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The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
TALKS WORLD PEACE
Before Bluejackets Taft Praises Our Fighting Power and Urges Talk
 ing Lead in Peace Agreement.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. ii.-president
 Taft left Seattle this afternoon by steamer for Puget Sound Navy Yard. at Bremerton, i5 miles distant. to inspect the new dock and deliver an address to the warship crews aud workmen, then to embark and sail across the bay to Tacoma.
 The presidents two meetings here were the largest he has addressed since his present tour began. and he but fire into his speeches, inspired by the cordiality of his audiences.
 To big crowd in the old City Hall Square he spoke on the arbitration treaties, appealing in direct and personal way for aid in his fight for ratification of the treaties. He said:
 All the world is looking to us to lead in this great movement for permanent world peace. We have the resources to raise an army large and powerful enough Co sweep any other army olf the face of the earth. So also with our navy. We are not afraid of any other nation. We can lead the world in this peace move ment, and we ought not to let any narrow construction of the powers of the executive and legislative branches of the government pre- vent our taking that course"
 Tonight the president spoke in the Armory in Tacoma. He will depart tomorrow for southeastern Wash ington and Oregon.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
GOVERNOR IS QUIET
Executive Does Not Care to Make Statement Now Concerning the
 GilchriSt Case.

Little Rock, Oct. Ex-Governor Donaghey yesterday stated that he has nothing to say at present ill the case of Earl Gilchrist, whose sen- tence of death for murder in the first degree was affirmed Monday by the Supreme court and that until the ease was referred to him he would have nothing further to say.
 When the ease comes before me in regular order, if it does,' the governor said, T will investigate it 5ts ii al !! similar eases, and announce my decision in the case"
 There are still a few struggling letters coming in following the recent avalanche of petitions received by the governor from all parts of the United States, asking that he extend clemeney to the negro, on the infor- nation that he was but i5 years old and the case was then before the chief executive.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
Sl,OOO FOR HIS VOTE
Lorimer Investigation Is Gettipo In- teresting Again-"Weak Sis
 terS' Named.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The name of State Representative Richard p Ha- gan of Chicago was today brought
 into the Lorimer investigation af the first session in Chicago. which was attended by the full nember- shlp Of the senate committee.
 Hagan was said by Representative Henry Terrill to have been ap- preached at the time of the 1909 deadlock with a Sl,00O offer for Ha- gans vote. Hagan had been suh- poenaed. Representative John Grif- m a Democrat, told him (TerrilD that he could get Sl,00O is Terrill would vote for Lorimer.
 Tour men were named bv Jobn VI. Peifers of Aurora, H.. in his testimony yesterday, whom he said ne suspected of voting improperly or corruptly for Senator Lorimer He referred to them as weak sis ters, and declared them to be for mer stale Senator B. F. Downing 9l Dixon, former Senator William tleldstack of Chicago, former Hep- fesentatlye Carl s. Burgett of New man and former Representative John Lawrence of Polo.
 Of these four men Pefrers testi- lied that all but Fieldstack were fol- overs of MT. Hopkins. He said. however he had no proof of cor 'uption against any of the men.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
WHAT IS BEER?
These Tumultu0us Questions Are Due for Settlement Soon by
 Pure Food Department.

Washington, Get Gett. 70 44.-!An order for the immediate consideration of the perplexing questions:
 What is beer?" What is vin- egar?" What is a soft drink?" was passed this afternoon by the board of Food and Drug Inspection at a meeting held in the office of Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the Bu- reau of Chemistry and chairman of the board.
 These three pure food problems have been under consideration for nearly two years, but members of the board have been unable to agree.
 The retirement of Solicitor George P. McCabe and the temporary ab- sence of Dr. F. L. Dunlap, left Dr. Wiley and Dr. K. k. Doolittle, the new member, prepared to take iHi- mediate action to settle the long, standing eOntros ersies.
 It is the contention of Dr. Wiley that pure vinegar should be made only from cider and anything made of other ingredients should not be branded as pure vineger.
 It is understood Dr. Doolittle, who l is the vinegar expert" of the De- pertinent of Agriculture, holds a similar view. and that the Board of Food and Drug Inspection is like | ly to make a ruling soon in line with Dr. Wiley's views.
 There will be no more hearings on any of these subjects.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
REBELS RAISING
 HAVOC IN CHINA
May Attempt to Destroy the Rail- ways-M0vement Gains Force Each Hour-iIissionaries
 known to Be Safe.

Pekin, Oct. i2.-Between 5000 and 5000 Chinese troops in the native Iseetlon of Hankow are reported to have mutined this morning and killed from 200 to 300 Manchus. The rebels occupied Sui-Ting yesterday.
 It IS believed that the revolution lsts will attempt to destroy the rail- way and prevent the transportation Unto Hu peb province of .he troops that were concentrated in Sze 'Chuen last month.
 The American gunboat Helena land the Japanese cruiser Tushima were expected at Hankow today. Several British warships have been ordered to proceed hither. The wo- men and children living on the water front slept aboard the mer- chant steamers in the harbor last night.
 According to Chinese rumors, Rang Yu Wei, who was adviser to the late emperor until 1898. when the coup of the Dowager empress restored her regency and drove the emperors adviser into exile, has ar rived at Hankow. The missionaries at Wu Chang are safe.
 A dispatch from Cheng Tu says that the insurgents i'll Sze Cheun province hold all the country west of the Min River and between Kia Ting, which is 85 miles south of Cheng Tu, and Kwanshein, i5 miles north and 35 miles west of Cheng Tu. Five hundred troops have joined the rebels, and the fighting continues daily.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19

Washington, Oct. i2.-The Toledo
 decree. according to Attorney Gen. eral Wickersham, established pre- cedents of genuine value to the gov ernment in Sherman antitrust law prosecution.
 By this decree,n the attorney general said, the contracts and combinations entered into by all de- fendants are declared unlawful.
 The National Lamp Company and all it's subsidiary companies are ordered to be dissolved and the Gen. eral Electric Company is forbidden hereafter to conduct any business in the manufacture or sale of elec- tire lamps in it's own name.
 The practice of fixing the re- sale price on any style of lamp. whether patented or unpatented, is hereafter forbidden and when once a lamp has been manufactured by the owner of patent or his licen- see and sold to wholesale or re- tail dealer, the price at which such dealer sells to another or to the public is open to free competition.
 The method by which competition in unpatented articles has been suppressed through the use of patented article is declared to be unlawful and is forbidden. The manner in which this was done is fully explained in the governments bill, but in brief, it may be stated that the practice consisted in a sys- tenn of contracts with dealers, job bers and consumers by which they were compelled to agree to purchase from the defendants all their supply of carbon lamps on which the pat ent had expired, as a condition to the right to purchase of certain lamps, known to the trade as tung- sten, tantalum and metallized illa- ment lamps, which are still claimed 10 be patented By means of aggre- gating discounts on lamps claimed to be patented with discounts on lamps not patented, another weapon was used to suppress competition in unpatented lamps.
 Both these practices had the ef- feet of continuing a monopoly on an article which the trade required.
 The result of this part of the de- cree is that independent manufac- turers of electric lamps will here after be enabled to secure the parts necessary to such manufacture without the unfair and unnatural restraint which has heretofore ex- isted"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
FINE DISPLAY AT FAIR
Plenty to Amuse and Instruct the Good Crowd in Attendance
 The State Exhibit.

Hot Springs, Oct. ii.-With near ly all the exhibits in place, with the midway opened up and the bankers barking the loudest, business is picking up appreciably at the state fair today. One of the largest crowds that has ever attended the fair was present.
 There is general comment on the part of visitors who have attended previous fairs on the improved qual- ity of the exhibits in all branches. An encouraging omen for the future of Arkansas is the large number Of farmers that one sees gathered about the live stock and the im- proved farm machinery exhibits. The Lillers of the soil have come to the fair to study and get new ideas as to improved methods of agrl- etliiapa
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19

Hankow, Oct. i2.-The revolu- tionary movement is gaining mo- mentum with every hour. Since noon yesterday it has swept Han Yang nd the native quarters of Hankow.
 Losses ill the fighting thus far aggregate several hundred, but practically all the dead are Man ehus. The slogan of the movement, which IS guided by shrewd and tenn perate leaders, evidently is down with the Manchus."
 Thus far there has been no indi- cation of any animosity toward for elgners on the part of the revolu- tionaries.
 The capture of Han Yang, a town of 100000, just north of Hankow, has delivered into the hands of the revolutionists the arsenal and the important Han Yang Iron Works. The revolutionists had no trouble in Han Yang, overwhelmingly out numbering the local troops. General Piao escaped by flight and the of flcers of the local government were dispersed. The revolutionary move ment all along the river in the in- terior is indicated by authentic re- ports that several nearby cities have fallen. The Methodist mis- sionaries in Wu Chang are known to be safe. An expeditionary force is now engaged in gathering up the Americans and rescuing them wher- ever they are hemmed in by the natives.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
GOVERNORS TO MEET
Heads of Cotton States to Gather at New Orleans and Plan
 to Hold Crop.

Austin, Tex, Oct. Ex-Governor Colquitt this morning issued for mai call for a conference of gover- nors and commissioners of agricul- ture of southern states to discuss means of holding up the price of cotton, to be held at New Orleans Monday, October 9. Governor Col- quilt also invites the heads of the farmers organizations and repre- sentatives of the leading financial institutions.
 Ten governors have already en- dorsed the plan, assuring Governor Colquitt of their support.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
James c. Dahlman, Cowboy" Mayor
 of Omaha, Throws the Lariat."

Mayor Jas. c. Dahlman started his career as cowboy, and it at present Mayor of Omaha, and has the fol- lowing record: Sheriff of Dawes Co, Neb., three terms; Mayor of Chad ron two terms; Democratic Natl. Committeeman eight years; Mayor of Omaha six years, and m fyOi candidate for governor of Nebraska. Writing to Foley X Co, Chicago, ne says: | have taken Foley Kidney Pills and they have given me a great deal of relief, so l ciieerfuiiy rec ommend them. Yours truly,
 [signed) James C. Dahlman.'
 For sale by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
Foley Kidnex ' Pills

Supply just the ingredients needed to build up. strengthen and restore the natural action of the kidneys and bladder Specially prepared for backache, heada, ie, nervousness rheumatism and all kidney. bladder and urinary irregularities. For sale by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19

New York, Oct. i2.-The Episcopal board of missions today received the following cable from Bishop Roots of Hankow, China:
 Missionaries are safe and well. Everything is now quiet. Can re- main here"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
BIG ROW OVER
 TAX RAISING JOB
Increases Made by County Board of Equalization at Conway Are Set Aside by the County
 Judge.

Conway, Oct. ii.-According to de- mands of a delegation of over GOO irate taxpayers, assembled at the court house today, County Judge I. A. Lea this afternoon announced that he would make a sweeping or der to set aside all increases of as- .sessment made by the County Board of Equalization and restoring the valuations placed by the county as- sessor, on all real estate in Faulk- ner county, with the exception of a few districts, regarding which he reserved a decision.
 The court house was packed to capacity at 10 o'clock this morning when County Court was called to order by Judge Lea. Chairman w. B. Wilson and Dr. J. B. Mum, mem- bers of the Equalization Board, were present, the third member, John Rowlett, being detained at his home at Guy on account of sick ness. The attorneys questioned the two members of the board as to the manner in which they arrived at their valuations, the latter explain ing that they had gained inf0rma- tion from county records and per- sonal inquiry in a few instances, but admitting that they had made no personal investigation of the various tracts raised.
 Acted as Assessor.
 In their arguments the attorneys  laid especial stress on the charge that the board had acted as asses sors instead of equalizers, and had raised instead of equalizing assess ments, the lawyers contending this was beyond the power of the board. Judge Prince said the whole revis- ion was guesswork; that taxes in Conway amounted to S4.50 on the Si00 and that the state and county governments are more extravagant than in the days of Powell Clayton. Col. Bruce charged that property in Faulkner county is assessed % per |cent higher than 1t is in Conway |cOunty.
 The county is more wrought up lover the matter than it has been in many years, but the farmers depart ing for their homes this afternoon seemingly entirely satisfied with the action of the court.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
THE LIGHT TRUST
 IS HELD ILLEGAL
Contracts and Combinations Formed by General Electric Company Held UnlaWful-Schemes
 Throttlcd Competition.

Toledo, O., Oct. i2.-In the United States District court for the north ern district of Ohio, Jutge Killits today rendered decree in favor of the government in the case brought by the United States attorney gen. eral last summer in Cleveland against the General Electric Com pany and about forty subsidiary companies controlled by the Gen era Electric Company, under the sherman antitrust law.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-19
Corn Exhibit a Wonder.

H. s. Mobley, in charge of the Boys Corn Club exhibit, declares that it is 200 per cent better than last year. The long rows of big ears are a pretty sight and a re- markable one when it is considered that all this grain was raised by the farmer boys under iS years oi age.
 In the poultry department there are more than 1000 birds sent Tn by 57 exhibitors. The cattle, swine and horses on exhibition are also larger in number and superior in quality to those exhibited at previous fairs.
 The horse show tonight and the races this afternoon were an enter taining feature of the fair.
 Owing to a misunderstanding, but one auto race was held this morn ing, that being a five mile event be- tween Berton, in 2 Flanders 20, and Snyder of Little Rock in a Ford. The former won. No time was given out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
MEANS NO RELIEF
FROM HIGH PRICES
(Continued From First Page.l
tion that will make the Constitution
easier of amendment.
Tnft Feeling sennte,. rul.c.

4
Washington. D. c., May l.-Presi-
dent Taft was In conference to-day
with Senator'S Smith. OF South Caro-
lima; Swanson. of Virginia. and other
Democrats. regarding the question of
Canadian reciprocity passing in the
Senate. This was the second or third
conference that Mr.. Taft has held with
them. 1t is the desire OF the President
TO find out from time to time just what
the status OF reciprocity in the Senate
is. There have been and still are so
many conflicting rumors as to what
that body Will do that Mr. Taft does
not want to be caught mapping Not
only is he securing all possible infor-
nation from the members of his own
party on this subject, but he is like
wise calling upon the Democrats for
ell they can give him.
It is going to be reciprocity and
nothing else until the next regular
session of Congress. That IS the Pres
dents plan. as learned to-day. The
special session being called to enact
this BILL he wants II done and TINT
speedily. After this is Accomplished
general legislation Will wait until the
reassembing of Congress in December.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
WITNESSES ARE
SWORN TOSECRECY
County Grand Jury Ready to
\ Begin Investigation Of
Bribery Charges.

Columbus. O., May 1.-The Franklin
county grand jury meets to- morrow to
hear testimony relative to alleged
bribery in the Ohio General Assembly.
It Will have large number of wit
neases. Including members of the AS
sembly. attaches. detectives end news
paper men. who were subpoenaed to.
day. All Will be sworn to secrecy.
Detectives who laid plot to catch
legislators suspected Of being subject
to bribery. made the prediction that q
score or more OF Assemblymen would
be Involved before the grand Jury
ended its work. but none OF their evil
dence save that involving one House
member and four Senator'S in connec-
Zion with the nine-hour woman's
working day bill and the Whittemore
insurance measure. has been made
public.
The Assembly met this evening for
the flrst time since the disclosures. a
resolution was adopted in both houses,
directing the Acknowledgement to as
sist the prosecuting attorney An in
vestlsation by a Legislative committee.
which was proposed. was headed off by
Governor Norman and others, who OBJ
tected that bride taker might avoid
prosecution through an immunity bath,
granted BY committee from the AS
sembly. sit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
TRUST DECISIONS
NOT H H. Y. D ! / D
Now Believed That Standard
Oil and Tobacco Cases Will
III Be Settled May 20.

. Oh. = q q y e 4 Il II
washington. May THE Supreme
Court Of the United states adjourned
to-day until May 10 without an
nouncing an oplh On In either tho
standard OIL or We tobacco suits.
arising under the Sherman antitrust
law. On May 10 opinions will be an.
nounccd, and the court will then ad Z
1ourn until May % The final day OF
inc present year. The trust" de-
days.
Unless the decisions arc announced
on one OF these dates. the trust cases
WIZ go over until the court convenes
next October.
Persons who have conceived no.
ton That the court might consider an
effect on the stock market are pre-.
dieting that the decisions viii he
handed down May 90.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
CONSERVATION victnrr.


Washington. May 1.-The legal bat
tie against the FORGET reserves OF the
West, in particular ard conservation
by the Federal government, OF natural
resources In general was lost to-day
In the Supreme Court OF the United
States. n
That tribunal not only upheld the
constituitonality of the establishment
OF the vast reserves for any national
and public purpose. but 1t settled once
Tor all that the Federal government
and not tbs States may say how the
Receives shall be used.
the Immediate results OF the con-
cluHion of the court arc that Fred
Light. a prominent Colorado cattIeman,
VIII remain enjoined from allowing his
catto to Craze on the Holy Cross for.
est reserve In Colorado. and that
Pierre Grimaud, j. p. Carajous and
Antonio linda, California sheepmen
must answer to the indictment charg-
ing them with grazing sheep upon tho
Sierra forest fserve without per.
nit, in viola ia OF regulation As OF
the Secretary4d5 Agriculture and the
act Of Congre.5S3f 1891
Tho subject was dealt with in two
opinions delivered by Justice Lamar.
The entire court concurred. The baaic
principle upon which he proceeded was
that the nation is an owner and has
made Congress the principal agent to
dispose OF Its property"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
WILMINGTON USHERS
IN COMMISSION FORM
New Council of Five Men VIII stand
Especially for enforcement of
Prohibition Inv.

Especial to The Times Dispatch e
Wilmington. \. O.. May 1.-The hot
test and most closely contested cleo
ton held here in years was the NUM-
cipal election to-day. which ushers In
the commission form of government
for Wilmington The Good Govern
ment and Young Mems Leagues locked
horns with the liberal element. and
the result was practically dog fall
Each side elected two of its candidates
as councilmen. with the fifth elected
by both sides. However. the Council
VIII stand for law enforcement. this
especially in regard to prohibition,
which has been forcical in this city.
Blind tigers" flourish everywhere. it
is alleged. In hold and open defiance
of the law. and prohibitionists and
-prohtbitionists united to defeat w
l. West for councilman. and were sue
cessful. West Is a member of the re-
firing Board of Aldermen. and repre-
sented Norfolk liquor house here
during his entire administration. Jos
eph D. Smith, prominent real estate
man. and prohibitionist Is elected
Mayor, his fellow Councilmen be-
ing Bernice c. Moore, prohibitionist:
W. Z. Perdew. presumably local op-
ZIONIST; Parker Ounce Moore, local
optionist. and NJ G. Tienssen. local
optionist. With the advent of the
commission form of government, the
police and fire departments win be
placed under civil service. Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
BOUNDARY LINE IN DISPUTE.

Depositions Being Taken in SUIT of
North Carolina Against TennesHee.
Ashev!lle. ". c.. May 1.-Depositions
in the case OF North Carolina against
the State OF Tennessee pending in the
Supreme Court of the United States
are now being taken In the Federal
court building. this city.
E This case involves the correct loca-
ton OF the boundary line between the
two States. and incidentally the title
to territory valued at more than
$1,000, 900.
Since this suit was instituted and
evidence originally introduced was
placed before the United States SUI
preme Court, the field notes of VIII
liam Davenport one OF the survey ors
appointed by the States OF North Caro-
lima and Tennessee TO survey the line
in 1921 have been found. and on the
strength of this discovery the United
States Supreme Court has seopened
the case for further evidence. With
this new evidence. North Carolina
claims that she is entitled to $4,000
acres of land now lying in Tennessee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
Tariff Reformers stirred I'm

London. May 1.-THE tariff reformers
stirred up by President Taft's speect
at the dinner of the Associated Press
and the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association in New York. in the
course Of which he urged the editors
10 advocate Canadian reciprocity be-
lore a system of preferential tariffs
lad bound the British empire togeth-
Unionist member from Wednesday, ~
question the Premier on the subiecI
In the House of Commons today. Mr.
Grifiths wishes Mr.. Asquith immed d.
ately to instruct Amba ssador Bryce
10 cabe verbatim report OF the Presi.
dents speech and to lay the same on
the table of the House. The Premier,
however. replied that this was the firs1