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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
KEEL'S AMENDMENTS BEATEN
Senator Loses in Attempt to
Cripple Oldham Bill.
University Appropriation Bill Gets Through
House With Cut of Only
About $1,000.

Little Rock, Ark, April IS
By tie vote, Is to IS, the amend
ment offered by Senator Keel to
force Governor Donaghey alone to
take up the work of completing the
capitol, was lost in the senate yes
terday afternoon, after an all day
fight. This amendment was pro-
posed to the Oldham bill providing
an appropriation for the completion
of the new capitol and prescribing
the manner in which it was to be
done. 1t provides for commits
sion of four members to act with
the governor. Senator Keel amend
ed to give the governor a secretary
and water boy aud force him to do
the work, but the amendment fail
ed to carry. The deliberations yes
terday were in committee of the
whole, presided over by Senator
Wingo, who forced rising vote on
the amendment. There was much
discussion on the bill in which SEN
ators Keel and Toney assailed the
governor for his alleged endeavors
to dictate to the general assembly.
Senator Oldham alone defended
the bill in the afternoon session.
The Keel amendment to require
the commissioners to give a SIS, 900
instead OF $40, 900 bond, was al
so defeated, as was the Keel amend
ment to have Frank w. Glib, an
architect, and w. R. Stewart and
John S. Odorn, we'll known local
contractors, go over the capitol
building and estimate the cost of
the work which must be replaced.
The proposed amendment of Sen
ator Henderson to strike out the
clause in the $3.50, 900 appropriation
for the building, the words, as
near as possible. 3" This was voted
down and an amendment to have
the appropriation for the purpose
Of completing the contract of Cald-
we'll & Drake, except as changed
by the provisions of the bill was
adopted. Senator Henderson en-
deavored to place the name Of
Governor Donaghey in the Keel
amendment instead of the word
Governor, but this too failed to
meet the approval of the senate.
The session of the senate was
warm one throughout, and the &C
ton taken yesterday is considered
to be favorable to the plans Of Gov
ernor Donaghey to the completion
of the new state capitol. While
the debate on the Keel amendment
was taking place, Governor bona
ghey was absent from his Office,
visiting a sick relative at the St.
Vincent's Inhrmary.
In the house, the University of
Arkansas appropriation bill occu-
pied the most OF the time, and the
battle axe brigade completed its
work before the end of the day.
The recommendation of the ways
and means committee for the ap-
preparation was cut over S68, 900,
yet the appropriation is SIS 900 in
excess of what it was two years
ago. The appropriation this year
is S223, 2I5. Only about S. 5000 OF
the big cut was made by the house
however, as the ways and means
committee was given the bill again
after the first report, to do further
whiting. The bill must now face
the sharp knives of the senate be-
fore its final passage.
An effort was made to abolish
the preparatory department, but
the committee recommendations
along that line were accepted in
stead
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
Scottish Rite Reunion.

Little Rock, April I9.-Work
began this morning at the Albert
Pike consistory for the regular
spring reunion of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of the Val
ley of Little Rock. There is a
class of IS to be worked upon,
which will increase the member
ship of the consistory to about 100.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
EFFORT TO RETAIN G. R. MANN
Anti-Administration Forces in
Senate Gain a point.
Take Advantage OF Donaghey Mems Al
sence and Pass Keel Amendment
to Oldham Bill

Little Rock, April I6-Special.
The senate yesterday afternoon
started out passing bills and then
got onto the Oldham administra
ton bill relative to the completion
of the new state capitol and stayed
with it until late in the afternoon,
finally putting George r. Mann
back as the architect of the build
ing and appropriating $4,000 to
pay for his work. The Rowland
road tax bill, giving towns of the
second class one-third of the road
taxes collected in the towns, was
passed. The inheritance tax bill
prepared by Attorney General
Hal L. Norwood for the Judiciary
committee, was also passed, but
only by vote of IS to ID.
Then came the state capitol bill.
Senator Mckenzie offered an
amendment to section 7, requiring
a bond of SIS 900 of the superin-
tendent of construction, which w S
accepted by Senator Oldham Sen
ator Patterson offered an amend
ment to substitute stone for cop
per dome and the amendment pass
ed after several hours of discussion.
Senator Keel offered an amend
ment that the name of George R
Mann be placed in the bill where
thr blank was left for the name of
the architect and $40, 900 be APP
propriated to pay him. This al
so caused much discussion, as the
architect had been discharged by
the Patterson bill, and it was easy
to be seen it was being run over
the Donaghey forces for the pur-
pose of defeating the bill. Next
1.-THE section whichappropriated
$4,000 to replace the work de
clared by the experts who have in
spected the building, to be faulty.
An amendment was offered to cut
this to $40, COO and another to cut
it to $4,000 but both were finally
lost and the section was adopted
Donaghey Supporters Absent.
The entire session in the after
noon, while the Oldham bill was
being discussed as committee of
the whole. The Keel amendment
to re-employ Geo. R. Mann passed
by vote of IS to II, number of
the Donaghey supporters being out
of the room at the time, so that
Gov. Donaghey does not feel as
though he had really lost any
thing. He believes the senators
will vote for the bill as it was
written, when they come to vote
on it outside of the committee OF
the whole There is one thing
certain, Governor Donaghey will
never accept the bill with George
r. Mann provided as architect in it.
There will be no further consid-
Grafton of the bill now until Mon
day, when it is again the special
order of business.
The house passed the Deaf Mute
Institute appropriation bill without
cut and also took up the Univer-
sity Of Arkansas appropriation bill,
as it had been agreed upon, and
passed it also. The Deaf Mute
Institute is given $50, 900 for al
additional building. Many new
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
OUACHITA is IN LEAD
Defeats Cumberland College by Score of
2 to o.

Arkade!phia,, April I6.-Ouach-
tia defeated Arkansas College of
GAINESVILLE yesterday afternoon in
the first game of the championship
series by the score of to 0. Ouach-
tia made both scores in the second
inning on two hits and an error,
Finger proved invincible in pinch
es and his superb pitching was
largely responsible for the shut-out.
He struck out I6 men. Lindsay
of Ouachita secured three-bagger
and a double. The score by in
nings:
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22

Engraved cards and invitations
and embossed stationery. Leave
orders with Conway Printing Co.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
COL. BRYAN AT LITTLE ROCK
Distinguished Visitor Recipient of Many
Courtesies in Capitol City.

Little Rock, April I5.-William
Jennings Bryan is today receiving
all the courtesies that can be shown
such a distinguished parsonage by
the people of Little Rock. He will
this afternoon address the general
assembly and tonight deliver his
prince of Peace" lecture in a To-
cal theatre. He has added two ad-
ditional dates for Little Rock, one
being an address to the Modern
Woodmen of America, after his lee
ture tonight, and the other an adj
dress to the law students of the
University of Arkansas in the SUI
preme court chamber tomorrow
morning. The lecture to the law
students will be along the line of
legal ethics they should pursue
after receiving their diplomas and
entering the practice of law.
Engraved cards and invitations
=
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
SALEM.

Salem-The infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barzee passed away at their
home north of Salem Friday night
Funeral services were held from the
home Sunday afternoon. Interment In
Salem cemetery.
Mrs. ]. w. Hawkins was called to
Hannibal. Mo-, Tuesday by the illness
of her daughter in-law. Mrs. Frank
Hawkins, who underwent a surgical
operation at the hospital Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Hawkins returned
home Friday accompanied by her two
little grandsons Merrill and Ralph
who will remain here with their moth
er until she RECEIVERS.
A bazaar and chicken pie supper was
given by the M. e. Aid society in the
basement Of the church Saturday eve
ming. A large number were present A
delightful time was had and the ladies
Melted a nice sum.
Warren McMaster has been quite
sicl: the past few days.
Miss Mary Maris Is teaching in
room of the public school, during
the illness Of the regular teacher Miss
Mabel Wllmeth.
At the opera house Thursday even
ing February 25, the Whittier Acad-
emv Declamatory contest will be held.
Nine contestants will enter.
Miss Laura Knight has returned
from Mooar, where she was called by
the illness of her sister Mrs. J.. w.
Rhode.
Peter KNIGHT has been quite sick
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
DON'T SCATTER YOUR SHOT.

Napoleon Bonaparte said: my
brain is composed Of numerous litt!e
drawers, each of which contains my
knowledge upon particular subject.
When I wish information upon that
subject, I pull out that one drawer
and close all the Others"
This ability to concentrate is won
derful aid. AS each matter comes Up
in days routine, open one little
drawer in your brain-put away the
impression received and close the
drawer. Use but one drawer at a tine
and your days work will never seem
a confusion
Josh Billings said that the good feat
ure of the postage stamp consisted in
sticking to one thing until it got
there. There is lot to that-a great
deal more than one would think at
first glance. The way to accomplish
things Is to make up your mind to d,
something, and then do it. Don't get
1t half done. and then start to do Soma.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Arganbright who
reside near Hedrick and four sisters
and one brother, Misses Agnes Esther
and Ruth, and Willis Arganbright, all
Of whom reside at home. A large
number Of friends in Oskaloosa and
Chicago, where George attended school
and In Ottumwa where he was in bus
mess and scattered here and there
about the state mourn deeply the loss
of the friendship of this beautiful
young life, stricken in the flower OF
manhood, so full Of worthy ambition
and bright promise of the future.
The early teachings of Christian
home made permanent impression
upon the young man. His was
splendid example of an earnest up
right Christian character. Early In
life George united with the Methodist
Episcopal church, where he was al
ways to be depended upon as a willing
helper and teacher. His closest friends
can recall naught OF him save that
which was pure and honorable and
manly. He was ever ready to lend a
helping hand, a sympathizing word to
those In need. companion from boy
hood never knew him to entertain an
unkind thought or speak harsh word
Of another.
George has always been a home boy.
He dearly loved the companionship Of
father and mother, brother and sisters,
ever cherishing the precious hours Of
vacation davs and choosing the home
flreside In preference to all other at
fractions. An obedient son, a kind
and loving brother, his return to the
home circle was ever a time Of joyful
festivity to George. handclasp from
father a kiss from mother were worth
more to him than rubies and dia-
monds.
And now he has gone from among
us. We shall miss the touch OF his
vanished hand. And in place OF his
cheerful countenance and encouraging
comradship there are pangs and heart
aches. We all loved him because once
knowing him we could not help loving
him.
To the loved ones in this their hour
| of bitter sorrow. we extend our deep
est sympathy, our sincere faith that
such noble Christian manhood has
not been lived in vain. That 1t shall
surely reap an abundant reward in
that great beyond. For somehow we
feel that George Is not lost to us for
ever. He is only sleeping and we real
ize as never before the Significance Of
the words that the prophet Of old when
he exclaimed "Oh. death, where is thy
sting? oh, grave, where is thy vic
tory ?"-Contributed bv. a friend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
PENRosE VS.. LA TOILETTE.

Sioux City Journal. = Senator La
Toilette has made business Of
Showing up" the United States sen
ate in a rather unfavorable light He
has done this in his chautauqua lee
lures, in his newspaper and in his
speeches in the senate. He started to
repeat" in the senate the other day,
and before the incident closed the
process had been reversed. Senator La
Toilette has been Shown up" by Sen.
ator Penrose. If referee watching the
encounter had been called upon for a
decision he undoubtedly would have
given the contest to the senator from
Pennsylvania The decision would
have been rendered without regard TO
the fact that Senator La Toilette was
advancing a proposition that had con-
siderable merit back Of It, The Wis
consin senator got the worst Of
the controversy, because 1t was
shown that his practices did
not agree with his preaching. He
was convicted of Inconsistency, the
conviction on this count carrying
strong presumption Of possible convic-
tion on another count-that Of grand
standing for self advertising.
The real hard work Of the senate is
done in committee. Senator La Fal-
lette's record, as bluntly disclosed by
Senator Penrose, shows he has taken
no part in this work He has absent.
ed himself freely from the committee
room and the senate chamber while
routine work is going on. only to ap
pear on the floor later and monopolize
a large part of the senate's time
complaining about the way in which
the working senators have done their
work The point is that If other mem
bers of the senate had been as care
less as the Wisconsin senator in dis
charging their official duties the work
Of the senate would be far more back
ward than it Is at present. The point
is that Senator La Follette's own rec
ord should estop him from wholesale
criticism of the senate for failure tt
apply business methods to its work.
There probably is room for reform
in senate working methods. If so, the
movement needs more consistent
leader than a man whose chief in
centive appears to be advertising his
lecture bureau and his newspaper
business, and who prefers to talk il
the limelight rather than familiarize
himself with the detail work of the
branch Of the public service witt
which he Is identified.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
SUNDAY OPENS FRIDAY
Famous Revival Party is Assembling
In Illinois Capitol Ready
for Battle,

Evangelist w. A. Sunday is today
travelling toward Chicago from the
Catalina islands, where he has been
taking a much needed rest since his
strenuous campaign in the west and
northwest, and will reach Springfield
sometime tomorrow where he will
open his series Of meetings Friday
evening.
B. d. Ackley arrived in Springfield
yesterday from ST. Louis and has
made arrangements for taking cara
of the Sunday party while In the Hi.
nois capital. Misses Frances Miller,
Edith Anderson and Charles Butler
arrived in Springfield today and Sci.
bert is expected there tomorrow with
Mr.. Sunday. Mrs. Muirhead Will Join
the party in few days, being detain.
ed in Spokane with sprained ankle.
Mrs. Sunday and the family are re-.
naming in California
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
An Essay on Fleas
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,
Washington. D. C.. Feb. Q

washington, u. u, rep. 20.
A learned and Informative essay on
the subject Of the flea has been put
forth by the department of agriculture,
DR.. l.. o. Howard, chief entomologist
being the author. 1t is expected the
deliverance, being in the nature Of an
official recognition of the flea, will
have wide circulation.
1t appears from theis that when
folks are obsessed with feas, the
chances are it is the otenosephalus
CAMS that is on their trail This is not
the real name of the common, cosmo.
politan flea of the dog and cat DR..
Howard finds that it is not the human
flea that causes So much trouble, but
it is the common or garden flea that
afflicts the dog and cat.
Moreover, DR.. Howard finds it Is not
even necessary to keep dog or cat in
order to get your house stocked UP
with f1eas. OF course, the exposure to
the danger is greater If one has cat
or. dog around. But it appears that
one or two fleas will stock whole
house within brief time, such is the
rapidity OF multiplication. The worst
cases of infestation reported to the
those in which houses have been tenn
porarily unoccupied in the summer.
Such houses in the rainy Summer be.
come more or less damp and as rule
the customary sweeping of the floors
is interrupted, thus furnishing the con
ditions under which fleas readily
propagate. The eggs are deposited
among the hairs of cats and dogs and
numbers Of them drop off when the an
imal lies down. From these eggs
hatch the larvae, which are slender
minute, whits, wormlike creatures
They crawl rapidly, penetrate the
cracks Of the floors and live there un
til full grown. They quickly develop
and DR.. Howard points out that III
Washington in midsummer they reach
full growth in a short time. A whole
generation may develop in fort
night.
1t will be recalled. though DR.
Howard does not speak of it, thai
but few years ago Washington hac
an unusually severe epidemic of fleas
Even the diplomats and high officials
were not immune from attack.
Dr. Howard alludes to the great har
dihood OF the adult flea, who refuses
to be suppressed except by mos
strenuous measures. He sets forth {
list of preventives and finds tha
some of the old ones are not a sue
cess. J. G. Welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
thing else, and forget where you left

thing else, and forget where you left
Off
When Dewey went after the Span
ish fleet at Manila be signalled his
ships to center their fire upon a GER
tain boat of the Spanish fleet In about
the time that it would take a good
live boy to run twice around a wood
shed that Spanish boat was sunk, and
then he picked out another boat Of
the fleet, and directed all his ships
to center their fire on that one, and
in few minutes it had gone to the
bottom, and in that way the American
fleet soon sank all the Spanish gun.
boats
Dewey concentrated all of his power
at one point in the enemy's line, and
kept at 1t until he broke that point,
Then he selected another point, and
concentrated every effort he could
against that until he put 1t out of bust
ness.
That is the secret of doing business.
If Dewey had simply allowed each
| one of his boats to pick out any of
the Spanish fleet that they wanted to
take a shot at, they would probably
have been fighting around there for
three or four days. AS it was they
worked at it little while before
noon, and then stopped for a light
lunch, and then went in again and fin
ished up the job in a few minutes.
| The power to concentrate ones eff
forts is within the reach Of everyone.
Don't think that just because some
one comes into your office or your
house when you are doing something
you are so busy that you can't stop for
a few minutes and give some direc-
tons or advice to an employee or a
member of the family You can do
that with out having to shut up any
drawers in your brain or pull out any
more.
If you work hard to accomplish
some legitimate object and are ge,
ting along in fairly good way, you
need not take time to think over an
answer to some minor question some
one happens to ask you just at that
time, because If you are getting along
reasonably well on the job you are
working at, your mind is in a pretty
safe condition to give advice, and you
are very likely to give the right ad
vice If you voice your first impression
as TO what the answer should be &c
the question asked Of you at that
time.
Don't scatter your shot 1t is al
right to use shot gun when you are
hunting snow birds, but if you are
hunting bear, and find the bear yor
will want a gun that has about 3
handful of shot concentrated into ont
bullet
| When you have a plan figured ou
for your business, or by which to rul
the machine you have in charge, ge
to work and do 1t that way, but fol
Heavens sake DO IT. Don't thinl
about it and then sit around for foul
or five days, and wish you had don.
it. Ask yourself whether you are {
man Of deeds, and listen to thu
answer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27

A good place for a park on the river
front is at the bend near the Irving
school, That is a sort of a goose.
neck of a place anyway and it seems
as If the river might to some extent
be forced over on the sand bar oppo.
site. A quarter of mile or so above
that bend the river has in a few
years moved many yards north, and 1t
would seem that the planting Of will
lows, and a few piles of rock put In
the right place might make a deposit
that would help with the fill. If such
scheme Is practicable it would mean
the addition of quite good sized plot
of ground, and aid in the protection
of Church street property from high
water as we'll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-27
Georne Arnanhrinl,t.

George Arbangright was born in
Keokuk county. Iowa. December IL,
1882. His boyhood days were spent
upon the farm near Hedrick. the place
OF his birth. Here In the county school
h received his early education. After
completing the common branches, he
attended for three years the academy
Of Penn colleg from which he gradu-
ated in June 1904. At Penn, George
made sincere and lasting friends of all
those who learned to know him.
Students and Instructors admired and
re ipected his open frankness of man
rer, the merry twinkle of his brown
eye. his earnest endeavor to greet all
with the same spirit of cordially and
good cheer. Strong and robust, George
pl--yed prominent part in the ath-
letics OF the school. BY his study and
persistent efforts. combined with a
marked degree of natural talent. he
maintained the front ranks of his class
in scholarship. His popularity among
his own classmates made him presi-
dent Of his class during his senior
year. In the fall of 1905, George en-
tered upon the study of pharmacy in
Northwestern University, from which
institution he received his degree in
1907. thorough and conscientious
student he won for himself wide
recognition for his scholarly abilities
profession which he had chosen as
his life work.
Soon after graduating from North
western, George accepted a position
of responsibility with the Crescent
Drug company in Ottumwa. His faith
full attention to duty and his keen in
| terest in the business of the firm.
soon won for him the admiration and
trust of his employers and promotion
followed. George was soon to have be-
come a partner of the firm when he
was taken Ill. Though not in the best
of health for some time he continued
at his post Of duty until his condition
| took a sudden turn for the worst and
| he was taken to the Ottumwa hospital.
Then 1t was learned that typhoid fever
had fastened itself upon the young
man. The disease progressed so rapid
| ly that 1t was only matter of few
days and before his loved ones realized
the seriousness of his illness that the
final summons came. He. passed way
at 1880 o'clock Thursday, February 18
The funeral services were held Sun
day In the Methodist church at He'd
rick. Iowa, the sermon being preached
| by Rev. Fillmore of Fremont. A host OF
friends gathered at the last sad rites
of the young man and a sprofusion OF
flowers decorated the grave.
] George is survived by his parents