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The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
IS THERE ANY REASON?

There seems to be no reason that would appeal to sensible people why towns, counties and state government should be in debt. Many towns ir Arkansas are not in deht according to reports made to the Greater Arkan- sas Association at Little Rock re- gently, We have no data as regards how many counties in Arkansas are out of debt or whose script is worth par, tut this general rule may be stated. The better the average ad mlnistration over term of years, the greater the value of script and tte less the amount of public debt. The people have right to expect busi- ness-lil administration of public af- fairs and in many places in Arkan- sas they are getting it. If they are getting it in some places they should be able to get it in all places. A law that will have direct dearing upon the effi' iency with which public affairs are administered is Act N 3, known as the Publicity Law, which will be voted on by the people in the Sep tember election. This law provides that the public officials shall give de- tailed reports through the newspapers of their administration of public f,rd and public affairs. The fact that these reports have to be compiled and published, is the thing that will work sweeping improvements in our meth ods of handling public business. No business corporation handling the thounsands of dollars or weighty af- fairs that the average public official handles would think of operating without making detailed reports to the stockholders or if it were tried, the stockholders wouldn't stand for it very long. You are a stockholder in the concern to which you pay your taxes and have a right to know what is being done with your money. By supporting Act No. and by getting your friends to work for it and vote for it, you will be doing a public ser vice
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
DUKES GROCERY STORE
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

Fire was discovered early Sunday morning in the grocery store of J. NJ. Duke on West Main Street and when the fire boys reached the building the flames had gained such headway that nothing could be saved from the build ing. The entire stock of groceries and feed stuff was completely ruined.
 The building which Mir. Duke oc- cupied is owned by Messrs. A. NJ. Denman of this city and J. G. Clark of Philadelphia, and the interior fur nishings were completely burned.
 Considerable smoke did some dam age in adjoining buildings and at eleven o'clock yesterday morning fire was discovered in the store of Wat w. White and had it not been for the close watch kept there during the day this stock would probably have been destroyed As it was considerable damage was done to the goods on the second floor and the building was damaged, one of the joists in the ceiling being burned almost into.
 The insurance carried by Mir. Duke was $2,500 on his stock, fountain and fixtures. Messrs. Denman and Clark loss was covered by insurance.
 Fire Chief Murrah suffered slight injuries while directing the firemen in plying water on the flams.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
SHOULD JUDGES BE APPOINTED

Hon. J. D. Walthal, formerly attor- ney general of Texas, read a paper before the State Bar Association, of that State which has just adjourned, in which he advocates change in the Constitution, which would permit the appointment of judges by the Cover nor, favoring this method even as to district judges.
 This would probably not prove to be a popular idea in this day of ini- tiative and referendum. We fear it will be long time before the people can be persuaded to surrender their right to select and recall judges, not withstanding. Mir, Walthal believes we can get better men by appoint ment. The chief reason for this be- lief is that lawyers of large caliber, fit for judicial service, can rarely be induced to incur the expense of pop ular campaign and engage in the work of soliciting votes. This is very true.
 We have in this country one bril- liant example of success in the ap- pointing power as to judges, namely in the Supreme Court of the United States. Of course there is the pos sibility of getting an unfit man even for this high position but We are not in position to make change at pres ent. Log rolling can be practised by the most powerful and skillful politi- cians it is true, but they rarely ac- complish the appointment of an un- fit man on the Federal Bench.
 Fire, Tornado and accident insur- aE
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
RED-HAIRED HUSBANDS BEST
Statistics Show Strawberry Blond Smashes Fewer Dishes Than Any
 Other Kind of "Haired" Hubby.
(WNU News Service.

Chicago, July 13.-Figures taken from the records of the court of do- mestic relations show that the red haired man makes the model hus- band. Statistics show that the titan haired one smashes fewer dishes. stays homo more nights, gives his wife more spending money and runs away less than any other kind oe haired" husband. .
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13

real friends of good roads in Nevada County ought to talk seriously with everybody about this until they be- come convinced of the truth of it and cut the demagougy and the cheap poli- tlclans out. Just do as you would in any other business and we will come to it. &
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
July Twelfth.

Happiness pursued is never over taken because, little as we are, Gods ;mage makes us so large that we can not live within ourselves and be satis- sad It is not good for man to be clone but to create objects for His love and benevolence.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
c. w. Cable.
July Thirteenth.

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to. stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatest greatness is.
 Phillips Brooks.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13

Speaking of heroes, what do you think of the little boy who can put up good stiff fight even while his nose is bleeding and while he is forced to hold his trousers on with one hand
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13

Sometimes we think the grim look ing man is very incongenial, but per haps we have not met him in the ca paeity of a book agent yet.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
Aorees to Let Nomination Stand.

Washington, July 10.-Paul NJ. War burg, the New York banker, has agreed to President Wilson's request that he permit his nomination to the federal reserve board to stand.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
Roosevelt Party Sails for U. s.

Southampton, England, July 10.- Mr and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who was Alice Roosevelt. were on board the Imperator when che called for New York
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13

Is your liver inactive? LIV-NER- LAX will wake it up. Hesterly Drug Store. Advt
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13
The Prescott Daily News
 pUsLSsHED 6y r.e News Printing Go.

Entered as second class mail matter .,dnember 4th, 1905, at the postoffice N.opyascott. Ark, under the act of congress, S March 3, 1S79-
The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-13

Fire, Tornado and accident insur- ,nce-F. E. Murrah, Bank of Prescott.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
OIL INDICATIONS STRONG IN
QUENIULT SAYS W. c. KEITH

w. G. Keith, head driller for
the Queniult Oil company, who
drilled many wells in Beaumont,
Texas, fields, states in a report
just received:
I'VE are now down 335 feet,
and | have never drilled a well
where there was so much gas
pressure so close to surface. The
showing of gas and oil is much
greater than it is hundred feet
above the cap rock at Spindle
Top in Beaumont. which was tho
greatest discovery of Oil ever
made in North America. ]. my
self, am confident that we are
going to bring in a WELL"
The trustees and officers are.
J, A. Paulhamus, an oil man of
15 years experience; e. F. Greg
DRY of e. F. Gregory company,
vice president: w. H. Paulhamus
of Puyallup & Sumner Fruit
Growers association, secretary
and treasurer.
j. A. Paulhamus, president OF
the Queniult company in discuss
ing the oil situation with regard
TO his company, says the Queniult
offers good prospects:
Because the Mud Volcanoes
on our property are true indica.
tions of oil. The greatest petro-
leum authorities say mud volcan-
oes are sure indications of oil.
Because the Company is mar
aged by successful business men,
whose integrity is beyond .ques-
tion. They are men who will
not only give you a square deal,
but will also manage the com.
pany's property carefully and
economically.
Because we are now drilling
the well. There was a constant
showings of oil from 235 feet to
295 feet, at which depth we set
the first casing.
Because the Company's low
capitalization, 100000, makes
every share worth five times as
much as II the capital were ST.
100000. This stock is all conn.,
mon stock and non-assessabl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
CHICAGO FACES SALOON FAMINE"

But, except the "jobless" sa~
| loon-keepers, no one is worrying
much about that.
When the 1850 saloon-kepers
were called upon November 1 to
renew their annual license O:
$1,000, about 400 of them. wero
missing. The brewers were CALI
ed upon for help, but brewers'
ore good business men. They re-
fused to finance bars" that were
steadily losing money.
II have been in the liquor
business for 26 years." said Will
liam Legner, secretary of the
Cook County Brewers associa-
ton, land / have never knowS,
business to be SO dull.
"The salon-keepers say that
the war tax of SO cents on each
barrel of beer, the increase OF the
1 don't take anything now club
and the general depression In
business have put Demon Rum
on the run and taken the profits
out of whisky selling. A few-
years ago there was such a de-
mand for liquor licenses in Chi
cago that a license that cost
$1,000, could be sold for $4,000
or $4,000. Today all the licenses
wanted may be had for $1,000.
TITS the saloons in the factory
districts that are hardest hit this
year. and in the districts where
workingmen live saloons no long
er pay. Most of the saloon-keep-
ers who are quitting the busi-
ness are located in the factory
districts, but some of the big
places In the loop are also GO
ing to hang out for rent sign. t"
AS a result. of the depression
in the saloon business Chicago
VIII lose half a million dollars
annually in revenue received
from the saloon license.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
P olicing a War
important Duty
BY William Philip Simms

ny WiHIdu fIlUIp SunInS
PARIS, Oct. 20.-By Mail to
New York.-Policing a war is
just as important as policing a
city, yet the man-in-the-street
probably doesn't know any such
thing exists. In fact war po-
licemen" are more important
than city policemen since not fire.
quently the fate of a nation de-
Ponds upon efficient work by
this body of men.
While Rheims was being bonn
barded by the Germans I spent
two full days in the quarters OF
Colonel Jolly who was then In
charge of the work of policing
the front in that Immediate ter
ritory. Six spies were shot--two
being women-while was the
vicinity and dozen of suspects
were brought in. Spies are the
big game war policemen" must
be on the lookout for.
The war on the Frenchstside
is policed and kept orderly" as
far as possible by the gendarm-
cry. The gendarmes are profes-
sfonal soldiers corresponding 10
cycle or mounted policemen In
the United States who police
country districts and who, inser-
tain parts of the country, II are
called county policemen" y In
France he policies the countryrand
cities as well paris excepted) in
time of peace. while during the
war he policies the country imme-
diately back of the firing line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
DENY LOSSES

BERLIN, Nov. IA warm de-
NAL of French, English, Belgian
and Russian claims of import
ant victories over the Germans in
the Eastern and Western thea
tiers of war were issued today by
the war department. In Belgium
and France, 1t is asserted that
the fighting continued along a
Practically unchanged front.
Vienna messages were quoted
stating that the Austrians are
still on the offensive against the
Russians.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
GLOBE OIL MANAGER
DISCUSSES OUTLOOK
Oil company.

Our drill Is passing through
a shale formation and its greasy"
said the manager of the Globe
Oil Co. this morning. Some say
it's paraffin," he continued, but
We haven't mad it analysed vet.
All are agreed, however, that 1t
Is one of the blankets that cover
oil. It's worth inspecting and
you're welcome to come in and
look at 1t.
THE Crescent people didn't
pass through this formation un-
til they were more than 400 feet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
here IS DEMOCRATIC RECORD
in CONGRESS JUST CLOSED

3. Regulation of stock and
bond issues.
8. Rural credits system provid-
ing loans on easy terms to farm
|ers.
5. Provision for greater safe
ty at sea, and improvement of
condition of seamen.
6. Workmen's compensation act
for employees of railroads and in
terstate carriers.
Z. Limitation of campaign con-
tributions.
8. Suppression of gambling in
agricultural products on boards
of trade.
8. Creation of national health
department or bureau of health.
10. Legislation looking to
eventual independence of Philip
pines.
II. Enlargement of scope of
bureau of mines and protection of
lives of miners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
BY Gibson Garnder.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. T.
The record of this democratic con-
gress just closed-and this is
really the record of what Presi-
dent Wilson, backed by a vigorous
public opinion, has been able to
accomplish-is as follows:
Party Pledges Kent.
i. Revised the tariff down
ward.
2. Raised the currency laws
too soon to say what effect will
be; system just being estab-
lished.
3. Enacted the Clayton anti
trust law defining Unfair competi-
fion.
4. Enacted Federal Trade Com
mission bill, establishing machin-
cry to enforce fair competition.
s. Enacted an income tax law
good as far as itgoes: being
without publicity failure, the
result is tax lodging.
8. Enacted an excellent coal
land leasing bill for Alaska.
z. Included in antitrust pro-
gram labor legislation exempting
labor unions from prosecution un-
der trust laws. and limiting proc
ess Of injunction by federal courts
Party Pledges Not Yet Kept.
1. Constitutional amendment
for a single presidential term.
2. National direct primaries for
the nomination Of presidential
candidates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07

THEODORE N. VAIL, capital
list, was born in Carroll, o., in
1S45. He studied medicine for
two years, but entered the rail-
way mail service in 1873. He be-
came interested in the telephone
business in 1887. He is now
president of the American Tele-
graph & Telegraph company and
the Western Union Telegraph
company.
He introduced electric street
railways in Buenos Aires and es-
tablished the tel phone system In
the principal South American
cities.
He is director in many corpor-
ations in the United States and
England.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07

The following from geological report,
LuptOn of the U. ). government, issued 1911:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07
I aft Advises
Larger Navy

SOUTH HADLEY. Mass, Nov.
An increase in the army and
navy was strongly advocated by
ex-President Taft, who spoke at
Founders day exercises at Mount
Holyoke college. He urged also
the need Of more highly-trained
officers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07

down, SO We are encouraged to
believe we will make our strike
soOn."
Our drill is now nearly 200
feet down. We have passed
throug hsomething like "a feet
Of the shale formation above
mentioned and are still in it,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07

LONDON, Nov. Another
unconfirmed report that Japa-
nese warships have captured the
German cruisers Schannhorst and
Gneisenau in the Pacific is cur.
rent here today. According to
this account the two German
cruisers were surprised while
ooaling. The report is considered
doubtful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-07

A. HEATON ROBERTSON, law
yer. Born Sept. 25, 1850, in New
Haven, Conn.
Robertson graduated from Yale
I'm 1872. He became interested
In politics, held state and city
offices and was an unsuccessful
candidate for u. s. senator in
1905 and 1909.
He's a director in the New
Haven and in many other rail-
roads, In the Southern ". Il. Tele-
phone company. the New Haven
Gas Light company. and many
other large corporations.
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
Some Sweet Day.

In about 1885, we will have
made our stake and can print a
paper just as we please, our per-
sonal column will be a great deal
more interesting than it now is.
Specimen locals then to appear:
Ike Adler has finally married
off his last daughter. The groom
has the sympathy of the entire
community.
The reported elopement of Ira
Sims and Bertha Doll, last week,
was untrue. 1t was only anoth-
err of Tot SkandePs lies.
Bill Kredit has bought a new
seven passenger touring car. Bill
might now try paying some of
his overdue store accounts by
funeral delivery and transfer
business,
Mrs. Ina Leader gave another
of her semi-weekly social func-
tons Tuesday. It is reported to
have been even more of a bore
than the one last Friday-if that
were possible.
We are pleased to announce
the death of old John Grouche,
which occurred last night. The
BODY will be sent back to his old
home for burial, 1t is believed
this was because no local minis
ter would preach a funeral SER
mon for him. You have just
read all the obituary he'll ever
get from US.
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
In Mexico.

When gentlemen greet each
other they embrace and pat
each other on the back.
Ladies kiss each other on both
cheeks at both meeting and part
ing.
Everybody shakes hands with
everybody on all possible occa-
sions.
Sons kiss their mothers and
grandmothers' hands, and often
their fathers.
The politeness of Mexican SER
wants is proverbial. and their
voices are soft and pleasing.
Children wear mourning in
Mexico, young girls in their teens
wearing allblack costumes, and
little girls of all sizes wearing
white dresses with ribbon sashes,
and hats trimmed with black.
On entering a street car or
other vehicle or when about to
be seated there is repeated ex-
change of CASTOR and Alphonse
you first" between the seniors.
The seat of honor in a Next
can home is the sofa bedside the
hostess. A caller should not
take that seat unless specially
invited.
A cigar is lighted before being
presented to a friend.
The peon men are obliged to
wear large, heavy straw hats to
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
it, but instead I've knocked hard

it, but instead I've knocked hard
and often.
1t pains me, o Lord, to see
that in spite of my knocking this
town is beginning to grow. Some
day, / fear, will be called upon
to put down sidewalks in front
of my property and who knows
but what l may have to help
keep up the streets that run by
my property. This, o Lord, would
be more than | could bear.
1t would cost me money, and l
could not afford to put out my
money, although all l have was
made right here.
Then, too. more people might
come if the town begins to grow
which would cause me to lose
some of my pull. l ask, there
fore, that you keep this town at
a standstill, that l may continue
to be the chief knocker. Amen,
amen" Bosworth Sentinel.
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
Knockers Prayer.

Lord, please don't let this town
grow. I've lived here forty years
and during that time / have
fought every improvement; l
have knocked everything and
everybody; no firm or individual
has ever established a business
here without my doing all that l
could to put them out of business
I have used every method known
to the knocking fraternity to in
lure the business: I've lied about
them and would have stolen
from them if I had the courage.
I have done all could to keep
the town, from growing; never
have / spoken a good word for
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
Child Cross? FeVeriSh? Sick?

A cross, peevish, listless child, with
coated tongue, pale, doesn't sleep; eats
sometimes very little, then again ra-
venously; stomach sour; breath fetid;
pains in stomach, with diarrhea;
grinds teeth while asleep, and starts
up with terror-all suggest a Worm
Killer-something that expelS worms,
and almost every child has them.
Kickapoo Worm Killer is needed. Get
box to-day. Start at once. You
won't have to coax, as Kickapoo
Worm Killer is a candy CONNECTION.
Expels the worms, the cause of your
child's trouble. Csc. Recommended by
PAUL Drug Co. AID. ,e
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
keep Bowel novemenf Regular.

DR.. Kings New Life Pills keeps
stomach, liver and kidneys in healthy
condition. Rid the body of poisons
and waste. Improve your complexion
by flushing the liver and kidneys. 81
got more relief from one box of DR.,
Kings New Life Pills than any medi-
cine l ever tried" says G. E. Hatfield
of Chicago Ill. 25c Recommended
by PAUL Drug Co. AID.
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
The Only Way.

A western ranchman. who had
spent all his life with horses
and had little experience with
womankind, got married. After
the ceremony the bride and
groom mounted their horses and
started along the mountain trail
towards home. Going along a
ledge the brides horse stumbled
and fell down the steep embank-
ment.
''It was mighty hard luck for
both the woman and the horse, "
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
Jeny Wren.

This friendly little bird is found
anywhere from Canada to the
Gulf of Mexico, but is most COM
mon in the United States. 1t is
a tiny::bird, the upper part of the
body is a cinnamon brown color
and the breast and chin a gray
ish white. The tail and wings
are finely barred. When most
oflthe song birds are subdued in
to silence, no midday is too hot
for the tireless little wren to
send fourth his gushing song.
AS the bird is only four or five
inches long it seems ridiculously
small for such volume of sounds.
Like the barn swallows, the
wrens seek out the small nesting
places year after year, and will
announce their return Of a spring
morning beneath your window in
a voice of song sweetness. But,
in spite of his notes of melody,
the wren is a scold for all that,
and little Jenny Wren on the
nest WILL loosen a scolding tongue
on cat or squirrel or bird or
human being that seems likely to
disturb her home. Vivacious and
excitable, these birds are easily
alarmed and their short tails held
erect work back and fourth with
ridiculous movements.
If left unmolested, this busy
little bird is also a happy one as
she goes about her nest building
with cheerful song. She can
make a happy home anywhere
and out Of almost anything.
Sticks or strings or rags, bits of
straw, grass o r feathers, any
or all, will suffice for material.
And almost any place seems to
satisfy:her-an old box, a crevice
beneath the caves or a hole in a
tree The wren has been known
to build in the pocket of a cast
off{coat:or in a discarded shoe.
A hole, no matter where, evident
ly means safety to these little
birds. Once built, the nest is
kept beautifully..clean while the
six or seven speckled fiesh-col-
oredEeggs are being Matched.
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27

the ranchman said in telling the
story of the accident; leach of
'em broke a leg"
What did you do?" asked the
friend.
"Well, what could l do?" re-
piled the other sorrowfuIly. Il
shot 'em."
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27

l keep on hands a full stock of
collins, caskets, and robes. l also keep
Metallic Caskets, and Steel Boxes and
two hearses. Prompt service night or
day. Residence Phone 20, Office
Phone SO.
45-1yr j. F. Triptett,
AID Columbia. Ky.
The Adair County news., 1914-05-27
N O T &c E.

We wish to inform the people
of Adair county that we are repre-
senting the Pomona Nursery, at
Bowling Green. This Nursery has
been in business IS Years and has
30 acres in select nursery stock,
putting out a frst-class line of trees.
Why not buy your trees that are
already acclimated and save the
experimenter's loss? We expect
to visit every farmer within the
next few weeks. See us and get
our prices before you buy.
HARRIS & GARRISON.
Columbia, Kentucky.