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The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG LADIES
 AND YOUNG MEN

The demand for telegraph operators was never so great as at the present time. The largest telegraph school in Amerlca-equipped with over a hun dred sets of instruments, miniature train service, a train wire of a main line railroad, all telegraph and freight blanks and books of record: tickets. and in fact everything just as com plete as found in the best equipped railroad offices, the best practical teachers to be obtained, thoroughly experienced in commercial and rail way biography, station and freight work-the Tyler Commercial College of Tyler, Texas, is unable to supply the demands of the railroads. Western Union and Postal telegraph companies for operators. Just received a mes- sage from a leading railway company reading; "Can you furnish us with all the operators we need, we furnish ing them with free transportation over our line from nearest points" Just as surely as you complete our course of biography and station work. just so surely will we place you in Il good position. The same is true where our course of Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Steno and Cotton Chasing or Business Administration and Fin ance is completed.
 Write for free catalogue Our tele. graph students are on all the leading Southwestern roads, and in Western Union and Postal Telegraph offices. Our graduates of other departments are holding high positions in the com mercial world. With our help you can be big success. Tyler Commercial College, Tyler, Texas.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
Californian Had
 Kidney Trouble

Jack Maltos, Copperopolls' vsI1 says: "I had such severe SsIe s,si kidney trouble l thought l woulu ,hr,s ls to sell out my business. l ,,, tUOA wSIsi sas bottles of Foley Kidney Pms nI Ss entirely relieved me and l hsSe sirss no recurrence of kidney trou0'' 'D then" |, .,.r r,s
 Some days 1t seems as 1T yvu r,sr1 no longer bear the pain anu hlaSdsI in you suffer from kidney ana ar v.I ssc troubles. The ache across yvuas nrs yo grows worse with every my, make and every step you .srI .ss.,snr just seems to rob you or sn sss yc and energy. Your head an acns1, nocrl are nervous and worn out, g sieep us and have no appetite, stoiilaoH
 set and bowels irregular. ,,a rsIs xFoley Kidney Pills lessen es.,y ta' fhsj until 1t Is finally gone entirNeSi n.Na Si,drsH give strength and tone to tnO Otbeir ss make them strong, active,a norma tion becomes regular rvs anu beta again, and your health groTt hsalul each day you take this grsS'
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The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
THE WEATHER
For health and economy use a HERRICK refrigerator.

Nancy Hall Seed sweet potatoes at L. A. Murrah x Go. Order today. Phone 369. 8d3
 We can save you money on our $3.5O and $400 line of millinery at The Quality Shop.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Joe A. Bailey is on a business trip to Little Rock.
 Mrs. Hal Quinn of Fordyce, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. c. E. Brown.
 HERRICK refrigeratOrs are SAFE SANITARY SCIENTIFIC refrigerating systems.
 An unusual hobby line of $350 and S400 hats just received at The Tual- ity Shop.
 The w. c. T. U. will meet tomorrow aftrnoon with Mrs. Gertrude Moncrief at o'clock.
 w. k. New of Prescott, Rosston route, was pleasant caller at the News office yesterday afternoon and gave us dollar for The Nevada News, year.
 C. Il. Young, one of the progressive farmers of Buckner rout l, was a vis- ltor to Prescott and called at this office while here and he has our thanks for dollar which places him on our list as subscriber to The Nevada News.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
Constant circulation of cold dry air in a HERRICK refriger- atOr.

Let Us clean your electric fans. They need it before you begin to use them this summer. Hamilton & Har- rell. if
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
COLLECTOR INHERITANCE
 TAX ASSIGNED OFFICE

Little Rock, March 20.-Gordon Huffmaster, the newly appointed col lector of inheritance taxes, has beea assigned quarters in the office that has been used by the custodian of the capitol building, at the left of the main entrance. He will enter upon his duties April 1.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21

RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ... S2S2, ,S72. 50 Loans on Real Estate. .... 5S,476.61 Loans on Cotton. ....... 934.72 Overdrafts, Secured and
 Unsecured ........... 185.94 Other Bonds and Securi-
 ties, including State War
 rants, County and City
 Scrip ......... 73,O8S.52 urnlture and Fixtures. .. S,000.00 bahklng House .......... 9,500.00 Items in Transit on Sundry
 Banks .....:......... S75.OO Due from Banks not Re- serve Agents ........ 29,553.O6 Cash Items ............. 500.00 Cash and Due from Re
 serve Banks ....... 224,952.97 Other Resources ...... 270.51 Total .................$ .$6S9, ,209. .S3
 LIABILITIES Capital Stock, paid up.....S 75.OOO. .0O Surplus Fund, Certified .. 100000 Undivided Profits, Net .. 14,321.41l Savings Accounts ....... 11S,527.SS Individual Deposits, Includ-
 ing Public Funds. .... 364, 4,36sOS Due to Banks, not Reserve Agents ............ 6.6O Ilme Certificates of deposit 41,146.53 Cashiers Checks ........ 72O.61 Other liabilities ........ 11S.72 Total ............... .S6S9, ,209.S3 State of Arkansas, County of Ne vada, ss.-We, Thos. c. McRae, Presi- dent, and Thos. c. McRae, Jr., Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and be- lief. - THOS. C. M'RAE, President THOS. c. M'RAE, JR., Cashier. Attest:
 w. V. TOMPKINS,
 E. l.. COX.
 SAM T. WHITE,
 Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of March, 1917.
 My Commission expires March 23, 1917.
 (SEAL) WREN SCOTT,
 Notary Public. !
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21

The newspaper that leads in News,
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21
Fl c r r i c K
Report of the Condition of BANK OF PRESCOTT
RESOURCES

Prescott, Nevada Co.,, Ark. At the close of business March 3. 1917.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21

Joe A. Bailey is on business trip to Little Rock.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-21

Mrs. Hal Quinn of Fordyce, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. E. Brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
IRISH PATSY, CLINE BEATEN BY PULLMAN
 IN CHRISTMAS BOUT

Philadelphia, Dec. 26-7 Johnny Till man yesterday afternoon defeated Irish Patsy Cline at the Olympia A. A. in fast and well fought bout The holiday bill brought out a fine crowd and the wfndup furnished the treat of the afternoon.
 After his showing against Benny Leonard it was thought there was a chance for Cline to add a knockout to his long list of victories. But he not only failed to put Tillman away, but also could not hold his own against the long range and deadly punches of Tillman. When the boys were at close quarters Cline did the better work, but at no time did he have Tillman in distress.
 Johnny used straight left to good advantage all through the bout and had a right wa1lop in reserve which he landed at times with telling effect. The first and second rounds were in Tillman's favor and the third was even. Til1man had the better of the fourth, fifth and sixth.
 Because of Tillnan's fine long range work Cline was unable to fight at close quarters Ti11naan just kept pokfng away and received few hard blows in return.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
BLUE RIBBONS BOW
 TO NEWARK TEAM

The Bridgeport Blue Ribbons, with a makeshift lineup, were no match for the fleet Newark Turner's, in a game at Colonial hall yesterday after noon, and after a one-sided struggle the Leavy crew fell before the Jersey mems attack, beaten by the score of 29 to IT. Chris Leonard, the peerless center and Jack Murray, until recent ly important cogs in the Ribbon ma chine, appeared with the visitors from Jersey, and this pair, aided by the whirlwind, Joe ,Dreyfuss, to say noth- ing of chubby Ernie Reich and John nie Beckman, formed combination that the Bridgeporters, led by Nat Holman and Eddie White, could not hope to get the best of.
 The Turner's, with the combination named, made up an aggregation that without a doubt has no peers in east ern basketball, and while the large crowd that was present found small encoura cement in the chances of the Lea7ymen for victory, the brilliant performances of the visitors, individu- ally as well as a team, gave recoIn- pense. On attack and defense alike,
 the Turner's were unbeatable. Their form was perfect, and the individual prowess of each man also counted heavily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
NO GIANT PLAYERS
 CONsCRIPTED so FAR

So far the Giants have not lost a regular player in the draft, and the probability is they will not be affected unless married men are called to the colors. So far only three rockies, Al Baird, John Paul Jones. a pitcher, and a lineal descendant of the first American naval hero. and big George Kelly are in the national service. Kelly was drafted and the others re- gently enlisted in the navy.
 The club has received word from Fred Anderson that he has been ex- empteds because of dependents. After Anderson's exemption he tried to en- list in the Dental Corps, but wasStold that no more dentists were needed. The Giants also have heard indirectly that Robertson has been rejected by his draft board. Anderson and Rob- ertson were the only players the Giants seemed in danger of losing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
DONOVAN NOT TO
 MANAGE ST. LOUIS

Bill Donovan, former Yankee man ager, will not be the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Branch Hickey, president of the club. Hickey ridiculed reports emanating from the East that Donovan could succeed Miller Higgins as Cardinal manager, making the unique situa- ton where two teams of rival leagues would switch managers. T.
 My failure to get Jack Hendricks as manager of the club was quite a disappointment to me- said Hickey. He was the type of man I wanted, and I always regarded him with a great deal of favor. I have several other men under consideration, but Donovan is not one of them.
 Now that have failed to get the man was after, there is no particu- lar haste in picking any one. ] realize that the St. Louis fans would rather see the thing settled, and SC would I, but desire to secure the best man available, and will take my time reaching a decision"
 Hickey hinted he might make an- other effort to get a man out of the American Association. The name o1 Derby Bill C1ymer, frequently dis cussed as major league possibility again is mentioned in connection witt i the St.. Louis vacancy. Clymer, how. ever, is in pretty much the same posi-. ton as Hendricks. He is tied up te Louisville by contract for another year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

will be largely attended because most < of the members will also be delegates | to the N. c. A. A. convention on the following day. It is possible that 2 some curtailment of football schedz ules for 1918 may be suggested at this meeting because it is understood that the sport was not a. paying ven. ture at all the colleges last fall and it is believed that by eliminating some of the early season games which do not draw good crowds a saving could be effected. Pennsylvania, it is said, will urge a resumption of all college baseball schedules. but it is probable that there will be opposi- tion to this. Among the graduate managers who will be present arep Moore of Harvard, Murray of Prince ton, Fisher of Columbia, Pickering of Pennsylvania, Bender of Dart mouth, Smith of Syracuse, Miller of Pittsburgh, Jones of Colgate, pr. Marvel of Brown, Flaherty of Holy Cross, Stansbury of West Virginia and Murphy of West Virginia. a,I7
 While formal call for a meeting of the I. c. four As has not been sent 
 l ences between representatives of the association and various college athletic authorities relative to the desirabdlity of holding the intercollegiate, track and field championships in the spring It is understood that there is little possibility that the indoor champion ships will be held, and on the author ity of Romeyn Berry of Cornell, member of the Graduate Advisory Board it may be said that no steps have been taken for the holding of the indoor games. Whether the outdoor meet is to be held will depend large ly upon the sentiment expressed at the various conferences. At the present it is said the general opinion is in fa- vor of going on despite the fact that Yale, Harvard and Princeton will not be represented.
 The Basketball Rules Committee will hold it's interpretation meeting at the Astor on Thursday Among other bus mess to be transacted will be the final adoption by the representatives of the Intercollegiate Basketball League of the schedule for the annual cham pionship series, which is to begin on Jan. 5, when Pennsylvania and Co., lumbia clash in Philadelphia. Several dates are undecided, and the commit
 ee hopes to be able to straighten out the tangle and announce the schedule at the interpretation meeting.
 l The Athletics Research Society will convene at the Astor tomorrow This organization and the Society cf -TN,-, tors of Physical Education, which has it's annual meeting on Saturday, also at the Astor, are made up largely of college athletics directors, and at both meetings athletics in war time, with particular emphasis on athletics in the army training camps, will be the chief topic of discussion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
Alexander Deal
 Gives Cubs Big Remnant Hopes

The Alexander-Killefer deal will change the entire complexion Of the 1918 National League race. The Cubs will give the Giants more trouble than any other team and repetition Of the 1906 all Chicago worlds series is one of the possibilities developing from the Alexander shift
 Chicago's main strength will be in pitching, where Alexander, Vaughn and Douglas will act as the big three. In Philadelphia, Alexander was the difference between a second division team and pennant contender. The same thing will apply in Chicago, where Alexander will make pennant contender out of a former second di- Iiivision team.
 more effective pitcher in the league than Jim Vaughn, the former Yankee, last season, Jim worked hard and con- sistently ali year and now ranks with the real stars of the game. Mitchell also brought more out of Douglas than any one else, and the big fellows work was uniformly good
 The difference of having Killefer behind the plate also will be a big fac tor in Chicagos success. Since Jim- my Archer f1ickered out the Cubs had experimented with a company of catchers, but few have shown any thing. Killefer caught 122 games last season, showing his willingness to get 1 into the game every day.
 The Cub infield will likely line up with Merkle on first, Kilduff at sec oIid. Hol1ocher at short and Deal al third, Kilduff. who appears to be an- other Groh, may be played at either third, second or short. If Kilduff is drafted Doyle may try to take another whirl at second base. The outfield will consist of Barber, Williams and Flack. Much depends on the hitting of Barber and Williams. Barber die i not show anything when he was witt Washington, but had a great seasor in Baltimore and was ratedtas the bes minor league. outfielder in the game Williams a few years ago was one O. Fthe leading sluggers in the game, bu during the last two seasons he has no
 come up to snuff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
WRESTLING MUST
 HAVE SET RULES

Wrestling can never hope to be elevated to an exalted position in popular favor until set of recog- nized rules that must obtain in all matches is adopted and until hip performing ceases. Then, and only then, will the sport be seriously ac- cepted by fandom. Then, and only then, will it cease to be regarded as theatrical show in which all falls mean little or nothing.
 Never has the need of a 'book of rules" been more generally empha- sized than in the tournament just closed. In no other branch of ath- letic endeavor could so much distaste- ful haggling over what should and should not be barred be injected as there was in this event. Not since grip caused such raucus debate as the head lock employed by Ed. (''Strang- ler'') Lewis, and finally 1t was barred in his match with Wladek Zbyszko.
 But the question arises. If the head lock is barred because it is an injurious hold, why should such a hold as the toe hold be permitted Certain it is there is no more punish ing hold in wrestling, and equally cer- tain it is that the toe hold is one of , the most injurious grips in the game. It is a simple matter to break a foot or ankle with such a, hold. And, fur thermore, is 1t wrestling? It is not It is merely a grip that many cause an opponent to give in because of the pain. Wrestling primarily is sup posed to be a sport in which strength and science are employed to pin g mans shoulders to the mat without causing pain or injury. Proper rules could make it so.
 zbyszko is an exponent of the toe hold. It is one of his favorite grips Yet he was the first to squeal against the use of the head lock, which is nc more dangerous. It is high time some l one drafted rules to govern the spor' 1 that would be universally adopted ana enforced, and these rules should pro. 1 hibit the use of any such dangeroui unscientiflc and uninteresting holds. Wladek Zbyszko was presented with a gold belt after defeating Lewi l Saturday night, Why? He was 'nt | more winner of the teurnaznaza
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

sporting men, anxious to get a line hibitions put up by Mccoy for their benefit would have disgraced a novice. Doherty, on the other hand, showed off his entire stock of trade when a bunch of spectators called at his camp, and he looked like an labso- 1utely certain winner compared with the awkward Hoosier. Naturally, the Africans rushed to put their money on Doherty, and everything they offered was quickly covered by the astute Mccoy. The battle was for $5,000 a side and a juicy slice of the gate, which was no inconsiderable item. It was an entirely different Mccoy that the packers of Doherty saw in the ring that night. At the end of the second round it was seen that the American had alll the best of it, and there was a scramble on the part of Dohertys packers to switch their betting. Mccoy simply made the South African seem like an amateur, and in the ninth round Mo- Coy put over the punch that sent his opponent to sleep. One of the few South Africans who had bet on Mo- Coy was Barney Barnato, the ex- clown, who had become the diamond king of South Africa. He later pre- scented Mccoy with a diamond medal
 and offered to back him against any one in England. While on the way to England,\ Barnato, driven insane by his sudden wealth. jumped over- board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

Intercollegiate athletic plays and policies for the coming spring, and probably for the entire period of the war, will be shaped in New York this week when the representatives of half dozen college athletic organi- cations will meet in a series of con- ferences and conventions, the most |'important of which will be the an- nual meeting of the National Colle giate Athletic Association, to be held at the Hotel Astor on Friday.
 While the N. c. A. A. is purely an advisory body it's action will have much to do with the conduct of ath- leticsi throughout the war, for it is universally admitted that had 1t not been for the stand taken by it in it's special convention in Washington last August, intercollegiate sports would probably have come to an end last fall in most universities and col leges until the war was over
 Aside from the N. c. A. A. meet l ing, however, there will be an infor- nal gathering of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America to discuss the advisability of holding the intercollegiate track and i field championship games in the iNspring the; National Basketball Rules Committee. made up of com mittees of the N. c. A. A., the Y. M. c. A. and the Amateur Athletic Union, will hold an interpretation meeting; the Association of Graduate Mana gers of Athletics will hold forth to discuss wartime policies, and both the Athletic Research Society and the Society of Directors of Physical Ed ucation will gather together.
 The N. C.. A. A. convention will be an all day affair at the Astor on Fri day. At the morning session. Dr. W. | H. P. Faunce of Brown University and George E. Vincent, formerly president of the University of Min nesota and now president of the Gen. era1 Education Board, will be the principal speakers. Dr. Faunce will talk on Athletics for the Nations Defense"
 Discussions at the afternoon and evening sessions will hinge upon the duty of maintaining athletic sports during the war. At the afternoon l lhCClAI6 ISpOIIS 4IOIh 0dCn OI InS nine districts will be read and there will also be reports from the heads of the various standing committees notably from pr. H. L. Williams o1 the University of Minnesota of the l committee on football rules; by Dr Joseph B. Raycroft of the committee on basketball rules; by Frederick W Luehring of Princeton on swimming rules; and by Frank Castleman oi .l Ohio State on track and field rules l In the evening there will be an in.
 formal discussion. The executive
 committee will meet tonight.
 The meeting of the graduate man. agers' association will be held at the
 Hotel Martinique tomorrow, and i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26

than Lewis or Joe Rogers. Rogers was beaten once. Zbyszko quit under the pressure of Lewis head lock and then Zbyszko threw Lewis. Each of these three wrestlers was beaten once. Wherein is a. winner establish ed?
 It is difficult to judge at the present time and under existing conditions which bout is named" and when it is on the level, but if each. contestant in a wrestling bout were, compelled to post forfeit of at least $500 with reputable stakeholder, the same to go as a side bet and the winner to take all, the public would have con fdence in the sport. It is something for promoters and wrestlers to think serious about.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
Jimmy Gardner Celebrates.

Jimmy Gardner, welterweight,' was born in County Clare on Dec. 25, 1885, just s2 years ago today. The Irish man began fighting in 1900 and scrapped his way to the top of the welterweight heap, claiming the championship of that division for some time. Gardner's Nemesis was Mike (Twin) Sullivan, by whom he was defeated in 8 20-round bout in 1905. Three years later. when Mike was claiming the welter honors. they fought again in Los Angeles. and the nan from County Clare lost the de- cfsicn in 26 rounds. A short time before he had whipped Joe Walcott. In 1908 he defeated Jimmy Ciabby, but in a return match in New Or leana the HoosieE got the draw. In 1910 Gardner claimed the welter title. but soon outgrew that class, and for several years fought as middle weight. In 1913 Gardner was knocked out by Frank Klaus, and that practically ended his career in i tl7e ring.