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The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20

troubles but none that we can recouA- mend as highly. as this for we know that D.D.D. stops the itch at once. We just want you to give D.D.D. trial. That wiR De enough to prove 1t.
 Of course all other druggists have D.D.D. Prescription-go to them it -ou cant come to us-but don't accept soEae big profit substitute.
 But if you come to our store, we arx so certain of what D.D.D. will do for T7t that we offer you a full size bottle oz this guarantee:-If you do not find that it takes away the itch AT ONCE, l costs you not cent.
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20
4 Gold, La Grippe, Then Pneumonia

Is too often the fatal sequence La~ Grippe coughs hang on, weaken the system and lower the vital re- sistance. R. c. Collins, postmaster, Barnegast, N. J. says: q was trou- bled with a severe la grippe cough which completely exhausted me. Foley's Honey and Tar. Compound soon stopped the coughing spells entirely. It can't be beat" Jack son Drug X Furniture Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20

Where can you invest money more profltably than by buying bottle of prickly Ash Bitters-you get four for one. A kidney medi- cine. liver tonic, stomach strengthener and bowel cleanser. Four medicines for one dollar. Jackson Drug Co.,, Gunnels Drug Co, McNerney's Pharmacy, special agents.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20
Shorthand Course.

A thorough knowledge of short hand and typewriting is worth more lo a girl or a boy, ten times over, than anything else you can buy them for S5000. Call on or address, dwtf F.. w. Justus, Principal.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20

FORD tires cost about half what they do for heavy machines, ana will last twice as long. dwi
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20

Two hundred thousand people are going to buy FORD cars this sea son-are you one of them? dwf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20

100 bales good Alfalfa Hay at RTDLING'S, 60c bale.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-20
Fly Morning at VandervoOrt.

Atf Vandervoort early Tuesday ouing the crowd was not so rea but much appreciation was IoWn by those present, and the |Aakers were listened to with ut H2# at tention
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
ROOSEVELT TELLS HOW He APPEALED TO THE PEOPLE

could not appoint his man. This pro-
duced an explosion. but ! declined to
lose my, temper, merely repeating that =
must decline to accept any man chosen
for me. and that i must choose the man
myself. Although was very polite, 1
was also very firm, and Mr.. Piatt and
his friends finally abandoned their posi-
ton.
appointed an engineer from Brooklyn.
veteran OF the civil war. Col. Partridge.
who had served IN Mayor Lows admin
istration. he was an excellent man in
every way. He chose as his assistant,
actively to superintend the work. a Cor
nell graduate named Elon Hooker, man
with no political backing at all. picked
simply because he was the best-equipped
man for the place. The Office. the most
important ONCE under me. was run In
admirable fashion throughout my admin
istrstion; doubt II there ever was an
important department of the New York
State government run with higher
standard OF efficiency and integrity.
Canal Investigation.
But this was not all that had to be
done about the canals. Evidently the
whole policy hitherto pursued had been
foolish and inadequate. I appointed q
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

ing by its skeleton somewhat resembled
the wolf in size and contour and was
peculiar to the North American continent,
and was of type no longer existing
skeleton was discovered 1000 feet
bel, : the surface Of the earth. It was
found on the side of bluff. Remains OF
the nearest existing mammals have IN
the past been found at loo feet
The present arid region where the inn
portant discovery was made at the time
of the ectoconus was traversed by q
stream somewhat in size and shape ike
the Orinoco River OF South America The
ectoconus lived in large numbers in this
lan1 of plenty at that time.
Prof ]. II. Sinclair, Of Princeton Uni-
versity, was one OF DR.. Granger's expe-
dition.
The discovery about completes the mus
seum's work in that part Of the country.
where excavations have been condueted
for three or four years. All the spec.
mems have come to the museum
Prof. Osborn also visited the Nloorara
region in Western Nebraska. where
museum party under Albert Thompson
has been at work. He was shown the
bottom of an old stream which was ex-
posed through the use by the expedition
of 500 pounds Of nitroglycerin. here nao
been discovered skeletons OF the morpnus.
a herbivurous animal larger than the
rhino, and specimens Of the pygmy rnino.
They existed In a period midway between
the rnastodon and the ectoconus- Tnree
Of each will be exhibited in group 70
go in the center of the Mammalian Hail
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

York under President Cleveland, and
put the whole investigation in their
hands. These gentlemen made an ex-
haustive investigation lasting several
months. They reported that there had
been grave delinquency which justified
public condemnation of those respons-
ible for il (who were out of office),
but that there was no ground for GRIM
inal prosecution. / laid their report
before the Legislature with a message.
in which I said: There is probably no
lawyer of high standing in the State
who, after studying the report Of coun-
sci in this case and the testimony
taken by the investigating commission.
would disagree with them as to the
of a successful prose-
cution. Under such circumstances, the
one remedy was thorough change In
the methods and management. This
change has been made"
When my successor in the Governor
ship took ofice Col Partridge retired.
and EIon Hooker, finding that he could
no longer act with entire disregard
of politics and with an eye single to
the eficiency of the work, also left.
A dozen years later-having in the
meantime made a marked success in a
business career-he became the treas
urer of the Progressive national party.
Bits of Trouble.
My action in regard to the canals,
and the management OF his office. the
most important ofiice under me, by Col.
Partridge, established my relations with
Mr. PIatt from the outset on pretty near
ly the right basis. But, besides various
small difficulties. we had one or two seri-
Gus bits of trouble before my duties as
Governor ceased It must be remembered
that Mr.. Platt was to all intents and
purposes a large part of. and sometimes
a majority OF. the Legislature. There
were a few entirely Independent men.
such as Nathaniel Elsberg, Regis Post,
and Afford Cooley. in each OF the two
houses; the remainder were under the
control of the Republican and Demo-
cratic bosses, but could also be more or
less influenced by an aroused public opin-
ion. The two machines were apt to make
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

tees had himself been agreed upon by
the members-elect. "Oh," responded the
Senator, with a tolerant smile, ''he has
not been chosen yet, but. of course.
whoever We choose as Speaker will agree
beforehand to make the appointments we
wish" I made a mental note to the ef-
feet that IL they attempted the same
process with the Governor-elect they
would find themselves mistaken.
Appointments Taken Up.
In few days the opportunity to prove
this arrived. Under the preceding admin
istration there had been grave scandals
about the Erie Canal. the translate
Canal, and these scandals had been one
Of the chief issues in the campaign for
the Governorship. The construction of
this work was under the control Of the
Superintendent of Public Works. In the
actual state of affairs his office was by
far the most important ONCE under me.
and / intended to appoint to II some
man of high character and capacity who
could be trusted to do the work not
merely honestly and efficiently but with
out regard to politics. A week or so
after the Speakership incident Senator
Plat asked me to come and see him
Che was an old and physically feeble
man, able to move about only with
extreme difficulty).
On arrival ! found the Lieut. Gov.
elect, Mr.. Woodruff. who had also
been asked to come. The Senator in
formed me that he was glad TO say that
would have a most admirable man as
Superintendent of Public Works, as he
had just received a telegram from a
certain gentleman, whom he named, say
ing that he would accept the position.
He handed me the telegram. The man
in question was a man l liked; later /
appointed him to an important Office in
which he did well. But he came from a
city along the line OF the canal. so that
did not think 1t best that he should
be appointed. anyhow; and, moreover,
what was far more important, 1t was
necessary to have it understood at the
very outset that the administration was
my administration and was no one else's
but mine. So I told the Senator very
politely that was sorry, but that
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
LIVED 100000 YEARS AGO.
n Younsster Compared to
Eetoeonus Unearthee.

Mastolon n YounGster Compared to
Eetoeonus Tnearthee.
From the New York Tribune.
Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborn, president
Of the American Museum of Natural His
tory. told yesterday of a most important
discovery in Northeastern New Mexico
by members Of the star of the institution
Of a mammal that will round out a pc
riod In the worlds history about which
little has heretofore been known Prof.
Osborn said: '"The mastodon is like a
thing OF yesterday when compared
with It."
The mammal in question is known as
an ectoconus, herbiverous creature that
lived three million years ago. In fact, in
geological tine 1t Is thousands Of years
older than any other mammal skeleton
discovered up to now. Only in Northern
France and in Belgium have any frag-
mentary evidences of mammals nearly
that old been found. The 200 specimens
collected by the museums party in New
Mexico include a complete, skeleton OF
the ectoconus. which viii take its place
In the Mammalian Hall as one OF the
museums most treasured possessions
Prof. Osborn. who has just returned
from two months. visit to three regions
In the West, where museum expeditions
are at work, was greatly gratifisd by the
find. He said that DR.. Walter Granger.
who had found the complete skeleton Of
the four-toed horse some years ago. had
also been at the head OF this expedition
in New Mexico.
''The ectoconus." said Prof Osborn.
dates from the very beginning of the
age OF mammals. The skeleton was dis
covered in a stratum not far removed
from that in which the remains Of the
dinosaur OF the reptilian period were
found. It showed that the ectoconus fol-
lowed shortly after the reptilian period
came to close. The discovery rounds
out a very little known period In the
worlds history. 1t is Of great signifi-
cance. and high praise should be given
the meg who discovered It.
Prot Osborn said the ectoconus. judg-
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

fundamental things that did not AFFECT
themselves and their associates But the
majority of these men turned to the
support of the bosses when the great
new movement began clearly to make
itself evident as one against privilege in
business no less than against privilege
in politics, as one for social and indus
trial no less than for political righteous
ness and fair dealing. The big corpora
ton lawyer who had antagonized the
boss in matters which he regarded as
purely political stood shoulder to shoul-
der with the boss when the movement
for betterment took shape in direct at
tack on the combination of business with
politics and with the judiciary which
has done so much to enthrone privilege
in the economic world.
The reformers who denounced political
corruption and fraud when shown at the
expense of their own candidates by ma
chine ward heelers of a low type hys-
terically applauded similar corrupt trick
cry when practiced by these same poll
ticians against men with whose political
and Industrial program the reformers
were not in sympathy. had always been
instinctively and by nature a democrat,
but If 1 had needed conversion to the
democratic ideal here IN America the
stimulus would have been supplied by
what 1 saw of the attitude, not merely
of the bulk of the men of greatest wealth,
but of the bulk Of the men who most
prided themselves upon their education
and culture, when we began in good
faith to grapple with the wrong and in
justice of our social and industrial sys-
TEN and to hit at the men responsible
for the wrong, no matter how high they
stood in business or in politics, at the
bar or on the bench. 1t was while 1 was
Governor and especially in connection
with the franchise tax legislation, that l
first became thoroughly aware of the
real causes of this attitude among the
men of great wealth and among the men
who took their tone from the men of
great wealth.
s.whoever We Choose
Very soon after my victory in the race
for Governor 1 had one or two expert
ences with Senator Plat which showed
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

In amusing fashion how absolute the rule
of the boss was in the politics Of that
day. Senator Plat. who was always
most kind and friendly In his personal
relations with me, asked me In one day
to talk over what was to be done At
Albany. He had the two or three NOM
inai heads of the organization with him.
They were his Heutenants, who coun-
seled and influenced him. whose advice
he often followed. but who, when he had
finally made up his mind. merely regis
a little conversation the Senator asked
II / had any member Of the Assembly
whom wished to have put on any CON-
mittee, explaining that the committees
were being arranged answered no, and
expressed my surprise at what he had
said, because had not understood that
the Speaker who appointed the commit
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tue which consists in not doing anything
wrong, but being wholly unable to ac-
complish anything positive for good
Ny favorite quotation from Josh Bill
ings again applies: 1t is so much easier
to be a harmless dove than a wise SER
pent Ny duty was to combine both
idealism and efficiency. AT that time the
public conscience was still dormant as
regards many species Of political and
business misconduct. as to which during
the next decade II became sensitive. i
had to work with the tools at hand and
TO take into account the feeling OF the
people, which / have already described
Ny aim was persistentTy to refuse to be
put in position where what / did would
seem to be a mere faction struggle
against Senator Platt- My aim was TO
make a fight only when I could so man
age II that there could be no question
in the minds of honest men that my
prime purpose was not to attack Mr..
Platt or any one else except as neces-
sary incident to securing clean and efi-
cient government.
"Brea<sastinE with PIntt."
In each case did my best to persuade
Mr.. Platt not to oppose me. / endeavored
to make II clear to him that was not
trying to wrest the organization from
him; and always gave him in detail the
reasons why I felt had to take the po-
sition 1 intended to adopt 1t was only
after / had exhausted sIl the resources
OF my patience that would finally. IL
he still proved obstinate, tell him that /
intended to make the fight anyhow. As
have said, the Senator was an old and
feeble man in physique. and 1t was i'm
possible for him to go about but very lit
tie. Until Friday evening he would be
kept at his duties at Washington, while
was in Albany. If wished to see him
1t generally had to be at his hotel in
New York on Saturday, and usually I
would go there to breakfast with him.
The one thing l would not permit was
anything in the nature of a secret or
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

first-class nonpartisan commission Of
business men and expert engineers.
who went into the matter exhaustively
and their report served as the basis
upon which our entire present canal
system is based. There remained the
question OF determining whether the
canal officials who were in ofice be-
fore ! became Governor. and whom !
had declined to reappoint, had been
guilty OF any action because of which
them criminally or other wise under
the law. Such criminal action had
been freely charged against them dur
ing the campaign by the Democratic
Qncluding the so-called mug-wump)
press. To determine this matter ap-
pointed two Democratic lawyers,
Messrs. Fox and MacFarlane (the lat
ter Federal District Attorney for New
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Says that When He Became Governor Of New York He
Adopted Plan Of Going Over Heads Of Men Holding
Office and the Politicians

other one State, but throughout most Of
the nation. the power of the bosses
waned. Then a curious thing happened.
The professional reformers who had most
loudly criticised these bosses began to
change toward them. Newspaper editors.
college presidents, corporation lawyers,
and big business men, all alike, had de-
nounced the bosses and had taken part
in reform movements against them SO
long as these reforms dealt only with
things that were superficial, or with
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
P.y. an old Debt.

I.exrand Jackson, of South Norwalk,
Conn, now nearly %. q jeweler, was
visited by a stranger who insisted on
his taking S with interest which had
accrued for fifty years His caller was
samuel hitchcock. OF California. who
amazsed wealth and returned to pay back
N which he borrowed fifty years ago
from Alfred Jackson. brother OF Legrand-
After several inquiries about town.
Hltchcock found that Alfred jackson
was dead and he was much disappointed.
but. looking Up Legrand. the-oniy living
heir. he paid the old debt The money
was loaned at time Hitchcock nes6sd
help to get west
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

common cause IL their vital interests
were touched. Il was my business to
devise methods by which either the two
machines could be kept apart or else
overthrown II they came together.
Ny desire was to achieve results, and
not merely to issue manifestoes Of virtue
It is very easy to be efficient II the
efficiency Ii based on unscrupuloumess,
ana II a still easier to be virtuous II one
Is content with the purely negative viz
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
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IAN rists reserved, including rghts Of translation-s
The ne1t instaInent win appear IN TAs Washing
ton sunday Herald October d
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

Published b. special ErTangenent with the Out
look. Of which rheodors Roosevelt is the cUutrib-
utins editor. through the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
iicate. Copyright. 1913. By the Outlook Company.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
s!Whoever We Choose.o

Very soon after my victory in the race
for Governor 1 had one or two expert
ences with Senator Platt which showed
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Change of Attitude.

Gradually the people began to wake
up more and more to the fact that the
machine politicians were not giving them
the kind of government which they
wished. As this waking up grew more
general not merely in New York or any
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Fair Fight I'm the Open,

If after repeated and persistent effort
] failed to get them to support me, then
i made a fair fight in the open, and in
majority of cases carried my point and
succeeded in getting through the legis-
lation which I wished. In theory the
executive has nothing to do with legis-
lation. In practice, as things now are,
the executive is or ought to be pecu-
liarly represented of the people as a
whole. As often as not the action Of
the executive offers the only means by
which the people can get The legisla-
ton they demanded and ought to have.
Therefore a good executive under the
present conditions OF American political
life must take very active interest in
getting the right kind Of legislation, In
addition to performing his executive
duties with an eye single to the public
welfare. More than half of my work
as Governor was in the direction of get
ting needed and important legislation.
accomplished this only by arousing the
people and riveting their attention to
what was done.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
Sz4WDwG HHOIo
A Knox-Martin tractor haul
ing $500 pounds of lumber

tual representation of a California
happening of today.
Time was when the great South
bay of Long island, the eastern shore
of Maryland the estuaries of the Po-
tomac, the Rappahannock and the
James rivers, or the marshes that lie
near Cleveland. yielded bags as large
as the sportsmen of those halycon
days chose to make them. But those
happy times are past and the east
ern rule now is. not how many ducks
to the gun, but how many guns to
the duck
White truck at 2:30 and made Los
Banos, 156 miles away, at o'clock
on the minute. They stopped an hour
for dinner at Newman. The trip
down was by way of Hayward.
Niles canyon, Livermore, Tracy and
Newman. The return trip via Pa
checo pass. Gilroy and San Jose to-
tailed 1872 miles and took hours and
40 minutes. including an hour and a
half stop for dinner at San Jose. The
White truck behaved beautifully. 1t
averaged 80 miles an hour the entire
round trip of BIG miles and did it on
90 gallons of gasoline. making 15h
miles for each gallon of gasoline con-
sumed.
Every man in the party bagged his
full legal quota, and the 800 ducks
that embellished the truck on it's re-
turn trip attracted great attention.
The pictures were taken by Fl. P.
Jacobson. president of the Buckskin
Gun club. who was a member of the
party.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25

and we have yet to find one on which
the car has shown any distress. The
demonstrations that we are giving
with this car calls for just such work
and We have failed to find one who
has ridden in the car but what is
enthusiastic over It,
Every provision has been made on
the new series Six-Thirty to secure a
ear for comfortable use. The long
wheelbase and wide tread give plenty
of room for spacious body. All seat
frames are set on an angle SO that
the cushions can be made as deep at
the back of the seat. where they are
really used, as at the front. The
weight of. the ear has been reduced to
the minimum throughout, giving per-
feet riding ease and extreme economy
of operation.
HAS BEAUTIFUL BODY LINES
ITO obtain the clean, unbroken body
lines and to make the running boards
of greater use, everything has been
removed from them, although the tool
box is just as handy. being located
between the inner edge of the run
ming board and the sill, folding down
on the running board.
"The steering wheel of the Six
Thirty is located on the left hand
side of the car and the transmission
control and emergency brake levers
are in the center, so located as to be
easy to operate and so that the driver
can enter the seat from either side
THE Six-Thirty is electrically lighted
the headlights having 21
candle power bulbs. side lights six
candle power and tail lights four can
die power. The tail light is COM
bination lamp and license bracket In
the cowl of the body is located
small two candle power lamp in Sc
ries with the tail light, Illuminating
the speedometer, oil gage, switch
and SO forth.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
A Car Pleasing
to the Eye

The -FOUR" presents the beautiful continuous
stream-line effects, with hood sloped upward
to deep cowl.
Running boards are clean and free, with foot
plates of aluminium
The gasoline supply is under the cowl, giving
short, direct gravity feed to the carburetor.
It's rear axle is of the full-foating type, and COM
pletely accessible.
The rear springs are fu-eliptc, very long and
easy, and with the lower member suspended
beneath the axle.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
NEW AGENCY.
HANDLES
TIRES
Baker & Hamilton Now Sell
Savage Product in North
ern California

An announcement of interest to
the automobile trade was made few
days ago to the effect that Baker &
Hamilton will control the distribu-
ton of Savage automobile tires in
this territory. The entrance of such
a well known and established firm as
Baker & Hamilton in the automobile
tire industry marks the establishment
of another big competitor for the
automobile tire business of California
and especially in this part OF the
state. The distributors Of Savage
tires have the advantage of an ex-
ceptionally well equipped selling orr
ganixation throughout this territory.
and with every facility for covering
the field with representatives and