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The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
THE ELKS AT FORT SMITH
The Delegation From Mena Saw Fine Elks Home and Met the Grand
 Exalted Ruler That's All.

The Mena Elks with the w. O. w. band returned from Fort Smith Saturday night. They all had a good time. The Elks were glad of the opportunity to meet Grand Ex- alted Ruler Sammis and very much appreciate the efforts made by two or three Fort Smith Elks to enter tain them. The w. o. w. band which the Elks took with them to furnish their part of the celebration, furnished the music for the entire affair and made a hit.
 The grand exalted ruler in his ad- dress paid special compliment to the Mena delegation and the Meua band and on the side he is reported as saying that "the Mena lodge dedi- cated the Fort Smith lodges home. ''
 Everybody had good word for the band and the Mena Lodge ap- preciates the added success it's pres ence gave to the trip.
 "A clothing firm of Fort Smith which advertises it's business by fill ing a space in the Southwest Ameri- can each morning with boot black s sermon on some current topic occu- pies this space in the Sunday paper with the following:
 Now ain't you ashamed of your selves? We invited 'em; we didn't meet 'em; we didn't have band: we played the devil. As commer- cial body we Elks are four times winners, but as entertainers we car ry out our rep. of being the coldest bunch of bucks that ever wore horns. We met Mena with two men; we met the grand Exalted Ruler with 23 men; we met the Fayetteville lodge with five men and one of 'em was me dog. Hobbie. And this was the bunch of guys out of 600 Elks who swear by Old Glory they'll do or die for Elkdom. l ain't kicking about Elks whe were busy, but you can't tell me 577 Elks couldn't meet the biggest men the Elks is got. Mena brought band that furnished music for Fort Smith Elks and had more men in line to meet our visitors than we did,"
 Referring to the above the Mena boys had little to say. They acted like they felt that it was net nice to come away from a party and say they had not had good time.
 They were served with choice meals in the new buffet at the beau tiful new Elks home, and paid for them, also for the games of billiard played in the elegant billiard rooms but everybody had a good time.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
WlMBERLY FOR
 MENA POSTOFFICE
Message From Little Rock Last Satur- ing Stated That He Won by Large Majority Over
 Dr.. Watkins.

Messages received from Little Rock Saturday indicate that Mena's next postmaster will be M. l.. Wimberlv, he having won over Dr. F. K. Watkins Tn the contest for the support ot the Repu blican State Central Committee by a strong vote.
 There are ninety-seven com mitteemen and the messages state that there were seventv-five votes cast of which Mir. Wimberly re- ceived sixty-one and Dr. Watkins fourteen.
 The present contest for the Mena office has been one of the hardest in the history of the town. 1t got exceedingly strong between Dr. Watkins and Dr. c. c. Gun uels at first. Dr. Guunels re- ceived the endorsement of tue county central committee, but the fight went on and be withdrew from the race and M. l.. Wim- berly came in with strong back ing. After Dr. Guunels with drew, the county committee gave its endorsement to Dr. Watkins. Still the friends of both sides kept working and went to Little Rock with all the strength each could command. The details of the struggle for the endorsement of the state committee are lacking, but the victory of MT. Wimberly seems to have been quite decisive. Mir. Wimberly has been resi- dent of Mena for several years and of Polk county all his life. The Wimberly family is one of the largest and best known in the county and they are all strong Republicans. Since moving to Mena MT. Wimberly has been eng aged in the mercantile busi- ness on South Mena street and has many friends to congratulate him upon his success.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
TIMBER WILL BE SOLD
Estimates Will be Made in Arkansas National Forest-1 Per Cent of
 Standing Timber Each Year.

A careful estimatesand survey of the timber for sale in the Ar kausas National Forest will soon be made. D. w. Adams, a lum- herman of long experience twill arrive in Mena about January 20 to take charge of the work. He will be assisted by Messrs. Loug- we'll, Wells, Heller and Johnson of the Forest Service. and prob ably will secure some local aid. It is intended that the work shall begin iu Montgomery county in the vicinity of Womble. A num- Der of applications for the pur- chase of timber have been received and it is necessary that careful study of the conditions be made before any important sales be completed.
 In order to fully protect the growing timber, the District For ester has limited the amount which may be sold iu the year to per cent of the total available stand. In other words, If the limit were cut each year, it would require 100 years to entirely cut over the forest.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
IOWA MAN DIED HERE
James Harrison of Williams, Iowa
 Passed Away Saturday Afternoon.

Late Saturday afternoon James Harrison aged S6 years passed away at the home of Mrs. A. K. Nc Glothliu, 1917 Church street. The old gentleman though very feeble had been seriously i'll only a day or two.
 The deceased mans home was at Williams, h., but for the past two years he has been spending the winter months in Mena.
 J. E. Tomlinson of Tulsa, who is,a son-in-law of Mir. Harrison, arrived Sunday and left that nigh with the remains for Vii. liams. where the remains will be inferred.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
Is over many states where sini

els over many states where simi lar conditions pr.yali, d. 1 desire to say with peri .ct caudor that right here in Polk county 1 have found general con li'ions more fa- vorable for successful hog raising than in any other part of the United States. Tn ase conditions rot only censist of fin climate. pure water, an abundance of pasturage and great variety of other food products, but 1 doubt very much if there has ever been genuine case of hog cholera iu this county. l have lived here several years and have never heard of single case. And yet with all these favorable condi- tions the people of Polk county are paying over S10e.0 1000 every year for packing house products. and with all these advantages iu their favor the farmers of the county, as class, are not taking advantage of what nature has so lavishly bestowed upon them. Many of them are even contend ing that there is still enough mast in this country to fatten their hogs, and some of them try to bolster up the free-range tn ory by telling us about some two- year old hogs that weighed l10 pounds. Suferin' cats!
 T. r. Fulton,
 Cove, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13

just little work and few dollars 1 would be prepared for the law, but do believe it would be detrim ntal to my neighbor. Now then. let us care ully consider this question and let us not modest our neighbors, but let us all work to each others interest. notice the advocates of this law are mostly men who haven't been here but little while and don't really know what the people of Polk county need. Let me ask a question just here: How much more will it take to make fence that will turn our neighbours hogs, than it will to nske pastures for ours 2" Now tken, let us all go to work and build up our fences and quit bowling hog law. Let the law be just as it is. If l want to keep my hogs in pen 1 have right to do so. and if my neighbor wants his to run outside and have free ac- cess to the range, say let him have it. That doesn't intefere with my pen. One fellow howls so much about razorbacks. want to say that we don't have many of that sort of hogs. We have about as good a breed of hogs as anybody and we, as citizens and farmers of Polk county, believe we know how to care for our hogs to the best interest to ourselves. Now let us let the law remain as it now is and continue to raise our hogs as we have hereto fore. Let us endeavor to decrease our cost instead of increasing it.
 Hoping the voters of Polk county will see this question as l do.
 G. T. Blackwell.
 Ink, Nov. Is, 19v9.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
NEW YEARS GREETINGS!

At the Closing of the Old Year and the Open- ing of the New one, we wish to extend to our Friends and Customers our heartfelt gratitude for the liberal patronage they have given us in the past assuring you we appreciate your trade, be it large sma and shall continue to prove our appreciation by giving the best values pos most complete and best selected stock of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Glass, Paint, Wall Paper, Furniture, Rugs, Mating, etc, to be found in Mena. We expect to remain in Mena and will be found at the Big Store with the Little Price" Providence permitting, regardless of whether the division stays or goes.
 Yours for Prosperous New Year, JACKSON DRUG & FURNITURE COMPANY
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
The meanest Han in Town

is the one who always wears a frown, is cross and disagreeable, and is short and sharp in his answers. Nine cases out of ten it's not the poor fellows fault, it's his liver and digestion that he feel so miserable, he can't help being disagreeable. Are you in dan ger of getting into that co lditionf Then start at once taking Ballard s Herblne for your liver-the safe. sure and reliable vegetable regulator. Sold by Gunnels' Drug store.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13

The tender leaves of a harmless lung healing mountainous shrub give to Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy it's mar vicious curative properties. Tight, tickling or distressing coughs quickly yield to the healing, soothing action of this splendid prescription -Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy. Bnt it is so safe and good for children as we'll. Containing no opium, chloroform, or other harmful drugs, mothers should in safety always demand Dr. Sboop's. If other remedies are offered, tell them No! Be your own judge. Sold by Davis Drug Co.,, The Old Reliable.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13

hungry COnSumeIS are scattering about the country.
 Never mind worrying obout the value of currency, the "per capi- ter", the rubber tariff or any otb CT political buncombe. Let us all start the new year by resolv- tug to do deeper blowing, plant ing more of everything that will make food or feed and cultivat- ing it all better than ever before by not spending an hour loa6ng around town during the entire year, aud by getting a better breed of hogs, and keeping them confined to our own farm.
 Let us resolve nor to cuss the government, the corporations or the capitalists, but reaa mora, think more, look pleasant and by all means subscribe for the county papers and two or three good farm journals.
 But in getting back to the farm we get back to he hog question. and 1 desire to say that l was born aud reared on farm in southern Ohio, where we raised lots of corn, big hogs and fine cattle, and also that iu my trav-
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
Will Never Vote for a Hog Law.

10 the E1ltor or The Star.
 Dear Sir:--I have read several letters in The Star lately in regard to hog law for Polk county. Now l would like to say right here that 1 have been in one or two counties in Arkansas that had hog law, and where the people were sick of it, for the poor farmer was compelled to sell his hogs to the large farmer who was able to build pastures. In my opinion the best thing for the Booster Club to do is to build up it's fence and let the hog run out. for I can put up good eight-rail fence and never be bothered with my own hogs or my neighbours hogs.
 1 am not living in tolk county at this time. bgt 1 am living where we are paying F to 28 and 30 cents a pound for some dry salt and bun dle of paper favored with meat called breakfast bacon and smoked meat. If 1 was member of some packing company no doubt 1 would be in favor of hog law in Polk county. but as am only a poor man 1 am not going to vote for something that will forever be curse to Polk county or any other timber country. There is no country where they have hog law but what the small upland farmer must do with out meat about six months in the year or pay the packing houses or large hog raisers double prise for It. l am interested in part of. Polk county where I believe we will give the hog law the black eye unless the those hog-law people can show us where it is benefit to all of us to vote for hog law. As for myself never shall vote for hog law in any country. for I believe in all men m Polk county having share of what can be produced. Take for ex- ample, bad crop year in Polk coun- ty when the farmer only raised enough corn to make bread, and that same year there vas good mast and the razorbacks as yau call them, got very fat on the mast. Couldn't the farmer have his meat and bread :? But on the other hand if the hog law was in force and bad crop year then the farmer would do with out meat and be made fun of for voting the hog law in force.
 Now if the Booster Club will take Mir. Bates advice and fit up the run down fence then all of us could have our rights, but if Polk county votes a hog law then over half of Polk county will do without any kind of meat half of the year and cuss the hog law the other half. As for my my part, l hope thatit will be as hard to get a hog law in Polk county as 1t was for Peary and Cook to find the North Pole, as know hog law is an everlasting curse to any county like Polk county, where the largest per cent of the land is outside.
 This letter is not written to make hard feelings. but it is just as feel about the hog law question.
 Yours respectfully,
 D. T. Howard. Lehigh, Ok. Nov. Il. 1909.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
Let Things Remain as They Are. r, +ho E,d;to~ of Tho c4~

10 the EulJOr or me Star.
 Dear Sir:--In regard to the pro- posed hog law, will say we. as farm CTS. in my opinion don't need any, thing like that now. We have good range for our hogs and the average farmer can have his hogs with very little cost to him, and with the law, seeing it as do, would deprive many good men of hogs.
 There are about one-third of the farmers in Polk county who don't own any land and thereby would be deprived of having hogs, while as to myself individually the hog law would not hurt me, With
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13
Rev. |. w. Williams Testifies

Rev. I. W. Williams, Huntington, w. Va, writes us as follows .This is to certify that used Foley's Kid ney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and am free to say that Foley's Kidney Remedy will dc all thnt you claim for it," Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Do.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-13

Under date of January 4, an arti- cle is sent in signed "A Farmer. ." It was decided in the beginning that all these articles should be signed by the writer's real name, and this one will be held, hoping the writer will send his name in for signature Editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
PLACED ON RETIRED LIST.
Rear Admiral Conway H. Arnold
Reaches the Age Limit.

Rear Admiral Conway H. Arnold. the
ranking rear admiral Of the navy. has
been placed on the retired list on ac-
count Of age.
Admiral Arnold is a native OF New
York. and was appointed to the Naval
Academy in July, 1853. He has spent
nearly twenty-three years at sea and
over twenty-one years on shore duty.
He was promoted to the grade OF rear
admiral in January. 1908, and was made
commander Of the special service squad
ron, a. part Of which was sent to Ven
esuela at the time OF the overthrow OF
the Castro regime. At that time Ad-
mirai Arnold enjoyed the biggest Amert-
can naval command In the Atlantic. He
had the distinction Of welcoming home
the Atlantic battleship feet after its
cruise around the world.
For more than year past he has been
president of the examining and retiring
board in Washington. and since last
March has been the ranking oficer Of
the navy, next to Admiral Dewey. His
retirement Will result in the promotion
to rear admiral 'of Capt Thomas B.
Howard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14

II you want work read The want col
umns Of Tho Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
LUTHERAN CONFERENCE OPENS.
Many Addresses Delivered at Church
of the Reformation.

The eastern conference. Maryland Luz
theran synod. met in the Church Of the
Reformation. street near I'd and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, at 10 o'clock
this morning, and after the devotional
service had been conducted by Rev.
Charles H. Butter, pastor of the Coium-
bia Heights Lutheran Church. Rev. DR..
Freas Of Baltimore preached on the
Resurrection Of the Body"
A recess was taken shortly after noon.
the conference reassembling at 2 O'Clock,
when a business session was begun. The
program for the session includes ad-
dresses on 1.-THE Canonicity Of the Scrip
lures" by Revs. E. FELTON, and J. H.
Turner; Pastoral Visitation; Its True
Nature and Purpose" by Rev. 1. C..
Burke and Henry Mankin. jr.. and ''The
Lutheran View Ut the Work of the Holy
Spirit" by Revs. p. A. Holman and -.
E. Wiseman.
At o'clock L. Russell Alden Of the
Lutheran congregation OF the Epiphany
Of this city Will speak on Church
Finance" and addresses will be given
later by Revs. F. w. Meyer and 3. ]. Mil
Ter on What Is Scripture Conversion
A veper service will be held at 7:30
O'Clock when there will be discussion on
the general subject - THE Lutheran
Church"
Rev. w. H. Dunbar will take for his
subject Her Equipment" and Rev. G..
w. Miller will discuss 'Her CALI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
OFFICERS SCENT MYSTERY.
Maryland Authorities Investigate
the Shooting Of q Sailor.

Harry Ferguson. a sailor from the u.
8. 8. Dolphin, decided to spend q few
hours on land Saturday night And went
to visit James Burch. his friend. at Capt.
toll Heights. Today he Is confined at the
Naval Hospital with a bullet wound in
his left leg. Constable B. H. Sanderson
Of Prince George county believed there
was q mystery behind the shooting. and
told the Washington police this morning
that the case bafied him.
Detectives Evans and O'Dea. who In
terviewed the wounded sailor. were tolc
that he accidentally shot himself Fergu-
son told the officers, It Is said. that he
fell down while on his way to car and
q pistol in his jacket exploded, and q bull
let was lodged In his leg above the knee.
Before he could arise, he declared, a man
came out Of q house nearby and COM
menced shooting at him. Ferguson be-
lieves the man mistook him for q burglar.
Ferguson says he made his way back
to his ship at the navy yard, where his
wound was dressed by the ships steward.
When surgeons examined the wound
yesterday morning he was promptly re-
moved to the hospital
The Maryland authorities will continue
the investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
EN0CH COOK DEAD.
Confederate Veteran Of Civil War
Will Be Buried at Arlington.

Enoch Cook. superintendent Of Wash
ington Park. Alexandria. Va. died at
the Providence Hospital today. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at Lees Chapel, 1872
Pennsylvania avenue. Interment will be
in the Confederate section of Arlington
cemetery.
Mr.. Cook, who was a veteran of the
civil war. was one of the caretakers Of
the Lee estate, now Arlington cemetery,
before the war. He served in Company
F. 9Th Virginia Cavalry, and later Joined
Mosby's Rangers. He was a prisoner Of
war at Point Lookout, and represented the
type OF southern gentleman who won the
hearts of those he met by his spirit OF
generosity.
Since the time when "he fought for
what he thought was right he had given
one son to the Union service, who is now
in the Philippine Islands. and his
favorite daughter married an army
officer, Capt: w. Roberts, U. s. A., who
has served the Union for thirty years.
He will be buried in the place he took
SO much interest in as young man,
and goes to his final rest with the Con-
federate and Union flags entwined about
his bier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
GREAT MEETING OF FARMERS
Patrons Of Husbandry Will Assemble
at Atlantic City Wednesday.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. November IA.
Hundreds Of members Of the National
Grange. Patrons of Husbandry. have al
ready arrived here for the big annual
convention OF the farmers organiza-
ton which opens Wednesday. Twenty
eight states are expected to be repre-
scented.
Among those already here Is N. J.
Batchelder, former Governor OF New
Hampshire. president OF the National
Grange. Among the legislative mat
tiers that will come up for consideration
will be federal aid for highway improve
ment. the parcels post and q more
stringent enforcement Of the oleomar-
garine laws. All three of these SUBJ
jects have been widely discussed by
the vast membership Of the National
Grange since the convention at Des
Moines, Iowa, last year, and a definite
plan Of action in regard to promoting
legislation along these lines will be de-
cided upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.


Schooner John Bianford. oysters in the
shell from Potomac beds to the market
here: tug Capt. Toby. towing lighter from
Quantico. Va; sloop Daisy. at Alexan-
dria to load merchandise for Pennington,
Nd; scow Blanchard. light. to load ium-
Der and bricks for Indian Head. Nd.
schooner ID. p. W.. light, at Alexandria
TO load for a down-river point: tug Miller,
with a tow Of lighters from Little Hunt
ing creek; schooner Rafting Joe. oysters
in the shell from the lower Potomac beds
for the dealers here; tug George w. Pride.
towing sand-laden lighters from Piscata-
way creek to the Eastern branch; steam
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Treasury Statement.

At the beginning of business today the
condition Of the United States Treasury
was:
Working balance in Treasury offices,
$40. $50 GAL: in banks and Philippine treas
ury, $33 SO5, 367 The total balance In the
general fund was $50, 1872, 821.
Ordinary receipts Saturday were 1906.
COL, with disbursements of 1851, 7S5.
The deficit to date for the fiscal year is
So, 101 926, al against $27, 1S2O2S at this
time last year.
These figures exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions
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ashore on the flats: schooner Hallie X,
light, for the Potomac oyster beds to
load. back to this market: tug Wtnsh.p
with q tow OF coal-earyying boats to All
exandria: tug Capt. Toby towing lighter
frem Eastern branch to Broad creek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
Superstitious.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
You refuse me, thenT' said the man
on the beach.
II certainly do" replied the summer
girl. 49,
But Iahhye wealth and position"
II don't care what you've got. !
couldn't possibly marry you"
And why NOT, prayfs
fsBecauee you are the thirteenth man
who has proposed to me this summer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
Phi Chi Fraternity Smoker.

An informal smoker was given Saturday
evening by Phi Chapter of Phi Chi
Fraternity at its house. 1907 r street
northwest. Forty physicians and medi-
cal students were present. DIR. H. c.
Corbett of Arlington was q prominent
out-of-town guest. The feature of the
evening was a paper on Diagnosis" by
DR.. William c. Borden. dean of the med
icai department Of the George Washing
ton University. The program was in
charge. of Olive c. Cox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
VACANCIES FILLED.
Appointments to Staff of High
School Cadet Regiment,

The following appointments were
made today to I'LL vacancies In the
regimental staff Of the high school ca
Diet organize ton: Regimental quarter
master. having rank Of captain. e. A.
Moers. Business High School: adjutant.
I'd Battalion. having rank of first lieu
tenant. ]. B. Clarke. Business High
School; quartermaster. I'd Battalion.
having rank OF first lieutenant. Alan F.
Garner, western High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14

Ing glass-making sand on the Severn
river, Nd. for the bottle-makins plants
at Alexandria; schooner Oscar il at a
Potomac point loading railway ties for
tug Kenmore has sailed from Baltimere
with tow OF coal-laden barges Tor the
dealers here; schooner Majestic ii at q
down-river point loading for this city.