The Harrison times., 1914-08-01
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Or. Friedman tuberculosis Cure--
Panama-Paoltlc Exposition--Dem-
ooratlo Committee open Head
headquarters.
LITTLE Rock, July Goth.


LITTLE Rock, July Goth.
Hugh w. Gates, who has for
many years been a leading insurance
man of Arkansas, has assumed
charge of the Friedman tuberculosis
cure for this state,
When DR.. Friedman first came to
the United States he was met with
much opposition, though the public
at large was reluctant to pass adj
verse criticism until he had an op.
portunity to demonstrate his cure,
! Little has been said in the past few
months regarding this cure, and
while the people were as much in
terested as ever in a discovery which
would relieve the ravages Of the
great White Plague, they had
almost forgotten il,
1t is estimated that there are 100,'
900 people in Arkansas who are
afflicted in some way with
tuberculosis, and if the cure should
prove of merit, in spite of the fight
that has been made against it, it
will be God send to the stricken
| ones.
Arkansas is going to have it's
building at the Panama-Pacihc ex-
position There is no longer any
doubt concerning that, but it will be
a long uphill campaign to raise the
money by private subscription nee
cessary to maintain it during the
nine months of the San Francisco
fair, To the business men Of Little
Rock must be given credit for the
roisirg OF funds sufficient to insure
the erection of the building in order
that the site selected by Gov Hays
and his party be rctained'
In order to secure a final deed to
the site the contract for the building
must be let by Aug. o. Before the
contract could be LET it was, alb.
solutely necessary that the money
to pay for the building when com
pleted be in the hands Of Connhiss.
ioner General + b. T Holenburg
The plans call for a $4,000 building
and in order to raise this money in n
hurry notes for $500 each, payable
next March, were prepared and a
committee was sent out among the
business men Of Little Rock to place
| Them The first day resulted in
1872, 500 being placed, and since that
time the balance has been raised
This sum is IN absolute donation by
Little Rock business men, and is not
a loan. Local banks accept the
notes and will advance the money to
pay for the building ms the work
progresses
The plans tor the building, as pre-.
pared by George X. Mann, have
been approved and specifications are
now being drawn so they can be
rushed to San Francisco and the
contract be awarded,
Gov Hayes will this week com.
plete the list Of commissioners, but
the work of raising the funds will
fall on Gen, llollepberg and Pub
licity Manager X, =, Allen, with the
general committee which will have
It's headquarters in Little Rock
The moving picture proposition
for advertising various sections Of
the state thus raising about 500.
600, has not bcen abandoned, and
the PNthe concern has sent It's
operators back TO the state TO begin
this work,
The campaign for funds will be
waged in all sections Of the state
and will be as thorough as q
canvas lordonotions for the erection
of n community church, Every one
will have chance TO give, no
matter how small the "widow's
mite
The poor old Republican party will
have TO hool it alone over the state
this year, for there will he no Demo-
cratic ringmastef 60 drum up n
crowd for the decadent party which
would IOsten it's tenncles on the
Arkansas voter The State Demo
cratic Central Committee has open,
ed It's campaign offices in the South.
ern Trust building, and about the
f. st announcement was the body
blow 60 the Rcpublicans-that nc
Democrat would meet the Ropub
licon wind ommer in Joint debate
The Republicans, in Il perlumed
and beautifully worded note, invited
the Democrats to tour the state and
in Joint debate discuss the party Is
sues The missiyc fairly bulged with
brotherly love- but il did not TAX,
the keen eyes of the Democratic bel
wethefs long 60 see the Republicans
had a brick IN The hand they kept
concealed behind their backs The