The Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark.) 1908-Current
December 26, 1908

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DAILY EDITION The Log Cabin Democrat. VoiTl NO. 89 CONWAY, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1908 TEN CENTS PER WEER Aden Qhism Exonerated at Qoroner’s Inquest for Kilting Lum McDaniel ANOTHER CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY Constable Shoots Man who Re. sisted Arrest. Relatives of McDonald Hold Killing Unjus tifiable and will Attempt to Prosecute Chism. Naylor, Dec. 26.— Special. Aden Chism, constable of Newton township, shot and killed Lum McDaniel, a young farmer living 2]/2 miles southeast of Holland, at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. Chism fired four shots from a pis tol, each bullet taking effect. Two entered McDaniel’s breast, another his back and a fourth penetrated his hand. McDaniel and his brother, Al bert, had been in Naylor all day and it is stated that they were drinking, abusing nearly everyone they met and threatening to kill anyone who interfered with them. When Constable Chism attempted to arrest Lum McDaniel, it is al leged that he resisted and started toward Chism with an open knife, when Chism drew his pistol and fired. Chism fired twice at the ad vancing man, who then turned away, when the constable again fired twice. McDaniel walked about 40 or 50 yards and fell, dy ing in about 15 minutes. Young Chism’s father, J. L. Chistn, telephoned immediately to Sheriff W. M. Brady at Conway, and asked him to come out and take his son in custody. On ac count of alleged threats of the dead man’s brother and father that they would kill Chism on sight, he re mained in hiding all last night, coming in and surrendering to Sheriff Brady early this morning. McDaniel’s body was taken to his father’s home near Holland im mediately after the shooting. McDaniel was 24 years of age and was unmarried. His body will be buried tomorrow at Oak land. Exonerated by Coroner’s Jury. Holland, Dec. 26.—Special.— At the inquest over the body of I,um McDaniel held by Coroner J. H. Fence, the jury at 11 o’clock returned a verdict exonerating Aden Chism from blame for killing McDaniel. The inquest was held at the home of Andy McDaniel, father of the dead man, where the body was brought immediately af ter the killing. Six witnesses were examined by the coroner and the burden of the evidence was to the effect that Chism fired on Mc Daniel while the latter was ad vancing upon him with a knife, and that Chism warned him twice to stop before he fired. It was also brought out that on ly three shots were fired by Chism, instead of four, as was first report ed. What was thought to be a wound from a bullet entering the back was shown to have been caused by a bullet which entered the abdomen and penetrated the body. McDaniels to Attempt Prosecution. Tom McDaniel, a brother of Lum McDaniel, stated over the telephone to The Log Cabin Dem ocrat this afternoon that the family felt the killing was entirely unjust ifiable and would make a strong ef fort to prosecute Chism. “Lum thought Chism was the best friend he had,” said Mr. McDaniel, “and he would not have harmed him for anything.’’ It is presumed that the McDaniels will carry the mat ter before the grand jury which convenes here next month. A report from Holland states that the trouble between Chism and McDaniel originated at a Christmas tree at Naylor, when in a difficulty between Sam Stevens and McDaniel the latter was struck in the head with a shaving mug, and Chism attempted to place him under arrest. TRAGEDIES LAST CHRISTMAS Killing Yesterday Recalls Four Tragic Deaths in County a Year Ago. Yesterday’s tragedy at Naylor recalls the fact that last Christmas in this county was marred by lour tragic deaths. W. A. Hall on Christmas eve, 1907, shot and killed Mrs. Emma Hearness and her eighteen-year-old son, Tom Hearness,^following a dispute over two dogs bjlongiug to Hearness, which Hall had previously killed. Hall was acquitted for killing the boy and was convicted of involun tary manslaughter and sentenced to three months imprisonment for killing Mrs. Hearness. The case was appealed and is now pending in the supreme court. On Sunday of Christinas week last year, John Bryant fell dead from heart failure in a fight with his brother-in-law, H. Oscar Mc Cord. Bryant’s sixteen-year-old son, Homer, seized a shotgun which had just dropped from his father’s lifeless hands and shot McCord, killing him instantly. Horner Bryant was never indicted for the killing. Pioneers Crossing the Plains This picture shows the thrilling experiences of the pioneers when crossing the plains in ’49. ELECTRIC THEATRE THE FULL PROGRAM: Pioneers Crossing the Plains Troublesome Carbuncles A Country Lad Grotesque Figures Mesmerism Song—“My Rambling Rose.” t Sunday at l the Churches x Methodist—Preaching at n a. m. by Rev. Bedford L. Harris of Wynne station, Arkansas confer ence, and at night by Presiding Pilder J. H. Glass. Usual Sunday school and lipworth Leadue ser vices. Baptist—Preaching by the pas tor, Rev. J. J. Hurt, at both hours. Morning subject: “The Rock of Ages."Evening, “New Year’s Res olutions." Presbyterian—Sunday school at 9.30 a. m. W. J. Sowder, Supt. Christian Eudeaver 7 p. m. Christian—Regular Services. ANOTHER BIG DAMAGE SUIT Administrator of David Griffiths Asks $25,000. Seeks to Recover Damages lor Death of Boy in Railroad Accident at Higgins. Through his attorneys, T. G. Malloy and Palmer Danaher, M. B. Rovinson, as administrator of the estate of David Grffiths, deceas ed, this morning filed suit in the P'aulkner circuit court for $25,000 damages against the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Co., on account of the death of David Griffiths in a railway wreck. The complaint alleges that Grif fiths, who was 14 years of age, was a passenger on the company’s tiain between Little Rofk and Pine Bluff on Nov. 3, 1907, and the train collided with a freight train demolishing the car in which Griffiths was riding and causing his death. Tne plaintiff alleges that the next of kin to Griffiths was damaged in the sum of $15,000 by reason of his death. It is further alleged that the de ceased was pinioned in the wreck age and was scalded by hot steam and burned by a stove, and for the anguish suffered by him for several hours before his death, the plaintiff asks damages in the sum of $10,000. Another case growing out of the same wreck was tried at this court last July, the plantiff, Charles W. Taggert being awarded $10,000 damages, which was the largest personal injury judgement ever rendered by this court. Plaintiffs Make Answer. Separate replies to the defend ants’ answers were filed this morn ing by the plaintiff in the cases of John VV. McLeod against Mrs. Blanch D. Moss and nine other defendants. McLeod is seeking to obtain a one-fifth interest in a large and valuable tract of land in the western part of this city. FARMER THREATENS SUICIDE Searchers Find E. D. Bowie in Hayloft this Morning. Bowie Alarms Family by Announcing In tention to Drown Himself and Leaving Home. Holland, Dec. 26.—Special.— After having left his family in a state of terror by threatening to drown himself and leaving home, E. D. (“Cap”) Bowie, living 2)2 miles north of this place, was dis covered in his hayloft this morning by searchers who had been hunt ing for him throughout the night. Mr. Bowie, who is a well-to-do farmer about 55 years of age, told his wife late yesterday afternoon that he was tired of living and was going to end his life by drowning himself in Cadron creek near his home. Mrs. Bowie succeeded in restraining him for a while, but he finally escaped those who were watching him and was not found again until this morning. A large number joined in the search for him, which continued, throughout the night. So far as is known, Mr. Bowie is in no trouble of any kind, and no reason could be assigned for his intention to commit suicide. Christmas passed very quietly in this city, very little disorder being reported. Oftly three defendants were brought before the mayor this morning, the offenses being for minor misdemeanors. THE MAN FOR THE OCCASION Minister Was Quick to Act on Sugges tion Offered by the Rev. Sam Jones. A minister who had a somewhat parsimonious congregation once in duced the Kev. Sam Jones, eccentric lecturer and evangelist, to come and preach for him. J ust before the sermon was to be gin the usual collection was taken up and found to consist mostly of nickels and pennies, together with a liberal.sprinkling of buttons. The Kev. Sam glanced contemptu ously at the baskets as they were placed on the edge of the platform near his chair, and then, turning to the minister in charge, he asked: “Is that a fair sample of the col lection you get in this church?” “Yes,” was the reply. “I should say that is about the average. My people are not very liberal givers.” “I see they're not,” remarked Sam, dryly. “But do you know what I’d do if I were pastor over a congrega tion of this kind? Why, I’d hunt up the meanest, leanest, ugliest, loudest barking yellow dog I could find and set him on them.” The minister put his open hand up beside his mouth, leaned toward his brother clergyman and respond ed in a stage whisper: “That is just what I had thought of doing. Sic ’em, Sam!” WAGES IN SAMOA. A memorandum drawn up by the German colonial office, and attached to the estimates for the information of the members of the reichstag, contains a statement of the present condition of the labor question in Samoa, in which it is stated that the white population was formerly en tirely dependent upon Samoan work men, while now the major part of the work at most of the plantations is done bv Chinese imported for this labor. Each Chinese laborer receives in wages $2.8G a month. The total cost of each to the employer, the re port states, including medical treat ment, is calculated at from $8.93 to $11.90 per month. NEW SECT DISCOVERED. A man who had been playing golf with a clergyman heard him swear two or three times under his breath. Suspecting the lapse, he could not he sure of it, until one monosyllable came out with unmistakable clear ness. After he had finished the match, a friend of his said: “I saw you playing just now with the Beverend Mr. Dash; of what de nomination is he?” “Some people say he is a Congre gationalism” replied his late oppon ent, “but I should call him a pro fanitarian.”—Boston Transcript. GROWING TIRESOME. Little Bessie had been offended in some way. She went off into a cor ner of the room and turned her back on the company. “I’m mad!” she exclaimed, sulki ly. “I wish I didn’t have any papa or mamma.” “That’s wrong, dear,” said the mother. “We are the best friends you have.” “Well,” said Bessie, still sulking, “I don’t mind havin’ papa. He isn’t here much. But l"m gettin’ awful tired of the rest of you.” GARY OWEN THE MONARCH OF 5-CENT CIGARS White Drug Company Did You Miss Any One? Sometimes in the hurry and excite ment of Christmas time you may overlook some friend thot you wish to remember—or perhaps you received an unexpected gift and desire to return it; in either case New Year’s day will afford an oppor tunity to make things right. New Year’s gifts are becoming more popular ev ery year. 1 have a good selection even at this late date to select from. J. J. LIVINGSTON Ten Room House For Rent! Situated on Front street near Hendrix College and is known as the Ezra Witt property. This is one of the most de sirable buildings in Conway for a first-class boarding house. We will rent the property commencing January xst, 1909, $1673 per month. DURHAM HOLMAN The TELEPHONE is the greatest convenience and time saver of the present day. Have one in stalled and you will be convinced.

ONLY $1.50 PER MONTH IN YOUR RESIDENCE. Conway Telephone Co. Christmas at Greenbrier. Greenbrier, Dec. 26.—Special.— Between 600 and 700 people at tended the Christmas exercises held here Thursday night and the oc casion was one of the most interest ing ever held here. Legal blanks at this office. n in I—Jfc Oakland Dairy Pure, fresh milk in sealed bottles delivered to your door twice dailv at 25c Per Gallon Leave orders with our driver or address Thurston Fulmer R. F. D. No. 6, Conway, Ark. Three Classes I Can Help I am the county agent for railroad lands. Three classes of people will find it will pay to buy this laud: 1. The tenant. I can sell good land cheaper than rent, on easy installments. 2. The farmer who owns ad joining laud and needs more. Railroad laud will never be any cheaper than you ran buy it today. 3. The man who has money to invest will find railroad laud a safe and productive investment. W. H. Duncan ...Money to Burn...

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Log Cabin Democrat DAILY EDITION THE CONWAY PRINTING CO. PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS FRANK E. ROBINS, Editor and Manager Entered ns second-class matter September 14. 1908. at the postcflSee at Conway, Ark., under the act of March 31. 1879. Subscription Price, $3 per year by mail; 10c per week by carrier. LOCAL NOTES. A MILLION old papers for sale at this office. Coal for sale. W. L. Robins, phone No. 162. S. P. Beck of Cabot is spending a few days here. Mrs. W. B. Hines is visiting at Little Rock today. Prof. L. E. Hutchins of Alma is visiting in this city. Have your shining by the boy at Phillip’s barber shop. 2-t Ben ana Floy Gwin are spend ing the day in Little Rock. Chattel mortgages and warranty deeds for sale at this office. Mr. and Mrs. George Carter visited at Hamlet yesterday. Good wood for sale. 85-tf E. Erbachek. Mrs. Leo Schwarz has as a guest Miss Flora Cohen of Little Rock. Earl Rivers of Little Rock visit ed relatives in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Markham re turned to Little Rock this morn ing. Mrs. Edna Farrar, who has been critically ill is somewhat better to day. O. N. Potter of Mt. Vernon is spending the holidays with home folks. Harrell Gist is quite ill at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. M. Ligon. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Burns of Memphis visited relatives here yes terday. Miss Ruth Naylor of Little Rock is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Higgins. Mrs. M. F. Hardin and Hardin Stark are spending the day in Lit tle Rock. Miss Hortie Witt of Little Rock is visiting relatives and friends in this city. Ben Dufield of Little Rock visited his mother and friends here yesterday. Miss Daisy Burns of Ft. Smith is here visiting her mother for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Har ned of Ozark are visiting relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Isgrig of Lit tle Rock spent Christmas with rel atives in this city. James Jones, a student of Jones Academy, MeAlester, Okla., is visiting in the city. Lee Ferguson of Little Rock visited his parents,Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Erwin, here yesterday. Owen Harris, freight clerk at the depot in this city, visited home folks at Morrilton yesterday. Rev. B. L. Harris and family of Wynne are visiting at the home of W. R. Chrichlow in this city. Deputy Circuit Clerk J. E. Wof ford went to Greenbrier this after noon to remain over Sunday. Rev. G. G. Davidson and family of Russellville are guests of W. D. Bryant and family in this city. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Doty return ed to their home at Redfield, Ark., this morning after spending sever al days with relatives in this city. 0. C. KIRTCH REPAIR SHOP O. C. Kirtch is still in Con way, Mending, Darning, Altering, Washing, Replac ing Buttons, Changing Col ors and doing first-class Pressing. Kirtch is relia ble and much respected by the white citizens of Con way. He is here to stay and would thank you very much for your patronage. I buy and sell second-hand clothing. PHONE NO. 116 f *L Circuit Clerk A. M. Ledbetter and family are spending a few days with relatives in Boone county. A nice, new six room residence near Hendrix college for rent or sale. 85-tf A. M. Ledbetter. Miss Rosa Isgrig, who is teach ing school at Palarm, spent Christ mas with her parents in this city. Mrs. Effie Lincoln will entertain Monday afternoon from three to five at her home on Center street. Miss Myrtle Charles, who is teaching in the Beebe public school, is at home for the holidays. Clyde Donnell, who has been living at Benton for the past year, has returned to his home in this city. Mrs. H. A. Webb and Mrs. J. D. Rutledge of Blythville are guests of their sister, Mrs. H. J. Archer, in this city. Miss Ethel Pearson, who is teaching at McAlester, Okla., is spending the holidays at her home in this city. Prof, and Mrs. A. L. Hutchins of Augusta are visiting Mrs. Hutchius’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith. Hon. J. H. Harrod and family of Little Rock were Christmas guests of Mr. aud Mrs. B. T. Deal in this city. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cox and children of Little Rock visited the family of Col. G. W. Bruce in this city yesterday. Mrs. Martha Durham and son, Carl, of Plummerville have been visiting W. L. Durham and family for the past few days. Frank Whiddon, manager of an oil mill at Van Buren, is visiting here. Mr. Whiddon was formerly assessor of the county. Mrs. Maxwell and daughter, Miss Ora, and son, Alva, of Beebe are visiting at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. A. J. Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Pleasants re turned to their home at Richmond, Texas, this morning after an ex tended visit with relatives in this city. A report from Palarm states that Capt. J. A. W’allis is still critically ill, and it is feared that the end is a matter of only a short time. Miss Ruth Reynolds of Fayette ville, who has been visiting rela tives in this city, left this morning for Little Rock to spend a few days. Large crowds attended the Methodist and Presbyterian Christ mas eve entertainments, both of which were very successful and highly enjoyable. J. E. Ferguson, who has been employed as salesman for Wilson Bros. Livingston for the past two months, has resigned and return ed to his home at Russellville. Dr. Cecil Dickerson, who is at tending the medical department of Washington University, St. Louis, is spending the holidays with his parents, Dr. aud Mrs. G. D. Dick erson. Clerk J. H. Bailey issued mar riage license to the following par ties today: R. L. Wharton and Nora Stephens, Vilonia. Charley Bell aud Lantie Keathley, Mt. Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Atkeison leave tomorrow for a holiday trip to New Orleans and Mobile. They will also spend a few days with Mr. Atkeison’s relatives at Thomas ville, Ala. It was a merry Christmas indeed for Dr. I. N. McCollum, to whom Mrs. McCollum presented a pair of fine twin boys yesterday afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. McCollum are now the proud parents of six sons. Mrs. H. M. Marble entertained number of young people last evening. Impersonations by Jame Jones, a Cherokee Indian student, who is visiting here, added much to the enjoyment of tha occasio^. Early this morning John S. Charles, who is visiting his cousin J. R. Charles, received a telegram informing him that his nephew, Ed Charles, was killed at Wynne yesterday. The manner of his death was not stated in the. tele gram. Mr. Charles left for Wynne on the morning train. Owen Harris,who has been in the local office of the Iron Mountain here for the past eighteen months left last Thursday for Conway, where he has been promoted to the position of cashier of the freight department. Mr. Harris is an en ergetic young man who has been diligent in his services to the rail road and has many friends who wish him future success. Morril ton Headlight. WEATHER FORECAST. I New Orleans, Dec. 26.—To night and Sunday fair and warmer. WOMAN’S SPUR. ‘The scent was excellent that frosty morning. She walked across the field, holding her riding skirt free of her patent leather boots and silver spurs.’ “Spurs?” shouted the editor. “What ails you, man?” “Spurs,” the puzzled author re peated. “Don’t they wear spurs-now adays? I know they used to.” “Women never wear spurs unless they ride astride. They wear one spur—one only. What good would a second be, except to tear the clothes “I see,” said the other. “A natural error, wasn’t it “Only a natural error for an ignoramus. But the usual writer of sporting stories is an ignoramus. I rarely read a sporting story but I come across some error quite as blatant as this of yours.” DISPERSING CLOUDS. “Cloud-shooting” is becoming a regular form of artillery practice in many European countries, the object of this atmospheric gunnery being to dispel threatened hailstorms. The most recent form of gun is a funnel shaped barrel of iron with a broad muzzle, so that the discharge shall be distributed over as large a space as possible. The effect of the dis charge is to create a small hut pow erful whirlwind, which, it is found, disperses clouds, that would other wise descend in hail. So strong is the gust of wind sent upward that it sometimes kills or disables birds flying at great height overhead. LAUGUAGE OF SCIENCE. “I must say,” remarked the plain everyday man, “that 1 feel as if I had a cold in the head. And I’m so hoarse I can hardly speak.” “I see,” answered the scientist. “You arc suffering from a slight coliryza, causing congestion of the mucous membrane and suffusion of the optical organs, and inducing a somewhat phlogistic condition of the epiglottis. Perhaps, however, you had better send for a physician.” “Send for a physician? Xo. I don’t want a doctor. 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