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The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
HE MURDERED MANY l
JAS. 5RlMMlNGsTALL CHARGED WITH KILLING FOUR FROM
 MISSOURI AND KANSAS.
NAMES OF MANY VICTIMS ARE UNKNOWN
Officers Say That He Has Admitted Having Slain Two Men and Are In vestigatlng Other Cases-Will Be Put in Sweat Box" Again--List Of Victims Given--All Men.

South Bend, Ind, May 23.--James Brimmingstall, aged 40, is under ar rest at Dowagiac, Mich, charged with six murders. The police say he has already confessed to two, and Prose cutor Bresnahan is confident the pris. oner will admit the other crimes. His arrest followed an alleged attempt to make his wife his seventh victim. She escaped and appealed to the police.
 The police say he confessed to kill ing a man in Kansas against whom he had a grudge and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. After his release he killed a companion and received a sentence of three years. He gave no names.
 The list of Brimmingstalfs victims, according to the officers, is:
 Man In Kansas (name not given) killed by Brimmingstall when he was 16 years old.
 Railroad man in Missouri name un- known, killed seven years ago.
 Two men sleeping in tent in Mis- souri, names unknown to officers
 David Huff, Dowagiac, June, 1907.
 Smith Hortium, Dowagiac, February, 1903.
 Mrs. Brimmingstall, apparently dis tracted, appealed to the prosecuting attorney, T. J. Bresnahan, for protec- to kill her. She could not go to sleep  for fear he would break into the house and murder her. She gave hints that led to the discovery that her husband has criminal record.
 David Huff. an aged resident of Do wagiac, went to the Brimmingstall home to live a year and a half ago. He deeded them his property on their proposition to support him for the re- mainder of his life. One night last June scuffle was heard in an upper room of the house. Huff was found dead in bed with the bed clothing very much disturbed. Brimmingstall said that Huff had some sort of vio- lent illness-colic or something like 1t, and accidentally choked himself to death with the bed clothing The body of Huff was buried next day, and the apparent haste occasioned some com ment
 In February of this year Smith Hor. tium disappeared. There are several circumstances tending to connect Brimmingstall with the disappearance of Hortium. Hortiums body was found frozen in the ice of nearby stream His money had disappeared
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
How East Wind Trnxels

Most people at some time or other have used the expression went like the wind" wishing to convey the idea of extraordinary velocity.
 Coming down to actual figures. how ever, the wind is not such speedy traveller after all says the Boston Transcript The month of March more than any other in the year has a windy record. so the figures supplied by the local weather bureau station for the month will do to illustrate the fallacy of the expression.
 From the first to the thirty-first the wind movement as registered at the top o< the federg building was s,33e miles, or an average of PTS miles q day for 30 days. Here is an average of only i1h miles an hour. speed which even a slow moving freight steamer approaches.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
To Expedite Forest improvement.

Washington. May 22.-W. E. Herring. chief of the office of engineering, United States Forest Service. has just returned to shington after an eight weeks inspection trip through five Vest ern States. Mir. Herriug's office has charge of the extensive per manent improvement work upon the National Forests and the
 most important purpose of his western trip was to organize branch office of engineering of tue Forest Service at Ogden, Utah. This office will greatly expedite the permanent improve ment work, resulting in the saw ing of much time in the distribu- ton of engineers on the work and quicker communication between field officers and engineers. MT. Herring in, pected the improve ment work and consulted with supervisors in Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
COME LARGE FRENCH FAMILIES.
Official Statistics Give Figures That
 Are Rather Surprising.

Small families are the rule in exceptions. The following data were taken by Consul Chapman Coleman of Roubaix from the latest official sta tistics of the population of France. According to these statistics the total population of France is 3S,350,7sS The numbers. the figures being, respec- lively, 1s.533Sss and 1s,S16,SS9. On the other hand, an excess in the num- ber of unmarried is shown on the mas culine side. the respective figures be- 9.917,17S and s,114,356 There are g. 3s4.S97 widows and divorced women. as against 1,005,Ss4 widowers and di- vorced men.
 The number of French families is 9,TS1,117 of which 1,S14,773 are with out children; 2.249.337 have but ono child: 2,01s.665 have two; 1,246,264 have three; 74s.s41 have four; 429, ,799 have Ave- 24S,159 have six; 13s, ,76S have seven; 71.s41 have eight, and S3,9l7 have nine children. These fig ures represent in a rapidly decreasing proportion. the number of families having large number of children.
 For about two-thirds of the families of France the average number of chill dren does not exceed three; while for about 1k per cent. of them the aver age number is seven, and for less than one per cent of the families, eight chil- dren. Twenty-four families are re corded. however. as possessing II and 34 as possessing IS children.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
|S UNW|SE MEASURE
HOUSE REPUBLICANS DECIDE NOT TO PASS ANTI-INJuNc-
 TON BILL.
THE VOTE WAS QUITE CLOSE, 75 TO 63
Caucus Debated the Various Bills From to 1f:3o O'Clock Thursday Nght-Speaker Cannon Is of the Opinion That Congress Win Not Ad- journ for Ten Days.

Washington, May 23.-No bill to modify the power of the federal courts in the exercise of injunetions will be passed at this session of congress. It was decided Thursday night at con ference of the Republican members of the house that to enact such a meas ure would be unwise The conference was in session from eight o'clock un- til 11:30. The various so-called anti injunction bills that have been intro duced were discussed and various amendments to them were proposed. Between eleven o'clock and the hour Of adjournment three votes of the caucus were cast. The first vote was on motion by Mir. Fassett (N. Y.) to adjourn the caucus sine die. This motion was lost, 6S to 69. Fifteen minutes later MT. Tawney (Minn.) moved to take recess until Friday night. This motion also was lost. 62 to GA. At 11:30 Mir Sherman (N. Y.) made motion to adjourn sine die, and it prevailed by vote of 75 to 63. Shortly after he had made his motion of adjournment MT Fassett was over come by the heat and closeness of the atmosphere in the chamber and was assisted to the lobby There he faint ed. Several of his colleagues and em- ployes of the house restored him to consciousness by the application of cold water, and apparently he fully recovered.
 After the adjournment of the caucus Speaker Cannon expressed the opinion that it would be eight or ten days be- fore final adjournment of congress could be reached. He said:
 We have filibuster on which pre- vents action on more than five or six bills a day. There are 29 measures now in conference and you can make your own estimate as to the time if will take no dispose of them. We are not going to turn tail and run. Pos sibly the senate can adjourn without the house, but I am under the impress sion that 1t would find some constitu- tional obstacles in the way of its do- ing so"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Driving a Good Bargain.

The barber's small son was in the habit of playing around his fathers shop, and he was always keenly in. terested in the patrons. Many a stray penny found its way into the little chubby hand, and sticks of gum were dropped in quite as though by accident. Judge Williams drifted into the shop the other afternoon for a hair cut The lad recognized the fact that the judge was new patron, and so was more than ordinarily inter ested in him. He hung at the foot of the chair and looked musingly at the judges bald head. Then he walked slowly to the back of the chair and surveyed the scanty fringe of hair from that point of vantage. He could contain himself no longer and burst out incredulously: Father, do--you--get a quarter for cutting that hat?'--Lippincott's
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
HeRolsM OF TRAINED NURSES.
Fight GrImmest Of Battles with No
 Trumpet Sound to Encourage.


 The trained nurse goes into battle encouraged by none of the bloodstir- ring incidents of the soldier. She is often entirely alone; her struggle must be quiet; and her antagonist is grim and terrible and ever watchful. be- cause 1t is death itself Suppose 1t is you yourself who are suddenly smitten In the midst of your life and work says Anne O'Hagan in the Delineator. With the coming of the trained nurse you feel infinite relief from thanks giving. You are no longer obliged to struggle alone. to watch the door alone lest that other one enter. The nurse, calmest of warriors. least grim of sentinels, sits beside your bed and will keep the vigil for you. You trans Ter the battle to her For yourself. you will lie still and think--not of the combat before you. not of the turmoil behind you--that whirling, dusty con fiict of the world which was so impor- tant little while ago-but of the great, important things earth and its greenness, the wide, white, country skies on moonlight nights. the flash of blue birds wings in the September sunshine, all the daily miracles you had forgotten to watch when you were hurrying to those manifold appoint ments of yours. Now you are in the region where only the mightier move ment sounds and passes, only winds and rivers, only life and death"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
To Match His Coat.

Robert Walton Goelet. at a meeting of the Astor Trust company's direc. tors. in New York. said of certain broker:
 The mans nerve is amazing. It shocks me. It reminds me of a money lender to whom friend of mine. a great rider to hounds. once resorted.
 Yes. said the money lender to my embarrassed friend. I will renew yoLr note. but only on one condition. sir namely. that during the next paper chase at Lenox you scatter from your bag these 5000 pink slips bearing my name and the words. Money advanced on easy terms" Is 1t go. sirT"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Storm at St. Louis

St. Louis, May 23.-A severe cleo trical rain and wind storm visited St. Louis and vicinity Thursday night Several small frame structures were blown down. trees were broken and telephones put out of service. At Granite City, H., across the river, the plant of the Corn Products Refining company, employing 1000 men, was struck by lightning and damaged to the extent of 5000 One girl oper- ative was injured in panic during an attempt of girls employed in the syrup room to make their escape from the building.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
To Break the Corn corn.r

Chicago, May 23.--Railroads and elevator interests are making strenu. ous efforts to get earn here from Ne braska and other sections between now and the first of the month, when the Corn King" J. A. Patten, will bring his corner to close. It has been announced that the Burlington would guarantee to bring corn from Omaha here in S6 hours. Plenty of cars are available on the Western roads and it is understood that every effort will be made to get the corn here, have it inspected and deliver it.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
THE SENATOR W|NS'
MAE WOODS DIVORCE SUIT IN NEW YORK COMES TO A SEN.
 sATIoNAL ENDING.
PLAINTIFF IS CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Justice o'Gorman DismIsses Complaint and Orders Miss Wood HeId-s5,o 900 Bail Is Demanded, Which Plaintiff Is Unable to Give and Was Locked Up in the Tombs Prison.

New York, May 23.--Mae c. Wood, whose suit for an absolute divorce from United States Senator Thomas c. Platt of New York has been on trial in the supreme court here for several days, was committed to the Tombs prison late Thursday after Justice O'Gorman had dismissed the complaint in her action and ordered her held in S5,000 bail on charge of perjury.
 The decision in Senator Platt's favor and the sudden and sensational end ing of the suit came after day which the defense occupied largely with the introduction of expert and other tes- timony attacking the authenticity of the documents by which the plaintiff was seeking to establish her alleged marriage to Senator Platt. A hand writing expert testified that in his opinion the body of the letter. in which Senator Platt was alleged to have admitted his relation as husband to the plaintiff was added after the senator's signature had been affixed. More telling still for the defense was the depositions by engravers and stationers called by counsel for Sen. ator Platt that the blank form upon which the alleged Platt-Wood mar. riage certificate was prepared, was not Autographed until three months after the date upon which the marriage of Miss Wood to Senator Platt was al legged to have taken place. Miss Wood was recalled to the stand in rebuttal. She was asked if, after hearing the testimony about the marriage certifi- cate, she still reiterated that the de- fendant gave her the certificate as she previously testified.
 T still reiterate it." she replied. Justice OGorman turned to Miss Wood and pointedly questioned her. She repeated her assertion that the marriage occurred as she had stated. She admitted that Senator Platt never supported her, and when asked by the court if she did not consider it the duty of a husband to support his wife. she replied:
 T do. but as long as he was not enough of a gentleman to do so l never asked him to-
 Senator Platt's counsel then moved for dismissal of the complaint. It was forthwith granted by Justice O'Gorman, who, in rendering his de. cision, said:
 T can not credit the plaintiffs evi- dence as to the alleged marriage, and the testimony as it impresses the court is that this is a most wicked design to support a false and fictitious claim by forgery and perjury" Forthwith Justice O'Gorman ordered Miss Wood committed to the Tombs on the charge of perjury. fixing her bail at s5,000
 At the district attorneys office Thursday night. it was said that Miss Woods case would speedily be pre- sented to the grand jury and pressed for trial if an indictment was found. At a late hour Miss Wood had not been able to furnish the bail demand ed in her case, and was still locked up in the Tombs.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28

New York May 23.-Mae c. Wood. the Omaha woman who was sent to prison Thursday in default of 5000 on charge of perjury. after her com plaint against Senator Platt, whom she had sued for divorce. had been dis missed, was still in cell Friday. Alp. parently no effort had been made to procure bail.
 Miss Wood seemed not at all per. turbed.
 Do you intend to plead guilty in event of an indictment being found against you?" she was asked.
 "rl rot first" she shouted. the smile disappearing and her lips com ing together in straight. tight line.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
NOTICE TO QUIET rITLE.

Notice Is hereby given that on May l2, 1908, F. Nj. Cecil filed In my office his petition to the Chancery Court of Polk county, Arkansas, praying that said court at it's A prii term. 1908, by It's decree confirm and quiet hts title to the following described lands situated in Polk county. Arkansas. to-wt: the SEi4 NEi4, Nis4 SEi4, NWlt Sii4 and SWit NEtt Sec. 2S, and all that part oi the Sw4 Nwi4, Sec. 27. lying west of flick. ory Creek, all in Twp. S., k. 32 w; Ssif Swl4 Sec. 24, Twp. l. E., R. 32 w. the S. pt SL SEL4 See. p, and the NElf \ Ifl4 Sec. 27, Twp. 3S., K. 82 W: the SWI{ SFs{ Sec. [, Twp. $. R. F VI. and the NEfs NEl4 See, 4, Twp. 2 S.. k. 32 w.
 Therefore. all persons who claim any interest in said lands or any part thereof are hereby warned and called upon to ap- pear in said court within seven weeks from this date and show cause, if any there he, why the prayer ofsald petition should not be granted and why. the title Of the said petitioner to said lands and every part there Of should not be quieted and confirmed.
 Given under my hand this i2th day oi May, 1908.
 w. |. Green.
 Clerk of Polk Chancery Court.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Caves of a cannibaI Race.

Strange evidences of cannibalism have been brought to light with the recent opening up of caves at One Tree Hill. Maungakiekie, New South Wales, and another link has been added 10 the chain of interest en circling this celebrated spot
 Tn one cave great piles of human bones have been discovered, mixed ur fndiscriminately and thrown down in one huge conical heap. These bones belonged to victims taken by the Maoris in battle and slaughtered for culinary purposes. Then they were dropped down the funnel-shaped mouth of tbe cave into darkness and oblivion.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
WIFE THREW SCISSORS AT HIM
Charles Early of Eureka Springs Is
 Badly Wounded.

Eureka Springs, May 2l.- Charles Early was stabbed at his home here by his wife today and nearly blei to death before sur oeon could reach him. His wife threw a pair of scissors at him with great violence and the scis. sors struck him in the groin and severed an artery,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Mrs. Morasch is Guilty.

Kansas City. Kan, May 23.-Mrs Sarah Morasch was found guilty by . jury at one o'clock Thursday after noon of sending through the mail Feb ruary IF the poisoned candy which killed four-year-old Ruth Miller, 6 niece by marriage. Her sentence will be life Imprisonment in the Kansas Denitentiary.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Wants His Liberty.

Topeka, Kan, May 23.-Lieut. Charles E. McCulloch, serving two year term in the military prison at Fort Leavenworth for crime commit ted in Cuba Thursday, applied for writ of habeas corpus in the United States circuit court on the ground of misconduct of the court martial which sentenced him.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
A.I.iving skeleton

is the final condition of any child that has worms if it lives. Think of hav- ing something in your stomach that eats all you take as nourishment, Nine-tenths of the babies have worms. may be yours has. Be certain that it has not by giving 1t Whites Cream Vermifuge it expels all worms and is a tonic for the baby. Price 25 cents Sold by Jackson Drug Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Millions for Army and Navy.

Washington. May 23.-With the pas. sage by the senate of the military academy appropriation bill, congress established new record in expendi- lures for the military branch of the government For the support of the army and navy of the United States, the purchase of supplies and muni- tions of war, for the fiscal year to end June 30. 1909. the American peo- pie will spend s219.s59, ,Ss0. to which should be added $3,70O,00O for fortifica- lions
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Nip and Tuck.

# There was an Englishman who I'm ported a famous wolfhound from Eu Iope some years ago. to get rich Eatching wolves for the scalp money pnered by the state of Texas-$lo each. Some genuine Texas sports were invited to witness the first fhase. They followed many miles Through the prairie grass, but with ont getting sight of either wolf or hound. Finally they came to a wood ed spot, where a stuttering native was ehopping. Did you see a wolf and q hound pass just nowg" cried the Nnglishman. "Y-e-e-e-s, sir; they 6ljus' passed. How was the racer
 P-u-u-rty hot nip an t-t-ttucS
 A-t-t-the dog wa-wawas a leetle ahead.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
OId.Time Fountain Pens.

It is popular fallacy that fountain pens are quite modern invention, As a matter of fact, an old work of refer ence published in 17s5 contains an il. lustration of fountain pen. the ap- pearance of which is very much like those sold at the present time. It's con. struction, however, was somewhat elaborate and clumsy, the pen consist ing of various pieces of metal. which had to be screwed and unscrewed be- fore the pen could be used.-TitBits
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
An Oklahoma Bank Closed.

Guthrie, Ok. May 23.-Bank Com missioner H. H. Shock Thursday af- ternoon closed the doors of the Inter national Bank of Coalgate for gross violations Of the state banking laws. Deposits were s3S,000 and there Is but s9000 on hands and $7,000 available.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Stand by Women postmasters.

Washington, May 23.--Owing to op- position by the senatorial delegation from Texas and Georgia, three nom- nations of male postmasters in those states to succeed the present female incumbents. were rejectd in the sen. at Thursday. The southern senators made determined fight against oust ing the women.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
POLK cOfTNTY TTNTCs,s

Meets the third Wednesday in January A prli, July and October. William Martin. President and Lecturer, Mountain Fork, Ark. l. C. Terrell. Secretary-'rr reasurcr, Mena, Ark, R. r. D. No. ?. X. M. Parker. Organizer, Hatfield, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28

HOLLY HILL UNION No. 2i5l A. ]. Edwards president; J. r. smith, es- rotary. Hartly F. ..
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DALLAS UNION NO. 750. Meets lst and grd saturday at 7;30 D. m. $. A. Key, president, A. l.. Durham, secretary Mena, r. O.
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OVERTURE UNION NO. 1g97 Clarence Waits, president; Albert Ward secretary. Gillham r. C..
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Meets ist and Srd saturday nights. J. H- Chambers, president; Prof. w. k. shinn, sec. retary. Mena, F. q.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28

The finest line and largest stock of Post Cards in the city. Al kinds, Meua Views, etc.. can be had at Hiitebrand s ,'e', c ,l,erv IOWA
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COUNTY LINE UNION NO. 577. Meets Saturday evening before the lst and Srd sundays. r.. <. Miller, secretary. Hart ly r. 0.
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ROCK SPRINGS UNION NO. Ss1. w. E. Cox, presidents ]. F. Bass secretary Quito T.. Q,
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HOLLY GROVE UNION NO. 1542. E. E. Carter, president; k. L. Dalrymple secretary
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FAR MERS' UNIONS
A Roster of Local Unions, Places
 and Dates of Meeting.

Officers of funions are especially requested to notify The Star Of any changes in off cera, meeting times or places, thus keeping the directory upto-date aud of greatest possible value to the membership.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28

OWEN CHAPEL UNION NO. s30 II. z. Fowler, president: T. D Reid, secrs- tary. Meets first and third Fridays oi each month at D. m. Mena r. Q.
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ROCKY UNION NO. i5s. J. C. Terrell, president. $. Thacker, sccre- tary. Meets 2nd aud 4th Saturday at ? D. tn. Rocky pustoiiice.
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FOWLER UNION NO. f2s4 Willis Jones president, Eugene Abernathy. secretary. Meets first and third Saturdays Big Fork r. 70.
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OZARK uNIoN NO. ,o02

OZARK UNION NO. t002. Meets ist and srd Friday nights. Roe shane, president; Nathaniel Blan, secretary Granniss F. c.
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LIBERTY UNION NO. 2s5.
CHERRY HULL UNION No. ao7

Geo. Wood, president J. K. Wilcox, secre tary; meets I'd and ith Saturdays at 2 p. n. Egger, r. Q.
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pnrrER INInN.

OAK GROVE UNION |. B. Davis, president; T. E. Baker, secre- t1ry. Granniss r. O.
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BOARD CAMP UNION
FIDELITY uNIoN.

Meets lst, 3rd and 9th "Wednesday nights. C. II. Miller, president; A. F. Wear, secretary. Board Camp r. ..
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HOLLY SPRINGS UNION NO. 294. E. K. GrIfith, president; ]. c. Yell, secie- tary. Quito r. ..
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T Meets 2d and ith Friday nights. & F. liar reson, president Frank Cole, secretary Mena, Ark., K. n. D. No. l.
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HATFIELD UNION NO 2so. Meets lst and :rd Saturday at D. m. A. c Bruce president; k. 1T. Stockton. secretary Hatfield r. Q.