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The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
TWO NUSKOCEE
MEN ARE MISSING
Friends OF John l.. Hernd0n and
A. Bivens Can Get No Trace
of Them.

Muskogee, Ok, March i9.--John
L. Herndon, a building contractor,
disappeared from his home here
last Tuesday and no trace of him
can be found. He left his home to
come down town that evening and
all efforts of the police and his
friends to locate him have failed.
A. Bivens, manager of the Cow
eta Gas Company, has also mys-
teriously disappeared and cannot
be found. He disappeared the day
before Herndon was missing.
Neither man was in financial diff
culties, neither is known TO have
had domestic troubles and both are
well-to-do.
About two weeks ago w. ID. Case,
a builder and contractor, who dis
appeared from Muskogee seven
months ago, as suddenly reappear-
ed and told a story of loss of mem
ory from the time he left Musko-
gee until he came to his senses
sitting on a wharf in New Orleans,
six months later.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
Showing for Business in Mena Hows an Increase of
GETTING AT CAUSE OF
BOILER EXPLOSION
No Foundation for Report That
Dynamite Was Used in San An
tonic Fatality-Thirty-twO
Badies From Fragments.

San Antonio, Tex, March 49,
Neither dynamite nor nitroglycerin
had anything to do with yesterdays
Southern Pacific locomotive explo-
sion here which already has cost
80 lives. This much is known, as
one of the findings of the commit
tee investigating the catastrophe.
The explosion was of steam in
the boiler, but whether some out
side agency had hand in the steam
explosion has not yet been fully de-
termined by the committee. The
point now under investigation is
whether the locomotives safety
valve was defective or whether it
had been tampered with. The COM
mittee does not meet until this aft
ernoon when attempts will be made
to test this valve question. 1t may
be several days before the cause of
the explosion is cleared up.
1t is difficult TO give exactly the
number of dead, owing to the frag-
mentary condition of some of the
unidentified remains. The death
list may be "a or 35, but 80 bodies
undoubtedly can be reconstructed
out of the remains. Portions of
four bodies lie in three different
morgues unidentified. Three of
these are negroes and one white.
1t is possible that some of theses
fragments may belong to bodies in
other morgues.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
WITH THE CANDIDATES
Good Crowds Have Been Out TO
Hear Them Speak Over
the County.

Since f. M. Jones, candidate for
representative, has been filling his
speaking dates over the county,
good sized crowds have been out to
hear him and any other candidates
who wished to speak.
Friday at Board Camp eleven
candidates were on hand and each
made talk.
The names of the candidates and
the order in which they spoke
are as follows:
Y. ID. Bates, for cotton weigher;
Prof. Jas. ID. Holman, for county
superintendent; Gus pirtle, and +.
l.. Johnson for circuit clerk; w. r.
Shinn, w. NJ. Darwin and II. j.
Green, for assessor, and f. M. Jones,
John R. Neal, John d. Combs and
John H. Hamilton for representa-
tive.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
BANK ROBBERS
At LOCKESBURC
Blew Outer Door From Safe but
Failed to Get to Money, Although
UndiSturbed i'm Their Work
Telephone Lines Cut

An attempt was made to rob the
Bank of Lockesburg at an early
hour Thursday morning, but it ap-
pears that the robbers were unable
to reach the inner vaults where the
money was kept and gave Up their
efforts and Abandoned the job, al
though, as far as is known, they
were undisturbed and their acts
not discovered until some time af-
ter daylight.
Manager Roberts of the Mena
Telephone Exchange received a call
from the manager of the telephone
Office at Lockesburg for assistance
in the way Of supplies to repair the
Lockesburg line. He explained that
Lockesburg had been visited by
bank robbers Thursday night and
the entire telephone system, local
and long distance, had been put out
Of business.
The two main cables into the
telephone exchange Office were Sc
vered by being sawed in two, put
ting the entire system out of busi-
ness and all long distance lines were
cut.
After going to this precaution and
blowing off the outer door to the
bank safe, the work was abandoned,
and when the destruction of the
telephone system was discovered
and an investigation started by the
citizens next morning it was
found that the bank had been badly
wrecked and the safe blowers had
disappeared.
Bank officers Friday were at
tempting to open the inside doors
to the money box. This is made
difficult by the damage done by the
explosion.
So far no clue has been discov-
cred to show the identity of those
connected with the attempted rob-
berry.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
MOTHER WOULD NOT TALK.
A Seattle Woman Is Given 30 Days
For Contempt of Court.

Seattle, Wash, March i9-Mrs.
Louise Kramer was adjudged in
contempt Of court here yesterday
and sentenced to 80 days imprison-
ment in the county Jail for refusing
to testify against her son, L. NJ.
Kramer, who is on trial accused of
having robbed his mother of jew
elry worth 1885. Mrs. Kramer's
attorney gave notice of an appeal.
'They can tear out my tongue by
the roots before l will testify
against my son." she said. HE is
not guilty of the crime, although
the police are trying to fasten it
upon him."
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
AFFIRMED DAMAGE CASE

Special TO The Star.
Little Rock, March is.-The Su-
preme court today affirmed the
case of Solomon Richardson, who
secured judgment Of $1,000
against the Kansas City Southern
Railway for personal injuries.
Mr.. Richardson's home is at
Grannis. and he was hurt in the
wreck of the Traveller about a year
ago. He sued for $1,000 damages
and a jury in the Polk Circuit
court gave him judgment Tor
81 900.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

Il BOSTON. March iS.-Speaking be-
kore the General court, President
tTaft today declared himself in fa-
I'm of preferential primaries, sur
founded by certain conditions, for
he coming campaign.
8 "Wherever full and fair notice
hi the election can be given, where
ayer adequate election safeguards
an be thrown around to protect a
preferential primary for the presi-
kIency, wherever the constitution of
The state permits it being made ap-
plicable to the present election, !
favor il and welcome it"
1t was his Arst personal reply to
he challenge to preferential pri-
snaries issued some time ago by
Senator Dixon, Col. Roosevelt's
snanager.
But | do not hesitate to say" he
added, that, in my judgment,
voluntary primary outside the
law known by its informal charac-
ter as a soap box primary is
worse than none, for it gives full
opportunity to the ineligible cleo
stors of the other party to cast un-
8fair votes and without the sanction
land safeguard of penal provisions
sin respect TO casting and counting
1ihe ballot, is an open avenue for
fraud and violence.
1T is eminently appropriate that
\ in every election and in the dis
scussion of all issues that affect the
Republic we should discuss and
hear much Of the popular will and
Iof the right of the people. This is
IA government based on popular
8control.
We all concede that the opera
1tlon Of elections and the operations
&of government are not perfect, and
fare sometimes subject to corrupt
Einfluences and control and that it
1 IS the part of patriotism to remove,
las far as possible, the obstacles
(which prevent honest primaries,
khonest elections and the honest
administration of the government
IN the interest of the people, but
the continued interation and re-
Iteration Of the proposition, let the
speople rule, if it has any signifl-
scance at all and intended otherwise
than to hatter the people, it in
Tended to be reflection on the
government that we have had
down to the present time.
The occasion for these remarks
Is the attack upon our judiciary
and the proposal by judiciary re-
Ecall, or recall judicial decisions, to
destroy its independence and thus
70 take away from the arch of gov
ernment the keystone. | deny that
there Is in the decisions of the
courts, or the character of the
Judges or the result of litigation
that which justifles such a radical
innovation. | am not unmindful
Of the necessity for judicial re-
form, but that depends, not upon
changing the character of the
judges, but upon the change of
procedure, the expedition of judg-
ments and reductions in the ex-
pense of litigation"
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
POSSE TOOK TWO DEAD /.
And ONE LIVE CONVICT.
Innocent Man Slain During Fight
Between Men Escaped from Ne /.
braska Penitentiary and
Pursuing Officers.

Omaha, Neb., March i9.-John
Dowd and John Taylor, two of the
convicts who escaped from The pen
itentiary at Lincoln last Thursday
after killing three officers, were
killed in a battle with a sheriG's
posse on the outskirts of Omaha
late yesterday afternoon. Charles
Moreley, the third member of the
trio, saved his life by surrendering
to the officers.
James Blunt, a farmer, was killed
during the running fight between
the murderers and their pursuers.
Blunt had been forced by the con-
victs to provide them with a team
and was driving when the officers
overlook the fugitives.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
of IS Railroad February
LEGISLATORS IRE
CAUGHT IN TRAP
Four Members of New Mexico Leg
islature Are Arrested Upon
Charge of Bribery.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, March i9.-
Four members of the New Mexico
legislature were arrested last night
in Santa Fe, charged with accept
ing bribes to vote for certain can
didates for United States senator's,
first vote on which was taken by
the legislature today. Bribes
amounting to $500 each are said
to have been paid them.
The arrest of the legislators, all
members Of the house of represen-
tatives, were affected by means of a
ruse, and came as a dramatic cli-
max to chickering's extending over
several days, it is alleged. Those
arrested were Representatives, Ju-
lian Truillo and ]. p. Lucero Of
Rio Arraba county, Manuel Cordo-
va and Luis Montoya of Taos coun-
ty. They are alleged to have been
caught with the money in their
possession. The arrests were made
by Territorial Mounted Policeman
A. A. Sena, in a room at the Palace
hotel in Santa Fe, where the men
met by appointment.
Accused Men Resign.
Immediately after their arrest
the four legislators were taken to
the county Jail. After their arrival
there they wrote their designations,
which were presented to the house
when ii met this morning.
The trap to catch the men was
laid by Elfego Baca of Albuquer-
que, one of the managers of Judge
Albert B. Fall, one of the leading
candidates for United States sem
ator. State Chairman Venioslao
Jaramillo, one of the Republican
central committeeman also men
toned for a senatorship; Joseph d.
Sena, clerk of the state Supreme
court. and A. A. Sena, of the
mounted police.
Asked $4,000 for Votes.
The men, it is said, had gone to
Manager Baca earlier in the day
and demanded $4,000 for their
votes, agreeing, so the story goes
to deliver them to Judge Fall. I'M
mediately the proposal was placed
before Judge Fall, and plans were
then laid to catch the men.
The moaey was obtained and III,
men were told 10 meet I,aca in ;
room in a hotel at 8 o'clock. Of.
flcer Sena, Court Clerk Sena anC
Jaramillo then secreted themselves
in the bath room adjoining, where
they could see what took place. A;
soon as the Legislators had beer
handed the money, they burst into
the room and the arrests followed
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
BOY FELL over BLUFF
Joseph Leeper, Aged 8, Fatally In
jured by Fall at Arizona, Ok,
While With Boy Scouts

Fort Smith, March i9.-As a re-
suit of falling over bluff, Joseph
Leeper, aged 9 years, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Leeper, received in
juries Sunday from which he died
yesterday morning at Sparks hos
pital. The lad accompanied party
of boy scouts who went out to Ar
koma, Ok, Saturday, to camp out
until Monday. Sunday morning the
boys built camp fire near the
brow of the bluff of the Poteau
river. The boys were throwing fire
brands over the bluff, when, in
some manner Leeper lost his foot
ing and plunged down the bluff.
The boy was injured about the head
and never regained consciousness.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
DYNAMITE PLOT UNCOVERED?
San Diego Police Arrest Six-Pub-
lie Speaking Ordinance Blamed.

San Diego, CAL, March ia
wholesale dynamite plot was
thwarted here today, according to
the police, by the arrest of six
men. All have been active in the
recent campaign against the re-
stricted public speaking ordinance,
which has led to the arrest of hun
dreds of agitators.
According to the police, a plan
was concocted to attract the a.
tention of the world to the street
speaking campaign by the dyna-
miting of industrial plants and
downtown buildings. No lives
were threatened. Dynamite was
stolen from the powder magazines
of the city's sewer departments two
weeks ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
GEO. WOOD FARM SOLD.
John w. Martin OF Missouri Was
the Purchaser.

Real Estate Agent ]. H. Allen re-
ports the closing of the sale of the
George Wood farm of ii acres in
the south part of Mena to John w.
Martin, who came to Mena about
two weeks ago. This deal was
practically completed before the
death of Mr.. Wood on March 8. Mr..
Martin has taken possession of the
place and has moved on to it.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
SNOWBOUND EIGHT DAYS.
Two Belated Union Pacific Trains
Expected in Kansas City.

Kansas City, March iS.-The two
Union Pacific passenger trains
from the west, which have been
buried in the snow in Kansas for
the past eight days, are expected
to reach Kansas City early this
morning. All of the other roads
were cleared day before yesterday.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
Snow ON Top Of Snow.

w. p. Harman returned Friday
from Ransom, kas.. where he went
some weeks ago TO assist his sons
in closing up affairs preparatory to
coming to Mena. After weeks OF
delay from snow and storms, he
finally got on a train for Kansas
City. where he arrived four days
after schedule time. getting in just
ahead Of another big snow that
again tied up ali railroad traffic.
He says he never was SO glad of
anything ia life as be was 10 get
back 70 Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
JACK McCLARY DEAD.
Former Mena Citizen Died Of
Pneumonia at Meyer, Ok.

Bennett Jackson has receiv-
ed letter from John Walker at
Meyer, Ok, telling of the death of
Jack McClary, who for many years
lived in Mena. For about three
years he has been at Meyer. Mr..
McClary was about % years old
and was unmarried. His death was
caused by pneumonia.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
Purchased Fine Horse.

+. d. Beck Of Wickes came to
Mena last week and closed a deal
for Kashbrook, 5i7i7. one
OF Sheriff J. A. Thornton's thor
tr0tting stations. Kash-
brook is a three-year-old Of excel
lent breeding. and a handsome and
speedy young animal.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

Reports came from Eagleton last
Friday to the effect that the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Mahar
was destroyed by fire Thursday.
The blaze started from a defective
flue, and although it had gained
such headway when discovered that
nothing could be done to save the
home, most Of the household goods
were taken out before the building
burned.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
Hameslend Contest case.

Dispositions were taken Monday
in The case Of the u. S. Government
versus William n. Jones Of Big
Fork Jones made nnal proof on
a homestead in 1910 and the gov
ernment Is trying 20 prove that ne
ala nog make his actual home en-
the place So Is not eligible - T.
The depositions were taken before
the county clerk
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

C. Veil Pool and Miss Bennie NJ.
Gipson of Hatfield were married at
the court house Wednesday eve
ming by County Judge w. N. Martin.
Mr.. Pool is the son OF Mrs. A. ].
Pool and his bride is the youngest
daughter of Ben Gipson.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
IAFT IS willing
|FOR PRIMARY NOW
.asses Himself as Favorable
,,nder Certain ConditiOns-Sen-
alor Cummins Introduces
BiIl in Congress.

washington, March Ex-senator
|r,nmins y today introduced a ma
2;umw vide presidential bill, the eff
ssnol ub os which would be to do away
III In local. state and national con-
.,a,Iions. The plan is to have a
.,stional primary July 8, next.
poston March i8.-President
hast began his two days visit to
NV law England here today with an
fDneacement NJ, list that promised to
'aen him busy until after midnight.
H. presidents train reached Bos-
H. At 7 a. m. A number of city
Pficials and representatives of
ebose organizations before which
H. president was expected to ap-
5naap during the day greeted him as
H. stepped from the train. Auto
mobiles we're in waiting and as tRe
5nng calvacade swept out of the
<tation hundreds of persons cheer
&d him.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

prickly Ash Bilfers cures disease
Of the kidneys. cleanse and
strengthens the liver. stomach and
bowels. N. c. NandiNer. jackson
nfu q Fufns Co. Davis Drng Co.
special areois.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21
Closina Out Sale.

Consisting OF three houses and
lots. two i0-acre truck farms, one
vacant lot. VIII sell one or all. See
me and make an offer. Phone 4l9.
2S0-5-2S-H
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

Your free package C0nkey's lay
Inr Tonic ana Big Poultry Book are
here. Call before they are gone.
Jackson Dreg & Furniture Co. S9-t
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

Tor Sale--A few Berkshire pigs at
reasonable price. Address. J. G..
Garland. Acorn. ii-Si-tt
The Mena weekly star., 1912-03-21

A car of FERTILIZER lust re-
ceieed IT TOWAsEND'6. bw'tf
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-23
.PROGRESS|VES Plan
FINE FINISH
WHiRLWlND CAMPAIGN IN BITTER
ROOT VALLEY PLANNED
HY THE COMMITTEE.

Hamilton Oct. 22.-(Specfal.) Be
ginning on Thursday of this week the
progressive party of Ravali county
will begin a whirlwind campaign
throughout the valley which will con-
tinue unbroken until the eve of cleo
tion. Practically every town Of the
valley. with the exception of Hamil-
ton, will be the scene of rousing
rally in the interests of progressive
principles as advanced by the pro-
gressive party. Music will be fur
nished at each meeting, while all the
each meeting. The first meeting will
be held at ,Sula. on Thursday evening.
This meeting will be addressed by
George A. Blair progressive candi-
date for the legislature, and County
Attorney H. c. Packer, who is out for
election on the progressive ticket. On
the following evening a rousing meet
ing will be held at Darby when ad-
dresses will be made by ATTORNEY G.
M. Parry, George A. Blair and Fl. G.
Packer. On Saturday evening a rally
will be held at Woodside with Charles
MacRae. Progressive candidate for
the legislature, George A. Blair and
H. C. Packer as speakers.
On Monday evening of next week
the big rally of the campaign will be
held at Stevensville when George A.
Horkan of Forsyth, one of the party S
candidates for congressman, together
with other Speakers of state promi-
nence, will address the voters of that
vicinity on the state and national
issues. Every candidate for office
ON the progressive ticket in Ravalli
county will be in attendance at this
meeting. Stevensville is regarded as
the birthplace of the progressive party
in Ravalli county SO 1t is expected
that the meeting on Monday evening
will be a hummer.
On Tuesday of next week a rally
will be held at Florence with Parr.
Blair and Packer as speakers. These
three speakers will follow this meet
ing with addresses in other towns of
the valley as follows: Victor,
Wednesday evening; Corvallis, Thurs
day evening; Charles, Friday even-
ing, Grantsdale, Saturday evening.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-23
POISON NEWS

Poison Oct 22-(Special.) III. j
Mitchell and wife of Warm Springs
who have been in Poison for month
will conclude their visit after weeks
bear hunt which Mr. Mitchell has ar
ranged. Mr.. Mitchell is connected
with Warm Springs and the hospital
for the insane at that place. The
proposition will be submitted to the
voters of Montana at the November
election to bond the state for 100000
for the purchase of the springs and
buildings for state hospital and SAN
itarium.
The machinery for the farmers ele-
vator has arrived and is being in
stalled. F. L. Gray, president of the
company, expects to have the elevator
ready for business in three weeks
time.
Mr.. Charles f. Henselman, junior
partner of the firm of Evans & Hen
selman, proprietors of the Orpheum
theater, and Miss Jemima w. Hart
an accomplished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nate Hart, both of this city
were married in the church of the
Immaculate Conception yesterday
morning at $50 by the Rev. Father
Fl. J. Vrebosch. Both the contracting
parties are favorites in society circles
here. They left this morning to spend
the honeymoon in Oregon.
George A. Horkan, candidate for
congress, George Metcalf, candidate
for lieutenant governor, and r. j.
Moore. candidate for railroad commits
sioner. arrived on the noon steamer
to speak at a progressive meeting
held last night in Dunbar's hail. The
progressive county candidates are to
tour the reservation Thursday Friday
and Saturday of this week. They will
be at Spring Valley on Thursday
evening, at Valley View Friday night
and at Poison Saturday night.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-23

boob, hurry along and with that the
barrel of a pistol grazed my fore
head, causing ii to bleed Then /
started along and was cut off by q
trolley car on Sixth avenne. slowed
down until the car passed me. Then
one of them said: Don't threaten
him so much. Nobody will come after
u.s.
While | was going up Lexington
avenue, | heard one~of my passengers
say to the others, We knew we had
a clean getaway. Nothing could hap
PEN
Since ! have been in the Tombs
prison, Jack Sullivan has urged ana
begged me to say that Harry Vallon
and Sam Schepps ordered me away
from the Metropole with a pistol in
Harry Vallons hand To my head.
Neither Sam Schepps nor Harry Val
lon were In my car nor did | see them
on the night after | left Forty second
street and Sixth avenue to go to
Forty-third str .et"
Shapiro's testimony regarding the
gunmen's talk in the car was ruled
out as not being proper rebuttal tes-
timony.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-23

and do the old things that President
Taft wants no dou6t. It's great to
have practical advisers to keep one
out of the pitfalls Of politics.
Among the idealists on the list be-
fore me spy the names of those we'll
known Missionaries, Wallace Irwin and
George Ade. It is too bad how those
poor young things are always being
buncoed by shanls. When will they
ever learn to see through fads and
fakirs!
Then there's Richard Washburn
Child, and G. r. Connolly and p. G.
Masfarlane: anyone who has read
their pieces in the magazines can see
how ignorant and impractical this
trusting trio is. It's like stealing
candy from a child to rope them into
the Bull Moose bunch.
But of course, the great trouble with
the new party is that its followers
have no sense of humor, as / was re-
liably, informed by college professor
in the library, and therefore knew all
about it. In fact, he told me himself
he had a sanse of humor.
Yes, that explains it all. Now we
know why we have with us such writ
ers as Franklin p. Adams, Inez HAYNES
Gilmore. Bert Lesion Taylor, Edna
Ferber and George Fitch