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The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
THE COTTON HEIRS
DON'T OWN FOREMAN
Report Sent Out From Rogers About
Poor Man Gaining Title TO En-
tire Town Fails TO Agree
With Courts Decree.

Fogecsn, May 5.-Residents of
Foreman, this state, are shot under
the collar" because of the publica-
ton a few days ago in various pa
pers over the state Of a dispatch
from Rogers in which it was stated
that the state supreme court had
decided in favor of the plaintiffs
she suits brought by the
Cotton heirs against numerous de-
PENDANTS, in which suits attempt
was made TO have the courts order
plaintiffs placed in possession Of
certain property constituting pfac-
tically all of Foreman.
The case is well known by the
people around Foreman and the
state Supreme court only a few
weeks ago handed down its decis-
ion directly against the Cotton heirs
and in favor of the defendants.
The claims Of the plaintiffs were
that cara Cotton, a large landown-
err died many years ago, following
which his holdings were divided be-
tween the children. In the division
a tract, upon which the town of
Foreman has since been built, was
overlooked. and suit was entered to
obtain possession of this tract. 1t
was first tried before Chancellor
Shaver, who decided against the
Cotton heirs. Then the appeal was
taken to the Supreme court, where
the ruling of the chancellor was
upheld.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
JEFF DAVIS ON WAR PATH
Arkansas Senator Is Now Seeking
the Postmaster Generals
Scalp.

Washington, May 5.--Senator JEFF
Davis of Arkansas yesterday gave
notice IN the Senate that he would
offer resolution asking the presi-
dent to 'sdischargeH Postmaster
General Hitchcock, unless Mr..
Hitchcock replied within a week to
the Davis resolution adopted April
10, in which Mr.. Hitchcock is re-
quested to furnish the Senate with
copy Of the rulings of the Post
Office Department and reasons
therefor in connection with its al
legged discrimination against two
Western periodicals one of st.
Louis and the other OF Denver.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
PIPKIN Is SUCCESSFUL
The Polk County Representative
Passes Educational Bill in
the House.

Little Rock, May 5.-The pipkin
State Aid to High Schools bill
passed the House yesterday.
By the passage of this bill, which
has an excellent chance of passing
the Senate, the state board of edu-
cation has put through its whole
program. The other two bills pro-
vide for state board OF education
and for the consolidation of ada
cent districts. The state aid bill
provides high school education for
rural schools, giving for this pur-
pose from the general school fund
500 to $1,000 to each school, OF the
total amount $4,000 is for an ex-
tension of normal training. A state
board is created consisting of the
state superintendent, the president
OF the university and city super
intendent or high school principal.
The duties of this board shall de-
yolve ON the state board OF educa-
ton when that body is created.
The bill is considered of great
Importance among the educational
interests OF the state, and Repre-
sentative pipkin has made strong
and successful fight in passing il
through the House of Representa-
tives.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
STATE FEDERATION
OPPOSES SUFFRAGE
Resolution Fav0ring II Is Tabled
After Lively Discussion for
and Against--Threat Is Made
To Withdraw.

El Dorado, May 1.-The State
Federation of Women's Clubs went
on record today as opposed to wo-
mems suffrage.
After some discussion, Mrs. r. X.
Fitzhugh of Augusta offered the
resolution fayoring ii, and it was
seconded by Mrs. NJ. U. Rutherford
OF Magazine. The motion TO table
the resolution was presented by
Mrs. j. w. Crawford and ably Sec
onded by Mrs. II. S. Powell of the
New Century Club of Camden, who
said she would return home and
use her influence to withdraw her
club from the state federation if
the convention favored the reso-
luton. The resolution was tabled
by an overwhelming majority.
Mrs. Nj. U. Rutherford, in her re-
marks, denounced certain members
OF the Senate for opposing the bill
admitting women to the bar in
Arkansas.
Pledges were made for the schol-
arshlp endowment fund amounting
to sos. The association adopted
a state flag and passed a resolution
asking the legislature to adopt the
same. A committee was appointed
TO confer with the legislature.
Musical scholarships were report
ed as follows: Ouachita College,
Crescent College. Hughes, Littl Rock.
All these scholarships have been Sc
cured by the Music Committee. IN
the contest for original compo-
sition, the medal was awarded to
Mrs. Florence Lord of Galloway
College, Searcy. The medals for
oil and water work painting was
awarded to Miss Susie Mann and
Miss Pamela Potts of Galloway
College.
Little Rock district was awarded
the banner for the most aggressive
club work for the past year, with
Forrest City district a close second.
kilograms were read this evening
from the Chamber of Commerce and
the Board of Trade asking that the
next state meeting come to Little
Rock, which was accepted over Hot
Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
CARRY THE Fight HIGHER
Judge Hill Addresses Long Letter Ia
Legislature Advising Continued
Fight on Railroad Rate Case.

Little Rock, May 5. The Arkan-
sas rate fight is not to stop with
Judge Triebers adverse decision.
not if the advice of the states chief
counsel, Judge Joseph NJ. Hill avails.
In this he has the strong support
Of Governor Donaghey. who will
urge the legislature to authorize am
appeal. The argument for such ac-
tion is set forth BY Judge Hill in a
lengthy letter to Speaker Milwea of
the House OF Representatives. He
shows that the litigation already
has been profitable to the people.
Notwithstanding It's cost to the
state. by reason OF keeping rates
down TO the temporary tariff and
that the same will result pending
the final hearing.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
THE SENATE WILL
NOT INVESTIGATE
Toney and Covington Give Little a
"Bi0." and Then Resolution to
Call Him Before Senate Is De-
clared Out OF Order by Toney

Little Rock, May BITS up 10
Bob Rogers" is the way Legislators
and the public look upon the legis-
lative scandal that was sprung by
Representative A. @. Little in the
house last Wednesday when he
charged that there had been whole
sale bribery in the Arkansas Senate.
Representative Little, who ten
dered his resignation Immediately
after his sensational speech, is again
in his seat, but not participating in
the deliberations Of the body. BY
the urgent solicitation of many
friends, he has consented that his
resignation be temporarily withheld
from the House, but he refuses to
withdraw II, and will insist before
adjournment That it be acted upon.
The measure was brought up by
Senator Jacobson, who introduced a
privileged resolution, in which he
called attention to the charges pre-
ferred by Representative Little and
requested the latter to appear be-
fore the bar OF the Senate and make
the charges specific, at the same
time inviting the members of the
House to be present and hear the
charges.
President Toney declared the res
olution out of order, because ii re-
Elected uon the House, which was
in violation OF the rules. stating that
he would personally refer the mat
ter complained of by Representa-
tive Little to the prosecuting at
torney of this district for investiga-
ton.
Senator Keel moved that the res
olution be adopted and it was his
motion that was declared out Of
order,
Senator Covington, when the
president OF the Senate had made
his statement, arose to question
of privilege, among other things
saying that MIR. Little is TO be pit
led rather than censured, for as all
must admit his mental organism is
defective and his declaration re-
Gently was no doubt the result OF a
well-deflned plan which broke forth
spontaneously after weeks of prep
aration. | must insist that he
should not be censured for the rea-
son that his action with all the at
tending circumstances show con-
elusively that some cowardly and
irremediable iackass prompted him
TO it,"
A point of order was raised by
Holland and Keel, who
held that Covington was. violating
the rules in criticising the act of
Of the House, which point
OF order was sustained by the chair.
Senator Robertson and others
eoHtended that the charges are of
most serious nature and the author
of them should be forced to divulge
all that he knows. and present the
proofs.
Mr.. Little says that he is ready at
any time to appear before the bar
OF the Senate, and answer any
questions pertaining to his charges,
and that he will tell even more than
he told on the floor Of the House of
alleged corruption in the Senate.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11

". +. Tibbs Of shady was IN the
eay sass week getting sawmiiI re-
pairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11

F. E. Martin and I. A. Harwell.
who have formed a partnership I'M
der the name Of the Hatfield Realty
Company for dealing in Polk coun-
ty real estate. with Office at Hatfield.
were in Mena May 4 on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11

Parker White. son of P. NJ. White,
has returned from Port Arthur.
where he has been working for the
past two months
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
CHAPTER III.

And II you'll believe me, the evening
Of the next day saw our two other
prospective guests. the Misses Agatha
First and Sixth, actually under our
roof. We had sen: motor over to
Chiltern house that morning after
telephone Capitalization between my
wife and the mistress of that estab-
lishment, and by dinner time our rath-
er peculiarly interesting Sc party
was gathered round the liable COM
plete.
We were very gay-my wife and
myself as head conspirators in a
matrimonial plot especially so.
though the two girls were almost as
merry. Agatha First had much to
tell Of her visit at Chiltern house
and Agatha Sixth of my wife's friends
In America, SO that the dinner hour
passed rapidly. Agatha First had
been with Mrs. Chiltern the longer, it
seemed. Agatha Sixth having had
friends In London to visit, had only
been with her a week The two girls
were not intimate friends, Dearest
told me sfterward They had not
been as much so with each other as
they had been with others Of the six
Agathas who had FIRST visited her
at Castle Wyckhoff. ! lay stress upon
this fact because 1t accounts for q
number Of things to occur later. OF
all tho party, arch was the only one
who seemed at sl Quia&. and ! guessed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
ENCOURAGE LOCAL PAPER
Merchants Should Cooperate With II
to Advantage of Both, Says Ad.
vertlslng Manager.

Few merchants and corporations
realize the full value Of adequate and
systematic use of newspapers in ad-
vertising their business" declared
Ben s. Jacobs, advertising manager
for Conrad G. Co. of Boston, before the
Pilgrim Publicity association of that
city.
"a local paper ought to be encour-
aged" said Mr.. Jacobs "It is the most
powerful agent OF public opinion In the
community and the broadest carrier Of
your own talk about your store. Pa
pers should cater to the advertisers
and the merchants should cooperate
with the paper to the mutual advan-
tage Of both. The newspaper Is usu-
ally willing to do what 1t can. A
city ought to have civic pride in .
clean newspaper with modern type,
neatly printed: and If this is SO, the
advertisements generally pay much
better. Get In touch with the news
paper man. He'is generally mighty
decent sort of fellow, and he and you
should be In business together for mu-
tual profit"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
.EZIQ@[6D S1zZ[L[D|9
EA@Ey1T'][G[N @N9a)
.l3Y[ED1UG{l [DfD]UlgLR>s37 aGUON MASON "
q AUTHOR Of, 6 eelTi1E U[i]EE [R[5AAl AGMIElAE' "
lpnNuuynv syMG cSAeam as1axa1M. aaM Aa1SW
l[ll[ss3lE[I[S}G1IWEN1 EN1lAASOM "
eeIT[S1L5 REAL ,kAG&Nl1LlAH'

fredl So glad-so very glad, to see
you'll"
Dearest gave him both her pretty
hands.
"You old dear!" she cried How
nice of you to comet"
4; "A.nd now sit down and tell us all
|iabout IT." said my wife. "Wilfred has
given me his version, of course, but 1
want it from headquarters. It's the
most exciting thing in the world! How
nice of your Aunt Georgy to give US
all such an interesting problem to
solve!"
Terhu1e sat down in my wicker
chair andI seated myself on the grass
by Dearest.
'eYes. indeed Il feel quite grateful
to her for providing us with such q
genuine bit, OF romance she Sontin-
ued. fIt's as good as a dime novel.
and Wilfred and would be too
pleased for anything to assist In its
denouement"
ut does seem extraordinary" ac-
quiesced Terhune. "that such thing,
an event so out of the common, should
happen to me. Who would ever have
thought of. Aunt Georgy carrying on
like that! Why, she's promised me
the property all. her life, and to go and
decree suddenly, out of q clear sky,
that must marry in ten days or for
felt it, just because I'm forty years
old! Why, it's the most absurd thing
1 ever heard in my life!" And he
mopped his brow fussily as he spoke.
Dearest smiled at him sympathetic
ally. Finding wife in as short a
time as that does sound like pretty
difficult proposition" she murmured.
"Beastly difficult!". exploded Arch.
"And that's what came up from Lon
don to see you for. thought If any
one could suggest an expeditions way,
1t would be my friends the Vincents!
You know you did things in rather a
hurry yourselves" Making reference
of course to my rapid courtship Of my
wife during. the exciting and some
what unusual events pertaining to a
six weeks visit made by Terhune and
myself at Castle Wyckhoff the year
before
"And your confidence is not at all
misplaced, my boy" said 1, "as you
will find!" And fell to telling him Of
our house party plan all in a breath
and as fast as could talk.
Terhune was first amazed, then
doubtful, and then. as the full beauty
of it struck him, he rose in his en-
thusiasm and seized a hand of each of
us.
Agatha Sixth" he cried; who
else? It shall be she and no other!
What friends you two are to give me
the chance!"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
PROFIT in BANK ADVERTISING
Seattle institution Increased Its De.
poslts Three Million In Less
Than Year.

In an address before the Dallas
(Tex.) Advertising club, recently, S. G.
Dobbs, president Of the Associated Ad-
yertising clubs of America, said.
among other things:
I'm Seattle there Is certain bank
that was Is years getting its savings
deposits up to s3,O00,0OO. During that
period certain young man had work
I'D up to position OF some authority.
He went before the board Of direct
ors and suggested advertising. They
were duly shocked; in fact, some
indignant. Hadn't they been adver-
tising all these years, publishing at
stated intervals their financial con-
iiion? Hadn't they gotten out book
lets showing the front of the build
Ing and the burglar-proof vaults?
Hadn't they issued calendars and
souvenirs, all in strictly dignified
way?
The young man, however, persist
ent as well as logical, finally secured
an appropriation. They secured the
services of high-class advertising
man who was skilled in bank adver-
tising. In ten months the bank in
creased its savings deposits to s6,0OO,-
900. or, in other words, accomplished
under the force of advertising in ten
months (and that was during the
panic three years ago) what it had
taken them 15,years to do without ID
vertising. Today they have savings
deposits exceeding S10,000.0r
"In virtually every city j. his, coun-
try one or more papers pending
their efforts to the givln Il square
deal-publishers who say that no
dnclean thing can be advertised in
their columns-who will not print
wildcat land and mining schemes.
The standard magazines are even in
advance of the daily papers, and are
eliminating from their pages every
advertisement of a questionable ma
ture. Many Of our best publications
today stand back of and guarantee the
statements. in their advertising col
umns.
"One publication that know has
turned down in the past 18 months
approximately 100000 worth of bust
ness that has been offered because the
head of this publication could not
recommend the articles advertised to
Its readers. Isn't your advertisement
or mine worth more in the columns OF
this publication? There are no laws
In our statute books that require this
rejection on the part of the publisher,
but itiis the high laws of moral eth
les and right dealing that prompts
such acs.Sd." .sl y s.5 r
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
Reaches All the People.

Speaking before the Watertown
IN. " Chamber Of Commerce, L. B.
Elliott of Rochester, N. Y, said CON
cerning the newspapers: when you
advertise you want to reach the peo-
pie, all the people, the oldest inhab-
itant, the man who moved to town
yesterday, the young couple just mar
ried, the young man or woman who
has just earned the first dollar and is
itching to spend it; you want them
all, the rich, the poor, from the cradle
to the grave, and the only advertising
medium that reaches them all, all the
time. is the daily newspaper.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, popular young
bachelor Of London. is suddenly aroused
from the aimless and tndolent life he
leads, by the startling news from the law
firm Of Barnes, Wiloughby & Son, that he
is the heir to a sheep farm In Australia
bringing IN an income Of $4,000 year
The bequest comes from an aunt. Mrs.
lGeorgiana James Of Essex. She makes
him her heir on condition that b marry
within ten days or forfeit the legacy to q
third COZ sin living in America The story
opens at Castle Wyckoff, where Lord Vim
cent and his wife. staunch friends Of Ter
hume. are discussing plans to find Ter
hume wife within the allotted time. It
seems that Lady Vincent is one OF seven
persons named Agatha. ALI whom have
been close girlhood churns. Sine decides
sto invite two Of theE1 10 a party at the
castle and have Archie there as one OF
the guests, ~ - 4 y f .t M, ~. Z; ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
Judlclous use of white space,
strong borders, unique arrange
ment of borders and other ex-
pedlents are adopted by adver.
tIsers In the efforts to make
their displays attractive.
ia Best Protection.

Advertising of the right kind is
greater protection for an article than
any patent ever granted. Almost ev.
ery marketable article can be imitat.
ed. reproduced, substituted or infring.
ed. but the one article in every line
that is best known and best fixed in
public favor is that which Is best ad.
vertised, regardless Of whether it is
the original article of its kind or not
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
The public JUDGES your faith
In your goods by your public
lty.-Mahln's Messenger.
Eternal Advertising.

The indispensable necessity of per-
sistently advertising even the best
known and best proved commodities
NAV be a poor indication of the con-
stancy and alertness to its own inter-
ests of the general public, but 1t has
often been attested and proved true
by business men of long standing sue
cess and experience. One such assures
Tip that three years steady advertis-
ing was necessary to produce sue
cessful result, while even after COM
modify had an established place In
the market ito be short time out Of
the advertising was dangerous"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
Satisfaction Of Keeping a Dog.

81 wonder why so many people In,
sist on keeping dogs that are no
good?" Well" replied the proprie-
tor of the village hotel, II always keep
a few dogs because It's comfort to
see 'em take their meals regular
without kickin', even II they didn't
pay any board"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
An Enallsh Point Of View.

A recent Lordon police court case
brought to general notice new
phase Of the outdoor advertising evil.
A constable found man painting ads.
on pavement, and charged him with
"wilfully depositing paint upon the
Sootway."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
Free Blood Cure.

If you have pimples, offensive eruptionD,
old sores, cancer, itching, scratching
eczema, suppurating swellings, bone pains,
hot skin, or if your blood is thin or i'm
pure, then Botanic Blood Balm (B.B.B.(
will heal every sore, stop oil itching and
make the blood pure and rich. Cures after
all else fails. Sl.0O per large bottle at
drug stores. Sample free by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta. Co.. Department B.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
Moral. Don't Stop.

An old sportsman said: ut Is com.
monty believed that fish do not bite
60 we'll when the wind is in the east
for the vest forget which,; but
I nave noticed that the fellow who
kept right on fishing brought home
the biggest basketful."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
Heroic treatment.

Little Marjorie. aged four, bumped
her head on key in the front door.
She went In the house and put some
cold cream on a rag and then went
to the door and tied the key up care
fully. AS she was leaving she said:
~ will call in the morning to see how
you are"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
CHATTER Il lI.--con.lnued

, ~ :.
why, that would spoil the whole
thing she said. I Agatha Sixth
would suspect a plot at once, and as
I Inevitably balk. Matchmaking, to be
successful, must be conducted abso-
lutely without appearing to be. con-
Quoted"
Then we can telegraph Terhune to
come up at once?" said, gazing at
her admiringly. She is SC wise for
one SO young.
"Yes, and the two Agathas as well.
Luckily for the success of our plans
they are already in England. They
came over to visit Agatha Chiltern in
the next county month ago and have
been staying there ever since. That's
what made me think of the plan. real
ly.." -
"Huzza!" cried. "The gods favor
usl You must telegraph Agatha Chill
tern this moment. She's such a brick.
I know she'll let us have her guests
without = murmur even at such short
nottcel"
30, yes." said Dearest, they were
coming to visit me next week, any
way"
Mrs. Chiltern, by the way, had been
one Of the Agathas who were my
Swife's conpanioos when she had been
playing tie part Of Miss Marsh, the
secretary, not very long ago. Agatha
Fourth she was, in fact, to give her
the numerical title which Terhune and
I had used to distinguish the Agathas
at that time. She had recently mar
ried one Cecil Chiltern. a former guest
ofSGastle Wyckhoff before the advent
Of Arch and myself, and as his estate
was only 30 miles or SO from Castle
Wyckhoff, we found ourselves neigh
bors, as IT were. It was for this rea-
son, because of Mrs. Chiltern's invi-
tation to visit her, that the two
Agathas ve wanted to assist us in
our scheme for enabling Terhune to
inherit his aunt's property chanced to
be SO close at hand.
We had hardly reached this salts
factory conclusion in regard to our
plans, when o station cab turned in at
the avenue and wtirling up unde-
the beeches that lined the road, pres
emily deposited passenger under the
porttco of:the carriage entrance to the
castle.
eHullo!" I cried, "a visitor!" Then
In another instant, by Jove! II it
isn't old TerhuAe himself" as a mid
tdling sized, very well dressed man,
after moment of hesitation, sighted
us under the trees and hurried oyer
Ehe lawn toward US.
Look at the old boy, Dearest!" ]
said as Arch came up out Of breath.
fLook at him. will you? Right of the
Row, as usual! Frock coat, pearl
grays, top hat, all complete. An,
Archibald! VIII you never cease TO
9rivol?''
Since my marriage I may say, Arch
Hnd have rather changed places. It
used to be he who was always re-
buking me; now it's just the other
way. SO much for the dignities OF LIE
,:as a Benedict!
my dear fellow" smiled my friend,
s.what would you have me wear?
lKnickerbockers and an old shooting
coatf" cycling my own careless attire
rather pointsdly. .Ah. Lady Vincent"
turning 90 my wife, dear Hra- VIII
: !. 8 H .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-11
ReturnIna the Compliment.

Mrs. Faraway-I suppose you have
forgotten that this is the anniversary
Of your wedding day."
Professor Faraway (abstracting
himself from comic sections)-Eh? :?
What? Dear me! Is 1t. really? And
when is yours. dear?-Stray Stories: