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The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02
Looking for Home.

M. k Ammons of Corinth. Miss. who had been in correspondence with the secretary of the Commercial Club early this month about climatic and other conditions in Mena, arrived in the city Thursday morning to spend several days making personal inves- ugaflon of climatic. educational and religious conditions. He is primarilv looking for a location for home. and II ne rnds that he will later be inter- ested Tn busiucss proposition.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02
BODY OF DOUGLAS MCDANIEL
 RETURNED FROM FRANCE
Local American Legion to Assist in Funeral Services of Deceased
 Cove Hero.

The local post of the American Le- zion has received word from Cove members that the body of Douglas Mcdaniel was expected to arrive in New York from France the first of this week, and that the mother of the dead hero had requested the Legion participate in the funeral ceremonies. The body will doubtless arrive in Cove the first of next week, and a firing squad of Legion members will go to Cove in ears. The services will be in charge of the Cove W. o. W. the Legion assisting.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

N. o. White and family were visit ing Polk county relatives this week. Mir. Whites home is at Rattan, Ok. He keep in touch with the Polk county happenings thru the columns of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Menas Airdome opened Wednes- day night for the 1921 season. The outdoor playhouse has been improved in number of ways, and Manager Me Call hopes to make it more popular than ever during the heated months.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

John Wimberly, who is now farm ing near Ashland, Ok, arrived in Mena Thursday afternoon to look af- ter some business matters and to visit old time friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Miss Elizabeth Hamilton of Pitts burg, Penn, who had been visiting Ter brother, E. M. Hamilton, and family, left Wednesday afternoon for her home.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

c. A. Gallion, in charge of the Kan sas City Southern pump station at Fogel, was in Mena Wednesday to ar range for the burial of his wife, who passed away Tuesday night. Mrs. Gallion was 67 years of age. Burial took place at Fogel.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

County Agent c. W. Broyles and Peter McWilliam left Thursday after noon for Pike county to attend the peach growers meeting of the exten- sion forces of the States of Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. They likely will be the only Polk county representative at this great meeting.
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make trip to that community the lat ter part of this week.
 J. c. Wood of Page was business visitor in Mena Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Rev. and Mrs. ". ]. Dunman left Sunday afternoon for Quinton, Ok, where they will visit their daughter, Mrs. Williams, and family.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

As Spring are the following items in the fashionable Jewelry world
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Master Erdie Stevens of Indianola, Ok, years of age, travelled alone to Mena Sunday to visit his grandpar- ents, Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Green.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Lester Harmon of Holdenville, Ok, reached Mena Friday on his way to Egger to spend a vacation with rela- tives and friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

F. M. Reeves was at Cove Saturday and conducted civil service examin- ation of candidates for postmaster at Bethel, Ok. There were two appli- cants for the place.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Mir. and Mrs. w. F. Harris, recently were in Mena Monday en- route to their new home near Two Tile, where the young groom will work on the Jefferson highway.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

C. +. Curry of Hutchinson, Kas.. in- tterested m Polk county slate holdings. IS visitor in the city, looking after his interests and also noting the de- seiopment that has taken place in this community since he was last here. about fourteen years ago. He has interests near Big Fork. and will
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02
PERSONAL NOTES

W. W. Scott of oden was a Mena visitor Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Mir. and Mrs. J. B Brewer of Oden were shopping in Mena Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Miss Ethel DePew Henderson, who has been teaching at McFerrin school, Martin. Tenn, arrived in Mena Sun day to spend her vacation with her mother, Mrs. M. E. Henderson.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-02

Judge H. W. Finger returned Sat urday morning from business trip to Little Rock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-15

noring the men beside them tall
men with gray hair and distin-
guished faces. Beyond the drive
were painted sea and painted sands.
and blue and yellow pavilions. Moth
ing moved except the gliding car
riages. and the people were small
and wooden. spots In picture
drenched with gold and hard bright
blues. There was no sound of sea
or winds; no softness of whispers
nor of falling petals: nothing but
yellow and cobalt and staring light,
and the never-changing tot.tlot, tot
tot
She startled. She whimpered. 1t
was the rapid ticking of the clock
which had hypnotized her into hear
ing the steady hoofs. No aching
color OF the sea and pride of super
cilious people. but the reality of a
round-bellled nickel alarm-clock on a
shelf against fuzzy unplaned pine
wall, with stiff gray wash-rag
hanging above IL and kerosene
stove standing below.
A thousand dreams governed by
the fiction she had read. drawn
from the pictures she had envied'
absorbed her drowsy lake after
moons. but always In the midst of
them kennicott came out from
town, drew on khaki trousers which
we're plastered with dry fish.scaies,
asked. Enjoying YOURSELF" and did
not listen TO her answer.
And nothing was changed. and
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mer cottage at the lake. on after
Moons when Kennicott was In town.
when the water was glazed and the
whole air languid, she pictured a
hundred escapes: Fifth Avenue In
a snow-storm. with limousines. gold
en- shops, "A cathedral spire. reed
hut on fantastic piles above the
mud OF jungle river. A suite in
Paris. immense high grave rooms.
with lambrequins and balcony.
The Enchanted Mesa. An ancient
stone mill In Maryland. at the turn
OF the road, between rocky brook
and abrupt hills. An upland moor
Of sheep and fitting cool sunlight.
A changing dock where steel cranes
unioaded steamers from Buenos
Ayres and Tsingtao. A Munich con-
cert hall, and famous 'cellist play
inc--playing to her.
One scene had persistent
witchery:
She stood on a terrace overlook
ing a boulevard by the warm sea.
She was certain, tho she had no
reason for 1t. that the place was
Mentone. Along the drive below
her swept barouches. with me
chanical tlot-tIot. tfot-tlot. tlot-tlot,
and great cars with polished black
hoods and engines quiet ~ the sigh
of an old man In them were WON
en- erect, slender. enamcled, and ex-
pressionless as marionettes, their
small hands upon parasois. their I'M
changing eyes always forward. ig-
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Confessions of a Movie Star
CHAPTER MISSES THAT ARE COLD

been all Kindness to me from the DO
ginning. But as Dick Barnes bowed
and departed without another word
to me. l came near to hating the
whole thing.
II was. II seemed to me. the big
fact which rose like a mountain bar
rier between Jimmy Alcott and May
Scott.
"Camera-wise" was. had scored
a triumph. But was II worth while?
Was life made only for such folly?
your day. all right: said Ginette.
Our dressing rooms adjoined. We
reached them at the same moment
Then why SO peeved?"
Tired ] replied and ] entered
my little bare refuge.
was more than tired. | was con.
fused. exasperated in spite OF my re-
cent hit.
The final fade-out with Cissy
which / had thought was finished.
had 10 be done again. And ! was
at fault. ! so hate to be kissed by
the men who are cast TO make love
TO me that sometimes cringe In
voluntarily And you cannot fool a
camera.
When I had changed my costume.
went bacK to the set which the car
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A NEW ERRANDl

bring him TO me-" he said to the
Twins. IF he didn't hide no well.
could send Guilty CuttIefish after
him, for Guilty likes crabs. just as
crabs like whelks. but he can't find
him. You can ask your Green Shoes
to take you round TO all the big
shells. and you can peep inside. or. N
necessary. go inside. as you can be-
come as little as you like. Then when
you discover Mr.. Hermit. show him
your badge and tell him TO follow
you. He'll come meel<ly enough. for
he knows he must do az I say. Then
when ] zee him. I've got n lecture a
mile long TO read TO him about the
error Of his ways. I'm going to
keep law and order in Wigglefin
Land or I'm a Dutchman. There.
now, run along. Riddles. DO your
best"
OFF started the Twins on another
errand.
Ito BE Continued
Copyright. 1921. by Seattle starr
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One day Nancy and Nick went
out TO hunt Mr.. Hermit Crab for
cap'n Pennywinkle. Not that the
fairy policeman cared where Mr..
Hermit Crab was, but that he did
care where Mr.. WheIk and Mrs.
Whelk and all the little whelks
weren't For it's sad 10 tell you, but
true. my dears. that Mr.. IL Crab
loves 70 eat whellks. He really and
truly eats them out of house and
home, and when he has filled up his
greedy tummy. he moves right into
the shell his victims have just VA.
Gated. He selects the incest, biggest.
most comfy whelk.shell he can find
and crsHis In and goes TO sleep until
his dinner is digested. At supper
time he wakes up, sneaks out. finds
another wbeik family. and repeats
the performance. Really, there was
danger OF the whelks being ex.ter.
minated. And that Is what worried
Cap'n PennywInkic.
you'll havc to find Mr.. Crab and
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gnawed over. penny by penny: and
Carol. giancing at the carefully in
scribcd list which had been so love
ly and exciting an hour before. was
silent. and sorry for Miss Villets.
and sorricr for herself.
She was reasonably regular In at
tendance TIL her two years were
up and Vida Sherwin was appointed
to the board In her place, but she
did not try TO be revolutionary. In
the plodding course OF her life there
was nothing changed. and nothing
new.
Kennicott made an excellent land
deal, but as he told her none Of the
details, she was not greatly exalted
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or agltsted. What did agitate her
was his announcement. half whis-
pered and half blurtod. half tender
and half coldly medical. that they
Ought to have a baby. now they
could afford IT," They had so long
agreed that perhaps 1t would be
just as well not to have any children
for while yet" that childlessness
had come TO be natural. Now. she
feared and longed and did not know;
she hesitatingly assented, and
wished that she had not assented.
Az there appeared no change In
their drowsy relations. she forgot
all about IL, and life was planless.
Idllng on the porch Of their sum
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My castle crashed Dick Barnes
was not going 20 be my adorable
elder brother. He bowed low before
me. knew that elegant formal
salute.
I'm fortunate to be playing with
you. Miss Scott" he said. And
very grateful for the oppor.
tunify."
He spared me any reference to the
''eurprise" I had so successfully reg
istered on the set. And that was Ike
Jimmy.
You're not new 20 the camera" I
said. II thought you were. | mean
I'd never heard" I was awkward.
embarrassed
i've been working in London" he
explained.
Then came Cissy. glooming Evil
IDENTIFY he was Jealous OF DICKS sue.
cess at his first appearance, never
theless. cissy was a sport. He con-
gntulated the new man cordially.
Then Dcmaison-to me:
"Cheriel Cheriel Grown camera
wise SO fast, My petitel Camera.
wisc--at last"
Demaison In an old dear. So truly
kind to mel Motherdear thinks him
wonderful. My movie world had
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CHATTER XIX

In three years OF exile from her.
self Carol had certain experiences
chronicied AS. important by tho
Dauntless. G discussed by the Jol
~ Seventeen. but the event un-
chronicied. undiscussed. and su,
prcmely controlling, was her slow
admission Of longing TO find her
own people.
Bea and Miles Bjornxsam were
married in June. month after
The Girl from kankakee" Miles
had turned respectable. He had
renounecd his criticisms OF state
and society: he had given up rowing
m hcrse.srader. and wearing rcd
mackknaws In lumber camps. he had
gone 10 work as engineer in Jack.
son Elders planning mill. he was 10
be seen upon the streets endesvor'
Ing 20 be neishboriy with suspicious
men whom he had tainted for
years
Carol was the patroncss and man
ager Of the wedding. Juanita Hay
dock mocked. You're a churnp "a
let a good hired giri like Bea go.
Eesidesl How do you know IT'S q
good thing. her marrying a sassy
bum like this awful Red swede per,
son, Get wisei Chase the man
off with n mop. and hold onto your
Svenska while the holdings good
Huh7 Me go to their scandahoofian
wedding, Not q chancer'
The other matrons echoed Juani,a
Carol was dismayed by the casual.
ness Of their cruelty. but she per
sisted. Miles had exclaimed to her
Jack Elder says maybe he'll come
to the wedding. Gee. IL would be
nice TO have Bea meet the boss
as a reg'Iar married lady. Some
day III be so well off that Bea
can play with Mrs. Elder--and you
Watch uss-
There was an uneasy knot OF
only nine guests at the service In
the implanted Lutheran church.
Carol. Kennicotf. Guy Pollock. and
the Champ Perrys. all brought by
Carol. Bea's frightened rustic par,
ents, her cousin Tina. and Pete,
Niles ex-partner In horse trading,
a suriy. hairy mnn who had bought
black suit and come twelve hun.
dred miles from Spokane for the
event
Miles continuously glanced back
at the church door. Jackson Elder
did not appear. The door did not
once open after the awkward en-.
trance OF the first guests. Miles'
hand closed on Bea's arm.
He had. with Carols help. made
his shanty over into a cottage with
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AN IDOL.

40 different from their own chill.
drcn." she put her hand on
Pcggy's little ''bobbed" golden
head and said. my hair was the
color OF this. and II was long and
curly instead OF black and straight
like theirs.
Their eycs were black. while
mine were blue. and my fair skin
40 different from their own brown
faces made me seem--sort OF
special TO them. think.
II had lots OF particular friends
among them and they gave me
wonderful beaded moccasins. rare
beaded gsrtilcs. fine skins OF ami.
mails and any treasures which
they fancied I would like. I ac-
ccpted everything ss a. child
would and soon grew TO feel my.
SELF n sort OF little queen over
them. and expected them TO think
everything did was quite all
right.
'"rhey were good to me as
could be. and all went very well.
indeed. Till the time OF the big
flood,
THAT was the winter Of
1853. We had heavy SHOWS and
heavier rains which kept all the
creeks swollen. and as they rush
ed and tumbcd into the VILLA
mcttc that river grew and roared.
and spread and still grew.
(To BE Continued
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That lonely little boy story was
too much for Peggy. a dimpie
showed and big tears filled her
eyes. David put his arm around
her and said. Peggy doesn't like
the dreadful kind 40 awfully well:
should you think you could tell
her IA chcerfuller oney'
''The cheerful ones and the
dreadful ones are all mixed
up IN pioneers memory"
the littlc.iady. with .white-c u rls
made answer. when we begin TO
remember things II comes TO US
like picture scroll. and we see
the horrors as well as the bright
scenes"
She smiled then and continued.
But after we were well settled In
Oregon City rhe memories are
mostly very bright for me.
''The cruel plains Indians were
left behind. and in the beautiful
valley we lived among the Indians
In perfect safety. very soon
learned their language. no that ]
spoke II quite as well as spoke
English, and used often to be
called upon to act as interpreter
when the men couldn't understand
what the Indians wanted.
After a time the Indians grew
very fond OF me. You see ! was
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there was no reason to believe that
there ever would be change.
Continued Tomorrow

British royal observatory waa -
tablished In Greenwich. in 1875.
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/. MAIN STREET
The Story OF Carol Kennicott
BY SINCLAIR LEWIS
copyrigh. fs:e. Harrours. Rracs Howe Inc

by SINCLAIR LEWIS

but we pay what they want us to
for their clothes. Stowbody and
Dawson foreclose every mortgage
they can. and put In tenant farmers.
Tho pauntiesa lies TO us about the
Nonpartlaan League. the lawyers
sting us. the machinery dealers hate
60 carry Us over had years. and
then their daughters put on swell
dresses and look at us as II We were
a bunch OF hoboos. Man. ia like
20 burn this town.
Kennicott observed. There's that
old crank IVES Brannigan shooting
off his mouth AGAIN. Gosh. but he
loves to hear himself taikl They
ought to run that fellow out OF
town
She felt old and detached thru
hiEh school commencement week,
which Is the fcte OF youth In Go
pher Prairie. thru haccaiaurcate ser.
mon. senior parade. junior entertain.
ment commencement address by an
Iowa clergyman who asserted that
he believed In the virtue Of virtuous.
ness. and the procession OF Decora.
ton day. when the few civil war
veterans followed Champ Perry. IN
his rusty foago-cap. along tho
spring.posdered road to the GENE
terry. She met Guy. she found that
she had nothing 60 say To hun. Her
head achcd In an aimless way.
When Kennicott rctoiced. wen
have great time this summer.
move down 20 the lake early and
wear old clothes and act natural. !"
she smiled. but her smile creaked-
In the prairie heat she trudgcd
along unchanging ways. talked
about nothing TO tepld people. and
reflected that she might never cs-
cape from them.
She WINS startled TO find that shc
was using the word escape
Then. for three years which
passed like ono curt paragraph. she
ceased TO find anything interesting
save the Bjornstams and her baby.
Evening star., 1921-02-28
HOW HE WILL USE $4,000
Overseas Veteran Plans Disposal Of
Reward for Dalton Capture.

HEYWORTH. Ill. February 2S.-
Paul Draper. world war veteran. is
planning what he will do with the
$4,000 reward he received for the
capture of William Dalton. Chicago
bank robber.
Dalton was arrested by Jack Draper.
the village constable and the father
of Paul Draper, after the latter had
tried in vain to induce "Blev'' Bolin.
town marshal, to take the fleeing boy
into custody.
I'll bet 500 he amt Dalton" Bolin
declared at the time. but he has sor-
rowfully admitted his error.
Young Draper, who was wounded
overseas, is an amature detective.
having taken correspondence
school course in the art of catching
criminals. He intimated that he
would give 500 of his reward to Ed
win Dennis. his buddy in France.
who called his attention to Dalton.
Both young Draper and his faHer
were kept busy posing for newspaper
photographers. who were aided by
Mrs. Draper, the wife of the con-
stable.
''Pa. pin your star on the outside OF
your coat. so they will know you are
an officer of the law" was her sug-
gestion. and Draper lost no time In
complying.
Evening star., 1921-02-28
The Best Cough Syrup
Is Homemade
Here's an easy way to save -
and yet have the best cough
remedy you ever tried.

You've probably heard OF this
well-known plan OF making cough
syrup at home But have you ever
used it? Thousands of families the
world over feel that they could
hardly keep house without it. It's
simple and cheap. but the way it
takes hold of cough will soon earn
il permanent place in your home
Into pint bottle pour 2H ounces
CT Pinex; then add plain granu-
lated sugar syrup to fill up the pint.
Or. if desired. use clarified molasses,
honey. or corn syrup, instead of
sugar syrup. Either way it tastes
good. never spoils, and gives you 4
full pint OF better cough remedy
than you could buy ready-made for
three times its cost.
1t is really wonderful how quickly
this homemade remedy conquers a
cough-usuaily in "a hours or less.
1t seems to penetrate through every
air passage, loosens a dry, hoarse
or tight cough. lifts the phleem,
heals the membranes, and gives al
most immediate relief. Splendid for
throat tickle, hoarseness, Group,
bronchitis and bronchial asthma.
Pinex is a highly concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine
extract. and has been used for gen.
erations for throat and chest all
ments.
To avoid disappointment ask
your druggist for "2H ounces of
Pinex' with directions, and don't
accept anything else. Guaranteed
to give absolute satisfaction or
money refunded. The Pinex Co.
Fl. Wayne, Ind.
Evening star., 1921-02-28
PERMIT TO DIVERT WATER
OF THE NIAGARA GRANTED
Favorable Action Taken by the
Federal Power Commission
in Three Cases.

The Federal Power Commission to-
day granted the Niagara Falls Power
Company permission to use 1880
cubic feet a second of 10000 cubic
feet of water permitted by a treaty
with Canada to be diverted from the
Niagara river above Niagara Falls.
At present the company is using prac-
tically the entire water diversion un-
der a consolidation of power COM
panies effected as a war measure.
Under the permit the company must
hasten extensive improvements and
engagements of its plants, and must
extend a new transmission line across
Grand Island to Buffalo and another
to supply power to the Niagara. Lock-
port and Ontario Company, now pur-
chasing it's power from a Canadian
company.
Additions required by the permit
will increase the output of the plant
to 100000 horsepower. Under the
permit the company will be allowed
to use 1880 cubic feet pending fur
ther action of the commission on a
preliminary permit it granted today
to the Hydraulic Race Company to
continue using 500 cubic feet of water.
A preliminary permit for two years
was also granted to the Lower Niagara
River Power and Water Supply Company
to divert 10000 cubic feet second from
the head Of Whirlpool Rapids to be
used under an eighty-foot head at a
power station to be erected at the foot
Of the rapids. The company has not
yet obtained full authority from the
state of New York for its project.
Evening star., 1921-02-28
WORK is OVER.
Packers End Wage Conferences
Begun During War.

CHICAGO. February 2s.-Federal
Judge Samuel A. Alschuler received
word from the packing industry that
mis- services as arbitrator in labor
disputes no longer were needed. The
action of the packers ended the war
time arbitration of wage disputes in
the packing industry. which resulted
from an agreement made the latter
part of 1917.
nounced that hereafter wage dis
putes would be settled under some
new plan yet to be devised.
Judge Alschuler. on March 80. 1918.
granted the employees a wage in
crease Of $75.000.000 year. the
eight-hour basic day and other ad-
vantages.
Evening star., 1921-02-28
WILL ASK CONTINUANCE
IN CASE OF BANK CLERK
Dalton, 16-Year-Old, Accused OF
$772. 900 Robbery, to Await
Grand Jury Action.

CHICAGO, February 2s.-William
Dalton. the sixteen-year-o bank
clerk. who robbed the Northern Trust
Company of $772.OO0 in liberty bonds.
was to be arranged in court today.
The state announced it would request
a continuance pending the action by
the grand jury.
An indictment against the youth
full robber is expected to be returned
before night. according to announce
ment by States Attorney Robert
Grove. who said all witnesses would
be taken before the grand jury i'm
mediately and the prosecution pushed
to the limit.
Dalton said today he was ready to
take his medicine" and did not ex-
pect or want leniency.