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else. While we may not entirely
agree with him in all he says; while
we may look upon his theories as too
idealistic; while we may believe that
he imposes a greater confidence in
the makeup and nature of mere
human beings than they will prove
themselves entitled to, yet we know
from what he said to the thousands
of Spokane people Tuesday night at
Natatorium park that Mr.. Bryan did
not leave the cabinet because of any
quarrel he may have had with Presi-
dent Wilson, but that, believing as
he does, it was impossible for him to
be honest with himself and remain
secretary of state and have part in
maintaining the stand that our presi-
dent has taken for freedom of the
seas for neutral nations with the pos
sibility that this country may be
called upon to take up arms to defend
its stand for humanity. War is an
element entirely foreign to Mr.. Bry-
ans manner of thinking, hence he
could not do other than to again be-
come an American citizen, that he
might be free to preach the gospel of
peace as he sees fit, and he's doing it
without making any attack whatever
upon Woodrow Wilson.
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What About the Bull Moose?
Davenport Tribune.)


Victor Murdoch, chairman of the
Progressive national committee, says
the Bull Moose party is not dead, but
far from it, and will make a harder
fight than ever next year as nation
al party. Coming from the head of
the organization, after thorough
canvass of the country, this will sur
prise some, who have been calling
the progressive issue a dead one.
Poindexter, the Progressive senator
from this state, takes issue with Mr..
Murdoch. saying that in his opinion
there will be no Progressive national
ticket next year, but then Mr.. Poin-
dexter has been working along the
Republican sidelines with the inten-
ton of picking off the Republican
nomination for U. S. senator next
year to succeed himself, so that it in
terferes little with Miles plans.
Teddy says he is still Progressive,
and the present outlook bids fair to
develop some interesting politics be-
fore another twelve months.
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! WHAT NEWSPAPERS ARE TALKING ABOUT :;

vigor and fervor of his utterances.
He reminds them of a David armed
with his sling and of him who is
thrice armed with his quarrel Just:
and not at all of Goliath, able to
overWhelm with his strength. He is
in his 56th year and is still in the
prime of life. For practically two
decades he has been the most influ-
entail figure in his party's leadership
and has lived to see most of the prin-
ciples for which he has contended
embodied into law. He has survived
dozen deaths and burals, and yet,
anomalous as it may sound, declares
his intention to be actively on deck
for another 20 years. He is today
the most potent advocate of univer-
sal peace in the world and, so long
as he remains in public life, will be
controlling factor in the affairs of
his party and a mighty influence for
righteousness in the republic. His
future as a reformer, as peace prop
agandist, as an orator and as a states
man Is Secure-as clearly his as any
future thing can be foretOld.
His wisdom, his goodness, his earn
estness and his honesty are the en-
during foundations of his moral and
political virility, and of his fame.
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Murdoch, POindexter ct al.

(frOsser dependent-Record.)
Victor Murdoch says that there
Will be a complete Progressive ticket
for 1915. Poindexter says that there
will not. So there you are. But at
the same time there are steps being
taken to get out state ticket, and in
the getting make it impossible to do
so again. The chief issue for the
state will be to secure a blanket pri-
mary ballot. Have only one ticket,
and that non-partisan. Line all the
candidates for governor under the
same head, and the same with all
the other state and the county Of
fees. If any man gets a majority
vote at the primary for any office let
him be declared elected at once, and
not go to further expense concerning
that office. Where there is no ma
jority, let the two highest go before
the people at the election. Such a
method would secure better eff
cheney, and would prevent a we'll or
ganized minority from putting
through their candidates while the
majority are divided over little nom
essentials, but each side or faction
committing suicide through it's stand
ing out.
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n Former Oil Strike.
[ Elma Chronicle

The recent oil excitement in this
state was not the first of it's kind by
long way. Old settlers will re-
'hemper the time that wells were put
down to a depth of several hundred
feet at Copalis and Westport. In
the twenty-six-year-ago column in
TINS paper a notice can be read of the
discovery Of gas in Roslyn and of
the consequent excitement. For years
there have been people who had faith
in the discovery of an oil field in
washington. Perhaps their faith
Will be ultimately realized. No wells
have ever gone down more than
2'lOO feet. What lies beyond that
relatively shallow depth is entirely
in the realm of speculation.
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The Spokane Sporty Sputterer.
finland Empire News.)

A Spokane preacher twice kissed
a female member of his congregation
who was the wife Of another man.
She "squealed" on him and he apollo
gized to the lady and her husband.
to his own wife and to the congrega-
tion-but he was fired from the de-
nomination as an expOunder Of its
faith Just the same, and now he is
claiming that he is being prosecuted.
The mutt ought to be thankful that
he can see out of both eyes, If the
husband OF the lady who squealed
has any backbone about him.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of Interest from the
Seat Of Government.
BY j. E. JONES.
War Operations in Old Virginia.

The James and the Appomattax
rivers meet down in the southeastern
part of Virginia. During the Civil
War every inch of the territory
around City Point, where the two
rivers join, was occupied by the
armies of the North and South. Rich
mond, which won eternal renown as
the capital of the Confederacy, Is
near by, and the armies of Lee, Cor
don, and all the rest of the leaders Of
the lost cause" sashayed backwards
and forwards across the country.
The correspondent of The Wash
ington Standard went over this whole
area and found the old federal
works" and the place where 1904 SOL
diers of Maine" went to their deaths.
There still remain the monuments to
the Pennsylvania dead, the old-time
Fort Damnation." and the road to
the fight of 1.-The Crater" If in the
sixties you had started from Rich
mond for City Point you would most
likely have stopped at Petersburg. IL
miles away-just as matter of safe
ty. Most certainly it is advisable to
stop at Petersburg in 1915.
1t seems quite appropriate that In
this turmoil of European wars the
ammunition business should have
created in this historic locality. where
the battles for American peace were
fought, the toughest spot In the
United States. On the very ground
where armies OF Grant were visited
by Lincoln, the stacks Of du Points
greatest guncotton factory belch
forth volumes of black smoke, and
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(Puyallup Valley Tribune.)

(fuydIuP NoiSy
Mr.. Bryan has come and gomez
and, as result, all hostile criticism
of him has seemed to cease. inc
great daily newspapers-all Repuo
him with notaDie
courtesy and fairness. His meetings
ord addresses were fully reported
and, in every way. he was given
kindly and distinguished recognition.
Crowds of unprecedented magnitud"
thronged everywhere to meet him
and to hear his message. He was
greeted with fervent enthusiasm
Mr.. BRYAN impresses all who meet
him with the affability of his man.
ners and the amiability of his con-
duct, so strongly contrasted with the
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you look through wire fences at acres
of sinister buildings, part of which
are in the course of construction. The
railroad that runs from Petersburg to
City Point has no exclusive claim on
the transportation business, since
there are more than a hundred auto
mobiles carrying passengers, and a
little freight by days, and some of
them are transports for strong booze
and other liquid refreshments into
the supposedly temperance town OF
Hopewell by night. For Hopewell is
not only overrun with blind pigs"
gambling joints, dance halls, and cab
arets, but it is thoroughly immoral
which is a good deal more polite way
of saying it than the local descrip-
ton.
Within the 1900 acres of fenced
enclosure at Hopewell 10000 men are
engaged in night and day shifts, and
there are five distinct works" The
occupation is hazardous: as the nj
trate acid is very inflammable and
the greatest danger comes from that.
1t is claimed" that a million dollars
a month is paid out is wages. 1t is
also claimed" that a thousand bales
of cotton go into the plant every day.
AS matter Of fact most of the infor-
nation about the du Points is second
hand. They are spending millions Of
dollars in building operations at
Hopewell and the rumors here are
that they have twenty, thirty or a
few more millions dollar orders which
are now being filed. Evidently a
great deal of the explosives find their
way across Canada, bound for the
Russians by way of Vladivostok and
Siberia.
When it comes to system the du
Points are in a class all by themselves,
unless one wants to include the
Kaiser. There is an exact precision
about the great Hopewell plant and
no two parts of it know anything
about one another. There are 200
watchmen within the wired en-
closure and the workmen are Of
every nationality. Each person must
be vaccinated before being employed
and he fills out a blank long enough
for life insurance application, and
one Of the first questions is: Where
do you want your body sent?" 1t is
an important part of the operations
for the dead are shipped home in con-
siderable numbers.
Hopewell is decidedly boom town.
and one follows the new streets and
stakes way out in the country,
among the corn fields.
There is a small army of real estate
statesmen on the grounds, and specu-
lators and investors are coming from
every part of the country. Thousands
of lots have been sold in this town and
thousands Of buildings thrown up.
Four months ago there were less than
half a dozen buildings outside the du
Point plant. There is no pOstOffice or
corporate existence. Land prices have
gone soaring.
What is to become Of Hopewell?
That it is to be permanent appears
certain, as the powder company has
evidently come to stay. but the
close of the war may reduce the ex-
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tent of activity. The du Points are
paying no attention to the real estate
boom and have no part in it. AS
usual, they planned for what they
wanted and got it before the rest
started. 1t even appears that they
have had most of the property for
several years. AS city it resembles
a mining camp and fire would likely
wipe 1t all out. But the inhabitants
take nothing seriously and pay insur-
ance at rate of Is per cent. As q
permanent proposition 1t must be en-
tirely reconstructed.
Morally Hopewell is the limit. One
would hardly believe it, but in sturdy
old Virginia, the romantic state of
song and story, the wild orgies Of
earlier western days are outdone.
Crime. including several murders
has shocked the state. The Governor
and attorney general, aided by local
Hopewell committee of business men,
have started in to "clean house.. They
have big job and lot of graftere
and adventures will have to be driven
and adventures will have to be
driven out before there is any notice.
able change.
The Difference in Diplomats.
1t is interesting to compare the
diplomacy of Germany, with whom
we have been making faces" and
Great Britain. John Bulls diplo-
macy is so fine that camels hair Is a
"scratcher" in comparison. In the
matter of the present exchange Of
notes the English PROFOUND 80 many
arguments, reasons and presidents
that a contingent of the American
public will likely soon be wondering
why we should be so unthoughtful
and unfair as to make the British
diplomats SO much trouble when they
have so many other things to look
after.
The Triumph of Skim Milk.
The agricultural department at
Washington has an expert for every
thing and among the recent interest
ing announcements are the findings
of the "skim milk scientist" who has
to the entire satisfac-
tion of all book farmers" that dime
for dime expended for purchase, skim
milk will furnish twice as much nu-
triment as round steak. The nourish-
ment furnished by two quarts of Act
SKINNED milk is found to be equal to
a quart of oysters at so cents a quart.
The department Is compelled to admit
that skim milk is nine-tenths water
and that it is not improved by "skim-
ming"
Auto Mail Routes.
Over 200 automobile rural delivery
routes were put into operation on
August l and It is intended to in
crease this at least one-third within
tho next so days. The routes are
from so to 81 miles long and the car
riers receive from $500 to $1,000
year. The postoffice department has
recently operated experimental routes
in Pennsylvania and it was found that
6O-mile routes could be successfully
covered in a day. The new routes
have been established in Oklahoma,
California, Georgia. Colorado. Louis
lana, Florida and Texas.
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BRYAN Not Attacking Wilson.
finland Empire News.)

Mr.. Bryan's speech was good; no
man could have made a better talk
on the subject he chose. We know
he is sincere. earnest. No man ever
accused Bryan of being anything
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Clausen and the Legislators.
(CamaS Post

where there is a will there is a
way" is happily illustrated by State
Auditor Clausen in discovering way
to circumvent the constitutional pro-
vision against the payment Of sala-
ries to members of the legislature
whoc reate offices with salaries for
themselves. The educational sur
vey commission is a case in
point. The auditor holds the posi-
lions are not "civil offices" as pro-
vided in the constitution, but they
carry pretty good salaries just the
same. The last legislature put the
Republican party on the defensive
and this action of the auditor doesn't
help matters any. He might be IN
better business than stretching the
constitution" for the purpose Of help
ing out political friends.
Teddy Again Makes q Fool Of Him.
self.
(Skagit Co. Times.)
Teddy" has broken loose again,
and while touring the coast. In his
speech at San Francisco the o"big
stick" fiaunter characterized the pco-
pie as being "mollycoddles and sap
heads" who were trying to Chinafy
this country. He advocated a meth
cd of bullets and guns for the settle
ment Of this country's disagreements
with Germany and the allies. What
a trial have we escaped by retiring
him from the White House in time OF
peace. II he were at the head this
nation would be wading In blood to
its bride bits, and disgrace, want
and misery would be perched where
prosperity is now waving its banner.
Teddy" is a disturber and not day
passes but what he is descended In
the estimation of his fellow men. He
Is absolutely dangerous to the well
fare and being Of liberty loving re-
public. He is a discordant note IN
the music sheet of the Union, and the
sooner he is relegated from public die
tation the better it will be for the
country at large. He is an over
educated fanatic. without fear and
no perception Of judgment. He is a
small man with a large voice, like
the fog horn in it's vigils for the
safety of the white wings at night.
He is absolutely nothing but buster
and bluff; rule or ruin is his watch
word and the people have learned to
distrust him as they would an adder.
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Hard to Find the Man.
(Inland Empire News.)


The Republicans are finding it
very difficult job to find a man who
will agree to accept the nomination
of that party as candidate for gov
ernor next year.
Without his consent, the Repub-
licans throughout the state practi-
cally decided upon ex-Gov. M. E. Hay
for the goat. Gov. Hay. you know,
is a millionaire, and it has been fig
ured that he can better afford to run
against Gov. Lister with sure defeat
facing him than most anyone else.
However, Mr.. Hay, during the past
ten days, has given his boosters" a
new hearing on the matter. We do
not believe that Mr.. Hay cares a
whoop about the expense, but he is
not particularly DESTROYS of being put
up as a sacrifice for his party. Sure
defeat doesn't appeal to him, for he
may have future political aspirations
and a record of defeat wouldn't add
to his chances of success if he should
again come before the voting public.
Therefore Mr.. Hay has given out
the positive statement that he will
not be a candidate for governor on
the Republican ticket next year and
it is up to the Republicans to trot out
cOmoOne e1se
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And Once MOre-the Bull Moose.

BIZ BtnU OuIIOOK.J
Representative Murdoch says that
the Bull Moose party will be in the
field next year with presidential
candidate. Senator Poindexter says
il will not. Since the senator has
fiopped can it be said that he speaks
with authority? And what reason
have the Moosers for returning to the
G. O. p. fold. One look at Cannon.
Penrose. Gallinger ct al, occupying
the front seats in the renovated {?
organization ought to be sufficient to
cause the prodigals to stop. look and
listen. It's the same old gang.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-04
KNAPP PLANNING
 FARM CAMP AICN

Little Rock, Nov. 1.-Dr. Bradford Knapp, of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, is in Little Rock |conferring with the field forces for the purpose of mapping out the cam paign for the coming year. Dean Mil Ter of the University of Arkansas Horticultural College is also attending the conference.
 At this meeting the counties mak- ing appropriations for demonstration work will be checked up and efforts made to care for some of the counties which have formerly had demonstra- tors. but which were omitted by the county levying courts this year.
 It is estimated that some radical changes in the work will be proposed by MT. Knapp.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-04
MRS. FRAUENTHAL IS
 G. F. W. C. DELEGATE

Little Rock, Oct 30.-The executive board of the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs was organized at a meeting at the Hotel Marion yester- day. Mrs. A. c. Reid of Fayetteville, Mrs. c. l.. Moore of Osceola and Mrs. A. w. Troupe of Pine Bluff were in stalled as new members. The presi- dent, Mrs. John Ike Moore of Helena, and Mrs. Joseph Frauenthal of Con- way were elected delegates to the bi- ennial session of the General Fedora tion of Womens Clubs next spring. Miss Mary McCabe of Little Rock and Mrs. Dougald McMillen of Arkadel- phia were elected alternates. Miss F. Lillian Blaisdell presented plans for an atlas of Arkansas, showing coun- ties in detail and containing q history of Arkansas compiled by the history committee of the federation, of which Mrs. R. N. Barnett of Batesville is chairman.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-04
USE "CASCARfTS" FOR
 LIVER AND BOWELS
 WHEN CONSTIPATED
WHEN BILIOUS, HEADCHY
 SICK, FOR SOUR STOMACH, BAD BREATH, BAD COLDS Get a 10-cent box.
Get a 10-cent box.

Take a Cascaret tonight to cleanse your Liver, Stomach and Bowels, and you will surely feel great by morning. You men and women who have head ache, coated tongue, a bad cold, are bilious, nervous, upset, bothered with sick, gassy, disordered stomach, or have backache and feel all worn out. Are you keeping your bowels clean with Cascarets-o merely forcing a passageway every few days with salts, cathartic pills or castor oil?
 Cascarets immediately cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fernenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry off the con stipated waste matter and poison from the bowels.
 Remember, a Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by morning. A l0-cent box from your druggist means healthy bowel action; clear head and cheerfulness for months. Don't forget the children,-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-04
PUBLIC CSCHOOL NOTES

4 letter from Cabel King relates that he is fairly launched in his years work in the Alexandria, La, high school and doing well. Four new pupils Monday; Jim Ros- amond is the only one ever enrolled here before.
 Shelton Office and Marcus Harton are back in school after an absence of some days. Shelton has been gath ering corn, while Marcus has been nursing case of tonsilitis. Rooms III, X and XI have each in- stalled a new wall clock for the con venience of teachers and pupils. It is easier to time ones work when a reliable clock is in easy view. The girls of the cooking class are inspecting the canning club exhibit to- day under the direction of their teach CT, Miss Becker
 Work on the school float will begin today. We shall attempt nothing elab- crate, but will try merely to make a creditable showing for the pupils Elaborate floats cost money, and thlS we are sho.t of. We cannot call or the district for expense funds and the teachers are not able to dig very deeI into their. pockets.
 The second month closes this week The work is moving on nicely. There is scarcely a jar to be felt in tht school To be sure, we have q few pupils who managed to. stay in tn; limelight, but they are a very sn1al minority as to numericaE strength.
 The following conversation is re ported from one of the primary rooms
 Teacher: Why, whats the mat ter with your face?
 Small boy: "Jefiie clawed me.
 Teacher: And what were you do ing to Jefiie?"
 Small boy: 'I wuz doin' all could.'
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-04
CHANGES IN CONWAY
 COUNTY RURAL MAIL

Morrilton, Oct. 29. - Postmaster Stephens has been notified by the de partment of numerous changes in the rural routes out of Morrilton. Routes 1, 2 and have been extended from "A to 30 miles, and route No. 2 ont of Plumerville is transferred to Morril- ton, as No ,. This route covers the territory south and east of Morril- ton and south and southeast of Plum erville. It is 90 miles in length. The two remaining routes out of Plumer- vile are extended about 30 miles eaeh and to them is added the rural route out of Menifee. The two routes out of Hattieville are consolidated int one route, about 30 miles in length No other changes in the rural service of this county have been reported.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-04
VOTE DOWN FARM
 APPROPR R|AT|0NS

From Fridays Daily
 All appropriations for farm dem onstration, canning club, farm eXten- sion and county fair aid were voted down by the Conway county levyln9 court Wednesday. Referring to this action of the court the Morrilton Democrat says:
 There has been no money appro- priated for several years that brought as much good results as the farm demonstration appropriation and as result of the wise justices who have heretofore made this appropriation this county has more feed, more can ned goods, more syrup and more home grown and home saved provls- ions than was ever before known. The work is yet in it's infancy in de- ,velopnnent and it is indeed regrettable that Conway county, who always led in this grand uplift for the agricul- tural classes, should now take a back step. The Democrat is sincere Tn the belief that serious mistake has been made and we hope that the next quo rum court in 1916 will, as far as pos sible, make up for the mistakes of this body