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The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19
HI ARITY AND HAP PINESS IN EVIDENCE
Causes Investigation of Sale of
 Drinks at Soft Drink Stands
 in Little ROck-DiscOver s Per Cent Alcohol.

1;+t1a Rock, Jan. 19.-Cider which has not more than one half of one per
 |cent of alcohol in it's composition, will mass muster by the Arkansas Anti |saloon League. Anything over that |wi,l cause the arrest and prosecution |of the vender.
 Hilarity and happiness was so evil dent about cold drink stands of Little Rock and Argenta that Senator T. J.. White. the head of the prohibition for lees. instituted an investigation. The wholesale concern supplying the cl- der asserted that it had purchased the cider under the representation that 1t was a non-alcoholic beverage. The wholesalers then sent specimen to a local chemist, who found over eight her cent of alcohol in it. The whole |salers spent a good portion of Tues day collecting the barrels which had |been sold about the city, and they will |be returned to the manufacturers, with the unused conversation producer. Former Congressman Minor Wal
 lace now lecturer for the prohibition
 forces, spent Tuesday in Little Rock lin consultation with Senator White,
 and it is possible that he will assist in
 the prosecution of the "bootleggers"
 who are daily being arrested in var
 ious parts of the state.
 "We hardly need detectives or spe- cial prosecutors" said Senator White
 Tuesday, flor the regular officers of the law arev igilant and they are let
 l ting few violators get away. Their
 display of assistance is most gratify- l ing and We are receiving cooperation ! in places where we actually ant.ci- pated trouble"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19
FRAZER BROWN WED-
 DING OCCURRED TODAY
Prominent Workers in Fraternal Orders of Arkansas Wed at Home of Bride in Little Rock at Noon Today.

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-The wedding of John R. Frazer and Mrs. Florence o. Brown was solemnized at 1 D. m. today, at the residence of the bride, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Hay Watson Smith, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church.
 Mr. Frazer, one of Little Rocks most popular citizens, has been Grand Master Workman of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen for five years. Previous to that time he was sales manager for the Chas. F. Penzel Grocer Company for fourteen years. Mrs. Florence o. Brown, now Mrs. Frazer, was one of the organizers of the Mutual Aid Union at Rogers eight years ago. Three years ago she came to Little Rock and established the United Assurance Society, of which she is Secretary Treasurer. It is a mutual assessment organization, which has made great success.
 MT. and Mrs. Frazer have gone to Memphis and New Orleans on their wedding tour, and will be at home at GOA West Sd after Feb. 1.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19

prescribed by the State Central Com mittee as to the qualifications of vot- CTS were adopted, as follows;
 Sec. 9, The Democratic Party of Arkansas shall consist of all eligible and legally qualified white electors who have paid a poll tax at the time for collecting taxes next preceding the election, and who have openly declared their allegiance to the principles and policies of the Democratic party, as set forth in the platform of the last preceding Democratic National and State Conventions, who have support ed the Democratic nominees at the last preceding elections, and who are in sympathy with the success of the Democratic party in the next succeed ing election.
 Sec. 8. If anyone shall present himself at any Democratic primary who Is known to have voted against Democratic nominee at general cleo ton, held within two years last pre- ceding, or who by his words or actions has espoused the cause of other than Democratic nominees preceding .gon- eral or special election, his right to vote at such Democratic primary may be questioned by any well-known dem ocrat or by any of the election officials, and upon satisfactory proof of such persons action, the said judges shall prohibit such person from voting at such primary election.
 Upon motion and unanimous vote the meeting was adjourned until March 11th, 1916, at 10 o'clock a. m. when the committee will make the selection of judges, clerks and sher- ifs and other arrangements com pleted for the election.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19
Names Specific Cases.

"In my remarks to the Grand Jury as we'll as upon other occasions, have criticised the governors pardonine record for two reasons; first, because entirely too many pardons are granted second, because poor and frlendless convicts are discriminated agalnst Tn favor of the more prominent and we'll to-do class. To substantiate the cor rectness of my position, call atten- tion to pardons granted people con victed of crime in my district, VIZ: R. A. Busbee, prominent Miller county farmer, convicted in June of man slaughter, was pardoned before reach ing the penitentiary; Baxter Nesblt of Clark county, convicted of forgery, was pardoned without serving min ute of his time, as l am informed; Doss Twiddy and Henry Campbell of Lafayette county, at the last term of that court, convicted of grand larceny and perjury, respectively, and both pardoned without going to the peni- tentiary. In Doss Twiddy's case the governor even went so far as to write to the sheriff of Twiddy's attorneys it was unnecessary for him to come to the penitentiary as he would be pardoned as soon as the case could be reached. Sid Davis was twice con- victed in Hampstead county for steal ing cows and the governor suspended his sentence which means that he will be pardoned. All of these persons or their relatives had means with which to employ attorneys to defend them in the court and to represent them before he governor.
 Another Alleged Example.
 About the time l went into the judges office a pardon was granted to one of the wealthiest planters in southwest Arkansas who had been con- victed and sentenced to serve two years for manslaughter. He did not serve one minute of his time. Dan Price. prominent white school, teacher. was convicted in Miller coun-
 Continued on last page,)
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19

Delegates to County Convention
 All such fees shall be paid on or be- fore March 1st, 1916, at which time the books will be closed, and that no fees paid will be refunded.
 The rules of the Democratic Party
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
 FIXES CANDIDATES FEES
Held Meeting at Court House Tuesday Afternoon at 2 o'clock Adopt Rules Prescribed by State Central Committee.

Pursuant to a call issued by retiring Duncan L. McRae, the Ne vada County Democratic Central Com mittee met at the court house here Tuesday afternoon, January IS at , o'clock. There were present the fol- lowing members of the committee:
 R. P. Hamby, M. M. Smythe, M. l.. Moore, J. G. Rhodes, w. T. McDaniel, A. M. Westmoreland, Chas. H. Tomp- kins, and D. L. McRae, retiring chair man presiding.
 Upon motion and unanimous vote M. L. Moore was elected chairman, and Chas. H. Tompkins was elected secretary of the committee.
 D. L. McRae, retiring chairman, re- ported to the committee that there was on hand in the Bank of Prescott to the credit of the committee, the sum of S6795.
 Upon motion and unanimous vote the date for the Democratic County Primary was fixed for March 29th, 1916, and that the number and loca- tion of voting boxes would be fixed and determined at the next meeting of the committee.
 Upon motion and unanimous vote the following fees were prescribed for having the names of the candidates placed upon the ticket:
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19
JUDGE HAYNlE HOTLY
 ASSAILS GOVERNOR
Declares Executives Defense of
 PardOning Record Ridiculous
 MOckery." - Reiterates no Mercy is Shown Uninfuential.

Prescott, Jan. 5.-"Sentences for common larceny are suspended by the governor, civil judgments are pardon ed and revoked, blind tigers and whis- key peddlers are protected by the par doning power and yet we are met with the argument that the angels of God will write to the everlasting credit of the governor who is turning all these criminals loose upon the good people of the state," declares Circuit Judge George R. Haynie of Prescott in reply to Governor George w. Hays state ment in last Sundays Gazette in which the chief executive defended his par dons.
 Judge Haynie recites number of instances in which he says Governor Hays has been guilty of indiscreet and Iindiscriminate pardoning of criminals who should have remained behind pri- son walls their full and allotted time.
 The controversy on "abuse of the pardoning power" between Judge Haynie and Governor Hays was pro- voked when, in opening the Nevada Circuit Court recently, the presiding judge vigorously attacked in his charge to the Nevada County Grand Jury, the governors pardoning record.
 Judge Haynie Replies.
 Judge Haynie says:
 "In the governors attempted reply to my criticism of his pardoning rec ord contained in my address to the Grand Jury of Nevada county he makes use of the following: I have pardoned people from other parts of the state and for the hearts that l have made glad and the homes l have made happy and the bread and meat that I have put into the mouths of destitute women and children and clothes upon their backs by sending those upon whom they were dependent back to them in order that they might 1 be provided for and make good citi- zens, in my judgment, will rebound tc my credit more, possibly, than any thing else that l may do or have done while I am in the governors office i Also I believe for exercising the mercy that I have, the angels of God will write to my everlasting credit Well done, good and faithful serv- ant."'
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-19

Fresh and complete line of grocer X Anderson-phone 3S.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
Has Pet Rabbit.

By Mary Abraham Aged ~ Years, schuy-
Ter. Neb.. Route. g. Blue side.
have a little pet rabbit: its color is
black. named him "Darkey." Every
morning before so to school have to
Feed him with alfalfa. cabbage and
sometimes corn and oats, and then I
have 70 get some warm water for
Darkey. In the evening when I come
nome from school have 10 feed Darkey
again. He Is very tame. lie Will not run
away when want 20 pet him. I had
two other rabbits which had TO feed
last winter but they died In the autumn
no there Is only one left One day last
week the dogs got after him and fright
ened him 30 much that he will not
come TO me when he secs the dogs some
place. But l think he will soon forget
about II and will not care so much when
he sees the dogs
This is the first time I have written
TO the Busy Bees page. / enjoy reading
tho Busy Bees page very much and
would like TO Join.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
prize story)
Makes Bird Calendar.

Bv Pearl Rose, Aged 10 Years, Lowell
Neb. Red Side
] saw in the last Sundays Bee the
question. Are you on the lookout. Busy
Bees. for the first robin?" Yes. at school
the teacher had the sixth grade make n
bird calendar for March and every new
bird that we see we put the name OF the
bird down on the day thnt we see II.
will tell you the name OF some OF the
birds have seen. They are robins.
rneadowIarks and one Of my schoolmatea
saw a brown thrush. will be very glad
when all the summer birds come back be-
cause Il makes the the world much hap
pier and cheers our hearts when the birds
are singing. Don't you think 30. Busy
Bees? And the birds singing cheers sick
peoples hearts.
How sad for the mother bird II must
be when some cruel boys steal the eggs
/ think Il is very unkind for the boys 10
do that. Don't your / also think people
ought to be kind to tho birds for their
sweet songs.
The birds are kind TO us IN good
many ways. One way is they kill some
OF the insects that destroy our crops.
I think the oriole Is the prcttiest kind
OF a bird there II. But there are MUM
Der OF pretty birds such as the canary,
robin and blue Jay.
I would like 70 have some the girls OF
the Busy Bees write TO me.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
cHonOrabie AIentIOn.l
Carea fOr Wrens.

Bv Gertrude Neuman, Aged II Years.
Schuyler Neb.. Route 3, Red Side.
One nice summer day Mr. and Mrs
Wren came 20 our place They were
flying around looking for a place TO build
a nest. Then at last they found place
for a tiny little nest; Il was In fathers
corn planter in the tool box.
There was a small hole in the side Of
the box where the little wren could go
IN and out. And they were soon very
busy carrying little sticks IN and laying
them down 30 softly and nice. Then at
last the little nest was done.
Then after a while she had seven little
brown speclied eggs in the nest She
was busy sitting on them until they were
Matched. Mr.. Wren was watching very
close over the funny little house and
slnsing very happily.
After while the nest was full OF seven
queer looking little babies. Mr.. and Mrs
Wren were busy carrying food for them
until one,day heard Mr.. and Mrs. Wrer
crying bitterly. went 20 see what wal
the matter. And then saw their babies
dead. I looked at them. They had smoth.
cred TO death because Il was so hot that
day. So I ran into the house and told
mamma that our little wrens were dead
Then we madc a little box for them and
dug a hole in the ground and then ",
put them IN Il. We felt so sorry fol
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren.
think all Busy Bees should built
little houses for the wrens. That q
what ! do. I am glad spring Is cominI
for our little feathered friends will com'
back This Is a true story. I viii joIi
the Red Side.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
Likes to Join Busy Bees.

BY Dorothv Nielsen, Aged 10 Years. 1928
Lake Street. Omaha. Blue Side.
am a new Busy Bee and would like
20 join the Blue Side. I read the Busy
Bee page every Sunday. / have two
brothers. the youngest II 6 years old. and
his name is Chester. the eldest is s. and
his name il Wilbur. l go to the Howard
Kennedy school and my teachers name Is
Miss Carey. and like her very much
go 10 gymnasium at the Young women's
Christian association. and my teachers
name Is Miss George. We have dumb
bells. n bath for our brains, folk dances.
and marching in single file. two's. three's
and fours.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
Dicky and Bushy Tail.


Vera Deles Dernler. Elmwood Neb.'
Aged II Years. Blue SIDE,
DicKy Is n canary. He is very pretty
and no can sing very nicely. which he
does when he is not playing with Bushy
Tall lie lives in a cage which Ia hung
In the dining room in the winter and
on the piazza in the summer on hot
days.
Bushy Tail IL squirrel which lived
In the woods the first couple OF days OF
his life, but now lives in a cage like
Dicly He wears n very pretty brown
coat. and his tail Is so bushy that we
call him "Bushy Tail"
As Dicky and Bushy Tail live side by
side they are great friends. Sometimes
Dicky sings too loud and Bushy Tail
viii scold him as hard rs he can.
One day when was sitting In the
drawing room heard something in
the room. paid no attention because
was 80 Interested in the book was
reading. But when heard something
on the arms OF my chair I jumped (and
there was Dicky on one arm OF my chair
and Bushy Tail on the other) UP, knocked
Dicky off and broke his leg.
dressed the leg but ne picked off this
bandage during the night. In the morn
ing ] called the doctor and he said tc
cut It off and II was cut off. In about
six weeks Il healed up. After that Bushy
Tail always took all the care of Dicky
he could. At night Dicky would cuddis
up close TO Bushy Tail.
Dicky has a certain chirp when he Il
hungry. Bushy Tail has learned whai
that certain chlrp means and when M
hears II he comes to me for something
TO eat for Dicky.
Every day / become more attached e
them and they 10 each other. We hav'
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
Stories of Nebraska History : By A E Sheldon

very long I would have been quite com
Portable had not been so wet and cold
and my feet pained me terribly. The
greatest drawback was that had to do
most Of my climbing on one foot.
II remained at that point the greater
part OF the next forenoon. calling often
for help. One thing was IN my favor.
/ was neither hungry nor thirsty ! be-
gan 20 give up all hopes I thought of
my wife and little boy. who were al
ways so glad to see me when I came
home from a trip. thought how the
little fellow would never see his papa or
run to meet him when he returned home
again.
That was too much. 1 made up my
mind 10 get out or die in the attempt.
So I took piece of board. put some
sand on II. and got the point OF my knife
good and sharp on the sand. Then be.
gan cutting away the curbing and MAX
ing one foothold after another. cut.
climbing higher and higher. and was at
last on the top OF the curping. From there
! would have been comfortable II my feet
had not hurt me so badly. But l cut
holes In the clay for my hands and feet
with my knife, and finally got within
sixteen feet of the top.
Right there / had the worst obstacle
had met. II was round curbing four
feet high, perfectly smooth inside. The
earth was washed out around IL until
the curb was only held from dropping by
little peg on one side. knew II I
tried TO go up through it. It was pretty
sure to break loose and so TO the bot
tom with me. So my only chance was TO
go between the curb and the wall. This
l was fortunate in doing BY going to
work and digging away the wall In half
an hour / had hole large enough to
let me pass through After that II was
but a short Job to reach the top. which
did. and lay for some time exhausted.
Then knelt down and thanked AL
mighty God for sparing my life. as l
prayed for him to do, time and again
during the two days and nights that I
had been in the well.
But my troubles were not yet at an
end. ! wes a mile and half from a
house with a foot which could not step
on. I cut some large weeds aud made
out 10 hobhle and crawl to the road
about forty rods distant, and there
lay until nearly sundown looking for a
team that never came AT last | gave
up looking for anyone and started 10
crawl on my hands and knees to the
house, but soon gave out ana had ia
lie out another night.
Tn the morning 1 felt somewhat bet
ter. Starting out again finally arrived
at the home OF Charles Francis Just al
daylight. was given food and drink
after being without them for two days
my team was found the next dag
after I fell In the well. The man whC
found them took them to a justice Of
the peace. filed an estray notice anC
turned them into his pasture. He thu
complied with the law and by so doinl
. took away the last chance for me q
be found"
The story Of this escape from an opel
well was stold in the Nebraska legisla
ture OF 1897 by Senator BeaI OF caste
county. The result was that an act wa
passed compelling landowners 20 al
such wells ON their property TO the toI
4 with dirt or the county would do II a
I their expense. This law has remaines
y on our statute books ever since
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
Attack of Wolf Pack.

BY Robert Reynolds. Aged 1s Years 1O4
North Thirty-flrst Avenue.
Omaha, Blue Side.
One evening Just when the moon rose
there came from across the prairie long
shrill cry. 1t was followed by another
and another.
The rancher knew toe well what those
cries that cold winter eve meant. He
knew what daylight would show. for the
wolf pack was gathering on that cold
black moonlit desert OF snow.
Yet he could not sec the sturdy op-
ponent of the pack backed against a
butte and using hoof and horn to defend
himself. Now and then he would strike
an uniucky wolf and hill or wound II.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26

right when. without moments notice.
/ became aware of the fact that had
stepped into an old well and was going
down like a shot out OF a BUN.
81 placed my feet close together
stretched my arms straight over my head
and said. o God. have mercy on me.
arid honestly believed that saved my
life: but / went down. down. and II
seemed 20 me ] would never reach the
bottom. The farther went. the faster
went and never seemed to touch the
sides al all.
II supposed. of course. Il would kill
me when l struck the bottom. but God
had heard my prayer. I struck in the
mid and water. which completely COW
cred me over. was considerably stun
ned, but was able 20 straighten up and
set my head above water. I scrambled
around and finally pulled my legs from
the mud at the bottom and stood on my
feet In the water. which came Just up to
my arms was very cold and tried a
number OF times 20 get out OF the water,
only 20 fall back The curbing was some
what slmy. finally managed to break
off a little piece OF board and found a
crack in which 1 managed to fasten II
ANh HNNNhtu AnebctI utOh II uHNll AuOAh~
ing
'While sitting there heard my team
running away. In It's remaining by the
well was my only hope OF rescue, for l
was aware OF the fact that was at least
a mile and a half from the nearest house
and that no ons knew that l was there.
There sat until morning II was
about o'clock when fell in and was
| l-...ak-a =. rrh
only serious injury received was a
badly sprslned ankle. which gave me
great pain. also had a sore place IN
my back. which found number OF
days afterwards was a broken rib.
"As soon as daylight appeared begar
to look around and take In the situation
In looking up It seemed 20 be at least 10
feet 10 the top. ] learned afterwardi
that IL was exactly las feet. IL wal
curbed In places with curb about thre'
feet square. There would be plae,
curbed for about six to sixteen feet an'
then there would be a place not eurbe'
at all. The curbing was perfectly tight
not a crack between the boards that
could get my fingers into. and eovere'
with Shiny mud at once concludes
that my only chance for rescue was m
knife. n Il had not fallen out OF m
pocket while floundering In the mud. 8
thrusting my hand into my pocket
, there Il was and a good one, toe
, took Il and began cutting footholes 4
! the sides OF the curbing. II was yer
/ slow. but sure. I never went hack
/ foot after had gained A. When woul
get to the top OF a curbing took N
I board that / had cut out and made me
Z seat in one corner and In this way
Z think got up about fifty feet the firi
n day.
Some time in the afternoon I cam
y to a curbing which thought could nd
n get through. IL was OF solid one by sil
q inch boards, closely fitted together an
n not less than sixteen feet to the top {
q IL. made myself a good seat. fixin
4 myself as comfortable as possible. an
y concluded that / must stay there an
}, await assistance or die there. l stage
e there all the next night and slept ha
u OF the time. for the night did not seei