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The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
KILLED KILLED At 4 GAME GAME OF FOOT 6AAti
Warrant Has Been Issued Charging
Murder-Death Was Caused by
a Blood Clot on Brain.

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. ia war
rant G. arging Thomas Mccoy. right
end CT the Bethany college football
team, with murder in connection with
the death of Capt Rudolph Munk Of
the West Virginia team, was issued
here by Magistrate R. c. Hobbs. The
action followed a partial inquest by
Coroner W. w. Rogers.
Munk sustained injuries in the game
between the two teams Saturday from
which he died five hours later without
regaining consciousness The testi-
mony was furnished principally by
Homar N. Young, a Pittsburg attor'
ney. who umpired the game.
Young testified that Munk was max
ing interference and was few yards
in front OF the scrimmage line, when
Mccoy came up to the West Virginia
captain, striking him in the head
Munk fell to the ground unconscious
and Young ordered Mccoy from the
game.
The autopsy disclosed the fact that
Munk's death was caused by a blood
clot at the base of his brain and could
not have been the result of former
injury. The dead athletes body was
removed to his home at Cornnensville
Pa.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

effort in good faith is being made by
the citizens of Mena, Polk county,
Arkansas, and others, to build or cause
to be built, a line of railroad from said
city to the city Of Hot Springs, that
will traverse Montgomery county for
many miles, and thereby rebound in
many ways to the upbuilding and
prosperity of her citizens; therefore,
be il
Resolved, by the delegates as
sembled as follows:
First. They heartily endorse the
undertaking as one of the greatest
moment to the people of Montgomery
county.
Second. That the undersigned and
the people of their various localities,
stand ready and willing to extend all
reasonable aid and encouragement
to the building of said line Of railroad
if located or built along, or accessible
to, the Ouachita valley, so as to de
velop the greatest agricultural, tim
Der and mineral section OF the county
(Signed by the fifteen members o.
the delegation.)
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
WON FIRST PREMIUM
AT LOUISIANA FAIR
Exhibit Of Products. Mostly from Polk
County. Got Blue Ribbon-Kansas
City Southern Now Takes It
to National Land Congress.

Ed T. Wolfe, who has been in
charge of the Kansas City Southern
exhibit at the Louisiana State Fair at
Shreveport, arrived in Mena Monday
afternoon and left Tuesday afternoon
for Chicago. The car containing the
exhibit passed through Tuesday and on
its arrival at Chicago Mr. Wolfe viii
place tha products on display in The
Coliseum building, where the great
national land congress is to be held in
a few days.
1t is expected that at this place
great amount of good will be done in
attracting favorable attention to West
ern Arkansas. Besides the products
shown, many thousands of pieces of
literature exploiting the advantages of
Mena and Polk county will be care
fully distributed. OF these the Mena
Improvement Association will furnish
5000 booklets of 20 pages and the
Kansas City Southern will supply at
least 10000 illustrated pamphlets of
more pretentious size and costing sew
eral hundred dollars.
Mr.. Wolfe brought to Mena from the
fair at Shreveport the certificate and
blue ribbon for the finest exhibit of
products shown, either this year or in
the past. These can be seen at the
Office of w. G. B. Allen, general agent
for the Kansas City Southern at Mena.
After the Land Congress in Chicago.
the display will be returned to Mena
and arranged in a most attractive
manner at the depot.
Polk county may well be proud of
this grand display, as it furnished
very large portion Of the products.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
BIG CORN CROP TO Be
FACTOR IN LOWER PRICES
Chicago Reports Heavy Drop in Price
of Meats--Big Packers Face
Prosecution--Stil Lower
Prices Now In Sight.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-The biggest corn
crop in the history OF the world is
having Its inevitable result-lower
prices for meat. Chicago housewives
exulted In the lowest butchers bill
they have known In years. Beef. pork
and mutton prices now have reached
a point to cents pound below
their retail cost a year ago.
The decline as compared with the
top prices of 1909 is from 20 to SO
per cent The heads CT the packing
industry In Chicago agreed with
Charles W. Armour manager of the
Armour Packing company interests al
Kansas City that still lower prices
are in sight. AS most Of the big pack
ers in Chicago are now facing prose
cution on the criminal charge Of con
spring TO fix prices, officials OF the
big meat companies were dlsinclined
to he quoted. One man whe stands 81
the forefront of the Chicago packing
indurtry said:
"The bountifulness of the small
grains insures lower prices for al
livestock products. 1t means lower
prices for everything handled on the
Chicago board of trade, including pro
visions.
Beef prices in Chicago sold at retail
3 and cents below the cost OF few
weeks ago. On mutton the price GU
has been particularly marked. Fresf
pork also Is again within the reaci
OF the average consumer.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
DR.. Vandiver's Father Dead

John L. Vandiver, father of DR..
w. c. Vandiver, died Saturday morn
ing at Birmingham. Ala, where he
was living with another son. He was
eighty-two years old and has been
very feeble for some time. He spent
about six weeks in Mena last summer.
The doctor received word of his death
by telephone Sunday morning and as
the funeral was to be held Monday,
could not get there in time to attend
it, so stayed in Mena.
His drugstore was closed all day
Monday on account OF the death.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
WORKING FOR MONETARY REFORM
The New Banking Scheme to Be Pre-
scented In Observation-Disclosures
VIII Bitterly Oppose II.

Washington, Nov. 16.-It is reported
that Senator Aldrich has announced 10
friends his determination to introduce
through congress at the coming short
session some portion at least OF the
plans OF the monetary commission for
revision of the financial system OF the
country. 1t is said that Aldrich is hav-
ing drafted a bill for currency reform
embodying the central bank scheme as
one OF its features to be introduced
in congress early In December.
The legislation will be bitterly
fought by Democrats and some OF the
progressive Republicans. A feature Oh
the measure will be a plan for the
disposition of the s7io.oOO.ooo per
cent bonds now held by national
hanks as a basis of circulation Inc
market price of these bonds Is now
much below tneir purchase price ana
the national banks are said to nave
lost s75.OOO.oOO on them.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
SHOULD PAY INTEREST
Attorney General Norwood Says State
Farm Was Bought on Credit, Which
Meant Payment Of Interest.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star.
Little Rock, Nov. 16.--Attorney
General Norwood today issued
lengthy decision holding the state
liable for interest on deferred pay
ments on the state farm. He
showed that the legislature had rati-
fled the purchase of the farm and
advised retaining the same, which
would be an impossibility without
accepting all the provisions of the
contract.
The opinion states further that
the act authorizing the purchase con-
templated the purchase Gil credit credit in
stead of waiting for profits from
convict labor sufficient to pay for
same. The credit purchase meant
payment of interest, either through
additional price or interest on de-
serred payments.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
TO DIE TOGETHER
COUNTESS ToLsToY BEGINS Pill.
eRiMAGE TO HER Hus-
BANDS SIDE.
ToLST0Y'S CONDITION CRITICAL
The World Famed Writer Seeks Sc.
cIusion in Miserable Hut-A Broken
Hearted Wife, Near Unto Death, Is
Going to Him.

Tula, Russia, Nov. 16.-The mind
which compressed SO much of human
woe into the "Kreutzer Sonata" could
scarcely have conceived a greater
tragedy than that in which it owners
life is going out.
Count Tolstoy, world-famed. lies
tortured by fever. in a miserable hut
that serves as a flag station on a
branch railroad. Eighty miles away
on the Tolstoy estate, his deserted
wife, the companion of half century,
broken hearted and supposedly near
death, received the last sacrament OF
the church.
The Whim of Dying Woman.
Then, when the countess death was
believed to be near, she astonished
her physicians and the members of
her family by insisting that she was
going to her husband. Argument was
OF no avail Although warned that
the journey probably would prove
fatal to her. she insisted that she
would die with her husband. Her
wishes, looked upon as those OF one
near death, were acceded to, and the
journey has been begun. The coun-
tess is accompanied by two sons and
a friend, M. Tcherkoff.
Count Tolstoy's condition is criti.
cal. He appears to be succumbing to
a fever brought on by mental dis
tress and exposure incident to his
voluntary exile from home, while his
deserted wife is dying of a broken
heart.
Sought to Die In Solitude.
Those in close touch with the nov
elist say Tolstoy felt the approach of
death, and his disappearance from
home was influenced by desire to
spare his family pain and the COM
plications that might ensue regarding
his funeral because of excommunica
lion from the Greek church.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
WILL HAVE A RUMPUS
OVER ST. LOUIS VOTE
Democrats Are Compelled to Admit
That Judge CAN'T is 6eaten--Msy
Have a General Recount of all
Ballots Throughout the
State.

st. Louis, Nov. 14-Democratic state
headgnarters made a last effort TO find
lgures that would elect Judge CAN'T,
'ae Read Of their state ticket, but af
ler much close figuring and searching
lot possible mistakes in addition, all
nope Of showing CAN'T elected on the
iace Of the returns was abandoned.
Ihereupon the Indignation meeting
ever the st. Louis vote was resumed.
an incomplete plan of action was
Iieed upon b. the Democrats. The
Nae senate Is Judge Of the Qualifica-
IONS and election of it's own members,
% Is also the house. To have every
eanoldate for the house and senate file
"nlests would permit the legislature,
Mnocratic in both branches, to open
'Ae ballot boxes and have summary
''count. In the meantime, contests
'ae Democratic state candidates
se suggested. The summary count
y 'ae legislature is supposed to save
aue' as the court decisions in this
.se generally have tended to delay
'uu not to expedite contests.
some of Dave Balls old supporters
.nO came to st. Louis from the coun'
~ are saying things that sound al
~0s. IKE treason to Democracy.
lney are mighty anxious to open
- ballot boxes now," one OF ,nem
NV nv out how was it two years ago!
o.w Dug supreme court decided against
M NJ : demand to open the boxes
.. asse crooks here in st. Louis under
-, ssvu 'nat to read Go to 1t, anything
~ put IN the boxes is safe."
Il. ue upstate Democrats and the city
saocrats differ as to what did hap
~ u this city, and when the city
tscfats try to tell their country
lbs, ss 'nat the election here was fair
~ taken as evidence that the cit,
~ p0cracy sold out to the Republicans
10.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
By A POPULAR VOTE.
,- EcTIoN OF SENATORS
MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT
SOON.
DEMOCRATS HAVE FAVORED II
...,,,d a Few Progressive Republicans
' usln Them a Resolution Favor.ng
euch Action Could Be Passed
o.,ooratic Platforms Recognize II.

washington. Nov. lG.-The question
o,octIng senators Of the United
C..,os bv direct vote of the people sud
sanlv has become an extremely live
nv reason of Democratic gains in
the senate.
without doubt, as soon as the Demo
.-ats set the ball rolling in the first
session of the Sixty-second congress,
New win put through the house a
,olnt resolution submitting to the leg
lslatures of the different states an
.mendnent to the constitution for
election of senators by popular vote.
\ will then be up to the senate to kill
,be resolution, if its passage Is to be
nrevented. In a Republican house,
there has not been in recent years any
dIfaculty about getting such resolu-
tIou through and there win be still,
less in a Democratic house.
Senate Is Changing.
with the Democratic gains in the
senate, 1t is not going to be as eLsy
10 prevent adoption of the resolution
As Il has been in the past. The Demo
Gratis will have at least 40 senators
and probably several more before the
Sixty.second congress is very old. The
Democrats. plus the insurgents, can
come close to making up the necessary
twothirds to enable them to pass such
resolution. The winning over Of a
small number OF near insurgents
would allow the resolution to pass.
Should the Democrats get control o.
the senate, as they hope in 1912, there
would be little question OF the passage
Of a resolution for election by direct
vote OF senator's.
Part Of Democratic Greed.
The doctrine OF election of senators
by popular vote is a recognized part
Of the Democratic creed. The Demo
cratic national platforms In the last
three national conventions in 1900,
1904 and 1908 declared in favor of the
election OF senators by direct vote. 1t
Will be well nigh impossible for any
Democrat to oppose constitutional
amendment of this sort. On the other
hand, II the Democrats force a reso-
luton through the house and compel
The Republicans in the senate to beat
I. they viii cause the Republicans
who vote against 1t no little political
embarrassment.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
AUCTION SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD COOS ETC

AS | will leave in few days for
New Mexico | will sell to the highest
bidder for cash. beginning at o. clock
Saturday. November 10. all my house
hold goods and kitchen furniture. con-
sistine of bedroom suits, iron bed
steads. springs, mattresses. sideboard,
dressers. chairs, large heater, good
range and hundreds of other things
that furnish a home. Also a thor
ouehbred 5-year-old Jersy COW and a
dry COW
There will be some bargains. Come
and get your share.
d 4 w-1t w. B. Jones,
I'LL Southerland Ave. Mena. ARK
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Just received fine line of fresh
kodak and photo supplies, also picture
frames. and molding. 16x20 picture
frams with glass and back for $1.00.
We do all size Of copying and enlarg
ing pictures. Bring your old pictures
in and have them copied or enlarged.
Kodak work finished better and cheap
er than any place in the city. Pyro-
eraphy meterial and outfits. art work.
post cards Of all kinds and made TO
order, post card albums. kodaks and
cameras for sale and rent. passepar-
tout binding framed and unframed. A
large stock to pick from. Come in and
have your picture taken by the lead
ing photographer. Remember tn G
place. Hiltebrand's on De Queen ST..
Mena Ark. 188&39-DEc l
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
Southwestern Ice Manufacturers.

Hot Springs. Ark, Nov. 15.-The
members of the Southwestern Ice
Manufacturers association were vel
coined to the city today by Mayor n.
M. Jodd and II. Fl. Myers superintend-
ent of the government reservation.
and later in the day they listened to
addresses by C. J. Pope of Bunkie. La !;
James e. Egan OF Waco, Tex. and
H. C. Hook OF Houston. Tex. Tonight
the ice makers and their families will
attend a reception and ball at the Ar
lington. w. s. Ambrose of McAlester,
Okla, presides over the sessions.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
cen. vaIIadares Gives Up.

Washington. Nov Ib.-ueH Va-
,oaares the turbulent Honduran. mas
g,ven way to his successor at Amapala
Honduras, according to state depart.
ment adyices. There was no disorder
and the guard Of American and Ger
man sailors who have been patro'int
.ba eIty have been withdrawn.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
OBJECT TO WORK ON SUNDAY
tola Ministers In Statewide Crusade
Aqsinst Sunday BasebaiI-Wou'd
Also Close Postoffices.

lola, Kan. Nov. 16.-In addition te
its part in the statewide crusade
against Sunday baseball. the lola Min
isterial association decided to start
movement to bring about Sunday clos
ing at the postoffice. At present, the
lola otfice is open one hour Sundays
and ne ministers assert that this II
unnecessary. Petitions will be circu
lated asking for an Official order clos
ing the postoffice all day Sunday
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

HOW The EDITOR OF
THE OUTLOOK VIEWS IT
Does Not Blame Mr.. Roosevelt for Re.
publican Defeat-For Months Poll
ticians Had Been Expect
Ing II.

New York, Nov 14--Lyman Abbott,
editor of the Outlook, of which Col
Roosevelt is a contributing editor,
made public an editorial written by
himself for the next issue of his maya
zine, in which he defends Col. Roose-
velt, claiming that the colonel's par
ticipation in the campaign was not the
determining factor in the Democratic
landslide and giving him credit for
starting the work of political purifica-
ton.
DR.. Abbott says in part:
Nor do | think that the Jack
OLantern bugaboo of Mr.. Roosevelts s
imagined monarchical ambitions cut
any considerable figure in the election.
The fact that the greatest falling Off
in the Republican vote was in the state
of Pennsylvania where his voice was
not once heard in the campaign Is
significant il not conclusive on that
point. The simple fact is that Demo-
cratic triumph was publicly predicted
by both Democrats and Republicans
eight months ago and was foreshadow-
ed by the enforced retirement OF
Messrs. Aldrich and Hale from the
senate and by the Maine election in
September.
Mr.. Roosevelt was called in to save
the situation; he responded to the call
but could not turn the tide. He did
something more important; he heart
ened these progressives in his own
party. carried forward in his own state
the work of party publication so well
begun by Mr. Hughes and did some
thing to inspire with the spirit OF
genuine and National domestic prog
ress the party of his political op-
ponents.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

The question of paying interest on
the outstanding notes issued in pay
ment for the state farm was brought
UP at the last meeting of the peni-
tentiary board. No action was TAX
en- further than referring the matter
to the attorney general.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
To III. School Teachers Of this Section.

George Vickers. of the Vickers Book
Store, wishes to state that the pub
fishers wrote him that Hart's Gram
mers are not being made now and he
is unable to supply any orders for
this book.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

The City Of Mexico, Nov. 14.-Ac-
cording to private kilograms received
here the American consulate at Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz, state of Coahuila, just
across the border from Eagle Pass
was wrecked by mob of Mexicans
The message stated that no one was
injured.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
MISSOURI LAW is HELD GOOD
L.. supreme Court uphoIds the
wy and Short Haul Statute
s0es to a Higher Court.

s,u,, Is'soh . City. Nov. 16.-The Mis-
I'd .s supreme court upholds the long
+, ma.s saoft maui statute in overruling
assnss 'n Z ior rehearing in the suit
d. e' AL the Missouri Pacific. The rul-
the s,s.s sposes OF the case and sustains
ton Ssu, ~s which prohibits railroads
d f,eias ias1slng more for the shipment
Isr su' Tor a short distance than
nav 'onger distance. The railroad
lssns rpeai pea TO the United States SUI
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
THE COTTON MARKET
Total Receipts Of Season 26f0 Bales
Price "0fi". Ranging From
1865 to IA Tuesday.

The cotton receipts in Mena up to
Tuesday night, November Is. were
2610 bales. The prices that day
ranged from 1855 to IA cents, which
was about the lowest paid during the
week preceding Following is a list
of the buyers and what they have
bought this year:
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
Young Jersey Male For Sac.

| Full blooded Jersey male. 10 months
old. Will sell cheap if taken at once.
Call at Star ofiie for owners 5 address,
44-3t.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Washington, Nov 1.-THE state de-
partment took a cheerful view of the
pending difficulty with Mexico over
riots and murders in both countries.
From Mexico word was received that
President Diaz was taking energetic
action of repressing all hostile
demonstrations against the United
States and its citizens, and from Gov.
Campbell, of Texas. telegram was
received saying that every effort was
being made to apprehend and punish
the murderers of Rodriguez.
According to a telegram from Am.
bassador wilson the Mexican govern.
ment has already arrested 81 persons
alleged to have participated in the
riots of three days ago and these men
are now incarcerated and waiting trial.
The embassy is thoroughly guarded
and armed patrols In the streets make
walking about safe for Americans. In
order that no blame may attach TO
his countrymen,, Mr.. Wilson has is
sued warning to Americans in Mex.
leo, urging them to refrain from vio-
lence.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Guadalajara, Mexico. Nov. lin
the course of the anti-American dem.
onssratioon in this city an American
Sag was burned amid cries of Death
to ife gringos!"
Conservative estimates placed tha
damage to property of Americans at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The rioters
wore themselves out about midnight.
In spite of efforts being made by the
government authorities to preserve
order and which precented further
rioting spirit Of unrest prevailed and
renewed violence was feared
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
|D|AZ IS ENERGETIC
MEXICAN WILL TAKE PROMPT
ACTION TO STOP HOSTILE
DEMONSTRATIONS.
DAMAGE TO AMERICAN PROPERTY

An American Flag Burned-crles
Heard of death to the Gringoes''-.
Our Government Is Hopeful of Nc
Serious Trouble--Americans Warned.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

For Sale Cheap-z0 hp. engine with
governor and everything complete
Phone 402 or inquire at Star Office.
i7es 27-tis
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
IS To DEFEND COAST
ARMY MEN WANT $4,000 ADD.
TIoNAL MEN For THE
PACIFIC.
OUR WESTERN SHORES OPEN
War Department Has Opposed Such
Disposition Of Troops-Will Try to
Organize an Army That Will Not
Be Referred to as a Joke.

Washington, Nov 16.-The war de-
partment has capitulated to the view
Of Gen. Arthur Murray chief of the
coast defense, that it will require a
Mobile army of not less than $4,000
men to make the protection of the
Pacific coast complete.
Gen. Murray went personally to the
philippines and on the way home he
stopped in San Francisco, visited Los
Angeles and the points on the Pacific
coast where an attack might be ex-
pected or rather close to which a
shrewd enemy might make a descent
1t is admitted by General Murray
that there are from $4,000 to $4,000
tewer troops for the defense of the
coast than are absolutely necessary
In other words in case of a sudden at.
tack, the United States would be up
against the proposition OF securing
within 30 days or less an army OF
trained soldiers to the number OF 60.
600.
Criticism OF Congress.
The criticism of congress for not
acceding to the views of Gen. Murray
when he told the committee these
facts In confidence has been wide
spread
A lack of troops to guard the coast
is the condition that confronts the
army officers from Gen. Wood down
who knows the inside facts. The Sec
retary of War Dickinson will have to
transmit the answer to the Maclachllr
resolution to congress and he will urge
the views of Gen. Hurray who reports
to the chief of staff, Gen. Wood.
Make the Army no Joke.
1t is likely that the army win be
taken out of the category Of Jokes
as expressed by H. H. Rogers when
congress is again told that the presi
dent himself wants this mobile army
The president has stated that he must
have an impregnable naval station In
the HAWAIIAN islands and Gen. Murray
reported to him that in order to safe
guard the place from attack it was not
only necessary to have large guns
there and piles OF masonry, but also al
many as 5000 Hight troops and High,
artillery. that could move with celerity
to any point of attack What the wal
department is trying to get is authori
zation for the increase of the mobile
army. 1t was thought that the $4,000
or $4,000 additional men would do, but
in order to have a well equipped sea
coast defense for the great literal oi
the United States the same class OF
men must be added for the Eastern
forts as for the western forts.
The preference is, however, to be
given IL the increase is obtained in
the Pacific coast
1t is frankly admitted by army Of
iicers. and in fact it Is self evident
that there are many places between
puget Sound and San Francisco and
between the latter place and the
southern points of California wrere
an enemy might land. What is there
fore imperatively necessary is pro
lection for the rear and flanks OF even
the best fortress.