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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Street Car Collision.

Six persons were badly shaken up
and bruised in a rear-end collision be-
tween two cars on the Pulaski Heights
line shortly after 1870 o'clock Sunday
night The injured are:
Mrs. w. A. Walker, 514 Main street,
Argenta; Mrs. King, 513 Main street,
Argenta; j. H. Sangston, SIS Main
street, Argenta; O. r. Hurt, 1922 Sec
ond street; two children of Mr.. Hurt
All of the injured were removed to
their homes. The wreck took place
about 800 yards east of the fifth sta
ton. One of the cars was standing on
the track awaiting the signal to go
ahead, when, suddenly the other car
dashed into it. The platforms of
both cars was split into kindling wood
According to persons on the car
struck, the other car was coming
down the hill at slow rate of speed,
when suddenly it shot forward at a
high rate, and struck the other car.
While the real cause of the wreck
could not be learned Sunday night,
owing to the fact that the railroad
off Gals had not completed their in
vestigation, it was stated by some,
who witnessed the accident, that the
air brakes on the car going down hill
failed to work This, however, could
not be confirmed.
Immediately after the news OF the
wreck was received at the car barns,
word was sent to Superintendent c. j..
Griffith. That official in company with
several other officers Of the street car
company, went at once to the scene
of the wreck, and rendered every as
sistance possible in removing the In
jured to their homes.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Now international Affair.

Count z. Morani, chief consul Tor
the Italian government in the United
States arrived in Van Buren, Tuesday
morning from New Orleans and spent
the greater part of the Gay in the or
flee of Superintendent Murphy of the
Iron Mountain, gathering facts con-
corning the mobbing of the strike
breaking Italian laborers brought TO
Van Buren, last June by the iron
Mountain TO supplant the striking car
men there.
II will be remembered that a mob
of blacks and whites went to the
wards where the Italians were quarter
ed in bunk cars and opened fire upon
them, slightly wounding number
of the Italians. The visit OF Count
Morani at this time was to gather such
evidence as his government would
need in presenting their claim at
Washington for damages. The count
before leaving secured all the names
of the men indicted for participation
in the riot. -
1t has been feared by the railway
officials and many citizens lat Van
Buren, that international c3mplica-
tions would arise from the affair and
the visit of representative of the
Italian government at this time shows
that their fears are we'll founded.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

Sheriff Hugh Miller left Van Buren,
Monday night for Paris, Logan county
with w. f. Jones, white prisoner III
dicted by the recent Crawford county
Grand Jury for murder in the nrsl
degree When arraigned for trial at
Van Buren,. Jones, through his attor-
nevs r. Chew and w. II. Neal, ask
ed for and was granted chahge vi
venue Judge Evans sending the case
to Paris, Logan county, for trial.
Jones lived on farm at Naturai
Dam. in the northern part or the couh-
~ belonging to Horace Swearengen'
for whose murder he is no" pelhe
tried He was a justice OF the peace'
having been elected on the RepuDll-
can ticket two years ago. For some
cause Jones went into the field where
Swearengen was at work and proVokeu
quarrel, or rather tried to, S"eaIen-
gen keeping his team between nm
and Jones until he thought the lat
fer was leaving the field. Swearehgeh
had picked up his lines and starteu
his team. when Jones ran up behihu
and. it is alleged, reaching arouhd
him. disembowled him with one stroke
of large knife, Swearengeh dying
80 minutes later.
Fully 100 witnesses have gone from
the little hamlet up in the mountains
of Crawford county to Paris, the most
of them making the trip overland ana
in covered wagons, taking their proVf
sion with them, with the intention OF
camping out near Paris, should the
weather be favorable. The little COM
munity that has always lived in peace
and harmony has been torn asunder
by the tragedy. While the caravans
of covered wagons en- route to Paris
from the vicinity of the tragedy were
compelled to travel the same ROAD, the
witnesses for the state led that bear
ing the witnesses for the defense by
several hours. The dead man was
very popular throughout the county
and his many relatives have employ
ed Colonel o. L. Hiles of Fort Smith
Smith to assist Prosecuting Attorney
Cochrane in the case.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

Washington has new local law
which guards rigidly the employment
Of boys and girls. An age limit is pro-
vided. and careful provision is made
for investigation as to the physical
condition of those permitted to work.
Examinations just completed at the
national capital go to show that out OF
100 children subjected to the legal
tests the physicians rejected IS boys
lnd only two girls This is held to be
conclusive evidence that the girls are
healthier than boys. No doubt the
kreer physical life which girls lead
and the opportunities for exercise in
the open air which they now enjoy, in
striking contrast to past experience,
have had much to do with improving
their constitutions. But why do not
the boys live up to the same priv
ileges?
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Joe Shields Pardoned.

Joe Shields, convicted at the
spring term 190S) in the ST Francis
county circuit court on the charge of
robbery and sentenced to three years
in the state penitentiary, was We'd
nesday granted pardon by Governor
Pindall. Two sons of Shields were
convicted on the same charge as the
father, and about two months ago
the sons were pardoned, Shields is
an old man, and the petitioners for
his pardon urged that, inasmuch as
the boys had been released from
prison and that Shields wife was
feeble and needed the support of her
husband, he should also be pardoned.
The petition was presented to Gov
ernor Pindall by T. Buford of Forrest
City.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

The region of Luderitz bay, where
the great diamond find is reported, is
In the extreme southwest of Africa, in
q section known as Damara land, or
Hereroland. 1t has coast line OF AGO
miles. On the north is Guinea, and the
British possessions surround it on the
south and east. The country some
years ago came into the possession Of
the Germans In the mountain region
1t is fertile, and in spots wheat can be
raised. Copper and iron are said to
be abundant, but the country has been
prospected but little as regards the
mineral wealth. Since the Germans
have been in possession some attempts
have been made to work the country.
Windhoek is the principal town in the
northern section. The diamond find is
many miles from the town, and near
the coast, in a section of country not
known heretofore to be rich in dia-
monds. 1t is hundreds of miles from
Kimberley and the other diamond-pro-
ducing centers of the British South
African possessions. The country is
sparsely populated excepting with saw
ages.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Reports Unsatisfactory.

State Superintendent George b.
Cook has received reports from sew
eral county examiners that are far
from being complete, and will have
to be returned for correction. In one
of the reports the examiner omits
everything in relation to the enroll
ment of pupils in the schools of his
county. Another failed to report the
number of school houses in the coun-
ty he represents and another failed to
designate, in giving the number of
teachers, those who are white and
those who are negroes. Other reports
contain minor omissions, all of which
will have to be supplied in order that
the state superintendent statistical
reports of the schools may be abso-
lutely correct.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Woman's Body Found in Cistern.

Jumping or falling into cistern
full of water, Mrs D. n. Dial, wife OF
DR.. Rial. one of the most prominent
women of Pocahontas, came to her
death by drowning Sunday morning
No cause is known for the action,
which has created big sensation
there owing to the social prominence
of the lady.
Mrs. Dial was missed at her home
early in the morning. Nothing was
thought of her absence, at first, but
later, becoming uneasy, her family
instituted a search About that time
il was noticed that the covering of
the cistern at the dial residence had
been removed and the body of Mrs.
Dial was found floating in the water,
Theories to the effect that it was an
accident have been discredited by
some because of the allegation that
Mrs. Dial could not have fallen into
the cistern accidentally, but the top
may have been removed by someone
else and the lady have fallen in.
No note of any kind was left and
the affair is a complete mystery.
Mrs. Dial was the wife of we'll
known optician.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Dr.. Bond Defends His Bill.

DR.. J. B. Bond of this city, author
of the pure food law, which has been
declared faulty by Deputy Commits
sioner of Agriculture William Stod-
dard on the ground that it is not prac-
teal in many respects, Tuesday con-
ferred with Mr.. Stoddard at the state
house regarding the law. DR.. Bond
declared that he believed the law a
good one, and defended it. The con-
ference was not held for any specific
purpose, the two simply talking the
matter over. Mr.. Stoddard thinks
the law is weak and has already an
nounced that he will suggest that
either a new one be passed or the
old one be changed at the next session
of the legislature.
DR.. Bond, in the course of the con
versation with Mr. Stoddard, declared
that he did not believe it is right TO
compel a man who puts out hundreds
of bottles of soda, pop or anything
else a day to label each bottle, TAX
ing the stand that it is waste G:
1t is known, however, that he is OPP
posed to the present law. He declares
that it is impossible to investigate
conditions affected by the law in the
state in the first place, and that it is
impossible to prosecute cases OF VIC
lation of the law afterward. No ar
rangements have been made for
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
. NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Has an Old Petition,

Capt. p. H. Wheat of Lonoke has in
his possession a petition signed by
himself and other citizens of Prairie
county in 1855 to secure aid for the
building of the Memphis and Little
Rock Railroad, the first railroad built
in Arkansas. At that time Lonoke
county was not created out of the
Prairie county territory. Many of the
names attached to the petition were
prominent in political affairs at that
time. The petition was addressed to
the Hon. Joseph Evans, judge, and
associate justices, constituting the
county court of Prairie county. 1t was
as follows: I'VE, the undersigned
subscribers, citizens of above state
and county, most respectfully pray
and petition your honorable body to
subscribe the internal improvement
fund Of our county as capital stock in
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Company on the following conditions,
to-wit: That it be expended in the
grading of the third division of said
road from White river to Little Rock,
and be due and payable to said com
pany or their authorized agent at any
time after five miles of said third di-
vision of said road is graded, and your
petitioners will ever pray, etc" The
petition is signed Sy P. H. Wheat,
William G. Hazen. A. F. Mann, Will
liam A. w. Mann, William G. Hazen,
]. W. Mann. J. w. Blanton, w. A. Nc
CAIN L. w Mann. John w. Hudson,
John Hardin. John H. Perceful, H.
Reynolds, Henry Evans, Josephus
Tucker, L. w. Arnold, Wesley Hyer,
Jacob S. Gray, w. ]. Sheets, A. Will
liams, S. Mills, Earl C. Branaugh, NJ.
T. Boyd, John Wright, l. S. Hicks,
George Hallum, H. w. Gray, c. n.
Mitchell, Edward l.. Hicks, R. c.
Hicks, L. W. Monroe, J. w. Clary, a.
J. Legate.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Fourche Has a $4,000 Fire Loss

Fire completely destroyed three
business houses, one of which was
large structure with three business
rooms, and also two small houses at
Fourche at an early hour Saturday
morning, resulting in loss of about
$4,000 The fire practically wiped
out the business section of the town.
1t started in the rear of the Forte
store and it's origin is unknown. There
is said to be but little insurance.
When discovered the rear door OF
the Forte store was open and the
theory has been advanced that the
store was burglarized and then set on
fire to hide the theft.
The fire spread rapidly to two ad-
joining business houses and TO the
two cottages, one of which was oc-
cupied by T. A. Reichardt, railroad
agent there, and the other by w. II.
Riley. Mr.. Reichardt lost about $50
in cash and a gold watch in his hurry
to move his household goods out
The household goods in both houses
were saved. The postoffice and local
telephone exchange were destroyed.
The principal loss was on the build
ing and stock of the Forte store. Inc
stock was owned by H. w. Forte and
J. NJ. Swilling. The building was
owned by Mr.. Forte. The loss on
the building and stock is estimated at
about 100000. The remainder OF the
loss is estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000.
All of the buildings were of wood
and burned rapidly, but a bucket brig
ade was formed and other adjoining
buildings were saved.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Is Victim of Wreck c. Carroll OF
VioIa

The badly mangled body OF one of
the unidentified victims of the Frisco
Wreck, which occurred at lmboden
recently, is now supposed to be one
of Fulton county's most prominent
citizens, Cleve Carroll, of Viola. A
letter was found on his body address
ed to a Carroll" but otherwise torn
so as to be illegible. Mr.. CarrolPs
relatives were expecting him home
from Little Rock about that time,
and have since learned that he left
for home. but has not been seen since.
The bank book found on his person
was so mutilated that the name
could not be learned, but the West
Plains bank has identified it as that
of Mr.. Carroll.
The head of the body was foun6
Monday, but it was beyond identifi-
cation. 1t is learned that he had
both a ticket and accident insurance.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
CHARGED With Bootlegging.

James Gray, a white man, was taken
to Texarkana Saturday morning by
Deputy United States Marshal j. l..
Holt, on a warrant charging him with
selling whiskey without paying the
government tax in Little River coun-
ty. Gray's home is in Sewer county,
which adjoins Little River. The &C
cused was given preliminary hear
ing before United States Commission
er ]. M. Somervell, who held him for
the federal grand jury in a bond of
$3.50, which he gave and was released.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Barnett Has Long History.

A letter was received by the detec-
tive department from the bureau OF
criminal Identification giving a com,
plete history and description of Ell
more Barnett, whose arrest for al
legged completely in the robbery of the
Bell pawnshop, in Little Rock, oc-
Cured some weeks ago. According TO
the information contained in the let
ter, Barnett has had a wide criminal
career and has gone under number
of aliases, among them peing John,
Elmer and Jack Barnett, George
Avery, Frank Locke, Frank Chester,
Charles Hall, John Granam, Kid Bar
nett, Robert Granberg and "Broncho"
Kid Detective Morgan, in addition
to the evidence brought forward by
the bureau of Identification, has a cir
cular and photographs from the state
prison at Canon City, Col, where Bar
nett is wanted for violating his parole.
Barnett is also said to be wanted at
Dawson Springs, KY, where he IS
charged with being implicated in the
robbery of jewelry store, operating
much as he is said to have worked in
this city,
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

Contracts for furnishing single and
double teams to the city of Boston
were recently awarded to woman.
Her bids, rendered in open competition
with men, were by far the lowest sub
mitted and she demonstrated her abil-
ity to fulfill the obligations. The award
was popular, for the uniformity of the
figures submitted by the men gave
color to the charge that an agreement
had been made among them TO main
tain a certain price. The woman made
her own figures independently, and
won.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Fabrics from Waste Plants.

Scientists in many lands have been
giving an increasing amount of atten-
ton to the problem of producing from
the plant-world, substitutes for the
1ibers and fabrics now generally in
use. To find new cotton-plant or a
new fax straw or fiber which shall
take the place of wool or silk, or to
put among commercial possibilities
new material from which to manufac-
ture fine paper, are among the aims.
Four inventors have recently reached
what they claim to be success, each in
his own particular search and descrip-
lions of their products showing how
widely varying results are being at
tanned, are printed in the Technical
World Magazine From Ramie, nettle
which came originally from China, but
which grows well in various countries,
Is made fibre which rivals cotton for
usefulness and has some of the beau
ties of silk From the huge cactus
leaves of our American deserts, kind
Of fabric called cactus-leather is manu-
featured, which while not substitute
for cowhide, is useful for many of the
purposes for which genuine leather is
used. Pine needles are also being
made to furnish a fiber which has
qualities of usefulness in cloth-making,
even clothing being successfully manu-
featured from it. And finally the
Guayule shrub has been found to con-
tain rubber to an extent which makes
It commercially worth farming.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Held on Forgery Charge.

Two young white men, strangers in
Texarkana, giving theiE names as
Charles Fields and Wade Beck, were
held by Justice Vinson Tuesday at
ternoon under bond of $1,000 each,
which they failed to make on charge
of forgery. Three young kaen made
simultaneous attempts to cash bogus
checks in different parts of town last
Saturday night, using the name of a
prominent and wealthy citizen. but
only one WAS successful.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

One does not hear it said so often as
formerly that there are no longer such
opportunities for young men as were
open to their grandfathers. Leslie M.
Shaw, formerly secretary of the treas
ury, in speaking of his return to active
commercial life the other day, ex-
claimed "Oh, the opportunities that
,there are in this country for the young
man of push and enterprise, They are
almost limitless. To me the field of
business is as alluring as any romance
ever written. There are always new
chapters opening, new characters de-
veloping, new plots thickening. This
is the kind of talk that has taken the
place of the old wall over the good
times that have passed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Sheriff's Case Appealed.

The case of w. r. Cain against
Woodruff county, on appeal from the
Woodruff County Circuit Court, in
which the law enacted by the last
legislature allowing sheriffs rs cents
per day for each prisoners fare is
tested, is now before the Arkansas
Supreme Court. The transcript in the
case was filed with the Supreme
Court Tuesday. The county of Wood
ruff allowed Sheriff Cain So cents and
he brought suit Judge Hance N
Hutton of the Woodruff Circuit Court
held the law unconstitutional and
Sheriff Cain appealed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Send 10000 Pieces of Mail.

The force employed in the office OF
Mayor w. r. Duley mailing out liter
ature on the bond amendment ques-
ton established a new record SatuF-
day when they stamped and addressed
10000 pieces of mail. The letters
filled two mail sacks and are TO be
distributed to every part of the state.
In mailing out the letters, the mailing
list Of George w. Donaghey, the
Democratic nominee for governor, IS
being used. This is said to be the
most complete list ever owned in the
state
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Neuro Fined; Court Closed.

Jim Jones, negro, formerly in the
employ of the Iron Mountain, went be
fore Judge Lea Wednesday and al
mitted he had stolen property belong
ing to the company. Jones was sent
enced to serve one year in the state
penitentiary. This was the closing
piece of business and Judge Lea adj
lodTned the first division of the cir
cult court until the fourth Monday in
September.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Cell Rather Than Slide Down Rope

Because she was afraid to risk her
life on an improvised rope or possibly
because of modesty, an 1S-year-old
girl prisoner at the Searcy county Jail
was the only one out of eight prison
ers left to face the jailer Thursday
morning. Seven male prisoners
escaped from the Jail at an early hour
TMfsday morning, but the girl re-
fused to go with them. Six of the
escaped prisoners were whites. A
large posse of citizens Is securing the
country for the escapes, but as yet
none has been captured.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Austrian Miner Kills Self.

Sitting with his feet crossed and a
Az Colt in his hand, Antonio Perneli
was found on the railroad track az
Bonanza Saturday morning with bull
let hole through his brain. The wound
was self inflicted. Pernell having be-
come respondent committed suicide
because of domestic troubles. Inc
bodv was taken to Fort Smith ana Is
Of present in the Putnam morgue.
AS Pernell who is an Austrian mas
relatives in this country, the time OF
his burial has not yet been decided
upon.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
,osas Nose When Axe Slips.

Late Tuesday while some men
were working a road near Caddo Gap
an axe slipped from a mans hands
and struck Austin Wilson on the nose.
cutting entirely through the nose and
into his cheeks on each side. The
wound is very severe.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Mardi Gras Floats Burned.

Straub & Sons large warehouse at
Helena was burned Friday night, en-
failing a loss of about $4,000. A
large quantity of grain and Mardi
Gras floats used in the last Mardi Gras
celebration, valued at $4,000, are in
Guided in the property destroyed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
AGED Apple Tree.

S. NJ. Lewis. who lives near Moun->
tain Home, is gathering apples from
a tree his father planted fifty years
ago The trunk of the tree is Z 1-2
feet in circumference and measures
forty feet across the branches.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

To Mrs Ida B. Richardson Of New
Orleans has been awarded the Plea
yune loving cup by committee of the
Progressive union as the citizen who
is thought to have done most for the
public service and welfare during the
last year.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Neoroes Placed in penltentiary.

Three negres from Lonoke were
placed in the penitentiary Saturday
to serve sentences They are Robert
Powell, sentenced to two years; John
Thomas, convicted OF grand larceny
and sentenced to one year; Don Will
liams. sentenced to three years.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

Some of the leading shoe dealers in
Chicago predict that many women in
that city will wear sandals this slm-
mer. Some of the dealers have al
ready laid in big supplies to meet ihs
demand which they expect.