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5 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS Tl ESDAY, DEC'E.MHER i*. 1313 Ni MliER 213
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Eroads
■pf» CONTRACT
May I?e
■mL \ew Road Law,
Ks A. V. Smith.
■^t method of work
jKj, overseers, whethei
■appointed, has many
■ <, It is very com
■ar people advocating
■ or another in the
■ and the most common
■ we hear now is to
■keep up ah the public
jt Btn'id might do away
' Bf political strife in
X Bborhoods over the e
X Boverseers and, under
S Bstem, there would be
u; Bto accuse anybody of
r Blitics where the over
Bppointed instead of
X Bfben, if the contracts
X B the lowest bidder, the
X Bid have reason to be
jlj Bs getting value receiv
bb Bhe mad tax.
hi' HHL ... ~ n il. '
ic ■odpomt m Iavui U1 1,110
* Hplan is that no over
S B other person having
jfj Broad machinery engag
uj Bjwork, would lose any
w Babolishing the present
B Everyone could bid on
* Hhe wanted and the men
1 Bpped to do the work
|Habtless get the con
iE Hn overseer who now
IE Hy one-third the time
^H contracts enough to
alBbusy all the time. Af
1 ^pig his" ‘contract, he
gHbe bothered about get
gHtlected or appointed, and
g Hto do but carry out his
g Hard get his pay.
gHesame time, the public
protected. If the
i^P>r did not keep his
IjHabape, he wouldn’t get
And there would be no
pHdfthe money being wast
- He county judges might
^Hbenfitted by the change
IHdract system. At pres
|Hy are often blamed for
gHtition of the roads when,
^Btter of fact, they have
^Be control over them. If
Vs were let out by con
would have the pow
c^4or hands to make the
—*>rs come to time. If
’t, they could with
Pay
i ^ thing in the way of
the contract system is
[.the right kind of con
wn up for each road,
me necessary law for
Act 273 of 1907
to engraft the
in the road systerr
but it has not sue
it was hoped, and the
in Act 302, o1
new Highway Law
provision for work
by contract
or any coun
the contract sys
up its roads. Foi
it would only b<
to incorporate a spec
district, something oi
a special school dis
w°uld not be necessary
any more tax than i
n°r to borrow money
could continue ti
abor or it could abol
labor.
of law touchinj
°f working roads i
afagraph five of Sec
tbe new road law
are now ad
of road
by contract are surprised tc
know that such a provision i.
contained in this Act. As soon
as the people learn what can be
done under this provision, a
great many counties are going
to try it.
It is the duty of the Highway
Department to assist in the in
stallation of the contract sys
tem wherever it is desired. The
Highway Department should
prepare the charters for all spe
cial road districts and it should
then draw up the contracts to
fit the different roads or classes
of roads- There is no expense to
any county or road district wish
ing to try this plan and no trou
ble other than getting the char
ter approved by a majority of
the legal voters interested.
Of course there are many
places where this system could
not be used or where it would
not suit the people. The writer
would recommend the contract
system only in those cases
where it is practicable and for
that reason its adoption was left
'optional with each community.
Dill ttrVi AY*A + V, at r urnnf ore
X/Ull » » A A » V/ Vll n** V “
tem they can now have it and
the undersigned will take pleas
ure in giving further informa
tion and any other assistance
within his power.
Andrew V. Smith.
Banks, Ark-, Dec. 6, 1913.
Convict’s Suit Appealed.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec- 9.—An ap
peal has been filed in the su
preme court in the case of E.
N- Weigel vs. E. C. McCloskey,
from Pulaski circuit court,
which has a great deal of hu
man interest in it. McCloskey
was sentenced to serve a term
on the Pulaski county farm.
Weigel was at that time con
tractor for the county convicts
working them in his stone crush
er and rock quarry near Little
Rock. McCloskey claimed he
was worked by the contractoi
after the time of his sentence
had expired, and sued for dam
ages amounting to 6,000. He
was given a judgment of $1,00(
for the false imprisonment, ane
$100 in addition for having i
chain fastened to his leg.
Tuckerihan Masons Elect.
Tuckerman, Dec. 8.—Tucker
man Lodge F. and A. M- hat
elected the following officers
James Graham, worshipfu
master; W. S. Armstrong, sen
ior warden; W- R. Rice, junioi
warden; James Strider, tieas
urer; Judson N- Hout, secre
tary.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera Hous<
THE SECRET FORMULA
The girl’s father tells her sweet
■ Heart if he will steal for hir
■ the formula he can marry hi
' daughter. A strong drama in
s parts.
(PATHE)
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■ HOODOOED ON HIS WED
' DING DAY.
5 Featuring Ruth Roland, Fran
• Newburg and John Brennen.
) (Comedy—KALEM)
THE WONDERS OF THE BR1
r NY DEEP
5 (Educational—KALEM)
• Four good pictures and musii
? ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
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STATE NEEDS
! ANOTHER FARM
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Says Governor Hays, But Pos
session Not Advisable Before
Spring.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 9.— < lovern
or Geo. W. Hays is a strong ad
vocate of the Penitentiary Com
mission purchasing another
■farm for the white convicts but
he does not believe the purchase
j should be made so that posses
! sion would be taken before late
I spring.
! By taking possession at this
time the entire working force of
the state farm, both white and
| black, could be transferred to
the new farm, after the
crops were laid by in the sum
! mer, at that time erect all
|
the stockades and clear the
farm. When time for the gath
ering of the crops on the old
farm came, the convicts could
be taken back there and worked
Then they could be taken
back to the new farm and work
all winter on clearing and fenc
ing, so that the white convicts
would start the new year under
the most favorable circumstanc
es.
Governor Hays is much inter
ested in the state farm idea, and
is now working on plans by
which the camps on the old farm
may be moved in close to each
other, thus; permitting the in
stallation of a pumping station,
and the construction of a sew
erage system fo rthe stockades.
Prisoner Is Lucky.
Batesville, Dec. 5—Not many
j prisoners in the Atlanta peni
tentiary have a legacy left them
sufficient to support their family
during their incarceration, but
that was the luck that befell
James E. Porter, who was at one
time a barber at Newark, in this
county. At the last term of the
Federal court here he was found
guilty of selling liquor and wras
sentenced to two years in the
Atlanta bastile by Judge Trie
' ber.
1 He had not been in prison long
until a near relative died, leav
ing him property valued at
about $2,000, and the income of
I which is sufficient to support his
wife and baby until he is releas
ed from the prison. The facts
in the case were disclosed here
1 today, when an ex parte motion
was heard in chancery court and
the trustee for Porter asked
' that he be allowed to. pay Por
' ter’s wife and children the in
come that was derived from the
i lecracv
I
, | Coopers’ Strike May Spread.
'ISpecial to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec- 9.—State
Labor Commissioner J. C. Clary
- Monday afternoon received a
i hurry up call to Jonesboro,
s from the officers of the Coopers'
l \ union of that place. The tele
igram was vague, but Commis
Uioner Clary gleaned from il
! that the coopers’ strike at Par
• agould is about to extend tc
Jonesboro, and the assistance o!
< the Commissioner of Labor if
■ necessary to make an adjust
ment of the affairs before the>
have progressed as far as thej
•! have at Paragould. The Para
igould stave factories have beer
! shut down for three months
; without prospect ’for a settle
• ment- Commissioner Clarj
will go to Jonesboro on Thurs
' day.
I
How the Red Cross Seal Orig
inated.
Nearly $1,500,000 has been
raised by Red Cross Christmas
Seals in the last live years, and
yet many people do not know
how this charity stamp idea o
riginated
Some of your grandmothers
first played “post office" with
stickers similar to Red Cross
Seals ’way back in 1862, when
they conceived the idea of sell
ing stamps at fairs for the bene
fit of the relief funds for the sol
diers’ hospitals in Brooklyn, Bos
ton and elsewhere. Nearly $1.
000,000 was raised in this way
before 1865. After the war,
this method of raising money
was discontinued in this country
for a generation, although it
found vogue in Portugal, Swit
zerland, Austria, France, Spain,
Denmark, Norway, Russia, Swe
den and other European coun
tries. There are now thousands
of different types of charity
stamps used in all parts of the
world, as many as forty being
used in Austria for children's
hospitals alone.
Stamps or seals were first us
ed to get money tor the anti-tu
jberculosis crusade in Norway
and Sweden in 1904. To Jacob
Riis, the well-known social
worker of NewT York, and to
Miss Emily P- Bissell, the ener
getic secretary of the Delaware
;Red Cross, jointly belong the
i honor of originating our Ameri
|can Red Cross Christmas Seal.
, In 1909, Mr. Riis’ interest was
j aroused by the receipt of a
I Christmas tuberculosis stamp on
a letter from Norway. He pub
lished an article about this
| queer-looking stamp in the “Out
,look,” and suggested some pos
sible uses for it in this country.
jMiss Bissell at once saw an op
portunity here and prepared a
I stamp, from the sale of which
her society realized $3,000 for
tuberculosis work. So impress
| ed was she with this success
'that she induced the American
! Red Cross to take up the sale in
1908 on a national basis- With
very little organization and with
hardly any attempt at careful
advertising, the sale that year
brought in, nevertheless, over
$135,000 for anti-tuberculosis
work in various parts of the
United States. In 1909, with
more thorough organization, th(
sale was increased to $230,000
in 1910 to nearly $310,000; ir
1911 to over $330,000, and ovei
40,000,000 seals, netting $400,
000, were sold last year
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Beebe Marshal Dies.
Harry Brown, marshal o
j Beebe, who was shot twice las
Sunday morning while making
an arrest, died Monday mornini
from the effects of the wounds
and will be buried Tuesday a
that place, says the Searcy Citi
zen. Mr. Brown was about 6'
years old and is survived by
family.
i George McDaniel, a young fai
j mer of near El Paso, who wa
! j arrested imediately followin
I the shooting, is still confined i
; jail here awaiting hearing o
I the charge of doing the killint
He talks very little of the a!
fair, except ito deny emphat:
cally any knowledge of th
shooting
Mrs. J. B- Avera and Mrs. I
L. Maris will serve lunch at th
Episcopal bazaar Wednesday.
i Tie Beet Clrisfnias Gill I
X Is Something To Wear yj
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THIS store now presents a fascinating exhi- ^
bition of those things which men and young men (uj=j
Sfi would buy for themselves and associate with the ^
Sfi spiritof Chrislrras. juej
Sfi Stock new complete with merchandise de- ^
Sfi Iightfully suggestive of the Christmas spirit and ^
«K gift-giving. Carefully selected goods embodying ^
the newest and best ideas that make for the jycj
comforts and pleasure of men and young men vie ^
[ucj with each other in this store for your attention. p =
^ We advise shopping early, when free, intelli- jucj
[u^ gent advice on gift selections will be given by our p~
X salesmen, if desired. X
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The Best Gift of All Is a Fine
Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat
A new Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat for a Christmas
EiHi present is sure of a hearty welcome. You can
surely find just the garment you want at the price
you wish to pay.
A Good Sweater Makes a Fine Gift.
Give Him a Hat or a Pair of Stylish Cloves. ^
ye ---ye
jyg. A Wealth of Beautiful Neckwear. jyc>
Hjni House Coats and Bath Robes are excellent Presents. ^
A Bag or Suit Case which everyone is glad to get. ^
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[Ucj Fine Hosiery and "Manhattan” shirts for Gifts. ^
Good Handkerchiefs Always a Welcome Gift. jfi
[UEj Many Leather Novelties for Christmas Gifts. ||g
An Umbrella Will Win His Admiration. SR
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- ik The Puzzled Christmas Shoppers* 5
t jS . , SfS
- g™ problems of “what to get for him,*’ £
1 ik all dissolve upon entering this supe
_ H rior Men’s Outfitting Store, where $
* Ik scores of elegant, practical gifts are g
^oS suggested at every tum. !R
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_ iHni We Furnish Gift Boxes Wiih All The Smaller Articles ^
e ^ and Make No Charge at all For Them. Iff
1 BErgeR'S 5
e Qjcj "STAR CLOTHING MOUSE’?
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