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The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-07
PRESCOTT ARKANSAS.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE


 May 17-20. The opening sermon was preached on Thursday even- ing, 8 o'clock by Dr. Forney Hutchinson of 1st Church, Little Rock. It was a timely and mas terly sermon on Mission. It was we'll received. He had the pleas ure of preaching to a packed house.
 Dr. Miller. editor of the Ark ansas Methodist. delivered fine address and made an appeal in the interest of the paper. May all our people soon be reading our own church paper, The Ark ansas Methodist, published in Arkansas.
 Friday May 18th, s. s. Day.
 By 2 o'clock the automobiles began, to arrive, bringing Sum- day School folks from all over the districts, for they were to have the whole day Friday. By 10 8. m. Two hundred and fifty s. s. folks of the district answer ed to roll call. and at no time from then till adjournment would the house hold the crowd.
 Those taking part on the pro- gram were: Rev. J. A. Tender son, P. E., Caughey Hayes of Little Rock, Mrs. Clay Smith Little Rock, Hon. H. B. Me- Kenzie, Prescott. Rev. T. D. Scott of Hope, MT. Chas. Good lett of Nashville, Rev. F. P. Doak Amity, Miss Mamie Bry- ant and Rev. Glenn Baker.
 This was the finest S. s. Insti- ute ever held in Prescott Dis trict. It is the greatest day l have seen at District Confer ence," some one remarked, and a hundred voices said Amen.
 The credit for this great occa- sion belongs to our beloved P. E. Rev. J. A. Henderson. Saturday May 19. Was given over to the work of
 the Conference.
 The preachers and committees made their report. Splendid re- ports and increase in interest on all lines.
 Saturday II a. m. Rev. Walter Scott preached. lHe is the Billy Sunday" of the Little Rock Con- ference. His sermon was high. ly appreciated by all.
 Mrs. R. Nj. Bryant delivered an address in regard to the Woman Missionary Society. She is full of enthusiasm and fully consecrated to her work. Saturday night the Epworth League rendered a beautifel pro. gram, Miss Bessie Mccoy, Dis trict Sec, Leader.
 Sunday May 20. Laymans Day.
 10 a. m. Judge J. C. Pinnix spoke on Financing the King dom.' His was a great address.
 II a. m. our own District Lea. der, Hon. J. o. A. Bush spoke on "A new Heaven and a new Earth" Some one said he was not a Bush, but a ''full-grown tree.
 At 8 D. m. Rev. Walter Scott preached to the young folks. At the close of this service, forty or fifty young people came into the altar. formed a circle and said they wanted to consecrate their lives to Christ. It was in- deed a beautiful scene to look upon.
 Rev. T. D. Scott preached the closing sermon Sunday night. Thus closed one of the most So- cial and Spiritual District Con ference that has been my pleas ure to attend.
 The people of Mineral Springs are B very hospitable people and did everything they could to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-27

my pride, my desire to show this
marvel of the House to some friends
at Marseilles, did not proceed direct
to Paris, where the doll was to be
placed in a case before the Grand
Opera House, where Sophia VOltmar
was the attraction. | found my friends
at the seaboard city absent at we'd
ding. Always my precious case with
me, | strolled about the harbor. 1t
was one of those royal evenings, the
air pure wine, the sky a yaulted sap
phire. the lovely Mediterranean
sheet of liquid gold. l took a row
boat, my case ever at my side Just
as dusk came up yawl holding three
men. They ran into me. l later
guessed that these bandits must have
followed me from Vienna and were
after the Damon pearls, which they
believed had remained on the doll
A blow, insensibility, and it was a
long, dull dream of many weeks for
me.
When l came to myself again the
world was nearly a month older. l
had been picked up, l and my case, by
schooner in the African trade. My
pockets had been ransacked. There
was nothing to indicate who l was
when the schooner found me. The
card l showed you l later discovered
in the lining of my coat A storm had
driven the schooner out of her course.
They simply kept me aboard because
they made few landings There was
a passenger who probably recognized
that was a gentleman of culture, pos
sibly Of means. This was one Ma
poleon Ducroix"
l gave the speaker an intense stare.
The pen with which Marvel was writ
ing made splatter just here. 1t was
purposeful, to emphasize what l nat
urally had discovered, that Napoleon
Ducroix was the name attached to the
Jebel River & Great Jangeh bonds
"Ducroix learned my story. He at.
fected great interest in my forlorn
condition. He advised that | remain
on board the schooner until Cape
Town was reached. Thence I could
cable to the house, explaining all.
MY first care was the doll. Except
where a dash of rain and salt water
had slightly discolored the dress, it's
beauty, its grandeur, were apparent as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-27

ever. The string Of false pearls was
gone-wrenched from place by the
robbers, who supposed they had Sc
cured the famous Damon gems.
My blow had been a bad one, and
was a cOnyalescent for some time.
The schooner lined the West coast
We entered the Gulf OF Guinea just as
the typhoon season came on. The
grain coast OF Liberia, the ivory coast
of Ashantee the gold coast of DahO-
mey, the slave coast OF the blight of
Biafra-aIl these we passed in safety,
and then, one tempestuous night, the
schooner went to pieces, blown upon
a rock by gale that drove every man
on deck overheard.
"Peste, Canaille! sortie de Gle, 1t
was the traitor DucroiX who was my
partner in a wild swim for the shore.
An empty water barrel for our buoy,
we landed on a barren coast BY some
strange fate we drifted inland. AS l
learned later. we must have crossed
all OF the French Congo We arrived
at the Jebel river, we penetrated Jan
geh Our first sight of humanity was
of the tribesmen OF Zwun Zhi, the
king"
Lafort made a wry face. Again his
glance, bitter and resentful, wandered
towards the squat, yelled figure Then
he mouthed rather than articulated
the gruesome word: "Cannibals,'
reflected: Jangeh-was it there the
yelled woman came from?
Through wreck, hardship, perils on
land, I never lost sight of my case, OF
the peerless Sophia. She was re-
hinder OF the glorious past. We were
taken before the king. In the CLEAN
ing. hungry eyes of his servitors
noted the greasy JUNCTION OF festive APP
petite; in his own only Indifference,
the lazy curiosity of a man lulled to
content by half hundred wives and
superabundance of food He was curl
GUS enough to inspect my case, and
then"
ITO be brief" he continued, the
king reused up like a man drawn by a
magnet to some fascination irresisti-
Bile He was smitten with the coun-
terieit presentment of the peerless
Sophia. He appropriated the doll and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-27

longed to present visitors in the pri-
vate Office. The cane was such as a
born dandy might carry. The hand
bag was crude in material and clum-
sy In shape. 1t was made of alligator
hide and was ornamented with shiny,
notified scales of some gaudy trop-
ical fish.
At one side of Marvels desk and
within its shadow was a woman.
could only divine this from her ap-
parel. Nothing of her features show
ed. for she was deeply yelled. l made
out that she must be squat to the
point of obesity Her hands were
splay, but stumpy. l wondered what
the handbag and cannibals could have
to do with her.
This is my friend" spoke Marvel
shortly. and did not even look up
from some writing he was engaged in.
The man Strengthened up with an
elaborate gesture OF courtesy. He
was a natural poseur, his manner
showed
1T is my service profound to the
friend of a friend" and he kissed the
tips of his fingers towards me-
BE brief" came CURLY from Mar
wells lips.
The FTenchman made a slight grim
ace of hurt dignity and reproach.
Then he reached within the fashion
ably modelled coat he wore and
brought out a tattered and indented
card case. Its dislocated hinge came
loose as he opened it. He extracted
daintily and with infinite care what it
contained.
This was the dirtiest card I had
ever seen. He handled it as carefully
as if it was some treasured heirloom.
He rendered it gingerly, tiptoeing to
reach me.
IF monsieur will read and return -
he said.
The card was not Illuminating
With infinite pride the Frenchman re-
ceived it back from me, and then with
sOrrowful information remarked:
Once honored, I, Lefort-in the
grand days of the cantatrice, the mod
els of Worth, of duchesses, while now
-alas!"
He embraced the squat figure in
shadow, mute and ominous as some
yelled sphynx, within a sweeping in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-27

clination Of his hand Then a dimin-
ishing crescendo of his nimble, airy
fingers seemed to indicate leagues Of
space, something too immense to de
scribe, and far away.
The House he finally resumed
Vine, Ropstorff & Blecha. The one
the only. And Vienna-the center Of
metropoli, OF grandeur, of Sublimity.'
He sighed deeply. His eyes grew
moist And l, Lefort. representatif,
That was nearly two years ago. Since
then"-again the hand wave, despair
ing and dismal, embracing the uni
yerse-and always the squat, yelled
figure included.
of the House, what is there to tell?
Institute W. Schimmelfng, Berlin, the
credit dictator of the world, has al
ready told. Dolls-that speak, that
walk, that waltz-and live, And the
apotheosis of art attained when the
great Sophia Yoltmar model was
reached"
l understood that the House with
three names were doll makers ex-
traordinary; that he, Lefort, was their
representative.
See you. even royalty came to
view, in the brilliantly Illuminated
show window, Sophia Voltmar. The
miniature latest creation of Worth in
which the doll was CARRIED cost 5000
thalers. About its neck was the Da-
mon string of pearls. 1t had taken
coast fisherman two years to Gather
these, mated from the center from a
hazel nut size to that of pea, and
listed at 10000 pounds sterling
From all this I began to understand
that the racy Sophia, founder of the
celebrated Cobra dance known over
two continents, had been duplicated
in doll fashion and exhibited to tn
Vienna world as a most artistic speci-
men of the exclusive handicratt OF
the House.
Il was del3tizad, hOnored with the
commission, TO convey this latest pro-
duction of the House to Paris. pro
ceeded the volatile Lefort when it
was ready for packing the Damon
string of pearls was removed. There
was substituted q cheap imitation
necklace 1t was unfortunate that il
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
Fifteen-Cent Break
Suffered by Wheat

CHICAGO Feb. THE wheat mar
ke, broke an cNtteme lS'. cents al the
opening TODAY under the influence ot
the German submarine netc
Corn oats and provisions also
,lumptd severely The trading pits OH
the board oi trade and the crowded Gus
toners rooms ot the brokerage houses
we're scenes oi great excitement,
4 week ago May whea, closed al
tlafs hushel Last night i, closed
at sl7liS The first quotation ,hi,
morning was posted az 81 20. bu, when
the ticker clerks were able 20 check
up ON wha, actually happened m the
midst oi the pandemonium. /, was
found that opening prices ranged from
tlI 10 $3.50 luly wheat, which closed
YESTERDAY at 81 4his to Sliojs. opened
with sales from 81 " to 81 ".
On the break heavy. purchase, we're
made supposed, iot the accoun, of the
tlg shorts Nhv were embracing the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
many KILLED
DURING MONTH

TWENTY-FIVE people died from pncu-
moula in Oklahoma City during the
month OF January according 10 stats
TIC, compiled by Leo Mentcn Sccr--
tary OF tho health department Total
deaths for the month were 100, hcay-
lest monthly mortality record in the
history OF Oklahoma CITY
Many Killed.
Nine deaths came from unnatural
cause 81 T Samuels DR., ! l.. lIo,h-
all and George Visor killed IN aulomo.
bile accidents Peter Gideon dying
from injuries sustained in an elevate
accident at the Wilson and Compar,
packery; Arthur Lewis, negro, run
down by a Rock Island train. @ g
GROSS, fatally hurt IN iall OF Scaiiold
Miss Nellie NJ Dunn and Rowland
i. Williams, murdered, and Mrs Mary
Barrett suicide
Three Die of Measles.
Mcdslc, were responsible for. The
deaths Of three persons, Five OF the
persons that died from pneumonia con
tractcd the disease from measles
There were ~ birth certificates il,
>ued--NrNty-tlNc white males iiN-
eight white icmalc, two negro male,
and two negro female,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01

moment to take their profits Quota
uouS Jumped to ; cents without a
break MAY Sho, up 10 Slo4 and July
to SlAl
Net declines in wheat today on the
German note ranged from a &C for
September options to nc for MAY a.
the close The market touched It's low
est at the opening and final figures
were from 2Ac over the lowest for Ser
tcmber tp TIC for MAY
MAY corn opened 2Ssc to +'sc under
las, night al 97c to Csc Nav oats
were oil 2l4c to sac at 81 to 40 &c.
MAY Pork Down
MAY pork, in which trading i, com
paratNck light, dropped from s. to
SlSN with quotations at S2775 to $500
May lard sold at Slh40 TO Sl575, a
drop ranging from VIE to 72Lc Tor
the most active OF the commodities OF
the provisions pit May ribs declined
from ~ to 1917. with sales ranging
from Sl5.55 to Sl4SO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
POTATO RATE
INCREASE PLAN
Railroads Propose to Raise
Rates February l8,

Advances IN freight :ates on pota
toes and other fresh vegetables, and
dried peas and beans shipped from
Utah, Colorado and New Mexico into
Oklahoma, Texas and western Arkan-
SaS, are proposed by railroads effective
February 49, Notification to this effect
was received by the Oklahoma Traffic
association TODAY.
Should the new rates become ciicc-
tive it will mean the addition OF ap-
proNlmately - cents 4 bushel to the
cost OF all potatoes consumed in this
section, which imports the greater part
OF its supply from Colorado
Traffic associations At Fort Smith.
Ark. Fort Worth, Texas. Tulsa Mus
kogce and other Oklahoma cities are
preparing to protest the advances to the
interstate commerce commission. W. Y.
tardie, secretary OF the Oklahoma
Traffic association said Local dealers
have not vet made arrangements to pro-
test
The new rates are announced IN the
face Of decision oi the interstate com
mcrce commission which yesterday Sus
pended until June proposed advances
in class ireigh, rates between Oklaho.
ma.and Texas points The local aS>o-
Clatlnn prOlcStcd the advance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
Business Man Is
Poor Politician

That instead OF attacking men IN pub
lic office after they have been elected
the people should give more attention
To hiring their public servants and
elect only those who have dcmouSlrat-
ed their integrity and abllit, was the
substance Of an addrr,, by raul NcS-
btt. speaker OF the house OF representa-
ute> ot the Oklahoma legislature, de-
lycred al a membership meeting OF the
Chamber OF Commerce al noon today
IN the Skiryln hotel
The average attempt to put bust
ness man IN office. he said, is futile
frequently even when the business man
is elected lot the reason that his train
ing has been directed to private apd
not publ, affairs. Therefore. Ncshitt
said. the professional politician I, su-
pcriur To- the amateur
y resolution was passed by the
Chamber following the address m which
Col W IT, liarycN, president at the
Ozark Trails association, was promised
the support Of Oklahoma City IN the
tuoN Ncnipui
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
Attempt Made to
Rob Yale Bank

An attempt to rob the National bank
at Yale las, Sunday night came TO light
this morning with a request from OF.
iiclal, OF the bank to the local Office oi
the Maryland Casualty company to
send representative TO Yale 10 adiu ,
the loss ON damage to the safe.
The robbers dug a tunnel from tho
outside OF the building up under the
safe and attempted to blow i, open, &C.
cording to incomplete information CON
corning the robbery to the insurance
company
The attempted robbery va, no, di,
covered until Monday morning.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
Here's Attitude of America
On German Submarine Warfare
As Outlined In SUSSEX Note

f is still the purpose of the imperial government to
il prosecute relentless and ndiscrimnae warfare against
vessels of commerce by the of submarines without
regard to what the United States must consider the sacred
and ndisputabe rules of international law and the uni
versaly recognized dictates of humanity the government
OF the United States is at least forced to the conclusion
that there is but course it pursue. Unless the i'm
peral government should Immediately declare and
effect abandonment of its presents methods of sub
marine warfare against passenger and reighcarryng
vessels, the government of the United States have
choice but to diplomatic relations with the Ger
man empire altogether This action the government of
the United States contempates with the greatest reluct-
but feels constrained take in behalf of humanity
and the rights of neutral nations.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
ICE CREAM MEN PLAN
IMPROVEMENTS AT ONCE

Permits to the Stcficn- Brctch Ice
Cream company and the Crystal Ic.
Cream company, which were revoked
by The state board of agriculture fol
lowing report OF inSantary conditions.
will be restored when certain improve.
mentS are made. it was announced to-
day Both companies plan improve
ments that will conform to the require.
ments OF the state
d. +. Sollday, manager OF Stciicn-
Bretch, said his company will begin
construction Of improvements at once.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
Gas Shortage AT
Ada, 10 Charge

OnIy ono complain, OF gas shortage
had been filed with the corporation
commission up to noon today That
came from Ada where, i, was reported
the supply was short, the pressure low
and great suffering was experienced
Gas is furnished Ada by the Mac,-
wai,he oil and Gas company The
commission. through Commissioner W
y, Humphrey, notified the company OF
the complain, and demanded ,ha, steps
be taken Immediately to relieve the sit
ua,ion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
Committee Is for
Owen but Does Not
Indorse Court Plan

The senate committee TO whi,h the
Kerr resolution indorslng Senator t..
l. Owens court plan was rcicrtcd
made report to the senate this after.
noon. The report indorScS Senator
Owens craftsmanship but does not IN
dorsc his plan to curb the power OF
federal courts, The committee amcnd-
ed the resolution to ask congrcS, to
consider the Owen plan and refer 1t 10
the states Tor action.
Action on the report and resolution
was deferred until next Monday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
nOlLWEe SAYS
NATION TO STAKE
ALL FOR VICTORY
Chancellor Says Germany viii
Fight 10 End,

LONDON. Feb, l.-Chanoellor Won
Bethmann iolweg, addressing the
reichstag committee, declared that Ger
many was ready to stake everything
and fight to the end, according To a
Berlin dispatch TO Reuters. hy way OF
Amsterdam The dispatch quotes the
chancellor aS saying
Guilt on Opponents.
"On December Il | explained to the
reichstag the reasons which led TO our
peace offer The reply OF our oppo-
nents clearly and precisely said that
they declined peace negotiations with
us and wanted to hear only OF peace
which they dictate. By tins the whole
question OF guilt for the continuation
Of the war IS decided The guilt iall,
alone on cur opponents. lust as dcl-
mite is our task The conditions of
the enemy We cannot discuss They
could only he accepted by totally
defeated people 1t, therefore, mean,
that We must fight
President Wilson's message TO corr
greSs shows a sincere wish to restore
peace to the world Many Of his max
inns agree with our aims namely, free
dom Of the seas, abolShment OF the
system OF balance OF power, which al
WAYS is bound to lead. to new diff
Culties. equal rights OF all nations and
an open door
Peace Conditions.
"But what are the peace conditions
of the entente Gcrmany> defensive
force IS To be destroyed We to lose
Alsace- Lorraine and our eastern prov
inccS the Danube monarchy to be dis
solved, Bulgaria again to be cheated
OF her national unity and Turkey 10
be pushed out OF Europe and smashed
III Asia. The destructive designs Of
Our opponents cannot be expressed
more strongly We have been chal-
lcngcd to fight to the end We accept
the challenge we stake everything and
Saall be victorious
The chancellor was followed by the
secretary OF state Tor the admiralty
who spoke OF the situation from the
technical, military and naval viewpoint
Detailed statistical data in regard To
the economic position of the world
was supplied by the secretary Of the
anterior and Foreign Secretary Zim-
norman replied to several special
questions
Atcr the ministers had spoken, the
committee went into secret session at
which speeches were made by repre-
scntatves OF the ccntrlSt. national, lib
cral and progressive parties.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
City Fines Fall
During January

Collection Of fines in the city court
iell of alarmlngly during January as
the result OF the new system which
take, offenders arrested hy police be.
tore Justice, oi the peace Only 5000
was paid into the court fund, according
to the repor, OF = VI Armour. muni-
clpal court clerk The average month
ly>~secclptN undgt the former system
was ab6n'-S11.S9
Arrests Tor January also fell below
normal There were ioj a. compared
with COS for December
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
RECIPE TO DARKEN
GRAY HAIR
This Home Made Mixture DArkens
Gray Hair and Remover
DandruN.
To a half pin, OF water add

To half pint OF water add
Barbo Compound .....,..... a small boz
GlyCcrne Observation-Disclosures. oG.
These are all simple ingredients that
you can buy from any druggist at very
little cost. and mix them yourself. Apply
TO the scalp once a dny FOR two weeks,
then once every other week until all the
mixture II used
\ A half pint should he enough 10 darken
the gray hair, rid the head OF da ndr1iN
and Kill tho dandruf germs II stons
the hair from falling out, and relieves
itching and scalp diseases II promotes
the growth of the hair and makes hsrsh
hair soft and glossy ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
School Money Distributed

HOBAKT. Okla, Feb 7 lNpcciaIl
kiowa counly's $685. school children
will each receive slb5 from the state
and county apportlonmcnt Money re
ccived from the state wa, Sl1.lS9 and
fines paid into the county and tran,
icrrcd to the school fund were S2.l7l.2S
County Superintendent !. h Hendrix
is disburSing the fund to the ninety
school districts IN the county.