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The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29
GOV. HAYS WANTS
DATA ON COUNTIES
TO INFORM HOMfSfEKERS
ASKS COUNTY JUDGES TO SUP
PLY HIM LIST OF COUNTY'S
RESOURCES.

Little Rock, Aug. 29-Gov. Hays
desires to secure data of a definite ma
ture relative to the resources of the
state that can be used in supplying in
formation to prospective investors and
homeseekers To do this he is direct
ing the following letter to each county
judge of the state:
Being DESTROYS of furthering the
welfare of our great state in every
way possible, and it occurring to me
that the compilation of the states nat
ural resources and the benefits deriv-
cd therefrom would be of incalculable
value as an advertising medium,
take this method of requesting your
aid in securing the data mentioned be-
low
Il wish to obtain a correct list of
all farm products, fruits, vegetables,
etc, grown in your county.
also, an estimate of the average
amount of each produced per acre per
year.
"Also, the average net proceeds de-
rived from each of such products per
acre, per year.
"Also, an estimate of the number
of acres of land available and the ma
ture of same.
"And also, the present status of live
stock raising, giving the average
value of each kind of live stock raised
and the adaptability of your county to
this industry.
'In fact, | desire general state
ment concerning your natural re-
sources and live stock.
"Should this require more time than
you are able to give, may | ask that
you hand this letter to some other per-
son or persons who can and will give
it the proper attention? 1t might be
well for you to enlist the services of
your farm demonstration in preparing
your report"
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29
DAMASCUS.

This section is getting very dry,
there being no rainfall in two weeks.
Born on the night of the 18th, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mcgee, a 1O-pound
boy Both mother and babe are doing
we'll at this time
Prof. Owen T. Richardson, princi-
pal of Damascus, state high school,
started out this morning on can
wasting tour for the school.
George Howell has sold his crop in
the field to George Sims, and will
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29

leave this week for Greene county
Arkansas, where he will make his fu
ture home
Damascus state high school will be
gin its first term next Monday morn
ing, September L.
j. F. Sims started to Little Rocl
yesterday morning to lay in his fal
line of dry goods and notions.
Rev. J. NJ Mcgee is now holding
the regular annual revival services al
Bethlehem Baptist church, near Woos
ter, Faulkner county.
G. w. Mcgee has gone to Little
Rock this week on business.
Minor Williams and Miss Lima
Clements of Wooster were here last
Saturday and Sunday looking for
places to board, which wer. easily
found in good families.
Quite number of boarding STU
dents have already registered for the
first term.
In the Thomasson- Hensley trial
here yesterday for the infliction of
wounds on the person of Thoma sson
by Hensley, in which case Thomasson
was represented by Deputy Prescott
ing Attorney S. w. Rogers and Hens
ley by c. E. Condray, both young
lawyers of Conway, Mr.. Hensley was
fined $40 and costs.
The young people of Martinville
visited the people of our town last
Sunday evening and joined in singing
with our choir.
DR.. T. B. Hutto is not able to per-
form professional duty at this time
on accOun; Of having an attack of ap-
pendicitis.
August.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29
HAMLET.

Once more our community is Bowed
down in grief over the sudden death
of our friend and neighbor, Joe Tuck
er, which occurred early one morning
last week. He ate a hearty break
fast, and was apparently as well as
common, but in just few minutes
he fell out Of his chair dead. He
leaves four children, Oscar Tucker,
Misses Josie and Vadie Tucker and
Mrs. Marvin Johnston, and a host of
friends to mourn his death.
The Missionary Baptist will be-
gin their protracted meeting at Old
Liberty next Friday The first three
days, will be fifth Sunday Meeting,
and will be conducted by several able
ministers. Every body is invited to
come.
Elsis Trout, who has been visiting
relatives and friends here has re-
turned to his home at Plumerville.
DR.. Harrod lost a very fine mare
one day last week.
o. c. Myers of Little Rock is WIS.,
ting Louie Sohn's this week.
Miss Maggie jenkins has returned
to her home in Conway, after a visit
with relatives here this week.
Several of our young folks went
to the contest at Naylor last Satur-
day, and report fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bailey visit
ed friends att Lollie last week.
Crops in this vicinity are suffer
ing badly for rain, the cotton which
bid fair to make a bumper crop a
month ago is cut down at least half
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29
WOOSTER.
pendicitis
August.

Gorge Mobbs is kept busy saving
these days.
Ernest Douglass of Conway was
here Tuesday.
Mrs. Sallie Burnett and children
visited relatives at Under Monday.
S. Y. Ethridge and Demonstration
Parlier were here Monday from Con-
way.
H. L. Tyler of Greenbrier is here
at work on l.. T. Patton's house.
A series of meetings began at Beth
lehem Saturday, with Rev Monroe
Mcgee as pastor.
Lee Burchfeld and Miss Edna
Wofford were married Tuesday morn
ing at the home of the brides father,
J. H. Wofford. We wish them pros
porous life.
L. r. Patton is building a new store
house.
Will Clements is preparing to build
a residence.
W. J. King is building a new resi-
dence.
Hugh Duncan is building a resi-
dence.
Miss Bina Ford is greatly improved
from a dislocation of the arm.
Rev. Jess Ford was here Saturday
George Mobbs and family and L.
E. Holloway and family returned
Thursday from weeks outing at
Pinnacle Springs.
S. J. and w. c. McMahan and fam
lies returned from a few days out
ing at Pinnacle Springs Monday.
August 81.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29

A telegram was received here today
announcing the death this morning at
Muskogee, Okla, of DR.. James o. Cal
lahan of that city. DR.. Callahan was
brother-in-law of Mrs. Barton and
Mrs Wright and close friend of DR..
George S. Brown of this city. He has
visited here often and has number
of friends in Conway who will be
grieved to learn of his death.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29
VOTE FOR NO. SO.

Friends, all votes issued this month
must be voted by September /. Phone
George Harton, Warren Johnston or
any Boy Scout, and he will call for
votes. No. 90 should again take the
lead and remain there until the con
test closes.
(d2t) BOY SCOUTS.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-08-29
PLEASANT VALLEY-NORTH.

The cotton crop is being damaged
~ the extreme dry weather. 1t will
be cut off fully third Late corn
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02
Water Valley.

Everything Is qiuet in the Valley. We are
anxiou-y waiting for the general strike. and con-
slider the time ripe. and that the present time II.
a golden opportunity. We have certainly been
patient with the Grand Lodge officers and the
4 =, Of l.. who led % believe would
do SO much for In time Of strikes. We would
suggest that they all get together and call a gen
.rai strike through the American Federation Of
.abar and give the master class enough Of strikes
for awhile. let us all get together just as the
big corporations have co-operated
We are ready for some action relative TO gem
erai strike here the struck roads and from all
Indications the men all over the country are ready
for tn. same action. Business here on the Central
ha. picked up a little in the last few weeks bn,
mol sufficient for them to make any additions to
the board nad-order equipment Is "a plentiful
"a ever, and two engineers and fireman out OF
here have been helping them to make repairs IL
they nre caught doing the scahbing act AGAIN we
viii have To publish their names There has not
heen anything turned out from the bull pen lately
several scahs are walking the streets with their
b.adS tied up In bandages We are on the Jon
here In the Valley aud will stay there until the
var Is over but want 20 finish 1t M with
general strike and do business along thess lines
right
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02
P. c. QUINN IN WASHINGTON
res~ststse y. Z. Qstss N~C~ah MIA.
sp~sks Os Mae STRIKE

"a resolution was Introduced in Congress TO in
Nrrfigate tie caal uins strike. Read yuins talk
MI QUINN. speaker | certainly favor this
resolution. l Was In Trinidad when that strike
started when the men working In the mines first
walked out was In Colorado springs and Dem
Yer when the governor OF the state OF Colorado
called out the troops because of the insurrect lion
about the mines near Trinidad
or course this question has sides to IL but
~ those miners the men who dig III. coal out Of
the mines. told m. III. truth. then they have some
rights which ought to be protected. Those men
stated that one OF their grievances was that the
coal mlns owners. the corporations running the
mines. had weieher whom they believed was not
giving them justice In other words, they thought
they had to get out e.to0 pounds of coal to call .
ton and they wanted To pay out OF their own
funds weigher to stand by and see that they
ceiyed just and honest weight. II those men have
rights. Congress ought To help them assert their
Congress ought TO know IT, and see that they get
Justice. II was commonly talked In Colorado that
tho corporations owning the mines had raised the
price OF coal u ton since the strike Is Il right
for the people TO be held up In this manner!
cannot see harm earth that this resolu-
tion could do. ] know something about labor
troubles live In town where there was a
had almost regiment Of soldiers for several
months during last fall and winter up until spring.
and say II Congress had taken up the matter I
believe 1t would have been the best thing for the
workers and the railroad corporation In that town
and for all the citizens of IT. I believe in my
heart that this committee ought to Investigate the
conditions there and that a report should be made
may be made aware Of all the facts and details
concerning this coal strike. know IL 10 hard for
the poor working people to get their rights. and
this House ought to help them.-osyka Herald.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02

The roundhouse here Is a sorry looking place.
About the only kind OF rats that they have are
cripples and one-eyed outcass in conjunction with
an aggregation Of Greeks and Italians There Is
some talk Of the scabs going on strike. as they
state that the company has cut their wages and
not notified them. hut NO DANGER the com
pany knows who they are slipping II over on, and
whatever they do with the scAbs serves them
right
one Of the saloon keepers here. a former rail-
road man who was In sympathy with the strikers
To start with. took a bunch OF the scabs to Liver
more on Saturday the ?2d. He took them down
there to join the EAGLES The union men who
are Eagles can feel proud Of the new birds that
have been added to the sacred nest Say. YOU
EAGLES, when YOU drop around to Tracy. Cal.
you must drop off and slip the grip to your new
crippled brothers who are scabbing II for the
southern Pacific bull pen here.
As yet can't what done for at
the Seattle convention, but hope that something
productive was pulled off for our interest and
whatever II was let us get action on IL at once.
time Is valuable, and II the American Federation
OF Labor Ia going to give us any support why to-
day IL the day for ACTION Let us keep the
agitation for the general strike. for this lie the
most effective weapon that we have got. and when
the slaves get together We can get the results
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02

The situation Is all to the good here even though
all the so-call.d business institutions against
The officials from the Chicago office dropped
In here to get acquainted. The local business men
did whole lot Of flirting with the Twelfth street
visitors, thinking that they will he able to get
them to invest some OF the Old Hogs money In a
station here In the Bluffs Clift and his
bunch have got those animals thinking that they
"a going to get II. but II Is painful duty to
inform them that the I. g. has not got the money
To put up new station here or any other place.
and there Is nothing to that bunk that they peddl.d
here
The merchants In this town are catering to the
scabs and love them just long they have
any money scab Jack Shea was elected president
of the West End Fathers club. OF course. this 10
= scab organization. and the very lowest element
on the west end belongs TO IT, scab Carl Swan
sone's home 10 the society headquarters for some
Of the scabs Louis p. Baum. . runaway from the
Sucker state, 10 mixing into society. and some OF
those who have pretended to b friendly to the
union assocatng with him. VIII STRAIT
ton. who Was out for year and half but now
scabbinG. 10 trying to butt into the company OF
decent people, but those who mix with him lose
their degree Of decency the minute they have any
thing TO do with . scab. II soms 10 flush with
the long green and 10 inclined TO want to give Il
away they should remember that the Illinois
Central 10 on the market for 10000 900. they
predict they will need this much more money to
carry on the strike over the winter.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02
North Platte.
1871 GA BEBBLE.

Engine No. ss3 which had the throttle repaired
nv the scahs. moved while on tn. spot started up
III. route track without any one taking motto. and
'nllld"si with another engine. As the speed was
SLOW, not much damage resulted from III. compact
Freight engine Ne $50 MAS pulled IN dead On the
2oth NJ NJ W. 7 M"ery was up to look tn. cattle
that cleaning was made and among those To get
Rallard Fred ianion and Thre. Fingered Jack
III was reported that ten altogether were let out.
ne ones above mentioned departed for Cheyenne
To look for positions. II WAS reported
The l. J.. company occupied their new round
house last week and are using tn. old on. for a
cemetery and have II full Of soap piles IL IL not
known Just how many are In IL
Eliza bsterhout respectable girl became af-
flictrd with scaberitis and was married last week
10 Ray 1hrasher, "A scab boilermaker helper
Freight business has been good and roadmen :
checks were large last pay day. Tn. /.
Prie" Mercantile company of ILncoln. Neb.
Nsss.d this town last summer and sold rugs to the
tune Of several hundred dollars to tn. scabs. and
recently some Of the undesirahies departed for
other ciimes and II Is reported that they left this
ported her. last week by their agent that l. =.
Hahless. who was their head salesman looking
after this end OF tn. country but who has been
away for several weeks. was discharged for selling
goods here To irresponsible people.
saturday the 2,nd. No. six hours late.
No. , hour late and No. 10 one hour late
Other trains are about on average with those
ms Toned
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02
AN s. P. SCAB


II don't want charity. what I want is a posi-
tion for my husband and shoes and books for my
three little children. so they can go to school
A pale. worried little woman. wearing a faded
blue Bingham dress, her hair beginning to show
gray streaks of worry carrying her youngest child
In her arms and dragging her other two children
along with her. speaking. She had walked
nearly two miles Tuesday afternoon TO the Item
try TO get work for her husband. who has been
Idle five months.
The hoy her arms-Adoph. aged s-had be-
Philip La Branche. living with friends at 1871
sixth street had been compelled to carry him he
she had money for carfare. The two
other ehiidren-Amelia. aged ~, and vlateur aged
1e-were so tired they could hardly walk.
We came from Detroit about year and a half
ago." said Mrs La Branche. I'VE were living all
right until five months ago. l hate to tell this
story, for I am ashamed to beg. but my children
must go to school My husband In
spertor for the southern Pacific railroad and five
months age. when they were cutting down ex-
penses he was let out lie worked at few DAY
iahoring positions, but now he can't even get
work OF that Kind.
We used In have nice little home but we
sold the furniture in II. until We didn't have any
home at all Then Mrs GLADYS Lttleback offered
TO take In and feed We have been with
her for three weeks have tried TO work. but
the people say do not seem strong enough
Just then Adoiph broke In:
4 Wish had new pair OF shoes once In n
while" he said. These were some other xii :
before got them. and that Md sure must have
played an awful lot In en-"
oh. don't mind it said Niateur. Its warm
here and 20 harefooted only. you see. tho
trouble about having no shoes is that YOU can't 90
to school II don't to school never viii he
a man and can't make money TO support my mother
and my sister. ! cant study at home because
an, got books Sister and try to do a little
arithmetic by making figures in the mud in the
figures correct because We haven't amy
teacher"
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02

The situation Is only changing for the worse as
far as the Central Is concerned. Master Mechanic
Walker was up here from Paducah and must have
found things In good shape. as he hung around all
day. What Was said and done would make a scab
blush with shame. The mines at Wheatcroft are
complaining about not having enough cars to keep
them going and as result they are saut down
about half of the time.
In the state OF Indiana they had a law passed
compelling corporations 10 pay two tmes per
month. and In order to keep the money little
while longer the Illinois Central transferred the
pay station into Kentucky Engines Nos.
100 and $50 are arrivals here with coat of
paint. but they forgot TO do any work them
while they had them tied up. as they are leaking
and blowing just as bad as the other engines out
of
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02

% 1"sss Johnson hack, VINO 10 . walking hospital
..en ana never vas any rsood. This skunk Dire "
"s pshenhs last week from the mac hInists and
went IN \" scab the nest day. Switch engine No
loved IN =" burnside all smashed up yes
t-rday Thanksgiving dsy. some thInr NOR. 10, m.
VI" HOG 10 D" thankful for. Well w~ should
worry Guess the auto horn was not loud .nous h
Tor the other fellow 20 hear It, So the result was
an engine smashed up. not exactly an .nxin.
sither a scrap pile, which more appropriste
nam" Tor Their limitations 81 engines
Everything II lovely the Grave Yard lin.
oid Man Markham has a-w.ak.ning of III, -pipe
An"th"r old man by the name of Parks
dot up steam and let out % loud bark
That on their engines he : putting an ant. horn
7" Keep from breaking the silence Of a September
morn
1871 GA BEBBf.E
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02
Waterloo.

We ar. passing the milestone of another
Thanksgt,ing day In the epoch Of our great strug-
ri. with th' Hartman and Illinois Central rail-
road corporation and while the strikers Will not
have TURKEY and cranberry sauce for dinner on this
day Of frastlug Ne at. proud to state that We are
the Joh and are not starved out by the powers
that be.
The Illinois Central has had another week OF
engine failures and delayed trains caused from
the effects OF the shopmens strike
Nov. ?i-The north branch train was held j.
minutes waiting for an engine.
Nov ?s-The north branch train was held IS
minutes waiting for an engine.
Engine No. ?oI2 blew out nue en- route from
the bull pen the depot. and they had TO send
other scrap heap Engine No. 1861. on this engines
run.
end. putting three cars In the ditch and delaying
passenger train No. - for four hours
Train No ID reached the high mark OF hours
and 30 minutes late on account Of poor engine
service
Nov. :s-Tra,n No is. engine No 1879. VAS de-.
layed hour and IS minutes on account of the en-.
CINE being good.
Nov. ?J-Train No Is. engine No. iios. running
IS minutes late and trying to make up time inside
the city limits. smashed up wagon and caused
the hors.ss death. That's another horse on the
Illinois Central Hut ye gods. those In authority
had the poor driver OF the horse arrested instead
Of arresting the driver Of the engine and prose-
cutting the old soabby Illinois Central
For some time many people have been expect
Ing a disaster In this section OF the town on zc-
count Of the the Illinois Central trains try 10
make up tim. In town. As an evidence OF this
hurry To try make up time II Is n regular sight
TO see the trains pull out and leave the express
man standing on the express truck with only hall
Of his sooas AIDED into the car and they usual,
run after the train for a short distance usink Il
throw In fe~ more packages of express. some OF
Tire packages dropping off onto the ground and
making u dissgrecable. Occasionally some chick
ems en- route by express get away In the confusion
and u IL laughable sight to see the depot scabs
throwing monkey -wrsnches and other scab tools AT
the fleeing birds. which only demonstrates that
they are doing fowl business We are Informed
that one Frank Meyers. scabbing on the machin-
lists. wants to give the fool strikers some advice.
az pen q
err TO come to meeting any sunday afternoon
and enlighten us on conditions In the bull pen.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02

yiCKsBI' re. Miss. Nov. ss.-several important
Warren county suits acted by the state
Supreme court thi. morning.
The suit Of / W. Duke against the v NJ v.
railroad affirmed Duke was a conductor. He
DISCHARGED for alleged holding out OF passen-
fares lie brought suit against the corpora
iion for defamation Of character A Warren county
jury brought In verdict for sioo0O damages.
The railroad appealed the case 10 the states high
. tribunal
Meiaurin 4 Thames and n. Thames represent
Mr. Duke. and ]. II Thames In Jackson this
morning when the opinion rendered
The decision Is important because a similar case.
thai Of Julian Lee the Y. V NJ railroad.
l. also pending In tie supreme court. Lee who
also Valley conductor. Mas discharged for
alleged dishonesty. lie. tho brought suit in the
Warren county court and At Judgment for SO
a.. AMI the railroad appealed tbs case The same
attorneys connected with The
Another warren county suit that affirmed
was that Of George King tie Y. NJ. a V rail-
rad Tor personal injuries Mr.. King. Nicksburg
contractor. claimed tat he Vas busy unloading
IF brick when engine bumped into the car
and lie received permanent injuries. A Warren
Jury awarded him damages in the sum OF $1,000.
This las lien upheld y Wick Robbins Is attorney
Tor Mr.. KING
one Warren county CASE was reversed This Is
tn suit Of Mack White y. the \ & V. railroad
White sued for personal injuries and verdict
IN this county for q 800. J u Thames and Il. NJ.
Kelly represented The Plaintiff
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-02
81 CARS DERAIlED


vICKSBURG. Miss. Nov 3i.-Thirty loaded
freight cars on southbound extra train OF the r.
NJ " railroad were deraiied this morning at Big
Black river near Aliens Station. Ten OF the
plunged into the river breaking down span OF
the steel bridge as they fell The train IN
charge of Conductor Maddox and Engineer Smith.
No lives were lost and reported hurt but the
loss In freight and equipment. well a. the dam
age to the bridge will total several thousand doll
lars according 10 hssty estimate careful inves-
tigation of the causes Of the accident will
be made. wreeker and sufficient force went to
the scene of the wreck under charge of Division
Superintendent J W. Meehan and his assistants
Efforts will be made TO resume traffic on the main
line tomorrow. Trains Nos. 81 and 80. between
Nieksbnrg and Port Gibson have been annuled
until the road IL passabie. All regular trains will
be detoured via Jackson and Harrtston. with