreme court, the effect of the ruling had not been fully appraised tonight by internal reven- ue and prohibition enforcement otfi- cials. Belief was expressed, however, that the result might be the. release of some 10 million gallons of intoxi- eating beverages stored in warehouses since January 16, 1920
 Records on file here show that, Tn addition to immense quantities of |liquors purchased and stored by indi- Fvidual consumers, there were in stor- ago when the Volstead act became ef- fective, large stocks held by hotels anc restaurants as reserve. Whether these latter stocks come within today's ruling has not been determined. It was anticipated that test cases would be filed soon on this and similar ques- tions arising from the undetermined scope of the new interpretation of the Volstead act.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
HERBERT HOOVER CARRIED
 SURVEYORS CHAIN IN ARK
Was Employee of State Geologist Branner-Invitation to Speak
 at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Nov. 9.--Should Her bert Hoover accept an invitation that has been extended him, he will have one of the largest audiences that has ever greeted distinguished citizen of this country. Many years ago, Herbert Hoover carried a surveyors chain over the hills of northern Ar kansas, as an employee of State Geolo- gist Branner. Many of the older citi- zens remember him and have followed his career with great interest. An in vitation has been extended him by E. J. Bodman, chairman of the Profitable Farming Bureau, supplemented by an invitation from Governor Brought, to address the Merchants of Argansas in an annual convention to be held in Little Rock sometime in January.
 "This meeting," says Governor Brough, lis an annual event for the purpose of discussing the crop and business plans for the next year and you, above any other man in the Unit ed States, are in a position to render the citizens of our state valuable service"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
WILSON PROVES
 HE'S GOOD LOSER
President Has Shown No Sign of Bit terness Over Election--Has Not Abandoned Purpose of Writing
 History of World War.

Washington, Nov. S.-President Wilson, now that the election has gone overwhelmingly against him, has set tied stoically down to prepare his last message to Congress, and to set the Wkite House in order for Warren G. Harding, who will become the twenty ninth president of the United States March 4, next.
 Fears of many of Mir. Wilson's friends that arf> overwhelming verdict of the people against the league cove nant would seriously affect his shat tered health were entirely unwarrant- ed, according to those who have seen him daily since the elecetion. Those who were apprehensive that the crushing defeat would precipitate a relapse have found to their surprise that the president has appeared lit tie improved in the last few days. AL though they know him to be bitterly diss ppointed, they say that he has manifested no evidence of collapse and has had no word of bitterness in his utterances.
 John w. Wilson of Pennsylvania, a cousin of the president, spent two days at the White House following the election. He is authority for the statement that the president accepted the defeat philosophically and that he gave evidence of relief now that the strain of the referendum was over. Mr. Wilson said he talked freely with the president about the result and that the president accepted the verdict without trace of anger. Secretary Humility, commenting on the result, said that the president was "a good loser"
 Now Writing Message.
 The immediate task confronting the president is a message to the winter session of Congress which convenes next month. It is not at all likely that he will be able to deliver it in person.
 With his final message out of the way there will remain little for the president to do except to meet execu- tive affairs as they present themselves, supervise the routine of his office and to prepare it for his successor. Dur ing the week he plans to receive the new ministers from Costa Rica, Guat- emala and the Dominican Republic.
 Aside from affairs of state the president is known to be given con- siderable thought just now to his flu ture home. He and Mrs. Wilson, it is said, have reached no final decision except that their home after March 4 will be in Washington or it's environs. Each day on their motor rides they devote some time to looking ovef available residences which have been called to their attention. In several in- stances they have made detailed in- vestigations. Some of these homes are in the city and others in suburban localities The president is said to have his eye on several old establish ments in the Georgetown section of the city. The presidents friends say i that illness has by no means caused the president to abandon his purpose to write history of the World War and that he has been devoting some time already to preparation for this task
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
ESCAPED PRISONERS
 TELL TERRIBLE TALE
Say That Men in Siberian Camps Are Dying by Wholesale From Starva-
 tion and Various Diseases.

Copenhagen, Nov. 9.-Lieutenant Fischer of the Austrian army and eight comrades who escaped from a Siberian prison camp, arrived here yesterday and declared prisoners in Siberia were dying by wholesale of starvation, tuberculosis, typhoid and other diseases.
 As an example of the death rate the Austrians cited one camp of 5000 prisoners of whom they said two thousand died in six months. Forty thousand died up to the end of 1918, they declared, and the number who had perished since then was unknown.
 Conditions are getting worse daily, they said, and certain camps were called "dead mems camps," because of the high mortality rate.
 Owing to the frozen ground, it was impossible to bury the dead during the winter, according to the Austri- ans, and the naked bodies of the dead prisoners were stacked like logs out side the huts they had occupied, re- maining there until spring.
 During the past summer large graves were dug in advance for those doomed to death by starvation or ill- ness during the winter.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
WINCO TOlEAD
 HOUSE IS PLAN
Arkansas Congressman From This District May Succeed Champ Clark If kitchin Is Eliminated
 Watch Republicans.

Washington, D. C., Nov. 9.-With the defeat of Champ Clark, Demo- cratic leader in the House, some spec ulation is being indulged in here as to who will be picked to lead the small body of Democrats in the next con- gress. Claude Kitehin, ranking mem Der in the Ways and Means commit tee and floor leader while Clark was speaker, is the logical selection, but is it reported his health will not per- init him to undertake the arduous duties that would be imposed where the minority is so small.
 Three other men stand out for the place in the event Kitehin is el;nsi mated They are Otis Wingo of Ar kansas, John Garner of Texas and Finis Garrett of Tennessee. Each is a veteran, each has a large following and each is considered qualified to hold the position. Wingo is ranking member of the Banking and Currency Committee. He is young, alert and full of fight. Aggressfveness is con sidered virtue in floor leader and it was the lack of this characteristic in Champ Clark that caused an insur- rection against him in the last Con- gress.
 The Democrats will require lead CT capable of taking advantage of every opportunity and always on the alert for Republican slips. During the last session Wingo and Garner di- vided honors in verbal combats with the majority side, Champ Clark re maining for the most part in the back ground
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
MI. IDA BANK ROBBED
Screw Door Safe Resisted Thieves but Contents of Safe Deposit
 Boxes Were Taken.

Sydney W. Duke, in charge of the insurance department of the First National Bank here. received word from Louis Acruman Friday morning that during the previous night the Montgomery County bank at Mt. Ida, of which he is president, had been bur glarized, and asking that Mena off, cers pe on the watch for the thieves.
 1t was stated that the same. of screw-door pattern, had resisted all efforts against it, and that, therefore. no money had been secured. The safe deposit boxes, however, had been broken open and all the Liberty bonds and quantity of county scrip belong ing to the banks patrons taken. The principal loss sustained by the bank was in damaged equipment.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
AGAIN WORKING COPPER
 MINE NEAR SLATINGTON
C. R. Montgomery, General Manager of Longmont Copper Company.
 Reports Revival. @

The Longmont Copper Mining Com pany, whose holdings are located in west Montgomery county, near Slat- ington, has, after a long shutdown. reopened it's big tunnel and put a force of men to work in getting out ore and developing the property, re- ports c. R. Montgomery of Mena, the general manager.
 This property, long in litigation, has attracted wide notice, and many citizens of Mena have seen wonderful samples of the pure copper ore found therein. The workings at this time consist of tunnel SKIP feet and 662 feet long, entering the noun tain side. In addition there are two shafts, one of 65 feet and the other 92 feet, driven downward at points in the tunnel.
 J. R. Dale of Texarkana is presi- dent of the company and the proper ty is largely owned by Texarkana men.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
OFFICIAL RETURNS
 fROM ELECTION
Canvass of Commissioners Gave Fin ger Majority Over Wear of 257, Par ker Leading Ticket With 70S-
 Amendments Failed.

Judge H. w. Fingers official major ity over A. E. Wear was 257 votes This was determined Wednesday morning when the board of election commissioners completed the canvass of ballots cast at last Tuesdays elec- tion
 Majorities of other successful can didates in Polk county were as fol- lows.
 Freeman L. Johnson, GIT.
 J. A. Thornton, 653.
 w. L.Parker, 70S.
 w. E. Anderson, 373.
 w. P Mount, 650.
 Grady H. Forgy, 431.
 Ben J. Johnston, 385.
 The official canvass also showed that Cox carried Polk county by only 35 votes. The Democratic electors re- ceived 1908 votes while those for Harding received 1173.
 The vote for governor was, McRae, 1766; Townsend, TIC; Busler, 138; Blount tnegro). 8.
 None of the three amendments sub- mitted carried in the county. The to- tai vote for governor was 262S, while the biggest vote for any amendment was that given No. B, total of 791. There were 526 votes cast against 13. The vote on No. IA was 683 for and 615 against. On No. Is the vote was 416 for and 725 against
 The complete table showing the votes cast in the different precincts of the county will be given in an early issue of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
WAGE CUTTING HAS
 BEGUN INEAST
Thousands Are Out of Work in Labor Centers-Big Firms Clip Pay of Unorganized Clerks First, Usu-
 ally. Reports Show.

New York, Nov. S.-General wage defiation has begun. That is the in- depreciation generally put upon re- ports from all over the country and from all lines of business and indus try to the almost unanimous effect that manufacturers and business men in all lines are confronted with the necessity of either curtailing their working personnel with a resultant lessening of production, or reducing wages and salaries on a wholesale scale.
 Reports indicate that not only wage earners, but salaried men as we'll are being caught in the economic pressure that is beginning to squeeze normally small incomes back to their normal pre-war dimensons. Many firms are known to have begun the process of wage and small salary defiation by operating first on the incomes of the unorganized clerical forces and the minor executives.
 There is evidence in reports from the big industrial centers and in the department of labor statistics for the month to show that unemployment is greater at the present time than at any period since the war began.
 Cleveland and Toledo are said to be flooded with unemployed One hun dred thousand men have been laid off in Cleveland recently and sixty thousand are reported as still minus jobs, whereas the normal number of those out of work is ten thousand Conditions in Toledo are said to be equivalent to, if not worse, than ir Cleveland. The problem in both cities is aggravated hy the arrival of workers from Akron and Detroit where thousands of workers in the rubber and motor car plants have been laid off within the last few weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
VOTE RECOUNT SHOWED
 ERRORS IN FIRST RETURNS
Each Candidate Lost Votes Except A. K. Wear, Who Gained 7-Finish
 Canvass Wednesday,.

Every candidate save one lost votes as aNesult of the recount of ballots made Monday by the board of election commissioners The one exception was A. E. Wear, who gained seven votes in the six precincts counted.
 The board of election comfnission- CTS, which accounted the ballots cast in Mena, Wickes, Cove and Garnnis, at the request of candidates on the defeated Citizens ticket, found in several precincts where votes had been counted that should not have been. This was due principally to the manner in which the tickets had been marked.
 In some instances the voter had made only a cross by the name of one of the candidates, which raised a question whether he wanted to vote for or against that particular one. In other places the name of only the political party was marked out and not the name of the candidate. These votes were classed as irregular and were not counted, because they had not been marked according to law.
 The recounted ballots in the six precincts on the offices of state sena- tor, sheriff and county judge, showed the following results:
 For State Senator
 2 Johnston, unofficial 952. recount 924
 Shinn, unofficial 263, recount 255 For Sheriff
 961.
 Davis, unofficial, 251, recount, 246 For County Judge
 Finger, unofficial, 95S, recount 91s
 Wear. unofficial 27O. recount PIT.
 The changes will not make any diff. ference in the result of the election as the slight gains made by the Citi. Een's candidates will not be sufficient ponents.
 The commissioners began work Tuesday morning making the officia canvass of the returns and hope tf complete the task by tomorrow.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
------------~----U c, -------------------- GUARDING ARKANSAS.
Bill Being Drafted to Keep Out
 Plant Pests.

Little Rock, Nov, 9.-A proposed bill has been drafted for introduction into the legislature which will pro- vide means of guarding against the introduction of plant pests into the state. Copies of the bill have been sent by the State Plant Board to the members of the legislature for their consideration and approval Among other things, it will confer upon the governor the power by proclamation to authorize the State Plant Board to adopt such means as may be neces- sary, in emergency, to provide against the ravages of the boil weevil, the pink boil worm or other pests of simi- lar character. The bill will also pro- vide for the establishment of zones and areas, wherein cotton or other crops upon which the pests are oper- ating may be destroyed in order to prevent their spread.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-11
HARDING IS HAPPY
 IN REST PROGRAM
President- Elect Makes Good Fisher man, Forgets Public. Duties-May Advance Sailing Date From New
 Orleans to Panama Canal Zone.

Point Isabel, Tex, Nov. 9.-Out- wardly as carefree as the happiest member of the little community ot fishermen who are his neighbors here President Elect Harding began today a vacation that he hopes will make up in full measure his loss of rest and recreation during the campaign.
 A fishing expedition and a game of golf were the compass of his plans for the first days outing. The fore noon he set for test of skill with the rod and reel; for the afternoon he had a golf game at the Brownsville Coun- try Club, twenty miles away. The same combination is expected to oc- cupy him during most of the doys of his stay here.
 Appears Robust.
 The appearance of the President elect as he began his vacation was anything but that of a man worn out by the cares of a national campaign. Tn spite of his long hours and unac~ customed exertion iE travel and pub lie speaking, he looked robust and wig orous and told the villagers that he had come here more because he. liked the seclusion and outdoor life than because he was in need of rest.
 For his cruises out along the coast Mir. Harding used launch placed at his disposal by Governor Hobby of Texas. He planned to take several extended pleasure trips in the craft during his stay nere, and may also take an automobile trip late this week up the Rio Grande valley.
 May Advance Date.
 November IS has been selected as the date for the departure of the Pres ident-elect and his party from New Orleans for voyage to Panama. MT. Harding must be back in time for a speech in Virginia on December 5, however, and it is understood that his sailing date from New Orleans may possibly be advanced so as to give him longer stay in the Canal Zone, where he is to make an intimate study of the local government and the practical working of the big waterway
 Austin, Tex, Nov. 9.-Governor Hobby today placed the launch Jim Luke, one of the largest crafts of the state game. fish and oyster depart ment, at the disposal of President Elect Warren c. Harding during his stay at Point Isabel The launch is expected to reach Point Isabel Thurs day.