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The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
COMMITTEE
APPROVES PLANS OF DAVIS
Forty Thousand Dollars Set Aside for
Power House for State Capitol
Building. Is Fire
Proof Structure

Little Rock, Jan. 8.-The Executive
Committee of the State Capitol Com
mission Wednesday approved the plan
of B. C. Davis, of Kansas City, for
the power house of the state capitol.
1t is to be located 600 feet northwest
of the building, fronting the new
Third Street viaduct. 1t will be a
thoroughly fire-proof structure, 60 by
90 feet. with smoke-stack 1875 feet
high and five feet in diameter. 1t will
be connected with the basement Of the
capitol by concrete tunnel, five feet
by seven, through which the pipes
and wires will be carried. Forty
thousand dollars has been set apart
for the work. 1t is expected the con-
tract will be awarded about March l..
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST
RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS

Little Rock, Jan. 8.-A Pine Bluff
man has written the Commissioner of
Labor to the effect that the Cotton
Belt railroad is discriminating against
members of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers. He asks if there is not
a law in the state prohibiting such dis
elimination, and he has been advised
that there is not.
The correspondent says that he was
relieved from duty three days after
he had been notified that the road
would not tolerate his belonging to a
labor union. He says further that
when a man makes application for
employment he is required to sign
a statement that he is not connected
with any labor organization. He says
that an attempt was recently made to
organize the telegraphers on the Cot
ton Belt when the road cut the sala-
ries of the agent telegraphers from
$50 to S25 month.
Commissioner Clary has taken the
matter under consideration, and will
apply to Attorney General Moose for
an opinion on the law pertaining to
the case.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
COMMISSIONERS
PURCHASE FIFTY MULES

Little Rock, Jan. S.-The Peniten-
tiary Commissioners yesterday closed
a deal for the purchase of fifty Arkan-
sas mules, averaging 1850 pounds each
at $190 a head, for the use on the
state farm. The mules were bought
at Green Forest, Harrison, and neigh
boring points in North Arkansas by a
Little Rock buyer, and the deal is said
by live stock men to be particularly
good one.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
AT HOTEL MARION
State School Directors Meeting at
Little Rock, January 29th. Good
Work Being Done for
the State Schools

Little Rock, Jan. S.-Yesterday the
Hotel Marion was secured as a meet
ing place for the annual conference
of the School Directors Association
which will meet here at 10 a. M, Jan
20. Allen Winham is president.
State Superintendent Cook announ-
ces the following engagements: JAN
IA, to address Good Roads Association
in Little Rock; Jan. 16, to address
Pathfinders Club in Morrilton; Jan.
II, Hot Springs, to address Garland
County Teachers Association; Jan. 20,
Monticello, Farmers Week; Jan. 81,
Benton County Teachers Association
at Centerton; Feb. 4, address at Con-
vocation of University, Fayetteville.
Prof. B. w. Torreyson, Supervisor
of Secondary education, has been at
work in North east Arkansas this
week He attended a farmers insti-
tute at Swifton yesterday, is at Tuck
erman today, and will be in Newport
Friday, returning to Little Rock Sat
urday.
Prof. j. l.. Bond, supervisor of rural
schools, is spending the week among
the country schools of Monroe Co.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
CONGRESSMAN GOODWIN
AT HOME IN WARREN
Arrived in Arkansas Yesterday from
Sherman, Texas, Where He has
Been Some for Time
With Mrs. Goodwin

Little Rock, Jan. S.-Congressman
w. S. Goodwin arrived yesterday
from Sherman Texas, passing through
Little Rock en- route to his home at
Warren. Mrs. Goodwin, who has been
an invalid for four years, is not inn
proved. She is at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Long, formerly of Bates
vile. Mr. Goodwin will devote as
much time as he can spare from pub
lie business to his campaign for re-
election from the Seventh District.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
RESERVE BANKS

The following additional banks were
today named by Commissioner Davis
as reserve agent banks: First Ma
tional Bank of Mena, Paragould Trust
Co., Bank of Fordyce, Simmons Ma
Cotional Bank of Pine Bluff, Ameri
can National Bank of Pine Bluff, Ben
ton County National Bank of Benton
vile, Arkansas Valley Trust Co., of
Ft. Smith, Merchants and Planters
Bank of Texarkana, Jonesboro Trust
Co., 1st National Bank of Memphis,
Tenn, Central National Bank of St.
Louis, and Mercantile Trust Co. of
st. Louis.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08

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MAY PARTICIPATE IN
FEDERAL APPOINTMENT
Secretary of War Advises Gov. Hays
State Militia has been Allotted
Funds for Its Support
During the Year

Secretary of War Garrison has writ
ten Gov. G. w. Hays as follows 81
have the honor to advise you that
your state may participate in federal
appointments for the support of or
ganized militia to the extent of the
allotments that have been made to the
state of Arkansas"
This is the elimination of negotia-
tions that have been carried on for
months with the War Department, the
support having been withdrawn on ac-
count of deficient showing in the
property and standards of many of the
companies. The restoration is upon
condition that all deficiencies found
at the last federal inspection, in ar
mories, records, drills, etc, be correct
ed, and property shortages be paid.
These conditions have been agreed to
by Gov. Hays. A. X. Mills, Chief of
the Division of Military Affairs, un-
der date of Dec. 81, advised Adjt. Gen.
England that the following amounts
are now to the credit of the state and
available: y
Arms, equipment, camp purposes,
$39, ,729.68.
Promotion of rifle practice, $S,061.21
Ammunitions, $6,58311.
Supplies, $11, ,3OO.73.
If the deficiencies are corrected and
shortages paid by July /, another al
lotment of $4,000 will then become
available. The various companies are
being notified that they must meet
these requirements or they will not be
permitted to participate in the fund.
The property shortages of some com
panies amount to as much as S400.
The Company at Harrison, Fred Creme
captain, is the only company in the
Guard that has no shortage or def
cheney. Salaries of officers and ex-
penses not specifically provided must
be paid by public subscription, as the
Legislature made no appropriation.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
IheMystery
ofMary

is the title Of our new serial, and il
you enjoy clever and entertaining
fiction don't fail TO reoda
FIRST INSTALLMENT
WILL APPEAR SOON.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
The Fourth InStaIIment of
this story appears in
this issue on page a.
READ IT.
WANT BETTER CONDITIONS
AMONG NEGRO SCHOOLS

Leo M. Favrot, associate supervisor
of rural schools, is endeavoring to in
terest the various county superinten-
dents and examiners in the work of
bettering the existing conditions a.
mong the negro schools of the state,
especially in the rural districts. He
has written them to know what es-
pecial activities are under way in the
interest of negro schools,-the erec-
ton of new buildings, consolidation of
districts, introduction of agricultural
courses, organization of negro teach
ers associations or other special school
enterprise in progress or in prospect.
The News wants you to telephone
that news item to 242.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
COMMISSIONER PAGE COM
PILING LIST OF FARMS

Commissioner John H. Page is COM
piling book containing a list by
counties and alphabetically of all the
farms in the state offered for sale by
the farmers themselves. This will be
kept in the office available for the in
spection of home seekers, many of
whom are coming daily to the state
capitol
Mr.. Page announces that he is ar
ranging details for stock show to be
given in February in connection with
the annual meeting of the Arkansas
Stock Growers Association. 1t will be
the first state stock show ever held in
Little Rock.
Why didn't you phone us that newc
item Yesterday? Our number is DAD
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
ROCK CRUSHER is BUSY

The state rock crusher is still in
operation without interference from
any source. About sixty men are en-
ployed. The injunction suit brought
by Fred Holder, Little Rock citizen,
to test the validity of the action by
the Commission in starting the plant,
is still pending, but no action has been
taken.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
Governor Hays Grants Two Pardon

Gov. Hays granted the following
pardons:
Winslow Robinson, an aged white
man of Heber Springs, fined $50 for
assault He is sick, and has served
1O5 days already, and his pardon was
recommended by all the physicians of
Heber Springs.
John Bell, negro of Dallas County
convicted in Fordyce in July, 1909, of
manslaughter and sentenced to seven
years. The killing was the result of
general row among the negroes.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08

Rufas Hayden, of Faulkner Co., who
mentioned his II children as II rea-
sons why he should be elected sheriff
was defeated in the recent primary.
His opponent must have had IL or
more better reasons.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08

A dollar slipped in our hand by our
delinquent subscribers, this week, will
be greatly appreciated.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-08
Can You Solve
The Mystery
Of Mary?

a pretty young woman
evidently fleeing from a fate
that tenorizes her seeks as
sistance from a total stranger.
She soon passes out of his
life again but the meeting Of
a few hours ripens into love.
He Institutes a search for her
which is successful just in
time to save her from a band
Of arch conspirators.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-02-05
Chronic Constipation Cured.

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-02-05

1T seems to me that freethinking Is
becoming dangerously prevalent In
this country"
you're wrong, old man. No think
ing of any kind seems to be prevalent
In this country at present."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
BEAR AND HER CUBS
CUDDLEL0ST BABY
Otherwise Child, Hungry When
Found, Would Have Frozen,
Woodsmen Say.

FIFIELD, Wis. Nov. 25.-hept alive
for two days by two bear cubs and
their mother. Baby Ball, the two-year-
cd son of q settler north Of here. was
found late at night asleep in the under
brush and. though starving. was not
suffering from exposure. The searchers
found the sign of bears near where the
child was found. and old woodsmen de-
clared that the babe was kept alive by
sleeping with the cubs and their mother.
All that the child could say was: Big
dOggie play; baby hungry"
The child wandered away one night.
The next day the entire county joined
, in n search for the little one. The day s
work was resumed and the scarchers
found their first trace OF the youngster
when a scrap Of his torn jeans ronpers
was found clinging to a raspberry bush
miles from hig home.
The place was all trampled with bear
prints and the child's father became
frantic. thinking the youngster had been
killed by an angry she bear.
Instead, when at o'clock at night
the hunters stirred the bears in the
brush. they found the baby alone and
unharmed. The crashing Of the under
brush indicated that the bear and cubs
left just before the searchers arrived.
The northern Wisconsin nights arc cold
and the child would have frozen had not
he been mOthercd by the old bear,
wOodSmen declare.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25

mothers club resOrted to an enter
tainment to obtain funds for this
and for other small repairs.
The fact that teachers must SpenC
much of their time in trying to Obtain
repairs illustrates another fault in the
present system of supervising schools
IN Mrs. Saunders estimation. She said
These teachers must devote energy
and time to multitude of admins
trative duties. while they already
large classes. These eighth grade
classes are so large that they are
divided into two parts. The teach
er is instructing practically two
grades, one graduating in the mid
year and another in the spring.
In addition to this. she must act
as sort of supervising ianitor tor
her building; as a property clerk,
for she passes on all requisitions;
must answer telephones. and must
administer the affairs of the build
ing generally. Now I see they are
ditional duty of supervising child
ren's play at the recess periods.
Cleaning Neglected.
The list Of needed repairs in school
buildings in the northeast, Mrs. Saun-
ders stated. is a lengthy one. Boards
in the floors of the Edmonds have be-
come splintered and need TO be re-
placed. Continued appeals nave not
resulted in anv action. A rug used on
the floor of one room had not been
cleaned for ten years, and after repeat
ed efforts to have this attended to. the
principal put away the rug in the base
ment as being unSanitary.
Her plea that buildings are improper
lv cleaned. Mrs. Saunders stated, was
supplemented by the report of the
Decorative League. which announced
filthy In one case teachers Of a
school offered to buy pictures to be
placed on the walls of a school If these
walls were cleaned Their request has
not yet been granted.
At some schools, Mrs Saunders
stated. the Fairgrounds are in such &
condition that they either are useless
or constitute a menace to the health
of children. This is true especially OF
insufficient. and on rainy days there
is A muddy yard, where children gel
their feet wet and then sit in schoo
rooms and take cold.
One of tho worst features of many
school rooms, from a higienic stand
point, Mrs. Saunders stated, was the
fact that few of them have any arti-
fetal light. On cloudy days pupils
eyes are strained in doing their work
Activity among Mothers Clubs has
resulted, in some cases, in getting ac-
ton on much needed repairs. This was
the case at the Peabody School. where
for six years efforts had been made 70
obtain O toilet in the kindergarten
room. At the intercession of the Pea
body Mothers Club, this needed toll ct
was obtained.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Party of Thanksgiving
At John Dixon Home

A Thanksgiving party of the Sun
shine and Community Society will be
be held at the John Dixon home Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Besides the presence of Mrs. John
A. Logan, Mrs. Charles r. Grandfeld.
Mrs. John G. Mcintosh. Mrs Emma
S. Shelton, Mrs. Ellis Logan, and Mrs.
w. e. Henderson. all Of whom will
give Thanksgiving greetings, a spe-
cial feature of the party will be a
chorus composed of girls between
ten and fifteen years OF age, who have
recently been organized into a Sun
shine auxiliary by Mrs. Bernard III.
Lane. Vocal and violin selections will
also be on the program.
The society intends to send out a
great many heaped-up Thanksgiving
baskets to the people who will be
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
MORE SURGEONS TO
Be SENT TO RUSSIA
Red Cross Provides Additional
Two When Need Is Explain
ed by Mrs. J. w. Gerard.

The American Red Cross has an
nounced that it Will send two additional
surgeons to Russia to re-enforce the six
surgeons and tWenty-four trained
nurses already there. The decision was
reached after the receipt of a letter
from Mrs. James w. Gerard. wife of
the American ambassador at Berlin,
who declared that the Red Cross sur
geons had made name for themselves
in Silesia. but that more surgical help
was needed
A report was received at Red Cross
headquarters from DR.. Edward w
Ryan, director or the hospital unit
sent TO Servia, who said the surgeons
and nurses in his party had worked
day and night since arriving at Bel
grade, October 20 There are 5000
wounded scattered about the country,
DR.. Ryan said, and few surgeons to
care for them. A cable from the
American minister to SerVia to the
State Department conveying the thanks
OF the Scrvian government for aid given
bv Red Cross surgeons and nurses, has
been communicated to Red Cross Off
cials
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
n ho. essLe iroduce market

EGGS-Nearby. fresh. 3S&i0c per doz.
Southern. 35G36c per doz.
CHEESE-New York. new. 16hc per lb.
nat l6iac Der ID.
BCTTER-ElRin print. SIC per lb.: tub. 800
per To-: process. 26a21c per IL.
LIVE POULTEY-tQuotations furnished by
krey. Price & co.)-Hens. 13Gl4c Der H. {:
ROSTERS. lUc per lb.; spring chickens. l5g l6c
per M: live turkeys. lSG2Vc per Id.
LIVE STOCk-Seal calves. best. l2Hl2Mc
per lb.: heavy. sNl0c per lb.: fat sheep. 4h0jc
per lb.; spring lambs. sac Der 10.
ErABLES-jOuotations furnished by
Taylor Wale)-Potatoes. new. sl.76 per bbI
onions. S.OO per bushel; 81 80 per sack; cab
bage. 81 Der hundred lbs: lettuce bOc to 70c
per basket: beets. S. 90 Der 100 punches
Owing 20 the Maryland Quarantine the re-
ceipts OF veal calves. sheep and lambs are In
limited supply on the street and prices have
advanced from / to cents. Choice calves
i2Gl2h cents with medium grades lyall
cents. Choice lambs cents. medium SdIsK
cents. Dressed pork can be shipped from
Maryland by removing the feet. These in
Btructions come direct from the Bureau OF
Animal Industry. Dressed pork. 1ldl2 cents
Receipts of choice dressed turkeys In light
supply: market strong on this kind.
kREY. PRICE & CO.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
QUESTIONS TO SHOW
us. MILITARY NEEDS
Searching Quiz Planned to Bring
Out Facts Regarding Army
and Navy.

That the question of armament ana
an increase in the strength of the stand
ing army of the United States will be
constantly to the fore during the short
session Of Congress is indicated by the
persistence with which Congressman
Gardner of Massachusetts, is demanding
action by the Rules Committee on his
resolution of inquiry concerning the al
legged unpreparedness of the United
States for war.
The Rules Committee members will
decide early in December whether
hearings are to be held on the Gardner
resolution, and If officers of the army
and navy are called before the House
body. it is contended that startling
facts concerning the insecurity Of the
nation will be emphasized.
From time to time, in their regular
reports, officers Of the army and navy.
particularly the former, have broadly
intimated that the United states is uii-
prepared for war. There has been no
attempt, however, to sum up at one
stroke the many inefficiencies of the
military branch of the Government.
Prepares Pointed Questions.
Congressman Gardner insists that It
is time for the nation to awake. If
Committee, it Is said that Mr.. Cara
ner and others interested in his plan
for preparedness will ask questions to
develop why a number of alleged inef-
ficiencieS, such as the following, are
allowed to exist:
Why the United States has no big
mortars, such as have been proved of
value in the European conflict, and
why 1t has but one coast defense gun
big enough to cope with the larger
guns on foreign warships?
Why the biggest coast defense guns
have range one and one-half miles
less than the heavy guns on British
or German dreadnaughts.
Why the navy lacks approximately
0,O00 men to man its ships, even on u
peace footing.
Why the army has artillery ammuni-
If all the artillery were employed in
it. and why the army has no dirigibles
or arrlored aeroplanes.
Why the army has only S4S field guns
and no motor tractors for artillery.
Why the navy has only fifty-eight
long range torpedos for the 511 tor
pedo tubes in the fleet. and the other
riety.
Will Review Entire Policy
Congressman Gardner intends TO
bring out these shortcomings. along
with others. and he will be critical Of
the entire military policy. He believes
that members of Congress will begin
hearing from home as the new session
convenes and the Rules Committee will
be forced to grant hearing on the
Gardner resolution. which proposes to
name a joint commission to inves-
tigate ard report to Congress on
the preparedness Of the United States
to defend itself in case of war.
For the navy in general" said Con-
gresham Gardner. I'VE ought to have
forty-seven battleships built and build
ing but we have only twenty-eight
built and building. We ought to have
1S7 destroyers. built or building. but
we have only sixty-eight. Sixteen Of
these are ole. We should have thirty
nine fast scout cruisers. built or build
ing, and we have as many as three.
We should have as many submarineS
as any nation on earth"
The Washington times., 1914-11-25

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