CLOSING EXERCISES
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Class of 1905 Acquit Themselves
Creditably Before Large Au
dience of Friends.
The commencement exercises
of the Newport high school took
place Monday evening, when
*three dainty girl graduates did
themselves and their teachers
honor in creditable exercises.
} v Long before the hour to begin
the house was packed, and by
<a 8:30 o’clock when the program
ujdjegan many were turned away
V\ht the door who could not ob
Ytkin seats.
vj Prof. George R. Hopkins, who
for two years has been principal
of the school, had charge of the
exercises.
The three graduates, who were
beautifully gowned in pretty
white organdies, were seated
with the teachers and board of
education, who formed a semi
circle on the stage.
Prof. George R. Hopkins had
charge of the exercises. The
invocation was by Dr. George B.
Norton, after which the curtain
rose on about sixty of the little
tots in the primary room, who
sang in sweet childish fashion
“The Birdies’ Ball.”
“Bear a Lily in Thy Hand,”
was the subject of the first paper,
read by Miss Buna Hopkins, one
of the graduates, and was full of
deep thought and preparation.
There was much originality in it,
. s and her delivery was highly com
mended, her voice reaching to
every portion of the house.
A chorus by the school fol
lowed.
The next was an excellent
paper by Miss Lizzie Irby, whose
subject was “Opportunities,”
and this young writer is certain
ly to be congratulated on the
composition of her excellent
paper. She told in an entertaining
way of the result of not taking
advantage of the opportunities,
that come into our lives, and
cited many instances in the lives
of great statesmen who had
made disastrous mistakes by
neglecting a single opportunity.
A violin solo by Master Milton
Meyer brought down the house.
His childish simplicity and natur
al talent made one of the popu
lar hits of the evening.
The valedictory was delivered
by Miss Irene Hopkins, who had
for her subject “Mistakes.”
rms aimcun part on tne com
mencement program proved to
have been placed in the right
hands, for from her subject she
gleaned an excellent paper, while
the valedictory proper was
Couched in elegant diction and
^fich in pathos.
This closed the graduates’ por
tion of the program, and was
followed by a beautiful vocal solo
* by Miss Hester Phillips.
The class address was deliv
ertd by Prof. Charles Hillman
Brough of Fayetteville, who
took for his subject, “Woman.”
He paid a glowing tribute to the
sfex, and asked the young ladies
to take out into life the thought
that they were stepping into the
sterner duties of life, in which
the secret of success was to enter
into their work heartily. Prof.
Brough’s address was a scholarly
one and was enjoyed by all as he
mentioned name after name of
the women who have helped to
make the world great.
An instrumental solo by Miss
Mae Whittaker, the Principal’s
address and the “Whistle,” by
Bennie Brasch, were all much
enjoyed.
W. R. Thompson, president of
the board of education, in a
brief speech, that was full
sincerity of expression,
the three young ladies
diplomas.
Each of the
recipient bf
brances in the
books and pretty
CROP DECREASED
TWENTY PER CENT.
Opinion of Eminent Cotton Au
thority Who Says Boll Weevil
Is a Humbug.
Little Rock, May 28. — “It does
not matter what happens, the
South will continue to raise big
cotton crops, despite flood and
weevil and drouth. And I have
begun to think the boll weevil is
somewhat of a humbug. If the
South made 13,5UU,UUU bales with
him what would it have made
without him?”
These were the remarks made
by Col. John G. Fletcher of Lit
tle Rock, an acknowledged au
thority on the cotton situation,
in a discussion of the present
year’s crop and its prospects at
this time.
Col. Fletcher is a close 6b
server, and as president of the
German National bank he has a
wide range of correspondents
which enables him to keep in
close touch with the situation.
He estimates that there has been
a reduction of 20 per cent, in the
acreage in the state, and declares
that the weather condition has
been more effective in reducing
the acreage than have been the
efforts of the Southern Cotton
Association, which he thinks has
not met with undivided co-opera
tion on the part of the planters.
The crop is about fifteen days
late in the bottoms, and ten days
late on the uplands. Not more
than 75 per cent, of the cotton
lands of the state have yet been
planted, tha deficit being on the
lowlands, as all the uplands have
been planted.
There has been a great deal of
loss on account of the surface
water in the bottoms, and in
some places there will be consid
erable replanting. No commer
cial fertilizers are used in Arkan
sas. The state never had any
boll weevils, and at the present
time thefe is nothing that would
indicate that there ever will be
any here.
The crop condition as a whole
is placed at about 80 per cent.
While there is some complaint of
a scarcity of labor it is not more
fVion ic uciial flue tirrua anH
the general opinion is that there
will be no material shortage.
NEW ROAD TO BE BUILT.
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According to a statement given
out by J. M. Trimble, superin
tendent of the Missouri, Arkan
sas and Southwestern railway
that road will be 125 miles long
and will extend from Batesville
by way of Black Rock, Walnut
Ridge and Paragould to Caruth
ersville, Mo. About 75 miles of
the road will run through Arkan
sas and about 50 miles will be
laid in Missouri. Already sur
veys are being made from Bates
ville to Black Rock, a distance
of 45 miles, and that construction
work will be begun within the
next month is the aim of the
company.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
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Special missionary concert ex
ercise this evening, beginning at
8 o’clock. Subject: Dr. Griffith
John of China and his work. A
full attendance desired.
SSING.
of all
have been sunk, per
haps three additional ones in the
fight of Sunday, and others later.
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff, with
3,000 other Russians, has been
captured. Rojestvensky is said
to have gone down with a battle
ship to which his flag had been
transferred, but St. Petersburg
claims he was picked up by a
torpedo boat and is in flight to
ward Vladivostok.
Peace talk is again dominant,
and the Continent urges Russia
1 X ll. _ A_ _ _*» T_
lu accept tiic teiiiio uapan,
The czar wept bitterly when he
received the news of his navy’s
practical destruction.
RHOTON CONFERS
WITH LOBBYISTS
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In St. Louis Sunday Relative to
Boodle Charges Now Being
Investigated
St. Louis, May 29. — Lewis
Rhoton of Little Rock arrived
here Sunday in connection with j
Arkansas boodling cases. Dur-i
ing the day he conferred with
detectives. Later he was seen
with M. D. L. Cook, T. L. Cox, j
T. A. Fry of Little Rock and Mr.
Caldwell of Caldwell & Drake,
contractors. j
Just which of the men named i
Mr. Rhoton desired to interview j
is not known, but that he did j
see the man he desired is known.
Consternation was created i
about the Planters hotel when j
Mr. Rhoton appeared.
Members of the Little Rock'
colony have been at the hotel for.
some time, and his visit was un
expected. It is said ,that his con-1
versation with certain former j
Arkansans was of a nature that
the man in question promised to!
go before the grand jury at;
Little Rock as a witness on re- j
quest of Mr. Rhoton.
Mr. Rhoton left for home Sun
day night.
While definite annonneement
is, of course, impossible, it is
strongly rumored that the grand
jury will return a number of
boodling indictments Wednesday;
afternoon. Between six and
twelve indictments are expected
and further sensational develop-;
ments are almost certain.
SPEAKS GOOD WORD
FOR NEWPORT BOYS.
Commends Their Work at Uni-;
versity and Tells of Honors
Which Have Fallen
Their Way.
Dr. C. H. Brough of the chair
of economics and sociology of
the state university, who deliv
ered the annual literary address
for Prof. Hopkins' last evening,
speaks in the highest terms of;
the work of the Newport boys at j
[the university. Lonnie Camp-!
:bell, Homer Buford, Garland.
| Hurt, Hugh L. Parish and James
Blackwood have all acquitted
j themselves creditably and reflect
honor on their thorough train
ing under Prof. Hopkins. Lon
nie Campbell has been selected !
i by his literary society to deliver
the annual commencement ora
tion and Homer Buford was
elected by the student body as
the brightest young man in the
university in the statistics pub
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Dr. Brough was very much
pleased with the splendid essays
read by the young ladies of the
revinrlnnfry nlooo lnof nlrrVif orul i
also with some examination
papers shown him by Prof. Hop
kins.
These papers on “John Mil
ton,” the doctor says, would do
credit to a university student,
and are eloquent testimonials to i
the efficient work done by the;
Newport schools.
PROSPECTS REVIEWED
FOR NEW ROAD.
Little Rock, May 29.—Accord-^
ing to a statement given out by j
J. M. Trimble, superintendent of
the Missouri, Arkansas and:
Southwestern Railway, that road j
will be 125 miles long, and will
extend from Batesville, Ark., by
way of Black Rock, Walnut Ridge
and Paragould to Caruthersville,
Mo. About 75 miles of the road
will run through Arkansas and!
about 50 will be laid in Missouri.
Already surveys are being made
from Batesville to Black Rock, a
distance of 45 miles, and that:
construction work will be begun
on the railroad within the next
month is the aim of the company.1
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