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The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST
ADULT ILLITERACY

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-The Arkan-
sas Illiteracy Commission has planned
an aggressive campaign for the fall
and winter months, to conduct in the
various counties. a statewide inten-
sive campaign against adult illiteracy.
Schools for instruction in the simple
elements of reading and writing will
be established wherever possible for
adult illiterates.
The National Illiteracy Conference
will hold it's annual meeting in Co.
lumbia, S. G., Dec. 1-3, to discuss and
outline plans for illiteracy work in
the various states. Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart, who has done such great
work among the mountains of Ken
tucky, is the president of the National
Conference.
In view of the great Importance of
the state campaign being inaugurated
in Arkansas, it was thought advisable
that the Arkansas Commission should
be represented, and J.. w. Ramsey,
acting president of the Commission,
will leave this afternoon to attend the
conference. He expects to bring back
TO Arkansas some valuable sugges-
- ,,1ona IN ho mt into use bV
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
BOYS CHARGED
WITH ROBBERY
Arrested by Local Officers Yes
terday at Hope-Alleged to
Have Robbed Ben Baker Near
BOdcaw, November %.

Three young men, ranging in age
from 20 to 80 years, and giving their
names as Harry Simmons, Joe Ed
Smith and George Brown were arrest
ed last night in Hope by Sheriff L. G.
Steele and Deputy 0. G. Cantley of
this city, and were brought here this
morning by the officers and placed in
Jail, charged with robbing Ben Baker,
a farmer living near Bodcaw, of $1,000,
the alleged robbery taking place Sun
day morning, November %, at Bakers
home. The young men will be given
preliminary hearing before Justice
Burns this afternoon.
From reports, it appears that Baker
who lives with his mother near Bod
cav, had accumulated thousand dol
lars and had hidden it about the house
together with some cash which he had
taken from the bank the Saturday
before. Sunday morning, three white
men, with masks on to hide their
identity, walked into Bakers home
and pointed pistol at him demand
ing that he tell them where the thou
sand dollars was hidden. The rob-
bers tied a rope around their victims
neck and dragged him out into the
yard, tying him to post until they
secured the money, after which they
carried him back into the house and
tied he and his mother to chairs. The
robbers then made their getaway with
ease. The robbery was reported to
officers in all nearby counties and the
arrest of the young men last night is
the result.
Smith, one ef the men arrested
lives near Bodcaw, and it is said that
Simmons and Brown both live at
Hope.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
CONFERENCE OF INTER-
CHURCH WORLD MOVEMENT

Little Rock, Dec. IA state train
ing conference of the Interchurch
World Movement is to be held in Lit
tie Rock Dec. 1912. This will be one
of the sixty-two to be held in the
United States. 1t is proposed that
the denominational nationwide cam
paigns shall join in a simultaneous
program of enlistment, and therefore
each county is to be organized to
carry out the purposes of this great
Christian program.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
EBERTS FIELD is
BEING ABANDONED

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-Eberts Field,
near Lonoke, is being abandoned. All
the remaining government property
there will be sold at auction Dec. 10.
This includes sixteen hangers, six
mess halls, six barracks, a hospital, a
machine shop, warehouses and other
buildings and other property? The
ten remaining airplanes will be
shipped to other fields. The land is
to be planted in rice next year.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
TO INSPECT
MISSOURI PACIFIC TRACK

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-The Arkansas
Corporation Commission, which re-
Gently completed an inspection of the
Cotton Belt, will next Monday begin
a similar inspection of the Missouri
Pacific lines in Arkansas. This sys-
tenn operates 100 miles of track in
the state, and the commission pro-
poses to go over all of it. Special
equipment will be furnished for the
inspection
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS TO BE FORMED

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-The annual
meeting of the Arkansas Suffrage As
sociation will convene in Little Rock
Wednesday for a two days session.
Mrs. T. T. Gotham is the president.
1t is announced that at this meeting
league of women voters will be
formed to unite all existing organiza-
tions.-
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
SMEAD POWELL is
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-The expected
has happened in the announcement of
Smeade Powell of Camden, that he
will be candidate for governor in
the August primaries. This adds an
other to the already long list of those
who say they will stay in the race
until the end.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
IILL TRY OUT
|OVERNMENT PLAN
t. Rreak the Coal Miners Strike
Expect Many Miners to Ac-
eent the Ia Per Cent Increase
IN Wages.

washington, Nov. 30.-The govern
.,nt nlan to break the coal strike
q Increase fuel production will be
;ven tryout this week. The admin
'tration relies upon the operators to
E.s;st in carrying the program by an
.uncing a wage raise for all working
a returning miners which will aver
= the IA per cent evolved by Fuel
dministrator Garfield. Some of the
|uerators already have posted notices
Efering this advance in pay. Ad-
officials believe that
undreds if not thousands of miners
Nm 90 back to work this week on
|his basis.
If there should not be general
kcmpliance by the operators with the
kovernment's decision on wage adj
1ances and the fuel famine should be-
kome more serious the administration
kill consider the advisability of TAX
|ng over the mines of the recalcitrant
bmers and endeavoring to operate
|hem with miners who are willing to
bccept the average IA per cent raise.
The Department of Justice will be
koncerned chiefly with any cases that
bay arise from the restriction of pro-
puction in violation of the Lever law
ty either operators or miners. The
apartment has said that it will be as
quick to initiate prosecutions of own
|rs who shut down their mines as
|gainst miners who conspire to con-
|inue striking. A large number of
|egular troops will be employed to
preserve order in those mining COM
hunities in which protection of min
Prs willing to return to work appears
becessary.
The coal operators association today
pane back at Secretary Of the Treas
nv Glass who issued statement last
PEEK on the large profits of the mine
Pwners.
Certain individual concerns may
pave made such profits, but not the
|ndustry as a whole, and as hte fuel
omlnlstration has pointed out fair
Pess demands consideration of the in
Pustry as WHOLE" said ]. D. A. Nor
E0w vice president of the National
Foal Association.
For the entire bituminous indus
~ IN 1917 to make profits of from
a" per cent to $50 per cent on in
Fssted capital would require a total
PiOnt OF upwards of $1,000, 900, 900.
nscordlng to the United States Geo.
|'s'cai Survey entitled Coal in 1917,
P'se zS5, the total gross receipts of
~ operators for all the bituminous
|'al produced in 1917 was only 81, ,249,-
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
THE WEATHER
Monday partly cloudy, colder in
northwest portion; Tuesday, partly
cloudy, probably colder.

272,837. Hence the total gross re-
ceipts before deducting operating ex-
penses, were less than the total pro-
fits which would have to be made out
of those receipts to justify hte state
ment of your experts. This indicates
the ridiculous nature of their casual
generalizations
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
KANSAS CITY Is
WITHOUT COAL
Federal Troops Are Asked For
by Citizens of Two Cities, Fol-
lowing Declaration of Railway
Strike.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 30.-E;ght
hundred citizens of the two Kansas
Cities at mass meeting today adopt
ed resolutions requesting that federal
troops be sent to both communities
as a result of the precarious situation
caused by the nationwide coal strike
and made worse by the strike of rail
road trainmen.
kilograms were sent in compliance
with the resolution to Governor Gard
ner of Missouri and Governor Allen of
Kansas by the mayors of both cities
and the president of the chambers of
commerce. At the mass meeting it
was asserted that the two cities were
virtually without coal. 1t was said
that if additional coal was obtainable
it was practically impossible to move
it because of the strike of trainmen.
Need for the troops, it was brought
out at the meeting, was for the pro-
lection of men who would volunteer to
take the places of the striking yard
men, approximately 1900 of whom
left their work Saturday night.
| Several speakers urged that Maj
Gen. Leonard Wood come here to take
charge of the situation. An ex-ser.
vice man received thunderous ap.
plause when he said that former sol
diers would protect the city until
troops reached here. No action on this
point, however, was taken.
The telegram which was sent to the
two governors, follows:
"At mass meeting called by the
chamber of commerce this morning,
attended by fully 800 most represen-
tative citizens, it was unanimously de-
cided to join in the request of Mayors
Cowgirl and Mendenhall for federal
troops and to urge upon yourself the
necessity of federal troops here at
once This is deemed important and
imperative to act at once. Do every
thing possible to this end. Have fed
eral troops here tomorrow morning if
possible"
Although Kansas City has fully
equipped regiment of National Guard,
speakers, including Mayor James
Cowgirl, suggested that inasmuch as
its personnel consisted principally of
business men, it would work hard
ship to call them out at this time. 1t
was also suggested that they might
be needed later to supplement federal
troops, and that as the railroads are
under federal control, federal troops
should be used to protect them,
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01

We are expecting another advance
on Valley Lumber Company lands
after first of the year. Now is the
time to get in on the present prices.
Moore & Martin. 11-3-tf
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-01
OIL FEVER INVADING
THE PROFESSIONS

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-The oil fever
is invading the professions. DR.. R.
M. Jernigan has for the time being
at least given up the practice of medi-
cine to devote his time to the develop
ment of oil properties in Louisiana
and Texas.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17

Declare Cleveland
Owes Johnson $4,000

NEW YORK, August 1G.-Am-
dnrits filed In Supreme Court In the
notion by the New York American
League baseball club, to restrain
Ban Johnson from paying for the
defense of the New York suits
against him out of the lcnSuc's
sinkinE fund, contain allegations by
Charles 4. Comiskcy, owner of the
Chicago White Sax, and by Harry
Sparrow, assistant secretnry of the
New York team, that the Cleveland
club owes Johnson S50,O00, md TINT,
In suspendinE Carl Mays from the
Yankees. johnson was acting In the
interest of the Cleveland club.
MIR. COmiskey Knys lie in "sntis-
fed" the notion OF Johnson Is "bc-
yond his Jurisdiction md m inva-
sion of tho rights and powers of the
hoard of directors OF the American
League and In violation of the
rights OF the Boston md New York
clubs"
lie MISC states he believes John
son MISC Is nctuntcd by hostility to
the Boston club. lie snys further,
"In March, 1916, the Cleveland
club owed MIR. johnson and myself
100000 ench. since TINT time I
have received $4,000, and have
not heard whether MIR. johnson re-
cefFcd any more than that"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
TURNER AND HANSON ON
BILL FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
Two Fast Milldewcights Booked for
Finish Wrestling Match mt
Broadway Arenn.

Arrangements have been completed
for wrestling match between Joe
Turner. of Washington. and Fritz Han
son. of Wilmington. y. c.. at the Broad
This Will mark the first contest between
these two Grapplers in this city since
series of bouts at Broad street park
four or five years ago.
Two bouts recently staged here be-
tween Hanson and Gene WesteEard re-
suited in an even break. The result
was the same in two bouts between
Turner and Wcstegard, all of which
goes to show how evenly the three
Erapplers compare. Meanwhile the
promoters of the Broadway are still
making effort to book Oishe. the Jap
ancsc Erapplcr. for Il match here. OShe
Will not he able TO appear on the ma;
here until he has filled several other
previous engagements
a tentative list OF bouts which will
wind up the outdoor contests are in
store for the fans. The leading mid
dleweiEhts, inciuding one two of
the best men in the ranks of the foreign
invaders. are coming here.
That wrestling is growing in popu-
larity here was attested by the big
crowd which witnessed the last match
staged here. The attendance at this
bout set a new mark for the season. en-
ceeding all expectations. The Hanson
Turner match was arranged after the
promoters had been unable to fulfill
their plans for a bout Thursday night
between Westegard and Jack Price. one
of the clever middleweiGhts of the
north
Price was booked for another con-
test Thursday night and WeStegard
has returned TO his home at Brook Ign,
y. V. where he has gone to take Il
look at the latest addition to his family.
turn here for one or two matches later
on, however.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
HUNTING SEASON OPENS
Rnn Removed on Blnck- Beiiied Plover
Yesterday TO Extend Until
November 30.

The open hunting season under the
Federal migratory treaty act in Viz
ginia on black bellied and golden
plovers. great and lesser yellow legs.
began yesterday and will run to No
Bag limits in one day, fifteen in the
aggregate Of all kinds. On sora, Sep
TENDER / to November 30. bag limit
fifty in one day. On doves. September
TO December IS. bag limit twenty
4 penalty Of not over $500 or i'm
prisonment for not more than six
months or both. in the discretion of the
court. can be imposed under the new
regulations Of the Bureau OF Biological
Survey. in charge Of enforcing the
Federal migratory bird treaty act.
The Federal game warden force
operating in Virginia is greatly in
creased and person violating the
regulations will he lucky if he escapes
falling in the clutches OF a Federal
warden The state game warden force
has been instructed by the State Game
Department to assist the Federal war
dens in this work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
SARATOGA RESULTS

First racc-six furionss-war Kiss. IL
tkummcr). to l, to /. even. won: JOY
full los tMusgrave), TO ., to 5. 3 TO S
second: Fin H.. l05 &C. Robinson). to
Lucy Lee. Merry Princess Damaris. Ath
lone. Carpet Sweeper also ran.
Second race--Ballston stceplechase handi-
cap: about two mics--Doubiet. $50 Overs,
10 20. out, out. won; Robert Oliver !.
tBrogan). to |. out. out. second. T!lSe.
rider.
Third race-The spnaway; nxe and one
half MISUNDERSTANDING. 10? (Noian). "a
|, to !. to 5. won Wedding Cake. 10y
tJohnson,, 20 to is TO |. to. l. second;
|, third. Time. 1905 S-5. Busy Signal. Head
viole, Tip. Flying, Flower. Lunette. Gloria
France. Thcma r.. Cleopatra. His Choice,
Ethel Grey. Homeiy. 'Polysanda also ran
Choice coupled Ross entry.
quarter-ilannibal. IN tEnsor,. to :.
) 10 8. to (. won: War Pennant. 100
G.oftus). : to .. even; to :. second: Thun-
derC'ap. us lFairhrother); !: to !. to l. !:
Fifth racc-one mile--lvry. ia 1T. Rowan,
Io4 &C. Rohinson). l6 to s. to 5. TO .
second: S~~1ch Verdict. l07 (Pitz). 10 to l.
Desert. Romeo. Gold Vale. Beiario. also
Sixth race--six furlongs-overcast. lo4
lMycrsl, IL to 90, 10 I. out. won: BoudlnG
Through. 100 sThuIh"r. s to !. s TO 6.
1. to /. TO s. third. Time. III, as Cor.
Roseland. Be,sinda ran.
added starter. constaney and His
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
COX WINS FEATURE EVENT.
DRIVES, MIGNOLA TO FRONT
IN $4,000 BELMONT TROT
Lu Princeton Also Driven by Cox,
Makes Great Effort to Bent
Record but Fails.
IBy Associated Press.1


PHILADELPHIA. August 16.-High-
class racing and fast time featured the
closing day of the Grand Circuit meet
ing at Belmont track this afternoon.
The champion stallion. Lu Princeton,
2.02. trotted the fastest mile of the
season in his attempt to beat the track
record Of 2.01 3-4. made here last year
by ST. Frisco.
While the son OF San Francisco failed
IN his attempt the performance aroused
the crowd to a high pitch of enthu-
stepped the first half in so ga seconds
and the mile in 2.02 IL.
Cox also won the feature event OF
the meeting, the $4,000 Winoga Stock
Mignola. CoX's mare was "a strong
favorite for the event and won the
first heat handily in 2.o7 from Tommy
Cox Made Furious Drive
In the second heat Magnolia made
standstill break in the first quarter,
Mignola hit her stride again in the
third heat and won in 2.o6.
The veteran ED Geers. registered
pace in straight heats with Goldie
Todd. Geers drove the daughter OF
Todd Mac a great mile in the first
and the mile in ZOE "a She had
plenty in reserve and took tho next
two heats somewhat easier, iGurphy
pclHS ScCOnU In edCn neat with
Sanardo. This is a new record for the
winner.
Murphy Won Only One.
Tommy Murphy won his only race
EOS pace. when he piloted Esther II.
first in straight heats.
The special race for trotting teams
furnished one of the best features OF
the card and gave Belmont track a
new race record for trotting teams of
"a II Lurline Bingen and Lena
Ionbro. owned and driven by NJ NJ
Sullivan local amateur driver. won
sixteen years ago by Jacob Justices
JackSonian and Ottinger.
Summaries:
,,TKoTrING TEAMS.
Two In three: purse. $3.50
hq lena Hn nmSp; b. m by BinEsn and
Joker B. i;ske ana Grace Hale iGeecrsi
New bingham Hotel stake. three heats
Goldis Todd b; M. by Todd Mac
Sanarado tMurphyJ .................
ri Double and Lady, Todd also started
Witofa Stock Farm Stake. three heats:
NiEnSla; Oh; $: by Aller,on-Mibnon i,
ren mSt'n fMu nTINi '.................
ensv Ps,:E suFS al sssm Ssy
started Time 50? so; G? si,f zoe
Three heats: purse. $1,000.
Esther r, b. m. Baronwood kinE
Betty Blackloek Walker ,:.....:::.:: 5
Thomas ID also started. Time. ::oe's. 2:os:
Trial against, track record tro,tinE 2ola:
lost. Time. :S0ii. :5aA.. 1885, c:o2is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
WALKER SELLS RACERS
Virginia Breeder OF Fine Horses Re.
turns from Saratoga, wber.
lie Let Loose Nine Colts
Especial 10 The Timcs-

NJ, Ir,,I,,e.T,,,r III It's Fd tCHI
=" IN rs FIX VA August 16.-Ca p
tain i. NJ. Walker. United States Army
tretired,. has returned from Saratoga
where he sold nine colts born and
reared on his Pagebrook Stock Farm
at Boyce. for S26,I00. His sale was
held in connection with that OF A. r.
Hancock. of Charlottesville. Va The
latter sold race horses and colts to
the amount of $4,000.
Captain Walkers sales included the
following: Princessens flly. $500;
March Lights filly. 500: Fanchetts
colt. $1,000; Mamie KS colt. $1,000;
Lady Ferns filly. $1,000; Bally Girls
MY. $500: DiminationS hlly, $500:
Banorella's filly, $500, and a colt for
$1,000.
Captain Walker said he believed the
blue grass fields OF the Shenandoah
Valley are an ideal place for the breed
ing of fine race horses. and his eX
pcricnce along these lines so far are
vinG!CatinS his Judgment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
WHITE UPSETS DOPE AND
WINS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Spring Surprise by Defeating DR..
McAHc in Annual AshevllIe
Invitation Matches.
Ispecial 10 The Times-Dispatch. !

ASHENILLE. y. G.. August les. ].
White, of New Orleans, upset the dope
today by defeating Or. j. C. McAfee.
of Macon, Ga, conceded to be one of
the best players in the South. and
won the annual August invitation golf
here today. 3 TO l.
DR. McAfee has played good con-
sistent game and went into the finals
today with much in his favor. White.
however. was too much for him and his
playing for easily the feature of the
tournament
Charles V. Ranwatcr. Of Atlanta,
won tie IAonsolation. defeating Dr.
A b. Harris. of Birmingham. J. Camp,
OF Ocala. Florida won the second
flight, l.. B. Broylcs. Of Atlanta, the
third, James T; Swami. of Tampa. the
fourth. 4. n. Rawlings. of Columbia,
S. c.. NTH and w. l.. Roddy Rockhill
$. &. sixth.
Mrs. Edith s. Vanderbilt. presented
MIR. White with a handsome trophy
cup for winning the contest the tour
ney drew about $50 entrants. the
players coming here from many of the
leading cities of the South. Part Of
todays game was played in a heavy
rain, the players going through the
rain without stop.
Bates secures e. II. Smith.
LEWISTON. ME. August &c. H. Smith.
a graduate OF Colgate University. has been
elected athletic director at Bates College.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
Takn-KoIn Trtumnh.. ~ to ::

Taka-kol closed the Commercial
League race yesterday in blaze of
glory, by showing the knights of
Columbus under an avalanche of runs.
the whole Taka-Kola club welding Old
Betsy with terrific force. hit Maraconi
at will and piled up total OF fourteen
runs before the *. of {. boys could
retire them in nine Legitimate frames.
Davis, who was assigned to the rife
pit for the soft drink lads, pitched n
masterful game. almost breaking into
the hall of fame by not allowing a
hit. Beeson.. the drst man up for
*. of c. connected for a safe binGlc,
while after that he retired the boys
in order. allowing not "A hit while he
retired eleven by the strikeout route.
Gwat hmey. who was on the receiving
end. handled Davis in fine style.
Davis. in addition to pitching a beau
tiful game. hit like fiend. securing
four hits in five times at bat, one Of
them good for three sacks. Amos also
hit a beautiful triple TO right. The
remainder of the hitting strength was
distributed among Poh and Pitt. who
knocked the old apple safely three
times in five attempts. while Amos
and Burnham garnered couple in
four attempts.
In the field the whole Taka-Kola
team played sensational ball. making
many wonderful stops and throws. For
the *. OF &. boys. Beeson in short.
and Lawrence on third, easily outshone
their teammates.
Score:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
JACOBY LEADS FIELD IN
FIRST ROUND OF TOURNEY
Francis Ouimcnt Comes In Second md
Hes with }. wood Plat, OF
North HILLS.
Inv Associntcd Prcss.l

rlTTsBuRGH, August 16.-Few
fav,orites failed to score we'll enough
round of the he National t Ama 9oar'G Golf
Championship at the Oakmont Coun-
Try club 10 be included in, the list. OF
those who Will continue play Monday
in the regular thirty-six- medal
play test for the thirty-two places in
the nrst match play round
returned the best of the starters. going
out III thirty nine and in thirty seven
for seventy six. He was second by
Francis Ouimet. who resumed his re-
lations with the amateur golfers with
q thirty-Scvcn. Ouimct was forty-one
in. j; Wood Plat. of North Hills,
Rain and hail fell in torrent. and
wind blew furiously in the afternoon
tents and making it difficult for play
ers who had not completed their round.
Charles tChick) Evans. the cham
storm. lie required forty-two coming
in. but was out in thirty eight for an
eiT 5.-u There Their, was but one real upset.
his ball at The seventeenth when it
would have been impossible for him
to have scored under ninety. lie was
forty nine out With a ten at the
trapped. Albert seckei. a former former
Western champion. was just outside
Reuben Bush, of New Orleans, did not
start.
iIaSeTs with eighty-nine or better
qualified. as the officials ruled that All
tied for siXty-fourth place would con.
tinue in the play. There were sixty
TWO players with lightweight or better.
ana thlS allowed thirteen players who
scor(l cighty-nine 10 get in. Ebnn
NJ f;yers, a former cha mpion. was one
or the eighiy-ninc men, the lucky
'n!ricehth he told his friends All
OF the other former champions, Ouimet
Jerome TraVcrs. w. c. Fownes, Jr.'
"hd robert Gardner. qualified.
nm FI.in
JJhcohy. Charlotte. S9-37-76: Donald
oodWard. Columbia. 45-43-SS.