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■£?* Candidates for
I ^ Secretary of State.
|<,Ri5et-Politica,
JKd next March, are being
mia-d the lift ofeandi-i
-JT. wi|l no doubt be large. It
iBirted that J.C. Clary, now
Labor Statis-:
K will be an opponent to Eai Ie
■l Hodges, Secretary of State,
■L expected to make the race
K, third term. L. S. Dunaway
■ eroded also to enter this
lEee. J- C. Clary made a cl°Se
^Cce for this office against 0. C.
Pdwig several years ago.
VNow that the salary of the
Bate Land Commissioner has
Been raised by adding to that de
partment the State Highway
Bommission, this office becomes
attempting political plum. Rue
Pen G. Dye, who has served two
Perms as' State Land Commis
jPjoner, is certain to ask for re
felection. He was twice elected j
Pfithout an oppenent, but he will J
one at least in the next
I A. V. Smith, member of the j
islature from Bradley county, j
iv acting as private secretary
Gov. J. M- Futrell, and who
s elected secretary of the
ite Highway Commission but
dined to serve, will probably j
a candidate for the position.
. Smith was the author of the1
creating the State Highway
nmission and the proper en
cement of this law is the one
>by of his life. He will make
i race in the interest of the
islative act which he created.
. Smith has made a study of
ds in practically every coun
of the world, he having vis
1 all except those of South
lerica. He was at one time a
'eminent attorney in the Phil
ines.
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For Sale.
Several thousand bushels of
a and large quantity of timo
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THE SPAHI’S FIANCEE
(C. G. P. C.)
SUE SIMPKINS’ AMBITION.
Featuring “Leah Baird” and
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THE CUB REPORTER’STEMP
TATION.
maturing “Earl Fox” and beau
; trful “Alice Joyce.”
(KALEM.)
Muaic by the Orchestra.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
frjjfey night “THE REDDEST
80SE”—a beautiful Fairy Play
M an extra feature.
THE REDDEST ROSE
Presented by a score or more of
Newport’s most attractive chil
®en, for the benefit of the Re
e Society at the opera house
June 6.
Injuries Fatal to Judge Rowe.
Fort Smith, June 2.—Judge
Styles T. Rowe, former circuit
judge of Sebastian county, late
candidate for attorney general
a member of the law firm of
Rowe, Little & Rowe and one of
the leading attorneys of the
state, died at 9:55 o’clock to
night at his home here from in
juries he is said to have sustain
ed in a fist fight with Alonzo E.
Willet, a carpenter.
According to Chief of Police
Martine Theurer, a telephone
message was received at police
headquarters this afternoon
asking that an officer be sent to
the home of Willet. An officer
was sent. En route he met
Rowe, and later Willet. Willet
told the officer that Rowe had
called at his home and had in
sulted Mrs. Willet. Willet said
he was on his way to the police
station to sign a warrant for
Rowe’s arrest- The officer re
turned to the station and Willet
overtook Judge Rowe. A fight
followed in which Judge Rowe
was knocked down. His head
struck on the cement curbing.
He was taken to a hospital,
where he died. Willet was im
mediately placed under arrest by
the police and was in jail in de
fault of bond at the time Judge
Rowe died. Friends were at the
jail making bond for Willet when
word was received that Judge
Rowe had died. Willet was im
mediately taken to the county
jail, where he is held without
bond.
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Cross Country Drive On Wager.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 3.—Law
rence W. Long of the Lawrence
W. Long Milling Company, has
returned to Little Rock after a
thirty days drive during which
time he visited a number of
towns in South Arkansas, and
as far in Louisiana as Alexan
dria and Shreveport. He drove a
team of milk white Arabian
horses the entire route, which
was a little over 1,000 miles in
length in 22 driving days.
He was forced to ship his out
fit thirty miles to get through
the high water district. Mr.
Long made the drive on a wager
that he could go the distance in
thirty days and return with his
horses at a weight equal to that
at the start. The horses gained
weight on the drive, and were in
a better condition on the return
than on the start.
Must Carry Each District.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 3—In re
sponse to an inquiry as to wheth
er three school districts, wishing
to consolidate, could hold an
election in the three districts
and declare the question carried
if the majority votes were cast
in its favor, Attorney General
Moose Monday afternoon ren
dered an opinion declaring that
it would take a majority of all
legal voters in each district be
fore the question of consolida
tion could be legally carried.
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Notice to Teachers.
Notice is hereby given that
i there will be a public examina
tion of teachers at Newport,
j Ark., the 19th and 20th days of
| June, 1913 to ascertain the Pro
fessional Qualifications of all
! Public Schools of Jackson coun
ty.
W. M. Shaver,
Superintendent of Schools of
Jackson County, Ark.
June 2nd 1913.
MILITIA COMPANY j
ON LONG MARCH
Captain Clyde Clark Will Head !
Jonesboro Company On
Long Tramp.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 3.—The
longest march ever taken by a 1
company of the Arkansas mili
tia will commence next week
when the Jonesboro company,
with forty men enlisted, will
start for St- Louis. It is expect
ed that about three weeks will
be required to make the march,
as the soldiers will take their
time, marching only about fif
teen miles a day with an occas
ional stop for fishing and swim
ming in the mountain streams I
en route.
Captain Clyde N. Clarke of :
the Jonesboro company was in
Little Rock Monday securing
camp equippage and arms for
the company. The company will
be accompanied by a camp wa
gon which will haul the supplies,;
but a rule has been made that 1
none shall ride but the teamster. |
This does not except the officers.'
As the company will go armed, |
Captain Clarke has requested, i
through Gov. Futrell, permission j
from Gov. Majors of Missouri j
for the troops to enter that l
state. This is a request that j
must be made before an armed :
company can enter another state, i
but as the soldiers are on a mis
sion of peace, it will hardly be j
refused. j
Annual Ball.
Newport Court, No. 43, Tribe
of Ben Hur gave its first annual
ball at its beautiful club rooms
in the Board building Thursday
night. The music was furnished
by the Newport Opera House Or
chestra, under the capable lead
ership of Mr- Charles Sartorius,
which was never heard to better
advantage. The crowd was on;
hand early and the affair was a
success and reflects much credit
upon the management. So mer
ry was the crowd that even our
Honorable Mayor Paul tripped
the light fantastic anddid his
duty to the ice cream and cake.
Honor Birthday of Davis.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 3.—This be
ing the anniversary of the birth
of Jefferson Davis, President of
the Confederate States of Amer
ica, it is being observed as a hol
iday in Arkansas, and all state
house offices are closed for at
least half of the day. All banks
are closed and in many palces
exercises are being held in honoi
of the beloved president of the
Confederacy.
Barge Struck and Sunk Launch.
While B- W. Jamison was
working on the machinery in his
launch Monday morning mid
stream opposite the Myric
mill, he came very nearly losing
his life, for he did not know of
the approach of the steamer
Leader pushing a barge, until too
late to get out of its way.
In order to save himself he
jumped upon the barge just as
it struck his launch and carried
it under the water. The launch
has not been „
what damage has Dee
not yet 1™^- Batesville and
TGjMRaney of Newark were
here today.
Citizens Call On Council.
At a regular meeting of the
council Monday evening, there
was quite a gathering of citizens
present Including about fifteen
ladies, members of the Civic Im
provement League, who wanted
to know when the city was go
ing to require sewer connections i
of all the property owners.
Among the ladies present
were Mesdames M. A. Dorsey, I..
Hirsch, R. T. Robertson, J. H. j
McHugh, J. 0. Powell, W. B. :
Crossland C. E. Crook, Misses ■
Carrie Stevens, Bertha Hirsch.
Elizabeth Pugh.
Mrs. Dorsey acted as spokes
man for the delegation and City j
Attorney John W. Stay ton and i
Mayor Paul responded in behalf j
of the city, stating that sewer
connections would be required
all and that the matter had been |
delayed in order to secure the)
attorney general’s opinion rela
tive to the enforcement of the j
city’s ordinance which governs j
and regulates the kind of con-!
nection that must be made. The '
city authorities, through Mayor
Murderer Gets Brief Stay.
Hot Springs, Ark., June 2.—
Clarence A. Schumann, under1
sentence of death for the mur
der of his wife here last July.
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who will be the first white man
legally executed in Garland j
county, previously given a re- ^
prieve of ten days by Gov. Fu
trell, today got a further brief
lease on life, when his execu-,
tion, set for sunrise this morn
ing, was postponed by Sheriff
Hogahoom.
The sheriff was sure that ex-1
Sheriff Williams, removed from
office several weeks ago for al
leged non-feasance, would b
stored Wday by the court and.
therefore, did not execute Schu
mann at sunrise. Sheriff Wil
liams was restored to office this;
morning by the court with j
Judge A. IF Green, of Pine Bluff,
presiding.
Schumann spent Sunday, his
last day on earth, in prayer and
pleadings to meet his wife in
heaven. Saturday afternoon
Circuit Judge Gotham, in re
sponse to an urgent request from
r« i _ ..._. ,1 b f_ i
been executed for his crime,
claiming there were extenuating
circumstances. He and his wife
had been separated.
“Morphia-Mania” was the de
fense at the trial, it being con
tended that because he was ad
dicted to morphine he was irre
sponsible.
Labor Commissioner Investi
gating.
Special to Independent.
Little Hock, June —M. J.
McMahon, deputy Commission •
of Labor Statistics, will leave
this week for Pine Bluff, where
he will K/ok into labor condition >
there- His main object is to go
through the shops of the Cotton
Belt, ami other manufacturing
plants of that city, but lie will
also visit the department stores,
and other places where women
are employed, to see that the
law requiring seats for employes
of this class is enforced. He
will also visit the laundries of
Pine Bluff and if (he wage scale
is not better than in Little Rock
Paul, promised the ladies tnat a ;
special policeman would be as-,
signed to carry out the orders j
of the Board of Health which is i
to have two women members. |
Their selection has been left bv j
Mayor Paul to the Civic Im
provement League. The pres
ent members of the board are
Dr. H. 0. Walker, S. M. Stuckey j
and C. E. Crook and the la- j
dies to be chosen will compie'o
the board of five, who are to
proceed in the enforcement of
the ordinance calling for sewer
connections.
An ordinance was passed re
ducing the dog tax to $1 per
year for male dogs and $2 for
females. The fees for each how
ever increase these amounts t
$2 and $3, respectively.
O. D. Watson and C. J- Saen
ger were sworn in as two of the
members of the board of asses
sors in the Lake Bridge improve
ment district.
Cancelled warrants were
burned and current accounts
were allowed.
Among other visitors to the
council were C. G. Henry, C. E.
Crook, W. N. Dunaway, L.
Hirsch, William and Wesley
Bengel.
OLlIUIIiCtMJl, JJC1 MIHICU llllll iv/ vi.
it the grave of his dead wife
here. He was taken to the cem-;
etery in an automobile
Arriving at the grave, Schu
mann threw himself on the
mound and prayed earnestly
that his wife forgive him and
meet him in heaven.
“Oh, Lula,” he cried, “ meet
me in heaven. I will be there in
a short while. Goodbye, good-,
bye, Lula.”
LAST WORD A PRAYER.
Hot Springs, June 2.—With a
prayer on his lips that he might
meet in Heaven the wife he had
murdered last July, Clarence A.
Schumann was hanged at 3 p. m.
this afternoon. Deputy Sheriff
Walter Wheatley pulled the
death trigger. The body shot
like a bolt through the trap, fell
eight feet and the neck was
broken. Schumann was pro
nounced dead 12 minutes later.
Schumann had spent the whole
of the morning in letter-writing
and prayer, and walked to the
scaffold without a break-down,
though several times in the jail
previous to the execution he had
given himself up to hysterical
outbursts. He maintained to
the last that he should not Have
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lhat the women employed in
these places receive better pay.
Commissioner J. C. Clary is
now engaged on another phase
of the labor question which is
expected to create quite a bit of
excitement among employers of
i certain class of labor, before
the matter is settled.
Buried At Marianna.
Marianna, Ark., June 2—The
remains of Capt. W. C. Shipp,
who died at St. Joseph’s hospit
al, Memphis, Sunday, were
brought to this city today and
interred in Cedar Heights Cem
etery. The deceased was 83
years of age, 63 of which were
spent in active service as a riv
erman. He had been pilot and
captain of various steamers op
erating on the Mississippi and
tributaries, for the past several
years on the St. Francis and
L’Anguille rivers. A short
while prior to his recent illness
he was connected with the
steamer, Nettie Johnson. He
is survived by his wife, two
daughters and one son.
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