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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06

James A. Anderson, Jr., who
taught school in Kentucky the past
winter, returned home this morning.
Mrs. Hargrove Smith and son, Ma
than, are in Little Rock today fol
further treatment of his broken arm
Lost-30x3R casing with rim
Finder please phone 78 and we will
call for same and pay reward.-6-6d2t
Cashier V. D. Hill of the Faulkne,
County Bank & Trust Company is a
business visitor in Little Rock today
Mrs. C. w. Cox returned this morn,
ing to Alexandria, La, following a
visit to her mother, Mrs. G. w. Bruce
DR.. A. C. Mllar of Little Rock
editor of the Arkansas Methodist, is
here for the Hendrix commencement
Do you have tire troubles?-Let me
equip your car with Caterpillar Chain
Tire Protectors. Clibourne Tire Co.
6-6dtf.
Alton Williams, private in the
third division, returned this morning
to Camp Pike after visit to rela-
tives here.
DR.. Clarence C. Roberts returned
this morning from a trip through
Florida. and Cuba with the Memphis
Shrine band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McCuistion return
ed this morning to Dewitt after a
short visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Bassett.
Pres Doak s. Campbell of Central
College returned Sunday from Lockes-
burg, where he delivered a commence
ment address, Friday night.
DR.. Edwin L. carp, who will deliver
the address at the Hendrix gradua-
ton Tuesday morning, arrived this
morning from Madison, N. J.
For Immediate Sale-5-room house,
sleeping porch and all modern conve-
niences; very low price. See Mrs. Ben
Bradley or phone 424.-6-6dtf
When you have blacksmith work,
give us a chance. We shoe horses
and do general repairing. Don't
throw away your broken sickle bar
we fix 'em. Try US. ]. H. Berry,
phone 467.-5-31dtf
Young man attending summer Nor
NAL wants office work for afternoons
four years experience in general
work. Would care for home of party
leaving town for summer. Best re-
ferences. Address L. N. P, care log
Cabin Democrat.-6-3d3t.*
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06
SALES TAX PLAN
APPEARS POPULAR
CANVASS BEING MADE
Few Citizens Decline to Sign Agree
ment to Pay Sales and Luxury
Tax for Support of School.

Meeting in most instances with an
unexpectedly small number of refus-
ais and in some districts with none at
all, canvassers working today to secure
pledges of citizens to the sales and
luxury tax plan for the Conway public
schools are reporting good success.
The plan is apparently a very popular
one, the people generally realizing
the necessity of financial relief for
the school and feeling that the
sales and luxury plan will be the
not only willing but eager to sign the
agreement, the canvassers report.
Several canvassers entirely COM
pleted the districts assigned them
without meeting with a single person
who declined to sign. Some of those
who refused did so under a misunder-
standing The report in some way
gained circulation that the merchan-
disc or sales tax might be placed as
high as 10 per cent. This tax will in
no case be more than one per cent,
or one cent on the dollar, and on cash
purchases of less than SO cents no tax
at all will be collected. The total tax
against a family who spends as much
as 500 per month for food, clothing
and other merchandise would not be
more than 81 per month, or SIP per
year.
While the greater portion of the
canvass will be completed today, the
workers will continue tomorrow and
until every house in the district has
been visited.
Due to a mix-up of the type lines in
Thursdays Log Cabin Democrat, two
of the canvassing teams were incor-
rectly assigned and several names
omitted. This resulted in the canvass
of two sections of the city being de-
layed. The two districts referred to
and the personnel of the teams is cor
rectly printed below:
No. IA. Railroad to Conway Boule-
ward, south of College avenue. G. E..
Owen captain; CASTOR Hancock, Mrs.
A. j. Meadors, Rev. ]. E. Claunch,
Miss Bonnie Gibbon, Mrs. John D.
Dunaway.
No. IS Conway Boulevard to
Mitchell street, south of College ave-
nue.. R. G. Bruce, captain; Mrs. H.
IP. Merritt, Will RUSSELL, Miss Julia
Cummins, Mrs. c. c. Denney, Mrs. H.
O. Moore.
AS soon as the canvass is complet-
ed and it is found that the required
majority of families, which is to be
not less than rs per cent, have signed
the agreement to pay the sales and
luxury taxes, agreements will be cir
culated among the merchants and
business men to receive and impartial
ly collect these taxes. At several diff
ferent meetings business men have al
ready signified a willingness to CO.
operate if the citizens desired to pay
the special taxes
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06

Can you beat it?-Majesty.-6-6
Oda A. Rose of North Little Rock
spent Sunday with relatives here.
l am now ready to put on Caterpillar
Chain Tire Protectors. Clibourne Tire
Co.-6-6dtf.
Gasoline, oils, accessories; free tire
service. w. o. Kempner, Douglass
building, LOG West Oak. Phone 262.
-6-2dtf.
NO blow out, nc. punctures, no bruis-
es if you have on Caterpillar Chain
Protectors. Try them. Clibourne Tire
Co. -6-6dtf.
w. A. Webb, the old reliable piano
tuner, will be in the city for all work
in that line. Leave your orders with
Anderson Powell Music Co. Phone 10.
-6-4dtf.
The cream of Wheat-M
For Sale or Trade-Reo 6-cylinder
touring car, 1920 model, bought new
last August. Guaranteed in Al con-
dition. See W. A. Nance, Conway,
Ark.-6-6d3t*
A man in Pine Bluff has driven his
tires 1000 miles with Caterpillar
Chain Tire Protectors. His tires are
still good. We put them on for you.
Clibourne Tire Co.-6-6dtf.
P, T. Shock of Greenbrier was in
Conway today. Mr.. Shock states that
he has opened an undertaking estab-
lishment at Springfield, Conway coun-
ty, and will move to that place to re-
side next fall.
MAJESTY FLOUR-It Satisfies
Lost At Spring Hill or on road via
Linder, pair of large goldrimmed
glasses in black case with name of
Louis c. Bernays, optician, in case
81 rewar dior return to Mrs. W NJ
Brady, Conway, phone 296.-dw1t.
Midshipman James Amistead Nit
chell Of the United States naval aca-
denny, son Of Lieut.. NJ. f. Mitchell of
this city, has been assigned to the bat
tleship Minnesota for an annual prac-
tice cruise, leaving Annapolis on Sat
urday, according to word received here
today The battleship will visit the
ports of Christiana, Norway; Lisbon,
Portugal; Gibraltar, Spain, and Gaun-
tanamo, Cuba, returning to Annapolis
August 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06
COTTON GROWERS MEETING

At small conference held at the
courthouse Saturday afternoon ar
arrangements were made to call meet
ing of the farmers and business men
of the county to be held on Saturday,
June IA, for the purpose of consider
ing joining the Arkansas Cooperative
Cotton Marketing Association. Clint
Maddy of Conway is assisting in or
ganizing the county for the associa-
ton.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06
w. l.. RIPPLE.

w. L. Ripple, aged 43, died last Fri
day night at his home at Acklin Gao,
n the Conway and Holland road, after
an illness of two weeks. The burial
was had Saturday afternoon at Mace
donia cemetery. Mr.. Ripple was a son
of the late Lycurgus w. Ripple of
Holland. He is survived by his wife
and seven children, his mother, six
brothers and seven sisters.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06

Keep it in mind-Majesty-6-6d
Attorney C. A. Holland is at Nor
rilton today.
Mrs. S. F. Dorrill is at Hot Springs
to take treatment two weeks or more.
Sweet Cream to whip. 35 cents per
pint. Phone 298. o. S. Russ.-6-3dtf
Luther N Bolls returned this morn
ing form a short stay at Little Rock
Just Received Shipment of Racine
tires. New stock Bolls Bros.-d1t
For Rent-Two room house, call
phone 1872 or see Mrs. W. L. Robins. =
4-28dtf.
For Sale OF Trade--A few mich
cows. Erbacher's Market. Phone 80.
I-2-16dtf.
President B. w. Torreyson of the
State Normal is spending the day in
Little Rock.
Attorney L. E. Hutchins of Arkan-
sas City is here for the Hendrix
commencement.
Miss Myrtle Charles returned this
morning to Little Rock after visit
! to relatives here.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-06
See w. w. Boyce about your
plumbing. All work guaran-
teed. Phones 565 and 527.

James A. Anderson, Jr., who
taught school in Kentucky the past
winter, returned home this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
THE sPOILER.

With n twinkle in his eye
He'd come Rayly walkin' by
An he'd whistle to the children
An he'd beckon EN- TO come,
Then he'd chuckle low an say,
Come along. I'm on my way,
An It's / that need your company.
To buy a little gum
When his merry call they'd hear,
All tho children. far an near,
Would come flyin' from the gardens
Like the chickens after wheat.
When we'd shake our heads an say
mo. You mustn't go todayi"
He'd beg to Let him have ON
In a pack about his feet.
Oh. he spoiled 'em, one an oil.
There was not a youngster small
But was over-fed on candy
An WIS stuffed with lollypops,
An I think his greatest Joy
Was to get some girl or boy
An bring 'em to their parent.
All besmeared by chocolate drops.
Now tho children's hearts are sore
For he comes TO them no more,
And no moro 10 them he whistles
And no more for them he stops,
But I'm Paradise. I think,
With his chuclkle and his wink
He is leading little angels
To the heavenly candy shops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
Forty-two MillIonaires Reported IN
Delaware.

An interesting glimpse OF tho riches
Of Delaware individuals and corpora
tons is revealed IN the revenue COM
Hnissioner's report. just issued at Wash
ington. which shows that there are or
were In 1918. forty-two millionaires in
the State. Two OF the group reported
incomes Of more than $1,000. .000-haar
in mind incomes-whioh might indicate
their fortunes to represent more than
s25,000.0 600. while a third has an in
come approximating S1.50o.0o0 which
possibly represented So 100000 or s23.-
100000. There are sixteen In the re-
port who had upwards Of s150000 In
comes. which may indicate a capital or
s2.c0O.0 600, while ten others have almost
$4,000 a year. indicating a working
principal Of sI.25O,0O0. and thirteen
others reported upwards OF 500. 900,
which may represent $1,000. 600 or more
In the background.
Forty-two rillionaires In Delaware
possibly forty In Wflmington-is prob
ably unprecedented in city of 10000
sive OF our national expansion and in
crease Of wealth when we recall that
there were less than this number OF
miIlionaires in the entire country at
the opening OF the Civil War sixty years
ago
In addition TO this revelation of big
riches. the report shows that 1929
Deiawareans paid income tax In 1918.
a surprisingly small number when we
consider that only those earning less
than / 1000 when unmarried and 81. 900
when married, were exempt under the
Feder.l law. Out OF a population Of
more than 200 900, with wages and COM
the war period. one would conclude
that more than one Of every twenty
persons were earning over forty dol
lars a week.
The corporations of Delaware paid
almost as much taxes as We're n9tted
from incomes of Delawareans. the two
totalling $27.096,2s7 in the year 1915,
Of the direct taxation levied to meet
our part of the cost Of war
Delaware Is above such big and
wealthy States as Oregon, OF West Vir-
ginia with its mineral riches, or South
Carolina with its plantations of pre-
cious cotton, in the list Of contributors
to the Federaly government through
these war taxes. Indeed there are
seven commonwealths that contributed
less TO the cause than did the Diamond
State. which ie never laggard in such
emergencies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28

pie that fires arc . nsccssary evil ana
the equally fatuous impression that in
surancs In all the safeguard that IL
needed.
1t takes monsy, OF course, to make
IRE prevention methods effective; but
people too commonly forget that the
fires take vastly more and that the fire
losses are irrcplaceable. Even allowing
for dtnerences In population. the COM
.parison between PhliadeIphla's outlay
lst year Of $4,000 for fire prevention
and New York cfty's expenditure OF
s855.o00 for the same purpose ia n dis
grace to this city which should spur It's
government and its business mon to de-
cisfve action. ff the provcntabfe fires
last year cost the community between
five and nix millions Of dollars, surely
the saving Of that sum in n single
year is worth cinsidering. The invest
mont In fire prevention is not a gamble,
as some penny -wise-and- pound foolish
people seem to thinks-Phila. Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
Americas Big Army Of Unsmployed.

Americas big Army Of UnsmplOyed.
Tho Washington Department Of La
Dor in a report on conditions Of unem-
ployment in the United States finds
that there are 8.A7s,4ss fewer workers
on the payrolis OF tho Industries of
the country than there were q year ago
These figures are somewhat startling,
Tor u had not been supposed that al
most = fourth OF the wage sArnsrs Of
the country were Idle. oven though II
WAS obvious that the army Of tho un-
employed was large and increasing In
size An analysis of the field shows that
the automobile industry has been the
hardest hit by the depression and that
Michigan has the largest percentage of
unemployed. This is given an ninety
Nsw York has >234.242 unemployed
which is the greatest number reported
Ia any city; Philadelphia has 10000.
and Baltimore 3g.56b. 1t il observed
that the percentage of idle to the total
number of workers In almost uniform
throughout tho Eastern. Middle and
Far West and In tho South, the agri-
cultural states, which. of course, is
logical for the reason that there has
been a shortage of help In the country
sections.
The survey quoted above revealed
that there are 9.026 fewer workers In
this city at this time than there were
year ago and as these figures take
into account employees I'm some OF the
NM {r,sAa et,-..
the year. the men thus let out can
scarcely be charged to readiustment
conditions. This probably accounts for
the fact that the unemployed here are
twice az numerous rs In Trenton or In
Camden, N. j. morn than 1000 above
the aggregate of tho Idle reported In
Reading. all cities equal I'm size to WILL
mington.
The reduction In the number Of tcx-
tile workers here In the last year was
70.7 pen cent OF tho entire number of
men and women employed in such
factories. Employees In the building
trades dropped I'm number from 216a I'm
1920 to 42l at the present time while
the decline Of workers In the leather,
boot and shoe Industries fell from 1915
TO s25 the latter number representing
the total workers I'm these Industries
today.
1t is obvious that there In a larger
number OF Wilmington workers out at
this time than ever before. but the
percentage OF the whole total OF wage
earners now idle is not 80 large AS IL
has been at other periods of industrial
depression. II is probable too that the
mon now out OF employment are better
prepared 10 meet the problems OF living
than they have ever been before at such
times. for they have had seven years
Of uninterrupted work ut high wages.
and those we met on the street on their
rounds looking for a lob" give much
more evidence Of prosperity than Gid
the idle Tnsn of other days.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
VAST PORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

The New York and New Jersey Port
Development Commission reports
scheme for elaborate relief of Man
haitian Islands freight congestion. at
an expense Of more than s2O0,0oo.000.
which In regarded az preferable to
several less expensive plans. There
would be three belt lines on the Jersey
side connecting the great roads that
bring freight from the West. and the
cars would be automaticail carried
through a tunnel from West Hoboken
20 Manhattan. no trainmen being
needed. They would dischrge freight
at twelve terminals between Forty
seventh street and the Battery, and
take on freight, running through an
Underground tunnel. Then at the Bat
terry they would automatically
be carried back 20 New Jersey. Weat
street crowding would be eliminated.
More than that, tho great railroad
piers on both sides of tho North River
would be wiped out or handed over to
shipping uses. tho controversy over the
New York Central tracks would be
rendered obsolete by "A spur connection
with that road. and the port would be
In fnir way to tho very best. tho most
modern conditions.
tunnel under tho upper bay would
this system. and "A systom of ware
house terminal roads covering most OF
the waterfront from jamaica Bay to |
Flushing. around South Brooklyn,
would become n part OF tho develop |
lnent.
IL is plain that very great expendi- |
ture viii be required to do what ought /
70 be done for tho port OF Now York. |
IL la conceivable that the saving in +
carriage and the avoidance of loss on I
peI1shable products would justify the /
investment suggested. But manifestly +
the capital must come from private I
sources. and II Is yet TO be ascertained ]
whether the confidence of financial +
men can be secured for what Is pro- /.
posed. On the question whether 1t can I
or cannot be secured hinges the pros
pect OF tho suggested enterprisa- |
IrOOklyr Eagle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
BRITISH VIEWS ON MOVIES.

II is being freely asserted that some
of the big American film producers
have overreached themselves, and have
turned out too many films at too great
a cost.
Certainly when we heard OF the fabu-
lous cost Of some OF these productions
and Of the immense sums, sometimes
amounting to millions. paid to indI-
vidual performers. we wondered how
long this could last.
IL must. of course. be remembered
that once this initial cost is over the
film can be shown TO cinema audi
ences all the world over at compara-
lively little expense. But II is a pity
that some of these vast sums have not
been spent on the development of the
cinema itself. instead of upon vast
salaries and grandiose productions.
The cinema has almost infinite DO
tenualities OF development before II. and
some OF them are worth immediate ex-
perimentr-W Westminster (Eng.) Ga
getta.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
Why Not Raise New Cropsl

In surveying ~ AGRICULTURAL field
with the view Of taking on new crops
that may be grown and marketed Mt
large profit, 10 Is wondered. why the
farmers of Delaware have not taken
UP the culture OF mushrooms and car
nations or similar flowers. We may
easily discern how profitable mushroom
growing has become If we turn TO Ken
nett Square and vicinity and make a
note of the many fortunes the business
has yielded TO the men who were for
merly farmers. but who gave up the vo-
cation and specialized or concentrated
their efforts on these table dolicacics, or
or the development OF flowers
There is an unfallng demand for
mushrooms, for every one OF them that
is grown and marketed, at prices that
have netted the growers more than one
hundred per cent profit and this call. IT
is said. IS increasing with much more
The work Is neither difficult TO under
stand. nor is Il a hard form Of manual
labor. while there are fewer possil ilities
Of failure IN growing mushrooms ard
similar products of the soil or flowers
that are not dependent on outside
weather or atmospheric conditions.
In this mushroom area of Chester
county. the Kennett Sauare-Toughken-
anon Valley. enormous quantities Of
tomatoes are also grown in the fall and
winter. under glass. and these are re-
ported 70 be little less profitable than
the mushrooms. There is always a de-
mand for tomatoes In the cities and tho
price obtained for them leaves the
grower a high percentage of profit
Carnations. too. are raised indoors in
that section as are roses and violets
and similar flowers that are forced out
OF season in the immense hot houses
There are acres and acres OF land in
the vicinity OF Kennett Square that are
under glass and whereon are grown
these table delicacies and flowers. and
where. as we have said. the operation
OF these plants yields bag net earnings
The Kennett Square farmers took up
these new crops after they had found
the profits TO be derived from routinA
crops had materially decreased in the
pre-war period and the wisdom of the
wealth that has come TO these fore
sighted tLlers OF tho soil.
Kennett Square is still further from
market than the growers of this county,
for she ships most Of her edibles and
hot house products through Whining
ton. The soil here undoubtedly would
yield equally well as that OF Chester
county, Just across the State line and
the results, judged by the SUCCESS of
our neighbors would be vastly greater
than the most profitable farming and
producing staples
Kent county and Sussex also could
follow the lead toward obtaining more
profit from the land that has been
SO plainly blazed by the farmers OF
Chester county with the milder winters
much In the favor Of the Delawareans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
PRESS COMMENTS.
LICENSED ITO PREY ON PUBLrb

In a report from It's committee on
legal education. received by the AAr
legal education, recsived by the Bar
Association OF this city last evening, 1t
was advised that at least a year OF col
lege education or its equivalent should
be required of wouid-be lawyers before
they began their course in one Of the
schools Of heir profession.
1t seems that the same COMMITTEES
would have made a Like rccomrnenda-
ton a year ngo II II had not encoun-
tered 80 much opposition TINT delay
WAS deemed advisable. II also seems
that the opposition persists. but this
year the committee refused to withhold
its demand.
As reason for making the demand
tho report refers In apparent acqud-
escencc to criticism the committee has
heard. directed toward ths lack Of a
developed moral character on the part
of candidates. and to "the absence OF
tho kind OF training and intellectual de
velopment which fits them TO conform
to the intellectual and ethical standards
which Are essential to tho bar" Then
follows a sentence which. coming from
such a nource. Ia more disauieting than
it otherwise would be- TOO often"
says the report. the license to prac-
tice law becomes "A license to prey on
the public"
That statement gives support to cur
rent suspicion that laymen of good
will have hoped were not true of more
than few black sheep In the laws
flock. But is one year I'm college Sure,
or even likely. much To change the
nature of youth who so would mis-
use his lawyers iioense7 Surely more
rigid and severe investigation of char
acter before admission to the bar would
be better protection--if II we're ef-
ficient: but the determination of char
acter is not easy an the determina-
tion of knowledge or inteiligence.--New
York Tfrnpa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-28
INADEQUATE FIRE PREVENTION

Perhaps the fire underwriters might
not agree fully with Fire Marshal
Elliot's estimate OF the Philadelphia fire
department, at least so far as the ade-
quacy Of Its equipment is concerned.
There will not be much difference of
opinion about the efficiency and zeal of
its personnel daily evidences of which
are being given. But what Mr.. Elliot
stresses is the painful lack of provision
To prevent fires. For il is vastly more
important to prevent than TO fight fires
after they occur. 1t is In prevention
alone that the nation can hope to rid
itself OF the disgrace involved In its
present shameful record of waste I'm its
fire Losses.
We have, IL is true, a Fire Prevention
Bureau; but in tho light Of the work II
is expected to do II is joke. With
seven men and 100000 buildings TO In
spect, the bureau cannot even scratch
the surface of tho problem. 10 say moth
ing of the handicaps presented by im-
perfect building laws and the happy go-
lucky attitude taken by so many peo-