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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
CAN SUBMIT BUT
 ONE AMENDMENT

Little Rock, Jan. 7.-The legislature will have the opportunity of submit ting only one amendment to the con stitution. By the time the session opens January 10, two others, initiated by the people will have been certified to the secretary of state. One of these will be the resubmission of the initiative and referendum amendment No. IS, which was defeated in the re- cent election. The other will be No. IA, the amendment proposed by the educational organizations of the state to take the limit off district common school taxation. The petitions for these two are almost completed and will soon be filed. The educational amendment has been deferred in de- ference to the initiative amendment, that the latter might take it's old number, 13. by which it was well known in the recent campaiggn.
 Those who are interested in the adoption of amendments are begin ming to realize that there are two fundamental reasons for the defeat of such measures. These reasons are ignorance and indifference no other explanation need be sought. A very large percentage of the voters at the election did not vote at all on the amendments and these votes were therefore counted in the negative. Of those who did vote a good majority were in favor of all the propositions, but since a majority of those voting at the election is required, all of them failed. In order that amendments may be adopted by the people, the
 people must be informed through an
 active and intensive campaign so that they may act intelligently, other wise there can be only repetition of the result that have attended the sub- mission of amendments in the past.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
CONWAY'S NOVEL EXPERIENCE



 Hats off to Conway and to the commissioners of Waterworks Improvement District No. 1 of Conway. The unusua-the almost unbeievable-has been made to happen in that Faulkner county town. The board of commissioners has issued a formal order annulhng the assessments for 1921 of District No. l. The ac counts show sufficient amount of money hand to pay the final nsallment the bonds and also the in erest maturing in 1922 Not only this, but after these payment made the district will have surplus Of about $3000
 The plan of prorating this 5000 among the tax payers considered by the board but owing to the difficulty of calculating the exact amount due each taxpayer and placing vouchers for these amounts in the proper hands, it decided, very wisely to this money to the recently organized Waterworks District Mo- of Conway. The legislature will be asked to pass special act authorizing this disposition of the money. In the meantime the money is on deposit i'll Conway banks and is drawing four per cent interest
 If the surplus should be turned over to District No. ?, the taxpayers will receive benefit worth paying for, and it is not probable that any taxpayer. will ob- ject to the plan.
 From this distance it would seem that an unusual amount of patriotism and good business has been put into the handling of Waterworks Improvement Dis trict No of Conway Improvement districts in other cities might send to investigate that the system followed by Conway may become general throughout the state.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
WANTS WOMEN MADE
 ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE

Little Rock, Jan. 7.-Governor Brough in his farewell message will yrnake the following recommendations:
 "With the action of the legislature f Tennesse and Connecticut in ratify- hg the nineteenth amendment, known
 s the Susan B. Anthony amendment
 the constitution, justly conferring
 bon the splendid and patriotic wonl- jnhood of our nation the right Of ,kuffrage, woman suffrage, both in our nation and our state is now an ac- 1cepted fact. Since the ratification of this amendment our able attorney gen. eral has held that further legislation :. will be necessary to make our en- franchised women eligible for office. I, therefore, respectfully suggest to the forty third General Assembly that it enact lay to the effect that no citizen, otherwise, eligible, shall be dis qualified from holding any office on account of sex.'
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
CITY WEIGHER NEW
 MORRILTON OFFICE

Morrilton, Jan 7.-The office of city weigher is new municipal posi- tion created by an ordinance of the city council passed at meeting this week. The weigher is to be appoint ed by the mayor and to hold the posi- tion so long as the mayor by whom he is appointed remains in office.
 The duties of the cit yweigher will be to properly weight all commodi- ties sold in bulk from wagons or ve- hicles and a charge of 25 cents per load will be made, He shall be re- quired to purchase or lease scales and will be required to keep them in an accurate condition. Accord ing to the ordinance, any person buying or selling any such commodi- ties in bulk or by the wagon load is required to have same weighed by the city weigher, and any person violating the ordinance shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than S25.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07

The following sad note appeared in the Christian Advocate (Nashville) of December "A: Or Marion N Waldrip, pastor of McKendree church, this city, is in deep sorrow because of the death of his mother. Dr. Wal drip, his wife, and daughter have been at ElPaso, Texas, for some time, where Dr. Waldrip's health is improv- ing" His many Arkansas friends sympathize with pr. Waldrip in ihs bereavement and earnestly pray for his recovery Methodist.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
M RAE AND BROUGH
 BOTH CLAIM SENATE

Little Rock, Jan. 7.-Governor Me Rae claims to have p members of the senate pledged to oppose the con- firmation of Governor Brough's ap- pointtees on the Arkansas Corpora tion Commission and for the abolition of the commission. On the other hand the friends of the commission are claiming a minimum of 22 members for confirmation and against aboli- tion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
KANSAS VETS FIGHT
 NONPARTISAN PARTY
fBy United Press ]

Salina, Kans., Jan. War veter- ans in Kansas were called today to meet here Tuesday, January II, to perfect a state organization through which the Non-Partisan League can be fought. Every post of the Ameri- can Legion in Kansas has been asked to send at least one delegate. Every city and every community has been asked to send at least one represen- tative.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07

of the situation and the new ministers of finance and of commerce and labor, Steczkowski and Pranowski, are elab- oratinb far reaching reforms. The big Polish banks are cooperating.
 It's all part of the big problem of fighting the German Russian hostility
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
MEETING SATURDAY
 ON DAIRY BUSINESS

The third meeting to consider plans for the development of dairying here will be held in the rooms of the Con- way Commercial Club in the morning at 10 o'clock The meeting will be for the purpose of taking the. pre- liminary steps toward shipments and the development of the industry un- til it Becomes a big producer of re- venue.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
SEEK DESTRUCTION
 OF POLISH NATION
RUSSIANS AND GERMANS
Both Striving to Bring About of Un. fortunate Country, to which En-
 tente is Lending Aid.
By Lloyd Allen.


 (United Press Staff Correspondent )
 Warsaw, Jan. While the Bol- shevlks are massing red divisions on Poland's eastern frontier preparing another crushing military offensive the Germans on the east are waging an economic offensive that has deval- ueized Polish money.
 Poland is between two terrible mill stones, threatened with national ex- tinction. Without American and en- tete aid the country would long since have ceased to exist. America is feed ing 900,000 Polish children every day; England is aiding Poland's po- litical offensive against powerful enc mics (mainly Russia and Germany while France has provided the mili- tary officials that are the backbone of Poland's general staff.
 This mighty coalition of entente and American forces is aimed at pre- venting the annihilation of Poland and the junction of Germany and Russia. When the Polish block is removed, the German Russian combination will shatter Europe's peace, according to general belief
 Such combination would form the worlds first great inland empire, Germany furnishing the munitions and organizing genius, while Russia would contribute from her unlimited manpower, totaling 180,000000. Such a condition could exist indefinitely without a great naval fleet.
 German methods of undercutting the Polish economic situation are very definite and efficient. Berlin has made drive against the Polish mark. To- day the Polish mark is worth 680 to the dollar. A year ago the rate was 200 to the dollar. Right now the mark is worth about one seventh of a cent, when it's official value should be twenty cents.
 Three schemes are being employed in this desperate onslaught directed from Berlin. First the Germans charge Poland one third more for German coal than the same coal costs in Germany. Scheme two is direct violation of the peace treaty. Ger many simply refuses to sell Poland machinery and supplies for rebuild ing Poand's greatest industry, the textile mills. mainly located at Lodz which were destroyed by the Germans l during the war.
 The third method is purely finan- cial. Polish marks hoarded for more than a year are being dumped at bar gain counter prices on the great cur rency market of Zurich, Switzerland
 Meanwhile Warsaw is most chaotic no one knows what their money | really worth. You price hat in ont of the shops in the morning and may be told the price is 2,000 marks. IT the afternoon the price is 5000 marks Everything is topsy turvy. Everyon' whose fortune is made up of Polisl marks has lost seventy-fve per cen of their savings through deprecia ton of the national currency.
 Laboring people all over Polan( find it impossible to live. Numerous strikes are reported daily. Socia demoralization is general. Germany economic offensive has proven hug Success.
 However, there is a ray of hope The Polish cabinet realizes the dange,
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
REDUCED RATES TO
 FARMERS CONVENTION

Little Rock, Jan Tt was an- Hnounced yesterday that the railroads have granted rate of one and one half fare for the conference of farm CTS, planters. merchants and bankers in Little Rock, January IS and 19. From reports received, there will be a very large attendance from all over the state.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
H. F. BUTLER SUED
 FOR S50,000 DAMAGES

Little Rock, Jan. 7.-R. M. Fletcher, former employe of the Climber Mo- tor Corporation, yesterday filed suit for s50,000 damages against H. F. Buhler, president of the corporation, in chancery court for alleged libelous and slanderous remarkks and state ments by Buhler. The chief testimo- ny on which the case is based is a
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
NORMAL HAS LOW
 COST PER STUDENT
OTHER STATES COMPARED
Enrolled S06 Students and Expended S60,O00 in Year-Torreyson Pre-
 pares Report.

Judicious and economical use of state funds for maintenance of the State Normal School during 1920 has enabled that institution to furnish in- struction at remarkably low cost per student, it is shown in a table of comparison by H. L. McAlster of the extension department. Normal schools in Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi supplied the local school with information in regard to ex- penses and enrolment and upon which the comparisons are based. Of the 13 schools on the table, the Ar kansas Normal had the lowest cost per student, enrolling 806 students and eXpending S60,000, an average of $74.44 per student.
 Compared with this, the highest cost per pupil was reached by the Texas Normal at Canyon City which had an enrolment of 1855 students and expended $266, 6,32974. with S189.- IF as the cost per pupil. Three of the four normals maintained by Tex as ranked high on the table. The one at Commerce had 1,423 students and expended $226,130.50, or S158.84 per pupil. The Huntsville Normal had 1,786 pupils and incurred an expense of $187,9 or S1O6.50 per pupil.
 Two normals in Alabama came nearest to the Arkansas Normal's record. The Alabama Normal at Florence had an expense of $51,- 539.74 for 653 pupils, an average of S7906, and at Troy the average was S75.76. Three Oklahoma Normals on the table showed the following cost per student: Ada S123.01, Ava $9024 and Durant $108.21. Two Missouri Normals are on the table, Cape Cir ardeau having an average of S100.55 and Springfield S91,52. The Missis- sippi Normal at Hattiesburg had an average during 1920 of S91.17.
 Facts and figures relative to the cost of normal education in southern states are being prepared by the Ar kansas Normal in support of it's claim before the legislature for more ade- quate support. Queries sent numer- ous teacher training institutions have been answered. As a whole, they make more impressive the extent to which other states have outstripped Arkansas in providing for and sup portingg teacher training, Louisiana for example, has two normals with an enrolment of 1,754 students and which were given appropriations of S131148.36. Oklahoma has six nor mals and four of them answered the Arkansas Normals query. The foul received appropriations of $546,000 Texas maintains six teacher training schools at a cost of S1035,000. Mis- eoNri has five, and three of the num- Der had maintenance appproprlatlons totaling $535.00 Kansas is also go ing strong on normal education, two of it's institutions having a combined enrolment of 6,501 and with main tenance fuds of PA 800.
 President B. w. Torreyson of th' local school is completing the biennia report which he will submit to tn, legislature. It will cover the worl in detail during the biennial period. |
 Julius Favre is building a nev residence on Court street and is plan
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07

December 2S, at the Methodist church in Thornton, John Homer Hudson and Miss Alpha Jaunita Wom- ble were married by Dr. James Thom- as. MT. Hudson is a Hendrix College graduate who is now in charge of the school at Wheatley. Next sumer he and Mrs. Hudson expect to go to Bra gil to engage in missionary work Arkansas Methodist.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07

Notice-There will be a called meet ing of Holly Grove No. 95, Woodman Circle, Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing officers for the installation and such other business as may come before the meeting. Rosa L. Canada, Guar dian; Henry Major, Clerk.-1-6d2t
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07

circular letter which it is said was circulated among the stockholders and other parties by the president.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07

Julius Favre is building a new residence on Court street and is plan ning7to build another in the near future.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-07
Report of the Condition of FARMERS STATE BANK

Conway. Faulkner County, Ark, at the close of Business December 29 1920.
 Resources
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Newly Equipped Postofice.
narroWest.

After patiently waiting for sever
al months-until all of the new fix
tues arrived-Postmaster Mellichamp
is having the modern fixtures INSTALL
ed in the postofice, which will be a
thing of beauty and a JOY forever
both to the postoffice officials and
the public. The work is in charge of
Mr.. w. S. G. Heath, which insures a
frst-class job. In hotel and postoffice
Equipment, if in no other way, Edge
field ranks in the forefront of the
towns of the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
A Pivotal Year.

The New Year which dawned SO
brightly may be aptly dubbed the piv-
otal year. Since the armistice was
signed there has been a gradual re-
adjustment of conditions, a-slow
swinging back to normalcy. But
few months ago instead of continu-.
ing this slow pace the economic ma
chinety of the country slipped not
one but several cogs, letting every
thing and everybody down with a
thud and jolt equal to that expert
enced by the dropping of an elevator
from the fortieth story of "sky-
scraper." Now that we have reached
the bottom, the deepest, darkest
depth of the basement, the new year
will mark the laying of the founda-
tion of a new economic structure, es-
pecially is this true in the South. The
good year 1921 is to US really the
pivotal year, that upon which we ac-
tulaly turn from war-prosperity to
normal or pre-war conditions. Let's
start right.
The South, like the great West, is
of necessity an agricultural country.
If there were no other contributing
factor, the colored population alone
would make it an agricultural coun-
try. There is no denying the fact that
one-crop system Of agriculture has
been the bane of the South, causing
it to be debt-ridden and enslaved by
other sections of the country. The
only way for US to become indepen-
dent is to reform cur agricultural
system by first resolving to LIVE
FROM OUR FARMS. To MAKE A
LIVING should be the first and fore
most object of farmer. Then it fol-
lows, in this line of reasoning, as
night follows day, that the cotton
acreage should be reduced during
this pivotal year and make cor
responding increase in food produc-
ing crops.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05

t5.r7 : 1 = 3 Il
Whether it is sound fnanciering
Or not we do not know, but the pro-
iect of Hon. Thomas Watson to make
Liberty Bonds legal tender sounds
good. If it accomplished nothing
more, it would give buoyancy to the
morale of the people.
# # .
The roads in York county must be
almost as bad as some streets in the
town of Edgefeld. A public meeting
was held at York Monday in the in
terest of good roads and one member
of the delegation telephoned that he
could not reach York for the meeting
on account of the impossible condi-
ton of the roads.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
MIR. Harling Moves Back.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Lem
Harling are delighted that they have
decided to move back to Edgefeld
county. Mr.. Harling has rented the
Hill place four miles from Edgeheld
on the, Blocker road from Mr.. George
w. Adams. About fifteen wagons be-
longing to Mr.. Frank Byrd, Mr..
Frank Watson and other former
neighbors. of Mr.. Harling passed
through Edgefeld yesterday en- route
to Millen to move Mr.. Harling: back
home. We are delighted and will
give them a most cordial greeting:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Death of Miss Lizzie Lanier.

The Advertiser received the an
nouncement of the death of Miss Liz
zie Lanier just before the hour for
closing our forms. She passed away
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson,
where she and her aged father, Mr..
James A. Lanier have been making
their home for the past two months.
The interment will take place this
afternoon at Red Hill church, the fu-
neral to be conducted by Rev. W. R.
Barnes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Death of Mrs. Bette Thomas.

Wednesday night, December ~
Mrs. Bette Thomas died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. j. W. Morgan
which marked. the close of long anc
useful life extending over a period OF
nearly 80 years. Her life went out as
a taper that slowly burns itself
away. While she suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis about six months
ago she rallied from that and later
her entire system gradually gave
way, her strength and vitality slowly
growing less and less. During the
months of her disability Mrs. Thorn
as received the closest and most pa
tient attention of loved ones, every
thing possible being done to contrib
ute to her comfort.
No higher tribute need be paid to
this Christian woman than to point
to the eight children, one daughter
and seven sons, who survive her. Sell
dom do you find so large group of
children whose lives are without blot
or stain, not a wayward one among
them. The strength of character and
rectitude of life of these children are
due more to the influence of their
good mother than anyone else. Her
husband and companion, the lament
ed David Thomas, was taken from her
side thirty-one years ago, leaving the
responsibility of the large family up
on her shoulders The fruits of her
labor, the exemplary lives of her
children, reflect her strength of mind
and character more effectively than
anything else could. At intervals dur
ing her illness all of her sons, scat
tered now over this state and in parts
of Georgia visited her, and her only
daughter, with whom she made her
home, ministered to her constantly
and most devotedly.
Mrs. Thomas children who sur
vive her are, Mrs. j. W. Morgan, II.
Is. Thomas of Lynchburg, S. P.
and ]. j. Thomas of Augusta, Thom-
as Thomas of Hartsville, Ben Thom-
as of Trenton, c.. M. and Pierce
Thomas of Edgefeld.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at Berea Friday morning and her
! body was laid to rest beside the
grave of her husband in the Berea
cemetery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Needs Widening.

If the Getty fathers could see their
way clear to stack on" about another
foot to the width of the sidewalk
leading from the opera house corner
to the postofice, it would greatly i'm
prove the walk. 1t is the most travel
ed walk in Edgefield and probably the
narrowest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
w. C. T. U. Prize Essay
Contest.

The following are the subjects and
prizes for the essay contest conduct
ed by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union for 1921 and which
were presented at the December
meeting of the County Teachers
Association. We hope that all teach
ers in our county will begin to make
preparation for entering.
Mrs. MAMIE N. TILLMAN,
State Supt. Scientific Temperance
instruction.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Card of Thanks.

I want to thank the many kind;
friends who have been so attentive
and thoughtful during illness of my
self and my son, Burts. My heart.
goes out in gratitude to all who were
so kind to US.
j. T. McMANUs, sr. z
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Engagement Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. Felix L. Zimmerman
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Ida Elizabeth, to Mr.. Ju-
liam Williams, the wedding to take
place January 22nd, 1921.