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The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
IN SEWER COUNTY, TOO.
Quorum Court Turned Down Farm
Demonstration Work.

Under the heaong of "Lost-One
Big Opportunity" the De Queen
Bee laments the action of the Sc
vier Quorum court in declining to
support movement that would
make two bales Of cotton grow
where one grew BEFORE" double the
corn yield, etc. II says:
AT its meeting in De Queen Mon
day the Sewer county Quorum
court did not make an appropria-
ton for farm demonstration work.
Opportunity knocked, and the
door was bolted. The window
blinds were pulled down. Some one
wanted a bridge here; another one
wanted a bridge there. II seems
that everyone who wanted a bridge,
and was not too modest to ask for
it, got it--or at least an appropria-
ton for it. which is not exactly
the same thing. The bridges are
all right. We need them and ought
to have them. But when the ap-
preparation pie was being carved
up and parceled out, Opportunity
was knocking at the door. No one
answered; the doo' remained shut,
and Opportunity mounted her
chariot and fled. She is no in
truder.
Bridges are important. We need
them and must have them. But
they are not more important than
the ability to make two bales of
cotton grow where one grew be-
fore; not more important than the
ability to double the corn yield; not
more important than to learn what
science and study can teach in re-
gard to the soil and the things it
will produce and the best way to
produce them. Because when these
lessons are learned there will be
more money to pay for bridges and
good roads. An appropriation
would then mean all that it now
implies. This demonstration work
is not fad, passing whim or an
empty dream. Through il boys in
their tens have doubly outstripped
their dads in securing results, and
many of them have done even bet
ter than that
but no one opened the door, and
Opportunity mounted her chariot
and fled. A year hence she may re-
turn. In the meantime, we will
follow the same old paths, which
is nobody's business but our own, if
we choose to do it. SEWER county
soil is fruitful-prolific under all
circumstances, and we'll get there
slowly, perhaps, but nevertheless
surely. But all the same, we are
extremely sorry that no one opened
the door when Opportunity knock
ed"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

! wet city, the greatest health ra
sort IN the world, increased {6 ner
cent, while Jonesboro, a dry town
increased i8 per cent. Newporl
which, until recently, had been the
whisky metropolis of northeastern
Arkansas for years, and which is
the capital of Jackson county. one
81 the most fertile in the state. and
with all OF its advantages. increased
only "a per cent.
Pine Bluff, where whisky has
peen sold ever since the Pullens
caused it to be laid out in 1899
splendldly located, surrounded by
fertile territory, increased a ner
cent, while Paragould. a dry town
increased 81 per cent.
Il 90 not argue that the fact that
the towns and cities of Arkansas
mat have increased most in popula-
lion during the last 10 years was
due to the fact that they were pro-
llDltlon towns, but a comparison of
the census report certainly shows
mat prohibition does not ruin a
town, and so on the other hand. il
does show that the saloons are of
no commercial advantage to the
place. If the people want prohi-
bltlon, they certainly can secure a
majority of the General Assembly
since we already have 81 dry coun-
lies and q dry senatorial districts.
md If you want statutory statewide
send men to the Gen
9ral Assembly who will carry out
your wishes, but do not select them
alone upon this platform, because
here are other matters that must
De looked after as well as prohibi-
ION, and 1t does not follow that q |
nan would necessarily make an
admirable representative simply |
because he would favor prohibition. |
iou could find plenty of men who |
would follow out your Instructions |
lpon this question, and also ably |
epresent you in other respects"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
GOVERNMENT GIN
MING REPORT OUT.
Iehsus Bureaus Statement Shows
Total of 9,96S,f72 Bales Gin
ned to November Far
Ahead of Last Year.

Washington, Nov. s.-The census
bureaus fourth cotton ginning re-
port of the season, issued at 10
a. m. today, and showing the num-
Der of running bales, counting
round as half bales, of cotton of the
growth of 1911 ginned to November
|, with comparative statistics to the
corresponding date for the past
three years, is as follows:
United States-9. 968.t72 bales.
compared with 1853 bales last
year, when 635 per cent of the en-
tire crop was ginned to Nov. 1; T.
0i1Si9 bales in 1909, when 69.7 per
cent was ginned, and 8,i9i ,557 bales
III 1908, when 62.6 per cent of the
crop was ginned.
The number of round bales in
cluded were 6S,343, compared with
81 1873 bales in 1910.
Ginning by states with compar-
alive statistics and the percentage
OF the total crop ginned to Nov.
in previous years follows:
ADMINISTRATORS bales, COM
pared with 32i,769, or 40.7 per cent,
in 1910; i72.252, or 67.7 per cent in
1909; 536785, or $50 per cent, in
1903.
Louisiana-232,047 bales, compar-
ed with 15i63i. or 62.7 per cent, in
1910; 1912, or 1928 per cent, in
1909, and 2S7, 1856, or GIT per cent,
in 1908.
Oklahoma-555, 755 bales, compar-
ed with 585,237, or 63.6 per cent, in
1910; 4i2,63i, or TAT per cent, in
1909, and 2i7629, or 3i.6 per cent
in 1908.
Texas-3,2i0,2iS bales, compared
with 2,405, 1877, or Si.5 per cent, in
1910; i,920,i8S or 77.S per cent, in
1909. and 2,502,862, or 600 per cent
N 1908.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
Lincoln MEMORIAL
DED|CATEDBY TAFT
An Everlasting Monument TO Show
That Our Presidents May Come
From the Lowest Levels of
Life-Taft's Tribute.

Hodgenville, KY, Nov. 9.-Thou-
sands gathered here today for the
dedication of the memorial hall to
Abraham Lincoln. The great gran
tie building completed and pro-
vided out of contributions of loyal
Americans and endowed by them,
occupies the site of The cabin in
which Lincoln was born, near the
center of the Lincoln farm.
Cut into one wall of the memorial
hall are these words:
Here. over the log cabin,
where Abraham Lincoln was
born, destined to preserve the
union and free slaves, a CRATE
full people have dedicated this
memorial to Unity, Peace and
Brotherhood among these states
Within this rude cabin of logs,
the same that the newly welded
Lincoln and Nancy Hanks built
when they took possession of the
farm that today became a national
park.
President Taft received the
memorial today in the name Of the
nation. Veterans of both the Union
and Confederate armies, notables
of states and nation, representatives
of the army and other government
departments assembled for the GER
em6nies. Twenty special trains
brought visitors.
Taft on Lincoln.
mo man in public life was ever
so much abused as Lincoln" said
President Taft in his address. "The
contrast between the description of
him by critics of his time and his
position in history today can hard
ly be credited. The great reason
for the present memorial is the
constant reminder it furnishes of
the unexplained and unexplainable
growth and development, from the
humblest and homliest soil of Lin
coins genius, heart and character
that have commanded the gratitude
of his countrymen.
Few men have come to public
prominence who came from the
soil, as did Lincoln, with an litter
ate and shiftless father and a
mother who, though of education
and force, died before he reached
youth. His future was dark in
deed.
His evident sympathy for the
colored race, his aroused sense of
justice in their behalf, his earnest
passions to secure them freedom
and equality of opportunity had
their inspiration in the sufferings
and limitations of his own early
life.
"The great reason for the pres
eHt memorial is the constant re-
minder it furnishes of the unex-
planned growth and development,
from the humblest and homeiest
soil Of Lincoln's genius, intellect,
heart and character that have
commanded the gratitude of his
countrymen for the good he worked
with them and awakened the love
and devotion Of a world"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

Ozark, Nov. s.-George Anderson,
"a Dane by birth, and a highly re-
speeted and prosperous farmer of
Ivey township. is dead by suicide.
having drank half glass OF car
bolic acid.
He was found dead by his wife
as she came ia fsam MILKING.
Deceased was 20 wears old and
had been in bad health for num-
Der Of years, and this is assigned
as the cause of his act.
He leaves a widow and three
children. This is the second sui
eide in that vicinity in three
months.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

employed against his fathers pro-
test; that he and another young
man named Walter Black were in
structed by the car foreman to shift
the load Of lumber in a car so that
a portion of the floor could be
cleared that on the return of the
foreman two hours later, both boys
were found crushed TO death
through the lumber having top-
pied over. The company is held
to have been negligent in having
put the boy at such work without
adequate supervision or instrue-
ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
MENA MAN SUES K. c. 5.
j. w. Turner Asks $4,000 for Death
of Son at Heavener
act Nav

TT. Smith, Nov. 8.-There was
filed in the federal clerks Office
Wednesday morning the transcript
and bond in a case from the Polk
county Circuit court, in which j.
w. Turner Of Mena is suing the
Kansas City Southern railway for
$4,000 damage for the death of his
son. Nathaniel Turner, aged 20
years, while in the employ of the
company.
The complaint alleges tina! Ma
tlaniel Turner was employed in
car repair work May i3, last. on the
rip track at Heavener; that he was
inexperienced in such work and
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
X. C. S. EXHIBIT
BACK IN MENA
f. T. Wolfe and Assistants Replac-
ing II in Headquarters After
Showing i'm Three Cities-Plans
for Advertising Tour.

The big display of products pre-
pared here by the Kansas City
Southern railroad, and shown re-
Gently at Kansas City, 1T. Smith
and Shreveport, has now been re-
turned to headquarters here, in
charge Of Ed T. Wolfe, who did
much work in preparing it, and
was with il at all places shown. u
is being 'IGloaded today and re-
placed in position for exhibition
here.
Mr.. Wolfe states that at Kansas
City, where the exhibit was shown
six days in competition with those
of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railroads, it was seen by
10000 people, and was conceded by
all to be the most varied and best
display of the three. At TT. Smith
it was estimated that 10000 people
were admitted to the exhibit, and
at Shreveport as many more.
Future Work Planned.
Mr.. Wolfe says that while the ex-
hibit has done much to favorably
advertise this state, he believes
much more can be accomplished by
a plan now being considered by the
railroad officials. This plan con-
sists in securing, with the co-opera-
ton of six or seven counties along
the line, special exhibits from each,
these to be placed in a specially
prepared car, and sent on journey
over the United States of at least
six months duration, being adver-
tised ahead and stopping at towns
ranging from $500 up. All expens-
es, save a very moderate sum by
the counties having displays, to
cover preliminary cost, it is said,
will be borne by the Kansas City
Southern railroad. 1t is believed
that such a system of publicity
would be far superior as to re-
suits in obtaining immigration, to
that of showing at big commercial
centers and at fairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
A Mail Carriers Load

Seems heavier when he has a weak
back and kidney trouble. Fred
Duehren, mail carrier at Atchison.
Kas., says: II have been bothered
with kidney and bladder trouble
and had a severe pain across my
back. Whenever ! carried a heavy
load of mail my kidney trouble in
creased. Some time ago | started
taking Foley's Kidney Pills and
since taking them | have gotten en-
iirely rid of all my kidney trouble
and am as sound as ever" For
sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
MASONS GIVE TAFT TABLET
President TO Get Stone Represent
ing Si,600,00O Masonic
Temple.

Nashville. Tenn, Nov. S.-When
President Taft visits Nashville to-
morrow night, James ID. Richard
son, sovereign grand commander of
the Scottish Rite Masons, will pre-
sent him a gold tablet, representa-
tive of the $i,6O0,0O0 Masonic Tenn
pie now under construction in
Washington.
The tablet will be enclosed in a
morocco bound leather case. On
one side of the tablet is the i'm
preston of the temple, and on the
other the names of the highest of
licials Of the Masons in America.
The tablet was made 10 present
President Taft al the laying OF the
cornerstone Of the Masonic Tenn
pie last month, but the president
was not in Washington at that time.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
Rackache. Headach. Nervousness

and rheumatism. both in men and
women, means kidney trouble. Do
not allow it To progress beyond the
reach Of medicines. ha. stop 4!
promptly with Foley Kidney Pills
They regulate the action Of the
urinary organs. Tonic in action
quick in results. For sale by all
druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
CORN CROP NEARLY
3,000,OOO,0O0 BUSHELS

Washington, Nov. 8.-The census
bureau this morning issued state
ment showing that the corn crop of
the United States this year is es-
timated at 2,776,30i 900 bushels, an
average of 23.9 bushels per acre in
the entire country.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16
Coughing al Night.

Means loss Of sleep, which Is bad
for everyone. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound stops the cough at
once, relieves the tickling and dry
ness III The throat aad heals the
inllamed membranes. Prevents a
rold developing into bronchitis or
pneumonia. Keep II always in the
house For sale by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

j. r. Parker. 202i No. 10th ST., IT.
Smith. Ark, says that he had taken
many kinds Of kidney medicine.
but id not get better until he took
Foley Kidney Pills. No matter how
long you have had kidney trouble.
you will find quick and permanent
benefit by The use Of Foley Kidney
pills. Start taking them now. Dor
sale hy al druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

An those who know themselves
indebted to me will confer a favor
by settling their accounts az once.
as | am sick with fever and need
the money io pay my debts
as. r I, ConnalT.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

A s0-acre farm for sale south Of
Board Camp, rs miles. on public
road. Nice place TO live. w. n.
Buchanan. Board Camp. Ark.
5-3
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

- For coughing. dryncss and tick
ling III The throat. hOafseness and
Iall coughs aud colds. take Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. Con
tains no op'aies, For sale bv ail
druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

For Tradc--572 acr II land in
Texas. viii deal for Mena prep
ertY Box 81. Hatfield Ark. sa-lf
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

EDWIN b. cox Cashier
~, =. ~ SUN president w, L. GREEN, Cashier
10"h'H coA wee president j. A. WISE, Asst. Cashier
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

We Want Your Banking Business
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-16

Prohibition Does Not Carry Ruin.
You have often heard it argued
ny s,,at prohibition would ruin town.
illat 1t is best for the business in
tserests to have licensed saloons,
Dut these statements are not borne
out by the facts The census re-
port shows that Little Rock and Ar
eeh'a, located in the center of the
4ate' with more railroad facilities
sidh any towns in Arkansas, and
Y'nefwlse favorably situated to
niaAe them good commercial cen
M, ,efs, had during The past 10 years.
go .'asru III population only ~ per
mt There is Camden. situated on
He Ouachita, that until last year
la La mad saloons for years, and it
10y increased in population 40 per
~ Wiiiie Fl Dorado. a dry town.
- increased 2e3 per cent. There
81 helena. situated upon ihc sfeal
fas',sippi, with plenty Of water
- rnippnng purposes. and plenty
whisky for drinking purposes.
,. ~ aoased - per cent. while Hope.
' ~ah nothing 70 drink hn water
SEQ - per cent Hot Springs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
LOVE SUED BY WIFE.
Former Atchison Beauty Would Di.
vOrce One Time Millionaire.


vOrce One Time Millionaire.
| Chicago, Feb. 1S.=Mrs. Sidney G
/ Love, formerly Miss Marjorie Burnes
a noted beauty and society girl of Chi
cago, also formerly of Atchison Kan
has started divorce proceedings in
| received in Chicago today. Attorneys
| Tor Mrs. Love are said to have pre-
| pared a divorce petition which Mrs
Love instructed them to file when she
heard her husband was planning tc
| return from oregon to win her back.
| News of the reported divorce suit
caused a sensation in Chicago society
circles, with which Love and his wife
were prominently identified. Love for
merly was a protege of Judge William
III. Moore of Rock Island railroad and
Diamond Match fame
For some time after their marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Love resided at their
Lake Shore drive home. They were
entertained by Chicago's society lead
erS and in turn gave lavish entertain
ments. Then of a sudden came Loves
financial crash, and soon he, his
young wife and their infant daughter
departed for Europe.
Many rumors came from abroad
that the couple had disagreed or were
separated. but Chicago relatives al
ways denied the reports.
In a Wall street squeeze in. 1909
Love was confronted with $1,000
600 failure, from which he was saved
by William H. Moore, leader of the
Rock Island group, who had aided
Love in his rapid rise and felt morally
bound to save him what humiliation
he could.
Mrs. Love herself was worth sew
eral million dollars. Soon after the
failure she received 100000 in a
lump sum in the settlement of the
Burnes estate in st. Joseph, Mo-
From Oregon come reports that
Love is prospecting again, almost as
rapidly as when. fifteen years ago, he
rose from a $40 a week clerkship in
Keokuk, Iowa. to a millionaire and a
playmate of the haughtily rich. Only
ten days ago reports came that, hav-
ing redeemed his material fortunes,
he had declared his intention of win
ming back the love of his wife, and
that he was expected east on this
mission within a few weeks.
It is understood by Mrs. Loves
friends that her suit for a divorce was
meant as an answer to this assumed
authentic statement of his purposes,
and that she resorted to 1t to avoid a
disa greeable meeting with him in Chi
cago, which she felt must be fruitleSs.
In the papers laid before Justice Mills
today in Mount Vernon, 1t was stated
it had been impossible to obtain ser
vice on Love.
Mrs. Love, of whom Burne-Jones,
the painter, once said that she repre-
scented to him the ideal type of Amer
jestic. Love was divorced in 1904
from Minerva Cool Love of Cornish,
Ohio, afer four years of married life.
She charged cruelty and failure to
support. She was afterwards married
to Clay Kemble of Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
SIGHTED POOR JOHN BROWN.
Osawatomie Now Feels Its Hero Was
Not Done Justice.

Osawatomie, Kan. Feb. 18--Twice
in its career the name of OSawatomie
has been emblazoned on the pages of
history. Once was when John Brown
and his men fought with the southern
ers here. The second time was when
Theodore Roosevelt came here last
fall to dedicate the scene Of that battle
field as a state park and made an adj
dress that has been christened the
Osawatomie speech and become the
declaration of faith of the progressive
forces in the United States
But is Osawatomie satisfied? Not a
bit of it. Carping critics say that
Osawatomie battle field never really
has been dedicated. Carried away by
the excitement of the momen. no one
realized at the time John Brown had
been crowded into the background
while Mr.. Roosevelt held the center of
the stage.
Since that time, some one, possibly
a standpatter, has Immersed a fly in
the ointment of Osawatome's JOY by
pointing out that at the services held
to dedicate the John Brown battle
field the name of John Brown was not
mentioned once. Mr.. Roosevelt, they
say. did not mention the enemy of
slavery, and no one else did, either.
Consequently, say the dissatisfied
ones. the battle field has not been
dedicated, and there is a movement
on foot to hold another dedicatory
service on the anniversary of the bat
tie next fall. No definite action has
been taken on the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
IN WICHITA MAYORALTY RACE.
Many Business Men Urging Graham
as an Important Factor.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 1S.-The may
orally campaign in Wichita probably
is being as generally discussed right
now as it ever has been this far in adj
vance of the election.
The three candidates now in sight
are George H. Bradford, former city
councilman from the First ward; Jas.
H. Mcpherson and E. B. Jewett It
is well-knoWn that Rufus Cone. Also
is thinking seriously OF entering the
race, but his friends have been I'M
able as yet to get him to consent.
There no longer is any probability
of C. w. Southwark, Senator J. H.
Stewart or L. w. Clapp, who have
been mentioned heretofore getting
into the race. They have all declined
to consider it.
Another important factor in the
present situation ID former Mayor
John H. Graham. 1t is well-known
that many persons have been urging
him for number of weeks to get into
the campaign for reelection. Added
to Mr.. Graham's former supporters
are large number of prominent bust
ness men who did not support him be-
fore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
WILL CITE LAWS HARDSHIP.
Abilene City Attorney Not Satisfied
With Supreme Court Ruling.

AbiIene, Kan. Feb. 1S.-City At
tornev q. S. Crawford has gone to To-
peka, where he will bring to the at
tention of the proper committee the
hardship worked on cities of the sec
ond class by the recent decision of the
supreme court constituting the eight
hour law as applying to regular mu-
nicipal employees receiving a stated
salary.
modification of the law at this session
of the legislature and has entered into
CORRESPONDENCE with the authorities in
a number of the towns affected by the
supreme court decision urging them
to bring all possible influence to bear
toward that end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
HIS MONUMENT is 5000 EIiMs.
Legacy That Former President Will
Leave to Ottawa University.

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 1S.-When DR.
NJ L. Ward was president of Ottawa
university, back in the early sos. II
used to be his custom on pleasant
at o'clock, call the boys to help him
and plant a few shade trees while
daylight lasted.
Three thousand spreading elms
standing in long, straight rows across
the campus and along the surround
ing streets, form a monument to the
patient labor of the rugged old pro-
fessor with the white beard. who is
now in his eighty first year. Tree
planting was the one relaxation in
which he forgot for the time being the
tables of logarithms and comic sec
lions which occupied him through the
day.
The planting of the shade trees is
only a small part of what Doctor
Ward has done for Ottawa university
and its students. His friends say that
his most useful gifts have been be-
slowed on the long list of boys and
girls he has helped to get an educa-
ton: But Doctor Ward doesn't say
acts of kindness and assistance, like
the tree planting. have been only Incl
dents in his twenty-eight years serv-
ice to the institution. His devotion to
the university did not stop with his
withdrawal from active service five
years ago, when he retired from
teaching and was made professor
emeritus.
After his retirement he succeeded
in raising, through personal efforts.
$4,000 which had long been pledged
to the university, but which never had
been paid. The raising of this money
brought to the college treasury an adj
ditional $4,000 endowment, which had
been promised on condition that the
other pledges were collected.
Only few DAVIS ago annnuncQTn PT1t
was made of the latest gift which
Doctor Ward has made to the univer-
sity. To found scholarship for the aid
of future students Doctor Ward has
decided his home, the large white
house and the 21S acre lot covered
with fruit trees and berry bushes.
where so many students have been
welcome in his residence there.