The Mena weekly star., April 17, 1919, Page 8, Image 8

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| Why Armour I
j Cannot Fix j
| Meat Prices I
I |
X T is generally known that the livestock supply varies
1 from day to day, and that prices fluctuate in conse- .1
f§ quence. It is not so generally understood that the retail gi
i demand for fresh meat varies tremendously also, and jg
M that, in consequence, the price obtained by Armour and y
A Company fluctuates, too. A ,
VICTORY LOAN TO
“fINISH THE JOB’
Campaign to Start April 21, ith l>i
L. W. It. Uag aa County ( hairman
—The Last Chance to Go Over
the Top.
In the Victory Loan campaign
which begins April 21, Mena and Poll
county will have their last chano
4 to go over the top for Uncle Sam.
That the fifth loan is to be the las
was impressed upon the 300 delegatei
j who attended the meeting of the stat<
organization at Little Rock Wednes
day. That the Victory Loan will b<
successful as the preceding ones, was
the sentiment of the men and womer
who made up the gathering at thi
ji Marion Hotel.
Tho no definite quotas have beer
assigned, Polk county has been prom
ised a lessened apportionment for the
coming drive. A reorganization of
the county campaign committee will
also be made and for the Victory Loan
Dr. L. W. B. Long will act as county
chairman.
At the Little Rock conference of
; workers, two thoughts were emphe
aized—“National honor,” and “finish
the job.” Speakers drove home the
idea that no person or business can
expect to exist in a community with
honor and respect if its just debts
are not paid. The Victory Loan cam
paign ia for the purpose of paying the
just debts of the U. S. A. That’s all
there is to it and every liberty loving
American is expected to loan his
money to his government for this
purpose.
American people are not in the
habit of starting something they do
not finish. The boys that entered
Uncle Sam’s fighting ranks did their
part and finished their job. The
American people must do their part to
finish their part of the job—that of
footing the costs.
Mena folks will have a chance April
17 to see where Uncle Sam spent part
of his money in whipping <he Hun,
when the real battle tank parades the
streets of the city.
Moi^olq mnrlo frnm rnnfnrarl Cler.
man cannon will be one of the prized
souvenirs of the coming campaign.
These will be awarded to workers in
different communities, but the terms
under which these honors will be dis
tributed have not been announced.
Hun helmets captured at Metz will
also be distributed a* prizes among
those buying Victory Bonds and it it
certain a number of these will be wor
in Polk county.
Among the interesting visitors al
the Little Rock meeting were Majoi
General Peter Traub, of the 35th Di
vision, but now commander of Cami
Pike- and Lieut. Arthur E. Ewert, t
chaplain with the A. E. F. Both 01
these men saw real action overseas
and their appearance on the speakers
platform aronsed a great burst ol
patriotic enthusiasm. General Traul
made a big hit with his “perfectly
absurd." when sneaking of the state
ment the people wouldn’t subsrritw
for Victory’ Bonds L’eut. Ewert’i
atorv of overseas service was dra
mat''’, magnetic and illuminating anc
the big audience willingly delayed th<
noon-dav meal in order to hear him.
“WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE."
Mena Telephone Directory Compli
mented by "Higher Ups.”
Manager H. W. Roberts has abou<
completed the distribution of th<
new directories for the Southwestert
Bell Telephone Company at Mena
The increase in business caused a tna
terial increase in the number print
ed.
This directory wos issued from th<
job department of The Star, and Thi
Star as well as Manager Roberts, it
pleased with the letter received fron
the head office, which closed with th<
words: “This directory is well abov<
the average.” and a request for twen
ty extra copies to be Used to show th<
other folks how such work shold bt
done
Truck Load Came From Hatfield.
Manager S. H. Blair of the Lyrii
reports that he had among his pat
rons Friday night to see Theda Ban
in Cleopatra, a company of Hatfielc
people to the number of about 25, wh(
mime me trip to Mena in a trucK. Mr
Blair carried an advertisement in tht
Hatfield Star last week, to which maj
be attributed directly the presence o;
these people.
drove’s Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and eu
rirhhig the blood You can soon feel hi Streng-h
tulng. Invigorating Meet Price (SIX'.
Fine Line of Photo Folders just re
ceived at Hiltebrand’s.—Adv. 84-61
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ROBUSTNESS
Nature has not been prodigal
with everybody in the matter
of robustness. Many, ail
through life, must stand guard
and combat colds, coughs,
bronchitis or perhaps more
serious pulmonary ailments.
For nearly five decades
SCOTT’S
EMULSION
! DEATH FROM AUTO ACCIDENT.
Henry King Succumbs to Injuries Re
ceived Last Friday in Texarkana.
i Henry King, only aon of Mrs. II.
A. King, died in Texarkana Thurs
: day night from the results of an in
I jury received in an auto accident
! which occurred on Friday of last
• | week. The remains, accompanied by
Mrs. King and daughters reached
Mena Fridny afternoon on train No. 4,
j and the funeral services, conducted
‘ by the Revs. T. A. Park .and W. L.
Smith, were held at the I. 0. F. ceme
tery, where interment took place in
the family lot.
I Henry had reached the age of 16
years. He was born in Mena and
jived here with the family until after
the death of his father, when the fam
I ily moved to Texarkana. It seems he
1 was riding with a delivery boy in a
! truck or auto, and the driver lost con
trol of the machine, and it went over
an embankment, throwing Henry with
such force that he received an injury,
from the shock of which he never!
regained consciousness.
LEPER OF HIM
! FAMILY STANDS BY
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It Is Too Early to Forget What the
Hun Did or Might Have Done, and
Our Duty Is Not Ended—Pay
in Ostracism.
—
Do you remember in the book "Ben
Hur" how the people shrank away
from the lepers crying “Unclean Un
clean!"
That cry rings i the Bible, i the
history of the Old East. The leper
must cry out ‘‘Unclean!’’ when he
moved along the highways.
Germany, the proud and brutal
Germany of a year ago finds herself
•now in something of the leper’s sta
tus. The Hun orgy of blood and
rapine, of fire and sword has ended.
Germany sowed the wind and she is
reaping the whirlwind. Decent men
stand away from the German. It may ;
be years before any German is per
mi t.f.pH tn for trot thaf
When the first squadron of whipped j
sea-sharks, the submarines of Ger- ,
many came into an English port, after
the armistice was signed, a curious
thing happened. After all the for
malities had been completed, one of
the German officers offered to shake
hands with an English captain.
The Englishman stepped backward
and turned his back on the Hun. He
couldn’t take the hand of a baby
killer, a sea-assassin. Decent men
don’t fight the way the Hun fought.
Will Pay in Ostracism.
How many generations will it be
before the hand of civilization will
again be extended to the German? A
1 good many possibly.
Germany will pay in ostracism, in
hatred, and in distrust and she will
i pay in other ways as well as in a
, financial sense. But the Germans
have only Germany to blame.
It is not going to be easy for us to
forget that she broke thru all the
conventions of civilized warfare. That
her soldiers were turned loose to do
their worst wherever they invaded a
county. That they ran amuck at Lou
vain, that they plundered Liege, that
they devastated all France, that they
destroyed churches, that they plun
dered like savages.
And no man has ever heard or read
in the orders of the old German army
of a single one of these looters and
murderers being punished for ther
crimes. We want to recall all these
things. Just recall them and keep
them in your mind while the drive of
the Fifth Loan, the Victory Liberty
Loan is on.
Too Early to Forget.
They will help to remind you of the
things that America has been spared,
thanks to our getting into this war
and coming up to the scratch in time
to hold the Hun out of Paris and fin
' ally beat him to his knees.
I It is from the perdition on earth
that the Germans carried into Rus
sia, Belgium, France, Serbia and Ru
mania, that this country has escaped.
I No man can repress a shudder when
he thinks what the land of the United
' States has escaped, when he thinks
what would have inevitably come to
pass in America if we had not beaten
down the Hun.
When the nation is calling on Amer
.. me r ilhi
the Loan of Liberty and Victory, w®
can afford to remember all these
1 thing® that we know came to pass in
the Old World where the Boche raged
j uncaged for four years. There isn’t
, an adult American anywhere in the
, country who should feel free to ignore
the call of this next loan.
; It isn’t that we need fear Germany
i now. But we ought to he willing to
come in and help make the future as
safe as the united wisdom of the free
j nations of the world can make it.
Showed Where He Fought.
Russell Burtch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
i L. E. Burtch. in Company A of the
noth Engineers, with the American
Expeditionary Forces, has sent home
foiks a set of maps of France. Alsace
and h portion of Belgium. On these
he has marked the places where his
company has been stationed and at
work, which covers a la rice scope of
territory east of Reims and many
miles along the Meuse and Moselle
rivers.
Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness
and a genera] “no account” feeling is
a sure sign or torpid liver. HERBINE
is the medicine needed. It makes the
liver active, vitalizes the blood, regu
late the bowels and restores a fine
feeling of energy and cheerfulness.
Price $60e. Sold by Jackson Drug Co!
—Adv.
This Is Good Logic.
The Bennett-Coker-Byrne engineer
ing company, employed as engineers
on Polk county JefTerson Highway,
carry this motto on their busmess
card: “Good roads make a man glad
he is living, proud of where he is liv.
HEAVY STORM. TOLL
IN THREE STATES
Death List in Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas Close to 100, with Much
Property Loss—Ogden Wiped
Property Loss—Fifteen Deaths
Reported at One Place.
From the Southwest American.
Strewing dead and injured in the
wake of its physical destruction, the
worst storm short of a tornado which
has visited Arkansas. Oklahoma and
Texas passed over this section of the
United States between the hours of 4
and 7 a. m. yesterday.
The death list last night was close
to 100; scores of injuries in all com
munities struck by the twister, and
the property loss, while still unesti
mated, will be nothing short of mil
lions of dollars. This loss is spread
over a great area, however, and little
suffering for shelter is reported.
At Ogden, Ark., five negroes were
killed, 20 person^ injured,' many of
them seriously, and great property
damage was done. Texarkana also
reported several killed in that vicini
ty, altho the greatest loss was in the
states of Texas and Oklahoma.
According to Dallas dispatches the
storm came up from the Rio Grande
valley with a high wind and heavy
rain, gaining force until it tore thru
the northern tier of Texas counties
and spread across Oklahoma and Ar
kansas, centering itself in Oklahoma.
Following are the Associated Press
reports covering the storms' activity,
with Dallas, Tex., as a center;
The course of the storm was erratic.
At times it leaped a mile or more be
fore striking the ground and doing
damage, and skipping over one farm
house, leaving it unharmed, only to
demolish the next one. No cities of
any size were in its path, its chief
force being spent in overturning farm
houses and barns. Most of those
killed were caught under their falling
homes. The heavy rainfall at once
extinguished the numerous fires that
started when houses were overturned.
so, that no deaths were reported from
burning.
Town Is Wiped Out.
The little town of Canaan was com
pletely wiped out.
Its cotton gin, its church, school
and cotton warehouse, containing
much of last year’s crop of the near
by farmers, and its sixteen houses
were all swept to the ground.
At Mineola, the storm struck with
extreme severity. Three white wom
en and eight negroes were killed and
many others received such serious in
juries that their deaths are expected.
Much damage was done to the pros
pective fruit crops in many sections,
according to rports.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
put out of service and it was not un
til late today that full reports of the
storm began reaching the outside
world. The rains made the Texas
roads impassable and the only means
of reaching the stricken hamlets was
by railroad.
15 Deaths at One Place.
Shaw E. Ray, postmaster at Winns
boro, was authority for the statement
of 15 deaths in that community. Soon
after noon he Succeeded In establish
ing telephone connection with Green
j ville and asked that help be sent
them. Six miles east of there, he
1 said, 15 houses had been blown away
and four persons killed. Three miles
south of Winnsboro, he said, eight
i houses were blown down and many
1 injured. He estimated that the in
| jured would number more than 100.
! RED CROSS MONTHLY REPORT.
—
Mrs. T. R. Jones, jr., treasurer of
Polk County Red Cross Chapter,
makes the following report for the
month of March, 1919:
Red Cross Fund.
Balance in bank..*...$116.32
j Lecture . 14.17
| J. M. Edwards, Big Fork... . 77.25
H. Lyle . 1.00
$208.74
Disbursements—
Lecture .$ 47.50
i Postage, Mrs. Jones. .75
I Balance in Bank. 160.49
$208.74
Roll Call Fund.
Balance in Bank..$724.25
No disbursements.
W ar Relief Fund.
Balance in Banks.$1,747.91
Disbursements—
Judge Prickett, home service $ 12.00
National Headquarters. 500.00
Balance in Banks . 1,235.91
$1,747.91
All Funds.
Red Cross fund .$ 160.49
Roll Call fund . 724.25
War Relief fund . 1,235.91
Total in all funds .$2,120.65
■ tin Farmers & Merchants, Planters
! St<rte and First National banks.)
! Copying and Enlarging from photo
graphs or films at Hiltebrand’s-—
i the Leading Photographer.—Adv. 84-6
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KUTTYHUNK BLUE
Is the finest made and the best value a
woman’s money ever bought, because you
save useless bottles, boxes, etc., and the freight
on them, and get blue instead. Diamond,
McDonnell & Co- Pham, Imsirtots of Stick Blue.
WOULD ALLOW SCHOOL GIRLS
PLAYGROUND IN THE PARK
Executive Committee of Commercial
Club Adopts Resolution—Deer Park
for Playground, Too.
That the executive committee of
the Commercial Club is interested not
only in material development of the
community—the things that mean
dollars and cents—is evidenced by the
movement that has been started to
secure a portion of Janssen park as a
playground for the children of the
Central school. At the meeting of the
committee held this week, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted and signed, to be presented
to the mayor, city council and park
commissioner:
“Be it resolved, that it is the sense
of the Committee that on account of
the crowded condition of the school
grounds of the Central school and the
close proximity of the park, that the
girls be allowed the use of that
part lying between the spring and
Port Arthur avenue and west of the
walk running on a line with the walk
on the west side of Eighth street,
with the provision that proper super
vision be given the children by the
teachers. We feel that no better use
can be made of the park, than its use
by the children and we feel that it
will be conducive to better order and
better monls among the children. Be
it further resolved that we recom
mend to the council that the deer be
removed to Stilwell Park and that
that part of Janssen Park now used
as a deer park be set aside as a public
playground and fitted up as such.
W. S. MacLafFerty.
R. GofF,
V. W. St. John,
D. E. Dodd,
J. T. Magruder,
Ira O. Smith,
J. L. Hagan,
J. B. Goss,
Executive Committee.
DIED OF HEART FAILURE
J. H. Mourton of Waters Passed Away
While on Home Trip.
J. H. Mourton, aged 67 years, a
farmer living at Waters, Montgomery
county, died suddenly Friday morning
after having driven a few blocks from
the Lackey wagonyard on the home
trip. The remains were taken to the
Paton undertaking establishment, and
Justice of the Peace S. H. Smith and
Sheriff J. A. Thornton were called for
the purpose of holding an inquest, but
after making an investigation it was
decided that an inquest was unneces
sary, the conclusion being reached
that Mr. Mourton had succumbed to
an attack of heart failure,
Mr. Mourton, accompanied by his
son, Roy, aged 16 years, came to
Mena Thursday to get feed and other
supplies, and early Friday morning
they started on the home trip, the
father feeling as well as usual, tho
complaining about a pain in his chest.
After getting less than two blocks
from the wagon yard, the son noticed
| the father lean over as tho to look if
the wagon was standing up under the
heavy load. The son noticing that
his father did not straighten up,
spoke to him, and getting no re
, sponse, discovered that life was ex
i tinct.
George Pike and others came to
! the boy’s assistance and brought the
| remains to the undertaking establish
' mcnt, where they were held until the
1 arrival of Marion Philpot, of Egger,
• a son-in-law, who arranged to have
them taken to the home for burial,
i Mr. Mourton is survived by his
, wife and nine children, three of whom
! are still at home. Two living in
this county are Mrs. Marion Philpot
I and Frank Mourton, both of Egger.
INTERESTED IN MENA FIELD.
Kansans Visit Shady Manganese
Claims with “Blue Sky” Official.
W. II. Selig of Wichita. Kas., and
R. L. Dillenbeck of ElDorado, Kas.,
! were in Mena Saturday, going from
here to Shady to look over manganese
claims. They represent Kansas capi
tal that is to be invested in the de
velopment of Mena manganese field
and mining interests in the vicinity
of Harrison, Ark. They were ac
companied an the trip by J. T. Bot
kin, ex-secretary of state of Kansas
and now with the “blue sky” depart
ment of the state, who came to make
investigation and gather data to be
used when application is made for a
charter.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
April 11.
Kneedham Westbrook, Vander
voort ...age 22
Lillie McFarland, same.18
S. H. Howell, Hatfield.age 45
Eva Parker, same.t.45
A prudent mother is always on the
watch for svmntoms nf worms in her
children. Paleness, lack of interest in
play, and peevishness is the signal for
WHITE’S CREAM VERMIFUGE. A
few doses of this excellent remedy
puts an end to worms and the child
soon acts naturally. Price 30c per
bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.—
Adv.
Buy a Cottage Home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Branstetter
dosed a deal last week thru the J. P.
Payne real estate agency for the pur
chase of the N >4 of Lot 10. Block 1,
Eureka addition to Mena, the proper
ty being located at the corner of
Southerland avenue and Reine street,
where Mr. and Mrs. Branstetter have
been living since January.
Attention—Breed Good Stock.
COCO WILLIAMS, my large horse,
from the best stock, and “Rufus,”
black Mammoth Jack, will stand this
| season at my place 3 miles northwest
of natfield, on the Doakesville road.
A. L. Callahan, R. No. 1, Hatfield.—
Adv. 14-4t
MONEY, FARMERS. MONEY I
Farmers of Polk County: Uncle
Sammy has already loaned to farm
era of Arkansas J4,839,026, and haa
millions more at 6V4 per cent. Come
at once and apply for your share.
W. E. Flick, Sec.-Treas.
Adv. 3tf
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
prottUis refund money If FAZO OINTMENT fnilt,
to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Pretrudtug Pile*.
I When fresh meat Is finished
at the plants It is shipped to
Armour branch houses located
in more than 400 centers of
consumption. And. this meat
I is shipped unsold. The branch
house manager receives with it
a memorandum of what it cost
to produce the meat. It is a
simple matter then for him to
determine what he must seek
to get for it if he is to show a
I profit. And, he must sell it in
the open market, in direct com
petition with other packers’
branch houses, local abattoirs,
and so forth. Also, he must
face the uncertainties of
weather, heavy receipts of flBh
and fowl and, often, unexpected
£ and unusual circumstances.
S Under the heading of " .n-*
B usual circumstances" for in
H stance, would come the recent
fl epidemic of Spanish Influenza.
I Statistics gathered by Armour
■ and Company show’ th ‘ hile
8 the epidemic was at its height
fresh meat purchases the coun
NEW SHIPMENT
-OF
MOLINE PLOWS
| -AND
CULTIVATORS
| at
W.W. TOWNSEND
—
I PAINT
The season is here to paint and
I while everything is high priced yet
it will not do to put off painting and
let the wood decay just to save a
dollar in the price of the material.
We sell S. W. P. known every
where and this with pure linseed
oil makes a good job.
Watkins Hardware Co.
Fat Hogs Wanted!
Beginning Tuesday, April 22nd, we will
buy your Fat Hogs and pay the
TOP MARKET PRICE
for them. Want Hogs weighing from 150
pounds and up. Bring Hogs in Tuesday
only, to our office on Pickering avenue.
We Are the Largest Poultry and
Egg Buyers in the State.
W. R. Whitt Produce Go.
E» D. ELLSWORTH, Manager
—Mena, Arkansas
try over fell off no less than If
25 per cent. 9
A sudden wave of intense HI
heat; a severe blizzard which
blocks roads and makes trans- B
portation difficult; heavy re- *
peipts of tlsh or game; local- R
killed meats coming on the jff
markets in small communities
—all or any of these factors |;
have a marked effect on the de
mand for fresh meats. lg
Branch house managers Q
must—because storage facili- aa
ties demand it—dispose of i|
their stock each woek so far as
possible. This often, necessi
tates selling below cost.
Thus, if statistics be con- H
suited, it will be found that the
selling price of Armour and
Company’s fresh meats paral
lels the price of livestock and
Is constantly further affected
by the conditions mentioned.
With these facts in view, fair
minded readers must compre
hend that it is not possible for
Armour and Company to fix the
price of meats.
I ARMOUR COMPANY I
CHICAGO
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"DOLLAR BILL” says:
“If a man is afraid to
think for himself he
should get married ”
I'T'HE ladies’ judgment
of clothes is always
good. Let your women
I folks help select your
goods and model for your
! new
“Lukone” Suit
made-to-measure
And we’re also willing
to submit our work ana
our values to their keen
good judgment.
Samples now ready.
See Them At
J. G. Lawrence’s
Special Notice
to Homeseekers
We have some of the best
Farms in Polk County on our
list; also some of the very
choicest City Property, and our
prices are right. See us be
fore you buy.
ALLEN & McMILLAN
Room 2 Cox Bldg.—Upstairs.
i
McWILLIAM
LICENSED
AUCTIONEEK
Phone 811F21 Route 3, Men*
Farm and City Property
See or write me if you are in the
aiarket foe any farm land or
property as I have some good b*r'
gains.
J. P. PAYNE
Real Estate.Mena_Ajrfc
Dr. Clara Keller
Eye Sight Specialist
Eyes tested - Glasses adjustec
Hoehener’s Jewelry Store. ^
Office hours 10 to 5—other h®0"
by appointment. Phone SW
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UNDERTAKER
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