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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

build a manse and make neces-
sary repairs on the Baptist prop
erty in the near future.
The series of meetings by Rev.
w. H. Richardson, the Presbyte-
rian evangelist, have been a gen
uine revival to the church here.
Besides IS additions, the old mem
bers were stirred to activity, and a
regular pastor will be secured in
the near future. The sermons of
Mr.. Richardson were among the
most powerful ever delivered here
and had a marked effect upon
everyone who heard them, both in
and out of the church.
The sale of the Baptist church
means, of course, that the new
building to be erected by that or
ganlzatlon is a certainty. The
building committee of the church
is still pushing forward the work
of securing subscriptions, about
SII, 900 having already been sub
scribed- Plans for a $40, 900 build
ing will be ordered drawn at once,
and the committee believes that it
will be III position to let the CON
tract by the time the plans are
ready.
The committees through which
the transfer was made last night
are as follows: For the Presbyte-
rian church-A. J. Witt, S. NJ.
Apple, I. M. Moore and Rev.
VIM. H. Richardson; for the Bap-
fist church,. Frank Jones, c..
w. Bruce and w. B. Clayton.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24
BUY CHURCH
Baptist House of Worship Sold
to Them Last Night
Buyers Plan to Improve Old Building, of
Which They Take Possession Sep
TENDER 1 Next.
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.

After aseries of conferences, COM
mittees representing the Baptist and
Presbyterian churches of this city
late last night came to an agree
ment whereby the house of worship
of the Baptists was transferred to
the Presbyterians. The consider
alton was $4,000, which includes
the building, lot, pews and furni-
ture of the Baptist church, and
possession is to be given on or be-
fore September I, 1909.
The Presbyterians are planning
to make considerable improve
ments on their newly acquired prop
erty, they having the privilege
under the terms of the sale to pro-
coed with these improvements
when ever they desire. 1t was an
nounced at the church that, with
out having made any canvass, $1,000
had been subscribed to secure a
new Presbyterian house of worship,
and an offer of $1,000 had been
made on their present lot, thus
giving a fund of $4,000 with which
to make the purchase. 1t is plan
ed to raise an additional fund to
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24
POLITICS WARM
IN LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock Dec. I7.-Special-
The mayoralt y race is just begin
ming to give the people touch OF
what it is going to be, and before
the campaign goes much further
the people of Little Rock will
be awake to the fact that hot times
are NJ t brewing, but being really
experienced. w. B. Brooks, who
is opposing Mayor w. R. Duley
for re election, is taking the bull
by the horns, and going after the
city executive with forked stick.
He is attacking his record as a
public official, and while 10 un
lawful transactions are charged,
the city attorney candidate for may
or is making hot thrusts of wrong
fu1 II manipulation of the public trust.
He charges this to ineompetency,
and every day sees the lines drawn
closer and closer between the
two candidates, and while the cam
paign in the last election, which
was a special one, was decidedly a
spectacular, with bands out all
days, and parades day and night,
this one is expected to eclipseit in
many ways, and the largest vote is
expected to be cast in=the prim-
aries next month, ever cast III
Little Rock election.
The police judge race is also get
ting more than lukewarm, there
being three candidates in the field,
Sam Churchill. a pioneer resident;
\. A. Fleming, a young furniture
dealer; and 4. r. Katterree, the
present holder OF the Office. Judge
Ratterree is a tireless and novel
campaigner, and as this IS only a
second term he asks fer the other
candidates are centering their fire
upon him, hoping to split the vote
50 one Of them Will be successful.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24
ALMOST A MILLION IN GOLD


Little Rock, Dec. I7.-(SpeeiaI)
Arkansas may be a poor state to
some, but it is long on gold. The
po~r old state only has a small
amount OH hand-just enough to
keep two men busy for three days
counting it. Expert Accountant
Al Shields, who, with the assist
ance of Treasurer Yates, is count
ing the states money, has spent
nearly three days this week count
ing the gold in the states vaults.
Great stacks of the yellow coins
were in front of the counters all
the time and thousands of dollars
were slowed away by them daily.
The counters are now going over
the other monyes of the state, with
the warrants in possession of the
treasurer, and when the work is
done some some announcement
will be made as to how much
money the state really has. In the
thousands of gold coins handled,
which amounted to about $500, 900,
only four of the new gold coins
which were afterward recalled were
found, three of the $40 denomina-
ton and one $40, showing how
closely the coin collectors and Gu
rio hunters have gathered up the
supply.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

Three weeks from today and
the old state house will be buzzing
with humanity and excitement
for the legislature will convene
upon that date, and as soon as or
gained, the Inauguration of Geo.
w. Donaghey as governor, will
follow True to the old adage that
coming events cast their shadows
before, the shadows of the coming
Legislature are now plainly seen.
Aspirants for the positions to be
handed out by the general assembly
and state boards are focking to Lit
tie Rock in numbers to discuss
matters with the Legislators who
run into Little Rock during the
holidays to look over their ground.
Nearly every candidate for speak
er of the house and there are seven
in all, is expected to visit Little
Rock this week and make arrange
ments for headquarters where
campaign for the position they
covet, will be carried on. Secretary
Ludwig has begun preparations TO
clean up the old Senate and House
of Representatives, getting out
few wagon loads OF dirt before
these bodies convene. The inaug
uration of Gov. Donaghey will
probably be a brilliant affair, if he
will permit, the inaugural ball be
ing given in the banquet room of
the hotel Marion or Capitol Hotel,
or if these are not large enough in
one Of the Kinks of the city.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

Programs have been sent out by
the Arkansas State Negro Business
Mems League, which will hold a
three days session in Little Rock
at Bush's Hall, commencing De
cember IS, which show elaborate
preparations have been made for
the reception of hundreds of dele
gates from all over the state. The
chief drawing card is Booker T.
Washington, who IS down for an
address, and to remain through
the entire convention The meet
ing is to be held along practical
lines, with much attention paid to
business pursuits Of the negro.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

the recipient Of SO many calls yes
terday, the physicians who attend
him, were forced to lock the doors
and exclude all callers. While
Mayor Dudley is i'll III Little Rock,
Mrs. Duley is i'll in San Antonio,
where She went several weeks ago
with hope of regaining her
health.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

Justice Tom Parsel, one Of the
oldest justices Of the peace III this
section, and for nearly 20 years a
resident of Little Rock, expresses
himself as favoring the aboHshing
of the law making 10 years the
age of consent, 50 far as negroes
are concerned, and if the restric-
tons are not removed entirely, he
favors the reduction of the age of
consent in negroes to 10 years, as
it is in Georgia. He argues that
little attention is paid to the law
anyway, and when an arrest is
made, it must be felony when
only a misdemeanor should be
charged.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

Even physicians Of Argenta
were affected by the financial pan
ic and the shutting down OF the
shops there, DR.. w. Z. McLain,
one of the physicians of that city,
yesterday afternoon filing petition
in bankruptcy in the United States
district court. The liabilities OF
the physician are given as S638,
while his assets are given as only
$40 over what he claims as his ex-
emptions.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24
Sheriff Sells Land.
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY,

Under an execution issuing from
he Faulkner circuit court, Deputy
Sheriff J. S. Johnson this afternoon
sold 40 acres of land near Vilonia,
levied upon as the property of L.
T. eagle. A. NJ. Powell was the
purchaser, his bid being S45.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24
Sues For Divorce.

Alleging cruel treatment, non
support and desertion, Mrs. Sallie
VIM today filed suit for divorce
from her husband, Henry VIM.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

Little Rock, Dec. al Mayor
w. R. Duley is very i'll man in
his room at the Hotel Marion
and for the past four days has been
unable to take any hand in his
race for reelection, leaving that
entirely with his friends. He was
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24
FROM THE
CAPITAL CITY


Little Rock, Dec. IS-(speclaD
Christmas cheer is becoming evl-
dent all over the state, and it viii
be even more so during the coming
week. In the office OF the inter
nal revenue collector of the state,
is the most noticeable. The deputy
collectors of this office are all now
in the field, and each one Of them
has his hands more than full,
checking out liquor from bonded
warehouses. Every distiller i'll the
state is now busy taking his goods
out of the warehouses and dispos-
ing of it during the holiday rush.
One deputy has sent a report IN
showing the withdrawal of IS bar
fels OF whiskey from one OF the
warehouses, which was shipped to
Oklahoma, were the most of that
being sold is shipped.
Both United States senators and
all of the congressman from Arkan-
sas, will return to their homes for
Christmas.
Unless Judge r. J. Lea should
preside over the circuit court,
Second division, there will be
no hearing of Charles d. Greaves
application for a mandamus to
force Secretary of State O. c. Lud-
wig to place his name on the roll
call of the state senate as senator
from Garland and Montgomery
counties, during the holidays.
There may be even postponement
which will carry the case past the
opening date of the legislature,
though that is not at all likely.
When the mandamus was applied
for, the date for the hearing was
set Tor December %, but Judge E.
w. Winfield, who presides over
that court, has been in very poor
health for the past two months,
and his physician has advised him
to take trip to French Lick, Ind.
during the holidays, and he will
follow the advice of his physician,
What date the hearing will come
up has not yet been decided upon,
as the date fer the return of Judge
Winfield is not certain.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-12-24

Both United States senators aud
all of the congressman from Arkan
sas, will return to their homes for
Christmas.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
RECORD PRIMARY
VOTE RECORDED
BALLOTS IN SAN FRANCISCO
TOTAL 1886
NO CHANGE IN THE RESULTS is
ANNOUNCED
Less Than Two Hundred Members OF
the Hearst independence
League Go to the
Polls

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-No sys-
tematic attempt was made today to
tabulate the returns from yesterday
primaries, but the few reports received
only tended to confirm the general re-
suit as announced last night.
The contest of factions In the Repup-
Iican and Democratic parties had the
effect of bringing out a heavy vote.
The returns show that in the Repub-
lican state convention at OAKLAND
August 81 the organization, or as 1t is
called the regular faction, will have
about 400 votes and the Lincoln-Roose-
welt league 229.
In the Democratic convention the
McNab wing will have large ma
jority.
The vote in this city was the largest
ever cast at a primary election, the
total number of votes cast being 1886.
The regular Republican vote was more
than ore-third of the aggregate vote OF
all parties.
Out of the 173 delegates to the county
convention the regulars Will have 1OS'
while the league will have So. OF the
176 delegates to the Democratic local
convention the McNab people will have
14S.
THE total vote polled by the regulars
was IL $40, by the league 10,494.
The total McNab vote was 1905; the
Bell vote, 1907.
In the Union Labor party there was
but little contest and the party ma
chinery was won by the Michael Casey
wing over the Ruef-Schmitz element.
THE total vote of the Independence
league in this city was 1913.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
SAY JAP TRIED TO KILL
SECRET SERVICE AGENT

Accused of having attempted to kill
Thomas White, q secret service agent
working among the Japanese, j. Kahara
was arraigned in Police Justice Aus
tins court yesterday morning ana SEN
fenced to serve ninety days in the city
iaiI on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Patrolman Fitzgerald arrested Ka-
hara on East First street at an early
hour yesterday morning while the latter
was aiming a pistol at White as the
secret service man was passing door
Way in which K&hara was standing.
FITZGERALD saw the cleaning weapon,
and, rushing UP, disarmed the Japanese
before he could fire.
Because OF insufficient evidence to
prove that the man was trying TO XIII
fhe detective a felony complaint was
not issued, but the circumstances were
explained to the court and the extreme
penalty was asked.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
TROUT ARE TO
BE DISTRIBUTED
MILLIONS ORDERED PUT IN
COAST STREAMS
MINIATURE FRY TO STOCK THE
WATERS OF THE SOUTH
Past Experiences in Putting Trem Into
Waters Too Cold Teach Commits
sioners Valuable Lesson by
Which They Will Profit

If is said that several million trout
fry from the Sisson fish hatchery, III
the northern part of the state, VIII pe
distributed in the streams Of the state
in the near future. For many Yeas Yeas
mast the fish commission has Deen
STOCKING coast streams with fry that
never lived to afford anglers the spoft
thew expected in years subsequent TO
the time the fish were planted
The oregon and Washington piscl-
culturists discovered, after Wastltls
much valuable time and money IN tne
stocking of fishable waters with liiii n
allure fry, that their work was OF no
avail. as trout fry under two inches IN
length distributed in any water course
that is inhabited by larger fish OF a
predatory kind were of value only as
bait for the gourmands of the stream
Not desirable for the notoriety re-
speeding the millions of fish they plent-
ed yearly as food for larger Ash, tile
Oregon officials issued orders to super
intendents of hatcheries to retain the
FRY of all trout and salmon until they
were of an age and size sufficient TO
give them the power and cunning they
must possess to avoid the attacks OF
predatory fish. At present the limits
placed on the fry that are placed IN the
streams of the northwest are trout TWO
inches and salmon five inches.
The state game and forestry warden
OF Oregon recently said: I'VE have ex-
perimented in all ways IN the stocking
of our streams and rivers with trout
and salmon fry of less than i've lncnes,
Very good results are now Deing hau
| from the plant of last season, ana we
expect that anglers will enjoy hence
forth the good fishing they have been
anticipating for some years past"
! According to latest reports from the
| Sisson hatchery, the trout fry thai
soon will be planted in wild waters
average one inch in length, size tnat
as the oregon experts contend. mas
proved to be a failure in the northwest
except for bait to the f1sh thar are ma
| tive to the streams.
An instance of the absurdity OF plant
ing one-inch trout fry in wild waters
was witnessed a few years ago at Boca
| by Achille Roos, ]. F. Cooper ano
other anglers Of the Fly Casting clur
of San Francisco. Three cans of one
inch fry arrived at Boca with letter
to the then superintendent OF tne 4 lce
plant The letter read: Dump tine
contents of these cans into the river
and return the cans Immediately"
There was considerable difference II
| the temperature of the water In thS
cans and the river water, and as a con,
sequence the fry that were dumped
| from one of the cans into the Little
Truckee, at a point where 1t emptie'
into the lake at Boca, persisted inme
diately. The fry that remained wer,
planted in the rivulets of a small
meadow near the dam after the. tenn
perature of the can had been reduced
but instead of remaining in safe quar-
ters the little baby fry worked dow
with the current into the feeder of thu
Truckee river and they were gobblet
up by schools of trout that gathered fol
| the feast.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
|. A. A. c. GOSSIP

Little Sammy Wood, aided by Rich
ard Welcome, will attempt to defeat
such old time handbal players as Ray
Dunnigan and Jack Wellington. Tne
game will be called at 3 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. AS Sammy has en-
tered the long distance run to Venice
he does not seem to care what De-
comes of him.
It is interesting to note that the
noon gymnasium class still IS In eX-
istence. regardless of the fact that
"Big" AL is away. Even though
George Retzer picks out much smaller
dumbbells than he does when A! is
around, and quits the gymnasium just
about ten minutes sooner than ne
used to, the class is going on just the
same.
1t is probable that Dick Welcome
and Frankel will play match game
of handbaIl next Saturday afternoon
Dick will allow a handicap.
All you fellows who are going to
enter that run to Venice are requested
to remember that you are to register
under the rules of the A. A. u.
Blanks can be had from the esteemed
Henderson.
Tuesday afternoon Jack Nest and
Witt defeated Willie Henderson ana
Mohanah in an uninteresting game OF
doubles. The score was q to y. JACK
says that it is getting monotonous'
Welcome and Donnell defeated Ray
Dunnigan and Del Vale in two sue
cessive games of doubles. The scores
were FL to 10 and 81 to 8.
Mercer defeated Bill Nevins In a
game of singles by the score OF IL TO
G. Nevins would have won had De
been anybody else.
:, Mercer and Taylor defeated Nevins
and Cops by the score Of FL to 10.
Even at that Nevins has a serve that
will keep the fastest of the players
on the go.
AL Treloar left on his vacation last
Saturday. Accompanied by his wife,
he went to Mount Lowe and after
spending a few days at the mountain
resort returned to Los Angeles last
Tuesday. He visited the CLUB during
the forenoon and was much pleased
to find that many Of the members
were keeping up their noon gym
nasium work. He left Tuesday night
for the Coronado tent city, where ne
will remain until August ~. On Mon
day, August "a, AL will return to the
club and take up the rowing question
With q vengeance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
MILLIONAIRE IS
KILLED IN AUTO
]. MONTGOMERY SEARS OF
BOSTON DEAD
Victim, who Was Only ThIrty-three
Years of Age Was the Largest
Individual Taxpayer In
Hub City

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. III.
Montgomery Sears, the young Boston
millionaire who was hurt in an auto
mobile accident shortly after midnight
last night, between Apponaug and Nor
wood, died today. He did not recover
consciousness after the accident.
j Montgomery Sears was one of the
richest men of Boston. He came into
his estate three years ago upon the
death OF his father. Mr.. Sears was SO
years OF age and was graduate Of
Harvard university. He was fond Of
all outdoor sports and was an enthus-
iastic automobilist. He was last year
the largest individual taxpayer in Bos-
ton. .
Near all OF the property is located IN
the business district and In the fash
ionable section of the Back bay.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO AID CAUSE OF MUSIC

The first step in the development of
Los Angeles into a musical and artistic
center was taken yesterday by the
chamber of commerce, which author
ICED the president to appoint COM
mittee to take the matter up on lines
laid down by G. f. Edison, who APP
peared before the board at its regular
meeting and urged that the advantage
of this city should be advertised among
musicians.
Mr. Edison called the attention of the
hoard of directors to what was being
done in st. Paul, Seattle and Denver.
He said Los Angeles already had a
symphony orchestra that has no equal
in the east. 1t has been working for
years under q director who receives
little or no remuneration, while other
cities expend thousands of dollars on
their orchestras.
The board was unanimous in its APP
prevail of the scheme.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
SAN DIEGO POLITICIANS
FACING LEGAL TANGLE

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 12.-From the re-
yised returns of yesterdays primary 1t
appears that the regular Republicans
carried the city by 1913 majority.
Both the regulars and league are still
claiming the county outside the city
and the control of the county conven-
tion. There is a tangle over the
eightieth assembly district. This for
merly comprised all San Diego county
outside this city. 1t now comprises
SAN Diego county exclusive of this city,
and it also takes in Imperial county,
which was carved out of San Diego
county. Formerly the San Diego county
convention resolved itself into the
.Seyenty-ninth assembly district con-
yention (San Diego city, and the
Fightieth assembly district convention,
representing the rest of San Diego
county. This year the Eightieth dis
trict convention would be composed of
the delegates Of the country districts
of San Diego county sitting with the
imperial county delegates. 1t appears
there is no provision for such joint
convention and no way of determining
whether it should be held in this county
or Imperial county.
Lawyers are engaged in trying to
solve the legal complications presented.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
NOTED TUNNEL
BUILDER DEAD
CHARLES {. HIGBEE KILLED IN
COLORADO
Guide Wire Strikes Victim on Head,
Crushing His skull - Death
Results Ten Minutes
Later

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Aug. 12.-Charles e. Hig-
bee, aged 50, of this city. one of the
worlds most noted tunnel builders,
was almost instantly killed last even
ing at Shoshone, a camp of the central
Colorado Power company, twelve miles
east of Glenwood Springs, Colo.
The fatal accident was caused by
the breaking of q derrick A guy wire
struck Mr.. Higbee on the head, crush
ing his skull
He died within ten minutes from
cerebral hemorrhage.
According to reliable information,
Mr.. Higbee had constructed forty-nine
of the worlds greatest tunnels.
In the construction of the Simplon
tunnel in Italy he is said to have
broken the worlds record for fast
boring.
He planned and executed the Ten
nessee pass tunnel on the Denver &
Rio Grande road.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13

in favor Of the former field. The new
tract is particularly level and Will re-
quire little grading.
Captain McCredie of the Portlano
team was not in the game yesterday,
being indisposed, but will get In the
game In a day or two.
Judge Mckinley saw the game from 2
the grand stand yesterday and voiced
the opinion that the Angels would WIN
the pennant sure.
BERTHE Whaling showed up fine yes
ferday behind the bat and played IN
bi9 league form for a boy in fast COM
pany as short time as he has peen.
Manager Bondie says that the Attn
Ietic park diamond will be open for en-
gagements next Sunday morning. An
swer through The Herald.
The Huntington Park baseball team
desires to hear from any amateur CLUB
in regard to game next Sunday. An
swer through The Herald.
A rumor was circulated yesterday 70
the effect that Edwin Moriarty is about
to become q Benedict. Ed when asked
regarding the rumor refused to deny
or affirm 1t. 1t is said the lucky girl
is from Santa Clara county.