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The Washington times., 1921-12-12

done up in brown paper. which he
laid on the table with all the enjoy
ment of youthful anticipation.
"I'll give you guess what 1t is
Mrs. Birdsong guessed wildly,
knowing she was far from the mark.
but amply repaid for her strategem
by the sparkle in the boys eyes.
II give It up" she creied at last.
And then Jimmie with the DELHI
Grafton due to such an undertaking
carefully unwrapped the paper and
disclosed a razor. shaving brush
and a cake of soap.
"wha' d'you think of that?"
ooh, jimmie" Mrs. Birdsong
threw her arms about him and
rocked back and forth, as though he
had made her a gift of diamond
necklace, the uuElOT VI tic sieude'p
struck her. too. as she released h'
hold and looked at the hairless far
of her would-be man.
Dreams and Realities.
But she only smiled. I'm goin
to surprise Essie," said her soT
don't you tell her. and when com
back tomorrow I'll start ehavinf
without letting her know. Gee. TT
bet she has a fit"
That night Jimmie rewrapped the
precious implements and hid them
under his pillow and dreamed he had
a beard six feet long. and all the
while Mrs. Birdsong clutched at her
heart and wondered II she would
last long enough to see Essie mar
ried.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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Brdsog

cook" Jimmie broke the silence
with an attempt to cheer.
Mrs. Birdsong smiled. Don't
you let that guy worry you. ma;
he amt worth it,"
But Essie was too downcast to
answer back, and after she had
gone Jimmie confided further that
Joe Ullman was a fake and the
sooner Essie shook his acquaint-
ance the better for her.
IL there was any hint in Essie's
heart Of the wisdom Of doing this
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax-
Her Christmas Gift.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
"A" says that 1t is proper,
although she is Just friends with
man, to give him gift for
Christmas and an expensive one
at that.
"B" says that It is not neces-
sary for girl to make a present
just because he gives her one.
PUZZLED.
TNHERE'S no question of neces-
- sity or Of propriety. Christmas
is n season of good will. II you
wish TO give a friend some token
oy your kindly feelings, why not?
1t Is perhaps in better taste TO
give a man a simple little gift or
merely to send him a handsome
card. But It's all a matter Of in
clination.
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very thing 1t was nullified by the
hope that Joe really was telling the
truth; in her short and simple an
nails 1t seemed impossible to give
up the one admirer she had ever
had, even II he did break his word
whenever 1t suited him.
So the girl continued to see Joe
after the theater, and Lulu noted
with satisfaction that Essie was
getting more Chick" every day.
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By Arthur Stringer,
ell-Known Novelist and Author
Of Countrywide Reputation.
<<TNHERE'S something you don't

"eu-hmOWn novelist 8u0 hutuoH
Of Countrywide Reputation.
kkTHERE'S something you don't
know, I'm afraid, and I
feel that you ought to be
told" said the voice over its space
annihilating thread Of metal.
What is it?" asked Storrow, with
quick tightening Of, the throat
as his thoughts involuntarily flew
back to the woman so serenely
asleep on the bed behind him. What
humiliation, he wondered, was to
be flung in his face. But he soon
found any apprehension Of that
nature to be groundless.
Have you had any word from
Charlotte Kirkner?" Hardy was
asking him.
None whatever"
II was afraid not. Yet a couple
of days ago a telegram was sent TO
you, a telegram"
me-" cut in Storrow, recalling that
this was not the first message from
that quarter in question which had
been Aeld UP in transit. He found
the smell of the wine glasses
crowded about the desk where he
sat more than ever offensive.
1T was a telegram. I'm sorroy to
say, announcing the death OF Mrs.
Kirkner, at Asheville." explained
the unparticipating voice over the
wire.
Storrow sat silent for moment
or two. 1t was not the news thai
was so much a shock to him, 1t
was more the discovery that his
world could have been such a mar
rowly preoccupied one. such a dead
eningly self-immuring one.
Where is Charlotte?" he asked.
"She went out to Swansea yes
terday afternoon, right after the
service" explained Hardy.
The service?" repeated Storrow.
The funeral service" Hardy
quietly amended. And I'm afraid
she feels very much alone there"
Still again a moment of silence
came in the talk.
Perhaps she would prefer being
that way under the circumstances"
Storrow said, heavy with a vague
misery, which was not untouched
with selfhate.
She is wonderful girl owen"
explained Hardy, for the first time
using the others Christian name
as he assembled to new earnest
ness of note, "and I know that she
is very fond of you, theoretically
fond Of you"
do you mean I could still be Of
any possible service to her2' asked
the none too happy Storrow, push.
ing away the glasses from which
the smell of stale liquor rose in
the air. about him.
Speedy Preparations.
II think you could" said the
kindly and patient voice which
even the transferring metal failed
to rob of it's timber.
TN go right out to her." an
nounced Storrow after one short
, moment of hesitation.
He made his preparation quiet
ly, puzzled by the sustained sense
of relief which came from his dts
covery that Torrie could sleep
through 1t all.
And he was foolishly grateful for
the chance of escaping from the
studio, with all Its residual aspects
and odors of vanished merriments,
while Torrie slept on unmindful OF
the earlys afternoon sunlight slant
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INGROWN TOE NAIL
TURNS OUT ITSELF

A noted authority says that few
drops of "Outgro" upon the skin sur.
rounding the ingrowing nail reduces
inflammation and pain and so tough
ems the tender. sensitive skin under.
meath the toe nail that It can not
penetrate the flesh, and the nail
turns naturally outward almost over
night.
"Outgro" Is n harmless, antiseptic
manufactured for chiropodists. How.
ever. anyone can buy from the drug
store tiny bottle containing direc-
tons.-Advertisem
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You better be nice to her or
she'll shake you" was her warning
to Joe.
Leave 1t to me-" was Joe's an
swer, "she thinks made the
world"
Jimmie Birdsong stopped talking
to Essie; he had discovered that
wasted energy didn't count for
much, but he shared his mothers
anxiety about the elusive Joe. They
had plenty Of time to exchange con-
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fidences and Jimmie's part in these
heart-to-heart talks consisted in try
ing to paint a rosy picture Of his
sisters future.
you've never seen him. have
you, Jimmie?"
NO" he admitted, but that
don't count for nothing; / guess
he's busy uptown, where the big
theaters are selling tickets to the
rich guys"
You don't suppose you could
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The Story So Far.

Essie Birdsong. a lovely flower of
the East Side. works in the Blatsky
saie. support their siling mother. These
sSsS are physicsiiy ' and Jimmy, feels
Sis sister, sss; GOOD Bi ssD turns 'a amor
her a. she leaves the shop: He makes
him off until Jimmie opportunely ar.
becomes acquainted with Lulu Pope,
an offer Of q place at the same theater.
but tells Essie she will have ito doll
up" After showing Essie how to do
STEADY" for her, and produces a photo
graph OF Joe Ullman, young ticket
Rsr. 81 This mind Prime SSs
him during her first night as usher
At the Theater. Afterward Ullman ap-
Rsir' and takes axe. both girls to dane, dance
about him and that he 10 coming to call
On her.
\ ("Just Around the Corner" made
into motion pictures, scenario and
direction by Frances Marion, Is
Cosmopolitan production, released
- . Paramount pictureJ
Screen Version Novelized.
BY JANE MCLEAN.
TYNWILLINGLY Essie followed
u the stubborn Joe into the
restaurant; unwillingly she
watched his drink the steaming bev-
erAge. and all the while she had a
mental picture of Little Ma keeping
the dinner hot and looking out of
the window for notice of her APP
preach.
It was worth making a new effort
II don't believe you want to come
to our house." she said.
"Cut that out, kid, of course 1 do:
but what's the use when feel like
this--don't you get snippy."
But you've promised-and you've
broken your word-it amt fair to
Ma"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08

stands more expensive than the town markets. Many city people quit pa tronizing them.
 Some merchants have produce stands along the highways, strong butter, stale eggs, etc, hurting mar kets for the reliable roadside farmer.
 Hey Billeel Did you know Fatty Arbuckle was out? a lad screeched as corpulent and benevolent gentle man was inspecting our load of boys. He was large man, but he suddenly disappeared.
 Rub a dub dub, three men in a tub," sang the boys as three men in the deep pit of Reo car stopt to in- spect them. They disappeared, even faster than Fatty.
 An apple tree at Mt. Ida with its second cro of Red tunes nearly ripe. nearly ripe.
 Boy eating hamburgers and candy floss,
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
Long Haul With Cotton.

A bale of cotton that travelled furth- CT than usual to find buyer, found one in Mena Wednesday. The bale was the one brought in by w. M. King of Umpire, Howard county, who first carried it to Nashville and tho of- fered 20 cents didn't sell but waited until next day. The next day the ginners report came and the bale couldn't find a buyer at all. Mr. King, having heard of the Mena mar ket, came here and found buyer in c. w. Petty, who gave IT cents for the bale. Having tried out the roads be- tween Mena and Umpire and found them better than the. road to Nash vile, Mr. King now declares he is coming back to the Polk county mar ket with his next bale It is estimat- ed that the bale was hauled at least 100 miles before being sold.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
IDEAL GROCERY IS HERE
Mena's Newest Place of Business Wa. Opened Saturday by A. Robertson.


 Mena is now the home of the Ideal Grocery. It opened it's doors Satur- day morning on Pickering avenue as announced by the proprietor, Albert Robertson. Back of the selection of the name of the city's newest business house is a story that ought to be of interest to more than 100 persons turnout the United States. At least the 100 who offered suggestion as to the naming of the new business place. Mir. Robertson announced some weeks ago that he would give a prize of real money to the person who offered the most satisfactory name for the new store he was about to open. He made the announcement thru the columns of The Star, and the response has convinced him of the far reaching effects of Star ads. Mr. Robertson stated Saturday morning that he had received to date 100 suggestions for names, answers being sent in from four different states and one from far away Canada. He liked the name sub- mitted by Mrs Hey Hudgins of Dallas best and accordingly named the new store "The Ideal" The business is now in the Robertson building, but just as soon as the Model Grocery moves to it's new location further north on the street The Ideal will ex- pand and take over the room vacated.
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lect. be allowed Go decay in five or six years. Nowadays, a peach orchard can be maintained healthy and pro- ductive for a good many years.
 Arriving at De Queen, the visitors were given a lesson on how not to do one certain thing-the pitiful dis aster that follows bad methods. At that place a big sweet potato curing plant is in use, and in it many bush els of sweets that will be unmarket- able because bruised in digging and handling, and many others with black rot. The owners in these instances face loss of crop and loss of cost of crating and handling. Of course, many there are who have used care, and who will receive good returns, but the example was telling as a com- parison--in method and result. Then the party went to the marketing head quarters and A. F. Sheid, the book keeper for the concern gave com plete account of the important mat ters of keeping records, which has been skillfully developed along sim pie and easily understood lines.
 The Evening Feature.
 At 7:30 the entire party gathered in the beautiful Hotel Luton dining room, where a dinner had been pro- vided by the good people of De Queen. After the splendid feast, Mir. Wallace, as toastmaster, introduced the speak CTS and for near two hours words were spoken of welcome, of good cheer, and assurances of friendly CO., operation and ultimate success.
 The crop outline as proposed for Polk county, was based on an organi- zation of 200 members. Divided into units, it is, tentatively, as follows:
 Cantaloupes, 400 acres.
 Radishes, 50 acres.
 Cucumbers, 10 to 50 acres.
 Spring beans. enough for seed for fall planting.
 Sweet potatoes, 400 acres.
 Strawberries, 2 acres for each of 200 members, with blackberries ap- proximately the same.
 By these plans, it is said crop can be kept going all thru the season, and the failure of one or even two would not be fatal to success.
 The Marketing.
 The big feature, and the foundation. is the marketing, which is to be done, under the plan, by one organization for the entire district, and the con- tracts covering the plan virtually the same as has put the California fruit growers in their strong position to- day.
 Those De Queen people who gave their time and efforts to entertain and instruct the Mena delegation were
 l.. D. McCown, vice president, Bank of De Queen.
 R. P. Mitchell, cashier First Ma tional Bank.
 S. c. Smith, cashier First State Bank.
 Fay Park, cashier Bank of De Queen.
 c. H. Alspaugh, county agent.
 G. B. Stewart, secretary Chamber of Commerce.
 A. F. Shied, bookkeeper Marketing Association.
 Glenn F. Wallace, manager Mar keting Association.
 Luther Stribling, W. E. Wicker, F. A. Kiene, Frank Ogden, B. E. Willard, M. A. Hansen, R. L. Mahew, farmers.
 It is proposed to hold meeting at Mena in the near future, at which a delegation of Sevier county folks will be guests.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
LEMON YELLOW TAGS
 WILL ADORN AUTOS
Eighty Thousand of Them Ordered for Arkansas in 1922; Big Ship
 ment Is Received.

ntut IS heCeifeu.
 Little Rock, Dec. 3.-Eighty thous- and 1922 automobile license tags have been ordered by the State High way Department and will be ready for distribution beginning January |.
 Seventy thousand of the license tags already have arrived and have been sorted out according to number. The ten thousand yet to De received are dealers licenses and tags for trucks. The new automobile licenses are lemon yellow, with black letters. The dealers tags and those for trucks are of different color but their description could not be ob tained pending their arrival.
 Receipt blanks will be mailed to county collectors the latter part of this month. No licenses will be is- sued until after January and be- cause this date comes on Sunday and the following day will be ob- served as a holiday at the statehouse. the first licenses will De issued on January l. Highway Commissioner Herbert R. Wilson has announced that insofar as possible he will grant re- quests of applicants for special num- bers as in the past. Requests for numbers already are being received and show a variety of reasons for asking for certain numbers. Many persons want numbers which will cor respond with their street or telephone number. Others, such as owners of taxicabs want a series of numbers or numbers in sequence. Some motor car owners to show their belief in un- lucky qualities of thirteen ask for this number or one containing the number thirteen in it.
 Seventy thousand license tags were ordered for 1921 and according to the department attaches all but about two thousand will have been issued by the end of the year.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
Ta cure } cold ln one nax

1sEs LAxA4EFE nRoAo opIN1NE fTshlsta) k ss. llf s sss 'esossf< and we.ss ea ,hs
 Advertisement
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
Cows Rrine Good Returns.

W. H. Barton, who was in Mena Saturday to ship cream to Kansas City, had 72 pounds, the product of five cows the past eight days. This amount of cream will net almost 30 pounds of butter fat, Mir. Barton be- lieves. and this will be worth 32 cents a pound. Mir. Barton uses separat- or and in addition to having all the milk and butter he needs for his home use has q weekly income from his cream. He has only recently started in the work. but plans to increase his output. Matt Simmons. another Boarc Camp farmer, was on the market with 100 pounds of cream from seven COWS
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08

Changes in Wagon Yards. George Rainey has taken nker 1he
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
Weher.Foulke Wedding.

Justice G. L. Clement on SatGr- day performed the ceremony that made Joseph Weber and Mrs. Daisy Foulke man and wife. Mr. Weber came to Mena some months ago from California, where he has extensive interests, and here met his bride. The happy couple left Saturday afternoon for California, Los Angeles being the first stop planned.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
CLAY'S SHOE SHOP

Bring us your Shoe Repair Work Our prices are right. consistent with good workmanship. Mail orders given Prompt Attention
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with Worms have an uu- healthy color. which indicates poor blood. and 6 rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood ini- prove the digestion and act as General Strength enine Tonic to the whole system. Nature wilsthcr throw of or dispe the worms and the Child will be in perfect health Pleasant to take 60c per bottle
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
New Home on Petty Farm.

One of the prettiest farm homes in the fertile 0uachita valley has been completed at the Petty farm on Irons Fork. The home was built largely under the direction of Mrs. C. H. Petty and she is proud If the new domicile. A second farm home and a large barn will be started st once on the place.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
Obseryafions on the Triu.

Looking in tent to see if all were snug for the night, we saw two little urchins trying to light a stump of a candle from a fiashlight.
 Produce on the farmers roadside
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
of the Polk county war.

ca yard on Fourth street. and Jim Harper is looking after his fathers old place of business. the FzrneTz yard oA South Nena street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-31
OTIS SK|NNER'S
LEADING LADY To
MARRY WAR VET
Catherine Calvert Announces
BetrothaI to Canadian Grain
Exporter.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 81. - When
members of the company at Ford's
Theater this week heard Catherine
Calvert, the Baltimore girl, who is
Otis Skinner's leading woman. read
her love passages with greater
warmth than usual they little thought
they were being addressed to a tall,
robust man OF forty-five years in
seat /. row b, his usual seat this
week
Last night after the performance Of
BLOOD and Sand" the secret was let
out by Miss Calvert, or Mrs. Paul
Armstrong. She will marry Col.
George Carruthers, millionaire sports.
man and war veteran, Of Montreal,
Canada. At the end of the play Miss
Calvert, in her dressing room. told
Of her romance.
',It was five years ago, two years
after my late husbands death, that
first met Colonel Carruthers," she
said. II was then doing pictures and
had been invited to a house party
given by e. r. Darlington, a close
friend Of Paul. at his home at Lake
Champlain. I was tired. and was ex-
pecting only to have a delightful rest.
"The first night / came down to
dinner I saw Colonel Carruthers in
the drawing room. We were intro
duced and from the first both of us
knew the great romance had begun
in our lives.
Colonel Carruthers' name has been
linked with mine several times, but
for obvious reasons we thought II best
to keep mum. He came to Baltimore
last Saturday, to be here with me on
G.t. nax on hn Aox,
that he proposed. Isn't II wonderful
that II should all happen In my home
town, near my mother and surround.
ed by the many persons and scenes
that I love so much?
"I have tied him up, though. /
have made him promise that he will
let me complete my career. ] have
worked hard to attain the position
now hold on the stage and II appears
to me a crime to make me give up all
that I fought SO hard to get"
Miss Calvert is the daughter Of the
late Robert and Mrs. Mollie Cassidy.
230s North Charles street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-31
HANItiARA GAINS GROUND
AS A GOOD VERBAL FENcER

Masanao Hanihara, vice minister of
foreign affairs and member Of the
Japanese delegation, is rapidly gaining
for himself reputation as champion
fencer of the conference.
"Is your hope Of a settlement-0f the
Shantung question based on the hope
that China will yield?" he was asked.
"Oh, no, we do not say China must
YIELD" Hanihara replied. 1--WE hope
China will come to accept our point of
view"
And IL they do not accept your
point of view there can be no settle.
ment?"
"I am afraid not" he admitted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-31
WILL WE'D ClAlRvOYANT
AS RESULT OF SEANCES

BOSTON, Dec. 31.--A unique IT,
nance brought about by the mysteri-
Gus power Of unseen spirits and the
magic Of a clairvoyant's chamber will
culminate with the marriage Of Mrs.
Anna E. Brown, forty-nine-year-old
Roxbury widow. and John w. MOI
seux, twenty-five years old, florist
at Roxbury.
Young Noiseux, troubled in mind,
turned to Mrs. Brown, who Ia a clair
voyant of wide reputation, for assist
ance. Going to her home he obtained
a reading.
When he entered the darkened room
his troubles seemed to be lifted from
bis mind. Mrs. Brown went into a
trance and was able to console him.
After many Of these readings their
friendship ripened into love, and then
In the shade of a dimly lighted lamp,
surrounded by the unfamiliar objects
OF fortune teller's paraphernalia, he
asked her hand in marriage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-31
50 RAIDERS
BAT I'll: To
SEIZE RUM
Posing as Customs Agents New
York Bootleggers Board Ships
and Fight Police.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Fifty
bcotleggers wearing bogus custors
Offices badges were put to rout to-
day when they attempted to raid
two liquor laden vessels docked in
the East river.
Five Government agents and po-
lice toek part in the battle, which
ragged along the waterfront for more
than an heurg Many shots were
fired on both sides. - S''-
Man Believed Drowned.
In the first fight. which took place
on the United Fruit line steamship
Tivivcs, one man was seen to jumr
overheard. He is believed to haHt
drowned.
Just as the raid was frustrated, the
agents were called to the steamship
!dexico, of the Ward line. which boot
,eggers had boarded. When routed.
they took refuge In a nearby restau-
rant. The agents and police broke
into the restaurant and dubbed mem
bers of the gang, but all escaped.
Recent rise in the price Of liquor
from So to SEQ a quart, and the prox-
unity of the New Year celebrations, is
believed to have prompted the bootleg
gers TO make their daring attempts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-31
DRAG IN
A|RPLANE AF TER
3,0OO-FEETFA[L
Engine Goes Dead When Army
Aviators Are Climbing Near
Uniontown, Pa.
By International News Service.

UNIONTOWN, Pa, Dec. S1.--With
the dismantled remnants Of their de
Haviland army airplane in tow, Lieut..
E. e. Harmon, pilot. and Sergt. G.
o. Wickham, mechanician, Of the
United States Signal corps, arrived
here today preparatory to sending
the wrecked plane to Moundsvflle,
w. Va.
The fliers crashed Friday after
noon, they said, while alighting some
distance from here.
They were en- route from Wash
ington to Moundsville, flying over
the mountain at height Of 5000
feet when the engine of the plane
went dead.
The fliers volplaned as best they
could but the plane hit the earth
with a crash and was wrecked. The
two filters though badly shaken were
uninjured.