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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
BRIDGE PIERS AT
 GLEASON CRUMPLt IT IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
Steel Structure Connecting Two Coun. ties Is Considered in a Dan
 gerOus Condition.

The steel bridge connecting Conway and Faulkner counties at Gleason is out uf commission on account of the failure yesterday of the two steel and concrete piers supporting the west or Conway county end of the structure. F. J. Mcclure, who lives at the west end of the bridge, said over the tele- phone to the Log Cabin Democrat to- day that the big steel cylinders had sheared off their rivets and had buckled in the middle, being bent in about l2 inches. They are still stand ing, Mir. Mcclure said, but he thought they were likely to break at any time, and had placed blanks across the roadway at either end to warn traffic off the bridge. A large number of vehicles reaching the bridge last night from both directions were fore ed to turn back, but some of the driv- CTS removed the blanks and drove across, Mir. Mcclure stated.
 The condition of the bridge was re- ported late yesterday to County Judge J. w. Holt, who at once notified the contractors of its failure. How long the bridge will be out of commission could not be learned today. The structure was erected about three years ago by Larimer X Burgett of Memphis, at cost of about $S,000. One-third of the cost was paid by Conway county and the remainder by Faulkner county and business men of Cownay.
 The piers are hollow steel cylinders about three feet in diameter. They are set on bedrock and are filled with concrete.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
RAINFALL GENERAL
 OVER THE COUNTY WAS HEAVY AT CONWAY
Dry Belt in Faulkner Receives First Good Season" in Two Months
 Crops Benefited Greatly.

Heavy downpours of rain Tuesday | night and this morning visited every section of Faulkner county that could be heard from today, breaking 1T some instances drouth that had pre-. vailed for two months.
 The precipitation at Conway was very heavy. A big shower occurred late yesterday afternoon, and at 1( o'clock last night torrential down. pour began and continued over ar hour, light rain falling practically throughout the night Another rair lasting several hours occurred this morning and this afternoon.
 Last nights r-.-- vas accompanied by severe electrical storm, brilliant flashes Illuminating the sky, while deafening thunder was almost con tinuous. Several electric light trans. formers were "shot out" by the light ming, but no further damage has beer reported.
 On account of Prof M J. McHenry local United States weather bureau observer, being out of the city, the amount of precipitation here coulc not be ascertained, but it is esti mated that it amounted to at least two and probably three inches.
 While last nights rain was very heavy at Conway and other points ir the county, 1t was not until this morning that the section immediate ly east of Conway received relief from a drouth which had prevailed since early in June A heavy rair was reported to be falling in the vi cinity of the Vile store this morning, however. A dry belt only a few miles in width, extending north and south across the county from Guy to Cato has unfortunately es- capped local showers which have been occurring in practically all other DOT tions of the county and in this scope of country early corn is almost a failure, while cotton and other crops have been seriously damaged.
 In other portions of the county particularly Mt. Vernon, Enola, Cy- press, Danley and Benedict townships, crops are reported to be unusually fine. The present rains will be of immense benefit to all upland farms and are not expected to cause dam age in the bottom lands unless they continue to excess. With good "season" in the ground, fair and mod crate weather is now needed to bring the crops to maturity.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
ANOTHER WANTED IN
 YILONIA THEFT CASE

A warrant has been issued for Roy Johnson, 2l, son of Tom Johnson, as an accomplice of Oscar Cole, arrested Monday on charges of burglary and grand larceny, according to Deputy Sheriff A. S. Sowell, who took Cole back to Vilonia for preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace J. w. Terrell of Cypress township to- day. Johnson has not yet been ar rested, but officers are searching for him, Mir, Sowell said Cole and John- son are charged with having broken into Will Hunters blacksmith shop. Frank Jinski's barber shop and Dr. c. A. lmhoff's residence at Vilonia, steal ing numerous articles at each place. Some of the stolen articles were found in Coles possession when he was ar- rested, the officer stated.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
ANOTHER STORM FREAK.

Another freak of the recent storm in Faulkner county has come. to light. A photograph of the family of Mrs. McCuistion living near Guy, which was blown away during the hurricane, was found recently in Stone county, at point said to be exactly 105 miles from Guy. The photograph was seen at the home of a relative in Stone county by Robert Montgomery of Guy. who recognized it and upon in quiring learned that it was picked up short time after the storm. Sever al other articles were blown away from the McCuistion home during the storm, but the house was not dam aged.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
PERRY co. NEGRO
 GETS SEVEN YEARS

Attorneys George w. Clark and R. w. Robins returned last night from Perry county, where they represented Reuben Harpole, negro, tried in the Perry circuit court on a charge of murdr in the first degree. The jury returned verdict finding the defend- anat guilty of manslaughtcr, leaving the punishment to the court, who sen fenced him to seven years lmprlson- ment. An appeal to the supreme court will be taken in the case, the at torneys stated.
 Harpole was charged with having shot and killed a 12-year-old negro boy and injured two other negroes in row over ball game. The boy was killed accidentally by a stray shot
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09

charge of bein ginmates of disor- deriy house.
 The girls were arrested in a raid on the Caddo rooms by Officers Bram- lette and Casey. They just arrived in Muskogee at o'clock last night from Conway, Ark. They came here to go to work as solicitors for sub scriptions for magazines, they said.
 The names of the girls were Mary Brown and Mrs. Ida Davis.
 The girls, on their arrival here, first went to the Sewers hotel and tried to get rooms, but did not sue ceed
 Someone they had met on the train had recommended the Caddo rooms as "a quiet, gentle and respectable place" so they had gone there.
 No one of the names given in the Muskogee papers story is known at Conway and it is not believed that the women referred to ever resided in this city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
GROWS FINE PEACHES.

B. w. Ford yesterday brought to the Log Cabin Democrat office a num-
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09

Tn the fight of the other negroes, it is
 stated. 1
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
GIRLS ARRESTED, SAY
 THEY'RE FROM CONWAY
Pair Taken in Police Raid at MuskO gee, However, are Not Known
 in This City.

(Muskogee Times Democrat, Aug. s.
 Two very pretty girls, neither of whom had "soiled dove" appear ance, were perhaps saved from "go- ing wrong" last night by the timely arrival of police rooming- house raid CTS.
 The girls told very straight story in police court today and Police Judge Lipscomb said he believed their stories true, and released them of a
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
HOWELL SELLS HOME.

k. D. Howell today sold to George Ethridge his residence on Spencer street, situated on lot 4 of Bruce's ad- dltlon to Conway. The consideration was S2,OOO. MT. Howell, who recent ly sold his Arkway theatre to H. B.. Ingram, is pl ,paring to move with his family to Oklahoma.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
EXTENSION MEETING
 OF NEGRO FARMERS
State Agent (. w. Watson to Ad. dress Convention to be Held
 Here September 9.

The Successful Farmers Extension meeting for the negroes of Faulkner county will be held at the negro pub llc school at Conway on September 9. The session will open at a. m. The following program has been arrang- ed
 Invocation, Rev. William Drew; m troductory by w. A. Lindsey, Jr.; ad- dress, Progressive Farming" Alex Saulters; address, "How to Make Turkeys and Bees Pay on the Farm" " Mamie 4eargans; general discussion, Tn View of Past Conditions do You Believe that the Negroes have Made Substantial Progress on the Farm, J. w. Clark, G. w. Anderson, J. R. Armstrong, M. L. Hunt, Rev. William Anderson, J. R. Anderson, Preston Mattison and D. M. Killie; music by various choruses; address, How to Raise Wheat for Bread" George liar lis, G. G. Moltbia, Lee Crout, s. C.. Lyons, Hill Mosley and Marshal Bur ton; lunch; parade through the busi- ness district of Conway; address by C. W. Watson, state agent of the U. S. department of agriculture; ad- dress, How May the Negroes Make Themselves More Useful in the In- dustrial and Economic System of Our Country" Eulla Frazier, Alice Jones, J. L. Mills, L. C. Cox and J. L. James; address, by J. L. Phillips, county demonstration agent; address, Land scape," Robert Loopper; address, Gardening and Canning" Miss Myr- tie Smith, county canning agent. At 8 p. m. a banquet will be given. The negro women will have on exhibition during the day numerous articles of needlework. w. A. Lindsey, Jr., is in charge of the arrangements.
 GROWS FINE PEACHES.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09

Der of fine peaches which were grown on his place, two miles north of Con-. way. Each measured 10 1-2 inches in circumference and weighed 10 1-2 ounces. They are Elbertas.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-09
A MUSICAL FELLOW.

"Jones is a musical fellow. But then he ought to be-"
 Why"
 Because he was born in A fat Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
NEW YORK IN THE TROPICS?
Gulf Stream Some Day May Warm
the Icy Waters of the
North.

Some day the Gulf stream may
smash back the icy water of the Lab
radOr drift and make New York as
warm as European and Aslatic cities
of the same latitude. 1t may even
come to pass, as Father odenbach of
Cleveland suggests, that these parts
will be tropical. True, the Jesuit sci
enlist treasures us by saying that a
great swerving of the Gulf stream Is
improbable, but even the slim posi-
bility fills the Imagination with exotic
pictures. Orange groves In northern
New Jersey coffee plantations In place
of Suffolk county cabbage patches,
rubber forests in Connecticut, alliga-
tors devouring canal-boat captains in
Newton creek and anacondas asleep
In Westchester jungles-it would all
be worth while living to see.
But the time is not yet. This
months heat is only natural. And In
August, when seeming simeon comes
upon us, do not Elisjudge the Gulf
stream. The hot air will be from the
great wind stream that rises In the
campaign textbooks and flows until
Monday evening in November, the New
York Sun observes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17

visit the owners of this bungalow
home.
The corner of the house opposite to
the porch is occupied with two bed
rooms and bathroom, all Of which
open into hall leading to the dining
room. Each bedroom has generous
closet with shelves, and is well light
ed. The bathroom is well arranged
and is provided with built-in medi-
cine closet.
The stairs into the basement are
reached through the hall in the rear
of the house. The basement is large
and may be used In many ways to add
to the utility of the house. 1t Is
lighted with grade windows made pos
sible by carrying the foundation walls
up above the ground level. Storage
space is provided in the attic, which
may be reached from the living room.
Taken in It's entirety, this bungalow
has an unusual number of very inter-
estlug features, both in interior and
exterior design, and it Is particularly
well suited to the man who enjoys
individuality in a home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
Personality.

What widespread and far-reaching
effect personality has in the affairs of
men. We hear it given as wide
range of definition as there are kinds
of people. An agreeable personality
and vice versa; personality that Is
stupid or intelligent; gracious or churl-
ish; overbearing or yielding; self-willed
and oblivlous of the rights of others
or tolerant and reasonable; selfish or
unselfish; conceited or modest;
thoughtful or unthinking; these and
many others are samples of a vast va
riety of habits of mind and manner
from which every person may choose
as they desire. But every person
should remember that their personal
bearing toward their fellows has a
vast deal to do with their success In
life. We rise or fall very often ac-
cording to the estimate given to our
personality by those about US. What
is called tact" which Is but an abbre-
Walton of the word contact, is the out
come of our personality. We mold
and shape our personality very much
by the amount of contact we have with
our fellow beings.-Jefferson County
Union.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17

looked is by the use of novel hard
ware fittings for doors and windows.
Although a scrutiny of the pictures Of
old castles and other structures of by
gone days will offer many a sugges-
ton which might be used i'm obtain
ing novel hardware fittings, especial
ly for door hinges, II is seldom that
any of these unique fittings are used
in home building. Perhaps 1t is be-
cause the massive hinges and locks
of those olden days were used, not
for their appearance, but for their
strength, and their use is still asso-
ciated with that same idea. III so, 1t
Is mistaken idea, for II Is possible
to use just such fittings on even a
little bungalow with very pleasing
effect. A bungalow is shown here
which has more than the ordinary in
dividuality and yet there is nothing
which is not attractive in its unique
ness.
The appearance of the front door is
an indication of what may be obtained
by the use of distinctive hardware.
The hinges are of heavy brass and ex-
tend nearly across the width of the
door. The door knob and plate are
also of heavy, substantial construc-
ton, in harmony with the hinges. The
windows at the top of the door are
narrow strips of plate glass running
parallel to the hinges. This door has
very massive appearance, but it
blends well with the other features
of this little structure.
The front porch Is set around one
corner of the house and the door is
built into this corner. The portion of
the roof covering the porch is sup
ported by three pillars set upon rough
brick columns, and a low railing is
of the top Of the brickwork. The
sides of the bungalow are covered
with rough siding up to the gables,
which are shingled in alternate wide
and narrow rows. There is a decided
contrast between these two methods
of finishing, but the effect is very
pleasing. The many gables give n
roof effect which emphasizes the
broad solidity of the design and also
adds further note of distinction to
the bungalow. The chimney Is Of
rough brick to correspond to the
porch columns. The exterior is quite
different from the usual examples Of
this type and lends itself well to a
finish which will force it upon the
attention of the casual observer. Trim
should be white around all windows
and doors. The porch ratings and
pillars should be finished in the same
way. With the rough siding finished
in some dark color and the shingled
portion few shades lighter, the fin
ished appearance of the bungalow Is
all that anyone looking for individual
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
Preparation for Spiritual Influence.

A man may prepare himself for
friendship. and may prepare himself
for society. according to the nature Of
the relations into which he is going.
II 1t be for pleasure that he is to pre-
pare himself, he throws of care and
burden, and, as II were, raises into ac-
tivity that part of his mind by which
he enjoys. II 1t is q company of ar
lists into which he Is going. he pre-
pares himself to be influenced by their
peculiar tendencies. II he Is going
among friends where his social facul-
ties are to be brought into play. he
as 1t were. rouses up those faculties in
him so that they shall begin the high
est state of activity. II he is going
where there Is to be music. 1t is for
this that he prepares himself. We
are conscious that we receive infiu-
epces from each other by preparing
the mind to te susceptible to those in
fiuences. SO It Is in the power OF
man to prepare his soul to be acted
upon by the Divine Spirit. Not that
he is not acted upon at all times; but
he may prepare himself so that he
shall be acted upon the most favor.
ably.-H. w. Beecher.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
One Twin Too Many.

With the coming OF the twins the en-
tire household arrangements were sad
ly disorganized. Master Bobby and
Miss Dorothy were relegated to the
background, where they moped and
sulked.
Bobby, more brilliant than his sister.
was scouting through the upper halls
one morning when he discovered the
twins being prepared for their bath.
Having in mind the fate of several lit
tiers of kittens within his knowledge,
he rushed TO the head of the stairs,
and. reckoning his sister, cried in
hoarse whisper:
"Dottie, come on up, quick! They're
goin' to drown one of 'em!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
Too Much to Believe.

"The late Bishop Hare" said Sioux
Falls physician, fused, very reason
ably, to impute skepticIsm to mlsun-
Outstanding.
He once told me about Philadel-
phia business man of skeptical ten
denotes, who said to him:
"My dear Mr.. Hare; / do not re-
fuse to believe the story of the ark.
| can accept the ark's enormous size,
its odd shape and the vast number of
animals it contained, but when / am
asked, my dear doctor, to believe that
the children of Israel carried this I'M
wieldy thing for forty years in the will
derness-well there I'm bound to say
my faith breaks down. Living
Church.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
ity IN a home could ask for.

tty IN home cOufd ask Tor.
What is more, the interior arrange.
ment of this house is in thorough
keeping with the general idea, en-
bodying many unique features not
commonly found in the bungalow
type. The front door opens into a lit
tie reception hall having doors into
the living room and the dining room.
The triangular closet in this hall,
with shelves and books for wraps, is
point of interest.
The door to the right as you enter
the reception hall leads into the gen
erous living room. Four windows in
the one wall of this room flood 1t
with light and make it always bright
and CHEEKY. At the far end of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17

room, from the reception hall, is a
colonnade with cased opening into
little den which is one of the most
inviting features of the entire house.
The rear wall of the den is occupied
with big brick fireplace having
bookcase built against the wall on
each side. Light enters through a
double easement window in the other
wall.
The dining room is connected to the
living room through 45-degree
cased opening, which really makes
these two rooms into one large ON
extending around the corner at the
staircase. In the dining room is a
bay with four windows and seat In
front of them. Across from this seat
is a buffet built against the wall. The
dining room and living room are of
the same size and together are suifi-
cient to provide room for the enter
tainment of quite a few guests.
The kitchen Is back of the dining
room and is equipped with a model
pantry. While working at the table
in this pantry the shelves are handily
located to the right and the refrigera-
tor to the left. No time and energy
are wasted in moving about large
room in the preparation Of a meal.
The refrigerator is iced from the rear
porch, thus preventing the tracking
of mud into the kitchen by the Ice
man. This pantry will prove to be
as interesting feature TO the women
as the little den is to the men who
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
Type Of Home, Of Bungalow Con-
struction, That Has Dis
tinCtive Features.
CORNER ENTRANCE is UNIQUE
That and the Use of Novel Hardware
Fittings for Doors and Windows
Give Very Pleasing Effect
Interior Arrangement En-
bodies New Ideas.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.


questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. Ill, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Nearly all people are gifted with a
desire to possess a home which is
different from that of their neighbors.
As result there are great variety
of ways In which a house may be
finished: Wood, brick, stone of all
combinations of these have aided in
the conquest for variety; the archi-
tects and contractors have worked
overtime to produce new and distinc-
tive details of house design. The
work of all ages and all lands is gath
cred together to contribute to the sat
fsfaction of the modern home builder.
At various times type of construc-
ton Is found which seems to be par
ticularly suited to some certain local
ity, but 1t is invariably only short
time when this type is found TO be
applicable to other localities, after a
few changes have been made to adapt
II to different climate. An illustra-
tiop may be taken from the wide use
of the bungalow type of home, which,
although especially adapted TO the
needs of the California home builder,
is nevertheless furnishing very sat
isfactory type of construction for
those building in the middle and east
ern states. This type of home is no
longer novelty in Its newer loca-
lions, and 1t Is now necessary for the
home builder who appreciates the
convenience of the bungalow but who
still wishes to obtain distinctive
house, to call upon the designer to in
corporate some novel features into his
plans which will mark the finished
structure as decidedly different from
the bungalows usually constructed.
One means of obtaining individual
ity in house, which is usually over
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
"sun of NV Soul"

Tennyson was walking one day In
his garden with a friend. The con-
versation turned to the subject of re-
ligion-a subject upon which Lord
Tennyson was inclined to be very reti-
cent. The friend asked him what he
thought of Jesus Christ. The poet
paused, pointed to a flower that grew
by the path, and said: "What the sun
is to that flower, Jesus Christ Is to my
soul" 1t was beautiful answer. What
the sun is TO the flower. Christ Is to
the soul that trusts in him. He Is its
light and its life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
NEW ENVOY TO TURKEY

Keeping up the custom of sending
Il public-spirited, broadminded, phil
anthropic Jew to represent the United
States in Turkey, the president has APP
pointed Abram /. Elkus, a well-known
New York lawyer, as ambassador to
succeed Henry Morgenthau, who made
a distinguished record for himself and
his country during trying times at Con-
stantinople.
Mr.. Elkus, who has high reputa-
ton as lawyer, is senior member of
the firm of Elkus, Gleason & Pros
kauer, and is known especially for his
work as counsel for the state factory
investigating commission, position
which he held from 1911 till 1915. He
has drafted some 80 bills, all of which
were enacted into law, mitigating the
evils Of child labor, especially In
canneries and tenement houses and
prohibiting undue work and night work
for women.
Mr.. Elkus was born In New York
UouIx ,oIIa1n and Cnlup,hia ,,nik,arai ~,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
Some Noise.

Church-An American-made piano
now on exhibition In London is the
largest In the world. 1t has 522 keys,
and six pianists can play on 1t at
once.
Gotham-When the Londoners hear
that awful noise they must think q
Zeppelip's coming.