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The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that there will be presented to the County Court of Polk County, at the April, 1913, term, a petition making application for the laying out, view ing and establishing of a county road in Polk County, as follows: Be- ginning on the Quito road near the E. U. Mcbride place, near the mid dle of the line between Sections and fl, in Township S., R. 30 w: running west along said line a dis tance of about 21s miles to the Waldron road.
 s. H. Golden, ct al. Star--First Pub. Feb. i3. Last Pub. Mch. 6.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Chronic stomach Trouble Cured.

There IS nothing more dlscOurag- ing than a chronic disorder of the stomach. Is it not surprising that many suffer for years with such an ailment when permanent cure is within their reach and may be had for trifle? About one year ago." says P. H. Beck, of Wakelee, Mich, q bought a package of Chamberlain's Tablets, and since using them I have felt perfectly well. I had previously used any number of different medicines. but none of them were of any lasting benefit" For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Take HERBINE for indigestion. II

Take HERBINE for indigestion. It relieves the pain in a few minutes and forces the fermented matter which causes the misery into the bowels where if is expelled. Price 50c. Sold by McNerney's Pharmacy.
 A good treatment for a cold set tied in the lungs is a HERRICK'S RED PEPPER POROUS PLASTER applies to the chest to draw out inflammation and BILLIARDS HOREHOUND SYRUP 10 relax tightness. You get the two reme- dies for the price of one by buying the dollar size Horehound Syrup there is a porous plaster free with each bottle. Sold by McNerney's pharmacy.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

SALE OF TIMBER-AIbuquerq New Mexico January %. 1913 Sealed bids, marked outside, Bid, Timber Sale, application November E. 1912. Arkansas and addressed to the Dis triet Forester, Forest Service, Albu- querque, New Mexico, will be received up to and including the Sth day of March, 1913, for all the merchantabIe dead timber standing or down, ana all the live timber marked for cutting by Forest Officer, located on an area to be definitely designated by Fora est Officer before cutting 5erins. in- cludtng about 1.500 acres in approxf- mately Sections q, 22. g. 2S, r s., R. 32 w.. 5th F. M., within the Ar kansas National Forest. Arkansas. estimated to be 600,000 it B. M. of Shortleaf pine saw timber, log scale, more or less. No bid of less than
 s2.o0 per thousand ft B M will be considered, and 8 deposit of $200.00 payable to the order Of the First Ma tional Bank of Albuquerque, New Mexico. must be sent to that bank for each bid submitted to the District Forester Timber on valid claims is exempt from sale. The right to re- Ject any and all bids is reserved. For further information and regulations governing timber sales address Forest Supervisory, Arkansas National Forest. 1 Hot Springs, Arkansas. Arthur C. hingland. District Forester.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
-03363 Forest Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at Canodan Ark Ian Q0 1QI2

U. s. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, Jan. 30. 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 ZILPHA I. EARNEST widow of Christopher c. Earnest, deceased, of Mena, Ark, who on August ll, 1907, made adjoining farm homestead entry Serial No, 03363) No. 3OsiO, for N1a SEA and SEA NEA, Section 25, Township 1 S., Range 32 w., 9th Principal Me ridian, has. filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas on the 18th day of March, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Porter Cornelison, George Leming Wyatt Gordon, James R. Hamby all of Mena, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Feb. 6. Last Pub. Meh. IS.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Cuban General Dead.

Havana, Feb. 26.-Gen. Guillermo Acevedo, who served in the Cuban revolution and later figured in sev- eral conspiracies against the gov ernment, died yesterday.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

When you have that awful pain in the back don't delay, but go and buy box of Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets. They make sick kidneys well. They even cure IBrights Disease and Diabetes.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Not in Inc Least Disturbed.

She Gin the theater) Docs my feather spoil your view?
 He Sitting behind her)-Oh, no, madam. I've cut it off.-London Opinion.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
The Boston Way.

That tramp talks funny. ma'am He says he castigated his itinerary from Boston" He only means he beat his way.'-Baltimore Ameri- can.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

asrgbt 1911. The Bobss-hsrfiu csnpany)
 0ntinued from last issue)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Death Calls
Well Knoun
Fairnonter
MRS. ELIZABETH a.. HAYDEN
sUCCUMBs TO ATTACK OF
PNEUMONIA.
WIFE OF JACOB S. HAYDEN AND
RESIDENT OF CITY As
YEARS.

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hayden, wife
OF Jacob s. Hayden. vice president
of the National Bank of Fairmont
and one OF the city's most substan-
tial citizens. died this morning at
7:15 o'clock at her home at the cor.
ner of Madison and Jackson streets,
after an illness Of little over u week
of pneumonia.
About ten days ago together with
her husband. Mrs. Hayden made a
trip to Mt. Lake Park and at that
time took a severe cold, which in u
few days developed into pneumonia
which caused her death.
The deceased was before her mar.
riage Miss Smith and was born at
Smithficld. Pa, where she resided
until about six years after her mar
riagc when she moved to this city
and had since resided in the home
in which her death occurred, Had
she lived until December 8 she
would have been rs years Of age.
The deceased had been married
for almost 81 years, their wedding
occurring on November 81, Thanks
giving Day. fifty years ago. On last
Thanksgiving day they celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Hayden had spent practical,
ly her entire married life in this
city, having resided here for As
years. She was one of the best
known and most highly respected
women Of this community. Possess
ing an unusually kind and amiable
disposition she endearCd herself to
all with whom she came in contact
and in the home circle she was u
loved and cherished member. De-
spite her age, she retained all her
faculties to remarkable degree
and up until the time of her last
sickness was frequently seen on the
streets Of this city. ~.
She was consistent member 6R
the Presbyterian church of this city,
having brought her letter from the
Providence Congregation church at
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Senate Votes
On The Tariff
BMAt4P.M.
AGREEMENT MADE WHEN AD.
J0URNMENT IS TAKEN
AT Q A. M.
HOUSE LEADERS HOPE TO RE,
STORE SOME CHANGES
LATER.

WASHINGTON. SEPT. y.-1'he final
vote on the tariff bill in the senate
will be taken up at O'CLOCK this
afternoon In accordance with an
agreement reached before the senate
adjourned shortly after > O'Clock this
morning after long session in which
many important items including free
wool and free sugar were disposed
of.
An exodus of senators is confident
ly expected soon after the final vote,
many indicating last night that they
would leave for their homes or 'aca-
tion places as soon as possible.
The principal changes made In the
bill by the senate were confined TO
the free list and its context. House
leaders believe the senate changes
would reduce the revenue the new
dutlcs were estimated to produce, and
they hope in conference to get the
senate leaders to agree on restore
some of the house provisions.
Inheritance Tax.
The date over Senator Norris in
hcritance tax amendment, which was
defeated 81 to -, brought strong con-
dcmnation from him and others OF
the alleged laxity with which taxa
tion and revenue laws deal with large
fortunes and large incomes Senator
Clamp. of Minnesota declared the peO-
pie should prevent the accumulation
of fortunes rather than devise means
of curbing them later.
81 believe that Mr.. Carnegie" said
Senator Clapp, "in doing out pit
tancus for libraries to communities
; nthis country that come to him al
most on bended knees supplicatinS
such aid, has done much to sta"
american thought and American put
pose in trying to find some way OF
preventing a Carnegie from taking
from the American people approx
matcly $5O0.uOu,0 900 of property, rep.
resenting Il taxing power against the
American people based upon the re-
turns and earning Of that $5OO,OOO,-
0OO."
Vincent Astor's Fortune.
The Norris amendment provided
CONTINUED on Page FOurl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Reform Bill Accepted by Democratic
Caucus Is Reported by COEmittee
on Banking and Currency Accom-
panied by Voluminous Documents
Setting Forth Views of the Com.
mittee in Detail.
MINORITY REPORT IS MADE
BY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
Democratic Bill Provides Way for
Liquidation of Sound Assets Of
Banks for the Purpose of Meeting
the Legitimate Demands Of Com
mercial, Agricultural and Indus.
trial Interests.

ASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-'rhc adj
miRistration currency reform bill as
approved by the Democratic caucus,
was reported to the house to-day from
the committee on banking and cur
lCncy by Chairman Glass. A yOlumin-
Gus report including lengthy tech
nical discussion of the theory OF th"
till accompanied the measure set
ting forth the views OF the Democrats
en- tho committee.
Representative Hayes, Of CaifOr-
MIA, presented a minority report
from the Republicans Crlticizing the
measure and proposing various
amendments.
Reviewing the argument against
the so-called Aldrich plan outlined
hy the national monetary commission
and against all central bank plans
suggested, the report said:
after looking over the whole
ground and after examining the yari-
Olls. suggestions for legislation the
committee is firmly of the opinion
that any effective legislation on bank
ing must include the following fun
damental elements which 1t COnHid-
crS Indispensable In any measure like
ly to prove satisfactory to the coun-
try.
Creation of joint MECHANISM.
for the extension of credit to banks
which possess sound assets and which
desire to. liQuidate them for the pur-
pose of meeting the Legitimate COM
merqiaI, agricultural and industrial
demands ON the part of their Glen
tclc.
ultimate retirement Of the bond
secured currency with due provision
for the fulfillmcnt of government OBJ
tContinueu IN rage Eighty
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09

AGAIN UNITED
THE THIRD DISTRICT OF MAINE
SENDS MEMBER OF G. 0. P.
TO CONGRESS.
PROGRESSIVES WHO RAN SEC
OND LAST FALL COME
IN THIRD.

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. o.
Speaker John A. Peters, Republican,
of Ellsworth, was chosen to fill the
vacancy in the Third Congressional
district by plurality Of 553 over
Mayor William \. Pattangall, Demo-
crat. Of WatCrviIlc, with Edward NJ.
Lawrence, OF Lubec, Progressive, a
poor third in the race.
The returns in this special clec-
tion from all but a small island plan
tatiOn gave Peters 15,l06; Pattan.
gall, 14.55&, and Lawrence, CAST.
The vote for president in November
was: Wilson, tDcmocraU, 1867;
Roosevelt (PrOgrcsSivc), 1896;
Taft (ltcpublican), 7,l59.
Democratic Statement,
Mr.. lattanGaII, the Democratic
candidate, gave out the following
statement last night:
Prom the returns which have re-
ccivcd should judge that Mr.. John
\. Peters was elected to Congress
from this district by plurality Of
800 to 400 in total vote of about
$1,000. The result should not be
construed as Il rcbukc to the Nation
al administration. 1t is wholly to b.
attributed to Democratic treachcry.
because certain men failed Of sue
cess in the primaries they deliberate
ly sacrificed the party in this clcc-
tiOn. The Democracy of Maine is
loyal to President Wilson, and will
present united front in the next
four years campaign. Personally, !
want to thank the 5000 Democratic
"otciS who Supported me at the pclis.
and to thank as well the state and ma
tiOnal d CmOcraCy for the part each
took in the campaign. We all made
the best fight we were capable of
making, and, while the result is dis
appointing. We are not discouraged
and only temporarily defeated" "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Roosevelt Adherents Poll About ioooIi /
Less Votes In the Third ,Distfictloff
Maine Than They Did In 1919 and
the Republicans Gain About That
Number. ,,s
SECRETARY OF STATE BRYAN
COMMENTS ON ELECTION.
Says While Result Is pisappoinsing
Hh Not Disoouraging u Admins
tratiOn Is ,semocratsP Pollsd Within
100 Votes of What They Did III the
Last National Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Sept. o. Score
tary Bryan to-day attributed the fys
suit in the Maine congressional elee7
tion to the return of the large num-
ber of Progressives to the Republi=
can party. He issued this statements;
"The Maine election while disaps
pointing in the failure to elect our
Democratic candidate Is not al all
discouraging when we CONSIDER the
figures. The Democratic cand date
received within about 100 Of the vote
cast for the president last fall. This!
is a remarkable good showing when;
we consider that 1t was a special cleo.
tion.
"a Republican victory was due prls
marily to return Of a large npnber,
of prcgressivcs to the Republican
party. At least, the Republican vote
gained something over 5000 and the
Progressives lost that much as cons
pared with the result Of the eftirnss
last fall. The Democratic candidate,
Pattangall, in an interview this
morning, refers to some defeetlon y
our party.
"There were two or three loga llit
fluences which tended to reduce our
yote but all things consLdefed y
seems to me that the Democratic vote
was as large as could be reason sblE
expected and the result certalni D. etlsl
not be construed as disapPro W.
present administration policy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Admits Crime
And Gets Life
CHARLES REEVES C0NFESSE;
TO THE MURDER OF KEITH
QUEEN.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. -
Charles Reeves confessed in the cir
cult court at Catlettsburg, KY, yes
terday to the murder Of Keith
Queen. ncighbor, several years
ago. and was sentenced to the pcni-
Tertiary for life. Reeves and Queen
uuarrcIed on the way home from
church and Reeves literally cut
Queen to pieces. He then left the
country, and after roaming all over
the west for years returned to Rush
Vile, Ky, where he secured Il posi-
ticn as a brakeman under an as
sumcd name, but was identified and
arrested
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
HORSE REPEATEDLY III
STOPS FREIGHT TRAIN
TO DISGUST OF CREW

ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. 9. -
WHO pulled that cord and but
off the air?" asked the con- 4
ductor of freight engine Noe
As, when the train suddenly
came to a stop two miles east
of Johnstown station yester-
day afternoon. All tile brake
men denied bringing the train
to a stop.
The train started again, but
when II had gone a mile the
air again was cut of and the
train came to a second step. 4
Thinking some boy stealing q
ride OH the train was responsi7
BILE, search Of the train was
made. Not finding any tress
passer, the conductor ordered
the engineer to start the train ]
again. Before the train had
gone a half mile the afr was !
once more cut OF mystericuay Y
and the train came to q sharp
stop. Y, s'ss3s.t
Again the crew made a atu-l
tile investigation and the con-
ductor became angry. The
brakemen were stationed along
the stops OF the cars when the
next start was made. The
train had gone a mile wien
/ the air cord again was pull
ed and the train brought 70 a
stop. The crew had found
nothing wrong. 55g Ssa
| This train must be haunt
ed" said the conductor. I'VE
must find out what Is wrong.
A brakeman, passing q car
in which was a horse, obsefy
cd the head Of the equine
over the emergency cord.
/ 1.-THE trouble isiin this car,
shouted the brakeman.
d.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
COLLEGE ATHLETES ARE
FORCED TO WORK THEIR
WAY HOME AS FIREMEN.

BOSTON, Sept. 9.--FrOm du-
cal halls to rorccaStlc was the
range Of experience Travelled by
two DOrtmOuth College ath-
lctGS, NJ. Arthur Meyers of Chi
cago, and George Read, OF Bos-
ton, who returned from EGS-
land Yesterday on the steamer
Canadian.
The boys worked their way to
England as cattle men TO take
part In English athletic games.
Their prOwess in sports at Dart
mouth, England, attracted the
attention of the Earl of Dart
mouth who, when he heard
that they were from Dartmouth
College named for one OF his
ancestors, insisted that they
should spend Il week end with
him as his guests,
After leaving their titled
host, however, the boys met
with hard luck. At London
they lost all their money and
had to pawn rings, watches aud
stickpins to buy tickets to l.iv-
erpOOl, where their prayers for
a passage home were answered
with berths as stOkers in the
engine room Of the Canadian
or duty they whiled away
their time with poker, using
potato parings for white chips
and carrots tor red. The boys
were not used to the scaucn'S
fare and when their plight ha-
came known to some college
girls In the first cabin, various
It'd bits were smuggIed down to
them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
PRIMARY TO Be
HELD SEPT. q
REPUBLICANS TO SELECT CAN.
DIDATE FOR CONGRESS
FROM FIRST DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE MEETS IN WHEEL
.afs'i IN
ING AND SELECTS THE
DATE.

Thomas J. Brett, member of the
Republican congressional committee
from this county, returned from
Wheeling today where he met with
the committee to call the primary.
Tuesday, September 23, was Sc,
lected as the date to select a Repub-
ican candidate for congress from
the First congressional district, Il
fill the vacancy caused by the resig'
nation Of John w. Davis. Five
counties were represented at the
session. and j. II. Beans, of this
city, who is chairman, presided.
1t was decided that the candidate
desiring to have their names placed
on the ticket must notify the Secre.
tary of the committee, Samuel K
Caldwell, of WelIsburg. not later
than Saturday, September -, al
noon. The committee will hold an
other meeting Monday, September
l5, at which the assessments for the
candidates will be fixed. The can.
didates will be notified, and all de-
string their names placed on the tic
ket must forward their announce.
ment to the secretary, together with
check to cover their share Of CX.
pcnses, not later than Wednesday
morning. September II.
The committee had requested all
candidates for congress on the Re
publican ticket to be present at the
meeting. Senator Julian G. Hcarn'
(C,mt!nned on Page EIgbtI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09

DIRECTORY (
NEW ISSUE OF BELL BOOK IS
RECEIVED IN THIS
CITY,
MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE
WORK THAN EVER IS.
SUED BEFORE.

The summer issue of the Boil TclC
EhOne directory has just arrived hero
and the distribution is to be begun al
once, according to Mr.. +. K. Mans
field, the local manager Of the Cen
tral District Telephone company. a.
rapidly as the distribution can be car
rlCd on. the local subscribers will bC
supplied with books and within
few days all will be supplied.
The directories are Dy far the best
hooks that local patrons have eve'
received and they contain many I'M
proyemcnts which telephone users
here are bound to welcome.
The telephone directory plays al
important role in the furnishing Oi
telephone service and the quality OF
that service depends materially or
the directory and how it is Used.
The new directories contain {
much larger number Of places than
the former ones and there is reaI
reason for that. Mr.. Mansfield stat
ed that, for some time, there has been
Il steady INCREASE in the number oj
messages sent between Fairmont anC
Clarksburg as wcll as Marietta. Since
these communities have onw been in
cludcd in the directories which are tc
be distributed here in Fairmont, the
local patrons. having Il list Of sub
scribrrs in these other towns. will be
able to ascertain the telephone NUM-
hers of the persons with whom the!
wish to communicate. This will scryf
(Continued on Page EighU
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
The President
Cannot Attend
IMPORTANT BUSHES WILL KEEP
HIM FROM PERRY Gel.
EBRATI0N.

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 9.-Prcsi-
dent Woodrow Wilson to-day noti-
fled Governor Cox that he will be un-
able to be present at the Perry Vic
tory celebration at Put-in-Bay to-
morrow and Thursday saying that
he is kept away by the fact that no
man can truly praise those who did
their duty by ncgleCtinG his own"
The president had been invited to
make an address at the celebration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
BIRTHDAY GIFT OF MRS. SAGE

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 9.-AS Il
birthday gift Mrs. Russell Sage yes
lCrday distributed $4,000 among in
EtitHtions in Syracuse. her girIhOod
home. Syracuse University received
the largest donation - $%4,OOO-.
while the Syracuse Home Association
and Onondaga Orphans Home each
received $4,000. Mrs. Sagc's gifts
to Syracuse University aggregate
$270 900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Death Was
Accidental
SUCH IS VERDICT OF THE CORO,
NER'S JURY IN BLANEY
DROWNING.

MORGANTOWN, Sept. "a cor
Cncr's jury this morning returned u
verdict Of accidental drowning in the
examination into the death ot Miss
Ellen BIancy. aged 10, who fell from
motor boat into the MOnOngahclu
river at 1880 o'clock Monday morn
ing and was drowned. The young
woman was member of party who
had spent the evening on the river
in a motor boat. The accident oc-
Cured as they were within n short
distance OF home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Consults
Lawyers
HARRY THAW'S MOTHER SEES
LEGAL TALENT IN MONT.
REAL.

MONTREAL. Sept. 0, - Harry
Thaw's aged mother, Mrs. Mary
Thaw, reached aero today to aid hes
lawyers in preparing their line 0i
attack on the plan of the immigra-
ton department to send Harry back
to New York. This faternOon she
and her daughter, Mrs. George Lau.
der Carnegie, conferred with The
group of lawyers here and arranged
final details of the legal figh.,
Neither Thaw's relatives nor his
lawyers would discuss the details.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
Appointments
By Governor
POSITIONS OF STATE ARCHIVIST
AND HISTORIAN ARE
FILLED.
Especial to the West Virglnlan.) }

NOpCClII W IIIC w Cot ' u b lIuIl'J
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Sept. o.
Governor II. D. Hatfield to-day an.
nounccd the following appointments:
State archivist. H. s. Green, editorial
writer Of the Morgantown Post
Chronicle and state historian. GeOrg
\. Bolden, of the Charleston Mail.
Heretofore these two offices have
been combiQed.
The first office carries with 1t the
duties Of looking after legislation OF
the bureau and the latter office has
to do with. the regular work of the
department of history. Both will &C,
Cept office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
TIM DONOVAN DEAD.

MONONGAHELA, Pa, Sept. o.
Timothy Donovan, aged IS, is dead
hore and his sou, Paul, aged 4, Is i'll
from ptomalne poisoning, resulting
from eating pork for supper last
evening. Donovan was secretary and
treasurer of the United Mine Work.
crs of America from 1906 to 1911.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
AUTO KILLS WOMAN.

ALTOONA, Pa, Sept, 9.-John y.
Weir, aged 25, superintendent of the
automobile department Of the SwanK
Hardware company at Johnstown,
while driving a high-power automo-
bile ran down and killed Mrs. Frank
EberIe, aged IS, last evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-09
TWO KILLED IN RACE.

COLOGNE, Germany. Sept Gus
Lawson, an American cyclist, and
Schcurmann. a German rider, were
killed and Mcinhold, the Germans
pacemakcr. was fatally injured here
in the course of a motor-paced cicycls
race for the O,kiIomctcr champion
,1,t,