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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

Blrthday congratulations are due
tomorrow to a pair of baseball stars
with horticultural nonakers@ssCactus'
Cravaths outfielder of the Phillies, and
| reaches" Graham, former pitcher
catcher, first baseman second base
man, third basenan, shortstop. right
f1eIder, center fielder and left fielder
OF Rock Island, Colorado Springs, Min
| neapolis, Boston, Chicago, Toronto
and points east, west, north and south.
al a-aooard! Both are westerners by
birth, George F., alias Peaches Ora
ham having been horned in AIedo,
Iowa, March 3D. 1880, and Mister Cliff
ford Cactus Cravath in San Diego,
Cal, March %, 1882. Peaches. there
tore, is thirty-three, and Cactus thir-
ty-two.
Grahams initial experience in pro
fessional ball was back in 1923, when
ne wore Rock Island on his manly
buzzum- He twirIed and first, sec
ond and third-based and short stopped
and outfielded for the Three-I club.
With Colorado Springs, then in the
western League, he showed similar
versatility in 1904, and continued to be
an -all-round ball player with Mime
apolis, in the American Association
during the next three years. When
the Boston Nationals got him in 1908
Peaches decided he was a catcher.
He continued as backstop for the
Bean-eaters until 1911 when he had
a brief experience with the Cubs.
This year he will play with Toronto
in the International. Graham owns
a farm near Morrow, Mimi, where he
has been passing the winter, and is a
nefghbor of Josh Clark, formerly of
Minneapolis and several other clubs
Cactus Cravath got his start with
Los Angeles, in the Pacific Coast, ten
years ago, and played outfield for that
club five years. Boston, Chicago and
Washington American League teams
had him in 1908, but sent him back
to the minors In 1909 he went to
Minneapolis, and fairly burned up the
American Association circuit in that
and the two following years. In 1911,
his last year with Minneapolis he
swatted the pill for batting average
of 1868, which is not so bad, all things
considered. At the close of the sea-
son the manager of the Phfllies de-
cided that he needed Cravath in his
business, and the deal was made for
a cash consideration of $4,000. During
his first year with the PhilIies, Cra-
vath batted .2S4 and fielded at a 1866
gait.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

Although its significance is now
purely Christian, Easter is in reality
of pagan origin, and the name of the
festival is derived from Easter, the
Anglo-Saxon goddess who was wor-
shipped by the ancient Tuetonic pee-
pies. A festival in honor of Easter,
or Ostara, was held each year at the
beginning of Spring, and was an ex-
preston of universal rejoicing over the
awakening of nature after the long
sleep of Winter. Many features of
the modern Easter are of even more
ancient origin. The Easter egg has
for untold centuries been considered
a symbol of immortality and new life.
The egg played a prominent part in
the Spring festivals of the ancient
Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians and
other peoples. In the early days of
Christianity eggs were colored with
red as significant of the blood of
Christ
The egg-rolling custom, which will
be carried out to-day and Monday in
many American and British cities, is
of English origin. The White House
grounds at Washington are annually
opened to the children on Easter Mon
day, and this year Mrs. Wilson will
preside for the first time over the egg
rolling play of juvenile Washington.
No grown-ups are permitted on the
grounds unless chaperoned by very
small tots. In past years enterprise
ing "newsies'' made a lot of money
by offering their services, for a cash
consideration, as pilots for the child
less. Both Mr.. Roosevelt and MIR.
Taft tried to end this practice, but
the enterprising youngsters were en-
tirely too smart for them. 1t is now
up to Mr.. Wilson to try his trust
breaking capacities on the egg-roIling
captains of finance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
CORPORATION LAWYERS BARRED.

President Wilson demands for the vacancy existing
In the federal udgeshp the Connecticut district young
who shall not have been affiliated with great corpo
ratons railroads. If this principle is to be followed
making judicial appointments, increase in public
respect for the judicial branch Of the may fol-
low For many years the service of great corpora
ton has been the road of promotion the
bench The result the public the
call of judges and the recall of judicial decisions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
HE CAN BE SPARED.

Huntington Wilson can be spared He is more
necessary the present Of the United
than any other partisan of dollar diplomacy Governments
Instituted to shoot foreign goods into Cinnamon
advocate trade which call for supervision
of foreign governments by this government.
not to the interest of country export goods
money which be used to advantage at home Every
dollar of American money used in China dollar
ed from the needs of national development at home. i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
HANGING P1NHoLDER.

A hanging pinhoIder, which r wv
tie out of the ordinary, can be quick
ly made. Little cushions of this sort
are always acceptable gifts
Cut three heart shaped pieces of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
he d. NJ. Read Co.
Established 1857
Cotton Voiles for Summer Govo..s

In visiting the Cotton Goods Section to see what
the looms have for apparel ore is con
fronted with every description of Wolfe Vo1es plain
and fancy, and of every lovely coloring, great
assortment that has but choose her favorfte.
Bordered Wolfe Robes, white embroidered borders
on pale shades such lilac, color light blue rose
etc. the contrasting border quite wide effective
These were made to sell at $780, but offered
$500, special, continued from Fair Week
Striped Voiles, with plain coors the same
price In rose, lavender, light blue, white black
Extremely
38 inches wide, 10 cts yard
On the main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
EDUCATION NOTES.

'"The greatest waste in education is
not bad teaching" said a speaker at
the recent meeting of school superin-
tendents, ttbut teaching things the
twentieth century does not need
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

The eighth Earl de La War;, one
of whose ancestors was responsible
for Delaware, was born forty four
years ago to-day. In addition to his
principal title. he is Baron West, Wis
count Cantelupe and Baron Buck
hurst, and is related to the Cornwall
lis-Wests, Lord .Sackville, the Prin"
cess of Pless, and other families prom
inent in the peerage. Lord de La War;
was divorced by his first wife, g.
daughter of the first Baron Brassey.
and shortly afterward married a
daughter of Col. c. Lennox Treder0ft.
His son and heir is now lad of
thirteen. The barony of de La War;
was created over seven centuries ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

Statistics are dry and uninterest-
ing to most people, but Prof. Walter
Francis WILCOX, of Cornell Univer-
sity, fairly dotes on them DR.. Will
cox, who is ffty-two to-day, according
to statistics is consulting statis-
tician to the United States Census Bu-
reau and to the New York City and
State health departm ents. Recent
statistics compiled by Prof. Wilcox
show that in the last twelve years the
death rate of New York City has gone
down from POS per 1000 to 14.3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
Bicycles

Have just Received Large shfpuenS
of Bicycles
EVERY WHEEL GUARANTEE
Viking with Mud Guards. $3.50
Barnes with Mud Guards. $4,000
Yale Doadster with Mud Guards $1,000
Fay with Mud Guards. ....... .g29.gO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

Cincinnati has tried compulsory vo-
cational training and is well satisfied
with the result. The boys and girls
did not like it at first, apparently
because of the compulsory feature,
but now seem to take to it with en-
thusiasm The school authorities
have had the hearty cooperation of
the manufacturers in the work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

1t may be ungallant to tell. but Lau
ra Jean Libbey, mender of busted
hearts and the gifted author of when
Love Grows Cold" and fifty or ninety
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

her evening toilette. The opponents
of powder may say what they will
there is no denying the fact that it
covers a multitude of sins.
A last word! Keep the eyes bright,
as they must outsTline the lights of
evening. This result is obtained by
bathing them each night with cold
rose tea.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

High school enrolment in South
Carolina has risen from 1872 to 1892
in the past 6 years, and the amount
paid for salaries of high school teach
ers has more than doubled in the
same period.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

Idaho, was recently reorganized on
the basis of a careful survey of the
city's needs made by a committee of
educational experts. So well satis-
fed were the people of the city that
a number of them came to Superin-
tendent Meek and offered him 100 to
300 acres of land and half million
dollars if he would go further and de-
veIop the local high school into an in
dustriaI city college.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
White Silk Gloves

Distinctive in Style, Superb in Quality.
Really the height of luxury in Gloves They are
long, to the elbow, and very strong and heavy in
weave Black stitching the backs
$1.75 pair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22
A Mahogany Bedroom Suite
for a Child.

for Child.
Among the attractive things through Fair Week
was the bedroom of the Exhibition Suite of rooms in
the FURNITURE Store This holds
bed OF solid Mahogany dresser, dressing table chf
TONER and writing table, with the proper chairs to
company.
The pieces just right for little girl and should
she not grow very tall they would be right for good
many years
In the Exhibition Rooms fourth floor.
The Dorr Toothpick Machine, of the unique at
fractions for the past week. will remain us until
Saturday the twenty-nintl.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

Mississippi has built 81 county agri-
cultural high schools in the past two
years at an average cost of $4,000 per
school These schools furnish board
and dormitory facilities for $3.50 per
month and the boys and girls are
paid a certain amount per hour for
the work they do, so that in most
cases the expense to the pupil is re-
duced to about SO per month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-22

More than a million people took adj
vantage of the educational trains"
sent through the rural districts last
year by the State Agricultural col
leges of 81 States, according to figures
compiled by F. b. jerks of the Uni
ted States Bureau of Education. In
this way the colleges have brought
knowledge of improved methods of
farming home to many who would
probably never have been reached in
any other way The educational
train usually consists of 3 to 10
coaches, well supplied with exhibits
and demonstra ton apparatus, and in
charge of practical men who can talk
interestingly on the farmers real
problems The stops made by these
trains range from two hours to half
day Four State colleges-those in
Texas, California, Louisiana, and Ok
Iahoma-report attendance at the
stops of these educational trains of
hundred thousand or more during the
season. The Oklahoma institution
takes the opportunity to attach to the
train a car containing moving-picture
views of college activities, thus clev-
erIy attracting the attention of the
farm boy to the possibilities of an
education at the state College.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
SECOND PULLMAN
 YOUTH INDICTED

Paris. Ark, Aug. 13.-The grand fury for the August term of court al Paris adjourned last evening, re- turning in all about sixty indlct- ments. An indictment was returned against Frank TTllman charging him with being an accessory after inc fact to the murder cf Manda Stephens. an lS-year-oid glrl, who was murdered and thrown into q well near her hom" al Delaware last March. Tillman is a cousin or Arthur Tillman, who was indicted last week on a ,harga of being the girls slayer. His trial will open at Bonneville Thursday or ncV' week, The boys are ablul IS NeGrs of age.
 The cases of TIerarrt Paterson. Boaz Burt and Will Elam. charged with second degree murder in con- neclion with the death Of Pier lur- ner.\who was beaten to death near Spieleryillc a month ago. were con hnued yesterday until the next term .0f court
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
GHOST SCARES TAXFAYERs.

Little Rock. Aug. l3.-Aeain the shost of the Holford bonds arises to scare the taxpayers of Arkansas.
 John R. Manning, of No. Wall Street. New York, a probable holder of some of the bonds which were repudiated by the Fishback amend ment to the state constitution has written to Governor G. w. Hays stating that suit to collect on the bonds will he soon instituted in the United States courts and will be taken to the United States Supreme court.
 The Holford bonds were issued in reconstruction days, to the amount of several million dollars, for rail road aid. For years efforts were made to collect on them, but finally lhe state repudiated them, and ev- cry year someone bobs up with a bunch of the old paper found in some chest or closet. and announces there will be dire things happening to the states if they arc not piad.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
Sports and imusemcnts

There are ou .he grounds more Ihm tha usua mount of amuse- mm' features. Each day will ,ao
 baseball eanr and a good onn Horse races wi. be run that will stir the pulses ot the visitors, anj an exhibition ol automobile speed will be given by several ears if the plans do not fail.
 The big card for Friday is the contest between Tom Ballard champion long distance runner. and what is consid'red the best run ming horse in Mena, belonging io This race is to be for five miles, and while it is almost unbelievable that a man can outruu a horse for five miles. the wise ones say it will be done.
 The Lockesburg band, while not a large organization, is full of good music and is giving it to the people in liberal quantity,
 A good rain to settle the dust and cool the atmosphere is the one thing most needed tO give pleasure tO all
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
ORGANIZATION OF RE-
 B..klH LODGE AT HATTO\

Friday evening. August l5. the ! d.>,rict deputy grand master, Mrs. Nola Wisely of Glover Rebekah { Lodge. Grannis. Ark, accompanied by the team from that lodge. went ] .o Hatton to institute a new lodge. 1 The lodge was organized with l fourteen charter members. All were d lighted with the iniiiat0ry work and pleased with the bcauti- fuI and impressive lessons if teach e,. The new lodge promises to be 1 leader in the good work of the Hebekah degree.
 The following members of Inc GraunjS lodge helped in the or2aui- .UlIon Mrs Id3 Huu4aDe Mrs Ma .aol Kirby Mrs May NobIa Mrs. fannie Shane Mrs. Chas Cover, Mrs. R. Niuchel| and NcSsr~. A.. C. Mathis. Edwin NcNay Oscar Noble and Lee Pithens.
 The event was made one of pleas Wo aS well as business The party from GranniS drove up. arriving al Hatlon about : o'clock and stopped al the home of Mrs. Charles liar key, where a most luxurious sup per awaited ,hem After partahinc of this bountiful repast, they went 10 the Odd Fellows hall, where the charter members were in waiting. Th work of organizing was com pIeted at fl o'clock. A recess was given, during which everybody en- ioycd another feast that had been prepared in the ante-room. After this the lodge was called to order and the officers were installed. and Opal l.. Lodge No. li5, Hatton, Ark. became a living factor in the great work of Odd Fellowship.
 The Grannis party stopped at the spring near Hatton as they returned and made coffee, and then drove home through the moonlight. all full of enthusiasm and the spirit of Odd Fellowship.
 A. C. Mathis.
 Grannis. Ark Aug. l9, 1913.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
HAYS DISPLEASED
 WITH ACCUSATION
Declares Did Not Promise a Respite for Odus Davidson. Who Was Ex- ecutcd at Harrison Monday
 Denies Acting in Bad Faith.

Little Rock, Aug. 13-Gov. Geo W. Hays, who returned Tuesday night from Camden, where he has visited several days with his fam fly, does not relish the assertion of Odus Davidson, who was hanged at Harrison Monday, or K. G. Mitchell, his attorney that he acted in bad faith in declining to grant a respite to Davidson. Before being hanged Davidson issued a statement in which he stated he had been prom ,Sed a respite by Governor J. NJ. Flu ireI and Governor Hays, who sue 'eeded him, had made a similar promise.
 "ihere was absolutely no promise made by me. 10 either Davidson or his attorney states Governor Hays.
 Prom what | have been told of
 inc ease Judge Mitchell came to Little Rock and requested respite If 30 days from Governor Futrcll. He applied al the same time for a writ of error in order to appeal the ease to thc Supreme Court of the United States. It was denied him by Chief Justice McCuIloch
 "GoVernor FutreU informed Judge Mitchell that if he could not get his ease before Associate Justice Van deNenter of the Supreme Court of the United States. he would give him a little additional time. prob .ably ten days. He informed Judge Mitchell that he had plenty of time in which to find Judge Nandeventer. .eyen though that official was on his vacation before the date set for the execution. Governor Futrell told Judge Mitchell that he must dili- gently prosecute his appeal before he would consent to grant a brief respite.
 "It appears. as though Judge Mitchell. even though he had the record in the ease, went back 10 Harrison and there remained until just a few days before the date of the execution. when he applied to me for respite. saying Judge Van deventer had not passed on the ease. He stated that more time was required in which to get the case before that official.
 "I then called Governor Futrell over the phone at his home in Para gould. and asked concerning the ease. He stated that he would not advise a respite, as Judge Mitchell had not taken advantage of the time he had after first applying for a re- spite. There were two weeks inter- vening between this time and the day Davidson was executed, which Senator Fulrell thought was ample, if the attorney for Davidson was after anything but a delay.
 After this conversation I took Inc same view as Senator FutrelL and declined to grant fhe respite. A technical question was all the att lorneys relied on in their appeal and never once did they present any argument that would tend to show there was a chance for Davidson being innocent
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
MARITAL LAW IS E\-
 FORCED IN NICARAGUA

Managua. Aug. lS Martial law Is heinz rigidly enforced in Ni"arau- qua and the Diaz administration has established strict censorship over Ian critics of the governments acts The storm raised in some ot the Central American countries ny the proposed canal convention between inc United States and Nicaragua, implying that a protectorate would he established over the country, was not felt here. principally be- cause of the governments action in suppressing promptly those news papers which dared to publish ex- tracts from the Costa Rican press.
 The proposed treaty between the United States and Nicaragua, as drafted by Secretary Bryan, was re- iocled on August ? by the Senate committee on foreign relations
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT, GIRL
 TRIES SUICIDE IN PARK

New York, Aug. l9.-"Tve tried to get Workr but there was no way out. A poor girl cant be good in New lorh.7 said Elizabeth Heath. an l8-yeat-old orphan, as she swal- lowed poison in view of a crowd in Stuyvesantapark last night. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where 1t was said she had chance for life. The girl said she tried to find employment, but was unsuccessful. and finally was without money to pay for her lodging.
 Then she went into the city park and ate scraps left by picnickers and slept under the trees at night. She washed her linen in the lakes. The hospital physicians promised to find work for the girl if she re- covers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
OLD SETTLER DEAD.
Hiram B. Williams Died of Heart
 Failure While Dressing.

Hiram B. Williams, aged IS, one of the early settlers of Polk county, died suddenly "Wednesday morning of heart failure while dressing. He had been ailing for some time, but was not thought to be seriously ill
 The funeral services were held Thursday morning at o'clock from the family residence. Inter- ment was in White Oak ceme- lery. The Rev. .J. Haynes preached the funeral sermon.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
AGED LADY HURT AT SPIRO.
Mrs. \. Harrington Was Struck by Pilot Beam on Engine of No. ?.

Mrs. X. Harrington, about 60 years of age was injured Friday morning at Spiro by being struck oy the pilot beam on the engine of Kansas City Southern train No. 2. Mrs. Harrington came out of the depot and was walking up the edge of the platform 10 board the train when she was struck on the left arm and was thrown down. The electric headlight had evidently blinded her so she did not realize how close she was to the track. Her injuries were not dangerous, and she was put on the train to con tinue her trip to TeNarkana, where she will visit her son, n. c. Earring ton. At Mena her injuries were al - tended by Dr. C. Cochran.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
Cove Public Schools.

The Cove school will open Mon day. September |, but in order to relieve us of so much work on that day. we will begin the classification the previous week. We want to meet the first. second. third and fourth grades at the school build ing from 9 a. m. to i2 Thursday, August 2S: the fifth. sixth and Sev- onth. Friday. August %. The nn- nils of the High School will he classified Monday September |
 Our school is one of inc State High Schools, and we will admit Cree of tuition all high school pu- aIls and licensed teachers Ot the county.
 We want 10 establish a closer. re- aiion between the home and the school. and for this reason we in vite all the patrons 10 be at the school building at 9 o'clock Monday, September |. We expect a very successful term of school, but it's success depends on the co-opera- tion of the teachers and parents Ne will arrange a short program for the opening exercises Monday morning, and the teachers would like to meet all the patrons for a short time. in order to get better acquainted and arouse some enthu- siaSm for the work of the coming year. Show your interest in the success of the school and the wei fare of your children by coming. Don't forget
 Very respectfully
 q N. Woods. Principal.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
Settled Land Contest.

J. T. Caples and Henry w. Black, both of Hatton, were before County Clerk Parker Saturday in con- test over a quarter section of land each had undertaken to file upon A compromise was arrived /at by which Mir. Caples gets the land, MT. Black being allowed to occupy it until fall and to remove all crops. With MT. Caples as. witnesses were Jesse Rogers, Harry Furlong, S. Furlong and T. Vodrey Caples. E. J. Lundy was attorney for Caples and Glen H. Dale of DeQueen for Black.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
DIR. DAVIS SOLD HIS
 NEW MEXICO RANCH

The Star received a telegram Monday from Dr. J. R. Davis af ColfaX, N. M., which reads as fol- lows:
 T have sold my ranch in New Mexico to Robert A Murphy of East st. Louis for S70,0OO, and am now packing my trunk and will return in next few days io dear old Mena, Polk county, Ark If they live long enough they az come back to Polk.
 "J. R. Dayisr