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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-15

DISCREDITS COOKS STORY.
The New York Globe yesterday after
noou printed q copy of the affidavit made
By Edwin n. Bsrrill, who accompanied
DR.. Frederick A. Cook at the time be
announced bis reaching the summit OF
Mount Mckinley. The sfiilsvit vas
made before a notary public at Tacoms,
Wash, on October 4, and has lust been
received in New York. BarrilPs af-
6dsvit states in effect that he was the
only person with DR.. Cook when he
resched the summit OF Mount Mckinley
that they dit not, in fact, reach the sum-
init, but the nearest point TO the summit
reached was at least IA miles distant
from the summit of that mountain, the
elevation at no time exceeding 10, 600
feet, BarrilPe sfiidavits also brings in
to question number of the photographs
which Dr. Cook has given ss represent
ing the summit and other high attitudes
of Mount Mckinley.
BanilPs afidsvt says at the outset
that be was born in Buffalo, in 1864
and now resides at Darby, Mont. de
was the only party present with Or.
Cook when be claims to have reached
the summit OF Mount Mckinley, and that
he is the party referred to as BArills, or
Edward BarriIle, 10 DR.. Cooks book
entitled, $40 the Top of ihe Continent"
bearing upon the expedition to Mount
Mckinley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-15
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FERRER DEMONSTRATIONS.

S,rlous Ferrer demonstrations &C.
CURED in Vienna last night. There
we're angry cries against the Spanish King
aad government The police were
obliged to fire before the masses dis
persed. The Spanish embassy is now
under sroog guard.
Large bodies OF workmen went on
strike 10 Trieste, Aus ria, yesterday, 10
sympalny with the demonstration, tne
emp Dyes Of The dOckysTds being prom
inent in the movement. The stree 8
Yesterday afternoon were filed with
excited groups. OOlY one evening" paper
appeared, aud nearly all the shops, csis',
ond thesteFs were closed
Thousand Of strikers plrsded the
s.reels with black f f.gs, shooting Death
to A!ionsow "Death to tie Pop?
The demonstrations, which we're MARKED
by grsat disorder, continued Ihoughou'
the 0ight.
The demonstrations in protest against
tbs execution OF Francisco Ferrer we're
yery marked throughout France Jester.
day, and from reports received in Paris
last night they still continue.
The municipal council Of Paris has
decided to nsme 8 street In Paris after
Fe,rer, and to assume the expeose OF
educating two OF bis infant grandchll'
dren.
Serious disturbances occurred at
Lyons, where thousands of workmen,
socialists, and anarchists paraded.
They broke the windows of the reaction
ary newspapers, and fought the police.
Receivers and other weapons we're used
without restraint.
The general strike called in Bone as
protest against the execution of Ferrer
is complete, although it is disspProved
by mfjOriiy of the socialists. The
anarchists we're yesterday preparing
great demonstration for today.
The Vatican is strongly guarded.
rhs pope is not alarmed, but his en-
tourage fear violence, which is not likely.
The police have requested Cardinal
Merry Del Val, pspsi secretary of state,
q Sp9niard, to remain In the Vatican, as
they could not guarantee bis personal
safety.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
A REVERSAL AND WhY.

Missouri has now in office the first Republican governor in 3S years. and the reason the people of that state turned down the Demo- cratic nominee is both interesting and instructive. When Folk was elected governor it was strictly on his record as a fearless fighter against corruption in public affairs, and it was done dispite the best efforts of the old ring politicians to defeat him. During his four years in office these old political tricksters managed to get sufficient power to nominate one of their kind for governor and the people saw the lay of the land and proceeded to give their votes to Republican who had given his full power of person and position to the support of Folk s policies and elected him. And that is what such smart" politicians may expect in these days of publicity
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

resources in the matter of support ing their own schools. The more ignorant and more depraved will be this race, and the more depraved the greater the menace to the white people and the country.
 The burden upon the white people of educating the blacks is heavy, but it is one tl,at must be met. But the ideas of Booker T. Washington, the greatest negro of the age, should be put in effect as much as possible educate the negro in such manner as will make him most effective as a worker in the worlds productive industries. The education of the negro must of necessity for many years be "the white mans burden
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
ACTING GOVERNORS AND
 PARDONS.

Arkansas has another acting governor, an afiiiction far too com mon in this state. And the present incumbent, Governor" Jess M. Mar tin, before he had been in power 24 hours, had put the pardoning power to work and liberated ten convicts. And in this instance he showed the Jeff Davis weakness for violators of the liquor laws.
 It seems little strange that so many of our men in public life should have so many friends behind the bars. If Arkansas would just let this "acting governor" business go around little more it might be relieved of the troublesome convict lease question and other annoying penitentiary features and expenses.
 But perhaps it would be better to start at the source cut off the ex- pense of the courts and let the law breakers go free in the first place.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
BAD NEWS CAME FAST.
Mrs. G. r. Crawford Called to Bedside of Father and Word Comes of
 Death of Another Relative.

Mrs. G. r. Crawford left Sat urday afternoon for Slatington in response to a phone message an- nounclng the dangerous, illness of her father, NJ. c Cox, whose life is despaired of.
 After the hearing of this sad news. another message was re- ceived by MT. Crawford Mon day morning announcing that Mrs. Martha Rogers, of Big Fork, a sister of Mir. Cox who was attending his illness, took sick suddenly about ten days ago, death resulting Sunday morn ing at 4 o'clock. The remains of Mrs Rogers were taken to her home where iuterment was had Tuesday.
 Mrs. Rogers had reached the advanced age of 72 years and was the daughter of c. K. Cox, who came to this country with his family 6S years ago from Georgia and locating at Slating- ton, where he continuously lived until death.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
BRINGING IN CONNECTS
Contractors Soon Will Have to Operate With Free Labor if
 at All.

Little Rock, Jan. l6. Ninety nine additional prisoners, taken from the various camps operated by the Arkansas Brick and Man facturing Company, were brought in today. The convicts from the camp at Conway will reach here Monday morning at 7 o'clock. A special train bearing 250 convicts, including all negroes now held in the peniteutiary here, will leave for the state farm in Lincoln county at 10 o'clock Sunday moruing unless plans miscarry.
 The state will remove the con- victs beyond the reach of injunc- ton, it is believed, until the sen ate can join the house Monday in ratification Of the peuitentiary boards order withholding con- victs from the contractors. In the meantime no little concern is manifested as to the possible ac- tion ot the senate, although no members of the peniten!iary board indicate fear of being sent to jail for contempt.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
FIGHT ON TRAIN
 NEAR FORT SMITH
In An Attempt to Murder His Brother $ Captor Lee Quinn Shoots Bystand- CT and Escapes Under
 Heavy Fire.

Fort Smith, Jan. l6. T Entering a car iu an Iron Mountain passon- ger train at Cherokee Junction, six miles from this city, in which his brother, Grant Quinn, sat handcuffed to Police Officer Bur- gess of this city, wbo was taking him to Little Rock to turn him over to the commandant at Fort Logan H. Roots, as a deserter, Lee Quinn tonight, about md night, opened fusillade with q pistol at Burgess. Burgess pull ed his pistol and began firing al Quinn, and passengers assisted him. two of them firing severaI shots, aud another finally knock ing Ouinn's gun upward, So that one of the bullets went througf | the roof of the car.
 Burgess was not injured, but Irwin Brassfeld of Mulberry, Ark. who was sitting just be i hind Burgess and his prisoner received what is believed a fata wound. He was shot twice, ont bullet piercing his lung, and the other entering his leg. Brass field was brought to this city and is being cared for at the lrof Mountaiu emergency hospital. Quinn, after emptylng his pis tol, leaped from the train ant has not been captured, although 1t is believed he was wounded. He boarded the train as | slowed down at Cherokee Juno tiop, and on entering the smoke ing car where Burgess and hr brother were, opened fire.
 Grant Quinn, who was arres ted here today, will be turned over to the officers at Fort k )ot tomorrow.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
. : - LETTING IN THE LIGHT.

Ben (Pitchfork) Tillman bears the distinguishing mark of being the only public man who ever refused to accept an invitation to the White House from a President of the United States. and then boasted of it. By this act the fire-eating sena- tor stamped himself as direct per sonal enemy of Theodore Roosevelt, the man, just what he desired to do.
 It is not necessarily to the dis credit of either of these men that they should dislike one another. That is not at all unusual to men of such strong. incisive characters. In addition these men are in opposing political parties.
 For these reasons it was not sur prising that Tillman should have gladly joined with the enemies of the President.
 The opportunity was made doubly alluring when these enemies were in the Presidents own party. But, as was to have been expected when Tillman and Congress attacked Roosevelt in connection with his use of the secret service, through which he has ferreted out many wrongs against the people and brought some of the wrongdoers to face the courts and punishment, he started something. for Roosevelt is by nature pre-eminently d fighter.
 But it was considerable shock when the President connected the South Carolina senator directly with wrongdoing with seeking to use his influence in connection with a government land case to his own gain in securing valuable land cheap, and in using the privilege granted senators to ase the mails free for public business in handling his pri- vate business-a privilege all too often abused, and which helps create the deficits in the postal department,
 The senators some of them and don't forget those who have fought against every reform urged by Roosevelt -l au 2 h ed immoderately when his message was read intimat ing that Congress feared his use of the secret service because it might expose crookedness among it's mem bership. The lower house didn't laugh---it just swelled up with in dignation at such an insult"
 Deplorable as it is, however, legis- lative bodies, from city councils and state legislatures and even the United States senate, have had members exposed who were totally and wholly corrupt. and now that the fight is on it is probable that before it is ended the people will witness its Congress trying hard tc let loose of a proposition so hot that its retention is mighty painful.
 In any event, the letting of the light of publicity on the matter will be beneficial to all honest persons and the people.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
TALKS OF SANITARIUM
Dr. Burnett of QuintOu. La.. Investi- gating Mena With View of LOcat-
 ing Such Institution.

.Dr. ]. z. Burnett of Ouinton, La, who holds the position of surgeon ou the southern division of the Kansas City Southern rail- way, and who spent a couple of days in Mena last week looking over the city with the view of To-. eating sanitarium at this place, reported that be expected to re- turn to Meua soon for further consideration regarding the cons struction ot the building.
 Dr. Burnett also stated that there would be no bonus asked of the citizens of Mena aud that the construction of tue building will be by himself and his associates.
 So far no definite selection oi the site has yet been made.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
Taft and the South.

Mir. Taft will begin his admins tration with the heartlest admira- ton, the greatest friendship and the promise of the fullest cooperation that the South has ever extended to Republican chief magistrate. Expl essions of this feeling toward Mir. Taft have been spontaneous. In very large degree it is recipro- cal, for Mir. Taft has had precisely the right attitude toward the South, not the attitude of partisan, but that of the great statesman, the broad, warmhearted citizen. The way has been prepared for him. it is true, by the policies of President Mckinley and President Roosevelt: but Mr. Taft is peculiarly fitted to bring into closer relation the several sections of the country. He has a warm temperament. but cool head. Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
AFTER YOUR TAXES
Sheriff Cunningham and Deputy Bratcher Start on Annual Rounds
 Penalty for Delinquents.

Sheriff J. ". Cunningham and Deputy John II. Bratcher left on the Traveller Monday morning for Rich Mountain, where they will commence their rounds over the county collecting the taxes. All of the outside townships will be visited, after February l9 they will be at the court house until April 10, and all who fail to pay taxes up to that date will receive a penalty of 25 cents on the dollar.
 The total valuation of real Cs- tate and personal property is represented as being s, "A GOO and the amount of the taxes col lected will be near $S9, GOODS.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
ARKANSAS EARTHQUAKE
Delight Had the Distinction of Feeling Three Distinct Shocks Last
 Friday Night.

Memphis, Jan. l6.-Corrobora- ton in part of the reports of earthquake shocks felt at Delight, Ark, Friday night as carried in the Associated Press reports from Little Rock, were made today in several localities, members of the Chickasaw Club and servants of the club being among those who felt three distinct shocks about SD. m.
 Actors and others connected with the Orpheum theater, iu the same building, also felt the earthquake.
 The clubmen dismissed the incident, thinking that the yibra- ton was caused by applause ID the theater under the club rooms.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

that ouer uhaf ' need n eperB day life that it IS safe to weakeH !. by strong q ink ?
 Such plan as here outlined The Star believes is the real solution Of the drink problem. It hopes to see it tried in Arkansas. But that be- lief and desire does not justify leylty among lawmakers at prohibition. Such action does not stimulate respect for law nor lawmakers. Where prohibition IS the law. 1t IS the first duty to see that 1t IS re- spected and enforced to the letter and especially. let it be said, by the government in the issuance of licenses to sell liquor in a locality where the people oppose such saleI
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
TEXARKANA WANTS BOAT LINE.
Proposed to Navigate the Red and Sul-
 phur Rivers.

Texarkana, Jan. l6.-The prop osition to secure water freight rates tor Texarkana is again about 10 be agitated and is al- ready being discussed by some prominent local business men.
 The project looks to the rum ming of a line of boats from Shreveport up the Red and Sul- phur rivers to Fort Lynn, a sta ton on the Texarkana, Shreve- port aud Natchez. some IS or 20 miles south of here. It IS thought that weekly trips could easily be made.
 The Shreveport Cottonwood Company of Shreveport is already operating a line of this kiud--tug boats and barges-b etw e n Shreveport and Garland City, making weekly trips.
 The river is now very low, within two feet of iow.water mark. and these facts taken to- gether, 1t is claimed. go to clear ly demonstrate that the river may be uaviga5le by this class of craft for at least 10 or II moths of the year. What is true of Red river is equally true of Sulphur river.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
2i YEARS FOR WIFE MURDER.
James Cartwright Escapes GallOws on
 Plea of Insanity.

Conway. Jan. l6.-James Cart wright, who killed bis wife with a shot gun ou tue farm of l. A Batsou last August, was this afternoon found gnilty of mur. der iu the second degree by a jury iu circuit court and sem teaced to Fl years in tue Arkan- sas peniteatlary. Cartwright's plea was insanity, and he was practically exp essionlesS when the verdict of the jury was read. He waived tune ot sentence. and sentence was pronounced at once.
 The court instructed the jury that if it found that Cartwrights mind was impaired at the time of the killing, so that he was not able 10 premedltate the murder, then it should return a verdict of murder in the second degree.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
SQUARE DEAL NEEDED.

Pulaski county, with a population about five times as great as that of Polk county, returns for taxation only 3l2 watches while our county pays taxes on 737. It is no. difficult to estimate which has the largest percentage of periures, and using this as a basis, which comes nearest to doing its share in supporting the government of the state. The legis- lature will do well to take steps to give honest people a little more of a square deal enough at least to con- vince them that honesty is the best policy" Otherwise that old adage will soon be in very bad repute among taxpayers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

Paul Stensland. who footed a Chicago savings bank to the extent of $500. 900 and was sent to prison about year ago is about to be par doned This will not relieve the sufferings of the thousands of men, women and children whose hard savings were stolen. A guarantee of deposits would. Besides that, fl other bankers had had to share the loss, the chances are that Stensland would have been headed off on his stealing long before he was, and would be less likely to get a pardon when once caught and convicted.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
Oh. SUCH A JOKE

Most people who have kept up" have suspected for some time that prohibition in Oklahoma was a good deal of joke, but it was hardly suspected how thoroughly that opinion prevailed in the legislature of that state. Here is portion of a resolution that passed tine house this week and was sent to the senate for action:
 IL is the sense of the assembly that a law be enacted declaring the water wagonn tO be common carrier. Its seats are to be made wider, with high backs and side rails and comfortably cushioned, that passengers may trav- cl with some degree of comfort, with out danger of falling off, and without excuse for voluntarily quitting the ride on account of inadequate accom- modations.
 Regardless of whether the princi- pie of prohibition IS right or wrong. such levity IS not to the credit of Oklahoma nor its lawmakers. The liquor problem is serious one; it is one that affects in one way or an- other every man, woman or child in the nation every home. It is a problem that has not satisfactorily been solved and its solution is yet far ahead.
 But The Star believes it can be solved; that it can in few years, by a more broad-minded course than prohibition, be placed among the evils that have passed, and that this can be done by educating the people to the wrongs that result from "treating" and then by mak- ing rules governing saloons that will make it an otfense with a heavy penalty for the saloonkeeper or his assistants to allow one man to pay for another mans drink in his place of business. To repeat statement before made in these columns
 Except iH uery rare cases. men
 euen confirmed old dranRards- uiH not 90 iato q saloon and bay fo, themselves enough to maee them dfank, ani young men and boz, would farely euer think of a mixing dt all luith the treating castom m. popular and Illegal
 That this belief is growing. is in, dicated by the following. part of 2 resolution adopted recently by 8 great religious organization at s national convention:
 Prohibition is visionary, aud s vain attempt lo solve the great prob, lem of drunkenness. We urge an members of ihis society to refrain from creating and the acceptance 0, treats ia drinking. and the founding of abstinanee $, cities as the besi solution of tho drink problem.
 Stop treating and teach the young the uselessness of drinking. Teach them the foolishness of making receptacles of their stomachs for something that is neither food nor strength-giving drink. And urge such to ask themselves this question.
 Hage { sacb Q svplaS of brain
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

John W. Kern, the defeated Democratic nominee for the vice presidency. has just been turned down in his separations to become a United States senator from Indiana His opponent won on his reputation as friend to the laboring man. That sort of a reputation might have secured more votes for Kern the other time.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
1t Will stay There.

"ln my family medicine chest no remedy Is permitted to remain unless it proves beyond a doubt the best 70 be obtained for its particular purpose. For treating all manner oi skin trou- hles, such as Eczema, Tetter, Ring. worm, etc, Hunts Cure has held it's place for many years. have failed 10 tnd a surer remed dg ltcures iteh- ing instantly" R. NJ. Swonn,
 Franklin, La.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
MRS. HARVESTER AT SPRINGS
She Brings Witnesses to Establish an
 Alibi for Her Husband.

Hot Springs, Jan. lb.-Mrs. Arthur Banuister, wife of the man here charged with the mur- der of Mrs. Ada Reichers and kidnapping of her flute girl, ar. rived in the city and brought several witnesses, who will ap- pear Ia court uext Wednesday in
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
Every Mother

is or should be worried when tie ones have a cough or cold. lead to croup or pleurisy ol monia then to something ID isous. Ballard's Horehouna will cure the trouble at once vent any complication. Sold o' son Drug Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

Such terrible calamities as earth auakes often are referred to as visitations of Providence" Now if one should shake up Pittsburg Pa, where all but six of the alder mer are boodlers, such theories might have more force.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

John w. Kern bore his cross very patiently when defeated for vice president, but when the load was doubled by his defeat for the senate, he could not be blamed fir being a tittle npevish.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

Senator Tillman shouts: My mail is being held up.' Does he refer to the typewriter he under took to send by mml at government expense2
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

Foraker still finds fault with the President in that Brownsville mat ter. One thing is sure, the senator is not thinking of making his home among the Brownsville people.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
r Q " N 5 EN D'|
STOCK REDUCTION SAI

I am heavily stocked on several lines of goods, mostly in Winter Clothing for men and women. The lateness of cold weather IS responsible for this---but you know there will be plenty of frosty days and nights before spring ar rives---so you'll need She clothes, and I need the room. Spring stocks have been ordered. They soon will begin to arrive. l must have a place to put them. This is a plain statement of facts, as your reason will tell you.
 Now 1t is up to me to clear out the surplus---get 1t off the shelves and ta- bles. I am going to do it, too, and this is the way:
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
phene 5Sn W. w. TOWNSEND st5 as
 General Merchandise, Hardware, Wagons and Plov'

an effort to esta ablish du ail' Bannister. They will !. that Baunister was in Oklal at the time of the killing.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21

There is not a single moment in lie that we can afford 10 lose. Gonlburn.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-21
THF WnlTE MANS BURDEN.

Arkansas cannot afford to pass the bill introduced in the senate to throw the negroes on their own