NEWPORT, ARKANSAS II LSI) A Y, APRIL 21. 1914. NUMBER 18.
* VERA CRUZ TO
* BE BLOCKADED
Reported From Mexico City
That U. S. Troops Have En
’ tered Mexico.
Special to Independent by Unit
ed Press.
Washington, D. C., April 21.—
1^ (3 p. m.)—Vera Cruz is to be
blockaded by Admiral Badger’s
fleet. Secretary Bryan will no
tify representatives of the pow
. ers this afternoon. Then Ad
^ miral Fletcher, in command at
Vera Cruz, will initiate a block
ade as soon as time limit ex
pires, probably 24 hours.
It is not the intention of the
, government to land marines at
Vera Cruz, but will seize custom
A house there until time limit ex
pires, unless arrival of shipment
of arms from Germany precipi
< tates action. As soon as Block
ade is established Vera Crz is
U to be occupied, then the admin
istration will halt to see wheth
er this will brin^ Huerta to
terns. If not, army division
now at Texas Citv will be rush
ed to Vera Cruz and the marines
at that place will be landed .
The above information of the
j. proposed plan of action came t:
^-^He United Press from high of
ficials close to President Wilson.
It is said that if Huerta forces
the United States to use marines
at Vera Cruz, Mexico City will
-,also be occupied and held pend
C/ ing restoration of order gener
. ally.
The question of dealing with
the Constitutionalists, or rebel
forces, will be considered after
"*the trouble with the federals is
settled. Passage of comprom
^ ise resolution justifying Presi
dent’s use of army and navy ex
pected late this afternoon or to
. night.
TROOPS TO ENTER MEXICO.
Mexico City, April 21. — A
^ merican troops have entered
l Mexico at Vera Cruz. The
* above was received in code from
Mexico City, despite censorship.
*WOULD ELIMINATE HUER
TA
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee agreed # midnight
^ to report the resolution with
the preamble amended to read:
“In view of the situation pre
sented by the president of the
United States in his address de
livered to the congress in joint
\ session, the twentieth day of
April, 1914, in regard to cer
tain affronts and indignities
committed against the United
W States in Mexico, be it,
“Resolved, that the president
is justified in employing the ar
med forces of the United States
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to enforce his demands for un
equivocal amends for affronts,
and indignities committed a
;gainst the United States; be it
:further
j “Resolved, that the United
! States disclaim any hostility to
the Mexican people or any pur
pose to make war on them.”
AVOID PERSONAL ISSUE.
The purpose of the new reso
lution, it was said, was to avoid
the appearance of a personal is
sue between the United States
and General Huerta asked also
to avoid any misinterpretation
of the attitude of this govern
ment toward the Mexican people
las a whole.
■ Administration senators had
consented to the changes after
Senator Shively’s conference
with the vice president Secre
tary Garrison, Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson and Secretary Tu
multy.
When the senate convened
at 12:10 o’clock for the regular
Tuesday session the calendar
Iwas passed over quickly and
Senator Shively presented the
new resolution as a substitute
for the measure passed by the
house. Senator Lippitt of
Rhode Island immediately ob
jected. Senator Lodge urged
that the objection be withdrawn
and the Rhode Island senator fi
nally consented, reserving the
right to object later.
SOLDIERS READY TO GO.
Galveston, Tex.. April 20.—
Five thousand men, who army
officers say, would be the first to
be dispatched should the United
States army be ordered into
Mexico, were ready here tonight
to embark in less than half a
dozen hours. They are the Fifth
brigade of the Second division,
hurriedly'recalled from Houston
early today by orders from
Washington. While the Fifth
brigade, or practically half the
division, was returned to Gal
veston by train, four army
transports waiting here were
being provisioned for thirty
days subsistence.
The other units of the divis
ion will arrive overland from
Houston probably Thursday.
They had gone there from the
Texas city camp to participate
tomorrow m the San Jacmtc
celebration anniversary of the
battle which decided Texas’
fight for independence from
Mexico.
WOULD SEIZE FOUR TOWNS
Washington, April 20.—Gov
ernor Colquitt of Texas today
sent to Representative Garner,
who immediately submitted it to
the president, a telegram de
claring if it is the purpose of
President Wilson to invade Mex
jico, it is imperative that the
towns of Matamoras, New La
redo, Cindad Portfirio Diaz and
Juarez be seized immediately.
Governor Colquitt explained
5 that there are on the Mexican
border 25,000 to 30,000 Mexican
refugees who threaten to be
come a menace to the United
States and that the taking of
these towns would Afford the
only protection from them.
Odd Fellows At Tuckerman.
The Jackson County Odd Fel
lows Association met at Tuck
erman today and was attended
by a large delegation from New
port, including Judge Stuckey,
[ Judge J. W. Meeks, J. E. Doher
ty, Grover Gates, L. B. Harris,
\ John Camp, W. A. Mink, and
Grack Smith, all of whim went
. |up on No. 24 this morning.
CITIZENS CONTRACT
FOR WHITE WAY
For Business Section of City—
Committee Named to Secure
Signatures of Business
Men.
A great “White Way” for
Newport’s business section was
proposed to the city council
Monday evening when Mayor
Hubly outlined the offer made
by the Co-operative Electric
Light Company. The matter
was taken up during the regu
lar session of the council, a num
ber of business men being pres
ent and taking part in the dis
cussion.
The liberality of the public
service corporation making the
proposal was commended by all,
who felt that the price named
within easy reach }and should
be accepted at once. Upon mo
tion of Joseph M. Stayton, a
committee of three was named,
consisting of Mayor A. T. Hubly,
Alderman C. R. Pate and R. B.
nooKer to interview the busi
ness and professional men and
property owners to secure their
contracts for “white way” ser
vice, this committee to report
Next Monday night.
Another step was also taken
m the Walnut Stdeet Improve
ment district matter, the coun
cil by resolution, unanimously a
dopted, agreeing to pay for the
paving of all street intersections
+1-.0 district. The peti
tion of the district’s property
owners, asking the formation of
the district, was also introduc
ed and notice given that on
Monday, May 4, the council
would determine whether or
not the above petition contain
ed a majority in value of the
owners of real property in said
district. This is merely a le
gal formality, the district must
pass through to be legally con
structed.
Three new ordinances were
introduced, two of which were
put through for final reading
and adopted. One of these fixes
the license for shooting galler
les and the other levies an as
sessment of benefits on all real
propedty located within the
Bridge Improvement District.
The third ordinance fell by
the way for the time being, to
be taken up at the next meeting.
This ordinance fixes the speed
limit for automobiles, varying
for various sections of the city
and running as low as 6 miles an
hour in rounding corners. The
ordinance conforms to the state
law upon this subject.
Mayor Hubly also read a com
munication from the business
men of St. Louis, who are to
visit Newport May 13, and urg
ed all our business and profes
sional men to be at the depot
and welcome the city’s visitors.
Second Quarterly Conference.
The second quarterly confer
ence for the current year will
be held tomorrow night at the
Methodist church. Rev. R. C.
Morehead, presiding elder of the
district, will hold a short ser
vice, after which the business
meeting will be held. All the of
ficials of the church are urged
I to attend. All members of the
church should be present. Ev
eryone has a most cordial invi
tation to attend this conference,
B. L. Wilford, Pastor.
Negro Escape Captured.
Little Rock, April 20. —How
ard Rogers, a negro, who it is
'said, recently escaped from the
county farm at Newport, w'as
arrested late Saturday after
noon by Sergeant, of Police John
! Bell Duckworth and lodged in
the city jail to await the arrival
of officers from Newport to take
jhim back to Newport to com
plete his term. Rogers is a des
ident of Argenta, his home be
ing at Ninth and Vine streets,
and word was received at Ar
genta for the police to keep a
lookout for the negro, and it
was thought that he would go
to his home first.
Looking For Oil and Gas.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Apdil 21.—Com
missioner Page announced that
a corps of New York and Chica
go geologists have been for sev
eral weeks making a thorough
investigation of the oil and gas :
prospects of the state. They
have already inspected Ashley,
Bradley, Union, Calhoun and
•• i • •« in
cmicui counties, anu win soon
visit Conway, Searcy, White and
other counties. Mr. Page says
they will make an investigation
of any place where information
is furnished him showing a
reasonable prospect for either
oil or gas. They porpose to in
vestigate every hole that has
been sunk for oil or gas and
compile a history of them.
Before they have finished
they will sink test wells wher
ever it seems to be justified, and
intend to spend half a million
| dollars in determining where
either may be developed in com
mercial quantities.
Mrs, Rose Cavanass Eldredge.
The remains of Mrs. F. K. El- I
dredge, who died at her home
at New Bedford, Mass., last Fri
day from a shqrt illness of
pneumonia, was brought to this
city Monday afternoon on No. 3
for burial at Walnut Gdove cem
etery. The body was carried to
Drummond’s undertaking rooms
and from there was carried to
Walnut Grove, where a short
service was read by Rev. Mr.
Wilford of the Methodist
church.
Ainio r» nn*•
followed the remains to the
grave, as a token of love to her,
whom they had known and loved
in former years.
Mrs. Eldredge was for years a
much loved woman of Newport,
being one of our city’s earliest
settlers. She was known and
loved by all for her beautiful
Christian character and charit
able spirit. Several years ago
she married Mr. F. K. Eldredge,
and has been living in Massa
chusetts for several years. At
jthe request of his wife, Mr. El
i dredge brought her to Newport
to be buried among her old
i friends and at her old home.
Those who acted as pall bear
ers were, R. C. Harder, John W.
Wallace, Ben Chastain, Wv C.
McDougal, S. R. Phillips, and
George L. Robinson.
Fresh Car of Bananas.
J. B. Heard, the banana man,
has a fresh car of ripe banan
as and if you want real nice,
I ripe bananas, see him on the
Iron Mountain tracks, opposite
Wolff-Goldman’s, where he has
his car. dtf
Don’t Spoil your clothes. Us«
Red Cross Ball Blue and keei
them white as snow. All grocer*
5 cents a oackae-e.
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Eiseman-Wolff Wedding.
, The Columbian Club was the
scene of a pretty wedding Mon
j day evening, when Miss Helen
Eiseman became the bride of
Mr. Ralph Wolff, the ceremony
being performed at 6:30 o’clock
by Rabbi Sale and followed by a
reception. Miss Alice Eisemann
served as maid of honor for the
bride and Miss Emma Wolff- was
bridesmaid.
Mr. Norman Wolff was best
man ,and the groomsmen and
ushers were Messrs. David Eise- j
man, Jr.. Richard Eiseman,
Leonard Hirsch, Mark Stern
berg, Sidney Salkey, Sidney
Hect, Henry Rice and Henry Ot
tenheimer of Cincinnati.
The decorations at the club
were cardied out in pink and
white. Miss Eiseman wore a
lovely bridal robe of white duch
ess satin, with trimminngs of
superb lace.
Among the out of town guests
at the wedding were Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Drey of New Ro
chelle, New York.—St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The marriage of Mr. Ralph
Wolff, a former Newport young
man, to one of St. Louis’ charm
ing young ladies, lis received
with much interest here, where
the groom and his family are
held in much love and esteem,
and follow them with best wish
es. Our Mr. Norman Wolff was
present at his brother’s wedding
in which he served as best man.
Do It Electrically.
See Sam Denty about the Vac
um Cleaner before doing your
spring cleaning. Telephone 117.
New Paper In June.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 21.— The
Development Publishing Com
pany, organized over a year ago,
to publish a reform newspaper,
has agreed to begin the publi
cation of the Arkansas Progress,
the first week in June. It will
be independent in politics, non
sectarian, the organ of nobody
and no interest, but a weekly
paper devoted to the interests of
good government. David A.
Gates of the State Tax Com
mission, is president of the
company and George Thorn
burg is secretary-treasurer. J.
R. Taylor, the veteran Para
gould journalist, has been se
cured as managing editor.^
County Officials Respond.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 21.—Coun
ty judges, county assessors and
members of the boards of equal
ization are responding enthusi
astically to the invitation of
the State Tax Commissioners to
meet them at various centers in
the state for cenferences on
the question of uniform assess
ments. The first conference will
be held in Fordyce April 29, and
the last in Little Rock May 30.
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Ed Spear Trial Set.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 21. —Tlie
case of Ed Spear, recently in
| dieted in the U. S. District court
on a charge of using the mailft
to defraud in connection with
the celebrated swindling cases
in Hot Springs, last year, has
been set by Judge Trieber for
trial October 26. The accused
is on $5,000 bond.
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