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The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
JURORS ACQUIT
 LOVICK HESTER
Greenwood Man Acquitted of Charge of Second Degree Mur- der After killing Young
 Man.

Greenwood, July HE. Lovick Hester, charged with second de- gree murder, was acquitted by a jury in the Circuit court here Sun day afternoon, The jury deliberat- ed l6l2 hours. Hearing evidence occupied three days and the case was given to the jurors at 2:30 Fri day afternoon. The verdict was re- turned about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. After the jury reported Hester shook hands with the jur- ors and thanked them individually.
 Hester was charged with killing Grady Carlisle, a boy. one Sunday last February following an affair with Hesler's daughter He pleaded Justification under the unwritten law and self-defense The defend ant was charged with second de- gree murder. his oifense being re- duced from first degree by the jury that indicted him.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
THE BASKETP|CN|C
 HATFIELD, JULY 22
New Corners and Pioneers of Polk County Will Join in Festivities Band Music, Speaking and
 Good Things to Eat.

A basket picnic for the new com CTS and pioneer settlers of Polk county will be held, as stated above. There are hundreds of people in Polk county who have recently come from the north, as well as from all over the country, who have neither become acquainted with each other nor their neigh bOrs-the early settlers-and the purpose of the New Corners and Pioneers Basket Picnic is to bring all these good people together in order that they may get acquaint- ed.
 Come to Hatfield, Ark, on July g. Bring baskets of <ood things to eat, hear the music and good fellowship talks, and then, wlsA we have shaken hands around and broken bread together, lets form a perma- nent organization to hold these pie ines each year. This picnic is sep arate and apart from the fair of August 10, and will not conflict with it in any way.
 The committee having this pie nic in charge is made up of the following well known men: W. H. Ferry. Wm. Lowe John Mershon. Wm. Patrick, Roe Tunnell. James Slote, John c. Hoheimer, J. O. Gates. H. W. Finger. H. E. Bales E. H. Butler, w. F. Mershon.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17

BRYAN CAN'T LIVE ON HIS PAY.
Secretary Admits He Has to Lecture
 to Make Both Ends Meet.

HendersonVille, \. C., July h. While lecturing here yesterday, Secretary Bryan declared he was compelled to deliver chautauqua addresses to supplement his gov ernment's salary, which he said was not sufficient to meet, his expenses.
 As this is my first chautauqua lecture since becoming a member of the cabinet said Secretary Bry- an, it may not be out of place to say that l find it necessary 10 lee ture in order to supplement the salary which I receive from the government As l have lectured for IS years, this method of adding to my income is the most natural one to which to turn, and I regard 1t as extremely legitimate.'
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
THE NEW LIGHTING
 ORDINANCE PASSED
Franchise Granted to the De Soto Co-Operative Company Subject to Compliance With Conditions
 tO Insure Acceptance.

A special meeting of the city council was called by Mayor Scog- gin Thursday night, the purpose be- ing to act on ordinance previously presented granting a franchise to the De Soto Co-Operative Electric Light and Power Company to op- crate a plant in Mena. This ordi- uance was published in full in The Star some weeks ago.
 W. B. Crossland, representing the company. was present, and spoke of the ordinance. Certain minor changes had been made at his re- quest, the main one being to re- duce the cash forfeit to be deposit- ed in a local bank from 5000 to Si.O00.
 After reading and discussing the ordinances and amendments, Alder man Jackson moved that the ordi- nance as amended be placed on it's third reading and final passage. Mayor Scogging assured the alder men that he would not approve the ordinance until the Si,000 forfeit was put up. and that anyway, the ordinance itself would be void in any event unless that requirement was met
 On roll call the vote was: Yeas Jackson, Moseley, Parker, Harrison. NO-RObert
 Alderman Davis was absent.
 Alderman Robert stated that he was not opposed to the new fran chise except in that he did not fla vor two plants in the city: that whenever he was assured that this condition would not arise, he was for it.
 The new franchise binds the grantees to supply the city with 100 60-watt street lamps free of cost, as well as lights for the jail. fire station and public library. Addi- tonal street lights will be supplied al soc per month for 60-wat. Sl for l00-watl and S25O for 250-watt lights with meter current 10 the city at not to exceed 6 cents per k. w.
 Commercial current for lights and heat will be supplied at i2l5c per k. w.. with a minimum of Sl.50 per month. Power current is to be supplied at not to exceed Sc.
 The ordinance does not speciil- cally call for a day service, but Mr, Crossland assures the city that such will unquestionably be maintained if his company operates here, and that electric irons, coasters and such other equipment will be sup piled patrons at the very lowest cost price.
 Mr. Crossland now is securing signatures of citizens to a contract to use current from his company, and on his success in this depends the acceptance or rejection of the franchise
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
and Polk Counys Annnal Fair and
OHIO WILL NOT SUFFER
 AGAIN FROM FLOODS

Columbus, O.. July 15-Although the total of rainfall in Central Ohio and the Muskingum Valley for the last two days approximated that which caused the disastrous floods last March, weather bureau observ- CTS today announced no further serious rise of streams in those sections need not be feared. Train service and interurban traffic con- tlnued uncertain, but railroad of ticials asserted that practically nor maj conditions would be resumed during the day.
 Damage done by the storm in Ohio is estimated at more than S3.- 100000.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Roads and Roads.

Peter McWilliam made a trip hy auto to Wickes Tuesday. He says that the best piece of road he has found in the county is between NandelVoorl and Wickes, and that there is also an excellent road be- tween Wickes and Baker Springs. which is dragged regularly after rains. He says that he inquired how the people managed to get so much good work in that district, and was told that it was accomp- lished by keeping right after the road oVerseers." As a contrast he says there is g mud hole in the Hot Springs road two miles east of Mena that is impossible from fence to fence, and has been in almost that condition for a year. Mir. Me- William left for Slatington Wednes- day.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
King Ferdinand Denies Charges.

London, July liking Ferdinand Iol Bulgaria, in a message dispatched From Sofia on July l2, informs the Evening News:
 Stories and reports which the '6reeks and Servians have been cir .cuIatlns m Europe concerning the
 so-called outrages by my troops on
 lhe Greek and Servian populations ih Macedonia are absolutely un- pounded and are published with the #VuJect ol creating a bad impress sion.
 hinS Ferdinand proceeds to tell 5oi 'he liberties enjoyed by the peo- .ple ol Adrlanople without regard to
 ,leF nationality, and closes with the alegation:
 sympathetic attacks and perse- euuonS have been directed against
 tue Bulgarian element in Macedonia # 'ne Servlans and Greeks. The
 rslricJs of kastoria, Florina and Zh,uua nave been cleared of all we'll Sa1gcaseu men, and the prisons of n'oulfl are overilowing with n- 'eCeut Bulgarians. Great numbers pulsaHanS have been transport l.Vl' jlelr homes in the country Oreere and to the island in the
 aesean Sea. The same cruel re- sn. uie uaS been applied to the Bull lul'allS m the regions occupied hy
 ug Servians. The purely Bull sa sollan town of Kukush has been rooalpletely burned by the Greek #daaq, a1noq,sands of refugees, King Fer Sos S,aana concludes. on arriving in I ibn n' gave terrifying accounts of I bo q clOfrlDle deeds committed by gar;ae oeiNians and Greeks. The Bull io m ou government is ready 10 come I win an international inquiry which inn ' ehllghten the world concern 'he stories of these excesses. 2
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
A NEW TRIAL IS
 GRANTED CAPPS
White Bluff Minister Convicted of Burning His Children Wins Fight in Supreme COurt-Daugh-
 ter Denies Story.

Ft. Smith, July li.-Marion Capps, the White Bluff minister, confined in the county jail here under a sentence of death for murder, was granted a new trial by the State Supreme court in a decision an- nounced at Little Rock yesterday.
 When advised of the reversal of the sentence of the lower court by his counsel, Judge Jesse M. Harp, Capps merely smiled and displayed the same cool demeanor that has characterized his actions since the time he was arrested.
 Capps was tried and convicted on an indictment charging him with burning 10 death two of his small children. A third child died from injuries it sustained after the grand jury at Greenwood indicted the father. Two other children, Ber- tha, aged l5, and Ellis, aged 12, es- capped with horrible injuries.
 The latter two swore on the stand at the trial, which was held here on a change of venue, that their father tied them in an oil soaked bed. Since then they have repudiated their stories in sworn affidavits.
 Following the verdict of the jury counsel for Capps applied for a new trial. The chief grounds were that the jury failed to mention in its verdict what degree of murder Capps was guilty of, merely stating that We, the jury. find the de- fendant guilty as charged in the indictment Ii was also charged that the jury was influenced in it's verdict by newspaper accounts of the trial. The court OVerruled the plea
 Later another application was made for a new trial on the af1ida- wits of Bertha Capps that she swore falsely against her father. Similar atlidaNits of the boy. Ellis, were not produced when the application was heard by Judge Hon. The court agan declined to grant a new trial.
 In appealing the case to the Su- preme court IS causes were alleged for new trial
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
HE SEES PEACE ON EARTH"
Elimination of Saloons and Other
 Vices .thc Cause, Says Speaker.

Kansas City July li.-'Men and women are just beginning to realize what the Nazarene meant when he said: Peace on earth, good will to men. Peace and good will are com ing with the elimination of saloons, gambling houses and other places of vice" said Henry C. Evans, edi- tor of the Yeoman Shield, of Des Moines. in an address at Grace church yesterday afternoon.
 He explained at length how sa- looms keep down the moral standard of any city. About 800 members of the Yeoman lodge attended. It was their memorial day ceremony.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
SFRVIA WAITS TO SIGN
 PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Denial Made That ServianS Have Refused to Deal With Bulgarians
 End of War in Sight.

Belgrade. July i5.-The report fhat SerNia refuses to enter into neace negotiations with Bulgaria IS without foundation SerVia IS waiting only for the arrival of per sons armed with full powers from Bulgaria to open the discussion or peace preliminarles. After their sienatures have been attached to a demand f9r negotiations hostilltles will cease at once.
 It is officially stated that quiet prevails today along the whole front except at Zayetchar, where some unimportant skirmishes nave occurred.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
BANKING LAW IS
 MOST BENEFICIAL
H. L. Remmel of Little Rock De- clareS That People Will Reap Great Benefit From
 the Act.

Little Rock, July li.-"No law passed by the last legislature will be of more benefit to the entire people of the state, declares Il. l.. Remmel, former president of the Mercantile Trust Company of Lit tie Rock, and head of the new Bankers Trust Company which has been organized to open business in the capital city this fall, than that creating the state banking depart ment.
 The government bank eXami- ners keep an absolute check on the national banks, but the state banks have been operating without any system but their own. In many Of the small banks the directors are the chief borrowers of funds from the bank. This is alright where the security Is sufficient, but in eases 1t it not. A bank examiner will pre- vent this. and the depositor, as well as the stockholder in the institu- ton, will be amply protected. Safe and sane banking by people who understand the business is a great protection to a community.
 The state inspectors will not only keep the banks in condition or force them to close, but they will be a great assistance to the small banker in teaching him the busi- ness. Ignorance causes many of the little banks, and some of the larger ones, to make costly mistakes, and the bank examiners should be able to steer the bankers clear of these by informing them of the mistakes made by others, and the costly les son it taught"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
5tork 6romers
 To Meet sATURD'Y pULY19

There should be d good attend ance at the meeting called for Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock at the court house.
 The committee on constitution and bylaws met last week and did the work assigned to it and will be prepared to lay it before the membership for modification, approval or otherwise.
 Prof. w. c. Lassetter of Fay etteville has written that he will try and be present 10 give any aid possible to the movement.
 Every farmer is especially in- Vited.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
MAKES RECORD FLIGHT
 WITH \ PASSENGER.

Chayeaudun, France, July It. X record nonstop flight with a passenger was made yesterday by Lieut.. Adolphe Leopold Varcin, of the French army aviation corps who, accompanied by Sapper Cha peau of the engineer corps, flew di- rect from Pau to this city, 360E miles.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Wanted to Delay.
BANK Is
 PERMITTED TO REOPEN

Washington, July li.-Thomas p. Kane, acting comptroller of the currency. today authorized the re- opening of the First National Bank of McKeesport Pa. which closed ils doors a week ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
T. R. TO REST AT GRAND CANYON

Williams, Ariz, July li.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt will rest at Grand Canyon three or four days before starting on a l50-mile ride, he announced last night. He was met yesterday by Nicholas Roose- welt, his nephew, who has been ar ranging the trip. The former presi- dent plans to cross the canyon by mule back, hunt bear and noun tain lions for a week or two and then ride to Gallup, crossing the Colorado river at Lees Ferry.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Buloarians Burn Village.

Salonica, July i5.-Ihe Oreeh commander reports that Bulgarlan troops fleeing before the advance of fhe Greeks yesterday burned the village of Doxat south of Drama, and massacred 300 of the inhabl- tants.
 Heavy fighting ensued, by when inc Greeks occupied Drama, 5o miles northeast of Seres. The Bull earians fled in disorder. leaving 7O waconloads of ammunition on the field.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
BULGARIAN OUT-
 1 RACES TERRIBLE
|ncfeated Soldiers Stopped at NOth- ina in Town of Seres, Even De- stroying Hospitals and Pharma-
 cirs-King Ferdinand Denies

solonica. July 1.-The sacking |ond burning of the town of Seres Inv tbe defeated Bulgarian army and |the accompanying outrages on |,romen and atrocities on men were |fullv confirmed today in a dispatch |from q well known Greek corre- |spondent. n,; Idiers." he telegraphs, opened a
 rannonade with four field guns From q hill above the town on Fri Ldav At the same time bands of |Rnlgarian soldiers, led by their of |deers. secured the streets, first pill Raging the stores and houses and linen drenching them with petrole- blm and setting them aflre, until the greater part of the town was blaz- Iing."
 The soldiers were accompanied by hhp notorious revOlutionist, Col. Nankofr. who. with other former of |fcers of the Bulgarian army, was
 Nery active in Macedonia in 1903. Even the foreign consulates in .Seres were not spared, according to hhe correspondent. The Austro-
 consular offices were
 blundered and burned, Vice Consul 6eoree C. Zlatko being carried off Eby the marauders, but subsequent by ransomed. The Italian consulate |a.so was sacked, but the consul boueh, on the incendiaries. The Bank of Athens, the Oriental Bank. The palace of the Metropoli- Ean, the Great Synagogue, all the Schools, the tobacco warehouses of Ehe American, Austrian and Ger bnau companies and the hospitals |Nere burned after they had been |pllaged.
 The American Tobacco Company Iblone suffered 10 the extent of Si,- b0O000
 Many people were crucified, hack Ied to pieces or burned alive by the Imaddened Bulgarians. who com Emitted incredible outrages on wom- 'en of all ages, many of whom died From the effects.
 The condition of those who es- |caped is lamentable. Rich mer- |fhaui, are dying of hunger, while |Nretched mothers are trying to |ind covering and food for their |nahed and starving children. The situation is desperate, as all |tho pharmacies were burned and |there is total lack of medicine for the sick and bandages for the in- Eured.
 The Greek authorities in Salonica |are rushing foodstuffs. clothing and |medlcines to the stricken town.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
SuRs Threalen Kina.

Manchester, England, July It. King George and Queen Mary ar rived here to make a tour of in dustrial conditions Sulfragettes have threatened to reach the king, if they have to charge the police. Unusual precautions are taken to keep the militants in the back ground.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
HAYS OPENS HIS CAMP PAICN
Democratic Racer Scored Brun- didge, Hal NOrwoOd and the
 Powell Clayton in Ar kansas Politics.

Russellyille, July l5.-Judge Geo. W. Hays of Camden made the open ing address of his campaign fol- lowing the primary before a large crowd here this afternoon He was met at the train by two brass bands -oHe from Clarksville and one from Russellville-and given an ovation by huge crowd, which was composed of many from Morrilton, Atkins, DaTdanelle, Clarksville and other towns, as well as the biggest part of RusseIlviIle's population. An automobile parade was formed which was participated in by ev- eryone who could command an au- tomobile or prevail upon friends to let them ride. Judge Hays was taken in charge by a reception com mittee of prominent Democrats. The speaking took place at the op- era house. A considerable part of his time was spent in revAWing the action of the Democratic Central Committee in selecting the nOmi- nee. He paid his respects to Hal NorWOod in no uncertain terms and mentioned several times the name of his late opponent, Mr. Brundidge, whose brand of Democracy he con- demned. He said:
 Calls Contest a Device.
 "It was apparent to the commit tee from the beginning, as it was to any casual onlooker. that the so- called contest filed by Mr, Brun- didge was nothing more than a de- vice by which to prevent the Democratic State Central Commit tee from declaring a nominee.
 Wanted to Delay.
 They never intended at any time to have Brundidge declared the nominee" said the speaker. Their only purpose was 10 use a void injunction to defeat the Democratic party by keeping the name of the nominee off the tick ct.
 Subsequent events will put at rest forever any doubts as to the nsincerity of the contest filed by Mr. Brundidge before the Democratic State Central Commit tee.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17

For Sale-S0 acres near Wander
 voort: 20 acres in cultivation; buildings not in good condition; creek through land; plenty timber to build, for fence. SS.50 per acre. Address iii0 Reeves, avenue, Mena. Iiii-29-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17

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The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Eiqhty Drowned by Floods.

London, July l4,-Eighty have been drowned by storms in Tran sylVania and Hungary.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17

In warm weather Prickly Ash Bit ters helps your staying qualities. Workers who use it occasionally stand the heat better and are less fatigued at night. Jackson Drug Co.,, Gunnels Drug Store, special agents.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Tn Prevent BIood Poisoning

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. sur gicai dressing that relieves pain and heals a
 lhe same time. Not iiuiment. 2Sc. Soc. SIG
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
REFUSE TO PUT
 HAYS ON BALLOT
Election Commissioners of Miller County Do Not Believe Hodges Had Right to Certify Him
 as the Nominee.

TeXarkana, July i4.-At a meet ing of the Miller County Board of Election Commissioners held Sat- urday afternoon, a resolution was adopted declining to permit the name of Judge George w. Hays to be printed on the ticket, as the Democratic nominee or otherwise.
 This action was taken after the decision of the Supreme court au- thorizing the printing of Hays name on the ballots as the nomi- nee, and after Secretary of State Hodges had, in compliance with the Supreme courts decision, certified his name out to the commissioners.
 Secretary M. E. Sanderson, of the Board of Commissioners, left this morning to be gone six weeks. Be- fore leaving he stated to a newspa- per reporter that the board did not consider the Supreme court deci- sion mandatory in this matter, and did not consider that the secretary of state had any authority to cer- tify the name of Hays as the party nominee. He stated that the board considered the time for this had lapsed and that they had no au- thority to put the name on the bal lots. |.
 Chairman J. D. Head of the County Democratic Central Com mittee, and a member of the State Central Committee, views the ac- ton of the board as not only er- roneous, but arbitrary. He thinks the action of the board was induced by the opinions of Secretary San derson of the board. Mr. Head said:
 He has out Martineaued Mar tineau. The decision of the Su- preme court is clear. This action IS revolutionary l have not had time to consider what course of action. if any, will be taken in the premises. We may have to write Hays name on the ticket
 The Press Bureau of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee sent out from Little Rock the following telegram:
 Little Rock. July l6.-Miller County Election Board was ordered this morning by Circuit Judge Car ter to print Hays name on ballot. Counsel for State Democratic Gen. tral Committee. in written opinion, said today it is unquestiOnably the legal duty of election commission CTS to print name of Hays on ballot citing Section 27SO 278l. 27S6 and 2S2d, Kirby's Digest, to show pen ally for failing to do so, and power of circuit or county court to com- pei
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Too Many Orders Caused Defeat.

Vienna July li.-A high Austrian
 mIltary authority attributes the Eeieat of the Bulgarians to contra Faclory orders from the cabinet and HmIllary staff and a shortage of of |lcer> and the presence of ineX- |pefenred recruits on the firing Dine.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17

For Sale-Small house and lot on
 very easy terms. Inquire Lundy law offices. 9i-25tf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-17
Back After 2e years

,i,.a, .' ana Mrs, Dave Robinson ar Ha,oI,l Hu m Mena Tuesday night from wbon'oa Okp en route to Ink, waoi they will visit for several brois with Mir. Robinson's merl, |, W D. Robinson. They for k ibs;l' l'Ved In Polk county. but this
 "e'r llrst visit here in % years.