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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
SIR THOMAS ESM0NDE
DECLINES REELECTION
Wexford Denounces Actions Of Ma
tlonaI Party-Adhere to Sim
Feln Society


BY Associated Press.
ARKLOW, Ireland, Aug. 5.-Sir Thomas
Henry Grattan Esmonde. who recently
resigned his seat in parliament for North
Wexford, after he had declared himself
in favor Of the Sim Fem society, has an
nounced that he will not stand for re-
election, as he is tired of public life after
twenty-five years of service.
He declares also that he has great hope
of the Sim Fem movement and reiterates
his adherence to the policy of the society.
He says he believes the Nationalist party
has wrought no good to the country and
that 1t has incurred election expenses in
America and Australia, amounting to
over 1000 a year. which might he more
proftanly spent at home in starting and
supporting Irish industries.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Los Angeles citizens of all political
persuasions stand with Mayor Harper
in his refusal to accept the resignation
of Nathan Cole, jr. from the police
commission. Business men realize the
necessity of a man of Mr.. Coles expert
ence and excellent judgment on that
honorable board. Commercial duties
are doubtless pressing, but as matter
of civic duty Mr.. Cole should remain in
the office where his services are so
valuable and necessary to the welfare
of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
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ANNOUNCEMENT

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which owns and publishes The Los ..
Angeles Daily Herald. has recent =.
~ been purchased from the former !
owners by parties who have no j
connection with any other news !
paper in Los Angeles, and who :,
have taken over and own and j
control ABSOLUTELY and IN :;
DIVIDUALLY. and NOT AS :.
TRUSTEES. every share Of the !.
Issued and outstanding capital :,
stock OF the corporation. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Chicago and New York are running a
race in daily records of crimes. Five
frigthful tragedies were enacted in the
Illinois metropolis yesterday. New
York's saturnalia of horrors is rounded
out by stories of more deadly assaults
on women and children. Reports Of aw-
full heat in the east always carry con-
comitant accounts of murder and sui
eide
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Ii we cannot sell the filthy and
archaic city Jail or get new one, why
not hold evening sessions of the police
court, and SO save many men and
women from a night of misery and con-
tamination?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

and accords with public opinion in this
end of the state.
incidentally it may be stated that the
district attorney Of Los Angeles county
will prosecute the woman in the Cor
we'll case to the full extent of his power,
giving all his talents to a fair interpre-
tation of the law as 1t is on the statute
books
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

A Chicago professor says seagulls
can talk. Probably the birds have been
quilting him, but if they really can talk
they ought to be able to answer the
old query, What are the wild waves
saying?"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

board cruisers, and the remainder at
Algiers aboard transports.
LOS PALMOS Canary Island, Aug. 8.
The Spanish cruiser Don Alvaro de
Bazan sailed today for Casa Blanca.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 5.-The British
armored cruiser Antrim sailed for Casa
Blanca today to watch over the British
interests at that port.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Now that the city council has chosen
it's charter revision delegates 1t be-
hooves the commercial and civic bodies
which have been invited to do likewise.
Every good citizen should watch this
movement carefully so as to intelli-
gently join in the discussion later. 1t
is everybody's affair.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Apparently Pop" Blanchard neglected
to vote for himself as a. member of
the committee on charter revision. He
received eight votes and was second
choice to Councilman Wallace, who
polled all nine and whom an evening
paper consequently calls the most
popular" member of the council. Pop"
must feel grieved.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Another punitive expedition starts for
Fee. Chances are one to infinity when
the smoke Of burned villages clears
away Raisuli will be contentedly drink
ing his soothing beverages in the fast
ness of his mountain retreat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Archbold complains because Commits
sioner of Corporations Smith did not go
to Standard headuarters for informa-
ton. Picture that worthy official stand
ing hat in hand in the corridors at 26
Broadway waiting for the real inside
information the octopus underlings
hand out so freely.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

The Standard Oil company denies
that it will advance prices SO as to
make the consumer pay the fine. How
ever. no stock assessment has been
levied as yet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Pennsylvania Democrats have adopted
for their slogan the commandment,
Thou shalt not steal" Wonder if that
will get them anything-in Pennsyl-
vania.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Another Southern California girl has
annexed a British tennis championship.
The victor is Miss Elizabeth Ryan of
Santa Monica, who won at Vancouver,
B. c. Pretty soon there won't be,
enough titles left to go round.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Korean delegates to the peace con-
ference are returning to their homes
via the United States. With daily re-
ports of the streets Of Seoul running
red with the blood of unarmed and inno-
cent men and women, American news
papers will carry some sad reading for
the oriental ENJOYS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Scientists declare Rameses II didn't
erect all of the buildings which bear
his name. Nice prospect this for An
drew Carnegie. Perhaps they'll say
the same thing about him some 1000
years hence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Lightning struck a Detroit church the
other day while a marriage service was
being performed. The bride, however,
was not so much shocked as she will be
the first time hubby rolls in at a. m,
after sitting up with a sick friend.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
Irish Strike Situation Grave

By Associated Press.
BELFAST, Aug. 5.-The strike situation
is again grave. The efforts made to settle
the carriers dispute have failed and all
negotiations on the subject have been
broken off. The carriers declare they will
fight to a finish. The coal mems dispute
has again broken out, involving two i'm
portant firms.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Richard Mansfield is said to be suf-
fering from nervous prostration, but it
wasn't caused by some one slapping
him on the back.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

The king of Siam is said to have
spent S2,5OO,OOO for gems since he began
his European tour. Now if his majesty
could only be induced to come TO Los
Angeles and snap up a few Of those
Jewels of bargains advertised by the
real estate men!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Who assaulted Mr.. William Patterson
is yet moot point in history, but the
law of compensation allows US to know
who hit Standard Oil all right. Up
to-date chronology now has new
epochaI mark, to wit, The year Lands
landed on the octopus"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Last nights awful tragedy at Long
Beach should serve as a warning to
passengers against trying TO leave cars
while they are moving. One life was
sacrificed to the impulse to leap from
speeding electric. Wait till the car
stops
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

THE tariff" Republicans say. should
be revised only by its friends" All
right, only II they don't hurry up
there win be no friends left to attend
to the revision
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Secretary Taft arose in street car
the other day and gave his seat to three
women, each of whom had her husband
with her. This is taking an undue adj
vantage of the other candidates who
are not equipped to conduct their cam
paign on so liberal basis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

Mayor Taylor's board Of supervisors
met yesterday in San Francisco and
transacted more business in the inter-
est of the city than the boodlers were
wont to do in a month. The slogan
what can we do?" has supplanted the
boodlers' cry what can we get?"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

New York is experiencing carnival
of crime" and Chicago is becoming real
jealous.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
MEET IN HANNIBAL NEXT.
Missouri Federation of Labor in Ses- sion at Sedalia Adjourns--
 New Officers.

Sedalia, Mo, Sept. 21.-The six teenth annual convention of the Mis- souri Federation of Labor adjourned late Thursday afternoon. Hannibal was selected as the place for the meeting next year. The following officers were elected President, Thomas J. Sheri- dan, Joplin; first vice president, Char les w. Wilkerson, Springfield; second vice president, c. B. Dysart, Moberly; third vice president, Frank H. Kruse, Sedalia; secretary-treasurer, J. T. Smith, Kansas City; statistician, John J. Pfeffer, Kansas City. Legislative board: Edward McGarry, Novinger, chairman; E. E. Johnson, St. Louis, and Charles w. Fear. Kansas City. Delegate to the American Federation of Labor convention in Norfolk, Va., November 12, E. T. Behrens, Sedalia. Fraternal delegate to Kansas State Federation in Pittsburg, the second Monday in August, 1908. Charles Sum ner. Kansas City. An additional s45 was raised for the striking telegraph CTS.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
MONEY IN EGGS AND CHICKENS.
Becoming Prominent Industry Along
 the K. (. s. In Western Arkansas.

Siloam Springs, Sept. 19.-An idea of the magnitude of the poultry and egg industry along the Kansas City Southera rail- road, comprising in the main the two northwestern Arkansas counties of Benton and Washing ton, with Newton county in the extreme southwestern portion of Missouri, may be gained by a knowledge of the results of J. E. Bratt's poultry house at this place, which does jobbing busi. ness in poultry and eggs.
 December l last MT. Bratt went to New Orleans and established 2 market there for these products from northwest Arkansas, as it would largely expand the mar kets available for this section. The move has proved wise one. Since December 1 last 40 car loads of eggs and poultry have been shipped by MT. Bratt to New Orleans. The value of these products IS $S0,000.
 Since January l, 1903, Mir. Bratt has handled 300 cars oi poultry and eggs, worth the handsome total of S600,000. Oi this product Siloam Springs has furnished more than any other point on the Kansas City South. ern.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
HOLDS MOSTG O|L STOCK
John D. Rockefeller Owns Standard Shares to the Value of
 $10o,00o, ,ooo.
ANOTHER AGREEMENT IN EVIDENCE
Pittsburg Independents Were to Be Furnished Crude Oil on Condition That Refined Output Should Be Turned Over to Standard for Export Chicago University a stockholder

New York, Sept. 21.-A record of the present stockholders of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, part of which was placed in evidence Friday in the federal suit against the oil com bine, disclosed that John D. Rocke- feller owns 247,642 shares of stock. and that his holdings are almost five times larger than the shareholdings of any other individual interest. The record shows though, that since the dissolution of the liquidating trust Mir. Rockefeller has disposed of nearly 10000 shares of his holdings. Based on the present market value of $40 for Standard oil stock, MT. Rockefel- lers interest in the company is valued at about $l09.oO0,000
 Mir. Kellogg succeeded in getting up- on the record Friday evidence which tended to show that the Standard Oil company had made an agreement to furnish certain independent companies in and about Pittsburg with crude oil on condition that their output of oil refined for exporting purposes should be turned over to the export depart ment of the Standard Oil company. It was also brought out that the Univer- sity of Chicago owns 5000 shares of the Standard oil stock.
 Accountants for the government are still engaged on the records of the liquidating trustees and ledgers ob- tair,cd from the Standard Oil company, aud while the examination has not been fully completed, it was said that the books show that since 1882 to the present time the oil combine has earned between $500, ,o00. .000 and ss00,- 100000. It is expected that next week the exact figures will be produced in court.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
Forty Dead in Mexican Wreck.

Fl Paso, Tex, Sept. 21.--Late ad- vices show that 40 persons were killed and 34 injured in the collision between the south bound Fl Paso express and a north bound freight on the Mexican Central road Thursday at Encarna- cion De Dios. 50 kilometeres south of Auguas Calientes. All the killed and in jured. except Engineer Mcfarland of the passenger train, are Mexicans who were in the day coaches, which were filled with people returning home from the national fiestas. The trains met on a curve. The freight crew who are charged with having disregarded or ders, have disappeared and are trying to escape from the country, it is said.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
WILL SOON BE COMPLETED.
Contracts Let for Glass in M. E Church, South Memorial Windows.

The work on the new M. k. Church, South, building od the corner of Port Arthur and Ninth, is moving along as rapidly as possible and 1t is now only a question of short tune when it will be completed.
 The contract for the glass to be used in the windows and doors was let yesterday.
 There will be several memorial windows placed in the building. Among which will be one placed over the choir's stand in honor Dr. K. D. c. Dodd, who died sew eral months ago. One has also been ordered iu honor of the Rev. w. Fred Long, state secretary of the Arkansas Sunday School As sociation and his wife Mrs. Long. It has already been ordered and the inscription thereon will be as follows: ''Mrs. and Rev. w. Fred Long, State Sunday School Asso- ciation." When received 1t will be placed in the Sunday School room.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
CAME HERE FROM OHIO.
Messrs. Phelps and Burns Investiga-
 ting Resources of This Section.

H. Warren Phelps aud James Burns, both Of Columbus, O.. are in Mena with a view to finding locations for a number of people of that city who contemplate coming here to establish homes.
 Mir. Phelps has for nearly two years been carrying on a corres- pondence with Polk county peo- pie regarding this section and some of his letters have appeared in The Star.
 The gentlemen express them selves as greatly surprised at both Mena and the country adjacent. They will spend a week or more in close investigation before re- turning so that they may give to their friends full aud intelligent idea of what they have seen here.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
BACK FROM THE
 SLATE FIELDS
The Government Geological Surveying Party Came in After Making Ex- tensive Investigations Found
 Lots of Slate.

Civil Engineer K. D. Mesler, who has been first assistant to Prof. A. II. Purdue in the work of making a geological survey of the slate fields east of Meua for the state and United States joint ly, came in from the field Friday night with the surveying outfit and several other members of the party. Prof. Purdue returned to his duties in the State University at Fayetteville 5y way of Hot Springs couple of days ago.
 These geological surveyors have been working in the slate fields for nearly four months and have made very careful examin- ation of all the principla deposits between Mena and Black Springs. They also worked some on de- posits east of Black Springs several miles.
 There were none of the mem- bers of the party who would talk of the results of their investiga tons pending the report which will be made by Prof. Purdue.
 This report will be very ex tcnsive and complete but 1t will necessarily be many months be- fore it can be prepared and pub lished in book form. The only expression Mir. Mesler would make was that they found great quantities of good slate.
 The camp outfit will be stored in this city. Mir. Mesler and the other members of the party left for Fayetteville that afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
 THE PRESIDENTS PLANS.
immediately Following His Missis- sippi Trip He Proposes to Take
 Real Vacation.

Oyster Bay, $ pt. 21.-Far from tho scene O. official routine President Roosevelt will enjoy IT days in camp in Louisiana. This is to be the near est approach to genuine vacation that the president has allowed himseH. Though nominally on his vacation at Oyster Bay this summer, there have been but few hours in which official business has not intruded. President Roosevelt will pitch his camp In the northeastern corner of Louisiana, on or about October B. The exact spot is yet to be determined. The plans provide for . camping trip but every one who knows northeastern Louisiana knows that the cane brakes shelter game worthy of huntsman of presidential calibre. While the de- tails of the trip have not been thor oughry worked out, the main features were announced by Secretary Loeb Thursday. The president will leave Oyster Bay for Washington next Wednesday and on the following Sun day will start on his western and southern speech-making tour. Al
 Memphis, Tenn, on October {, tho speechmaking programme will be in- terrupted and the president will start for the camping grounds. He will break camp on october 21. going di. rectly to vicksburg, Miss, to make his promised speech there. The return ts Washington will immediately after be begun, and the White House will be reached on the afternoon of Oc- tober g.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
A BAD DAY FOR GLASS.
Medicine Bottles and Plate Glass
 Smashed in Fights.

Just after noon Saturday, Alb Smith entered the Vandiver drug store looking for Dr. w. c. Van- diver, claiming, so 1t is said, that the doctor had written a letter giving details of fight in which Smith was involved some time ago, and which ke claimed had cost him his job.
 Not finding Dr. Vandiver in, Smith is said to have started trouble with pr. J. c. Mccoy, who was iu charge of the store. The doctor is said to have used druggists bottles ih alopathic doses in the attempt to care Smith of his disposition to make trouble. The officers are said to have gone to place Smith under arrest.
 At about the same time Ed Walker and stranger became ia a fight in front of Sam Callovay's saloon. The stranger IS said to have knocked Walker almost through a $50 plate glass window, when John Walker, brother, came to the rescue and the two brothers are said to have gotten the stranger down and given him severe beat ing before officers stopped the fight and arrested Ed Walker and the stranger. The former was released on bond and the latter put in the lookup.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26

New York, Sept. 21.--Various repre- sentative business organizations of the country will have delegates present at the conference on the proposed new uniform bill of lading to be held Tn AL lantic City on Monday next. The op- feet is to discuss the best form for nationally uniform bill of lading to pre- vent the losses occassioned to bankers and other business men through lend ing money on or receipting for mer- chandise shipped with defective lad ing bill
 George w. Neville, chairman of the bill of lading committee of the New York Cotton Exchange, said Friday that heretofore business has been done with all agricultural products as well as a majority of manufactures on the integrity of bills of lading and on the assumption that the railroads were re- sponsible for such bills when signed by their agents.
 "The investigation conducted by the bill of lading commission of the Ameri- can Bankers association, and the de cisions of the various state courts pub lished in the report of this committee have caused great deal of concern among merchants. The importers Of cotton in Liverpool, Bremen and Havre, and the foreign bankers who buy the exchange which facilitates the handling of the American crops, held meeting in Liverpool recently and vigorous protests were forwarded to the New York cotton exchange by the Liverpool cotton association against the methods in use by railroads and steamship agents in this country in signing bills of lading.
 With view of setting the differ ences existing between the shipper and the railroad company regarding the conditions of bills of lading, the interstate commerce commission In a semi-offlcial way authorized the car riers associations and the shippers as sociation to formulate an order bill of lading which should be used as a model for all carriers in the United States to adopt. This bill of lading will be submitted to the interstate commerce commission October IS. While it Is an improvement over that now in use, it by no means gives pro tection to the innocent third party who buys the bill of lading when he pays a draft with bill of lading attached, and as the bill of lading committee of the bankers association have put in a substitute for the joint committed s bill of lading, the commercial ex- changes of this city and the south are preparing to be represented at the meeting in Washington on October Is, and request that the uniform bill of lading be so drafted as to give abso- lute protection to the innocent third party. viz: the purchaser of the goods covered by the bill of lading."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
Loeb Wouldn't Talk.

Oyster Bay. N. r., Sept. 21.-Wheth- CT the striking telegraphers have ap- pealed to President Roosevelt to ar bitrate the questions involved in the strike could not be ascertained at the presidents offices Friday. Secretary Loeb declined either to affirm or deny the report published that Percy Thom as. deputy vice president of the Com mercial Telegraphers Union and Dan iel L. Russell. former president of the New York City local union, had visited the president at Sagamore Hill on Wednesday and talked with him for TWO hours. Mir. Loeb would say noth- Ing whatever about the report
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
Resolutions.

We, your committee on resolu- tions beg to submit the follow ing:
 Whereas, The delegates of the association have been enjoying the hospitality of the good peo- pie of Janssen;
 Resolved, That we feel our great obligations to Brother Crowder, pastor of this church. for bis faithful and efficient work in providing us entertainment among so hospitable a people, and to the people of Jaussen who have assisted in thus work, and, be it further
 Resolved, That we highly ap- preciate the service of our presi- dent, Brother Anderson. for his excellent achievements in our work over the county, and to our visiting friends and workers, Brother Holiday of Philadelphia, and Brother Owen of Texarkana, and, be it further
 Resolved, That we are more and more indebted to our Brother Long, state secretary, for his smiles and Godly counsel in this, our third county convention,
 Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished each of the county papers and the Sunday School Herald for publication, and be spread upon the minutes of this meeting.
 J. D. Henderson
 J. C. Mckee,
 Esther Hoge.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
Nurse. Bride and Widow.

New York. Sept 19.--To have been nurse and bride and a widow, all within few hours, is the unusual ex perience of Mrs. Alfred Adler of this city. Mir. Adler was wealthy Broad. way glove manufacturer. He was talk en with typhoid fever on his way back from trip through Yellowstone park with his fiance, who was Miss Johanna M D. Hartung of this city and a party of friends. On his being taken to Mount Sinai hospital Miss Hartung, to whom he had been engaged eight years. became his nurse. He sec cumbed to the disease, but before his death he and Miss Hartung were mar ried. The wedding took place at 6:30 o'clock in the morning and he expired at 10 o'clock For three nights pre- vious to his death Miss Hartung did not leave his bedside.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
A nnok strlke settlad-

Galveston, Tex. Sept 21.-The strike of the Southern Pacific dock workers ended Thursday. The steam. sh:p company had 250 negroes at work on the wharves and was bringing in n.ore daily. The strikers saw they soaldbe replaced by colored labor and d the solicitation of the citizens com. urtee decided to work at the old scale of wages. The company made some minor concessions, but the wage scale remains unchanged. 80 to 45 cents per kouR