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The Prescott daily news., 1912-03-16

Committee shall meet at the cir. cult clerks office in Prescott at F o clock noon, March 30. 1912. and there open. canvass and pub. fish the returns from the vari- ouS precincts as provided by Section 33 of the rules prescrib ed by the State Central Commit tee. Provided, that majority of Of the County Central Commit. tee shall be present at this meet. ing in person or by proxy. 6. That all candidates desir. ing their names printed on the tickets to be voted for in the pri- mary election shall, on or before the 18th day of March. 1912, pay to M. w. Greeson, chairman or to D. l.. McRae, secretary of this committee, the amount as sessed against them by previous order of this committee for that purpose and for other election expenses.
 [. That the chairman d secretary are hereby appointed a committee to have the ballots and poll books printed and de- llvered to the judges of the diff ferent precincts and that they shall have prepared and deliver ed to the judges proper instruc- tions covering the qualifications of voters etc.
 5. That the judges and clerks to be hereafter appointed shall before entering upon their du. ties be sworn as prescribed by the general election law.
 10. That the judges, clerks and sheriffs holding the election will be paid S1.00 each for their services in holding the same and the judge who shall deliver the ballots and poll books shall be paid ten cents per mile, one way, for the distance from the polling place to Prescott.
 After discussion a motion was introduced and carried to the eff feet that the secretary shall re. fund no fees paid by candidates who withdraw orhave withdrawn from the races entered by them.
 Thereupon motion was made and seconded that each commit teeman residing out of Missouri township be paid out of the funds of the committee ten cents per mile, one way, for each trip he shall make in person to the meet ingS of this committee including this meeting aud future meet ings, and motion being put be- fore the committee was unani- mously carried.
 The following motion was carried:
 That there be established two voting precincts in Georgia township, one which shall be at Rocky Mound school house and the other of which shall be at Caney church.
 T. J. Shell was elected commit teeman from Jackson township to fill the vacancy created by the removal of Elmore May from the county.
 There upon the following jud- ges, clerks and sheriffs were appointed to hold the elections in the various townships, to. wit;
 ALABAMA
 Judges-H A Fincher, John son Hamilton, Louis Pelt.
 ClA,.l.. Cln ali. AIaS L..
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none But WHITE GIRLS
Negro Real Estate Dealer ImitatOr of
Jack johnson.

Joplin, Mo, Nov. 26.-That J. N.
Brownlee, a negro Baptist minister and
real estate dealer, conducted a down
town real estate office which was a
rendezvous for young white girls who
drank beer, wine and brandy with the
minister and met other negroes there,
was brought out at the inquest today
over the body of Pearl Nugent, a II
year-old white girl, who committed sui
eide in the negro's office yesterday. Miss
Nugent was employed as Brownlee's
stenOgra pher-
Had it not been for the sensational
evidence of John Castillo, an attorney,
who produced a letter showing Miss
Nugent's alleged relations with a white
man, there might have been a lynching.
This letter indicated that the girls
suicide might have been due to her as
ISOLATION with the white man.
The little girls who testified today, all
of them in knee dresses, said Brownlee
would employ only white girls in his
office.
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CHANCE QUIT BASEBALL
Chicago Home of Peerless Leader Is
Being DismanteIed.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Workmen engaged by
Frank chance were busy today dismant-
ling the former Chicago National league
managers home preparatory to the snip
uent of the furniture to GlendOra, Cal.
This was taken by his friends here to
mean that Chance does not contemplate
returning to baseball in either OF the Dig
leagues during the coming season.
Chance and his wife are now at their
California home and although no word
regarding his future plans has been re
ceived here within the last few days, 1T
is NOT believed that he will go to C1nc1n-
natl or to the New York Americans. 1t
is reported here that he contemplates sell
inq his home here and ChicagoanS are
generally agreed that they have seen
the last of the peerless leader on the
baseball field.
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TO IMPROVE LAW.
Topeka Commissioners Prepare Rec
concentrations to Legislature.

The board of city commissioners have
begun a series of executive sessions in an
effort to formulate their recomm endattoES
to the state legislature this winter in the
proposed revision of the commission form
of government laws. At the first meeting
this morning the commissioners placed
themselves on record favoring the follow
ing changes:
Each candidate for position as COM
missioner shall designate the office for
which he is running. He will be nomi-
mated and elected with this understanding
Before paving is laid in street the
property owners shall make their water
and gas connections. After the paying IS
laid it will be against the city ordinances
to tear holes in the paving for this work
3-The right of the city waterworkS de :
partment to dispose of their city municipal
bonds before they became due and rein
vest their sinking fund in later bonds.
The commissioners have many recon-
Ynendations for the improvement of the
commission law These plans have been
discussed at length previously in the State
Journal. They include, single six year
term for the commissioners, the payment
of CITY taxes to the city treasurer, and
other radical changes in the provisions CT
+bis now citV rule.
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PROVIDENT ASSO,
All Old Officials Were Reelected
Except One.
President-T. F. Carver.
Vice presldeIIt4D. .. Coe.

President-T. F, Carver.
Vice presIdeIIt@D. .. Coe.
Secretary-C. G. Blakely.
Treasurer-W. A. Netswanger.
General secretary-Miss Mary R.
Vose.
These are the officers that will head
the Topeka Provident association in the
next year. The annual choice of Of
ficials was made early this afternoon
by the board of directors of the as
sociation.
The officers are the same that of
1ciated this year with one exception.
W. A. Neiswanger will succeed Horace
L. Hall as secretary.
Members of the board of directors of
the association, are: T. F. Carver,
Horace L. Hail. d. o. Coe, Robert
Pierce, Mrs. c. B. Thomas, Mrs. Belle
Swan, Mrs. N. P. Nielsen, Mrs. F. W.
Freeman, Thomas Page, c. B. Van
Horn, c. G. Blakely, p. w. Miller, Judge
Schoch, Mrs. C. II, Darlington, w. A
Neiswanger, Arthur Capper, George
McEntire, E. L. Copeland, Edwin L.
O'Neil, H. A -Auerbach, P. ]. Monaghan,
Mrs. G. A. Huron, Mrs. C. H. Samson,
Mrs. Frank Merriam, Mrs. F. L. Benja-
min
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THEY were TOO BUSY.
officials Took Beer That Girl Had
Bought for Sick Mother.

Winnie Manson, who was arrested Sun
day for bootlegging, was found not guilty
this morning in the first division of the
district court. 1t was proven beyond a
doubt that the case of beer found on her
premises was intended for her mother,
who was i'll.
Winnie is a colored woman OF good re-
pute and has never been arrested before.
Her case was handled by John Schenck,
who has known her for twenty years, was
sure of her innocense, and agreed to de-
fend her out of charity.
Mr.. Schenck's argument and that OF the
attorney for the prosecution, E. r. Simon,
were heard this morning before Judge A
w. Dana
mo bars, screens bottles or any para
phernalia of a bootlegger We're found in
her home" Mr.. Schenck declared, NeX-
cent one case of beer. Under the laws of
the state of Kansas she had right to
have this for her sick mother
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MORE NORTHERN men
Democrats From South Outnumbered
for First Time.

Washington, Nov. est has just been
discovered by statiSticians of the house
that for the first time in the history of
the lower branch of congress the Demo-
Gratis of the north will outnumber their
party colleagues of the south. Never be-
fore has Democracy drawn its main
strength from north of the Mason and
Dixon line, but the investigators figure
it, the party will have in the coming house
152 northern Democrats ana only 40 from
the south. In party caucuses in case of a
split on sectional lines this would give the
northerners majority of r. By reason
of longer service, however the southern
ers will control virtually all of the i'm
portant committees and thus practically
will be able to direct the business of the
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FIRE LOSS IN OCTOBER.
Slight Decrease Compared With Show
ing Made Last Year.

The fire loss of the United States and
Canada during the month of October, as
compiled from the carefully kept records
of the Journal OF Commerce and CONNER
cial Bulletin, shows an aggregate of 3d.
Col, $780, as compared with $13,945, 900 for the
same month Ct 1911 and with $37, 1SS, 800 in
October, 1910, when climatic conditions re-
suited in serious losses from forest fires.
The fire losses for the first ten months OF
1892, 9S3. 500 for the same time in 1911 and
$196,535, $50 for 1870 The following table
gives a comparison by months of the fire
losses for this year and the two preced
ine
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The DOG in tlle Manager.

A dog lay in the manger when the OK
came to eat his supper. The canine
snarled and snapped and tried to rush
him out.
+ Are you going to eat that hay?''
asked the OK.
Nor
And you won't let me eat it?'
Nor
Bet you my last dollar I do" ex-
claimed the OK, and he gave the dog a
horn which sent him up among the raft
ers.
If the neignbors don't like the way
you pound your piano Let 'em RiH
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HEART and HOME PROBLEMS
(By Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.)
Dear Mrs Thompson: What is the
,est way to put up green peppers?
VICTORIA

(By Mrs Elizabeth Thompson.)
Dear Mrs Thompson: What is the
best way to put up green peppers?
VICTORIA.
Wash one peck of peppers. Re
move seeds. Cut shells in thin strips
with scissors Cover with boiling
water, let stand two minutes, drain
and plunge into cold water. Let re-
main 10 minutes. Drain again and
pack solidIy into glass jars. Boil 1
quart vinegar with cups sugar for
Is minutes. Pour over peppers to
overflow jars. Seal and keep in cool
place.
Dear Mrs Thompson: 1t has al
ways been my custom to offer my seat
to a lady in a street car. The other
day I did the same and the young
lady said, II don't want your seat"
1t hurt my feelings. If I am kind
enough to offer my seat should she
not accept it? Shall I continue to
offer my seat to a lady, or not?
think I will do the former. What do
you think? SAD ALEXANDER.
1 think you are a gentleman and
that you will continue to act as a
gentleman should even If some women
do not know how to act like a lady.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is President
Taft, or any of his family a Catholic?
AN OLD RELIABLE.
Not that know of. President Taft
belongs to the Unitarian church.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My grape
jelly doesn't jell. Is there anything I
can put with it to make it jell?
MRS F. R. G.
Add pure ge1atine, which you can
get in packages at your grocer's.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a man
of So and want to get married, but I
don't seem to find any girl that suits
me. 1 make good money, spend my
money lavishly; also good looking
Don't chew, smoke, drink or swear
and always jolly. Where can / get
girl? READER.
Haven't you any men friends with
eligible sisters? Ask some of them to
invite YOU to their homes.
You will find a lot of nice young
women interested in church work,
who would appreciate jolly man. Tt
wouldn't hurt you to get little sal
walton while hunting the right girl.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have a nice
sewing machine and don't know how
to sew. Where could learn sewing?
Inquire at the Young Wemens
Christian association. They may have
q sewing class or can direct you to
somebody who can teach you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a boy
of 20 engaged to a country girl of Ii.
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New York Money Marker.

New York, Nov. 26.-MONEY-Monev on
can strong S3SQ12 per cent; ruling rate
per cent; closing bid 314 per cent: Of
fered at per cent. Time loans stronger
sixty days, per cent; 80 days So 6s ner
cent; months, 81 per cent 20
CLOSE: Prime mercanfile naner G No.
cent. 70
Sterling exchange weak with actual bus
day bills and at s4.s7.75 for demand. Corn
mercial bills, S4.S01z.
SILvER-Bar silver. &c: Mexican dol
lars, 49,
BONDS Government bonds steady. rail
road bonds h~~-%
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LOCAL MENTION.

The police department will have an au-
tomobile within few weeks Ten leading
automobile agencies have submitted sealed
bids to Mayor Billiard and these bids will
be opened and a contract for the delivery
of a machine will be closed as soon as
two more agents file their bids About
$3.50 is available for the purchase of a
machine The chief will require that 1t be
a five passenger car fully equipped and
capable of high speed
The board of directors of the Topeka
Provident association have decided to
start the association wood yard imme-
diately.
V o. Drain the negro who threatened to
kill Sherman Yost and who wanted to in
terfere when the latter called on his sweet
heart, was fined SIS in police court Moi
day afternoon. Drain denied that he h3d
intended to shoot. Yost said he carried
his revolver for protection
At the Oakland Presbyterian church to-
night there is to be a duet by Mrs.
Warren Maltbie and Mrs Kenneth e.
Miller. The service begins at 7s4A There
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think she loves me, but she talks
too much. Something I told her in
confidence she told to a big crowd,
though she promised not to tell. How
about that? 1 get only $50 a month.
Is that enough to live on?
LOST BOY.
The girl is young and fhghty. Don't
you think it would be wise to wait
two or three years before marrying?
You might get along on your salary
with skimping. There wouldn't be
much fun for either you or your wife.
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OUINTON PASSED EXAM.
Son of Topeka Attorney to Be Second
Lieutenant Coast Artillery.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The war de-
partment announced today that among
the men who passed the examination
held in September for appointment as
second lieutenant in the coast art1l-
lery corps were the following:
William c. washington, Austin,
Tex, and Alfred B. Quinton, Jr., To-
peka, Kan.
Alfred B. Quinton, Jr., is the son of
A. B. Quinton, of 1913 Topeka avenue.
His age is p, and he is graduate OF
Cornell university. Last summer sub
sequent to his graduation from Cor
nell he applied for a commission in
the coast artillery service. He took
his examination at Leavenworth some
weeks ago. When he receives his
commission he will report at Fortress
Monroe. He is now in the Santa Fe
engineering corps. Mr.. Quinton at
tended Washburn college enc year and
was graduated from Washburn acad-
envy.
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Walking From California to n :

c. Smith and c. NJ Kron, who term
themselves THE Santa Cruz Hikers. -
arrived in Topeka early this afternoon,
en- route from California to Atlantic
City. n. J. They represent the Chamber
of Commerce of the city of Santa Cruz
and are distributing advertising liter
allure in the cities along the route.
Thus far, they have Travelled on foot
2.270 miles, and have been on the road
sixty-eight days. They make their
travelling expenses by selling post cards
1--WE have had the best time in Kan
sas than in any other state through
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LandVaIues
Raise
Not Much Doubt
That the Santa Fe
Will Build
Road from Dodge
City Through
Oklahoma.
Opens New Terri
tory Which VIII
Surely Increase
in Value

Land in Northwestern
Oklahoma and Southwest
ern Kansas which has been
so cheap in the past will
gradually mount to a reas-
enable figure now, that the
Santa Fe and another rail-
road company are planning
to lay roads through this
country.
Many people who looked
to the future, bought land
in Northwestern Oklahoma
about the time the territory
was made a state. This
land was purchased at re-
markably low figure. For
example a few people
bought a section of land in
Cimarron county, Oklaho-
ma. Statehood brought set
tiers to Cimarron county.
They had to have a county
seat. A town was estab-
lished as near in the center
of the county as was pos
sible. A half section of land
was laid out as the new
county seat, Boise City.
People came, farmers came,
Stockmen came, business
men came and soon Boise
City had between four and
five hundred people there.
Many of these people
bought several lots, some
times a block to build their
homes upon. The half sec
ton was soon taken up.
Now, one of the owners of
a 16O acre tract adjoining
Boise City, Mrs. Marie
Douglas, has decided to
survey this tract into lots
and blocks as a proposed
addition to Boise City.
''It is her desire to close
up the business of the w. T.
Douglas estate" explained
Mr.. w. E. Hornaday, trus-
tee. "True, she secured the
tract at a low figure. Now
she proposes to close out
the addition to those inter
ested in the southwest at
such a low price, in fact
just enough to pay for the
transfer. 81 just received a
communication from a
friend in Boise City this
morning who states that CT
marion county is practical
ly sure to secure the Santa
FEES extension. That will
bring values in real estate
in Cimarron county right
up to the real value, doubt
less two or three times
higher than present values.
A surveyor will leave
Topeka this week for Boise
City to make the survey of
the tract and doubtless the
distribution of lots will
soon be completed. The
proposition is simply this
Boise City is one of the
thrifty towns of northwest
ern Oklahoma. 1t is right
in line between Dodge City
and the point in New Mexi-
co where the Colmar cutoff
enters. The survey has
been made across Cimarron
county and according to all
reports made by the rail-
road officials, the line will
be extended and completed
within a year or two.
The town enjoys a splen-
did trade from the sur
rounding country. 1t doubt
less will become great
shipping point when the
Santa Fe finishes its road
across to Colmar.
The addition proposed by
Mrs. Douglas will doubtless
be snapped up quickly ow-
ing to the extremely favor
able conditions under which
she is offering it. Seems
anyone who has any desire
to live in the southwest, or
make money other than
that earned at a $500 a day
job would surely take adj
vantage of this unheard of
offer. Mr.. w. E. Hornaday,
room 406, Mulvane Bldg,
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AT THE GRAND THIS WEEK.

A mothers love, a mothers grief,
a broken-hearted sweetheart, a way
ward lad, man-made laws against
heaven made laws, the everlasting
truth and power, are among the fea-
lures of James Halleck Redd's play,
1.-THE Confession" which will appear
at the Grand Wednesday matinee and
night, after having met with such ire
mendous success at its New York run
at the Bijou theater, Broadway.
The past season has developed an
entirely new form of theatrical enter
tainment. 1t is nothing else than a
musical farce. Someone conceived the
idea of taking a brisk farce, bringing
it up-to-date and interpolating n1usi-
cal numbers, the idea proved an i'm
mediate success. 1t is in this style of
entertainment that Billy (Single) Cliff
ford will come to the Grand Thanks
giving day-matinee and night.
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which we have travelled. The state looks
prosperous. and the people are cordial"
This was the statement of one of the
mixers.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Catherine A. Souders. wife of ID +
Souders, died at the family home in Rich
land Monday, November 25. She had been
sunerlng with Brfght's disease for two
Dy her husband and ten children: w T.
Souders and Mrs. Bessie French of En-
Poria, Mrs. Alice Mischke, Mrs PllIrna
Souders OF Montana, Rosa, Laura, war
rem ana Byron Souders of Richland In
terment win be at Richland
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Total for
s234. 40. 600 1924 .SS7. go


year -. 1924. Ak, 600 1924 3S7, go ..-....
There were during the month just closed
some 245 fires which caused a property
damage in each instance of $4,000 or over.
A classification according TO their destruc-
tiveness shows the following result:
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ST have finished plans for a ma
chine to fly across the Atlantic" re-
Gently declared Claude Grahame-
White, the English birdman.
'It will be 1000 horsepower ma
chine, he added, with four engines
and six propellers. Each engine will
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The funeral of Reuben McNoun Who
died last week in Roswell, N NJ will he
neld IN the Rochester school house al 2 IA
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Tnterrnart
in the Rochester cemetery
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Pearl Cogdill, the four-months-oId
daughter of Mrs. Martha CogdiIl. died a.
the family home al 1903 North Tyler strast
Aaonoay- The funeral was held at o'cIocL
TINS morning and interment was in r.
chester Cemetery - W.
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I was a good audience last night and one
! bright conversion. Mrs. Genneth c. Miller
sang solo, Think of Him."
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The losses of November so far have been
lighter than usual probably because OF
the mild weather. and it is therefore quite
possible that the fire loss for the year
1912 may be slightly less than the sum
chargeable against 1911. The fire insur-
ance companies had a severe experience
in January and February 1912, and sew
eral retirements are expected before the
wear closes.
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A meeting of the Topeka Real Estate
Dealers association will be held Wednes-
day noon.
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On account of the revival at the Oak
land Presbyterian church the Boy Scouts
of America will meet at AIS at the school
house. Examinations for Tenderfoot de-
gree and signal whistle drill is the pro-
gram.
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caused an estimated property damage of
$4,000 or over were the following:
Winnipeg, Man, club house and
other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $50 900
Passaic. N. J. pork packing plant. 10000
Benicia, Cal, arsenal. 1000 coo
road property ....................1 LOCO o05
San Francisco. oil and lead works. 10000
works ...................... 5OO 90
Philadelphia, shirt waist factory. 20o800
Buffalo, N. Y, oil refinery 100000
Wenatchee, Wash, cold storge
plant .......................... 3S00J0
Chicago, Ill, meat packing plant. 207, 600
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is President
Taft, or any of his family Catholic?
AN OLD RELIABLE.
Not that know of. President Taft
belongs to the Unitarian church.
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 have a nice
sewing machine and don't know how
to sew. Where could I learn sewing?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-26

Inquire at the Young Women's
Christian association. They may have
q sewing class or can direct you to
somebody who can teach YOU.
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a boy
Of 20 engaged to a country girl of Is.