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The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19

E. Huff of Indianapolis. is in the city and expects to buy some farm land. For several years he has been following the machin,st trade, but the 'back to the farm" idea has taken hold of him and he says he likes the looks of Meua and the low price of land sur rounding it.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere thanks to all our friends for the beautiful flowers, the words of sym pathy and kindly assistance during the sickness and death of our darling baby girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Oliver Harrison,
 Board Camp, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19
SENTENCES FOR TEN
 PITTSBURG BRIDERS
Prison and Fine for Several Widely Known Meu of the Smoky City --Hoffstot Must Come
 Back for Trial.

Pittsburg, May 16. = Ten widely known men of Pittsburg, including bankers. physicians and politicians. faced Judge Robert s. Frazer in crim- inal court here to receive their sen ences on various charges of bribery and conspiracy in connection with the councilmanic. corruption.
 Of the ten all except one pleaded no defense to indictments alleging the giv- ing and receiving of bribe money.
 When court opened the name of A. A. vilsack, ex-cashier of the German Ma tional bank, was called. Vilsacks at torney, ex-Gov. william A. Stone, made a motion for an argument to appeal any sentence that might be forthcom ing. Judge Frazer imposed sentence of eight months in the county jail ano fine of s5,000.
 As rapidly as their names could be called and their appearance be made, i've councilmen were sentenced by Judge Fraser as follows:
 Charles Stewart, eight months in the county jail and fined $500.
 Hugh Ferguson, eight months in the county jail and fined $500
 Dr. W. H. Weber, six months in the county Jail and fined $500.
 P. E. Kearns, four months in the county jail and fined $250.
 Morris Rinstein, six months in jail and fined s2.500.
 Because of illness in their families the sentencing of E. H. Jennings, presi dent of the Columbia National bank and F. A. Griffin. former vice-presiden' of .he same institution, was postponee until next week.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19
Cherries Are Ripe. I"

Guy Beavers. the popular carrier on rural route No. l. had a stem of ripe cherries up town Tuesday = says the trees are full and they look fine.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19

Cleveland, O., May 17.-James R. Garfield will say nothing about the Ballinger-Glavis-Pinchot row and the Kerby affidavit.
 q have steadfastly refused to dis cuss this case In the past and do not care to discuss it now" was all that he would say when pressed for state ment
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19
MORE ABOUT COMET
SCIENTISTS DISAGREE AS TO WHETHER TAIL WILL TOUCH
 THE EARTH. |
WILL DO NO HARM IN ANY EVENT
Prof. Lowell of Harvard University Describes 1t As "Airiest Approach to Nothing Set In the Midst of Nauaht' Closest "Wednesday Night.

New York, May 1S.-Wednesday night at 11;2O the head and tail of Mr. Halley's comet, the sun and the earth will be on a direct line. The tall will stretch out toward the earth and If t Is 15.000000 miles or more in length the earth will be whisked by the tall of the aerial visitor.
 That Is the much mooted question over which learned scientists ara wrangling now Will the tall reach us or won't 1t.
 Tt wlll." says Prof Mitchell of Co. lumbia
 "It won't" says President Gill, of the British Royal Astronomical SO. ciety.
 Tt may or 1t may not" says walde- mar Kaempffert. of the Scientibs American.
 Tn fact" added Mir. Koempftert,. "ali the men who are venturing opinions ss to whether or not the tall of the com will reach the earth are simply indulge in wild guesses. If the tall remains Ht It's present length we shall pass through 1t about S.000.000 miles frori the end. But the tail may shorten m..- lions of miles in day. It's thin sub stance Is excessively variable
 Length of Tall Varies.
 On February 14 last the tail was 1h.- 000.000 miles in length. A few da, later there was no tall at all Subs. quently the tail was regained and II is still trailing the comet--for how lon no one knows The comets tall didn touch the earth in 1s35-its last tri and it's almost in the same position now as then.
 Prof. Cummerlin of Greenwich ob. servatory. points out that the tail is composed of such tenuous gas that tha suggestion that 1t might contain me- tors seems quite impossible of enter. tainment. The fact is that astrono. mers are not in position to enable them to predict with any degree ot certainty just what phenomena wouid result from the passage of the earth through the comets tall. BBut it can be stated with positive assurance thas the comet is not a menace 10 life on the earth"
 Boston, May i7.--Halley's comet N the airiest approach 10 nothing set in the midst of naught. On account of 8 vacuity 1t should have no injurious effect on humanity, even If 1t were tho deadliest of gases.
 As Lowell Sees 1t.
 This is the declaration of Prof. Percival Lowell of Harvard, who has returned to Boston after trip, during which he lectured on Mars in England, France and Germany. The comet" ne said, Ifs composed of three parts, the nucleus. the head and the tail. The neuclus is collection of meteorio stones. As far as the nucleus is con- cerned there Is not the remotest req. son to apprehend danger from 1t. for at It's nearest approach to the earth IL will be tens of millions of miles dis tant
 The head is so thin that 1t is thin ner than any vacuum that can be pro. duced on earth and the tall, which is the part of the comet with which the earth will come in contact, Is as much thinner than the head as the head is thinner than ordinary matter. The cyanogen gas in the tad!. would be sb- solutely imperceptible and look for no noticeable effect whatever with the passage of the comet"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19

New York, May 16.-The write oi habeas corpus obtained by Frank N Hoffstot, president of the Pressed Steel Car company, who was indicted in con nection with the Pittsburg bribery cases, was dismissed by Judge Holt in the United States circuit court here. Judge Holt. however, said ne would grant a stay if Hoffstot desired to appeal. Hoffstots extradition 10 Pennsylvania was recently ordered by Gov. Hughes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19

oAT MEAL for Baby Chick Feed, 5 oks. for 25c at Thinnes' Grocery. oo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

leo. after having received the aaaur.
ance from President Diaz that
polygamy and all other practices OF
the church prohibited In the United
states and Europe will be permitted
without Interference.
Smith said that many OF his PEG
pie will abandon Utah aud settle In
Mexico. where they will not be
"persecuted" for their faith
The Mormons already own $4,000
acres adjoining the 10000 Just pur.
chased, and hold options on many
thousands more extending 20 the
Rio Grande on the east
Five thousand families will emf
crate 10 Mexico In the next two
years, and the government will re-
NIT All duty ON machinery aud other
holdings OF the Mormons shipped
from the United states and taxes
for land aud Improvements for the
next % years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

Ridge said that be would give eyi.
denee 10 the effect that Elmer g.
Swope " not n son Of the late Col
BWope Of Kansas city. who died
from poison alleged to have been
administered by DR. Hyde.
Ridge said that he would not 90
10 Kansas city 10 testify. but would
make a deposition 10 the effect that
Elmer Swope ~ not the son OF Col
Swope.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

Rev, Father Bernard j. Vaughan
OF England one OF the most noted
mon in the Catholic church
preached before an OVERLOOKING
congregation nj the Church OF tho
immaculate Conception yesterday
morning. Father Vaughan WAS one
OF tho leading figures at the recent
eisharistIc congress in Montreal.
and II considered among the best
pulpit orators In the world
In Gods world the poor Is the
ariatocrat," was the subject Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

Father Vaughan'a sermon. The
truth ! want to Impress upon you"
said the learned man. rs that the
span OF human life IN 80 short
compared with eternal life. that the
real thing Ia no 20 live here as
to inherit life beyond the stars"
Father Vaughan will deliver but
one other address In the United
states, NJ st Patrlck'a cathedral In
Now York next Sunday
lie left for the East on the Oricn.
tai Limited last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
SWOPE WITNESS IS
FOUND IN PORTLAND

PORTLAND. Ore. Sept 2G.-J.
w Ridge, a witness IN the Swope
Will contest. for whom nation
vide search has been instituted,
was located in Portland today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
Odds and Ends From Everywhere

Saturday In honor OF Prealdent
Tart Covers will be laid Tor s.iOo
people
In Belfast. Ireland. a tvso.oant
fare ls offered on the street cars 20
workinamen,
OF New Works 10000 Of peo.
pie. t.Tsi,si4 90 TO church, and g..
sto,A3i Of these are Catholics.
Milan.--The reward OF $40, 900
offered for the aviator crossing the
Alps has been awarded 20 Chavez.
the Peruvian who was nearly killed
In attempting the feat
II you have troubles. there is al.
ways someone who has worse ones.
Oklahoma has an Indian popula.
ton Of ti1,91o.
San Pedro. Cal. While atringing
wires. David W. narr, an elec.
trieian. was eloctrocutod. A live
wire carrying 2.o00 volts struck him
and he died instantly.
The world Is not giving me what
deserve" complained the peasl
mist
Yes. and you ought to be glad OF
IT, replied tho Op,imlst
The British museum contains 40
miles % book shelves ard 2.0co. 600
books
). Plerpont Morgan has enriched
hln collection OF art treasures snd
antiques BY the purchase Of &c an.
eient watches for 5000. 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
Mormon Harems Are
Welcome in Mexico

q ALVESrON.
Tex Sept 20
Hamilton Smith.
an elder OF tho
Mormon church
han Just com
ple,ed the pur
chase OF 10000
acres of land for
tho Mormons ia
the state OF
Tnahttiia AfaN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1910, the holy
alliance was
signed by Car
Alexander 1 Of
Russia, Emper
or Francis Of
Austria and
Frederick VIII
liam III OF Prus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

OR AGAIN
Someone might invite Secretary
Bailinger 10 take a bareback ride
On an aeroplane
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

cAsrlsstan Because the Enlist.
a ksns Club. an Organization Of
~ MI yard. desires TO maintain
= AisT buffet. the prohibition pc
80 ihAt has been signed by hun
tuis sill not be presented.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

hs~ fork.-Plans we're an.
fnnesd today for a monster ban
sxi which wili be given here next
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

razr : . snortase this year in
the Ffssrs crop Of English" wal.
ssz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

~, Buffalo. Grocery. The Con.
fEsf. Pawnee. hoard. Tell.
laaaf. O Rights. O'FaFe. Shakes.
Fare josh ----lngs. ---inEs.
o. Bryan. Hearst ----lous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

Wsnas<Ass Tom Steele. q Seat.
u ynfA 4 II. vas seriously hurt
hansGsas accident here yeSter.
dAy. Ne aaNn OF A. L. Steele OF
IL Seaiss nastric Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

saturday In honor OF President
Tart, Covers will be laid Tor s,iOo
people
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

49,. was called the hoy alliehVe
s = i pledged the ,s slsasys to 70
~ . ses aad the preccpts Of Jus
tal's' .s.r,i, and peace. but 4 also
~ -. ~ morc strictly earthly mat.
e'sN ~ s a. agreeing that no mem
W me house Of Bonaparte
- i ~ allowed ON a throne Of
500 vAlls the alliance continued.
I ~ s,s signed BY noarly al the
.s..,ssa heads Of Europe. with some
ss $780, exceptions The sultan OF
r.',s vas no, allowed g stan .
80 he vas not a Christian:
Z. - Of Rome refused 60 sign !.
- ~ was toe Christian. and
80 aFnaia would not sign T.
.-'assly because it was not to her
h.sresl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

M nslsneh0ly days have come.
fAs naaesi Of the year,
VAg Eat they put low collars on
~ lsstlys lager beerf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

n,rs we're ssi fatal stree, acet
s@r,s n England last year, caused
Z sssmenlles street cars and
seer vshieles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

s,ssors-Jullan A. Mock. slleg.
a slayss Of Jesse Smith. is cap.
rrsa AFTER a chase OF three days.
~ nea quarreled over a mongrel
Az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

In Belfast. ireland. a two-oent
fare ls offered OF the street cars 70
workinamcn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

x.rs.ehss--A gcacral stagna-
=. y interest - the municipal
s.....lxn has Quilted Ia few &C
49, raraidalcs for the elective Of.
fsA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

cma BID yet 10 the Lorimer
vAiissash feedf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

4. grollsh vessel engaging IN
49, trade has been made mos
-. srsof with fine mesh qauxe
Essns
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

J. Pierpont Morgan has enriched
MA collection OF art treasures and
antiques BY the purchase Of sc an.
e1ent watches for 5000. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

OF New Works. 100000 OF pee.
pie. t.Fsi,siS 90 10 church, and g..
sio,Asi OF these are Catholics.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

On account Mr. NJ Noas the Nunon will
'l golden An $4,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

The British museum contains 40
'n'lea % book shelves and 2.ooo. 900
books
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-05-05

Lots or No,
Acres, Etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
MEYER TO MAKE A TOUR
Inspection Will Cover the United States
and Cuba.

Washington, Sept. ia compre-
hensive tour of investigation stretching
from New York to the Pacific coast
and to Cuba will be made by Secretary
Meyer Immediately after the cabinet
conference here next week.
Secretary Meyer will go from New
York to Chicago where he will inspect
the great lakes naval station, thence
by way of ST. Paul and the Yellowstone
Park to the Bremerton naval station
on Puget sound, then to Mare Island,
California, and over the southern
route to New Orleans and Pensacola.
Following an inspection at knights
Key, on the east coast of Florida. Mr..
Meyer will go to Cuba and observe
conditions at the Guantanamo naval
station and then expects to come di-
rectly home in time to cast his vote in
Massachusetts in the elections, No
vember 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
GIRL KILLED TWO men.
Ebby Shepard COnfesses to Murder of
Her Father and Her Uncle.

Arkansas City, Kan. Sept. 10
Ebby Shepard, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of ]. W. Shepard. who, with his
brother, Taylor Shepard, was murder
ed at their home in Newkirk, Ok,
Friday morning, has confessed to
County Attorney Burns and Sheriff
RAIDER that she killed the two men.
In her confession she declared the
cause of the crime was that the men
whipped her. She went to the wood
shed and secured the axe with which
the crime was committed and gave
it to the officers.
The girl has always been considered
feeble minded.
1t is believed by the authorities that
the girl had an accomplice in the
crime. A coroner's inquest will begin
this evening.
The officers said today they did not
believe the girls father and uncle had
abused her, but that they were killed
when they returned home unexpected
ly and found young man in the
house with the girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
SLASHED WITH RAZOR.
Fred Mack, a Paroled Prisoner, May
Die of His Wounds.

Fred Mack, a negro released on pa
role Sunday from the city prison with
the understanding that he would
promptly get out of town. broke his
promise to the police and later in the
day got into fight with other ne
groes finally receiving wounds which
may cause his death. Ed Harris. a
negro youth of 10, was arrested this
morning in the nego settlement west
of North Topeka, together with Demp-
sey Parker. who was at first believed
to have participated in the assault on
Mack. Mack is at the St. Francis hos
pital suffering from razor cuts which
nearly disembowled him and will leave
him, if he survives, a partial cripple
for life.
Mack has been under sentence for
'bootlegging'' but had been paroled
on account of bad health on his prom
ise to leave Topeka. 1t is said that
the North Topeka negroes who as
saulted him believed that he had been
let out of Jail to act as spy upon
liquor selling and gambling resorts pat
ronized by negroes. Early in the night
he had a dispute with Harris and Par
ker and some hours afterward he was
set upon and slashed by Harris. Mack S
coat, removed from his body at the
police station, was in tatters.
Harris Will be turned over to the
state while it is doubtful if Parker,
who was released after the first exami-
nation, will be rearreSted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
SANTA FE CHANGES.
Mr.. Kurn to Be General Superinten-
dent of Western Lines.

The announcements covering one
district of the western lines of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e railway
have been made public and as pre-
dicted in the State Journal some time
ago, ]. NJ. Kurn will be general super
intendent of the western lines of the
Santa Fe with headquarters at La
Junta.
Mr.. Kurn was formerly superinten-
dent of the New Mexico division of
the road at Las Vegas and his ap-
pointment takes effect October 1. He
is railroad man of note in the west
and is a Santa Fe product. His expef-
fence on some of the most difficult
divisions of the Santa Fe and his
rise through the ranks of
the operating department, has made
him an invaluable official for general
superintendent of this big district of
the Santa Fe.
F. L. Myers. superintendent of the
Rio Grande division with headquart-
ers at San Marcial will go to the New
Mexico division with his new head
quarters at Las Vegas.
s. E. Summers, trainmaster of the
Missouri division at Marceline, goes to
San Marcial as superintendent of the
Rio Grande division.
All the appointments take effect
October l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
Members of the G.. A. r.. Gather
at Atlantic City
For the National Encampment
and Annual Reunion.
BLUE AND THE GRAY
Are Planning to Bring About a
Great Meeting.
Wednesday, the Day Set for the
Big Parade.

Atlantic City. N. J., Sept. 19.-The ac-
tivities of the national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic be-
gan today when the national headquar-
ters were formally opened on the
Ocean pier at the foot of Tennessee
avenue. The weather was not all that
could be desired. The temperature
was pleasant enough but the heavy
clouds that roamed in from the ocean
made the air damp and indicated rain.
Things We're early astir at the pier.
Veterans who had not seen one an
other IN years held reunions; there
were expressions of joy to see old
comrades again and many moments of
sorrow when some soldiers found that
dear old friends had gone to their final
rest
The big crowd already here was
sweIled by the inflow of thousands of
veterans from all parts of the coun-
try.
The reunion of the Philadelphia bril-
gade on the steeplechase pier at the
foot of Pennsylvania avenue and the
meeting of Col. Hilary A. Herbert, Il
member of President Cleveland's cabi-
net and a Confederate officer, with
Chief Van SAINT and
General Sickels is still the talk among
the hundreds of veterans who saw the
meeting. 1t is probable that the
proposition made by Col. Herbert 20
bring about great meeting Of the
blue and the gray will be considered
d.ring the week with the object of
carrying out the suggestion.
The national headquarters on the
ocean pier were opened with the first
meeting of the executive committee OF
the national council of administration.
Commander-in-Chief Van SAINT and
members of his staff were early on
hand to lend their aid in completing
the preliminaries incident to the OPEN
ing of the encampment sessions.
Several committees of the Women's
Relief Corps also held their first meet
ing.
The work of arranging for the big
narade Wednesday, always a great and
difficult task, is proceeding splendidly.
! according to those in charge. The old
| soldiers from the middle Etlantic ana
make up the greater part of the big
proressiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
President Taft Begins His
Recognition of Insurgents.
Appoints Progressive Republic
can Postmaster at Salina.
FITZPATRICK TO GO.
mr.. Calderhead's Appointee Had
Not Been Confirmed.
Hull Has Been Urged by Senator
j. L. Bristow.

9allna' Kan, Sept. 19.-Geo. NJ. Hull,
progressive Republican, today re-
ceiVed a letter from the first assistant
postmaster general. notifying him of
MS appointment by President Taft 10
.tne position of postmaster here. The
appointment was dated September 1S.
the day a letter was issued from Bev-
erly to the effect that the president in
tended to be impartial in his attitude
toward progressives and regulars in
the matter of patronage
The president had reappointed T. D.
Fitzpatrick, the present incumbent. as
postmaster, but the senate failed to
confirm the appointment Congress-
man Calderhead, who recommended
Fitzpatrick for the place, was defeated
for denomination by a progressive at
the Republican primaries
This is the home of United States
Senator Bristow who had asked the ap-
pointment of Hull.