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The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
POLK COUNTY
 SCHOOL NEWS

This is the last announcement com corning the spring normal at Mag nolia for teachers. The term will be- gin May 9. and end June II. The Polk county teachers will leave on the early morning train Saturday morning, April z. This train leaves Mena about o'clock.
 Teachers should take with them bed sheets, pillow cases. towels, some kind of cover or bed, and any such things that they may need for these few weeks. The rooms are furnished with bed and mattress, dresser, basin, etc. All other things are to be furn- ished by the teacher.
 All teachers will stay in the dormi- tories. Ladies and gentlemen will be in separate buildings. This school will be directed by Pof. J. A. Presson, a member of the State Department of Education. He is not so well known in our section of the state as some others of the department. eThis is be- cause he superyises the Negro schools. He is very strong man in the pro- fession, and l am sure all teachers will be proud of the fact that they have been under his supervision for this short session.
 Young people who have not travelled much will have no cause to worry on that account as there will be a good crowd rom this county. Parents who are sending the young people away for the first time may rest assured that they will be in a good place. Many questions have been asked about the course offered The follow ing will briefly give this information again: All subjects required for a first grade license will be offered, to- gether with music, story telling games, physical culture, etc. Grades made will be accepted at the state nor ! mai school for credits, and will be accepted by the county superintend- ent for county certificates without ex- lamination. The books used will be the ones now used in the grades. Be sure and take your books. There will be no charges except board, and this will be at cost
 We will probably postpone the or der for car of desks until after the annual scnool meeting. A few boards wish to take it up with the electors Soon after the election we will go to work to complete the order. Some who are expecting to buy at once may not get the desks before the summer school begins, but they can afford to use the old desks awhile and get the advantage in price and freight by buying with the rest.
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 Closing exercises were held at Cove Friday night. with a splendid pro gram: They had a class of IA gradu- ates from the eighth grade. MT. e NJ Woods has completed his eight year with the people there, and has been re- elected for another year. The as- slstants were all re-employed They are Miss Opal Copes. Miss Vivian Mathis and Mrs. C. M. Woods.
 W. H. Morden.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
POETS ADVICE ON GOOD ROADS. Departing Leave Behind Us Kind
 That Rains Don't Wash Away.n

Albany, N r., In the office here of the New York state highway commits sioner hangs this paraphase of Long, fellows poem, warning against the building of cheap roads: Hordes of autoes now remind us We should build our roads to stay. And departing leave behind us
 Kind that rains don't wash away. When our children pay the mortgage Fathers made to haul their loads They'll not have to ask the ouestion Heres the bonds, but where's the
 roads ?'
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
FRENCH PRICES DROP.
wholesale Costs Down 90 Per Cen.
 Since September.

Paris. April 26.-Steady declines in the cost of living in France are shown In figures made public today, based on the average price for 45 articles The. maximum advance was in Sen tember, 1920. Since then if bas dropped gradually. falling 32 per cent from the maximum. These figures. however, apply to wholesale prices the fall in retail prices being oniy about IS per cent.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
REMEMBERING MENA.

Something more than year ago .he Gerth's Realty Experts, inc. con ducted a sale of lots in Mena for Il. W. cardwell, making many friends during tho short stay, and The Star was es- peciaIly favored with large orders TOT work. With executive offices m Ne" York. and offices in New Orleans oni- rapo. London, Liverpool and other .,reat cities. the Gerth's comprise the b;gqest institution of the kind in the xorld and it would seem at least out cs the ordinary that Mena and The Star should be well remembered as ss attested by orders for printing pming direct to The Star from MT. Ralph Gerth, and shipped to the NC" York offices.
 While in Mena Mir. Gerth showed a ,-enresentative for The Star some un- ,rmally fine stationary, saying that he realized that oftentimes the only i-droduction he had to men and insti- futions he desired to interest was thru his letters, and therefore, he believed that no stationary was too good. The Star asked permission to submit samples and proofs on similar work, and as a result was given a large or der. which was later printed and shipped. It was the highest grade and highest priced work ever turned out by the office.
 More recently request came from -she New York office to duplicate an- ether nice piece of work done more .han A year before, and with the check in payment came expressions or rleasure for the way the printing was done and for the quick delivery, and with it a larger order, this for more cf the fine stationery as furnished by The Star last year.
 There is something about Mena that keeps 1t fresh in the minds of men of the world who visit it, of men whose experience and vision enable them to feel and appreciate advantages and situations, and The Star is grate- ful that it can serve such a city and such men, and perhaps, be link that connects it with the outside world and with those whose opinions and words are worth while-and it's a safe guess that wherever the Gerths may be. if Mena, Arkansas, is discussed, 1t will be in words of praise.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

The Rev. Francis N. Brewer, for years the popular pastor of the First NJ. E. Church, South, of this city, now with the Fairview Methodist Church, Texarkana, hit a popular chord in the hearts of good citizens when he, as president of the ministerial alliance, refused to listen to an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan, declaring that both Arkansas and Texas had laws to give protection to persons and property, land that no secret bodies or klans were necessary" One great thing needed today is the teaching of re- spect for law-the law that is first created by orderly process to meet the needs and desires of the people, and then faithfully needed, enforced when uecassary
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
James Heroism.

James returned home from school with strong evidence of serious dis agreement with some of his associ- ates. As he entered the room his mother looked up and in surprise in- quired: Why, James, how did you get your clothes so badly torn? 2"
 "Tryin' to keep a good little boy from bein' licked.
 That is just like my brave little son." said mother fondly. "Who was the good little boy?"
 sMo v
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
OBSERVATIONS.

The divorce acton in which there is no correspondent has slim chances for front page position these days.
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 Something besides a few square miles and a capital, is required to constitute a going nation, as some European countries are learning.
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 The Milwaukee brewers who an- nounce that they have real beer on hand to service for medicinal pur- poses are firm believers in prepared ness.
 The federal trade commission says way must be found to bring down fuel and rent costs, but it will be noticed that it doesn't make any sug- gestions.
 Postal employees in the middle west have been armed with shotguns, the belief apparently being that dead mail robber is worth half dozen live ones.
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 Senate foreign relations committee members think the Jap stand on Yap is bluff. It would not be surprising to hear that there is something in that.
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 Secretary of the State Hughes de- clares Russia is a gigantic economic vacuum" We thought that Russia was in bad way, but never realized the actual seriousness of the situ- ation.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

That home should be just pretty city home and equally comfortable the belief of Galard Wright young landowner who has completed of the attractive farm residences Polk county The Wrght located the farm just east of Mena the Cherry Hill may it's beauty by study of the haftone gravng above The home to have electric lights water system bath home light plant will supply current for
 lights and for the water pumping system The home rooms hall bath and the 28x50 The plan of building of the popular bungalow style with large porch MT Wright reports it's cost at $2200 and built by day under his direction Hardy and Culberson carpenters and Cecil did the sonewok the founda
 porch piers and chimney The building substantially struced walls inside of shipap with and paper The roof of redwood shin Wright home painted hazel brown with white with roof stained forest green.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

shown by lynching parties and tar and feather episodes is to blame. Probably all of these are factors.
 Whatever the cause. there is need of drastic steps to meet the situation In arming postal service workers the postoffice department seems to have adopted the only method that has so far been found effective in eounteract- ing the holdup man.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Some.Feat-

Yes" he bragged, q once invent ed a rubber pneumatic suit for men working at great heights"
 And was 1t successful" asked the unsuspecting one.
 T should say it wa~.' he replied. 0'you know the first "orkman who fell off a building wearing one bounced so hard and long that we had to throw biscuits te him to keep him alive. Los Angeles Times ie
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Aw, Gwan!

Why does an invisible stocking at tract more attention than one that can be seen?
 No matter how often records are broken, says Ira Smith, they'll never build a Ford fast enough to catch up with tomorrow.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Movie Iptelligence

Didn't anybody criticise you for filming an automobile in ancient Babylon?"
 "No. But l had dozen letters calling my attention to the fact that the ear showed a California license tag.",A0
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Fondly Did He Hope; Fervently Did
 He Pray.

You may have heard it, but a Green Line messenger with bulking hip pocket lost his balance and sat down hard when the street car hit one of the bumps on Holman street last night. As he recovered himself a look of horror spread over his face. Something wet his trickling down his leg. As he feverishly started an ex- animation he murmured prayerfully, "My God, hope that's blood."-Lake County (Ind.) News
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
OFFICE CAT
Copyright 1921, by Edgar Allen Moss.
Kachoo!

The day was cold and dreary,
 In garb too thin she dressed. Our hearts are sad and weary
 Since our darling is at rest.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
The Lonely Italian Burglar

fBy international News serviee'
 Geneva, April 21.--The governo' the prison at Bellinzona was o0',s's z to ask the aid of the police to expe' ]. Italian burglar named Moraro' s had been sentenced to two years = prisonment followed by expulsion .,.
 The prisoner refused to leave - ' cell after the expiration of ms ss s.rt. stating that he was perfectly co'''sv. .ssa, able where he was, and did no1 'ort ms to change his quarters and seek .rsjsr ms
 Gendarmes transported the pa;s a;ssI, across the frontier, but he iaugnhhsrs lhar told them that he would return naIliu, sSI ly, since he liked the prison at ph Shs zona. He is not the only man m,sars has been impressed by the leSI lsaS f with whi-h prisoners are trea'e' Switzerland.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

We have just received copy of the Compressed Air Magazine. No, not the Congressional Record" That's the released air magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Many hero has transformed him. self into zero in the course of a three-minute banquet speech.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

As the old darkey said, chicken am the mos usefullesb animule dare am. You can eat him befoah he am bonn an aftah he am dead"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

There is supposed to be use for ev- erything. But Goob Duke wants to know is what the heck is the idea of lace on the towels wour wife reserves for the guests?
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

The ordinary fellow pays his taxes with about the same spirit a woman takes off her hat when she didn't have a chance to comb her hair before leav- ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

We often wonder if esthetic danc- ing would still be as popular if the danseuse wore mackintosh and ar tics.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Strayed or StcIen-One brou.
 weighs about 750 pounda %a N's small scar on left jaw with s a ts. H hairs in it. o. P. McBride. .'T Fi M Ark. s' ssgs
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

If it is true that Mother Eve did not know that she was naked until she ate the apple, we suggest that it is time to pass the apples.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Nick Martin says that after man has helped raise half dozen of them he realizes that the best way to train children is to let your wife do it for you.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
LOST-STRAYEn-Sro1lss. Srol .

Strayed-April 10 from nv ,I-' nl..
 Big Cedar, Ok, red sorrsllH lHsSI sI face mare, shod all around. Dag D on hip or shoulder. Rewa,,dO dOsala s
 turn or information to c [, 'u DO Iai Big Cedar, Ok. r 1O'as
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
LOST OR FouNn

$500 Reward for informatio-
 to recovery of Magnolia I1l p.i leaal Co.,, barrel No. 41850. Ma,bs sI'es Acorn. nes Dfa
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

We have four faults, but we never enjoyed a friends funeral because it gave us chance to get an afternoon off.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

To Trade for Arkansas Land. perfGFl
 ly adapted stock and grain farfhs l Oklahoma and Texas. Will deal wa owners only. Starr Real Estate to, Mena, Ark. q
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Taken Up-Black pig, weicb, |,
 35 lbs. Inquire at 11O9 Tbiyd' mi, 'as !.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Boarding House Pome. Little hunks of leavin's
 Little bits of trash, They boil them all together And call the mixture hash.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Help. Beneath the soil
 Lies MT. Grove, He poured some oil On the kitchen stove.

The Hon. J. l. Alley advises us that legal lights have lights bills to pay as you and I.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Nanoleon II.

The kids all love
 My neighobr's brat He has a glove
 And ball and bat.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Money still talks, but has lost it's reputation as a good mixer.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
TO EXCHANGE

To Exchange-16SM acres in Hends
 son county, Texas, AZ miles froa. railroad and Murchison, to trade f.' farm land close to Mena. See or aa dress w. H. Bristow, D. F. D. No ! Mena, Ark. sa
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

For Sale--Improved 40-acre fs,,.
 bargain. Four miles of town ! particulars see John Fugitt rou,. n Grannis, Ark. 'Sue
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Possum dog out in Dallas, Texas county, treed eighteen quarts of moonshine liquor. Bert Stuart wants to know the price of the dog
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATr

For Sale-320-acre fruit f.,n /.
 miles Mena, on county road '! <! improved. If interested addrss. ,.. ns Hamilton ave.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
TIE WEEKLY srlR, \ 'CLASSIFlF:, ANNIVERSARIES

RATES-First insertion
 word; succeeding inse,t;E z \ word; Dc per word Der ''Vns M Minimum, 25c. Cash Tor or n @0la. with copy. S'aas
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
An Old d-Fashioned Missas.

Mary said little damn,
 In spo-deb style, you know ..os.s But hsr mother washed her ''''s soap 4De o
 in the style of 1sng ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
FOR sALE-MIsCELLANE0us

For Sale-Hay, soc bale, Molasss
 soc bucket. Every bucket guaraas,' teed Nj. E. Fried, Big Fork. WI
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Farm Wanted-Would trade 4 hs,.s
 ful city home and good payino 0Iss N. ness. Starr Real Estate Co Ts. \ Ark. A'e
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Why the Credit Man Turned Pale.
 Dear Sir;--I got your letter about my account please be patient l will pay you if this was judgment day and you was no more prepared to meet your God than I am to pay your bill you woul abe sure to go to hell good bye"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

For Substituting, pulleys, couaia
 shafts, small belting. Displaced 2 individual motors. Inquire and see !. 2 Star office. VI
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
NURSERY STOCK.

Jersey Cows-Two good ones, e.
 fresh, other will be soon, galIu cows. $90 each. See l.. A. Peugh, Ps ter, Ark. a
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
Even in Heaven.

Suppose even in Heaven, plumber will stop the roll call long enough to go back to the office and get his wrench.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Sorghum, 75c Gallon-Have about 5A
 gallons, genuine ribbon cane. Vat to close out quick. L. A. Peugh, Pst ter, Ark. s|
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Potato Slips-Nancy Hall sweet g
 tato plants. Seed have been carE fully selected and treated against dis ease. Orders handled prompaI Sl.50 per thousand slips. Cash vfn order. Crossett Produce Co.,, Crss sett. Ark. "
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

l still have a few Barred Rock h,,
 and roosters for sale. Also sss
 for matching. s1.50 for IT sss Phone 338 or call at HIP Port Arttr avenue. --AdySl
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

H. Wehner, living near Rocky. one or the best informed and most sue cessful sweet potato growers in the county, IS doing his share toward the development of the industry in Polk county. He has sold upwards of bushels of seed this spring to his neighbors, has bedded out IS bushels and expects to plant at least three acres, distributing the rest of his slips among his neighbors and others who desire them. Mir. Wehner has a curing house of his own, which has been successfully operated for several years.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

For Sale-Cabbage plants, S5c Nl
 hundred. tomato plants 50c w hundred, delivered. Nj. II. Prof Mena, phone PIT. NY
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
LIvESTOCK-POULTRy

Eggs For Hatching-SingIe c... Black Minorcas. $1.50 for K sa. @ paid. c. E. Mallon, Grannis Al r
 M
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

For Sale-Large Cabbage PIsrs
 While they last at 35 cents per 10 NJ. H. Profit, phone PIT. wal
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Sweet Potato Plants For SaIe-Nany
 Hail and Porto Rico, $2.50 per M 30c per hundred, delivered. A. Al Blair, Route 4, Mena, phone lS a
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Plants For SaIe-All kinds of veg.
 table plants. Tomato plants vii be ready April 10th. All kinds of rl and bedding plants. Swaty Grssi
 House. Phone 334, N. Mena St. A|
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

The divorce action in which there is no correspondent has slim chances for front page position these days.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

Something besides few square miles and a capital, is required to constitute a going nation, as some European countries are learning.
Evening journal., 1921-05-06

arc obtained as to killings. outrages
.and reprisals attributed 10 the crown
forces:
civilians killed in last rs months. 32l
Civilians wounded In last 8 months 199
CFor the complete year Of 1920l
Raids on private homes ..........4S,f7 ,f79
Arrests in raids on private homes 1887
Attacks on unarmed citizens ..... 1l4
Killed In attacks on unarmed citi-
Ncnh ....-....-... ..s....s- ssss.ss. 70
Wounded In attacks on unarmcd
cltlHenh .s..ss..ss ...s...ss.s nht
Men suspected OF being Republic
ans enol ssss.sss.s.s ss.s.s.ss.s.s lVo
cases OF foggings and other torture 1856
Sabotage cases. from mutilaton
Of cattle. etc. ................... aS5
buildings destroyed .............. 1915
Evening journal., 1921-05-06
MARKS ON FIYwUEEr

The marks or letters on the ny-
wheel correspond with a mark on
,the motor base, indicating the posi-
ton In which the crankshaft should
De placed 70 rtiming the spark and
valves
Evening journal., 1921-05-06
DRIVIG TIPS.

oil the speedometer drive fre-
quently. 10 keep 1t working quietly
and for a long time.
Keep the spark advanced Just
short Of tho point where 1t makes a
knock. II will save gas.
Avoid ruts and save the side walls
of your tires.
Semi-hard graphite grease is best
for slow moving bearings.
Plunging forward on low gear
puts a severe strain on the rear axle
and driving gear.
Keep in the tool box a chart OF
tho wiring system, for reference in
-ase of accident.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
EXPLORER ON HUNT
FOR NORTH POLE HAS
TO TURN BACK
A mund sen Reaches
Nome. Alaska, in Quest
of Repairs for Ship

NOME. Alaska. June ts-Roald
Amundscn, the explorer. whose ship,
the Maudc. wintosod oil Cape Serge.
siberia. arrived iu Nome today and
viii leave FOR Seattle on tho first
steamer. ne announced.
TIc Maudc lost a propeller in the
Ice during the winter and will be-
towcd 20 Som th.s summer for re-
pairs.
The explorer. noted Tor his dis
coNtgy of the South Pole. and his
mary Arctic ana Ant-ArctiC voyages.
said hc would continue his efforts 90
rcn,n the Nurth Pole by drifting with
tho Arctic ice flocs as soon ss repairs
to is vessel were oorlpl,tsd
It, spent th" winter ou board tho
MludO wl.h ono native and thro"
white companions az said the party
experienced few NiHissitudes. lic
reached Nomc ON the trading schoon-
cr Herman. which had picked him
up ut East Cape. siberia
with the explorer were tho
daughter uf Charles Carpenter, a ST.
b"rlau trader and q Chuohuk Es-
kiWu giH whom hc will send 60
scn' ul in Norway
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
GENERAL STRIKE
IN ENGLAND Is
BEING CONSIDERED
Miners Committee to
Ask Trade Unions to
Call Walk Out

LONDON. June is.--The executive
committee of the miners union. which
met this morning 20 consider the coal
strike situation. decided TO ask all
the trades unions affected by the
wage dispute 90 meet the miners rep
roaentntivcs at an early date with the
object OF taking national action with
the miners 70 secure their mutual de-
mands.
Secretary Hodges OF the miners
said this implied a general strike n
the other unions agreed.
Many thousands OF miners who did
not participate In the bailoting. the
result Of which was announced yes
terday. as decidedly against accept
anv, Of the owners settlement offer.
AZ we'll as others who voted In favor
Of acceptance. are preparing to r.
sumo work Monday. In response 10
notices posted at several pit heads
announcing that the works would
open sunday night. according to ad-
vices from mining centers today.
MIR. Lloyd-George. the prime min
istar. replying today 20 the notifica-
tioa given him by Prank Hodges. tina
the miners secretary. OF the result Of
the ballot stated that the govern
mcnt had no option but TO make
final It's decision that the ten million
pounds subsidy oner could not re-
main open after tomorrow night.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-18
Food Prices Dropped 4.8
Per Cent in May; Decrease
in 2 Years is 80 Per Cent

chsssc 10 por cent. sugar ! 3 per cent.
hard , pCr cent. pork chops and oleo-
margarine per cent. Smaller re-
duci'ons were noted for many other
commodities.
ii,taii prices Of three articles
which Increased In price during the
month were onions ~ per cent. cab
baE's 10 pee cent and oranges per
cent.
Wholesale prices Of farm products
reacted from the low level ronched
in April. the statement said. with e.
gain of ~ per cent With the cN-
ception of mctri and metal products.
prices of which have remained the
same for two months. there was a
decline in all wholesale prices. food
products icndinE
Wholesale prices ~ house furnish
ings dropped nearly ~ per cent
during the month. clothes and cloth
ing "a per cent. fuel and lighting
materials 2ia per cent. and chemicals
and drug1 ! "a per cent Whoiegale
building material prices declined
about one halt Of one per cent during
tn month.
Changes from wholesale peak
prices ~ May 1919. included declines
in cloths ana clothing amounting "a
IS per cent. building materials 81
per cent, metals and metal products
2sil per cent, chemicals and drugs
22M per cent. ard house Furnishings
20 - per cent. ifuel and lighting
materials dropped i7is per cent dur
ing tho year