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The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
NEW YORK BANKER
 IS SENT TO ISLAND
Joseph G. Robin Is Sentenced to One Year in Penitentiary for Theft of $27,000 From Bank-An Inn
 itatOr of Morse.

New York, Jan. i0.-Joseph G. Robin, the flnancier who followed the methods of c. w. Morse, was sentenced today to serve one year in the penitentiary at Blackwelrs Island for the larceny of S27,OOO from the Washington Savings Bank, of which he was an officer.
 The light sentence created sur prise, and was due to the plea for clemency made in Robins behalf by District Attorney Whitman, who stated that Robin had given him in valuable aid in the prosecution of Charles H. Hyde, former city cham berlain, and William J. Cummins.
 Robin has been in the Tombs for 9 months, and this fact was also taken into consideration by the court.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
JOHN M'VEY IS
 DYING OF FRIGHT
Terror of GallOws Has Unhinged Mind and Broken Physique of Condemned Man-Can Scarce
 ly Swallow Water.

Pine Bluff, Jan. 13.-Literally dy- ing of fright at the prospect of being hanged, is the condition of John McVay, the date of whose ex- ecution has twice been postponed as the result of verdicts by juries that he is temporarily insane. Me- Way lies on his cot in the Jefferson county jail, to all appearances see- ing and hearing nothing, uncon- scious of what is going on around him. Yesterday an investigator ran his finger across McVays eye balls but he never closed his eyes nor twitched a muscle.
 Dr. Asa Brunson, county physl- elan, says he does not believe the condemned man will live longer than a day or two.
 Those who have seen McVay ev- cry day since he was brought here from the penitentiary of the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, gave the best diagnosis of McYay's ail- ment, when they described it as collapse dehrium." This, reduced to plain English, means literally scared to death"
 A remarkable change came over McVay after he was brought to Pine Bluff. While there was still some slight hope of saving his life he bore up remarkably well.
 But through the brick walls oi the jail there filtered in news of the preparations for his execution The refusal of the United States Supreme court to intervene de- stroyed his last hope. Locked in jail, watching the few remaining hours of, his life ebb away, proved a strain that broke McVay's nerve
 A day or two before he showed signs of insanity a local newspaper man talked with McVay. He mo- ticed that the prisoners nerve was breaking. The doomed mans hands trembled, his voice shook and his mind wandered when ht tried to talk. Slowly but surely tho terror of the gallows, the black car and the drop to death was getting in it's work The next day McVa. was, to all appearances, ravinI maniac.
 McVay is so weak that it is witt difficulty that he swallows watel after it has been forced into hi mouth with a spoon. He can barrel! raise his hand above the coverin! of his cot. He has taken no soliC nourishment for several days. Hi jailers say they do not believe ht has slept for the last two weeks.
 Should MeVay die-and medica experts are agreed that he has nc chance-a coroner's jury will prob ably be summoned and it will be of ficially pronounced that the pris- oner died of "collapse delirium" ol some other involved technical term
 Scared to death" will be nearer the truth
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
C|NN|NCS TOTAL
 LESS THAN 1912
Census Bureau Issued Eighth Re- port of Season for Crop Now Being Marketed, Showing Decrease
 -Aggregates 12,919,257.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The eighth cotton ginning report of the census bureau for the season, issued at 10 o'colck this morning, announced that 12,9i9257 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1912 had been ginned prior to Wednesday, January 1, to which date during the past seven years the ginning average 928 per cent of the entire crop. Last year to January 1, there had been ginned 1l,3l1002 males, or 92.1 per cent of the entire crop; in 1908 to that date, i2 l65, ,298 bales, or 95.3 per cent, and in 1906 to that date ll,7H, ,039 bales, OF BOA per cent.
 Included in the ginnings were IT, 799 round bales, compared with 96,- 227 bales last year, 1O9292 bales in 1910, 143,9l9 bales in 1909 and 230,- 572 bales in 1908.
 The number of Sea Island cotton bales included were 67,329 compared with lO5 9SS bales last year, S9,611 bales in 1909 and S6,528 bales in 1908.
 Ginnings prior to January i in Arkansas, with comparisons for last year and other big crop years, and the percentage of the entire crop ginned prior to that date in those
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
CITIZENS ENDORSE
 HAL 1. NORW0OD
At Mass Meeting Last Night Resolutions FaVOring NOrWOOd and Conforming Robinson
 Were Adopted.

At a mass meeting of Mena cit izens held last night at the court house, the following resolutions were adopted:
 Whereas, one of Mena's popular citizens is Candidate for the United States senate, to fill the term beginning March 4, next; and
 Whereas, said election will not only be a great Victory for popular government andlbe of untold bene- fit to the citizens of Mena as well as the state at large; therefore be it
 Resolved: That the citizens of Mena, in public mass meeting, en- dorse the candidacy of Honorable Hal L. Norwood for the office of United States senator, and that we use our best endeaVors to further his election. And
 Whereas, the Honorable Joe T. Robinson is a candidate for the same position, and that he carried Polk county by i large majority fol governor, and that the friends ol Mr. Norwood were very active 1T his behalf as a candidate for gov ernor; therefore be it
 Resolved, That we condemn hi; candidacy for the senate at thi: time and maintain that he owes il 10 the state of Arkansas to remain at the. post to which he was so en- thusiastically elected; and be il further
 Resolved, That ]. T. Robinson should not inflict upon the people of this state at this time another primary nor a special election fol governor.
 John Thompson, Chairman. F. M. Jones, Secretary.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
NET EDISON E MILLION A YEAR.
Talking Picture Contracts Signed
 for 100 Theaters.

New York, Jan 2.-vaudeville and Thomas A. Edison joined force yesterday and incidentally estab- lished new record for big business in the theater when k. A. Albee, representing B. F. Keith, A Paul Keith, Martin Beck. the head of the Orpheum circuit, and J. G. Mur- dock, executive manager of the United Booking Offices, signed con- tracts for the installation of the Edison kinetophone, or talking pie lures, in more than one hundred theaters under their control, the aggregate royalties to the inventor exceeding half million dollars per annum. This, however, is only a beginning, as motion picture pro- motors and vaudeville managers ev- anywhere are negotiating for sim liar rights.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
TELLS STORY OF
 STOLEN LETTERS
Negro EmplOye of Standard Oil Ridiculed Report That $34 1000 Was Paid for Them-Brings New
 Name Into Case.

Chicago, Jan. Civilian Wink field, the negro who was an employe -of the Standard Oil Company, and who assisted in purloining the ''Archbold letters' that eventually reached the public through Will liam Randolph Hearst, told today how he "got in the deal"
 He ridiculed a report that S3l,000 was paid for the letters and brought into the story new name, that of Frank Morrell, who was an office boy and file clerk in the office of the oil company.
 Winkfield said his connection with the letters was partly acci- dental He caught Morrell and Charles Stump, he said, taking let ter copy books from the file one day after office hours. This occur red in 1903 or 1904, he did not re- member which.
 Morrell and Stump, Winkfleld de- -clafeu, were so SIdfIleu Whel It confronted them, that they prom ised to "let him in on the deal il he would keep quiet"
 F. A. Dennison, Winkfield's attor- ney, explained that the reason his client accepted this proposal was that the Standard Oil Company haC refused to raise his salary, although he had worked for them sever years.
 The report that, we three go S3&,000 is a joke" Winkfield said.
 II don't know how much they got, but if 1 was to have received { third of that amount I did not gel it.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
POLK COUNTY LAND MADE GOOD
MiSSourian Traded for Farm With
 out Seeing and Is Pleased.

A trade recently was made be- tween c. Eleck, formerly of Polk county, and Mrs. L. J. McCorkle of Joplin, Mo-, that had some unusual features. Mir. Eleck was stopping in Joplin and told of a place here, known as the Walker farm. five miles east of Mena. On MT. Eleck's description Mrs. McCorkell traded Joplin property for the farm with out ever seeing the latter, rather unusual for one from the show me" state On arriving here, how ever, she found it fully up to the description in every detail and has moved to her new home, might fly pleased with her deal
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
SENATE HAD l3
 BILLS FIRST DAY
Among Those Introduced Were Ones for Constitutional Convention for Prevention of Lobbying and
 Against Selling Blue Sky"

Little Rock, Jan. i4.-Beginning with the introduction of a bill by Friedell of Miller appropriating S70,000 to defray expenses of the general assembly and borrowing it from the capitol fund, reading the bill twice and making it a special order for "Wednesday morning, the senate ran through l3 bills before night. Among the bills introduced was one for a constitutional conven- tion, another to prevent lobbying, another to regulate investment com panies copied after the Kansas blue sky law, with several addi- tional acts.
 When the session opened today the senators evidently forgot their filibustering tactics of the day pre- ceding, starting right down to busi- ness. Officers of Mondays caucus were ratified, after which the sen ate went into executive session. The balance of the morning was turned over for the election of other of ficers as follows:
 Senate Is Economical.
 Assistant secretary, Allen Gates, Little Rock; expressing clerk, Laura B. Jacobson, Little Rock; enrolling clerk. Gussie Griffith, Argenta; as sistant sergeant-at-arms, R. T. Will liamson Little Rock; head janitor, w. L. Holbert; pages, Arden Blay- lock, Sebastian county; John Hold and B. F. Smith.
 Senator Martin offered a resolu- ton employing Ira Mckinney and Ora Brooks of Ft Smith and Min nie Mcdonald official stenographers at S5 per day. This was finally amended so the president of the senate will appoint these officials with a salary of Si per day. The senate then became very eGonomi- cal refusing to employ two extra pages at S2.50 per day.
 X concurrent resolution by Dea- ton provided for committee from five from the house and three from the senate to visit the state uniVer- sity
 The following bills were intro duced at the afternoon session:
 By Jacobson-Regulating invest ment companies.
 By Covington-Forcing railroad; operating switch engines in town, to employ an engineer, fireman foreman and three helpers.
 Constitutional Convention.
 By Toler-Regulating the prae- tice of medicine in saw mills, coa mines, etc.
 By Futrell-Fixing liability oi corporations for personal injury tC employees.
 By Greathouse-Preventing loby- ing, copied from Missouri law.
 By Miles-Providing for a con- stitutional convention commencing June with 25 delegates at large and with others as the same repre- sentation in the house to be choser at a special election to be held May Is.
 By Moore-Requiring appeals 1T criminal cases to be upon question of fact showing wrongful convic- ton intsead of legal technicalities
 By Rodgers-Adjusting negotiable instrument
 John Mitchell, the noted labor leader, was expected to address the senate. but failed to arrive.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
TO RESUME WAR
 AGAINST TURKS
Representatives of Allies in London Determine to Break of Peace Negotiations With Turkey
 Powers to Present Note.

London, Jan. 14-The decision definitely to break up the peace conference in London simultaneous ly with the presentation to the Turkish government of the note of the European powers was reached today by the chiefs of the peace delegation of the Balkan allies.
 The resolution of the representa- tives of Bulgaria, Greece, Montene- gro and Servia will be communi- cated to the porte in formal note.
 At the same time, it was decided to instruct tie commanders of the armed forces of the allies in the field to terminate the armistice which had been in operation since December 3.
 Since that date hostilities be- tween Bulgaria and Servia on the one side and Turkey on the other, have entirely ceased. Greece, which did not sign the armistice protocol, however, has continued fighting against Turkey, both on sea and land with varying success.
 Montenegro also, which was nom- inally a party to the armistice, has been engaged in the interim in many severe skirmishes with the troops forming the garrison of the Turkish fortress of Scutari, which shows no signs of yielding. It is believed that the Ottoman troops there, most of whom form part of the regular army, are fairly well provided with food and ammunl- tion. as Scutari was always a great center of the grain trade and the Turks have a considerable arsenal there.
 Janina. in the south of the Epi- rus, was the rallying point for large force of Turkish troops who escaped from Monastir and other places in Macedonia and Albania. The Greeks have closed all ap- breaches to the fortress from the south. but to the north and west inc communication is still open and the Turks there are able to obtain supplies.
 Conflicting reports as to condi- lions in the great fortress of Adrl- anople are current, but it appears evident that the Turkish troops and the inhabitants of the city are suf- fering from disease and lack ot supplies. They have been besieged ever since the last week of October by the Bulgarians, who have since been reinforced by large bodies of Servians, fresh from their victories on the other side of the Balkan pe- ninSula.
 Before the Tchataldia lines de- lending Constantinople there IS a gerat army of Bulgarians who are strongly entrenched and fronting them are large bodies of Turkish troops, some of them the remnants of the defeated armies which fled before the advancing Bulgarians' and other fresh troops brought up from the Turkish province of Asia Minor
 The threatening note of the allies to the Turks is to be worded in such way that it will become ef- fective only in the event the Otto- man government refuses compll- ance with the advice given by the ambassadors of the European pow CTS.
 Members of the Balkan league be- leve that the note drafted by the European diplomats is so diluted that it requires the admixture of a vitalizing tonic and this, they think will be supplied by their threats te continue hostilities.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
NORWOOD IS ENDORSED
 FOR THE SENATORSHIP

Berryville, Jan. i4.-At a meeting of the county central committee held at the court house in Berry vile Monday afternoon, a resolution was adopted endorsing Hal Nor wood for the United States senate for the long term to succeed the Hon. Jeff Davis, deceased.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

is under the direct influence Italy, will be chosen.
 Turkey Short of Funds.

London, Jan. 14.-Funds in the Ottoman treasury are insufficient to meet the coupon of the Turkish five per cent loan of 1896, which is due today, but the Imperial Ottoman bank has made arrangements to as sure it's payment. The loan amount ed to $i4,876,O00 and the amount still outstanding unredeemed is $i3,- 276000.
 Financial pressure on the Turk iSh government is so great now that the suspension of the payment of the salaries of officials for two months is under consideration.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
Two Families From Indiana.

MT. and Mrs. William E. Lloyd and Mir. and Mrs. John c. Lewis and five children, have arrived in Mena from Shelburn, Ind, and will make this their home. Mir. Lloyd bought farm east of Mena ias summer, on which MT. Lewis wi
 move at once. Mir. and Mrs. Lloyd will live in Mena. They were pre- ceded here by their son, Ed W. Lloyd, who came here a year ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
NEW UNDERTAKING HOUSE.
IOaM. ElrOd Preparing to Open Es-
 tablishment on South Side.

O. NJ. Elrod long we'll known in Mena, is almost ready to open an up-to-date undertaking establish ment, which will be located on Pickering avenue, two doors east of petty's store.
 Since the first of the year MT. El- rod has been busily occupied IT having the large storeroom parti- toned and put in shape for the business. He has ordered a full equipment of undertaking goods including a handsome hearse, tht latter in gray finish, the color now most popular. str.. MT. Elrod is expecting his equip ment and supplies to arrive an, day, and when they do and are in stalled will make formal an lnouncement.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
BOYS!
Are You Behind?

If for any reason you have been out of school and gotten behind in your studies, come to Mena Busi- ness College and get special work this winter.
 You can enter any time and take such studies as you like. School runs day and night. One tuition pays for both day and night.
 School over Horner Bros. X Stapp's Grocery.
 E. w. Justus, Principal. 26S-6
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
Night School.

Commencing next Monday night at 7:3O, we will begin to sell schol- arships and enroll the names of those who want night work. Terms and prices same as in the day school. Annual scholarship, $50; quarterly scholarship, $25. Can make monthly rate to those unable to purchase scholarships.
 K. w. Jusfus, Principal
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
ONE CANAL LOCK AT
 t5s PANAMA IS IN USE

Colon, Jan. i4-That the canal works are progressing rapidly is shown by the fact that dock i6 at Cristobal, for permanent use when the canal is opened, is sufficiently advanced in construction to accom- modate two vessels day.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
WALSTON SOLD LIQUOR.
Mena Man Fined S1OO and Gets SC
 Days at Ft. Smith.

Ft. Smith Jan. 1.-The January term of federal court opened Mon day morning with the usual opening day routine. At the morning ses- sion Judge Youmans pronounced sentence upon Henry Walston of Mena, of SlO0 fine and 30 days in jail for bootlegging. Walston had pleaded guilty at the June term oi last year, and sentence was defer- red.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
THE MAINE WRECK CLEARED.
Last Remnant of Old Warship Has
 Vanished From Sight.

Washington, Jan 13.-Work of removing the last remnants of the wreck of the old battleship Maine and the accumulations gathered about in in the bottom of Havana harbor is completed.
 Colonel Balk of the corps of en- gineers, who was detailed to carry out the undertaking, has submitted a general report upon the subject and a detailed account of expendi- lures will be forthcoming.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

The neXt eInnlne report VIII De issued Thursday January g, at 40 a. m.. and will announce the quan- tity of cotton ginned prior to "Wednesday, January 15.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

For Sale-Enclclopedia Britannica; 3i volumes, with guide to syste- fnatic reading, S25; good as new; less than one-half the purchase price. E. S. Stewart, Hatfield, Ark. 262-2 wi
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
A Good Investment.

Money spent for a complete course in Mena Business College is good investment. What can you spend $50 or Si00 for that will bring better returns? 264-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

For Sale--Crystal White Orpington
 Chickens, Kellerstraus strain, lay like slot machine. Mrs. Ira Smith, Mena. 23i-ie-49tf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

Trade at Moseley's Saturday and aet a g cent can of Baking Powder Free. 262-2 wi
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

Wanted-A blacksmith at Potter;
 will pay by day or give a per cent of earnings. F. B. Beavers. .2-4 V ~
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

Pure Rye and Buekwheat Flour at Thacker Bros. 3-i 267-5
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
Exnect Turkey to Refuse.

London, Jan. il.--Observers of the Balkan situation express the opin- ion that Turkey will reject the ad- vice of European powers and that hostilities will be resumed.
 Representatives of the allies de- clare that they are ready to face all events. They say that 100000 of their troops are concentrated around the fortress of Adrianople and along the lines of Tchataldja, while all their heavy siege batteries have been placed in position before Adrianople.
 General Boyovitoh, Servian hero Of Monastir, asserts that within two days Adrianople can now be cap turad
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16

Get g cent can of Calumet Baking Powder Free at M0seIey's. See ad. 262-2 wi
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-16
War Moves of Powers.

Although mobilization of the Rus sian and Italian armies is denied, there is no doubt that Austria Hungary still maintains her arma- ments with the object of enforcing her claims in the Balkans. especial ly in Albania. plenipotentiaries of the allies remark that the attitude of Austria-Hungary is not so much against them as against Italy and that, for this reason, owing to the rivalry of these two members of the triple alliance, the Balkan states will suffer. They asert that Aus tria-Hungary is depriving Monte negro of Scutari only because, in case that city does not become the capital of Albania Avalona, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
DAUGHTERS OF The New PANArfA
MINISTER DRKkfION Il VA1DEs

Senorita Ramona e. LefeVre. sister, of
Senior Don j. E. Lefevre, first secre-
tary of the Panaman legation. MISS
Lefevrs has recently come to Wash
ington to stay with her brother. and
is sure to become one Of the seasons
favorites. Tall and dark, she is q per-
feet type, of the Spanish girl which has
worldwide reputation for her beauty
made eefs er the queen 81 hs ea festival
1912. And today Miss Lefevre is still
known to her friends as Queen Ra-
mona
"our fiesta she said, 'fs held just
before the beginning of Lent. About a
week previous the king and queen are
chosen by popular vote. Saturday the
chosen ones make their entry and are
proclaimed king and queen of the car
nival. Sunday. however. is the great
est day, of all. Visitors flock to the
city, as well as the employees working
on the canal, and every one enters into
the carnival spirit. Confetti is thrown.
eggs containing perfume are broken
and riotous scene of life and color
is apparent everywhere. On the two
following days come the professions.
balls and other carnival festivities
1t was Senior Lefevre who described
the more religious customs of the coun-
try Holy week is observed by every
one; high and , low in Panama" he
O'Clock Saturday the church bells are
silent During that time the women
visit all the churches, each church rep
resenting a station Saturday, just at
II o'clock, the bells begin to peal
joyously About the only participation
in which children are concerned oc-
ours at this time. The small boys
from Thursday to Saturday are for