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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF GENERAL BOOTH
Simple but impressive Cere'
monies Honor Founder of
Salvation Army.

Western Newspaper Union News Sersicc.
London.-Funeral services for tht
founder of the Salvation Army, Gen
William Booth, took place at this
Olympia In accordance with tradi
tons of the organization, they were
without pomp or symbols of mourn
ing, but were carried out with NOV
ing fervor and impressiveness.
Thirty-four thousand persons par.i
cipated in the function. Nearly hal
of them wore blue coats and red jer
seys or bonnets with the red ribbon
so familiar on the streets of the cities.
of the world where the army is estab
lished.
The body of the late general in :
plain pine coffin, rested high upon &
catafalque in front CT the big platform
across the end of the hall, where al
ton were seated, and where 40 bandi
Of music were massed. The crimson
flag of the army, of fire and blood,
which the general unfurled On Noun
Cavalry. was planted above the plat
form. A bank of flowers, composed
of the tributes sent by members o
royalty and many soldiers of the army
was behind it. Many flags of nation
in which the commander-in-chief hat
waged campaigns and the standards
OF the older divisions of the army Wert
arrayed in front OF the platform.
The front rows of chairs before The
coffin were filled with representa-
tives of various bodies and alao tn,
equerry for the king, several mayors
in their robes and chains OF office
A delegation from the Stock Exchange
ministers and clergymen of all thu
Protestant churches and Jewish rabbi
and many notable personages were
seated throughout the house. But tn,
rank and file of the great gatherin,
was composed of the plain people, 70
whom the army works and Of whom
is composed.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Reouisition Is Honored.

Little Rock.-The governor honored
the requisition of the governor OF Hill
nois for Archibald T. Fitzgerald. a
contractor of Chicago who is wanted
on the charge of having committed
serious offense. Fitzgerald Is no"
III Hot Springs, but appeared before
the governor and asked that the re-
QUESTION be refused. stating that no
was not guilty as charged in the IN
dictment II was pointed out that
he had forfeited bond, but Fitzgerald
asserted he had not kept up with the
matter and was in Spanish Honduras
on a big contract at the time.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS AND NOTES
list Compiled by Agricultural
Department Has Interest.
ing Facts.
CLIMATE EQUALS CALIFORNIA.
Has Only Diamond Mine In World
Outside Of Afriea-Has Many
Valuable Mineral Deposits.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western NewspaDer Union News Service.
Little Rock.-In the summary of the,
resources of Arkansas issued by The
State Agricultural Department, there
is an appendix giving some facts about
Arkansas which are of general inter.
est. These facts are as follows:
Arkansas is seventh in the produc
ton Of yellow pine.
Arkansas has the largest sawmilF
in the world, at Stamps.
Arkansas has the largest fruit dis.
tillery in the world, at BentonYille.
Arkansas raises 100000 bales OF
cotton, worth S75,000,000.
Arkansas in 1910 raised agricultural
products worth $685.. 100000.
Arkansas has more mineral springs
than any other state in the Union
Arkansas has the largest rice yield
per acre of any state in the Union.
Arkansas produces the smokeless
coal used by the United States navy.
Arkansas has the longest pontoon
bridge in the world, at DardanelIe.
Arkansas this year sold lumber.
shingles, etc, to the value OF sl95,00O.
600.
Arkansas has the hottest springs in
the world, at Hot Springs, GO in num-
Der.
Arkansas has more miles OF navi--
gable rivers than any other state in.
the yrnion.
Arkansas has the largest diamonds
mine in the world outside of Africa,
In Pike county.
Arkansas produces coal, silver. ga
lena, marble, slate. oil stones and
clays of every description.
Arkansas is on the same parallel
of latitude as the Garden OF Eden in
| California and the climate is the same.
as that of Los Angeles.
Arkansas has the largest bauxite.
mine in the world. furnishing So per
| cent of all aluminium.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
ORGANIZING FOR
THE PARCELS POST
Plans Being Made to Start New
System the First of Com
ing Year.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Announcement was
made by Postmaster General Hitch
cock that the postoffice department
would be in readiness on January /,
1913, to put into general operation
the recently authorized parcels post
system.
The postal express business, which
must be organized within the next
four months, will extend over more
than a million miles of rural delivery
and star routes and will cover in its
various qualifications all systems of
transportation of parcels now utilized
by private express companies. In or
der to take up personally and imme-
diately the work of organization OF
the new service, Mr.. Hitchcock has
Cancelled engagements he had made
for his vacation and will remain in
Washington to direct the organiza-
ton. The details OF the parcels post
System Will BG NOih Nh OAAA ~ "a 'NAANr"
OF committees composed of officers
and experts of the department.
First of ALL" said Mr.. Hitchcock
must be prepared a classification of
the articles that can be accepted for
transportation by parcels post. The
law admits TO the mails practically
all kinds of merchandise that can be
transported safely, including the prod
ucts OF the farm and garden as well
as factory products, provided such ar
ticles do not weigh more than II
pounds nor exceed - inches in com
bined length and girth. The mode of
packing will be prescribed carefully
The present equipment OF the mail
service is not adapted to the carriage
OF such merchandise, and therefore
new equipment must be provided. II
Is likely we shall employ, extensively,
hampers similar to those used in for
eign countries, in handling parcels
lost mail. The style, size and mate
fial of such hampers must be deter
mined and advertisements issued for
thelr purchase.
THE law provides that postage on
all parcels shall be prepaid by afflx-
ing distinctive stamps. This will ne
cessitate the designing and printing
of at least a dozen denominations OF
special stamps. ranging from one cent
to one dollar. Provision for the col
lection and delivery of the price of a
parcel must be made. Regulations
governing this phase of the system al
ready are being prepared.
THE law provides decentralization
for loss or damaged articles
THE system of distance zones re-
quires the employment by postmast-
ers OF distinctive postal map on
which the zones are represented.
Such map already has been pre-
pared by the department and arrange
ments are being made for the print
ing of about $50. 600 in order that each
postoffiee and postal station in the
United States may be supplied with
two copies. A directory OF all Off.
ces is being compiled for use in ap-
plying the prescribed rates of postage
to the distances shown on the zone
maps.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
To Fjuht White plague.

Little Rock.-Believing that tuber-
culosis is cause of more poverty than
any other one scourge of mankind the
local United Charities Association mas
joined in the national campaign
against the white plague by ACTIVE
organization and cooperation. In iihe
with the national campaign the iooaN
association has taken up the sugee''
tons of the National Association 'o'
the study and prevention OF tuperiosiS
for the observance Of tuberculosis oay
on October q.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Americans 70 Be Killed.

Douglas. Ariz,-Americans will be
killed by rebels after September IS
is the declaration brought here from
Col Emilio p, Campo. a leader of oroz,
cos rebel army. who with 500 men is
operating along the Southern Pacific
OF Mexico below Nogales. Ariz. The
information is brought here by various
Americans who declare they receiy-
ed 1t direct from Campa. An only al
tentative given by the rebel leader is
the resignation Of Presiden. nsdero.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

New York.-"Whitey" Lewis an.
"Dago Frank" Cirofici, indicted gun
men in the Rosenthal murder case
were reported to be ready to turl
states evidence ON condition that the
be let off with light sentences. TIL
men had received favorably, il wa
said, the offer OF a certain lawyer VIII
visited them In the Tombs to use hi
influence with District Attorney Whit
man 10 get them off with a light pun
ishment in return for "squeal" TIL
lawyer assured them that this wa
their one chance TO escape
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

When the king of Sweden COM
manded the presence at the royal
palace of the Indian athlete who won
the all-around athletic championship
ut the Olympic games. the winner
refused to 60. The situation is IN
precedcnted. and the winners bash
fulness has thrown the royal entour-
age into a near At at the idea Of a
mans allowing his own inclinations
to take the precedence OF royal pleas
ure.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Little Rock, Ark.-Thomas C. Job,
of Hope, Democratic nominee for rep
resentative from Hampstead county
believes that the old statehouse II
worth more in money than in histori,
yahe. and states that at the meeting
of the legislature in January he will
introduce bill authorizing the sal,
OF the old building. According TO Mr.
lobe, h. has been guaranteed at leas
s350,0Q0 for the site, should ii b,
placed on the market, and he says tn,
state should place minimum price o
100000 on the property, and sell it I,
derive funds to retire the outstandinl
Indebtedness OF the state.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Los Angeles.-Clarence S. Darro,

Los Angeles.-Claren S. barrow
former chief counsel for the McNa
mara brothers, must go to trial Octc
Der 81 on an indictment charging hir
with Jury bribery. Presiding Judg
Willis of the superior court set tn.
date when barrow was called int
court on the indictment charging hin
with having bribed Robert Balm tn
first juror sworn to try James Nc
Namara. The Balm Indictment wa
returned at the same time as the in
dictment charging bribery Of Geo. \
Lockwood. ~ 9
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

A defaulting county treasurer In nli-
nois was paroled on condition he re-
pay the money taken. in installments.
the court giving him, at the Install
ment rate, over $50 years to pay the
total sum. II he does not pay II In the
given time probably the law viii take
more drast - .ssures with him.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

A somnambulist In Pennsylvania
walked to work In his sleep. This Is
the first instance on record in which
. sleep walker ever did anything use
full.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

The small boy. now big one, who
years ago was sternly reproved. II not
mere vigorously punished, for catching
flies In church instead OF listening to
the sermon is at last indicated.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

We are informed that every time
we swat fly We kill 100,000.00o bac-
terra. Our notion OF no job on hot
day Is to count 100, 100000 bacteria.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Every time we attend a ball game
We are led to wonder how the man
nger holds his job when there are so
many superior baseball generals in
the bleachers.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

ess this season particularly, but the
person who smokes cigarettes in bed
has begun to figure In the casualty
lists
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Little Rock.-Extensiye preparation.
by the various German societles u
this city and Argenta are under wa.
for the entertainment Of the vis'o'S
to the German Bund. to be held hei'
October 6, 7 and 8.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

fish In the vicinity OF Hawaii known as
the observation-disclosures. Compos-
itors and proofreaders will be glad to
hear of the Observation-Disclosures.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Woman in New York was struck by
lightning and cured of her rheumatism.
but We do not expect to see any rheu-
matte sufferers going around with
lightning rods on their heads.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

A scientist tells us that grass
hopper can jump 200 times It's own
length, but 1t has nothing on the poll.
tician when the time comes TO jump
on the band wagon.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

As II is said that rats cannot be
kept from ports. and that they may In
troduce the plague. why do not the
vessels adopt the remedy OF police
force OF cats or rat terriers to catch
The rodents In the natural way?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

A Philadelphia man died while tell
ing a joke. When one reflects on the
way some people do tell jokes. It
seems that the interests OF society at
large would be served II retribution
were to follow oftener.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

The society for the suppression OF
unnecessary noises calls itself the
geological congress. The very name
Is an unnecessary noise.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

South American railway trains are
reported to be stuck in snowdrifts.
Slip this under the sweat-band OF
your hat and keep cool.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Ohio woman, ninety one years old,
boasts that she never has been kissed,
but Il sounds more like confession
than boast
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Incarceration Matters.

The Central Building and Loan ~
ISOLATION of Rogers filed articles u :.
corporation with the secretary :,
state. The company is capitah1eu
$40, 900, Of which $4,000 has been ''
scribed.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

A Des Moines choir loft is to be
screened to hide the singers ankles
Mufiiers might also be provided for
hunting-case watch covers If the SER
mons run long.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

One may hope that 80 many OF
those new style nickels will be issued
that a nickel will always be handy
when the telephone Is to be used.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Earthquakes" says physician,
ARE good for the liver" II you have
Ia weak liver, move to San Fran
cisco
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

1t is claimed that goats milk with
prolong life. but to the goats milk
drinker, like the married man, life
only seems longer.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Hammer throwing should be encour-
aged In every town. athletics or not.
Throw 1t into the river. Don't knock,
boost
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

A New Jersey woman. to get rid OF
flies, got them drunk on whisky. She
says that she went on the principle
that a drunken fly was like drunken
man-easy to handle.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Attorney General Opposes III.
Bill and Fav0rS Bond
Amendment.
SAYS ACT NO. 2Is TOO DRASTIC
Opposes Grandfather Clause, Propos'
ed Election Law and Uniform
fext Book Measure.

Little Rock,-Attorney General Hal
l.. Norwood has given his version OF
the various |. and r. measures to be
voted upon September 9th. He is op'
posed to the TT. bill. defines the
statewide prohibition bill as too dras,
tic, opposes the Grandfather Clause, .
and is heartily in favor Of bonds, not
only for cities, but counties also.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Next to q breeze from the north OIL
east. one from the south or west Is
most acceptable.

No, Rollo, the backbone OF summer
has not been broken-merely a chill
running up its spine.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Boneheads are people who go out in
launches without sufficient supply Of
gasoline to bring them back.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Some people who have never worked
in harvest field wonder at the
scarcity of harvest hands.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Talks of Taxation.

Another result of statewide prohi
bition in Oklahoma is the great an'
increasing burden of taxation, which
the people of that state are staggering
under. When person becomes tax
payer. he is surprised to find hoy
many taxes are levied. road taxes
school taxes, improvement taxes, etc.
and it keeps the people poor paying
them.
Prohibition in Oklahoma represent
politics rather than the wishes of thi
people as a rule. In fact thare arr
many people in Kansas who would
prefer the open sale OF liquor thai
things as they now exist in that state
Should statewide carry Arkansas, th'
same conditions | have describe,
would exist here as we'll.
Now, between the two evils of al
open saloon or statewide, l prefer Z
have that which can sac and know
something about, rather than to know
that here and there. on streets, NJ
alleys, in cellars ard many othe
places, there are to be found men ant
women debased and degraded. | pre-
fer the open saloon, under the licens'
system. operated by local option. b,
which it can be rightly handled ant
regulated.
Talks of Public Sentiment.
II have been in Memphis and othe
portions of Tennessee and know from
personal observation that the enforce
ment of the law is farce there. Ii
the large cities the sentiment of thu
people is against such enforce
ment"
The pastor said he feared statewide
prohibition would carry in Arkansas
and that the conditions he had out
lined would come to pass In all tn,
wet counties OF the state and perhaps
elsewhere.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Few pessimists are able to shave
themselves, and even some optimists
fail.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Act No. |

As to Act No. !, he said: We'll, of
course, you know very we'll my posi-
ton on the TT bill | have repeat
edly stated in public addresses and
through the press my opposition to
this measure
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
Attacks Statewide Prohibition
In Sermon and Recites
Experiences.
RESIGNATION is FORCED
Deacon Shakes Fls, n ,fsee of Pastor
Who Finishes Sermon, Then
Resigns.

Argentd.-KeN. ~. IL. DuFndIu, pas
Tor of the First Baptist church of this
city, precipitated an exciting scene
Sunday night when in the course Of
MS sermon he scored sta te-wide pro
libition, defending the principle OF
local option. The pastor had devoted
an hour and a half TO his subject, re
citing experiences and arguing that
prohibition would be a curse to the
state, when Deacon George NJ. Wood
al arose, and walking toward the pul.
pit, shook his fist in the pastors face
and demanded his resignation, which
Rev Durham Immediately rendered.
The pastor took his text from Prov.
cribs. 1921, For a drunkard and a
glutton shall come to poverty The
sermon was in part as follows:
81 am going to talk to you tonight
on the subject of statewide prohibi.
ton. | have been asked to state my
views on this subject, and ! am going
to do So / have a message to deliver
to you tonight on this subject that !
did not learn from books, but from
hard practical experience.
Our temperance friends come to us
and say to the people OF Arkansas
and say we must have statewide pro
hibition. They. say it will help the
churches to obtain more members anC
awaken renewed interest in religion!
work, that it will be the greatest bless
ing to the churches that could hap.
pen. | don't agree with my friends in
this matter. The churches can do as
we'll and do just as good religious
work under the present existing con
ditions as if the state were completely
dry.
81 have spent quite number OF
years in Kansas and Oklahoma ano
know exactly the conditions which ex
| list there, where everything is cup
posed to be dry. | was engaged II
newspaper work in those states anC
know what | am talking about Okla
homa is supposed to be dry, as many
| OF you know. Go at the present time
| into any first class city in Oklahoma
and if you are a stranger, without any
baggage, you will be at once regard
cd with suspicious glances. You vii
be followed everywhere. in your bust
ness, TO your hotel. What for? Or
suspicion that you are hootlegger
United States marshals, deputies, 10
cal secret service agents and Others
will be continually on your track.
"They carry pistols in their hill
pockets and follow the stranger every
where. That my, friends, is sam
pie of the larger towns in Oklahoma
today.
Il have stood in saloons from But
falo to Phoenix, Ariz,. and have wit
messed more disgusting scenes in Okla
soma than anywhere else in the coun
try. All these things | as, describin!
are occurring under statewide prohi
bition. In Wichita, Kan. another DIR!
state, | have been in houses in thu
residence district, where women ant
children witness daily the Illegal sail
OF beer and whiskey all over the TIVE
states.
L
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

Mr.. Norwood stated that he opposed
Act No 3 and Act No. for reasons
already advanced, speaking Of Act 4
This is monstrosity. The super
intendent of public instruction. Mr.
Robinson, and others. have ably point
ed out the objections TO this measure. ,
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
MAY TAKE GUNS
FROM PANAMA COPS
Disarmament of Isthmus'. Finest
Probably to Be Demanded, Fol-
lowing Shooting Of Americans.

Disarmament Of the Panaman police in
the cities OF Colon and Panama may be
demanded by the United States, as a
re suit of the wounding Of American ci-
villains. soldiers, and marines by police
In Panama on the night Of July l. One
American, a civilian, was killed by the
Panama police.
It is now expected that the American
officials who are investigating the cir
cumstances surrounding the brawl Will
recommend that such a demand be made
by this government. From the first,
all the evidence has indicated that the
police were not justified in the use OF
firearms against the Amencans. All the
Americans. including The soldiers and
marines were unarmed, while the police
not only outnumbered them, but were
provided with sticks which. II Is held.
should have been sufficient arguments In
favor of order. II is admitted. OF course,
that the Americans were disorderly, and
started the disturbance. Ii is not admit
ted for a moment, however, that there
was any necessity for firing upon the
Americans so as to wound nearly a dozen
of them and kill one II was only good
fortune which saved them all from death
under the fire Of the police.
The final report OF the army and ma
rine officers, and the officials of the
American Legation has not been re-
ceived. Preliminary reports. however. al
ready received here. give no doubt
that the ianaman police will be Sc
verely criticised for the affair. As this
affair." while the most serious. is not the
first Of its kind. It is believed the time
has come for putting stop to the
shooting of Americans through abuse of
their authority by the police, through
a demand for their being stripped Of
firearms