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The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
SPENT MANY THOUSANDS
OVER OWNERSHIPOF STEER
For Years John MassengaIe and a
Nelghbor Battled Over Steer
Valued at $3o-Died
in Hospital.

Macon, Mo-, Dec 19.-The death of
John Massengale, a farmer and cattle
man of Macon county. in a ST. Louis
hospital Thursday night recalled tc
residents of the county five years
litigation between Massengale ano
Elijah K. Rice of Charlton county over
the ownership of steer Both wert
wealthy and the steer was worth only
about $50, but in their determination
to beat each other in the courts more
than $4,000 was spent.
Massengale was born in Nashville,
fenn., December 10. 1870, and came
10 Missouri when 20 years old. In
1864 he went west into the cattle
business, but returned to this county
n 1895. In 1899 Massengale accused
Rice of having in his herd one of his
,Massengale's) steers. Rice contend
ed that he had raised the steer him
self. Rice won the case. Massen.
gale was involved in another law:uit
Wyoming over the ownership OF a
COW. He won the case which lasted
several years.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
Getting Rio Of yarments.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Earl and their
son-in-law. Lee Hall, were in from
their farm east of Mena Wednesday.
Mr.. Earl reports that Tom Jones. the
Ouachita township trapper. came in
Tuesday with the hide Of large gray
wolf he had killed, the record of the
season. In addition he is catching a
large number of foxes. polecats and
other varments that the people ale
glad to get rid of.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
DEATH IN EXPLOSION
NEW YORK CITY SHAkE.N--BuILp.
INos WRECKED AND
BURNED.
THIRTEEN KILLED, MANY HURT
Grand Central Station Site swept by
Force Of 5last-Gas and Dynamite
Co Of Together-slx-Story Building
Destroyed-Loss Half Million.

New York, Dec. 20.--New York was
shaken to its foundations when an
explosion of gas and dynamite In the
center Of the city killed 1s or more
persons, injured so severely and SHOOK
1000 others disagreeably.
The explosion destroyed the six.
story electric power building OF tho
great New York Central Railroad sta
ton, which was opened a few weeks
ago The first explosion wac Of gas
tanks used to supply light for cars.
This explosion caused the explosion
of large quantity of dynamite which
had been stored nearby in the exca-
walton for an uncompleted part Of the
station.
Nine Bodies Taken Out.
Nine bodies have been recovered
and the bodies of four or more work
men are believed to be in the wreck
age.
A trolley car filed with dozen high
school pupils was blown from the
tracks on Lexington avenue. Four
passengers were killed and the others
a motor car that was passing, injur-
ing the latter's occupants.
Ceilings and windows in hospitals,
schools and apartment houses were
shattered by the explosion, which
caused innumerable minor hurts to
workmen and people in the affected
territory
Fire Chief Croker says that In his
opinion the first explosion was that OF
lighting gas and the second explosion
that of 100 pounds OF dynamite which
lay within so feet of the gas tank
OF the IL firemen in fire house op.
posite the building only one man snf-
fered, though in adjoining buildings
scores were thrown from their feet
and injured. The engine house was
so badly damaged that the firemen
were delayed in getting to the scene
Of the accident
At the postoffice substation at For.
tieth street and Madison avenue, the
explosion slightly injured several
clerks and threw the mail all over
the floor. In the New York Nursery
and Child's hospital ceilings were
partly shaken down and the windows
broken. but none of the 800 children
| there was badly injured
The damage to the power house and
other buildings has not been esti-
mated, but 1t was stated that it will
likely exceed 100000.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
TO ELECT SENATORS
SENATOR 6oRAH WILL HEAD
FIGHT FOR NEW
METHOD.
WILL BE BITTER OPPOSITION
Small Appropriation Bills viii BE
Pushed Through-8ills Making
large Appropriations Hard to Agree
on--No Special Session.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Borah
of Idaho will inaugurate the prelimi-
nary scrimmage for the popular cleo
ton of United States senators when
he presents to the senate committee
on judiciary the report of the sub
committee, recommending by a vote
of to /, a constitutional amendment
to bring about that reform. Senator
Borah intends to ask the committee
for immediate and favorable action
in order that the resolution may be
reported to the senate before Wednes.
day when congress will adjourn for
the holiday recess.
vii! Be Opposition.
A bitter fight against the reform il
being planned by the react.onary
senators wherefore 1t is desired to
have the matter up without delay
Senators Root and Hale viii lead the
opposition and Penrose and others of
the old element who would not be in
the senate If the people elected them
will stand to render assistance.
This is one of the matters which il
is now hoped to dispose of before this
congress comes to an end on March
4. 1t can be said on authority that
President Taft has no intention of
calling an extra session of congress
The notion that the hurry to get
the appropriation bills through fore.
casts an effort to revise the tariff with
an extra session Immediately follow.
ing the present congress to carry on
that work is a mistaken idea
Hoase and senate leaders have
promised President Taft that they
will pass the necessary legislation az
this session to create the permanent
tariff commission. AS has already
been indicated Senators Aldrich and
Cummins will work together along
these lines. But they are to clear the
decks first. The appropriation bills
that have been disposed of so far are
those which never encounter any op-
position but the big supply bills are TO
come-the army bill, the navy bill
the bill which will provide fce the
fertilization of the canal---there will
be strong opposition to all of these
Anticipating these fights the small.
er bills are being rushed through. so
that there will be time left after all
the supply bills are out of the way
not only to pass the tariff commission
bill but to give the president the mill
tary reserve bill that he demanded in
his Saturday night address and per
haps an Injunction bill as well. The
tariff commission measure, however,
viii be given the preference immedi.
ately after the supply bills are out OF
the way and there is a growing i'm.
preston that this will be about all tho
lie glslation that congress viii pass al
this session While the presidenl
would like other measures in his pro.
grem put through he Is so firmly con
yinced 1 81 business needs a rest thai
n no circumstances save crlsi.
would ha cali congress into extra ses
sion this wear.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
HERE FOR HEALTH
A Missouri Farmer Brought Wife on
Advica Of Friend.

j. P. Pool, Mrs. Pool and two sons,
OF Kennett, Mo-, arrived Wednesday
from DeQueen, where they have been
looking over the country. Mr.. Poolis a
prosperous farmer and is looking for a
place to live where Mrs. Pools health
will be improved. A friend of his re-
commended Mena and Mr.. Pool says
he will be here for at least two or
three months and longer If his wife
health gets better. He is from Mis-
souri, and says that he wants to be
shown what we have in the way of a
health resort. He has rented a home
on Ninth street near the South Metho-
dist church and will buy later if he is
satisfied with the results of his stay.
OFT Pool, one of his sons will leave
soon for Kennett. where he is in bus
mess. The other will remain in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
A JAPANESE SCARE
EXPERTS HAVE FILLED ISLAND
or FoRMOSA WITH
AN ARMY.
THE BEST FORTIFIED PROVINCE
representative Humphrey Of Wash.
lnaton Tells Of Defenseless condl.
lion Of Pacific coast--Appropristion
Could Remove These Dangers.

Washington, Dec. ia food OF
illumination is cast over the uprosr
IN congress and in the state, war and
navy departments by discoveries made
IN one branch of the war department
in relation to an important secret re
port affecting the Philippines coast
This report deals with the japanese
occupation of Formosa which the re.
port says dominates the military stu
alton in the Philippines. Most of this
information was secured with ex.
treme difficulty by agents of the mill.
tary bureau of intelligence. Japan
got from China the island of Formosa
at time when there was no question
Of the Philippines but it has since
heen made the best fortified province
Of Japan. Experts have figured out
that a few Japanese cruisers could
convoy an army OF unlimited numbers
to the coast of the Philippines within
4S hours. 1t is asserted that the whole
military force in the Philippines could
not stop such an expedition. Agents
Of the bureau of military Intelligence
have watched the progress of FormosS
and the supplying of that station with
ell kinds of military stores. 1t is
stated now that there are at least so,
700 troops in Formosa.
Plenty of Transports.
According to agreements made with
ship owners Japan has about $50 mer.
chant ships which cak be converted
EASILY into troop ships.
Congress win not get this report on
Formosa from the war department
Nor will 1t get any of the maps and
comments on exposed places on the
Pacific coast, but the Formosa revela
|tons are at the bottom of the sudden
|alertness of the war department and
Hts desire that there be sufficient
Troops CT the Pacific coast and in the
Philippines.
Chairman Hull OF the house com.
snittee on military affairs introduced
! bill drawn to correct in part the
charge of unpreparedness for war
made by Secretary Dickinson, by au-
lhorizing the detail of officers on the
&'ctive list OF the army to the national
Iyuard OF the several states and terri.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
K. c. S. IMPROVEMENTS
New Freight Platform heine Gnn.ssse!-
ed at Depot Pay Laborers at
Mena.

The gang of carpenters which have
been working on the coal chute for
several days past Wednesday built
new freight platform northeast Of
the freight house. The old one. which
was somewhat dilapidated, was torn
down to make room for the new one.
When between twenty and thirty
men were lined up at the freight house
to get their pay checks. it looked
very much like old times. The men
were laborers and track men who have
been working on the line South Of
Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
MRS. ARyIE PHILLIPS DEAD
Went to DsQuesn a Week Ago and was
Sick Only a Short Time.

Mrs. Arvie Phillips. wife of Warren
Phillips, X. C. S. engineer. died Mon
day night at DeQueen. where she went
about week ago. with her mother,
Mrs. w. H. Wallace, who is running e
rooming house there. Her brother,
Erwin Wallace, barber. lives at De
Queen, another brother, Kelley Wal
lace and Miss Nora Sale left this
morning to attend the funeral which
was held Tuesday.
The cause of Mrs. Phillips death
was not given in the message announc-
ing her death.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
F. 0. E. Officers.

The following officers were elected
to serve the Fraternal Order of Eagles
for the coming year:
C. w. Meyer, Jr. P. w. P.
r. G. Montgomery, w. P.
Lee Alexander. w. v. P.
George Haines, w. c.
P. C. Rogers, Sec.
Ben Strauss. Treas.
Carl Parker. |. G.
John Banks, O. G.
w. R. Cox, W. o. Gilbert and H.
Thompson, Trustees.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
PURCHASED PLACE FOR HOME
Mike Cro1en Bought Bud Cunningham
Holding Adjoining Mena.

Mike Cronen, who with wife and
daughter came to Mena few weeks
ago from Donnybrook, North OAK, has
purchased ten acres Of ground and a
new residence from Bud Cunningham.
The home is on a very slightly spot
just south of Mena on the Bethesda
Springs road. From it fine view Of
the city can be had. Mr.. Cronen ex-
poets to move on the place early in
the spring. Mr.. Cronen has also pur-
chased other property in Western Ar
kansas since coming here.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
Death at Gillian.

Mrs. w. T. Turrentine died Mon
day morning at her home at Gillham.
She was go years old. Death was
caused by pneumonia, with which she
had been sick for only five days. Her
husband survives her.
T. o. Baker, who works at the Grand
Leader here, and F. T. Turrentine OF
Heavener, Ok. are grandsons of Mrs.
Turrentine. They were both in Gill
ham on Sunday.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon. Burial was at Gillham
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
New Trainmaster.

]. M. Scott. who recently gave in
his resignation as trainmaster of the
Kansas City Southern Railway. has
been succeeded by c. ]. Burkhoiter.
who has for some time been the
travelling engineer of that district
The change was effective Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
Every student Was Arrested.

gainesville, Ca. Dec. 19.-Every
|ndent attending the North Georgia
|sricultural college at Pahlonoga was
rested following the bursting OF the
n government cannon in the bar
eeks The barracks were wrecked
Is said the cannon was loaded with
pounds of giant powder with 80
Eol fuse attached. The school is un'
y $4,000 bond to the government as
gnarantee for the security OF the
Ennon.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
chile's Representative Dies.

Washington, Dec. 20.-An attack OF
heart failure proved fatal to Senor
Don Anibel Cruz envoy extraordinary
from Chile to the United States. He
died ten minutes later. He was A.
years OF age and had been Chilean
minister TO the United States three
years.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
R. B. WRIGHT HURT
Struck By a Rapidly Moving Machine
ia Laundry.

R. B. Wright, manager of the Mena
laundry. was painfully hurt Tues
day evening while examining dry
ing machine called an extractor, which
Tevoives at the rate of nearly 1900
revolutions a minute. The machine
had been a little out of repair and
MIR. Wright thought it was shut down,
and, it being little dark, put his hand
out to examine il. Ii was running
full speed and knocked him away with
great force, dislocatine his right shoul-
der and cutting a bad cash in his fore
arna.
Mr.. Wright says that the business
OF the laundry is at least Is per cent
greater than at this time last year.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

Joseph Hendricks From Humboldt. Kas..
Located at Egger.

Joseph Hendricks. who recently
purchased farm near Eeeer. Wednes-
day hauled so head Of Chester White
hogs and his farming utensils. house
hold goods. etc, to his new home.
It is understood that Mr.. Hendricks
will make specially Of raising fire
stock.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
okIahoma city Must Make GOOD.

Oklahoma City. ok. Dec 90 With. With.
in 15 days If the demands of Gov.
Haskell for additional pledges on the
part of Oklahoma City have been fully
met, he viii sign the bill and Okla
homa City will be the capital of the
state. If these demands are not met
the governor will veto the bill and
everything will be lost
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
Blown 500 Feet and KILLED.

|Atoka, Ok, Dec. 20.-Wallace
|Fnes was blown 500 feet in the air
e killed, and Jim Crawford danger
Ply hurt when more than 700 casks
powder in the store room of coal
faing company exploded while
fynes was in the building. The
Use is not known.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
worId-wide Trade IS Heavy.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The calendar
year 1910 Is going to be the banner
one for the worlds international
trade. according to the bureau OF
statistics. statistics from practically
every country show that both imports
and exports are considerably greater
than In 1909.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22
Oil Burning increases.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The use OF
as fuel on the railroads of the
Eted States greatly increased last
Fl and the results of its introduc
e in the United States navy have
E expectations fully. Steamship
fapanies also are equipping their
Fsels with oil burners.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

w. NJ. Caldwell returned Tuesday
from Mt. Ida. Womble and other points
in Montgomery County. He has been
gone about three weeks looking after
business matters.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

4. oSdFCc VI NuTtH NdHsdbs
Henlson. Kan. Dec. 20.--On account
|0or freight service, coal famine
Aens several Central Branch
I AT Downs the coal supply is
<V exhausted and some OF the resi-.
81 are using cobs and wood in
beating stoves.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

DR.. ]. A. Norris and Mrs. Norris of
Norris mill were lin Wednesday and
spent tn night at the home OF
their son. Deputy Sheriff Robert Nor
ris.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

j. B. Reece Is home from Scott
County. where he has been sawmilline
for the past six months. and will spend
Christmas With his family.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

Nat Allen Of Cove spent Tuesday
in tie city at the home Of MT. and
Mrs. w. e. Lane.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

Just received. car chops end bran.
Thacker Bros. 4e-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-22

Just received. car fleur al Thacker
Bros. 4s-zt
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-01

(Conrinued on page four.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-01
HAS STRENUOUS TRIP

The martial troubles of Johnny
Shale are causing all sorts of annoy
ance to the authorities. Sheriff Ed.
Payette returned Thursday night from
a motorcycle trip to the Qulnlault
reservation where he went to serve
papers on Mrs. Shale in a divorce
suit brought against her by her hus-
band, one of the nabobs of the Quln-
faults. Payette was unsuccessful, the
Indian spouse having got wind OF her
new husbands intentions and stolen
away to the woods on berry-pick-
ing expedition. Shale married MS
wife few weeks ago but almost I'M
mediately began divorce proceedings
against her on account of her alleged
extravagant restaurant bills which, IN
some cases, ran as high as Sl.5O a
meal, he says. Shale has been wld
over but a week when he took unto
himself a new, wife but he hardly
succeeded in tunsumating the new
marriage VOWS when he set about tc
undo them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-01
Candidate
WARBuRTON
Tells HIS Intentions and POS.
ITION TO VOTERS
Will EndeavOr to be Real Representa-
tive Of His District In Congre SIS,
and to Serve His Constituency.
He Realizes Fully the importance
of the GrayS HarbOr Waterway.

There are three candidates for con
gress in the second district, War
burton, Claypool and McCredie, on
the republican ticket, and so far Stan
ton WarburtOn is the only one tC
take the public into his confidence
as to his intentions if successful and
to state clearly his position as be-
tween the plutOcratic and progressive
wings of the republican party. This
Mr.. Warburton does in the following
open letter:
Editor Herald:
l take it that there is no other
state or national official, except Unit
ed States senator. that means SO
much to every property holder, home
builder or business man in your COM
munity as that of congressman. If
your congressman is man of ability
he may be of the greatest service to
your community. If he is negligent
or careless in prosecuting your claims
for harbor improvements before the
congressional committee on appropria-
tiOns and congress, he may retard the
growth of your cities and county, for
many many years.
The work of completing your jetty
should be pushed by our national gov
ernment with all speed possible. The
entrance to your harbor should be
deepened to point where the largest
vessel afloat may enter at the lowest
tide. This should be done before the
Panama canal is completed, so that
your city and county may have the
full benefit of that great national en-
terprse. No one can fully estimate
the impetus that will be given given
and communities on the Pacific coast,
that have the splendid harbor you will
have when the entrance to it is deep
ened to the point | have suggested,
by the completion of the Panama
canal. The completion of the railroads
now building to your harbor. and the
deeping of your harbor at its entrance
must draw to your cities manufacture
ing industries of all kinds and make
Won a great commercial center. Wheth-
err YOU get this most needed appro-
priation, depends altogether upon
congressman and your United States
senators.
know of no waterway, improve
ment that the United States govern
ment is prosecuting that is more mer-
itorious than yours and none where an
appropriatoin ought to be more easi-
ly obtained to continue the present
work. When a congressman is seek
ing an appropriation and can show
that his case is full of merit. that 1t
will be a great good to a large COM
munity at a comparatively small cost,
he can push his cause with great en-
thusiasm. and can accomplish results
know of no other like waterway i'm
nrovement where so many dollars Will
be returned for the same number oi
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-01
MUCH INTEREST PROMISED IN
DEVELOPMENT MEETING.
Indications Promise More Than 500
Delegates From Every Community
In Southwest. Rotary Club Men,
berS Coming. Program in Full tor
Two DAYS Session.

HOQUIAM, Aug. 1.-With reports
at hand from practically every com
munity in southwestern Washington
that supports chamber of commerce
or commercial club of any sort, it is
apparent that the meeting of the
Southwestern Washington Develop
ment league which will convene in
this city next Friday for two days
session will be success from every
point of view. 1t is. probable that
more than 500 delegates will be in
attendance at this meeting.
Fifty or more members of the Seat
tie Rotary club will be in attendance
according to the statement of Direct
or Ernest who was in the city Fri
day. Clubs in other cities have assur.
ed the local management that there
will be good representation from their
localities and preparations are now
being made for the entertainment OF
the delegates.
Program for Sessions
Secretary Harris has arranged the
program for the sessions, which will
be participated in by prominent men
of the state. 1t is as follows:
Friday, August S, 2 p. M.
Call to order-President Hoquiam
Commercial club.
Roll call of clubs.
Reports of officers of clubs.
Report of Secretary J. f. Barnes.
Appointment of committees.
Routine business.
Adjournment.
Friday, 8 p. M.
Address of welcome-H. c. Heer-
mans, president Hoquiam Commercial
club.
Response-A. C. Little, Raymond
Booster"
Address - General Development
Work in Southwestern Washington,
n. B. Coffman, Chehalis.
Addresses from representatives of
commercial bodies, Seattle, Tacoma
and Portland.
Three-minute addresses from rep
resentatives of all commercial organ
izations of southwestern Washington.
Saturday, August 6, $50 A. M.
Good roads session.
Call to order-Presiden Hoquiam
Commercial club.
Opening address-Hon. Samuel Hill
Seattle honorary president state
Good Roads association.
Response-Hon. T. c. Lawrence
Olympia, president State Good Roads
association.
condition of Highways in South
western Washington ii. L.
Bowlby, Olympia, state highway com
missioner.
Open meeting for committeeman.
Saturday, 2 p. M.
Address, "The Fruit Growing In
dustry in Southwestern Washington
E. E. Mills, president White Salmon
Development league.
Address, development of the Goa
Industry in Southwestern Washing
ton''-E. II. Ketchem, president Men