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The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03
West Main Street Next Door to Newth
 Kine't Blacksmith Shop
Local News

T. c. Morgan, of Cotton Plant is in the city.
 Scott Transfer Go. haul any thing. Phone 86.
 Ion. Tos. c. McRae is in Cam den on business today.
 Mesdames w. V. Tompkins and A. s. Buchanan returned last night from trip to Little Rock.
 Mrs. Saunders, of Hope after spending a few days here at the home of her brother, Conrad Brandon, returned home today on No. ,.
 Brick laying" on the new depot continues. Two car loads has been placed where Main St. ought to be and another has been placed between Main and Walnut streets.
 Henry D. Holloway was sworn in as deputy sheriff yesterday Holloway is prominent young man from Rosston and will no doubt make sheriff Dillard an eff ficient assist ant.
 Sam o. Logan and Sam T. White went from this place to Okolona yesterday in Mr. Whites s Overland. There they caught passenger train, Mr. White go- ing to Roseboro and Mr. Logan to Amity where they had busi- ness to transact. On the return trip yesterday afternoon a dis tance of Ii miles was made in 57 minutes.
 Dr. R. l.. Hinton will it, and furnish spectacles, and eye glass es and do any kind of repairing Moncrief Drug Store, Prescott, Ark. Satisfaction given, or your money back. Has had over 30 years experience and study of the work.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03
CITY MARX
 and BAKERl
 PHONE 183.

Three special cars, b1 laborers from Louisiana they have been working q natural gas line from the fields to Little Rock, wei ceived by the Iron Mo from the Kansas City Sol at Texarkana. yesterday brought to this city, the m ing carried to the coun' wagons and employed Tn work on the line neal D Star of Hope.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03

in the fulles6 sense of the vol
 ing you the best qualities and service. Our Meats are just ' housewife looks for most in he|
 ing. It is the kind of Meat s1 to cook, because it yields the \ suits tender and juicy Meat \ ious flavor. You may rely upol form quality, too, for tits not one day and tough the next, as case at so many butchers.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03
a!hk SCOUT | !. ss. ..

0 yov sad oars It means ali the inte res. ng >~ | tn community, of your aeiss on' .sse sri~lks. of the churches andschools. sf ecSrythisg in which you are directly interested. Don't you think tAA He0s saoes . geed u inG ao Aavea
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
Government Timber.

The government timber in this country
amounts 70 only one-fourth Of all the tim
her The rest being in private ownership,
Only per cent of that which is in private
ownership Is looked after properly and
treated according 70 modern rules Of for
estrz- The usual destructive waste and
neglect continue IN the remainder of tie
forests owned bE private persons anG cor
rlarat ions. II is estimated that fire alone
DESTROYS SjAGG0009 dollars worth OF timber
q year. The management OF forests not on
public land is beyond the jurisdiction Of the
federal government. II anything can he
legislatures. l believe that II is within their
constitutional power 10 require the enforce
meut of regulations in the general public
interest as TO fire and other causes of
waste in the management OF forests owned
hv private individuals and corporations.
Exactly how far these regulations can go
and remain consistent with the rights of
private ownership II is not necessary to
discuss: hut ] call attention to the fact
thai very important part Of conservation
must alRaEs .aii upon the state legfsla-
lures, and thatshey woUld better he up and
doing i they would save the waste and
denigGaffon and destruction through prlva te
greed cr accidental fires that have made
barren many square miles Of the older
states
have shown sufficiently the conditions
as 40 federal forestry 10 indicate that no
further legislation is needed al the moment
except an increase In the fire protection
10 national forests and an act Vesting the
Executive With fun power 10 make forest
reservations in every state where govern
Tue77- land - timber covered OF where the
land IS needed for forestry purposes.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
Agricultural Lands.

Our land laws for the entry % agrI-
cultural lands are noT as follows:
The original homestead law. with the re
oUIreuenIS q residence ana cultivation Tor
1lve years, much more sJTlcIiy enforced
tran ever before
The enlarged homestead act. applying 10
non-irrIge rle lands only. requiring I'VE
wears residence and continuous cultivation
OF ohe-1ouEth Of The area.
Tre desert land act, which requires on
the part OF the purchaser the ownership Of
z water right and thorough reclamation Of
the laud 10y irrigation, and the payment OF
The donation or Carey acr. under which
the state selects the land and provides for
its reclamation, and the ute vests N tAe
settler who resides upon the land and Cul-
Jivates II ana pays the cost Of the rec-ama-
The national reclamation homestead law.
requiring FIVE years residence and cultlYa-
ton by the settler on the land irrigated by
the government, and payment 1y hln 10
the government OF The cost OF the recIaiIl1--
ZION.
There are other acts, but not OF sufficient
general importance u call fer menuon un-
less Il is toe stone and timber act, under
which every individual. once in his lifetime,
may acquire 15J acres II land, !f it has
valuable timber on il or valuable stone. 10y
Jaying the price Cf not less tnan g 81 an
acre, fixed after examination OF the stone
or tirn Der by a government appraiser In
times past a great deal Of fraud has been
r,erpetlaTed ia the acquisition Of lands
under this act; bat & Is now being much
more strictly enforced. and The entries
MADE are so few IN number that il seems
70 serve no useful purpose and ought 10 be
repealed
The present Congress passed bill Of
great Importance, severing the ownership
Of coal by the government u the ground
from The surface, and permitting home
sIea6 entries upon the surface OF The land.
which. when perfected give the settler the
right TO farm the surface, while the coal
beneath the surface is retained IN owner
rhfr1 BY the government and may be dis
posed of ~ n under other laws
There s. no cr2ing need for radical re-
g r--z -.-, TTLrl. of n -
are re<lly agricultural lands The present
laws have worked well. The enlarged
Homestead law has encouraged the success
- farming Of lands iu he Seni-aT1d re
giore Cf course the teachings Of the
Agricultural Department As TO how these
eIsbarid lands may he treated ana the son
preserved for useful culture are OF the Very
essence Of conreINat son Then conservation
q Agricultural lands is shown IN the
reclamation Of arid lands Try irrigation al4d
shall devote a fey words 10 what the
government has done and is doing ln thls
regard.
Rv the reclamation act . fund has been
cre2 ted Of the proceeds of the public lanas
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
MILITARY COMPANY ARRESTED
Members of Polish Society Were Drill
ing in Field with Guns.

Pittshurg Sept. 5--Arn1ed with SPRING
field rifles and organized as a military COM
pany, tFfrty-two foreigners were drilling n
a vacant field hack of Eldora Park, near
MonongaheIa, Penn, yesterday afternoon.
when a deputy game warden swooped down
and captured them. guns and all They were
taken TO Monongahela and locked up.
ALL the prisoners are members OF Pol
fsh society. When arrested they refused 70
tell what they were drilling for They ara
subject to a fine Of SIS each and the loss
OF their arms.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
MM4uuk,
at
Semi-Annual Sale of China

Almost S35OO0O worth of china
in this sale and the September exhibition
Fortyve different of dinner
Is to 1878 less than other
March.
china white and fine The decoration the
good housekeepers like their china
been ordered SPECIALLY for the Wanarake Sore-eanng
tor the OF the who
Galleries The China Sale is not based Job lots Manufact
concede large discounts place
immense ORDERS and the allow months
to complete order that instead rushing
portion to the workers when otherwise
pottery would not be busy all.
While hundreds of barrels and
yet going INTO the receiving find them still
ceiling high with otncoming mercandse-orae glass;
china from abroad bonzes marbles
quantity which being unpackd and
Gallery quickly possible
So today promise unbroken collections fancy china
glass dinner SETS bcabrao marbles Italian
bronzes
Among the dinner will be found Theodore Havand
sets at SIS instead of $3.50 Other French of
decorations and shapes $7o instead SIS up $780,
instead of $125.
American porcelain of sl2 and MANY other
prices.
Cut glass is average reduction of one-fourh
Second Gallery, New Building
JOHN WANAMA AKER
Formerly A Stewart Co., Broadway. Eighth
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
Phosphate Lands.

Phosphorus is one of the three essentials
to plant growth, the other elements beng
phorus is by all odds the scarcest element
III nature. 1t is easily extracted in useful
form from the phosphate rock, and the
United States contains the greatest known
den0sits of this rock in the world They
are found in Wyoming, Utah and Florida.
as well as in South Carolina, Georgia and
lands are confined to wyoming, Utah and
Florida. Prior to March 4. 1909, there were
100000 acres Withdrawn from agricultural
entry on the ground that the land covered
phosphate rock. Since that time 2,322. 900
acres of the land thus withdrawn was
found not to contain phosphate in profitable
quantities. while LS7800O acres was classi-
fed properly as phosphate lands. During
this administration there has been with
drawn and classified $4,000 acres, so that
to-day there is classified as phosphate rock
land 21l5,0G0 acres. This rock is most i'm
portant in the composition OF fertilizers TO
improve the soil. and as the future is
throughout this country for fertilization
the value TO the public of such deposits as
these can hardly be exaggerated. Certain
ly with respect TO these deposits a careful
policy of conservation should he followed.
Half of the phosphate of the rock that is
mined i'll private fields in the United States
is exported As our farming methods grow
better the demand for the phosphate will
become greater, and it must be arranged
the country It is uncertain whether the
placer or lode law applies to the govern
ment phosphate rock. There is. therefore.
necessity for some definite and We'll CON
sidered legislation on this subject. and in
aid of such legislation all Of the govern
ment lands known to contain valuable
phosphate rock are now Withdrawn from
entry \ law that would provide a leasing
system for the phosphate deposits, to-
gether with provision for the separation
OF the surface and mineral rights, as Is al
ready provided for in the case of coal.
would seem TO meet the need of promoting
the development OF these deposits and their
utilization in the agricultural lands of the
West. If It is thought desirable to dis
courage the expectation of phosphate rock
and the saving of 1t for our own lands, this
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
Other Land Withdrawals.

When President Roosevelt became fully
ADVISED OF the necessity for the change in
al.r disposition of public lands, especially
those Containing coal. oil, gas, phosphetes.
er water power sites, he began the exercise
of the power of Withdrs wal by Executive
order OF lands subject by law 10 homestead
ard the other methods OF entering for aSri-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
Forest Lands.

Nothing can be more important IN the
the matter Of conservation than the treat
Tnpnt # our forest lands. II was PROB
ahl-- the ruthless destruction Of forests IL
Tie older states that first called attention
to ? halt IN the waste OF our resources.
This was recognized by Congress by an act
authorizing The Executive to reserve from
entry and set aside pshilc uhaher iahuS a.
national forests. Speaking generally, there
has been reserved Of the existing forests
about - Der cent OF ali the timber EindS OF
the government Within these forests on
cluGin@ 26. 600 N0H acres In two forests IN
hlaclaD are 1872. .00O, 600 acres, Of which
l6s gGa. .0f0 acres are in the United States
proper and include within their boundaries
something like $4,000 acres that be
We have then, excluding Alaska forests, 4
total OF about $4,000 Gon acres Of forests
belonging TO the government which is being
treated in accord with the principles OF
scientific forestry The law now prohibits
the reservation Of any more forest lands
i'm Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Montana.
Congress I am informed hy The Depart
ment Of Agriculture that the government
owns other tracts OF timber land IN these
states which should he included IN the Tor
est reserves ! expect to recommend 10
Congress that the limitation herein I'M
posed shall he repealed. IN the present
foraet reserves there are lands which are
not properly forest land and which ought TO
re subject to homestead entry. This has
caused some local irritation We are care
fully eliminating such lands from forest re
serves. or. where their elimination Is not
practicable. listing them Tor entry under
The forest homestead act Congress ought
10 trust the Executive to use the power Of
reservation only with respect TO land coy
ereG by timber or which viii be useful in
the plan q Teforesta ton During the pres
ent administration 6250.0o0 acres Of land,
largely non-timbered, have been excluded
from forest reserves, and 3.5G00G0 acres Of
land principally valuable for forest pur-
poses have been included in forest reserves.
making 2 reduction in forest reserves ot
non-tirnbered land amounting to 2,!5oeo0
"a T4gTE q
creation has initiated reforestation on
$500 pcreE. A great deal of the forest
iaul is available for grazing. During the
last year the grazing lessees numbered
- 100. and thev pastured upon the forest
reserves 500 600 cattle. R4.540 horses, ana
$50. 400 sheen. for which the government
received S9S6.715--a decrease from the pre-
ceding wear Of S45.s-o. due to the fact that
no money WIS collected or received for
grazing on the non-timbered lands eliml-
mated from the forest reserve. Another
source Of profit in the forestry IS the re-
ceipts for timber sold This wear they
amounted Il S1.o43.ONo an increase Of
S3C7. .OGa over the receipts of last year. This
increase Is due TO the Improvement in
transportation II market and 10 the greater
facility with which the timber can be
-,conhpF
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
Leasing of Coal Mines.

I have looked with some care INTO re
port made at the instance OF President
Roosevelt upon the disposition of coal lands
in Australia. Tasmania and New Zealand
These are peculiarly mining countries ana
their experienCe ought to be most Valuahle.
In all these countries the method for the
disposition and opening of coal mines orig
!naliy owned by the government Is oy
granting Ieasehold and not by granting
an absolute title. The terms of the leases
run all the way from twenty TO ffty years
while the amount of land which may be
leased 10 any individual there is from so
acres to 2.090 acres. It appears that a tult
examination was made and the opinions
of all the leading experts on the SUBJECT
were solicited and given, and that with one
accord they approved in all respects the
leasing system. Its success is aoundantlE
shown. It is possible that at first conslo-
era HE latitude VIII have 10 he given 10 the
Executive in drafting these forms OF lease,
hui as soon as experiment shall show WHICH
is the most workable and pfact!cap PIE us
use should be provided for specifically by
The question as TO how great area
ought to be included in a lease TO one m
Vidual or corporation is not free from olILi,
Guilty: but in view Of the fact that the
government retains control as owner |
think there might be some l!berality IN the
amount leased, and thaJ z.2Vo acres "oulo
not be too great maximum.
~ the opportunity to readjust the terms
llnon which the coal shall be held by the
tenant, either at the end Of each lease or
at periods during the term, the government
may secure the benefit Of sharing In the
increased price of coal and the additional
profit made by the tenant. BY imposing
conditions in respect TO the character OF
work 10 he done in the mines the govern
ment may control the character OF the de-
veIopment Of the mines and the treatment
Of employees with reference to safety BY
denying the right TO transfer the lease ex-
cept by the written permission or the gov
ernmental authorities It may withhold the
needed consent when it is proposed to
transfer the leaSehold to persons inter
ested in establishing a monopoly OF coal
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
inherited Conservation.

As President Of the United States have.
es it were, inherited this policy, and I re-
3oice IN my heritage. I prize my high op-
T4ortunity 10 do all that an Executive can
GO 10 help a great people rea LIZa 2 great
national AMBITION: fer conservation IS ma
tional-lt affects every man OF Us, every
woman. every child What 7 can do in the
cause ] shall do. not as President of a par
" hut President Of the whole people.
Conservation IS not a question Of politics
or OF factions or 0f persons. 1t is a CUES
ZION that affects the vital welfare Of all Of
Us-of our children and our c1ildren's chill
o-eU. urge that no good can come from
meetings Of this sort unless we aScribe TO
those who take part III them, and who are
apparently striving Wn-Jnily 1n The cause
2 u proper motives. and unless We judiciallV
consider every measure or method proposed
with 2 view 10 its effectiveness in achieving
our common purpose. and wholly without
regard 10 who proposes Z or who viii claim
the credit Tor is adoption he problems
are OF Xerv great difficulty and call for The
calDest consideration AID Cle2rest foresight
Nanv Of the questions presented have
phases that are new IN this country, ana Il
Is POSSIBLE that in their solution We may
another. What ] wish 10 emphasize. how
ever. j that q satisfactory conclusion can
only h. reached promptly # We avoid acri-
rronE- in7rutations Of bad faith and political
Con1roversv
The public domain of the government Of
the United States including al the cessious
from those Of The thirteen states that made
CeSzfouS 10 the United States. and including
Alaska. amounted IN al TO about !. sec. GEO.
government property out side OF Alaska
something like 0.eph,h 600 oT acres. OF this
the national forest reserves IN the United
States proper embrace 1zA. .0eo. o0a acres.
The rest is largely mountain or arid c05-n-
~. Offering some opportunity for aE-icult-
IRE ;-v dr. farming and hy reclamation. and
containing metals. as well as coal. Dhos-
pilates. els and natural Ea~- Then the gov
eminent owns many tracts Of land living
slonE Taa- margins OF streams that have
water power. he use or which IS necessary
in the conversion OF the power into electric
iTy and IT'S transmission
7 shall divide my discussion under the
heads NJ 4 agricultural lands; p min
erel lanls-Thar Is, lands containing metal
lfferols minerals. ga forest LANDS: "a
coal lands; Ca ell and gas lands, and 90
phosphate lands.
feel hat Il win c0rduce to a better IN
Outstanding Of the problems presented II
take up each class and describe, even at
the risk cf Tc6UIu. first, What has been
cone by tho last administration and The
present one II respect tn each kind o. land
second. what laws At present govern its dis
position third. what was cone b- the pres
'r7- Congress in this matter and. fourth the
STATUTORY changes proposed in the interest
Cf conservation
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
QUICK ASSETS

A guaranteed title is z quick asset.
You can borrow On It In twenty-four
hours after you and TIE lender agree
on fhe amount.
When you bay real estate next
tir'e. let US guarantee tie title.
If yOa osgn any nOw. not guaranteed,
borrow from Us wien you replace
your loans SO tiaf thereafter your
property syfll 0e always quickly
avsila5ie.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06

BY mineral lands I mean those lands
hearing metals. or what are called metallif-
erous minerals. The rules Of ownership
and disposition Of these lands were first
fXed hT custom IN the West. and then
were embodied in the law, and they have
worked, on the whole, SO fairly ana well
that do not think Il is wise now to at
TEMPT 10 change or better them. The apex
theory Of tracing title TO a lode has led 10
much litigation and dispute and ought not
ia have become the law, but II is 50 fixed
and understood ROW that the benefit to be
gained by p change is altogether out,
weighed by the inconvenience that would
attend the Introduction of a new system.
So. too the proposal for the government
10 lease such mineral lands and deposits
and 10 impose royalties might have been IN
the beginning a good thing, but now that
most Of the mineral land has been other
wise disposed Of il would he hardly worth
while to assume the embarrassment OF
"a lIcal change.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06

St Paul, Sept 6-President Taft IN his
address before The National Conservation
Congress to-day said:
Conservation as an economic and political
term has come 10 mean Ihe preservation OF
cur natural resources for economical use.
SO as 10 secure the greatest good TO LLe
greatest number. IN the development OF
Jt,is country, in the harGs.lipS OF the pioneer,
il the euerEy o. the settls-, n the anxiety
o. the investor foT c1icl1 returns there WAS
Ne-N little time opportunity or desire 10
prevent waste Of those resources supplied
~ nature which could not ne quickly trans
Ts2Utcd into money, while the investment Of
capital was 50 sSTcAt a dcsiGeratIIu that The
l'eCp;s as q community exercised little or no
care 10 prevent the transfer OF absolute
ownership OF many of The yaIueb bic natural
resources 10 private individuals, Without re-
tanning some kind OF control of their use
The impulse of tEe Wholc new community
was TO encourage she coming or population,
the increase OF settlement and the opening
up of business. and he who denurred IN
the slightest degree 20 any step which prom
Used additional development 81 the idle re
sources IT hand was regarded as traitor
TO his uciChb0rS ana an o5StrUctor 10 nubllC
progress. SuJ ROW that the communities
lave become old. ROW that the flush OF en-
InusiaStlc expansion has cleG away. now
THst the TGUld-He pioneers Daf e come 10
realize that all the richest lands n the
country have been taken lp. we have per
geiVei the necessity for a change OF policy
81 the disposition OF our national resources
s. as 70 prevent tie continuance Of the
waste which has characterized our pheROm-
tfIdl ETNRNtlI IN lttt- past tHf-'tdA We HtsSiiH
TO restrict and retain under public control
the acquisition and HSe 10y The capitalist Of
cur natural resources
The danger 10 the state and to the people
az large from the waste and dissipation of
cur rat ionaI Weal lth Is not one which quickly
tn1preSscs itself on the people Of the older
communities. because its most obvious in
stances do not occur in their neighbOrhood,
while IN the newer part Of the country the
sympathy with expansion and development
IS 50 strong that the danger IS Sc0ffed at or
ignored. Among scientific men and thought
flll observers. however tie danger has al
Wsvs been present. but Il needed some one
70 bring home the crying need Tor q remedy
OF this evil 50 as ia Impress itself on the
public mind and lead 10 the formation Of
public opinion and action 7v The representa-
Tives of the people. Theodore Roosevelt
TOOK up this task in the last two years OF
his second administration, and well did he
IeEforTn il.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
PRESIDENT TAFT
ON CONSERVATION
In Exhaustive Address at St Paul He Gives Full Credit to
Mr. Roosevelt for Advancing the Policy, But Says the
Time Has Come to Call Halt in General
Rhapsodes on the Subject.

St Paul. Sept 6.-President Taft IN his
address before 5he National Conservation
Congress to-day said:
New-York tribune., 1910-09-06

On the other hand, it is contended that
il would relieve a complicated situation
if the cortroli OF the water power site and
the control of the water Were vested IN
the same sovereignty and ownership-viz
the states|and then We're disposed OF for
development 10 private lessees under the
needed to preserve the inter
ests of the public from the extortions and
abuses of monopoly. Therefore, bills have
been introduced in Congress providing that
whenever the state authorities deem a
water power useful they may apply to the
government of the United States for
grant to the state OF the adjacent land for