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The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

Washington, D. C., Sept. S.--A summary of the September crop re- port for the State of Arkansas and for the United States, as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates (and transmitted through the Weather Blu reau), United States Department of Agriculture, is as follows:
 COrn-State September 1 forecast 43,500,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 2,100,000 bush els.
 United States: September 1 fore cast 2,710,000,0O0 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 3,054, ,535,- 900 bushels.
 All Wheat-State: Preliminary es- innate 1,S56,00 bushels; production last year {fnal estimatc}, 2,750,000 bushels.
 1 United States: September fore cats, 6l1,000,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), l,01y, ,505,. 900 bushels.
 Oats-State: September 1 forecast 6,780,000 bushels; production last year (fnal estimate), 10,125,O00 bushels.
 United States: September 1 fore cast 1,23O,000,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 1,540, ,362.- 900 bushels.
 Rice-State: September l forecast
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
l5l SICK SOLDIERS
 AT HOT SPRINGS
Special Train Brings Men From Border to Army and Navy Hospital-Many Border Ail- mentS Represented.

Hot Springs, Sept. 10.-Hundreds of persons gathered at the Iron Noun tain depot this afternoon to see the arrival of the special army hospital train, which brought from Fort Sam Houston, Tex, 151 patients for the local Army and Navy hospital. The train consisted of II coaches. It was in charge of Capt. Howard H. Bailey of the United States Army Medical Corps, formerly located here.
 The patients were transferred to ambulances and automobiles and con- veyed to Uncle Sam's big hospital About every kind of ailment known to border service was represented in the cases recorded at the hospital. Many of the soldiers are convalescing from typhoid, some are suffering from rheumatism or other ailments. Two of the men received today are con. valescing from wounds received while with Pershing in Mexico.
 IHe trdlH VIII IeihdlH III HUI Springs until tomorrow afternoon when it returns to Fort Sam Houston
 Tonight there are over 180 patients in the hospital. In order to accommo- date the new patients it was necessary I for 70 other patients, some of then having seen service in the Civil wal and others in the Spanish-Americar war, to seek accommodations in loca hotels or boarding houses.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
NEVADA COUNTY GIN BURNED
!, . Total Loss in Fifteen Min Is ates s' After Fire Was Discoy-
 our.esdd-Partially u.sd Covered By
 Insurance.

m Noyada County Gin, l ocated
 i"1 . onarter of mile north of aVOS' was totally destroyed by fire ,Vs'' y. Saturday afternoon about 5;9o ,s, .,s,,,E The blaze was first discov- o,sd in the cotton press and gained rr .,.b beadway that it was impossible .a 6gbt it with any success. The ,.nse ~ of the fire is unknown. About ,ro m bales were consumed.
 The gin was one of the best .,ninned in the county, although 1t
 ras bnilt in 1911, having four stands
 srd daily capacity of about 40 bales
 4 cotton. When built, it cost be-
 ,roor s75OO and $S,000, was insured tor aOOO. The stockholders were
 pose City Cotton Oil Co.,, w. C. Felts, [ NJ Westmoreland, D. L. billiard, II, n Holloway, D. L. McRae.
 A quantity of oil being consumed which was stored in the gin, caused tbe fire to be one of the hottest and largest of any building it's size in recent years and the property of the Prescott Ice X Milling Company, To- ated nearby, was seriously menaced at times, but for the efficient work of the hose brigade belonging to the company, the loss would probably have been much larger. The Junction City Lumber Cos mill near by was never in any great danger, as the wind was in their favor, blowing to the south during the fire.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
SIXTEEN APPLICANTS HAVE
 RIGHT LEGS LONGER

Salt Lake City, Sept. 10.-Sixteen applicants for enlistment, whose right legs were longer than their port side members, were rejected at the local recruiting station of the United States Marine Corps, during the month Of August, according to Sergeant Frank K. Bosch, the non-commissioned officer in charge
 T take no stock in the theory that t is an hereditary affliction with a Salt Lake locale" said Marine Ser geant Busch today, but it is pecu- iar fact that very many males of ''ns city have starboard gambs longer man their left ones. One explanation s htat the male forbears of this younger generation had their legs pulled so often and hard by their plural wives during the spring bonnet season that the offspring has been marked with list a-port."
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
PRESCOTT STUDENTS
 AWAY FROM HOME

There is probably no town in Ar kansas the size of Prescott which has as many young gentlemen and ladies attending educational institutions in different states in the union. Among those who have gone and will leave within the next few days for college are the following:
 Miss Esther Stainton, Central Col lege. Conway; Miss Mamie Ward, Central College, Conway; Dale Den man, Conway; Otis Haynie, Lawrence Haynie. Watson Husky, Minor Cor don. Byron Moody, Miss Louise Scott, State University, Fayetteville; Misses Alvearne and Cleo Gee, Cecil Gee, Henderson Brown, Philadelphia; Miss es Margaret and Lula White, Gladys and Beulah Greeson, Gertrude Guth- rie. Galloway College, Searcy; Gordon White. Batesville; Roscoe Cress. State University, Fayetteville; Orin Els worth, Efiingham. Kas.; Miss Blanche Cummings, Lebanon, Nebraska; Miss Helen Andrews, Greenville, Texas.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11

5,28O,O00 bushels; production last year (fnal estimate), 4,84O,OO0 bushels.
 United States: September 1 fore cast 32,8OO,OOO bushels; production last year (inal estimate), 28,947, 900 bushels.
 Potatoes-State: September 1 fore cast 1,700,000 bushels; production last year (inal estimate), 2,52O,000 bush els.
 United States: September 1 fore cast 31S,00O,00O bushels; production last year (fnal estimate), 359,1O3OOO bushels.
 Sweet POtatOes-State: September forecast 3,260,O00 bushels; produc- ton last year (fnal estimate), 3,90O,- GOO bushels. United States; September fore cast 69,300,0OO bushels; production last year (inal estimate), 74,295,OOO bushels.
 Hay-State: Preliminary estimate 429,000 tons; production last year (fnal estimate), 56O,00O tons. United States: Preliminary esti- mate S6,200,0O0 tons; production last year (final estimate), 85,2p5,0OO tons.
 Apples-State: September l fore cast, 1,160,000 barrels; production last year (fnal estimate), 1,183,0O0 bar re!s.
 United States; September l fore cast, 67,700,000 barrels; production last year (tinal estimate), 76,670,000 barrels.
 Peaches-State: Estimated pro- duction 1916, 2,52O,OO0 bushels esti- mated production 1915, 5,940,000 bushels.
 United States: Estimated produc- tion 1916, 96,9OO,0OO bushels; esti- mated production 1915, 63,46O,0OO bushels.
 Cotton-State: August 25 forecast 973,000 bales; production last year (census) s16,OO2 bales.
 United States: August 25 forecast 11,800,000 bales; production last year l (census) 11,191, ,820 bales.
 Prices.
 The first price given below is the average on September this year, and the second, the average on September 1 last year.
 Wheat, 125 and 101 cents per bushel. Corn, 92 and 86. Oats, 5S and 52 Potatoes, no and 57. Hay, $11.50 and $11S0 per ton. Cotton. 14.4 and S.3 cents per pound. Eggs, IS and 16 cents per dozen.
 United States-Wheat, 131.10 and 95.O cents per bushel. Corn, S3.6 and 77.3 cents. Oats, 43.1 and 38.5 cents. Potatoes. 109.0 and 50.5 cents. Hay, $1040 and $10.S0 per ton. Cotton, 14.6 and S.5 cents per pound. Eggs, 23.3 and 1S.7 cents per dozen.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
MRS. K. NJ. ANDREWS
 PASSES AWAY

Mrs. R. Mendy Andrews, wife of w. C. Andrews of Laneburg, died at her home yesterday morning at 5:3o o'clock after an illness lasting but a short time. Mrs. Andrews was 43 years of age, a good christian char acter. She is survived by her husband and five children. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives and friends. lnterment will take place at Mt. Moriah cemetery today.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
STAMP TAXES ARE
 ORDERED CANCELLED
Collector of Internal Revenue Receives Instructions From Washington - Many Articles Affected.

Internal revenue stamp taxes on documents of all kinds, long distance calls, telegrams, perfumes and chew ing gum will not be collected today and hereafter, according to a telegram received yesterday afternoon at the office of Jack Walker. collector of in- ternal revenue, from Internal Revenue Collector Osborne of Washington, D. (. A recent measure passed by Con- gross eliminates schedules A and B., which contain articles which were taxed to provide funds for the gov ernment after the beginning of the European war.
 The new ruling regarding internal revenue stamps was to go into effect last midnight. All documents which were issued yesterday must have stamps affixed to them, but those is sued today do not require stamps. The collectors office received number of calls yesterday from those who wished to learn when the new law would be effective. As yet no arrangements have been made for redeeming unused stamps, but it is understood that some provision will be made soon.
 Articles Affected.
 The following articles, under sche dulles A and B of the revenue law which became effective December 1, 1914, do not require special revenue taxes, beginning today:
 Schedule A-Bonds, debentures, cer- tificates of indebtedness of any asso- citation or corporation, original issue of stock certificates, agreements to sell, memoranda of sales, transfers of stock certificates, promissory notes bills of lading, manifests, express re- ceipts, bonds (except those required ir legal proceedings), certificates of pro- fits or certificates or memoranda show ing interest in the property or accu- mutations of any association or cor poration, certificates or damage, con tracts, brokers notes, memorandum of sale of goods, deeds, instruments ol writing conveying real estate, insur' ance policies, steamship tickets, power of attorney, protests of checks or bills of exchange, telegraph and long dis tance telephone messages, seats il palace or parlor cars, berths in sleep ing cars.
 Schedule B-Perfumery and cos metics and other similar articles chewing gum or substitutes therefor
 The recent revenue bill retains the income and inheritance taxes, the mu nitions net profit tax, raised from t to 12 1-2 per cent; the corporation stock tax of 30 cents on each $l,0O0 and beer, wine, liquor and theatei taxes Arkansas Gazette, Sept. 9.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
NEW FIRM WILL
 OPEN OCTOBER FIRST

Gentry. Buchanan & Company is the style of a new business to be opened here the first of October. The firm members of Ross Buchanan, Leslie Buchanan, and Messrs. Gentry Bros, of Hope and Mount Moriah. They will occupy the Brooks Building on West Elm and First streets and will carry a general line, including gro ceries, etc.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11
Get the Saturday Evening Post and

Get the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman from Jack John son, Jr. They will be ready for de- livery on Thursday morning. Call PAP or PA and one will be delivered to you-5 cents the copy.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11

Call 242 and get this weeks Sat ofday ' Evening Post or the Country Gentleman.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-11

Jack Johnson, Jr., has the Septem- Der Ladies Home Journal for sale. Telephone PAP.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE
TO PROGRESS SLOWLY

PEKING, Nov. Negotiations be
tween China and Russia for the adjust,
ment of the outbreak in Sinkiang prov
ince, or Turkestan, which resulted in
the killing of four hundred NOLAN
medians by Russian nomads, are pro-
crossing slowly. Russian officials
charge that German agents in Sinkiang
province stirred up the feeling against
Chinese Mohammedans, which resulted
in the murders. Consequently the
Russians are more firmly than ever
aligned with the English in their eff,
fort to induce China to expel Germans
and Join the Allies. France is also
making efforts to have China enter the
war, while Japan, of all the Entente
Powers, is holding out against this
nov ement.
The Chinese foreign office has in,
structed Liu Jen-chin, the Chinese
minister at Petrograd, to confer with
tue MUSICIAN loiSiSH OlhCe anu ASH AoA
settlement of the Sinkiang province
trouble upon condition that the nom,
adic huzzaks responsible for the muir
der of Chinese citizens shall be pun
ished; that payment be made to the
families of the murdered Mohammed7
ans; that officers responsible for keep
ing order in the troubled district be
reprimanded; that the Sino-Russo
agreement concerning these nomads be
revised in such way that Russia
shall limit their visits to Chinese ter
ritory and supervise them more care
frlly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
MEMBERS TO BE PAID EXTRA
FOR STRINGS ATTENDED,

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 81.
To prevent irregular attendance in
the Second Chamber of the Dutch
Parliament the Prime Ministe., M
Cort van der Linden, has brought for
ward the proposal that members shall
De aid an extra fee of 50 for every
sitting they attend. He proposes also
that the yearly salary of members
shall be raised from $500 to $1,000,
with right T. pension.
According to the Dutch constitution,
not only the Chamber debarred from
taking any decision unless more than
half its members are present, but II
may not even deliberate The absen-
teeism" has not only sometimes pre-
ented parliamentary sittings opening
at the appointed hour. but has even oc-
asionally entirely stopped the Cham
Der from proceeding with its business ).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
SUGAR CARDS'' NOW ISSUED
BY SWEDISH AUTHORITIES

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. d.
Starting Nov /, it was decided no
sugar may be sold in Sweden except
upon presentation of sugar card A
stock-taking throughout the kingdom
has shown that some methods of con-
trolling the consumption is unavoid-
able, and the card system, patterned
on Germany's methods of regulation,
was decided on One kilogram (22
pounds) will be allowed per month per
capita, except for December, when two
Kilograms will be available
The sugar shortage has been marked
for some months, and has lately as
sumed serious proportions. 1t had
been hoped and expected, however.
that this falls sugar-beet harvest
would make any state regulations OF
consumption unnecessary, but it has
now been found that, including this
years production, there will be avail
able only about thirteen Kilograms per
person from now until November, l.,
1917.
A further result of sugar shortage
may be forced reduction in the pro-
duction of arrac punch, the so-called
national drink of the Swedes. Fully
million Kilograms are used for punch
making yearly. The drinker who con-
sumes three half bottles weekly-a
rather moderate consumption for a
punch drinker-consumes therein as
much sugar as his sugar-card entities
him to buy at the grocer's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
THE ALCAZAR

Madame Petrova is at the Alcazar
Tuesday in Extravaganza" Metr1
pictures in five acts.
Extravaganza" Nine. Petrova's of,
fering on the Metro program, teaches
a mighty lesson. In the guise of a
fascinating story, one of the most
interesting in which the noted star has
ever appeared, it is powerful preach
ment against the greatest sin of the
age, extravaganza, living beyond ones
means. The story is one of the
strongest that has ever come from the
Zen of that gifted writer, Aaron Hoff-
man. Wallace c. Clifton adapted Ii
for the screen, and it was directed by
that able member of the Popular Plays
ard Players forces, Burton L. King,
who was also responsible for the direc-
ton Of THE Eternal Question, The
Spell of the Yukon and The Devil at
His Elbow"
Extravaganza" gives a tint of the
life of motion picture studio. In it
a scenario becomes a photoplay; the
actors go through their parts before
the camera, under the guidance of the
director, and the completed product is
finished on the screen. The effect is
unique.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
THE REGULATION Of
WAGES BY STATE Or
CITY IS NEW PLAN

SPRINGFIELD Mass, Nov. 27.-
State or municipal regulation of wages,
hours and conditions of employment of
public utility employees, was discussed
in a report presented to the Ma
tiona Municipal League convention by
Delos f. Wilcox, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Franchises. who was for
several years chief of the Bureau OF
Franchises of the New York State Pub
lie Service Commission for the first
district
The interest OF the public in the con-
tmuity of operation of public utilities
is sufficient, says the report, to war
rant the employment of legal measur-
es to prevent strikes, especially on
street railway and telephone systems,
but the committee recognizes that the
right to strike cannot be taken away
from such employees, until the public
in some way guarantees that the EN-
ployees' interests as to wages, hours
of labor and conditions of work will
be conserved.
Discussing the right of corporations
tc earn fair return, the committee
points out that in most cases public
utility services are worth more than
the consumers have to pay for them,
and that the public might well afford
to pay higher rates, if revenues at ex-
listing rates were insufficient to afford
the employee living wage and the
corporation a living income.
The committee was in favor of in
sorting certain general clauses in
franchise grants, not determining
specific schedules of wages and hours,
but establishing definite method Off
the settlement of labor disputes as they
may arise,
The report continues:
The committee does not favor the
principle of fixing wages and hours of
labor in specific cases by legislative
act without investigation. Legislation,
like franchise contracts, should con-
Germ itself primarily with the estab-
hshment of general principles and the
creation of means for the amicable
settlement of specific disputes as they
arise. The committee feels some doubt
as to the particular character of the
tribunal upon which should be confer
red the authority to settle these dis
putes, but in view of the control al.
ready exercised by the public service
commissions over rates, matter that
is vitality connected with the problem
OF wages hours and conditions of la
Dor. it reaches the conclusion that ex-
perimentally the far-reaching powers
necessary to enforce the demands OF
the public for continuity of service by
the prevention of strikes should be
conferred upon these regulatory com
missions"
Besides Dr. Wilcox, the signers Of
the report are Prof William H. Leis-
erson, head of the public service bur-
eau of Toledo University; Robert Treat
Paine, of Boston, Dr. Horatio NJ. POI
lock. Albany: Charles Richardson, of
Philadelphia; and Clinton Rogers
Woodruff. also of Philadelphia, who for
more than twenty years has been sec
rotary of the National Municipal
League
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
WINDSOR HOTEL NOTES

Tom Schwalm, travelling salesman
tor Sherwin- Williams Co., is in the
city today in the interest of this con
Germ
George c. Meyer, general agent Of
the Robinson circus, returned to the
city Sunday from a business visit te
Montgomery,
John NJ Hope, of Jonesboro, Ga. is
a business visitor here today.
Parker Hamilton, of New York, was
a well known jewelry salesman spend
lpg Sunday in Americas.
Robert Zahner is prominent attor.
ney from Atlanta in the city, Gale.
here on business.
Il. J. Driver is well known cotton
buyer from Columbus here today.
j. f, Renfroe, of Drightsville, Ga,
salesman for the American Tobacco,
Co, is business visitor.
The many Americas friends of W
G Raines, representative in this terri
tory for the American Tobacco Co.
will regret to learn that Mr. Raines
has been assigned a territory il
Florida Mr. Raines has many
friends as wen as customers in Amer
icus.
Z. F. Robinson, that Corticelli sill
salesman, is registered at the Wind
scr.
j. d, Wadsworth, travelling sales.
nan for Arbuckle Bros. of New
York will be here several days in tht
interest of this well-known firm.
G. NJ, Shackelford and c, B. lyle, Jy
were among those coming up from
Albany Sunday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
We Futnres Market.

Tie Futures Market.
The futures market was quoted to
day at the opening and noon:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
A Good Sign

We don't want any
man, woman, boy or
girl to forget that these
famous clothes are sold
in this town at this
store only.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
CARD OF THANKS.

To the kind friends who so tenderly
assisted us and manifested their SYM
pgthies in the bereavement at the loss
Of our dear one Mary Taylor, we have
the sincerest appreciation and heart
felt gratitude
MRS. ALICE TAYLOR and FAMILY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
COTTON MARKET
ANIERICUS, GA.
November "a, 1915.

The Americas spot cotton market
was quoted today at local warehouses:
Good middling ...t..........2O lie
Fully middling ..........20 1-4c
Middling ................... zoe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-27
MEN!
$500
BUYS a Good Suit
AT OUR STORE

Because bought wooens early in the spring and had
them tailored dull We won't tell you low much
these suits worhwe leave th2t your good udg
menyou glance thatthey really extraordinary
values $500 Try them on how we'll made they are,
see what god materials used-noicc the styedid you
ever get a better for SJ5005
We have them in the "Pinch Backs" plain.
Manchester Democrat., 1916-03-29
ATTACK ON MEUsE FAILS
Assaults Along Observation-Disclosures
- Front Are RepuIsed, Paris
Reports.

Paris, March 29.-A bombardment of
great violence against the French posi-
tions, from Avocourt to Bethincourt,
west of the Meuse, was followed by a
German attack which was launched
against the Haucourt-Malancour
front in successive waves. 1t was re.
pulsed with heavy losses. according to
the official statement issued by the
French war Office.
Berlin, March 29.-The fighting
around St. .Eloi, where the British
launched heavy attacks against the
German lines, is developing into what
may prove to~be a strong enemy Of
fensive, the war Office reported. The
British are continuing their attacks,
though they have made no further i'm
portant gains. The situation around
Verdun and in the whole region be-
tween the Meuse and Moselle remains
unchanged.
Manchester Democrat., 1916-03-29

i AM THE ROAD.
BY To SWerling.

Il am the road. am the throb-
bing, pulsing Artery through which
flows the Life Blood of Civilization.
I am the Path OF Progress, and the
Conduit OF Commerce. p ~>.
Yesterday was a Cowpath, tomor-
row will be a Boulevard. II you will
help me to grow bigger and better
and cleaner and broader, / will help
you to grow bigger and better and
cleaner and broader.
am the Big Brother Of the News
paper and the Telephone. I make
folks acquainted with each other
and with themselves.
I am the magic highway over which
Men travel to commune with the
beautiful, kindly Mother of us all
Nature.
I am Press Agent for the great
gray hills and the softly babbling
Streams and the fleecy Clouds which
drift across the Inverted Bowl.
Children of the Earth, I call You.
I know the cool Wind which
rumples your Hair; I know the sweet
Symphony Of the Woods; the dear
Medley Of the Outdoors. Follow me
and you shall hear it.
1 am the mundane Servant Of tho
Son, of God-"Come unto me all Ys
that labor and are heavy laden"
1 will give you rest.
l will cleanse you and revive you
and teach you Peace and Content.
4 I am the connecting Link between
Yesterday and Tomorrow. I am the
Liaison between Here and There
I am the road.