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The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Arrest Expected Soon.

Litt.e Rock, Ark, Oct. 15.- Postal Inspector c. B. Mil2er left last night for Chicago where he expects to secure evidence in conA nection with a case of fraud which some time ago was perpetrated i'll this city. The parties are not un- der arrest but the evidence which will convict them is expected to be turned up in Chicago after which the arrest will be easy matters.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Arrested for Hog Stealing.

w. T. Russell and Clint Martin of Parker township brought Gum E. lison, co!ored. to Prescott yester- day and turned him over to Sher- iff Hood, charging him with hog stealing. Ellison, it is claimed, killed hog and yearling belong ing to MT Russell and after talk ing few pounds of meat from both of the anima:s, which he cooked and ate, left the remain- der Of the carcass in the woods. The evidence against the negro seems conclusive but as he appears to be suffering with dementia it is probable that he will be sent to the asylum instead of the peni- tentiary.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
A Pair of Pinks.

The private penitentiary scene in the Pair Of Pinks show which appears at the opera house on the night Of Saturday, Oct. 16 is said to be one of the greatest of comr edy situations. Cohen, the Jew, is incarcerated for stealing cloth ing ana is placed in a cell by Percy and Harold who are managing the prison. Cohen complains of the cell and wants to change it to No. z, which is occupied by a young lady who is incarcerated for murder. He gets the cell he wants and says he is sa tisfied. Just after he changes cells Wire comes from the Gov. to execute the prisOns- CT in cell No Y and great deal of good clean fun ensues when he IS placed in the electrical chair. Ward and West have a good comN pany this year and it will be adt visab.e to get seats early. A free street exhibition is given eve- ry afternoon by Prof Back, the Mystic.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Little Rack for Detroit.

Litte Rock, Ark, Oct. 15.- The winning of the national cham pionship game ly Detroit yester- day was greet surprise here, as near,y tve,y ono thought Pitts- burg would lave an easy time Ill taking the game and thus deciding the series. Lit. Rock has been with Detroit right along and the rootprs are pulling strong to have the Tigers take the deciding game Saturday aftt moon. The game yesterday w IS five to four for De- troit. Donovan win probably pitch the last game Of the series for Detroit and it is practically certain that Clark will send Adams in again for Pittsburg.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Federal Jurors.

The following Nevada County citizens will serve on the juries of the Federal Court which convenes in Texarkana on November g.;
 Grand Jury-Richard Young, of 'WilAfsville; .E DeLaughter of Boughton; Ira Gee of Prescott; Thomas Whitehead Of Rosston.
 Petit Jury-J. Cox of Boughton :; w. M. Young and Isham Mack of Bodcaw J. H. Crow and Sam o. Logan of Prescott; J. N. Byrd of Buff City, w. J. Mcfarland of En- met.
 ,R. L. Moore of Magnolia is on the grand jury and Clarence Shu- maker is on the petit jury,
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Execl tion Postponed.

Perryville. Oct. 15.- All the preparations which had been made to hang Waiter Hogue at the jail yard here have been useless and Sheriff Oliver is vastly relieved that the narrowing duty of spring ing the drop that would send a fe. owman to eternity has been indefinitely postponed.
 Hogue's neck has been tempor- ori.y saved by the timely interfer- ence of the Supreme court on last Wednesday when it granted Hog ua's petition for a new trial.
 This is the second time that he has been snatched from the shat- ow of the gallows.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
School Notes.

Fighth grade-We are sorry to see Shell Marsh wearing glasses this week.
 Augusta Hamilton was absent from school Wednesday.
 Eveped CordeI and Harold Brooks joined our class this week. We welcome them to our room.
 We have seventeen boys and six girls in the eighth grade We would like to have another girl so as to be even with the boys.
 We are glad to see William Briggs recovering iron cold that has troubled him a,l this week. We sure have good behavior a mong the boys and girls in our
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
The Stock Show

A. NJ. Ellsworth who is the prov moter of the stock show to be held at Prescott next month, is meet ing with splendid success in rais- ing funds for the enterprise Sew eral hundred dollars will be se- cured with which to pay premiums and spirited contest for these prizes is expected. A meeting ol the contributors will be cal&d soon and the organization ot the event perfected.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Improving the 0uachita.

The United States Government is making preparations for several important improvements in the Ouachita River between Camden and Philadelphia. A reservoir is to be constructed at some point be- tween Hot Springs and Arkade.- phia for the purpose of maintain- ing an even stage of water in the river. The survey for the rese- voir will probably be commenced
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
Postmaster GraysOn Endorsed

Jack Grayson was endorsed for disappointment as postmaster Of Prescott by the Republican Gen. tral Committee Of Nevada county at a meeting he'd at the court house yesterday afternoon. The vote on the first ballot stood, Jack Grayson 21; J. M. Kinser s. The committee then made the recomj- menda tiOn of Mr. Grayson unani- nous. Mr. Grayson's present term expires i'll February.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
DISTRICT MEETING OF
 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Will Be Held at Prescott on Monday. Oct. 18th and an Interesting Program
 Is Being Arranged.

Monday, Oct. 25th will be a big day in the Knights of Pythias cir c,es of Prescott. The district meeting Of the lodges of Arkedel- phia, Hope, Nashville, Stamps and Lewisville will be held with Dixie Lodge No. S7 and most in- teresting profram is being arrang- ed for the occasion.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
REMOVAL NOTICE

HALLS TEXAS WONDER will remove Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatic trouble. $1.OO bottle contains 60 days treatment and seldom one bottle fails to cure. Sod by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15

room. MT. Thomas hasn't used a switch since the last time.
 We organized our society last Friday and everything bids fair for good work.
 Our room is trying for a picture offered by the w c T U for keep ing the neatest room in school.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
DIR. K. |. HINTON
 SEES DOCTOR COOK
Our Fellow TOwnsmen Was One Among a Few Who Got to Shake Hands With
 the Famous Arctic Explorer.

During the recent visit of Dr. Cook, the Arctic Explorer, to St. Louis, Dr. R. l.. Hinton of this pace, who was in St. Louis at | the time. Twas among thet very | few who secured a private inter- view with the distinuished Amer- ican. The St. Louis Republic of the 7th inst, gives an account of the meeting of Dr. Hinton with Dr. Cook but it was meagre, and the News reporter, desiring to give the friends of Dr. Hinton the de- tai,s of the meeting secured from l him the following statement;
 @Yes," said Dr. Hinton, q got to shake the hand of Dr. Cook but by persistent effort. On the day Of his visit to St Louis, got mixed with the vast throng that was seeking Dr. Cook but the jam was so great that late in the after noon I abandoned all hope of being abe to get close enough to reach his hand. At the supper table that night the thought occurred to me that 1 would cali on him at his ho- te'. I knew that he was stopping at the Jefferson and I arose and went to the hotel An inquiry of the 'hote. clerk as to the num- Der of the room of Dr. Cook, brought from that self important parsonage the statement, You can't see Dr. Cook, no one is ar owed in his room"
 T didn't ask you could see him" l replied. Il asked you the number Of his room."
 'sThe clerk looked me straight in the eye and noticing that l was determined rep,ied;'
 Well, it's No. 1OS."
 "On which f.oor?"
 'The first floor but it wi l do you no good to find it."
 T had no difficulty in finding the suite of rooms occupied by the Doctor. the door of the first one being a jar, and his lieutenant sit- ting immediately inside on guard. The lieutenant looked up inquire| ing,y at me and said;
 "Hinton is my name and am a practicing physician from Arkan- sas. I have read much of Doctor Cook and I want to see him. ] am so years old and I have come 800 mics to shake his hand.
 But you can't see him now, he's dressing. Come back in an hour.
 Alright" I responded and went to the lobby. I remained there three quarters Of and hour and then returned to room 1OS '.
 Vet I said, Il am here accordI ing to your directions to see Dr. Cook"
 But" said lthe man, "You can't see him, he's dressing"
 "How long does it take Dr. COOK to dress?" asked and the lieuten ant looked up at me and said, You can't see fhim.''
 "We,l, will you deliver my mes sage, tell him what 1 said" and the man weent to the explorers room and in few seconds Dr. Cook came out and introducing myseI, I said;
 "Dr. Cook, I am pleased to meet you. have read your narratives. and am willing to defend you but you need no defense.
 Dr. Cook smiling, gave me ms hand and said, q am glad to meet you Doctor"
 took his warm hand and as c,asped it in mine, I made the re- mark "sThat hand of yours don't feel like it has been among the icebergs'
 We chatted a few minutes and l ,eit That's how I got to meet Dr. Cook, the only white iiai, "ho has over seen the North po.e-'
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15
THE SHlRTWAiST ALARM.

"No, I'm not cleaning my most precious shirtwaists with naphtha any more," said she. ''rhe last time I did that visitor came strolling gavly in with a lighted cigarette, and they called in three fire en- zines"
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-15

next week. It is also proposed to uredge the channe. of the river between Camden and 'Arkadel phia with the view. of making the river navigab,e to Philadelphia.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15
EXTRACTS FROM GUIDES
DIARY TO DiSCEEDIT COOK

New York. oct. l4.-Barrli III hlS
statement published in the Globe this
afternoon says that he was born IN
Buffalo in 1864 and now lives at Dar-
by, Mont. He says that he Is the
man referred TO as Barrillr, or Ed
ward Barrilc in Dr. Cooks book en-
titled ITO the Top of the Continent
bearing upon the expedition to Mount
Mckinley. He details his first meeting
with DR.. Cook at Missoula, where the
latter was accompanied 10y Professor
Parker of Columbia university. L. W.
Porter and others.
The organization of the Mount Nc
Kinley expedition is given as consist
ing OF Fred Printz, a guide Beimore
Brown, an artist and naturalist "i
Tacoma: Walter Miller, photogra pher
OF Seattle: samuel Beecher. who act
ed as cook. and Barrill. The party
sailed from seattle MAY ~. 1906.
BarriH recounts that at the start 81
the trip ne prepared to keep an exact
diary.
The diary referred tn by Barrill rs
attached TO the affidavit Is now ~
possession of the New York Globe
TContinucd on Page 2, Column -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15

With the big grand stand packed
to its capacity and with the people
lined up five deep along the stretch
from east to west things looked Hike
the good old days at the Albuquerque
fair grounds yesterday afternoon
Things looked. in fact rather bet
ter than anything the old days nave
ever been able to show, for tt was the
biggest crowd in the history of the
fair association barring none and from
the standpoint OF the management IL
was So satisfactory that there is no
fault to find which is going some.
In tho whole grand stand and inside
the whole enclosure there was not
single pass during the Afternoon II
was AlhuqucrQuc day and everybody
paid. President Tight marched up
ANA paid his half Il dollar and So dld
Secretary McMnnus. \ little later
both OF them paid their money go get
into the grand stand. Absolutely the
only people who got into the taif
grounds free Yesterday were the ticket
takers and the beys who sold pro
grams, cushions ana Ice cream cones.
As n result il was day which IN the
matter of gate receipts mnde the
heart of Che management very glad
and II went n long ways teWufd
making the fair financial success
II was an enthusiastic crowd, ready
! 70 b.. amused ana ready 20 tgive th'
| ioyfu1 hand to each succeeding Tea
! ture OF the big program offered. From
! the baseball, which furnished abun
/ dant excitement, to the Roman race
which was one OF the best exhibitions
/ Of hursomansnip ever seen here IRON
/ the AlbuquerQue Derby 70 the push
! hau gnme it was u great program
ana one Of which the fair manage
nlent has Just cause to be extremely
/ proud
/ Taken from start to finish yester-
/ dav was one of the biggest days the
( New Mexico fair has ever had The
big trades display parade in the morn
ing was long enough To- satisfy the
most exactng and the streets all
along the line of march were packed
| with spectators. 1t was "a good pa
radr, with just enough laugh ~ II
tn mike it worth while The pafhu'
was hardly finished when the pro-
gram started mt the fair grounds "
was an all afternoon entertainments
and the shadows were falling Wheh
the people began To leave the grand
stand. 30 one showed amy dispos'-
don 10 leave before.
Things started down town ABOUT the
tipae the fair grounds program closed
ana up to midnight last night Corhi-
val plaza was packed as well hs All
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15
Explorer Processes AstoniSh-
nent at Affidavit Of Former
Guide Who Declares Top was
Never Reached.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION
MAY END CONTROVERSY
Story Made Public in NeWSpa-
per Owned by General Hub
bard of Peary Club Suggest
ed as Explanation of Motives
Of BarriII Outbreak,

rBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
New York. oct. 14.-The Globe TINS
afternoon prints a copy Of the attl-
davit made by Edwin n. Barrill, who
ACCOMPANIED DR.. Frederick A. Cook
al the time he announced his reach
ing the summit of Mount Mckinley.
The affidavit was made before no.
tary public at Tacoma, Wash. Oc-
tober 4, an6 has just been received
in New York.
BarrilI's affidavit states in erect
that he was the only person present
with DR. Cook on the date when he
claims to have reached the summit
of Mount Mckinley. that they did not.
in fact, reach the smmit and the
nearest point to the summit reached
was at least fourteen miles distant
from the summit of that mountain
the elevation at no time exceeding
10. 900 feet
The affidavit also brings into ques'
ton a number or the Photographic
which Dr. Cook has given as repre-
senting the summit and other high
attitudes of Mount Mckinley.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15
GREATEST CROWD ON RECORD
WILL GREET PRESIDENT

Although the very keenest disap-
pointment was expressed yesterday
afternoon when 1t became known that
change had been made in the sched-
ule of the presidential train so as to
allow the president to see the Indian
dance at Laguna. the prospect still is
that the greatest assemblage Of the
people over gathered together in New
Mexico will be on the grounds around
the Alvarado hotel and the Santa Fe
station to greet President Taft this
afternoon. The first announcement
Yesterday afternoon of the changed
schedule was to the effect that the
arriving time would be sos, or about
the tire first scheduled. Later adj
vices. however, indicated that the
train would arrive about o'clock and
it Is hoped from adNices received
from WmsloW and Gallup last night.
that this arriving time viii he correct
In view Of the change in the
schedule, however, the proposed drive
through the city has been abandoned
The president win speak from the
platform at the north front Of the Al
varada hotel Immediately upon his
arrival, and win 20 to his rooms in
the hotel following the address, u1-
less some change should be made in
the schedule today which viii bring
him here considera bly, earlier than is
now expected. Automobiles will be
held in readiness and in case the ar
riving time should be advanced the
drive through the city may be made
as announced by the reception COM
mttee Wednesday morning, when the
news came that the president had
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15
DAY PACKS FAIR
GROUNDS WITH RECORD
BREAKING THRONG
BIGGEST DAY IN HISTORY
OF THE FAIR ASSOCIATION
Especially Attractive Program Meets Enthusiastic Reception;
Events This Afternoon Promise Repetition OF Yesterdays
Attendance Management Will Keep People ADVISED OF
Movements of Presidents Train
Of the down town streets

OF the down town streets.
Taken as a whole 1t was one of
the biggest days tho Albuquerque fair
has ever had. 4 day filled with rush
and hurry and big crowds: a real
holiday in which everybody closed up
business aud went out to Join the
merry makers Another such day ana
the fair could not help being II rsnccess
financially and every other way
According to the estimates of the
fair management the street car man
ngement and every one else in po-
sition to judge, Yesterdays crowd at
the fafr grounds was the lnigest ever
brought together, That 1t was wen
entertained rs proven VS. the enthua-
iustic approval of the crowds at the
grounds and ON the streets last nighi
one ef the big features Of yesterdays
program ana one which viii he re-
peated in the big program saturday
afternoon, VAS the fire arm by the
soldiers. the cavalrymen leaping thelr
horses over flaming hurdle. II was
a MAGNIFICENT spectacle aud 1t proves
aealn that Unvle SANS horaemeh are
/ the hest iaud most daring riders IN
the world
! Tie Program for This Afternoon.
There il a mighty good prospect
that this afternoons program VIII be
a rapetition of the success scored yes
terdav. Although the change IN the
presidents s scNedale llas gande hhis ar
rival uncertain. the program at thn
grounds viii be pulled III this after
| noon as usual. the change TO tie
morning having been abandoned The
management VIII take every care 10
500 thar the crowds are kept fully ih-
formed Of the movements of the pres
idents train ANA announcement VIII
be made at the stand Of the time OF
larrival of the train in plenty of tine
/ 10 allow every one to get to the AZ
ynrado grounds to Join In the big re-
cpption TO the president
The program for the afternoon IS
one of the strongest of the week. In
addition to the stunts by the cavalry
land the relay racing, the 2:12 pace,
| FOR which the $1,000 stake IS
offered. will be pulled Oft This
race viii be- particularly inter-
e-tlne because of the fact that the
| Alhuuteruue driving club has offered
a reward Of 500 to amy horse that
| will lower the track record Tor pac-
| ng horses. which Is 9;13. made by
stranger O when that great horse was
! owned and raced by Joseph Barnett or
hlhuaueruue. The offer is particular
/ lv interesting because it is likely TO
he claimed There are several great
horses entered in the race this after
noon. the tracks is very fast and one
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15

Isoecial Dispatch to the Morning JcurnaiI
Gallup. n. NJ. oct. 14--f9 y. NJ
President Taft's train is now sched-
nled to make stop of an hour at
Iaguna to enable the president TO
witness an Indian dance b., the La
guna Indians
This step, which has only been de-
termincd on today. viii of necessity
delay the arrival Of the presidential
train in Albuquerque, but just how
long this delay will be cannot be ascer-
tanned until tomorrow morning.
In the meantime the New Mexico
reception committee headed by Gov
ernor Curry ana President Spitz Of
the Commercial club, is keeping ihe
wires hot between Gallup and Wins
low in an endeavor to so. arrange to-
morrow's itinerary that the people Of
Albuquerque apd the visitors assem-
bled there will not bo disappointed.
Tho ...'pmittec is satisfied tonight
Il idcnt's train will reach
A ~.-,uv within an hour OF the
arriving time announced by the Morn
ing journal on "Wednesday morning
when the time Of arrival was placed
al 9:55 o'clock They are very con-
fident that President TAFT when he
Is infor'aed Of the nttuIe of tne plans
for llis reception anu entertainment,
viii cordially cooperate with the
committees efforts to get him into
AlbuuuerQuc at the earliest possible
moment. No one seems 10 know who
arranged for the diversion at Laguna
or when it was arranged. That II was
an erthoueht and was not consid
cred until today was disclosed by a
telegram that was delivered to Mr..
Spit2 at Laguna this afternoon. To
say that the members of the commit
tee were keenly disappointed must be
mild description Of their feelings,
because they foresaw possible dlsap-
pontment for the people of New Mex
leo who are gathered at Albuquerque
to greet the president. After fur
ther telegraphic correspondence. how
ever, they have reached the crafty
ing conclusion that the threatened
delay In the arrival of the president
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15

the records Deposited at the summit
Of the mountain,
Referring to Borriil's sworn state
mont DE. Cook said 81 cannot really
understand why Barrill should have
made such n statement as the news
papers reproduced if he were acting
under normal motives ] must say tpai
IL surprises me, We were always IN thc
friendly terms. Until / knew OF the
conditions, under which this alleged
affidavit was made I viii make no
specific reply 60 it. Ny account or the
trip has been published. For the pre-
sont it is the bald statement of on"
man against another.
IF amy expedition Of experienced
mountaineers win follow TIA" route ]
took and VIII go to tho top of the
mountain I climbed they VIII finu
thore records that deposited, on at
tninin@ the summit of tho mountain
i'm the manner described in my book.
no the top of the continent
II have always had the MOST com
plotc confidence in Hairill and can
not comprehend why he should have
sworn to such a statement. The fact
that General Hubbard Is proprietor OF
the Globe" throws a light on the
affair which was not previously appaf-
ent. / shall see Barrill | hope, when
] reach Now York. but y DO not know
when or where.
1T appears 10 ME that thcro was
money behind his statement He was
perhaps annoyed thut hc had noi
been paid his wages but that was NOT
my fault, and I remedied the matter
as soon as J got back from the pole.
Dr. Cook said he would reserve ms
further comment until the time when
he could be assured that the alleged
affidavit is genuine and also AS to cir
cumstanccs under which it WAS OBJ
tanned from Barril.
Dr. Cook later said.
II never even knew Barrili kept a
diary. I never saw it. consequently !
could not have asked him to alter
anything whatever. The only thing ]
ever saw him do was to take sketches.
Any statements of his affidavit that ]
suggested the changing of dates and
altitude is q lie"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15

Mayor Lester Who win Intro
duce the President, and the
Officers of the CONNER
ciaI Club who Conduct
ed the Arrangements
for His ReCep-
ton Here,