Kmid EXTRAORDINARY; I 1 S

IdRIM! INTO

2ti EXEMPTED FROM SERVICE.

II. 1| | District lion itI Certifies Only One. S. Will HAVE Corn Whittenberg of Mena.

I he district exemption board for

ENORMOUS FLEET the western district of \rkansns on

PERSONAL NOTES

G. L, Wilkins of Yaudervoort was a business visitor in \|,>na We dnesday.

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? w r<

I \pei ted to Kriiifl Ife-

Kmid Prices to Consumers--\lI Ums Arkansas Miners Mori-- Calls for Affidavits.

Saturday passed upon ftbe claims

for exemption of a number of Polk

county registrants, denying the

claim oj Lora Whittenberg and cer-

tifying" him for service. The fol-

lowing hoard,

were discharged hy the the appeal of the government

1.000 Ships With Aggregate Tonnage of 9,200,000, Present Plan--Ships in American Yards (am-

mandeered.

Mrs. M. J. Groarty. livim- west of town, was in Tuesday having dental

work done.

Mrs. C. M. Christopher of Zoo, ok.,

spent Sunday and Monday with'

Menu friends.

I Washington. Oct. 1.--An order of juel Administratin' H. A. Garfield,

Kiade effective today, defining prof-

its of retail coal and coke dealers tbroodt* the country is expected to

I effect an immediate decrease in the

attorney having been reversed: Coleman M. Leonard. Seely h. Terwilliger. Milton U. Tilley. Fallon Overturf.

William A. Smith. Jacob Hates. Fred A. (Jarman.

W b. Fry of board Camp was in Washington, Sept. 26.--Within a Menu Tuesday to arrange fur maklittle more than a year the United ing final proof on his homestead.

States will have an ocean-going H. J. Abernathy, of the firm of Abmerchant fleet of more than 1,600 ernaty \ Edwards, of big Fork, was ships aggregating 9,200,000 tons, the in Tuesday to get supplies for the shipping board announced today in store.

EXTRAORDINARY;

Bprices now charged the consumer.

Gross margins, over production

1 ,-osts

are

limited

to

the

average

of

1915, plus a maximum increase of

;tKh)apt etrheceanvte, rawgiethmaarcghinecokf

provision July this

year not be exceeded. Compliance

with the order will be enforced by

the fuel administrator in the several

states. Call for Affidavits.

Charles H. McMillan. Charles J. Brown. Jonathan l). Larmon. Phillip E. Price.

Alexander G. Vaught. Stephen G. Ward. John A. Graf.

Frances C. Graves.

William 0. Forehand. Thomas A. Walker. Willis W. Yarborough.

1 a statement giving

government's ship

gram.

details of the building pro-

l*r, birth

W. c. \?inuiver Wednesday of a

reports 9-pound

tin;

boy

This amount compared with a present tonnage of 3,500,000 of which

to County

W ear.

Judgy

A,

K.

Wear

and

Mrs.

700.000 tons represents German and Austrian ships under operation by

J. W. Lively arrived Monday from Marshall, Tex., to visit Mena friends

the United States. ships available for

The American oversea service

and to terests.

look

after

his

property

in-

number 458 with a tonnage of 2,-

871,000. There are 117 German and A. S. Daniel of Vandervoort has

Local committees appointed by the federal fuel administrators in ,-ach state will see to it that the dealers comply with the order and the dealers themselves will be called upon to return sworn cost sheets, showing the facts upon which Ihey have based their prices.

Dr. Garfield selected 1915 as a nor-

mal year because the coal shortage whirl) resulted in continued rises in prices did not begin until 1916. The additional .') per cent is allowed to cover the increase in the retailers'

cost of doing business. Prices al-

ready fixed iiy the government for coal al the mouth of the mine are

near those charged in 1915, and with

the jobbers' charge now limited to cents a tn and the cost of trans-

portation not materially increased, the consumer in every community should he able to got coal of any de-

scription at approximately the price ho paid in 1915.

In other orders the fuel adminis-

Mack T. Barber. Lester T. Mays. Frank Mays. James O. Ellison. J R. Kirkland. W. B. Carter. F. W. Snitker. Mack H. Sims.

PROMINENT SMITHV1LLE MAN THROWN FROM HORSE. KILLED

W. L. Burkhart Was Classed \s the Wealthiest Man in MrCurtain

County, Oklahoma.

Undertaker Alex Paton was called to Smifhville, Ok., Friday to prepare the remains of W. L. Burkhart for burial, making the trip in tho Lonneii truck and taking over a casket and vault.

Mr. Burkhart came to Iris death Thursday by being thrown from his horse while out squirrel hunting. Mr. Burkhart was rated as the wealthiest man in MeCurtain coun-

Austrian ships.

been selected as principal of the

The emergency fleet corporation Potter schools, which open Monday,

has commandeered in American ship October 8.

yards 400 steel ships of more than 2.500.000 tons and has contracted for

636 ships with a tonnage of 3,124,-

700.

Dr. W. G. Vandiver reports the birth of an 11-pound hoy Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Looney a! Hoard

"The fleet in prospect," said the Camp.

statement, "is already becoming a reality. Several of the comman-

deered ships have been completed and already taking cargo, others will leave the ways in increasing num-

Misses Blanche and Saliie Lane of Potter came up Sunday to visit witli friends, expecting to return Tues-

day afternoon.

bers with each succeeding month. Dr. C. A. Campbell, Key. s. A.

The first launching is expected Neighbors and Miss Amy butler

within sixty to ninety days."

were up from Potter Tuesday on

In addition to the ships building business matters.

and contracted for. the board plans to construct several million tons of shipping for which a billion dollar appropriation has just been asked of Congress.

Mrs. Will Dean returned to Meavener Monday after spending Sunday

t the home of her parents Mrs. W. M. Grant.

STATI I1KALTH OFFICKR IIRRK. ! Monroe Martin is now in tie- em-

ploy of the Farmers and Merchants

Or. C. W. Garrison Consulting Mena bank, having begun the work the

Folks ihi Various Conditions.

latter part of last mouth.

|j

P

I

trator made the first revisions of his recently fixed prices of coal at the

ty, his income, which is derived' I)r. C. W. Garrison of Little Rock, ? roin oil stock, lumber business and secretary of the state board of

Miss Oil it? Woodell of Gove passed thru Mena Sunday en route to Fort

| mine.

One order mine prices

revises upward the in certain bituminous

livestock and farming, was said to be $100 per day. He is survived by his wife and three children. The

health, spent Wednesday here in

> "tiounatiuu witu ot uuui uinrns ail(l

others in reference to enforcing the

Smith, where she will enter Draughons business college.

Ho*

districts in which unusual condi- funeral services were held Sunday rules and regulations of the state Mrs. A. T. Alexander left the llrst

tions exist, making the cost produc- and were conducted by the Rev. T. A. Iwiard relatin'.' to compulsory vac- of the week for Heavencr, where she

tion greater than in the principal Park of the Presbyterian church, bituminous fields. The nrw prices

cination, the disinfection of school j houses and other requirements to

will visit her son, Lee, expecting to be gone a week or ten days.

for run of mine coal in some of AGED MAN WED THURSDAY. safeguard the public health. Dr.

those districts include: Lafayette,

Garrison is also interested in the Mrs. S. D. Mattison came in Mon-

flay. Clay, Platte and Linn counties, E. VV. Greer, 82 Years, Unaided matter of the appointment of a day afternoon from Foreman to

Missouri, $3.15; Appanoose, Wayne.

Built a Home.

county health ollicer for Polk coun- spend some time with her mother,

Hoone and Webster counties, Iowa, E. W. Greer, aged 82 years, died at ty-

Mrs. F. E. DeLongy at The Oaks.

j $3,15; thick vein seam at Hartford,

Midland, Ilackett, Greenwood and Denning, Arkansas, $3.05; LeFlore and Haskell counties, Oklahoma, $3.50; Okmulgee and Tulsa counties,

Oklahoma. $3.10; Cole county, Oklahoma. $3.30; Pittsburg and Lattimer

counties, Oklahoma, $3.50.

The increases allowed are to meet, figures presented by mine owners,: in many cases, showing that the price previously fixed would not allow a margin of profit above the cost of production. An additional SO to 25 cents a ton has been al-

lowed in most cases, in* luJf.ng the i Alabama field, where mine owners I

protested that the government price would drive them out of business.

8 o'clock Tnursday night at his

home on the corner of Magnolia avenue and Reine street, after an ill-

ness of about six weeks. Mr. Greer!

was a brother of Mrs. J. M. Dashiel and an uncle of Mrs. H. M. Willard. The funeral services, conducted by the Rev. W. M. Crowson, were held at the home Saturday afternoon at i o'clock and interment was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Mr. Greer was a bachelor and had lived alone since coming to Mena three years ago. He lost his house by fire several months ago, and notwithstanding his advanced age, rebuilt the home, doing the work alone.

MISS EMMA ARCHER RESIGNS.

___

B. T. OWEN DEAD.

Had Been Resident of Potter Settlement More Than 30 Years.

B. T. Owen, more than 30 years a resident of the Potter settlement, lied Wednesday at his home after an illness of several months. He lacked

one day of bein 59 years of age.! Funeral was held at Potter Friday. I

Besides his widow the deceased is survived by ftve sons and one daughter, all grown.

For several years Mr. Owen has! carried a mail route between Potter and Mountain Fork and was one if the best known men in Polk county.

Mrs. Charles R. Stevenson and children and Mrs. Merle Edwards of Port Arthur arrived in 'Mena Monday to visit. Mrs. Stevenson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Tomlinson.

T. J. Hill of the Oden community was on the market with cotton on

Tuesday, selling to G. W. Potty and

receiving 23.50. Mr. Hill did not sell the seed, reserving it for feeding purposes.

Oliver WoodeJl (Same from Gove Monday to make arrangements for a sale of personal property to be held on Saturday, October 13. Go!. E. D. Hutson will "cry" the sale.

Misses Nettie, Freda, Ruth and

I

rj

j|

The orders also provide that

Graf-Fitzpatrick.

Magnus Salyers are moving from I

smithing and cannel coal may be Frwjuently Visited Mena as State The marriage of Miss Nell Graf of their home on Stilwell Heights to

sold at the prevailing prices until

Home Demonstrator.

Fort Smith and John Fitzpatrick of the residence at 107 Tenth street in

further notice.

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Polk county friends of Miss Emma

Difficult 4?b in Surgery.

Archer, state home demonstration

Dr. W. C. Vandiver was called on.i

j Friday to Yocana to assist Dr. W. j

W. Philpot in doing a difficult job, m resetting a broken thighbone for1

Fred, the little 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mourton.!

|| Eighteen days before Fred was

thrown from a wagon when a team ran away, and received the injury. The fracture had twice been re-1

agent, in common with those all over

the state, will regret to learn that she has resigned. She will be succeeded by Miss Connie Bonslager, who has been state agent in Mississippi. Miss Archer has been in Mena on several occasions to address publie gatherings, and is on the program for the Educational Rally to be held

duced since then, hut failed to re- October 12.

j main in place. Dr. Vandiver this'

Stephens Cars Going Well.

1

HHavener was solemnized Sunday iftemoon at 3 o'clock at Pot.eau, Ok.,

he ceremony being performed by he Rev. Father Lyman. Miss Graf s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John

iraf of the Ransom neighborhood, mt for the last several years has nade her home with Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Speer in Fort Smith. The i proom, formerly a resident of Mena, s a conductor for ttie Kansas City Southern railway with headquar-

ers in Hoavener. The young people vill live in Heavener, where the

rroom has furnished an attractive

1

order to be closer to the schools.

The Lyric theater is offering something of unusual interest in pictures nexi week--official British war pic tures. "Blowing the German Army Out of France." See particulars on Page 8.---Aiiv.

Miss Connie Bonslager, recently appointed State Home I >cmonstration agent to succeed Miss Emma Archer, will he in Mena on October 12 to take part on the program for the Educational Hally.

i

g S

Lime put

I and feels

covery is

the limb in a plaster cast. certain that the boy's re-

assured.

[

Dr. C. C. Gunnels returned Monday morning from a two weeks business trip to Memphis, Tenn., and several

]

lome.

Hubert

--O. ..

Durham Wav Accepted.

Friends of Miss Pearl Drfennon, who went to the Bonneville sanitar-

ium a month ago, will bo pleased to;

OCTOBER VALUES

To show our appreciation of the splendid business you have given" us this year and to "Quicken October Sales" we quote prices in this ad which are much less than market values, and values that stand for definite and decided savings to those who take advantage.

Our Big Store is packed full of Fall and Winter Merchandise.

Lots of this merchandise has been carried over from last season

and the remainder was bought on a low market.

OCTOBER SPECIALS-i

DMreanw'serSsa, naitllarsyizeflse,ecpeerlingedarSm hirtes natn.dUUtflup

Men's best 35c Suspenders, choice of big

assortment.

QZUt ur

Men's Heavy Gray Wool Socks, a pair

25c

Heavy Socks,

Ra op ckforda , browin rand.glraU y mix u jftp

QCn Knit Wrist or Gauntlet Canvas Gloves

Big Buck Work Shirts, full cut, heavy 7C? weight, sizes 14 1-2 to 17 1-2, now.I Uu

Good Vests,

quality

50 cent

Lvada ies'lu Cote tonsR.ibw bedUQu tp

01 Men's Cotton Ribbed Union Suits, sizes

ft A

34 to 46, medium heavy weight-.. U11U U

Umbrellas, men's or ladies' Umbrellas, AM ft ft

strong frames, good covers, each-OliUU

Men's Supporters, all colors, per pair -... 10c

Men's heavy gray or navy blue Coat I* I ft ft Sweaters, big collars, each.OliUU

Men's Felt Hats, today's regular $250

1*0

values, in both staple and novelty shapes- 0Z

Men's gray or brown heavy wool Shirts best $1.25 values, October price, each.01

Men's and Boys'Caps, with ear muffs, many different patterns, special line at-ZwIi

A better line of Caps at.50c

Tough Nut Overalls, they have the greatest

quality, they are large cut and heavy

Cft

weight, sizes 32 to 46, a pair.OliUU

Boys' Overalls, all sizes and good quality. Special October

mperdiiucme.wCAilpt

Boys' heavy blue Work Shirts, each... 50c

"Pathfinder" Cotton Plaids, per yard..7 l-2c

A big table of Remnants, from 1*2 to 10 yards, pieces consisting of all classes wool and cotton materials, also lots of staple cloth, all marked

down about 25 per cent.

Heavy Shirting Chevoits, stripes, checks and solid colors, good quality, a yard.. .

lIUCup

Outing Flannels, bought last year, fancy light

colors, colors,

also per

y coma pleterad ssort.meInZ t plain2|Qulp

Huck Towels, have neat red borders, each 10c

Turkish Bath Towels, each .15c

Fancy Tabic Oil Cloth, 25c quality, yd. 20c

Red Seal, Toil de Nord and G ................
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