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The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
M ESTERlV V H DRUG STORE ' Where your trade is appreciated
EFFORT MADE FOR A
 CLEANER PRESCOTT

The News wishes to engage the people of Prescott in the matter of making a cleaner Pres. colt. With that end in view, it will gladly print the names of all property owners of the town who will kindly sign the follow ing pledge, and will mail it to this office between now and May 10th, the general clean up day appointed by the board of health:
 In order to do my part toward the eradication of the fly and mosquito from Prescott, I here by pledge myself during the spring and summer of 1910:
 To Use especial diligence and care in keeping my premises and the alleys and ditches about it free from the unnecessary ac emulation of animal and vege. table refuse and standing water;
 To use lime freely upon all un- avoidable accumulation of animal and vegetable refuse, and;
 To use kerosene or properly screen any water which it may be necessary to allow to stand about the premises.
 Signed -----
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
 Our Daily Story

"Clarissa," said her aunt .s ., tered the house, sometimes I , vo,s en- how you can do it when you bavo n0noer an angelic expression,o "'e such
 Two nights later the yopna calling and Clarissas aunt baa an was gown and the puffs, and tba ou the man was properly impressod' 'Oune things were lovely until ,. ana sounded from above. 'oush
 Listen" said Clarissa's amt . icaiiy Doesn't that sound nag u, croup?" Ike
 Does it?" asked the voura looking appropriately alarmed . man. she-is she subject to cronn,, D0es
 All children are subject to crou.,. declared Clarissas aunt grasl, uap'
 She flew upstairs and the vouna uis'' telephoned to doctor and tbon Dsaa s, lowed Clarissa's aunt He found c,s lOf issa clasped in her aunt's arm. u,a'- u". sleepy and pink-faced and couyh,r.
 She does it-iust like that-evs,, time l tell her to!' walled Carissa, aunt in terror. What shall d., The-the cooks out. Run nert do.. @ and ask Mrs. White." N'O'
 The young man ran. He pausad ,o shout back from the foot of the st.,,. that sometimes when babies were s,.s they put them into hot water Thoa he slammed out of the front door When he returned with Mrs Whit. and another woman, a dinner puos, and the respective husbands. Clarisoo,J aunt was discovered putting the ma testing Clarissa into a steaming hathJ tub.
 Il thought they couldn't make anv noise when they had croup!" said Mrc White. T don't know anything about croup. anyway-but l brought this bot] tle-they gave the medicine to my litI tie dog when he coughed just like that It won't hurt her to swallov some!"
 "ill hold her head" said the dinner guest "There-it's down"
 Please go downstairs and get some from the kitchen" cried Clarissas aunt. Doesn't she look awfullv Queer-and red-and she screams so How I wish the doctor would hurryl"
 Put cold water on her chest," said the dinner guests husband. "Thatll I-a auythir2,"
 Thank yoC," cried Clarissas aunt T vii, as soon as she's had the lard,"
 Presently the doctor came He ex amined the child.
 Will she live?" her aunt asked b. eathlessly.
 She will. ii what you've already given her doesn't kill her. said the man of science. Group? Your grand. mother, Put her to bed and let her go to sleep!"
 Anyhow said Clarissas aunt later, tremu ously, to the very particu lar young man. it might very easily have been cro1p How was to know?'
 You did Ler' cct'v right" declared the young man "Tha; chi never will appreciate wha' YoU did O. her!'
 Clarissa, not 1ay 3 ordness tor lard and vase
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
Local News.

Ed Barefield fits spectacles right. Try him.
 Today is Friday, the 18th, and nothing serious has happened.
 Misses Hattie Mum and Myr. tie Butcher are visiting in Hope today.
 Don't fail to hear the debate at the opera house tonight. It will be interesting.
 For Rent - A little cottage near the city power house. Ap- ply to J. o. A. Bush.
 Mrs. Henry Crow left today for Hope on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Dolphus Whitten.
 Mrs. Van Williams, of Hugo,
 
 Okla, came in yesterday on visit Ito her parents, Mir. and Mrs. O. l. Moncrief.
 Miss Jewell Middlebrooks left on the cannon ball today for Hope, where she will spend few days with home folks.
 Prof. Respess Wilson accom- panied the school children to Hope today, where they expect to root for Prescott's debaters at that place tonight.
 For Sale-Our residence prop erty on East Elm street. Eight room house and half block ground. Building practically new, and equipped with lights and water, and all necessary out houses.
 MT. and Mrs. J. M. Milburn
 Sheriff Hood left today fer Texarkana, where he went after Alex Marberry, who is wanted in this county under indictment tor several offences. Marberry was seen at Fulton early in the day, and left for Texarkana. A message to the officers there brought about nis arrest imme- diately after he reached the city.
 Messrs. Ellis Butcher and Martin Guthrie left today on the cannon ball for Hope, where they expect to engage tonight with two members of the Hope school in debate. They were ac companied by ten or twelve other pupils who will root for Prescott, and it is to be hoped will bring back the hOnorS of the occasion.
 The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawthorp will join us in rendering deepest sympa thy to them in their sorrow for the loss of their little child, which died at San Antonio, Tex, Monday morning. The little one was inferred at Cave Hill Cemetery, in this city Tuesday evening. May the Heavenly Father who has called the babe home comfort the parents in their grief.-Hope Gazette.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
Ed Barefield is a post gradu

Ed Barefeld is a post gradu ate optician. ' |3 z Dave Shelf, Of Rmmet, is d visitor to Prescott today.
 Miss trma Hamby left tHis morning on a visit to friends at Philadelphia.
 With every six dollars in cash you spend with Duke Bros. you get nice bronze plate free.
 Rev. w. c. Hilliard left this morning for Mt. Ida, MOntgom- cry county, where he goes to hold quarterly conference this week.
 Mrs. F. l.. Butler, of Little Rock, came in today on visit to the family of her brother, w. K. Yancey. MT. Butler will come in tonight to join his wife on her visit here.
 Ed Barefield has a beautiful line of gold medals, suitable for school commencement award, and will be pleased to have those who expect to give medals at the close of our school to call and see his line.
 The city has just had built a concrete watering trough on the vacant lot back of the Miller Hotel, which will be great con- yenience to the people from the country, who usually select that convenient place to stop their teams while on a trading visit to the town.
 w. B. Weeks, of Texarkana, special census agent for the bu- reau of commerce and labor, is in the city today for the purpose of ascertaining facts pertaining to his work. Mr. Weeks in his work, covers the counties of Miller, Lafayette, Hampstead, Columbia and Nevada.
 Messrs. F. Ne wberry and j. R. Haygood, ,.of.HendersonCollege Philadelphia, and N. M. Whaley of Gurdor, are in the city today, and will act as judges at the de bate between Prescott and Hope schools at the opera house to- night. The affair promises to be the most interesting school event of the session, and it is to be hoped that a crowded house will greet the pupils. Forty or more are coming up from Hope, and let Prescott turn out and root for her school
 The city authorities would like to be notified if there is any one who has any refuse matter that they desired hauled out of town. Under the recent cleanup order the town proposed to take all such matter away free of charge, and this is the last day of grace. Hereafter all citizens will be ex pected and required to move such trash at their own expense. A telephone message to Marshal Johnson will bring the wagon to your house today.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
ATTENTION!

You get our attention just as soon as you come inside of our store. We appreciate every one of OUT customers and value their patronage. Let us serve you.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13

home, or are renting, will sign our pledge for a CLEANER PRESCOTT. The list is started today. No one will be person. ally solicited in the matter. It must be a voluntary act.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
Let Ed Barefield fit ,cn,

Let Ed Barefield fit ,conr snec. tacles,
 Misses Anhia and Virginia Watson, of Fort Worth, Tex, are visiting the family of MT. and Mrs. D. B. Thompson. Hope Gazette.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-13
Signed

We trust every person in Pres. colt, whether they own their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
GETS $4,000 REQUEST
Mrs. Jane Gibson, Patron Of the
Institution, Remembers It in
Her Last Testament.

The American University in this city
is to receive bequest by will Of O.OOO
from Mrs. Jane Gibson of Richmond,
Ind.
Information regarding the bequest was
received today by DR.. Albert Osborne
registrar of the university, in a letter
from the pastor of the. church at Rich
mond, Ind, Of which Mrs Gibson was a
member. She had been a patron of the
university since its inception. and among
the gifts made in her lifetime was
large farm worth several thousand dol
lars.
1t is the aim of the American Meth
odfsts to make the university here
great center of learning. There are now
two marble buildings completed, which
are handsome specimens of COLLEGIATE
architecture. Another building the Nc
Kinley Memorial Hall. or administration
building. is nearing completion.
The university is situated on Massa-
chusetts avenue extended northwest upon
present plan is not to open the institu-
ton until the endowment fund is sum-
GENTLY large to permit graduate work
on q wide scale
DR.. Charles L. Pate. pastor OF the West
Street Methodist Church. said today that
the plan was to establish, not a dis
tinctively Methodist institution hut n
great Protestant university of wide scope
He said that he believed the endowment
fund was already more than 81 900. 600
DR.. Franklin Hamilton Is the present
chancellor OF the American University.
Dr. Osborne Is its registrar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
PLANS FOR POST OFFICE
READY FOR APPROVAL
OAicials Anxious That New Struc-
ture for Capital Shall Soon
Be Completed.

Burnham & Co., the Chicago archi-
tects who drew the plans for the new
post ONCE of Washington. to be located
on the square just west OF the Union
station, have completed their sketches
OF the new building. and these will be
submitted next week, as provided by
law, to President Taft, Secretary Mac
yeagh and Postmaster General Hitch
cock. If approved by these offcials the
architects will then make the working
drawings for the buildings, and some
time this fall. probably the last OF DC
tober, the Treasury Department VIII
advertise for proposals from contractors
for the erection OF the building.
II had been hoped that the sketches
would have been completed and the
drawings made by this time. so that
the advertising for bids for constTuc-
lion could have been published by sep
fember. The delay has been due 10 the
nrenaration Of the sketches.
n Is the desire Of the postmaster
General and Secretary OF the treasury
70 nave the building completed at the
40 riiest possible moment. owing to
crowded conditions In the Post once
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
CARS OF WASHINGTON
TRAIN IN THE DITCH
Fifteen Passengers Hurt, None Sc
riously, in Wreck on South
ern Railway.

COLUMBIA, s. c., August 1s.-Fifteen
persons were hurt. none seriously. in q
wreck last night Of the Southern rail-
ways fast Washington train. No. 30.
northbound. near Rockton. g. c. -Four
coaches and the tender were upset and
thrown to the side OF the track. Three
sfeepers left the track. but did not turn
over. The engine remained on the rails.
The cause Of the accident is believed to be
spreading rails or q break in one OF the
trucks OF the tender.
The train was going at the rate Of forty
miles an hodr. As II neared Rockton At
9:25 the engineer felt the tender leave the
track He 1t once applied the emergency
brakes. and the train stopped.
]. A. Bianton. the conductor. who suf-
fered q sprained back and badly bruised
shoulder. and Jake Thompson Of Char
lotte, N. C., mail clerk, whose leg. was
badly bruised, were the most seriously
injured. Several passengers were bruised
and cut by flying glass.
Two special trains. one q hospital train
and one q wreckipg train, were dispatched
from Columbia soon after the accident
Three hundred yards Of track were
torn up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18

The present Mrs. Won Shack was for
merry Miss Jean Michaelis. She first
married Alexander Won Torges. a news
paper proprietor Of Cincinnati. After his
death she returned 10 her home in New
York where. in 1855. she married Gen.
Won Shack.
The general fled q claim for pension
July u, 1901. but failed to answer the
questions pertaining to the divorce OF mis-
first wife, stating simply that there had
been a former marriage, giving the name
or his FIRST wife.
Mrs. Won Shack. I'm her claim. submit
ted proof Of her marriage. OF the death
Of her husband and Of the death OF his
first wife, but failed to show that there
had been q divorce There Is nothing
at the pension ONCE to show either that
there had been. or had not beer q adi-
vorce. This information Is necessary in
order to show that Mrs. Won Shack Was
legally married TO the general prior TO
1900 and I'm consequence IL entitled to q
pension OF 81 Q month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
SLAYER OF BABE INSANE.
Newspaperman Carver Committed to
ST Elizabeth

William J. Carver. the newspaper re-
porter who killed his eleven-months-o old
son. July 81. by throwing the baby
AGAINST the wall of his apartment on Z
street northeast near 9Th street, was
today adjudged insane by a jury before
Justice Gould.
Drs. Boyd. Rudy and Guinon testified
20 the mans mental derangement. which
they characterized as paresis. Miss Mar.
key, q sister-in-law Of Carver. told of the
mans actions on the morning Of the kill
Ing Of the child and said she considered
Ter brother in-law insane.
B. J. Grist. q neighbor, gave Testimony
corroborating Miss Marley and stated
the man appeared not TO know what he
Was doing. He declared Carver was moi
under the influence OF LIQUOR.
Carver declined to testify. The court
ordered him incarcerated In the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
ASKS FIREMEN TO CONE.
Chief Wagner Invites National Body
70 Meet Here.

Chief Wagner today sent telegram to
the National Firemen's Association. In
session ut Rochester. N. T.. indorsing the
chamber Of Commences invitation sent
nv a. NJ. Hunt, as follows:
washington Chamber OF Commerce ex-
tends a cordial invitation to the National
Tarsn,sn,s Association to hold Its next
canwsntion in the capital OF our country
= suitable meeting place and entertain
ment will be provided"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18

day. Then. In the evening. TO keep UP
this strenuous life. / played bridge.
There was nothing but high noun
tain between Senator Galiinger and me.
So l went over to see him now and then.
Coming back. we started for Breton
Woods In an automobile. The machine
had ideas of its own. So we got out of
the thing and left 1t there, and haven't
seen Ii since"
Vacancy Not to Be Filled Now.
The Commissioner said that no appoint
ment to the Office Of superintendent Of in
surance would be made until late In Sep
TENDER. when the full board IL In the city.
Il want to make sure that the best man
Is selected for the ONCE. and am going to
give plenty Of time TO the selection"
He was also asked when he was going
to make Q long-promised trip to the
municipal bathing pools. Supt. Hudson
has been talking of the long-deferred
visit OF the Commissioner TO the swim
ming hole by the Monument for several
months.
"If don't have 70 get into the water"
said the Commits ioner. Il guess I'll 60
down pretty soon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
DR.. WILEY ON STAND IN
BENz0ATE SODA CASE
Member of ''Poison Squad"
Also Testifies in Suit Against
State of Indiana.

The taking Of testimony OF the experts
Of the bureau OF chemistry Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture in regard to the
investigations conducted at the bureau to
determine whether benzoate Of soda used
as q food preservative is harmful to the
human organism was continued today
at the New Willard Hotel by Attorney
General Bingham Of Indiana, who is
here on behalf of the state, which is de-
fendant in a suit brought by manufac-
turers OF foods using benzoate of soda
as preservative.
After testimony had been given by w.
c. Lee. a member of DR.. Harvey W..
Wfiey's famous poison squad" and DR..
e. M. Chase. a chemist Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, DIR. Wiley was call
ed to the stand. Attorney General Bing-
nam asked number OF questions In
order to establish the fact that DR.. Wiley
is a medical man and chemist of wide
experience.
Dr. Wiley then was asked how many
scientific societies he belonged to. After
ne nad named many of the most noted
scientific bodies In the world Willis Bald
win OF Detroit. who Is representing the
Wiley:
DO you attend the meetings of all
these societies. DR.. Wiley?"
Ut Wiley smiled and replied:
NO. out | do something worse. / pay
ber"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
Hears Of Sons Serious Illness.

Roger Williams. chef clerk to the ex-
else board. received a message from Tul-
ga, Okla. this afternoon telling OF the
illness of his son. Roger Williams. jr. The
latter is in the employ of the city govern
ment at Tulsa. He was stricken with
day he developed pneumonia. His con-
dition Is critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
Sl.98 & So. so Bedspreads, 9Oc

daughter. Mrs. c. s. Eskridge. the lat
ter OF Washington. left this morning for
a months trip to st. Louis and Okla
homa.
A meeting OF the light committee OF
the city council will be held tonight, at
which time certain proposed improve
ments at the city gas works will come
up for consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18

Two white men and q woman were
charged in the police court this morning
with disorderly conduct. Policeman
Nicholson testified that the trio were out
yesterday afternoon INDUCING in fast
driving, and made q detour Of the south
ern section Of the city from King street.
The men were fined SO each. and the
woman forfeited IS collateral. One of the
Jail on charge Of vagrancy. The man.
however. protested that he worked at
club. In default Of his fine he will spend
the next fifty days In jail.
Owing 10 the absence OF quorum. the
meeting of the board OF police commits
was postponed. The election Of q second
lieutenant will hardly take place until
the next regular meeting. Private John
+. Roberts, who has been designated by
Mayor Pan as acting lieutenant. will.
therefore, serve In that capacity until
the board flls the vacancy.
During the coming week q new dial
will be placed In the west end OF the
town clock The dial has aleady arrived.
The representatives OF the Howard Clock
Company have written . letter to c. b.
Marshall, chairman Of the public property
committee. saying that the diai VIII De
William B. jackson, colored. thirty
three years old. employed At the Potomac
railroad yards. was seriously injured in
the abdomen yesterday AFTERNOON by
railroad tie falling on him. jackson was
brought TO this city and taken In an am
buiance to the Alexandra Hospital.
where his injuries are being treated.
James Patterson, jr., Richard J.. Ffnks
and Ashby Reardon left this morning
for a ten-day visit to Colonial Beach.
J. c. Creighton. accompanied oy his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
DIVORCE DATA LACKING,
PENSION IS UNPAID
Gen. Won Shack's Widow Has
Not Filed Proof of His Sep
aration From First Wife,.

Interest has been aroused in the status
OF the pension claim OF Mrs. George w.
Won Shack. widow OF Gen. Won Shack, .
hero OF Charlottesville and Frederick
burg. who died about eighteen months
ago. Mrs. Won Shack is said TO be des-
titute In New York. and up to the pres
ent has been unable to get q pension Is
the widow OF an officer OF the civil war.
A small life insurance policy. IL Is said.
was all that her husband left her. 4
Grand Army post I'm New York has
taken up the matter and has written TO
the pension ONCE regarding the case.
which In now In the hands OF the 1rst
deputy commissioner.
Mrs. Won Shack's claim has not been
adjudicated because she has SO far failed
to file the required proof OF her hus-
bands divorce from his first wife. the
Countess Won Blumenthal. who died in
Germany about ten years ago. Several
years after Gen. Won Shack's marriage
TO his first wife the latter left him and
returned to Germany. Two daughters.
Helene and Marie. were born OF this mar
riage and are now living in Germany.
According to the laws of New York
state q man may marry again. provided
he has no knowledge of the whereabouts
OF his first wife for FIVE years previous
to the second union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
Agriculture. DR.. Wiley said he did not

w. c. Lee gave an account of his ex-
perience while he was being fed on food
preservatives. He admitted on direct ex-
animation that benzoate of soda had
made him sick. On cross-examination he
still stuck to this statement Mr.. Bald
win brought out the fact, however. that
he had been sick when he was not TAX
ing the benzoate diet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18

yoseph M. Paxton. seventy-one years
old OF waynesboro. Nd, died OF hemor-
rhaees while visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Jacob Dreamer. near Shippensburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-18
RUDOLPH BACK ON lob
WITH THICK TAN COAT
Dodges Work First Day to
Say "HoWdy?" to Lots
of People.

An air Of bustling activity which
pervaded the District building today
was caused by the return to Washing.
ton Of Commissioner Rudolph, who haG
been in training at Lake Sunapee. New
Hampshire, for one long. blissfu
month.
The Commissioner came back with q
coat Of tan, which was the only Goa,
he wore when he threw his Office oper
to visitors this morning.
Since starting the coatless Commits.
sioner style Of doing business at the
advent OF the hot weather he has had
no reason to change II. The lack OF
coat this morning displayed to all COM
ers a large. fat cigar. wrapped in glis-
tening tin foil. peeping out OF the up
per left-hand pocket.
No Time for Work.
Every one in Commissioner Rudolph's
various departments dropped In to see
him during the morning. The first
man in was Auditor Tweedale. who
brought with him q thick bunch of
papers. started to talk about them, but
switched over to motor boats and Ash
ing In quick time.
A messenger with a stack OF papers
several feet in height came In after
that. The Commissioner shooed him
into an anteroom.
II have to say how d'you do: frst."
he said.
Charles C.. Rogers, tax collector, came
In with a rush and q handshake.
I'm glad to see you back" ne said
Mr. Rogers looked as IL he had some
thing to say about taxes. He switched
to tales OF what he did at Atlantic City.
Commissioner Rudolph countered with q
story of the New Hampshire woods.
Trying to Slim His Waist.
Don't tell me I'm looking stout" he
said, with a deprecating gesture. be
cause IL am i lose. I've been trotting
around the hills of New Hampshire with
the one idea of getting hard.
II played goIf-after a fashion--and
tramped up and down the mountains all