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The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
ELAINE MURDERERs
 GRANTED NEW TRIAL
Six Negoes Twice Found Guilty Win Fight When Supreme Court
 Rqvereps Decision

Helena, Ark, May 5.-Judge J NJ. Taclyaon nf tha ph;if;ne aire,,it ..a.,rt now sitting here, today designated next Monday as the day for re-trial of Ed Ware, John Martin. Joe Fox, AL bert Giles, Ali Banks and Will Ward row, six negroes who have been twice convicted of murder in connection with the Elaine insurrection of Oe- tober, 1919 The. supreme court re- versed the verdict of the lower court on the ground that the juries which tried the negroes were composed ex- clusively of white men. The negroes are now confined in the state peniten- tiary but will be brought to Helena for re-trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
SEIZED LIQUOR
 HAS DISAPPEARED
Prohibition Enforcement Officers Face Peculiar Situation and Some Elm barrassment When Called Upon
 to Return to Owners.

New Orleans, La, May 6.--The declaration of Otto Sizeler, to federal officials that when he visited the local prohibition office with aa order from Judge Rufus E. Foster, directing the return of large quantity of liquor seized at his home by prohibition of- fieers, that much of the liquor could not be found, was the outstanding feature of the investigation today
 NewOrleans, May 6.--Maior R. B. Keating of Little Rock, formerly in charge of the local prohibition en- forcement office, appeared before the United States grand jury investigat- ing alleged disappearance of seized liquors from the customs house.
 Major Keating was summoned here after charges had been made that the liquor seized in raids, which were later declared illegal, could not be returned in its entirety to owners. Others in charge of prohibition en- forcement here have appeared before the federal grand jury.
 David Gates, supervising officer for prohibition enforcement in the south western states, appeared before the grand jury yesterday and upon com ing from the jury room issued for mal statement to the effect that he knew of liquor leakages not only ir New Orleans offices but at St. Louis Kansas City, land practically every city where seizures have been made
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
DRIVEN FROM
 HOMES BY FLOOD
.Town of McClelland, Ark, Is Under Four and Half Feet of Water, But No Lives Are Lost-Red Cross
 Conducts Relief Tours.

Little Rock, May 5.-Approximately h TOO refugees from the flooded dis
 trict along White river near McClel- land. where a break in the levee caused foundation of 10000 acres of land, To-day had been concentrated at Peach
 Orchard Bluff; near McClelland, and N Cotton Plant, according to reports Received here.
 The water was four and half feet kleep in McClelland today and still nising, but as the river was falling |at protected points nearby it was be- aieved the crest soon would be reached |ht McClelland. No loss of life has
 been reported and practically all live |stock is believed to have been saved,
 hltho there still is is some stock not Accounted for.
 Relief measures today were being 4aken by the Cotton Plant chapter of
 4he Red Cross and. according to of .fcials of the chapter there was little
 Apprehension of real suffering among Refugees. The Red Cross officials are
 being aided by the Cotton Plant com .pany of the national guard, whose
 members were patrolling the levees |hnd rendering aid wherever possible. At Peach Orchard Bluff a camp has Ibeen established for 200 families and Ahis morning there were approximate .ly 1,500 persons there and one levee Sn the vicinity. About half of these .are negroes.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
Left Snow in Colorado.

Mrs. c. H. Winter, after several months at Durango, Colo. where she went to assist in caring for a sick sis ter of Mir. Winter, has returned to Mena, having been relieved by a sis ter of. the sick woman. Mir. Winters stay in Colorado is dependent upon his sisters condition. Mrs. Winter says at Durango q heavy snow began last Friday, May 6, and it still was showing when she left Saturday af- ternoon. At Cumber's pass, at an al- titude of 10,500 feet, there was four feet of snow when she came thru. Around Durango vegetation is just putting forth the first green of the season.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12

DOG DIED UNDER CAR.
First Fatality on Jefferson Highway
 Occurred on Mena Street.

Tho it has been freely predicted there will be fatalities in Mena due to reckless driving on the new Jeffer- son highway, the first life lost was not caused by the autoist's fault at all Contrary to general belief the life lost was not that of some child, but of a dog. The unfortunate canine was killed Tuesday near the Farmers & Merchants bank by car driven by T. R. Bates, southside merchant. Ac- cording to those who witnessed the accident, MT. Bates was driving slow ly and the dog ran under the car, and was crushed to death The dog was one Dr. H. c. Rushing had recently secured for his young son. Mir. Bates regretted the accident when in- formed of it, being unaware he had killed the dog until his attention was called to the matter.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
GERMANY BOWS 10
 ED|CT OF ALLIES
Accepts Ultimatum to Avoid Seizure of Ruhr Valley-Will Pay $33,OOO,- O00,0O0--New Regime in
 Power.

Berlin, May 1O.-Germany has ac- eepted the allied ultimatum.
 The Reichstag tonight, by vote of 22l to l75 yielded to the final demands of the allied powers, and thus agreed to fulfill the terms of the treaty of Versailles ''to the capacity" of the na- tion to do SO.
 Dr. Wirth, the Centrist leader, final ly succeeded in forming coalition cabinet composed of Centrists, Major ity Socialists and Democrats, which, confronted by grave necessity, speed fly decided that acceptance of the ui- timatum was the only course. In making this announcement to the Reichstag the new chancellor asked for an immediate decision, and in the voting which followed the govern ment was sustained.
 The allied ultimatum required a definite reply based on ''yes' or mo" No conditional reply would be enter- tained and the ultimatam would have expired Thursday night.
 To Pay ssS,OOO,OOO,OO0.
 The total sum which Germany is called upon to pay is 6,750,0OO,O0O pounds. Disarmament must be car ried out by Germany in accordance with the provisions of the treaty, and war criminals must be tried. Many other important terms in which Ger many has been in default will be en- forced.
 Noncompliance would have subject cd Germany to the occupation by the allies of the Ruhr Valley and what ever other military and naval meas ures were deemed advisable.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
Blacksmith Tools to Bad Use.

Tho he is blacksmith and fre- quently uses rasp on the hoofs of horses and mules, s. U Eckhart ob- jected to having the tool used on his head. This fact developed at hear ing before Justice s. H. Smith Tues day morning, wherein George and John Eek were charged with assault. It is claimed that George Eek used the rasp on Eckhart's head and the court taking this view fined George Si0. John Eek vas fined only half that amount. or ss.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
FORD SELLS FLOUR TO HIS MEN
Motor Magnate Grinds Own Crops,
 and Asks 9S Gents for 9 Pounds.

Detroit. May 5. Henry Ford is grinding wheat harvested from his Dearborn farm and selling the flour to his employees from the company's Highland Park, River Rouge and Dearborn stores. The flour is being sold in 25-pound lots for 98 cents. A barrel is sold for S780. Retail stores are getting $l.25 to $l.45 for 25- pound bags, while barrels bring $l250 to $14b0. Thousands of bushels of wheat have been stored in the Ford elevator.
 Mir. Ford has thousands of acres of land adjoining his estate in Dearborn, and the most of it has been planted to wheat and corn. He raises two crops of wheat a year.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
FrantIc work to Hold waters.

Little Rock, May 5.-A force of several hundred farmers, negroes and railroad employees tonight is working ao prevent a break in the Johnson bayou levee above Devall's Bluff, which would cause the inundation of a large area of farm and timber land in nhe White river bottoms and force
 of traffic over the Rock Island railroad between Brinkley, Brasiield and DeValls' Bluff. The
 weakened condition of the levee was Discovered this morning and within a Flew hours a consignment of sand bags was received from Little Rock.
 With these the workers began their Eight. Similar breaks in 1915 and 1916 Inundated wide section of the White and Cache river bottoms and Stopped rail traffic. Governor Me Rae was at Cotton Plant today to
 make an address, attended meeting |pf citizens and pledged the states im- |mediate aid in relief work as needed. 7rhe stage of White river at the point where the levee broke Wednesday had Fallen two feet tonight. 1t is expect |ed the water will recede to the bottom 'pf the break by Monday night and that work of repairing the 300 feet krevasse will be undertaken. Tonight fhe flood was still rushing thru the
 hole and at McClelland the Chicago Shill and Lumber Company's store,
 which is feet above the ground, was Hooded. Water is in all the buildings 'pn the Dixie plantation, five miles From the river and McClelland
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
BERRY CHERRY FARM
 MADE FIRST SHIPMENT
l2 Crates Sold to GiIlham Man--Many Berries to Be Marketed This
 Week-Crop Light.

First sales of strawberries from the Mena Berry Cherry farm for ship ment to outside points, were made Monday when twelve crates were brought in and sold to L. w. Morrison of Gillhani, who is buying all the ber- ries in this vicinity he can find. The berries were sent to Joplin. The price averaged $4 crate. With season. able weather the strawberry harvest will open in earnest in Mena and vicin- ity this week and many crates will be marketed. The crop in this vicinity this year will be lighter than expected because of the early freeze, which destroyed the first berries.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
FIGHT ON PINK BOIL WORM.
Chief Inspector Becker May Attend
 National Conference

Little Rock, May 5.-George E. Becker. chief inspector of the State Plant Board has been invited by the Secretary of Agriculture to attend national conference in Washington, May 16, for the purpose of considering the pink boil worm situation as well as the menace of other plant pests and diseases. Commissioners of agricui- ture and representatives of the cotton industry generally have been invited. It is said that an acute crisis exists in Texas, demanding drastic uction in or- der to prevent the spread of the boil weras
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
CzECHO-sLOvAKIA IN, TOO?
Reported to Be Seeking Part of Si.
 Iesian Coal Lands.

Berlin, May 8.-While Germany was awaiting the allies reply to her offer to furnish troops to restore order in Upper Silesia, additional reports were received today that Czecho-SIovakian forces had crossed the center and en- tered the disputed district.
 While the object of the invasion was not definitely known, it was as- sumed that Czecho-Slovakia hoped to take advantage of the present chaos to press her claims for a part of the coal lands.
 In allied circles here tonight the be- lief was expressed that the German proffer of armed aid would be re- fused by the allies.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
Anyhow the Dust Was Laid.

Another of the Monday night de- luges visited Mena last night, and while not as heavy as the last previous one, was wet enough for all purposes. A total rainfall of 2.7 inches of rain fali was officially reported and there was a light rattle of hail during the early portions of the storm. The rain served one good purpose, it laid the dust of Mena's street,
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
FUND IS EXTENDED.
Knights of Columbus Surplus Goet to
 Aid the Doughboys.
Washington. May

Washington, May l0-Approxi- mately S5.oO0,000 of the Knights of Columbus war fund will have been ex. pended and committed on vocational and academic training for veterans by the end of the fiscal year, June St, Supreme Treasurer D. J. Callahan an nounced here today.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
NO ANGLO-JAP PACT.
London Journal Says Combine Against
 America Would Never Do.

London, May British overseas dominions would not tolerate an Ang- lo-Japanese treaty having as it's ob- ject opposition to the United States, declared the Weekly Spectator today. The newspaper devoted considerable space to discussion of Anglo-Amer- ican relations and Japan, and cited facts to show that an alliance between England and Japan was never meant, and never could be used against America.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
WAR CLOUDS AGAIN
 THREATEN EUROPE
German Residents of Silesia Arming to Fight the Poles, and Zechs Are Eager, It Is Said, to Seize Coal
 Lands-Germans Are Angry.

Kreuzberg, Silesia, May s.--German reichswehr officers have assumed con- trol of the Kreuzberg districts. 2,O0O army rifles have been issued and guards thrown about the town to de- fend it against a Threatened attack by Poles, who are camped in front of Rosenberg. The Polish army is esti- mated at five thousand with several scores of machine guns.
 The interallied officials are helpless, the French troops having been with drawn two days ago for service at Rybnik. The entente's representatives are seven French civilians, a British major and an Italian civilian. Their position is not a pleasant one; the townspeople are highly excited and are angry with the French for having withdrawn their troops at critical time.
 Germans in Angry Mood.
 The German leaders have informed the inter-allied commission that they have no intention of attacking Rosen- berg, but would confine themselves to defensive actions. The entente repre- sentatives have appealed to the Poles. In advance they were told that sooner or later the Poles would occupy Kreuz- berg, probably Sunday. At that time the allied officials were negotiating for an exchange of eighty German police, held by the Poles in Rosenberg, for ITO prisoners held by the Germans.
 The Polish attitude incersed the German leaders, who notified the in- ter-allied commission that the Ger mans would hold no conversations with the rebels and would not agree to an exchange of prisoners, but if the Poles carried out their threats to shoot German police the Germans would be forced to reprisals against Polish prisoners.
 Get Arms for 1000 Men.
 The Germans received q shipment of arms and ammunition from the reichs- wehr depot at Breslau today sufficient to equip 1000 men. The officers say, however, that probably not more than 5000 will be immediately armed, the remainder of the guns being issued when the Poles attack.
 Men and boys with rifles, shotguns revolvers, knives and axes hold over every village between here and Op. peln and submit strangers to minute examination. At Sazenburg a grour of apparently unarmed men suddenly drew revolvers from their pockets when a chauffeur failed to halt promptly.
 A motor car with French officers passed thru various towns where the Germans were drilling, armed with a variety of weapons, but the car, which was flying the French flag, was not molested Behind came car with a reichswehr officer from Breslau wear ing the protective organization badge He was frequently halted, but when his identity was learned he was salut. ed and passed on Many former Ger man officers are in Kreuzburg in civ. ilian clothes.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
HONOR WILSON. HOOVER, FocH
Honorary Degrees are Conferred by
 University of Warsaw.

Warsaw, May 5.-Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover and Marshal Foch were given the degree of doctor of law by the University of Warsaw yester- day, this being the first time the uni versity ever conferred honorary de- grees. The ceremonies were attended by President Pilsudski, Hugh s. Gib- son, American minister to Poland. and allied diplomats. President Pill sudski received the degree of doctor of medicine.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
Water Higher Near Helena.

Helena, May B.. Officials of the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company at West HeIent, which has large inter- fsts in the vicinity of McCieiiand and Georgetown, Woodruff county, stated this morning that the break in the
 White river levee had widened from a50 Co 500 feet and that the water
 Eas rising at the rate of two inches an hour. The area now covered by Nater coming thru the crevasse ex- 5ends from Cow Mound on the Cache Plyer to Georgetown and to within five lniles of Cotton Plant All territory
 Between Hammond Lake and the Rache river is flooded.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
Overland to Shrine Meet.

J, R. Gill and R. L. Norris left \ ednesday morning by auto for Hot
 5pnngs, where they will attend the
 plg meeting of Shriners. The gath Erlng IS a consolidated meeting of Ar
 kansas and Memphis temples and will Pe the greatest of it's kind ever held R the state. Nine members of the |nperial council will be guests of
 Lonor and a special effort will be 1nade on behalf of the chiidren's hos
 ltai the Shriners will build at Hot
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
Eight Cars of Poultry Shipped.

The Ozary Poultry Yards shipped snother car of live poultry to the New ork City market Monday, making the Ekht shipments of this kind to leave Eena this year.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-12
TANKS SnnVE LAPS
 AS SHIP BURNS
Drowning Seaman Picked Up While Burning Debris Menaces Rescuers Eight Dead, 43 Suffering From
 Shock and Exposure.

Seattle, Wash, May 4.-Forty- three of the sixty-fve survivors of the Japanese freighter Tokuyo Maru, which burned to the waters edge yes- terday off the Oregon coast with a loss of eight lives, were in Seattle hospitals today suffering from shock and exposure.
 The remaining 22 survivors report ed themselves already recovered from their experiences. Only one body of the eight dead has been recovered.
 The survivors reached here late last night aboard the United States Army transport Budford.
 The twenty-two survivors were the only ones of the sixty-fve who were able to get into the Tokyuo .Maru's life boats, according to Budford of ficials. The others were rescued from the sea by officers and seamen of the Budford in the transports small boats.
 Driven From the Ship.
 When the transport reached the scene, passing within 200 yards of the Tokuyo Maru, two lifeboats filled with survivors were sighted and scores of other persons were seen struggling in the icy waters. A few persons still were aboard the vessel huddled in two groups-fore and aft. Each group was cut off from the oth- CT by solid wall of fire. The intense heat of the decks finally forced them all to jump overheard.
 Captain L. R. M. Herr, master of the Budford, declared his ship had not received an "S. o. S." from the Tokuyo Maru but was attracted to the stricken vessel by the column of smoke.
 "There were constant explosions, 2 he said, "and with every explosion the flames shot a hundred feet into the air and bales of cotton were hurled 200 feet high.
 Captain Susuki, master of the Tok- uyo Maru, was the last to leave the vessel. He was almost unconscious when picked up by the Budford's life boat.
 Dies in Lifeboat.
 The rescue or the t0rty-three per- sons who had jumped into the sea was carried on in the midst of rain of burning debris from the ship, with terrific explosions sending fresh show CTS of fire laden cotton and lumber in- to the air.
 All the casualties were among those of the Tokuyo Maru's sailors who had jumped into the sea before the arri- val of the Budford.
 Immediately after the Budford left the burning ship, funeral services were held in a lifeboat. His body was sent overheard within few min utes of his lost vessel.
 Captain Susiki said everything pos sible was done to check the advance of the flames before the IS. O. S." was sent out.
 q stayed on the bridge until the oilers had left and when finally jumped down the bridge was black ened and charred by the fire.
 "The fire started in the coal bunk CTS and was due, I believe, to spon- taneous combustion. We carried l. 900 tons of coal, TOO tons of fuel oil and big cargo of nitrates, lumber and cotton"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
Solo Quartet Will Feature
Presentation of Oratorio
Washington Society with Chorus of $50 Voices
Will Give Handles Messiah" Under
Direction of S. L. Wrightson.

The solo quartet which viii be =
feature of the presentation Of Han
dePs oratorio, The Messiah" to be
given here December 20 and 81. un-
der the leadership of sydney Lloyd
Wrightson. will be secured from
New York City.
This will be the eighteenth an
nual rendition of this orstorio and
the eleventh that has been given TO
the city without charge. II IL pre-
scented by Mr.. wrightson as a free
gift to the community. Cards OF
admission will be required for the
first performance, at Sis o'clock on
the night of Tuesday. December 20,
these cards being distributed by the
members of the chorus OF 353 voices
of the Washington Oratorio Society.
including a male chorus of -117
voices. Mr.. 'wrightson also will
distribute tickets for this perform
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

sketches entitled "Our Village"
there is a chapter which tells of
"a christmas Memory" For any
one who wants refreshing remem-
brance of simple, old-fashioned ex-
pectancy before and happy realiza-
ton on the day, Mr.. Lincoln has
written this sketch. 1t is a bit of
holiday cheerfulness perfectly
characteristic of.'the author of Ca
iusha the Magnificent" Mr.. Lin
coins publishers. d. Appleton and
Company. are issuing a. special gift
edition this year of "our Village"
in. a slip, box together with his
poems. Cape Cod Ballads"
Aline Kilmer, whose second VOL
ume of poetry, "Vigils." has been
published by George Fl. Doran COM
pany, is at present lecturing in the
Middle West on eminent Catholic
poets.
The thirty-ffth public community
music evening att Central High
school Auditorium next Saturday
evening will be festival of Christ
mas. Admission II without tickets.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

On the second evening, wednes-
day. December 81, the work will be
presented by exactly the same So
loists. the doors being thrown
open to the public without reserve.
Both performances will be given in
the Central High School Auditorium
The Washington orstorio Society
on both nights will make an APP
peal for a free Will Offering" for
the purpose OF further extending
the work and meeting the expenses
Of the performances.
That Grace Kerns. the gifted
American soprano, is known as an
artist OF versatility and charm COM
bined with excellent musicianship Is
amply evidenced by the choice OF
the New York Symphony Society.
1t was while she was singing as
principal soloist at st. Bartholo-
news Church, New York. a posi-
ton which she still holds. that her
work attracted the notice of Walter
Damrosch, leader of the New York
symphony Orchestra, who personal
ly chose Miss Kerns from a lengthy
list OF possible soloists for the
spring festival tour OF his orches-
ira Needless TO say, the critics
and public in every city where she
appeored Endorsed the choice OF the
famous conductor.
Native of Virginia
Born in Norfolk. Va. Grace Kerns
received her entire musical train
ing in this country-thoegh she
went to Italy for an operate debut
l. a.
break OF the war. Returning 10
America. the young soprano very
quickly established herself in the