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HOW W ASHINGTON CITY
GETS SUPPLY OF BOOZE.
If Senator Shephcr’s rider to the
revenue bill is not cut out by the con
ference committee, the whiskey spec
ials that leave Baltimore each week
day for Washington will be discon
tinued, as the amendment prohibits
the carrying of whiskey into dry ter
ritory, and the District of Columbia
is prohibition territory by act of con
gress.
Ordinarily these “whiskey specials”
run on regular schedule, every two
hours, from 10 in the morning until
8 in the evening, says the Baltimore
Sun, btrt of late they have been run
ning any old time the company can
find the cars for them.
Some time ago the whiskey was
carried almost altogether in suitcases
and there was some effort at conceal
ment, but that day has gone. Few of
the patrons of the booze specials car
ry less than a dozen bottles a trip,
and the packages are mostly wrap
ped just as they came from the
dealer.
It is a queer crowd—negroes, men
and women, boys and girls, mostly
shabbily dressed. And at the present
price of whiskey their loads represent
more money than one would think the
majority of them ever owned at one
time. And they pay cash for the
stuff, too. But some are clad in cost
ly raiment, the women especially.
The white men and the white wom
en among the whiskey toters are a
sorry looking lot. White men are
rather numerous in the business, but
there are not many white women or
white boys and girls. But the negro
boys and girls are numerous.
Of course Washington being dry,
all the stuff carried on these trains
is supposed to be for personal use.
But is is hard to imagine anyone be
ing able to consume a dozen bottles
of whiskey in a day or two and still
having such a thirst that he has to
make another trip for more booze.
Some of these whiskey toters make a
trip every day in the week, yet no
one ever hears of them being arrested.
Senator Shepperd of Texas, who
has been fighting for nation-wide pro
hibition for years, proposes to put a
stop to this whiskey toting from Bal
timore to Washington, by making it a
felony to bring whiskey into the
District of Columbia. His amend
ment was adopted by the senate.
A TTY.-GEN. ARBUCKI.E
HAS GOOD RECORD.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 3.—During the bi- j
ennial period, Attorney General Ar- I
buckle collected a total of $65,574..’.) j
from back taxes and other revenues, i
: K38.88l.44 on franchise taxes, and;
$132,934.24 on net judgments recov- j
|errd. all of which was turned into the |
state treasury.
j ' There were 182 criminal cases j
handled by the office (juring the bi
5 ennial period, of which 170 were ap
pealed by the defendant and twelve
hy the state. Sixteen were dismissed,
]9 reversed and 114 affirmed.
Attorney General Arbuckle reeom
| mends the passage of a law making it
a felony for a man to burn hi# own
property. He also says:
“The statute of this state pertain
ing to forgery is entirely too severe
as regards the minimum penalty,
j Under the statutes of our state a man
may steal ten thousand dollars and
yet it is possible that he. may have
to serve only one year in the peniten
tiary but the sixteen year old boy
who commits the crime of forgery,
though the instrument forged may
have involved not more than one dol
lar, if convicted, must serve a mini
mum sentence of two years in the
penitentiary and if convicted of both
forging the instrument and uttering
or passing the same he must serve a
minimum sentence of four years in
the penitentiary. We cannot under
stand how this statute has remained
on the books of the state so long with
out amendment and shall prepare and
submit for your consideration a bill
providing for an amendment to the
same.”
WOULD AWARD CREDITS.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 3.—A plan for the
awarding of high school ^credits for
outside musical study under private
instruction has been issued by the
Arkansas State Music Teachers’ As
sociation, and copies have been sent
to over 70 high school superintend
ents and principals in the state.
The plan adopted by the associa-1
tion is based on that used in the Pitts-1
burg schools, which has the endorse-1
ment of the Bureau of Education at
Washington, with some changes ne
cessary to suit local conditions.
The association has asked the heads
of the schools to consider the plan
and hopes to have a uniform method
adopted in the high schools of the
state. In 25 states there is at least
one high school, and in some states
several, giving credits for outside
music study. Arkansas should be
added to this list. Those who are
interested are asked to write H. D.
Tovey of Fayetteville, Dean of Music
in the State University, and presi
dent of the association.
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GOVERNOR BROUGH
ACCEPTS INVITATION
OF PROHI ELEMENT.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 3.—Governor
Brough, at the urgent solicitation of
the Prohibition forces of Poplar Bluff
led by Hon. William Meredith, prose
cuting attorney of Butler county, has
accepted an invitation to make three
speeches Sunday, January 5, in the
interest of closing the saloons in Pop
lar Bluff, Mo.
The governor had declined this in
vitation before because of .the urgen
cy of public business and some very
important local ’engagements. But
he governor, regarding the open sa
loons <$f Poplar Bluff as one of the
mose serious menaces to the citizen
ship of Arkansas, decided to accept
the invitation.
Mr. Meredith has advised the gov
ernor that the liquor forces were im
| porting out-of-state speakers for the
| purpose of keeping open saloons in
I Poplar Bluff. The governor will
(leave on the Sunshine Special Satur
day night and return Monday morn
ing.
BANK COMMISSIONER’S
r>T SHOWS PROSPER
ITY OF ALL INSTITUTIONS
to Independent.
Little Rock. Jan. 3.—The biennial
report of the State Bank Commis
sioners shows that during the last
two years nineteen of the state banks
made a net increase of $184,000 in
their capital stock.
Four new banks were chartered, the
Farmers Bank at Casa, the Bank of
Stuttgart at Stuttgart, the Dodd
ridge State Bank at Doddridge, and
the Bank of Wickes.
There were 392 State banks Jan. 1,
1918, and 384 banks on Jan. 1, 1919,
the decrease being due to consolida
tions. Applications were made for
thirteen charters and only four were
granted. There were 475 bank exam
inations made during the year.
1918 MEMORABLE IN HISTORY.
A famous Scotch singer, who lost
an only son in the war, has said that
'o'- those who had lost loved ones the
day the war ended was one of the sad
deft days of life, says L:site’s Week
1 - Now it wrs all over, and the feel
came to them afresh that those
whom they had given in the great
p,'”'Tgle would never come back. In
millions of homes at the holiday sea
son there is this sadness, but in all
homes and hearts there is a feeling
r.f re’ief that the tragedy is past and
that the world faces a new and
brighter day.
The ye nr 1918 will b» me morable
• r history for its titanic battles and
th? destruction of a military despo
for half a century had
!< n c. tin at to the peace of Eu
0 arsd the world. The year 1919;
• equp'dy memorable in working
tV problems of peace, in the ful
filment o' the rac'al aspirations of,
Ormressed peoples, and in the estab
lishment of of a new and better world
order. The fighting is over, but the
so'ution of the really big things of j
the war has just begun. It should j
thrill one just to be living in such i
times as these.
BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS.
C. G. Mosby bought out the jewel
ry store owned by his father, Charles
Mosby, New Year’s day, and the bus
iness today passed out of the hands of
father into possession of his son, who
will no doubt take up the threads of a
successful busness- already establish
ed and carry it on in a manner equally
as progressive and profitable as has
s lather, Charles Mosby, done
through the long years of his busi
ness career in this city.—Batesville
Guard.
BENGEL.
Christmas is over and all all hearts
now turn expectantly toward the New
Year. The old year is dead, but it
was filled from the first with promis
es of victory for our allies and com
plete subjection of the enemy, which
promises became a fact as' the year
was growing old. So as the New
Year advances let us try to raise our
standard of living so we each may be
a better neighbor, a better citizen, a
better man, a better woman—better
than we ever have been—in order to
show our appreciation of our nation’s
worth.
Mrs. John McGhee of Grand Glaize
spent the holidays with her husband’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Keen.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Steed are
spending the holidays with relatives J
and friends in Bradford.
Mr. and Mrs. John Huff are spend
ing a couple of weeks in Poplar
Bluff, Mo., with relatives.
Master Jack and Dan Shirley came
in Saturday from a short visit with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
! Mrs. Wheeler of Oil Trough.
Fred Truit has resigned his posi
tion at the Plant mill and has moved
his family to the home of his father
in-law, Mr. Alonzo Wifson of Tucker’s
Ridge.
Mr. Elkie Ladd is moving his fam
ily to the Jennings farm on the sand
in order to school his children. This
condition should not exist, for we
certainly are entitled to a goad school
here.
Hog killing is the order of the day
just now, almost every family have
harkened to Hoover’s advice and
raised a few porkers for their own
consumption.
Quite a number from here went to
nort last week to interview San
ta Claus.
Pete Thoma came up from Augus
ta Tuesday but will be located for
some time at Robins’ Slough log' yard.
R. W. Wortham sold out his farm
I at Negro Point to S. O. Allen, his
! brother-in-law, and moved with his
i family to Cash, his former home.
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TIME CARD.
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North Bound
No. 2 Fast Pass, (no stop)Ar. 3:55am
No. 34 Local passenger, Ar. 10:35am.
N6. 4 Fast passenger, Ar. 11:59 am.
No. 92 Local freight, Lv. 11:00 am.
No. 30 Local passenger, Ar. 8:25 pm.
.\o. 6 hast Passenger, Ar. 9:30 pm.
j No. 18.Fast Pass. (Hot Sgs.
j Spl.) Ar. 10:05 pm.
South Bound.
1 Co. 1 Fast Pas. (no stop)Ar. 1:52 am.
i \To. 17 Fast Pas. (Hot Spgs.
Spl.) Ar. 4:55 am.
I No. 5 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:55 am.
| No. 7 Mail train (no passen
gers) Ar. 9:10 am.
- No. 93 Local freight, Lv. 8:00 am.
Vo. 3 Fast r> psenr’er. A**. 5:43 pm.
: No. 33 Local Pas. Ar. 7:20 pm.
Leaves 7:45 pm
White River Division.
\To 210 Passenger. Lv. 6:10 am.
No. 254 Mixed Pas. and freight
Leaves 12:10 pm.
No 251 Mixed Pas. and freight
Arrives 11:00 am.
No. 205 Passenger, Ar. 7:30 pm.
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are offering a splendid and
line of holiday merchandise.
■ NOTICE! .
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This is the time of the year when we repair < ur
cases, and if you have any empty Coca Cola
| Cases at your place of business or your home E
please call this office by phone so we can send
for them. |
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Phone 116 620 Front St
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M. Gorman’s Dry Goods Store
H Hnt- <•*&; i
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A remarkable sa'e o! M n and Bn’s
Saits. All the njw sty ,as ar offered in
this important se in 4 vent. Whatever
price you wish to pav, von will find a
large vmetv of stvus, m Germ's and color
ings. And any suit \ 011 may select you
cm be assured of buying G a very sub
stantia! saving. Arranged in three big
groupes at
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$12-45 $17-45 $22 95 1
A special sale such as this gives
| you the opportunity to save money
which may be used for purchasing
other things you need.
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M.Gorman’sDryGoodsStore :!
506 Front St. Front St.
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Our Hobby
Is Good T=-1
««, . . Ask to see
Printing samples of
our bush
_j_-_■ ness cards,
. visiting
..al cards,
wedding
and other invitations, parrv
phlets, folders, letter heads,
statements, shipping tags,
envelopes, etc., constantly
carried in stock for your
accommodation- , j
("iet our figures on that ’
printing you have been f
[thinking of.
New Type, Latest j
Style Faces
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Happy New Year
7b our hundreds of
friends and customers
who have made the suc
cess of this store possi
ble we extend the sea
son ’s greetings and wish
for them much prosperity
and happiness during 1919
R. J. Wise Grocer Co
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A Happy and Prospered
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New Year to all our cu
tomers and friends is tj
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sincere wish of
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