The log cabin Democrat., 1910-07-02

board of charities has now little bust
ness, except to buy coal for the va
rious institutions for use during the
winter. The penitentiary board viii
probably meet Tuesday and pass up
on a number of applications for pa
roles.
Damaging crop reports are being
received from all portions of the state
now on account of the continued rains
which prevent the cotton and corn
being worked out. From the bottom
country comes the report that about
one-fifth of the cotton has been
drowned, while an additional damage
has been done in oaher sections by
the rapid growth Of the weeds. Cot
ton experts now estimate the crop at
about rs per cent of a normal one.
They say ideal weather for the bal
ance of the season would make crop
10 per cent better than this, but the
indications ara it will be less than
the present estimate.
Large national flags are scarce in
Little Rock and the state is not the
proud possessor of one, even though
it has large standing militia. When
Governor Donaghey reached the new
state capitol Friday morning to raise
the flag on the smaller domes on
which the stats had been erected, he
found no flags there. The matter
was taken up with the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard, but no flag could be
secured and the city and county were
next appealed to without result. The
government then called on and from
the custodian of the United States
courthouse two flags were borrowed,
one large and one small. These were
placed on top of the flag stats until
the state can secure couple of large
flags of it's own. Governor Dona-
ghey pulled the flag over the house of
representatives up to it's place.
John Blanton of johnson county
was Friday afternoon pardoned by
Governor Donaghey. Blanton was
convicted of murder in Johnson coun-
ty in 1902 and sentenced to serve 10
years. Two years ago he was grant
ed parole by the penitentiary board
and has made such good citizen
since that a petition for his pardon
was freely signed by the citizens OF
johnson county. Superintendent Pit
cock also recommended pardon for
Blanton, believing it was a case OF
genuine reform.
The petition for postponement OF
further proceedings in the rate htl-
cation, which was to be presented in
the federal court today by Col. John
M. Moore for the railroads, has been
put off until Tuesday at the request
of the state. Judge J. M. Hill OF
Fort Smith, chief counsel for the
state, was in Little Rock yesterday
and stated positively he could not at
tend today, so the petition went over.
1t must be heard Tuesday or not at
all, as Judge Trieber will adjourn
court then for the summer.
Upon the increase in school popu
Iation of the state depends the in
crease per capita of the school APP
portionment of the state. The taking
Of school enumeratiOns began over
the state yesterday, and under the
Jaw the directors of each school dis
trict in the state must see they are
completed by July 20 and the report
made to the county examiner. The
reports are all sent to the depart
nent of education which will classify
and total the lists. The department
mas about $150,000 additional to ap-
portion among the schools next year,
thanks to the tax commission, and
this will make an increase of about
30 cents per capita The apportion-
ment last year was $1.83, but if the
increase, as shown by the enumera-
ton, is not too great, it will amount
to about $2.15 this year.
Bonds must be properly filled out
and signed before they are approved
by departments of the state. A Sher-
man (Texas) book publishing con-
Germ yesterday made an application
to enter the state and compete for
contracts under the uniform text
book bill The application was sign
ed by an individual as proprietor of
the company. A bond, signed by one
of the largest concerns of the state
accompanied it, but it was not coun-
tersigned by the Arkansas agent.
The matter was referred to Attorney
General Hal L. Norwood, who ruled
the book company would have to show
an application signed by an official
of the corporation before it could en-
ter, and the Arkansas agent of the
sign the bond, so back both went to
bonding company would also have to
Texas for amendment.
The Arkansas railroad commission
at it's meeting next Wednesday will
have some very important business
to transact, one thing being the pro-
posed general inquiry into Pullman
sleeping car rates. Other things to
be considered are train service at
Sheridan, the making of Wabbaseca
a flag stop, depot for Mechanic, tn