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VOLl^IEIV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1914. NUMBER 16.
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WILSON REFUSES
LATEST DEMAND
Declares Request For Simulta
neous Firing of Salutes Is
Unreasonable.
Washington, April 17.—Presi
dent Wilson today flatly reject
ed General Huerta’s suggestion
for a “simultaneous salute” to
the American and Mexican flags,
► informing him that the United
t States would insist on a literal
compliance with the original
demand of Rear Admiral Mayo
made April 9 in a written com
munication to General Zaragoza
immediately after the arrest of
American bluejackets at Tam
pico.
General Huerta has been warn
' • ed that no further argument a
bout details will be tolerated and
% that unless the salute of 21 guns
^ is fired, serious results will fol
I low.
I rne wasmngron government
informed Huerta that his wish
for simultaneous firing of the sa
q lute of 21 guns as demanded by
, * Rear Admiral Mayo will be in
sisted on, the manner of return
ing the salute to be left to the
American admiral, who had a
greed to fire one to the Mexican
flag. Naval precedents showed
no “simultaneous salute” ever
had been fired in apology for an
qr^Sense.
No time has been set for an
answer to the final communica
tion sent today rejecting the sug
gestion twice made by General
I Huerta.
Secretary Bryan did not know
tonight whether there would be
m an answer to the American's
last communication— that is,
B * whether the next step would be
the firing of the salute or an
r ether message on the subject.
| * He did not expect word from
Charge O’Shaughnessy before
tomorrow.
Kq Until then the situation hangs
| in the balance, according to the
opinion of the administration of
jj*. ficials.
No reply to the last American
Jf note transmitted through
Charge O’Shaughenssy had been
^received late today and no ord
ers to the American was fleets
to slow down or turn back had
i ■ • • i i • o
been issued. Aumiiiisiruuun ui
ficials considered, however, the
main point at issue—the ex
change of salutes—had been set
tled; they regarded Huerta’s
“haggling over details” as play
ing for delay.
They believe the crisis is over
but in view of the kaleidoscop
ic changes of the last three
days said they would not be sur
prised if the controversy over
details becomes serious serious
again.
* Moving Pictures
atthe Opera House
TOO LATE
An extra good, two-reel feature
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♦ AUNTS TOO MANY
A laughable farce-comedy.
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McGANN AND HIS OCTETT1
Farce-Comedy
TUESDAY NIGHT
“The Mystery ci The Yellow
Room”
Big Four Feature In Three
Parts
Cattle Tick Eradication Meet.
The north east Arkansas tick
eradication meeting was held
in our city Wednesday. The
j members present were J. H.
jWashum, E. Dalton, Jno E.
I Newberry, M. M. Rutherford,
jW. P. Campbell, H. T. Mitchell,
jj. G. Richardson commissioners,
Dr. #ow, State Veterinarian,
and L. T. Andrews, president of
North East Arkansas Cattle
Growers Association and Dr. A.
E Wight of the U. S. Bureau of
Inspection. The object of the
meeting was to lay plans and
make regulations for the sea
son’s work. The counties of
| Woodruff, Cross, Independence,
South Sharp, Izard, Marion and
ipart of Jackson will be worked
(this season by the commission.
I There are now 22 counties and
■parts of counties clear of the
Texas fever tick and above U.
S. quarantine line. The cattle in
these counties can be thrown
upon the market anytime in the
year. This conynission is doing
very effective work.—Walnut
Ridge Blade.
Oiled Streets.
A stranger in Clarendon this
week while observing the pro
cess of oiling the streets, which
work is being done under the di
rection of the Civic League, was
heard to remark, “You have
one of the cleanest towns in Ar
kansas. Have you any mosqui
toes in the summer?” This in
terrogration might have been
embarrassing and spoiled the
conversation in former years,
| but since the streets have been
! oiled the last three years, the
’crop of mosquitoes has been
’noticeable less, and the state
ment that we have comparative
ly “few mosquitoes” can be
■ truthfully made.— Clarendon
Sun.
William Luker Dead.
Will Luker, aged thirty years,
died Friday evening at 6:20
from an illness of nine days of
pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Luker
’were visiting at her mother’s,
i Mrs. John Bleakley on Third
street when he was taken sick
and he died there.
The funeral was held at Wal
nut Grove cemetery this after
noon, the service being conduct
led by Reverend Mr. Grumbles of
x 1 _ T~*_A * A _U
ujc jjapuot uiuivu,
Mr. Luker is survived by his
wife, who was before her mar
riage, Miss Georgia Bleakley.
and two small children, also his
father, J. W. Luker, living near
Jamestown, also seven brothers
and sisters. He was a member
of the Woodmen of the World,
who attended the funeral in a
J)ody.
School Convention Closes.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 18.—The
State Convention of the Arkan
sas Teachers’ Association, clos
ing today, is the most successful
, ever held by the organization.
The large attendance, about L
' 200, has demonstrated the wis
dom of changing the time of
. meeting from the Christmas hol
idays to the Easter season.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, super
intendent of the Chicago public
schools, delivered a lecture last
night at the high school that was
heard by an audience overflow
3 ing the large auditorium. Other
prominent educators from out
side the state were also on th<
Friday night program.
Don’t forget to see the Palac<
Jewelry Store for that gradua
tion present. 9d8
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IN SOCIETY.
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Easter Week Dance.
The Elks Home was thronged
Friday evening with the most
largely attended soU'al function
that has been given there this
season. The occasion was a
beautiful dance of the Easter
week, given by Mrs. Launcelot
Minor and Mrs. Ira J. Mack in
honor of their daughter and son,
Miss Willie Overton Minor and
Charles Minor, two popular
members of the senior class of
the high school.
The ballroom was tastfully
decorated in the class colors of
green and white, which was
a very pretty arrangement. The
entire guest company was a
handsomely gowned one, and j
can easily be numbered among
the most enjoyable events of
many seasons. Punch was j
served all during the evening.
Those present were:
Misses Lucy Sprigg, Mary
Frances Havs, Elizabeth Snrigg,
Frances Bailey, Jessie Littleton, j
Lucy Bailey, Thaddese Kinman, j
Emma Beard, Ida Parish, Bessie
Watson, Franchelle Hooker, Lu
tie Mae Stephens, Mildred Ream
ey, Mary Madeline Hocking, An
toinette Bond, Bertha Hirsch,
Elise Hirsch, Hortense Hite, Es
telle Hite, Corinne Mosby, Aline
Mosby, Eva Paul, Julia Young- j
er, Leah Jones, Ellen Jones, I
Carrie Harris, Mary F. Bains, !
Myrtle Brazeale, Esther Harrell, j
Maude Littleton.
Messrs. Watson Bennett, Cur
tis Allen, Ed Sprigg, Phillip
Lockard, Anschutz Lockard, Ad
am Lockard, Ed Doherty, Albert j
Bevans, Charles Sprigg, Harry |
Lynn, Ellwood Neal, Jan Young, !
Gene Hirsch, Garland Hurt, Wi-1
ley McMinn, Neill Phillips, Tom
Harder, Lawrence Bailey, Clay .
Childers, Claude Tinsley, Walter
Fife, Carl Hirsch, Elmer Patton,1
Walker Stallings, L. McDoug
ald, Walter Stallings, Allen Mar
tin, Bill Childers, Alcorn Fer
guson, Harry Littleton, Joe
Bevens, Alcorn and Launcelot
Minor. I
Mesdames Herschel Cast, J.
B. Avera, W. A. Billingsley, 0.
D. Watson, George K. Stephens,
W. A. Smith, G. A. Lockard,
Carrie Daugherty, Sprigg Fou-.
cVipo A D Rnilev and Rev.
and Mrs. L. W. Heaton.
Messrs, and Mesdames B B.
Bond, Ed Claxton, Roy Hinkle,
S. R. Phillips, Fred Jones, Allie
Huddleston, Charles G. Henry,
George R. Hays, H. 0. Walker,
W. T. Parish, Ben White, E. B.
Wilmans, R. D. Wilmans, 0 S.
Jacobs, Allie Huddleston, John
W. Stayton and Dr. and Mrs. C.
E. Carroll. 4
Blue Bird Reception.
Beautifully planned and per
fectly carried out in every de
tail was the unique Blue Bird Re
ception and musical given on
Friday by Mrs. C. E. Crook,
complimentary to her house
guests, Mrs. Champ Simpson of
Tampa, Florida, and Mrs. He
ber Johnston of Memphis, Ten
nessee.
Blue birds, the harbingers of
good luck and happiness, were
everywhere visible. They flut
tered among the apple blossoms,
over a nest of sky blue eggs on
the front porch. They hung sus
pended from the electroliers and
, 'ceiling within. Hand painted
they appeared on the dainty pro
gram of music and once more
5' they took shape and color in the
. ices and mints.
_ i in the dining room, over a cen
bunched blue and white hya
cinths and ferns. On the side
ter-piece of Cluny lace, were
board also were the same beau
tiful flowers. The reception hall
was fragrant with apple blos
soms, the stairway being wound
from top to bottom in the blos
soms and ivy.
Mrs. Cora McHugh and Mrs.
Ed McElwee assisted in receiv
ing the guests. Mirs. Avera as
sisted by Misses Kate Price, An
nie L. Lindsey. Antoinette Bond
and Mildred Reamey served in
the dining room.
The following program was a
delight to all present. At the
close of which Mrs Simpson sang
several songs in her delightful
way.
Program.
Song—“The Time To Smile"—
Mrs. Simpson.
Piano Solo—Selected —Mrs.
Van Dyke.
Pianologue — “Nothing But
Love"—Mrs. Crook.
Whistling Solo—“Pink Lady"
—Mrs. Simpson.
‘VT/i/.+ iiv-no _ Mrs
Reamey
An afternoon of rare beauty,
long to be remembered. The
hostess pinned a tiny blue bird
on each departing gust.
Mrs. Crook received her
guests in a cream silk gown over
which was draped black Chan
tilly lace.
Mrs. Simpson was beautifully
gowmed in white chiffon over
blue and wore blue forget-me
nots.
Mrs. Johnston was becomingly
dressed in blue crepe-de chine.
Those present, besides the
honored guests were Mesdames
John W. Wallace, John W. Stay
ton, Jr., 0. D. Watson, Walter
Martin, Andrew Bullard, E V.
Yager, Charles G. Henry, T. J.
Gregg, B. B. Bond, Clyde Wood,
W. A. Billingsley, S. R. Phillips,
George R. Hays, H. G. Drum
mond, W. E. Bevens, T J. Wat
son, Fred R. Suits, Maude Ream
ey, J. B. Avera.
Two New Companies.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 18.— The
State Insurance Commissioner
has licensed the following com
panies to do business in the
state:
London & Lancashire Guaran
tee and Accident Co., of Canada,
G. L. Meyers & Co., of Memphis,
state agents.
oianuaru l/uc iijsui«ih.c va;.,
of Atlanta, Georgia. Edward H.
Carey of Little Rock, state a
gent.
Check Forger At Jonesboro.
Jonesboro, April 17.—A stran
ger has been at work here with
a bunch of bogus checks and has
mulcted local merchants out of
a little pile of coin. He used a
rubber stamp, supposed to be of
!the Carson Carbonating Compa
ny, and signed M. R. Carson’s
name to the worthless checks
These checks the stranger cash
ed after buying small quantities
of merchandise and made a gooc
get-away.
Cook Drainage District.
Judge C. B. Coe was here Sat
urday to sit as county court ii
the matter of establishing th<
Cook Slough Drainage District
in Glass township.
The district, if created, wil
embrace a large body of ver;
rich and fertile land and th
1 drainage of same will add greal
ly to the wealth of the county, a
| well as to the land owners will
in the district.
I : ' '
Compiling Bank Statements.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 18. —The
State Bank Department is com
piling the reports of the Little
Rock banks, including eight
state banks and four trust com
panies, as well as the reports for
the whole state. The total re
sources of the twelve institutions
in Little! Rock are $10,475,945.92
which includes $1,925,030.74 in
cash and due from approved re
serve banks, and $233,242.34 due
from non-reserve banks.
The aggregate capital stock is
j$1,713,410, the surplus is $609,
1378.89, and the undivided profits
$479,131.80, making a total of
capital, surplus and undivided
profits of $2,801,920.69. I
The aggregate deposits are $7,-,
409,396.82.
Births Nearly Double Deaths,
i Special to Indepednent.
| Little Rock, April 18.—From
[reports received in the bureau of
i vital statistics ui uie uuaiu ua
I Health, there were 2,927 births
in the state during the month of
March, and 1,671 deaths, com
pared with 2,507 births and 1,
572 deaths in February. All the
counties are represented, but
some of them are incomplete, as
shown by the fact that Chicot
reports only one death and one
birth, Desha only one birth and
five deaths, and Stone fourteen
births and one death.
•
Fresh Car of Bananas.
J. B. Heard, the banana man,
has a fresh car of ripebanan
> as and if you want real nice,
ripe bananas, see him on the
Iron Mountain tracks, opposite
Wolff-Goldman’s, where he has
his car. dtf.
Pardons Lon Eudy.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 18.— Gov.
Hays has pardoned Lonnie Eudy
of Union county, convicted in
September, 1913, of aggravated
assault, and fined $50 and costs
and 15 days in jail. He has
paid the costs of about $200.
The governor has relieved W.
C. Harman, J. Connelly, W. C.
Herman, L. Asbahr and Andy
Mace from liability on a de
fault judgment for $500, as
bondsmen for one Vince West,
in Garland county. Default was
taken November 4, 1913. Con
nely is a son of Mrs. Esterly
Connely, who owns a little truck
farm near Hot Springs. She has
only a life estate in the property
and is preparing to borrow mon
ey to save the place from fore
closure, and so long as the judg
ment held against her son, she
could not do so. For this reason,
the liability on the judgment is
relieved.
Exhaust Free C-lover Seed.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 18.—Com
missioner Page announces that
the 700 packages of sweet clov
er seed which had ben furnished
him by a Kentucky seed house,
have been exhausted. The or
ders were filled as received, but
there were not enough to go a?
round. —-—_
For Sale.
One 40-hp. stationery engine,
one 50-hp. boiler, one double
saw-rig, one swing cut-off saw
frame, one overhead log turner,
one gang edger. Will sell cheap
and make terms. Muirhead
Shingle Co., Weldon, Ark.
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