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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11
PURSUED AND SHOT DEAD
Young Man Slain in Chester as He
Sought Refuge in Store.

Chester, Pa, March 11.-Joseph Vir-
gflio, twenty-five years old, was shot
and instantly killed in the doorway
of Michael Pascuccis' store, Third and
Howell streets, where he had sought
refuge from his pursuer.
His assailant has not been arrested,
but is believed to be in hiding near
the scene of the crime. One report
is the men fought over game In a
pool room and another it was q quar-
rel for the affections Of girl.
Virgflio carried a registration card
showing he had been drafted at Eliza
beth, n. J., for war service. He was
employed at the Merchants Shipbuild-
'ag nlan+.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11
GIANT INT BOMBS
SKATER ICE JAM
Army Airmen Drop 5OO-POund
EXPLOSIVES in SueQuShdnna.
THE GORGE STARTS Moving
Many Towns Believed 10 Have Es
capped PeriIs From Ice Ffoes. Saia
to Be the Worst in Fifty Years.

Port DepuSjt, Md, March 1I-Four
giant 5OUpound INT bombs, dropped
into the ice gorge on the Susquehan-
ma river four miles below here has
started the jam moving
Army aviators, using big Marin
plane with two Liberty motors, drop
ped the big fellows" into the midst
of the ice pack just north of Havre de
Grace, and succeeded in opening
channel Unless +he floods increase,
this and other towns on the lower
SusquehanTa are believed to have eS-
capped the peril that threatened from
the CONCEALED ice foes thai have been
pronounced the worst i'll fifty years.
The big 500-pound American bombs
used seem TO have turned the trick"
said Lieutenant Rene r. Studler, who
has been dropping the bombs. eve
had fair success with the 112 and go
pound British explosives, but the 500
FOUNDERS were the ones that counted.
'"They broke up several of the worst
jams in the river and the pack has
started to move toward Chesapeake
Bay. We also dropped Il couple of
25O-pound bombs from the De Havi-
land ships and these also did good
work"
Later Lieutenant Studler and Lieu
tenant Lester ]. Sweeney, his pilot,
started for Lancaster in their De
Havifand with a couple of 250-pound-
ers to look over the ice gorges around
Columbia Permission was granted to
make the trip a. the request of the
Lancaster county authorities
The army planes leave from the
army proving grounds at Aberdeen
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11
State OF Unio. lily o. Tol1

6Idto Va ouAO1 <IIy VI 4oIF''.
Lucas .ou1tS SIS.
Franz } Cheney MAKES oath that
ne is srn'n. partner of the firm of
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. doing business
in the City of TOLEDO, County ana
State aforesaid, and that said rrm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use Of HALLS CATAR aA
MEDICINE. FRANK ] CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and fab.
csribee in my presence. this 9Th day
of December, A d 1885. a. w
GLEASON, (Seai) Notary Pubic.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is aken
internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF
ths System. Send for testimonials
free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Sold by ell druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills for conEt =
Oation.-AdU.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11
Secretary Wilson III.

Washington, March 11.-Secretary
of Labor Wilson, a Pennsylvania, is
Ill at his home. Dr. William 2. Reeves,
his physician, denied reports The sec
sAtary'S illness was critical.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11

DESPITE Denial of ex-Food Admins
traitor, tie is Regarded as in a Re-
oeptive Mood For Democratic Nomi.
nation.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11
Sore Throat Prudence,

Your medicine shelf is not well stocked
without bottle Of TONSuINE, for you
don't know what moment it may be needed
to relieve sudden case Of Sore Throat.
Relieving Sore Throat is TONSILINE'a
special mission. 1t is made for that-ad.
yertised for that-sold for that one purpose.
TONSILINE is the National Sore Throat
Remedy: 1t is sold in every State in the
Union. You will need TONSILINE r
one Of these days, or some night ~
when the drug store is closed III
better have bottle ready at home ID
when you need it most. 35c. and
Soc. Hospital Size, S1.00. Your tS
lyuggist sells TONSILINE. "a
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-11

ment. Show others. Positively wonderful Buy
kATALko at the drug store; send 10 eents
(siVer or stAmpsl for proof box and guarantee, to
John Hart Brittaiq.-S Sta. F. New Yc-k
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
NOT A PATENT MEDICINE.
(By +. W. Barber. !

DO your nerves bother you? DO they
keep you continually IA a stew?
Forget them it's easy-and here's
the remedy our own private remedy.
II you please.
Find piece Of work that needs do.
ing. There's plenty Of it in this town.
concentrate your mind on the task.
along.
Think OF nothing but what Won are
DONG and study out the best way of
doing it as you progress. Make IL the
most complete piece of work you ever
did.
When that Is done, tackle another
one in the same manner, and make II
even more pronounced success than
the first one.
When you have finished each lob.
look 1t over. Congratulate yourself on
your thoroughness. Fill your lungs
with the fresh air and take a good
hearty laugh over the ease with which
you accomplished it.
Repeat the experience the next dav.
and on the next, and succeeding DAYS.
Nerves? In a week or two you won't
know that you have such a thing.
And just think of what It means to
youl
NO nerves, a stronger constitution, a
keener enjoyment of life. a better and
more agreeable citizen in every way.
we know-we've tried tit works.
ana at no advance In price!
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
LETTER OF INFORMATION

To whom it may concern:
By the terms Of ain Act of Congress
known as the Sells bill, approved by
President Wilson June 5, 1920, all
persons who served ninety days or
more in the military or naval service
Of the United States during the War
with Spain, the Philippine insurrec-
ton, and the China Relief expedition,
and who have been honorably dis
charged therefrom, and who are now
or may hereafter be suffering from
mental or physical disability of a per-
manent character, not the result of
their own vicious habits, which so in
capacitate them from the performance
Of manual labor as to render them I'M
able to earn a support, may, on MAX
ing due proof, be entitled to received a
pension, from the date of filing appli-
cation, not exceeding $50 per month,
and not less than $12 per month, pro-
portioned to the degree of inability to
earn a support
1t is also provided that pensions
may be granted to such persons on ac-
count of age and length Of service at
the following rates:
To one who has reached the age OF
81 years, $12 per month; 68 years, SIS
per month; ~ years, S2A per month
and ~ years, $50 per month.
It is also provided that all persons
whose names are on the pension roll
who while in the service of the Unit.
ed States in the Army, Navy, OF
Marine Corps and in the line of duty
shall have suffered a specific disabil-
ity, may be entitled to pension as fol
lows:
Loss of one hand or one foot. OF
total disability of same, $50 pei
month.
Loss of arm at or above elbow. OF
leg at or above knee, or total dis
ability of same, $65 per month.
Loss of arm at shoulder joint, OF
leg at hip joint, or when an artificial
limb cannot be used, $72 per month.
Loss of one hand and one foot, OF
total disability of same, 800 per
month.
Loss of sight of both eyes, 500 per
month.
Agent or attorney for preparing
! and prosecuting a claim under said
Act allowed not more than $40. pay
able only on order of the Commission
er of Pensions, and every person who
shall withhold more shall be deemed
guilty OF q misdemeanor, and fined or
imprisoned.
Proper blanks viii be furnished on
request.
No application will be required for
increase or specific disability.
GAYLORD M. SALTZGABER
Commissioner of Pensions
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
ONE ROAD .BLowEp up.n

AS things look when this is written
the Mena-Big Fork highway plans,
with all that they would mean Of
good and Of grief. Of growth, pros
perity, and Of cost, are in the junk
heap.
The Star is disappointed but that
disappointment is good deal tenn
pered IN the thought that lot of peo-
pie are going to be pleased.
Some folks who really wanted the
good roads, feared the cost was too
heavy. and some just didn't care for
the improvement under any circum-
stances. And yet others opposed it
because they had been led to believe
that the entire movement was started
wrong and was conducted wrong.
Time win be the element that will
prove whether this belief was created
and nurtured on basis of merit, or
because it was hoped to be to the adj
vantage of the parties responsible.
The Star will be well satisfied when
the facts are all known, and truth
prevails, as it certainly will in the
end.
In all the campaign against the
Improvement the popular idea seems
to have been to blame the whole thing
onto Mena. In sense Mena has tax
en- leading part, just as it does and
has in every movement that has in
view the betterment of Polk county,
Of bringing to Polk county people bet
ter conditions and prosperity. But
Mena, in doing these things, never
shirks her part, and did not in this
effort.
The proposed road started at Mena
at the south side Of the Kansas City
Southern track on Mena street. II
then took the most direct route out OF
town, to Nunley, Board Camp, Their
by Opal and Big Fork, and to the
Montgomery county line, approx
mately % miles. But of this, 81
miles is in the Forest Reserve. ant
would have cost the taxpayers moth
ing.
Outside Of Mena. counting all tn
towns on mere acreage basis, Their
is in the district 67.1S4 acres, with a
assessed valuation Of $268,185. TIL
road assessment on this land wa
k135,3S4.
In Mena, south Of the track, tn
assessed value was S130,O40. and I'll
road assessment $72,366.
Certainly these figures do not ind
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
Getting Right on The Road Matters.

Getting Right On The Road MATTERS.
In viewing the situation withou pre-
JUDGE an observer can tell there is
something wrong and very wrong with
matters in this county. There might
be several things, but 1t is my opinion
that the trouble can be easily located.
The people believe they have been
denied a hearing on public matters.
Why do they believe this2 The main
reason is because people are awaking
to the fact that public business is be
ing handled by a few for their special
benefit 1t has been in the past sucn
an easy matter to put anything over
people that 1t made these gentlemen
bold in their acts. Now to the road
issue:
Looking through an "anti's" eyes,
we see a county Judge that was decid-
eddy, roadish. The petitions were cir
culated by road-boosters in a strip six
miles wide. The petition was contest
ed and passed on by the road Judge
and it was decided there was a major
ity of the land holders in the district
had signed the petition. The Alexan-
der road law says there must be
a majority before there can be any
bonds issued. It was seen there wasn't
property enough in the six mile strip
to secure the bonds to build the road.
What then? We run back to the same
road law and find that the commission
ers had a right to order the assessors
to assess more territory If it be bene-
fitted by the road. 1t doesn't say any
thing about petition in this added
territory. So you can see where he
trouble comes from. There couldn
possibly have been a majority of the
property holders in the enlarged dis
trict signed the petition, for there
was hardly majority of the signers
in the six mile strip, according to the
courts, and the district is twelve miles
wide. Now it is as foolish as 1t can
well be to talk or even think of any
means except legal means in fighting
this proposition. An aroused public
opinion is the mightiest weapon in
the world. No court nor official dare
20 against it, and If we can get the
facts before the people in plain Ian
guage it is all that is necessary. II
this thing could just be held up until
after election it would certainly be
settled for good. The road question is
sure going to be the issue and If the
officers that are elected are in favor
of the Highway 1t would be alright to
go ahead and build the road.
With possibly a few exceptions the
anti-highway men, If they are con-
vinced that a majority are in favor OF
1t, would be satisfied
Get right on this thing. make the
people see you are right and do away
with this suspicion and distrust that Is
running our county. Come out in the
open. Every man try to show that he
has a genuine regard for the other
fellows rights. Don't try to put the
highways through with things in the
condition they are now in. 1t might
bring a disgrace on Polk county that
the next generation would be ashamed
Of
These ants have a real grievence
and they are certainly going to be
heard. The trouble has been in the
past in ignoring the signs of the
growing opposition. Don't make this
mistakes any longer.
w. b. Anderson
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ron PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.


The star IS authorized to announce
g. ri JOHNSON
OF Ashdown MS candidate Tor Prose,
cutting Attorney for the Ninth Judicial
circuit, subject 20 the action OF the
Democratic primary.
The Star is authorized TO announce
GEORGE R. STEEL
81 Ashd0wn as a candidate Tor Prose
circuit. subject TO the action OF the
Democratic primary.
The star Is authorized to announces
J. N. JACKSON
Of Nashville. Howard county as a can
didate for the office of Prosecuting NJ.
torney Of the Ninth Judicial circuit
subject 10 the action OF the Democratic
primary.
ron STATE SENATOR
The Star is authorized 70. announce
Rem II. JOHNSTON
as candidate for reelection, second
term, as State Senator from the Thirty.
fourth district, comprising Polk ana
Scott counties. subject to the VIII of
the voters az the Democratic primary.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
The star is authorized TO announce
FREEMAN l.. JOHNSON
as n candidate for Representative OF
Polk county. subject TO the action OF
the Democratic primary.
ron COUNTY JUDGE.
The Star is authorized to announce
IT
as candidate for the office of County
and Probate Judge of Polk county. for
reelection cd term). subject to the
action Of the Democratic primary
FOR SHERIFF..
The star Is authorized 20 announce
J. A. THORNTON
as candidate for recollection. second
term, for sheriff and ex-Oflcio Collec-
tor OF Polk county. subject 10 the ac-
fion of the Democratic primary
The Star IS authorized to announce
w. II. HUNGATE
OF Grannis as a Candidate for sheriff
and ex-OfIicio Collector of POLK county.
subject 70 the action Of the Democratic
primary.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
rhe star Is authorized to announce
w L. PARK Err
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
sction Of the voters Of the Democratic
party at the primary TO be held August
10. 1920
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
The Star is authorized 10 announce
W. r. ANDERSON
IS candidate for the ONCE or county
Clerk OF Polk county. subject to the
action Of the Democratic primary.
The Star is authorized TO announce
j. A. HUGHES
as q candidate. for County Clerk OF
Polk county subject to the pleasure OF
the voters OF the Democratic primary.
ron COUNTY TREASURER.
The Star is authorized to announce
w p. MOUNT
as candidate for re-eiection tsecond
term to the ONCE of Treasurer OF Polk
county. subject to the action or the
Democratic primary election on August
10. 1890.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.
The Star is authorized 20 announce
r. w ANDERSON
az 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 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 OK
the Democratic primary
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
TATTOO @Hfs' INITIALS NO MORE
Bathing Beauties Find Less Painful.
More Easily Erased Method

Chicago, June 17.-In other DAYS
when mere man were more constant
and devoted, sweethearts sometimes
mad the names of their loved one tat.
tooed somewhere upon their person.
AT best, that was a mussy operation,
and II the lover proved unfaithful and
the lady took on a new one, she had
10 go through the extremely painful
operation of having the tattoo marks
removed.
Chicago youn gwoman have evolved
a better plan. Taking a pointer from
the great hotels, whose agents paste a
film bearing their coat-of-arms on
rlpening apples and melons and let
nature stamp the label, these girls are
pasting the initials or monograms of
thelr loved one upon--well, upon them
selves where everybody is not sup
posed to see it. Then they recline In
the sun along the beeches and in a few
days they have the monogram In snow
white on field of nut brown. The
monographs and initials are made of
leit and stores selling bathing supplies
report a remarkable demand for them.
The sunburn initial has distinct adj
vantages over the tattoo. II is not
painful and 1t will fade out during the
winter. One season is about as long
as the modern swain can remain true,
bill.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24
TO SEEK A WET" PLANK.

Chicago. June 15.-The Illinois
delegation to the Democratic convcn-
ZION VIII favor a wet plank. party
leaders declared today. - =
Illinois Democrats in the national
convention will undoubtedly voice !
strong demand for the restoration ~
peer and light wines under proner
safeguards said Dennis ]. Egan >
delegate. SAL a
8. \ consider that the sentiment IN
Iavor OF light wines and beer l.
strong in Illinois and believe the de,a-
k s; VIII urge a platform declara-
slon N favor of their restoration !"
SAID Edward F. Dunno, ex-governor
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24

greeted with such remarks as "Put
him cut" "You don't belong here"
etc, he signed his name clear across
the rage headed For the Road"
While it had been proposed to ar
re- ege for a canvass of the district by
school districts for signatures and
funds. the crowd near the end had
dwindled down to the chairman, A. E..
Wear and few others, so that this
program will have to be worked out
Later.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-06-24

cate that Mena sought to shirk, or
was Sinking, her part of the burden.
But, the total assessment was $207,-
$50. which was somewhat less than
the total cost of the improvement, in
cluding engineers fees and all over
head costs, and no one has estimated
the state and federal aid at less than
$4,000, which applied in any way,
would have cut the assessments ne
cessary to build the road.
One distinct loss to the territory in
question is that 81 miles Of road in
the Forest, previously mentioned
This section was by far the most diff
cult of all. 1t requires two bridges
and much heavy work The cost was
estimated at $4,000, and this would
have been done by the Forestry de-
partment without one cent of tax on
Polk county people. 1t was a plain
donation of an expensive road to a
people who needed the road.
Then comes the proposal by the For
estry department, to assist in building
the road from Big Fork east, this
again serving to cut down the money
necessary to be raised BY the district.
It is not, The Star believes, out of
reason to estimate that on this one
project there would have been spent
in Polk county as much as $4,000 for
which the taxpayers would not have
been asked one cent.
And large part of this money
would have been distributed among
the people of the district in question
in payment for labor and Supplies.
In other words, the people would
have had the improvement that all
will concede they need, and also a
large part Of what the Improvement
would cost left with them for services
rendered.
And, with this there is another les
son:
The law behind this proposed inn
provement was responsible for NAM
ing certain citizens to do certain
public duty. These men, all conceded
to be good neighbors, taxpayers and
citizens, set about to do the things
required of them under the oaths they
took when they assumed the duties.
The Star does not believe that in the
entire citizenship of the district men
could have been chosen who would
have done better and more faithful
work than these. And yet they have
been subjects of abuse, threats and
even Of charges Of corruption, no one
of which were justified by conditions
or by facts. And, more, except for a
desire to do real service to the peo-
pie, it is improbable that any one of
them would have accepted the work
for the pay allowed.
The Star regrets that this road can
not be built, because it is needed, and
because it would bring much in pros
perity to our county, but as it seems
the district cannot we'll do so under
present cost conditions and the re-
quirements of the bond buyers, and
because of the opposition stirred up,
The Star is mighty glad to have the
matter settled in order that all may
quietly consider the issue, learn the
truth and be at peace