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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
LIQUOR ADVERTISING IN DRY
TERRITORY.

Referring to the publication in Little
Rock newspapers of liquor advertise
ments while Little Rock is in prohibit
ton territory-a matter to which the
Log Cabin Democrat called attention
several days ago-the Baptist Ad-
vance says:
"These papers that ought to stand
for law enforcement are thus assist
ing the liquorites to violate the law.
Some of the firms advertising are out
of the state and hence not in reach of
state laws. Others can be reached
and they ought to be punished.
"But what moral right have these
papers to act as they are doing? The
people of Little Rock are not made Of
the mettle we believe they are made
of if they allow this bold audacity to
go unchallenged and unrebuked.
what claim have these papers on
a law abiding people for support un-
der such conditions? We had right
to expect better things of them"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK.

There are fewer complaints and
less dissatisfaction over the recent
county Democratic primary than over
any election held in this county in
recent years. Of course one hears
rumors that some of the candidates
or their friends spent sums of money
in their behalf which will not be ac-
counted for when the reports of the
campaign expenses are filed. Perhaps
some of the rumors are true. Proba-
bly, money was used in some instances
to gain support. But this would be
difficult if not impossible to prove.
If man is willing to sell his vote or
his influence and candidate is will
ing to buy it, the transaction is con-
fined to the two parties, neither of
whom is likely to admit it afterwards.
But reprehensible as such prac-
tees are, if they occurred at all, they
do not constitute the greatest evil OF
corrupt politics. They are not nearly
so demoraIizing as ballot-box stuffing,
Counting out" or otherwise altering
the votes after they have been depos-
tied in the ballot-box. If every vote
is counted and returned exactly as it
was cast, we have achieved a signal
reform. 1t may be impossible to stop
all forms of "boodiing," but the bal
lot thieves can be and should be put
out of business. So far as the Log
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
METROPOLI IN LINCOLN.

An interesting insight as to the
population of various flourishing mu-
inequalities in Lincoln county is given
in the current issue of the Star City
Ledger, which contains the petitions
for the sale of liquor as required by
the new law. Each of these petitions
states that it is signed by a majority
of the adult white inhabitants living
within the corporate limits of the
place at which it is desired to sell
liquor. The petition for Warner, the
county seat, is signed by II persons,
while the petitioners in the enterpris-
ing incorporated town of larry num-
Der a bakers dozen. In the city @
of Woodville, the Wood family seem
to constitute an important portion of
the population, S. A, Wood, Mrs. S.
A. and Fred, together with one other
citizen, constituting majority of this
teeming metropolis. For the incor-
porated town of Silver Lake, three
petitioners state that they are ma
jority of the adult white inhabitants.
1t must be, however, rather discourage
ing to the urban population of Lincoln
county that County Judge Harvey has
declared he will not issue to anyone a
license for the sale of liquor.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
F. & s. FIRST Big
SALE A SUCCESS

The cost and clearing sale at Frau
enthal & Schwarz, which opened at
10 a. m. Monday, was the most I'M
usual occurrence in the history of
Conway. Long before the appointed
opening hour crowds arrived, eager
for the opportunity to attend the first
clearing sale of this firm, whose word
is always good and whose every prom
Use is carried out.
Twenty-seven extra saleSpeople
were added to their already large
force, and even those proved made
quate to wait on the host of custom
ers who crowded every department of
the great store till the doors were
closed at night. This sale will con-
tinue till the Oath of January and
will long be remembered as the great
est bargain event Faulkner county
has ever known.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
OMAR SMITH PARDONEO.
RETURNS TO OLD HOME
RELEASED FROM MISSISSIPPI
PRISON, HE THANKS AR
KANSAS FRIENDS.

After spending three years in Mis-
sissippi prisons, Omar F. Smith, par
doned on New Years day by Cover
nor Brewer, has returned to his old
old home in Beebe and is also visiting
this week near Vilonia, Faulkner
county. Smith was sentenced for kill
ing a man. Recently his friends in
White and Faulkner counties circu-
lated petitions testifying to the young
mans good character, which were
freely signed by all who knew him.
The petitions also set forth that he
was deserving of clemency on the
ground that the killing was unques-
tionably done in self-defense. At vi
lonia yesterday young Smith wrote
the following card of thanks, which he
requested to be published in the Log
Cabin Democrat:
To the People of White and Faulkner
Counties:
Being unable to see all in person
who assisted me in my recent misfor-
tune, l desire through the press to
convey my heartfelt thanks and graft
tude to them. l received a full par
don from Governor Brewer on New
Years day, and the feeling Of CRATE
fulness that swells my bosom is in
expressible.
May the Lord whose life on earth
was an exemplification of charity
bless and abide forever with all who
signed my petition.
Sincerely,
OMAR F. SMITH.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

Seven hundred and seventy-eight
votes were cast at the courthouse in
last Tuesdays primary. Working
without intermission it took the
judges and clerks until 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning to complete the
count.
Besides the delay, which would have
caused much Impotence if any of the
races had been very close, it is too
much to ask Of any six men that they
work almost "a hours without rest.
The vote in Cadron township could
be divided as stated into four pre-
cincts and even with a heavy vote the
count could be completed by rea-
sonable hour on the night following
the election.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
FARMER THROWN FROM
WAGON and INJURED

j. c. Van Cleve, who lives near
Mallettown, was thrown from his
wagon this morning when his team
became frightened at passing train
and received injuries which might
prove to be serious. Mr. Van Cleve
had driven his four-mule team into
the alley north of Mode & Clayton's
to load his wagon, when train pass
ed, soaring the mules. He was thrown
from the wagon, one of the back
wheels passing over his body and
head. DR.. A. c. Pritchard was sum-
moned and stated that while it ap-
peared that his injuries are slight, he
might have been hurt internally. Mr..
Van Cleve was able to return home
this afternoon.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
Log Cabin Democrat
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
CONWAY PRINTING co.
xvAMK E. ROBINS, Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION S1.OO PER YEAR
Invariably IN Advance.
ARISTOCRAT VS.. DEMOCRAT.

In a speech delivered at Toledo a
few days since, Secretary of State
William ]. Bryan said:
There are just tive standpoints
from which people look at the prob
lens of society. One is the aristo-
cratic and the other is the democrat
ic. / need hardly explain that the
word democrat is not used in a
partisan sense, but in the sense that
both jefferson and Lincoln used it in
speaking of a government in which
the people rule
We doubt if there could be found
an utterance which SO aptly describes
in so few words the distinction be-
tween the two senatorial candidates
in Arkansas, Senator James P. Clarke
and Judge William F. Kirby. In
herently and by environment, Senator
Clarke is essentially an aristocrat and
he views the problems of the nation
from the aristocratc standpoint.
Unlike his late colleague, Senator
Jeff Davis, Senator Clarke has always
shown a distaste for mingling and as
sociating with the common people.
He may stand before them and eX-
pound in a learned manner the alb
stract theories of government, but
he never comes down on an equal
plane with the people to say and do
the things that get close to their
hearts. To him, apparently, the voice
of the people is but the howl of the
rabble. to which educated and refined
persons should pay no attention.
On the other haad, William r.
Kirbv is a democrat-a democrat IN
the sense that Mr.. Bryan uses the
word as we'll as a Democrat IN party
politics. He likes to get out and
shake hands and talk with the people |;
to be among them and one of them.
A poor man himself, his sympathies
are with those who have been unfor-
tunate in the accumulation of worldly
,ods. The most humble citizen may
proach him with the assurance OF
cordial greeting and courteous
ring.
Neither of these two gentlemen is
be blamed or praised for his char
,eristics. 1t is just as natural, as
bred, as unconscious for Senator
clarke to be an aristocrat as 1T is
for Judge Kirby to be a democrat.
The same might well be said of Pres
ident Taft as contrasted with Presl-
dent Wilson. But the day OF the
aristocrat, for generations all power
full in the United States senate, is
rapidly passing away.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
HERE'S A CHANCE, GIRLS!

l. w. Harkey of Blue Mountain is
going into the goat industry quite ex-
tensively, and as he is very much in
need of shepherdess, he has author
lied the writer to announce him as a
candidate for matrimony. Only la
dies between the ages of IS and rs
who do not use tobacco or coffee,
drink whiskey or use any narcotic
drugs in any form and has no dislike
to the odor of billy goat, need to
send their cards.-Rock Creek CORE
spondence, Bellville Republican.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
THEY WON'T STAY DRY.

As a result Of about 10 days of SUM-
shine the streets of Conway are slowly
drying out and their condition has
considerably improved. But they won't
stay dry. A spell of wet weather and
few deep freezes will come before
long and the navigation of the mud
will be resumed.
The remedy is to build permanent
streets. Make them of stone instead
of mud. 1t will be neither difficult
nor expensive to do this. Who will
make a start toward forming an or
ganization to perform this public duty
and meet this public necessity?
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

pie of Des Arc as a most brutal and
cold-blooded murder. His death is
deeply deplored and feeling is very
strong against the slayer. Mum is
said to have been unarmed and was
shot six times by Whitley, who stood
only a few feet distant and paid no
attention to Munn's pleadings for his
life.
Whitley waived a hearing and was
committed without bail to await the
action of the grand jury, which con-
venes the fourth Monday in March.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

While there is much truth in the
familiar statement that we already
have too many laws and too many Off
GERS in this state, the next general as
I sembly of Arkansas will meet real
need if it will create a public service
commission similar to those of that
name already organizing in many of
the states.
The public service commission
should be endowed with the same jur-
isdiction over public utilities of all
kinds as the present railroad commits
sion has over railroads and express
companies. 1t might, in fact, be found
advisable simply to enlarge the pow
ers of the railroad commission itself
to meet this need. The commission
should have supervisory powers over
all electric light, water, gas, street
railway, telegraph and telephone, and
possibly fire insurance companies and
corporations operating IN the state. 1t
should be empowered to fix maximum
rates for service from all such pub
lie utilities, to lower rates where they
are found to be unreasonable and to
require such corporations to improve
their services where they are found
to be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
Provision should be made for the
investigation by such a commission of,
for instance, city's water system,
for the purpose of ascertaining wheth-
err the supply is adequate, healthful
and pure; whether a sufficient fire
protection is afforded, whether there
is unjust discrimination between con-
sumers, or whether the rates charged
are reasonable. And, after making
such an investigation, the commission
should be given authority to require
such improvements in the service or
modification in the rates as it adjudg-
ed necessary. Of course it should have
the same jurisdiction over all other
classes of public service corporations,
and it would prob badly be wise for it
also to have supervision of fire insur-
ance rates.
There are probably few towns in
the state that have not felt the need
of such a tribunal to settle disputes
arising between Consumers and public
utilities. Little Rock needed it last
summer when muddy water was being
supplied to it's citizens. In Russell
vile recently there was long battle
between the citizens and the corpora
ton supplying electricity and water
to the city over rates which the COM
plainants declared to be exhorbitant.
Here at home, we should have been
glad to lay the matter of increasing
local telephone rates before a state
commission. These are few of many
instances where such a commission
should have been of great service.
That the state through a commits
sion has the right to fix what it con-
siders reasonable rates for railroads
has within the past year been settled
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

Cabin Democrat is able to learn, the
recent primary was freer from this
sort of corruption than any in recent
years. And this is a fact of which
every honest voter may we'll be proud.
Let us continue the good work. Let
the Democratic primary next March
be held in the same manner. Let US
accord to the state and district can
didates the same fairness and COM
mon honesty that we have rendered
to the county candidates.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
De PL0Rf
KILLING OF MUM

DR.. j. B. Mum of Vilonia, J. C.
Mum of Conway and the two broth
ers of Wesley Mum, killed at Des Arc
last week, returned yesterday after
noon from De Wallis Bluff, where they
went to attend the preliminary hear
ing of Jesse Whitley, charged with
the murder of Mum. According to
these gentlemen, the killing of young
Wesley Mum is regarded by the peo-
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

IN his weekly letter to the farmers,
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Page announces that Senator James
P. Clarke is going to send out 10000
bulletins of the United States agricul-
tural department. Of course, the gov
eminent will pay the bill and likewise
the freight, but it is somewhat sur
prising that the senator, after II
years service, has just discovered that
there are farmers in Arkansas.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
FUNERAL OF MISS HARRISON.

The body of the late Miss Harrison
was brought to Conway at 10 o'clock
last night and taken to the residence
of Andrew j. Witt, los South Faux
ner street, from which place the
funeral will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock. Services will be
conducted by Rev. G. H. Steen, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, and the
burial will be at Oak Grove cemetery
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
MORE PRECINCTS NEEDED.

At the next primary election in
this county, there should be voting
precincts in the First and Third
wards of Conway, as well as at the
courthouse. It would be better still
if there were in addition two polling
places at the courthouse, one for the
Second ward of Conway and one for
Cadron township, outside Of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury Will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except prescrip
tons from reputable physicians the damage they
Will do is ten fold to the good you possibly de.
1--WE from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufacture
oy +. J. Cheney Co.. Toledo o.. contains
curry. and Is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls CatArrh Cure be sure you get tn,
Genuine. II 70 taken internally. and made In Telsda
ohie: by =. J. Cheney Co. Testimoaials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 7Sc per bettie.
Taxa Halls Family Pula fer eeastipatson.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

by the United States supreme court.
1t would certainly seem to follow that
the state has an equal right to fix
rates for other public service corpora
tions.
The need for public service COM
mission being evident and the power
to establish it a matter of little doubt,
it is difficult to see any reason why the
legislature, should not organize it.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
NEGRO ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

While handling pistol Ablin Doc
ley, negro living on the Arkansas
river on the Stark farm, was acci->
dentally shot through the hand and
thigh last night. DR.. Geo. S. Brown,
who was called to attend the negro,
says his injuries are not likely to
prove serious.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

RUssELLvILLE has passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting chickens from run
ming at large on the streets. We real
ly think their parents ought to attend
to this duty.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

from Indiana, Illinois and other
northern states. We cannot accom-
modate nine new families in Conway
until we build at least eight more
houses
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15

ACCORDING to the News nine car
loads of household goods have arrived
in Beebe during the past two weeks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-16
N0TICIAS VARIAS
Ell BUQUE MAS GRANDE DEL
MUNDC.

FL dia q del corricnte llcgara 4 New
York Fl navio mas gigantcsco que ha
flotado en- los mares. pertenccierte a In
Hamburg American y llamado 81 Wat
erland.'
Las dimcnsioncS dc este buGuc exec
den en- iodos SeniidoS las del Impera-
tor. sieEdo go pies dc large nor cirn IT,
anchura v $4,000 toncladas de deplaza-
micnto.
Los buqueS De Ia Hamburg America
ticnen fama d. Ser los mas luiosos \
comodoS. FL gran comedor del Water
land da asiento a ochocicntas prrsonas.
Y iiene ademaS nm restaurant Carlton
Ritz. nm grill room y varies ocmedores
privadoS.
no he los %atractiyos del
barco c0nSiStc en- Su hano romano. sup.
lemcntado con iodas las m0dernaS in
vcncioncS dc banoS rlcctricoS " terra
pcuticoS. v irrSrientnS hanos privadoS.
Para In ScguIdad del huquc Sc han
emplcado los metodns 9 i~nstalacione.
mas modrrnaS y pcrfeccionadas. incluv-
endo I'm cuerpo dc bombcros rcclutado
entire los meiorcS IT, Alcmania.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-16
DYING SLOW THESE DAYS.

There has been 81 little dying ~ late
that the recently organized Coffin Ma
kcr'S Union of Greater New York has de
cidcl not IL order n strike unless the
mortality rate takes "a Jump.
With the health rate of the city away
~ and the oath rate corrSpondingly l"w
the executive committee Of the union
decided that this was not IN opportunc
lime Tor the %pronc>ed w"lkOut. - the
unions demands have h". u sIdatrackrl
for a willie.
The union wanted higher wages Ter
coffin and a shorter per coffin work day.
Samuel Seidel. one of the unions offic-
erS. said last night that the BROOKLYN
aud New York Coffin company had
granted some Of the demands and that
the union will wait for some time h..
fore declaring a strikc.-New York sun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-16
TO SPEAK AT YFORD
FRISCO VIII ADDRESS SWEDISH
FARMERS THERE TONIGHT.

The interest evidenced 10y n colony Of
swedish farmers located near Lyford in
the dairy COW proposition has resulted
in Dr. H. III. Harrington. agricultural
director for the IT. Louis brownsville
x Mexico railroad going 10 the colony
10 give the farmers Information on dai-
ry cattle. Dr. Harrington. who was i'm
Brownsville yesterday left last night for
Lyford. where he will make his address
tonight.
The Swedish farmers In that ncichbor-
hood number abont three hundred. The
tract has been in process of colonization
by them for about n year and a half.
They rome from the north, mostly from
the State Of Minnesota.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-16
Successes EN- MEXICO.


Ell Par. mayo l5.-Se dice a. | gen
eral L%b Herrera. comandant .nnsti-
tucion.s. sfa del distrito de i-s~1l. In
anunciesi, que los propietarios 70 re-
gion tsra~n ounce dias dc r. |, para
volver ! poncr cn explotocior. ~ min
as. D<r haccrlo. Ia autoridS mara
posesi,% .,ie esis minas Y las st sotara
por SUI i@lenta.
Los stcrcses c~Xtranlcros z Z larral
son ustllosos Y So aSegura qIsc Us pro-
pietarI,s4 aludidos. .poco ~dcsSssis de
regresag On las prcsentes circus anrias.
pediran al gobicrno american lre los
protcia ontra esa decision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-16
Ell PRIMra CENTRIC PETROLIFE
ID DEL MUNDO.

ll Fffli * ltfid Wv idItllfu lFF VI
cicr,. TO 20. titucionaliSta. prcSta nneva
a,tu; lidad . este puerto. ccrcbr, VI. on
Ia i stori. 'le In produccson del p,tro-
leo. Antics sAl .lcS.ubrimicnto del miner.
al en- eSta s,na. Tampico solo tcnia inc
.portancia emo tcrmino dc fcrrocarril Y
como bucI' so~ndeadcro. Situado Il ~ III
es sobrc {, slivcl del mar. rodcado DC Is
leros pan F1osoS. su fama p%roclamaba
mas su ir~alubridad que sus n%aturaleS
yentajas. = embargo. con Us sistema IL
avenamicTt y dc atarjeas e mcioron Sus
condicionr " >us Facilitates para 81 ira
fico se ao kcntaron con In construction
de los cScr4 Bras y dc grande muelcs Y nj
maccnes.
Despucr Dino al dcSrubrimiento del he
~trolco. qu- dio por resultoda que en- ne
nos ocho +los Tampico duplicara Su 20
blacion y@ivalizara en i%mportancia on
Neracruzk | cual no tarlara en- dciar a
tras.
Ccrca - Tampico Ia compania inglcs
III Aguils poscc I'm lago que conticnc B.
100000. llrrileS dc petrolco. cl cual 81
vigila dc lila Y de noche para proteierlo
del fuego Este lago fuc construido a to
da prisa nara almacenar q pctrolco que
brotaba ce uno dc los pozos DC Ii com
pania. f. lago quedo lleno en- - dias '
Il pozo IA seguido producicndo en- tan
ear idad que la compania no ha
ienido nqesidad de toear esa enorme re-
serva.
Innumorablcs barcos &c todo 81 mum
30 Hogan a Tampico a embarcar petrole-
o, a%lgunoS dc cllos dc haSta $4,000 barri-
les lie capacidad. Una compania inglesa
lienc en- opcraciOn una eScuadra lie 80
yapores cada uno dc In capacidad dc TO-
900 barrilcs.
La compania del Aguila ticnc I'm pozo
que produce 10000 barrilcS por dia
CuandO sc estaba pcrforando csc pozo.
hace cuaIro ID a 1.>0O pies dc profun-
idad 81 encontro 81 petrclco. v broto con
tai fuerza que produjo un geySer De foo
pies dc altura que solo pudo ser capita
do n los tres mescs De trabajOs. Durantc
eSe tempo cStuvo arrOjando pctrslcv
a razon d. 5000 barrilcs por hora. Toda
Ia camarca So cubrio de petrolco conta-
minandosc los rios los lagos V los man
antialcs. III ganado perecio por millares.
por falta de aqua potable Y por Ia in
utilization DC los pastos. FL pctrolco ba-
ja hasia 81 mar y cubrio la costa por mas
dc 800 millas.
Estes fenomenos sensacionales dierOn
fama Immediate a Tampico. la Stand
ard Oll Company adquirio 100000 acres
dc terrenos petroliferos valiosoS. con
Struyo tanques Y mue!les y Ia estado
cmbarcando para los EstadOs Unidos
grandes cantidades De petroleo. III sin
dicato ingles VA m~encionado posee vas
tas propiedades no inferiores n las de
la Standard oil. v ademas De estas v
oiras varias companies. no dche olvi-
darse "A In Mexican Petroleum Company
n sIIs aneXaS. controladas por capital
callfornlano. que pOseen 100000 acres
dc terreno. que tienen I'm pozo que haze
tres amos produce $4,000 barrilcs por
dia. y rcpreSentan un capital de Elm
cucnta millones.