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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
WOULD STOP TRANSMITS
Home Merchants Object to Foreign
Merchants Reapng Benefit.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rockville Beard of Trade
ana the merchants of his city have
started a campaign against the wan
dering merchants.
The merchants of Little Rock and
other cities have been troubled in the
past by men who make it their bust
ness to 90 about the country conduct
Ing sales" These men usually buy
q cheap stock of goods and take them
to some certain city and place them
on sale BY advertising them as goods
that nave been in wreck or fire
or some other imaginary disaster.
These wandering merchants reap the
harvest of fat profits without paying
any taxes or licenses and as a rule
their customers have been victimized.
OF late many northern cities have
conducted campaigns against these
wanderers and have caused them to be
driven south.
Memphis has been conducting sue
cesstul campaign against this class OF
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
CONFERENCE CLOSES
Final Appointments Given-Next
Meeting at Rector.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Womble, Ark.-The thirty-third an
nual conference OF the Methodist
Protestant church has finished It's
work and adjourned, the next confer
ence to be at Rector, Ark.
The appointments, as finally made
and read. are:
Camden circuit. Bob Turner; juno
ton city, l.. NJ. Sharp. Union. NJ. H.
Purifoy; Village, j. A. Richardson;
Clabourne, 7. w. Num-; Shongaloo,
w. f. Wingfield; Mt. Vernon, j. r.
Tatum; Texarkana, Neal Boyd. SUIT
ton, NJ. c. Jackson; Mena, w. G.
Mann: Star-of-t he-West w. NJ Mears /;
Pike. J. f. Finey; Cedar Glades, s. l..
Mooty; Mt Valley, S. G. Rutledge;
Gaddo. j. e. A. Brown; Rector, II. w.
Doss, Greenway Y. j. Cathey; Bodys-
vile. c. f. Holifield; MaGness, ]. A.
Harp; Hickory Valley. S. n. Adams;
Spring River. unsupplied; Center
Union, r. a. Forhess; Drew. ]. NJ. Ste
pheuson; I'D Beard associate; Big
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
SCHEPPS WARNED AWAY
Hot Springs Mayor Says City Has Al
ready Gained Notoriety.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Hot Springs of the eX
pressed intention of Sam Schepps,
the keystone" in the trial of Lieut..
Charles Becker for the murder Of
Gambler Herman Rosenthal, Mayor
w w. Waters of this city sent the
following message to Schepps:
Sam Schepps, care District Attor
ney Whitman, New York: Having read
in newspaper dispatches from New
York that you contemplate returning
to Hot Springs Immediately after your
release from Jail in New York, | de-
sire to notify you as mayor of Hot
Springs, representing the best inter
ests of the city, your presence here is
not desired. Hot Springs, by your for
mer visit, gained undesired notoriety.
Therefore, | request you to stay away
from Hot Springs, you and any OF
your associates, and that if you per-
sist in coming here, |, in my official
capacity as mayor, will not permit
you to remain.
(Signed) Nv. W. Waters, Mayor,
Hot Springs, Ark"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
SUSPECT BOUND OVER
Rice Grower of Stuttgart to Await
Action of Federal Grand Jury.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Pine Bluff.-C e. Edmunds, form
erly of Woodruff, ILL.,. now a success
ful rice grower of Stuttgart, Arkansas
county, was bound over to await the
action of the federal grand jury, fol
lowing preliminary hearing here
before United States Commissioner
A l.. Burnett, on a charge of trans
porting dynamite from one state to
another in violation of a federal
statute.
Edmunds was arrested here several
days ago on information from Stuff
CART which charged him with trying
to dynamite rice mill at that place.
The scheme failed, however, when
residents put man on guard where
he had deposited an ingenious contriv-
ance to which was attached 81 sticks
OF dynamite. When he went there af-
ter midnight. supposedly to set off
the machine, he was fired upon when
he refused to halt. He made his es-
cape uninjured and was arrested In
this city several hours later. This
was the evidence of witnesses, but,
Notwithstanding they positively ident-
fled him, Edmunds denies any knowl-
edge whatever of the alleged dynamite
plot.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
CALLS ACTION MALICIOUS
State Fair Directors Say Governor
Was Playing Cheap Politics.

Hot Springs.-The directors of the
state Fair Association at a meeting
characterized the attack made on the
recent state fair and the city of Hot
Springs by Gov. George W. Donaghey
as being malicious and maligning vi
tuperation to further the political ends
of the governor and to assist has can
didacy. A committee with full power
to act, consisting of George r. Belding,
secretary Of the State Fair Associa-
ton, as chairman Hamp Williams,
president Of the Business Mems
League: Martin A. Eislee, former SUI
perintendent of the government reser'
walton. and two newspaper men, Doug
las Hotchkiss of the Sentinel-Record,
and Walter i. Ebel of the Daily News,
we're appointed TO prepare statement
to the people of Arkansas, which will
give the entire history Of the trouble
between Governor Donaghey and the
state Fair Association.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29

Grand Lodge Holds a Two Day
Session in Capital City.
Officers Elected.
100 ORPHANS IN THE HOME
Charters Granted to New LODGES at
Lepanto, Poinsett County, and
Gallon, Union County.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rochelle seventy-first an
nual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Masons convened here last
week with more than 500 delegates in
attendance. All sections of the state
was represented.
A two day session was held and
much business transacted. Many
boards made their annual report and
all were satisfactory to the meeting
Charters were granted to lodges at
Lepanto, Poinsett county, and at
Gallon, Union county
The affairs and conditions of the
Orphans Home at Batesville were IA
yorably reported upon. One hundred
orphans are now being taken care of
at the home.
At the final session officers were
elected as follows:
VIM. T. Hammock, Quitman, grand
master; David |. Mills, Pine Bluff,
deputy grand master; G. T. Rosen-
baum, Little Rock, grand senior war
den; L. p. kemper, Sloan Springs,
grand junior warden; Baker Clark,
Berryyille, grand lecturer; ". W.
Wells, Imboden, grand orator; F. w
Tucker, Little Rock, grand treasurer;
Fay Hampstead, Little Rock, grand
secretary; John NJ Oathout, Boone
vile, grand senior deacon; j S. Rea-
mey, Hot Springs, grand junior dea-
con: George Thornburg, custodian of
the work.
The following were elected as mem
hers of the Masonic Temple Board:
George Thornburg, F.. w Tucker, r.
c. Bright, Max Holman and NJ. ]. Man
ming J. Q. Wolf of Batesville was re-
elected trustee of the Masonic Or
phans' home at Batesyille.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
EASTERN STAR CLOSES
Grand Chapter Holds Session at
Same Time as the Grand Lodge.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-After electing officers
for the coming year the Grand Chap
ter, order of Eastern Star, came to a
close.
The officers elected were:
Mrs. Shelly Sanderson, Texarkana,
grand matron; J. o. Jones, Birta
grand patron; Mrs. Matte r. John
son. Hot Springs. associate grand ma
iron; j. +. Powers, Van Buren,, asso-
ciate grand patron; j. F. Hopkins, Ma
belyale, reelected grand secretary for
The eighth term; Mrs. Julia NJ Gill,
Little Rock, reelected grand treasurer;
Mrs. Minnie II. Maxwell, Bentonville,
grand conductress; Mrs. Dora Patter-
son, Yellville, associate grand con-
ductress.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Campaign Talk Rife.

Camden.-There is a good deal OF
talk about postoffice primary in this
city, and several of the candidates
have expressed their willingness to
enter into one. but others are eX-
tremely reticent or frankly opposed
to the proposition. There are about
ten candidates in this city, several
of whom are well-known politicians
and the remainder prominent BUSH
ness men, The primary plan does not
appeal to some of the candidates be-
cause they feel that their ability is
not known to the public as well as in
the case of the politicians, although
they believe that they are better quail
fled to hold the position.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Why He Went.

At reception one night, says the
Woman's Home Companion, a loud
voiced young man was invited to sing.
Desultory applause followed, and he
responded with a vociferous rendering
of MY Old Kentucky Home" The
hostess was passing among her guests.
beaming at the success of her enter
tainment and sure that everybody was
having a good time, when suddenly.
to her surprise, she came upon a mid
dle-aged man but slightly known to
her, who was weeping silently but Bit
terly in a secluded corner. Thinking
that his heart had been touched by
the old song, she asked sympathetic
ally:
Why do you weep? Are you Kan
tuckian?'
mo, madam" he replied "T am .
musician"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
HORRIBLE CRIME
FOUND NEAR ZINC
Body of Miss Ella 2arham Dis
covered With Head and
Limbs Chopped OFF.
YOUNG MAN Is ACCUSED
Youro Lady Had Left Home on ar
Errand and Was on Way
Back When Murdered.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Harrison.-As result of the dis
covery of the mutilated body of Miss
Ella Barham, near Zinc. Otis David
son, member of prominent Boone
county family, has been arrested
charged with the crime.
Miss Barham had left home some
time during the day on horseback to
go on an errand, but when she failed
TO return when expected no alarm was
felt till her horse came up riderless
and search for her was started.
The body of the missing girl was
finally discovered by a foX-hunting
party. The head and limbs had been
severed from the body with an axe
and the trunk had been hacked upon.
An attempt had been made to hide the
body but the murderer had apparently
been scared off.
Davidson was arrested on a warrant
seemed to be of the conviction that
Davidson had something to do with
the murder. 1t was rumored that the
accused man had been seen in the vi
cinity of the murder with an axe and
that an axe had been found at the
home of the accused mans father
which had blood on it as did pair
of DaVidson's soX.
Davidson refused TO make a state
ment before the trial.
Rumors were flying about of the pos
sibility of lynching shorty after the
the murder and the officers at Harri-
son, where he was jailed, went SO far
as to establish strong armed guard
about the Jail to prevent any harm
from coming to the prisoner.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29

trade and all efforts have been crown
ed with success. 1t is believed that
the proposed campaign for Little
Rock has caused some OF these wan
derers to avoid the city.
Several years ago several of these
traders came to Little Rock and plac-
ed OH sale a miscellaneous lot OF dry
goods and merchandise and conducted
a big advertising campaign in which
they advertised that they had secur-
cd their stock from a railroad wreck
and that they were selling first class
goods below the cost of manufacture
Local merchants got together and
discussed plans for Riding the town
of these traders and keeping the peo-
pie from being yictimized.
A plan was finally decided upon
which proved successful and rid the
city of the undesirable foreign mer
chants. Several merchants sent men
to the sale" and had them purchase
some Of their advertised goods. Upon
examination of these goods they were
found to be below the quality and
texture advertised whereupon the mer-
chants appealed TO the law and were
successful in forcing the traders to
leave the city
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Has washington Trunk,

Batesyille.-Mis Rosie Kelley OF
this county has small trunk about
the size of a cigar box, which is $50
years Old and has history, The
trunk was the gift Of George Wash
iEgton TO a messmate in the Reyolu-
tionary war. 1t came to Miss Kelley,
from her uncle. William 0smet, who
died at his home here in 1905. The
names of Washington. jefferson and
Adams are written on the inside Of
tho top. and while they are dim. they
can set be deeiphered. ~
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Neuro Falls Dead on Car.

Little Rock.-After pressing the
electric button Of northbound Four
teenth street car, signaling his inten-
ton of leaving the car at Fifth street,
an unknown negro fell dead from, 1t
is supposed, heart failure, before the
car stopped for Fifth street. The
negro boarded the car at the end OF
the line. He also wore very shabby
clothes and carried walking cane,
which gave him support, as he appear
ed to be crippled, his ankles being
very swollen. On the right arm there
was "a large tumor which had caused
the arm to swell to almost the size
of a mans head.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29

Caney, J. T. Goldsmith; Prescott, w.
W. Fincher; Womble, c. j. Ferguson;
Hot Springs mission, T. II. Bailey:
Malvern mission to be supplied by j.
A. Harp; Bay Village mission, l.. NJ.
Curtney; Marmaduke mission, A. A.
Woodell; left without work at their
own request B. w. Dufeus, T. NJ. Ap-
plewhite, II. c. Palmer and II. II.
Alexander; left in the hands of the
president, l.. II, Convey, d. l.. Moore,
Leroy Hogue, ]. l.. Majors, |. j. A.
Ussery and Rufus Elmore; students
sent to Westminster College, G. o.
Mcmillan, Alonzo \. Stonecither, J.
: Martin and Theresa Adams.
The conference was we'll cared for
n the town and surrounding country
and the ministers and delegates de-
clared they We're delighted with the
hospitality of the Womble people.
More than a hundred clergymen and
laymen attended the conference.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
would individually be glad to con.
triblifa touto rdc

would individually be glad to con.
tribute towards It's maintenance.
But what have ] done to bring down
the condemnation of these Hot Springs
officials? What have | done to cause
them to threaten violence to me, to
say it was we'll for me that left the
city when | did, to warn me not to
came back again? Why, it is this,
they were not satisfied with all the
wool they could clip from the lambs
en- the whole six working days of the
week But they wanted to continue
the shearing process on Sunday The
State Baptist Association, in conven-
ton there, found that this was going
to be done and petitioned me as the
chief executive of the state to prevent
1t il possible. | ordered the munich
pal and fair officials not to violate
the state laws, and then told them
what would happen if they did. This
prevented them from making $4,000
on Sunday and this is their complaint.
Hot Springs has thousands of good
people within her limits. Hot Springs
is undoubtedly the greatest health re-
ers possessed by her waters are I'M
surpassed on the face of the earth.
She has the best hotels in the South.
Her natural scenery and surroundings
are sublimely beautiful. But her NUM-
cipal management has for years, with
very few exceptions, been the greatest
travesty on law and order known in
the United States. Hot Springs has
given this state more trouble than all
others in it. 1t is one of the greatest
har5orers of crooks in the United
States, and with our local system of
government in many cases they have
been immune from the rules of the
law and permitted to prey at will OH
the public.
AT every session of the legislature
laws are attempted to be passed con
trary to the interest and will of the
people of the state, for nothing but
that the selfish interests of some of
the Hot Springs officials may be salts
iItu. NEST lAlCI tSlo tIhtdNO i W
combine all other interests antagonis.
tic TO good government, and between
them the best interests of the people
is sidetracked and made subservient
to their will. This practice has be-
come so prevalent that, to express it
in the words of former member Of
the legislature, the good people of
Arkansas got from their legislature
just about what the crooks will permit
them to have.
The time is about at hand when
the United States government should
take charge of these Springs. The
world should have the benefit of these
springs. Il is in the interest of hui
mainly that we testir ourselves in
this direction. am in favor of ceding
to the United States government the
jurisdiction of q reservation sufficient
~ large around Hot Springs. These
springs should be made a national
resort. and to do that it would be bet
Ter to have the city policed and con
trolled by the national government.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Smelled a CRATER.

A Boston clubman recently returned
from a visit to New York city. In
discussing his trip one of his friends
asked him whether he had a police
man in his pocket. The clubman hest
tated for moment, seriously ques-
tioning his friends sanity, when the
latter added;
Il didn't know whether you could pe
there a week without some CRATER or
other getting into your pocket"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Mail Carrier Held Up.

Little Rock.-A. II. Gaylor, negro
wing in Conway, Faulkner county,
was placed in jail by Sheriff j. NJ,
Jordan on a charge of holding up ana
robbing Herb Williams, a rural route
carrier, near Springdale, Conway
county. 1t is alleged that Gaylor
struck the carrier with a club ana
took from him $40 in cash. Williams,
The carrier. is kept at his home on
account of his injuries. and as soon
as he is able to come to Little Rock,
GsEleI viii be- given o hearing.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Baby Burned to Death.

Fayetteville-Otto Lane, four years
old, was burned to death while playing
with matches. He was alone in a
room when his clothing was ignited
and was fatally burned before his
mother could reach him and exin-
gush the blaze. His father is a
travelling salesman.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Game Laws Being Violated.

Little Rock. = Secretary of State
Earle w. Hodges received an urgent
request from Helena to see that viola
tion of the game laws in that city is
ended. Il was said that ducks are be.
ing sold on the street by tho wagon
load. and that all kind of game is be-
ing sold regardless Of the law which
prohibits the selling of game in the
state, or the shipping OF game out OF
the state. MT Hodges is unable 10
take NV the matter. as the state has
H. ans va dan
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Assaults Tailor and Escapes.

JoneGbofo Haskell Caldwell was
arrested here on a charge of breaking
into Reds drug store and robbing
the cash register of about $40, and
placed in Jail. The jailer went to feed
the prisoner, and while not looking,
Haskell dealt him severe blow on
the head and made good his escape.
Fortunately he was in an outside cell
by himself and OH other prisoners es-
oaped The officers are after him
and think he will be captured in
shor tins
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Wild Gesse at Farm.

Little Rock.-Attorney General H. L..
Norwood and John II. Page, commits
sioner of agriculture, returned from
the state farm, where they went to
attend board meeting, during which
routine matters in connection with
the farm were considered. While at
the farm Mr.. Page and Mr. Norwood
went out on the sand bar, and ran
down four geese, killing them in
stantly.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Too Great Expeetaticns.

First Angler-Look, this fish was
almost caught before: see the broken
hook in it's mouth.
Second Angler-It should have had
sense enough to steer clear of hooks
after that
First Angler-Oh come, you can't
expect fish to exhibit more sense
than human being Boston Trans
cript.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Governor issues Statement An
swering Criticism for Action
During State Fair.
WANTS GOVERN MENT CONTROL
GAYS Officials and Former Officers
Have Neglected Duties Regarding
Law Enforcement.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-Governor Donagney
issued a lengthy statement here last
week on account of criticism of news
papers in Hot Springs and Memphis.
criticising his stand on Sunday law
enforcement in Hot Springs when he
stopped the fair association from
charging admission to the races on
Sunday.
He characterizes in strong terms
some of the actions of Hot Springs
officials and former officials in the
matter of law enforcement, He says
that the city of Hot Springs gives
more trouble to the state Of Arkansas
than all the others put together and
saws he will recommend to the next
legislature that it request congress
to take charge of the city and place
it under strict control.
His statement in Fart follows:
IVY attention has been called to
criticism given me by a correspondent
from Hot Springs in Memphis papers
and others. Also have been sent clip
pings by friends in Hot Springs of
what some Of the local papers there
are saying about me These COM
plants state in part:
Feeling was intense against the
governor. The effect of the official
visit of Gov Donaghey to Hot Springs
was that the Arkansas state Fair AS
ISOLATION was approximately deprived
OF revenue of $4,000
The cause of the complaint is that
TIE fair association lost the $4,000
Any action that costs the powers
that be now In Hot Springs money that
they nave planned to get infuriates
them Il matters not what the OBJ
jeetions Of society to the methods en-
ployed by them TO get this money may
be
They complain that I have been
negligent in my attendance ct tho
state fair The state fair is such
only in name.
The state as a state has no interest
in il, has promised It nothing, owes it
nothing now nor will it ever appro-
pirate anything toward the mainten-
ance of the state fair now in Hot
Springs, so long as it is run as it is.
The enterprise is handled by private
interests and, like any other business
matter, must stand or fail on its own
merits.
If the state fair has made money,
local interests get the benefit of ii;
Ii il has lost. they lose
The governor officially is under no
more obligation to attend the open.
ing of this institution than he is to
attend the annual opening of the
Southern club, the Kentucky club.
or the Arkansas club. all of which are
supposed to be high-class gambling
houses. Certainly, if they could in
duee the governor TO attend their
openings and sessions il would lend
dignity to their standing and bring
many lambs to the shearing pen.
II there could be state fair pro
noted, real state fair which could
be supported by the state at any time
that the state has sufficient revenue
70 give il, | would be glad myself not
only 10 give it encouragement by my
presence as governor or citizen. but
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Assisted From Bed to Marry.

observation-disclosures County Judge
J. \. Craig aged a. of Izard county.
was married to Mrs Josie Lamb, aged
"a. at the grooms hcme in Mt. Olive.
Judge Craig, who is very feeble. had
TO be assisted from his bed before
the ceremony was performed He has
attained considerable prominence in
lard county as a preacher since re-
firing from the office of county judge.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29
Girl Shoots Stepfather,

Hutting.-Minnie Dunlap, aged IL
shot and dangerously wounded her
stepfather, W. c. Bruce, at their home
in Felsenthal The shooting grew out
of family quarrel which began at
the breakfast table. The girl shot
Bruce in the back after he had turned
away from her.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-11-29

Lonoke.-W While fishing at Cooper's
Lake few miles south of Lonokc.
Bud Wilson, a brick mason. had his
right arm blown off with dynamite.
Mr.. Wilson and his brother, Jim, were
in ekff at the time the accident hap
ncned.