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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
aesnondent view of this present time mol
Of the future.
The Question Of High Prices.

."rhe general run Of people were never
better fed, clothed and housed than To-
day. The subject of high prices seems
70 be enerossing the mind OF the very
ah,e man who is now President or the
United States and he Is entitled to the
good will and assistance Of US all In
reaching a conclusion. If the cause OF
present high prices be natural and nor
NAL nothing is to be feared therefrom.
High prices are by no means always an
evil. while low prices often are, as in
telligent men like you must know from
the worlds past experience This era OF
high prices will most certainly be fol-
lowed by one of falling and low prices,
and the dissatisfaction then will be
greater than now for times of falling
prices are hard times.
High prices produced by artificial
means, by monopolies, do not mean good
times They are injurious to the COM
munity. Now let us not run away with
| that word monopoly, either. | use 1t
in it's strict and only permissible sense.
However great a business may grow
by fair and natural means, 1t Is not
a monopoly. If any man or set of men
can. Gin free competition, and without
any favoritism of government or of the
law, but solely by superior industry or
skill, produce an article OF commerce
of such quality or price that only rev,
or even no one, can compete with them
at profit, that is not monopoy. "A
monopoly can be created and maintained
only by favoritism of government or or
law This is the definition of mo-
nopoly. You see, I choose to use this
plain but odiOus word monopoly rather
than this loose word trust, which In
some way has of recent years been
substituted for it in this country and
ought to be discarded.
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The Spout Springs Academy. in Apo
mattox county, Va. is closed on account
of an epidemic of scarlet fever which has
prevailed for several weeks in that sec.
ton.
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many Mississippians were residing ir

Washington.
Senator Money also spoke a few
words of congratulation to his col
leagues, and Senator Chamberlain SAIL
he was glad to say he was born a Mis-
sissippian. Representative Speighl
made the closing address, in which ne
recalled memories of one Of the Chris
tian soldiers Stonewall Jackson.
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Legislative Interference.

"A large number In New York city are
always condemning what they call legis-
lative interference. l do not feel that
way. Much If not most of the good
done for the city has been with the
aid of the legislature. We have had
partisan and spoils legislation to be sure,
but most of 1T has been honest and good.
1t is now said that the legislature Is
preparing a new charter for New York
city and man who lives here
in Syracuse is drafting it. hope
no charter will be considered by
the legislature until it is first submitted
to the consideration of the officials and
people Of that city for at least year or
posed charter for New York city which
has not originated there should be con-
sidered by the legislature. / have for
fifteen years had wish to sit down
and write charter for the city, or re-
write the present one and put 1t in scien-
| tific shape. 1t can, / think, be reduced
to one-third its present bulk. No more
| illiterate instrument of government ever
existed than our present charter. And
| yet it is now understood and workable
and l hope nothing will be done with
| it nutil one, two or three capable and
honest men are given a year to rewrite
| it, and in doing SO make any changes in
| the structure of government that may
| be necessary.
In leaving the subject let me say that
| you cannot make city government honest
or competent by making or revising char4
| tiers. You have more need of men than
| of charters. Honest and competent men
will make government efficient against
| obstacles, while dishonest or incompetent
mon will give bad government under the
very best charters.
City Issues in City Elections.
| Mayor Gaynor expressed the opinion
| that only city issues should be considered
| in city elections. saying:
| But 1t is hard to get into the heads
of even intelligent men that the only sane
way in city elections is to vote according
to focA men and issues, and to freely
| cross party lines on that basis, without
being deferred by national or state poll
tics. That would compel the political
parties to favor good issues and nomi-
nate good and competent men in local
elections.
| Sticking to party lines on national and
state issues in such elections produces
! the opposite result and makes more po-
| litical machines, which live on official
patronage and loot instead Of on po-
litical ideas and progress. National issues
| for national elections, state issues fol
state elections and local issues, and none
others, for local elections, should be the
motto of sensible men.
You are the center of industry and OF
thought and therefore of society. Hence
| all political, industrial and social ques-
tons depend mainly on your intelligence
for solution. There is now. for example,
much talk of high prices and their
causes. 1t behooves men like you not tc
| join in mere clamor. but to carefully
consider the causes. In all ages many
are prone to depreciate the present and
exalt the past, but no one correctly in
formed Of the past can take morose OF
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The Only Monopolies.

1.-THE only monopolies we have In this
country seem to be those which have
been built up and are maintained by
unlawful favoritism in wholesale freight
rates. by neglect or liberation Of gov
eminent. Such favoritism in freight
rates is the great crime Of our day
and generation. And that is what has
been going on in this country for more
than a generation, with the result that
many or most of the great articles of
commerce are in the hands of monop-
olies.
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Effect of Gold Production.

But while present high prices are
higher than they would be, except for
monopolies, there is another great cause
for them, namely, the production of
gold. AS the production of gold con-
tinues to mount, prices continue to
mount The reason of this is that as
the amount of gold increases the value
of gold, as compared with wheat, or
all articles of consumption and use, de-
creases.
Let us do all we can to do away
with high prices to the extent that
they are caused by monopolies, but let
us be assured that we cannot do away
with them to the extent that they are
caused by an increasing gold produc-
ton. Nor are they an evil to the ex-
tent they are produced thereby"
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The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
OPAL NEWS.

D. K. Roberts went to Mena Tues day.
 Plenty of rain and farmers are re. joicing.
 Holder Bates attended the singinl at Liberty last Sunday
 Joe Hooper and family have moved into Mack Barber's house.
 ifr. B. Goss of Egger passed here Monday enroute to Big Fork.
 Uncle Bill Cotton of Boggy was a visitor in this vicinity Monday.
 Dave Standridge spent Sunday at the home of T. J. Walker near Board Camp.
 w A. Feds is preparing to go into the mercantile business near the school house.
 Mrs. Tom Hooper and children of Big Fork spent Monday night with Mir. and Mrs. Joe Hooper.
 Newt Standridge has returned from Maud. Ok, after a short visit with his daughter. Mrs. Benson Freed.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Edwards of Alder passed through Sunday enroute to Yell county to visit kinfolks and friends.
 Joe Hooper and wife spent Satur-
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DOTS FR0rl DALLAS.

Charley Wilcox of 0saee, Ok. is visiting friends at Dallas.
 Mrs. A. L. Durham visited with hel daughter. Mrs. Moore, at Mena, Sat urday and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. H Mantooh and little son, Harry. visited with Mrs Mantoohs parents. Sunday. at Nun ley.
 Mrs. J. H. Bratcher and daughter Lee, visited with Mrs. Bratcher's sis ter. Mrs. Bill Alexander, Sunday. a, Mena.
 Mrs. Nancy Pipkin and daughter Mrs. Rhodes. of Texarkana. came ir Saturday night for a short visit with kindred and friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Hall, Jack Nickolds and Miss Vera Mantooh wis tied at the home of Mrs. fiaii' s par ents, at Mena. Sunday.
 Brother Ross closed his meeting Friday night Everybody was glad tc have Brother Ross with us, and hope he will be here for the camp meeting the first Sunday in September
 Chatterbox.
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HILLSIDE TlDIN0S.

Jessie Fountain has bought the Hampton Edwards bicycle. T. L. Ferguson is just completing a new kitchen and dining room. Prof. V. s. Ferguson came over on visit with home folks and was pres ent at the Hillside celebration last Saturday.
 Will Suggs and daughter, Miss Adlee of Board Camp. came down in this vii cinity last Saturday to spend several days visiting relatives and friends. MT. and Mrs. Sam Williams and lit tie son of the Lawrence Valley came down to the picnic last Saturday and were guests of Dr. S. c. Bates Satur- day night
 Rev Herschel G. Ferguson, Joseph s. Hughes and brothers have started a good roads movement in western Montgomery county. Big Fork town ship.
 The picnic and celebration booked for Hillside Mission came off Saturday in spite of big rain that kept most oi the people indoors for just as the ball players went over to the ball ground and got fairly started, the rain com menced to pour in torrents and they had to go back to the Mission for shel- ter. Owing to the rain the public speaking and bicycle race had to be omitted. Probably one hundred men, women. boys and girls were present, all bent on having grand time. They enjoyed meeting once more in the old log cabin founded by old Uncle James Standridde. pioneer soldier of the cross. and in which the Revs. Ebert Ferguson, William Lawrence and Johnie Dilbeck preached many soul stirring sermons.
 Mountain Hermit.
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NUNLEY NEWS.

Prof. w. B. Jones is teaching a singing school at Yockany.
 The report is that boil worms is damaging cotton thiswet weather. Mir. s. H. Denver took his leave for Southwest Colorado last Sat urday.
 Everybody is feeling fine ex- cept some have sense of fullness after getting on the outside of an abundance oi watermelons.
 There is a good opening for a good physician in this locality now. Any physician in need of local practic has a chance to build good practice, and have large territory to work in and good quiet class 0 f people to deal with. where there are churches, good Sunday schools, good roads and a good locality for any one who desires to breathe the sweets of a ''happy little home in Arkansas
 Longfeller.
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, Hillside Saturday, a most enjoy able time was had at the lattei place.
 A movement is on foot to re. organize ball team here next Saturday afternoon at the ball ground.
 Bud Howard of Silver City, formerly an old veteran farmer of this settlement, paid a visit to friends here last week.
 Bill Miller and family came up last week from Sims for an ex- tended visit with Mrs. Miller 8 daughter, Mrs. Willie Tucker.
 Ali Beurge, N. Koyle, Henry Maxwell and Arthur House made known their intentions of attend ing the State Far at Hot Springs in October.
 Pas Youngest Son.
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ALDER LEAVES.

Born. to Mir. and Mrs. Frank Bates boy.
 The picnic at Hillside was spoile, by rain Saturday.
 Mrs. J. T. Hooper and childrei visited in this vicinity Monday.
 kastus Stephens and sister returned from Boegy Springs Monday.
 Walter Edwards and wife arc visit ing relatives in Yell county this week w. c. Widener is discouraeine tho boil weevil by erecting large cottor house.
 MT. Roach and number of mer from Mill Creek are out in Oklahoma this week.
 John Roberts and family attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Ton Shelton. at the Shead cemetery Mon day.
 Jasper Free and Robert Putnam o Big Fork spent Monday night with G H. Edwards. who is still very sick with fever.
 Newt Standridge of Opal. in com pany with his son Toy. were COW hunt ing through this section Monday and report a pleasant trip in the Oklahoma Edens.
 Cqreleae pnet
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COVE CATCHES.

Born, to Mir. and Mfrs. Jesse Bell, August 12, son, Dr. Gray attend ing.
 w. H. Rudd has resigned as en- gineer at the blaming mill and J. w. Neal has taken his place. J. A. Miller and family left for Foreman last Saturday, where they will reside in the future. o. B. Witherspoon mourns the loss
 f fine pointer pup, and he says nat if the party who got the dog i'll return him no questions will be asked.
 Mrs. Gertrude Akin and daugh- ter. Vera, of Roxton. Tex, have been visiting old friends for several days. Mrs. Akin still owns some property here. w. M. Shoot of Fairfield. Ia.. is visiting the Wight families near Old Cove this week, and also looking over the country with view of buy ing farm.
 Mrs. s. w. Riddle and two chil- dren, and Miss Maggie Deans of Dallas. Tex. are visiting the Worth ington family at Ridgeview Fruit Farm this week. The Rev. J. s. Spires of Ashdown, a Missionary Baptist preacher, held services at the Baptist church last Sunday morning and evening, and negotiations are pending to secure Mir. Spires as regular pastor of the church.
 James Parker and G. B. Webster have bought the tools of the black. smith shop owned by the Cove Lum- Der Company and have rented the shop and tools owned by B. H. Bar ton. thus consolidating the two shops. Both men are good smiths and will do good business.
 Fisherman.
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ORANNIS GRAINS.

Frank Osborne has been quite sick
 Frank James returned from Kan sas City last week.
 J. B. Hobson of Vandervoort transacted business in Grannis last week.
 Mrs. A. D. Hilton and children at tended the celebration at Hatfield the 10th.
 Miss Sadie Jones of Mena, was a visitor at the home of Senator Logan the past two weeks. A. Coyle brought in some fine samples of apples grown on his farm four miles south of town.
 Herbert Logan came up from Tex arkana Sunday to visit his parents and little daughter, Ethel. Mrs. c. w. Johnson, who was quite sick, is improving so the Prof. can attend to his school duties again. Fred Ward left Tuesday for Mena where he expects to work on the Kansas City Southern railroad. Miss Myrtle Wood and Miss Myrtle Aston visited Miss Nancy Gregg's s school at Hollygrove last Friday afternoon.
 The temperance program that was prepared by the children of the L. T. l.. and was postponed on account of the illness of one of it's members. will be given next Sunday night at the Baptist church at 8 o'clock. Everybody invited.
 Major E. H. Poe has just closed a deal by which William Stull from Nebraska, purchases 5S0 acres of land six miles west of Grannis. MT. Stull is stock man and brought with him three cars of fine horses and 100 Angora goats. He expects to turn this land into stock farm.
 M. K. D. M
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0DEN OFFERINGS.

Prospects are fine for good crops in this vicinity. J. D. Wilhite, merchant of Oden, made business trip to Mena Sat urday. Robert Rodgers attended the all day singing at Little Hope last Sun day.
 Joseph Fair and wife returned from an extended visit with relatives in Oklahoma.
 ]. w. Brown and Polk Garret both of Oden, made a business trip to Mena last week.
 Robert Morris, who is teaching school at Mimosa, visited hame folks Saturday night and Sunday.
 Finn Goodner, who has been visit ing his mother and other friends at Oden. returned to his home in Mus kogee. Ok, Thursday.
 w. D. Taylor who was recently married at Harvey, Ark. arrived the latter part of last for a visit with home folk at Oden.
 Mir. Cox and wife and their dau- ghter Mrs. Jessie Thompson of Gen. terville, Yell county. are visiting with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Will Garner.
 Bertha Metcalf.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
Two-MILR TwITTERIN0s.

Wallace Anderson left Monday fol Quint0n, Ok.
 Frank and Charley Hamilton and families left last week for Texas.
 Moody Robinson of Mena is visiting with relatives and friends at this place.
 T. w Anderson was the guest ol his daughter. Mrs. Beavers, in Mena, Sunday night.
 Ed Henson and family returned to their home near Hatton Tuesday, af- ter three weeks visit with relatives here.
 D. A. Daniels. wife and daughter returned home Monday. after two weeks visit with relatives at Stilwell. Ok, and Gravette. Ark
 John c. Nelson came in Thursday from Blocker, Ok. where he has been visiting with relatives. Mir. Nelson reports the crops in that part of Ok lahoma as being very poor He left Sunday for his home in Van Buren, Ark
 Paragrapher.
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ACORN KERNALS.

Prepared by the class in Higher EnrIlxh of the Acorn Public school9 Born to Mir. and Mrs. Tom Reyn. olds. a baby girl.
 Miss Gertrude Fleming of Mena, who is attending schoolhere, return ed Friday.
 Mis- Winnie Anderson, the assistant teacher of the Acorn school, visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Fife Wiggins and Miss Zona Pope of Mena have been visiting Miss Efie's sister, Mrs Hardy Jones for the past week.
 s ! Fleming and Hardy Jones of noar Acorn returned home Sat. with glowing accounts of Ok. They ex.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
LOWER BIG FORK.

Demsey 6tandridge made trip to Mena Friday.
 Sam Suit was caller at Boggy Thursday evening.
 Oscar Cotton attended the picnic at Hillside Saturday.
 J. Ramsey and B. Medford of Board Camp. were here Sunday.
 B. A. Nixon and family spent Thursday night with C. E. Holmes at Opal.
 Rev. Mir. Taylor of Egger gave the school of this place nice talk Fri day evening.
 D. Cotton and family. K. Cross and family were guests at the Stan ley home Sunday.
 Bob Hughes and family and Tom Foster and family. all of Opal. spent Sunday evening with George Craig
 Miss Albertine Medford of Board Camp and Miss Samantha Goodman spent Tuesday night with Mfrs. Nixon.
 Arkansas Blossom.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18

day night and Sunday near Alder with Mir. Hooper's mother. Mrs. M. A. Hooper.
 Henry Standridge and family of Egger passed through here enroute to Big Fork to attend the burial of Mrs. Standridge 8 sister. Mrs. Alice Shelton, who died Monday morning at 2 o clock of consumption.
 Mrs. Tom Jones and sons, Byron and Amma. and Mrs. Ollie Jones of Talihina, Ok, who have been visiting relatives and friends at and around this place for the pas; two weeks, have returned home.
 Blue Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
SULPHUR SPRINGS spRINKLEs

W. M. Edwards cut rich be- tree last week.
 Major E. J. Henley was over from Red Bird Monday.
 Remember our revival meeting begins here next Saturday.
 c. W. Cox who took a relapse from the measles is again i'm. proving slowly.
 Olley Hughes cut his arm very severely last week while doing some carpenterlug.
 ". T. Suggs and daughter, Addlee of Board Camp, are visit ing here this week.
 Despite the rain and the fact tSat the crowd was divided be- tween the picnlc al Egeer aud at
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
MOUNTAIN FORK NEWS.

Rain is damaging the cotton in this section.
 Earl Sartain cut his leg baby with an ax. but is doing well.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sikes of Oklahoma are visiting their daughter. Mrs. Sallie Corneilson.
 Andy Newman and wife of Muse. Ok, are visiting H. w. Cummings, Mrs. Newman's father.
 Mrs. Shaw and children of Okla homa are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lula Cummings near Slatington. Born, August T. to MT. and Mrs. Wood, a 9 pound girl; to Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Crawford, the same.
 Tucker.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18

Collected by the English Glass of the Eighth Grade)
 Grandpa Garland has been serious ly i'll for the past week.
 The Rev. A. B. Bates will preach at Owens Chapel Sunday. Miss Mary Goss of Mena was visit ing homefolks Saturday and Sunday. Services were held at Acorn Sun day at II o'clock by the Rev. J. l.. Butler.
 Miss Mabel Randolph and Mir. Sims of Mena attended the baptising near Acorn Sunday.
 Mrs. King of Mena, accompanied by Miss Mabel Randolph, were call CTS at the Garland home Monday. Mrs. R. L. Kent, who is visiting here. spent Saturday night with relatives in Mena, returning Sunday.
 Mrs. T. D. Reid and sister. Mrs. R. l.. Kent returned from few days visit with their brother at Spiro, Ok.
 Miss Fife Wiggins of Mena, is spending a few days vacation with her sister, Mrs. Hardie Jones of Owens Chapel
 Several of the Owens Chapel peo- pie attended the ice cream supper at R. L. Barron's Saturday night. All report good time.
 Services were held Sunday on the banks of the Ouachita at Barron's crossing by the Rev Mir. Virgle, after which he administered the rites of baptism to Mrs. Eckhardt. A jolly party from near Acorn spent Saturday catching ana frying fish near Egger. Among those par ticipating were the families of Messrs. Hardie Jones, Sam Fleming Doc Mcbride and Miss Gertrude Fleming of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18

pect to locate there in the near flu ture.
 Ben Barron and son Fred return ed home Sunday after two weeks stay near Smithville. Okla. They ex- pect to return after the fair.
 Bunyan Hilton of Board Camp, Mrs. B. F. Owens of near Acorn and MT. and Mrs. George Sikes of Mena were buying peaches of W. k. Reed last week.
 Miss Ruth Salee and brother Charles William, returned to their home in Mena Saturday after a weeks visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. k. Reed.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
ItpmSOf Interest
 ..As Gathered BY The stafs... Correspondents
OLD POTTER NOTES

Tom Goodner's baby is i'll. Mir. Jones of the north is visiting with L. NJ. Jones
 Joe Smith has moved back on his place and is working in his well. l.. Nj. Jones is building Uncle Bill Beaver a house on his farm near here.
 Melva Keener and Grandpa Keener returned from a visit at Talihina Tuesday.
 Smart Alex.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-18
HENRY K. WATKINS
PERSONAL NOTES

John Oliver of Rocky was here last week.
 Squire W. T. Cole was in from Ink last Friday.
 J. D. Wilhite of Oden, was trading in Mena Monday. B. J. Spencer of Vandervoort was i in town Friday on business. Mrs. W. H. Tobin of Texarkana is here for a few weeks visit with friends.
 Guy Wood of Oklahoma City arrived last week for a visit with kinfolks here and at Ink.
 Captain George J. Hazlett of Eber- son City was attending to business Fri day in Mena.
 Mrs. Ernest Cook and daughter of I Haileyville, Ok. is here for visit with Mrs. c. A. Rowton. Mir. and Mrs. Allen Johnson of Weatherford, Ok, arrived last week for visit with relatives. Freeman L. Johnson last week ac- cepted position as city salesman for the Cox Wholesale Grocery Company. John Gates of Bethel, Ok, formerly of Mena, was here Tuesday meeting old friends. He returned home that night. Willis Wimberly was in from Eeger Friday He says that crops in that neighborhood never promised better.
 Mrs. D. c. Bryan is here from Jop- lin, Mo, to spend the heated season visiting her brother, George Duganne.
 Mrs. J. s. Smith and daughter. Eugenia. arrived Monday from Charleston for visit with J. L. Hor- AASi anu Il my
 A. II. Cunningham of near McAles- ter, Ok, arrived Monday for two days visit with his brother, J. w. Cunningham.
 John Combs was in from Rocky last week. He says the crops are looking fine and the big rains Wednesday and Thursday will do the rest.
 John Golding and Buck Awbrey of Ashdown, who have been here for several days visiting friends, left Sunday for theii home
 Mrs. w. J. Lewis of Big Fork spent last Thursday night with her niece. Mrs. Ivy Fields. and left Friday morn Ing for visit at Stratford, Ok.
 Sam Cardef returned last Friday to Muse, Ok, after business trip to