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The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
GEN. SHAVER KNEW GEN. cABELL
Met at Breaking Ont Of War and Been
Been Friends Since.

General r. G. Shaver, in a CONVEX
sation with representative of The
Star. spoke feelinely Of the death of
General W. L. Cabell. whose death
was reported Thursday.
General Shaver says that when the
Civil war began Cabell was captain
and quartermaster in the regular
army, but resigned and rendered his
services to the Cenfederacy, at which
time he first met him. He was as
signed to duty in the quartermaster s
department and served in that capa-
city until promoted 20 brieadier gem
eral. After serving for time east of
the Mississippi he was relieved and
ordered to report TO General Van
Dorm, under whom he served until the
latter was sent east of the river. Az
ter General Hindman was assigned to
the command of the troops west of the
Mississippi. General Cabell was sent
back and in the organization of the
force was assigned TO command the
brigade of Cavalry known as Carroll's
brigade and was in command of this
brigade when captured.
Generals Shaver and Cabell became
most Intimately acquainted after the
battle Of Jenkins ferry. while the
former was in command of the post
at Camden
General Shaver places his highest
stamp of approval on his old comrade
when he says he was a good fighter.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
SMITH ACQUITTED
OF EMBEzzLEMENT
Jury Evidently Believed Story Of De-
PENDANT That He Was Authorized
to Spend Money by Railroad
for Campaign Expenses.

Lonoke, Feb. 23.--E. A. Smith,
former agent OF the Rock Island rail-
road at this place and candidate for
state railroad commissioner in the cam
paign last year, who was held on a
charge of embezzline ST 1857 of the
funds Of the railroad. was declared not
guilty by jury in the Lonoke Circuit
Court here this afternoon. Prosecu-
ting Attorney George w. Clark repre-
scented the state. while Tom Trimble
Jr. and Judge George Chapline appear
ed in behalf OF the defendant.
In his testimony here today Smith
said that the railroad company brought
him TO Lonoke, paying his expenses
and ran him for railroad commissi )ner
and that superintendent Copley of the
Rock Island railroad had taken him to
Little Rock and had authorized him to
use the funds of the railroad company
and had supplied him with passes all
over the district, Smith also testifi-
cd that Superintendent Copley said
that he did not care whether he
(Smith) or Bellamy was elected. but
that they wanted to beat w. X. Sur
ridge and that they wanted him to
make an effort to carry Lonoke county
and the cities in that end of the dis
trict and II they could divide the vote
with Surridee they could elect Bellamy
Smith also stated that Superintcnd-
ent Copley had wired him congratula-
tons on the result Immediately after
the election.
Judge Eugene Langford presided
over the court.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
GAMESTERS WIN In
MAYORALTY FIGHT

Hot Springs. Feb. %. Running on
a platform favorine open gambling,
w. w. Waters. former mayor. receiv-
ed majority OF votes cast at yester-
days democratic primaries and was
nominated for mayor, defeating field
of three other candidates. Mayor M.
II. Jodd. candidate for third term
nomination: John A. Riggs. reform
candidate, and Attorney James l..
Graham ran in the order named. In
all 1.066 votes were cast. of which
Waters received $50. Jodd 1856. Riggs
227. Graham ST. Up to o'clock the
vote was extremely light. There was
a rush TO the polls between and 6
O'Clock. Jodd led in five wards, but
when the returns from the Second
came in Waters easily swept aside this
advantage. The Second and Fifth
wards contain a majority of negro
voters and here Waters received a
heavy vote.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
MAY WHEAT BELOW 80 CENTS
Lowest Price Since 1eo8--5la Worlds
Crop and Good Prospects for
Next Crop Cause.

Kansas City, Feb 25.-Wheat FOR
May delivery in Chicago sold below
20 cents bushel for the first time
since June 1905, Since January II a
decline of 10 cents bushel has oc-
CURED, and prices are now "a cents
bushel lower than a year ago De-
cllnes in the Kansas City market
nave been about the same as in Chi
cago. The drop was about one and
one-half cents a bushel.
The Biggest worlds crop on record
last year and Increased area of fall
own wheat in nearly all countries for
this years crop in most important
countries explain the present weak
Less in the market. A more immediate
,ause Is the widespread and heavy
snow and rain of last week. which
supplied abundant moisture to insure
a favorable start for this years crop
in the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
TO READJUST STATE
REVENUE SYSTEM
Judiciary COMMITTEES Of the House Now
About Ready to Report on Hurst
Bradham Bill Sliding Scale
Of Assessment.

Little Rock, Feb. 25.--After several
weeks of consideration Of the Hurst
Bradham bill for the readjustment of
the state revenue system. the Judici-
airy committee Of the House is now
about ready to report favorably upon
the 1870 sections of the bill with slight
amendments. This bill was framed
by d. A. Gates, OF the Arkansas Tax
Commission. and it is certain that
Gov. Donaghey also had hand in the
dictation Of the measure. The Judic-
larry will make but one material amend
ment. and this will act only to get the
true value of all property in the state
upon the tax books. The committee
will not recommend fiat rate of de-
crease in the rate Of taxation when
the property is assessed at full value.
but will make the rate of taxation a
sliding scale. going up when the value
of property is assessed low. and COM
ING down when the assessment is high.
The bill as originally drawn provides
for full assessment and flat rate OF
decrease in the rates of taxation. AS
the amount of taxes the property own
er must pay decreases with the
amount of taxation on the books, ev-
cry taxpayer will work to see that his
neighbor assesses his property at full
value. With all property at full valu-
alton, it is anticipated that the amount
on the state tax books will increase
from $3.50, 900, 900 to $1,000, 0Oe, 900.
While the increase is expected to be
nearly three times the present valua-
ton. the rate of taxation will not be
be reduced more than half. if that
much. as the object of the revision i:
TO gain revenue sufficient to provide
for all expenses of the state govern
ment. This system of taxation vii
apply to all local matters. as well al
state taxation.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02

c. M. Wise. Former Sheriff Of Scott
County. Dies at Waldron.

J. T. Wise. who lives about two
miles east of Mena, Friday return
ed from Waldron. where he was called
Sunday before by the serious illness of
his father. C. M. Wise. which termi-
mated fatally Monday morning.
The deceased was IS years old and
had lived in Arkansas AZ years. He
formerly, was for ten years sheriff Of
Scott county, and was quite well
known over Polk county. Several
years Of poor health. followed by pneu-
monia brought the end.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02

The most common cause sf insomnia
Is disorders of the stomach. Cham.
berisin's Stomach and Liver Tablets
snrrssss t these disorders sfd enabic so,l
~ sleep. For sails by oil dcalcrsi
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
MRS. LII. BURKE DEAD.
Had Been III In Kansas City for Sew
eral Weeks.

Mrs. Julia Fitzpatrick received a
telegram Saturday announcing the
death OF Mrs. Christina Burke, wife OF
Major j. II. Burke. in Kansas City at
II o'clock Friday night.
Mrs. Burke was i'll when she went
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Robert
McGee, several weeks ago.
She was accompanied on her trip by
her daughter Mildred. About a week
ago when her condition became Sc
rious. Mr.. Burke went to her and last
Tuesday morning her other daughter
Esther went to Kansas City.
The plans for her burial are not
known but II is probably that she viii
be buried here.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
OKLAHOMA RAIL
ROAD PROPOSITION
John n. Hamilton and Mayor W. ?.
Parks Return From Oklahoma City
Prospect Of Road From
Another Source.

John II. Hamilton and Mayor w. p.
Parks, who went 20 Oklahoma City last
Sunday in behalf Of Mena's interest
in the proposed Oklahoma State rail-
road, returned last Thursday night.
They report that on arrival they eot
in touch with Representative J. r.
Knight Of McCurtain county. whose
message caused them 10 be sent. and
proceeded to get acquainted with the
legislators and urge the advantages OF
bringing the line toward Mena.
The conditions found by Mena's
representatives are about as follows:
The House. to which the railroad
bill has been reported favorably by
the committee. is heels over head in
local bills. and has small show to get
out without an extra session. The
speaker, however. asserted that he
would bring the railroad measure out
next week, the lasg week of the regu-
lar session. 1t is thought it will 60
through the House. but may meet op
position in the Senate. In fact. II is
doubtful If 1t can be put through unless
an extra session is called. Ifit should
pass both houses. it then would have
to be voted upon by the state under
the referendum law before it would b.
in effect.
Mr.. Hamilton says that he consider:
the proposed law very good one. !,
is pet measure Of Ex-Governor G. N
Haskell.
Mr.. Hamilton states that the,
found definitely that a real effort wal
being made. in fact the surveying il
under way. for line of railroad from
Atoka to Hugo. He is informed tina
il is thought If this is built il win b
taken over and operated by the Mis-
souri,. Kansas s. Texas Company.
The people of Hugo state that whel
this line is completed, they win Civ
S100.0 900 towards its extension t
Mena. This line would come to Mem
through the virgin timber lands OF Nc
Curtain county. and TO Mena vii
SmithvilIc. This route. it is said. i
the only practical one because of tn
topography Of the country.
Messrs. Hamilton and Parks wer
not at all extravaeant, using but
little more than one-third of the fund
furnished.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
DOCTOR PRAISES D. D. D.

Although an NJ. d., acknowl.
edge to my patients and patrons
that your remedy, d. D. D.,
reaches cases of Eczema and per-
maueutly cures them. DIR. Ira It.
Gabbert, Caldwell, Kan.
my cure began from the appli-
cation Of D. D. D. My skin is
now as smooth as a baby's. |
wouldn't take thousand dollars
fer what D. d. D. has done for
me. writes August SaEto. of
Chillicothe, Ohio.
These are just samples of letters
we are receiving every day from
grateful patients all over the coun-
try.
Worth its weight in gold, =
"All my pimples washed away by
d. D. D." 81 found instant
relief" I'd. D. ID. is little short
of miraculous" These are the
words of others in describing the
great skin remedy, d. D. d.
Proven by thousands of Gu.
Tor ten years to be absolutely
harmless and reliable in every
case of skin trouble, no matter
what it is.
Get a trial bottle today Ia.
slant relisf--ouly Csc.
Davis Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
Many Boys Corn Clubs.

A. f. Wear returned Saturday
from Fort Smith, where he attended a
state meeting of the county demon
stration AGENTS of Arkansas. He re-
ports great enthusiasm in the Boys
Corn Club work, it being in full blast
IN no less than forty counties. One
county reports membership in its
club of 500 boys.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02

A novel entertainment and celebra-
ton was enjoyed Wednesday at the
South side school when the pupils of
the various grades spread very de-
licious dinner in the hall of the school
building and invited their teachers as
guests. After the noon hour the en-
tertalnment was continued with
speeches. recitations and patriotic
songs which were very appropriate
for the occasion.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
MORRISON TO ST. LOUIS.
Going There for Further Treatment IN
Hospital.

Mrs. N. w. Eddy and her daughter
Mrs. w. c. Morrison. arrived Fri
day from Paris. Texas. where Mrs.
Eddy went when Mr.. Morrison was
injured about two weeks ago. Mr..
Morrison came with them as far as
Poteau and from there went to st.
Louis where he will be under treat
ment for several weeks His face was
very badly cut and the treatment he
viii get at ST. Lo..is will be to prevent
a bad scar.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
REMEMBERED WASHINGTON.
Anniversary Of Birth Celebrated al
High School.

Washington birthday anniversary
was celebrated lastWednesday athena
High School by a program Of patriotic
songs and recitations by students of
the high school and the eighth grade
and addresses by the Rev. T. A.
Park. j |. Alley and Prof. w. T.
Adams.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
Not Many officers Left.

Washington. reb. 25.-The death q
'tsn. w. L. Cabell of Dallas, Tex. ID
Wednesday leaves only about he
,.ozen general officers of the Confede
lie army still alive, Among them al
= h. Buckner of Kentucky, l. c. Wa
.er of South Carolina. Clement z
vans of Georgia, Marcus ]. Wrigt
i Washington. d. c., George w. Co
ion of Tennessee and T. T. Munfori
o. Virginia
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
FOR NEW CONSTITUTION


Special 10 The star
Little Rock. Feb. %. Represent
tive Henley today introduced a bill
providing for constitutional conven-
ton and appropriatine the sum Of
$50. 900 to meet the expenses thereof,
The date for the convention is set for
September IL. 1911.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-02
RECIPROCITY BILL
Is BEFORE SENATE
Reported Out by Finance Committee
without Recommendation
To Push Supply
Bills.
Special to The star.

Special to The Star.
Washington, Feb 24.-The Senate
finance committee has reported out
the Canadian Reciprocity bill without
recommendation. and the measure
now is regularly before the body.
Chairman Hall Of the Senate appro-
priation committee has gwen notice
that from now on all supply bills will
be pushed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
Slaves Of the Russian Passport.


A peasant leaves his home to seek
tor work as field 1aborer wherever
he can 1nd work to do, and. like every
Russian, male and female, he takes
his passport with him, which is quite
as much part Of him as his soul is
1T is always half yearly passport.
which he MUSE renew Mt the end Of
six months. sending it home in reg.
istered letter to an Official at his ma,
tive place and inclosing the legal fee,
and something over for: the trouble
The time IT renewal draws near; the
workman gets a demand for a new
passport Through official neglect or
other reason the passport fails to come
In time. The honest workingman,
who icy earning his bread in the sweat
Of his brow and by the practice per-
haps oftexceptional sobriety is trying
to earn, a pittance for his family. Is
arrested suddenly, and sent home
that Isl is flung into forwarding
prison, whence he emerges to join a
convict party. which contain the cream
Of crminality. and is made to suffer
torrents before he gets home. When,
he,arrives he gets his passport and is
atfree agent-once more loyal sub.
0ect.-E. b. Lanin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
Courage and the Fle..

Courage is resistance to fear. mas.
terry Of fear, not absence of fear. Ex-
cept a creature be part. coward, it ia
not compliment to say it is brave: it
is merely a loose misaRplfcation OF
the word. Consider the. fea-incom-
parably the bravest OF all the crea-
lures of God ii ignorance Of fear were
courage. Whether you are asleep or
awake, he will attack you, caring
nothing for the fact that in bulk and
strength you are. to. him as are the
massed armies OF, the. earth to suck
Ing child. He lives both day and
night and all days and nights in the
very lap of peril and the immediate.
presence of death and yet Is no more.
afraid than is the man who walks the.
streets Of q city that was thrAatenea
by an earthquake ten centuries he-
fore. When we speak Of Give, Nielsen
and Putnam as men who didn't know
what fear was we ought always %.
add the .hea land put him at the Nod
ut the prOceasiOn.-Mark Twain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
TRUST 70 BE ooob'
Announces Reorganization Along En-
Ntirely Lawful Stipulations.

New York, May 18.Ths Standard
oil company OF New Jersey. the dis
solution of which was ordered by the
United States supreme court In the
decision handed down on. Monday. ID
now preparing to reorganize the busi-
ness along lines which will not con
hict with the Sherman antitrust law,
as construed by the court.
No statement Of the company'l
plans was Forthcoming from the
Standard Oil directors or its legal adj
visers. However, Moritz Rosenthal,
the $1,000 day attorney. who. with
John G. Milburn. conducted the
Standards defense In the government
dissolution suit until it reached the
highest court. has suggested . plan
which he says could readily be adopt.
ed by the company in its reorganiza.
ton.
This plan, says Mr.. Rosenthal, who
is now a member of the banking firm
OF Ladenburg, Thalman & Co. Of New
York, would enable Standard Oil 70
reorganize by combining Its compa.
MES into four powerful organizations
producing, manufacturing, transpor.
tation and selling companies. Mr..
Rosenthal says that in suggesting this
plan he has kept in mind what the
supreme court In Its decision calls q
minor modification of the decree OF
the <lower court.
Mr.. Rosenthal says that he sees no
reason why the law will not be salts.
fed by the breaking up of the present
company into the four parts suggested
''The court has finally given us q
clear and decisive Interpretation OF
both sections / and of the Sherman
act and it Is an Interpretation which
aside from it's specific effect on Stand.
ard Oil interests, will be gratifying to
the business community said Mr.
Rosenthal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18


! hapolson's Custodian at Sc. Helena,
!. Sir Hudson Lowe. the man appoint
ed; By England to be the custodian OF
the emperor, arrived at 81. Helena on
April ID, 1916. His appearance was
not prepossessing. He was extraordi-
narfly thin, with a stff carriage. He
had long, bony face blotched with red
and scanty hair Of dirty yellow color.
His hollow eyes cleaned under thick
reddish eyebrows, but were furtive
and restless, never looking straight at
any one save by stealth. Is n
.ofhat is a. bad man." declared Ma
poleon when he had seen him. "His
eye as he examined me was like a
hyena's caught In a trap" -
He really resembled this horrid, sly
animal In ttsewalksas well as in hair
,andseyes. He never.sat down when he
was talking, sbnt swung about ,hesitat-
ingly and with abrupt jerks.-Stokoe.
with Napoleon at st. Helena"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
Wanted a Sieener,

A certain physician sat in box at
the theater the other night. 1t hap.
pened that he was the first man to
take his seat In that particular box.
The next man ushered in had been
hitting just few of the more elevated
points in the highway prior to coming
to the theater.
cam l intruding?" he inquired ever
so politely of the doctor. Have you
this section engaged all for yourself?"
mo. I haven't got it engaged all
for myself. Sit down." replied the
doctor brusquely. for he didn't want
to encourage the stranger to carry on
any extended conversation.
"All right. then" replied the stran-
ger. 1T you haven't got the whole
section I'll tell the porter to go ahead
and let down the upper BERTH
Washington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
INTERCOLL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
College Men Busy Preparing For
Annual Meet In Cambridge.
PENN'S CHANCES LOOK GOOD.
Red and Blue Team Well Balanced
Cornell Strong In Distance Events
Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Michi.
gan Will BE Factors.

After months Of practice college ath-
letes are now putting the finishing
touches on their training for the inter
collegiate track and field meet which
will be held IN the Harvard stadium,
Cambridge, Mass, May 26 and q.
The 1910 meet was productive Of
only one record, but in view of the
great performances of number Of
men in their preliminary workouts it
would not be surprising If records by
the wholesale should go by the board
in the stadium.
Although dual meets have been
scarce SO far this season, there have
been occasions on which the merits of
the various teams can be judged.
Nearly all the universities. with the
exception OF Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania. have lost heavily by graduation,
but new men from the under class of
year ago have been developed. so
that this meet should be as interesting
as any OF it's predecessors.
Craig of Michigan. Reidpath of Syria
cuse. Berna of Cornell. Chisholm of
Yale, Burdick of Pennsylvania and Joe
Horner of Michigan, all winners Of
events last year, are still in competi-
ton, to say nothing of, any number of
the men who scored second, third and
fourth places for their respective
teams. AS races on paper do not al.
ways come true when the men are
running along on the actual cinder
path. predictions as to the outcome of
the meet seem little out of place.
However, in reviewing the material
that is on hand for this, years tests it
is probably best to begin with Penn.
sylvania, the winner Of the 1910 meet.
The Quakers, despite the loss of
Ramsdell, who showed up so brilliant
~ year ago, will be very strong in
the sprints, for Minds has been run
ming up to his old time standard.
For the longer distances Murphy has
lot of good men in Billy PAUL., Boyle,
Foster, Gray, Church, lowering and
Wolfe. On the whole, the Quakers
have good fighting chance to repeat
their victory Of a year ago,
Yale has been greatly weakened
since the 1910 meet, although George
Chisholm, winner Of the high hurdles
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
The Waxoue.

A well, known Boston physician, was
on Ibis. way to ;thise Office One, winter
noraing when the sidewalks fwere a
glare Of, ice. While going down the
street he. met lady coming in the
opposite direction. The LADY, was Z
stranger to him. although jhelwaH not
unknown to hen
In. trying tofavoid each other on tho
icy; pavement they both slipped and
came to the; sidewalk facing each.oth-
er, with their pedal Ell tremties consid-
erably entangled While the polite
doctor was debating in his mind what
was, the proper thing to do under the
trying circumstances the problem1 was
solved: BY the quick witted lady 1who
quietly remarked,
Doctor. II you willtbe good enough
20 rise and pick out your iegsN will
take what remains"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
The stork,e Laxyst4ouse Building

The Stork,s Laxysftousss Building.
The most interesting sight In the
Rotterdam ZOO was the stork. whose
nest is set high on a. pinnacle Of the
buffalo house. He was building, in
the leisurely styledof the British work
ingman. He would negligently d.
scend from the heavens with stick.
This he would lay on the fabric. and
then carefully perform his toilet. look
ing round and down all the time tol
see that every one else was: busy
Whenever his eye lighted Oh a toddhng
child or perambulator 1t visibly
Frightened. my true work" he seem
ed to say. ''This. nest building Is mere
bypaths of industry" After drinking
and overlooking and, scongratulatiDE
himself thus for q, few minutes she
would stroll of sozer'the housetops for
another stick He.w unquestioDably
a. king of the. garden.-LucasI1n -.
WaDdererl In Holland:, Egasf H..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-18
American Association
Clumsy Breton Women.

To the casual observer the Rretonne
is hot attractive or even supremacy in,
teresting. AS femme de cha mbre she
Is clumsy. slovenly and rough 4, Of
speech; lacking the graces and neat
ness of her Partisan Sister She shuf.
fies about in fel slippers. her volumi
nous black skirts catch in everything,
and if she waits at the table d hote her
method Of handling cutlery IS strongly
calculated. to sever ones jugular vein
She has no regularity in her work. and
at the hour that she ought to be MAX
ing beds she is probably sitting on the
public staircase nursing her baby. She
is generally married, and. conversely
often ten years younger than you. take
her to be. 10 English eyes she is rare
~ beautiful. Her hair is trained tight
ly under her cap. her cheeks have sell
dom any delicacy Of tint, and her fig
ure and motions: are ungainly and
awkward.-Wide World Magazine.