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The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
BOOZE RUNNERS
 USE TERRORISM
District Judge Tells Federal Grand Jury Threats Made Against Lives and Property of Men Knowing of
 Traffic-Raps Pardon Efforts.
rom the Fort smith Times Record.

From the Fort Smith Times Record.
 Fort Smith, Jan. 9.-Terrorism by moonshiners and bootleggers who threaten mems lives and property to insure silence, and laxity of the cit izenship, which is evidenced by a bombardment of petitions for pardons as soon as men are convicted, are ser ious difficulties in the way of enforce ment of the national prohibition laws. Judge Frank A. Youmans told the federal grand jury in his charge de- lvered Monday morning.
 "I get reports from certain coun- ties in this district" said Judge You mans, "that men are afraid to tell what they know, for fear their fences will be burned, their barns will be fired, their stock will be shot or they themselves will be murdered. Threats and intimidation, a sort of terrorism, are being used by the moonshiners, and bootleggers to protect them selves.
 Public Urges PardOns.
 "The attitude of the public is pe- culiar. As soon as a man is convict ed, the governor or the president is bombarded with petitions for his par don. Recently l saw a petition for a mans pardon, the first paragraph of which stated that i've have doubts as to his guilt That man had been con- victed by trial jury. His case had been affirmed by the appellate court Only one of the 30 or more signers of that petition had heard the evidence in the case.
 "The jury had been instructed that if it had a reasonable doubt as to his guilt, they should acquit him. They had convicted him. Yet these men who knew nothing about it, presumed to say that they had doubts as to his giult.
 Laxity Blocks Enforcement.
 That sort of laxity is responsible for this situation"
 Judge Youmans gave the jury spe- cial instructions on the intimidation of witnesses.
 "This matter is coming to be very important,' said the judge, with so much eootlegging and illicit manufac- ture and sale of liquor. This business of threatening people needs atten- tion."
 The judge read sections of the law covering intimidation of witnesses which provides fine up to $5,000 and Imprisonment up to five years or both.
 q think" he added, ''you1l have some instances of that kind to inves. tigate."
 Effect Is DemOralizing.
 "No business so demoralizes com munity as bootlegging and moonshin- ing. Down in Scott county the other day, it has been reported to me, a young man was killed in a drunken debauch. His companions say they do not remember anything about how it occurred. They were all too drunk. In a northern county of this state, an officer was killed the other day while trying to enforce the law.
 "The eighteenth amendment was passed because the people reached a conclusion that intoxicating liquors were detrimental, and their manufac- ture and sale as a beverage ought to be prohibited. Congress passed a law to enforce the amendment.
 "That law has been upheld by the courts. The United States supreme court has sustained it.
 Tt is now the law of the land. It doesn't make any difference what you think about it. It is the law
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
Small Ad. Good Returns.

A small ad in the Weekly Star was the means of locating two runaway heifers belong ing to W. M. Kinds of Mena. The animals disappeared from the farm west of the city and could not be found on the usual range. An ad in The Star called attention to the runaways and reader near Old Pot ter read it and informed the owner where the missing heifers could be found
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
Glover Leaf Club to Meet

The Clover Leaf Community Club will hold it's regular meeting Satur- day night, January 14, at the Corinth schoolhouse. The new county demon stration agent, Mir. Alspaugh, and Mrs. Austin, will meet with the club. A special program by the school chil- dren is being planned as well.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
HE'D EXPOSE 'HooTCH' BUYERS
Detroit Dry Agents to Publish Lists
 of "Customers,"

Detroit, Jan. 7.--"Publish the names of customers of bootleggers and we will end the traffic in liquor here"
 George A. Fang, acting chief en- forcement agent in Detroit, made that statement today.
 In the next few days he will make public the names of persons found in "blind pigs" and other drink resorts in raids. Lists of customers of boot leggers, which are often found on them when arrested also will be made public, he announced.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
Lenine May Attend.

London, Jan. 10.-It is officially an- nounced that Nikolai Lenine has ac- cepted the invitation to the Genoa economic conference and that he will go there himself if the situation in Russia permits, says a Reuter- dis patch from Cannes.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
WILL CELEBRATE LEE DAY.
Program Will Be Rendered at Potter
 January 19.


 The following program will be rem dered at Potter on Lee Day, January l9, Potter, Old Potter, Rocky, Shady Grove and Gam schols participating: Opening Song, America
 Invocation, Rev. J. D. Fomby. Song, Arkansas
 Address of Welcome, Genolia Pat terson, Potter school.
 Response, Old Potter school. Song, Happy Childhood Days," by all schools.
 Dialogue, "Your Flag and My Flag" May Cole, Maxine Cole, Lil- lian McAllister and Lou Coffman. Song, by Gam school, Shady Grove school, Rocky school, Old Potter school and Potter school.
 Reading, Alice McAllister, Gam school, Shady Grove school and Rocky Song, Dixie"
 Dinner.
 Song, "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean,"
 Addresses, w H. Morden, F. R. Angwin and J. R. Grant
 Athletics; For boys 12 years and under-50 yard dash. standing broad jump, running broad jump.
 For boys over 12 years old, 100 yard dash, standing broad jump, run ming broad jump.
 For boys any age-Three legged race.
 For Girls-Peanut race, potato race.
 Three prizes for the athletics will be Sl for the best in the boys sec ton and for the girls. 1 peck peanuts in peanut race and peek apples in the potato race.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
ARRESTS FOR "MOONSHINING.. :. But Willis Thompson Declares He Is
 Not Guilty-James Mayo in Jail.

Deputy Sheriff D. A. Hazel and Chief of Police Hungate went to Will lis Thompson's farm home near Old Potter Monday afternoon and after A search of the premises placed MT. Thompson and James Mayo under ar- rest. The two men are charged with manufacturing liquor and will be giv- en q hearing next Monday before Justice G. L. Clement. Mir. Thompson was released on bond, but Mayo was remanded to jail. The officers sav they found evidences of moonshiner activities on the Thompson farm, but q second search failed to reveal the still A quart of liquor was found Mr. Thompson does not deny having had the liquor but claims he was not connected with any manufacturing.
 Letter Tells of Former Resident.
 Little Miss Virginia Harris. daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. |. C. Harrss. -. known in Polk county. writes The Star from Los Angeles. Calf. where they are making their home Mr Harris was recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia when the letter Nak written. He is engaged in teach. inr a ot of foreigners, including Jrsxn ltaliank. Russians, Mexicnns. Ruman- ians. Sulsz and Spanish fo reaa and wrste the Engiisn lsnguage and ts be good Amsrleans.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
This Meeting Wa Postponed.

4 quorum being lacking Tuesday. the annual meeting of the directors and officers of the federal farm loan bureau wax postponed unfu SatsfaaE. January xi.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12
GRIFFITH HEADS IRISH REPUBLIC
Election Follows Argument That SoIle Form of Government Must Be Set Up to Prevent Anarchy
 De Valera Promises Assistance.

Dublin, Jan. 10.-Arthur Griffith was elected president of the Dali Fir cam today.
 The speedy formation of a provi- sional government for Ireland was urged upon the Dali Eireann by Michael Collins shortly after the opening of today's session.
 The Dali resumed it's sittings at E11:30 o'clock with the reading by Speaker John MacNeill, of cable message from Cardinal Gasparri. on behalf of Pope Benedict, saying His Holiness rejoiced with the Irish peo- pie at the agreement that had been reached, and sent his blessing to them after they had passed thru their long period of sorrows faithful to the Catholic church.
 To Prevent Anarchy.
 Another message read was from the Irish labor party asking the Dali to receive deputation for conference regarding the economic and industrial situation.
 Michael Collins then rose and said the Dail must organize immediately some form of government to prevent a state of anarchy. The Dali must make the treaty a success, he de- clared. He referred to the difficult ties the new government would meet, and urged harmonious cooperation to surmount them.
 Unless we show we are not hos tile" he said England will have an excuse for continuing in Ireland.'
 Collins moved that Arthur Griffith be appointed president of the Dail Eireann.
 Nation Without Captain.
 The Irish nation had no captain, continued Collins, who proceeded to tell the Dail that he had received a Cork Examiner saying the manage letter from the proprietor of the ment of that newspaper had been held up this morning at 2 o'clock and compelled to publish a proclamation Collins said such methods were black and tan methods" whoever employed them.
 Griffith moved the appointment of the following.
 Minister of finance, Michael Col lins.
 Foreign affairs. George Gavan Duffy.
 Home affairs, Ramon J. Duggan.
 Local government, William T. Cos grave.
 Economic aairs, Bryan O'Higgins. Defense, Richard Mulchay.
 De Valera Promises Support.
 Dublin, Jan. 10.-After electing Ar thur Griffith president and naming a cabinet to assist him, the Dali Ei- reann late today adjourned until February Ii to permit the new gov ernment to proceed with carrying out the provisions of the Anglo-Irish treaty.
 After bolting the session this morn ing with his followers in protest against the nomination of Griffith for the presidency, Eamonn de Valera retudned to the afternoon session with promise of help for Griffith as pres ident of the Dali, but not as head of another government
 When the Dali Eireann adjourned tonight by consent of all sides to February IA, the situation which last night was dangerous and obscure, had been to great extent clarified. The new president, Arthur Griffith, and new cabinet, had been elected and the way had been smoothed to putting into effect the terms of the treaty.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12

There is no smallpox in Mena and what is more, we don't want any.
 The first fact was ascertained Wednesday after calling upon all the local physicians, health officers and others for information on the much discussed subject.
 That the second fact is true is evil denced by the drastic steps taken by Mena authorities to keep out all pos- sible sources of infection. Which de- sire explains the rigid quarantine now being enforced against any travel that comes from the infected area of Ia Fibre county, Oklahoma
The Mena weekly star., 1922-01-12

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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
TWIN CITY FEATHER
KAYOS BUTTE BOXER
FOR NORTHWESTHTLE
Best in Months; Lacy Wins by Knockout;
Opener Goes to Draw.

Another Gibbons-C Collins boxer came
through with flying colors at the
Grand theater Friday night when
Dandy Dillon, Minneapolis flyweight,
knocked out Sammy Gordon Of Butte
in the ninth round of a 12-round main
go for the featherweight title of the
northwest. The end came rather sud
denly, although Dillon had been
having a bit the better of the furious
going. sor the previous quartet of
rounds.
A slashing exchange in the middle
of the ring ended when Dillon drove
a left flush to the jaw which stretched
the Butte scrapper his full length on
the canvas He was up on one knee
at the count of four and bided his
time until Referee Andretta had
sounded Nine" He was evidently
groggy from the smash. and Dillon had
no trouble in measuring him for an
other to the jaw. Gordon went down
in a heap. At the count of eight he
made a game effort to get up, but the
effort was too much. He raised about
a foot, and crumpled back to the
prone.
If trying could have got him to his
feet, there would have still been a
fight, but the Minneapolis Dandy's
cody calculated socks had done their
work well, and all Gordon's heart
couldn't make the bout any longer.
The end came after one and a half
minutes of fighting in the ninth.
Dillon weighed 1926 and Gordon 125.
Pete Gets Clear Decision
Pete Bross earned a clear decision
over Marine Ranieri in the eight-round
semi-final. In the six round prelimi-
nary K. o. Lacy ran true to his
monicker and looped a sleep producer
to Bobby Lambert of Spokane after
30 seconds of fighting. Young Denny
and Tommy battled to a four-round
draw in the four-round curtain raiser.
The main event started out with a
round of sparring in which Dillon
landed the only two blows worth
recording, Gordon began to open in
the second and had the better of the
exchanges, taking the round by a
shade. Dillon evidently decided to
take matters into his own hands for
he opened the third with a trio of
rights to Gordon's head and then
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slammed a left to the same place for
good measure. He had the better Of
this round, but Gordon was coming
back strong after every blow. The
fourth and fifth rounds were even,
with an alienation of furious mixing
and light sparring.
Dillon Takes Lead
In the sixth and seventh Dillon
stepped out into the lead. 1t was
these two rounds which weakened Cor
don. He took plenty of hard blows
and was swinging wild himself. Cor
don seemed to recover in the eighth
and fought almost on even terms with
his opponent, but Dillon got to him
for the fatal smacks in the middle of
the ninth.
The Bross-Raineri scrap was a
revelation as to the amount of punish
ment a man can take in the ring and
keep going. The marine took every
thing Pete had and then kept coming
back for more. He was willing to
take four punches in order to get one
in, and he did. nearly all the way.
Pete stood up straight. His superior
boxing ability saved him from Ranierl
until he had slammed enough at the
marine to slow him up to where there
was little LANCER OF stepping into a last
one. Pete's left, was his best bet and
he launched pile driver swings which
caught Ranieri time and time again
squarely in the body and face. But
even Pete. who carries a Knockout
sock. couldn't tumble the ex-leather-
neck off his pins
Takes Share Of Blows
Ranieri took at least two dozen
wicked wallops, any one of which would
have ended an ordinary boxer, and
kept doggedly on. Smashes landed on
his jaw that sounded to heaven, and
still he set his teeth and came in after
Pete. If Ranieri can learn to box and
his punches to register, he
should be a great fighter, for he has
stamina. and to burn.
It looked as though X. o. Lacy had
his Spokane opponent worried to death
before they ever got into the ring.
The big, rangy Kansan. erstwhile of
his majesty's hussars, went right after
Lambert. who covered to make the
aggressor miss a pair of vicious swings.
CONTINUED on Page Eleven)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
JUNIOR GRID
TEAM OF CITY
GETS LETTERS
Coach Ted Hodges Awards Gold
&c" to Is at Banquet;
Hober, Captain.

A big gold &c" with a background Of
royal blue, was awarded Friday night
to Is youthful gridders who comprise
the High School Grizzlies, undefeated
for the junior city gridiron title fer
the last two seasons. A banquet at Z
o'clock at the Pappin residence was
made the occasion for giving out the
letters, and these were conferred by
Coach Ted Hodges, former Blue and
White star.
Lowell Hober. a younger brother Of
this years all state interscholastic half
back on the high school eleven, captains
the Grizzlies and, although but Is years
old. promises to follow right along in
his brothers steps in a few years. As
captain, Hober gathers a star, and all
boys who have played for the two
years are given a service strip in
recognition of their 1921 season.
In addition to Hober, younger
brothers of two other members Of the
1922 high school eleven are getting a
ground work now which will make a
coach's job easier when they reach
secondary school. Woodahl and Harris
are familiar names to followers of the
Blue and White this year, and these
names appear on the Junior lineup.
All of the boys on this championship
team range in age between Is and Is.
Their schedule this season included
victories over the North Side All Stars
~ to IS, Haney's team 80 te 6, and
Malette's eleven 6 to O.
The members of the team who ~receiv-
ed letters Friday night were: Hober
Captain, Longeway. Hutton, Harris,
Swingle, Olson. Judge. Pappin. Swan
berg, Irwin, Mccain, WoodahI, Wright.
Galloway, Luke and Sisk.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Warmers Eleven Will
Play Stanford Today

Stanford University, Calf, Dec. 20
East will meet West again at football
this year when the University Of Pitts
burgh plays Stanford university in the
Stanford stadium here tomorrow. OBJ
servers predict a low score, with the
odds favoring the visiting. Panthers,
who are rated one of the best teams
from beyond the Mississippi.
Glenn Pop" Warner, the daddy
Of all the nationally known coaches,
will be playing his right hand against
his left in the game, for he is coach
of the Pitt team and advisory coach
Of the Cardinal eleven. He comes to
take charge of football at Stanford
when his contract with Pitt expires
next year.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Planning to Boost
Athletics in Nation


New York, Dec. 29.-Adoption of a
program of nationwide r%ecreational
and athletic activities, designed to
create physical preparedness among
3S,000,000 boys and girls and young
men and women and creation of ma
chinery to carry out these plans. were
outstanding results today of the first
annual meeting of the National ANA
teur Athletic Federation of America.
The federation's program will be
initiated in 1923 through channels
which include nearly a score of Ia
tional organizations affiliated with it
as constituent members, besides state
and regional branches, now in process
of formation, and nine permanent
commissions to be appointed by the
federation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Service Polo -Four
to Invade Mainland

San Francisco, Dee. 29.-Represent-
ing Schofield barracks of Honolulu, a
crack army polo team is coming to the
mainland next month to engage in
tournaments with some of the leading
Pacific coast ~aggregations, according to
reports received from the islands. Each
of the five Schofield players have been
prominent in the turf game for several
years and two of the players have en-
gagged in international events.
Members of the team are Lieut. Col.
Beverly Browne, Eleventh field ar
tillery; Major John Milliken. general
staff; Captain Carlos Brewer, Eighth
field artillery: Captain Joseph Swing,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Villa Goes Out
OF Class to Beat Terry
Martin, Bantam Fighter
Filipino Gets Decision in Bout Which Keeps
sGotham Crowd on Its Toes; Flyweight
Champion the Aggressor.

New York. Dec. 29.-Pancho Villa,
American flyweight boxing champion,
again went out of his class to-
night to defeat Terry Martin,
Providence bantamweight, in a sensa-
t1onal 15-round contest at Madison
Square garden. The Filipino received
the judges decision after a bout that
kept the crowd on it's toes from start
to finish. Villas title was not at stake
as Martin weighed 115 Ia, more than
three pounds over the flyWeight limit.
Villa scale at Ill.
Villa Regular Cyclone.
Villa took the aggressive from the
start. boxing in Enthusiastically cy-
clonic fashion, but he found Martin
willing to swap punches. The Provi-
dence bantam landed several hard body
blows in the first round but was swept
to the ropes in the second when the
Filipino launched a terrific body at
tack. Both mixed freely in the third,
Villa sending Martin back on his heels
once with a smashing left hook.
Villa hammered Martin about the
ring in the fourth, opening a cut on his
rivals nose, but the Filipino was sent
staggering back with a left swing that
connected on MS Jaw. MArLln pun
melled away at Villas body in the fifth
and the sixth was a slam-bang affair,
both mixing ~furiously with the Filipino
landing effectively with both hands to
Martins head.
Martin In Distress.
Both swung wildly in the seventh,
but in the eighth Villa apparently had
Martin in distress as he landed several
smashing left hooks to the head. Mar
tin came back strong, however, at the
the end the round and punished Villa
severely about the body. Honors were
about even during a lively exchange in
the ninth.
Martin forced Villa to the defensive
with a terrific two-fisted attack in the
tenth. The New Highlander landed
hard blows to the body and rocked the
Filipino with stiff left jabs. Villa
outboxed his opponent in the eleventh
and twelfth, neither boxer landing eff
fectively in these rounds.
Villa smashed both fists to the head
In the thirteenth, sending Martin
partly through the ropes with a left
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Zbyszko Is Winner
Over Kansas Wrestler

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 29.-Stanis-
laus Zbyszko, former champion heavy
tonight with Allen Eustace, claimant
of the Kansas title. after Eustace had
taken one fall. Eustace lost the sec
ond fall and refused to enter the third,
asserting his foot had been injured.
Eustace won the first fall with a
body hold and arm lock in 80 minutes
and 33 seconds, and Zbyszko took the
second with a toe hold in 5 minutes.
John Pesek, of Nebraska, who de-
feated Wallace Dugid of Canada, in
straight falls, received a cash in his
forehead which required five stitches
at the end Of the first fall. Pesek
challenged Zbyszko.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30

Eleventh artillery and Lieut.. Frederick
Sharp, A. d. G.
Colonel Browne. who will head the
Hawaiian team, has been active in polo
since 1901 when he played on the Fort
Riley team in Kansas. In 1906 he
captained the four which won the ma
tional handicap matches. defeating st.
Louis in the finals. During the war he
played in France with the Fifth army
corps team and at one time he was a
member of the American legation team
at Picking.
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eppefcut. Villa peppered his rival
about the head in the fourteenth, alb
sorbing several stiff body blows in re-
turn.
They mixed ,~furiously in the final
round, Martin offsetting Villas stiff
Jabs with smashing rights to the body.
Villa was the aggressor in most of the
fighting.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Ghost of 1919 Series
May Bar Rube Benton

Chicago. Dec. 29.-(By The Asso-
eiated Press - Pitcher "Rube"
Benton. recently purchased by the
Cincinnati Nationals, from st. Paul,
will be barred from baseball if inves-.
LEGATIONS reveals he was involved III
the crooked series of 1919, Com
missioner Lands announced tonight.
Commissioner Lands is, investigating
reports that Benton wonga large sum
Of money betting on q TIP that Gin
cinnati would win the series.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-30
Dundee Beats O'Brien

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 29.-Johnny
Dundee, junior lightweight champion,
tonight easily outclassed Tommy
OBrien of California in a 10 round
ro-decision bout. The newspapers were
unanimous in awarding the honors to
Dundee.
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pAGo JOE CANS WINS

Superior, Wis, Dec. 29.-Billy Hahn
richs. of Sioux City. succumbed to a
knockout by Dago Joe Cans, of st.
Paul, in the third round of a bout at
the American Legion boxing show here
tonight.