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The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
LEE HARRIS IS
GIVEN 10 YEARS
TERM FIXED BY COURT
JURY FINDS HARRIS GUILTY,
LEAVING PUNISHMENT
TO THE JUDGE.

Ten years Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary was fixed this afternoon by
Judge f. M. Merriman as the punish
ment for Lee Harris, who was found
guilty by a jury of assault with in
tent to rape. The defendant waived
time of sentence, and the sentence
was pronounced by Judge Merriman
Immediately after he announced the
term of Imprisonment.
The jury had the case under con-
sideration from about o'clock yes
terday afternoon until nearly 10
o'clock this morning. 1t was learned
after the jury was dismissed that
while there was no disagreement as to
the guilt of the defendant and none
of the jurors accepted the insanity
tneory, there was wide divergence
of opinion as to the amount of pun
ishment, some of the jurors favoring
imposing the maximum sentence of Il
years, while others voted for the min
imum of three years. After a few
ballots this morning, seven of the ju-
rors agreed to seven-year term,
while the other five held out for three
years 1t was finally decided TO leave
the punishment to the court, although
one juror is said to have held out
against this proposition for several
ballots.
Judge Merriman, after hearing
brief arguments from Judge F. H.
Prince for the defendant and Prose
cutting Attorney George w. Clark,
said the task of fixing the punishment
was disagreeable duty for the court
to perform. The question of the de
fendant's guilt and of his sanity, how
ever, he said, had already been pass
ed upon by the jury. In view of the
past history of the defendant, who
had already been convicted of sim
liar offense, the court said he thought
the punishment should be severe and
he fixed the Imprisonment at 10 years.
The case of the state against
Squire Reed, a negro charged with
carnal abuse, has been on trial this
morning and will probably go to the
jury this afternoon.
The cases of the state against Jake
Beck, Fred Wright, George Darity,
John Smith and Floyd Smith were
this morning continued for the term.
Albert Mcdaniel entered plea of
guilty to disturbing the peace and was
fined $40.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
CHARGE INVOLVES
SEC'Y. LUDWIG
ALLECE HE ACCEPTED $500
AS CONSIDERATION FOR GER
TlFYING CARLLEE AS SEN
ATORIAL NOMINEE.

A special to the Arkansas Gazette
this morning from Cotton Plant says:
A petition for mandamus, signed by
J. Emmett Smith of Cross county,
asking that the court order the cleo
ton commissioners of Woodruff coun-
ty to place the name of Mr. Smith on
the election ballots as the Democratic
nominee, and further ordering the
commissioners to cancel the certificate
of nomination issued to Elmo Carl
Lee by Secretary of State 0. C. Lud-
wig, on the ground that the certificate
was fraudulently obtained, was filed
yesterday before Judge H. N. Hutton
of the First judicial circuit. NJ. B.
Norfleet of Forrest City, attorney for
Mr.. Smith, filed the petition.
In support of the charge of fraud
in the issuance of the certificate to
Mr.. CarlLee, the petitioner presented
to the court an affidavit signed by III.
+. Roleson of Mariana, attorney for
the St Francis Levee Board, in which
Mr.. Roleson swears that Sheriff w. r.
Cain of Woodruff county told him
that he (Cain) 'had paid to O. C.
Ludwig, secretary of state of Arkan-
sas the sum of $500 in greenbacks,
in consideration that he certify f. M.
CarlLee of Woodruff county as the
Democratic nominee for senator from
the Seventh senatorial district" The
affidavit further states that Sheriff
Cain told Mr.. Roleson in detail the
circumstances of the alleged transac-
ton.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
COUNTY'S OLDEST
WOMAN IS DEAD
MRS. M'CAIG EXPIRES
HAD NEARLY REACHED HER
NINETY SECOND BIRTH
DAY.
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat
Hammonsville, Sept. Mrs. Nam
cy McCaig, probably the oldest wom-
an in White or Faulkner counties,
died yesterday after an illness of sew
eral months, at the home of her son,
William McCaig, two miles north of
Hammonsville and three miles west of
Bristol. Mrs McCaig was born Jan
uary A, 1919, and was therefore over
81 years of age. She had the rare
privilege of twice viewing Halley's
sonnet, being girl of 16 when it ap-
peared in 1885.
Mrs. McCaig was married in Lau-
derdale county, Alabama, 1841. Five
children were born to her, of whom
only one, William McCaig, is living.
She has nine grandchildren, 13 great
grandchildren, one great-great- grand
child living. Among the grandchil-
dren living near here are Mrs. Mary
Pairet of Romance, Everett McCaig
VI I1dillIllOilSNlllc, bcIIllt ICSdlS VI
Enola and Leonard McCaig of Mt.
Vernon. The great t-great- -grandchild
is the daughter of Arch Vernon.
Mrs. McCaig came from Alabama
to Arkansas in 1874. Her mind was
not in the least impaired by her great
age, and she talked interestingly of
events that occurred rs or 80 years
ago. She liked to tell of her exciting
experiences with tribes of rowing In
dians in the early days of the repub-
lic
The aged woman had remarkably
good health all her life until two or
three months ago, when she became
quite feeble. Her eyesight and hear
ing, however, We're still good. Mrs.
McCaig was member of the Chris
tian church and had been a faithful
Christian for over half century.
Her husband died in 1868, during
the Civil war William McCaig, the
only living child, is prosperous
farmer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Tuesday, partly cloudy
weather.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
NOTICE.

Having bought the Conway Tele-
phone Exchange and this in connec-
tion with my other duties, takes all
my spare time, therefore / have de-
cided to place on the market for sale
my fruit farm, known as Round
Mountain Fruit Company farm. This
is one of the biggest money making
propositions in the county. You may
very easily from inquiry learn the
wonderful yield of fruit this orchard
grows. See L. III. PYLE,
Bank of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01

to study their books before the boards
of equalization meet in the various
counties two weeks from last Monday.
The members of the commission are
studying merchandise assessments, as
they believe this class of taxation has
been too low, and the attention of the
board of equalization will be called to
it wherever it appears there has been
any tendency to show favor to the
country merchants.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
NEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITOL

Little Rock, Sept. 1.--John Neeley,
secretary of the board of trustees
of the University of Arkansas, is in
Little Rock today transacting business
in connection with the university, and
says the coming year will be the big
gest in the history of the state insti-
tuition. He expects the enrolment to
reach 500 this year and the athletic
prospect is lattering, in spite of the
large number of men who assisted in
building up the reputation of the in
stitutlon last year being absent.
There was a meeting of the commit
tee of the board of trustees of the
diversity of Arkansas, which cares
for the branch normal, the colored in
stitl ton in Pine Bluff. This commit
tee passed upon the examination re-
suits and elected a few teachers for
the branch institution. Four of the
applicants made fairly creditable
grades, ranging from SO to so. The
others ranged down to less than Is.
The work on the new state capitol
is now looming up big to the outsider
daily visit, as the dome is going up
and that is what shows. The stone on
the outside of the steel frame has
epne up one third of the way to the
top and now the massive stone col
umns which stand outside the dome
are being put in place. Each section
of the round stone weighs four tons
and the strength of two derricks is re-
quired to put them in place. The
first two sections on each column have
been put in place and by the end of
the week the stone should be one-half
the way up the dome and the full col
umns be in place.
Next Monday the school fund will
be paid out by Treasurer Yates and
81 100000 will go to the banks over
the state, going this far to relieve the
money pressure AS the banks are
usually waiting to get this money as
soon as it is issued, about 100000
will be paid out Monday Another
big haul will be made on the cash in
the treasury September IA, when
$SO0,0O0 pension money will go out.
Members of the state tax commits
sion are now surveying over the state
calling on the tax assessors in order
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
WATERWORkS BIDS
TO CLOSE SEPT Is.

At session held this morning the
waterworks Improvement board or
deed Engineer G. A. Watkins to ad
vcrtise for bids for the construction
Of the waterworks system for this
city. The bids will be received by the
secretary, G. w. A. Wilson, until Sep
tember Is, and it is expected that the
contract will ne awarded within a
few days after ;hat time. Plans and
specifications Of he system are on file
at the secretaly's Office and also at
the office of the engineer, Dickinson 4
Watkins, at Little Rock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
WANT NEW DISTRICT.

A petition was filed in county court
today asking for the formation of a
new school district in East Fork town
ship, out of territory taken from dis
tricts No. 33 and A. The petition
ers state that the present districts
are too large for one teacher and not
large enough to justify the employ
ment of two teachers.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
TRADE TRIP POSTPONED.

On account of the general election
occurring September II, the time for
starting out on the Board of Trade
excursion from this city has been
to one week later, Septem-
her 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
GRANTS INJUNCTION
IN TAPLINE CASE

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
Little Rock, Sept. Judge Rog-
ers of Fort Smith, judge of the fed
eral court for the western district of
Arkansas, has granted to the Frisco
railway temporary injunction
against the Rock Island railway to
prevent the cancellation of tapline
rates.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
LANDER-CHANDLER.


Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
Quitman, Sept. il. S. Lander,
carrier on rural route No. / of this
place, and Mrs. Lizzie Chandler of
Mt. Vernon were married here last
night.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
BUYS AUTO.

DR.. |. N. McCullom has purchased
Ford auto, which is expected to ar
rive this afternoon from Little Rock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-09-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

J. M. Hill, 20, and Ola Mercer, Is,
Ell Paso.
Henry Jones, 21, and Leila Kay, 32,
Conway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
It is Certainly
Somebody's Move


Grosscup of the United States circuit court.
The story, which has been printed in instaments,
shal array of charges ranging all the way from nasty
village gossip and scandal to documents hitherto unpub
lshed from the files of the government at Washington
These charges, involving they do, misconduct
and misconduct judge, either true they
false.
Judge Grosscup far be learned, has taken
steps in the matter.
The government at Washington has done nothing.
The United States district attorney and the federal
grand jury seem to have done nothing.
It is not sufficient to say that these publication have
been made by socialist newspaper-namely The Appeal
to Reason of Girard, Kas.
The point is that these things have been published
broadcast and rapidly becoming matters of common
discussion.
We believe in the freedom Of the press and the best
way that freedom is to punish abuses of it.
Ii the socialist newspaper has not told the truth; if it
has beed United States Judge, then it should be dealt
with according to law
But if all hands sit silent then is the judge himself
and the proper government officials who will be more
guilty than the socialist editor of bringing contempt upon
the courts ..r
For unless the stories be dsproved and the writer
punished Grosscup ought not to sit another hour upon the
federal bench.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-''Look-
ing for something you can't see any
where else?" remarked the PennsyI-
vania avenue man. We'll, get up
early and see the old department
clerks go to work. understand
some of them have to be carried in"
The old department clerk is a
local institution the country some
times gets an inkling of. 1t gives
the cabinet more perplexity than
any amount of international law.
Nobody knows how to get rid of
the old department clerk without
,, cruel and inhuman conduct.
THE old department clerk has
| outlived usefulness, and is a drag
on the business Of the bureaus, !"
continued the Pennsylvania avenue
man. Every once in a while there
is a change in administration and
some energetic, ambitious depart
ment head starts to clean out. But
| when he faces the task of turning
off several score of infirm or Grip
pied people to live on resources that
they haven't got, he falters."
Shortly before 9 a. M. which is
| disgracefully early as Washington
reckons time, we were at one of
the entrances of the treasury build
ing. They were going in. Gray
haired, tottering ones were plenti-
full. None were carried in, but there
were cases pretty close to it, A
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
Should the Wife
Forgive Everything?


the questions Should the wife forgive everything in
husbandi
The editor of The Press does not presume to be an
authority the subject In the first place he is not
wife. But as man and husband he has few guesses
on the subject As general proposition woman is much
better morally and spiritually than He yields
more easily to all sorts of temptations Perhaps this in
nate weakness of his might induce the wife to forgive
more easily And then, again. perhaps not
things wife should not forgive for the general good of
the Men must obey the laws Of love and marriage
just much they must obey the laws of the state If
all things constantly the of husbands will be edu
Gated to believe that like the old theory of kings they
do no wrong. This is damaging in the extreme to the
morals of succeeding generations.
But the have little to say about this subject The
the judges 1t is up to the to be good
husbands possible and heaven knows the average
is Judge who tempers justice with mercy-wth
more mercy than the average deserves.
But here's to the wife who fogves and forgives, and
who nurtures and sustans the good have in them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
Pinching Baby's
Pretty Pink Piggies

strike, didn't we!
Well perhaps not all of us, but each of might say
Everybody else did, and would have, only the doctor
said-'
WE'LL anyhow, there lot printed about the meat
strike, and mind eye could the beef trust
squm and wrhe felt the giant blows of Public Con
demnation.
And when the strike had been duly advertised, along
comes the leather trust and puts
'The National Shoe Wholesale association has voted to
raise the price of shoes, giving scarcity of
hides caused by the meat strke
1t that the trusts determined to get certain
percentage out of pay envelopes and when beat
them away from the soup kettle they land the baby
slDes.
Wherefore we remark aforesaid Ss@%*
s'Stung!''
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
HOW TO PUNISH THEM

vaise the and takes
like hunted
shoud hanged and CHARTERED It's the Oldest stuff the
Tho with audience to either Sing
whlolo. should be shot on the spot
miserable walk the stage
elaborate with
~ should be burned at the stake.
idiotm and then his part
their hesd should be loaded with chains and led to
~ rlVer md hurried overboard
re variety off these words We'll Just got
III be burned didn't spend - In al
o@efythnkr should be given prussic acid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

There's so many angles to the
high cost of living. that l don't
know where to get off.
For a while this afternoon found
Mr.. Ribroast with enough time on
his hands to answer questions.
"You sold Red Onion flour at Sc
barrel last week." said. "Why
have you put 1t up to $685." Be
cause the mill sent word they
wouldn't sell me any more IL l let
people have 1t at &c." he answered.
"What kick have they If you are
with the profit at Sc" |
came back at him. They claim l
am underselung the other grocers."
was his explanation. They why
don't you just defy them?" II
wanted to know. Huh. II there
was much defying done. they'd
rake me pay more for II" he said.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

While / was wondering whetx Ter
this was fact, in comes a wonj in.
who buys her dog a French Id NIB
chop and some rice for herself. y A
French lamb chop is one trimmed
fancy without any gristle or fat, and
the bone left clean to hold 1t by
while eating.
Mr.. RibrOast says she reminds
him of a class of people who pay
tax on a piano and take In washing
for a living. They waste money on
unnecessary things and go without
enough to eat to do it.
Then there are other people who
live from day to day. even when
they could afford to lay in stuff. and
barely exist over Sunday when the
grocery is closed. Also there are
people who
On, IT makes me tired.
(Contipned.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
=PENCH POINTS:

AGAIN Spokane Weather all
around
and the morning bright and
and sparkling.
deal trouble for himself by his elab
crate efforts to making trouble for himself
Roosevelt may Haley's
The 8 In this country.
The BILLY Sunday entirely
he'll
hell but it's pretty conclusive
Billy doesn't like limburger cheese
this General Maus who things not as
much
BIZ as of a engine
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
THERE Is HOPE!
Two Honest Representatives Of the Common People Are
in Washington to See and Hear and Do
Everybody.

Some Africa adventure but the truly intrepid to
washington That's where things happen Things happen there
when congress is in session.
Although of this Fred Schaefer and A. D. Condo
have home kindred
to Washington They there to grappe with It,
fully but the less earnestly To out the spirit of
adventure they making their visit Unexpectedly No
in Washington has been notified; Not the prest
dent.
What will be the Impressions made by Washington and its
institutions and itsnhabants mind Of
who through the Everett True and Mr. Sky
jack from
They going Impressions through the
dunn of and pencil They have Washington in
spirit They conventional tourists They
not muckrakers They looking for anything that
strikes them funny and the harder strikes them the
they will welcome it.
Listen for the thud It will be in The Press.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
frisked the younger generation Of

frisked the younger generation OF
clerks.
OF course there was q big min
Cling Of younger clerks at the base
ment entrance, which Is the one
most convenient to the cars. 1t
was Instructive to see mink Jackets
and smart raglans press alongside
of muffy old bonnets and cape over
coats dating back seemingly to the
civil war. -g
Now and then somebody tries to
start an old age pension plan for
the department employee, something
like that allowed by some OF the
railroads. 1t hasn't happened yet.
Congress hasn't made up Its mind.
There is indeed mutual benefit So
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

ciety among the department clerks.
Not all are provident enough to be-
long. 1t has been suggested that
this be merged with government
pension system. Some favor it, and
some don't. In the meantime those
who need it most are hanging on
grimly, tenaciously hanging on.
On the other hand, congress
doesn't deny itself any comforts in
the way of office buildings, sup
plies, snuggeries and such like.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
FROM LATEST ISSUE OF
.JUDCE-

You see that fat man with tn
"Out Of the Mouth Of --"
big round stomach"
YES; what about him? Looks
like a funny valentine"
"Well, he slipped on tn Ice tn
other day and fell on his stomach
and before he could get up he had
rocked himself to Sleep"
For Mine
care not for your dainty things
Two skewered hearts and love-
lorn lines!
Your Cupids with bent bow and
wings,
Behind some mass of greenish
vines!
l care not for embroidered notes,
Nor satin-painted sighs and pines,
Which every year some lover
quotes
But, oh, you comic valentines!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

nalf dozen were seen to be led in.
If they weren't grandmothers and
grandfathers they looked the part,
these did.
Here a son, there a daughter,
here colored servant, there a
friendly fellow employee guided their
steps. These decrepid ones chose
the basement entrance, few steps
down from the street, to take the
elevator inside. At other entrances
are high outside steps. up which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
FROM LATEST ISSUE OF
.=PUCK=

All In.
Mr.. Stowell once observed: 'Tf
heart be given, all is given" That
is about all an Italian prince u.s.
ually has to give when he marries
an American heiress.
Charity suffereth long, and is
kind" This suggests a new and
appropriate name for the New York
taxpayer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

PINE BLUFF, Ark.-Boy baby
born to a negro couple named
Rogers, near here, has horns, tail
and full set of sharp teeth, and, is
called a devil-child by other ne
groes of the community who have
seen and described it. ::
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15
PRESSOGRAPHS

And now some enterprising YAM
kee ought to dramatic storage
egg. Nobody could beat that.
People of the United States annu-
ally consume SLIT pounds of sugar
per capita-four ounces per day
for each man, woman and child.
A magazine notes that j. Pierpont
Morgan owns no private car. And
John D. Rockefeller probably
doesn't own a kerosene lamp.
A IL inch gun on battleship will
throw a projectile II miles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

strolling through the grounds, and
stopping, spoke to him. After a
brief conversation on conventional
topics the physician said: %
"Why are you here?" e
Simply difference of OPINION
replied the patient. 81 said all men
were mad, and all men said | was
mad-and the majority won" Lip
pincott's.
There are 10 first class theaters'
in New York, exclusive of Brooklyn,
which has II.
Mother-Don't you think, Mary,
you are too old to play with the
boys?.
mo, mama; the older l get the
better l like them."-CourieroIour-
nal.
The United States imported $780,
100000 worth of coffee and nearly
$40, 900, 900 worth of tea last year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

Within the past month
some half million or more
American citizens have read
a terrible story that has been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

A Philadelphia physician, in de-
claring that insanity was frequently
productive of sound logic tempered
by wit, told the story of a patient
he once met in an asylum.
He came across this patient while
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

Stung!
In the language of Fred
Schaefer's friend Diana
Dillpickles, "Stung!"
We all went on a meat
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

On the address label Of each paper When that date
been paid advance
- taken from the list change Of date the address
hoel u . receipt
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-15

One Of the most interest
ing discussions conducted
by The Press closed today.
You all know about it. The
l.zo. ac-col Ixy