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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
PLANS NO INJURY
TO MILK DEALERS

Col w. c. Haskell. Sealer of Weights
and Measures. says that a mlsapprehen-
sion prevails in some quarters regarding
the purpose OF hissoffce to inspect and
stamp milk cans used I'm the transpOr-
tation Of milk and for delivery of milk
in bulk He says it has been complained
to him that II the Sealer Of Weights and
Measures intends to condemn and have
destroyed all cans that are not OF stand
ard capacity, such a course would be
an injustice TO owners Of the cans who
have been at great expense to purchase
them.
Colonel Haskell says no such intention
exists. Inspectors will test all cans IS
10 their capacity. and each can inspect
ed will be officially marked with a
steel die. showing just what the can will
hold. II it * a standard five or ten
gallon can IL Will be so stamped. II
short any fraction OF a gallon. or II
capable OF carrying any amount over
the standard capacity, il Will be so
marked
The inspection of cans is now IN
progress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
RIFLED,,
WOMEN DRUGGED,
DIAMONDS GONE
Preachers Wife and
Guests Chloroformed
by Norfolk Thief.

NORFOLK. Va, June Thieves en-
tered the Iectory of the Rev. DR. W. A
Barr. OF St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
chloroformed the clergyman wife. her
brother. Frank Stringfellow; a young
lady visitor, and her aged aunt. all
sleeping ID Gile house and then rlaed It
of $500 in cash, diamond rings ind val
liable jewelry
This is the fourth time in a compare
lively short period that St. -Luke's rec
tory has been looted.
The rector, the Rev. DR.. W. A. Barr
who has just accepted a call to Lynch
burg, Va, was away attending the an
nual session of the council Of the do
cese Of Southern Virginia, ut stanton.
before going on to Lynchbme today
Rifles Packed Trunk.
Mrs. Barr was in the house with her
brother and the two women guests. Her
plans were TO leave today for Lynch
burg. her future home.
The thieves. who. 81 IS supposed. en-
tered the house some time between 3 and
1 o'clock this morning, drugged the
sleeping occupants while they riffed Mrs.
Bars packed trunk and got away with
$500 In cash just taken out of the bank
yesterday. three valuable diamond rings
and several hundred dollars worth Of
other jewelry which Mrs. Barr had near
her bed.
The only jeWelry saved was that worn
by the young woman occupying the
room with the rectors wife.
A check for $780, the first payment
made by the lessee OF the Barr cottage
at Virginia Beach. was likewise taken.
Church Silver Saved.
Mrs. Barr had only yesterday placed
IN bank vault valuable church silver.
The thieves entered by "a pass key in
the kitchen, and after going through
every room in the house went out
through the front door, leaving this
open.
There is no clue OF any kind.
The family were late IN waking this
morning and when they did so found
themselves supplied from the effects OF
the drug used by the thieves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Church Silver Saved.
TREASURY SURPLUS
$65,499,723 SATURDAY

The surplus IN the United States
Treasury Saturday, the openingof the last
month OF the fiscal year. was $50 4s9. 723.
For may the receipts evceeded the ex-
pendItUres by within a few dollars OF
50. OO0. 600
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
CONFEDERATE ASSOCIATION
PLANS FOR A BUILDING

The Confederate Memorial AssOcia-
ton has been incorporated In this city.
It's purpose is the perpetuation Of the
memory Of the South's civil war heroes
The association proposes TO erect a
building as meeting place for the va
rIous Con1ederate Societies OF The CITY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
ShoqUS The
Difference.

ings are absent from the dome for the
front of the building.
W. Scott Collins. the commissions ar
chitectural expert, showed that the cap
itol commission was lax n It's conduct
In allowing the placing OF 100000 in
the building in tire shape Of trimmings.
The most staggering profits yet adj
Quoted in the inquiry were shown On The
son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
ARREST JOSEPH EVANS
TO TEST FISHING LAW

Joseph Evans was arrested and taken
before The Police Court for what is un-
derstood 20 be a test case Of the new
fishing regulations.
Evans was arrested while fishing with
q seine on the Virginia side OF the river.
IL VIII be claimed thai the District au-
thoriGes had no Jurisdiction ever him.
The case VIII De tried some time next
week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
WAR BALLOON READY
TO GO UP TOMORROW

Unless a heavy rain or strong wind
interferes, the new war balloon Of the
Signal Corps OF the army. which is
hfty-iive feet I'm diameter and with a
gas capacity OF 1900 cubic feet. VIII be
given its trial lift here tomorrow noon
by Capt Charles de F. Chandler, the
aeronautc expert of the csrps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
STRANGLED TO DEATH
IN FILs0F COUGHING

WELLINGTON, Kan, June Mrs.
Nancy NJ. washington, aged seventy
four years. died suddenly, strangling
TO death in a spell Of coughing. Her
husband, recently deceased, was lin
cal descendant OF BushrOd Washington,
half-brother Of the first President
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
ss.6s to Atlantic City and Return,

Baltimore & Ohio. May 81 to June 4.
Valid for return until June 10. and may
be extended to June Is upon payment
trains.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
EASTERN STAR CLUBS TRIP
TO CHESAPEAKE BEACH

The Eastern Star Pleasure Club held
its first outing OF the season at Chesa-
peake Beach Thursday A special car
was chartered for the members or she
club. Haleys Band was engaged -
play on the car. and gave a pleasing
program. The occasion marked the third
anniversary Of the. club
Commencement Days Are Here,
For flowers so to ShafTer. 18th & l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Graduates Will Appreciate

the beautiful Commencement Bouquets
and floral pieces executed by GUIDE. 12lfF.
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$500 to Los Angeles, Cal, and Other

Pacific Coast points and return. via Bal
timore a. Ohio. June s 10 T. Valid for
return until August g. For particulars
consult agents. 14I7 9 ST.. $40 Pa. ave,
and station, y. j. ave. and q.
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e. Ohio r. p Every Saturday and SUM
dav. All trains both ways. both DAYS.
except ROYAL Limited. City Offices l4l7
q ST. and go Penna. ave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Likaiinen,
l21C yd

The best fabric of its
kind for making women's
suits and for Children's
garments. Shown in coll
ors OF red, blue, and
black, vita printings in
ring dot, check, broken
plaidS, and others on
white grounds. Thorough
~ shrunk. Worth l6c
yard, for PFC.
First Floors. Kann,
Sons & Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
PROHIBITION IN OKLAHOMA

That prohibition should be adopted in Oklahoma by majority vote of more than 30,000, as indicated by the dispatches, would seem to point to a condition of mind on the part of the people that will soon go far to put an end to the liquor business as now conducted in this country. It may be claimed that there were brought to bear in Oklahoma influ- ences to strengthen the temperance movement, but on the other hand the voters of the state are made up largely of men from the various Western states, making the vote fairly representative of that which would be cast should the question be put to the people in these other commonwealths.
 A further reason for the belief that general prohibition is close at hand is the fact that in both Ar kansas and Missouri very large majorityl of the counties have adopted local option, and this is true as well of many other Western states.
 It is quite safe to assert that should the question of state prohibi- tion be put to the people of the 
 Southern and Western states, if not of the whole nation, it would result in the general adoption of the law.
 And aside from any harm that may be done by the use of liquor itself, the fact that in almost every city where the saloon exists it allies itself with the more depraved elements of society in the making and breaking and execution of laws is sufficient excuse for the desire of the people to be rid of it.
 And in this country what the ma jority of the people desire they may have simply by organizing and mak- ing their wants known at the polls.
 The people of Oklahoma have taken the first opportunity to do so.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
 A BROKEN CHORD.

Poor mandolin, friend of my lonely
 hours, How oft we wandered in the lonely
 bowers, Thy sweetest notes my soul made e'er
 rejoice, Call'd back to me face, once loved
 voice. Enchanted thus, l dreamed of happy
 days. No solace now: discordant notes it
 plays; Broken are the chords that music
 waketh; Discord brings sorrow, and my heart
 nigh breaketh. Weep not for me, nor mourn my dire
 mischances, Sorrows source of song and gentle
 fancies, Sweet gleam' the flowers when in tears
 they waken. Refreshing showers, when the boughs
 are shaken An, could I feel, or be as have heen, You would not weep OCT this now
 vanished scene. No joy so great as one that's torn
 away. Oh, had l strings, so for you could
 play.
 Marie Elizabeth Lamb.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
Does Farming Pay Near Menal

Please don't answer until you have read the following facts and figures.
 A little over two years ago a man, who, out of modesty requests that his name should not be published but is willing to submit proof unto such as doubt the following state ments, moved here with his family from Johnson county. He bought a 40- acre tract near Mena, to which he added, after paying for the first, another 40 acres. Of these he now has 30 acres under cultivation. part of which is in meadow, to which more attention will be given further on, part is in fruit trees, part in a fine vegetable garden, such as has attracted the attention of all passing by, so that whenever the writer had occasion to describe the location to some, frequently they answered: "Oh, l know where that is; didn't know whose it was, but couldn't help but notice that fine garden of vegetables" Now we could quote here how many hundreds of dozens of sweet corn, how many hundreds of bushels of potatoes, common and sweet, tomatoes, green and matured onions, cabbage, radishes, cucum- bers, lettuce, peas, beans, beets, carrots, turnips and so on he has sold, but suffice to say that it has been in such abundance that no doubt these have furnished great part of the monthly income, which one month was $13S, another $127 and an average of 800 per month WatermelOns alone netted last year $l44 and this year far exceeded that sum. And he didn't sell it all either; the family always sat down to full table of all the delicacies of the garden s production. Yes, there is some left for you. Do you like sour kraut? We'll. five large barrels are ready for sale. Or do you prefer sweets? Good home made molassas is there in good measure. Neither of the two? Well, how about some dairy products? Twelve pounds of butter per week that is butter came also from that place, and same is of such quality. that the party states, if he had 200 pounds per week he could sell it all.
 Remember this butter question. dear reader, as your attention will be called to this at another time.
 The price of butter you know, so you can figure out the amount. Also for his stock of cattle, hogs and poultry, which the latter he has in abundance, ample feed provision is made, for he raises all the necessary corn and oats and his meadow of the native grass furnished twenty-eight large loads of hay. Kindly bear this hay in mind, as it also will be referred to again in special article on what can be done here in the dairy business. Let us not forget the 50 acres yet in timber that fur nish many load of wood at $l.50I per load.
 Now to summary. Besides all the vegetables, meat and fruit for the family. all the feed for the stock
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
NORWOOD FOR ATTORNEY
 GENERAL.

As will be seen in another column, Hal L. Norwood has announced him. self as a candidate for the office of attorney general of Arkansas.
 MT. Norwood is so well known in Mena through his work for the city in the various capacities in which he has served its interests that it would be hard to tell readers of The Star any new thing about him.
 1t may well be said, however, that he has ever been ready to give his time and talents to every movement for the benefit of the city, and his ability as an attorney has enabled him to render especially valuable services that under other conditions would have cost the people much money.
 Aside from the honor that Mena would feel was hers should her es- teemed townsman be chosen to the high office to which he aspires, her people may feel sure that such a choice would but place in Mir. Nor wood's s hands the power to do mol e for the city of his home.
 Further than this it can be truly said that Hal Norwood is one of the best known and most highly respected young citizens of the state of Ar kansas. His brilliant talent as a speaker has caused him to be called to various portions of the state as the principal orator for important celebrations and in every instance he has made friends of all.
 Mir. Norwood has served this dis trict as prosecuting attorney and twice as state senator. Without question he is one of the brainiest men in the legal faternity in Ar kansas. MT. Norwood will surely make strong race.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
STEEL BRIDGE
 SPANS OUACHITA
Judge Prickett Inspected and Accepted Structure Monday Building of Approaches the Occasion of
 Celebration.

Judge Wright Prickett Mon. day inspected and accepted the first bridge to be built in Polk county, that over the Ouachita river on the Cherry Hill road east ot town. This structure is of steel and IS l05 feet in length and has piers of steel casing filled with concrete.
 The approach On this side of the river will be but twenty feet in length, but from the other side will have length of seventy feet.
 The bridge that is being built over Irons Fork, 165 feet in length, will be ready soon. and soon thereafter Judge Prick cit will announce a day ou which the approaches will be built. for which the people of the neighbor. hood have volunteered to furnish from $500 to S400 worth of labor and material.
 The floors are to be of 3-iuch oak.
 The contract price for the piers and steel work of the two bridges IS SS, 200 and Judge Prickett has secured lumber for floors and ap. breaches to the amount of S42O.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
DR.PRICE'S crsenB Baking Powder < The finest in the world
 When ordering ask for Dr. Prices by name e..
 the grocer may forget the kind you are accustomed ,o
A MOVEMENT THAT GROWS
Efforts Made to Bring Germans |.
 Mena Are Bearing Fru;t "

The efforts begun some month. ago by the Rev. George KirscbL. of the German Lutheran church to promote the establishment of a German colony in and ne.r Mena are bearing fruit. Alread, a goodly number have come and bought property, and as each nev family arrives others are brouph, ia touch with Meua.
 A short time ago E. Kluck of Cushing, Okla, was a guest ., Mir. kirschke, and when he re. turned home the report he made caused Messrs. Grotheer, father and son, of that place to come. They are now in Mena and so far like what they have seen and talk of buying homes and briuv. ing with them number of their friends.
 There are also here at this time Messrs. Hohensee and Walk. ner of Western, Neb., who came to investigate conditions with view to locating.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26

the cash income from this 1arm Is $1080, or an average of $50 per month.
 Does farming pay near Mena! 1 Not every one, you say. We'll, It's. too bad that we must admit that to be true. But it's also true, 1t pays in this case and some others. And why3 All work and no play makes JIck a dull boy 'tls true, but too much play and no work makes him duller still. Man, like tool, wears out no quicker that he rusts out. could now describe the earnest, persistent toiling done in this in- stance, but will suffice to sum 1t up in the fullest sense in the old saying: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise"
 Before closing Just few words of another such instance of thrifty ness in farming near Mena. As we omitted the other name by request we'll omit this one too. Let's say what someone else said in con- nection with this name, good old honest German who lives west of town. A man from Oklahoma on being shown and told what eight acres produced under thrifty hands, wonderingly asked: And that is all the ground you make your living on. In return he was questioned as to how much his cash income was from | his large farm in Oklahoma in cot ton, corn and wheat and answered that in good season it brought him yearly income of $500. The man of small acreage, your farmer near Mena, replied: If 1 had no more than a thousand dollars income per year, 1 could not subsist with my large family. In View of these facts sayl Does farming pay near Mena? If yours does not pay, see if your plowshares are rusty, your hands and arms are tender, your rooster forgets to crow early enough in the morning or sets to roost too late at night. Or if it is the case of that farmer, who came to his pastor ask ing him to pray so his unfertile acre might produce a crop and was an swered by him: The condition of your acre is sach that before all 1t needs fertilizer"
 The two gentlemen whose ex- amples are quoted, will pardon me for betraying their secret of success for someone's benefit whose farm ing does not pay-but work and fertilizer" had great deal to do with it.
 And why should be pardoned for this Simply, because it will be good to him who farms and him who depends upon the farnier. Nothing can tend more. to bring about a Greater Mena" than good thrifty farming community.
 As yet many stores ship in from afar vegetables and fruit and our meat markets their supply. Its not difficult to see the reason why. Because as yet there is lack of such that MAKE farming pay near Mena. The Mena Fair proved be- yond a shadow of a duubt that farming can pay near Mena. Let's MAKE it pay so that in the end we will not only have a "Mena Fair" but also Fair Mena." Yours for same, George Kirschke.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT

There seems now to be strong req sons to expect that Governor Folk of Missouri will be sent to the United States Senate when his term as governor shall have expired. To quote there's reason"
 When Joseph W. Folk was elected to the office of prosecuting attorney of St. Louis he was an almost un- known young lawyer. It has been said that those who were responsible for his nomination made light of his words when he said that if he was elected he would enforce all the laws without fear or favor. It was expected that the young man would follow in the footsteps of his predecessors in ignoring violations of laws where such laws were inimi- cal to certain men and elements in his party.
 But Folk kept his word. He also kept inviolate the oath he took when assuming the duties of his office. Every threat of political and finan- cial ruin-of his life-were ignored, and the results are matters of his- tory.
 But the history is not completed. Joe Folks election to the governor ship of his state by the votes of men of all parties in spite of bitter fight made upon him by corrupt men of his own party demonstrated that in this age men love a man who docs things" even more than their party affiliations.
 The lesson of all this is that it is the desire of the people that men in whose hands they place the power of administration should have suff- cient strength of character to ad- minister the laws regardless of friend or foe. The time is no more when man can advance his political aspirations by catering to big or little vioIators of law with the end in view of holding their votes and in-
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
THE GRAND AND PETIT JURORS
List of Those Selected for Next Term
 of Circuit Court.

The following is list of the names of the grand and petit jurors and their alternates, who have been selected to serve at the coming term of the Polk county circuit court:
 GRAND JURY. G. w. Petty, Mena Special. J. H. Sharp, Mena Special. George Pettitt, Mena Special. Jack Winton, Cedar township. Fernando Sellers, Eagle township. Joe Bohem, Ouachita township. $ Lewis Nichols, Gap Springs town hip. W. H. Littlepage, Faulkner township. James Allen, Cove township. - J. B. Dilbeck, Mountain township. A. Affholter, White township. J. l. Ingle, White township. David Daniel, Ozark township. W. E. Murray, Potter township. James Maggard, Freedom township. Samuel Evins, Eagle Gap township.
 ALTERNATIVES. Jack Embry, Jr,, Ouachita township. s. l. Brooks, Cove township. w. M. Philpot, Mountain township. Rube Hays, White township. w. H. Bland, Ozark township. Stephen Bates, Big Fork township. Fred Embry, Fulton township. l. J. Steele, Center township.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-26
TnE CANNING FACTORY

The Star gives much space in this issue to the question now before the people of Polk county of securing a vinegar and canning factory. It seems almost impossible that any community could need such an in. stitution more than this, where there are so many thousands of dollars lost to the people each year through the waste of fruit that cannot be shipped, either from lack of quality or because of it's perishable nature.
 In addition to this feature the enterprise will add largely to the number of people who can be em- ployed and will therefore increase both the population and business of Mena.
 The proposal made by Mr. Shuey through Mir. Schermerhorn, as printed in full in another place, is so plain in its terms that there seems no chance for any misunder- standing, and it seems so entirely fair that it will probably find no opposition.
 The Polk County Horticultural will have done much for it's members, for Polk county and for Mena if it succeeds in bringing this matter to a successful ending and the organization is taking hold as though it intended to take no chance of defeat.