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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
VOTERS WILL BE
BUSY ELECTION DAY
Now Assured That Banking, State
Wide Prohibition, Bond Amend
ment and Other Bills Are
Initiated.

Little Rock, May 2.-This weeks
development in the initiative and
referendum campaign has assured
the initiation of the Warnock bank
ing act. the Republican election
law. and the municipal bond
amendment. in addition to the
statewide prohibition act, which
passed the requisite number OF Pc
titioners several weeks ago. There
are almost if not quite enough
names on hand already for the
banking act. The Republicans have
already over 1900 names on their
petition. and will easily secure two
or three thousand more. Secretary
Fred Isgrig of the city of Little
Rock. has filed 1852 names for the
bond amendment, and will have at
least two thousand more. J. j. Bel
|lamv. a member Of the legislature,
Wednesday filed 20 names for the
banking act, but the bulk of the Pc
tition will be filed next week by
Hon. r. S. Warnock. the author OF
the measure.
Members of the legislature are
declaring that the next session will
be longer than 90 days, notwith-
standing the fact that there is lit
lie doubt the Norwood amendment
Is adopted providing for a 6O-day
session. Being "a coordinate law
making branch with the people, the
legislature will have power to
amend. repeal or postpone any act
PASSED by the people under the IN
| itiatixe. and. il is iDtimated that 1t
NAV not be considered convenient
for the members 10 get through
their work in 60 days next session.
An effort will probably therefore
be made to postpone the short ses-
sion law unill 1915.
John II. Page, who viii pc the
next commissioner # agriculture
VII recommend 10 the members Of
me legislature that the old state
hoase be turned over 70 the Gus
iodv Il the department 81 agricui-
iure. Comprehensive exhibits
Womb 81 Installed Ia i. represent
- 81 parts "a lhe state. Protl-
ssnn uaisla he made Zen The ladies'
Is ~ neh portions q Il e. ihes
aa4 aaai flf estimates thai tlle
.a..iallis ean = pei - coed
aaaan Sit fSt#
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
HOW's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, ..
We, the undersigned, have known
II. ]. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions,
and financially able to carry Out
any obligations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken IN
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent Tree
Price. 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatlon.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
ROAD ENGINE UNLOADED.
viii BE First Used in District No.
Under John Bratcher.

The big Reeves traction road en-
CINE purchased several weeks ago
which arrived here last week, was
unloaded from the cars and firec
up Tuesday. Will Elder of St.Louls
an agent for the company, was here
to superintend the work.
The engine will not be used I'M
til the grader which was bought
arrives. 1t will then be used OF
Road District No. under Over
seer John Bratcher. Jesse Cox Is
the engineer.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09

Mrs. ]. c. Martin, 1912 Ninth Ave.
nart i NASHVILLE. Tenn has hene-
tlted Is the healing and tome quar-
lies ii Foley Kidney pills, ana I
xiliine that others should Qe ilhs-
see Sic saws: 4 suffered WIN
fianex trouble and had severe
n.'..'' ...,.s.ss nx hsak ard tel al
- e..f Foley kidney Pills
h.irea ii ance. and sn = st8it W..
af.ssf Ilx relieved Aila \
49, - safe hy 4atkAHh if"b Z
Furniture lo.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09

corner OF Ninth street and church
avenue on let fu0xifo feet, and
aill face Ninth street. The archl-
fhese drawings. made - Mr.. Sub
lette. show a very attractive two
story structure with eight rooms
besides bath ana outside sleeping
porch. The finish downstairs viii
ha = oak. with heamea ceilings IL
he dining room.
The conlraei price i saooo
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
AlRDoME NEXT WEEK.
Is Being Overhauled and Repainted
Special Orchestra PIT

The Lyric Airdome, which proved
SO popular last year, is now being
entirely overhauled and cleaned nn
ready for opening on Monday Nav
10. The seats have been panied
a sky-blue, the interior of tle
renee whltewashed and the front
is to be painted
Mr: Arnold is having a water
proof concrete pit built especially
for the Lyric Orchestra.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
ANOTHER NIcE NEw HOME.
DR.. Parks Contracted for S3'ooa
nesidence At Ninth and Church

II. n. y. Parks Tuesday III ;
cnalrani 10 G. y esnleiic and Een-
- srharia aud work vssi begin
IS onre.
aae house wI Il bnili On ihe
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09

Notice Is hereby given that the
eo-parinership heretofore existing
between ]. ". kcssler. II. l. Hunter
ana ]. !. dempsey. and doing busi-
Aess under The name Of the Cove
AtNauiile Company. has been dis
seNtd - mutual consent, MI
hessier selling his interests % Mr.
hunter aud Mf, dempsey and re-
liine from The firm. The new
hilh Viii collect al debts dne me
p'a QainpaaQ and assume 81 ubli-
*elHAi's aue 81 creditors.
4. ~. kesaIef
4. hunter.
4. f. Hen
W Ak Mas KA ~
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
Frank Kolar Dead.

Frank Kolar, who was 10 years
Of age on April %, died Saturday
evening at his home west OF toWn'
Death was caused by a hemmorage
Of the lungs. Mr.. Kolar had been
IN had health for the past twelve
wears. He came TO Mena about nye
Years ago from North Judson, Ind,
and is survived by his wife ana
two children. Frank and Antonia'
The funeral services were con-
dueged Monday morning al tle
81 Agnes Catholic church Dy
Father Gallagher. The burial was
N the odd Fellows cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Our Explosive Territory.

While Congress has paid but seant
attention to the real interests of
| Alaska at this session, when some
positive legislation was expected of IL,
| the territory seems to be taking its
own method of making an appeal to
science and humanity. The volcanic
eruption that has just taken place
there. while to some extent doubtless
a surprise, has been more or less her
aided by the evidences of activity
among the internal forces as shown
by the rise and fall of islands along
the Aleutian chain. News of the full
extent of the CONFUSION will be
awaited with interest. 1t may furnish
material for absorbing study by the
seismologists and it may make strong
demands upon our sympathy and our
help, though the sparse population in
Cured renders that less likely. We
seem to possess as large and varied
an assortment of explosive territory
as any country in the world, with
such records as Alaska, Luzon and
Hawaii have made at various times,
Had the Nicaragua route been select
ed for the canal we should have had
in that zone several more batteries
of subterranean artillery-and just as
many batteries of industrial artillery
at home blazing away at the enter
prise which promises to interfere with
certain great monopoly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
p.afn.ss cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the. ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining OF the Eusta-
chan Tube When this tube is infiamed
you have a rumbIing sound or imperfect
hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the m
fammaton can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Cdtarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condt-
ton of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
The World and Wilson.

The New York World favors Wood
row Wilson for President. But Charles
F. Murphy, the boss of Tammany
Hail. has the ninety votes of New
York tucked away in his pocket. Can
the governor of New Jersey win with
out them2 The World and Tammany
never were ON very friendly terms and
it is extremely doubtful if they Will
agree on presidential candidate. Ihe
Worlds support would be of Immense
value to Wilson If he can get the nom
ination. But just now the important
question is votes in the convention.
Cleveland was nominated with Tam
many strongly against him. Perhaps
Wilson can.--Portland Telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Drain of Public Extravaganza.

New York Journal of Commerce.
There is one permanent and ever
increasing item in the cost of living to
which most people pay no attention,
and which it is difficult to get anybody
to appreciate, and that is the draft
made upon the resources of the people
for public expenses There is a gem
eral complaint of public extravaganza,
for the figures look large, and there is
much preaching of economy. but the
fact does not come home to many
people that they are paying for all the
expenses of city or town, state and
nation, out of their earnings, and
that what they have left for their own
use is just so much less. They do not
realize that it not only reduces their
income, but that what the country
spends for supplies of one kind and
another and for services of those who
are taken from productive industry
and supported by the government,
suhtracts so much from the general
stock of those things by which we live,
and so far as it is done needlessly or
without commensurate benefit 1t in
ereases prices for others beyond what
is necessary in order to have the gov
eminent properly administered.
If a billion dollars, more or less is
squandered in pensions, in public
works, buildings and improvements
which are not useful to the public, or
which cost far more than they should,
these dollars are not created out of
nothing or picked up without being
earned, and they are not made by the
government. They come out of values
produced from the resources of the
earth, by labor. making use of capital
which has previously been earned and
saved by other labor. So far as they
are wasted they are taken without any
return or compensation, and this re-
duces the individual income, the ca
pacity to buy. at the same time that
it Increases the cost of what has TO be
bought by diminishing the supply in
proportion to the demand. 1t is hard
to make this appreciated, as it requires
Imagination and thought. When the
sum total is divided among the whole
population it may not seem to be SO
much, but il is a comparatively large
item among the many, each apparent
~ insignificant by itself, which ADDS
continually to the cost of living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
House for Reciprocity.

Reciprocity boiled and dubbed in
Republican and Democratic orators
cavorted up and down aisles and
praised or denounced policies and
plans And then they voted and the
Democrats stood pat on Canadian
reciprocity while all but eight of the
Republicans deserted Taft in his sup
port of that measure. Only seven
Democrats voted for the repeal of the
Canadian reciprocity act. The final
vote was 10I TO la against motion
by Republican Irvine l.. Lenroot, the
Republican Insurgent from Wisconsin,
to concur in the Senate amendment
to the Underwood steel bill for the re-
peal of the reciprocity act.
This means that the bill will go to
conference, and that If the Senate in
sists on its amendment to repeal the
reciprocity act, the entire measure
will fail to reach the President.
The friends of the pact are fighting
to nurse it along until Canada is in a
more favorable mood hoping to see it
revived and ratified on both sides of
the line. Students of public temper,
however are convinced that the peo-
pie have settled the hash Of the ILL.,
adjusted scheme and that it had much
better be repealed once for ALL
When reciprocity agreement is
made between the United States and
Canada it must not be pushed
through in night by few interests
and promoters, but must be carefully
considered by both countries. And
the farming interests propose tc
have hand in the building equal to
the consideration given other inter-
ests.
House Democrats stood pat to pro-
long the agony of an illstarred
movement which has shaken the Re-
publican party from stem to stern
The Democratic course is obvious, but
the act should be repealed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Publish the Pension Roll.

The demand of a respected publica-
ton, the Congregationalist, seems so
fair and sensible that we pass it along.
If the demand is not complied with we
believe the people who are paying the
bills should have a good and sufficient
reason why it is not. We believe in
doing everything possible for the vet
Grams, but we are just as firmly con-
WINGED that the people of this country
have full right to know where every
dollar they provide goes to.
Our exchange says; Congress has
now passed and the president has
signed bill for d service pension
founded on age, which it is estimated
VIII add some ss5.ooO,O0O year to the
expense of the service We doubt
whether in any but a presidential
year Congress would have passed or
the president signed this measure.
Two consequences, at least. should
follow, now that the sacrifice to poll
teal expediency has been paid. botf
Of which we earnestly desire. One is
the cessation of the flood of private
pension bills which every Congress
has dealt with. II is time that gen
eraI law should meet all cases. Tn
other is the publication of the pension
roll. That roll should be in ever
sense roll Of honor. Every letter W
have seen defending the increase
claims that for it. But we would lik
TO be able 10 know who these honore
heroes are in our own towns and vii
lagos We can see many reasons TO
This publicity and not one valid reaso
] against IT,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Editorial Comment
Franco English AIIeai ance.
(springfield Republican).

(Springfield Republican,.
The discussion which has been going
on in the English press as to the adj
Instability of Transforming the entente
cordiale with France into a formal al
lance has been followed with avid
interest in Paris. Judged by the tone
of the French papers a formal alli-
ance would be enthusiastically well
coined, as might well be expected on a
moments consideration of the French
position toward Germany. But the
French are trying not to appear too
eager. They recognize the fact that
while conservative papers like the Lon
don Morning Post have favored a for
mai alliance, the English liberal or
gans nave urged merely a continuance
Of the present relations. The entente
means so much to France that they
shrewdly do not wish to let anything
ruffie it by pressing too hard for a
more definite understanding. The
French press wisely calls attention to
the fact that While the English liber-
ais are less favorable to an alliance
than the conservatives. greater evil
dence of regard for French interests
could hardly have been given than by
the liberal government last summer in
connection with the Morocco affair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
The Good Roads Movement.

From California we hear that $iS,-
0OO. 600 has been voted for a begin
ming" of good roads building. During
the past year Texas counties and sub
divisions of counties have voted be-
tween $i,O00,O 900 and s5.00o.O00 for good
roads work. Thus the enthusiasm adj
vances and grows. First it is neces-
sary to recognize that the improve
ment of road adds to the value of
each acre of land il serves. Then it
must be remembered that Maine, as
well as Texas. presents opportunities
to advance the value of a great many
thousands of acres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Mailing a "Titanic" Fact.
Washington Times.)


The Inquiry into the loss of the Ii
tanie has dragged its Slow length
along. on both sides of the water, I'M
til there is little probability of new
developments. In the course of the
British investigation, however, one of
the directors of the shipbuilding COM
pany which built the great leviathan,
made a plain, categorical statement,
which, in the interest of the truth OF
history, should not be overlooked; This
man. who mad the best means OF know
ing what the vessel required in the IN
terest of safety. declared before the
committee that over and over again
he protested that the Titanic plans dld
not cali for enough lifeboats; he sub
mitted alternative plans for four ana
two boats on each davit; this was In
the presence of j. Bruce Ismay ana
another director. Both plans were re-
jected because the British board OF
trade had not insisted on an increase
in the number of boats"
The maudlin protests against the
"griling' to which Ismay was SUD
jected in this country seem even more
than ever misdirected, and the bald
truth places him in more unenVla-
BILE light than before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Taxes surer Than Death.

A case has just been settled in Phil
adelphia wherein woman had in
herited property from brother.
Eight months afterward she also died,
having come into possession and en-
joyment of less than $4,000 of the be-
quest But the court ruled that ac-
cording to the mortality tables she
should have lived to get over $4,000.
and on that amount her estate was
taxed, though the greater portion of
lit had never come into her hands.
So it seems that as sure as death
and taxes are supposed to be. if the
latter don't get you before the former
they will afterward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
New Homestead Law.

Congress has just passed, and the
President has signed, homestead act
modifying the law of 1862 so as to per-
nit the settler to acquire title in three
years occupation instead of five, and
allowing him to be absent from it five
months each year il he wishes. Also
the acreage that must be cultivated
is reduced.
These changes are important 1t
would be difficult to over estimate the
value which the free homes act has
conferred on the great West and hui
mainly. 1t has attracted millions of
people to this country. Homes have
been scattered over millions upon mill
lions of acres.
of course one of the objects of lib
eralizing the 1862 provision, is to di-
minish the wave of American farmers
which has been swelling toward the
generous provinces. More liberal add
yantages to settlers and a prompt
wiping out such reciprocity" schemes
as arranged to reach the prosperity OF
American farmers in favor of North
ern neighbors. viii go a long way to-
ward quieting the rush to Canada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Voices Of the Press.
underwood's Lack of Chance.

"Underwood-why not % asks the
New York World. The reason is that
the time is not yet for taking Pres
ident from below Mason and Dixon
line There are too many Crane
Army men yet alive, whose recollec-
lions of the SOS are too keen. That is
one reason. The other one is in one
-Bryan.-Portland Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13

Henry Bluejacket, celebrated kaw
Indian chief, visited central Missouri
in 1888. He spoke English well. was
gentlemanly and agreeable in his de-
pertinent He was physically large
and handsome His dress was a
loose sack hunting jacket of blue cloth
with fringed buckskin leggins and
moccasins and a fox skin cap. Con-
trary to the usual custom among IN
dams. the Kaws usually wore caps on
their heads made of fox, coon or Wild
cat skin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
penreciation of Judiciary

The judge business seems TO have
fallen upon evil days. First came the
recall of judges, then the recall of Ju-
dicial decisions. Now a movement has
been started to compel judges and
lawyers to write their decisions and
pleadings in plain English.-Express
and Advertiser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
Do As Well AS Augusta.

Augusta enrolment lists show 90
per cent of the total vote enrolled for
the primary election Bath voters
should at least do as well as mat. The
Republicans of this city have all the
incentive in the world to, make good
showing, in the first opportunity in 80
years to vote for one of their own
number for Governor.-Bath Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13

II is now well known that not more
than one case of rheumatism In ten re-
auires any internal treatment whatever.
All that Is needed is a free application
of Chamberlain's Liniment and massag-
ing the parts at each application. Try
II and see how quickly 1t will relieve the
pain and soreness. Sold by all dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13

The April zephyrs rushing through
the shrubbery and trees give pleasing
notes and announce the milder temper
ature of May. This is an always grace
full charming style, the summer APP
proaches with its brilliant sunshine
and it's manifold pastimes and pleas
ures, followed in turn by autumn
golden harvest and the winters snowy
raiment.-Merrill (Wis,) Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13

When your child has whooping cough
be careful to keep the cough loose and
expectoration easy by giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as may be re-
uuired This remedy will also liuuify
the tough mucus and make it easier TO
expectorate. 1t has been used success
fully in many epidemics and Is safe and
sure. For sale by all dealers.