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The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
ALASKALAND GRAB
PROBE LAUNCHED
Charges Are Broad and Name of
President Taft and His Brother
Are Connected With the
Litigation.

Washington, July i0.-Commis-
sloner Fred S. bennett of the gen.
eral land Office and Miss M. A. Alb
bott, a writer, who were subpoen-
aed as witnesses were present to-
day when the house committee on
expenditures in the interior depart
ment began an inquiry into the al
legged grab" of valuable lands on
Controller bay in Alaska by the
Guggenheim interests. The pub
lished charges connected with the
name of Richard A. Ballinger, Pres
ident Taft and his brother, Charles
P. Taft, with the litigation over the
Controller bay claims, said to have
been wanted as the terminus for the
railroads from the Guggenheim
mine properties.
Secretary Fisher today told Pres
ident Taft that careful search of
the interior department records
failed to show the Dick to Dick
letter, in which it was alleged C. p
Taft used influence in behalf OF
navigation interests in Alaska to
cure control of Control bay. Fisher
also told the president he saw the
article written by Miss Abbott be-
fore it was printed and remembered
no such letter in the article.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
A BOOSTER" GOES TO JAIL.
Census Enumerator Who Tried TO
Make TT. Smith Look Big Fails TO
Raise Money TO Pay Fine.

Fort Smith, July 1.-THE 20-day
suspension of sentence having ex-
pired, unsatisfled, District Clerk
Wellshear on Monday evening
turned over to Marshal Mayes the
commitment in the case of Will
Henry, one Of the three census emu
merators who were fined $3.50 and
costs by Judge Treiber. Deputy
Marshal Bean spent three hours
with Henry among Fort Smith bust
ness men TO enable the convicted
man to appeal for aid in raising the
money TO prevent the necessity of
Henry going to Jail. Every man ap-
pealed to refused to aid and the
marshal was obliged TO place him
in the federal Jail. With the costs,
the total assessment reaches nearly
$3.50. Unless some one comes to the
assistance of the young attorney
enumerator, he will have TO spend
several months in the federal jail
as the result of this effort to boost
the Fort Smith census report.
Another effort is being made by
several citizens to raise the amount
of Henry's fine, and they say he will
be released before Wednesday night
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
W. j. Neighbors Writes of the Trib-
ulati0ns in Texas--"Oh, for
Drink OF Pure Waterw
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
Dear Sir:-In renewing my sub
scription to the good old Star, let me
say few words OF cheer to old
Polk county friends.
We haven't had a good rain out
here since we chopped our cotton in
May. Corn is absolutely burned up,
most of it fallen down. We won't
raise enough in this county for
bread. But so far the prospects are
good for cotton, the scattered show
ers keeping it growing.
| wish | was back in old Polk
county to spend the summer, it is so
hot and dry here. Oh, how | would
enjoy a drink Of pure mountain
spring water. 1t is fact that some
people here have to drink water
that the people of Polk county
would not let their stock drink, so
you can have some idea how un-
pleasant it is here on this question.
Will close by saying to the people
of old Polk county to stay whore you
are, as you are on the garden spot
of the world. Yours truly,
w. ]. Neighbors.
Honey Grove, Tex, r. f. D. No. 4.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
Seven Prizes
FOR THE COTTON CLUB BOYS
OF POLK C0UNTy--A CHANGE

1t was the purpose Of those Civ
ing premiums for the Boys Corn
and Cotton Club Of Polk County to
undertake to cover the entire field
by giving awards for both upland
and bottom land in both corn and
cotton. In the case of corn this
worked very well, but an investiga-
ton of the cotton acreage planted
by the boys shows that but one boy
has planted on bottom land. This
takes out the contest, feature, and
as a result a rearrangement of the
cotton premiums has been made,
doing away with the distinction as
to what kind of land it was planted
and grown upon.
The premiums for cotton will be
based on the best yield per acre,
and are as follows. 81
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13

BRINGS SS,OOO,OOO IN GOLD
Representative of English Syndicate
Brings Fortune TO Buy Cotton
Lands.

Memphis, Tenn, July iO.-What
is believed to be a new record in
financial circles in the South has
been established with the departure
today of E. r. Lamb after success
fully supervising the transfer of
S3,OO00O0 in gold from England to a
Memphis bank.
The tremendous amount was
paid to Mississippi planters for cot
ton lands in Bolivar and Washing
ton counties, the option calling for
payment in gold, and the English
syndicate purchasing the acreage
shipped every dollar across the
ocean via Liverpool and New York
to Memphis. Special guards accom-
panied the money from New York.
Mr.. Lamb said he felt much re-
lieved after the gold was placed in
the vaults of the National Bank of
Commerce.
The police profess to believe that
The recent hold-up of the Illinois
Central fast mail almost in the
heart Of the wholesale district here
was attempted by men who inn
agined the English gold was aboard.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
A Fish Tale.

The suckers, whose mouth was
once so small that it would scarce
ly admit the first joint Of an adults
thumb, will now easily chamber a
mans double fist. It's beautiful
silvery hue is changed to a dark
ish color. Formerly the angler
could coax him with a little ball
of mush only, but now he will snap
up an artificial minnow with as
much avidity as any brook trout or
black bass that was ever yanked
out of water. This story is sug-
gestive. II a state legislature can
enact law that changes a fish's
taste, could it not also enact one
that would have a like effect on
men? If it could, or would, pro-
hibition would prohibit. This ref
erence to our last legislature brings
to mind: A great mountain was
reported in labor. All the people
in the regions thereabout encircled
it to see the wonder. When ex-
citement had reached a high pitch
the mountain groaned and out pop
ped a mouse. Moral:
When votes are trumps office seek
ers fawn,
Who seem to wish you well, sir,
But when the campaign is over and
the prizes drawn,
Then you may go to hell, sir.
C. p. Rabun.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
TO OPEN MACHINE SHOP
Conductor e. C. Proctor, Formerly
OF Mena, Returns From De Queen
to Go i'm Business Here.

E. C. Proctor, a we'll known Kan
sas City Southern conductor and
former resident of Mena, who has
been living at De Queen since the
change of division points, arrived in
Mena Saturday with his family and
are at home at 406 east Fourth
street.
Mr.. Proctor has also bought the
Jackson building at the corner of
De Queen street and Port Arthur
avenue, and is preparing TO open
"a first class machine shop. Asso-
ciated with him in this business,
Mr.. Proctor has his son, G. K. Proc
tor, who is an expert machinist.
Mr.. Proctor and his son have been
to Kansas City and purchased an
entire new plant of machinery for
fitting up their plant to make a
first class machine shop and garage.
Besides doing all class of machine
work and automobile repairing,
they will have automobiles for sale.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
SENSATIONAL SUIT FILED
Miss Alice FeIbeII Institutes Pro-
ceedings Against l.. C.sAcruman,
Charging Injury 10 Reputation.

Monday evening complaint was
filed in Circuit Clerk Green's office
by attorneys representing Miss Alice
Felbell, instituting a damage suit
against l.. C. Acruman for SANDER.
The complaint charges that the
defendant TO the action has made
statements referring to Miss Felbell
in such terms and of such charae-
ter as TO greatly injure her reputa-
tion and standing before the world.
Owing TO the prominence Of both
parties TO the suit, rumors to the
effect that a damage suit was to be
brought, or that the papers in the
case had been filed, have been cur
rent in social circles Of Mena for
several days, but the fling of the
papers did not take place until late
Monday afternoon.
The case cannot come 10 trial un-
til next October, when circuit court
c0nyenes.
Attorney ]. !. Alley represents
Miss FelbeIl IN bringing the suit.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
263 HORSES DIE In FIRE
Animals Leap From Second Story
Windows When Chicago Livery
Barn Is Destroyed.

Chicago, July 9.-Fire early to-
day destroyed the stables of Arthur
w. Dixon Transfer Company, burnt
1853 horses to death and caused a
loss amounting to $500,000. The
cause of the fire is unknown. Many
horses jumped from the second
story.
Scores of firemen narrowly es-
capped death when the roof caved in
and adjoining property was threat
ened. The stables were within five
blocks of the business district.
Fire this afternoon destroyed the
furniture warehouse of w. C.
Beeble & Bros, causing a loss of
100000.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
WOMAN WITH GUN
AND BAD MONEY
Anna Byrd and Two Male Compm-
ions Arrested at De Queen For
Passing Counterfeit BiIls--Wo-
man Claims TO Be From Potter.

De Queen, July ii.-About three
weeks ago man appeared at the
store of A. l.. Middleton, the Geneva
merchant, and purchased goods to
the amount of $3.50. He rendered
a 500 bill and received the change.
When Mr.. Middleton took the bill TO
the Bank of Lockesburg he was in
formed by the cashier that it was
no good.
On Monday woman appeared at
his store and rendered the same
kind of bill, and Middleton told
her it was bogus. She said she re-
ceived it through the mails and it
must be all right. She said her
people were camped in the woods
nearby. Middleton followed her.
She was joined by young man. The
couple ran and Middleton was un-
able to overtake them. He notified
Sheri Wallace, who at once insti-
tuted q search.
Night Marshal Garrison and AL
Freeman intercepted the couple at
the De Queen, & Eastern depot at
II O'clock. Each one carried re-
volver. The woman dropped hers
in a satchei, but not until Marshal
Garrison threatened to shoot would
the man give up his gun. The cou-
pie were placed in jail and two Of
the bogus $40 bills were taken from
the woman. Middleton identified
the man as the one who had passed
the $40 bill at his store. Later an
other suspect was arrested, and the
merchant did not seem to be sure
which Of the two men was the one
who had passed the bill.
The woman's name is Mrs. Annie
Byrd. She is about 30 years old and
has been living in the western su-
burbs of De Queen for several
weeks. She has a little daughter ~
years of age. She came here from
Potter, and TO Potter from Tall
hina, Ok. The young man arrested
with her gives his name as Willie
Stockton. He is about % years Of
age and little can be learned of his
antecedents.
The bills taken from the woman
bear q very faint resemblance TO
good money. Some of the lettering
has been effaced, but they are ap-
parently notes issued by the State
Bank Of Georgia many years ago.
The prisoners are held by the
state on charge of fraud, by the
city on a charge Of carrying wea-
pons and a federal charge will
probably be lodged against them.
Their hearing has been set for
Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
FOUND S2,2O3.0S CASH
Receiver w. VI. PipLin Returned to
Mena From Inspecting Bank
of Grannis.

w. NJ. pipkin, who was appointed
receiver of the Bank Of Grannis, re-
turned Tuesday afternoon from
Grannis, where he went Monday to
take charge Of the banks affairs.
While there he made hurried in
spection of the assets and iiabili-
ties of the bank. The money which
he found on hand amounted to
S2,263.98, which was a few dollars
more than had been reported by
Cashier j. P. Logan. In looking over
the assets he also found several
hundred dollars more than had been
listed.
Mr.. Pipkin states that the deposi-
tors of the bank were taking its
failure quietly, although some of
them had several big checks out
which had not been cashed, and
which they would have to protect.
No statement was made regarding
the percentage which the creditors
would be apt to receive.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
RENT TROUBLES TO COURT
Ben and Bob Mckinney Of Wander
WORT We're Defendants Bc-
fore Squire Smith.

Monday a jury in Justice OF the
Peace Sam Smiths court acquitted
Ben Mckinney Of a charge Of carry
ing an unlawful revolver, and in
another case against his brother.
Bob Mckinney, on charge Of as
sauIt with a deadly weapon, the
jury disagreed and was dismissed.
Both cases came from vandervoort,
and all parties concerned are prom
inent in Vandervoort affairs.
The trouble arose over the at
tempt Of Ben Mckinney to collect
rent for a store room owned by j..
p. Nye, for which he was agent. and
which is occupied by a general
store in which r. NJ. Cecil and his
son-in-law, John Scroggins, were
interested.
It seems that when Mr.. Nye left
Vandervoort for Shenandoah. Ia,
some months ago, he left the hand
ling of his business in the hands OF
the McKinneys. When Scroggins
became interested in the business
which had formerly been owned by
r. M. Cecil, instead OF paying the
rent of $40 per month to the agents
be sent SIS to Mr.. Nye, who returned
the check to Scroggins, saying that
Ben Mckinney was in charge Of his
business and would collect the rent.
On the morning OF July Ben Me-
Kinney went to the store to col
lect the rent and it is claimed that
Scroggins began abusing him and
took out his knife, saving he would
cut mis- heart out. Mr.. Mckinney
turned away, went TO his room and
got his gun, which it was proved
was a II calibre an IS frame.
While he was gone his father, j. r.
Mckinney, and another son. Boz
Mckinney, who had heard Scrog-
gins loud talking. went to the store
and IL was said the elder Mckinney
was trying to reason with Scroggin.
who began cursing him. Bob picked
up a rock and when Scroggin corr
tinued cursing his father struck
him with IT, The question in the
case against Bob Mckinney seemed
TO be whether or not Bob was JUST
fed in striking Scroggin and knock
ing him down in defense OF his
father.
B. J. Stewart represented the de-
PENDANTS, J. /. Alley the state. Many
Of the citizens Of Vandervoort were
attending the trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
THE CORN PRIZES.

$4,000 in Gold for the best acre of
corn raised on upland. Given by w.
A. Ragland. Also a fine trip, with
all expenses paid by Mr.. Ragland,
and trip to Tho Corn Show at Lit
tie Rock, all expenses paid by A. f..
Wear. County Demonstration Agent.
$500 i'm Cash for second best acre
raised on upland. Given by w. w.
Townsend.
$1,000 i'm Gold for best acre raised
on bottom land. Given by the First
National Bank Of Mena.
S25.00 Suit Of Clothes for second
best acre grown on bottom land.
Given by the Grand Leader.
$1,000 i'm Cash for the best 10 ears
grown on upland. Given by Father
Gallagher.
$500 in Cash for Che second best 10
ears raised on upland. Given by
Patton & Co.
$40 i'm Cash for the best 10 ears
grown on bottom land. Given by
Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.
$500 i'm Cash for the second best
10 ears grown on bottom land. Given
by Patton & Co.
$500 in Cash for the best 10 ears
shown at the Interstate Fair at TT.
Smith. Given by Merchants Ma
tional Bank OF Ft. Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
MILLIONS LOST BY
DROUTH in TEXAS
Only a Fourth OF Crop OF Oats,
Corn Nearly Total Loss-Will
Yield Less Than Five Mil
lion Bushels.

Fort Worth, Tex, July fin his
official statement to members of the
Texas Grain Dealers Association
today, Secretary G. j. Gibbs says
in part:
"The crop of Texas oats will
shrink in feed value compared
with the 1910 crop nearly or quite
one-fourth.
'The corn crop of this state is
nearly a total failure, and will ap-
pear as such in all parts of the state
SO far as surplus is concerned.
South Texas will not make a
half crop and the same condition
prevails in central and north Tex
as, which never produce much corn.
All the counties in central and
north Texas may be put down as a
total failure.
"A little corn will be made in the
upper panhandle and plains coun-
ties, but the total crop of the state
in my opinion, will not exceed s.
100000 bushels, against a promise
of more than 200,0O0,00 bushels
May, 10, 1911.
"The hay and grass crops have
also suffered greatly from drouth
in the state and are damaged fully
as much as the crop of oats and
corn.
my estimate Of drouth damage in
Texas this year is: TO corn crop,
s75, 100000; TO wheat and oats, $685.
100000, to grass, forage and pasture
S25, 100000"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13

Hatfield, July 5.-From the big
of labor it looks as though
almost every one in school district
No. SO was greatly interested. The
neople held a real, live old-fash-
Toned house building the first part
of July. The following put IN IRON
10 to 25 hours on the building ana
in cleaning the yard:
]. McCauley, Jack Hicks, A. Bla-
lock. Sam Thursman, each % hours;
John Kicks. VIII Ashcraft, 20 hours;
Louie Scott, IS hours; Joe Skeen, ],
Crookshank, John Ashcraft. Anvil
Ashcraff. 10 hours: J. Mayhue 1. and
FRANKLIN Davis and Fred Reece, 0.
Louie Scott.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
THE COTTON PRIZES.

First-$50.00 in Gold. given by the
Farmers & Merchants Bank, Mena.
Second-$i0.00 in Cash, $25 by the
Kansas City Southern Railway Com
pany and $i5 by Allen q Baker,
Third-S30.0O Cash, S25 by the Loch-
ridge Dry Goods Co. and SIS by the
Watkins Hardware Co.
Fourth-$20.00 in Cash, by the Wat
kins Hardware Co.
Fifth--$10.00 in Cash, by Allen &
Baker, Mena.
Sixth--$5.00 In Cash by Woodruff
Jewelry Co., Mena.
Seventh-$5.O0 in Cash, by L. p
Purvis, Board Camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
RAIN FALLS TO
END DROUTH
All of Nebraska, and Parts OF
Drought Stricken Kansas and
Missouri Get Good Rains
at Last.

Omaha, Neb., July i0.--The en-
tire state Of Nebraska received a
good wetting yesterday, the rains
extending into Wyoming, South Da-
kota, Kansas and Iowa. From one
TO two inches fell in practically
every county in the state. The bene-
fit to corn will be incalculable. The
condition of that crop was ex-
tremely critical and considerable
damage had been done in some dis
tricts. In other sections the plant
was far ahead of normal and yes
terday's rain places the corn in
such advanced condition that il
practically overcomes the damage
to the poorer plant. Indications are
for more rains and clouds cover
the entire corn belt.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
TO INSURE DEPOSITORS
Wisconsin Banks Organizing TO In
sure Safety OF Funds Placed In
Their Keeping.

Milwaukee, Wis, July ii.--The
Wisconsin State Bankers Associ-
alton today is preparing its final
plans for the organization Of a mu-
tual company to insure bank de-
posts. II is regarded as almost
certain that the organization viii be
effected within a few weeks.
The bankers are working on a
state insurance law, which would
make all banks responsible for all
the deposits Of other banks. This
law, too, it is pointed out. would en-
able the BANKS 10 go more fully III
TO the condition of Constituent
banks
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
ASSETS $B,S9S.99;
LIABILITIES $2S,l74
Unsatisfactory Business OF Bank
Said TO Have Brought About De-
termination to Wind Up Its
Affairs.

The Bank of Grannis, Of which
Senator John P. Logan is cashier
and largest stockholder, did not
open for business last Monday, and
on petition from Mr.. Logan Judge
James ID. Shaver, chancellor of this
district appointed a receiver, w.
M. pipkin being named. II. ]. Rad
cliffe is acting attorney for the
stockholders. The capital stock
was $1,000 divided into 200 shares,
of which Mr.. Logan held 1876. The
remaining is shares were held as
follows: J. H. Freze, 4; E. II. Poe,
4; John Beavers, 4, r. l.. Bills, A.
Coyle and w. i. Hogan, one each.
On this $4,000 stock it is said that
but $1,000 had been paid in, Mr.. Lo-
gan owing S3,775 and Frye, Poe and
Beavers SIS each.
According TO a detailed report
furnished by Mr.. Logan, the lia-
bilities of the bank are $28,f73,
while the assets are $2f9 more, or
S28, 1893, these consisting of building
and fixtures, cash, collateral notes
and overdrafts.
The deposits are given at $i6,-
574.74.
Among the foreign liabilities
there is due to the Merchants Ma
tional Bank Of TT. Smith $4,000; to
the Night and Day Bank Of Kansas
City, 81 200, and to the Ely Norris
Safe Company, $i00.
Receiver pipkin went to Gran
mis- Tuesday TO open the safe
and take charge of the banks af-
fairs.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Logan are said
to have decided to the bank all their
property, consisting of their home
and several valuable pieces Of farm
lands, in an effort to prevent loss
on the part of the depositors and
creditors of the institution.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13

We wish TO thank the many good
people for the help they gave us
after having the misfortune to lose
our dwelling by fire on the night Of
June i6, with very little OF the con-
tents saved. We will ever have a
warm spot i'll our heart for those
who came to our relief with their
means and aided US so generously.
and our prayer will ever be that nc
such misfortune will ever befaIl
any of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. McCauIcy.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
STOMACH COULD NOT STAND 1T.
Runaway Boy Who Tried TO Live on
Green Fruit Died OF Collie.

Oklahoma City, July if.--Follow-
ing a six days drive overland dur
ing which time Bryan Christanson.
IS years old. and boy companion
covered $50 miles. living on green
apples, green corn and watermelons,
the Christensen lad died from collie
tonight. The boys were discourag-
ed by the drought at their homes in
Commanche county and came to
Oklahoma City with hope Of find
ing work.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13

This advertisement, published in
the Evening and Weekly Star
about the first of May, has paid for
itself. That is, J. w. Stephen said
it did He and his bride Of only a
few hours arrived in Mena Mon
day and left for Waters, Montgom-
cry county, to visit the brides par
ents. Among the five letters which
Mr.. Stephen received first in answer
to his ad was short one from q
Mrs. Hattie Johnson of Clinton, Ok.
There was something in that letter
that appealed to him, as did the
other letters he got from the same
source in reply to his own letters.
They all seemed so sensible.
Monday morning Mr.. Stephen
reached Clinton, met Mrs. Johnson.
was as we'll pleased with her as he
had been with her letters and the
couple were married by the Rev.
Turl of the Methodist church at
Howe. After their visit at Waters
they will go to Mr.. Stephens farm
west of Hatton.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
TeIephone Systcm for Rocky.

G. B. Connally and Emmett Rowe,
two of the leading citizens of the
Rocky neighborhood, were in Mena
Tuesday in interest of a telephone
system for their part of the county.
They expect to have twenty phones,
and will install them as soon as me-
gotiations now on are completed.
Mr.. Connally says he feels safe in
saying that never in history have
crops been so fine in Western Polk
county.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13
RETURN FROM TEXAS.
Crops South Of Fort Worth Were
Burned Out.

w. NJ. Lyons and his grandson,
H. T. Brasir, returned Tuesday
from near Fort Worth. Tex, where
they went last spirng. Mr.. Lyons,
who is the father of G. B. Lyons,
sold his Scott county farm in April
and went to Texas with view to
locating.
When the dry weather and heat
burned out the crops he turned to-
ward Polk county, and will make
his home with his son. Mr.. Brasler
has accepted a position with the
Olympia restaurant.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13

Topeka, Kas., July i0.--Draw
line from Dodge City TO Clay Center
and then east up TO Atchison and
very many sections Of the Kansas
territory south and east OF that line
report good rains today.
Light showers are also reported
in many places, but usually carry
the cheerful legend that promising
cloudy weather prevails. A few
light shower strips extend into the
north in the central quarter Of the
state.
A big section Of Kansas has been
getting showers for "a hours and
The skies are still. .cloudy today. The
Santa T'e telegraph Office reports an
average OF half an inch Of rain all
the way on its lines from Dodge
City to Kansas City. Southwestern
and south central Kansas got some
thing in the heavy falls.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-13

Tuesday at about 1 a. m. the
of t. J. Mcknight at Hat
field caught fire from some UNI
known source and was completely
destroyed. All of the furniture ex-
cepting that in the dining room was
saved. The loss was estimated at