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The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
GARLAND SPRINGS

Mrs. Pearl Sanders, daug@ter os J. c. Jobs, died last Wednesday night at Argenta, where she and her hus- band had beers living for three months. The awful disease of menin- gitis took hold Of her the Saturday before. Her remains were brought back home on Friday and laid to rest Saturday afternooa in the Siloam cemetery. She leaves her husband, one child, father, nother, three si j. ters, four brothers an3 a host of other relatives to mourn, but if we live the life that she has lived we shall meet her again on that celestial shore, where there will be no more parting.
 A large crowd was out Sunday and did some fine singing.
 There was an Easter egg hunt Sun day morning on Garland mountain. The mountain was coVereG with young folks and thare were plenty of eggs to hunt.
 Arthur Dawes anG wife uade a trip to Conway Friday n visf Marvin Reynolds and familf ana sell some fine planting seed.
 The ladies club ia led to meet Sat urday on account Of rain, but wili meet next Saturday a'Sthe ssame p.ace. Mrs R. W. Browns,
 Tom DuprIest and family If Nebo spent Sunday with Bisn Bei1 of sgls place
 Misses Hattie and L'stte Noaris of Enola spent Sunday wza Miss DeVay Brown
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
rowd. We had visitors from Con-

crowd. We had visitors from Con- , way, Respes Schoolhouse and Pickles Gap. Two hundred and fourteen eggs were hid and only 184 found. Arthur Phillips was the champion hunter, with 15 eggs to his credit.
 Last week Rev. A.. E. Atwater and family and Victor Roberts of Olm- stead visited here. Mr. Roberts said he had heard great deal about Con way, but had never been there, so he took in the town after viewing Hen drix College, the public school build ing, the Baptist church the court house and new depot, he said Conway is the incest town in the state, and like all other visitors, IS corning again to the county fair.
 April II.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
NORTH CANEY.

All fall planted oats look fine, but the spring-sowed oats look bad.
 Farmers who have not got winter cottonseed had better wait till spring to plant.
 Mrs. Patrick left last Thursday for Hamlet to visit hel daughter Mrs. Southerland of that place,
 We still have hopes of half crop of peaches, as only those most expos ed were killed.
 We are sorry to announce the ill., ness of T. J. Crook, who has been quite sick for the last 10 days. The first blooms on the strawber- ries where young berries had formed are killed, but what blooms are or now we don't think are hurt. ! Farming is greatly delayed here or account of the wet, cold weather Very little corn has been planted, bu Joe Harpis had some up, but now h' says it will have to come again.
 All early potatoes that were up WV are afraid were killed, as ice forme' and the ground froZe hard enough t hold person up. A great deal Q damage was done to early garden and the sisters will have to replan them
 W. A. Phillips while visiting rela tives at Monticello last fall, paid Sl' for registered Poland China pil four weeks old. It is now fou months old and weighs over l0C pounds and by fall will be a premium l hog for the Conway fair.
 The egg hunt at Caney schoolhous' | last Sunday was enjoyed by large
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
HAMLET .
April

The farmers haven't dN9e an. \ work for nearly tw8 weeks oT@ accosmt of wet weather. Just about ahe tirse the ground gets dry enougl 70 pio'v l1 rains again. It's going to 'slake plant ing late, too
 We think the. last free gs did very little damage Go oUS frui crop.
 EastsS Sunday was verF pleasantly spent by most everybody hese. Eggs were plentiful and yisitin ,, too. We noticed that even Ehe "o3a stsE-at- homes" were 0rr1, and alth9Eqrh it was a pretty cold tay, every n'na seemed to be ir fine spxEutS4.
 Our neighboEBooa IS agagn sutfer- ing wi1ir an eEtden,c of c0t.is and Ia grippe. some Aoilowpd vita pnetmo- nia. Little Nina PsscS and Mrs. rfina Shaw ooth havs pneFsnonia
 LidrfFe Paul #; confined to' her room with measles. She was il company with lsrs of people Sunday night be- fore, sfie took ne, fSed Monuay. We fear tie diseaaa' will be sea tered.
 The young blks tajoyeo3 a fine singing at Mr and Mrs. CT seas sun day nlasht.
 Mrs Rosa Tuckes visiteI at tFsto Monuay. She. reports; Mrs. MeM0}xis, who recently lost heJr hust and hee, getting along dne..
 Mrs. F. V. Johr7st,on colS@mplsces visitlng her daughter, M l;ia GlTda Bailey who Ayes lu Mem sfsis, raext week Mrs. Bailey ds in wery F7"or heal11-
 Edward J 1nior gshnstors.ls right sick this weeGz
 As,ril 15
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
ENOLA

The young people enjoyed an East CT egg hunt on the Pitman bluff Sun
 There have been several births since our last items. Among those we remember are boy to Joe Fisher and wife, a girl to Bruce Thompson and wife, and boy to John Thomp- son and wife.
 The oil mill is still running. If you have any seed to sell bring them this week and they will buy them.
 The closing exercises of our school were real good. We take pleasure
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18

through town Sunday en route to Guy in his auto
 W. I. Nahar left Monday for Little Rock with load of marketing.
 James Thomas of Shady Grove was in our midst Sunday.
 Bedford Brown of Damascus visit ed his father, NJ A. Brown, Sunday
 Several from here spent Easter at Pinnacle Springs, and report a jolly time and lots of Easter eggs.
 M. 4. Brown IS building another room to- his house
 Frost Thursday night damaged the gardens a good deal in this section.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18

SENATOR CLARKE insists he has mo reason to assume anything wrong was done in Poinsett.' Of course, Going lsn't x teason-or much of anything else.-Paragould Soliphone
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
UNIDN VALLEY

Some chills in the countrY< but 70 serious sickness
 Rain continues. and farm work is much nahayed Very little ,.crn mas been planted.
 There was pseschIz1g at tSn valley Sunday
 Rev. Sanders anG Rev. Thompson preacheo' at Marcus HTlE Suniay.
 Will Mobley and family visissa bomefoig ss at the vaiPsy Sunday
 MT. Wood is uio better at tIhs tirue
 Doc Hoggard and Emory ReedY went to town last week with lead |of peas,
 The writer went to Pleas. ..sit Hili Sunday and heard some good singing The freeze ths past week Gia much damage to gardens and corn that was up, and the peach crop will he short
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18

J, N. Adams has piece of corn
 planted Everybody should come out to Sun
 day school next Sunday and take part
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-18
REPUBLICAN.

Easter Sunday passed elf very quietly at this place
 c. C. Martin of MartinvilIs passed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
HARRIS APPROVES
 GASTON ATTITUDE Speaks Good Word for His Two Young Employees
 of Several Years

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 l noticed the letter of Judge Zell Gas ton in this mornings Age-Herald and wish to indorse all he said about the in jury to this district caused by the con- tinued rehashing of the opinions and sus- picions of some of our officers in the Birmingham papers. Hardly a day passes but that we have published to the world by some official that Birmingham is a bad and dangerous place. This course by these officials cannot possibly help them ferret out crime. It cannot possibly as sist them in catching criminals. On the contrary, the effect must be the very opposite. But these statements by the officials are read all over the country by people who might be interested in this city or who might come here to trade, and the effect is to cause them, possibly, to go elsewhere. This course Is, in my opinion, doing ineaiculable harm to our city and 10 this district generally. All lines of trade. must necessarily feel the effects. Our officers must pardon me when I suggest to them that 1t would be far better for the district, and I think more conducive to the detection of crime, were they to go about their duties with less noise and without continually parad- ing their beliefs and opinions in the pa pers. A wise official will do his work without continually telling the world
 what he expects to do and what he thinks about it. A good officer, I might say further, is supposed to be unbiased, and
 1t Is far from his duty to try to create prejudice against people in trouble by continually parading his opinion of their cases through the newspapers. A man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
BIG BUSINESS MAN 7 SEES APPROACH OF GREAT PROSPERITY Birmingham Convention of Steel Men Is Matter of
 National Importance OTHER CONVENTIONS
 MEETING IN SOUTH Will Attract National Attention to This Section Just As Business
 Begins Its Great Re
 By HOLLAND

New York, July 15.-tSpecial.) )-One of the American business men whose busi- ness Is "big" is reported from Wash ington to have told President Wilson that he is now persuaded that tho United fStates is speedily to enter upon an era Of prosperity which, both relatively and absolutely. Is to be greater than any other the country has experienced. One pf the reasons he is reported to have sgiven to the President for his belief is the assurance that the United States is to garner the largest crop harvested at any time in its history. A harvest of this ,1zind. in his view. IS the one irresistible Influence which is to carry the indus tries of the United States over the dead center which has characterized them for the past two or three years.
 Careful estimates made in this city of what the value in money of the harvest of Indian corn this year will be to the farmers-the estimate of course being Tbased upon the latest report issued by sthe government-is that the money re- .furn to the farmers Tor their Indian corn will be approximately S1,50O, ,000,0oO The chansces are that this will be found to have been an underestimate since 1t pre- suinab1y is based upon a quotation of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
who will do this is certainly not disin-

who will do this Is certainly not disin- terested in seeing that justice is done
 Now word for these boys, Charley Wood and Raymond Wood. They have worked for me in the wallpaper business for several years. l have never had in my employment more honest, upright, so- Der and conscientious men. They have been true to every obligation and trust. They should have a fair and impartial trial by due process of law and officials should not attempt. either conciousy or unconsciously. to create prejudice against them in the minds of the public. An offi- cer who would intentionally do this can not be true to his trust. Very respectfully,
 GEO. w. HARRIS.
 Birmingham. July 15, 1914. 115 N 2lst St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
A Week or Two in the Rockies This Summer

Wfn give you new life for the rest of tho year. If you've drained your forces hnd strained your vitality. in Colorado naturc will take you in hand. put new porpuscIes in your veins. stimulate your Imagination. clear tho cobwebs from your thoughts. drive tho languor from your system and steep you in the magic ozone of the mountain forests.
 Let me tell you how little the cost will be, what to see and what to do, when you get there and all about Rock Island train service from Chicago, St. Louis and Memphis-direct to Colorado. Finest, modern all-steel equipment
 Through sleepers daily from Bfrmfng-, ham via Memphis and Kansas City.
 We maintain travel Bureau at IS N. Pryor st., Atlanta, Ga. Our. representa- ! Hives are travel experts, who will help you plan wonderful and economical vacation, give you full information. and look after every detail of yorT trip books of wonderful Colorado. Fl. H. Hunt, D.. P. A.. Rock Island Lines. Atlanta. Ga.
 Low fares June 1 to September 90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
CONSTRUCT CUTOFF
 AROUND DANVILLE
Southern Railway Will Eliminate the Heavy Grades Just North of
 Virginia City

Atlanta. July 15-(Specal. )-Southern railway has awarded contract for the construction of new double track cut off line between Danville and Dry Fork. Va. 12.95 miles. to Robert Russell, who will have headquarters at Danville.
 This construction will involve a change of line for the entire distance and will include a double track bridge across the Dan river. The new line will eliminate heavy grade and much curvature, and is an important link in the work of se- curing a double track line between Att lanta and Washington, which President Harrison plans to complete In the next five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
SELMA POLICE FORGE
 WILL BE INCREASED
Additional PatroImen Will See That Provisions of Automobile Or
 dinance Are Observed

Selma, July 15.-(Special)-At the semi monthly meeting of the city council a resolution was adopted by which the police department will be increased by two new men, These new men will be signed to duty in the business section Of the city tc see that the provisions of an automobile ordinance adopted by the council are oo- served.
 The new automobile ordinance will go into effect as soon as the same has been published in the local papers. The new auto mobile ordinance provides that the speed on d machine in the business sec tion of the city shall not be more than la miles an hour and not over eight miles at a street crossing
 James Reid, general manager, and Charles Taylor, secretary of the Valley Creek Cotton mills, reached Selma Tues day morning from their homes in Gin ciEnatl. The officials came to Selma for the purpose of making an inspection of the plant here. The owners of the Valley Creek Cotton mills contemplate making some extensive Improvements to their plant here during the coming fall and inc visit of the officials is for the purpose of inspecting the plant before this i'm provement work starts. Messrs. Reid and Taylor will be in Selma for the next few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Grand Rally and
 Barbecue at Red Bay

Red Bay. July 15-(special.)- )-Arrange- ments are being made for grand rally at this place on July IT. The occasion is the sixth annual barbecue. More than 5000 people are expected to attend. Prizes have been set aside for the successful contestants in various lines of sport. A free boxing contest will be given in the afternoon. Able speakers from Alabama and Mississippi have been secured for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16

1Sct, the exportation presumably this year Of manufactured Commodities of an ap- proAin ate money value of s1, 400, 900 0oe. and will enable the industries which are en- gagged in the export trade to tide them- selves over the times of domestic busi- ress depression.
 Another Symptom
 Another symptom which is thought reas- opably to forecast revival of prosper ity before the end of this year and A continuation and increase of prosperity next year is to be found in the great ac- uvity in the south. This is to be we'll dem orstrated in the fall months of this year. First of all the American bankers asso- ciation Is to hold it's annual meeting at hlchmond The fact that Richmond Is a reserve city under the new banking law and the additional fact that the Amer lean Bankers association Is thoroughly represt ntative of the banking interests of the entire United States furnish reasons Tor believing that the attention of the country will be centered upon this gath erlns, Much of the discussions, formal and informal which will take place at this gathering will be based upon the orsanization and operation of the new na- tional banking system. Furthermore there is to be demonstration of the amazingly great incrta ase in banking and financial activities in those states In the south WElch, until about the year 1SSo were all most exclusively occupied in the cultiva- ten Of cotton. There Is likely also to be certainly informal and possibly also formal discussion of the economic effect on the state of Louisiana consequent upon the operation of the new tariff law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16

An entertainment will be given at thu public school tomorrow night for the ben eft of the Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Crops Suffer Around Red Bay

Red Bay, July -(Special)-The con tinued drouth has caused considerable damage to the crops of this section. Everything has the appearance of au- tumn. The old corn is burned and cot ton on the highlands is blooming in the top of the stalk. The only hope for the farmers seems to be in their late crops in the lowands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
 1S74-1901
No. 128-Mr. Bry an In Alabama William c. Oates, Governor

from his seat on the stage to put to the high priest of bimetallism a prepared question; MT. Bryan, we have heard your great argument with profit. Will you, sir. cast your vote for sound money nom- inee of the next democratic national con- vention?" Half facing the audience and , the stage Mir. Bryan said, with utmost deliberation; T will not vote for a nom- inee for the office of President of the United States who is opposed to the free coinage of silver. if all the powers of earth and hell below combined should order it.
 That epigram fioated abroad over the whole state and the whole union. It gave certain emphasis to the Johnston men of the state that they appreciated more than they openly confessed.
 In Alabama President Cleveland found appointees to various federal offices Col onel Herbert, long representative of the Second district in Congress, was made Secretary of the Navy; Mir. Emmet O'Neal was made district attorney; MT Henry D. Clayton was made district attorney; Lucien Julien Walker, an accomplished and notable member of the staff of The Age-Herald was given the consulship to Cork. Ireland. The editors of two strong dailies. Maj w. w. Screws and Mr. John l.. Rapier, one of The Advertiser and the other of The Register were made respectively, postmaster at Montgomery and Mobile.
 Most of the presidential appointees were bitter opponents of Johnston and ardent supporters of Clarke for governor.
 The contest of the two candidates for nomination for governor by the primaries Tn the counties proceeded with ardor. There was no joint debate between them. but great was the glory when Col Holm ". A. Sanford for Johnston and ex-Gov. Thomas G. Jones for Clarke clashed on the stump. Fifty years before Nathaniel Terry, party nominee, and Joshua [, Martin. independent democrat. had can vassed the state for governor without the intervention of the county primary. The powerful whigs stood by witnesses of the struggle only Since then no cam paign had been more vehemently fought to finish than this between Johnston and Clarke.
 The beat primaries of April Il chose delegates to the county convention of April 15 The county conventions chose delegates to the state convention of April 21.
 MT. Clarke received less than one-third of the delegates to the state convention and Captain Johnston received more than two-thirds
 JOHN WITHERSPOON DuBoSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16

Hon. William J. Bryan came, a Mis- sionary of the cause of bi-metalism to Alabama in the winter of 1S95-6. He had been representative in Congress from Nebraska from 1891 until the ex- piration of his second term, March 1, 1895. He was elected for a third term.
 In the special session of 1898 called by President Cleveland to establish the theory of the gold mono metallic stand ard, known as sound money" MT. Richard H. Clarke of the First Ala bama district and MT. ". J. Bryan of Nebraska. delivered speeches on oppos- ing sides the same day. Possibly the speechmaking did not appear as joint debate, but as soon as MT. Clarke fin ished, for repeal of the silver purchas- ing clause of the sherman law of 1890, as the President proposed. MT Bryan rose in opposition.
 The public expected the speeches and the galleries were packed. That was in october, 1893.
 Possibly Jealousy with ranking faith" was ready to receive MT Bryan in his first proselyting speech at Mo- bile. MT. Clarke met him in angry reply there. To the crowd, who ap- plauded the visitor, he shook his fin- ger menacingly: You are not demo- crats! "You populistsl' You repub- licans!' were some of his epithets. His personal attack on the distinguished visitor who had dared enter the bounds of Alabama to engage in an effort to proselyte democrats from the true faith (sound money) and help the populists and, incidentally, the republicans, to capture the state, were considered at the time more pointed than the cour- tesy of the occasion could tolerate
 A vast audience gathered at the Winnie Davis wigwam, Birmingham, to hear MT. Bryan one rainy night. Um- brellas were raised over the whole scene within. The speakers stand hap pened to be under a waterproof section of the covering. There was a spacious stage behind the speakers stand and on this were rows of benches to seat sev- eral hundred people.
 The orator spoke in most animated style for two hours. He was then about B years of age, of handsome person and full of vim and vigor. Just at the mo- ment that he uttered his last word and the confusion of the plaudits had begun to die away, Prof. Henry P. Burruss arose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Ragland News

Ragland. July 15.-(Special)-Th teach1 CTS institute, which convened here Mon day for weeks session. was entertained Monday evening by the Womans Civic club at the home of MT. and Mrs. w. T. Brown.
 Professor Hobdy of Ozark will be here the latter part of the week to assume charge of the institute, which is being COT ducted by Misses Pearson and Will Hanson of Montgomery and Mobile in his abs ence Friday will be trustee day. State Senator w. T. Brown addressed the in- stitute at the opening session.
 An entertainment will be given at the public school tomorrow night for the ben eft of the Methodist church.
 The St. Clair County Medical society held barbecue at St. Clair Springs yes- terday and was addressed by Dr. Perry of Montgomery who is connected with the sta tistical department of the state board os health.
 The Alabama Water Power company has completed their line of wires from Jackson Shoals to this place, and will n eve camps to Pell City. So soon as the motors are pla .ed the Coosa Portla n l Cement company will operate under eiec- kxical power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16

51 cents a bushel for Indian corn Corn and wheat together should yield the farm CTS in excess of $2oo0. .000.0o0 and unless the cotton harvest of this year is sadly deficient that should be of the money value of $1,O00, ,00o, 900.
 Another Reason
 Another reason given for the expecta- ton that we may be upon the eve of an era of very great prosperity is to be found in the fact thlt throughout the United States stocks of goods are estimated to be at the lowest point which they have reached in many years. For that reason there must be speedily an increase in the are dealt in in retail shops all over the country. An increased demand of that kind will reflect increase of manufacture and considerable increase in railway trs snsportation.
 Some in this city are wondering whether the intiInations that the United States Steel corporation is now finding itself in possession of increased orders does not reflect increased domestic demand for commodities of all kinds, for there do not seem to be large increases in the demand for commodities manufactured by the United States Steel corpora ton for eXrortation.
 In fact our great industries. a part of W hose vocation is the export trade. have found during the entire season of depres- has Tot been materially decreased. In