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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
CHAPTER XXI.
The Tlnsel Show.

He had no difficulty in finding her.
The posters before the Conan &
Snitz's syndicate theater were ieatur-
ing her. The publicity bureau had
spread far upon the value OF that
800 900 prize beauty" contest. Every
thing was fish, or more properly,
Kosher meat that came TO the net OF
Cohan & Snitz-
And 70 think, murmured MIR. Cur
ran that morning after breakfast at
the Sherman house. that Nawter the
artist. and me OF the News were at
the bottom of it,
Aureie had made a go OF II. that
was certain Wiley learned of her
hotel al the box office. II was one
that startled him, for to the sober
Midlands. il stood for all the city 8
opulence: TO Wiley it was barbaric,
Byzantine, dangerous.
WHAT" he muttered, has our
little Iowa girl got 10 do living at
the Graystone? How the mischief
can she afford it,
For he couldn't free himself from
Aurelie's vagabondage of the rabbit
hunting days. She was many-sided
person who could skin rabbitS or sing
enticingly each night IF | were
the only girl in the world. don't you
think you could love me?' or some one
other OF those American folk-sougs
which the Hebrews write for us-and
sell us. Wiley passed whole win
dow pyramided with the great song
hit. and Aurelie's picture was on top
of it.
Well. I'll be damned" he said.
"You kid
He went in and bought copy OF
IF ! Were the Only Girl, etc. Then
ne ran across Jeffries of the Times,
whom he used to know in Rome, and
who envied Wiley for being his own
master and the big frog in the little
pudle; and Wiley said, That's so, "
but secretly envied Jeffries his place
In the big puddle of city newspaper
dom.
Then Jeffries said curiously: Saw
you were in politics down in the old
town, Wiley?"
Sort OF. The Delroy bunch got
me to run against Jim Hall, and
bless me. if didn't beat his head
off in the primary.
"Thunder--you in congress Oh
great guns, Wiley"
! That's what they all say
is Thad unanimous?"
The old skunk Will knife me, but
the courthouse ring Is about down
and out, | think Had TO put Harlan
Van Hart on their ticket this fall to
sort of brace it up. The people has
riz up and let yelp, Benny, and
I'm on the riz with EN-. Come on.
I'll take you to show this after
noon"
Amt one in town worth killing
What's the matter with The Girl
and the Burglar"
Some more bunk handed rs from
Broadway But the girl In II is all
TO the good. She's peeled off three
Dagger with this town
Sing" quayered Mr.. Curran, pal
pltatingly.
Not much No one can in these
shows"
"Act?" continued Mr.. Curran, more
palpitatingly.
Not much. She doesn't have to-.
Nobody does But this girls got the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15

Then he wnirled and dashed through
the shop, up 10 his cottage and INV"
his bedroom AUNT Abby was snorlhG'
as he 'cranmed collars and brushes
and Ties and slippers into a suit eaF'
and then dashed ont again and over
the fence with the liehtness OF boy
lie forgot 10 close the door. lie scat
tered toilet articles from Hish'st 20
the Junction But one thing he ala
not lose. and that Was Aurelie.S ro-
saTy
And by one OF those curious chances
OF destiny which make or mar man >
life the Chicago train was three MN
utes late. and he made H.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
FOR CITY ATTORNEY.

In this issue will be found the announcement of Charles A. Zweng who aspires to be city attorney of Mena. MT. Zweng was in business in Mena several years ago, and in that capacity made many warm friends who admired him for his genial manner, industry and in tegTity.
 Later MT. Zweng returned to his old home in Bloomington, H., where after three years study he was graduated from the law department of the Illinois Wesleyan University. On receiving his diploma he decid- ed to again make Mena his home, and lost no time in doing so, pur- chasing a home and becoming as sociated with Senator E. J. Lundy in the law business.
 MT. Zweng is young, clean of character and ambitious, and should make good on the job to which he aspires.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
WILL DEBATE RELIGION.
MOrriltOn Discussion Will Last a
 Week, Perhaps Longer.

MOrriltOn. Nov. 30-As result of the anti-Catholic lecture delivered here last night by the Rev Otis L. Sturgeon of Des Molnes, Ia., Father Boniface, a Catholic priest, has agreed to meet the Rev. Mr. Spur geon in a debate. The debate will be held during the second week in January. Terms of the debate spe- cify that jury of twelve men shall be chosen as the judges, and each evening during the early part of the week shall be evenly divided with an evening later given to each for rebuttal. It also was agreed that, if necessary, the debate would be continued into second week.
 The question for debate which was chosen by the Rev. Mir. Spur geon is: Resolved, That the Ro- man Catholic Priesthood Is a Treacherous Bunch of White Slav- CTS"
 The Rev. MT. Sturgeon is editor of the question and answers depart ment of "The Menace" and Father Boniface is a native of Arkansas, having been educated at Subiaco College, in Logan county.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
WORKERS FOR CHILD HEALTH TO PUBLIC
Arkansas Welfare Association Max ing Effort to Create Interest in This Most Important Subject
 Publicity Campaign.

Little Rock, Dec. i.-(Special.) The officers of the Arkansas Child Welfare Association, Dr. w. H Deadrick of Hot Springs, president Mrs. Joe Frauenthal of Conway vice president, and Mrs. c. w. Gar rison of Little Rock, secretary and treasurer, are making an effort tC arouse the interest of the public in the purposes of the organization. Il is one of the permanent results of the baby health contest at the State Fair in Hot Springs.
 Mrs. Garrison says: There is nc other organization in the state which devotes it's efforts to child welfare, and the field is rich with possibilities. Our present activi- ties will be directed mainly to a campaign of publicity. This will be carried on largely through com mittees. So far we have commit tees on infant mortality, school hygiene, sex hygiene, eugenics, sanitation, membership, etc.
 The annual dues of the organiza- ton are only Si.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
BOYS AND GIRLS GET REWARD.
Eleven Hundred From Ohio Corn
 Clubs on Fine Trip.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 2.-This was a great day for 1000 boys and more than 100 girls in Ohio. From every section of the state young men and young women-mostly farmer boys and girls-left for Pittsburgh, where the Corn Boys Special" will transport them to Washington, Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The trip is reward for the boys and girls efforts in raising the best corn in each county in Ohio during the season. Every county in the state was represented in the party. The trip was planned by the State Board of Agriculture. T. R. Riddle, direct or of the organization, is in charge.
 Governor Tener of Pennsylvania will play host to the boys and girls while they are in Harrisburg. At Washington President Wilson will receive them and deliver an ad- dress, while two days will be spent at the capital sightseeing. At Philadelphia the party will be talk en for an inspection of the navy yard. The party will be quartered in nine hotels in Washington.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
GEO. MURPHY OUT OF DANGER
So Far Recovered From Injury That
 Soon Will Resume Practice.

Little Rock, Nov 30.-(Special.) ) Former Attorney General George w. Murphy, for many years the leading criminal attorney of Arkansas, is now out of danger, and is expected soon to return to his law practice Gen. Murphy was run down by an automobile driven by Dr. E. p. Bledsoe while crossing a street, and several ribs were fractured. On ac- count of his advanced age, it was feared the injuries might prove fatal, but Gen. Murphy gave a specimen of his wartime fighting spirit, and after a few weeks in bed will be as good as ever.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
"A Long Course of Litigation"

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis inquired why a widow had cempro- missed a $i0,000 damage suit for the death of her son by accepting a pay ment of S75O.
 The lawyer for the railroad that killed the son and paid the $750 said that the widow had taken it gladly rather than have "a long course of litigation"
 See how the long course of litiga- ton worksl Perhaps that answer satisfied the lawyer who made it, But it does not satisfy the people.
 One of the great things the peo- pie have at heart is so to change the course of litigation that it won't be unreasonably long; that it won't give a wealthy corporation the power to wear out the resources of an adversary; that it won't compel injustice and inequality of any kind. Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04

to the grown-ups. Some of these boys have won handsome prizes at the state fairs and other contests. Scores of farmers have made bigger 'crops than formerly, and hundreds have been influenced to study for better farming and better living. And papers in Missouri and Kansas and other places have told about what Polk county, Arkansas, was doing
 Yes, we were proud of it
 But our Quorum court, to 8, voted down the appropriation for demonstration work-the only ap- propriation they could make that is primarily ALL for the farmers benefit.
 The progressive people in Polk county feel as though they have got a setback, but they rejoice in Sevier county's better luck.
 Forward let the march be. We're coming again, and coming strong and that before long.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
RATIONAL BREVITIES.
Davidson.

DdNluSOl.
 The true religion of universal love knows nothing of selfish inter- ests.
 Every material form is but an ex- pression of the germ of Divinity that exists in every material thing
 No matter how small your busi- ness, do it with all your soul; anG remember to keep your head coo and your heart warm.
 If the love for a vice is discarded and that love conferred upon some virtue, necessarily that vice is dis placed and it's place is filled by a virtue.
 Those who have no difficulties tC overcome are in far worse condi- tion than those who have many, but with strength and will to rise above them.
 A human being is a combination of varying proportions of vitality and materiality, capable of seeing nothing except that which exists in his mind.
 He who controls not his desires is a slave to his appetite, while if these are held in check to the ex- tent of temperament, he is master of himself, and therefore normal.
 Misunderstanding and misappli- cation of truths are the source of great suffering and destruction; therefore knowledge without wis dom to direct it is indeed very dangerous.
 The ethics of nearly all religious systems in the world are essen tially the same, and yet the adher- ents of the various religions pro- ceed to gather up a great heap of superstitions and absurdities and proceed to brace them up as essen tials, and as consequence have discords many.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
PERJURY ALLEGED BY YCONDENNED MAN
Charles Becker, Former New York Police Lieutenant, Making Strong Fight for Life in Court
 of Appeals.

Albany, N. Y., Dec. IA conspir- acy which found itself in perjured testimony put former Police Lieu tenant Charles Becker in the Sing Sing death house for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, attorneys for the convicted man argued today in the Court of Appeals, Justice Golf, who denied Becker a new trial, was criticised severely. Becker's coun- sel appealed from the order deny ing their motion for a new trial and asked for a reversal of judg- ment.
 Mrs. Becker was in the court room by the special request of her husband. It is expected that de- cision in the case will not be rem dered for three months.
 Twenty-Five reasons why the de- cision of the lower court should be arrested were given by Becker's counsel. Among them were:
 The trial was unfair; error was committed in excluding evidence; Sam Schepps plainly was an ac- complice; the verdict was opposed to the weight of the evidence; in- numerable incidents. and circum- stances which occurred during the trial were prejudicial to the de- fendant, including the argumenta- tive charge. F
 The date of the alleged meeting in Harlem between Becker and the gunmen never was set positively, and inasmuch as it would be impos- sible to fix this date for new trial, the indictment ought to be dis missed. ,5t....
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
Monroe County Game Law Void

Little Rock, Nov. 27.-(SpeciaD Tn response to a question by a Brinkley citizen, Attorney General Moose has givensan unofficial opin- ion that the Monroe county game law IS void under the decision of the Supreme court in the Grant county case. In Monroe county non residents are required to pay a li- cense of Sf5, while residents pay a license of only $2, thus discriminat- ing against the nonresident. which IS in violation of the principles laid down by the Supreme court.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
THEY'RE PROUD OF IT.

Forward the march of agricul- ture takes it's wayl" shouts the De- Queen Bee in glee over the fact that the Quorum court of Sevier county has set aside ample funds to employ a county farm demonstrator to get the money offered by the govern ment, and then added $250 besides for premiums.
 Then the Bee says: Records were made this year Next year these records will be broken and new ones made.
 County Demonstration WOfford announces that over 1000 in pre- miums will be offered for Sevier county agricultural products in the good year 1914.
 "The winner of an agricultural prize is trebly rewarded. He gets the prize, he gets larger or better product from his land and enjoys an honor that should be a source of pride to anyone,
 "The loser also wins. By his in- creased effort he doubtless gets a larger return for his labor, and he discovers how he may do better in the future.
 With the stimulation of the prizes offered, the 1914 crops in Se- vier county will doubtless be the greatest in it's history"
 Go to it, neighborl Polk county has made a remarkable record along these lines, the Mena business men have donated hundreds of dollars to the prizes for farmer boys and some
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
GEORGE ROBINSON, $500 BOND
B. J. Stuart, Attorney, Fined sie foe
 Contempt of Court.

During the preliminary trial off, George Robinson, charged with forgery, before Justice of the Peace Radcliffe in the Circuit court room Tuesday morning, B. J. Stuart, an attorney, was fined $i0 for con- tempt of court and the justice
 called on the officers to quiet him. MT. Stuart told the court he was representing Abe Collins, the prosecuting attorney, and attempt ed to ask question of state wit ness. This was objected to by w. NJ. Pipkin, who was representing
 the state. MT. pipkin said that MT.
 Stuart was trying to intimidate the
 witness and inject into the present examination another case in which he {Stuart) was an attorney. Stuart insisted on his right to ask
 the question and detied the court
 to refuse him the permission. The justice decided adversely to MT. Stuart and requested him to take
 his seat. This the attorney did not do, and the court fined him si0 for contempt, and requested the sheriff
 to quiet him. The fine was later remitted.
 Robinson, the defendant, is a Wit ness in an action against Philip Schneider, who was recently bound over to the grand jury on charge preferred against Nellie Patton, who lives near Acorn. Mir. Stuart's con tention that there was a c0lluslon between certain parties to get Rob- inson out of the state and the pres ent charge against him was "a put up job"
 J. H. Estes testified that he had sold team and wagon to Robinson receiving in payment two cheeks one for S350 and another for S'o, signed Schneider" No initials or given name were used in the sigma ture. That the cheeks were ior- geries. Seventy-flve dollars Of the money was to be used in paying some debts contracted by Robinson; MT. Estes said he could not read very we'll, but supposed the cheeks were good when he took them. he said that Robinson told him tne money was put up by Schneider III order to get him out of the country so he could not testify in the case that will come up before the grand jury in April.
 Phillip Schneider said he dld noI write the checks; that he knew Robinson was witness against nm, but told him that all he asked was that he tell the truth about nm when he testified. He further s he did not try to induce the 1e- fendant to leave the state; that ne did not authorize Robinson to sisn his name on any check, and that ne did not have that amount of money in the bank at the time. ,
 Sheriff Thornton told ot ms tracking and arresting the prlsohe. near Thomasville, Ok, and tnas Robinson said there was some ms understanding and that he wrote the cheeks himself
 Justice Radcliffe bound the prs, oner over to the grand jury an9 fixed his bond at $500 and remanueu him to jail until the bond could pe made.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04

Answer-Shales are so variable Tn construction that it would be lm- possible to give an accurate answer without a chemical analysis. The only fertilizing elements usually found in shale is potash. This may vary. however, from nothing in some sections up to as high as 1 per cent. Granting that this material may contain i per cent potash, 1t would be worth at market prices about S4.20 per ton. The cost Of mining, grinding and putting on the land would probably far exceed the value of the shale.
 Chemical analysis has shown the soils of Polk county to be relatively high in potash content. Field ex- periments in the use of various forms of commercial fertilizers have shown that they do not re- spond readily to the application of potash alone. The one element most important in Polk county soils is phosphorus. This can only be supplied by ground rock phos- phate or the acid phosphate. The other element, nitrogen. usually needed, should be supplied either by commercial fertilizers or by the growth of nitrogen gathering crops. In field tests at the Mena Sub-Sta- tion, potash has not given good re- suits except where used in addition to phosphorus and nitrogen.
 W. c. Lassetter,
 Arkansas Experiment Station.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
Baby's Body Brought to Mena for
 Burial.

Charlie Morgan of DeQueen brought the hody of his month-old child to Mena Friday and the re- mains were inferred in White Oak cemetery Friday, the services being conducted by the Rev. J. J. Bowman. Mrs. Morgan was unable to be pres ent at the burial Fireman Ed Bradyhoff. Pete Little and Jack Reedy accompanied MT. Morgan and the body to it's last resting place. +a
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
FREE LAND FOR SETTLERS.

Now H. c. Couch of the Little Rock-Hot Springs interurban en- terprise offers to join in the plar proposed by T. N. Wilson of Arka- delphia to get settlers for Arkansas by gifts of l0-acre tracts of land MT. Wilson offered 10 acres and saiC there were 50 men in Philadelphia who would give 10 to 20 acres each to homeseekers who would agree tc settle on the land and cultivate it Troy w. Lewis of Little Rock has said he will be one of the t,00C landowners to give t0-acre tracts and he suggested the formation of a Free Home Association" each man who gives land to give Si0 an acre to pay the expenses of seeking out desirable people as settlers.
 Mir. Couch says that in Columbia country. where he was brought up. he believes 100 10-acre tracts could readily be secured under this plan.
 No doubt 1000 or more property owners would be willing to give 10 acres each to actual homeseekers and homemakers. The thing to do is to organize this movement so the land can be listed and brought to the attention of people throughout the country.-Arkansas Gazette.
 This plan, with some added de- tails, was recently suggested to The Star as good one for Polk county to consider. And it would seem that if tried on a right basis it ought to be successful.
 There is one thing, however, that we must ever and always keep in mind. We cannot have a satisfied people, either among our present population or those who may be in- duced to come, until all may feel assured that when they produce anything they may find market for it. All our efforts must be made with that vital idea in mind.
 At present thele is apparently ample market for all kinds of live stock. Hay and corn and feedstuffs are not grown in sufficient quantity to supply local demand. Peanuts and cowpeas always will bring good prices and will have a ready mar ket, and onions could be counted on as profitable if produced in quan- tity and properly handled These and a good many other products can be depended upon as finding a ready market, but there is another class that can only be profitably handled through organization, both in grow ing and selling.
 Among the surest all-the-year- round products, and the best for the country, are those of the milk cow With a creamery, these would return cash to the producer every day in the year. And that is something that should be kept in mind until it has been obtained and its successful operation is assured.
 Free tracts of land would do much 10 bring people to Polk coun- ty and a population campaign based on such would bring quick and sure results. But, to make the effort per manently beneficial, we should first be able to assure those who come that they can get certain and fair returns for all they produce.
 That is a prime essential in keep ing a satisfied population.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
IMMENSE BOND FOR SHERIFF.
W. C. Hutton of Pulaski Gives sure
 ty in Sum of Sl,O37, 1000.

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-,Speclail The largest bond ever filed by an Arkansas official, representing Sl,- 037 ,OOO, has been filed by Sheriff w. G. Hutton of Pulaski county. The bond has been approved by Judge J. R. Lea in the Circuit court. The signatures of many prominent resl l. dents of Little Rock are upon the bond and represent everything from 5000 to the Si00,000 property owners. This bond is almost double that required of the state treas urer, which is but S600,000.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-04
O Oufstions
 aun anslnfrs
Ouestion-Fertilizing elem

Ouestion-Fertilizing elements in shale. From experience and observation 1 am convinced that there are fertilizing elements Tn the shale deposits so plentiful ln Polk county. Of course, 1t Is not so rich as commercial fertilizers I believe there is enough value to pay we'll for mining, grinding and putting on our land. Ii IS not hard to grind-the work could be done in winter time or when not in our crops. l would like to know. if you can find out for me and others. how such fertilizer would compare in value, ton Tor ton. with cotton seed meal or the ordinary commercial fertilizer. This idea may amount to much or nothing.
 J. w. Cook, Wickes, Ark.