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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
HOPE WILL HAVE
 GOOD ROADS DAY.
Will Cooperate With Columbus Citizens in Improving 1S-
 Mile Stretch.

Hope. Aug, 26.-At a largely at tended good roads rally here today, a resolution was passed setting September 3 and i as days when all business places in Hope should be closed and all the able-bodied in habitants should work on the roads. The 18-mile stretch from Hope to Columbus will be first improved. A committee of fiVe-J. II. Arnold, J. II. Black, R. k. Ethridge, w. F. Bridewell and A. F. Ameon-was appointed to meet with a committee from Columbus. The two commit- tees will divide the road into half mile sections and County Judge H. L. B'Shers will appoint an over seer for each section. Each man will be requested to report for duty on a given section, carrying with him a full dinner pail.
 The meeting was largely attended and very enthusiastic. It was pre- sided over by Mayor T. B. Bowden, with W. F. Brideweu as secretary. Several enthusiastic speeches were made by we'll known citizens.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
TWO PLUNGE TO DEATH.
Aviator and Passenger Fall 1000
 Feet When Machine CollapSeS.

Rouen, France, Aug. 25.-The French aviator, NJ. Montalent, and a passenger, NJ. Metivier, were killed yesterday Dy the collapse of their hydroaeroplane. Montalent was one of nine competitors in a hydro aeroplane race which started from Le Pecq. near Paris, for De Auville, a seaport in the north of France. He reached Rouen third and was flying at a height of 1000 feet as he approached the town.
 The waiting crowds saw the ma chine suddenly pitch violently and drop. The occupants were thrown out. Montalent crashed through the deck of a river barge. Metivier fell into the river. Both were bad Iy mangled. MOntalent was one of the largest land owners of Rouen.
 George Chemet was the first to arrive al De Auville, covering the distance in three hours and 50 min uates. Three others reached the point shortly afterwards. The other contestants were com pelled to abandon the race. Charles T. Weyman. the American who was running among them, descended outside Rouen on account of motor trouble.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
CHURCH PUTS BAN ON LODGES.
Kansas Members of Holiness Sect
 Agree to Quit Secret Societies.

Wichita, Kas, Aug. 25.-The Kansas State Holiness Association, which has a membership of 1,200 ministers and laymen, voted here to bar members of secret lodges. Twelve members of the association publicly removed lodge pins and threw them away. Many other lodge members confessed their membership and promised to quit their lodges.
 Use of tobacco in any form also will in the future forfeit member ship in the association. Ladies Aid Society socials to obtain money for christian work were condemned. Fifteen hundred Holiness members are camping on the convention grounds. The meeting closed Sun day.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
NATION AROUSED
 ON VITAL ISSUE
American Good Roads Congress Will Mark Epoch in COuntry's Del clOpment-FrOm Ocean
 to Ocean.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Hon. David
 r. Houston, secretary of agricul- lure, will represent the national administration at the Third Ameri- can Road Congress, which will be in session at Detroit, Mich, during tine week of September 20. The congress is the annual clearing house of the organized road move ment of America and is partici- pated in by LWenty-siX great or ganlZatlOns under the leadership of the American Highway Associa- ton and the American Automobile Association. So important is this annual congress considered that the American Bar Association, the American Bankers Association and the National Grange are officially identified with it. It is quite ap- propriate that the official head of he department of agriculture should open this great meeting, as the Federal Office of Public Roads Is under his jurisdiction. Logan Waller Page, director of the Of flee of Public Roads, is president of the American Highway Association and of the American Road Con- gress, and it has been under his Icapable management that the gov ernment road office has grown in
 the last eight years from an ob- ,rure organization with a total ap- Ipropriation of only S35,000, to a widely known and effective bureau
 with an appropriation to be eX- pended under it's direction this year
 of nearly S2OOOO0O. Its labOra-
 tories for testing and research work
 have in recent years obtained such eminence as to cause the British
 government 10 send over to it spe- cimens of the road materials of
 England, Scotland and Wales to be
 tested. Premier Borden of Canada | has advised the management of the Congress that the Canadian govern
 ment will be represented by mem
 Der of the cabinet The fact that
 the United States government and |
 the Canadian government will thus
 be officially represented at good
 roads congress held on the border
 line, will bring about a great at
 tendance from both countries, and
 will be followed by a marked stimu-
 latiOn of the road movement in
 both. As an indication of the wide spread interest in the coming road
 congress, he Trunk Line AssOcia-
 ton, comprising most of the great
 eastern and central railroads, has
 granted a special rate of one and
 one-half fare for round trip to the
 western terminus en route to the
 congress. This is a very unusual
 concession by the railroads, and is
 due to the importance which they
 attach to the good roads movement
 under it's present leadership.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
TEMPERATURES HIGH. RAIN NIL.
Max. for Week Ending August 26, 9S
 Deq.-Nin. 65.

The hot weather continues, as also the absence of rainfall. Un- less rain comes during the next four days August, 1913, will go into the records as the dryest August in years at the Mena weather station, the only measureable precipitation so far being August 1, when .33 of an inch was recorded. On the 9th, llth, 12th, llth and Dist there were sprinkles, but none heavy enough to lay the dust at the site of the in- struments on Grandview Heights, though on the last day named there was heavy shower downtown.
 The maximum and minimum tenn peratures for the week ending Au- gust 26 were.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
GREAT FIRE SWEEPS
 TEAGUE RAILROAD YARDS
Roundhouse and Power Plant Saved
 Will Rebuild on Larger Scale.

Teague, Tex, Aug. 26.-About 20 acres were burned over and nearly half million dollars damage was done by fire in the Trinity and Brazos Valley railroad shops here this morning. The fire began at ? o'clock this morning in the store room. It soon destroyed the wood working, blacksmith, machinery and tin shops. A heavy fire wall saved the roundhouse and expen- sive power plant. Five locomotives in the shops were destroyed. The payroll records of tbe employees was the only thing saved from the office of the master mechanic in charge of the entire plant, The railroad company announced this morning that it will immediately re- build and on a bigger scale. The cause of the fire is unknown. No one was injured.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
AGED SWAIN SHOOTS RIVAL.
Barrett. 70, Resented kimlin, 6O
 Dancing With Mrs. Ravens.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Aug. 25- Thomas H. Kimlin was fatally shot by Lorenzo Barrett near HopeWell Junction yesterday, and Barrett Is in iail here charged with murder. Mrs Catherine Ravens, who was present at the time of the shooting, is detained as a witness.
 Barrett is 70 years old and Kim lin 50. The two men and Mrs. Ha- vens had dinner together, and Bar rett complained of the manner in which Kimlin had prepared the food. While Kimlin was dancing ahout the floor with Mrs. Ravens Barrett became angered. A quar- rel followed, and when klmlm walked out of the door he was fol- lowed by Barrett, who is alleged to have picked up a rifle and shot Kimlm through the heart.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
UNIFORM LAWS
 BEING DISCUSSED
Commissioners of United States and Canada in Conference for Good of the \atiOns-A Co.,
 Operative Effort.

Montreal Que. Aug. 26.-The lWenty-third annual conference of the commissioners on uniform state laws. which began here today, has brought some of the most noted lawyers in Canada and the United States to this city.
 The fact that the majority of the commissioners are members of the bar association, prompted the eX- ecutiye committee in New York to decide on Montreal.
 Representative from Is states of the United States, the District of Columbia. Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands will attend. Among the questions to be discussed are a Workingman's com pensation act, pure food law, cor poration law and partnership law.
 The officers of the conference are: President, Charles Thaddeus Terry. New York; vice president, John Hiuckley, Baltimore, Md; treasurer, Talcott H. Russell, New Haven. Conn.,; secretary Clarence \. Wooley, Pawtucket R. l.
 One of the first uniform laws drafted by the commissioners, the negotiable instruments act, has heen enacted by 45 states and Alas 'ka. The uniform warehouse re- ceipts act has been adopted by 26 states and Alaska. Delaware, Wis consin and New Jersey have adopt ed uniform divorce act, and sev- eral states have adopted the uni form laws on stock transfers and bills of lading.
 Many of the commissioners have made a careful study of automobile legislation. and some interesting re- ports on a subject which is of such vital interest 10 many thousands of citizens will be presented to the conference.
 In addition to discussing the au- tomobile legal questions, the state commissioners at Montreal will also discuss methods of securing greater in laws affecting pure foods, workmen's compensation, marriage and divorce, child labor, medical practice, corporations and business partnerships.
 The meeting of the bar associa- ton, which follows the conference on uniform state laws, will be at tended by Lord Haldane, lord high chancellor of England, ex-President Taft and Chief Justice White of the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
SLEW MAN WHO
 SAVED HIS LIFE
kentuckian Rescued From Drown ing Killed His Deliverer-Mur- derer Fled in SkifR With Citi-
 zens Firing From the Shore.

Taylorsport, Ky, Aug. 25.-Wil- liam Zurelbry saved the life of Lewis Phillips yesterday. His re- ward was death-a murder victim at the hands of the man for whom he had fought with death to save from drowning in the Ohio river.
 The two men were members of a fishing party which was crossing from the Ohio side of the river to the Kentucky side just after day break As they were nearing the shore in the indistinct dawn the skin struck a log. It overturned and all of the members of the par ty were thrown into the river.
 Phillips could not swim. Zurel- bry started for shore with easy strokes, but the cries of the help less Phillips sent him back to the scene. He caught Phillips as he sank. but the man clutched at his throat. Zurelbry battled with tue man in the deep waters until the victims strength was gone. Then he swan ashore with him.
 Fifteen minutes later Zurelbry was sitting in the dining room of his home when Phillips forced open the door and greeted his rescuer with a flow of profanity.
 You saved my life, didn't you? he muttered.
 Then he raised a rifle to his shoulder and sent bullet into Zurelbry's temple.
 The slayer fled to the river front, where he seized a skiff. Then he rowed furiously for the Ohio side. As the skin skinned across the river twenty men stood on the shore. shooting at the murderer But the swaying, rocking boat was difficult target.
 Posses were formed immediately to search the hills for him and messages were sent to several po- lice chiefs in the towns to watch for the man.
 The cause of the shooting of Zurelbry is an absolute mystery. Although the men had known each other for several years, they had never been known to engage in a quarrel or fight of any kind
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28

STOP MILLIONAIRE'S POLICY.
insurance Companies Refuse to Pay
 $2OO,000 10 Lumbcrman's Widow.

Duluth, Minn., Aug. 25.-The two life insurance companies in which John McAlpine, millionaire lum- herman, was insured have refused to pay the insurance. That ties up all the insurance left by the lum- herman, there being S65,0OO in life insurance and $ll0,000 in accident policies. As the coroner's jury re- turned a verdict of murder by some unknown persons or persons, l" the insurance companies, it is said, proposed to wait and see what de- velops.
 The policies, both life and acci- dent are made payable to the wid- ow, Mrs. John McAlpine.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
go FUSION FOR OKLAHOMA.
Straight-Gut Fight for Complete
 Progressive Ticket for 1914.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 25.--A strlight-out fight for a Progressive state ticket in Oklahoma in 1914 is the program outlined by Ava A. Mcdonald, chairman of the Pro eressiye State Committee meeting here today.
 An important feature of the or ganization in this state is the wom- ems organization, which is headed by Mrs. Edward D. Gotchy, wife of an Oklahoma City physician, who is also president of the Second Dis trict Federation of Women's Clubs. Many other widely known club women are aiding in the organiza- ton of the women of the state.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
INDICTMENTS ASKED
 FOR MURPHY GANG
New Turn in New York Guberna- torial Fight - Judge Arnold Charges COnspiracy-Live-
 ly Times Ahead.

New York, Aug. 25.-The indict- ment of Charles F. Murphy, Aaron J. Levy, assembly majority leader, and Senator James J. Bradley, was requested today by the district at torney of New York and Albany counties and L. F. Arnold of Al bany, Sulzer's ardent friend. Judge Arnold presents the statements of many persons to back up his accu- sation of conspiracy to oust Sulzer out of the governors chair. Arnold declared that money has been used freely in this conspiracy.
 Says Plot Exists.
 Judge Arnold, who is publisher of the Press knickerbocker-EXpress of Albany, said today:
 My newspaper has been friendly to Sulzer ill this fight because we thought he was not getting square deal. Because of this frlendlIness many persons have written to us and called at our offices to tell us what they knew of plot on the part of certain men whom 1 cannot name now, to disgrace Sulzer and put him out of the governor s chair.
 This evidence has been placed before competent lawyers and they believe that it is sufficient to war rant indictments in connection with the impeachment proceedings. As an instance of the number of men who are ready to testify, l will say that ten men came into our office Saturday afternoon with evidence relating to this plot. We believe that it is amply strong to warrant the indictment of Murphy, Levy and Frawley and others. I cannot say how many others now, nor can I tell the nature of the charges.
 They go 10 show, however, that there was a conspiracy and a plot against Sulzer More than that, they tend to prove a fiendish crime far greater than that,
 This evidence, in part, is in the hands of District Attorney Whit man and the district attorney of Albany county, They are consider ing it. What they think of it l am not at liberty to say. They will have more of it soon."
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
CANAL MACHINES FOR ALASKA
Senator Poindcxter Has Resolution
 Passed to Utilize Equipment.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Followins up his several resolutions for an opening, Washington Saturday ob- tained adoption by the Senate of a resolution that the Isthmian Canal Commission furnish the Senate in- formation as to what machinery now used in construction of the Panama canal be available for use m Alaska in railroad and dock building and coal mining.
 Poindexter now has pending in the Senate bills for government construction and ownership of railroads, governmental mining Of Alaska coal and a profit sharing scheme whereby the people would benefit by such a plan.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
RED LIGHTS HAVE VANISHED.
Lid" Against Social Vice Went on
 in Little Rock Tuesday.

Little Rock, Aug. 26.-The orders of Mayor Taylor that all resorts in the red light" district be closed, and that the inmates and pro- prietresses must reform or leave inc city. became effective at noon yesterday. The police say that all of them are gone, and now it will be the duty of the police to see that the orders continue to be en- forced. This is the result or the recommendations made by the vice commission. which completed It's labors last winter.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
HUERTA'S ENEMY PUT TO DEATH
Firing Squad Seized and Killed a
 Deputy Accused of Plotting.

City of Mexico, Aug. 2i.-Serapio Rendon, member of the Chamber of Deputies was executed Friday night. He was strong adherent of Madero and was accused of hay ing plotted 10 assassinate President Huerta.
 Rendon was arrested upon loav- ing a friends house, where he had dined, and was taken to a point near Atzapotzalco, where he faced firing squad. It was at this place, practically a suburb of the capital, that Deputy Bordes Mangel was shot 10 death two days previously by federal soldiers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
FRANK SENTENCED TO HANG
Superintendent of Pencil Factory
 to Expiate Crime on GallOwS.

Atlanta Ga., Aug. 26.-Leo Frank, superintendent of the National pen cil factory yesterday convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, a young girl employe in the factory, was this morning sentenced to hang October 10
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
Roads at MOrriltOn.

Last week, after much adVertis- ing and agitation, the business houses in Morrilton were closed up for one day and 1,500 volunteers met by agreement on a 23-mile piece of bad highway, and before sun down that day this entire bad road was converted into one of the best dirt roads in the state. The women also turned out by the hundreds, carried water, cooked dinner, and cheered up the men to do their best. Why can't we get up some such spirit in Marion county?-Yellville Echo.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
LID ON JACK JOHNSON.
London Wants No Publicity by the
 American Negro Renegade.

London, Aug. 25.-Jack Johnson's music hall engagements were ''postpened' today. It is understood this postponement will be perma- nent.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
PATHOS IN CATTLE
 RUSH TO MARKET
DrOuth Forcing Farmers to Sacri- flee Stock to Start Anew" and Beef Will Be Higher Than Ever.
 As There's No Reserve Supply

Kansas City, Aug. 26.-All day Monday grayish cloud of dust en- veloped the stock yards. Below it there was shouting of men and low ing of cattle, the clanking of stock cars and dickering of buyers, the cracking of whips and the ringing of telephone bells-not strange sounds in themselves for that sec tion of the city, but the tragedy that promoted it all is great, indeed.
 Yesterday Kansas City received 375i9 cattle, exceeding the largest previous supply ever yarded in a single day by 1909. The preceding record was established October 5, 1908, with 33,340 cattle. This rec ord breaking supply is the result of an unequal fight that Kansas, parts of Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska have been making with the weather and therein lies the palhOs of the situation.
 Kansas Has Tried to Prevent.
 That Kansas has exercised every energy tO prevent just such a con- dition as befell yesterday cannot be doubted. Six weeks ago cattlemen began moving cattle from one pas ture to another for grass, then to buy dry feed. such as cotton seed cake, and finally to cut the ruined corn crop for its forage value.
 As one man said yesterday:
 "All my grass is gone, the corn has been fed as fodder and the stock water is exhausted. l had to ship"
 Must Sell to Save.
 And what comes now? It looks as though the stricken areas will have to ship all their cattle, make a cleanup unless rain falls soon. This will mean a continuation of heavy receipts and receding prices, The dry sections will have to cash in their cattle at lower prices, and when the rains come they will re- stock at rising values.
 In the last two years the sections most affected by the drought have been trying to build up a surplus of breeding cattle. They have seen short supplies indicated in the big demand the east has made on the west for stock and feeding cattle, but now they have to sacrifice their herd and, as they say, "clean up and start new"
 The price beef may be expected to rise to in the last months of this year and in 1914 is terrible to con- template.
 Live stock men are hoping that sections of the country that have water and feed will hold their eat tie until the dry weather run has Subsided. Those who can care for their cattle will find present prices at the bargain level of the season.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28

In Central MlssOurl, aI WarsaW, one week previous, the following were the maximum temperatures: i04, tOS, 9S, 9S, i0l. 105. At the same place in 56 days up to August 2i, there were 10 days with more than 100 degrees of heat, the highest being l09 on two days.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
Ozark Farm for Sale.

i6O acres, we'll improved, four miles north of Mena, three-fourths of mile from railroad station, post office and store at Acorn station. sI0 an acre. c. ]. WoOdcock, 2909 s. w. R., Kansas City, Mo.-Adv i49-35-im.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
FALL TERM OF SCHOOL.

Mena Business College opens Sept. 8, and teaches Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Penman- SShlp and all commercial branches, special discount for those who buy scholarships for cash before Sept. Q, For particulars address E. w. Justus, Mena, Ark.-Adv. all-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28
For Sale-Good River Farm.

300a, about 100 cleared and un- der fence; ' miles from Mena; inn provements above average for this section. One-half cash, balance terms. See owner, A. D. Gilbert, 703 Ninth St. i38-f2 33-2
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28

"ife Wanted-No snuff dippers or n dope fiends need apply. Address BOX iii, Hatfield, Ark.-Adv 35-3
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28

TOT Saie-6-r. cottage. cor. 9th and
 Mognolla, K. A. Deseve.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-28

Washington, Aug. 26.-Eleventh hour developments in the Mexican situation today postponed delivery of President Wilson's special mes sage to Congress until Wednesday, and indicated that the Huerta gov ernment might, after all, withdraw or modify it's rejection of the pro posals of the United States.
 At the request of Senor GambOa, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, which was based upon supplement- arv suggestions by John Lind, ad- wiser to the American embassy in Mexico. President Wilson consented ta postpone his address to Congress until o'clock "Wednesday after noon.
 IL was officially stated in that connection that in no case would the United States withdraw from the basic principles of it's position, paramount among which Is a con- ,i,tent refusal to recognize Huerta.
 Al the White House Secretary Tumulty gave out this statement:
 Last night about midnight. after the conference between the presi- dent and the foreign relations com mittees of the two houses, a dis patch came from Mexico City in which Mr. Lind united with Senor Gamboa in requesting the president to postpone his address to Congress until Wednesday, in order to afford the authorities in Mexico City op- portunity for further consideration of further proposals by Mr. Lind. The president has, of course. con sented, and is expecting to address Congress at 1 o'clock "Wednesday"
 No Harsh Words.
 White House officials positively stated that Mr. Lind had not been recalled from Mexico City, and ad- ded that if he had left for Vera Cruz il would be for only short visit. He is expected to return to Mexico City to continue the nego- tiations.