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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
TAFT NOMINATED ON FIRST
. BALLOT; MADE UNANIMOUS
CONTINUED From First PageD

W. Taft. Miss Taft and Mrs. Charles
p Taft.
Senator A. J. Hopkins. Of Illinois.
chairman OF the committee on r"soiu-
items and custodian of :he platform.
arrived at 1915. Me looked tired and
worn from the effect of long hours in
committee work
II was exactly 1911 when Chair
man Lodge raped the convention 10
order. He introduced Rev. John Hill.
Of New York. who opened the session
with prayer.
Reading Of Platform.
Senator Fulton. Of Oregon. was re-
cosniZed TO introduce 10 the conven-
ticn George II. Williams. the last sur
wing members Of President Grant 5
cabinet Mr.. Williams Is member of
the Oregon delegation. He was alter
ney general undsr President Grant
and Is now over So years old. He was
escorted to a place on the platform.
Senator Hopkins received the recog
milton Of the chair and there was
wave OF applause a. he siePped 10 The
stage.
Senator Copper. Of Wisconsin. ="
Iectcd TO- make minority report on
fhs platform. also went 10 the stage
with ripple OF applause following
him.
Chairman Lodge formally presented
Senator Hopkins 10 the convention
When the reader came To the first pas
sages Of the preamble Ct the platform
according much praise 10 the Presi
dent and at the mention ~ his havini
won such a placs in tho history Of IN
world. there was applause. but no at
tempt at q demonstration.
The members OF the New yorI
delegation were provided today Will
| siIken American flags. mounted N
spear.fippcd stats Of brass.
! H-pkins In Poor Voice.
Although senator Hopkins " an .,
oey,eut speaker. the making Of hin
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

and integrity of the courts. state and
Federal and will ever insist that their
mowers to enforce their process and
10 protect. life. liberty and properly
shall be inviolate.
we believe. however. that the pro
ceedure in the Federal courts WIN
respect TO the issuance Of the writ OF
injurctions should he more accurately
defined hv statute and that no injunc-
fiou OF temporary straining order
should he issued without notice. ex-
cep, whsn irreparable injury would re-
sui, from delay. in which ras"
speedy hearing thereafter should ne
granted"
The platform begins wi'h highly
IaudatCry endorsement Of Pre- sldent
Rm=pveIfs administration. copying
precisely The language Ms d in the ten
tatiyc draft already published. IL FUR
Their declares uneauiyocally for tarIh
revision AZ a special session Of Con-
grcss immediately after inauguration.
Among Ihe rev features injected by
Tho cop,n'Ntee on resolutions is de-
ciaration that citizens of Porto Rice
should be collectively made citizens Ut
the United States. II also favors al
mission " New Mexico and Arizona
as separate states. II declares Win
re.psc, to the negro without ressrva'
ticn for enforcement q the ". IL ard
Is amendments to the constitution. in
the plank fsvoring conservation o'
natural RESOURCES the specific mention
mad. In the tentative draft favorinE
tho White mountain and Appalachian
fcrrs, reserves is eliminated. Pro
lection TO American citizens IL urged
Tar Family Tbere.
Among tho early arrivals In The
Ohio Delegation 20 witness the strug
gle were several members Of tho Taft
family. Charles p. Taft sst In hrs
scst az deiseafs-ailarge in the Oh'f
section o. the front row Of the gal
lery were Henry W. Taft, Mrs. Herr,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
H-okins In Poor Voice.

Although senator Hopkins " an eS-
oe!,eut speaker. the making Of him
scIf audibIe throuehou. the hall was
. task that taxed his powers TO the
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
ocuLIsT A MAN OF RESOURCE.
Has Blind Beegsr Woman to Advsr-
 tse His Business.

Enterprise takes various forms, even in Warsaw. A young oculist, finding that patients were few and far between, hit upon an original means of advertising.
 He engaged a blind woman who sits and begs by the Church of the Holy Cross to hold light board whereon are written his name, address, profes- sional qualifications and consultation hours
 As the church is in the busiest thoroughfare of the town the notice attracts a good deal of attention. The beggar herself says she is quite satis- fled with the results, as many people notice her who would otherwise pass by. and as the doctor has added his assurance that she is hopelessly blind benevolent old ladies throw cop pers into her tin mug, sure that their money Is not wasted on an impostor It is not yet known whether the nun Der of patients has increased.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
A True Friend.

true friend will tell one his faults, is a saying we often hear, but true friend, If he is wise in the knowledge of human nature, will tell his virtues The fact is that in this busy world oi ours, with its keen struggle and sharp competition, we are pretty apt to be told our faults by those who are not friends, and to be brought face to face with our mistakes and failures so ofteS that we sometimes lose hope and cour age. Whoever has a word of honest praise for another should feel that he holds something which is that others due, and hasten to pay 1t. The word of blame may be goal, but the word of hearty commcndation will be some thing to live up to" through many . trying hour.-The Parish Visitor.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17

Every sort of Legal Blank Of the "Legal Light kind for sale at The Star Office.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
FOR THE ROUND BALE.
Some More Reasons for Cutting Anti.
 uuated Method.

quatcd Method.
 w. B. DeWalt, in letter to the Co Operator (Dallas) takes up the cudgel in favor of improved packing and gives the following good account of himself:
 To The Co-Operator: see you have some good advice to the Union in the saving to the farmer by the adoption of the gin compressed bale of cotton wish to give some more facts as to why we should quit the old-style way
 First, it is not the proper way that cotton should be put up, for it gives the parties through whose hands it passes the chance to steal some from each bale, namely, the weigher at our cotton yards who gets one bale for the weighing of every six hundred bales which equals twenty-thousand in 12,000,000 bale crop.
 And then it goes on to the compress where they can steal enough to pay all expenses and that amounts to one hundred thousand or more bales and ttC oiu-AiliiV otiCCt buy tOOh tQudity as much in samples, which Is called the city crop all of which the farmer has sold to the buyer at reduction in points to cover the loss to the buyer.
 If we will compress our cotton at the gins we will use of our low grade cotton, six thousand bales, that will be off the market and besides we will save $7,000,000 (seven million dol lars) and our cotton will be in shape the South will have saved s13,300 900. to build warehouses with, which will give ample room to store all of the cotton raised by the South That is what we need; not mills nor spindles, for when we go into such things as that we will have to get some expert to run it for us and If history re- peats itself the expert would get the benefits and the farmer the expert ence.
 We, as Union men don't want any. thing but to cut out the leaks wher. ever they may be that are wasting so much of our life blood and if we will attend to the things of that nature that are here among us, we will soon have won what we are clamoring for
 see that Polk County Union is talking of putting in compress am sorry any of our brethren would do anything to uphold the bagging and tie trust. I say to you, Polk County men, weigh we'll your actions before you go too far, for there are some oi you that know me.
 Hoping that all Unions will consid CT this and if it should meet with their favor it is time that they were getting to work so as to be prepared for this years crop.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
IAN ARREST IS MADE
DAVIS FORMALLY CHARGED WITH MURDER OF THE OMAHA
 PHYSICIAN.
IMPORTANTOEVElOpMENTs BROUGHT OUT
pr. Lord, Who Attended Rustin, Met Man Believed to Be Davis Near the Rustin Home-Story Fits We'll With Other Evidence-Police Still Looking for Revolver.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 12.-Late Thurs day afternoon County Attorney Eng. fish filed a complaint against Charles
 P. Davis. charging him with murder in the first degree in connection with the shooting of Dr. Frederick Rustin the morning of September 2. The
 time of the hearing was not set but probably will be before the end of the
 week, possibly Friday.
 An important development was
 brought to the attention of the county attorney late Thursday afternoon when
 Dr. ]. P. Lord, the physician called
 by Mrs. Rustin to attend her husband
 immediately following the shooting. told the police that on his way to the
 Rustin home the morning of the shoot
 ing he met a man answering the de scription of Davis two blocks from
 where Dr. Rustin was shot and coming
 from the direction of the dying phy-
 brought out at the inquest. although
 Dr. Lord was one of the witnesses. Chief Donahue Thursday afternoon declared 1t was the most significant bit of evidence thus far secured. Dr. Lord gave very minute description of the man. which follows very closely in detail that of Charles E. Davis "The man came staggering along the street." said Dr. Lord. The being on the sidewalk and I was walking on the street He passed not more than 30 feet from me. 1 noted him partic ularly because of the hour and the cir cumstances, although 1 did not speak to him."
 .Dr. Lords story fits well into evi dence presented to the coroner's jury, and indicates that the man might have been in the vicinity of the Rustin resi- dence 10 to l5 minutes before Dr.
 Lord met him. or about the time the shooting is said to have occurred. The police are still searching for the missing revolver and have covered every foot of territory within several blocks of the Rustin home without success
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
oults After 4s Years. Service.


 Cincinnati. O--Mahlin C. Robb. one of the most familiar figures in the business and financial district. is missing from his route. and his kindly face. with neat white beard. will be seen no more in the banks, subtreas. ury office. nor on the seat of the American Express Company's money wagon. Robb has been for more than 45 years the money delivery mes senger for the company in Cincinnati and during this time there has been no loss to the company. He has han. dIed more than $70,000.000. 900 tD money and bonds.
 Saturday was his last day. and on that day his great toe was crushed by truck filled with silver falling on 1t.
 The company has retired him on half pay.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
WHERE SHE MADE THE MISTAKE.
Mrs. Jack Frost's Experience ss .
 Chicken Raiser.

Yes, farming is all very easy" the farmer said. 'tAny city person could make success of it at the first go of"
 He sneered at his three girl board CTS from Chicago in order to show that he had spoken in bitter irony.
 Mrs. Jack Frost" he resumed took the farm next to mine one year. Being from the city, she thought she would show us country people thing or two about real farming. She be- gan on a chicken yard.
 Tt was a fine yard. Pretty soon a hundred eggs matched out. There was half hens and half roosters. Mrs. Jack Frost, before sailing for Europe, separated the two sexes, and, killing all the roosters, she sent them to her friends. A fine lot of spring br'ilers they made-they were no bigger than squabs.
 But when Mrs. Jack Frost got back from Europe, strange sight her chicken yard presented. It was noth- ing but young roosters--young roos- ters growing, young roosters swagger- ing about. while here, with flying feathers and squawks and blood, a terrible fight went on, and there, dis regarded by all, lay the corpses of brave birds slain in single combat. At sunrise you could hear the crow ing of those roosters all over the county.
 Poor Mrs. Jack Frost understood the theory of chicken raising all right; only, in separating the young birds, she mistook the males for the females and vice versa
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
NEW RECORD MADE
WEIGHTS AERoPLANE IN AIR FOR NEARLY S6 MINUTES AT
 FORT INFER.
THE EXHIBITION WAS \ SPLENDID ONE
Airship circled Parade Ground 58 Times and Reached an Altitude of 200 Feet-Winds Caused Mir. Wright Some Trouble--Look for Speed of 42 Miles an Hour.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 12.-Orville Wright Thursday broke the worlds record for time and distance for a heavier-than-air flying machine which he established Wednesday. In flight requiring great skill on account of a ten-mile wind, he circled around the drill grounds at Fort Myer 5S times ing the time of Wednesdays record flight by minutes and 37 seconds. The flight was witnessed by nearly 1000 persons.
 The wind was blowing only about three miles an hour when MT. Wright mounted soldiers who keep the field clear during the flights took their places and Mir Wright started the motor
 At 5:0S MT. Wright signalled c. E. Taylor, his mechanician, tc release the machine. The aeroplane rose from the ground almost immediately after leaving the single starting rail. It continued to climb higher with each successive round of the field, until 1t reached an altitude of 75 feet. For the first 30 rounds the machine flew as smoothly as on its previous flights but from that time on it was seen to pitch at the turns, as the breeze from the west struck it. As the machine moved from the northern end of the field to the southern end, where the aero garage for storing the aeroplane is located, MT Wright kept 1t several points in the wind.
 Whenever the machine pitched it could be plainly seen from below that it responded promptly to every move of the levers by the operator One of MT. Wright's assistants marked the time in large figures at intervals on the roof of shed in order that MT. Wright might see how long he had been in the air.
 A gust of wind, unusually strong, struck the aerial flyer during the forty-second round and it plunged sharply, causing the crowd to exclaim in alarm MT. Wright then brought his machine lower, but on the fifty. third round he had reached an altitude of 200 feet.
 When MT. Wright completed the fifty-fourth round he had beaten his record of Wednesday afternoon, which in turn had broken the worlds record established in the morning flight oi | Wednesday.
 MT Wright came down at the north
 ern end of the field at the end of the | fifty-eighth round. landing easily. The cavalry squad on duty to protect the
 machine, formed cordon around Il and Major Squier. acting chief sigma l officer. pressed forward to congratu | late the aviator.
 Signal corps officers at the war de partment expressed the belief thai Orville Wright will make speed o'
 at least 42 miles an hour with his
 heavier-than-air machine which did such excellent work at Fort Myer.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
MUST PRODUCE LETTERS.
Communications Of Standard OH or
 ficials Wsnted.

New York. Sept 12.--Frank B. Kel
 logg, special deputy attorney general,
 who is prosecuting the governments
 suit against the Standard oil company
 of New Jersey, resorted to the United
 States circuit court Thursday to forcr
 the production of letters he had pre-
 viously demanded from c. T. Ceilings,
 second vice president of the Standard
 oil company of Kentucky. The gov
 ernment's lawyer obtained from Judge
 Ward subpoena ordering Ar. Col
 lings to produce the missing letters This was served on the Standard of ficial as he left the witness stand where he had been testifying before Special Examiner Franklin Ferriss. The letters demanded by the gov ernment are about 40 in number and
 were written by M Maxon, Standard agent, to the late w. c. Elliott. for merly stenographer in MT. Ceilings Cincinnati office. They dealt with al | legged sums which the government charged were paid by the Standard oil company of Kentucky to it's agents for 1 the purpose of buying information as
 to competitors shipments. This in ! formation, in some cases, the govern.
 ment alleges. was bought from railroad employees. oil inspectors and others | This. however, is denied by the Stan
 dard oil company.
 | On being served with the subpoena Mir. Ceilings said he would not say whether the letters would be produced or not until he had chance to confer with counsel The court order states that the letters must be produced in court on Monday morning at 10:3o o'clock MT. Kellogg also demanded oi Mir. Ceilings that he produce all the
 books and papers showing the gross earnings, the net earnings and the vol ume of business done recently by each
 of the independent oil companies 1 which were bought by the Standard l oil company of Kentucky.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
San pleqo,s Harhor.

So completely sheltered and SO com pletely land locked Is the harbor that within the entrance, which is only 1.500 feet wide, there are over & square miles of anchorage ground fer vessels of ordinary draught There is a depth of water over the outer bar, some five miles outside the entrance, of 35h feet, and there is a depth at the pier head line of 51A feet. The channel depth is greater than any har- bors of this country save that of Bos- ton, which is ss;s feet: Portland, Me, which is 39ta feet; Portsmouth, N. H., which is 49 feet. and San Francisco, which is 39 1-5 feet.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Worship of Snakes.

Snakes, the objects of terror to most Europeans in eastern lands. are worshiped in many parts of India. In some districts there are from 15,000 to 10000 shrines dedicated exclus- lively to the worship of snakes. These shrines, which are invariably in hon. or of one of the minor divinities oi the country, possess, in some in' stances valuable properties for their maintenance and for the cost of the numerous ceremonies which their keepers have to perform. In these shrines the Hindus set up fantastic idols of serpents. The deyotees of this strange religion make periodical offerings of dough and milk and cooked rice to the serpents living in the shrine in order to receive theis fayor.-Detroit News-Tribuna.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Kansas Hog Versus the Missouri Hen.

A Kansas paper says that if all the hogs raised in that state last year could be rolled into one hog 1t could dig the Panama canal in two roots and half. and wants to know how long it would take the Missouri hen to scratch out the canal We can't tell him about that, says the Humans Tille Star, who goes one better and continues. but we do know that the Missouri hen can pay for the big ditch in one and half years"
 Farmers have discovered that the best types of corn do not contain fourteen pounds of cob per bushel, and the grower who has 1000 or 2000 bushels of corn to spare shells 1t and keeps the cobs for fuel. He sells the corn shelled at fifty-six pounds to the bushel instead of sew enty on the cob. and finds that he actually marketed more bushels. This makes large corn shelters in demand in every neighborhood.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Be All you Can.

Let us do all the business we can. If we cant be lighthouse. let us be a candle. Some one has said, "l can't be anything more than farthing rush. light" Well, if you cant be more, be that; that is well enough. Be all you can What makes the Dead sea deadf Because Y is all the time receiving and ney giving out anything Dwight l.. Moody.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
kissIna canes Forbidden.

Kissing games are under the ban IL schools controlled by the London county council, which has issued the followlng notice to the head teach srs "Attention has been drawn to tae fact that in some of the schools l.issing games are stiu praeticed by ha children. On medical grounds this ,ractice is considered undesirable uasdmasters and headmistresses ol London county council schools anc managers of nonproyided schools NY tharefore to arrange that such games be discontinued.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Kill the House Fly.

The fly transmits typhoid through it's feet. It can carry thousands of bacilli on each foot, and if it lights on food and the food is eaten disease is apt to follow. The fly does not wipe his feet, and there is no use in trying to train him to do so. The only resource is to get rid of him entirely. All careful housekeepers have their win dows and doors screened, but this is valuable largely as matter of com. fort; it does not go to the root of the trouble. The flies infest butcher. shops and grocery stores. and we shall never be immune until we attack the fly as an enemy of society.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Cholera Is Spreadinq.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 12.-Asiatic cholera is spreading in St. Petersburg and the sudden jump in the statistics is taken to mean that the city au thorities failed to take proper precau tions against an epidemic. the first suspicious cases of which were dis covered fortnight ago. The bulletin issued Thursday night reports 52 cases and IS deaths. but 1t is believed that treble that number exist within the city limits.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Will lntert st rlany

Every person should know that good health is impossible if the kidneys are deranged. Folcy's Kidney Remedy will cure kidney and bladder disease in every form, and will build up and strengthen these organs so they will perform their functions properly. No danger of Bright's disease or diabetes if Foley's Kidney Remedy is taken in time. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Win Get More Hours.

Altoona. Pa, Sept. 12.-Orders were posted at the Pennsylvania railroad shops Friday increasing the working time to 50 hours week, The order takes effect at once and affects 10000 employees, most of whom have been working only 36 hours week since last November.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
pisobeyed An Order.

Guthrie. Ok, Sept. 12.-An order was issued by the state corporation commission Thursday citing the St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern rail road to appear and answer to the charges of contempt. The railroad is charged with the failure to erect depot at Mickey Sallisaw county. as required by the corporation commis- sion in an order issued May IS.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Pittsburq Bank to Liquidate.

Pittsburg. Pa. Sept. 12.-E. A. Kitz myer, vice president of the Cosmopoli tan National bank. recently closed. is- sued a statement Thursday to the eff feet that the institution would liqui date. At a meeting of the board Of directors collateral amounting to $l.- OO0,O0O was pledged to secure depos- Itors, all of whom. the statement de- clares, would be paid in full.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Instantaneous Action.

sI was almost distracted by ter rible itching which defied all treatment until I obtained a box of Hunts Cure. The first application afforded instant and absolute relief. The one box af- feeted complete cure. It is simply wonderful in its instantaneous ac- tion.n George Gilliland.
 Manitou, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Passed Examination Successfully

James Donahue, New Britian, Conn, writes: ! tried several kidney reme- dies, and was treated by our best phy- Remedy. After the second bottle showed improvement and five bottles cured me completely. have since passed rigid combination for life insurance " Foley's Kidney Remedy cures backache and all forms of kidney and bladder trouble. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-17
Frisco Lumber Burned.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 12.-Fire Thursday night destroyed the tw< blaming mills and hardwood supply of Edward F. Niehaus & Co. and the lumber yard of the Van Arsdale liar ris company. adjoining. the total loss being estimated at s300.000.