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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
A CORRECTION.

An unintentionaf injustice was done
to Overseer Claud Kelso of Cadron
township in a little story appearing
in the Log Cabin Democrat few days
ago concerning the contrast in the
condition Of the roads in DanIey town.
ship and those of the adjoining town.
ship on the north. In the article
referred to it was stated that Cadron
and Danley townships join at this
point, and this was the case until a
year ago, when Pine Mountain town.
ship was created. the latter dividing
Cadron and Danley townships.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

From Fridays Daily.
w l.. Robins today purchased from
the Albert J. Hess agency a 1915
model Ford touring car.
J. H. Hall of Crossett, manager OF
the Crossett Silo Company, is bust
ness visitor to Conway today.
DR.. and Mrs. C. A, Henderson OF
jackson, Tenn, were guests yester-
day of DR.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Brown
Caldwell and Center streets.
Deputy Game Warden Wash Gil
bourn of Conway and George Rison
Jr., of Little Rock returned last night
from Plumerville, where yesterday
they were instrumental in securing
the conviction of George Ray, charg-
ed with fishing without a license.
Miss Louise Anderson, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Jas. A. Anderson, lis
South Center street, who Wednesday
night suffered an attack of acute APP
pendicitis, last night was taken to Lit
tie Rock, where she will undergo an
operation at St. Luke's hospital.
Miss Myrtle Charles, a member of
the faculty of Jacksonville College,
Jacksonville, Tex, and her sister,
Miss Elef1da Charles, who has been
attending the college, arrived this
morning to spend the Christmas holi-
days at the home Of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Charles, near Conway.
Invitations have been received by
Conway friends to the marriage OF
Prof. VIM. E. Laseter, superlntend-
ent of schools at England and an
alumnus of Hendrix College, to Miss
Mollie Elizabeth Terral, daughter OF
George w. Terral, which will be SOL
emnized at the First Methodist
church in Little Rock at sunset,
Thursday, December %. Prof. Las
eter has many friends in Conway
who join the Log Cabin Democrat IN
congratulations.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23

saying it would return home. Nc
Carthy did so and the mule was taken
up as an estray by farmer living
four miles from Morrilton and was
turned over to the owner yesterday.
Sheriff Bishop learned that Smith
was at Cabot and telephoned Deputy
Sheriff Jackson to arrest him. 1t hap
pened that Smith was in the store
with jackson while he was talking to
the Conway officer and Smith was ar
rested at once. Sheriff Bishop met
them in Little Roe kthis morning and
brought Smith to Conway.
Smith made a crop this year on the
B. l.. Harton farm on the river. He
has a wife and five children, who live
in the Boulevard addition of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23

From Mondays Dai'v
Miss Georgia Mcdaniel of Prescott
is a guest OF friends in Conway.
Mrs. Ed Tinsley and children,
James and Virginia, of st. Louis, Mo-,
are guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. jackson, in this city.
Harry N. Legg went to Little Rock
this morning, where he will assist in
the campaign headquarters Of Earle
w. Hodges, candidate for governor.
William M. Harton arrived yester-
day to spend Christmas with home
folks. Mr.. Harton is teaching in
Southern University at Greensboro,
Miss Ethel Wilson, instructor in
Galloway College Of Searcy, has ar
rived to spend the yuletide holidays
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. G. Wilson, on Clifton street.
Rev. Joseph N. Speaks of Argenta,
district superintendent of the Arkan-
sas district of the Pentecostal church
of the Nazarene, passed through the
city Monday on his way home from
Vilonia, where he had been for sever
al days holding convention with the
church and college there. He report
ed the college and church as being IN
a flourishing condition.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
WANTS ALL farm
BOYS IN CLUBS
PHILLIPS To CAMPAIGN
AGENT TELLS AIMS
AND BENEFITS OF AGRICUL-
TURAL CLUBS.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
A campaign to enlist, if possible,
every Faulkner county boy living on a
farm in one or more Of the agricul-
tural clubs for 1916 will be made this
winter by John L. Phillips, county
agent Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. In a circular
just prepared by Mr.. Phillips, he tells
of the aims of the clubs and the bene-
fits to be derived from them, and
urges that the teachers of the county
send him the names of boys in their
schools, in order that he may send
them membership cards.
THE principal objects TO be attain
ed Mr.. Phillips says, through the
promotion of boys agricultural clubs
in the south, as defined by those II
charge of this work, are:
ITO encourage and train boys along
the lines of the activities of country
life.
ITO put into practice the facts OF
scientific agriculture obtained from
books, bulletins, etc.
ITO bring the school life of the boy
into closer relationship to his home
life.
"To assist in the development of thu
spirit of cooperation in the famil.
and in the community.
ITO dignity and magnify the voca
ton Of the farmer by demonstratin.
the returns which may be secured
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
From Saturdays Dail9.

From Saturdays Daii9.
Julian Little, who is attending the
college of agriculture in University OF
Arkansas, is home for the holidays.
Miss Louise Anderson, who yester-
day underwent an operation in Lit
tie Rock hospital for appendicitis, is
recovering nicely, according to re-
port from the infirmary today.
Mrs. Sloan F. East and little daugh-
ter, Mary Louise, Of Okolona, arrived
last night to spend Christmas at the
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23

From Tuesdays Daily
Justice f. l.. Smith of Martinville,
candidate for county judge, is in Con-
way today.
Frank Erwin of Horton, Kan, a
former Conway young man, is visiting
friends in the city.
G. r. Wilson and C. w. Wilkerson,
teachers in the high school at Hell
ena, arrived last night to spend the
holidays with homefolks.
Mrs. w. D. Cole, Jr., and little
daughters departed this morning
for Okolona to spend the Christmas
holidays at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. East.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
WILL ERECT Two
NEW COTTAGES
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Charles W. Jones yesterday pur-
chased three lots on College avenue,
between Grove and Center streets
from c. O. Payne, the lots being the
site of Mr.. Payne's home, which was
burned about year ago. Mr.. Jones
states that he will erect two modern
cottages on the lots, on which work
will be started next week. One of
them will be occupied by Mr.. Payne
family.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
LARCENY CHARGED
TO GROVER Smith
CONWAY man ARRESTED
ALLEGED TO HAVE STOLEN
MULE BELONGING TO f. d.
THOMPSON, COLORED.
From Tuesdays Daily

From Tuesdays Daily
Charged with the theft of a mule
belonging to E. ID. Thompson, a ne
gro living seven miles southwest of
Conway, Grover Smith, 30, of Con-
way, was arrested at Cabot last night
and brought to Conway and placed in
Jail this morning. Smith denies that
he is guilty of the charge. His ex-
amining trial will be had before JUS
tice G. M. Easterwood next Friday.
According to the officers, the mule
was stolen from Thompson on Tues
day night of last week. The owner
tracked the animal as far as Gleason
and put up $25 reward, which was
guaranteed by Sheriff w. w. Bishop
for the return of the mule. On Sun
day Thompson received an anony-
nous letter telling him that his mule
was at Morrilton. Yesterday Thomp
son and B. 7. Ingram went to Nor
rilton and recovered the mule.
At Morrilton Mr.. Ingram stated he
learned that last Wednesday Smith
brought the mule to stockman nam
ed Mccarthy, telling him that he hac
mortgage on it and another party
was also claiming mortgage on it
and he wanted to leave it with Nc
Carthy until the matter could be set
tied. On Friday, Mccarthy told In
gram, Smith came to him and toll
him he had collected his money ant
instructed him to turn the mule out
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
STUDENTS DEPART.

From Saturdays Daily
All passenger trains leaving Con-
way since yesterday afternoon have
been crowded with students leaving
the Conway schools for their homes
to spend the Christmas holidays. The
trains are held here several minutes
to give the ticket agents time to sell
tickets.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23

home of Mrs. East's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Wilkins, on Grove street.
The first motor driven delivery
wagon to be used in Conway will be
put into operation next week by Cole
& Co., grocers. The firm has pur-
chased the trucks of Ford touring
car from the Albert j. Hess agency,
and body is being built on it. The
car will be ready for delivery about
Tuesday.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-23
Correspondents

The regular weekly edition OF the
Log Cabin Democrat will be published
next week and no issue will be missed
on account of the holidays. Cores
ponde nts are requested to send in their
communications as usual. Mention OF
the various holiday visitors and Christ
mas events should make the county
news more than ordinarily interesting
Should any tragedy, serious accident
or disastrous fireoccur, correspondents
are urged TO telephone Immediately to
the Log Cabin Democrat, at ITS ex-
pense. for use in the daily edition.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03
ELKS DINNER WAS
 B|G SUCCESS
Clifton Loose No. 1174 EntertaIns Members and Ladies at Clifton Hotel.

One of the most enjoyable affairs siver by Clifton Lodge 1174 B. P. O. E. was the venison dinner given at the Clifton Hotel on Wednesday even ing last followed by an impromptu dance at the Princess Theatre
 Hon. Ben M. Crawford, better known in lodge circles as Uncle Ben" was in a large measure res ponsible for the dinner. While on a hunting trip on the Campbell Blue a short time ago it was his good for tune to kill big buck deer which he packed into Clifton and presented to Exalted Ruler Peter Riley with the stipulation that a venison dinner should be given for the members of the lodge. Wednesday last was the date set and at 7:30 D. m. the lodge members and visiting brothers as- sembled at the Clifton Hotel accom- panied by their lady guests and march ed into the dining room where the venison dinner vas spread. Exalted Ruler P. Riley presided at the head table during the dinner hour and at his right was seated the guest of hcror, Brother Ben NJ. Crawford. seated at the long tables and a Geli-
 
 members of the lodge acting as wiaters.
 At the conclusion of the rerast DI. I X w. Burtc'i acted as toast master and Bro. .. l.. Quiat respon- ded U the toast "I'he Ladies' in a nsr!y ~j:n. Hcl Zen Crawford told about the deers (dears) and took several raps at Brother Quiat in so doing. Brother Lynch secured several hearty laughs at the expense of the toast master and altogether the affair was most enjoyable.
 At the conclusion of the dinner autom obiles were in waiting in front of the hotel and the guests were conveyed to the Princess Theatre where dancing was indulged in until twelve o'clock, Adams orchestra fur nishing the musics ta~ls: '
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03
GUARD NOT PAID FOR SERVICE IN THE
 STRIKE ZONE
IF Called Out Again "MiIitia" Strike Might Result, With consequence the U. s. Regulars Would Be Call ed E

PHOENIX, Nov. 29.-That the Ari- zona national guard wuold not respond if again called to do strike duty at Clifton and Morenci is the general be- lief Of officers and men of the or ganization, who base their opinion on the fact that the members of the guard have been compelled to serve without pay.
 Widespread discontent followed the return of the guard from the strike district where the men were kept for weeks in idleness. It was then an- nounced that there were no funds out of which to pay the men for therr service. Officers in close touch with the situation state that it would be extremely difficult to get the men to- gether for anything but a fire, and that the officers themselves .discour- aged and disheartened, would have a hard time with their commands. Even should the guardsmen be assembled, they admit, it is considered doubtful whether they would entrain for sev- eral weeks service without any hope of receiving pay.
 The muddle over the status of cer- tain sections of the appropriation bill, which was vetoed by Gov. Hunt last
 
 part of the auditor to honor the claims presented for the national guard until after the matter had been passed upon by the supreme court, where the case is now pending. Under the statutes the case cannot be set for argument before December g, and may not be decided for several months. In the meantime, should rioting at Clifton grow more serious it is believed that United States troops will be ordered to the district.
 Members of the guard who attend ed the annual encampment last August were paid in certificates issu- ed by the state auditor instead of the regular warrants. In some places the certificates were cashed by banks or local business men, who expected an early settlement of the muddle. The certifi- cates, never popular, are not in de- mand at present, and until the state can offer something more substantial in remuneration, it is not believed that the militiamen will be readily called into action.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03

ply for admission at your camp at Dun can and to find out if the statements made to me were true. I found out that they were absolutely true, se- curing the names of some of the men shipped in and other statements that they were instructed to say when they registered at the camp that they had been former employees of the com pany, their word alone was accepted as evidence that they were such former employees. From this it ap- pears that the registration of men as former employees is merely a sub- terfuge to show that the companies are acting in good faith in not ac- cepting men in the Duncan camp un- less they were former employees of the cmpanies. find the men are also being told that as soon as there are enough men there, no definite infor- nation as to the number apparently having been given, that they will return to Clifton and Morenci and the companies will resume opera tions. The new men to be paid the same rate of wages as the companies formerly paid their employees.
 In the meantime they are receiving free board, free bedding and tent 
 I did not make statements as to the amount of money being raised for the support of strikers or any statement as 70 riots or disorders; that tho miners were compelled to do practically all their trading at the company stores, or that 100 to 200 per cent profit was made on purchases. l 6iG say that 'I was glad that the federal investigators were in the dis trict, as we would probably get a true report as the result Of their in- vestigation and would be able to know definitely whether the men had grievances or conditions which should be corrected and not allowed to exist, or whether the companies had been treating their employees fairly"
 I was asked by reporter whether the charges in the stores were ex- horbitant, as had been claimed by the men. I told him this: T have seen bills where men were charged s1. 50 for five gallons of kerosene oil and $1. 50 for a 26 pound sack of four, 10c per pound for pink beans and S1 a hundred for ice'' He ask ed me if I thought these prices were high. I told him that he could in- vestigate what prices were charged locally and form his own opinion; that at Fort Huachuca there is a small ice plant that manufactures ice and sells it for 23c per hundred and that ice is shipped on contract from Bis bee to Fort Huachuca and sold for 25c
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03
BLAZES IN YUMA
 BUT NEW YORK, PooFI BAH

New. York, Nov 30.-Don't be shocked, for even if Mrs. Deputy Sheriff Roberts talks forcibly, it's her real way of talking. How else would you expect a deputy sheriff from Arizona to talk? They don't have mollycoddles in such posi- tions. Mrs. Deputy Sheriff Rob erts is from Camille, Arizona, and when she walked into Broadway hotel her A calibre weapons be- heath her coat, everyone just sat up. Now listen to an Arizons lady sheriff:
 q wouldn't live in New York if you gave it to me. It's hotter'n blazes in Yuma, but like the sun, and it shines every day there. Too much slamming of street car doors, noisy elevat- ed and noisy subways, women's skirts too short-though Pm no prude-and too little sunshine here."
 She was elected constable of Santa Cruz county in November. 1874, and was shortly afterward appointed deputy sheriff by Sher- if William Mcknight.
 Tt was a sort of joke to have a woman on the ticket" she con- tinued, and was elected by a majority of three to one over two cowpunchers, George Bryly and John Yost, it being the first time that women voted in the state But it hasn't turned out a joke, for many, for you will remember that we put the state on the dry side in the l ast election. We women don't know much as yet about the ballot, but we sided right on the main issues, and put those through.
 Mrs. Roberts is widow of about 29 years, tall and straight, and slim, and very attractive.
 Most of our arrests are of bad Mexicans and bootleggers," she said. "Of course I san swear in any man at any time as an as- sistant, and they jump at the chance"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03

hood by the strike until the same should be terminated, or all hope thereof abandoned, and they can find employment elsewhere. We have strictly refused admission to any known to us not to be so qualified, and the charge that we are using this camp as place for imported strike breakers is absolutely unwarranted We have not imported into the same a single strikebreaker
 &e are handing this and previous communications to the press. Res pectfully,
 The Arizona Copper Company, Ltd :,
 by Norman Carmichael, General
 Manager.
 The Detroit Copper Mining Company
 of Arizona, by M. H. Mclean, Gen eral Manager.
 Shannon Copper Company, by J. W.
 Bennie, General Manager.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03
METAL TO BE STORED IN U. S. A.

New York, Nov. 30.---Orders for copper aggregating about 200,- 000,00O pounds, nearly one fifth the annual production in the Unit, ed States, have been placed by German representatives with cop per concerns in this country, it was reported today.
 As copper was quoted at 20 cents pound, the German pur- chase amounts to $40,000,0OO. In instances where the contracts have been filled, the metal has been placed in storage under an agreement to ship to Germany i'm mediately after the war.
 The orders placed in America amount to nearly four times the annual production of copper in Germany. America produced 1,110,062, ,OOO pounds of copper in 1914.
 Within the past few months the German government has been communicating copper wherever it could be found in the German empire.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03
URGE DR. RICKETTS, FUR GOVERNOR
 0F ARIZONA

Dr. L. D. Ricketts played golf at the Cobre Valle Country club near Miami and left for Bisbee this morn ing entirely oblivious of the honors which are being thrust upon him. For a number of the Arizona news papers want him for governor of Arizona.
 For instance the Tucson Citizen says:
 MT. L. D. Ricketts, who has been honored at San Francisco, and at Douglas and Globe as Arizona's most distinguished citizen, has been nom- inated for governor by several news papers of the state. The Douglas Dispatch suggests that for pr. Rick etts, whose services as a mining ex- pert command $100,000 a year, to accept political honors would involve too great a sacrifice.
 Tt is true that the salary which
 the peple of the state pay their governor would be grossly made quate to reimburse Dr. Ricketts for the financial sacrifice which accept ance of that honor would entail, but men holding high salaried positions have been known on frequent occas- sions to make just such a sacrifice. It is true that the governorship up der present conditions carries very little honor with it, but Dr. Ricketts would bring both honor and renown to the office and would undoubtedly
 become one of the best known state governors in the nation.
 We do. not know what Dr. Rick ett's politics are, but as he was ap- pointed a member of the board of regents of the University, by Cover nor Hunt, will assume that he is nominally a democrat. If it were possible to put into the field a non- partisan ticket headed by Dr. Rick etts agianst the Hunt machine, Arizona's most distinguished citizen would have the support of the re- publicans and the best element of the democratic party and would un- doubtedly be elected.
 While under our primary system and in view of Dr. Ricketts, large professional income, it seems highly improbable that his genius could be secured to organize the state gov ernment, nevertheless more remote things have been accomplished and tn arrangement would be desir able one for the taxpayers of the state"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-03
MEXICAN KILLED BY A CHARGE IF
 DYNAMITE
Metcalf Mexican is Torn to Pieces by Dynamite, Later Dying From His Injuries

Refugio Gonzales, an old time employee of the Shannon Copper Go. at Metcalf, died at the Shannon hos pital in Clifton Tuesday morning from the result of an explosion of dynamite Monday afternoon
 Several reports are current as to how the accident occurred, but it is thought that he was removing a box of dynamite caps from one place to another when one of them was dis charged, causing the whole box full to explode. Gonzales was torn and mangled and most of the flesh was torn from his body as a result of the explosion. He was brought to Cliff ton on the Coronado train and taken to the Shannon hospital where every thing possible was done for him but he expired from his serious injuries early Tuesday morning.
 Another version of the accident is to the effect that Gonzales was walk ing with an iron bar in his hand and which he was prodding into the ground when it suddenly struck box of dynamite which had been buried. As there were no witnesses Ito the accident, just how it happened will probably remain mystery.
 The deceased was about 50 years of age and had been in the employ of the Shannon Copper Co. for several years, having lived in Metcalf the greater part of the time The fun eral was held at Metcalf on Wednes- day and was attended by a large fol- lowing of friends, a goodly number of union men being present from Clifton