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The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
DESPERATE MEN
FIGHT A DUEL
Frank Miller Says Mute Romine
Fired Mt Him from Ambush--Shots
Were Returned and Miller
Thinks Romine Badly Hurt.

Special to The Star.
Cove. Ark, June Frank Miller,
a freighter between this place and
Bethel, Ok, came in yesterday and
reported having had a duel with
Mute Romine near Watson, Ok,
Monday afternoon. Miller was un-
injured, but links he seriously in
iured Romine.
According to Miller's statement,
he was driving along the road when
a shot was fired at him from am
bush. The shot just missed his
head and hit a tree at the road side.
He sprang from his wagon with his
rife, and looking in the direction
from which the shot came, saw
Mute Romine shooting at him from
behind a tree. Miller returned the
fire, and after shooting three times
Romine started to run away. Miller
says he fired four shots, and the last
he saw of Romine he disappeared
into a thicket dragging his rifle on
ground with one hand and holding
his other hand over his face. He was
coughing like he was choking. Mil
Ter did not follow, but went to the
tree behind which Romine had been
standing and found where one OF
the balls from his rifle had grazed
the bark on the side of the tree
Romine was shooting from. The
mark was about as high as mans
shoulders. Miller thinks he hit his
assailant in the breast.
SO far as was known here, Roni-
inc has not shown up since The
shooting.
Miller was arrested yesterday anc
taken to Idabelle, not in connection
with the shooting affair, but for in
PRODUCING whiskey into Oklahoma
His trouble with Romine is the
result of another shooting affair
which took place few months age
near Watson, in which Miller, Ro-
mamie and Steve Etcheson wret
inyovled. AT that time ii was re-
ported that the three men got into
drunken quarrel and Romint
shot and killed Etcheson ant
wounded Miller. Romine was ar
rested but released on $500 bond
Miller would be the only important
witness against him at his trial
and it is believed by many that thi'
was the reason for the attempt u
kill Miller from ambush.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
NEW MERCHANT FOR MENA.

A. L. Kirby, who several weeks
ago rented the store room formerly
occupied by the Majestic theater,
arrived in Mena Sunday from
Bokchito, Ok, and will begin at once
to prepare for the stock Of general
merchandise which he will have
here soon. He has brought his fam
lily here for their health and says he
is here TO stay. He had big store
at Bokchito, but for some time has
been closing it out.
The new store will probably
be opened as soon as the new stock
of goods which has been purchased
can be put in place. Mr.. Kirby an
nounces that he will buy cotton this
fail.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
(NEBOODLER
TOTELL ALL
.,,;e IN Ohio Legislative Bribery
Investigation When a Member
.yeakens-Honest Lawyer Re-
/ fused Slush Fund for Defense

rolumbus, O., June 5.-Represen-
z.;ve Woven j. Evans of Stark
eu,lnty, charged with soliciting a
lsibe as a member of the legisla-
M. pleaded guilty to the crime be-
H. Judge Kinkead, in criminal
peurt today, and, in view of his
4nreeing to go before the grand jury
aad become states evidence in the
,sobe into alleged legislative graft
~ still being conducted by that
body was let off with the minimum
enlistment, a fine of $500.
HEyans went Immediately before
he grand jury and will tell all he
nows concerning alleged boodling
i the legislature. He promised the
Rurt to make clean breast, and
Nth tears streaming down his face
H. legislator asked for the elem
ncy of the court.
2The grand jury had, meantime, re-
nrned eight new indictments and
hese, it is understood, are in re-
ponse to the legislative bribery
robe.
Evans plea of guilty was made on
he recommendation of his counsel,
nd these lawyers gave in open
burt the sensational testimony that
large slush fund had been put up
er Evans defense, but they refused
b make defense on perjured tes-
imony.
Evans was under three .indict-
sepis in all. The one to which he
headed guilty was for soliciting
rom L. +. Miller on April is bribe
i 500 for using his influence as a
nember of the legislature in fur
herring bill regulating the busi-
less of loaning money on the salar-
ps of employees. The other in
Hctments against him, it is under
TODD, will be quashed or nolled.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
GIRL RIDES LOG
In RAGING FLOOD
Miss Roxie Glover, Is Years Old,
Survives, but Mother, Sister and
Brother Drown i'm Canadian
River Flood.

McAlester, Ok, June 2-The joy
of living was strong in Miss Roxie
Glover, rs years old, for she was
to have been married. SO when
she was carried away in a seething
whirlpool of water while trying to
ford the Canadian river yesterday
the girl fought with all the
strength that was in her to live,
not only for her own sake, but for
the sake of the man she loved. And
Miss Glover's fight was successful.
This morning she was rescued,
half drowned and wholly exhaust
ed by Q. j. Waller, who has a farm
on Gaines creek, is miles below the
crossing where a wall of water
struck the wagon IN which she, her
mother and brother and sister were
trying to cross the river. All the
other members of the family were
drowned.
1t was in preparation for the
wedding, which was to have taken
place today, that the Glovers drove
TO the town of Canadian yester-
day from their farm in Mcintosh
county. The merchant at whose
store they laughingly bought the
last things necessary for the cele-
bration warned them of the head
rise of the Canadian river which
was said to be coming and of the
necessity of making haste. They
drove briskly TO the river banks.
The Canadian is overnowing and
treacherous and quicksands made
the crossing dangerous at any time
of the year.
In undertaking TO cross the team
became stuck in the quicksand,
and while Mrs. George Glover, the
mother, and Roxie, i8 years old
Charles, IA, waited, Sallie, the
IS year old daughter waded out and
walked a mile for help. She got
some men and returned. While
the men were devising plan to
pry the team out Sallie waded back
to the wagon. Juet then the wall
of water, several feet high, swept
down and submerged them.
Roxie Glover never saw her
mother or sister or her brother
again. Somehow, in the treacher-
GUS current, she found and clung
to great cottonwood log. The log
turned and rolled and writhed like
live thing trying to escape, but
Roxie Glover held on. Other drift
ing logs and whole trees swept by
her, trying to tear loose her hold.
Stones, carried along by the surg
ing current as il they were 80
much wood, beat against her body,
but still the girl held on. She had
to live, and she did.
When Waller woke up this
morning the waters OF Gaines
creek was backed up far over its
banks by the flood in the Canadian.
Clinging to a, log in a quiet little
pool of driftwater he founi the
girl. She had won her fight against
the river.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
DONAGHEY'S VETO
POWER QUESTIONED
House Asks Secretary of State TO See
II Governor Had Right TO Veto
Federal Income Tax Amendment
-Toney UnquestiOned Ruler.

Little Rock, June 5.-A resolution
was introduced in the House today
directing the Secretary of State to
forward to the proper authorities in
Washington the concurrent resolu-
tion recently passed by the legisIa-
ture ratifying the federal income
tax amendment.
Governor Donaghey has vetoed
this resolution but the question is
now sprung that the veto power
does not extend to concurrent reso-
lutions ratifying federal constitu-
tional amendments, jurisdiction be-
ing with the legislative body wholly.
Only one member took the position
that the veto power would be effec-
tive, although the resolution did not
come to vote, owing to the expira-
ton of the morning hour.
A resolution was introduced to ad-
journ sine die Saturday noon, but
final consideration was postponed
until Thursday. There was hot
fight over an amendment offered to
the revenue revision bill, providing
for it to be left to the people under
tho referendum.
In the Senate President Toney
presided without question. He held
in order bill by Senator Dill, car
rying numerous items vetoed by the
governor from the university bill.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
PREPARING FOR POSTAL BANK,
Postmaster Wimberly Goes =
Study Postal Bank System.

Postmaster Levi Wimberley left
Saturday night for Carthage, Mo-,
where he, with other postmasters
from over this section of the coun-
Try where postal savings banks are
TO be located, are to meet q Wash
lngton official Of the postofiice de-
partment, who will give two days
demonstration in conducting postal
savings banks.
Official notice was received by Mr.
Wlmberly several days ago that
savings bank would be located at
The Mena Office and the supplies and
instructions to depositors are also
mere. The date for opening the
Mena Office is June i9.
+. M. Reeves has been designated
py the department TO have charge
OF the banking department, but
There is no allowance for additional
help IN the Office and no pay for the
additional work.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
MANY MILES WITH AUTOMOBILE
DIR. Cochran Arrives in Mena With a
Maxwell Runabout.

Or. C. Cochran, who has been in
the north for several weeks, re-
turned to Mena today in Maxwell
runabout, which he purchased
about three weeks ago in Omaha.
Since buying the ear he has made a
trip TO Denver, back 10 Kansas City
and into Mena, a distance of about
$500 miles.
Phil Council. who was in TT.
Smith on visit, joined DIR. Cochran
when he reached that place and
came overland 10 Mena with him.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
HOT SPRINGS EXCITED.
One Hundred and One True Bills by
Grand Jury Has En- Guessing.

Hot Springs, Ark, June 4-Intense
excitement prevails here as a result
of a report that i0i true bills were
returned yesterday by the grand
jury.
No intimatior has been given as
to who these are against and the ex-
citement is all the greater on that
account. Inasmuch as the grand
Jury has been in session but one dav
il is difficult to figure the cause of
this record-breaking number of in
at one time in this county.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
EVERYBODY PLANTING COTTON
J. w. Edwards Makes To-Day Trip
and Was Amazed at Acreage.

j. W.Edwards returned on June
from trip lasting ten days to
Antlers, Ok, where he went to take
COW and horse to his son, H. M.
Edwards, who is employed in a big
enterprise at that place. The COW,
fine Jersey, had the luxury of rid
ing the entire distance in a wagon,
and went through in good condi-
tion, though some of the roads were
exceedingly bad.
Mr.. Edwards says that he was
very much surprised at the acreage
being planted TO cotton. He says
that much new land has been brok-
en- up. and nearly all is going into
the feery crop. and large cotton
gins are now being installed 10 han
die the expected big crop.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
NAY GET NEW planning MILL
Representative of Prominent ok'a-
boma Firm Investigating.

H. G. Mobley, who represents .
prominent Oklahoma lumber ,iaa llrli'
and has been in and around Me,la %
for mr. the past week investigating tne tne
timber conditions. left last week iol M
his home. He has made application
for one of the empty houses Delons-
inc 10 The Kansas City southern 10 10
naled 1 on the railroad track to DC
nsed for a planer should his eeih-
aanv decide to locate here.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
WESTERN KANSANS HERE
Mahlberg Brothers Come 10 Take
Possession of Their Polk
County Farm.

Matt, John and Joe Mahlberg, who
about a month ago purchased the
Haseley farm near Egger, arrived in
Mena last week with their stock and
household goods and farming i'm
plements. They unloaded at once
and started for their new home.
The brothers had with them eight
head Of horses, two wagons and two
good buggies.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08

Postmaster Levi Wimberly re-
turned this morning from Carthage,
MO-, where he went to prepare for
.he opening Of a postal saving bank
IN Mena on June 10.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08

=, foley Kidney Pills contains just
,Iie ingredients necessary TO regu-
iate and strengthen the action OF
.ne kidneys and bladder. Try them
yourself.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08

W. ). Reed Of Waters was in the
city on business today.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08

several fine Jersey bull caves io'
- '.hsas Al the Ashmore Jersey
Yarn
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08

Wanted--Log hauler. Apply at the
Star office. 1913 25-f
The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-08
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
Poison in the Parks.
rom the New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
The families and friends Of two Brook
Ign children who died as the result OF
eating certain berries, said to be poke
berries" found In Prospect Park. are
protesting earnestly against the tolera-
ton Of things reputed to be poisonous in
the public parks, where little children
often wander freely. The park author1-
may grow In the wilder parts OF the
parks, and that small children should not
be allowed to wander in such places
without guardians. Neither party is quite
right It is true that 1t would be impos-
sible to eradicate every hurtful growing
thing In the parks. The deadly amanita.
for instance. may spring up in an hour.
with its golden color and toothsome ap-
pearance.
Poke berries are not poisonous. but
they possess strong emeuc properties.
and they are not good to eat. The poke
weed should not be permitted to grow on
public grounds. It can be extirpated
readily. All things that are distinctly
hurtful. whether as poisons or because
they are hagrantly inedtble should be
extirpated. Poison Ivy, for instance
should never be permitted to grow in the
parks. It now grows very commonly. 1t
can be found even in Central Park. New
ertheless, small children should be
watched over by their elders. It cannot
be expected that tho parks will be kept
clear Of everything hurtful. Nature dec
crates her thousands of tnedtble fruits
with q hand as lavish as that with which
she paints the blush upon the peach.
Every child should be taught that not
everything that looks tempting IL good
to eat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. september Fiagi,

CHICAGO. September - Fidgity be-
cause Of the chance Of a war scare grow
ing out of the troubles over Morocco.
shorts in the wheat pit stampeded to-
DAY Tor cover. In consequence, the close
was strong. 1lsa1A to Ia higher than last
night. Corn made a net gain of Nam to
1halA, and oats an advance of q to rs.
The end of the session left hog products
varying from 21a off to 15a17h up. With
two holidays Immediately at hand, and
with surprising upward bound of cents
In prices at Berlin, dealers here who had
sold wheat short could not restrain their
anxiety. Active purchasing on the part
OF this class of.traders had a supplement
In the shape OF great deal of foreign
speculative buying Of futures here. Ger
many led in the contribution of orders to
take the bull side of the market At
Winnipeg. too. exporters were credited
with acquiring options on a somewhat ex-
tended scale. despite the prospect of rapid
harvest and thrashing operations next
week as result Of fine weather. The
outcome here could hardly have been
otherwise under the circumstances ris-
ing market from the start, and at no time
any important setback. Between the
opening and the close December ranged
from 94asa9411 to 9o7s. wino4ng up at the
top figures Of the day, an advance of
is as compared with twenty-four hours
before.
Corn scored substantial gain owing
to persistent buying for leading specu-
lators, who were influenced by reports
of lessened offerings from the Danube.
There were also complaints Of dry wealth
er in Kansas. December fiuctuated from
Sha63A TO 64as, closing strong, 1ha1A
up, at GAS.
Cash grades were firm. No. yellow
was quoted at 65a4aG6.
Heavy deliveries weakened oats early
but longs, who unloaded at the outset
were in a scramble afterward to reinstate
The bulge in wheat and corn led to the
change of sentiment. High and low points
touched by December were 49,. and ASA
with the last sales 4634, a.net gain Of T.
Provisions in general were advanced on
the ground that monthly statistics were
bullish and because of the strength in
the markets for grain and hogs. At the
Anal gong, pork was selling from 21a low
er to IS higher. lard more costly by 10 to
15a172. and ribs al an increased expense
Of TO 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, September 2.-The state
ment of clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold $32.-
492, 100 reserve in excess of legal require
ments This is a decrease of So, 7S6.OoO
in the proportionate cash reserve as COM
pared with last week.
The statement follows-Dafly average:
Loans 1928. 6S6 600; decrease, $4,000
Specie Ss5S, 1877 900: decrease. A,111,OOO.
Legal tenders, ss4,621,OO decrease,
Net deposits. s1.so5,e1aooo; decrease.
Circulation. s4s.es4 900: increase, $751;
coo
Banks cash reserve in vault $780,
94s,oOO.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault,
SCI. $50. 0OO
Aggregate cash reserve. $40, SOC. 900
Excess lawful reserve, $50. 493. 100; de-
crease, So. 7S6,O50.
Trust companies reserve, with clearing
house members carrying 25 per cent cash
reserve. S67.5S5. 600
Actual condition:
Loans. s1,924.679.o 900; decrease. S.
$4,000.
Specie. ss4s,4s5,ooo; decrease. s1s.-
Legal tenders. sss.os5.ooo: decrease.
Net deposits. s1.7s1.5s7 900; decrease.
s20.53 600.
Circulation. s4s.s4a,ooo; increase.
$4,000.
Banks cash reserve in vault. $685.
2s7 900.
Trust companies cash reserve in
vault, 500 100000.
Aggregate cash reserve, s4s2.57o.ooo.
Excess lawful reserve. S25.562.650;
decrease, s11.670.650.
Trust companies reserve. with clear
ing house members carrying % per
cent cash reserve, Sos. 10000.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in greater New York not re-
porting to the New York clearing
house:
Loans. ss1s,455 800: decrease. $685.
Specie. se4.4o1.3 300; increase. s1o,eoo.
Legal tenders. s11.3s1.10o; decrease.
100000.
Total deposits. s711.ss2.s 500: decrease,
s1,729,000.
The Financier will say:
For the first time in weeks the New
York clearing house banks In their state
ment today showed a substantial decrease
In reserve. The factor which figured
chiefly in bringing this about was a loss
OF $15, $4,000 in cash, which more than
onset any advantage in reduced reserve
requirements effected through a decrease
or $2O,53l 900 in deposits. The large cash
loss included late shipments Friday of
$4,000 900 to Chicago and $1,000. 900 to
San Francisco, transactions which do not
appear in the average statement, accord
ing to which the loss was only five and
half millions. Loans. according to the
actual statement, were reduced only So
$4,000 AS result of all operations the
reserve above legal requirements fell
S11.6I0,650, standing now at SOS, $50, $50.
Apparently September l interest and div
fdend requirements played little part in
the showing of the banks. while the loss
OF cash outside Of the weekend trans
actions referred to may be the first in
dfcation of the long delayed movement of
ment Of trust companies made separately
to the state banking department shows
decrease of over seven millions in loans
and five and a half millions in deposits.
The summary of state banks and trust
companies not reporting to the clearing
house shows a slight loss in cash, de-
crease OF $3.33S.2O0 in loans and a de-
crease Of S.. 456, 800 in deposits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
COFFEE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, September 1.-The mar
ket for coffee futures opened steady at
8 to points advanced on the strength
in Brazil. including offers to pay pre-
miums in order to cancel previous sales.
Trading was active. with heavy cover
ing on the part Of speculative shorts
and on aggressive operations on the part
Of bulls.
The close was steady at to points
net advanced. Sales 1920 bags. Sep
TENDER, IL %: October, 1901; November,
11.s1; December. 11.73; January. l165;
February, 1850; March, 11.53; April. n:o2;
May. n.51: June. 11.5o: July. 11.49: Au-
gust, 11.49.
Havre was Aah franc net higher. Ham
burg was unchanged to u pfennig net
higher. Rio Is refs higher at x7.6o;
Santos, 200 refs higher; As. s.. 500; Is T.6OO.
Brazilian exchange on London was un-
changed at 16 9-32. Receipts at the two
Brazilian ports were 1900 bags, against
9S. 600 last year. Jundiahy receipts, 66 :
100 bags, against $1,000 last year. To-
days special cable from Santos reported
As unchanged and Sac Paulo receipts
$4,000 bags New York warehouse de-
liyeries yesterday were 21,496 bags,
against 10, 755 bags last year.
Spot coffee was steady; Rio, No. Z.
1891; Santos. No. 4, 1875: mild coffee,
quiet: Cordova. quiet. Halls; nominal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
Fighting a Windmill.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

.
The Governor of South Carolina is ex-
cited and angry. Not because Of any lack
Of attention on the part OF the Governor
Of North Carolina, but for the reason that
the histories used as text books in the
schools Of his state say the burning of
Columbia, during the civil war, was the
deliberate act Of it's own people. He in
sists that the destruction of the city was
fiendish outrage perpetrated by the
cruel invaders who marched to the sea
under Gen. Sherman, and he demands
that the books be changed
The governor Is making a good deal
more noise than he would had he been
one OF the fighters who opposed the
progress Of the 'bummers' that split the
Confederacy. In twain. The explanation
of Gen. Sherman is generally regarded as
settling all disputes on this subject
He said that hts soldiers did not start
the fires which nearly wiped out Column
bia. The Confederates put the torch to
their warehouses rather than have the
cotton which was In them fall into his
hands But the general grimly and can
didly added that il he had considered 1t
a military necessity to burn Columbia or
any other southern city he entered with
his army he would not have hesitated 9
moment in doing SO. In this particular
case he didn't see the necessity.
But neither southerners nor northerners
tons as these. The war is over and the
Stars and Stripes float over the entire
country Columbia was burned. as many
another city has been In war. Nobody
cares now which side did the burning.
It is fairly evident that the Governor
of South Carolina is playing politics. and
cheap politics at that