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The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
HE STOLE s594,000
ALLEGHENY NATIONAL BANK AT PITTsBuRG IN CHARGE OF
 THE COMPTROLLER.
THE CASHIER LOOPS THE INSTITUTION
William Montgomery, the Cashier, Is in Jail Charged With Misappropris- ton of Banks Funds--suspension of Bank Will Have No Effect on Other Institutions in the City.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 19.-The Al. legheny National bank, whose former cashier, William Montgomery, is in Jail, specifically charged with the mis. appropriation of $594 900, while officers of the bank and of the treasury de partment are trying to fathom still larger apparent discrepancies in the banks funds. did not reopen for busi- ness Monday.
 Instead, a notice on the door an. nounced that the comptroller of the currency has taken charge and will close up the affairs of the bank
 Until late Sunday 1t had been ex. pected by Examiner William L. Folds, who discovered the alleged pecula- tions and made the charges against Montgomery, and by the officers and directors of the bank, that the institu. tion would weather the storm and be able to continue business. To this end number of strong financial institu- tions and prominent capitalists of the city offered assistance and provided vNoVsNVV SdSu, "hilc lu0 UIIttlOIS UEO- vided like amount to meet immedi- ate needs or provide for possible emer- gencies. At the same time complete reorganization was decided upon and a new cashier and other officers were practically agreed upon. A hitch oc- cured in these plans Saturday and all of Sunday was spent in conferences attended by Examiner Folds, repre- senting the treasury department; the banks directors and financiers who had proffered aid. After careful review of the situation suspension of the bank was decided upon as the only logical course, but this decision was scarcely announced until new ray of hope appeared. The announcement was withdrawn and the conference re- convened to discuss the new sugges- tion for continuing business Finally, however, it was agreed to stand by the earlier decision and to liquidate.
 The suspension of the bank, 1t is be- lieved. will have practically no effect upon commercial or financial institu- tions of the city. It has been largely discounted by the events of the past week and beside the private and com mercial deposits of the bank are very small. amounting to not over $300,000
 Montgomery was known as Senator Quay's financial man. He was always given the credit of handling Quay's money in Pfttsburg. He had splendid chance for making private investments and took advantage of them and was soon wealthy Montgomery is unmar- ried. He was always a jolly good fellow" and conservative banker. The Allegheny National is one of the oldest and most important banking houses in Pittsburg. William Stewart Is president, and the present board of directors is composed of Mir. Stewart, Waiter Chess. Thomas Evans. Robert MsAfee, D. T. McCabe, William H. L.atchaw, James w. Brown and Mont gomery. Montgomery's shortage is be- lieved to be st.250,000.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
CONVENTION OF
 BAPTISTS CLOSED
Adopt Sweeping Resolutions Urging Membership to Work for Prohi- bition-Hear Native Indians
 Talk of the Church.

Hot Springs, May 19.-Laud- ing the great accomplishments in the Southern states of the prohi- bition work, not only of it's own denomination, but of all others which have allied themselves in a general fight on the liquor traffic, the Southern Baptist Con- ventlon today passed stirring resolutions in favor of further prosecuting the work until the entire South was in a prohibition area.
 After night session devoted to addresses in their native tongues from members of the Osage and Pawnee Indian tribes, and from Mexicans of the Texas frontier, interpreted through the field workers of the organization, the fifty-third annual session oi the Southern Baptist Convention came to a final adjournment to. night.
 The session passes into history as the greatest in the progress oi the denominational movement in this country. Reports from home and foreign mission departments, from the Sunday School Board, from the Baptist Young Peoples Union and from the Woman $ Missionary Union made n this body all evidenced the growth of the organization, and pledges for even greater extention of each of these departments were made.
 Special trains made up for the occasion started hundreds of the deleg ates and convention attend ants on their trips home tonight. The last work of the convention was the naming of a standing Prohibition Committee, repre- senting the prominent workers in this cause in the Southern states, to carry out the declarations cit. ed in the resolutions passed al the morning session.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
LIKES MENA BEST.
Father Gallagher Declined One of the
 Best Parishes in Little Rock.

Father Gallagher, who has been in charge of the Catholic church and school in Mena from the earliest days, and who is now iean of Southwest Arkansas, a territory covering fourteen couu- ties, was complimented while in Little Rock recently by the offer of Capitol Hill parish, one of the best in that city, Bishop Morris urging him to accept it.
 Father Gallagher declined the offer unhesitatiugly, and states that not only his regard for the people here but his love of Mena. with it's fine climate and health ful conditions, far overbalanced any advantages that could come from the larger charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Peaches That Ripen in May.

The Star is in receipt of a package of ripe peaches from Dr. Charles Sanford of Board Camp, grown on his place there and it is needless to say that the invita- ton to Hook, smell and taste" was followed in letter and spirit. They looked good, the delicious odor pervaded the whole room when the package was opened and they tasted like "more.' The variety is not stated, but the doctor invited the readers of The Star to get buds in season. He says also that he has variety of peaches that ripeu from May tc November.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
FINE WHEAT AND RYE.
George Sunderman Has a Field That Is
 Worthy of Notice.

George Kirschke, secretary of the Commercial club, while look ing about for something good to report about Mena and Polk county, visited George Sunder- mans farm near the western limits of Mena. He found such an excellent crop of wheat and rye that he thought it worth notice and a representative of The Star and Bert Hlltebrand, the photographer, drove out to see the field, securing some photo graphs. Both the wheat and the rye stand more than five feet high and the stand is very even and close, and none has been blown down. The heads are large and we'll developed. This is a fine example of how these crops can be grown in this section.
 Mr. Sunderman is having con structed a nice new house ol about six rooms.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
THE TRIAL OF THE KANSAS MUIR DER CASE AT LOLA
 BEGINS.
DEFENSE ASKS FOR 4 CONTINUANCE
Attorneys for WhItlow Will Seek to Show That the Young Woman Killed Herself Because of UnrequIted Love Two Days Will Be Required for the Selection of a Jury.

lola, Kan, May 19-The case of the state against Samuel r. Whitlow, charged with the murder of Caroline May Sapp at her home in Moran the night of September 27, 1907 by cutting her throat with razor, was called for trial in district court Monday morn ing The defense at once filed a mo tion for a continuance of the trial on the ground of the absence of import ant witnesses without whom Whitlow did not desire to go to trial Whit low lawyers said that Mrs Hattie Ja- cobs, an important witness for the de- fense IS ill at her home in Moran and that her attending physician had re- fused to permit them to take her depo- sition, which had been agreed upon. They said she would testify that she knew both May Sapp and her mother, Rebecca Sapp. She had often met Mrs. Sapp in the store and had sev- eral conversations with her. She would swear. they said, that when Mir. Sapp concluded to retire and leave the farm that Mrs. Sapp wished to move to Bronson and that MT. Sapp pre- ferred to move to Fort Scott, but that May overruled them both and finally persuaded them to move to Moran The defense asserts that May Sapp wanted to move to Moran because Whitlow lived there and that this is proof of his own statement that she was in live with him.
 The state resisted the application for continuance and declared that the defense had not used sufficient diIi- gence in getting It's witnesses. Judge Foust, Tn passing on the motion, called attention to the fact that all these facts were known when the case was first called, May 12, and that the de- fense had announced itself ready for trial, and loo jurors and 100 witnesses were now in court ready for the case. He therefore overruled the motion for a continuance and asked the lawyers 10 proceed with the case. The defense filed another motion asking for com mission to take the testimony of Mrs. Jacobs, and this the court also refused. There are 100 extra jurors. Among them happened to be J. A. Whitlow. a brother of the defendant, but he was excused when his name was called.
 The lawyers expect that it will re- quire at least two days to select a jury, owing to the wide publicity given the case and the comment which has been indulged in over the county.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
THE NAVY CALLS FOR 5000 MEN.
After July Sailors Receive 10 Per
 Cent Increase in Pay.

Kansas City, May 2O.-The United States navy Is calling for 6,000 more men for battle ship duty. Three thous- and new recruits are desired by July 1. The 10 per cent increase in salary for enlisted sailors. authorized recently by congress, Is making it easier to inter est young men in the navy life. The local navy recruiting station in the federal building has received instruc- tions from the navy department to begin at once an active campaign for recruits.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
ME TO0' SUIT |S 0N
MAE WOOD TELLS OF HER AL.
 LEGED MARRIAGE TO SENATOR PLATT.
ASKS AN ABSOLUTE DIVORCE FROM HIN
A Marriage Certificate introduced In Evidence by Plaintiffs Counsel Miss Wood cross-Examined-Th Aged Senator Was Not in Court Plaintiff on Stand for Whole Day.

New York, May 20.--Mae Catherine Wood was on the witness stand all day long testifying in her suit for absolute divorce from United States Senator Thomas c. Platt, before Jus tice O'Gorman in the supreme court. In support of her assertion that she had been secretly married to Senator Platt at the Fifth Avenue hotel on November g, 1901. Her counsel intro duced in evidence marriage certi- ficate which, she said had been hard ed her by the minister who performed the ceremony; and copies of num- Der of letters alleged to have been written to her by the senator ad- dressed in terms of endearment. On cross-examination Miss Wood told how she came to give up the papers and letters she possessed relating to Sen ator Platt, alleging that she did so under duress and was compelled .o sign receipt for $10,O00 in settlement of all her claims against the senator.
 Miss Wood in her suit named as CO., respondent Lillian Janeway, whom Senator Platt married in 1903 Sen. ator Platt was not in court.
 On cross-examination Miss Wood said she is 42 years old, was born in Michigan, was married and divorced. and has been a newspaper reporter. a school teacher and a lawyer She did newspaper work in Omaha and also was admitted to the bar in Ne braska She last saw the senator to speak to him on August IS. 1903.
 Counsel for Senator Platt produced letters alleged to have been written to Miss Wood by the senator In one of these letters the senator asked Miss Wood why she does not marry MT Middleton and says he would like ts see her marry before he "cashes in" In another letter the senator took Miss Wood to task for writing about "Old Janeway," told her that he knew all about Mrs Janeway. that Miss Wood was entirely wrong and con cluded: T have no intention of marrying Mrs. Janeway or any other woman"
 Miss Wood was led to tell of her visit here on October 12, 1903, just be- fore Senator Platt married Mrs. Jane way. She brought the senator's let ters with her. She was met at the hotel. she said, by J. Martin Miller. q secret service man, who. she said. practically put her under arrest.
 Miller, she said, took her down to the office of A. B. Hummel, the at torney. the following day. As result of visits to Hummel's office, she said, she was compelled to give up the let ters and papers relating to Senator Platt. and was also forced to sign a receipt for $10000 in settlement of all claims against him. She said that she did not get $10,000 but did get DOT ton of it, just how much she did not state.
 MT. Stanchfield offered the release signed by Miss Wood to Senator Platt in evidence. Counsel for Miss Wood objected but the release was admitted.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
c.,a.a wl,h Express Robbery,

Springer, N. M, May ls.-Deputy Sheriff W. II. Farmer of Dawson was arrested here Sunday in connection with the robbery of the strong box of the Wells-Fargo Express company of s35 5.OO0 at French last Thursday. Farmer had been detailed to guard the treasure from French to Dawson where the money was to be used In having on miners. Farmer was taken to Raton and inearcerated with two man arrested Saturday, It Is reported, hu, unconfirmed, that one of the men under arrest has confessed implicat- sng two men not yet apprehended.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
TO DECLARE NOMINEE.
Railroad Commission District Delegates
 to Meet.

A Democratic convention oi delegates from the southwestern railroad commission district will be held in Little Rock June 2, as ordered by the Democratic Cen tral Committee of the district, which met at Hope Tuesday of last week.
 At this latter meeting J. H. Crawford of Philadelphia, was chosen permanent chairman and Charles F.. Lintz of Pike county, permanent secretary.
 The district convention will meet at 9 o'clock on the morning of June 2 in the banquet hall of the Hotel Marion for the purpose of declaring the nominee for rail- road commissioner from the dis trict and to elect a new central committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
FOUND HEALTH IN MENA.
H. Fred Snider Leaves for a Business
 Trio to Oklahoma.

H. Fred Snider Tuesday left for Ardmore, Ok, and other points to look after property interests. Before going he related the fact that before he came to Mena about a year ago he had visited a large number of health resorts in Arkansas and elsewhere in search for relief from bad health, and that what he had sought in vain everywhere else had come to him in Mena.
 MT. Snider says he does not know just how long he will be away, but that should any indi- cation of his old trouble return he would get back to Mena in a hurry.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Hartman Case Advanced.

Washington. May 20.-The case of Edward H. Hartman and Otto Il. Kahn ys. the interstate commerce commission, involving the refusal or Hartman and Kahn to answer ques- tions put by the commission in investi- gating some of the operations of liar riman railroads were Monday ad' vanced on the docket of the supreme court of the United States and their hearing fixed for the first Tuesday in the next term of the court
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Judicial Committee Met.

The Judicial committee oi this district met at the office of Col lins x Son and canvassed the re. turns of the recent primary and issued certificate to J. c. Pinnix as the nominee for prosecuting attorney. after which the new committee was organized with Abe Collins as chairman and Mark P. Olney of Meua, as secre- tary.-De Queen Daily News.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
IMMENSE PEACH CROP
E. H. Poe Says Shipment Has Begun at Grannis. and They Expect to
 Send Out 25 Carloads.

E. H. Poe of Grannis, was iu Mena on business Monday and reports the shipment of peaches as having already begun, a num- Der of crates of the Sueed variety being sent north Monday. Gran his growers expect to ship 25 carloads this season.
 Mir. Poe says that Horatio has also a record-breaking crop, and that the expenses of gathering and shipping during the rush season is estimated at the i'm nense sum of S6, 900 per day.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Nine Bills In One.

Washington, May 20.-The house Monday passed an omnibus bill, the provisions of which have to do with Indian matters of more or less i'm portance. The measure is unique in that 1t embodies nine separate bills favorably acted upon by committee and two provisions presented by the secretary of the interior not acted upon by any committee. One of the provisions of the blll authorizes un- der certain conditions the sale of in herited Indian lands.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
To peveIope Gas Territory.

Tulsa. Ok. May 2O.-The Indian Territory Illuminating oil company, exclusive producers of gas. Monday night announced the appropriation of si 000, ,000 for the development of Ire gas territory of Oklahoma. The com pany holds blanket lease on 6sO,0oe acres of mineral land in the Osage reservation with the gas rights re- served in every sub-lease. Its daily production now is S00,000,00o cubic feet.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
FOR BRYAN AND PROHIBITION.
Democrats in Washington Favor vot.
 ing on the Liquor Question.

Spokane, Wash. May 20-At the end of protracted and stormy session the Democratic state convention has adopted resolution ecdlaring for the submission to the voters of con stitutional amendment forbidding the sale and manufacture of spirtuous liquors A double delegation of 20. each with half vote. was elected to the national convention and instructed to vote for Bryan first. last and all he time"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Flood At st. Louis.

St. Louis, May 19.- Floods Sunday night in the fashionable western part of the city. and in St Louis county swamped a district covering several miles It was reported that three girls had been drowned. but high water and the swift debris-laden cur rent make yerifcation impossible Homes are under water in the neigh borhood of Bartmer avenue for blocks and families have fled to seconi and third floors.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Political Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that there will be political meeting at the voting precinct in Freedom township May 30 for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention to be held June 2. All voters are requested to attend irrespective of party.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
No Revision at This Session.

Washington. May l9.-The Repub- lican leaders in the house, through majority Of the committee on ways and means, has served final notice of mo tariff revision at this session. !" Representative Champ Clark of Mis- souri moved in the committee an omni bus favorable report on about 80 tariff reduction and tariff removal bills, mostly introduced in the session by Democrats. The motion was defeated by solid vote of all the Republican members of the committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
BABY RECEIVES PAINFUL HURT.
Little Dermott Reeves Fell on Lawn
 Mower and May Lose Finger.

Dermott, the 2.year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Reeves, while at play late Tuesday afternoon with some other children push a lawn mower stumbled and fell across the mower and in some manner his right hand was caught in the revolving blade and the ends of tie fiyst aud sec ond fingers were nearly severed.
 The injury was dressed by Dr. P. K. Watkins and it is not thought that the injury is serious enough to cause ampntation.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Eounht With a Maniac,

St. Louis. May l9.-Fighting a rav- ing maniac, armed with a leg of an iron cot. on a platform three feet square, S5 feet above the ground. was the experience of PatroIman John H. Omohundro Sunday when he captured George Call, aged 70 years, patient at the city hospital
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
Want Mere Troops In Southern Ohio

Columbus. May l7.-Capt. R. w Knauss Of the Columbus troop of cav ryalry now on duty in the southerI Ohio tobacco district held confer ence Saturday with Assistant Adjutani General Kaufman. He said his meT were oyerworked and asked that addi tional troops be sent.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21
To Care for Navy Gifts.

Washington. May 20.-By the pro visions of bill passed by the mousse Monday the secretary of the navy IS authorized to accept md care for gifts such as silver services presented 70 vessels of the navy. The question o' ownership of such gifts is not now determinable by law.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-21

Former Governor David B. Hill nas engaged passage on the steamsnip Baltic. sailing for Europe on June H. 1t will be his first trip abroad.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
HORRIBLE STORY
Of COLD MURDER
Filipino Chief Committed Deed
Just Because He Felt
Like It

Chicago, Nov. 2s-The tragic de-
tails of the murder by Filipino hill
men of H. D. Everett Of the govern
ment forestry service, and Tilden R.
Wakely, school teacher, were made
public here today by Ebenezer Wake
ly, father of one of the slain men.
The elder Wakley today received re-
ports completing the record of the
crime and of the expedition which re-
suited in recovering the skeletons of
the two Americans and the Filipinos
who accompanied them.
Everett was engaged in forestry in
vestigations in sparsely settled and
wild section of the island of Negros,
and was accompanied into the hills by
Wakley, who wished to spend his va
cation in the open. Their failure to
return from what had been planned
as a trip of only four days, was fol-
lowed by rumors of the murders and
Major Ahern and Lieutenant Ford
with thirty-nine men, took the trail.
Despite false guides, swollen streams,
almost incessent deluges Of tropical
rains and short rations, the party
worked its way into the heart of the
Wild hill man country. The trail led
into a jungle of the Bayaual noun
ttains and to hamlet known as Stio
Datig. Here the bodies. Of the five
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
SERIOUS NINE
EXPLOSION HAS
|MPER|lED MANY
Probably Two Hundred Men
Are Entombed in the Burn
ing Mine
EXPERT RESCUE WORKERS ARE
BEING RUSHED TO THE SCENE
Smoke Issuing From the Vents-At
the End of an Hour and a Half No
Signs of Life We're to be Seen From
the Mine.

Pittsburg, Nov. 2S.-A serious mine
explosion occurred today a. the mine
of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal COM
pany at Mariana, Washington coun-
ty, and while there is nothing definite
yet as to the number of fatalities, it
Is believed many men have lost their
lives. Reports from Mariana say
that there are between 200 and 300
men in the mine. At the general Of
flee of the coal company in this city
it is said about 100 men were in the
mine. At l o'clock, an hour and a
half after the accident, dense clouds
Of smoke were pouring from the two
shafts of the mine, but no sign Of
the miners had been seen. Rushing
as fast as steam can carry them, spe-
gahela are bound for the scene of the
disaster. On them are the officials OF
the coal company and many promi-
nent miners who are considered ex-
perts in the work of rescue. The
latest appliances from the new United
States laboratory in this city. which
were recently tested before the for
eign and American experts. for the
saving Of life in mine explosions,
have been hurried to the scene. The
greatest excitement prevails at the
mine.
According to State Mine inspector
Louttit there were between 1S0 and
200 men in. the mine when the ex-
plosion occurred. Inspector Louttit
had been out of the mine only three
minutes when the accident happened.