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The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
NO MARRIAGE LICENSE TAX
State Auditor Gets Official Ruling
 From Internal Revenue Office.

State Auditor L. L. Coffman yester- day received from w. H. Osburn, Nnit- ed States commissioner of internal revenue, ruling in regard to certain licenses not subject to the special rev. enue tax.
 The commissioner says:
 Licenses or certificates of authori- ty to engage in any occupation or busi- ness or to perform any act, issued un- der authority of any state, county or municipal enactment, as well as appli- cations or returns therefor, are not subpect to tax Such instruments in- clude marriage licenses, automobile li- censes, liquor dealers licenses, cer- tificates of authority to insurance com panies and agents and other similar documents"
 The commissioner adds that any previous rulings in conflict with this one have been revoked.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
Fire Damp indicator.

A new fire damp indicator was recently demonstrated in London. The device is adapted to indicate the presence of fire damp in coal mines It is based on the well-known princi- pie of catalytic combustion resulting from placing platinum black in certain explosive gases. The device is in the shape of torch with two differ ent thermo-electric couples connected in series with a sensitive galvanome- ter Each thermo-couple is embedded in a bead of porous material one of which beads is impregnated with plati- mum black so that in the presence of fire damp it will become heated above the other, and generate a thermo-elec- tric current, which will defect the gal vanometer. In order to make the platinum black as sensitive ss possi- ble, each bead is heated by a resist ance coil to the required temperature. AS both of the beads are heated alike, there is no Reflection of the galvanome eter under normal conditions.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
-.couMENDS APPOINTMENT
 H OF NEW POLICE CHIEF
favor Taylor Recommended Appoint ' -.ont of Horace c. Dale to Fill rrexpired Term of Fred M.
 .Coggswell, Resigned.

r;ttle Rock, Dec. 15.--At meet ing of the Little Rock city council
 Nh Monday night, Mayor Taylor recom- lmsnded the appointment of Horace . Dale as Chief of Police, to fill the
 mexpired term. of Fred M. Coggswell
 rosigned MT. Dale, a former circuit .lork of the county, has been Desk cerceant of the Police Department for the last four years, and has been act ;nc Chief since the suspension of Thief Coggswell ten days ago. It is understood that former Alderman cbas. F. Cunningham, who is at pres oot State Insurance Commissioner, .,c;ll succeed MT. Dale as Desk Ser eeant. This will leave a vacancy in inc office of the Auditor of State, to he filled by Auditor L. L. Coffman.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
WAR TAX STAMP SALE
 AVERAGES $3,0O0 A DAY

Every deputy serving under Internal Revenue Collector Jack Walker has heen called off the road and put to work in the office in the Federal build ing to aid the regular force in getting rid of the hundreds of applicants for the new revenue stamps. It was de- clared this morning by Chief Clerk H Donnel that ten days or two weeks time would be required to ''catch up" with the demands made on the depart ment. The force is working from
 early morning until late at night and
 observing no holidays.
 The heavy rush by Little Rock and nearby residents has subsided because most of those who are required to use stamps have obtained a supply. The
 demands now being cared for are those fieia over the State, which largely are applicants through the mails. The
 office force this morning started check ing the mail that came in December 1 being ten days behind.
 "lt is simply awful the way these calls have been coming in," laughed Donnell from behind big stack of let ters, papers, books and stamps. "We had to get help, and the only way pos slble was to call in the agents from off the road. They are going almost night and day, for we want to. get cleared away by the holidays or the first of the year at the very latest"
 Great trouble has been caused by druggists, cigar and tobacco dealers and others writing for stamps and not setting forth the denominations they want. They enclose several dollars in money orders for stamps and ask sim ply for d supply of proprietary stamps' Orders are filled as best they can be by the collectors force. Let ters usually accompany the first or
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
CLOSING OF DIVERSIFI-
 CATION CAMPAIGN

The Arkansas profitable farming campaign closed December 18th. Since November 9th, the campaign forces have visited nearly fifty counties. More than 1000 meetings were held and it is estimated that more than 125, 900 persons attended the lectures at the various meeting places.
 The campaign started with rush in Pulaski county and each day as the work progressed increased interest was noticeable and during the past two weeks the attendance at all meet ings has been large. Women and chil- dren formed goodly portion of each audience.
 A feature of the campaign, which was particularly gratifying to the campaigners was the great interest manifested by negroes of each rural community. At Dermott a lecturer from the Arkans College of Agricul- ture addressed an audience of more than 400 negroes. At another Dermott negro school the attendance was 250. All were eager to learn of the system of diversification as outlined by the campaigners.
 Wherever the expert farm lecturers have visited the farmers in each com munity were found to be practicing diversification on an experimental ba- sis. Not more than ten in every hundred raised enough food for them selves without the necessity of eXten- sive purchases. This was the condi- tion over practically every county al though some communities were found to be wholly self f-sustaining.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
SALOON PETITION
 5000 SIGNATURES SHORT
However, Liquor Men are Said to Be Confident Required Number Will
 Be Secured by January 15.

About 5000 signatures are lacking on the Little Rock liquor petition" i" said "a well-known Little Rock saloon ist yesterday, in speaking of the pro gress being made toward securing the 1915 liquor license. "We are conf dent, however, that by January l5 we will have all the signatures neces- sary," he concluded.
 Although no officials announcement relative to the progress of the Little Rock liquor petition has been made by the committee in charge, the above is said to be a fairly close estimate of the present condition of the petition.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
OZARK SANITARIUM TRAINING
 SCHOOL INCORPORATED

The Ozark Sanatorium Training School for Nurses, of Hot Springs, has been chartered by the Secretary of State, with a capital stock of $75,- 900, of which S15,0OO has been sub scribed. The officers and incorpora- tors are Thomas E. Holland, Wm. V. Laws, and w. Thurmon Wooton. The charter was granted by the State Board of Education April 27, last
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
PETITION IS SUBMITTED
 TO SECRETARY OF STATE

Little Rock, Dec. 15.-A petition has been submitted to the Secretary of State for submission to a reference of the ordinance passed by the Texarka- ma City Council for the creation of a waterworks improvement district. It will be voted on at the regular mu- nicipal election in April. The petition is signed, it is said, by fifty per cent of the voters of the city of Texarkana.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
MAKES APPOINT
 MENT TO LEVEE BOARD

Little Rock, Dec. 15.-The gover- nor has appointed Judge Jeff s. Lin vile member of the Board of Di- rectors of The Bay Levee District to succeed Mayor Tom Burress of Jones' boro, resigned. The delegation who appeared before the Governor Monday afternoon consisted of Mayor Bur russ, Judge Linville, Representative Oscar Finley, and w. c. Troutt, editor of the Jonesboro Sun.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
HAYS APPOINTS
 NEW CHARITABLE BOARD
Makes Selection Yesterday afternoon. Former Board will Resist Re- mOval and Almost Certain to
 go Into the Courts.

Little Rock, Dec. 15.-The Charity Board controversy is becoming more complex. Gov. Hays today appointed his new Board of State Charitable h. stitutions, which are as follows: Thomas Bmress of Jonesboro, Jeff T. Doyle of Walnut Ridge, Chas. D. James of Eureka Springs, Jeptha H. Evans of Bonneville, Dr. c. P Merri- weather of Little Rock, and Dougal McMillian of Philadelphia, Gen. Thos. Greene of Pine Bluff being the other member. The other Board, four of whom were removed by Governor Hays, are resisting removal and it is lcertain to be taken into the courts. They are passing their contention upon a decision of the supreme court, writ ten by the then Associate Justice, E. A. McCulloch, June 15, 1908, in which the court held in the case of Bruce vs. Matlock, 86 Ark:
 "This case involves the question of whether or not the governor of the state has the power to remove at will members of the Board of Trustees of the State Charitable Institutions. We hold that the members of the said Board are by appointment put in office for fixed term, and that the Cover nor cannot remove them. NM Doubt less this policy was inspired by de- sire to secure the independent action of the members of the Board, free from any sort of dictation or control
 The members of the Board having been appointed for a fixed term, and as the state does not confer upon the l Governor the power of removal, the power does not exist. The removal of public officers does not inhere in the chief executive of the state. The gov ernor has nothing to do with the management and control of the chari- table institutions further than to ap- point the members of the Board bien- nially. The governor is authorized to appoint these members and there his power in this respect ends. If the Legislature had intended to confer greater or aditional power it would have been so expressed in the statute" !"
 Gov. Hays was familiar with this decision before he wrote the letter removing Messrs. Shane, Parsons and Dunaway. He says that he has been advised by competent legal authority that he has not exceeded his powers; that the key to the decision is the phrase "at will," which means that the governor has no power for arbi- trary removal; but that he is inhibited from acting for cause, and that in the present case he has acted "for cause" which he can establish in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15

ders giving instructions that future orders must include the denominations of stamps wanted, as we'll as the kind of stamps wanted. The sales each day in the collectors office average $2,- 800 to $3,O00. Those now being. made are in $l, $2, or $3 lots, requiring much time of the force to fill them.-Arkan- sas Democrat.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
Best for Kidneys-Says Doctor

Dr. J. T. R. Neal, Greenville, So. Car, says that in his 30 years of ex- perience he has found no preparation for the kidneys equal to Foley Kid ney Pills. In soc and $1.00 sizes. Best you can buy for backache, rheu- matism, kidney and bladder ailments
 For Sale by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15

Fire, Tornado and accident insur- {, ,nce-F. k. Murrah, Bank of Prescott
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-15
ANNOUNCES APPOINTEES
Congressman Otis Wingo Releases
 Names of West Point Selections

Washington, Dec. Congressman Wingo today announced that he had named Raymond c. Gibbs of Fort Smith, Ark, as principal to the West Point Military Academy; James Housely of Van Buren as first alter nate and George McGraw of Fort Smith as second alternate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24

Christmas Cheer for All.

New York. Dee. 24.-lf anyone in New
York does not share III the spirit NJ Christ
mas tomorrow II viii probably be hi~ own
iauli, for nothing that foresight can direct
mas been neglected to make the holiday one
~ happiness tor WI. Thousands ~ basket
dinners will be- distributed 10 the poor Of
the metropolis M the Salvation army, the
\ Volunteers OF America and mnumerable
churches and charitable organizations. IN
all the hospitals. the prisons. the missions.
ami MI institutions where the afflicted are
housed, turkey dinners will be- provided for
the inmates. and Ia most NJ the institutions
there viii bc musical entertainment and
moving picture- and vaudeville shows. In
dividual philanthropi-t,. many Of them fol
loving the custom uf years. will provide
dinners and giit~ ~ wearing apparel for
the Buwery hahitue~. the new~bov~ and
particular ylas-c> II the needy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24
A Christmas Eve Appeal For Charity.

Of that blessed Institution. forgotten. desc
late. a check from YOU would carry -u
joy. comfort. satisfy ~ much hun
ger. warm ~ many sick. -hivrring bodice.
And there are hundred, Of suffering. straw
ing ones mini-tcrcd W outside M thc Chnr-
home after tn eases are Investigated.
lt'~ Christmas Eve. send thr best cheek
You can. Open your hearts. Lct Cod
JOYOUS Christmas spirit iu. Give. give to
the starving. freezing. sick uue~. give a~
the Lord pro-per-. Don't wait. i've tpdty.
Christmas Eve. Just addre~~ yuur check
TREASURER. CHARITY HOME. Box 40.
BROWNSNILLs, TEXAS.
1t will reach the proper channcl--thc
channels NJ the >trrl iug.
wonder ii il will hc hciG against au
these motherS who nave never once even
gone to ~cc the Charity home. GA conr-c.
shutting your eyc~ ~ the nursery means
shutting Your po~ckcthook. hut viii iic who
gave IIi> very life for Won pardon Your hc
ing 90 near such an Institution aud never
once going w encourage those who struggle
- To- keen II going. and their hearts are
more hurdcncd than ynur-. some duy-
they can scarce 20 ahead. The burden of
w. ~ heavy hut tor Him who
doeth al thing- well they work. looking
beyond the grave.
It, n serious thought II vou are Il
Christian man or woman. Look IN thr
starving onc~. a few block from YOU. -uf-
tcring a. much a. arr tho Belgian babies.
and You can help. and God .xpeci- you W
help. send \ check. IT. Christina Eve,
Today the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24
LATEST NEWS OF THE THEATER. {.


\ new stock i promised Tor Boston.
Kansas CITY has u new alfmillinn-
dollar vaudeville house.
The Academy Of music IN Pittsburgh
has celebrated it, lDth anniversary.
Annie l.usscll'S new PLAY for this sea-
son j. His Royal Happiness" w Mrs.
Everard CntcS.
Marie DrrsSlrr ~ IA begin her New
York engagement ia a MiXup" al the
18th street Theatre un Dee. =.
David Warficld PLAYED "a 4 record.
breaking business during his recent cn-
gagement IN his home town ~ san Fran.
cisco.
Ethel Barrymore has 4 new play cal
led The shadow" which j. 10 hc given
IT, first prod. tion I'LL New Nork rn
January.
ON December - otis skinner II ~chr
dulcd to begin an engagement al the
Liberty Thcayirc. New York ia The
Silent Voice"
\ f%arcical play called Il Didn't Want
10 10 II" IL to bc one ~ the Charles
Forhman productions before the close
Of the season.
'lli TlfIifli : >fIlf~ Ni fN.M fB.ifNE
cartoons. Polly and Her Pals are az
he made into Il musical show ~ Frank
.Tannchill.
The first presentation of James For
hes new play. "In the Limclight.- H.
now scheduled "a H. given IA the Hud
son Theatre. New york. Jan. I.
An early production ~ William A
Brady will bc Owen Davis new comedy
drama. The sinners with Ali " Brady
and John Cromwell ia the east.
Maurice Farkoa. who has Lately horr
playing ia London. IL "a bc IN the east
Of "Tonight'S the Night" 60 be- prDlu
ccd Ia the ~hubcrt IA the Theatre. New
York.
The ~ which hlaw and Erlangrr
are soon To produce will bc called Pads
and Fancie>." and win hc founded nn
"A recent European production 81 The
same name.
Charles Forhman has issued an clict
prohibiting all PLAYERS appearing un
der his management from taking part I'M
any Of the numerous benefits for war
sufferers. Mr.. Forhman lrtir,cS fhnt
American actors are ia need ~ all the
of The native stage az present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24

Pittsburgh. Pa, Dec. 3l.-pittSburgh i
making elaborate arraugrmcnr- for the r.
.ccpiion aud entertainment II the many vi,i-
tors expected here next week for the an
nnal convention Of the Music Teachers
National association. Members w the a.
~ociailon. including many Musicians of
prominence. viii attend the convention
from every section Of the country. The
business sessions ~ The gathering will
cover three day and will be ~inier~perSed
with several concerts and r~eciialS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24
(Contributed.l

Thi- l. Christmas Eve; u happy day for
most Of n. Fires glow ~ cheerful room,
bedcckcd for uld Il. Nicholas arrival, and
pantry shelves groan with good things and
interesting parcels are coming IN. but what
of the poor All about YOU! Perhaps you
haven't any near you. but 20 out through
the mud N the northeast portion of the
city and horror will hold You. There are
the sob ~ the poor mothers for the -hiy-
cring. cxpectant little ones c~linging 10 their
~rant and ragged skirts: there are tears
Of little miserable, starving children. and
the wall of nitiiul, helpless babies in arms
If there are any arms ~ shelter them.
Some 80 Why give these poor, starving
ones ono hr inner q year! Why Well.
ii Won were downright starved once. You
would know what one good dinner means.
They look forward TO II the whole year.
They are cold and starved and -heltcrlc-s.
And YOU! You are probably spending
lavi-hly and perhaps back IN your mind
Fingers nm idea that YOU viii send a dollar
or ~ ont NJ your bounty I'd the poor. But
the chances are you viii not. and it i
cruelty IL You M not in this time of crying
~mi~ery-and YOU are able 10 buy such
handsome TOYS for Your little ones.
Il i usually the poor who help the poor.
Prosperity seems % o~~ify the heart. You
are too tar removed from suffering to
realize the misery that abound~ about You.
II You would only visit the Charity home
tomorrow. when You are revealing remem-
her that thirty-one sufferers are inmates
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24
SSssSsSSSSSSSS
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

: Lord Morley. one ~ the three Brit
> i~h cabinet ministers who resigned
= upon the declaration ~ war. born IN
. Blackburn. Eng. 81 years : today.
: Queen A~lcNandrinr ~ Denmark.
. horn IN Mccklcnburg, 30 year. ago
. today.
: Bishop Il. d. W~aterhou-c. At the
: Methodist Episcopal church. South.
: born IN Rhea county, Tenn. 80 years
: ago today.
: Fred u. Smith. international ~ccrc-
: tary 81 the y. VI. &. A., born M Lone
: tree. Iowa. 81 years ago today.
: John ". Hayes. head Of the Knights
= NJ Labor. born i'll Philadelphia. 80
: years 2 today.
: Dr. Samuel H.. Mitchell. the new
. president of Delaware college. born m
: Cuifccvilir, Mis-. % years ago TODAY.
> Congressman 7. T. Ansbcrry of
: OHIO. born at Defiance. Ohio. 10 years
. . today.
: Rt. Rev. Robert l.. Paddock. Fpi,-
. c"pal bishop 81 Eastern Oregon. horn
: ~ Brooklyn, n. u. 45 year, ago to-
. day.
Emanuel La~kcr. famuu~ German
: chc>~ expert. born at B~crlinchcn. ~
: YEAR ago today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24

The Manor uf Brownsville desires
"a contribute hts monthly SALARY ~
some Necessary municipal improve
ment. To make ~ Al Investment.
he should split u between the two
brownsville newspapers during this
period IT ~Stagnatlnn ln this man
isr he would do his city a thorough
" productive >rrNTr. Corpus
Christi Caller.
What need has \ patriotic newspaper
az financial as>istanc, when there Il -
much that can w. tone for the benefit nf
all the people That inr The benefit NJ
the public-Thi> for our brethren ia the
Caller >anctum A good suggestion.
and II receives our hearty approval. We
hone som, kind friend VIII cali The IA
ientiun 90 the MAYOR a. this paragraph
Then We hope the ma,ur will see thr
wisdom ~ the suggestion and turn over
hls SALARY. II hc docs. John. YOU are
eltiitlcd g. v"ur share. aud NJ will pass
II along.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24
Liberal Holidays for the Middies

Annapolis. Md. Dec. 24.-Thc mid,hip-
men ~ The Naval academy entered Thu
morning upon the longest Christina, holi-
day that The institution ha~ known N wears.
Practically all 81 the cadets with good
records have been granted n recess from
their customary duties and studies until
next sunday evening. In some years tbe
Nh"ie liberty has not covered more than
t"cniN-iour hours. The vacation period
viii to- marked w several brilliant social
functions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24
IN THE WORLD OF POLITICS.

Congre>Sman-clcct Thomas ID. Scholl
Of Minnesota j. totally blind.
The Socialists pollcd q larger vote
than the prngrc>sives in Montana last
month.
John Garland Pollard, ATTORNEY gene
raj nf Virginia. H. being discussed for
the ~gOvcrEurShip.
The annual convention of th Wuman's
National Democratic League will be-
held ia Washington next month.
Albert j. Bcycridgc defeated pro
grrsSivc candidate for United States
senator frpm Indiana. j. planning a
years trip abroad.
Governor Hodges of Kansas will be-
come a lecturer in the Interest, of IA
tional prohibition III the close ~ his
term of office next month.
The strength Of the Progressive party
in the national house Of representatives
will bc reduced from IL members il tn
present Congress to seven in the new
Congress.
j. Fred 4. Talbot. Democratic Ma
tional committeeman from Maryland
and for twenty years A representative
in Congress. has been confined Ia his
home bN severe illness.
At the next session of the Montana
legislature a resolution will Ice introdu-
ccl proposing 4 Submission Of State
wide prohibition to u vote %! the people
~ the 1916. election.
Governor Hodges Of Kansas advoca-
les a constitutional convention next year
a. provide for a one house legislature
and virtually 4 commission form of 60
for the State.
Because the present system j. conSi-
dercd too cumbersome ami too expensive.
Il movement il gaining headwav in the
State IF Washington Ia have the State
and counties adopt the short ballot. Nv
constitutional amendment or otherwise.
James Il. Ilnvd. Democrat. who has
represented the First Missouri district
IN Congress for more than IL wears. il
said Ia aspire March 1. 1917.
Republican members If the United
States senate whose successors will hc
named in the elections Of November. 1916
are Clamp If Minnesota. Sutherland Of
Utah. Townsend Of Michigan. Page III
Vermont. Oliver II Pennsylvania. Ne
Lean ~ Connecticut. McCumbcr ~
North Dakota. Lodge Of Massachusetts,.
Lipritt ~ Rhode Island. Ia Toilette "
Wisconsin. Du Pont of Delaware. Clark
of Wyoming and Catron of New Mexico.
T.. Y. Srhmitz. three times mayor II
San Francisco aud removed from office
im 1901 while San Franciscos graft pro
>ccution WAS IN progress. il 10 seek
-vindicatinn." Recently he returned a.
san Francisco from New York. where he
resided for >evcralvcarS aud immc,lia-
tclv on his arrival he announced that h.
would canvass the political situation
with 4 view a. becoming 4 candidate for
4 fourth term ~ mayor next year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24

Tomorrow being Christmas div. The
Herald viii conform a. iis usual custom
an that greatest of feast DAYS. giving
its employees 4 holiday. aud ifS readers Il
day without tn paper Our employees
have been faithful and are deserving
of the oppnrtunitv IA enjoy Christmas
day without having Go perform their
usual tasks. our readers are. - far
as we know. Kind and eood natnre.l. and
more than willing % give the paper aud
lite employees the day of.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-24

Every chance ~ escape from The cal
lows seems to hc slipping from the
grasp 81 Leo Frank. Who has tryn con
demncd Go death Tor 4 crime IL which
man, men ~ national prominence lr
lievc HIM innocent N H. H.. guilty. ~
deserves death, for the murder nf little
Mary rhegan wa> \ heinous deed But.
II he he innocent il would be- 4 crime
for the state ~ Georgia a. sacrifice him
On the gallowS. Public sentiment III At.
lanta i strongly against Frank hut
public sentiment cl>sW here a. 4 large
extent l. in favor 81 4 rehe,rins for the
man, az least