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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-03-30
LOCAL NEWS

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr,
the photographer, on last Sum-
day, a girl.
Born-Last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Buchanan, boy.
Get a J. |. Case Combination
Planter from the Prescott Hard
ware Co. before they are all sold;
this is the last call.
WANTED:-Several men, steady
work. Laneburg Mill Co.,
Laneburg, Ark.
Estrayed-From my home OH
the 8th day of March, one dark
Iron gray filly 3 years old, we'll
grown to her age; brand with O
very dim on left shoulder. Last
heard of l mile north of Iron
Springs going toward Missouri
River bottom. S. CO reward for
return to my place 5 mile west
of Prescott on Route 6.
She is blazed-faced.
J. M. Cummings.
A carload of Studebaker
Wagons and Buggies were de-
llvered to the Prescott Hardware
Co. this week.
Our old friend, John Hale, out
west of town, and who owns one
of the best farms in this, or any
other county, was a pleasant
caller Saturday and stated that
he and his wife had just returned
from a visit to Oklahoma, and
that he loves Arkansas better
than ever.
Mound City Paints may cost
trlfie mere, but! W. B.
Waller. -
Miss Mary Brown left last
week for label, Okla, where
she goes to accept position
with the Ray millinery establis-
ment of that city.
Billings Eczema Cure. All
skin diseases and Piles. guaran.
ICED. Prescott Drug Co.
R. c. Harris, of route 4, was
in town Saturday and had his
name enrolled on the Picayune
list.
The J. L. Stuart that is run
ming for Cotton Weigher of this
is better known in this section of
the county as Major Stuart. He
lSmaklng the canvass and reports
that in some sections they mis-
understan nd which Stuart he is.
SO he asks you to remember that
ne is the same Major that run a
gin in Boughton township for a
number of years.
/ For Sale-White Leghorn, sin.
gle comb, and Rhode Island Red
single comb eggs 81 and 81 81
DER setting of Is.
Mrs. w. r. White.
D. c. Barnes, one of our pros.
porous farmers out on route 4,
will be a reader of the Picayune
from now on.
Wanted-Six men boarders.
Mrs. S. E. Armistead.
Grave Yard Working-There
will be a public working Of the
Providence grave yard Friday,
April 2 Let US meet and put in
the day. Bring tools to work
With. Committee.
W. r. Thornton. of Albany
township, was in town Saturday.
He said the political pot was boil
ing over in that township.
TO make room for goods con.
tracted for | will for the next
sixty days sell Pianos and
| Organs on special terms. Bottom
prices. A. Monsoon. Music Dealer
loft
For Sale Rhode Island Rec
eggs. $l.00 per setting of Is.
Mrs. J. A. Nelson.
Laneburg Arkansas.
For Sale-Pure Rhode Island
RedlEggs. Sl.0C per setting OF
1E - E,~.r,o+ Al
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-03-30

For Rent-A nice little cottage
$3.50 per month. Vaughn Re-
atty Co..
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-03-30

Subscribe for the Picayune
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-03-30

For Sale-Some nice Poland
China pigs, registered. Fine
and dandy. A. A. Gordon.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-03-30

completely destroyed, caused by
a lamp breaking loose from the
ceiling.
Mrs. Houser, daughter and
son, of Hope, came up and spent
a few days visiting the family of
Mrs Mullen.
Ben Mullen is now a citizen of
Prescott, the Hardwood mill at
Hope having shut down indeffi.
nitely. He is now with the Ozan
Lumber Company.
The farmers are now very busy
getting ready to make another
Is cent cotton crop. They have
mostly all got through planting
corn. There has been more
diversiication of crops in this
section than was ever known
before. The oat crop through
this section is looking fine and
promises a splendid Yield.
The Elberta peach crob through
here promises to be a complete
failure with very few exceptions.
The Prescott Hardware Co.
received this week a carload of
Mowers. Rakes and Hay Presses;
they will sell them on one or two
years time.
See me for 5000 to $500, loans
on we'll improved farms.
M. w. Greeson.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-03-30

See me for $500 to $500, loan
on we'll improved farms.
M. w. Greeson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

The opponents OF the Torrens law
are searching the musty tones of
legal lore to find arguments to prove
that so practical. common sense
and simple system of land registra-
tion Is both unconstitutional and
dangerous infringement OF the rights
OF the people. one legal luminary OF an
other county advanced the idea some
years ago in c commucation to the
press that II would be dangerous to
enact a law that renders Ii so easy.
simple and Inexpensive Especially
the inexpensive part) to sell or mort
gage real estate. He fguratively
wept bitter .ears OF grief and fore
boding over the unprotected con-
dition In which the enactment OF
the Torrens law would leave the COM
mon people who own land. In his
opinion tho saddest and most de-
plorable features OF the whole repre-
hensible proposition was that under
the Torrens system a man would be
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

the newspaper reports, Franklin is
not guilty Of murder and should never
have been convicted and sentenced
to death. We have been convinced
that Franklin was we'll within his
rights when he met force with force
and defended himself and family
when Constable Valentine broke open
the door and entered his house in
the dead hours Of the night, pistol il
hand, without announcing that he
was an officer Of the law with a war
rant of arrest for Franklin. 1t has
never been denied that Valentine was
an officer of the law with a lawful
duty to perform, but when he under
took TO perform his duty in a lawless
that he was a constable in the dis
charge Of his duty, he cook his life in
his own hands and put himself De-
yond the protection of the law. That he
paid for his folly and rashneSs with his
life was his own fault, and that
Franklin and his wife escaped death
at his hands was a mere accident.
Governor Ansel has granted Frank
lin a temporary lease of life, but the
more serious and responsible duty Of
making final disposition Of the case
Governor elect Blease, who will have
entered upon the discharge OF his du-
ties as Governor before the respite
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
granted by Governor Ansel expires.

Some people view the rapid en-
hancement Of farm lands in Sumter
county as a misfortune. in that it may
prevent an influx OF white farmers
from other sections but we have
different opinion. High priced land
will put an end to shiftloss farming,
for the owners of land worth $40 an
acre cannot afford 10 rent it to crop
pers who make one bale of cottan to
six acres and not enough corn to feed
a decripit mule. High priced land
means better farmers and better farm
ing. High priced land will make
farming a real business proposition
and not gamble in which the sea-
sons and the lien merchant play a
more important part than the farm
er himself.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

able TO sell or mortgage his lard
without the aid and comfort Of law
yers. We look for the renewal Of
this so-called argument and many
others equally as sophistical when the
Torrens bill comes up in the legisla-
ture next month. This proposed law
is real reform and ia the line Of
progress. hence 1t will be fought to
the last ditch by those to whose in
terest the present cumbersome, costly
and antiquated system operates. The
fight may succeed in the present
legislature. but the Torrens system
will be adopted in South Carolina be-
fore many years have elapsed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
BUSINESS, NOT POLITICS.

The following brief summary of
the results under the commission
form of government in four towns Of
different sizes indicates that the plan
has great merit and accomplshes
substantial reforms that can be count
ed in dollars and cents:
"In Houston, Texas: "In less than
q year IL enabled the city to wipe out
n floating Indebtedness in the neigh
borhood of $4,000; and in three
years. $1,000 OF permanent improve
ments were made. without the issu-
ance Of a single bond. and while these
improvements have been going on,
the tax rate has been reduced to 20
cents on the $1.0O. Real and per-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

SEED CORN-The committee for the
Boys Corn Club has remaining on
hand about fifteen bushels Of the
selected corn entered for seed corn
prize. Each bushel was selected
with care and is the best seed corn
to be had in Sumter County. It
will be sold for 50 per bushel. Ap-
ply to S. D. Cain, County Superin-
tendent of Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

FOR SALE--Seed corn from prize
acre. None but choice ears, 20
pounds in ear for $500 Without
extra selection, rated third
by Judges in seed contest. Jas.
Mcbride Dabbs, Mayesville, s. c.
-19-I-2taw-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

FOR SALE-Sheep and goats, in
pairs or twos. Great for cleaning
out under brush. Prices as to size
and quality. Sold out Of sheep
skins. e. w. Dabbs, Nayesville, S.
G.. 11-.9-I-2taw- tf-W-f
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

sonal property is assessed at 25 cents
of it's real value"
I'm Sioux Falls, South Dakota: I'm
der the old system the floating in
debtedness gradually increased. The
first year OF commission government
we retired $4,000 of the floating in
debtedness. We do not have any poll
tics in our city affairs now; we have
no curb-stone political bosses. Every
thing is done on it's merits. You CO..
not find ten people In our city dissat-
isfied with the present way Of manag-
ing the city business"
I'm San Diego, California: The
during the past year, been reduced
$4,000 and the tax rate reduced 90
cents on the $780,"
In Mama, Oklahoma: "The COM
mission has had the effect of reducing
the taxes in this city, from IL mills
in 1909 to "a mills for the year
1910"
mo city, Of the eighty-odd that
have adopted this form of govern
lnent, reports anything but success,
and freedom from the pest of local
politicians"
Governor Ansel has respited Pink
Franklin until the last Friday in jan
uary. 1t was an act not Of mercy
but Of justice. If the facts Of this
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

FOR SALE-Second hand REQ run
about automobile, one COrhett top
buggy, practically new, rubber
tires. Will sell or exchange my
place on Broad street. B. +. Es-
fridge. 12-17-1tw
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
MONEYMAKER-We can supply q

MONEfMAkER-We can supply a
limited quantity Of selected and i'm
proved pure "MOneymaker" cotton
seed, raised on our farm where
there has never been any blight.
Small lots, $1.25 per bushel; better
price on large lots. Booth -Osteen
Co., Sumter S. G.. I2-1S-tfW
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
Sbs 0olattbman ano Soutbron.

The Sumter Waterman was found
cd In 1850 and the True southron in
isss. The watchman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
influences CT both OF the old papers,
and is manieestly the best advertising
medium I'm Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

FOR SALE-Severa. soHs and gifts,
some with pigs and some due to
have pigs soon. Several pure bred
Berkshire pigs, both sexes. Some
thing choice in both lots. E. w.
Dabbs, Mayesville, S. c.
11-19-I-2t aw-tf.-W-1taw-t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
STATEMENT BY MCCLELLAN
Former Mayor Tells Of His Connection

Former Mayor Tells Of His Conncction
With Cohnlan Warrant.
New York, April so-ln connectton
with the controversy between William
Randolph Hearst and Mayor Gaynor
the New York American will print to-
morrow the following. cable message
from Florence. Italy. signed by George
B. Mcclellan, the former Mayor;
..1n the last days Of my admnistra-
tion, Chamberlain Martin called my
attention 70 the $4,000 warrant aan,an to to
cessive 70 rthe work alleged to have
been performed, directed Martin TO
secure the warrant In the fnance de-
partment and return It. to me
in the rush of leaving office; had 1
no time to investigate, ana alrec.eu
the chief clerk in the Mayors Office
to hold up the warrant, and called my
successors attention to 1t Immediately
after January 1. ! am confident mat
the chief clerk obeyed,
"The amount may have been iusti-
fed but l did not authorize its pay
ment."
Mr.. Hearst has insisted that Mayor
Gaynor is responsible for tho nay
ment. The Mayor has insisted that
he had nothing to do with 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
MRS. MORSE UNDER KNIFE
Hurrics Home from Atlanta to I'm.
dergo Operation.
Especial to The rim es- Dispatch

Especial 10 The Times -D!spatch.l
New York. April 30.--irs. Charles W
Morse, wife of the former banker, now
in The Federal prison at Atlanta. Ga.
went under the knife at her home. I2s
Fifth Avenue. to-day. A short time
later she was reported resting we'll.
and it was announced tha. she would
be out attending TO the petition ask
ing pardon for her husband in a few
days.
For some time Mrs. Morse has been
suffering from what appeared TO be
an abscess forming on her arm. She
hurried home from Atlanta, where she
had been visiting her husband. and
ii was decided by her physicians TO
operate at once. The operation was
simple and attended by no danger.
Mrs Morse was able 10 converse over
tho telephone with friends shortly af-
ter the operation.
1t was announced to-day by tho
Morse Petition League that nearly s0,-
600 of the 100000 names hoped FOR had
been secured for the petition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
THUGS WAYLAY HUCKSTER
Heat Him Helpless and Throw 40 Bnr-
rcls OF Prohmcc Into swamp.

Newark. N j.. April 90 When he
was returning with load of produce
from New York, John Gerstenmeir. a
huckster, OF 4o6 South Seventh street.
and his two helpers were waylaid and
attacked by a gang OF fifteen men. or
the Plank Road. near the Hackensack
River Tho contents of forty-five bar
rels In the wagon were dumped into
the swamp and ruined. The gang is
believed TO have been composed Of
sSmpathizers of striking market wagon
drivers
!. Gerstcrnmeir had Just reached the
kearny fats, when the mon made their
appearance Several of the members
of the gang seized the horses heads.
while the others pulled the huckstcr
and his helpers from the wagon. Ger
Ftenmeir returned to the scene OF the
attack with two kearny policemen. but
too late to capture any of the thugs.
Ihe huckster and his helpers asserted
they recognized many in the gang.
Names were given TO the police. and
Gerstenmeir will swear out warrants.
There Is little change in the strike
situation. The plerchants say there
has been no trouble In getting produce
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
TAFT MOVES SOME
Nearly Misses His Train ON Start to
buffalo.

Nearly Misses His Train on Start to
buffalo.
Washington, D. c.. April 3o.-That
Western trip of President Taft's came
Very near getting q late start. and
If the train which carried him to Buf-
falo on Friday night hadn't waited
while the President was making things
fly up at the White House and break
ing all speed laws motoring cross town.
the chances are special train would
have been called into service. AT is
was. the President made flying do
parture that Will long be remembered
at the White House. Nobody there
had any idea that a big man could
move so fast and move those around
him so much faster
The President went riding horse
back with Captain Butt. his military
aide, and didn't bother about his watch.
He got back to the White House In
riding breeches at Z o'clock and his
train was due to leave In fifteen min
utes It took twelve minutes for the
President to jump into his travelling
clothes and his automobile. The chauf !.
feur knew he couldn't make the union
station in the remaining three, but
he shot the big car cross town like
a streak, and held the train only six
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
JOHN T. BRUSH DYING
Dnscbnii ,Insnntc liz Toid There -
No Hope.

Especial to The eTimes.Dispateh:
San Antonio. Tex. April 3o.-ph1sti-
clans in attendance on John 7. brush,
who has been Ill here for nearly two
months, to-day Informed the owner o, o.
the New York Giants that he co con,n
not possibly live more than thirty
days. and advised him to make prepa, :
rations for the coming end. Mr. Brush
Is 8suffcring with locomotor ata@,a,
lie came here for his health. and Tor a
time II was thought that he was I'm :
proving. He has been gradually grow
ing worse, and now all hope OF M
ultimate recovery Is given up. MIS-
Brush and her daughter have peen
constantly AT the bedside OF the DYING
man, and he fully realizes that there
ls no hope He is taking Ills approach
ing end with Spartan fortitude,
lie has expressed o desire TO return
North to die and If there Is any pos,
siblc chance for hin 10 be removed
without the exhaustion proving rata,
before the Journey Is ended. lie VIII
probably be taken back next week IN
a special car,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
Grand Jury r eturns
True Bill Against
Corporations.
COMPETITOR is
FORCED TO QUIT
Big Companies Alleged to Have
Sold Meat for Less Than Cost
in Order to Put Savannah
House Out of Business.
Jurors compli-
nented.

Savannah, Ca. April 3o.--Tho grand
jury OF the United states court this
afternoon returned indictments against
the Cudahy Packing company,
Schwarzchild. sulzberger and COM
parry. swift ant. Company, the Armour
Packing Company and the Nelson
Morris Company, as corporations. and
against the following individuals. EN-
met b. Adams. local agent for swift
and Company; william D. Cooper,
agent for the Armour Packing Com
pany, and Fred NJ. Hull. Jr., agent for
the Nelson Morris Company.
There arc two counts in the indict-
ment. one charging that the corpora
tions sold meat at less than cost for
tho purpose of putting the South At
lantic Packing and Provision Com
pany, of Savannah. out of business. and
the otller that the local agents entered
into combination to arbitrarily FIX the
price Of beef, eliminating competition.
The agents indicted have not been In
the employ of the packing houses To-
cally for year or more,
The Savannah representatives OF the
two packing houses named in the in
dictmeut are not mentioned.
Tic date OF operations for which
tho Indictment is brought is for the
year 1908
Sold Mcnt MT Less Than Cost.
II is alleged that the packing houses
named In the indictment bought and
slaughtered live stock at various
points In the West and North. shipped
fresh meats to Savannah. reduced the
price of meats and sold them on the
market at a loss. The result OF this
alleged manipulation, II is charged,
forced tho South Atlantic Packing ars
Provision Company, of Savannah. to
sell its product at loss and was
conspiracy in restraint of business,
trade and commerce.
houses is alleged TO have been to force
the local house out of the field of
competition.
The second count alleges that be-
tween June 10 and August 1. 1905. all
of the defendants effected combina-
,ion. whereby they fixed arbitrary. non
competitive and exorbitant prices for
meats, thus eliminating that compe-
ti.ion which should naturally exist
among them.
William d. Cooper.-one of the de-
PENDANTS, is now In NASHVILLE, Tenn,
and Fred Fl. Hull. Jr. is at Little
Rock, Ark. 1t is expected that SER
vice will be effected Immediately on
the defendants and bonds made.
In dischargins the grand Jury,
Judge speer referred to the valuable
service rendered by it to the public.
The indictments are brought under the
act OF Congress 'to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies.' and conviction is
punishable by a fine not exceeding
$4,000 on each count, or penitentiary
service of year, or both.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
RI0TING IN HONOLULU
nussian. Demand Rclcn.e of Four of

RusSians Demand Release of Four of
Their Countrymcn.
Honolulu. April s0.-Following the
arrest of four Russians yesterday on
the charge of incitng disorder, mob
of 500 OF their countrymen surrounded
the police station and battle with
the police followed.
The mob demanded the release of
their leaders. and defed the order to
dispense. The police brought the fire
was turned on the mob. which had
massed in front OF the jail, with wo-
men and babies held in front as
Shields.
The fire hose failed to break them
entirely. and the police drew their
clubs and charged. The mob scattered
The Russians were brought here by
the immigration board to work on the
sugar plantations, but refused to work
at the wages offered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
Garfield and P in chot
Held Up as Chief
Conspirators.
BALLINGER NOT
THE ONLY VICTIM
Attorney Vertrees Makes Open
Charge Before Committee In
vestigating Row--Brandeis
Declares Belief That Wick
crsham Antedated Sum
mary to Justify Error.

washington, d. c.. April 3o.-secrc-
tary Ballingcr continued to contradict
statements and accusations against
him from the witness stand in the
3allingcr- -Pinchot investigation to-day.
He still was under direct examination
when the committee adjourned until
next Thursday
Mr.. Ballinger launched into justi-
fication of his attitude toward the re-
clamation service. His most import
ant denial was of tho charge made by
Director f. H. Newell and Chief En-
rineer a. p. Davis. of the service, that
he misrepresented to the President
that the reclamation service had re-
commended the restoration of the
water sites withdrawn by secretary
Garfield.
The reclamation service officials
swore that Mr.. Ballinger ordered them
to recommend these restorations. Mr..
Balllnger swore Just as positively
that he made no such order, aithoush
he felt the lands had been illegailJ
withdrawn. and should be restored 10
entry, and had SO stated TO the fecia-
nation officials.
wants Newell Oustcd.
Mr. Rali,nser made no secret OF the
fact that ne %oulu iiNS ~"
Newell superseded as the head of the
-aci,,,a,,on bureau. He told the COM
m,ttee he did not have much confi-
donce in Mr.. Newells administrative
ahiiitv. although he denied hostility
n the governments reclamation pol
,cv. and said many of the projects un-
der way had great possibilities for
tho development of the West.
Asked by his lawyer why he didn't
an,ake a change" in the reclamation
service. Mr.. Balltnger retorted sharply
because my hands have been up toI
months and I haven't been able 10 se'
them down" Mr.. Ballinser pronapis
will be on the stand for three more
days at least.
Two hours of to-day's session were
consumed by the committee over the
question of granting Attorney Bran
dejs,s request for papers and docu-
ments bearing on the summary OF the
G,ayis charges prepared for the Pres
ident bv the Attorney-Generai. inc
com,nittee again denied the request.
though making one small concession
The opposing attorneys argued Ine
ouestion and threw some light on the
controversy.
Mr.. vertrees charged that there was
conspiracy afoot against other ad-
viserS tlan ME. fdil''tSeA
ident who happened to be distasteful
10 tho conspirators. He intimated that
former Secretary Garfield and former
Forester Pinchot were the chief con-
spirators.
Openly states Charge.
For the first time Mr.. Brandels
openly stated his belief that the At
torney General had antedated his sum
mary with the idea of making that
appear proper which was not proper
when done" He had reference TO the
dismissal of his client, L. r. CLAWS. by
the President on September 13 last,
and was intimating that the Attorney
General. months after that date had
drawn UP the summary In an effort to
justify an error of the President and
in order Is make the deception COM
plete, had dated 1t two days before the
Presidents action was taken.