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The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
CHEVROLET WINS
 GREAT AUTO RACE
Car of De Palma, Favorite, and in the Lead, Caught Fire-Time for the 800 Miles Was Hours. 40 Min
 utes and Is Seconds.

Indianapolis May .1.-Gaston Chev- rolet, driving Monroe car. won first place in the great 50O-mile speed con- 1 test on the PIE mile brick paved track here. His time was 5:40:16, or an average speed of S8.16 miles per hour | Reae Thomas, with Ballot. was 1 second.
 DePalma, the favorite, took the lead at 300 miles, which he held up to 475 miles, when his car, Ballot, caught fire, and Chevrolet went to the front.
 Some Fast Going. Joe Boyer, in Frontenac, was in the lead at the 100 miles with Chas- sagne second and Gaston Chevrolet third. Rene Thomas was fourth Time. l:05:47, an average of 91.36 miles an hour.
 The first smashup occurred in the 100th mile when steering connection on Art Klein's car broke. The car crashed into brick retaining wall on the turn, swerved off the course, and then darted back on to the track Neither Klein nor his mechanic was hurt. The car was wrecked. Boyer retained the commanding po- sition at 200 miles, having covered the distance tn 2:11:13. Boyer averaged 9l 45 miles per hour. Rene Thomas was second and Ralph De Palma, the favorite, third Five cars had been forced out of the race at this point due to motor trouble and minor acci- dents.
 DePalma flashed into the lead at the 300-mile mark. when Boyer ssor- ped for gasoline and oil. Less than two miles separated them. Gaston Chevrolet was third and Rene Thomas fourth. Time, 3:1S:36, an average of 90.63 miles.
 Seventy three of the worlds racing stars started on the 500-mile speed contest at 10 o'clock. hae famous iIi- dianopolis speedway had one of the greatest crowds that ever witnessed a similar event. The prize lis- Of sS5, ,000 was the richest in the history of motor racing.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
PALMER SUPPORTS
 FREE SPEECH IDEA
The Presidency States His Position Clearly.

Washington. May 27.--Flat opposi tion to government ownership of rail- roads. endorsement of federal control of manufacture of federal control of manufacture and distribution of 4'nec- essary commodities" and elimination of excess profits taxes in favor of high CT taxes on incomes from investments characterized the reply of Attorney General Palmer, made public today to the recent questionnaire submitted to presidential candidates and others by the national board of farm organi- zations.
 The right of free speech. Mir. Pal mer said. must be carefully guarded and preserved"
 q would have men preach as radi. cal doctrine as they will, l" he con tinued. ''So long as they strive to make make that doctrine effective by peace full methods" But the right of free speech is not the right of unbridled speech without responsibility"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
KILLED INDIAN INTERPRETER
Adam Wilkins Beheaded After Stab-
 ping and Body Placed on Track.
lthwest Amerlcan.

From the Southwest American
 Howe, Okla, May 26.-Adam Will kins, aged AZ years. Indian interpreter associated with J. K. Ervine, an In- dian agent at Poteau, Okla, was mur- dered last night about 9:30 o'clock, half way between Howe and Heavener. Wilkins head was cut from the body after the face had been badly stabbed and the body then placed on the rail- road track.
 The time of the murder is not def initely known. although witnesses tes- tified to the coroner that they heard shots about 9:30 o'clock. near the place where the body was found. Wilkins was at home shortly before 8 o'clock. when he was visited by the pastor of his church who stopped at the home of the former en route to church. Will kins' watch stopped at 12:37.
 coroner's inquest was held upon the finding of the body and verdict of murder by unknown persons was rendered.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
 MORE OF LIQUID JOY.
Charles Yar5reaghs Held Held to tine Grand
 Jury Under S25O Bond.

Charles Yas5=eagh Held Held tO tiie GGrani
 Jury Under S250 Bond.
 Telling two different tales about the kinds of liquid joy he had imbibed re- suited in a charge of perjury being placed against Charles Yarbrough on Thursday. Yarbrough was recently arrested and fined for intoxication. His alibi at that time was that he had drank concoction known as Mexican hot or peach cider. purchased at Ed Harvey's restaurant, and that the drink caused his muddled condition of mind. Harvey was arrested and was given hearing before Justice H. N. Smith Thursday on a charge of selling intoxicants. At this hearing Var brough gave reverse version of his first testimony and stated he had drank other things including noun tain dew, before visiting Harvey's place. There being no evidence that Harvey's drinks were intoxicating, he was discharged, but Yarbrough was immediately arrested and charged with perjury. Sheriff J. A. Thornton made the complaint. Marlborough was given hearing before Justice Smith also, and was bound over to await ac- tion by the grand jury. His bond was fixed at $250.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
AMERICAN ADS AMusE HUNS
Advertisement of Ham Marveled at
 in Germany.

Berlin, May 29.-Germans marvel at American magazines, especially at the advertisements. A writer in a Berlin paper tells of feasting his eyes on the pictures of food in a popular American weekly.
 "Who has to advertise ham in order to get rid of it in Germany 2" he face tiously asks. But the unfortunate American who has a ham to sell must first buy, at dreadful lot of money, a whole page in a magazine and, at another terrible price, hire an artist to paint picture of his ham,"
 The writer rhapsodizes over that picture, however. He tells his readers what the ham looked like:
 "A cross section, White layers of fat. Salmon pink fiesh. with streaks of fat like the rays of the sun"
 It amazed him to find that in addi- tion to the picture, the owner of the ham finally has to sing it's praises in sweet words.n
 How we pity" he exclaims. 'the American who possesses ham,"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
WE WANT MORE FARMS

On account of the large amount of advertising that we are now doing it will be necessary for us to secure more farms for our many farm buyers who will visit us to purchase farms through our agency.
 If you have farm of any size any where in Polk county call or write at once. The business methods and rep- utation of Arkansas Largest Farm Agency will be behind you in making quick deal for your property. STUART LAND COMPANY, INC. --Adv. z2 If
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
GOING BAD FOR SCRUBS.
Home Demonstration Finds Good Sup
 port In Getting Better Poultry.

Louis Johnson of the Bank of Hat field and Hall & Williams produce dealers of Hatfield, have joined forces with Miss Anna Woods, home demon- stration agent. in the campaign to swat the scrub rooster in the Hatfield trade territory on Saturday June 12. The conditions of the campaign are the same as those to be used at Gran his next Saturday. Messrs. Hall & Williams will on June 12 handle all the scrub roosters brought to their place of business, paying the owners the market price less the cost of transportation. Each person selling 8 scrub will be allowed to select pure bred rooster of the breed of his choice, and the difference in the cost of the purebred and the scrub will be finan- ced by the Bank of Hatfield.
 Miss Woods reports that in the cam- paign in the Mena trade territory which was pulled off on Saturday last 112 scrub roosters were brought In, and when these will be displaced by that many purebreds, 1t can be readily recognized that the standard of Polk county poultry flocks will be mater ially improved.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
BETTING AT FACTS
 D|N| ROAD PETITIONS
|arefuI Checking of Those for and Against the Organization of the Mena-Bis Fork Project and the
 Results Corrections Invited.

It has been common talk in recent lcnths. developing as time passed, hat the bill for the formation of the lena Big Fork road district was assed in opposition to the will of the lajority of the land owners of the erritory involved.
 On the ther hand, it was stated, on uthority Of Representative Baker, lat the petition for the district con- liued q majority. as shown by a 1ecking of the land owners on the More recently persons opposing the rad have asserted their belief that no ich petition existed, and on Friday, ay 28, three cifizens of the district ernanded this petition from Judge inEcr, in whose possession it was. d1e judge told them they could not i've it. but he would gladly show teu1. With him they inspected the titi0f and conceded it's existence and enuinencs8.
 The Star, in behalf of truth and irness. later started an investiga- pn It found, in addition to the peti- 5n for thS district, one opposing, the liter in the hands of Representative tBoth of these were carefully check
 with tho tax records in order to cerraIn 1T each Signature represent
 an actual property owner, or if ere 'VsiTse dupiieations.
 On the list favoring the improve< ant. one name was cut off because
 no property in district, and two cause they were duplicated, each ming property Individually, and al-
 d tract In Partnership, the latter [ entitling them to the added repre- ntation.
 It is claimed that one favorable titiou, containing three names, has el mislaid, and that two, known to we had some signers, were not sent On the opposing petitions, particu- 'ly iii the case of that from Opal, --s almost entirely signed in one ndwrlting, there were found quite number of Apparently fictitious ines, and other names not repre- ted on the tux books of the district. cry nsn1e, however, that could be :iphefed on fhe opposing lists, and YHr1 on the tax records, is printed. zVidenzlV there are somewhere IT forty land owners in the district on either of the lists.
 Iere are the names of property ners, checked as above, signed to litions submitted to Representative Ger for =nd against the Mena-Big TX road district:
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
INSECTS WON FIVE BATTLES.

Destroyed Paintings of csntaIoupes
 and cucumbers--Will Try Cane.
 After having made two unsuccessful attempts to get 2 stand of canteloupes and eucumbers, ". T. Morgan Is go- ing back to crop he is certain of, and plant the land in cane for hay. Mir. Morgan had 8 acres in the truck crops and on two separate plantings worms destroyed the stand. The attack of the insects was peculiar, the trucker states, in that they attacked the seed when 1t first sprouted and did not per- init the tiny plants to get above the surface fsof the ground Mr. Morgan says that he has been unaa3e to find anyone of authority to tell what 1ort of insect 1t Was that caused tho 1nna- aga. 6f how to brOveat if. V
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
THIS FARMER KNOWS
Bad Roads Cost John Rogan 7Lzc Per
 Pound on His Cotton.

All the farmers in Mena Friday were not opposed to building good roads. Among those who advocate strongly the improving of our roads was John Rogan, who with his wife, came in from Bigger. MT. Rogan said If the people of Polk county ever got a taste of good roads by having at least one built in the county they would never give them up. He has lived, he says. in communities where they op- posed good roads until they got them, then the sentiment was entirely diff ferent. The Egger farmer also told of having to hold his cotton last winter on account of bad roads. preventing taking it to the gin. He lost on an average of 71z cents pound because Of this.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
MISS ANNIE EMERY WEEDS
Surprises Relatives on Reaching Mem
 Thursday From Ashdown.

Relatives of Miss Annie Embry were very much surprised when she reached Mena Thursday and they learned that her name was Mrs. J. l.
 Pickett. The event that brought about a change of name occurred Monday at Ashdown, where the bride had been teaching school. The groom is ore of the prominent farmers located near Ashdown. He will join his bride in Mena Saturday and after short visit will return to their new homo near Ashdown. Mrs. Pickett Is the young est daughter of Mir. and Mrs. B. c. Embry, living on StilweIl Heighta and the last of a family of twelve
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
BuiIdinu TransmIssIon LIne.

Clark Thompson of Fort Smith, in charge of construction work for the Commonwealth Public Service Com pany. is in Mena supervising the con- struction of the transmission line to the waterworks well, which will fur. nish the power for keeping up the water supply this summer. U H, Hunter, J. B. Gibson, ]. L. Atkinson and Rudolph Clark constitute the force Of worimen who are assisting Mir. Thompson in the work.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
RESERVE BANK
 HEAD HAS CURE
Governor Harding Declares Reduction in Nom Essentials Necessary-He Would Dehate Credits-Ex-
 pansion Too Rapid.

Washington, May 25.--Iconomy in individual expenditures, reduction of essentials, increased production and improved transportation are need ed to reduce the cost of living and deflate credits. Governor Harding of the federal reserve board. declared today in responding to a Senate reso- lution of inquiry.
 The board is not prepared to say what are essential and non-essential loans, Governor Harding stated. This, he said, is problem for local bankers familiar with local needs.
 Governor Harding's letter, present. ed to the Senate today by Vlce-Presi- dent Marshall, came in response to the resolution of Senator Mccormack, Republican Illinois, adopted recently, requesting some outline Of steps to- ward imitation of currency and ere dits and consequent high policies" and what measures were proposed to mobolize credits for movement of the 1920 crop.
 Credits Discussed Referring to the boards warning to federal reserve members again ex- tending credits and it's increase of discount rates, Governor Harding said the board for months has recognized that the expansion of bank credits : was proceeding at rate not warrant ed by the production and consumption of goods."
 The discount rates advances, Cover nor Harding said, have checked credit transactions somewhat but have not been entirely effective in bringing about redcution in loans desired and which might normally have been ex- pected during the early months of the year"
 'iOn the contrary" he said, com mercial loans have steadily increased. Thus, it appears, that the public has anticipated demands for banking cre- dits which are virtually made later on in the year.
 Average Reserves
 "The average reserves of federal reserve banks are now little over 427h percent" he added, "as against 455 455 percent st the beginning of the year and about 5l percent K2 months ago. Governor Harding told of the recent conference here of the federal reserve advisory council and it's recommenda- tions for curtailment of credits to- gether with the opinion that conges- tion> of transportation facilities is tie- ing-up great quantities of food stuffs.
 Crop Movements
 "The board Is convinced Governor Harding continued. That if the un- sold portions of last years crops can be brought to market before the next crop natures, the liquidation of cred its which are now tied up in carrying the old crops will be sufficient to off set to considerable degree the credit demands, in moving the crop of 1920"
 In the efforts to reduce non-essen- tial loans. Governor Harding said banks were cautioned against dras- tic curtailments and advised to seek gradual liquidation and to grant loans stimulationg essential production.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

BIDS oN MENA-BIG FORK RoAD
Commissioners. in Little Rock to In- spect Offers for Construction.

Special Wire to The Star.
 Little Rock. June 2.--Bids were re- ceived today at the Highway Commis- sioner's office this morning for work on the Mena-Big Fork district. All three commissioners are here. Of the eleven bids submitted. four were for general road work, four for bridges and three for culverts.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
OPEN OFFICE AT wlckEs.
Stuart Land Company Continues to
 Enlarge BusIness.

The Stuart Land Company. which already has many branch offices, has opened it's third in Polk county, the last at Wickes. Mena and Cove are the others. The new branch will be in charge of c. M. Massey.
 The .Mena office now has four sales men. the last to be employed being G. E. Sutton. This office has three cars, and all kept busy showing Polk coun- ty realty to newcomers.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
L. Nj. Wimberly w. E. McMilIan Stephen Bates
 C.~tk&.o
Commiffee.

It will be noted that this call is to the land owners of the district, and is not restricted to the opponents anly of the improvement By this plan there should be a yet better understanding reached, and course decided upon that will be creditabie to the people of Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
Crop Movements l. oo,x.s.on,y ft
Good rroars=s on New nepos.

The foundation work on the new depot is nearing completion, and Supt. Erwin expects to begin the laying of brick next week. Aside from some minor delays in securing materials, the company has been able to push the work rapidly. They are using home labor as much as possible, and will give employment to additional men when the brick laying starts.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

If you have the itch, don't scratch. It does not cure the trouble and makes the skin bleed Apply BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT. Rub it in gently on affected parts. It relieves itching instantly and a few applications re moves the cause. thus performing a permanent cure Price 25c, soc and S1.00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.--Adv. 6
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

A bilious, half-sick feeling, loss of energy, and constipated bowels can be relieved with surprising prompt ness by using HERBINE. The first dose brings improvement, a few doses1 ptzfs the systefn in fine, vieorous co7,-, dltion RFict soc. Sold IF Jiolrlon' 'z1Fng Co., .... g
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
Bids on No. 3 Also.

Little Rock, June 2.--Five bids re- ceived on road in District No. 3. Two more contractors expected to submit figures.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

Sidney W. Duke went 10 Wombla Wednesday and drove back his car. which had been left there on a recent trip to Hot Springs. The terrible rain storm of a few weeks ago prevented MT. Duke from returning with his car at the time. He found the roads be- tween Mena and Womble rough, but not as bad as might be expected.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

H. R. Grove of EgRer was in Mena Wednesday, and reports much damage 1rom . very heavy fninetor1n Iast Saturday afternoon. e says much
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

FOR RENT OR sALE-"Plant sor-
 ghum and beat Accent sugar" Four acres. small house, at Acorn. Rent $500 a month or one-third crop. VIII sell $25 cash and $10 month. ". c. B. Allen. Phone EOS. Mena. .--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
TO THE LANDOWNERS OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. g.:

You are earnestly requested to meet at the Courthouse in Mena Tuesday June 8, 1920, at 10 o'clock a. m. I'm portanf business.
 L. M. Wimberly,
 w. B. McMislan,
 Stephen Bates.
 Committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
QTpxc's TasteIoss chln TonIle

ssssuees TIT ea&ssy by puifyin6 es pe ziehh1 1kc qa ~ soas lssi II .l ~. 1nv' 11sss rs'os q.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03
Roads Rough but PassabIe.

Adv. 132-5t 23-1t
The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-03

PROMPTLY WHEN SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
AN EDUCATIONAL CRISIS

~ OU know well that would be hard these days
I'LL support family of 10 income fixed five
to for the needs of family of four. The added
needs of the enlarged family purchasing
of would make problem that would keep father
and mother very busy
The president of the University of Oregon asserts that just
such problem this confronts the university officials and the
officials at the Oregon Agricultural College, The attendance
those schools than double what several years
when the mage allowance made. But the mage
tax produces money than formerly dollar bus
but half what it did before the
The result that living quarters unobanable faculty
members underpaid and overworked recitation in
tended to accommodate so students taking of
$50 the schools the necessity of getting
being obliged to shut their doors against who desire
collegiate training and entitled is estimated that
1000 applicants viii have be turned away fall unless
relief can be obtained.
Whatever else the people do May 20 they should vote for
the enlarged mage the colleges for the mill
elementary education The named bill is intended
marly readjust school taxation and reality not
hard pressed districts it will actual relief rather than
increased tax burden
If you friend of education study the bills to be
voted upon the primary election and
self The situation and is overstaement to
that the school family has gotten close to the ragged edge
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
UNROMANTIC JURY GIVES
ONLY $4,000 FOR PROMISE

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 23.-Ten
Thousand dollars was the price that an
unromantic jury has awarded Miss
Amy O'Connor, the Irish Rose" in
her 100000 suit against Allen Gray,
sixty-five- -year-old millionaire banker
of Evansville for breach of promise.
A smile suffused the face of the
wealthy defendant when the clerk
read the verdict. Miss O'Connor star
ed and glanced at her attorneys. She
left the room without a word. Later,
however Miss O'Connor appeared
more cheerful. Her attorneys say
they have paved the way for clear
case against william Gray, brother of
the defendant in the present SUIT
whom Miss O'Connor is suing for al
LEGGED alienation of her brothers af-
lfection. William, the Irish Rose
claims, stepped into the affair with
L her aged fiancce at the time she was
living in the apartment which Allan
Gray had provided for her in New
York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23

Humphreys was ordered to make the
prcbe by Attorney General Palmer at
Washington, ID. G.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
BEAVERS DESTROYING
WASHINGTON TIMBER

WALLA WALL4A. wash, Feb. "a
Protected by the laws of both the state
of Washington and the federal govern
ment, the beavers in the Walla Walla
and Touchet river valleys, in southern
Washington have become so numerous
that the farmers of that region com
sider them even more of a nuisance
than the jack rabbits.
The beavers have destroyed thou
sands of dollars worth of fruit trees
and rendered many acres of land use
less.
Efforts to obtain relief thus far
have proved unsuccessful The state
law protects the animals and as they
do not come within the predatory ami
NAL law, the federal officials have
been unable to do anything. DR.. A. x.
Fisher of Washington, d. c., chief of
the biological service rodent control
bureau Of the department of agricul-
ture, has been studying the situation
and it is hoped by the farmers that
some solution of the problem may be
worked out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
HUMPHREYS ARRIVES TO
PROBE HOUSER DEALINGS

SPOKANE Wash, Feb. 23.-United
State Attorney Lester w. Humphreys
of Portland, Or, arrived here today
to investigate the charges which were
recently made by the federal grand
jury here that Max II. Houser of Port
land had made sxorbitant profits
The grand jury alleged Houser
manipulated western wheat prices to
the financial benefit of himself and as
sociates in the grain and milling bus
ness.
Houser, who is second vice president
of thA United States grain corporation
vigorously denied that charges and
demanded that the federal authorities
SIT them to the bottom"
1t was at Houser's request that