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The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
REPORT OF GRAND
 JURY MADE YESTERDAY
Examine Eighty-fOur Witnesses and Find Thirty-eight Indict- ments-RecOmmend Screening Poor Farm.

The Grand Jury made its report to Judge Haynie just afternoon yester- day and were discharged. The report follows:
 To the Honorable George R. Haynie,
 Judge of the Nevada Circuit Court
 We, the Grand Jury empaneled for the July A. D. 1916 term of the Ne vada Circuit court, beg leave to sub init this our final report:
 We have examined 84 witnesses, and have returned 38 indictments: We have relied on the report of the commissioner of accounts with res pect to the condition of the accounts of collecting officers of the county:
 Our committee appointed to investi- gate conditions at the Poor Farm re- port everything in good condition but i've recommend that all buildings where inmtaes are kept should be screened We found two colored and three white inmates who appear to be well cared for.
 Our committee which inspected the county jail reports everything in good condition and the prisoners state they are we'll cared for.
 Violations of the new stock law have been reported to us but in view of the fact the provisions of that law are not fully understood and appre- lciated by our people, we have deemed 1t but justice to refrain from finding indictments for offenses at this time, bue suggest that future grand jurie5 handle the situation. The violations reported to us are by people who are probably ignorant of the purpose and effect of the new statute.
 We find the public records of the county are well kept.
 Rumors of violations of the new fish and game law have reached us and we earnestly hope all violations in the future will be referred 10 the Grand Jury and proper action taken.
 In conclusion we desire to express our thanks to Your Honor, the Prose- cutting Attorney. and all other officers of the court and county for the cobr- teous treatment accorded us during our work, and now pray that We be by the court discharged.
 SAM T. WHITE. Foreman.
 H. V. SCOTT, Clerk.
 Prescott. Arkansas, July II, 1916.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 THE COTTON MARKET
Unsettled Weather Conditions and Conflicting Crop Reports Accounted for Confusing of Sentiment.

New York, July 14.-The cotton market has been comparatively quiet during the past week, with the price movement irregular. October con- tracts, for instance, have ruled be- tween 12.98 and 1917, closing to- night at 1297, compared with 12.S5, the low point touched on the break at the beginning of the month and 13.47, the high point reached on the bull movement toward. the end of June. Unsettled weather conditions and con- flicting crop accounts probably have accounted for more or less confusing of sentiment The weekly report of the Weather uBreau suggested that the recent gulf storm has caused con siderable damage in the eastern and central sections.
 Except for the tropical storm, how ever, weather conditions have been considered favorable. In some quar- ters. the decline from recent high levels has been considered an indica- tion that the prices were too high to attract buying for long account with the nearer approach of the new crop movement, and local bears have sug- gested that some scattered Southern selling here reported hedging against prospective crops. At no time, how ever, has the pressure from Southern sources been particularly active, while Southern spot markets have been rel atively steady.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
RURAL HEALTH-AMERICA'S
 FIRST DUTY.

Washington, D. C., July 15.-"The estimated economic loss which our nation suffers each year from typhoid fever and malaria alone aggregates $92S, ,234, ,SS0, leaving out of entire ac- count the sorrow, the unhappiness, the misery, and the inefficiency which follow in their train" Senator Jos eph E. Ransdell of Louisiana today addressed the Senate on the subject of Rural Health-America's First Duty" The greatest asset which our country can have" said Senator Ransdell, lis the healthy American citizen, and valuable as it may be to increase the health of livestock and vegetation, it is of far greater import ance that we throw every possible safeguard about the health of the man who is responsible for that livestock and vegetation. Over 900 million dol lars lost every year! A sum which is sufficient to put our country into a state of preparedness equal to that of any nation in the world, enough money to give us the largest navy afloat and the most efficient army which the world has ever seen, is an nually offered up as sacrifice to two diseases which are entirely pre- ventable. Enough money to pay the annual expenses of every college stu dent in the United States is absolutely thrown away every year" Senator RanSdell estimates the grand total loss from typhoid fever at 1892,
 $50 per nanum, and the loss from ma laria at S694, ,9O4,750 per year, the total per capital loss from these two diseases being $9.46. By compara- tive estimates it was shown that the United States government appropri- ated S5,016,175 for the investigation and prevention of the diseases of animal and plant life and only S1,
 917 ,5G6 for the investigation and pre- vention of the diseases of man.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
BODIES OF NEGRO
 TROOPERS BURIED

Washington, July 1.-The bodies of six negro troopers killed at Car rizal were buried in Arlington 1eme- tery today with military honors. None of these had been identified.
 A squadron of the Second cavalry escorted the bodies to the cemetery.
 Secretary Baker and Major General Scott. chief of staff, attended the ser vice, which was conducted by Chap lain George L. Bayard of the navy.
 When a bugler had sounded taps, members of the National Memorial Association covered the new-made graves with flowers.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
GENERAL OFFICERS CAN
 NOT VERIFY REPORT

Little Rock, July 15.-General off cers of the Iron Mountain in Little Rock are not in a position to verify the rumor that comes from Van Buren that the road will soon resume its fast train between Kansas City and Hot Springs. It was also rum ored that two new freight trains would be put into commission at the same time to run from Kansas City to New Orleans, carrying nothing but tropical fruits and perishable goods. It is admitted that improvements of this character are being considered, but no one is authorized to make any announcement regarding the plans. There are number of extra gangs at work on the Fort Smith track West from Little Rock, putting the branch in first class condition, and it is eX- pected that an improved service will be inaugurated soon.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
WEATHER REPORTS
 CAUSE AN ADVANCE
Storms Expected to Damage CrOp-ClOse , to 7 Points Up Liverpool Market Relatively Steady.

New York, July 14.-Apprehen- sions of unfavorable weather caused rather sharp advance in the cotton market early today, but after selling at 13.04c, October contracts eased off to 12.95c and closed at 12.97c. The general list closed steady at a net ad- vance of to ' points. The market opened steady at an advance of s to 10 points.
 Early weather advices reported lit tie change in the location of the Caribbean storm, but it was increas- ing in intensity, while another storm of considerable violence was reported off to the South Atlantic coast. This was said to be extending it's influence over Georgia and the Caroinas and apprehensions that it might cause heavy rains in eastern belt sections seemed to inspire considerable cover ing. Active months sold about 10 to 13 points net higher before the end of the morning.
 The market eased off during the early afternoon, under realizing for over the weekend. The failure of the storm threat and the continued steadiness of Southern spot markets to promote more general support seemed to be largely responsible for reactionary sentiment, but after cas- ing off to 1312c for December and 13.17c for January, prices held pretty steady in the late trading. The Liv- erpool market was relatively steady and houses with Liverpool connec- tions seemed to have comparatively few orders around the local ring. Ac- cording to private crop report issued at midday the average condition to July was S0.3 per cent, against 79.1 per cent on June p, indicating an improvement of 1-2 per cent for the period.
 Cotton closed steady
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
KENSETT COUPLE WEDDED 10 YEARS,
 HAD 19 CHILDREN

Memphis, Tenn, July 14,-Frank Scott and wife of Kensett, Ark, who have been married ten years, have had 19 children born to them, of whom all but six are now living. Of these 13 children there are three sets of triplets and two sets of twins.
 That the parents have been partial to the letter "A" is shown in the names given the children. The eldest three are named Ashbell, Archer and Austin. They are four and one-half years old. The second set of triplets, two and half years old, are named Allen, Almond and Albin. The third are Alfred, Albion and Adolph.
 The twins are named Arthur and Arnold and Abel and Abner, the last named being six months old.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
MEMBERS NATIONAL
 GUARD VERY GRATEFUL

Little Rock, July 15.-The mem- bers of the National Guard in camp at Ft. Logan H. Roots are very grate- full for the favors being shown them by the citizens of the state Indi- vidual companies have received ship ments of cakes and ice cream and camp comforts from the home-foiks. One of the most notable of these courtesies came Friday morning in the shape of shipment of 1900 copies of magazines which had been collected by the members of the II. D. C. at Morrlton, under the direction of Mrs. V. A. Beeson of the Morrill, ton Headlight It is enough to fur nish every member of the Guard with ample reading matter.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
ARKANSAS PRESS ASSN
 OFFICERS WILL GO TO DALLAS

Little Rock, July 15.-Earle w Hodges, Chas. A. Berry, Claude Mann and T. l.. Pound, officers of the Ar kansas Press Association, will attend the press day festivities of the Texas State Fair at Dallas next fall. It is expected that at that time final ar- engagements will be agreed upon for the joint session of the Texas and Ar kansas associations in Texarkana next May. By that time it will be definitely known whether Texarkana citizens will erect the proposed $250, GOO hotel in time for the joint meet ing.
 Tentative plans provide for two days session at Texarkana; Wednes- day spent visiting points of interest along the Memphis, Dallas & Gulf, including the Highland peach orchard i; Thursday at Hot Springs; Friday at Little Rock, then to rice fields of Hrand Prairie, returning to TeXar- kama over the Cotton Belt.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
CAMPAIGN AGAINST BOIL
 WEEVIL ALL OVER STATE

Little Rock, July 15-The campaign against the spread of the boil weevil, started this week in Pulaski county, is to be carried on in every county where the pest has appeared. The farmers have sworn great interest in the work against the weevil, and are promising cooperation with the government agents in their efforts to exterminate this greatest enemy of the cotton crop. It has been demno- strated that there is a scientific me thod of combating the evil, by pick ing up and destroying the puncturel squares.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
AGED 62; CONVICTED OF
 CARRYING PISTOL

Little Rock, July 15.-John E. Jackson, an old man of 62 years, was convicted by justice of the peace at Shernll, Jefferson county, on charges of petit larceny and carrying a pistol, July IT, 1915, and fined an aggregate of $365 and 90 days. He has already served over year on the county farm. Declaring that he has already been punished enough. Gov. Hays yes terday granted him a full pardon.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15

Go to church tomorrow.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-15
LAID UP FOR QUITE A WHILE.

"This paper" said Languid Lewis, tells about a horse running away with a woman and she was laid up for six weeks"
 That ain't so worse," replied Boastful Benjamin, "a friend of mine once ran away with a horse, and he was laid up for six years. New York Globe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-12-06

Most women are admired for
what they are, not for what their
ancestors were before them. It
is not always so with men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-12-06
THE COOKIE BOX.

She had always wanted box
to keep cookies ina good, big
alright box-but had never
owned one. That is one of the
queer things about a woman.
She will spend money lavishly
on some things, and long for
some trife all her life. One who
loved her had taught her to
make cookies at the mature age
of II years, and she had gone
right on baking them through
all the years that followed. In
her own home she made cook
les for the children who came
to play with her own family.
The children grew to high school
age, but they didn't outgrow
the cookies. Even the added
dignity of growing into college
students didn't seem to affect
their cookie appetite.
Sometimes when they just
happened in, she asked if they
could possibly wait until she
stirred up a batch of cookies
and baked them, and there is
no record of any occasion when
they could not wait. It wasn't
any hardship to bake cookies
for such an appreciative bunch.
What fun they always had, try
ing to eat them hot from the
oven, and trying to see who
could eat the greatest number,
and getting up debates over the
momentous question of why the
raisin in the center stayed hot
longer than the cookie itself
Oh! but those were happy times,
VIII / just plain everyday cook
les, baked by an everyday wom-
an, could comfort homesick girls
and boys, heal headaches caused
by terrible exams, and heart
aches caused by failures. If mere
cookies could bring back laugh
ter to their dear young faces.
how glad she was to make them
When her boys and girls were
promoted from college into real
life, they scattered far and wide.
Maybe they think of her some
times-of her and the cookies
but the old happy, carefree
crowd will never wait together
again while she hurries the big
pans in and out of the oven. And
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-12-06

just this week the very one who
loved her long ago, and taught
her to make cookies, gave her
a cookie box! She wondered why
she had it at last, after all the
years of wanting it-and then
she knew. In the old days the
cookies vanished, and never I'M
til now has she really needed a
place to keep them.-Indianap-
oils News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-12-06
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES.

A barber shop that hasn't got
a cigar box with a sign on it,
Remember the Porter"
A husband and father who is
agreeably surprised with what
he finds in his sock.
A piece of gilt fancy work
that isn't dust catcher.
A woman who doesn't want
to know what the other woman
received.
A person who doesn't sud-
denly realize that he overlooked
some one who was expecting to
be remembered.
An office boy who hasn't his
INIT out"
A miss who studiously side
steps the mistletoe.
A minister who doesn't get at
least one pair of slippers.
A cigar dealer who doesn't
pat himself on the back because
women will buy their husbands
cigars.
A boy Of six who doesn't break
one of his new toys before the
day is over.
A grown person who doesn't
protest that he never used to
get half what his children do.
A boy who doesn't wish it
would snow.
A young man who doesn't re-
ceive silk muf1er.
A man with children who
doesn't have to get up four hours
sooner than he wants to on
Christmas morning.
A pocketbook that has any
thing left in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
GERMANS GOT MONEY
Swiss Find Federal Insurance Fund Is
Now in War Bonds.

Paris. Feb. IA Geneva dispatch
to the Journal says public opinion in
Switzerland is deeply moved by the
revelation that responsible officials of
the federal insurance directorate
transferred all the federal insurance
funds. with the exception of six hun
dred thousand francs, into German
bonds and stocks since the war began.
This discovery, the dispatch says,
was made by the board of auditors of
the federal council during the period
ical examination of the insurance
records.
The Swiss federal council in 1911
passed thefederal insurance law for the
purpose of which several million
francs were appropriated The Swiss
law alluded to was in two parts, the
first providing for insurance against
illness and the second for insurance
against accident, which involved the
establishment of an annual fund of
SO00,0O0 francs.
Opposition was made to the second
part of the measure on the ground
that so large an appropriation would
endanger the national treasury and
that it was a doubtful adventure for
the state to undertake a form of busi-
ness which had previously been re-
garded as the proper domain of pri-
vate companies. Both parts of the law
were finally adopted by 25O.0OO
against 100000 on the referendum
vote by the Swiss people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
FIRE 81 M|DDIES
Secretary Daniels IndOrse,
Academy Board Order.
Need Men Badly. but Won't
CurtaiI Qualifications.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Secretary
Daniels today approved the recon-
mendations of the Academic board at
the naval academy dismissing 50 mid
shipmen for failure in their studies.
Their names may be made public
later.
OF those dismissed three are of the
first class, 19 of the second, 20 of the
third and 40 of the fourth class. Sec
retary Daniels said that while the
navy needed more officers. only those
who could meet the high standards
and qualify by the examination, could
be retained.
The secretary expressed regret that
the 81 students had been found ''un-
satisfactory in such degree as does
not justify the hope of their grad
uation and training as officers in the
navy"
Mr.. Daniels said that he did not
think any midshipman should be al
lowed to graduate unless he could
make 621a per cent the standard
average in his studies, and for that
reason he had refused to lower the
passing marks.
"The need of officers for the naval
service" he added will not be met
by lowering the standard for grad
uation. New developments call for
varied ability and initiative and no
man should be commissioned who
does not meet the requirements of the
modern naval aca denny
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
FIND MANS TRACK
Associate This With School
GirI's Death in Woods.
COroner's Autopsy Reveals Poi
son Has Fatal Effect.

Chicago. Feb. 11-An autopsy per-
formed late last night by the coroner's
physician on the body of Miss Marion
Frances Lambert, the 1S-year-old
high school student which was found
last night in a wooded section of Lake
Forest, Ill, served but to deepen the
mystery surrounding the death of the
girl. The body was found by the
girls father.
A statement issued by the coroner
today said that enough poison had
been found in the girls stomach to
cause death. The nature of the
poison has not been determined. De-
tectives today continued their efforts
to find the man who accompanied
Miss Lambert into the woods. His
footprints were found paralleling hers
to the spot where the body was found.
From there the tracks led to the
tracks of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, where the trail was lost
Peace officers have been unable to
find anything that might furnish a
motive to support either murder or
suicide theory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
PUPIL FIRED SHOT
That Is Defense of Instructor
Charged With Murder.
One High School Boy Killed,
One May Recover.

Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 11.-Clark
Moss, one of the two high school boys
shot yesterday in the basement of the
high school at Wagner, Okla, today
made a statement in which, according
to the prosecuting attorney, he ac-
cused c. P McDarment formerly of
Marysville, Ky, instructor in science
and athletic director at the Wagner
school, of making the following threat
against him and Edgar Potts, who died
from a wound inflicted at the time
Moss was injured:
when I get through with you this
time, you'll never bother me again
Moss is expected to recover and to
testify against McDarment held in Jail
here, where the sheriff of Wagner
county placed him. fearing threaten
ing violence. The teacher today was
charged with murder before a Wag
oner justice. He is said to have de-
clared his revolver was stolen from
his pocket at a basketball game the
night preceding the shooting in the
high school basement He asserts that
when he entered the basement to talk
to the boys, Moss began firing, killing
Potts and, in the ensuing struggle,
shooting himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
Kansas Democrats Urge APP
pOintment Former Governor
To Place Made Vacant by
Resignation of Garrison.
SUPPORT is UNSOLICITED
OIathe Man Has Not Indicated
Desire for Office.
The Movement Originated in
the State House Today.

President Wilson was today urged
to appoint George H. Hodges of Ola
the, former governor, as secretary of
war to succeed Lindley NJ. Garrison,
resigned. Numerous kilograms urg-
ing Hodges appointment have been
sent by prominent Kansas Democrats.
The Hodges boom was started to-
day among state house Democrats,
several of whom believe the former
governor may be a formidable candi-
date for the important office. En-
dOrsementS were solicited from a num-
ber of prominent leaders and a real
campaign will be made to land the
well known Kansas man in the cabi-
net In addition to kilograms to Pres
1dent Wilson, it is probable that mem
bers of the Kansas delegation in
Washington will be asked to urge the
Hodges appointment.
The unexpected resignation of Sec
retary Garrison gave Kansas Demo-
Gratis a chance to push the appoint
ment of the former governor for a
cabinet position. Hodges was an orig
inal Wilson supporter and was for a
time strongly considered for a place
on the new federal trades commission.
Places on the commission carried sal
aries of $4,000 a year. Following his
term as governor, Hodges indicated
that he would like a place on the i'm
portant commission. The fact that
to Henry ]. Waters, president of the
State Agricultural college, split the
Kansas delegation and probably pre-
vented the states receiving recognition
on the commission.
kilograms Are Sent.
Hodges has not indicated that he is
in any manner a candidate for the
big job held by Secretary Garrison.
Friends in Topeka and in other parts
of the state, however, have sent a
number of kilograms urging the ap-
pointment
One telegram today was signed by
w E Brooks, chairman and Stance
Myers, treasurer, OF the state board
of control; Senator J. w. Howe, Abb
lene; c. F. Foley, member of the pub
lie utilities commission, and w F.
Benson. state bank commissioner. The
| telegram read:
Many Kansas Democrats would be
| pleased to nave you appoint George
II. Hodges, former governor; as sec
retary of war. Unquestionably he
would make an excellent secretary"
/ Col. William F. (BilD Sapp, Demo-
crat national committeeman, was in
/ Topeka today. He was urged to en-
| dorse the boom launched for Hodges
and it is probable that he will send a
telegram to Washington late this aft
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