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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
coRrSTH coAxEs.

Warren Goodrich has beer on the
sick list the past week
John and Walter Gass attended
church in Mena Sunday night.
Several from thsi place attended
singing convention at Concord Sunday
Miss Kittie Lunsford of Yocana
spent Thursday with Miss Lille Kent
Remember Sunday school at this
place every Sunday morning at ten
o'clock
Bert Farless Of Hominy. ok. is here
visiting his daughter. Miss Nora Far
less and other relatives.
Misses Efiie and Jewel Wiles attend
ed singing at the Aston home near
Holly Springs Sunday night
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Price and family
fafter having sold their farm here. are
planning to move TO Mena soon
The writer wishes to correct two err
rors which were in the last issue In
stead Of Sunday school being at 1880
In the morning II is ten o'clock and
where exceedingly good work was
done on the cemetery Thursday and the
people who helped Now remember
the work was done on the cemetery
Misses Berniee Cannon and Lille
Kent and Gordon Cannon attended the
singing at the Q. B. Perry home AZ
Ink Saturday night
Gordon Cannon and Misses Lille
Kent and Rernice Cannon attended the
Ice cream supper at the Mize home
near Thaelxer Friday night
Miss Fave Hopson has resigned her
school work mere having taught two
months The term will be finished ONT
by Miss Milree Smith Of Mena
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
POTTER PTckUPs.

Dir. Handy made a business trip to
Wickes last week.
Mrs Frank Hill Is visiting rela-
tives at Coalgate, ok.
Lester Heath has moved to the Webb
Hall farm north of Potter.
Frank Gam spent Sunday with John
Madewell OF Center Point
Roy Jones of Texarkana spent sun
day with relatives at Potter
J. l. Seymour returned from the har-
vest in Kansas last Thursday.
AIR. and Mrs. Allen visited Mrs. AL
lens parents at Ransom, sunday.
Mr. Pollard sold his farm southwest
Of Potter TO Mr.. Sullivan Of Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Heath spent
Sunday with relatives in Dallas val
Mr.. peugh and family are taking a
pleasure trip In their car thru Okla
homa
Mr.. Deremo. Mrs. Frank Gam and
Mrs. Sam Plgg are on the sick list
this week.
Miss Maud Goodwin Of oklahoma.
visited her cousin, Marvin Goodner and
family last week.
Rufus Gam, Argus Rowe and Lester
Heath went to Little River on fish
ing trip Saturday,
Rev. Hinson who held the revival at
the Baptist church in August, has been
called as pastor for this year.
Mrs Nellie Gordon of Mountain Fork
and Mr.. Abernathy of Big Fork. visit
I ed Mr. and Mrs. Deremo Sunday.
The young people of Potter met al
I the school house Friday night and orr
ganized a literary society Their nrst
meeting VIII be one week from Fri
day night
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
MORE PAY FOR Vets
Number on Pension Roll Less by 1900
and Each VIII Receive sll5 to
S12O This Year.

Special to The star.
Little Rock, Sept. 1.-The amount
of pension paid by the state to Con-
federate Veterans and their widows
is increasing with the increasing need
of the pensioners. Despite the fact
that 1888 new names wefe added to
the rolls this year, the number OF
pensioners has decreased from 1l.OOO
in 1917 to approximately $500 this
wear. Pulaski county leads the list
with 31S, while Crittenden has the
smallest number, having only 8. In
1917 the amount apportloned each
pensioner was $7925 This was IN
creased to 500 in 1918; to sos in
1919. and this year it is expected that
the amount will be between S115 and
S120. The exact amount can not be
known until all Of the counties have
made their annual settlements with
the state. There are still II counties
out and they have until Saturday,
September 4, to settle.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
SUGAR MEN ARE WORRIED.
Sudden Price Decline Means Loss
for Dealers.

New York, Aug. Whether the
price of sugar after its quick decline
of last week has reached the bottom
or is due for further drops was the
subject of conjecture here today
among dealers, some of whom are
said to stand to lose heavily in case
additional breaks occur.
The consensus of conservative opin-
ion among traders was that many
heavy losses were not to be expected.
All agreed that profits would be ma
terially curtailed and in some cases
would have to be foregone complete
ly to avoid more serious consequences
should lessened demand force the
market still lower.
Demand Cut. Market Fell.
"The bottom fell out of the mar
ket," one large dealer said today,
shortly after the demand for domes-
tie consumption and export failed to
absorb huge quantities Of sugar which
poured in from nearly every country,
including China, Japan and Central
European points such as the Balkans
and Cceeho-S lovakia."
Today one refinery yielded to con
tinued pressure, cutting to sixteen
cents for fine graduated sugar. or a
cent under other refineries and about
eight cents below highest prices of the
summer.
Cuba Raw Fifteen Cents Under Top.
The best bid for Cuban raw sugar
was eight cents cost and freight. The
early summer high for the same COM
modify was twenty three cents.
Most sugar dealers secuted the idea
that failures on a large scale would
result from the break.
A general unsettling of the trade
with the return to profit scales of two
years ago would be the most notice
able consequences, il was predicted.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
UNCLE JOHN SHELL l32
YEARS OLD, Is CLAlsi
fBy international News Service

Lexington, KY, Sept. 2.-"Uncles
John Shell, who is touted by his press
agents as being 1872 years old, has az
rived in Lexington to celebrate his
birthday. His birthday generally ar
fives at about the time of the country
fairs in this section, where ''the old
est man in the world is exhibited to
the throng at ten cents look.
Just what day will be selected this
wear as Mr.. Shells birthday has not
been announced. Mr.. Shell himself
cannot remember precisely the dav
on which he was born, and, in fac
it is said that the scanned and
wrinkled old mountaineer can't state
TO a certainty just how old he really
is.
Last year Uncle Johns "131st.
birthday didn't arrive until Septefn-
Der 2. but the Blue Grass fair was at
its height then and there was no need
of birthday for the old gentleman
until. about the third day, the inter-
est in him began dying out 1t was
quickly revived by the birthday with
its cake and 131 candles, and Uncle
John shaking hands with everybody.
everybody in the United States was
marching at Uncle John Shell and
his tremendous age, and at that time
they were perfectly willing to believe
that the old man was, as he claimed
to be, the oldest human being in the
world. They are still marveling, but
not so much at Uncle Johns age as
at the ingenuity of his promoters.
Within the last year several physi-
clans have examined the old man. In
particular DR.. /. l.. Nascher, and all
Of them have declared that the old
man is not anything like 1872 years
old. DR.. Nascher in an article pub
lishcd in a New York newspaper last
February, produced documentary evil
dance from the United States census
and other records which proved that
Uncle John at that time was about
ninety-seyen years old. The old man
again. gave his age as lot, but could
not remember the year in which he
was born.
: Uncle John lived life Of peace and
corn liquor in a cabin on He'll Fel
Sartin creek in Leslie county anti
two or three years ago, when several
enterprising Kentackians conceived
the idea of taking the old man about
the country to country fairs exhibit
ing him, letting the populace see him
at ten cents a look. Uncle John him
self had no idea how old he was, but
he readily accepted a suggestion that
he was more than 1875, and after
that it was merely a matter of goot
press agent work to build up trad.
ition that he was unbelievably old
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09

Donald were married at the home Of
the brides parents, W NJ. Mcdonald
Monday afternoon.
Raymond Coyle who is employed in
the Texarkana National bank at Tex
arkana, was home Sunday and Mon
day for a short visit.
J. J. Roland who lives out on list
street and State Line was in town
Tuesday shaping up the political sit
uation for the coming election.
The little child Of +. +. Roberts Is
very i'll at the home at Grannis. DR..
B. II. Hendrix of Gillian was called in
consultation with DIR. Mullins on the
case Sunday.
County Agent Henderson has an
nounced a meeting to be held at Gran
mis- Thursday night at which a repre-
sentative Of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture will address
the farmers and business men Of
Grannis and vicinity.
The Grannis schools opened Monday
and despite the rainy weather full at
tendance was present Prof. Sherman
announced that 116 were enrolled the
first day and more are expected.
Grannis should boost her school this
year and incidentally get busy on a
new school house. 1t is inevitable
that sooner or later some children
will be injured on the riekety stair
case
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
WILL WEAR UNIFORMS TO
CUT CLOTHING BILLS

Narrona, Wyo., Sept. 2.-Stan-
dardized uniforms for girls and boy
students of Nationals high school will
help keep down the high cost of cloth
ing for parents if an edict issued BY
the local schol board Is effective.
In recent order the school board
promulgated the following ii.itruc-
tions on the apparel to be worn dur
Esnooi sessions:
Girls Uniforms consisting Of a
pam white cotton MILDLY, not bloused
or belted at the waist. having a regu-
latlon sailor collar with not more
than three straight rows of narrow
white braid thereon. The sleeves
snail be long and have not more than
three rows of narrow braid. No dec
orations or colors of any kind are to
be permitted. A black tie Of reason
able proportions is to be worn. A
navy blue serge skirt made plain or
plated, with no Communications, shall
be worn.
II is provided in the order that, DUR
ing the colder weather, the cotton
MILDLY for the girls may be replaced
Dy a navy blue MILDLY, of the same
style as the cotton one, with blue or
black braid, and bearing no decora-
lions. The tie for the blue MILDLY
VIII be black or red-"and Of reason
able proportions"
Ihe regulation West Point gray
unlIorms VIII be worn by all boy
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
wICKEs WAVES.

William Lowrey went to Grannis
Sunday.
Howard Compton went to~erannis
Friday
Horatio Sunday.
: Mrs. c. Fl. Jett. Sr.. has sold her home
to Mrs Ruben Tunnel
Mrs May and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Over
turf went 70 Mena Monday
Joe Sanford Of Moringsport La.
came in Monday to visit home folk.
Mr. and Mrs Tomlin and family have
been visiting relatives in Heavener.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Lusty of Gi1lham.
La. are visiting M. and Mrs Henry
Smith
Miss EvelIena Vernon spent few
DAYS of last week with Miss Pearl
Compton.
W. NJ Darwin Of Cedar Grove. La. is
visiting relatives and friends here for
a few days.
Miss Pearl Compton went to Mena
saturday, where she viii attend high
school this winter.
Miss Mcdonald and william smith
living near Sun Flower. we're united in
marriage by p. L. Rollins Sunday.
Miss Nellie Parsons and Roy Rogers
were married Friday. d. T. Rollins Of
ticiating Their friends wish them q
long and happy life.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Higginbottom en-
tertafned Miss Evellena Vernon Miss
Pearl Compton. Howard Compton and
Walter Lutreu at a dinner party Wed
nesday evening at six o'clock.
Miss Ole Rose and Grady Ross were
united IN marriage Wednesday eve
ming, at by the Rev. Russell Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b Thomas. friends of
the bride and groom, were present to
witness the ceremony Their many
year unite their hearts more closely.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
Better Relations With America.

Washington, Sept. 6.-With the ell
ection of Gen. Alvaro Oregon to the
presidency of Mexico yesterday, Off
Gals here are looking forward to a
betterment of relations between
Mexico and the United States. Cen
eral Obregon's public speeches and
statements regarding international
affairs have been closely serutinized
by officials of the State Department
and it is known that these, his plat
form and all that he stands for indf-
cate that American lives and proper
ty will be accorded protection and re-
spect which is their due without in
any way impairing the sovereignty
of Mexico or belittling her dignity.
Every statement thus far made by
Oregon is favorable for a fair deal
to foreign interests, which is all that
any of the governments whose ma
tlonals are interested in Mexixco have
ever asked for. 1t remains now only
for Obregon to put into effect the
distinct commitments he has made.
according to views of officials here.
which he can do, with full respect to
Mexico's dignity and sovereignty.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
CENTER POINT CIRcLETs.

]. H. Maddox who was sick last
week is well again.
Mrs. Lula Earnest closed a success
full term of school at this place last
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Chamblin and children
Of Mena, spent Friday and Saturday
at their farm here.
An infant. one Of pair Of twins,
Of Dave McClaskey and wife, was bur-
led at Rocky Friday.
Drew Davis and family spent Sat-
urday afternoon at the home of Doyle
Hughes near Old Potter.
Bunyan Cummings and family were
over Sunday guests at the home of
Joe Nichols at Two Mile.
Eli and Odes Turner with their FAM
lilies spent Sunday with Mrs. Doyle
Hughes who is quite poorly.
Flay Fullerton who had been visit
ing his family at the Hollowell place
returned to Horatio Saturday.
Jack Nichols and wife of Pitts
burgh, Kas., came Sunday for a visit
with his mother and brother at this
place.
John Roberts, who has spent a
month with Jewel Maddox, returned
to his home near Piedmont, Ok, the
early part of last week.
Luther Cummings and family OF
Board Camp have come for months
stay at this place hoping the water
will prove beneficial to his health.
The pupils of our school gave an ex-
cellent entertainment of songs, dia-
logues and recitations last Friday
night. The house was not big enough
for all who came to hear the program
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
WAS FIRST TO USE QUAD
TRUCK TO BUILD ROADS
NJ. L. Bell Says Can Work Most OF
3S Miles and at Half the Cost
Of Old Method.

M. L. Bell is overseer for 80 miles
of Polk county roads around Wander
WORT, and was the first man in the
county to use one of the army trucks
as motive power for a road grader. He
had asked for the big oil-pull trac-
tor, but on advice of Judge Finger,
who knew the kind Of roads down
there, he tried tn eQuad truck, given
the county by the government, and
the result is near 100 per cent salts
factory.
As stated, Mr.. Bell presides over 38
miles of road. In Is days he has
graded 10 miles, a great part of which
had not previously been graded, max
ing the job heavy one. He says ex-
perience convinces him that the cost
is not more than half what it would
be with teams as motive power, and
the work is more even and better
done. By the use of 'rooter" to tear
up the rocks he believes he can use
the truck on almost all the roads un-
der his control, and save half the
usual expenses.
Speaking of roads generally. Mr..
Bell stated he believed in permanent
work, and had put in IL concrete cul-
verts and had more to go in, He al
so goes on the principle that a road is
no better than the worst spot on it,
and it is his plan to always TX these
spots first.
Mr.. Bell thinks mighty we'll of
Judge Finger. He says the Judge
has never failed to respond to a cali
to come and help straighten out any
problem, and that on his part of the
Vandervoort- Hartley road where lots
of work was to be done and funds
were short last year, he had given
800 from the general road fund and
like amount to the Hartley end Of
the road. All in all. the Judge had
done more for his district than any
other man, Mr.. Bell believes.
Asked about how folks generally
felt about Judge Finger. he said he
didn't know of anything anybody
had against him except that he fav-
ors and works for good roads and
can't find a way to get them that
suits everybody" and added, Il can't
even work them to suit everybody
either"
And then said Every word Of that
is Gospel truth"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09

come out A man from Little Rock
will be present.
Don't forget 70 attend the Polk coun.
~ Teachers Association meeting 10 be
held at the Hatfield school auditorium
Friday night and Saturday The full
program Of the meeting was given In
last weeks Star.
At the box supper given by the
school Thursday night As boxes were
aucfloned off by Col Hutson. the pro-
ceeds amounting to $96.45 which WIN
be used for the purchase Of athletic
supplies and books for the school IL
brarx
Hutson & McCook report She sale OF
the Henry Stockton farm south Of Hat
field TO w. l.. Hasley of Hasse Tex.
consideration $4,000. Mr.. Stockton has
spent most of his life in Polk county
and finds Il difficult matter to de-
eide on a new location.
Rev. J. B. Williams was a passenger
on No. ! for VandervoQrt Sunday
morning 10 fill Rev Fultons appoint
ment at that place. Rev. Fulton who
has been holding a series of meetings
in Oklahoma the past two weeks is ex-
pccted home in few DAYS
A new planer Is being constructed
near the gin with Newton Webb in
charge. This enterprise is financed
by several OF Hat1eId's business men
Of whom W. H. Terry has been made
secretary. A saving outfit Will proba-
bly be added to the equipment in a
short time, thereby filling a long felt
want IN this community.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
Mr. Mus spent SATURDAY night with
- -
GRANNIS GRAINS.

L. G. Ross of Gutherie, Ok, is in
Grannis for a few days looking after
business matters.
W. T. Terrell east Of Grannis was
stricken with paralysis Sunday and is
not expected to live.
Robert Leas and Emmett Lindsay
left Sunday for Mena to attend high
school this coming year.
@. G. Kirby and family and Walter
Herring and family drove to Little
riser Sunday on an outing.
4 revival meeting has been started
at the Baptist church. the pastor, Rev.
y. Q. Hornsby being in charge.
Mr.. BlakemoreA Of Texas purchased
a farm thru the Coyle Agency last
week The place was listed just one
day.
Glenn Hungate came home Monday
from TT. Smith He drove the Fergu-
son Lumber company truck thru for
that company.
4. c. Smith and Miss Nellie Nc
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
HAPPENINGS AT HArFtELD.

!. c. Goodwin marketed sorghum at
the stores Thursday
Lewis johnson made business trim
70 Foteau the first Of the week.
W. r. Grain employed at Ashdown
spent last week with his family
The mail carriers and school enjoy
sd a holiday Monday--Labor Day.
Douglas Dover OF the Cove bank
force spent Sunday with home folks
OWNS to Illness. r. =. Albin was abb
sent from the store the latter part 81
The shortage Of residence buildings
= turning many people away from
Miss Ted owens of Glenwood. Ark.
Is here visiting her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. W. j. Davis
Mt. and Mrs. Ray Snyder and son Of
Muskogee are visiting relatives and
T. F. Davis and force Of men have
put the road leading out north past the
gin in first class condition.
Lester Dover has purchased the L.
W Hall delivery truck, and viii use
same IN his dray business
MrE. Sam Gossett has sold her 100
acre farm west Of Hatfield to parties
from Texas. consideration s4b00
Col. Ed Hutson left Monday for Red
Oak. Ok where he viii attend two
safes Of registered hogs Tuesday
Mrs ELLA Everitt WHO is visiting IN
MefA. came down to Hatfield for a
week. end visit with her uncle u. A.
Daniel and family
Mrs W 81 Darwin OF Shreveport.
NJ and Mrs. Jim Garner Of Hope. and
WI. DANIEL Of WickeA visited Thurs
ca ~ the p. A. Daniel home
the Beaeh Lumber company is build
1n& blacksmith sh0n near their
@afn an1 plan on doing their own re-
paaf work as soon as same i CONF
Mr.. and Mrs j. r. Williams raft
~ eonesday morning for Texas In re-
FR1nse to telegram informing them
~ the death OF Mrs Wfflinfns s mother
WIN had been III poor health for sever
al months - - - Z
Noxtes - Earmer~--A farm bureau
meeting will be held At fha a,s4t@
Aps4am tonight the sth Ever h ~
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
ASKS LANDLORD TO
RAISE HIS RENT
CBy International News Service

(By International News Service
Chicago, Sept. 3.-This is the story
Of tenant, mind you, who asked his
landlord to increase his rent, but to
hardly believable, but
Policeman Dennis Condor, of the
West Chicago avenue station, is the
landlord and j. W. Woodward the
tenant. 1t was Woodward who sug-
gested to the owner that the renal be
advanced.
Everybody else around here is
paying higher for flats and you may
as well get an even break" auoth
Woodward.
You're crazy" responded Condor.
I'm making reasonable amount of
interest on my property and that's all
| want"
Condor says all property owners
are in a position to act in a similar
manner but are apparently engulfed
in the throes Of profteerin9.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
NUNLEY NEWS.

Mrs. A. ]. Wagner who has been
sick so long is slowly improving.
Walter Brumley is planning to start
building his new barn right away.
The rain is spelling some hay for
the farmers, but it is fine on the gar
dens
Jenkins Tibbs took a truck load OF
people to Mena Sunday night TO
church.
Mrs. Westbrook and son Of Texas,
are visiting her uncle, B. T. Thompson
of Nunley.
Quite a crowd Of Nunley people
attended the baptising at Board Camp
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Hobbs who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sasser, re-
turned to her home in Texas, taking
her little brother, R. B. Hobbs, to put
in school.
Farmer
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
vANDERvooRT.

Glenn Hungate was up from Grannis
one day last week.
Miss Opal Bailey visited last week
with relatives in Poteau. Ok
Mr.. and Mrs. X II. Skinner and baby
motored down from Cove Sunday.
Mr.. Golden was up from Grannis
Sunday. visiting his sister, Mrs. Finch.
Messrs. Tom and Lloyd Hammonds
were business visitors In Mena one day
last week.
Mrs. II. L. Bonner and daughter re-
turned Sunday from a visit with rel
atives in Georgia.
Miss Agnes Barnes returned last
week to Kansas City after having
spent her vacation with home folks
here.
Mrs. NJ. c. Nelson and little daughter
Verna, arrived Saturday from Okla
homa City for visit with Mrs. Nell
sons parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Knox.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
Farmer.
UNION UNITS.

The school is progressing nicely with
about 80 enrolled
Joe Boehm and family left Tuesday
for Paducah. Texas
Bob Dunn of Oklahoma City is visit
ing his uncles Joe and John BOehm
The farewell singing at the Joe
Boehm home Sunday night was at
tended by a large crowd
The Union Grove baseball team won
from the Board Camp and Cherry Hiil
teams on Yocana's field last Saturday.
score of is to 2. Everybody expects
to see a good game in Mena Friday
the 10th. No charges. Everybody m
vited
The literary at this place SATURDAY
night was a success. An election OF
officers was as follows: Perry Reed,
Pres. Austen Morrison. Nice-Pres,
Miss Malde Rock, Secretary. and Roy
Swiger, wit and humor reader The
next literary Will be three weeks from
last Saturday night. as there viii be a
protracted meeting starting next Fri
day night week.
Guess who
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
OLDEST COUNTY CHARGE DEAD
Samuel Dixon, for Is Years at County
Farm Passed Away Tuesday.

Samuel Dixon, aged IS years, who
has been at the county farm almost
at the home Tuesday. He - OIL
all the time since it was started, died
at the home Tuesday. He had been at
the home for nearly Is years. Some
time ago the aged man predicted he
would not live to see his S5th birth
day, but his guess proved nearly cor
rect, for his birthday occurred the 3rd
OF September and his death followed
four days later. AS far as known de-
eedent was never married. Burial
services were held Wednesday at the
county farm and the remains inferred
at the cemetery on the farm. Ser
wees were conducted by the Rev. w.
L. Cunningham.