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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
l7,47I BALLS ARE
 ClNNfD 10 JAN. I6 CROP OF l6,OOO INDICATED
IN FAULKNER DUR ING LAST PERIOD ARE
 VERY LIGHT.

According to the detailed report of the United States census bureau IT, III bales oi cotton were ginned in Faulkner county prior to January 16 thls year, comparing with 22,5S9 to the same date last year, 21,534 to the same date two years ago and 20,295 to the same date three years ago.
 The ginning during the period rom January 1 to Is this year, was unusually light, amounting to only lG6 bales, as compared with 280 bales last year, 743 bales in 191l and 94 bales in 1913.
 The present indications are that the total ginninGs in the county will be the smallest since 1911, when lS,- OFF bales were einned, and possibly may lack little of reaching that figure. Aside from 1911, the small est yield in recent years, was that of 1909, when only 14,G39 bales were ginned in the county.
 Between January 16 and the final report on March l last year, there were ginned f50 bales In the same rea jed in 1913 the ginnines were 39o bales. It k hardly possible that more than 50o to coo bales remain to be ginned this year, and the total crop will doubtless be very close to .lS,000 bales. This, however, is at least 2,o00 bales in excess of the av- craze expectations of local cotton men early in the present cotton sea son.
 Faulkner eounty's total ginnings for the past seven years have been as follows; 1909, 14,639; 1910, 19.- 539 1911, 1S,029; 1912, 20,685; 1913, 25,306; 1914, 23,039.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
NORMAL -CEN1RAL.
 10 PLAY MONDAY

A basketball game which prom ises to be hotly contested affair will be staged on Central College court Monday afternoon at i o'clock between the collegians and the State Normal maidens Both teams are on edge for the battle. The game will be Centrafs initial combat of the season. The Teachers have played four games, emerging victorious each time Central hopes to break the Normal's winning streak, and to that end will exert every effort. An ad- mission of 15 cents will be charged.
 The teams will line up as follows: Normal-Anna Belle Parish and Fay Blair, forwards; Virginia Jackson and Clyde Davis, guards; Mary Ken nedy and Zola Stanfield, centers. Central Camp and Ruby Vaughn, forwards; Genevieye Echln
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
DAMAGE 10 FARM
 AS YET UNKNOWN
LOSS CERTAINTY GREAT
GOVERNOR HAYS WIRES AP- PEAL TO UNITED STATES
 CONGRESS FOR AID.

Little Rock, Feb, 5-There is con siderable speculation as to the dam age that will be shown to have been done to the state convict farm, after the floods have receded There is not foot of land on the farm that is not under from five to fifteen feet of water. The river broke through the levee in five places and rushed across the farm with terrific force,
 sweeping everything before it.
 Among the losses known to have cen sustained are all the buildings at the front camp, including the ad- ministration building, the commis- aary and hospital the stockade, and i've residences of officials, all Of which have gone down the river with the caving banks; 5000 pounds of meat, a carload of flour, a carload of meal, about 5000 worth of hogs, and probably $10,000 worth of cot ton seed. Nearly a thousand bales of cotton are stored at middle camp, and it is not known whether this will ic saved or not.
 The administration building, or the big house" was last spring 900 feet from the river, but over GOO feet of this was lost by the 1915 floods. It is believed that large part of the farm land has been ruined by washing and drifting sand, and that fer plantation uses it will practical lv be valueuless Engineers have also expressed an opinion that the river may force a new channel through the farm, into Cypress creek, and thence into Bayou Bartholomew, providing new course to the Mis- sissippi.
 County Judge ]. F, Ligon of Iin- con county yesterday wired the gov error that they needed relief at Gould on the Iron Mountain to res cue about 90 families, and wanted gasoline launches for the purpose. The white women and children were rescued from the town yesterday.
 In response to piteous appeals for aid coming from the lower Arkan- sas. Governor Hays yesterday wired the Arkansas delegation in Congress as Follows: "Thousands of people in Arkansas are in destitute circum stances on account of the flood situa ton. They are homeless and with out provisions This affects some thing like 50 places in the state Isl it possible to get the federal govern ment to provision these sufferers?'
 The report from Washington that ator Robinson. appropriating $l0O,- the senate had passed the bill by Sen poo to provide relief for flood suffer CTS in the state, was a ray of hope. Immediate steps, however, must be- talen to alleviate suffering that in some quarters has become very great.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
ESLI |. KING 10 RUN
 TOR CADRON C0NSTABLF E

Esli l.. King today announced that he would be q candidate for consta- ble of Cadron township, subject to the action of the Democratic primary on March 29, and authorized the pub lication of his formal announcement in the Log Cabin Democrat. Mir. King has had much experience as a peace officer, and possessing courage and judgment, would make good off, fcer. He is sober and honorable and his friends feel that with him as con stable the office would be in safe hands.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
EVANGELIST 10 BE HERE
 ENDS GREAT REVIVAL

Rev. Burke Culpepper, the noted evangelist who is to conduct meet ing here in the Methodist church be- ginning about February 20, has just closed a most successful series of meetings at McAlister, Okla. Ac- cording to reports from that city, there were 250 conversions and a general uphft for the entire town. Rev Culpepper is now engaged in at Lebanon, Tenn, and will come from there to Conway. He is a very successful preacher and is now ranked among the best in the country. He is well known in Con way and he has many warm friends here who will be glad to welcome him when he comeS
 Prof r. ! Bullion, who is teach
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
CANDIDATES PLAN
 2,WEEkS CAMP AICN BEGINNING MARCH lITH
COUNTY RESTRAINTS DECIDE UPON SIXTEEN SPEAKING
 APPOINTMENTS.

A two-weeks speaking campaign of Faulkner county, to begin at Woes ter March II and end at Conway March p, was decided upon at q meeting ot the candidates held at the courthouse this afternoon. Several of the candidates were absent from the meeting, those from the northern portion of the county being kept away by high waters, and the matter oi conducting a campaign was virtu- ally lett by those present to Judge P. If. Prince and Prof. C. (. Jones, can dldates for representative.
 The itinerary of the candidates. as adopted here this afternoon, is as follows:
 Wooster, March II, D. m.
 Greenbrier, March 13, D. m.
 Republican, March l3, 7:30 p. m,
 Guy, March II, D. m.
 Enders, March 15, p. m.
 Beckett SehooIhouse, March b, 7:30 p. m
 Mt. Vernon, March l6, p. m.
 Enola, March r., D. m.
 Holland, March Is, p. m.
 NayloI March 20, p. m
 Nilonia, March 21, D. In.
 Cypress Valley, March 21, 7:3o ?. m.
 Cato, March p. 1 p. m.
 Saltillo, March 23, p. m.
 Mayfower, March 24, l p. m
 Conway, March ?, 1 p. m.
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and Chloe Grace. guards; Edith
 Bradley and Willie Mckinley, cen
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Prof. T. J. Bullion, who is teach
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
SCOUTS TO OBSERVE
 SIKH ANNIVERSARY

The sixth anniversary of the or ganization of the Boy Scouts will be observed during the coming week by the Conway troup A meeting will be held tonight at the club room and tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the same place, Dr. F. s. H. John Ston will talk to the boys. Fathers .ot Boy Scouts are especially invited to attend this meeting. On Tuesday night benefit will be given the Scouts at the Grand
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
LAND PAIEhI SIGNED
 BY LINCOLN IS FILED

There was filed for record in the office ol Clerk A. M Ledbetter today, a yellowed parchment dated Sept. }, lo6l, and bearing the signature of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States. It was a patent con veying 40 acres of government land in what was then Conway county, Arkansas, to Edmon w. SherrII The patent was filed by F, l.. Kelley, present owner of the land.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
NEWPORT GIRL HERE
 INTRODUCING HER SONG

Miss Mayme Allen of Newport is spending a few days in Conway in troducing new song of which she is the composer, entitled Take Me Back to Arkansas" The song is said to have been one of the hits of the Panama exposition at San Fran cisco It has catchy air and in spring words. Miss Allen will sing hel composition at Anderson's book store Monday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
BAPTIST SERVICES.

Dr. Otto Wilmington, former pas tor, will preach at the First Baptist church in this city Sunday at the usual morning and evening hours. Dr.. Wilmington, who is here visiting his family, has just returned from Clarendon, where he conducted a sue cessful revival for two weeks.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05

ing at Faulkner Gap, is here to re- main oyer Sunday. He says Palarm creek at the point he crossed it yes-
 terday afternoon is over mile mide.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Cleveland Bradham, 30, Quitman, and Arvelia Howard, F, Enola.
 William livery, 2S, and Odie Sher- n, 20, Conway.
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4.
Aiken / Home.
Holidays

Hon. Wyatt Aiken returned from
Washington on Friday and Is spend
ing the holidays with Mrs. Aiken
and the children at home. He had
quite an interview with Santa, Claus
Sabbath night when his old frinnd
was caught delivering presents be-
fore midnight. Being strict OBJ
server Of the Sabbath himself he Sc
verely rebuked Santa for his non
observance of the day. The matter
was finally settled, however, when
Santa agreed to take good care OF
the boys in this district, and to give
them q little more than he flsd mt
first Intended, and when HE Tade
the plea that he could not get
around unless he commenced early
in the night. Mr.. Aiken warned
him not to 60 to Due West until
early in the morning, however, as
the people up there think q good
deal as he does on the subject.
,&~ Mr.. Aiken advises us that he heard
in Washington that his friend, Col.
c. ]. Lyon, United States Marshal
for this district, had made recent
visit to the President in the inter-
est of our old and valued, citizen, Col
Patrick Roche, whom the Marshal is
urging as a suitable man for Post
master General or Secretary Of War.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
WELL KNOWN TEACHER u
DIES AT HoRRELL HILL
Benjamin \ F. Bailey Passes Away
+ After Short Illness.

Z Benjamin F.: Bailey, well hnswn
educator, died early. yesterday at
Horrell Hill, in .Richland County.
He was SO years old.
Prof. Baileys life has been one Of
activity in the schools of the State,
especially. so in Richland county,
where he had been affiliated with
Prof. G. v. Neuffer in the University
School for Boys Of Columbia. After
the closing of that institution he ac-
cepted the principalship Of the Hor-
rel Hill school, in which capacity he
was serving at the time Of his death
He was at one time superintendent
Of the Abbeville city schools, but re-
signed that position to accept the
presidency Of The Abbevilleg cotton
mills, and after leaving there came
to Columbia. = = . !.
Prof. Bailey is survived by his Wi
dow, a son, G.. Wallace Bailey, 9
daughter, Mrs. n. v. Knight, wife OF
Prof. n. " knight, Of Chester; a
stepson, r. F. Gillian, and sister,
Mrs. ]. D. Davis, Of st. Louis.-The
State. ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
.McCaslanHone
Total alLoss By
Fire Saturday

The friends of Mr.. Pat. II. Nc.
Caslan will regret to know th:t
he had the misfortune to lose MS
home on last Saturday morning,
when it was totally destroyed by fire.
One end of the building was In
flames when tenant on the place
discovered the fire. He hurried to
the house and found the room OF MIR
McCaslan full of smoke and its oc-
cupant sound asleep. With q good
deal of difficulty he succeeded in get
ting Mr.. McCeslan out before the
building fell in.
The entire house and its contents
are a complete loss. Mr.. McCaslan
did not have time to save even q
suit Of clothes. He borrowed suit
from his friend, Jno. Boggs Kennedy
and came to town in the morning
and bought full wardrobe. He lost
in addition all his Christmas money,
which was in his purse in his pants
pockets. It is not known just how
the fire originated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
Sad Death Of
Little Rose Ellen
Hughes Sunday

Rose Ellen, the little. danghtar Of
Mf. and Mrs. Joe T. Hughes, died
Sunday morning, December the 24th,
1916, q few minutes Of twelve
o'clock. The little girl was taken
sick on Friday !. with Inembrsnous
Group and despite the loving and
watchful care Of her family and of
their friends the little soul went
back to the Father who gave it. The
little girl would have been twenty
months old on Christmas day anc
all this time was the idol Of her par.
ents' hearts and tho bright and
sweet pet Of tie neighborhood.
Funeral services were conducted
Christmas morning at IL o'clock, by
Rev. Il. Waddell Pratt, and the in
terment was at Long Cane cemetery,
services being held at the grave on
account of the illness Of Mrs. Hughes
The hearts Of our people 60 out
in loving sympathy to the grief
stricken mother and father. May
they take. comfort in the knowledge
that it Is well with the child.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
Patent Deuice to
Double Capacity
of theCoHon Gin

Mr.. 8. J. Wakefield Is progressing
with the patent he expects to obtain
De his new cotton gin. device by
which the capacity Of all cotton gins
will be doubled. He has been MAX
ing extensive Investigations and ex-
periments with the patent and each
day he. become more convinced Of
the great value Of his patent. he
believes that he will be able to fur
ther develop the idea which he has
SO as to further develop the capacity
Of cotton gins. - II
One Of the principal advantages Of
the device is that it can be made to
be attached to any cotton gin now in
use so that it viii not be necessary
to buy new outfits. He viii put the
device on the market Just as soon as
the patent Is obtained, and he can
make the necessary models. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
SOUTHERN NEGROES SUFFER
HARDSH|PS IN THE NORTH
Colored Minister of Pittsburg Writes
Richard Carroll of the
Sad Plight.

! In Connection with the negro migra-
ton to the North, a well known col
ored Baptist minister of Pittsburg,
has written to the Rev. Richard Car
roll, one Of the leaders of the race
in South Carolina, giving>a distress
ing account of the plight Of its mem
bers who have left, the South.
Richard Carroll, who is well known
in Greenville and well thought of
here had addressed q communication
to the News in which he says that
since most of his race in South Caro-
lima have an emancipation celebra-
ton" on January 1, he suggests that
the time be taken to discuss the mi
grafton of the negroes to the North.
He goes on t. say, The unrest
among our people throughout the
South, especially in Alabama and in
Georgia, is terrible and South Caro-
lima is now catching the fever. do
not blame the colored people from
moving from sections where life and
property are not safe, but they could
move to other places in the South
where they could get justice, and
protection and remain in the south.
The colored preachers who are the
proper leaders Of the race, should
take this matter up and face it and
Southland" -. :. ,ltst =
F The letter below is written by the
pastor Of one of the largest colored
churches in Pittsburgh.
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH
Cor. Wylie and Devillers SITS. !.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 16, 1916.
Rev. ]. c. Austin, B. D., D. D. =
2316 Wylie Ave-,
Rev. Richard Carroll,
Columbia, s. c., i
My dear Co-worker:-
Your letter to hand this very hour
and as to the great exodus Of our
people, ! am ready to answer You in
definite words relative to its benefits:
!; I am positive that it's not the best
thing for our people to do, especially
this season OF the year. We have here
now hundreds who are suffering in
tensely, many Of whom have money,
but cannot get accommodations. The
good ones from the South are made
to suffer with the bad, because Of
many unreasonable things committed
by the thoughtless. I know this will
eventually work against all Of US in
the North, thus I am sparing no time
in trying to meet this issue. appre-
.ciate your voice being lifted openly
against this, exodus, unless the peo-
pie know where they are going before
the leave there.
Yours for every good work,
(Signed) j. C. AUSTIN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
Negroes Had
.Suster11aticPla11
for Big Stealing

The Dargan.King Company has
been doing q big business as re-
tail dealer in hardware, cutlery, sil-
yerware, aluminium ware and Christ
mas goods, but the money did not
come in in this way fast enough for
Horace Mcknight, the colored gentle,
man who has been cleaning up the
store, he preferring q wholesale bust
ness and in that capacity supplied
such eminent. gentlemen as Ed
Guilliard, Robert E. Wilson, the
blindtiger, whom we told the au-
thorities some weeks ago should be
put on the rock pile, George Press
lev. Wheeler TennS0nS- who's Emaaa
an address before the colored Me-
thodist Conference on the subject,
"The Carpenter May Die But; HIS
Work Goes On" Mary. Watt and
Jim Belcher. Horace was able to
sell much cheaper than Mr.. Dargan
because Mr.. Dargan not only paid
for what he sold himself but for
what Horace was selling also.
The result is that Horace is facing
q good many charges Of larceny,
while the other culprits have been
convicted in the Mayors court of re-
,ceiving stolen goods. AS stated in
another column, Gilliard contributed
$500 to the. city treasury. This
morning the mayor assessed Robert
E. Wilson $500 and George Press
ley $4,000, they having demanded a
jury trial and having been convict
ed. Wheeler Thomson, Of carpenter
fame, took his straight from the
Mayor and received a permit 70
make contribution Of $500, which
was also satisfactory to. Mary Watt
End JIM Belcher, all of which goes
to show that "the way Of the tri:.S-
gressor is hard" ...
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Annual Trustees
Election Held ir,
the Court House

The annual election of Trustees
for the Abbeville School District, was
held in the court house last night
ct eight. o'clock, pursuant to adver-
Using notice published in the city
papers. The terms Of DR.. G. c.
Gambrell, Joel s. Morse and William
P. Greene having expired, the cleo
ton was for the purpose Of filling
the vacancies. The old trustees were
nominated for reelection. The fol-
lowing other gentlemen were noni-
mated: Messrs. M. T. Coleman,
Meadows Langley, VIM. Blanchett,
Earle Harrelson, and W. P. Wham.
Mr.. Langley declined the nomina-
ton stating that he did not wish his
name to 60 before the meeting.
About forty-fve citizens Of the
town participated in the election and
the vote for the several candidates
was as follows:
w. P. Wham, II; M. T. Coleman,
13; w. M. Blanchett, g.; Earle Har-
relson, 10; ]. S. Morse, SO; G. G.
Gambrell, 24;'William P. Greene, 81.
The old trustees having received
majority of the votes cast were de-
clered reelected for a term of three
years.
After the election, Mr.. A. B.
Morse made a motion that the delega-
ton in the General Assembly be re-
quested to have the time for the
election of the trustees changed
from the Christmas Holidays to the
last Tuesday in June. Mr.. Morse
thought that a better attendance of
the citizens would be secured at
such time, and after discussion the
motion was carried and the Secre-
tary was instructed to lay the mat
ter before the delegation.
Mr.. Robert S. Link presided as
Chairman of the meeting and Mr..
r. L. Dargan as Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
THE CLOSING OF SCHOOL.

The city schools closed :'o- the
holidays last Thursday and the teech-
ers went to their different homes
the afternoon or on Friday. Most
Of the grades had some Christmas
exercise for the entertainment Of the
children and there were several
Christmas trees. Miss Bess Allen,
one of the first grade teachers, enter
tanned the parents of her pupils and
served tea and cake to her guests.
At the High School special exer-
cises were held in the two societies
and Christmas carols were sung.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-27
PRESIDENT SAYS NOTE IS
MORE THAN A '+FEELER"
Washington Watches for News as
to How Wilson's Note is Re-
ceived Abroad. ...

Washington, Dec. .23.-With the
purposes of President Wilson's note
to. belligerents clarified by official
statements on the subject, the atteh-
ton of the United States as turn
ed to the reception of the note in
the foreign capitals.
Diplomats here are eagerly watch
ing for indications Of whether the
European neutrals will follow the
lead of the United States and make
a similar appeal the warning powers.
There is growing feeling that the
United States hopes to become the
clearing house for views and possi--
bly, for terms Of the belligerents.
Several of the diplomats have ad-
vised their governments to that ef-
feet in order to guide them in their
replies.
No Mere FeeleF. \
Surprise at the fast growing sig
nificance of the presidents move was
expressed on all sides, where it was
pointed out that at first the opinion
prevailed that the note itself was
merely a "feeler" and that the most
Immediately in issuing it was the
receipt Of some sort Of definition
from the warning nations.
That the president shold let it be
KNOWN indirectly to the diplomats,
for their guidance, that he went even
farther than that and counted on an
absolutely frank reply from the bel
ligerents, which would lead to an
actual opportunity for negotiations,
proved only less surprising than the
note itself.
~ Gradual clarification among the
entente diplomats were of the presi-
dents purpose and indications that
they would advise their governments
to reply in a friendly spirit proved a
source of deep qualification today as
it. was pointed, out both in the note
itself and by Secretary Lansing that
one of the dangers was that the al
lies would consider the step as q
.pfo-kfefn6Q move. $.aE. ~.
:: Early konaoA press comment that
the note was painful because it sad
the objects Of the belligerents were
practically the same was not unex-
pected- here, where attention already
has been drawn to the fact that Pres.
ident Wilson specifically declared
that the published views Of the op-
posing statesmen left that impress
sion. -
It is stated officially that the presi-:
ident would not presume to say that
two groups were fighting for the same
object, but merely that their official
spokesman had outlined much the
same general program without going
into the actual details which he now
seeks. -.
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lEXT SUNDAY AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH

Services in the Methodist church
hext Sabbath morning and evening
kt the usual hours. =
At the morning hour the pastor
vin preach an appropriate New Year
Permon. At the evening hour he
Kil begin series of sermons on
|eThe Christian in the World" and
|The World in the Christian" -
Every one is invited to attend
these services. A cordial welcome
awaits all. '.- 60