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The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
BRYAN IS AGAINST BREWERS
Ocmoeratic Leader Announces His Position on Liquor Question In a
 speech at County Convention.

Lincoln. Neb.. July 12.-"We have a nsht before Us. have decided what 1 am going 10 do. Those who desire 10 some with me, come. Those who de 'ue 10 stay at home. stay"
 With these words William ]. Bryan cosed one of the most dramatic speeches of his career at the Demo .ra''e county convention. He spoke 'n support of positive declaration for soahly option and at the conclusion of a's address the plank was adopted by an overwhelming majority.
 ne ne thanked friends for their former svaucal support. assured the Demo sa 'a's mat he only desired to be of se,siee s'e to the people of the state in snadlns Nebraska of an "oligarchy s sassd on beer" and then made his policy. "'s iu'u' os me county option plank was adopt. " py a vote of 1s4 to s1. A number sa., siayhaired Democrats left the con. 'entlon hall In tears.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
TROLLEY TO ST. LOUIS ASSURED
The s15,o0o,0oo Bond Issue of MIs- souri Electric Line Have Been
 Sold h Paris.

Kansas City, July 13.-The 315.000.- 900 issue of bonds for the St. Louis Kansas City Electric Railway Com pany has been sold in Paris. The of ficials of the road with offices in the Commerce building received a cable last week from D. c. Nevin. president of the company, saying he has sold the bonds at a good price and that the money for building the road would be available as soon as the bonds were printed, signed and delivered to the investors in Europe. The direc- tors met and approved the action of the president It was decided to sup press the news of the bond sale until later, but 1t was confirmed by H E. Insley, secretary of the company, af ter he learned the news had become public.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
MADE A NEW RECORD
GLENN N. CURTIS FLlEs FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF OVER
 OCEAN.
WAS AWARDED A S5,OOO PRIZE
Tho Aviator Also Ascended to q Height of Nearly 1,7oo Feet In Less Than Five Minutes at Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Atlantic City, N J., July 13.-Be tween and o'clock Glenn H.. Cur. tiss made new aviation history by establishing two worlds records. Fly. Ing continuously for one hour 32 min utes and 35 seconds, he actually coy cred 67h miles at an average height of GOO feet over the ocean one mile off the beach.
 Eliminating the spectacular finish, when he flew completely around the borders of Atlantic City and allowing for the excess mileage in turning around the stake post, the judges who awarded him the $5.000 prize have giv- en him official credit for covering 50 miles in one hour 14 minutes 59 sec onds. This is at the rate of one mile In every minute and a half. Such a record for continuous flight over the ocean has never before been accom- plished.
 Shortly after finishing this epocial feature Curtiss set out to establish a ne<w worlds record for rising quickly to the height of l.700 feet In four minutes 52 seconds he achieved the phenominal feat of coaring to an alti- tude of 1850 feet, according to un- official estimates. Officially he is credited with only 1.550 feet in five minutes 5h seconds. The differences In figures is due to the fact that the official time keepers kept only the actual showing of the paragraph esti- mates by the judges. The unofficial figures were taken by Curtiss himself.
 Previously the best record for an altitude flight of 1850 feet was held by Brookins, who during his historic flight on Saturday reached this height in seven minutes.
 If Curtiss had continued to mount to ;he same altitude attained by Brook ins he would have flown to the height of 6,100 feet in less than 90 minutes. 1t took Broekins 55 minutes to reach his highest point Though this was most distinctly the Curtiss day of the meet, the Wright machines by no means played second fiddles for 12 minutes young Brookins gave an ex- hibition of the most hair raising aerial thrillers ever seen in America He practically rode his machine in every conceivable fashion except upside down. Later he completed most of his startling evolutions while carrying Frank T. Coffyn, another Wright aviator as passenger Coffyn wound up the days crowd aerial show by making five minutes flight alone.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
4 PROSPERITY SIGN
ROADS OF THE COUNTRY
 SPENDING VAST SUMS FOR NEW EQUIPMENT.
INCREASING DIVIDENDS ALSO
The Baltimore and Ohio Alone Has Appropriated s7,o0o,ooo for Better ments to Meet Demands for in- creased Traffic Over It's Lines.

New York, July 12-Certain evil denees of the great prosperity that Is surging all over the country are given in the enormous orders placed within the last few days by the large rail. roads of the country for additional equipment.
 No such tremendous sums of money have ever been spent by the railroads Ii is said. excepting In the initial con. structlon of road or in large extenr sion.
 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad alone has appropriated s7.000. 900 for new equipment
 Dividends Arc Large.
 Not merely in money spent but in the declaring of dividends by the roads lies the proof that the good times which returned a year ago have in no way diminished.
 Since January l. S6 railroads and industrial operations have increased their disbursements or declared initial or resumed dividends to the extent ot s57 ,625.0 900 a year Twenty-three ot these corporations are railroads their increase alone representing sl5 5.0O0.. 000 Up to June of thls year the az gregate dividend payments from the S6 corporations In question have amounted to about s298 .000. 900 which Is an increase of about $46 .2S0 .000 over the first five months of last year.
 industrial Companies Prosper.
 The disbursement; In dividends oi industrial companies during the last five months have amounted to Sl54,. O00.000 which Ia an increase of abolt s25.0O0.000 over the same period last year
 forced to make preparations for tho expenditure Of s7000.000 to meet the demands of increased traffic over aii of It's lines The company has already placed orders for the purchase of G.. 900 freight cars and for 50 locomotives Of the most modern type. It will also order 500 coal cars. Ii Is expected that the entire sum appropriated will be spent within the next two weeks The orders are all to be rushed.
 The Hawley lines. including tho Chi. cago and Alton. the Minneapolis and st Louis and the Iowa Central have voted to place orders for 1000 freigh; cars.
 Heavy Steel Orders.
 Railroad bridges are going up with rapidi'y that bespeaks prosperity. The American Bridge company, of Pitisburg, has received an order for 10000 tons of structural material 10 De used in the Canadian Pacific rail iaad bridge to be constructed over the S kagrenca river. The American Bridge eompang also has orders for coco tons of railro&d material
 The annual report for tho year end. Ing March 3i of she Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company snows an increase in gross earnings oi sS642,000. with manufacturing prof us of s2.sO2.i94 and a net income ot "sis.s47. company had thrilled orders on hand May 3l amounting to Sl5000.cC0.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
GARFIELD OUTLINES THE
 INSURGshT ISSUES IN OHIO
Rooscvelt's Secretary of the Interior Declares Progressive Movement Fight for Preservation of
 Political Liberty.

Cleveland. O., July 13-James R. Garfield. secretary of the interior il the Roosevelt cabinet sounded thi keynote of the progressive Republican movement, declared It's platform and fired the first gun In his race for the governorship. His speech was the feature of the Republican banquet at the Hotel Euclid attended bQ 300 progressives and many regular Re- publicans
 Congressman Paul Rowland in a speech declared he would refuse to vote for the reelection of Cannon to the speakership even if he had 10 re- main away from tho Republican eau GUS.
 The progressive movement Is a fight for the preservation of self gov ernment and political liberty" said MT. Garfield Tt Is said by some that the progressive movement means the destruction of the Republican party. The very opposite is true. The Re- publican party was born of progress SItt SplTit tudl lAiptAiCu ihNh " DIV their lives that human liberty might be restored and disunion prevented. It's great victories have been won be- cause 1t was progressive. Its great policies have had to do with the on ward movement in all fields of poitl- cal and human activities. Its failures md mistakes have been counted only when the progressive spirit has been 'orgotten, when the interests Of the many have been subservient to the nrofts of the few Instead of destroy ng the Republican party the progress
 i've movement today means renewed life. renewed vigor and greater op- portunites for promoting the puphc welfare
 MT Garfield then set forth the pro rressive platform, which will be urged upon the state Republican convention It declares for control of all corpora- tions. publicity in campaign expenses, ii workmen's compensation acl' ,Srengthening of child labor laws, re form of the judiciary state control or water power. abolition of direct taxa tion for state expenses.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
CHURCH UNION PROPERTY UNION
Arkansas Supreme Court Holds That When Southern Presbsterians Unit With Northern the Church
 Property Went Too.

Little Rock, July 1.-The supreme court today held that the union formed between the Presbyterian church and the Cumberland Presbyterians or the Southern Presbyterian church, was valid and that the Presbyterian church succeeded to the rights and title to all property held by the Cumberland Pres byterians.
 The court holds that when the gem eral assembly of the Cumberland church voted to unite with the North ern Presbyterians as to faith their ac- tion also transferred their rights of property.
 In this the court differs from the supreme courts of Tennessee and Mis- souri. which have held that the churches united their faith but retained their church identity as to property rights.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
DEATH OF THOMAS ]. HUfFAkER
Was An Indian Missionary In Kansas In te5o-Buiit Raw School at
 Council Grove.

Council Grove. Kan. July 13-Thom- as S. Huffaker. one of the oldest resi- dents of Kansas and an Indian mis- sionary and interpreter. died Sunday afternoon at his home here. He built for the government an Indian mission school for the Kaws here in 1850 and was its first superintendent. He was born in Missouri in 1925 and was first sent as missionary to the Indians by the Methodist Church (South). He brought slaves with him to Kansas but liberated them before the war.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
LONG VOYAGE FOR A SUBMARINE
The Little Vessel Sailed Unattended to the Bermudas from Quincy,
 Mass, Making Record.

Hamilton. Bermuda, July 12.-The United States submarine boat Salmon completed her veyage of 800 miles from Qunicy, Mass. where she set sail at o'clock on the afternoon of July 5.
 This established a new record for submarine boats and demonstrates the practicability of submarine boats fol long ocean voyages unattended by 8 parent or auxiliary craft. It gives 10 the United States government ths prestige of leading the world in iti development of this type of fightins craft.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
To Mena for Health.

J. P Mulkey and son Robert have arrived in Mena from Leesville, La, to make their home. Mrs. Mulkey and three children will arrive Satur- day. In the meantime Mir. Mulkey is looking for a residence. They came to Mena for the purpose of getting in- to q healthfui location and away from the swHmps and malaria.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
OFFICERS TO VIEW THE MAINE
the Amount Necessary to Raise the Vessel.

Washington. July 12.-General Blk. by, chief of the army engineers. Is to announce in few days the appoint ment of board of officers to examine the wreck of the Maine. which lies a crumpled mass of steel in Havana harbor. with the view of determining whether or not the s3O0.O0o appropri ated for raising the vessel will be suiil- cient.
 In the informal conferences which have been held to consider the prob lem. the engineering corps has be, come convinced that it has puzzle almost defying solution. The amount Set aside for the work Is believed in- adequate.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
WHILE CANNON GONE
Father Gave Bill of Sale on Two Cows
 to Secure Sons Release.

Wylie Cannon, who was fined last week for insulting women on the streets, has left Mena. He was due to eat bread and water in the city prison or work out his fine on the streets, and as his father did not want him to do either. he gave bill of sale on two COWS as sec urity for Wylie's fine
 It was agreed beforehand that he was to leave Mena, and soon after his release he is said to have left for the peach orchards at Horatio.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
IS CAUGHRON CAUGHT?
It Is Rumored That Man Who Shot Allen Stacy Is Under Arrest
 at Helen.

The rumor was afioat in Mena We'd nesday that A. J. Caughon, who, Sun day night. shot and killed Allen Stacy, near Red Bird. Montgomery county, had been arrested at Helen, which is only about two miles south of Red Bird. Because some of those who have telephones on the Red Bird line had disconnected their phones on ac- count of the lightning which accom- panied today's rain, it was impossible to verify the rumor.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
Asked for Eagles Charter.

c. w. Mover, who has been working for some time to organize an Eagles lodge here. has sent away for a char ter and in a short time the lodge will be organized with sixty-two charter members. This is a good sized mem- bership for an opening lodge and shows that great interest was shown in the starting of it. The F. o. E. is a national order.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
To Sell Four warshlps.

Washington. July 12.--Want to buy a w~rship? Secretary of the Nav, Meyer has signed an order authorizing the sale of the third elass cruiser. Detroit and Boston, the gunboat Con cord and the torpedo boat Winslow From military standpoint tue use salness of these vessels has passed,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
FREEDOM NEAR FOR CHARLT TON
ltaly's Demand for Extradltlon of the Wife Murderer VIII Not Be
 Granted.

New York. July 1S.-Only a word from the state department at Wash lngton Is necessary to set Porter Charlton free. This was made appar- ent when the prosecutor, Pierre P. Garven, was told that unofficial ad- vices from Washington indicated that the United States government would not grant the request of the Italian of the confessed wife murderer.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
rltN1Y OF "ORY" SIGNATURES
ssour' the Petitions for a Ballot on Prohibition Number
 55,ooo voters.

ts,v e'son City, July 12.--The secre- hIh,,,o M ol state estimates that the Pro. sIrna,ls sIaonslsts filed more than 55.ooo cons,,.s sales to their petitions asking for Ham ,1unohal I, prohibition. Judge Wil- had sa. x, Wallace of Kansas City, who ioSa snarge ,aa of the petitions. said be- aumhes h'saslng here that he believed the approx,. would foot up about 57.ooo, or yoiers e~'',,ateiy aa per cent of the legal 's'e's of the entire stata ~ ss
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
rhe Panama Record for lune.

Washington, July 12.-The total ex- cavation on the Panama canal for June was 2,61G,609 cubic yards. against 2.477.G1S for May: concrete laid for the month, 124.2l4 cubic yards, against 107,043 cubic yards for the month previous. The daily average output was 100, ,639 cubic yards. against 99.4v fnr May
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
STUDENTS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
An Oklahoma Boy and Companion Found Dead Under Pine Tree
 In Colorado.

Cripple Creek. Col. July 13-Two University of Illinois students, Robert Chambers of Oklahoma City and Jesse Treakee of Peoria. H.. were kilNd by lightning on the summit of Mount Pis- gah. The two young men started to ascend the mountain. When they did not return. a searching party was or ganixed. Their bodies were found un der a big pine tree that had been shatfared hY lightning
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
OKLAHOMA DECISION DELAYED
Supreme Court of State Has Not Vet Acted on Motion In Capital
 Removal Case.

Guthrie. Ok, July 13.-The Oklaho. ma supreme court did not hand down decision upon the application of Attorney General West for writ of prohibition to set aside the district court injunction against the removal of the executive offices from Guthrie to Oklahoma City The decision prob ably will be announced Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
In chloano. 2t prostrated.

Chicago. July il.--A rise in tempera ture of 22 degrees In ten honrs. With q maximum of s4 degrees, caused much suffering fin Chicago. Twenty one cases Of heat prostFatlons were re ported,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
EXCURSION TO GALVESTON.
Nj. 3. Shanburg Will Conduct Gne From
 Mena, Augusts.1.

W. B. Shanburg, who last year conducted a big excursion from Mena to Galveston, writes The Star that he has arranged for another for August 1. the time of the annual cotton car nival in that city. The rate for the round trip will be $5.95.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
For Sale.

My home for less than cost of i'm provements; 5 acres: 4-roomed house, barn, cellar and other improvements; close in. H. Nj. Willard. 26-1m
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
eesth Prevented a Murder

TrlpolSS as N Y, July is.--Mrs. Peter To an s.. yves the fact that she is alive Caused @saack of heart disease whies ts wac 4e, ssa, husband to fsli dead at sa. uasass as ssylas to kill her, The wom. hIsisa' s.' by her narrow esaape. ssss.s;lsss''s sss! sas asad mans body.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14

We will sell tie Arcade stock at such bargains that SI0O will do the work Of s4 %, at the Boston Store, 1
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14

We arc moving the Arcade stock to the Boston Store this week. Wait for bargains, zg.l
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-11-10

Rumors of three-cornered deal
with the Brooklyn, Cincinnati and St
Louis clubs as parties to 1t are going
the rounds again. This is little early
for those rumors to be taken very
seriously, for 1t may be long. hard
winter.
Kid Elberfeld is given credit by Ed
Crillo of the Washington Star for
bolstering up the Senators this year
SO that they could break all records
for them. The veteran third basemaD
has been q great aid to the former
tail-enders.
Although the Millers appear to have
the American association flag, Co
lumbus is making a late finish which
is opening the eyes of the ball fol-
lowers in Chivington's organization
With Liebhardt pitching the cSnioans
won their seventh straight at the
home grounds few days ago The
Columbus team looks like former
Cleveland team, with Perring, Hihch-
man. Congalton and Liebhardt In tho
lineup,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-11-10

The rule regarding crawling with
the ball shall be interpreted TO mean
that the runner with the ball who is
in the grasp of an opponent shall not
be permitted to stretch out his arms
with the ball after the ball is dead.
Such an act will be called crawling.
The rule regarding the amount of
time taken out shall be interpreted
that the time shall be charged up to
a team no matter for what reason
time is taken out.
1t is temporarily agreed that the
player carrying the ball shall be al
lowed to grasp or hold on to another
player of his side, provided said
player has no special devices about
him for the purpose of aiding the
runner with the ball.
In the case Of forward pass, the
ball shall not be regarded as In pos
session of either team unless it Is in
the actual grasp of player.
No penalties shall be inflicted for
the forward pass until the ball ac-
tually leaves the hands of the passer.
The authorities disagreed over the
real meaning of the complicated for
ward pass rule, and the following
brief statement was decided upon as
giving the western Interpretation Of
these rules The forward pass must
be made from point five yards back
of the line of scrimmage, and is not
allowed to go more than twenty yards
past the line of scrimmage, but the
ball need not cross the line of scrim-
mage.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-11-10
1t Was Thomas.

| to death, Fright and weak heart, to
gether."
"But what could have done it?" Ger
trude asked HE was all right this
evening at dinner. Warner, what die
he say when you found him on the
porch?"
Warner looked shaken his honest
boyish face was colorless.
Just what l told you, Miss Innes
He'd heen reading the paper down
stairs; / had put up the car, and
feeling sleepy, l came down to the
lodge to go to bed. AS / went up
stairs Thomas put down the paper
and taking his pipe went out on the
porch. Then / heard an exclamation
from him."
Didn't he say anything you could
understand" l asked.
"He said something about the grave
giving up it's dead
Mr.. Jameson was going through the
old mans pockets, and Gertrude was
composing his arms, folding them
across his white shirt-bosom, always
so spotless.
In the course of his Investigations
the detective had come to the inner
pocket of the dead buffers black
coat Here he found some things that
interested him. One was a small fiat
key, with red cord tied to it, and the
other was a bit of white paper, on
which was written something in
Thomas cramped hand. Mr. jamie
son read it; then he gave it to me. 1t
was an address in fresh ink:
LUCIEN WALLACE,
IA Elm Street, Richfield.
AS the card went around, / think
both the detective and l watched for
any possible effect it might have, but,
beyond perplexity, there seemed to be
none.
"Richfield!" Gertrude exclaimed.
why, Elm street is the main street;
don't you remember, Halsey?"
'Lucien Wallace!" Halsey said
THAT is the child Stewart spoke Of at
the inquest"
Warner, with his mechanics in
stinct had reached for the key. What
he said swas not a surprise.
yale lock-" he said. Probably II
key to the east entry"
There was no reason why Thomas,
an old and trusted servant, should
not have had key to that particular
door, although the servants entry
was in the west wing. But had not
known of this key, and it opened up
a new field of conjecture. Just now,
however, there we're many things to |
be attended to, and, leaving Warner |
with the body we all went back to the |
house. Mr. Jameson walked with |
me. while Halsey and Gertrude fol !
lowed.
Il suppose | shall have to notify the |
/ said. "They will know |
II Thomas had any people and how
to reach them. OF course. expect to
1efray the expenses of the funeral, but
his relatives must be found. What do
you think frightened him, Mr.. jamie
SOM"
1T is hard to say" he replied slow
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-11-10
MAcKAY TO. MOVE 70 FRANCE
Racing Laws, Found to Be Too Strin-
gent, Impels Him to Join other
Mlllionaires.

Clarence H. Mackay who, several
years ago, secured ten years lease
on the Kingston farm of r. L. Baker
of Lexington, KY, at the big figure Of
$4,000 year, has decided to remove
his entire breeding establishment
from Kentucky to France.
He has notified Mr.. G. f. Hill, man
ager of the farm, to have all the
horses, about twenty-seven brood
mares and the imported stallion Med
dIer, ready to ship by October 1. Mr..
Hill will go with the horses and as
sumo charge of the new breeding
plant.
It Is believed here that Mr. Mack
avs order is because of the stringent
laws in New York. W. X. Vanderbilt,
Frank Gould, Harry Payne Whitney,
Herman B. Dwyer and other New
York millionaires are now racing In.
France.