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The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05
ARKANSANS CANDIDATES

Washingtn, Feb. 4.-Candidates for the military academy entrance ex- animation to be held in March, des- ignated by the War Department to- day, included Kenneth M. Goode, of Conway, Ark, and Albert S. J. Dough erty, Jr., 703 North Seventh street, Fort Smith, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05
T OBE NAMED
 STATE HIGHWAY

Little Rock, Feb. 5.--In recognition 'his signal interest and service by z Trough in the building of good |ds in the state, the House yester- ladopted resolution by MT. Camp of Faulkner that the proposed
 fe highway to be built on the north B of the Arkansas river, from Ft. Fth to Little Rock, be known as Trough State Highway.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05
DVERNOR WILL DELIVER
 ADDRESS AT VALPARAISO

Little Rock, Feb. 5.-Governor |uugh has accepted an invitation to liver the annual address before the |lpsriso University, at Valparaiso,
 under the auspices of the Dixie Eiety of the University. The insti- kn has student body of nearly 0o,
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05

of last year began to fail in health. He had been in Little Rock only a short time prior to his death.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05

.oST, LoST-A pair of gold rim 2 spectacles, somewhere between
 scott Building, McRae & Tomp- office and the court house. Lib reward for return to the News N 2d3w.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05
FARMERS IMPORTANT NOTICE :

Farmers of Nevada County are re- quested to meet at the Court House in Prescott Saturday, February 7th, at 2 o'clock D. m. One of the largest pickle fac torres Tn the country desires to contract With farmers here to raise cucumbers at an agreed price per bushel. Farmers in other states make as high as $6OO.OO per acre raising cucumbers. Be sure to attend this meeting, so all may understand the proposition.
 PRESCOTT COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05
J. w. MARSHALL

J. w. Marshall, aged 82, died at a local hospital at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was native of Ohio, but had been resident of Arkansas for the past 50 years. He is survived by four sons, J. E. of Scotia City, Cal, E. V. of Little Rck, M. M. of Baton Rouge, La, and Allen Marshall of Orange, Texas; also four daughters, Mrs. J. w. Holt, Little Rock; Mrs. J. I. Dean, Benton; Mrs. w. w. Walker, Ladonia, Tex; and Miss Katherine Marshall, Dallas, Texas. The body is being held at the parlors of Healey & Roth awaiting the completion of funeral arrangements.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05

The above clipping is taken from today's Gazette. MT. Marshall was for many years a citizen of Prescott. Recently he moved to the northern part of the state and the latter part
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05

FOR SALE-Good piano at bar gain Mrs. T. c. Moody. If
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-05
Daily Thought.

We may give advice. and still not inspire conduct.-Le Rochefoucauld.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
See for yourself what the st.
Louis GlObe-Democrat of Sept.
13, 1920
SAYS


Little Women at the American.
Lovers of oId-fashioned drama will
find excellent entertainment in Little
Women" a play made from Louisa
Alcott's famous book. Little Women
opened to a good-sized audience at the
American theater last night and those
present seemed to enjoy every minute
of the performance.
Little Women" deals with life in a
New England home in the last days
Of the civil war. The book has been
closely followed and the thought and
the spirit of the time and the place
are mirrored. The story, too familiar
to recount. concerns the lives of four
girls in their teens-Meg, 10, Beth
and Amy-the daughters of a New
England minister and has good wife
their ambitions, their joys, their prob
lens. their tragedies. their romances.
1t is wholesome girl life, truly pic
tured.
The company is of uniform ability.
Edith May Clarke, playing 10. gives
a sterling performance as a child of
moods, pretty and piquant, the life of
the story. Helen Bard. La Vancha
Marshall, Louise Jane Campbell. Earl
Altaire, Frances Hunter and others
shared in the applause last night.
Little Women" remains at the
American up to and including next
Saturday night. when it will be sue
ceeded at the Market street house by
John Cort's dashing feast of fun and
frivality. Listen, Lester" a musical
connection that enjoyed great success
here last season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
G@NITNa NT TRACTRNRES
At the Grand.

At the Grand.
Little Women Oct. 1-2.
Pecks Bad Boy Oct CT.
The Sonora Grand Opera company Oct.
So
The Man Who Came Back Oct. IL.
Harvey's Minstrels Oct. 1916.
The Million Doll in Paris Oct. ..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
SHE IS A TRUE CARMEN
Sophie Braslau. Metropolitan Grand
Opera Star. Wins U.ghest Praises.

Miss Sophie E-aslau. the contralto,
who comes here this season as one of
the stellar attractions n the Topeka
Concert series, promoted by H. J.
Dotterweich. has e her credit a long
list of big successes. Solo appearances
at such i>9Dc-tsnt music festivals as
those in Cine a-nati, EvanstonA Spring
field, Mass; Richmond, New York and
Norfolk. Orchestral concerts with all
the leading symphonies, in addition to
her distinguished work at the Metro
politan Opera, have proved to the
country that in this young and radiant
contralto we have an artist who is a
lasting glory TO American musical art
Most people do not know it, but the
role of Carmen" was written for con-
traltO and not sopranos; most of the
famous Carmens have been sopranos
-Calve. De Lussan, Farrar-but there
arc two contraltos at present whose
range and interpretative ability make
them ideal for the celebrated Spanish
cigaret- girl role. They are Sophie
Braslau and Gabrielle BesanZoni Miss
Braslau sang the part with much sue
cess two years ago at the Ravinia
Park opera sason near Chicago.
At her concert appearance here OF
October 80. this noted contralto will
probably use the famous "Habanera, .
which has enjoyed such a record
breaking sale on the photograph mar
ket
THE GalH-Curcf of contraltos" is
what the critic of the Chicago Ameri-
can terms Miss Braslau. The Metro
politan Opera artist won this unique
appelation by a performance of Ros-
sini's most difficult aria "Ah Quel
Giorno" from ''Semiramide." which
she sang with the Chicago Symphony
orchestra last winter. She also pro
grained the same aria at one of her
concerts with the New York Sym
phony and earned rich praise from the
metropolitan press. It is a work re-
quiring all the resources of a great
contralto and is very rarely sung.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
TO SHOW FEATURES ONLY
New Policy Adopted for Programs at
the Isis Theater.

Starting with the week of October
4th. the Isis theater will become the
feature screen theater of Topeka. ac-
cording to the announcement made
today by Manager G. L. Hooper. Com
mencing with the week of october 4,
none but the biggest productions OBJ
tainable will be shown at the East
Seventh street house. To this end
he has already contracted for the
three biggest productions of the last
few months and is now in the market
for others. These three are Madam
X, starring Pauline Frederick;
Nazimova in THE Heart of Child"
and THE Penalty.
Madam Y" has been one of the
greatest emotional plays of the stage
and the producers have made it one
of the greatest of the screen produc-
tons. Nazimova is acknowledged as
the greatest actress of both the screen
and the stage, and THE Penalty.
which was seen at a private showing
in Topeka before its release, is &C
claimed as the strongest and most
novel of the years cinema stories. AS
an added feature to the above plays
Mr.. Hooper has secured The Son of
Tarzan", taken from the book by
Edgar Rice Burroughs. This film
was originally intended as a serial
for weekly releases, but it will be run
at the Isis in daily installments the
same week with the Nazimova fea-
ture.
These features will be run in ad-
dition to the Pathe News releases and
other comedies now being made a
regular part of the program. and in
addition. as prelude to each per-
Torrance, the newly organized orches-
ira of musical artists, under George
Kristufek will render a special sym
phony selection, which is to be
changed twice per week.
Annette Kellerman's latest feature
picture, The Art of Diving" is on its
way to the screen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS.
Orpheum Orchestra Leader Plans
Series of Excellent Numbers.

The music loving public, and that
includes the greater part of Topeka's
population, will be offered a new in
ducement to attend the Orpheum thea
ter from now on. according to an an
nouncement made today by Manager
G. L. Hooper. As a special feature of
each program at this theater from now
on, the opening number will be SYM
phonic number by the orchestra led
by Director ]. c. Rothermel, who has
chosen as his opening number THE
Evolution of Dixie" recently played
with great success by the Boston Sym
phony orchestra.
This offering is one of the most
popular of modern orchestrations. 1t
is a fantasia and its theme is the evo-
luton of the little ditty-like tune
which was first played as a minstrel
offering before the civil war and later
became the battle song of the Confed
crate army. 1t begins with an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
MADE NO HIT WITH WHITE.
Movie Scenario of Emporian's Story
Not Like the Original.

Emporia, Kan, Sept. 25.-The
photoplay, The Heart of a Fool"
taken from William Allen Whites
novel by that name, didn't make hit
with the author at a private showing
in Emporia Wednesday night. The
movie producers changed the theme
so much, the author wouldn't give it
an Endorsement. Following the pic
ture he wrote the following local
cite" for his paper, the Emporia Ga
zette:
THE Gazette force mas been watch
ing the boss crouch all morning. He
took the force last night to see a
private view of The Heart of a Fool
in the movies. 1t is showing in New
York to good houses. and Harry Nc
Clue got the print for a private show.
The boss is sore on the picture. 1t de-
parted from his story and he has a
pride of authorship which is amazing.
The force thought the story was
greatly improved by the change made
in it; that the ending of the picture
was much better than the ending the
boss put on the story. BIT the boss
is that proud that he won't admit it,
and won't ask his friends to go see
dorsement. The Gazette force, how
ever, is all for the picture4'
lover the Hill to the Poorhouse,'
VIII Cartoons immortal poem, has
been made into a motion picture by
William Fox. Harry Millarde directed
this picture and the principal roles are
enacted by Mrs Mary Carr-one OF
the best known portrayers of mother
parts on the stage or screen-Johr
Walker, Noel Tearle and Vivienne
/ Osborne.
| How would you like to take a peep
into a Turkish harem? Claire Ander-
| son, who plays the leading feminine
role in THE Palace of Darkened Win
I dows," a National Picture Theater:
| production, tried it and came very
near being a permanent guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
Jest AS ItWuz
Attic heayterT
BY HI.
At The Isis.

At The Isis.
If you like your movies dressed up and
don't care to see something tnat you won't
have to think about on the way home why
then "Life's Twist" starring Bessie Bari
scale, will furnish nice way to spend your
Saturday evening. There are so many films
Just like this one, with a little different
stage setting and maybe cnange in the
names, that there is very little use telling
the story over, except to mention that II
is all about how a girl finds out that
her husband does not love her-or thinks
he doesn't and is almost led away by
the villain. who used TO be her lover. The
husband is almost led astray also. but
they find out their mistake and all ems
happily with the boy down in the front
row popping his popcorn bag at the
psychological moment.
Possibly the women like this sort or
picture because 1t gives them chance
to see something new and especially fine In
the gowns that are used in the society
stuff. Possibly. too, they even ina CINE
that some people live in gorgeous homes
like those shown and like that feeling OF
envy tinged with resentment because
friend hubby's back pay check is not large
furniture like that used by the discon-
tented bride Oh weli-nuff-
Barbara Bedford. playing in Maur-
ice Tourneur's The Last of the Mo-
hicans." is facing dilemma She
has a baby ostrich, and the landlord
says she has TO give up the little bird
or leave the apartment, because Fla
vius" eats the tacks out Of the car
pet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25


Little Women" is an attraction the
mana cement of the Grand guarantees
as one of the best dramatic shows to
be seen this season. It comes direct
from a weeks engagement at Kansas
City and st. Louis. The following
criticism appeared in the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch Monday evening, Sep
TENDER Is, 1920:
Last nights audience found espe-
cial enjoyment in some of the lines
spoken, when the devoted mother Of
Meg, 10, Beth and Amy was starting
for Washington, where the husband
and father. a Union chaplain, lay sick
in a hospital The inclusion of peach
brandy in the supplies taken to the
sick man, and the reminder of time
when SIS would take person farther
than the next state line on railroad
journey, were enjoyed. The love at
fairs of Meg. 10 and Amy, and the
death of Beth, are the chief incidents
of the play.
IN the role of the ambitious 10.
! second of the sisters, Edith May
Clarke was the most pleasing of the
players"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

aboriginal dance, changes to stately
minuette. from which the melody de-
velops into the immortal southern
tune. This is then played to waltz
time and emerges into a rag time an
thence into a grand opera finale. The
lorchestration will be played as the
overture proper to the regular picture
program at the theater. and will be
preceded each evening by the usual
entrance march," which for next
week will be THE Elks' March,
In Nineteen and Phyllis Charles
Rays latest picture, the star is seen as
a dashing. young town boy. The pic
ture is his third independent produc-
ton
William Faversham. Selznick screen
star. is also to be seen in a new play
this season. He will appear Iext
month in THE Prince and the Pau
per
Phyllis Haver, Mack Sennett
Coincidence. calls Douglas. Kan, her
home town.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26

arded that the deserted colony, neg- lected by their own countrymen, was hospitably adopted into the tribe of HatteraS Indians.
 Raleigh long cherished the hope of discovering some vestiges of it's exist ence, and sent at his own charge and, 1t is said, several times, to search for his liege men. But it was never pos sibie to trace, in any way, the fate of the colony of Roanoke.
 The Croatons of today claim de- scent from the lost colony" Their habits, disposition and mental char acteristics show traces both of savage and civilized ancestors Their lang uage is the English of 300 years ago, and their names, in many cases, are the same as those borne by the origin al colonists. No other theory of their origin has been advanced.
 Chancellor and Hewes, in their re- cent History of the United States, ? state: If the evidence of blue eyes and tawny hair and of tradition is to be trusted, not few of certain earlier adventurers had made the Indian wo- men of Roanoke Golden Age the mothers of their children"
 In 1902 Raleigh sent out another man to find the colony, but his agent made no serious effort to succeed. We believe now that seven of the colo nists survived the climate and an In- dian nassacre-six men and boys and one girl, whom the Hatteras Indians claim among their ancestors.
 Cromorow-Why the Eagle for Ma
 tiopal' Emhlem.)
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26
GOING THE WRONG WAY.

Only recently was there attention called to the large number of murders committed in the big cities of the coun- try without those responsible for themI being arrested. In many of the cases the authorities have been completely bafiied. elaborate Investigations getting nowhere. Such has been attributed both to 3 wave of crime and the lack of eff ciency on the part of the police
 Regardless of whatever laxity there may be in the big center regarding the police it is impossible to overlook the homicide statistics for the past year in this connection. According to figures based on federal reports murders are on the increase throughout the country but while attention has been called to condi- tions in the large centers they are much
 more safe than some of the smaller cit ies.
 The record for the greatest number of homicides per 100000 population is held
 by the city of Memphis where the rate
 of 55.9 is almost II greater than the sec ond largest, the city of Savannah. The south leads the otSer sections of the country in this unenviable respect, the big centers of the country being verita- ble safety spots in comparison herewith. There were eleven times as many mur- ! ders committed in Memphis last year as there were in New York among each 1 100000 population. Among the large cit i ies Chicago is the leader with 11s6 ille- gal deaths for every 100000, while there 1 were but eight in Baltimore, 62 in Phil adelphia, 5.7 in Boston and five in New i York The rate of six in Hartford was even larger than that in the metropo- ! lis.
 That there should be such large
 number of murders is bit disconcerting 1 But the worst of it all is that the num- i Der continues to increase as the years go on. In 20 years the rate in the larsi I cities has increased from 5.1 to 1 8.S i which doesn't speak well for the correc tive influences that are at work. Wha is needed is a move downward instead oi upward, a reduction in the number o cases of murder and manslaughter as al
 evidence of the fact that we are civil ized and law-abiding nation
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26
NExT TO ELIMINATION.

What cannot fail to be looked upon us protective measure that should Ferve satisfactorily all those who are Inclined to show a proper respect for danger and the warnings against it, is tlie step which has been taken in placing En automatic signal at that point where a trunk highway crosses the railroad track at grade in Massachusetts at South becs1eld waerc two women were recently EIllcd whel struck by a locomotive
 It is bad crossing, one which ought, tnd .rroh7bly will be in time, to be elim- inatcd, but which step cannot be taken at this time. There are many such grads crossings throughout the country 5Ecr. the dangercus ccrditions call at least for the protective device that has just now been installed It is only prop CT that care should be exercised by all who use grade crossings but it is quite as inport7nt that there should be some Kind of 2 signal tc warn the highway tsers that a train is approaching, and this is particularly true when a view of The track Is obstructed
 Because there are signals does moi n'ean that all accidents vii! be elmi- mated. but nevertheless affords a pro. lection which will be appreciated and re sDected by most of the highway users T. is only the reckless, those who have The ilea that inasmuch as they have succeeded in escaping danger before they can continue to do so, who can \bt expected to defy a warning bell or red light and show a willingness to risl death rather than to wait a minute fo Q train to pass There are of course re neated instances wEcre just that att tude has besn responsible for crossing fatalities the same as the refusal tt stop. look and listen is the reason fo other instances and some narrow es capes. but where automatic devices ar established for the purpose of safety i cannot fail to be regarded as the mex best thing to elimination, provided tn service that it is intended to and doe render is properly regarded and respect cd. Those who are so needless as t disregard their own safety are bound t have trouble of a serious nature soone or later with responsibility resting large iy if not entirely upon them.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING NOV. 2oth, 1920
 ll,lO74
PROTECTING NATIONAL PARKS.

With view to giving every possible protection to the national parks of the country organized eIIorus are being made 10 bring about the defeat of the Smith bill which has passed the senate and is pending in the lower house of congress and which has for it's object the open ing of the national park lands to con- merciai activities.
 This particular bill deals with the Yel- lowstone park and through it it is sought by those who are interested in irriga- ton projects to get the right to flow certain sections of the park as storage reservoirs Those who have investigated the proposition ind that it would seri- Dusly mar the natural beauty and at tractiveness of the park even though it concerns a section that is as yet unde- veloped
 The question of utility is brought to the front and while it seems to be the fact that it would be cheaper if the ir- -isationiats could get the right to flow the park lands to the extent of about Sv9o acres it is not the only way in which g sufficient supply of water can fe obtained for the irrigation project.
 It is 10 - noted in this connection that there is a difference between the national forests and other public lands and the national parks. The former are reserved for future development and public benefit while tlie latter are not intended for use except as recreation spots the idea being to preserve the b,auties of Nature as therein empha- sizcd. Yet by the proposed legislation it is desired to devote Q certain portion to private use, not in such q way as permitting the laying of a pipe line but by making mud flats at certain times Sf the year when the water would be drawn off where natural scenic conditions now prevail
 B'It perhaps the strongest fight against the idea is being made on the ground that a precedent in this direction should be prevented. If the bill passes md becomes a law it will be an opening wedge. Private enterprises of other kinds Syill feel justified in seeking ad- vantages in that and other ways based npog that very case The parks have tfen considered sufficiently important tc nreserve ard that being the case they should be safeGuarded against desecra- ton, and especially so when other means of solving the problem are avail able.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26
Stories That Recall Others
l PuzzIe.

FUEEte.
 Billy and Mary stepped into the house next door to see the new talking ma chine. After they heard a piece or two Mary started to look it over ani said ''It's not like ours"
 The host asked, What kind of a ma. chine have you?'
 Mary engaged in deep thought at fast exclaimed, It's Scotch collie
 Why I never heard tell of that kind of talking machine"
 Billy thereupon spoke up saying: Mary is always getting things wrong ; it's fox terrier. If you don't think I'm right you go over and look at the pie ture on it''
 Beat Them To It.
 A home gardener planted several hills of bantam sweet corn in an isolated part of his garden to grow seed for next year. He remarked to neighbor about the timA that the seed was almost ma tured,< etnHt the blackbirds and spar rows| had not succeeded in finding his seed corn this year" The second morning after making this remark he found about 40 blackhirds near sun up busily devouring his corn He ''shoed' them away and that evening pulled all the ears and put them away for safe keeping. The next morning ht looked out to. see whether any black, birds were on hand. Sure enough ar ] immense flock was sitting on the ground | at the base of the now barren stalks looking at each other and around. Tn. 1 puzzled look on their "countenances", hi says, was ludicrous in the extreme.