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The state herald., 1920-10-12
Peasants Burn Forests of Russia When
Ordered to Cut Fuel for Bolsheviki

cities are likewise disappearing, raw
aged by the flames. The Red Cock
stalks everywhere, free and gay.
from one end OF the country to the
other. All efforts to fight this scourge
remain useless, because the Russian
peasant wants to burn and burns de-
liberately.
in its. dispair and its powerless
hate, the entire Russian peasantry
has decided to fall back on this an
tique means of vengeance-'The Red
Cock'-against the Bolshevists.
"The hate of the peasants against
the present regime has never before
attained the intensity it now has.
And II is precisely at the present
moment that the Soviets have pro.
posed to prepare the stocks of wood
and necessary for heating during the
coming winter. They have under
taken systematic cutting down of
the forests in the central and north
ern departments.
The peasants burn first the for.
ests. then the villages. and finally
abandon completely the districts. EN-.
igrating TO Siberia.
ITO add to this disaster all of the
territory between Tambor to the
granaries Of the volga departments
OF Sanard and Saratov) have suffered
immensely from drouth.
Even now the famine is growing
daily in the villages and cities and
there is nothing with which the peo.
pie can clothe themselves.
I'VE understand perfectly the hate
that surrounds the present regime.
Starving. naked, menaced by death
on all sides. epidemics. terror. war
terrorized by the commissaries. we
no longer have the force to resist or
TO defend our honor and our dignity.
We exist but we no longer lead n
human life.
MOSCOW is dead city where
there move mere phantoms which
seem to have the semblancc OF life.
In the midst OF these shadows arc
TO be seen the commissaires OF the
people. healthy, well nourished ani
Scll clothed"
The state herald., 1920-10-12
By Henry Wood

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent)
Paris, September 25. (By Mail.)-
Russia's great forests, constituting
one of her most valuable neutral re-
sources and one of the worlds last
great supplies of timber, are being
ruthlessly burned to the ground by
the Russian peasants in an effort to
defeat Bolshevism.
With the necessity OF laying in
huge stocks of wood and fuel In order
to stave of the rigors of the coming
winter. the Soviets some time ago
gave orders for the cutting down and
transportation OF huge sections OF the
Russian forests. The peasants were
recruited by force to do the work.
This proved the last straw.
To prevent the execution OF this
order. the peasants have fired the for
ests and these forest fires are now
raging throughout Russia in most
devastating degree. Not only are
whole forests being burned to the
ground. but scores of Villages and
thousands of single houses that are
In the path of the sweeping fsnkt
fires are disappearing I'm flames.
Detailed news Of this action Of the
peasants has Just been received In
Paris by NJ. Kerenski from one OF
his supporters still remaining in Rus.
sia.
The letter which the latter has
'Jnst sent to Paris reads in part as
follows:
you know probably that Russia
Is burning. Enormous tracts OF tim
bered land have become the prey of
flames and both large and small
The state herald., 1920-10-12

Among the new blouses are some
that have n short pcplum and many
that are embroidered with small col
ored beads. Here Is one that COM
bines both these features In the fall
styles. md you will notice that Its
sleeves are three-quarter length and
that II has sash Of ribbon that ties
with bow and ends Mt the left side
II is made Of dark georgette.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
TRUSTEES CONSIDER
 BUYING CADDO CLUB

Trustees of the State Normal School holding special meeting here went into session at 1 o'clock, and this af- ternoon at 3 had several matters of business under consideration. Pur- chase of the Caddo Club, owned and operated by MT. and Mrs. J. G. Cubage as home for young lady students, is being considered by the trustees.
 Present at the meeting are Chair man J. L. Bond, Treasurer Joe Fer guson, State Auditor-elect Guy Tuck CT and w. E. Lemon of Little Rock; Judge A. L. Hutchins of Augusta and Jo Frauenthal and L. s. Dunaway of Conway. State Auditor Hogan Oliver is the only member of the board ab- sent today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
Thursday, December 2, 1920.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
 PROGRAM AT SALEM

The following program will be rem dered at Salem, two miles west of Conway, on next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Opening song. "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name;" prayer by Prof. Ed win L. Shaver; song, "How Firm a Foundation;" recitation, "There's a Green Hill Far Away" Mozell Holt; song, "Church in the Wildwood;" reel tation, "Do Your Best,' Leillah Muse; recitation, q Know" Claudio Lancas ter; address, Prof, Shaver; solo, V. G. Craig; talk by Mrs. Stermer; recita- tion, "The Little Shoes" Ola Seay; recitation, "A Little Girl" Anna Reeves; quartet; song, "God Be With You"
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
NATH. SMITH CAPTAIN OF HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

Nathan Smith, son of MT, and Mrs. Hargrove Smith, has been elected cap tain of the Conway high school team for the season of 1921, it was announc- ed yesterday. Young Smith is junior in the high school this year.
 Although only 15 years of age, Ma than has played two seasons on the high school eleven, olding down right end. He has won praise for his work in every game during the two seasons, and it is the prediction of those who have seen him play that he is destined to be one of the best ends produced by the Conway high school, and that school has a reputation for making college football stars. He is also a member of the baseball and basketball teams.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
CONDEMNS SLOGAN
 AMERICA FIRST"
END MEET
Two Day Conference Led by Dr. J. H. Reynolds on Educational Drive
 is Concluded.

Memphis, Dec. 2.-"America First!" Shameful slogan! It ought to be let tered on black flag, with skull and crossbones painted underneath. "Amer- ica for Americans ?' No! America for Gods kingdom and it's young men and young women for the service of Christ"
 This was the declaration of belief expressed yesterday afternoon by Rev. pr R. H. Bennett of Nashville, at the closing session of the conference, at the Chisca, of the educational commits sion of the Methodist church, south, and representatives of the various agencies, including the college of bishops.
 After being in session two days, the conference was concluded at 6:O5 o'clock last night. when a number of prayers for the success of the $33,- 100000 campaign to be launched next April were made by those attending the meeting, the local petition for Divine aid being given by Bishop Col lins Denny of Richmond, Va.
 It was decided yesterday that a con- ference for full discussion and ar rangement of the financial status of the educational canvass shall be held in Memphis in January, at which all who attended the meeting just closed will be requested to be present. In the meantime initial plans for the opening of the campaign, especially pertaining to it's spiritual phases, will be considered.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
10 DISCUSS DAIRY
 MOVEMENT DEC.. II.

The movement for the development of dairy business in this county is be-
 ing given great encouragement, es-
 pecially by substantial farmers, and President F. F. Cleaver of the Con- way Commercial Club has called a
 general meeting in the club rooms on
 Saturday. December II at o'clock for further consideration of the plan. Mir. Cleaver has appointed o. s. Russ, County Agent, T. M. Williams and Charles Lienhart as the clubs dairy extension committee, and their work during the week has developed a strong desire upon the part of many farmers to undertake the business. The meeting on December Il may re- suit in establishing a milk station here for handling shipments by ex- press.
 A dairy expert from the University of Arkansas will attend the meeting and talk along some phases of dairy ing. Actual experiences in the busi- ness will be related by farmer from Carlisle, who has switched from farm ing to dairying. His talk is expected to be one of the features of the meet ing. The feed question will be pre- sented by an expert from the Brown & 0glesbv store at Little Rock.
 MT. Cleaver said that all citizens interested in the project are urged to attend Pledges will be taken by who agree to supply milk for ship ment to Little Rock on Mir. Terry's offer, and it will be ascertained in this manner whether enough pledges can be secured to guarantee the number of gallons required before the station is equipped. MT. Terry's offer was for the company to completely equip a first class milk station, with tanks, pasteurizer and other machinery, the Commercial Club furnishing the build ing.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
CEMENT IN FIRST
 DECLINE IN PRICE
By United Pressl

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Prices of building materials on the Chicago market took another tumble today. Drops of 50 to 40 per cent were reported in ce- ment, the first decline on this material.
 Reports from Illinois, Tennessee and Michigan said that considerable de- clines in building supplies had been registered. Milwaukee reported cuts from 2 to II per cent.
 According to Chicago meat packers, wholesale met prices have hit the to- began. Pork, it was said, is back to the level of April, 1917, when the United States entered the war.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
TWO PLAYS OFFERED
 BY NORMAL STUDENTS

Two plays by students of the State Normal will be presented in the audi tor'um of the high school on Thursday night, December 9, under the direc- ton of Miss Glenn Kirkland of the department of expression. Rehearsals have been in progress for some time and the students said to be well vers- ed in their parts. The first is a morality play, Beyond the Gates, '' and the second comedy in one act, Fourteen"
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
DEC. 6 TO F GOOD
 CITIZENSHIP WEEK
WILL BE OBSERVED HERE
Churches and Schools to Devote Spec ial Attention to Elements
 fo Good Citizenship.

As a result of a movement inaugur- ated by the state inter-race committee, cooperating with more than 100 local committees, the week of December 6 to 12 has been designated as Good Citizenship and efforts will be made throughout the state to place a special emphasis upon and make special study of the elements of good citizenship. Greater respect for the law and a more consistent enforcement of just penal ties for it's violation are objects of particular concern. The committee in charge of the movement consists of Allen Winham of Tcxarkana, John L.. Hunter of Little Rock Thomas s. Sta pies of Conway, D. L. Paisley of Hope and N. c. McCrary of Ashdown
 The movement is a very timely one just now, when a wave of crime is apparently sweeping the. country and the newspapers are filled with accounts of murders, robberies and violations of prohibition laws.
 Upon the suggestion of the commit tee ministers of all local churches will deliver sermons on the subject, either on December or December 12 and next week attention of students of all the schools will be directed to the mat ter in the chapel exercises. It is de- sired also that the subject of good citizenship be freely discussed in the homes during the week.
 Some of the elements of good citi- zenship that need emphasis at this time are suggested by the committee as follows:
 1. A Square Deal (a) Honesty in business, including fair assessment of property for taxation. (b) Fairness in play. (c) Justice in the courts. (d) Honest pay for honest work. (e) Honest work for honest pay.
 2. A Worthy Task With Which to Identify Your Life.
 B. Respect For the Individual Hu man Being. (a) Respect for his rights. (b) Respect for his views. (c) Respect for his age, station or position. (d) Sympathy for his problems and tasks.
 4. Respect For Authority. (a) In the home. (b) In the school. Co In the church. (d) In the community, state, United States. (e) Of God.
 5. Respect For and Obedience to the law. (a) By parents. (b) By children. Co By the public authorities
 6. Proper Regard For Public and Private Property.
 2. Proper Regard For the Home (a) Economy and thrift in the home. (b) Cleanliness in the home-Rroper chaste language and hab- it's. Co Rights of each individual re- spected.
 8. Greater Emphasis and Cooper ation in Educational Matters. (a) Adequate buildings and equipment. (b) Teachers mentally, morally and fit. (c) Between pupils, parents and school authorities for bet ter discipline and more thoroughness in school work. (d) Strict enforce ment of compulsory educational law.
 g. Greater Emphasis in Spiritual (a) Through attendance and proper conduct in church and Sunday school by parents and chil- dren. (b) A more intelligent and study of the Bible. (c) A stricter observance of the Sabbath dav
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CoNFIRMA- TON OF TITLE AND WARNING ORDER George W. Tanner and W. J. Tanner, Plain- tifs.
 Vs No s0s7
 The South-Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty-Seven (27), and the South east Quarter of Section Twenty Eight (28), all in Township Eight (S) North of the Base Line. in Range Thirteen G3) West, Of the Fifth Principal Meridian. containing Two Hundred and Forty (240) Acres, more or less the Unknown Heirs at Law of John Flournoy. deceased. Oliver W. Gordon. Trus- tee. Defendants
 Notice is hereby given that there has been fled in my office as Clerk of the Faulkner Chancery Court, a petition for the confrma- ton of the title to the South-Haf of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twentv-Seven (27), and the Southeast Quarter of Section Twenty Eight (2s) all in Township Eicht tsl North of the Base Line in Range Thirteen G3) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. containing Two Hundred and Forty (24o) Acres, more less. in Faulkner County Ar kansas, and the nuieting of the title to the same in George w. Tanner and W. ]. Tan ner. petitioners therein. The Unknown heirs at law of John Flournoy. deceased, and Oliver W. Gordon, Trustee, and any and all persons claiming said lands or any interest therein are hereby warned to appear in the Faulkner Chancerv Court the 9th day o' December 1920, and show cause why said title to said lands should not he confirmed in said the deeds alleged to have been lost de stroved established and restored
 Witness my hand Clerk of the Fau't ner Chancery Court and the seal thereon, this Eth day of November 1920.
 (SeAO W. F. WH1DDON.
 Chancery Clerk. GNo-~" V Hartje. Solicitor for Petitioners
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The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
RUM RUNNERS CAUGHT
 BY ST. LOUIS POLICE
fBy United Pressi

St. Louis, Dec, 3.-Twenty-seven ar rests of men accused of violations of prohibition laws were made by St. Louis police in raids late yesterday and last night. Six of the raids were made on tips by citizens that prohi- bition laws are being violated.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03
PRESBYTERIAN AID
 BAZAAR A SUCCESS

The annual bazaar of the Presbyter- ian ladies, which closed today, proved the most successful ever held, it was announced. Turkey dinner was served to about 200 persons yesterday and several hundred dollars were received from the sale of various articles on display.
 The members of the society desire through the Log Cabin Democrat to express their sincere thanks to the many persons, mercantile firms and manufacturers who contributed to the success of the bazaar.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03

MT. and Mrs. William A. Wilson returned this morning to Little Rock after a visit to MT. Wilson's parents, Judge and Mrs W. B. Wilson.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-03

Mrs L. B. Griffing of Checotah, Okla, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. l.. Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
CORN COMMANDED
 LESS THAN DOLLAR
 BUSHEL YESTERDAY
Wheat Exports Totaled More Than a Million Bushels, With a Break
 In Coarse Grain

Chicago, September 23.-For the first time since 1917, corn today commanded less than $1 bushel on change for new crop deliveries. Continued fine weather, pointing to a huge yield, safe from frost. was largely responsible. The market closed heavy, 55s@9c net lower, with December 99A 0995kc and September $1.27@127N. Wheat fin lshed unsettled at Sc decline to Ac ad- vance. December s2.36A @2.36%, and March $2.27@2.27A. Oats lost 2A2Ac and provisions closed unchanged to 37c down.
 As soon as the market opened corn started to plunge downward, anl all though rallies took place, they proved brief. Offerings on a large scale were thrown into the pit apparently without end and about tke only buyers were shorts who could grab profits. The September delivery in particular showed weakness. as receipts today were large and further big supplies were said to be on the way here. Oats gave way with corn and touched the lowest prices yet this season.
 Export purchases of wheat totalling l.ooo,O00 bushels counteracted only in part an impression that urgent Euro pean requirements for breadstuffs had been filled. Meanwhile bears in wheat made much of the severity of the break in coarse grain.
 Provisions declined with corn and hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
GREEN WILLIE

Greenville, September 2s.-(SpeciaLl- Great anxiety is being felt in Greenyille and surrounding territory over the wealth CT conditions, owing to the fact that there are many bales of cotton in the fields open and ready for harvesting. Due to the scarcity of cotton pickers the cotton is not being harvested rapidly.
 W. c. Coker, president of the Butler county division of the American Cotton Association, has asked all beat divisions to hold meetings at their respective meat ing places at 2 o'clock Saturday, October |2. These meetings are purely business ones and large attendance is urged Or October 4 at 10 o'clock a meeting will be held in Greenville, and all members and officers of the beat organizations are asked to attend. At a recent meeting the following officers of the county or ganization were elected: w. c. Coker. president J. Lee Thagard vice president, and Park Smith. secretary and treasurer.
 The following officers were elected in a municipal election held at GeorgIana ford, J. l.. Hartley, John Fail. William Anderson and T. l.. Rose, councilmen.
 <. s. Long. manager of the Butler Coun- ty Hog Marketing Association, has an- nounced the following hog sales dates for the 1920-21 season: Greenville-November |2, November IS, November 30, December 14, January 1. January IS, February l. February IS, March l. March 15, March %, April 12, April 26. May r
 Georgiana-November IT. December l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans. September 23.-An un- favorable construction placed on price reductions of various sorts and trade news in general from both foreign and domestic combined with gloomy private cablegrams concerning labor troubles in England. caused general selling of cotton today. After advances of three to twenty points on the near months on the opening call, the mar ket went to net declines and the losses were constantly widened until in the late trading they amounted to eighty one to 120 points. October went to 2,650 on the opening call and fell off to 2,520 at it's lowest, closing at 2,5B Just on the close there were small up- turns due to realizing of profits by shorts. Last prices were at net losses of fifty-four to 105 points.
 The feature of the English news was the claim that a complete tie-up of Lancashire mills was not improbable next week as result of the threatened mill and coal strikes. More or less selling was caused by reports of soft spot markets in the interior. where de- clines ranged from twenty-five to 175 as they told of considerable rain in the belt, but they had little effect on values.
 The weakest period of the day came in the late trading after some dis position to react had been shown, and, in some quarters it was held that the market at this stage felt much hedge selling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
IjDUSTRIALS AND RAIL 5 PURSUED
 ACTIVE MARKET
Greater Stability on More Di- verSitied Dealings Was Shown By the Bond
 Market
By Associated Press

New York, September 23.-Rails and industrials pursued widely divergent courses in today's very active stock market. the former, especially low priced issues, scoring additional gains, while the latter became more unset tied as signs of 'business re-adjust- ment' multiplied.
 That this readjustment is taking the form of price revision was clearly in dicated by the news that two promi- nent western mail order houses had cut prices from ten to twenty per cent, while the manufacturer of welt known automobile announced reduc- ton of seventeen to twenty-one per cent for his product.
 Accompanying these developments were rumors to the effect that the coming weeks are likely to witness marked slowing down of operations in the steel trade, with probable reduc' tions of prices for fabricated materials
 Bankers and other financial inter ests regarded the latest industrial ad- vices as a logical sequence of the pro- tracted strain on the country's credits and expressed their approval or any reaction towards pre-war conditions.
 The more severe losses of the ses- sion were sustained by motors and affiliated specialties, oils, steels, equip ment shippings and some of the tood shares, where gross decline extended from one to six points, with partiai rallies on short covering at the close
 Prominent among the stronger rails were New Haven, St. Paul, Chicago and Alton, St. Louis Southwestern, Texas and Pacific, Missouri Pacific Preferred and Kansas City Southern. Standard or dividend-paylng rails were under pressure at intervals and un- classified specialties lost ground. Sales amounted to 925000 shares.
 Greater stability on more diversified dealings was shown by the bond mar ket. with liberty issues as the out standing feature of strength. Domes- tic rails kept pace with the demand for low grade stocks, especially con vertible issues, but foreign war flota- lions showed little change. Total sales par value, aggregated s15,7O0,000.
 old United States bonds unchanged on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
.FLEECY STAPLE
 WAS WEAK AND LOWER YESTERDAY
At the Close the General Mar. ket Was Easy at a Net De- cline of Thirty-five to
 Ninety-five Points
By Associated Press

New York, September 23-The cot ton market was weak and lower again today with a further decline in prices. December contracts sold off to 24.3Oc, or 103 points below the closing price of the previous day and closed at 24.45e, with the general market closing easy at a net decline of thirty-fiv to ninety five points.
 Reports of a more sweeping reduc- tion in prices by one of the leading ot- ton manufacturers and that prominent mail order houses had issued reduced price lists, appeared to be largely re- sponsible for the early selling. Liver pool was better than due, but the mar ket opened easy at a decline of ten to twenty -four points on all months ex- cept October, which was five points higher. The near months soon weak ened with deliveries and moderate midday rally on a private condition report of 59.6 and unfavorable weather reports met increased offerings, which seemed to come largely from the south. The selling from that quarter served to color reports of an easing spot basis under weight of increased re- ceipts and the market showed still greater weakness during the afternoon. The pressure seemed to be stimulated by reports that Secretary Houston was opposed to the use of banking facilities for the purpose of holding comm odi- ties for higher prices. Reports from London that delegates of the British coal miners had refused to consider proposals for a second vote on the strike question also had a depressing influence and liquidation of October was particularly active. The price of that month broke to 26.60c, or 120 points net lower, while January sold off to 23.42, or seventy eight points below last nights closing quotation.
 The weather map showed light to heavy rains in the central belt and the eastern belt forecast was unfa- vorable, but the impression still pre- vailed that there had been no serious loss of cotton from the tropical storm. Port receipts today. 9,597; United States port stocks, S1S,716. Exports. 6,91e, making 279,477 so far this season.