ONE MINISTER
CAUSES ARREST
By Sheriff ««re.
Rev. Mr. Mounts, a Christian
minister who has been holding
Lacted services at Elmo, was
-rested at the Iron Mountain
jepot here Monday morning as
u Was preparing to leave by
Sheriff McCuistion and Deputy
lasting.
The charge against the mmis
er was slander and preferred by
iBaptist minister at Bald Knob,
rho had also been conducting a
meeting in Oil Trough. After
be arrest had been made Mr.
ounts was taken to the sheriff’s
gee and there turned over to
deputy sheriff from Independ
ace county, who arrived soon
[ter.
The accused minister says that
ewas asked about rumors rela
ve to the other preacher and
erely told the people what had :
ien told him and stating to
iem at the time that he did not j
iuch for their truthfulness
1
Will Tour the State,
lecial to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 4.—Eugene j
ulette, a Little Pock youth ,
10 is playing first base for the !
jbile team of the Southern
ague, and Charlie Schmidt, o J
rt Smith, catcher for the
ne team, will this fall tour i
kansas with two baseball ]
ims- Paulette expects to re-1
lit his players from the Lit-j
Rock City League, while I
imidt will have on his team
inson county natives, who
mow playing League ball.
6 team will play all the towns
ween Little Rock and Fort
ith.
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Silos and Silage,
to a dairy farm a silo is al
st a prime necessity. Silage
ucculent, adds variety to the
°n, is relished by the ani
s, and promotes a more
Ithful condition of the di
system than when dry
* only is supplied.
'or a silo to be satisfactory
walls must be air-tight and
pressure to which they are
lected when the >•<?
A Sensible Reflection.
Naragansett Pier, R. I., Aug
2.—“Like Mrs. Rumsey, I have
given up hope of recovering my
jewels and both our cases stand
'forth as rebukes to women who
i thus bring their valuables to
places so easy of access and so
| unprotected,” said Mrs. John H
;Hanan, wife of the millionaire
| shoe man from whose home
! nearly $100,000 worth of dia
: monds and pearls were stolen
last Friday night.
“As for myself, I shall never
invest thousands in baubles a
gain. I am inclined to think
that my loss came as a lesson to
all women who make ostenta
tious display when there are so
many suffering for the touch of
a friendly hand. The money I
lost in jewelry might have done
much good in many dark places.
My loss makes me think. In
trinsically it means comparative
ly little to me, but how terrible
such extravagance must sound
in the ears of the poor, who must
suffer for so little as a dollar.
“Hereafter T shall do other
things with my money. I shall
not replace the lost jewels. Rath
er I shall devote such money to
charity.”
Bankruptcy Notice.
In the District Court of the
United States for the Northern
Division of the Eastern District
of Arkansas:
In the matter of Busy Bee Co.,
Bankrupt:
To the creditors of the Busy
Bee Company, of Newport, in
the county of Jackson, and Dis
trict aforesaid, a bankrupt:—
Notice is hereby given that the
above named Busy Bee Com
pany, a corporation, has been
duly adjudged bankrupt, and
that the first meeting of its
creditors will be held in the of
fice of the referee, in the city
of Batesville. Arkansas, on the
14th day of August, 1913, at 10
o’clock a. m., at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, examine the bank
rupt, appoint a trustee, and
transact such other business as
may properly come before said
meeting.
CHAS. F. COLE: Referee.
Batesville, Ark.,
Moving: Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
Extra Good Program Tonight
THE CALIFORNIA
OIL CROOKS
An extra good picture, featur
ing Carlyle Blackwell and Ma
rion Sais.
(KALEM)
A WILD MAN FOR A DAY
Showing two stranded actors
playing the part of a wild man
for a carnival company, but the
citizens discover it is a fake and
turn the hose on them, chasing
the carnival out of town. A
sure carnival.
(LUBIN.)
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OLD GORMAN’S GAL
An eastern man goes West and
wins a Western girl, they start
East but their buggie is hit by
a fast train, the stranger is
killed and she returns home to
her old lover.—An extra good
Western.
(ESSANAY)
Extra good pictures and music.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
DROUTH INJURED
PART OE TEXAS
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Crop, But Nearly All Other Cot
ton States Enjoyed Favorable
Weather for Week.
Ideal weather prevailed in all
states east of the Mississippi
river, rains being abundant and
i temperatures normal- As a re-!
suit the crop made excellent i
growth for the week ending Au- !
gustl, and at the same time set
fruit heavily. Very fine reports
are received and some corres
pondents think conditions are
equal to those in 1911. In Ark
ansas, Lousiana, and Oklahoma
the weather was also favorable
| and in northern Texas as well.
! Complaints of excessive dry
ness and heat, however, come
from central, eastern and south
ern Texas and it is apparent that
: considerable deterioration oc
j curred during the week, for the
plant is shedding and has ceas
; ed to set fruit and develop nor-j
! mally for the season. The de- j
terioration is as yet in its in
cipiency in northern parts of
central Texas but has gone much
i further in south central coun
ties and bolls are beginning to
| open rapidly. It is not yet too
late, however, for a general rain
j to do good.
Boll weevil damage is more ap
parent than earlier in the sea
son in Mississippi, Lousiana and
Southern Texas and in locali
ties serious losses have occurr
ed. In Mississippi the crop
outside of the weevil district is
fully up to normal or 100 per
cent and since the area in weevil
infested sections has been re
duced that state’s condition av
erages high. Broadly speaking,
the crop did well over 75 per
cent of the area and stood still
or deteriorated over 25 per
cent.
) BY STATES.
North Carolina.—There was
just a trifle too much rain in
southeast portion. Otherwise
week was very favorable. Crop
growing fast and fruiting heav
ily and there is ever promise
i
for large yield. Some corres
pondents put conditions several
; points higher than last year.
South Carolina.—Some reports
are brilliant and predict bumper
yield with favorable August.
Crop growing and fruiting rap
idly and looks flourishing. Suf
ficient rainfall- A few corres
pondents note excessive rainfall.
Georgia—Cotton improving
j steadily and some correspond
ents say that except for poor
stands crop is as good as in 1911.
Slight excess rains in southern
counties and sunshine generally
desirable.
Alabama.—Crop is being laid
by and promise very fine. Some
excessive rains but no damage
yet. Heavily fruited. Every
body expects a good crop.
Mississippi. — Except for the
weevil week’s developments
were altogether favorable. Plant
in northern part of the state out
of weevil districts is heavily
fruited and promises large yield.
'Southern part shows greater
! weevil damage than heretofore
with prospects for half a crop.
Tennessee.—Excellent prom
! ise and high per centage condi
' tion maintained. Soil in nearly
perfect cultivation. Some locali
ties would be benefitted by rain.
Arkansas—Crop maintained its
j position during Week and is gen
erallv quite promising, being as
.it.
in sev< ral • ars B<w< - . -
are more numerous in -outhern
counties.
Louisiana—Generally favora
ble week, although exces- of
rainfall in sections. Boll weev
ils have done considerable dam
age, but promise is for vst
crop in recent years.
Oklahoma.— Probably two
thirds of Gate's area ha.- had
rain and is doing well. The oili
er third is too dry for the good
of the plant, which is however
stocky and well fruited. In
many places rains have been
light and general precipitation
would be beneficial.
Texas.—North of a line drawn
east and west through Dallas
cotton is doing well, sufficient
rains having fallen. South of
that line deterioration has set
in that grows progressively
greater southward. It is not
yet too late for general rains to
give relief, but considerable
shedding has already taken
place and in the southern coun
ties the damage from boll wee
vils is greater than at first an
ticipated. Western Texas has
had considerable relief from
rain. Cotton is opening rather
-T_K,
BOTH REFUSE
ANY DELAY
in Odus Davidson Case And
Mitchell Has Cone to Ap
peal toFederal Court.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 4.—Chief
Justice E. A. McCulloch has de
clined to issue a writ of error
in the case of Odus Davidson,
and his attorney. Judge E. F
Mitchell of Harrison, has gone
to a summer resort in Michigan
to present his case to Judge Van
Decanter, of the United States
Supreme court.
Gov. J. M. Futrell has also de
clined to act in the case, or to
grant the 30 day respite asked
for by Judge Mitchell in order to
get the case before the Supreme
Court. He states that there is
plenty of time for the records to
be placed before Judge VanDe
venter, and if there should arise
conditions by which he could
not be found by August 11, the
date set for the execution, he
might then grant a few days, if
he is still in office. Gov. Futrell
thinks that Gov. Hays will then
——i imnTwn
which will allow the Supreme
Justice a week to look the cast
over. If he finds a federal ques
tion involved, and admits the
case to appeal, then Davidson*
will not hang next Monday. It
Judge Mitchell fails to locate
JudgeVan Decanter, he will then
look up another member of the
Supreme Court, but under the
rules of that body he must first
place his petition before the
member of the court assigned tr»
hear such matters in vacation.,
if he can be reached.
ALLEGED YEGGS
ARE UNDER ARRESI
Men Who Shot Sheriff Owens of
Lawrence County Reported
Captured at Trumann.
Walnut Ridge reports the
capture of the two men, who
blew and robbed the postoffiee
safe at Pocahontas last morafth
and later shot Sheriff Owens at?
Walnut Ridge in the making of'
their escape.
The two alleged yeggmen
were arrested Sunday at Tru
mann and were to have been
brought at once to Walnut
Ridge. Where they will first be
tried is not known and furtheir
particulars are not now to be ob
tained.
To Manage Boaz Hotel.
Brad McCully left Saturday
morning for Little Rock where
he will spend a two weeks’ vaca
tion with his parents. Upon his
return Mi*. McCully will go to
Hoxie where he will take charge
of the new Boaz Hotel, which
has been leased by the HJazek!
Hotel Company.
A new and up-to-date building
has replaced the old structure,
which was burned several
months ago, and will be newly
furnished and modern in every
way. Mr. McCully has been con
nected as manager and assist
ant manager of the Hazel ho
tel in this city for the past three
years and is a competent hotel
man whose friends regret to
see him leave Newport for a new
field of work.
X 1 VOJk* .
Note—Since above reports
were received, news disptaches
of Saturday night report heavy
and general rains over cotton
growing portions of Texas.
Sunday Evening Wedding.
Mr. Harmon W. Younger and
Miss Zelma Myrtle Singles
were quietly married at the
bride’s home on Main street
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock,
Rev. S- D. Grumbles, pastor of
the Baptist church, officiating
at the marriage service.
The wedding was a very quiet
one and was witnessed by the
families of the contracting par
ties, with a few intimate friends.
After congratulations, refresh
ments were served, concluding a
very pretty service.
Mr. and Mrs. Younger will
board with Mr. and Mrs. Singles
where they will be at home to
their friends, who extend con
gratulations and best wishes for
a happy wedded life.
be m office, and he expects to let
him have the final worries in the
Davidson case.
Davidson is sentenced to hang
next Monday for thebrutal mur
der of Miss Ella Barham, near
Harrison last winter. He was
not present at the time the jury
rendered its verdict, the sheriff
fearing he would be lynched if
kept there, so Davidson was ta
ken to the jail at Berryville,
where he has since remained.
His absence at the time the ver
dict was announced was the
main point in the appeal to the
Supreme Court, but that bodv
declined to sustain the conten
tion and affirmed the lower
court.
Judge Mitchell secured all the
records and evidence in the case,
and if Judge Van Devanter is
reached before next Monday, and
has not time to look them over
before the date set for the exe
cution, he can prevent the hang
ing until he has had sufficient
time to examine the case care
fully. Judge Mitchell should
reach Judge Van Devanter today,
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