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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27
IN SOCIETY
CLUB ORGANIZED.

A number of Conway ladies met at
the home of Mrs. Joseph Frauenthal
yesterday afternoon and organized
literary club, to be known as the
Home Culture Club" The following
officers were elected: Mrs. B. T.
Deal, president; Mrs. Joseph Frauen-
thai, vice president; Mrs. j. r.
Wright, secretary; Mrs. j. z. Bailey,
treasurer. The next meeting. will be
held at the home of the president,
Mrs. B. T. Deal, Tuesday evening,
March 4, at 1880 o'clock, at which
time constitution and bylaws will
be submitted and the organization of
the club perfected. For the present
the club will study live topics of the
day.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27
ENTERTAIN SEWING CLUB.

Mrs. j. W. Conger and Mrs. Bailey
delightfully."- entertained the members
of the Locust Avenue Sewing Circle
and number of their friends in the
college parlors at Central yesterday
afternoon. After the pleasant social
hour a dainty luncheon was served in
two courses, beautiful little hand
painted place cards being used. Mrs.
Conger and Mrs. Bailey were assist
ed in caring for their guests by Mrs.
d. E. Shapard of Fort Smith and
Miss Allie Merle Conger.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27
N0TICEl

To the members and friends of the
;onway Presbyterian church. You are
arnestly requested to be present next
Sunday, the I'd of March, at 1890.
There will he a congregational meet
ing and very important business to at
tend to. Do not fail and allow moth
ing to prevent your coming. BY order
OF the Sesslon.-d4t (adv.)
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27

markable in Massachusetts and the
New England states as it has been in
Iowa and the west. He has appeared
before some Of the largest college and
university courses everywhere. ana
there are few places whore ne has not
been recalled for the second or third
lecture, which would indicate that we
are to have. perhaps, one of the great
est addresses ever delivered in this
city.
It is remarkable that Il man should
he able in so short "A time to lecture on
the same platform with DR. S. Parks
Cadman, Newell Dwight Hills, Wend-
ling. GuuSaulus, John Temple Graves
and many other distinguished men OF
great Intellect and be able TO share,
honors with them in oratorical ability
and be pronounced by the audiences
the equal of the most dramatic orators
,f the time
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27

Thomas Brooks Fletcher has been
compared to Beecher, Tilton, Talmage
and Vending as a lecturer, and in
many places where he has delivered
one of his celebrated lectures he has
been unanimously invited to return
and give the other two Will be at the
High School Auditorium March /, at
8 o'clock p. m.-1td (adv.)
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27
NOTICE.

The directors of the Faulkner Coun-
ty Fair Association will meet Friday
night at 1880 o'clock at the office of
Banner e. Co. All are urged to be
present.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27

Joseph Camp is here today from
Menifee.
W. H. Reynolds of Holland is in
the city today.
A fine young jack for SALE E. 0.
Brannon.-13S-6td (adv.)
Land for rent, near town. E. O.
Brannon.-138-6td (adv.)
Otis Robbins of Cabot is in the city
visiting John Long.
F. B. Montgomery of Vilonia is in
town on business today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
TO HONOR GENERAL BRAGG
Memorial Shaft of Granite viii Be
Dedicated at Fond du Lac by
Members of iron BRIGADE.

Fond du Lac.-The veterans of the
Iron Brigade and the citizens of Fond
du Lac will assemble at Rienzi GEM
etery Friday afternoon to dedicate a
memorial shaft over the grave of
Gen Edward S. Bragg, commander
OF the Iron Brigade, whose death oc-
Cured year ago. The memorial
consists OF a shaft Of Rhode Island
granite, the work Of Sculptor Robert
PoWrie. One side Of the shaft bears
the Insignia of the Iron Brigade and
the inscription: Sixth Wisconsin. Sec
end Wisconsin, Seventh Wisconsin.
Nineteenth Indiana and Twenty
fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry.
On the opposite side is a medallion
portrait OF Gen. Bragg in bas relief
set in a wreath Of laurel and palms.
The services held at the grave will
be of an informal nature. Among
the mem 5ers CT the Iron brigade who
have signifed their intention OF being
present are Col J. A. Watrous, Mil
waukee; Gel G. II. Woodward, La
Crosse, and Gel. Cornelius Wheeler,
milwaukee. Prayer will he offered
by Warden B. Tablet Rogers, and the
services Will be attended by Mrs.
Bragg, widow Of the general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN
ROBBED NEAR SPRINGFIELD
More Than $4,000 Taken From Safe
Sheriff and Posse Go to Scene
of Robbery.

Springfield, III, June 19.-The Hi
nois CentraI's Diamond Special was
held up at 1890 Wednesday morning
four miles from Glen Arm, - miles
from Springfield. The train was Cur
cago bound. Between $25, 600 and $685.
600, it is said, was in the strong box Of
the express car which was dynamlted
six times
The train was stopped by a danger
signal light displayed on the track.
Adam Schell, engineer, sent Fireman
P. S, Miller off the engine to investi-
gate. Two masked men appeared from
the side Of the track and one of them
fired at Miller and compelled both OF
the enginemen to hold up their hands
Then the robbers uncoupled the en-
CINE tender. baggage and express cars
from the passenger coaches and or
dered the enginemen to pull ahead.
EXpressman Pugh of Chicago, in
charge of the express car. was over
powered.
Conductor Nicholas Williams and
passengers could hear the robbers far
up the track trying to blow the safe.
The conductor then went to Glen Arm
and notified the sherlf's Office in
Springfield
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
DEGREES AWARDED
To 022 BY i. Of ".
FOUR MEN OF WIDE REPuTE
ARE GIVEN HONORARY
DEGREES.
DIPLOMAS ARE GIVEN OUT
Sixtieth Annual commencement Ex-
ercises ct Wisconsin University at
Observation-Disclosures Girl is Orator of
Class CT 1918.

AadtsCn:-That a total of So first
and higher degrees have been grant
ed by the University of Wisconsin
this year IS shown by the program of
the siItieth- commencement exercises.
OF these So degrees granted, 534
went to men and 2SS TO women. A
total Of GA first degrees were award
ed. Of the 14S higher degrees given.
rs were earned by men and thirty
five By women. OF the higher degrees
four were honorary. Seventeen men
and two women received the degree
CT doctor OF philosophy, the highest
awarded by the university with the
exception Of honorary ones.
One woman, Miss Nina Augusta
Willis, of Rewey, Wis, was granted
the degree of bachelor of science in
agriculture, and Miss Stella Linita
Sinclair of Dundee, H., became a
graduate in pharmacy
The highest honor within the pow
er OF the university to bestow was
awarded Or. Eugen Huehnemann, Dr.
FloTian Cajori, Dr. Rupert Blue and
John W. AlvoTd, who were given hon
oTary degrees. DR.. Huehnemann, pro
fessor in the University of Breslau,
Germany, was the first Carl Schurz
memorial professor. at the University
OF Wisconsin, and was awarded the
degree of doctor Of letters, in Austen
tia Florian Cajori, who was grad
uated from Wisconsin thirty years
ago and is now a professor in Colo
RADIO college, is well known for his
studies and writings on the history of
the exact sciences. He, with DR.. Blue,
VINO few years ago had charge of
the sanitary and preventive work
which prevented the spread Of the bu-
bonlc plague throughout the country
from the western coast, was awarded
the degree CT doctor of science. DR..
Blue is now surgeon general of the
United States. John w. Alvord, we'll
known hydraulic engineer, was award
ed the honorary degree of civil en-
gineer.
For the first time in ten years a
young woman was chosen to represent
the outgoing class as commencement
orator at the University OF Wisconsin,
which Wednesday morning sent forth
its siXtieth class Miss Belle Fligel-
man, Helena, Mont, was the young
woman thus honored, who was recent.
ly voted the most prominent girl stu
dent in the university. For her com
mencement GRAFTON Miss Fligelman
presented a plea fer a better interpre
tatiOn of the word freedom
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

Witness Informs Senate Probers
How He Worked.
M. E. STONE TAKES STAND
Associated Press Head Carried State
nent Of ArbuckIe Favorable to
Free Sugar; Also Answers
of c. c. HamIin.

Washington. June 21--Details of a
nationwide and long-continued cam
paign advocating free sugar was told
to the senate lobby committee Thurs
Gay.
Frank C. Lowry, sales agent Of the
Federal Sugar Refining company, sec
rotary and organizer of the commit,
tee Of wholesale grocers," wrote the
free sugar chapter for the committee
while senator Cummins acted as guide
through the smoke Of the battle Of ar
guments and Senators Nelson and
Walsh lent assistance when the issues
seemed to become obscure.
The committee adjourned subject to
the call Of the chair The three Demo
cratic members will be required to at
tend the Democratic caucus on the tar
if bill and Chairman Overman did Eot
know when the hearings would be re-
sumed. Robert S. LoVett, chairman OF
the Union Pacific board of directors,
has not been summoned to appear and
his subpoena may not be served until
the inquiry is taken up again.
LoWry's examination featured the
closing session Of the committee He
told of his attempts to accelerate pub
lie opinion and to persuade congress
men and senators, and spoke frankly
Of his efforts in the national campaign
of last fall.
Charles B. Warren, president and
general counsel of the Michigan Sugar
company. was the last witness. Mr..
Warren identified letters read into the
record as part of the correspondence
Of c. c. Hamlin, the beet sugar man.
Questioned by Senator Walsh about
one letter regarding the purchase of
bonds - the Chicago Inter Ocean, then
owned iIy G. w Human, Warren said
he haG received such a letter from
Hamli:3, but that neither he nor the
Michigan company had purchased
such t3nds.
Melville E. Stone, general manager
Of the Associated Press, testified at
his own request regarding the claims
contaisIed in some of the correspond
ence e Clarence G. Hamlin as to pub
licity beet sugar men had hoped to
obtain through the Associated Press.
HaInlin's I4tteTs had been read into
the committees record two days ago
after having been subpoenaed from
art files Of the United States beet
sugar Industry.
Mr.. Stone presented all his letters
and records bearing on the demands
of the beet sugar interests for pub
| licity through the news association.
He testified that October IL, 1911.
John R. Arbuckle, a sugar refner.
when leaving for Europe, had given
out an interview favoring free raw SUI
gar. That interview was carried by
the Associated Press. he said.
Washington, June 21.-The major
ity members Of the senate finance
committee amended the Underwood
tariff measure so that the president of
the United States would have the au-
thority to suspend certain rates in the
proposed law and to proclaim special
rates against nations which discrim-
mate against products of the United
States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
z Die; 20 HURT
IN |NTERORbAN
Trains Meet Head-0n Near Vale
10, CAL, Cars TeIescoped.
MANY BURIED IN DEBRIS
Work Of Extricatine Dead and Injured
Made Difficult Owing TO Wreckage
Mistaken Signals Blamed
for Crash.

Vallejo. Cal. June 21.-Two interur-
ban trains on the san Francisco, Napa
& Calliston electric line came together
one mile north Of here Thursday and
teIescoped. Twelve persons were
killed and 20 others were injured, sew
eraI fatally. The trains were travel
ing at high speed at the time OF tht
collision.
The dead:
H. G. Hunt. San Francisco.
George l. Holzworth, San Francis
60.
s. z. Jowewsk. San Francisco.
Chris Koch. San Francisco.
Miss Gail. San Francisco.
J. F. Grabel, Vallejo.
z. c. Judd. Vallejo.
P. Herbert Napa.
o. McQuaide, San Diego.
S. H Dayton, residence unknown.
Unidentified man
The work of extricating the passen-
gers. some dead and others severely
injured. was begun at once. owing to
the manner in which both trains tele-
scOped it was extremely difficult TO
extricate some Of the unfortunate
men and women. who were buried
deep in the wreckage
The train from Vallejo to Napa
consisting Of two cars, was crowded
with passengers from the steamer
/ Monticello from San Francisco, be
sides a number Of passengers from
| this city. The car from Napa was
well filled with passengers, a num-
| Der of whom were coming to Vallejo
/ to take the boat to San Francisco.
( The crash came on a straight stretch
/ Of track at One Mile House. Mista-
/ ken signals are said to have been re
/ sponsible for the wreck. Officials OF
/ the company announce aP investiga,
/ ton to lay the blame, just as soon as
/ ali the injured are accounted for.
/ II was not until the trains were
within a few hundred feet Of each
other that the motormen realized that
/ collision could not be averted. Air.
/ brakes were applied but the mo,
mentum was too great.
| There was a crash that sent pas
sengeIs from their seats beneath a
/ shower Of splintered glass. The force
Of the impact telescoped the first two
! front coaches. Passengers in these
( two front cars were the most severely
I hurt and it was from these cars that
/ most of the dead were taken
/ The other cars were tossed from
/ the track and piled nigh one over the
/ other Beneath this heap of wreck
/ age lay the passengers. Mingled
/ groaus and cries added to the horror
/ Of the situation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
FAV0RS FROG PROTECTION
Senate Committee Reports Out Meas,
ure Asking Closed Season and
Theft Penalty.

Madison.-The SpOoT frog bill,
which has been hung up in the senate
committee on state affairs for two
months, has been reported out
The bill provides a closed season
for frogs during March and April. Dur
ing those months the hind legs OF
frogs cannot be served either in no
tells, restaurants, clubs, boarding
houses or private families. 1t is made
unlawful for any one to catch or kill
frogs on lands owned by another with
out the consent OF the owner. The Of
fender is made liable to a fine of from
SIS to $50 or imprisonment in the
county jail Tor from fifteen to sixty
days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
STATE PYTHIANS
ELECT OFFICERS
4. c. TAYLOR OF PORTAGE is
CHOSEN GRAND CHAM
CELLoR COMMANDER.
MEET AT CHIPPEWA FALLS
Resolution Calling fer Reducing Age
Limit Of Members Of Order from
II to IS Years Is Voted Down al
Annual Grand Lodge Session.

Chippewa FaIls.-A c. Taylor,
Portage, was elected grand chancel-
Tor commander Of the Knights Of
Pvthias at the annual grand lodge SEES
sion here. Other officers elected
we're: Grand keeper Of records and
seals, DR.. Orrin Thompson, Milwau-
zee: grand master OF exchequeT, Theo.
ZiHmer, Milwaukee: grand vice chan
1elIor. d. NJ. HaIsted, Baraboo; grand
prelate, T. Z. Bump, Wausau; grand
master-at-arms. Judge Franz c. Esch-
weller, Milwaukee; grand inner guard,
3. E. Barron, Eau Claire; grand outer
guard, George SWEET, Fond du Lac.
Two important resolutions voted
down at the meeting we're that OF re-
ducing the age limit from p 10 IS
years and that of comforting the honor
of past chancellor commander on all
keepers OF records and seal, who serve
continuously in that office for five
years in the separate lodges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
MALE SUFFRAGIST MARS
BIG RACE At ASCOT
lily WiEding Dawson in View
of Royalty.

Ascot, England, June 21-August
Belmonts famous colt Tracery was
prevented from winning the Ascot gold
cup here by a man who threw himself
in front of the horse during the race
and was fatally injured while attempt.
ing to emulate Miss Emily Wilding Da-
visions daring act. He was Identified
as Harold Hewitt
King George and Queen Mary, ex~
King Manuel of Portugal, the crown
prince and crown princess of Sweden,
the duke of Connaught. governor gen
eral of Canada and Princess Patricia,
and number Of lesser royalties were
watching the race from the royal
stand. Coming down tie straight,
August Belmont's famous colt, TTac-
cry, son Of Rocksand, shot into the
lead. Seemingly TraceTy was assured
of an easy victory
Suddenly a man jumped from the
rails, waving a red flag wish one hand
and with the other pointing revolver
at Jockey WhaIley, who had the
mount on Tracery. Whaliey did his
pest I'd dlVeft the horse course. bQt
failed, Tracery. striking the man full
III the chest with his shoulder sent
him flying several yards and came
down on his nose. Wballey shot clear
out of the saddle and rolled to safety
under the rails
Meantime, the other horses came
laundering on, one OF them giving the
author of the trouble. who lay sprawl
ing, a terrible kick on the head in
passing
London, June 19-While passing
sentence on six militant suffragettes
Tuesday, Judge Phillimore warned the
prisoners that they might expect no
leniency, even if they went on a hun
ger strike
Then we shall al Gle together.
was the retort Of Miss Annie kenney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
PENSION REPEAL is KILLED
TWO Measures Affecting Teachers
Retirement Fund Are Indefinitely
Postponed in Senate.

Madison.-The senate indefnitel
postponed the Teasdale bill repeating
the teachers retirement fund law, and
the Albers bill providing that an an,
nuitant who has retired from teaching
in Wisconsin and gone to another
state or territory and engaged in
teaching shall no longer be eligible to
receive a pension under the law.
The senate committee on state af
fairs recommended for concurrence
the Pfenning bill requiring the in
gradients Of the product Of corn syruf
to he printed underneath the WORDS
Corn Syrup" on the Iaber of the caa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
COURT UPHOLDs RAIL RATE.

Principles Laid Down In Minnesota
Ruling Is Adhered To.
Washington. June IS.-The Su-
preme court Of the United States up
held state railroad legislation in Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Oregon and West
Virginia Monday. The principles laid
down were exactly the same as in
the Minnesota rate cases.
This legislation included two-cent
passenger laws in Missouri, Arkansas
and West Virginia; maximum freight
rate laws in Missouri and Arkansas,
and freight rates out OF Portland in the
Oregon cases. The only exception to
the sweeping approval of state statutes
was in the case of several weaker
roads il Missouri.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
TWENTY REPORTED KILLED.

Tornado Sweeps Tallahassee, Fla;
Score Are Believed Lost.
Tallahassee. Fla, June 2I.-TWenty
persons are believed to have been
killed when a terrific storm swept over
this city. Many persons were injured,
but the results OF the hurricane will
not be known until the wires are re
stored.
The coast was severely hit, uncon-
frmed reports reaching here being to
the effect that several hundred per
sons were drowned on the Florida
keys Fishermen and others say that
a terrific swell passed over the low
marsh grass islands and that consid-
cradle amount OF wTeckage has float
ed to the coast. The reports of heavy
loss of life along these keys, however,
is doubted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
FOUR DIE AS LAUNCH cAPsizEs.
Man, Wife and Child and Rescuer Per-
ie1

Man, wife ana Chiid and Rescuer Per
ISL in River.
Chicago, June 21-Four persons, a
man and wife and their daughter and
a switchman, persisted when a gaso
line launch capsized in the Chicago
river under the B. & O.. railroad bridge
near Twelfth street. Two other chill
dren, occupants Of the boat, were res
cued and rushed to St. Luke's hospital
The victims are:
Herbert, father.
Mrs Mary Herbert, wife and mother
- Herbert, six years old, daugh-
ter.
King, a switchman. Jumped into
water in effort to rescue, victims. He
was not seen to get out of the water
and is believed to have drowned
Gladys Herbert, eight years old
and Leo Romberg, eleven years old,
were rescued and sent to ST. Luke's
hospital. They will recover.
Mrs, Herbert's body was the only
one recovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Witnesses Must Sc Paid.

Madison.-AttOrney General Owen
holds in answer to an inquiry from
District Attorney Levett Of Park Falls.
that witnesses in criminal cases com
mitted to jail upon failure to give bond
Tor appearance are entitled to Wit
aesses' fees for the time OF their con
dnement and that the sheriff is emit
lied to pay for the keeping Of such
witnesses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
GIRLS ASSAILANT is HANGED
Negro Hanged on Business Street Of
Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark, June 21.-Wili
Norman, negro, charged with an at
tack on Garland Huff, a twelve-year-
old white girl, was captured in the
nearby mountains and thirty minutes
later was seized by mob of several
thousand citizens and hanged to tele-
phone pole on a prominent business
corner of the city.
The girl died without regaining con
sciousness.
Normans bcdy was stripped of its
clothing and punctured by hundreds
of bullets, was left hanging under an
arc light for more than an hour. after
which il was cut down and burned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
INCREASE IN TAX RETURNS
Assessments on incomes in Wisconsin
Will Be Greater Tran
Last Year.

Madison.-"Present indications are
<hat The income tax returns to be col
lecyed this year will be greater than
those collected last year. said Com
missioner Nils P. Haugen. There has
been a decided increase in the report
rendered by corporations which have
thls far been examined by the com.
mission. The letters we have received
from the local income tax assessors
throughout the state indicate that the
amounts to be collected from indi
viduaIs will far exceed those of last
year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
AppointG Superior Man.

MadisOn.-The Wisconsin Supreme
court on Wednesday appointed W. R.
Foley Of Superior as a member of the
state board Of law examiners to sue
coed Louis Hanitch Of Superior. The
appointment is for term of six years.
The court will recoEvene on Aug. II,
the first day Of the August term, hut
will not take up the calendar until tie
middle OF September
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Cut peIavan Water Rates.

Madison-The railroad commits
sion authorized the city of DeIavan
to discontinue its present rates for
water and adopt a new schedule pre-
scribed by the commission For the
first 500 cubic feet a rate of 10 cents
per 16O cubic feet may be charged
4 rate of 10 cents IS to be charged
for each 100 cubic feet over 1000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Finds Friends BODY,

Marinette.-After searching six days
the body of Conrad Brandt, "a years
old, Crivitz farmer, was found by
August Mitchell, a log driver, who was
with Brandt when he was drowned in
the Peshtigo river. The men were on
a raft driving logs when their craft
struck cable, throwing both into the
water. Mitchell chung to the cable
and was saved.