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i^^OLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914 NUMBER SL
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^Huerta Frees
/.*' Political Prisoners
t And Sends Them to all Parts
* of Mexico to Arouse The
/ People Against Amer
icans.
MUST PROTECT RYAN.
Secretary Bryan Declares Amer
ican Must Be Protected
At All Hazards.
I United Press Telegram.
*Vera Cruz, Mexico, May 1.—
A desperate effort is being made
to unite all political factions of
Mexico to organize their defens
es to resist the Americans.
Provisional President Huerta
^ has released all political prison
ers in Mexico including several
congressmen opposed to the dic
tator. Huerta has told these
prisoners “Now Brothers, we |
are facing the common enemy
the American invaders,” ac
cording to reports reaching this
in a very reliable manner
The freed men have been fur
, nished ample funds and serf?'to
11Imparts of Mexico to spread the
I mutator’s propaganda and utter
inflame the people,
fierta has seized the saloons in j
* e capital and is furnishing the '
^oldiers with liquor to keep I
them loval. i
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WAN A CONFIDENTIAL
AGENT. |
United Press Dispatch.
4 Washington, D. C., May 1.—
The government is anxiously
trying to obtain confirmation of
the denial of reports that Doctor
**&dward Ryan would be shot to- j
day by Federals because he was j
a "spy.” Secretary Bryan told i
f'the Brazilian ambassador that j
«*vRyan must be protected at all |
hazards.
-4No attempt has been made by
the department to conceal that
Ryan was a confidential agent
of the State Department and is
..entitled to a fair trial of the
charges against him. He must
be treated with respect pending
- trial.
The summary execution ot
Ryan would be followed by (
^ Aompt reprisals by the United ,
Moving Pictures
atthe Opera House
HER HUSBAND S FRIEND, j
To save herself she accuses him j
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States thus ending chance of a
peaceful settlement.
It is rumored that the admin
istration has urged General Vil
la to seize Saltillo and Tampico
before anything results from
the mediation conferences, for
the moral effect of victory would
be a great aid to the constitu
tionalists, for with a seaport, all
Northern Mexico would be in
their control with a chance to be
recognized. Then they could
ask for ammunition and make a
dash to Mexico City. Govern
ment officials refused to discuss
these rumors
General Villa and his leading
generals conferred today at Jim
inez on Tampico campaign.
Fifteen hundred Americans
remain in Mexico City instead of
only the eight hundred reported,
according to a dispatch from
Consul Canada.
Many of these came from out
lying districts to capital and are
now awaiting passage to Vera
Cruz.
Canada has asked the Brazi
lian Minister and British Ad
miral Craddock to arrange for
their transportation to Vera
Cruz or Puerto, Mexico.
PEACE ALMOST HOPELESS.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. €., May 1.—
Permanent peace with Mexico is
no longer expected as the result
of the mediation efforts of Chile,
Brazil and Argentine Republic,
which is shown in the request
that an appropriation of $100,
000,000 in the army bill be
made immediately available.
It is authoritatively stated
here today that Nelson O’Shaug
nessy, formerly American
charge in Mexico City, is ex
pected to return to Washington
City from Vera Cruz within a
very few days for the purpose of
a conference with President Wil
son and Secretary of State Bry
an.
The diplomats in charge of
mediation efforts are awaiting
the official reply of General Car
ranza as to whether he will ob
serve a proposed armistice. Un
officially, General Carranza is
said to have refused to enter
such an agreement.
Resigns As Magistrate.
A- R. Anderson has resigned
as a justice of the peace in Bird
towmship and it is probable that
W. S. Lawrence will be appoint
ed by Governor Hays to fill the
vacancy. While Mr. Law
rence was not a candidate in the
primary, his name was written
upon sufficient ballots to make
him the Democratic nominee. R.
F. Tyer is the other justice in
Bird township and was nomin
ated in the recent primary.
Charles Smith went to Tuck
erman this morning to attend
the closing exercises of the pub
lic school.
Strikers May Refuse to Disarm.
! United Press Dispatch.
Trinidad, Colorado, May 1.—
i Following the announcement of
Major Holbrook’s demand that
the mine guards remain on the
Imine properties, the strikers
| will stay away from the proper
| ties.
The miners declared today
that they are considering refus
al to disarm for Major Hol
brook’s announcement is con
strued by them as meaning to
ask the surrender of their wea
pons while allowing the guards
to retain theirs as long as they
stay on the property. The
strikers may protest to the
Washington government against
the disarming of only one side.
To Receive State Aid.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 1.— A meet
ing of the State Board of Edu
cation has been called by Sec
retary B. W. Torreyson for May
25, for the purpose of designat
ing high schools that are to re
ceive state aid for the year 1914
15. Application blanks are be
ing sent to all schools, and these
should be filled and returned at
an early date. Should any
school that desires to secure aid
fail to receive the blanks, they
will be furnished on application
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FAIR ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
(And Board Of Directors And Di
rects Committee To Se
cure Grounds.
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j The Jackson County Fair As
sociation was formally organiz
ed at a well attended and en
thusiastic meeting of the stock
holders Thursday afternoon,
jwhen the permanent officers of
!the association were elected
and are as follows:
j W. R. Harvey, Jr., of Swifton,
i president.
A. T- Hubly, Newport, vice
president.
j The board of directors to con
sist of the president and vice
president and the following: J.
R. Loftin, Jr., and H. C. Sanders
of Newport, F. L. Bleak ley of
Auvergne; W. A. Bowman,
Remmel, W. W. Beede, Beede
Iville; J. W- Lindley, Kenyon
and C. T. Bateman, Oil Trough.
W. T. Parish was chosen sec
retary and treasurer and Nor
man Wolff as manager.
The capital stock of the asso
ciation is $10,000, consisting of
400 shares of $25 each of which
160 have been subscribed, in
juring the success of the move
Iment, though a larger number
! of Jackson countyans ought to
! be willing to give the associa
jtion their moral and financial
i support by becoming sharehold
ers.
G. A. Hillhouse, S. M. Stuck
ey, C. G. Henry, W- A. Billings
jley and Gustave Jones were ap
pointed to draft articles of in
corporation and constitution and
j by-laws governing the associa
tion to report to a meeting of
| the stockholders and directors
for next Thursday, May 7 at 1
p. m. at the court house for
adoption and ratification.
! Norman Wolff, H. C. Sanders,
C. J. Saenger, J. R. Loftin and
G. A. Hillhouse were appointed
as a committee to select site
either by purchase or lease and
report to the directors.
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Mrs. Mary Jowers and Mrs.
Dora Penix of Tuckerman were
shopping in town this morning.
STEAMER SIBERIA
REPORTED BEACHED
Carried A Crew Of 288 And 80
First Class Passengers—
Warnings Bv Wireless
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! United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C.» May 1.—
jThe palatial steamer Siberia,
plying between San Francisco
land ports of the Orient is be
lieved to have foundered today
jin latitude 22:40, longitude
121:10. The Formosa govern
j ment h«is cabled to the state de
jpartment that the Siberia had
J signalled repeatedly from that
i position but ceased this morning
:The last message from the ship
| was “Fear Siberia Foundered.”
The Formosa government
i stated that a rescue vessel had
jbeen hurried from Karenko but
'that it would take six hours to
reach the scene near Kasho Is
land, six miles off Taitou.
The Siberia is another of the
i floating palaces, luxuriously fur
nished and with sixteen bulk
heads: has often been declared
ynsinkable by its owners. The
ship had a crew of 288 and there
were 80 first class passengers
aboard her upon this voyage, in
cluding Mrs. Francis Harrison,
wife of the governor general of
Dip Philirminps
JAPANESE RUSH AID.
Tokio, Japan, May 1— The
.government today ordered Kan
J to Maru from Formosa to rush
j to the aid of the Siberia. A re
j ported but unconfirmed message
[from Captain Zeeder of the Si
beria received at Tai Te, Fu, re
poi'ts his vessel beached on an
Island.
LINER CALLED FOR AID
United Press Cablegram
Hong Kong, China, May 1.—
By wireless reports it is learned
that the Pacific liner the Siberia
is in trouble off the island of
Formosa. A call for assistance
gave rise to reports that the
liner wTas ashore in a dangerous
position.
THREE SHIPS TO RESCUE.
United Press Cablegram.
Tokio, Japan, May 1—Steam
er Siberia is ashore and believed
to be in a dangerous position off
the island of Samasuna, a short
distance from the Island of For
mosa. A Japanese warship, the
British cruiser Yarmouth and
the Liner Minnesota have gone
to aid the ship in distress.
Track Cleared.
! Batesville, Ark., April 30.—
! Several days ago a huge rock
(was released from a mountain
j between Cotter and Buffalo, and
; lodged on the track of the White
I River road. Fortunately the
first train due saw the obstruc
tion in time to stop without run
ning into it, but the work of re
moving the rock proved a prob
j lem to the railroad men. It waj
necessary to procure dynamite
;and blow the rock into smallei
pieces before the track could be
cleared for traffic. The last of
the rock was removed last night
permitting the resumption of
traffic, and the first train frorr
’the north passing througl
Batesville without having te
transfer reached here Thursday
75 Bodies Are Recovered.
United Press Dispatch.
Eccles, West Va., May 1.—
Early today 75 bodies were lo
cated in Mine Number Five, bu
97 are still missing.^ #
White River Still Rising.
White River, though falling
at all points above, is still rising
here as a result of a flood from
Black River and was 23.7 feet
on the gauge here Friday
morning.
The section director at Little
Rock has assured the Newport
correspondent, Wylie McMinn
that a flood stage of 2(3 feet will
not be reached here on the pres
ent rise.
The water supply has been so
muddy that complaint is gener
al as to the filter service. Mr., F.
W. Faulkner, the local manager
of the Newport Water Light &
Power Company, states that the
river had become too high
for the suction of the alum in
to the filter, but the company
has now installed a pump to
force coagulation in the filter
and states that the citv water
should show the results at once.
The present capacity of the
filter service is 21,000 gallons
per hour, but as the company is
averaging about 20,000 gallons
per hour, they are working on a
very close margin.
By stopping all leaks and pre
venting waste of water, con
sumers can of themselves con
tribute to a better quality of
water, but the company too
should be prepared at all times
to fill its contract with city to
furnish an adequate supply of ■
filtered water.
'
The filtering plant was clean
ed thoroughly April 15th and
new sand used. The water sup
ply is filtered through the use of
alum and the city ought to have
an analysis of our water to de
termine whether our supply
contains sufficient alum to make
it harmful. If alum is Harmful
! in baking powders as alleged by
Isome of our pure food experts^
1 then we should be careful tha*
our city water does not contam.
alum to any harmful extent,
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Needs A Silver Service.
“The first shall be last, and tfear
i last shall be first,” is a quota
tion from the Bible that can he
; used with reference to the bat
tle-ship Arkansas, the greatest:
of all modern fighting machines.
It is the first when it comes tat
■ battleships, but as for recognS
! tion from the state whose name
it bears, it is a sad last. Ever?
other battleship has a silver ser
vice to display with pride, which
cuts to the heart the Arkansans
who are doing duty on the float -
ing palace of destruction. It Irk
intimated there has been strife
among the members of the com
mission which was appointed t©
raise funds to make the pur
chase in the name of the people
of Arkansas, so it looks now a&
if the legislature must make up
balance. The administration fa
vors such an appropriation, and
it will probably be made, so that
the officers ofl the Arkansas need
no olnger hang their heads in
shame when anyone asks them
concerning the silver service pre
sented by the people of Arkan
sas.
4,500 Miners To Strike.
United Press Dispatch.
Columbus, Ohio, May 1—For
ty-five thousand union coal min
ers in trie state of Ohio will
strike Monday on account of the
refusal of the operators to meet
their demand of a run of mine
pay basis.
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