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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-03
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EDWIN
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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
ALMOST BUMPER"
CROP IN FAULKNER
GINNING is SURPRISING
More Bales Turned Out By December
l Than Any Previous Whole
Crop Except Two.

Instead of the extremely short crop
of cotton confidently predicted by
everyone for Faulkner county three
months ago, the yield from the 1916
crop in this county will prove to be
the third largest on record and will
run but little if any more than 10
per cent under the bumper" crop of
1913, when 25,306 bales were ginned.
Up to December l more bales had
been ginned this year than from any
previous entire crop in the county
except two, those of 1913 and 1914.
According to the report of w. r.
McIlenry of Beryl, county agent of
the United States census bureau,
20,9l0 bales We're ginned to December
l this year, comparing to same dates
in previous years with l4,9l8 in 1915,
2l,543 in 1914, ,6ss in 1913 and
19.068 in 1912. The ginning during
the period from November IA to De-
cember was surprisingly large,
amounting to 1,053 bales.
While comparatively little cotton is
expected to be ginned from December
l to the close of the season this year,
it is probable that there will be a
sufficient amount to carry the total
crop to at least q 500 bales and pos
sibly to $4,000 bales. Last year from
December l to the end of the season
1888 bales were ginned and in the
same period in the preceding year
,476 bales were ginned.
For seven crop years ending with
that of 1915 total of 1891 bales
of cotton were ginned in Faulkner
county. The highest number was
%, ,306 in 1913 and the next highest
%, ,068 in 1914. The smallest crop
in the seven years was 1859 bales
in 1909 The average was 1882.
Instead of short crop this year, the
yield will be better than the average
by at least 1900 and probably 1000
bales, and will be the third largest
on record. Considered from a stand
point of value, the crop this year is,
of course, by far the biggest ever
produced in the county.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
SNOW IS HEAVIEST
. FOR TWELVE YEARS
is FIVE INCHES DEEP
Unexpected Fall of "the Beautiful
Occurs at Conway Early Thurs
day Morning.

The heaviest snowfall in nearly
today, beginning shortly after mid
night and continuing until nearly
noon. According to the official
measurement made by Prof. M. j..
McHenry, local observer of the
United States weather bureau, the
fall measured five inches. The melt
ed precipitation measured As inch.
The snow came as a great sur
prise, as the weather bureau yester-
day had predicted fair and much
colder weather for the night The
maximum temperature of the past "a
hours was 81 degrees at p. m. yes
terday, Prof. McHenry stated The
minimum was % degrees and the
temperature at 2:45 o'clock this af
ternoon was 26 degrees.
According to the local records to-
days snow is the heaviest since Feb
ruary 3, 1905, when FIVE inches fell
here. On January 9 of the same
year there was a snowfall of 6 IL
inches. Since that date the heaviest
snow wa some of four inches on De
cember~l3 and IA, 1914. Last win
ter there was but one light snow,
measuring / IA inches, on February
27, 1916. During the winter of 1914
1915 there were three SHOWS, one of
four inches on December 1914, one
of 3 l-2 inches on January II and
one of / l-2 inches on February %,
1915. The winter of 1913-l9l4 saw
but two SHOWS here, one on Christ
mas day, 1913, of one inch, and one
on January % and 30, 1914, of l
1-2 inches.
Cloudy and colder weather is pre-
dicted for tonight; generally falr
weather tomorrow.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
SHAKFUP IN STATE
ASYLUM CONTINUES
MANY DOCTORS RESIGN
DIR. Darnall to Return to Private
Practice, After Taking Post
Graduate Course.

Little Rock, Dec. 14.-Dr. r. F.
Darnell, who has resigned as assist
ant superintendent of the state hos
pital for nervous diseases as a result
of the wrangle which resulted in the
discharge of DR.. F.. p Bledsoe, will
go to Philadelphia to take a post
graduate course under DR.. Weisen-
burg, one of the worlds greatest
neurologists. He will then return to
Little Rock to enter upon the prac-
tice, making speciality of diseases
of the mind. His resignation becomes
effective next Monday, December l8.
He has had 20 years experience in
this work. and has been in four insti-
tutions, having spent four years in
the Arkansas asylum. He is a mem
Der of the American Medic-Psychol-
ogical Association and the American
Medical Association.
The quarrel which has resulted in
the discharge of DR.. Bledsoe and the
resignation of half dozen members
of the medical staff, began last May,
with the refusal of DR.. Bledsoe to
discharge certain members of the
staff.
In their dissenting opinion, JUS
tees Wood and Hart of the supreme
court, say: at may be seriously
doubted if sufficient notice was given
Dr. Bledsoe to meet the charges but
| make no point on that, | only men
tion this in connection with the other
facts to show that the board did not
act in a very judicial frame of mind
and that the charges did not emanate
from minds desirous of exercising
calm and deliberate judgment in in
vestigatng them. think the whole
matter resulted from the quarrel in
regard to the removal of certain mem
bers of the medical staff, and other
subordinates, and that the evidence
as disclosed by the whole record did
not afford any reasonable ground for
the action of the board in removing
Dr. Bledsoe."
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
ROYAL Nf|CHB0RS
ORGANIZED HERE

A camp of Royal Neighbors of
Woodmen of America, was organized
here yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Lillian f. Lee of Little Rock, deputy
supreme organizer. The following
officers were named: Mrs. j. C. Daw-
son, oracle; Mrs, Georgia 0. Garden,
past oracle; Mrs. w. A Gibbon, vice
oracle; Mrs. Rosa L. Hicks, recorder;
Mrs. Susie |. Bragg, receiver; Mrs.
Bessie w. Melton, chancellor; Mrs.
Claud Vaughter, marshal; Mrs. Mary
Honea, inner sentinel; Mrs. Sallie Har-
rod, outer sentinel; Mrs. |. M. Camp
bell, Mrs. Rosa Lee Ingram and Mrs.
Ida l.. Burns, managers; DR.. l. N.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
TO OPEN HENDRIX
CAMP A|CN DEC, 81
new BUSINESS OFFICE
Five Men to Go Into Field to Raise
Big Endowment Fund Last
of this Month.

Plans for systematic prosecution
of the campaign to raise a half-mil-
lion dollars additional endowment and
building fund for Hendrix College are
being rapidly matured and it was
announced today that work will be
formally begun on the last day of
this year The first organized work
will be done in the Helena district
of the North Arkansas conference.
On December 81 two sermons on the
needs of Hendrix and the mission of
the institution will be delivered in
every Methodist church in the Helena
district and on the following day,
Monday, January /, the work of tax
ing subscriptions in that district will
be begun After the canvass of the
Helena district is completed, the cam
paigners will move on to another dis
trict and thus continue the work un-
til every one of the Is districts in
the two southern Methodist confer
ences of the state has been thorough
ly canvassed.
The endowment campaign is in
charge of five men, Rev. James
Thomas, DR.. F. S. II. Johnston, Prof.
w B. Hubbell, Rev. II. F. Buhler and
c. D. Irvine, who We're appointed by
the two conferences for that pur-
pose.
A downtown office for Hendrix Col
lege viii be opened within the next
few days in the rooms on North
street, in the rear of the Farmers
State Bank building. These rooms
will be nicely furnished and will be
headquarters for the North Arkansas
conference end of the endowment
campaign, as we'll as business office
for Business Manager w. B. Hubbell,
who will transact all business con-
nected with the investment of the
present endowment funds at that
place. Stenographers and book
keepers will be kept on duty at the
office, which will remain open every
day. DR.. j. J. Stephens, who now
occupies the rooms, will move his
Offices to the Ingram building.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14

McCollum and DR.. G.. D.. Huddleston,
physicians
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
ART EXHIBIT AND
CONCERT MONDAY

On next Monday evening at Cen
tral College the annual concert by
the conservatory students will be
given in the college auditorium. An
art exhibition will be given in the
college parlors on the same day
from 3 to 5 p. m, and after the con-
cert in the evening. The pictures
painted by the students during the
present session will be shown, as
well as an interesting collection of
china by the classes in china-p paint
ing All are invited to attend both
events.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
ANNOUNCEM ENT.

/ have accepted the local agency
for the Edison Diamond-Disc Pho
nograph. Watch for my announce
ment in tomorrow's Log Cabin Dem
ocrat, and if you are thinking of
a talking machine for Christmas
don't fail to see the wonderful new
Edison. 1t 5. +. Anderson.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14
Observation-Disclosures.
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS. .
Observation-Disclosures.

Conway, Ark, Dec. l3, 1916.
Dear Santa-Please bring me a
climbing monkey, a box of fire
crackers, little airship, box OF
caps, sandy andes, toy electrict,
and a watch. | am boy six years
old Your little friend,
Charles Jerome Greene, Jr.
A nice line of new designs in UNI
brellas just received at special prices.
c. II. Robinette.-d1t
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14

your close inspection and examina-
ton. l.. Claud Powell, 319 North
Front street-dtf
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14

The Christmas number of the La
dies Home Journal is ready for de-
livery. Phone IL.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-14

Do not put off your purchase-do
not delay your selection. Our fine as
sortment of Pianos is now awaiting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
Is HELD ON
IAsTALMEhI PLAN
Roane IL Taken into Custody On
Charge NJ Soliciting Funds for
Spread.

Serving banquet on the INSTALL
ment plan was the unique method
used by the railway trainmen yester-
day afternoon, when they held their
spread at Stumpfs Hotel.
Owing TO the impossibility for all OF
the men TO leave their work at the
same time, the feast started at 2
o'clock In the rathskeiler, and from
that time on the banqueters came In
twos and tours. and by the half-dozen.
Six tables were reserved for the
banquet, and accommodation was made
for Loo guests at dollar a plate
Those in charge completed their arr
rangements some time ago, and every
thing went OF as planned originally.
Roane II Arrested.
=. IL. Roane. who. together with G.
r. Brown and ]. III. Bradley. is al
legged to have secured contributions
for railway trainnen's dinner from
local firms. and against whom fifteen
warrants have been issued chare ng
him with the theft Of sums ranging
from SIS - $25. was placed under ar
rest yesterday afternoon by Detec-
tiyes Smith and Atkinson Brown and
Bradley were admitted to bail short
ly after their arrest Wednesday. while
Roane furnished bail In the sum. OF
SlxSee last night for his appearance
In Police Court. ]. III. Redwood went
his security.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
INJURED
WHEN hit BY ENGINE

Struck by Seaboard Air Line en-
CINE at Dineen Street and the rail-
road crossing yesterday morning at
$50 o'clock. Robert Martin, twenty :
fve years old. employed as driver By
kingan q Company, was hurled Sew
eral feet into the air. sustaining In
juries which may prove fatal. a team
of horses, valued at s700, was killed In
stantly.
Martin was picked up by the driver
Of another wagon, which WAS just be-
hind the one on which the Injured
man was riding. and he was immedf-
ately rushed to the Memorial Hospital
In the City Ambulance. While II was
first thought that the man had sus-
tanned q fractured skull, attending
physicians now bslieve that his In
juries are Of an internal nature.
Martin. who II native Of Louisa
County. and who boards at 7fs North
Twenty-seventh Street, has been In the
empoi Of Kingan & Co, for about
six months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
TERRIFIC INFANTRY

CONTINUED From First PAGs.9
exploded mine. but W occupied IN
crater.
"soush OF the somme dstachlnel
OF German infantry trying to deb0unl
for an attack was thrown back mi
It's trenches by our barrier are
the region of Beuvraignes our arttllsr
destroyed a blockhouse and shelied "a
German environments
In Champagne destructive FIRE ~
rected against the Germaa works
the direction Of the Butte dc Mesns
yielded good results In Woevre
subjected salient OF the German Nh
in the forest OF Mortmare TO a yioHsI
bombardnent which resulted In q
explosion of depots of munitions.
Today the Germans ftred two mol
heavy shells in the direction oil IL
fort. Our artillery Immediately tuuy
under It's fire the gun empiaeesnes
which was located yesterday. At
same time we sheiled the German MI
tary establishments Of Dornach. sos1ta
west of Muihousc.
Report On Air Raid.
London. Feb. 10.---The war ontce q
night gave out the following;
I'm the seaplane raid yesterday
bomb fell in a road behind tram ~
fun of women and children. ~ IN
ploded without damage. There VA
no panic. These bombs were droppe,
In an adjoining field
One. exploded. in the. upper stbf
OF girls school and did some dar1
age. Portions OF the ceiling fem
Il class OF children. pupil and snn
servants were slightly injured. ThoJ
bombs fell on the school grounds
did no damage. Two tell - the "a
turbs. causing slight damage. Won
an was curt in the cheek.
4 Naval and military aeropiAnea pQ
sued. but were unable TO oyertake ~
raiders"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY
CONVENTION on SUNDAY


The Laymen's Missionary Movement
Convention win convene in mass meet
ing here Sunday at $3.50 o'clock in
the City Auditorium. Already 1850
delegates have announced their In
tention Of attending the c. -4vention,
and Ii IL expected that by Sunday the
desired 1900 delegates will have noti-
fed those in charge OF their intention
to be present.
Governor Henry Carter Stuart will
preside at the convention mass meet
ing Sunday afternoon. Rev. Frank T.
McFaden, d. D., will pronounce the
invocation. Rev. Worth N. Tippy, ID.
D., pastor of Madison-Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Of New York
CITY, Will speak ON ssThe Broadening
Meaning of Social Service" Rev. f.
NJ. Poteat. d. D., OF Greenville, 8. G.,
president OF Furman University. will
deliver an address on Spiritual OBJ
5ectives For Men Of Business, The
benediction will be pronounced by
Rev. 4. Clagett Skinner, ID. ID.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
CLAIBORNE COUGHS Up
(, TEETH AND DEPARTS

Walter Claiborne. 1sf2 West Cary
Street, who swallowed his false teeth
yesterday morning and was rushed
TO the Virginia Hospital for reiief.
coughed up the molars yesterday af-
home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
MlJ0RIII Of BOARD
WANTED MODERN BOOKS
Educasaona1 Body Sets Forth Reason
For Rejecting d. #. johnson

Giving the reasons of both factions
OF the body with reference to the re-
cent vote on the B. F. johnson Pub
fishing Company textbooks. some Of
which were rejected by q majority OF
the members, despite the vigorous
protests Of the minority, the State
Board OF Education last night drafted
a report, and 1t will be submitted TO
the state Senate within the next few
days
Although 1t was first thought that
two reports would be forthcoming
from the body owing to a hopeless
split in the board In regard to the
change in the textbooks. the meeting.
which lAsted through yesterday after
noon and consumed q portion OF last
night. was q most harmonious one,
and apparently there viii be only one
paper scnt TO the legislative body from
the educational board.
The report Is an agreed statment
OF facts. Although 1t has not yet
been made public and will not be until
after It has been sent to the Senate.
1t 10 said that the statements contained
In II are concise and straight from the
shoulder. stating the reasons for every
vote that was cast with reference to
tho change. It sets forth the reasons
actuating those who voted for the ac-
ceptAnce Of the johnson offer, as well
a. those who favored the rejection of
It,
wasn't Progressive Education.
Those who voted against certain
johnson textbooks claim that thay
were out of date and II would have
been a. backward step in the educa-
ton OF the State to continue them m
the primary schools. the new books
which were adopted by the majority
vote being in line and with recognised
, standards OF progressive education.
They will set forth. II is understood,
that 1t was simply q matter Of getting
away from the Anticipated textbooks
for something more modern, thereby
elevating the educational standards OF
the Old Dominion.
At first 1t looked as II the members
OF the BOARD would be hopelessly di-
vtded in the drafting of the report,
but before the melting had been in
progress many minutes the members
began to smooth their differences and
they Immediately set to work in get
ting together the one report. Each
textbook in question was taken up
separately ana the reasons Of those
who voted pro and con were stated.
Governor Henry C. StuArt, who 10
10 member Of the board, was In Peters,
burg yesterday afternoon. and the re.
port cannot be sent to the legislative
body until after he sees 1t. A portion
OF II was read to him yesterday after
moon over long-distance telephone,
and II Is said to have met with his ap-
nv Ia xx,lrp xha In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11

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entA 46 Vl1hoot exception hir
convfe<e111 ~ therefore have the
bomt< ~ &<14t< my restgnAticn. ~
take e3&1& ~ yo0r convenience
5(Ikx BREcKENRIDoE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
Preliminary Correspondents.

The frst of the preliminary cor
respondence lis a. letter by Secretary
Garrison dated January IL. He wrote
War Department
Washington, January z, 1916
My Dear MIR. President:
In my judgment we are facine a
critical 5uncture with respect to the
military part of the national defense
program,
am convinced that unless the stu
alton is dealt with promptly and ef-
feciively, We can indulge In no rea-
soma bic expectation OF any acceptable
result
The policy recommended TO you ANA
adopted by you, squareiy places the
nation upon the sure foundation of
national forces. If that policy is made
effective by legislation, there will be
secured TO this country for the first
Tirne a real stable foundation for the
military part of Its national defense
If however, instead thereof a policy
III adopted based upon the State troops
as the main reliance OF this country
for It's military arm, not only has no
advance been made from the deplor-
able and inexeusahie situation In
which we have so long been. but an
effective block has been placed across
the pathway toward a proper settle
Juent The adoption OF such policy
would serve 10 deiude the people into
believing that the subject had been
Eettied and therefore required no
further consideration upon their part,
1t would, therefore. in nay Judgment,
he infinitely worse than an entire fall
are of all legislative enactment upon
the subject. The latter would at
least leave IT open for future settle
ment,
Needs Power Of Leadership.
Il, OF course. am not advised as To-
the statements OF intention made by
Mr Hay 10 you In the consersati ons
hsld with you prior TO your meseag e
20 Congress AT the opening OF the
resent session. / have always felt
mo have 40 expressed myself 10 you
that the situation in the Congress was
such that unIsas you personally ex-
srted the power OF your leadership,
sou would not obtain any worthy re-
suits III this matter.
Mr. Hay has now made open de-
x9arataeu Of his intention. He an
n0Nnees that he does not intend to
/. tAty policy advocated In your message.
With respect 70 the regular army. he
I. 40ee not purpose giving us the organ
1xAktcnE asked TOR, and tmperativeiy
necessary II the Federal yolpnteers
eQ-fAiIsd Continental ARMY, are 10
t& pkoper]s trained: he purposes add
INT y Jew Thousand men to the en-
listed ktrensth of the army In it, pres
4 &Nt urxA3sizAtitn. the sddias or ii few
*ntS of held ~ sEy 70 the sx-