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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25

tons probably have never been worse
in Oklahoma, and in Texas the loss
has been very severe The plant is
whitening and is shedding heavily and
young hollis are opening prematurely.
In Oklahoma the grade of cotton
brought to market is said to be rather
poor.
Hot, dry weather prevailed over
most of the eastern belt during the
last fortnight, with resultant deter
ioration in Tennessee, Mississippi and
Alabama. The loss in Mississippi and
Louisiana was greatly augmented by
boil weevil, the second Matching of
which is infesting the fields and doing
much damage. In Georgia and the
Carolinas the plant about held its
own during the month and prospects
are still bright in those states for a
splendid crop.
In many places in the west it is
commended that rains will not be of
benefit should they fall soon, but in
most sections correspondents are of
the opinion that good rains would
greatly add to the yield. The ex-
tremely hot weather and the very dry
soil tended to minimize the benefit ac-
cruing from recent scattered showers
in Texas.
Owing to the dry, hot weather, cot
ton is opening fast and picking prom
Uses soon to become general Farm
ers are placing the lint of the mark
ct as soon as ginned. Labor, general
ly speaking, is ample.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
MOTHERS CONGRESS
TO Be HELD HERE

The Conway School and Civic Club,
under the department of education,
Mrs. Joseph Frauenthal chairman,
will hold a mothers congress on Fri
day afternoon or evening following
the opening of the high school,
A general program has been ar
ranged for the occasion which, we
hope, will express all the accumulat-
ing determination of years past to
raise the Conway high school to the
standards of the best high schools.
But the chief object of the mothers
congress is to get the mothers to-
gether, and through them form a par
ents' association, and through the
parents association to cement the re-
lation of parents and teachers, the
end being a standardized high school.
The above is the plan on paper.
The question has been raised, how
can we arouse the dormant interest of
every mother who has "a child to go
to school? Each mother has a nat
ural interest, but how shall we man.
age to get her to express it?
Plans formulated are just begin
ming for a standard school; meet
ing of a few. women can provide a
library, pictures, apparatus, ETC.; a
committee or two can cooperate with
the faculty and school board to i'm
prove all material and mental condi-
tions, but no school can hope to rank
with the best without the ardent CO.
operation of the parents, for they
supply the spiritual quality of the
school, and spirit is the essence.
To all mothers of school children:
Will you attend the meetings of the
Conway School and Civic Club at the
courthouse park Thursday aftern-
oons at A 80 o'clock?
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
RED
LIGHTS AT CAPITAL

Little Rock, Aug. 25.-The orders
of Mayor Taylor that all resorts in
the "red light district" be closed, and
that the inmates and proprietresses
must reform or leave the city, became
effective at noon today. The police
say that all of them are gone, and
now it will be the duty of the police
to see that the orders continue to be
enforced.
This is the result of the recommen-
dations made by the vice commission
which completed its labors last win
ter.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
HOLD EXAMINATION FOR
HOLLAND POSTMASTER

Local Secretary Luther Lewelling
of the United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that an
examination will be held for the pur-
pose of selecting a postmaster for the
foulth-class postoffice at Holland,
Faulkner county, at that place on
September q. The position is being
held by Mrs. NJ. l.. Grisham and the
compensation for the last fiscal year
was $245.
This is the first time since the
fourth-class postoffices were put in
the classified service, under an execu-
tive order of President Taft, as modi-
fed by President Wilson, that an ex-
animation has been held in this coun-
ty for this purpose. 1t is expected,
however, that all of the fourth-class
postmasters will eventually have to
undergo a competitive examination in
order to retain their positions.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
SOME FACTS ABOUT SLEEP
Caused by Withdrawal Of BIoee
From tho Brain, says Modern
Physiology.

All the organs OF life rest in some,
way or other. The heart has an in
teryal Of rest between each combined
act of contraction and expansion and
the beginning OF fresh act Be-
tween each expiration of the lungs
and the succeeding inspiration there
is period OF repose Psychologists
have calculated that the heart re-
poses during about one-fourIh of the
time.
Certain OF the other organs suspend
their activity in part during sleep.
Old Psychologists supposed that sleep
was caused by the pressure Of the
blood on the brain. But modern
phyx.ology, with a tendency to regard
the brain as the origin of all force
and OF all functions of the body, in
clines to the view that sleep 10
caused by a withdrawal of blood from
the brain.
AS rule, the larger the brain the
more sleep 1t requires. Webster went
to bed at nine o'clock and rose at
I'VE. General Grant used to say dur
ing his campaigns, "a can do moth
Ing without nine hours sleep"
A curious trait has marked men Of
large brain-that of sleeping at will.
Bonapar-e used 70 throw himself on
the ground and 60 to sleep within
space OF two minutes. Pitt was .
sound sleeper, and slept night after
night In the house OF commons while
his colleagues watched the debate
and reused him when 1t was Deces-
sary that he should speak
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
CROP LOST GROUND
IN MOST Of BELT
HEAVY DETERIORATION
IN OKLAHOMA, TEXAS AND AR
KANSAS-EAST AFFECTED
BY DROUTH.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 25.-The
condition of the cotton crop is esti-
mated to be 69.6 of normal, an even
10 points loss from the governments
figures of July 25 The figures given
here are based on an average date of
August %, says the Commercial APP
peal today.
Deterioration has been heaviest
west of the river, where the long
drouth continues unbroken and is
making itself felt on the crop. Condi-
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

w. A. Schrimser, ga, and Viola
NARROW, 21, Vilonia.
Frank Foster, %, and Mamie Hays,
10, Mayfower
Noel Shelton, %, and Rosa Lee
Brun, IS, Conway.
Lee Burchfield, 21, Wooster, and
Edna Wofford, 18, Greenbrier.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
FILES PARTITION SUIT.

Manda C. Wilson has filed suit in
the Faulkner chancery court against
James Mann, asking for the partition
of 100 acres of land in section 16,
5-11, of which the plaintiff claims to
be the owner of an undivided half in
terest.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-08-25
TO RUN FOR MARSHAL.

John Cox requested the Log Cabin
Democrat today to state that he
would be a candidate for city marshal
of Conway at the next municipal
Democratic primary. His formal an
nouncement will appear later.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
FRIED MANN TO SELL OUT
Reported He's to Get st25,ooo For
tuberculosis Serum.


The federal doctors who are investl.
eating DR.. Friedmanns tuberculosis
culture are greatly concerned over the
fact that he is about to sell out to a
distributing concern and that the
plans include provisions for the man
ufacture and sale of the culture in
many states of the Union.
The government doctors are sur.
prised that any such action should be
taken until the government has made
its official report on the remedy.
According to present plan of sale
and distribution by the Eisner & Men.
delsohn company the vaccine will be
manufactured in most of the states
from the culture which DR.. Friedman
has with him now.
Plans for the final signing of the
contracts between the two were per-
fected. 1t was reported that DR..
friedman received a check for $685.
600, the cash payment agreed upon
in the sale contract.
The other provisions are supposed
to include the original plans for the
establishment in a number of states
of institutes which are to be at first
under the control of the central COM
pany here, but which later are to be
leased out with state rights. In each
OF the state corporations DR.. Fried
mann is to receive $4,000 worth OF
stock.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30

Democratic opposition to the bill on
account Of free raw wool and free
sugar In three years is not now expect
ed to develop much. strength in the
house, though few Democrats will
not vote for the bill, having been re-
leased from the pledge binding them
to the party measure in the caucus.
The Republican minority will have
amendments to every paragraph of the
wool schedule and the sugar schedule.
The Progressives also will have many
amendments to all schedules and both
minorities will present amendments to
the administrative features of the bill
Amendments that would change the
exemption in the income tax and its
administrative features also are to be
offered.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
PROBABLY 100
KILLED IN mine
Gas Explosion Causes Disaster
al Courtney, Pa.
.NINETy-SIx BODIES FOUND
Probably Twenty-Five More Buried
Under Debrls-Alleged Mine Was
Gaseous and Believed Dangerous.

Ninety-six bodies have been taken
from the wrecked Cincinnati mine at
Courtney, Pa.
Perhaps several more bodies are
buried under the Stag and slate of the
collapsed walls. These bodies will not
be recovered until the debris is cleared
away, which may be days hence.
Use of open lamps in a gaseous
mine with insufficient air currents
seems to be the established cause of
the disaster This belief is borne out
further by statement of Chief In
spector Roderick, who made person.
al survey of the situation after talk
Ing with the men who have been on
the ground since the first.
I'VE expect it will be found" he
said, that the explosion and loss of
life was the result of more than care.
lessness. do not like to censure the
dead, but | believe certain dead EN-
ployes holding responsible positions
are to blame"
The detonation of the explosion was
terrific. the force of the conclusion
breaking windows in houses consid-
cradle distance from the Courtney en-.
trance of the mine. Before the rever.
beratlons had died away a hurrying
panicstricken procession was on its
way to the mine entrance.
The alarm was sonded all up and
down the river valley and on foot in
special trains, by wagon and automo-
bile came scores of workers from other
mines, volunteering for places on the
rescue parties which were organized
with all possible speed.
Shortly after the explosion word was
telegraphed to the United States
bureau of mines in Pittsburg and Res
cue Car No. 6, in charge Of Daniel
Davis, foreman miner, and six or seven
assistants, was rushed there
On their first entrance into the
the rescuers were driven
back by the smoke and fumes which
filed the passages. The force of the
explosion had seriously damaged the
fans at the Mingo entrance to the mine
and added the menace of asphyxiation
10 the dangers of explosions.
The conditions in the mine, as far
as 1t could be penetrated, indicate that
most of the men were not killed by the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
TARIFF BILL A
LAW BY JULY |
That's Prediction Of Democratic
Leaders In Congress
TO PASS HOUSE BEFORE MAY 10
Leaders OF "Two-Pronged Minority
Prepared With WaIlop-currency
Legislation May Be Up This Session.

Democratic leaders are now pretty
confident that the Underwood tariff
bill will become a law on or about
July l. They base their belief on the
expedition with which the measure is
being handled In the house and in.
formation that the bill will be put
through the senate in record time.
Accordingly the leaders have about
reached the conclusion that an op-
portunity will be afforded at this ses-
sion to revise the banking and cur
ency laws.
General debate on the Underwood
bill was concluded in the house Mon
day night and the measure was taken
up under the five-minute rule on Tues
day.
Republicans and Progressives, char
acterized in debate last week as "the
two-pronged fork minority" are plan
ming to lombard the measure with
amendments until Democratic Leader
Underwood, with his overwhelming
majority, repulses their attack. With
two minority leaders, however, Mann
for the Republicans and Murdock for
the Progressives, directing assaults on
the items as they are brought forward,
progress necessarily VIII be retarded
longer than usual
Bringing up the bill under the five
minute rule will afford the first op-
portunity in more than half century
to test the working of a three-party
house organization, the new Progress
sives being entitled to minority recog-
milton for offering amendments to the
pending measures. 1t being the de-
termination of the majority to hasten
the passage of the tariff bill any at.
tempt to filibuster will be checked by
special rule, If necessary.
Majority Leader Underwood is in.
clined to suppress efforts of anxious
Democrats to bring in special rule
limiting amendments. He has an.
nounced he does not wish to resort to
any such drastic measure, but has
further declared the country is en-
titled to the new tariff law as soon as
it possibly can be enacted and that
undue delay will not be tolerated. This
being the attitude Of the majority
leader, the bill is expected to pass the
house before MAY 10.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
RATES

tional amendment tor the recall
Representative Steedles measure,
to provide for tax on billboards, was
placed on the postponed calendar.
BY a vote Of 50 to 63 the Mitchell
bill, to exempt from state and local
taxation all machinery actually and
exclusively used for manufacturing
purposes, was defeated
The house, by a vote of los to Al,
passed finally the bill to increase the
salary Of members OF the senate and
the house from $1,000 to $4,000.
The Down bill, to prohibit the mar
riage of white persons with persons of
negro bloou, went over to the post
poned calendar.
The house reconsidered the action
by which the Matt flag bill, carrying
an appropriation of $4,000 for the re-
moval of the battle flags from the
state museum to the capitol was de-
feated last week. The measure was
recommitted for amendment and the
appropriation will be reduced.
Representative Letzkus' bill to pro-
vide penalties for persons found visit.
ing gambling houses was defeated on
third reading by vote of "A ayes
to A noes.
The woman suffrage resolution, the
subject of political maneuvering for
months, passed the Pennsylvania SEN
ate finally by a vote of 26 to %,
obtaining the necessary vote through
the sudden shift of Senator Walter
McNichols of Lackawanna county.
His conversion was effected through
the activities of Stephen J. Mcdonald
president of the Central Labor union
OF Scranton, who rushed to the capital
from a meeting of labor leaders in
Paterson, protesting against the In
dustrial Workers Of the World.
Before the people of the state pass
on the question at the polls the egis-
lature Of 1915 must adopt the resolu-
ton again.
The LetZkus bill, to repeal the pro-
hibitory liquor act for the borough of
Midland, Beaver county, caused a
stormy hour in the house. The bill
was defeated by vote Of 50 ayes and
81 noes.
The house refused to approve of the
demand for an elective school board
in PittsbWg. After one of the most
interesting fights of the session tn,
members defeated, 80 to so, the Stein
bill, amending the school code of 1911
to provide for the election of members
OF the board OF education in Pittsburg
and Philadelphia.
The Bergey bill, providing for neces-
sary medical attention to INDECENT per-
sons who may be assumed to be in
danger or suffering from rabies and
the payment of expenses by counties,
was signed by Governor Tener, who
signed so Senator Jones bill pro-
hibiting the sale Of aigrettes.
The bill to curb theater ticket scalp
ing by requiring the regular price to
be printed plainly on each ticket and
making it misdemeanor to sell
tickets for sum in excess Of the regu.
lar price passed without a nay.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30

explosion, but we're caught by the
afterdamp, as none of the dead was
found in the rooms where they usually
work, but were scattered about in the
entrances where they fell on their way
to safety.
This iiredamp was the worst miners,
veterans of other similar casualties,
ever had experienced. And to make
matters worse, the pumps went out OF
order, allowing water to gather in
some places, and fire is said to have
broken out in the depths of the work.
ings.
Nor was there any way of obtaining
fresh air, The one force fan of the
mine is located at the Mingo entrance,
four miles in straight line from the
river entrance, but more than ten
miles through the winding of the mine,
and the roof had fallen in the center
OF the mine, the debris blocking all
the entrances. The rescue crews at
tackled both sides of the obstruction.
but the work proceeded with dis.
couraging slowness.
Coroner James Heffron has impan-
eled the following jury for the investi.
cation: c. H. Landefield, foreman; J..
ID. Hoon, B. S. Allen, Isaac Yohe, t.
j, Eckbreth and w. f. Alien, all of
Monongahela. The jury will make no
official findings until all the dead are
recovered.
There are many theories concern.
ing the cause of the explosion, some Jf
which may approach somewhere near
the truth, but the officials continue to
maintain an absolute silence. The mine
was inspected March 7.
The Cincinnati mine is an old one
and has hundreds of acres of aban-
doned workings or rooms. These are
known TO be gaseous. In fact, the en-
tire mine admittedly has been danger.
Que for years, although it was thought
the force fan would clear the air suf.
iiciently for working.
William Davis, superintendent of the
mine many years ago, is authority for
the statement that the mine was case
Gus. He also is authority for the state
ment that the fan was Inadequate to
keep a constant supply of fresh air
circulating through the workings. To
his mind the accident was avoidable.
"The Cincinnati mine winds under.
ground for about ten miles" said
Davis, and has has many abandoned
rooms Years ago there were more
than forty acres of gas, and we liber.
ated it sufficiently to allow working.
am, of course, entirely unable to ex.
plain why the present accident oc-
Cured, but l know that proper care
would have prevented it,"
s. r. Holmes, aged fifty-five, negro.
escaped through the Courtney en-.
trance. He said he had crawled a
mile and half through debris on his
hands and knees. He said that often
ne had to go through small holes i'll
the debris. He said he had passe,
many dead men on the way but was
unable to tell the number or to tell
the conditions in the mine His son
escaped with him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
ELECTION BILLS
ARE REPORTED
Senate Committee FaVOrS Those
Framed by Commission
MEASURES CHANGED LITTLE
One Man Changes His Vote In Senate
and Women Win Fight For Ballot
in the Present State Legislature.

One Man Changes His Vote In Senate
and Women Win Fight For Ballot
in the Present State Legislature.
The state senate elections commit
tee afiirmatively recommended the
bills prepared by the state elections
commission. Some slight amend.
ments have been made The bills
follow:
Envelope system in voting.
Providing for a state convention this
fall for the nomination Of superior
court judges.
Providing a system of party enroll.
ment for the primaries
Method OF nominating and electing
United States senators.
Personal registration of voters in
first and second class cities.
Appointment of registrars as poll
tax collectors in first class cities, a
similar bill for second class cities
having been dropped
Providing a uniform method Of
nominating certain public officials and
the election Of national and state dele.
gates.
The Bigger bill, which would allow
state and federal employees of first
and second class cities to register
without appearing before the division
registrars, was also reported 1t has
already passed the house.
William Finn, Senator James p. Nc
Nichol and Senator e. H. Ware dis
cussed the use of money in politics at
a hearing before the committee Finn
complained that the game was grow.
ing too costly in Allegheny county
Ware said that in the thirty years he
had been in politics in Philadelphia
he had never found it necessary to
buy any votes.
Henry G. Wasson, chairman of the
Republican state committee, referred
to certain legislation pledged by the
Republican party. McNiohol advised
him that the least said about party
pledges the better
The result OF the hearing was that
the bill for the direct nomination of
all officials was ordered reported with
the distinct understanding that, after
1t had passed second reading, it would
be recommitted for consideration by
the committee. 1t is not likely to be re-
reported.
The house postponed the Benson
Joint resolution promising cOnstitu.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
CANAL TO BE OPENED JAN. |
Goethals Announces Amundsen's Fran
Will Be First Boat Through.

Colonel George w. Goethals, engin-
eer in charge of the Panama canal,
has designated next Jan. as the day
upon which the canal will be open to
navigation. Dispatches to this effect
were received by Secretary of War
Garrison.
Secreta Garrison further an.
nounced that he had decided to award
to Captain Amundsen, the Antarctic
explorer, and his Ship, the Fran, the
honor of maang the first passage from
the Atlantic to the Pacific rda the new
waterway.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member Of COngreSS-W. J. Hulings.
Member Of iSendte--J. X. p. Hall.
ASsenbly-A. X. Mechling.
President Judge-W. d. Hinckley.
Associate Jttdges-Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Registers d Recorder, tc,
IS. II. Maxwell.
She1iG-Wm. II. Hood.
TredSurer-W. II. Brazee.
Commissioners s-Wm. II. Harrison, j.
@. Scowden, II. II. Mcclellan.
District Attorney-M. A. Carringer.
Jury C0nrmfSSioners-J. b. Eden, A. NJ.
Moore.
Cbroner-Dr. M. O Kerr.
County AUDITORS George II. Warden,
A. @. Gregg and S. V. Shields.
County SlTUeyor-Roy S. Braden.
County ShpeTintendent-J. o. Carson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
HOUSE,
DILL. EN- ERT

FANCY BOOT Il SHOEMAKER.
Shop over X. l.. Haslets grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea.
sOnable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m. M. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. IN.
Preaching in NJ. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. w. s. Burton.
Preaching in the +. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
q. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching IN the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at ll:00 a. IN. and 1880 p.
m. Rev. II, A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. @. It.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BurgeSS.-J. G. Dunn.
Justices Of The Peace-C. A. Randall, D.
w. Clark.
COuncttmen.-J. W. Landers, j. II. Dale,
q. B. Robinson, VIM. Smearbaugh,
X. j. Hopkins, G. F. Watson, A. b.
Kelly.
CbnStdble-L. l.. Zuver.
C0tiector-W. IL. Hood.
School DirectorS-W. @. Incl, j. X.
Clark, s. M. Henry, Q. Jameson, d. II.
Blum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-30
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TN N ESTA LODGE, No. S69, l. o. o. f.
L M eets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
~ G. A. X. Meets lst Tuesday after
noon of each month at O'Clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
~ 1877, w. h. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening OF each month.