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VOLUME XXVIII. MENA ARK., THURSDAY, -I AS U Alt V 12. 1911_ NUMBER 2
The Star Extends to Its More Than 2000 Subscribers the Heartiest Wishes That Each May Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year
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LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE AT KAN
SAS CITY MUST NOT
BOYCOTT.
KANSAS COURT GIVES WARNING
Hold* That While Law Haa Been Vio
lated Exchange la of Public Necea
sity—Ita Dissolution la Suapended—
Muat Obey Court’a Order or Quit.
Topeka, Jan. 10.—The Traders' Live
Stock exchange at the Kansas City
stock yards must change one of its
rules and quit boycotting independent
stock dealers or go out of business.
This is the effect of a decision ren
dered by the Kansas supreme court.
If the exchange behaves itself and
does not try to monopolize trade it
can continue in business. But the su
preme court will be sole Judge in the
matter.
The court affirmed the decision of
Judge L. C. True of the district court
of Wyandotte county against the ex
change tn the anti-trust ease. But the
oruer dissolving me exchange was
stayed and the supreme court retains
control of the case In much the same
manner that It retains control over
the business of the International Har
vester company.
The supreme court, in its decision,
says that the exchange has a good
and lawful purpose and as long as H
pursues Its business It ought not to
be disturbed. But the court continues;
"The trouble is that these trades
never have been able to resist the
temptation to grasp the reins of the
market and sit in the scat of mono
poly. If the rules of the exchange
were modified, particularly rule 10,
and the functions of the organization
were confined strictly within their
legitimate field, there would be no
occasion for a judgment of dissolution,
if, however, it cannot operate without
curtailing the full free and fair diffu
sion of the benefits and opportunities
of the Kansas City market, it ought to
be dissolved."
Kule 10 of the exchange seems to be
the only stumbling block la the organ
ization. The court says that on Its
face the rule is Innocent, lawful and
laudable, but the way the rule works
is different and the court says erf the
exchange as rule 10 is enforoed, "It la
a vicious combination, conspiracy and
trust to monopolize trade, restrict the
pursuit of business and prevent com
petition, which the state has charged
and proved.”
The suit was brought against the
traders by the attorney general. It
was charged that the exchange was
violating the Kansas anti trust laws
by preventing trading by members
with persons outside the exchange.
The attorney general asked that the
exchange be dissolved.
PRAISE W"POSTAL' SATINGS
The Banks Are Showing a Good Line
of Deposits—Many Inquiries
Regarding System.
Washington, Jan. 10.—The postal
savings bank system Is a success. The
Short time that the chain of banks has
been In operation has convinced Post
master General Hitchcock of this and
when the first returns of deposits are
in, there is no doubt that a splendid
showing will be made. All the re
ports that have been received indicate
a favorable reception for the new
banks and a very general desire to
make use of the new savings depost
tories. Inquiries are still pouring in
for information as to the working ol
the new system. Some valuable Bug
geetlons are also being received.
An Edison Phonograph
would add much pleas
ure to your already
pleasant home. Why
not buy one now?
You will find an up-to
date line of these
“pleasure makers” at
3k
NALL'S
BOOK STORE
Phone 182 i 620 Mena St.
WOULD VACATE SEAT
BENATOR OWEN INTRODUCES
RESOLUTION DECLARING LOR
IMER NOT DULY ELECTED.
MINORITY REPORT BY BEVERIDGE
Lorimer in Speech Declares that
Neither He or His Friends Were
Guilty of Bribery—Majority of Com
mittee Upholds Him.
Washington, Jan. 11.—The fight to
prevent Senator Lorimer of Illinois
retaining his seat in the United States
senate was opened with a contest be
tween Senator Beveridge of Indiana
and Senator Owen of Oklahoma, both
of whom disputed for the right to fire
the flsst gun in the cause.
Senator Beveridge, by virtue of be
ing a member of the committee on
privileges and elections which investi
gated charges of bribery against Mr.
Lorimer, gained a tactical victory by
filing a minority report attacking the
position of his colleagues on the com
mittee who voted to exonerate the
Illinois senator.
Senator Owen, however, introduced
a resolution to declare the election of
Senator Lorimer illegal and void, but
he was not permitted to address the
senate in its support. The senate held
that the resolution under the rules
would have to go over one day,
Mr. Beveridge then submitted his re
port, the conclusion of which was:
That this election was invalid un
der any possible view of the iaw. If
the senate so concludes it is our duty
to so declare. Therefore I submit the
following resolution:
Resolved, That William Lorimer
was not duly and legally elected to a
seat in the senate of the United 8tat,e*
by the legislature of the state of Illi
nois.
Before the report was tiled Senator
Ixtrlmer made a brief speech declar
ing his innocence of bribery and the
innocence of his friends of any partic
ipation In corrupt practices in con
nection with his election. He an
nounced his intention to be present
during the discussion of uin case.
The Beveridge report reviews the
testimony bearing on the alleged ac
ceptance of bribes by four members of
the Illinois legislature and the testi
mony of these men that the bribes
had been paid by three other mem
hers.
The minority report declares it is
an undisputed fact of conclusive force,
although* the majority ignotes it, that
the confessed bribe-takers were shown
to have had in their possession, in
bills of large denominations, unusual
ly large sums of money soon after the
dates when they swore to having re
ceiving the alleged bribes. This state
ment of the majority that the men
who confessed to having received
bribes were not to he believed.
COMMISSION HAS FINAL
HEARIN6 IN RATE CASE
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Listen to Arguments—Trainmen Aek
that Increase Be Allowed—Roads
Want Money for Improve
ments—Shippers Opposed.
Washington, Jan. 11.—The hearing
of final arguments in the railroad in
crease case was begun before the In
terstate Commerce commission In a
session that lasted all day, representa
tives of the railroads, shippers and
trainmen were heard and a mass of
statistics reviewed.
Examiner Frank Lyons of the com
mission explained a.t length the organ
isation of the railroads and methods
of operation. He also presented a de
tailed statement covering the finances
of the eastern roods The trainmen
were 'represented by J. J. Claire of
the brotherhood of engineers, con
ductors and trainmen of the Baltimore
and Ohio system who filed a petition
with the commission asiuiig that rea
sonable rate increases be allowed. He
said that the welfare of the employes
depended upon additional revenues.
At the afternoon session ^Frances i.
Gowan of the Pennsylvania took up
the side of the railroads. He dis
counted the statement of the shippers
that the new rates would bring addi
tional revenue of $3,000,000. He said
the road* would not become more
student through scientinc manage
ment but through the expend..ure of
more money for improvements. This
could be only accomplished, he said,
by increased rates.
Davis Elkins is Senator,
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 10.—Davis
Klklus eldest son of the late Senator
rhkins, was appointed to fill the va
cancy in the senate caused by the
death of his father. This seat young
Ulkins will hold for a period of but
three weeks, when the legislature will
elect a successor.
Four Hogs Brought $125.
Salina, Kan., Jan. 10.—Frank Jungle,
a farmer living near here, received
the largest pTice ever paid for four
hogs in Salina county. The hogs
weighed 1,725 pounds and brought
$125. ___
Hit Life Worth $280,000.
Worcester, Mass., Jan. 10—Geo. D
Webb, a granite contractor, who wat
Killed L7 falling from a train Decem
ber 28, carried life insurance amount
tag to $230,000.
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FOR THE DEFENSE OF ALL
WE AREJI1G IN
GOVERNMENT TAKING A HAND IN
AFFAIRS OF CENTRAL
AMERICA.
K PROTECTORATE FOR NICARAGUA
Seeks to Prevent European Interfer
ence; Rehabilitation of Finances
and Creation of Law and Order—
Proceedings Are Being Hastened.
Washington, Jan. 11.—By the ap
pointment of a minister to Nicaragua
thus formally recognizing the new
government there, President Taft and
Secretary nf State Knox have taken
one step further toward the realiza
tion of a policy of establishing a mor
al protectorate over all Central Ameri
ca,
This policy finds its concrete proof '
in the facts that these are now mor.u |
protectorates over Panama and Nica
ragua with that over Honduras about
to become an accomplished fact. San
Homlngo although not a state of Ccn
tral America, is nevertheless another
example of the administration policy,
which has for its principal objects.
The Principal Object*.
1— The prevention of European in
terference in the afTairs of the Latin
republics.
2— The rehabilitation of the financial
system of these republics, which will ]
make debt repudiating revolutions im- I
possible.
3— ‘The creation of a new order of j
M* »* UltU JUCTUVC 111 VC4HIBJ X1IUCHV.U IW ;
be maintained if need be by the pbysl-1
cal arm of the United States.
The undertakings of the administra- j
tlon to carry out this policy—its plan j
of making a "strong Honduras” as
President Taft puts It, Is by far the
most Important.
The establishment of a protect ora's
In Honduras as It is a cenirnl sphere
of influence, will do more In the mind
of the diplomatic officials to secure the
benefits of the new policy than the
acts of the government with reference I
to any other Central American stats
The Loan to Honduras.
The loan to Honduras which is to
be guaranteed in a formal treaty will
be of more binding effect than that
In the case of San Domingo, Which is
so clearly a protectorate of the United
States that the discussion of the mat
ter has ceased to create Interest.
President Davilla of Honduras and
the state department ar making every
effort to hasten the proceedings by
which that-republic will be recon
structed and brought under the pro
tection of the American flag. Presi
dent Taft’s action in the Nicaraguan
case is cited.
It Is hoped that the consummation
of the plans at present under consid
eration may be completed within a
short time and that the loan which
will put Honduras on her foot will
be arranged through the New York
i/uunvi a iuwvi v»wu>
Diplomats believe that the policy
of the president was essentia! not
merely from the altrustlc standpoint
but for two reasons In chief.
The first is that there must be pro
found peace In the whole region, the
backbone of which is the Panama
canal, The second is that there is
still an available canal route Lhrou-jn
Nicaragua, a minor, but still lmpor
tant consideration Is that the United
States shall make impossible for any
Central American state to deal with
any foreign nation independently in
any matter which shall affect the po
litical affairs of that state.
Many Trespatfers Killed.
New York, Jan. 10.—Trespassing on
the Pennsylvania railroad system's
property has caused the deaths of
7,996 persons Approximately two a
day sine© January 1, 1900. In the
same time 7.838 persons have been
injured. _
That car of furniture will have a
good story to tell when it arrives.
Matt D. Bolton. 263-3t 2-lt
FEAR AJEHING
BLOODHOUNDS USED IN THE
PLATTE COUNTY INCEN
DIARY FIRE.
AN ARREST IS EXPECTED SOON
Neighbor* of William Kyle Greatly
Incensed—Think • Hanging Will
Stop All Further Barn Burning*—
Loss by Fir* Covered by Insurance.
Weston, Mo., Jan. 11.—It Is expected
that an arrest will be made soon as
the result of the burning Sunday night
of the tobacco barn on the farm of
William Kyie, about six miles north ot
Weston. At the same time there has
been considerable talk about lynch
ing the person who started the tire it
be is caught.
The farmers in that section of the
county are p-®atly incensed over the
fire, which, they say, was clearly of in
cendlary origin, and a great many of
them have been saying that a lynch
ing would have tffe efTect of stopping
an outbreak of incendarism right at
the start.
Platte county has been singularly
free from such crimes as that and the
tobacco growers fear that the burning
of tobacco barns will result In the can
cellation of all insurance policies. II
i? the practice of tobacco grow-ers to
insure their stored tobacco against
flro tnua Manv nf tha Pr/iuors hAVf
from $1,000 to $3,000 worth of tobacco
stored in their barns for months after
the crop is harvested, and insurance
on it Is necessary.
The Kyle barn was what is known
ns a "la-acre barn," in other words,
having storage capacity for the crop
from fifteen acres. It is the practice
of the land owners to bring expert
ecced tobacco growers from Kentucky
to plant tobacco on shares, half and
half being the usual division. One
of Mr. Kyle's tenants and Kyle had
twenty-five thousand pounds of to
bacco in the barn. The tenant had
his half of (he crop insured for $1,100.
which, at prevailing prices, was al
most its full value. Mr. Kyle had no
insurance on his tobacco, but had his
barn insured. Immediately after the
fire, Mr. Kyle posted guards around
(he barn and allowed no one to go
near it. “Doc'' Folsom's bloodhounds
were brought, from Beatrice, Neb., but.
-■very time they took a scent they
vent directly to the house of a man
ho live* near.
POTTER PERSONALS
Lee Bates made a flying trip to Mena
last week.
Dan Allen of Rocky visited relatives
here Sunday.
A nice singing was enjoyed at the
church house Sunday night.
T. R. Bates made a business trip to
Mena Monaay,
Mrs. Williams Owens of Bulger
was trading in Potter Tuesday.
Quite a number of young folks from
near Rocky attended church at this
place Sunday.
Joe PfcfUips has purchased the Drap
er prcglfcty, where he expects to make
his future home.
Mrs. Oscar Thacker and sons ol
Mena visited her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Webb Hall, Monday.
Thom ts Hadley has moved his fam
ily to Witt, 111., where he intends to
make his future home.
Bright Eyes.
Death at Page.
0. V. Daniels of Page, Ok., was in
the city Tuesday to purchase a cas
ket for his brother-in-law, Tarvin
Johnson, who died Tuesday of pneu
monia. He was 28 years old The
funeral services and burial were held
Wednesday at two o’clock.
A good place to do all your trading.
Crawford & McKinney’s
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POLK COUNTY’S BIG
FINANCIAL GAIN
la Past Ten Years Real Estate Valua
tion Increased More Than 50 Per
Cent—Personal Property Nearly
200 - Population Figures.
The increase in value of taxable
property of Polk county, both real and
personal, ns shown by the 1910 books,
is very considerable. The 1910 as
sessment oi the real estate was $1,
081,775, while that of 1900 was only
$1,021,824, making the increase $659,
951. The personal assessment in
creased $1,726,304 or from $803,084
to $2,329,388. The poll tax was as
sessed on 3,833 persons in 1910 ns
against 3,771 in 1900, an increase of
62. The total amount of tax collected
in 1910 was $92,878.39.
Taking the same ratio of poll tax to
population as the census showed in
1900 the population of Polk county
would be 18.628, while the 1910 cen
sus showed only 17,216, which is a
decrease of 936 in the past ten years.
The increase in the city ol Mena
also shows a healthy growth. The
1910 real property assessment was
$724,505, which is an increase of
$316,992 over 1900. The perswal
assessment grew from $202,772 to
$322,800, which is a growth of $120,
028/ The poll tax made a gain of
$261. Taking the 1900 ratio of poll
tax to population as a basis, Mena
should have a population of 4,454.
The Department of Census has not
yet given out its report of Mena for
1910.
A PRETTY NEW HOME
C. E. Davis Has His Residence Almost
Completed —A Spot Unexcelled
for Beantv.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Davis, who
came to Mena a few months ago from
Illinois, now are occupying their new
residence or. the highlands just north
of and overlooking Mena. The house
is two stories high and of a simple but
attractive design. It is located on
the highest point of the table land
south of the mountains and from it
one has an almost clear view of a good
part of the city, while to the east and
north, in full view, lies the Ouachita
valley and beyond the Block Fork
mountains.
Around the house there are about fif
teen acres of almost level land, situat
ed as to be almost certainly immune
from late frosts, and therefore especial
ly fitted for fruit growing. There is
already on the place a fine young
orchard, and the new owner will de
velop further this feature.
Elder J. S* Edmonds.
After the morning sermon at the
Baptist church, Sunday, January 7,
the church extended the Elder J. S. Ed
monds a unanimous call to the pastor
ate. Bro. Edmonds is a Virginian by
birth and education. He was ordain
ed to gospel ministry at Milburn, Ky.,
twenty-three years ago, since which
time he Ins held pastorates in Illinois,
Tennessee, Oklahoma, lexas and
Louisiana. The last two yeas he has
been in west Florida and south Alaba
ma, closing his pastorate at Florala,
Ala., November. 1. Bro. Edmonds is
now in the prime of life and with his
experience in the pastorute the church
hopes for greater things in the Master's
service.
XXX.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS MET
Elected and Installed Officers for the
Coming Year.
The Hiram Chapter No. 106 of Roy
al ArchjMasons met Tuesday night and
elected and installed officers for the
coming year. The officers were in
stalled by Grand High Priest M. P.
Olney, assited by Past High Priest J.
F. Todd as marshal. Following is a
list of the new officers:
J. A. Lewis, High Priest.
Dr. E. H. Black, King.
W. P. Clarke, Scribe.
M. P. Olney, Secretary.
C. A. Smith, Treasurer.
J. F. Todd, Capt. of the Hosts.
T. S. Proctor, Jr., Principal Sojour
ner.
Bert Todd, Royal Arch Captain.
E. M. Sharp, Master of the 3rd Veil.
R. S. Woodruff, Master of the 2nd
Veil.
James Tweedy, Master of the 1st
Veil.
S. Picchi, Sentinel.
Coming—A car of new furniture —
and when it gets here Matt Bolton is
going to have things to say that will
surprise you. 263-31 2-It
There’s news for housekeepers in
1 Bolton Bros.’ new ad in this issue,
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DECISION WILL
BAR MANY VOTERS
Supreme Court Holds Poll Tax Receipts
Must Be Dated Before the First
Monday in July—Decree Will
Be Enforced.
An opinion that will revolutionize
the primary and general election con
tests in Arkansas was handed down
in the Supreme Court Tuesday. The
text of the opinion is directly opposed
to the practices of allowing suffrage
tax payer3 who do not hold poll tax
receipts dated prior to the close of
the tax paying period of the preced
ing year, the first Monday in July.
The opinion is delivered to apply to
general elections. But section 9, A :t
163. of the laws of Arkansas, enacted
in 1909, requires that voters in pri
mary elections shall have the same
qualifications as voters in the general
elections. Thus the new interpreta
tion of the law reduces the situation
to this: That a person who has not
paid his poll tax between the first
Monday in January and the Saturday
preceding the first Monday in July of
the same year, will not be allowed to
vote in elections, either general or
primary, that may arise during the
early part of the year.
The law on the subject states that a
person who casts a vote without this
qualification, though he be otherwise
qualified, shall be guilty of a felony,
and upon conviction shall be subjected
to a penalty of not less than six
months nor more than five yeers in
the penitentiary. It also holds the
judge or judges of an election ns par
ties to the crime, if they allow a per
son to cast his ballot who has not
qualified in this way.
The opinion was rendered by Judge
William F. Kirby, and was a reversal
of the lower court, which had ruled
that a poll tax receipt, dated any
time within a year prior to the elec
tion, would qualify a person to cast
his vote, other requirements having
been met.
Coming as it does, upon the eve of
a primary election in Little Rock, the
opinion throws a bomb in the ranks of
candidates and supporters. Hereto
fore when elections have been held,
voters otherwise qualifying have been
allowed to cust their votes if they
could produce a poll tax receipt,
dated perhaps only a day or u few
days before the date of the election.
FIRE AT 6RAVETTE
Hotel Bnilding and Vacant Building
Adjoiniog Were Destroyed—
Insured.
Gravette, Jan. 11.—A fire which or
iginated around the flue at the roof of
the Laughlin Hotel building yesterday
morning, completely destroyed that
building and a vacant store room ad
joining it. The hotel building was a
two-story building.
The value of the structures was
about $3,000 and the loss was nearly
covered by insurance.
A high wind was blowing during the
fire and a livery barn, which is across
t Tin otr/ud frnm (Kn hnt u 1 Poiidht flro
several times but was saved each
tima by the prompt work of the citi
zens, who were on hand with buckets
of water. All the horses and buggies
were taken from the barn as soon ns
the other fire wus discovered.
WAS CAUSED BY COLD SNAP
Bursted Water Pipe Caused J. P's. Of
flee and Bookstore to be Flooded.
When the water was 'turned on at
noon Wednesday, it was discovered
that a water pipe which was between
the roof of the Cox building and the
ceiling of Justice of the peace H. J.
Radcliffe’s office, had been frozen end
broken during the last cold spell. The
water ran through the ceiling on to
Mr. Radcliffe’s book cases and tables
and then through the floor into Nall’s
Bookstore and came very nearly caus
ing considerable loss. As it happened
however, everything in the way of the
water was easily moved, so nothing
was hurt.
The cutoff box in the sidewalk had
been filled with rocks and it was im
possible to shut off the water there.
The pipe was broken at the ground
near where it entered the building and
was plugged.
Society Shoes
for women in Velvet Top, Button,
Patents and Kids, the newest and
prettiest styles at
Crawford & McKinney’s
264 3 2 It
Furniture—a carload - Matt D. Bol
ton. You’ll know more when it gets
her*. 263-3t 2-lt
ROBBERSGUT
THE BANK
OF GRANNIS
Built Barricades in Street and
Then Took Their Time in
Blowing Up Safe.
Much of the Money, $1200 in All,
Scattered About Building
by the Explosions
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PROBABLY SECURED
FROM $600 TO $700
It Is Thought Four or More Par
ticipated in Job, but Thus
Far No Clew Is Had
„ to Identity.
The State Bunk of Grannis, of which
Senator John P. Logan is cashier, was
robbed Saturday a. in. between 3 and 4
o'clock. Of the $1200 which was in
the safe at the closing time Friday,
the burglars got only a part, as about
$60 in gold and silver was found scat
tered about the bank and much of the
paper money was destroyed by the
force of the explosion.
The amount of this cannot be esti
mated, but bits of paper money are
scattered all over the building and
even out in the street in front of the
bunk.
When the bank closed last night
there was about $1,000 in currency on
hand. It is possible that ns much as
half of this was secured by the burg
lars and the balance torn into bits and
scattered over the building. No at
tempt has been made to gather it up
but it will be left as it is until the
insurance company sends a represen
tative to take charge. The bank was
fully protected by burglar insurance.
It required three and some say four
shots to open the safe. One charge
was placed at the top of the outside
door and another in at the dial. Then
one or two charges were used on the
inner door. The interior of the safe
was badly wrecked.
The building is a sheet metal struc
ture with a concrete floor. The only
damage done to it was the breaking of
all the windows. In gaining entrance
to the bbilding the door was uninjured
and the burglars cither had a key or
else were experts at working locks.
The fact that the opening of the
safe was so badly bungled goes to
show that the men were amateurs,
but the way they completely disap
peared after the explosion would in
ilirntf* the nnnfrnrv
Several people, who were aroused
by the explosion, arrived on the
scene in a very short time, but no one
saw the men. There were at least
three and probably four men in the
gang. Burricades for two of them had
been built of stove wood on the out
side of the bank to be used 1n case of
a fight.
The men were afoot. There is no
trace whatever of any horses and no
trace has yet been found of any of
the men, the only signs of their visit
being the damage to the bank. A
freight train came through Grannis
soon after the robbery and it is possi
ble that the men may have caught it.
The police officers and sheriffs both
north and south have been given
notice to keep their eyes open for
suspicious characters.
Automobiles.
To get them started, order for the
first car will be accepted at this price:
Touring car, equipped, $700, not
equipped, $625. Roadster runabout,
equipped, $600, not equipped, $525.
Equipment is top, wind shield, speed
ometre and gas lamps.
258-12-1-2 Davis,
the Telephone Man.
Tets and Ted
Shoes. That new and better line for
boys and girls at
Crawford & McKinney’s
"The Home of Good Shoes.”
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Something interesting—Coffee and
Sugar— Read Bohon Brothers ad.
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