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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Franklin Houston, secre-
tary of agriculture in the cabinet of
Woodrow Wilson.
The secretary's friend had no
thought of small traits in the charac-
ter of Mr., Houston. What he meant
was that certain things which have
been dwelt upon by critics of the tenn
permanent and the methods of work of
Mr. Houston should be set forth so
that the proper light might fall upon
them and thus lay bare the facts to
eye and mind.
David Franklin has been criticized.
Why? Well the answer isn't hard
He is an idealist who believes that his
idealism can be realized only after the
proof has been adduced that it really
is idealism. Consequently Mr. Hous-
ton is iot dreamer of dreams whose
fabrics are baseless. He is of Scotch
blood and is hard headed, and as
result a good many of the Missionaries
of the country who see glory gliding
the castles which they rear in the air,
cannot understand why the secretary
of agriculture does not instantly see
the domes and minarets of their fan
cy's building burning with the splen-
dor of MONDAY
The department of agriculture. since
Mr.. Houston took hold of it, has
broadened the field of it's endeavors
Many things have been done. Some
of them are things which the dream.
Of ko
done. Everything bearing a trace of
the imprint of worthiness that has
been suggested has been subjected to
the test of critical analysis Some of
the dreamers have been disappointed
because this thing or that thing has
not been done, but they may know
that the test has been applied and that
the proof of lasting Northiness has
been lacking.
There seems to be a sort o. general
impression that Secretary Houston is
cold man The presumption OF his
GOODNESS comes unquestionably from
the fact that he is so intensely scien.
titic and analytical. The Missionaries
go to him bubhling over with their
dreams OF what can be done to bring
the millennium of their desires to farm
and field They are so convinced that
the vision they have seen from the
mountain tops is real that they count
the man who listens but declines in
slant and eXuberant acceptance of the
truth of their dreams. as a man who
is cold and unresponsive. Little do
they know, at any rate for long time.
that some of these dream recitals are
remembered and studied and that if
they bear up under the study plans
are laid to make them a reality
Coldness is an exterior thing. A
thermos bottle may be cold to the
touch and yet have plenty of heat in
side. The man who said that Score.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

f. Houston overmuch? Well, the
proof or the disproof of the validity
of the praise is to be found every
where through the farming regions of
the United States. Nobody knows bet
ter than the present-day farmer what
Mr.. Houston has tried to do and has
done. Every housewife on the farm
will make answer to the question as to
whether praise has been wrongly
placed or not The records are writ.
ten over every field in the United
States, Their pages easily are turned
and the print is large.
The secretary of agriculture is a
blunt man when bluntness is an es-
sential to imparting a lesson. He does
not believe in modifying men with
soft words when hard words are nee
essary. Politicians do not get any
great amount of satisfaction out of
him when they are seeking their own
ends. Here is story in point that
was written by Arthur w. Page.
- member of congress from the
middle West asked the secretary to
get rid of the department agent who
was at work in his district The sec
rotary refused. But that did not end
the matter. A local attack hampered
the work. The secretary investigated
the situation, satisfied himself that the
agent was not at fault, and then
wrote to the member Of congress that
the work could not be done properly
while this attack was going on, and
that under the circumstances the de-
partment would withdraw from the
district altogether.
He mailed copy of this letter to
the governor of the state and to the
rest of the congressional delegates
from that state. They Immediately
notified him that it would not be nee
essary to withdraw the agent The
state legislature went even further,
and passed unanimous resolution in
dorsing the agricultural department s
work in the state"
Now it must be understood that
when some members of congress can
not do what they like in the way of
influencing the heads of the govern
ment departments they can resort, IL
they want to. to the petty revenge of
opposing necessary appropriations for
charging the good work of the depart
ment whose secretary has incensed
| them. Secretary Houston never seems
to have worried much about the ap.
preparation matter as it might be af-
fected by the action of men who knew
what they wanted and couldn't get it,"
The truth is that the motives of men
usually are made plain when it comes
to antagonizing good work, and most
men are afraid to have their motives
| turned to the sun. The result is that
| courageous secretaries of departments
| in Washington usually have no trouble
because they have dared to stand out
against purely political opportunities
| David Franklin Houston was abso.
| lutely unknown in political circles
when President Wilson called him to
! Washington. lie was known. however
| TO educators and to scientific men gen.
| orally all over the United States.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Tn The system

Take the Old Standard GROVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. so cents
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
Not a Serious Matter.

Finn, the comedian, once stumbled
over lot of woodenware in front OF
store. whereupon the shopkeeper
cried:
You came near kicking the bucket
this time. mister
"Oh. no. said Finn, quite compla-
Gently. Il only turned little pale"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
Mans Foolish lmpatience.

In that worthiest of all struggles
the struggle for self-mastery and good
ness-we are far less patient with our
selves than God is with Unsolicited.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

A man is usually able to conceal mis-
middle name while he lives, but it
nearly always breaks out on his tomb
stone.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
Not GRAY Hairs but Tired Eyes

make us look older than We are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co..
Chicago. Sends Eye Book on request.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Practically any outdoor game that a
child plays in the streets of New
York is a violation of the law
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
A HINT TO WISE WoMEN,

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina" Price soc and sIoo-Adv
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Wash day is smile day if you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made. Adv.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Don't judge a ham by it's canvas
cover.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
Too Cheap.

Charmion-Shall dissolve another
pearl in the chalice for your break
fast?
Cleopatra-No; pearls are too mex
pensive and commonplace. Boil me
an egg.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
Ec.Zene Kills Eczema.

Let us prove it. Accept no substitute. If
your Druggist does not have it, write to
Ec-Zene Co, St. Paul, Minn.-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

with troubles that could not do anything and doctor
said would undergo operation could hardly walk
without when read about the Vegetable COMPOUND and what
lydia Vegetable Compound and package of Lydia
Pnkhams Wash and used them according to directions
They able all my work and lam WE'LL
Mrs Tnos DwYER Milwaukee Ave, East Detroit, Mich
Bellevue Pal than tell with terrible
hearing down inflammation tried several doctors and
they al the story that could get well without
dreaded the thought of that also tried
good many medicines that recommended none
Of them helped until friend advised me to give LYDIA T. INK
taking know what is to be sick and
It will be greatest pleasure have the oppor-
nty to other suffering IRENE
FRoEIouER Manhattan St, North Side, Bellevue Pa
you would like special advice write lydia Pinkhan
letter will be
and held in strict confidence
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
F0kpt0ap0id
Operations
These Three Women Tell How They
Escaped the Dreadful Ordeal of
Surgical Operations.

Hospitals great and necessary Institutions but they
should be the last for who suffer with Ills
peculiar thor Many letters file in the Pnkham
Laboratory at Lynn, Mass prove that great number Of
after they have been recommended to submit to
operation have been made we'll by Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound Here three such letters All
sick women should read Them
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Marinette, Wis-"I went to the doctor and
he told me l must have an operation for female
trouble and hated to have it done as had been
married only o short time. ] would have terrible
pains and my hands and feet were cold all the
time. / took Lydia E. Pinlham's Vegetable Com
pound and cured, and feel better IN every
way. l give you permission to publish my name
because am so thankful that feel well again."
Mrs. FRED BEuNKE, Marinette, Wis.
Detroit, Mich-"W When / first took Lydia E.
Pnkham's Vegetable COMPOUND was so run down
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
Where Switzerland Leads.

of the poor than does any other coun-
try
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Those Family Jars.
1--WE are just like one big family in
our suburb
is the scrapping that bad?"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

BREAD WITHOUT SALT is TASTELESS
A medicine chest without Magic Ar
MICA Liniment is useless. Best of all
liniments for sprains, swellings,
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Three sizes, 25c, SOC and s1.00-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26

Better keep your temper; otherwise
it is apt to give you away.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-26
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

CUSTOM is a man who is
big enough to have the
truth told about him."
These were the words
of a friend, a confidant
and an admirer of David
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-08
BRITISH FLEET MEETS CRUSH
ING DEFEAT IN WORLDS
GREATEST SEA FIGHT.
CLASH IN THE NORTH SEA
20 ENGLISH AND f3 GERMAN
VESSELS DESTROYED AND
MANY DISABLED,
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
BRITISH LOSSES

Warspite tsunk. Berlin report)-
nfeadnought, zf.j00 tons; eight l6-
in guns, crew 1JD
Queen Mary (sunk Battle cruls-
er. $1,000 tons: eight I3.5-ln. guns.
crew 800.
fhdefatigsbls Csunk) Battle
cruiser, 1850 tons, eight i2-in. and
sixteen f-ln. guns. crew $50.
Ingincibie fsunkl--Battle cruiser.
1880 tons, eight l2-in. and sixteen
i-in. guns, crew 73l.
Defense (sunk1-Armored cruiser.
II 500 tons, four s.2-in. and ten f.a-
In. guns, crew 1855.
Black Prince sun k)-Armored
cruiser. 1850 tons. six 9.2-in. and
four 7.5in guns. 70i men.
Warrior abandoned. In sinking
c1nditionl cruiser. 1850
tons. six 92-in, and four 7.5.ln.
guns.
Marlborough fstruek by torpedo.
Berlin report1-Dreadnought. $4,000
tons. ten lS.5-tn. guns.
Twelve torpedo boat dsstroyers
sunk, according to Berlin estimate.
England admits loss Of eightt
One British submarine sunk, Ber-
lin re pOrt
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GRAND OLD MAN OF MEDICINE

DR.. Abraham Jacob, known
throughout the country as the Grand
Old Man Of Medicine" and the friend
OF the babies. recently celebrated his
eighty-sixth birthday BY attending to
the needs Of his many patients In
New York. Despite his advanced age
he Is very active man and partici-
pates In many civic and national
events.
Doctor Jacob has been q prac-
ticing physician for 63 years and Ii
known throughout the world as an
authority on the diseases OF infants.
He is the author Of many books, and
net long ago served as president Of
the American Medical association.
He was born at Hartum, West
phalia, and got his NJ. d. degree at
Bonn, He was identified with the
German revolutionary movement and
was in detention In Berlin and Co
logne. being imprisoned for high trea-
son. He came to this country in 1853
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90 YOU EAT "VlTAMlhES?"
: SHOULD, SAYS UNCLE SAM
Experts Find That use Of Cereal From
Which Outer Shell Ras Eeen
Removed Breeds Disease.

Did you ever eat any "gitamlnes? T.
Maybe you did and didn't know ii. II
yuu never have eaten any. you should.
AL least Uncle Sam says sD, Experts
In the United States public health
service declare that the eating Of wi.
tamines" would do much toward put
ting an end to pe!lsgra, the disease
which has caused much suffering In
che South OF recent years. They have
reached this conclusion after making
experiments with chickens.
Fhe doctors found that chickens fed
ercluAiThiy upon wheat, corn, whole
wheat flour or the old-fashioned wa
foreground eornmeal. live and thrive
Indefinitely, but that chickens led ex-
ciusiyely upon pure white flour die
within a month or two. A disease very
similar to beriheri, which has caused
such rayages in the Philippines. kills
the chickens, Beribcri and pellagra
are closely related. Beriberi Is caused
ny thAtAI ADb liNft anu IL 10 NUN
discovered tuat the disease generally
breaks out among people who use the
so-ealIed polished rice the highly
miiien variety chat consists OF the ker
nel alone
Experience gained in fighting beri
berl led the experts OF the public
health service to the recently an
nouneed discovery that pellagra is also
q dietary disease. and thaI corn and
corn products are usually the dali,
food OF reliagra victims in the South
Now mere the conclusion that the OK
periments with the chickens leads To-
That the 1anger OF pellagra would
be greatly lessened In the South II tbs
oIdfashionea cornmeaI, containing {
portion n the bran and the h,Isk OF ths
corn kernels. were used instead O
0sal mad ny the modern processes
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postoilice department il became pos
sible 10 bring to the aid Of the labor.
distribution service some Gnu10 post
Offices, and thereby to create a net
work of communication between em-
ployers needing help without knowing
where to find IL, and workers want.
ing employment without knowing
where To get II.
Either employer or workman may
obtain at any post Office In the United
States d blank application supplied by
the department OF labor which. after
filling out and signing. he may deposit
in the mails anywhere free Of postage.
Sometimes an application for an en-
ployer and one for a worker in the
same post Office neighhorhood MAJ be
mutual in their requirements In such
cases the postmaster often brings the
parties together without forwarding
their applications. Otherwise all ap'
plications go from the post Offices
nntlN ifluaAlEh W ilt hFHiHHL sta
tion or substntion of the department
OF labor They are there compared
for the purpose of noting reciprocal
requirements and bringing work-seek.
er and employer together, This is done
as full as possible at each station
and substation. But applications which
remain unmatched at the respective
stations and substations are record.
ed for future reference and then for.
warded to the division of information
at Washington, where an examination
results In comparisons OF all un.
matched applications from the country
at large. Such OF these as still remain
unmatched are bulletined to all sta.
tions and substations with view to
their being matched at one or the 9th.
er of them
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Hello! That you. Uncle Sam
Yea" ..
We'll, Tin Jim Smith OF x town. I
want a job"
What can you DO. MIR. SMITH
Smith tells the kind OF Job he Is fit.
ted for.
Uncle Sam runs through his rec.
ords. Then:
Say. Smith. here's Jones who wants
a man. and II looks az though you are
Just the fellow for the place, You'd
better talk to him. Wait minute
and i'll connect you with Jones"
Smith and Jones talk. Usually
Smith proves available for Jones
deed.
Several thousand Smiths are now
being connected by the government
with several thousand Joneses in
about tins way every month.
The departments Of labor, com,
G,erce. interior, agriculture and the
post Office cooperate. The direct man
agement Is In the hands of the diyi.
sion Of information. immigration. scry'
ice, department of labor. 1t is the
plan nj uniting the jobless mal and
Ahe manlcss Job which was originated
by President Wilson two years ago.
and NOV is in full working order,
Though the telephone In actually
oaGt but little. a network Of facilities
and a series of "switchboards" are
provided through which the govern
.ment men at the government "ceh-
fral" are able To say promptly
Ia the man who wants work or TO
the man who has work to give;
~''Here's your party,
The method Of operation is thus de-
scribed by Secretary OF Labor Wilson:
Through the cooperation of the
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Quantity Smaller; Value Greater.

According to the United States nn'
reau Of the census, there was a de,
crease OF 1875 per cent in the number
OF leather-manufacturing establish
monts In the United States Between
1909 and 1914 but an increase OF l2.l
per cent in the value OF their products
The number OF cattle hides tanned
showed decrease OF t.5 per cent dur
ing that time, but an increase OF 25
Der cent in value.
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ASHURST AT The BAR

Back in his younger days-he
isn't very old yet-Henry F. Ashurst.
United States senator from Arizona,
served as deputy sheriff. He took
the work seriously and seldom did q
day pass without his picking up some
desperate and hustling him to the
county jail. Before locking up =
prisoner. however. II was necessary
for q deputy sheriff to visit the retail
establishment Of o certain prominent
drink merchant, because the key to
the lookup was kept thereon q nall
behind the bar. There was only one
key. but there were several deputy
sheriffs and q great many people to
be placed in Jail. So the only thing
to do was to have the key in central
location sure to be open at any hour
Of the day or night. The liquor mer-
chant, being q public-spirited, high
minded citizen. Hospitality contributed
a nail In his establishment and the
key hung there of and on for q long
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London, June 3.-Great Britain and
Germany again have met in battle at
sea. and Germany, apparently. SO far
as the details have been made known,
was the victor. AT the bottom Of the
North sea, off the west coast of north
ern Denmark, lie at least three Brit
ish battle cruisers. three cruisers and
eight torpedo boats, and the German
battleship Pommern and two small
German cruisers and number OF
German torpedo craft.
Great Britain admits the loss of bat.
tie cruisers and cruisers with ton.
mage OF l14,Sl0. represented by the
battle cruisers Queen Mary. lndefatig-
able and Inylncible and the cruisers
Defense. Black Prince and Warrior.
Germany's losses. in addition to the
Pommern, were the Wiesbaden and
Frauenlob, both the latter small
cruisers, and several torpedo boats.
The Germans claim in addition to
the admitted losses Of Great Britain
that the British warship Warspte, OF
the largest type in the British navy,
was sunk. that the battleship MARI
borough was hit by torpedo. and
that two cruisers OF Chilles type
tthe Warrior is OF this class) and one
submarine were sent to the bottom.
The British admiralty adds to two
dreadnoughts OF the Kaiser class,
vessels of 24.70t tons, destroyed. the
blowing up Of one battle cruiser, the
damaging Of two other vessels of this
class and the ramming and sinking
nf German submarine.
Picking its way from Its base In
the Kiel canal. the German high sea
fleet on Wednesday afternoon entered
the North sea. and off the coast Of
Jutland engaged the British fleet
throughout the afternoon and nigh
in what was probably the greatest
naval battle In the worlds history
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
, New Dam Breaks Still
Another Worlds Record.

: The Elephant Butte dam in
, New Mexico, which has just
, been completed by Uncle Sans
. reclamation service. creates the
5 greatest storage reservoir in
. the world. 1t is the principal
) structure OF the International
? and Interstate Rio Grande irri
> cation project.
The dam Is 3lS feet high.
. 1,674 feet long on top, and
? weighs a million tons. 1t stores
. $50. 100000 gallons OF water
2 In lake i5 miles long, with an
. average depth of 65 feet and.
) when full. will contain enough
. water to cover the state Of Del
8 aware two feet deep,
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GERMAN LOSSES

Ppmmern fsunkl - Pre-dread-
nouRht type. 10000 tons. four i1-in,
and fourteen 6,f-ln. guns. crew f2s.
Derfflinger or Lutzow Battle
etuiser--blown up, British report.
Wiesbaden sunk)--small cruiser.
FraHenlob tmisslngl = Protected
cruiser, 2.flh tons, ten i.1-in. guns.
Six torpedo boat destroyers sunk.
according TO British report.
Two battle cruisers seriously dam
aged or disabled.
British reports add to this list of
ships sunk two dreadnoughts OF the
aalser class carrying LOSS men
each. ana one German submarine.
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which eliminate the outer layers Of
the Eernels. And that diet mainly
OF bread made from pure white -four
with the husks of the wheat kernels
eliminated, is just as dangerous.
Climate has little to do with il. An
outbreak of beriberi occurred among
the fishermen OF Newfoundland. who
at the time lived chiefly on bread made
from highly milled wheat -four. There's
a nutritiYe element in cereals which
the scientists call the 'vitamines
When you do away with the outer smell
OF the grain. you lose the yitamines,
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-08
BETANCOURT BUYS A hat

The other day Senior Don Julio
Betancourt, minister to the United
States from Colombia, received q wire.
less message from Sonora Betancourt.
who was on board the steamer Al
mirante on her way to this country.
The minister, with a worried express
sion on his countenance, at once took<
train for New York and hustled over
to the Fifth avenue shopping district.
for the wireless told him that his wife
had lost her hat overheard and,
though she had plenty Of hats left,
not one was ft for a minister's wife
to wear when landing In the metropo-< I
lis. Pretty soon q revenue cutter
bore Don Julio down the bay to meet
the Almirante. and with him was an
attache Of the Colombia embassy car
rying big hat box in his lap as ten
derly as II 1t were a baby.
Buying hat for woman on a
wireless description is a matter Of
deep concern, and Senior Betancourt
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BEAU BRUMMELL HOBO

Playing the part OF tramp Beau
Brummell. Charles Paradise. Colgate
college student. recently travelled from
Miami. Fla. to New York. 1000 miles.
by hopping" automobiles. This sum-
mer, he says. he Is going to San Fran
cisco and return over the Lincoln
highway. Just by asking persons along
the way for a lift"
Its the easiest thing in the
world" he said II hardly ever get
turned down. All do is stand at the
side of the road and wave my hand
at q machine. Then, when 1t stops, !
ask II there's any room and IL they
mind giving me = lift. l haven't met
a grouchy guy on the trip. Lots Of
the people ask me to spend the night
at their homes"
Paradise is q fastidious tramp.
too. He rises at 10:30 In the morn
ing and has breakfast before going
on the road. He moves In tho best
of society along the route. having