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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22
InnSoociety
Miss Swindel to Entertain

Miss Swindel to Entertain
Miss Jewel Swindel will entertain
the Baptist Young Woman's Anvil
larry at her home Saturday after.
neon. Mrs. Antisdel's talk ON Bur
man will be a feature of the after
noon.
The young ladies are reorested 70
meet at the Baptist church at o.3O
p. m. so that they may be carried
out in cars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22
THE AMERICAN GIRL CO IN
THE MIDWAY GIRL

one-hour musical comedy fuii
ood clean comedy, harmon!
losing and eccentric dancing. ope-
cial scenery and good waror 'sUs
complete change tomorrow IA
po,,u;ts Sat. mat anu
.;n,, "sam's Adventures.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22
.s' W. 0. w. Drill
b Meets Tonight

lie Ladies' Drill team of the w.
'. will meet in the Dickson hall
the Cut Price Store Friday
I, at 7:30. Mrs. Fielding will
charge, and all old and new
bers are urged to be present.
CAPTAIN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22
Week Of Prayer

Week Of Prayer
The concluding program OF the
Baptist week of prayer will be CIV
en- Friday afternoon at 3:la by the
Young Woman's Auxiliary. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Song
Prayer-Mrs. Stevens
Scripture Study-The Land OF
Flowers. Sixteen girls OF the !.
w. A.
Florida Under Six Flags-Miss
Eva Tiff.
Song-Florida.
What Baptis,s Have Done and
Are Do,ns-Miss Bessie Templetoh.
Wonan's Work--Miss Jewel SWIM
del.
Vocal solo--lIiss Mignon McCor-
quodale.
Christian Edueation-Miss Lur-
lene Pillans.
Weeping with Them That weep
Miss Pearl Cotton.
Cocal Solo-Miss Minnie Dee VII
der
Our Training School-Miss Fran
ces Brusie.
| Instrumental Solo-Miss Frances
Straw.
/ Offering for State missions.
Reading-Miss Gladys laws
| Nizpah Benediction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22
Palm Chapter, O. E. S.,
, Will Meet TONIGHT

Palm Chapter No. &c. O. E. S.,
will meet in the Masonic hall to-
night at 1880. All members are
cordially invited to attend.
|. FLORA 7. KEEN, Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gardner Went
down to Tampa today to be present
at the McKay-Bond wedding. They
will be guests of DR.. and Mrs. Bond
until Saturday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22

Mr.. Pat Johnson, leading at
torney of Kissimmee, was visitor
to Lakeland yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22
kELAND
kACONICS
ofFire Phone 5000

| ,raves. formerly of Column
how a prominent wholesale
merchant of Lakeland.
\ lothian today.-Dothan
3agle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-22

FOLLOW THE WISE oNh0
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
ORPHEUS CLUB MEETS.

Mrs. j. F. Jones was hostess to the
Orpheus club Thursday, January Is.
A List and Wagner program was
given, consisting of the following num-
bers:
Paper (Liszt), Miss Elsie Harrison.
Solo, "Liebestraum--A flat, (Liszt)
Miss Laura Harton.
Paper (Wagner), Mrs. J. F. Jones,
Solo, "Pilgrim's Chorus (Tannhous-
err" Wagner, Mrs. J. B. Greeson.
On Thursday, January l officers
were elected for the year as follows
Mrs. B. L. Harton, president; Miss
Allie Merle Conger, vice president
Mrs. J. B. Greeson, recording secre-
tary; Miss Laura Harton, correspond,
ing secretary, Miss Elsie Harrison
treasurer.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
THE BEST PLAN.

The Log Cabin Democrat believes
that best plan for the permanent i'm
provement of Conway's streets is to
organize an improvement district en-
bracing the real estate adjoining
such streets as it is desired to con-
struct in a permanent manner.
1t was through this plan that the
city came into possession of its light
plant, constructed its waterworks
system and is constructing its sewer
age system. 1t is only in this way
that money can be borrowed to do
the work, as the municipality has no
power to issue bonds or interest-bear-
ing evidence of Indebtedness. 1t is
the most equitable, the most feasible
and the most expedient of any means
that could be adopted.
1t might be urged that it would be
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22

con. The "cons," however, seem to be
in the majority, as we have not yet
heard of any county deciding to abide
by the state committees rule.
Of course, it would hardly be seri-
ously urged that the state committee
has the power to restrict the vote in
such manner as, they have attempted
to do. The best way to treat the "res-
olution" is to do as the Faulkner
County Democratic Central Commit
tee did-simply ignore it. If the rul-
ing had been put into effect in this
county only 756 Democrats would
have had the right to vote in the re-
cent county primary, as that was the
total number of votes cast for Gov
ernor Hays last July. AS matter
of fact there were over 2,70O votes
cast. And when we hold the state
primary in March in this county
every known Democrat who desires to
do so will be permitted to vote, re-
gardess of whether he voted in the
special election last July and regard
less of the state committees attempt
to place any such limitation upon the
right of suffrage.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
FAULKNER COUNTY SCRIP.

Persons who hold Faulkner county
warrants should be in no hurry to
dispose of them at such low prices as
prevailed here recently. Scrip is al
most certain to be worth much more
within the next year. Unless unfore-
seen calamities occur, we look for it
to be selling very close to par value
within the next two or three years.
There are several reasons for this
belief. In the first place, the county
is at present only about two years
behind in it's revenue If county war
rants could be discounted today at the
same rate at which state warrants
are being discounted per cent
per annum-the present worth OF
scrip would be about "a cents. But
the price, of course, is regulated by
supply and demand, the same as any
other commodity. The supply, or the
amount being issued, is rapidly de-
creasing, while the demand must in
crease, with the annual growth OF
county taxes. County Judge Holt
has proved already that he is in earn
est in his promise to reduce the coun-
tvs debt. No allowances are being
made except for actual and necessary
expenses. In addition to this, the
present term of circuit court (the
largest item of the county'S annual
expenses) is said to have cost less
than any previous term, while only
three new criminal cases were carried
over to be tried at the July term.
In view of these facts, it would be
showing very poor business judgment
to sell Faulkner county warrants for
any such price as so or 60 cents on
the dollar.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
-------------
A POEM IN PROSE.

Rev. John Jeter Hurt, former pas
tor of the Baptist church at Con-
way sent to the Baptist Advance a
Christmas greeting to the friends IN
his former Arkansas home. So beau
tifully is it written that it is really
classic. We take pleasure in shar-
ing the pleasure of reading it with
the subscribers of the Log Cabin
Democrat, nearly all of whom are
friends and admirers of Mr.. Hurt:
"This is the day of holly, garlands
of cedar, and of ivy festoons. We
lift up evergreen things, and thank
God that the passing seasons do not
change at all. True friendship does
not change; the foundations of our
faith are mistaken; Gods providence
has not failed; the promises of the old
Book remain, and Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday today, and for
ever. Because of these things l
send you joyful salutations this
Christmastide. You are among those
who have cheered my pathway, and
thank God for you. My heart S
desire is that the unseen, but very,
very real Hand may continue to feed
you from green pastures; that the
Great Shepherd may lead you in
paths of righteousness; and, when the
shadows have heightened and life's
little sun has dropped forever behind
the Western hills, my prayer is that
you may be lifted to celestial heights
and find rest under the shade of the
heavenly trees
"Yours in tender bonds,
JOHN JETER HURT.
christmas, 1918.
First Baptist Church, Durham,
n. c."
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22

better not to borrow any money at
all for permanent street improvement,
but to appropriate all the money that
could be spared from the city treas
ury each year and construct as much
macadam streets each year as the
funds available would pay for.
This plan has several drawbacks.
In the first place, with a complete
change in the personnel of the city
council every two years, there would
be little likelihood that plan adopted
by one council would be carried out by
its successors. The work would cost
more if done by piece-meal than II
done al at once Then there would
inevitably be dissension as to the point
of beginning of the work. If only
one or two miles of street could be
constructed within a year, where
would they be built first? There are
probably at least 10 miles of streets
here, any one mile of which is needed
as badly as any other mile. If it can
be decided which mile shall be built
first, then which mile shall be built
+ last? Will the residents and tax
payers living along the mile of street
which shall be built last be willing to
wait eight or 10 years while all their
tax money goes to build the other
nine miles? The question answers
itself.
Under the improvement district
plan all of the necessary streets can
be built within one year-wlthln this
year. If all the revenue available
from the city can be turned over to
such district very small additional
tax against the property will take care
of the bonds and interest, as has
already been shown in these columns.
An improvement district requires
for it's organization the petition of the
owners of a majority in value Of the
property situated within the district.
Realizing the extreme need of per-
manent streets, we feel sure that prac-
tically every property-owner would
cheerfully sign petition to secure
permanent streets.
The thing to do is to make start.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
STATE CAPITOL NOTES.

Little Rock, Jan. 17.-Gov. Hays
appointed Stephan E. Donnell county
surveyor of Cleburne county, to sue
coed Moses Sandage, resigned.
State Supt. Cook left last night for
Benton, where he will assist today in
the dedication of a new high school
building. He will speak at Month
cello January %, and at Wilmar
January "a.
Thos. j. Rench of Mulberry Grove,
Ill, has written to Commissioner
Page for information about Arkan-
SITS, saying that he wants to locate a
first-class 50-barrel Touring mill here,
to be run in connection with gin.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
HISTORY COMMISSION.

DIR. J. H. Reynolds, president of
Hendrix College, and President j. j.
Doyne of the State Normal on Satur-
day attended the annual meeting of
the Arkansas History Commission
held at Little Rock.
The annual report of the secretary
Dallas T. Herndon, was read and re-
ceived, and the commission inspected
the new quarters for the department
in the capitol, which will be completed
soon, and will be among the hand
soonest in the south.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
WHY NOT IGNORE 1T?

The recent decision of the State
Democratic Central Committee that no
persons except those who supported
the Democratic nominee for governor
of Arkansas within the past II
months-which means none except
those who voted for George W. Hays
for governor in July, 1913-seems to
be giving the County Democratic
Central Committees in the various
counties a great deal of unnecessary
worry. At at least dozen recent
county meetings the matter has been
brought up for discussion pro and
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
HARLAN SOCIETY ELECTS.

The Harlan Literary society of Hen
dirk College Saturday night elected
officers for the ensuing term, as fol-
lows: President, DuVal L. Purkins;
vice president, Edwin S. Lide; record
ing secretary, H. A .Stroup; cor
responding secretary, A. l.. Miller;
argumentative critic, Harry G. Nc.
Clurkin; literary critic, James ]. Har-
rison; assistant critic, Roy Farr;
sergeant-at-arms, M. c.. Bevens.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
ROAD EXPERT TO
VISIT THIS CITY
INSPECT NATIVE Stone
PULASKI COUNTY MACADAM
ROAD BUILDER TO GIVE
CONWAY POINTERS.

Upon the invitation of Alderman Il.
B. MccCulloch, who attended the Good
Roads Convention at Little Rock yes
terday, Road Commissioner Sharp,
under whose direction all macadam
roads in Pulaski county have been
built in recent years, will come to
Conway at an early date for the pur-
pose of looking over the situation and
advising the people here as to the
best methods of constructing macad-
am streets.
If the stone in the hills surrounding
Conway is adapted to road building
purposes, Mr.. McCulloch favors the
purchase of a rock crusher, to be OPP
Grated by electric power supplied by
the municipal light plant. From data
he secured yesterday he believes that
crushed rock can be dumped on the
streets at cost OF about S1.00 per
cubic yard, bringing the cost of ma
cadam streets down to probably less
than $4,000 per mile.
Mr.. Sharp, while in Conway, will
make an inspection of the stone ad-
jacent to Conway and ascertain
whether it would be suitable for ma
cadam. He was recommended very
highly by former Mayor w. E. Len
on and County Judge Asher of Little
Rock, who states that Mr.. Sharp is
one of the best posted men in the
state on road building. The expense
of his visit here will be borne by.
contributions, and it is hoped to have
him come to Conway early next week.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22

Any little wound or abrasion of the
flesh occurring in cold weather that is
not promptly treated becomes a bad
sore and is difficult to heal. Apply
BILLIARDS SNOW IMMINENT at
once when such accidents happen. The
wound heals promptly and soon does
away with the annoyance of ban
dage. Price Csc, SOC and $1.00 per
bottle. Sold by Nelson Drug Co.-adv
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
BELIEVED SUICIDE
WAS A. Il. HAMMf11
San FRANCISCO REPORT
WAS DEFAULTING TREASURER
OF CROSS COUNTY-PARA-
MOUR ALSO SUICIDES.

Memphis, Jan. ia. H. Woods, p"
the Tennessee judge" who with a
woman committed suicide in San
Francisco Friday, was A. H. "Woods'
Hammett of Wynne, Ark, former
treasurer of Cross county, who de-
faulted in October, 1912, leaving a
shortage of some $4,000 in the Cross
county funds.
Positive Identification of Hammett
developed Sunday when San Francis
co authorities found papers in his
apartments revealing his identity.
Mrs. James Hammett of Earl, Ark,
was notified and instructed the San
Francisco authorities to forward the
body to Wynne, Ark, the former
home of the deceased.
The identity of the woman, who, the
San Francisco authorities state, is
Hammett's niece, is not yet positively
known. According to friends of HAM
NETT, he had no niece, and being past
60 years of age was hardly the man
to be involved with a woman.
Later advices from San Francisco
give the name of the niece as Mrs.
Blanch Watts" A Miss Watts, whose
father lives a few miles from Wynne,
left Wynne at the same time that
Hammett did. She and Hammett are
said to have been very often together
prior to their departure.
Dispatches from San Francisco
state that Hammett killed himself as
the result of recent financial losses.
The woman, it is said, upbraided
Hammett for threatening suicide and
ended her own life when Hammett
ended his.
Friends of Hammett declare that
his mind was unbalanced and thus ac
count for his self-destruction. Clyde
Going, his attorney, and for II years
his close personal friend, stated last
night that Hammett was bounded by
his political enemies as no other man
had ever been prosecuted. Mr.. Going
stated that political hatred resulted
in Hammett's undoing and his defal-
cation, and declared that he believed
the unjust manner with which Ham
NETT had been treated unbalanced his
mind and caused his suicide. Mr.. Go
ing gave the discrepancy i'm his ac-
counts as some $4,000.
Others from eastern Arkansas in
town yesterday stated that Hammett's
books showed his shortage to be at
least $4,000 and that he credited him
self with fees to which he was not en-
tied that would make his defalcation
far greater than $4,000. He left just
before the time arrived for him to set
tie with his successor.
The consensus of opinion in Cross
county was that no strenuous effort
was being made to follow or arrest
Hammett. Those who opposed him
seemed to be glad that he was away.
He was one of the most devout jeff
Davis men in the state. Hammett was
known as a desperate man, and it was
his custom to attend the Davis speak
ings in places where trouble was con-
sidered possible. At such times he
was usually accompanied by 10 or a
dozen men from Wynne, all supposed
to be able to yoeman's service in any
kind of row. These corps of guards
were moved at Hammett's expense.
Before becoming county treasurer
of Cross county in 1908, Hammett had
been county judge, sheriff and polite
al leader of one of the two Demo-
cratic factions in that county.
Hammett's wife died shortly before
he left Cross county.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
MORRILTON NEWS
From the Headlight, Jan. 10.
Observation-Disclosures:

IOIIl Tic llSdullShOJ cEAt' 49,
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Bramlette Belle
Dunaway to William Leon Davis, the
ceremony to take place at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
H. Dunaway, on Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock, only relatives and intimate
friends of the couple having been ask
ed to witness the happy event.
John D. Parish, who for the past
five years has been in i'll health, was
found dead at his home in the north
part of the city Monday afternoon.
For the past month he had been living
by himself and on Saturday afternoon
he fell unconscious by the stove, burn
ing his face slightly. He was taken
to the home of his son, Boyd, and
after he had regained his strength re-
turned to his home the next morning.
His grandchildren were in the habit
of calling on him twice daily, and
when they went to his house about
4:30 Monday afternoon they found
him lying on the floor dead.
A mass meeting was held at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon,
many ladies and gentlemen manifest
ing their interest in the Y. NJ. {. a.
movement by their attendance. Rev.
John P. Kidd of the Presbyterian
church briefly outlined the work to be
done by the Y. M. C. A. C. E. Cruce
was elected chairman of the meeting,
V. A. Beeson, secretary, and Clifton
Moose, treasurer, after which motions
passed that the chair appoint a COM
mittee of three to solicit subscriptions
for a building and furnishings, a COM
mittee of five to select and report on
site for same, and a committee of
three to draft articles of incorpora-
ton.
The many friends of Miss Edith
Evans here were surprised Sunday to
learn of her marriage on the day be-
fore to Owen Harris, who formerly
was cashier at the freight depot here.
The young couple were married Sat
urday morning at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. H. Adams, in
Little Rock, and came up here to
spend the weekend with Mrs. Evans,
in Lewisburg. The groom is well and
favorably known here, where he was
for several years with the freight
department of the Iron Mountain. He
is a quiet, reliable young man, who
has been on this division of the Iron
Mountain for the past seven years
and is now cashier at Conway, where
the young couple will live. Mrs. Har-
ris is a charming young woman, who
has always lived among the people Of
Morriton, and whose friends are
numbered by her acquaintance with
young and old alike. May all happi-
ness and prosperity come to the newly
married couple.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22

For sale cheap by owner, 160-acre
farm, located seven miles north of
Beebe road; good 8-room two-story
house; two good barns; good tenant
house; wells of everlasting water
about Is acres in pasture, the rest in
cultivation. J. r. Kelsey, Conway
Ark, Rt. 4.-w3t*
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
IN THE OFFICE OF
MA YOR.

Attorney General w. L. Moose is
reported in the Little Rock papers to
have rendered an opinion to the effect
that special election will be required
in Batesville, a city of the second
class, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of its mayor, Judge Charles
Coffin.
1t would naturally seem somewhat
presumptuous for a newspaper to un-
dertake to set the attorney general OF
the state right on legal question,
but we are led to wonder if Judge
Moose in rendering this decision did
not overlook Act No. POI of the leg
islature of 1909, approved May l Of
that year. The first section of this
law, which appears on page $50 of the
Acts of 1909, reads as follows:
"That whenever a vacancy shall
occur in the office of mayor in any
city Of the second class, from any
cause, the city council shall, at the
first regular meeting after the occur
renee of such vacancy, proceed to
elect by a majority vote of all the
aldermen a mayor to serve for the
unexpired term"
The second and last section of the
act repeats all conflicting laws and
puts the act into effect from and after
its passage.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
THREE NEW STUDENTS.

Three new students were enrolled
at the State Normal this morning
Attendance at this institution is rap
idly increasing.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
NEW OFFICE FIXTURES.

DIR. George S. Brown has installed
new sanitary operating chair, in
strument cabinet, electric sterilizer
and other surgical equipment in his
offices on West Oak street.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22

If about 10 cents an hour could be
collected for all the time Conway citi-
zens have spent in talking about the
condition of our streets during the
past few months, there would be
plenty of money to build them all of
stone