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The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22
WITH THE MOVIES

In a communication received at the Chicago offices of the American Film Manufacturing Company, producers of Plying A" Mutual Movies, from F. w. Bellman, manager of the Lyric Theater at Fort Atkinson, Wis, are found very encouraging remarks from a minister of that city concerning mo- tion pictures. The letter reads:
 About two weeks ago we had the pleasure of showing here that most interesting of American pictures, "The Trail of the Lost Chord As it hap pened, the picture was gooked on a Sunday night, and the audience was most enthusiastic about it. The seen ic part of the production was perfect. The old scenes around the missions were especially harmonious with the beautiful story. The acting staff ap- peared at it's best. The photo play im- pressed me so much that 1 called up the minister of our church and asked him and his wife to attend. As one may imagine, he was a bit skeptical about going to a picture show on Sun day night; but, after awhile, he said he would attend the last show. His opinion was the opinion of all He said, Frank, if you could have more pictures, such as that on every Sun day evening, know you would almost double your attendance on that night and l would be here myself and would be glad to boost them"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22

Dr, J. T. Sandlin of Emmet, was here few hours this morning.
 Get a Saturday Evening Post from Jack Johnson. Jr. Advt.
 QUIT CALOMEL. It is dangerous. Try GRIGSBY'S LIV-VER-LAX that vegetable liver syrup guaranteed to produce even better results than calo- mel. It is absolutely harmless and pleasant to, take. Any child can take it with safety. Ask Hesterly Drug Store.
 When one is the subject of abuse by others it is well to ask ones self what kind of people those others ad- mire and associate with. Such question often proves a consolation to the one abused. In fact, abuse from some quarters may be consider ed tribute to ones characteristics Are Advocate.
 It's May in Arkansas. Too many delights to enchant the soul for trou- ble to brood on the balmy hours. Springtime is joyful everywhere. It is incomparable in the Ozarks. The perfume of bowers and frying bacon causes us to champ the bit and maddly yearn to rush into spring poetry Salem Sun.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22
Determined to Score

Sergeant Murphy had squad of re- cruits on the Iihe range. He tried them out on the five hundred-yard range but none of them could hit the target. Then he tried them on the three hundred, two hundred and one hundred-yard ranges, in turn, but with no better success. When they had all missed on the shortest range, he scratched his head and regarded
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22
Setting His Mark.

Robert, aged six, came home from school one afternoon bringing his re- port card, showing that he had made one hundred per cent on his exam ination for his first months school work. His mother was delighted. She carried it to show father.
 Look John," she said, Robert made one hundred on his examina- tion."
 Robert standing close by, said with an air of supriority: "Next month 1 will make thousand"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22
Local News.

Coming ''The Day of Days" at the Gem Theatre.
 Fishing parties are quite numerous and some report nice catches. 1: Duncan B. Brown is at home from business trip to Little Rock. Fred Murrah has nice lot of fresh ]: chocolates-they are good. Advt. Russell Barnett is spending today in } Little Rock attending to business. Alvin Hart, of Hope, was in the city ! yesterday seeing friends and rela- : tives.
 Joe Boswell spent last night in !. Hope, returning here this morning on number 2S. Fresh fruits received at Douglas Brooks & Go. Phone 157. Prompt !! delivery. Advt Sheriff billiard left this morning ]. for Little Rock to attend to business matters.
 Attorney H. B. Mckenzie is look ing after business matters down at Hope today.
 Jack Johnson, Jr., has the Ladies Home Journal, Phone PAP and he . will bring you one. Advt. Representative W. N. Mum, of ! Laneburg, was here today attending to . business matters. Born-To Mir. and Mrs. Fred Nich- . ols at their home in this city this ], morning, a son. Just received shipment of fancy bulk hocolates.-Douglas Brooks X Co., Phone 157. Advt. E. R. Williams former Prescott citizen, was attending to business af- fairs and seeing friends in Prescott : this afternoon. County Judge J. M. Thomas left | this morning for Little Rock where
 he is spending today attending to busi- | ness matters.
 YOUR LIVER LACKS GRIGSBY'S
 LIV-VER-LAX. Try bottle to-day.
 Satisfaction guaranteed. Ask at He's terly Drug Store P D. Frisby, wife and children of | Prescott are visiting relatives and | friends in this city.-Arkadelphia | Siftings Herald. | After visit in the city with rel
 atives and friends, Mrs. J. D. Barlow returned to her home at Hope this morning on number five. The High School ball team left this | afternoon on thirty-six for Arkadel- phia where they are playing game of
 ball with the team there.
 in Prescott this morning and will
 be a guest at the home of his brother
 in-law, A. H. Smith for a few days. | Miss Eleanor Wilson will have the pleasure of rocking the grandchildren
 of her husband to sleep during the | honeym Stuttgart Arkansawyer Squire J. B'Shers and daughter 1
 Mrs. Hicks, left this morning for | TeXarkana, where they will remain
 several days as guests of relatives and | friends
 D. A. nth, who has been in Pres
 colt for raveral weeks left today for
 his hom, m Norman, Nebraska Mr. ] Smith vas the guest of his son, A. H. Smith and family while in our city.
 The farmers have their land in good
 shape and planting done, as a gen
 eral thing. It is wonderful how well
 everything looks in the country when
 we consider the unfavorable weather this spring.-Paris Progress.
 Did you know that CALOMEL IS
 MERCURY, and that its mercuri0us
 effect will ruin the system, while GRIGSBY'S LIV-VER-LAX is purely vegetable and can be used with per-
 feet safety. Ask Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22
Weather Report

Maximum ............o
 Minimum ...............b
 Generally fair Friday and Saturday. Coming "The Day of Days" at the Gem Theatre.
 D. W. Johnson route two was here this morning looking after business.
 l.. J. Bryson, route number two, was here this afternoon attending to busl- ness matters.
 Levi Moore returned last night from a weeks business trip to Little Rock and other Arkansas points.
 Miss Mary Weisger went to Hope last night where she will spend a visit with relatives and friends.
 B. H. Logan came home last night from a business trip over several Arkansas towns north of Prescott.
 Fresh shipment of chocolates re- ceived today at Fred Murrah's place. Phone 165. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22

Generally fair Friday and Saturday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
One Burned, Three Shocked
on Broken Wires in Passale
,snec,aI 10 the Evening start

PAssAIC, May 2s.-The broken
end of an electric light wire, seri-
ousIy burned Cornelius Post. hos
pital attendant yesterday and Sc
verely shocked John MARCEL an
other hospital attendant, who Went
to his rescue.
Post saw the wire dangling along
the sidewalk on Pennington avenue.
He telephoned the Public Service.
Fifteen minutes later he was found
by MARCEL unconscious
MARCEL tried to extricate him ron
the wire and was shocked uncon-
seious himself A passerby tele-
phoned the Public Service and tie
power was shut off. Both men were
taken to the hospital
Michael Popick, thirteen years o.
and his brother, of u Park place,
were severely shocked Gy an electric
light wire Michael saw the Wire III
the street. picked it UP and was
shocked into unconsciousness. His
brother went to his rescue and WIS
slightly shocked. A man who was
passing at the time threw off his
coat and with it pulled tae two
children from the wire
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
MURDERED BODY IN
BR|SBANE'S HOME
Police Hold Tramp Found Run
ming Away from Editors
Summer Residence.

POINT PLEASANT. May 2s-The
whom they are holding and who re-
fuses to give his identity is the muir
derer of a man, believed to be John
r. Hafer, who was found dead yes
terday in the home of Arthur Bris-
bane, editor of the New York Eve
ming Journal. Full Identification of
the murdered man has not been made
but from cards found in his pocket
1t is believed that he was Hafer
The Brisbane home is not occu-
pied Michael Whelan and Edward
Erickson, two boys who were passing
the house, heard sounds of quarrel.
Hiding in the bushes near the house
they waited and saw a man run
away. While his chum ran to town
to get Police Chief John Harker,
Whelan followed the man to Toms
River The boy declares that he was
wiping the blade of knife and asked
him to row him across the river.
The police chief arrived and ar
rested the man. Later when the po-
lice entered the house they found
the body on the floor in a bedroom.
His head was crushed in and his body
was marked with cuts and bruises.
Empty champagne and port wine
bottles We're found in the room. The
two men had evidently become in
tOxicated and quarreled. Several of
the bottles had been used in the fight.
The two men are believed to have
been tramps who gained entrance in
to the house by breaking window.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
FUTILE CONTA|NER
BILL IS APPROVED
Weights and Measures Conven-
ton Delegates Pleased With
Jerseymen's Statute.
Irrom n stan Correspondent.I

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Congress-
man William E. futile, jr., of Union
county, n. j., loomed up as the big
sest and most important member of
the House of Representatives to the
delegates attending the ninth annual
conference of weights and measures
here today. The representative from
Westfield is the father of a bill now
pending to standardize the national
apple barrel and other containers
used by farmers and produce dealers
for their fruits and vegetables. So
pleased We're the delegates that they
extended an invitation to Congress-
man Tuttle and his colleague, Walter
]. Mccoy, to a banquet last night at
the Raleigh.
A hearing on the Tuttle bill was
! held for the benefit of the many WIS.,
iting commissioners and superintend-
onts of weights and, measures from
all parts of the country. The leading
men of the country associated with
standard weights and measures APP
peared before the committee and
without exception one and all eX-
pressed approval of the futile bill and
urged upon the committee on agricul-
ture. before which the hearing was
held, to use all it's endeavors to have
the bill become a law.
Among those who spoke in favor Of
the bill We're: w. l.. Waldron super
intendent of weights for New Jersey,
who is also vice president of the Ma
tlonal Association of Weights and
Measures; Commissioners II. II.
Henry, of Vermont; Neal, of Mime
sofa; Brown, of Tennessee; Van Duyn,
of Iowa, and DR.. Fisher, chief of
the Washington bureau of stand
ards; August w. Schwartz, superin-
tendent of weights and measures OF
Union county, also had word to say
in approval of the bill. Besides call
ing for a standard barrel, the bill also
calls for standard containers for cram
berries and other fuits and vegeta-
bles.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
TENNIS PLAYERSIN
SEMLF|NAL ROUND
Exciting Games Expected Ia
WOmen's Tournament at Es-
sex co. Country Club.

The semi-final round in the invita-
tion lawn tennis tournament at the
Essex County Country Club will be
n1aved today. The contestants will
be Mrs. Marshall Mclean against
Miss Edna Wildey and Mrs. s. r.
weaver against Mrs. A. G. Miles.
The match between Mrs. Mclean
and Miss Wildey is expected TO be
very exciting. Mrs. Mclean is the
nresent holder of the New Jersey
State and the Metropolitan titles.
Miss Wildey is the holder of the
Plainfield Country Club champion
ship.
Yesterday, had some exciting fea-
lures. The match between Mrs. Mar
shall Mclean and Mrs. Edward Ray
mond brought forth the best efforts
Of each player. Two of the three
sets went to vantage, while the third
required nine games. Mrs. Mclean
took the first set by rs, lost the sec
ond by the same score, and won the
third by 6-3.
Mrs. S. F. Weaver had an easy
time disposing of Miss Jean Rowson
Yesterday, Go and 81.
Mrs. A. c. Miles defeated Miss
Helen Boynton by 60, 60, and Miss
Edna Wildey defeated Miss Elsie
Jevett by 60, 60.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Contracts Filed

These contracts were filed in the cOun-
II clerks office today:
Vincpnzo Altieri. owner. with Katchen
Rabinowitz. contractor, iron work. 81
90: Drift street.
Mrs Ottilic Boedel, owner. WIN
Charles Gaflnger. of Irvington, con-
tractor a.. masonry, $1365; S5s South Seven
feenth street Same owner with Otto
kuschr of Irvington, contractor. paint.
Win Yerbock & Tiers. of Iryington
contractors, plumbing. etc, 1910, same
prelnises. same owner with Edward
Wolf. Of Irylngton, contractor, earpen
Harry p. Scheuck, Of East Orange
oy mer. with $. 4 White, Of East Orange
contractor. painting, S245; 100 South
Parkway. East Orange.
Pusuliale IullianO, owner. with Johr
ouarfiicro, contractor, general contract
lie Heckel street, Belleville.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
STORM OVER;
MERCURY DROPS
Continued from First Fase.)

Players and spectators fed to the
club house.
Considerable damage was done In
the Essex suburbs by the storm.
lightning struck the chimney of the
home of Edgar 5. Blackledge, Sc Full
ton avenue Montclair, running down
the chimney and starting a small ire
in the dining room.
large tree was blown down in
trent Of the home of Frederick Cad
mus. 10 Hill street. Bloomfield, carry
ing with it several electric wires.
A bolt of lightning struck west
bound trolley ear on the Orange nne
at Hollywood avenue and Main street,
East Orange. Practically no damage
was done, and the passengers re-
manned quiet.
In other parts of New Jersey the
storm did great damage. The roof OF
schoolhouse in Unionville was
ripped off and twenty pupils we're
hurt one of them dangerously.
In Sussex, the home of Oran Haf-
din. coal merchant, of Sycamore
stu eet, was struck by lightning ana
burned to the ground, and several
other homes We're damaged.
Cornelius Post, twenty -four years
old an empIoye of st. Mary's Hos
Ditai. Passaic, picked UP live wire
which had fallen from pole in front
al the hospital during the storm and
was severely shocked. John Marshall,
also an employee of the hospital went
II his assistance and was hurt: Mi
chaeI PopicH, thirteen years old, OF
park place. Passaie. was severely
shocked when he picked up a live
wire. -
Lightning hit "Maplewood, the
the handsome home of Albert Sire,
i'm Norris Plains, and started hfe
which caused $1,000 damage.
The storm also did considerable
damage in New York city, on Long
Island, Staten Island and in west
.1,.l,fer capOty
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
BLOOMFIELD PROPOSALS.


SEALED BIDS will be received for the en-
larging repairing and furnishing Of the
iSrooEdale School House situated on the
northerly side of Broad street, IN the Town
of Bloomfield. County OF Essex.
Said bids to be in accordance with the
plans and specifications furnished by Charles
Granville Jones Architect $50 Broadway
n. y.
The work 10 be completed on or before
September 1, 1914. Bids to be submitted
to the oBard Of Education at their room in
the HIGH School, corner Broad street and
Belevilel avenue, Bloomfield. OH June Is,
1914, az p. M, and to be accompanied by
a certified check of three per cent. of the
amount OF the bid. as a guarantee OF good
faith and to be forfeited in case the sue
cessful bidder refuses TO sign a contract
within a reasonable length of time after II
Is awarded Bids to be in one lump sum
for the entire work, and the successful bid
der to furnish satisfactory bond to the
board.
The committee reserves the right to the
board to reject any or all bids.
Building Committee of the Board OF Edu-
cation of the Town Of Bloomfield.
CHARLES W. BROWN Chairman.
JAMES G. BROWN.
my2s. 3o.!e3.s.l0.1S
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

LACI<AWANNA AVENUE SEWER. HECK
Err STREET PAVING. Assessment for
benefits
upon all the owners of all the lands and real
estate peculiarly benefited by each of the
following improvements, namely:
The construction of a sewer In
LACKAWANNA AVENUE SOUTH SIDE)
from Clifton avenue for distance of about
400 feet westerly, according to the provi-
sions Of an ordinance of the city Of Newark
entitled An ordinance to provide for the
construction Of a sewer in Lackawanna ave-
nue. (south side, from Clifton avenue for r
distance of about 400 feet westerly" ap-
proved September IL, 1913,
i"7 p''H ECKER STREET.
from Sussex avenue to Dickerson street. ac-
cording to the provisions of an ordinance of
to provide for the paving Of Hecker street,
from Sussex avenue to Dickerson street" ap-
proved July 20, 1918.
Has been prepared by the undersigned
comnli ssioners appointed by the Mayor of
the city Of Newark. and that a report by a
certificate In writing, with an accompanying
sessments against the several owners Pc
culiary benefited aforesaid. has been de-
posted In the office of the city clerk Of the
city Of Newark for examination by the
parties interested therein.
Said assessment comprises all lots. tracts
and parcels Of land and real estate liable to
be assessed as aforesaid, lying on the south
LAcKAWANNA AVENUE.
for a distance OF about 575 feet west of the
westerly line Of Clifton avenue including
No. 1888 Orange street; ON both sides of
IllGcKER STREET
from Sussex avenue to Uickerson street,
'1ot' represents an entire plot of land
whether large or small.
All persons Interested in said assessment
may be heard before said commissioners or
Thursday afternoon. the twenty-eighth day
of May, 1914, at the commissioners room
No. SD floor, city Hall.
Dated May &c. 1914
WILLIAM DIMOND
JOSEPH HEtSLER.
ADOLPIt HOLZNER,
my22-5t Commissioners.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
amateur Clnss.

Matters are rupluly assuming the
proportions of a real race in the Eve
ming Stars cyclists popularity con-
test.
4 formidable lead Is being rolled
up by the leader as the above tally
shows To overcome this lead it will
be necessary for other candidates to
assume drastic methods to obtain
votes. Other contestants are gaining
rapidly.
Four hundred and forty three votes
came in in one bunch this morning
for Walter Rutt. and work like this
on the part of his friends will tell
in the end.
\ good campaign manager-one
who will hustle in the interests of his
candidate will be found a most eff
fective means of securing relllts.
Friends and admirers of the various
contestants should be rallied round
their standards and the necessity for
concerted and continuous action can
not be too strongly impressed upon
them. If every reader Of the Star
will clip the coupon every day and
urge his friends to do the same the
result will show in remarkably
short time. The greatest enthusiasm
prevails among the riders and all
eyes are on that beautiful prize au-
tomobile-the Overland Speedster-
which was exhibited and its capabtli-
ties shown off at the Velodrome track
last Sunday by Dare-devile Jimmy
Hunter. It Is certainly a classy car
that any man would be proud to
own. 1t is now on view in the win
dows of the Star in Branford place,
and is attracting much favorable at
tention.
Two Excelsior motorcycles. said by
those who know, TO be the best mo-
torcycles on the road today. are Of
| fered as second and third prizes.
Any one of the prizes are well
worth a sincere effort TO win. The
! cost is nothing to enter, either as a
( contestant or as ''rooter," for a
| candidate. Cast your votes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Lightning Hits Three Houses
in Butler: One Destroyed

BUTLER. May 2s.-Three houses
were struck by lightning in Butler.
one. owned by Frank strouple' OF
Kiel avenue. was burned TO the
ground. The inmates had to flee TO
neighbors' houses. not having time
to save any of their household effects.
One of the other houses, owned by
Albert Risden, was on High street.
IT was not damaged seriously.
Neither WIS The third dwelling.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
LIGHTNING KILLS
PATERSON FARMER
Bruce Murray and Team
Struck-His Companion
Escapes.

PATTERSON, May 2S.-Bruce Muir
ray, employed on the farm of Will
lam and Charles Van Ness, of Noun
tainview, was instantly killed by q
bolt of lightning yesterday afternoon.
He was driving a wagon and the team
was also killed. Another farm hand
who was seated on the wagon es-
capped. Murray was we'll known
around this section where. he had
lived for many years.
The storm around here caused con-
siderable damage to electric lights,
wires and poles and crops. The barn
OF Joseph Kenght, a dairyman OF
RiVerview drive, Totowa borough,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Newspaper Man Appointed
Comptroller of Passaic

PAssAIC, May 2s-James Henry
Woods, city editor Of the Passaic
Daily News, was appointed comp
troller and A. u. Van Houten city
clerk, at the meeting of the city COM
missioners yesterday afternoon.
There was considerable surprise
when the name of Mr.. Woods was
recommended by Commissioners Os-
borne. for it was thought that Cor
don Seger, deputy city clerk, would
receive the appointment. Mr.. Segor
was t.. choice of Mayor George n.
Seger, and he cast the only ballot
against the appointment of Mr..
Woods. The deputy clerk is not re-
lated to the mayor.
The deputy clerk Immediately
wrote Out his resignation when he
was informed Of the appointment, but
he was advised by Commissioner Ke-
hoe to have Mayor Seger, to whom he
handed his resignation, hold the same
over until the next meeting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
School Girls in Panic
When Lightning Strikes Car

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 2s.--Pas-
sengers on a trolley car at Bonham-
town, near here, We're thrown into a
panic shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon when "A bolt of light
ming struck the rear platform control
and set fire to the woodwork on the
platform. Most of the passengers on
the car were school girls, returning to
this city, and it required the efforts
Of the car crew and four men passen-
gers to keep them from trampling on
one another in their haste to get out
Of the car.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Heat Prostrates Teachers

CAMDEN. MAY 2S.-The public
schools were ordered closed by the
board of Education yesterday owing
TO the intense heat. Before the order
was received, however, two women
teachers had been Frustrated. Sew
eral other prostrations occurred on
the streets. All the victims were
treated at the Cooper and Momeo-
n1tbie hospitals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Wall STREET

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Unfmportant
variations were the rule in the early
stock market dealings today. The
leaders were mildly reactionary, and
General Motors yielded two points OF
its recent advance. Dealings were IN
exceedingly light volume and the list
As a whole bore the familiar ante
holiday aspect. There seemed 10 be
some disappointment at the lack OF
more definite details regarding the
Mexican negotiations, this feeling
finding reflection in London, where
Americans We're mostly lower.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
George A. Bourgeois Will
Head State Bar Association

ATLANTIC CITY. May 2s.-George
A. Bourgeois counsel for the Penn
sylvania railroad in South Jersey, and
present president Of the New Jer-
sey Bar Association, is slated for cleo
ton to the presidency of that body at
the annual convention to be held at
Hotel Chelsea on June 10 and ID.