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The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
TROOPS ASKED TO FORCE
 MEN TO DIP STOCK
Farmers of sequoyah County, oklaho- ma Townships Defy Law
 Governor Told

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 25.- Governor J. B. A. Robertson was ask ed today by John A. Whitehurst, pres ident of the state board of agricul- ture to declare martial law in a dis trict of Sequoyah county and send state troops there for the protection of state property.
 Mir. Whitehurst declared the farm CTS in three townships in that county are ''in open defiance of the law" rel ative to dipping cattle for the erdica- ton of the tick. He returned this morning from Sequoyah county where he has been Investigating the recent destruction of several dipping vats.
 In a proclamation issued last week Governor Robertson declared that cer- tain persons had "conspired together unlawfully and wrongfully to inter rupt and interfere with the state board of agriculture in it's work of carrying out the provisions of the tick eradica- | tion law" He offered a reward of $250 | for the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of dynamiting dipping vats erected by the state or | federal officials.
 Unable to reach the governor by telephone, as he is in the southeast part of the state in state business Mir. Whitehurst made his appeal for troops in a letter. He asserted that as result of threats all of the inspec- tors charged with enforcement of the tick law have resigned. The destruc | tion of a vat Sunday night brought the number so far destroyed to 15. he 1 reported.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
DIR. REGAIN TELLS OF EARLY LIFE OF MURDERER OF WIVES Early Jo Holden, Alias Watson, Showed Unpleasant Traits
 of Character

Editor Mena Star: Since my name
 is mentioned in the life story of that
 monstrosity, Jo Holden, alias Watson
 convicted of murdering numerous wives, and now in a California prison, may be permitted to throw ad- ditional light upon this mans charac- ter. or lack of same. Jo came to me thin. pale and ragged, pleading for a home. l thought l discovered ability
 in certain directions and paid his way
 through business college. l learned, however that education, food, shelter,
 clothing and good wages were made quate to satisfy his ambition, and thru various pretexts he became a promis- cuous borrower. He proved an ardent searcher after occult science, personal magnetism and devices whereby he might control the will of any indi' vidual. l use persuasion and destrue- ton of literature. He apparently sub sided. but several months later, in our home suddenly remarked that he could now magnetize and mesmerize any member of the family. 1 pronoun- ced him degenerate and discharged him. In the meantime, his presence in our home had become increasingly obnoxious to my family. Jo was evil dently obsessed with a determination to kill his then supposed father and when at work about the office would grate his teeth and mutter anathemos upon the old man. He carried a key to my outer office and when l discov- cred that he had slipped a double bar rel shot gun into the office took occa- sion the same day when he came to me to borrow a dollar to close deal for the gun, paying him his own price and taking bill of sale for the deere pit weapon. Later the old man Holden called and I showed him the bill of sale. He simply remarked, Well, you paid a good price for that old gun" and left my office well pleased. When Jo returned to buy the gun l refused to sell it to him at any price, but glad ly let another man have it for three dollars.
 The incipiency of the many wives was doubtless when Jo entered the of the Collecting Agency. A bright young woman laughingly told me that on returning from his first trip Jo approached her saying that it was customary for travelling men to have a girl in every town on their route and asked if she would not be his girl at Eureka Springs. Personal had evidently developed with Jo, for she said she had answered yes. :"
 egf MR Regan. NJ D
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Yankee Initiative.

Take as an example the case of the Dodge Brothers, merely because their experience and achievement are typi- cal of what occurred everywhere. When we went to war they went to Washington and offered themselves and their organization.
 We can make anything" they said, What do you want?"
 Washington didn't know what it needed that the Dodge Brothers could make. It was autumn before they were sent for
 Can you make recoil mechanism for 155-millimeter howitzers?" the war department asked
 Yes" said the Dodge Brothers. What are they?"
 They are something like this, replied the war department, showing them a French piece, "only we've i'm proved them. Here are our drawings You work from these. Give us so many thousand by such a date" They did not wait to ask questions but hurried back to Detroit to evolve plant out of nothing, to create de signs for machines and build them
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
From Dakota to Mena for Home.

From North Dakota to Mena is a long jump, but that is what F. c. Putnam made in changing homes. He has purchased the J. H. Roger farm near Mena and will miss the high winds and long winters of the North Dakota country. Mir. Roger will change from country to city homes, having bot the residence of Mrs. Min nie Nix on Fourth street and will move to it soon. The Stuart Land company arranged both transfers. The same company is also responsible for H. K. Swaze becoming a resident of Polk county. Mir Swaze lives at Man chester which is on the line between Kansas and Oklahoma. He bought from W A. Massey 300 acres of land east of Mena, which Mir. Massey only recently purchased from c. B. Sales. Mir. Swaze takes possession next Jan uarV
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Shipping Auto Thru Mountains

After trying out the roads between Hot Springs and Mena, w. H. War ren of Tampa, Fla, decided to let his auto ride a train until thru the noun tains. Mir. Warren, with a party of Florida residents, is making a motor trip to Oklahoma points. They reach ed Mena Wednesday and on Thursday loaded their car on the K. c. s. and had it shipped to Heavener, from which point they will once more start their overland trip
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Buy Liberty Bonds
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star
 With government bonds selling on a basis that makes them produce an income of 6 per cent or more-and the Victory bonds are now on 1-2 per cent basis-the treasury depart ment is amply justified in giving the general advice;
 Hold on to your Liberty Bonds and buy more"
 The person who saves money now and invests in Liberty Bonds, is cer- tain of a perfectly sure investment that not only is exceedingly profi- table under existing conditions. but that will increase in value as prices get back to normal and the value oi the dollar goes up. It isn't often that general advice on any particular investment can safely be given. A high rate of return is frequently ac companied by risk In this case a safe investment and high rate oi return go hand in hand. Buy Liberty Bonds"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
INCOMES GIVES PARTY A "rIP."
Democratic Leader Says He Found
 People Anti-Leaque.

New York, May 23.-William F. McCombs formerly chairman of the national Democratic committee and an authority on affairs within his party, tonight gave out a statement in which he deplores the injection of the League of Nations into the campaign. It never should have been a partisan issue but settled in Washington by co operation between the President and Senate. In his recent travels over the nation he reports he found "the peo pie who talk about the league at al are either overwhelmingly against Il or for very strong reservations. There are other paramount issues. he says, and draws attention to taxation and the railroads.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
SHOULD HOLD ON
 TO LIBERTY BONDS
People Urged Not to Sell Them in Treasury Department Appeal

| People OrEed ANOt to peii AAcha h'
 Treasury Department Appeal.
 Washington, May 19-"Your Lib erty Bond" is the title of an appeal to the public isued today by the Savings Division of the Treasury Department appealing for aid in bettering the Lib erty Bond situation.
 "The United States government" |" says the appeal, borrowed money from you to finance the war. You hold the governments promise to pay you back This promise is called a Liberty Bond or Victory Note. On this bond is stated the conditions un- der which the government borrowed the money from you.
 For instance: If you hold bond of the third Liberty Loan, it states that on April 15 and October IS of each year until maturity, you will re- ceive interest on the amount you paid for the bond Other issues bear other rates of interest. and other maturity dates. all of which are clearly stated on the bond.
 Now, if you keep your bond until the date when the government pays you in full for it, you do not need to worry if, in the meantime, the price is low one day or high the next. You and Uncle Sam are living up to your agreement with each other, and neither will lose by it.
 "On the other hand, if you sell your Liberty Bond now, you will find that the man you sell it to will not give you a dollar you paid for it. The price has been brought down because so many people are offering to sell their bonds. If the market is flooded with tomatoes, you can buy them cheap, but if everyone is clamoring for toma- toes and there are few to be had, the price goes up. The same is true of Liberty Bonds. Shortsighted people are dumping them on the market and wise ones are buying them.
 "The best advice that can be given to the owner of a Liberty Bond is this: Hold the bond you bought dur ing the war; it is safe and sound as the United States government itself.
 Buy as many more at the present rate as you can afford. If you hold them to maturity, you're bound to make the difference between what they sell at now and their face value You will receive good interest on your investment.
 Hold on to your Liberty Bonds and buy more."
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
SUGAR INFLUENCED BY PRICE
 CUTTING DROPS THE LIMIT

New York, May 21.-Heavy general selling in the sugar futures market here today broke prices a cent a pound, the full maximum decline per- mitted in any one days sugar ex- change trading. Continued agitation against the high cost of living coupled with the threat of preserving indus tries to close rather than pay "exor- bitant prices" for sugar, was attri- buted as the cause for the reaction.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Mena to Be Headauarters.

MT. and Mrs. John D. Baker and their children have returned from Wichita, Kas. where they went short time ago with the intention of staying for few months, while MT. Baker looked after establishing a branch of the Stuart Land Company, of which he is secretary They did not find suitable quarters in which to reside and this caused their return. Mir. Bak. CT went to DeQueen Friday to attend to business, but returned to Mena Saturday, and will arrange to make this permanent headquarters.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Maklna Exc,,ses

From the Fort Smith Times Record.
 Senator Gore, frantically searching for an excuse for voting against the draft law, that put every man on an equality in the matter of military ser vice and produced the best and most democratic army ever mobilized in defense of human liberties, has hit upon an ingenious, if not convincing excuse. He is reported to have saic that he did it because his own physl cal infirmities prevented his going t war and he didn't want to make otn CTS fight for their country" Need w
 say more? Isn't he convicted out 0 ms own mouth of rankest insincerit
 and evasion.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Attended a Great MeetIna.

W. F. Holt returned Friday after noon from his trip to Washington, D. c. where he attended the great meet ing of Baptists. One of the features oi his trip to the nations capital was the opportunity to get look at President Wilson. Rev. H. L. Waters, who also attended the church meeting, preced. ed Mr. Holt home by a few hours. Mir and Mrs. Trustworthy, the other local delegates, are expected to return early next week
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Findlno oil and Gas Sand.

L. M. Clark who has been at Elgin, Okla, helping in the development of the first we'll of the Patrick oil & Gas company, is spending a few days at home in Mena. Progress on the well has been satisfactory despite draw backs and MT Clark is much encour. aged. He reports there was a good showing of oil and gas sand at deptf of only 1855 feet.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
STATE INTO VAT DESTRUCTION
Oklahoma Takes Steps to Push Prose.
 cution of Offenders.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 2l.- Governor Robertson this afternoon issued a proclamation offering a re- ward of s250 for the arrest and convic- tion of any person found guilty of dy- namiting dipping vats erected by the state or federal officials and used by them for the purpose of dipping cattle for the eradication of ticks.
 The proclamation was issued as a result of reports reaching the govern or that eight vats had been blown uI in the eastern part of Oklahoma, and that local officials were unable to cope with the situation
 The governor has ordered the attor ney general to send representatives tC assist in the prosecution of any ont arrested in connection with the de struction of vats.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Hit in Oklahoma

Ardmore, Okla, May 21.-Sweeping reductions of twenty per cent have been announced by all the larger stores of Ardmore while one large shoe house advertises big" reduction in shoe prices. The price cut reach ed the food emporiums today when one cafeteria put out it's menu with food marked one third off.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

Food prices still climb, says the re- port, and chief among the climbers are potatoes and sugar Nature and the gardens will sent the first to long hard fall in few more days, and there are some indications that sugar is about due for bump.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
SALESMAN

A fast growing organization has ar ranged with a school of salesmanship to give a free course to a limited num- Der. 1t is a course of boiled-down, usable, understandable facts and prin- ciples of salesmanship. Having stud jed it you can sell. An opportunity to gain the prestige, influence, and earning power you have desired. If you have energy and ambition enough to master this course, we need you on our sales force. Prompt reply is giv- en prompt attention. Address
 SCHOOL OF SALESMANSHIP
 c0 this paper.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
old Fashioned Picnic Arranoed

An old fashioned picnic, the first big one of the season, has been arranged for Saturday night and Sunday at the Big Eddy on the Ouachita river south of Ink. A feature of the gathering will be the appearance of the Mena string band. which includes some of the city younger musicians. Boating, swim ming. fishing will be included in the sports of the gathering.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR PROsEcUTTNG ATTORNEY.

The star is authorized to announce
 C, E. JOHNSON of Ashdown as a candidate Tor Prose cutting Attorney for the Ninth Judicial circuit. subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 The Star is authorized to announce
 GEORGE R. STEEL Rf Ashdown as a candidate for Prose- suting Attorney of the Ninth Judicial circuit subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 The Star is authorized to announce
 l. NJ. JACKSON of Nashville Howard county, as can dfdate for the office of Prosecuting At torney of the Ninth Judicial circuit. subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 FOR STATE SENATOR The Star Is authorized to announce
 BEN H. JOHNSTON as candidate for reelection, second term, as State Senator from the Thirty. fourth district comprising Polk ana Scott counties, subject to the will of the voters at the Democratic primary.
 FOR REPRESENTATIVE. The Star is authorized to announce
 FREEMAN L. JOHNSON as a candidate for Representative or Polk county. subject to the acton or the Democratic primary.
 FOR COUNTY JUDGE. The Star Is authorized to announce
 H. W. FINGER as candidate for the office of County and Probate Judge of Polk county. Tor reelection (2d term), subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 FOR SHERIFF. The Star is authorized to announce
 J. A. THORNTON as candidate for reelection, second term. for Sheriff and ex-Officio Collec- tor of Polk county, subject to the &C., fion of the Democratic primary. The Star Is authorized to announce
 W. F. HUNGATE of Grannis as Candidate Tor sherln subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 FOR CIRCUIT CLERK. The Star is authorized to announce
 W. l.. PARKER s as candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk of Polk county. subject to the will of the voters at the Democratic primary August 10, 1920.
 The Star Is authorized to announce
 WILL ALEXANDER as a candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk of Polk county, subject to the action of the voters of the Democratic party at the primary to be held August 1e. 1920.
 FOR COUNTY CLERK. The Star is authorized to announce
 W. F. ANDERSON as a candidate for the office of County Clerk of Polk county, subject to the action or the Democratlc pFlmary' The Star is authorized to announce
 ]. A. HUGHES as a candidate for County Clerk Of Polk county, subject to the pleasure of the voters of the Democratic primary. FOR COUNTY TREASURER The Star is authorized to announce
 w. P. MOUNT as a candidate for reelection tsecond term) to the office of Treasurer of Polk county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election on August 10. 1920.
 FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR. The Star is authorized to announce
 T. W ANDERSON as a candidate for the office of Assessor of Polk county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. The Star is authorized to announce
 J. B. WALLACE as a candidate for the office of Assessor of Polk county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 The Star is authorized to announce
 MARQUIS l.. MILLER as a candidate for the office of Assessor of Polk county. subject to the action Of the Democratic primary.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
WANTED TO SELL Farm of fort

acres. All under good fence, eigh- teen acres in cultivation. now in growing crop. Located in good straw berry locality Also ideal. for rais- ing truck and stock. outside range seven miles from town. Improve ments alone on this farm would cost over two thousand dollars. Owner is going back to city and for quick sale will take sixteen hundred dollars
 Half cash, balance terms. If interest
 ed act quick. For particulars address | J. C. Mills, owner, Grannis. Ark or , inquire at McCurly Drug Store 1, Adv. % 1t 'V's s'
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
PatlIIo-paniels.

At the home of the brides parents, the Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Green. at o'clock Wednesday night, took place the wedding of Harold H. Daniels and Miss Jewell Patillo, Rev. w. B. Green performing the ceremony. The groom is a son of MT. and Mrs. F. II. Daniels and Is a hustling transfer man. Tn,
 brides mother goes soon to spend th'
 summer in Kansas City and the younI 1 folks win occupy the home place, 30 ! Eighth street during that period
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

Nothing that is reasonably possible could hit Mena and Polk county so hard--set back the wheels of progress so far-as the failure to go on, in a sane manner with road improvement. But you know there are people to whom the right time to start such work never comes.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

It was a terrible blow to the people of Hanover, Kas., when the head of its bank departed, leaving behind short age of approximately F million dol- lars. But, on top of that, comes the word that he had been exchanging Liberty bonds for German marks and German bonds.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

Chicago has just finished a new bridge after twenty years of effort. Don't be impatient, folks. Polk coun- ty will have some good roads by and
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
PENRosE HAS A RELAPSE.

Senator in Serious Condition, but Not
 in Immediate Danger.
 Philadelphia, Pa, May 23.-Senator Boies Penrose, who has been i'll at his home here since last fall, had a re- lapse yesterday and was reported to- night in a serious condition. His phy- sicians say that, although he is very i'll, he is not in immediate danger.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
PREDICTS WHEAT AT ss
Railway Head Says Lack of Heln
 Will CurtaI Crop.

Seattle, Wash, May 23.-Five dol lar wheat may be expected before the 1921 crop is harvested, Louis w. Hill, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Great Northern railroad, said to- day.
 He said it had been impossible for growers to hire enough men to plant the crop, and that they would be ham pered by lack of harvest hands.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Home Grown Cherries on Market.

First of the seasons crop of home grown cherries have appeared in the Mena market. The fruit is not so highly colored as usual, due, it is be- lieved, to the lack of sunshine the past week. The crop of cherries will not be as large as usual this year
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

Keep after the potato bugs. If ne- cessary pick them, place them on one board and smash them with another just so they are smashed
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
PRICE CUTTING TO WHOLESALERS NOW
Big Department Stores Declare Will Cease Purchasing Until Reductions Are Made-Sugar Drops
 the Limit.

New York, May 21.-The price cut ting movement here today reached some wholesalers, when managers and buyers of prominent department stores announced their establishments would refuse to purchase from job bers until substantial reductions were made. The department stores which claim to offer reductions from Il to 50 percent now demand that whole salers mark concessions to them.
 An official of one of the largest de- partment stores with branches in SIX cities said:
 We are not buying future stock now and will not until manufacturers and wholesalers come down with their prices Normally we buy $75O,OO0 oi furs on our initial purchase. So far we have refused to purchase sin gle piece"
 Similar statements were made by officials of other stores.
 Point to Reaction.
 Some representative wholesalers of wearing apparel declared they be- lieved the price cutting movement throughout the country to be artifl- cial and uneconomic, asserting that 1t had stimulated buying without cor responding increase in production, and a reaction was bound to come.
 Meanwhile. local merchants in lines other than foodstuffs continued to ad- vertise reductions. The first reduction in food was announced yesterday when one of the largest cabarets and restaurants in the city stated it had cut all items on it's menu 30 per cent,
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

Yes, cotton slumped $10 bale, and wheat, corn and meat are slipping. The reign of the soc dollar is drawing to a close-and the war debt has to be maid
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27

Dr. T. Nj. Fletcher-Cox Building. Hours 9 to Il a. m. and to 4:30 p. m. Special attention given to diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. Glasses fitted-Adv. 56 II If
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
rnR CouNTY AssEssoR.

There are signs-read the ads in The Star this week that old H. c. l.. is scheduled for a hard fall.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
Down in Texas

Eagle Pass, Texas, May 21.-Cost of living in this section of the Texas Mexican border received its first blow today when all the Eagle Pass stores announced a general price reduction of 25 per cent