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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

I wish that my room had a floor
l don't care so much for a door
But this floating around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite bore.
This ditty is the song of the hour at
Stanford. Heretofore the words have
referred only to the sensations of the
midnight reveller, but at present they
describe most wildly the perambula-
tions of the earthquake victim. None
of us who lived through Wednesday
morning here viii ever forget the
thirty seven seconds in which the earth
pitched and tossed US about like so
many basebalIs. Picture yourself
being shaken awake, just as an incau-
tious rat mapping in a barn might be
seized upon and shaken by a prOwling
terrier; and while you sat up gasping
seeing the pictures leaping at you from
the walls, bottles jumping, mirrors
clashing, the dresser pirouetting on
one castor and then piunging face
snow, the floor rolling and swelling like
the sea in a storm; on the Roof the
clash of bricks from the chimney
from outside the roar Of the stone
buildings as they crashed TO earth-Oh,
the horror of those first seconds Most
of US learned on the instant the mean
ing of primal instinct"-;t is mad
desire to Stav alive. To- n~"'-c 70; the
open, to get from under, We can pass
any examination on IL a-o.e-t inat
a professor may give.
Flight From Dornnitores.
Strange sights appeared iu the cold
gray dawn-fve-t thirteen IS a Lit early
for toilets. From the men= houses
streamed a procession Of p-,-.iu1s va
ried in fit and hue, while blankets
clasped by nervous fingers about white
clad women lent a feminine aspect to
the scene. A crowd of hast u fleeing
figures emerged from q fraternity
house which had fairly loapCi from its
| foundations, or, in the language of one
of the inmates, took a step forward
and then made a bow
The first thought was OF on beloved
quad. One hurried glance, ara then q
wall arose from the women. Whi-e tears
stood even in the mems eyes. Where
Memorial church-pride of evc~v stan
ford man and Woman's hes-t-bad
lifted its spire to the SKY, was = ghast-
~ skeleton Of wooden beams and
heap of rubbish. Where the smoke
stack had raised its familiar black out
line was-nOthing. The Memorial arch
with its magnificent frieze had tOppled,
yaWning gaps showed the sky beyond.
Only this much was visible from the
row.
Sick and Mortified the crowds re-
entered their creaking houses and
dressed. Word spread from mouth to
mouth-"Encina a wreck, five men
killed" In five minutes two hundred
men had gathered at the dormitory and
were working to eXtricate their mates
from under the mass of debris. ShOVels
few, hands plenty, and men worked
like heroes. The great chimneys of
Encina hail where three hundred men
were housed had crashed through the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30
GERMANY's DRINK BILL.

There isn't a great deal of comfort
for temperance advocates in recent sta
tistics from Germany regarding the
amount that nation spends for beer.
wine and spirits. According to the fig
ures every citizen of Germany, men.
women anG children. consumes 1291A
quarts of beer, 3 quarts of brandy and
61a quarts OF wine every year. The
6O,OCOOO0 people of the empire spend
$672.5SS.0e0 for their beer. wine and
brandy. This is trine more than
SLIPS for every human being in Ger
many.
The real facts make the showing
worse. Estimated on the basis of pom
ulation over 10 years of age the aver
age expenditure is 1915. As there are
plenty Of people in Germany who do
not drink anything Intoxicating if is
quite probable that the average ex-
penditure among those who do drink is
IN the neighborhood of 500. Compare
the drink bill with the national expen-
diture for worthier purposes. Compare
it with $99,723,OOO for schools and s1O4.-
$4,000 for industrial insurance.
Germany is considered a warlilze ma
! tlon- 1t has large standing army and
a powerful navy. Kaiser Wilhelm has
often been called a war lord. Yet he
spends considerably less than one-thfrd
as much for maintaining his armv and
navy as his people spend for intoxi-
cants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

roof to the basement, carrying floors
and five men along in their fight.
There was air still in the chambers,
and the imprisoned men called from
within to their TesCuers. Only one Door
fellow was silent-he had known moth
ing after the first sharp blow.
How Hero Died.
Under the mass Of stones where the
chimney of the engine house fell, was
the fireman, and here another crowd
worked feveTishIy. But too late This
fireman was the real hero of the disas-
ter, for it was though his prompt ac-
ton that fire was prevented. Spring
ing to the switchboard he had turned
off the electric power from the whole
university, and that moment was fatal
for him. The great stone smokestack
rising as high as the church steeple,
he turned TO run.
At Roble hall, the girls dormftorv.
what might have been a tragedy was
averted by miracle, and now one of
the noble maids is telling her narro-
escape as the best joke of the occa-
sion.
Miss A. on the third floor. awoke
to find half of her room and all of her
roommate gone.
Betty" she cried. distractediy. ST.
lence for moment. and then. in a
small, frightened voice from below
came a reply:
Here I sm-down in the parlor."
And there, neatly balanced in her
bed, which repOsed on a pile of beams.
rock and plaster. was Betty-unhurtl
By s o'clock the campus was thronged
with students and faculty, and slowly
the full extent of the awful disaster
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

Now comes n Montana man with the
assertion that he can grow potatoes in
sawdust on the roofs of houses. Now
all that is necessary to insure plenty
of potatoes is to secure sawdust and
house with a roof on it. Then we sup
pose people viii kick because they
can't raise baked potatoes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

Why wouldn't it be a good idea to
ship all the drlInkards to San Fran
cisco and Oakland and keep them there
while the saloons are closed? As a cure
1t would be as effective method as
any that could be devised.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

If the San Francisco refugees keep
on passing through for a while longer
at the rate at which they are passing
through now Wen be quite sure that
the population of San Francisco has
been greatly underestimated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

That evening the campus resembled
a military recommendations hurried
~ pitched, awnings stretched, beds un-
der the trees, beds on the lawns. Roofs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

was learned. The new gymnasium went
down like a house of cards The l.
brary. just nearing completion, re-
sembles the ruins of Herculaneun. Two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

mausOleum is unhurt but the Stanford
residence on the estate was rent in
twain. The only houses that went I'M
harmed through the shock were the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

A public school magazine says: The
editor will be very pleased to hear Of
the deaths of any of the old boys"
They must have made a lot of trouble
for the editor when he was teaching
them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

wings of the museum, containing price
less treasures, are open to the sky; on
the walls still standing hang costly
paintings-an open air exhibition. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

Before very long the individual who
was not a survivor of the San Fran
cisco disaster win be a real curiosity
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

When is a prize fight not a prize
fight? When it is stopped just before
it begins, of course
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

A Methodist bishop says idolatry is
better than no religion at all. He
touched the right spot. Any sort of
religion takes some of the selhshness
out Of people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

If cleanliness is really next to Godli-
ness can anybody imagine how far the
city health department is from Godli-
ness?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

were not popular that night, for fresh
trembles had come during the day, and
every sudden noise or movement was
the cue for rush into the open. Bon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

Sixty thousand families will move in
Chicago during the next few days.
Think Of the fearful increase in the
swearing habit that is going TO cause.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30

frame and single houses, and fortu-
nateIy those are in the majority here.
The plaster houses built in Mission
style look very bad.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

Salt Lake-Free kindergarten benefit.
Orpheum-Naudeville
Lyric-Matinee and night, Cherry Bios
SONS company.
Grand-"The Two Orphans"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30
WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED At STANFORD

I wish that my room had a floor
1 don't care so much for q door
But this floating around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite bore.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
NEGRO ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
John Thomas Held for Burglary Jumps
 From Second Story Window.

John Thomas, the negro who was charged with burglarizing Watkins Bros hardware story in this city about two months ago and who was caught at Texarkana and brought back and placed in jail here to await the action of the grand jury at the next term of circuit court succeeded in making his escape Thursday night about nine o'clock.
 In conversation with another occu- pant of the jail a Star reporter learned that the two prisoners had been placed in cell together and that the negro by the aid of an old crooked bucket bail succeeded in pulling the spring out of place in the combination lock and then sprung the door open. There is an opening in the ceiling of the first room through the floor of the second story and seeing his opportunity, Thomas decided he had been a sjail bird' long enough.
 The negro placed table under the hole and then chair on the table and by mounting the chair he easily reached the opening and drew himself up and as there are no bars over the windows upstairs he raised one and jumped to the ground, a distance of about twenty feet.
 It is the supposition of the officials that Thomas went down in the yards immediately after his escape and caught a freight going south but all communications so far have failed to develop any information of his whereabouts.
 The reason the other prisoner, Archie Wiley, who was in for chicken stealing. didn't escape. he said. WIS that his time would be out last night and he thought it best to remain.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
National Aid for Good Road

If elected to Congress, pl my best efforts to secure ths actment of laws designed io tend 10 inc states and coul such National aid as may be essary iu the building and | taining of Good Roads. Th a matter of vital interest 10 farmer, merchant and citizet respective of party. Good K will increase the value of acre of land. Will facilitat movement of crops and iuc their market value. Cheapc cost of merchandise, and he extend the Rural Free del system, whereby every one be brought in closer-toGch the outside world.
 George Tiles Republican Nominee for Con
 Fourth District.
 < Fort Smith, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

MT. George Treher of Texar. kama, father of Mrs. Harry Fir min, who is the guest of Miss Flo Edwards, caue up last night for short visit and will take is the fair and celebration. Ms. Treher was a resident of Meua in its early day, holding the position of car inspector and as- sistant foreman with the Kansas City Southern.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
ACCIDENT PROVED FATAL.
Charlie Clark Succumbs to Injuries Re
 ceived at Mccoy.


 Fireman Charlie Clark, who was hurt at Mccoy, La., Wednes- lay night, while firing his en- zine, an accolnt of which was published iu the Star Thursday, died at the sauitarium at Shreve- port Thursday evening at nine o'clock.
 His remains were shipped to his old home at Sallisaw, 1. T., for interment and psssedthroagh :his city last night on No. 2. MT. Clark was prominent member of the w. O. w. and I. 0. o. F. lodges of this city and his re mains were met at the depot last night by committee from each of these lodges, also by com mittee from the B. of l.. F., and a brother who came in from Salli- saw yesterday aud were accom- panied back by him, Sid Ander- son, Oscar Lee, P. Fl. Straughn and George Griffiths, who repre- sented the Woodmen and Odd Fellows, and it was expected that his wife, who was visiting rela- tives at Coaldale, this state, at the time of the accident would meet No. ? at Heavner, I. T.. last night and go on 10 Sallisa W, l. IT., where the interment will probably take place this after- noon.
 Mir. Clark was we'll and tavorably known around Mena n q vicinity, he having been a resident of thi, city for several years, and bas been heing on ihe Kansas City Southern for inc last fifteen months.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

home canncrleS, all nicely labeled. The display consisted of apples, peaches and tomatoes.
 J. T. Cotton of Egger was de- clared to be the largest stalk of cotton at the fair.
 ]. w. Edwards won a blue rib bon, but no premium, on cane, showing good whiting.
 w. D. Eskew exhibited toilet cabinet which showed excellent workmanship and attracted much attention.
 The entrles of free hand draw ing by children as we'll as the map work, received much favorable comment.
 Three cheers for the Siloam Springs Band. A better and nicer set of musicians would be hard to fiud.
 The big prize winning pump kin was raised by John N. Cook at his home in this city. II weighed 1S pounds.
 Mir. Carson's brick, "Made ot Mena Earth Without Burning" :" attracted tue attention of the people generally and builders in particular.
 c. M. Judd's cabinet display of kodak work was very fine and was given blue ribbon, but no premium, as 1t was not considered the work of an anetuer.
 Visitors from abroad aie de lighted, our home people also. In fact everybody is delighted, even those who run stands on the grounds, all havlng made money
 The woman's department was most ably managed and the dis plays won unusual praise. The lady workers deserve much credit for their excellent and faithful work.
 c. H. Harris of Ink astonished the 'natives'as we'll as all visitors from abroad with his three stalks of corn. It was planted the first day Of last June and was eighteen feet tall, just tasselling out.
 John F. Hale as a member of the amusement committee, put il
 ood time operating the Edisor
 nd Columbia talking and sing. ug machines, always having ; arge and delighted audience.
 Prof. Rufus J. Nelson, oi Lonoke, who has charge of two # the states experiment farms, pent yesterday in the city at- ending the fair and celebration and taking notes on the fine ex- hibits of fruit and farm products.
 The superinteudent's books show that Glass e." for fruits, had thirteen more entries than last year, and Class G." garden pro- ducts, forty-eieht; Class "F,' culinary, fourteen; Class "E, :" fine arts, two; and others in like ratio except Class IA" which was ten less than last year.
 Among the exhibits which at tracted much attention were sew eral walking canes made by J. F. Hale of this city. These canes are all hand made, highly polish ed and very beautiful. Several of these are iulaid with different kinds of wood. showing very skilled workmanship. He had on display also very fine cabinet which he made for his own use in storing his phonograph records.
 J. B. Mayer, general state agent of the Hollenberg Music company of Little Rock, was in attendance at the fair. having several very fine instruments on exhibition at the pavilion. In speaking of the exhibits of fruit and farm products he stated that he never saw a finer exhibit and was surprised at the productive ness of the soil of this section. He predicts that Mena will some day be large city.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
A CANDIDATE FOR coss
George Tiles, Republican N.
 Some of the Things He Ad,'

Some oi Inc Things He Ad,l
 MT. George Tiles K, Smith, Republican non. Cougrsss for this disl spending d few days in Ml ing i'll the fair. MT. T speaking of his canvass N to be very sanguine of ss the poles in November appealing to the voters orA ness platform and maint ability to serve the peopl than a Democrat could K time. With a Republic gress and a Republican N tration" he says, q would5 such support as would euH to secure the iavora ble coA ton of every measure iA for the interest of my disA
 Mir. Tiles is already aI ing national aid for goodj extension of Free Rural d service Parcels post, iul educational facilities, inl ment of rivers, the estab.il of government expcrimenl tions throughout the distra building of a Soldiers1 which will be open und same conditions to the dl veterans who wore the bA the gray.
 "I shall also urge ups gress' said he 'sthe desirab erecting a public build Mena and at several other in this district. The gove pays in this city S336 per IS rent for the post office. able building which woul )rna ment to the city and .ould be erected for S10,, interest of which sum at | the government now pays latest bond issued would tn an S70O-I am assured [ citizens would gladly do suitable site thus leavil entire appropriation avails the building"
 MT. Tiles is a warm adr President Roosevelt and ( mates him as the greatest world of today.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

l.. Alcorn, substantial citizer of Spiro, is here seeing Mena ane the fair. Mir. Alcorn says ht saw copy of the Stars specia eddition last fall and made up hi, mind then to come and see the place. Now that he is here ht believes the Star pictured Mens as she nearly is and he is looking for chance to buy property fol a home.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
EXCURSION RATES

From Mena to the folov points will be on sale daily J IS, to September Is, to Angeles, San Francisco, Diego-going and returning rect routes, S63.
 Portland, Ore, Tacoma, ,Seal Everette and Belliugham, W. S6o, 90. Spokane, Wash, ,S64
 Helena, Butte, Anaconda, c Falls, Mont $50. 90
 Phoenix, Prescott, and Gl Canyon, Ariz. S5S. Return October 3l, 1900.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Frank De Tar, clerk in the Kansas City postoffire and friend of Judge Prickett, who was asso- ciated with him in the postal de- partment before the Judge came to Mena, is here on a short visit. Mir. De Tar has purchased a quarter section of land in the southern part of tue county and some day expects to come here to live.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Fair Notes.

Dr. Wright made large and fine display of Polk county min erals.
 Golf Bros. X Gamble and A. c. Turner of Cove had several cans of canned fruit as put up by their
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

w. K. Rouse and family lief, this afternoon for Des Moines, la. where they will make theil home. MT. Rouse has been a resident of Meua for several years
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Miss Ella Johns, a typical southern girl, accompanied by Mrs. Zara Holt, daughter oi
 Judge Holt, all of Nashville, were among the fair visitors and were delighted with Meua and the people they met. They re- turned south on No. 3 yesterday.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Buy a Good Mill.

Saw mill for sale. capacity 1000, in good coalition. Cheap for cash or on payment. Write or apply to Daniel Brothers. Wickcs, Ark. *l4z-d2t-w4t
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Miss Ruby Brewer returned yesterday afternoon from visit with relatives at Wilburtou, l. T. She was accompanied by her cousins Earl Louis and Homer Pace, who will visit in the city for several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

John Hilton of Briartown, l. T., an old Polk county citizen, was in the city today celebrating.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Miss Rae Scroggins came up from De Queen last night for a visit with her cousin, Miss Anna Lizzie Lochridge.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Simon Harris of Crowley, La., is here visiting his friend, J. s. Judd and family. MT. Harris ex. presses himself as highly pleased with Mena and will remain dur ing the fair 10 examine the pro- ducts as placed on exhibition.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Roscoe Hooper came in from Kansas City to attend the fair and to see the attractions.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Miss Emma Cecil of Janssen i, in attendance at the fair today.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Miss Susie Baker of Texarkana is here on visit with her broth CTS, Emmett and Dott Baker and cousin, Miss Nora Sale.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

band Of warriOrS was responded to by cheers from the people This order received all ovation at every turn in the line of march which was richly deserved. | was the most strikingly costumet marching order which has evel been seen in Mena and would have been a puize winner at 2 Yelled Prophets or Priests ol Palace parade. The fifty paint ed warriors in very flashy cos tunes including bright feather head dress and tomahawks, eacl mounted and trailing along 1T single file made an impressive spectacle.
 The Farmers Union, severa' hundred strong, also attracted special attention.
 The Speaking.
 After marching to the speakers stand the parade disbanded and Mayor Olney in a short talk outlined the program for the day and at the close of his remarks introduced Governor Davis to the vast audience which had as. sembled about the speakers stand As he came forward with a smile on his face he was loudly cheered and he commenced his talk by stating that lie was glad indeed to again be among his many Polk county friends. Alter paying Mena a high compliment for tho rapid manner in which she ad vanced to the front as one of the leading business centers of the state, and praising her citizens for their push and progressive ness, he launched forth into a discussion of the political issues, both national and state, and for over an hour he was given close attention by the people as he took up and discussed the great evils that have been bro ht about by the formation of the big trusts and combination of capital In the talk on state issues he told of the prosperous condition of the state, how 1t had prospered and developed under Democratic nagement, and appealed to voters to stand by Judge Little for governor and make his ma jority one of the largest ever known in the state. Governor Davis also paid his compliments 10 Rev. ]. G. Adams, Prohibition candidate for governor, and caused an uproar of laughter a nong the people for the manner in which he ridiculed the reverend gentleman.
 At1:30 United States Senator James r. Clarke made an address and for over an hour and a half he was listened 10 attentively by the large crowd. Senator Clarke is very impressive speaker and has faculty of explaining things in a way that can be grasped and easily understood by everyone. This was Senator Clarke's first visit to Mena and Polk county and the favorable impression which he made on the people will prove to be lasting one.
 Amusement Features.
 During the forenoon while tile speaking was going on many of the visitors witnessed m exciting game of base ball between the White Seals of this city and ball team from Poteau. The game proved to be a closely con- tested one, the score standing H. to 10 in favor of the home team.
 In the afternoon at 5 o'clock the crowd was amused with a slde-spliting base ball contest between the carpenters and
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

J. H. Painter of Galveston, Tex, is in the city and may locate here.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
SATURDAY.

c. w. Wright of Alleene was in Mena ,odar.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

K. K. Kennedy and two sons, E. E. and w. D., arrived yester- day afternoon from Conawa, I. T., to attend the park fair and celebration. From here they