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The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08

this time, promise to be one of the
most popular species Of legislation at
this session. A large number is in
prospect. One of the latest to be
announced is a salary bill for Mis-
sissippi county, which will be intro
duced by Representative J. B. Wilson,
who says that he has found the peo-
pie all over his county in favor of
it. He has already drawn the bill.
Senator John l.. Carter of Eudora
ANNOUNCES that he has prepared
state uniform text book bill which he
will introduce early in the session.
Representative Limbrocker of Sewer
will also offer a similar measure.
State Superintendent John L. Bond,
writing to Senator Carter about his
bill, is quoted as saying, at is the
best bill along these lines that have
ever seen"
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08
GASOLINE TAKtS
; IL CENT JUMP

The biggest upward jump in sew
eral years today carried the price of
gasoline to the highest prevailing in
two decades or more at Conway. All
local filling stations advanced their
prices from 21 1-2 to % cents gal
lon. The tank wagon price of the
standard and Pierce oil companies
was advanced from 20 to % l2 cents
a gallon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08

Holly Grove lodge No. 95, Wood
men Circle will hold its installation
of officers in the w. o. w. hall to-
morrow evening at 1870. A nice
program has been arranged and re-
freshments will be served. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08
WOODMEN TO INSTALL.

The newly elected officers Of Con
way camp No. 35, Woodmen of the
World, will be installed tonight al
1880. All members are urgently re
ouested to attend the ceremonies.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08
FAULKNER FARM
CAMP AICN DATES
TO TOUR COUNTY JAN. n
Five Profitable Farming Crews to
Make IL Speaking Appointments
in County ON that Date.

Arrangements have been perfected
for profitable farming campaign for
Faulkner county on Monday, January
%. Practically every locality in the
county will be covered by experts
from the state and government agri.
cultural forces. Five crews, each
including two experts, will make tn,
trips.
Following is the itinerary of tn,
crews:
No. /, Lollie 10 u. m; Providence
2 p. M; Mayfower Z p. m.
No. 2, Saltillo 9:30 a. m; Vilonia
p. M; Conway p. m.
No. 3, Guy 10 a. m; Greenbrier
p. m.
No. 4, Damascus 10 a. m; Martin.
vile p. m; Wooster p. m.
No. 5, Holland 10 a. m; Enola :
p. M; Mt. Vernon 7 p. m.
Committees to make local arrange.
ments, advertise the meetings and to
secure places for the speaking, have
been appointed, as follows:
Enola-S. f. Lasley and J. II. Gun
ningham,
Saltillo-E. F. Park, T. 4. Snoddy
J. L. George and Miss Claudia Kuy-
kendall.
Vilonia-O. C. Simpson, W. R. Nc
Henry, A. " Fortner and f. II
Edwards.
Providence-J. F. Raney, Rufus
Hayden and J. l.. Adams.
Mayfower-Wiley Mosley, Johr
Lawrence and John Dickens,
Lollie-J. E. Little.
Greenbrer-C. H. Cheek, G. s.
Butler, DIR. G.. l.. Henderson and w.
B. Love.
Guy C. E. Gentry and R. L. Lieb-
long.
Damascus-George McGee, J. w
Hensley and j. F. Simms.
Robert Martin, Prof
Preston and Miss Melton.
Wooster-L. T. Patton, H. Robin
son and DR.. Burnett.
Holland-Dr. Mcdonald, S. S. Sur
ratt and w. w. Lovill.
Mt. Vernon-Dr. Thos. Watson, b
Ii. Traylor, E. E. Jones and A. A.
Parsons.
The campaign is being put on un-
der the auspices of the Conway Com
mercial Club and the Faulkner Coun-
ty Profitable Farming Campaign
Committee. Automobiles to transport
the crews will be furnished by Con-
way merchants, as follows: Dr. F. S.
H. Johnston, W. M. Harrell, S. G.
Smith, Jo Frauenthal and B. l.. Har-
ton. All others interested in the
campaign are urged to make one OF
the trips.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08

Little Rock, Jan. 8.-The second
annual campaign of the Arkansas
profitable farming campaign opens
today and will conclude on January
80. The committee has met with the
most enthusiastic response ever
known. Jackson county is the only
county in the portion of the state
where cotton is raised that has failed
to enlist in the work. Everywhere
else the farmers and the business
men have taken hold zealously, and
more counties will be included in the
itinerary than last year. One of the
features of the campaign will be the
presence of Bradford Knapp of
Washington, director of agricultural
extension work, who will make sew
en- speeches in four days. He will
speak at Little Rock this afternoon,
at Pine Bluff tonight, at McGehee
Tuesday, at Brinkley and Cotton
Plant Wednesday, and at Mariana
and Forrest City Thursday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08

For gasoline, oils, air, repairs or
hything else in the automobile line.
All Douglass & Co., garage. Phone
B7.-52-dtf
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-08

Brown ct al; settled out of court and
dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
Willie Baker VS.. J. A. Burgin; set
tied out of court and dismissed.
A. M. Powell vs.. w. B. Mills; set
tied out of court and dismissed.
r. r. Jones VS.. George Henry ct
al; dismissed without prejudice at
cost of plaintiff.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
FAMINE AS A PRICE.FIxER.

Those who object to government
price-fxing and control of commOdi-
ties have had much to say about the
evil Of interference with economic
laws" They argue that production,
distribution and prices naturally regu'
late themselves, and should be allow
ed to do so even in war time II
prices are TOO low, they say, people
will buy more, and the increased de.
mand will send prices up. II prices
are oppresively high, people will con
sumo less, and the diminished demand
will make goods more plentiful, and
therefore cheaper.
In his address to the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States. Her.
bert G. Hoover gave conclusive an.
swer to this argument, and incidental.
ly punctured the notion that there is
any special virtue in high prices.
I'VE have listened he said, Ito
the siren Of high prices, heralded as
a mark of prosperity and said TO pos
sess economic advantages. II Is adj
yocated as a conservation measure. II
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
MOVIES AS USUAL.

Congress has done well to refrain
from imposing a war tax on low.
priced amusements. 1t would be un.
wise to dc anything tending to dis
courage our popular drama particu
larry the movies.
"The function of the theater in time
of war;" says the New York Times,
may well be to distract the public
mind from the all too drugging effect
of the one great abnormality in which
humanity is temporarily engaged, and
to remind it healthily of the normal
that life still contains, the fresh air
and sunlight Of other days that still
lie hidden beneath the present dark
sitting clouds Of storm and poison
gas and powder smoke 1t Is we'll to-
day to be reminded of yesterday and
tomorrow
That rather ponderous passage
might 60 over the head Of movie
audience. ii ii were thrown suddenly
On lilb StItcI, Dul the puIpDll w ~
is simple and true In war time, more
than ever, we need such diversion.
We need the comedy, the wholesome
sentiment, the melodrama perhaps
even the tragedy, provided it hasn't
too close a connection with the war
We 20 to the theater to be drawn
out OF ourselves, to have our thoughts
changed, our feelings turned from
their usual rnts For sorrow espec.
tally, drama is good antidote. II
interrupts the sad broodng for at
least a little while, If the war atmos-
pherc hangs like pail over the ma
tomas it may, before we get thru
it's good for everybody to patronize
any kind Of clean, normal show.
Lots have movies as usual, no mat
ter what happens.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
THE CHEAP COAL PROMISE.

Most of the people in the United
States are worrying about their win
ter coal supply Their bins are empty
They don't want to fill them at the
present ruinous prices. They have
waited longer than usual, in the hope
that the government will lower the
price.
The government has now promised
definitely that it will provide relief
1t has been announced that there will
be presidential proclamation about
Oct | fixing the retail price of coal
at fair rate. This rate. the public
is told, will be based on the cost of
production at the mine, with just
enough added to pay the freight to
the distributing point and give the
1obber and retailer moderate profit
Meanwhile. Fuel Administrator Gar
field advises the public not to get
''panicky," not to stock up on high.
priced coal now, but to buy only what
is absolutely essential for the balance
Of the month
The public earnestly hopes that the
government will literally fulfill its
promise Developments thus far have
hnpn dishaartaninu Tho uovnrnmonttc
announcement fixing the maximum
price OF coal at the mines has not been
followed by any noticeable relief to
small consumers, and little relief to
large ones. Operators and dealers
have pleaded heavy expenses and pre-.
existing contracts to justify them in
keeping up prices. 1t is probably 60
ing to take something more than a
mere proclamation to knock out the
combination of economic laws and hui
man greed that constitute the pres.
ent coal industry.
There is no question that the gov.
ernment has power enough to accom-
plish this purpose, But there is some
natural doubt as to whether the fuel
administration has made the requi- .
site preparation for its big. difficult
task, and has the situation well enough
in hand to provide the desired relief
promptly. The public can't wait pa
tently much longer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
$2o,0oo.coo,oco.

us well to take those appropria-
IONS seriously. They are expected
to aggregate about $4,000 900 for the
year. That is tremendous amount
OF money It's nearly one.tenth of
the estimated wealth of the United
states It's more than one.third of
all the money the whole nation earns
in a year
All thrown away. We hear people
lament.
Hut is il? The experts are pointing
out that about third of the entire
amount, $7,0Co,o0C 600 to be exact. is
intended for loans to our allies
Great Britain, France, Italy. Russia
and others That money isn't thrown
away any more than you throw away
a sum that You lend a neighbor on
9llt'edge real estate security. II will
be repaid in time And meanwhile.
the government will draw interest on
it. Uncle Sam is now the world
banker. Credit that $7000,000. 900 "a
an esset
Also credit some $1.300GO0.000 TO
ships Some OF those ships will be
sunk, but most of them will remain
when the war is over. They will be
Wcrth then at least what we paid for
them And by providing the mer-
chant marine we have so long desired
they viii aid intellectually in extend.
ing our foreign trade.
We're going to spend twothrds of
billion for airplanes. Wen have
many of those planes left Better
still, Wen have the Wink doeletg.
still we'll have the knowledge. the
skill, the foctories. the trained avia-
tors, TO turn this wonderful new art
of flying to the purposes of peace. II
viii be worth what it cost us, and
more
Several hundred millions art to 90
for other productive purposes. More
than a billion is to carry on the or.
binary work of the government de.
lartments
We might set down about $4,000
eco geo of the total as destined TO dis
appear in thin air. And If we reckon
that as paid for insurance against fu-
ture wars, it's we'll spent
The nation will therefore stop wor.
rying, and proceed to dig down into
It's jeans for the twenty billions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
ARGENTINE TO BREAK
RELATIONS TODAY

Buenos Aires. Sept. Argentine
should know whether il Is to be peace
or break with Germany within "A
hours, The Chamber OF Deputies was
scheduled to meet this afternoon for a
final decision on the resolution of the
Senate to break off diplomatic reln-
lions with Germany, and 1t was gener.
ally believed that a rupture is immi
nent
Foreign Minister Pueyrredon had
given notice that the government Is
In receipt of new information rela-
tive to the nuetral actions Of
Count lmxburg. the German envoy to
Argentina, and stated that he would
take part In the debate Of the nepu.
ties.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
GERMANS LOSE
$4,000 SOLDIERS
IN LATEST DRIVE

London, Sept. % Germans losses
resulting from the new British often
sive which began on the West Fland
ers front on Thursday were estimated
today to be at least $4,000 in killed
wounded ana missing.
One whole German division was an.
inflated in the savage fighting along
the Ypres -Roulers road
There was a lessening in the ten
sity Of the enemy struggle while the
British were strengthening their new
positions and linking them up. But
the big guns Numbered necessarily.
holding q barrage in front Of the lines
10 break up the strong German cOun.
ter attacks which were driven home
until the Teutous We're completely ex-
hausted
The greater number Of the German
reserves were thus used up in count
er thrusts or in fustile attempts to re
pei local British attacks against isolat-
ed positions which the Germans had
been able to maintain
The new British line has now been
Strengthened and all is in readiness
fer the next phase Of the big battle.
The new gains have deepened the
salient which bites into the German
front east of Ypres and the next Brit.
ish attacks probably will be delivered
along the Flanks OF this triangle
That the Germans have taken alarm
from the inerorable advance of the
British in Belgium is evidenced by
reports from Amsterdam that German
have been rushed into
hat zone The German garrison in
Antwerp has been increased to 10000
men.
The Amsterdam dispatch says:
1T il learned from the frontier
hat the Germans are strengthening
heir lines in Belgium and are build.
ng new defences and reinforcing
heir artillery along the coast. Mum
,rous villages are being fortified and
here are other evidences that the
iermans have begun to fear keenly for
he safety of their submarine bases.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22

is true, high prices reduce consump.
ton, but they reduce it through the
methods of famine. for the burden is
thrown onto that class of the most
limited means, and thus the class
least able to bear it.
There is no national conservation
In robblng our working classes of the
ability to buy food Real conservation
lies in the equitable distribution of
the least necessary amount. Il is oh.
vious that our people must have guam
titles of food and must have them at
prices which they can pay from their
wage"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
NEWS NUGGETS.

Chicago, Sept 22-The sixty.frst
annual cOnclaVe of the Grand Com.
mandery Of Illinois, Knights Templar
viii be held here Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, October
~, %, % and "a, according TO an
nouncement today. Divine services
VIII be held in, Medinah Temple at
$3.50 o'clock sunday afternoon. octo.
Der 81 Patriotic exercises will be
held at Stages field 57th and Ellis
avenue, at 2;30 o'clock Saturday on
the afternoon Of October o. Peoria
Commandery NO 2, viii endeavor to
secure the session Of the grand con.
claye for 1918 for that city, it Is said.
Pana. Sept 90 Mrs Ethel Elan
Is a railroad crossing guard today.
She accepted the position from the
Illinois Central and Is the first woman
N Sucl service on the system Her
husband has gone to war and her ia.
ther, Robert Supmtion, surrendered
The position to her with the company
consent,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
u15D
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE :"
First National Bank Of Ottawa

At Ottawa, in the State Of Illinois, at the clio
II, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17
ARMY DOCTORS.
Their Great Services to the World and
10 Medicine.

Their Great Services to the World and
10 Medicine.
War has alwayshad a great influence
ON medicine. first levelopipE. the priest'
physician. tiien The bafbesrstngsop and
;ater The arniy medical ohlcer. In'war-
time pan devised the llsature Tor mr.
tcr,es, although he was not the first to
employ &c.
Napoleon, who-was often mt loss 20
supply his army with food, made
awards, which from an empire and
practical standpoint, developed can
ming and the preservation Of food be-
fore bacteria were known.
The American medical profession
viii ever be under Obligation to our
army medical officers for their services
90 the world in the discoveries Of nu-
mcrons diseases, their causes and pre-
venilon. said pr. Charles II Mayo In
an address reported IN the New York
Medical Journal
I>ar army medical officers stand pre-
eminent in science. 10 beaumont we
are indebted Tor the llrst report on ~
gcstlon, digestive fluids and gastric
movement from direct observation of
patient with gastric flstula. To Sur
gccr General William Hammond wc
are indebted for the development of
the army medical museum.
Surgeon J. 5. Billings fostered the
second largest and the best medical
library In the world. Surgeon General
stcruherg discovered the pneumococ-
Gus aud founded the army medical
school und the government laboratories
OF bacterlology and hygiene. Under
Stcrnbcrg's administration Ainior Wal
Ter Reed. with James Carroll. Jesse w.
l0zear aud Aristldc Agramonie, proved
the mosquito to be the agent transmit.
ting yellow fever
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17

ment will leave on the 1890 train
tonieht for Fort Ethan Allen after n
tao days stay in Bennington OF the
ninety odd mon from bennington
county. about 20 came down. They
were IN charge OF Capt NJ. ] Henry
of Company x OF Springfield who
was assisted by Lieutenant Leon
Boyd of Che quatcmasiers depart
mont Tho boys were told thu, this
would hc their last leave OF absence
10 come home and there IS persis
INT rumor among them that they e.s
to move away hom cio fort the nrHt
OF next week. though, they do not
'uo' "hothcr the rumor is well
founded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17
A Typewritlno Tip.

Having occasion to measure cir
conference that figured out to tenths
OF an inch aud not having a rule mark
cd TO these divisions. says ]. Claude
Crews IN the Popular Science Monthly
tried the following means Of over.
coming the difficulty: Going TO n type.
writer. I made row OF periods. with
each tenth enc comma to show full
inches. This gave me n rule markell
IN tenihs. also one that could be bent
around shafilng. collars, cite. As ncar-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17
Blissful Oceupation.

4 The little boy had told little girl
That be loved her, and the teacher or
dered him TO write II love Bessie" on
the black board 100 times.
'But that was no punishment" said
the teacher later. "IIe would cheer
fully have written it 1000 tines
Louisville Courier-Jounal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17

as Mr.. Flubdub busy?' asked the
diildent customer.
mfr. Flubdub Is always busy" re-
piled the pompous attendant.
"Well, let him stay busy" And that's
how Mr.. Flubdub lost big order
Louisville Couricr-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17
Hard Ones Too,

Little Willie What's the name Of
The Teller what calls on yer sister?
Little JOHNNY don't know yet. Pop
calls him something different every
time he comes Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17

The first census Of the kind ever TAX
en- in Denmark, which has about one
third the area of Wisconsin, credited
the country with more than 100000
fruit trees.
Gold lace was the earliest form Of
lace and is said TO have been the foro-
runner Of the thread lace of later
days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17
TRUTH.

Cherish the truth. Truth 10 al
ways consistent with itself and
needs nothing TO help Il out. II
is always upon our lips and is
ready 10 drop out before We arc
aware. A lie is troublesome and
sets a mans invention upon the
rack, end one trick needs a great
many more TO mako Il good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17

" ali tyiewrittrs make ten spaces TO
an inch, it is nn easy matter to accom-
plish what seems TO be n difficult job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17

whit makes you think your hus.
band Is coming back, AIandyy Have
you heard from himi'
Nom, but All jes' knows somcthin's
gwiuo to happen. An broke a mirror
Ills mawnin. "-lirownlng's Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-17

Why take chances when you can
come here and get suit that is
guaranteed TO give you satisfaction
Most every store has suits at SIS
and $40, and they look very much
alike to you, but it's how they fit"
and how they are made that makes
the difference in real value.
Our suits at these prices are
made just as good, and fit as well
as cur higher priced suits - the
only difference is the quality Of
cloth and lining.
New patterns just in - Jet US
show them 10 you.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-10
ANOTHER DRAFT ARREST
Joseph rhomns, Colorcd, Is Charged
With IInving Failed TO Register

Joseph Thompson. colored was ar
rested yesterday afternoon and is be-
ing held on a charge of "willfully fall
ing to register" The arrest IS tho
fourth here since the sclective draft
act became effective
Thompson. who claims Greenvillc,
s. c.. as his home, was arrested by
Sergeant thinner and Patrolman Stock
mar on Fifth Street. between Broad
and Marshall Streets. He had stated
that he was not twenty-one years of
age when attempting to hire an au-
tomohile, and as he looked much older.
III" police were notified.
The negro asserts that he is only
twenty years old, but also is emphatic
in the assertion that he was horn in
December, 1885. II the latter is true,
he Is now nearing twenty-five years
OF age. Thompson was turned over to
the Federal authorities, and is con-
fined in the Henrico County Jail pend
ing hearing before United States
Commissioner Melvin Flegenheimer on
Wednesday morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-10
ORDER OF EAGLES WILL
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Dixie Acrfc PInns to Take Liberal
Pnrt-Provide for Families of
Members In Service.

Members In Service.
Dixie Aerie, Fraternal Order Of
Eagles, Is preparing TO subscribe at
once from the benefit fund of the aerie
slice of the total of $1,000
900 pledged by the executive officers
of the order to the Liberty loan. There
are nearly 100000 men affiliated with
the order in the United States. and
they are pledged by their leaders TO
practical support OF the government
both by personal service and contribu-
tons. The dues OF members OF the
order will be assumed while they are
in military service and their benefits
Will be guaranteed.
BY order of the executive officers. a
patriotic fund will be created, to which
the entire membership will subscribe
from which shall be paid the premium
upon a life insurance policy OF $1,000.
payable as an additional death bene-
fit to members losing their lives in any
branch Of military service. The eXecu-
tives have recommended to the grand
aorie the enactment of laws 10 provide
generously for the care OF families of
members who are serving the country.
Rex B. Goodsell. grand worthy pres
ident has issued an official circular
describing the war duties OF members
of the order. and saying:
The underlying reasons which
caused our country to engage in the
present great struggle find support In
every preccpt of our order. No man
who has learned even the rudiment s
of the lessons taught by our fraternity,
can do anght else than give his unqual-
fled support 20 our country at this
time.
we believe that every Eagle wants
10 do his part IS an Eagle. man, and
n citizen. The only question is how
hest can his part he done. We cannot
all 60 into the trenches and night for
our country and humanity. We can,
by working un'tedly together. relieve
the burdens Of those who are doing the
actual fighting, and assist our govern
ment In the conservation and produc-
ton OF things which are necessary to
the prosecution OF the war TO sue
I cessful issue"