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The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
ARKANSAS MAY BE
 MADE NAV|CAbLE
WAR DEPARTMENT PLANS
SAND PUMP BOAT DESIGNED TO KEEP STREAM FREE
 OF BARS.

Little Rock, August 16.-Deep wat CT for the Arkansas! Sounds like a will O the wisp, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but it is not, and 'ere two years have passed it will no longer be the dream of the shipper, the manufacturer and the coal opera tor along the river, for the govern ment has at last taken steps which will bring the deep water in short or der, by providing a four, six, eight or twelve foot channel in the river between Little Rock and Ozark, just as is needed to allow open navigation to and from the coal mines the year round. The river is to be kept open by a sand suction pump boat of a dreadnaught capacity and size, plans of which are now in the hands of the secretary of war for his approval. When the plans are turned over to the Arkansas river department they will be sent to boat builders all over the United States and bids asked for the construction of the craft.
 According to the plans the boat will be over 200 feet in length and 40 feet wide. It will draw about 36 inches of water and be one of the most su- perb boats ever floating on the Ar kansas river. When completed the boat will represent an outlay of about $l6O,O0O and it will require years time to build it. This boat will be similar to a half dozen sand pump boats now being operated by the gov ernment on the Mississippi, which have succeeded in keeping the channel open in places which were barriers to navigation in low water before the boats were put into commission. If the boat works on the Mississippi it is bound to work satisfactorily on the Arkansas, even though the volume of water is less in the Arkansas. The boat will have a chute in the bottom near the front end of the boat, which is 12 feet in length. It will be about one foot across and 22 feet wide. When lowered to the obstructing bar, and the pumps put to work, this will bring up sand at the rate of at least 400 yards an hour Such work as this
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16

will cut hole through any bar in g few hours. The boat will eat its way through the bars as the P foot pump will soon make large channel by the caving in of the sides.
 The boat will be fitted up with very costly machinery on the deck, but the second floor will have elegant quar- ters for the engineers, bumpers, cap tain and boat hands. There will be private baths for the officers and the draughtng room will be as fine as any in the state. As the sand is passed up from the bar it will be carried along in another chute until it falls back into the river at the side and IS washed on down in a manner which will not close the channel.
 This boat is to be paid for out of the appropriation which was made for the Arkansas river by the last con- gress It was recommended by the engineers who came to Little Rock and made an inspection of the river, saying it was the only salvation for the river man of Arkansas. When the boat has opened the channel between Little Rock and Ozark it will probably be used on up to the mouth of the Grand river, so as to open navigation all the way.
 The plans for the boat were drawn in the Arkansas offices of inland water service and were sent recently to the secretary of war for his approval, but as the "gag" rule is in force there, nothing was said about the progress toward deep water for Arkansas until an engineer who saw the plans in Washington, returned to Little Rock yesterday and told of them.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
PLAN BIG SHOWING FOR
 COUNTY AT STATE FAIR
DIRECTORS WANT TO SHIP CAR LOAD OF EXHIBITS FROM
 COUNTY FAIR.

With the idea of making a showing that would attract favorable atten- tion from the great throngs expected to visit the state fair at Hot Springs, directors of the Faulkner County Fair Association met last night with w. B. Stark, county vice president of the land congress, and J. E. Rogers, gov ernment demonstration agent for the county, and decided to send at least a carload of exhibits from the county fair to the state fair, provided satis- factory arrangements for displaying the exhibits can be made with the state fair officials.
 A sufficient sum to defray the ex- penses of the exhibit will be raised in the county and MT. Rogers was ap- pointed to go to Hot Springs and ar range for space in the exhibit halls.
 The state fair offers a prize of $100 for the county fair making the best showing, with $50 and $25 as second and third prizes, and if either of these are won by Faulkner county, the mon ey will be used to assist in paying the expenses. In addition to this, all ot the individual entries taken from ouI county fair will be allowed to compete for the various prizes offered at Hot Springs.
 It is also planned to distribute 8 large amount of literature advertising Faulkner County at Hot Springs. Or account of the visit of ex-President
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
GIRLS DORM|TORY
 CONTRACT IS LET
WORK TO BEGIN SEPT. 1
NORMAL BOARD ELECTS SUC- CESSOR TO PROF. JURY
 M'KENZIE.

The board of trustees of the Ar kansas State Normal met at Little Rock yesterday afternoon, awarded the contract for the new girls dor mitory and filled the vacancy in the chair of Latin in the Normal. T. T. Reddick of Fort Smith, whose bid was $33,13O, was given the building con tract against three other bidders, and Prof. J. G. Cubage of Hot Springs was elected professor of Latin to sue ceed Prof. Ury Mckenzie, who re- singed several weeks ago.
 The new dormitory is to be built of pressed brick and stone with three stories and basement and frontage of 160 feet, and will accommodate when completed about 100 young lady boarders. It will be situated west of the present building about 100 yards and will front east.
 The building will not be ready for use at the next session of the Normal. The successful contractors bid calls for the completion of the outside walls and roof of the entire building and the interior of the basement and first floor. The other floors and the furniture for the dormitory will have to be pro- vided for by the next session of the legislature.
 The last legislature appropriated S37, 300 for the dormitory, which was cut by the governor to $27,500. After the examining the plans and MT. Red dicks bid, however, Governor Dona- ghey thought it was so much lower than that of the other contractors that he advised the board to accept it., even if it did run over the amount to which the governor and the board had agreed to reduce the appropria- tion.
 Mir. Reddick states that he will file his bond by Friday of this week and will at once order material for the new building. He expects to begin actual work by September 1.
 Prof. Cubage, who succeeds Prof. Ury Mckenzie, has been county ex- aminer of Garland county and princi- pal of one of the public schools of Hot Springs for several years, and is regarded as one of the states lead ing educators. The board did not elect teacher to fill the vacancy in the department of reading and music, but President Doyne states that a con- tract for this position will be closed within few days,
 All the members of the board except Harry l.. Ponder of Walnut Ridge were present at the meeting. Those present were: State Superintendent of Public Instruction George B. Cook, ex- ofiicio president; Secretary B. w. Tor reyson, State Auditor John R. lobe, State Treasurer James L. Yates, Sen ator Otis T. Wingo of DeQueen and Judge J. S. Ross of Arkansas City.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16

Henry Lipsmeyer returned yester' day afternoon to his home at Dixie.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
DENIES SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

Mrs. B. Gill, who is staying at the Hines hotel, informed the Log Cabin Democrat today that she was the wom- an referred to in story reported by the city officers in yesterdays edition as having bought chloroform with the intent of committing suicide, and stat ed that she had no idea of attempt ing self-destruction. The story, she says, got in circulation through jok- ing remark she made to the clerk who sold her the poison.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
Van Buren County Man
 Answers Federal Charge

Little Rock, August 16.-Frank Johnson, a Van Buren county native, will today be given hearing before United States Commissioner w. s. Al len on a charge of obstructing service of process. It is alleged that John son found out Deputy Marshal Free man had warrant for the arrest of a man in the neighborhood, charging him with a violation of the federal laws and as soon os he saw Freeman headed in that direction, mounted a horse and notified the quarry. John son denied that he carried informa- tion which allowed a government of fender to escape.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16

Some fine old-fashioned honey in the comb, at l2 12c per pound. Cole & Go.
 Old napers for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16

Roosevelt, the attendance at the state fair is expected to be many times as great as any previous fair, and the opportunity to advertise the county will be splendid one.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
A CALL MEETING.

All of the members of Conway En- campment No. 60, l. o. o. F., are re- quested to meet at their hall tonight at ? o'clock. Important business on hand.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-16
w. c. PICNIC.

A number of members of the Wood man Circle, with their children, are enjoying a picnic at Gold Creek to- day
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04
SHAKELFORD'S RIVAL
CAMPAIGNS HERE
r. a. Norf1eet Attended the
University of Missouri
in 1913.
SAYS CHANCES ARE GOOD
But the Candidate Preferred
to Talk Football Rather
than Politics.
SAYS CHANCES ARE GOOD

R. A. Norfleet of Excelsior, NO., who
Is in the race for Congressman on the
Republican ticket, opposing Dorsey W.
ShacklefOrd the Democratic incumbent
IN this district arrived in Columbia
last night. Mr.. Norfieet says that the
outlook for his chances of being elect
ed is bright. Mr.. Norfeet was a
student in the College of Agriculture
and Arts and Science OF the Univer-
sity OF Missouri in 1929.
The University was run differently
then from what it is now" said Mr..
Norfieet, and | took Manual training
in the Agriculture Department for
thought this was the best way to get
strong and healthy.
Why didn't l take football? Well
l tried that once and once was enough
for me. don't know what made me
ever play that game, but you see it
was just this way, some OF the boys
couldn't go to Kansas City to- see the
Thanksgiving game, and / was one
of them, SO we decided to get up a
game in Columbia. l don't know what
position l played all l know was that
I\played. When the game was over
was sad but wiser boy. Those
boys didn't do thing to me, and
was hardly able to walk for a week or
two. l think l had a black eye, a
bump on my head and my leg was
skinned from my knee to my foot.
So that is why didn't play football.
1t might be all right for those who like
it but excuse me. l was attending
school in Columbia at the time the
University burned
Mr. Norfeet was representative
from Morgan county for two terms of
Legislature and since then has been
in the general merchandise business in
Excelsior.
Mr.. Norfleet says that in travelling
over the county he finds the farmers
are well satisfied with the conditions
this year, both financially and other.
wise. He says that the crops are good
and the farmers are in a better spirit
than he has ever known them to be.
He will be in Boone county for two or
three days canvassing the county.
Il think l have a bright outlook
and that my chances for election are
good,' was all that Mr.. Norfeet would
say in regard to his campaign.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04
MISSOURI MURDER A MYSTERY
Authorities at Bell Air Unable to
Throw Light on Woman's Death.

Authorities at Bell Air Unable to
Throw Light on Woman's Death.
The death of Mrs. George Maddox
of Ravenswood Farm, near Bell Air,
Mo-, which occurred Thursday morn
ing still remains mystery, according
to the Bunceton Eagle. Her body
was found on the dirt floor of the barn
by her husband when he returned
home from his work in the field at
noon.
When he reached the house he found
the morning work in the kitchen I'M
completed. He looked through the
house for his wife, and out in the
yard. Just within a large barn some
distance from the house. he found
the body of his wife, cut and dishev-
eled. The throat had been cut with
a sharp knife or a razor.
1t is believed by relations that she
was murdered. The suicide theory
has been advanced. This theory is
weakened by the fact that a careful
search failed to reveal knife or other
weapon with which the wounds were
inflicted.
The coroner's jury meeting the af-
ternoon of the murder returned a YER
dict that the deceased came to her
death from a knife wound in the neck,
inflicted by party unknown to the
jury"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04
Killed a Russian Police Spy.

BY United Press.
BERLIN. Oct. 4.-The report
reached here today that Eugene Azef.
a Russian police spy. who gained mem
bership in an organization known as
THE Russian Fighting Socialists -
and then betrayed its members to the
police, was assassinated at Wiesbaden.
The socialists had put price on Azef's
head. 1t is said that one of the group
traced him to Wiesbaden and shot
him.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04
"The Man on the Box"

A complete production of THE
MAN ON THE Box that great book
play, will be given at Columbia Thea
tire, Friday, October z.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04

Mr.. Geo. Venable, director of the
NJ. S. U. band and orchestra, has
opened a studio at 912A Broadway
where he will receive pupils in Piano,
Violin, Harmony. etc. Phone $40. ..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04
But Not Probable.

OF course it might be possible dur
ing this political excitement in New
York for Walter Wellman to slip away
Plain Dealer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
For a yellow Luncheon.

For q yellow Luncheon.
During the golden rod season a very
attractive luncheon may be served.
Let the rooms and porches be deco
rated with the feathery yellow bios
som, having all the table pieces low
and not too large.
For the menu serve a delicate soup
like cream of celery, and on top Of
each place a spoonful of whipped
cream, and for the yellow color just
a suggestion of egg yolk from a hard
cooked egg put through a ricer or
sieve. If one wishes to omit the
soup, a fruit course may be substi'
tuted, OF both may be served. For
the fruit course, the rich yellow OF
musk melons served in balls made
with a French potato cutter and
dressed with a bit of lemon juice and
powdered sugar, is very good. For
the main dish, chicken ~croGuettes
with white sauce garnished with
grated yellow cheese, might prove
most appetizing.
With the ice cream, which will be
plain vanilla, serve preserved yellow
pumpkin. 1t tastes much better than
it sounds and is a beautiful yellow to
carry out the color scheme. Cut the
pumpkin in dainty cubes and pre-
serve with orange and lemon. 1t is
the custom with many who entertain,
when carrying out a color scheme, to
tie the rolls with ribbon of the color
seems very much out of place on food;
1t may be used in the table decora'
ton to advantage Or to tie up small
boxes of candy as favors or In count
less pleasing ways, but as an orna'
ment or garnish for food, it seems in.
appropriate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04

The Rev. DR.. Morrison resigned as
rector of All Saints Church, BROOK
Ign, declaring that the $4,000 debt
on the institution is too heavy a bur-
den.
Mr.. Meyer, secretary of the navy,
departed from Miami, Fla, on board
the Dolphin to inspect the naval sta
tion at Guantanamo, Cuba.
Thomas A. Jardines, auditor of the
New York p~ostof1ice, is i'll In st. Vim
cents hospital and under the rules
can draw neither pension nor salary.
He has been 8 years IN the fposteHlce
At Edwardsville, ILL.,, two indict-
ments were returned against John
Burton, professional wrestler, charged
with killing Leo Wentz and Louis A.
Weibracht on August IA with a stran-
gle hold in a fight. His bail was fixed
at $4,000. His father, Alderman
George Burton, of Alton, ILL.,, ar
ranged to give bond.
Slason Thompson, director of the
Railways News bureau, adduces sta
tistics to show that earnings of the
roads on present basis are Inadequate.
A hot fight was promised against
the plan to end New York's shipping
supremacy by making a great 2rt at
Montauk Point.
Tossed high in the air from his mo-
torcycle while rounding one Of the
curves at the state fair track, Dallas,
Texas, at terrific speed Wade Wylie,
eighteen years old, a motorcycle racer,
was almost instantly killed. HIS neck
was broken.
At Oklahoma City Superior Judge
Munden handed down a decision de-
claring that all railroads engaged in
hauling liquor into Oklahoma must
provide a bond protecting the people
CT the state from any damages that
might be sustained from the use of
the liquor.
Presentation of evidence by the
shippers who are opposing me pro-
posed advance in freight rites was
concluded at Chicago before the In
terstate Commerce commission with
the testimony Of Gov. w. R. Stubs of
Kansas.
The custer suit against the Inter-
national Harvester compaG1 was con-
tinued in the Missouri supreme court
until January.
Conyicts in the Columbus peniten-
tiary are charged with starting a fire,
hoping to escape in the confusion.
The blaze vas promptly put out.
Andrew Bugas, foul years old, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bugas of
Trenton, N. j., is dead from effects of
alcohol. Seeing a bottle Vt whisky
on the kitchen table the child put it
to his lips and drank about half a
tumbler of it.
Twenty-three contracting compa-
MES and firms made bids for the con-
struction of the tri-borough subway
system in New York city. Only one
bid is made for the entire work, the
Bradley Construction company offer
ing to build the tubes for %S93,000,-
non
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
Jury Rates Life at $1,000.

Mount Holly.-Mrs. Blanche H. Al
len Of Vincentown was awarded
$500 damages by a jury in Judge
Lloyd's court in her suit to 0 on
the death Of her husband, Edgar G.
Allen, who was struck by a Pennsyl-
vania railroad train at a grade cross
ing in Lumberton on December %,
1908. B. Frank Worrell, also of Vim
centown, who was with Allen, was
awarded $500 by the same jury for
injuries he received. The accident
occurred when Allen and Worrell,
who were driving home from Lum-
berton, and a train met at the Lum-
berton station crossing. 1t was shown
by the plaintiffs that the men were
prudent as they approached the
crossing, Worrell even going so far as
to get down upon his knees to look
for any danger that might be ahead,
but that steam escaping from a shoe
factory within a few feet of the rail-
road obscured the view in the direc-
ton from which the train was coming.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
Vice Chancellor st. Clair Nickel
way opened the university convoca-

~ fNA IfS ~ "eT "NE ~ '
onag wita tG a4Lsas ahsns ,a
touched upon 1lo@ q tia +
- .taee's saucat.oAaY gsssu
Alan 4. Tya1iuy 6nd A2sL tp Fest
II The balloon america II. IL mes
ages from st Ambrose. Ca0s1~, an
uounced their safe landing at q point
on ne Petib0aka river. By flying
some 1850 mtlas they have estab-
iished q new worlds record.
Jotnstone and Hoxsey we're blown
miles from Belmont Park. New York,
in Wright bipianes. tombstone land
ed So ; miles awsy and RoTsey %
miles. both having been more than
5000 feet up il altitude trials.
The Union Pacific Railroad Gem
pany earned Ial9 per cent. for tho
common stook during ghe yeaI endod
June 80 last.
/. 3. Paine Of Duluth MINI. act
ing captain Of the CoraeH freshman
football tenn, died ht the Cornell In
Urinary. Ithaca, N. y, from supposed
internal injuries received While play
ing football.
A plan OF tile White Star line. the
Pennsylvania railroad and other IN
tegests to make at MontaaK Point, L.
T.. a great port for transatlantic pas
sengers was made known.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
To Tax $~14,soo,o0O.


Trenton. - A decision has been
handed down in the supreme court
that the $14,500,0 900 reserve fund OF
the Prudential Insurance company IL
subject to taxation by the city of New.
ark. This decision reverses the de.
cision of the state board Of taxation
and gives the city 100000 annually.
The ruling holds that the act of 1907.
Under which the reserve fund upon
deferred dividend participating poll.
cies was established, did not create a
new and distinct debt or liability as
between life insurance companies and
the state, so as to entitle such compa-
MES to an exemption from taxation
upon surplus funds of this nature. 1t
also held that the act of 1907 was not
intended to change the act of 1905,
under which life insurance companies
of this state are assessed for taxes.
Another ruling is that the act of 1907
did not and could not effect any
change in the relative rights of insur-
ers and insured under existing poll
cies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
FOREIGN.

The Chinese government is reported
TO have aeceded to the popular de-
man6 FOR the speedy con~vocation Of a
Vopular parliament.
Crowds in Lisbon jeered EXPIRE
mier Franco, who was released on
bail of 100000.
The Duke Of C~onnaught arrived at
cane Town to open the FIRST parlia-
meII of the union Of South Africa.
Henri Dunant, founder Of the In
ternational red cross, died. at Geneva.
Sir William Agnew died inf England.
A charge Of high treasd3s has been
made against the editors Oh the Novoe
yremya and the Russkobe Znamya.
The charge is based on the publica-
ton by these papers 81 hparticulars
concerning Russian coaef tortifca-
tions.
Trials Of the German c8ruiser Won
Des Tam show a. average speed Of
27.4 knots an hour In six gruus.
The Duke Of VeraguaE a descend
ant of Christopher Columbus, uie3 at
Madrid; he was recelpe4i with high
honors in the United Stab in 1898.
The French chamber 4 OF deputies
voted confidence in 3resAnier BRAND
by a majority of IA made a not
able speech, explaiI his utterance
l~egarding illegal hsures; great
crowds waited for in the rain
to hear the result. 44
Matthew, the Fro aviatd gith
a passenger, covered 10 mile IN the
effort to fly from Pal to Brussels, a
distance Of ITO miIesE
The separation Of Church and State
was announced in q dacreea issued by
the government at Lisbon aa anoth-
er decree declares FOX the # b Of
the press. W
The Brussels police took z IL pre-
cautions to protect EmperoE lillian
and the empress on their rtare
TO Berlin because OF q let eceived
threatening the kaiser.
Premier Canaleias of ain de
clared in the senate at MS&gssd that
unless the Paddock at
religious orders was
would resign,
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
Maid.

The fresh drummer approached the
old farmer who was sitting on an up
turned tub summing himself.
"Deuced pretty daughter you have"
said the drummer, boldly. Where
has she been during the past year,"
up In a town college learning this
here physical culture" responded the
old man.
"And has it been of any service to
herr"
II should say so, stranger. She has
done up six chicken thieves, tossed
four tramps out of the yard and made
two sassy hired men run for their
lives. She also makes a specially OF
doing up fresh drummers, SO I would
advise you to move on"
And the fresh drummer moved.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-11-04
IN All Parts II sv.


New Gernentoma a organized a
band.
woodbury. residents are advocating
q Home Week celebration.
Fifty thousand bushels Of potatoes
were shipped thi5 fall from Bridge
ton.
Hiram Clement of near Woodbury.
has been dining On strawberries since
June. He a just picked eight boxes
that were just as tine as those gath
cred from the same vines early in the
season.
Beverly truan5 officers have sum
moned a number Of parents for neg
lect to send their children to school
and a general crusade is threatened
having as it, OBJECT the enforcement
OF the compulsory educational Law.
The Monroe township board Of edr-
cation closed all the schools in Will
Jamestown, OWING to tie prevalence Of
diptheria.
Unable to secure $4,000 ball tn
await trial on the charge Of ambea-
element, United States Commissioner
| Linsley Rove Of Jersey City, has
san&&sgtta5 10 lail in Trenton.