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The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
NEW LAWS IN FORGE
NATIONAL BANKS MUST NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ELECTION
 FUNDS HEREAFTER.
OTHER CORPORATIONS BARRED
Employees of Common Carriers Are Now Prohibited From Delivering Alcoholic Liquors to Others Than consignees of Shipment.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Some of the work of the joint congressional com. mittee on revision of the laws of the United Statee appears in the recent act 10 modify and amend the laws, which become effective the first of the year. With the New Year several inn portant new laws and reyisions and for the first time on the statute books.
 Most of the enactments which effect radical changes in the laws are amend ments to existing statutes.
 Probably the most important one be- coming operative is a penal statute which forbids any national bank to make money contribution of any kind in connection with an election to any political office. Another clause of this statute says that 1t shall be unla wful Tor any corporation to make a money contribution to any election at which presidential electors, presidential electors. or United States senators are to be voted for.
 If Q corporation violates this law it may be fined 5000 and the corpora ton officer making the contribution be individually fined sl ,0o0 and imprison- ed in penitentiary for one year. The national law makers believe that this statute will effectually break up the practice of corporations contributing 10 congressional funds.
 An effort has been made by congress 10 protect prohibition states from in lerstate trade in alcoholic fluids within lheir borders, sent in from wet Itates.
 A new statute forbids railway em- ployes, express company employees or persons working for other common car fiers, delivering alcoholic liquors of any kind other than to the person to whom the shipment is consigned. A fine of $5,000 with two years imprison- ment, Is the penalty for violation of this law, which is designed to abolish he Blind tiger" business hitherto carried on through express offices in prohibition states.
 Every package of spirituous liquors uust also be plainly marked to show what 1t is. If 1t is whisky the law de clares 1t must be so labeled.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
VICTIM OF TOY PISTOL
Thirteen Year-0ld Boy Sustained Slight Wound in Hand and Lock-Jaw
 Resulted.

Little Rock, Jan. 3.-The dead ly toy pistol claimed another vic tim in Little Rock when Frank Jennings, l3 years old, died in great agony of lock jaw in the Puyslcian's and Surgeons hos pital fate Saturday night.
 The boy was son of Sam Jennings, claim agent of the Rock Island. who lives at 4005 West Eighth street. Last Tuesday, while shooting toy pistol, he suffered slight wound in the palm ot his hand. The injury was so slight that neither he nor his parents paid any attention to it. Saturday noon, the little fel- lows hand began to swell and he complained that bis jaws hurt him and that he could not close them.
 His parents hurried him to the Physicians and Surgeons hos pnal, but the physicians gravely shook their heads when they saw the lad. He was suffering from a fully developed case of the fatal tetanus. and beyond alleviating his suffering as much as possible, they could do nothing for him. The boy died late Saturday night.
 Funeral services were conducted at Ruedel's undertaking establish ment yesterday afternoon by Rev. Charles R. Hyde, pastor of the Second Presbyteriau church, and the body was taken to the family's old home in Iowa for burial.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
CONGRESS ID WORK
BOTH HOUSES WILL GET DOWN TO BUSINESS IN EARNEST
 THIS WEEK.
PROGRAM IS TO PUSH BUSINESS
Wednesday Is Calendar Day in the House and Canal Zone Bill Win be First to be Taken Up-Senate Be- hind With Work.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Congress will begin business in earnest this week. Both houses will start in upon recon. yening with the intention of keeping their hands to the blow until "the crop | Is laid by" which. Is now believed, will be in the early summer. The senate Is not so far along with its work as the house, and the house may have diff culty in finding something to do the first few days of it's setting. Both houses will reconvene at 12 o'clock Tuesday, but the immediate an nouncement of the recent death of Senator McLaurin of Mississippi will result in adjournment of both for the day out of respect to his memory. Wednesday will be calendar day in the house and the representatives will take up the Mann bill for the reor- ganization of the government of the Panama Canal Zone again. It is be- lieved this measure will be disposed nf in 2 day and With it ont of the way the house will attack the appropriation bills.
 The army supply biil is already on the calendar and by the time 1t is passed the fertilization bill will be ready for consideration. Following the Notifications measure will come the urgent deficiency the agricultural and the navy bills. Even the sundry civil and the legislative bills are we'll blocked out in committee. Appropria- ton legislation is further advanced in the house than ordinarily at this sea. son.
 | The senate committee on apprpria- tlons soon will begin the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the District of Columbia, which already has passed the house, and until it is reported the senate will occupy It's time with the consideration of com paratively unimportant measures on the calendar. The senate committees have not been very active in their at tention to duty and the senate calendar is barren. For the present short daily sessions with adjournments every week from Thursday until Monday may be expected
 There Is division of opinion as tc whether anything will be accomplished in the way of modifying the Sherman law in the present session. but every body is concerned over the terms o the presidents treatment of the sub ject It Is generally understood that the investigation of the interior de partment will be entered upon in shori order.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

The tender leaves of a harmless lung Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy it's mar velous curative properties. Tight,
 tickling or distressing coughs quickly yield to the healing, soothing action of this splendid perscription-Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy. Bnt it is so safe and good for children as well. Containing no opium, chloroform, or other harmful drugs, mothers should in safety always demand Dr. Shoop's. If other remedies are offered, tell them Nol Be your own judge. Sold by Davis Drug Co.,. The Old Reliable
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
COMMITTEE NAMED
SENATORS AND REPRESENTA- TIvEs WHO WILL PROBE BAL
 LlNGER-PlNcHoT AFFAIR.
WERE PICKED WITH GREAT CARE
Senator AIdrich and Speaker Cannon Selected the Men Who Will Past on the Forestry controversy--Only Two Progressives Named.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The personnel and house which will investigate the Ballinger- Pinchot forestry controversy is practically complete. The commit tee will consist of the following mem bers of the two houses:
 Republicans-Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota. chairman; Senator Elihu Root of New York, Senator George Sutherland of Utah, Senator Frank P Flint of California, Repre- sentative John Dalzell of Pennsyl- vania, Representative Frederick c. Stevens of Minnesota. Representative Samuel w Mccall of Massachusetts and Representative Eben w. Martin of South Dakota.
 Democrats-Senator Thomas H. Paynter of Kentucky. Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas or Senator Charles J. Hughes of Colorado. Repre- sentative Swager Sherley of Ken. lucky or John A Moon of Tennessee, Representative William M. Howard of Georgia.
 Senator Flint may be taken off at the last moment because of his action in recommending an alleged attorney for the Southern Pacific for appoint ment as assistant attorney general for the interior department. In this case another senator will be named whose record, so far as debates in congress or speeches on the stump are con cerned. is absolutely secure from attack
 No committee which has been ap- pointed in recent years has been se- lected with greater care than that named above. The publication of the names in advance of their official an nouncement by the vice president and speaker of the house of representa- tives may operate to cause a change in the slate; but it may be stated on unquestioned authority that the men mentioned above have been asked and have given their consent to serve as forestry inquisitors.
 So much depends, politically, upon the way in which the campaign is conducted and the result that the president. and the leaders of the two houses of congress have sought to perfect an organization that could not be criticised by the country or by the press and the magazines.
 Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island has been particularly active in picking out the representative of the senate, and it is said he also has consulted with Speaker Cannon as to the com position of the committee which the latter will name. The list is known to the president and probably to Sec retary Balinger, though in justice to him it Is said he has had nothing to do with the selections made. Clifford Pinchot chief forester, has not been consulted in any way and is unaware of the organization arranged.
 Standpatters predominate upon the committee to a large extent. Senator Nelson and Representative Stevens, who showd progressive tendencies by voting against the Aldrich Tariff Law, are the only representatives of the insurgents. Such men as Root. Suth- erland and Flint of the senate, and Mccall and Dalzell of the house. are firm supporters of the republican organization.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
No Land on Ear
LIUHT COMPANY
 ASKS FOR RELIEE.
Asks That Council Revoke Action tll Establish Electric Lighting In provement District Mixnp
 h Police Circles.

The city council me in reg ulal session Tuesday night with all aldermen and city officers present. Toe usual salary list of S368. 34 was approved and S365.24 miscel ,us accounts received the of. ficial o. K, and warrants for al were ordered drawn.
 Tie report of Police Judgs Alex nder showed that there lad been but two cases in his court the ast outh, one for a plai drunk lu which a Sl0 bond was un ped by defendant and an other Ter carrying concealed weal ons. The last case caused ,me discussion as the report slov ed that tie defendant had been released on giving secured te for $5S.f0, the amount of fine and costs. The council in- quired of Attorney Luudy as to the legality or this procedure aud was informed that 1t was without any warrant in law-thst t the only legal alternative was to get the cash or put the defendant Tn jail. The council instructed the mayor to inform the police judge that he would be held as p rsonaliy responsible for the va lidity Of any notes taken in such instances.
 John Thompson made report on the condition of the water works we'll work, showing thu necessity of securing some power to enable the drilling ou the sec ond we'll to be completed. He was authorized 10 take steps look ing toward the purchase of an eu. zine that would drive the drit machinery and afterwards be suitable for pumping water.
 Light Company Complains.
 The following petition was pre- sented to the mayor and council by the Mena Electric Light and Power Company:
 It will be remembered that on the 18th of July, 1909. by the enactment
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
IS K. (. 5. GETTING
 AHEAD OF ITSELF?
Has Employed (. P. Wood of Shreve- port t) Take Over" It's Elm ployets' Msna Property--M May
 Get Tangled in Courts.

Despite the fact that the Kan sas City Southern railroad has asked for an injunction to prevent any person or persons in or near Mena from interfering in court with :ts plans to remove it's divi- sion, 1t has not yet had it's re- quest complied with mo injunc- tion has been granted.
 Regardless of this, however, the following article from the Shreveport Times of December 31, indicates that MT. Edson is preparing to buy Mena property in short order:
 "The Kansas City Southern Railway proposes to take over all the property of it's em- ployes at Mena, Ark. paying them the cost value of the prop. erty. This action is taken by the railroad in order that its em- pioyes at Meua may dispose of their property and remove to De- Queen, Ark, where the new round houses and shops will be constructed.
 Guy P. Wood, for four years general agent for the Kansas City Southern at Shreveport. has been selected by President Edson, 10 take over the property wh ch will pass to the railroad and to handle it to the best advantage. MT. Wood leaves to take up his new duties tomorrow.
 The Kansas City Southern has between 200 and 300 employees at Mena whose total holdings ag- gregate $250.000 which property will be taken over by the railroad and placed under tue supervision of MT. Wood.
 This action is taken by the railroad in view of the fact that the removal of is stops from Mena may cause depreciation in property value winch wou d cause some of it's employees to re- fuse to sell and would work a hardship on many who have the savings of years invested in homes.
 The Kansas City Southern has faith in Mena's future as a com mercial ceter and is willing to take over the property on the present valuation basis and handle it in such a manner that 1t will cause no loss to It's employees or the road itself.
 Mir. Woods departure from Shreveport will be learned by his many friends with profound re- gret, though all will be glad to hear of his promotion. He has been general agent for the Kan sas City Southern at this city for the past four years, He was conn mercial agent for the road at Texarkana prior to coming to Shreveport, his entire railroad career being with the Kansas City Southern"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Iu KEEP THEIR LAND
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT DE- clDEs IN FAVOR OF FARMERS
 AGAINST UNION PACIFIC.
HUNDREDS OF ACRES INVOLVED
The Case Originated in Saline County, Kan, and is Known as the Morris Harris Land Sut-Many Farms Are Affected.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The supreme court of the United States, through Justice Brewer. decided favorably to Harris, the case of the Union Pacific Railway company vs Morris Harris md others, involving the right of the company under it's land grant 10 land which, while it had been entered up- on, had not been proved up on before the passage of the act by congress. The land in controversy is in Saline County, Kansas. The supreme court of Kansas held against the contentious of tbe company and the company ap- pealed to the federal supreme court, with like result.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Came Back Convinced.

K. A. Nunnellee, a wel-known and prosperous farmer living a few miles southeast of Mena, re- gently had some correspondence with parties in Oklahoma, look ing to trading his farm for prop erty in that state. Last week NIT. Nunnellee took trip to in- vestigate, and if he ever had any desire to leave Polk county, thIs investigation buried 1t too deep to resurrect.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
RAILROAD CHANGES
Superintendent Luke Has Resigned Guy P. Wood Goes to Kansas
 City to See Edson.


 I. H. Luke, superintendent of the Southern division of the Kan SIS City Southern railroad, passed sthrough Mena Tuesday on No. 2. It is rumored that he has resigned his position and will go to some other road and that F. H. Holden, tratumaster at Shreveport, has been chosen to succeed him.
 Guy F. Wood of Shreveport, who was referred to in The Star yesterday in an article from Shreveport paper, was also.on the train enroute to Kansas City. where he will confer with Presi- dent J. A. Edson regarding his appointment to the position of handling the railroad employees property, which the road is plan nlng to own when the division point moves.
 Mir. Wood is a very pleasant gentleman aud his plan to boost Mena is said to be to get some factories started here and procure freight rates that will allow the factories to compete with those in other places.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
ROAD PETITION

TO the Honorable sWrIght Prickett. Count Judge of Polk county, Arkansas:
 We the undersigned land owners In Polk county do hereby petition Your Honor to grant public highway as follows: Begin ming at the ford Of Mountain Fork river, at what is Known as the Cortright crossing. and running Southeast a distance of about POO yards and interSecting the Doaksviile road at n point 2l1 ards North Of the crossing or Two. Afiie creek and leaving said Doaksvitle road about 71 yards south of said creek on the limo; 1S mile line of Sections. running South4 niie; thence EAss on Quarter line # mile 10 section line between Sections and 3, south U mile Co corner af Sections l. 2, II and i2; thence on line between Sections II and i2, south Co the Northwest corner o3 Seetion l5s and Northeast corner oI section H. and in- tersset win public road about one mile Nofth of lfatiioitl. a distance of about 5 miles. Ali the above land Is Tn Township south. oi Ran EetS2 West.
 V Abbott, ct al.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

Topeka, Jan. 5,-The Morris Harris land suit finally will involve hundreds Df acres of land in Kansas. When the government granted right of way 10 the Union Pacific for its line through Kansas it was for right of way 400 feet wide, instead of the usual tvV ieSJ. MuSt or the farmers living Hong this line did not know of the vide strip through their farms as the lrant was made years ago. Two years lgo the company began fencing In It's 400-foot right of way and this brought numerous suits in ejectment
 A test case was made up from Saline county and taken to the United States supreme court. The decision affects many farmers along the Union Pacific across the state and they will not have 10 give up l50 feet on each side of the right of way now 100 feet wide.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Purchased Good Farm.

The real estate firm of Denuis, Kelly & Stratton have sold to |. E. Bender of Crawford, Ia., a 160.acre farm miles north of town. The farm was owned by Harvey Black. The ccnsidera- ton was $l, 700 cash.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

There is no quinine, nothing what eyer harsh or sickening in Preventics. These little Candy Cold Cure Tablets act as by magic. A few hours and your threatening cold is broken. Can dy-like in taste. Preventics please the children-and they break the. .feverish- ness, always. A large box-4S Pre- ventics -25 cents. Ask your druggist. He knowsl Sold by Davis Drug Co.,, ''The Old Reliable,'
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Norlcr FOR pIreIIcATIoN.

Department of the Interior U. $. Land Of flee at Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 29, 1903.
 Notice is hereby given that
 JOSHUA z. LITTLE of Rich Mountain, Ark, who on Jan. A, l9O1 made homestead application No. 2i3g5 Serial No. 03950), for Ss SEX Sec. g and sh Sw4 Sec. 35, Twp. N, Range g w., fifth princi pal meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof, to establish clai m to the land above described, before H. J. Green, circuit clerk of Polk county, Ark, ai Mena. Ark. on the 10th day of February 1910 Claimant names as witnesses: tieorge M c Clain, Mack McClain, BuranZa D. Downs William Tandy, all Of Howard, Ark.
 Jan. 6, 1910 Guy w. Caron, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
NOTICE TO CONFIRM TITLE.

Notice Is hereby given that on the 29th day of December, 1903, w B. Barton filed in my of flee his petition to the Chaneery Court Of Polk county, Arkansas, praying that said court at it's October term, 1908; by its decree confirm and quiet his title to the following lands, situate in the county Of Polk and state of Ar kansas, to-wit: Beginning at the southwest corner of the NWA of SW4 of Section }, in Township { South. Of Range 32 West, and running thence east 2l7A feet for q place of beginning and running thence north 535 feet; thence east about 300 feet to the right-uEway Of the Kansas City Southern Railway; thence south with said right-ofway 535 feet; thence west to place of beginning, containing and being otherwise described as the E1S of Re serve Lot No S and Lots g. 10, II, l2, i3, IA and l5 in Block in the town of Cove, as shown by the plat thereof as the same appears ofrecord in the office of the Recorder for Polk county.
 Also commencing at the \. W. corner of the SW4 of SW4 of Sec. 3, T. f, S.. R g w., thence east 70 feetEfor place Of beginning, thence south 26D feet; thence east t55 feet; thence north with the west line of the k (. SER. R.right-Of-way to the north line of said forty; thence west 4l5 feet to place of begin hing.
 est in and to said lands or any part thereof are hereby warned and called upon to appear in said court within seven weeks from this date and show cause, if any there be. why the prayer of said petition should not be granted and why the title of said petitioner to said lands and every part thereof should not be quieted and confirmed.
 Given under my hand as Clerk of the Chan cery court of Polk county, Arkansas, on this 29th day of December 1909. II. ]. Green. dec30 Ct Clerk of Polk Chancery Court.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
NoTIcE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. .S. Land or flee at Camden, Arkansas, Dec. ", i9JJ.
 Notice Is hereby given that sarah r.. Grln- del of Wickes, Arkansas, who on NOV !, laJl, made homestead Entry Serial No. oi5sal No 2sig2 for NJ SW4, SWA SWY Sec. lo and NEt4 SEA, Sec. r, Twp. S., Range 32 West htl principal meridian. has filed notice Of intentiGn to make final flNe-yeaf proof, 10 establish claim tn the land above described before cireuitleieyk Qf Polk county nt Mena, Ark on the flth day oi February lA!O,
 Claimant nehiea as witnesses, Slanton t' tnalsssau, I'd s. Decker. Ed IT. NllSpil. BOO eff Ilniley. aii ef Wleker.-itk fiisassxer.1 iane. lAln II
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

Probably the greatest coffee subist- tute yet produced is that now known to grocers everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee. 1t actually goes a third farther than all others, and be- sides it is made in minute.n No 20 to 30 minutes tedious boiling is at all necessary. Puro toasted grains, malt, nuts, etc., have been so cleverly blended as to give wonderfully sat isfying. true genuine coffee flavor and taste. And Rot a grain oi real coffee Is used. 100 cnpsl sae. Sold by all grneeFs,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

If your Stomach, Heart, or Kidneys are weak, try at least few doses only of Dr. Shoop's Restorative. In
 five or ten days only, the results will surprise you. A lew cents will cover the cost. And here is why help comes so quickly. pr. Shoop doesn't drug the Stomach or stimulate the Heart or Kidneys. Dr. Shoop's Restorative goes directly to the weak and failing nerves. Each organ has it's own con trolling nerve. When these nerves fail, the depending organs must of necessity falter. This plain, yet vital truth, clearly tells why Dr. Shoop's Restorative is so universally success fu. It's success is leading druggists everywhere te give t universal pref. ereDce. A teGt viii surely tall. Sold by Davis Drug C0., The Old Reliable.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Notice to the Public.

This is to notify all concerned that the note made by me in favor of the Mountain City Canneries, promoted by c. F. Shuey, was obtained by fraud aud will not be paid under any circumstaces.
 M. D, Smallwood.
 257 1 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Notice.

Got out of my lot over month ago, one 2A years old Jersey heifer; deep swallowfork in each ear. l am very anxious to find her as she will stsrve.
 Young Mckinney, d&W1t Racket Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
USE ALIENS FOOT-EASE

powder to be shak ca into the shoes. IT you have tired aching feet, try Aliens Foot Ease. 1t rests tho feet and makes new or tight shoes easy Cures aching, swollen hot sweating feet. Relieves corns and bun ions Of aii pain and gives rest and com fort Try fl today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, ,2bc. Don't accept any substitute For free trial package, also free sample Of the Foot Ease sanitaIyCorD-Pad, new inven
 ton, address Allen B. Olmsted, Le Roy, NY
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

J. E. and K. L. Armstrong, who have been visiting for the past ten days with A. V. Pirtle and other re'1.ives in Mena, left this weeF TOT Washington county for a visit with relatives md friends. The Armstrong brothers lived in Arkansas until about six years ago, when they went to All berta, Canada. They vii return to their home in Canada about March 1.