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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30

building here, if the claims of Scipio A. Jones, the local negro at torney, 10 recognition, are needed, there maybe only one. as 1t has been intimated John. E. Bush, re- ceiver of the land office will not apply for teappointment, Friends of Bush have made the assertion that he is after the office of register of deeds in Washington. If this should happen, there is little doubt
 but whatss ones would be given the place now held by Bush; leaving the office of registrar of the land office, made vacant through the of Harry H. Myers, and for which Jones is working, for some other applicant.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30
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Little Rock. Nov. 3o.-With
 now less than two months 10 elapSe before the Democratic primaries for city officers, no one has amour. ced as a candidate to oppose the re- election of Mayor w. R. Duley, and as everyone who has been men toned has failed to confirm the report, there is a chance that May or Duley may succeed himself without opposition. D. l.. Brad shaw chairman of the city Demo- cratic committee, yesterday after noon stated there was llttlelnterest in the coming primaries, for which reason he had not called the com- mittees together to make date tor the primaries, so would let 1t go until early ill January and then hx the date for the last of that month. The race for police judge, where there will be three or four candi- dates, will be rather warm, as well several of the aldermaniC contests.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30
LOCAL NOTES.

Good things to eat at Piercey x Sons.
 H. Lynn Wade spent Sunday In Russellville.
 l. E. Little spent Sunday in Little Rock.
 s. w. Shock of Enola was in the city Saturday.
 R. H. Mcdonald of Weldon was here yesterday.
 Henry Cureton spent Sunday in Little Rock.
 Robert Witt is spending the day in Little Rock.
 H. H. Beekman of Gleason is in the city today.
 Everything you want to eat at Piercey & Sons
 Call phone 7S for the best gro- ceries in the city.
 Miss Maggie Denison visited in Little Rock yesterday.
 If you want the best flour on earth see Piercey & Sons.
 James Carter went to Mayfower this morning on business.
 w. R. Brown left this morning for trip up the Rock Island. R. A. Reynolds visited his daugh- ters in Little Rock yesterday.
 Goldfish goldfshl It At A. E. Livingston's.
 Coal for sale. Phone I62. sI-tf w. l.. ROBINS.
 John Haine of Little Rock visited relatives near this city yester- day.
 Candy of all descriptions and in endless quantity at Piercey X Sons.
 J. Fl. Harrod of Little Rock spent yesterday with relatives in this city.
 Miss Eunice Ringgold of Nor rilton visited friends in this city Saturday.
 Some of the finest mince meat ever brought to Conway at Pier cey & Sons.
 Order your Xmas photos now at Lemons Studio. Good work guaranteed.
 The mother of R. C. Meadors, a student of Hendrix, died at her home in Clarendon last night. MT. Meadors left Saturday to be at her bedside.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30
FOR INDOOR
 ATHLETICS

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 Hendrix College, the Normal School, Central College and the public school, are up against the following proposition; Ever since the opening of schools in Septem- Der the above mentioned schools have been doing fist class school work, and incidentally have fur nished sufficient amusement and exercise to their respective student bodies ill the way of football and basket ball, to create an enthus1aS- tic school spirit and sense of loyal ty to the school and the city not possible to be created by any other device known to school men.
 Not only have the schools and students been immensely benefited, but the entire citizenship of the community has been stirred to an appreciation of the fact that the schools are a real live factor. Teams have travelled out from Conway and caused the name ot Conway to be mentioned as the school town of Arkansas in many quarters of the state. Visiting teams, have been we'll treated and write that they hope to come again.
 This is as it should be through out the year, but the football sea son has ended i'll the regular course of the year school sports and the basket ball season is here. Baske ct ball is the leading winter sport for both men and women. It Is an indoor game. Nearly every town and village around us now have their teams in training and ready for games. The schools of Con way have teams which promise tc be exceptionally strong. During the nice weather out door practice has been possible. Now we must hang up a white flag as our com- petitors pass by, or we must se- cure an indoor field and prepare to defend our schools in the realm of clean school sports during the com- ing months. There is no gymna- sium in Conway-don't let our competitors know this as they will gain through our lack of school equipment.
 There is so far as we can discov- CT, no hall of sufficient size i'll Con way i'll which contest games ot basketball nor indoor baseball can be played. A cheaply constructed frame building 75X8o feet located near the center of the town, with out floor and not necessarily over I6 feet high would be entirely practical, and would yield a good income, as such place would be used at least twice each week du- ring the winter seasons.
 Will someone speak up and tell Us how to do it; or shall we an nounte that the Conway schools have crawled in for the rest of the year. O. D. LONGSTRETH,
 Director Athletics A. $. N. Conway, Nov. 30.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30

WANTED-Lady or gentleman of fair education to travel for line of household articles and special ties. Salary s. 50 per day above expenses. Address, The AleXand- CT Supply Company,356 Dearbc I'll st., Chicago III. 64d-8t
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30

John Murry, a negro sent up from Camden to serve four years tor burglary, escaped from the brick yard last March and was not locat- ed again until last week, when he was apprehended near Nashville, Tenn. He was brought back to the penitenitary yesterday. Mur- ry served only four months i'll the penitentiary before escaping.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30

The combined circulation of the Daily ane Weekly Editions is over 32oo. Ad- vertising will be inserted one time in both editions at 5 cents per inch, single column. No other method of publicity can compare with this for cheapness and efficiency of service.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30
MISS HANDLE AT HENDRIX

Second Attraction of Hendrix Lecture
 Course Tonight.
 The second attraction of the Hendrix lecture course will be giv-
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30

en at the college auditorium to- night when Miss Emma Dee Ran dle, impersonator and monologist, will appear. Miss Randle IS con- sidered one of the finest imperson- ators on the American platform, The admission will be 50 cents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-30

Instead of there being two negro appointees in the Federal
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05

OF science mentioned. but consider
able advanced training and general
familiarity with rs literature. He
must have training and experience,
understand proofreading and indexing
and correcting Of rough manuscripts,
~syntax. etc"
The opening is a particularly at
t~ractive one. Amy young man who un-
derstands French, German, mathemat-
les, proofreading, entomology. zoology.
veterinarian stunts and is an adept at
tra~nslating, writing original poetry
and mixing the most approved formu-
las for horse medicine can get a chance
at this Job, which pays $500 a year.
If he wants something better in a
financial way he may try for the jan
itorship Of a big school building or go
into professional base ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05
DIsREGARDING BLOCK SIGNALS.
Recent Tests of the Efficiency of
Two Systems.
New York Tribune.

new KOfk lflDunSs
An inquiry of much Importance to the
travelling public has been In progress dur
ing the last year and a report on the sub
ject was made a few days ago to the
Railway Signal association. The investi-
cation related to the utility of devices de-
signed to lessen the chance that one train
will run past a signal which indicates that
a section OF track is occupied by another.
Two classes of apparatus were examined
by a committee. of which w. H. Elliott
of the New York Central is chairman.
One includes mechanism of various kinds
which gives a warning inside the cab of
the engine. The other embraces appIi-
ances for shutting off the power and ap.
plying the brakes to a train.
II appears tina the cab signal system
has been tried in England and continues in
use on two or three lines there. but as it
is believed tina certainty of action would
be prevented by ice and snow. the plan
does not seem to be perfectly suited to the
conditions existing in the United States
in winter. The same objection is offered by
the committee to the automatic stop. I'm
der cover. as in the New York subway,
the tripping device is thoroughly protected
from the weather; and II is pointed out
that on the elevated roads in New York,
Boston and Chicago there is less trouble
from ice and snow than must be looked
for on American trunk lines. Though the
committee Is not wholly satisfied with any
OF the inventions referred to it for exami-
nation. 1t recommends that manufacturer
Of the apparatus which is supposed to en-
nance the safety of travel give exhibitions
OF its operations under the authority OF
the Interstate Commerce commission.
Several features OF this Investigation de-
serve notice and commentator. 1t was
undertaken by an organisation closely
Identified with the task Of a~verting acci-
dents. On those roads which have the
most progressive management in the
United States and Europe the block signal
is the chief reliance. Hence. devices IN
tended to control the movement Of trains
should be regarded as adjuncts TO, not
substitutes for. the block signal. The COM
mittee OF the Railway Signal association
which has been studying the subject serves
the interests OF the traveller by manifest
ing caution so long as It has occasion TO
doubt the suitability OF the apparatus II
has considered Mechanism which Will
work well nine times out of ten and fail
the tenth time may be worse than nothing
at all Tn vigilance OF the engineer is a
better safeguard. Moreover. the way is
left open for those who differ from the
committee to prove their case
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05
EMGRANrs AND IMM1GRANrs.

~
One of the surest indications of a
return to normal business conditions
in this country is the reported arrival
Of an increasing number of immi-
grants. When the factories were shut
down and improvements came to a
standstill last September the foreign
workman took his money and returned
to his cd home, awaiting the return of
prosperity with its attendant call for
his services. Now he is coming back.
Reports show that the number of i'm
migrants arriving at American ports in
October was the largest In the year
and steamship companies report that
bookings are already being made for
mars immigrants who are planning
to return to the United States within
the next few months.
1t is estimated that 1900, 600 work.
men left this country during the twelve
months following the beginning of the
panic last October. The exodus was
fortunate in an economic sense, as it
reduced the demand for work and ac-
cordingly increased the opportunities
for employment. This was an impor-
tant factor in lessening the hardships
OF the unemployed. The fact that
there is a promise Of an early demand
for the services OF that army OF labor
is most reassuring.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05

Newspapers that are ridiculing the
action of an army court martial at
Chicago in dismissing a private soldier
from the service and sentencing him
to six months imprisonment because
he refused to throw away three green
apples at the order of his commanding
officer have a false appreciation of the
case. The matter may appear trivial.
The red tape observed In such proceed
ings seems to exaggerste the i'm
portance of the incident, as shown by
the following specifications filed in
the case:
Specification 1. In that Private Bern
ard Lesser, Battery d, Third field artil-
lery. while a prisoner under charge OF a
guard, did eat green apples after re-
peated instructions from his superior
officer, First Lieutenant H. w. Huntley,
Third field artillery, not TO do so.
Specification 2. In that Private Lesser,
Battery d, Third field artillery, having
received a lawful order from Sergeant
Maurice P. Keehn, Battery D., Third field
artillery, the said sergeant being in the
execution of his office. to throw away the
6ACNh aPpiSS III MS RONSCSeAOhg III VIII
fully disobey the same.
Specification 8. In that Private Bern
ard Lesser, Battery d. Third field ar
tlllery, did falsely state, with intent to
deceive, to his superior officer. First
Lieutenant H. w. Huntley, Third field
artillery, that he had permission from
Captain G N. Jones, Third field ar
tillery, to eat green apples.
The dropping or retaining of the
apples did not constitute the offense.
The order to drop the apples came
from the soldiers commanding officer
and the first duty of the soldier is
obedience. The entire discipline of the
army depends upon the observance and
enforcement of that rule. Only grow
ing and most dangerous contempt for
the law could bring ridicule on the
court-martial for It's sentence.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05
DRIPPING THE ELECTION LAW.

The new twist put on the
swearing-in of nonregistered voters in
Omaha and South Omaha under direc-
ton of the democratic city attorney
and democratic county attorney is
plainly a Gripping of the election law.
This new ruling carried to its full
limit practically destroys the efficacy
OF registration as a safeguard against
election frauds. i-
The purpose of requiring registra-
ton for elections in cities is to give
opportunity to check the lists of voters
entitled to exercise the elective fran
chise and to make sure against fraud,
false registration and repeating. The
registration compulsory, with the ex-
ception that voters might be sworn in
when prevented from registering by
absence from the city on all the regis
tration days, or by sickness.
For primary elections these reasons
are strictly enforced, and Certainly
the same, If not greater, safeguards
are needed for the regular election
as for the primary election. If anyone
may swear in his vote at the eleventh
hour without being registered by Sim
ply saying that he forgot, or wal too
busy, then the necessity Of registering
is entirely removed and the possibility
OF fraud tremendously enhanced.
In some cities registration is abso-
lutely conclusive and no unregistered
voter can quality no matter what his
excuse for not registering. The law
officers ought to give the election
laws a construction most calculated to
insure fair and honest elections and, IL
the present ruling is correct, the law
ought to be changed to bring us back
to the former practice whereby an un-
registered voter must have a valid ex-
cuse or forfeit his right 10 vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05
A FINE .

The young men of the country who
are looking for positions on the federal
payroll-and their number is always
too large-win doubtless be pleased
to know that a splendid position is
open at Washington for the applicant
who passes the best examination. The
Civil Service commission announces
that on November "a an examination
will be held for the position of Editor
in charge of the Department of En-
totnology. Economic Zoology n Vet
ernary Science in the Experiment
Station Record Department OF Agri-
culture"
The commission makes 1t plain that
the examination is open to all men.
1t states concisely that the only re-
qulrements are that the candidate
must thoroughly understand German.
French. mathematics and spelling"
and have mot only fundamental
knowledge Of the three departments
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05

Are you assaulted? A dapper young man
is at your side before you have collected
yourself and hands you his card. Are you
arrested2 He turns up in the nick Of time
at the police station and represents you.
He viii get you an all-nisht bondsman to
go your bail He will TAXI the names and
addresses OF the excited witnesses.
When sudden crowds form, there is al
ways an all-night lawyer in the thick OF II.
Is 1t an indignant wife who finds her re-
creant spouse up all night with his blond
stenographer. and. so finding them. does
more than create a scene2 There Is the
all-night lawyer whispering he win look
out for her interests, handing the ever
ready card. seeing the hystericaI woman
TO a cab. and, being very sure of this last.
getting her name and address. The fame
and money made by a certain young attor-
ney who happened to be up all night and
Johnny-on-the-spot when the Thaw-White
tragedy took place is always in the mind
OF the all-night lawyer. And there are a
lot OF milllonaires up all night in the
open-all-night district. and who knows
what may happen again? II happened once
among such people who We're up ali night,
and its echoes linger yet,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05
TIE OPIUM TRAFFIC..

Remarkable progress has been made
in China toward the consummation of
the imperial plans for the suppression
of the opium trade. The imperial de-
cree ordering the abolition of the use
of opium, both foreign and native,
within a period of ten years, was is
sued a little more than two years
ago. The decree provided that the
land under poppy cultivation in China
was to be reduced one-tenth each
year, thus working a gradual reform.
The Chinese people have taken SO
kindly to the decree and have shown
such effort in observing it that the
authorities have now issued a decree
ordering the total abolition of the cul-
tivation of poppy at the end of the
present year.
In this connection 1t is justice to
China to correct the prevailing Inn
preston that opium using is an original
Chinese habit. 1t was introduced into
China from India, and more than 100
years ago the Chinese sought to
prevent the importation of the drug.
About seventy years ago China became
Involved in a war with England be-
cause of its efforts to prevent the i'm
portation of opium from British India.
English power forced the Chinese to
accept the drug and now all the civil
lied countries are aiding in the sup
preston of the trafic. The success
of the efforts will mean a loss of $751;
900, 900 to 100000 900 a year to Brit
ish opium dealers, but it will mean a
triumph for civilization.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05
PERSONAL NOTES.

The man who cannot talk eleven times a
day every day for six weeks to crowds of
from l,00O to 20,O00 in the open air win in
the future be considered ineligible for the
presidency.
A man liz years old, who has been q
vegetarian since 1898, was sent to the poor
farm In a Francisco recently. What
has this man lone with the $4,000 which
he must have saved by not eating meat9
1t may interest the medical fraternity to
know that seven women in al outing party
ate seyenty-fivs pounds OF candy in two
weeks without becoming III. Aside from
this It Is doubtful II the statement pos
sesses any valuable interest.
Captain Arthur NJ. Jephson. the last sur
vlvor Of stanley's Emin Pasha relief ex-
petition. has just died at Ascot, England.
He was the last of the seven intrepid Eng
lishmen who made up the f>nous expedi-
ton. He was married TO an American
woman. Miss Anna Head, Of Calfc~nia.
Hans Knudsen, a Danish engineer. has
invented an apparatus for typewrit<g
messages by wireless telegraphy. BY his
device a message tapped out on a form OF
typewriter at one place Is transmitted to
another form Of typewriter at a place
many miles away, and is written directly
on the paper
Lucas Mallet is Mrs. William Harrison,
youngest daughter of Charles Kinksley.
and a number of other writer's Of the pres
ent day use pen names. ounte de
Martel de Joinv1lle Is the name Of the
French novelist who signs herself "Gyp."
Miss Alice French is known as Octave
Thanet. Marion Harland Is Mrs. M. v.
Terhune; EBbert Crsddock is the pen name
Of Miss Mary Murfee. Miss Julia Con-
stance Fletcher signs the name Of George
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05

"a"
The result OF the vote In Douglas
county, which Is a reversal Of several
thousands from the result OF last fall,
came as a surprise, wen to the demo-
Gratis. who did not hope for such a vic
tory. In fact they would have been
satisfied with any victory, OF even a
partial victory. The heavy vote polled
and the enormous democratic majori-
ties are an indication that the voters
we're determined to do just what they
did do.
The outcome is due in a great meas
ure to a peculiar combination of the
church and the saloon. The Elmer e.
Thomas letter. attacking Governor
Sheldon, was but a part OF this. The
cry had been raised against Judge Taft
long before and was p~ersistently agi-
tated throughout the campaign, The
speeious plea for the uncontrolled sa-
loon, yelled under the promise Of
home rule" caught a good many
other voters, and for once the church
and the saloon we're united against
the republican party. Many good
church people will regret that the
champions of the saloon have won in
this county, but it was through their
votes that the result wal brought to
pass. The labor unions were united
against the republican ticket and their
leaders are taking such satisfaction as
they may out of seeing the democratic
ticket triumph.
The lesson of the election to the
local republicans is that they must be-
come more active. 1t is essential that
a closer organization be effected and
that more interest be taken in the af-
fairs of the party II Omaha is to be
redeemed from democratic control.
The splendid results of the victory Of
1907, when the entire republican
ticket was elected in the county, have
been thrown way in the present dis
aster.
The vote is not a normal party
division and must not be taken as
such, Thousands OF republicans voted
the democratic ticket in Douglas
county and the effort must now be to
win them back to their allegiance. To
recover the ground lost will take work
and the republicans must get to work.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05

Too Much Pressure ON the Mills Ex-
poses Many Defects.
Philadelphia Press.

A current magazine in an article o n
"Lawmaking as an Industry" presents
some figures which tend to prove the
statement that the making of law is fast
becoming one of the larger industries Of
the United States. Every two years, ac-
cording to this article. the legislatures
OF our states, most OF which have bien-
NAL sessions. pass some 5000 separate
laws. In 1sO6-07, there were passed by
congress and state legislatures 26,446 acts
and i,576 resolutions. When we compare
this avalanche Of what Is mainly expert
mental and theoretical law making to the
modest quantity of enactments turned out
by the English statemen, 1t demonstrates
that the Briton, is, at least. slower and
snrer than we. In England. for the whole
United Kingdom, for the years io0s-O7,
there were enacted but 700 public acts, or
general laws, and the whole time OF
Parliament was practically devoted for
eighteen months OF those two years to
considering and passing them.
It IL probable that OF the more than
1900 laws Enacted in America during two
years, over rs per cent were Of no general
scope. In England, the time OF Parliament
Is not taken up with special or local meas
ures. and. therefore. the members are
free to give painstaking study and thought
to matters of national interest, When We
recall that in the state legislature of New
York In one year there were enacted twice
the number of laws which the English par
lament enacted In the same time, 1t gives
ample evidence that our law makers are
very busy men.
1t is often I'D considered public clamor
which forces our Legislatures to enact
laws that are unnecessary and sometimes
harmful. Our legislation. as these 5000
laws in two years clearly show. must be
hurridediy and thoughtlessly discussed for
II would be Impossible to give the right
kind of consideration to this mass Of COM
pick and ~varigated craftsmanship in
twenty-four months.