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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
ELLIS CASE MAY
LAST TWO WEEKS

Little Rock. Nov 29.-This morning
the defense resumed its presentation
Of testimony in the Ellis murder case.
The attorneys expect to spend the
balance of the week in offering testi-
mony which would tend to show W. Y.
Ellis was insane at the time he shot
n. p Willis July 81 The testimony
this morning has been of the kind
which would justify the actions Of
Ellis, being worried over the efforts
of Willis to get the daughter of Mrs
to Indicate that his mind be
came unbalanced. Mental experts Will
be placed on the stand by the defense
before the end of the week and the
cross-eXamination of these will be
rigid Should the defense close its
testimony by Friday, as it has inti-
mated it will, Prosecuting Attorney
Campbell will begin the introduction
Of rebuttal testimony, which will last
for day or so. Unless the counsel
agrees on the instructions to the jury
in a short time, the case will not end
next week, because the arguments will
take up at least three days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
STATE CAMP AICN
A TAME AFFAIR

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-There being
opposition in hut three of the state
Offices in the coming primary, politics
is about as dead at the present time
as it would be if there was no cleo
tion rapidly approaching. The last
effort to secure an opponent for Gov.
G. W. Donaghey has failed, and he
will now be rendered a second term
without having to leave his Office at a
very busy season of the year to make
a campaign for reelection.
1t has just been discovered that
agents of the opposition felt among
state offices for their support to an
anti-Donaghey candidate and in only
two of the offices was there any dis
position to aid a dark horse. These
agents also stayed about the local ho-
tells week before last and made it a
particular business to interview those
from over the state who came to Little
Rock, on the following in their vicin-
titles. The statements Of nine out of
ten of these was so fiattering to Gov
ernor Donaghey and his fair, straight
forward fight for right, that the
agents had to turn back to their bank
ers for consolation 1t is doubtful if
the reports from over the state were
ever so favorable to a governor as
they have been to Gov. G. w. Don
aghey.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
TEN CONTRACTORS
AFTER CAPITOL JOB
OPEN BIDS WEDNESDAY
RAPID PROGRESS MADE IN RE
CONSTRUCTING NEW
STATEHOUSE.

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-During the
present week the big contract for the
completion of the new state capitol
will be let. The bids will be opened
Wednesday, but it will take the com
mission several days to check them up
and determine which of the number
submitted is the best. So far about
10 big contracting firms are after the
100000 job ana have submitted their
bids, or signtied their intention of do
ing so. Among these are some of the
biggest contracting firms in the Unit
ed States.
Governor Donaghey has been out of
the city for several days, attending
the Methodist conference in Arkadel-
phia, and could not make his daily Wis
its to the building TO see what had
been accomplished since he left. Every
week shows remarkable changes in
the building The FIRST and basement
floors are now about completed, and
all the defective work in the center Of
the building has now been torn out
and will be replaced within the next
two weeks
The first floor of the capitol build
ing would ordinarily be called sec
ond floor, as the basement floor is one
story above the ground. The two
library floors have not yet been placed
in the building. The steel here had
20 be replaced with much heavier than
that which was taken out, and it had
to be secured elsewhere, taking some
time, which delayed the building in
:hat portion. These beams are the
heaviest of the building on account of
the great weight they must carry.
They are all now in place and in the
state library the forms are up for the
concrete floors The library rooms
will all be concreted before the end of
the week
In the center of the building, about
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
NO CHANGE IN
ASSESSMENT
VALUES NOT TO BE RAISED
STATE TAX COMMISSION WILL
LET ASSESSMENT STAND
IN FAULKNER.

The state tax commission will make
no change this year in the value of
real and personal property in Faux
ner county as it now stands assessed,
according to a letter received by Coun-
ty Clerk J. H. Bailey from Commits
soner David A. Gates. Mr.. Bailey,
realizing that the time was drawing
near for him to complete the tax books
in order to have them ready in time to
turn over to the collector, wrote the
commission asking if it expected to
rlake any changes in this county, and
received a letter stating that, while
the conditions here were not satisfac-
tory, they were not materially worse
than in a great many other counties,
and the commission had decided to let
matters in Faulkner stand as they are
The letter from Commissioner Gates
follows:
Little Rock, Nov. 27, 1909.
J. H. Bailey, Esq, County Clerk, Con
way, Ark:
Dear Sir-Your letter of the Goth
instant to hand and noted You ask
to be advised as to whether or not the
tax commission contemplates making
any changes in the assessment of your
county, and if so, when same will be
made, etc.
In reply | will state that while the
conditions in Faulkner county are not
satisfactory, they are not materially
worse than they are in a great many
other counties. 1t Will not be possible
for the commission to equalize any
thing like the entire state this year;
we have not had an opportunity to in
vestigate and qualify ourselves. We
are unwilling to equalize in spots and
have therefore decided to let matters
stand as they are, with the exception
of some four counties, until next year.
We will devote our entire time for the
next year in the work of ascertaining
throughout the state and
hope to be able next year to do some
thing when we sit as a board of equali-
zation.
You can proceed to extend the taxes
on your books on the valuations as
they now stand.
Respectfully yours,
DAVID A. GATES,
Safe Tax Commissioner.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
DEFENDANT PLEADS
FOR A CONTINUANCE

The entire time of the adjourned
term of chancery court, which con
vened here this morning, up to late
this afternoon has been taken up with
arguments for a continuance in the
case of G. r. Strickland and others
against NJ. Strickland, Jr. The de-
fendant's attorneys are asking for the
continuance for the purpose of taking
further proof in order to show that
the deed in controversy, by which the
lands of NJ. Strickland, Sr., were al
cged to have been conveyed to his son,
NJ. Strickland, Jr., is not the original
that was filed for record by the de
fendant, but is a retraced copy.
Senator Jeff Davis made the open
ing speech in behalf of the defendants
motion. He stated that the plaintiffs
had made proof that the alleged deed
now before the court was a forgery
and the defense wanted to prove it had
been tampered with after having been
filed with the recorder. The plaintiffs,
represented by Judge P. H. Prince
and r. w. Robins, are seeking to have
the case tried at the present term.
J. H. Harrod of Little Rock and
Sam j. Crabtree of Beebe also ad-
dressed the court and urged that the
continuance be granted.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
SAYS COLES ELECTION
ASSURES STATE FAIR

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-"The election
of George A. Cole the head of the
Farmers Union of Arkansas, as the
president of the Arkansas State Fair
Association remarked DR., C. P. Ad-
ans, director of the state experiment
tai station and f9r several years an \
rasEociate Of President Cole, was a
ten-strike for the agricultural ad-
vancement Of Arkansas. 1t means that
the farmers will take hold of this pro
ject and push it with such enthusiasm
that the fair of 1910 will be a huge
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
MONEY WILL BE RAISED
PRES. ANDERSON SAYS HEN
DRIX IS SURE OF 100000
ENDOWMENT.

In an address at the Methodist
church yesterday morning President
! Stonewall Anderson expressed conf
denee that the money required to meet
| the General Education Boards gift of
| $75 900 and to remove the indebted
ness from the institution of which he
is the head, would be raised. Presi-
dent Anderson stated that he had not
felt this confidence until after the
great rally at Arkadelphia last Thurs
day night, but he now felt assured of
the eventual success Of the movement
to give Hendrix an endowment of
$500 900 and free it from debt.
I've now lack only about $4,000 of
bringing the endowment fund to 1920
IOO0,' he said, (which with the Gen
eral Education Boards proposed gift,
would make it 100000 But before
meeting the conditions of the gift we
must also pay off the last dollar of
the colleges Indebtedness, which now
amounts to about $4,000. This, how
ever, can be done and will be done be-
fore next March, as we have substan-
tial assurances that the Indebtedness
will be lifted as soon as the endow-
ment is guaranteed
A thanksgiving service for the great
donations made to education at the
Baptist convention and Methodist con
ference in Arkadelphla within the past
two weeks was held at the Methodist
church, the congregations Of Baptist
and Presbyterian churches participate
ing in the services. Short addresses
were made by Rev J. J. Hurt, Presi-
dent W. W. Rivers. Dir. j. f. Godbey
and President S Anderson Rev. J. B.
Stevenson presided over the services.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
BIG BOXERS WILL
MEET THIS WEEK


New York, Nov. 29.-While Je!fries
and Johnson viii decide on the purse
and battle-ground Wednesday night in
Madison Square Garden, very little
has been ,aid about the selection of
referee. 1t is supposed that the sue
cessful promoter will have some say
in this matter, but so far the pugilsts
have expressed no opinion. If Cof-
roth should get the match he would
probably suggest either Jack Welch,
Iwho uefereed the recent Johnson
kitcbel affair, or Billy Roche, who was
the third man in the ring with Papke
and Kct-htl Welsh would probably be
acceptable to Gleason, too, and would
also meet the approval Of johnson.
Bat JeEnes and Berger no doubt
would take plenty Of time in arriving
let a conclusions
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
SPECIAL NOTICE

to friends of United Daughters of the
Confcderacy:
The U. d. C. are financially inter
ested in the success Of the entertain
meut hy Mrs. Pickett at Central Col
iepe December 3. Tickets in advance
from members of U. d. c. can be Sc
cured at 50 cents. Admission at the
door, % cents. Season tickets for
Central Normal lecture course, 50.
Mrs. Pic1ett only makes two stops
IN Arkansas. We are fortunate to be
favored.
For tickets or information telephone
Mrs. J. A fence or Miss Randell.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29

Rev. J. j. Hurt left for Little Rock
this morning to attend a meeting of
the commission appointed by the re-
cent Baptist state convention for the
purpose of establishing a sanitarium
at Little Rock. If it is decided to es-
tablish such an institution under the
auspices of the Baptist denomination
in this state it is probable that the old
Maddox seminary property, now
owned by the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, will be taken over by
the commission, an option on the prop
erty having already been secured.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29

success. He knows the practical side
of a state exhibition, and will so intez-
est every farmer in the state that each
county will be holding fairs next fall
for the purpose of arranging exhibits
fer the big state show President Cole
will also instiil the idea Of better stock
in the minds of the people, and in a
few years, if he should remain at its
head the state fair should eclipse
those Of the states which are much
older and have been having these fairs
for years"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
COLD WAVE SIDETRACKED

The cold wave predicted by the
weather bureau last night has been
probably sidetracked, as the forecast
issued at O'Clock this morning con
tains no warning of colder weather
Snowatorms and blizzards were re
ported yesterday from the Texas pan
handle, Colorado and Nebraska.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
GALLOWAY CONGRATULATES.

The faculty and students of Hendrix
College today received the following
telegram from students of Galloway
College at Soarcy, congratulating
them on the big gifts recently made
to the college; Accept congratula-
tions from Galloway College Choris-
ters. Fifteen rahs for Hendrix
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
BAZAAR AND DINNER.

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold their annual bazar
beginning Wednesday, December 8, in
the Martin & Harton store building
A turkey dinner will be served on
that day. Your patronage is solicited.
dSt
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
NORMAL ECHO OUT.

The first issue of the Normal Echo,
the new publication by the State Nor
NAL students, made its appearance to-
day. The issue is very creditable
one and the staff has received many
congratulations.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
LEA DECIDES TO RUN.

Judge j. A. Lea removed all doubts
as to his candidacy for county judge
~ deciding this morning to enter the
race His formal announcement will
appear tomorrow.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Durham & Stark report the sale by
j. c. Adams to r. W. Robins of 40
acre farm one and a half miles west
Of Conway; consideration, $1,000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John John on, 10, and Brittle Pow
ers, Is, Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-29

Legal blanks for bale at this office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14
BIRD FRIENDS OF FARMER
Prof Hanknson Reports Stomach Contents Many With
Surprises

II is very difficult to tell at a dis
lance what bird is eating. Doves
and quail apparently in the act of eat
ing grain. were found to have only
seed weed in their crops. Thirty-one
blackbirds that seemed to be pulling
corn were shot; the stomachs Of 10
contained nothing but cutworms, ono
having -; the other II had eaten
chiefly beetles; a little corn was found
in but ) stomachs. Crows have also
been killed when they appeared TO be
destroying young corn, and white
erubs and cutwOrms were found in
their stomachs.
The Quail.-The quail eats many
weed seeds and noxious insects. and
probably does little if any damage.
The United States biological survey
examined see quail stomach3 from u
states. and found Is per cent OF the
food to be insects, of tic kinds; 100
potato beetles were found in one stoRl-
ach The farmer may well ask, rs Il
profitable 10 have quail killed on the
FARM" even though they be excellent
food
The Hawl,s-No birds have more I'M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14
An Entry For the Derby.

One of the most peculiar candidates
for Derby honors which turf history
records was the Cockney Boy, who
made one Of field of fifteen in the
year 1870. He belonged to w. Rog-
ers and was described on the card as
chestnut colt by knight Templar
(sOn of knight Of Kars), dam Irish
Rose pedigree unknown" Only one
engagement was ever made for this
distinguished animal. and that was the
Derby. He never ran before or after
ward, and his ultimate fate is IN
known, but he created a profound SEN
sation by his singular aspect as he am
bled down to the post, and the re-
marks concerning him and his jockey
were anything but complimentary. He
had about as much chance of winning
as the average butchers pony would
have possessed, though the field that
year was by no means high class. His
actual price in the betting at the start
could not be ascertained, but cour-
ageous publican hailing from Barking
accepted $500 to FL about him. posi-
bly, on the remote chance Of all the
other competitors dropping dead dur
ing the two and half minutes strug.
gle. The Cockney Boy was somewhere
about Tattenham Corner when the
winner. Lord Falmouth's Kingscraft
was walking back to the Weighing in.
closure. 1t was a melancholy exhibit
tion.-Sport Set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14

deserved persecution by man than the
hawks. Extensive food studies have
shown that the majority OF the hawks
do much more good than they do harm,
chiefly killing Insects. OF the 1G kinds
i'll Illinois only three, the goshawI>
tscarce), Cooper's hawk. and the sharp
Skinned hawk are injurious. The red
tailed, red shouldered. marsh hawk,
sparrow hawk and others are benefi-
cial The sparrow hawk lives almost
entirely upon insects, especially grass
hoppers. in summer and upon mice in
winter.
The Yellow Billed Cuekoo.-This
bird. seen about the orchard or wood
lands. and known as the rain crow
destroys a host of injurious insects,
especially caterpillars; 2,771 of the
latter were taken from 155 stomachs; :
43 tent caterpillars from single
stomach
WGodpeckers-Little damage to trees
is done by woodpeckers: they are us
ually after insects, and they protect
both forest and fruit trees. Some
woodpeckers also feed upon grasshop-
rers, plant lice, caterpillars. white
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14
The Worlds Best Climate.

is not entirely free from disease, on
the high elevations fevers prevail
while on the lower levels malaria is
encountered to greater or less ex
tent, according to altitude. To over
come climatic affections lassitude, ma
iaria, jaundice, .biliousness, fever and
ague. and general debility, the most
effective remedy is Electric Bitters
the great alternative for every form
of bodily weakness, nervousness and
insomnia Sold under guarantee al
all druggists. Price soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14


We're treated with creosote than with
any other one preservative.
Many telephone and telegraph poles
are creosoted and there is growing
use of treated timber by the most pro
sressive mine operators. In many har-
bors the only practical method of pro-
teeting piles from the destructive
teredo is to creosote them heavily.
One of the most recent uses of creo-
soted wood on an extensive scale is
for rectangular wooden block pave
ment. New York, Boston. Baltimore.
Indianapolis, Chicago. and other large
cities are using large quantities. Creo-
soted wooden blocks have been laid
in front of the new terminal station
building in Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14
Ties Rot Quickly.

Cross ties are particularly liable to
decay, since they are used under con-
ditions which are favorable to the
growth of the Notwithstanding fungi.
Consequently the railroads have al
ways taken a leading part in timber
preservation in the United States.
Twenlve of the "a firms which are OPP
|erating timber treating plants are rail
road companies. The railroads also
have many ties treated by commercial
timber treating plants.
Statistics upon the number of ties
treated in 1908 have not yet been COM
piled. In 1907 however, according to
Forest Products Bulletin No s of the
bureau of the census. the steam rail
roads of the United States used 49,.
$4,000 treated ties, of which 11,217,-
loco ties were treated at their own
| plants.
The electric roads used 6G4, 900 treat
ed ties in the same year, nearly two
thirds of which were purchased al
ready treated The majority of the
| treated ties used by the steam rail
roads were preserved with zinc Chord
while with the electric roads more ties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14
USE MUCH HERE
Great Quantities of Creosote
Required in Preservation of
Wood in this Country.
MORE THAN PRODUCTION
Great Waste i'm Process Used i'm
Making Greater Part of Coke
Supply.

Washington, May 14.-More than &C.
100000 gallons of creosote and nearly
100000 pounds of zinc Chord were
used in preserving timber in the
United States last year. Small guam
titles of crude oil, corrosive sublimate
and other chemicals were also used.
These figures are based upon reports
to the United States forest service of
IA firms which operated GA timber
average one gallon of creosote, or one
third of a pound of zinc Chord will
protect cubic foot of timber from de-
cay, more than 100,000,000 cubic feet
of cross ties, piling, poles, mine and
other timbers were given a treatment
that will greatly increase their life
and usefulness.
Never since timber treating began
on a commercial scale in the United
States has the domestic supply of creo-
, sote been equal to the needs of the
| industry With the rapid development
| of wood preservation in recent years,
the insufficiency of the home produc-
ton of creosote has become more
marked. In 1908 almost seven-tenths
10 be exact, 69 per cent-Of the creO-
sote used by the treating plants was
imported, and but 81 per cent was o.
tanned from domestic sources.
Get Much From England.
| Nearly three-fourths of the imported
| creosote comes from England and Ger
many; some is obtained in Nova
| Scotia, and some in Scotland and Hol-
land. The domestic creosote used by
the treating plants was obtained chief
| ly in New York, Philadelphia and other
large cities.
| Creosote is distilled from coal tar,
a by-prOduct in the manufacture of
illuminating gas and coke from btu
minous coal Not more than 20 per
cent of the coke used in the United
States is made in by-product ovens.
No coal tar is recovered from the bee
hive ovens in which most of the coke
is made; consequently, the total pro.
duction of coal tar is far less than it
would be with more conservative op.
erations.
| Were all the tar produced which the
coal annually cooked in the United
States is capable of. ,yielding, it would
distill as much creosote as is now used
by the wood preservers. Unfortunate
~. American operators do not even get
the fullest use of the limited quantity
of coal tar made in this country, for
it does not pay the operators TO dis
till coal tar for creosote alone; so, un.
less they find market for the asso
ciated products, it is not separated
lGermany has gone far ahead of the
United States in the development OF
coal tar products, and its exports OF
them to this country are steadily in
lcreasing.
The zinc Chord used in wood pres
lervation is all obtained from domestic
lsources. according to the reports. Most
of it is produced by a few large chem
zeal companies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-14

and see how quickly the new
hairs Will begin to come I'm; GOOD
strong healthy ones too. The old
dandruff. the cause Of badness,
Will disappear. Then you Will
have a head OF hair TO he proud
of.
IS NOT A DYE.
81 AND soc. BOTTLES, AT DRUGGISTS.
Hays HarftnA Soap cures Eczema, red,
rough and chapped hands, and all skin diseases.
Keeps skin fine and soft, 25c. druggists. Send
&C. for free books, 1.-The Care OF the Skin, !" 1.-The
Care of the HAIR
PhiIo Hay Spec. Co., Newark. N. J.
For Sale by r. II. Thomas and w. T.
Hartz, Druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-10
An Interesting Lecture.

Under the auspices of the local Y. NJ
c. A., E. N. Carter gave his lecture or
Fish Culture" to over 50 people, who
were gathered in the Museum, Monday
evening. 1t is long time since a St.
Johnsbury audience have enjoyed such an
intellectual treat as was given them on
that occasion. Mr.. Carter had spent
considerable time in gathering his data,
even securing slides from Washington,
D. c., and was able to hold the attention
of every one for nearly an hour and half.
Following his paper on the methods of
the United States Fish Bureau in prOpa-
eating fish, and acclmatizlng them to
new waters, he showed a number of
slides, illustrating the nature of the work
in the government hatcheries, etc.
Specimens of FISH eggs, young fish just
Matched, and flies and insects used as
food by fish were also shown.
1t should be of interest to the public to
know that the local Y. NJ. c. A. have
given FIVE lectures on practical subjects
during the season. The last lecture of
this series will be given Friday, March
10, by Alexander Dunnett on THE
Political Parties in the United States"
Ladies and gentleman are invited to this
ecture. Admission free.