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The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
FARMERS BUYING VEGETABLES
Grocers Are Supplying Them With
Canned Goods.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 1.-THE
wholesale grocers have a way of
knowing what the drought is doing
10 the gardens of Kansas and Mis-
souri,. They are sending out large
consignments of canned goods to
take the place of the garden stun
that has succumbed to the heat and
absence of moisture.
1--WE are selling about five times
as much canned goods as we usually
sell at this time of the year" r. L.
Gregory, president of the Gregory
Grocery Company, said. THAT in
dicates what the drought is doing.
We are shipping to the small towns
in Kansas and Missouri. When the
gardens dry and shrivel up under
This intense heat and no moisture,
the only thing is to fall back on
canned goods. The green vegeta-
bles offered for sale are so faulty
and so high in price that the canned
vegetables are much cheaper. we
are having difficulty finding the
canned goods, but there is no rise
in price thus far"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
THE U. S. is RICHER.
Surplus Of 25 Million in Treasury
Expenditures Less Than Expected.

Surplus Of 25 Million in Treasury
Expenditures Less Than Expected.
Washington, June 28.-The Uni
ted States Treasury will have a sur
plus of approximately 25 million
when the fiscal year of 1911 ends
on Saturday, 40 million more than
the fiscal year Of 1910. This years
showing will be the best since 1907,
when a surplus seldom equaled, III
million, was shown. Both 1908 and
1909 showed deficits of 20 million
and So millions respectively. Treas
ury officials believe the fiscal fig
ures will show the government dur
ing the year just closing has re-
ceived more than it estimated and
that it spent just a little less than
planned.
Total receipts from all sources
are expected to total approximately
687 million. They were estimated
at 678 million. Total expenditures,
not Including the Panama canal,
will be about ego million. The
Treasury expected to spend 662 mill
lion. The years work on the canal
will cost approximately 10 million
Corporation tax receipts probably
will not be received as promptly
as expected. Treasury officials ex-
pect that IS million, half the esti-
mated receipts, will not be forth
coming until Iuy 10.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
LEATH CALLS GEN. EVANS
Former COmmander-in- Chief of the
United Confederate Veterans
Dies After Lingering Illness.

Atlanta, Ga.,July 3.-After linger-
ing at deaths door for nearly a
month, General Clement A. Evans,
former commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, died
at his home in this city Sunday
afternoon at 4:40 o'clock of
Brights disease. His death was not
unexpected and several of his chill
dren were at his bedside when the
end came.
General Evans, who was 70 years
OF age has been confined to his
home since the first of April, but
he had been in i'll health several
years. He was born in Stewart
county, Ca, in 1882 and came to
Atlanta to make his permanent
home in 1889, when he was ap-
pointed presiding elder Of the Grif-
fin district in Northern Georgia
conference of the Southern Metho-
dist church. AT the time of his
death he was still a member of the
NOftn Georgia conference, holding
the Office of treasurer of the
preachers aid society.
General Evans was elected COM
mander-in-chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans in April, 1908, and
served for two years, declining to
accept reelection on account of his
health. He was then elected to the
position Of honorary commander
in-chief, being the first member of
the veterans organization to be ac-
corded that honor.
General Evans is survived by six
Mrs. W. s. Eve and L. B.
Evans of Augusta, Ca; p. II. and
Clement w. Evans of Mexico City,
and Mrs. r. G. Stephens and Miss
Sarah Lee Evans of Atlanta.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
HAD TOO MUCH MONEY
Family OF Texan Left on Pier While
He Went TO Get Big Roll Changed
They are Still Waiting.

New York, July THE police are
searching the city tonight in an eff
fort to locate John J. O'Reilly Of
Dallas, Tex. who disappeared from
the Chelsea Street pier just before
the White Star line Baltic sailed to-
day. O'Reilly had $4,000 in cash
with him. He went to the pier with
his wife and children to sail for
Europe and left them few minutes
before sailing to get some large bills
changed. He has not been seen or
heard of since. The White Star Of
ficials are caring for his family
while the police are trying to locate
0'Reilly.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
NOTED OKLAHOMA
MURDERER FREED
Clyde Mattox, With Bloody Record,
Including Staying OF Four Men,
Has Been Pardoned by Gov
ern0r Cruce.

Oklahoma City, July 3.---Clyde
Mattox, one of the most notorious
Oklahoma criminals, who has killed
at least four men and has three
times been tried for murder and
once under sentence TO hang, will
be released from the Oklahoma PEN
itentiary this week. His sentence
OF twelve years for killing Lincoln
Sweeney, Kay county cattleman,
in saloon brawl at ponca City in
1899, would have expired early in
August, and citizenship pardon was
issued him today by Governor Cruce
allowing him his thirty days for
good time.
Although still less than 40 years
old, Mattox has criminal record
extending back in the opening Of
Oklahoma in 1889. In a dispute
over the Office Of city marshal in
the early days OF Oklahoma City,
Mattox shot and killed John Hay
ward, one Of the claimants 10 the
Office, but was acquitted on the
ground Of self defense. A few
months later, while acting as a
deputy marshal, he killed negro
who objected to remarks made by
Mattox to a negro woman on the
street. He was sentenced to hang
for this murder, but granted new
trial and released on bond. While
out that time he shot and killed
negro who had been witnefs OF the
first shooting.
On his second trial for the killing
OF the first negro In the federal
court at Wichita, Kas., he again was
convicted and was sentenced TO
hang. He broke Jail at Wichita, but
was recaptured. Through the efforts
of his mother, President Cleveland
commuted the sentence TO life i'm
prisonment and after he had served
a year was pardoned by President
Mckinley. He was paroled by Gov
ernor Haskell in March, 1908. In
January, 1910, the parole was re-
voked.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
PINE BLUFF SELLS
TO SOUTHWESTERN
Independent Company Is Absorb.
ed by Bell System and Formal
Transfer Will BE Made
Next Week.

Pine Bluff, July l.--The plant Of
the Pine Bluff Telephone Company
the independent concern here, was
sold yesterday to the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Company,
commonly known as the Bell sys-
tenn. The deal was made by presi-
dent w. ID. Hearn of the Bank Of
Pine Bluff, who also heads the Pine
Bluff Telephone Company, and who
organized and established the plant
here in 1895.
Attorney Walter j. Terry OF Lit
tie Rock represented the Bell COM
pany in the deal. The consideration
was $500,000. The transfer will be
made in the next few weeks, or as
soon as the minor details Of the
purchase can be arranged. II is
understood that the local plant will
be dismanteled and merged into the
mammoth plant OF the purchasing
company.
The Southwestern company has
4 $50 phones in use iii this city
at this time, and about half of the
400 phones of the Pine Bluff Tele-
phone company will be transferred TO
its plant in a few weeks. The of
flcers of the Pine Blum Telephone
Company are: w. ID. Hearn, presi-
ident and treasurer; Harry Hanf,
vice president, and Frank p. Hearn,
secretary.
IL is understood that the South
western company is planning TO
take over a number Of other inde--
pendent phone plants in this sec
lion.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06

Washington, July 4.--Rays OF the
sun focused on the fuse OF pack
age of firecrackers yesterday
through bubble in window pane
caused an explosion of the entire
window full Of fireworks. About
$500 $500 worth of fireworks were de-
stroyed and the store completely
ruined. AS William Poe, one of the
fire fighters, was trying TO rescue
some OF the fireworks, big rocket
let 60 knocked Poe To the floor and
crashed through a plate glass win
dow, the glass cutting Poe, who was
dragged from further injury by
firemen.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
lays REVENUE BILL
| CAN Be REFERRED
4 co,ernor Donaghey and Others At
,ach no Significance to the Fact
That 1t was Signed Before
Piplin Bill.

Little Rock, July 2.-Asked wheth-
ar any special significance attached
to the fact that the Turner-Jacob-
son bill was signed before the en-
.bling act to the initiative and ref
arondum. Governor Donaghey has
declared that it did not.
II took up the revenue BILL" said
,he governor, simply because il
was the longest of those presented
n me. and | desired to get it off my
hands. The fact that the enabling
act was not signed until later will
not. think. have the slightest
hearing on the revenue bill. 1t was
certainly not my intention to dim
inish or increase its chances of
meeting with the approval of the
people by giving it precedence over
The other measure"
Governor Donaghey's statement
came in denial to the theory which
has been advanced since the ap-
proval of the bills that there can
he no reference of the Turner
Jacobson bill now for the reason
that it became a law before the en-
abing act The theory has not yet
advanced to the stage of a definite
statement emanating from any tan
gibe source, and is advanced purely
as a theory. Many of the legisla-
tors were of the opinion that an
enabling act was necessary for car
rying into effect the provisions Of
Amendment No. 10, but the ques-
ton Of the amendments effect on
legislation passed prior to the act
was never debated. In the event
the theory becomes an issue, it will
mean, in substance, that no law
passed by the General Assembly in
regular session this year, or prior
thereto, can be affected by the in
itiative and referendum.
However, it has been stated from
high authority that no enabling act
was really necessary to carrying
into effect the /. and r., and that
the amendment was Of itself opera
tive: that the enabling act merely
prescribed the machinery in GER
tain phases, and that the referen-
DUN petition could have been put
in motion even had the Pipkin bill
failed to meet with the governors
approval.
The referendum was started
against the Turner-Jacobson bill in
Independence county by Represen-
tative Baker, even before either it
or the enabling act became laws,
and entirely regardless Of the rev
enue bills priority over the amend
ment machinery act.
Secretary of State Hodges has al
ready received referendum petit
tions against local acts and town
ordinances, but has in every case
returned them. His action, how
ever, is not because of the invalid
ity of the enabling act in connection
with existing acts, but because
neither he nor the attorney general
has yet had time to acquaint him
self with the prescribed form OF
referendum petitions and the ma
chinery for invoking them.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
LOSES PRISONER
And HIS LIBERTY
Oia Marshal Becomes Confused
and Gets inside Information"
ON Local Police Meth
0dS.

Little Rock, July 4.-Marshal Nc
lnturf of Ola, Ark, came to Little
Rock yesterday to take back Harry
o'Brien, a young boy who was ar
rested by the Little Rock police
Sunday night, accused of the theft
OF some clothing in Ola. Marshal
Mclnturf returned to Ola last night
without his prisoner but with a
large fund of new experiences.
Among other things he enjoyed a
ride in the police patrol wagon and
had the opportunity of getting in
side information on local police
methods. The term inside is used
advisedly, since the doughty Ola
officer spent some hours in a cell at
police headquarters.
After the police had turned o.
Brien over to the Ola officer the two
started toward the Rock Island sta
tion. Perhaps it was the extreme
heat that made the officers steps
uncertain and wavering, but be that
as it may, O'Brien made clean get
away and has not been seen since.
Marshal McTnturf started out in
pursuit of his erstwhile prisoner.
The officer was next found wan
dering about on the Rock Island
tracks by Patrolman Grove. The
latter called the patorl wagon and
sent the officer, silver star and all,
to headquarters. After he had been
kept in cell for an hour or two he
was released and a straight line
leading from headquarters to the
Rock Island station was mapped out
for him. He was following it when
last seen.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
DONAGHEY WON'T SAY
Rumor That the Governor VIII BE
Third Term Candidate Because
State Capitol Is Unfinished.

Little Rock, July i.--During the
past week there has been strong ru-
NOR that Governor Donaghey will
shortly announce his candidacy for
a third term as governor, and that
he has been in almost constant con-
ference with close political friends
relative to the political situation.
Part of the week was spent in Con-
way, and after a couple of days in
his Office Governor Donaghey re-
turned to Conway today, where he
will remain probably until Monday.
Personally, Governor Donaghey
has made no statement OF public
nature as to his plans. While he
has carefully refrained from say
ing that he intends TO offer for any
other Office, either governor or U.
S. senator, he has as carefully re-
Trained from giving any impression
that he intends to retire from poll
tics at the end of his present term
as governor.
Also, while il is common polit-
ical reference to say that the gov
ernor has the politicians of the larg-
er calibre ''up in the air" as to his
possible future activities in the po-
litical field, yet many who are
closely studying the situation be-
lieve that the governor and his adj
visers are more or less at sea as to
the best political lead.
Running for any other office in
Arkansas for third term is rather
unusual, except in minor official
capacities, ii is pointed out, and this
makes the gubernatorial situation
more complicated. Only one gov
ernor, in recent years, has run for
a third term, and that was largely
lon the ground Of vindication for
certain policies of the government.
Those who believe Governor Dom
aghey will offer for third term
base their conclusion on the state
capitol question chiefly. The recent
legislature declined 10 approve a bill
for the completion of the capitol
as drawn and submitted by the
capitol commission, of which the
governor is chairman.
There are those, however, who
believe this might net prove to be q
popular issue in another guberna-
torial campaign, and that if third
term is asked for, it would have to
be on a platform involving some-
thing in addition TO the completion
Of the new capitol.
In the meantime, it appears abb
solutely certain that both Attorney
General Norwood and Congressman
Robinson are in the race for COVER
nor to stay, as both have recently
lemphatically made this announce
ment.
Furthermore. whatever concIus-
ion is reached by the governor, II
he is actually considering a third
term, as many insist he is, will be
announced, ii is thought, within the
next week or ten days.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
START ON LONG AUTO TRIP.
i. NJ. Davis and Family Left Today
for Decatur, iii.

Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Davis and FAM
lily elft Wednesday in their
Ford" for Decatur, ILL.,, which is
Mr.. Davis old home. The car was
well loaded with fishing and camp
ing material, and Mr.. Davis said
that he expected TO fish wherever
he saw good place and felt like
it, as he was in no hurry TO reach
Decatur The time he and his
family will be gone will depend
largely on how good the fishing is.
They will go through Hot Springs,
Little Rock, st. Louis and Spring
Eeld, I'll.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
SILENT ARTILLERY
A SiIencer for Field Guns I'm the
United States Army May Work a
Revolution I'm Warfare.

Washington, July i.--The army
has tested with success a new g.
inch field piece fitted with a ISL
lencer' which not only eliminates
the noise Of discharge, but greatly
reduces the recoil and makes the
flash invisible. The result OF this
may be revolutionary, as far as
the use Of field artillery is con-
cerned.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
MISERY FROM
THE HEAT
Most Unusual Weather Conditions
Prostrate North-f0S in Ontario
Many Deaths--Unusual Droughts
and Unusual Rains.

Washington, d. c., July 4.-Of-
fetal weather reports show remark
Liable weather conditions all over the
United States. Sections of the
country in which the normal rain
fall is heavy are suffering with
drouth while there fell 5l5 inches of
rain at Phoenix, Ariz., the dryest
section of the United States, with
the exception OF Death Valley.
The whole northern section of the
United States, from the valleys OF
the Missouri and Mississippi to the
Atlantic, were in the grasp of tor
rid wave, while the south reported
practical normal temperature.
r. Chicago and the middlewest to-
day are still in the scorching grasp
of the hot wave, which is progress
sing all through the belt south of
the great lakes and leaving trail
of death and prostrations in its
wake.
A cooling breeze from the lake
made Chicago fairly comfortable
early last flight, but long before
daylight this had died down and the
city was like a bake oven. Men,
lwomen and children slept in the
open. Back porches were crowded
With suffering humanity and the
AXE front looked like the bivouac
y motley army. In the congest-
ed sections of the city, where the
toilers live, many slept all night on
the sidewalks and in the grass
plots. Seven more names were
added to the already appalling list
of the dead, making a total for the
| first four days in July of more than
forty. Yesterday was the hottest
day Of the year, hut the weather
man predicted that today would
make a new record. No relief is in
sight.
List OF Record Temperature.
In many places in the west the
mercury ranged upwards of 100 dey
grees, and in Hiawatha, Kas., if
went to 40. Here are some of the
temperatures:
| Independence, Kas., los.
| Joplin, NO., i07.
Burlington, Ia, f05
Muskogee, Ok, f05
Des Moines, f02.
Louisville, KY, t02.
Cincinnati, 100.
| Detroit, 100.
Indianapolis, 100.
st. Louis, 400.
In Canada, i08.
More than fifty persons died as a
result of the heat in various cities.
Rockcliffe, Ont, which yesterday
held the record with f08, dropped
TO 98 today, along with New York,
Philadelphia, Northfield, VT, Pitts
burg, Lynchburg, Va, Wichita, Kas.,
and Grand Rapids, Mich. Even
Father Point, at the mounth of
the st. Lawrence river, boasted OF
90.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
Ex-sLAvE DEAD AT 115 YEARS
For Half a Century Nat Ferguson
Hadn't Worked.

Tebbetts, Mo-, July Mat Fergu-
son, negro, ii5 years old, is dead
at his home here. Men in Tehhetts
past the prime of life remember
Ferguson as an old man when they
were boys. He was an old Virginia
slave of Swan Ferguson, one of the
first settlers of Southern Galloway
county. He served with the Union
forces in the Civil war and has been
drawing a pension for the last twen-
ty-five years. Persons who knew
him we'll say he had not worked for
the last fifty years.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
THE FOURTH In MENA
Everything Was Quiet-Many Went
to Neighboring Towns to
Picnics.

The Fourth was celebrated in
Mena very quietly. In fact, it was
almost quieter than Sunday. Hun
dreds of the citizens went to the
various places over the county
where there were picnics and bar
becues and many others went to
Mt. Mena, where they could spend
the day enjoying the fine breezes.
After dark few families cele-
brated with fireworks. These were
disposed of without any accidents
or fires.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
HELD ON OLD MURDER CHARGE
Negro Charged With Killing Whi'e
Man 10 Years Ago Is Captured.

Memphis. June 30.-Charged with
The murder of white man 10 years
ago John Davis, a negro. was taken
10 Osceola, Ark, yesterday 70 s,aIlu ,s
trial. He is accused OF kiiiime
Thomas Ethrington near hly,heville :
and although Che chase had been 10
Chicago and other points more DIS
lant Davis was detected in Mem
nhis bv the Arkansas officers. VINO
called on the polio here TO assist III
the arrest.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06

A. Mcmillan received a fine Black
Mammoth Jack from the Luke En-
erson farm at Bowling Green. Mo.
Monday. 1t is only three years old
and measures IS hands high. The
Black Mammoth is said to be the
largest jack known and comes from
Spain to this country. They grow
to as high as f6ilzz hands high and
sell from $1,000 10 81, 400. In its trip
here the jacks hind leg was badly
bruised at the knee. but the wound
is not thought to be serious.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06

pittsburg, Pa, July marked by
twelve deaths and twenty-four
prostrations, the hottest weather of
ten years settled over the city yes
terday and continuing all night, the
morning brought no relief.
There was hardly a breath of a
breeze, and thousands left the city
in the early morning for lake re-
sorts and other cool spots.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
INDIANS MAY TRANSFER LANDS.
Approval of Secretary of Interior
Not Necessary, Says Judge.

Muskogee, Ok, June 30.-Federal
Judge Ralph E. Campbell, in an
opinion filed today holds that lands
inherited by full blood Indians from
deceased allottees, can be trans
ferred without the approval OF the
Secretary of the Interior. This Is
contrary opinion to that OF At
torney General Wickersham, VINO
held that in cases where the ances-
tor had died before May 27, 1908
The approval of the Secretary OF The
interior was necessary.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
TAKE STAND FOR PURE MILK.
Board of Health Passes Resolutions
Asking for Suitable Outfit.

Pine Bluff, June 30.-The City
Board of Health has adopted res
olution ordering all fruit dealers
who operate fruit stands to pro-
vide their places with screens, COW
ering the fruit from flies. Nearly
all the dealers, who are principally
Italians, have complied with the
resolution, but two were arrested
and fined. The board has also adj
opted resolution requesting the
city council to make an appropri-
alton for the purpose of purchas-
ing complete milk tester. A
resolution was also adopted which
seeks to compel mike dealers who
sell in the city TO register with the
city clerk These are the first steps
taken here to secure pure milk.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
HoRATIO PEACHES MOVING.
Cars Being Iced in Mena Today 70
Take Dui First OF the Crop.

Reports from the Horatio orchard
show that a big crowd of pickers
are on hand and the first shipment
consisting of two car loads, were
made Wednesday night. The cars
we're iced in Menaand sent down 70
the orchards and loaded that night:
The crop is light. but scarcity OF
frnit and the drought in the north
will make the crop very profltapie.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06

Davenport, Ia, July 4.--Bishop
James Davis, Of the Catholic dios-
cese of Davenport, has prepared an
order 10 be sent to all the priests in
the diocese that prayers for rain be
recited daily in all the Catholic
churches until the present drought
is broken.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06

Marietta, o., July "A tempera-
ture of i08 degrees in the shade
here caused an explosion Of three
tanks containing 1000 quarts OF
nitroglycerine at the plant of the
Marietta Torpedo company. The
blast razed the boiler house and
three other buildings, causing a
$4,000 damage.
No one was injured. The city was
shaken by the explosion.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06

PosTOFFICE INSPECTOR HERE.
Finds Mena Oflce in Good Shane
and Postal Bank Prosperous

9. B. Johnson of Fort Smith.
poostoflice inspector for this section
OF Arkansas was in Mena Monday
checking up the Mena office.
MT Johnson took special interest
IN the results of the opening of the
postal banking department which
was recently established here. and
reports that he finds good interest
mas been taken in this department
ny the patrons of this office.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-06
RECEIVED DEATH MESSAGE.
4. Dale Notified OF Death OF Clar-
ence Dale I'm Texas.

J. Dale, who recently located at
Bethesda Springs, where he and
Mrs. Dale are conducting a pleasure
resort, received a message last night
announcing the death of his brother
Clarence. The death occurred last
evening at Chillicother, Tex, after
a long illness. Mr.. and Mrs. Dale
left for Chillicothe on the first
train.