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The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
WANT NO KU KLux kls
Texarkana Ministers Refuse Q Z
 to Organizer.

Texarkana, April 20.-At En \ ly meeting of the Texarkans terial. Alliance, which Iifns| Protestant pastors of the clss'. day afternoon a stranger appsss requested permission to aaa meeting. His request was but he had proceeded only 'a time when the Rev. Francls ' CT, pastor of Fairview ns church, protested against allosras| rs| speaker to proceed further, {. jection was seconded by neaIH other ministers, and the stfsasa d advised to withdraw, which I x <
 The man said that he was 7. the purpose of organizing N Y Klan for Texarkana, and tnss pose in appearing before .las. m ters was to secure their enao'' The Rev. Francis N. Brewa dent of the alliance, deels.s there were laws in both AIssu a:.s [ Texas which give protee1isssr rs sons and property, and tnas a..r,. z bodies or klans were nece
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
UNION GRovE-posEY HOLLOW.

day
 Austin Morrison was in Mena Sat urday.
 The Chaise sawmill began oper- ations last week.
 Mir. Wolfenburger was in Mena the first of last week.
 C, G. Millikan and W. E. Cox were in Mena Tuesday.
 Claud Wolfenburger was in Mena Monday on business.
 J. D. Combs was in Mena last week serving as petit juror.
 Mir. Morrison is still on tha sicL list and IS not improving very fast.
 The singing at w. F. Ford's Sunday night was enjoyed by all present.
 Frank Bell spent Thursday night ir Mena at the home of his father, l.. c
 Siberan Willis has moved to is 4o. acre farm he purchased from J. F
 L. c. Bell of Mena is at posev Hol- low to assist Jeff and Frank on the
 Frank Cox of Potter visited his sister, Mrs. J. F Bass, Saturday nlKhr.
 Mir, and Mrs. J. S. Cox and cbil- dren of near Hatfield are visiting relatives here. :
 Pearl and Charley Bass are visit lng this week with their uncle, Frank Cox, of Potter. ran"
 MT. and Mrs. Swiger were in Mena saturday Mrs. Swiger went to see ner sister, Mrs. Charley Campbell, who lives at Ashland. Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
KNOX RESOLUTION
 NOW BEFORE SENATE
Foreign Relations Committee Acts Favorably on Bill; Few Demo-
 crats Vote "No."

Washington, April 26.-The Knox peace resolution was reported fav- orably today by the Senate foreign relations committee. A few of the democratic committee members voted in opposition and indicated that they would carry their fight to the Senate floor
 Altho the committee made no deci- sion as to the time of bringing the resolution before the Senate the de- bate, Chairman Lodge said he planned to call it up tomorrow.
 The vote on the measure was nine to two, all the republicans supporting it and the two democrats present. Pomerene, Ohio and Pittman, Nevada voting in opposition.
 Minor changes only were made in resolution as revised by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, it's author. The prin- cipal change was to amplify the sec tion to end the state of war with the imperial Austrian government.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
HARDING DECLINES
 CERNAN|IY'S PLEA
Definitely Refuses to Act as Mediator in Preparations Matter--France Dis appointed, and Is Ready to Oc-
 cupy More Territory.

Washington, April 22.-The United States strongly desires" that there should be resumption of negotiations between Germany and the allies re- garding separations, said Secretary Hughes in a note sent yesterday to Berlin refusing the German request that President Harding mediate in the controversy and fix the sum Germany must pay.
 Mir. Hughes reiterates the earnest hope," of the American government that Germany will formulate promptly proposals such as would present a proper basis for discussion eand says if Germany will take this course the United States will consider bringing the matter to the attention of the al- lies.
 ~Germany's request that the presi- dent intervene as mediator in the rep arations dispute received yesterday thru Commissioner Dresel at Berlin, was in the name of an urgent appeal in the name of the German government and the German people"
 Reply Sent Quickly.
 The promptness with which Presi- dent Harding declined to undertake the role of mediator and umpire oc- casioned little surprise in Washing tend and was received with satisfac- tion by the allied diplomats. The Ger men note was taken to the White House late yesterday by Secretary Hughes and the reply went forward a short time afterwards.
 Must Pay in Full.
 The United States is determined that Germany shall pay to the limit of her ability. This position has been repeatedly stated by officials of the Harding administration and was made perfectly clear in the American reply to Germany's first memorandum to Washington on reparations received last March 24.
 Secretary Hughes frankly told Ger many then that the United States stood with the allies ip holding Ger many responsible for the war and therefore morally bound to make rep arations to the full extent to her abil- ity to pay. Germany, in the memo randum under reply, had admitted her liability and said that she. would welcome an examination by unbiased experts who should determine how much she should pay.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
California Also Had Freeze

That the Southland is not the only section hard hit by the late frosts and freezes IS indicated by a letter re- eeived this week from Mrs. May otoaksberry, sister of George Pike ana Mrs. J. G. McKeen, who says among other things: "The frost ana sand ruined all our melons so that replanting was neces- sary. We had the worst frost thls country has ever known on April Is and IA. It was so late that all grapes were killed and more than half the peaches. Father Stoaksberrv had out 10 acres of melons on which the fourth and fifth leaves had start ed, but all were killed. All our gar den stuff was killed, too, so we will not start again until this fall
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
COLD LEAD FOR R0BBgp
War Department Furnishe k
 Employees With Munitism

Washington, April 2O-Tls| nothing in the world quite So , i've in curbing the crook and tn 5 as a taste of cold lead" said sss] of War Weeks today in copIss| upon the fact that the~ War I
 ment is furnishing guns and N hilton to the postmaster gersa| distribution to employees of tx| services who need to be armed s;
 mail bandits.
 If the guardians of the maiA] 5 wise use of the stuff of War n
 ment has furnished them" ths Y tary continued, q think tm hold-ups soon will cease. ThaaI robbers fear nothing as much Ga do the bark of gun with | a| lead in it. We recently haH| practical illustration of this D | ton. There we have a new poiaa made up largely of ex-serya These men know how and Tiz| shoot and they have been uslls1 guns with good effect, 50 that ;h 7 is practically cleaned up. W situation called for cold lead lhai ficers served cold lead. The rs
 that Boston today is cleaner 4
 and thugs than it has been 2 \ years"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

man and Ernest Chambers and Misses Evalena Wear and Serena Blackwell al! of Ink, attended the party at the Merriott home here Saturday night.
 A large crowd attended the club meeting here Tuesday night. Among the important questions discussed was the raising of sorghum cane. A boys and girls club was also organized with quite a few members. Others are expected to enroll soon. The reg ular meetings will be the second Wednesday afternoon in each month.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
CENTER POINT cIRcLETs.

r1aro Fullerton is having chills.
 ..n 1uayan Cummings and family. who
 pro Martin preached at Freedom pnnn p. apparently was enjoyed by all ny request he has agreed to pyescb
 ~ this writing I must say that q kIeaser rainfall has seldom ever hean seen seen py me. These rains greatly im- pare the fertility of our soils Th;s 1 s wiil further impede the progress l,f os
 frlday night of last week f. wac enaeavorfd to perfect a Farmers nnion at Center Point school hoTse , ! ! Rev Martin Otha sagpty' organizer. dssr
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Can Understand Her. Too.

Over in Jersey City is the only woman train callerFin the United States. And it is not an undue effort to show preferences to my sex when l announce that one can understand what she says when she calls the trains. Which gives her pretty near ly another countrywide record. Mrs. Katherine Conklin is her name and she's grandmother. But a most energetic and agile one. It was war time when she got the job and it proved such success that the Hud- son x Manhattan Tube Co.,, kept her on, when the labor shortage was far behind.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
K. c. JOURNAL SELLS.
Wealthy Manufactures Buys Oldest
 Paper in Kansa1 City.

Kansas City, April 26.-The Kansas City Journal, this city's oldest news paper, was purchased by Walter S. Dickey, wealthy clay product manu- facturer and prominent state leader, at receivers sale yesterday. The purchase price was sill, ,000. In ad- dition MT. Dickey assumed real es- tate mortgage of $10O000 and S5,0OO in interest on the mortgage and $5 ,00C in taxes.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
GEORGIA GOVERNOR
 COMFATc tt..
Deal Firmly With Mob v;. Cruelty to Negroes" "''' \
 nounced Poliex

houhceo Policy.
 Atlanta. Ga, April 2se| Dorsey announced today th,, call upon every solicitor oeDs,.' state to immediately pro,s.' cases of mob violence and
 negroes, and would do alI I ;u is'| N to bring the real situatia,s E gia before its citizens ; srs ,s crate with federal oftieia1a S peonage investigations.
 M. K. Boutwell,, 35. one <. men indicted by the Mitess.u \. ' grand jury on charges 'a os M the mob violence act. and C. in connection with tho Irs " Jim Roland, was placed on ',ss'| t.;.I in the Mitchell Superior com. \ defendants will be tried @ sa,
 Grady Spearman of Fs... rendered tonight, making tSs \ the defendants to give m I I.1| .. Bell granted bond in ths N S10,00O to Spearman.
 Warrants were taken ont :, t] vile late today against \, charging them with asssDIt M tent to murder in connectjon M shooting of Edward Flemins \ gro, whom they are alleged to s,,| \ tempted to lynch a short M from here Saturday night
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Now Let's Go Fishin,

W k. Holt and Bert Lance spent several days last week at Rio Cedar on a combined fishing and business TIP. While there they stopped at the nome rome oi h.. A. Davis, who knew the xl1 nsnln holes around, as attested bv "; E.,s statement that in three hours nsning on the Kiamichi river 62 fish were caught, the largest being a six pound cat Now he will be kept busy telling Mena fishermen of this Prom, ised Land where the fish are SO will ing to SC to fish heaven. '''7
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
OAK HILL HAPPENINGS.

Bert Edwards made business trip to Mena Saturday.
 Bro. Foster filled his regular ap- pointment here Sunday.
 There was singing at the home of c. Bell Thursday night.
 Miss Mildred McCown of Hatfield spent last week with her brother, Charles McCown.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

assisted by several of the local farm CTS, put forth considerable effort to get a large number of their fellow farmers in attendance, but they were disappointed to find only six farmers present. not enough to effect an or organization At some near date l trust another meeting will be held for the same purpose and it is to be sin cerely hoped that this thing of such vital importance will not be so shame fully neglected again.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
OLD POTTER PIcKups.

A. Carr Sunday. ~ " ses "
 The Potter team played the Shady game. 'e 'ne s Farmers can't do very much but water for that. '1s''
 This place received another down
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
LICENSED IN GERMANY.
American Ships Are Put on EouaIit,
 With German Vessels

New York, April 20.-A license to do business in German ports on a basis of equality with German con trolled companies, has been issued bv Germany to the American line Inf steamships, it was announced bv tba International Mercantile Marine Com pany. Previous to this license. an official of the company said ce,t a;n Sr restrictions had been imposed on inc , American line because cf technical state of war.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Deluge Stops Gravel shinmer,.

Mondays deluge of water will cause a cessation of gravel shipments to Mena for awhile, according to in- formation received Tuesday morninc
 A washout occurred on the spur track winch leads from the Kansas Civ Southern main line to the rravsl loading plant near DeQueen, and until the damage can be repaired no more cars can be handled. It may require a week or more to get the track ready for use again. >sN'
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
SHOW ARKANSAS DIAE0
Little Rock Jewelry Comp
 Fine Gems for saIs'

Little Rock, April 2o--lnsa a.s z play of Arkansas diamono' s .e sale are on exhibit in the ' sss dow of the Stifft Jewel;sy el;;y.d 5 diamonds which were m ns AI| county, Arkansas by sns Diamond Corporation. .m 2
 There are 14 stones m m I'm s which are valued at $l;os ssa are seven Canary diamonuid1ss i1srl;i exceedingly rare, in the c0', sror the remaining seven run ,rs< m to pure blue, the highest s
 monds mined. They al n, carats t0ft0i carats anu
 from $250 to S850 eaenf
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
MIDWAY ITEMS.

Prayer meeting every Sunday night. Ivan Shaw and mother made a bushes trip to Mena Saturday. Tom Holman and Oscar Cotton att tended church at Hilliard school house Sunday.
 Shorty.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

pour of rain Monday, accompanied by heavy wind. No damage was done. :.
 The school directors have improved the looks and value of the school house by putting on new coat of paint.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
French are Disappointed.

Paris, April 22.-French official circles expressed disappointment today that the American reply to Germany $ request for mediation as not cate goric refusal, as had been expected here.
 The regrets were nnitigated, how ever, by satisfaction that the United States was displaying an active inter- est in the reparations question.
 The American answer is interrupted here as an invitation to Germany to resume negotiations with the allies. It is thought that the communication in- dicates that the United States will not continue the conversation with Ger many on this subject except-in accord with the allies Secretary of State Hughes is understood in authoritive quarters here to have assured Am bassador Juserand to this effect.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
ROAN DURHAM BULL -Fop s.,r

so nIgnest bidder at Planters State pank' Saturday, April 30, 1:3O D. m
 rms IS the famous Farmers and Mer- chants bank animal, registered% and nnest animal of breed ever brougbt E to Mena. Bull can be seen at any lime ~ prior to sale at Polk county Wagnn
 Yard. c. R. Hale, owner. sJs IS
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
RoAN DURHAM BULL FOR sA1p

70 highest bidder at Planters State pank, Saturday, April 30, 1:30 D. m
 rms IS the famous Farmers and Mer- chants bank animal, registered. and nnest animal of breed ever brought to mena. Bull can be seen at any lime prior to sale at Polk county Wagon faru C K. Hale, owner. Is
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

The history of' the button dates basl to Queen Elizabeth's reign.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
New Interest in London.

New Interest in London.
 London, April 22.--Dramatic efforts on the part of Germany to induce the United States to arbitrate the rep aration question, between the Berlin and the entente governments and the refusal of the Washington govern ment to sit in judgment on the merits of the problem have lent new interest to the conference to be held Sunday between Premiers Briand of France and Lloyd George of Great Britain.
 The expressed desire of the United States that there be "an immediate resumption of negotiations" has brought into the situation a new ele- ment, and it has been popularly sup posed the premiers would merely con slider plans for further occupation of German territory and not renewal of exchanges between London and Paris and Berlin.
 Military All Ready.
 The new factors entering into the situation make it probable that Mr Lloyd George and M. Briand will find themselves called upon to make some sort of answer to the implication in the United States note to Berlin that further negotiations should be com menced.
 It IS known that military authorities of France have perfected all plans for the occupation of cities and towns in the lndustrially important Ruhr dis trlct of Germany and have formulated economic penalties that will be put into operation when occupation of these places has been completed
 Germany, at the same time she an- pealed to Washington, sent commun- lcation to the allies, rejecting the de- mand that the gold holdings of tho kelchbank in Berlin be deposited ba- Tore May l, in either Cologne or Cob lenz as security for reparation pav- ments. These holdings amounted to i,OSl ,59o,000 marks on April 14. On tne other hand the German shipninp delegation has reduced by 2.5(l0 000 tons It's estimate of the amount of the shipping turned over to the allies un- der the Versailles treaty.
 The Germans originally asserted 4,ooo,o0o tons of shipping valued at seven billion gold marks had been turned over, but she has notified the entente that an alternative valuation on lower basis would be submitted soon.
 Dr Walter Simon, foreign secretary VIII speak in the reichstag next Mon, day or Tuesday and will answer o,es- tions as to the allied demands and the position taken by the Berlin rovern- ment. It may be that during b;s address he will outline the terms Gre many will offer the allies in her at- pSenpt 70 avert an invasion of the luhr suhr region by the French and the en- Ioreement of additional penalties bv
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
] : ! = [
HATE SCHOOL
here TUESDAY


- n I'VE state schools OF ma
y instruction will be opened
nov morning 1t the Rock Is
~ temple. with the Illinois board
b., s,snd examiners in charge Of
- vork. which will consist Of les
,sss.s = the comforting Of the vari-
sssss degrees. George 3. Carlson
~ ,anline is chairman Of the board
~ Mn be prominent in the work
p hstruction At all Of the schools
Z = held in the state.
., rom the number who have al
IN enrolled and are planning TO
s,oil for the course At the local
q S.,nle il 10 expected that the Rock
ssIard school will have the second
is,rest attendance in the state, the
I sicaro school being the only rival
n he first rank. Visitors from
~ entire state win be present dur
- the school and will take part
|, the instruction and classes.
Three sessions daily will be CIV
= an Tuesday, Wednesday and
thursday, at 3 o'clock in the morn
- 1880 in the afternoon and Z
o'clock in the evening.
On wednesday evening, under the
.usnices Of Rock Island lodge, No.
m Daniel G. Fitzgerrell of Nor
wsi NJ. the grand master Of III
80 and Isaac Cutter Of Camp
Point, H., will be oficially receiv-
~. disqualification OF the con-
i1rring Of the NJ. M. degree will
- made by the grand lodge officers
an q candidate Thursday evening
u,aer the auspices Of Trio lodge.
The grand board Of examiners Is
composed Of George 2. Carlson
chairman, William H. Farley, B. l.
TenEyck. Harry Leo Howell and
Harry H. Minor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
MINER INJURED
BY FALLING ROCK
AT COAL VALLEY
Especial Correspoudence)

Coal Valley. Jan. sI-Irvin Ha-
NOR met with an accident Satur-
day while working In the Valley
View mine. one mile Northeast Of
town. A large rock fell from the
ceiling. striking him blow on the
left side above the hip. After an
examination by DR.. w. F. Myers
it was found no homes were bro
ken. though he will be taken to .
local hospital this week to deter
mine the extent Of his injuries. by
having an Xray examination. Had
the rock struck him on his head
he would have been killed outright.
Though he suffers much pain it 10
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

Santa Elena. Ecuador. Jan. 10
A. CAiIeau neet, commanded By Ad-
mifal Comes Carreno. passed this
port today. and exchanged wireless
salutations with the government Of
this port. 1t went northwsrd to
meet the American Pacific fleet.
which II on it, way to valparaiso.
Radio messages were exchanged by
the neets during the day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

circus and the hall was kept flled
most of the svening.
The place Il attractively deco
rated and the entertainment il
good The jazz band can Be said to
- real hit Of the circus. and the
fat lady. tall man and little man,
without whom no circus would be
complete, are to Be seen. IN short,
the circus promises to be Z success
throughout its run.
The circus will be held every
night this week. and several thou
sand tickets have been sold.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
. az RAIIR0AD HlS0loN.

Mexico City. jan 3l.--WtIItl
McAd0o, former secretary q ~
United States treasury. wao -
coming to Mexico on . misst0l 80
political character. : high o0eteA
Of the foreign relations departmees
said last night. He stated furt1
that Mr.. McAdoo Was . represeofA-
tive OF American stockholders q
the National Railway company epA
would take part in the negottattoes
with the Mexican government rs
Karding the return Of the Natioees
lines to their owners.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
OPENING ELkS'
CIRCUS AUGURS
4 BIG SUCCESS
Hundreds Visit Arnsry Hall Satur.
day Night-Wnl Continue Dur.
Ing Week.

The opening Of the Elks' circus
1t the Armory on SixteenthStreet,
between Third and Fourth avenues,
Saturday night, was a big success.
Several hundred persons visited the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
DIES, AGED oIEl IL

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 31.-
John Simon. who would have cele-
brated his 101st birthday next
week. IL dead ct his home here.
He was born in France and came
to the United States when Is years
old.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
PEN FOR PRIEN.

Dublin, Jan. Situated Press
-Eathef Dominic. chaplain to the
late Lord Mayor MacSwiney, must
serve three years in . military
prison, according to = court mar
tial decision here. He was accus-
ed Of possessing seditious E,era-
tura.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
No More DandruH

A leading hair dresser says she
has found nothing as good as
Partisan Sage to Danish all dan
druf and make the hair wayy, thick
and lustrous. SchlegePs Drug
Stores sell it on money back plan.
--iAdv.).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

tspscisl correspondence.)

Erie, ILL.,. Jan. 31.-John Anglese.
aged S., committed suicide some
time during last night By hanging
himself from . rafter in the barn ON
his farm. The body Was discovered
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
DIES
OF INFECTION

Augusta. Maine, Jan. Sired
eric H. Parkhurst, governor OF
Maine, died today. He failed to-
recover from the effect Of diph-
theric infection under the tongue.
with which he was attacked three
weeks ago.
Apparently he was improving
until late last night. when he took
chills and became unconscious.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

Norfolk, Jan. :l.-LieutenAlt
TAYLOR, U. s. n, was killed By. =
sentry At the naval base aftef he
disresarded the challenge Of TIE
guard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

All the new. all the time The
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
I'LL.

New York, Jan. 31.-William
McCombs, former chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, is
seriously ill.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

hoped no will soon recover g!
his injuries.