NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1914. NUMBER 291.
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■ ambushed
B. Keck Dangerous
Bed By Unknown
B6| March 13.—A
Be'with bloodhounds
By tonight is beat
Hntain trails and
Bns near Winters, 15
Bfontsville, in search
Bpn assailant of the
Beck, shot from am
Bon today. There is
■he. identity of the
Brsons- Neither is
K knowledge of the
■shooting.
Bfternoon a message
■here apprising lo
Bs of the shooting.
■ was brief, and urg
Bhounds be sent im
■ Huntsville. This
Bud Sheriff M. T.
B to direct the ch'ase
Bve. Messages from
■night brought the
Bmation that the
ck was riding along
t a point about three
Winters when shot
h. Winters is about
Dm Huntsville, and
! about 35 miles
ge further said that
itered the victim’s
Milder, and that but
3! recovery is enter
he physicians who
ng him.
[r. Keck is a resident
e, and is very popu
people of that city,
tempts to reach per
itsville by long dis
one tonight were un
The operator re
most of the men of
e out in the country,
light that every man
ined the posse of
ter in the search for
assailant.
•ipbell Speaks,
ipbell, candidate for
dressed a large num
8 at the court house
•light. Mr. Camp
ss, which was an e
the points laid
published platform,
sceived, and showed
force and common
Campbell spoke Sat
^g at Poughkeepsie
id had a good crowc
•P County Hecord.
Pictures
OUS(
op the marsh
ES
land grafter, wh<
^ to gain his rich
the innocen
plot fo
& Francis X
Dunbar am
Joseph Du
Dayton and Wn
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PJEWARD
F ^dy-Lubin
U present
The Mens Forward Movement,
i Hon. Clay Sloan will address
the men tomorrow afternoon at
3 o’clock in the Methodist
| church. Clay Sloan, as his
intimate friends know him, is a
public spirited man, a man of
potent influence in the political
arena, and a strong advocate
not only for the principles of
! good government and social
standing, but also for the prin
; ciples of Christianity. The pro
gram committee considers it a
; rare privilege to bring this
speaker to address the men of
Newport. Come tomorrow after
noon at 3 p. m. and you will not
be disappointed, but delighted
with the speaker and the ad
dress.
i
The members of the organiza-,
It'OR are anticipating still an
other treat in the near future.
Sunday afternoon, March 22nd,
Dr, C- H. Brough, of the Uni
versity will deliver the ad
dress on the timely subject,
I “The Challenge of the Country’’,
i Dr. Brough is a man among
men, and shines brightly as a
star in the literary firmament.
The meeting will bq| an open one,
and all in the town of New
port, who wish to meet Dr.
Brough on that day are most
cordially invited to attend.
Fred Suits, President.
W. D. McLain, Vice-President
S. M. Beattie, Secretary.
P. S. White, Treasurer.
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Seeks Lost Child.
i Mrs- Jim Gray, of Monette, ar
rived in the city Friday, in
search of her five weeks-old baby
which she states her husband
stole from her home a few days
'since. So far, the mother has
been unable to locate the child
.or husband.
! She states that she was in
formed that the father boarded
the train at Monette, having a
ticket for Jonesboro, and that
I while on the train the father
gave the babe to a woman whose
home is said to be in this city.
It is charged that Gray mis
treated his wife continually, and
that he was one time fined and
placed in jail but on a promise
that he would go home and take
care of his family, agreeing not
to again be guilty of mistreating
his family, he was released.
The mother is heartbroken ov
er the loss of her child and is
seeking the assistance of friends
here in locating the babe—
Jonesboro Tribune.
High School Entertains.
The pupils of the high school
gave an impromptu program at
the auditorium after recess Fri
day evening, and the public,
, which was “cordially invited”,
* responded in large numbers.
| The program was gotten up in
almost a day’s time, and was
about as interesting and laugha
ble as could be
| The entire program was a bur
)! lesque on different people and
, things, the closing exercises
and gradutions came in foi
r their share. The candidates
’ even, were there, making theii
pleas to the “dear people”, th<
usual “mudslinging” being in
" idulged in, as usual.
! The BeDell opera company
who made a recent visit, als<
the “Wisdom Sisters,’” singers
were typieally protrayed bj
three of the high school girls.
Bananas Bananas
Mr. J. B- Heard will Mere to
morrow on the Iron Mountaii
track with a car load of Jumb<
banartps, which he will sell th<
merchants one-half a cent cheap
er thsi they are now buying.
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HOW WILL YOU VOTE? s
^ Will drainage bring roads? The question is easily
[aHi answered by any man, who has ever lived in the hills and [gpo
remembers some of the worst bogs and holes through
which he has ever pulled a team, to have been located upon pj=
a hillside.
It is also the experience of every state, where the lands
[□Hi are well drained, that drainage has not solved the road ^
problem and particularly is this true of Arkansas, where [UEj
the rainfall for half the year is heavy and far above the ^
average . S
a airt roact is sumcient wnere travel is ngm, anu au
drainage perfect, but neither of these conditions confronts
us here- Each year our traffic grows heavier and our
[up road conditions worse. Thirty years ago, our farmers
hauled cotton as far as Memphis, but today Jackson
Sni county produces 30,000 bales of the fleecy staple and bu
there is not a farmer within her borders who would be
[ycj willing to haul his cotton overland to the Memphis mark
Pj= et. Why progress in railroads, closer and better markets
I™ and stand stock still in the matter of roads, maintaining
^3 that because dirt rods were good enough thirty years ago
bni to haul an insignificant crop over, they are still sufficient
for our needs.
[up Why stand fettered to conditions we have outgrown ?
^ Whj* keep our lands from increasing in value ? Whv limit
the earning and producing capacity of our people ? Why
cling to the hardships and privations that bad and almost
impassable roads mean to the men upon the farm, their
[up families and children? Dirt roads, or miud roads as they
are half the year, are no more in keeping with the de
mands and necessities of the present time than a hundred
mile haul to the Memphis market would be, and it be
ue hooves us as an enlightened people to recognize the fact
and correct the condition that stands against our progress
in wealth, health, the contentment and happiness of our
people.
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The opportune time nas come ior tne improve
ment. There are enough believers in good roads, who if
fired with zeal to carry the issue to the uninformed mind
and judgment of the voters, will carry the day upon March
!Hni 25th. Explain the proposed district to those who do not
understand its provisions and safeguards. Get into this
campaign and show the voters that the cost is within our
means and the improvement the greatest need of our
^ county. The cause needs and deserves your active help
!Hfi and the few days that yet remain of this campaign must ^
determine the result. You can help turn the tide of pub
[ue lie sentiment for this improvement or let the chance slip
and allow it to go down in defeat. Just as Nelson’s cry
in the battle of Trafalgar, that “England expects every hni
man to do his duty,” so does the future welfare of Jackcon ^
county call upon you to enlist your energies in this cam
paign.
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Six More Bodies Found In1
[ Ruins
; St. Louis, March 13.—Six bod
jies removed from the ruins of
the Missouri Athletic Club to
'day brought the total number
of dead recovered to 24. The
bodies of six other victims still
are buried in the wreckage.
Seventeen of the removed dead
' have been identified, but the
! others are burned beyond re
1 cognition- Three bodies recov
ered today were identified as
those of Allen Dow, J. L. Paeh
len and John J. Pvatz, all of St.
! Louis.
! Inspection of other buildings
by the Fire Department today
: revealed scores of unsafe struc
tures, including the Muncipal
House of Detention for Child
ren, an orphan s home, a con
vent, an exclusive social club, a
large theatre and several hotels,
i Charles Schmiel of Chicago,
injured in the fire, today brought
suit against the club for $25,000
damages, and the Boatman’s
i Bank, both of which occupied
! the building. Schmiel’s petition
■ charges that fire ordinances wer<
j disregarded in that no rope 01
, other fire escape was providec
• for him.
, I The coroner’s inquiry into thf
' j fire was begun this morning
Miss Adelaide Mason, a dancer
was summoned as the first wit
■ r.qss to tell howT she discovered
11 the fire while waiting in the clut
> lobby for a taxicab at 2 o’clock
! Monday morning. The Municip
Would Leave it To Oldfield’s
Home.
Hardy, March 13.—Congress
man W- A. Oldfield and Tom W.
Campbell met in joint debate at
this place today, a large crowd
being present.
1 There was no bitterness inject
ed into the debate, and the only ]
new thing offered was a propo
sition from Mr. Campbell that he
would agree to leave the con
test for the nomination to Rud
dell township, Mr. Oldfield’s
| home, which the latter declined.
It is believed here that Mr.
Campbell will carry the northern
district of Sharp county.
' Adv. dlwl.
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1
i Killed Friend Over Dog; Got
Two Years.
1 Walnut Ridge, March 13. —
Wood Moon, 26 years old, a
farm laborer, today was found
guilty of murder in the second
! degree and sentenced to two
! years in the state penitentiary.
Moon killed Jesse Andrews,
19 years old, last summer. The
pair were fellow laborers on a
farm, and the trouble between
them grew when a dog owned by
Moon and one belonging to An
drews had a fight. The dog fight
is said to have caused an enmi
ty between the pair that result
ed in Moon striking the youngei
lad on' the Head with a hoe.
Hats Cleaned And Blocked,
j Old hats made new again. Now
is the time to have your old
All work
Bee
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Kirby Offers A Trade.
Suppose Mr. Kirby should say
to the people of Arkansas: “I
want to be nominated United
States Senator in the election of
March 25th. 1 am at present
holding the office of Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
and have five more years to
serve. 1 have become dissatis
fied with this office, to which 1
was elected three years ago. 1
present myself as the equal of
Senator Clarke in ability and ex
perience and pledge you that I
can step into his place in the
United States Senate, and wield
the same inuuence in behalf of
Arkansas and for the good of
the nation, as can Senator
Clarke, and 1 can as creditably
and as capably support the Dem
ocratic Administration. There
fore, I ask the people of Arkan
sas to hold a special election,
which will cost only about $40,
000,00, to fill the vacancy on the
Supreme Bench which would be
created by your act in electing
mp tn thp Ilnitpfl States Senafp.”
I
The above words were of
course never uttered by Mr. Kir
| by, it would have been political
! suicide for him to have uttered
them, but his candidacy, his
campaign literature, his speech
es and the facts of the case, im
ply them. If the above state
ment is too strong as to Candi
date Kirby’s political attitude,
he has no excuse for offering his
services to the people of Arkan
sas as United States Senator.
If, on the other hand, Mr.
Kirby’s claims are not strong
enough, he exhibits a remark
able effrontery in asking that the
people of Arkansas “swap him”
for Senator Clarke and pay $40,
000 00 to boot. If Candidate
Kirby had frankly told the peo
ple when they elected him to the
Supreme Bench, that he intend
ed to use his position only as a
stepping stone to the United
'States Senate, he would never
have been elected to that, office.
If Candidate Kirby is not
guilty of a breach of confidence
1..uni' -M'XILML'J.-L"-*T
with the voters who gave him
the otlice of Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, and of the.
attempt to make it a stepping
stone to the United States Sen
ate, he is cerainly showing bad
faith in not having resigned his
otlice at the beginning of his
campaign, when by so doing he
could have permitted his suc
cessor to be elected at the same
primary election in which he is
now a candidate, and he could
Have made his campaign at his
own expense, instead of at the
expense of the people.
Candidate Kirby wants to
I charge the people of Arkansas
nearly $40,000.00 for the privil
ege of swapping him for Senator
, Clarke. It would be a bad deal
for Arkansas if Kirby offered a
j bonus of $40,000.00 along with
his proposed services, instead of
demanding $40,000.00 together
with the scalp of Senator Clarke.
To Investigate Gold Findings. ,
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 14—John
T. Fuller, state minerologist and
geologist, will go to Yell county
' next week to make an investiga
! 1 ion of the reported discovery of
: gold at Bluffton. He has already
' received a nurrlber of samples of
j the alleged gold ore, and reports.
! that assays show no trace what
ever of gold, much less the free
j ore claimed by sorriie. Mr. Ful
ler is very skeptical about gold
having been found in Yell coun
| ty, but until he has made an in
vestigation on the ground he
does not profess to speak with
authority.
i Mr. Fuller says that the geo
logical formation of the state is
opposed to the theory that gold
! exists anywhere in Arkansas in
paying quantities. There are
only three places in the state
where there are volcanic rocks,
in which alone gold ore is found,
and in those places there has
been no evidence of gold. Gold
j seldom, if ever, occurs in alluvi
al formations, which is the type
| of the Ozark mountains as a
I rule.
TO every man young enough to
feel the tonic of Spring, we
simply want to say—
The new Spring Stetsons are
here, ready for your selection !
You know what that means in
this store—
Representative assortments—full
range of sizes—variety of models
and a striking display of th*>
Spring style features. Com**
i Bergf7
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