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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

Shelf ]. A. Thornton left Sunday
for Texarkana to attend the Miller
county circuit court
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

CLYDE Whisenant came down from
Heayener Sunday and spent the day
with Mena relatives.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

O. A. Alexander Of Fort Smith
greeted friends and patrons Monday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

Mn. and Mrs F. c. Balridge Of Dali
las, Texa arrived Thursday and snent
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

Bert Hiltebrand was in Texarkana
Sunday to see Mrs. Hiltebrand at the
hospital. He found her much inn
proved and believes she will be able
TO return home next Sunday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

Mrs ]. /. Alley and W. ? Mount
visited friends at Hatfield Monday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

w. f. Reavis of Sedalia, Mo-, and
his daughter, Mrs. Edna Taylor, of
Tucamcari, NJ Mex, met in Mena
Wednesday and spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Taylor's grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Bolen.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02
NOTES

w L. Nichols of Hatfield was
business visitor in Mena Friday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Mattingly and
four of their children left Saturday for
their new home near Shawnee, Ok.
Guy Evans went thru with their car of
farm equipment and household goods.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

Peter Loesch and family of Egger,
were in Mena Thursday to start on
their journey to Gary, Ind, where they
will live, two sons Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Loesch being employed in the great
steelmaking city.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02

H. l.. Hoover was in from Big
Fork Saturday. He says that he be-
lieves everybody, even including most
Of those involved, are glad of the
cleanup of the moonshine outfit near
there
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
rhe Journexinas of Mr. winsor

We notice in the Tucson Citizen under the head of Twenty Years Ago Today In Tucson"
 NIuIford Winsor of Yuma, who is in
 today, recently made exhaustive trip Of Yuma
 county as assessor. visited portions of the
 county where assessor seen before
 and had many interesting experiences.
 Varied and interesting were the adventures of Mr. winsor twenty years ago. and into whatever unfrequented by-ways he led that assess trip. this time decades later. he is visit ing places where he never before. and higher quest understand that MT Winsor heraIding his approach by epistles phrased with that deftness skill fluency which he has long been distinguished. The people in the byways and in the and wide spaces will thus be pleasantly apprised of his coming and atuned his approach. It different twenty years suppose for citizens however well concealed by moteness and isolation usually surprised rather than apprised by assessors whose success sometimes lay in their ability sneak up' their victims.
 We speaking of the movements of MT. winsor at widely separa periods of his life in teresting coincidence and for the purpose of wantonly disclosing his present strategic plans to Secretary Sims Auditor Boyce. Charlie Roberts and the rest of considerable part of the democratic whose individual aims are adverse to the interests of Mir. Winsor.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
The Banks and Lowering of Prices

How widely and. what extent the lowering of prices reported Associated Press dispatch yes terday will go, will have wait to The principal cause assigned the cutting down of prices in a broad section is the tight ening of money. d movement which is further H- lumined by another dispatch descriptive of confer ence of bankers at Washington Tuesday in which deflation advocated. The inevitable effect of such a by the banks will be the enforced low ering of prices It will act prices in two It will only increase the value. purchasing power of the dollar but will also make money hard to secure and will thus put curb popular travagance. Thus at stroke it will hit the two chief causes of high prices. Either of them has been potent than all others combined. We should explain though, that in cases, notably in the of and certain other modities the replacement men have raised prices outrageously, but it popular extravaganza and imitation that them opportunity to do
 Imitation has been going through the opera tion of the federal system by the redscount ing of evidences of indebtedness thus constantly creasing the volume of money which tnere always been demand from reckless borrowers who are wanting more and It did not take much of fnancier to perceive that there be end of this sort of thing time the farther away, the more disastrous it would be when to it. Nobody has yet devised way living long wind nothing.
 We will have though do something more than defate the and buy less because have no more money to buy reckessy. That would leave other aspect than that of hard times. We pro- duce we have more to sell and then it will not only be cheaper but will thus lessen the grip of tight money.
 But defIation and the enforced curbing of travagance are good places to begin. The banks evidently determined that they going money for extravaganza for doubtful speculation much difficult to obtain There win no doubt be plenty of money for all useful and legitimate pur- poses. there wi be no cessation of industry and there will be hard times unless people hard times We know Of no better service the banks give than to scrutnize carefully the objects for which applicants want loans.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

o.-Will you please tell me whether the infantry or artillery had the high est percentage of casualties in the
 A.-Out of each 1000 enlisted men in infantry service. forty-six were killed or died of wounds: infantry or ficers fifty-five out of each thousand were killed; in artillery. six enlisted men and eight officers in each thou sand were killed.
 o.-Why are furs bringing such hish priees?-W A. T.
 A.-The demand for furs. which seem to be worn the year round in this country. has brought on enormous rise in prices. The popularity of fur coats. especially of Hudson seal, has ad vauced the price of brown muskrat from one dollar a pelt two years ago to five dollars and ten cents, and the demand continues at top prices. The United States. with the exception of Russia. IS probably the greatest con sumer of fur garments in the world
 fAny reader can get the answer tc any question by writing The Rcpubl- can Information Bureau Frederic J Haskiu. Director. Washington, D. C This offer applies strictly to inforlra- tion. The Bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical, and financial mat ters It does not attempt Co scttiS domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhG aStive research on any subject White your question plainly and brief ly Give full name and address and err close two cents in stamps for rsturr postage All replies are sent dte2et to the inquirer9
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
A REAL FORD JOKE

Henry Ford, SO the story goes, called upon the editor of his magazine, "Ilhe Dearborn Independent" to ascertain how things were going. Were too statistical I'm afraid, said the editor GOT course we can try and get that sort of stuff over by put ting 1t in the form of how many hours it takes to turn out enough end-to end Fords to reach from here to Shanghai and back. but that sort of thing has been done before. If doesn't take the curse off. What we need is some good,
 Al right replied AIr. Ford. let's have fiction
 ..It's nor as easy as all that objected the young editor There's very keen competition among all the magazines fer the fiction writers. and I'd need a pretty big appropriation to get any of them"
 "why not get some of the bright young men on the magazine to write us some fiction o. suggested Ford.
 That's not feasible" said the editor. .sFictions a highly specialized product. Nobody on our magazine has the com plete equipment 10 turn out successful
 An. but that's where efficiency comes in" interrupted Ford triumph antIy. "Get one of the young men to think up an idea. Then let another outline the general structure. thiFd can do the descriptions and another one the dialogue. And then you you're the edftor-gou assemble f..
 My dear. aren't you just dying to know how the vote banned out 1n tne Repub.fs "most-p popular with -the-sup- scribera contest2 Won't you announce it. Charley
 A cool head and warm feet are ideal this kind of weather.
 The only wet plank that the party platforms should contain is the recla- nation plank.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

they's any kicks or crabs comes to me from the taxpayers. your out of job. You may go now, Jake And the devil take you If you fail on me" With this cheery send off. a man would put his whole heart in his work.
 And if I was this man, Id send a gang out to levle out the humps and fill up the valleys where the ends of the pavements turns it's nose up at the dirt streets And then I'd call in all the plumbing and gas contractors and I'd say. in off hand tons.. Say, you birds don't play this dept. for sucker no more IT they's any more of you birds wants to dig trench across any street in this here town you plank down a bond in this here office. And when you get through with the job and make the street as good as it was and the dirt all packed down solid. and so as our inspector approves it, then you can have your bond pack. And let me tell youse guys that if you don't fix it up like I tell you then we'll do the job our selves and take the costs out come around and want to tear up the street I'll have to have 30 days notice to think it over. Thar's all. boys this time
 And so on and so on. Chief. Theys so many little things like that that could be taken care Of by street dept. that I haven't time to go in to all of them at this time, but it's just sug- gestion I am going 70 throw out to the city comish and wish you would give me room in your paper for it.
 SINCY,
 The Cub Reporter.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
Help the Salvation Army Today

This is the last day of the Salvation Army drive more accurately, drive for the Salvation Army to enable it to enlarge the of its community service The success of drive. and believe it will be successful. will more for the commun- ity than it will for the Army
 It will mean reconstruction to many man and woman. Though they down it will mean that they need not go out. A reconstructed man or wo- man is worth far more to the community not merely in citizenship and credit. but actual dollars and cents than an absolutely hopeless and helpless man or woman It more-or should say-some- thing ese-than the saving of souls that the salva ton Army is engaged in. To the soul of one is to prepare him for leaving the world. To recon struct is to prepare him again stay in the world his appointed time.
 The Salvation Army will do hissbut 1t will need help and we are sure that the citizens of Phoenix will cheerfuTy give it.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

o.-Why doesn't the post office re- deem postage stamps for cash2--A. E, R.
 A-Adhesive postage samps arc not redeemed in cash because there is no authority in law for so doing. It is a measure of protection against the use of stamps for remittances. which use is contrary to the interests of tho pos al service since 1t diverts the postal revenues from their proper channel causing the mailng post office to do the work while the selling post office gets the revenue Another objection to redemption is that it would afford opportunity for post office burglars 10 realize upon their pluuder.
 Q.-Where do bananas come from and how do they grow?-A. M. W.
 A-Bananas are imported chiefly from the West Indies and Central America. although some are produced in Hawaii, California and Florida The banana plant is q great perennial hero- It grows from ten to thirty feet tall and produces a bunch Of fruit, after which the stalk dies or becomes weak. Tn the meantime suckers have arisen from the root stalk to take it's place and bear in their turns. A strong sprout should bear when r to IS months old.
 o.-Which are the oldest life in suranee companies 2-L. F. D. A.-The oldest existing life insurance companies are the Royal E&cha nge Assurance corporation and the Lon don Assurance corporation. both of which were chartered in 1720 and be- gan issuing policies in lf2l. Q.-What is the death rate for babes 1 in india7-O. s. A.
 A-The infant death-rate for India is more than twice as high as that oi England Almost two milllon babes < sf of fH year. and at least half of these deaths are preventable. A great effort is being made to help these Indian mothers m the care of children, since many oI these deaths can be laid at the door or ] ignorance an1 poverty.
 Q.-Who are DruSes ?-C. H.
 A-Druses are a people of mixed origin who inhabit a district in syria ] Their religion is Fundamentally Mo sshammedau but their faith mlneles the teachings of the Mosaic law the Christian gospels, and the Sufi allie gories with those of the Koran. They believe in the transmigration or souis
 with constant advancement and puri- fication. Then teachings en1oin apstl- hence from wine and topacco' rom profanity and obscenity, and polygamS is unknown among them. There are a few hundred of this sect in the Gniteo
 Q.-4as the Yuma project been a success F-C. B. M
 A.-Worlz on the reclamation of the Yuma mesa in Arizona began in 1905, and water for irrigation purposes was first available in June Of 1912. The total cost of this work mp to December. 1919. was S9.000 o00, while the total value of crops harvested was S2O,- 473.56 This. shows that in less than seven wears the Yuma project has more . than twice paid for itself. For the year 1919 the crop value per acre was close to Sf5o. probably leading all other sections in the United States br a Ncrs Ui3e margiu
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
EDITORIAL
ANYBODY LosT A boo
c. G. H.. Editor

fhtN T 1OL EOS "A 0O1 Sitting upright in bed, I began To realize that a racket Out in the sheep run Had awakened me. And, trying. to shake off That half awake feeling. heard a rush of small hoofs Beating the turf on the ditch bank. thud of bodies against The creaking wire fence Then all was quiet.
 Twas not unusual, I thought, For in times past Prowling dogs had Given fright to the sheep, But had slunk off into the night Without causing serious trouble. But as I sleepily unused Another rush and chatter From the far end of the run Broke the stiffness of the night Tn twinkling, the terrified sheep Had measured the distance Back to the gate, which rattled From the impact of hurtling Animals crashing against it. While clumsily funbling for the gun And shells behind the door, l heard sounds of the panic or mad animals fleeing from destruc- ion!
 Tensioned wire that twanged The deathknen from post to post Around the enclosure that caged The hunted and the hunter: The snap of twigs and branches As the stampede tore through The quince bushes: The splash of water in the ditch, And again the receding pounding Of the sod as the pack Gained the clear and raced for Life to the corner and around the far side of the field Through it all there was not The sound Of animal voice Save the hoarse panting Of a blood-tasting dog. Gun in hand, l rushed Along the sheep run And as I ran through the Morning air. again arose the Distressing sounds of thuds That made fence wires squeal Through loose staples. The cracking of sticks and The thrashing around told the story Of another barrier reached, With the cornered animals Leaping and lodging to Get out Of the way My feet seemed laden with lead. Suddenly three fleeting forms Loomed and bounded by. Three frightened sheep passed me NO more.
 And out of the darkness ahead Whence they came. there Was an ominous silence. As l hurried along, I Came unexpectedly to the big tree Where, in the early morning dark I saw a blurred light shape On the ground.
 And over it. the inky bulk Of a large black dog. was seized with q curious awe, rNot q sound, not 9 growl Came from the hound, erouched over The prostrate sheep Which inc had by the throat While he bit. tore.
 And shook like a fiend. So intent was he in his Mad and bloody work, that was able to bring
 The muzzie of the gun Quite close fo his head
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
MAklNe NEw Rues oLp

How genuine antique rugs manufactured prepared European and American markets IS by American who visited Bagdad-
 The shopping streets seem Hketunnels They are arched overhead with brick keep out the heat; thus they run like subways up and down the bazaar quarter Through those long, stfling faint ly lighted thrones the eternal crowd of snen mules camels
 Often one will see a fine rug lying flat in the flth of a narrow street. ground beneath tho tramp cf m but there is method in this l'or- cigners make Oriental rugs bright and new. In Per sia and sell the nthrough BaGdad Since am 'oId rug" worth more, willy brokers have hit on tnis way 10 make rug look old.--Sun and New York Herald.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY From Arizona Re- In and fer a m pubished
 
Local Lines

Local Lines
 Today is the hottest of the season 101 degrees in the shade at 2 10 p. m. at the military signal office
 Juan Shivaree. chief of the Maricopa Indians, died last night at his camp on the river below town. The cause of his death was. no doubt, old age. We understand that Marieopa Charlie will succeed to the chiefship. All the braves have burned their clothes and a two-days' weep is being indulged in.
 l. W. Stephenson, for long time in the practice of law in this city, left this morning for Mineral Park, Mohave county, which place he will make his future residence.
 John Sheets returned to San Fran cisco last night to resume his studies at the medical college.
 District Attorney Lemon. who has been confined to his home by sickness, Is able to be out again.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
sT- LOUIS SOLD aas DOGS

mat S9s dogs have been sold by the city to Washington university medical school and the St Louis university school Of medicine has been vealed by the annual report of City Marshal NIohr- stadt. filed with Mayor Kiel several days ago.
 The dogs, it said at the schools, were used for vivisection purposes. Oscar r. Mohrstadt a brother the marshall sold the dogs. A1ohrstadt is keeper Of the city pound where dogs taken after they have been captured on the street
 Dogs received the pound sold killed by means of sulphur fumes if their owners fail to get them by paying s. the license fee, and 75 cents to the pound keeper.
 It is also provided by city ordinance that stray dogs found the streets, wearing muzzes and being in leash may be taken by the dog catohers St. Louis Times.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
Where the People
 May Have 8 Hearing
Size of Paekaae. Not of Profit


Phoenix, Ariz., May IS, 1920
 The Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Ariz.
 In yesterdays Republican appeared an article under the caption, The 1n- sanity of Greed, in which because a grocer gave a customer a short pound of sugar for twenty-five cents, the writer saw fit to compare the trans action to one that might have taken place at a drug store" foolish story went the rounds some years ago to the effect, that a customer who misunderstood tho druggist to say five instead of twenty-five cents, paid the clerk the smaller amount and walked out and when the clerk reported the matter the proprietor replied: Let him go; we made four cents anyhow" This story seems to have soaked in until even our solons in Congress were impressed by it, with the result that q stamp tax was imposed after our Civil war and later wars, on most articles sold in drug stores, and this has not been confined to luxuries but includes necessities for the sick. Why was the drug trade selected and other lines neglected2 A fact that cannot be dis proved the drug business from manu facturer jobber and retailer, stands today as a lonesome illustration of un selfishness.
 We can name fifty staple articles that are sold today in drug stores at preWar prices ScIntlhlAS no olaef line of trade can exhibit. Taking the whole line through you can not name an article that shows profiteering. though the crude or primary articles used in the manufacture Of medicine and toilet articles are bought from all parts of the world and at an increased cost in recent year. To this must be added he enhanced value of spirits, used in the extraction of active Drin- ciples and even of sugar. which item the druggist consumes largely. Also the labor and containers, and then the
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

druggists prices do not show an ad- vance of over 90 per cent.
 I believe you will appreciate the in justice your article of yesterday re- fleets upon the drug trade, which in many instances are absurd, and he does not have the opportunity to set himself squarely before the public as a merchant who serves them at a very reasonable profit.
 Very truly yours.
 CENTRAL PHARMACY.
 w R. Wayland.
 (Mr Wayland misapprehends what was in the mind of the writer of ''ThS Insanity of Greed" Reference was nut made to the profits of drug stores but to the smallness of the packages which in the nature of things are dispensed by them. Nor was there any reflec- ton intended upon the store which sold the sugar. We are aware that the retailers are making but small profits on sugar. It was the insanity of the unrestrained greed of the re- liners who are responsible for these high prices at which we aimed)
 The Professor beats the business men to the buried treasure Read His Pro fessional Honor" in June SUNSET Adv. db
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
rhursdau. Mav I'd. 1aeo

New York. May 1s.-Pools on the great rowing race between Hanlon and Courtney to take place at Washington today sold at 100 to 90 on Hanlon Both men are in perfect condition.
 I.ater-Hanlon won the race; tune, 36 minutes 49 seconds.
 London. May 1s.-Russia, it Is re- liably reported, is making extensive preparations in the Areware valley 10 invade China.
 Constantinople. May 1s.--The famine is spreading in Persia and the distress among the people is becoming very great.
 San Francisco. May 19.-Legal pro- eeedings to have the office of mayor declared vacant came up this morning before Judge Hunt. Department ,, Su- perior court. By motion and consent the ease was continued until Monday next
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
SOME OF THEM GIVE US 4 PAIN
 (Fronn The Galveston News)

Galveston church services were characterized yesterday by a varied. scope in sermons. the presentation of a well-arranged program for the sacred concert at the First Presbyte rian church, and by the presence Of visiting clergymen and laymen in va rious pulpits. pastors Of which were visiting elsewhere or were proven tel from fulfilling their usual duties of Illness.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

The president has been asked to convoke the League of Nations Why the president of the United States rather than the president of China? Neither country is in the league that extent both neural disinterested.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
Spring fAutol Poetry

Bumps, bumps, bumps. There's plenty for me and you. Bumps, bumns, bumps, And some for grandmother, too. Oh, rattle and bang
 Was the song that we sang Coins west on Washington Boul.