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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-15
REHABILITATION,

a. S. CAMPBELL
Stock Broker. 2l6 ID. y. walker Block.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-15
BAR SILVER.

London, Jan. 15.-Bar silver closed firm
SlAd per ounce.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-15
WOOL.
ST. LOUIS.

St Louis, Jan. 15.--wooi. steady. Ter
ritory and western mediums, 2SQ2s; fine
mediums, 1sd2l; fine, 14Gl7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-15

Victor--5Q0 at 1914
Mountain Lake---i0O at 49, seller
60 100 at 90; 100 at 81; 2.200 at go;
200 ut 90, buyer 80
Yankee onsolIdated--s00 at 40;
500 al 43. seller so.
OPEN BOARD.
AiaN--1.O00 Mt 80.
Little Chlef---1.5 500 at 1879.
Lower Mammoth---l00 at $50: 500
at 1852 u; 100 at 1.sb. 800 at 1.S7 "a;
1,i0G al 100.
May Day--500 at "a.
Nevada Fairview---400 at 271s
South Columbus-2.9 900 at 65; 100
at 60.
Star consolldated--SOO at 10; 500
at 20; 500 at 81.
REHABILITATION
Shares. Value.
Regular call st7.0SS.00
open board 23,100 16.102.50
Forenoon totals. .3s.745 s33.190.5O
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17

troubles are handled and disputes settled by an Arbitration Court, from which we quote the following:
 The girls in- match factory came before the court asking for an increase in wages. The proprietor said he could not pay what they wanted. that his enterprise was in it's infancy, and to increase wages would ruin it. The court heard the evidence on both sides, studied the financial condition of the business and the cost of living in the city, and then the judge said to the proprie- tor: It is impossible for these girls to live decently and healthfully on the wages that you are now paying. 1t IS of the utmost importance, not only to them but to tn state, that they should have decent, whole some, healthful conditions of life. The souls and bodies of the young women of New Zealand are of more importance than your profits, and if you cant pay living wages 1t will be better for the community for you to close your factory. It would be bet ter to send the whole match industry to the bottom of the ocean and go back to fiints and firesticks than to drive young girls into the gutter. My award is that you pay what they ask The man protested and grumbled, but he obeyed the order. He did not close his factory, and his business continued to prosper.
 The judges little speech em- bodies both the underlying principle of all New zealand's progressive legislation and the spirit in which it is administered the welfare of the worker is of more importance than the profits of the employer. And therein IS complete overturn of all our worldwide and time-old convic- tions, methods and ideals. Any civilization which holds to that con viction and enforces it with all the enginery of it's government is new thing under the sun. For it is a civilization that is based, not on commercial success and greatness, but on humanity"
 What blessing it would be if these principles could prevail in the United States. and the well being of toilers be considered of more import ance than the success of monopolistic enterprises.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
WILL COTE SOr1E DAY,
 WHEN?

Never in the history of this coun- try was there such an imitation of prices and credits as at this time and there are those who fear cores ponding depression unless some leg islative action can be SC: ured to prevent it.
 The Kansas City Star has the fol- lowing on this question;
 That industrial depression must follow the present abnormal specu- lations in Wall Street seems to be the opinion of students of finance generally, the only question being when the cricis will come. Two opinions worthy of deep considera- tion are those of Prof, Laughlin of Chicago University and Mir. Stuy- vesant Fish. Prof. Laughlin says:
 There seems to be no immediate evidences of cricis in the very near future. But no reform of our cur rency, no combination of large financial interests, will prevent the inevitable over-expansion in due course of time, which must finally be followed by liquidation. Even now the materials for over-conf- dence may be gathering. The spec ulation in real estate, which is usually the latest phenomenon of a high range of prices. is already more or less apparent
 "NIr. Fish declares:
 In point of time great. industrial crisis is due, and there are many indications of its being imminent among these indications being the dearness of money because of high prices, waste of capital and de creased efficiency of labor; absorr- tion in Wall Street speculation of an undue proportion of the country $ capital, and growing distrust by the people of methods prevalent in the investment markets.
 ''It may not be too late for the country to guard against a serious reaction. Congress Is in session and the matter of over-capitallzation has been placed before it. At least, proper legislation now would pro- tect the country in the future against speculative carnivals such as have brought the present menace. ''
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17

with deep regret. I went to Chicago. I sec that the Saturday Evening Post this week says l was once a clairyoyaut. But the only second sight l ever had was to see that Kansas City was des- tined to become one of the great est cities of this country. got into the insurance business and devised a policy which provided for the payment of the original sum in installmeuts. This has been adopted by many of the big insurarcs companies and l sold the scheme on royalties. l was sent to Hartford by the Travellers and made assistant superintend- ent of agencies. At 27 had an income of Sl0,000 a year.
 ''But all the time the kausas City microbe was iu my system. resigned my position and came here with S2O, GOO which I had saved and began to build the rail- roads. The rest you know. ] built the Kansas City Suburban Belt the first thing. The kan- sas City Southern came next and now the Kansas City. Mexico X Orient. l almost forgot to tell about my patent medicine ex- perience. was pitent medicine promoter during one of my periods of existence. l was given third interest in the bushes of making what was called Still well'> Specific. l forget what It would cure. The first thing de- vised was coat of arms, bear and 4ion rampant, holding up a bottle of the specific. Under heath was the legend You can't bear to be without 1t and you're lion if you say you can
 II went to Peoria, H., and kept the streets clean for some weeks with band of darkies, not failing to advertise the fact that these streets were kept clean by Stilwell's Specific. But got out of that long time ago.
 My greatest pride is the knowledge that l am advertising Kansas City. l have built three roads, and all of them have the Il me of Kansas City. If I build fifteen, they will all have that uame. The three l have built are the only ones entering this city that bear its name"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
A. E. STILWELL'S LIFE.
A Born Advertiser and Promoter Newspaper and Insurance Man and
 Builder of Railroads.

From Kansas City Journal
 No wonder A. E. Stilwcll is the tremendously successful promo ter that he is. He was born an advertising man. At least he got his start that way and under varying forms he has kept at 1t ever since he was fifteen years old, until today he is still adver- Using Kansas City more exteu- s,vely perhaps than any other man in the city.
 But Mir. S,ilwell's story as he told it is vastly more interesting than any transcription could be.
 "I feel special pleasure in addressing the Kansas City Ad Club" he said, "because the ficst business in which l ever engaged was au advertising scheme. When I was fifteen years old l had to get out and aud hustle for myself. l got up the first patent 1 insides ever used in this country, and my first venture was a pubi. cation simultaneously in Buffalo, Rochester, Washington, Elmira, aud one or two other towns. I cleaned up $l, 200 in the deal. Theu l got up what l called the Centenial Advertiser, and when still less than sixteen years old I cleared between S2, 000 and s. 900 on the deal.
 "Theu l devised a card adver- tisiug scheme. l would give a man 1000 of bis own cards for S4. SO, but would advertise nine other men ou the back, so that each one got his business adver- tised on 5000 cards for St 50. applied the same idea to letter heads and advertised each man on 2o.O00 fir $S.50 From this business l graduated into drum mer for stationery house and ! worked through the South. In those days the southern roads had no time tables. got up ,ili time table and got passes on all the roads. I advertised 10 els and got my hotel bills p i'd that way. all the tune drumming for my stationery houses.
 I heard of Kansas City and came here. l bought a printing
 ,u iit down in a cellar in the West bottoms. wLere had to set type standing on a box when there was high water. intro iuced hotel menus and also intro { duo d the first photogravures 1 eyer brought to the west. Then l got sick with typhoid fever that was before l became Christian Scientist and had to giys uP Kansas City, though
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
A GOOD EDUCATOR"

Mir. E. H. Hartman is undoubted- ly the leading railroad man in the United States today, and also, owing to some of his questionable methods, the most unpopular. Recently he made about fifty millions at one stroke in railroad manipulation. Originally a stock-broker, he has be- come one of those Wall Street ope- rators who get control of big things, not by deserving them through years of mastering the busi- ness. but by sudden fete of finan- cial jugglery. Mr. Hartman, more than anyone else. is educating public opinion in favor of government ownership of the railways. - Human Life.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
WHAT TIGHT HAVE BEEN

If Harry Thaw's mother had made him get up in the morning and milk the COW and curry the horse before breakfast, remarks the Jewel Re publican, and then saw wood awhile after he came home from school. he would probably have grown up into a useful citizen instead of high
 roller, and she would not be putting up a half million dollars to defend him against the charge of murder. If boy who isn't taught to work doesn't go to the devil it isn't the fault of his parents. Kansas Topics.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
Women Who Wear Well.

It is astonishing how great change a few years of married life often make in the appearance and disposition oi many women. The freshness, the charm, the brilliance vanish like the bloom from a flower which is rudely handled. The matron is only dim shadow, faint echo of the charming maiden. Few young women appreciate the shock of the system through the change which comes with marriage and motherhood. Many neglect to deal with the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak nesses which too often come with mar riage and motherhood, not understand ing that this secret drain is rebbing the cheek of it's freshness and the form oi it's fairness.
 As surely as the general health suffers when there is Arrangement of the health of the delicate womanly organs, SO surely when these organs are established in health the face and form at once witness to the fact in renewed comeliness. More than million women have found health and happiness in the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Itmakes weak women strong and sick women we'll Ingredients on label-contains no alcohol or harmful habit-forming drugs. It is made wholly of those native, American, medicinal roots most highly recommended by leading med ical authorities of all the several schools of practice for the cure of woman 8 peculiar ailments.
 For nursing mothers, or for those broken-down in health by too frequent bearing of children, also for the expect ant mothers, to prepare the system for the coming of baby and make it's ad- vent easy and almost painless, there is no medicine quite so good as vFavorite Prescription.D It can do no harm in aHy condition 0f the system It is most potent inyigorating tonic and strengthening nervine, nicely adapted to woman's delicate system by phy- sician of large experience in the treat ment of woman's peculiar ailments.
 Bad Symptoms. The woman who has periodical headaches, backache, sees imaginary dark spots or specks floating or dancing before her eyes, has gnawing distress or heavy full feeling in stomach, faint spells, dragging-down feeling in lower abdominal or pelvic region, easily startled or excited, irregular or painful periods, with or without pelvic catarrh, is suffering from weaknesses and de rangements that should have early at- tention. Not all of above symptoms are likely to be present in any case at one time.
 Neglected or badly treated and such cases often run into maladies which de- mand the surgeons knife if they do not result fatally.
 No medicine extant has such a long and numerous record of cures In sncii cases as Dr. Pierce's TaV0Tife prescTip- ton No medicine has such strong professional indorsemeut Of each of it's several ingredients worth more than any number of ordinary non-profes- slonal testimonials. The very best in- gradients known to medical science for the cure of woman's peculiar ailments enter into it's composition. No alcohol,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17

well known as a lawyer in Kansas and neighboring states.
 David Overmyer's political life was rather a stormy one. He was in the legislature that adopted the prohibi- ton amendment to the constitution and the latter years of his life were spent in almost constantly fighting for resuDmissien. He came from In diana in 1876 In 1882 he. was elected to the legislature from To peka and took part in supporting the Vance prohibition law In 1885 he was again in the legislature and in that session was just as vigorous in fighting for resubmision.
 Mir. Oyermyer also opposed what was then known as the grand jury bill because, in his opinion, he said at the time, 1t was merery measure to give the authorities greater power in enforcing the prohibition law"
 In 1890 he supported Robinson, the democratic candidate for governor, who ran on a resubmission platform, In 1892 he supported Lewelling, who was fusion candidate, and he was largely instrumental in electrng Lew cling to office. MT Overmyer re- ceived the democratic nomination. for governor in 1894, but was de- feated by Gov. Morrill,.
 MT. Overmyer did not appear again in public fife until last spring, when he was made the democratic nomh nee for attorney general. He accept ed this nomination under protest.
 There were few men in Kansas more fore full on the stump or be
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17

lore any sort of public audience than David Overmyer. Possessed with wonderful physique and an ex- traordinarily resonant voice, with more dramatic ability than the aver age speaker, MT. overmyer was a power in swaying the people 10 whom he spoke. He. was practically inc sole author of the platform adopted at the last democratic con yention. and was made chairman oi the committee on resolutions.
 David Overmyer was strong in ms uEes and dislikes, but his friends Tar outnumbered his enemies. He was considered irascible at times put few persons took exceptions to that saving. that's just old Dave"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO.
People Now in Cities Would Be Better Off if Located on Cheap Lands in
 Southwest.

Editor Mena Star:
 It is a Tact that there are many people residing in cities of the middle west states and upon farms and in villages who would be glad to exchange homes and go to some new country, did they know just where to go.
 There IS a buga boo feeling with many of the friends and relatives of these people, that there would be great hardships to be endured ia new countries.
 The hardships are right here where hard work and long days are endured in order to eke out d poor living after paying high rentals for small houses in which to half live. Clear, healthy, free air is preferable to close quarters and impure air.
 When those who can go will start out and then send back word about the great advantages in the New West, there will be help for those who cannot go without and.
 My observations here compel me 10 say that there are thousands of people iu the cities east, west, south and north who would be far better off were they situat, d on some of .hc ] 'w-priced western lands. But who will start those people to the lands winch will, with the right kind of energy, bring good livlug and happiness to them.
 Several people, who are not suffering tor bread. are making the necessary arrangements to investigate the situation and con- ditions.
 II. Wares Phelps.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
CHILD LABOR.

In the January issue of the Review of Reviews is reproduced cartoon representing Uncle Sam talking to an employer of child labor and saying, "Child labor may be cheap enough for you, but the cost must be paid by others" ]"
 In recent issue of The Crafts man there is an instructive article on New Zealand telling how labor
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
Wise Counsel From the South.

"I want to give some valuable ad- vice to those who suffer with lame back add kidney trouble" says J. k. Blankenship of Beck, Tenn. l have proved to an absolute certainty that Electric Bitters will positively cure this distressing condition. The first bottle gave me great relief and after taking a few more bottles was com pletely cured; so completely that il becomes a pleasure to recommend this great remedy. Sold under guarantee at Jackson Drug Co., Price soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
DAVE OVERMYER |S DEAD.
The We'll Known Kansas Demo cratic Leader a Victim of Acute
 Pneumonia.
WAS A CANDIDATE AT LAST ELECTION
Mr. overmeyer Was His Party's Candidate for Governor In 1894, and Tor Attorney General at Re cent Election--A ForeefuI ana Convincing Stump Speaker.

Topeka. Kan. Jan. 1l.-Davld Overmyer, one of the most prominent Democrats in the West, died at ms home here Wednesday, MT. over myer was candidate for attorney gen eral on the Democratice ticket at the recent state election and was once candidate for governor. He was sev- eral time a delegate to the national convention of the party. He was
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
The Right Name.

Mir. ;.ugust Sherpe, the popular overseer of the poor, at Fort Madi. son, la, says; 'Dr. Kings new life Pills are rightly named; they act more agreeably. do more good and make one feel better than any other laxative. Guaranteed to cure bil- iousness and constipation. 25c at Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17

The New Zealand government refuses to allow unemployed persons to become public charges. Last year at public expense work was found for 3,130 men rel r asenting all kinds of pursuits. While the plan was expensive, it raised the stand ard of life and lessened that of crime. Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
,,,,. ot easoIine Advanced.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 1.-The stand ard Ol company Thursday advanced gasoline testing S6 degress from 22s to 23B cents per gallon. Quotations of deodorized stove gasoline remains unchanged at IS cents. These two grades of gasoline are the only ones now quoted by the Standard, the others having been withdrawn from the market.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
How's This?

We offer One II ,nired Dollars Reward oi any ca-e of Catarrh that cannot he cured ny Halls Catarrh C re. F. J. CHENEY CO- Toledo, Ohio. i, We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last l5 years and believe nin perfectly honorable in all business transac- tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his finn.
 WALDIsG KINNAN MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Q. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials seni free Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
How to Cure ChilbIains.

"To enjoy freedom from chil- plains" writes John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me, T apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have also used it for salt rheum with excellent results" " Cuaraneed to cure fever sores, indo- lent ulcers, piles, burns, wounds frost bites and skin diseases. 25c at Jacksons Drug Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
Livery Ruslness for Sale

A good livery outfit with good business, for sale cheap, for cash or would sell for half cash and balance in notes well secured. Sec or addres J. w. Gates, Hat field, Ark, 257 dw4t
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
Annther Rishnn ILL

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 11.-Inform- ation has reached Nashville that Bishop Duncan of the Il. E church, Souts, is critically i'll at Spartan burg, S. C., following an operation for carbuncle
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
Runaway Cars Into Hotel.

Janesville. Wis, Jan. 11.-Run- away freight cars in the St. Paul yards crashed into the Union Ho tel Thursday and seriously injured two persons. The cars partially wrecked the hotel
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17

This portion of the state has been visited with an unusual period of wet, cloudy weather, but fortunate ly no heavy showers of rain have fallen. The sun has hardly shown itself in two weeks but it will shine again sometime next hummer per haps. It always does in Arkansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04
GREATER BIRMINGHAM A NECESSITY

great burdens that would be inflicted up- on people (whom 1t Is sought to relieve from disease and untimey death), the sophistry that it is better Cor that these people deem it so) for them to die before their time, than to pay a few dollars extra taxes to protect them against the dangers of pestilenee and disease bearing germs; nor is the argument that some of the typhoid fever prevailing, and dl- legged to be, on some of our best streets and avenues, sufficient to warrant the as- sumption that they did not catch this fever from some of the unprotected dis- trlcts, or that if Greater Birmingham WIS all as well protected and cared for as the streets and avenues referred to, that these streets and avenues would not now be free of this disease.
 It is amusing to see otherwise accredlt- ed intelligent men, when they atteMpt 10 thrust their will as a bar against tho will of an entire people, use such flimsy arguments in order to sustain their un- sustainabe position. The census misrep- resents the real Birmingham; she is de- prived of the prestige she deserves by her contracted borders. and her real merits are minimized in the eyes of the world and her progress retarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04

Greater Birmingham is not a mere sen- timent but a necessity It is apparent to any thoughtful mind that both the city and state have right to expect without begging for it action on the part of those in authority such as will permit her to come into her own natural inheri- tance, even though the\ \calamitous eondi- tion @ is incurred thereby, of making q four-story cotton mill or rolling min or any other kind of mill bear their just part of the burden of taxation. Dearly belovcd,' why not begin to equalize taxes in way that is equitable right here at home? It is q pity some of these great institutions Qinanciallys, who must grind out of infantile existence their life blood in order to declare dividends, cannot as sert their independence of character when 1t comes down to paying a few dollars extra taxes on their industrial enterprises as they are to assert, as 1t appears, on every occasion possible their power to checkmate stampede and block the known and unmistakably expressed de- sires of the people who have honored and favored them for years.
 We must take with a large grain of salt the Humanitarian CD arguments of the