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KRONSTADT US
SLAIN MERCILESSLY
Trotsky's Reds Slay Young and Old
in Storming the City—Tell Tales of
Horror—Refugees Flee to fiu
laud Over Froeen Sen.
Stockholm, March 21.- Details of
the fall of Kronstadt before the re
peated onslaught of the boleheviki
army under command of I eon Trotaky,
the soviet war minister, have been
brought here by refugees.
In the citadel, according to the refu
gee, some 1,700 men were left try
ing to fight their way toward the east,
and in other fortresses aproximately
1,000 were made prisoners by the bol
shevik.
All officers and leaders among the
military forces and civilians were ex
ecuted on Trotsky's order. Their
bodies were thrown on the ice of the
Calf of Finland with stones and scrap
iron in their pockets, so that they w ill
sink when the ice breaks up. All tJic
other rebel soldiers interned are
awaiting the future, which most like
ly will bring executions. As food is
scarce and the victorious soviet army
is on half rations, the situation of the
prisoners is easily understood, the re
fugees point out.
Horror Indescribahle.
The horrors of the days of storming
cannot be described, the refugees say.
The insurrectionary forces repcateuly
were betrayed by inhabitants sympa
thising with the bolshevik, and small
bodies of the rebels were fired on and
mowed down by machine guns in the
hands of local Communists. The gar
rison was not strong enough to rusli
these forces of Communists, and ri
pulse attacks from the outside as the
man or woman, with or without weap
ons, who got in the way of the bolshe
viki, was killed immediately, the refu
gees say, no quarter being asked ant'
none being given.j
The town of Kronstadt suffered se
verely. At the beginning of the r e
treat by tty* insurrectionists big firej
were burning in five places, but b;
Friday no smoke or fire could be seen.
The stream of refugees from Kron
stadt has ceased, acording to dis
patches received from Terioki, ori the
Finnish frontier, at 4 o’clock this af
ternoon. Only a few men arrived this
mnrnimr after an adventurous night.
clad in white and with badly wounded
hands sustained in creeping along the
ice in order to escape detection by the
many bolsheviki patrols. The bolshc
viki, the refugees say, have established
a chain of sentries and patrols around
Kronstadt, thru which it is impossible
to break.
Refugees Bring Problem.
Kronstadt had big stores of army
equipment, which explained the good
attire of the soldiers and sailors ar
riving in Finland. The latter country
will have great difficulty ir feeding
the hungry refugees, as normally she
must import more than two-thirds of
the grain and flour consumed. With
exchange rates unfavorable, keeping
some 15.000 destitute refugees indefin
itely, will be a heavy burden.
The Finnish press, in opposing care
of the refugees by the government,
urges that it is an international af
fair, and that the League of Nations
or some of the great powers should in
tervene.
KANSAS PENSIONS MRS. ST. JOHN
Will Pay $100 a Month to Ex-Govern
or’s Widow for Two Years.
Topeka, March 17.—Mrs. John P.
St. John, widow of the prohibition
governor of Kansas, will receive a
pension of $100 a month for the next
two years. The house today adopted
the senate joint resolution authorizing
the appropriation of $100 a month to
Mrs. Ct„ John. hVank Martin of
Reno and Karl Geddes of Butler op
posed the resolution.
Mrs. St. John is now 87 years old,
feeble and said to be in need of mon
ey. She is spending the winter in
California. The sentiment of the
house today was that the appropria
tion should continue for her life but
this is impossible as the legislature is
prohibited from making appropria
tions extending more than two years.
Make It Fast.
If 1 should die tonight.
And you should coble to my cold
corpse
And say, “Boy, you are going far
away
Where there are streams of Scotch
and rye,
Where there is no such word as ‘dry,’
I’d say to you, ‘Cut out the gush!
Just nail me down and mark me
•Rush.’”
CITIZENS TO AID THE M.
AND N. A. RAILROAD
Promises to Protect Company's Pro
perty Against Destruction—
Service Will lie Restored.
Harrsion, March 21.—A committer
of Harrison business men today visited
several towns thru which the Mis
souri and North Arkansas railroad
runs, requesting citizens to assist the
railroad oompaay in protecting its
pioperty. It is said the committee
was given assurance in all towns vis
aed that every effort would be made
to prevent further depredations.
There has been no property dam
aged during the past few days, it was
said tonight by C. A. Phelan, receiver
and general manager of the road. He
said the situation tonight is un
changed.
-When the people assure me that
our property will be protected, l vnU
restore operations within 48 houra,
Mr. Phelan declared. “But until this
is done, no trains will move,” he said.
It is the consensus of opinion here
that service will be restored within
the next three or four days.
The three bridges whi h were
burned and telegraph lines which were
cut will be repaired by tomorrow, it
was said.
The Boone county Grand jury will
meet here tomorrow in special session
to investigate the destruction of the
railroad’s property. Several indict
ments are expected to be returned.
ALLEGED BURNERS
OF BRIDGES HELD
Two C. and N. A. Strikers are Under
Arrest at Harrison—Men
Denied Their Guilt.
Harrison, Ark., March 18.— Two
-triking employes of the Missouri and
North Arkansas railroad were arrested
here today, charge with burning one
of the company’s two bridges dc
destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
The men are Silva Dalton, formerly
station agent at Alpena, and Harvey
Easom, a section hand.
The men were arraigned before
Justice Albright this afternoon. They
pleaded guilty, and were released un
der $750 bond each for appearance at
their formal hearing Monday.
Both Dalton and Easom denied any
knowledge of the burning of the
bridge. Office** say that gasoline had
been used in saturating the bridge at
Alpena, the one they are charged
with burning. ,
The situation at Harrison tonight
was quiet, altho precautions still are
being taken to prevent possible
clashes.
A "citizen’s league” has been formed
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while the strike is ih progress. The
league has as its president J. W. My
ers, former president of the People's
National bank, the man who shot and
fatally wounded Henry Starr. Okla
homa bandit, here several weks ago.
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NURSE STOLE $15,000
FROM PATIENT, CHARGE
Police Seek Hospital Attendant Who
Is Alleged to Have Stolen
Jewelry After Fight.
Chicago, March 17.—Private detec
tives and police today were seeking a
nurse from a hospital here who is
charged by a woman patient with
theft of jewelry valued at $15,000.
Hospital authorities refused to dis
cuss the case, but it is said the pa
tient is Mrs. Caroline Griswold, wife
of a southern millionaire merchant and
politician.
A quarrel is said to have resulted
in a fight between the nurse and pa
tient, and attaches of the hospital said
both were on the floor struggling with
the room in disorder when the tele
phone fell from its stand and warned
the office that something was wrong.
It is said the nurse declared the pa
tient suddenly grew insane and at
tacked her, but her doctor convinced
hospital officials his patient was sane.
ETHER RESTORES SPEEC H.
British Aviator in World War Can
Talk Again.
Boston. March 17.—Administration
of ether to Ernest Young, former
British aviator, who is under deten
tion here pending an investigation as
to his citizenship, brought back his
lost power of speech today. After be
ing shot down in a plane behind the
German lines, Young became speech
less. He subsequently recovered the
use of his tongue, but a fall from his
bed here a week ago again left him
speechless.
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No Worms in a Healthy Child
AU children troubled with Worm* have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rale, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given regu
larly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood,
improve the digestion, and act as a denera! Strength
ruing tonic to the whole system Nature will then
throw off or dispel the warms, sod the Child will be
In perfect health. Pleasant to take. 75c ner bottle
BROTHERHOOD'S
PEACE TERNS
Kir vent Points for Industrial Peace
Outlined by B. M. Jewell,
Kail Employes' Chief
Urges Meditatiea.
Chicago, March 18.—Eleven basic
principles satisfactory to labor and
on which labor would be willing to
negotiate agreements were laid down
before the United States railroad la
bor board today by B. M. Jewell,
president of the railway employes’
department of the American Feder
ation of Labor.
"These fundamentals, upon which
sonable rules for the protection of
health and safety of employes; defi
nition of the work of each craft to Ire
performed by mechanics and helpers;
formulation of apprenticeship rules;
four years’ apprenticeship require
ment for mechanics; right of the ma
jority of each craft to determine what
organization shall represent them;
right to select a committee to handle
grievances; limiting of craft seniority
of local shops and not permitting in
terchange of seniority with other
shops or crafts; and right to organize
without discrimination.
"If machinery is to be necessarily
established for the peaceable settle
ment of disputes.” said Mr. Jewell,
“these fundamental principles are an
absolute necessary preliminary,
the national agreements are based,
consist only of those elementary prin
ciples and safeguards which enlight
ened public opinion has sanctioned and
officially declared necessary to the
well-being of the men and women em
ployed in all basic industries,” Mr.
Jewell said.
Arguments upon the proposal of the
railroad executives to abrogate the
national agreements has occupied the
attention of the board since January
21, when the request was submitted
by W. W. Atterbury, vice-president
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
An Eight-Hour Day.
The fundamentals wnjch are tne
basis of the national agreements are
as follows, Mr. Jewel said:
“The eight-hour day; proper over
time rates for work in excess of eight
hours; arrangement of working shifts ,
for reasonable living arrangements
by employes and their families; rea
IJrges Meditation.
"We have no doubt that the rail
road labor board will sanction these
fundamentals. We know the public
will support them when it really
knows the truth.
“Our reason for summarizing these
fundamentals at this time is to dem
onstrate how easy it would have been
selected and instructed by the rank
and file of railroad employes to ad
just the whple matter of national
agreements.
“National adjustment boards as con
templated by the transportation act,
could have been established to hear
and decide disputes which had not
been settled after all possible efforts
had been made to adjust them by con
ference.
“Well-rounded and smooth running
machinery would now be in operation
and peace on railroads and good will
between management and employes
would prevail where now exists grow
ing distrust, dissension, dissatisfaction
and increasing rumblings of a fast an.
proaching, costly and vicious conflict.
“Operators Insincere.”
“We have during the past ten
months sought conference with the
railroads to adjust amicably and
quickly the controversy relative to
national agreements and national
boards of labor adjustment.
“Thus far this board has made no
formal reply to our urgent suggestion
for such a conference. The Associa
tion of Railway Executives met in this
city the day after we submitted this
suggestion the employes relative to
national agreements.
“Even now, if the representatives
i of the railroads were sincere in their
I attitude and not engaged in a mis
guided attack upon railroad employes,
all questions as to national agree
ments and national adjustment boards
could be quickly settled.”
A NEW ANTI-SOVIET ARMY.
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I a in 11.1 mi iuur mil i/rnri in n
and Peasants, Says a Refugee.
! London, March 17.—A green army
is forming against the Russian gov
ernment, says a refugee who has just
arrived in Riga from Petrograd, ac
cording to a dispatch to the London
Times. The green army is being
made up of deserting red soldiers and
peasants. The first green contingent
is at Kostroma, south of Moscow,
where the red soldiers have formed a
revolutionary committee.
| The refugee says the general opin
ion in Russia is that the revolutionary
party will succeed, but that it will re
quire several months.
The refugee discredits bolshevist
statements to the effect that Kron
, stadt is short of food.
ENGLAND IS BLAMED.
; Pro-Irish Meeting in Rome Attacks |
Great Britain.
Rome, March 17.—A pro-Irish
meeting held by the popular party is
the Elixco theatre here yesterday was
attended by a large crowd and lead
ing members of the Catholic party.
Deputy Borrowmeo in an address pro
tested against the treatment of Ire
land, which he termed a most feroc
ious crime. He said the martyrdom '
of the Irish people was horrid. The I
deputy added that England, with re
fined c ruelty, aimed at destroying the
entire Irish nation and its faith.
banditsTget $2oJoo
■ Kansas Bank Is Looted of Practically
Every Dollar.
Uniuntown, Kas., March 17.—The
State bank of Uniontown was robbed
early today of practically every dol
lar of cash and securities. The rob
bers gathered the loot into bags and
escaped northward in a motor car.
Officials of the bank said the loss
probably would amount to about $20.
000.
NOTICE TO M. W. A.
It is very much deBired to revive the
local lodge of the Modem Woodmen of
America. There are many members
of he order in Mena and vicinity not
now affiliated with the local lodge and
all such are requested to meet, to
gether with members of the local
camp at Star Hall, Tuesday night,
March 29, 7:30 p. m.
V. w. St. John, Consul
J, V. Averitt, Clerk.
* —Ada. S
CLINGS TO HUSBAND
WHO DESERTS HER
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Unfortunate Grannie Girl I* Found
Asleep in F'ert Smith Depot; Try
ing to make Way to Husbaad
in New Jersey.
From the Fort £«ui th Time* Record.
Fort Smith, March 18,—A young
woman who gave her name as Rosa
Ctoss and her sddress as Grannis,
Ark., was found asleep on a seat in
the Union station early today, when
Mrs. Ida Southartf, depot matron went
on duty. She had been brought to this
ity, she said, by trainmen, who did not
uui her off when they discovered she
had no ticket, until the train reached
Fort Smith.
The woman was shabbily dressed
ar.d appeared to be scarcely more
than a child, altho she is soon to be
come a mother. She gave her age as
16 and said that she had married a
soldier at Camp Dix, New Jersey, who
afterward brought her to this state
and then deserted her. Now she is at
tempting to return to Camp Dix,
where, she says her husband was on
March 1, when he wrote her a letter
telling her to make her way to New
Jersey and attempt to “get him out of
trouble." What the “trouble” is the
woman says she does not know, but
she supposes he is in prison.
An appeal to the Salvation Army
for aid for the woman met instant re
sponse. The captain of the Fort
Smith organization volunteered to
furnish funds to send the woman to a
maternity hospital in St. Louis. The
woman refused the offer. She said
she was determined to go to Camp
Dix. Mrs. Southard attempted to per
suade her to go to St. Louis until
after the birth of her child. “I am go
1 ing to my husband right away, he
needs me,” she obstinately replied to
all offers of* aid that would not take
her on her journey. She had not ap
parently forgiven the man’s desertion.
She shower the letter written by her
husband from Camp Dix to substanti
ate her story. There was no legal
means of detaining her and she was
allowed to depart at noon today after
iioinr* mnnnn flaof U n Kfinn CflVOft hnr
;o purchase a ticket to take her as
ar on her journey as it would.
A PLEA FOR BLACK WALNUT.
rrom the Southwest American.
The Department of Agriculture has
isked the farmers of the country to
let out black walnut trees. It points
>ut that because of the uses to which
>lack walnut was put during the war,
nillions of trees were sacrificed, and
lays that these have not been ic
jlaced.
Manufacturers found that for gun
stocks nothing equalled black walnut
\nd for that the trees were used and
ire being used, as well as for many
ithor minor purposes.
Owners of black walnut trees, just
ike the owners of field glasses, and
certain kinds of cameras, at the call of
:he government, gave them up will
ngly for the purposes of war.
The cameras and field glasses might
je returned; but not the walnut trees.
There are sentimental as well as
commercial reasons why this request
i wholesale planting of walnut trees
should not fall on barren ground.
In the future there will be a con
tinued demand for easily worked wood,
such as walnut is; for a handsome
wood such as it is.
Who knows but what the wainut
what-not will again some into style
seven if the old walnut rail fence is
gone forever?
And who is there among us who nas
enjoyed that great adventure of boy
hood—walnutting—with its visible
pleasures of brown-stained hands and
feet, that would deny coming gener
ations of boys a similar pleasure.
ARDMORE VOTES FOR
CITY MANAGER FORM
Managerial Government Is Given Big
Majority; Dyer Leads in Race
for Mayor.
Ardmore, Ok., March 16.—The man
agerial form of city government was
carried by a good majority in the city
primaries held in Ardmore Tuesday,
Kirk Dyer, Democrat, led in the race
for mayor against the present incum
bent, W. F. Freeman, H. H. Sayre led
on the Republican ticket; Dick Hig
night, deputy United States marshal,
Democrat, was nominated chief of
police, defeating six candidates on the
Democratic ticket, among them “Uncle
Jimmy” Chancellor, present incum
bent; T. B. Curtis led on the Repub
lican ticket. The city election will be
held April 5.
GIVING ’EM BACK THEIR BOOZE
Thousands of Cases Seized in New
York Being Returned.
New York, March 21.—Return of
thousands of cases of liquor which is
said to have been seized by prohibition
enforcement agents upon insufficient
grounds, is being carried out here, it
was learned today. The liquor is be
ing returned upon the advice of Percy
Vize, special counsel to Prohibition
Commissioner Kramer, who came here
from Washington foljowing a confer
ence with the state prohibition direc
tor, Mr. O' Connor, last Tuesday.
This action is said to be the result
of Mr. O’Connor’s protests against
some of the seizures made by the en
forcement branch.
ST? W ACHE!
Don't wofry and complain about s
bad back. Get rid of that pain and
lameness! Use l*oan's Kidney Pills
Many Mena peoptle have ustxl them
aad know how eff etive they are
Here’s a Mena case.
Mrs M A. Pyles. Jansen Are.
says: T was troubled with my kid
neys and my back ached all the time
My kidneys acted irregularly 1 was
■•fully dizzy at times and black
specks seemed to appear before mj
1 was tired and worn out aE
the time and had no ambition to dc
anything I read of Doan's Kidue)
Pills tn the paper and sent to the drm
jtore and got a box They helped m<
rrom the start and one box o< Doan’t
cured my back and regulated my kid
ney*. I owe everything to Doan's Kid
sey Pills -
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don'
simply ask for a kidnev tedy—ge
Doan’s Kidney Pill* the same Sis
Mrs Pyles bad Pouter Mi!burn Or,
Mfu Buffalo, N Y.
FOR GUARANTEED
RESULTS. FEED
Chicken
Chowder
i Scratch Feed [
and !
Oyster Shells
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W'E DELIVER ORDERS
AMOUNTING TO $5
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Grocery
PHONE 57 |
It is not Vanity that makes us
think of new things to wear at
Easter. It is the spirit that the
season typifies—bursting out into
new life. The trees, the flowers,
the birds, have the same spring
like feeling.
Can you think of a more suit
able time to proffer a remembrance
of Jewelry—as dainty as a flower,
as lasting as time—a new thing
to wear?
See the window.
P. S.—The watch contest closes
Saturday. Be in the store at 3
p. m. to hear the right number
called and to receive the Free
watch.
HAY BROS.
Mena and Springdale, Ark.
“We Grow Thru Service”
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Mena Title Co.
Mena, Arkansas
Minor Pipkin — J. W. VgnHoy
Owners and Managers
Abstracts Conveyancing
Titles Examined and Perfected
Phone 356
Offices over Hay Brothers
Lochridge Building
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Shingles
Sawed Shingles from Big Timber—
Get Them at the Mill for
$2.25 per Thousand
$2.50 per Thousand
at
LAUCK’S LUMBER COMPANY
Russell’s Shingle
Mill
R. F. D. 2, Mena.
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LUMBER
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Dressed or Rough Pine or Oak—
Buy from the man tbat makes
Lumber, and cut out the middle
man’s profit. Small bills a spe
cialty. See
M. A. BATES
Waters. Ark.
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|g city property—phone 124 q.
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Cj DeQueen St. — Mena. Ark. [>
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CLAY'S SHOE SHOP
Bring us your Shoe Repair Work.
Our prices are right, consistent
with good workmanship. Mail
orders given Prompt Attention
614 DnQueen St. Mena. Arkansa.
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For the little man who wants to grow bij
For the big man who wants to stay big j
For every man, everywhere, there’s
j nothing more important than a
I friendly connection with a
strong bank.
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1 Farmers & Merchants Ban!
M. A. Stratton, President.
J. F. Hood, Vice President.
1 Clyde Cunningham, Active Vic£ Pres,
j E. H. Sapp, Cashier.
| Monroe Martin. Asst. Cashier.
Special Sale
♦ ' of
Easter Candies
This week only. Re
duced prices on.
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FRESH SHIPMENT RECEIVED MONDAY
IVEY - JONES DRUG COMPAN!
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Two Stores. South Mena Street |
RED CEDAR SHINGLES CHEAP
$4.00, $4.50 and $5.00 |
efore you place your lumber bill, see tfj
and let us figure with you. 3
Vatkins Lumber Compaq
PHONE 172 |
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF E
f First National Bank |
| MENA. ARKANSAS. =
ON MONDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1921 =
(OFFICIAL CALL) \
| RESOURCES
— Loans and Discounts.$348,788.04
Overdrafts. 272.77
E United States Bonds. 50.000.00
5 Liberty Bonds . 34-950.00
Stocks. Bonds, Warrants.. 24,208.40
S Stock in Federal Reserve
Bank. 1,800.00
Real Estate, Furniture and
r Fixtures. 19,500.00
E Redemption Fund . 2,500.00
Cash and Sight Exchange. 85,967.39
Total Resources .$567,986.60 (
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock .$ 50.000.00
S Surplus and Profit*. 20 935.50
Reserved for Taxes. 101.96
Currency in Circulation... 48.400.0$
Rediscounts. 45,607.03
= Bills Payable . 29,665.0#
Deposits. 373.277.12
Total Liabilities .$567,986.60
“The Bank of Personal Serrice”
| i. T. MAGRUDER, President - S. W. DUKE, Cashier
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