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The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
SAVE OUR DISGRACE
0verdrawn Story of Condemned Negro Murderer Worries
 Governor Donaghey.

Little Rock, Sept. 6.-The entire office force of the governor has been detailed to assist in the work lof opening the letters and tele- grams which are flowing in at the rate of about 800 a day on the Earl Gilchrist case. Requests are being made from all parts of the country that the governor grant a stay of execution, although the news has been sent everywhere that the Earl Gilchrist case is now pending in the Supreme court, and is not before the governor and may not reach | him for year, if at all.
 The governor is now wondering in what lurid style the story of the execution will be described by those papers that have been discussing the case without knowledge of the real facts, after the day the sup posed execution is to take place, which is declared by these papers to be September 8. If I could find those responsible for these re- ports" said Major Jett yesterday, after opening several hundred let ters, business would begin to pick up"
 All the stir is raised by northern papers on account of the age of the condemned youth, who is a negro
 boy, said to be f6 years of age, but looks 10 be about i9.
 Gilchrist was convicted of killing a negro man. He had had some trouble with some other boys, and
 was going after them with a rifle
 when the negro man took it away from him, gave him a kick and told
 him to go home. The youth did go home, but he returned with a shot
 gun, and from ambush shot and killed the man who had taken the rifle away from him. In a district paper which sent out an appeal to it's readers to write the governor |of Arkansas, the prisoner was re- ferred to as a "kinkey headed baby" who is about to be executed, greatly to the disgrace of the state of Ar
 kansas and the nation in general.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
BARRETT AGAIN HEAD
 OFFARMERS' UNION
Most Important Action oe Con- yentiOn of Agriculturists Was Relative to Cotton
 Situation.

Shawnee, Ok, Sept r. 0. F. Barrett of Union City, Ga, was re- elected president of the National Farmers Union here today, amid great wave of enthusiasm. A. F. Dornblazer of Cleburne, Tex, was again elected a member of the board of directors.
 The most important action taken during the convention of the big or ganIzation was that fought out be- hind closed doors at a meeting of the executive committee yesterday. Throughout the entire day the com mittee discussed in every detail the cotton proposition as it now faces the farmer, the net results being that it is pretty well understood today that the committee will ad- wise all farmers to hold their cotton for a price of not less than i3 cents.
 This question has not yet been settled, and may not be definitely concluded for some days yet, but it is believed that the majority of the committee will vote for f3 cents as the minimum price to be accepted.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
ROUTE FIXED FOR THE TAFT TRIP
He Will Travel Thirteen Thousand Miles Through Twenty-Four States, Missing Only Five
 Starts Out September i5.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 5.-The route along which President Taft will thread his way for t3,000 miles was definitely mapped out today, and the line runs through 24 states, while more than 400 cities ars red dotted, showing pauses for speeches on the tariI. reciprocity, ariltr;t- tion, conservation and Alaska.
 The president will start from Bos- ton September i5, and will finish at Washington November 1, in time to hear the verdict from some of the states in the election six days later.
 From Michigan the route leads in- to Illinois, then through Missouri Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Washing ton, Oregon, CaliforniG Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wiscon- sin and finally 10 Chicago, Pitts burg and Washington. Tn five states he makes no stops.
 The longest jump on the trip is S82 miles, from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. he prcsplen. w'll scl- dom travel more than 20 or 30 miles without speaking word, either at some local hall or from the rear platform of his car.
 It is expected several million per- sons will hear the presidents voice or at least catch a glimpse of the presidential smile.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
FLOODS IN CHINA
An Area Covering Vast Territory Has Been Devastated by the
 Waters.

Picking, Sept. 7.-The great flood which devastated a part of the Chi nese empire extends from Ichung in the province of Hupeh to Shanghai, on the coast, a distance of about TOO miles. The banks of the Yangste- Kiang have been obliterated, except in the highland and around the walled cities and towns. So far, the loss of life can only be estimated, but it is believed that thousands of persons have been drowned.
 The loss to foreign property is ex- tensive.
 Shanghai trade has been seriously affected and the cotton and rice crops in the Yangste Kiang valley have been completely destroyed The consequent famine will doubt less be more severe than even that of last year. The Liao river in Man. churia is also flooded. Many have been drowned and serious famine in that section is certain.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
.LITTLEROCK ISCET-
 TING INTERESTED
Board of Trade Looking Up the Mena-iiot Springs Railway Project -Dr. Parks to Furnish Data
 on Business From Mena.

Dr. W. ?. Parks, while in Little
 Rock the first four days of this week. made il his especial business to stir up further interest in the Mena-
 Hot Springs railroad project, the chief purpose of which was to con- vince the leading business interests Of the state capital that it was large
 ly to their interests that the road
 be built, putting them in direct touch with the trade of this terri tory, which now goes almost entirely to other state and cities.
 Of this matter the Gazette says:
 W P. Parks of Mena, vice presi- dent of the Mena and Hot Springs Railway Company, appeared before the Board of Trade yesterday and submitted prospectus of the pro- posed extension to Little Rock in printed form and asked the organi- zation to bring the matter before the people of Little Rock as soon as possible, with a view of having the road constructed. He stated that the company will turn over the right of way for the entire 77 miles and of the road to a company the building of the line.
 The papers were referred to AL derman Charles E. Smith of the Public Works Committee for con- sideration by that committee, and report is expected from Mr. Smith as soon as the committee has met and acted on the proposition.
 Dr. Parks had several talks with Secretary Brown of the Board of Trade, who is taking an active in- terest i'll the matter, and has prom lsed to furnish that official with fur ther data as to the business that could be expected, both by Little Rock and the new road itself, if it is built.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
JOHN ALsT0N's FUNERAL.
Held at Odd Fellows Hall This
 Afternoon.

The remains of John 0. Aston,
 who died at his home near Quito
 September 5, were brought to
 Mena last Thursday. accompanied
 by the Board Camp lodge of Odd
 Fellows and many friends and
 neighbors. The funeral services
 were held at the I. 0. 0. F. hall,
 and were conducted by the Board Camp lodge, assisted by the Mena lodge No. i52, and the funeral ad- dress was delivered by the Rev. Nj. K. Irwin. The remains were accom- panied by a long line of vehicles filled with grief stricken friends and relatives to the Odd Fellows cemetery, where the remains were inferred.
 Ali Aston of Ozark, a brother, land Riley Wallace of the same place, half brother of Mir. Aston, and Bettis Aston. son, from Okla homa. arrived in time to attend the funeral services.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
FOR ARKANSAS ON WHEELS.
E. P. Titus Supplies Bundle of Fine
 German Millei-

E. P. Titus has brought to town a bundle of German millet that he turned in as an exhibit from Polk county for the Arkansas on Wheels" train, and it is of a sort to show 'em."
 This millet is 5 feet 6 inches in height and has heads averaging 6 inches in length, and they are big every other way in proper propor- Lion. The millet was grown on the Titus farm one mile south of Dal- las, entirely without fertilizer, and the crop averaged three tons to the acre. Corn was grown on the land last year, and it will be planted to cotton next year.
 MT. Titus bought this land in Jan uary of this year at Sii per acre. That sown to millet this year will pay it's cost fully four times over.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
TRUSTS WILL OWN FARMER
Il Is Urged That Only Co-0perati0n of TiIlers of Soil Will Maintain
 Any Degree of Independence.

Shawnee, Ok, Sept. 5.-That the farmers of America will be owned and controlled by the trusts within the next 30 years if they do not CO., operate and conserve their efforts was the warning issued by presi- dent T. J. Brooks of Tennessee, in rsponse to the address of welcome at the opening session of the Ma tional Farmers Union convention here today. Brooks spoke at length on his theme of cooperation.
 He declared that the farmers must immediately change their business methods and assist one an- other, or they soon will be the play things of the interests. Brooks pointed out that the farmers are losing a billion dollars annually in the value of their holdings, while the trusts, on the other hand, arc gaining like amount.
 United States Senator T. P. Gore followed Brooks and took up the cudgel for corporations. You far mers will be buried deeper in mis- cry than ever if you do not CO., operate,' said thea blind senator More attention must be given tc business if you are to be successful Secretary A. c. Davis, of the Ma tional Union is receiving many com munications from farmers in the cotton belt, urging delegates tc pass resolutions to hold cotton foI i3c to i5c. Action probably will be taken on this matter at the execu- tive session tonight.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

days ago undertook the fask of mak lhg Inc Little Rock street railway
 company pay it's share of faxes ie the state, and to Pulaski counlv
 rms corporation has a proppriy that IS worth Si,000,000. The assess or or Pulaski county has assessed if at only SS00,0o0, just 20 per cent of Us true value, and refuses to make u any greater. Now, il must he final that the poor men of Pulaski county shall pay their taxes on a 60 .per cent valuation, while the Iiitle ROCK street railway company pays on only a 70 per cent valuation?
 Another Illustration.
 But the claim has been made that the assessors and county courts should have the full power to adjust such matters. Let's see how this power is sometimes exercised. A corporation which has it's home in Little Rock was assessed in 1909 bv the assessor at $i3000. The repre- sentatives of the company went be- fore the county court and had the assessment reduced to 5000. In the spring of i9i0 before the assess nent was made, S30,00O was offered 70 holder of 55 per cent of the ;ompany's stock for that much of it's assets. The offer was declined.
 This year, 1911, the plant has been assessed again at Si3,000. An offer s now made of $500 to the company or 30 day option for the whole ,lant at S54,000-just six times more han 1t was taxed last year, and over our times what it is assessed this Tear.
 Numbers of other similar cases ould be cited. The Turner-Jacob- on bill will correct these abuses. This corporation is loud in it's op- 'osItion to the Turner-Jacobson 'ill."
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
FARMERS < MERCHANTS BANK.

l am proud to call your attention to our new statement which ap- pears in this issue. You will note the healthy and prosperous con- iition of this bank. We solicit the banking business of Polk county and assure you each and every account. large or small, is appreciated, and will have our most prompt and sareful attention and will be hand- ed in a conservative and aceommo- iating manner consistent with safe and sound banking.
 Very truly yours,
 Edwin B. Cox. Cashier.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
.H.ill Benefit Poor Man.

Tn this connection wish to chal- lenge statements made in a number of communication published in Lit tie Rock papers recently to the ef- feet that the operation of the Tur- ner-Jacobson bill will increase the burdens of taxation upon the poor man by assessing his property al it's true and cash value. The opera ton of the Turner-Jacobson bill. when taken as whole, will produce the reverse of this statement, as will be shown later. These gentle men also find fault with the Turner Jacobson bill because Of the clam that the constitution bars the pro- vision which seeks to limit county levying courts from imposing too great tax on the people Of the counties. Surely, If they are friends of low taxation they should moi complain al law when it's ad- mitted object is to tighten taxes.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
A Pulaski Example.

By the aid of the Turner-Jacob- son biIi. the tax commission a few
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
BOY KILLS HIS COMPANION.
They Were Playing '1njun" With
 "UnIoadedv Rifle.

Heayener, Ok. Sept. e.--yesterday Charles Selums. aged i3. shot and killed his companion. James Prior, with q 22-caliber rifle. The b0ys were playing "InIun" with the gun aud did not know it was loaded.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
-OEEICEnS

 Vic Pnsdm EDWIN B OK A tan Cashier
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
HOSPITAL.
WILL Be THE
BENEFICIARY

St Margaret's hospital is to be the
beneficiary of a band concert to be
given on Thursday evening. April 81.
at Towle's opera House by the K. o. T.
NJ. band Enough organization work
has already been done to insure a sale
of enough tickets to fill the entire
house.
The program committee is at work
arranging a program from an extensive
repertoire. and special numbers, and
the probabilities are that 1T viii be in
terspersed with several vocal num-
bers.
The X. o. T. NJ is one of the strong
est musical organizations in Hammond
or in Lake county. on the night of
the benefit there will be fifty pieces in
the band. and because of the reputation
that 1t has. and the worthy cause for
which it is to lend it's services. 1t may
be considered conservative prognostig-
alton that a full house will turn out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
MUCH INTEREST HERE
IN CHICAGO ELECTION
Sentiment Regarding Win
ner Is About Evenly
Divided.

There is a neighborly interest in the
election that is going on in Chicago
being manifested by the citizens of
Hammond. Almost everybody has
formed an opinion on the subject. and
ii the sentiment on the streets here
is any criterion both men will be elect
ed
Not in years has municipal election
in Chicago attracted much attention
in Hammond This is partly due to
the fact that the Chicago newspapers
are so generally read. Another reason
is that there is so much travel between
Hammond and Chicago that the inter-
est in the campaign has spread to
Hammond
Probably there is no better criterion
by which the intense interest in the
Chicago election may be measured than
by the talk that is heard on the streets
of Hammond
A large number of people have gone
to Chicago for the purpose of seeing
the excitement and a stil1 large num-
ber will go TO the city tonight to hear
the returns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
.pURTELLE IS TRYING
TO KID NEWSPAPERS

Some of the down state papers are
trying to kid" themselves about the
prospects of an interurban line bs
tween Hammond and Lafayette.
The following from one of the
Rensselaer, papers is exceedingly in
teresting in view of the fact thai
Purtelle has recently failed for nearly
a million, has no credit and would NOT
be permitted to build the Northwestern
Indiana traction line even if Morgan
was financing it.
George w. Con- received telegram
late last night from Eugene Purtelle
dated New York City and stating that
the Morgan interests had decided to
build tho Indiana Northwestern trac-
tion line. The telegram stated that a
draft for 100000 had been forwarded d
and instructed Mr.. Goff to. proceed at
once insecuring the right-of way,
grading the roadbed and to purchase
a central site for a power house. The
telegram also stated that two train
loads of steel had been started for
Rensselaer, and said it was hoped to
have trains running over the new road
by June 1st."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
AUTO IS
BADLY
DAMAGED
SEASONS AUTO ACCI-
DENTS IN REGION
INJURED IN REGION
AUTOS WRECKED .7

DR.. E. A. ellison nearly had serious
automobile accident this morning.
which was only averted by the slow
rate of speed he was going
The accident happened on Holman
street. near the Central park, when
Dr. ellison was making a call.
About thirty feet from the police
station he struck a rut in the pave
ment which threw the car sideways
and spread the springs. DIR. ellison
thinks that. a pin came out of the
steering rod and he lost control of
the machine, driving squarely into the
water fountain.
He hit the fountain with considera-
bic force and was thrown out of the
machine, but was not badly hurt.
The front of the machine was smash
ed in and the radiator and wind shield
broken. The car is a Maxwell run
about.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04

The Dorsey murder trial which was
iNe7-.r- last Tuesday and has taken an
entire week when it was expected that
il would take only a day or two was
concluded this morning at 11:25, when
the case went to the jury.
Henry Dorsey was charged with the
murder of John Brown. Both the de-
fendant and the man he murdered We're
colored. The state was represented by
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ralph w.
Ross and the defense by Milo Bruce
of Hammond, appointed by the court.
Bruces conscientiousness in trying
a case of this kind in which there is
very little financial return in proper
ton to the time and energy expended
was one of the features of the trial,
and if Dorsey is acquitted or If the
jurys verdict is modified it will be
due to the efforts of Bruce.
This fact is mentioned for the rea-
son that lawyers do not always put
forth their best efforts in behalf of
charity client. 1t will also be remem-
(COntiuued on mage
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
COMEDY
OOsvS1Oa
INJECTED
IN TRIAL
Attorney Objects to Officers
Statement That Miss Vir-
ginia Brooks Raised H.
and Judge Green Sustains
the Objection.

Comedy and melodrarna. especially
the former, were copiously injected in
to the trial of Miss. Virginia Brooks be-
lore Judge Green in West Hammond
yesterday Miss Brooks was placed on
trial for disorderly conduct. one of
three charges which have been pra-
ferred against her in connection with
the stand she and her followers took
week ago last Saturday when thew
attempted to block the paving work on
lolst place by sitting on the bricks
The other charges against her are for
melting a riot and resisting an Off
Ger
Case Continued.
The entire forenoon and the greater
part of the afternoon were devoted TO
the selection of jury. Charles AIling
Jr.- Miss Brooks attorney having OBJ
Jected to the veniremen nearly as fast
as the bailiff could summon them. Less
than half the witnesses were exam
ined when Judge Green adjourned
court and continued the case until 2
O'Clock tomorrow, on account of the
election today.
The six Jurors who were finally
agreed upon by Attorney Alling and
Attorney John Belinski, the village at
torney. were. Fred Siegrist, Fred
Schau, Louis Peters. Louis Max
Charles Knott and Herman Ries.
Courtroom Packed
The little village hall on the second
Continued on page seven)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
HUB SWARmS
WITH SAL0ONMEN
East Chicago Street Question Will
Be Taken Up Until We'd
nesday Morning
Especial to THE TIAEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, April A.
Crown Point presented an unusually
busy spectacle yesterday owing to
the presence there of about $50
saloon keepers who were, or soon will
be, seeking the renewal of their IL
censes under the new Proctor bill,
and a large delegation that had come
over from Indiana Harbor and East
Chicago in the interests of the i'm
provemnt of One Hundred and Forty
first street.
In the afternoon, when the saloon
keepers cases were up. the crowd was
so large that the commissioners were
forced to adjourn to one of the court
rooms, and even then the apartment
was packed to suffocation, and many
were obliged to stand
REAPED HARVEST
Crown Point restaurants and hotels
reaped a harvest. TO say nothing of the
considerable harvest that was yielded
to Lake county lawyears in general.
who were present in the interests of
the saloon keepers.A
The morning was>devoted to the
question of the improvement of One
Hundred and Forty-first street
through East Chicago and Indiana
Harbor. The Improvement of this
thoroughfare must be done at the ex-
pense of the county and not inconsd-
cradle item of the expense attendant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
BUSY FOR A WEEK.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind. April 4.--The
count commissioners are still in
session and their time iS~1eing TAX
en- up with the worYof granting
there is enough work ahead of the
board to make it necessary to re-
main in session the rest OF the
week. After the saloon licenses are
disposed of the question of build
ing roads will be taken up.
The county council meets today
for the purpose of making the regu-
lar appropriations. A number of
special appropriations will have to
be made on account of the location
of two extra courts In the county
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04

NOT TO OPEN
TILL APRll5

Theoretically navigation on Lake
.lateh5f a Ia ope1k ba.t. saetsaa s.ea5lxa7 !.
fYon VIII not begin u7ffff xpfY1 I 5. be-
cause of the ice conditions at the head
of the lakes.
The opening of navigation will be
heralded by the arrival of the steel
corporations ore fleet at Gary, the
independent ore carriers at Indiana
Harbor and the Standard Oil company's
barges at Whiting. At various places
on the great lakes the life-saving sta
tions. which have been closed all win
ter. have been placed in commission
and the vast fleet of lake going yes
sells that have been in winter quarters
for five or six months are getting
ready to move. Gary expects to break
the record for ore receipts this year.
AS a matter of fact, conditions that
control the fresh-water navigation are
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Especial to THE TIMEs)
Crown Point. Ind. April 3-The
following marriage licenses have been
granted here.
John Mayer, Gary; Maggie Muller,
Gary. John Zembald. Hammond; Rose
Goury. Hammond. James Hill, Chica-
go; Erniel Winfield, Chicago. Edward
Junger. Chicago; Jennie c. Labert,
Chicago. Albert Johnson, Hobart; Ag-
nes North. Miller. Ind. Leo Coyle
Chicago; Mamie Clernich, Chicago. AL
fred l.. Dolson. New York City: Adah
Thorn pson. Los Angeles, Cal. Robert
e. Gibbons. Chicago; Gertrude A. Rich
ter. Chicago. Fremont 3. Malcolm,
Chicago; Anna Kane, Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04
LAKE co. FARMER IS
DEAD Al lOGANSPORI
Especial to THE TINES,

Crown Point, Ind, April 4.-John
Wiriz. an aged and formerly we'll
known farmer of Lake county. uncle
of Peter and Jacob lWirtz of this place.
died a Logansport on Saturday. after
lingering Illness Mr.. Wirtz has
been irrational for some time and was
taken to Longcliffe asylum in an effort
to cure him He was a bachelor. The
funeral will occur at Schererville on
next Wednesday morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-04

be built over the canal If the project is
put through.
There was large allegation present
from the twin cities and their interests
were represented by W. b. Van Horne
C. A Westberg. Charles B. Fowler G.
j. Bader and Thomas O'ConnelI, all of
whom participated in explaining the
situation to the county commissioner RS
and in giving their views as to Just
why this street should be paved and
made a main thoroughfare through
the Twin cities.
EXPLANATION OF DEDICATION.
1t was explained that the street had
ben dedicated in varying widths from
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