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The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Honor Miss Young.

Parents of the pupils of the Carbery
public school gave a reception last night
to Miss NJ. G. Young. principal. in ap-
probation of her three years work as
head OF the school. More than a hun
dred mothers of pupils participated in
the preparations. The reception was a
surprise to the principal The rooms
devoted to the reception were decorated
with palms and flowers and an orchestra
played during the function and refresh
ments were served at the close.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Today's Sales on
The Local Exchange

Riggs Realty SIS dong, sjOo6lo4.
Capital Traction SIS. *5O0Gl10h.
Washington Railway & Electric pref.
Eastern Light & Fuel. 12ql27k.
Ianston, lOa96, 10d96, 20a9S, 2oasS' %
81. 9OG96. 2OG96. 2Od96, 6aSA, Oasn
washington Virginia Railway pref.
Gp74H. 6Ti4ls, 5Ql74s, 5g74ls. 6674S' so
Union Trust, SAILS, 1CalS.
After call
Washington Gas, 2JGlS61z.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Three Hurt in Fire.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Three men were
injured in an explosion during a fire in
the four-story apartment at ZOE, 7O4 and
7O6 Eighth avenue today. Two of the
victims were Captain Coleman and
Fireman Kinnehan, of Truck "a, who
were on the third floor when the ex-
plosion occurred, and were badly
burned. The third man, John Koenig,
was passing along Eighth avenue in
an automobile. A flying piece of gIa SIS
severed an artery In his right arm.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
p. L. w. Thornton Buried.

Funeral ceremonies for p. L. w.
Thornton. veteran of the Confederate
army, and an employe at the War De-
partment for many years, were held at
the Church of the Epiphany this after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment was in
members of the Confederate Veterans
Association,
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Benefit Musical.

A musical entertainment was given for
the benefit of the Washington Play
grounds yesterday afternoon by the pu-
pills Of the Bradley School A varied
program of operate and popular selec-
tions was furnished by a talking ma
thine loaned by Sanders & Stayman.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Speaks at Howard.

The Rev. DR.. Francis ]. Grimke.
pastor of the Fifteenth Street Pres
byterian Church, will speak at the
vesperr services at Howard University
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. A
choir of fifty voices will sing.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17
Local News

Give us anopportunity to make you a price on your plumbing job.
 Prescott Hardware Go.
 Miss Martella Bradley, of Warren. Arkansas, arrived in Prescott this morning and will spend a visit here. She is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Marr.
 Mayor R. P. Hamby today ap- pointed W. B. Waller, c. c. Cal houn, E. L. Cox, D. L. McRae, H. J. Wilson, R. P. Arnold, w. F. Denman and s. o. Logan dele gates to the Fri. State Good Road Convention which meets at Monte Ne, Arkansas, July 3 and 1.
 The Grammar School base ball team defeated the Gurdon school team yesterday in a double header, winning the first game by score of F to 10, and the second II to 5. The feature of the game was the batting of Will son and Stewart.
 ThOs. Hit, of Murfreesboro, passed through Prescott yester- day afternoon en route from Lit tie Rock, where he had been at tending the annual meeting of the Arkansas Retail Hardware Dealers Association. Mr. Hit is manager of the branch house of the Prescott Hardware Com pany at Murfrees boro.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17
Gsxz- -aze1 ssssA..d4.&sA,

One of the thoughts of the Allover Arkansas man of the Gazette is: Gall in the dress maker and dust the encyclop edia, for Mamie is going to grad uate this month."
 Judge Jacob Trieber has pre-, sented to the Arkansas History Commission copy of the Journ- al of the Secession, Convention of Arkansas, which was held in Little Rock, March f to June ,, 1861. The publication is very rare.
 J. A. Sullivan, of Hope, spent today in the city. Mr. Sullivan is the senior member of the Sul- livan Construction Company,w who were awarded the contract for the construction of the Nevada County Bank building. The work will be under the super vision of H. $. Sullivan, the junior member of the firm. Several cars of material have been un- loaded and work will begin next week.
 Last week the produce men of Berryville paid out about S2,500 for eggs. This money was dis tributed among the farmers. The income from poultry and eggs constitutes a considerable per cent of the circulating me- dium of this county. But few acres of strawberries would bring more moLey into the county and the income from poultry would not havesto be de- creased. That ssmall fruit as, sociation would make the farm CTS around here independent as they have in other places. Car roll County Progress.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17

Annual school elections will be held in this city tomorrow. The two retiring members of the board are J. s. Began and T. R. Wright. These two gentlemen have made excellent members of this board and in all probability they will be selected to serve an. other term of three years. We trust every citizen in Prescott will show interest in this very important matter tomorrow.
 It is to be noted that all men who have made their mark in the world started at the bottom, and a great many managed to be born in log cabin. .-Texarkana Four States Press. And a great many who did not manage to be born in a log cabin have wished they had been when they attempted to win votes from the honest yeomen, whatever that is.-Ark- ansas Gazette.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17
PlNEyLES for the Kidneys
 ao DAvS' TRIAL FOR sI.oo.

The careful mother, who watches closely the physical peculiarities of her children. will soon discover that the most important thing in connection with . child's constant good health Is to keep the bowels regularly open. Sluggish bowels will be followed by loss of appe- tite, restlessness during sleep. irrita- piiity and a dozen and one similar evil dences of physical disorder.
 At the first sign of such disorder give the child teaspoonful of pr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at night on retiring and repeat the dose the following night if necessary-more than that will scarcely be needed. You will find that the child will recover its accustomed good spirits at once and will eat and sleep normally.
 This remedy Is a vast improvement over salts. cathartics, laxative waters and similar things, which are altogether
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17
Fred Murrah . BOX lBALL
 ALLEY Cold Drinks Fruits, Nuts,
 Cigars, Tobacco,
 and Magazines Phone 65.
A Reliable Hair Tonic

It is an easy matter to pre-. vent badness, dandruff and oth- CT diseases of the scalp by using Meritol Hair Tonic. It should be used regularly to keep the scalp free of dandruff germs, as these dandruff germs are the cause of the majority of cases of dandruff and later, badness. We are authorized to guarantee Mer, itol Hair Tonic. -Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17

"A Tale of Two Cities," fea- ture motion picture in three reels, is the attraction at the Gem Theatre Friday night, May 17. This feature of Charles Dickens famous classic, cost up wards of S10,000 to make and is said by critics to be one of the
 most realistic life potrayals ever attempted. Prices will remain the same, , and 10 cents. Good music. Two shows, S;10 and 9:10.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17
Simple Mixture help
 Prescott People.

That simple remedies are best has agaln been proven. Hesterly reports that many Prescott peo- pie are receiving QUICK benefit from simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Adler-i'ka, the German appendi- citis remedy. A SI N c l. k DOSE helps sour stomach, gas on the stomach and constipation INSTANTLY because this sim pie mixture antisepticizes the di- gestive organs and draws off the impurities F
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17
Bowels are Basis
 of Child Heath

too powerful for child. nds. lne Okl1 Mrs A. A. Huggins. Mounu'' are Mrs. M. c. Moore, Happy, A'Ac Caldwell ways supplied with Df ,beu. Syrup Pepsin. and with there with thousands of others,a Iaxati1 no substitute for this gran. ,.,e for It is really more than a iaAas, isr.,es whid contains superior tonic proph .hs stonisc1| help to tone and streng then s,er 8 bri1 liver and bowels so tna. hs dispensa use of it all laxatives can ,,s own woal3 with and nature will oo i trial of tn
 Anyone wishing to make . inc regu1 Tsmeef Way of pedGs druggist at fifty y,,,s issiis ssiiss
 dollar a large bottle liaitto l,t to the no6 have a sample bottle sent ssddressins free of charge char Ta' hy d5 'washingsssdSd sssddr Monticello. iii. Ybur name sA
 on a postal card will do.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17

Weather-Fair and warmer Friday anl Saturday.
 Herbert Began is in Texarkana for a short visit.
 A. s. McGough, of Emmet, was in the city today on busi- ness.
 Mrs. J. W. Duke returned this morning from a visit to relatives in ElDOrado.
 Mrs. Alex Vaughn left this morning for visit to friends and relatives at TeXarkana.
 Attorney W. V. Tompkins is at home after a week spent in St. Louis and Little Rock.
 The Prescott Hardware Co.,, carry in stock a complete line of plumbing fixtures and supplies.
 Miss Irene ROyston went to F u ton yesterday afternoon where she will remain until Sun day as the guest of relatives.
 The Juvenile Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. c. l.. Green tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock.
 Alex Vaughn returned home yesterday afternoon from Tex arkana, where he spent t hi S week serving as clerk of t h e federal grand jury.
 Number three, due here last night at 1:03, arrived this morn ing about 11;03, the delay being caused by wreck of number 5 yesterday in Missouri
 Dr. J. R. York and H. Stainton have returned home from Hot Springs, where they attended the meeting of the Grand Com mandery Knights Templar.
 Last year J. M. Keepershipper shipped S25,000 worth of cedar out of Marion county. Very good, just keepashipping says the Rogers Cooperative Press.
 The Airdome opens tonight with "Hermann," the worlds greatest comedy magician. Be sides this mysterious perform ance there will be three good motion pictures.
 Manager Barnett, of the Gem Theatre will give his patrons to- night Dickins' "The Tale of Two Cilies." This is an unusually fine picture of three thousand feet of film and it will be worth your time to see it.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-17

B. J. Daniels returned this morning from Jones boro, where he has been attending state meeting of the Knight and Ladies of Honor. J. o, A. Bush, who was also a representative from this city, returned last night.
 We will measure up your plumbing job and submit esti. mates free.
 Prescott Hardware Go. Lost-Dark bay mare, white spot in forehead, weighs about 800 pounds. Reward for infora- tion or delivery to me-Chilt Sanduskv, R, F. D. ?, Prescott, Ark.
 Just Received-Car of the eel ebrated Owensboro buggies. Get our prices before buying. - Mcdaniel Hardware Company.
 Airdome Tonight
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
FOUND OUT HOW 1T WORKED
Maids Curiosity Leads to self-ln.
hIcted Wound and Arrest
Of Her Employer.

New York.-Dr James Rohrer and
his wife were giving chiropody lessons
in their school at 147 West Twenty
third street the other day when the
telephone bell rang violently. The
corn doctor recognized the voice OF
his maid, Lulu Wilbur. who recently
came from the old country with an in
tense desire to learn all there is to
know about everything.
"Oh. DOCTOR" she said. II think you
and the madam better come by home.
1 have shot myself already"
Dismissing their pupils. DR.. and
Mrs. Rohrer hurried to their apart
ment at 204 Ninth avenue. They
found Lulu in the hall holding her
arm, which had hole through 1t. She
was surrounded by sympathetic
friends.
Policeman Muensch called Doctor
Halling from New York hospital. Lulu
said she had found a queer looking
revolver in Doctor Rohrer's desk and
wanted to see how 1t worked. She ad-
mitted she had found out The
weapon was a relic of the chiropodist's
service in the Swiss army.
oO
amused by the incident after he
learned that the girls hurt was trivial
and considered that 1t would act as a
curb on her curiosity hereafter The
smile evaporated from his face when
he went to the station to reclaim the
weapon. which Policeman Muensch
had carried there.
"Is this your property?" Lieutenant
Ivory asked him.
The chiropodist said that 1t certain.
ly was.
Lieutenant Ivory promptly arrested
him and locked him up for violation
of the Sullivan law. Doctor Rohrer
went to his cell protesting that he
was a naturalized citizen and under
the Constitution his right to have and
bear arms could not be abridged.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
HOPPERS BREAK UP
A KANSAS CONCERT
Shower of the Insects Fill Musl-
clans Horns and Stop Open
Air Entertainment.

Atchison, Kan.-Atchison is torn
between two warning factions. One
asserts tina. the Kansas grasshopper-
the self-same champion heavyweight
near animal that devastated the plains
years ago-is nothing but curse and
pest. while the other asserts that he
is most discriminating blessing.
The former are the members OF
the Atchison Silver Cornet band and
their friends and admirers. while the
latter are those who take unkindly to
the musical efforts of the players.
The other night the bandmen gath
cred for their regular open air concert
and took out their instruments from
their places of keeping. Here 1t
should be stated that the past sum
mer was cursed with more srasshop-
pers than have been seen for ten
years.
When the tuba player got out his
enormous horn and blew a warming
up blast there followed shower of
'hoppers" and parts of "hoppers" that
recalled the clouds of insects that
few over the prairies and laid the
crops waste years ago. At the same
time the clarinetist attempted a
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
"pur RosEnrAAL OUT OF WAY"

New Worthwhile Becker, bathed in
e cold sweat, kept his eyes fastened on
the witness, long hours OF cross-exam-
inaticn by supperless lawyers before a
supperioss court and jury failed to
make Bald Jack" Rose vary his story
of the part he played and the part he
says Former Police Lieutenant Becker
played in the murder of Herman Ros-
enthal, the gambler.
Becker told me-" he said. that he
wanted Rosenthal murdered, shot,
'croakcd' or dynamited. At Ns bidding
l got the gunner to kill iosenthal.
hid after the murder. l saw Becker
that morning and later talked with
him ever the phone. l paid the gun
men $1,000 FOR Becker and told them he
GaiG not to worry, but to lay low.
gave myself up and became a states
witness because Becker deserted me
like q dirty dog, and was getting ready
to throw me TO the wolves,"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
WASHINGTON.

Brigadier General Frank G. Smith.
U. s. A., retired. died, aged seventy
one.
The sum of $265.OOO was collected
and spent in the campaign for Presi-
dent Taft's denomination.
The second salary advance for rural
letter carriers made In the last four
years is now N effect.
With military honors due his rank.
Rear Admiral Lucien Young. who died
in New York, was buried In Arling-
ton National cemetery.
American Minister Weitzel reported
to the State Department that all or
government appears to have ended.
Soldiers were paid off and mustered
out.
Chief Wilkie OF the secret service
announced the discovery Of a new
counterfeit $40 national bank note. Il
is an imitation of the Mesa County Ma
tional bank of Grand Junction, Colo.
and bears the portrait of Washington.
The unexpected departure of Am
bassador Page Bryan from his post at
Toxic just before Secretary Knox
sailed from Japan, has given rise to
report that change in the ambas-
sadorshlp to Toxic Is imminent.
The adoption of federal leasing
plan for the operation Of western coal
mines soon is to become a reality,
despite the fact that Congress rallied
to sanction the idea as incorporated
in the Nelson bill of tho Sixty-first
Congress-.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
SPORT.

The proposed Wolgast-ManGot fight
Is announced for November at New
Orleans.
Eddie McGoorty won from Jack
Denning in the fifth round at New
York, when Denning quit, claiming a
foul.
Clarence l.. Childs, known familiarly
by baseball fans as Cupid" Childs. is
dying of Bright's disease at his home
in Baltimore.
The Boston Americans overcame
the New York Nationals by 4 to 3, be-
fore more than $4,000 persons. in the
first game of the world series at New
York.
The Kentucky endurance stakes for
four miles on the Churchill Downs
course at Louisville was won by So
7:1O As.
]. H. Elspass of Denver received a
telegram from Lexington stating that
his famous PAGER, Braden Direct, had
won the Tennessee stake, for 2:O5
PAGERS, defeating the best out this
year. The race was won in straight
beats, in 2:02A, 2:03h and 2:03A.
In ten rounds of fast and vicious
fighting at Albuquerque, n. NJ. Benny
Chavez, bantamweight champion OF
the Rocky mountains, was given close
decision over Tommy Ryan of San
Francisco In the semi-final, Charley
Pierson. the Fighting Newsboy," vel
terweight OF Denver. and AL Smaul-
ding, the Albuquerque middleweight
fought eight rounds, Pierson getting a
newspaper decision.
The Red Sox won the third game OF
the worlds series with the Giants by
score of to 1 at New York.
With Fridays game, the players
ceased to share in the worlds series
receipts. The four games played net
ted them $147,572.2S, breaking the rec
ord established by the New York and
Philadelphia clubs last year, when
the players share amounted to $127,
a1O.61. The winning players this year
will receive sss,543.S7 and the losers
$50 .o2s.9O. Individually. each of the
winners is due to receive about $4,000
and the losers about $4,000.
In the third game the Denver Griz-
zlies defeated the Minneapolis Millers,
by, a score ot s to 4 at Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
GEN ERAL.

Joseph Stevenson OF Mineopla, N.
Y, who fell from his biplane, died
at Birmingham, Ala.
Chicago packers predict $40 hogs be-
fore tho end of October and corre-
spondingly higher prices for all hog
products.
Robbers who attacked Miss Eva
Olson near her home in Chicago.
broke the girls right leg in their ef-
forts to force her to cease fighting
thom.
BY nearly a unanimous vote the
California grand lodge of Masons at
Los Angeles adopted a resolution e1-
cluding from membership any ope en-
gagged In the saloon business.
Acting Governor A. j. Wallace has
refused to cal special session Of the
Legislature to amend the primary
laws as was requested by Gustaye
Brenner, chairman of the Taft organ
izatlon in San Francisco.
Ray Pfanschmidt. aged twenty-three.
was arrested at Quincy, ILL.,, accused
of the murder of his father, sister and
another young woman. The police
claim the motiye was to obtain $4,000
insurance and the estate.
Guilty as charged, was the verdict
of the jury at Tacoma, WASH, in the
cases of c. E. Houston and John H.
Bullock, tried in the Federal Court on
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
government on coal contracts in
Alaska.
The funeral of Jas Fielding Cosby.
veteran newspaper man and we'll
known Civil War correspondent, was
held at Los Angeles.
During the first nine months this
year 31.346 babies were born in Chi
cago. This is an increase of 9,87S over
1911, or 46 per cent.
Five hundred women of questionable
reputation have been driven out of Co.
.umbus, Ohio, and practically all tho
saloons with cheap grill rooms at
tached have been closed by special
vice squad of police.
Churches and religious societies, to
the number of at least 100000 will be
urged to give special attention to the
prevention of tuberculosis on Sunday,
October 27, or on some day during the
week preceding or the week following
that date.
All records for the production Of
milk and butter have been shattered
by Creamelle Vale, a Holstein COW at
Brockton, Mass. The COW has given
26,930 pounds of milk. with none
tary value of $1,000, since November
Is. 1911.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
FOREIGN.

A massacre Of Turks occurred at
Turtukai, in Bulgaria. near the Rou-
manian frontier, says dispatch from
Oltenitza.
The Montenesrins have captured
Detchitch mountain. The Turkish COM
mander and officers. with many SOL
dicrs, have surrendered.
An attempt to break Jail by Miguel
Guerrero. a rebel leader. resulted in
two prisoners being killed and several
soldiers wounded at Guadalajara, Mex.
Mrs. ]. Talmage. sister-in-law of the
late Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, died
at Annoy, China. The interment took
place in the Mission cemetery at Ku.
langsu.
Six American railroad conductors
who were captured at Sain Alto. In
northern Zacatecas. when about to be
shot recently. were rescued by the
rebel chief. Antonio Munoz.
Sidney Boden, a chimney sweep, dis
covered the body of a man partially
boiled and chopped up, in a coal sack
on the skylight Of an apartment house
at Vancouver, B. c. Physicians say
the man had been dead five or six
months.
A dispatch from Podgoritza. Monte
negro. says the Montenegrin Southern
army, under the command OF General
Martinovitch, has crossed the river
Boyana and captured several Turkish
block houses at Tarakosch. near the
Turkish town of Scutari.
A Laredo. Tex, dispatch states that
a rebel force of eighteen hundred, un-
der Cheche Campos, practically an
initiated one hundred and fifty feder-
ais near HERNIA. OF the federal force
only seventeen escaped. Among tho
dead are four officers. including Col
onel Tello, commander.
A tremendous sensation has been
caused throughout England by the
charges made against three OF the
highest officials of the British empire
in connection with the signing Of the
government contract with the Marconi
company-Prime Minister Asquith. Da-
vid Lloyd George. chancellor of the
exchequer; Rufus Isaacs. the attorney
general, and Postmaster General Sam.
uel,