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'Krnor HAYS
I DENIES charge
>RI,P Ever Promised David
V E His Attorney, Mitchell,
Respite and Denounces
, 1] to'Independent.
HK;wk, Aug. 13-Gov
■u Hays, Who returned
■av'm'ght from Camden,
■V has visited several
, Rth his family, does not
■the assertion of Odus Da
who was hanged at Har
BRonday, or E. G. Mitchell,
Krney, that he acted m ;
»th in declining to grant a i
■e to Davidson. Before be-:
■j^d Davidson issued a j
Kfri in which he stated he j
promised a respite by
Kor Futrell, and Governor j
■ who succeeded him, had
■a similar promise.
■iere was absolutely no
Ke made by me, to either
Hon or his attorney,” states
1IL what I have been told
■ case, Judge Mitchell came
■tie Rock and requested a '
r,f on vq from Govern
I* ~ -o
>]]. He applied at the j
ie for a writ of error in
appeal the case to the
court of the
It was denied him by .
stice McCulloch,
or Hays informed Judge
that if he could not get
before Associate Jus
leventer of the supreme ;
the United States, he
?e him a little addition-1
probably ten days. He |
Judge Mitchell that he ;
iy of time in which to
re Vandeventer, even
hat official was on his
before the date set
execution. Governor
)ld Judge Mitchell that
diligently prosecute his
-fore he would consent
a brief respite,
ears as though Judge
even though he had a
the case, went back to
find there remained
a few days before the
le execution, when he
> me for a respite, say
1 Vandeventer had not
the case. He stated
b time was required in
the case before that
^en caned Gov. Futrell over
>hoEe &t his home in Para
^ and ashed concerning the
He stated that he would
wise ^ a respite, as Judge
tell.had r.ot taken advantage
ietiine he had after first ap
f for the respite. There
wo.weeks intervening be
*this tirne and the day Da
® executed, which
or - 'utrell thought was
e’ t}le attorney for Da
on was after anything but a
h
^er this conversation, I
e .^me view as Senator
1 and declined to grant the
?j A technical question
oue attorneys relied on
eir appeal, and never once
nej present any argument
would tend to show there
^chance fcr Davidson being
For Sale.
!*lr y°ung mares, match
e young mare, unbroken,
wagon. I delivery wagon,
0^ a or’ S- W. Taggart
Old District Can't Hind New.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 13.—Attor
ney General W. L. Moose render
ed an opinion for the benefit of
a school district in Sharp coun-,
ty Tuesday afternoon, in which
he holds that the school direc
tors of an old district cannot •
perform actions which are bind
ing on the new.
In this instance there was a
consolidation of school districts,
and some portions had been tak
en in before the old directors
went out of office. The old direc
tors elected teachers for the en-:
suing year. Then the district
■was completely changed, taking
in considerable new territory,
and there was complaint regard
ing the teachers employed. It :
was insisted they would serve
for the new district, no matter ]
what action was taken by the
new board of directors.
The attorney general holds
that the new board of directors
is the one to make contracts for
the new district, and if it is not
satisfied wih the teachers, it
has the right to revoke the con
tracts made by the old board and
elect new instructors.
Cash Claims the Game.
Cash, Ark., Aug. 11, 1913.
Dear Editor: Would you:
please give us space in your pa-'
per to correct a statement con
cerning the Cash and Swifton
ball game. The piece was head
ed Swifton outslugs Cash when
it should have been Cash out
slugs Swifton.
The score was Twelve to Ele
ven in favor of Cash. The game
was played on Cash ground.
Will say this to the manager of
the Swifton ball team: “You |
ought to take your medicine like j
a man and report the game cor- j
rectly for when we get beat we J
are not afraid to tell it so, so
come on and report your games
just like they are played.”
Swifton has beaten Cash two j
games and Cash has put it on j
Swifton three games. We will
say this for Swifton: they are
the hardest team to beat we ev- -
er played. Of course they ought ■
to be good when they go play
Cash for they send and get the
best they can from Hoxie to Lit
tle Rock and Cash plays the
home boys.
With good wishes to all,
R. H. Johnson, Mgr,
G. W. Hamilton, Ump.
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Central Normal Loses Instructor
Mrs. Met tie B. Wilmans, who j
has had charge of the kindergar
! ten department of the Central
! State Normal at Edmond, has
tendered her resignation as su-;
pervisor and will enter a new
field of work.
While Mrs. Wilmans was in
charge of the kindergarten de
partment at the Central State
normal her services were so sat
i isfactory to those with whom
she came in contact that Presi
dent Charles Evans requested
that she recommend a successor.
1—Daily Oklahoman.
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Assessment Notice.
The assessment of local im
provement No. One—Bridge Im
provement No. One of the City
of Newport, Arkansas— was
filed in my office on the 14th day
of July, 1913, and the same is
now subject to inspection.
B. J. GRAHAM.
Clerk of the City of Newport.
Arkansas.
BANK ROBBERS
BAT RE POSSE
In >outh Missouri Hills and Are
Reported to Have Secured
$2000.
Cricket, Aug. 12.—Surround
ed by a posse in the wooded hills
across the Arkansas line in Mis
souri, the men who yesterday
blew the safe in the Bank of
Omaha, Ark., near here, were
fighting for their lives this af
ternoon. according to reports.
The robbers got away with
$2,000 from the bank. Three
farmers who attempted to stop
the bandits a mile outside Oma
ha were overpowered and dis
armed after a conflict in which
one robber was believed to have
been wounded.
The robbers then fled into the
hills.
Mrs. Lizzie Cawhorn.
Special to Independent.
Tuckerman, Aug. 13.—Mrs.
Lizzie Cawhorn, wife of Otho
Cawhorn and daughter of Al
bert Lawrence, died at her home
here at 3 o’clock this morning
after *a lingering illness from i
consumption.
the sympathy of many friends
in their grief.
Looked Like Main Line Train.
No 209 arrived Tuesday
night almost on time from Jop
lin over the White River divis
ion, the track having been re
paired near Calico Rock. No.
210 left Newport Wednesday
morning for the through run,
carrying seven coaches and look
ed like a main line passenger.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
Extraordinary Tonight.
As A Special Feature We Will
have Alberta Claire, or perhaps
better known as “The Girl From
Wyoming.” It is a rare treat
to have a Western girl appear
on our stage. She will imper
sonate several characters.
SCALES OF JUSTICE
A story of a police sergeant’s
reward. Extra good drama.
SELIG.
THE MAGIC SHOES
Pete dreams he is given a pair
of shoes^the left one causes the
wearer to disappear. He gives
the left one to his wife—But the
awakening! Comedy.
LUBIN.
ANGEL CAKE AND AXLE
GREASE
A good Western picture. Com
edy. LUBIN
A HEART OF THE FOREST
An Indian boy dies a hero t°
gratitude and friendship. A
beautiful and marvelous exam
ple of one of the greatest of hu
man attributes. Featuring
Teft Johnson, Rose Tapley and
Rosemary Theby.
Drama—VITAGRAPH.
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Four Extra Good Pictures and
Good Music By The Orchestra.
Admission, 10c and 20c
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Bond (.host Again Arises.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. Aug. 13.—Again
the ghost of the Holford bands
'arises to scare the tax payers of
' Arkansas.
John 15. Manning of No. 2. Wall
street. New York, a probable
holder of some of the bonds
iwhich were repudiated by *he
Fishback Amendment to th<
■State Constitution, has written
to Governor George W. Hay.-,
stating that a suit to collect on
the bonds will be soon h s div
ed in the United States Courts,
and will be taken to the Ur.
States Supreme Court
The Holford bonds were is
in reconstruction dafs, to the
amount of several million
lars, for railroad aid. For years
efforts were made to collect them
but finally the state repudiated
them, and every year some one
bobs up with a bunch of the old
paper, found in some chest or
closet, and announces there will
be dire things happening to the
state if they are not paid.
Vice Crusade Causes Sale
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 13.—"Fur
niture for Sale at a Bargain."
This sign appears on the stair
ways leading upstairs in build
ings of the red light district of
Little Rock. The moral wave
sweeping over Little Rock, due
to the report of the vice com
mission, was followed by the
edict from Mayor C. E. Taylor,
that these places must be closed
by August 25. The keepers now
realize the order means what it
says, and as they have been ad
wised that Argenta is too small
for them to move there, they de
sire to sell off their furniture,
.and every stairway for a block
or more on East Markham
street is placarded with such a
| sign.
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MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA
Chills and fever soon follow
the deadly bites of mosquitoes.
Ross’ “Dead Quick” spray is a
gattling gun among mosquitoes.
With it you can drive them from
your home in a jiffy- Nothing
else like it. It kills insects and
their eggs too. Sold in Newport
by your druggists. (Adv.)
Man\ Floys F ail to Come.
Special to Independent.
Li*tie Rock. Aug. Id.—Home,
ties, too strong to Fie broken by
a trip to the distant capital of
the state, have caused 2> of the
boys .-elected to participate in
the Boys’ Corn Club meeting he-'
ing held in Little Rock to remain
on the dear old farm rather than
partake in the gathering.
The boys who are attending
range in size from two to six
footers and range in age from
ten ;o eighteen years. Two of
the little fellows became so
homesick Tuesday, and cried so,
they were sent hack to their
homes Another boy has been
sick since he came to the city,
but is under the constant care of
a physician, and his illness will
hardly prove fatal, although it
was caused by an overindul
gence in ice water and bananas.
Manager E. E. Newhouse. of .
the Arkansas Fertilizer Compa-j
ny, which concern is host for the }
boys, states that all of the time;
will be given to lectures on agri-1
cultural subjects, the only timej
fertilizer being touched upon j
will be an explanation to the,
boys as to how it is made.
i.\\. Watson, government ex
pert. is the Wednesday speaker.
The classes this day will take up
peanuts, live stock, horticulture I
and corn.
Because so many of the boys
assigned to the school failed to
come, it is probable that boys
who were winners in the clubs
last year in nearby counties, will
be asked to fill the vacancies.
In making an address of wel
come to the boys Monday, May
or Taylor advised them to get
the most out of the lectures in
order that they would make a
success at home and not be temp
ted to come to the city and be a
motorman or policeman.
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Fined For Assault.
Lillie Ray, a negress, who was
first arrested for assault with
intent to kill Mattie Jackson, an-,
other negro woman, was found ,
guilty of assault and battery
Tuesday in Esquire Nuckolls’
court and fined $5 and costs.
Judge R. E. Jeffery leaves to
morrow for Lonoke, where he
will conduct court two days for
Judge Langford.
Pensions About the Same.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. A lip. 13.—There
will he little difference in the
number of Confederate pension
ers in Arkansas this year, from
that of 1012, and the amount to
be paid them will be practically
the same. Kach pensioner who
was allowed $100 last year, re
ceived $72. the taxes paid in be
ing suilicient to pay only that
per cent age.
There were 8052 pensioners in
l‘M2, but the number this year
is materially decreased, though
the deficiency is made up in wid
ows who are this year allowed
pensions- In most instance
where a veteran was reported
dead, his widow was placed on
t he rolls in his stead.
The last legislature appropri
ated $650,000 for the payment
of Confederate pensions. There
has already been collected about
$575,000 with several counties
yet to file their reports. There
is $30,000 still in the appropria
tion for last year, which has
never been paid out, though
there are warrants standing out
against it.
Railroad Business Ricking Up.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 13.—Busi
ness is picking up in the Iron
Mountain shop in Argenta, the
railroad advertising for car re
pairers and truckmen, for the
first time in many years. The
railroad has -always heretofore
been able to secure all the work
men, needed without advertis
ing for them. The railroad com
pany has made additional room
for the car repairers to work in,
and 60 men are wanted. The
The railroad has the largest ap
propriation for repair work for
August, of any month in recent
years.
$2,000 Secured.
Leslie, Aug. 12.—The bank at
Omaha, in the northwestern
part of Boone county, was rob
bed last night. Ten masked men
went into the town at midnight,
tore down the bank door, blew
open the safe and got over $2,
000 in cash. The officers are
chasing the robbers today with
bloodhounds. It is thought they
are the same ones who robbed
the postoffice Saturday night at
1 Batavia and got over $364.
| Clearance of * Crown Trousers |
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! ! other. . I
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jg $5.00 and $5-50 Crown Trousers now-3.35 J
m $6.00 and $6.50 Crown Trousers now-,-4.35 ■
Eg $7.00 and $7.50 Crown Trousers now- o.35
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