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The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
HOLD EVERY BALE,
OR REDUCE YIELD
Southern Governors Congress Ad-
opts Strenuous Resolutions
Anent the Cotton Crop
Advise Varied Planting

New Orleans, Oct 81 Farmers
of the South must withhold from
the market every remaining bale
of the present seasons crop of cot
ton and follow this with concert
ed and binding agreement to reduce
next seasons acreage at least 25
per cent, if they hope to restore
the South's great money staple to a
normal price level and retrive the
losses sustained by reason of the
present low prices.
This is the plan which the con-
ference of southern governors ad-
opted at its concluding session TO-
day to secure immediate relief
from the depression in the price
of the staple.
AS a means of securing perma-
nent relief from such conditions
and to guarantee the cotton farm
er in the future against the neccs-
sity of glutting the market with his
supplies at the opening of the sea-
son, the conference adopted reso-
buttons favOring the establishment
in every cotton growing state of
state controlled warehouses and
the collection and periodical pub
LEGATION Of statistics bearing upon
the worlds demand for consunip-
ton Of American cotton
The proposal of foreign banking
interests to finance holdiGg
movement covering 100000 bales
of the present crop was referred
to a special committee for future
action.
Put Traders TO ROut.
"If the plans as outlined by the
conference are put into operation
without delay" said Gov. 0. B. Col
quit of Texas, the father of the
conference. there is bound to be
an almost immediate increase in
the price of cotton, and traders in
the speculative world will be put
to rout. The statistics which we
have compiled showing the worlds
demand for American cotton,
proves beyond doubt that every
pound of this years crop is worth
10 cents or more-and the battle IS
won if the South's farmers Will
stand firm
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
NOV. 80 PROCLAIMED
THANKSGIVING DAY
With Our Country Specially Fav-
0red in Many Ways, President
Taft Names Day to Return
Thanks for Blessings.

Chicago, Oct. 3i.-president Taft
yesterday issued his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation, calling
upon the citizens of the United
States to celebrate Thursday, No
vember 30, next, as day of
thanksgiving and prayer The
proclamation reads as follows.
ITO the people of this land,
having by long sanction and prac-
lice set apart toward the close of
each passing year, day on which
to cease from their labors and as
semble for the purpose of giving
praise to Him who is the Author
of the blessings they have enjoyed,
it is my duty as chief executive to
designate at this time the day for
the fulnllment Of this devout pur-
pose.
Our country has been signally
favored in many ways. The round
of the seasons has brought rich
harvests. Our industries have
lllllNen lar DbNOllu our uOllleSLlC
needs; the production of our labor
is daily finding enlarged markets
abroad. We have been free from
the curses of pestilence, of famine
and of war. Our national counsels
have furthered the cause of peace
in other lands and the spirit of be-
nevolence has brought us into
closer touch with other people to
the strengthening of the bonds of
fellowship and good will that link
us to the comrades in the universal
brotherhood of nations. Strong in
the sense of our own right and in
spired by as strong a sense of the
rights of others, we live in peace
and harmony with the world Rich
in the priceless possessions and
abundant resources, wherewith the
unstinted bounty of God has en-
dowed us, we are unselflshly glad
when other people pass onward to
prosperity and peace"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
BETHESDA SPRINGS
PARK IS PLATED
b. S. Elmend0rf Has Secured 49,
Year Lease on Site and Will
Build at Once-plans for De-
velOping Splendid Resort.

H. w. Cardwell, who recently
purchased 200 acres of land, includ-
ing Bethesda Springs and surround
ings, and has since had most of the
land cleared and made some sub
stantial improvements at several of
the springs, last week received a
plat of the grounds and sold 90
year lease on lot 3, block 1, to b. S.
Elmendorf, who came here short
time ago from Port Arthur, Tex. Mr..
Elmendorf announces that he will
at once proceed with the construc-
ton of a bungalow on his property,
which he will occupy with his fam
lily. Mr.. Elmendorf, who is an
architect, was here last summer
and became so thoroughly imbued
with ideas of Mena's advantages in
climate and health that he has re-
turned with his family to make a
permanent home.
Mr.. Cardwell's plat of the Be-
thesda Springs property, which he
calls Bethesda Springs Park, COM
prises 100 lots or building sites, on
which he will sell 99-year leases,
The entire amount of the receipts
from these sales are to be placed
on deposit with the restriction that
it is only TO be checked out for
actual improvements on the Be-
thesda Springs Park property, these
improvements to consist of drives
gravel walks, developing and inn
proving springs, the construction OF
lake, bathhouse and cafe, this
latter to be equal, it is said, to any
thing in the South.
Following these ideas, Mr.. Card
we'll believes will result in bring
ing into use as pleasure ano
health resort this rarely beautiful
valley, with all its delightful sur
lroundings and its many springs Of
health giving waters, some Of
which were famous for their cure:
forty and fifty years ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
TWO HUNTERS DIE
IN PLACE OF DEER
Excited Sportsman Thinks He Sees
Deer and Brings Down
Three Men at One Shot
Two Die.

Mays Landing, N. j., Nov. H.
Mistaken for deer in the gloom of
the early dawn today, Constant
Steelman and John Yost, business
men of Pleasantville, were killed
and William Jarvis of the same
place, was injured when a hunter
fired at them at Weymouth. six
miles from here. The man alleged
to have made the fatal mistake is
said to be Charles Norcross, a
stranger in the neighborhood.
Steelman, who was in the oil
business; Yost, a furniture dealer,
and Jarvis left pleasantvile at mid
night with two friends to hunt
deer. Under the New Jersey law
the deer season opened today and
each hunter is allowed to kill but
one year. Hunting is permitted
only on Wednesdays in November,
consequently the woods were filled
with sportsmen.
The party spent the night in the
woods near Weymouth and about
daybreak the hunters were walking
down a road to take their stand.
Without warning a shot was fired
from the heavy underbrush on the
roadside and Steelman, Yost and
Jarvis fell. A moment later the
man who fired the buckshot step
ped into the road and was Mortified
when he discovered his fatal mis-
take. The other two men in the
party who escaped the
shot secured vehicle from a near
by farmer, and the wounded men
were started for PIeasantville. Be
fore reaching the city Steelman
and Yost died. Both had been shot
in the back and Jarvis had received
some of the shot in the leg.
The authorities of Atlantic coun-
ty are making a thorough investi-
CATION of the case, but had made
no arrests early in the day. The
hunter who fired the fatal shot is
under surveillance and can be ar
rested at any time if wanted.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
WOMAN JURY TO TRY EDITOR.
Californian Talesmen Only Too
Eager to DO Court Duty.

Los Angeles, Oct. 3l.-The first
woman jury TO be impaneled in
California will be sworn in Justice
of the Peace Cassidy's court in
Watts today.
The constable was given the
names of SO women to summon,
and his return showed that the wo-
men fairly fell over each other
in their eagerness to ascertain II
their names were on the venlre.
Not one objection was fled
The case this woman jury. VIII
determine is that of Editor A. A,
King of the Watts News, charged
with circulating Objectionable Ian
guage in the recent campaign OF
vets and drys.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
WAS NOT FIREBUGS
Crawford County Men Charged
With Burning Barn Are Ae-
quilted of the Charge.

Van Buren,, Nov. 2.-Dave Parton
and Doe" Baldwin, the two men
arrested last Saturday and charged
with having burned a barn belong
ing TO the Parton Bros. hall
brothers of David Parton, were
given a hearing IN Judge Pernot' s
court Wednesday afternoon and
we're acquitted, there not being SUI
flcient evidence TO warrant their
being held to the grand jury.
As tW0 previous. but unsuceess-
fnl. attempts to burn the barn had
been made, the responsibility VIII
be shifted To other shoulders and
IN ease the insurance company re-
sisis payment Of tie policy carried
on the barn al that time, there may
b. z@efe He~ Development f. 'if
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
DAYEY GUILTY, IS
VERDICT OF JURY
Former Cashier Convicted of Re-
cciving Deposits After He Knew
the Bank Was Insolvent--
Takes An Appeal.

Fayetteville, Oct. 3i.--F'red A.
Davey, cashier of the Bank of ST.
loan Springs, at the time it failed
two years ago, was convicted in
the Circuit court here last night,
charged with receiving money from
depositors after he knew that the
bank would have to close its doors,
and was sentenced to three years
in prison. He Immediately APP
pealed to the Supreme court. The
Bank of Sloan Springs failed in
August. 1909, many of the wealth
lest people in the western part OF
Benton county and banks IN Fort
Smith and st. Louis losing heavily
R. S. Morris, president of the bank
at the time it failed, is now on
trial, facing a similar charge.
Many Attend Trial.
Davey's trial was begun yester-
day morning, almost the entire day
being taken up hearing evidence
for the state. 1t attracted a great
deal of attention, many people
from Sloan Springs and other
places attending the trial as wit
nesses or spectators. The defend
ant took the stand late yesterday
afternoon and his testimony was
not finished until late last night
He denied the charges that he had
received deposits after the bank
was insolvent, knowing it to be in
solvent at the time.
Practically the same witnesses
are being used in the trial of Nor
ris as testified in the Davey case
It is expected that the Morris CASE
will be finished tomorrow after
noon and will probably go to thu
Jury at once. It is probable that
verdict will be returned tomorrow
night.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
WHAT'S WRONG WITH U. s.?
Chicago Business Men Make Effort
to Find Out.

Chicago, Oct. 3i.-A business
congress, to meet here December
If to consider what is the matter
with the country and what RENE
dial legislation will be asked OF
congress at the next session {. was
urged here today in call sent ou'
by a group of local business men
The five planks which it is now
thought will be embodied in the
business mems platform are:
Creation of an American mer-
chant marine.
Promotion of American foreign
commerce.
Currency legislation.
Permanent exposition OF Amerl-
can products in Paris.
Transportation, including rail-
ways, waterways and wagonways.
The general purpose of the con-
vention is for "the consideration o.
imperative measures for the gen
eraI welfare"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
COURT DEFINES A WIDOW.
A Woman May Be One Either by
Death or Divorce.

San Francisco, Nov. 2.-The re-
cent ruling of Judge Thomas 4.
Graham of this city, defining a
widow as a married woman who
has lost her husband either by
death or judicial decree, ~ received
the affirmation of the court OF ap-
peals today by a decision giving
Mrs. Eugenia Jones. divorced wife
of the late Everett Jones, the share
of the estate she claimed under the
will of Jones father. 5. l.. Jones.
In that will ii was provided that
in the event Of the death OF Everett
Jones. monthly income OF 500
and half the estate should 90 10
Fugcnia Jones. While she remain
Ell his widow Later the couple
We're divorced.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
TO EXPORT WOMEN?
Wichita Mayor Does Not Want TO
Send Them Away.

Wichita, Kas., Oct. 3i.-Wiehita
authorities and Attorney General
Dawson are contemplating export
ing 100 women arrested in disord-
erly houses this week. Mayor w.
w. Minick declared today the at
torney general and chief of police
shall not export the women.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
SEVENTEEN HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
Local Passenger DeraiIed just Out
side of Union Station at Pine
BluiF-All Cars Leave Track
Five Seriously Injured.

Pine Bluff, Nov. IA wreck on
the Valley division of the Iron
Mountain railroad occurred one
mile east of the Union station here
this morning at 500 o'clock, when
local passenger No. 1888, from Eu-
dora to Little Rock, left the rails
while running at a speed of about
is miles an hour. All the cars and
the tender of the engine left the
rails. The coaches partially over
turned, throwing the passengers
into a heap. The engine was not
damaged, but the tender turned
completely over and the baggage
car almost completely turned tur-
tie. Seventeen passengers were in
jured, five seriously, and many
others reported slight injuries dur
ing the day. Owing to the con-
fusion that followed the wreck and
the immediate relief given the in
iured by friends, who were expect
ing them at Union station, many of
them being taken to private homes
for treatment, it is impossible to
get a complete list of those hurt.
The Injured.
r. b. Drake, st. Louis, lumber
man, fractured rib and injured hip,
serious; l.. NJ. McNutt, Little Rock,
brakeman, skull fracture. will die;
E. w. Jacks, Redfeld, negro por-
ter, left leg broken; Rost James,
Fairfield, negro, back wrenched
and seriously cut, serious; LeXa B.
Davis, Helena, lumberman, knee
hurt; w. G. Williamson, Helena,
travelling man, bruised about body;
w. j. Reed, Little Rock, fireman,
bruised and cut; A. d. Pettis, Tamo,
fractured knee; Winnie Tolliver,
McGehee, back wrenched, R. M.
Hicks, Tamo, sprained knee and
back wrenched; Jim Mitchell, Hay
wood, cuts and bruises; H. B.
Sheye, Grand Lake, fractured rib;
Mrs. J. f. Leiper Dermott, slight
bruise; Capt. w. NJ. Ware, Moscow,
leg bruised; Baggageman Upton,
slight bruises; Auditor w. G. Robbs,
shoulder hurt; Goldena Fleming,
nepress, fractured ankle.
The Iron Mountain officials have
mi Inade a statement as to The
cause of the wreck, hut passengers
AID others who inspected the wreck
lndav saw snreadng rails were re-
sncnsbe. Some slate decayed
cross ties were left splintered along
the track for few hundred yards
and it was evident that the rails
were pulled from their insecure
fastenings when the train ran. onto
the defective foundation. Physlc-
ians and nurses, ambulanees and
private rigs were hurried to the
scene of the accident and found
passengers lying on the grass along
The tracks bleeding and wounded.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
PULITZER FUNERAL TIME SET.
Body of Late Publisher to New
York by Special Train.

New York, Oct. 3i.-The funeral
of Joseph Pulitzer. owner and ed
itor of the World, who died Of
heart failure on board his yacht
in Charleston harbor. will be held
at st. Thomas church on Wednes-
day. The public will be admitted.
The body Of Mr.. Pulitzer will be
brought to New York on special
train, leaving Charleston, s. c.. a.
4:30 this afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
HUNDRED MARRIAGES VOID.
License Issued Since Oklahoma
county Was Dissolved Not Legal

Oklahoma City, Ok, Oct. 81
Marriage licenses, of which there
are about 100, issued in Swanson
county since the court declared the
county defunct, are now all found
to be void. Many of the newly
weds are obtaining new licenses
from other counties.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09
Couqhinq at Might.

Means loss Of sleep. which is bad
for everyone. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound stops the cough at
once. relieves the tickling and dry
ness ia the throat and heals The
infamed membranes. Prevents 2
cold developing into bronchitis or
.-...-....-...ll-. tl.-.. "A .i..-al. N IL
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09

and rheumatism, both N mcn and
women. means kidney trouble ="
not allow II to progress beyond the
reach OF medicines. but stop Il
promptly with Foley Kidney Pills.
They regulate the action Of the
urinary organs. Tonic "a action.
Teick II results. frT ~aie ~ al
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09

For coughing, dryness and tick
ling in the throat. hoarseness and
all coughs and colds. take Foley''
Honey and Tar Compound. Con-
.fala. - N. .iln. -. $40 u al
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09

nine o'clock and at 80 morning ready for two glasses
old ,drant wafer splash good cold bath and thorough RIB befor
M ye.eNhe consists dumL-Jel work and muscle stretching
All OF which hard determine whether mt
years young thirty years old
generally take hurry for about SIX blocks Then aie e
breakfast 20 newspapers find If Billy whitewashin7
as many Of them they are Of him.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09

For four years my wife and daughte
my son and myself have slept on our bac
porch with nothing between US and star.
and temperatures about zero suit us hes
Our awning is arranged so that we eai
close II instantly in case Of rain or snow
With Medicine Hat pitching his 'bes
drop" you can bat 800 on that tired feel
ing and cold doesn't find good sizee
knotholc to peek at the game.
wear my union jersey sweatel
and damned suit that covers my feet an
head. with plenty Of blankets.
/ make il a point to be in bed at abou
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-09

Legal ElanES
The evening world., 1911-02-07
T h e N e w Play s


I T was the night of the blzard-b-r-rri Above tho shrek of the storm cam
= that seemed to come from HI ghost of IN unguarded past 1t trembed on Il.
Oreezea a stamford Ike a butterfly huttennsh ther m thuher and
thNher and hither. But reaching New York it grew inoa wild, hungry cry,
nd blind staggering Hope-she had beend drinking too much-IOpe. whose hear-
Hackers tainted py an be AIKEN seriously. theo-y o., Ssrsaty :. an | ,n,sr.
me. 1t my be mad to rn through a play like quicksilver. FOR example
the greatest esampe-take Ibsens Ghosts" which AXE it as plain as day.
here a, rate is a young author with a N idea. Apparently n is able to think.
though incapable of thinking Onvlncngy for four acts
d" 1t as by 10 means a bad idea to cal in a doctor at n beginning, for a
doctor ought to know what he is talking about when heedty is tn subject
he had not talked in a solemn iaboreS sraln ,sa ,nrs M' %" .e k Ui ~, ,e n Sr
sned TO be visited upo the children. for Mrs Ommers had Vi ava ron Ter
hsuOand nd live with Hopes father without a second marriage certificate to
mel nAme nj as ali this as known to the doctor. lie suggested that Hops bs
pat in the of temptation before settling down to married Ine He hoped for
- '' "' TAU u sneAh"s notion mar II" f~k might oHs ut the worst
sTy Dad In every way Herbert a hi first to show III evil effects OF Now
sorrow. Hopes interest in Arthur Ranton had driven Herbert to drink, for Rail.
in 1t seemed. vas menace to women. That very night HI was giving a supper
!" a Nuss"n dancer hi, 1t appeared. did not live for Ter art alone This as
SAID so plainly that the Russian ladys reputation vas smashed with a single
character.
sn. Hope merely smued in her, sweet. srnsh way AM said she wal. COINS to
u taTrr"insy short, m with N of the quickest jags on record. When her
moter asked for further detalsH Hope uttered a boozyc cry of horror. looked her
mother straight in HI eye mt then walked into her DON and slammed tho
doo- y moment later Mrs sommers discovered hat her impulive daughter
NAG nae gone out INTO te night again. wherupon he dropped to her k"eesa and threw
back TO Rantons rooms But before n could tell him III of her troubles tho
butler announced THE President o. hi Southern Railroad" sd Hope was no
It developed. she had escaped Ranton and he had never forgiven Ter. He va,
very sensitive But now that she had eOme to him at last woad she stay Il
he sent the other woman awayT There IA only ne answer to this question
~. a, ,ba nen, "a U "a 40 40 , m@s ,t 20 Ium, NV am " 80, amo 5000 10,
butler to keep Mrs sommers locked u p for an hour an then send her home
hat shc manage somehow to break ~, when Hopes voice reached her.. and
,ren the charming gentleman let thu family cat ou' OF the bal n Hope heard
The ridiculous play died by its W hand. It's theory was forgotten IN the
Miss Doris, Keane made Hope seem like a spoiled child n wanted to "..
gcessy bad in the part of RamOn. ant Campbell Ganan vas little better al
aphed over her impossible speeches, She was much too sood for "our World"
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Just for Fun.

butic;' and Their was lots OF the boys
that couldn't do that, let me tell you"
my cousin. Corney, out In the coun.
try, has asked me to go and spend a
week or two with her." said Mrs. Laps.
ling. and I'm going to do IT, After
you've been cooped up In a fiat for six
months there's nothing nat does you -
much good as to go out to the woods
ana rusty-gate a while"
Ulysses had put out the eye Of Poly.
phemus. the C~yclopean giant, with 4
frchTand.
There Is nothing TO hinder him." -
said, from replacing 1t with II glas,
eye"
Besides, he thought It was more merc..
ful to the big fellow to douse his glim
at one blow than to have the eye slowly
burnt out by the cinders from the soft.
coal chimneys.
The evening world., 1911-02-07

isn't II shocking 10 think OF the
hundreds Of citizens in that ohio county
who have been fined for buying and
selling votes?"
Yes, and they have been fined on
evidence that would not be considered
for one moment by n Senatorial investi-
eating Committed"
"Clarence. spend all your money
IN having a good time. Why don't you
follow your Uncle Chrlstopher's exam
pleg He's always helping other people.
He'd rather do that than eat"
81 know It,. That's why he does 1t.
He's the most s~elf-lndulgent man | ever
saw"
mo- said Uncle Jerry PEBBLES, ~
never claimed that l could spell all the
words in Webster's spellin' book. cause
1 quit school when ! was fourteen, but
eould spell EN- all as fur rs antiscor-
The evening world., 1911-02-07
A New ARSENE
e LUPIN Story
The Blonde Lady,.
By M lie Blanc
,copynsst, 1910. ,, Doubleday. rag. . o.,
sYNoPsrs OF PRECEDING cHAPrEks.

baron a Hsutrec. an dd invalid. Is found muf
tefcd. Hia nurse, Q beautiful blond sfi, 10 mis
ins. Police Inspector GanlmAfd believes tie crime
was committed by the thief seniss, Arsene La.
''Blonds LADY. .fhs B.Tons blue diamond j.
bought at . sAls for SOL w. by the Countess De
groom. Soon sftsrvsrd II. u stolen and 1, later
found in The room u one Of the Countosss guests.
Herr Mschsn, gsuimAfd sets 10 WORK on the cass
aud tnes to hsntuJ Nine. de Real the COUNTESS
intimate friend, a. The Blonls LADY. Inc Lolni
tss sends for HolmlOck Shsars, the great thalh
detective. Shear. and hs friend Wilson are du
ins at q Partisan restaurant hen Lupin ealnAJ
Introduces himself ~ liOlmlOck. Each srtes th'
other oourtsouAly. scar, then declares he VAL
clear up the mystery aud have Luyin impnonsl
within len daJa
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Have QuarreNed.

GIRL who signs her letters re. NJ.
N T." writes:
4 Il am in love with a young man
who has always paid a great deal OF
attention to another girl. Now they
have auarrelled and no longer speak.
and want you to tell me how | may
win him"
II the young man Is not interested In
you voluntarily. probably you would
The evening world., 1911-02-07
Is C~han9eable.

u d. H." writes:
Il am In love with a girl and
eizased to marry her. | think she
love. me, yet she Is very ~changeao'e'
ssne. lines she seems to care for me-
yet sometimes she treats me with cold
ness. DO you think she really cares
for me-"
PROBABLY the young lady does care
for you. but gives way selfslly TO her
" moods. The next time she treats
you with GOODNESS why not ask her
quite frankly why she does SO.
The evening world., 1911-02-07
CHAPTER III.
lConunued-)
HOImIOck Shears.

OURTEOUs bows were ex-
changed. as between two ad-
versaries on the fencing
ground who bear each Other
no hatred. but who are con-
The evening world., 1911-02-07

butlc;' and Their was lots OF the boys
that couldn't do that, let me tell you"
The evening world., 1911-02-07
He Has Reformed.

only make him dislike 70
liberately tried to attract h