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The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
MOB TAXES NEGRO
 AND BURNED HIM
Manacled to Got, Black Man Taken From Hospital and Gre. mated Because He Had
 Killed an Officer.

Coatesville, Pa, Aug. il.-Ou;M
 was restored here today after ths night of horror that accomnanios
 the burning of Ezekiel Walker tho negro who shot and killed SpecioI
 Officer Edgar Rice. The authoritios concentrated their efforts in rnn
 ming down a number of slranso
 men who took leading part in tbo
 mob of 400 white men and hov.
 who carried Walker, manacled io bis cot. from the Coatesville he pital and burned him alive. An
 the saloons in town were closed today.
 Sheriff Colder and District AL
 torney Gawthorp united in at- tempting to fix the responsibilitv for the crime and both declared
 that the ringleaders would be ar rested, but they are believed to
 have fled. Fears that the intense excitement might again break into violence led to the swearing in os
 a number of special deputies. De- spite mutterings on the part of the negroes living in and near Coates vile, Sheriff Colder believed that the local authorities had the situ- ation firmly in hand and that ont side help would not be necessary. Not vestige of the negro's body remained today as evidence of the terrible vengeance which had been wrought upon him. Body and cot were consumed to ashes. which were picked up by the wind and carried away.
 Stanley Howe, the policeman guarding Walker at the hospital, received the congratulations of the law abiding element today for the struggle which he put up to pre- vent his prisoner being carried away. How had many bruises to show for the battle which he put | up, but the odds were to oyer- whelming.
 Coatesville hospital also showed evidence of the mob's work. Win dows were broken and furniture smashed. Under Howe's direction the attaches attempted to baricade the building, but were unable to
 keep out the attacking force. Some of the patients are in a ser- ious condition as the result of the panic which attended the assault of the mob.
 The authorities believe that the strangers who led the mob came Unto Coatesville with the express Ipurpose of stirring up trouble. They wore masks and seemed to be prepared for the violence which | followed.
 Walker was unable to defend himself. He had tried to commit |suicide by shooting himself after
 being surrounded by the posse in
 Fallow township in the afternoon.
 up and carried away as souvenirs.
 a farmer yesterday added to the
 fury which the mob felt against
 him.
 The chain with which Walker
 was bound to his cot was broken
 up and carired away as souvenirs.
 State Troops to Stop Race Riot
 Philadelphia, Aug. ii.-Quick justice will be meted out to those responsible for the burning of the negro. Ezekiel Walker, to death, at Coatesville last night. State troop CTS were ordered there today and provided with i50 John Doe war rants for the arrest of the lynch CTS. This action was taken after were received here that the negroes, comprising quarter of the towns population, were threat ening to rise and get revenge against the whites. The presence of the troopers is expected to avert the race riots.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
comforting

Lee County has issued sl00,00o in bonds for good roads, special legislative act giving the power to do so. If Polk county would cut out its grand jury for a year or two it would have lots of money to build roads and do other useful things, and no one would be hurt either.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
Carpet Weaying.

We have lately purchase q eele- brated keWcomb Fly-Shuttle Loom. We da all kinds ef Carpet and Rug Weaving. also fancy weaving on shawIs, muf1llefs. etc. Wa uili guarantee first -ciass work at low prices. Address, Mrs. J. H. Cunning ham, Mena, Route No. 2, one half r1ile north Of Potter. l will call for and deliver orders. i33~3 3f-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

There's a great upIift coming to humanity in Arkansas. The power under it is she determination of the people to have Good Roads.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

Somehow, the people of Mena never grow tired of looking at those big cast water pipes being distrib- uted over town. They have lan- guage of permanence that is mighty comforting.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
THE TRUTH ABOUT sLuino-
TaIk No. 5.

Avoid liquid biuing. Liquid blu- mg fs largely water. Water is adui- enrntion. adds nothing to real vssue = tho consumer Think 1t over
 Bs wise uss RED CROSS BALL ULun. the blue that's all blue: makes Ws iaundress smile on wash day. AT ALL GOOD GRoCERs.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

All the measures here suggested can be attained only by definite so- cial action and liberal use of the taxing power. They are dependent upon an active public sentiment in- spired by the firm conviction that society is not properly constituted when it permits the weak and in- firm to hunger and suffer while others have an abundance"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

Are you going to the fair at Mena August i6. i7. is and f9? If so, while there have your picture taken of yourself or friond 0f q family group. Have you picture you want copied or enlarged in crayon, India ink or pastel7 Do you want a picture framed? I carry in stock a complete line of all sizes and all price frames; also make frames to order. Keep full stock of photo supplies kodaks and cameras, kodaks for sale and rent, kodak work finished. Just added line of tablets. ink, pencils. albums. etc. Pictures, framed or unframed. Re- member the place--Bert Hiltebrand, the Leading Photographer. Gallery on De Queen st. 32-3-2.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
Tor notler noetls.

ID the Editor If Tho Star:
 Dear 6ir:-I notice fin The Star a movement on foot for better roads, a1d think t very opportune, for, VlEh good crop prospects. while We ore not bo1henad with any can dufe1 n fhefr Fexed problems, 1t ocelne cod lime for tk1e common f;=z<;ss;;..zz ff;===z,<s;ss;;..zz s5 get together and build 161ne good, solid roads.
 It 1g not the knockes or the boost q who is the backbone of this
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
HIGH SCHOOL AID
Board of Education Finds Great Interest in New Education
 al Law.

Little Rock, Aug. i2.-The State Board of Education has received requests from more than 100 high schools throughout the state for state aid under the new law. There IS so much interest taken in the work that several small academies have deeded to the state, i'll order to receive the desired assistance rom the state. According 10 Su- perintendent Cook the state has al- ready received in property vaile more than S50,J00, the amount the state will pay out on account of state aid to high schools.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

Inefliciency on the part of thu worker is one great cause of power ty. This can be partly remedied by providing industrial training for children, by the prevention of child labor, which stunts the children's growth and by proper sanitation and the improving of housing con- ditions in the interest of the phy- sical yigor of the workers.
 To protect the standard of living and to prevent families from los ing a decent standard when once Il has been attained, various forms of social insurance will be neces- sary. Workmen's compensation, old age pensions, insurance against unemployment--alI these have been found practical in some of the great industrial nations Q! Europe.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

R. Jones arrived last week from Utica, N. Y, and left to visit ms brother. D. o. Jones, at the slate fields.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

Thees causes in large measure may be got rid of. In his Report on National Vitality" Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale estimates that about a million workers are sick all the time with loss of earnings of 300 million dollars and a cost in medical attendance of more than that amount, 4 large share Of this enormous amount is due to pre- yentabIe disease, such as typhoid, tuberculosis, and other infections, which will some day be abolished.
 There is a large loss, in addition, from preventable deaths, which in wolves hundreds of thousands of families in poverty. Prof. Fisher estimates the average length of life in the United States at forty five years. This, he believes, could be increased by fourteen years, or nearly one-third, if deaths were postponed by proper sanitation and by the prevention of industrial ac-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

MT. and Mrs. M. c. Cox returned to Siatlngton last week, after a visit with thelr daughter, Mrs. G. r. Crawford.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

To supplement all tho methods state relief on a large scale will be essential. When society has done tho best it can for it's capable members there will always be ?
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

remnant that will need relief.
 Industrial farms and state work shops will probably be necessary for the incapables and defectives.
 Evidently the federal government must take an in creasing supervls- ion over remedial measures gener- ally. Many of these cannot be handled by any one state, because of the influx of persons from other states seeking relief.
 Already Kansas City has been hampered in some of the efforts de- sired by the board of public welfare because of the danger attracting tc the city the unfortunates of all the surrounding country. Problems thai the nation wide can be dealt with adequately only by the national government.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
REQUESTING POVERTY

From the Kansas City Star
 No member of society is justified in wrapping himself in the mantle of selflshness. I make bold to de- clare that society is not properly ordered or constituted when it per- mits the weak and inflrm to hunger and starve while others have an abundance and Pevel in luxury.-- John E. Stoll, Editor South Bend Times, before the National Editorial
 Association.
 These words of a man of long experience and ripe wisdom are here cited because they are typical of what men everywhere are think ing. The church, through it's brotherhood and institutional work,
 is devoting itself increasingly to
 looking after mems bodies as well as their souls. Social settlements juvenile courts, welfare loan agen- cies, municipal farms, testify to the new humanitarianism.
 The foundation of the progressive movement big thing in modern politics is the ideal of bettering the common lot. The Roosevelt square deal was mere bit of theorizing. It means looping off special privileges so that the man on the poverty line should have a chance.
 Society is coming really to believe
 that it is not properly constituted when it permits the weak and in- firm to hunger and starve while others have an abundance"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

The war on special privilege is directed toward depriving the strong of undue advantage. But ex- perience has shown that at the same time an effort must be made to improve the efficiency of mass of the population now on the pover- ty line to enable it's members to get their fair share of the product of industry.
 What are the chief direct causes of poverty?
 An investigation conducted by the Charity Organization Society of New York under the supervision of Prof. E. T. Divine of Columbia Uni versity showed that of thousand families applying for charity. 764 were suffering from various kinds of personal disability, 669 from un- employment, 367 from widowhood or desertion, 324 from overcrowding iS2 from lack of knowledge of their surroundings (immigrants) i69 from large families of small children and i20 from incapacity due to old age. Defect of character--laziness, waywardness, bad temper and the like-was reported as a contribut- ing cause for disability in f25 fam- lilies.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

Moreover, there is a growing be- lief that proper constitution of society is possible.
 Our children's children" Prof. s. N. Paten, of the University of Pennsylvania has said, may learn with amazement how we thought it a natural social phenomenon that men should die in their prime, leaving wives and children in terror of wan; that accidents should make an army of maimed dependents that there should not be enough houses for workers; and that epi- demics should sweep away multi tudes as autumn frost sweeps away summer insects"
 Poverty, recent ettx HwUn
 Poverty, a recent text book on Economics" (Nearing and Watson) says, can be abolished.
 No panacea is offered by the lead- CTS in this forward movement. They do not hope that there is any pill which society can take and straight way be cured of it's ills. But out of the struggle of recent years, out of the mass of observations made by social workers, certain definite ten dencies have emerged that strike at the roots of poverty.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17

Obviously, one of the important things to be done is to get rid of special privilege in all it's forms. The man who gets something for nothing is constant menace to society.
 The community isn't going to con- tinue indefinitely to permit lucky land owners to be enriched by the lobor of other men.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-17
BUSINESS COMMON SENSE.

General RG.shaver has given the business men of Little Rock a prob lem to solve.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
HARD LUCK STORY
STRANGER WHO Is DEAF MUTE
ROBBED OF $50 IN LEVEE
RooMlNG HOUSE.
Assaulted BY Man When He Tried tc
Sell Stationery-Arrested and
Fined $'3.20--Tria Held
Sunday Morning.

deaf man named F. J. Wright
had an unpleasant experience In Cairo
last week. He is from Richmond
I It'll, N. Y, where he has a family;
md has been travelling over ;ne coun-
ry selling stationery as a means OF
. veihood He says he landed in Cairo
,st week at night, and put up at a
coming house on Ohio street, paying
cents for his room. He retired,
,cking the door; but wnen he arose
ext morning he found that ne had
cen robbed OF $50. He Is not sure
What house ii was in which he took
ooms: but says it was in the block
:outh of Sixth street and there is a
aloon on the first floor; the bar on
he north side of the room, and the
entrance to the upstairs rooms from
the outside He has no idea who
took his money.
But a worse experience followed
last Saturday He says he went to
a house in the lower part of the city
and a lady came to the door. He
offered her some stationery and she
went into the house. He though,
she had told him to wait, and had
gone to consult someone else abou,
buying paper He waited at the door
for her to return and suddenly man
came out and assaulted him, knock
ing him down and kicking him in the
face. This made him angry and when
The man had gone into the house he
waited for him to come out again.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07

ell at the home of her uncle VIM
Grissom on Vine street. After tbs
amusing contests two course luncn
con was served.
Miss Bessie Chapman is numbered
among the sick.
Mrs. Elmer Clymer mas been quite
i'll the past week.
Mrs. w. E. Beal is able to be Out
after a severe case of lagrippe. Mr.
Beal is new victim.
The aid society of the NJ. E. chur:t
met with Mrs. Ruth Chapman or
Fourth street Thursday. The society
Of the Christian church with Ms
Alex Hess, The Cheerful Workers o
the Congregational church with Mrs
Fora BRIGGS Wednesday afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
FOR MARINES
Secretary Of Navy Orders 600. Men,
bers Of Corps at Guantanamo,
Cuba, For Drill.

Washington, March Gin ordcl
that marines, like the bluejacketi
may be afforded practical experience
under simulated war conditions co,
marine today were ordered by th'
secretary of the navy to the Unite,
States naval station at Guantanamo
Cuba, $.
The marines will reach Guantanam'
about the time the Atlantic feet
which for several weeks ha been en-
gagel in practical experiences in tht
waters of the island, will depart fol
Hampton Roads, preparatory to tn:
spring practice OF the feet The
drills of the marines will relate prin
cipally to camp experience.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Sam ,eaum, our big dry goods and
clothing mercbaM or Ffanxss,rees ass
in the city this week buying spr,a 4
goods.
Miss Alma Kekow OF Vital Ril3e
spent Sunday with Miss Nora Harper
who left Monday for Anna where six
will again resume ner duties as IL;
attendant in the asylum.
James Virgins OF Anna, spea, a
few hours in this city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs l. u. Stophlet and
Dr.. Rice and wife of Mound ~.iy
came out to see the sights of hust.
ling city for a few hours Sunday ar
ternoon. -
Miss Stella Yocum is assistant IN
the postosflce this week
| Frank Scanlon visited his parents
at ullin yesterday. /,
Mrs. Bob George Is at ST. Marxs
lnfirmary for treatment.
Thre Baptist church on Oak street
was crowded with people Sunday e.
ening. Rev. Allen Terrell preached
an able sermon. Text, The f..s
tory OF Christ The meetings VIII
continue through the week.
! The two negroes who helped =
| hold Up TIE two Kentucky boys south
| of this clry Saturday evening. were
taken to Mound City Monday morn.
fling where they win undergo ut
| ther investigation. They oi0.moc tAey
could. not sc. iustice in Mouncs
You can finl fresh country butter,
eggs and chickens as wei as home
killed fresh beef and pork at the gro
eery store of knapp & Mahoney. IT,
Mahoney is country boy, porn an;
raised in the Valley Recluse neigh
borhood and he knows every chicken
roost and pig pen in that neck of the
woods.
JIG uiUts Ntlle - Sdlu W ht q
candidate Tor alderman from t"c
Third ward. Joe is good cons en-
tious man who believes in doing the
right thing at all times. He would
make an able representative of the
peoples interests,
Our little neighbor, Cairo, had Just
as well get ready to spread herself
on the 18th inst, for the people from
all over the country are coming 10
hear the next great speaker OF the
house of representatives, the Hon.
Champ Clark of Missouri. 1t will be
the chance of lifetime to hear the
great issues that touch the interests
and happiness of a powerful nation
discussed by the chief representative
of the common people.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
IF 0E724Z or pS
IN l.hk/k7k14f

Napo, Arizona, March Ga battle,
tn eresult OF which is uncertain, has
occurred between the insurrectos anc
.fedrals near Cananea, the big Green
coppr mining camp in Sonora, Mexico.
Travellers who arrived this arten2o-
from Conanea report tHat WACO.
loads of federal wounded were beIns
brought into town when they left
AS the train on which The travellers
arrived got under way from this
place the federal cavalry could he
seen moving rapidly toward the town.
From this it is believed the rebels
were VICTORIOUS and had forced the
government troops to flee. 1t sup
posed the rebels whom the govern
ment troops encountered wer the
same band that captured the town of
Fronteras and the mining camp FL
Ti3ra several days ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07

The police were called and he was
arrested about p. m. Saturday anr
placed in Jail. He was not given any
supper ana got nothing to eat tin
Sunday morning when a piece OF
bread, some syrup and a cup o,
warm water which they called coffee
were served to him. He expressed a
desire to be let out as he did not
wish to spend another night in the
Iail, and was told if he would plead
guilty aud pay his fine he would be
released under promise to leave town.
He agreed to this, trial was held
Sunday morning down stairs In police
headquarters; the chief was Their
md the Judge. He did not know who
they We're; but the Judge was "a large
pleasant man." He pleaded guilty
and paid 1920. This mnde s43.2o
which he was out in Cairo duMng a
few days stay. He says the loss was
hard on MIN because he must pay
$50 interest on mortgage on his
home on the LIST of next month
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07

airy sitter an illness of about twt
weeks. In the hope of saving her lift
an operation was performed Sunday
afternoon, but it was of no avail. De
ceased was the wife of John B. Mar
shall, of 3101. Park avenue. The fam
lily has resided in Cairo 10 years past
MI Marshall is employed at the Sin
ger plant. IA. ......
y Mrs. Marshall was IL years of age
She leaves her husband, four daugh
tiers, Mrs. Cora Gray, of Charleston
Mo, Mrs. Ollie Moran, Carrie anc
Jessie, of Cairo, ana one son, Ben
nett, Of this city.
Deceased was a member of the NJ
E. Church South. Arrangements 70,
the funeral have not yet been an
nounced.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
WASH THOSE PIMPLEs OFF

Use d. D. D., that mild, soothing
wash, that recognized remedy for &c
zema and all skin troubles. FRS,
drops take away that awful burning
itch, cleanse the dkin--wash away
every pimple--every impurity. Moth,
ing like d. d. d. for the complexion
Get a Csc trial bottle today-worth
ten times It's cost to have bottle IN
the house. At any rate, drop into our
store to talk over the merits of this
wonderful prescription,
II. C. Schulz.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
100000 BRICK A DAY
Joe Dick Laying Commercial Avenue
Pavement at That Rate--Crowds
Watch AS He Works.

A good start was made yesterday
on the laying of the brick pavement
on Commercial avenue north OF
Eighth street, nearly one block being
placed The work is being done by
Joe Dick, the big Swede, one OF the
most rapid handlers Of brick in the
country. He has been with Contrac-
tor Williams several years. All day
he had crowds of spectators watching
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
VIE Ma.
March o.


Mrs Maggie Simpson left Saturday
evening for two weeks visit witt
the family of her son Win C. Sinp
| son in Evanston, Ill
Mr. and Mrs. # r. woelfe and son
oe are guests of DR.. and Mrs. james
Woefe in Cairo,
Mrs. John Mitchell and two daugh
tiers Of Marion spent Saturday and
Sunday with her sister Mrs. T. p
Powell, sr.
Miss Fay Wander Pluym returned
Friday from a weeks visit with rela
tives in Harrisburg.
Rev. Flick of Belknap is a visitor
here today.
Mr.. Dave Rosenberg has returned
from weeks visit in Sit. Louis
Mrs. Lib Perkins has returned from
an extended visit with Mr. and Ms
w e. Oliver in Cincinnati ~
Mrs. Margaret Mune mas moved
from the InteAor Telephone build
ing TO Mrs. Myrtle Browns properly
on North Fifth street.
Miss Suda Lock entertained mum
Der Of her young friends with a
candy pulling" Monday evening
Mrs. Ladd Mozby was hostess to
he Black Cat Club Tuesday.
J. F. Wright and d, c. Casper of
Belknap transacted business here
Saturday. .sss
Miss Anna Elkins OF Bunconlbe
was a guest of Miss Gene Miller FIJI
day. ,- ,..,us.u
T. w, Cochran has returned FROM
a business trip to Morehouse, Mo,
Otto Redden visited Cairo Sunday
S. O. Field of Belknap spent sat
urday in this city.
J. w. Reynolds and j. Whitesdes
'of Simpson We're business callers
here Monday.
Mesuos. Dick Redden, Henry Curtis
HciIfert Moore and VIM. Caborn
have returned from a duck hunting
trip. 39
Frei Edmonds transacted business
In New ,Burnsides Monday.
Mrs. J O. Rabbit, agent for the
paten. churn has gone to sikeston
Mo.
Mr. John Cowan 10 able to be ont
after weeks illness with tonsilitis.
Mr.. S. 7. Barber has sold his farm
southeast Of town, to Mr.. yesterday
of Lawrenceville for $4,000.
Messrs. viii and Henry Terry, OF
Goreville, were business visitors IL
Vienna Thursday.
The hunting party composed Of C
H. Gray, 7. B. Powell, Jr, Henry Car
ter O. n. Rhodes. Frank Parker and
George Washington has returned.
The young ladies of the Lotus
Club were very charmingly entertain
ed Friday evening by Miss Ida Haw
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
life Saved at Deaths Door


al never felt so near my grave,
writes W. r, Patterson, Of yelling
ton, Tex, as when a frightful coug.
and lung trouble pulled me down tc
100 pounds, in spite of doctors rteat
,nent for two years My father, mo
Their and two sisters died of consump
ton, and that am alive today Il
due solely to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. which completely cured me
Now | weigh 1871 pounds and have
been well and strong for years.
Quick, safe, sure. its the best remedy
on earth for coughs, colds, lagrlppa
asthma, Group, and all throat ant
lung troubles. SOC and $1.00 Tria
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists.