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The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
MEXICO IS QUIET, ]. FORCES OUT
Mobilized at Fl Paso Following Ru- mors Revolutionists Plan to Attack . Juarez-Commander Declares the
 s'Flurry Is Past"

Fl Paso, Tex, Feb. 17.--Brigadier General R. L. Howze, commander of the First Cavalry Division, believing that an emergency close to Juarez and El Paso no longer demands dras- tic attention, today issued mobiliza- tion orders.
 Soldiers, under these orders need no longer be held in camp at Fort Bliss.
 The American cavalrymen had been mobilized here, following rumors that Mexican reyolutionists were preparing to attack Juarez, opposite this city. The action of the division command CT followed the assertion of General Eugenio Martinez, commander of the northern military zone of Mexico, that was no sign of revolutionary activity in the zone.
 Villa Remains Loyal.
 General Martinez, who arrived here yesterday from Chihuahua, said that "the revolutionary furry has passed adding that the leaders of the pro- posed revolt had been captured and two of them. General Arturo Ruiz and Captain J. L. Perez, executed. General Ruiz and Captain Perez were captured, General Martinez said, after they had made an unsuccessful attempt to induce Francisco Villa to join the revolutionists.
 Rosalia Hernandez, Villas former chief of staff, reyolted at Santa Rosa lia and took the field with 25 men, according to General Martinez. He added, however, that Hernandez small force has dwindled, and his capture on the Coahuila border was monentar- fly expected.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
sfarted the Fishinr seaea1

] F. Bishop and ". |. Harrison took advantage of Washingtcu's birthday to start something that h liable Co become cuntaRinu< before long They went on e fsfinr trip. The cffleiaI report fx thTy went down or Two-Hiie with Rev. ". |. smith az Ezlss .nd seons< sr:
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
set March { for Bankrupt Hearing.

UfiicIal notIces have been received |in Mena that Lilies & Thompson. rner- |ebants at Big Fork. ,. B. Lilies and R Ia Thompson. had been adjudeed hankFupts in the federal eoarf ni Port Smith MHreh ( has beer nzt As fke date for the ffst meeting of cr~dstAgz Assets te the amount ef g8.b8E .1a .<rs reported
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
sun Arrives Via Express.

Sheriff J A. Thornton has received part of znoonxhining outfit. taken In a recent raid ezxf o< Gr4nnis. The parts were sent to Menz br express by Deputy Sheriff niIlru. but what became of the Tszz of fht oelzl hes not been reported to Sheriff Thorn
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
ye Nzrriage LIeensez Issaed.

nz far this week County Clerk
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The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
611kr of Opera House Block Here.

{c1eph Kalavoda of Cuba, Kas.,
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 9z uip in Texas to look after the Eoperty recently damaged by fire LIZ. kalaveda is having estimates 1i4lI4 of the cost of remodeIing the buI111nR, and expects to. rebuild or zI1t eell the property as it stands to 1<<I parties
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-23
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
FATE OF GENOA CONFERENCE
 HANGS IN THE BALANCE

The economic conference at Genoa had scarcely started before Germany and Russia proceeded to throw a bombshell into the ranks of the delegates by signing a treaty at Rapallo re-estabishing full diplomatic relations. The five inviting powers, Great Britain France, Italy, Japan and Belgium, announced yesterday that Germany had barred herself from further participation in the conference. Walter Rathe- relations of Germany and Russia with any other state, but the inviting powers are justified in feeling that Germany has violated conditions to which she was pledged.
 The European nations sent their represen- tatives to Genoa for the purpose of working out a general scheme for the rehabilitation of Europe, including Russia and Germany Be- fore they had made any progress toward a so- lution of this problem the situation was thrown into chaos by the Rapallo treeaty, which ignores the Versailles pact and at the same time forms an alliance between Germany and Russia for dominating the conference.
 The claim that the negotiations ended at Ra- pallo were started prior to the assembling of the conference, and that Germany cannot be charged with trying to steal a march on her former enemies will not bear close scrutiny Why reach such an agreement in this dramatic and unexpected fashion when it was bound to upset the plans of the conference
 Possibly the "master minds" at Genoa will be able to straighten out the tangle. Neither Germany nor Russia is in position to resist if pressure is brought to bear to force them to abrogate the new treaty. If the conference is wrecked by this coup it will be grave disaster for Europe.
 Germany and Russia may feel that they have a bond of sympathy, as both are on proba- tion, but any plan for the salvation of Europe which is workable must include them, and it would be deplorable if a separate agreement, made at time and in circumstances which cannot but arouse distrust and resentment, should prevent speedy settlement of Europe's problems for the greatest good of the greatest number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
MIR. WILSON TAKES A HAND IN MISSOURI CAMPAIGN

Following closely upon his dramatic break with Joseph P. Tumulty, his former private sec retary and handy man, Woodrow Wilson has brought up question of veracty with Senator James Reed of Missouri. Senator Reed claims that he has been "insulted' 'and MT. Wilson in- formed the St. Louis Globe-Democrat that he had no recollection of having written letter to the Missouri senator warmly thanking him for the part he played in helping to get the fed eral reserve act passed.
 Since photographic copies of the letter in question were used in Senator Reeds campaign in 1916, nearly three years after it was writ ten, it appears that there are some grounds for the senator's assertion that Mr. Wilson's mem ory is "sadly deficient" In fact, Senator Reed is armed with some campaign ammunition which he will not hesitate to use. It is rather significant that friend of Mir. Wilson, Breck- inridge Long, is trying to defeat Senator Reed for the democratic nomination.
 Heretofore in his rather stormy political reer, MT. Wilson has seldom beeen accused of inconsistency, but in the present instance he seems to have laid himself open to that charge, since Senator Reed has the "documen- tary proof MT. Wilson may have some diff ficulty in getting out of predicament in which he has placed himself by his letter to the Globe-Democrat.
 The belief that the former President would eschew politics has been shattered by recent developments The Tumulty case showed that he is watching events in democratic circles closely, and the controversy with Senator Reed, who was prevented from being seated at the democratic national convention in San Fran cisco by Wilson democrats, indicates that MT. ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19

of decency. His word is valueless, Treaties are nothing to him unless made with powers of whom he is afraid, and even then he will at tempt to evade punishment for breach of faith.
 If Greece is not strong enough to protect her people in the outlying provinces, France, Brit ain and Italy should do that for her. The Christian world demands that the Turk be rendered impotent and harmless where Chris tian peoples are concerned. Eurpoe can bring that about if it would It is incomprehensible that the powers still daily with this monstrous thing while women and children are butchered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
J. M'KAY-HUMANIST

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Jimmy" Mckay, the northside 'newsy,' who paid a police court fine from the hungry man who took change from his street stand, is just the sort of boy who renews faith in all mankind and especially in the youthful who at present are the subjects of discussion and ob- jects of more or less condemnation Jimmy wanted the money that had been taken from him, not so much for the 2S cents it happened to be, but matter of princple-until he heard in police court that the man himself was hungry and had wife and two children who were hungry too.
 Then "Jimmy" took it all back-not the 28 cents, but the desire to see punishment done, and when the mother and little children told their pathetic story, Jimmy" just naturally said he wouldn't see guy go to jail because he was hungry" and planked down $10 to pay the fine ordered by the magistrate What made "Jimmy" mad was that the hungry man didn't ask him for money, instead of taking 28 cents, for Jimmy" would have given him more than he took-perhaps he might have had the whole $10 Jimmy wasted on the fine to keep him out of jail. Jimmy" Mckay seems to be of the stuff prominent citizens are made of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
BANK FAILURES IN A BAD YEAR

From the Providence Journal
 According to figures of bank failures in 1921, reported by the comptroller of the cur rency, it the third most disastrous year for national banks since the system was es- tablished. There were 37 failures, the aggre- gate liabilities being $23,677,367. Additionally three national banks went through receiver ships, but solvency being demonstrated they resumed business. In the panic year of 1893 the failures numbered 56, and in 1897 there were 3S.
 The showing for last year is by no means bad one for the national banks, considering that the number in the system is now double what it was in 1893. State and private banks were hit harder by the, general depression; 365, with liabilities aggregatng s96,O00,000, closed down permanently, and 163 others passed through receiverships. One hundred and thirty-one of these were in the south and 142 were in seven states which have depository guaranty law. An analysis of these failures would undoubtedly reveal that considerable portion were the inevitable consequence of mushroom banking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
BOOM ON AT MoULToN

"We have an oil boom up in Lawrence coun- ty,' said Dr. John Irwin of Moulton, who is in Birmingham attending the session of the med ical association of Alabama. "An option has been secured on several hundred acres of land about 12 miles northwest of Moulton and a couple of wells are being bored. Oil shale and other evidence of oil have already been found, although the borings have only reached few hundred feet in the earth.
 "Moulton is also rejoicing over the prospects of securing state road to Decatur. Surveys have already been made and assurances have been given that this road will be included in the contracts to be let soon. It will serve a larger farming section which has suffered long for the lack of decent highways"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
"LET HER FLAP w

From the New York Telegram.
 At the present time, when many in New York and elsewhere are inclined to despair of civilization because of the antics of the "young person." it is reassuring to find H. Gordon Sefridge, late of Chicago and now of London, dismissing the whole subject with the remark, "Let her flapp'
 In the flapper of today he finds only the 1922 model of her prototypes of every pre- ceding age, and is convinced that the short skirts, bobbed hair and jazz dancing will come to an end, to be replaced by manifestations that will be discussed and preached at in the same way.
 MT. Sefridge even goes far as to suggest that we may return to. the flapper as she ap- pears in the novels of Jane Austen.
 Anybody who is familiar with Emma, the most striking heroine of the most striking story of the greatest of English novelists, will agree that our wild women are angels compared with that misunderstanding busybody
 A world filled with Emmas would be intole.-. able. We shall miss the girls of today.
 When the flappers cease from Tapping
 And the peters pet no more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19

The way England dominates" America takes some of the joy out of life for Arthur Bris- bane.
 Are the times out of joint? They are. Chicago flappers are yelling for protection from preach CTS.
 < There is something sinister in the way re- formers refer nowadays to the fyoung person."
 < Savannah has put ban jazz music and the shimmy. The next step is to enforce it.
  Now thata the storm is over, bucketshops will begin to bloom once more in Wall street.
 < Bugville has received the joyous tidings that the picnic season is about to open.
 % x In the meantime what has become of Elmer Dover and his efficiency broom? Two Arbuckle pictures have ebeen released. Will the verdict be thumbs down?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 fool is either the handiwork of nature or of some woman.
 Any man can argue with a woman, but it seldom does any good.
 No man can tell his side of the story fairly to the man on the other side of the cont roversy.
 Every inmate of the poor farm often says, q earn more than it costs the government to keep me-
 A good business husband is one who lets his wife get her fall clothes before he lays in the winters supply of coal.
 No waiting for something to turn up. The turnpike is lined with pikers sitting on the fence for the same purpose.
 The Lord meant brothers to be a horrible warning to girl, but it doesn't seem to make bit of difference when another fellow comes along.
 Empty heads seldom ache.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
LETTERS TO EDITOR
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 Permit me to assure you of my high appre- citation of the splendid way in which the meet ing of our recent educational association was handled by The Age-Herald. In the opinion of not a few this gathering represented the Thigh water mark" of educational interest and prosperity in state. Personally was very proud of Birmingham, and particularly of it's papers. Teachers from every section of the state were our guests and I believe, without exception, they carried away favor able impression of our city.
 In addition, wish to commend the Splendid report carried in your today's issue of the talk gave about school conditions on yesterday to the Civic Forum. Such reports in your regular news column contribute much toward interest ing the people in bettering our school facili- ties. Very truly yours,
 c. B. GLENN Superintendent.
 Birmingham, April Is, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
TURKS CONTINUE MASSACRE
 OF CHRISTIANS

Why cannot Europe once and for all put stop to Turkish massacres of Christian men, women and children? It will cease. just so soon as the Turk knows that retributon will follow. It will continue just so long as the Turk can fight and run and come back again.
 An Italian steamer, returning from the Black sea, reported massacre of women and children at Samsoun, on thecoast of Asia Minor, by Turkish nationalist bashibazouks headed by Turkish officers. The Greek quar- ter is reported burned and the terror-stricken women and children were shot as they attempt ed to escape.
 This has been going on for centuries. It will continue until swift and severe punishment follows every raid. The Turk knows no law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH ARE
 REFLECTED BY SOUTHERN

The Southern railway is among the lines that have been showing a continuous improvement since the first of the year. The Southern re- fleets conditions in the south It fares well when the south does and ill when the south is not prosperous.
 The Southern's daily gross income in Febru- ary was $25,o0o above that of January. In March it was s1s,5oo above February and over $44,o0o above that of January. The first three weeks of March showed an increase of 15,oo0 loaded cars over the same period in 1921. A deficit of $1,4e1,ooo for the first two months of 1921 was changed into a net profit of $1,- 441,ooo in the same period of 1922.
 Eastern financial journals, in commenting on the improvement in the earnings of the South ern, credit 1t to the gradual improvement in the south" In that they are right. And the improvement in the south has been general, embracing lumber, steel, iron, coal, cotton milling, agricultural products, building ma terials and highway and home building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
COMMENTS ON CONVENTION

"A meeting of the medical association in a doctors home town is pretty hard on him, said Dr. Scale Harris. "He wants to attend the sessions of the convention and at the same time take care of his practice. In addition, he has number of friends among the visiting doctors whom he wishes to entertain Be- tween these three duties doctors of Birmingham will be busy this week.
 q attended the first meeting of the associa- ton yesterday morning and l never heard a more able address than the annual message de- livered by Dr. B. F. Talley, president of the association. I hope it will be widely read over the state."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
Birmingham, April IS, 1921.
ELIMINATE THE MOSQUITO

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 By all means early steps should be taken for the draining of cesspoos, keeping down weeds, and other mosquito breeding places
 Every summer Birmingham is harrassed by the mosquito pest, to say nothing about his ma- laria-carrying qualities, and this condition can be aleviated if only the authorities will take steps at the proper time.
 There are scores of cesspools in tho outlying districts and suburbs that could be drained with a small expenditure, and oil could be applied to other places. cagpaign could be instituted for keeping down the weeds so hope that your newspaper will take note of this and crystalize public sentiment to the extent that the authorities will be forced to look into this matter and remedy the situation.
 VIM. L. WHITE. Rirn,ir phan, Anril IT 1909
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
Birmingham, April IT, 1922.
AID FOR ILLITERAcY FIGHT

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 I desire to express my thanks for the very excellent publicity given by your paper to the illteracy conference recently held in your city. This conference, at which there were BOP delegates from 10 states, marks an epoch in the removal of illiteracy, and I am sure that the papers were very large asset in the unusual success of the conference.
 Dr. John W. Abercrombie, superintendent of education and Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, chairman of the illiteracy commission of the National Education association, join me in thanking you. Very truly yours,
 SARAH E. LUTHER,
 Director Exceptional Education. Montgomery, April 15, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
ENTITLED TO VOTE OF THANKS

q think the voters of Birmingham owe The Herald vote of thanks for conducting the referendum in regard to city government" said T. S. Smith.
 q also was to indorse all that Frank V. Evans had to say in Sundays Age-Herald about the former chief of police and aldermen, land then someo We now have five ex-mayors of Birmingham living in the eity-B. A. Thomp- son, J. A. VanHoose, Frank V. Evans, w. M. Drennen and George B. Ward Any one of them, with a good strong board of aldermen. elected from all parts of the city, would give Birmingham good administration. The for mer mayors and aldermen were as able, clean and patriotic set of men as any country ever produced. They did much and are still doing much, except the ones who have crossed over the river, in making Birmingham what she is to- day, the best city in the whole country.
 Birmingham has men of means, ability and patriotism that will be glad to serve the city as-mayor or manager when called upon to do so, and not expect salary out of reason. have known personally almost every aldermen the city has had from the first board tone of whom is now living in the city, J. B. Francis) down to the time we changed to commission government, and I have never known of any of them being convicted of any crime as inti- mated by some.
 "Some of our citizens seem to have forgot ten that we were confronted with conditions during the time we had mayors and aldermen. Then we had saloons and red light districts; now we have moving picture shows and golf
 "The main advantage claimed for the man. ager plan over the mayor and aldermen is that the board of aldermen or councmen elect the manager, instead of the people ,and he does not even have to be a citizen of the state, and it is claimed that by so doing you eliminate all po- litical. dishonesty and all graft.
 q know the voters of the city are going to have change of government, and l also know that they going to elect the mayor or manager, or whatever name they see proper to call him.
 q am fully convinced that the voters of the city know what they want and they will de- mand to know what our representatives to the legislature stand for before the day of cleo tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
BALDY'S LAST RUN

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Alaska's famous racing dog, old Baldy, has gone to the heaven where Rab and Maida and the dog that waited for Ulysses and John Muir's Stickeen and other choice spirits that were faithful unto death abide. Sometimes, ill the wicked twinge of heretical mood, one wonders if human heaven destitute of such dogs as these is as desirable as it is painted at and pointed to.
 Anyway, Baldy is buried under the rose bushes in the garden of Scotty Allen, his mas ter, under the sun and the blue of California skies. In the last long sleep do his whiskers twitch and is the plumed tail waving--the flag of his disposition, Whitman would call it--as he dreams of the great days bygone that he knew?
 From Nome on Boring sea to Candle on Se- ward peninsula and back, 40 miles, he ran seven times in the all-Alaska sweepstakes, and six times he was returned winner, under the coaxing of Scotty Allen, who first mushed him through when he was a grand and strapping 2-year-old. Then, when he was too old to go to war, 2S of his sons and his grandsons went with his benediction and won from the French government the Croix de Guerre that Baldy wore.
 Now 1t is over, and Baldy IS at rest. No more does the fierce wind bring the blizzard in his eyes as he tugs in the lead of the team on the long trail No more does he break his very heart for square meal of fish heads and a snow drift in which to sleep warm and curled No longer are the youngsters moaning and bowling and rowing about him, delirous for the traces and the haul with the whip about their ears.
 He lies down in dignity and is at peace after he has done his work. Many man who rests under polished mausoleum in a costly ceme- tery plot has not deserved it half so well as the old dog with the warm sand around him now in- stead of the snows, and the whispering roses in- stead of the northern lights ablaze on high. But men say that Sirius, the dog star, shines with brighter luster now that the soul of Baldy is translated to the skies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
A NUMEROUS FRATERNITY

"Ive come out from the city" said the art ist, ''to get some sketches of moonshners. Do you suppose I'll have any trouble in finding subjects?"
 "Wel," said the native, "just stop tn fust mountain man you see an guess he'll accom- modate you"
 "Is it as easy as that?"
 Come to think of it, you might run across tn sheriff or one of his deppyties. Before you put tn proposition to him just ask tn feller if he has badge on.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19
PLEASED WITH PoPPIEs

q was not satisfied until could get pack age of Flanders poppy seed that were distrib- uted by The Age-Herald," said City Detective Thomas N Williamson. q fell in love with those pretty little flowers while I was in France during the war, and since then I have wanted to see them grow over here. The Age Herald is doing good thing in seeing that the seeds are distributed in Birmingham"