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STATEWIDE PROHIBITION.

While intemperance in the use
Of alcoholic liquors has always been
recognized as an evil, it is only in
comparatively recent years that Sc
rious efforts have been made to place
restrictions upon their sale and use.
Many citizens now living can remem-
Der the times when every store had
its barrels of whiskey alongside its
barrels of molasses, and liquor was
sold by anyone who desired without
taxation or limitation by either state
or federal government AS intemper-
ance and it's attendant evils began
rapidly to increase, the people gradu-
ally began to hedge about the manu-
facture and traffic in strong drink
with governmental restrictions. Dis
tilleries We're compelled to manufac-
ture their product under the super
vision of the United States govern
ment and pay an excise upon each
gallon produced Retail dealers were
also required to pay a special tax to
the United States government before
they We're permitted to sell liquors.
State, county and city governments
followed with increasingly high Ii
censes. These measures were in the
nature of protective tariff" de-
signed to limit the consumption of Ii
quor by greatly increasing its cost to
the consumer.
When 1T was seen that high taxa
ton of the business had little effect
toward reducing the traffic in liquor
those opposed to its sale began to cast
about for other means of relief and
the local option plan of prohibition
was finally adopted, giving each sub
division of the state government from
the township or city ward to the
county the right to determine by vote
whether or not the sale of liquor
should be permitted within that terri
tory. In addition to this, in Arkan
sas various other means, such as spe
cial local legislation, prohibition b.
petition on which women could be in
cluded, and dozens of supplemental
restrictive laws, have been adopted il
the effort to surround the sale of Ii
quor with all possible restrictions an,
regulations. All such legislation
state and national, it may be remark
ed in passing, has been secured onl,
after bitter fights with the organize,
liquor forces.
The progress toward absolute pro
hibition has thus been slow but de
termined. As one restriction woul
seem to fail to accomplish its purpos
another would be added, until the Ii
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-21

visiting here, returned to her home
last week
A protracted meeting will begin
here Sunday, conducted by Bros. Rob
ertson and Wallace.
j. A. Billings visited friends at
Ola last week.
j. H. Glenn is visiting homefolks
at Benton.
The children's services were a sue
cess here Sunday night and was wit
messed by large crowd
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Bryant of
Ledwidge We're here from Friday till
Monday.
Miss Eta Billings is visiting Miss
Retta Crawford at Little Rock this
week.
Mrs. Rufe Crawford's baby is sick
this week.
August II.
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BRISTOL.

Rev. Chas. Davis closed series of
meetings at the Baptist church with
10 accessions to the church.
Revs. Moore and Ward are conduct
ing interesting meetings at Ham
mOnsville.
Mrs Nancy Stone is seriously i'll.
DR.. Watson of Mt. Vernon made a
professional call at Noah Strickland's
Friday. Mr.. Strickland is quite i'll.
Doss Stone is reported ill. Dr. Ed
wards of Ell Paso is the attending
physician.
Mr.. Gray of Vilonia was visiting
here this week
Mr.. Barger of Rosebud was visiting
at E. w. Days Thursday and Fri
day.
1t is reported that Mr.. Rimble, who
was struck by a fast moving train, in
Beebe, is slowly sinking.
Erwin Stone is slowly recovering
from his illness.
| Earl Day, Lone Gunter, Ariey
Prothro, Bessie Day and others will
attend the Naylor high school this
looming term.
Rev Moore is expected to preach al
Union Hill the fourth Sunday of each
month.
The Baptists will elect pastor tC
succeed Brother Adams the Saturday
before the first Sunday in September
Brother Adams will teach at Vilonia
f. w. Day breaches at Royal Hill
Monday.
1t is estimated that about 700 peo
pie attended baptizing services Sun
day, conducted by Rev. c. N. Davis.
August 81.
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Livery Rates

Horse and Buggy Sunday from 2
to p. M, $500.
Horse and Buggy, day or night, one
hour, $1.00.
Horse and Buggy two hours on
Sunday, $1.50.
Bus at all trains to any part of the
city, % cents. =
Trunks hauled to any part of city,
% cents.
avmao Sc Naxumou
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Thursday, generally
fair
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PLAN TO ORGANIZE
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS

S. w. Rogers and j. A. King left
organizing Democratic clubs at Chad
wick and Saltillo. They were accom-
panied by j. R. Donnell and F.. NJ
Morgan and the party will attend the
big fraternal picnic at Cato tomor-
row, where Mr.. King will work in the
interest of the county fair and the
other gentleman will deliver add
Democra clubs at Chadwick tonight
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their wedding in Dubuque, Ia, last
week. The home was beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion the color
scheme, pink and white, being follow
ed in cut flowers and draperies. At
ter assembling the guests went to the
Arkway, where an enjoyable hour
was spent and returning to the Ran
dell home, were served with delicious
ice cream and cake Punch was also
served by Misses Gladys Tabor and
Gladys Dickerson.
Miss Dove Harton has returned
from visit to Hot Springs friends.
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WANTED.

Ten good solicitors to work in Ar
kansas. Why work for $4,000 per
month, when you could make 500?
The Hartford Life Agency wrote
nearly 100000 insurance from its
Conway agency during the month of
July. It's easy to write for this com
pany. Come up and let's talk it over
j. d. DUNAWAY, Genl Agent.
Over New Halter Building
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CARD OF THANKS.

| desire to extend my heartfelt
ministered to my wife during her last
illness and who extended so much
comfort and sympathy to us upon our
great bereavement. | can never fully
express my gratitude to them for
their kindnesses, r, l., GREEN.
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STATE.

STATE.
ELECTION September 9, 1912
For Governor
JOE T. ROBINSON
For Secretary of State
EARLE w, HODGES
Tor Attorney General
VIM. l.. MOOSE
For State Treasurer
JOHN w. CROCKETT
For State Auditor
j. NJ OATHOUT
for Superintendent of Public Instruction
GEO. B. COOK
For Chief Justice, Supreme Court
E. A. MCULLOCH
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
FRANK SMITH
For Commissioner State Mines
r. G. DYE
For Commissioner Mines. Manufactures and
Agriculture
JOHN H. PAGE
For Railroad Commissioner
], SAM ROWLAND
For Prosecuting Attorney. 18th District
j. B. REED
For Chancellor 9th District
JORDAN SELLERS
COUNTY.
For Representative
G. M. CoNNELL
For County Judge
]. w. HOLT
For Sheriff
J. S. JOHNSON
For Circuit Clerk
j. H. HARTJE
For County Clerk
j. A. LEA
sor Treasurer
r. X. WILKINSON
For Tax Assessor
w. N. JONES
For Surveyor
B. G. WILSON
For Coroner
j. A. PENCE
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DAM ASCUS.

We are having some more dry, hot
weather in this community.
The Baptist protracted meeting
closed here last Sunday night and
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-21
TRUCK GROWERS NOTICE.

The Faulkner County Truck Grow
ers' Association will meet at the
courthouse at 2 o'clock on Saturday
August 81. j. b. Paine, secretary
treasurer of the state Farmers I'm
ion, will be present and address tn,
association on the problems before us
Everybody invited and urged to at
tend.
dwtf d. O. HARTON, Pres.
Old papers for sale at this Office.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-21
LOLLIE.

An awful hard rain fell here last
week 1t certainly was needed.
MSS Ollie Clibourn, who has been
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NATIONAL.
ELECTION November 8, 1922
For President
WOODROW WILSON
For Vice President
THOMAS H. MARSHALL
For Congress, Fifth District of Arkansas
H. M JACOWAY
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ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS.
,tor NJ The Tribune,

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; The talk OF putting President Taft
aside and choosing another candidate with
I'm the Republican party. to satisfy the
dissatisfied radical Republicans, reminds
me OF the opposition of the radical Repub-
licans to the denomination Of Lincoln in
1864. because they thought he was not pro-
crossing fast enough In the prosecution Of
the war. He was not progressive, so they
held n convention and nominated General
Fremont, right In the midst OF crisis.
not caring about the consequences in doing
so.
1 consider that We are now confronted by
a crisis fully as serious as that OF 1864,
that demands the one we now have at
the head OF the government. For he can
not bs driven into rashness any more than
Lincoln by the opposition OF the radicals
in 1864 He is safe and that Is the one we
want for our President in our present
crisis.
The denomination and election of Lincoln
made Il possible TO save the Union. There
was too much rashness and madness In the
following of General Fremont. 1t required
the sagacity and cool-headedness OF Lin
coin In the crisis OF 1864. And the same is
equally required OF President Taft, In the
crisis that confronts us to-day. Lincolns
advice not to swap horses while crossing
stream is good advice for the people OF
our country to follow to-day. Lincoln was
not liked by the radicals OF 1864 any moro
than President Taft is by the radicals Of
1872
Let the Republicans not be any longer
distracted by the noise and deception OF
the demagoguea Lincoln believed that II
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THE OLYMPIC CANES.

America continues victorious in the
Olympic games and has now such lead
as 10 make her final victory almost
certain. Yesterdays results male this
country the winner Of all three places in
the 11O-metre hurdle race, first place IN
the broad Jump and second and third
places in the discus throwing And Just
as pleasing as the victories Of the Amer
lean team IS the success Of the meeting
itself. Olympic records have been bro
ken in many Of the contests and some
new worlds records have been eStab-
lished. Yesterday the worlds record
with the DISCUS was broken by a Finn,
and another worlds record, that for the
4OO-metrc race, was broken twice by two
American contestants in the trial heats.
The performances throughout have been
those OF worlds champions.
The spread Of interest in athletics Is
shown in this years games. Flnland's
prominence as a winner was unexpected,
and, with that of Sweden, shows that
the northern nations of Europe will have
international contests. The holding Of the
meeting at Stockholm and the successes
Of Sweden and her neighbOr will give n
powerful impetus to athletic sports In
that part Of the world, while other ma
tons Of Europe may be encouraged by
the example of these two northern coun-
tries. Another competition will prob
ably see the victors less predominantly
AnglO-Saxon than they are this year.
Another pleasant feature Of the games
has been the general good feeling. No
rancOr has marred the occasion and no
dispute has arisen, whether because the
organization has been perfect or be-
cause the representatives of all nations,
warned by what happened at the last
Olympic contests, have been careful to
keep themselves we'll In hand.
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FIRE-TRAP SCHOOLS.

1t is highly discreditable to the city
that an expert for the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment after examina-
ton should be able to report that "our
public school buildings are conspicuous
"for their lack Of fire protection" None
Of them, he says, conforms TO the rules
OF the city Fire Department. Wooden
furniture and wood encased traps and
pipes make even the fireproof buildings
less safe than they should be. There Is
little fire prevention apparatus, such as
automatic sprinklers and alarms and
standpipes, while even such hazards as
wooden staircases exist in many schools,
and in some there are even wooden fire
escapes!
Such carelessness is inexcusabe. Here
is the state passing laws providing for
the safety Of workers In factories. re-
qufring automatic sprinklers and other
devices to lessen danger and insisting
upon adequate fire escapes. while the
city, which should set an example Of re-
gard for its own regulations for safety.
is actually housing thousands Of young
children In fire traps There has been
warning enough. Disastrous fires I'm
schools elsewhere have occurred. and the
terrible factory fire in Washington Place
should itself have been sufficient to
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PEOPLE and Social Incidents

Adele Bull; Mrs. William X. yanderott
jr, Mrs. r. p Robinson, Mrs e. d. Chris.
tan, Mrs. Galbraith. New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Shipman, New York. Waiting
General and Mrs. J. Fred Pierson; Francis
Shaw and Miss Marian Shaw, Boston
guests at the Muenchinger King.
Mrs. c. D. Burrll and Miss Burrill ~
Boston, and George Alexander Taylor Of
New York; +. w. Thayer and family. ~
Brookline, and Paul Baron Watson. Of
Boston, arrived at the Muenchinger TODAY
Among those who have engaged apart.
ments for later In the season are: Mr. ana
Mrs. Charles Willing, Philadelphia: DIR.
and Mrs George II. Whitman, Brook.
line; Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Post and
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Pyne BernardsviIle.
n. j.; Mrs. A. Lawson. Boston; Otis Ev-
erett and Miss Louise Otis Everett, VIII.
lam p Douglass, Brookline Mr. ana Mrs.
II. A. Coster, Tuxedo, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Sampson Stevens, New York.
Arrivals from New York this evening in.
cluded Egerton L. Winthrop. Henry Clews,
William Storrs Wells, Edward C. knight,
John r. Abney. Tompkins McIlvaine and
r. T. Wilson. Jr., the latter having as bis
guests Gordon Fellowes, Sidney Harrison
and Arthur Allen.
Mrs. c. A. Doremus. OF New York City,
IS a guest Of Mrs. ]. Fred Pierson.
Benjamin Nichols is guest OF T. Suffern
Taller.
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THE CONTROL or THE CANAL.

THE CONTROL or THE CANAL.
There is no disposition on the part Of
the United States to violate or to evade
the obligations which were placed upon
this country by the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty of 1901 concerning the Panama
Canal National honor requires their
loyal fulfilment, even though I'm some re-
spects they seem less advantageous to
this country than might be desired. But,
on the other hand, there is and there
should be no disposition to permit new
stipulations to be written into that treaty
or interpretations to be placed upon 1t
which are contrary to fact, to reason and
TO Justice There Is no indication that
Great Britain purposes to do anything Of
the sort, and that is the only nation
which is, with America, a party to the
treaty. 1t is intimated however, that
some other European powers may at
tempt TO sustain protest against the
proposed control Of the Panama Canal
"by the United states" 1t would be
regrettable to have that intimation veri-
fed, as It always is TO see a protest
wasted by being made against that which
is inevitable. For there can be nothing
more certain in connection with that
waterway than that it is and will re-
main what General Grant called ian
American canal, on American soil" and
what President Hayes described as IAN
american canal under American con-
"trol."
Such control Of the canal is not In the
least incompatible with the letter or the
spirit Of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty as
that instrument was understood by its
makers and by both countries concerned
at the time of its ratification. Indeed,
the treaty in its second paragraph ex-
plicitly provides for precisely such con-
troll. ut is agreed" it says that the
canal may be constructed under the
auspices Of the government Of the
United States and that, sub
"iect to the provisions Of the present
treaty the said government shall have
land enjoy all the rights incident to such
construction, as well as the ercluSive
fright OF proUidiny for the regulation
"dnd management Of the canal" If that
does not mean that the United States is
to control the canal, then with ven.
geance DR.. South was right when he
said that speech was given to men to
conceal their minds.
The same principle is further empha-
sized in the next paragraph. which says
not that the Suez rules of neutrality are
adopted for Panama, but that 'Vhe
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IN THE eERkSHIRES.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Lenox, Mass, July l2-Mrs. Frederick
Crane opened her Japanese garden In Dali
ton this afternoon. entertaining the Pitts
field colony. A dramatic reader furnished
entertainment, and later tea was served.
Mrs. Charles r. Shepard, OF Washington,
and Mrs. Henry Whitehouse of Irvington,
n. Y. are guests Of Mrs j. Frederick
Schenck.
Francis Billiard is visiting Grenvills l.
Winthrop at Groton Place.
Mrs George Griswold Haven is preparing
to go to Newport. Mrs. Haven will return
to Lenox early in September for the su-
tumn at Sunnycroft.
Mrs James 1nnes and Miss Philip Innes,
Of London. England. are guests OF Mr. and
Mrs Richard I4athers. Jr., in Pittsfeld.
Mrs A. r. Norwood. OF New York City,
gave a luncheon for Mrs. lines and Miss
Times at the Hotel Aspinwall this aftor-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gales, Of New York
City, and Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence, OF lake
wood, n. j., are at the Hotel Wende1, In
Pittsfeld
Arrivals at the Maplewood, in Pittsfeld.
to-day were Mrs. ]. II. RICHTER. Miss K.
Fighter, the Misses Polhemus. OF Newark.
y. J.: F. NJ. Cowperthwait, R u. Banber,
F. A. Clark Carlton Brown. OF Summit
n. j.; Mrs. Bull end Miss Bull Of Plain.
field. y. j., and Mr. and Mrs W. A. Hen
shaw, OF Cleveland
Arriving at Heaton Hail. in Stockbridge,
were DR.. Jared Baldwin, Alfred S. Bald
win. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Zeigler Mr.. and
Mrs s. r. Wrightington, Mrs. c. A. Jay,
Of New York City; Miss Ella Lockwood
Miss Mary E. Lockwood, OF New York. and
Dr. and Mrs. F. c. Goldsborough, OF Buff
falo.
At the Red Lion Inn, IN Stockbridge, are
these: Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Clark, jr.; Mr.
and Mrs Frank Heaner, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E L, Davis, Mrs. J. Fred Crunbie and Mr.,
and Mrs. w. VI. Harris, OF New York; Mr..
and Mrs. F. F. Story, OF Freeport, Long
Island and Mr. and Mrs George G. Benja-
min. Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Farnam are enter
tanning Miss Alice English. II, k English
and p p. English, OF New Haven.
Mr. and Mrs O. f. Becker, OF Erie, Penn;
Mrs. J. Vincent, Mrs. A B. Jenkins, q
Orange. y. J.; Mrs. Len Gilbert, OF New
Orleans; Fred T. Fletcher and William
JdTNlt. OL DOShOiAy cIIt -Nt - DNg - 80
and A. Gorham, OF Baltimore, are at the
Hotel Aspinwall.
Mrs. James Abercrombis Burden and
family arrived to-day TO visit Mrs. Burdens
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane.
Miss Amy Townsend, OF New York City,
is a guest of Thatcher NJ Adams, at Sun
drum House
Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas and Miss
Douglas arrived to-day at the Wolsey cot
tage.
Mr. and Mrs L. J. Orsley. Of New York.
who are on their wedding journey. arrived
here to-day by automobile.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Austin Flint and Mss
Adelaide Flint, motoring from Mlllbrook
\. Y, TO Boston, arrived here to-day.
Miss Sarah Ditmas, Mrs ]. Ditmas and
Mrs. l.. Haig, OF New York, are here for
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Miller, Of Bed
ford Hills, n. Y, are spending few weeks
at their summer home in the Berkshires.
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WILSON AND GOMPERS.

It is interesting to know that Mt
samuel Gompers. the president OF the
American Federation of Labor, had an
interview with Governor Wilson In re-
gard TO the labor and injunction planks
of the Democratic national platform.
Mr.. Gompers is pleased with these
planks as he should be. since he pre-
pared them in 1905 and got them lnto
the Denver platform. The recent Balu-
more convention simply reatiirmed them
without change. Mr. Gompers's approval
WAS therefore assured In advance. The
country will wait with n good deal or
curiosity to see whether or not Governor
Wilson puts himself In line with Mr..
Gompers when he makes his speech ac-
cepting the nomination.
Mr.. Bryan had n great deal Of trouble
four years ago with the following decla-
ration I'm the Denver platform, which IS
copied in the Baltimore platform: we
deem that the parties to all judicial
proceedings should he treated with
rigid impartiality and that injunctions
"should not he issued In any cases In
(which iniunctiors would not issue If no
Industrial dispute were involved. The
declaration appears to be absolutely
blind. and Mr.. Bryan. though hard
pre Sod throughout the campaign. re-
fused TO interpret II. Mr.. Gompers. Its
author. maintained that It was meant 10
condemn the use of iniunctiOns 10 re-
strain hlacklisting and the secondary
hoycott-a use which has been approved
bv the Supreme Court. The Democratic
candidate Of 1908 was willing IN accept
Mr. Gompers's support on the latters
theory that the Democratic platform
favored hlacklisting and the secondary
boycott Yet he was afraid 10 say that
he himself agreed with the Gompers in
depreciation of the platform.
It IS to he hoped that Governor WI
son will be more frank. The country
would like 10 know whether he is with
Mr.. Gomprrs sincerely or IS with him
only TO the extent Of trying 10 fool the
union labor leaders. The Governors ok
PLANTATION on this point Is likely 10 b"
test Of his straIghtforwardness as cam
paigner and a public man.
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Tinted states adopts" those rules. Nhat
sense would there be in the United States
adopting them if it was not to ENFORCE
them? And are not the adoption ana
enforcement Of the rules and regulations
for the use of the canal exactly tanta-
mount TO the control Of the canal! II
further argument to the same effect were
needed 1t would be found In the analogy
of the Suez Canal, which, though ~ no
means complete is sufficiently convincing
on that point. Great Britain does not
own the Suez Canal as America Owls
the Panama Canal, but the fact cannot
he concealed that she does very effec-
tivelv control it. If not, what power dld
decide that Spanish warships should not
pass through it in 1898 and that Russian
warships might do so IN 1905?
These things ought TO be obvious to all
whom they may concern. They would
he if those who so glibly affect to discuss
and interpret the treaty would only pay
attention TO the whole Of that instrument
and not harp exclusively upon single
pbrase or clause. The treaty confers
rights and powers as well as imposes OBJ
LEGATIONS upon the United States, and
the former deserve at least as much at
tention as the latter. Under such COM
prehensive consideration we should hear
no more of this folly about protesting
against American control Of a canal
which has been built by the American
government, on American soil, with
American money, under American law.
If American control is complete and I'M
challenged while the canal is building
and II is-we shall expect to hear no eff
fective challenge Of 1t hereafter, when
the canal is finished and opened to the
commerce Of the world
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WILL VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT.

To tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: This letter is in response TO the
inane remarks OF DIR. Franklin ID. Clum'
published In your issue of to-day, In regard
10 tho candidacy OF ex-President Roosevelt.
!, too, have been lifelong Republican, ara
have voted for Republican FreSideh'lai
nominees for the last thirty years.
There are many hundreds of thousands
OF Republican voters who do not write TO
the papers. who do their own thinking ana
who will support Roosevelt at tho polls
and a large per cent OF these voters reside
in Now York State. | would class DR..
Clum among those who permit others TO
do their thinking. From both Connecucut
and Rhode Island the delegates to chicago
represented the average voter Just about
as much as the man in the moon.
NATHANIEL HIRBARD. NJ. ID.
Danielson, Conn, July II, 1912.