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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-25
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-25
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wash blouses of finest character.
Many are hand made-many novel
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-25
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TRIMMED HATS.
at $500

We want our visitors this week to be-
sure to inspect our millinery offer
ings, especially the group of Trimmed
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the display. All styles and manner
of fine hats at this saving.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-25
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-25

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The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
FINAL DRIVE 10 GUST FEVER TICKS
W. T. Stewart of Brinkley, Long iE the Work, Comes to Polk Coun- ty--Asks Aid of the Cattle
 Owners.

What is expected to be the final drive against fever ticks started in Polk county Tuesday, when W. T. Stewart of Brinkley, long time work CT with the tick eradication forces, ar- rived in Mena and began preparations for the battle with the pest. Accom- panying Mr. Stewart was Dr. Fred Driver, one of the field directors of tick eradication in the state, who came with the new Polk county official to help him get started. MT. Stewart IS no tyro in the work of fighting ticks. having been engaged in the eradica- tion since 1907. During his fifteen years experience he has been in charge of some of the hardest job ia the state, and has made a speciality of the cleanup or final jobs of busting the cattle pests. The new county supervisor has family and expects to bring them to Mena as soon as he can secure home. For the present he will be located at The Ozark. MT. Stewart starts work with the inteu- ton of getting the cooperation of cat tie owners in the work of cleaning up the. ticks, and hopes to get acquainted with them as soon as possible. His first official notice will be found in this issue of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
COUNCIL DECLARES
 NEW LIGHT RATES
Passed Ordinance to Return to Pre- War Prices for Service-Delay in Action on Telephone Rates-City
 Dumping Grounds Again.

Mena secured a new light rate, and probably law suit out of the regu- lar monthly meeting of the city coun- cil Tuesday night. The city fathers passed an ordinance fixing new rates for the Commonwealth Public Serv- ice Company to charge local patrons, but none except the most optimistic expect the company to accept without legal protest.
 The new rate ordinance is the out growth of the demand by Mena pa- irons of the company for relief from what are termed exorbitant charges for service. Last month eompro- mise was offered by representatives of the company, but was refused by the city council.
 Under the terms of the new ordin- anee the minimum charge is reduced to $1 per month, the old discount rate of 10 per cent for cash is re- stored an the general rate is fixed so that not to exceed 15 cents per kilowat can be assessed against users of electric current.
 Passage of the ordinance was ef- fected with Alderman Olney present but not voting. After the measure had been passed by a majority vote, Alderman Olney explained his si- fence by saying that he was not op- posed to the effort made to reduce rates, but did not believe it advisable to try and force the change at this time. The members who voted for the passage of the new rate ordinance were Aldermen Averitt, Lauck, Will son and Wood Alderman Bishor was absent.
 The full text of the ordinance is published elsewhere in this issue o1 The Star.
 No definite action was taken on tn, 1 telephone rate question. A petition | signed by large number of patrons of the company, asking for a restor ation of the old rate, was presented and k. N. Mccall of Fort Smith dis. trict manager of the Southwestern Bell addressed the council, giving numerous reasons why the old rate should not be enforced. After a lengthy discussion, the council ap- proved Alderman Olney's motion that the matter be deferred until the next regular meeting.
 Peter Bittlebrun headed a delepa- tion from the west end of the city that appeared with double object. The westenders asked that the coun- cil order some street work done on the west end of Church street, and they also objected to the odor of the city dumping grounds. The street matter was referred to the street and alley committee and the dumping ground matter was referred to Mayor Jones and the board of health.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
FORD MAY NOT GET
 MUSCLES SHOALS
Chairman Kahn of House Military Years to Thresh Our Legal
 Entanglements.

Washington, March 7-Chairman Kahn of the House military commit tee today told w. B. Mayo, chief of engineers for Henry Ford. that it would require years to thresh out existing legal entanglements and it was doubtful even then that the gov ernment would be able to accept the Detroit manufacturers proposed con- tract for purchase and lease of the nitrate and power projects at Mus cle Shoals, Ala.
 Committee Says 1t Would Require
 After the committee adjourned other committee members said the le, gal barriers to acceptance of the Ford proposal appeared unacceptable because of the contracts held by the Alabama Power Company and the Air Nitrates Corporation, which, those concerns claim, give them exclusive rights to purchase the Warrior steam plant and nitrate plan No. 2, respec- lively. Both units would be delivered to MT. Ford with free titles in the event his proposal was accepted and could not be freed from the contract conditions without prolonged iitiga. tions in the courts.
 The discussion of the legal diffi- culties the committee faced in con sidering the shoals situation devel- oped after Mir. Mayo and Gray Sil- yer, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation had presented three alterations which, they said, Mr. Ford had agreed to make in his original offer for the shoals projects.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
SENATE RATIF|ES
 TREATY WITH TAP
Democrats Divide Vote on First of the International Agreements Which
 Grew Out of Arms Conference at Washington.

Washington, March 1.-Taking it's first ratification roll call on the series of international covenants negotiating during the arms conference, the Sen ate today ratified without reservations or amendment the treaty with Japan confirming American cable and radio rights on the island of Yap.
 The. final vote was 67 to 22, repre- senting margin of over the neces- sary two-thirds. The 32 Democrats present divided 13 for ratification and 19 against, while only Republicans voted in the negative.
 As soon as the result had been an- nounced the four power Pacific treaty, the pivotal agreement of the arms conference series, was brought before the Senate for action. The prolonged and bitterly fought debate, which is expected to prccede vote will begin tomorrow.
 Ratification of the Yap treaty fol- lowed an all-day battle over reserva- tions and amendments during which dissatisfied senators on the Democrat ic side, joined by a few Republicans, sought unsuccessfully to attach quali- fications to the ratification solution. A half dozen proposals, all presented by Democratic senators were voted down successively by overwhelming majori- ties.
 The reservationists made their prin- cipal fight and reached the high water mark of strength on an amendment which would have declared that the United States should be the sole judge as to whether American radio develop ment on Yap is warranted. Under the treaty no American plant is to be in- stalled there as long as Japan main tains the adequate" to meet the situ- ation, but proponents of the amend ment urged that a controversy might arise over the question whether Jap anese facilities are adequate. On the roll call 29 votes, including those of four Republicans, were mustered for the proposal, while 54 senators, includ ing five Democrats, voted against 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
OUT TO CLEAN UP CHICAGO.
City's Morals Censor Organizes {
 Band of Vigilantes.

Chicago, March 7.-The Rev. John H. Williamson, official morals cen sor" of Chicago, is attempting to put the relentless heel of virtue on the red neck of vice by preaching a brand new doctrine" "enraged Christian ity."
 Dr. Williamson, recently appointed by Mayor Thompson to look after the city's morals, has decided that the modern Christian resembles his early brother too much; that he is too meek and humble. He is forming, there fore, band of vigilantes, which he hopes will trample thru the Badlands and White Light districts roughshod. His plans contemplate making an amatur but fearless policeman out of every taxpayer.
 Each vigilante Is to carry blank af- fidavits in his pocket and on seeing a union bandit hold up fellow burgher, he is to rush to the police station, make out "crime prescrip- ton" and have it filled.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
NEAR SOLUTION OF
 SOLDIERS BONUS
Compromise Bill Carrying Bank Loan Provision Agreed Upon by Republi- cans--May Be Called Up Mon-
 day in House.

Washington, March 7.--The com promise soldiers bonus bill, carrying a bank loan provision in place of the cash installment, payment plan orig inally proposed and once approved by the House, finally was agreed to today by Republican members of the ways and means committee It was intro duced later on the House by Chair man Fordney who announced that it would not be called up until next Monday, if then.
 Passage of the bill was predicted by Mir. Fordney. His opinion appeared to be shared by members of the House generally, some of whom said that on the final vote party lines would dis appear. There was some speculation in House lobbies and corridors as to President Harding's views of the compromise plan and also as to whether he would find occasion to ex- press those views with the executive
 Some of the majority members of the committee believe that since the new plan defers for three years any large drain on the federal treasury the president will not object to it They say the compromise will enable needy veterans to obtain cash without the necessity of imposing additional taxes on the general public.
 Just when the bill will be called ur in the House will not be decided until after Mir. Fordney returns from trip to the west, on which he started late today.
 Meantime the measure will bt printed so that Senate and House members generally can study it's pro visions.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
TISDALE WILL GO
 INTO THE MOVIES
Most Famous Enemy of Moonshiners in Arkansas Will Resign Office to Accept New Place at Double
 Salary Paid by Government.

Fort Smith, March Swallowing an invitation to accept contract with a large motion picture concern, Pro- hibition Enforcement Officer John T. Tisdale, announced yesterday after noon he had decided to tender his resignation to national prohibition en- forcement headquarters and to ac- cept the proposition. Several former moonshiners arrested by Tisdale have agreed to take part in films, depicting Tlsdale's largest and most celebrated raids which will be portrayed on the screen just as they were made. The first film will be taken in April or May.
 The pictures are to be of a moral nature and are being sponsored by and Anti-Saloon league and the Wom- ems Christian Temperance Union. The raids to be filmed, following the writing of a scenario will include one at Huntington when the McNeals tured. This raid occurred three years ago. Another at Lees Creek and one near Waldron. These are the three most spectacular raids ever effected by Tisdale.
 Officer Tisdale said yesterday aft ernoon he realized there was little use to fight technical charges brought against him, and which had caused his suspension from duty, and that he believed now was the opportune time to accept the movie offer. The sal any, he said, would double the one now paid him by the government.
 According to plans of the produc- CTS, these films will be made at the actual scene of the raids and insofar as possible all characters will be true to life. All persons connected with the raids, including those arrested, will appear.
 Stills and other paraphernialia used by moonshiners will be used. The &C., tual operation of still will be shown, but of course, no mash or other in- gredients used in manufacturing whiskey will be used. Approach of the "revenuers," exchange of shots and other realistic action will go to make up the play
 Fort Smith, March 7.-Prohibition Enforcement Officer John T. Tisdale Sunday afternoon received official no tice from Washington that he hac been suspended from further officia duty pending investigation of five charges filed against him by spe cial investigator of the intelligence de partment of the government.' The no tice of suspension accompanied by : letter said he had five days in whicf to make answer to the charges.
 All of the charges are preferred by persons convicted of liquor law vio. lations in federal or state courts. with two exceptions. These persons charge mistreatment at Officer Tisdale's hands. Two charges of padded ex- pense accounts totalling $4.35 are also reported by the special investi- gator. A complaint charging illegal disposition of small quantity of su- gar seized in raid is also contained in the special investigators report.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
COLLEGE ATHLETES
 TO TRAIN IN MENA
Rome Golf and Claude Williford Off, fer Training Camp to Centenary College, Which Is Accepted by Dr.
 Sexton-Seek Best Location.

Mena is going to be one of the bright spots in Southern College ath- letics if the plans of Rome Golf, Claude Williford and others are car ried out. The two Mena men were in Shreveport Tuesday and were guests of Dr. George s. Sexton, president of Centenary College. A proposition made to the head of the Shreveport educational institution, was accepetd with enthusiasm and big things are in store for Mena.
 The proposition made is the offer ing of training camp to the athletic department of Centenary College, which is making a big bid for leader ship among southern schools. The college has engaged the famous "Bo" McMillan, former Center college star, and an all-American football choice, as its athletic director. He is to start work this year and the presence of the famous "Bo" at Centenary will naturally attract the attention of the football work in the direction of the Louisiana school.
 McMillan's going to Centenary is also expected to bring to that school some of the most promising athletic talent of the country and the offer of the Mena men to provide summer training camp for the athletes will naturally bring this city into the limeli9ht. Dr. Sexton and the ath- letic leaders of Centenary are to come ta Mena and select the site they want for their training camp. When they pick the place they want, the Mena men propose to turn 1t over to the college. The essentials of the camp will be water and sufficient ground for athletic fields
 Mir. Gof requests any who know of good locations to let him know at once. With several hundred young college athletes coming to Mens for their summer outing t Is naturally expected that many or more fathers, mothers. sisters. uncles and aunts will come also to enjoy the fine wat CTS and cooling summer brcczss.
 Mena has the ideal summer flimate and there are siiil some local resi- dents vho want more of the rest af the world b eone here and sass5 l.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
 SUPREME COURT PASSES ON TWO POLK COUNTY CASES
C. B. Smith Must Try Again to Get Damagesefor Ruined Well-Affirmcd
 Swiger- Garden Decision.

George B. Smith, the Mena man who was awarded $2O0 damages for n we'll of water, alleged to have been spoiled by by waste from the tanks of Magnolia Oil company in the south part of the city, will have to make another attempt to recover from inc corporation. At the April term of circuit court last year, Judge I. S Steel heard the evidence in leu of . jury and found the issue for the plain tiff, MT. Smith. The judge fixed the damages at $200, which he considered a fair price for the water well. which had been made unfit because of seem age of oil from the Magnolia com pany's tanks. The company appealed the case to the supreme court and on Monday the higher tribunal reversed and remanded it to the Polk county
 court The case will likely be heard
 the second time at the coming term.
 The supreme court has affirmed the
 circuit courts decision in Swiger- Car
 den case. In the Polk county circuit court Swiger won after trial. A re- port of the supreme courts decision is as follows:
 The court affirmed the sentence of the Polk Circuit Court, which. in ef- feet, denied the administrator of m estate the right to recover property. held by another person, and believed to have been stolen by the deceased. In the lower court, E. V. Garden. ad- ministrator for the estate of Julius Garden, sought to recover $1S0 from Jim Swiger. Garden was convicted If robbing the Bank of Glenwood. He resisted arrest and was wounded in a gun battle with the sheriff, but later was captured, tried, convicted and sem tenced to the penitentiary. In 1918 while attempting an escape he was shot and killed by prison guard.
 Swiger, while out hunting. found a sack of money not far from the scene of the attempted arrest, and later found q jumper, money belt, two pis- tol scabbards and d supply of cart ridges. He offered to turn over to the sheriff the articles found, but the sher- III advised him to deposit the money in the bank. The other articles were m court and no claim was made to them by Garden, but after his death hls administrator unsuccess f uIIv sought to recover them and the money found by Swiger'.'
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
CARAWAY, ARKANSAS,
 ASKS INVESTIGATION
Resolution on Charges by Senator Poindexter in Newberry Case Is
 Referred to Committee.

Washington, March 7.--Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, intro duced in the Senate today his resolu- tion calling for an investigation of charges made by Senator Poindexter, Republican, Washington, to the ex- feet that undue influences were exert ed to force senators to vote against retention by Senator Newberry of his seat in the Senate when that contest was up for consideration.
 The resolution was referred to the privileges and elections committee. the same committee which conducted the inquiry into the contest by Henry Ford, of MT. Newberry's seat.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
BRYAN RAPs THE DEMOCRATS.
Says They Should Support Pact--Re-
 bukes Arrogant" Republicans.

Washington, March William Jennings Bryan dashed into the capi- tai today and read the riot act to fhe Democrats for fighting the 4-power pact.
 Breathing defiance at the edicts of the Cox-Tumulty pow-wow, Bryan told the Democrats that opposition to the Pacific treaties was load in policy as well as in principle" and urged them to join in immediate ratification
 In order not to be thought too Re publican in his view, he sharply re buked Republican arrogance" and warned them to beware of domestic issues. He declared against the 5-5-3 naval ratio and without going into de- tails expressed the view that the United States should cut far below the treaty stipulations.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
WAR DEPT. BUDGET.
 CUT S5O,OOO,OOO
Will Reduce Army to 115,000 Men and 11.000 0ficers-Pershing's Wishes Disregarded--Abandon
 Some Coast Defenses.

Washington, March 2.-At least least $50,00O,000 and possibly $60,- 100000 will be slashed from the bud get estimate for the war department by the House appropriations sub committee which is framing the army appropriation bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1 next, members of the subcommittee predicted tonight. The measure, they added, not only will provide that the enlisted strength of the army of officers be set at II ,000 compared with the present strength of 12,900 on the active list.
 War department estimates were re- vised and pared down by the budget bureau to approximately $363,000, ,000 for the coming fiscal year. Of this amount $293, ,999,999 was required for the army and the rest for pon-mili- tary work such as Improvements to rivers and harbors. The draft of the bill, it was said tonight, practically had been completed but must be re- vised by the full comp.ittee, which may make further changes. Chair man Anthony has said the measure would be reported next week.
 Concern was expressed in army circles tonight over the prospective forced reduction of the regular es- tahlishment to 115,000 men and Ill., 900 officers. Both Secretary Weeks and General Pershing in appearing recently before the subcommittee urged that provision be made for an army of 150,000 men and the subcom- mittee in deciding upon 11,000 as the maximum number of officers has dis regarded the recommendation of Gen eral Pershing, who outlined plans for "weeding- out" inefficient officers to bring the force down to 12,000 in the expectation of then increasing the of ficer personnel to 14,000 by commis- sioning officers in the junior grades.
 A few harbors of vital importance, must be virtually abandoned by the regulars in order that the regular es- tablishment might be able to con- tinue it's primary mission in training the national guard and organized re- serves.
 The coast artillery corps, manning the defenses, now is composed of some 14,500 enlisted men. It has al- ready been suggested to House com mittees, however, that if the regular establishment is to be reduced the bulk of the coast defense work might be transferred to the national guard or organized reserve.