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The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
CHICAGO SUB- TREASURY
 TELLER AGAIN ACCUSED
George w. Fitzgerald Charged WIFI Being Responsible for Disap- pearance of sf73,ooo Sew
 eral Years Ago.

Chicago, Sept 16.-George w. F1tz gerald, at one time asserting teller oi the sub-treasury, of Chicago, who was arrested more than two years ago TOT lowing the mysterious disappearance of bank notes amounting to Sl15,OOo and later released because or lnsuI' ficient evidence, was again arrested at his office, 159 Lasalle street. py United States marshals, charged with the same offense.
 Fitzgerald's arrest came as an abso- lute surprise and was the result oi a ruse by the government authori- ties. He was taken before Judge Landis, where his bond was fixed at $60,000. In the absence of his attor- ney, Edward R. Litzinger, he was un- able to furnish bail and was com mitted to the county jail at o'clock.
 Fftzgerald's sensational arrest fur nishes a typical example of the federal governments method in pursuing criminals. Government secret agents have been working continuously on the case collecting evidence and keep ing the suspect under surveillance since his release by the state two years ago. The indictment against Fitzgerald was made out February IT, last, two days before the statute of limitations expired, and was carefully suppressed. On February 19 the statute of limitations was supposed to have expired in his case and the mat ter was widely heralded by the press. From that moment an additional force of secret service men was assigned on the case and every move by Fitz- gerald was watched, day and night. Just what evidence the federal au- thorities have found is being carefully concealed, but it is known that as soon as the statute of limitations ex. pired Fitzgerald immediately came out from cover and began a number of business ventures. He engaged in operations on the board of trade; he moved from cheap flat to residence in Rogers park which cost him 5000; he furnished his new home expensive. ly; he organized the Illinois Car Man. ufacturing company with a $50,000 plant at Hammond, Ind; the Illinois Nut, Bolt and Forging company and spent money freely.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
GOOD FRUIT YEA3 IN KANSAS
Kept, In Spite of Late rrosts and Hail.

Topeka, Sept. 16.-The Kansas fruit crop Is the best Kansas ! as had since records have been kept of tho crop conditions. Walter Wellhouse, secre- tary of the Kansas Horticultural SO ciety, Issued the report of the crop condition as reported to the society by the growers throughout the state. The percentages for this year and the comparisons for 1909 and 1908 fol lows: Apples, 62; pears, AZ; peaches, 57; grapes, 53.
 Of general conditions, the report says that late spring frosts destroyed the prospective fruit except in low land orchards. Many upland orchards where sprayed and well cared for show good conditions both as to quan- tIty and quality of fruit Some own CTS report full crop in fine condi- tion. The season has mostly been favorable for the maturing of fruits. Hall damaged 1t in few localities.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Free ChilI's
 Remedy

What mother is not looking for something that will help her children in the little ills of life, something for the stomach trouble and the bowel trouble? Long ago she prob ably has become convinced that a child cannot readily swallow a pill o. a tablet, and that to break them in half and crush them" is an annov- anee; that usually they work too drasti- cally. and are nauseating and too DOW erful for the little ones stomach.
 Any mother who will take the troubIe or sending her name and address can obs tain a free sample bottle of a remedy snat thousands of other mothers are using and now paying for. This remedy is pr CaIdwePs Syrup Pepsln. and the offer of a Tree trial bottle is open to any mother Who has not yet used 1t. Having used u and convinced yourself that 1t is what you want. you can obtain it in the ftl- ture of your druggist at fifty cents and one dollar a bottle just as so many others are doing. the free sample being simply to convince you of it's merits. It IS tne best way to begin on it. Mrs. L. Davis of lS7 w. Harrison street, Chicago and Mrs. Mary Belford ITO Coke street Louisville. Ky, both started with free sample and now they write that they hase ha. never been without bottle in the
 1t is undoubtedly q great family rem cay. as it is adapted to all ages being mild and pleasant to. take and yet thor. ooughly effective It is especially ina ldeal remedy for children and women and old folks. who need something pure, mia and natural It has the advantage of be- ing thorough laxative and yet contains tonic properties. Uso if for the rnosf stubborn constipation, indigestion liver trouble, sick headache. sour stomaeh ana ana such complaints With q guarantee that 1t win cure.
 pr Caldwell personally will be pleased 70 give you any medical advice you may aesire es Tor yourself or family pertaining to tnc tc ssVmach, iiVer or bowels absolutely letter and he win reply to you in detail TOT the free sample simply send vcur name and address on a postal card or otherwise. For either request the doctors address is Dr. w. B Caldwell R 502 Gaia well building. Monticello. III.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
EXPLOSION CAUSES A WRECK
A Katy Engineer Killed and a Fire man Fatally Injured Near
 Coffeyvile, Kan.

Coffeyville. Kan, Sept. 16.-while running 35 miles an hour, the loco motive of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger train from Oklahoma City to Kansas City, which left here at 1:45 o'clock in the morning, blew up at the top of small grade four miles out of this city, killing Horace Holloway, the engineer, and probably fatally iniuring the fireman. L. E. Goodrich. The locomotive was com pletely wrecked, the firebox and other heavy parts of 1t being hurled more than 200 yards into a pasture. None of the passengers or train crew was injured and some of those who were asleep were not even awakened by the accident None of the coaches left the track. The baggage car and mail car were derailed, but not damaged to any eMent
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
DENYINGOUR MOODS
SOMETHING THAT EVEN THE
 MOST HONEST WILL DO.
With the Return of Sanity Comes a Doubt of Ones Having Been Possessed of Any Extrenn-
 fly of Sensation.

When a mood has gone the most honest of us deny that we ever har- bored 1t. Sanity has returned to us, and nothing is as improbable as our ever having admired certain type. been angry at particular person, or gone through any other extremity of sensation. We begin by not liking the Idea of our late mood and after a weeks discontent with the memory we arrive at a soothing disbelief of the sensations ever having existed In us. Blandly we deny a passed madness, and there is so much to be said for our stand. A prisoner in the dock in all likelihood feels in much the same way. He no longer is in a rage with the person he murdered, which makes him doubt strongly whether he com mitted the murder at all; so that. ow- ing to this indecision and his suspt cion that he is innocent, he denies all knowledge of the crime. It Is only when he has heard sufficient evidence to connect his present calm self with the emotional performer in the dis cussed incident that he breaks down and confesses his guilt It is in all probability the first time that he has himself believed it.
 On a milder and less tragic scale we act in much the same way regarding our own emotional excursions It is so easy to imagine how a divorced wom- an, who has married the second time with harmonious results, can look at her first husband and say: T realize that to other people there is a certain justice in this mans claim that he was once my husband, but as for me, can give no weight to his clearly ridiculous statement for the simple fact that it does not stand to reason. Would I, l ask you, ever have married such a man? Is 1t likely that I, with the discrimination which led me 10 choose my present husband, would ever have had so much as a passing fancy for this improbable, this posi- lively fictitious looking person? You can see for yourself that the facts dis prove his absurd statements. He may appear to be my former husband, but {, with my knowledge of myself and my distinct recollection of the past know him for delusion on the part of the world in general, a permissible mistake, admit, but nevertheless a mere mirage, and nothing more."
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Money and HannInesa.


 It Is not the mere accumulation of money that hurts mon. It Is the sacri Gees they are willing to make for money. It is the desire to abandon themselves to unwholesome self-grati hcation; to become walking appetites: to lose all obligation for self-restraint all obligation for laborious days and temperate nights--this is what per. suades philosophers that the root oi evil Is money. For without labor and self modification" and the acquire. ment of that strength, both moral and physical, which comes to him who has learned to say No" to his own appe- utes and his own desires. there is no truer greatness, no advance to those higher levels of character and spirit ual discernment which marks men of from one another as they mark men off from the beasts of the field.--Pitts. burg Press.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Peru1nlaa EP q una Tablets I aabblleetss Tested.

What are the Peruna Tablets good forf Has anybody used them enough to know what they will dor Read the following letter and see. If you have any doubt as to the genuineness of the letter, write to Mrs. Lohr, enclose a stamp for reply, and see whether her testimonial is genuine or not:
 Ravenna, Mich., June 16, 1908. The Peruna Drug Go.
 In regard to the Peruna Tablets, have used about ten boxes in all.
 While was tn Chicago my oldest daughter was bothered with a cough all the time. She has had it for four years. Sometimes 1t would go away, and in tho winter time 1t was so bad that the doctors and professors said that she had consumption, and the only way to give her any relief was to per form an operation.
 spend SO much money for different medicines, and for doctors also, Noth- ing seemed to help her.
 So saw the Peruna Tablets adver- tised in tle paper, and I got & box snd tried them. She could get some slecp hy taking them. She would be up ell night and cough. So in all she took six Soxes, and never was bothered any more.
 l will leave this for any one to in- quire at our old residence, where we lived in Chicago. All our neighbors would say that she could not live with such 8 cough. You don't know how thankful l am. She is eighteen years olc.
 My oldest son also was bothered with his stomach, throwing up, and his bowels so loose all the time. He was all run down for four months. I also doctored with him. One would say this and the other something else. Istarted in to give him the Tablets, and now he is all right and healthy looking. He took four boxes. That is all he wants to take whenever anything ails him.
 So l praise your Tablets just as high ss l have your Pernna. That is all the medicine that ever comes in my house. Whenever travel take some with me. I have had three of my chiI- dren sick with scarlet fever two months ago, and that is all used, was the Pe- runa and the Tablets. did not lose any of them.
 If there is any more information you want, why just let me know and will Dc glad to do so. Yours truly,
 MRS. L. LoHR, Ravenna, Mich.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
THE DR. HYDE LIBEL
 SUITE IS DISMISSED
The Action Against John 0. Paxton, One Of the swope Executors Has Been Dropped-May Be
 Revived.

Kansas City, Sept 16.-AnotheI memory of the Hyde case bobbed up in independence when John NJ. Cleary attorney for Dr. Bonnet Clark Hyde convicted of the murder of Thomas II. Swope. dismissed the libel suit brought against John c. Paxton. the Swope at torney last winter.
 The suit, which was for s100.00O, along with other suits against Dr. Frank J. Hall, the pathologist, Dr. Ed ward L. Stewart. the baceriologist. and the Post-Dispatch of St. Louis was brought before the Swopo inquest be- gan last February. Soon after that the suits against Doctor Hall, Doctor Stewart and the Post-Dispatch were dismissed, leaving only the suit for sl00.000 against Paxton. The dis missal of this means the end of the dispositions, the wrangles among at torneys and all the other excitement which continued for months as a re- suit of the filing of the damage suits.
 But the dismissal is not necessarily according to Mir Cleary.
 There's just this reason for it," the attorney said, Doctor Hyde Is in jail now, with no possibility of getting out until the supreme court acts. There fore, we couldn't very well continue the action of libel suit while the plaintiff of that suit is in jail and unable to attend the trial, could we? So, for that very good reason. we have decided 10 dismiss the suit until a moro propitious time.
 However, remember this. The ap- peal of Doctor Hyde to the supreme court is to come up for consideration in October. At that time. if the su- preme couTt hands down a decision reversing the case against the physi. clan or remanding it for new trial, this suit will be relied at once and 1t will be contested until the end. Of course, much depends upon the view the supreme court will take of the Hyde case, but we feel confident tha Doctor Hyde finally will be adjudged innocent and that the suits will Do relied"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
TO FIGHT NEW FREIGHT RATES
Gov. stubbs Issues Call for a Confer ence to Be Held in Topeka
 on September 22.

Topeka, Sept. 16.-Gov. Stubbs Is. sued call for meeting of Western governors and business men to devise plans to resist the movement of West. ern railroads to increase freight rates. The meeting is to be held at Topeka on September 22nd. The governors of North and South Dakota. Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah were invited
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
ID DUST 4 COMBINE
THE KANSAS CITY PRODUCE FIX. CHANGE CHARGED WITH BE-
 ING A TRUST.
A MOVE FOR ITS DISSOLUTION
Prosecuting Attorney Has Prepared a Petition Asking Circuit Court to Dis solve lt ana confscate the Property of It's Members.

Kansas City, Sept 16.--Alleging that the Kansas City Fruit and Produce ex- change Is a trust or pool in restrain of trade Prosecuting Attorney Virgil Conkling will file in the circuit court an action in quo warranto looking to the dissolution of the combine, its custer from the state, and the contis- cation of all the porperty in Missouri owned by its members.
 The county attorney in his petition alleges that the defendant food com bine. the Kansas City Fruit and Pro duce exchange, Is organized to regu- late the price of eggs, butter. cheese, poultry and other agricultural farm products and food commodities, and to manipulate tho market so that com petition will not pay.
 Must Come to Court.
 He asks that all of the several de- fendants named be summoned to court to tell why their respective rights to do business in the state should not be declared forfeit The petition specifically asks that tho franchises and charters of the companies. firms and individuals be declared void.
 The parties to the exchange are al legged in the petition to have been engaged in the regulation of prices, both in buying and selling, ever since incorporation. doing business most ey-I tenslvely in Kansas and Missouri. Other persons and firms than those named In the petition are alleged to| be in the combine to control the prices of farm produce, but their identities are unknown and there Is a carefully worded promise in the mass of legal verbiage that these will mo made de fendants in the suit when their names are discovered.
 Carefully Constructed Case.
 Mir. Conkling says this is a carefully constructed case that will stick, be. cause the defendants hagrantly have violated the law.
 In order to convince the defendants themselves that there Is no joke in the petition, clause is annexed ask ing the court to declare such of the de- fendants' properties as are in Mis- souri forfeited to the state, and the de- fendants themselves enjoined from en- tering into future pools or combina tions tending to regulate prices and suppress competition as Is forbidden by the state antitrust laws.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Gypsy wordlass Lannuaae.

To communicate with one another Gypsies now use letters-and they use the telegraph, too, when necessary especially in this country But the modern Romany also follows the pat. teran," tracing the footsteps, of wagon tracks, of his friends on the road by the same method employed by his ancient prototype, reading direc lions where no words are written as clearly as the gorgio does roadside signboard But the patteran can be read by tho gypsy only-lt is hidden and secret, although 1t may be in plain sight, as signboard Is open and pub lie. The patteran may be formed of sticks or stones or grass, placed cross fashion at the parting of roads in such manner that only a gypsy would instantly notice and understand. To him fl means much; first of all, the direction taken by Romany predeces sors.-Riley M. Fletcher Berry's "The American Gypsy" in Century.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
THE GULF STORM MOVING NORTH
Torrentlal Rains Accompany the Dis turbance Along the Gulf Coast
 -Gales In Texas.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Accompanied by torrential rains, causing high tides and necessitating the continued flying of danger signals by the weather bureau all the way from Galveston to Point Isabel, Tex, the hurricane which threatened trouble in the Gulf of Mex leo is now passing slowly inland with it's center slightly south of the Rio Grande river.
 It has taken four and a half days to cross the gulf, but all about 1t, along the Texas coast, east to northeast gales are blowing.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Nalve. nut comnllmentaru

John Drew, at luncheon in Phila delphia, repeated a compliment ci which, he said, he was proud.
 Playing in a small western city.' Mir. Drew began, T had the honor d meeting a policeman. This policeman, when l took my departure, shook my hand heartily and gave me cordial and patronizing slap on the back.
 Jack he said, do ye know, ye'ye made good hit with the boys in our town? If ye was only to give up the profession and open saloon here, hlaat If don't believe ye'd do well''
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
WILL HAVE POSTAL BANKS SOON
November 1 Is Date Set by Postoffiee Department for Opening Saw
 ings Institutions.

Washington, Sept 16.-If present plans are carried out 50 or more postal savings banks will be in opera. ton in various sections of the coun. try not later than November 1.
 Announcement was made at the postoffice department that the special committee that has been formulating plans for the establishment of the banks had completed it's work These plans will be submitted to the board of trustees when the cabinet meets in Washington in special session, and ii they are approved the actual work oi opening up the banks will be begun at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
4 composIte WeddIna cake.

At a recent wedding the brides cake contained besides it's own special component parts, small portions of the wedding cakes of the brides father and mother. her sisters and brothers, as well as the silver and golden wed ding cakes of the grandparents.
 In the wedding cake which thu bride cuts. there are usually hidden a gold ring, thimble. a dime, raisin and other tokens desired. These arc wrapped in paraffin paper. and the one receiving the ring is properly expect ed to be the next bride The thimble foretells spinsterhood, the dime, wealth in prospect, and tho raisin an unannounced engagement.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Longest straIshtaway Bird FIIobt.

Perhaps the longest straightaway flight made by birds in their migra, tions is accomplished by some of the shore and water birds that nest in tbs islands of Bering sea and spend tha winter at Hawaii and Tanning Island, 2.200 miles away.
 Inasmuch as some of these birdt live entirely on the shore and ars probably unable to rest on the surface of the water. 1t Is thought that they must accomplish the whole distance in a single flight.
 Yet. although there are no land. marks for them upon their long jour. ney over waste of waters. they make their way to their destination with the precision of a rife shot.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
MRS. FLACK IN ABILENE AGAIN
Wife of Missing Bank Cashier Returns to Her Kansas Home From
 New York.

Abilene, Kan, Sept. 16.-Mrs. John A. Flack has returned to Abilene. She says she left her husband in New York City Monday morning. Mrs. Flack went to the home of her nearest neigh bor. County Attorney Rugh, and is now under the care of a physician. She collapsed under the strain of the last ten days. She did not know of any of the happenings here until her brother joined her at Topeka and told her of the events.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
ReaIlv Took acoat Of Hl. naok :,

Really Took "coat of Ills Back"
 Detroit, Sept 16.-The old saw "he'd take the coat off mans back" be- came reality in police court here John w. Robbins, attorney stripped his client. William Johnson. of bis coat before proceeding with the trial as security for his fee.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22

Don't waste your money buy ing plasters when you can get bottle oi Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece of flannel damp ened with this liniment is superior to any plaster for lame back, pains in the side and chest, and much cheaper. Sold by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22

If your child is pale and sickly. picks at the nose, starts in the sleep and grinds the teeth while sleeping, it is sure sign of worms. A remedy for these parasites will be found m Whites Cream Vermifuge. It not only clears out the worms, but. it re- stores health and cheerfulness. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
swelnngs of the flesh caused py

Swelnngs of the flesh caused py in- cold, fractures of the bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheuma- tism can be relieved by applying Bal lard's Snow Liniment. It should be well rubbed in over the part affected Its great healing and penetrating pow CT eases the pain, reduces the swelling and restores natural conditions. Price 25c, 5oc and $l per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
Took Sides In Primary.

"Tn the preliminary skirmishes in certain states like Wisconsin and Iowa and elsewhere, he was willing In the interest of what the leaders be. lieved would lead to party success, to make certain determinations; but the president has concluded that 1t is his duty now to treat all Republican con. gressmen and senators alike, without any distinction.
 He will now follow the usual rule in Republican congressional districts and states and follow the recommen- dations made by Republican congress- men and senators of whatever shade of political opinion, only requiring that the men recommended shall be good men, the most competent and the best fitted for the particular office.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22
ADMITS HIS MISTAKE
PRESIDENT TAFT's PRIVATE SEC RETARN MAKES PUBLIC A
 REanRkA5LE LETTER.
PATRONAGE ACTS WERE WRONG
lt Is Admitted That Jobs Were With held From Progresslves and That Help Was Given Regulars In the Contested Western States.

Beverly, Mass., Sept 16-No differ ence between so-called "progressiyes" and regulars" will be recognized by President Taft hereafter, but all party leaders, will be treated alike as Repub- licans in the matter of federal support. The presidents views to this effect are given in letter from Secretary Nor ton to a Republican leader of Iowa, whose name is not disclosed.
 The letter of Secretary Norton, in full, follows;