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The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-10
SURPRISING DATA
 IN HEALTH SURVEY
CONWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Superintendent WOmack Traces Poor
 Scholarship to Unfavorable Phy- sical Conditions.

Some surprising data are contained in the report of a health survey of the Conway public school recently made by Supt. J. P. Womack, a DOT tion of which is published below. Slow advancement in the grades and poor scholarship are traced directly in many instances to unfavorable physic- al conditions, according to Superin- tendent Womack. To the following list of questions which was recently given to each stu dent the percentage of those answer ing yes appears in figures immedi- ately following each question: 1. Have you ever spent more than a year in one grade?-33. 2. Have you ever had any serious sickness?-50. 3. Do you feel well and strong now?-90.
 1. Do you eat breakf2st every day ?-S9.
 5. Do you eat noon meal every day? 90.
 ,. Do you drink coffee?-28.
 '. Do you use tobacco?-5.
 8. Do you always sleep with your window open?-53.
 9. Have you been to dentist with in year?-37.
 10. Do you have toothache often? Il.
 II. Do you have earache often? -15.
 12. Do your eyes hurt when you read much?-32.
 13. Have you your own tooth brush?-Sl.
 II. Do you use it every day?-52.
 15. Do you bathe at least once a week ?-S4.
 Is. Do you have trouble breathing through your nose?-24.
 F, Do you have trouble with your throat?-33.
 IS. Has doctor ever examined your throat?-34.
 19. Who is your doctor?-List not published for obvious reasons.
 20. How many sleep in the room with you? Answers vary from none to 10. Three to five very common.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-10
lHRONG CALLS 10 GET
 DIShPANS FOR NICKLE

Twelve dozen six-quart enameled dishpans were sold at cents each within five and one-half minutes, an average of about 26 minute, by Newborn Brothers this morning. The special sale was advertised in the Conway newspapers, and at the ap- pointed time-10 o'clock-the store was thronged with customers, despite very unfavorable weather. All of which goes to show that it pays to advertise.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-10
DIR. MILLAR 10 SEEK
 PLACE OF DELEGATE
Former President of Hendrix Accedes to Petitions of Friends Asking
 Him to be Candidate.

Responding to petitions signed by a large number of friends in nine cities and towns in the district, Dr. A. c. Millar, editor of the Arkansas Methodist and former president of Hendrix College, has consented to be- come candidate for delegate to the constitutional convention from the Fifth congressional district. The district includes the counties of Pu- laski, Faulkner, Conway, Perry, Yell,
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-10
DON'T FORGET BABY DAY"

Everybody loves a baby. A day should be set apart each year for the Conway babies. It is done every where else-why not here? Excel lent Baby Day" programs may be found in this weeks Country Gentle man. Call me at phone 12 and I'll deliver you a copy now. Lewis Wilson. ~
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-10
VISIT COOKING EXHIBIT.

A party of high school students, chaperoned by Misses Ruby Becker and Gussie Carmical, spent yesterday Tn Little Rock, visiting the cooking school being conducted by the Ar kansas Democrat and the domestic science departments of several Little Rock schools.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-10
Grand The dfre
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 Present

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 Rlppling with Merriment
 Gripping in Interest A Drama Involving all the Strong Points of Bluebird Photoplays With LOUISE LOVELY Heading 4 Powerful Company of Players Admission X 15c Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1914 CHES DAVIS MUSICAL COMEDY
 COMPANY,
 Direct from kempner Theater.
Evening star., 1917-09-25

Mr.. RENTER.
Eefore you decide to pay As much as $27.So .
month rent write. phone call for our for sale
iist of new. houses easy payment pla1.
PHILLIPS & SAGER, INC.
1909 New York ave.
Headquarters for houses the easy pay.
Beut plan.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
WANTED-GARAGES.

WANTED TO RENT, GARAGE; sPACN FOR
one 7-pass. car; must be located near 16th st.
and Mass. ave. Call Main a720. Branch 274.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

BARBER SHOP for sale: a bargain; fine pla
for colored man; reasons for selling, have an
yention Apply e24 North Capitol st. u
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Estate Of Eccentric Irishwoman.

A very eccentric lady died in County
Meath. says a London correspondent.
After the lady's death no will could
be found, and 1t was thought she had
died intestate. The solicitor for the
person believed to be next Of kin spent
about 40 days in the house going
through the most extraordinary ac-
emulation Of papers, documents and
valuable property that filed the rooms,
in the house and even the h&ll. Not
only every room, but every corridor
was piled. high with loose papers.
books and parcels of all sizes and de-
scriptions, and the litter on the stairs
was almost knee deep. Various sums
Of money were found in very peculiar
and unlikely places; In rubbish on the
floors, in band boxes. and In a purse.
and two bank notes for fl were actu-
ally found glued to the floor. The
lawyers recovered an immense amount
Of property. including $1,000 in bank
notes and securities of every kind
They also discovered the lady's will,
under which various charities much
benefited.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
WAS NOT DOUBTED
John Dickinson KnoWn as Pa
triot, Despite Actions.
Refused to Sign Declaration OF inde-
pendenee, but Fought for Cause
Both in Field and in Coun-
ellis OF State.

John Dickinson. q patriot member or
the congress of &c, who opposed the
Declaration of Independence. died mt
Wilmington, Del, on February IA. 1SOS.
at the age of seventy-four.
Dickinson came of English Quaker
stock, his ancestors having left Eng
land in 1854 to escape Imprisonment
ington Post. They settled first In Vir-
ginia. later removed to Maryland, and
still later to plantation near Dover.
Del. william Killen, young Irish
man, who afterward became chief JUS
tice of Delaware. had the direction
of young DickinsOR's education until
he was sent abroad to study law In
the Middle temple, London. His first
public service was as member OF the
assembly from the "lower counties"
as Delaware was then termed. and
later as delegate from the city OF
Philadelphia.
During the initial years of the war
for independence he was delegate
from Delaware to the Continental Con-
gress and was a recognized leader.
Few contributed more to the move
ment for separation from the mother
country than did Dickinson, and espe-
cially through his writings as "a Penn
sylvania farmer" and yet he denounced
the Boston tea party as revolutionary
and cOntended that the tea destroyed
should be paid for. Notwithstanding
all this. his patriotism was never
doubted.
He drafted The famous declaration
Of causes for taking up arms;;" also
drafted the first letter to the king
and the address to the people Of Amer
lea. He opposed the Declaration Of
Independence on the ground that 1t
would not strengthen the colonies by
one man or by the least supply; that
1t would expose the soldiers to new
cruelties; that without some trial Of
their strength they ought not 10 risk
an alternative where to recede would
be injury and to persist might be de-
struction." He declared the document
to be "a menace to England, an affrontl
to France. and a cause Of dissensioni
among the colonies themselves"
When the crucial moment came the
opposition melted away, but Dickinson
simply absented himself and persist
emily declined to sign the immortal
document His opposition to 1t de-
feated his reelection to congress, and
when, ut a following election Della
ware named him, he declined to serve.
He did not sulk. however, but strovei
for the cause both in the councils and
In the field.
AS president of the Annapolis con-
ventiOn he was the author Of a report
to congress commencing constitu-i
tienal convention. and as delegate to-
that convention insisted on the States,
regardless of area or population. being
equally represented in the senate. Hei
had several important military COM
mands. and rendered efficient service
as an officer in the held.
His voice was ever against slavery
and he WINS an early advocate Of thel
emancipation of the slaves Of Della
ware and against the extension Of the
institution In the territories. Dickin-
son was a positive character, and en-
countered greater personal risk In thel
cause of freedom than many whd
championed the cause
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Literary 6attallons.

In a library we are surrounded by
many hundreds Of dear friends. but
they are imprisoned in these paper
and leather boxes. and as they are
dressed, like battalions Of infantry. In
coat and jacket Of one cut. by the
thousands, your chance Of hitting on
the right one. Is to be computed by
the arithmetical rule Of Formulation
and combination-not a choice out Of
three caskets. but out of half a mil
lion caskets all alike. Would that
some charitable soul, after losing a
great deal Of time among the false
books and alighting upon a few true
ones, which made him happy and
wise, would name those which have
been bridges or ships to carry him
safely over dark recesses and barren
oceans into the heart of sacred cities.
into palaces and temples.-Emerson.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Take the Chair

When one moves that SO and So take
the chair, especially II he Is a Scot, he
should remember that at one time such
thing was considered right royal
luxury. In the middle ages a table
was only board on trestles. there was
only one chair at the head Of the board.
at which the host sat, the rest Of the
company sat on benches. This custom
was the origin of the expression re-
ferred to.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

A complete Laboratory. where re-
search work on all kinds of fibers will
be done, has been established at New
iberia by the Sugar Cane By-Products
Company. which has constructed a
plant at New iberia for the manufac-
ture Of pulp from bagasse. rice straw
and cotton stalks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Johnnie Sigure of Crowley. aged
10, was accidentally shot through the
body by Lee Clark. a playmate, with a
small rife. The wound being serious,
the boy was taken to the Crowley San.
itarium for an operation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Charles l.. Klein, Of Cincinnati, O.,
who recently made a visit here, was
so much impressed with Hammond
that he has decided to locate here,
purchasing a neat little farm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The three banks in Thibodaux-the
Bank Of Thibodaux. the Bank of La
fourche and the Citizens aBnk of La
fourche-succeeded in placing $10S.-
900 worth of Liberty bonds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Information has been received at
Alexandria to the effect that the roof,
shed and part of the dipping vat at
Flatwoods, Cotile ward. twenty-five
miles frfom Alexandra. has been burn
ed by persons whose identity was not
learned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Sergeant H. B. Baldwin, of the Unit
ed States Navy, at Hammond. is en-.
listing men in the marine corps and
he expects to get from fifteen to twen-
ty recruits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Department of Education at
Baton Rouge sent out to the various
parishes checks covering the 1917 APP
fund. based on the census of 1915.
The figures show there are 53S. 119 ed
ucables in the state. and the checks
total s107,623.S0, at twenty cents per
child.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The inhabitants of lower Prairie
Gregg have organized a new drainage
district comprising that portion of the
Second ward lying along Bayou Tigre
and it will constitute the needed link
to complete the drainage system Of
the most fertile ward in the parish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Slidell Patriotic Association,
organized to take care of any needs CT
families of the soldiers and marines
in the service from Slidell. has fund
of nearly $500 on hand to date.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

While Haywood Fleming and other
children were playing at the Morgan
Hebert grist mill at Abbeville, young
Fleming's hand was accidentally
caught in the machinery and due to
his injuries it was necessary to ampu-
tate the arm near the elbow.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Past That STAGE.

II want a nice book for an inva-
Id" would you like. perhaps, some
thing religious" "No; he's conva-
lescent."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

James Harper, who drilled the deep
Joint well Of the Haywood-Gulf Rein
ing Company, on the Haywood lease
in the Evangeline field northwest OF
Estherwood. has obtained a flowing
we'll which will produce in paying
quantities.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Efforts are being made by the au-
thorities to apprehend the miscreants
who tore down the flag which was
raised on the. premises of Mrs. w. w.
Wall at Simmsport.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

A census of Hammond is being
taken and will be completed in few
days. a total population Of 5000 being
anticipated.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

DR.. E. L. McGehee. Sr., of Ham,
mond, has been appointed to take
charge of the Y. NJ. c. A. army fund
work in that section and he has al
ready started out in various parts of
the parish interesting the citizens.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Well No. 2 Of the Ouachita Natural
Gas and OH Company, on the Smith
lease. nineteen miles north Of Monroe,
caught fire in some unexplained way.
following a blowout while drillers
were at work on deepening the well
in test for OIL The derrick and all
the drilling machinery was destroyed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

DR.. ]. G. Martin, OF Lake Charles,
has been ordered to Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, as an officer Of the medical re-
serve corps. U. s. A. He holds the
rank of captain in the corps and en-
tered the service in 1911 as a first lieu
tenant.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Kentwood creamery. owned anG
operated by c. A. Kent. which was de-
stroyed by fire last February, is being
rebuilt and enlarged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Crops in portions of the Seventh
and Eighth wards of East Feliciana
parish were severely damaged by
hailstorm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Summer Normal for the Florida
parishes at Amite has just completed
its second weeks work with an en-
rollment of 165.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The third annual meeting Of the
League of Louisiana Municipalities
will be held in New Orleans June 20
and 80.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

]. W. Keisling. successful farmer
of Loranger, has Just completed
threshing crop of $500 bushels OF
oats. a thousand bushels Of which he
sold to a New Orleans firm at eighty
FIVE cents per bushel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Three Northern farmers have re-
Gently moved to Henry City. the new
rapidly building colony a short dis
lance from Loranger.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Final returns on the Liberty bond
sale in Bogalusa show that city sub
scribed $4,000 over her part.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Atlas Oil Company of Chicago
has begun operations in West Carroll
parish and will begin the erection of
derricks at once. material having ar
rived.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Unfavorable weather conditions
have practically destroyed the old
corn crops chances around Bayou Chi
cot. Cotton is suffering for rain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

s. ]. Welsh and ]. y. Wetherill, Of
vinton, have purchased through Fred
Lock. Of Lake Charles, the Saumel R.
Lyons ranch and cattle. south Of here
for the sum OF $4,000, and will fur
Their develop the property.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
State News
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J. w. Smith, state conservation
agent, has returned to Lake Charles.
on the way to his home in Shreveport,
from an official trip to the Houma oil
field recently developed. and reports
much activity there.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Houma Gas and Oil Company
has been organized to operate in the
Terrebonne field
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

Gus Johnson. Bunkie cattle buyer,
purchased 10000 pounds Of wool IN
the western section of the parish about
two weeks ago at so cents a pound,
and sold the lot for g. IL cents n
pound.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The Crowley Oil and Mineral Com
pany prospects for new wells Of deep
er strata has improved. The company
has just paid out $4,000 in dividends.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

The inheritance tax on the estate of
the late T. ]. Bird OF Lake Charles
was paid. amounting to $176s.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

During the recent electrical storm
the new schoolhouse at Hammond was
struck by lightning. causing minor
damage. all of which is covered by in
surance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-27
Word of Minister
Is Better Than the
Oath of Publisher

TIME ACCURACY of the published
report of sermon has now been
reduced to a simple question of
yeracity between the man who
delivered it and the paper that pub
lished it. The word of Rev. d. M. Hell
mick is pitted against the oath of the
and in the absence of
disinterested evidence on both sides,
the public is left to decide the contro-
versy solely on the reputation for
truth, veracity and moral rectitude of
the parties to the controversy. Rev.
Helmick has been resident of this
city for several years and has perhaps
been in the public eye to a greater ex-
tent than any other minister who has
been stationed here. His reputation
on the lines indicated, or upon any
other test of sterling Christian char
acter, is without flaw. Therefore,
when he stated that he had been
grossly misquoted by the Press Times,
there was no doubt in the mind of
anyone who knows him that he told
the truth. and the oath of the Press
Times did not change that conviction
in the slightest degree.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-27
Engineer to Report
on Success Mine i;
Official Salaries

~ INCE the last issue of the Miner
the first step has been taken by
the new board of directors of the
Success Mining company to-
ward the formulation of plans for the
future operation of the mine. In
order to obtain definite information
regarding the condition of the mine,
the available ore and the possibility
of future development, the directors
have engaged Frank II. Skeels, min
ing engineer. to make thorough eX-
animation of the property as here out
lined and report the same With his
recommendations Mr. Skeels Is nov
at the mine and will make his report
at an early date In the meantime
the mine is working as usual under
the direction of Stanley Moore, VIII :
has long been the Success engineer
About 125 men are employed by tire
company in the mine and mill
In reporting the change in the con-
troll of the Success company last week
the Miner made serious error In con-
nection with the salaries of officers
fixed by the new board of directors
and takes advantage of this first op-
portunity to correct it. 1t was state
that the salary of the secretary treas
urer was 500 per month. This should
have been $100 per year, being merely
nominal salary. The assistant Sec
retary- treasurer, who will have charge
of the office and books of the COM
pany, will receive $500 per month, as
stated. There is another point in
connection with the salary of the
president and secretary treasurer
which should have been explained.
These salaries are to be paid only in
the event that the company earns the
money to pay them, stipulation to
that effect having been adopted by the
directors and spread upon the min
utes The salary of the assistant
secretary treasurer is of course to be
paid without any qualifications.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-27

and Power Co.. 1874 N. Y. 46).
Nor is it the more general charge Of
control Of the Federal company's af-
fairs by the smelling company suffi-
cient to excuse the failure to make
such demand. There is an allega-
tion in the complaint that the reason
why this action is brought by the
plaintiffs as stockholders of the Fed
eral company. and not by the Federal
itself, is that the directors Of
the said company now in office are
wholly under the control of the smelt-
ing company and act in all matters
for its advantage; for which reason
the Federal company is made de-
fendant herein But there is no al
legation that the directors Of the COR
poration in office at the time Of the
commencement of the suit are the
same as those who had committed the
alleged wrongs; and In fact, at the
of this action, but
two directors Of the Federal company
were men who had been in office
when the contract in question was
made, and neither of these was associ-
ated with the smelling company. So
that there is not present here the GUS
tomary reason for not making a de-
mand upon a corporation which Is as
sumed would be futile because the
wrongdoers were still upon the board
of directors and it is not to be assum-
ed they would prosecute in good faith
an action based on their own miscon-
duct. (O'Connor v. Virginia Passen-
ger L. & F. Co. supra, at page So;
Bartlett v. N. Y. N. Fl. & Fl. r. r. Co..
221 Mass. 530).
"The Judgment appealed from will
therefore be affirmed with COSTS
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-27
Jack Waite,

Chris Grimsmoe, superintendent of
the Jack Waite, was in the city this
morning. Shipments from the mine
have been suspended on account of
the impossible condition of the road.
A large amount of ore is ready for
shipment Work in the mine is now
confined to development, which is
steadily increasing the amount of ore
in sight