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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21
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SOCIAL WORLD

Mesdames J. w. Bowman and ID. Fl.
Greene entertained the Methodist choir
at the home of the former on Wednes-
day evening. The members were in
structed to come prepared to perform
some stunt" and from all reports
there were some amusing stunts pulled
off. A most delectable two-course
luncheon was served and the guests
enjoyed the evening immensely.
AS a courtesy to Mrs. Fred Wallis
and her mother, Mrs. Grose, who ex-
pect to move to Denver in few days,
Mrs. j. Wood Peery entertained at
breakfast on Wednesday morning. Be-
sides the honor guests covers were laid
for Mesdames Warner, Randall, Nicely,
Dawley, Keenan, Herring, Nelson, Du-
kate and Nicholson.
Master William Goblin entertained
number of his boy and girl friends last
Saturday afternoon at most enjoy
able party. Dainty refreshments were
served and the little folks had the time
of their lives.
Misses Mary Ellen and Margaret Dunn
entertained large party of their young
friends on Friday afternoon at their
home in Garden Place. Delicious re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Dunn.
DIR. and Mrs. f. N. Stout entertained
few friends informally on Monday
evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21

A wide field for study and conjecture
upon life. its activities and its destlnies'
is provided in the German motion pic
lures Of Europe's gigantic war which
will be presented at the Grand next We'd
nesday afternoon and evening May 26.
or intense educational value are these
pictures-the first portrayal OF the leu
toms story in the terrific struggle gripping
Europe to reach America. This is large
ly attested in the unfurling Of hundreds
of views, scenes and episodes which have
hitherto been Withheld from pu bllelty IN
the United States because OF the pro-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21

DR.. and Mrs. E. N. Stout entertained
a few friends informally on Monday
evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21
GERMAN WAR FILMS
al Pictures of Great Conflict Shown Here Next Week

RACES this marvel of beauty in few
moments.
A magnificent fleet Of battleships. tor
pedo boats and torpedo boats destroyers,
costing millions in money and manned by
thousands of yuthfu. .abe-bodied men are
shown in panorama. The cost Of these
ships and lives of these men. comprising
the flower Of European manhood. appears
of little consequence IN the dellrum OF
war, and in another view they are shown
sinking to destruction and death in the
sea.
Admission to this show will be 25 cents;
children, o cents.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21

hibitive system of censorship existing
abroad.
Beneath the keen interest which vls-
ualization of long suppressed events nat
uralIy creates-lies a still more striking
feature in these pictures. when viewed
from a neutral standpoint.
eYou see magnificent cathedral. the
object of admiration ard pride for CEN
turies, its pinnaoles. spires and archl-
lecture bespeaking the labor OF genius to
make it beautiful. Its construction re-
oured decades, yet single man pulling
a tri ger behind a fourtesn-ineh gun has
sent a messenger OF destruction that
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21
CLUB NEWS.
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The last meeting of the Woman's S
club for the year l914-15 was held at
the Library clubroom last Saturday
afternoon. Expressions of regret were
heard from many of those present that
the club would meet no more this year.
There was the feeling also that this
has been very successful year, and
vote of thanks was given the retiring
officers for their faithful services. The
new officers were introduced to the
club, after which the following program
was rendered: "What Luther Burbank
has done for the World" Mrs. .Joehnck;
MADAME Curry and Her Discoveries, j"
Mrs. Elder; "How does Modern Sculp-
ture differ in Subject and Execution
from the Ancient" Mrs. Steele.
Chapter r, P. E. o., held its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. II. Hardey
on Monday afternoon, at which time
they celebrated Mothers day. The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
iris and carnations and a delightful
program consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music and readings was enjoyed
by all. A number of guests were pres
ent, including Mrs. Effie Hoffman Rog-
ers, editor of the P. E. o. Record, and
her daughter, of La Junta. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
meet with Mrs. E. d. Haines, on the
Alex Yant place south of town, next
Thursday, May 27., A large attendance
is expected.
The F. l.. T. club will meet with Miss
Bertha Avery, S08 Maple avenue, this
afternoon.
Mrs. w. J. Brown entertained the
O. d. T. club ON Tuesday afternoon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21
Going Out of Business

Come and see the bargains in art goods
to be sold by Miss Eyasr 1bin commence
ing Wednesday, May 26th.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21

The F. l.. T. club will meet with Mis-
Bertha Avery, s08 Maple avenue, TIL
afternoon.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
ARK ANSAS NATIONAL GUARD
 RECEIVES EQUIPMENT

Little Rock, April 20.-A Seargeant instructor has been detailed by the War Department on duty with the Arkansas National Guard, in addition to Capt. A. B. Sloan. It is not known yet who will be assigned.
 Maj. w. c. Bradford, of the Nation al Guard, left today for Eldorado and Jonesboro to inspect the companies.
 Col. C. D. James of Eureka Springs will be in Heber Springs tonight to muster in company of the Nation al Guard, that has been organized by Lieut.. Claude Babcock. The Com. pany at that point disbanded in 1912 A company is also to be organized at Atkins which will fill out the full two regiments.
 During the last few days the Ark ansas National Guard has received from the War Department shipment of three carloads, or forty-four escort wagons, and 176 sets of harness. This equipment has been stored in the ar mory in the basement of the state capitol. It comes from unallotted funds and not from the fund set aside by the federal government for the maintenance of the Arkansas Guard. There is now full equipment on hand for two regiments, with the exception of machine guns.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
ATTORNEY RESIGNS POSI-
 TION WITH ROCK ISLAND

Little Rock, April 20.-John T. Hicks, one of the best known attor- neys of the state has resigned from the legal department of the Rock Is- land railroad, effective May 1, to be- come managing director of the Mogul Automobile Truck Company of St. Louis.
 Since 1905 Mr. Hicks has been as- sistant attorney for Rock Island in Arkansas and Louisiana, and has tried cases for the railroad all over the two states. H. T Harrison, former attor- ney for the A. B. Banks Company at Fordyce has been appointed his sue cessor.
 MT. Hicks has also been prominent in the affairs of the Episcopal church in the state, having been Chancellor of the Diocese for several years. He came to Little Rock from Searcy ten years ago. He was formerly prose cutting Attorney in the Searcy district and was about that time a candidate for Attorney General.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
COTTON PRICES SOAR
 TO NEW HIGH LEVEL
Close After Day of Activity and Strength Is 3 to 9 Points Up. Foreign Houses Transferring
 Short Contracts.

New York, April 19.-Cotton show cd renewed activity and strength to- day with prices making another set of new seasonal high records and with the close steady at net advance of 3 to 9 points.
 Relatively easy Liverpool cables and reports of good weather South with Beneficial rains Southwest seemed to promote some scattered local selling and realizing on the opening decline of from 2 to ? points, while there also was some selling here by houses with Liverpool connections. Offerings were readily taken around the initial figures, on an active demand from Wall street and outside sources, while there was further spot buying of the near deliveries.
 Reports of continued activity in mill circles and of an improved spot de- mand helped the advance, with bullish sentiment also encouraged by contin- ued activity of the stock market There were enough realizing to cause some irregularity, but the general price tendency was upward, inactive months showing net gains of to 16 points with May selling at 1929 and December at 11.05. Trading then became the last hour, but closing pric- es showed reactions of only few points from the best.
 Houses with foreign connections were credited with transferring short contracts from May to later deliveries and relative frmness probably in spired some of the demand for new crop positions. A local statistical bu- reau issued a report, indicating a decrease of 18.6 per cent in acreage, comparing with an indicated decrease of 20.9 per cent above a month ago, but the tendency to scale down esti- mates of the probable acreage reduc- tion appeared to be offset by increas- ing estimates of requirements and re- ports that there will be substantial reduction in areas planted to cotton in Egypt and India.
 Port receipts today were 21,648. United States port stocks, 1,432, 2,4S3. Exports today, 14,945; so far this season, 6,949, DOGS. Interior receipts, 18,080.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
$200,000 HIGHWAY PRO-
 JECT IS READY TO START

Jonesboro, April 19.-Road Com missioners J. c. Hooten, A. H. Lan- ders and T. J. Bennett, having in charge the construction of the new Bay road to Market Tree highway, are in readiness to start the big work. The new highway will call for lots of work, and will cost nearly $200,000. The cost of construction is to be paid out of a tax against property in a strip four miles wide on each side of the road. It is estimated that corpo- rations and non-residents will have to assume 95 per cent of the tax.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET TOMORROW
Final Arrangements Will Be Made for Opening Arkansas Exhibit at Pa mama Pacific Exposition
 May be About June 1st.

Little Rock, April 20.-A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Commits sion for Arkansas has been called for tomorrow At this meeting arrange ments will be finally completed for the opening of the Arkansas exhibit. It is thought this will be done about June 1. The Commission has almost enough money with which to carry on the work, and this fund will be com pleted with the collection of subscrip- tions, already made, and the sum ex- pected to be derived from the sale of the souvenir aluminium medals. A statewide campaign is now in pro- gres for the sale of these medals, at one dollar each, popular subscrip- tion that is expected to yield hand some returns
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
ARKANSAS PHYSICIAN
 RECEIVES PROMOTION
Dr. Ernest Winfield Scott Transferred From Marine Hospital in Will mingtOn, N. C., to Staple
 ton, New York City.

Little Rock, April 20.-Dr. Ernest Winfield Scott, who has been for the past five months in charge of the United States Marine Hospital in Will mlngton, N. C., succeeding Dr. w. c. Stiles, has been transferred to Staple ton, New York, City. This is the lar gest and most important post in the U. s. Pubic Health Service. Dr. Scott is succeeded by Dr. Stoner, fa- ther of Win1ifred Stoner, the 12-year- old intellectual prodigy whose learn ing has amazed the world.
 Dr. Scott is native of Eudora, Chicot county, Ark, and is the son of Dr. S. A. Scott, resident of Little Rock. The young Arkansas physi- clan who attained so great distinc tion received his A. B. and M. D. de- gree at the University of Virginia. After graduation he went to Europe land returned to New York city as medical intelne in the German Hospi- tai, where he served for three years. After short service with the Woman's Hospital he resigned to enter the Public Health Service He was sta toned on Ellis Island and was sent as medical officer on the U. s. Revenue Cutter Miami, on a cruise to look for a safer route for steamships after the sinking of he Titanic He was next in charge O. the U. s. Training ship. After his return to Ellis Island he was placed in charge of the Medical and Surgical Ward for Women and Children, whence he was transferred to Wilmington.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
WIVES OF BUSINESS
 MEN ARE ACCUSED

Janesville, Wis, April 20.-Three women, said to be the wives of promi- nent business or professional men of Rockford, H., will be arraigned in court here tomorrow to stand trial on charges of grand larceny. The three were arrested in the early part of March, after they had made an eX. tensive shopping" tour of the prin- cipal stores of Janesville and several of the neighboring cities. A search is said to have revealed in the woman's bags and concealed about their per sons goods sufficient in quantity and variety to stock and ordinary store. When taken into custody the women cave the names of Louise Nelson, Grace Green and Esther Halcro. Able counsel has been engaged to conduct their defense.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
qpREME COURT
 AfFIRNs DECISION
,ccountants Depart from Capi- EAp,', c;,,-Court Held that Legis- U, ,,urs had no Power to Gre
 ote Expense-$lOO,ooo.

,..,o Rock, April 20.-T. E. Cress
 l,' F Thomas, of Memphis, of T. q anD rress [ & Co.,, expert accountants n i.,.1oved I, by the special auditing com s,at s,;ttees to check up the various state naso a.nsrtments and institutions, have de- asps p.ad from the capitol. They an- ps. a.assd Monday afternoon that they a.a', s.s stonped work temporarily at least n's s there is considerable doubt if they will ever resume.
 VI Tho Supreme Court Monday after
 ..n affirmed the Pulaski Chancery ,o,rt whica granted a petition of u.rresentative Jo Johnson of Sebas- fan county to stop the issuance of w.rrants for the payment of the per d;sm of the expert accountants and the members of the special committees. Tho court held that the legislature had no power to create such an ex-
 
 0onse bv concurrent resolution, and that the only way it could have been reached was by an act. It was held that the Legislature had no power to authorize any expenditure after the twenty days allowed for finishing the journals and enrolling the acts, and that after that date there could be no Legislative contingent fund upon which to draw.
 Mr. Johnson estimated that the total expense of the first twenty days after the adjournment of the Legisla- ture was $5,63122, and at that rate, the cost of the investigation would have been about $100,000 a year. The committee had finished the auditing of the Stata Land Office and the Az ricultural Departments, and made thcir reports; the Department of Edu- cation had been finished, but the re- port not made public. The account ants were about one half through with the State Auditors Office. It would have taken anyway from a year to eighteen months to finish all the work outlined.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
MORTALITY REPORT

Washington, D. C., April 20, 1915. The latest report on the mortality in the "registration area" of the United States, relating to the calendar year 1913. recently issued by the Bu- reau of the Census, Department of Commerce contains some interesting and significant figures with reference to the principal causes of death in this country. More than one-half of all the deaths in the registration area which in 1913 contained about 65 per cent of the total population of the United States-were due to nine eau ses: Tuberculosis, heart disease, pneumonia, Bright's disease and ne phritis, diarrhea and enteritis, cancer, apoplexy, diphtheria and croup, and typhoid fever. The first three Of these maladies alone were responsible for more than 30 per cent of the total mortality reported for that year.
 The death rate from these nine causes combined in 1913 was S10.4 per 100000 population. This is mater ial decrease from the corresponding rate in 1900-9374 per 100,000-when the Census Bureau made it's first an- nual collection of mortality statistics. The number of deaths resulting from these causes, however, formed a some what greater proportion of the total reported mortlity in 1913 than in 19OO-E7 per cent in the later year as compared with 53 per cent in the earlier.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
RAILROAD COMMISSION IN
 SPECTING NJ. D. X c. ROAD

Little Rock, April 20.-The mem oers Of the Arkansas Railroad Com nlsslOn are today inspecting the M. p' < G. railroad, with reference to ne granting of its application for a nree cent rate, in accordance with ] power granted by special act of the Ast Legislature. The Commissioners NM also pass on petitions for a depot
 at !. , snawmut and to require the M. D. ~ U, to stop its trains at Amity, on ue Iron Mountain, over which it has uackage V arrangements for a short
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
REVIEW OF ENROLMENT
 SHOWS ATTENDANCE 1900

Little Rock, April 20.-A review Of the enrolment lists of the recent State Teachers Association shows an enrolment of over 1900 teachers, and that for the first time in the forty seven years of the history of the As sociation, every county In the state was represented.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
 BE IN LITTLE ROCK
Will Deliver Fifteen Minute Speech en Route to Muskogee to Attend Southern Commercial Con
 gress-Arranging Details

Little Rock, April 20.-President Woodrow Wilson will pass through Little Rock next Sunday afternoon. en route to Muskogee to attend the Southerr Commercial Congress. He has agreed to stop for fifteen minu- tes, and make an address, and detail for his reception are being arranged.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
GOVERNOR HAYS MEMBER
 CLASS AT SPRING REUNION

Gov. George W. Hays is a member of the class at the Spring Reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, which opened at Albert Pike Consistory Monday morning. There is a large class, that will raise the to- tai membership in the Valley of Little Rock to nearly 1900.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
APPOINTED CHIEF OF
 POLICE IN LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, April 2O.-Horace G. Dale was last night reappointed chief of police of Little Rock.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-20
HAYS APPOINTS
 CORONOR FOR ST. FRANCIS

Gov. Hays has appointed pr. S. P. Mcdaniel of Forrest City as Coroner of St. Francis county, vice J. F. Stock ard dereaSed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-04
THE TOMATO, AND HOW 1T CAME INTO USE

| Excepting our scientists, there are
comparatively few people in this coun-
try who ever stop to think of how
many important products that now
minister to the health, sustenance and
pleasures of mankind were added to
the worlds supply by the discovery Of
America. A few of these are inciden-
tally mentioned in an interesting arti-
Gle on The Tomato" in the current
number of the Bulletin of the Pan
American union, by Edward Albes,
who writes:
THE greatest febrifuge known to-
y-quinine-came into existence be-
cause the Incas of Peru had discover
ed the medicinal properties of the bark
of the cinchona tree; the leaves of the
coca plant, South American product,
have served to alleviate pain the
world over by their essence-cocaine
Indian corn, or maize, was unknown
to the old world before it was found to
be the great food stable of the Ameri-
cas-; Irish as well as sweet potatoes
had their first home in the new world;
the delicious concoction known as
chocolate, serving man as both food
and drink, had been known for cen
turtles by the Incas of Peru and the
Aztecs Of Mexico before the Span
iards found it in these countries and
introduced it into Europe; tobacco,
whose rings of aromatic smoke now
circumscribe the earth, was added to
mans pleasures by the Indians Of
America Many other products might
be enumerated, but among them all
perhaps none ministers more delight
fully to the palate of the modern cpl
cure than does the tomato, that lus-
cious, succulent, refreshing vegetable
fruit which gratifes the eye with its
beauty Of color and form, stills hun
ger with its meat, and assuages thirst
with its juice"
The name tomato" seems to be of
Aztec origin, given as tomatl by some
authorities and as xitomate by others,
older Mexican town names, such as
jonathan. tomatepec, etc, but the gen.
eral concensus of opinion among bot
anists seems to be that the plant and
its culture for edible purposes orig
mated in Peru, whence it spread 10
other sections of the Americas. 1t is
certain, at any rate, that it was known
and cultivated for it's fruit centuries
before the Columbian discovery.
That the cultivated tomato was
known to some Of the European bot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-04
The Daily Story
The Castle Clook-By John Y. Larned.>

When Count Kerchoff died leaving
no children his fortune passed to
distant connection who had never seen
him or his abode. The young man
who succeeded to the title and the
property, Adolf Herzog, on receipt
of notification of his relatives death
and his own ascension to the estate,
went to the schlos< and took up his
abode there. He found Hans Schlotter,
an old servitor. in charge of the place,
who showed him his domicile and gave
him a minute account of everything
in it, for Schlotter had been there ever
since he was born and for many years
had been the major domo.
That clock" he said, referring to a
timepiece some six feet in height and
in breadth and thickness the size of
coffin for an adult, has stood there
ever since the schloss was built, now
nearly 200 years ago. 1t has foretold
the death of every count since the first,
who was ennobled on account Of his
services in battle"
What" exclaimed the young man,
with a shudder. "Foretold death! How
did it do that?"
Il cannot tell you," replied the old
man. "All l know is that two counts
have died while I have lived here. One
of them told my father that he was
going to die, the clock having warned
him of his approaching end The 9TH
er, he who died feew weeks ago, told
me the same thing with regard to him
self. But there is nothing remarkable
about this, for there is tradition that
the clock will foretell the death of the
incumbent count till the schloss is
ruin"
Count Adolf said nothing in reply to
this information, but it affected him
very sensibly. Soon after becoming
domesticated in his new home he
found himself constantly looking for
some sign from the clock that could
be interpreted as an indication that
his end was near. 1t would seem rath-
er that the clock should be looking for
signs of it's own decay, because it was
very old while the count was young
and healthy.
Count Adolf was betrothed when he
acceded to the property to Bertha Won
Holwig, whom he married soon after
his accession and took her there to
live. Not wishing that she should be
aware of his uncomfortable feelings
occasioned by the tradition he said
nothing to her about it. But it was
not long before the young countess
saw that something unpleasant was
affecting her husband, and in time she
surmised that her husband was often
wakefu1, and whenever that occurred
he told her he wished it would not
tick so loud.
One night when Count Adolph was
not feeling well, after he had gone to
sleep his wife arose, slipped down.