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The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22

S'rayed--I'wo Poland China. s-mos
 old boar pigs, Notify T. A. Still nsna, Ark, Plateau Fruit Farm. Adv. lS-lt Alt
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22
Tax Collecting Begins.

Sheriff J A. Thornton and his chief deputy, W. K. Anderson, went to Grannis Monday morning to begin the work of tax collecting for 1920 They will not return to Mena untii Saturday. The officials will he at Mlekes Wednesday and Thursday. and at Vandervoort Friday and Saturdav
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22

Did you notice in The Star recently the Forestry Department offering for sale some millions of feet of pine and oak at around $4 per 1000, while with in hauling distance it is dressed, mill ed and sold, some of it, we are told, for as high as $100 to S110 per 1000 :? Isn't it a wonder the department has the heart to charge anything for it If there is such thing, we think the lumber dealers association is pretty we'll organized.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22
MIR Test at Acorn.

On Friday afternoon. January 23 County Superintendent Harris will give milk testing demonstration school All patrons of the school who are interested in practical work in the school room are invited to be pres ent At this demonstration the boys and girls will be taught how to make the test for butter fat so that the payers among the cows may be sepa- rated from the non-p payers. Those wishing a test made should bring a half pint of milk saved separate from the mornings milking.
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 Miss May Parker informed County Superintendent Harris on Tuesday that Hatfield is figuring on a number of contestants March , and 6. Master K D. Nichols, small son of Wesley Nichols will render a declamation and Milburn Hines. Hatfields Corn Club champion, wifi try to duplicate his success of last year as representative of the High School in Class c. Deela- nation Master Leland Henderson. will make the effort to change the color of his vocal music medal, won last year from white to yellow Those D member that Leland sang so we'll that the result was a tie which had to be decided the next day.
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 Prof Daniels of Rocky School as- serts very positively that the boys and girls from Liberty ownship will wear some of hose contest medals after March 6.
 He is taking time by the forelock and beginning bis work win his pupils now This is wise and his example should be followed by other teachers who wish to win.
 The Hatfield Board of Education has decided to have three additional months of school This is cheering news to the friends of education in Polk county, This will give them the longest term of any school in the county. Incidentally, this is a splen- did testimonial to the efficient work Professor Morden and his able assls- tants are doing.
 West Valley has voted to have an additional month of school and has raised the salaries of the teachers for that month. This is tribute to the work of Miss Keller and Mrs. Daniels.
 It is to be hoped that the good ex- ample set by Hatfield and West Val ley may be followed by other schools. rather than the bad examples set by others who are cutting down the school term instead of lengthening it.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22
THOUGHTFUL THINKS.

How many hides has a COW ?" This, of course, refers to split leather. One of our young farmers sold a good cowhide last week and by putting $1.20 to the price received for the hide, got tolerably good pair of shoes for these times, considering the high price of paper etc.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22

A bill to force manufacturers to mark cloth "shoddy" that contains old wool made from wool rags is meeting opposition After reading the article in The Star last week saying 62 ounces of good wool, costing not over $500, would make an average suit costing $50 to $70, one wonders who really won the war The Huns could not have exacted heavier tribute had they won. It is the profiteers who are making our soil fertile for radcalism, reds, and Bolshevists. We suddenly made laws to control the reds. but some of these same solons say we have no law to control these profiteer- ing reds. What is the use of sending this same bunch back if they can do nothing? Let us try others. We get a vote on this this fall
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22

After trial lasting over two weeks the Pure Food Department failed to prove that saccharine was injurious to health. At least this was what the judge said was involved. Not that it matters much here, as local people fail to get any. Probably cornered by sugar specuIators, who, we are told, bought the beet sugar crop last spring at $7.00 per cwt This information comes direct from growers and em- ployes of a factory.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22

What strange coincidence, the price of oil and gas going up right after John D.'s princely gift.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Royal Arcanum

Oriental Council Tuesday evening
in Pythian Temple elected the fol-
lowing officers for the next year:
Representatives to the grand coun-
Gil. ]. II. Grubb. E. c. King and E.
E. Bruce; alternate representatives,
=. 1. e. McCarten, w. A. Jack and
F. w. White; regent, George w.
Smith; vice regent. v. P. Mackey:
orator. T. II. Griffith; secretary,
Corbin Birch; collector, w. B. Hill;
treasurer, ]. Ed Swaine; chaplain,
John II. Davis: guide. L. c. Morri-
son; warden. NJ. ]. Dillon; sentry.
F. e. Fasnigsht: trustees, ]. H.
Grubb, F. w. Wood and c. w. Bow
ers. and representative to the r. A.
Hospital Bed Fund Association, NJ.
A. Tolson.
awarded to George F. Peters and a
plan for the celebration of the
thousandth meeting of the council
was discussed. Grand Regent
George N. Evans exhorted the mem
bers to greater activity In their
work for the order and Grand
Treasurer Guy F. Allen spoke of
the pleasures of fraternal gather
ings. Past Regent E. e. Bruce re-
ported satisfactory results from the
book campaign of the Hospital Bed
Fund Association. Among others
present were Supreme Representa-
tive Charles ]. james, Past Grand
Regent w. w. Chase and Grand
Secretary Edwin n Mess
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
An 0. Henry Story
Nemesis and the Candy Man.

moiselle. The laughter filled the al
ley and trickled back into the court
as strange a thing to enter there
as sunlight itself. Mademoiselle
was amused. Sidonie, a wise echo
added a sepulchral but faithful con-
tralto The laughter of the two
seemed at last to penetrate the can
dy man. He fumbled with his
horseshoe pin. At length Mademoi-
selle, exhausted, turned her flushed
beautiful face to the window.
Candy man." said she, "go away.
When 1 laugh Sidonie pulls my hair.
can but laugh while you remain
there"
Here is a note for Mademoiselle," :"
said Felice. coming TO the window
in the room.
There is no Justice" said the
candy man, lifting the handle of
his cart and moving away.
Three yards he moved, and stop
fHom the window of Mademoiselle
QV(ckly he ran back. He heard a
body humping upon the floor and a
sound as though heels beat alter
nately upon IL.
What is it," he called.
Sidonie's severe head came into
the window.
Mademoiselle is overcome by bad
news, she said. "One whom she
loved with all her soul has gone
you may have heard of him-he is
Monsieur Ives. He sails across the
ocean tomorrow. Oh, you men"
Copyright, 1870, BY Wheeler syndic.ts.)
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Catholic Fraternity

Francis A McCann. secretary, Com
mittee on Boys Activities, National
Catholic Welfare Council, at a meet
ing of Capital Assembly, No. s
Catholic Fraternity, was elected
president for the coming year. Nc
Cam, who is a special field commits
sioner for the Boy Scouts of America
and deputy grand knight OF one OF
the local councils of the Knights OF
Columbus, has been actively engaged
in Catholic work for many years
past, having as one OF his objects
the establishment, OF boys clubs In
Catholic churches in Washington.
The other officers elected were as
follows: Past president L. Wood
bury Stoddard; vice president. Victor
Dickson; recording president, Car
men Quantrille; financial secretary,
James 1. Fowler, Jr.; treasurer,
Thomas O'Brien; chaplain, Rev
Francis ]. Hurney; orator, ]. Ken
meth Ragan; medical examiner, Dr.
Jerome F. Crowley; marshal, Ru-
pert Casper; guards, Louis Nix and
W. A Burns; trustees, W. L. Stod-
dard, ]. T. Crown and n. ]. Volkman.
The Catholic Fraternity. which
meets on. Friday evenings at the
Aoysius, a I street northwest, is an
organization of Catholic men, for
their advancement socially and fra
ternally. The newly elected officers
will be installed in January.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Daughters of America.

American Flag Council. No. 8.
Monday evening elected the fol-
lowing. officers: Councillor Bessie
Gorbutt; associate councillor. Mary
z. Hern; vice councillor. Ida Knott;
associate vice councillor. n. ]. Cor
butt; warden, E. n. Sweeney; con-
ductor, Nellie Crarien; inside sem
tinel, Allyne Brown; outside sentinel
Ella Herbert; assistant recording
secretary, Turner Hall; junior past
councillor, Ada Herbert; associate
junior past councillor. Lena Jordan;
trustee (1s months). Mary z. Hern.
W. A. Fifield has been appointed
the new drill master and by q
unanimous vote OF the council q
bouquet of flowers was ordered sent
to Mrs. Gorbutt Under good of
the order the council observed its
social night, with addresses by the
State councillor, Mrs. Anna Hill,
Past State Councillor Mrs. Emily e.
Halliday, Mrs. Clara Ryan, Of FL
deity Council. No. 4. and visiting
members from Golden Rule Coun-
ell No. 10. Games cf all kinds were
INDUCED in, followed by singing and
dancing by the younger set. Re-
freshments were served.
Liberty Council. No. 6. has elected
the following officers for the new
term: Councillor, Maud Rowland
associate councillor, A. e. Gorham:
vice councillor, Emma Raymond; as
sociate vice councillor. Rosa Walker;
recording secretary. Charles II. Mil
Ter; financial secretary, Lille E Mil
Ter; treasurer, Maud Knowles; con-
ductor, Anna Henry; warden, Anna
Hill; inside sentinel. Mary Brown;
outside sentinel. Lille A. Miller;
Trustee (1S months), Anna Hill:
Past Councillor. Mayme Barnes; as
sociate past councillor, Evora Pettitt
The council had as their guests at
their meeting In Pythian Temple.
the State councillor. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sacarey. of Golden Rule Council. No.
10. A handsome hand-embroidered
yoke was won by L. johnson, of
Benning, d. C.
The next State visitation is sched-
uled to Star Spangled Banner coun-
Gil, No. Z. In Palmer's Hall. Seat
Pleasant. Nd, Friday evening. De-
cember II, and will be the last one
for 1920.
Triumph Council. No s, Tuesday
evening elected the following off,
GERS for the ensuing term: Coun-
cilor. Elsie Steele: associate coun-
cilor, Charles Newman: vice coun-
cilor. Georgia Leeman; associate
vice councillor, Mary Stormer; con-
ductor. Daisy Tolson: warden, Edith
Browning: assistant recording Sec
retary. Hattie Burroughs (re-elect-
ed, fifth term); inside sentinel.
Frank Wright; outside sentinel.
Harry Thompson; trustee eighteen
months), Pearl Wolfe; junior past
councillor, Gladys Robertson; asso-
ciate Junior past councillor. Ray
Campbell. The council had as their
guest Deputy Rose Lanham, of
Friendship Lodge, No. 16. The
council will hold a rummage sale
tomorrow, and viii also have initia-
tion Tuesday evening.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Red Men

Great Sachem Bergman and his
board Of great chiefs paid a fraternaI
visit to Logan and Osceola Tribes
combined, IL being the annual vista
tion to the tribes. The chiefs of
both tribes were complimented by
the great chiefs for the excellent
showing both had made. 1t was
the largest visitation of the year.
Several out-of-town visitors were
present Refreshments were served.
Seneca Tribe. No. IL, reports sew
eral candidates for the class adop-
! tion. The boosters committee of the
tribe is working hard and have an
excellent program outlined COM
mencing with the first meeting in
January.
Red Wing Tribe, No. 20. held one
of its special nights at it's last meet
ing. The surprises given by the en-
tertainment committee are genuine
and the members cannot AFFORD &c
miss them.
Sioux Tribe No. Is at its last
ments for a family night on De-
cember so. The committee il
charge of the affair are A. c
ANlChOAdcg cdu1Nl H. "
Gompers. Harry Lewis and Jacqut
Heidenheimer. Special attention
will be paid to the kiddies and q
good time is in store for those who
attend. This will be one of the red
letter nights of the tribe.
The great sachem has appointed
the following raising officers to
the various tribes and councils
e u ~ ~ u
Fuller, Logan No. s, p. G. S, w. c
White; Seneca No. IL, Great SannaI
r. A, Humphries; Mineola No. IL
P. O. s.. J. A. Madison, jr.; Idaho
No. Is. Great Senior Sycamore Robt
Strobel; White Eagle No. Il. Grea'
Keeper of Wampum T. II. Dennis
Sioux No. is, Great Representative
II. W. Tippett; Osceola No. Is, Grea,
Junior Sycamore Lee B. Emory: Rec
Wing No. 20. tn Great Sachem
Idaho Council No. /. Great Chief OF
Records John !. Bunch; White Eagle
Council No. 4. p. G. s. r. W. Thomp-
son; Waneta Council No. 6, p. G. S.
W. B. Garner.
Don't forget the class adoption
to be held at Pythisn Temple, lOI:
Ninth street northwest, Wednesday
night. The adoption degree. will
be conferred by the team OF idaho
Tribe, No. Is, of the District OF Co
lumbia: hunter and warrior degree
by Tecumseh Tribe. No. los. OF Bal
timore, Nd. and the chiefs degree
by the team of Mineola Tribe, No
IL. of the District of Columbia. The
following committee has been APP
pointed to take charge OF the af-
fair: p. G.. SIS H. w. Tippett. w. B
Garner. Charles J. Benner. Samuel
Feldmsn and c. o. Storm. Refresh
ments will be served and several
members OF Congress will be pres
ent. The great chief OF records will
have charge OF the candidates and
each tribe Is requested to have its
candidates present as early as pos.
sible in order that they may be en-.
rolled before the degree work is
started.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Knights of Pythias

The ceremonial team of Calanthe
Lodge will confer the rank of
Knight on q class of five candidates
tomorrow evening. Chancellor Com
mander Harris requests all MEM
bers to attend promptly at s o'clock
as the work will proceed per sched-
ule. All Pythians are cordially in
vited to attend.
Home Lodge will hold its regular
monthly meeting tomorrow evening
in Pythian Temple. New members
are being added to the lodge roster
monthly, and a number are due at
this meeting.
Grand Prelate c. W. Henderson,
who has been on the sick list for
several weeks, is convalescent and
has been able during the past week
to go to his law office for a brief
call each day, which is most gratify-
iEg news to his many friends in the
Pythian order and associates OF the
legal profession.
Webster Lodge held a rousing
meeting on Tuesday evening. The
lodge room was crowded with mem
bers and visitors to witness the es-
quire rank ceremonial. The knight
rank Is scheduled for next Tuesday
evening. Past Chancellor Locke was
reported to be improving from a Sc
we're illness.
The big meeting for next Friday
evening will be for the purpose of
consolidating Syracusians and Equal
lodges, the former taking over the
members and property of the latter
A class initiation will follow the
joining of the lodges, a class of
twenty-five candidates will be pre-
sented for initiation with Equal
Lodge, and the new class will bring
Syracusians Lodge to the front and
make it one of the strongest in the
domain.
The Pythian Bowling League has
games scheduled for December 10,
16 and IT. as follows: December 10
-Syracusians and Capital. Decem-
ber 16-Columbia and Century De-
catur. December Capital and
Century-Decatur.
Grand Chancellor Yates and off,
GERS of the grand lodge visited
Friendship Temple on Wednesday
evening. The members of the tenn
pie and of the visiting temple, Rath-
bone, were out in force. The lodge
room was beautifully decorated. A
handsome testimonial was presented
to the grand chancellor on behalf'o of
Friendship Temple. Music and re-
freshments occupied the social ses-
sion.
Mount Vernon Lodge at their
meeting on Wednesday accepted the
resignation of Chancellor Command
er ]. E. Wycoff and elected E. F.
Jaehnke to I'LL the vacancy. Ernest
A. Grant, secretary to Representa-
tive White, of Maine. was elected
vice chancellor. Both officers were
installed by Past Grand Chancellor
Harry P. Wiley, deputy grand chan
cellor.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
HE'D CHEAT DEVIL
BY MOVIE REFORM

Farewell ye soul kiss Of the sill
yer screen, you bathing beauties
clad mostly in sunshine and atmos-
phere, and you thrilling moment
when Jimmy Valentine sandpapers
his finger-ends to the raw and frees
the maiden from the trapping sare.
Farewell, that Is, IL the Rev. How
ard e. Clark, of Plainfield' n. j. mas
his way.
Before the conference of the In
ternational Reform Bureau yester-
day he smote the movies hip and
thigh, as 1t were. declaring that
the devil has a monopoly on too
many good things. including the
movies" He urged the creation Of
a Federal commission to censor and
control the production. distribution
and exhibition of all cincmas. The
Rev. Clark made 1t plain that his
condemnation of motion pictures
did not apply generally. Properly
directed. he said. the movies are a
good thing.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Jr. 0. u. A. M.

Anacostia Council. No. 1s. met In
Masonic Hall with a large attend
anee of members and visitors. Sew
eral applications were received. Six
candidates were initiated in virtue
liberty and patriotism. Thea initia-
tion was done by the past councillors
as follows: J. d. Simpson. councillor:
W. ]. James, vice councillor: p. D.
Carter. past councillor; ]. A. Smith
son, conductor; p. ]. Martin. chap
lain; W. J. Mitchell. inside sentinel:
Julius Owen. warden; Capt. Roy
Thomas. in charge OF degree team:
F. c. Prather. accuser and rescuer:
]. A Smithson. sponsor
The Tribunal-R- A. Estsp, James
L. Frye. William NJ. Bargerow, w. E.
Kemper. The initiation was with
out mistake anywhere.
The visiting councils were: Amer
fcan Star, No. 80, Savage, Nd; In
dian Head, Nd: Andrew Jackson,
No. 6; Star Spangle, No. s; Mount
Vernon, No. 10.
Speeches were made by the fol-
lowing: Councillor Watts and Finan-
ciai Secretary Frazier, of Savage,
Md: John E. Smallwood, Mount
Vernon. No. 10: Past National Dep
uty Councillor Maurice Peabody. of
star Spangle. No. 8; Past Councillor
Cox and Councillor Ware. of Andrew
Jackson. No. 1s; F. c. Prather. of
No. 1e
Refrsshments and. cigars were
served
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Masons

At the annual communication Of
National Lodge. No. IL, 7. A A. M.
held Tuesday. December Z. ofhcers
for the ensuing ear were elected, as
follows: Master. DR.. Richard L
Spire; senior warden, Clarence e.
Schooley: junior warden. walter z.
Kern: secretary. Dan C. Vaughan, p.
VI. tre-elected); treasurer. Frank e.
Ghiselli. (re-elected): senior deacon,
william ID. Hanback,; Junior deacon,
Henry A Works: senior steward,
John W. Tiffany; junior deacon, Gail
7. Judd: master of ceremonies, Sam
uel ]. Gompers; chaplain, Admiral
James ]. Kane, United States Navy:
assistant chaplain, Rev. f. Paul
1anghorne; degree director. Edward
Burkholder. P. NJ; choir leader.
Henry A. Kruger; organist. Raphael
Koester: tiIer. John ]. Hill, p. M; as
sistant tfler, Merrick Williams; dele
gate to St. Johns Mite Society.
George L. Sherman. p. NJ; delegates
TO Masonic board Of relief. James e.
Payne. p. NJ, and T. John Newton.
PIG. NJ: representative on board of
managers of lodgeroom. Merrick
Williams; representative on board of
managers of Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. John. w. Kimmerling. p.
NJ: Incorporation Masonic Hall Asso-
citation. Joseph E. Falk. p. NJ: trus-
tees. Joseph E. 'Falk, p. NJ, Max NJ.
Rich and T. John Newton, p. G. NJ.
Following the election, the officers
were duly installed by Past Grand
Master Newton and later in the
evening Retiring Master. John W.
Kimmerling was presented a hand
some pastmaster's Jewell
William d. Hanback,. Henry A.
Works and John W. Tiffany were
appointed as proxies OF the master
and wardens in the Grand Lodge,
and. committee appointments were
announced by the incoming master
as follows: r. L Spire, Clarence E.
Schooley and Walter E. Kern, as
charity committee; Hunter H.
Laughton. Stephen n. Takes and
Robert Meyer. as finance committee:
W. d. Hanback,, H. A. Works, ]. W.
Tiffany. C. T. Judd and S. T. Haz-
ard. as instruction committee; C. E.
Schooley, W. Z. Kern and c. T..
Forteney. as examination committee.
and ]. W. Kimmerling, ]. s. Wasney,
jr.. and G. c. Rodgers. jr, as a COM
mittee to visit sick members.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Maccabees

The annual election of Nationa,
Review was held Friday evening. A
full report OF same will appear IN
next weeks issue.
The annual election of Mt. Yer.
non No. was held last Thursday
evening. resulting as follows: Com
mander, Edith Van Ness; lieuten.
ant commander, Florence Topping;
past commander. Elizabeth Rule;
record keeper. Mary A. Van Ness;
lady-at-arms, Edna Mcintosh; ser
geant. Estelle Dushon; captain OF
guards, Lillian Patrick; musician
Violet Rule.
The entertainment and euchre
given by Columbia Saturday even
ing was decided success both So
cially and financially. The annual
election will be held next Saturday
evening.
Brightwood. Georgetown and Vic
tory will hold their annual election
/, tomorrow evening. 1t is Important
that all members be present at these
meetings.
Liberty Union held their annual
election last Monday evening result.
ing as follows: Commander. Mrs
Ella Weeks. lieutenant comma nder
Mrs. Elizabeth Mosely: past COM
mander, Mrs. Mary Byrd; chaplain
Mrs. Grace Constable; record keep
er. Mrs. Matte Ewald; lady-at-arms
Mrs. Clara Christman; sergeant
Mrs. Helen Luckett; sentinel, Mrs
Maggie Dunnington; picket, Miss
Elizabeth Barnes; musician, Mrs
Rae McGee; captain ofaguards, Mrs
Margaret Dobrowolski. Following
the election, the oficers-elec,
were installed in short form by
Miss Anna Singles. Sister Catherine
Justes and Anna Sheriff were re.
ported indisposed as the result OF
! accidents, but both are improving
Mrs. Justes being in the Emergency
Hospital.
The dance. committee of the Off.
GERS Club dance met Wednesday to
perfect plans for the annual affair
which will be held in midwinter.
Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4, Macca-
bees. elected the following officers
for 1921: Past commander, William
B. Severe; commander, ]. c. Bass;
lieutenant commander. wilford n.
Davis; record keeper, Harry c. Seng-
stack, reelected fourth year; finance
keeper, Frank Hannah, reelected
nineteenth year; chaplain, Edwin r.
Latham, reelected twelfth year;
sergeant. w. e. Kemp; first master
of the guard. Peter ]. Logan; second
master of the guard, Charles e.
Sengstack; sentinel, Jesse G. Buck;
picket. ]. F. ,Frishold; trustee for
three years, Sydney Haas; auditors,
w. w. Adamson, Sydney Hass. DR..
Charles I. Grifith.
These officers will be installed
January 4 at Northeast Masonic
Temple. The entertainment com:
mittee stated the Installation cere-
monies will be a gala occasion. with
. vaudeville show and a banquet
for the members and their iadies.