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The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
ANOTHER PACKET IS
 OUT OF BUSINESS

Little Rock, March 5.-After next Wednesday the Little Rock Packet Company will be the only company with packets plying into the port of Little Rock, the A. D. Allen, the pion- ger packet in this trade being sold yes terday to the United States govern ment, for use as a tow boat of the fleet which is now working at Pine Bluff. The Allen will be delivered next Wednesday at Pine Bluff and will succeed the Cleveland, the boat which has been at the head of the White river fleet for number of years. The price paid for the Allen has not been made public, but it is stated that it is something in the neighborhood of ST. 900. The Cleveland, as soon as the Allen arrives, will be dsmantled and the hull sunk.
 The Allen will work in the White river the most of the time. This boat has worked out of Little Rock for a number of years, making regular trips down the river. The boat has been inspected and fills the government re- quirements, so there will be no further delay in the transfer, the Allen talk ing until next Wednesday, simply to give all shippers notice so the with drawal from the trade would be no inconvenience to them. The govern ment a short time ago purchased a boat at Charlottesville, Ind, but when the agents went for it, found it had been sold and delivered to another.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
DIR. FRED BROWN
 DIES SUDDENLY

Dr. J. Fred Brown died at 8;15 o'clock this afternoon at his home on Locust avenue in this city, after an illness lasting only since last Sun day. Dr. Brown was suffering from an attack of pneumonia, but his condi tion was not regarded as serious until yesterday, when his heart became af- fected. His illness at once became extremely critical, and several physi- clans have been in constant attendance upon him since that time. His father, George Brown, of Enola, reached here a few hours before pr. Browns death. Dr. Brown is survived by wife and three sons.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
HARRY KELLEY
 FAYORS COMMISSION

Little Rock, March 5.-In all things, Fort Smith is first with Harry E. Kelley, a real estate dealer of that town, one of the commissioners of the paving and sewering the entire town, and one of the largest land owners in that section of the state Mir. Kel- ley was in Little Rock yesterday af- ternoon, returning to his home from a lengthy visit to Hot Springs, and while here advised the people of Lit tie Rock and Argenta to wait several months if they are doubtful of the commission form of government, and Fort Smith would give them an ob- ject lesson to go by. Fort Smith
 is first in everything else," said Mr. Kelley, "and it will most likely be first in this. It was the first city in the state to start the movement, and is at the present time the farthest advanced toward the commission form of government. For this reason the OtHeE CllleS Ol lHe SIdle SHOulu IulI their fussing, turn around and help Fort Smith all they can to make it success, and then copy after it. 1 have studied this plan for a number of years and know it is the right one for city government. 1 spent some months in Houston, Tex, and while there became intimately acquainted with the mayor of the city and the commits sioners. What 1 saw convinced me the plan is the right one and the one which will accomplish results. There is no large body of aldermen to fuss for weeks over a proposition before getting action. Fort Smith will soon be city of two wards with four al dermen and a mayor. We will have the best men in the city in these places and the plan cannot be anything but success"
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
MAKES
 EXPLANATION WHY LAW IS IGNORED
COMMISSIONER SAYS FERTILIZ- FER ACT CARRIES NO AP-
 EXPIRATION.

No little comment has been occas- toned by the publication in the Log Cabin Democrat yesterday of the al legged violations of the fertilizer in spection act this season, and from the office of the commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture a con- siderable number of explanations have been sent out. Commissioner Guy B. Tucker claims that an account of the lack of specific appropriation he was unable to have the tags printed or make any inspection of fertilizer, as is required by law In an interview published in this mornings Little Rock Gazette, he says:
 "The law requires the fertilizer com panies to file a duplicate of every bill of lading in my office and to pay certain tax to the state on the total amount of fertilizer that is sold. In all l have received more than $3,000 from that source. About $1 300 of that l have turned into the state treas ury. The checks for the balance have in my office. Although the money is there and was meant to pay for the inspection of the fertilizer and the tags, cannot use it for that purpose The state auditor holds that under the law, which lacks specific appropria- tion, he cannot honor my voucher for either inspection of fertilizer or issu- ance of tags. Hence any tags that bought or any inspection that would be made l would have to pay for out of my own pocket.
 Despite that fact, however, I have done everything possible to get tags and may have them any day. 1 can furnish the name of local printer who will say that 1 ordered the tags from his house some time ago and have been inquiring about them daily. When I do get them I will have to pay for them out of my own pocket cannot make the inspections for there are no funds. Since I had no tags I issued letter to those com panies which had paid their fees to my office in accordance with the law, to take the place of the tags, explaining that they had paid their fees. The law provides that $125 can be eXpend-
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
WOULD RAISE JAPAN CLOVER

Hope, March 4.-J. D. Allen of this county has been experimenting for a number of years with what is known as Japanese clover, and he, with oth- CTS of the state, believes that it will prove a paying crop in Arkansas.
 A. D. McNair of the United States department of plant industry has been endeavoring to encourage the planting of this crop for some time past, and his efforts have been rewarded by number of successful trials at Para gould, Portland, Batesville, Hope and other sections of the state.
 The average yield in Arkansas is about ten tons to the acre.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
JONES MISQUOTED
 BY RUSS Fl AL
DENIES STATEMENT CREDITED TO HIM BY WHITE COUN-
 TY POLITICIANS.

In letter to the Log Cabin Dem ocrat today, E. E. Jones of Mt. Yer non denies that he made any state ment to John P. H. Russ so-called sen- atorial committee which would indi- cate that he was in sympathy with the purpose of their meeting at Fl Paso recently, or that he believed the 'com- mittee" had jurisdiction over the sen- atorial nomination. Mr. Jones writes EDITOR LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT:
 Last week 1 received a letter from MT. D. M. Doyle of Fl Paso, request ing me to be present at the senatorial committee meeting, as l was one of the committee and might be needed 1 wrote MT. Doyle that it would not be convenient for me to be there, and that they would have to do as they thought best in the matter" referring to those who might be there. I see in quoted as saying, that 1 believed it was in the province of the committee to provide for the senatorial nomina- tion." I will say that 1 made no state ment to this effect, but only left it all with those who were present to act as they wished, knowing as I did the feeling and sentiment of the White county forces-or a part of them at least. Please publish this statement in your paper and obhge.
 Yours respectfully,
 E. E. JONES. Mt. Vernon, Ark, March 1, 1910.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
PERRY TO INCREASE
 DONACHEY MAJORITY
CORRESPONDENT SAYS NEIGH BOR COUNTY IS WITH
 GOVERNOR.
EDITOR LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT

EDITOR LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT:
 I desire to have few words to say through the columns of your worthy paper in regard to the gubernatorial race now being conducted on the one hand by our worthy governor, George w. Donaghey, and a fellow advertis- ing himself as c. C. Kavanaugh. have been reading quite a lot of this advertising in the Arkansas Gazette, especially Sunday editions, and see so much stuff, given out for facts, that must have something to say about it myself. 1 find from careful canvass of this community that Governor Don aghey will carry larger vote in the primary to be held March 30 than he had on his first election, there being many who voted for Kirby before are now outspoken for Donaghey, and his former supporters are enthusiastic in their loyalty to him in this race.
 Now, let Mr. Kavanaugh claims all be shown up as the matter of the gov ernor's pardon record since the 9th of January, 1910, andthere will be about the same disparity, or even more. His claims that all the old Jeff Davis fol lowing will rally to his banner is all bosh. There was no stronger Jeff Davis supporter than myself, as well as many others I know who are not for Kavanaugh.
 With three cheers for Governor Donaghey, l am yours most respect fully, J. FRANK MIDDLETON.
 Houston, Ark, March 3.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05

ed each month for inspection of fertil- izer, but fails to appropriate the $125 and hence all the money received from the fertilizer companies can only be paid into the treasury and held there."
 Prosecuting Attorney George w. Clark stated this morning that Com missioner Tucker had called him up over the longdistance phone and ask ed him to withhold any prosecution of the fertilizer companies for failure to comply with the law. Mr. Clark stated that he would probably make no attempt to prosecute companies which are in possession of receipts showing they have paid money for tags in the commissioners office, but expected to proceed against those who have not. He said he did not believe the mere fact that the commissioner had told a company to sell fertilizer without tags would justify it in ignor- ing the law.
 Secretary M. F. Dickinson of the Farmers Union, upon whose com plaint the alleged violations of the fer tilzer law are being investigated, stated that Commissioner Tucker had also called him and asked him to en- deavor to have the prosecuting attor- ney take no steps toward prosecuting the companies. Secretary Dickinson, however, is of the. opinion that the matter should be thoroughly investi- gated. "The cost of procuring tags" he said, ''is so trivial that I cannot understand why they could not have been printed and used on the fertilizer as required by law. As I understand it, the act provides that the commis- sioner shall pay the expenses of the inspection and tagging the fertilizer out of the proceeds of the sale of tags, and if there is money left at the end of the year, it goes into the common school fund"
 Secretary Dickinson states that he this morning received letter almost insulting in it's language from lead ing Memphis fertilizer company. "This company" he said, states that every shipment that we have made into Arkansas has been advised to the commissioner and suggests that it is none of my business whether or not they comply with the law. This may be perfectly right" he continued, "but if an officer of the state has a right to grant corporation or indi- vidual the right to violate state law, it is something I have never be- fore heard of" Secretary Dickinson said that the prosecution of the alleg ed violators of the law was the busi- ness of the officers of the state, and, having called attention to the state of facts, it is now for these officers to say what shall be done about it.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
GRAND JURY MAY
 APPLY THE PROBE

Little Rock, March 5.-The Pulaski county grand jury will convene Mon- day morning and from that time on will hold short sessions every few weeks for six months. There is little criminal business to be brought before the grand jury next week, but there are several members of the jury who are we'll known reformers, and they will probably demand an nvest:gation of local conditions in regard to the conduct of justice courts and gaming within the city
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
GENERAL NORWO0D
 WILL BRING SUITS
PENITENTIARY CONTRACT
RALEIGH OWES STATE $1S,0 ,000-- HIS BOND IS ONLY
 $10,000.

Little Rock, March 5.-Attorney General H. l.. Norwood is working up- on the suit which is to be filed by the penitentiary board against R. L. Ral- eight, the contractor who worked the state convicts during the last months of 1910, for the balance due for the working of the convicts. The state claims about S18,OO0 to be due from the contractor The bondsmen of the contractor have paid about $500 on their bond, which leaves about $12,500, for which the state will sue. The bond furnished by Raleigh was for S10,000, and the $5,500 paid in by the bondsment was on the bond, so the state can recover from them but $4,- 800 more if it gains the suit.
 The bondsmen claim credits on the $12,500, and some of them were at one time agreed to by the penitentiary board if the balance of the account was paid, which would bring the total amount down some, but with all the credits the state would be considerable loser if it received nothing but the $4, 4,500.
 A statement of the amount due the state has been furnished Attorney General Norwood from the peniten- tiay, but it was not itemized sufficient ly, and has been returned by him to be more thoroughly filled out.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
FILES BIG BATCH
 OF DIVORCE SUITS

Attorney R. c. Bruce this morning filed batch of six divorce suits in the Faulkner chancery court. The plain tiffs in nearly all of the cases allege desertion as a ground for the com plaint. The cases are as follows:
 Georgia Birdsong vs. Oscar Bird song.
 Isabelle Scott vs. Mat Scott.
 Nettie Mitchell vs. Charley Mitchell.
 Jim Randolph vs. Birdie Randolph.
 Lutchia Triplett vs. Irwin Triplett.
 Mary Esta vs. Charley Esta.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
ARBOR DAY OBSERVED.

Each of the II grades of the Con way public school set out maple trees on the edge of the school campus this morning, in observance of Arbor Day.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
MRS CAMPBELL ILL.

Mrs. J. F. Campbell, who has been in poor health for some time, was taken suddenly much worse shortly af- ter noon today and her condition is considered very serious.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
BANK FILES SUIT.

The Faulkner County Bank today filed suit against A. M. and Ernes- tine Powell, asking the foreclosure of a mortgage on certain lands in favor of the plaintiff, for an alleged debt of $510.56 and interest.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

c. H. Salter, 22, Conway, and Sa- phronia Foster, 20, Fieldston.
 w. S. Spears, 20, and Lucy Burnett, 22, Mayfower.
 George Cunningham, 21, and Theo- dosia Hays, IT, Mayhower.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
Told Several Stories,

After arriving at his office Wednes.
day Sheriff Marrero called the boy
into his office and with the assistance
Of Deputy Leo Marrero put him under
a severe examination. The boy at
first declared his name was Tom
Whitmore and that he was from Chi
cago. 1t was then that Deputy Leo
Marrero showed the youngster a pic
ture, that of Earl Mills, the kidnapped
victim from Pennsylvania. The
youngster looked over the picture and
in a rather intelligent manner said:
1.-THE more I look at the picture the
more see myself
"You are Earl Mills of Pennsyl-
vania," said Mr. Marrero.
"Well, if you want me to tell lie,
yes I am the Mills boy, and my father
is the president of the First National
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
RUNAWAY BOY IS
SON OF CASHIER
OKLAHOMA BANK
Lad Taken In Custody At Waggman
La, AS Kidnapped Victim, Is
Son of Banker.

New Orleans, Nov 4.-The 15-year-
old lad, who was taken In custody by
the Jefferson Paris police at Wagg-
man, while in company with Matthew
Green, musician and Snowman, as a
supposed kidnapped victim from
Windber, Pa, and who on Wednes-
day morning gave his name to the
Jefferson Parish authorities as Tom
Whittmore and his home as Perkins
Alley, South Chicago, has been found
to be John Doherty, a son of P. e.
Doherty, cashier of the Frisco Rail-
road at Alton, Oklahoma.
The youngster was arrested as Earl
Mills, who disappeared several years
ago from Windber, Pa, and was seen
to board train in company with an
umbrella seller. After the arrest of
the boy Sheriff Marrero wired to
Windber, Pa, and received a reply
late Wednesday evening to the effect
that the Mills boy had been found
and was at his home but that the bow
might be named Kelley, and that a
letter would follow. This informa-
ton came from Chief Of Police Nc
of Windber.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
old WOMAN IS A
TERROR With GUN
Biloxi, Officers Fear Trouble In At.
tempting to Remove "FemaIe
Squatter."

Biloxi, Miss, Nov. 4.-"Squatters"
will have to move from the tract on
Back Bay, in the northwestern part
of the city limits, which property was
decided to the city some time since by
the government for park, cemetery
and hospital purposes, according to a
decision of the council. Several per-
SONS have been living on this land
for some time, among them being an
eccentric woman who shoots at any
body who goes near her premises.
The woman Ia well known to local
people, and fishermen and hunters
dare not pass by her dwelling place,
nor enter her yard. Just how the Of
ncers will go near her to make her
move away is serious question, for
she'll shoot. and she shoots pretty
well. too. Some time ago party Of
Biloxians went out to see Mrs. Clara,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and then it is entirely closed. Dear
ness is the result, and unless the in
Examination can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur.
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir.
culars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
THE CAMERA 0BSCURA.
From It Was Evolved Our Modern Pho
tosraphio Apparatus.

eSStoPHfS apparatus
The camera was invented by an Ital-
ian named Baptista Porta, though 1t
was not at first used for photograph
ing. 1t was in reality merely a dark
room, into which the light was admit
ted through little round hole In one
side. The rays Of light coming from
objects outside of this room entered it
through this aperture and made a pic
ture on the other side of the room
glowing in ali the beauty and color of
nature itself, but rather indistinct and
upside down.
This dark room was conceived by
Porta about the middle of the sixteenth
century, He improved it later by
placing a glass lens in the aperture
and outside a mirror which received
the rays of light and reflected them
through the lens so that the image
upon the opposite wall within was
made much brighter, more distinct
and In natural or erect position. This
was really the first camera obscura, an
invention which is enjoyed to the pres
ent day.
Now our modern Photographic cam
era 10 merely small camera obscura
In It's simplest form. carrying a lens at
one end and ground glass screen at
the other. 1t Is, however. often much
more complicated In it's construction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of the authority vested in
me, R. R. Bossier, trustee in deed of
trust given by Railroad Tie Supply
Company to the Bank of Collins, Col
Inns, Mississippi, on February 10, 1909
which deed of trust is of record In
book 81, page ISL of the Chancery
Clerks office of Covington county,
Mississippi, l will, on the first Mon
day and 9Th day of December, A. D.
1910. at the front door of the court
house in Collins. Covington county,
Miss, within legal hours, pursuant to
the provisions Of said deed of trust,
offer for sale, for the purpose of pay.
Ing the Indebtedness due under said
deed of trust, to the highest and best
bidder for cash, the following des.
cribed lands, to-wit: w. IL of lot 1.
and 20 acres on of N. IL N. IL lot
8, and w. IL of e. IL Of lot l.. and 20
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
Father Claims Him.
Alton. Okla. Nov. 2. 1910.

ALTON, OKLA, Nov. 2, 1910.
l.. H. Marrero, Gretna, La:
Have wired Charles Doherty, of BIZ
loxi, Miss, to see after John. II he
does not get to Gretna by riday wire
me at Cotoosa. Okla, and will arrange
transportation. See John Doyle &
Co., If you can locate them.
P. e. DOHERTY.
The youngster admitted subsequent
ly that he left Alton on September 1,
from where he went to Memphis, and
had been stopping at various places
along the road.
The picture of the boy was an ex-
cellent likeness, even to a scar that
can be seen on his head. The young
ster admitted that the picture was
taken in Texas some time ago.
The boy and Green were confined
In the Parish Prison in Gretna Wed
nesday night, but Green was dis
charged from custody Thursday after.
noon by orders of Sheriff Marrero.
The Jefferson authorities having moth
ing against Green to hold him.
Late Wednesday afternoon the boy
made an attempt to escape from the
authorities, but was captured through
the watchfulness of Officer Pfeiffer.
He jumped through the window in
the basement of the court house, but
was caught before he had gone far.
He was taken back into the court
house and declared that he wanted to
see how fast the police of Jefferson
could run.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04

acres off of N. IL N. IL of lot 2, and
all of lot 4, section 1, township 9, range
II West, and Sc. Ia of NE.
IA and NE. IA of Sc. IA,
section IS, and SW. IA of NV. IA,
and N. IL of SW. IA, and N. 1-2 of S.
IL of Sc. IA of SW. IA, section II,
and s. 10 of S. 1-2 of Sc. IA of SW.
IA, section II, and NE. Ia NV. IA,
section 20, and Sc. IA SW. IA, sec
ton 81, all in township 8, range Is
West; and NV. Ia NV. Ia east of
G. & S. l. Railroad, NE. Ia NV IA,
and Sc. Ia NE. IA, section 3, and NE.
Ia SW. IA, and Sc. IA NV. IA, and
SW. IA NE. IA, and NV. Ia Sc IA,
and all that part of the Sc. IA Sc. IA
lying West and South of a line running
diagonally from the Sc. corner to NV
corner of said forty, section II, and s.
1-2 NV. IA NV. IA section 10, all in
township 8, North of range 16 West,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
ROMANCE OF ARCHITECTURE.
Origin of the Graceful Corinthian Style
of CAPITAL

of Capital.
In the winter young girl had died
in Corinth. Some time afterward her
maid gathered together various trim
kets and playthings which the girl had
loved and brought them to the girls
grave. There she placed them in
basket near the monument and put a
large square tile upon the basket to
prevent the wind from overturning It,
1t happened that under the basket was
a root of an acanthus plant. When
spring came the acanthus sprouted.
but its shoots were not able to pierce
the basket. and accordingly they grew
around 1t, having the basket In. their
midst. Such of the long leaves as
grew up against the four protruding
corners of the tile on the top of the
basket curled round under these cor
ners and formed pretty volutes.
Kallimachos. the sculptor, walking
that way one day. saw this and i'm
mediately conceived the notion that the
form of the basket with the plaque
on top of it and surrounded by the
leaves and stalks of acanthus would
be comedy heading for columns In
architecture. He from this idea formed
the beautiful Corinthian style of CAPT
tai. Such. at least, is the story as the
architect Vitruvius told 1t 1900 years
ago.