The Mena weekly star., June 27, 1918, Page 4, Image 4

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THE IENA WEEKLY STAR
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The Polk County Democrat.
THE OTAR PITHLISHTVC COMPANY
Owner end Publisher.
V. W S4. John. Editor.
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Kfctsbllsbed •» The Star. I*M.
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a* IM Mena f»* . Mena Arkansas
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THE OTAR. MEN A. ARK. _
PRAISE WHERE PRAISE IS DUE.!
Judge Lake, Proserating Attorney!
DuLaney and every thoughtful citizen
who had com* to realize the situation;
into which we were drifting, lifta his ’,
hat and hia voice in praise of the;
Rome Guard. Without the fearless
and freely-given aid theae citizen?, j
who placed loyalty above price and
above personal comfort and safety,
Sheri® Finger and his deputies were
confessedly impotent to meet the;
menace to peace and good order In I
Polk county. The whole citizenship]
should rejoice that there is an organ- j
(nation of such men, controlled and di- ]
rected under the government of the
United States, that stands forth for
loyalty and will tolerate nothing leas.
There's no room for “Rod Flag”
and "Jones Family" outlawry in Polk
county. _
CORNERED BUT DANGEROUS.
It can hardly be said that the Ger
man army is like a rat in a corner,
for it has a lot of room from which
it has driven its enemy; but, never
theless, the Germans certainly are
hemmed in, and very like the cornered
rat, are turning from side to side and
striking viciously at every turn. He
is still strong and dangerous, but each
failure saps both strength and confi
dence.
And that rat mnst die.
The plan to sell War Savings
Stamps is pretty stringent, it will
•sem to many. But keep this in mind:
Uncle Sam is merely asking you to
LOAN your money that he may de
feat the Han who otherwise proposes
to CONFISCATE your money and
your property to pay his war debts
and those of his allies—as well as a
salve to his own hurts.
The Commonwealth Public Service
Company, in reducing its minimum
monthly rate to consumers is show
ing the proper spirit—the kind of
spirit that wins confidence and the
sympthy of the people. Now if it
ean go ahead and put in 24-hour serv
ice it will have made more friends
and thereby further strengthened its
standing.
For the first time the “hunger
news” from Austria seems to have
taken on a turn that appears really
encouraging to the entente allies.
This, with the repulse of the last
violent attack on Italy, would seem to
threaten serious internal disturbances
for the Austrians, and even a break
with Germany.
The awful suffering of the populace
In Austria, as related in the latest
news, can but bring the reflection
that, after all, that was the nation
that made the outrageous demands on
Serbia-and caused the war. The fact
that it was prodded into it by Ger
many is the only extenuating circum
stance.
It now appears that the W. C. U. is
but a "colored" off-shoot of the L
Wi W. In other words the I. W. W.
was too respectable to associaite with]
negroes as members. The W. C. U.
was not so particular. 0, what an
odoriferous outfit 1
Court has adjourned—and it was
one of the greatest uplift sessions
over held in Arkansas. Now let’s take
A course of another helpful sort—the
Chautauqtifl.
for Benefit of Vice-President.
From The Arkansas Ornette.
We must say for the benefit of
Vice-President Thomas Riley Mar
shall, who belongs to our political
church that the Kansas City Star
has from the first—and even before
the first—been an uncompromising
and unqualified upholder of the Amer
ican cause, and that it would be as
hard, in the face of the record writ
ten day by day, to fasten pro-Ger
manism upon the Star as it would be
to reach out with material instrumen
talities and pin a rose on the planet
Venus.
The kaiser's desperation and mono
mania may force him into yet more
extraordinary efforts to bring the war
to a quick decision. The growing
strength of the allies, his own waning
strength, the imminent, collapse of his
vassal, Austria, and the growing dis
content among all the Teutonic peo
ple, weakened as they are by want of
food—all these may drive the mad
man of Berlin to a more unrestrained
outburst of frenzy and violence. He
will bear watching for the criminally
insane, as he is, must always be
watched.—Times Record.
Um Qiuma Tint Dees KM Affect the Head
>Becsh*e at its tonic ' n4 lexetiwe c&ci. I.AXA
'^rivK WtaMOOA’l*INU»*b«t*r this oi.lm.ry
Quinine nod does not esneene* volume** nor
rinsing la band. Remember the tuU Mae and
took tor -tu signature •< » T OBOV* »c.
Every Family a Family < if Fighters!
r I ''HAT is the war-time spirit of true-blue Americans—the spirit that will win
the war. The day of talking patriotism has passed—the time has come
to practice it
Your government has officially set— ‘
Friday, June 28th
National War Savings Da;
m
/^N June 28th every American will be summoned to enlist in the great
“army that stays at home.” On that day every loyal American should
“sign the pledge” to invest a definite amount in War Savings Stamps each
[, month during 1918.
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W. S. S. Cost $4.17 in June
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Worth $5.00 Jan. 1, 1923.
Remember the date—June 28th—Help the fighters fight!
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^ National War Savings Committee -
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VtttTED^TjStS ^ SpaC0 Contributed to the Winning ot the War by—
OOVEBMMENT
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company asysaasst ™Y 00 tiss^ery plantkks state “ store (
DUKE-MAGRUDER D. G. CO. WATKINS HARDWARE COMPANY W. E. HOLT j£ ffgLs OT™ pSSiSHING COMM* I
TOURING STATES TO NORTH.
J. T. Magruder Saw Much of Interest
in Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin.
J. T. Magruder, president of the
First National Bank of Mena, re
turned Monday from a tour of Mis
souri, Iowa and Wisconsin as a mem
ber of the Better Farming organisa
tion of Arkansas, headed by Gov. C.
H. Brough and composed of 65 among
the best known business men of Ar
kansas. The party occupied two Pull
man cars and was gone ten days. The
purpose of the tour was to study the
methods that make for prosperity
among the farmers of those states,
and with this end in view no real
estate men nor any persons seeking
solely to advertise Arkansas were al
lowed on the tour. T
Mr. Magruder says they saw many
fine iam* and umm* iiftWohtak*
among the latter prise winners of the
highest type. They found a spirit of
cooperation among the farmers, and
that among them were many up-to
date business men. Good farm ma
chinery and ample shelters for its
protection when not in use was the
rule and the farm homes were made
so attractive that usually the boys
were glad to stay on the farm.
During the entire trip the party
was treated with the greatest of hos
pitality, being given frequent trips to
places of interest, together with ban
quets and luncheons without number.
Mr. Magruder believes he has
learned much that will be helpful to
him in serving the people of Polk
county, and will pass on the informa
tion when opportunity is presented.
For Indigestion, Constipation or
Biliousness
Ju t try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
cocanupcodcd to .the public by Paris Medi
cine Co., manufacturers of LsNative fbceno
Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic.
NEW POSTOFFICE SOON READY!
Long Delayed Materials Arrive sad
Work Will Be Poshed.
Materials, long delayed and much
needed for the completion of Mena’s
splendid new postoffice building have
been received and now are on the
ground, according to information giv- j
en The Star by H. A. Goodrich, super-j
intendent of construction. Among
these materials are several ears of
sand, metal^ lath (one shipment of
which went astray and has not yet
been located), the balance of the
plumbing and all the lighting fixtures, I
the latter for gas and electricity and
of oxidized copper finish.
As a result, within a short time
concrete layers and plasterers will get
busy and the floors will receive their
finishing coat of concrete and the
walls the hard cement piaster on
metal lath. When the concrete ia
down on the floors a hard wood floor
w* ba lash n ,
_Jn recent weeks the fine roof has
been daubed and the woodwork of
the front and south and north win
dows pot in place, and better than
the rest for effect, the scaffolding re
moved.
It is estimated by Superintendent
Goodrich that the building will be
ready for occupancy in about two
months.
Death of Gretchen Wilcox.
Miss Gretchen Wilcox, aged 19
years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan i
Wilcox, living near Nunley, died on!
Tuesday evening at the family home.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon and burial was in the Nun
ley cemetery. • j
Greece Ready to Move Big Army.
Psris, June 25.—Greece shortly will
have more than 200,000 men under
arms, according to a statement giver,
by the Greek legation here to the Ma
tin. Additional troops beyond this
number are to he called to the colors,
it is added.
NEW LIBRARIAN IN CHARGE.
Mr*. Ida Robbins Has Been Secured
by W. L. Club.
Mrs. Ida Robbing has been secured
by the Woman’s Literary Club as li
brarian at the Mena Public Library,
succeeding Mrs. W. J. Gallagher, who
has held the position in most satis
factory manner for several years.
Mrs. Robbins came to Mena from
New York several years ago with her
husband. Dr. A. J. Robbias. Soon
after arriving she became a member
of the W. L. C., and was an active
worker up to the time of Dr. Robbins’
death, about a year ago, in Oklahoma.
She has scores of warm friends who
not only welcome her back to Mena
but*rejoice at having her in charge of
the library.
During the chautauqua the library
will be closed from 4; to 5 epch after
noon. Maddo-i I >.
PIPKIN AND PRICKETT
First Rejected Because of
Defect. Latter f“
Minor Pipkin and
Prickett, who left a f'B
the hope of going to Fr» ^ isV
Secretaries dor the Y. M- •
returned from San ^nto" ’
Pipkin was rejected
valvular trouble with B
Judge Prickett ^cause over
Both had some fine expen
The Star hopes to have goou g;tr«
ful stories from each in i
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Austin Tex., June
business in Texas wi' tj,{
at midnight tonight . on)esjf?B
wide prohibition la" 9'*®
live. Saloons will v i
night not to open ag^vL-- jJ