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The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
KIzER TELEPHONE
COMPANY SELLS
The Mena Exchange and all of the
Company interests Sold to the
Southern Telephone Com.
pany.

Manager |. M. Davis. of the Kizer
Telephone Company made Wednes-
day the announcement that his COM
pany had sold out its entire telephone
system, including the Mena ex-
change to the Southern Telephone
Company Of Fordyce. Ark.
H. G. Couch, general manager OF the
purchansing company accompanied by
j. II. Meeks. supervisor of ac-
counts, arrived in Mena Tuesday and
spent Wednesday here arranging de-
tails Of the change.
Mr.. |. M. Davis, who for many years
has been in charge of the Mena tele-
phone system and held stock in the
Kizer company, retires from the busi-
ness under the new conditions. 1t
was the desire of the Southern officials
to have Mr.. Devils remain with the
company. but Mr.. Davis has other
business plans which made this inn
practical. Mr.. C. d. johnson will
probably take Mr.. Davis place.
However Mr.. Davis does not expect
TO leave Mena.
The Southern Telephone Com
pany, Mr.. Couch takes pleasure in
saying, is strictly an Arkansas in
stition. It's home office Is at For
dyce. Its officers and stockholders
mostly are Arkansas people. 1t
came from the association of sew
eral small telephone exchanges In
the southern part of the state and
by following good business meth
ods and giving service that in
creases business the company has
grown until it now owns and op-
crates exchanges in forty-three
towns and cities over Arkansas.
Louisiana and Texas, and its long
distance telephone system covers
several thousand miles, running as
far south as Beaumont. Tex. Mr..
Couch, in speaking Of the Mena ex-
change, said that he believed from
all he could learn that the service
was good, but that If they found il
within their power to improve il
they would do so.
Mr.. Couch and Mr.. Mceks left
Wednesday for Ft. Smith. Be-
fore leaving MIR. Couch stated that
they hoped soon to be in a position
10 make an announcement that
would be good news and OF great
benefit to Mena. He would say
nothing as TO the nature OF what
the announcement would be, but
admitted that they were making
the trip TO 1T. Smith for the pur-
pose of seeing the prospects for a
long distance line between Mena
and that city, but said It was the
policy of his company not 10 talk
until they were at least ready to
act.
Mr.. Couch and Mr.. Meoks were
very much pleased with Mena,
stating that If they had their
choice they would rather live here
than in any town on their circuit.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

The City Of Mexico, April 4.-Com.
mitting himself to the advocacy OF
many of the reforms demanded by the
reyolutionists, although professedly
bowling only TO the influence of public
opinion, Gen. Diaz answered his
critics through his semi-annual mes.
sage at the opening of the National
congress.
The principle of no reelection OF
the chief executive and incumbents OF
other elective offices and the reform
of the electoral laws so that the
privilege of the ballot may be en-
jcyed by those citizens who are con-
sidered capable Of voting were ad-
yocated.
The message refers specifically TO
The application of the no reelection
principle, to the naming of governors,
one OF the chief contentious of the
iiseontented elements throughout the
republic, the president saying that il
a bill providing for the periodical
renovation" of the officials in question
should come before congress 1t would
havo his earnest support.
Stop Abuse of Power.
Abuse of power by jefes politico
mayors of towns), another of the
crying evils complained of by resi-
dents in the rural districts through
out Mexico. is to be abated, according
to the plan outlined by the president.
The president purposes to improve
tie efficiency of the judiciary through
a more careful selection of its per
sonnel and lengthening of tenure of
office. EiTicacious punishment of judi
cal functionares for malfoasance is
10 be brought about through the en-
aetment of more stringent measures.
On the subject of the division of great
private estates, first broached by
Minister Limantour in his Paris in
terview, tae chief executive declared
his determination to find efficient
means fof bringing about the innova
tion.
In no previous message of the. presi.
dent has there ever been anything in
the nature of Recommendation I'm,
til now his messages have been mere
resumes of things accomplished.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
Many cIews Run Down Without Sue
cess--Scores Of Policemen and
Detectives Engaged In Search.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, April 4.-Rein.
forced by every member OF the New
Mexico mounted police and dctec-
lives, search for the kidnspers OF tho
Rogers baby continues unabated.
Numerous clews, 1t frst thought to
be good ones. have been run down
without result. Capt. Fred Fernoff Of
The mounted Dslics. who for years
served as a secrst service officsr is
directing the ssefss.
1--WE will catch thsn.' said he. "but
I'VE must not make any false step
Public sentiment demands the kid
napers be aDDrshsndsd. With th
crime thrse s.4 cid. excitsment In
cident to the ki1nsDing Is not sub
siding but has axssSnel Al eninous
tsuaior-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Kansas City, April 5.-Kansas City
practically had been promised the
international Balloon Race for the
James Gordon Bennett cup several
weeks ago, but the first definite in
formation that both the national and
international flights were to start
from Kansas City came in the fore
going telegram from George M. Myers.
Mr.. Myers has been In New York
several days attending the meeting OF
the National Council OF Aero Clubs.
It was at that meeting that Kansas
City was chosen for both aerial events.
The national balloon race will be
held some time early in the summer.
1t is expected that u or more Amer
lean balloons viii be entered in the
event to determine just what balloon
ist will bear the American colors in
the International race next October.
The competition in the national race
is left open to any American. The
Kansas City Aero Club. which is to
be host for both events, intends to
enter a balloon. Balloons from st.
Louis, indianapolis, Chicago. New
York and other cities will be entered.
Twelve in the InternationaIf
The international race will be
larger and, OF course, more important.
The hopes Of six nations will be
pinned on mammoth sill<en bags
which will start from here. 1t is ex-
pected that IL, perhaps 10, balloons
will take the air in the October con
test The James Gordon Bennett
challenge cup has been won by Amer
lea. An American victory this fall
would mean the cup would become
the permanent property Of the limited
States. AS a result every foreign ma
tion-England, France. Germany
Switzerland and which has
been represented In past races, will
send to Kansas City its premier aero
nauts.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
FOR TARIFF REVISION
,EMocRATs IN HOUSE MAKE
THIS THE PARAMOUNT
ISSUE.
HERE WILL BE NO RECIPROCITY
Majority Of Lower House Take Firm
stand-Repub!lcan Senate May Net
Act With Then-Possibly a Long
Session VIII Be Held.

# Washington, April All the horse
should pass the reciprocity measure
soon after the conyening of congress
land the senate should act promptly
1.-THE senate Republican majority could
pass a joint resolution to adjourn inn
*mediately. AS the Democratic house
would not agree to this deadlock OF
inaction would be created which could
only be met by the president pro
roguing the two houses under his con
stitutional prorogative.
A provision OF the constitution
gives the president power to prorogue
congress If the two houses cannot
agree upon time for adjournment.
This power never has been exercised
for conditions have never arisen to
require it. In the present session con.
dltions could easily be manipulated
10 render the exercise of this power
desirable. If the house passed the
reciprocity agreement and sent 1t to
that body. the senate then could pass
a Joint resolution providing for fna
adjournment The house would not
agree. 1t being the intention of the
Democrats to proceed with general
legislation. There would follow q
deadlock and the president could
prorogue the two houses.
A Check on the Senate.
To forestall the possibility of such
an unfortunate situation Democratic
leaders are considering the advisable
ity of holding reciprocity in the house
until the senate has decided some Of
the tariff schedules that under the
Democratic caucus plan are to be
amended. II the senate takes these
measures up and disposes of them
promptly then reciprocity will be sent
over and the president will get what
he most desires. No chances will be
taken. however. for democracy to be
made the victim of sharp parlia-
nentary practices.
II the senate assumes the RESPONSE
eility OF refusing to allow revision OF
the tariff to be made there win be no
Democratic objection to dissolution
OF the congress The compulsory adj
journment of the congress with d
genuine downward revision bill or
bills. passed by the house and held up
by the senate would afford the Demo
Gratis campaign material of which
they would not be slow to take ad-
vantage
Champ Clark voiced the genera
sentiment OF congress when he said
that the indications pointed to ses-
sion lasting from now until late in
the fail.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
ILLIONIS MAN PLEASED
Would Take Double the Price Paid
to Buy Ills Polk County
Land.

A. NJ. Woodell and little son Err
nest of Cove we're in Mena Wednes-
day. They were accompanied by w.
II. Cisne, who recently came to
Cove from Illinois and purchased
two good farms and a residence in
Cove. Mr.. Cisne is delighted with
Polk county. He says the people
back in his state have formed their
idea Of Arkansas from the swamp
lands along the Mississippi river in
the northeast part Of the state and
that they have no idea that there
is as fine a country as Polk county
whore good land can be purchased
at $40 an acre.
OF the land he has purchased Mr..
Cisne states that it would take
twice the price he paid for it to
buy it from him.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
CUT RATE ON DRUGS LEGAL
Manufacturers Cannot Control Retail
Prices of Their Products Is RuI-
ing by Supreme Court.

Washington, April 5.-The attempt
to put the ban on "cut rates in pro-
prietary medicines in this country re-
ceived the unqualified disapproval of
the supreme court Of the United
states. That tribunal declined. in an
opinion by Justice Hughes, to give
its aid to such an attempt on the
ground that 1t would afford the manu-
facturers OF medicine an unlawful
monopoly.
The question OF the right OF manu-
facturer to control the price of his
article to the consumer arose In a
suit begun by the DR.. Miles Medical
company Of Elkhsrt. Ind, against a
wholesale dealer in medicines in Gin
cinnati. John d. Park & Sons COM
pany.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all parties
who have not paid their taxes, that |
will extend the final limit from April
10 to Saturday. April is. Circuit
court opens the following Monday
and it will be impossible for me to
extend the time later than the 18th.
Please take notice and come in if
possible. for the penalty will fall on
all who have not paid their taxes by
April Is.
j. A. Thornton.
27-6t wilt Collector.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
THEY WERE AFTER A BIG PRIZE
Burglars FoiIed In Attempt to Rok
Polk Co, Iowa, Treasurer's Of
fice--vsuIt Contained SioSo,cccccc. &c cccc

Des Moines, Ia. April 3.-seven ar
rests have been made by the police
in an effort to apprehend four men
who bound and gagged c. W. Keller,
deputy county treasurer. and tried to
dynamite the vault in the county
treasurers Office In which 100000
had been placed.
The attempt at robbery of the vault
was a failure. One more charge OF
nitroglycerin would have given the
men an entrance, but they were
frightened away after the first ezplo-
sion. which partially wrecked the
door
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
$4,000 BIRE AT GILLIAN
Smith & Aliens Large Mercantile
Establishment Is Totally
DESTROYED.

Gillham April 2.--At O'Clock
yesterday morning, fire was discov-
cred in Smith q Aliens big mer-
camille establishment, and in Sc
minutes the entire building and 4
large warehouse we're destroyed.
together with their contents.
A barber shop building and a
residence, both owned by Mrs. Sa-
rah Cooper, We're also burned The
residence WAS Occupied by Mrs,
Thomson and most Of her holse-
hold goods We're saved
The fire was first discovered by
Prof. j. b. Earle. principal OF the
public school, who at once gave an
alarm, but the flames had made
such headway that it was iriDos-
sible to save anything from The
store.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
The stock was valued at $50 0OC
and the building at about $4,000.

Smith & Allen were preparing for
big removal sale, which was TO
have begun today. The store was
closed yesterday for the purpose
of arranging stock and marking
goods and the sales force worked
until IA o'clock last night. There
had been no fire in the store for
several days and The origin Of the
blaze is mystery, although Il is
thought TO have been of inccndiary
origin.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
SNOW COVERS PARTS0F MISSOURI
ST. Louis Visited by Four inches OF
snowfaII--Fruit Not Damaged
by the Storm.

ST. Louis, April Snow was gen
eral in Nebraska, South Dakota AMI
Northeastern Missouri. according I"
,oports received by the local weathe
bureau. The heaviest precipitation
was at st. Louis. where FIVE inches
fell Four inches fell at Omaha. In
northern Montana one inch fell
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
WELL THIS WOULD BE A STRIKE
Postal Clerks Threaten to Tie Ur
Mail Service Unless Demands
Are Granted Soon.

Detroit, Mich, April 1.-Unless the
United States government pays more
attention to the demands by railway
mail clerks, nationwide strike is
probable, according to P. J. Schardt
president Of the Railway Mail
Clerks association, "The clerks have
just about reached the limit of Their
endurance he said. THE postoffice
department recently made some con
cessions. but it is acting so slowly
that the clerks mistrust its inten.
tions. A strike will not only paralyze
the service but 1t would completely
paralyze business. 1t is probable un
less the government acts"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

2O0a land within 6 miles of Mena,
l00a can be cultivated, Goa now in
cultivation. Can be had for $1,000 If
taken within next five days. Apply
to W. M. Patrick. phone 298. 2Otf
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

The Sunderman Realty Company
report the sale of the Frank X. Koler
farm two miles west of Mena TO
John j. Jones Of Denver, Colo Mr..
Jones is here and has sent for his
family to join him in their new home.
Mr.. Koler owns another farm adj
joining the one he sold. and will build
a home on this for his own use.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Work started Tuesday on the con-
struction of large salty vault for the
Cox Wholesale Grocery Company. 1t
is being built in the room in the Cox
Building into which the office of the
company will be moved shortly.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
TWO BALLOON RACES
KANSAS CITY HAS BEEN CHOSEN
FOR PLACE OF
CONTEST.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
National Balloon Race viii BE Held
Early in summer--lnternatl in
the FalI--Entrles Expected From
Foreign countries-Wide Interest.

New York, April 5.--Kansss City is
to get both balloon races, national
and International National will be
qualifying races, deciding what Amer
lean clubs can qualify to enter inter
national race. Committee unanimous.
Great compliment to Kansas City.
GEORGE M. MYERS.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

If you want hens that lay the year
around, (nearly) WHITE LEG
HORNS come and see them at FL
rod s. Eggs will cost yyeu 81 so per
Is. All guaranteed fertile. IS 26 IL A
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Dear Clara" wrote the young man;
pardon me. but I'm getting SO for
retful. | proposed to you last night.
kul really forget whether you said
yes Or no.
"Dsar WILL" she replied by notes
$50 gsal To hear from you. ! know
I SAFE yes to some enc isst night. but
- fsEuss>A - ~ \ was
~ ~
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Strayed--One bay reached pony.
right hip knocked iowa and
branded on left hip 2B. D.,
weighs about 650 pounds. years
old; with small bell when she left
home ON February 1. Would like
10 hear about such pony. j. r.
Rose, Talihina, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
For Exchange.

| have just received my spring line
of Ladies' and Mems Hats. which
want to exchange for chickens. corn.
feed. eggs. or other farm products. A
little cash mixed in will be acceptable.
M. X. Peninger.
13-4t Nunley. Ark
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Strayed-0 ne 2-year-old Jersey
heifer and one l-year-old Jersey male.
Information regarding them left at
The Star Office will be rewarded.
20&13-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Washington. ADril Capt. Char
les j. Badger. commanding the bat
,leship Kansas, has been promoted to
GEAR admiral to Al the vocancy
caused by the death Of AcmiraI Ere
mont.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Genuine Louisiana Ribbon Cane
Syrup at Thacker Bros. Grocery. at
Csc gallon. Bring your jugs or buck
cts d &w If
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Mrs. E. T. Roach left Tuesday for
St. Louis to join Mr.. Roach and daueh-
ter Nellamena, who are there taking
the Pasteur treatment.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Bob Edwards was in from Quito
Monday. He says there will be a
good fruit crop in his neighborhood
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed CulIom, who have
been visiting in Mena left Tuesday
for their home at Denison, Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Digging and cleaning wells. Leave
orders at Rldline's grocery store.
24-7t Ait Hice & Allen.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

Col. C. II. Jett of Wickes was in
Mena on business Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
WILL He KEEP THEM? TAFI'S MESSAGE.
PRESIDENT DlAZ MAKES MANY
PROMISES OF GENUINE
REFORM.
MEXICAN MAY HAVE A REPUBLIC

While Granting Demands He States
That He Recognizes Force Of Pub.
lie OPlnlon-Not Personally in
Favor Of changes--May Stop War.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06
SILL HUNTING FOR KIONApERs

The White Hsusa April 5, 1911,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-06

13-4t
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-26
THE oLD-rHE NEW.

In the old days 1t was the custom
at Salem to seize woman suspected
Of iwitchcraft and burn her at the
stake.
In enlightened Kansas a young wo-
man. the victim of slanderous tongues,
is seized. stripped and covered with
coat of tar.
It is far cry from Salem to Lin
coin Center, Kans., as times goes and
as civilization is supposed to i'm
prove, but is there a real difference,
in the light OF case like that now
being tried in the latter place?
The inhuman beasts, who perpetrat-
ed this outrage were impelled to it, it
appears, by gossiping women. Had
they applied the tar treatment to
these gossips. the sensibiIities of the
country would not have been SO rude
ly shocked and many would have
considered It good JOB and well
done But it was the victim of these
cabling tongues who suffered-as is
usually the case.
1t is to be hoped that the severest
punishment of the law will be visited
upon every person participating in
this horrible affair; but, unfortunate
iy, the offense is not capital one.
In reading the Associated Press ac-
count of the trial of the tarrers we
note that the prosecuting attorney
hurled at the jury an impressive re
mark about plotting from the span
gled banner the star that glltters to
the name of Kansas and leaving the
stripe behind, a fit emblem of her
degradation" The expression was
very timely and appropriate, but 1t
was not original with the able attor-
ney. 1t was first used by the bril-
liant Sergeant S. Prentiss. in congress,
in his famous speech on the Missis-
sippi contested election cases.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-26
CUTTING OUT ROMANCE.

Another step has been taken to-
ward eliminating poetry and romance
from the army and navy For some
time the question was seriously con-
sldered of dispensing with music,
whose martial strains are supposed to
have been highly essential to the vic
tories achieved in the past. The
wounded piper who played Cock O.
the North" at Dargai Gap, won a re-
nown as imperishable as that of Nero
fiddhng over the flames of Rome. But
the new school of military affairs may
abolish music and make the soldier
of the future more of an automaton
nan ever.
The latest step, however, is to dis
pense with the use of names In des-
lignating submarine craft. sThis 1t
seems has already been done in the
British and other navies, and over
here we are to follow suit. The vari-
GUS denizens of the deep with fins
and scales which have hitherto lent
their names to the vessels which piled
teir course under the water will be
blotted from the naval register aud
in their place will be numbers and
letters of the alphabet.
| Ii is contended that the new ar
arrangement is necessary in order that
the size and speech of the submarines
may be more accurately kept on rec
ord, and various other utilitarian ad-
vantages are advanced by way of ex-
PLANTATION,
Perhaps it is all true. 1t may be
that the modern fighting machine,
such as is best adapted to the defense
Of commercial, not to say a snop-
keeping people, has reached mathe-
NAUTICAL precision where the very
names Of its units should be simple
symbols such as letters and figures.
And yet there is lingering sort
of feeling that the poetry and ro-
nance which have invested war from
the beginning have played an impor-
tant part. Would "0ld Ironsides," for
example, be held in such tender mem
DRY if it were known to fame simply
as CO? Would the Merrimac and the
Monitor have put up as good fight
if they had been set down in the
naval registers simply as 2S4 and
567?
The love- sick children of Verona
who gave expression to the immortal
question. What's in manner" found
out to their sorrow that there was a
great deal. The navy may do the
same.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-26

Get this idea, Mr. Business Man,
train 4S on the Seaboard Air Line
brings the Brunswick mail from the
East; the train arrives at Everett City
at about 5 o'clock in the morning and
there 1t waits for train No. IA on the
Southern. If the last named train is
ten hours later, then our mail stays
at Everett ten hours. Now, then, if
train left over the A, B. & A. at
5 o'clock in the morning and made
cons ections with Seaboard 4S, we
would have our mail here at z o'clock
at the latest. The matter is a serious
one and 1t is OF deep interest to the
business men of Brunswick. Our
commercial bodies. the city council,
and others ought to get busy.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-26
HARMoN-THE LOGICAL MAN.

There is now little reason to doubt
that William Jennings Bryan will be
an active supporter of Woodrow Will
son for the democratic nomination
for president. The two leaders have
had much in common all along. MFR.
Wilson is decidedly q w. J. Bryan
sort OF . democrat. This isn't a great
recommendation for him in connection
with candidacy for president, but 1t
is none the less true. Mr.. Bryan, in
Tho Commoner. INDUCES in severe
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-26

Virginia has shown her sister
states a great thing in the matter
of sure, certain and speedy justice
in murder cases. Beattie committed
his awful crime on July 10; on No
Vember "a, four months later, he pald
the penalty Of his crime and every
court of last resort in the state had
been reached by his attorneys. Oh
that Georgia would be wise enough
to emulate this splendid example of
the Old Dominion.
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Correspondence solicited, but 70
recaiye attention, letters must be 40
eompanied by responsible name
not for publication but as guarantee
of good faith.
Rejected communications will be
returned II accompanied by postage
Remittance Should be made by
postal note, check, money order or
registered letter. Address.