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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-24

We, the friends of Miss Laura
Magin, formerly Of this county, but
who recently died at Davenport,
Washington, are sorry to learn Of her
death, SO young in years. But glad
to know. while vet she was In a
strange land, she had the sympathy
of many. Some of her girl friends
gave her large punches or flowers.
Ladies of the church and the Epworth
League, large cross, and the K- of P.
a large wreath. All flowers were
cut flowers. The Dallbearers were
members or the X OF r. Lodge. They
were John Moses, Bert Cowen, Joe
Miles and Afi1lard Vanhook Our
sympathy here, In dear old Carroll,
We extend to those who are still 1n
their far of home. e..sss.s.asasas.@as.z-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
MORE HOPEFO INSANE PATIENTS
RADICAL CHANGES WILL BE MADE IN METHODS AT THE
 STATE HOSPITAL.
Noted AIicnist to Take Charge and Modern Methods Will Be Elm pIoyed in Treating Patients,
 Many of Whom Are Durable.

Little Rock, Aug. 4.-Word has been received that Dr. J. l.. Greene, recently appointed by the State Board of Charities as superinten- dent of the State Hospital for Ner- vous Diseases, will be in the city on September to assume his new duties as superintendent.
 Dr. Greene is the noted aIienist secured by the board for the pur- pose of taking up the treatment of mental diseases in connection with the work of caring for the insane, having achieved a national reputa- tion as superintendent of the Kan kakee asylum of Illinois and has state alienist for the state of Illi- nois. Dr. Greene has been engaged in the work of treating insane pa tients all his life, and is familiar with the modern methods now in use in many of the states toward curing the milder forms of insanity. As state alienist for the state of Illinois he received fine salary, and was induced to come to Ar kansas only because he saw here a great field of usefulness in which he might become of vast service to the people here afflicted with ner- vous diseases, as heretofore the state has not made any provision for attempting the cure Of the in- sane according to modern methods.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
MORE THAN 100 TO
 SEEK STATE AID
Great Interest Is Being Manifested in the New School Law, Says State Superintendent
 George B. Cook.

Little Rock, Aug 4.-More than 100 schools. said Superintendent George B. Cook of the department of education yesterdal, will have in applications for state aid to high schools when the State Board of Education meets August i5.
 It is the intention of the board to give aid out of the s50,000 ap- propriated for that purpose to one school in every county.
 That is the way we will start, /" said MT. Cook, aiding one school in county for the first year. We can do better than that perhaps, but no county will have two aided schools until all of them have at least one. The intention of the board is to aid these high schools where they are most accessible to students, and who cannot secure the chance of high school edu- cation without paying for it. By that means 100000 children will be given the chance of high school education where their school days now stop with the elementary schools"
 The $50,000 appropriated by the legislature is divided into two funds, one of which, for $l0,000, will be devoted to building up country high schools, and the $f0,- 900 for annexing normal training departments to standard high schools. No school in a town of 3,500 or over, said MT. Cook, will be allowed to receive aid from the Si0,000 fund, though it may do so from the Si0,000.
 Schools that may receive aid are divided into three classes, the-two- year school, the three-year and the |four-year. To receive aid, the prop erty of the school must be vested i'll the school district and for a two- year school must bear an assessed valuation of $i50000, for a three- year $200,000 and for four-year $250,000. There must be suffic- ent number of buildings in good re- pair, a working laboratory and good libraray. A school to receive aid for it's normal department must have |all these requirements and in ad- dition a professional library ap- lproved by the superintendent of public instruction.
 All state aided schools will fur nish free tuition to children within the county.
 Great interest is being manifest led in the matter" said MT Cook, and already 30 or 40 applications have been turned in and more ar rive with every school report"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
- CALLINGHELPTO
 BACK TAFT'S VETO
JOHN DWIGHT, REPUBLICAN, WHIP, SENDS MESSAGE
 FOR MEMBERS.
Democrats Pass the Cotton Tariff Through the House With Rig Vole--M0re Conferees Named
 Object 10 Extravagance.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Fears that Democrats and Insurgent Republi- cans might unite to pass the wool bill and free list bill even over the presidents veto has caused John Dwight, Republican whip, today to send telegrams to absent Republi- can members urging all to hurry to Washington.
 When the wool bill conference met today Senator La Toilette and Representative Underwood were appointed a subcommittee to re- port on the differences between the two houses. The motion for their appointment by Senator Bailey was on the ground that they represent the extreme elements of the house and senate.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
A TRUE STORY
 AND A REWARD

About four years ago 1 came to Mena and established a dental office in my present location in the Cox building. Tn doing so I had attrac- tive signs and stair cards printed and painted. Within a very short time most of these were torn of or mutilated and destroyed. This was hard on the nerves" but I had the signs replaced, substituting met al for cardboard and wood-but the work of destruction went on as be- fore.
 Finally a large painted hand" or pointer sign of sheet iron disap- peared from the wall near the office door. This was what might be termed an extra aggravation, and an offer of s2s reward fer the identi.i- cation of the thief was made. But the reward was not called for.
 About two months later the sign, badly mutilated, was found in trash pile near the fair grounds. It Was Nuthtu ttCl duu itRfdttQ do before at some expense to me.
 Since then it has been on duty. until few days back, when this same sign again was torn from it's fastenings and has not since been found.
 The above is a true story in real life. 1 still have considerable stock of patience, and am going to continue my office at the cid stand, even at the risk of having It carried of some dark night-.but here's an-! other chance for some smart detec- tive: I want to know WHO DID IT bad enough to pay si0 for the infor- nation that will convict the guilty party.
 Who wants the money?
 E. II. BLACK, Dentist.
 Mena, Ark, August {. 1911. esdif
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
HOWsJACKPOT'WA
 PASSED AROUND
Confessed Bribe Taker in Lorimer Case Goes Into Details Regarding Dividing of Money for the Sem
 ator's Election.

Washington, Aug. g. Charles A. White, confessed bribe-taker, to- day told before the Lorimer inves- tigating committee how R. E. Will son, in the Southern hotel in St. Louis, distributed the jackpot" fund to White. Link, Shephard Luke and other members of the Ill., inois legislature who had been bribed to vote for Senator Lorimer. White was handed 5000 by Wilson n the latter's room at the hotel.
 White said he received a tele- gram in 0'Fallon, H., dated July If, 1909, asking him to meet Wilson the next day at the Southern hotel in St. Louis. He kept the appoint ment and the first man he saw he knew when entering the hotel was Representative Link.
 Mir. Shephard, MT. Link, MT. Clark, and MT. Wilson were also in the lobby. walked up to them and after an exchange of greetings MT. Wilson asked me up to his room. ar. Link and I remained behind after the others had goneup stairs"
 Why did ycu and MT. Link re- main behind?r
 Because MT. Luke was protesting to me about the amount of money ba was to recelve. He said it was a dirty bunch and that he was go- ing to complain to Mir. Brown.
 T tried to impress Mir. Luke that had not received any money for voting for LoTimer. He said: Yes you did You received $i,000 for voting for him. I saw it counted out for you. I got the same, but I made my deal direct with Lorimer.' We then went up to Wilson's room, where he, Link, Clark and Shepard had gone before us.
 Wilson invited Shepard into the ball room and after Shepard came out he asked me in. went in and Wilson gave me nine $i00 bills.
 We all left the room and later later 1 went with MT. Wilson to the sta- lion where he caught a train for Chicago. I went back to East St. Louis.
 What did you do with the mon- ey?"
 T paid off number of debts and took trip to see my parents"
 White related taste of high life he engaged in with Brown on trip to St. Joseph, Mo-, and a trip to the Great Lakes.
 Was the election discussed by YOU and Mir. Brown while on the Great Lakes?"
 Yes. l asked Mir. Brown where the money came from that had been paid for the election of Lorimar. but he refused to answer"
 Did he ever mention to you how ruch money he distributedg"
 No sir; he did say once that, if she governor had not vetoed eer- tain bill. there would have been s35,000 more in the jackpot"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
SWEPT INTO RIVER
Seven Drowned When Ferry Steam CT Hits Shoal, Boats and Skiffs
 Rescuing Scores.

Massena, N. Y., Aug. 9. Seven persons met death Tuesday in the St. Lawrence river when the ferry steamer Sirus struck a shoal eight miles below this city, capsizing and hurling it's seventy-five passengers into the water. Four bodies have been recovered.
 The victims whose bodies were recovered were: Misses Hattie and Nellie Parker, sisters of Ogdensburg; Miss Ada Dewey and Floyd Hackett, both of Massena. The identity of three persons, who, according to the captains tally are missing, is not known. Scores of motor boats and skiffs are endeavoring to recov- CT the bodies.
 The steamer Sirius left Tuesday morning for Cornwall on the Cana dian siGe, with -seventy-flve persons bound for a days outing. Most of those on board were residents of Ogdensburg and Massent. The Sirus started on the return trip about { o'clock in the afternoon. Her pas- sengeIs were seated on the deck when the crash came.
 The deck was swept bare in mo- ment. Women who could not swim clutched at camp stools and other portable articles, while others, aid-- cd by male companions. fought their way 10 the overturned steamer. Pic nickers at the International park, nearby, in motor boats and skiffs, rushed to the rescue and saved scores.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
BRYAN RESPONDS
 TO HOUSE ATTACK
The Commoner Assumes Full Re- sponsibiIity for Editorial Upon Which Underwood Based
 Scathing Remarks.

Chicago. Aug. i.--Voluntarily as- suming full responsibility for the editorial recently published in his weekly paper. which caused Con- gressman Underwood of Alabama to brand him as a falsifier on the floor of congress, William J. Bryan to- day replied to the attack and de- |clared that he intended to give the Democratic leader of the house an early opportunity to discuss some other things. Mir. Bryan proceeded to garnt Congressman Underwood's request that he make public the information upon which the edi- torial was based. He declared that the information was taken from a Washington dispatch published by an Omaha newspaper.
 If this information is correct, Mir Bryan declared, he will stand by his statements. If investigation shows it to be erroneous, he will gladly acknowledge his mistake.
 Reads Undcrwood's Attack.
 MT. Bryan arrived in Chicago this morning and read Congressman Underwoods attack in the news papers while eating breakfast at the University Club.
 Yes, read the report of Mir. Underwood's speech in the morn-
 ing papers," said Mir. Bryan. ''rhe |criticism to which he refers is con- tained in en editorial which I wrote myself.
 "rhe report on which the edi- torial was based" continued Mir. Bryan, appeared last week after the house caucus of July 25. I am not sure of the exact date, but is was not earlier than "Wednesday of
 last week, and not later than Sun day morning. The dispatch from Washington said that Speaker Clark offered a resolution-a mod iiication of or a substitute for a resolution by another member--in- ctIuttfuS tut ways anu hitdiS tcih- mittee to proceed with the prepa- ration of other bills. The dispatch stated that MT. Clark was supported by number of members, but that Representative Underwood and Fitzgerald led a fight against the resolution and defeated it.
 undcrwood's Iron Holdings. '"rhe report also quoted Congress- man Kitchen insisting upon the in- troduction of a bill reducing the tariff upon iron and steel and quotes
 Mir. Kitchen as calling attention to
 Mir. Underwood's holdings in the steel company, and as expressing the belief that in case of failure te proceed with the reduction of the tariff on iron and steel such failure might be attributed to MT Under woods interests in the business My editorial was based upon this published report"
 Mir. Bryan was in the city be- tween trains. He left later in the day for Iowa, where he has engage ments to lecture.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
YARDAMAN VICTORIOUS
Former Governor of Mississippi Wins the Race for the Senator
 ial Nomination by Biq Vote.

Jackson. Miss. Aug. 3.--Aecording to the latest returns from Tuesdays Democratic primary, the nomination of former Governor James K. Var daman for the United States Senate is made positive, the former gover- nor having a lead of 23,i5i votes over both his opponents.
 Figures received up to this fore- noon gives the vote in the senatorial contest as follows: Vardaman, TO- 53i; Alexander. 27,553; Percy, ie,- S27.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
Receivers Notice to Creditors.
 State Bank of Grannis.

Notice is hereby given that by order of the Chancery Judge of Polk County. Arkansas, have been appointed Receiver of tho State Bank of Grannis, of Grannis Ar kansas, and all creditors of said bank are hereby warned to file their demands against said bank with the Clerk of the Chancery Court of Polk County within ninety days from this date.
 Given under my hand as such Receiver this f5th day of July, 1911.
 w. N. PIpKTN, Receiver. jt5-3 29-l
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
More Conferees Named.

Washington. Aug. 1.-The far mers' free list bill was sent to con ference today by the senate, after refusing to accept the house amend ment placing lemons on the free list. Senators penrese. CIllom, La Toilette, Bailey and Simmons were named conferees. They are also on the wool bill conference com mittee, of which the free list con- ference will be virtually an exten- sion.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
House Passes Cotton Bill.

Washington, Aug. Unsupported by all the Democrats and 30 insur- gent Republicans, the Democratic cotton tariif bill, third of the big tariff revision measures brought forward by the Democratic house of representatives, passed that body last evening by POP to Of.
 The bili cuts the average taritf on cotton manufactured goods from 4S to 27 per cent ad valorem, 2i per cent reduction in duty. This, the Democratic leaders estimate, will reduce revenue by about s3,o0o,Oo0.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
Arbitration Treaties to Senate.

Washington, Aug. 4.--President Taft sent to the senate toady the general arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain. and the United States and France. Each treaty is accompanied by 3 formal message of transmittal.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
Objects to Extravaaanee.

Washington, Aug 4--Gross ex- travagance of the Democratic ma iority in conducting useless inves- tigations" was charged in the house by Republican leader Mann, who also claimed the new Democratic house employees to be incompetent. He provoked sharp replies from Representatives James of Kentucky, Foster of Illinois and Fitzgerald of New York, Democrats.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10

Galena, Kas., Aug. 4.-Shut off from the outside world by wash outs On every railroad entering the city,. without gas, with the busi- ness houses flooded and every country road entering the city cut of by washed out bridges, Galena is isolated save for telephone and telegraph wires.
 Early this morning a cloudburst swept the city. Several houses at Baker Diggings were blown over, a large plate glass in the window of the Galena National Bank were shattered and other damage done by wind in the city. The rainstorm amounted practically to cloud burst, and in a few hours there was not wagon bridge in the vicinity that was standing.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
CENTRAL COLLEGE.
Central College and Conservatory of Fine Arts for Women,
 Conway, Ark.

A faculty of twenty specialists. New furnishings and equipment. Eighteen years history: beautiful situation, within thirty-one miles of the Capitol City. All college and preparatory branches. The con servatory, with eight teachers. is under q gentleman of superior ability. A department of House. hold Econarlifis is added, and also strong courses in business educa- tion
 We offer the best at lowest pos sibIe cost.
 Write for catalogue and folders to President J. W. Conger. Conway, Ark. S9-}
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
CLOUD BURST DAMAGE
Missouri and Kansas Suffer From Terrific Downpour of
 Water.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 4.--What is per- haps the heaviest August rain on record in this district, measuring 4.22 inches by the Empire Electric Company's gauge, fell in Joplin and throughout the district early this morning.
 At Galena, Kas., the storm ann |ounted to a cloudburst. Mines in the Duenweg district are flooded. The Empire Electric Company's plant at Lowell, Kas., is out of commission, and the Riverton plant was endangered for a time. Every railroad and street ear line enter ing the city, with the exception of the Missouri Pacific, was either en- tirely paralyzed or partially so.
 Following July's record of near ly f2 inches of rainfall, every stream in the county is out of it's banks. Farmers are shut of from town by washed-out bridges and swollen streams.
 Joplin has suffered thousands of dollars damage, both to streets and to private residences and business property.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
Rcapportionmcnt Bill Passes.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The house today concurred in the senate amendments to the congressional reapportionment bill to prevent gerry mandering and passes the measure as amended. The bill now goes to the president for approval.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10
Cotton Biu in Senate.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The house cotton tariff revision bill reached the senate today and on motion of Democratic leader Martin was re- ferred to the finance committee, with instructions to report by Aug ust 10th. The arrival of the bill from the house, where it was pass ed last night, precipitated lively debate.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10

An advertisement for the Central College of Conway. Ark. will be found in this issue. Dr. J. w. Conger, who has had such large in college work for twenty-one years as president of 0uachita Collegeg, has recently assumed the presidency, and the dawn of new era is promised for this institution 29-l
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-10

For Sale Cheap-Moving picture
 show and tracts of timber land. Dr. J. G Hilton, Mena, Ark. t29-f 3t-2
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-14
DISTRICT NO. A.

All of the territory of Tulsa and
Rogers counties lying outside of the
city delivery districts of the city OF
Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-14
AN old STEEPLE jack
DASHES TO HIS DEATH
GEORGE j. STORER MEETS HOR-
RIBLE DEATH IN 80-FOOT
FALL.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. Ia
Steeplejack George j. Storer of Kala-
maZoo, Mich, who said he had been
in the business for twenty years,
and had been on most of the lofty
pinnacles of this country, was dashed
to his death through the 60-foot
smokestack of the Eastman hotel en-
gine room this afternoon. He lived
two hours after the fall but his body
was horribly mangled
His body shot straight through the
smokestack when broken rung about
the top of the ladder caused him to
miss a step. Both ankles were brok-
EN- above the shoe tops, the bones
of the leg protruding down through
the forepart of the feet. Ribs were
shattered, the spien and vertebrae
were telescoped, and the right arm
shattered. Storer came here for his
wife's health ten days ago.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-14
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
CLOSES ITS Meeting
TO MEET NEXT YEAR IN OKLA.
HOMA CITY-TO ENLARGE
MEMBERSHIP.

After selecting oklahoma City as
Officers for the ensuing year, the Ok
lahoma Municipal league after three
days session In Tulsa adjourned at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
next meeting will be held in Decem-
ber. 1912, at oklahoma City, just prior
to the convening of the state legis-
lature.
A. f.. McGarr, mayor Of Muskogee,
was reelected president of the league.
Mayor l.. j. Martin Of Tulsa was
elected first vice-president. and ]. B.
Burton, mayor Of Chickasha, second
vice president. p. p. Duffy, mayor OF
I'll Reno, was chosen secretary and
Mayor A. ID. Martin OF Shawnee was
made treasurer. The following MEM
bers were elected on the executive
board: Whit NJ. Grant. mayor ef Ok
lahoma City; l.. j. Martin, Tulsa; ].
c. Starr. Vinita; d. ID. Carpenter. Da-
coma; Pete Hanratty, McAlester
A committee OF six to solicit new
members was named and included the
following: Harry Hammerly, L. Il.
Large, ID. II. Carpenter, A. d. Martin
and A. f. McGarr.
II was decided to change the name
OF the organization TO "The League
OF Oklahoma Municipalities Any
official OF an oklahoma city or town
holding membership in the league, Is,
by virtue of that fact, a member OF
the league.
Addresses were made before the
convention yesterday by George Wink
Ter, an architect OF Tulsa; George B.
Henshaw, state corporation commits
sioner, and l.. II. Holmes, a Musko-
gee park commissioner.
The following resolution was read
and adopted:
Resolved, That we tender our ap-
probation of and hearty thanks to
the public-spirited people OF Tulsa for
the excellent manner in which we
have been entertained during our
three days deliberations here and
especially do we feel grateful to the
Commercial club and TO Mayor Marz
tin for the broad interest he has taken
ia the business affairs OF the league
and for his pains and efforts in show
ing US the many attractions and ad-
vantages OF the splendid city OF
Tulsa"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-14
Says Hepburn Law Did IL.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13.--Testi-
mony that the long and short haul
clause of the Hepburn rate law had
completely tied up the Central Freight
association In the matter of changing
freight rates, was given by General
Traffic Manager +. c. Baird OF the
Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad be-
fore the house steel trust investi-
eating committee today. He said the
association now had little opportun-
ity to change the tariffs. Tomorrow
traffic officials of southern railways
will give testimony.