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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-06
M0RRILTON WATER
SERVICE CRITICISED
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily
Our waterworks system mas be-
come so poor and. irregular that we
believe it to be the duty of the coun-
Gil to look into the matter, says the
Morrilton Democrat. We may not
always have good water, but there is
no excuse for not having some kind
all the time. We need it for sewer
purposes and for fire protection, and
if we cannot get this much at least,
then the franchise should be revoked
and the city stop paying out for
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-06
MORRILT0N COMPRESS
HANDLED 3l,47O BALES

The Morrilton compress closed the
season last week, having compressed
81 ,470 bales. This is the second year
of the compress and the large work
this year is but test monial of the
goo dwork. careful handling and gen.
eral good business methods practiced
by the company and management
Morrilton Democrat
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-06
CITY BEAUTIFUL
MEETING THURSDAY

From Mondays Daily.
The City Beautiful Association will
meet at the courthouse Thursday eve
ming at o'clock. The chairmen of
all committees are urged to bring or
send reports of work accomplished by
the various committees. All parts of
the constitution and bylaws subject
to amendment will be read
MRS. G. H. BURR, Pres.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-06

Owen Hayden has returned from
Topeka, Kan, where he has been at
tending medical college.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-06

someth .ng she does not get. Let us
nave water, the best possible, but
some kind all the time.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-06

Miss Floy Smith left this morning
for visit at Fordyce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Twice rapids and in each made portage
of half mile avoid them The
pmeva which easily than woods of the
growth, and had great difficulty carrying
through them.
How shall forget the solemn mystery of it? The height
the and the thickness of the boes exceeded anything
townbred life could have imagined They shot mag
nicent columns until
could dmy discern the where they threw their side
branches into Gothic upward coaecng form great
matted roof OF verdre through which only occasional golden
sunshine dazzling light
amid the rich shadows of the majestic obscurity
As walked noseessx amid the thick soft 0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
SYNOPSIS OF
PRECEDING CHAPTERS

EDWARD d. MALONE "Te London
Gladys ungeo
Deeds would nothing
would enable himself He
Professor George Edward Challenger
the
showed
exceedingly bengen refused
assaulted
Malone called of
At exceedingly turbulent the Geological Institute,
Professor famous
hunter Malone
verify Cha1nges They including
"'''"y eacneo 'nre anu started up the Amazon A@>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

humOr, moving about as one IN
silent ecstasy, and beaning benev-
olence from every feature. l
have had some experience of him
in other moods, however, and
shall be the less surprised when
the thunderstor1ns suddenly
come up amid the sunshine. If
it is impossible to be at your
ease, it is equally impossible to
be dull in his company; for one is
always in a state of half tremulous
doubt as to what sudden turn his
formidable temper may take.
For two days we made our
way up a good sized river, some
hundreds of yards broad, and
dark in color, but transparent SO
that one could usually see the
bottom. The aff1uents of the
Amazon are, half of them, of
this nature, while the other half
are whitish and opaque, the
difference depending upon the
class of country through which
they have flowed. The dark
indicate vegetable decay, while
the others point to clayey soil.
Copyright. 1912. by A. Conan Doyle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

which come from animal life Vivid
orchids and wonderful colored lichens
smoldered upon the swarthy tree
trunks, and where a wandering shaft
of light fell upon the golden ALA
manda, the scarlet star clusters of
the Tacsonia, or the rich deep blue
of Ipomaa, the effect was as dream
of fairyland. In these great wastes
of forest, life which abhors darkness
struggles ever upward to the light.
Every plant, even the smaller ones,
curls and writhes toward the green
surface, twining itself round it's
stronger and taller brethren in the
effort. Climbing plants are mon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

who held the worlds Championship and
then retired undefeated-
In support of this view it is only
necessary to recall Jehnson's attitude
toward other negro fighters since he
became champion. It is claimed that
he deliberately backed out of a match
with Sam Langford in London after
Signing contracts. He has been a ver-
liable viii O. the wisp to Joe Jeanette,
who has been after him for long time
He has often talked of going 10 AUS
tralia to box Langford and MeVea, but
judging By his actions he was never
for an instant sincere in this.
If the last has really been seen OF
johnson as a pugilisti he will be res
membered as a fighter who was sell
dom If ever fully extended. Some say
that his fight with Tommy Burns Ia
Australia was his hardest This NAV
be so. He certainly never had any hard
fights. in the ordinary acceptance. of
the term, in this country, His go with
Jeffrfes, from which 50 much was ex-
pected, was so extremely ene-sided that
it lives in memory as the joke of the
Johnsoh,s style of boxing was all his
own. He was master OF the straight
left and right crosses that educated
boxers usually employ, but he seldom
relied upon them, In the use of hooks.
upper cuts and lifting punches gener-
ally, he probably never had an equal.
Arguments About johnson.
Arguments frequently arise as to
how johnson would have Jared If he
had ever been set against a Queensbury
crackerjack like Peter Jackson when
the latter was at his best Well there
is no harm in forming and holding an
opinion on the point, but right there
the discussion ends. 1t is sporting
aphorism that it is bottles TO argue
any matter that cannot be settled by
BET and certainly there is no way Of
determining which was the better man
Peter Jackson or Jack Johnson.
The remark is often heard that John
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

Der. The weather has been hot now
Tor three weeks and all the teams
have been slumping But the leaders
have been able to maintain their DO
sitions There will be no fight for any
other than first place Waco has a
cinch on third and Beaumont on
fourth The first and second place
will be between san Antonio anu
Houston unless there is fall down
which cannot now be anticipated. IN
such case there is a look IN for Waco.
Galveston and Fort Worth have made
an exceptionally poor showing all our
ing the season. Fort Worth IS geod
baseball town, but this year the fran
chise owners will operate al a loss
Galveston is never good from finan-
cial standpoint and ii looks as II that
franchise would be on the market
again next year. Maloney, who took
over the franchise and the manage
ment. has had no financial backing ut
any time and is not man of means.
If the team cannot keep up its own
expenses there is nothing left to fall
back on. 1t looks good for Temple to
get back in again next year.
Failure Financially.
Austin. the pennant winners OF last
season have played Indifferent pail
That city franchise pays dividends when
the team is among the leaders, but Is
a losing proposition under eircum-
stances such as have prevailed this
year. II Oklahoma City or shreveport
want back in it looks as if there was
a big chance for them to acquire a
franchise for even less than they were
paid for the ones they let go. Taken
as a whole the bascbalI-sea in Texas
this year will be a failure from q
financial standpoint. Houston and Saa
Antonio have made money. Beaumont
Waco and Dallas have done a little
better than expenses. Every other
club has lost money. This is not a
condition to encourage BASEBALL
Secure New Men. -
With the closing of the Texas
Oklahoma baseball league, the Texas
league teams Immediately grabbed the
best men and during the past week
five bush" leaguers have broke into
the Texas circuit and many more are
being sought.
OF the five whe have been acquired,
three are pitchers, two being right
handlers and one a southpaw. Hetty
Green. who opened the Fexas-0klaho-
ma season with Durant and was later
purchased by Denisen, is now with
Dallas and won bis first game against
Galveston by a score Of u to 81 al
lowing only three hits. Green is a
big fellow and has a splitter that is
a puzzle to most of the stick wielde Fs.
He is still the property of Denison,
but Dallas has an option on him and
doubtless will purchase him outright
in the near future
Lefty Russell went from Bonham 10
Fort Worth. He is a youngster and
this is his first season in organized
baseball He is a farm boy, his parents
living on farm just north of Bonham.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

son was lucly-that when he reacnea
his prime there were really no goou
heaVyweights in sight. That IS true IN
a measure, but it is the luck OF the
game. II very often happens ina -
staleness- and long Service contribute 70
champions defeat as much as any
thing else.
In the heavyweight division it was
seldom, in recent years that two really
good men developed about the same
time. Possibly the best instance Of
really genuine rivalry in this respect
was when Jeffries and Sharkey were
working TO the front. No more stub
born engagements than the two IN
which Jim and Tom were the principals
were ever Witnessed. probably, and II
Sharkey had had a few inches more OF
stature ring history might have had an
entirely different twist.
Who VIII Be Successor:
Who viii be Johnson's successor.
Some people do not see much hope for
the hopes, because .Langford, McNea
and Jeanette are stin active But
these negro gladiatOTs are not by any
means as youthful as they used 70 be
and as there is no negro novice in sight,
there is good reasons for arguing that
a white man will rule the heavyweight
rOost within the next couple of years
From the word that comes to me
from friends in New York. can see
that English mbardier Wells. is not
considered out of the Championship
running by any means.
It would be a notable thing if Eng
land landed a worlds boxing cham
pion after all these years. Recently
the country named won back the
worlds sculling premiership after the
title had been mOnOpOlized by Austria
liza and Canada for what seemed like
a generation or two.
If the old country were to meet with
equal success in the boxing line it
would probably light bOnfires on Al
biOns headIands, and Kipling would
feel constrained to write a new na-
tional poem"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

porte. Just as soon as Frank finishes
making an out for weaker sticker
ne rushes into the clubhouse and IS the
first dressed" of the gang. Frank
hasn't made good in the pinch for
cons and cons.
Sam Mcvey. Johnson's choice for a
successor among the three Ethiopian
Candidates, fell again before the on
slaughts of sam LangfOrd, the vicious
fighting Boston tar baby The cOnse-
curve defeats Of .AIcVey boosts Lang
lords stock considerably, The real
merits CT this pair will have to be set
tied in long fight At the short
route Langford has the better Of it
Manager Doom, OF the Philadelphia
Nationals, declares that the spit balI'
IS responsible for the attack OF diph-
Iherla IRON which pitcher Brennan is
suffering lie means to make appl1ca-
ton to President Lynch, Of the National
League, for his pitchers to use a disin-
Iectant on the ball when they are op-
posing spit bah artists. According TO
Doom every man who pIaved in last
Wednesdays game against the St
Louis team. ran the risk of being in
tected with dfphtheria germs Brennan
was not Well when he started the game
complaining Of a slight sore throat. Be-
fore the game was half over he was
complaining that his throat was get
ting sOrer every moment PHYSICIANS
say that should spit ball pitcher have
tuberculosis the entire league might
have become affected
Hugh Jennings has signed a contract
to continue his services as manager OF
the Detroit American League baseball
team for the next two years at a salary
said to be the higHest,paid any Ameri-
can league manager
carl Morris, the Oklahoma white
N-arr-
week to try 10 redeem himself in the
eyes Of the boxing fans. After Jim
Stewart outpOinted Morris is a tame
ten-rOund bout, the Oklahoma man
ceased to be a factor in Fighting pro-
phesies and it was supposed that
ne had quit the ring permanently.
Now he announces q series Of kilograms
to the various club managers that he
show himself in the ring again He
hopes for a return bout with Stewart
bat is willing 70 take on any other like
Is aspirant-
jim Moroney, the sOuthpaw, IS going
70 get another chance in Major League
society. Moroney may be signed BY
-r G'l1aE. of the Cincinnati club.
Jiu's first trial was with the Phillies-
Almost his only success with the
Ouakers was against the Athletics in
a spring series He drifted back to
the minors Then Detroit gave him q
trial Next the Cubs had Moroney for
a time, but Chance finally set him
adrift- If MorOney signs with Cincin-
natl it VIII be his fourth big league
berth in three seasons.
False reports concerning the fate OF
the California boxing game have been
sent out during the past fortnight by
Los Angeles sporting writer. The
truth Of the matter is that the pc
tition,s circulated by the foes Of the
boxing game. was thrown out Of the
county clerks office. where it was
/ found that scarcely so per cent OF the
signers were registered voters. The
movement against the game has died
a quick death and there appears Moth
ing In sight to lead to the belief that
boxing Will not flourish in California
for the next year at least
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

He promises to develop into q wonder
Matthews, also from BOnham, has been
signed by Dallas. This is not his first
tine-to- go up, having been tried =odt
once Before with one or two Of the
Texas league teams. He has pfayea
in the Western association and in the
Western league. He has a good head
and looks fast enough for the Texas
league.
Chester Bobe is a little red headed
catcher secured by Denison from Aus
tin early in the season. He has been
recalled by Austin and traded 10
Waco.
Babe PEBBLES. a member of the Heus-
ton team. who plSye6 with Denlson
for several weeks, has been recalled by
Houston and will finish the season
with that team. PEBBLES is a pitcher
and has a bunch Of smoke that gets
most OF the battefs- He injured his
arm while Staying with Galveston and
has been N the oite- garden since
that time re win tr-r getting his
arm in shape and hopes to be able to
do good Werk with Houston next year
he pitched only one game with Deni-
son but won that with an ease which
shows he is an excellent pitcher.
Clarence COvingtOn the young
brother of Tex COYington, formerly
with the Detroit Tigers and now with
Providence in the United States league,
has reported to Galveston and viii be
given chance. This is the young
ster's first season on the circuit He
was picked as member of the all-star
team of the Texas Oklahoma league
He is a first basemGn. During the
first half of the Texas-O Oklahoma
series he played sensational bail both
IN the field and at the bat. During
the latter part Of the season his stick
work slumped considera bly,. His
height. six feet two inches. together
With his agility. makes him an ideal
first sacker. Galveston asked for him
two months ago but could not get
him.
Metz May auit san Antonio.
San Antonio may lose Frank Metz,
the manager, next season. He Is lead
ing the Texas league in hitting and
making an excellent record as a first
basennah. He is ripe for big league
work and it is almost certain such
a man will not be overlooked by the
scouts.
The scouts will be busy in this
league for the next three weeks. There
are nearly a dozen men yet uRpur-
chased who look good. A number Of
these will go UP. Others will go by
the draft route. There has not been
a time in many years when there were
more excellent material in the Texas
league. This applies more to the in
fielders than to the pitchers Usual
" the pitchers get first consideration
hut this year II looks as If those who
went up to faster company would
come from other departments in the
game.
Lavender @CDmes Back
Lavender. mana ger of the Dallas
team, while he viii not pull down any
pennants this year, has more than made
good. He replaced a popular man.
Maloney, but had to take over a badly
diserganized team He has shown the
fans what he could do with q bunch
OF youngsters Lavender, who IS an
old man IN the Texas league and who
had gone to the discards, has proved
to be the original 'come back" man
and has more than made good. =,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

succeeded at Washington, he. will be
the big explosion with this same
bunch OF hooting fans.
Able AttelI the best OF the little
boys, says that he VIII take on no
more lightweights for 20 round goes.
While he things he can whip any of the
class A lightweights in ten rounds he
weight in a long distance fight to take
the risk
So great is the interest in the pen
nant race between Los Angeles and
Vernon in the Pacific Coast 1eagu
that the one afternoon each week
which has been set apart for women at
which they were admitted free. has
been suspended for the present When
the women attended it was impossible
for the regular pay-as-yOu- ENTER fans
to get seats in the grand stand.
AID Welgast says that the surgeons
knife has done more to put him on the
shelf than all the lckings he has
taken The German one will never be
the boy he was before he had his ap-
pendiz ampUtated and he is finding
the fact out for himself.
Ell Pase has another amateur league.
Connie Mack, Wild BIZ Donovan and
the other scouts viii be visiting this
Lttte AfIIaSe OF the pam 10 PICK up q
few big leaguers if the game grows
any faster.
An amateur baseball tournament OF
the clubs in the southwest to be held
in FL Paso for the amateur champion
ship of the southwest should draw well
during the proposed street fair in the
fan.
One star perfoEmer, the high cost OF
living. was omitted from the high
competed in the Olympic games at
Stockholm. He would have been a sure
winner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

AN ANTONIO, TEX. Aug TO-
With the Texas league Season
drawing rapidly to a close it
looks as if 1t would be a neck and
neck race between san Antonio and
Houston with Waco the runner up.
There are now less than three games
between san Antonio and Houston.
# either team lets down in the least
It will be a walk away for the other.
san Antonio looks like the most like
" winner of the flag now. Both
teams. are on the road now and san
antonio is admitted to be one Of the
best road teams the state has ever
seen.
Season Closes Labor Day.
The Texas league season closes
Labor day, the first Monday in Septem-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. 1o.-Jack
Johnson says he has retired and II re-
mains to be seen whether he means 1t
Just at present his resolve is Of an
adamantine character. He swears thS''
the world viii never hear him says as
John L Sullivan said, I tried once TOO
often" and that never hereafter WIZ
the lure of gold bring him back to the
ring as it brought Jeffries back when
he was far past his athletic prime
The writer believes that Johnson -
out of the game to stay. me net-t e
khoweth its own bitterness ana No ~
knows better than johnson what Tous sa
Shedding it was with fireman ailieS
FLYNN at Las Vegas.
Two years ago johnson Woulo nav
literally spanked Flynn for ms -
manners. As it was, the best Johnson
could do was to hold on and "hoiler i e91
help. Two years of acquaintance Win
the Paris cafes, and the pleasure haunts
of London had told in Johnson's case
just as similar dalliance had done III
the case Of Peter Jackson.
When the state police were clamper-
ing into the ring in New Mexico ana
referee Smith was hopping his perspll
ing brow, a little bird whispered N
Jack JohnsOn's ear, The time IS ripe
for retiring"
And who can blame nnE he mas az
quired a competence through the use
Of his gloves and now that he reels ne
is not as spry, or as sure listed as ne
used to be, he is showing good JudS-
ment in sidestepping possible disaster
Because other champions made mis-
takes is ne reason why Johnson
should.
johnson Wants to Quit.
In getting cut at this time, johnson
is catering to an ambition he has long
felt, even though he may not have
given expression to it. He would dear
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
San Antonio and Houston Are In
Neck and Neck Race For the Flag
By Horace Shelton

League Season Closes DayGaen Franchise May Be the
Market gain Next Year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
VIII Jack johnson Stay Retired? -
If So, Who Viii Win the Title? -
By W. W. NaughtOn

The Negro Champion Has Acquired Him
In ouingany Aspire Says He Tossing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

johnson Wants to Quit.
In getting cut at this time, johnson
is catering to an ambition he has long
felt. even though he may not have
given expression to it. He would dear
" like to be known as the only negro
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

succeeded at Washington, he will be
the big explosion with this same
bunch OF hOotinE fans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

teaches Cross, though right on the
edge of the ocean, refuses to patron
lie it. water is not for fighters to Hop
in writes Leach, "as it slows them
UP and also has a weakening effect
When 1 meet Young Jack OBrien on
AEedhesGay, yen VIII see a different
man than the one that fought O'keefe-
Phil is also getting in shape here for
his tussle with Lore the same even
Ing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

WsIter johnson is the first pitcher
IN either the American OF National
league to strike out 200 battsrs this
year With Mondays game the Ma
tional's star has achieved a total Of
200. which is just 20 more than Joe
Wood, his nearest rival Alexander
Of the Phillies is the leader Of the Ma
tional league hurlers, with ~ to his
credit Johnson won his twentieth
game breaking even with the Red Sox
star, in games wen, and IS now one
game behind MarQuard, who has q
to his credit as the National league
leader.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

pion has sailed from England for
these shores. looking for bouts smith
will tackle Jack McCarren in Faailadei-
phia a few weeks after he hits here
Then he is going TO seek trouble with
Eddie MeGOortv and other middle
weights. Smith bases his claim TO
consideration on his vicsory over Billy
Papke in their first meeting The
second affair he would rather not talk
about, as he stopped when the referee
Finished counting ten over his body.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

Some persons will take Abe AttelTs
20 round draw against Tommy Muir
ply as a come back performance.
Others, however. also have the -pCiY-
ilege OF taking it as drifting further
away.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

Jackson, Miss, dispatch says the
rumor that Eddie Hanson has been
signed by the Philadelphia Americans
cannot be confirmed. Gene DemOnt
admits he would like to open negotia-
tons