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The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12

am not, a Campbellite or why l am a Christian or Disciple oS Christ"
 We extend to one and all a cordial invitation to attend all these SCI vices. R. A Highsmith. minister.
 There will be a baptizing ser vice by the church of Christ one and one-ha!f miles north of War den Chapel tomorrow evening at 3.3O.p.m
 By an unanimous vote it was decided last night for the meet ing at the City Park to run on another week. The meetings thus far have been a great success.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HAPPENINGS OF EMMET
DOath of Miss Myrtle Landers-Openine
 of Sch0OI-Other Items.

Emmet, Ark, Sept. 12.-Our lit- tie city was shocked this morn ing at the announcement of the death of Miss Myrtle Landers, the 1O-year old' daughter, of c. A. Landers, which occurred at her home at 2 o'clock. The young lady had only been sick a short while and was affected with @ choking of the lungs, which ren- dered breathing impossible. The funeral will occur tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
 Everything is ready for the op- ening of our High School, which will begin it's 190S-O9 term Mon- day morning. The opening exer- cises will consist of an interest ing program, including an ad- dress by Hon. H. B. Mckenzie, Of Prescott. The corps of teach CTS for the approaching term promises a most successful school Prof. k. E. Crump, the principal, who comes here from the Conan che, Oklahoma, High School is
 
 one Of the finest young educators in the south. being a graduate student of the University of Chi c.ago. Prof. Crump wll be assist ed by Prof. c. c. Calhoun and Miss Hmra Hartsfield in the lit- erary cOuse, and Miss. Elizabeth Christopher of Prescott as tea cher of music and elocution.
 The new gin of Gordon Cooks of Hope, which was recently re- built on the site of the one burn ed in last February has start ed up and is ginning consider able cotton. The plant consists of four Pratt Hullel Gins, with Cleaner feeders. and has a ca pacity of 40 bales a day The price for ginning has been fix ed at 4Oc per hundred lint. and soc. for wrapping. There is every ihdioatiOn of a successful year for the business
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
". c. I. U. COLUMN.

The liquor fight is in politics and has bee.l there for half a century.
 The only way to get it out is to fight it to death in that cita- del.
 The liquor traffic has no poli- ties and no patriotism but it's own business.
 It's political strategy and pow CT is it's citadel of strength
 To break it of it's power we must compete with it in. the ,el- ection of public officers who are true to right, and also to vote against license at every oppor- tunity.
 Don't forget to vote against it Monday.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
A good piece of property for sale. For particulars, see John C. White.
Louis Majors Hurt.

We regret to learn of the ac- cident which beTell Louis Majors of the Junction City Lumber O.. yesterday afternoon. He was as- sisting in the erection Of a new runway across East Second St. as granted by the council at a meeting, and stepping on a loose plank, fell to the ground a distance of eight feet, severe iy hurting his side and limbs, and sustaining injuries which will keep him indoors for a week or Hore.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
A E 9 U T T o w N

Some time ago, The News pub lished the information that quail was a deadly enemy of the boil weevil and that 62 ol the in- sects were recently found in the craw of the birds. Immediately the heart of every sportsman in Prescott went to his throat with the fear that there would be no hunting this fall. But now comes the statement from the U $. government that the News lied about it, and that the quail is not an insectiverous bird. and stock in bird dogs has conse- quently advanced 100 per cent.
 6 6 6
 A little Prescott miss who had evidently on former occasions at tended the airdome, the other night greatly shocked it's moth CT, who was getting ready to at- tend services at the park, by
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
NEWS OF TEXARKANA.
. prominent Wedding to Occur There
 Next Wednesday.

Dow James Thomas, Commis- s;oner of Education for the Meth dist churches of Arkansas has heen absent the past week or ten davs at Little, Rock and Con- wav and will not likely return home before the latter part of next week. He win attend the nnening of Hendrix College on next Tuesday and that of Gal loway College on Wednesday.
 Mr Thomas I. Brock and Mrs. May Hampton will be married at the First Presbyterian church , Texarkana, Texas, Wednesday, September 18th, at high noon. Rev. G. M Mathis will Officiate.
 The wedding will be one of the soical events of importance of the fall season as there will be a number of attendants. Miss Naude Kizer will be the maid of honor and Mr. w. T. O'Dwyer will be best man. The organ will he presided over by Mrs. A. Oscar Brown and Miss Clark will sing a solo. The ushers will be Mes SITS. Grover Swain. Charles Chen worth, Edgar Howell and Charles Ward.
 Mrs Stennett spent yesterday here visiting relatives and left this morning for her home at Tulsa. Okla, She had been to St, Louis and stopped over at Pres cott and here on her return trip to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. Stinnett formerly lived here but went to Tulsa several months ago. She says she is very much pleased with her new home
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Church of Christi All services will be held at the park. Bible school foam Preaching by evan gelist II a m. subject, The Work of Four Unknown Men. By evangelist 8 pm., subject Why
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
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BAPTIST CHURCH

Services at the Baptist church tomorrow. morning and evening Subject at II am. The Mis- sion of John," evening "Churdh or Kingdom" Sunday school at 9.45 am.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
LATE NEWS FROM HOPE
An Interesting Batch of Items CuIIed
 From the Papers at that Place.

s'O''' '"~ uR~tS ut ttl0l TI0lt.
 J. II. Arnold spent Tuesday in Little Rock.
 Miss Lillie Middlebrooks made visit to Stamps yester- day.
 Mrs. T. D. Scott and children visited friends, in Hope this week.
 Charles Wlngfeld, made a business visit to Oklahoma yes terday.
 Mrs. J. H. Arnold and child ren are visiting friends in Cleve- land county.
 Ernest Wingield and Frank Ward visited Washington Sun day evening.
 Dave Thompson and several of the boys went on a fishing trip yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. Dolph Whitten, of Nashville, were in Hope Sun day enroute to Little Rock.
 Rev, Allen Hill Autry spent a day with Hope friends Saturday. enroute to Nashville, where he is now assisting in a meeting.
 Miss Jessie Phillips, head of the millinery department of the Loewenberg Mercantile Co.,, :, returned from St. Louis yester- day.
 Mrs. c. E. Cameron and little Arthur returned to her home in Texarkana this week, accompani ed by little Miss Johnnie Here ford. 4
 Will Cantley returned Monday from St. Louis, and has since been engaged in telling his friends of how the Browns de- feated Tigers in the wonderful baseball game there last Satur. day.
 Rev. l. N. Clack, of Ozan, deliv. cred two excellent sermons to good congregations at the Pres. byterian Church, U. $. A., Sun day. Rev. Clack will teach school at Ozan during the com ing term.
 Hon. H. l.. Remm ell, who was expected to deliver an address to the voters at the compress shed on Monday night, was pre- vented from reaching Hope on account of wreck on the M. P. & c. railroad between Nashville and Ashdown, and had to cancel the engagement. $. R. Young, president of the Hampstead County Fair Association deliver : ed an address to those present.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
At Churches Tomorrow
METHODIST CHURCH.

Preaching II am. and s pm. Laymam's Missionary Commit tee. meets at the church at 7.15 pm. Sunday school at 9,45. Don't forget the birthday offerings.
 Epworth League at 1 pm. by Mrs Stephens.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12

Pupils who will be six years old one month from opening Sep tember 14th may start the first day, otherwise they are requir- ed to wait until second term By order of Board.
 o, l.. Dunaway, Supt.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12

$. E. Orr and family, of Mon ticello, are here visiting relatives and friends.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. A. B. C. Dinwiddie arrived from Hope yesterday, and will preach at the Cumberland Pres byterian church tomorrow morning and night
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

On account of the absence of the pastor there will be no preaching at the Presbyterian church tomorrow. Sunday school at the usual hour.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-12
saying; Hurry, mamma. and iet's go tie air church."

iet's go tie air church."
 Miss Gladys Hawkins, daughter of Mir, and Mrs. Ivan Hawkins living on route 8, was in town today and gave the News a pleasant call. The little Miss vas in search of Bryan buttons and was Iiberally supplied as our appreciation of her political en- thusiasm, as well as he: compli- ment to us in calling
 One wouldn't think it to look at a certain young clerk in a Prescott financial institution, but that young man certainly has a wonderful effect on the movements of his social associ- ates. Within the past three weeks he has gone with as many young lades. and each one of them for some reason left town on the frat train afterwards.
 Hope is said to be the placo where minister, marrying a negro couple asked the woman: Do you take this man for bet ter or for worse?" She interrupt ed by explaining No judge wants him jest as he is. If he gets any better he'll die and if he gifts any wuss I'll kill him myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
REFLECTS OFFICERS
ACTION BY BROTHERHOOD OF
NEW YORK AVENUE CHURCH.

The annual election of officers of the
Brotherhood of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church took place at a meet
ing of that organization in the church
was declared to be in order President
Myron j. Jones called s. w. Curriden to
the chair. Rev DR.. Radcliffe pastor Of
the church. directed attention I" the good
work done by the officers who have served
since the organiza ton of the brotherhood
several months ago and urged their re-
election. He then nominated the entire
list of officers consisting of Myron j.
Jones. president: Walter &. Clephane. vice
president: Edward r. Hyde. secretary. and
J. H. Wurdeman. treasurer. and moved
that the acting secretary. William NJ. Con-
rad. be instructed to cast the ballot of
the brot herhood for them. The motion
prevailed
President Jones again assumed the chair
and thanked the members of the brother
hood for honoring him for the second time
The work of promoting Bible study in
it's many branches. he stated. will receive
his closest attention. The social work as
proposed for brotherhood members in the
laymen's federation. he said. will be taken
up shortly
quest made at the last meeting of the
brotherhood that he recommend a special
line of Bible study by the orsaniZat ton
stated. that the time is Opportune for a
series of Bible study lectures to be given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
NO CHOICE OF BISHOP
INnrF1OTUAL RALIoTN0 m p.
Z. CONVENTI0N.

The voting at Wilmington yesterday In
Episcopal Church for the election Of .
bishop Of Delaware. for which ONCE
Archdeacon r. p. Williams Of this city
Is a candidate. had no results. according
to advices received here. Twenty-seven
ballots were taken. hut none OF the can
didates received the necessary two.thirds
vote. When there seemed to be no pros
pect of q break in the deadlock. the con-
vention adjourned until April 80.
The leading candidate in the voting yes
To-day was Rev. Nathaniel s. Thomas.
rector OF the Church of the Holy Apostles,
OF Philadelphia. He received eleven votes
all but one ballot.
Seventeen Of the nineteen cIergymen OF
the diocese were present as clerical dele
gates, and twenty-siX o. the thirtytwo
parishes were represented by fortyfour
delegates. The total allotment OF lay
delegates is sixty-two
Rev. Kinsey J. Hammond of Whining
ton. president OF the standing committee
Of the diocese. was elected president Of
the convention. The most important bust
of the salary of the new bishop al 81. 100
per year. To accomplish this the endOw-
ment fund was Increased $1,000 by sub
scriptiOn, the total fund now being $50,
1903;
The clerical and lay delegates met sep
arately in the afternoon. when the bal
loting began. the ministers voting first.
The choice of the clerical delegates must
be confirmed by the lay delegates by a
twO-thirds vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
Washington Chorus Club.

me Washington Chorus Club gave it's
third concert last night at the Fifth
Baptist Church. corner Of 6ls and E
streets southwest. for the benefit of the
church choir. A large and appreciative
audience was present The program
was varied. embodying the lighter as
we'll AS the heavier class of oper:ltic Sc
lections. including William Tell Mar
tina The Fortune Teller" Faust"
The Queen of Sheba.' "Ernani" 1.-The
Chimes of Normandie." Lucia" and
other grand operas as we'll as popular
light operas. The choruses. under the
direction of William J. Palmer. were
especially strong. clear and resonant
the phrasing clean cut and the rendi-
Lloyd rendered the aria from The
Queen of Sheba.' Leo Storms Waltz
Song" the "Farewell' aria from Jeanne
Are and new song. The Deserted
Shepherdess." from the manuscript. by
Heinrich Hammer, the conductor of the
Choral Society.
The other features of the program
were the renditions of Miss Mary Sniff
fin. Melville ID. 'Hensey. Miss Gertrude
Dana G. Holland. whose offering of the
She Alone Charmeth My Sadness was
warmly encored The orchestral over
lures were well cared for by the Kebew
Orchestra. under the direction OF Henry
W. Weber. while Louis A. Potter, jr..
played the organ overture The accom-
panists of the evening were Louis A.
Minnie A. Bailey and Heinrich Hammer
of the Choral Society. who played for
his own song and was warmly APP
plauded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
VAUGHN CLASS CONCERT.
Entertainment Given at Calvary
Baptist Sunday School House.

That the Vaughn Glass OF Calvary Bap-
fist Sunday school Is interested i'm the
material we'll as. the spiritual welfare
of the other fellow" was demonstrated
in a delightful way last evening. For
number of weeks one OF its members has
been i'll in hospital. and last night was
the occasion of a concert. given under the
auspices of the class for his benefit. The
undertaking was clearly success fnan-
cially. for the large upper room of the
Sunday school house was completely filled
with spectators.
The entertainment was furnished by the
Morsell Vocal Club. this being the second
concert 1t has given for the Vaughn Class
Composed of forty -odd trained voices. the
organization last evening rendered some
very difficult but beautiful music. under
The various parts. We're perfectly blended
and the snap and precision with which
the numbers We're sung was most pro-
nOunced.
The complete program follows: Pilgrim $
chorus OF I.ombardi"D Verdi Morsel
Vocal Club; 'AdOration.' -Telma. Miss
Florence NJ. Noack. violin obligato by MI
Frank p. Howard: Thy Sentinel Am l.
Watson. Mr. A. Owen Penney; "MOrnrise
Czibulkap. Snowfiakes ,Manneyb. ladies
chorus: MY Dearest Heart" Sullivan
Mr. Herndon Morsell: "Da ybreak." Fan
ing Morseil Vocal Club; "Autumnal Gale.
Grieg Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish;
Moonlight oFanngp GYPSY Round
tCiecker, Morsell Vocal Club: III Doughty
Deeds" Thomson. Mr.. Charles W. Moore;
the Bee and the Dove tCowen). Mill
er's Woong Faning). Morsell Vocal
Club; solo. Mr.. b. Leslie Nipond; "Je SlIis
Titania'' cMisnon"). Thomas. Miss An
celia r. Fisher: The Lord is Ny Rock, :"
Woodman Morsell Vocal Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20

under the auspices of the brotherhood.
He referred to the Bible study classes
which Dr. W. W. White of New York is
conducting in Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Richmond. DIR. Radcliffe said he believes
tina: if DR.. White is brought TO the Cap
'ital city to deliver six weekly lectures
open to all interested in Bible study great
good would result.
President Jones. Mr.. Curriden and other
members of the brotherhood discussed the
advisabi lity of inviting DR.. White here to
give the lectures. A motion TO place the
matter in the hands of the executive COM
mittee with full power to act was carried.
The committee Is made up or Rev.
DIR. Radcliffe the officers of the
brct herhood. Edward Tarring chair
man of the membership committee:
Charles s. Bradley. chairman of the in
side committee. and William NJ. Conrad.
chairman of the outside committee. Harry
W. Arnold. one of the religious work sec
retaries of the international committee of
spoke of the work before the members
from a trip through the west in the in
terest of the laymen's declarations, and re-
ported progress along all lines of the work.
Mr.. Arnold called attention to the need
of Bible study instruction and praised the
movement in the brotherhood to bring Or.
White to this city to stimulate interest In
the work. He closed with brief review
of the interest manifested by the workmen
of the west in the shop meetings of the
international committee y. NJ. c. A. He
spoke especially Of the cordial reception
given to the secretaries in the western
part of Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
Little Wildly" Sole Proprietor.

Odor of coal oil and alcohol greeted
firemen who entered house 1O4 Sd street
northwest yesterday afternoon to ex-
iinguish blaze in the front room on the
first floor An oil stove had been knocked
over and the destruction of the house was
prevented only by the prompt response
and quick work of the firemen
That stove was upset last night, said
lodger in the house. pointing toward a
dilapidated looking object. and l smoth-
cred the fire with a quilt.
Are you the occupant of the house,
the lOdger was asked by the fire marshal
Indeed I'm not. Was his response. but
that lady is
He pointed To a woman weighing ap-
parently in the neighborhOod of IA
pounds.
Mr.. Fireman. said the alleged occu-
pant. pointing at the stove. I'm the sole
proprietor, Annie Mclaughlin. the little
WILDLY
Fire Marshal Nicholson took exception
TO the little" but recorded her name as
the occupant. About SO damage was
caused by the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
FLIES AND THE SUGAR JAR.
Address by Delos F. Wilcox Before
the Y M C. A

DeloS F. Wilcox. formerly secretary of
the Detroit Municipal League and now
editor of the franchise bureau of New
York city. entertained the Young Men 8
Christian Association last night with a
lecture upon modern politics entitled
Files and the Sugar jar" "Poltical
parties" said Mr.. Wilcox. have given up
the support Of the funda mental principles
upon which the great parties were found
ed and have now resolved themselves into
several distinct bodies Of organized office
seekers" Politicians of the present day.
he sa id. seek the Office. which represents
the sugar. as the fly seeks the sweet. 1t
no stretch of Imagination to
compare them with flies and the sugar
jar The extreme indivdualism Of the
A merican people. he declared. is the one
chief source and cause OF this political
We go to the polls to cast
our votes he said. as if it were private
privilege. when We should cast them with
the intention of performing public serv-
ice
Another source of corrupt politics. he
continued. is that extreme partisanship
which binds the voter of this generation
to his party 1t is the things a party
does that should determine what the party
is and command the support of rs foi-
lowers. The modern politician. he de-
clared is guided by the prevailing idea
that his sole duty is to secure control OF
the affairs of his state. county or mu-
nicipality while the modern political
leader in a greater or less degree. i'm
AGNES that his only duty is to deal out
franchises and secure easy positions for
his constituents.
"Vntil laws are enacted" he concluded
ITO make virtue easy and vice hard. poll
tics as conducted at the present time Will
continue to prevail
The lecturer was frequently applauded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
Masks and Faces.

ME performance of Masks and Faces
az the Balasco last night was even more
strongly in contrast To the Elizabethan
mode OF play production. as eXemplitled
the night before i'm Macbeth than was
the opening bill She Stops to Conquer
The Ben Greet players found abundant
opportunities in the varied types of hui
MARTY that the persons of the drama
include for the display of that versa
tilt, which is a prime requisite to MEM
bership in this unique and interesting or
gariZation. There is enough traditional
interest in the play to give 1t. fitting
place In great repertory. and yet some
of the satire addressed to both critical
irres possibility and artistic egotism has
vitality as modern as If the play had
been penned for the current stage Ii
carEot be said that the companys efforts
are as happily bestowed on representa-
items by the usual and accepted methods
az I'm the style of performance that made
IL famous and which constitutes its claim
II distinctive consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
TO PROTECT OYSTER BEDS
Representative Of Maryland and
Virginia Agree on . BILL.


Committees representing the legislatures
OF Virginia and Maryland Ia conference
at Richmond for several days past pre-
pairing a joint measure for the proteo-
ton Of the oysters In the Potomac river
have agreed on a bill which will be sub
mitted to the legislatures of the states
named for ratification.
The measure provides that seed oysters
may be taken from the beds between
January l and May IL of each year in
that portion of the river lying above q
line drawn rom the steamboat pier at
Colonial Beach to Swan point on the
Maryland side of the river. "a short dis
lance above Colonial Beach. but beow
that point no seed oysters are to be taken.
All oysters taken from the natural beds
In the Potomac must be culled. and the
tongers and dredgers must restore to the
beds all oysters the shells of which are
under two and a half inches long. If
large oysters taken from the beds have
small oysters attached in such a manner
that they cannot be broken off. then the
large and small oysters must both be re-
turned to the beds. and it will b. unlaw-
full to buy or sell such oysters.
whenever the oyster inspector believes
that this law has been violated he shall
be authorized to examine the cargo Of
any boat. and if he finds ) per cent of
such small oysters the owner or captain
OF the boat shall be arrested and fined
not less than so. nor more than $3.50.
The cargo shall be confiScated. If only
oyster tongs have been used on such boats
the punishment shall be fine of not
less than Sd nor more than $40.
nder the act any person violating its
provisions shall be considered vender or
dredger of oysters. and if he claims to
be longer the burden of proof shall be
upon him to prove il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-20
Alarms Of Fire.

Firemen responded to an alarm turned
in about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from box 231 and found Il blaze in the
clothing. store OF Benjamin Rich. 1926 9TH
street The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion Of an oil stove. About $3.50 dam
age resulted, $3.50 TO the stock and 800 to
the building. The loss is covered by in
Surance.
An alarm was sounded from box 49,
last night about II O'Clock because of a
slight blaze in the cellar at the ColfaX
cafe sos 18th street The firemen found
a pile of rubbish burning and extinguished
the blaze before more than s. damage had
been caused.
William Brooks. colored. saw bright
light in vacant house 1926 NJ street about
80 O'Clock this morning and thought 1t
was in danger OF being destroyed, He
turned I'm an alarm from box AS. calling
out several companies OF the fire depart
ment. II developed that the light was
caused by fire started in stove by a
Waterman.