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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-19
THE TELLING BLOW

Sunday had been day of doubts in the
conference rooms of the mediators. The
fate of the Administrators attempt tc
avoid the greatest labor war i'm the history
of the United States had stood in the bal
ance all day, ready to be pushed either
way.
Railway managers, brotherhood chiefs
and mediators had been in conference
through the day and most of the previous
night. Messages had flowed back and
forth in a constant stream. There was an
open wire between Washington and the me-
diators' headquarters.
Then came word of the sinking of the
three American ships. Half an hour later
the brotherhood chiefs. a committee for the
session. Debate and earnest pleading could
be heard issuing from the little room i'm the
Biltmore.
Then word was passed to waiting news
paper men at AS a. m. that the managers
would send their definite answer to the stu'
alton in few minutes. The message came
guarded, and minutes turned into hours be-
fore 1t was announced
shortly afterward the brotherhood chiefs
arrived. An hour and a half later the mes
sage came that the managers had uncon.
ditonally surrendered and placed the set
tlement in the hands of the four men who
had postponed and then averted the caam-
itv
I'VE have been negotiating all day." Sec
retaly Lane announced las - result, re.
gardess of a decision by the Supreme Court
the eight-hour basic uay will go into ef
feet"
Then he made public this letter to the
mediators from the railway managers:
In the national crisis preciptated by
events of which we learned this after
noon the national conference committee
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
THE OLD-TIME PAPERS.

The All Over Arkansas editor of the Little Rock Gazette has the best and most p leasant job of anybody we know. We had rather sit down and read the country correspondence in the weekly papers than read Dickens, Shakespeare or any other classical writers. When we were "printer's deviP' it was our delight to steal old man Folsom's August Vidette, Billie Holmes Camden Beacon, the Osceola Times, the Monticello Monticellonian, the Conway Log Cabin, in fact, all the old-time Arkansas papers at that time, and they were sure some papers-not as large as the News Herald, but po- graphically perfect-Barfed re- spondent of the Blytheville Herald News.
 Only one of these papers has died. The others are healthy and happy, and give every indication of long life. All Over Arkansas Man, Arkansas Gazette.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14

Information regarding the rural credits system of the United States government, by which farmers are to be aided financially, is in the hands of County Demonstration Agent John L. Phillips and his assistant, J. M. Will son. Literature on the subject may be had upon application to either.
 MARY ROBERTS RINEHART Tops the List of Writers in this Weeks
 SATURDAY EVENING POST
 The List Follows: Her Diary" Mary R. Rinehart; "The Control of Food Supplies in BlOckaded Ger many" Alonzo E. Taylor; "Felix," :" David Gray; "The Study of Foot prints," Melville D. Post; Bug Hunters of Industry" Jas. H. Col lins; "Twenty-Four Hours in June," Sinclair Lewis; Borrowing from Your Uncle Sam," Herbert Quick; "Cappy Hicks, Wheat Baron," Peter B. Kyne; Warm Dollars" Frank G. Jones; "Out-witting the Wolf" Enos A. Mills; and others. On Sale Thursday-5 cents . copy. q. LEWIS WILSON
 Phone 12 :. Special Agent
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
CLAIM PAID IN FOUR DAYS.

Conway, Ark, Feb. IA, 1917 J. D. Dunaway, Gen. Agent, Mo. State Life Insurance Co.,, City.
 Dear Sir-I wish to acknowledge receipt of check for $2,144.OO in full for life insurance claim, which my husband Vim. L. Robins, carried with your company. The policy was for only $2,000, but the dividend accu- mutations amounted to S144.00 in three years, that he had carried it making total of $2,144 which the company paid me. This claim was paid in full in just four days after the proofs were made up and sent to the company.
 Most truly yours, d2w1t Mrs. w. l.. Robins.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
WOODROW SCHOOL HOUSE.

w. M. Harper of Enola preached
 here Saturday night and Sunday.
 Both services were we'll attended and good singing in the afternoon. G. w. Jones, Collie Snow, Jim White and J. w. White took wagons last week to move Mrs. McQuistion, J. w. Whites daughter, from Guy to this place. We understand she is to enter as clerk and take over the business of her fathers store here.
 J. H. Jones is 'pailing" in his yard. Seven more weeks of school here.
 B. c. Hogan and wife, who are teaching in Pulaski county, were vis- iting here and attended church here Saturday night and Sunday. The writer ordered the Log Cabin Demo- crat, Commercial and Gazette for him in November. He says, MT. Editor, he's not getting the Commercial or Gazette What is the matter? We have justice of the peace down here instead of "fee officer" in the person of R. J. Hogan, as he
 has been instrumental in stopping three law suits. Let's hear from you. We'll, if the weather will do l guess we will garden some and plant po- tatoes this week.
 R. J. Hogan has wired in a pasture and a garden this winter.
 From the reports from Vilonia we conclude that it is dangerous for an "old bachelor" to pass through Vii lonia. This scribe is going to keep away from there, and we will try to keep our sporting editor" away too. Woodrow basket ball team will meet Cato team at Vilonia next Sat urday for a game.
 John A. Jones. February 14.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
WHITE OAK.
February IA.

Health is good at this writing. The cold weather has put stop tc farm work. John Harper of Pangburn, Ark, has been visiting J. A. Lea and family.
 E. l.. Smith has put up store. Let all of his neighbors patronize him and help him to put prices down.
 John Ward and Miss Maggie Keath- ley were happily married Sunday. The writer wishes them happy life.
 Frank Vardaman has been break ing land for another crop
 Little Taft Ward is able to be up, after spell of sickness that lasted two weeks.
 The smallpox has died down after a three weeks siege.
 Grandma" Little has got her house done and moved back home.
 February IA.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14

kind word with a cheerful smile for these broad-guaged, liberal minded men and useful citizens. We deplore his loss and sympathize with his fam fly in this sad hour of affliction and bereavement, and confidently and sin cerely direct his family and friends to the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.
 The highest office in this lodge had been filled by the deceased with credit to himself and honor to the fraternity, and we are simply doing our duty when we do as we did when he was liv- ing-say only good things about him. Cheerless, cold and dreary is the fu- ture to those who are unprepared, but to one who is ready, Death is but the door to endless spiritual opportunity and golden possessions, which the spiritually blind cannot see nor real ize. Let us hope and trust that our beloved brother was ready for this great change, and that he, in due sea- son, will receive the greatly to be de- sired plaudit from the Master: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joys of the Lord :" Resolved, That this statement of our esteem for our deceased brother and our condolence for his family be published in the Log Cabin Democrat, and that copy be forwarded the fam fly under seal of the lodge.
 w. H. Duncan,
 J. A. King,
 J. c. Hamilton,
 Committee. Witness our hands this Feb. 8, 1917.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14

Everything for the auto - gas,, greases, repairs. Service car. Doug lass Garage, phone 287.-109-dtf
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Old papers for sale at this office.
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MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO w. L
 ROBINS.

: To the officers and Members of Center
 Link Lodge No. 75, l. o. o. F.:
 Brethren--It is with profound sor- row that we assemble to play our last tribute of respect to our deceased brother, Vim. L. Robins, who depart ed this life on February 2, 1917, at his home in Conway, Ark, after short illness, and whom we have laid to rest today in Oak Grove cemetery with the customary funeral services of our mo- ble order.
 In the presence of death, we banish every unkind thought, cast off every personal prejudice and let the gleam of heaven shine into our souls and hearts, and cover all faults with the mantle of charity, and see and say nothing but good of the dead.
 Our brother fought the battle of life bravely and we'll, always had a
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
FARM LOAN INFORMATION

February 12. 1917
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
WOMEN TO VOTE
 WITHOUT POLL TAX

Little Rock, Feb. 1Z.-If the Gar rett bill, introduced in the senate on Friday morning, permitting women to vote in primaries, becomes a law, it will be forced to take it's case to the supreem court of Arkansas, in as much as it discriminates against the male voters of Arkansas.
 The Garrett bill has no provision for poll tax requirement, and the state would lose just $1 per annum on every female voter. The Riggs bill in the house, has a poll tax re- quirement.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
PROVIDENCE FORMS
 A COMMUNITY CLUB

The residents of Providence, Il miles southwest of Conway, have or ganized a community club, to be known as the Providence Church, School and Civic Club. J. F. Raney was named president, Rufus Haydon vice president and Mrs. Emma Starr, secretary-treasurer. The object of the association is to foster a general betterment of conditions socially, edu- cationally and religiously in the con- munity.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
CIRCLE NAMES DELEGATES

Delegates and alternates to the state convention at Hope in March were elected last night by Holly Grove lodge No. 95, Woodmen Circle, as follows: Delegates, Mrs. Rosa L. Hicks, Mrs. E. H. Major and Mrs. Ida Stevens; alternates, Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs. w. B. McDuffee and Mrs. J. A. Boydston.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
DECLARE STOCK LAW
 WILL WORK HARDSHIP
Two Correspondents Voice Their Dis approval of Enforcing Proposition
 in This County.

Editor Log Cabin Democrat.
 Please allow me space in the Log Cabin Democrat for few words in regard to the stock law which I suppose will take effect
 soon. I don't claim to be able to give anyone the best of advice, but probably my advice will help great deal most especially the ters and share-croppers.
 | Now. renters. you that are so interested in the stock law and voted strong for it, you ought to jump your landlord and have him to l fix you nice large pasture for your stock, and drill you well. if you haven't already got plenty of water. Then get you some thorough bred hogs and cattle and go into the stock business right. Get the Poland China hogs. as it seems that other kinds of hogs are no good. When the country gets pretty well stocked with Poland-Chna hogs and Durham cattle and the sale of them gets dull you can discard them and get a kind and tell the
 people that your breed are much better
 than the old and probably the sale will pick up again.
 Now, when you call on your landlord to fix you a pasture and prepare plenty of water handy for your stock if he fails to do that and says that he's not able to prepare pasture and water for his stock. just tell him that you will hunt the other that will do that. but if the other man or men tell you the same thing, what will you do then in order to make living for the old woman and kids? Can you practice medicine or preach or plead law sell goods for a living, or are you compelled to till the soil for living d have to get land to farm on and if your landlord won't furnish you land with pasture
 and water and plenty of good house room, you will have to take it as you can get it. won't you
 I've heard the song that the landlord will have to fix pasture for his renter or he cant rent his land until it almost makes me sick to think about it. Now. boys, just stop and think moment and whether the renter Is independent or not. The renters in some countries pay the third and fourth of their crops probably standing rent and pays house rent aso-doesn't get any pasture either, so the renters of Arkansas are liable to do the same thing, if are not already at it. But now, renter. don't grumble at nav ing to be so much expense keeping your stock up and carrying food and water to them or probably having to do without a COW or hog
 on account of not being able to keep it up and feed 1t. If you grumble someone may say that you are not progressive you don't like the upbulding of your country and you just want
 to hold on to the old fogy ways. You must take sides with the big land owners and stock raisers and money men if you and your poor brothers and widowed sisters sink plumb to the bottom.
 WALTER H. WARD Greenbrier, February IS
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-14
KANSAS PRICES HIGH:
 TEMPERATURE LOW
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 Thank you for your copy of the Log Cabin Democrat, and enclosed find check for $1.25, for one years subscription to weekly.
 We are having zero and 10 below zero now, and a cold northwest wind. You might as well close up your poor farm and move your poor into a little three-room house near town. We have you bet bad on the poor form.
 You talk of high cost of living, here are few of our high prices: Flour, S5.10 per 100 lbs; sugar, II lbs. for $1; potatoes, $2.25 per bu.; onions, 10 cents per lb.; navy beans, 10 cents per lb; our best coffee, 35 and 40 cents; Lenox soap, bars for 25 cents; we get 35 cents for eggs; corn is S1, and alfalfa hay $14. Lard, 4 ID. pail, S1.10. We are about 30 miles from the Nebraska line.
 w. H. Mckee.
 America City, Kan, Feb. 4, 1917.-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
Shrine Of Health Seekers.

The age Of miracles Is over, but the
little French town of Lourdes Is not
aware of the fact. This is today the
leading shrine Of Europe, and hun
dreds of thousands of pilgrims annual
ly visit 1t, many of them In search OF
cure for incurabe Ills. There have
been many surprising instances of
healing performed by the waters of
Lourdes, and scores of physicians
come every year to watch and investl.
gate the cures. Everything is done
with a scientific thoroughness that Is
characteristic of the French, whose
passion for clear thinking is such that
they will Investigate even what some
of them consider supernatural phe
nomena with the microscope. lnvallds
coming to Lourdes are registered at n
bureau. and examined by eminent
physicians before and after they have
visited the shrine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
BRITISH TROOPS CROSS
THE HlMDENBURG LINE
Village of Fresnoy Taken From the
Germans by the Canadians
Terrific Battle Con.
tinues.

London. May 5.-The British forces
on Thursday captured the village of
Fresnoy. Fresnoy was taken by the
Canadians. The British troops have
reached Cherisy. crossed the linden
burg line towkard Relncourt and are re-
ported to have taken Bullecourt, says
Reuters correspondent at British head
quarters.
Another Of the continuing British at-
lacks was launched against the Ger
mans early in the morning. Hard
fighting is in progress under a warm
spring sun.
Fighting of terrible intensity ragged
throughout the day ut the main points
of the British attack.
1.-THE battling" says the CORE
spondent, "has been In many places
of ding-dong order, which renders II
extremely difficult to define the situa-
ton, but l think it may certainly be
claimed as a successful day for our
gallant troops. The most conspcu
Gus gains have been on the TANKS of
the long front, while toward the CEN
ter, up the valley of the Scarpe we
have made less progress owing to the
intensity of concealed machine gun
fire.
"Despitc the opposition of masSed
German forces, the Canadian troops
took Fresnoy."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
ToId Truth for 146 Yeas.

On Lincoln's birthday, an aged man
was brought into the Jail Mt Butte,
Mont, for drunkenness. When he
proved that he had voted and fought
for Lincoln, Jailer Lavell sent him
home in Il taxicab. Word of this got
around town, and on Washington's
birthday a drunk" announced that
he had voted for Washington.
"You must be pretty old man." the
jailer said.
past eighty" ventured the drunk.
you'll have to come again." de-
clared the jailer.
81 didn't say how much past eighty"
cautiously replied the alleged drunk
ard
whats Washington famous for?"
asked Lavell, as he continued his work
of writing the mans name down on
the blotter.
ale never told lie" promptly an
swered the old fellow.
"And l suppose you are following his
example?"
"You bet your life" said the drunk
ard
Bring this fellow to jail and We'll
charge him with lying" instructed the
jai.er TO one of his assistants.-Butte
Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
U. S. DEVICE TO STOP U.soATs.
Chairman of Naval Board Wins Gen.
sure by Comment.

New York, May S.-"American inven-
tive genius has found the solution of
the German submarine problem and
new American inventions will end the
submarine peril"
This statement was made by VIII
liam L. Saunders as an expression OF
personal opinion and not in his Off
.cial capacity as chairman of the naval
consulting board. He was careful TO
disclaim official authorization for 1t.
A reporter received from an inventor
an account of one or the inventions
upon which it seems certain the orig
inal announcement of Mr.. Saunders
was based No details can be given.
This much, however, can be said:
The invention is designed for agrees
sive warfare against submarines. 1t is
the result of the genius of a man living
in New York. 1t has been accepted by
the Washington government.
1t has been given a fairly extensive
test by the British admiralty.
The inventor says that the British
admiralty test has convinced him of
the practical merit of his invention.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
purpoIse Keeps All on lime.

In this Fastening age OF ours, when
even seconds count In business life. II
may sound paradoxlcal to say that we
owe our punctuality and time saving
to the playful purpose. And yet such,
indeed, Is the fact, for watches. clocks,
and the still more dignified chronome-
ter would not run Month In and month
out with regularity, but for the lubrl.
cants obtained from his Jaws. This
oil has the unique property of being
able to retain It's huldty summer and
winter, and there Is an authentic rec
ord OF the lubricant doing It's work at
temperature OF quite 100 degrees be
low the freezing polnt.-Sclentlfic
American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
Characters Of Macbeth

The names of some OF the leading
characters in the play of Macbeth"
were borne by real persons who fig
ured In Scotch history, but the charac.
tiers themselves and the events Of the
play are imaginary. Macbeth was a
Scottish king and Macduff was a Scot.
fish nobleman of the middle ages.
History states that Macbeth slew Dun
can In 1899 because he had usurped
the throne TO which Macbeth had the
better claim. But the circumstances
of the Staying were entirely different
from those described by Shakespeare
with large poetic license. Banquo has
Scotch sound, but no person of that
name figures In Scotch history and
Shakespeare seems to have created
him mainly In order TO name a ghost.
In the play he is killed by order OF
Macbeth and In one Of the most pow
erful scenes of the play his ghost ap-
pears at II banquet. visible only to
Macbeth, and terrifying him while un.
seen by the other banqueters.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
FEW ALIENS ARE ARRESTED.
High Tribute Paid to Foreigners by
Attorney General

Washington, May Attorney Gen
eral Gregory paid high tribute to the
loyalty to the government by the for
eign-born citizens of America. Since
the declaration of war by Germany Il
month ago only 125 alien enemies have
been arrested In the United States by
government agents.
"The foreign-born citizens of Amer
lea as a class" he says, deserve the
highest commentator and praise for
the manner in which they have con-
Quoted themselves since the declara-
ton of war.
"About half of these are being
held because it was decided that they
would be dangerous TO the government
If permitted to remain at large,
I'm issuing this statement the de
partment renews its admonition that
our foreign citizens and alien residents
exercise scrupulous care and restraint
in their daily activities"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
Animal Fats DigestlbIe.

Studies on the digestlbllity OF some
animal fats conducted by the office OF
home economics, United States depart.
ment of agriculture, Indicate that
chicken fat. goose fat, brisket fat,
cream, egg-yolk fat and fish fat are all
well asslmilated and that they are sat.
isfactory sources of fat for the dietary.
Since butter fat, eaten in the form OF
cream, and egg-yolk fat are very thor.
oughly dlgested and easily obtainable
and apparently contain or carry with
them accessory food substances neces-
sary in the diet for growth and general
well-being, wide use OF these two
fats In the dietary is especially desir-
able.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
CHiNA'S "BATTLE-AX" COINS
Small Models 81 Various Utensils
Used as Medium of Exchange in
2255 q. c.

Haskell Oriental museum at Univer-
sity of Chicago has recently been pre-
sented with n remarkable collection Of
coins by Jacob Spelcher of Shanghai.
China. Chinese coins, medals and am
ulets to the number of Si4, arranged
In historical sequence, are supplement-
ed by coins of AMMAN and Korea, with
few from the old regime of Japan.
Altogether, LOGS specimens are in
cluded. The donor was engaged in
their collection some twelve years in
China. After being on exhibition for
three or four years at the Boston Mu-
scum of Fine Arts, they are now per-
manently located In Chicago.
Our adjective "pecuniary" still bears
witness to the cattle which served
early Rome as measures of value. In
China likewise, but far earlier, actual
commodities had constituted the first
medium of exchange. The Chinese,
however, seem to have preferred metal
objects, especially battle axes and
knives. AS government credit became
established, 1t was found more con-
venient to coin small models of these
utensils. The exhibit begins, then,
with "battle-ax" coins, some of which
date back additionally to the period
2255-1122 Il. @. Even with the adop-
ton of later date this would proba-
bly, give China first place in the study
of numismatics
knife" coins form an interesting
group. Their round handles, with
holes In the center, two Of which are
distinguished by square perforation,
are supposed to have furnished the
pattern for the round cash with square
holes so regularly used later. Other
peculiar shapes are bridge" and the
pebblelike pellets called by the Chi
nese numismatists "ant" coins. All
these oldest, most brittle copper speci-
mems are mounted in handsome trays
of camphor wood. The largest object
In Mr.. Spelcher's collection is Il mag
nificent medal with dragon decoration,
bestowed as n reward for loyalty by
the ruler, WI Tsung (1525 A. d.
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