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The Prescott daily news., 1914-08-27
INVESTIGATING ADVANCE IN
 PRICES OF PROVISIONS

Little Rock, Aug. 27.-Todd Daniel. Speclal agent of the U. S. Department Oi justice, IS in the city today investi- ga'lng the question of the advance in he prices of provisions. He expects 10 go into it thoroughly.
 rrescott Daily News-1O cent week
The Prescott daily news., 1914-08-27

General Clayton was the ninth gov eronr of Arkansas, serving as the Re publican eyecutive from 1868 to 1871, when he was elected to the United States Senate He was the ruling power of the Republican party from the time of his election as governor in 1867 until the hour of his death although he retired from politics slightly more than a year ago, leav- Ing H. L. Remmel of Little Rock as the state party head.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-08-27
RELIEVED OF FINE.

Little Rock, Aug. 27.-J. J. Holland of Columbia county, who was convict ed Aug. 13, on change of carrying pistol, and was fined $50 and costs, was relieved of the fine by Gov. Hays upon the request "of a goodly number of the very best citizens of the County"
 Jack Johnson, IT,, has this weeks Country Gentleman for sale.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-08-27
GEN POWELL CLAYTON A RE un-r n-n,rpIICAN LEADER EXPIRED
toader of Party in Arkansas '' For More Than 40 Years Governor in Reconstruc-
 tion Days.
disnatch from Washington, D. {

disnatch from Washington, D. C., ,.dor date of August 25, says:
 General Powell Clayton, formerly .uo,ror and United States senator ssor, Arkansas, died at his apartments bore tonight at the age of S1 years. He had been in feeble health for many months.
 A native of Bethel, Pa, and educat- od as q civil engineer, General Clay i'm emigrated to Kansas in 1861 and tbore entered the Union army. He roSo to the rank of brigadier general. After the war he went to Arkansas and in 1868 was elected governor of tbe state. Three years later he was sent to the United States Senate.
 The general was appointed ambas- sador to Mexico by President McKin- lev in 1897 and held that position un- hl 1905, when he retired from public life. For forty years he was a mem Der of the Republican National com mittee and attended every meeting.
 Private funeral services will be held here and the body will be buried at Arlington cemetery with military hon Ors
 General Clayton is survived by a widow and four children; Captain Powell Clayton IT,, of the general staff of the United States army; Mrs. Samuel C. Jones, wife of Major Sam uel c, Jones, general staff United States army. Baroness Charlotte Mon- cheur, wife of Baron Ludovic Mon cheur, of Pd"ium; and Katheryne Grant Duff. wife of Arthur Grant Duff, English minister to Belgium, and one brother, W. II. A. Clayton, of Me Alester; Okla
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-12

cent to the house. It wouldn't look pretty"
 There's something in that" admit ted P. sybarlte
 Nevertheless ne never quite under stood how 1t was that his feet carried him to the other roulette table at the end of the room opposite that at which be had been playing or how it was that his fingers produced one of the twenty dollar notes rather than the modest five he had meant to risk and coolly handed it over the board
 "How manyT asked the new crou- pier pleasantly.
 Before he could make up his mind exactly twenty white counters were meted out to him.
 What are these worthy? be demand ed incredulously, dropping into a chair "One dollar each, he was informed "IndeedW he replied politely smoth- rring a slight yawn.
 TO save his face now he'd have to so through his twenty. But after that exit
 He made this promise to himself
 TO BE CONTINUED.
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with a nod His heart stopped beating.
 Five dollars! All be had in the world
 The whir of the deadly little ball in its ebony runway was like nothing less than the exultant shriek of a banshee.
 Three. red"- the croupier began his chant
 P. sybarite failed to hear tho rest The croupier tossed him a chocolate token He was conscious that he touched it with numb and witless fn- gers, mechanically pushing it upon the red diamond
 Ensued another awful soul sicken- ing minute of suspense.
 "Twenty-hye, red"-
 A second brown chip appeared mag ically on top of the first P. Sybarite regarded them stupidly. Afraid to touch them. bis brain communicated to his hand the impulse to remove the chips ere 1t was too lato. but the hand hung moveless in listless mutiny.
 'Thirty-four, red"-
 Two more chips were added to his stack,
 And this time his brain sulked If his body wouldn't heed its plain and sagacious admonition-very welll lt just wouldn't bother itself to signal any further advice.
 But quite insdnouvely his hand moved out. tenderly embraced the four brown chips and transferred them to the green area dominated by the black diamond.
 Twelve. black"-- Forty dollars was represented by that stunted pillar of brown wafersl ?. sybarlte experienced an effect of coming to his senses after an abbre- viated and, to tell tue truth, somewhat nightmarish nap. Aplng the manner of one or two other players whom he l had observed before this madness pos ! eessed him. he thrust the chips out of the charmed circle of chance and nod ded again Cwith what a seasoned airn to the croupier.
 Cash or chipsP inquired that func- honary.
 "Oh, cash. thank you"
 The chips gathered Into the company of their brethren. Two twenty dollar | bills replaced them.
 Stumng these last into his pocket, P. sybarite turned and strolled indiner- | ently toward the door
 Better get away before it's too late, | intelligence counseled.
 Right you are," he admitted fairly 'Tn go home now before anybody takes this away from me-"
 Sensible of you" intelligence ap- | proved.
 "sull." suggested the small, but clear voice of greed before he could gain the head of the stairs. you've got your original 80 yet to lose Be a sport Don't go away without turning in a
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from that inclosing the well of the stairway, the floor was one large room wholly devoted to some half a dozen games of chance.
 Upon Gll the gaming tables massive electric domes concentrated their light The walls, otherwise severely un- adorned, were covered with lustrous golden fabric; the windows were invis- ible, cloaked in splendid golden hang ings; the carpet, golden brown In tone was of a velvet pile so heavy that 1t completely mufled the sound Of foot steps. Indeed the room was singular ly silent for one that harbored some twoscore players in addition to a full corps of dealers. croupiers, watchers and walters The warmth of the room was noticeable.
 A brief survey of the gathering cor- vinced F. sybarite that, barring the servants, he was lonely exception to the rule of evening dress. But this discovery discomfted him not at all. With an eye alert for the man with the twisted mouth be strutted from table to table ostensibly as little ill at ease as press agent in a theater lobby
 A few minutes suficed to demon strate that the owner of the abandoned hat was not among those present which fact. coupled with the doorkeep er's averment that Mir Bailey Penheld was not, persuaded P. sybarite that the former was neither more nor less than the proprietor of this gaming house.
 But this conclusion perturbed him ! He couldn't imagine either Miss Les sing or Miss Marian Blessington in any way involved with a common or even proper gambler
 His tour brought him finally to a pause by the roulette table in the real of the room. Curious to watch the game fin being, he fingered there There were perhaps half a dozen play CTS round the board, four on one wing two on the other Of the latter ont was that very young man who had been responsible for P. sybarite', change of mind with regard to going home. With a bored air this prodiga was frittering away five dollar notel on the colors, the columns and the dog ems. his m success stupendous. his ap parent indifference whether he won o lost positively magnificent But in th' course Of the few minutes that P sybarite watched him he either grew weary or succeeded in emptying hi pockets and ceased to play.
 P. Sybarite was shocked to hear hi own voice.
 "Five on the red" 1t said distinctly with an effect of exuavagant apathy
 A thought later be caught the crou piers eye and drove the wager hom
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CHAPTER w.
Wheels of Chance.

R " IS constructive mendocity light
 upon his conscience, P. Syba-
 rite permitted George time
 enough to leave the house and gain Clancy's, then quietly follow cd as far as the gate. from which point be cut across the southern side walk. turned west to Ninth avenue and then north to Forty-second street Here he boarded a crosstown car
 This was quite the most insane freak in which he had indulged himself these many years. and. frankly admitting this much, he was rather pleased than otherwise. He was bound to call on Bailey Pendeld and inform that gen tleman where be might find his hat. Incidentally he hoped to surprise some thing or other informing with regard to the fortunes of Miss Lessing
 Alighting at Sixth avenue. he walk cd to Forty-ffth street. turned or to- ward Fifth avenue and in another mo- ment was at a standsdu in the ex- tremest bewilderment before No. 97.
 By every normal indication the house vas closed and tenantless. From roof to basement its every window was blind with shades close drawn The front doors were closed. the basement grating likewise.
 Disappointed tn the conviction that he had drawn false lead. the little man stroued on eastward a little dis tance: then. on sheer impulse. gave up his project and swinging about, start cd to go home.
 But now as he approached No. 9I the second time a taXicab turned ir from Sixth avenua slid to the curl before that dwelling and set down e smallish young man dressed in the ex treme of fashion. who, negligently handing a bill to the chauffeur, ran nim. bly up the steps, rang the doorbell and promptly letting himself into the dark vestbule, closed the door behind him.
 The taxicab swung round and disap peared. Not so P. Sybarite. Pro foundly intrigued. he waited hopeful! for this second midnight caller to re appear as bamed as himself But though ho dawdled away a patient dvO minutes. nothing Of the sort occurred
 Here was mystery within myster indeedl Why (P. Sybarite asked him uelf with impatiencel need he remaii outside when another entered th house without let or hindrance?
 Upon this thought he turned boldl up the steps, pressed the bell buttor laid hold of the doorknob and entere into a vesubule as dark as his bewi derment and as empty as the palm @ his hand, proving that the young ger tleman of fashion had experienced n difficulty in penetrating farther int
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businesses of this singular establish ment. In reAccting that where one had gone another might follow, P syb- arite pulled the door behind him.
 Instantly the bare and narrow ye5- tbule was flooded with the mereiles1 glare of half a dozen electric bulbs, and at the same time he found himself sustainine the intent scrutiny of a pair of inhospitable dark eyes set in mn impnssive dark face, which last was abruptly disclosed in the frame of a small grin in one of the inner doors.
 "Won." he was grudiy asked. what do you wantT
 Irritating discOmtesy inhered in the speakers tone P. sybarite sunened bis neck.
 .aro see Bailey Penheid," he returned firmly. "of course'
 .No such party here," was the an
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sy seIene Armstrong Harmon.

By selene Armstrong Harmon.
 The woman in public life who re- mains enthusiastic and unwearied throughout a Washington season, with its round of official and private enter taining. is rare The woman who not only accompnshes this feat. but who finds time to read with her husband the good old books that a certain Mir. Dickens. a Mr. Thackeray and other gentlemen of their time used to write is a paragon. She has achieved both boise and a sense Of leisure.
 My husband and l." says Mrs shep pard. "are fond of society, but we do not allow it to interfere with our tav- .orite recreation. that of reading to- gether ] don't know just how we ac- complish it, but we do find time Co en- joy together a great many of those standerd books which are SO much more enjoyable when read aloud than when read to oneself Did lt ever oc. eur to you how few modern stories there are that stand the test of being read aloud One usually takes the la- test book, races through it on a rainy day and forgets 1t by the time the sun shines again. But the old books and the rare books are mellow and companionable, and leisurely. ] can recommend them as an anudote for
 those conditions in the life of the mod en woman that make for restlessness nervousness and discoD tent"
 Mrs. sheppard is one Of the young est women in congressional circles ai the capital. Before her marriage she
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MRs. MoRRIs sHEPPARp.

was Miss Lucille Sanderson of TeXar- kama Texas. She had known for years the man whose name she was to bear, but their romance did not begin in Texarkana, where both lived. lt began in Washington, when Senator sheppard was in the lower house of congress and when Mrs. sheppard was attending fashionable finishing school at the capital They have now been married four years. They have a charming young daughter of three.
 "To the mother of any child. Mrs. sheppard says. that child is the one absorbing interest, coming before books. society. fads or hobbies of any sort And motherhood means a nb- eral education Co the average woman. However superficial she may have been before, she now becomes dead in earnest as we say, with regard Cd everything that effects or touches the life of her child, from the cutting of tooth to the choosing Of college course"
 Mrs Sheppard superyises closely the care and training of her little daughter That the child however is not her only absorbing interest is evi denced when one asks if she is poiu cally ambitious for her husband. HeI face lights up as she says
 CT am and always have been. l am proud of what he has accomplished al a comparatively early age in politics But apart from this, and more than this. ] am proud of what he has ac cOmplished as a man"
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put why didn't you come upT
 Well. you see. ] met @ man outside wanted to talk Co for a moment co 7 ieft her at the door"
 Well, Wis waidn' Run on up. won't be five minutes And knock cn Molly's door and see what's tfe mat r"
 "Au right" returned F. sybarite CO., .cncly.
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LOS ANGELES
Furnished Apartments.

Furnished Apartments. 1000 modern housekeeping apart ments. s1O to S6O monthly. Furnished complete, especially ventilated; quiet. homelike. large grounds. within easy walking distance
 CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENT CO.,
 503 Citizens Natl Bank Bldg. 3rd & Main. Main 2043 Phones 60654
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-12
HOTEL ARGONAUT
Cor First & San Pedro Sts. LOS ANGELES. CAL.

New Brick Building 225 rooms Rooms with bath privilege 50c. 75c Sl per day Rooms with bath privilege S2 to $l per week Depot cars from an R. R. sta lions stop in front Of Hotel or a short walk from any of them. If you don't stop with us we are both losers.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12
HiiO FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOR
SENSATIONAL REPORTS
CAPT SAYS BRITISH SHIP
WAS NOT FIRED BY A a
GERMAN SPY.
ONf. x SEVENTY
HO Uses DEAD
:-------- ! - u
Ship Wa5 Afire, But Blaze Was
Easingliahed Before Seri-
dssIy Darnaged.
(Isy Associated Press J.

NEWP0RTs NEWS, Va, Nov. IL
According to an official statement giv-
en- out here tonight by Captain Edlin,
OF the British steamer Rembrandt.
which arrived, here carly this morn
ing, after her fight with flames at sea
200 miles of Cape Henry, there is no
foundation whatever for the isensa-
tionaI reports that the vessel, carry
ing 79e horsessto France, was fired by
German Spy. Reports that the horses
wers NUT tilated with sharp itstru-
ly groundiess, according to the cap.
tain's statement Is y s
The ship was afire. the captain ad-
mits, but the blaze was extihguished
before any serious dAmage to the
tain deeB not know how the fire or
!iginated, fie has made no arrests ana
no particular person Is under suHpS-
ciolis $
rip to tonight 40 horses had died
from expnsnre to the dense sntoke,
Others were silfrer. JIig from the effects
OF the exposure and are expected to
die, a vsserfHa1 Ian went aboard the
Rem nbfnnft this afternoon and found
Ia Atin;ner OF hofses injured, some
from ephfhRt With the sides. OF their
statla IN The stampede following the
/ fdiscoyeTy es the, Gre and others bear
ing accidental wounds infIifss I'd In
pitchferliug llsy into the feeding box
es.
rollouiHg Ii Captain Eldsa,s cfiiciss
version OF the affair.
THE fte9E1ets Renibren az left Bai@
tinicrS ak 2 u. IA: Saturdag last bound
for FEance with fes horsss and feed.
The st;in Wis found 10 hasIn fire Nom
day aftcfSlo0n 4he vessel then turn
cd back sz1r more feed. All told, 10
hoFaas iisxs died from smoke expo
suy6s u ~ sss
CsDEeih Eldiha denial Of the Ger
lfnan ea1 Snm0f and the nnnsilsti5n OF
The hof8s WA delivered TO- tie: As2
neciated Rfees eorfe6ponaent by the
local agent 6a the. ownerg, who visited
Iihe eaptstSs st ihe correspondent & Fe-
qsseaz. The captain would mot receiye
neEkp9pe titsis aboard the aens
brands na 6tciined 70 put mora In
Y,fs ting shhit that which Is quoted IN
tho fos1 but plane The p1aitfve
denial 1efiseily 60 the io1cz agants rs
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12
Discass Question Of Evacuation
Vera Cruz By American Forces
aAa SaeEesay Bryan 81 Conference For Ness
Three Eloes Isssed BY Csnanza Cranting All
Requests cf dis Ah4sziSan G0vernzssnk We're
COasiJarsa. IS ssss

ties ordered GaEra1za % coineiy. with
the wisIles OF the American goyern-
ment In connection with these guar
antess the Washingtcn government
was ccnfFohted with the fact that It's
demands WesS acqnieaced ii by alf
factions Ia Mexico. IA,
8 IN bfileiai circles genaraliy It Ens
sb9lieved that while the presifant
'sonld order tlls ssacaailcn Ils misht
est csSli wsr ss,Iie American GOTerail
lnonk Is On record Ia tiDInfaatics cor
fazppnasnce as orolnisine the WiSk-
dfnWai Of the sfo0Ds when the sdBf-
nntees Il requested we're complied
with and persons 6onT3feant with
the ffesid dsAl paini ok vieW believe
-sie SfepSes "a ~ sem flll1 Dronlso
ce4ttAiies On PAGE sessR
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12
.SU6sGRIBiEG FREELY
TO RED CROSS FUND
THE INTELLlGENCER,s PLAN
APPROVED.
MUCH INTEREST
is Man INFESTED
Since Fund Has Been Started,
Local People VIII Be Ready
10 Aid the People.

When a few business mer in The
intcliigencer office Tuesday afternoon
proposed to start a fund sn order to
assist With the Red Cross fund in saw
ing thousands and thousands OF starv-
ing Belgians and other people in for
eign countries, they did not think that
the idea would receive such u hearty
reception In Anderson. Yesterday
however, was q good day for tho fund
and several subscrintions were re-
sceiyed and when And derson people find
that auch n fund Is being raised II Is
SContinneilon PAGE Sevenl
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12
GOVERNOR BLEAsE
aI Tlife nnhlrrfir alflF
hi IHE UUIiE EnLlsGE
did NOT MAKE SPEECH. BUT
PUBLISHED STATEMENT.
ST ARTS FOR HOME
Says Before End of kiis Tenn He
VIII Have Released I 800
Ceusicss Under Parole.
ST ARTS FOR HOME
. -, - ffssY Xssociated Presa |,

3 J, MANSION. Wis. Nov 1f.--Western
governOrs before the goyefnor's con-
ference tosIay dencarced what they
called Unfair treatment OF puklic land
States By the federal goyeYhment,
Elias a. Amfncns OF Colorado, Joseph
Tfl Carey OF wyoming. and A. D. Eh-
erkerd OF Minnesota, seconded the
plea Of william Spry, Or Gsah. that
lsssoD their resources without inter-
Terence
GnTSfnOr Cole. l. BieAse of South
Carolina. looked I'm on the COM ference
today and then starteA for home with
out making speech. He published d
statement however. s4yiug that be-
fore tie end of Iiissternf ils January iie
would haye released i .5op con viess IN.
der rasOte 10 give them = chance to
break their liking Cor iidunr. 8
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12


tgAS4fNaT0ts iSar.s ii President
Wilson and SsefatafS lsfg&n tiscuss-
ed for aearIy thrs hours tonight tbs
queatfon ef aTncnnttoA 0f Vera Csnx
by the Amer lean iofeeB 10 ai1nbines-
ment waa mhd ~ she conclusion 81
The conferences but M Nas nndeestnoyl
the prasfdeht idsa IL ass6ik fssF4
tber adyices tof1ufsoN AZ Ia Che noliks
fcal sfknation n e<ic6. q Y &
Tho siacsseb fks led ~ Gensftl Car
r.,slse .ksAltfhg s. s the of
the riean 8cfe fni4chs 9efe cage
fully ccnk IA slffanx8 n1anteli
afnks.s ty ITO the ~ fll0 skfro1
siic Afhsfscan government ailfinx in
occzpatien and ofsl efed fhak taxes Or
customs paid se Ito ksii ArsrkA 4 'Ileef1
Sc not tk9mp0sSii faassndok Il tie
Entionnl c1nyShtish 81 lg.Iaa cAfienz
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12
Should Be Given the Ballot 10
Effect Humanitarian Reforms
Miss PanIarss Arouscs Large Audiences Ents Deons
strafions BY Addresses Closing Session Of Southern sate
Woman's Suffrage Conference at ChattanocSa, Tehn

meetings the business ot the confer
ence was concluded with the re.elec-
ton OF Miss Kate M. Gordon OF Now
Orleans. as president, and the eslec-s
ton of ether officers. An invitation to-
hold the next annual conferences ia
Memphis Tenn. was extende6 ~ dei-
egates from that city. The selection OF
the next convention city was left To-
the executive board. :.1li
IEss Yankaurst's AddfeBS
( In her. address Miss Par eIluF6 { saiA. !.
ssThs growing induBfrisiI6fa 0e tho
South Inevitably leads fd0rS and
more women seeking ed dependent
living Under this conds lcn lt Is 7iec-
essary. In order "a hinAnthfn 4 kooa
standard OF wages, thxt w0nisa ha nhlA
to night their tfles : ~ women sr ~
undssraid. Il h certain ~ hkSk an e.
ccntinpea on pase s y Z : 4:
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-12

Twenty-one directors and former di-
rectcrg of the New. Haven railroad,
most or them millionaires, and all of
them men known for their wealth and
influence throughout the east, IL not
ell over the country, have been in
dfcted by a federal grand jury in New
York on the charge OF conspiracy ito
monopoiiZe by unlawful means and
methods part Of the common carrier
business OF transporting passengers
and property by railroad, by, water
and partly by railroad, and partly by
wRter from each of the States of New
Jersey, New. York, Connections, Rhode
Island. Massachusetts,, Vermont,
Maine. and New Hampshire to each