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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
PORT ARTHUR OPEN PORT
SHOWS JAPAN'S GOOD FAITH IN
MANCHURIA.
State Department Welcomes News Of
Observation-Disclosures
Plans Abandoned.

Although attaching no considers BILE
commercial Importance to the purpose of
the Japanese government to open Port
Arthur as a port of entry, State Depart
ment officials regard 1t as Of great conse-
quence as an evidence of Japan's desire
to further apply the principle of opening
up Manchuria to foreign commerce.
The officials of the State Department
welcome the announcement as an indica-
ton that Japan invites foreign trade to a
port hitherto held to be strictly military
and naval. The department has received
no official Information OH the subject,
however, but for some months the Japa-
nese press has indicated that the gov
ernment was seriously considering this
step.
Notice of the intention of the Japanese
government to open Port Arthur to the
commerce Of the world came to the Japa-
nese embassy in this city about two
months ago. 1t was stated that the issue
of the order would be withheld until the
government was able to fix upon the ex-
act date for the opening.
The purpose Is not to make Port Arthur
a free port in the sense of Hamburg,
where goods may enter free Of duty and
be placed In bond, but simply to put it on
the footing Of New York or any other
commercial city.
Port Arthur, instead of Dalny, was Sc
lected as the entrepOt of southern Man
churia, because its harbor is always open.
Dalny Is frequently closed by ice in the
harbor.
The significant point of this event is the
fact that 1t marks the determination OF
the Japanese government to abandon Port
Arthur as great seacoast fortress. 1t
G cfa wi
tempt be made render the port impreg-
ma BILE as a naval base.
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BIG ISSUE Of BONDS
FOR RECLAMATION
|SASKED BY TAFT
Thirty Million Needed for Com
pIetion of Projects Al
ready Under Way.
REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY
FOR WITHDRAWING LANDS
Precautions to Prevent Monopoly in
Rental of Water Sites.
SEPARATION OF MINE RIGHTS
Appropriations Urged to Finish I'm
provements on Ohio and Upper
Mississippi Rivers-Refor-
estation at Sources of
Big Streams.
Precautions to Prevent Monopoly in
Rental of Water Sites.
SEPARATION OF MINE RIGHTS
Presidents Recommendations.

Valuation of Withdrawals of pub
lie lands. and power given the
Secretary of the Interior for
temporary Withdrawals. pending
Legislative recomne ndatiOn.
Disposal of surface lands under
general statutes. with legisla-
tiOn to permit lease of mining
rights under royalty basis.
InterdictiOn of monopoly In leas-
ing water sites and limiting use
to thirty years. with renewal
right. at graduated rental.
Bond Issue of S30. 1000. 900 for COM
pIetion of reclamation projects,
to be taken up from proceeds of
public lands.
4 law for the disposition Of tim
her ON public lands at public
sale. the lands then to be sub
jcct to appropriation.
ReforestatIon et sources Of navi-
gable streams to determine
practicability Of improving and
protecting watersheds.
EIabOration of definite projects
for improvements of waterways
and provision by Congress.
Appropriations to complete wa
terway projects for Ohio and
upper Mississippi rivers.
Congress urged to take steps
that may be called the inau-
EuratiOn of the new system Of
inland waterways.
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OBJECTS TO THE ORDER.
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Wants Col. Craighill Kept There.

Orders were recently issued by the War
Department for Col William E ChaighiIl,
Corps of Engineers. in charge of river
and harbor works at Baltimore, to come
to this city for duty as engineer secretary
Of the lighthouse board. and for Col.
Thomas l. Casey, who held that office, to
relieve Col. Craighill at Baltimore.
The Baltimore Chamber Of Commerce
has asked the Secretary OF War to cancel
these orders, as that body desires Col.
Craighill retained In charge of the i'm
provement of Baltimore harbor until the
existing project is completed. In it's letter
the board says that Col. Craighill is
thoroughly familiar with the situation
and "his retention at Baltimore is con-
sidered absolutely necessary by the COM
mercial and shipping interests OF the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

land, the present republican Commission
er. had, in print and in speech. recognized
the value of non-partisan board.
After the democrats had finished their
arguments Thomas 8. Leisenring, former
proprietor of a local hotel and later q
storekeeper here, asked to be heard. He
announced to the committee that he was
a republican. hut that he favored the
appofntment Of a democrat to the board OF
Commissioners as a matter Of justice to
the great number of that party In the Ma
tional Capital.
The hearing was conducted behind
closed doors and the discussion OF the
nominations by the committee was also
executive.
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SCHOONER STRIKES ON ROCK.
Little Chance to Save Her and Tug
Goes After Crew.

PORTSMOUTH,. n. H.. January IL
Beating into port for shelter from ris-
ing northwest snowstorm. the three
masted schooner Annie F. Conlin of
Portsmouth. bound from South Amboy
for Portland. ran on Steelman Rock early
today
The vessel lies in an exposed condition.
AS she is heavily loaded with coal, her
chances of getting off safely are very
slim.
The Conlin carried a crew of eight men.
under Capt B. NJ. Moody. She is owned
by Freeman r. Garrett of Portsmouth.
A tug has gone to the relief OF the
crew.
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Association Convenes for
Transaction of Business

After lively initial session this morn
ing and a call at the White House the
delegates to the national conference OF
the United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association reconvened at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon in the hall at 9th
and r streets northwest and took up for
consideration the report Of the commit
tee on credentials. There was consider
able difference of opinion among the del
egates as to just who was entitled to
take part in the conference. and also az
TO whether or not 1t was conference of
the United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association exclusively or of this
association and other representative bod
les OF classified civil service employees.
The report OF the committee on creden-
tials had not been disposed Of late this
afternoon.
The session this morning was called to
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uary 1. 1911. every legal instrument for
record in which original lots. subdivision
lots. squares or tracts shall be mentioned
In addition to any other description. must
contain a reference to the square or par.
Gel as shown on the plats and plans OF
the District. The recorder will not have
to accept any deeds which do not bear
these references II the bill becomes 9
law.
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AVIATION ATTRACTS MANY.
Great Demand for Information at
Carnegie Libraries.

PITTSBURG, Pa, January 14.-Al-
though flying machines are as scarce as
purple cows in the mountainous region
here, several Carnegie libraries report
that books on aviation are more in de-
mand than much of the current fiction.
To give the eager students of flight a
fair chance the libraries have been
forced to cut down by one-half the allot-
ment OF time for use Of the books. They
cite this demand as an unfailing index
to the times. There is need, the librari-
ans say, of many more books on aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
King Manuel to Wed Patricia.

PARIS, January IA special dispatch
received from Lisbon quotes from an
authorized source affirming that a mar
riage of King Manuel Of Portugal and
Princess Victoria Patricia, youngest
daughter of the Duke of Connaueht, will
be solemnized next May. and that an
announcement to this effect will be COM
munieated off'ciallY to the foreign courts
aOOn
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Claim Large Gains.
WANT NEW REALTY RECORD.
Proposed Bill for Card Index to
Helm Recording.

The Commissioners have asked Congress,
through Senator Gallinger. that a law be
passed changing the method of keeping
tabs on real estate in the ONCE OF the
recorder of deeds. The bill was framed
by the recorder himself. and provides
that a card index be established which
shall show each piece or real estate by
plat, square and parcel number wherever
pra acticable.
The bill also provides that after jan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
Two Hurt in Train Wreck.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. January H.
Two passengers were hurt when east
bound Vandalia passenger train No. -,
New York express. from st. Louis. due
here at am. was wrecked at Wood
lands, Ill.
The train passed over a broken frog
and the two rear sleepers were over
turnedv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
MI. Mattingly's Argument.

At the close of Mr.. Clayton's remarks
MIR. Mattingly spoke briefly along similar
lines He asserted that the President had
leaned to J. ]. Hemphill. democrat, un-
til IL was found that Mr. Hemphill was
ineligible. and that showed that the Pres
ident had recognized the value of select
ing democrat as Well as a republican
He also pointed ont that Mr.. Macfar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
Weather

Rain or snow tonight and
Saturday. followed by clearing.
minimum temperature tonight
about "a degrees moderate to
brisk winds.
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Result of First Days BatIoting
in English Election.
CHOOSING A PARLIAMENT
Joseph Chamberlain, High Tariff
Advocate, Declared Elected.
GOOD OMEN FOR THE TORIES
Liberals Admit Possibility of Loss
Of Fifteen Seats-Unionists
Claim Twenty-Three.

LONDON, January 14.-Three to moth
ing in favor of the unionists is the tally
at the end of the first day of the cleo
tions for members of the third parliame ent
OF King Edwards reign.
Joseph Chamberlain, for Birmingham
west, the high priest of tariff reform. was
the first man entitled by this voting to
append the letters m. F." to his name.
though because of failing health he
will never be able to take his seat
In the house. The other two successful
ones were John Walter Hills, for Dur
ham City. and Walter Guinness for Bury
st. Edmunds. The nominations for OK
ford University, where Lord Hugh Cecil
and Sir William r. Anson will be re-
turned unopposed, have been postponed
until tomorrow.
All Unionist Strongholds.
The tories are inclined to regard the
fact that Chamberlain was the first menu
bsr chosen for the new house Of COM
mons as a good omen, but no significant
deductions are to be made from today's 8
results. as all of the seats were from
unionist strongholds. The first real test
Of strength will come tomorrow, when a
dozen l<O1UOH COHStltucHClcS hlIu SaSii III
dustriai centers as Manchester, Birming-
ham, Bolton and Wolverhampton will
vote. The result Of tomorrow's ballotfnG
should afford fairly clear index to the
feeling of the nation
There is an old political proverb that
what Lancashire thinks today the cOun-
try thinks tomorrow" The saying proved
true in the corresponding Saturday of
1905. when disaster after disaster over
took the unionists in Manchester. and
should the "cottonopolis,' heretofore re-
garded as an impregnable free trade for
tress, give a notable measure of support
to tariff reform the candidates OF the
present party of protection will be en-
titled fairly to regard victory s almost
within their grasp.
Claim Large Gains.
The unionist agents actually claim that
they will gain fourteen seats in Lam
cashire, but the liberals scout the idea
Of their opponents being able to make
any inroads to the square which has
stood always solid for free trade. London,
which at the last election gave itself
over to liberalism, is admitted to be much
more evenely divided in the present in
stance The liberals admit that they are
the party's agents cOncede fifteen seats
to the unionists, who claim gain OF
tWenty-three.
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Native Of Florida.

The new police court judge comes from
a distinguished southern lineage He was
born at Pensacola, Fla, in 1872 and is
therefore about thirty-eight years OF age.
He is a son of the late Rear Admiral
Edward Middleton. q. s. N.Nwho was
born at Charleston, 8. C. Ms Grana-
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Prosecution of Land Frauds.

Among the most noteworthy reforms
initiated by my distinguished predecessor
were the vigorous prosecution If land
frauds and the bringing to public atten-
ton of the necessity for preserving the
remaining public domain from further
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Gsnunued on Eighteenth Page.)
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
RED BIRD NOTES.

James Blakely was up from Womble Saturday.
 Claude Clement is in Texas seeking new location.
 Uncle Jasper Free, Sr., has sui fered stroke of paralysis.
 Mrs. s. c. Bates is very low, lltle hope is entertained for her recovery.
 Frank Ferguson has been cot- fined to his bed for the past two weeks and is in most critical condition.
 A series of meetings begins al the Union Hill Chapel on Thurs- day night before the second Sun day in this month and continues vntil Sunday.
 Miss Maggie Goodman accom- panied by her brother as far as Mena, left last week for visit with her sister, Mrs Daniels, whose home is in Texarkaua.
 The Rev. Mr. White of near Barnett has been called to pastor ate the Sulphur Springs Baptist church in the absence of the for mer plsior, NO has gone to Oklahoma.
 The infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Robert N. Moore died Fri. day and was buried Saturday al ternoon in the Hutchison ceme- tery. Major E. J. Hedley had charge of the burial services tnd spoke many soothing words to the bereayed paren,e.
 A hig h-Way robbery is report ed to have occurred near Oden last week. A Mrs. Robbins oi Womble while on her way tc Odeu was relieved of S370 by two bold footpads. A settlement wa: being made of her parents estate and she, it seems. had an oppor tunity to make some investment: that promised good returns anC message sent to her by hel brother to bring a sum of money was overheard. Mrs. Robbini gave a good description of th' robbers and possies of men ar, searching country for the cul prits who are ia hiding.
 Buster Brown.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
OLD COVE NEWS.

Mrs. J. K. Gam visited at Rust Sunday.
 Several of the farmers are sow ing eats this week.
 Mrs. Addie Turner's baby has bcen very ill but is some better. There will be preaching at this place next Sunday at Il o'clock. C. Liner and Ode Gam attend ed church at Two-Mile Sunday nig ht.
 Azzie Gam and Ollie Liner visited near Pleasant Hill Satur- day and Sunday.
 Mrs. Joe McDaniel, who has been visiting at Horatio the past week, returned home Friday.
 Robert Higgins, who is teach ing at Two-Mile, speut Saturday and Sunday with homefolks.
 Farmers Daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
DOTS FROrl DALLAS.

Mir. Salyers' baby is reported very sick this week.
 Miss Vira Mantooth is visiting friends at Quito this week.
 Miss Clara Salyers of Mena, is visiting Mrs. Hines this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Hall made a flying trip to Hatfield Sunday.
 Mrs. Burton of Excelsior, is vis- iting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Somerville.
 Charlie Taylor of Red Bird, was visiting friends at this place Sat urday and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stanley of Big Fork. visited her mother, Mrs. Nichols, last Friday.
 Mrs. Ritchie and children, who have been sick for the past week, are reported some better.
 We have lost one of our best men of this neig hborhood, MT. Levi Joplin. He leaves a wife and several children and host of friends to mourn his loss. We all sympathize with the bereaved wife and children.
 Twin Sisters of Dallas.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
BOULDERS FROM ROCKY

Born, to D. D. Davis and wife, fine boy.
 E. G. Turner left Monday for Fort Smith to attend Federal court.
 Rev. Mir. Majors, pastor of the M. k. church will preach at Richy Sunday.
 Miss Julia Dayis of Hatfield, IS spending this week with her brother, D. D. Davis.
 Watson Teller of Wisconsin, has bought the Saurbaugh farm two miles north of Rocky.
 Mrs. Craft, who received bad cut on the knee one day last week is reported getting aloug nicely. Dr. D. W. Connally is prepar- ing to build a new residence on his farm one mile west of Rocky. Quite number of young peo- pie from Rust attended the euter- taiument at Rocky Saturday night.
 c. c. Benton and wife will leave Wednesday for Wsrrens- burg, where they will make their future home.
 J. c. Terrell and D. K. Turner will take the examination in Mena February 5 for census euumerators.
 w. J. Turner. who sold his farm west of Mountain Fork river sometime back has moved his family near Liberty school house.
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
TWO-MlLE TWITTERINGs.

Mack Taylor IS on the sick list this week.
 David Daniels and family spent Sunday with relatives al Cove. The Rev. c. A. Cross of Cove, preached at this place Saturday night.
 T. RI. Anderson and son Wal lace went to Mena on business Monday.
 Mrs. Laura Nichols of Nichols, visited her sister, Mrs. Dupree last week.
 Mrs. Nancy Gam of Gam, is spending this week at the home of J. T. Ward.
 D. A. Daniels, D. l.. Taylor and Mack Taylor were trading in Mena last week.
 Quite a number of people from this place attended church and singing at Gam last Sunday.
 Little Anna Wallace spent Saturday and Sunday with Prof. Higgins on Six Mile.
 There was no Sunday school at this place last Sunday and the Sunday school will be in the evening next Sunday on account of church and singing at Gam.
 Field Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
MOUNTAIN FORK NEWS.

There will be preaching at Oak Grove next Sunday by Brother Ferguson.
 Pate Earnest and T. I. Will coxen made business trip to Mena Saturday.
 Mrs. c. M. Sartain, who has been sick for some time, is able to be out again.
 Mrs. Ora Mathis of Grannis, is spending a few days with her folks at this place.
 Brother Bedding and wife and son, Basil, of this place, visited near Slabtown Sunday.
 Mrs. A. T. Joplin and family ot Hatfield, were up Saturday and Sunday with home folks.
 J. s. Farless has just returned from Lenexa, Ok, where he is preparing to make his future home.
 Mrs. Kreft near this place, had a bad accident last week. Her husband was cutting a tree and his axe slipped off of the handle and cut her leg very badly.
 Jack.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

ited Misses Georgia and z Josie M xou Sunday night.
 Walter Foster gave the young people a dance Tuesday night which was enjoyed very much. Bob Medfoid from Board Camp, visited his little friend, Dewey Stanley Saturday aud Sunday.
 Andrew Stanly and wife cam back from town Friday with s supply of household furniture for their home.
 Horses and mules have surely gone up in price. Bob Medford reported last Sunday night thai he was riding COW.
 A large crowd attended the fifth Sunday meeting at this place. There was dinner on the ground Saturday and Sunday.
 White Head.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
COVE CATCHES.
Goldenhair.

Section Foreman o. Hearn has been laid up several days with rheumatism. Too much expos. ure.
 Professor w. T. Adams and w. N. Martin, candidates for county judge, addressed a good crowd at the town hall Saturday night.
 V. A. Lamsou, the capitalist ot Fairfield, Ia., who owns consider able property in Cove, was in town last week on his way to New Orleans. While here, he made arrangements to have some of his business houses improved.
 Aunt Lizzie Grinder. aged 77, died at the home of her nephew, J. T. Dempsey, last Friday night. The remains were laid to rest in Pleasant Grove cemetery Satur- day afternoon, Rev. k. c. Will Hams conductieg the funeral ser. vices. Deceased was a single woman. has resided in this com muuity about thirty years, and was a deyout Christian. She had been failing in health for some time.
 There is mourning in the Weirauch Johnson family on ac- count of the tragic fate of old "Jim," a faithful family horse He was kicked in the foreleg by another horse and sustained a fracture of one bone, and when an attempt was made to swing him up, he struggled SD that the other bone was broken. Ever, effort was made to save the goot old servant. but a merciful deatt put an end to his sufferiugs There are some people in this world who think Heaven woult be a lonesome place without goot horses and dogs, and among tha class may be found the humble Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

ture at the school house Monday evening given by the Rev. MT. Tay- Tor.
 Miss Grace Hamby of Wickes is at Board Camp to attend the three last weeks of school, assisting her sister, Miss Pearl.
 Guilford Bates, who has been at- tending school the past three months, is again with homefolks at Big Fork.
 Miss Pearl Hamby, who is teach ing school at Board Camp, visited homefolks at Wickes Friday and Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ira o. Smith. who have been here the past four months left for Louisiana, where Mir Smith goes to work.
 Prof. w. T. Adams of Mena, vii lecture at the Board Camp schoo house Friday night, February II Every one is invited to come anC hear him. Coldenhair.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
ALDER LEAVES.

Victor Roberts went to Dalla Monday.
 Squire Friend, J. F. and John Hooper made business trip to Alder Monday.
 ]. B. Widener arrived home last night from an extended visit to Amity, where he has been for the past two months.
 A. c. Widener has a new girl at his house, all are doing well, watch the Dutch settlement grow.
 There is to be a concert at the close of Prof. Hilton's school at Caney school house Friday night. A nice time is expected.
 Careless Poet.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
G. C. Heath Dead.

G. c. Heath, who came to Mena in its early days died of stomacb trouble Tuesday at hls home iu the east part of town. He was about b0 years old. Fer sey- eral years he was engaged in the meat business here. His health has been bad for sometime and he has spent large part of the last few years in Now Mexico He returned from there last Au- gust.
 The funeral services were held Wednesday at the home at ? o'clock and weree conducted hy the Rev. William Cooksey. Tue burial took placeat 5 o'clock in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
 MT. Heath leaves a wife and seven children.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
POTTER PERSONALS

Frances Imoe attended Sunday school at Divers Chapel Sunday. Dr. Lee called at the poor farm Sunday evening to see some of the inmates who were i'll. Farmers are taking advantage of the beautiful sunshiny days, preparing for their crops. Melvin and Wiley Keener, Tom and Addie Murphy attended the entertainment at Rocky Saturday night.
 Jack Lowther, Mack Taylor, Jim Goodwin and Ruff Lane left Monday on business trip to Fort Smith.
 Cor
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
MILLER's CHAPEL CHIPS.

Freeman Johnson visited in our locality this week.
 Guilford Bates has quit our school and gone to farming.
 J. A. Kennett made a business trip to Mena last Monday.
 D. r. Wilson has sold his farm to J. H. Massy of Oklahoma City, Ok.
 D. E. Little's little daughter, Lil- lie, is very low with a dangerous case of appendicitis.
 The Key. J. J. Taylor delivered a lecture to the children of our school last Monday evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Pete Bain of Mena is visiting with homefolks.
 Sam F. Bartmess made business trip to Mena Monday.
 A singing was held at the home of Mount Bates Saturday night.
 The Rev. T. s. Bates preached at the Hillard school house Sunday.
 K. L. Freeman of Sallisaw, Ok. was at Board Camp last week en business.
 John Harmon closed a successful term of school at Hillard school house Friday.
 The prayer meeting at Board Camp is progressing nicely and all are urged to attend.
 Mrs. Hey Riggin and Mrs. E. J. Sanford went to Mena Tuesday to spend few days with friends.
 Quite number attended the lee.