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The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26
HEAVY VOTE AGAINST
 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

Little Rock, May 26-Returns are coming slowly on county superlntend- ency, and a heavy adverse vote IS being reported.
 Pope county reports that in 4S out of 113 districts, the vote is Alb for and 757 against.
 It is slightly in the lead in Conway and probably will carry.
 In Pulaski county the majority TOT has been steadily diminishing
 With two-thirds of the vote report ed in Nevada county, superintendency was leading by only 13 votes.
 Two-thirds of the vote in Lawrence shows 332 for and 342 against
 Several consultations have been reported, with plans for the erecuOh of modern school houses.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26
Prescott Ice
 & Mi/Iing co.
w. C. T. U.

The meeting Thursday with Mrs. Sam Logan was a decided success as related to attendance, contributions for the w. c. T. U. room at the sani- tarium, program and last of all, the beautiful songs rendered by Miss Boone of Texas, who is the soloist in the meeting being held at the Presby- terian church.
 Next meeting with Mrs. H. B. Me Kenzie, with Mrs. Will Hayes as leader.
 The following quiz was given by the president, to which various mem- bers gave reply:
 1. What notable anti-liquor order for the protection of the enlisted men of the navy has been issued by the commandant of the Great Lakes naval training station?
 9 In what way has Secretary of the Navy Daniels already safeguarded the navy from drink?
 B. How do prominent army officials of the Hawaiian islands regard the sale of liquor to the soldiers?
 l. What happened to the saloons, breweries and distilleries of Nebraska on May
 3. Why are college presidents and professors awakening to the menace of liquor?
 6. In what different lines of en- deavor can the women enlist for ser vice in this national emergency
 '. Tell something of conditions in Great Britain which have influenced prominent citizens to plead for pro- hibition, total, general, immediate" !"
 8. Name some of the pernicious eff fleets upon young men of cigarette smoking as given by a noted profess or of Kansas.
 9. What has been the effect of pro- hibition upon the labor movement in Colorado?
 10. How is one big brewing com pany of the District of Columbia pre- pairing for prohibition in the District |?
 Can you, dear reader, answer them
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26

Manager Blakely announced that there will be a band concert at the park next Tuesday night and some excellent new music will be heard. We should feel proud that our boys are holding the band together under such trying conditions, with a number of the members in the A. N. G., but that should not discourage us, as some of the places have been filled and the band as a whole is in good playing shape and under the direction of Prof.
 The committee appointed by Mayor Hamby to have charge of cleaning up the town and cutting weeds in the re- sidence sections request that all young men between the ages of 10 and IS years who desire to assist in this work and help make Prescott clean and sanitary report at the park next Tuesday morning at 7:30. Those reporting will be divided into squads and asked to pick up cans, paper and other trash on the streets that it may be hauled off.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26

Brighten up.
 Clean, Cold and Sanitary-Guth- rie's Fountain.
 Don't wait until cleanup day to burn your trash. Do it now!
 Mrs. A. M. Westmoreland, who has been visiting in Little Rock for the past week, returned home this morn ing.
 There will be regular services at the First Presbyterian church tomor- row morning and night. The Junior Brigade will sing at the night service.
 w. c. Felker of Little Rock, gen eral foreman of the Postal Telegraph Co.,, is in the city installing tele- graph set at the Prescott and North western offices.
 At the Park Hotel: R. L. Van Rife, Dallas; H. R. Holt and daugh- ter, Texas; R. c. Thomas, H. M. Nun day, C. L. Brothers, Little Rock; w. R. James, Memphis; E. W. Nugent, South Bend; Walter Casey, R. R. Gillispi, Mary Wisener, H. T. Eggle son, Hope; S. N. Sutton, Texarkana; W. c. McKeane, L. A. Allen, St. Louis.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26
! LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. s
 ! saAa&ASAxeAxx1

Brighten up. Use S. w. P.
 Brighten up. Use s. W. P.
 J. J. Sampson of Laneburg, is trad ing in town today.
 We are looking for new customer you'll do. Guthrie Drug Store. Blake you will not be disappointed Tuesday night in the showing that our boys make.
 San ToX Enchantment-a complex ion powder-smooth as velvet. soc at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Floyd Powell of the A. N. c. sta toned at Little Rock, is spending to- day with home folks.
 San Tox Foot Relief, for tired and aching feet, 25c, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Mrs. Monroe Brown of Warren, who has been the guest of Miss Alpha Lee Morrison, returned home this morn ing.
 FOR SALE-Jeffrey cylinder au- tomobile. In fine condition Looks good as new. A bargain. E. M. Frisby.
 Brighten up.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26
HARD WORK FOR WOMEN

It is question if women doing mems work deserve particular sympa- thy, for it is doubtful if there is any work that is harder than everyday housework. Overwork tells on the kidneys, and when the kidneys are affected one looks and feels older than the actual years. Mrs. A. c. Wells, R. R. 5, Rocky Mount, N. C., writes "1 cannot praise Foley Kidney Pills enough for the wonderful benefit I have derived from their use for a short while"
 Hesterly Drug Store. 4
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26
Quality and Service

These are our watchwords. When you buy Purity Ice Cream or Cravemore Carbon ated Beverages you can rest assured the best ingredients obtainable have been used in their manufacture.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26
A NEW TYPE OF BOOK

1t was after prohibition has reached a certain town in the Middle West that an express agent telephoned man prominent in the town. This was the conversation that followed:
 'Is this MT. e"
 "Yes."
 "We have a package of books for you, Mr. X, and we wish you would arrange to get them at once, as they are leaking badly"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-26

A new Vim Truck has just been added to our equipment and We are birding ourselves on the promptness and effic- iency of our delivery service.
 We want our patrons to feel that we are doing our utmost to give them goods and service that will please them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

prolonged labor, it is the product of leisure hours, when a mans mind is free from task work.
 ''The six hour arrangement must not I need hardly say, involve any re- duction of wages. Personally speaking I want to see wages go higher, for higher wages means more efficiency and more production. The more machine " we have the greater the output.
 Along with shorter hours l look to co partnership as great remedy Such a system brings employer and employed into family relations; it gives the workman a personal interest in his work. Strict care should be taken that it is not used as a device for reducing wages, so that any advan-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

freshman eleven at the University of California, has been engaged to in- struct the first year men for this sea son in the finer points in the game. The signing of Elliott completed the university coaching staff.
 Walter Johnson. member of last years varsity squad. is to assist Ell iott.
 Andy Smith head coach has been putting the aspiring youngsters for football honors through stiff rchears- als recently. The first university game of the season was played last Saturday on the Berkeley campus between the freshmen and the sophomorcs. Later in the day there was another game be- tween the juniors and the seniors. Smith and his assistants said the in terclass series brought out some cX- cellent varsity possibilities.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

Adoption of q six hour working day for labor and general establishment of CO., partnership between British em- ployers and working men after the war was urged by Baron Leverhulme, formerly Sir w. H. Lever, a large employer of labor and formerly a member of the Central Board Of Con- trol to deal with the drink problem.
 "Whatever attempt is made at set tlcment of industrial troubles" said Leverhulme in statement on labor conditions after the war, "I think the wage system cannot be abolished, it must continue to be the basis Of the new conditions. But is needs inn provement and modification. Wages should be on the highest possible scale, but no change ought to be impair the supremacy of management.
 The first thing to note m any effort at improvement of working conditions IS tnp ttuiOuSutSS Ol UttCHdHitdl WOIh The remedy propose is the shorten ing of the days task from eight to six ous work is long enough for any man It is noteworthy fact that in the has meant not a decrease but an in- crease in production. The successive day to twelve and again to ten so re- suited. Even more marked were the Production was augmented, loss of time from sickness and inefficient The loss under the old system owing to absence from sickness alone was 25 per cent count on similar ad- vantages from the reduction of work Ing hours to six.
 How is that saving of hours to be turned to the wOrllman's advantage? With a six hour day he will not be to weary to take advantage of education al opportunities. The state should in sist on two hours daily being spent in self-improvement The young work man should have his mind cultivated and his body exercised. In carly man. hood these hours might be partly used for military exercises. Beyond thirty he will find time for some hobby, say gardening. And all this time he will be gaining in efficiency and character.
 ''So we shall be opening up fresh resources for the good of the nation. The precious plant of inventlveness is not grown in a close atmosphere of
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29
FAMOUS BRITISH EMPLOYER
 ADVOCATES SIX HOUR DAY

tages are neutraliZed.. That would be a fraud and a sham. The fierce ob- jection men had to the piece work sys- tenn was their fear of such q device
 There are critics who would subs eitutt higher wages for the benefits of partnership. That is not my idea. Increase of ges adds to cost of pro- duction; sharing of profits does not Besides, the latter system gives the workman a personal concern in the firms affairs. It is so. l think and hope, that the gulf between capital and labor may happily be hridged."
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29
New Swimming Record.

HONOLULU. T. H.-Not content with holding the record for a rifle shooting not only in the Hawaiian Is lands. but in the United States Army, General Samuel Johnson. National Guard of Hawaii, has completed a 25 mIlc swim in thirty-sx hours. which feat is declared to lower all previous records in the territory of Hawaii.
 To establish his new record as a long distance swimmer General John son completed 14S laps at the Y. NJ. c. A. tank at Honolulu.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29
ITEMS OF
 INTEREST
Howard Drew Forsakes Cinder Path Press >Correspondence

sASsociated tFeeo eCoFreSpoNuS0ce
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.--Foot- ball has charmed Howard r. Drew the worlds crack sprinter, and he is to forsake the cinder track. Drew is credited with this announcement on the University of California campus recently after witnessing a practice game of the young college athletes. Drew said he had made up his mind to try for place on the Drake Univer- sity eleven this year.
 Drew has enrolled in the Iowa in- stitution and said that Ralph Glaze. formerly football coach at the Univer- sity of Southern California, had in duced him to tackle the football game Glaze hs now coach of the Drake grid iron squad.
 Drew said Glaze had assured him that he had great possibilities as q quarter back. The sprinter, who came to California on his vacation, is some what heavier than when he was rum ming for the University of Southern California and expects said he had the appearance of being a great football possibility.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

Following arc the lowest 'rcorhe' temperatures for this year and last on the days designated. The minus sign before a number means below zero.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29
WEATHER REPORT
 U. s Weather Bureau
September, 2S, 6 D. m.

September, 2S, 6 D. m. Tcmperature-MaX. 46, Min. 3l., Barometer -29.557 inches. Weather Cloudy. Wind x. miles per hour. Precipitation None.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

We have visitors in our midst-meet them at the Smoker on Saturday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

The Chamber of Commerce Smok CTS are always noted for a Good Time. Saturday next-Pioneer Hall
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

Hear what is to be said about our harbor at the Smoker on Saturday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

Forget your worries and go to the Chamber of Commerce Smoker on Saturday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-29

Elliott Will Coach U. of C.. - SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.-Pat Ell iott, coach of last years victorious
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
AMERICAN SCHOLARS BEAT
ENGLISH IN SOCCER GAME

l. A Rugby football team composed al.
most entirely of American Rhodes
scholars now at Oxford University,
England, defeated the famous Rugby
school fifteen early in December by a
score Of eleven to three. Rugby
scored first on their own field, count
ing three. The wind, which had been
against them, helped the university
team. in the second half, however, and
a score of eleven was rolled up before
the game ended. Easum, of Illinois,
made the first and only score amone
the Americans, while Krige, former
champion of South Africa, made two
''trys" or touchdowns and kicked goal
for the Oxford contingent. Halves
were forty minutes long and no substi.
tutes we're allowed; The lineup of the
university team was as follows: Serum
or linemen, Holman California;, Rich,
nndsOn New Jersey Stevens (Cali.
fornia), Stevenson (Indiana), Haarhoff
lSouth Africa, Bishop (Arkansas) :,
Woodruff (Texas), Ray INVEST VIII,
giniH); backs, Finger (AIissouri) left
half, Arafin (Siam) right half, Krige
(South Afrien) left center, NewhalI
connecticut right center, Essum (Ili,
nois) left wing, Pearl (Michigan) right
wing. ...'g e. e. e. ~. - ~,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
HIL0 SEEKS LAND ,.
FOR BASKETBALL

President Y. T.. Colyille and Secre.
tnry j. X. ZimmerInan presentedja re.
quest to the board of trade on Wednes-
day afternoon asking for the endorse.
ment and help Of the board in the eff
forts Of the basketball league to oh.
tain for Hilo q suitable area of land
opposite the Volcano Stables and
Transportation Company's premises on
Front Street, says last Friday 8 Hawaii
Herald. The land desired by the has.
ketball league is approximately so by
ITO feet, and on this site it is proposed
TO erect building to cost 10000, which
viii be used for amateur athletic pur.
poses, but particularly basketball: =.
George Cool pointed out that Hilo
was lacking in facilities for outdoor
sports, and it seemed to him that the
board should 60 further and acquire
more land, sufficient to provide for a
suitable baseball ground. =, ~.
After some discussion il was finally
decided to appoint a committee consist,
ing of j. r, Zimmerman, T.. N. Deyo
and L. c. Lyman to look into the topic
and cooperate with Chairman Sam
kauhane, of the board of supervisors,
and report to the board Of trade at the
SPeeinl meeting on Friday afternoon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
FANNY DURAck MAY
SWIM IN H0N0L ULU

Honolulu folk will be in for a series
Of exciting swimming races If Fanny
Dnrack, the woman champion swim.
mer of Australia comes 10 the Islands
next month or March, says "yal'p
Stevenson in last Fridays Hawaii
Herald Of 'Hilo.. II is reported from
Sydney, that the marvellous swimmer
is contemplating visit to the United
States and that she would, il the plan
is carried out, perform in Honolulu
while on her way to the mainland.
The Australian girl has put up some
wonderful times in swimming contests
in the Antipodes and she should be
able TO do just MS well or trife bet.
ter in the warm waters of these lati.
tudes. Miss Duraek is reported 20 be
swimming wonderfully well just now
and it is also. claimed that she is think.
ing seriously of invading the United
states and taking on all eomers in
swimming races for women. " lI..
Honolulu is an ideal place for in.
ternational and national swimming
contests and It would be a good idea
to feature such affairs more in promo.
ton literature. d. ..l. 3 a.. -...
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
SPOR IL 8
|H|LO HIGH SCHOOL
Tennis AND TRACK

The following sport notes are culled
from the Hilo High School News:
"For the past two weeks the school
elimination tennis tournament has been
holding full sway in the line Of ath.
letics, About thirty students entered,
and three faculty members. The boys
singles produced the most excitement,
bel nj taken eventually by Colin Camp.
bell, who defeated Oliver Kinney In the
finals, after a hard rub. All Lun Afook
and oliver Kinney captured the dou.
bles and Margaret Carlsnith took the
ladies' singles, defeating Miss james in
the finals In two straight sets. Mixed
double finals nrc yet TO be played--Mr.
Barager and Miss James va. Campbell
and Mrs. Allen. N.Y.
"First call for candidates for the
track team will be made today. Coach
Barager tells us that strict training
rules will prevail, and that no boy will
be permitted TO run who does not keep
in shape. We ought TO have good
chance this year against the Hilo
Boarding School, as several Of last
year : team are in school and some new
material is sure to be Developed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
BASEBALL STRIKE
FOR FEBRUARY 20
FuItz, Outlaw Chief, Makes An
nouncement, Despairing Of
Regulars Coming To Terms
tA,,ocistsd Press BY Federal wireless,

CHICAGO, January 17.--Fultz, head
.of the outlaw baseball players, an.
nounced here last nightsthat, unless the
organized baseball rnhgnates accede tb
the terms recently made on them, a
strike of all ball players throughout the
country win be called, to take effect on
February 20. a
He said that the affiliation Of the out.
laws with the American Federation of
Labor was proving Of great benefit to
the former and that through this con.
hection he expected his men 10 win out
eventually in their fight.
awe needed something like this 10
back us up in our Just demands, for ex.
istenee and recognition, - Fultz said
4 Backed by the labor federation, we
cannot but win our fight. -
In statement given out for publi-
cation here on January u, 'SBan',
johnson, president OF the American
Baseball League, said that he was
through dickcring with Fultz and his
bunch. He claimed that the outlaws
had been driven out of the organized
baseball field and that every player
who had signed contract with the out.
law organization, before leaving for the
training camps, would be crushed.
Al that time Fultk, replying to John.
on's dictum, said that unless the reg.
ulars agreed to meet the outlaws in
their demands six hundred players
throughout the country would 90 on q
strike. This statement he adds 10 now
with the further announcement that the
strike willibecome effective February 20
He foresees that the regulars win stick
10 their decisions and cannot see any.
thing but that the strike will be called
at tho time announced. .t
4" The strike will paralyze organized
baseball throughout the country"
Fultz announced. eve win carry the
fight to the bitter end" 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
HOST or SWIMMERS
NOW GETTING READY

With Ludy LANCER, Clarence Lane,
George Cunha, /" Audic,' Holstein,
g stubbyp Kruger, Lukela Kaupiko,
Keonip Kelii, andsa host of other mer.
mepy, Helen Rosa, Berniee Lane, Car.
rie Lane, Elizabeth Fuller, Lucille lie.
.gros and a number Of other mermaids
as local entrants, added 70 fast main.
land swimmers of both sexes who are
coming here, the Carnival water meet
next month should 60 down in history
as the greatest ever held in Homo
lulu.
Lane and Kelii are regarded as the
coming aquatic stars and their friends
predict that more than one record will
be broken by one or the other. The
youngsters are doing all they can to
get into condition for the meet.
1t is likely that number of dark
horses win come forward ut the elev.
enth hour and, in the swimming game,
as well as in any other line Of sport,
there Is never any telling what dark
horse may do. More than one record
has been smashed by the proverbial
dark horse in this vide world of
sports. Ht# @
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
BELIEVES OTHERS WILL @ ~
i. + Do AS STOCKTON DID

The visit OF the young athletes from
the Stockton High School has proved
to be the hest thing that has happened
along that line for a long time past,
claims the Hawaii Herald Of Hilo. Tho
immediate result of the visit of the
young men is that already there is a
great deal Of talk about the feasibility
Of other schools and colleges sending
representatives to Hawaii so that, once
year, at least a big athletic meet
could be held and at il men from the
mainland could complete with island
boys. That such meet would be a
most interesting affair goes without
saying and, gradually. the gathering
could be extended until Representative
from foreign countries bordering on
the Pacific Ocean could be sent along
to take part in the event. s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
AMERICANS SECURE MUCH
ENGLISH FLOODED STOCK

During the past year American turf
men purchased more than $780, 900
worth Of thoroughbred racers from
English owners, The latest sales were
held recently At the Newmarket race
course, where some Of the best lots
were turned over TO their new Amer,
lean owners FOR shipment 10 the United
states. The fact that England was
able TO secure sneh a pretentious sum
from tho sale Of horses at this time Il
osed a. a strong argument In favor Of
pefpetnating the breeding Of blooded
stock 49, !
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
Lewis May Accept
Engagement In
Honolulu, Claim

II guarantees are satisfactory and
other arrangements can be completed,
Billy sandow will take Stranger Ed.
Lewis and troupe Of half dozen
heavyweight wrestlers to Honolulu for
a tournament that will finally produce
Hawaiian Islands champion, says the
San Francisco Chronicle of January z.
A Honolulu promoter got in touch with
Sandow yesterday, making him propo-
sition for a series Of matches, and il
was this business proposition that de-
eided the manager to remain in San
Francisco, instead of going to Los An
geles to see Lewis meet Keryoras in a
finish bout before the Los Angeles A..
@. Monday night. ~ ~. n.
The, Honolulu people want Sandow
to make arrangements for DIR. b. +,
Roller and two more good Eastern
grapplers to make the trip. 1t is
planned to stimulate interest by a
match the latter part of January and
then be prepared with the tournament
during the Carnival to be held in Feb,
ruary. ..'., 81.
SandOw hopes to reach definite
agreement within the next two DAYS.
At all events, he will remain here uu.
til January IL, and if the Honolulu trip
should not materialize, will take Lewis
TO Salt Lake and Ogden to fulfill en-
gagements there.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
BABY GIRL IS FOUND s..
. WANDERING FROM HOME

Too young TO tell her name or her
home, little Mary Medeiros, three
years old, was found wandering on
Juu Street yesterday morning by
Mrs. Harriet p, Green Of SO Judd
Street. The child was taken to the
police station, Her brother who re.
ported that she was lost called at the
station aud took the child home. She
is the daughter of Mrs. Jesse Me.
deiros Of 233 Magellan Street and had
wandered from her home.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19

"If the fans support Athletic Park
the grounds will not be sold for build
ing lots" is the way Al Castle disposes
of the time-worn rumor in regard to
the deletion of the popular diamond.
The question now is to discover in what
manner the fans are 10 support the park
when nothing but an occasional junior
grade baseball game is staged there.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19

New shiny desks were being deIiy.
cred by Jack Lucas at the Capitol YES.
terday for the members OF the lower
house of the Legislature. The old desks.
bought not 50 many Years ago. wer.
undoubtedly worn out by legislative
eogitation, and had TO be replaced by
the new, shiny ones.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19

Bids for the construction of the Kaao
homestead roads are to be opened at
the Office of the superintendent of pub
lie works today.