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The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
HELD TO FEDERAL
 GRAND JURY
Eight of the Nine Polk County Citizens Charged With Intimidating Home steader Placed Under Bond
 One Released.

1 Fort Smith, Aug. 29.-The preliminary examination of the Polk county conspiracy case be. fore United States Commissioner Armistead was concluded Thurs. day morning and the commis. sioner held to the Federal grand jury, under bonds of S200 each, the following named defendants: William and Wesley Philpot, Frank and Isaac Garrett, F. w. and T. B. Thornton. Monroe Leouard and William Morris. John w. Haltwanger was not closely identified with the case and was discharged.
 The prosecution was conducted by Assistant United States Dis trict Attorney Gregg and the de- fense by Judge Prickett of Mena. The evidence was completed early Thursday morning and the case was summed up in short ad- dresses by the counsel, after which Commissioner Armistead delivered his decision as follows:
 "'ro render a decision in this case is delicate and unpleasant duty. I recognize that the de- fendants are among the repre- sentative citizens of Polk county, aud the evidence indicates that the prosecuting witness and his family might be considered unde- sirable, yet they were in legal possession of homestead in that county as neighbors; they may have made showing of having left the homestead under duress, and the two mysteries of the mob which met the party that night when the witness was under arrest and for which he was not taken before any examining magistrate; and the further mys- tery of the burning of their home, are all matters which cannot avoid the duty of submitting to the next Federal grand jury. All the defendants except Halt wanger will be held under bonds of S200 each for the next Federal grand jury"
 All the defe ldants made the required bond, and were released.
 Judge Prickett and his clients
 .,rod ;,o,,a iast weak and the
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05

Judge Prickett and his clients returned home last week and the judge expresses the belief that they will be cleared of the charge when the trial is held.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
The Wife

will do anything to please hel husband. She cannot please hin better than when she serves him to bread made of Success Flour It is uuexcelled for purity strength and Flavor.
 152-5w1 Mena Mercantile Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
A Glover Leaf Wreck.

Charleston, H.. Aug. 29.--One man was killed and seven passengers dan gerously injured in the wreck of a Glover Leaf passenger train at Bow man. 12 miles north of here Tuesday. The cars jumped a switch and crash ed into box car.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
For Sale Or Exchange.

1 will sell my place on corner Sherwood and 10th streets cheap for cash or trade for Texarkana property. Good Broom house, choice fruit trees, good we'll and outbuildmgs. Rents S8 month. w. l.. Linam, 1416 w. 11th St, Texarkana, Ark, or A. D. Car. den, Mena, Ark. *75d78t
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
Charges Indulgence to Guilty.

These members and their sympathizers, who charge in- aulgence to guilty, so urgently demand the immediate trial ot Cook and Cox, know that they would uot in their own cases take the stand and admit their guilt, Tor by the law they cannot be made to take the stand. So long as their own testimony showing guilt cannot be used against them, and so long as the members who received the bribes from mem protect them by perjury, as .hey do and as they know they uo, what really fair-minded man Will say the state ought at on.e 10 rush at Cook and Cox? Their .ime will come, it is devoutly to be wished.
 Concerning Immunity.
 Tn the Armour Packing Com Pany case the United States gov
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
For Sale Cheap.

Three Pianos and seven Or. gaus. 1 am instructed to sell them on easy payments. Call at my uffice on De Queen, Mens, Ark. 129 d&w1m A. D. Garden.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-05
APPRECIATES MENA.
Gottfried Juetts of Texarkana Slow:
 Regard in a Substantial Manner.

NekdIu III q CuUSIdutldl MdnutI.
 Gottfried Juette of Texarkana is in the city looking after i'm. provements being made on prop. erty he owns here. MT. Juette is greatly pleased with Mena, and says that the first thing he did when he arrived in Mena was to take a walk to the park and en- joy a drink from the spring. To further show his appreciation Mir, Juette came to the office of the Star and contributed $5 to the park aud S5 to the hospital fund.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
BANKER KILLS SELF
HOWARD MAXWELL sLAsHEs HIS
THROAT AND WRIST.
TRAGEDY pRosIRaTss HIS WIFE
presiden, Of Borough Bank Gave Ev-
cry Dollar He Possessed to Pro
teet the institution.

New York. y. y Howard Max.
well. deposed president Of the Bor-
ough Bark OF brooklyn. who was un.
der Indictment for grand larceny and
forgery and was Monday night re
leased from jail on $50. 900 bail. com
mitted suicide Tuesday. He cut his
throat and left wrist with razor and
pcnknlfe to the bathroom of his home
in Brooklyn and died at Long Island
College hospital Maxwell. who was
ioc ked up last Thur sday. had felt his
humiliation keenly and during his in
generation had appeared hOpelessiy
despondeut lie had. however. given
his family no iniimation. so far as
known. that he contemplated suicide
His wife was prosirated by the trag
edy and Is under the care OF physi-
clans
Maxwell was ~ years or age and
leaves a wife. but no children. On
grand larceny with former Cashier Ar
thur Campbell and Director william
Cow of tho Borough bank There
werc other indictments against him
involving forgery In 4 quarterly bank
statement made 20 the state banking
department When these three men
were arralsncd. Campbell and Cow So
cured bondsmen. but to the surprise
~ many who knew OF Maxwelrs pop
ularitv in financial circles and social
". none offered 10 go upOn his bond
For some time only his four sisters
who. Offering the home left them by
their mother. who died three days aft
or the bank suspended. could secure
only a $40 900 bond came 70 his res
cue This desertlon on the part ~
men 10 whom he looked for his free
dom. Il Is said. imhlttered ani de
pressed Maxwell and the dcspondency
Increased before his release was
brought ahout During his arraign-
ment Maxwell's counsel stated that
his client had pu, every dollar in the
world that he possessed to secure the
bank and that he had absolutely
stripped himself 10 protect the instl-
tuition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
DIED ON WAY TO DINNER.
College Student from Arnes. Ia. Founs
Dead Beside Railroad.

Davenport. iowa-The body OF
Irwin. Robinson. Bluegrass. Iowa. a
senior at the Comastafe college at
Ames. was found Thursday evening b.
side the railroad track here. He Dis
appeared after leaving the college 70
spend the Thanks.iying vacation with
his fianece. Katherine Cariin. who
lives near Davenport. and when hs
failed 10 arrive in time for dinner. a
search was Instituted for him Robi-
son had evidently been killed b.
jumping from the train as il passed
the Carlin home. The corpse laid
along side the track all day The
young man would have graduated from
the state college in February and was
10 have been married to Miss Carlin
soon afterwards
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
RECEIVER is ACCUSED.
Attorney for Urele Sam OIL Company
Charges Es;rsvassnt Management.

Topeka. Kan - soon after the
report OF J G. o. Morse. receiver
for the Unele sam OIL Co. was filed
with Judge II. T. Hazeu. referee in
bankruptcy. Monday. an attorney rep
rescnting n. r. Tucker. Jr.. and the
Uncle sam oil Co. made formal
charges. accusing the receiver OF sell
ing products OF the company for about
half what he was offered for them and
OF managing the business extrayagsnt-
y during his receivership. The most
important specific charge is that tar.
a by-product. was sold for $1,000. when
an offer ot $4,000 had been made. II
Is charged also that an offce boy
worth $40 per month was paid Si00.
The fees Of the receiver and his at
loruey are also attacked.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
GOLD LEAVING GERMANY.
Wall Street Conditions Haa Good ~.
feet on German Finaneicrs.

Berlin. Gcrmany.-Cold continues 10
leave Germany In a steady stream.
The Reichbans lost probably $4,000.
900 during the past week. but thc
stock has been more than repienishcd
through arrivals from home sources.
The Relchbank Is trying to increase
It's gold supply by paying out bank
notes " small denominations which 70
Gently became available for cIrcula-
tion.
The impression here L. that most OF
the gold taken for the United States
during tho week was drawn from the
open market. The tendency shown in
Wall street the past few DAYS has had
a calming effect upon the minds OF the
financial community and tine hope 10
now entertained that a gradual recov-
cry will now set In In the United
States.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Survey. Being Made

Engineers from the agricultural De
partment at Washington are engaged
in the work OF surveying the route for
the big eighteen-mile canal near Cren-
shaw, which is intended to drain some
thing like 10000 acres Of very yalua-
bic delta land. The canal will leave
Coldwater river, Just north of Cren-
shaw and run due south. intersecting
the seme river near Marks. a distance.
of eighteen miles. This will cut of a
bend Of about 20 miles in the river.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Police EeeI the s,rinaenex.

New Orleans Scarcity OF money
20 defray the expenses and the
numerous bank holidays are the ex-
cuses which the police at Los Angeles.
Cal. offered 70 the police OF New
Orleans for not sending for a prisoner
who has been held here for several
weeks at the request Of the Californis
authorities. The prisoner. c. VI. Berk-
ley was arrested here on the charge
of Offering fraudulent checks.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
~shor, Money. shor, shoyels.-

Bedford. lnd.-On account OF the
financial crisis one hundred foreign la
borers who used the pick and shovel
at the Hoosier quarries had their
wages cut from 1je TO l2lzc an hour.
The angry men marched To the ma
chine shops and had ia inches cut
from their shoyels TO meet the CORE
spending reductions in wages. They
say short money. short shOveIs.'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Worry Causes Suicide.

New York. y Worried BY
the belief that he had lost his $50 600
deposit in the KnickeFbocker Trust
Co. Valentine HayetdahI OF Mount
Vernon committed suicide Tuesday by
shooting himself through the head at
his home Hayerdahl. who was a
salesman for a china company. re-
signed a short time ago 10 go into
business All he owned was tied up
in the trust company.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
MouId stop sundax Lid Eioht.

Chicago. ILL., - The city council.
by unanimous vote. asked the Chi
eaco Law and Order League 10 aban-
don is campaign against Sunday sa-
looms and let the question be submit
ted TO vote 0f citizens at the next
election. In the same resolution the
aldermen asserted that the Sunday
closing law now on the statute books
Is "obsoIete.''
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
EMPEROR PARooNs MANY.
Francis Joseph Issues Amnesty to All
Military Fugitives.

Vienna. - In recognition OF the
commencement OF the slxtieth
year OF his reiSn. Emperor Francis
Joseph has issued a decree og ex.
tensise military amnesty. E.anting
free pardon and tho resumption Of
civil rights to all deserters. fugitives
an4 evaders of military service at
home and abroad. Those who hav.
fed abroad are invited 10 return to
Austria. Thus Thousands who fed 10
America 10 avoid military service.
many OF whom are now thought to be
stranded in that country. will BE- able
70 return peacefully 10 their native
country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Farmers Insurance Organization.

Closely following the formation of a
State banking organization. capitalized
at $500. .OoO, with the purpose of estab-
fishing central bank at Jackson. and
encouraging the establishment Of
number OF smaller banks in the vari-
Gus counties OF the State. the Missis-
sippi branch of the Farmers Union has
launched the Farmers Union E'raterual
Insurance association. Briefly stated.
the Farmers Union has decided 10 ea-
ter the life insurance field. and write
risks on the lives of its 10000 members
in MississipDi
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Sailing Ordera Issued.

Washington. u. C-Final sailing
orders for the torpedo boat destroyer
Fiotilia. which is TO make the trip TO
the Pacific coast. were issued al the
navy department Friday. The destroy
ers. which are to stop at a greater
number Of ports than the battleships
soon to follow them. will leave Hamp-
ton Roads. as heretofore announced.
on Dec. ?. The Flotilla is in COM
mand OF Lieut. Commander II. I.
Cone.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

A revision of the State banking law-
will be among the important subjects to
come before the next legislative ses-
sion. Perhaps the most importau.
change in the banking laws to he PR.
posed will be that providing for sys-
TEN of inspection. Under the existing
laws supervision is necessarily superb
cial, the State auditor being the ex-
officio banking commissioner. and his
chief authority is to issue not exceeding
fouR calls each year for statements from
the State banking Institutions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

Rhaden. assistant at the Vienna OBJ
servatory. observing the angle which
the bright spot made with the horizon.
had the happy thought of using 1t to
determine the height of the clouds.
A simple geometrical calculation per-
mits OF this and from a number OF
observations cloud heights were de-
duced ranging from 1850 to l0.O1o
meters. or from one TO six miles ap-
proximately. A peculiar fact was that
sometimes during weather that was
apparently perfectly clear bright
spot would appear in the projection
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Iua sunk in Collision.

Port Dalhousie. Ont - The tug
Escort OF this port was struck by
the barge Harrison. in tow OF the
steamer westmount. OF Niagara point.
and sunk Captain Harry Dunlap. En-
gineer Albert Dunlap and canal
helper named Charles Christmas were
drowned. The remainder of the crew.
three in number. were saved.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Arabs Attack French Forces.

Lula. Maghnia. Algeria en-
gagement took place Friday at Adie-
roudkiss between the French troops
and Benis Nassen tribesmen IT,
latter. numbering 800. At first drove
the French uutuosts. but the Arabs
eventually retreated in the face OF
heavy shell fire.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Newton Gets College

The town Of Newton proved to be the
successful bidder for the Clarke Memo
rial College, which Is TO be established
within the bounds of the General Bap-
tist Association. The resolution pro-
vided that the town which offered the
best inducements would be given the
institution, and Newton won by douat-
ing $4,000 and forty acres OF land
within the corporate limits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
HEIGHT OF THE CLOUDS.
Measurement Shows They Are from
One to Six Miles Away.

When the Illuminating tests OF the
new high-preasure fountain in the
Schwartxenbergplatz. Vienna. were
made a remarkable cone of light was
observed. appearing as though pro-
jected by searchlight. says the Lon
don Post When this beam OF light
fell on a cloud an exceedingly bright
spot appeared in the heavens DR..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Bud" Wall Escapes.

BUD Wall. the noted desperate
who was serving penitentiary sen.
tence OF ten years for assault and bat
terry with intent to murder, committed
in Pike county, with his brother. a. G..
Wall, who was serving n seven-year
sentence from jackson county for en-
bezzlement, made their escape and are
still AT large.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Euer.,t q w.hs,.r Dies

Jacksonville. Fla Everett b Web
ster. president Of the National
Steel and Wire Co. with subsidiary
companies Al DeKaib. III Bayonne. y.
j.; New Haven. Conn. and on The Pa.
cific coast. died At a hotel here. aged
IS. He was a well-known horseman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
ofice of County Treasurer.

A lively opposition is being mani
tested by county treasurers in Missis-
sippi concerning the proposed statute
abolishing that Office. The plan is to
either reduce the county treasurer to a
nominal salary Of 500 per year or aboI-
ish the Office altogether.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Four Miners Buried in Rock.

Houghton. Mich.-Two miners were
buried by fall OF rock in Calumet
& Hecla copper mine. Both we're in
stantly killed. Thursday two more
miners were buried in similar man
ner at Tamarsck mine, One was killed
and the other may not recover.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

Harrisburg. Penn.-The dairy and
food division of the state depart
ment of agriculture is waging a cam
paign for clean grocery stores in
Pennsylvania. In the latest bulletin
Of the division the importance of
cleanliness is urged upon all dealers
in food products.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Double Holiday in Panama.

Colon. n.-Thankssiving day was oh.
served as a general holiday through
out the canal zone and the re-
public OF Panama. Nov. IS Is also
the anniversary OF the independence
OF the republic and the double holt
day was fittingly observed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Mississippi
arws
- School and Pension Funds.

Following is comparative statement
showing the amount paid into the State
treasury on State. nj vaiorem and priv
ilege taxes, and the amount paid each
county therrirom on common school
and pension funds during the fiscal
year, from Oct. /. 1906. to sept %,
1897, inclusive:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Arkansas conviets cremated.

Little Rock. Ark.-Two convicts.
s D. Wade and Albert Bunch. were
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed a sOtckade at the state con-
vict farm in Lincoln county. During
the excitement three other convicts
escaped.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

Of the beam Of light. showing the pres
ence of stratum Of fine vapor. ordin-
arily visible with difficulty or entirely
invisible. On one occasion this vapor
stratum proved to be more than six
and q half miles high.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Dinner and Reeep,lon a, Whit. nou..

Washington. d. C.-At the Whit6
House Friday night a large dinneg
party and reception was given by the
OF the president Of Panama and Nine
De Amador Dinner was served In
the state dining room.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

Constable Clarence Mill, while trying
to arrest negro, John Williams, at
Carthage, was shot and then thrown to
the ground. While he was being
choked by the negro he managed to get
out his pistol and shot the negro, kill
ing him instrntly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Man Killed. Fath.r wounded.

Bloomington. lnd.-At woodichop-
ping by about 80 farmers near Union
vile, Frank Mccoy was killed and
his father. Joel Mccoy. fatally wound
ed BY Edward Ford, with an az.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Train Fails into Deep RavIne.

Parkersburg w. VA Pennsboro
& HarrisvilIe railroad passenger train
was crossing a trestIe 25 feet high
near Harrissille. when the supports
gave way. throwing the train into
the ravine below.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
To Clean CARROTS.

Ts remove grease spots on carpets
or mating. cover with French chalk
and sprinkle with benzine- Allow the
i.enzine to evaporate. then brush on
the chalk. The spot will have disap
peared.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Canadian Move AqaIns, orientals.

Ottawa. Ont-Ralph Smith, Al. p,
British Columbia. viii move in parlia-
ment legislation similar to the Chi
nese exclusion act to prevent an
influx OF all oriental immigration into
Canada.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Building Levees.

The present is the busy season and
all kinds Of levee work is in progress.
Much levee building is being done and
several big revetment jobs are under
way.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

vicksburg. Miss.-A monument to
.hs Bateout Virginia battery erected
in the vicksburg Nationai Military
park has been dedicated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Fire Destroy. eusioes. s1iIdino..

St Paul. sfinn.-A special dispatch
to the Pioneer Press from Flaxton. ".
d.. says that fire destroyed the busi-
ness portion Of the village Of Colum-
bus, 20 miles west Of EIaxton-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Rifle Shoot a Success

The first State rife shoot at the
vicksburr rifle range was pronounced
success The first three days put in al
practice developed q wonderful show.
ing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05
Presidents Recommen.
dations on National
Legislation.
As TO CURRENCY QUESTION
Many Defects Of Present System
Are Pointed Out by Chief
Executive.
NOT TIME FOR TARIFF

Pessponement Of Discussion ef Re-
vision Of Schedules Until After
Presidential Election Urged Ne
eessisy for Improving Waterways Of
the Country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

Extension Of the work Of irrigation and
the reclamation Of waste lands Is afvo-
Gated. together with a revision of the
present land laws In the interest Of the
actual home-maksr The unlawful f~nc-
Ing Of public lands for private grazing.
the president says. must BE- stopped. but
at the same time the necessity which oc-
easioned II must be provided for Several
plans are recommended
Conservatism OF tn. mineral wealth of
the country. and the necessity for the
preservation Of the forests 10 prevent a
timber famine are dweit upon Drastic
action BY the congress Is urged
Would Repeal Duty on Wood Puip.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-12-05

The president declares in favor % the
repeal OF the duty on wood pulp. at the
same time declaring that II should ~
possible be accompanied by an agreement
with Canada that there should be no sx-
port duty on Canadian pulp wood.
That the government should own and
lease mineral and oil lands Is the heliei
OF the president
Work on the Panama canal Is declared
to be proceeding in a satisfactory man
uer and figures given 20 substantiats the
statement