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QJ J_NO. 115 PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS Second Liberty Loan Coupons Due Interest coupons of the Second Liber ty Loan Bonds come due May 15th. Come in any time on or after that date and let 11s cash them for you. If there is any way in which we can serve you now, come in before. This hank is at your service always, and we invite you to make the fullest use of our facilites. BANK OF PRESCOTT Prescott, Arkansas ( XKIT VHKK IM K TO l<K X< II IMTKI) ST.XTKS TOOXX N(>\\ York. May 1 •" (icnrges <'in pent or will arrive here tomorrow in prepare himself for that little engage incut with .lack Iteinpsoy at Jersey City m July 2. The Freneh ehampion will no doubt he most politic it hi' deport meet and have nothing more to re port that that he is ready to settle the piestion of supremacy between himself ind the American mauler It is a certainty that the French man "ill he brash enough to tell u< that he will he at flic ehampion lie will tell us. no doubt, that he is eonfi lent and trusts that the best man will win. (ieorgcs i' too eralty to put him self in had by makng any silly stab meats which ho might not he able to sustain later nn. The Frenchman "ill face the battery of interrogations in his usual suave way. and when the tough ones are shot nt him lie will deliberate long enough to answer them most carefully through his interpreter. (ieorgcs can lake a lead lock on the Knglish language. Imt when lie finds himself in dttieiilly where n a direct answer is necessary we will no dotihr. find him parrying until his aides straighten him out Ii also is ;i certainly Ilia I the boxer will aliimuiiee he is in the usual pink for the tray ami that he will do his best t*• carry tbe title over to Kurope ('arpcntier will repair it! a few days to Manliasset. where it was reported he will do most of his training in se cret. tleorges will have one French boxer to assist him during the trailing period and his manager. Moms Uescamps will no douht engage several American heavies to help out with the real hard work. And if tlie French champion is .a faithful hard worker, when he faces the American champion lie will Ik* in the p'tik. -o MAN STAItltKI) TO DKATI1. • I leoiieen. May In. Walker 1‘r est. i aged ahout .'i.'!. was fatally stabbed liere Iasi night hy Fred Ucshazo. aged 11*. Priest and Ueshaz.o are sjiid to have been on unfriendly terms for some | lime When llie two met ahout 111 o'clock last night the older man is al j leged to have attacked llesha/.o The hitter hurriedly opened his tMiife, spec tapes say. and slashed Priest severing I an artery Priest lived hut •_!() minutes. --O- - TI-iNMS IOI KNK\ illllM Aikadelphia. May In. The slate col lege tennis tournament will open here tomorrow morning, with Henderson Itrowii and Ouachita of .Aikadelphia partieipating. F.acli school will enter ho h the singles and doubles. tm in mmmmmmiimi mum mm mum... "mu z: I Buy Your Summer | Supply Now i OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED. THAT | | BOY'S OR MEN WEAR, WHILE OUR 1 | STOCK IS COMPLETE. | l ■ Prices Wrecked! Profits Sn.asiied! | I Cost Forgotten! | m mm m mm | Remember the place, always right on the | = price. = ■» - - - mm I IOC BOSWELL I ^ the clothier Home of Hart-Schaffner A Marx Clothes. 1 Phone 190. Preecott, Arkansas | BILL TO AID CROP EXPORTS SENATOR NORRIS TO VSR ( RE V TION Ol AOKICI LTt RVI. FI NANCE CORPORATION. Washington. May 1 Senator Norris of Nebraska, will introduce tomorrow a hill to create an agricultural trade fi nance corporation, with a capital stock of $.".000,000 to lie furnished from the profits of t.iic United States drain t 'orpo ration. Tin* purpose of the corporation would lie to finance tin* sale of Ameri can surplus crops abroad and is de signed to bring immediate relief to the fitnuHN of tho country. The corporation which would not cost the tax payers of tlu* country a rent would he authoried to issue debentures up to $.ri00.000.000 and would make loans to farmers who would he resuir rd to purchase stock in the corporation in the amount of 10 per cent of the vnl ue of their export stock, the govern ment thus getting hack its money in \ ested 'll the corporation. Senator Norm estimates that tlieie is now in the country a surplus ot 7. (KM).OOO hales of eorton. t(M>.OOII.(MMl hushels of corn and iMO.fMHUMN) hush (* I >; o t oats. Yroouutn <»t' lllioimis. assistant swiv tary of agriculture, has been much in (crested in the proposed hill and lias ass:sted the senator in behalf of lii liill (la/.ette -o \\ Y1TKAI. FOR STORM "I I'l' K.RURS A second appeal to the citizens, civ <• and business organizations ot Arkan sas to contribute $1.7.000 for use in sup plcmenting permanent relict and re hahilitation of sufferers from the tor nado which struck southwestern Ark ansas. April 11 wa- off eialh made h\ (buernor Thomas (' .MeUae. •While all eiiiergeney needs for storm victims have been taken care ot by lo eat subscript'nil and b\ the lied ('loss, which lias appropriated a large sum from its national contingent fund for this purpose." the tiovel'lior sets forth ill his call, "it" is nevertheless dearly apparent that additional funds are nr gently needed to take can* of on a con servative basis, the larger work of re construction and rehabilitation. "line to financial and crop com! lions most of tlie farmers and res'deuls of the storm areas were in no condi tion to meet all added burden and now with their homes ami prope ty destroy ed their earning power is paralyzed and they are able to do little oward helping themselves. The needed sum nf s 1.1.1 MH) lias been deierm ned upon as a most conservative amount to put 1 hose people on their loot. A careful siirvrv m.nl<‘ by tin* \ m* * ri«*:i 11 In Cross. shows a total ot -*»*-» tain lies who have hist homes or personal pt'on ert< t if this amount. IST families, ate living In Arkansas "There are many individuals ami or ga n /.at ions in Arkansas who I feel, will respond generousI\ to an opportu nity to assist theT neighbors in this distress and I now. therefore, open tie channels for the contributions which will ncct an urgent need Knelt contri I'Utor will he given an ndividual re c«‘ipt by the American Red Cross and any reipicsts stipulating ccrlain areas in which the money donated is to he used will he carefully followed out. "All expenditures for relief and p const ruction arc based on ea refill con sidcrat'on of the actual needs of each family, made h\ the Ued < To— distl' ter workers in cooperation with local committees." donations should lie mailed to South western division. Anno call Red t'ross disaster Relief S i t ei often hauser Building. Texarkana. Arkatisa A similar appeal is being made to eit i/.ens of Texas for fain I a living across the line. \ I TIIF IIOTFI.s The Bratton— T. C. Womb'll Si Louis; L I! Boswell. Little Rock. Ruth C Winch. St Pete sburg. Fla.; Ruth Hawkins. Washington, d C ; U. •I Pepplt‘. Chicago. III.: L Harper, ltirminghain. Ala : C P Morris, dean eyville. Ark.: II A Vanduser Mal vern: .1 <i. Green. Bierne : Billy Bean. Chicago; George I,. Keeder. Balias: Kd. Boutte. The New Park Ruby Mendenliall. Hamburg; .1, \V. Hendrickson. Janes vllle. Wia.: Frank lane Oklahoma City. -o Subscribe for the Daily Picayune. PLANTER KILLS YOUNG WOMAN \VE.\ITH\ TENNESSEEAN SHOOTS (■IKE. THEN ('ITS IIEK THROAT. Mcmplrs. Trim. Max 1.1. M:-s Mil li(> .Minin1 xx as shot ami killed late tn day 1 iy .lolm M. Morris, wealthy plant or living near Collierville, a Memphis suburb. Morris, after shooting Miss Minin' four tunes, slashed her throat with a pocket knife as she lay dying in the yard of the Morris home, according ro xv it nesses Morris then attempted to commit suicide by cutting his oxvn throat, and is in a critical condition in a hospital here. Miss Moore xvas killed at a dinner; given by Morris to celebrate a supposed reconciliation with the young woman. 1 and also in observance of the of the first birthday of Millie. Morris' little -oil. Two sisters of Mis- Moore also xv ere present. Mefore the dinner. Miss Moore is said to have told her sisters that Morris had threatened her 1 fe. and was insanely .jealous of her \ttack Is Fiendish. Hardly had the party seated them selves at the dinner table, when, Miss Moore's s-tors told the police. Mortis iomped up ami said that he had an uouneed that he itdended to kill Mi-s Moore, and intended to "tlo it now. lie began firing at her and she ran into the yard. Si\ shots were 1 red. four taking effect. After hi- revolver wa empty Morr's is said to have leaned over her body and slashed her throat from ear to ea with his pocket knife He then attempted to k II himselt. Before being ttiken to a hospital here Morris wrote a will leaving all his property ro his little son Billie His recovery is doubtful. -o DR. Sl'TTON DF.AD. News rt•ached here this mottling of the death of Dr .1 II Sutton, which occurred at hi- home in Sutton tit 10:ho this mo uiug Dr. Sutton was about r.r. years old and litis lived in Sutton for several years He has I.. con fined to hi- bed 11'-' days and ... a heroic f ght for life but even with tlm -kill of physhians and care of nurse lie could not ward oft the death angel. Rio. .1 \\ Krwin will preach the fu neral service and interment will he made at <'Id Harmony <1 aveyai'd. to morrow at one o'clock. He will he httried with Masonic honors, t’erenm Hies conducted >-y Hoverllof Thomas •' McRae He is survived by two daughter-. Mrs 1 <: Sutton ami Mrs .1 K Wren.; -o IIINTHI NOTFS. Miss CallT Ciithrghl was dismissed from the Park San anum yesterday ; Mr Wm Beauchamp of Blewits is re eeiving treatment at the Park Sanita i i i turn. Mr- II i Kdge wa- dismissed ye--j (erda.v from the Park Sanitarium. Mrs T A Bailey of Sutton, is re ceiving treatmein at the Park Sanita , Hum. NAIJi:VI{VRKSI)UK. • S i: Valley and Mis- Pearl Barks dale were marr ed Saturday afternoon | at the holin' ot Uev. I P. Waltel-. Mr and Mrs. Valley left immediate |\ nil I In train and spent the day and night in Cnrdon. returning last night. Mr Valley is the proprietor of the Prescott Steam Laundry, and recently moved here from Coniine ve. Texas. 11.. L a thrifty, steady business man -lay ug day and nigld w tli h'~ Imsi 1.. .., pi give tin- people of Prescott the be-t service (losible Altlloiigb oil1' aeipiaintanee with hint is -horL we can say that lie is a good citizen and wants In ,ee Prescott grow and prosper. The bride, Mrs. Valley, is the daugh ter of the late Ki Barksdale. Slie was horn and reared in the lower part ol the county near Bluff City. She comes from one of the hc-t fam'lies of tlie county and is liked tiy all who know her. She is a cousin of Mrs. Emma i i'I lollerand. All their friends join us in wishing them a long and prosperous | married life -o \IR COMPRESSOR INSTALLED The Harrell Auto company has in stalled an automatic Air Compressor. It is conveniently placed and is ready for use day or night. This is some thing new. Call and see it. yiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiMiiiiimiiiiimiiimiiiHiiiimiimmmiimmiiimiiiiiHiiiiMiiiiii I SENSATIONAL SHOE SALE 1 on low Shoes | The styles are good, consisting of Oxfords, Ties, E plain Pumps, in black, brown, gray, and patent leather. § These shoes range in price from $8.50 to $13.50 | and is without a doubt the biggest bargain ever offered = in Prescott. | We have bunched these shoes and made a flat E price and the entire line at $495 1 PER PAIR. I See our window and select your style while the siz = es are good. I Hitt Dry Goods Co. nlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiimm ARKANSAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Washington. D <*.. \lny 15. Accord ing to tin* census of I!rjo there are 012.47s children 7 to 10 years of age n the state of Arkansas and of this number 250.200 or S2.lt per cent were reported as attending school. In Win tin* percentage attending school was 71.2 thus indicating a gAtifying iui piovernenl a~ regards school attend mice between W10 and 1*020 Of til-' children I I and 15 years of age in W2('. 77 o. per cent were attending school and of those 10 and 17 years ot age 50.S per cent III the while children 7 to 10 years of age 70.0 per* cent were attending school in Will and sun per cent in 1920. For colored children of the same age the percentage lu the same inter \al ine.eased from <11 s to Otl.O. The percentage of children attending schools was considerably larger in the cities than in the country districts, the pciecntage for children n the urban population 7 to 10 years of age being !>0 7 while in the rural population it was sii.O. "1 rban" according to the census definition includes all towns o citi<*s of 2,500 population or more. -o WIIVI Mil \\ III IIEVR VI I II \l I \l (|l \ If ever there win a day’s program i crammed full of the spectacular in lulls c this is it The < •rchcstrnl Entertainers and llei belt I Leake star on "liigh" hitting on all twelve, never letting lip until the finish of a program you will vote perfect Leake was with \l <1 Fields Al’ledrels for years and then played the drums for Hohumir Kryl s Hand, lie is undoubtedly one of the greatest drummers lie plays everyth ug that goes with ii set of traps ami does his imitations with his lips. Mo changes „|| VOur ideas of what . limn can do ai one time. Three artist*, young ladies, aid Mr. Leake, Sa\Hphoiies. viol'n. clarionet, cornet, l'iona. mi ram ha phone, duos, trios and ipia rtottos. Til's is one of the most versatile and capable musical companies in the coun try. They give a lull concert in the afternoon and a prelude in t.lic even ing. -o THE ( llll ll WELFARE SPECIAL IS HERE. The Child Welfare Special arrived Saturday night and was the subject of much conversation yesterday. It will he stationed in the courthouse yard A room of the courthouse will he used for flic rest and exhibit room. K\am:nalioiis will begin tomorrow The nurse and secretary came with the Speehil and l»r Itradlcy will arrive to night. The presence of the Special in our city is an honor and most of all an op porlnnil.v It gives us the upportmii •\ to learn and know how to promote the health of tin* community by aiding the children Let its Inke advantage id this splendid opportunity and visit the Special one day this week. Those neat I’-eseo'.t and especially till- people of I’devills are urged to visit the Special while here Fred Henuett a civil etignecr of Pine HI ii If. is here loda.v attending to business Mr henuett had the emitraet. fur tic Itlev’ns Pike. • • • • iiliii St.I of Latichurg. is in the e ly today. Keep the r BALANCE IN YOUR FAVOR. The present HIGH COST OF LIVING has made it difficult for many of us to strike an even balance between our INCOMES and EXPENSES. i Care in buying your daily needs will lighten the burden and by taking advantage of the merchandise we handle your DOLLARS will TIP the BEAM in YOUR FAVOR. W. K. Buchanan&Co.