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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15
Pear Blight Attacks Aprico,

Fear Blight Attacks Apricot.
The germs of pear-blight occasion
ally attack apricot trees and the only
remedy is to cut out and burn the in
fected parts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15

1t is more expensive to give than to
receive.
One touch Of Christmas makes the
whole world kin.
A present is not without honor save
in our own family.
A little Christmas now and then is
relished by the wisest men.-Miss E.
Green.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15

smaller ones that leave the collar Of
the branch to be covered with healing
tissue. Do not hesitate to remove
large useless or superfuous limbs
from trees, but always make smooth.
clean cuts with q saw, and If neces-
sary to prevent splitting the stem or
peeling the bark. make two cuts-the
first from six to twelve inches out
from where the limb Is to be finally
cut OF. Nothing can be applied to the
wound to hasten the healing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15

Cutting or Large Branches.
1. Proper method Of removing .
large branch.
2. Branch broken down from cut
wrongly made.
8. Dead stub left to rot back.
4. Stump Of branch left by bad
pruning.
8. Same three years later.
6. Decay resulting from bad prun-
Ing.
7. Cemented cavity.
8. Timed cavity.
8. sBurlapod cavity.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-15

The Rector-Now, Molly, would you
rather be beautiful or good?
Molly-T'd rather be beautiful and
repent.-Punch-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
A PRETTY NEW HOME
C. E. Davis Has His Residence Almost
Completed "A Spot Unexeelled
for Beautv.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Davis, who
came to Mena few months ago from
Illinois. now are occupying their new
residence Or the highlands just north
of and overlooking Mena. The house
is two stories high and of a simple but
attractive design. 1t is located on
the highest point of the table land
south of the mountains and from it
one has an almost clear view of good
part of the city. while to the east and
north, in full view. lies the Ouachita
valley and beyond the Black Fork
mountains.
Around the house there are about fif-
teen acres of almost level land, situat-
ed as to be almost certainly immune
from late frosts, and therefore especial
ly fitted for fruit growing. There is
already on the place a fine young
orchard, and the new owner will de-
velop further this feature.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
COMMISSION HAS FINAL
HEARING IN RATE CASE
Listen to Argun1ents-Trainmen Ask
that Increase BE AlIowed--Roads
Want Money for improve
ments-shippers Opposed.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The hearing
of final arguments in the railroad in
crease case was begun before the In
terstate Commerce commission In a
session that lasted all day, representa-
tives of the railroads, shippers and
trainmen were heard and mass OF
statistics reviewed.
Examiner Frank Lyons of the COM
mission explained at length the organ
ization of the railroads and methods
OF operation. He also presented de-
tailed statement covering the finances
Of the eastern roads. The trainmen
were represented by j. j. Claire OF
the brotherhood OF engineers, con-
ductors and trainmen of the Baltimore
and Ohio system who filed petition
with the commission ASKING that rea-
sonable rate increases be allowed. He
said that the welfare of the employees
depended upon additional revenues.
At the afternoon session Frances /.
Gowan of the Pennsylvania took up
the side OF the railroads. He dis
counted the statement of the shippers
that the new rates would bring add
tional revenue of $3.oO0.000. He said
the roads would not become more
stficient through scientinc manage
ment but through the expenditure OF
more money for improvements. This
could be only accomplished. he said
by increased rates.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12

After the morning sermon at the
Baptist church, Sunday, January Z,
the church extended the Elder j. S Ed
monds a unanimous call to the pastor
ate. Bro. Edmonds is Virginian by
birth and education. He was ordain-
ed to gospel ministry at Milburn, Ky,
twenty-three years ago, since which
time he has held pastorates in Illinois,
Tennessee, Oklahoma. Texas d
Louisiana. The last two yeas he has
been in west Florida and south Alaba-
ma, closing his pastorate at Florala
Ala, November. 1. Bro. Edmonds is
now in the prime of life and with his
experience in the pastorate the church
hopes for greater things in the Master s
service.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
FIRE At GRAvETTE
Hotel Building and Vacant Building
Adjoining We're Destroyed
Insured.

Gravette. Jan. 11.-A fire which or
ieinated around the fiue at the roof Of
the Laughlin Hotel building yesterday
morning. completely destroyed that
building and vacant store room adj
joining it, The hotel building was a
two-story building.
The value of the structures was
about $4,000 and the loss was nearly
covered by insurance.
A high wind was blowing during the
fire and a livery barn, which is across
the street from the hotel, caught fire
several times but was saved each
time by the prompt work of the citi-
zens, who we're On hand with buckets
of water. All the horses and buegies
we're taken from the barn as soon as
the other fire was discovered.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
IT MUST Be GOOD WOULD yACATE SEAT
SENATOR OWEN INTRODUCES
RESOLUTION DECLARING LoR-
iMER NOT DULY ELECTED.
MINORITY REPORT BY BEvERlDGE
Lorimer in Speech Declares that
Neither He or His Friends Were
Guilty of Bribery-MaJorty of Com
mttee UphoIds Him.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE fight to
prevent Senator Lorimer OF Illinois
retaining his seat in the United States
senate was opened with contest be-
tween Senator Beveridge of Indiana
and Senator Owen of Oklahoma, both
of whom disputed for the right to fire
the FIST gun in the cause.
Senator Beveridge, by virtue of be-
ing a member of the committee on
privileges and elections which investi-
gated charges of bribery against Mr..
Lorimer, gained tactical victory by
filing minority report attacking the
position of his colleagues on the com
mittee who voted to exonerate the
Illinois senator
Senator owen, however, introduced
Senator Lorimer illegal and void, but
he was not permitted to address the
senate in its support. The senate held
that the resolution under the rules
would have to go over one day.
Mr.. Beveridge then submitted his re-
port, the conclusion of which was:
That this election was invalid un-
der any possible view of the law. II
the senate so concludes it Is our duty
to SO declare. Therefore | submit the
following resolution:
Resolved, That William Lorimer
was not duly and legally elected to a
seat in the senate of the United States
by the legislature of the state of Hi.
nois.
Before the report was filed Senator
Lorimer made a brief speech declar-
ing his innocence of bribery and the
innocence OF his friends of any partic'
ipation in corrupt practices in con
nection with his election. He an
nounced his intention to be present
during the discussion of his case.
The Beveridge report reviews the
testimony bearing on the alleged ac
ceptance of bribes by four members oi
the Illinois legislature and the testi
mony of these men that the bribes
had been paid by three other mem
bers.
The minority report declares 1t il
an undisputed fact Of conclusive force
although the majority ignores it, thai
the confessed bribe-takers were showr
to have had in their possession, in
bills of large denominations, unusual
ly large sums of money soon after the
dates when they swore to having re
ceiving the alleged bribes. This state
ment OF the majority that the men
who confessed to having received
bribes were not to be believed.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
FEAR A LYNCH|NG
BLooDHouNDs USED IN THE
PLATTE COUNTY lNcEN-
DIARY FIRE.
AN ARREST is EXPECTED SOON
Neishbors Of William Kyle Greatly
Incensed--Think Hanging viii
Stop All Further Barn Burninss-
Loss by Fire Covered by Insurance..

Weston, Mo, jan lit is expected
that an arrest will be made soon as
the result of the burning Sunday night
OF the tobacco barn on the farm OF
William Kyle, about six miles north OF
Weston AT the same time there has
been considerable talk about lynch.
ing the person who started the fire II
he is caught.
The farmers in that section of the
county are ggaatly incensed over the
fire, which. they say, was clearly of in.
cendiary origin, and great many OF
them have been saving that lynch.
ing would have the effect of stopping
an outbreak of incendarism right at
the start.
Platte county has been singularly
free from such crimes as that and the
tobacco growers fear that the burning
collation. of all insurance policies. II
IL the practice of tobacco growers to
insure their stored tobacco against
fire loss. Many of the growers have
from $1,000 to $4,000 worth of tobacco
stored in their barns for months after
the crop is harvested, and insurance
on 1t Is necessary.
The Kyle barn was what is known
as "15-acre barn." in other words.
having storage capacity for the crop
from fifteen acres 1t is the practice
of the land owners to bring expert
enced tobacco growers from Kentucky
TO plant tobacco on shares, half and
half being the usual division. One
of Mr.. Kyles tenants and Kyle had
twenty-five thousand pounds of to-
bacco in the barn. The tenant had
his half of the crop insured for 81, 100.
which. at prevailing prices, was al.
most its full value. Mr.. Kyle had no
insurance on his tobacco, but had his
barn insured Immediately after the
fire, Mr.. Kyle posted guards around
the barn and allowed no one to go
near it. Doc Folsom's bloodhounds
We're brought from Beatrice. Neb, but
every time they took a scent they
vent directly to the house of a man
no livcS near
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
ROYAL ARCH MAsONs MET
Elected and Installed Officers for the
Coming Year.

The Hiram Chapter No. 106 of Roy
al Arch;Masons met Tuesday night and
elected and installed officers for the
coming year. The officers were in
stalled by Grand High Priest M. P.
Olney, assited by Past High Priest j.
F. Todd as marshal. Following is a
list Of the new officers:
j. A. Lewis, High Priest.
DR.. E. H. Black, King.
w. P. Clarke, Scribe.
M. p. Olney, Secretary.
C. A. Smith. Treasurer.
j. F. Todd. Capt. of the Hosts.
T. S. Proctor. Jr., Principal Sojour-
ner.
Bert Todd. Royal Arch Captain.
Z. M. Sharp, Master of the 3rd Veil.
RS. Woodruff, Master of the End
Veil.
James Tweedy. Master of the 1st
Veil.
S. Picchi. Sentinel.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
POTTER PERSONALS

Lee Bates made flying trip to Mena
last week.
Dan Allen Of Rocky visited relatives
here Sunday.
A nice singing was enjoyed at the
church house Sunday night.
T. r. Bates made a business trip to
Mena Monday.
Mrs. Williams Owens OF Buleer
was trading in Potter Tuesday.
Quite number of young folks from
near Rocky attended church at this
place Sunday.
Joe Plklips has purchased the Drap.
er proSsfty, where he expects to make
his future home.
Mrs. Oscar Thacker and sons Of
Mena visited her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Webb Hall. Monday.
Thorn rs Hadley has moved his fam
lily to Witt, ILL.,. where he intends tc
make his future home.
Bright Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE AT KAN
sAs CITY MUST NOT
BOYCOTT.
KANSAS COURT GIVES WARNING
Holds That While Law Has Been vio-
lated Exchange Is Of Public Neces-
sity-its Dissolution Is Suspended
Must Obey Courts Order or Quit.

Topeka, Jan. 10.--The Traders Live
Stock exchange at the Kansas City
stock yards must change one OF it's
rules and quit boycotting independent
stock dealers or go out of business.
This Is the effect OF decision rem
dered by the Kansas supreme court.
II the exchange behaves itself and
does not try to monopolixe trade 1t
can continue in business. But the su-
preme court will be sole Judge in the
matter.
The court affirmed the decision OF
Judge l.. c. True of the district court
of Wyandotte county against the ex-
change in the antitrust case. But the
order dissoiving the excnange was
stayed and the supreme court retains
control Of the case in much the same
manner that it retains control over
the business of the International Har.
vester company
The supreme court, in its decision,
says that the exchange has a good
and lawful purpose and as long as it
pursues it's business it ought not to
be disturbed. But the court continues:
The trouble is that these trades
never have been able to resist the
temptation to grasp the reins of the
market and sit in the seat of mono
poly. If the rules OF the exchange
were modified, particularly rule 10,
and the functions of the organization
were confined strictly within their
legitimate field, there would be no
occasion for judgment of dissolution.
II, however, it cannot operate without
curtailing the full free and fair diffu-
sion of the benefits and opportunities
of the Kansas City market, it ought to
be dissolved"
Rule 10 OF the exchange seems to be
the only stumbling block In the organ
ization. The court says that on its
face the rule Is innocent, lawful and
laudable, but the way the rule works
is different and the court says of the
a vicious combination, conspiracy and
trust to monopolize trade, restrict the
pursuit OF business and prevent com
petition, which the state has charged
and proved"
The suit was brought against the
traders by the attorney general. 1t
was charged that the exchange was
violating the Kansas antitrust laws
by preventing trading by members
with persons outside the exchange.
The attorney general asked that the
exchange be dissolved
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12

DECISION WILL
BAR MANY VOTERS
Supreme Court Holds Poll Tax Receipts
Must Be Dated Before the First
Monday in July-Decree will
Be Enforced.

An opinion that will revolutioniZe
the primary and general election con-
tests in Arkansas was handed down
in the Supreme Court Tuesday. The
text of the opinion is directly opposed
to the practices Of allowing suffrage
tax payers who do not hold poll tax
receipts dated PRIOR to the close OF
the tax-paying period of the preced-
ing year, the first Monday in July.
The opinion is delivered to apply to
general elections. But section 8, A 4
1855. of the laws of Arkansas, enacted
in 1909, requires that voters in pri-
mary elections shall have the same
qualifications as voters in the general
elections. Thus the new interpreta-
ton of the law reduces the situation
20 this: That a person who has not
paid his poll tax between the first
Monday in January and the Saturday
preceding the first Monday in July of
the same year. will not be allowed to
vote in elections, either general or
primary, that may arise during the
early part of the year.
The law on the subject states that a
person who casts vote without this
qualification. though he be otherwise
qualified, shall be guilty of felony,
and upon conviction shall be subjected
to a penalty of not less than six
months nor more than five years in
the penitentiary. 1t also holds the
judge or judges of an election as par
ties to the crime, if they allow a per-
son to cast his ballot who has not
qualified in this way.
The opinion was rendered by Judge
William F. Kirby, and was reversal
of the lever court, which had ruled
that a poll tax receipt, dated any
time within year prior to the cleo
ton, would qualify a person to cast
his vote. other requirements having
been met.
Coming as it does, upon the eve OF
a primary election in Little Rock, the
opinion throws bomb in the ranks Of
candidates and supporters. Hereto
fore when elections have been held,
voters otherwise qualifying have been
allowed to cast their votes il they
could produce a poll tax receipt,
dated perhaps only a day or few
days before the date of the election
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
We ARE MIXING IN
GOVERNMENT TAKING A HAND IN
AFFAIRS OF CENTRAL
AMERICA.
APR0TECT0RATE FOR NICARAGUA
Seeks to Prevent European Interfer.
ence; Rehabilitation of Finances
and Creation of Law and Order
Proceedings Are Being fastened.

Washington, Jan. 11.-By the ap-
pointment of minister to Nicaragua
thus formally recognizing the new
government there, President Taft and
Secretary of State Knox have taken
one step further toward the realiza-
tion of policy of establishing a NOR.
al protectorate over all Central Ameri.
ca.
This policy finds its copcrete proof
in the facts that these are now MORA
protectorates over Panama and Mica
ragua with that over Honduras about
to become an accomplished fact. San
Domingo although not state of Cen
tral America, is nevertheless another
example of the administration policy
which has for its principal objects.
The Principal Objects.
1.-The prevention Of European in
reference in the affairs OF the Latin
republics.
2-The rehabilitation of the financial
system of these republics, which will
make debt repudiating revolutions i'm
possible.
3-The creation of a new order OF
law and justice in Central America to
be maintained If need be by the physi-
cal arm of the United States.
The undertakings of the administra-
ton to carry out this policy-its plan
of making a strong Honduras" as
President Taft puts it, is by far the
most important.
The establishment of protectorate
in Honduras as it is a central sphere
of influence. will do more in the mind
of the diplomatic officials to secure tho
benefits OF the new policy than the
acts of the government with reference
to any other Central American state
The Loan to Honduras.
The loan to Honduras which Is to
be guaranteed in formal treaty viii
be OF more binding effect than that
in the case of San Domingo, which is
SO clearly protectorate of the United
States that the discussion of the mat
ter has ceased to create interest.
President Davilla of Honduras and
the state department arr making every
effort to hasten the proceedings by
which that~republic will be recon
structed and brought under the pro
lection of the American flag Presi.
dent Taft'e action in the Nicaraguan
case Is cited.
1t is hoped that the consummation
of the plans at present under consid
GRAFTON may be completed within a
short time and that the loan which
will put Honduras on her feet will
be arranged through the New York
bankers interested.
Diplomats believe that the policy
of the president was essential not
merely from the altrustic standpoint
but for two reasons in chief
The first is that there must be pro
found peace in the whole region, the
backbone OF which is the Panama
canal The second is that there Il
still an available canal route through
Nicaragua, a minor, but still impor
tant consideration is that the United
States shall make impossible for any
Central American state to deal witt
any foreign nation independently IL
any matter which shall affect the po
litical affairs of that state.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
WAS CAUSED BY COLD SNAP
Bursted Water Pipe Caused ]. P's. OF
flee and Rookstore 10 be Flooded.

When the water was turned on at
noon Wednesday. it was discovered
that water pipe which was between
the roof of the Cox building and the
ceiling of Justice of the peace H. j.
Radcliffe's Office. had been frozen and
broken during the last cold spell. The
water ran through the ceiling on to
Mr.. Radcliffe book cases and tables
and then through the floor into Nall s
Bookstore and came very nearly caus
ing considerable loss. AS it happened
however, everything in the way of the
water was easily moved. so nothing
was hurt.
The cutoff box in the sidewalk had
been filed with rocks and it was inn
possible to shut off the water there
The pipe was broken at the ground
near where it entered the building and
was plugged.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
POLK COUNTY'S BIG
FINANCIAL GAIN
10 Past Ten Years Real Estate valua-
tion Increased More Than so Per
Cent-Persoual Property Nearly
200 Population Figures.

The increase in value of taxable
property of Polk county, both real and
personal, as shown by the 1910 books,
is very considerable The 1910 as
sessment OF the real estate was ST.
68i IT'S, while that of 1900 was only
ST. ,02l ,S24, making the increase $659,-
951. The personal assessment in
creased 81, 1865 304 or from $S0S, ,0S4
to So, ,329,388. The poll tax was as
sessed on 1888 persons in 1910 as
against 3,771 in 1900, an increase OF
81. The total amount of tax collected
in 1910 was $92, $3.50.
Taking the same ratio Of poll tax to
population as the census showed in
1900 the population of Polk county
would be 1928, while the 1910 CEN
sus showed only 1926, which is
decrease of 936 in the past ten years.
The increase in the city OF Mena
also shows a healthy growth. The
1910 real property assessment was
$724. sos, which is an increase of
$316.992 over 1900. The personal
assessment grew from $202.772 to
1922, 800, which is growth of $780,
OPS. The poll tax made a gain of
$26l. Taking the 1900 ratio of poll
tax to population as a basis, Mena
should have a population of 4,454.
The Department of Census has not
yet given out its report of Mena for
1910
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12

0. v. Daniels of Page, Ok. was in
the city Tuesday to purchase a cas-
ket for his brother-in-law. Tarvin
johnson. who died Tuesday of pneu-
monia. He was % years old The
funeral services and burial we're held
at two o'clock.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
PRAISE FOR POSTAL sATlNGs
The Banks Are Showing Good Line
of Deposlts--Many Inquiries
Regarding System.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The postal
savings bank system is a success. The
short time that the chain of banks has
been in operation has convinced Post.
master General Hitchcock of this and
when the first return= of deposits are
IN. there is no doubt that a splendid
showing viii be made. All the re
ports that have been received indicate
a favorable reception for the new
banks and very general desire to
make use of the new savings deposi.
tories. Inquiries are still pouring In
for information as 10 the working oil
the new system. Some valuable sug
gestions are also being received
The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-12
PROBABLY SECURED
FROM 5000 TO $500
It Is Thought Four or More Par
ticipated in Job, but Thus
Far No Clew Is Had
to Identity.

The State Bank Of Grannis, of which
Senator John p. Logan is cashier, was
robbed Saturday a. IN. between 8 and 4
O'Clock. OF the $1,000 which was in
the safe at the closing time Friday,
the burglars got only part. as about
$50 in gold and silver was found scat
tered about the bank and much of the
paper money was destroyed by the
force of the explosion.
The amount of this cannot be esfi-
mated. but bits Of paper money are
scattered all over the building and
even out in the street in front Of the
bank.
When the bank closed last night
there was about ST 900 in currency on
hand. 1t is possible that as much as
half Of this was secured by the burg
lars and the balance torn into bits and
scattered over the building. No at
tempt has been made to gather it up
but it will be left as it is until the
insurance company sends a represen-
tative to take charge. The bank was
fully protected by burglar insurance.
1t required three and some say four
shots to open the safe. One charge
was placed at the top of the outside
door and another in at the dial. Then
one or two charges we're used on the
inner door. The interior Of the safe
was badly wrecked.
The building is sheet metal struc-
ture with concrete floor. The only
damage done to it was the breaking Of
all the windows. In gaining entrance
to the building the door was uninjured
and the burglars either had key or
else we're experts at working locks.
The fact that the opening OF the
safe was so badly bungled goes to
show that the men were amateurs.
but the way they completely disap-
peared after the explosion would in
dicate the contrary.
Several people. who were aroused
by the explosion. arrived on the
scene in a very short time. but no one
saw the men. There were at least
three and probably four men in the
gang. Barricades for two Of them had
been built of stove wood on the out
side of the bank to be used m case Of
a fight.
The men were afoot. There is no
trace whatever Of any horses and no
trace has yet been found of any Of
the men, the only signs of their visit
being the damage to the bank. A
freight train came through Grannis
soon after the robbery and it is possi-
Bile that the men may have caught it.
The police officers and sheriffs both
north and south have been given
notice to keep their eyes open for
suspicious characters.