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The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
KANSAS SHOWS GOOD
 DECREASE IN ILLITERACY
According to 1920 Census 1887 Above Age Of 10 Could Not Read
 or Write, 79,245 Colored.


 Little Rock, April 8.-Reports re- ceived by State Superintendent J. L. Bond from the census department at Washington give most gratifying analysis of the illiteracy returns from Arkansas. According to these figures there are in the state, according to the 1920 census 121,837 illiterates; that is. persons aDove the age of ten who can neither read nor write; of these 9,245 are colored.
 There are in this number 40,753 native whites, 65S of foreign or mixed parentage and 1,145 of foreign birth.
 The percentage of illiterates in the entire population is 9.4 as compared with 12.6 in 1910, showing reduction of 25 per cent. The percentage of negro illiteracy declined from 26.4 to 21.S and that of the native white illit- crates from n to 46.
 The rural population shows a per centage of more than twice that of the urban, being 10.3 as compared with 4.9. The native rural population shows percentage of only 5.2 Hitter ate while the foreign born rural popu- lation is 23.l illiterate. The native white urban population is only IT il- literate and the negro urban popula- tion 13.9.
 When asked for an explanation of this gratifying decrease, Superintend- ent Bond said that he ascribed it to the enforcement of compulsory at- tendance law of 1917, to the effective work of the Illiteracy Commission in the holding of adult schools in vari- ous sections of the state and to a general improvement in the education al institutions and system that has oc cured during the last decade. MT Bond predicts that the next ten years will show even larger percentage of decrease than the last ten.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
AMONG OURSELVES

Worry is a Prejudiced Judge and certain to de- liver an erroneous verdict. It forms conclusions without the testimony of hope and such opinions are logically faulty.
 Never commit yourself to a definite line of ac- tion while in pessimistic mood A gloomy mind cant see clearly Faith has shrewder eyes than Doubt Optimism is lantern-bearer and locates paths to safety that Dependency can't find.
 Every other trouble on this earth is imaginary Nothing is quite so bad as Encouragement paints it. Adverse Luck is often Perverse Liver.
 Many a man who believes himself out of the game is merely out of sorts.
 When the World doesn't appear to be running right, rest assured you're not.
 A little will and little pill are powerful Rain bow Painters.-Herbert Kaufman.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
THEN MENA WILL HE l. P YOU
YOILES AND ORGANDIES

It is easy to imagine what charming frocks can be made from any of these sheer, dainty voiies ana organdies of beautiful designs. Never have We had such pleasing variety of distinctive pat terms as these-so modest in price These are superior quality fabrics possessing that finish and stiffness so characteristic of the best.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
SOCIALISTS DEFEATED.
Milwaukee Hands Drubbing to Candi-
 dates of Deb's Party.

Milwaukee. Wis, April 6.-Practi- cally complete returns from yester- days election indicate that Emil Sci del, socialist, has been defeated for alderman-at-large by William McKin- ley, also socialist, and Mrs. Emily Berger, wife of Victor L. Berger, to- gether with five other socialist candi- dates has been defeated for posts on the school board.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14

Dame Fashion Says It's the same with hats; some make you look younger-just so with corsets. You do look younger when you correctly cor seted. Be wise and wear CD Justrite Corset which has been designed over a living model with ideal figure lines. Let us show you G-D Corsets.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
No Worms Iu s fae.Ithy chlld

All children troubled with Worms have an un- heAthy color. which indicstes poor blood, and as rule rule. there is more ox lees stomach disturbance ohofEo lAsIElESS CHILL TONIC given reau. iarly for two three weeks viii enrich inc hIssst improve lhe disessicss and set as general ssr.r,
 rninR looic to the whole system Mature viii then thfv~ oi e dispci the worms and the Child viii ha "a perfect hoaifh. Pleasant to take 1c Der b.sts
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
WILL FINANCE FARMERS.
Walnut Ridge Bank to Make Loans on
 Installment Plan.

Walnut Ridge, April 6.-The Law renee county bank, thru it's represen- tative J. Crock Childers in a meeting here Saturday agreed to finance farm CTS of this vicinity on the installment plan during the growing season. It was agreed that the bank pay the money to be loaned in the form of monthly installments.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
FRESH NEcKwEAR FOR THE SEASON

The collection includes variety of neat and att tractive styles to be worn with the new spring suit or frock "As pretty as they can be" is the verdict already rendered by many of our patrons who have visited this section just recently.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14

To cleanse the blood, strengthen the kidneys and regulate the stomach
 liver and bowels, Prickly Ash Bitters IS remedy that has proved it's worth. It promotes activity in body and brain. Price SIPS per bottle. Guanels & Me Coy. and Jackson Drug Co. Adv,
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14

The New Spring Suits for Men and Young Men are here-full ol style, and wear, and based on the new low prices. The new Hats, Shirts and other Mems Furnishings are most 'com- plete and correct in style.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
Aars. crandall Qow.) Tells How sbs
 Stopped Chicken Losses

!zst spring, rats killei all our bsby ehieis wish 'd known aboat Rat-snzp before. With i,,s, an- k~sep@ckaEe we killed swarms of rats. They wop'r srf thls years hztches. I'll bet" Rst-sazD is rusr. epssed aud cells for ssc. 6sc. si7s.
 Seid and Euarsntscdb by l4Ei=I0NES DRUG co.
 MENA HARDWARE co.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
Contents Intoxicating.

Some people can't stand prosperity. The horn of plenty has started many a man on toot.-Boston Transcript.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14

De Beyoise Brassieres-Every woman knows this advertised line We have them in several styles.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
Stalled

What horsepower is your brothers car?" "He says it's forty, but guess thrty-nine of the horses are sickI
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
IRON CLADS FOR ALL THE FAMILY
 ARE HERE
BUY AT HOME

This is the home of this well known naJIonaIy advertised hosiery. Iron Clads are not iron, but wear like 1t. ~N Iaa...-~ '-e
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14

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 tory lots of bard can be sold. conxxriico wear m them Every pair is fully guaranteed by the manu- facturer, as well as the Boston Store.
 -B-
 Having a Swell Time. Went to the dentist today" Yes"
 Any relief"
 ''Yes, the dentist wasn't in"
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Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
MOTHER OF BOY EMPEROR
OF CHINA DECLARED SUICIDE

Peking.-Princess Chin, mother
of the boy Emperor, Hsuan-Tung,
who was ousted from the throne
on February IL, 1912, died on Oc-
tober l, and it is reported she
committed suicide by taking an
overdose of opium. The reason
for her suicide is attributed by re-
ports from the imperial court to
quarrel between Princess Chin
and the Empress Dowager,
Princess Chun.
It is declared the Empress
Dowager desired that the boy En-
peror should marry a daughter of
President Hsu Shi-Chang, but the
Princess supported the erstwhile
monarch's wish to marry another
lady, and it is declared. that the
quarrel ended with the suicide of
the Princess. Another report is to
the effect that the Emperor is al
legged to have shown no respect
for the Dowager, and neglected
the usual court ceremonies. This
caused the Dowager to upbraid the
young mans parents, whereupon
the mother swallowed opium and
died soon afterwardd.
The Emperor is now living in
retirement and is reported to have
said he would not marry until he
had seen the world and made an
I attempt to find means to shake off
the influence of the Empress
Dowager.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
Refute's Persons Statement.

st. Louis, Noe. J. Manion, presi'
dent of the Order Of Railroad Tele-
graphers, refuted the statement OF
Thomas NJ. Pierson, vice-president OF
that organization, in which he said
1.-THE policy of the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers had not been formulated,
and Mr.. Pierson is not authorized to
give out any such statement. Our
policy will not be known until October
n.
"The general chairmen Of the or
ganization will be convened in Chi
cago on October q to discuss the pol
icy and arrangements of the organi'
zation relating to the strike, and
whatever action is decided upon will
be announced at that time.
"Mr. Pierson is not authorized to
make such statement as sent out
from Chicago"
While no official information was
forthcoming as to what group the
Pennsylvania lines would be placed
in, it was understood that they would
be assigned to group 8, on which the
walkouts are scheduled to start No
vember 3. All walkouts are scheduled
to begin at 6 A. M. Standard time.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
STRIKE DELAYED
0NEASIERN ROADS
Pennsy and Erie Removed From
| First Group i.:.--
SHOP CRAFTS will co OUT
Leaders, However; say They viii Re.
turn'''If Grievances Are Rem.
edied-First Roads To Be
Affected.

Chicago.-An alteration in the de-
tails of the plan announced for a
progressive national strike of railroad
employees, ordered to begin on October
80, gave the Eastern States at least
two days Of grace before the proposed
walkout would become effective in
that region. The Pennsylvania and
the Erie roads, included originally in
the first group on which the strike
was ordered, were removed from that
list thus excluding at the start all
States east of Chicago and north Of
the Ohio River.
The San Diego and Arizona Railroad
was added to the first of the four
groups into which the union have di-
vided the road for strike purposes, and
it was decided to order the three sue
ceeding groups out at 4S-hour intervals
instead of "a hours apart Under this
plan, with the men on the roads in
Group No. walking out October 80,
the strike would be in full effect No
vember 5. ..-
These changes were said by union
leaders to complete assignment OF
roads to the first group on which
walkouts would take place, and the
following was made known as the Off
cial list of carriers in that group.
Kansas City Southern, Missouri Pa
cific, st. Louis Southwestern Cotton
Belt, International and Great North
ern, Texas and Pacific, Southern Pa
cifc (Atlantic system) including Hous-
ton, East and West; Texas and Hous-
ton, (Texas CentraD, Southern Pacific
(Paciic system), San Diego and Arl'
zona, Chicago and Northwestern, Chi
cage, Milwaukee and st. Paul (except
Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeast
ern), Northern Pacific, Southern Rail
way Zines East and WesD, Seaboard
Air Line, Virginian Railroad, Chicago
Great Western and Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
BRITISH PREMIER
TO CONE TO j. S.
Only Unexpected Developments
Will Prevent Trips
6 WEEKS. IN THIS COUNTRY
BRAND, Viviani, Sarraut And JUS.
serand Will Represent France
Italy Picking Representa-
tives

London.-Lloyd George will attend
the Washington Limitation of Arms
Conference, remaining in the United
States six weeks, unless unexpected
developments in the Irish situation
prevent.
It was reported the Prime Minister
would sail on November 5.
King George it was said, is most
anxious that Lloyd George attend in
person the opening discussion at
Washington.
ut is almost certain that the
Premier will go'' the Daily Telegraph
said while the rest of the press con-
tained similar but less definite state
ments.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
TO EMPLOY 100000
ON FEDERAL ROADS


Washington. The Federal
Highway bill as agreed in. confer
ence carries appropriations which
will make possible the employ
ment of from 100000 to 35O,OOO
for six months, according to an
announcement today by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
1T is a fortunate condition"
the statement added, "that the
States with the largest allotments
and which can proceed at once
with road construction are the
States where unemployment con-
ditions probably are the worst"
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
R, R, TO DEMAND
ADDITIONAL CUTS
Refuse to Delay Recently
Granted Reduction
UNION LEADERS REBUFFED
Drop In Rates TO Wait-But Roads
Promise To Let Public Benefit
BY Revision Of
PayrolIs.
UNION LEADERS REBUFFED

CnicagO.-RepreSen OF the ma"
tiOn's railroads, after announcing that
they cannot reduce freight rates at
present without going into bankruptcy,
and that they would Immediately seek
a further reduction in employees
wages from the United States Railroad
Labor Board, went into a futile con.
ference with union leaders in an ef.
fort to reach an amicable settlement
of wage difficulties which at times
have threatened to tie up the trans
pOrtatiOn system of the country.
At the conference union leaders
asked reconsideration of their request
Of last July that 121s per cent. wage
reduction granted by the Labor Board
be not put into effect Immediately,
that no further wage reductions be
sought at present and that no change
be made in the overtime pay rate.
This request was refused and the rail
heads presented their statement an
nouncing the proposal to seek new re-
ductions and not to reduce rates until
further reductions were granted.
The labor leaders left the confer
ence Immediately and few of them
would discuss it's proceedings or pre-
dict the results.
Il am no prophet" said Warren
S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. What will
happen is more than l can say"
, w. G. Lee. president of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, refused
to discuss the situation after the meet
ing, but previous to it had said that
''the roads must be crazy to seek a
new reduction when the men have just
authorized a strike over an old wage
cut
r. S. Binker, of the Association of
Railway Executives, said that the
transportation system was facing one
of its greatest crises, but also refused
to make predictions.
Union leaders freely admitted, how
ever, that there had been little har-
mony between the committees in the
conference.
Later Mr. Lee said that the district
chairmen of the union would receive
their final instructions as to whether
there would be a strike. Asked point
blank if a strike would be ordered, he
said:
Il will not say definitely, but were
a betting man l would place my
money that there will be a strike.
Regardless of what action is taken,
the final decision is only matter OF
the rising and setting of few suns.
The district chairmen will receive
their final orders and then will go
home. My chairmen already have
been sent home and will receive their
orders by mail"
Asked concerning the reports that
strike, effective October 80, had been
decided upon, Mr.. Lee replied:
II won't answer that definitely, but
if some one has told you that they
have hit a lot of nails on the head
perhaps they are not exactly right,
but they are driving close"
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
'PARLEY SPLITS
OVER WAGE GUT
Serious Break Comes as En-
pIoyers Propose Reduction
OPPOSED BY LABOR GROUP
Minority Report Declares Wages Must
Not Be Reduced-Aqree
In Urging Econ
ony.

Washington.-The National Unenl'
ployment Conference split wide open
on the question of recommending wage
cuts.
The split came when employer mem.
bers of the conference presented a
statement declaring that wages must
come down hand-in-hand with prices.
There must be no favorites in the
drastic economic adjustment through
which we must pass in establishing
new prices for goods and services, u
the employers statement said. EN-.
ployers and employees all must meet
the condition and sacrifice"
Labor delegates headed by Samuel
Gompers fatty declared against a pol.
icy of wage reductions.
In regard to wages the minority re.
port of labor declares:
''There must be adopted no policy OF
wage reduction. On the contrary. there
must be policy calling for the highest
possible rate of wages in every in.
dustry. Reduction of buying power
stops purchasing, which, in turn, in
evitably stops manufacturing and
create unemployment"
A lively verbal clash between the
employers and labor delegates impend-
ed, as both factions grew more insist
ent in their demands that they be al
lowed TO talk.
More material for open dissension in
the conference case in minority
reports by the members of the Manu-.
facturers' Committee, the key group of
the conference. The majority report,
signed by manufacturers, recon.
mended:
1. Immediate passage of the
Railroad Funding bill.
2. Prompt payments of unset
tied Government rental obligations
10 the railroads.
3. Transfer of functions of the
Railroad Labor Board to the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
=. IlCpCoI VI tllo tAuduSOu
Eight-Hour law.
5. ardent cooperation be-
twenee employers and employees
in a campaign to eliminate waste
and inefficiency
The minority report was signed by
Gompers, Sarah A. Conboy and, Roy
Dickinson. It vigorously opposed pro-
posals for the abolition of the Railroad
Labor Board and for the repeal of the
Adamson law, and agrees on the pas.
sage Of the Railroad Funding bill, but
recommends that the money thus put
into the hands of the railroads be used
for the purchase of labor and main
tenance of equipment.
Two recommendations ON which
both factions of the Manufacturers
Committee agree were immediate en-
actment of the revenue bill in Con-
gress and a campaign toward reduc-
ton Of Government expenses.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
RECRUITS STRANDED IN sPAIr
Many, Rejected BY Army, Destitute II
Spanish Ports.

Washington.-Many of the adven-
turous Americans enlisted with the
Spanish forces to fight the Moors have
found that service with the Spanish
troops was not such as they expected,
and are now reported destitute in
Spanish ports. Others have been re-
jected by the Spanish medical au-
thorities, and they, too, are left
stranded.
The Americans were recruited most
ly in New York. AS some question
arose over whether the recruiting was
in contravention Of the neutrality
laws, it was discontinued, but not un-
til after many Americans had shipped
for Spain.
Now, according to advices reaching
Washington, many of these Americans
are stranded. The Spanish Govern
ment, so far, has not offered to return
them to America.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
Italy Picking Representatives.


Rome-Dr. Schanzer, Rolandi Ricci
and Albertini Media will be three OF
Italy's delegation to the Limitation of
Arms Conference at Washington next
month, it was authoritatively an
nounced.
Schanzer was delegate to the
League Of Nations Assembly, Ricci is
Italian Ambassador to Washington
and Media is former Secretary of the
Treasury.
Army, navy and aerial attaches will
be included in the Italian delegation.
Owing to professional engagements
in this country, Senor Media probably
will not sail with the others, but will
leave for Washington some time after
October a.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
N. Y. HAS ENOUGH FOOD.
Available Supply Shows No Real Crisis
Pending.

New York.-Investigation of New
York City's available food supply in
the event of a general railroad strike
showed there was no real crisis i'm
pending, DR.. Royal S. Copeland, Com
missioner of Health, said.
There are one hundred million
cases of eggs in storage here and fif-
teen million tubs of butter" he added,
enough meat to supply the city for
three weeks and enough canned vege-
tables to take care of the residents OF
New York for from two to three
weeks"
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
SMALL'S TRIAL TRANSFERRED

Indicted Illinois Governors Case Will
Be Heard In Lake County.
Springfield, Ill.-Gov. Len Small will
be tried on charges of juggling mil
lions of dollars of State funds at
Waukegan, Lake county, III.
Formal arguments on the petition
by Small's attorneys for a change in
venue were heard by Judge Frank w.
Burton.
Before the arguments began, attor-
neys for Small said they had agreed
to the suggestion of States Attorney
Fred Mortimer that the trial be held
in Lake county.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
DIsLlKED SCHOOL; HANGS Sell
Body OF Milwaukee Boy, Is, Found "
Basement OF Home.

Milwaukee, VISA dislike for
school coupled with mind affected by
the reading Of the hanging of two Chi
cago school boys was believed by the
coroner to be responsible for the death
of Thomas Rilcerk, Is, whose body
was found hanging in the basement of
his home.
According to schoolmates, the boy
had been reading about the mysterious
deaths by hanging Of Chicago school
boys and also frequently voiced dis
like for school work.