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The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
NAVY or J. $. 10
 EQUAL ANY OTHER
Is Not Practical Nor Sound Policy Co Suspend Construction for 6 Months
 Capital Ships Remain Princi
 pal Unites of Sea Power.

Washington, Feb. 9.---An American navy "at least equal to that of any other power" is advocated in report of the senate naval committee filed to- day in the senate. The committee replying to the Borah resolution, said:
 Tt is not practical and it is not sound policy to suspend naval con struction for period of six months, nor at all. !"
 It urged completion of the great 1916 naval program except that two huge naval aircraft carriers be built in place of twelve destroyers and six submarines, which have been author ized, but not yet contracted for.
 Capital ships remain the principal units of sea power the committee said, adding that aircraft and submarines were as yet only auxiliary forces.
 The committee report, to which Senator King, democrat, of Utah. plans to file minority report tomor- row, expressed desire that an agree ment for limitation of naval armament might be reached among the nations but said that until some such arrange ment was made the United States should continue it's building program.
 Tn view of the importance of sea power to the United States" the com mittee informed the senate, "and the fact that without it we would be at the mercy of other nations, it is the opinion of your committee that this country should maintain a navy at least equal to that ofsany other power. The lessons of histofy teach us with indisputable truth the we cannot af- ford to depend for the the mainten- ance of our rights and the defense of the lives and commerce Of our citi- ems upon the mercy, generosity or good will of the other powers with rival or. conflicting interests and am bitions."
 "It is the opinion of this commit tee" the report continued, sthat the Unied States should have under it's control sufficient force to protect and preserve both it's material possessions, the policies it has established, the lives and rights of it's citizens and the principles upon which it's government is founded.
 For these reasons we arc of the opinion that there should be no sus- pension of the present building pro gram of the navy, which as at present laid out, is, at the most, only designed to place us on a footing of equality with any other power upon the sea-
 The report expressed approval and endorsement of the naval general boards summary of the situation leading to the conclusion that the cap- ital ship means the strongest naval unit. 1t recommended however, scien- tific study and development of the sub marine aircraft and high explosives.
 Other powers have not abandoned the major ship, said the report, and are proceeding with extended pro- grams of battleship construction.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
ENGINEERS TO SEEK
 CAUSE OF U. $. WASTE
Herbert Hoover. President of Coun- cil, Says I.cose Ends in Indus
 try Will Be Looted

Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 14.-Appoint- ment of committee of noted en- gneers and technologists to elimin- ate tlie nations waste in industry was included in the opening business here today of the convention of the American Engineering council
 Herbert Hoover, president of the council. said the committee would be directed to make a national assay of waste. Nearly 100000 engineers thruout the country will be called up- on to aid. By studying the nation as single Industrial organism, they will attempt to locate. he added, weak ness in the country's production sys- tenn.
 It was announced that a prelimin- ary survey already had been under way. The different clements making for production waste such as labor conflict, decrease in individual pro- ductivity, lack of coordination and other sources of industrial failure will be brought under the close scrutiny of the organized engineers.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
INSISTS ON SIMPLE INAUGURAL
Only "Frill' for Harding Will Be
 Luncheon for Family.

St. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 10.--Inau- guration of President-elect Harding will be as free from social frills as he can make it. He said today he was holding to his determination to keep the ceremonies simple and that there would be no social features to the events of March 1, except possibly a luncheon to be given by MT. Harding to his father and other members of his family.
 Mir. Harding said he did not expect to celebrate his accession to the presi- dency by any of his usual social forms. He has made no plans to have MT. Wilson return to the White House for luncheon, a function which has been a part of some inaugurations.
 The inaugural plans have not been worked out in detail, but the Presi- dent-elect declared they were certain to be much more simple than for many years. Final decisions regarding them will be made next week, after Mrs. Harding comes to St. Augustine.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
TORNADO FATAL
 10 57 IN GEORGIA
Between 30 and 10 Negroes Also In- jured By Flying Debris at Oconee-- Millions of Feet of Lumber
 Are Leveled

0conee, Ga, Feb. l0--Tw6 white persons and 25 negroes were killed when tornado struck this little town shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon seriously damaging the plant of the Cleveland 0conee Lumber company and other property. Between 30 and 40 other negroes were injured by fly ing debris.
 After striking here, the tornado continued toward Augusta, accord ing to reports, and was said to have descended again between Macon and Camak.
 The ten-year-old daughter of k. l.. Minor, manager of the lumber conn- pany commissary, and Dennis Orr, fourteen, were the two white victims of the storm. The negroes were all employees of the lumber company. The casualty list would have been much larger, it was stated, had it not been for the fact that the storm struck dur in the dinner hour at the lumber mill, when scores of the employees had gone to the homes.
 While the winds fury centered about the plant of the Cleveland Oconee company, the main building, just completed a few weeks ago, was practically unharmed One of the old buildings was wrecked and fifty dwell- ing homes of negro employers, were demolished About two million feet of lumber stacked in the yards was levelled to the ground. A relief train took the injured to Sandersville and Tennille.
 The lumber plant was valued at ap- proximately S400,000, but it was stat ed tonight no estimate could be made of the damage done by the storm.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
WILSON COMPUTES
 REDS SENTENCE
Fou Russians Will be Released From Pen in a Year and Then Will
 Be Shipped Home.

New York, Feb 9.--President Will son has commuted the sentence of four Russians, Jacob Abrams, Samuel Lip man, Hymann Lachowsky and Mollie Steiner of from 15 to 20 years in prison to two years and six months, on condition that they then be de- ported to Russia, Harry Weinberger, their attorney, announced. Mir. Vein berger said he was in receipt of let ter from Robert H. Turner, acting at- torney in charge of pardons, notifying him of the executive clemency in be- half of his clients.
 The Russians, who confessed they were anarchists, have one more year to serve in prison, as they already have served about one year and half. They were convicted for the circulation of pamphlets protesting against mili- tary intervention by he United States in Russia. The United States su- preme court later affirmed the findings of the lower court
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
SkCONCRESSFOR
 ACANE PRESERVE
Arkansas General Assembly Memorial ized National Body to Protect Birds and Animals on Forest Lands in
 Polk and Other Counties.

House concurrent resolution by Me. Haney of Pulaski county, includes Polk with six other counties in a memorial to Congress urging that steps be taker at once to create of these game pre-. serve, and to have the birds and ani- mals thereon protected by the Forest rangers, as now employed and without additional cost This resolution was adopted The text of the memorial follows:
 Whereas, The United State has many thousands of acres of land in the counties of Perry, Saline, Garland Yell, Montgomery, Polk and Scott, and other counties, known as "The Forest ReserYe;" and,
 Whereas, Many species of birds and animals, of great value in destroying insects, and as a source of food sup ply, are fast disappearing and are in danger of extermination thru made quate protection during the nesting season; and,
 Whereas, Said game reserve can be looked after by the present Forest Ranger in the employ of the United States, on said Forest Reserve, with out cost to the United States govern ment; now, therefore. be it
 Resolved, By the House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Arkansas, the Senate Concurring Therein: That the congress of the United States be, and it hereby is memorialized and re- quested l. c.ia~L speedily appropriate legislation to provideafor the creation of Bird and Game Reserve co-exten- sive with the present National Forest Reserve, to be enlarged as said Ma tional Forest Reserve is enlarged"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

STRANGER IS HELD
 IN COUNTY JAIL
Roy Parker Accused of Burning a Building--Suspected of Other
 Crimes.

OAANtCbs
 Charged with the burning of A building filled with hay, but suspected Of being guilty of other crimes. a young wanderer who gave his name as Roy Parker, was lodged in the coun- ty. Jail Wednesday evening. The prisoner was brought to Mena by Deputy Sheriff A. P. Epperson. iv- ing near Mountain Fork. Parker was captured at the state line after a fu- tile effort to escape the Polk county official. It is charged that Tuesday night the prisoner used as headuuart- CTS the house on the J. l.. Reed farm in the Mountain Fork neighborhool. which was used also by Ed Gibson as a storage place for hay. Sometime during the night Parker permitted the building to catch fire, he says it was accidentally, but be that as it may the house and contents burned and Mrs. Gibson lost at a conservative es- innate between 80 and 100 bales of good hay. Parker fled westward but was halted at the Oklahoma line by the Rogers brothers, who had been ad- vised by telephone to be on the look out for the suspected man. Parker was arraigned before Justice J. L. Bedding who sentenced him to a jail term. which will cover sufficient time it is thought to give the authorities a chance to look up the prisoners past year. The prisoner claims to live in Kansas City, but stated he was in Utah during the world war and had never registered or gone into military service. This part of his past will re- ceive careful investigation. The man appears to be about 25 years old.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
||C FORK HIGHWAY
 VALID
.ancelIor J. D. Shaver. in Denying Slea of Objectors, Made Straight Fplain Talk Showing the Merits
 of His Decision.

In denying the right of objecting 1koperty owners in the Mena-Big &rk highway district to halt the sllection of assessments now due, EaAapcellor J. D. Shaver took advan- sce of the opportunity afforded and &ye the residents of the district z.oe mighty valuable legal advice on 6ed building problems.
 cbancellor Shaver denies the peti- Isu for a restraining order on the 4aple grounds of want of equity, st he went a step further and ex- @|ained why the objectors had no naity in the case brought before him. "a iurist took up the various points # law involved, and showed in plain *.d unmistakable words just where IN higher courts had passed upon pet of them, and had decided against \ contentious of the objecting own-
 At nearly every point the court stained the arguments brought rth by Attorney Pipkin, represent t the road district.
 But the one big point elucidated by {sdge Shaver came from the claims hde by the plaintiffs that the as- esments were confiscatory and dam king, 1t being asserted that these kessments amounted to fully 50Ge X the value of the property. The Sge denied this and spoke at length 1 the clements of the assessment. M stated that it was common know }ige that the land was only sup Issed to be assessed at 50R of it's @8lue, and that as a matter of fact it xsnally was assessed at far less than &4f value, and that in many cases |iR owners would not sell at several <|hes the assessed value. He then &kited that the highway assessors d, for road assessment purposes, ised this assessed value from the Imposed 50qe to 100T, and then had Rced the highway assessment at
 S of the 100ao as above ascer- ned. This 25es then was divided o annual payments, each payment Eng, therefore, but 5ft of the 25ee kessed against the lands, and this.
 judge contended, was not confis- Rory nor especially burdensome. He d that the fact that prices had de- ped, that so-called hard times were bn us just now, had no bearing on
 status of the case, than such con hons would on deal where the pple or an individual, had entered pn a contract to purchase any other uable thing, or form, during flush nes, and then found the contract Ire burdensome because times had Rnged.
 pn the point that the property own
 had no proper chance to voice ob- tlons to the assessments the court led attention to the law in this case N showed plainly that the objectors'
 Tn court had passed. That they fre offered ample opportunity at
 proper time by the assessors, and, nm the evidence offered, were pres
 at that very time when the as- sors were in session for the pur- se of hearing their complaints, but
 ", at that time, and during the lowing 20 days, when the law left
 matter open for them to oppeal take action, they had utterly failed take advantage of their opportun-
 had slept away their rights, and
 mad no power under the law to act the matter now or at any time af- R that date.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
ADVICE TO GERMANY: PAY. Lloyd George Says War Guilty Nation
 Must Accept the Bill.

Birmingham, Eng, Feb. 9.-The British prime minister's advice to Ger many is to accept the bill for repara- tions as formulated by the supreme council at Paris.
 Germany, he said, had not yet been puB uIBa!Ia 4eSlD Jo IsAsI 9ql ol paxR3 France and it was intolerable that a country held responsible for the war and had suffered no damage should have lighter burden than her victim.
 Speaking at banquet, the premier again referred to Germany.
 Exchanges will have to be stabil- ized," he said. T have an idea that Germany is not trying to stabilize hers"
 Germany" Mir. Lloyd George con- tinued, was strong and powerful nation and she should be made to pay" He would tell Dr. Simons when he met him shortly in London that Germany was not making a real ef- fort to pay her way.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
DE QUEEN OFFERS s100,000
 BONUS FOR FIRST OIL WELL

From The DeQueer Bee
 At it's meeting last Friday night the DeQueen Chamber of Commerce voted to offer prize of $i00,000 for the first 100-barrel oil we'll to be brought in in Sevier county within 17 miles of DeQueen.
 The motion to offer this bonus was carried without dissenting vote.
 Acenrding to the terms of the mo- tion 75 per cent of the bonus is to go to the company or individual owning the we'll, and 20 per cent to the dri1i- CT.
 D. c. Golf, E. D. Stuart, J. E. Tobin, Frank Shallenberger and J. l.. Cannon were named to raise the fund.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
RAID AFTER MooNsHINERS.
Rube Arnold, Near Grannis, Taken to
 Fort Smith by Officers.

Federal and state officers made a raid after moonshine makers in the vicinity of Grannis Tuesday and ar rested one man in addition to captur- ing what is said to be part of a still. The prisoner taken was Rube Arnold, living about 2la miles from Grannis, at whose farm home the alleged por- tions of still were found. Arnold was brought to Mena and was taken to Fort Smith on the afternoon train by federal officer was assisted by Officers Tackett, who conducted the raid The federal officer was assisted by Officer Hazel and Hinson of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
DEATH PENALTY FOR
 BOMBMAKERS URGED
Chicagos State Attorney Will Ask Legislature to Enact New
 Drastic Law.

Chicago, Feb. 13.--Death for bomb makers and throwers was advocated here tonight by States Attorney Rob- ert Grove following numerous bomb ings in the city during the last week.
 Grove said he would go before the legislature with proposed law pro viding for capital punishment for any one connected with bombing case, whether anyone is killed or not.
 The latest outrage by dynamiters was the explosion of bomb in poll itical meeting here Friday night when many of the 300 persons attending the sessions were hurt.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
MORE FOR THE ROYAL ARCH.
Seven Candidates Took Degrees in
 Local Lodge Tuesday Night. N

Seven candidates were given their degrees in the Royal Arch Masons at session of the chapter in Masonic hall Tuesday night. The work was under the direction of High Priest " A. Ragland, assisted by E. McCutch- con of Heavener and Mark P. Olney of Mena. Visitors were present from a number of out-of town points. The candidates were Jack Steel, Dr. F. D. Henry, J. D. Lauck of Mena, c E. Cook of Hatfield, F. A. Winters and T. Fl. Hasten of Cove. Ladies of the Eastern Star served luncheon at the hall during the evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
RENEW CHAIN GANG.
Itinerants Move Into Arkansas Side
 of Border City.

Texarkana, Tex, Feb, 9.--Re-es- tablishment of the. chain gang sys- tenn on the Texas side of Texarkana, and the sentencing of vagrants and petty offenders to work on the streets instead of paying fine are causing itinerant visitors and local characters without visible means of support to migrate across State Line avenue to the Arkansas side of the city.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
0ut-of.Town Masons to Mena.

ne largest representation of out-of- masons in Mena Tuesday to att u tne ceremonies in the conferring
 oegrees in the Royal Arch was |sl h Cove, when Fred w. Gray, O. B. saeISpoon, Tom Hastings, s. A. t'eTs, Robert Dugan, J. H. Row ;. '. Allen, w, w. Grain, Joe ei and Robert Hunter made the Ps Besides attending the Royal ceremonies, number of the vis-
 were present Wednesday at the n n o1 instruction being conducted ceputy Lecturer Miller.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
nre of Pure Water, Good Climate.

ars. $. G. Graham and two daugh-
 of Breckinridge, Tex, and Mrs. F; Hogg of Poplar Bluffs, Mo-, ar Zea m Mena Monday afternoon to aie the arrival of Mir. Graham, who enroute in a motor car. Mir. and
 ". Graham, who own farm land oI Mena, have been at Breckin- ss Tor the past year, but i'll health
 forced Mrs. Graham to return to Ena, where she is certain of getting my of good pure water and a more eeapie climate. Mrs. Graham hay
 ohiy recently left a hospital, her sr, Mrs. Hogg came to Mena to
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
HELD FOR KISSING.

Greensboro, N. C., Feb. 9.--"I am sweet 16 and have never been kissed" taunted Gazelle Osborn, in the pres ence of Walter Garrett. Whereupon Walter essayed he role of osculatory instructor, according to Gazelle. To- day Garrett was bound over to the criminal term of superior court under an assault charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Will Use Truck on Roads.

z. P. Frachiseur and Joe Frachiseur were up from Grannis Monday. to se- cure one of the county trucks for use on road work in that vicinity. The first named is road overseer in dis trict No. 16, and is credited by Judge Finger with having made big im- provement already on the highways under his charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Polk County Farm Bureau Meets.

Members of the Polk County Farm Bureau met in Mena Monday and dis cussed the matter of securing fertil- izer. Reports made from the differ ent community organizations will de- termine the number of cars to be or dered. Farmers who do not list their fertilizer wants thru the farm bureau this year may find shortage of it later in the season.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Cousins to Texas to Wed.

hhr. and Mrs. James Crooks of Col DIs' Ark, were in Mena Friday to
 'u part of their honeymoon with latter's father, John Cheatham, cumberland avenue. Mrs. Crooks iofmerly Miss Saii;e Cheatham. soang folks were married Febru-
 2, at New Boston, Tex, having
 - go outside the state to wed, be- " Of their being cousins.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Congress Released Young Man.

Hal Norwood, Jr., is ons local resi- dent who has been affected by con- gressional action in reducing the mili- tary forces of the U. s. A. The young man has been in naval service at the Great Lakes station near Chicago and, being one of the latest recruits, was among the first to be given an ex- tended furlough when the reduction of forces started. The young man ar rived home Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
POODLE" IS BANNED.
St. Louis City Council Legislates
 Against Loose Dancing.

East St. Louis, III, Feb. 9.-The "shimmy," "toddle" and kindred steps were put under the ban by the city council here yesterday afternoon. A resolution was adopted authorizing the revocation of the license of any dance hall where they are permitted in the future. The commissioners termed these dances indecent, vulgar and immoral.n
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
MENA PRICES BRING COTTON. Many Bales Being Brought Long Dis.
 tances to Reach Best Market

Mena's cotton market has been . lively place this week due to the in flux of bales from distant points. Growers from Montgomery county furnished the most bales Tuesday and Wednesday, it being estimated that narly 100 bales were brought here from the vicinity of Waters, Oden and other points. The farmers make the long haul because they can get better prices in Mena for their staple and be- cause they can exchange their cotton money for the bargains offered by lo- cal dealers in merchandise. It is said that some of the men who were on the local market this week, have not brought cotton to Mena before for at least 10 years. Prices paid Wednes- day ranged from z to 121a cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Young Mena Couple Weeds.

Jess Sutton and Miss Nell Luttrell. two we'll known young residents of the southside, slipped one over on their friends Tuesday afternoon by quietly going to the home of Rev. W. !. Dunman and entering the bonds of nfatrimony.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
2 DEAD, 10 ARE HURT
 INBIG TRAIN WRECK
Engineer and Fireman Are Killed in Smashup Early Thursday Morn
 ing at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 10.-Two enginemen were killed and ten pas sengers are reported injured, some seriously, when Missouri Pacific train No. IF from St. Louis was wrecked this morning six miles east of Hot Springs.
 The train was known as the Hot Springs Special and the wreck oc- cured at 1:15 o'clock. The cause has not been determined. The dead are Jack Sullivan, engineer, and Felix Blackburn, fireman, both of Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
READY TO MAKE AMENDS.
pert Edwards, Freed From Prison Returns to His Friends.

Returns to His Friends.
 Rs.oobert Edwards of Big Fork, was
 Eena on his way home from Little sek, where he has been serving a ntence at the state prison. The <ahg man obtained his release Mon- \ and stopped in Mena to greet his <ends who had assisted in obtaining
 freedom. To them he expressed a nilngness to endeavor to make Rends for past mistakes and they de- rec a willingness to help. Young 1wards was one of the four men Hrged with the robbery of the bank E1ienwood in the fall of 1917. Three
 n were convicted of this crime. 4ins Garden died in prison. Bettis feon was pardoned by Governor Pugn and returned home in Decem- 4 The Big Fork mans release re- 2ves the last of the trio from. the Urge of the state.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
phiInot-Woods Wedding.

Irwin Philpot of Egger and Miss Myrtle Woods of Ink came to Mena Tuesday afternoon and, after secur- ing a marriage license from County Clerk Anderson, were married at the office of Circuit Clerk W. L. Parker by County Judge H. w. Finger.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
BELGIUM TO BE LENIENT.
Will Not Invoke Right to Confiscatt
 German Property.

London, Feb, 10.-The Belgian min ister at Berlin has informed Dr. Sim ons. the German foreign secretary, that Belgium does not intend to use her right under the treaty to confis- cate the property of German nation als. should Germany Intentionally de- fault her obligations according to the correspondent of the London Times.
 
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