MIVIHEK 17.
■f ASs Off MID
TBtrumpets’ blare
t Hg Delegation Leaves
K For Reunion
BJJt Chattanooga.
] fl to Independent.
! B« Rock, May 23— Amid
Bof trumpets, the din caus
|j ■ rattle of many drums,
! Bering on all sides, the
1 Bas delegations for the
^Berate reunion to be held
Beek in Chattanooga, left
fH0Ck Sunday afternoon.
S exodus Tennesseeward
„ Buck heavier than antici
®and before the time for
a B trains to be on their
local ticket offices
r) aI1 the buSineSS they
d Handle. The Iron Moun
n over 200 tickets to
’Mnooga during the morn
j|B}iich were used on local
. B In the afternoon a spec
's Little Rock for Chattan
jBver this road, which car
|Hie veterans and their
The train was com
Mof a half a dozen sleep
|flrs, besides a number of
aftars for the excursionists.
Iis of Veterans depart
aftemoon on a special
Rock Island, taking
i the Robert C. Newton
rt Bugle Corps. This
oisy bunch which will
Arkansas in all the
(legation Arkansas is
orth this year is of
(ortance to the state
since Little Rock went
years ago to land the
ind was successful,
go with the desire of
en. .J. F. Smith of Lit
former commander of
Division, as Command
Trans-Mississippi De
The Sons go with
tation of electing W.
on, of Little Rock,
w Commander of the
i Department, as
er of the Sons. The
rtments are sanguine
s, especially the Sons,
itire Trans-Mississippi
nt had become pledg
ndon. and this in its
ost sufficient to cause
n. The fact that the
ion is conceded to San
rexas. will help the
man gain the office.
i Pictures
sra House
5er Week.
■ogram of Pic
onight.
Feature.
LY’S HEART.
M. Anderson”—
drama.
NAY.)
RESCUE.
-LUBIN.)
IN THE JUN
ES.
“shall Neiairi”—
t the eclipse of
the hunt.
-KALEM.)
BRAVE OLD BILL
&t the seashore boasting of
bravery, -Ruth Roland” and
*nan Sais” test him.
, (Comedy—KALEM.)
JHusic by the Orchestra.
^mission 5 an 10 cents.
ifefeu ' '-i' -V'V
NEGRO WANTED
FOR MURDER
Captured Here Saturday By
Sheriff MeCuistion and De
puty Hasting.
A negro passing under the
name of Will Johnson and want
ed at Beulah, Mississippi, for
the murder of a negro woman
and the shooting of a white
man, who tried to arrest him,
was arrested Saturday after
noon in this city by Sheriff Mc
Cuistion assisted by Deputy J. I.
Hasting.
The negro had been traced to
Memphis, but the officers there
allowed him to get away be
cause they lacked the nerve to
tackle him at one time, when he
was pointed out. Track of him
was lost for the time, but later
Johnson wrote his wife from
Brinkley and asked her to write
to hint at Newport. Postmas
ter Grubbs was notified and ask
ed to call upon the local officers
when Johnson should apply for
his mail.
Saturday afternoon Johnson
made his appearance at the gen
i « D • « « i
erai uenvery wiiiuow aim wnen
he left was shadowed by Mr.
Grubbs who at the same time
sent word to the sheriff.
The negro who weighs about
180 pounds and is known as a
desperate criminal, was pointed
out to the officers. Seated upon
a box with a large stick in his
hand, the officers approached
even with him on the walk,
when the sheriff suddenly drew
his gun and ordered the negro
to throw up his hands. He did so
and was soon locked up in the
county jail.
Later he confessed his guilt
to Sheriff McCuistion and was
taken back to Beulah Sunday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff M.
Rosenfield.
Funeral of W. H. Morris
The funeral of the late Mr. W.
H. Morris was held at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. S. Brun
didge at Searcy, Sunday after
noon at 4 o’clock and was large
ly attended by the friends of
the family in that city, where
Mr. Morris had made his home
with his daughter for the past
y£ar. The service was con
ducted by Dr. John H. Dye and
Dr. C. C. Godden, both old
friends of the deceased. The
talks by the two ministers were
beautiful tributes to the life of
this splendid citizen, who was
held in high esteem by all who
knew him. Mrs. Emmett
Snipes sang in her beautiful
clear soprano “Death Is Only a
Dream,” which was preceded by
an old hymn.
Mr. Morris had been confined
to his bed fifteen weeks, passing
aw;ay Saturday morning at
10:30, aged 79 years.
The casket was covered with
beautiful floral pieces, some com
ing from friends in Newport,
others from Searcy. The re
mains were laid to rest in Oak
Grove cemetery in that city.
A Bug’s Prayer.
i Oh, Mr. Man, if you have heard
; of that Ross’ “Dead Quick”
spray, forget it I pray thee, or
' I die. Be merciful and use on
[me anything else, and I may
pull through.* The mosquito
said, “Amen!” Ross’ “Dead
Quick” spray sold in Newport
by your druggist. (advt.)
i
COUNTY INSTITUTE
BREAKS RECORDS
In Attendance For Opening Day
With Enrollment of 106
Teachers.
_
i The Jackson County Institute
for teachers opened Monday
morning in the High School au
ditorium of the Walnut Street
school with a record-breaking
attendance for the first day,
'when 106 enrolled and the pros
jpec-ts are that before the session
is ended, the number will have
.reached 140.
County Superintendent W. M.
, Shaver is directing the insti
! tute, the devotional exercises be
ing conducted by Rev. B. L. Wil
ford upon the opening day.
The visiting teachers are pay
ing high compliment to the
beauty and modern conveni
ences of our new building, which
affords them an excellent place
for their institute work.
Mr. Shaver has made the fol
lowing assignments for the
week’s study and discussion:
Secretary—D. S. Harris of
Tupelo.
Agriculture—c. n. cowman
and E. E. Herndon.
Arithmetic—Mrs. Eugene
Gibson.
U. S. History—Mrs. Dora Al
bright.
Arkansas History—S. C. Vick.
Physiology—H. L. Lambert.
Geography—G. E. Land.
Primary Work—Mrs. Ella
Box and Miss Margaret Beattie.
Grammar—Not yet assigned.
In the afternoon W. J. Jerni
gan, assistant state agent in
charge of the Boys’ Corn Clubs
and Girls’ Canning Clubs, deliv
ered an interesting lecture upon
this line of development work
that is achieving great results
in Arkansas.
:
j The afternoon program was
; arranged in two divisions, the
I first being in charge of Mrs.
i Box and Miss Beattie and the
; second under the direction of
I Prof. H. L. Larrtbert of Swifton.
I
I :
Weather For The Week.
Washington, May 25.— Unset
tled weather will open the com
ing week all through the coun
try east of the Mississippi riv
er, according to the Weather Bu
reau’s weekly bulletin.
</mi 1 1 ■% IT _
i i xiere win ue suuweis iviun
jday and Tuesday in the great
j central valleys and the lakes re
gion,” the bulletin said, “and on
Tuesday or Wednesday in the
Middle Atlantic states and New
; England. For the South, the
Southwest and the extreme Cen
tral West, present indications
favor fair weather generally. In
| the Northwest about the mid
dle of the week local showers are
probable.
“It will be warmer in the
South, but there are no imme
diate prospects of unesasonably
warm weather over any portion
j of the country. ,
| “There will be frosts Monday
j morning in the interior of New
j England and eastern New
| York and low temperatures will
continue for a day or two over
the northern portions of the
country, followed by wanner
conditions by the middle of the
week.”
“If It Wasn’t For Mother's
Love.”
“Good-bye My Home, Sweet
I Home.”
“She Sleeps Neath the Old
Ohio River.
BARKER’S.
i
BAR ASSOCIATION
ENDORSES CAMPBELL
Urges Appointment of if on. S.
D. Campbell For District
Attorneyship.
_
At a meeting of the Jackson
County Bar Association held in
the circuit court room Monday
morning, a resolution presented
by Judge M. M. Stuckey was i
adopted urging the appointment '
of Hon. S. I). Campbell of this
city as district attorney for the i
Eastern district of Arkansas.
The resolution recites the1
scholarly ability, high sense of j
honor and life-long Democracy
of Mr. Campbell and urges his
appointment by the national ad
ministration. The resolution is,
as follows:
Whereas, S. D. Campbell, a
mem,ber of this bar, is an appli
cant for appointment as U. S.
District Attorney for the East
ern District of Arkansas; and,
Whereas, from long personal
acquaintance with him we know
him to be a man of scholarly at- j
tainments, of honor and hones
ty; possessed of the highest or
aer or aDimy as a lawyer ana ot i
unquestioned integrity as a
ntan, and a life long Democrat;
and,
Whereas, we realize and know
that he is in every way qualified
for the position for which he is j
an applicant:
Therefore, Be It Resolved; i
that we unqualifiedly endorse ]
Mr. Campbll’s candidacy and j
urge his appointment to the po- j
sition of U. S. District Attorney j
for the Eastern District of Ark- j
ansas.
The meeting was presided ever i
by Judge J. W. Phillips and j
Fred R. Suits was secretary, j
The other lawyers in attendance j
were M. M. and S. M. Stuckey, |
J. M. Stayton, J. H. Johnston, j
Ira J. Mack, E. L. Boyce 0. W. j
'Scarborough, Ira Pickens C. M.
Erwin, G. A. Hillhouse, George
T. Humphreys, L. L. Campbell
G. C. Gates and Gustave Jo
Chancery court opened Mon
day morning with Judge George
T. Humphreys presiding and
will be in session until Wednes
day. Preliminary motions and
papers will be filed and an ad
journment will be taken Wed
nesday until a later date*in or
der to permit the attorneys to
attend the state meeting of the
bar association.
4
State Grieves For Crawford.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 26.—Noth
ing has so shocked the people of
Little Rock in recent years, as
the tragic death of Prof. W. A.
Crawford and three young wo
men who were drowned in Illi
nois river near Russellville on
Saturday. Quite a few from j
Little Rock went to Russellville
Sunday to attend the funerals,
and there is much talk of a
memorial to be erected to Prof.
Crawford by the teachers of the
state.
Special Notice.
I have finally identified the
man, who in company with the
small boy, carried off the plow
from Fee-Crayton Yard a short
time ago. If the same is not
returned by May 30th, I will is
sue a warrant for his arrest and
! prosecute him to the limit.
1 I. T. Fisher.
COTTON CONDI MON
AND ACREAGE
Condition 83.1 Per Cent of Nor
mal and Acreage Increase
2.7 Per Cent.
Replies from correspondents
as of date of May 21st indicates
a percentage condition for the
cotton crop throughout the
south of 83.1 per cent of normal
and an acreage increase of 2.7
per cent over last year. This is
an increase of a little less than
1,000,000 acres over last sea
son’s planting.
It is worthy of note that the
highest condition coupled with
the biggest acreage increases
are given from the Mississippi
Valley states and the southwest
and that in the Atlantic states)
the returns are low. In Georgia,
the Carolinas and parts of Ala
bama much of the cotton had
not come up at the time these
reports were rrTade and this is'
the reason for the low percent
ages shown. In places less than j
25 per cent was up. Recent1
rains have done something to
rectify this. Considerable im
provement was shown during
the week in Texas and rains
were beneficial wherever they
fell.
Rains of the past three days
have supplied moisture in suffi-1
cient or abundant quantity in '
all save a few sections of Geor
gia 6nd South Carolina and the ,
crop is in position to advance
rapidly with bright warm wea-;
ther.
Highway Board Completed.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 26.—At last
the vacancies on the State High
way Commission are to be filled.'
Acting Governor J. M. Futrell j
will today appoint C. W. Highfill |
of Paragould, and A. S. Kilgore
of Magnolia, as the members of j
this commission, and both will j
accept. Acting Governor Fu
trell is not taking any more
chances with people declining
appointment on this Board, and
has secured the acceptance of
the positions before tendering
them.
Mr. Highfill is an attorney of j
Paragould, and one of the best
known boosters of that section ,
of the state. He has always
accompanied the Arkansas on
Wheel trips and done much for j
his section of the state by ad-;
vertising it. He is a good roads
enthusiast. Mr. Kilgore was a i
member of the Arkansas legi.s
lature a number of years ago,
serving at the same time as Act
ing Governor Futrell. The ac
quaintance at that time was so
favorable that the acting gov
ernor has been considering Mr.
Kilgore for the appointment al
most from the first. Mr. Kil
gore has served as prosecuting
attorney of his district, and is
recognized as one of the leading
men of his community.
The new members of the com
mission are expected to meet
with R. G. Dye, the chairman of 1
the commission, before the end
of the week and organize. A se-1
crtary and engineer will then be
selected and the work, which
has been delayed for several
weeks on account of those ten
dered the appointments declin
ing to accept, will actively begin.
Quite a few road districts have
been planned, but have been
forced to wait on the Commis
sion in order to have expert ad
vice from the engineer who is to
be appointed by the commission.
Summer Wear for
Men Who Care
A superb display of
new wearables for meji^
and young men is now *
here to win your ad
miration.
Exceptionally attrac
tive styles in new suits '
exhibiting all the latest
fashion tendencies mod
ified to suit even the
most fastidious tastes are
here in extensive assort
ments and priced in a
way to win ycur pat
ronage.
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£*^*«l>* (MMa
NEW TROUSERS
NEW OXFORDS
NEW SUITS
NEW UNDERWEAR
NEW NECKWEAR
NEW BELTS
NEW SHIRTS
NEW HATS
NEW CARS
Come and see these new
offerings—you don’t have
to buy just because you
come to look.
Berger'S
"STAR CLOTH I HO HOUSE