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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

MADiSON-A dispatch from Wash.
ington, d. c.. says; Isaac stephen
son of Wisconsin, the oldest member
of the senate. will be eXonerated of
the charge of corruption in connection
with his election to the senate in the
report of the senate committee which
visited Wisconsin and made investiga.
ton. A report in the case will be
filed within the next two weeks
The report will not hold the aged
senator's campaign methods up as an
example, however The fact that he
spent slightly more than 100000 to
gain popular nomination for a seat IN
the senate will be disapproved ms ter =
ing to corruption. But the conn
tee was compelled to find, on the O.
dence brought out, that none of tx
money was used to corrupt any of th
currents of Wisconsin politics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
Snun Personalities.

Keep clear of personalities in gen
eral conversation Talk of things. OBJ
jects. thoughts. The smallest minds
occupy themselves with personalities
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

MILWAUKEE-~A large hot W..
ter bottle Ianded on a wall within 1
foot of q burglars head when he W 4
sneakine through the hallway of t. e
home Of Lieutenant Colonel ]. "a.
Watrous, retired army officer and
thor of war stores The burgl. B.,
dripping scaldnp water hurled ~ RS.
Grace Foster, Watrous' DAUGHTER. fed
Adding insult to injury as The bur
Star slipped and fell heavily on an icy
sidewalk when he ran from The house.
Mrs Foster opened window and
shouted Good enough for YOU"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

sEDALIA, MO.-Young Boyd Violet.
fourteen years old, who shot his faith
er to death when the latter attempted
TO chastise him, was exonerated by a
coroner's jury on the ground he acted
in self-defense.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11

NOZZLE, ALA.-Thorouoh inquiry
indicates that revenge, in addition 10
securing the $1,000 insurance, was part
of the motive in the case Of Mrs. Mary
T, God2u, confessed slayer OF her son.
in-law, Policeman Fred Wasseleben.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
THE MODEST FLOWER.

A modest flower on a hillside grew
Where nothing was vile or naughty
1t shed its sweets on the morning dew
Away from the proud and naughty
1t never blushed for its simple form
Nor boasted Of its simple beauty,
But bloomed the same in sun or storm
Because it seemed a duty.
Not far away other flowers grew
All robed in beauteous splendor.
And yet a hummingbird over them
flew
To the flower modest and tender.
And as the bird hummed over its
sweets,
The modest flower only smiled;
AS it realized from his own heart
beats,
That twas his favorite child.
WILL A. BERRY.
June 20, 1912.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01

ends off five fingers, three on his left
and two on his right hand, and also
slightly injuring him below the eye.
The same boy about year ago acci-
dentally shot himself through the alb
domen, almost ending his life. While
walking along road, he found an old
rusty pistol and in playing with the
weapon it was discharged with the
muzzle pressed against his body. His
first accident occurred some time pre-
vious, when he was running with
several wire fence staples in his
mouth and swallowed one or two of
the staples.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
Conway, Arkansas. MONDAY, July l. 1912
HOPELESS DEADLOCK IN
CONVENTION CONTINUES

quarters upholding the speakers DO
sition relative to Mr.. Bryan's attack
upon him.
The situation as seen by leaders
not associated intimately in the con-
duct of any of the campaigns seemed
last night about as follows:
Clark having failed of nomination
for II ballots after receiving ma
jority vote probably had reached the
crest of his strength.
Wilson, although climbing steadily,
apparently was bitterly opposed by
delegates who resented the general
impression that Col. Bryan had the
veto power, although he lacked the
votes necessary to control the nomi-
nation. These delegates believed that
the New Jersey governor would con-
tinue to gain even to the point where
he had majority, but that he could
not break down the Clark strength
which was said to be determined that
Bryan should not win through a
combination of any kind.
Should Clark and Wilson fail on
the next two or three ballots, it was
pred cted that there would be a turn
to Representative Underwood. I'm
derwood forces were watching for
such a contingency and claimed to be
prepared to take full advantage of it
Whether the Alabama candidate
could win or not was the subject of
much speculation, but outside of the
delegates who had voted for him on
I26 ballots there did not appear to be
much enthusiasm.
Genuine attempts at compromise
are likely to be made if Wilson anc
Underwood should follow Clark upor
a high wave of votes and still fail tc
get the necessary two-thirds. But il
! was not expected last night that any
of the dark horse candidates will
stand much show until the three lead
ers in turn have tried and failed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01

When the national convention ad-
joulned for Sunday it was believed
that some solution of the long dead
lock would result from conferences
between the champions of the three
leading candidate, but it developed
that the time had not arrived for the
withdrawal of either Speaker Clark,
Governor Wilson or Representative
Underwood. 1t was not expected that
that the first ballot today would ma
terally differ from the Goth.
Campaign managers possibly might
have reached some agreement if inter-
est in the deadlock had not been
dwarfed by the personal controversy
developed between William Jennings
Bryan and Speaker Clark The visit
of Mr.. Clark to Baltimore and his ar
rival too late to attempt to vindicate
himself before the convention, over
shadowed everything else as a sub
ject of Sunday gossip.
Party leaders generally took the
position Notwithstanding the Mis-
sourian's impassioned denial Of Mr..
Bryan's imputation that he was be-
holden to Morgan, Belmont and Ry-
an, that he would be unable to regain
the votes he had lost.
At the same time many of them
thought that sympathy for Mr.. Clark
and the inevitable linking of Bryan
and Wilson in the minds of delegates
by reason of the New Jersey candi-
date having been the beneficiary of
the votes turned away from Mr..
Clark by the Nebraskan's philippe
had injured the chances of Wilson's
nomination.
Mr.. Bryan last night issued long
statement saying that he believed
that Mr. Clark was right at heart,
/ but had been misled. The statement
was variously interpreted, some TAX
ing it as a direct invitation to Mr.
Clark to repudiate the aid of the
New York delegation. Several state
ments were issued from Clark head
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01

VS.. Hillory Jennings, damages: John
u. Surratt ct al VS.. E. D. Bowie ct
al, damages; S. A. Price VS.. Jesse
Gibbs, unlawful detainer; Della A.
Hines VS.. James 0. Moore ct al, to
|cancel deed.
Set for July Nv. NJ. Harrell VS..
ST. L., |. M. & S. Ry. Co.; A. E. For
rest VS. same; estate of John Demp-
sey VS. same; d. w. Myers VS.. same:
j. H. Perry VS.. same; F. M. Phil
lips VS.. same; S. Ladell VS.. same:
Georgia r. Hendrickson, admrx VS..
same; A. j. Barrett VS.. same: J. i.
Nixon ct al VS.. same, (all damage
sults); The Capitol Food Co. VS. Mode
q Clayton, debt; Mary Winningham
VS.. j. A. Mode, debt; Weaver-Dowdy
Co. VS.. Miss Beulah Taylor, debt;
Ball & Cole VS.. O. j. Owen, appeal;
Ada Whittier VS.. George Harris, ap-
peal; r. NJ. and M. l.. Tier VS.. ].
ii. Glover, appeal; Chas. Nunnelly
VS.. Masonic Benefit Assn ct al, debt:
John A. Erwin, unlawful detainer.
Set for July 1S.-Mary j. Bond ct
al VS.. j. M. Hartwick, ejectment; M.
Wright ct al VS.. School District No.
70, appeal; j. w. Martin VS.. ]. B.
Jones, appeal; Luther Anderson VS..
A. W. Piggee, unlawful possession;
Maggie Beckett ct al VS.. John Beckett.
ejectment; Joanna Roberts VS.. Fred
Gobrilla, appeal; N. E. Nicholson &
Son VS.. w. M. Owens, appeal.
Set for July 19.-G. r. Strickland
ct al VS.. M. Strickland, Jr., to cancel
deed; Lula S. Andrews VS.. J. w.
Crichlow, ejectment; w. NJ. Tedder
VS.. Pearl Boyd, appeal.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
ARES DOCKET
OF CIRCUIT COURT
"a CASES ARE FOR TRIAL
CRIMINAL KET, WHILE
LIGHT, CONTAINS EIGHT
FELONY CASES.

Circuit Clerk j. H. Hartje has Just
completed the preparation of the
criminal and civil dockets for the
July term of the Faulkner circuit
court, which will be convened here or
Monday, July Is. Seventy-four cases,
SO criminal and SO civil, are listed for
trial. While the criminal docket is a
comparative light one, it embraces
eight felony charges, and if ali these
are brought to trial session of con
siderable length is assured The civil
docket also contains some important
eases.
CRIMINAL DOCKET
Set for July 15.-State VS.. J L.
Warren, VIM. Warren and d. w.
johnson, violating peddling act
(pending IN U. S. supreme COURT :;
Bud Shaw, selling liquor suspended
during good behavior; Bruce Pitts,
petit larceny; l.. H. Henderson, SELL
ing liquor; Wash Harris, giving Ii
quor to minor; George Mcdaniel, car
rylng pistol 1.-TWO cases) assault to
kill; malicious mischief, grand lar
.ceny and disturbing peace of fam
lily; Grover Harrod, carrying pistol;
Lee Mode, selling liquor; 0. P. Gra-
ham, appearing drunk; Phillips Glow
er and Leon Boyd, Sabbath breaking
Charley Colay, disturbing peace; G..
7. Huse, disturbing peace; Bryant
Meeks, abusive language; Tom Ed
wards, disturbing peace; S. B. Nease,
carrying pistol; T. H. Farrar, forg-
cry. City of Conway VS.. Katie Moss,
appeal from mayors court.
Set for July 16.-State VS.. Laynie
Harrod, murder in second degree
Will Bowie, aggravated assault
Camden Webb, selling liquor; jim
Hill, assault with intent to kill;
James Sprayberry, abortion; Frank
McGinty, carnal abuse; Frank Nc
Ginty, incest; Tom Handford, cruelty
TO animals; Sherman Voss, resisting
an officer; Leo Favre, malicious mis-
chief.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Set for July 15.-H. J. Glover VS.
Woodmen Circle and Grace Tapley.
Set for July 16.-L. S. Dunaway
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
DISCUSS ATHLETICS

In response to a call issued by
President R. G. Bowers of Ouachita
College, President j. ]. Doyne of the
Arkansas State Normal and Prof. T.
S. Staples of Hendrix College are at
tending a meeting at Little Rock to-
day for the purpose of discussing in
tercollegiate athletics. 1t is expected
at the meeting that the executives OF
the colleges will reach better under.
standing as to the athletic relations
between the institutions, in order that
possible disagreements and misunder.
standings may be avoided.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
FAULKNER TEACHERS GET
STATEWIDE LICENSES

The papers of four Faulkner coun-
ty teachers, who had been granted
first-grade certificates by County Ex-
aminer j. M. C. Vaughter, were pass
ed upon by State Superintendent Geo.
B. Cook, who made the licenses good
in any county in the state, sustaining
the grades placed on them by Prof.
Vaughter. The teachers granted
statewide licenses were f. T. Herring
of Quitman, r. f. Adams of Conway,
Miss Minnie Lee Utley of Greenbrier
and Miss Eflie Bounds of Vilonia.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
WILSON GAINING
ON CHAMP CLARK
NOMINATION YET REMOTE
NEITHER CANDIDATE, HOWEV.
Err, SEEMS LIKELY TO GET
ENOUGH.

With the resumption of balloting in
the national Democratic convention
today the deadlock seemed more ap-
parent than ever. Champ Clark held
the vote he had on the adjournment
Saturday night and made slight
gains, but Wilson's gains were the
more substantial and brought the
New Jersey man up within striking
distance Of the Missourian.
The vote on the twenty-ninth bal
lot, the third taken at today's session,
was as follows.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01

CIVIL DOCKET.
Set for July 15.-H. ]. Glover VS..
Woodmen Circle and Grace Tapley.
Set for July 16.-L. S. Dunaway
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01

The ballots taken in the convention
from fourteenth, when Bryan made
his sensational attack on Clark,
to the twentysixth, which was taken
just prior to adjournment at IL
o'e'oek Saturday night, were marked
by slow but steady losses by Clark
and gains by Wilson. Clark's maxi
mum, which was reached on the tenth
ballot, when New York went to him,
was $50, Wilson's vote on that ballot
being $50 1-2. On the final ballot be-
fore adjournment the vote stood as
follows:
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
COUNTY COURT MEETS.

The regular quarterly session Of
the Faulkner county court was con-
vened by Judge j. A. Lea this morn
ing. Only routine business is being
transacted, the morning session being
devoted to the examination and allow
ance of the road overseers' accounts.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
CONWAY SPEAKERS
AT QU|TMAN PICNIC

DR.. j. w. Conger, II. S. Traylor
and S. w. Rogers of Conway are
among those on the program for ad-
dresses at big two-days' picnic and
educational rally to be held at Quit
man, 80 miles north of Conway, on
July a and 5. A number of other
prominent speakers will be in attend
ance.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
SERIES OF ACCIDENTS
PURSUES YOUNG BOY
son OF w. NJ. HYATT MEETS
THIRD SERIOUS MISHAP IN
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

A 12-year-old son of w. NJ. Hyatt,
who lives north of the Cadron, is a
victim of an unusual series of acc:-
dents, the third serious injury occur
ring TO him yesterday. While picking
with a pin at a dynamite cap, the cap
exploded in his hands, tearing the
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01

Indiana, which had been voting for
Marshall, went to Wilson on the
twenty-ninth ballot, putting him
within 80 votes of Clark.
a bulletin at $3.50 p. m., which does
not give the number of the ballot
says the standing of the three leaders
is as follows.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-01
n Correction
Conway, Arkansas, June 81, 1912.

Conway Arkansas, June 81 1912
Our boil Weev" advertisement in issue of the
weekly Log Cabin Democrat error Instead of of
erng one dollar for each weev brought bank by july h
1t should have read will dollar the first ten
genuine Mexican boil weevis brought our Office However
since the has been order not to dsannoint
anyone who have contest we will extend tho limit
to one hundred and dollar each for the fret bn
dred brought in by July 1st
FAULKNER COUNTY BANK
B. L. HARToN President
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
WickerSham Urges Bar
To Keep Colored Lawyer

Attorney General Wickersham is pre-
pared to fight TO the last ditch for w.
II. Lewis, the colored assistant Attor-
ney General, whose membership in the
American Bar Association is threat
ened.
Mr.. Wickersham has made personal
appeal to the entire membership of the
association, 400 attorneys scattered
throughout the United states, and
asked them to send a protest to the
executive committee against the recon-
sideration of Mr.. Lewis election. Mr.
Lewis is the only man of the colored
race ever elected to the Bar Associa-
ton II Is declared, and In letter to
Attorney General Wickersham, Secre-
tary George Whitelock, of the associa-
ton describes the election of Mr.. Lewis
as inadvertence on the part OF the COM
mittee that was responsible for the
election. He holds that the committee
has a perfect right to reconsider.
II is probable that the entire case
council of the association when 1t meets
in Milwaukee next August.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
LANGDON SCHOOL
IS OVERCROWDED,
CITIzENSCOMPLA|N
Rhode Island Avenue ASso-
citation Asks for APP
preparation.

Declaring that the Langdon School
building is taxed TO its utmost capacity,
and that twelve classes are occupying
ten rooms, and that IL is necessary
to hire a room for cooking and sewing.
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation, in a letter to Senator Jacob II.
Gallinger, today set forth their reasons
for asking that appropriation be made
for a new building.
The letter has the backing of the
Board of Education, through President
James f. Oyster
AT meeting of the association last
night at the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church, 1t was pointed out that mod
ern eight-room school building was
needed, owing to the growth of the COM
munity and the fact that there are two
classes being held in rooms now to
avoid the halliday session. The MEM
bership Of the school is 240.
The association decided to join the
Brookland Brotherhood and the Uni
versity Heights Association in efforts
to obtain a library for Brookland. A
lecture for the benefit of the association
on THE Life of the Forester was an
nounced for March 20 at the Sherwood
Church. Bristow Adams will deliver the
lecture
A gain of thirty-seven members dur
ing the past year was noted in the re-
ports of the standing committees. Res
olutions congratulating Col. w. v. Jud-
son and Capt. f. NJ. Markham on their
promotions were adopted.
The annual reports of the committees
we're read preparatory to the annual
election of officers, which will take
place March 2S. J. p. Benfer, chair
man of the streets an dsidewalks com
mittee, was able to show marked i'm
provement in the work done during the
past year, and promise of early work
on the sidewalks by contractors this
spring.
Among those present were Charles L.
Mendel, Dan c. Vaughan, S. S. Symons,
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

the husband or wife was the deserter."
Fred r. Morrison, the automobile tire
salesman, denied emphatically that ne
was guilty of misconduct when he ac-
companied Mrs. Creecy, Mrs. Nina II,
Newbold, a divorcee-to-be, and the lat
ter's escort to the Creecy home In a
cab. He said that In the last thirty
minutes the party was at the cafe he
drank six Manhattan cocktails, and be-
fore then had imbibed heavily
"You certainly were going some,
commented Attorney c. Albert White,
counsel for Creecy.
Kiss Not Remembered.
Morrison said he could not remember
whether he had kissed Mrs. Creecy or
not, as the stuffy cab and the six cock
tails sort OF affected his head. Mrs.
Newbold had testified that she heard
them kissing"
Justice Wright directed that Morrison
be kept under arrest until he paid the
cost Of the attachment issued for him
when he could not be found after being
summoned as a witness. However, the
witness promptly paid the fee and de-
parted Attorney George ii. Macdonald
Informed the court that Morrison had
promised to be on hand to testify.
Mrs. Newbold was summoned back TO
court by order of Justice Wright when
q witness testified that the young wom-
an had told him that she had not re-
lated all the details of the cab ride. She
amplifed her first testimony and cor
roborated statements made by her es'
cort when on the witness stand.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
WOMEN'S CLUBS AID
SOUGHT IN CRUSADE
FOR CLEAN BREAD
HousekeeperS' Alliance Ex-
tends Campaign to OBJ
tain Wrappers.

An effort to enlist the aid of the 5000
members of the Federation of women's 8
Clubs will be made by the Housekeep-
ers' Alliance, which is a member of the
Federation, to obtain aid in the clean
bread campaign and to interest the gem
eral public in having bakers wrap their
bread. A letter now in course of prem
aration will be sent to the federation
In the near future, asking that all Dis
trict clubs get into line in demanding
clean bread.
Miss Georgia Robertson, who is at the
head Of the movement, desired It known
that the alliance Is not working against
the bakers.
1--WE visited a number of bakeries, 4"
said Miss Robertson today, land found
that they were conducted in a whole
some manner. No fault could be found
with the sanitary conditions or method
of mixing and baking. 1t is after the
bread has left the bakers that we desire
q change made"
Several years ago a local bakery put
out wrapped bread, but the people were
not ready for the advanced idea. People
wanted to see what they got and were
not in favor of the wrapping. Now pub
lie sentiment seems to have turned
toward the more sanitary method OF
wrapping the bread.
1t is understood that the Federation
of Women's Clubs will heartily adopt
the clean bread idea and will lend its
full strength to the movement.
I'VE all want clean bread. men as
well IS women" said Mrs. w. Il. An
drews, president of the federation.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
NEW SYSTEM FOR
MARKING IS PUT IN
At N'K|NLEY HIGH
Percentage Standard Adopt
ed, and Will Be Improve
ment, Says Principal.

Wha. Is expected to prove a revolu-
tlon In the system of individual marlS=
ing Of pupils for final rating in the
Washington schools, is the recent inno-
walton OF percentage standard adopted
by the faculty at the Mckinley Manual
Training school. Under the more re-
cent policies being adopted over The
country in the matter of unification Of
teachers ratings. "Tech" is proving
TO be the leader among the washington
schools.
In order that all teachers follow n
detinitG plan Of marking students, Prin-
cipal Frank C. Daniel advocated and
outlined = plan to his faculty which
was readily adopted. On the new basis
an teachers are required to rate final
semester marks on a certain percen-
tage; Fom5 work and daily recitation
IN iutule wiz count something like half
~ the term work. Examinations taken
during the term will rec eIve a certain
Hrenlt ana the mark on the final eX-
ANIMATION will be weighed with the
ntners on tie basis for the semester
In. explaining the system PRINCIPAL
Daniel said that as far as he knew
none of the high schools had ever
ADOPTED a per cent basis on averaging
students work for the final mark.
IF all teachers thoroughly under
stand the basis of marking and we have
UNIFORM system In the school, teach
ers, parents, and students alike will
know Just where they stand" said Mr.
No other high schools in the CITY have
any definite system in force in the fac
ulty, and except for a general under
standing which the principals admit tc
there is no adopted basis Of credit given
Tor q term work.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
CIVIL SERVICE HEAD
WARNS EMPLOYEES
TO TABOO POLITICS
Mustn't Work Either for
Taft or Roosevelt, Says
Chairman.

Civil service laws forbidding undue
political activity on the part of em-
ployes in the classified service of the
Government will be rtgidly enforced by
the commission, irrespective of pro or
anti-Administratioh leanings, according
to a public statement issued by Clair
man Black.
In response to an inquiry from former
chairman of the Republican State CEN
tral committee of Indiana, Edwin NJ
Lee, for information as to whether il
employees to work for Mr.. Roosevelt II
others worked for Mr.. Taft, the CHAIR
man asked for the cooperation OF Mr.
Lee In bringing to the attention of the
and regulations.
In asking for specific information ON
the stand of the Civil Service Com
mission with respect to political actiy-
ity on the part of Civil Service en-
ployes, Mr.. Lee intimated that many of
the lndianians working for Taft, really
wanted to work for Theodore Roose-
velt, but that they feared to do SO on
pain of losing their jobs.
Presidential appointees or Federal Of
fice holders outside of the competitive
lists, are not under the Jurisdiction OF
the commission, and can not be pun
ished by 1t for political activity. In
such cases, says Chairman Black, the
commission investigates complaints, but
can not take action. 1t can only rec
ommend to the appointing power, the
President.
In answer to a third questionpro-
pounded by Mr.. Lee, as to whether
Civil Service employees will be disturb
ed in their office for failure to take
active part in politics, Mr.. Black cites
the executive order of February s,
last. which states specifically, that no
employe can be removed for purely
political reasons.