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The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
NO SUCH CHANCE
 EVER CAME 10 MENA
Takes Up Contest fer Assembly oI M. E. Church, South, of Five States, and Has Good Show to
 Win by Work.

A meeting of the executive commit
 tee of the Mena Commercial Club
 called solely to to consider the matter
 of entering the contest for the
 Assembly of the M. E. church, South
 of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas, was held at the
 headquarters Monday morning. After
 hearing detailed report of Secretary Smith and Dr. B. H. Hawkins, dele
 gates to the conference at Fayette- vile, and elucidating remarks by Dr.
 Hammonds of Texarkana and Dr.
 Potter of Waxahachie, it was decided
 that Mena, if all united in pushing the enterpries, had a chance to land this big Assembly, and w. k. Watkins, Mark F. 0lney and Dr. B. H. Hawkins were named as committee to look
 out available sites.
 Following detailed report of the work of the committee sent by the Commercial Club to the conference at Fayetteville, this given in splendid detail by Secretary Smith. Dr. Haw- kins concurring, Dr. J. D. Hammonds of the First M. E. church, South, of Texarkana, Ark, made short but most encouraging talk, telling why he believed Mena had a good chance to land the assembly, and giving facts and figures to illustrate the magni- tude of the enterprise. He gave two definite reasons for his belief, which were, first, that Mena's climate is far better than that of any other place under consideration, and second, that | it is more centrally located in the territory than any other, and that the highway, soon to be completed, put the whole territory into direct con- Inection with Mena by auto. He rec commended that we select two or three sites, and then offer the largest bonus possible to raise. Closing, Dr. Ham, monds, who had remained over in Mena today wholly to be present at the meeting, said he was interested because interested in Mena, and be- cause he believes it is tn best place
 for the assembly"
 Dr. Eugene W. Potter, who was preparing to leave after spending his second annual vacation in Mena, also made splendid talk, going somewhat more into detail as to just what it would mean to Mena and this section, commercially and otherwise, to have from half million to a million peo- pie placed in direct touch with them through the pulpit and print, and to have from 1000 to 5000 of well-to- do people here each summer. He
 said he believed there would be, in
 addition to the vast auditorium, the hotel, the lake, etc, at least 500
 homes builded here within five years, and that this institution would prob ably only be more substantial and larger after one hundred years. He
 gave the utmost assurance of his sup port to Mena's cause.
 Among the Mena people at the meeting were ". E. Holt, the Rev. F. F. Harrell, Dr. E. H. Black, George L. Rector, W. M. Pipkin, Mark P.
 Olney, W. s. MacLafferty, the Rev. A. J. Ewing, R. B. Board, w. E. Wat kins,. A. Mitchell, R. Golf. Sidney W.
 Duke, W, A. Wilson and V. W. St. John.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
CHEAP LANDS!

Men of big business. men who have made their big money. are men who have bought real estate when the price was low. and sold when the price went up. Mena and Polk county real estate is as certain to go upward as anything. We have many places listed with us that are unusual bar gains. DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT--MAkE US PROVE IT!
 No. 2I-5-room house, close in; electric lights; good we'll This is a nice little home; lot 150x50. It will be worth your while to see this if you want a home in Mena. Price for lew uayS ................. .Slz0U
 No. 2z-4-room house, la of nice level land; electric light; good well on porch; plenty of fruit for family use, grapes, peaches, plums, some pears; barn is good, size 20x24; chicken house, 10x12. Price .......... .$1250
 No. 23-4-room house, 5a of good level land; little truck farm, and mostly all planted now; about IA of strawberries on the place, bearing this year; all under good fence; loca- ed 1 mile from Mena; bargain at
 
 No. 24-4-room house, 9a of good land, all cleared; all in cultivation but 3a, which is in pasture; running water thru the pasture. This is a choice little place; located E mile from depot. Price ......... .S1600 No. 25-4-room house; very good barn, smokehouse; located 4 miles from Mena on good road, on mail route; 60a of land, all under fence: 20a in cultivation, balance in timber and pasture; good orchard, mostly ap- ples. This can be bought, if taken at once, for ..........s....... $500
 No. 26-3-room house, good barn; 80a of land; located 5 miles from Mena on good road, on mail route: mile from Potter; close to school; 40a in cultivation; all under good fence, mostly hog wire fence; running water on the place the year round; very good orchard. Price ...,.. .S2000
 No. 27-120 acres, 4 miles from der hog wire fence; running water thru the place year round; good five room house; hen house; nice place to live; on the main road; on mail route; close to good school. This pldCt IS Oil l1G ItldThGL TUT S1OTL while for $4250. This place has loan on it for $2500. Can be paid or car- ried
 No. 2S-105 acres, miles from Mena, on good road and mail route; lz mile from highway; all under good fence; good five-room house; good barn; 65 acres in cultivation. This place has a loan of $2,000 on it; can be paid or carried. This is a bargain at the price. Price for short while, only ............. .$3250
 If it is real estate you want, see us. Phone, call or write. It is our busi- ness to sell Real Estate, and by giving prompt and careful attention fo ;n- quiries is the only way to succeed. No trouble to talk things over with you on your needs.
 FORD REAL ESTATE AGENCY
 Opposite Postoffice, Upstairs.
 Mena, Arkansas
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
WOULD PAVE DE QUEEN
 STREET WITH GRAVEL
K. c. s. Railroad Will Aid Project to Amount Near s1.000-Property
 Owners Join.

A proposition to pave De Queen street and Sherwood avenue has met with the approval of the Kansas City Southern Railroad company to the extent of almost $1 ,000. In other words, the company has agreed to haul the gravel needed from De Queen to Mena free of charge. Alderman W. A. Wilson, who is prime mover in the effort to get the two streets paved, received word to this effect from the railroad representatives Saturday. Forty-two carloads of gravel are estimated to be necessary to provide 6-inch coating for the two streets, and arrangements have been made to buy that amount from the Independent Rock company at De Queen. The plan is to gravel Sher- wood avenue from Mena to Seventh streets, and De Queen from Sherwood to Port Arthur, total of five blocks in all. Nearly all the property own- CTS affected have agreed to join in a voluntary movement for paving and save the expense of forming an im- provement district.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
To Stop a Cough Quick

take HAYES HEALING HONEY. Q cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the inAamed and irritated tissues.
 A box of GROVES 0-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds. Head Colds and Group is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES HEALING HONEY. The salve should be rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering from Cold or Group.
 The healing effect of Hayes Healing Honey in side the throat combined with the healing effect of Groves O-Pen-Trate Saive through the pores of the skin soon stops cough.
 Both remedies are packed in one carton and the cost of the combined treatment Is 35c
 oJust ask your druggist for HAYES HEALING HONEY.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
REFUSED AN INIuNcrIoN.
Purchaser of Farm Can Cut Timber
 Says Chancellor.

In the chancery court Wednesday Chancellor Shaver dismissed the pe- tition for an injunction asked by J. V. Wallin against B. H. Williams. The plaintiff, who had sold farm to Will Hams, claimed that he was cutting off the timber to the detriment of the place and sought to stop him by the in junction process. The court held that Williams was not violating his agree ment with the Wallins. A number of west end residents testified as to the value of the timber on the place.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
SEES BETTER THINGS AHEAD.
And Gus Winter Bought Back All
 Property Sold at Auction.

Gus Winter bought back all the high bids on his property sold at auc- ton Saturday, for like the optimist he is, he believes better prices will prevail later. A big crowd attended the sale of the Mena street business house which was knocked down to c. E Palmer of Texarkana for $2450 Mir. Winter reserved the right to give the high bidder $10 and take back the property, which was done. The resi- dence on Janssen was bid in by T. T Sumner for $750, which Mir. Winter bought back for s10; the same rule prevailing in the sale of the auto which was bid in by Boyd Lafiin.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Mrs. s. I. Wood returned Sunday from Huddleston, where she had been with her brother, who is reported somewhat improved.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Mir. and Mrs. John Holden of Van. dervoort were guests at the Dickson hotel Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Bell are cele- brating the arrival of granddaugh- ter, Ellen Elizabeth, who arrived Mon- day morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bell. in Posy Hollow. Moth CT and daughter reported doing well.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
U. s. Marshal Came for Them.

Deputy U. s. Marshal Omar Shaw came down from Fort Smith and re- turned Monday with Grant Bell, Bill Johnson and Otis Jacobs, in his charge. The three young men arc charged with transporting liquor and will have to answer in the federal court.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Elza Nichols of Burkburnett, Tex. is visiting Mena relatives and friends
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01


 Mrs. G. A. Hurst and baby, Miss Helen Hudgins and "Aunt Adeline' left Saturday morning following a visit with Mena relatives. Mrs. Hurst and baby go direct to their home at Fayetteville, while Miss Hudgins and Aunt Adeline go to Hot Springs for a visit before returning home.
 Wallace B. Anderson was in Mena Saturday to make final proof on his homestead on Two Mile. He also brought in some fine ears of corn been cultivated for more than half a century. The corn crop in his vicinity will be extra good this year, Mir. An derson reports.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lewis, who re- turned home the first of the week from a visit at Boswell, Ok, are thank full thevreturned to Mena by the route they did. They had choice of two routes and took the northern one. Hac they chosen the other, they would have been on Frisco train which was wrecked near Sawyer, Ok, injuring & persons.
 Miss Toka Anderson, daughter oi County Clerk W. +. Anderson ane Mrs. Anderson, left Mena Friday af 1 ternoon for Kansas City, where after few days stay with friends, she vii travel westward to Weiser, Idaho where she has been engaged to teacl school the coming year. This city i, also the home of Mir. and Mrs. Liz, Horner. former Mena residents. 1 Mir. and Mrs. James Nj. Maynars
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Mize of Gov were shopping in Mena Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
c. P. $. Receiver Sale Soon.

Alderman " A. Wilson has re-
 Eseived word that the foreclosure on <ne Commonwealth Public Service Fompanv's property in Mena may he <~nected soon. and that sale will
 Re ordered by the federal court.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Clint Simmons of DeQueen, Mir. and Mrs. Harry Rabb and children of Min eral, and Cooper Hudspeth, of Nash vile, were out-of-town people attend ing the funeral of Mrs. William Dris- coII
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01
NOTES

MT. and Mrs. B. B. Lee of Egge, were Mena visitors Friday
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

J., arrived in Mena Friday to again make this city their home. Mrs. May nard is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. A. Montgomery and has been in the East seven years. where her husband has been in the government service. She prefers Mena as place of resi- dence to New Jersey, hence the re- turn.
 Mrs. Bessie Y. Doty and children, who have been spending the summer in Mena with Mrs. Dotv's parents, MT. and Mrs. W. A. Eddleman, left Friday for their new home at Grain field, Kas. Mrs. Doty formerly lived at Pueblo, Colo. but left there only few days before the terrible flood The family lost all their household goods, but are going to a new home in Western Kansas believed to be out of reach of future floods.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Dr. Keller, the Eye Sight Special ist moved over Ivey-Jones Drug Store.
 38 --Advertisement.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

ss6 quickly relieves Constinatiou 'ousness. Loss of Appetite and 'eadaehe. due to Torpid Liver.
 --Adverffsenerf
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

h66 eures Malaria. Chile ard Fever.
 n'nous Fever, Colds and LaGripre. ar Honey refunded.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

My-Tism Is a wonderful anti septic. Cures infected cuts. old sores. letter. etc.
 Advertisement
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-01

Mir. and Mrs James Nj. Maynard and little daughter of Penns Grove, N.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-03

what ID done In other states that they
may make comparison OF our own
state with others.
The proposed Amendment leaves
TO tho General Assembly the power 10
provide by law the method OF select
Ing the State Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction" Certainly IN tho
III OF the experience Of our own
state and OF the observation OF other
states the General Assembly can de-
wise u better method than the one We
now have. The selection could very
well be entrusted TO group OF per-
sous selected for their fitness TO know
the requirements OF the schools and
the qualifications OF available men.
They need not wait for candidates to
make application. They could offer
the position 10 men who have made
notable records as educators and adj
illustrators. The solmn truth Is, the
best men and. especially the best ed
ucators, are loath 10 offer themselves
for office and TO 80 through all the
trying experiences OF political cam
paign In which most everything Is
considered except the candidates
ability TO fill well the office. Such
men would accept an offer from
State Board Of Education when they
would not run for the Office on party
ticket.
We would not think Of leaving the
selection Of Superintendent Of Mays
vilel schools to direct vote Of all the
people of Maysville. We leave II to
the Board Of Education because they
can study the schools and study men
and select the best man available.
They do not ask his church member
ship nor his political party and they
do not wait for him to apply for the
position. They go after the best man
they can command for the salary they
are able to pay. We would not think
Of leaving 1t to every contributor to
select tac leader Of the Boys Band
The Directors who are close to the
band and can study possible leader
make the selection. Neither do banks,
railroads and other corporations leave
the selection of President to the entire
body Of stockholders. The strockhold-
ers elect the Board Of Directors and
the important position of president Is
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-03

filled by the Board OF Directors be-
cause they can best study needs and
men,
on Just the same principle prop
erIy constituted State Board OF Educa-
tlon should select the State Suporin-
tondent OF Public Instruction and keep
him In office Just 30 long as he does
his work the best II can be done and
no longer, At present he Is sure OF
his tenure OF Office for four years no
matter how incompetent he h. On the
other hand II takes the better part OF
four years TO inaugurate q system In
the schools and by the time good
superintendent gets his plans TO work.
ing well under the present system,
he must retire.
Thinking men must find some argu-
ment for the amendment In the fact
that those who have studied the ques-
ton most are In favor Of II. The prom
inent college men In the state are for
II, the Kentucky Educational Associa-
ton Is for Il, the Kentucky Conference
OF Social Workers is for II, the Ken
lucky League of Women Voters and
the Kentucky Federation Of Womens
Clubs are for II.
To my thinking II would have been
wiser to concentrate on this one
amendment at this time. Verify we
need both; but II Is better to get one
at time II we can not carry both at
once. If both amendments fail at this
election II will be five years before
they can be again submitted and two
more years before they can be voted
on. thus retarding the progress of the
state seven years, with loss Of seven
years Of progress to the schools and
the children. This would indeed be
misfortune
So whatever else you do fellow-cit-
'zens, vote YES" on the first amend
nent. 1t is not a part measure, but if
The Republicans wish to claim the
glory Of it, let them have the glory
20 long as the school children get
The benefit. Any honest Republican
knows that neither amendment could
carry without Democratic votes and
that the credit of its success will be-
Icing to the intelligent citizenry of
Kentucky and not to any party.
Let no Democrat vote against the
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MANY LIKE THIS In MAYsvMLE
Similar Cases Being Published In
Each Issue.

The following case Ia but one OF
many occurring daily In Maysville. II
is an easy matter to verify IT, You
cannot agk for better proof.
Jno. I. Bramel, retired bookkeeper,
10S West Front street, Maysville,
says: "Doans Kidney Pills have been
OF great advantage to me and | con-
tribute fourteen years OF my Life to
them. II was some years ago that l
found had kidney trouble and suffer-
ed severely with It. After a long
course Of Doan's Kidney Pills became
well and had no trouble for many
years. Just recently I noticed my kid
neys were again out Of order and my
system was generally weak. knew II
was a return Of the trouble. did not
lose any time in getting box OF
Doan'B kidney Pills and they have
given me the same good results and !
consider them wonderful remedy"
Statement given November Is, 1850
On November %, 1920, Mr.. Bramel
said: II couldn't recommend better
remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills after
the benefit they were to me when !
was about down and out with the
worst form Of kidney trouble. l gave
a statement many years ago regarding
the merit Of this wonderful remedy.
My cure has been lasting one."
Price 60 cents, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Mr.. Bramel had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs. Buffalo. ~ Y.
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To the Voters, of Mason County;
Having been out of town most of the
time for two months, have seen the
daily papers irregularly; but regret
that such issues as | have seen have
carried much matter opposing the
two proposed amendments to the state
Constitution. Having been for TWEEN
ty-four years 4 teacher and being at
all times intensely interested in edu-
cation, feel under conjunction to
bear witness to the truth as | see ii.
No voter in Mason county needs to be
convinced of the Importance Of edu-
cation both to the individual and to
the state. Illiteracy and ignorance
hamper the life of the individual and
because every adult individual has
vote. are to every democratic govern
ment an economic and a political
menace That does not need to be ar
gued. Because of this recognized fact
every state in the United States has
system Of public education.
The common sense consideration in
every state is how to adjust the edu-
cationa machinery so as to get the
largest results from the time spent
in schools by the children and the
money spent by the Taxpayer. Every
intelligent person knows that the sue
cess of any business depends largely
on the character and ability Of the
man at the head of the business On
exactly this principle the success of
the public school system depends up
on the character and ability of the
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction He should be chosen by
that method which most nearly in
sures the selection Of a suitable per-
son. He should be chosen because of
high character and conscientious pur-
pose without respect to his religious
denomination and because of his nat
ural fitness, scholarly attainments. ed
ucational observation and experience.
and administrative ability without re-
spect to his political party utilization.
He should be subject to dismissal
when he proves himself unworthy or
incapable and be kept in Office as long
as be does his work well.
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first amendment because it is spon-
sored by the Republican administra-
ton. The amendment is right and Ma
son county should give 1t a big ma
jority. No good Democrat can afford
to vote against it. 1t is for the good
Of the children Of today Who will be
the men and women when we are gone.
Women voters, the mire of politics
that men used to warn us against is
Just this very thing of opposing a
good measure because it might reflect
credit on the opposite party. Keep out
of the mire by doing the clean thing.
Vote YES" on the first amendment.
l should like to say something about
the second amendment; but already
have taken up too much space. am
for it, and if the newspapers will
grant me space, | may say something
about it later. ALICE LLOYD.
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THE SCHOOL AMENDMENTS TO Be VOTED ON

In the selection of no other state
officer is a mistake so serious or so
far reaching as in the selection of the
State Superintendent of Public IN
struction. Four years of the lives of
the school children of any given time
affect the quality of the citizeAry of
the state for whole generation. The
boy of today is the man of tomorrow
and any wrong training or lack of
training in his school days will tell
on the future citizen an dhis poster
ity. In no other department Of the
state government is a mistake so far
reaching and SO irrsparable.
According to the present provisions
OF the State Constitution the State
Superintendent Of Public instruction
is voted for by all the people twenty
one years Of age and over at the gen.
eral election, the candidates run on
party tickets and are voted for as
Democrats or Republicans and not as
educators and administrators, and the
term of office of the successful candi-
date, good or bad, ends in four years
as all other state officers.
The duties of the Office are highly
technical and professional recurring
high. conscientious character, trained
ability and experience. Large num-
bers of the people do not have any
very definite idea of the requirements
of good Superintendent of Public In
struction or adequate opportunity to
test the candidates ability to measure
up to the requirements.
If by any chance we happen to elect
an efficient superintendent he must
retire from office Just when he is be-
ginning to be most valuable and a
new man takes up the work as likely
for the worse as for the better. We
have had in the Office within my MEM
DRY men of every kind and degree Of
unfitness; and because few people
study our schools few people we're any
the wiser or were troubled about the
matter. Most persons are satisfied If
their party is in power and know lit
tie Of how the State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction does his work.
They have little or no knowledge of