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The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
GETTING READY FOR THE
 POULTRY AND STOCK SHOW
Room on DeQueen Street Secured for Exhibit October 26-29--Ap-
 plicafions Coming.

Arrangements are being carried for ward for the annual Poultry, Pet Stock and Corn show to be held in Mena October 26 to 29. The head quarters will be in the c. D. Baker building on DeQueen street, recently vacated by Bob Beauchamp. Should the exhibits be so extensive as to crowd the floor space in this building, Price Mccall has offered the use of the Airdome. Applications for en- tries in the poultry show have come from Texarkana and other points, so with the exhibits by local breeders this will De the big feature in the show.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
BIC STONE FOUND AT DIAMOND MINE
Valuable Gem Is Washed Out, Weighs 20A Carats, Worth, Uncut, sl0.00O Ready to Begin Big Operations
 With New Equipment.
From the Arkansas oasette.

From the Arkansas Gazette
 Murfreesboro, Oct. 9.--The biggest find of the Arkansas Diamond Cor poration's mine here recently was 20A carat white stone, which was among 48 carats of diamonds in 100 loads of earth moved by small hand washing operations during a two- week period of operation. A second period of operation yielded 33 carats in 100 loads.
 The prize diamond of the Arkansas field probably is worth $10,000 in it's uncut state. Its value cannot be es- timated accurately until it is ap- praised by experts, but the next largest diamond found here, a perfect white feighing 1S.3 carats, was sold in the rough for $6,800 to Niffany of New York
 Machinery Arrives.
 The company's expensive diamond mining machinery has begun to ar rive and will be promptly installed. Only about two years ago the com pan expended $250,000 for improved machinery and now is adding addi- tional equipment for the mines, the only diamond mines in the United States.
 The new washing screen arrived about week ago, followed by the rolls, which have been installed. Pulley and gears have arrived and the crew is waiting for the arrival of the pump and engine to be used in wash ing the surface material in the field thru Hume and into a screening and jigging plant. This plant was com pleted some time ago. The concen- trates from this plant then will go to the grease tables.
 Returns From South Africa.
 s. H. Zimmerman, engineer and general manager, has returned from a visit to the diamond mines of South Africa and plans to incorporate new details that he observed in the South Africa mines. He expects to be ready to begin operations with the new machinery within a few days.
 His report on the finding of the big diamond was as follows:
 "The small hand-washing opera tions in the field have been carried on constantly and the results were the best we have ever had. One two- week period yielded 48 carats per 100 loads, among which was fairly good 20h carat white stone. The second period yielded 33 carats per 100 loads. This whole area is very sandy and gravelly and is very different from that handled before. We are anxious to see what large operation will disclose"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
REPORTER AT INITIATION. Describes Ritual at Which 400 Chi. cagoans Enter ku Klux KIan.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-The Chicago Herald and Examiner today printed q news story saying that 400 men wers initiated into the Ku Klux Klan here last night, and that reporter evad- ed efforts to detect him and obtained a report of the administering of the first degree.
 The reporter gives what purports 'tiatioa. If si ~ deseript;on @ % ef tbe h 5 ritaai a and shstrectz from the Addree.ea made.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
"SALES TAX IS
 SURE 10 COME"
'It Is Pay as You Go Proposition. Senator Shoot Declares in Upper Chamber-Rich Are Not
 Paying.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The sales tax is bound to come, the Senate was told today by Senator Shoot, Repub- lican, Utah, author of a manufactur- CTS sales tax plan which he urged as substitute for the excess profits tax and the various miscellaneous taxes now in force.
 There is no real, fundamental ob- jection to sales tax" the senator declared. Tt is a pay as you go proposition and for that reason fav- ored by manufacturers, tho they may pay more in taxes than under ar in- come and excess profits system. But the will know to certainty just what the tax is; they will pay it out of current receipts. It can be imme- diately charged into costs as q defin- ite amount and without the imitation which has existed under the excess profits tax, and all taxes are charged into cost just as rent, wages, mater ials purchased, interest, and all other expenses
 Adjust Tax to Business.
 Every one to whom it applied would be able to ascertain the amount of his liability at glance and the process of working out a tax return would lose all it's terrors. 1t will give the treasury department con- stant inflow of revenue during monthly periods expenses can be met out of current receipts to that extent. It amounts to an ad- Justing of taxes to business instead of trying to compel business to adjust itself to taxes.'
 Replying to arguments that the proposed tax was impossible of ad- ministration, Senator Shoot said this was not fact; that manufacturers taxes were being collected under the present tax laws and collections could be made in the same manner under his proposal.
 The Utah senator opposed the five per cent increase in the corporation income tax and high surtax rates, declared that the latter were keep ing revenues from the government thru the evasion of taxes by men of large incomes.
 Tax Them But Once.
 Division of property and invest ment in tax-exempt securities" he continued, have been generally used as means of avoiding high taxes. The greater the wealth the greater will be the savings The present law merely invites persons to determine their own taxes. The ignorant are caught but once only. They learn the method by experience.
 Our present income tax system is really taxing the individuals who are actively engaged in business, while it forces out of taxation the individuals having great wealth.
 The compromise tax revision meas use, agreed to by Republicans of the Senate Finance Committee, was on the Senate calendar today. Leaders were hopeful the measure would be passed next week, but determined opposition YVES indicated to some sections of the bill.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
"Father and Sons" Meet Trade.

A real life production of Father and the Boys" was presented to Mena commercial circles Tuesday when a trio of travelling salesmen, each, rep- resenting a different line visited local business houses. The visitors were o. A. Alexander and his two sons. Otis and Otto, all three being knights of the grip" and regular visitors to this trade territory. Their visit Tuesday, however, was unique in that all three called on their Mena trade the same day. 0. A., who used to be Mena resident, now lives at Fort Smith and has two more boys that may enter the selling game when older.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
.CONPERS SCENTS
 WAGE CUT MOVE
Threatens Bolt From Unem ployment Committee-"Manufacturers Have Majority in Conference, But
 Not in Nation"

Washington, Oct. 9.--Efforts of powerful manufacturers to jam wage reduction program thru Presi- dent Harding's unemployment con ference will be fought bitterly by delegates of the American Fedora tion of Labor and may result in a bolt" of the labor group, it was learned tonight.
 Samuel Gompers, labor's veteran chieftain and a member of the com mittee on emergency measures for manufacturers, which is said to have prepared a report recommending sweeping reductions in railway wages and freight rates, abolition of the railroad labor board and the repeal of the Adamson 8-hour law, declared that he would "resist any attempt to cut wages or repeal legislation enact- ed for the benefit of the people,
 Gompers and Mrs. Sarah Conboy of New York, secretary of the United States Textile Workers, are expected to bring in q minority report.
 Labor Will Resist Cuts"
 Tt is not strange that manufac- turers should seek to reduce wages or to nullify legislation which the people have enacted Gompers said. But labor has gone far enough and labor will resist anything of that kind.
 Manufacturers form the majority of the committee, but they do not represent the majority of the people of the country. Do not lose sight of that fact. The two labor delegates, tho in the minority there, represent majority of the people. We shall fight for our rights"
 Gompers and other representatives of organized labor not only will op- pose recommendations for wage re- auctions, on the ground that there is no economic reason for such de- creases, but will seek to prevent the report of the majority from being presented to the conference, main taining that 1t is a controversial question, upon which the conference has no authority to act
 Gompers May Walk Out.
 If Gompers loses both of these fights he Is then expected to retire from the conference, taking the en- tire labor delegation with him.
 In defining his position tonight the labor leader made 1t clear that he was pleased with the work of the conference thus far and expressed the belief that it had accomplished much good in relieving the existing industrial depression and would con- tinne to do so, if controversial sub jects were not discussed"
 It is regarded as likely that the majority of the manufacturers com mittee will recommend the transfer of the powers of the railroad labor board to the interstate commerce commission, if 1t concludes that the continuance of the former body is de- sirable. The labor delegates will op- pose efforts to detract from the au- thority of the wage board.
 Labor Fights Funding Bill.
 Labor also is known to be opposed to the passage of tine administration 500 million dollar railroad funding bill, now pending in the Senate, which the manufacturers committee of the conference is expected to refer to as essential to the rehabilitation of the railroads.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Inspecting Forestry Work.

Clinton c. Smith of the acquisition department of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, here from Washington, D. C., spent Tues day in Mena with Forest Ranger 5. c. Payne while en route from Eagleton to Hot Springs. This was Mir. Smiths first visit to the Arkansas Forest Re- serve so he found many things of in- terest and from now on will appre- ciate more fully the work that is be- fore the men who are locally in charge of the activities of the Forest Reserve.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Paving Worker Painfully Burned.

Pete Nowlin, one of the workers employed in pouring asphalt on the Mena street pavement, was painful ly burned about the arms Thursday afternoon. The young man was car rying eontainer filed with the boiling hot asphalt. and tripped and fell. The hot fluid sp'ashed over his
 arms and burned them where the flesh was not protected by clothing. The hurts are mostly from the elbow to the wrist. and are not considered
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Lost 4-Year -Old Daughter.

Lilly D, the -year-old daugh- ter of k- c. Euhanks, died at the fam ny home in the east part of Mena Monday night, after an illness of only a lev days. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon and were priyate. because of the contagious na- ture Of the chlId's ailment. Burial was at Odd Fellows cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
MOVE cRusHERs souTH
Lauck & Schott Begin Work on High
 way Near Grannis.

Lauck & Schott, who have the con- tract for crushing the rock used as a subbase on the Jefferson Highway, are preparing to move their outfit to near Mineral, where they will start at the south end of the big road and work northward. They have supplied the crushed rock as far as Two-Mile, south of Potter, which as almost as far as the grading is completed on that sector, and expect to start work next week on the highway between Grannis and the Sevier county line.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
WERE CARELESS"
And Two Were Fined for Borrow
 ing"Corn From Field.

Deputy Sheriff L. A. Peugh of Pot ter was in Mena Monday and report ed the capture of pair of corn thieves in his vicinity. The pair were two itinerants and had "bor- rowed" some corn for their teams from the Mckee field. The two men were fined before Justice Allen and given their freedom after being ad- monished to be more careful in their borrowing.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

SHOWS FOLKS RESOURCES
Texan Has Cane of Deer Horn, Apple
 and Many Minerals.

P. H. Pettifills of Cleburne, Tex, who is in Mena visiting w. E. Bailey and family, has a novel cane that is certainly an advertisement of the var jed resources of Polk county. The handle is made from apple wood. Scat tered over the entire cane are speci- mems of minerals, including silver, copper and manganese, and between them Mir. Pettifills has studded his walking stick with the quartz crystals that nature has cut in imitation of diamonds.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
THEY'RE COMING FAST

for their Dictionaries. The shipment will be in the latter part of the week, and copies mailed out promptly. Bet ter take advantage Of that offer now, and get one of the NEW UNIVERSE TIES DICTIONARIES without cost to you.
 For parficnlarz, address
 THE MENA STAR
 Mena. Arkansas
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
2Os.c Wednesday Cotton Marked.

The local cotton market on Wednes. day received bales brought in from Hatfield by J. A. Murray. from Gill; ham Springs, brought in by Pat Schoolfeld. and from W. s. Reed of Opal. Values were not as large as they had been. the prices ranging from 1sh to 20k cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Giants Win
 Seventh

In the greatest game of the series the Giants won the seventh contest of the world series today, giving them four games to the Tanks three and placing them within one game of the worlds championship. The final score was to i, and the game was a pitch CTS battle between Mays and "Shuff- ling" Phil Douglas. The Tanks hit hardest, but couldn't bunch blows when needed.
 Score bv innings:
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Labor also is known to be opposed to the passage of the administration 800 million dollar railroad funding bill, now pending in the Senate, which the manufacturers committee of the conference is expected to refer to as essential to the rehabilitation of the railroads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
EPWORTHERS IN
. BOOSTER MEET
First Methodist Church Program to
Rouse Interest In Pontiac
Institute.

A booster meeting to arouse en-
thusiasm for the Epworth league IN
stitute in Pontiac Aug. STA, Will De
held Sunday night at the First
Methodist church. The EpTorth
league from the Davenport, ROCK
Island, Moline and nearby Method
list churches will attend.
Supuer will be at $50. There will
be a model Epworth league meeting
led by ]. r. Freeman, Rock Island
league.
be as follows:
Song service, led by ]. w. john
ston.
Prayer.
Anthem, ST. Johns quartet
Scripture lesson, Earl Hisett, Mo-
line.
Offertory solo. Miss Helen Steck,
St. Johns Davenport.
Address, why An Institute"
Rev. ]. A. Chapman.
Address, Institute Values to
Chapter and Church." Miss Eddy,
Milan.
Song.
Institute Echoes" stere Jpticon
address, Miss Six, Davenport.
Announcement and benediction.
1t is thought that between four
and five hundred young people will
gather in Pontiac for 10 days in
tensiye study of the bible, missions,
education, music, league methods
and Christian service. Rev. J. A.
Chapman, pastor of the First Meth
odist church, is the treasurer and
teacher of the bible in the institute.
1t is planned to send a strong dele
CATION from Methodist churches of
the vicinity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
CONSIDERS IT
LUCkIEST FIND
Of WHOLE LIFE
Mrs. Erickson Tried All
Kinds of Remedies, But
Trutona Alone Gave
Needed Relief.

81 think I'd tried all kinds of
medicines, but nothing ever gave
me relief that I've gained from US
ing this great preparation, Tru-
tona." Mrs. c. Erickson, rs, residing
at the Kent Hotel, Rockford, said
recently"
I'm tell you. I've never found a
medicine that acts as gently on the
bow els as Trutona," she continued.
But Trutona cid more than relieve
my constipation. My food digests
properly nowadays and gives me
the strength l needed so badly and
I'm able to sleep fine at night now.
/ never have to be up and down
with my kidneys at night any more.
1t actually seems like I'm getting
stronger every day, too. Like hun
dreds of other people. l consider
Trutona the best medicine l have
ever taken in my life"
Trutona, the famous blood puri-
fier, upbuilding tonic and system
cleanser, is sold in Rock Island at
Car. E. SchIegel's Drug Store
(Advertisement)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Haskamn.Meloan Engagement.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Mclean or
2022 Sixth avenue, Moline, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Margaret B. to Ed
ward Haskamp, Jr.. of ST. Louis.
the wedding to be an event of Oct.
25. After the ceremony Mr.. Has
kamp and his bride win reside in
ST. Louis.
Miss Mclean was honoree at a
pre-nuptial party given by Miss
Sylvia Koch last night at Long
View chalet The guests were
members of the Phi Omega club.
Pink and white were carried out in
the decorations of the table and
pink rose buds tied with white rib
/ bons were given as favors. The
, centerpiece of the table was a bou-
quet of pink and white garden
| flowers.
A two course luncheon was serv-
ed. The bride-elect was presented
with many pretty and useful gifts
as the party was in the nature of
a miscellaneous shower.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Neat Sum Cleared.

A large crowd attended the ice
cream social given yesterday after
noon and evening. under the aus
pices of the ladies' aid society of
the Memorial Christian church on
the lawn of the home Of Mrs. John
Weiss, 1910 Fifth avenue. A neat
sum was realized but the exact fig
ures are not as yet known. Mrs.
A. NJ. Parker, who was in charge
introduced a new feature in order
to sell a larger amount of ice
cream ard cake, when she took or
ders around at some of the local
business houses several preceding
days and delivering them by auto
mobile yesterday. A strange coin
cidence of the social at this time
was that an ice cream social was
given by Mrs. Weiss on July %,
1896, just 25 years ago by the same
church at the same place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Club Plans BANQUET.

Plans were made for a banquet
last night at the Reliance club
meeting in the home of K. T. An
derson, 917 Nineteenth street. The
banquet will be held at Watch
Tower inn. no definite date having
been chosen but it will be an event
OF August. A committee composed
OF Elmer Holmgrain, Fred Setter
dahl and Rudolph Lindstrom was
appointed to make the final ar
rangements. Refreshments were
served.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Has Card Party

Mrs. Albert c. Schmidt, who has
just moved into her new home al
222S Twenty-fourth street, enter
tanned at card party last night, the
guests being the drill team of the
Ladies of the Eagles. Five hundred
was the game and Mrs. C. A. Lattie
and Mrs. p. J. Carlson won the
high prizes and Mrs. Charles Plogh
the all cut one. A four-coruse din
ner was served by the hostess at the
small tables.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
SOCIAL EVENTS

nois as a candidate for the position
OF commander-in-chi was spe-
ciaI guest last night at Siboney Bay
camp, United Spanish War Veter-
ans. Plans for the campaign for his
election were discussed. Other bus
mess of routine nature only was
transacted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Changes PICNIC Date.

The picnic date for the Busy Bee
Sewing Circle was changed from
Aug. to Aug. Is at yesterdays
meeting in the home of Mrs. Thomas
Mclean, POLL Sixteenth street.
There was a good attendance Mrs.
Charles Stevens will be the next
hostess, entertaining Aug. at her
home, S14 Twenty-fourth street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Bazaar and Ice Cream Social.

A bazar and ice cream social will
be given on the lawn of the home Of
Mrs. e. L. Jensen, 2514 Sixth ave-
nue., on Aug. rs, it was planned last
night at the Helen Gould Auxiliary,
Spanish War veterans, meeting at
Memorial hall. There was large
attendance
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Surprise Party on Twins.

Mary and Frances Gavin, who are
twin sisters, celebrated their 18th
birthday anniversary yesterday
when their mother, Mrs. F. E. Gavin
entertained at a surprise party. IN
the evening at her home. s56 Tween
tletn avenue. There were Is boys
ana girls present. Games were play
ed and refreshments served. Tho
girls were presented with pocket
books by the guests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Has Outing at Long View.

The sewing circle of the Imman-
uel Lutheran church held an outing
yesterday afternoon and evening at
Long View park for members and
their families. There were 80 mem
bers present. The next meeting
will be held Aug. in the home of
Mrs. Paul jain Of Blackhawk town
ship.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Miss Koch Honored.

A group of graduate girls OF
Washington school. who were pu-
pills of Miss Marie Koch for the last
year, entertained her at a picnic
yesterday at Long View park, at
which time they presented her with
a beautiful ring, as token of their
friendship. The party gathered at
o'clock ard the hours were spent
in games and general sociability.
Refreshments were served.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22

Island today inspecting garbage
disposal in this city and control
of milk distribution.
Mr.. Pollard called upon Commis-
sioner william H. Fitzsimmons, IN
charge of the department OF public
health and safety, Health Officer n
H. Harris and Inspector L. X. Eihi.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Cedar Ranids Couple Marries.

Miss Velma Dunbar and Wiiilam
H. Reynolds, both of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, were quietly married yester-
day afternoon at l o'clock at the
parsonage of the First Methodist
church. Rev. J. A Chapman was
the officiating clergyman. Inere
were no attendants. The new home
will be in Cedar Rapids
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Animal S. s. Picnic.

About 125 persons attended the
Edgewood Baptist Sunday school
picnic yesterday afternoon and eve
ming at Prospect park, Moline. The
children gathered at the church at
. O'Clock and went in a body. Races
and other athletic events were
features of the afternoon and at
$50 supper was served. The chief
diversion of the evening was bath
ing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-22
Sunday School Picnic.

The Ladies Aid and Sunday
school of the Cleland Presbyterian
church enjoyed a picnic at Long
View park, when So were present. A
picnic supper was served after
which games and contests were
played