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The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
THEY WILL RECOGNIZE NEITHER
National Geographical Society to Walt For Proof From Both Cook
 and Peary.

Washington. Oct. 2.--In view of the polar controversy, the board of direc. tors of the National Geographical so- ciety held a special meeting today to determine the attitude it should as sume toward Dr. Frederick A. Cook on the occasion of his visit here next Sunday when he will deliver lecture on his Arctic experiences.
 The decision was reached that Doc tor Cook, under the circumstances. could not be recognized in an official way.
 The conclusions of the board were stated in an announcement by Prof. Willis J. Moore. president of the so eiety, in which t was urged that both Commander Peary and Doctor Cook lose no time in submitting their ob. seryations notes and data to compe- tent scientific commission in the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
VALUABLE TO MENA PEOPLE.
Dr. K. C. Mccoy Is Finely Equipped
 to Care for Eye Faults.

Dr. K. c. Mccoy, who has for years done much optical work for the people of Mena and this coun- ty. has fixed up a neat office in the Vandiver drug store building aud has installed a new mediao meter, one of the highest grade instruments invented for the cor rection of errors of refraction. This gives Di. Mccoy one of the best equipped offices in the state -aud, taken with the fact that the doctor carries diplomas from the Mccormick Optical College of Chicago. and is member of the Optical Society of Arkansas and of the National Society of Opti. clans, gives assurance that no one in Mena need go elsewhere to be certain of the most perfect work in the optical line.
 Dr. Mccoy invites all interested to call and consult with him and see his equipment.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
LOTS OF COTTON COMING
Baker & Allen Gin Handled l50 Baies in September Price Around
 t2 i-2 Cents.

Cotton is now coming into Mena at the rate of about twenty five and thirty bales a day. Up to noon today total of $50 bales had been brought here this sea son. There is some difference of opinion as to the quantity that will be brought here this year. Some say that it is now more than half in, others estimate that the total receipts will reach from 2000 to 2500.
 The Baker & Allen gin is doing good business, having ginned l50 bales last month. For the past week they have been rum ming night and day.
 The price here this year has been going upward from the start and is now around l2 1-2 cents and indications are it will go higher.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
OPTIMISTIC AT MENA
Even the Air Seems to Be Permeated With the Restless Spirit of
 Progress.

The following article went out over the state of Arkansas from the K. O. Shafer Press Clipping Bureau, under date of September 30, and published in large num- Der of papers. The latter para graphs will be recognized by readers of The Star, but will stand reprinting:
 "There is some class to the course of instruction being given by optimistic residents of Mena, Ark, in the art of boosting. A man must have either case of chronic indigestion or an attack of the rheumatism if he does not become booster before living here A hours. Even the air seems to be permeated with the restless spirit of progress. At the pres eut rate of advancement, here Is the way news items are expected to read in September, 1912:
 The contract for the big hotel planned for the Stilwell Heights is to be let tomorrow. The estimated cost without fur nishings is about $2oo, GOO. This, with the Arlington on Ouigley Hill and the Southern on Grand View, will give Mena something 10 we'll be proud of.
 "'The traffic is very heavy on all railroad lines leading into Mena, as materiali is being rushed from all directions for the new St. Louis, Mena and Paris trunk line.
 Beginning the first of the month the Mena, Hot Springs and Memphis road will run solid train of standard sleepers out of here. The double track is com pleted as far as Hot Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
TWO MORE MABRAY VICTIMS
 FILE SUITS TO RECOVER
Twelve Actions Have Now Seen ins''' tuted in Federal Court
 Involving $t4o,ooo.

Council Bluffs, la, Oct. 1.-TWO more civil suits were filed in the req eral court to recover s25,oso, alleged to have been lost as result of fake wrestling matches and prizefights pro noted by J. c. Maybray, now under ih- dictment for allegel illegal use of the mails. Twelve of these suits nave been filed. involving $14O,OOO.
 The first case is that of w. Il. MIG Grath, q lumberman of Minneapolis who sues for sl0,000. The suit IS ai- rected against the First National bank, Ernest E. Hart Republican national committeeman for Iowa; BenJamin Marks, local capitalist whose name also figures in the Maybray inolct- ments: Maybray himself and P. G Connors, foremrly cashier of the First National bank and now connected with the City National bank of this city
 The other suit is brought against Benjamin Marks and Maybray by P. E George of San Antonio, Tex. He charges that he lost his money in New orleans. where, after losing s7,5SO on fake wrestling match he was sn- duced to return home and send SS,OOO more which he also lost in a similar manner.
 The McGrath suit was filed at Des Moines and the papers served here and the George suit was filed here. Siml- lar suits previously brought in the district court were dismissed and all the new suits are brought in the fed eral court in order to secure service on those outside the jurisdiction of To- cal courts.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

The wholesome, harmless green leaves and tender stems of lung healing mountainous shrub, give to Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy it's cura- tive properties. Tickling or dry bron- ehial coughs quickly and safely yield to this highly effective Cough medi- cine. Dr. Shoop assures mothers that they can with safety give it to even very young babes. No opium, no chloroform-absolutely nothing harsh or harmful. It calms the distressing cough, and heals the sensitive mem- branes. Accept no other. Demand Dr. Shoops. Sold by Davis Drug Co. The old Reliable.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
FIRE FIGHTERS KEPT GOING
Forestry Officials and Force of Men Work to Stop Flames Dense
 Smoke Friday Morning.

After the forest fire west of town got started up again Thurs day it spread rapidly toward the north and was soon burning near the top of the big mountain. As it approached the top of the peak if began burning more to- ward the east and came down the mountain, and struck the val ley above the waterworks dam, burning path shaped like a horseshoe. Supervisor Record and Forest Rangers Brewer and Garner with eight other men stayed out till late in the night, when all but three ot the men came in. These three remained out all night. Frfday four more men were sent out. On ac- count of the extreme dryness of all the grass and underbrush 1t is very nearly an impossibility to completely stop the fire. Even a slight wind will stir up the smoul- dering coals and starts a blaze.
 Although this fire is not in the Government Forest Reserve, the Forest service is giving much time and some money to extin- guish it, as it is gradually ap- preaching the line of ihe forest.
 The smoke from the fire was so dense down the valleys and in the lower part of town this morning that buildings were hardly dis cernable at a blocks distance. This entirely disappeared before ten o'clock.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

Send for a sample copy of the WEEKLY ARKANSAS GA ZETTE. It supplies the demand for good weekly state paper. It contains all the important state news, digest of the news of the world, good story. a farm page, timely editorial comments, etc. Only soc for six months. Onlv Sl.00 for one year. Agents wanted to solicit subscriptions.
 ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
 Little Rock. Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Senators Favor Bond Issue.

Washington, Oct. Thoroughly pleased with the reclamation projects and the work which is being done on the-n. the senate committee on irriga- lion who have been on a tour of lnspec- tion in the northwestern states. have expressed themselves as impressed with the extent of the works, and After examining some of them, they said they were much in favor of loan for reclamation fund recommended in President Tafts speech at Spokane. Wash.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
ENGINEER KILLED
 WHILE IN ENGINE
T. Cooley Is Supposed to Have Leaned From Cab Window While h Cricket Tunnel - Rock
 Brushes Skull.

Bergman. Sept. 30. As the eagine of au extra freight ou the White River division of the Iron Mountain railroad emerged from Cricket tunnel this morning, Fireman Montgomery noticed taat Engineer T. Conley was hanging with his body half out ot the cab window. He rushed to the engineers assistance and made the ghastly discovery that the top of the man's head was crushed. He stopped the train and notified the other members of tue crew.
 Montgomery then brought the train on to this place, where the body was removed pending an inquest.
 Struck by Projecting Rock.
 IL IS believed that Conley, lean- ing out of the cab window as the train was passing through the tunnel, was struck by projecting rock and instantly killed. The body will be taken to Pierce City,  Mo, for burial.
 The train was an extra freight, which was running from Aurora, Mo-, to Cotter, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
DEPOSITS INCREASE
THERE IS s4s2,ooo,ooo MORE IN BANKS NOW THAN A
 YEAR AGO.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS
From Their September Reports the Comptroller of the Currency Finds the Financial institutions Have Made Remarkable Gains Since Last Year.

Washington, Oct. 2.-Individual de- posits in the national banks of the United States increased $462, 2,000, 900 In the past year, according to the ab- stract of the recently published bank statements, as compiled in the office of the comptroller of the currency. The comparisons are based on the con ditions as reported on September |, this year, and September 23. last year. In the interval between June 23 and September 1, of this year. individual deposits increased s111 100000. The total now reported is $5,010000, ,000. This is 100000 more than the maximum attained before the financial disturbance of 1907
 Total loans and discounts are s5,129 100000. an increase og s93,000,- GOO in ten weeks and an increase of $37s 100000 in year.
 Specie and legal tenders amount to $s54,000,000, showing a decrease of $2,000,0C0 in ten weeks and a decrease of s17000,000 in a year The legal reserve of all the banks is 21.67, com pared with 2297 year ago. The total cash, redemption fund and amount due from reserve agents is 26.5 per cent of deposits, compared with 2s.29 per cent year ago.
 The total number of national banks Is 6,s77. an increase of 124 In the past year. The total capital is s944,642, 900; surplus funds, 597.9S1 ,Q00 and nrofea @p02 7S6 00O
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Oklahoma Farmers to Meet.

Guthrie, Ok. Oct. 2.-A convention of the Farmers Union of Oklahoma has been called by the executive com. mittee to meet in Shawnee, October F, to consider the central selling agency for marketing all farm pro. duets The meeting will include all union or cooperative concerns, such as cotton gins. warehouses. elevators, mercantile and industrial concerns. and will formulate the central agency plan
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Little Child Passed Away.

Thursday afternoon Roy al- ton Bales telephoned The Star from Potter that little Rosebud Strawn, the 4 l-2-year-old daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. John Strawn, had died at 10 o'clock in the morning of congestion of the brain. The Strawu home is one mile south of Rocky.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
COUNTY CONVENTION NOV. 3
Sunday School Workers Mel Last Week
 and Set This Date.

There was a good gathering oi Sunday school workers at the meeting held al the M. E. church last Thur day night.
 Senator John P. Logan of Grannis, president of the County Union. presided, and after some discussien it was decided that the next county convention should be held in Mena Nov. 3 and 10.
 President Logan will announce later the program committee and the plans for arranging the cam paigu in Sunday school work by the various pastors and Sunday school superintendents.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Cold Weather Advice

to all is to beware of coughs and colds on the chest: as neglected they readily lead to pneumonia, consumption or other pulmonary troubles. Just as soon as the cough appears treat it with Ballard's Horehound Syrup the standard cure of America Use as directed-perfectly harmless. A cure and preventative for all diseases of the lungs. Price 25c, 50c and s1.00. Sold by Gunnels Drug Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Calhoun Seeks Delay.

San Francisco. Oct. 2.-When the case against Patrick Calhoun, presi dent of the United Railroads, charged with having offered bribe to super visor, was called in the superior court, the attorneys for the defense asked that 1t be postponed until after the municipal election in November. The prosecution objected to this delay and Judge Lawlor took the matter under adyisement.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
EARTHQUAKE FELT IN KANSAS
Houses in AtchIson Were Shaken And the People Alarmed-Re-
 corded at Baldwin.

Atchison, Kan, Oct 2.-Parts of this city felt an earth shock. George Guer- rier, a lumber dealer, said hls house shook so violently that he at first thought some one had touched off a heavy blast in his back yard. Both he and his wife ran from their horse whes 1t began to shake. The sensa- ton was felt in the northern and west ern parts of the city. AS far as can be learned there has been no blast ing done in the vicinity of this city. Many people here believe that a slight earthquake occurred.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Late Roasting Ears

H. z. Fowler surprised The Star Fr d " by bringing in some fire juicy roasting ears. This is certainly mighty dry weather for such lux uries, but Mir. Fowler. who planted this corn July 8, has kept it growing in fine shape by deep and frequent cultivation.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Bob Steel Reinstatsd.

Bob Steel, county attorney of McCurtain county, Oklahoma, who was suspended from office a few days ago pending hearing on a number of charges filed against him by the attorney gem eral, has been reinstated.
 He was allowed to resume the duties of the office provided there should be no future charges filed. The old charges are held in abeyance. De Queen Bee.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

It is in time of sudden mishap ot accident that Chamberlain's Eminent can be relied upon to take the place oi the family doctor, who cannot he found at the moment Then it is that Shamberlain's Liniment is never found wanting. ln eases of sprains, cuts
 wounds and brnises Chamberlain,s Liniment takes out the soreness and drives away the pain. Sold by ali dealers. " "ii
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
A Banquet

spread before you would do you no good if you couldn't eat. What good can sood do a child when as soon as 1t enters its stomach it is eaten bv worms. That's the reason your baby Is ailing cross, pasty faced and thin. Give 1t Whites Cream Vermifuge. Ii will expel the worms and act as ton ic for the child. Sold by Gnnnels Drug Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
A Shaking Up

may be all very well so far as ,ba enssss e.'.sss are concerned, but not when ii comes Di 70 chllls and fever and malaria
 Qult tne qulaine and take real cnre baliard's Heroine Contains ne "
 harmful drugs and is as certain no ao taxes If it doesn't cure. van a na, as your p,..1. money money back Sold by GnnneIs
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Slightly Colder With Snow.

When you see that kind of wealth. CT forecast you know that rheumatism weather is a t hand. Get ready for it now by getting bottle of Ballads Snow Liniment. Finest thing made for rheumatism, chilblains. frost bite, sore and stiff joints and muscles, ali aches and pains. 25c, Doe and Sl.00 a bottle. Sold by Gunnels Drug Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Two ExneIled For tiazIno.

Champaign, H., Oct 2.--After a meeting of the council of administra- ton of the University of Illinois to- day, H. D Emmert of Muskogee, Ok. and Arthur w Ide of Mineral, H.. members of the sophomore class, were expelled from the university for al. leged partieination in haginy
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Indiana Ia Nearlu anru i,

Vincennes, Ind. Oct 2.-Knox is the thirteenth of the ninety-two counties n Indiana 10 vote wet Sixty-two counties have voted dry" and eight are dry through the operation of the femonstrance law. Nine counties re. main iu which no action has been gaken
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

Baldwin. Kan, Oct. 2.-The director of the government station here said that marked electrical disturbance in the atmosphere and at the same time a slight vibration of the earth was recorded at 11:40 o'clock. The condition, he said. might have ob- tained anywhere within two miles of the station.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Killed in Collision With TraIn.

Peoria, H., Oct. Civilian Arm strong, age 24, of Quincy, H., is dead, his brother, Harold. aged IS Is dying, and Archie Johnson of Grant Pass, Ore, Is seriously injured as the result of collision between their automobile and Chicago and Northwestern freight train at Buda, H., 50 miles north of Peoria
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Colorado Robbers Escansd.

ter futile all-day search through the
 Glenwood Springs, Col, Oct. 2.-Af. hills for the two bandits who robbed the Citizens National Bank and es. caped with approximately sl0,O0O In cash, the man hunt was practically abandoned.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

Strengthen the tired kidneys and purify the liver and bowels with few doses of prickly Ash Bttters. It is an admirable kid ney tonic. W. c. Vandiver, spe- cial agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
New Record poekInu war.bID.

Manila, Oct. 2.--A new record in docking warships was made when tbo cruiser Charleston of the Asiatil squadron was docked, scraped. pain. ga twice and taken out of the dock a, oiongapo navy yard to-day in nina hours.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
The key to health is in the Xii,

The key to health is in the kid- neys and liver. Keep these or gans active and you have health, strength and cheerful spirits. Prickly Ash Bitters is a stimulant for the kidneys, regulates the liver. stomach and bowels. A golden household remedy. w. c. Vandiver, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

A car of new four just bought. which 1 wish 10 swap for chickens, eggs and butter. First to come, first served.
 A. K. Penuinger. w-ti Npnley, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07

Cleanse the liver and bowels and regulate the system by using Prlckly Ash Bitters. It creates and sustains energy. w. c. Van diver, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Trading in Mena Saturday,

J. ". Scott, Oden; J. L. tish- CT, Big Cedar; w. H. and II. B. Barton of Bigger. s. D. and B. Cotton, Big Fork; G. w. Bowns Board Camp, and J. W. Single ton and T. A. Friar of Waters.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Trading in Mem Friday.

0. Laremore, Sims; I. '. Ia bor and c. w. Hill Of Oden, J. K. Lambert, Egger; ]. H. Csgle and J Looney, Board Camp; w. T. and Will Whisenhunt of Shady, and k. Hill of Ink.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
Tulsa Stlll swal,..s

Tnlsa, Oct. 2-The government ther mometer registered 94 degrees hara :, record in local weather bureau. This ,oeali,y .'', has had but one shower since
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
HAMILTON RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-sx furlongs siiverin. % Mus
graYel, 70 !. won; GanoOlyn r.. s9 Davis. ; q
I, second; Fire Bug A Howard, 70 2, third.
Time. llI. Morocco, Alderman's Daughter, Nant-
cose' Gen. Lee. Suppercance. Advance Boy, saily
Cohen and Babbling Brook also an.
SECOND RACE-One and one-sixteenth niles
Thomas Calhoun. 100 Davenport. Is 70 5. Woni
Creel. los DAVIS. 10 s second; Ida May. 81
tGansl 10 20 !. thhd. Time las AS. Chepontuc.
Jeannctte N Giles. and Crawford also ran-
THIRD RACE-SteCplcchase. about two miles
Essex. li2 Patterson. Is 70 / Won; Commodore
FOntaine. ls8 eNanOn. 20 I. second; Creolin. IA
Archibald % 10 l. third Time. AZ. Wild Re
frain. 6ault Canvas. AWaWegangc. Ballycastle. and
PagBn Bey also ran.
FOURTH RACE-FiTe furlongs- Star Wave, 10
lGOldstelnl 10 I, Won. Fauntler0y. 10 Howard
y 10 !, saccnd Short Order, io5 Mentryl 20 % z.
third. Time, l02 Royal Report terno, Turf Star,
ana Gallant Pirate also Faa.
FIFTH RACE-Seven furlongs. Rose Queen. le2
lClarS. II 70 s. Wcn: Superstition. 100 Howard
% 20 l. second; Center Shot no Reed. TO s..
third Time. q 35 Darlington. Guy Fisher ST.
Jeanne. and roursune also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Six furlongs. LADY Orims, lOi
Davis, to 2 won; Gold Front lo9 Howard.
Z % l. second; Lawyer Muoler, l0i lAiusgraTel, 4
10 ]. third. Time. i:l6 Is. Southern Bride Tiana
ROYAL Oak, Peep In, Arleen Manuscript, ChsrFan
Zehurr. and Eyerad also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Ono and One-eighth mics King
Of Mist. disqualified: Wilton Laciay los
tAIUsgTaTel. 10 J. first; Howard Shean, IOs
tAlentryl, 20 !, second: Autumn King 5 lDaven-
port, 20 70 /. third Tine. l53 Sir Galahad
Woolstone. PeJllant, and Belle Of JeSsmine also
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
LATONIA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Sx furlongs Tom McGrath. III
ffaVlinl. Is to s. won Mystiher. 100 Dlartinl. 10
l. second: Tackle 100 t1rONlerl. Is 10 L third Tine
lis rs T. 7. Shipp. Joe Mccarthy. Grenade
Rebel Quec1. EdoradO. UsUry. Banrida Billy Yer
uess. Aiitiades. Hasty Hiram. and Addax also rn.
SECOND RACE-Fiye furlongs. Eye White LIS
l1iOuntainl. eyen Won: Calash. 100 lAustinl p 70
l. secO0d; Star Pert. 100 lTaplinl. s 10 l. third.
Time, / 20 45 Duquesae. Zephyr. Autumn Rose.
Iyras. Lucinda. Ny Henry. and Forty-four also ran
THIRD RACE-One mile. Keep Moving l02
(Taplin). l3 70 10 won; GilTedear. lN Qee). 10 10
l, Second; Pa!o Alto s. Williams. Is 70 3 third
Tine. l;39 IS Meadow Grass. Lillian Ray Conrille
and Plume also ran
FOURTH RACE-FiTe ard one-han furongS
Richard Reed 81 (Taplinl. 70 s. won: Alice. lOs
lBurtonl- 10 20 second; Joe Rose % tCohs1rn) 20
10 l. third. Time 06 Snake Mary HaIket and
Gus Couniot also ran
FIFTH RACE-One mile and seventy Yards
Floral lG5 (MO1ntain). % s. won BiIly Blair. l05
martini. 70 !. secOnd: Procla l05 CWarrpnl 6 70
I. third Time. lis % Ned Carmack, Searare
81. AuiaiTe. and Denver Girl also ran
SIXTH RACE-One and one-sixteenth miles
hctchemiEe. 100 OleGeel. l6 % J. won; LAFAYETTE
IO tAuscnl, 10 % !, second; Alma Boy los (Riccl
Q 10 ;. third Time. l:is IS Mary Talbot. Ouarrs
Reside. Lady BaldIu Black Sheep Listerine i'm
Kelly. San Primo, and Ethel Carr also ran.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

The Comptroller OF the Currency yes
terday issued a call on all the national
banks Of the country 70 make a repor,
OF their condition al the close Of bust
ness June 3. Much interest attaches
10 these reports. as il is expected that
in comparison with the call issued Iasr
February they VIII indicate 70 what ex-
tent business has revived during the
first half Of the year.
Up around the Capitol recently the
charge has been freely made by speak
ers upon the floor OF the senate and bv
excited correspondents IN the press gal
iery, that the tariff policy of the Re-
publican party is surely driving capital
out Of the country 70 Canada
According 20 a report made to the Bu-
reau OF Manufacturers by Consul A G.
Seyfert, az owen Sound. this charge is
true 70 some extent. He says that there
are al least l50 firms IN Canada with q
capital investment Of about Sl75. .010 000.
which have left the United States and
set up shop in the Dominion under what
they consider better environment FOR
nsanufacture
Consul Seyfert says that one OF the
most prominent OF these IS the Interna-
tional Harvester Company. at Hamilton.
which employs about 4.000 men u moved
across the border a few years ago 10
manufacture agricultural implements
for the growing Northwest and Austria
la, for the purpose OF avoiding the pay
ment Of tariff rates on its product
Trading on the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday was OF the midsummer.
hOt-weather variety-smau IN volume
and without significant changes in prices.