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The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
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 The News is authorized to ,,, R. R.. Stricklin as a canS;da.l, tE Hl.l Road Overseer of Missouri iT"v Tav subject to the action of ths as' cratic Primary. 0's The News is authorized to ,,, A. c. Stuart as a cand;i.s sS Su' Road Overseer of Missouri Ta. subject to the action of tb. IVY cratic Primary. ~
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
THE ANSWER.

Washington, n. C., March S. 1o16. Mir. G. W. Mcdowell,
 Hope, Arkansas.
 My dear Sir:
 Your letter of March 4th, addressed to the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, has been received. In reply beg to say that I agree with you that the Income Tax should be increased, and there should also be levied tax upon munitions of war. l believe this is the sentiment of the Ways X Means Committee, especial 'y of the Democratic Members of the Ways and Means Committee.
 l note that you state that it has been suggested by some in your State that there should be a Federal graduated tax on land. With such suggestion, I do not agree; in fact I am confident that not Member of the Ways and Means Committee, either Democrat or Re- publican, would support such a proposi- ton, nor do l think there is Mem Der in Congress who would support it. Congress, from the beginning of the Government, never undertook to tax lands. This is one of the funda- mental rights of the State, and proper ly IS left entirely with the States. l have received hundreds of letters with respect to methods of raising taxation for the Federal Government, but your letter is the first suggestion I have had to levy Federal tax on lands. With assurances of my kind regards, 1 beg to remain,
 Sincerely yours, (Signed) CLAUDE, KITCHEN.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
THAT GRADUATED LAND TAX.
SHOULD CONGRESS DO THIS?

You candidate for Congress tell how he would levy federal graduated lands MT. c. w. McDowe prominent farmer and highly respected citizen of Hampstead County living rural Hope Arkansas wrote the & Means Committee about this proposition to which Claude Ktchin the Chairman of the Committee replied Read both letters McDowes letter file in the Committee Rooms Washington D. C. and the original reply of Mr. Kchins is n the hands of MT Mcdowell
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
AN ERROR OF THE HEAD.

The Kentucky colonel was spinning war yarns of the days of the sixties During the month of February" he said, "he kept us on the march for thirty-one days in succession with never more than five hours rest at a time"
 Then you marched into March, did you not?" asked one of the listeners
 The colonel thought for a moment and saw the point. That, ladies and gentlemen, was merely an error of the head, and not of the heart" he finished.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
THE QUESTION.
Hope, Arkansas, Mar. 1, 1910 Ways and Means Committee, House of Representatives,
 Washington, D. (.
Gentlenlen:

Gentlemen
 l am d farmer and 1 don't claim to be an expert on raising money to run the Government, but 1 see the papers are full of talk about different ways of getting money to pay the running expenses and that your Committee will have to draw laws to ra this money.
 It always seemed to me that we poor folks pay too much taxes and the rich folks do not pay enough, and if l was making laws l would change th1S SO the rich who can afford to pay taxes would have to pay their share he income tax is a good way to raise money but I don't think the rates are high enough. I have read that Con eress might raise the rates and l hope they will
 The people who are getting rich mal, ing guns and shells for the countries at war and trying to get Us into lt ought to have tax put on their goods for the benefit of the Government. ! have heard it discussed here about putting a Federal tax on lands and some say this can be done while others say it can't he done. l would like to know if this co"'d he dore There arc lots of people and corporations in this part of Arkansas who own a great deal of land which thev do not mt to any good use. simply hold it for s0eculation. and it has been said .hat if Conprcss 6 would put a graduated taV on this l9nd SO that if a man owned one hundred acres of lai that he was not workino himself his taveS would he so roucl, per acre, and # he owned two hundred acres 1t would he taxed at hioher rate and so on until if he owned thousands of acres the tax would he equal to the value of the land and Sor7c think this would be a good thing because they would sell the land and renters could then buy homes l would like to know If this could be done by Congress.
 Very truly yours.
 (Signed) C. w. MCDOWELL.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
GOVERNOR HAYS GRANTS
 THREE PARDONS YESTERDAY

Little Rock, March 25.-The follow ing pardons were granted yesterday
 Leroy Baker, false pretenses, con- victed in February and sentenced to one year.
 Ed Wininger, Sebastian county, con- victed last January of grand larceny and sentenced to one year in the peni- tentiary.
 John Ford, Lafayette county, fined $50 in March, 1915, for carrying con- cealed weapons, fine remitted.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25

A story is told of an Eng;ishman who had occasion for a doctor while staying in Pekin.
 Sing Loo gleatest doctor" ad- vised his native servant. "He savee my lifee once."
 "Really?" queried the Englishman
 "Yes, me tellible awful" was the reply
 "Me callee in another doctor He givee me medicine. Me velly, velly bad. Me callee in another doctor. He come and give me more medicine Make me velly, velly bladder. Me callee in Sing Loo He no come He savee my life"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25

The above should settle this question far the power of Congress concerned As Democrat and States Democrat believe that whatever levied and collected lands graduated otherwise should support of the public schools the States charitable institutions such as the Blind School Deaf Mute Institute Hospital for Nervous Diseases Old Soldiers Home construction and maintenance of good roads, and for other local and purposes
 w. s. GOODWIN.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
Sincerely yours

(Signed) CLAUDE KITCHEN.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
RESOURCES.

RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. s2251 Loans on Real Estate. AS Loans on Cotton. ....... 1 Overdrafts, Secured and
 Unsecured ....... fl Other Bonds and Securities,
 Including State War
 rants, County and City
 Scrip ................. %.ly Furniture and Fixtures. ;. Sod Banking House .......... lOV0 Items in Transit on Sundry Banks ................ Due from Banks not Re- serve Agents. ........ ls Cash Items ............. N Cash and Due from Re- serve Banks .......... 2O7,M Other Resources as fol- lows: ............... 2I
 Total ................s5s s5ssST, LIABILITIES. Capital Stock, Paid Ups 75MI Surplus Fund, Certifed.,, 75M1 Undivided Profits, Net.,,. lO,4] Savings Accounts ...,... S6d Individual Deposits. lnclud- ing Public Funds. ,.... 2s6,ss1 Due to Banks, not Re- serve Agents ......." Time Certificates of De-
 poslt ....,........... -o'O.. Cashiers Checks ".. Zl Total ....... .s5ss,sll
 State of Arkansas, County Oi vada, ss.
 We, Thos. c. McRae, President Thos. c. McRae, Jr., Cashier oi above named Bank, do solemnly M that the above statement IS true s the best of our knowledge ana OeD
 THOS. c. McRAE, President. THOS. c. McRAE, Jr., Cashlel Attest:
 E. L. COX.
 W. V. TOMPKlNS D. L. McRAE, Director
 Subscribed and sworn to before this 14th day of March, l9l6. l9lo6crr 1SEAI9 WREN SCOTT. ''i'f' Notary Pubi
 My Commission expires Maren 1917.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-25
Report of the Condition of BANK OF PRESCOTT

Prescott, Nevada Co.,, Ark., At the close of business Mareb 1916:
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
FREIGHT WRECK
 ON K. (. 5. KY.
Fifteen Cars Piled Up "Wednesday Morning Near this City; 1 Injured,
 Traffic Blocked All Day.

A serious wreck occurred on the Kansas City Southern "Wednesday
 morning at 1 o'clock, in which fifteen cars were piled up on the track and
 blocking traffic for about Is hours. A negro who was riding on top was thrown off when the car left the track, and suffered a broken leg. He was treated by local physician and sent to a hospital at TeXarkana. All trains transferred at the wreck until O. clock Wednesday night when the track was again opened by the wrecking crew. The wreck was caused by some timbers on a car of lumber getting loose and sticking out on the side, striking the switch on a siding and throwing it. This caused the train to split and leave the track. The cars deraled were about midway of the train. The train was going north and was a special banana train.
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
MEMPHIS POOR
 ARE MADE HAPPY
One Thousand Dresses of Excellent Quality Distributed by Noted Phil
 anthrophist in Memphis Recently.

Never before, perhaps, in the history of Memphis has anything in the way of public charity created such wide spread interest as was manifested rec. ently when the one thousand ,1,0Go) dresses, donated to charity through the generosity of MT. l.. T. Cooper were distributed at 206 South Main Street to the Chisca Hotel Building.
 Ladies prominent in Memphis social life leading relief workers, heads of local charitable institutions and many prominent citizens were on hand early in the afternoon to assist and coop crate With MT. Cooper's re presenta- tatives in this worthy cause.
 Not only were the poor women, girls and orphans of the various institutions remembered. as had been p rev.ous v planned, but several hundred other poor and needy women and girls from all parts of the city came to seek MT. Cooper's bounty, and none wore denied.
 Lcng before the appointed hour a large number were on hand waiting fer the doors tC open, and formed line which ext'nGed for more than half block
 The char. ,bl, institutions repres- epted included the following: Home fer Incurah ss, I orter home and Leafh Orphans Asy.1m. St. Peters Orphan age Wesley h ouse the Industra! Settlement Tom. for Negroes. Thro- ugh the Mary B. West Circle. King 1 T>aughters. children of the Juvenile Court were provided for; Settlement ] Schcol, Second Presbyterian church 1 by Mrs Van Lewis and Mrs. Arrl- strong: Guthrie School, by Mrs w. q. Outten; Linden School, by Miss Dixie Sample;> Riverside School, by Miss Beauchamp; pupils of St. Marys School (Catholic), by the sisters, and many others
 In referring to the occasion MT. c. F. Willis, MT Ccoper's Southern rep resentative, said: My only regret is that Mir. Cooper could not have been present to witness this scene. He was once a poor man himself and is never happier than when helping others. When asked whether MT. Cooper would make any further contribut' ons, Mr. Willis sad: "Mr. Cooper is one of the most magnanimous of men and will, am sure, do something more to show his sympathy for the poor and unfortunate in your city; in fact l shall make special request of him on his arrval here to do so. as I had not myself fully realized until this af- ternoon the great opportunity for this work in this city:
 "As I have stated before" he con- tinued, "Mr. Cooper is a firm believer in practical philanthropy, and it has always been his policy to give large part of hs income each year to relief wCr-, and to place his charities where they Will do the greatest good to tbe l:eatast numhers" Tanlac soli by the Eryar Dug Store. aGr
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
COmmis ssiOner's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur- stance of the authority and directions ccr aimed in the decretal order of the Ci:arcery court of Little River county. mace and entered on the 16th day ot May, 1916, in a certain cause, (No. 945) then pending therein between C.. M Blocker, guardian, complainant, and Mrs. Lena Trice, widow, Helen Irice, Odom Trice, Mrs. Harriette A. Sheeley, Catherine Trice GA minoI) c. D. Goodrum and w. L Perkins, de,
 tendants the undersigned as commis- sioner of said court will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder
 at the front door or entrance of the county court houee, in which said court is held, in the county of Little Rive-. within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday, the 8th day of July A. D., 1916, the fol- lowing described real estate, towit:
 Tie Irl west half Of tie southwest quarter CI sect-ol i, (Wcst Of Little Rive5l the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the south halt Of the southeast quarter of the south. eat quarter of section in township l3 south, range 27 west. in Little Riv ar county, Arkansas Terms of sale: On a credit of three months, the purchas.
 CT being required to execute bond as required by law and the order and de- cree of said court in said cause, with approved security bearing in rest at the rate Of six per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, ;4i lien being retained on the pren .ses sold to secure the payment of the purchase money. Given under my hand this 18th day of June, A. D. 1919,-Chas. IT. Park, Commissioner in CT lncery. S-5S
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
CONFEDERATE REUNION
Program Announced for the Four
 Days Reunion In Sevier County.

Lockeshnrg, August 3.-(SpeciaD.-. The program of the Sevier county Confederate Reunion to be held neal ockesourg, August 15, 16, 17 and IS follow:
 Tuesday morning.: Music
 Invocation, Rev. PS Heron Music.
 Welcome address, Hon. J. A. Lewis Response.
 Music.
 Address, Hon. T. C. McRac. Tuesday afternoon. Address, Hon. J. C.. Pinnix Music. Address, Hon. F. H. Arnold. Music.
 Wednesday morning. Invocation.
 Music.
 Address, Prof. L. E. Quinn. Music
 Address, Hon. Bruce White. Music.
 Paper, Mrs. J. L. Tatum. Wednsday afternoon. Music.
 Address, Hon. BE. Isbell Music.
 Reading Miss Pearl Smith. Thursday morning: Invocation.
 Address, Hon. Will Steel. Music
 Reading, Miss Ruth Maxwell. Song, Miss Myrtle Aston. Thursday afternoon. 3i Music
 Address, Hon. A. W. Parke. Music
 Song, Misses Martha and Hattie Grady.
 Music
 Friday morning: Invocation.
 Music
 Address, Congressman Otis Wingo Address, Judge J. G .Sain. Friday afternoon: After dinner will be devoted to hand shaking, talks by old soldiers and 8 baby show, prize of $500 will be given fer the prettiest baby. After which the audience will sing, God be with you till we meet again"
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
NCURTAIN COUNTY ELECTION
County Election Held in Neighborins
 Oklahoma County Tuesday.

Idabel. Okla, Aug. 2,-Up to this hour it is impossible for us to give anything like correct vote of the county but it looks like the following gentlemen will serve us the next two years:
 Representative-J. E. Rowland. County Attorney, N. w. Gore.
 County Judge-J. D. Parks. Court Clerk-F. M. Brooks.
 County Clerk, H. A. Smith.
 County Treasurer-F. B. West. Sheriff.. w. Dewitt.
 County Superintendent-L. N. Gray. Tax Assessor-J. M. Post.
 County Weigher-A. R. Williams or J. w. Skelton.
 County Surveyor-J R. Earle.
 County Commissioner District No. -C. ". Stewart.
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
RAIDERS DROP MORE BOMBS
German Airships Again Fly Over the
 East Coast Counties.

London, Aug. 3.-German airships have again flown over the eastern counties of England, dropping bombs. An official communication says:
 "A number of airships crossed the coast of the eastern counties shortly after midnight. Their objective has not been definitely ascertained. as the raid is still proceeding. Some bombs were dropped at various places"
The Little River news., 1916-08-05

Lockeshnrg, August 3.-(SpeciaD.-- The program of the Sevier county Confederate Reunion to be held near I ockesourg, August 15, 16, 17 and IS, follow.
The Little River news., 1916-08-05
A Mistaken Observation.

What graceful free movements your daughter makes in her dancing, Mrs Comeup."
 They aint no free movements. We pay her teacher five dollars a les son."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-25

outline of the figure without making
OF coat tight-ftting.
The collars of new suit coats are
very high, especially at the sides and
back. They are made SO that they can
be worn open or closed at the taroat
Suit skirts are cut on simple lines. A
few plaits are used, and many models
have yoke around the hips. Skirts
are a little longer.
Separate coats are longer than last
year. Sport coats are about knee
length. Some are cloSe-fitting above
the waistline, others are semi-ftted
while many hang loosely from the
shoulders. Frequently a yoke is cut at
the shoulders with the lower part of
the coat hanging loose and fiaring from
the yoke.
All coats are very full and f1aring
around the bottom Cape collars and
sailor collars, either long square or
cut in points, are highly favored for
separate coats. Other collar ideas are
those that softly roll and military
types that stand straight up.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-25
Your Dreams and Your Health.

Scientific dream Interpretation helps
US to see ourselves as we really are,
gives us intimate glimpses of the sub
conscious as well as conscious desires,
fears and modes of thinking that enter
into the making of our character and
the shaping of our conduct
The compilers of the gaudy little pa
per-cOvered dream books once so much
in vogue went, rightly enough. on the
theory that dreams are symbolic. But
they erred by assuming that they are
always symbolic of future events, and
that any particular dream element can
always be interpreted as symbolic Of
the same kind Of future event.
Those who expect modern science to
provide them with a dream manual
akin to the old dream books, 50 that
everyone may become his own inter
prefer at glance, are consequently
doomed to disappointment. Accurate
dream Interpretation almost always
means time and effort But it is we'll
worth the trouble it costs. All who
would discover unsupported weak
nesses and defects IL themselves, who
would gain maximum of health. hap
piness and efficiency through right liv-
ing, will do we'll to seek to have their
dreams analysed.
And it is not only for the light it
throws on ones nature and character
that scientific dream Interpretation is
worth while. There are dreams which,
rightly interpreted, throw light on the
state of the dreamer'S physical health,
sometimes enabling action to be taken
that will avert serious disease. There
also are dreams which give valuable in
formation regarding people Of the
dreamer's acquaintance. There are
other exceptional dreams, needlessly
looked upon with superstitious awe by
many persons-Mother's Magazine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-25
POPULARITY OF UKULELE
KEEPING HAWAIIANS BUSY
Manufacturers Can't Meet the Demand
for This Musical instrument in
United States.

The vogue of the Hawaiian ukulele
in the United States has resulted in
making the manufacture of that must
cal instrument one of the important
industries of the Hawaiian islands in
the past few months, says one of I'm
Gle Sans representatives in Honolu-
lu. At the end of August, 1915 manu-
facturerS were turning out about 500
or 600 instruments a month, while q
year later the output had been in
creased to 1,600 a month and the de-
mand from United States music deal
ers could not be net
There are eight principal manufac-
turers of ulluleles in Honolulu, with
a scattering of instruments coming
from small makers in the other
islands. Each manufacturer has
turned his small workshop into fac
tory, adding new workers and increas-
ing the plant as rapidly as possible.
A company recently was organized in
Honolulu with plans to manufacture
from 1000 to 1900 ukuleles per month
with improved machinery, the work
ers to be Hawaiians and Portuguese.
The originator of the ulluele, "a
Portuguese who is now head of q man
ufacturing company, is still an active
worker in his own factory, and turns
out about 700 instruments per month.
Another Honolulu firm produces about
400 a month.
The HaWaiians and Portuguese of
Hawaii claim that the instruments
made by them, especially of koa wood,
are seasoned and properly prepared.
The highest-priced products are heav-
lily beaded. The tone is one of the
most important items in the cOnStruc-
ton OF the ukulele, and the Hawaiians
and Portuguese claim that this is OBJ
tanned only with the use of properly
seasoned kOa wood and proper atten-
ton paid to shaving the wood and fit
ting it.
The plans of the new companies
forming, and of old factories being en-
larged, will give an output close to
5000 per month, or 10000 per year.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-25
Dainty Light Shades.

softens it it will fit on almost any
shape of shade and it is simple and in
expensive to make.
Dried sprays of maidenhair fern can
be bought ready in packets; they are
quite cheap and can be had at any
fancy store; they are quite green and
look like the fresh fern.
The material that the shade is made
of should be transparent, such as net,
tulle, or thin ninOn, and pieces sufii-
cient will no doubt be found in the
piece-bag.
Take piece of net say 10 inches
square, and lay it flat on a table, in
each corner put pretty spray of fern,
secure the fern" to the net with few
stitches.
Now over this put another square
of net and gently sew the edges to-
gether.
Round the edges put a little edging
of gold or silver gimp, or beads; cut
out Il circle in the center of the square,
the size will depend upon the size Of
the shade over which it has to fit.
Hem neatly well round the edges OF
the circle, and work some French
knots in green silk.
The net of nin0n should be very pale
cream, white, or very pale yellow or
green are the best colOrs to use. Moth
ing could look daintier than thesL pref
ty shades, and when the material is at
hand the cost is very trivial.