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The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
A TRUST E ENJ0|NED
NE5RAekA SUPREME COURT ls SUES INJUNCTION AGAINST
 LUMBER DEALERS.
ORGANIZATION MUST CEASE BUSINESS
Secretary of the Association Forbidden to Carry on Work of 6ody--Any Agreement Between Dealers to Regulate Prices Declared to be He qsi--Other States interested.


 Lincoln, Neb., Apr. 24.-The Ne braska State Lumber Dealers asso- ciation was Thursday perpetualiy en- joined by the supreme court and re- stricted from all operations calculat- ed to eliminate competition in the sales of building materials. Secretary Bird Critchfield of the association Is also forbidden to carry on any of the business of the organization.
 The association was accused of at tempting to fix prices in the state. It was also alleged that the organization in conjunction with other state asso- citations. conspfred to punish whole sale dealers who sold to unauthorized persons. The state alleged that ship ments to the 'poachers" or Irregular" dealers were traced and the shippers penalized This was forbidden by the supreme court. Senator Norris Brown while he was attorney general. started the suit. Attorney General Thompson his successor, prosecuted the case.
 The judges declared that any agree tntIt DttMc0n QtdiCto " hCe oAoNO prices was Illegal. All systems of re- porting sales and shipments were de- clared improper. A large number of firms were made defendants in the suits.
 The suit against the Nebraska State Lumber Dealers association was in- stituted by Attorney General Norris Brown more than two years ago. He Is now United States senator. The case was prosecuted by Attorney Gen sral Thompson who succeeded Brown.
 More than 300 dealers and firms have been named as defendants. It was charged that the lumbermen con ducted an organized warfare on poach CTS, or wholesale dealers who sold to contractors or consumers. It was charged that these 'poachers" were blacklisted and compelled to sell to the regular dealers only.
 The state also charged that prices were regulated by the association throughout Nebraska. The secretary. 1t was alleged, made records of price cutting and committee sometimes looked into the matter. At Weeping Water, 1t was proved that Secretary Bird Critchfleld outlined an agreement to be signed by two warning lumber merchants.
 Bureaus in other states co-operated, It was charged. Che state alleged that the Nebraska association communicat- sd with state associations In Missouri, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota. Wis ,onsin, Iowa. Illinois and number of other states.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
For Home Gardener.

Most ladies who plant sweet peas plant them In trenches. but in some cases these seem to be unsuccessful, and both methods may be used, and the result depended upon for future work. For those who have not plant ed them before, both methods may be tried. There Is no flower that gives more satisfaction if the cultivation Is successful.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
London's Shabby People.

Let the reader keep his eyes open as he walks about London, and he will see on every side of him the broken soldiers of this innumsrable army. The old journalist, the old clerk, the old actor, the old shopman, the old nondescripts of those odd and multifarious employments whose very names are unknown to most of us there they go. pensionless. comfort less. and homeless. living on the gratuities of their children. and seek ing in chance employments to earn . casual sixpence for their hunger. The common lodging houses, the miserable garrets in court and alley. and the cheap bedrooms in small suburban streets are always full of London's shabby people.--The Strand Maga zine
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
ILLINOIS LAW VALID
SUPREME COURT OF srATE DE- cLAREs LOCAL OPTION MEAS
 uRE CONSTITUTIONAL.
lIQUcR MTEREsTsLOsT ON EVERY COUNT
The Court Holds That Legislature Can Create Districts and If Voters Decide on Prohibition cItIes or Towns h That District Cannot Per mt the Sale of Liquor.

Springfield, III. Apr 24.-The SUI preme court of Illinois Thursday ren. dered decision in the Mcbride case declaring the new local option law passed last year constitutional. Tke court is unanimous in It's decision. Every point on which the law was ai- tackled is pronounced valid by the court. The court also holds that the United States stamp is prima faciu evidence that the man is engaged in the sale of liquor: that in case of elections without notice for which 1t provides, such elections. if held, would be invalid, but that this does not inval- idate the act itself. The court holds that the legislature may create dis tricts like a county or township and that If the voters in the district shall decide that intoxicating liquors shall not be sold in the district then will lage or city in this district created can not permit the sale of liquors. The sale Of liquor for medicinal purposes by druggists is never regarded as the saloon business, says thee ourt.
 Upon this decree depended the ef- fects of three saloon elections which have been held under provisions of the present law. The elections resulted in 36 counties barring out saloons al together, while SC other counties turned the liquor dispcnsaries out of all but one or two towns in the coun- ty. At least 2,500,000 people in Illi- nois who have lived in prohibition dis tricts would perhaps be put back into saloon territory if the supreme court declared the law unconstitutional.
 The decision of the court has been awaited with great anxiety by both sides because of the wide range of possibilities. Attacks have been d. rected against more than score of separate divisions in the measure. The most important of these special as- saults was the claim of the liquor rep resentatives that the people outside of township could not vote the sa- looms out of village or city lying wholly within that township.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
HOME LIFE OF THE JApANIsE
Marrying for Lsve Comparatively UR
 known Ia That Country.

Tn nine families out of every ten wives are said by famous Japanese to obey their husbands, not willingly. but through fear Foreigners pen citrate rarely into the Japanese home. and this because the Japanese are careful not to show them their fami. ly life. Love marriages do not exist in Japan. No doubt there are cases where wife and husband learn to love each other after marriage; 1t is mere chance. If they learn of man who has married for love they consider him contemptible and immoral. Opin. fen places love of woman on a low scale because the Japanese do not dis. tinguish between passion and love. They keep their blood as pure as pos. sible. Before contracting marriage they study carefully the genealogy of the consortelect. The woman who cannot prove her blue blood can moi expect a good match. To the object of preserving pure and honorable an ancestral line all other considerations in matrimony are subservient A ia ther whose only child Is a daughter exerts himself to find husband for her, and this husband he invites into his own home. The daughter and the son-in-law establish their household ir the paternal homestead. This is foI the purpose of perpetuating the wom ans family.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
CHARGES BY BRYAN
DEMOCRATIC LEADER DECLARES MONEY IS BEING USED TO
 PREVENT HIS NOMINATION
NEBRlsKAH Rls BUSY DAY IN NEW YORK
Has Had No Conference With Charles T. Murphy of Tammany Haii--WiIi Keep Hands Of In New York--En- tertslned at Banquet Given by News paper Men.

New York, Apr 23.--Fatigued by the strenuous activities of Tuesday. VII liam J. Bryan did not appear before II o'clock Wednesday at which time he went with Willis J. Abbot of Wash ington, to call on former Congressman Charles A. Towne at the latter's of flee.
 Returning to the Hoffman House MT. Bryan saw number of interviewers, who questioned him relative to Thomas F. Ryan's theory, expressed recent ly before the grand jury in this city that $500,000 taken from the Metro politan Securities company in connec- ton with the Wall and Cortland streets ferries railway transaction went to refund - amount originally spent in the preliminary of the McKin- ley-Bryan campaign. 'It carries out your assertion made several years ago that money was used to defeat you. does it not?" he was asked. Tt gives us more of the details" said MT. Bryan, when you stop to consider that s50O,00O was given by one corporation in one city which was more than we had from 5000, ,000 vot- CTS to run either campaign, you can appreciate the influence that corpor- ation can exert when 1t wants to-" While 1t wasn't exactly a campaign fund Mir. Bryan said, some of it prob ably was spent to block his nomina- ton.
 You must be gratified to have con firmation of your charges that money was used against you from so high a source" was suggested.
 q cannot say that 1t is exactly grat- flying to have confirmation of vice." said Mir. Bryan.
 MT. Bryan reiterated statement made by him that money is being used to prevent his nomination in the pres ent campaign.
 Mir Bryan said that he hal had no conference with Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall, and did not expect to see him: neither had he given any advice relative to the Democratic sit nation in New York state. He said that the name of Lieut.. Gov. Chanler was among those being considered as available candidates for the vice pres ldency.
 Late Wednesday afternoon Mir. Bry- an received the representatives of lo- cal labor organization. At 6 o'clock he spoke before the law school of the New York university and later was en- tertainei by the business Science club where he told Why Businessmen Should be Democrats"
 Following this, MT. Bryan attended the joint banquet of the Associated press and the American Newspaper Publishers association at the Waldorf
 Astoria. where he was one of the chief speakers.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
ooId coIno to Eurone

New York, Apr. 23.--The shipment of gold from the United States to Europe which began several days ago continues. Announcement was made Wednesday that Lazard Freres have increased their engagements for export to $2.500,000. that the national city bank has engaged an additional s2,- 500,O00 for Paris, that Goldman, Sachs & Company have engaged s5oo,o and Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Company $l,000,o00. This makes a total of sS,- 100000 engaged thus far on the pres ent movement.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
MR. LOEB EXPLAINS.
Hs Tells Mr. Sims Only 100 of Trao-
 ton ahares Are his-

Washington, Apr. 23.--The refer ences to Mir Loeb. secretary to the president of the house. Monday by MT. Sims in connection with his own ership of 4.700 shares of stock in the Washington Railway and Electric com pany. called forth Tuesday a letter from Mir. Loeb to that gentleman ex- plaining how the stock came into his possession and suggesting to Mir. Sims that he should be most scrupulous in dealing with mems characters or repu- tations. MT. Sims read the letter.
 Explaining his possession of the stock Mir. Loeb says:
 'Forty-seven hundred shares of the capital stock of the Washington Rail- way and Electric company stand in my name on the books of the com pany. One hundred of these shares, enough to enable me to qualify as di- rector. are mine; 4.80o are holdings of friends of mine for whom l simply acted as representative at the last an nual meeting of the stockholders of the company at which I was elected a director with the view of my possible election as president of the company if I decided to take up that line oi work after leaving official life. This record has been and still is open tc you or any other honest man at any time and it clearly demonstrates that any insinuation that in any mysteri ous or unworthy way or in any way whatever. I have accumulated such g considerable fortune as your speech implies. is as unfair to me as 1t is unworthy of you"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
Kansas Safe Blowers Captured.

Ellsworth. Kan. Apr. 23.-Two men suspected of being members of gang of safe blowers that has been terror izing Kansas were arrested here Tues day night and a quantity of nitro-gly- cerin and complete safe blowers kit recovered. The men. fearing detec- tion, had hidden the explosive and tools under lumber pile. So far they have declined to make known their identity. The marshal at Brookville a small town near here. was advised Tuesday that robbers intended crack ing safe at that place and 1t is be- lieved the trick was to have been turned by the two men under arrest.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
overshoes for Hcrses.

In large cities like Chicago and New York icy asphalt payements cause the death of hundreds of horses every winter Many styles and shapes ot shoes are nov being Introduced in an endeavor to step accidents. ono oi the most promising of which consists of chain tread, which can be quick. ly buckled on and as quickly taken of the foot of horse without the use of tools. It is practically self-adjust- Ing, is strong, cheap and du able.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30

declared his condition critical, that fact was perfectly understood and the public had been expecting the an nouncement of his end at any hour during the past fortnight.
 Tn the death chamber when the end came were his niece, Mrs. Campbell, who had acted as Sir Henry's host since the death of Lady Campbell. | Zimmerman a little more than year ago; Dr Burnet, who was Mr. Camp. bell-Bannerman's personal physician and who. had been in constant attend ance during his long illness, and Sir Henry's butler.
 The ex-premior had been uncon- scious most of the time during the last two or three days and his sinking was gradual. A few hours before his 1eath telegrams were dispatched to King Edward. who with Queen Alexan- dra. Is visiting the Danish royal fam fly at Copenhagen; the prince of Wales and the cabinet ministers.
 Sir Henry's Illness dates from Feb ruary 12, when he last appeared in the house of commons and moved the closure of the Scottish land bills, al though he had been ailing since No vember 13 1907, when he partici- pated at an entertainment in honor of Emperor William at the Guild hall On November IA, after addressing a political meeting at Bristol, he was seriously stricken with heart weak ness and later influenza was added to his heart trouble bringing on his fatal illness. The ex-premier fully ap preciated his condition and realized that his recovery was improbable. He offered to give up office some time be fore he formally resigned early this month. Few invalids have been the object of such solicitude and attention as was bestowed upon Sir Henry, there having been constant stream of call CTS at his Downing street residence including King Edward. who visited him on two occasions. Queen Alexan ira, and the dowager empress of Rus sia, the prince and princess of Wales and many diplomats and prominent men in public life.
 Sir Henry's last published utterance was a warm letter of thanks to his Scottish friends who presented hin with a portrait of himself.
 It is known that the ex-premier was opposed to public funeral and 1t is believed that he will be buried without ostentation beside the body of his wife at Naigle, In Perthshire.
 Sir Henry ampbell-Bannerman wal born September ', 1886. He was the youngest son of the late Sir James Campbell of Stracathro Forfarshire some time lord provost of Glasgow He assumed the additional name un der the will of his maternal uncle the late Henry Zimmerman of HuntoI Court. Kent, who bequeathed to hin a large estate. He attended Glasgow university and Trinity college. Hs married Charlotte, the daughter o1 Maj. Charles Bruce. She died in 190t and from that time Sir Henry's decline in health may be dated.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
A Criminal Attack

on an inoffensive citizen is frequently made in that apparently useless little tube called the appendix. It's gen. orally the result of protracted consti- patton, following liver torpor. Dr. Kings New Life Pills regulate the liver, prevent appendicitis, and estab- fish regular habits of the bowels. 26 cents at Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
Don't Delay.

Save possible serious spell of fever later on by cleansing your sys- tenn now of it's accumulation of impn- rities. Simmons Sarsaparilla will do it. It makes fine blood, fine appe- tite, great strength and grand ambi ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
Out of Sight.

''Out of sight, out of mind,n is m old saying which applies with special force to sore, burn or wound that $ been treated with Bncklen's Arnica Salve. It's out of sight, out of mind and out of existence. Piles too, and chilblains disappear under its healing influence. Guaranteed by Jackson Drug Co. 25c.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts Cure has been sold under strict guarantee to cure any form of itching skin troubles known. No matter the name-less than one per cent of the purchasers have requested their money back. Why2 It simply does the work.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30

London, Apr. 23 Sir Henry Camp bell-Bannerman. who recently resigned as premier of England, passed peace fully away at 9:15 Wednesday morn Ing.
 The death of Sir Henry after lin- gering Illness of more than two months did rot come as surprise. Although the doctors bulletins had not
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
Cotton MIIIs to curtaII Production

Fall River Mass, Apr 23.-Prac- tically all of the cotton mills In Fall River have decided to adopt drastic policy of curtailing production in an effort to offset adYarss market condi- tions and 1t Is estInated that the out put this week will be less than the normal by nearly 125,000 pieces.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-30
.EX-PREM|ER IS DEAD
SIR HENRY cAMPBELL-BANNER- MAN succuMEs TO LONG
 ILLNESS IN LONDON.
HIS LOSS IS DEEPLY FELT IN ENGLAND

The Death of the Prime Minister Did Not Come as SurprISe, But Had Been Expected for the Past Two Weeks--The Premier Was 72 Years of Age.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10
BRITISH PATENT LAW
BRINGS IN MILLIONS
Goods Sold in the Country Must
Be Manufactured in the
United Kingdom.

LONDON. July 1O.-The enormous
sum Of $50, 900. 900 has been transferred
from the pockets Of American and Ger
man manufacturers 20 English manu-
facturers within the last six months by
the operation OF the new English patent
law. according to figures made public
here today.
The law provides that if a foreigner
Is granted a patent in Great Britain
the goods must be manufactured on
British soil. The operation of the law
has worked to England's Industrial ad-
vantage in a far greater degree than
imagined by its trainers.
On August 2S, anyone applying to the
controller of patents may cause TO he
revoked any patent granted longer than
four years ago in Great Britain TO ony-
foreigner who manufactures the Goods
covered by the patent Exclusively, or.
mainly outside the United Kfngdor,
Foreign manufacturers are CROWNS,
apprehensiye as this time limit aD2
proaches- They fOresee the certag,1f,,
Of millions of dollars Of trade vanisbfnz
out Of their hands unless they arac9
manufactures and workshops in Eng
land.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10
COLONEL RETREATS
AFTER SINGING WAR

ALLENTOWN, Pa. July 1O.-CoI. c.
+ O'Neill, the Irish colonel Of the
Pennsylvania German Fourth Regi-
ment, was ANONYMOUSLY beaten and
compelled to beat a retreat for the first
time in his life. II was all on account
of hornets, and the coloneIs curiosity.
The remains Of an old tree were be-
ing taken away. when suddenly the man
who had charge Of the Job was seen
20 90 up In the air and do the split
The kangaroo. and the hOochee-cOochee
dance, al in one, meanwhile punctuat-
ing his frantic gyratiOns with yells.
The colonel passing along that way
and anxious to know what the work
man was throwing his fits for, ran up
20 investigate. He found out right
away, ana Joined the dance.
Both o. them had discovered some
thing they had not been looking fora
hornets nest.
The colcrel stood the battle for Just
about hfty-eight seconds. and then he
gave a fine imitation Of a man run
ming, chased by a lot Of irritated hOr-
nets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10

W. ". Bride, W J. Dryer. president
OF the Bryan Democratic Club. and
others who are friends and advocates OF
the great Nebraskan- II telepathic com
municatiOn were not established be-
tween the foot OF the Monument and
the Bryan front porch in Lincoln this
morning. Il was not due u any lack
OF enthusiasm on>lae part OF the Wash
ington celebrants.
After a while. a hoarse. but thor
oughly cOntented lot Of stay-at-horne
Democrats wended their way Up town
1T was great, great" said Mr.. Bride
this afternoon We haven't slept. but
somehow we don't feel Il. It's ali so
glorious"
The vigil last night was about as
eveEtful as vigils can be. Until ] o'clock
the watchers waited for the nomination
bulletin Then, realizing that even II
the NeDraskan were nominated pos
sibIy the Republicans IN the CITY
wouldn't relish the big noises aunOunc-
ing the fact at such an unseernly hour.
Il was decided 70 postpone the salute
until the town should awake. Contrary
70 all expectation. the nomination did
not take place until nearly s o'clock
Washington time. and q then was safe
20 proceed with the festivities, and pro
coed the Bryanites did
The salute was a unique and original
means OF showing the happiness OF Dis
trict Democrats, ana permission was OBJ
tanned from the President 20 use the
Monument Lot for the purpose
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10
District Democrats Fire Bombs
litter Long Watch in The Mali

After an aI-uight vigil. their ears
impatient for the hnal triumphant tick
Of the telegraph, their eyes weary with
waiting, but aglOw with the excitement
of Il all, a band OF go enthusiasts, as
sembled at the Monument, sent the
echo Of forty-six guns booming over the
city this morning at o'clock. an
nOUnciDs the nomination OF William
Jennings Bryan
Two bombs. fired simultaneously, hor-
aided the beginning Of the salute. One
Of these noisy mIssives was for the baby
state OF Oklahoma: the other for It's
blind Senator. Thomas ?. Gore. who, on
Thursday, in a speech before the Den
yer convention. started the Bryan rec
ord demonstration.
As the cheers Of the District Demo-
Gratis died away after the first gun,
forty-fve others one for each State IN
the Union followed in rapid succession.
and partisans who had waited ali night
for the fulhHment Of the Drearranged
plan forgot in the excitement u the mo-
ment physical discomfort and tired
bodies.
Fitting jubilantly here ana mere over
the Monument lot. while the bombs
shrleked above them, were seen such
old-timCrs as Cotter T. Bride, the per
sOnaI fIiend Of the Peerless Leader
Cen S S Yoder, Capt John Miller.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10
MAY REFUND MONEY
DUE FROM PRINTERS
Employees of @. P. o. Will Give
Back Pay in Excess of
Scale

Although the job compositors in the
Government Printing Office. who. ac-
cordlng 20 the decision OF the Conn
troiler Of the Treasury Department.
viii be required TO refund the amount
paid them in excess Of the regular rate
Of - cents per hour. Il is thought that
congress viii vote 20 refund the money
10 the men
This statement was rgade semi-ofd-
clally by an officer Of the Government
Printing Office today
Il is said that it is possible for the
Auditor Of the Treasury Department
20 hold former Public Printers on rhe!r
bonds. which are made perpetual 50
Tar as covering all cases OF misappr0-
priation Of funds. malfea sance and mis-
feasauCe III office are concerned for
the amounts paid out under the arbi-
trary arrangement FOR the last eight
or nine years that II has been car
Tied on.
II was said today that 70 was not
thought the Treasury officials would
decide TO go further back in the matter
than the beginning OF the administra-
ton OF Public Printer Leech.