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The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

such audit, l never attempted fc have it made. but if Ihad considered l had authority, l would have had lt made sooner than I did.
 Q. Now, you determined that soon after you went into office?
 A. Yes sir.
 Q. The only reason you didn't enter into it earlier was the fact that you didn't know whether you had the authority for it or not?
 A. That was the chief reason, yes sir.
 Q. The only thing that you had discovered now was the thing you have mentioned with the treasurer's office?
 A. No sir, that was not the only thing I had discovered.
 Q. Well, what other thing? want to know it.
 A. 1 said in a general way
 c. 1 want to know something more than a general statement. 1 want to find out whether anything was wrong or crooked that brought about this expense?
 A. 1 might say that under our salary law it is required that each of these county officials keep a book of the daily receipts of cash in their offices, and that they should report this to the county court quarterly. and so ia ras I was able to deter mine. l found that they were not doing it and that those books there was one or two in the offices that were pretended to be kept but the entries in them were very indifferent to the facts and receipts and they were not kept as the law required and they were not reported to the county court. That is one thing I discovered.
 0. You discovered that soon aft CT you went into office?
 A. Yes sir.
 Q. You approved those?
 A. No sir they didn't make those reports to the county count.
 Q. What offices do you have re- ference to?
 A. The two clerks offices.
 c. The county clerks settlements are approved by the county court, aren't they?
 A. They are both approved when they are made. The trouble is they were not made.
 Q. Aren't those reports made?
 A. Not under the salary act.
 0. Did you see anything with re- ference to their accounts that led you to believe that it was necessary to have an audit. to have expert ac- countants audit the books?
 A. ! saw those things.
 0. Did you see anything that the county commissioners could not do and needed experts?
 A. I knew there was a great many things the county commissioners didn't check in these reports they made.
 o. What was it?
 A. They don't attempt to check the collectors office except as to the settfuRent They never go back and check the tax collectors taxes and receipts of the taxes and there are various other things that they don't do.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

NJ. Martiny reports that his "A of a bale of cotton, grown on his place at Cove. including seed, brought him S30.62.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Sidney Duke made a business trip to Heavener Tuesday afternoon, re- turning to Mena on the early train "Wednesday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Mir. and Mrs. Marion philpot and children and Wilbern philpot were shopping and attending to business in Mena Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

E. 0. Morphew, Mrs. Jasper Free and Misses Lula and Ethel Aberna- thy were among the Big Fork people shopping in Mena Tuesday
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Judge w. N. Martin was in De- Queen Monday to attend the session of the Sevier chancery court, re- turning to Mena Tuesday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

had fgeef at lElSins for the last four weeks and she was joined two weeks ago by Mr. Hood
 c. ( bates of Ei1 Fork was in Menn Tuesday and made sure of getting The Star another year, as well as shocking up the account of q friend lA tlle nayys to whom he sends
 J1W Bradley left Tuesday after nooia foHh a trip Of two weeks thru ! IOklaherffA and western Texas He went from here to Oklahoma City faHd si1efwih then go to Anadarko, Chiekasha and other points and thence td Texas.
 Isaac Saurbaugh and young son, were in Mena this week with cot ton and took back i9c a pound for his bale. Like C. E. and Jack Con- nally, who sold last week at the same toppy price, he gives Mrs. Saurbaugh all the credit.
 s. h. Sexton. section foreman at Howard and $. l.. Brooks of Rich Mountain. were in Mena Tuesday to trade. Mir. Sexton says that he and his men have just completed the job of cutting the brush on the right of-way in the territory under his jurisdiction. and he feels that he has finished a big lob. considering the
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Deputy Sheriff c. F. Johnson of LeFlore county, Ok, spent Monday and Tuesday in Mena looking up some matters for the prosecuting attorney of LeFlore county.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

We lead others follow in first class Kodak finishing. Take your films to Hiltebrand's Studio on DeQueen St. Adv. 247-2t if-3t.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
Farm for sale-3ia, 20 cultivated

good fence. 1T house. good or chard. and water; ? miles north east of Ink If interested write or see A. H. Heise. Ink, Ark.-Adv. i2-2t.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Crawford of 0ctavia, Ok, were in Mena this week, Mr. Crawford to purchase stock for his store. 1a
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Claude Wallace returned to Heav- ener Tuesday afternoon after hav- ing spent a day with Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Wanted to Trade Gentle pony and
 buggy for good fresh miich cow Address O., cio Star Office.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

S. S. Goodner of Oden, who lived in Mena about five years ago, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday, on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Miss Rhoda Everett who had been with Mena friends for about week, left Wednesday for a visit to frienss i'll Tulsa.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Mrs. A. D. Mcclure of Cedar Rapids, Ia.. arrived in Mena Tues dar to look after her real estate holdings in the vicinity of Gran his. She went to Grannis Wednes- day.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
PERSONAL NOTES


 Dr. P. R. Watkins reports the birth Of son Monday night to MT and Mrs. Henry J. Patterson.
 J. l.. Bedding of Potter was in Mena with cotton Wednesday. conl- ing also to attend Quorum court.
 Claude Wallace returned to Heav- ener Tuesday afternoon after haV4 ing spent day with Mena friends.
 Miss Rhoda Everett, who had been with Mena friends for about a week, left Wednesday for visit to frienss in Tulsa.
 S. $. Goodner of Oden, who lived in Mena about five years ago, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday, on business.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Crawford of 0ctavia, Ok, were in Mena this week, Mr Crawford to purchase stock for his store. ge
 Sidney Duke made a business trip to Heayener Tuesday afternoon, re- turning to Mena on the early train "Wednesday morning. e Mir. and Mrs. Marion philpot and children and Wilbern philpot were shopping and attending to business | in Mena Wednesday.
 NJ. Martiny reports that his A of bale of cotton, grown on his place at Cove. including seed, brought him S30.62.
 E. c. Morphew, Mrs. Jasper Free and Misses Lula and Ethel Aberna- thy were among the Big Fork people shopping in Mena Tuesday Judge w. N. Martin was in De- | Queen Monday to attend the session of the Sevier chancery court, re- turning to Mena Tuesday morning.
 Deputy Sheriff c. F. Johnson of | lLeFlore county, Ok, spent Monday and Tuesday in Mena looking up some matters for the prosecuting attorney of LeFlore county.
 Mrs. A. D. Mcclure of Cedar Rapids, Ia. arrived in Mena Tues dar to look after her real estate holdings in the vicinity of Gran lnis. She went to Grannis Wednes- day.
 NIT. and Mrs. J. F. Hood and baby returned Tuesday from Elkins, Ark. where they had been on account of I the illness of Mrs. Sarah Price, mother of Mrs Hood. who accom- panied them to Mena. and will make her home with them. Mrs. Hood
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

J. l.. Bedding of Potter was in Mena with cotton "Wednesday, conl- ing also to attend Quorum court.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Dr. P. R. Watkins reports the birth of a son Monday night ta Mir and Mrs. Henry J. Patterson.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

had geen at iElfins for the last four weeks and she was joined two weeks ago by Mr Hood
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
Questions by Attorney webber.

c. After you were advised of the decision of the Supreme Court in the Leathem case. how soon after that did you begin to take up this mat ter of auditing the county books? A. I took it up at once, I began at once to correspond with tho vari- Ous auditing firms that I happened to have the address of.
 Q, Isn't it a fact that you were in correspondence with quite a number of firms?
 A. It is.
 c. Now, what were you corre- spending with them about? Wasn't it for the purpose of finding out what their rates were for doing this work? A. Yes sir.
 0. And what were the rates?
 A. All the firms I corresponded with made exactly the same price, exactly ten dollars day and ex- penses.
 Q. They all made the same rate2
 A. Yes sir.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
Questions by Judge Alley.

 o. Couldn't you have found men who were qualified as experts to have checked ID these county books for much less than ten dollars a day. and if wasn't necessary to go out of the state was it, or out of the county9
 4. I didp't know of such to be had.
 Q. You didn't make any effort to find anybody in this county
 A. l didn't make any effort.
 c. Couldn't you find somebody in this country that you could trust to do the work?
 A. No sir. I didn't know of any such parties. I really didn't con- slider the matter at all. If it is not out of place. l will just state that as a business proposition, 1t was my understanding that certified bonded accountants are the ones that are always given this work. Banks and other financial institutions find 1t necessary to have it done, and they get men of that class to do the work. That is the only kind l considered in the matter at all.
 Questions by Attorney Plpkin-
 c. You knew also that the com missioners of accounts appointed by the Circuit court had only three weeks in which to make the investi- gation of any accountY A. knew that. o. You knew also the law gave those commissioners jurisdiction over only one years work too. dldn you?
 A. Yes. I knew further that a great deal of the three weeks time | is taken up with routine work that doesn't go into the accounting at all. 0. A great deal of work the law requires that really isn't accounting at all?
 A. Yes sir.
 0. From your observation do you really think three weeks is enough to do justice, even to one yeary 4, No sir.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

small force of men that he is per- mtted to work.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26

Q. Judge Wear if 1t was the reasureP's settlement you were wanting to look into why did you enter into this written contract ano agreement to go back eight years and take up the time of the varl- 0us officers?
 A. Because, sir. ] believed the books of our county were III sucf condition that an audit needed to DC made and that they needed to be gone over and corrected and put 1T the condition they should be in.
 .. Didn't you know as a matter oi Iact and as a matter of law, so faI as that goes. that there was no req son. no good and valid reason, be- cause you couldn't recover if yoC lound shortage back as Tar a: eight years or six years or foul years?
 A. didn't consider the question Very much of a matter of recover ing, It was matter of knowing the condition the accounts were in and l didn't consider the matter oi recovering further than l pre- stunned If any of our county officers were short in their accounts tha' they would settle the shortage.
 '. How long before you entered lnto this agreement or this eontrac with the auditors was it that yot determined to have the audit made
 A. l determined in my mind yer, soon after ] came into office that th' audit should be made. but until tha ruilng of the Supreme Court. II which 1t was determined that tn county judge had authority to mak'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
Some very important suggestions:

beyond Bebantin- Lee Petit were a gain
for this sultry day with an overcast
sky. with the thick dust OF the traf-
ic to the rear and the smoke OF she,ls
over the field to battle, hanging low.
Never since the battle OF the sommo
began has the correspondent moving
about seen more shelling by both
sides, Pounding with no recess was
proceeding on every point of the line.
but was particularly heavy ON the
right OF the line as we'll as to IN,
left of Pozieres. The Germans wers
pouring In an unceasing volume into
Trones Wood, where the British in.
fantry face the village of Guillemon.
and were answering the thunders by
deluging Guillemont. What Poxieres
to the left GuillemeHt- -Cutnchy
beyond is to the right. Apparently
the Germans have bought still more
guns and troops from verdun for the
issue at stake here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
Eastern Slnrrn CHrsfnir,n


Richmond capitalists are still en-
gagged in trying 20 arrange for the
building OF the Richmond, Rappahan-
mock and Northern Railway It is to
be hoped that this project may roach
n successful termination. Many times
in the past communities have suffered
trreparahle injury by failing TO grasp
opportunities. realizing, when TOO late.
that n little more enterprise would
have brought success. TIE building
Of this railroad would be Of tncalcula-
able benefit, not only 70 Richmond, but
also TO the magnificent country
through which the road IL proposed to
he run. This section OF Virginia con-
fines it's business relations almost sole
" 20 Baltimore, when territorially and
otherwise II belongs to Richmond.
Lot the business men OF Richmond lay
hold Of this project until the road is
completed and in running order
Eahtern Shore Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
GALLANTRY OF COLONIALs
CHEERS BRITISH HEARTS
BY FREDERICK PALMER.

With the British armies in the field
July "a. via London.-"How about the
Australian Everybody Is asking
today at the front.
Are they sticking? What the off,
cial bulletins call at curtain of fire
hid the ruins of Pozeres where the
Australians had yesterday hid them
selves on one side of the main street
with the Germans on the other I'm
remittently the German guns kept q
curtain there with burst after burst
or shrapnel raining bullecy and high
explosives. their black bursts churn-
ing the earth On the other side OF
the massed remains OF that village.
which Is precious high ground, Brit
ish guns placed that same kind of a
curtain as If serving the same kind
OF notice that no once might pass
that way--the barrier OF death and
the struggle of the combatants sur
rounded by an Internal ring
But back from the scene came more
prisoners and two guns taken and the
news that the Australians not content
with holding one side OF the street
now had both and were digging. bomb
ing, ducking and rushing. amidst piles
of fallen bricks and debris and were
pressing TO the mastery Of the whole
village.
I 1l1s ana scns ssct1on OF tssnnh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
not MANIA TO FIGHT SOON,
SAYS NGARIAN WRITER.

Budapest, July 24.-The Bucharest
rrespondent to Eek Asst" predicts
i'estttrrfv ttTat Rouruauia witt ente--
the war on the side Of the allies the
first week in September
The break between Roumania and
me central powers rs already mat
ter of fact" the correspondent writes >
All protests OF Germany and Austria
Hungary againAt favors shows to Rus
STA are ignored by the Roumaniau
government and the entire press now
demands decisive action. AS soon as
the harvest, u concluded Roumania
will strike. unless the Germans and
Austrians succeed in stopping the
Russtan e0euatvs 0nAai<t>~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

We should act and act promptly
70 the end that the Richmond city
Jail as it has existed for decades,
shall exist no more We keep some
ten score people in idioness. unhealthy
idleness, year in and year out some
Of them criminal A4Hy-af than
are merely unfortunate.
The jail system is detrimental, In
stead Of up-bulding. II is destructive
Of human character instead of con-
structfye
Let's have city farm where the
short-term offenders may work in the
OPEN and amid healthy surroundings,
with a plenty Of GODS fresh air and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

horrid pest-spots, the sink-holes Of
the G. eat cities generally abolished
We see, with the abolition Of al
coholism a more virile race, moro up
standing, better fed. better clothed,
better housed.
we see those comforts now which
Wy lack Of a proper development Of
the cooperative idea, are found only
IN the homes OF the ompara,ively
well-to-do used in practically every
homc-all cooking done by electricity
all homes lighted and heated by the
Same friendly current. every home
with sanitary convcnicnces, We see
the citys limits extended over scores
Of square miles. with large lots with
trees and fowcrs and gardens and
green gre-ss about each homo.
We see competition blunted by
growing disregard for the power Of
pcH white a better understanding of
'lte idea that he is greatest who serves
best will lead to more noble compet-
tive effort the competition OF service.
We see yet greater strides in medi-
cal science. in health protection as
we'll as ia healing those already sick.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

and A. r. Moore, IT. p Adams, A. H.
Sprinkel and r. F.. r Nelson for the
golf tournament
The program rs ms follows:
Tuesday, July 25.
II A. NJ Public meeting New
Theater, Albert Shultz president
business League, presiding. Invoca-
ton, Rev A ". Fraser, D d. Address
II welcome. Mayor II II. Wayt. Re-
Spouse. Robert Barrett.
Address Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
treasurer OF the National Council Of
Women. international Problems Of
Women"
p. M.--Business session. ballroom
virginia Hotel
p VI Street car ride. Compli-
ments R'He Ridge Light and Power
s T. NJ luncheon Gypsy Hill Park,
compliments Virginia Hotel
p. Entertainment Beverley
Theater.
program.
Musical overture by orchestra.
Address--Hon. John Barrett, d.
rector OF the Pan-American Bureau.
Washington, 'Pan-American and Pam
Americanism; Their Meaning to the
Americas,
Vocal solo by Mr.. 1apsley.
Address--Hon. Josephus Daniels,
Secretary Of the Navy, Prepared
ness"
Vocal solo by Miss Rosetta Lyons
Address-Mrs. Kate Langley Bosh-
err, Of Richmond, "Equal Suffrage"
Orchestra.
Addresses-Three distinguished Vir-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
LET'S HAVE A REAL CITY FARM.

ocurs to US that with thousands
- lying unused in an hours
~ the city, we are taking a lot
~ IN finding city farm
cOurse, we want farm in
x location. AS matter Of fact
= locations are The r4le-nu1 the
ION. in this section q the coun-
ont want 10 buy an expensive,
4sveioped piece Of land. We
make our Initial Investment
1bly light. and let the people
- now left to idle their time
~ ~ DO the necessary work
- - taru.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS.

lhkinx people, considering the
ren OF the world along material
The past half century. arc won
~ whether this progress will con-
and In what direction
1T will be done next In the
41ns Of science and OF Invention :
men navigate the air with the
- facility that they travel tho face
80 deep and with the same COM
native safety? WIN wireless com
indication be 40 developed that We
apeak in our own chambers and
heard by our neighhor IN Pchn.
n cost the traflc will bear? VIII
~ heat OF the tropics be stored ana
mt North 10 warm our houses IN
1nter, while the cola of the Arctlcs
Wrapped 10 keep as cool in summer?
sIIl thought transference he develop
II % that instead OF spending years
y the school-room. education can be
vumped into the brains OF the younger
,n.. oa.,... toe. a. $500.
u the automobile
-,.,,.
I'D
nave ih"psh' lohg on these
nss and a VISION comes to ne Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

sweet sunshine to revive their spiritual
lives, and with ample wholesome food
to keep up their working strength.
Let's stop debating, and discussing.
and argufyin and do things, Heaven
help us to ind Doors instead of
takers in our municipal affairs,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

Wouldn't 1T make noise, though, II
some fine dag q German war sub
marine should show up at the capes
and send those allied warships to
Davy Jones? It's just one OF those
coups that wouldn't surprise us a bit
fC see
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

A new Rebekah lodge OF Odd Eel
lows will be organized tonight at s: 80
o'clock in Harrison Hall. corner Har-
rison and Broad Street. The move
ment for new lodge was started by
rrominent Odd Fellows in the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

Hon. II. st George Tucker wants
the child-iabor bill postponed Hon.
Woodrow Wilson does not. Let's see
which one wins out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

The Germans had better salt that
four million down In good American
securities. Johnny Bull may get 1t
and use it 10 buy more munitions from
US
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

We would like to have a word with
drouth last spring
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
Mrs. Ada v. Mifchell

Mrs. Ada V. Mitchell died Saturday
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. e.
Fl. Powell, in Rocky Mount, N. C. Her
funeral took place Sunday afternoon
from the home Of another Daughter.
Mrs. J. F. Brown. $40 North Tsneh
Street. The burial Was IA 1iyosvi19
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

Cyclone" Davis seems to have
blown out in Texas. He won't come
back.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

In order to keep us from getting
Will kindly continue their censorship.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

shockoe is maintaining its shocking
reputation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

= ROM Handbag to Saratoga" it's easy
L to see that our Luggage Department is
one of marvellous completeness. WE KEEP
1T so, for we have discovered that even
among travellers there is wide diversity Of
tastes as we'll as requirements, and that to-
day, "sightliness" and utility" are phases
that enter into ones Luggage problems as,
perhaps, never before
And so, ours is Luggage of QUALITY
Notwithstanding the fact that our prices are
as moderate as any that can be found! Strong,
everlasting, made of dependable material by
dependable workmen whose experience and
skill have made Trunks, Bags, Suitcases and
Everything in Luggage that comes from
the Miller g. Rhoads store, GOOD!
No wonder, then, that we can recommend
our Luggage for SERVICE-to withstand
the "knocks" of the baggageman-as well as
for convenience to the traveller and "good
looks
We suggest that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
MEN Of THE QUILL

Continued From Fif'h Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25

and A. T. Moore, r p Adams, A. H
Sprtnkel and r. f r. Nelson for the
golf tournament