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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15
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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Something strange has come over Little Rock this year, for it is talking much of the state fair, which opens Monday n Hot Springs. Hundreds of people have arranged to go to Hot Springs to take in the fair, when last year it was hardly mentioned. Many Lit tie Rock concerns will also be rep resented in the exhibits there.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Little Rock, Oct. I2.-There was a convention of sheriffs at the penitentiary yesterday, when the sheriffs of Craighead and Benton counties each arrived at the state prison, accompanied by five prison CTS each. A number of deputy sheriffs accompanied them, and Supt. Pitcock served a dinner in the prison walls for them.
 Bryan is as sure to be elected President of the United States next month as the Arkansas river IS to continue to flow down stream" were the words of Governor Pin dal yesterday afternoon, just before he left for Hot Springs to take in the fair, and there IS no heading him off now"
 Gov. Pindall, with National Committeeman Guy B. Tucker, Governor elect George w. Don aghey and a number of others have just return d from attending the Deep Water Convention in Chica go, and all were of the same opin- ion as to the chances ot Bryan. Governor Pindall was the most en- thusiastic one of the lot, If such a
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Another movement has been started by the prohibitionists of Little Rock to petition liquor out of the district within three miles of the city schools, and the hist of these petitions were offered at the churches yesterday for signatures.
 Petitions were circulated previously by the church temperance societles,
 and about I2,ooo names were
 signed to number, which were two weeks ago filed with the county clerk. Since these petitions, which asked the county judge to refuse licenses in the county with in three miles of the Peabody school house, were filed the saloon
 organization has made typewriter copies ot them, and report finding hundreds of names which were written in the same handwriting, signifying they were not legally placed to the petitions, also hun dredS of others which were not residents of the city, and hundreds more which were the signatures ot minors. The saloon men claimed this took the petitions down to such low figure that there was no chance. of them being granted.
 The new petitions take in all the schools, and they are in the hands of responsible business men, who are going about in business like manner, determined that the sup plemental petition which will soon be filed, will have much more than a majority of the adults of the city, so there will be no room for doubt.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

lust as soon as a check for SIo,- 900 from the War Department ar rives and is placed in a local bank to the credit of the Arkansas mll- itia, Adjutant General Paul Little will call into camp the companies from Beebe, Texarcana and Edo rado, the only three that have not spent a week at the range this year. These companies will De asked to report at Camp Pindall' three miles from the city on the Sweet Home Pike, about the first of next week. The appropriation is now six days overdue and should be here within the next day or so so that the companies can be or dered to the camp.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

state central committee, consists of IT members, will select a success sor w. F. Reeves, of Harrison, as receiver of the land office there; and possibly successor for Harry E Myers, who has resigned as register of the the land office here, was the arrival of great delega ton of negroes from other sections of the state, to wait on Gen. Pow ell Clayton in the interest of Sciplo A. Jones, the local negro attorney who is an applicant for the vacancy in the land office. The negroes called on Gen. Clayton, whom Jones says favors his cause. Some of the state committee are said to be bit put out with Jones, however, as he went out of the state to bring pressure to bear for his appoint ment. Jones is said to have taken the matter up with friendly negroes in Indiana, and several other states where the negro vote amounts to something, and where the political powers are just now willing to give much to these leaders in order to control the negro vote. The com mittee meets this afternoon at } o'clock, and from the rivalry, they may be in session until late Tn the night, as happened once before in a Republican meeting held at the Lincoln club. General Clayton arrived this morning, and the Old Guaid hastened to pay its respects to the head of the Republican par ty in Arkansas. together with the sprinkling of the young guard, which is trying to edge its way to the pie counter.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Commissioner of Agriculture Guy B. Tucker, who has shipped his display to the state fair at Hot Springs, will spend the most of the week there, assisted by his deputy, Mai. William Stoddard.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

The first repressed brick turned out from the Dickinson plant, which IS the largest manufactory of paving brick in Arkansas as soon as it is running, were dropped out of the machinery yesterday afternoon, and appeared to be per feet specimens of the paving block.
 It will be three weeks before the plant will begin delivering brick under its contracts, but the proprie- tors say, with the three represses working, it will take them till aft CT Christmas to catch up with their orders, even if no new ones come in.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

thing would be possible, and er- tertained many of his friends yes terday with quotations from the speech he heard Bryan make last week in Chicago.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15
FROM THE
 CAPITAL CITY

Little Rock, October S.-Com- plete returns from all counties of the state on the liquor question are now in, the complete returns be- ing received from Pike county yes terday, thus winding up the list of outstanding counties. The totals show the vote for license in the September election to have been o7,731, with a vote of oo,665 agair st license, leaving a majority of 22,934 against liquor, or a gain of more than (, 1000 in the past two years. The Anti-Saloon League is elated over these figures, saying it shows how the sentiment is chang ing, and means state wide prohibit ton within the next two years. The majority for prohibition in the 1oo6 election was only little over Io,oo The Anti Saloon League refuses to submit to the returns on Hampstead, Fulton, Miller and Pulaski counties, claiming they will eventually gain these through the contests now on file tl ere, or through three-mile petitions. With some of these, and Sevier, St.. Francis and Arkansas counties gained, the leaguers count the years work very profitable one.
 In Pulaski county the liquor in- terests have not started counter petitions to the three-mile. petition on file in the county court, as has been reported, for their agents have been over these petitions, copying them in full, and say they do not contain anything like a majority of the adults living with in three miles of the Peabody school house. They claim the pe- titions, when the names of those who have petitioned to have them removed, those who claim their names were secured through fraud, duress or false representa- tion, are taken from the list, there will only be about 1000 signers left. From the present indications, the liquor people will not start counter petitions, depending upon showing the petition handed in does not show the required ma jority.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Again the State Ot Arkansas IS going a begging. Someone IS go- ing to have to put up for the trans cripts of appeal in the cases ot 0. C. Ludwig, Secretary ot State, vs' the Rock Island, and a similar suit against the Western Union Telegraph Co.,, which are now on file in the Supreme court ot the United States. These suits are appeals to test the Wingo act, which was declared unconstltutlon- al in the Federal court. These cases are on the October docket ot the Supreme Court and the trans- cript must be submitted in printed form, and it will take SI7o to pay for the printing. There is no fund out of which this can be drawn in the state. unless It IS paid out of the contingent of the Attor- ney General or the Secretary of State, but there is poor picking here, for the contingent fund ot the Attorney General yesterday alter noon contained the enormous sum of S64, while that amount IS even over three times that of Secretary Ludwig, who boasts of but SIS on hand. Both of these officials have yet three months to run before their contingent fund is renewed which will keep them economizing at every turn. But the govern ment is no respecter of persons, and unless the SI7o is deposited with the Supreme Court within a few weeks, the two appeals which mean a great deal to Arkansas, will be dismissed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Clay Sloan, while in the city yesterday, announced he would be a sure contestant in the race for secretary of state in 1910. J. D.. Clary, Guy B. Tucker, and R. F. Milwee are others who are consid- ering making the race. MT. Sloan says he will not contest against R. F. Milwee, who is now chairman of the State Democratic committee, If he enters the race.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Deputies in the office of the state department of agriculture are today packing up the exhibit of the department, which will be taken to Hot Springs for exhibi- ton at the state fair.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

Business is decidedly lively to- day about in Republican circles, fixing fences for the big pow WOW of the of the state executive com mittee tomorrow, when a successor for w. R. Reeves, who resigned as receiver of the land office at Har- rison, when elected as prosecuting attorney in that district, will be chosen The wire pulling in this has become S strong, on account of the prominence of the appli-
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

only in his underclothes when he crawled out of the boat on that hateful Friday night, and would hardly have wandered far away ID that scant attire without being found and some mention made ol the fact, before that time. Yester- day Jerry Hendrickson, a negro farmer and fisherman, found de- composed body in the river two miles below the city. He reported the find to the coroner and It was after the inquest that the remains were identified through the under clothing. The body though ID the advanced stages of decompo' sition, was brought to Little Rock and taken to the undertaking es tablishment of Healey x Roth where it is being held awaiting de position by the relatives.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

LOTS say, WllH tuS tui0C l0piSoo working, it will take them till aft CT Christmas to catch up with their orders, even if no new ones come in.
 Deputies in the office of the state department of agriculture are today packing up the exhibit of the department, which will be taken to Hot Springs for exhibl- ton at the state fair.
 Apparently we'll satisfied with the sample, the Democratic cam- paign committee, through Chair man Atwood, has called on Jeff Davis for the real thing. Chair man Atwood has wired to Senator Davis to g. North at once, as there are number of places a speaker of his calibre can be used. Sena- tor Davis is at present in Fl Do- rado as attorney in a murder trial, and cannot go at present, but just as soon as he is footloose will strike out for Chicago, to go where the committee sends him. He will return the last week in October, however, to fill some dates which he has arranged in this state.
 The executive campaign con- mittee of the State Democratic Com mittee, R. F. Milwee, chairman Bruce T. Bullion, secretary. and H. N. Armistead, met in Little Rock yesterday afternoon to prepare for the national campaign in Ark ansas,. The expense account of the last campaign was read and ap- proved, after which a general in- vitation of Democrats all over the state to get out and stump the state for the Democratic cause, was issu- ed. The committee passed another resolution, asking the people of the state to subscribe literally to the campaign fund, and the meeting was over. It was devoid of any of the pyrotechnics which accom- pany the Republican committee meetings in Little Rock.
 Little Rock, Oct. TO Too sick to get out and report the disappear ance of their IS year old son, the aged parents of John Mayes, lay for two weeks in their houseboat, near the upper Missouri Pacific bridge, and though they were confident of his death, did not know until today when his decom posed body was recovered, that he had been drowned in the river. The family came to Little Rock from up the river, somewhere in the vicinity of Fort Smith, and were all sick when they reached the city. Last Friday night young Mayes tottered out of the boat to get bit of fresh air, and losing his equiliberium, fell into the river. He was too sick to swim, and drowned in the muddy waters of the Arkansas, his father and moth CT being unable to assist him, though his weak cries for assis- tance could be heard by them.
 No search for the young man was made by the city or county authorities. for they knew nothing of his disappearance. Consequent ly, the father and mother lay in the house boat and greived for the missing son, without any know ledge of what had become of him
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-15

One of the features of the Repub- lican gathering to day, in which the executive committee of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
POSTOFFiCE CLERKS
 REAT COTTON MILL.

The inability to hit Pitcher Morgan ana the noor support rendered their own nitcher. Baldorff, was mainly responsiois for the defeat of the Avondale cotton mills team at the hands of the postoHice clerks at West End park yesterday after noon. Outside of three or four oobples, the game was a very creditable one The postoffice boys succeeded in shutting out their opponents by score of to O.
 The game was fast and snappy, 1t re- ouiring just an hour and 30 minutes to wind up the affair. The decided feature of the contest was the excellent work or the pitchers on both sides. Morgan, for the postoffice, allowed but two hits, and, while Baldorff was hit somewhat harder, safe ones would not have been so numer- ous had he been given the support ten dered Morgan by his teammates.
 The postoffice clerks scored three of their runs in the fifth inning, when Third Baseman Adams of the cotton mills team let two grounders dodge him and made two wild throws With the exception of this inning, the game was very even one.
 The score by innings follows: R. H. E. Postoffice Clerks. .OOO 030 lOo-4 l A Ayondale ............. 900 900 0OO-O
 Batteries: Morgan and R. Puckett; Ball. dorff and B. Puckett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
BARNEY DREYFUSS
 MAKES PREDICTION

Pittsburg, September 4.-Before leaving for Cincinnati, Barney Dreyfuss said: T think McGraw's men have shot their bolt. They played themselves out against Pitts burg. If they had landed one or two games from Chicago I believe they would have had a chance to win the pennant, but as it is I cannot see them as leaders. They have too hard a row to hoe from this out They have 40 games to dispose of in 29 playing days and have not enough pitchers to pull them through such struggle. They have 12 games with the Phillies, nine of them at Philadelphia, and although I know the Quakers have not won many games from them thus far this season, I believe they will do better in the games yet to be played. The Phillies are not a strong hitting aggregation but they are not likely to play as poorly as thev did against New York earlier in the season. In one week the Giants have double-headers with Pittsburg, Chicago and Philadelphia. How are they going to 1o through that sort of test with the oitchers they have? Mathewson has been ouoted as saying he was willing to pitch every other day. He may be willing. but he is not able. I don't see how the Giants can win I pick the White Sox to win the American pennant."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
Splendid Races Booked
 F07 W0nday, Labor Day
Ages } to Y

The automobile. bicycle and motorcycle races at the fair grounds next Monday beginning at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, promise to be among the best ever held in Birmingham.
 The event is under the auspices of the Birmingham Motorcycle club, and many tickets have already been sold. The Bir- ningham Railway, Light and Power company will furnish regularly scheduled cars and the crowds will be handled with ease and comfort
 The programme is a heavy one. There will be several automobile events, four motorcycle races and two bicycle events.
 The chief of the latter will be ten mile motor paced event between Beddow paced by Ped Hickman, and Patton, paced by Moody In addition there will be a five-mile handicap bicycle event in which 15 entrants are booked.
 The automobile event of greatest inter- est is the five-mle heat between MT Fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
Whining Fears Atlanta
 WiH OnSt Gal BaY0nS

exactly seven games behind first divis- ion place.
 If Atlanta loses seven in a row and Birmingham wins seven the Crackers will swap places with the Barons.
 This isn't exactly a probability.
 But still Atlanta can Ego last with less strenuous effort than this seven straight thing" The Crackers have IS games to play. The Barons have about the same number-16 anyway.
 A trlfe more hard luck and a few more dirty doings by the hoodoo and the trick is turned.
 However. we can't say that we ex- pect it.
 And if luck turns there is yet time for Atlanta to finish in the first division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05

ner in Ford, John Moncrief in a Buick and MT. Brown in a Cameron. There is much rivalry between these gentlemen and lievly event is anticipated
 Of the motorcycle races, the one oa greatest interest is the 25-mile handicap There will be 12 entrants on fast ma chimes, and the handicapper has been extremely liberal, varying from Robert Stubbs, who leaves at the scratch, to Mathis, who has a nine-minutes start If Stubbs, the local champion, gains a place in this event, 1t will be necessary for him to go at a mile minute clip. The mo- torcycle event of secondary interest Is the five-mile match between Stubbs on a four horsepower Indian and Bates on q seven-horsepower Thor Stubbs' fastest mile is in one minute fiat, and it has been rumored around that Bates has done in practice the mile in 56 seconds.
 All in all the programme is an excel lent one, and the crowd which attends will pass an interesting afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
SENSATIONAL SERIES ON
 IN THE SEVERAL LEAGUES

the Tigers and Chicago trounced Cleye- land.
 And thus the American league continues sensational.
 In the National two of the contenders tied up esterday-Pittsburg and Chi cago. The battle was a fierce and long drawn-out affair, the Pirates finally win ming by a 1 to o score. The game de- volved into a pitchers battle between Willett and Fingered" Brown, the former having the best of the argument and scoring the victory.
 While these two great rivals were bat ting in Pittsburg the New York Giants, favored by many students to win the race, were chewing the Philadelphia "Phillies."
 The series in the majors is the crucial series of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05

Memphis, Tenn, September IA lucky smash by Pitcher Shields saved the day for Memphis this afternoon.
 In the third inning, with three men on bases, Shields hit the ball for three bags, clearing the sacks, and winning the game
 It was simply case of hitting the ball hard when runs were in matching state.
 The Memphii got the majority of their hits in the third, for prior to that in ming and afterwards Ford could not be solved.
 The Barons stung the ball often and hard throughout the engagement but Shields was Johnny -on-the- Spot" when the visitors threatened. As a result the Barons turned one run out of nine hits, two of them for three bags, while Mem phis transformed five swats into four runs.
 The game was interesting and exciting throughout.
 Both teams played splendidly, no er- TOTS being charged to any man of either team.
 The .Barons are in good condition after their days outing yesterday in the wilds of Arkansas. They report the attendance good, and that each player earned neat little sum of money.
 The remaining features of the struggle are in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
EASTERN VICTORIES.
Mobile Sees Final Games.

Mobile, September 1.-The Southern league season closes in Mobile tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader between Mobile and Nashville. Fisher and Becker will pitch for Mobile and Butler and Sit ton for Nashville. Mobile plays Labor Day in Atlanta, making it impossible for a Sunday game in this city and al low the locals time to reach the Georgia city, hence tomorrow's doubleheader Sentell, who was injured several weeks ago and forced out of the game, will play with Mobile tomorrow. Today's game was postponed on account of rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05

They are fearing in Atlanta that the Crackers will rob Birmingham of it's last place, to which. by all the laws of long occupancy, 1t is justly entitled.
 The other day a subscriber of the Atlanta Georgian. signing herself "Anxi- ous Fan" asked Percy H. Whiting, sport ing editor of that paper, whether it is pos Crackers.
 Here goes Percy:
 It "can be did
 But it is not likely.
 Atlanta is now exactly seven full games ahead of Birmingham. And Birmingham is absolutely"
 By a strange coincidence Atlanta is also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
Funeral of Rear Admiral Glass.

Berkley, Cal, September 1.-The fun eral of the late Rear Admiral Henry Glass, who died at Paso Robles a few days ago. will take place today from the family home here, three rear ad- mirals acting as pall-bearers, togeth CT with Chief Justice Beatty and Lieut. Commander Eberlee. The admirals who pay this last respect to the dead chief ing to a dispatch received here frorl W. K. Whiting. An escort formed of boys from the naval training station at Yerba -Buena Island, which was estab- lished by AdmIal Glass, will accom- pany the body to the vault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05
EASTERN TEAMS GOING
 FINELY IN THE WILD WEST

It begins to appear as though the east ern members of the circuit will mop with the westerners when they come to the sunny side next week.
 This prediction is based on the fact that the customers while on the present trip have done exceedingly we'll winning 20 and losing 22 games. If the customers while on the road can practically break even with the westerners they should 'mop" when the shady side arrives
 The exploit of the eastern clubs is espe- cialy good when it is remembered that Atlanta has lost all but two of the games which it has played.
 Here is the table of the games of the present invasion:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-05

Montgomery trounced New Orleans and Memphis beat Birmingham. As a result the Peicans are leading seven points over Nashville. while Memphis is but one point behind the Volunteers.
 It is now very probable that Mem phs will be as near the top when the western trip is concluded as the Pelicans. and the Memphii are certainly pennant possibilities.
 And thus the race in the Southern con tinues sensational. It is more and more probable that the pennant will be de- cided during the final series.
 The fans in the majors were on pins yesterday when the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Maps tied up.
 St. Louis drew the first victories over