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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
CONSTANTINE HOPES
TO REGAIN THRONE
Former King of Greece Declares He
Never Abdicated-Wants to
Go Back.

Paris, Aug. 27.-Former King Con-
stantine Of Greece still hopes to re-
gain his throne, claiming he never
abdicated and that he is still consid-
cred the Greek sovereign by major
ity of the people Of that country, says
the Lucerne correspondent of the Ex-
celsior. In the course Of an interview
with the dethroned monarch, the cor
respondent was told that Premier
Venizelos will not be able to conduct
affairs in Greece so as to give that
country her true place among nations.
Constantine denied having in any way
been involved in the attempted assas-
sination of the Greek premier in this
city.
II await here" the former king said
to the correspondent, with resigna-
tion for the day when, by the will of
the people and by force of tradition,
will resume the throne which / unde-
servedly lost. | never abdicated and
the greater part of the people still
consider me king"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
No Rule of Justice Gives Mankind Something for Nothing
OLIGARCHY PLANNED
TO CHOOSE HARDING
Plan Made Long Before the COnven-
tion, is Claim

Muskogee, Ok, Aug. 31.-"The
nomination of Warren G. Harding
as the republican candidate for pres
ident is the elimination of plans
made by the senatorial oligarchy' at
the time of the reorganization of
congress.
Money almost upset the plans OF
the senatorial oligarchy' before the
national convention, and now money
is upsetting the plans Of the entire
republican party"
mThese were statements made by
w. w. Hastings of the 5th okla
homa congressional district last
night at the organization meeting of
the democratic central committee, OF
which R. M. Mountcastle was elected
chairman.
"The senatorial oligarchy' agreed
at the time of Reorganization of
congress that if Representative Gil
lete was elected speaker of the house
of representatives, and Boies PEN
rose was made chairman of the sem
atorial finance committee, Harding
should be the republican candidate
for president" Congressman Has
tings said.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
BELFAST IN A BLAZE
OF FIRE AND FIGHT
Incendiarism and Bitter Fighting
Mark City's Worst Day-More
Than 100 Victims of Outbreaks
of Whom Were Slain.

Belfast, Aug Today's rioting
in Belfast probably has been the
worst in the history Of the city, there
being 6 deaths since z o'clock this
morning. The total death toll for the
weekend is fourteen, in addition to
one hundren wounded.
The trouble started early in York
street, one of the main arteries along
which the principal spinning mills
and tobacco factories are situated.
The Sim Feiners attacked the
shipyard workers on their way to
work. They stoned them, and when
the workers retaliated the Sim Fein-
ers brought revolvers into play. Many
men were wounded, and the fierce
conflict continued for an hour before
military armored cars arrived and
forced the combatants to desist.
Is 'No Mans Land"
Soldiers are busy patrolling con-
siderable distance of the thorofare,
which remained veritable ''no mans
land" On more than one occasion
machine guns were in action, and hos
pitals were kept busy. Four deaths
occurred in this area.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
Prosperous Communities Only Thru Stand
REVOLT IN CHINA GROWS.
Canton Seized by Rebels as Step To-
ward Peking's Capture.

Peking, Aug. 2S (delayed) Martial
law has been declared in Canton in a
move of the southwestern military
government for the overthrow of the
Peking government, according to the
Asiatic News Agency.
DIR. Sun Vat Sen, first president of
China, DR.. WI Ting Fang and Tang
Shao vi, leaders OF the southwestern
military government in Canton, today
issued proclamation lauding Cen
eral Tang Chi Yao as the George
Washington of China" to whom they
look for Overthrow of the illegal gov
ernment at Peking," according to this
agency.
General Tang, who holds military
control over Yunnan, Kweichow and
Szechuen provinces in opposition to
the Peking government, is one of
China's youngest prominent military
men.
Military headquarters have been es-
ablished at Chungkiang in the eastern
part of Szechuen province as head
quarters of the new government
1t is reported that General WI Pei
Flu probably will lead an army for the
Peking government against Sxechuen.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
UNCLE SAM HAS
DIVORCED ROADS
At Midnight Tuesday Turned Trans
portation Lines Back to Individual
Control Under Act-Goyernment
Control Proved Expensive.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Estimated
to have cost the government one hun
dred million dollars monthly for the
past six months, the clause of the
transportation act which guarantees
earnings to railroads of the country
will cease to be effective at midnight
tonight and the roads again will be on
their own resources. Further loans
from the government, however, Will
be available from the revolving fund
created by the act.
Definite information as to the cost
to the government of the earnings
guarantee provision probably will not
be known for several months as the
various railroads face considerable
task in balancing their books in order
to give detailed operation figures. The
Bureau of Railway Economics, how
ever, has estimated that since the car
riers were returned to their owners
on March their earnings have been
six hundred million dollars below
their standard return.
Most railroads have certified to the
interstate commerce commission and
to the treasury that they have incur
red deficits during the six months
period and have asked for advances
under the guarantee clause pending
final reports as to their losses. Roads
make application for advances before
midnight tonight, otherwise they must
wait for compilation of the sums Of
fered them by the government
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
Cheers fer Cox at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Aug. ga capacity
audience at Syria Mosque cheered
and cheered Governor Cox's address.
The applause was heightened by tin
horns, hung at each seat, which
screeched their approval of the gov
ernors statement.
As he read the list Of cities report
ed quotas, Governor Cox coming to
the 100000 set opposite Dayton, his
home town, interpreted:
"It will take sixty times sixty
thousand to carry Dayton"
The governor also predicted he
would carry Ohio.
Goveror Cox mixed into his pre-
pared address humorous and sarcas
tic references to the reports Of repub-
lican subscriptions.
Among the governors auditors
were Wilbur w. Marsh of Iowa, dem
ocratic national treasurer, Ed H.
Moore Of Youngston, Ohio, the gov
ernor's preconvention manager, and
many other party notables.
Commenting on the reported "un-
derwritings" of contribution quotas,
Governor Cox suggested that small
group of men wouAi guarantee pay
ment in the event Of deficits in pop
ular subscriptions.
They'll need the money" he inter-
jected.
Besides declaring, as he concluded
his statement on republicans contri-
buttons, but he renewed his charges
and accepted Mr.. Hays challenge,
Governor Cox said.
Il prove the charges"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
HEAVY LOSS AT HUME. MO.
Strip Seven Miles Wide Was Swept
b. Stern.

Hume, Mo. Aug. 29.-Destroyine
all unharvested crops and wrecking
buildings in its path, a windstorm--
virtually a tornado-accomp by
eighgt inches of ram, swept a strip
of seven miles wide across Bates
county aerly last night. The damage
viii reach several thousand dollars,
tho no estimate of losses has been
made. The storm, travelling from
west to east, subsided about four
miles east of here. No one was in
jured.
The Anderson garage on Main
street was demolished and many mot
or cars wrecked when the building
collapsed. Other nearby buildings
were damaged, and many trees in the
city park and along the streets were
uprooted. On the Thompson farm,
west of here, large barn and silo
were blown down and several sheep
were killed. :
Fort Scott, Kas., Aug. PA
storm of the proportions of tornado
swept path about two miles wide
last night from point near Mound
City, in Linn county, Kansas, to
Hume, in Bates county, Missouri. Il
was accompanied by terrific hail
storm, which stripped the cornfields,
doing immense damage to the crops.
Two miles north of Prescott. Kas..
the farm home of George Elder was
destroyed, and Mr.. and Mrs. Elder
were severely injured. At Lyndon.
a junction point on the Frisco rail-
road, two refrigerator cars were I'M
rooted. Barns and small buildings
were reported blown over, and many
casualties, none of which are serious,
are reported.
Pleasanton, Kas., Aug. 29.-Great
damage TO property resulted from an
electrical and hailstorm here last
night. One barn burned after being
struck by lightning. Windows in
nearly every house in town were
shattered, but no one was reported
injured.
Grat damage to the corn crop was
done, in many places the corn being
blown TO the ground.
Rich Hill, Mo-. Aug. 29.--The rain
and hailstorm which struck here last
night did little damage In this vicin-
itv. but it was more severe short
distance north and northwest.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
INDUSTRIES IN ENGLAND
FACE SERIOUS CRISIS
Conditions are Uncertain and il is
Predicted Labor Troubles Will
Follew Decrease in Wages.
(By international News Service.

tBy International News Service)
Washington, Sept. Industrial
conditions in England are uncertain,
according to ddvices received by the
Commerce Department.
The British manufacturing plants
especially textiles and clothing manu-
factories, are facing a situation of
curtailed orders and in many in
stances labor conditions threaten.
Whiie present production has been
fairly well maintained some anxiety
is felt for the future, the report de-
and general decrease in prices inn
pedes. With the decreased prices a
fall labor wages is predicted. That
labor troubles will result if wages
are lowered is predicted
One report from Blackburn shows
that the market for cotton goods pro-
deced there has fallen off. Much of
the output was shipped to China and
India. The natives have been unable
TO keep abreast with the increased
prices, it is reported. Going into
this subject Alfred Hutting, an at
tache of the American Consul Gen.
erals Office, says:
Wages in the spinning industry
are very high, and, altho this may be
justifiable while the big profits are
being made, return to more normal
conditions will make the relations be-
tween labor and capital difficult.
The British embargo on coal is
hampering prosperity in port centres
the reports declare. In local centres
prospects in most every case where
prosperity now exists are reduced to
fair.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
POLK COUNTY TEACHERS ASSN
PfoE<&n, for Meeting to Be Held at
Aatdeld. September 1O-11, 1920.

4 MIA II v ENlNN.
Qt411ng Exercises led by the Pres
3deHf mos Musgrave.
W6Icome Address. DIR. ConnalIy.
R6sponse, T. j. Wilbanks.
How the Rural Schools Nav Be
Made Better" Prof. Watkins, Princi-
pal al Hatfield.
ErtErtainment, Hatfield School.
SATURDAY, $3.50 A. M.
ksnaarks by the President, Amos
Mus8ruFe.
Onward, Christian Soldiers"
he County Program, w. H. Nor
How We May Use the State Course
"a *<u4y," G. NJ. Woods.
= n g 5zz the County Library Pay?"
~ l<1 Eouise Durham.
WHY Every Teacher Should Be a
4unzezI4er to The Arkansas Teacher"
Mrs Give Jones.
Isanortance of Normal Training"
+ kowman. Superintendent of the
Wena schools.
lup1rtance of Reading the County
: = =: 3:s;==7 ;==:- = = Hiss Faith Kirsch.
Making Live County Teachers
sso<lation," c. e. Sherman.
HQslness Session..
"a 31C& &Iianeous Session.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
BUILT AN ATTRACTIVE HOME.
w. c. b. Allen Uses Materials That
are Different.

w. c. B. Allen, who left Wednesday
morning for Hope where he will do
geological work for an oil develop
ment company, has just completed a
new home at 122 Cam street that is
unique in many respects. The roof
and siding are made of a patented
material known as asbestos slate.
warranted fireproof. The interior
lining is beaver board. Between the
two. are two layers of regular wood
en- sheeting. The house is not only
attractive in appearance but is GER
tain to be warm and snug in winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen have practically
rebuilt the house and added extra
rooms. A large 40-foot porch in the
front also adds to the looks Of the
new home.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
A LESSON in CATTLE TICKS.
]. F. Bass Visits Oklahoma and Wants
Others to Know.

j. F. Bass. who lives in Union Grove
district, about ten miles northeast of
Mena, has had lesson in cattle ticks,
and thinks it will do good if The Star
tells its readers about his experience.
Mr.. Bass returned recently from a
visit to a brother-in-law, Middaugh
Cox, in Oklahoma. some miles west
of Hatfield. No dipping has been
done in that section, and Mr.. Bass
says ne saw more ticks there in day
than in Posey Hollow in months, and
that his brother-in-law states that the
ticks are eating his cattle alive"
Mr.. Bass is quite sure that a few
experiences such as he has had If dis
tributed among the men opposing tick
eradication in Polk county, would
bring sudden end to such agitation.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
TENNESSEE REN|CS
ON SUFFRAGE BILL
House, by Vote Of AZ to "a, Refuses to
Concur in Senate Passage of Act to
Enfranchise Women-Wire to
President Wilson.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 31.-The
Tennessee house of representatives
today voted to not concur in the ac-
ton of the senate in ratifying the
federal woman suffrage amendment.
The vote was 47 to "a, with twenty
members not voting.
The house in a few minutes before
by viva voce vote had made motion
to reconsider its action of August 18,
in concurring in the action of the SEN
ate.
Following the action of the house,
Miss Josephine A. Pearson, president
of the Tennessee division of the
southern woman's league for the re-
lection of the, Susan B. Anthony
amendment, sent the following tele-
gram to President Wilson:
"Your sponsorship not sufficient to
carry suffrage in Tennessee"
The suffrage majority August 21,
altho there was not a quorum present,
took from the journal motion placed
there August 18 by Speaker Seth
Walker that the house reconsider rat.
ification and defeat it. Thirty OF
more anti-suffragists had gone tc
Alabama to break the quorum, but the
suffragists declared state laws gov
erning Legislative action did not ap-
ply in the case of consideration of a
federal matter
Following action today on a motion
to expunge from the journal all pro-
ceedings of August 81, except the roll
call and point of order of Speaker
Walker that there was no quorum, a
motion that the resolution be copied
on the journal and carried. 1t then
was moved that the house take from
the journal the motion to reconsider
Representative Rillick of Memphis
leader of the suffragists, made point
of order that the resolution had passed
from the hands of the house, but was
overruled and the motion carried
Then the house proceeded to vote that
1t did not concur in the senate ratifi.
cation of the measure.
1t is not thought the above action
is legal and it is not taken seriously
by authorities, it is said
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
REAL ESTATE ON THE MOVE.
During Past Week One Local Firm
Handled Seven Properties.

Real estate changes are beginning
to become more numerous in Mena
and vicinity as the fall season ap-
proaches. During the past week Al
len & Mcmillan completed seven
transfers of property in city and coun-
try. Sales arranged by them include
the following:
Frank Thompson, Goa farm near
Nunley, to S. r. Jones, Bolton, Tex.
d. w. Cannon, 40a farm, 21a miles
east of Mena, to T. j. Earhart, Como,
Tex.
C. French, home on Gam street, to
J. E. Woodson.
j. E. Woodson. residence on Gam
street, to A. e. Larrick.
j. M. Purdy, 20a suburban place, to
j. <. Woodson.
j. M. Hawthorne, residence, corner
Reeves and Locust street, to ]. E.
Woodson.
j. E. Woodson, residence, Locust
street, to J. H. Woolsey.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
WASPST|NCS FATAL.
TOA POLK CO. NAN
Leonard Rose Of Grannis Stung Many
Times About Head When Compan-
ions Threw Cucumbers at Nest
Prosecutions May Follow.

After having escaped the perils of
soldier life, Leonard Rose, young
man living at Grannis, succumbed to
an attack of wasps, his death occur
ring last Sunday at the home of his
father, Felix Rose. The death of the
former soldier, attributed directly to
stings from the infuriated insects, is
one of the most unusual ever reported
in Polk county.
According to the best facts obtain
able young Rose was one of the help
ers engaged in harvesting cucumbers
at the Cannon farm near Grannis ear
ly in the present month. Fellow
workers hid Roses basket in which he
gathered cucumbers, beneath bush
which contained large nest of wasps.
When the young man went to get the
basket, some of his companions are
said to have thrown cucumbers at the
nest, arousing the wasps and causing
them to come out and attack him. He
was stung, according to report, at
least fifty times, mostly about the
head and face; portions of his body
swelling to many times their normal
proportions.
Medical attention was given Young
Rose and he improved sufficiently to
later go to Louisiana and work in the
oil fields. While there he became i'll
and returned to Grannis, living but a
few days after getting back. Physi-
clans who attended him are said TO
have attributed his death to condi-
tions brought about by the wasp
stings.
1t is possible that prosecution of
those responsible for the wasps at
tacking Young Rose will follow, but
no action has yet been taken. During
the world war Rose was called to do
service as soldier, but did not get to
go overseas.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
cox CONTINUES
WAR ON GREED
Confident When Facts Soak in the
Public Win Give Verdict of Dis
approval-Pleads for League
of Nations

New Haven Conn, Aug. 2T-A
promise to continue his fight to para
lyze the hand of greed, selfishness
and corruption that is trying to pur-
chase the presidency was made by
Governor Cox, Democratic presiden-
tial candidate, soon after his arrival
here today to open the Connecticut
campaign.
81 am confident" he said, speak
ing to the. young voters league Of
this state, that as soon as the facts
soak into the understanding of the
people their verdict will not be one
of disapproval, but of stirring indig-
nation.
A plea for the league of nations
was made by Governor Cox. The
candidate urged square deal for
the boys who saved the republic dur
ing the recent war"
1T will be a constant reproach to
the civilization of this country" he
said, that it was necessary to mar
shall millions of our young men in
the war. The task is now to make
it as absolutely impossible to have
wars in the future"
"An effort is to be made to edu-
cate public thought to convince them
that the league does not mean war,
said Governor Cox, reiterating that
congress only may declare war and
that no treaty can override thecon-
stitution.
"The creed of selfishness" in world
affairs was deplored by Governor Cox
who declared that the mothers Of
America now have the ballot and will
use it to prevent war.
His presence in this university city
inspired Governor Cox, apparently,
to discuss educational problems. He
said that boys born poor could thank
their good fortunes. Stating that he
had been fortunate enough TO secure
college education Governor Cox ad-
ded: 81 hold a diploma from the
school of hard knocks, and | am glad
of it, for | believe that no one of the
requirements of the president of the
United States is to have had the ex-
perience of the under man. The un-
der man must do his own fighting.
Powerful interests and combinations
have their representatives at the
seat of government, but the under
man only has congressman and the
nraSidaf7f -
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
HE LIKES THE FORD SEDAN.
J. ]. Coker Travelled 100 Miles Over
All Kinds of Roads-No Trouble.

After travelling 100 miles in Ford
sedan, ]. j. Coker is enthusiastic over
the performance of his car. Mr.. Cox
er and family recently completed a
trip from Mena to Lincoln, Ala, and
made the trip over all kinds of roads.
He writes a Mena friend he had no
trouble of any kind, not even a pune
ture, and took air for tires but once
Telling of the sedan, the Mena man
writes:
Il have driven Ford touring car
and the sedan, and will say that if you
want to combine pleasure with service.
use sedan. Some say that they will
not stand rough roads, but that is a
mistake / drove from Helena to
Memphis, 65 miles, in two hours, and
followed Packard. The man driving
said he was going 45 miles an hour,
and we were right after him. My
father here is a doctor and has a
Ford touring car ordered, but l gave
him ride in my sedan and now he
is going to change"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02
FIRE A UNIoNIsT WEAPON
Shankhill an Inferno in Excursion
to Heaven or Other Place.


to Heaven or Other Place"
Belfast, Aug. 30.-The Shankhill
district of Belfast late tonight was a
blazing inferno. Nearly score Of
fires had been started, and virtually
all the grocery stores and public
houses owned by Catholics in the dis
trict were being destroyed. The po-
lice fired on the crowd during the dis
turbances, infiicting several casual
ties.
The men killed Saturday night ana
Sunday We're declared to be Sim
Feineis, while those killed today were
virtually all Unionists.
The mills, factories and schools
shops in the disturbed areas were ah
shut tight.
In this mornings disturbances,
Royal avenue at the end of North
street became the scene of intense
activity. Baton charges by the police
were watched with eager interest
from the windows of big stores.
Armored cars arrived at the scene
headed for Shankhill. This being
on orange locality on edge to avenge
the "Marrowbone" invasion of the
unionists. Crumlin road was hum
ming like a bee hive with workers
proceeding toward the city, who
found themselves "storm Bound"
An elderly lady, who was there
among others at the railroad depot,
stared at the crowds and remarked to
an overall clad worker:
rs ther a big excursion on?
Eyes, ma'am," was the reply, ito
heaven or the other place.