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The Washington times., 1911-12-29
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Times Inquiry Department:
IN case a retirement BILL for aged de-
partmcntal clerks should become q law,
would veterans ''old eoidiers'' of the civil
war receive both war and civil pensions7
Inere is considerable anxiety upon this point
among the veterans, and your reply win be
gratefully received. Very respectfully,
J. ID. T.
Such pension laws usually provide
that pension received Hereunder shall
pe exclusive Of any other pension re-
ceived from the Government The re-
tirement Dill you speak of might not,
however, contain this provision.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Nagel
Arex Hosts At Dance.

The Secretary of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Nagel were hosts at a
small informal dance for young people
last night at the Washington Club for
their schoolgirl daughters. Miss Edith
Nagel and Miss Mary Nagel. and Mrs.
Nagels young niece, Miss Julia ,'ool-
idge, of Boston, who is also spending
the holidays with them.
Charlie Taft was among the young
people dancing.
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Mrs. Gillespie Hostess in
Honor of Mrs. Philip
Sheridan.

Mrs. Gillespie, wife Of Brig. Ger.
George L. Gillespie, u. 8. A., retired,
was hostess today at luncheon, asking
her guests to meet Mrs. Philip shcri.
dan, w!dos of General Sh, ridan. U. 8.
A. In the company were Mrs. Hughes,
wife of Mr.. Justice Hughes; Mrs. Court
land Hoppin, Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Mrs. S. B. M. Young, wife OF Rrisadier
General Young, ". 8. A., retired: Mrs.
Christian Hemmick. Mrs. D. II. Titt-
mann, Mis-. Walter Bryant, of Phiia-
delphia; Mrs. Lyman Tiffany. Mrs
Bayard, Mrs. Allan McLane, Mrs. Rob-
ert liinckley. Mrs John H. Hcwson,
Mrs. John Wyeth, and Miss Ilegeman.
=
Francis Cotton entertained at dinner
last evening at liig Connecticut avenue
residence. having as his guests Senator
Cullom, Senator Oliver, Mr.. Justice
Henry B. Brown, retired, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles. u. s. A.. retired; Gen. Anson
Mills, u. s. A., retired; Gen Maxwell
Woodruff. u. 8. A.. retired; General
Fitzhugh. U. s. A.. retired: General An
drews, U. s. A., retired: General Whip
pie. U. 8. A.. retired: Gen. George b.
paws. U: 8. a Rear Admiral Thomas
selfridseA t. h: coloRsi Rssr Mefm,yr, eS%,ral
=. s. a: Colonel Siebert, L. s. A..
Major Duncan Phillips, ". 6. A.: Ma toh.
Judson. T.. 8. A.; Col George r.. Cotton,
y. :. A.: Commander Archibald Davis,
.: s. NJ; DR.. Thomas NJ Chatarl,
Perkins, Joseph TkroI.p, Nathaniel VIII
Iiemphill.
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Count and Countess
Won Bernstorff Entertain.

The German Ambassador and Coun-
tess Won Bernstorff entertained at din
ner last evening the Postmaster Gen
eral, the Turkish Ambassador, Yous-
souf. Zia Pacha; the Belgian Minister
and Nine. Havenith; the Minister Of
Portugal, Viscount de Alte; Senator
Brandegee. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury.
blair. Mrs. Norman Williams, Mrs
Reynolds Hit. Mrs. Hobson. Miss Sher-
rill. Miss Wetlnore. Col Robert NJ
Thompson. and the second secretary Of
the embassy, Albert Kienlin.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you kindly tell me whether the social
customs differ here from the customs of other
cites2 Is It proper for a new resident to
make first call or to walt until those In
the neighborhood call? / have received cor
dial invitations to CALL but as ! am a
stranger. I think should receive the first
call. NEW RESIDENT
The proper way, Of course. would be
to wait until your neighbors call upon
you, but IL you have received a few
cordial Invitations from them i would
net he cercmonioIs and wait for them
to call simply because of cIstom.
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Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department.:
Kindly let me know through the Inquiry
Column the proper place to apply for q po-
sition in the District Fire Department and
IL Ii is necessary to be q citizen OF the
United States in order to secure the po-
sary to pass the examination Sincerely,
J. B. 3.
If you will go to the chief Of the Fire
Department Of the District Of Columbia
and flll out an application, he will
notify you when you can be examined
for the position. The examination Is
both physical and mental. II you have
had a grammar school education you
,"eht to be able to pass the examina-
ton. It is necessary to be a citizen of
the United States and a resident Of the
District for a certain length Of time in
order to be eligible for the position.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11

per cent per annum on the bonds
that will have to be paid promptly ev-
cry year, or your homes will be sold
by decree of the chancery court, as
the bill provides.
| have lived in Kentucky, where
there We're first-class pike roads 100
feet wide and it cost cents per mile
to drive a horse and buggy over the
roads.
The figures | have given are based
upon common sense, observation and
experience and are what | call fair
estimate.
| have been over the state of Ar
kansas and know there is not a
irst-class pike road in the state. In
Pulaski county they pretend to build
some pixies that they say cost $4,000
per mile. | have been over these
roads and they are narrow tramways.
Even at $4,000 per mile, the 165
miles of road will cost $2,475,000 for
a mere tramway
p. H. PRINCE.
Conway, Ark, May II, 1911.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
NORMAL MEETS
OKLA. SCHOOL
IN JOINT DEBATE MAY IS
SHIP SUBSIDY QUESTION TO BE
DISCUSSED BY SCHOOLS or
TWO STATES.

The Arkansas State Normal meets
in joint debate with the Ada (Okla.)
State Normal here May 10. The de
3ate will be had in the Normal audi
torium at $3.50 p. m.
The question to be debated is: Re
solved, That the Federal Government
Should Grant Financial Aid to Ships
Engaged in Our Foreign, Commerce
md Owned by Citizens of the United
States
The representatives of the Arkan-
as State Normal-G. 0. Dalton and
Allen Webb-have been selected from
team of y men who have been at
work on the question all the year.
The subject under consideration is
one of the vital questions of today
having recently passed in the senate,
hut failed to reach the vote in the
house.
This is the first interstate normal
iehate ever held in Arkansas, and the
Conway team has been working hard
20 win on this particular occasion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
Faulkner County
BANK
The Bank On the Corner

were in the finest condition and he
expects them to add another victory
to their list this afternoon. The team
will return to Conway tonight.
Rev J. J. Hurt went to Little Rock
this morning to meet the funeral
party in charge of the remains of the
late Col. E. A. Bolton. The party
will arrive in Conway on the $3.50
train afternoon.
A chance to win valuable prize by
a little work is offered to Conway
women and girls in the Dolly Log
Cabin Democrats subscription-b n-build-
ing contest. Ask for full particulars
at this office.
Coy. John G.. B. Simms of Lake Viii
alge is here to attend the funeral of
Col. +. A. Bolton. Col. Smms was
for several years prominent attor-
ney of this city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
CONTEST PRIZES
ON EXHIBITION
DAILY EDITIONS OFFER
HANDSOME AND USEFUL PRES
ENTS TO BE GIVEN BEST
SUBSCRIPTION GETTERS.

The three handsome prizes which
the Daily Log Cabin Democrat is of
tering to the Conway women or girls
doing the best canvassing work for
subscriptions to the daily edition, will
be on exhibition tomorrow morning
n the show windows of the local
firms from whom the presents have
been obtained.
The first prize, the sos White sew
ing machine, may be seen in the win
dow of the furniture department of
Frauenthal & Schwarz, the Conway
dealers in the machine.
The second prize, the elegant $50
gold watch, will be on exhibition in
the show window of J. J. Livingston,
the jeweler.
The third prize, the handsome gold
handle silk parasol, will be displayed
at the jewelry shop of c. Fl. Robinette
Anyone interested in the contest is
invited to make a thorough eXamina-
ton of the prizes and to ask the deal
ers for any information as to their
value.
The indications are that at least a
half-doZen women and girls will have
entered the contest by the time the
first standing of contestants is pub
lished Saturday. There are now only
two more days in which contestants
may be entered in time to receive the
bonus of 5000 points in the standing
Five thousand points will be a long
start, and all who desire to enter
should do so on or before Saturday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Friday, unsettled
weather; showers tonight or Friday;
cooler.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
CITES FIGURES TO
PROVE HIS POSITION
JUDGE PRIN nee SAYS PIKE
ROAD WOULD COST OVER
FIVE MILLIONS.
editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
| notice an article published in the
Gazette of May 10, in which it pre-
lends to tell of the benefits of the
proposed Little Rock-Fort Smith
road. 1t says $4,000 900 is added to
property values. When did this wise
nan make the survey so as to know
he exact amount it will increase the
'alue of property? He says 1.-The 165
niles of pike can be built for $412,-
500.' How did he find out the exact
amount to a dollar? Might it not cost
80 or 60 cents more? He says "$25,-
300 will be more than pay the per
.ent interest on the bonds" | sug-
gest that he is very much interested
n getting the interest; and he says,
'$14 900 will retire these bonds in 80
years" He has a very vivid and eX-
act imagination, as he has no proof of
his assertions. He goes on giving the
evact amount of all the expenses,
etc, when no survey and examination
If the proposed route of the road has
ever been made.
am sure this party giving in de-
tail the exact benefits in said article
one of those commissioners men,
Toned in the bill. One thing he failed
to tell us, and that is at what price
he is going to sell those bonds and
to whom the sale will be made. Per-
haps he will turn over the bonds to
some pal" and have him hypothe-
cate the bonds and borrow money
thereon to build the pike; and just
what per cent will this agent get for
procuring the loan? All of which the
good people would like to know-at
once, He is very cruel in not giving
us this much-desired Information.
wish to say that the said gentle
man really knows nothing about what
it will cost to build this pike.
If frst-class pike is built, it
should be not less than so feet wide
on top and built up, with stone and
cement; and in many places, for
miles, the roadbed will have to be
100 feet at the base, for the road will
have to be raised more than 10 feet
high, so as to be above high water,
and at such places the foundation to
the road will have to be at least 100
feet wide to support the pike. | can
show him miles of this pike that will
O0b illolt tiidl pcp,VVO pei iililt "
make a frst-class road
1t will cost more to grade and
properly macadamize this road than it
oost to build the railroad. make
this estimate from the fact that the
railroad is only about o feet wide
on the top and the pike should be 80
feet Then it will cost five times as
much to grade up the pike as it cost
to grade.the railroad. Then you must
add to the pike the rock and cement
to make the road stand. Now, | am
sure, a conservative estimate to build
this pike will be 10000 per mile, and
5000 times the length of the road,
l65 miles. and you have $3,300,000
that it will cost to build a first-class
pike over the route proposed. Then
add $4,000, 600 for graft and you have
$500 900, which is a conservative es-
innate, if you get a tirst-class road.
Then add $4,000 per annum to pay
for keeping the road in repair every
year to the end of time, and you see
about what this road will cost; and in
| this estimate | have not included the
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
HENDRIX PLAYS
CONWAY FRIDAY

Local baseball enthusiasts are look
ing forward with much interest to the
game between Hendrix College and
Conway high school tomorrow after
noon. With Downing in the box for
the high school, a pitching duel be-
tween him and Roberts is anticipated
and the game is certain to be an in
teresting one.
The Conway high school team left
this morning for Hot Springs, where
they play the high school of that city
this afternoon The team will return
on the late train tonight
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
NO MORE GROUNDS
f0RSTATf CAPITOL
HOUSE DEFEATS THE BILL
HUNDREDS OF BILLS DIE ON
CALENDAR AS SESSION
COMES TO CLOSE.

Little Rock, May 11.-With only a
day and half OF the legislative ses-
sion left, there is little chance for
anything to be accomplished of
great moment in these remaining
hours. All of the appropriation bills
are in good shape, and for the most
part in the hands of the governor,
who has twenty days after adjourn
ment for their consideration.
Hundreds of bills will die on the
calendars of the two houses, but
some of them are being tabled or 9TH
erwise killed. Since yesterday no
new bills can be introduced, and Sat
urday forenoon is not expected to be
day for the transaction of any great
amount of business. Nearly every
body is weary with the long strain of
the protracted session, and even the
reunion will be insufficient to induce
many to stay over next week.
The house Tuesday afternoon re
fused to table bill by Davis of CO.
lumbia to change the management of
the University of Arkansas, and then
defeated the bill by vote of SO
ayes, AZ noes. Mr.. Hurst supported
Illc Ulll anu dClCiltiGd
President Tillman from insinuations
that had been made in Mr.. Little's
celebrated speech that the presi-
dent had been influenced by the IL
quor interests to stop making prohi-
btion speeches. He said Mr.. Little
had been misnformed. The bill
was opposed by Messrs. Grant and
Ragon. Mr.. Grant declared that the
bill was introduced for the sole pur-
pose of making a thrust at Hon.
Gus Jones of Jackson county, a
member of the present board of
trustees.
The house tabled bill appropri-
ating $500 for the purpose of the
maintainance of correspondence
course in agriculture at the Universe
! ty.
By a majority if one, the house Ia
bled bill for the condemnation and
purchase of the two blocks of
ground in front of the new capitol,
to be added to the capitol grounds.
Later, Governor Donaghey expressed
deep regret at this action of the
house, and said that he would be one
of $50 men to donate $1,000 each
toward the purchase of the property
Only the opportune adjournment in
the midst of great excitement pre-
vented the Keel bill providing for
the levying of taxes for the state
government from being tabled. In,
tense opposition to the bill was man
! fested as soon as it's number was
called, although the supporters of the
measure were apparently as numer-
Gus and certainly as earnest in the
fight for its passage. The bill, an
administration measure, authorizing
the state auditor to certify out such
levy of taxes as may be necessary to
raise the required revenue, was of
fered as a means of partially solving
the financial problem. Mr. Ragon
moved to table.
In the senate, the bill for the com
pletion of the state capitol took up
the afternoon in committee of the
whole without much. progress except
the development of considerable OPP
position. Numerous amendments
were offered and voted down, the
friends of the measure declaring
that this late date, an amendment
meant the defeat of the bill.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11

In a double-header basketball game
yesterday afternoon on the Normal
campus the Normal girls team defeat
ed the Conway high school team. The
first game was to 4 and the second
game to for the Normal girls
The games were interesting and sew
eral exciting plays were pulled off in
the two games. Quite a crowd of spec
tators were present. Prof. O. d..
Longstreth referred the games.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11

Norwood, while DR.. NJ. Fink of Hell
ena and DR.. G.. S. Brown of Conway
both of whom have served but one
term, have been reappointed. The
other three members constituting the
board are DR.. Frank Young of
Srringdale, DR.. J. C. Wallace of Ar
kadelphia and Dr. F. T. Murphy of
Brinkley. The three appointees were
selected by the State Medical Society
and referred to Governor Donaghey
for appointment.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
CONWAY DOCTOR
AGAIN APPOINTED

Little Rock, May IA reorganiz-
alton of the medical examining board
yesterday resulted in the reappoint-
ment of two members of the board by
Governor G. w. Donaghey and the ap-
pointment of new member to sue
ceed Dr. NJ l.. Norwood of Lockes-
burg, brother of Attorney General
Norwood, who has served the limit of
two terms. Dr.. F. T. Isbell of Hora-
ito has been appointed to succeed DR..
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
TO REMODEL RESIDENCE.

Work has begun on extensive i'm
provements to be made on the resi-
dence of j. f. Little in the western
part of the city. Mr.. Little will have
several rooms added to his home,
which will also be fitted with modern
plumbing and heating systems. The
remodelng was planned by Architect
C. l.. Thompson of Little Rock ana
will cost about 1000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11

walk ordinance requiring between two
and three miles Of new walk, and the
report of the Improvement committee
on the matter ON improving the big
drainage ditch through the Boulevard
addition
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
HEN LAYS MAMMOTH EGG.

L. b. Pence brought to the Log Cab
n Democrat Office today an unusually
arge egg. which had just been laid
~ one of his buff Orpington hens.
The egg is three and onehalf inches
long, seven and one-uuarter inches
in circumference and weighs six
ounces.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
SHIPS As CARS BERRIES.

Morrlton, May 11.-Forty-fve cars
of strawberries have been shipped
from this point to date. This, with
the large acreage of cantaloupes,
makes Morriton a factor in small
fruit culture.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11

The Conway high school baseball
team left this morning for Hot
Springs, where they play Hot Springs
high school this afternoon. The team
was accompanied by Coach j. NJ.
Downing, who stated that the boys
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
COUNCIL MEETS FRIDAY.

The city council will hold a regular
meeting Friday night. Several i'm
portant matters will come up for con-
sideration, among them being a side
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-11
MINE RUN LAW
REPEAL KILLED

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat
Little Rock, May 1.-THE house
this morning, on the motion of Rep
resentative Kerwin of jefferson, voted
to table the senate bill providing for
the repeal of the mne-run law.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-01
LAW
As AMENDED

Three House bills were announced
his morning as having been signed by
the Governor and become law.
Act 3 abolishes election inspectors IS
appointed by the mayor Of Honolulu,
so that the inspectors appointed by the
Governor will not need to be either
additionally appointed by the mayor or
supplemented by his separate appoint
ees.
Act 4 provides that the Supreme
Court may prepare for use in the sew
eral courts of the Territory such forms
as it may deem convenient and suffic-
lent.
Act 5 amends the law relating to IN
determinate sentences, otherwise the
parole law. Under 1t the warden re-
ports to the Attorney General the case
of a prisoner that has served at least
six months, who in his opinion, after
watching him, would remain at liberty
without violating the law, and whose
release would not be incompatible with
the welfare Of society. If the Attorney
General decides on consideration of
the case that the prisoner is entitled
to his final discharge, the warden shall
make out a complete record of the
case, to be signed by himself and the
Attorney General. Thereupon, subject
to the approval of the Governor, the
prisoner shall receive from the warden
a written discharge from further liza
bility under his sentence.
I Representative Towse this morning
introduced a bill that if passed will
further reduce the hardness of the
transgressor's way. 1t provides that
upon the discharge of any prisoner
who has undergone a sentence of one
year or more at hard labor in the Ter.
ritorial prison, in case said person has
not funds sufficient for present pur-
poses, he shall be furnished by the
warden with five dollars in money and
a suit of clothes costing not more than
ten dollars. The expense is made
chargeable to account of maintenance
of prisoners.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-01
CHOLERA
Continued from Page ~

work will be done every day until COM
plete, there being no one day limit
Doctor Hobby emphasized the ne
cessity of getting people to understand
that they should boil their water and
refrain from eating uncooked vegeta-
bles and fish.
Rath told how children battle in
the streams in Palama and patrols will
be stationed there to see that the
practise is stopped.
Mott-Smith declared there was a
tendency on the part of householders
to say it was the duty of inspectors
to clean up. Such was not their duty.
The inspector draws attention to ev-
erything he thinks needs cleaning and
it is the bounden duty of householders
to keep their places clean. Arrests
are likely to follow unless this misap-
prehension, if it is a misrepresentation,
is done away with.
Doctor Ramus advised cutting out
steerage passage on interisland steam
ers for the time being and having
passengers from Honolulu examined
at ports of arrival. He and Mr.. Ken
nedy of the Inter-Island will consult
today as to the best rules to adopt.
Mr.. Warehouse of the poi factory
declared the gravest danger existing
for the spread of any disease to be
the custom Of sending poi containers
to house and having them returned
unclean, and not properly cleansed
thereafter, and then sent to another
house. 1t was the sense of the meet
ing that all poi factories not absolutely
sanitary should be closed. Water
house offered to hand his factory over
to the board of health to put out poi
at cost price under such regulations
as prescribed by the board. He is at
present supplying twenty per cent of
the city's poi consumption.
Eight Japanese were this morning
arrested by the board of health Off
GERS for fishing off Waikiki.
City Physician Mackan stated that
the situation as to garbage would
probably be relieved as soon as the
garbage department was turned over
to the health authorities, which trans
fer would probably be made today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-01
BIG DEMAND FOR SEATS
FOR THE KOCIAN CONCERT.

Honolulu responds to a desire to
see and hear the best musical artist
for this is amply evidenced by the
very large sale of seats for the Kocian
concert tomorrow night. The box plan
was opened last week at the Terrific
rial Messenger Service office on Hotel
street, ana there had been a generally
daily request for seats, sothat the
house will be practically all sold out
when Kocian faces his first Honolulu
audience.
Mr.. Adams, who is presenting Ko-
clan, will adhere strictly to the rule
adopted during the Calve concerts, by
disposing of all seats laid
aside for patrons and not called
for. This rule VIII also apply in future
for all concerts, musicales and Other
presentations at the Hawaiian Opera
House The first number of Kocian'i
program will be commenced at eight
! fifteen and during the playing no one
will be ushered to a seat.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-01
THE WEATHER.

Local Office, y. S. Weather Bureau,
Honolulu, T. H., March 1, 1911.
Temperature, Z 4 n; s II. m; 10
a. m; and morning minimum:
62; 81; Il; II; 81.
Barometer road.ng. Absolute hum
idity (grains per cubic foot; relative
humidity and dew point at a. m:
1901; 1900; SIS; g..
Wind velocryS ana direction at 6 a.
M; a. m; 10 a. m; and noon:
2NW; 4NW; me; 5NE.
Rainfall curing "a hours ending a,
M, none.
Total VINO movement during 81
hours ended at noon, 151 miles.
VIM. q. STOCKMAN.
Section Director.