RENDLfM
RIGHT Of CITY
,n ArH' .friin'
" Passed By A City
Council.
gRockT^2^™* su
c0Urt today handed down
Lin the case of TomJin
s vs. Earle W. Hodges
n, of state, from Pulas
,ty circuit court, revers
and remanding it for
jut in the chancery court,
jision of the court in this
ives the voters of a city
ht of referendum on all
'ns of contracts and obli
, Which the city council
make.
yurt’s decision in the case
e interesting, because of
uat effect it will have up
question of the govern
lies of municipalities en
into contracts without
[ the people.
opinion, which was writ
Chief Justice McCulloch,
.wW lencrthv. vomer into
inition of the act and the
ms of the legislature
he act was passed,
case was caused by the
until of Mena, Arkan
anting a franchise toTom
Bros. to furnish electric
nd power to the city for
eed price, and the ordin
ranting this power was
by the city council Feb
27, 1913, which was be
K enabling act was pass
the legislature. Upon a
l siped by 5 per cent of
al voters the secretary of
submit the validity of
itract to the people,
linson Bros, then sought
raining order from the
to prevent the question
to the decision of the peo
t was on this injunction
iecourt erred in not grant
e order, but saying that
cuit court did not have
risdiction to render a de
that the injunction should
ieen sought in the Chan
wirt. The court in render
B decision holds that the
issed by the legislature is
tutional and directs that
sc be transferred to the
ty court and the injunc
granted.
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York, who has
trip through
dll arrive next
Mrs. P. H. Van
iy home to the
sed chickens,
id turkeys at
ind Egg Compa
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; State’s Bankers Oppose Plans- '
Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, Dec. 23.—Arkan
sas bankers are opposing the ef
forts of the Memphis financiers
to have located in that city one
of the regional banks, with Ar
kansas attached to it as a part
of its territory. The Arkansas
banks have their connections
with St. Louis, and will make a
fight to be attached to the terri
tory of which that city will be
the center. Atlanta is also mak
ing a fight for one of the govern
ment banks, and the Arkansas
bankers would rather see the
j Georgia capital selected, for Ar
j kansas would hardly be attached
| to its territory. There are eigh,
; of these banks to be established
jn the United States, under the
recently passed currency bill.
Gets $18,000 Damages.
Texarkana, Dec. 22.—Mrs.
Lillie B. Casey of Texarkana was
awarded a verdict for $18,000 in
the district court of Bowie coun
ty, Texas, at Boston Saturday,
against the Texarkana and Fort
Smith railway company for the
death of her huband, Ben F. Ca
sey. He was killed by a train
in the company’s local yards
here while on duty as an em
ploye, four years ago. The case
has been in court for more than
three vears. Congressman Hnr
ace W. Vaughan was the lead
ing attorney for the plaintiff.
Snow Fails to Stick.
While a heavy snow fell over
Western Arkansas and Missouri
and a brief downfall of fluffy
flakes prevailed here Monday af
ternoon, all traces of the white
mantle were soon gone.
Due to the wet ground, that
which fell upon the earth was
soon melted and warmer weath
er soon removed that which had
fallen upon buildings and more
protected places.
Gibson Will Enter Race.
Walnut Ridge, Dec. 22.—At
torney John S. Gibson of Hoxie
has decided to enter the race for
prosecuting attorney from this,
the third judicial circuit. There
are two candidates, Earl Casey
and Thornberry Gray, both of
! Indenendence county. Lawrence
j county has not had a represent
(ative as prosecuting attorney for
30 years.
Helena Bank Paying Off
Helena, Dec. 22—The Bank of
[Helena, formerly one of the old
est banks in the state and which
j suspended business last April,
today began paying the claims of
depositors who had on deposit
I the sum of $100 or less at the
| time of suspension. Officials of
! the bank announce the intention
I to continue payment until all
small depositors have been reim
bursed. Plans for reorganiza
tion of the bank are under way.
ELECTRIC
|Coffee Percolators. _$7.50 and up
jChafing Dishes—$12.50 and up
Tea Pofs_$8-50
Curling Irons-$3.7:>
Electroliers_$3.50 and u|#
SAM J. DENTY.
107 Hazel Street.
_
Mail Service On Christmas Day.
General delivery window will
be open from 9 a. m. until 12
noon. No money order or regis
try business. The city carrers
.will make regular delivery in
forenoon, also collect mail m a
temoon. „
Geo. R Hays, P. M.
CLARKE STAVED
AT HIS POST
Until Currency Bill Had Been
Passed Though Kirby Con
tinued Personal Campaign.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 23.—As usu
al, the holiday season is the lull
before the political storm. While
there is practically nothing do
ing in the political line at pres
ent, the return of Senator Jas.
P. Clarke the first of the week,
assures those who have been
watching the dragging senatori
al contest, that business will im
mediately pick up.
Senator Clarke is expected to
become real busy and carry the
fight to the opposition, now that
he can be spared from the seat
of national legislation. The tak
ing to the stump by Senator
Clarke will at least create e
nough excitement to get a line
in the papers of the state occa
sionally—a thing that has not
been done in the canvass so far
made.
While his opponent was using
might and main to sv/ay his mea
ger audiences, branding Senator
Clarke as an oratorical coward,
because he did not meet him on
the stump, the senior senator
irom Arkansas continued to j
serve the people by attending
to the duties of the office to
which they had elected him. Ig
noring the challenges of the j
opposition with the exception of j
a word that he would attend to
politics later, Senator Clarke
remained in Washington and,
made possible the passage of ,
the currency bill before the hol
idays.
Ten days ago several promin- j
ent people from Arkansas were
in Washington and one asked
Senator Clarke when he was to
return home. His reply was
characteristic.
“Not until the administration
currency bill is passed, if it keeps
me here until too late to make a
single speech to the people be
fore the March primary.
To Senator Clarke, Washing
ton correspondents attribute
the early passage ot tne curren
cy bill. He was the spokesman
in the caucus, and formulated
the plan of shutting off Demo
cratic debate. He forced the
vote without a word in behalf
of the bill, and the vote was tak
en at the tme he indicated it
would be.
Thus was one servant of the
people working while his oppon
ent, elected to fill one of the
highest offices within the gift
of the voters, neglected the
duties of his office to trail over
the state and cast aspersions
upon the lawmaker who dared
stay on the job.
Automobile For Sale
A E. M. F. 30, fore door car,
in first-class condition, has not
been run 5,000 miles, cost orig
inally $1,200 and now has $100
in extra parts, will be sold for
600. Address Independent, New
port, Arkansas. wtf.
We Buy Your Corn.
Having opened our grist mill,
we are in the market ir r
corn and will also do custom
grinding for meal.
Newport Grain Company,
33wtf W. B. Grant, Prop.
i
Rogers Argument Praised. 1
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 23—George
W. Rogers, cashier of the Bank
of Commerce, who appeared be
fore the Currency Committee in
Washington and made such a |
strenuous tight against the pro
posed currency bill, has receiv
ed a very complimentary letter
, from Senator James P. Clarke.
Senator Clarke states that the ;
arguments on drafts, presented
bv the Arkansas banker, were
the most formidable made by!
any one appearing before the
committee, but that it was im
possible to secure an amend-!
ment such as he proposed, be- i
cause all currency bills advocat
ed the same section as the ad
ministration bills covering
drafts.
Darrow Delivers Address.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec- 23.—Clar
ence Darrow, the Chicago labor
advocate, counsel for the Mc
Namaras in their recent trials,
delivered an address last night
in Little Rock at the High '
school, under the auspices of the
Central Tracies Council. Mr.
Darrow has .just been notified
that all the indictments against
I-.'... * il X A 1 . I
iiim in tnc uus cum i
were dismissed Saturday, as he
was tried twice without a con
viction.
Guy Phillips Named.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 23.—Bank
Commissioner John M. Davis an-!
nounces the appointment of
Guy Phillips as one of the three
bank examiners provided by the
act creating the Department.
He has just resigned the office
of mayor of Fayetteville to ac
cept the place and will enter up
on his duties Jan. 1. Mr. Phil
lips was until a short time ago a
cashier of the Citizens Bank of
Fayetteville. Mr. Davis has not
named the two other examiners
yet.
$10,000 Lowest Limit.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Dec. 23—The fact
that after Jan. 1. no bank will
be permitted to organize with
less than $10,000 capital, and
none reduce its capital stock to
less than that amount, is reflect
ed in some of the changes that
are being made now . The Bank
/vf PpvwviIIp Cl P fVdvin nrpsi
-—-,/ - 7 M.
dent, has reduced its capital
stock from $10,000 to $5,000,
and the Bank of Cane Hill, W. S.
Moose president, from $20,000
to $7,500.
—
Christmas Tree by Parcel Post.
Hollister, Mo., Dec. 21.—The
first Christmas tree to be ship
ped out of the White river coun
try by parcel post was mailed
from this place yesterday to
Springfield, Mo., by William
Johnson, a local banker. The
postage on the tree was only
eight cents. Owing to the large
quantity of cedar, and especially
the young cedar, in this section,
it is quite likely that Santa
Claus now will fill lots of his or
ders for Christmas trees via par
cel post from the White river
country.
I. D. Price for holiday pres
ents suitable for everybody.
09btf.
p*—“So you want to ttUff taf
daughter. Are you in a portion to
eupport a family?” Suitor—"Br
how many of you are there?"
i ' r
Come to Berger’s
For Your Men’s Gifts
You assured of the Best of I
Quality and Choice Varieties
JUST A FEW HINTS OF WHAT A MAN
LIKES BEST FOR CHRISTMAS.
Kaiser Cravats 50c to $3.50
Handkerchiefs 10c to $1.50
House Slippers $1.50 to $3.00
Umbrellas- $1.50 to $10.00
Traveling Bags $5.00 to $25.00
House Coats $5.00 to $12.50
Collar Bags $1.25 to $5.00
Pajamas $1.00 to $3.50
Dress Gloves $1.00 to $3.00
Slip-on Rain Coats $5.00 to $25.00
Knothe Belts 50 to 53.00
Overcoats $15.00 to $30.00
Underwear 1.00 to $3.00
Knox Silk Hats $10.00
Manhattan Shirts 1.50 to $3.00
Onyx Silk Hosiery 25c to $1.00
Bath Robes 5.00 to $8.00
Suit Cases 5.00 to $25.00 i
Wight Robes 1.00 to $2.50
Leather Novelties 1.00 to $6.00
Silk Reefers 1.00 to $3.00
Sweater Coats 2.00 to $6.00
Fancy Waist Coats 3.00 to $6.00
Suspenders 50c to $3.00
Clapp’s Shoes 6.50 to $7.50 i
Regal Shoes 4.00 to $5.00
You Are Sure To Enjoy
. Christmas Shopping Here
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_Styles Authentic.
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