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The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04

FARMERS CAN DRIVE THRU
 FOR FARMERS SHORT COURSE

Fayetteville, Ark, July 31.-Thru the cooperative efforts of the Cham bers of Commerce of Fort Smith, Van Buren and Winslow, it will be possible for farmers from the southern part of the state to drive to Fayetteville in their cars to attend the Farmers Short Course, to be held here August l6-19. Portions of the road between Winslow and Fort Smith which have been impossible have been graded, and are already in use. Farmers coming to the university in cars may camp on the campus or secure rooms in the dor mitories free of charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
FUTURE WARS WILL
 RACK EUROPE, CLAIM
yiscount Bryce Tells ColIegians Yer saiIles Farley Sowed Seeds
 of More Strife.

Williamstown, Mass, August D. The seeds of future wars have been sown in Europe by the deliberations and findings of the Versailles confer ence, Viscount James Bryce told the Institute of Politics at Williams col lege Tuesday in his second lecture on International Relations of the Old World States" discussing the fram- ing of treaties by the representatives of the victorious powers," he said
 Their work has received in Europe nothing but censure.
 One hears people say the sort of peace that these negotiators have given us are as bad as was the war. The negotiations at Paris differed in their principles and ideals, and some, at least, of them do not seem to have believed in the principles they pro- fessed."
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
 IS HERO IN DEATH
Dr. W. E. Stone of Purdue Gives Own F Life to Save Wife-Falls From High Cliff-Woman Is
 Rescued.

Banff, Alberta, July 2S.-Dr. W. E Stone, president of Purdue Univer- sity, Lafayette, Ind, gave his life in the solitary fastness of Mount Eanor in an effort to save his wife, who had fallen to a narrow ledge on the face of deep crevasse. With tempting to scale the almost perpendicular side of the cliff, when he lost his footing and hurtled to the bottom of the chasm.
 Mrs. Stone, who slid back to her former position far above the body of her husband, will recover from her in juries and the effect of being practi- cally without food for eight days and nights, according to fragmentary re- ports reaching here from the rescu. ing party. She is being taken by stretcher to camp on Marble Creek, nine miles from the spot where she was found, and is expected to reach there tomorrow morning. A. O Wheeler, president of the Canadian Alpine Club, and a party of nurses have left here to attend her at the camp.
 Body Wedged Between Rocks.
 Hc DVu1 ul DI. otctAI tiac litt btcl recovered. It is wedged between two jagged rocks at the bottom of the crevasse, the precipitous walls oi which render descent extremely diff cult His death is believed to have been instantaneous.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stone left Banff July l5, to attempt the ascent of Mount Eanon. Both were experienced noun. tain climbers. They carried rations for four days and at the foot of ths mountain discarded everything save essential equipment.
 Shortly after the ascent was begur reports reaching here say Mrs. Stone slipped and fell to ledge on the fac, of the crevasse. The university presi dent lowered a rope to his wife, bu his strength was not equal to the tasl of raising her to where he stood. Finally he descended and, takin, her in his arms, attempted to eliml with her up the almost perpendiculal wall. He lost his footing and fell t. he bottom of the chasm far below tn. ledge to which Mrs. Stone then slis back.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
Urges Vaccination
TROOPS FLEE FROM FAMINE.
Soviet Forces Threaten to Start a
 Reign of Anarchy.

London, July 31.--Hordes of ill-fed soviet troops fleeing from the famine regions of Russia, unchecked and un- disciplined, are reported to be moving toward Moscow and there is said to be imminent danger that such govern ment as the soviets have been able to establish is in danger of collapsing into anarchy.
 Reports from Switzerland, Con- stantinople and the Baltic states tell of frightfnl conditions due to the shortage of food caused by the drought.
 Finland, Latvia, Poland and Ruma- mia are reported to be taking precau- tionary military measures to protect their borders.
 Advices received here from Russia state that Nicolia Lenine is coming to London on urgent government busl- ness and that Leon Trotzky is being dispatched to Siberia on private mission.
 There are no indications that the political opponents of the soviets are attempting to make political capital out of the famine, for all are reported to be working to alleviate the distress of the famished people.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
OPERATION CEASES
 .ON M. & N. A. ROAD
Rolling Stock Now Being Concentrat- ed in Yards at Harrison--People Hopeful Some Other Road Will
 Take Over Property.

Harrison, July 31.-Equipment be- longing to the Missouri and North Ar kansas railroad is being concentrated here in preparation for suspending operation at midnight tomorrow. It was announced that some freight trains will operate several days in or der to clear the line of all freight billed for shipment before the ambar- go was announced. This freight will be delivered to other lines, and cars belonging to other railroad com panies will be turned over at the near est connecting point.
 All hope of preventing the suspen- sion of the road has been abandoned, but many people here believe the road will not remain idle long. They be- lieve some other railroad company will take it over and continue service.
 Many railroad employees and their families are leaving to seek occupa- tion elsewhere.
 Heavy Financial Loss.
 Suspension of Missouri and North Arkansas railroad is the climax of many years of financial difficulties, during which, according to stock and bondholders, more than $12,000, ,000 has been sunk without dollar in re- turn.
 But of more importance than the financial phase of the situation, per- haps, is the effect suspension of oper- ation will have on the people of northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. For most of them the cal lendar will be turned back 20 or more years, and in the case of residents be- tween Eureka Springs and Seligman, Mo, 40 years.
 Many Towns Isolated.
 The road is slightly more than 300 miles in length. Between Seligman, Mo, and Searcy, Ark, it crosses seven Arkansas counties, in five of which there is no other railroad. In the other two counties the largest towns are along the Missouri and North Ar kansas and the other railroads may be reached only by driving across country to small stations.
 The road serves, in these seven counties, approximately 100000 per- sons, who, when operation is suspend eQ, VIII bt uCpCiuCAAb loh oAPeNhe.hNN on what they can produce themselves or what can be shipped in over the rocky, winding mountain roads. Many of these roads are practically impassa- ble for motor vehicles, and it is pre- dicted that the covered freight wag- on, common two decades ago, again will be a familiar sight thru north west Arkansas.
 History of Road.
 The Missouri and North Arkansas first was operated over a 21-mile strip between Seligman, Mo, and Eureka Springs. This section was constructed in 1882. In 1899 the road extended to Harrison, and the follow ing year to Leslie. In the next few years extensions were made north- west from Seligman to Joplin and southeast to Helena.
 In 1912 the railroad was placed in the hands of receiver, and has oper- ated under direction of the United States District Court at Little Rock ever since. Several receivers have been appointed, the last of whom, J. c. Murray, began his duties this month when c. A. Phelan failed to raise funds necessary for continued operation
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
Undesirable Birds These.

Mena has gained fame this year thru it's ability to ship chickens in car lots, but the police shipped pair away Tuesday of kind that does nc city rood. These chickens" were of Texas breeding and claimed to be sis ters. They came here from Hcavener and soon attracted the attention of the authorities. Justice Smith wss called from sleep shortly before mid night and after Investigating decided the best thing was to ship the pair of chickens further south, which was done when No. 1 came along.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
I6O MILLIONS FOR
 MISSOURI ROADS
Legislature, With Only Negative Votes. Adopts Bill to Give Every County Hard Surface High
 way-The Law in Brief.

Jefferson City, July 31.--The 60- million-dollar road bill was passed by the legislature tonight by an over whelming vote.
 The measure went thru the House by vote of 129 to 2. A few minutes later it passed the Senate by vote of 28 to 0.
 Into Effect Immediately.
 The emergency clause was attached to the road bill by both houses, so it viii go into effect on receiving the governors signature.
 Under the bill passed tonight the road mileage on which the 50 million bond fund wiH be expended will vary in the different counties. The legisla- ture adopted the town to town desig- nation in the original House bill. All roads to be improved with e state money are specified by the towns thru which they pass.
 For Real Roads, 20 Million. In the main the apportionment pro- vision of the bill gives one-third of the 50 million dollar fund for higher type roads and the remaining for gravel or it's equivalent. However, the appor- tionment of $6,000 mile shall include all counties. The effect will be to pro- vide an aggregate of 29 million dol lars for higher tyre trunk line roads and 31 million do.-ass for the gravel road systems.
 Road Law at Glance.
 Hard surfaced roads at minimum of $6,000 to be built under direction of highway commission of four members.
 Safeguards provisions to obtain federal aid.
 Eliminates provision to set aside IA miles in each county for annual appropriations.
 Construction shall begin as nearly at the same time as possible in all counties. Apportionment of funds to each and every county to be made at the same time and payments made pro rata as funds are received. Defines hard surfaced roads as: Concrete, comparable types, proper ly bound gravel or the equal of prop erly bound gravel, to be approved by the highway commission and to meet government regulations.
 Basis of apportionment; Multiply total miles in statewide system of roads in such county by $6,000. (Pro- vision made to increase apportion- ment in counties requiring unusually costly hard road construction.)
 Highway commission may sue those damaging state roads.
 Commission to be of four members, 6-year appointments. Engineers sal ary to be $7,500 year.
 State highway designation by coun- ties shall be on town to town basis.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
RUSSIA TO FREE J. s. PRISONERS
Quickly Accepts Hoever's Proposal in Return for Aid for Million Starving Children and 1nvalids--Quick Ac-
 ton Is Expected.

Riga, July 30.-The offer of Herbert Hoover to aid Russia in relieving sui fering due to famine on condition that all Americans now held prisoner in Russia be released has been accepted by the Russian authorities, who sug- gest immediate negotiations in order to receive speedy assistance, accord ing to dispatch from the Rosta agen- cy of Moscow received here today
 The text of. the reply, made in the name of Leo kamenetf, head of the -partisans, non-political famine re- lief committee, is as follows:
 "The Russian government, upon learning of the proposals made by Herbert Hoover in the name of the American Relief Association, finds them quite acceptable, including the question of the release of American citizens.
 "The Russian government considers it necessary to fix as soon as possible the exact conditions on which the inn mediate relations are to begin.
 Its humane intentions guarantee the feeding, medical aid and clothing of the million children and invalids For this purpose the Russian govern ment considers it useful that Director Brown or any other person authorized for the negotiations should immediate. ly come to Moscow, Riga or Revel.
 "The Russian soviet government ex- poets quick reply, stating the place and time for the negotiations" 
 The offer of Herbert Hoover as heac of the American administration, to set that help was given Russia's sick and starving was made in telegram ad- dressed to Maxim Gorky, in response to Gorky's recent appeal for aid. The prime condition was laid down that the Americans held prisoner in Russia must be immediately released. It was stipulated also that proper admins trative conditions must be made by soviet Russia, including the full and free liberty, of movement for the re- lief administration representatives. Washington, July 30.-American re- lief for starving Russian children could begin AS hours after Americans imprisoned or detained in Russia were released and out of Russia, Secretary Hoover said. There could be no as. surance that the Americans had beer released, he added, until they were oui of Russia.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
MRS. R. H. MALLS RECIPE FOR
 CANTALOUPE SWEET PICKLES

Take perfectly ripe cantaloupes, re- move seeds, quarter and peel. Place in stone jar and cover with boiling hot vinegar, let it stand one day, then drain and cover again with fresh hot vinegar. On the 3rd day drain and weigh the fruit. To pounds of melons use pounds of sugar, 1 F pints of fresh vinegar, tablespoon each of whole cinnamon and cloves; boil all to- gether slowly until tender so that a straw will pierce easily. Put away in jars. II prefer glass;. And let stand three days before using.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
Many Summer Visitors.

Summer visitors are corning to Mena in such. numbers there is begin ming to be noticeable scarcity of ac- commodations in private homes. Many of the summer colony this year are prefering places in private homes rather than the hotels. and as a result rooms are at premium. The Com mercial Club has been able to accom- modate all who have came to date. but ufH need more suitable locations should the flood of visitors continue.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
Veteran. ll5. Asks Pension.
fRx International Naws servlce-

lBy International News Servlce'f
 Bloomfield, Mo, Aug. William A. Bishop, 115 years old, has applied for pension under a new law passed by the Missouri legislature. Bishop has resided in Stoddard county for sev. enty-fve years. He was born ir Tennessee and fought in the Confed- crate Army during the Civil War. Foi fiffeen years he has been an inmate o1 poor farm here. Bishop is ar in, uaffr
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
MOTORISTS ARE HEAVY LOSERS
Of i79 Gasoline Pumps in Wichita,
 l63 Were Beating" Customers.

Wichita, July 2S.-Consumers of gasoline and oils are losing at the rate of more than 1 million dollars a year from short measure, according to M. M. Motter, state oil inspector, who has inspected 179 gasoline pumps in Wichita, and has found only four to be correct. Twelve showed over age.
 In the future, the persistent viola tors will be prosecuted, he said. Oil companies here are showing only hearty cooperation instead of resent ment as was reported in other DOT tions of the state.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
Ruv Winter Coal Supply Now.

Consumers who can buy and store coal for the winter should do so now. The railroads have surplus of coal cars. the freight rates will not he re- duced, and there is no prospect of a reduction in the price of coal. says the Railway Age. Farmers who haul grain to town might fill their wagons with coal for the return trip, avoiding Q special trip over bad roads in the win
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
STATE COMPLETES ROAD. Illinois Is First to Finish Link of
 Dixie Highway.

Chicago, July 31.-With the. com pletion of the last 146 miles of pay ing between Chicago and Danville, Ill., where five years ago was sand cart road. Dixie highway officials have an- nounced that Illinois is the first state to complete it's mileage. The. other end of the highway is in Illinois.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
GAINS 5s,45s MEMBERS.
Presbyterian Church in United States
 Now Has 1,692.55s Total.

New York, July 2s.--The Presby- terian church in this country gained 5,456 communicants last year and now has total membership of ,692,- 558, 1t is announced. The Sunday school membership is ,4S3,292. Total contributions to missionary, educa- tional and benevolent purposes for the year were $47,Q36,442.
 During the year 63,lS6 members were dismissed, death took 19,05a from the rolls and 61,i57 were sus- pended.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
watermelons-Boys--Police Court.

John Bird. farmer living near Dal- las. reported to the authorities that his watermelon patch had been raided hv Mena boys and half a dozen young sters were taken up and examined by Police Judge Smith. The bovs' cases 3erp lnfer referred tp Miss Rector. the probation officer.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
REGULAR @BIG LEAGUE" STUFF.
Tho Losing Two and Tying One Game
 Travellers Play High Class Ball.


 Mena's Travellers came back home Tuesday morning from their trip to Talihina with the satisfaction of hav- ing played some real baseball while on the Oklahoma side. The final game of the series on Monday enuea in ] tie, 2 and 9, the game having been called at the end of the ninth in order to permit the Travellers to catch a train for home. Ogden did the hurl- ing and held the Talihinians to three hits. A bum decision by the umpire is credited with cheating the Travel CTS of the run needed to win the game. Tho the Travellers lost the first two games by the close scores of to 0, they were not disgraced by lack of victory. Sundays game was played in the record time of 57 minutes and neither side made an error.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
Humorist Abroad.

one with a sense of fumor nas 3gns in a clump of weeds that [n Ninth street. near ]. x,
 property. Signs observed
 eduesday morning bore ln- =s giving directions and mile
 use and Men1. and Blse stat'
 Hunting AIIoveJ.#
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
RIz6LIc DEBT IS REDUCED.
IHe of s206, ,O00, GOO Leaves Gross
 Total s23,771, ,0O0. 900.

16ington, August 2.--A decrease M 100000, in the public debt F 1uly was announced today by
 1<asury. The total gross debt
 stood at $23, I'll, ,000, ,000, com With s23, GIT, 100000 on June
 Ilcials said the decrease was
 1cd by retirement of treasury Fl lies on indebtedness and the q <ns of the sinking fund during 4 hile no new issues of govern | 1crurities were offered during
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
RUSSIAN CHOLERA
 TERROR SPREADS
Migration Carries Disease Into All Sections--Insanitary Conditions in Towns and Crowded Trains Help
 Spread the Sickness.

Famine and pestilence are de- populating vast stretches of Rus sia. Hordes of starving victims are fleeing to healthier districts carrying with them infection and spreading terror and the plague wherever they go.
 The commissar of public health of soviet Russia is raising the specter of the cholera epidemic and famine of 1S91-1S92 before the people and orders them to treat the cholera front" as a war front.
 Reports from the famine zone show q vast increase in the death rate.
 Crops are one-twentieth normal and the only food for tens of thousands of victims consist of acorns, grass and field mice.
 Petrograd is termed a city of the dead.
 Signs of anarchy arc seen and hordes of hungry soldiers have deserted and are reported to be marching toward Moscow, the red capital.
 
 Riga, Letvia, July IT (delayed) = The task of fighting the present ser ious cholera epidemic in soviet Russia is magnifed in it's difficulties by the terrible sanitary state existing vir- tually turnout the country, says pr N. Semashko, commissioner of public health of the soviet government writing in the Moscow Izvestia.
 .'Dirt in the towns is such that ever in dry weather persons who are for tunate enough to have overshoes wall in the streets in them. Sewage ane water supplies are in terrible dlsre' pair," Dr. Semashk0 writes.
 Migration Adds Terrors.
 Added to this, says the doctor, Is the mass migration as if 1t had beer maliciously planned, distributing the infection from one place to another for thousands and ten of thousands oi versts. The starving population o1 the Volga is moving to the south as an avalanche, sowing on it's way in lection and death.
 "The cholera has already developed into a big epidemic in the Rostoff Volga, Voronesh and Orel govern ments. Scattered outbreaks have been discovered in the most wide spread localities of the republic" h' says. <, In the volga appears already th' specter of the cholera and famine years of 189f-92. Those who have lived thru those years, not to speak oi those who participated in the fighting against the epidemic, feel their bloet grow ice cold in their veins at th' memory of 1t. At present every on' begins to cross himself" ]"
 Urges Vaccination
 Dr. Semashko says one of the prin cipal difficulties facing the campaign CTS against cholera is the uncontrolled horde of travellers riding everywhere inside and outside on the roofs, undel the platforms, and clinging to ever, inch of the trains turnout Russia. H' advocates stationing armed "vaccina tion squads at every railway statior to vaccinate every traveller and per init none to go onward without a cer tificate that he has undergone thil nraaoac
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-19

any conspiracy on their part They
had not had time to have new clothes
made They simply chose from the
clothes they had. and SO many Sc
lected rose that it was commented on
generally
Later that season there was a
strong Partially for the brown even
ing frock Though peace was assured
and the war was definitely over,
there were no more dances where
rose predominated.
The same sort of concerted choice
OF certain color has been spoken of
as observable at the Ascot races.
where the aristocracy of England
gathered earlier in the summer. On
certain days certain colors predomin-
ated. so strongly that you might have
been tempted to think that there had
b,en some sort of pre-arrangement in
the matter.
If you have ever watched the audi
eroes in the New York horse show or
opening nights of the opera, you
might have noticed the same SEEM
ingly telepathic choice of colors.
The first time that il was really evil
dent that the mauve and violet and
fuchsia shades were to be predomin-
ant in France was at the bal de
lopera in the early summer.