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The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
Will Get Better Pumps.

IT. Moseley, chairman or tne Board of Water Commissioners, Wednesday sent draft for part navment on the engine and pumps tbat have been ordered for the water works system. The engine which IS to be used to hnlsn ull.i. ing the second deep well .S was z s shipped from St. Louis yesteroay as ss and should be here in few e, oays' when work on the well will begin, l. ,,, .
 There has been a change ID .ne style of pumps. The first ones ,.rdered wore large suction pumps hnt inc ones that are going to De shipped are made especlal,Iy y,rob oI' deep we'll work. They VIII p'o' ably be shipped in a few days
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
MAY REVIVE MENA
 HENDRIX ACADEMY
The Rev. M. K. Irwin Has a Proposi-
 tiuu That May Result in Splen- dd Institution Bishop Hen drix Interested.

Ever since the Rev. Nj. K. IT, yin became pastor of the M. E. church, south, of this city, be has been taking an active inter est in putting the Mena Hendrix Academy, so long dormant, on its feet. He has carried on a wide correspondence with school men all over the country, receiving many propositions of more or less value,
 He now has letter with di- rect proposition from w. D. Snap, of Bland, Va., which is, considering the standing of MT, Sharp, as school man, mighty interesting one to Mena.
 MT. Sharp says that if arrange meuts can be made to provide s dormltory with room for 100 stu, a--ss.sss a-sss with with a music annex and pui ihe present buildings in repair, h. VIII come and furnish the build tugs and take up the school ant provide for any and all other i'm p'ovements necessary. He states that he expects to have at leas iW students within a year, an. VIII expect to have 150 within , short time.
 Tue Rev. MT. Irwin states tha bishop Hendrix of Kansas Cit, nas an especial interest in th academy here that bears his ramc aua will aid in putting 1t agail On it's feet.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
EALDWELL PUT IN RACE BY J)BBERS
Load After Fcrt Smith Man Is Eliminated and Felssuthal Supporters Leave the Conference.

T.. Caldwell of Pine |,,',a secretary of the Pine Bluff Da.rd of Trade, broke into the
 for railroad commissioner |s,om the Southern district, at a os,in0 of iobbers and business -. from number of cities in ..a .a Southern district held here
 ..,,v. After H. K. Albers of Fort Smith, who has been urged sr Fort Smith jobbers as a pros ,.,,;ve candidate, had been elim- ip..,ed from the race and the del-
 .tes from Camden and El .ns,,do. who are supporters of Adolph Felseu,hal of Camden, | .d bolted the meeting, tn. con- ference endorsed the candidacy of IDf. Caldwell. :,
 rhe entrance of Dr. Caldwell .s q candidate for railroad com .,,;s,;ouer came as something of a .,rorise. Previously, while some .f h;s friends have urged him to ..,er the race, no intim ation had ! beeu given that he might fayor- s ,blv consider the matter. Friends of AdoIpl Felseuthal, the Clm- a., candidate, claimed that they < d received assursnccs of the
 ann ort of Dr. Caldwell and the M Pine Bluff delegation.
 The candidates for railroad
 missioner in the Southern dis- ,r,rt who have announced are: # nr, |. l.. Caldwell, Pine Bluff;
 Adoloh Felsenthal, Camden; w.
 F McKnlght, Rolyat; o. H.. q sumoler, Hot Springs; Pete Rob- * ;sou. Warren, Adam Clark, Ar B k,deIphla; p. T. Dickson, Fort E Smith. and MT. Lake, Hunting # ton.
 Ii was stated last night by sew B eral of the candidates that the
 action of yesterdays conference
 will not result in the withdrawal
 of any of the candidates an.
 nourssd.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
ITS SET AGAIN
A'!efnsys and Court Have Agreed to nold Preliminary Trial of K. C. s.
 Injunction Suit March 8.

inat many times postponed
 p'el'mlnaiy hearing of the Kan 'as City Southern and Mena divi- .'On Po;ut case has again been set sa sau' ii nothing iuterferes, will u'me up In the Federal court at ao'' s.' smith on March 8. City ss; attorney Elmer J. Lundy has re c c.'sea a letter from Mena's Fort s.ll, Snl!h attorney, F. A. Youman, s'ss''ng wsg that Judge Rogers, before psss on sne case is to be tried. and sss s'e ~. 0 McDonough. the Kan. ,, s,,.y el'y Southern's Fort Smith d,.a d..O'0eys, have agreed on that
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
INTEREST ON SCHOOL FUND
Treasurer of Scott County Realizes
 S700 From That Source.

From the Arkansas Gazette
 Waldrou, Feb. 22.-Under a special act passed by the last leg ,slature. County Treasurer John Martin has obtained nearly $70O interest on the school fund. Con. siderable material for political discussion is being obtained out of this fact by the candidates TOT inc offices of county treasurer in Sahastiau and Polk counties.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
PEACH CROP TO BE FAILURE
Prediction Made by s. R. Young for
 Country Around Hope.

Hope, Feb. 22.-S. K. Youup of this city, one of tue largest and most successful fruit growers of this section, stated today that the peach crop in this section will be almost an entire failure this year. MT. Young owns an Elberta peach orchard, comprising 125 acres, near the city. He giv s much time aud attention to frnlt culture and is recognized as an authority on the subject. The buds were too far advanced to withstand the recent freezes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
COVE GETS CREAMERY
The Movement Organized There Some Months Ago-W. J. Barton
 Is President.

F. c. Wilsey, who has several times been in Mena talking with business men and looking over the field with a view to locating a creamery here, writes that hs has decided to locate at Cove where the project first originated The title of the company is the Cove Creamery and Produce Com pauy, and its officers are: w. J Barton. president; s. s. Smith vice president, and F. c. Wilsey secretary and manager.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
LOW PRICE FOR BEEF
Arkansas Stock Raiser Takes Thirty
 Head Back Home.

L tile Rock, Feb. B. Cattle has become a drag on tue market ln this section. It was reported yesterday that farmer living in an adjoining county broul ht about 30 head of corn.fed cattle to Little Rock and could not get 4 cents a: pound for the beef on the hoof. Some butchers offered as much as 3 cents, but few were willing to place their
 limit this hig h, so the farmer de- cided the beef boycott was work ing too strong in this section for him and took his cattle back home.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
Race Suicide

,s ot nearly the menace to increase in n population that deaths "a among shale m, fants a are. Eight out of ten Gf- tnese aaatbs lsatI are directly or indirectly caued bv" hy bowel troubles. McGes Baby
 pf vir % cures diarrhoea, dysentary,
 bliAu i.,, stomach and all infant ailments
 sou s this nature. Just the thing Tor ol .hing sI habies. Price Poo and oOc per ,sesl ha,sls. Sold at Gunnels' Drug store
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
CONLIN AND l4 ESCAPE
Californian Saws Bars of Cell and Ef- fects Gereral Jail Delivery at
 Hot Springs.

iects dereral Jail Delivery at
 Hot Springs.
 Hot Springs. Feb. IA whole. sale jail delivery took place here about midnight, when c. A. Con- lin, alias H. 5 Daniles, who was being held for the authorities of California, and thirteen other prisoners made their escape. About midnight one of them answering the description of Con- lin, appeared at the St. Louis stables, near the jail, and hired a team and buggy. They paid the negro boy S10 to get the team in readiness, telling him that one of the men was physician and that he had an important case out on the old "Wire road"
 The delivery did not become known until few minutes before midnight, when negro armed with Winchester rifle, rode a horse wildly through South Hot Springs. Citizens tied to stop him aud he fired several shots at them with his gun.
 l As soon as the jail delivery had been discovered, word was sent to the police headquarters and hurried arrangements ware made to pursue the men. An automo- bile was ordered to police head quarters by Captain Langford, and he, with pr. J. w. Smith, Sheriff Houpt, Deputy Sheriff Sidney noupt, John Claflln and Dock Wald, the latter a detective, armed themselves with reyolvers and Winchesters.
 Among the other prisoners who escaped are William Arthurs, a negro. held tor burglary, Glenn | Adair, negro, held for grand larceny, and John Milligaut, awaiting trial for burglary. II believed that Milligant is the man who with Conlin hired the rig al the St. Louis stables.
 There is no doubt that Conlin is responsible for the delivery, for . his cell bars were sawed away, leaving the entire aide of the cell open.
 Both Conlin and his companion
 are believed to be heavily armed He had stated many times that he would never return to Califor' . mia, and members of the posse de- clared that they expected a hgh'
 before they would be able to over a come the pair.
 : Conlin was indicted in Sar Francisco in connection with th' : operation ot "spook parlors,' | i is said, wherein he is alleged tC i. nave used spiritualistic influences s to rob his victims. He IS alst t charged with complicity in th' . robbing of an express office Il . California, iu which several thou t sand dollars worth of jewels ant y other valuables were taken. e A. B. Conlin and au nnidenti ,' fled woman who has been iu tn . court room ever since tbe Conlil
 case has been on trial here, wer
 arrested early this morning an
 locked up as suspects. The polio
 say that Couliu, the prisoner, an to his brother and the woman wer
 together all afternoon ana Una
 they have little doubt that tn Il latter two supplied the saws wit r- which the jail bars were sawed :. The two brothers apparentl ct have plenty of money. A. III Conlin is reported to have sal at that he would spend $50, ,ooo b ty fore he would see his orotn' C. taken back to California. Tt 'aAen
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

ouite uite'ulng ua in the way of cough is
 ine' 5o annoying as a tickling, teas qaIckesss azalng, bronchial cough, The preser;m,iielie S ieliei comes perhaps from a whsra aa p'ion o known to druggists every And basi5r. as br. Shoop's Cough Remedy.
 harmlesss 1t is so thoroughly psrient ia,sss that mothers give it with bahes sma'ety m even to the youngest monn.. The tender leaves of n simple cough1 p shrub, give to Dr. Shoop's $ i've sa etsds. disse.medy its remarkable cura- Sold hs A few days test will tell. Reliahls :, paws Drug Co.,. "The Old
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21
If YOU DOUBT. ASK FOR THE
PROOF

If there is a doubling Thomas in
the race as to tho attitude Of Cong
ressman Gaines towards the Negro
race, his attention is called to the ex-
tracts from two Of a dozen or more
letters written by young co1ored
woman to friend when she was try
ing to secure Mr.. Gaines assistance
IN her effort to get transfer or pro-
motion from department where the
work was detrimental to her health.
The names of the writer and the
gentleman to whom the letters were
written are withheld for the reason
that their positions might be jeop-
ardized should their names be given
to the public. However, to show our
good faith, those who are actually in
doubt may see the letters on request
at this office.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21
COlOred ~. 4 !.
Pilgrims. j | il 4
TO THE RoosSEVELT SHRINE DIS
CUssy ? tER COUNTRY
w : -. COLONEL ~. !. !.
Corr
. ~ .t,r =
Greeted.
And Secured 3 % 70 From t.Ti. 4, y
to Speak in SSG I'd at the Negro
State Fair, g : s. the Time.

= oyster, Bay, -Four pG1dsif4
nent Negro Republican politicians
from the South made the pilgrimage
to see Colonel Roosevelt. They were
William D. Crum, whom Mr.. Rooss.
velt appointed collector of the port
at Charleston, s. c.; John C. Dancy,
Of Salisbury, N. c., formerly collecl
tor Of the port at Whining gton, N. c.,
and until recently Recorder of Deeds
for the District of Columbia; Harry
:. Cummings, q member Of the City
Council In Baltimore, who seconded
the nomination of Roosevelt in- the,
convention Of 1904, and Giles b.
jackson, Of Richmond, Va, who has
been the Republican Candidate for
Congress several times. "a, -.
They came here to ask Mr.. Rooee-
welt to go to Richmond in October to
attend a Negro State fair. He prom
lsed that he would speak in Rich.
mond if he had time. =. ~
While the four visitors were as-
cending the hill in a hired rig, Gales
B. Jackson, who said he wanted. ito
talk of the mother country" with
the Colonel" was repeating the lit
tie speech he had written out. Sud-
denly they were hailed by a wood
chopper, whom Crum and DancY
recognized as Mr.. Roosevelt. >..i- -
Because Of the sudden interruptions
Jackson forgot his little speech. He
stood speechless while the Lion hum
ter told of his experiences in Africa.
Cordial Greeting From ColoneSs asS
Mr.. Roosevelt gave his visitors &
| cordial greeting, and they left with
| their hands and pockets filled with,
| chips from the tree which Mr.. Roose-s
Welt had just cut down. Mr,, Roose-
welt congratulated Crum ON his rev,
cent appointment by Presfdens Taft
as Minister Of iberi& He asked
Crum to visit Sierre Leone, the cap
ital of the British province, and re-
quested him to report to him ON con-
ditions there. ...,F
Dancy told Mr.. Roosevelt that he
was doing everything in his power
to maintain friendly relations be-
tween the white and blacks of the
South. He said he believed the South
was the best place for the Negro,
and >deplored the fact that soGne
members Of his race come to north
/ ern cities with stories of having
been oppressed by their neighbors.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21
EDITOR GILMER OF
CHARLESTON IN TOWN.

Editor J. G. Gllmer,of The Adwo-
cate, the leading paper Of the State,
representing the colored people, Is
in town looking over the political
field. He was among the callers at
The Daily News and Leader office and
firmly believes that Capt. Avis Will
be nominated to congress on next
Saturday. He says Kanawha county.
is strong for Capt Avis and believes
that county will give him g. major ityt-
Of from 1900 to 1900 in the primary
over Mr.. Gaines.
He says Gaines attitude toward
the colored people Will lose him a
great many votes in Kanawha and
Fayette counties, as we'll as in other
counties In the district and as the
colored vote amounts to quite big
per cent, he feels sure they will cas-.
lily defeat Gaines next Saturday.
The Hinton Daily News. d.. ...:&lr.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21
THE NATIONAL RELIGIOUS
TRAINING SCHOOL, DUR
HAM. N. g.

offers an unusually strong course for
young men who are preparing to an,
ter the Christian Ministry. There is
always an inviting field for the train
ed minister. tr. q
20 Lectures by distinguished men will
be deliyered throughout the entire
course. 1t will be thorough in every
particular. 1t will seek to combine
the cardinal principles Of religion and
work.
One Hundred young men are de-
sired to enter this particular Depart
mcnt.
The regular school term opens
October 10, 1910.
All applications for admission must
be made by September Is, 1910. -f
For further information address,
The President, ..
National Religious Train
ing School, Durham
North Carolina,
7-21-3t. >, 90,
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Of the New York Bar, was chairman Of
this committee.
A joint committee from the two
local lodges Of the order-Morning
Star and Columbia-has for the past
two months been arranging for the
entertainment Of the visiting male and
female Elks. The headquarters, 1916
Pennsylvania Avenue have daily rep
resented an animated scene of ac-
tivity.
Benjamin l.. Gaskins, a rising young
lawyer, is the chairman Of this com
mittce His colleagues are Thomas
r. Harper, vice chairman; J. Clay
Smith, secretary; Moses H. Dade,
treasurer; John Rhines, E. F. Janifer,
Simon H; Brooks; +. Payne, r. H
Johnson, DR.. II. J. Williams, Samuel
l.. Drew, Robert r., Rhea, r. A. Smoot,
William Freeman, ). II. Anderson,
Joseph Lawson, jeremiah Scott and
A. B. Rice.
The session will be called to order
at True Reformers Hall next Tuesday
morning by Chairman Gaskins After
the invocation by Rev Charles H.
Strother chaplain of Columbia Lodge
addresses Of welcome delivered by
Dr. w. E. Tindall, secretary to the
District Commissioner; w. T. Vernon,
register Of the treasury; Ralph W.
Tyler, auditor for the navy; Judge
Robert H. Terrell of the Municipal
court, and Rev. M. W~~Clair, pastor of
Asbury M. e. church. Responses will
be made by DR.. J. E. Mills, Of Norfolk
Va; Dr. w. e. Atkins, of Hampton
Va; the respective grand exalted
rulers Of the two factions, and J.
Frank Wheaton. The invocation will
be by Rev. w. p, Gibbons, of Morn
ing Star Lodge. Music will be fur
nished by the Elks Gee Club.
IN the afternoon q parade will take
place. There will be music by Is
Bands. A grand reception will take
place at Convention Hall at night
Champion Jack Johnson is expected
to attend the reception. Business
sessions will be held each day. There
will be several excursions for the
visitors to points down the Potomac
river. The election of grand officers
will take place Friday afternoon.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21
Flat Top
BaI)tiSts
MEET IN FOURTEENTH ANNUAL,
ASSOCIATION AND HOLD Sue
OESSFUL SESSION.
Delegates are Named
To represent iB6dyS fS'ssssIstter 81 ter Bodies
and Officers Elected After Trans-
action OF Routine Business.

Gary, w. Va, July 19-The four
tennth annual session of the Flat TOP
Baptist Association was held here
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
last week with the Rock Hill Baptist
Church. The Association is made up
OF the churches in the Flat Top coal
field and southwest Virginia.
The delegates and visitors began
to arrive Wednesday morning in large
numbers and were assigned to homes
where they were satisfactorily cared
for during the meeting
Gary has fourteen passenger trains
day and all Of these were met by
Rev. VIM. Mickens, the chairman of
the committee on homes This saved
the delegation the embarrassment of
looking up the committee as is very
often the case on such occasions.
Prelude to the opening of the Asso
citation, Rev. w. b. Nisbet preached
good sermon, on Wednesday even
ing, in which the people were urged
to greater loyalty in the cause OF
Christ.
at ten o'clock on Thursday morning
the moderator, Rev. G.. w. Woody
appointed ~Revs.- B:- 8. Jones and u,
w. Hill to conduct the opening de-
Votlonals. They opened the session
In an impressive manner.
The official roll was called by Sec
retary R. H. McKoy, which showed
that all the officers we're present ex
cept the vice-moderator, Rev. p. II
Edwards, and one Of the board mem.
Ders, Rev. VIM Brown. Rev. II. J
Brandon, father in the cause was
appointed to fill the former vacancy
and Rev. J. B. Evans, the latter.
AFter some advisory remarks by
the moderator the usual working com
m1ttees were appointed on finance
new bodies and reading letters.
The churches Of other denomina
tions joined the Rock Hill Baptist
/ church in welcoming this august body
Mrs. Dora Washington read the letter
OF welcome from the Rock Hill Bap
tist church and RcvS Willis Browr
and r. Nelson delivered welcome ad
dresses for the NJ. T.. and A. M. e
Zion churches respectively. The ad
| fr 1,Gy g
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21
Little
Arthur
LETTER KNOWN AS. CHAMPION
JACK JOHNSON, WILL BE
WITH THE EIiKS. a-~
Great Preparations
BelRs Made mt the Nations Capital
for the Reception OF the ''HeIlo
bills" Who Are Expected to Ratify
Consolidation. ,..-.....
(Franklin r. Johnson.)

Washington, D. c., July 20.-This
city will be the mecca Of thousands
Of members Of the Improved Benevo-
lent Protective Order Of Elks Of the
World next week, when the two grand
lodges of the order will meet as one,
bury their differences and start out
again as happy, united family Of
Hello Bills"
The agreement for joint session
at which all differences would be bur-
led was made at a conference be-
tween representatives Of both factions
held at Wilmington, Del, last Jan
uary. J. Frank Wheaton, a member
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Is the Church a Money Machine

the earnestness on the part of our
pioneer ministers has brought about
better conditions in the coal field.
| In the afternoon session several Wis
itOrs were introduced. Among them
were Miss Sidney L, Davis, field sec
retary Of the Foreign Mission Board,
Prof. l. NJ. Arter, Pres. of the. Hill
Top School, Editor M. S. Malone, of
the Sentinel, Rev. It. P. Smith, a sue.
cessful evangelist, Rev. J. j. Turner,
Superintendent Of Missions for the
! State Sunday School Convention, and
Rev. r. D. w. Meadows general mis-
t~stonary for the Baptist State Conven-
tion, the general association and the
| Home Mission Board. Mr.. Malone
spoke of the. merits of the Sentinel
and insisted that pastors urge the
people to send in subscriptions. Rev.
j. j. Turner spoke of the colporter
work Of the Sunday School Conven-
ton and placed before the people
some new denominational works.
The moderator called Rev. II. J.
Brannon to the chair. and delivered
his annual address which was fraught
with wholesome and practical advice.
The address was referred TO q commit
tee composed Of Rev. r. D. W. Mead
oWs, Rev. f. G.. Pattison and Rev. J, e.
Pryor, who in their report advised that
the advice given by the worthy mod
orator be needed and steps be taken
to put in practice the recommends
tions therein encouched. .--~-----..------
Rev. VIM. Henrys sermon on the
Time and Work of the Savior"
showed the necessity of Iaboring for
the conversion Of children and that
they be surrounded by the best en-
vironments possible.
The temperance report was read by
Rev |. B. Evans and was discussed by
, Mrs. M. e. Green, Rev. j. J. Turner,
Rev. A. Steward, Rev. r. P. Smith
Rev. VIM. Henry. b. J. Tucker and
Rey.- L. Dabney. J. D. Coleman
read the report on education which
advised that public SCHOOLS be given
better patronage and that greater care
be exercised in the employment Of
teachers.
The state of West Virginia was
mentioned in high terms for providing
such favorable conditions for the edu-
cation of its youths. The Hill Top
School, which is being fostered by the
colored I3aptists Of the state was re-
ferred to with pride and the churches
| were advised to solicit monthly contri-
buttons for it's support. This report
was discussed by Rev. A. Stewart,
Rev. J. e. Pryor and Rev. l.. A. Wad-
kinS
BY special request Rev. r. D. w.
| Meadows preached at II o'clock on
Friday morning. Tue discourse was
preceded by a fervent prayer by Rev
$. NJ. Yates and solo by Miss Sidney
J. Davis.
The reverend preached from the
fourth chapter Of John. Theme:
The secret Of sou1 winning" The
characters Of the narrative Christ and
the degraded Samaritan woman were
pictured so plainly that they could
be seen around Jacobs we'll discuss
ing the physical water and the water
Of eternal life.
After the reading of the report on
MISSIONS by Rev. Il. ID. w. Meadows
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-21

With q little more experience In
the big show Pitcher Barger Of
Brooklyn will be hard to beat.