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The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
MONEY COMBINE
 IS GREAT TRUST
It's Existence Saps Freedom Of Ma lien, Declares Governor Wilson in Illinois Campaign--Prais-
 es Foreign Born Citizens

Chicago, April Woodrow Will son addressed four large Democrat ic meetings here tonight as the wind-up of his campaign for the primary vote for presidential dele gates in Illinois. Governor Wilson discussed the trusts, the money power, chastised the interests, praised foreign born citizens and denied he has ever voted anything but the Democratic ticket. He spoke first at South Chicago to a gathering composed largely of Polish-American citizens, next at a down-town theater, then on the southwest side, and last on the northwest side.
 Governor Wilson paid tribute to Pulaski, Kosciusko, John Sobieski a n q other Polish heroes were mentioned, and then the gov ernor said:
 T am not saying these things be- cause I have been lied about, for lies take care of themselves. 1 am merely speaking real truths, as ev- cry man must speak who knows anything about Europe and it's his tory"
 At the downtown meeting, Gov. Wilson said in speaking of the money power of the country:
 The plain fact is that the control of the credit is dangerously concen- trated in this country. The money resources of this country are not at the command of those who sub init to the direction and domination of small groups of small capital ists who wish to keep the economic development of the country under their own eye and guidance. The great monopoly in this coun- try is the money monopoly. So long as this exists our old variety and freedom and individual energy of development are out of the ques- ton
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
THE STOCK YARD.

Good pasture is invaluable in growing pigs successfully.
 A cow appreciates punctuality in milking, as much as a man does in meals.
 Milk is the hogs natural food. Give him all of it you can saere up every day.
 Be sure there are no lice on the young stock when they are turned to pasture.
 Look out for the yearling colts. Don't let them get a setback as spring approaches.
 Consumers are demanding pork with more lean meat. The feeder and breeder should cater to these requirements.
 The feeder should try to keep the pig steadily increasing in weight from one-half to one pound each day on an average.
 There is money in dairying in spite of a prevalent notion to the contrary, but it needs a combina- ton of good cows and good man. agement to get it cut.
 A colt appreciates the com panionship of man, and he should have it. especially during the first year of his life.
 From April Farm Journal.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
Natures Law Supreme.

Judge Lewis, of the Pennsylyan-
 ia Supreme Court, recognizes Ma lures laws as supreme. Other jus
 tices may do the same, but few of
 them have so happy a faculty of lbringing out the supremacy.
 Judge Lewis rendered a decision
 some time ago that is going to live a long time. not only on account of it's law" but on account of it's
 languages. Already it is finding it's way into the newspapers, and things that find their way into those imperishable columns them selves do not perish.
 | But to get to the judges desicion, taken from the prosy pages of the Pennsylvania State Reporter. It requires no further explanation nor annotation:
 The defendant, Stauffer, three years ago was living in happy we'd lock with her legal husband, one John G. Robinson. It seems that said Robinson made a will devising to his wife the homestead and various other valuable property. Robinson is now dead.
 Tn the will, however, there is a condition to the effect that if the widow shall marry the second time --said Robinson being her first ven- ture-then this will shall be null land void, and the property shall go to the heirs, exactly as if no will had been made.
 The present action is an en- deavor to dispossess the woman of this property that has come to her from her first husband. This, on the grounds that she has now mar ried the second time, being welded 10 the man Stauffer.
 "The principle of reproduction stands next in importance to its elder-born correlative, self-preser- yation, and is equally a fundament- al law of existence. It is the bless ing which tempered with mercy the justice of the expulsion from Paradise. It was impressed upon the human creation by a benefi- cient Providence to multiply the images of himself, and thus to pro- mote His own glory and the happi- ness of His creatures. Not man alone, but the whole animal and vegetable kingdom, are under an lmperious necessity to obey it's mandates. From the lord of the forest to the monster of the deep from the subtlety of the serpent to the innocence of the doye-from the elastic embrace of the mOun- tain goat to the descending fructi- flcation of the lily of the plain--all nature bows submissively to this primitive law. Even the flowers which perfume the air with their fragrance, and decorate the forests and fields with their hues, are but curtains to the nuptial bed. The principles of morality-the policy of the nation-the doctrines of the common law-the law of nature and the law of God-unite in con- demning as void the condition at
 tempted to be imposed by this tes-
 tator upon his widow. Judgment
 for the defendant. '--Southwest American.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given. that in pursuance of the authority and di- rections contained in a decretal or der of the Chancery Court of Polk County, made and entered on the oth day of April, 1912, in certain cause, No. 905, then pending there Tn, Margaret Embry, Malisa Moles, ct al., heirs at law of Andrew Jack son, deceased, eXparte petition for partition, the undersigned. as com missioner of said Court. will offer for sale at public yendue to highest bidder, at the Southeast door or entrance of the Court House of Polk County, within the hours nre- scfibed by law for judicial sales on lhe 5rd day of May, 1912, the fol- lowing. described real estate sif- wit. ''''''7'7' 'o-
 The NWh of NEA. Sec. ? Twn < south, Range 30 West, containing 3S l-50 acres.
 Terms Of Sale. On credit of tlFee months. the purchaser beine required 10 execute bond bv law ana the order and decree of said ''ii. Dourt m sad cause with approved security bearing interest at inc rate " IV per cent per annum from dafe VI sdie until paid. and a lien heinz Ielalhed on the premises sold ia se7 cure payment Of purchase monev
 owen under my hand This ion day of April. 1919. ''' '''i
 II. J. GREEN.
 p... s,-'liiiiliss iQner la Chaneerv. I il'el..i',-fi ... = irs.. Pub. Apr. fl.
 Last Pub. May 9.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
NOTICE TO CONEIRM TITLE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 10th day of April, lgi2. R. R. Miller, D. II. Miller Josephine Har- 1 ris, Anna Nichols, Jamie Nichols, B. X. Miller Lucy Bryant and Ma tilda McCauley, children and heirs at-law of k. A. Miller, deceased filed in my office their petition wherein they petition the court, by it's decree, to quiet and confirm their title to the following de- scribed lands situated in Polk County, Arkansas, to-wit. The SWA of NWA and NWh of SWA of Sec. 29, in T. S., R. 3i w., and the S15 of NEA and all of the NEA of SWA, except 2la acres, making Mike Creek the line, all in Sec. 30, and all that portion of the SEA of NWA of said Sec. 30 lying east of Mike Creek, containing 2613 acres, and also the NEA of SEA- of Sec. 30, all of said lands being in Township South, in Range 3l West, and containing in all 26i acres, more or less.
 Now, therefore, all persons claim ing any right, title or interest in or to said lands, or any part thereof, are hereby warned and called upon to appear in said Court within six weeks from this date and show cause, if any there be, why the title of the said petitioners in and to said lands should not be in them confirmed and quieted.
 Witness my hand on this 10th day of April, 1912.
 H. J. GREEN, Clerk of the Chancery Court of
 Polk County, Arkansas. Dem.-First. Pub. Apr. if
 Last Pub. May i6
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
WELL DESERVED.
The Praise That Comes From
 Thankful Mena People.

The Praise That Comes From
 Thankful Mena People.
 One kidney remedy has known merit.
 Mena people rely upon it.
 That remedy is D0an's Kidney Pills.
 Mena testimony proves 1t reliable.
 Mrs. Rev. J. c. Adams. i2i2 Church Ave. Mena, Ark, says: T have used several boxes Of Deans Kidney Pills during the past years or more, and they have practically cured me 0f kidney complaint from which ] suffered for five years This trouble came on me unexpect- edly. and before ] knew il 1 vas in ifs grasp. had terrible pains across my back and ali Inc other ann0yanees that usually go with kidney complaint. As nothing helped me. l was discouraged. 4 year ef so aeo ] began using Doan $ Kidney Pills. and Cd my surprise. was helped flsht away. ! have now taken ] sufficient quantity and know that they are benefiaial remedy and can hc rolled upon if llIins relief from trouble caused bt ihe k4dne4s
 For saIe by aii dealers. Price q reuis fasfeH- Ml'hufu Co- Hafaa ArN York, sait agents 4af fhl Iu8e5 slsfes.
 Remember fbe name ~uaan's- and Lake nn ether.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
Fines and Dividends.

You remember, of course, that 29 million dollars fine Judge Landis as- sessed against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana.
 But dost remember, 0 forgetful citizen, why Judge Grossup set the fine aside on a technicality.
 It was because the corporation was capitalized for only 1 million dollars, and it was absurd and wrong and illegal to fine it so aig a sum that the parent trust of New Jersey would have to pay 1.-the in- nocent parent trust not being a par ty to the prosecution.
 And now that same little i mil- lion dollar Standard Oil Company of Indiana has just recently declared la dividend.
 Guess what the dividend was.
 Twenty-nine million dollars Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
.pEONACE CHARGE
 AGAINST FOUR
Mississippi County Men Accused o' Keeping Negroes Virtual Slaves
 on Plantations.

Ionesboro. April 6.-Deputy 1rnited States Marshals Clements and Burris brought to this city this morning o. R. Lilly of 0sceola, D. H Robertson of Blytheville, also Robert E. Bailey and s. J. McNer' all citizens of Mississippi county who were arrested by government officials on a charge of peonage, al- legged to have been committed m Mississippi county during the wln- fer The defendants were taken before United States Commissioner Minor M. NJ. Marie for a preliml- nary examination. They were rep resented by Attorneys Lamb ana Caraway of this city, who asked Tor a continuance until April 20, which the commissioner granted. He also made an order allowing each Of the defendants to give bond in the sum of si.00O, which was given at once;
 Two of the defendants, Lilly and Robertson. own a large plantation in Mississippi county, near Lepan- to. where they have large force of negroes at work clearing land and doing other farm work. The other two defendants were over seers for the owners of the farm. The evidence against these men was worked up by two special agents of the United States gov ernment. one from Georgia, the other from Ohio, one of whom was | D. c. Betjenan, who made the atli- davit charging the parties with peonage. It is charged by the ne- groes who were employed by Lilly and Robertson that they were fore ed to work in extremely cold weather without shoes, also in the rain. that pay was refused them and that when they attempted to
 leave they were intercepted and forced to come back and severely whipped. It is also alleged that the
 wives of the negroes were refused
 shoes when their husbands haC money due them, and were forced
 10 endure many hardships.
 At the present time Lilly is .
 resident of Osceola, where he i; practicing law, and is engaged il the real estate buisness, and Rob-
 ertson resides at Blytheville.
 Lilly and Robertson are boil
 well-known men. and have accum-
 ulated much money, and on aceoun
 of this there is much interest il | this case.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

Houston, Tex. has adopted a law by which unimproved and unused property is taxed equally with that used and improved. This has re- suited in adding materially to the city's taxable wealth and will make owners of vacant property mighty anxious to make improvements and get returns other than those result ing from the enterprise and indus try of others. The Henry George single tax idea is, after long years, beginning to take a hold on the American mind.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
NEW POLITICAL ,,,n
 ALIGNMENT NEEDED
Enalish and German Plan be''er
 Than Our Bi-Party System.

Tn the United States, the pi- party system is strongly entreneh- ed-so strongly that during the last fifty years it has never been seri- ously shaken says Munseys Mag azine. editorially. Germany and England have the advantage Of us, in that their party division, gen. orally speaking, places the conser- vatives on one side and the pro gressives on the other side; while in this country we have conserVa- tie Democrats and progressive Democrats, conservative Republl- cans and progressive Republicans, and each of these factions has It's subdivisions into various shades oi opinion.
 What we need, more than any thing else, is to get a division into progressives and conservatives. so that there shall be a national line up on opposite sides of the most significant line of demarcation be- tween opposing political clements
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
FALLEN CRATER
 WILL TELL STORY
From Narrow Cell in San Quentin, Convict Tells How He Sold City to PoliticianS-Fell Victim
 of Railroad Magnate.

San Francisco, April 6.-Abraham 9uef, convicted political boss of San Francisco, now serving a sen tence of II years in San Quentin penitentiary, began in a San Fran cisco paper today a series of ar ticles which lie declares will con- stitute a complete expose of the men accused with him in the graft prosecutions, but not convicted.
 Ruef goes back ten years when he first gained recognition from in fluential men. The first period is abridged by a single sentence
 "A few years later found me as sociated with the tools and messen- gers of the railroads"
 The beginning of his association with a leading railroad official is told succinctly:
 He began to court me. l could get passes and favors from him. For the first time 1 dined at his house.
 Franchise Bribery.
 The publication of the article was precipitated by an editorial in San Francisco newspaper on April i, which characterized Ruei as a human hyena" and condemn ed the agitation for his release. Very prominent officials of cor porations and railroads, public of flcials and politicians are named by Ruef in his prologue and he de- elares he will show how money was promised and paid.
 Ruef mentions the granting of g franchise to a street railway com pany and declares he will show how money was paid for the privilege.
 Ruef begins his narrative with . confession of repentance. He says in part
 With others I co-operated il selling out the city of San Francis co, and so I am in a prison cell. Il has taken these stone walls, thi; area six by ten, where the only light or air is that which come: from a narrow wicket, to bring me to the full realization of this por- trayal.
 T started off buoyantly. When left the university I had the usua high ideals of that period. How and why my life flew so wide of its goal l am now determined to trace and write in detail in the hope that | it may prove of public benefit anC make amends for what society ha: lost by my work. I shall write | without extenuation to myself ol those who co-operated with me | However, harsh may write, it vii be without malice and ill-will, ant with no desire to have others suffer as l have suffered.
 | Ruef tells of becoming disgusteC with politics and with having | decided to devote himself exclu- | siyely to law. He refers to two "flxers.'
 | For ten years was associated with these two men," he continues
 T wrote their platforms. I mad, their nominating speeches. quit | from time to time and joined tho | independent reform movement only to find that they were controlled by the same big interests. l driftec ! with the machine"
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
THE POULTRY YARD.

Spare some of the skim-milk for the hens.
 The geese should be laying at their best now, and this is also the month in which turkeys begin to lay.
 In most attitudes this is the month to hatch out as many chick ems as possible. If started well in April, they should lay by the first of November at least.
 If your poultry yard has not al- ready some shrubs or trees, plant some for shelter for the fowls on hot days. It is we'll to have two yards, and sow one with grass while they are living in the other.
 From April Farm Journal.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
nIpRo,EMFNss E1.Nk cAk MAKt

Mena has lhaf3 few docks ol streets paved awiilF fIaasheds slon' 1 for seven years. These block have been practically no expens' to the city since that time, ane never are muddy.
 On the other hand, many dollars have been spent each year on even single unpaved block and the ex- Esomse must continue until perma- nent work is done.
 The city 7will have in is road fund in Juiy close to $500. Ii has the use of a big steam roller, a rock crusher and the equipment necessary for building pavement Many days of time of the city force are spent in hauling rocks from the streets and dumping them in out-of-the-way places.
 As a plain business proposition, why not put the equipment to work that is standing idle, rotting and rusting out, and build good streets and, as time goes on, extend them as far as possible toward the coun- try, and on into it?
 As a side line, there are hundreds of square yards of crushed stone or chats shipped in at high cost for building sidewalks, street crossings and general concrete work. With the rock crusher at work, this ma terial can largely be produced at home, st Id at half sne present cost and then at a good profit to the city-proft enough to help pay for street paving.
 By working out plans along these lines and putting them into effect money can be kept at home that goes away now, labor furnished to men who need 1t, culyerts, cross ings and streets be cheaply built that will be here for our grand children and a great waste cur tailed that now exists from doing temporary work in wooden cul- yerts, etc, taat at much cost and labor. have to be replaced every three or four years.
 The time to take these things in hand is now. Don't wait until the road fund is mostly dissipated in temporary make-shift work.
 Tn Ashdown at this time plans are being perfected to bring gravel in over a railroad from Pike coun- ty to pave the principal streets, Mena, instead has spent money in getting out of the way rock that at small cost will make splendid paw ing.
 Surely we will get this movement under way this season. We havt the money, the expensive machin- cry the material all at hand ready to put 10 work.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

If Senator Jef Davis really wants to square himself with the people of Arkansas and do something use ful, he should get back to Wash ineton and join in the work for the 100 million dollar appropriation for building good roads. That sort of thing will be loi more popular ihan spending % much money in building warships. lo say nothing oi returning big profits ca the invest neni, something inc ships seldom fl ever do.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh
 That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de- range the whole system when en- tering 1t through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should never be used except on prescription from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold Co the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney X Co. Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get tho genuine. IL ls taken internally and made ln To- ieio. Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney X Co. Testimonials free.
 Sold hy druggists. Price 7se per bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- silpatien.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
ESCAPES THROUGH WINDOW.
Newport Woman Has Close Call
 When Fire Destroys Home.

Newport, April s.-The fire de- partment was called out about | o'clock this morning by the burning of the home of Mrs. Rina Carouth- CTS on Third street. Mrs. Carouth- CTS escaped through a window and did not save anything in the way of clothing or household goods. She also lost Si65 in money which was in the house at the time. Mrs. Car outhers carried insurance of 5000 on her household goods, valued at si 200. The property belonged io J. W. Grubbs, valued at 5000 and in- sured for S6O0.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

That new police chief in Ft. Smith who started out a week ago with the assertion that he was going to enforce the Sunday blue laws to the letter has seen the light. He is now going to consult the citizens about the matter. However, the quickest and best way to get rid of unreasonable laws is to strictly en- force them.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

It has been quite generally con- ceded that the result of the presi- dential preference primaries in H. linois would give a pretty good key to the real sentiment of the nation. If there's anything in this theory, it seems to be up to Roosevelt and Clark to represent their respective parties in the election this fall. Not such bad condition, this.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
LincoIn's Rules for Livina.

Do not worry, eat three square meals day, say your prayers, be courteous to your creditors, keep your digestion good, steer clear of biliouSness, exercise. go slow and go easy Maybe there are other things that your special case re- quires 10 make you happy, but my friend, these. reckon, will give you a good life.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
RoAp NnTIcr

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The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

The Senator Gore of Oklahoma is given as authority for the state- ment that Clark cannot carry Mis- souri for president, nor can Wilson carry New Jersey but that Bryan can carry both. The senator is blind, but there is a suspicion that, in at least one instance, he is "see- ing things"
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

The increase in freight business in Mena for February this year over that of lhe same month a year be- fore was 35 per cent. For March the increase is said 10 be between g and g per cent The figures will be giNen soon.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

Surprising, but there is no re- port of an exodus of American or English women to China since equal suffrage went into effect over there.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

Dr. Wiley asserts that husbands should give their wives one-third of their salaries. Some men would be tickled most to death if their wives would leave them even a fhird
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

X Philadelphia judge asks for a statute by which he can punish men who drink and abuse their families along lines he deems pun ishment to fit the crime He wants to have a great beer vat in which Co throw them and allow them to swim until they drown. When the heat of the summer is upon them some men in some places, Heav- ener, perhaps, would not mind that 50 much.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

As between being at sea on q burning steamer or up a Tree n a river food we'd rather live in safe- ty and comfort in Polk county, Ar kansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11

An Illinois judge recently assess cd a fine against his wife. The re- call or call down that was coming to him that night probably was the real ihing.