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New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
w ALTER GRANGER,
~ pole0ntologist, aUho aOiU
be q member Of the party

animal life migrated, and man fol-
lowed the animals for his means Of
life. We have been able to trace a
distinct route of migration from
Central Asia northeastward across
China and Mongolia. Manchuria and
kamchatka to the Bering Sea. The
open water Of the Bering Sea is of
comparatively recent times. Not so
very long ago, according to geologic
time, North America and Asia were
connected by a land bridge across
the Bering Sea. The migration
from Centra. Asia Of the animal
life. followed by the mans hunting
ancestors, crossed by the land Lridge
to North America and spread over
the American continents, north and
south.
Americas First Inhabitants
eve do not know whether this
was one Of the first routes Of migra-
ton, but we do know that the origi-
nal human inhabitants of America
were of a distinctly Monaghan typo.
The Indians had Monaghan char
acteristics, and that is all we can
say about it. We do not know yet
what was the period Of the migra-
ticn. Perhaps that is one of the
things this expedition will enable US
to determine.
"Our expedition is going to try to
end this first man, the one who
came down from the trees and became
nan because he had to learn K
stand upright and fight for his life
with sticks and stones. We are go
:sg to map China geologically ane
search its ancient river beds ant
extinct watercourses and the path,
of the glaciers for fossil remains
The second year we will go into Mon
,.olla and continue the search there
Ne DO not know in what part o
Central Asia man originated. Weonl
feel certain that it was Central Asia
and we shall begin in China and trac
Lack the route Of migration to it
origin. Our plans will bring us t
, the Tibetan plateau in the thir
year It is more difficult to find fos
sils in Tibet. The ice cap did nc
reach the plateau of Tibet, but
was covered by loess, the fine dus
that was carried by the wind frol
the paths of the glaciers as tt
earth was ground up and pulverize
by the immense masses Of ice. Y
y it is more than likely that it was c
: the Tibetan plateau that man ori
Y mated. At any rate, we shall tra'
G hack the route of the migration, al
S when we find its source we shall e
5, deavor to find there the fossil 7
+ mains Of the ancestor of man."
The party that Mr.. Andrews W
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Lived in Trees


Roy Chapman Andrews, leader Of
the expedition going to Asia for the
American Museum Of Natural His
tory, says:
1.-TWO million years or so ago the
Central Asian plateau now arid and
practically uninhabited, was a dense
~ forested region and the center Of
population Of the earth. The an
cestors of man lived there in the
trees. They were apes, though Of
a species that has been extinct for
many hundreds of thousands of
years. Man is not descended from
any existing species Of ape The
ape from which man was evolved
disappeared when man came. The
ape ceased to exist and man took
his place.
"Geologic changes brought about
climatic changes in the Central
Asian plateau. The great forests
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

ally thrown away at Canadian and American mines.
 The Government already has a plant completed at Estevan which is sad to have demonstrated the prac- ticability of the process. It is only a. question of getting other plants built and in operation to make avail able, and valuable, the great depos- it's of Iow-grade coal which Canada has.
 large scale as well as in the prelini- nary experiments, it is going to be of immense commercial value to Can ada. Not only will she be able to material. heretofore useless, but it is distributed in such a way that there will be a great saving in hauling which is a considerable item.
 American interest in the Canadian process is twofold. In the first place if the anticipations of the Canadian Federal Council are realized it means that the United States will send less and less coal to Canada In the sec ond place, it should interest us be- cause the same process could be used to make available the great quanti- ties of coal dust which are now al lowed to go to waste here and whict should be made use of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
A CANADIAN SOLUTION

~ ANADA HAS a coal problem as I well as the United States. but there Is prospect that some phases of it, after a careful two-year study by the Federal Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. are about to be solved.
 In Saskatchewan and other of her Western Provinces, Canada has vast deposits of Ignite. This has never been of commercial value. Lignite is "young'' coal-that is, it is coal in a stage of development midway be- tween peat and soft coal. It has not more than half the fuel value of com mon coal and is at least 3S per cent water.
 By new process this water Is driven off and the gas extracted There is left a fine black powder which has the same heat value as the best of anthracite. To this Q binder of sulphite pitch, tar or some such substance, is applied and ther the mixture is compressed into briouettes The result is a valuable fuel from. which all waste has beer eliminated. The same process car be applied to the dust which is usu
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
No Receiver
 For Apartments

Receivership for the management of the Iroquois apartments in Wash ington avenue, was denied yesterday by Judge John E. Keeler, to the Katz & Mu1lin Co. of New Haven, who had filed the application against Lena H. Frank and others of Bridgeport
 Mismanagement of the building to the detriment of its income, was the plea of the plaintiffs. This is an echo of the row precipitated by the tenants of the Iroquois some weeks ago who protested that they were not being supplied with sufficient heat for their comfort.
 The court withheld the appoint ment of a receiver for the present t but said that if all charges for main taining the building, taxes and inter est and running expenses were not paid it would allow the application to ke renewed.
 The salient feature of the hearing was the reported high charges paid by Mrs. Frank for a loan of $50, ,000 on the building. Lyman Frank testi- fed that they returned S10,G00 of the loan as a bonus for the favor and that other commissions and bonuses az gregating $5,000, were paid making total of $15,000 commission on a loan of S50,000.
 The value of the property was vari- ously estimated from $1T5,000 to $190.000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

All Wool, from $500 up Buy of factory
 Mems, Women's and Children's. We sell at wholesale prices. FIeischer's $ Knitting Yarns. Hankens Knitting Mills, 1124 East Main St. T22dS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

0I A.
 Administ rator.
 Address, 164 State St., Bridgeport, aA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of
 Bridgeport, ss. Probate Court, De-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
WANT WILLARD TO
 REFEREE BIG BOUT

Kansas City, Dec. 22-Jess Will ard, former heavyweight cham pion, who will meet Jack Dempsey next March in an effort to regain the title, may referee the Hugh Walker-Bob Roper heavyweight contest here Dec. 30. Promoters of the local match announced today they were aawiting Willard'S reply to a pro- posal that he officiate. Willard now is at his home in Lawrence, KanS
 tra ming for his match with Dempsey
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
The bold bad days of the frontie
STEVEN SEAS

This term is usually employed as ? figure of speech by writers when referring to the total water area of the globe. This item therefore in cludes the North Atlantic, South At lantic Arctic, Antarctic and Indian and the Pacific divided into North and South Pacific
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
MEANING ON GYNINAsIr-N1

If pupils entered a gymnasium in their birth attire the instructor would receive a shock. All the same, the word gymnasium" is derived from 9 Greek word meaning naked; for the old Grecian athletes used to strip be- fore exercise.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
IRELAND IS DEFIANT

Springfield, Mass. Dec. 14.-Eng- land can put all Ireland in jail and the Irish will still continue to fight for their independence. This, in brief sums up the recent comment made by President F1amon de Valera, of the Irish republic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
TORTDA,S ARBITRATION

''Hi, there, sir,'' shouted a Florida landlord to a departing guest who was rushing for a train, you've dropped your pocketbook." "AT right shouted back the guest with out stopping, i've no further use for it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

The italian ambassador to Brazil is framing an agreement with that coun- try to protect Italian immigrants with a view to stimulating Italian immi- grafton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
EDITORIAL NOTES

So sensitive are the instruments with which earthquakes are recorded that 1t was couple of days before the reports of the location of the disturbances were received which had been indicated in various scientific ccnters all over the world. It now develops that the shocks were in the Province of Mendoza in Argentina, where 150 unfortunates were killed in one village.
 The list of things which were changed by the World War constant ly continues to grow. Now the cen- ter of the fur market of the world has come this side of the ocean. It is said that Montreal is to have that distinction and that auction sales are to be held there three times a year. Canada last year exported more than $13.O00,O00 worth of furs.
 As though topics for worry had become scarce, one of the Johns Hop kins professors has it figured out that in 21O0 A.. D. the population of this country will have overtaken ths total number of people then at 197, 900, 900 This sounds like an unfortunate con- dition of affairs, but many will refuse to get excited over it until the more past.
 The bold bad days of the frontier are being outdone in New York City Robbery and murder are daily occur ences and the police do not seem tc be able to do much toward stoppfns it It Is not in out-of-the-way cor ners, either, that the outrages occur In the midst of dense crowds and near police stations men and woner are held up, robbed and even sho- to death and in many or most of tn cases the thugs are not captured New York needs to wake up
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

PAPER A WEED KILLER in Hawaii it has been found that weeds can be kept down in sugar plantations by covering the fields with paper.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
IODAY'S WANTS

ATLAS BODY WORKS Auto Truck Body Builders Cabs. Gen. eral repairing. Windshields. 240 John St. Bar z577. T22aIl*
 SWEATERS
 A Many Woo dFo s0s sna gP Bay of faete sell at wholesale prices FIeischer's $ Mit limiting Is4 Ea sfnS Main ankens Tt5d sTATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of
 Bridgeport, ss. Probate Court, Mo-
 vember 12 1920
 Estate of Alice F. Geter, late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said District deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at tested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate
 CHARLES A. HAYWOOD.
 Administrator
 Address, 1s4 State St, Bridgeport STATE OF CONNECTICUT. District of
 Bridgeport, ss: Probate Court, De-
 cember P, 1920. Bridgeport, in said District, deceased.
 The Administrator having made appli- cation for order authorizing him to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate, as per said application on file duly appears
 Ordered, That the said az .jlication be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Bridgeport, on the 24tht day of noon, and this Court directs said Ad- | nlinistrator to give notice to all per 1 sons interested in said estate to appear l if they see cause, and be heard thereon | by publishing this order once in a news | paper having circulation in said dis 1 trict, on before the 23rd day of De l cember. A. D. 1920 and return make tc | the Court of notice given
 Attest: PAUL L. MILLER, Judge. a
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
MORE KIND WORDS.

The Star, which delights in assist ing in putting Mena and Polk county Ion tho map" in worthy fashion has been favored with many kind words of commendation for it's recent effort Here is what the Benton (Ark.) Cour- fer had to say.
 We can all admire and appreciate the efforts of the public spirited citi- Eens Of any community who are con tinually doing something for the up building and betterment of their sec. tion. Over thirty citizens of Mena were in Hot Springs this week to at tend the United States Good Roads Association convention, and they in- cidentally put Mena Ion the map" by a large majority. the large number of delegates being made acquainted with the many resources and features of this beautiful city on our western border. The special edition of the Mena Star was one of the incest in dustrial "get-ups" we ever saw, and Editor St. John certainly made a hit by getting the special into their hands. 1t stated facts about Mena in a forcefui and entertaining way, leav- ing the impression that it is an ideal place in which to live.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
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 EG AL NOT C E s.
TAX AssEssoR's NOTICE

l. J. A. Hughes, Tax Assessor in and for Polk County, Arkansas, will be at the following places herein be- low mentioned and on the dates also mentioned in said notice. for the pur- pose of assessing the personal proper ty in and for said County:
 Rich Mountain Station, May 3, fore noon.
 Rich Mountain Township, Eagleton May 3, afternoon.
 .scorn township, Aeofa May I.
 Acorn Township, Corinth, May 5.
 Center Township, Nunley. May 6.
 Center Township, Dallas, May 2.
 Potter Township, old Potter. May g.
 Mena Special, Mena, May 10 to Is.
 Ozark Township. Grannis, May II and forenoon IS.
 Ozark Township, Wickes, afternoon May IS and l9.
 ozark and White Township. Hatton forenoon May 20.
 White Township, Vandervoort. after noon May 20 and 21.
 Faulkner Township, Hartley. May 2z
 White Township. Cove, May 24 forenoon %.
 Cove Township, Hatfield, afternoon May 25, 26 and 27.
 Cedar Township, Green School House, May 2S.
 Eagle township, New Potter. May 29
 Gap Springs Township, Shady, May S1.
 Fulton Township. Board Camp, June l and 2.
 Mill Creek Township. Opal. June 9 forenoon 4.
 Big Fork Township, Big Fork, after noon June 4 and 5.
 Ouachita Township, Holly Springs June ', forenoon s.
 Ouachita Township, Bells Mill afternoon June & Ouachita Township, Ink, forenoon June g. Mountain Township, Yocana. after noon, June 3. Mountain Township. Cherry Hill June 10. forenoon II. Freedom Township, Mountain Fork, June IA.
 Freedom Township Rocky, June l5 and 16
 Potter Township, Oliver's Chapel June IT,
 All Property Owners and Poll Tax 1 Payers who fail to meet Board of As- sessors. either in person or with ap. proved list. in the townships in which they reside, will be charged a penalyt of 25 per cent, as the law directs. ]. A HUGHES. Assessor.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
4 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
 SPANNING 79 YEARS
Hatheld. Ark.. April 2S. l92o.

Hatfield, Ark, April g, 1920. l. Born in Carroll County, Tennes- see. on Friday, April 2S. Is4l.
 2. Left Tennessee, in company with about 4oo pounds of Coffee tCoffey). November 9. 1859.
 B. Landed in Sewer County, Ark, Dec. IS. 1859.
 1 Left Sevier County, Ark, for the Confederate Army. July B, 1861, 5. Captured at Island No. 10, on April s, 1862.
 6. Reached Chicago prison April 1s, 1862.
 ?. Exchanged and left Chicago on September 1, 1862.
 s. Landed at Viclsburg. Miss, on Sept. q, 1862.
 9. Landed at Port Hudson, Ga, on Nov. 6, 1862. 10. Captured and parolled at Port Hudson July 3, 1863.
 Il. Exchanged and Joined army again in November, 1888.
 I2. Landed at Marshal, Tex. ir March, 1865.
 IS. Discharged at Marshall, Tex. May 25, 1865.
 IA. Licensed to preach November. IS77.
 IS. Rode the Circuit three years and walked t one year.
 Is. This series of events began on Friday and closed today, Friday, April 2s. 1920, when four of ny dear little girl friends from Hatfield, to wit: Misses Pauline and Jessie Fulton. Hester and Helen Cummings, walked 2a1 miles each to bring me g nice present, and enjoy my dinner that was prepared hy the loving hands of my aanghter-in-law and grand daughter Mrs. Jamie and Miss Teresa Ridinrs. l wrote two verses for nv little guests, as follows: God loves and blesses ms each dav. Bless the Lord, I love Him too. You children should love Him alwav. All thru life He cares for vou Ny days on earth will soon be gone Dear children, live for God: ftung people need not live alone. Friends will help them with thai- laaa First word acrostic.
 H. H. Ridings.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
Antlers Fittea te Two Visitors.

K. W Beeson of Horatio, and John D. Baker of DeQueen were two Sevie1 county men who were in Mena on busi- IfS'sss rtuT't11ys rraTcn 1ficiuueds among ether things, initiation into the local lodge of Elks MT. Beeson, who is ir the stave business and makes head quarters at Little Rock, left for Fort Smith Tuesday afternoon, and Mir Baker, who is secretary of the Stuari Land Company, returned Go his home at DeQpeen to prepare for trip X Wichita, kas., where the company is to open an office
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
APPRAlsEMENr OF EsTRAY

County of Polk. ss:
 We. G. x. Barber, M. D. Lemming and D | Bedding. three citizens ol Polk county. and householders therein, having reen appointed appraisers by ]. I. Bedding, a Justice of the Peace of said county have this day viewed a certain mare shown 10 us by ". 4. Gordon as an estray. Said animal is a deep bay. 5 hands high aiding in the left hind leg Worth about ss5.0G.
 C. ". Barber
 M. D. Lemming
 D F. Bedding. Appraisers. Subscribed and sworn to before me this z3Td day of April. 1920. April. 1920.
 J. L. Bedding. J. P Adv. lS-lt
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
ASK AID OF TAXPAYERS
 IN MAKING ASSESSMENT
sn the Mena-oklahons Road Dlstrie, Assessors Win Meet With ProDertv
 owners-ln Mena, Too.

0WfSFS-th Mena, Too.
 Assessors on the Mena-oklaboma tine highway are going to try new venture in getting the valuations of lands in the district Beginning naxf Monday they are going into the conn. try districts and ask the landowners to help the assessment board in ret. ling square deal valuation on inc lands
 me assessors announce they will be at the following places.
 Al Rocky. Monday, May
 At Mountain Fork. Tuesday May 4
 At Divers Chapel, Wednesday May $.
 The members of the board expect the land owners will appear in person and help taem in getting the ralaes put at right figures.
 Following the trip 10 the country the board will be glad to hear from owners of city property and win de- vote the remainder Of the week to this purpose. The assessors who are ra. sponsible for the innovation are 4 $ Daniels. G. l.. Clement and 6. I. Ora. ham.
 The board is in session al the court house.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
National Forest TlHh For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Hot Springs. Ar kansas. up to and including May %, 1920. for all the merchantable dead timber standing or down and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on ali area embracing about l50 acres within section %, T. south, range g west and section 30, township 1 south. range 31 west Arkansas Ma tional Forest. estimated to be 2z5. .000 feet B,sM.. more or less. of shortleai pine timber. No bid of less than $475 per NJ feet will be considered Deposit with bid. $500. The right to reject any and Il bids reserved. Before bids are submitted, full information concerAing the timber. the conditions of sale. and the submission of bids should be ob- tainsa from the Forest Supervisor. Hot Springs. Arkansas
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
AnMfNTSTRAT0R's NOTICE OF AP- rLICATToN FOR ORDER TO SELL
 

Notice ls hereby Eiren that The un- aersigned. as administrator of the es- tate of Chas Harris. deceasea. wffl. n the zsth day af May. 1920. make arrli- ealon to the Probate Court of Polk County. Arkansas. for an order autho- Tlzing and directing him as such aa- lit5nlsiraIofs fe sell, for the purpose ot raising funds for the ravunent af the debts of said decedent the fnilowine lands situate in Polk County, Ark ansas and beionelnE 10 said estate. te wit. .-,4 4 ne NhA NV A8 the Fractional " 14 NV 4 and the Fractional NWN SN lI CT Sectien z5 in Township South Range ss Vast.
 April ef 1920.
 AS A THORNTON Administrator Aox.-F4rst pub April 1g
 Last pub. May 20, 1920
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
ARK ANSAS EDITOR PUTS
 OUT GOOD ROADS PAPER

Mir. and Mrs. V. ". St. John of Mena were among the delegates who attended the good roads convention at Hot Springs. Mir. St. John is editor of the Mena Daily Star, which got out good-sized edition with map show ing the highways thru Polk county and western Arkansas. Over 2,00o copies of the booster edition were dis trabuted during the good roads con vention. Springfield lMo.D Republic xa
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
NOTICE ron rrnrIcAT4ov.

I3tHAfIFnent of the Interior II. s. Land sii1ze at Camden, Ark. April 24. lAzh NOTICE as hereby given fhA4
 PETER KAMA pf NGDdervnor4 Arkansas. who nn March as, 1915, made homestead er- LrE No es41& for the SE5 NWak the S. NhA Section C. and the EWA NV A Section & Tcwnshlr 5 S.. Range s2 w 5th Principal Meridian has dlea notice Of intention 10 make Final Ihree Fear Proof, 10 establish claim to tne land above described. before the Arkansas. on the Bra dav Of Hume. 7esa' Claimant names as witnesses.
 William D. Arthur. ns FcvlA Mark s1odF. William Arthur all of Wander voprt. Arkansas
 E. M. TREBLE, Register. Advs-- First pDh April 2a Last pub. May 2T. 1H20.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29

4 man who has been ..cussed'' and discussed as much as President Will son has been the past few years, is 6 miracle, if he is kxing. While the President is broken in health, his worst enemy win concede he has sacri- siced that in the interest what be be- heved to be best for civilization, and for a lasting peace There are those who blaned him for not entering the world war sooner than he did, then they blamed him for getting us into WAT. An labor troables. strikes, ap- peals for aid, women suffrage and prohibition grievances have been sub mitted to him for settlement These, with numerous destructive conflAgra- lions, railroad and ship disasters, earthquakes, aroutAs. etc, make the period Of his two administrations one Of the most troublous epcchs in tho history of the world. It is a rnarve that he IS stiEI living.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29

Once more and again--therc is nothing So cheap in roads, and so ef- fectual, as reasonable amount of constant attention, II is not impos- sible that the same system would be worth while on Mena's streets.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
Patting Anreras ln Work.

c. $. Rockwell has received 6 ear. load of goats from Oklahoma which hs unleaded Monday and turned into ths brush land on Mountain Top Farn The goats are Angoras, and in addi- tion to cleaning up the brush are ex- Fectea to produce good yield of hair Mir Rockwell went to Vandervoort 1T the afternoon to sec about buying an, other herd,
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29

A clipping bureau informs The Star that to date Ss newspapers have print cd articles about the recent Highway Number. The Star has moi seen all of them. Perhaps some may have found Iot of fault
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29

Yes. Mena is grateful for the shell ter as we'll as the beauty of the noun tains around. We have reason to think of this when we hear of the ravages of tornadoes as well as when the blizzards of winter come our way and leave us unscathed.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29

les, the weeds are getting a good start on vacant lots, in alleys and along some sidewalks. To keep them down is q pretty big task for the city. Why not each property owner care for his o~s surroundings