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The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
PARAT|ON FOR
 4Th ANNUAL FAIR
DIRECTORS ARE AT WORK
SECRETARY WILSON URGES FARMERS TO BEGIN PLANT
 ING THEIR EXHIBITS.

Although the date of the fourth an- nual Faulkner county fair, October 1 to 4, inclusive, is more than seven months distant, the directors of the association are already making ac- tive plans for the big event. By commencing early they expect to be able to secure better line of attrac- tions and also to have every detail :n perfect readiness by the time the fair opens. Work on the annual catalogue will be started at once, and it is ex- pected that they will be ready for dis trlbution next month, nearly four months in advance of the usual time
 The management of the fair is also making strong effort to get the pro- gressive farmers and farmers wives of the county to begin now to lay their plans for exhibits next fall Many of the articles on which prizes are given are planted in the early spring, and to get the best results on these it is necessary that the work of producing them should begin even be- gin eve nbefore the seed are planted, in the preparation of the soil.
 We have always had a good fair said Secretary G. w. A. Wilson to- day, "and this year we want to have better one. Let everyone plan to bring something to exh bit. Begin now your preparations to raise the best corn, the largest pumpkin or the finest potatoes, to bring to the fair See who can raise the best sheep, the largest hog or the finest horse. The poultry exhibit is always interesting Let's see who will get first prize this time on chickens, turkeys ducks and geese. Make something raise something to bring to the fair
 "A fair is an educator-it teaches us the agricultural possibilities of our soil, and teaches us how to grow it It shows us the kind of stock that can be arised to best advantages.
 "A fair is an advertisement for the county and the state It presents its varied resources to the eyes of the world, in way that impresses more than all the advertising that could be done through folders and magazines.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
STRICKLAND CASE TO
 BE ARGUED ORALLY

The case of M. Strickland, Jr., vs. G. R. Strickland, ct al, appealed from the circuit court of Faulkner county, has been set for oral argument in the Arkansas supreme court March 4. The case is one in which considerable interest is felt in this county and is similar to another one between the same parties, in which the validity of deed to certain lands by M. Strick- land, Sr., to M. Strickland, Jr., is at tackled. In the first case the supreme court declared the deed to be invalid.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20

E. L. Tubbs was here from Quit man yesterday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20

A fair helps every citizen in the county, in some way. Let us all get busy and make this the fourth annual falr the best of all And when the first of October comes around, sus- pend business for TWO or three days and go to the fair, get acquainted with each other and have good time, and you will go home feeling better. and will say a fair is good thing.'
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
THE ". ". MARTIN
 MONUMENT FUND Previously acknowledge $21 .00
SNOW TO SUPEDINTEND
 STRAWBERRY FARM

The directors of the Conway Strawberry Company have employed w. J. Snow to superintend the straw
 berry farm to be cultivated by the company. Fifty acres have been leased from R. B. McCulloch in the northeastern part of Conway and will be planted in berries. The company expected to begin breaking the land today, but were forced to postpone the work on account of bad weather
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
DEMONSTRATION
 WORK PRAISED
FINE RESULTS IN STATE
SECRETARY WI LSON COM MENTS FAVORABLY ON
 PROGRESS IN ARK.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Secretary Wilson has received the following re. port on department demonstration work in Arkansas:
 Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, 61 are being worked under the agents of the farmers cooperative demonstra- ton work. The work was begun in this state in 1907 and has from the very first had the best of cooperation and encouragement from all of the l forces doing agricultural work in the state. The rapid progress along az Iicultural lines in Arkansas is so mo- tlceable that outside parties have made special mention of it on numer- ous occasions By a we'll planned management of the demonstration work the educational campaign has been kept well in advance of the boil Weevil, consequently the usual busi- ness demoralization and labor distur- bances that accompany the weevil have been largely prevented. Diver slfication of crops, good preparation of soil, peter livestock and improved implements, and the use of good seed have all been advocated and their use pretty thoroughly established throughout the state.
 The financial aid for the work in Arkansas has been most liberal Commercial organizations and the quorum courts have contributed funds in almost every county in which the work is being carried on The amount contributed locally in 1911 was core than $16,000. There has been given for the 1912 work al- ready more than S35,000. Some counties have supplemented the de- 'partment's funds sufficiently to put Tn two high pr ced agents. One of the chief causes for this hearty coop eration in a financial way by the local authorities is that this was one of the conditions made when the work was first introduced into the state each county was to contribute at least half of the expenses of the agent in that county. The plan bas worked out admirably so far.
 There were 2,760 demonstrators and 9,788 co-operators in 1911, rep resenting a total of more than 40O,- 900 acres. About as many more acres were influenced by the work, of which We have no direct record.
 The average increase in the yield from the demonstration farms was from 50 to 100 per cent, both cotton and corn. The corresponding increase in various other crops of which we keep no record may be safely counted on. These figures would indicate that better method generally adopt ed over the state of Arkansas would increase it's several millions of dollars annually. The notable agricultural improvement and progress in Arkan- sas cannot of course all be attributed to the effects of the demonstration work, but it may safely claim to have been great factor in bringing about the change and mapping out the course along safe and economic lines
 With the strong force of men in the field for 1912, with the liberal coop eration of the state department of az riculture, the agricultural college and experiment station people, the state superintendent of education and all the state officials, backed up with this liberal financial cooperation, we hope to be able to accomplish some remark able results for the year.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
NEGRO ASSAILANT IS
 GIVEN NEW TRIAL
COURT HOLDS A JURORS AC- TON IN ARMSTRONG CASE
 WAS PREJUDICIAL.

Little Rock, Feb. 20.-Robert Arm storng, the young negro who was con- victed of criminal assault upon Miss Ella Hardcastle, trained nurse. and sentenced to hang, will have another chance at life. The supreme court on Monday reversed and remanded the case for new trial on the error of the court having permitted one of the jurors, named Sullivan, to sep arate from the others during the trial of the case to go to the bedside of his sick wife. The supreme court holds that this was prejudicial, and that guard should have accompanied the juror. Chief Justice McCulloch dis sented on the ground that "there is nothing to show whether or not the Juror was exposed to improper in- fiuences." The opinion of the court says:
 Tt is within the discretion of the trlal court to permit the jury to sep arate, or to keep them together af. ter admonishing them as the law re- qulres, in the charge of a proper off, cer, before the case is submitted to them, and after the cause is submit. ted to the jury they should be kept together unless they are permitted to separate by an order of the court. But this discretion should be exer- cised with the utmost caution. espec- tally in trials for felonies since it is possible for great prejudice to result from suuh separation"
 This decision is of especial interest at this time in view of the '.imprison- ed jury" at Pine Bluff, where twelve men empanelled February 8 to try John McVey for murder in the first degree, are being held until February 26 before they begin the trial of the case.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
MANY MORTGAGES FILED.

The work of filing and recording mortgages continues to make the of fee of Circuit Clerk J. H. Hartje one of the busiest places in town. Yes terday another record was broken for filings in one day, 50 chattel and II real estate mortgages being filed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20

M. and Mrs. Henry Speck, Mrs. Meyers and Miss Katie Rumker, who attended the Walter Bunker wedding here yesterday, returned to Little Rock this morning.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
FEEDER Il JUDGES
 DENY INJUNCTION PEDDLINC ACT STANDS
NON ENFORCEMENT RECON. MENDED PENDING DECIS-
 ION OF SUPREME COURT.

Little Rock, Feb. 20.-Judge Elmer Adams of St. Louis, Judge Frank Youmans of Fort Smith and Judge Jacob Trieber of this city, yesterday declined a temporary injunction in the case of the Spaulding Manufac- turing Company, of Grinnell, la, against the State of Arkansas and the various prosecuting attorneys, from enforcing the act of the last leg islature requiring peddlers to obtain a license before doing business in Ar kansas. The decision was handed down by Judge Adams, who stated that in case of this kind, involving as it does a question of the relation of federal to state jurisdiction, the fed eral court felt bound to act to some extent in accordance with the opin- ions of the state court, and as the state supreme court has already handed down to opinions upholding the law as constitutional, the federal court felt constrained to deny the pc tition of the manufacturing company for temporary injunction.
 He suggested, however, that in view of the fact that a test case is now pending in the United States su- preme court, the attorney general and the prosecuting attorney of the state. refrain from enforcing the pen atty against violations of the law un- til the case now before the United States supreme court be decided.
 Attorney General Norwood stated that while he could not control the action of the prosecuting attorneys, he would suggest to them that they refrain, as suggested by the court, from any prosecutions under the act, where the cases are identical with the case heard today, until the appeal in the highest federal court IS dis posed of.
 The case involved complaint against the eonstitutionality of the law requiring salesmen from foreign corporations who take orders and de- liver goods in this state to pay a li- cense of $200 in each county.
 The question of paying the license fee has given r:se to a number of ar rests and fines under the provisions of the statute, and on appeal of two of the cases the supreme court of Ar kansas has held the act to be valid. Only last Monday the decision was handed down in one of these cases, at which time the court reiterated it's opinion in former Renshaw vs the State--on the validity of the act. The case of Renshaw against the state is now pending before the supreme court of the United States on appeal from the court of last re- sort in this state.
 The decision in the Spaulding case is of local interest on account of the fact that three cases against agents of the buggy company are now pend-
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20

J. E. Rollins, Frank Thomas, Tom Fulkerson and J. c. Wyatt of Walker township are here today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20

The decision in the Spaulding case is of local interest on account of the fact that three cases against agents of the buggy company are now pend ing in the Faulkner circuit court. h. dictments charging a violation of the peddling act were brought about two years ago, but the cases have been continued from term to term to await the decision of the United States su- preme court.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
HODGES GETS HIS CERTIFICATE
Kansas State canvasslne Board For
maIIy Announces Winner in Con-
test for Governor.

Topeka.-George H. Hodges, Demo-
crat, holds the certificate of election
as governor of Kansas, The state
canvassing board has issued the GER
tifcate. The official plurality, as
fixed by the canvassers, is twenty
nine votes.
The total vote received by Mr..
Hodges was 167,4S7, and the total vote
received by Mr. Capper was 1877, 4OS
The figures include the supplemental
corrected returns from all of the thir-
ty-two counties where errors weer re-
ported.
The issuance of the certificate fol-
lowed the action of the supreme court
in denying the attorneys for Capper
a rehearing in the Wabaunsee county
mandamus action involving the count
ing Of approximately three thousand
ballots rejected by the election
judges. In the order denying the re-
hearing the court dissolved the re-
straining order against the canvass
ing board, thereby giving it authority
to proceed with the issuance of the
certificate.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
DOCTORS" IN ROBBER GANG?
ALLEGED PHYSICIANS UNDER AR.
REST IN CHICAGO.
Lived in Pretentious Brown Stone
House, to Keep Up Appearance
Much Loot Recovered.

Chicago, Illinois.-Seven men now
held at three Chicago police stations
are declared by police to have been re-
sponsible for robberies totaling $780,
600. Property worth $4,000 and so
pawn tickets have been recovered. All
the prisoners posed as mechanics or
physicians.
Three of the men formed what the
police call the lead pipe gang" The
others are known as CDR" Nicholas H.
Kern, Or" Edward S. Stalhute, Jo-
seph Todd and Remus Dougherty
The alleged physicians resided in a
pretentious brown stone house at 3419
South Park avenue.
Two truck loads of valuables were
recovered by the police in barn near
this house in addition to the $4,000
worth of property recovered from the
lead pipe robbers.
The looting Of residences and freight
cars has worried the police for months
The first intlmation of anything
wrong at the doctors" home was when
detectives were asked by an automo-
bile insurance company to investigate
the theft of motor car Or" Kern
reported stolen from his barn.
Quietly WATCHING the place for
months, detectives secured what they
believed to be sufficient evidence to
convict the men and arrests were
made
Or" Stalhute is said by the police
to have a record in st. Louis, where
he once was arrested on burglary
charge.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
DIED IN A SPRINGFIELD PULPIT
Cornelius Van Hosen, Government
Land Office Official, Dies While
Delivering Address.

Springfield. Mo.-Cornelius N. Van
Hosen, register of the United States
land office here, and for many years
Republican leader in this section,
fell dead in the pulpit of the First
Cumberland Presbyterian church here
while delivering an address at the
annual memorial services of Florence
lodge of Elks. He was closing his
address with a plea for acts of kind
ness for the living rather than for the
dead when he sank to the floor, ex-
piring Immediately. His daughter
was in the audience. The services
were abandoned and the body re-
moved to the Van Hosen home
Mr.. Van Hosen was serving his
third term as register of the land Of
fee. He had been active in politics
practically all his life and made a
number of speeches during the recent
campaign for the Republican state
committee. He had been in rather
poor health for several months.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
HoCKIN PREPARING TO SKIP 2
Reason for Judges Action in Matter
of Dynamiters' Bond Made clear
by District Attorney.

Indianapolis, Indiana-The secret,
whispered into Judge Anderson's ear
by Mr.. Miller, district attorney, which
caused the court to take Herbert S.
Hockin, secretary-treasurer of the
Iron Workers union, into custody,
and which later led the judge to in
validate the bonds of 16 more defend
ants in the dynamite conspiracy case,
has now been made public by Miller
Hoekin was found to have a large
sum of cash, Miller said, and was
suspected of getting ready to leave
the country, his bondsman having
been indemnihed, The prosecutor said
the sum Hockin had ran we'll into the
thousands.
The trouble over the other bonds re-
mains in allegiance pending Judge
Anderson's pleasure to call it up
within any reasonable time"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
HAS BIG CROWD AND NO HOTEL
NO PLACE FOR MURDER JURY
TO SLEEP.
Kansas Town Posts Appeal to People
to Open Homes and Take Care of
Court and Visitors.

Santa Fe, Kansas-With the only
hotel of the town gone over the hills
on trucks to Sublette, the people here
may be forced to sleep several in
bed because of murder trial in the
district court. B. F. Hartley, wealthy
cattleman, is charged with killing E.
o. Bella, another cattleman.
The fate of Hartley is oVershadow-
ed here by the problem of how to care
for the judge, the jury, the lawyers,
the witnesses and spectators. Shortly
before court convened the following
notice was read in the main public
square and tackled on the walls of the
courthouse and postoffice:
People who have spare beds are
requested to report to the county at
torney in order that the jury and
others interested in the Hartley trial
may be taken care Of"
Since the Santa Fe began to build
the cutoff from Dodge City many
residents of this place have moved
their homes and business places to
Santanta or Sublette, two of the new
towns along the route. A few days
ago the only hotel was loaded on
trucks and hauled to Sublette
The people have shown their hospi-
tally in a most liberal manner since
the trial opened, but the houses re-
naming are few and small and many
of the visitors have been forced to
sleep in improvised hunks in the post
office, the drug store or in the livery
stable.
w H. Thompson, Democratic SEN
ator-elect from Kansas and Judge in
charge of the trial, is considering a
plan to allow the jury, witnesses and
lawyers to be carried to the runaway
hotel in Sublette each night in wheat
wagons and hayracks.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
OLD TIME CHRISTMAS PIE
According to Newspaper Of 1870
1t Was So Large Two Men Were
Needed to Carry It.

A great story Is being told about the
big plum buildings that are carried
out to India by the king and queen
But, however big, they will be nothing
to the Christmas pies they used to
make In the olden time
Just read this from a newspaper OF
1910: ION Monday last was brought
from Hawick to Berwick, to be
shipped to London for Sir Henry Grey
a Christmas pie, the contents whereof
are as follows: Two bushels OF -four
twenty pounds of butter, four geese,
two turkeys, two rabbits, four wild
ducks. two woodcocks, six snipes. four
cartridges, two meats tongues, two
curlews, seven blackbirds and six
pigeons It is nine feet in circum-
ference, weighs about ITO pounds and
will take two men to present It %
table; it is neatly fitted with a case
and four small wheels. to facilitate it's
use to every guest that inclines to
partake of its contents" These, as
our contemporary truly observes, were
the days of strong heads and stout
stomachs.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
BY JULIA HoTToMLEY.

a ruffle of net having a finish of mar
row Val. lace Under this ruffle plait-
ing Is sewed, finished with a hem
stitched hem. Pink and blue satin rib
bon one inch wide is made into little
bows and mounted at each side Such
a little cap costs only fifty cents.
A lovely cap of spangled chiffon is
pictured in Fig. and this cap is also
very cheap in price. The chiffon is
light blue with little crystal dots over
the surface. A plain, thin net crown
lines the chiffon, to protect it. They
are bound with a thin, narrow satin
ribbon in pale blue, through which
the elastic cord is run. The ruffle is
made of the same chiffon edged with
border of the ribbon. A little bunch
of pink moss roses and leaves is
sewed to the left side. This cap Is
made in pink or light green or laven-
der or in all white. 1t requires al
most no time to make and is one OF
the prettiest of all If one has time to
make the plated ruffles, the expense
is lessened But even buying it ready
made it only requires three yards to
make the single edging for four caps
An average of seventy-f1ve cents each
will cover the cost, when several caps
are planned to be made at one time.
Evening caps are more expensive.
One is shown in Fig. made OF silver
lace The ruffle is a satin ribbon, is
blue, covered with the silver and
there is a hand made wreath of lit
tie ribbon rose buds made of narrow
pink satin ribbon set about the top of
the ruffle Pretty lowered ribbons
and those of rich brocade make beau
tiful opera caps Nearly always tiny
made flowers, or small millinery flow
ers like the forget-me-not, are used in
trimming them. Rich laces are draped
in full puffs for crowns and lace edg
ings fall about the face and over the
neck in caps that are worn with eve
ming dress. But, however grand, the
opera cap is not quite so sweet as the
little breakfast cap'nor nearly so use
full For breakfast is daily happen
ing, and anything that makes the
young day cheerful is a Christmas
gift worth having
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
Put Gasoline on a Elre.

Leavenworth, Kan.-As the result
of a mistake in pouring gasoline in
stead of coal oil onto a smoldering
fire, William Dawes, II years old,
may lose both of his arms. Prompt
action on the part of his aunt, Mrs.
w. T. Hines of Easton, where the ac-
cident occurred, by following him out
doors and throwing blanket over his
burning clothes, probably saved the
boys life.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
Women Voters Interested.

Boston, Women win take promi-
nent part in this months city cleo
tons in Massachusetts,. More women
probably will go to the polls than
ever before, although the law permits
them to vote only for school board
candidates, the present registration
being nearly double that of former
years.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
a,ooo Sc 2,ooo.Foot IAN.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Richard Frayne,
an teronaut, fell 1000 feet here. and
was instantly killed. Three thousand
persons witnessed the accident. The
aeronaut was thrown from his seat in
the parachute Immediately after he
cut loose from the balloon. His body
landed in the driveway Of the Ever
green cemetery, near here. Physicians
say every bone in his body was
broken,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
Robber col Hls Motor.

Bartlesyille, Ok.-When John Ben
son, chauffeur, had driven a young
man to a street address here the man
drew a revolver and ordered him to
surrender the car. After compelling
Benson to instruct him how to ope-
rate the car, he started away, firing a
revolver shot at Benson.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
Negotiating Russian treaty.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sulzer Of
the foreign affairs committee of the
house, and governor of New York, in
statement here, said that new
treaty with Russia Is now being ne
gotiated and that the United States
will take no step backward" on the
question of discrimination against
American passports,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06

Poteau, ok.-G. w. Adkins. So years
old, Baptist minister, was convicted
here on charge of grave robbery
The jury was unable TO agree on a
prison sentence,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
Commerce Commissioners ReappoIntec

Washington, D. c.-President Taft
announced he would reappoint Edgar
p. Clark Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, as a
member Of the interstate commerce
commission for a seyen-year term.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06
Useless Presents.

Aunt-Yes. Johnny. Santa Clam
brought you baby brother.
Johnny--Great Scott Another pres
ent that amt any use!
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-06

A woman under the mistletoe cal
look mighty unconscious u the Siski
man u N sight