■ million
■ ESTIMATED cost
lee Needed In St' Francis
■rid To Withstand 48
Feet of Water.
Ion, Ark.. May 13.— Re
■ndation that the present
■)f the St. Francis levee
Bin Memphis should be a
■d and all books and docu
•’ij there be moved back to
B>. Ark.; estimates that the
.■ost of the work necessary
■ the Mississippi river lev
lithe district in shape to
■and a 48-foot stage on the
■bis gauge would be $4,
■7. recommendations that
■oposed 40-foot banquette]
■ the levee in the district, j
■st of which is included in j
■bove total, be built and |
. _'.l-j _j.l
5u,UUU UK uppiupiiaucu a I
or immediate necessary
3, and the election of of
were the important hap
fs at the twentieth annual
ig of the St. Francis Lev
ird here today. Final ac
n the recommendations
xpected at once. All re
endations were scheduled j
officially approved by the j
f th'e board late today,
cers chosen were: O. N. i
gh, of Forrest City, pres
re-elected; Eugene Wil
, of Forrest City, secretary
irer, to succeed H. A. Mor-,
of Earle; D. G. Coving
f Memphis, chief engineer,
ted; H. F. Roleson, of For
City, attorney to succeed
Turner, of Jonesboro,
isident Killough presided.
he six new directors ap-1
ed by Governor Robinson j
sworn in. Nineteen mem
of the board were present.
Ready for Delivery July 1.
Hial to Independent. \
He Rock, May 13.—The Acts \
He General Assembly of 1913 \
Hbe ready for delivery about
II1, according to Earle W.
Hres. secretary of state who
■the publication of the books
Bs care. The book will this
■ contain about 1200 pages.
■ session the Acts were
■ted in two volumes with a
B of about 2000 pages. The
■ R. bill of the 1911 legisla
B took up about 100 pages I
Bie Acts of that session.
loving Pictures
I the Opera House
I 18 Reels Per Week.
P COW BOY AND THE
I BABY
I (Comedy—PATHE.)
IpTAIN BARNACLE, RE
I FORMER.
e captain reforms a heartless
her and grasping old grouch,
storm and a shipwreck helped
! Captain to do it—an excel
t drama.
(VITAGRAPH.)
A SAW MILL HAZARD
owing a man attempting to j
urder his stepson by placing i
m the log carriage. A
od feature reel, portraying
peeHolister and Earl Fox.
-Sic 'by the orchestra.
^MISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
Race Narrows For Federal
Plums.
Special to Independent,
j Little Rock. May 13.—The
race for the Federal plums is
narrowing materially and the
elimination of applicants is be
coming rapid. It is practically'
certain that A. .J. Walls of .Jeb.
campaign manager for Joe T.
Robinson, is to land the United
States marshalship for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.
Judge Walls is now chairman of
the State Democratic Centra)
Committee. He was formerly
county judge of Lonoke county.!
Chester W. Taylor, son of
Congressman S. W. Taylor, and 1
his private secretary, formerly
deputy Secretary of State and ;
deputy Treasurer, looms up big :
for the place as Internal Reve
nue Collector. J. S. Barkman, i
now deputy in this office, has I
strong indorsements for the i
place, and is confident he will
get the appointment.
102d Volume of Reports Out.
Special to Independent.
Little Roc-k. May 14.—'The
102d valume of the Arkansas
Supreme Court has just come
from the press. It covers the
work of the court for the months
of January, February and
March, 1912. The three suc
ceeding volumes are in press,
but it will be some time before
they are ready for distribution. ;
These will bring the work al- i
most down to date.
The hundred and second vol
ume is being distributed, but the
statement is made that there
are a number of lawyers in the ;
state who are in arrears for pre- !
ceding volumes, and unless they i
pay these overdue amounts,; 1
they will find it difficult to get <
the latest volume.
t
To Prosecute the Fakirs.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 14.—The
laws governing the practice of
medicine in Arkansas are very
strict about advertising “special
ability to heal,” and three prac-1
ticingphysicians of the state are
being tried today before the
state board for violating the law •
in that respect. There is also
one being tried for chronic ine
briety. If the Board finds that
they have violated the law in
the respect named, their licenses
will be revonea. ine .>iaiuie
provides that boards may refuse
to grant or may revoke a license '
for the following among other
reasons:
Cronic and persistent inebrie
ty.
Publicly advertising special
ability to treat or cure chronic
and incurable diseases.
Baptist Revival.
The revival at the Baptist
church under the leadership of
Rev. Giles C. Taylor of Bates
ville, grows in interest and pow
er. The attendance at both day
and night services is increasing,
and the revival spirit is mani
fest. The church people are be
ginning to wake up, and the un
saved are showing interest in
their own condition. A sun
shine choir” has been organized
and the children sing with a zest
that is refreshing. The preach
ing is plain and pungent.
Services daily at 3 and 7:30
Pitch in and show yourself a ,
Christian as well as a church
member.
WILLIAMS RESIGNS
NO ACCEPTANCE
l ruler The Circumstances Mr, -
Governor Futrell In Reply to
Levee District Official.
Special *o Independent.
Little Rock, May 14.—An in
teresting and somewhat unique
situation ha- arisen in the St.
Francis Levee District manage
ment. Tuesday Governor Fut
rell received the following tele-,
gram irom Eugene Wiliams of i
Forrest City:
"Please accept my resignation
as a member of the St. FTancis
Levee Board, effective todav.”
The governor immediately wir
ed the reply, “your resignation
under the circumstances will i
not be accepted.”
And upon the phrase, “under 1
the circumstances,” hinges the
interesting feature of the sto
ry. Under act of the last legis
ature. a; member of the Board j
;annot act as treasurer. Mr.
Williams has been treasurer for.
fears, and was a candidate for ,
re-election. Hence the resigna-;
fon. In explaining his reason I
for not accepting it, Governor j
Futrell sniH •
“Mr. Williams should have re- j
dgned in time for me to appoint j
lis successor so that he could I
lave served at the present ses- j
don of the Board now meeting ;
it Marion. No appointee of mine ■
:ould have participated in the !
proceedings of this meeting.”
Veterans Who Will Attend.
The Chattanooga Reunion is
nteresting the veterans of Tom
Hindman Camp more than any
pf the recent annual pilgrimages
pecause about this city lay many
pf the historic battlefields, in
which the Western division of
:he army participated and most
pf the members of Tom Hind
nan Camp took part in the nu
nerous battles that occurred
ibout Lookout Mountain and j
Missionary Ridge.
The members of the local j
•amp have not yet decided whe-!
her they will accompany the !
Batesville Camp over the Iron
Mountain or leave here on the :
Rock Island the afternoon of j
Monday, May 26.
i i » i <
jxmfce wiju cumexiipjiue «u
:ending are L. Minor, John R.
Loftin, W. E. Bevens, I. H. Dy
ir, H. C. Nuckolls, Frank Cald-1
veil, J. W. Howard of Johns-;
own, BobAdams of Oil Trough, i
John Chaffee of Strawberry and
Drobably Capt. T. D. Kinman !
ind W. C. McDougald. *
—
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our
thanks and appreciation to many j
friends for acts of kindness and >
sympathy during the sickness, j
:leath and funeral of the late ;
t
Ben Soleman.
3, A. Soleman and other relatives i
j
.
For Sale.
Steamer Columbia and Barge.,
Both newly overhauled and in j
perfect repair. Passed govern-!
ment inspection and ready for
immediate use. Now at Com
ing, Arkansas. Must be sold
at once—a bargain for cash.
Western Tie and Timber Co.,
37b7t. St. Louis, Mo.
For Sale.
Several thousand bushels of
corn and l^rge quantity of timo
thy and alfalfa hay at Kinman
farm. For information inquire
at T. D. Kinman’s or Arkansas
Bank & Trust Co. 32btf
Board Examines Medical Glass.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. May 14.— For the
state, undergraduate- of medi
cal schools are being given a
first time in the history of the
preliminary examination by the
State Board, which is holding
its regular semi-annual exami
nations at the state capitol. It
is one of the largest classes ever
examined, there being seventy
nine taking the finals, including
one woman and eleven negroes,
and .'14 under-graduates.
The examination of the un
der graduates is being conduct
ed under a new regulation of the
Board, providing that they may
be examined on certain element
ary and primary branches, on
which they will be granted a
certificate for which they will be
given credit in the final examin
ation two years later. They are
not granted any other privileges
under this examination, so that
its only purpose is to make the
final examination less burden
some and to test the pupils while
the subjects are still fresh in
their minds.
The Board consists of George
S. Brown. Gonwav. President. F
T. Murphy, Brinkley, Secretary.
M. Fink of Helena, F. T. Isbell of !
Horatio, J. C. Wallis of Arkadel- 1
phia, W. S. Stewart of Pine Bluff
and F. B. Young of Springdale.
Funeral of Mrs. Nickens.
The funeral of Mrs. J. M.
Nickens was held at the family
home on Newport avenue this
afternoon at 2:30, conducted by
Rev. B. L. Wilford of the Metho
dist church. Mrs. Nickens had
been in bad health all winter and
two weeks ago went to Bates
ville to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Nollie Kinman, and while there
grew worse from a complica
tion of diseases, passing away at
8 o’clock Tuesday morning.
She is survived by her hus
band and four sons, Ed Daven
port, Joe, Cecil, Claude and
Charlie Nickens, also two
daughters, Mrs. Nollie Kinman
and little Lula Nickens of this
city. The sympathy of our peo
ple go out to the distressed ones
in this home.
Chickens, eggs and fresh
country butter at Bowen’s Cash
Store. 33d6t
_- .—f=ir, r . rr=>n Of,
$4,000 FAILS
TO ATTRACT
Dr. .1. < . Hard\ to Head of Agri
cultural Department of
State l niversity.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 14.—A sala
ry of 4.000 a year failed to se
cure the services of Dr. .1. ('.
Hardy, who was elected at the
recent meeting of the Board of i
Trustees as Dean of the Agri
cultural College of {lie Lniver- j
sity of Arkansas. He was for
merly president of the A. & M. |
College of Mississippi, and has I
been for some time president of
Baylor Lniversitv at Belton.
Texas. He has the reputation 1
of being one of the foremost ed-1
ucators of the South, and the
people of Arkansas had been
congratulating themselves upon
securing his services. The im
portunities of the Baylor facul
ty and student body and Board,
however, were so strong that he
was tinallv induced to decline.
* *
Still no definite statement has
been recovered from Dr. J. H. |
Kirkland, of Nashville, who was
elected president of the Univer
sity of Arkansas, and it is fear
ed that his continued silence is
ominous of a possible declina
tion.
Ask Commutation of Sentence.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 14.—Repre
sentatives L. E. Sawyer and
Harry Westcott, of Garland
county, appearing not as counsel
but as interested citizens, pre
sented an application to Gov.
Futrell Tuesday afternoon for
the commutation to life impris
onment of the death sentence of
Clarence Schumann, who is un
der sentence to hang at Hot
Springs, May 23 for the murder
of his wife.
They argued that Schumann
really loved and was deeply de
voted to his wife, but that he
was not rational at the time he
fired the fatal shots that killed ,•
her. Gov. Futrell heard the ap
plication, but gave no reply to |
the petitioners. Other hearings
may be had before he announces i
his decision. The state was not j
represented at the hearing •
Tuesday. ____
n=n R=fi n=T IPr, IPTUF r, IPnJE:nJcTLfi3lJEIU2ILfi:
Dinner I nr Senior ( lass.
Miss Kowena Campbell enter
tained with an elaborate dinner
Tuesday eve ninjf in honor of the
Senior class of the Newport
llijrh School of which Miss
Campbell is a popular member.
Covers were laid for nine
truests and the exquisite table
decorations were in beautiful
white and red roses. The table
sett injrs, were unusually artistic
and in every feature the white
and red color mot iff was carried
out.
In the center of the tattle was
a basket in tin* desijrn of a bijr
red rose, tin* lonjr stem bearinjr
a red tulle bow. and in the bowl
were beautiful white bride’s
roses. On the table were can
dlesticks with red shades and
around life Cluney center piece
was a border of tiny red roses.
I'he place cards were little white
baskets tied with red ribbon.
A delicious dinner in six elab
orate courses was served and in
this also was the color feature
carried out, for in the ices and
mints the red and white were
seen.
I tie entire lower Moor of the
Campbell home was beautifully
decorated with red and white
flowers, bowls and vases filling
every available space. Mrs. W.
VV. Campbell and Mrs. Lon L.
Campbell received the, guests
and assisted the young hostess
in every way to make pleasant
Ihe evening which was very in
teresting and enjoyable to all.
Those seated at the table were
Mr. Ernest McKenzie and Mrs.
Gibson, Misses Clara White,
Eva Paul, Fay Smith, Lela Beat
tie and Rowena Campbell;
Messrs. Fred Inman and Robert
Harris.
Dry Summer Wood
at Fee-Crayton’s delivered.
Sawed from cull lumber. Phone
294, or see Hopper or Fisher.
Leave orders with P. S. White.
18dtf.
Song Hits At Barker’s.
“I Want One Like Pa Had
Yesterday.”
“Sunshine and Roses.”
“Oh, You Cutie, You Ever
Lovin’ Child.”
36btf.At BARKER’S,
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' anJaneruaj v^sudivd vdi Vcdiih=u iic=uucj ud u=y LcaiwiKiiouc=i
Man Who Wants Big |
Clothes Values 1
Will Find Full Measure Here g|
The best models of the season clev- g|
erly tailored into garments exclusive in jjjU
style, perfect in fit and way beyond the g 1
usual in quality, all priced much less Q||
than you usually pay for ordinary far
meats are here in abundance. Bjj
$15.00 to $30.00 I j
We ve Got the Goods. Come and See S
BergeR S I
"STAN CLOTHING HOUSCZ |cj \