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The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25
70 + JOHNSON, EDITOR
'AyING POOR MANS
COAT OFF HIS BACK
...,. Illustration Of What a Re
s,hllean Tariff Really Means
c.uses Workers to Think.

c.rcrete examples of how a pro-
tive tariff operates are causing the
ort,ng man, the poor man, to do a
If thinking nowadays. He Is be-
ming to understand whether 1t is
about time to call halt on the
snublican practice of taxing the coat
his back and threatening him with
,oss of his shirt and his socks II
does not submit.
All through the present tariff law,
ssed by Republican congress and
Idorsed by a Republican President
THE BEST TARIFF BILL EVER
hssED are to be found discrimina-
bns the higher duty on the cheaper
4ice the lower on the shoulders
those least able to bear 1t the great
burden of the protective system.
ere are some Illustrations:
|The cheapest wool blankets bear a
Nv Of 16542 per cent; the dearest,
Ass per cent.
FIannels. not more than 40 cents a
und are taxed at 1887 per cent. (;
Ter 10 cents a pound, 1857 per cent.
Wool pushes, cheapest, 141.75 per
mt; dearest, $3.50 per cent.
Knit fabrics, cheapest, 141 per cent. |;
arrest $3.50 per cent.
Stockings, worth from 81 to S1.50
dozen, 1857 per cent; from 81 to
50 per cent.
Hats and bonnets, worth not over
dozen, 62 per cent; over $50 a
ven, IS per cent.
Carpets, highest priced. so per cent. |;
at used for mats and rugs, 126.SS per
mt.
Women's gloves. unlined, 40 per
mt; lined, 81 per cent; longest
pyes, unlined, AZ per cent; lined, 29
cent.
Mems gloves, worth less than SO a
zen, 66.2S per cent; costliest gloves,
S per cent; leather, unlined, 44.5S
cent; lined, 1850 per cent.
Buckles, cheapest, 77.4S per cent. !;
arrest, 1853 per cent.
Uncut diamonds bear a 10 per cent.
y; Imitation diamonds, 20 per cent.
Inc humble frecracker bears a
" per cent. duty, while elaborate
evorks bear but 10 per cent.
Aatting, smaller and cheaper grades.
per cent; costlier, "a per cent.
Ma'cn movements, seven Jewels,
Y per cent; II jewels, 40.41 per
a. II jewels, S4.45 per cent.
underwear, cheapest, $500 per
~; dearest, 80 per cent
press goods of wool, cheapest,
'l per cent; dearest, 94.13 per
HeFets, cheapest, 1882 per cents
siest, 1856 per cent.
AN hahakerchiefs, cheapest, 77.44
Irnl'; dearest, SO per cent.
v'Ssors, worth so cents a dozen,
! per cent; worth s1.75 a dozen,
per cent.
a.le knives, fancy grades, 57.4e
'en1' bone handled, 69.4S per
D''ner Knives. best grades. 52.10
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25
Electroeuted.

Boston. Sept. 25.-Chester S. Jor-
dan, sentenced to death for the muir
der four years ago at Somerville OF
his wife Honorah, whose body he cut
up and packed in trunk, was exc
cuted I'm the electric chair at the
Charlestown prison.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

President Taft congratulates the
Republicans of Maine on what Chair
man Hilles describes as IAN old-fash-
Toned victory" Another such and
Vermont and Rhole Island would go
Democratic in November
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

Those who know and feel for Chair
man Hilles say he really isn't to blame
for the Republican presidential candi-
dates announcement that he is out of
politics"
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25
Uncle Ezra SAYS

at don't take more than gill of eff
fort to get folks into peck of trouble"
and a little neglect of constipation,
biIliousness, indigestion or other liver
arrangement will do the same. If all
ing. take Or. Kings New Life Pills for
quick results Easy, safe, sure, and
only 25 ceuts at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

The card-stacking at Armageddon
goes merrily on. Eight Taft electors
in Missouri announce that If elected
they will vote for the Third Term can
didate.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

Wonder II Emerson was gazing upon
q Moose calf when. several decades
ago, he wrote:
Il am the owner of the sphere,
or the seven stars and the solar year.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25
Always the best the best always

A bell must be feminine gen.
der, because it doesn't have any,
thing to do but keep its tongue
wagging.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

a Western Third Termer regrets
that Roosevelt will not have time be
fore election day to say half he means
He'll have plenty of time following it
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

I,y applying the common sohse tqst
to Roosevelt.an romance Governor
Wilson manages to keep the ocuory
both amused and thoughtful.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25
LITTLE ROCK-TEXAR-
KAMA HIGHWAY

day afternoon at conference in
the Travellers Rest room at the
Marion Hotel for the construc-
ton of a highway from Texar-
kama to Little Rock, a distance of
100 miles.
The following delegates were
in attendance:
Pulaski County-Judge Joe
Asher, w. L. Tedford, P. B. Hill,
Alfred Land, E. A. Kingsley, t.
j. Gay Frank Nichols and Clio
Harper.
Hampstead County = W. Y.
Foster, w. f. Bridewell and Will
Dnckett.
Nevada County-H. B. Nc
Kenzie, M. w. Greeson, John A.
Davis G. L. Green and O. H. Hell
big.
Miller County-G. r. Payne,
Floyd Thompson and Paul Celia.
Hot Springs County-Claude
Mann.
Judge Joe Asher was elected
temporary chairman. w. Y.Fos-
ter of Hope was then. elected per,
manent chairman and Clio Har.
per secretary.
The project was explained by
Senator Mckenzie, who, with
Hon George B. Rose of Little
Rock, has tentatively drafted a
bill to be used as working basis
for the measure that is to be sub
mitted to the next Legislature.
Upon his suggestion, the chair
man appointed committee con-
sisting of one member from each
county to draft the bill, the mem
bers being as follows:
George B. Rose chairman, w.
h. Donham, Claude Mann, }. H.
Crawford, M. W. Greeson, t. C.
Jobe and Paul Celia.
A com mittee of one or more
from each county is to be APP
pointed later by the chairman
for the purpose of taking charge
of the bill and putting it through
the legislature.
The proposed road, to be
known as the Little Rock and
Texarkana Highway, will run
through seven counties on the
most direct line, 1t is proposed
that it be built under the provi-
sions of the Improvement district
law, and it has been suggested in
the preliminary bill that the dis
trict include all territory for
three miles on either side of the
highway. 1t has also been sug
gested that the improvements
shall not exceed 10 per cent Of
the assessment and it is thought
it may be done for considerable
less than that.
There are to be seven commits
sioners, one from each county.
1t was the sense of the confer
ence that the committee appoint
ed to draft the bill shall consul
with the citizens along the route
of the proposed highway and Sc
lect the commissioners, this sug
gestion having been made by M.
w. Greeson.
Mr.. Foster suggested that it
would be we'll to have organizers
go into the various counties and
arouse enthusiasm over the pro.
ject, so that a solid front may be
presented to the legislature.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25

But the prices on tariff nurtrfed
articles of manufacture which the
farmer has to buy continue to soar.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-25
The Prescott Daily News
svsLIsHED By
i. news Printing Go.

r,.s,sd as second class mail mater matter
oTer, ut Ark, under the act OF
h .fsss, aarch 8, 1879
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28
Notice.
Notice.

Notice is hereby given chat I am go
ing to apply to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen OF the City of 0peIoasas for
~alicease or permit to operate 8 saloon
for colored people. at my present Ioca-
ton on Court Street, in the City of 0pe-
lousas, La, for the year 1918.
dec 9t LEON TRTDTC0.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28

Milton, La, is admirably and
very conveniently situated in the
Parish of Lafayette on the Frank
lin & Abbiville Ry., and on the
banks of the Vefmillion river, a
navigable stream where there is
daily transportation facilities both
by rail and water, the town hav-
ing made its dibut about two years
ago from a state of nonentity into
a prosperous and rapidly growing
town of some 800 inhabitants
with the brightest of prospects
for a phenomenal growth into a
good sized city in the near future
surrounded as it is on every di-
rection by a country Of the rich
est soil and thickly populated for
miles, the farmers raising the
varied crops of corn, cotton, rice,
sugar cane, sweet and irish pota-
toes, all of which do well and find
a ready market. Industries and
enterprises of various kinds are
in demand and ready to launch,
such as a sugar factory, cotton
gin, a State bank, the many var
led lines of mercantile business,
dry goods, mems furnihing goods
groceries, milling and dress-mak-
ing, blacksmith and machine shop
barber shop, etc.
For further Information apply
to
DR.. A. J. BURKETT. Milton.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28
~ ORDINANCES

Ordering o special election throughout
the limits of the First, Second, Third
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Police Jury
Wards, respectively, OF st. Lam
dry Parish, constituting the
First. Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Public Road Districts
thereof to take the sense OF the
property tax payers of said Wards
and Road Districts rs to whether q
special tax of three mills on the dol
lar per annum shall be levied on all
taxable property therein, for five
years beginning with the year 1913,
for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining aud repairing the pub
lie roads and bridges in said Wards
and Road Districts, in lieu Of the
vehicle tax now levied for those
purposes, but not in lieu of the per
capita tax levied under existing or
dfnanceg, which per capita tax is TO
remain in full force and effect.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry in regular ses-
sion convened:
Section I. That 3 special election be
held throughout the limits of the First,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and sixth
Police Jury Wards respectively, which
constitute the First, Second, Third,
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Public Road
Districts of this parish, on Tuesday, the
18th day of February, 1913, at which
election shall be submitted TO the prop
erty tax PAYERS of said Wards and Road
Districts who are entitled to vote under
the Constitution and laws of this state,
the question of whether or not aspeciSt
tax Of three mills ON the dollar per an
mum shAiI be levied On all taxable
property in said Wards and Road Dis
trfcts for the period Of hve years be-
pinning with the year 1919, for the pur-
eoge OF constructing, maintaining and
repairing the public roads and bridges
n safd Wards and Road Districts, In
lieu Of the vehicle tax now levied for
those purposes, but not in lieu OF the
mar capita tax levied under existing
ordinances, which per capita tax la to
remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. That said special election
shalI be held under the General EIec-
ton laws OF this STATE ~ the polling
places established by Law In said Wards
and Road Districts respect1Ye1y y,
ard the ballots SO be as q
81 sid election shalI be printed
i ths form prescribed By the general
election laws of this State and snail
have pTinted thereon:
FOR . special tAx of three mills % the
dollar per aunumfor five yea be-
ginning with the year 1919, to be
Tsvied ON all she taxable properly
ii the First. Second, Third, FtsHFEk,
Fifth aad sixth Police Jury Wards,
respectively eonstItmt
ing the FIrey second
Third. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Pnb-
lie Road Districts ef the Parish of
81. Landry, for the purpose OF con-
g-trmcting. maintaining and repair
1nv the pnhIte roads and bridges r.
said Wards Aa1 Roaa DISTRICTS IN
lieu eE shs y8h1els eaxaa now 4evasa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28

Notice is here bygiven that | am ap
plying for a pardon.
dec IA JOSEPH MONROE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28


for those purposes. but not in lien Of
the per capita tax levied under ex-
Isting ordinances, which per CAPITA
tax is TO remain in full force and
effect.
AGAINST especial tax of three mills
on the dollar per annum for five
years beginning with the wear 1913,
TO be levied or all the taxable proper
tyIn the First, Second Third, Fourth,
Filth and sixth kolice Jury Wards.
respectively, constituting the First,
second Third Fourth, Fifth and
sixth Public Road Districts Of the
Parish OF st. Landry, for the pur-
pose OF constructing, maintaining
and repairing he public roads anu
bridges in said Wards anu Road
Districts, IN lieu Of thevellIeIetaxe
now levied for those purposes,
not1n lieu of the per capILa tax
levied under existing Ordinances.
which percapita tax is To reulata III
tulIforce ana effect.
Section 3. That the Board OF super
ylsors OF Elections OF this
parish be and they are hereby requested
aud directed TO appoint three commits
sIoners n acierk of election for each
polling p1aeeof said Wards and Road
Districts respectively, & gIye aue TO-
tlcs OF said appointment and 0f the
time and place OF holding said election,
and to make eturns OF said election TO
the President on the Police jury who
shall and promuIgate tne re-
suit according to law
Section 4. That said Board OF super
visor OF Elections shall have printed
IN accordance with the general election
laws OF this state and with this oFdi-
nance, the requisite number of ballots,
afaI1u xhaoE 70 klAtz4E ~ rg4rara a 80 ar y 1S4la{
statements, Whlch shall be delivered to
the ShefIn TO be transmitted with the
baiI0t boxes TO the commissioners of
election.
Section 5. That each voter voting at
said election shall endoIs on his bal
lot over his signature the aggregate
mount Of assessed valuation OF prop
erty assessed TO him in said Wards and
Road Districts
Section 6. That the commissioners
of election ateaeh poll shall receive the
ballots OF all property tax payers of
said Wards q Road Districts respec-
lively, entitled to vote at their respee-
tive polls under the Constitution and
laws of this State, aud when the polls
shall have been closed shall count said
ballots and make returns Of the votes
cast at said election both in number
hAA LII dLIICuAb Q1 Lie hSs6SS6u value OF
property OF those who voted for said
tax, and OF those who voted against the
same. said returns shall be made IN
duplicate, and one set shall be delivered
to the President of the Police Jury and
the other to the Chairman of the Board
OF Supervisors of Election, or mailed to-
them respectively at Opelousas, La.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall
be published in the ST. Landry Clarion,
the official journal of this parish, for
the full period Of thirty days previous
to the date fixed for holding said cleo
tion, and that this ordinance shall take.
effect from and after its passage.
ADOPTED December Sd, 1912.
JOS. Il. ST. CYR,
President Pro. Tenn.
ATTEST:
il. HEALEY,
Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28

Notice for Pardon.
I hereby give notice that 7 am
applying for a pardon.
DORIS JENNINGS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28

The following license ordinance
was offered by Mr.. Daley, sec
onded by Mr.. GuilIory:
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance for the leveying
and collecting of Parish Ii
censes for the year 1913.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry
in regular session convened:
Section I. That the license
laws of the State of Louisiana
now in force shall in SO far as
applicable be the license ordi-
nance of the Parish of st. Lam
dry for the year 1913, except as
hereinafter modi1edand changed;
Section 2. That the annual
license for peddlers and hawkers
in one and two horse vehicles
shall be $15.00 and $4,000 respec-
lively;
Section 8. That the amount to
be paid rs an annual license tax
by retail dealers in distilled, al
coholic and malt liquors shall be
graded as follows:
First Glass: When the gross
annual sales shall be $50, 600. 90
or more. the license shall be So,
500. 90;
Second Glass: When the gross
annual sales shall be less than
$50, 900. 90 and not more than
$50, DOC. 90, the license shall be
So, 900. 90:
Third Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be less than
$50, o90.00 and not more than
SO, 600. 90, the license shall be
ST, 500. 90;
Fourth Glass: When the gross
annual sales shall be SO, 000.0 90
or less, the license shall be $500.
90;
Section 4 That this ordi-
nance shall take effect on and
after January LIST, 1913.
Adopted December End, 1912.
w. f. CLOPTON,
President.
Attest: J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
The following ordinance was Of
fered by MI. Guillory, seconded
by MI. Daley, and upon being
duly read was adopted unani-
mously, to-Wit:
ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE.
Whereas, by resolution adopted
on October 7th, 1912, this body
framed a budget Of Seventy-fve
Thousand Dollars (S75, 600. 00),
as an estimate exhibiting the.
various items of expenditure that
the parish Of st. Landry would
require for the year of 1913, and
Whereas, said budget has been
published in the st. Landry Cla-
rion, the official newspaper of
this parish, for the full term of
thirty 800 days as the law d.
rects, and
Whereas, an ad valorem tax Of
(9) mills on the dollar of the
taxable property Of this parish
viii be required in addition tol
the revenues to be derived under
the license ordinance adopted toE
meet said budget:
Now therefore, be it ordained
by the Police Jury of the Parish
Of St. Landry, that a tax of nine
49, mills on the dollar be levied
On all taxable property situated
within this parish On which the
State levies q tax TO meet said
budget Of expenditures for the
year 1913.
Adopted December End. 1912.
W. F. CL0PT0N,
President.
Attest: ]. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk.
-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-28
SHERIFF'S SALE.
sAMUELHAAs
VS..
RIDLEY YOUNG
"a, Sixteenth judicial District Court,
Evangeilna Parish, La.

Ryyfrtueofa writ of seizure and sale iss
sued ont of the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Of Louisiana IN and for the Parish OF
and will offer for sale, for cash, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
at the front door OF the Court House of
Saturday, Dan. Is, 1913,
at II O'Clock q. M, the following described
property, to-Wtt:
All OF the rights, title and interest OF Rid
ley Young in &c the succession of his
No. 1854 of the fles of the Probate Docket
of tbs Parish of st. LANDRY, La.
TERMs-Gash.
M. L. SWORDS,
sheriff OF the Parish Of st. Landry.
dec / st
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-10
NORNONS REPORT THAT
CONDITIONS ARE CRITICAL.

salt Lake city, July 9.--That fed-
eral troops, rather than the rebels,
are the bane of the Mormon col"nisis
Din Mexico, is asserted in a telegram
received today by the Mormon church
authorities from Bishop llllywhhte
pf Colonia Morclos, Sonora. The mes
sage says
"ConditionS Of colonists in sonora
critical Hundreds of Madero soldiers
quartercd on us for a week. foou
getting scarce. store looted during
might. our horses stolen General
,Saniines refuses protection from rip-
berry and thclts. tainly season upon
us. Crops in fields will be lost II
teams go. no way of transporting
families to places Of safety. stolen
horses identified in possession OF red
'eral soldiers. Troops with attending
filth and shocking immortality quar-
tered in our church building ana
abont out streets and residences.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-10
Representative Reese Of Kan
sas, Progressive Originator
Fails to Find Supporters
Among Regulars,
INSURGENTS FAVOR
PUSHING PLAN
Publicity Was Given Before
Matter Had Reached Definite
Shape and Nothing Further IS
Likely,

tBy Morn,nR Jouroni special II sseA Wire.l
WASHINGTON. July g.-lhe scheme
Of republican progrossiNcs in the
house OF representatives. to launch "
fresh campaign against President
rait hN means Of petition asking
him to withdraw As the republican
nominee proved q flash IN the pam
today.
When pinned down to it, the menu
bers who had participated In the con-
fercnees which adopted the idea, has
tily joined the don't mention my
name club. Those who started the
movement abandoned their efforts to
show the participation of regular re-
puhlicans and it was apparent there
WAS iule support coming from that
direction
only one OF The participants in the
formal conference, Representative
Reese OF Kansas. publicly admitted
his share in the proceedings.
He said he had petition aimed at
MIR. Taft and he made it public.
coupled with the Following state
ment
MY scheme was TO appeal to Mr..
TMft's patriotism and wen known love
for party soldity. TO be successful
my petition would necessarily have to
be presented to him by those who
were his political adhcrents at tho
time he sought the nomination.
II did not intend that the press
should get hold of this scheme until
! had n fair opportunity 20 try II out,
but since it has become known pre-
fer thnt n correct version I've given.
Il had not proceeded far enough
to solicit any signatures but had sub
mitted the plan to several colleagues
for consideration"
Mr. Reese's petition recited the
charges of fraudulent nomination
against Mr.. Taft freely made by the
supporters Of Colonel Roosevelt. IL
proceeded on new tack however, by
ASSERTING that whether the charges
were false or true they would affect
the election ana tnat In the minds OF
progressive republicans they would
result in republican defeat.
The petition Of Mr. Reese has been
adopted by the Insurgents. While
some were Of the opinion that prcma-
turo publicity had killed the scheme.
others thought differently and all
concluded it would be best to hold
another conference when more in
surgent leaders are IN Washington
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-10
Storm Centers Round Remark
When Job Hartman is Called
as Witness for Chicago Law
yer Under Indictment,
SAVAGE VERBAL
CLASHES OCCUR


(By Morning Journnr Special Leased W'r.)
Los Angeles, July g.-Scenes of dis
order marked the closing hours of to-
days session OF the trial OF Clarence
:. Darrow. accused Of having brlhrd
Jurors in the Mcnamara case. op-
posing counsel precipitated the trou-
BILE which centered around jon I1ar-
riman, called as a witness for the de-
fense. chief Counsel Rogers for the
defense ana Assistant District AtIuI-
ney Ford We're fined for contempt
but the fines were remitted.
The question at issue was whether
the section of the statute reaarIins
iinmuhity should be read into the rec
ord as requested by the prosecution.
The witness smilingly waived III le-
,rai rights to immunity but Mr.. BAR
row, in the most inpassioned manner
he has used since the trial was begun
objected and asserted that Hartman
had come as witness, voluntarily
and the district attorney course was
an insult to the witness. There We're
verbal clashes between Darrow and
Ford. District Attorney Frederick
denied any intent to insult the wit
ness while Attorney Appel for the
defense asserted the prosecutor was
seeking to brand the witness as
criminal.
Judge Hutton finally denied the APP
plication of the prosecution and or
der was restored for a moment.
Then Attorney Rogers propounded
a long question rcciting in brief the
testimony of Franklin which in
volved the witness. Attorney Ford
was on his feet before the question
was completed protesting against the
form of the interrogation Both law
yers were Immediately shouting loud
~. Finally Rogers finished the ques-
tion.
Judge Hutton reprimanded both at
torneys for what he called their bos-
ferrous conduct and adjudged them in
$40 and Ford S25 The latter pro
tested that he had right to purge
himself Of contempt before being
and both fines were remitted
after the lawyers had apologized
Hartman, who was the socialist
fer mayor of Los Angeles
last fall as well as an associate coun-
sci in the Mcnamara case was called
to the stand after tie reading of
more than a score of dispositions by
Chicago character witnesses highly
commencing the accused. He contra
dlcted the testimony of Bert H.
franklin which seemingly involved
Hartman in the attempt to bribe
witnesses in the Mcnamara case. He
denied that he had given Darrow the
$4,000 which Franklin confessed hav-
ing used to corrupt George ~ Lock
wood. or that he had even seen
Franklin or DarroW on the morning
Of that day