THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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In St. Louis, we are reliably
informed, you may burn paper
and refuse in the alleys, in New
port, you can’t. Practically ev
ery business man in the city
wants the privilege of burning
paper in the alleys and if our
city government proposes to be
responsive to popular will, this
ordinance that is so obnoxious
will be repealed.
The insurance rates for New
port are soon to be settled, bas
ed upon the reports of inspec
tors, who are looking over con
ditions here. Anri unless paper
and refuse can be burned in the
alleys, the property owners and
merchants are going to pay a
rate in line with the risk under
our fire promotion ordinance.
If the council will spend ten
minutes looking into conditions
that prevail in the rear of stores
on Front and other business
streets, they cannot but be con
vinced that the ordinance pro
hibiting the burning of refuse
paper in the alleys was a mistake
and it is due the business men
and property owners that it be
recognized. The burning of
trash in alleys and side streets
ought to be encouraged instead
of penalized.
Newport has an ordinance that
is compelling practically every
business house in the city that
has no delivery wagon', and many
of those that have, to burn their
waste paper and refuse in nar
row' back yards or keep it piled
in boxes in the rear of stores and
these narrow yards. Why, be
cause it costs 50 cents or $1, to
secure a dray to haul a load of
refuse paper out of the city and
the expense is almost prohibitive
to most lines of business. Sev
eral fires have already resulted
from this condition and luckily
the losses thus far have been
light, but if the council persists
in ignoring the general com
plaint against the recent ordin
ance which brought about and is
responsible for this condition,
we cannot always expect to es
cape with small losses.
Under an act of t he last legis
lature, the jnsurance companies
are now engaged in rerating the
risks of every city and town in
the state tor new schedules are
to be filed on or about July 1.
No company will be able to
change a rate after this schedule
is filed, except by consent of the
insurance department and com
panies and agents violating the
law are subject to suspension
and revocation of their license.
The inspector representing the
insurance companies relative to
the electrical wiring of our
homes and business houses is
now in the city and will be fol
lowed by an inspector who looks
■after the risks from other stand
points such ns cleanliness of the
buildings and premises. What
are you property owners and
C. R. GRAY
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
EARL BUILDING
OFFICE HOURS:
9 a. m. to 11 a. m.
2 m. to 5 p. m.
TELEPHONE NUMBER 49
renters going to do about it?
Newport now enjoys lower rate?
than the average city of this
size in Arkansas, but if the pres
ent conditions about many of
our store buildings and home?
are not improved, Newport peo
ple may have to pay more insur
ance. The business men and
citizens generally ought to rem
edy these conditions now before
an inspection is made and then
maintain this standard. The In
dependent is not advocating a
temporary clean-up and a rid
dance of fire traps and sources
of danger to fool an inspector,
but persistent and continued ef
fort to reduce the fire hazard in
this city.
! Some of the Brundidge sup
porters want a contest and -ome
of the Hays followers don’t.
The former are willing to sup
port the nominee if the count
was honest and the latter say
that when an election i> over,
you ought to lay down, accept
j tlie result and for thegood of the
party say nothing about the
\ means by which it was accom
plished. The issue of honest
! elections and primaries is high
er than party welfare and the
I men, who would pad or change
1 the result, whether in primary
m general elections snouia oe
properly clad in stripes. Our
laws recognize what a crime bal
lot box pilfering and stuffing is,
because such practices rob us of
our greatest privilege and only
corrective under a democratic
government. The welfare of a
party is based upon the integri
ty of its primaries in reflecting
the will of its members and nei
ther Judge Hays nor Mr. Brun
didge has anything to lose in es
tablishing the results of the re
cent primary, whether free
I of criminal theft and fixing upon
I the part of over zealous friends
or supporters of either candi
date. It is to the interest of
i both the nominee and the party,
I that the nomination shall go un
j clouded to the candidate who re
ceived fTTHreal and not any ficti
i tious majority of the Democrat
, ic votes of the state, and the
Counties, whether for Hays or
j Brundidge, where the results
| are questioned, ought to be able
I to stand an inspection of their
vote. If they can’t, the nominee
created by their vote has slender
claim upon the support of his
party.
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Brass Kid Takes Appeal.
Special to Independent.
Little Hock, June 26.—An in
teresting transcript filed in su
preme court Wednesday was that
of counsel for Herbert Coon, ali
as James H. Ward, alias Brass
Kidd, alias Bert B. Sterling,
alias H. Waite.
He was convicted April 26.
1913. and sentenced to five
years’ imprisonment for grand
larceny, for the alleged theft of
$20,000 from Frank P. Fox at
Hot Springs. Motion for a new
trial was overruled by Judge C.
T. Cotham May 2, and the bond
of the accused fixed at $20,000.
The motion for a new trial set
| up numerous grounds alleged to
be prejudicial to the interests of
! the accused. Considerable
stress is laid upon the charge
delivered by Judge Cotham to
the grand jury, which it is alleg
ed, influenced the grand jury in
returning the indictment against
Coon. In the course of his
charge. Judge Cotham said:
“Do you not think it is high
time for our citizens to get a
roused and most of all for our
officers to get busy, and in ac
cordance with their oaths of of
fice to enforce the law and rid
Hot Springs of the worst gang
of thieves, thugs and confidence
men that ever infested a commu
nity? If a majority of our citi
zens vote that the ‘lid’ shall be
taken off in so far as it applies
to murder, larceny, and robbery,
let whosoever will go forth and
dip his hand in his neighbor’s )
blood, let the thief help himself
to his neighbor’s purse, and let
the robber ply his nefarious
trade at will. To such ridicu
lous conclusion does this argu
ment lead."
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WORDS FROM HOME
Statements That May Be Inves
tigated. Testimony of
Newport Citizens.
—
When a Newport citizen
comes to the front, telling his
friends and neighbors of his ex
perience, you can rely on his sin
cerity. The statements of peo
ple residing in far away places
do not command your confidence.
Home endorsement is the kind
that backs Doan’s Kidney Pills.
Such testimony is convincing.
Investigation proves it true. Be
low is a statement of a Newport
resident. No stronger proof of
! merit can be had.
Joseph F. Brown, farmer, R.
' F. D. No. 2, Box 61 A., Newport,
Ark., says: “I suffered off and
on for several years from kid
ney complaint. The kidney se
cretions passed irregularly, the
flow usually being too frequent
and obliging me to get up at
TOnll Vioorv nai'n; QPntpfl
themselves in the small of my
back and when I stooped, sharp
twinges darted through me. I
went from bad to worse until I
got Doan’s Kidney Pills at Dut
ton’s Drug Store, (now Walker’s
Pharmacy.) A few boxes cured
me.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milbum Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s
—and take no other. (Adv.)
Car Turns Turtle—Five Injured.
Hot Springs, June 25. — An
automobile accident a mile from
the city limits, on the Mountain
Valley road, this afternoon about
5:30, caused severe injuries to j
four of the city’s leading busi
ness men and probably fatal re- j
suits to another.
They are:
Will Lake, insurance and real
estate agent, with the J. H. Av
ery Company, back badly lacer
ated, cut on forehead, nose and
left arm and slight concussion of
the brain.
Joe Klyman, proprietor of Kly
man’s Cleaning Works, fracture
of the right arm and face badly
bruised.
G. W. Vaughan, retired grocer,
left arm broken at the elbow
and back injured and hurt in
ternally.
E. M. Cohen, real estate and in
surance agent, with Belding &
Stallcup. laceration on left side
of the head ar.d right shoulder
bruised.
Robert Jones, manager of the
A. C. Jones Ice Company, back
severely injured, cut on head and
suffering from severe shock.
The men were on their way to
Ozark Lithia, and when about
50 yeards from Col. S. W. For
dyce’s residence at the top of a
steep incline, the car started to
skid. Will Lake, who was driv
ing. was unable to right it.
Cohen, who was the only one
in the party able to go to his
home, said the car was going at
a moderate rate of speed and
skidded toward the embank
ment.
Remarkable Popular Ignoranoo.
Some one has remarked that at
| he height of Napoleon's fame there
i were men in the back alleys of Parle
who had never heard his name. Thla
illustration of popular Ignorance was
recalled by a Judge who was azamlm
mg candidates for cltlaenshlp In New <
Tork city recently. He asked one of ;
these prospective citliens, ”Who la I
the head of your native country?" j
"The king.” "Who becomes the head
when he dies?” "His son.” “And
who is the head of this country?"
The president." “And who would
become the Wad If he died?" “His
Ion.” And ytt, as the Judge remark
ad. all these men know enough to
•am their daily bread—the mat la a
tut tar of schooling
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Councir , No. 6'LL
Royal Arcanum meet3 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each month
in the Opera House building.
Visiting brethren always wel
come.
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
W. C. Wishon, Sec.
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Woodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of each
month in Masonic Hall. Visit
ing brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.
P. S. White, Clerk.
Modern Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. W. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invit
ed.
R. T. Simmons, Consul.
Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. A
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each month in
the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel Streets.
Visiting Brothers always wel
come.
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
The I. 0. 0. F.
The I. 0. 0. P. meet3 every
Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Grover C. Gates, N. G.
J. F. Parish. Secretary.
Tribe of Ben Hot.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
der of the chief.
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rn« Great HBtasne.
Th<* Coliseum, massive as ft wee,
v as a mere toy In comparison with
'ho Great Circus, which filled tho rai
ley between the Palatine and Aren tin*
bills. The Coliseum is snld to hav»
been able to teat 80,400 people; white
the seating onpaclty ot the ftreat Cir
cus was. at different periods, 150,000
250,000, and lastly 280,000 spectators
The Great Circa* was probably th* '
most stupendous building ever erected
tor public spectacles.
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