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New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

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Drawings by J. Norman Lynd
By JAMES L. FORD

Learned Pig and various ladies and gentlemen
on whom the tattooer' had exercised his art.
The Globe was one of my favorite places Of
amusement, and as ] was on friendly terms
with its proprietors, Messrs. Mehan and Will
son. I was free to visit every corner of the
building. Once l assembled to the top floor
and there came across my old acquaintance
the Learned Pig, passing his declining years
in convenient pen, occupying his leisure
with fragrant memories of the many wonders
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

man curosites as freaks of nature" Some
of these were characterized in the lexicon of
the business as carriage freaks signifying
those whose deformities were so apparent that
they were obliged to travel in carriages be-
tween their lodgings and place of exhibition.
Mile Christine, the legitimate successor of
the Siamese Twins, was, were, numbered
among those who could not afford to show
themselves on the street But the tattooed
people could mingle freely with those less
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Bm's Turing public still holds
fac-simile of of his

he had seen during his professional career
and with the problems of higher mathematics
with which he had awakened the wonder Of
audiences more iliterate than himself I be-
leve that he used to play forty -five an Irish
game in which the lowest cards take all the
tricks, with the night watchman.
The term freaks" which is still in active
use, is lingual legacy of the period when
dime museums were at the height of their
vogue and some manager advertised his hui
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

picturesquely decorated than themselves.
There was a boarding house in Bond Street
at which only freaks were entertained and
very diverting place it must have been. !
know that two Of the Puck boys tried to
board there once, but were denied admission
on the ground that the house was full. 1t is
quite possible that those early freaks, unlike
many of the present day, did not care to have
their private lives publicly exploited.
Second only to the Globe in popularity was
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

~O FIND the genesis of the dime mu-
scum we must go back to the early
\ days of the nineteenth century when
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
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CHRISTMAS HYMN

Sing, Christmas bellsi Say to the earth this is the morn Whereon our Savior King is bornj Sing to all men---the bond. the free, The rich, the poor, the high, the low, The little child that sports in gles, The aged folk that tottering go--
 Proclaim the morn
 That Christ is born,- That saveth them and saveth mel Sing, angel hosti Sing of the stars that God has placed Above the manager in the east; Sing of the glories of the night, The Virgins sweet humility, The Babe with kingly robes be- dight-- Sing to all men whsre'er they be
 This Christmas morn,
 For Christ is born, That saveth them and saveth mel
 Eugene Fiald.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
ACCUSE TWENTY IN A MURDER.
Another Charge Filed in Austin
 Tex. Justice Court.

Austin, Tex, Dec. i3.-Another murder charge was filed in Justice of the Peace MendelPs court today for the death of Peeler Clayton, taxi cab driver, who was sho; to death last Thursday night. Justice Wendell would not disclose the name and said no effort to arrest the person would be made until tomorrow.
 Twenty are now charged with mur- der as the result of Clayton's death.
 Clayton was shot when he and two companions stopt their ear in an alley near a building housing what is known generally as 'Ku KluS Klan Hall"
 Justice Wendell denied reports that papers containing the murder charge against Moody Nivens, one of the de- fendants, were missing. He said Niv- ems was in Houston and would come to Austin If I have to send after him.
 The justice declared tonight Ee would oppose postponement tomorrow morning of examining trials of the defendants.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
HOPPER PLANS TO CERTIFY
 THE HARTJE AMENDMENT
Secretary of State Holds the Govern. or Has No Right to Veto Amend
 ment-COntesf Prnhahle.

 Secretary of State Holds the Govern.
 or Has No Right to Veto Amend
 ment-Contest Probable.
 From the Arkansas Gazette.
 Declaring that, in his opinion, the governor has no constitutional right to veto proposed constitutional amendment, Ira c. Hopper, secretary of state, yesterday announced his in- tention of certifying out the Hartje amendment proposing a tax on per sonal as well as real property in im- provement districts. The Hartje amendment will complete the ballot to be submitted at the next election. Only three proposed amendments may be submitted. The two others will be the school tax amendment to permit the assessment of more than 12-mill taxes for schools and the initiative and referendum amend. ment to permit the submission of more than three amendments at an election.
 The Hartje amendment was the on- ly one which passed the 1921 legisla. ture. It provides that the expense of improvements in improvement dis tricts shall be met in taxes on both real and personal property, instead of by the constitution. When the meas ure came to the governor he vetoed it. Later he suggested a proposed amendment for the elimination of lo- cal legislation, and this measure now is being initiated.
 It is expected that Governor Me Rae will take legal steps to contest the decision of Secretary Hopper.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
HOW TO BRING PROSPERITY J. c. Garland Brings Load of Miscel
 laneous Produce to Market.

With more farmers like Joe c. Gar land of Acorn Polk county would be a better farming country and Mena would be lot better business city. Joe came down to Mena Tuesday morning, like he always does, with a load of something to sell. Some times he brings one thing, sometimes another, but Tuesday he brought a variety. In the front of the wagon, next to the dashboard, stood a big can of cream. Next to that was a five gallon glass jar flied with homemade sorghum. On the seat beside him was a half case of eggs from the Garland family flock. On the bed of the wagon were dozen, more or less, of sacks, all filled with turnips, save one, which contained shelled corn, for turn" at the mill. Piled on top of the sacks were punches of some of the prettiest mistletoe that ever grew. There was sale for everything he had Tn that load and he had more at home to sell, and plenty of nearly every thing to feed his family and stock.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
WILSON, OK, SHOOTING
 INVOLVES MANY CITIZENS
Sixteen Men Now in Custody as Re- suit of Affray That Cost Lives
 of Three,

Ardmore, Ok, Dec. 19.--As the re- suit of additional arrests today, To men are in custody in connection with the investigation of the mysterious shooting affray at Wilson, Ok, near here, last Thursday night, which re- suited in the death of three men and the wounding of the fourth.
 Fourteen of those under arrest are charged with murder. All are held without bail.
 Dan Ridpath, Jr., building con- tractor; Mr. Whitchurch, mill supply men, both of Ardmore, are the men arrested today.
 John L. Hodge, assistant county attorney, declared he was unable to say when the preliminaries of those under arrest would be held, adding that it was the desire of the county attorneys office and the sheriff's of- flee to have them as soon as possible.
 MT. Hodge again reiterated that the shooting was participated in by men wearing masks, his investiga- tion having brought out this. He declared the case was "very extra ordinary with great complexity of circumstances.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
----7 7-17 77-7777 VOL SIMPSON WAVES EXAM.
 NATION. HELD TO GRAND JURY
ending Arrangement of Bond. Is Held in Jail--Otis Luckett on
 Perjury Charge.

Vol Simpson, who was arrested and Hho ja said to have confessed to 4nootlnk and robbing John Fain in me Highland community near Egger. xelved examination when arraignea pefore Justice G. l.. Clement Tuesday mQrnin8. Simpson was bound over to 4Wait action by the April grand iury. but tho amount of the bond was not o4cidod upon. Until this is done
 pHon will be held at the county 1oIL The accused man made no 1tA fement before the court. Otis A1ckett, who was arrested, charced With perjury, was bound over to fhe
 z1ld jury md his bond fixed at $500
 ae, toos u1s sent to jail in default on
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
MAIL IN DRY KILN.
oVoo Pounds of Letters and Packages
 Fished From River.

!, Seattle, Wash, Dec. Height thousand pounds of letter mail and registered packages, submerged ir the Miller river bridge wreck of the Great Northern Railway, near Ev- erett, last Sunday, arrived here Satur- uay, and was taken to the dry kilns .of local lumber company for dry ing. Marine guards and postoffice clerks are watching the mail during the drying process.
 The wreck. in which two persons were killed, was caused by the heavy rains of week ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
BUILD TO AID UNEMPLOYMENT.
Treasury Department Plans to Spend
 S14, 762, 900 in Construction.

SIF'IUz,UUU m Ionstructon.
 Washington, Dec. 15.-Additional construction work totaling $14,762 ,000 wlll be undertaken at once by the treasury department to help out the unemployment situation, Col. Arthur Woods of the Presidents unemploy- ment conference was notified today.
 The program calls for the expendi- sure of 21s million dollars on three hospitals at soldiers homes in Mil Wwaukee, Dayton, O., and Marion, Ind. other of the larger hospitals on which work will be started at once are Tus- kegee, Ala, 2A million dollars; Palo Alto, Cal, 1 1 million dollars; Pitts ourg, l million dollars; New York Elty, Si,6O0,000; and St. Louis, 1 mill
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
APRIL WEATHER IN WINTER 1uesdnys December 20. First Dav
 Ho1 SpFingtime Temperatures

Eueedey, December 20, was official 1L recorded in the calendars as the h.
 ln4l1< of winter. but the temners- <o< <19< prevailed in Mena made one e ee k1e ume was April and that $ HILL xoe about due to arrive. The warm weather caused ''>' c:'ac9rn to farmers ard c.hsrs
 @@ <@ken advantage of the cold
 f Gonday to butcher the win
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
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TAX CUT OF MILLIONS.
Users of Express to Save $1,500, ,00
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Users of Express to Save $1 1,50O, ,000
 a Month in Future.
 New York, Dec. 18.-Eliminatio of the war tax on express shipments, ef- fective January 1. will result in saw ing of s1.500.000 month for users of this service, c. C. Taylor, president of the American Railway Express Company, said tonight.
 During the first ten months of the current year. he said. the tax on ex- press shipments amounted to about sl3,000, 900. The average express charge was s1.5o, and the average war tax eight cents. Elimination of the tax. he pointed out. twill virtually amount to decrease in rates of q little over i've per cent, which should tend to stimulate business and accel- crate the rapidly improving conditions turnout the entire country"
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

S. B. Robertson has returned from visit spent with relatives anc friends at Alexandria, Baton Rouge and other Louisiana points.
 Kyle Ent of Cairo, H., a represen- tative of one of the big timber com. panies of the river city, was in Mens Tuesday to see after a shipment o1 Polk county walnut logs.
 C. R, Connally of Rocky was ir Mena Tuesday and sold seven bales of cotton stored in the warehouse tc G. w. Petty, getting an average o1 17.55 cents for the lot.
 c. R. Marriott of Potter and his son, w. L. Marriott, who lives east of Mena, were in the city Tuesday looking after matters of business which included visit to the Star of fee.
 Embry Randolph, a student at Full som Training School, Smithville, came home Friday to spend the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Bud Randolph
 J. A. Slote and son, Cyril, were in Mena Saturday morning to do trad ing and attend to business. They took back big load of goods in their car. B. H. Woodson, who has been visit ing his brother, J. E. Woodson, at the latter's farm home at Ink, left Friday afternoon for Brownwood, Tex, where he will visit a month or more. na, p,satt,fax, x,rbo hoe koo.o at Cleveland, Ok, returned to Mena Friday to make his home. J. s. Cole of Branch, Ark, also came to Mena Friday to visit Mir. Brawley.
 Mrs. Sarah Lambert and Mrs. A. c. Cawley have gone to Haskell, Ok, for an extended visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Lambert may decide to remain in Haskell and make her home T. NJ. Gray of Brawley, Scott coun- ty, came to Mena Friday with cotton which he sold on the local market. He spent the night with his relatives John Wise, and family, returning home Saturday.
 Will Miller, former Mena resi- dent, who has been working in West Texas, was in the city Monday while en route to Grannis to visit his par ents.
 R. H. Weems of Wickes, who lost his entire family in the recent tornado was in Mena Saturday and left for Sulphur, Ok, to spend the holidays with sister.
 Judge J. D. Shaver came up from Texarkana Sunday to visit Mens friends and held a short session of chancery court Monday morning. He returned on No. 3.
 Morgan Pride, who had been at Tex. | arkana with his wife and baby, re. turned home Saturday for a short stay and reports both mother and child arc doing we'll in the hospital.
 J. T. Maloney is at home for the holidays. He has been in the new oil fields at Mexia. Tex, looking after the construction work of the company he has been with many years.
 Judge H. " Fingers latest photo and it's good one, too. Is on exhi' bition at the White House cafe. The photo shows the judge with the 5000 check. Polk county's first federal aid pinned to his coat.
 w. L. Pryor Is having small build. ing erected on South Mena street which ke proposes ts occupy xltE z
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
]. F. AYERITT Southside :: Mena, Ark
To Stop a Cough Quick

take HAYES HEALING HONEY. a cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the infiamed and irritated tissues.
 A box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds. Head Colds and Group is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES HEALING HONEY. The salve should be rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering from Cold or Group.
 The healing effect of Hayes Healing Honey h. side the throat combined with the healing effect of Groves O-Pen-Trstc Save through thf pores Of the skin soon stops a cough.
 Both remedies ere packed In one carton and the cost of the combined treatment is 35c.
 UJust ask your druggist for HAYES HEALING HONEY
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
Dr. vandiver Into Bankruptev

Bankruptcy pr0ceedings have beeo started in the federal court at Fort Smith to close out the affairs of pr ". c. Vandiver's Farmers q Mer. chants Drug Store. and December 2i nas been named as the date for the first meeting of creditors.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Circuit Clerk w. L. Parker has re- turned from a hunting trip with friends in Little River county and re- ports an enjoyable outing.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

s. B. Robertson has returned from visit spent with relatives and friends at Alexandria, Baton Rouge and other Louisiana points.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
More Milk for Afflicted.

Little Rock, Dec. lG.--The Board ot Control yesterday received from Shell byville, Kentucky, a heard of 54 Jer- sey and Holstein cattle. to be added to the herd at the dairy farm below IAt- tie Rock. The cattle are of pedigreed or high grade stock and are a splen- did accession to the state herd which furnishes milk for the State Hospital of Nervous Diseases. The sire of one of the animals is valued at SIS 900
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Columbus Lilies and H. A. Stand ridge were Big Fork residents who were in Mena Tuesday on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

County Clerk Anderson on Satur- day issued a marriage license to George A. Meredith and Miss Caro- M. Standridge, both residents of Opal.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

day morning but Mir. Walker re- mained for a longer visit with Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Miss Alice Davis of Hatfield was Mena visitor Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Hiram Gam of Van Buren and Carl F. Gam of Potter were Mena visitors Sunday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Miss Mittie Bass has returned iron visit with homefolks at Acorn.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

REAL GOLD! Watkins drawing Saturday, o'clock. pl.52
 --AdvertisemenI
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Misses Willamina Pipkin and Kath- erine Velvin, students at the Magnolia agricultural school, have returned home to spend the holiday vacation.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

O. H. Noble of Grannis was busi- ness visitor in Mena Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
c. D. Baker was a business visitor in De Queen Monday.

George Smith of Chant marketed cotton in Mena Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Earl Gibson of Hatfield was in Mena Friday to take an examination before County Supt. Morden.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Mrs. M. M. Little of Hotel Mena left Friday for Andarko, Ok, to spend Christmas with her daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

A. Adams of Beauchamp, Scott county, sold cotton on the Mena mar. ket Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

W. B. Adkisson of Long Beach, Cal, who had been visiting old time Mena friends, left Wednesday for stay at Hot Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Kyle Ent of Cairo, H., represen- tative of one of the big timber com panies of the river city, was in Mena Tuesday to see after a shipment of Polk county walnut logs.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

C.. B. Taylor, who had been in Mena to visit his parents, left Sunday morn ing for San Francisco, to re-enter nav al service.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Watkins of Hartley were Christmas shoppers in Mena Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Mrs. c. c. Miller and baby left Fri day afternoon for a visit at Fort Worth, Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

DON'T FORGET-Watkin's draw ing, o'clock Saturday. pl.52
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Talmage Henderson of Hatfield was among the Christmas shoppers in Mena Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Js M. hCOdIy was d1 T OIJeT mOil- day and attended the bankrupt sale of the stock from R. F. Gann's store There were not many bidders present and the entire stock and fixtures which invoiced over $5,000 was sold tt Carl Gam on his bid of $2,S00.
 Mrs. Kelsey Beauchamp and chil- dren of Bethel, Ok, arrived in Mena Monday for visit with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Maloney, on Gam street, who are planning real family reunion. Quincy Maloney of Okla homa City is expected to come and complete the family circle.
 Benjamin F. Gallion and Mrs. Emma Brady, an elderly couple, resi- dents of Fogel, Ok, came to Mena Monday and after securing a mar riage license at County Clerk Ander- sons office, were married there by the Rev. J. R. Rushing.
 Karl E. Bennett, the Stars most faraway subscriber, writes from Ran cagua, Chile, to renew. The young man is employed with the Braden Copper Company, and tho in South America, wants to keep posted on what is happening in Mena and vicin- did not arrive here until December IT. did not arrive her until December IT.
 Velvin Herndon of Lewisville. Ark. a cousin of Alderman W. A. Wilson, stopt off in Mena Sunday for a short visit with his kinsman. Mr. Herndon has been at Kansas City to be ex- amined by army medical specialists, he being one of the young Americans who suffered untold hardships when the "Tuscania" was torpedoed by the Germans during the war.
 Davis Hinson is back home again after a years military service with the Third Division U. s. A. He and a companion, Herman Pendergraff, ar- rived in Mena Sunday from Seattle, Wash, they having been sent to Camp Lewis when the division was moved from Camp Pike. The young soldiers have been mustered out of service and will return to civilian life.
 Earl Warner of Sayre, Ok, a for mer Polk county resident, was in Mena Saturday en route to Rocky to visit his brother, Will Warner An other brother. Milt Warner, former high school athlete, is now living in Kansas City and making a reputation as a player with one of the semi-pro teams.
 c. O. Cole, who is developing a real country home near Rainbow Springs, bravec the mortimer Saturday and came to Mena to do Christmas shopping and attend to other business. He has had seven men employed the past few weeks making improvements on his place.
 Sheriff Alex Kendle of Adair coun. ty, Ok, and Ben Walker of Fort Smith, reached Mena Friday after noon from a hunting trip in the vicin- ity of Bog Springs. They were guid- ed by John Shorter and had an en. loyable outing even tho they failed td bring back any venison. Sheriff Ken. de went on north to his home SztuF.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

W L. Pryor Is having small build ing erected on South Mena street, which he pEcpoaez ts scsuFE wltt 6
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Watkins gold coin drawing takes place Saturday, December 24, at 1 o'clock. pl.52
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Herbert Parker left Friday after noon for visit with friends at Tex arkana.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Mrs. J. P. Payne is planning to leave next week and spend the winter at Wichita Falls, Tex, while Mir. Payne is travelling in the northern states.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Charles Logan, in renewing for The Star. which is being sent t0 him ct Roxton. Tex. states that business is good and that he Is doing well in his new location. yet all have many talks about Polk county and Polk county folk. Mir. Logan is manager of q large department s-prr .- Roxton.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

W. J. Head of Black Springs and w. W. Lackey of Gibbs were Mont gomery county farmers who marketed cotton in Mena Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Wayne M. Green arrived in Mena Sunday from Quanah, Tex, to spend the holidays with homefolks. He was only recently discharged from serv- ice in the navy, having been mustered out at Honolulu.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Dr. c. L. Baker went to Fort Smith Friday to attend big gathering of Knights Templar, and will also visit friends before returning home.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

Mark F. Olney returned Thursday morning from a business trip to Tex as. While at Childress he met a mem Der of former Polk county residents and also saw the after effects of a vis- it made to the town by the K. K. K.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22

J. D. Henderson of Hatfield was in Mena looking after business matters Monday and explaining to his many friends and acquaintances why he carried his arm in bandage. It was he who suffered the injury in an auto accident near Gillham last week, and not Carl Henderson, as had been re- ported.