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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
G. 0. P. POSTMASTERS
TO SERVE OUT TERMS
MR.. BURLESON SAYS HIS DE-
PARTMENT WILL BE RUN
ON BUSINESS LINES.

Washington, April 16.-Postmaster
General Burleson announced yesterday
that it was the administration policy
to continue all Republican postmasters
now in Office to the end of their terms,
provided no charges were sustained
against their efficiency. The policy
applies to all classes of postmasters.
"My department will be run on busi-
ness lines and not by politics." said
Mr.. Burleson, in explaining the new
policy. He declared that there might
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17

be some removals, but he believed that
the majority of the postmasters were
efficient and would not be disturbed.
"There will have to be some specific
changes in inefficiency, however," he
added, "before any one will be re-
moved"
Mr.. Burleson said the decision had
been reached after conferences with
President Wilson, who favors the
merit system.
At present plan is being worked
out to secure sufficient efficiency under
the civil service, fourth-class postmas-
ters having been placed under that ju-
risdiction on an executive order by Mr..
Taft.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
BIDS ON NORMAL
BU|LD|NCS1ASKFD
TO LET CONTRACTIMAY 3.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
MADE IN PLANT OF INSTI-
TUITION HERE.
From Wednesdays Daiiy.

From Wednesdays Daily.
In today's Log Cabin Democrat ap-
pears the official advertisement for
for bids for the new buildings and i'm
provement work at the State Normal
School here, authorized by the last leg
islature, the contracts for which are
expected to be let May 8.
Besides the completion of the new
girls dormitory, the exterior of which
was finished nearly two years ago, two
other buildings and large amount of
improvement work are to be contract
ed for. Bids are asked for on six
separate items, as follows:
/. The completion of the girls DOR
mitory building and erection of a.
Kitchen wing thereto.
2. The erection of power plant.
3. The erection of a model schools
building.
A. The construction Of pipe con-.
duits, sidewalks and certain concrete.
foundations.
5. The installation of a central
heating plant, consisting of boiler and
connections, underground piping and
connections to buildings, piping and
radiation in girls dormitory and model
school.
6. Extension of water mains
through campus, location of hydrants
and connections to buildings.
Separate bids will also be received
on plumbing and electric wiring for
the new buildings.
When the work contemplated under
the appropriation is completed the
Arkansas State Normal will have one
of the most modern and best equipped
plants of its character in the entire
country, and will be prepared to ac-
commodate considerably larger
number of students than heretofore.
The model school to be erected on
the campus will also be valuable ac-
QUESTION, to Conway, as in it select
ed number Of Conway children will be
given primary and grammar school
training under model conditions, the
purpose being to give Normal students
an opportunity to see actual teaching
done in the most modern and efficient
manner.
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expires unless the legislature shall
have especially directed such action.
GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD.

Little Rock, April 16.-Acting Gov
ernor Futrell Tuesday afternoon is
sued a proclamation Offering reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the murdered of w. W. Perry. Per-
ry was shot and killed in Arkadelphia
on the evening of January 20, as he
was going home with money to pay
his employees at stave mill. The re-
ward is contingent upon the citizens
of Arkadelphia raising an additional
$500 reward
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
FINAL TEST
OF WATERWORkS
WILL ASCtRTAIN'LEAkACE
SERVICE TO BE SHUT OFF
WHILE PIPES AND RESER-
VOIR ARE TESTED.

For the purpose of making a final
test of the supply pipes, mains and
reservoir of the Conway waterworks
system, service to consumers will be
shut off for IS hours, beginning
Thursday afternoon at a O'Clock and
ending at o'clock Friday morning
The city will not be without fire pro-
lection during this time, however, as
the service will only be shut off at the
curb-line of each consumers premises
The reservoir and all pipes will be
filled to their capacity and the full
pressure maintained for Is hours, in
order to ascertain the exact amount of
eakage in the distribution system.
A few weeks ago an electrically op-
Grated valve was installed near the
reservoir, by means of which the gray
ity pressure On the Distribution sys-
TEN may be reduced from about 80
pounds to about so pounds to the
square inch. The latter is ample for
domestic purposes, and practically all
the leaks in the pipes have disappear
ed since the pressure has been seduc-
ed. The system is so equipped that by
closing an electric switch at the light
plant, the pressure, in case of fire,
may be instantly raised to the maxi
mum of about 80 pounds.
If the test to be made Thursday
night is found satisfactory, the long
drawn-out work Of construction will at
last come to an end. The board OF
commissioners will officially accept the
system from Contractor McCoppin and
are expected shortly afterwards to for
mally turn over the system to the city
of Conway, to be operated in connec-
ton with the electric light and power
plant by the commission created for
the purpose by the city council early
last year.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
CABLE WORK COMPLETED.

E. P. Rogers, William Brown, John
Butler and H. H. Mitchell, cablemen
for the Southwestern Telephone and
Telegraph Company, completed the ca
BILE work on the local system yesterday
afternoon and left this morning fo1
Little Rock, where they will be engag-
ed in similar work. T. H. Conner, head
cableman of Arkansas, accompanied
the boys to the City of Roses.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
PEOPLE TO ELECT
i. s. SENATOR'S
BY DIRECT ELECTIONS
SUFFICIENT NUMBER STATES
RATIFY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Washington, April 10. Direct cleo
tion Of United States senators by the
people was auth orized and made COM
pulsory yesterday, when the Connecti-
cut legislature ratified the constitu-
tional amendment submitted by con-
gress less than year ago. Ratifca-
ton already had been given by 35
states.
The situation that results through
out the country where many legisla-
lures have adjourned until 1915 is
such as to leave confusion in the
mind of members of the senate, as to
how the early steps toward direct
election of senators will be carried
out.
While the proclamation of the sec
retary of state announcing final rati-
fcation of the arDendmemnt by 36
states is required by law, Senators
Bristow and Borah, leaders in the di-
rect elections fight in congress, ex-
pressed the opinion yesterday that the
amendment is for all practical per-
poses now a part of the constitution.
"Any man who may. be elected to
the senate hereafter, must be elected
directly" said Senator Berah.
The new amendment gives to the
state legislatures, however, the right
to prescribe the methods fOr electing
senators.
Many legislatures has adjourned
land will not reconvene until early in
1915, a few weeks before the terms
of more than 80 senators expire. It
is expected that in many states the
Legislatures will adopt the plan autho-
,rized in the new amendment and di-
rect the governors to appoint senators
temporarily, until the people can elect
men at regularly called elections. "Spe-
ecial sessions of the legislatures will
be urged in many states, so that the
necessary laws can be passed before
the general elections of 1914.
In gone states action has already
been taken or will be before the leg
islatures end their present sessions,
authorizing the people to voUe for sen
ators at next years election,
The choice of senator in Mary
land for the place now held by Sena-
tor jackson would have been made by
the legislature next year under the
old system. A special session Of the
Maryland legislature will be neces-
sary to provide laws by which popu-
lar election can be held next year.
In the opinion of members of the
senate no successor can be appointed
by the governor under the new pro-
vision when Senator Jackson's term
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
GAMES CANCELLED.

The games scheduled between Hem
dirk and Cumberland Colleges for to-
day and ,tomorrowhave been cancelled,
Cumberland having accepted a chal-
lenge of the Louisiana Industrial In
stitute team for games today and to-
morrow.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17
MRS. WALTON HOGAN DEAD.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
News has just been received here
announcing the death of Mrs. Walton
Hogan of Atkins, who died this morn
ing about 7 o'clock. Mrs. Hogan will
be remembered here as Miss Pearl
Stubbs, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Stubbs. The body will be brought
to Conway for burial and will arrive
tomorrow morning. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Rev. j. X. Parrish of Appleton is
visiting in Conway.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17

DR.. T. L. Henry, formerly of Faux
ner county, has recently moved from
Hughes, Okla, to Wilburton, Okla,
and formed a partnership with DR.. H.
L. Dolley. He orders the Log Cabin
Democrat sent to his new address and
says he cant afford to miss a copy"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-04-17

last legislature, DR.. Bowling said: 81
am glad the new board for this state
was created. 1t is good start, and I
believe will result in much good.
! hope to see health car provided for
this state before long. | think there
will be one, from what l was recently
told
DR.. Dowlings speech, in full, fol-
lows:
tion of public health are obvious-cer-
tain diseases can be controlled; sick
ness is waste; health investments
bring immediate, tangible returns.
A brief survey of the sanitary his
tory Of the past 90 years will SUBJ
stantiate the truth Of these premises.
Measures which can no longer be
considered experimental, offer abund-
ant proof of control of infectious dis
eases. In England in the eighteenth
century, smallpox was more prevalent
than tuberculosis is today. Rigid en-
| forcement of the vaccination law
there and in several continental coun-
some scourge. In the German empire,
where for a century sanitary reforms
have been in progress, the typhoid
rate between 1901 and 1905 was 7.6.
IBy contrast in this country, for the
same period, it was four times as
great, being 1922. In Pennsylvania,
where-the health budget item is two
million dollars-it is estimated that
approximately $500 deaths from ty-
phoid fever and 1000 from diptheria
were prevented in one year, 1910.
Malaria, considered by many one of
the uncomfortable diseases, in the
Italian states has been almost wiped
out. In 1900, there were from this
disease 1886 deaths; in 1910, only 3,-
610. Since 1906, in the Canal zone,
the per cent of reduction in cases of
this malady is over 70 per cent.
Between 1898 and 1900, 100000
deaths resulted from yellow fever.
Since the mosquito has been known as
the cause, 1900, this disease has no
longer a habitat in the south.
Within 96 years six pandemics Of
cholera are recorded. The successful
eXperiment in Moscow in warding off
the malady through good water ser
vice is well known.
The brilliant results of DR.. Rupert
Blues efforts in plague control are
fresh in memory.
The most widely known of all heath
Experiments is the work accomplished
in the Canal zone. The death rate
there among the Americans in 1910
was 33 per cent. In Orange, New.
Jersey, which that year had the low
est rate of any city in the country, the
! figures We're S.5.
Wherever there mas been systematic
effort to control environment and in
| fectious diseases, the span of life has
been heightened In the middle of the
nineteenth century the annual mortal
ity of London was "a in thousand;
in 1900, II or Is per thousand-note
increasing average term of life in con-
sequence. In France, the mean length
of human life from 1926 to 1880 was
80 years and eight months. In 1864,
81 years and six months. The aver
age age at death among us in 1890
was 31.1; in 1900, 35.2. Records of
New York city give a striking illus
tration. In 1866, the death rate was
SO to each thousand; in 1911 it was
1913; in 1912, AL. These figures
give convincing testimony in the cause
of the science of sanitation.
n
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CONTINUED on second page.)
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DOWLINC SPEAKS
TO LARGE CROWD
NOTED CLEANUP EXPERT
COMPLIMENTS CITY OF CON
WAY ON CLEAN AND SAM
TARY APPEARANCE

DR.. Oscar Dowling' Of Shreveport,
La, the noted cleanup expert, was
in Conway Saturday and delivered an
address to large crowd at the High
School auditorium Saturday evening.
DIR. Bowling was met at the station
by the local company Of Boy Scouts
and & number Of Conway citizens. He
was escorted over the city On scout
ing expedition" and was much pleas
ed with the clean and sanitary ap-
pearance OF the city.
In introducing DR.. Bowling, DR.. A.
c. Millar paid high tribute to him,
stating that he was due no small
amount of praise for the recent move
towards sanitary conditions of our
cities.
In speaking Of the new State Board
of Health which was created by the
last legislature, DIR. Bowling said: 81
am glad the new board for this state
was created. 1t is good start, and I
believe will result in much good. /
hope to see health car provided for
this state before long. | think there
will be one, from what | was recently
told
DR.. Dowling's speech, in full, fol
lows:
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trial school. where the pupils may
have all reasonable comforts in the
most desirable surroundings. The i'm
Provements at Fort Grant consist o.
large hospital buildings. large stone
warehouses, LARGE stone Offices and
officers quarters, bakery, guard house,
barracks. corrals, swimming pool.
hand stand, metal flag pole, and a
large number Of residences and other
buildings.
The idle talk that the Tanchers on
Bonita creek will object to the state
Using water from the stream has no
foundation Il will not require any
great knowledge Of law TO know that
no person can acquire a priority over
Uncle Sam to use the water on i
military reservation. iThe right TO
use the water in such Z stream be
yund the boundaries Of the reserya-
ton must at ali times be subject to
TIE use which Uncle Sam may put
upcu the reservation. As the reserya a.
ton has never been thrown open TO
settlement, the United States has
never relinquished any rights thereto
and it is plain that under such cir
cumstances no individual could &C
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bystconstructing. an inexpensive dam
or reservoir, thus insuring plenty o.
water for irrigation at a light cost
If this plan is not carried out, then
during the dry season, should it come,
when water is not available in the
stream. for all irrigation, a well can
be sunk at a small cost anC pumping
plant installed upon il. Abundant va
ter can be had a few feet below the
surface, and the wells are inexhaust-
ible. An oil engine is no more ex-
pensive than a gasoline engine and
fuel can be laid down at Wilcox for
five cents per gallon, for furnishing
the cheapest kind of irrigation. So
either method can be chosen. The per-
son who asserts that there Is not
abundant water for irrigation and do
nestle use at Fort Grant, is either
ignorant of the facts or else telling
a plain falsehood.
II is true that two or three times
during a period fthirty.inree years
while the troops were stationed at
The Fort. the water gave out in the
creek during a short internal aud did
not furnish Sufficient water Cor al
their mounts. At such times water
Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-14

was obtained from a rancher near By,
who had sunk a well and installed a
snail gasoline engine upon it This
trouble could have been obviated
easily. had a well been sunk and a
pump and engine operated upon it,
or had z reservoir been built to con-
serve the water OF the stream. As
this happened so seldom, the govern
mcnt never felt called upon to con-
siruct either. we therefore, feel that
10 better watered section exists in
Arizona. where water can be secured
in such abundance for all purposes,
with as little expense as here. This
can be. ascer:aiRed from people who
have lived close to the Fort for over
thirty years and. also, by personal In
spectiOn.
This fne tract Of land is worth
thousands OF dollars>to the state, and
when uut under eultivtioT. will be
valued conservatively between $3.50
0lO and $500 900. The present build.
ings upon 1t cannot be replaced for
$3.50, 0no, ard the OUTLAY 10 put them
ia excellent condition will be very
small. Everything is in readiness for
Occupancy at that place by the Indus
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WILCOX CITIZENS
TELL OF ADVANTAGE
OF OLD FORT GRANT
Declare 1t Is Ideal Location
for Reform School and
Other State Institutions
HAS Plenty of Water
PETITION WILL GO
TO THE LEGISLATURE

The citizens OF Wilcox. through the
board Of trade in that town, are now
circulating statement OF condition
az Fort Grant declared to be idea!
and advantageous as a site for the
state reforHl school which all agree
should be removed from its present
location at Benson. Following is J
co0y fthe petition
WILCOX. Arizona, March a.. 1913.
To the Honorable Members of The
Legislature OF the State OF Arizona
Gentlemen.
Having notice that an unfortunate
sectional jealousy has sprung into eN-
isteDoe in regard to the removal OF
the State, Industrial School from
benson TO Fort Grant. which threat
ems the best interests Of the State
at large, and regrsttiRg that reports
are being industriously calculated
which are not in conformity with the
facts IN the case, We feel it our duty
TO inform voc of some rthe actual
conditions at Fort Grant Our STATE
ments viii be brief- and conservative.
We ask that the members % the Leg
islature ceine and see for themselves
and personally. verify our assertions.
We shall be glad TO furnish all of you
with free transportation from Wilcox
TO the Fort and return ia order that
you may be correctly informed and
have all doubts that may exist in your
binds removed. as to VINO is telling
the truth .,r
Fort Grant is located twenty Eve
miles from Wilcox at the loot OF the
Graham mountains. The climate is in
comparable. It's salubrity can be at
tested by reference to government re-
ports extending over a period of thir-
~ years. while troops were stationed
there. The scenery is magnificent.
The chance for escape BY the inmates
are yerF- Hleagre as will he observed
on seeing the physical barriers sur
rounding H.
Above all the soil is wonderfully
fertile Everything can be produced
il profusion. excepting tropical fruits.
In ordinary easons the rainfall is
sufficient to nature wheat, corn. cats.
barley. sorghum. k2ffiT corn, besides
much fruit and vegetables. The water
supply is abundant. and We doubt if a
location can be found in Arizona thai
is more beautifully. equipped. The Wa
teT is remarkably pure. 4 fine pipe
line in good CONDITION, is laid for
miles up the mountains. which con.
veys water from a mountain stream
into the Fort and houses, in ample
quantities for domestic use.
As to water for irrigation. 4 large
stream flows past the Fort. carryin.;
q supply OF water sufficient TO irrigate
over ten thousand acres Of land, II
properly conserved. This can be done
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H 0 i S { F 0 R
Continued from Page u

any employer. whether individual,
Hrm. association, or corporation to
require of any persons securing en-
ployment Herewith or employed there
nv. as a condition OF such employ
ment. any oral. written. OF printed
statement requesting or authorizing
any individual. firm, association, or
corporation to furnish Information re-
garding such persons.
Sec. .. This act shall be 'cumula-
rive Of chap 81 of the sessions laws
OF the regular session OF the First
State LEGISLATURE: and. any indiVid-
uaI. firm, association or corporation
violating any Of the provisions OF this
act shall be liable in punitive dam
ages: and to punishment as for mis-
demeauor in like manner as provid-
ed in Sec. 8 Of Chap. 81.
Sec. s. All act and parts OF acts
in conflict with the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed.
Women Hour Law.
The question Of hours OF labor for
women is causing the legislature HO
end Of annoyance and after several
weeks delay the house labor commit
lee has agreed to bill which is now
before the house committee Of the
whole. Kane OF Greenlec Is at work
on az amendment which Will provide
for one hour out OF the eight, the
limit women may work each day If
the law is adopted, shall be per
mitted for lunch or that the eight
hours work lin no instance shall be
continuous. The bill as i now IS De
fore the house is as follows:
section l. No female sEall be en-
pioyed or be permitted 90 work ia
any norcantile establishment con
fcctionery store. bakery, laanury, ho-
Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-14

tel, restaurant, or telephone or tele-
graph office or exchange in this state
more than eight hours during any oda
day or more than afty-six hours 4
ANY one week; provided. that 4
least one hour for meals be a.
lowed each female during her WORK.
ing period; provided further tina
the said eight hour period OF WORK
shall be performed within a period az
twelve hours, and provided fuItheE
that the provisions of this sectioA
shall not apply TO females employed
in any such telephone OF telegram
Office or exchange in which not more
than two females arr employed. or
to female nurses. =
Section .. Every employer shall
post in a conspicuous place in eyerv
room where such females are en-
ployed printed notice stating the
hours Of commencing ard stopping
such work, the time allowed for diR
neT or other meals, and the maximuh.
number of hours any female employed
is permitted TO work in any one dag
Section 9. The employment of aIrs
female in any place or establishment
defined in section J Of this act al
any time other than those of the
posted hours of labor. as herein pro-
viued fer, shall be prima facie evE
deuCe Of a violation OF this act
Section 4. Any persons violating
any provision of this act is guilty ii
misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof. shall be punished by a line
Of not less than twenty-five dollars
or by imprisonment for d period %
not less than thirty days, or by bota
such fine and Imprisonment
Section >. All ACES or parts of acts
in conflict with this act are herebS
repealed.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
REPRIEyES GOODWIN
Federal Prisoner Sentenced
to Hang To-day Gets Re
spite of Sixty Days

WASHINGTON. u. C.. March IL
Representative Johnson, OF Spartan
burg, S C., today appealed to ne
president &c -rs-- a respite in the
case Of John y. Goodwin, who ls
sentenced to be executed tomorro"
al Globe. Ariz, for homicide commit
ted on the Indian reservation. Pres
ident Wilson granted a stay OF exec
ton for so days so Goodwins rela-
tives in South Carolina. who, y az
pears. have just been appraised Of 81
case. may make a thorough iaquie
into il. This is Wilson'S first eHten-
sion of executive clemeney
Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-14
WIN. LloeETT,s AUTO LINE TO
CENRNEA

Passengers or orders can be lett az
I,owen and Hubbard Garage.
advertisement Az
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John D. Rockefeller IT., is alleged
mysterious donor Of SZ.500.0oo 70
Massachusetts Institute Of Technos
ogy.