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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
WILL PAY EXTRA
 TAX OF } MILLS MASS MEETING IS HELD
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE TAX PAYERS COME TO RELIEF
 OF SCHOOL.
From Fridays Daily.

rom rlCay Dally.
 Citizens of Conway will meet with characteristic iberality and patro- tism the emergency arising in the financial condition of her school system if the spirit of mass meet ing held at the public school auditori- um last night is true index to the sentiment of the whole people.
 By a unanimous vote, on which everyone present rose to his feet, it was decided last night to pay an ad- ditional voluntary tax of five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of property in the district in order to prevent the closing or crippling of the school.
 Despite an incessant rain a repre- sentative audience of about 100 citi- zens, including some of the largest as we'll as some of the smallest tax payers twas present at last nights meeting, which was called by the board of directors to consider the pressing financial problem with which the school was confronted.
 After the emeting had been called to order by President D. O. Harton of the school board and an invocation by Dr. F. S. H. Johnston, R. w. Robins, secretary of the board, presented statement of the finances of the dis trict, and stated that the point had been reached where the banks would not longer carry the warrants for teachers salaries and other expenses unless additional revenue could be provided. The figures presented by Mr. Robins have already been pub lished in the Log Cabin Democrat, with the exception that more care ful inspection of the county tax books made yesterday afternoon, showed that the decrease in assess ment for 1915 was not nearly so great as was at first estimated, cer- tain property having been omitted from the tentative statement given out when the assessment was com pleted last summer. The total as- sessed value of real and personal property in the district, according to figures compiled by County Clerk J. A. Lea yesterday, is S1,132,428 for 1915, as compared with $1 1888 in 1914, loss of $1S,906, and at seven mills on the dollar, loss of only $132.72 to the district this year.
 The boards statement, however, showed that it would be impossible to operate the schools as they are now organized and submitted that it would be necessary either to make drastic cuts in the grades and length of term close the school altogether for at least one year or raise additional revenue.
 State Superintendent George B. Cook was called on for a talk and he stated that the condition of the Con- way district was not at all unusual in this state, but was the rule rather than the exception. He urged the people not to curtail or close their schools, but to rise to the emergency and raise funds to continue them at their present efficiency.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13


 alleged misconduct in his talk to the members of the bar in executive ses- sion this morning, Mir. Ledbetter said that more than 100 persons had called upon and congratulated him upon his action this morning and that so far he had heard of no adverse criticism. He said that several among the number were men of prominence who had never supported him politically. He declared, how ever, that his action had no political significance and that he adopted his course without reference or thought to any bearing it might have on his future career.
 Mr. Shaw made flo public statement with reference to the charges brought hlm by the clerk. Some of his friends, however. charged that MT. Ledbetter's opposition was due to the fact that Shaw mad never supported Ledbetter in the political races of the latter. Mr Shaw said to a represen- tative of the Log Cabin Democrat that he had "never considered that MT. Ledbetter measured up to the stand ard of qualifications for any office in the county, physically, mentally, nor ally or otherwise, therefore l must allow Mir. Ledbetter to form his own opinion of me-.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
BUILD MODEL ROAD.

Hope, Jan. 8.-Construction work on a model macadam road out of Hope to Shower Springs, distance of about five miles, has been com menced. The work is in charge of R. A. Haynes, under the supervision of w. c. Stahl, an engineer of the department of the State Highway Commission.
 The road is to be finished with eight inches of crushed rock on the surface and will be one of the best pieces of road in the state. This, it is intended, will be the first step in building good roads in Hampstead county. The road is being built with donations from the business men of Hope and labor contributed to the project.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Frank Irby, 26, and Nina Ann Gardner, 22, Mayfower.
 J. M. Bergman, 42, Conway, and Eula Sells, 22, Mayfiower. / Lee Keathley, 23, and Nellie Sis son, IS, Conway.
 Lindsey Pearson, 25, and Clara Banks, 22, Conway.
 F. H. McCarty, 34, and Nora Mills, 34, Holland.
 J. H. Burgess, 21, Lonoke, and Bessie Kirby, IS, Vilonia.
 V. G. Ferguson, 21, Greenbrier, and Florence Halcome, IS, Wooster.
 Elija P. Lieblong, 23, and Bessie Mathews, 19, Greenbr1er.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
C|FRK HOLDS SPECIAL JUDGE
 ELECTED IS MORALLY UNIT

or surrender to him the dockets of the court. The clerk left the room and said that if the attorneys de- sired his services further they would find him in the recorders office.
 The attorneys withdrew immediate ly for a caucus in executive session, which continued throughout the morning. Clerk Ledbetter was sent for and asked to recede from his pc sition, but he politely but firm ly declined to withdraw his objec- tions. You may remove me from office or you may put me in jail, ; MT. Ledbetter is said to have de- clared, but 1 will not recognize the man you have elected as circuit judge"
 MT. Shaw is equally as firm in his position, and positively refused to withdraw or resign. He takes the position that he had been legally elected as special judge and will serve if any court is held.
 Communication was had by one of the local attorneys this afternoon with Judge Trimble, but he stated that it would be impossible for him to attend, as his physician had warned him it would probably cost his life should he attempt to hold court in the present state of his health.
 It was generally conceded this af- ternoon that there will be no Janu- ary term of the court. The statutes provide that if any court shall be held on the first day, it shall stand adjourned from day to day until the evening of the third day and if at that time the court shall not be open ed, such court shall stand adjourned until the next regular term, and all cases, civil, penal and criminal shall stand adjourned over until the next day of such court It is made the duty of the clerk to enter a continu- ance on the docket of all cases, under such circumstances.
 The question is one as to which all the local attorneys are apparently at sea. Mir. Ledbetcer admitted that he was not sure of his legal authority to take such a course, but he declar- ed that his conscience ana his oath to support the constitution of the state would not permit him to act otherwise. It is said that the case is without precedent in the state and therefore there are no supreme court decisions or statutes which could govern. Most of the attorneys arc doubtful whether, if they so desired, they could rescind their action this morning and elect anyone else as judge, unless MT. Shaw would resign, and this he refuses to do.
 The venire for both furies and many witnesses and litigants have been in at the courthouse since yesterday morning, and no one is able to tell them whether their services will be required at the present term
 not.
 Mr. Ledbetter brought no specific
 arges against MT. Shaw when he
 clined to recognize the election this
 Drning, but it is stated that he
 sntioned some specific instances of
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
ACCOUNTING DEVICE

The Faulkner County Bank is in stalling new accounting machine Of the latest and most approved type, for the purpose of mechanically post ing the accounts of their many GUS toners. The device with the equip ment necessary will cost, it is stated, about 5000, but enables the bank to carry on it's business with the service of one less accountant. Roland IT, vine, assistant bookkeeper at the Faulkner County Bank, has resigned to accept position as general book keeper for the Bankers Trust Com pany of Little Rock, and the installa- tion of the new machine will make it to secure a successor for Mr. Irvine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13

Fanny Dunaway- Hogan of Hot Springs; John D. Dunaway, Jr., and Miss Hettie Jane Dunaway of this city. Julian c. Dunaway of Seattle, Wash, and L. S. Dunaway of this city, who was out of the city, were unable to attend Several of Mir. and Mrs. Dunaways friends from Con way and E. H. Dunaway of Morrill, ton and Miss Lena Kincheloe of Little Rock also were present.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
CITIZENS LITERALLY RESPOND
 10 EMERCENT SCHOOL NEEDS

Superintendent D. L. Paisley of Argenta, the first superintendent of the Conway schools, said that love for Conway mad prompted him with .out invitation, upon learning of the .dliemma of the local district, to come and see if he could be of service. He said there was no indication of ex- |travagance in the management of the Conway system, but on the contrary the teachers were nearly all receiv- ing from $20 to $35 per month less than they could obtain elsewhere. He expressed confidence in the people of Conway and urged that nothing be done to impair the splendid sys- tenn organized here.
 Scouting the suggestion that Con- way people would permit their public schools to oe crippled or closed for the need of a comparatively small sum of money, Dr. J. H. Reynolds said that the only question before the meeting was what means should be adopted to raise the necessary money. l"I believe the extra five mills tax will be the best plan,' Dr. Reynolds said, "and to adopt it will be the biggest boost Conway has ever had-and she has had some big ones."
 County Judge J. w. Holt was loud ly applauded when he declared that Conway people, almost without ex- |ception, would be willing to pay the extra tax rather than hurt their schools. q would pay 20 mills extra rather than have my boys loafing on the streets when they ought to be in school,' Judge Holt said.
 Prof. C.. c. Denney was called for a talk and said that he had very little property and no children, but that he was deeply interested in our schools, the efficiency of which, he said, had improved fully 50 per cent during the seven years he had lived here. If you decide tonight to close your schools as means of retrenchment," Prof. Denney said, the property val ues in your town Will decrease enough by tomorrow morning to pay the en- tire cost of operating the school for five years"
 President Harton then presented an agreement which he said he had circulated for about an hour yester- day afternoon among the larger tax payers of the city. Not a single one approached, he said, declined to sign the agreement to pay an additional five mills tax, and the signers repre- sented at least $2,000 of the $5,000 expected to be raised in this way.
 Dr. Johnston then offered motion which was seconded by Judge Holt that it was the sense of the meeting that five-mill voluntary tax upon all real and personal property in the district should be paid with the other taxes to the collector this year. After an amendment by Prof. E. A. Bren- nan that the chairman appoint com mittee to circulate the agreement had been adopted, by a unanimous rising vote the motion was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
 MT. Harton said this afternoon that he had not yet decided upon the committee, but that number of people had voluntarily come into his office during the day and signed the agreement. He had heard of no ob- jection to the plan, he stated, and he believed it would meet with almost unanimous approval.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13

Probably the most sensational cpl sode in the history of the Faulkner circuit court occurred this morning, when Circuit Clerk A. M. Ledbetter declared that George Shaw, a Con- way attorney elected by the bar to serve as special judge during the absence of Judge T. C.. Trimble, did not possess the moral qualifications required by the state constitution for circuit judge ,and refused to recog- nize his election or administer the oath of office to him.
 AS result the court has not yet been formally convened and at 3 o'clock this afternoon the general opinion was that the session would lapse and the entire proceedings go over until the next term.
 On account of illness the regular judge, Thomas c. Trimble of Lonoke, failed to appear yesterday, and as IS provided by law, the court was ad- journed for one day. The statutes provide that in the absence of the regular judge, the regular practiclng attorneys in attendance upon the court shall elect a special judge, and the person receiving the highest num- Der of votes shall preside over the court At 10 o'clock this morning the bar met for the election, which was held by Clerk Ledbetter. Twen- ty-two ballots were cast, of which MT. Shaw received II, Judge K. M. Merriman seven, with four scattering votes.
 Amid a profound silence Clerk Ledbetter read section 16 of article T of the constitution of Arkansas, prescribing the qualifications of cir cult judges, as to their age, length of ------.-.- :1---~~ 'r tho state, etc, ting my views before you is by letter and addresses, published in pam phlets or in newspapers, or both, but you cannot all be reached in this way, and the other necessary expenses met without exceeding the limit fixed by the act of April 2, 1913. Five thous- and dollars is as much as l am able to spend, and make no complaint ot this limit, but l believe in obeylng and enforcing all the laws, and Ii l were financially able to exceed the limit I would not violate my pledge not to do so for the nomination. 1t has been my desire to use the news papers, but their rates are prohlhlfluN
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
w. A. WOOLEY DEAD.

w. A. Wooley of Lula, Okla, a former resident of Faulkner county died yesterday, according to tele- gram received by his nephew, J. R. Donnell, of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
GOLDEN WE ) NJ
 CELEBRATED HERE
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
 MT. and Mrs. John D. Dunaway, sr., today celebrated the fiftieth an- niversary of their marriage at the home of their son, L. S. Dunaway, t19 South Faulkner street. Present were their children, M. E. Dunaway and Dr. w. c. Dunaway of Little Rock, Prof. O. L. Dunaway and Mrs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13
FAULKNER CIRCUIT COURT DEADLOCKfD GEORGE SHAW ELECTED BY BAR, BUT CLERK LEDBET- TER REFUSES TO RECOG-
 NEE HIM.
From Tuesdays Daily

AT 3:15 O'CLOCK THIS AFTER NOON SHERIFF w. w.. BISHOP ANNOUNCED THAT JUDGE TRIMBLE HAD ADVISED OVER THE TELEPHONE THAT COURT RE ADJOURNED UNTIL JULY AND HAD DISMISSED THE JU- RES AND WITNESSES FROM SERVICE UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR TERM.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-11-30
IT'S LOVELY TO LIVE IN IDAHO

All, see the majestic Teton Peaks,
Where the tourists oftimes go,
In vehicles recreation seek,
Travelling o 'er large drifts of snow.
Those ripping streams are grand to see,
Where Red men travelled centuries ago.
And camped beneath the whispering
tree
It's lovely to live in Idaho.
Dense forests are grand to see,
With pine trees dark and high,
Many pleasures are there to be
Where stately trees tower toward the
sky.
And beautiful shrubbery makes
The faces of thousands glow:
II was made by God for our sake,
It's lovely to live in Idaho.
Oh, the atmosphere is so pure,
AS we watch twinkling stars at night :;
1t is bracing, we assure,
| And gives the heart much delight.
1T S grand to go camping out,
No matter where we may go,
And i'll Lakes we can low about,
Its lovely to live in Idaho.
| Deep chasms are often seen,
| Where crystal streams do flow;
These make the arid lands grow green
AS they fall to the valleys below.
J Thousands of acres of farm lands are
seen,
, Where diversified crops nicely grow
j Waiting for more farmers to till
| It's lovely to live in Idaho.
Sugar factories are now to compete.
Urging more beets to be grown;
1t is more good money to greet
And the country is to be praised.
All are working earnestly together,
Travelling to ranch to and fro;
We warn against cold weather, still
1t s lovely to live in Idaho.
The lofty hills are now crowned with
snow,
And how happy the tourists feel,
As they, riding along many miles day
In their six-cylinder automobile.
When they see the grand old Snake,
They say, this is getting pretty low,
But think of the land it irrigates, oh
1t s lovely to live in Idaho.
This is most healthful State,
IS blessings are so many and grand,
These privileges to ever emulate,
AS the peopel do understand.
Rich mines of useful metals,
That laid dormant centuries ago,
Are now putting miners on nettles,
1t S lovely to live in Idaho.
Grove City is a precious treasure,
Worth more than glttering gold,
It s situation none can measure,
If = destiny cannot be told
Oh, we wonder how long it will be,
Before we can rest in Hotel Paw-nee
And may it ever be so.
It's lovely to live in Idaho.
John Bond, Sr.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-11-30

sorts. Under normal conditions, wheat
yields 30 or 40 bushels to the acre, oats
60 to 100 bushels, sugar beets II to %
tons, potatoes 100 to $50 sacks, and al
falfa to tons. Market facilities
are unusually good.
The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company oper-
ates large sugar factory at Blackfoot
and has loading stations at Fort Hall,
Tyhee and Young. There is heavy
demand for alfalfa hay for feeding on
the ground and for shipment. The 1916
crop is bringing from 81 to $40 per ton
in the stack, and the prospect is good
for the continuance of high prices.
The land offered for lease is allotted
to Indians in twenty-acr tracts. The
most of it is in a raw state, covered
with sagebrush. The raw land is being
leased i'll unlimited areas, for five yeal
periods, on the Improvement plan. Nc
cash rent is required. The lessee must
clear the land, break it up and put il
in cultivation, and place thereon perma
nent improvements, such as fences
buildings, wells, etc, to the value OF
$5 per acre, and leave one fourth of the
acreage in alfalfa at the expiration OF
the lease. One person may lease al
the land he can handle properly.
The lessee must construct necessary
bitches from the laterals and canals tt
properly irrigate the land, but will not
be required to pay anything for ths
water for the first three years. Dur
ing the last two years, the lessee mus
pay the maintenance charge, which il
determined in Washington, D. c., a
the beginning of each season. For tn,
season of 1916, this charge was SO cent
per acre, and it is thought will not ex
ceed that amount in the future.
! At the expiration of the five-yea
period, if the land is available 70
lease, the lessee will be given the pref
erence right to renew the lease at tn
rental offered by the highest bidder
A lease does not carry with it any Op
tion if the land should be put up TO
sale at the expiration of the lease or a
any other time, however, the lessee
may bid on any land offered for sail
the same as any other person.
GAS q guarantee that the agreemen
will be faithfully carried out, bon,
covering the value of improvements AM
the cost of clearing and placing th
land in cultivation is made part o
each lease This bond must be signe,
by two reliable property owners VIII
will each qualify in the amount of tn
bond, which is ordinarily $40 per acr,
or 5000 for each twenty tract.
"Any further information will b
furnished on request by addressing
Horton II. Miller, L. S. Indian Super
intendent, Fort Hall, Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-11-30

had been in the hands of tenants for
years. The land was foul, the soil de-
pleted. One field had grown corn for
q period of nearly thirty consecutive
years and the maximum yield rarely
exceeded thirty-five bushels per acre
Mr.. Tomson being a stockman by in
stinct and practice, began plan of
crop rotation and since then all of
the crops grown on the farm and a
considerable amount purchased from
the neighbors, were fed chiefly to cat
tie on the farm and the fertilizer
spread on the fields.
Success With Grasses.
Tame grasses, timothy and alfalfa
were introduced with increasing sue
cess. The field just referred to pro-
duced alfalfa for period of ten years
and was then broken up and planted
again to corn. The first crop aver
aged between 80 and 100 bushels per
acre. Another field sowed to clover
timothy and blue grass remained un.
broken for 81 years, when it was
again planted to corn. The first and
second crops that followed made q
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-11-30
Problem
q

yield similar to that just mentioned
The practice on this meadow, chiefly
from necessity. was to allow the
stock to pasture 1t until near the first
of May and again during the fall.
This late season pasturing had the ef
feet of scattering the seed from the
second growth clover more evenly and
tramping it in. insuring reseeding
each year and a uniform distribution
of the fertilizer.
II q field, or a portion of it, did not
show a satisfactory yield. the ground
was fertilized and grasses sown and
tested until the proper grass or va
riety was found. In this way all of
the farming land was brought to e
higher state of production. No un-
usual means were employed to bring
his about, for the Tomsons are not
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-11-30
So Bulls
Sol fol o

only available from around May l un-
til the first frost in the fall, whereas
the tame grasses come earlier and
continue later.
In the fall of 1887, a neighboring
farmer who had bred superior class
of grade Shorthorns made a draft sale
and included in the offering regis
tered Shorthorn cow which he had for
merly purchased with bull calf at
foot at a Kansas City sale, with a
view to obtaining cheap herd bull.
Mr.. Tomson purchased this COW at
slightly above the prevailing prices
for grade females and in this selec-
tion the foundation of one of the
best-known Shorthorn herds in the
middle West was laid. Her next calf,
a heifer, was OF such attractive type
and quality that T. X. Tomson and
his sons definitely decided to purchase
more registered females. A number
were secured that year and later a
well.known sire, Imp. Thistletop,l bred
by Amos Cruickshank in Scotland,
was placed in service. He was some
what advanced in years and was there
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-11-30
WORK DONE BY Two SUCCESSFUL
BREEDERS IS MOST INTERESTING
Result Gained Is Result Of Practical Conservative Methods
and Continuous Faith in Livestock Husbandry-Shos Are
Important Feature Of Improvements -Neatness and
& Order in Farms Appearance Is Valuable
Asset-Shorthorn Is Favored.

much given to experimenting. Pos
sibly the results would have been bet
ter If they had, but the point is that
only such methods were used as could
be readily applied on any farm, by
any average man.
Best Of All Grasses.
In Kansas, particularly in the sec
tions more or less broken, the native
prairie grass. largely blue stem, is
prevalent and is regarded as the best
of all grasses in season. It has been
the practice to feed more or less tame
hay in these native pastures where
the grass had become thin and in this
way the seed of the several tame va
rieties was scattered and many thin
spots were set to tame grass, blue.
grass naturally predominating. This
plan resulted in lengthening out the
pasture season, for prairie grass is