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The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
s5,OOO AN INCENTIVE.
LATHAM SAILED OVER 6ALTi MORE, COVERING 25 MILES
 IN 42 MINUTES.
A RICH INVALID PAID HIM $500
Used a 5o-Horse Power Machine Sailed Against to 15-Mlle Wind at an Altitude of 400 to 2,o0o Feet.

Baltimore, Nov. 9.--For the benefit of Ross Winans, wealthy invalid who wanted to see an aeSoplane flight and who paid $500 for the privilege. Hubert Latham made short detour in his flight over Baltimore. Winans was unable to leave his home, and as his home was off the route of the flight he offered Latham $500 to come within his range of vision. Curving round the Belvedere hotel, he flew to about the line of Calvert street, and there, some 1000 feet in the air, per formed series of evolutions for the benefit of MT. Winans.
 Latham accomplished flight of nearly % miles, about half of it over Baltimore, and established new record for over-city flight The incen- tive was a prize of $5,000 offered by the Sun and the Evening Sun for a trip over prescribed route from and returning to the aviation field. He varied his altitude from 400 to 2,000 feet, and had to contend with wind blowing from seven to 15 miles an hour. He used his 50-horsepower Antoinette and was in the air 42 minutes.
 All the tall buildings in the down town section were availed of by thou sands who sought viewpoints to wit ness the flight of the airman, and by nosn every rooftop was black with people At 12 o'clock the whole city seemed to stop work and began watch ing. Some minutes later word came that Latham had started.
 Borne by the breeze, which aided him greatly, Latham flew straight for Fort McHenry, and when almost di- rectly over it he curved and heading In northwestern direction steered for the crowded grand stands" in the skyscraper district. Arriving over Baltimore street, near Calvert street, he made another turn and was off for Patterson Park.
 His trip to Patterson Park was a brief one and soon he was headed northwest for Druid Hill Park. Here te met with head winds, and circling the edge of the park. turned toward Charles street. After making the de tour he headed for the slsyscraper dis trict again. Over the Sun building he wheeled westward and near the edge of the city bore away southwest for the aviation field.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS
 ARE BEING PUBLISHED
postal Receipts Show An Increase Of 10 Per Cent Over Previous Year --Missouri Sixth in Amount
 of Postal Receipts.

Washington, Nov. 7.-Postal receipts ior the fiscal year ended June 30 were szz4'l2s,657.62, an increase of 10 per cent over last year. More than ons naif that enormous sum was collected n six states--New York, Illinois, Penn syivania, Ohio. Massachusetts and Mis- souri, the total collections of each ssate ranging in the order named. The New York postofiice collected 10 per cent of all the receipts and Chicago came next with per cent.
 The expenses for the year showed sn increase of per cent. It cost s1zs.sI7.224.50 to deliver the mail. In .nls way. Railroad transportation, ss4'n5.O00; assistant postmasters and e'erks in postoffices. s3S. 1000; rural tree delivery. s37.o4l ,O90: city service. esa'4sFo60; postmasters. s27.52l 900; sss,OoD.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
WORLDWIDE STORM
HALF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT SWEPT BY HURRICANE
 AND SNOW.
SCORES OF llFES HAVE BEEN LOST
A Great Storm Has Wrecked Villages Destroyed Shipping and Interrupted Telegraph Communlcation-Hea Shows inn Many Sections.

New York, Nov. 7.-Swept by hurri. canes, snow and rain, practically the entire northern half of the American continent is writhing under the lash. ings of great storm.
 Villages have been wrecked, ship. ping destroyed, boats blown out tc sea, great liners imperiled, telegraph communications between great cities interrupted.
 Scores of lives, it is feared, have been lost along the New England coast and the Alaskan coast.
 On the ether side of the world { similar storm is raging. Four South ern European countries have been storm swept the greater part of the day.
 A 50-mile wind has been blowing steadily off the New England coast Every harbor has been made port O. rescue by steamers and sailing craft. Great liners have put into the big harbors for safety.
 In Boston the high tide backed up thO SCWSio, hOOuih6 luS iOW parts ul the city, Flooded basements did s2,000 damage to the chamber of commerce.
 From Nome, Alaska, comes reports Of great storm which is raging over the Boring sea and Norton sound, wrecking ships and flooding coast towns.
 A southeast gale is sweeping Lake Superior. Many boats scurried for shelter to Isle Royal. At Duluth there is much fear for vessels that left there early in the morning and have not been reported from other ports. A heavy snow has fallen all day.
 Washington and the Southeast were cut of from telegraphic communica tion with New York There has been fall of wet snow through Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and even as far south as Tennessee.
 Messages from Washington to Balti. more had to be conveyed by wireless telegraph. Heavy damage to telegraph pnd telephone wires have partly cut off Buffalo and Scranton, Pa.
 The steamer Priscilla, of the Fall River line, from New York had a hard time of the New England coast. She carried 300 passengers.
 A tidal wave along the Alaskan coast last night, destroyed SO houses In Nome. Many schooners and small barges were blown out to sea.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
SAFE BLOWERS ROB
 4 KANSAS STATE BANK
Five Men Loot Bank Vault of S3,soo- Escape After Fight--One Wound ed-Seen in Southern
 Nebraska.

Marysville, Kan, Nov. 9.--hfve men robbed the State bank of Beattie, Mar shall county, of s3.500 and after a run ming fight with townspeople escaped in a motor car. At last reports they were fleeing through southern Ne braska, closely pursued. One Of the robbers was wounded
 The men rode into town, two on horseback and three in buggy. Tney rode directly to the bank and wniie one held the horses the others broke down the front door of the bank buid- ing, opened all the entrances into the banking room and went to work on the safe. The vault door was blown on with nitroglycerin. The robbers then gathered up all the cash and ran.
 Residents of Beattle heard the ex' plosion and about dozen turned out armed with shotguns, rifles ana re- yolvers. Just as the robbers were leaving the bank building the resi- dents opened fire. One man was seen to fall as he was coming down the steps. The man carrying the sack or money threw 1t into buggy and two others assisted their wounded comrade into the buggy with him while the others mounted their horses and rode away. All this time the residents were gathering and shooting at the robbers and the robbers were return ing the fire.
 The robbers rode about three miles and then abandoned their horses anu the buggy and took & motor car lna' they had hidden in a cornneid' ine residents had obtained horses ana motor cars and were chasing the TOD hers but did not reach the place where the change of vehicles was made unul fifteen minutes after the robbers hao driven away in the motor car.
 A telephone message from Liberty, Neb said that the men had passed through that town in motor car shortly before 5 o'clock The car was going north at high speed. Teiegrams have been sent out to all the surrouho ing towns to watch for the men.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
WORK FOR AUTO LINE
Passenger No. 1 Made Up Lost Time
 and Left Four Men in Mena.

Jesse Cox, running J. A. Councils Cadillac. left here about 8 o'clock with four passengers for Cove and VandeIvoort. They were travelling men who missed the morning passen- ger train on account of the fast travel ing by Engineer F. J. Rosbach. The train was reported forty-five minutes late and the men did not get to the depot until it had gone, as MT. Ros- bach managed to make up about 35 minutes of his lost time.
 A passenger who got off at Mena said that the train certainly did travel some coming down from Rich Noun tain. Even the negro porter was sur prised at the speed at which they hit the curves.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
RELATIVES HAD THE WRONG BODY
Supposed They Were Holding Funeral for a Loved One Who Is
 Yet Alive.

Danville, H., Nov. 9.--After all prep arations had been made to hold the funeral and after relatives had as sembled from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, it was learned that paker Poole of McKeesport, Pa, Is alive, despite the fact that body was gent from McKeesport to Pooles home. Posle was supposed to have died at McKeesport last Friday. When inc coffin was opened 1t was found that the body was not that of Poole, but of man unknown to the family.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
MORE TEXANS BUY HERE
I. A. Hopper and W. F. Morris Pur.
 chased Farms West of Mena.

T. A. Hopper and his son-in-law W. F. Morris. have each purchased farms west of Mena and will return and make their homes on them as soon as they can dispose of their crops and holdings at Rising Star, Tex.
 MT. Hopper purchased 200 acres ol Nun Allen on Mountain Fork, about ten miles west. and W. F. Morris bought the 90-acre farm known as the Bud Randolph place. this being two miles west of Mena.
 MT. Hopper expects to 50 into stock raising quite extensively.
 J. L. Horner of the firm of Hamilton & Homer. made the sales.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
BROUGHT FINE STOCK
Two iFamilies From Texas Locate
 Near Mena.

MT. and Mrs A. W. James and MT. and Mrs. Graf James arrived few days ago from Knox City, Tex. and have secured the Art Averett farm just West of Mena on which they have moved. They brought with them sew eral head of fine horses and will make it business to raise stock
 A few months ago Mrs. E. M. Ray, mother of Mrs. A. W. James, subscrib- ed for The Star for her daughter, say- ing she was going to send it until it brought her to Polk county. It took less than six months. in conjunction with bad drouth in Texas. to do the work
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
TEXAN BUYS PROPERTY
C. [. Floyd Has Purchased 200 Acres Near Ink and 3l acres Adjoining
 Mena-To Raise Fine Stock.

c. L. Floyd. who came here a few days ago from Denton, Tex. has pur- chased two excellent farm properties, a 100-acre farm of John Talkington, near Ink, and 31 acres, nicely im- proved. from T. F. Kidwell. lying just south of Mena.
 Mir. Floyd came here some days ago, bringing several head of fine Jer- says and other property. He will not return to Texas, but will be joined by his sons. who will bring considerable other stock.
 Mr. Floyd is a cousin of Mrs. J. c. Jackson, with whom he has been vis- itine since coming to Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
MUST HAVE THEM
SECRETARY OF WAR DICKINSON SAYS AERoPLANE HAS
 MADE GOOD.
ONLY THING THE ARMY LACKS
VIII Ask Congress for an Appropria. ton Should the President Approve Are Behind Other Nations-Has Sailed In Them and Knows Worth.

New York, Nov. 9.-"The possibili. ties of the aeroplane as an implement of war are unlimited" declared Jacob McGavock Dickinson, secretary of war upon his return from a four months tour of the world. "If I oh- tain the presidents approval to do so shall urgently recommend to con gress special appropriation for aeroplane experiments. Secretary went on. "In advanced aeronautics only Is our army behind the armies of Europe and that of Japan. Otherwise l believe ours is the most efficient in the world.
 Possibilities Unknown.
 Nobody can tell what the possibili- ties of the aeroplane are. The prog. ress in the last year in perfecting the flying machine is marvellous and does not seem yet fully to have reach per lection. l know from practical expert ence with the capacity of the aero plane is at this moment I felt as safe as I ever felt aboard ship or in an automobile or railroad in my first trip. In one trip was up more than half an hour and was carried at a speed of about mile a minute. If the aeroplane in it's present unper fected state can safely carry passen. gers who shall doubt that very soon its carrying capacity will be sufficient for transporting bombs and other heavy destructive agencies of war at any rate believe 1t. For that req. son at least 1 will put our army on an equal footing with the other armies of the world if not ahead of them in this respect. My wish Is to begin at once or as soon as we shall get the money needed with the organization of the aeroplane bureau just as we have other bureaus through which the affairs of the army are administered and then begin to teach enlisted men and officers alike to handle the ma chimes. Thus far we have struck out on no new lines of experiment but with an adequate appropriation at our dis posal we may be able to do this and evolve something new and important am satisfied that it won't be long be- fore bombs and other explosive will be carried in aeroplanes and dropped at targets on the earth just as pro- tectiles are now hurled from big guns at sea and on land and with about as much accuracy I, therefore am not one of those who believe that the chief value to be hoped for from the aeroplane as an implement of war is 1oY recnnnojssance puruoses oulvD
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

London, Nov. 8.-The five-masted ship Preussen, the largest sailing yes. sel in the world. lies wrecked in Crat Bay, Dover, where she is pounding on the rocks in a fierce southwest gale Her crew are still aboard, 1t being i'm. possible, on account of the heavy sea, to reach her.
 The Preussen collided with the cross-channel steamer Brighton, bound for Dieppe from New Haven witt ninety passengers. The steamer war considerably damaged, but returned safely to New Haven. The Preussen lost her bowsprit and jib boom and possibly suffered other damage. She drifted away in the darkness.
 Life Boats Fail of Rescue.
 The Preussen was flung ashore in gale. A lifeboat and four tugs vainly tried to reach her, but they were nearly swamped by the colossal seas The liseboat got near to the wreck but although there were lights aboard the crew was invisible. and no answer was given to the lifeboat's hail. Find ing it was hopeless to reach the preus sen, the lifeboat and tugs stood off.
 Meanwhile the coast guards ashore threw line attached to rocket over the Preussen, but apparently the crew did not make it fast. Toward mid night tose on the wreck gave the first sign of life, sending up signals of dis tress, and the lifehoat departed agair to attempt a rescue.
 The Preussen is a steel vessel ol 4765 net tons. with cargo capacity oi 5000 tons.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
stray Roll Safely Home.

Darby. Pa.--After practically giving up s165 for lost. K. H. Wilson recow cred the roll, which he had neglected to remove from vest pocket when he took i. to be pressed at local tailor shop.
 Wilson was on hand when the suit was returned. and. putting his hand in the vest pocket, pulled out the miss ing roll.
 He ss undecided whether his vest was thoroughly cleaned. or whether svsf ybody ie honest
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
REMAINS INFERRED HERE
Mrs. P. M Guiou Laid to Rest in Odd
 Fellows Cemetery.

P. M. Guiou and daughter have re- turned from Nevada. Mo. where they were called last week by the death of the wife and mother. who was stabbed to death by patient in tEe asylum for the insane. They brought the remains here. which were, Tues day, laid to rest in the Odd Eel lows Cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
Patten Fiqhts White PIaouo.

Chicago, Nov 9.-Dr. Arthur Ed wards announced the gift Of $200,00O by James A. Patten, former board of trade operator, to found chair of experimental pathology in the North western university medical school. The purpose is chiefly study and ex- pertinent with tuberculosis and pneu- monia.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
n,,,n. "a Ralse Maine on Way.

philadelphia, Nov. s.--A train Of 5o ,ra,ght cars carrying 1,50O tons or steel sheet piling, to be used in con nectiou with the raising of the pat tieship Maine f Havana narpor' a, rived here from Buffalo. Every car bore 2 banner.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

For the serious diseases that attack the kidneys, Prickley Ash Bitters is an unfailing remedy. Relieves backache, swelling of the feet and persistent headache symptoms which indicate kidney trouble.
 Davis Drug Go. special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

Guthrie, Ok, Nov 9.-Fair weather prevails throughout Oklahoma for the state election. The matter of greatest concern to election officials is the en lorcement of the Grandfather" Law Tor the disfranchisement of illiterate negro voters. The Democratic cleo uon officials are insisting that negroes must prove by actual test that they can read and write before they shall vote. This is in conflict with an opin- Ion by the United States district at torney at Guthrie that no negro voter may be deprived from voting for a candidate for representative to con- sress II the negro make affidavit that ne can read and write.
 AL Guthrie where there Is a heavy negro vote, negroes, are not being al- lowed to vote by making this affidavit. A demand probably will be made for the arrest of election officers under 'ne laws of the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

A bottle of Prickly Ash Bitters kept in the house and used occasionally meas p.ed l.,ai,n to the wsiass household.
 Davis Drug Co. speciakasent
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
A SAIL SHIP IS LOST
FivE-MASTED CRAFT ON ROCKS WITH HER CREW NEAR
 DOVER, ENGLAND.
LIFE SAVERS COULD NOT HEEtf

Cross-Channel Steamer with Ninety Passengers Escapes After Collision in GsIe-5oats Swamped in the Col
 ossal Seas-Efforts Made to Rescue.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

Oklahoma City, Ok. Nov. 9.--As 6 precautionary measure to prevent race riots as result of the enforcement of the grandfather clause" provisions, Governor Haskell ordered out the Ok. lahoma City company of the National Guard. The soldiers mehilized ct the armory ready for an emergency. The order came as a result of telephone advices from Guthrie and Logan county that bloodshed was probable when the disfranchised negroes at tempted to vote. There Is no militia al Guthrie, but if trouble breaks out the governor will send the local com pany there on special train.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

Tulsa. Ok, Nov. 9.-Trouble was narrowly averted here when c. w. Melons, a negro and Methodist min ister, was refused the right to vote ai one of the precincts. A large crowd of negroes gathered around the voting booth and threatened trouble. Officers dispersed them.
 Melons then made an affidavit be. fore notary public that he could read and write. Later he caused the United States commissioner to swear out warrant for the election officials who denied him the right to vote.
 Melons, who Is well educated, being able to read Latin and Greek as well as English, declared he would carry the fight to the highest court in the land.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10
ARE DENIED \ VOTE
- ENFORCEMENT OF THE '" oeANpFATHER CLAUSE
 CAUSING TROUBLE.
ogl AROMA BLACKS ARE IN ARMS
,,.,,o.s All over State Are Trying to " Cast BaIot-serious Trouble Report .d From Many Places--Federal Au- ,norities May Get Into Row.

Muskogee, Ok, Nov. 9.-IrouDle mas s.oten ont between negroes and white n,op at Pussy Creek precinct in Wag- arsr county. The negroes have taken Uossession of the polling place and .broun the white officers out.
 Fussy Creek is four miles from Cow eta the nearest white town, and is in ,be heart of big negro settlement. A runner was dispatched by the election ofscers to Coweta asking for help. Two motor cars loaded with 15 white men armed with shotguns and Win cbesters started immediately for the scene. Others will follow. These white men will attempt to put the election officers back in control and dlsarm the negroes, nearly all of whom are carrying guns.
 It is feared that when the white men arrive at Pussy Creek there will be a fight.
 The negroes have commenced to of fer afidavits of their qualification to vote at Coweta, but none has been al lowed to vote on them yet The ne groes there are sullen, but have not made any demonstration.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-10

Muskogee, Ok, Nov. 9.-Less than 20 per cent of the negroes in Musko gee are voting, hundreds of them not even going to the polls. About hali of those who appear st the voting booths are refused because they can not qualify under the Grandfather Law. Reports from Wagoner, Sequoh and Mcintosh counties indicate the negroes are trying to vote there in large numbers.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-31
JUNE WEEK" PLAY GIVEN.
Friends and Relatives of NIiddIes
Pleased with Money Talks"

Annapolis. Md, May 3O.-'Money Talks ~
written both as TO lyrics and librotto.
and staged and acted by MILDLY members
Of THE Masqueraders," was presented
with great success on the stage Of the
auditorium in the Academy Building to-
night. as the opening feature Of the grad
uation gayeties, which will last for
week
An audience Of 1900 people. comprised
Of relatives and friends Of the young
future admirals, packed the auditorium
and applaUded generously the work of the
young actor-sailors.
The story OF the musical comedy S
bright and the music catchy and snappy.
The hbretto collaborated by Midship-
men R. +. Clark. Vincent Meyer, Pen
dleton, and Field. To Middies Dodd.
Smith, and Field goes the credit for the
lyrics while the music was from the
composition Of Mldshipmen CIak, How
ell, and Smith
Tomorrow morning the real June
week will begin when ut 10 O'Clock the
twelve members OF the board of visitors
will be officially received with booming
of cannon and all the usual military pomp
attending such functions
The Washington herald., 1910-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY, 1910.

Here at the Capital Of the Nation
Memorial Day seems TO have a graver
and a deeper significance than else
where. Here are the visible offices Of
government which the boys in blue
fought and died to save. Here more
than in any other city are noble
monuments commemorating the deeds
and glories Of the brave, and hard by
the city is the national Gods acre.
where IN serried ranks. the known
with the unknown. they lie beneath
the sod
II is a good suggestion that has
recently been made that the date Of
Memorial Day should be shifted from
May 30 TO the last Sunday I'm MAJ. for
none who noted in the procession yes
terday how time has thinned the blue
coated ranks Of 81. who watched
these brave old men with haltlng
steps keep sturdily in line. bat must
have realized that there is something
essentially religious in the meaning OF
the day.
No one who watched the parade
marching out through the city's
streets yesterday morning toward the
national cemetery but must have
been touched with the infinite pathos
OF Il all The veterans are few in
number now. piufully few. but stln.
to the sound OF martial music, their
tottering feet keep time; brave effort
is made to keep the bent old shoulders
straight, and the humble medals. that
IN their lack OF gaudiness seem so
insignificant. SO Inadequate. and yet
which mean so Infinitely much in sor-
row and IN tears and IN patriotism,
are proudly worn.
There are so few of them left-so
Few. They walk with canes. most OF
them. OF. instead Of the musket Of
fifty years ago. are reduced 70 hum
ble umbrellas; but still they muster
in on Memorial Day 70 pay their low
iEg tribute 20 the comrades by whose
sides they fought