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Crowded Wtih Sightseers But
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[National Examiner Takes
Charge.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 23— Na
tional Bank Examiner Smith,
designated for that duty by the
Comptroller of the Currency, is
investigating the affairs of the
State National Bank, which
closed its doors last Saturday.
* No statement of the condition of
ip its affairs has been made public
nsince the last report in March,
and it is known that there has
been a considerable change
since that in its affairs, partic
ularly in the amount of its de
> posits.
The closing of this bank
has caused no excitement what
I 'pever, as many of the banks had
I been expecting it, and it has oc
casioned no particular surprise
Igj among the people, who had sus
■r"' pected for some tirrie that it was
K “shaky”. Many interests have
■ money tied up in the bank, a
IpL mong them the city of Little
ftp Rock, which has a balance of
over $20,000 in its vaults. The
■L bank was the depository of the
[L city treasurer, Claude Ringo,
but the city is amply protected
by bond. It is generally be
lieved that the bank will, in
*$ime, pay dollar for dollar all its
depositors.
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cottage, hot and cold water
Main street. Apply to J. W.
llace, Phone 380, Office, Stay
Bldg. 68dtf.
May Clear Mysterious Murder.
United Press Dispatch
j Schenectady, New York, June
23.—It is now almost certain
that the murdered girl whose
I body was found in the Mohawk
'river, was gently reared since
jthe discovery of where the as
sassin got the bag and wrapped
| the mangled body points to a
'clearing up of the mystery,
j The police have combed the
| city for traces of the head and j
limbs of the girl. They believe '
|the victim was kidnapped and i
taken to the Italian colony here (
or murdered in New York and
I
the torso brought here. The :
victim is believed to have been
a wealthy New York woman.
—.
| Commercial Revival At Hand.
United Press Dispatch. 1
• Washington, D. C., June 23. —
| The United States is one of the 1
last nations to enter the worl ;
i wide repression, has felt it least
and is emerging first. The dull
ness is psychological, says Sec- J
retary Redfields in sizing up
the situation. He would not as
sert there was no depression,
but declared what has been only
our natural share of the univer
shi swtgiiauoji. xie reported!
letters pouring in upon the de- j1
partment as evidence of a com- jJ
mercial and industrial revival
now at hand. h
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j Federal Court Takes A Hand. 1
| United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, June 23.— The Fed
eral authorities have taken a
I hand, in the closed Lorimer
banks. Judge Landis gave per
j mission to District Attorney
jWilkerson to proceed against
i the receiver for $136,000 de
posited in the La Salle bank to
the credit of the banking firm i’
of Kellogg & Mackey. ]
Wilkerson will ask that the re- 1
ceiver be instructed to turn over j'
bonds and a grand jury investi- |J
| "Htion is possible if refused. The ,1
! state’s attorney says that it will I
take weeks to get evidence to ]
start a grand jury probe of the 1
La Salle street bank
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To 1*0811 Amendment No. 14. j
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 23.— To-1]
morrow is the day set for the
conference of city officials and \
representatives of commercial '<
organizations on ways and ]
means for pushing the campaign ^
in favor of the Bond Amend- |i
ment, No. 14. The meeting will
be held at the city hall, and
from reports already received '«
by Mayor Taylor, there will be
a large representative attend
ance. Much interest has been
manifested throughout the 1
state, indicative of a desire on
the part pf enterprising citizens ■
to open up a way for more ex- ,<
itensive public improvements j
than are possible under the ^
present system. I i
Rain Damage To Wheat Crop. 1
| Topeka, Kansas, June 23. —
The excessive rainfall is not
general, and consequently the 1
damage is only in spots from re- :
cent heavy rains. The estim- 1
jated crop total is 180,000,000
! bushels of wheat.
Threshing has started in the
southern part of Kansas and is
j returning twenty to twenty
j seven bushels per acre. The har
vest is over half completed but,
just starting in the north
ern section. Potatoes will be
harvested July 1 and it is pre
I dieted that 1000 cars will be
shipped from the Kaw valley
ifrom eight 'thousand acres
FRICTION GROWS !
BETWEEN ARMIES.
Of Americans And Mexican Reg
ulars At Outposts Near
Vera Cruz.
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United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 23—
Friction between the outposts of ,
Americans here and the Mexi
cans in command holding the
aasses toward Mexico City'
ivhich has been increasing re- i
cently became acute today, when
efforts were made to learn the
"ate of a missing marine who
iisappeared off post- The Amer
cans surmised that the marine,
? j
vhose name the officers refuse
:o divulge, may have been killed
ts was Parks.
The American outposts shout
ed questions across the lines and
"or replies only jeers were!
leard. Orders have been issued
hat Americans must not be ag
gressors if a clash takes place.
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PREPARE PLANS FOR AS- ;
SAULT
United Press Dispatch.
Camtas, Mex., June 23.—Gen- ;
ral Natera commanding the
roops investing Zacatecas will
irrive this afternoon for a con
erence with Generals Villa, An
geles, Urbina, Herrera and Ben
ivides. When and how to con
3uct the assault upon the city
ivill be decided. Gen. Villa is ex
amining any one able to fur
fish information of the topog
raphy around Zacatecas.
REBELS CAPTURE CITY.
United Press Dispatch
Mazatlan, Mexico, June 23. —
rhe capture by rebels of Sea
>otlan has been reported, nine
y miles south of Guadalajara,
rhis acquisition is an import
mt step toward an assault upon
he latter city.
'UNSTON MAKES REPORT.
Jnited Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 23. —
leneral Funston has notified the
Var Department of the disap
)earance of Heinrich Thobe, a
nember of the marine corps, on
ast Saturday, while on post
!uty. He left his rifle and am
nunition and his disappearance
;eems partially explained in
^unston’s report, for it is stated
he marine was under observa
ion as to his mental condition,
md had also threatened to run
iway and return to the United
States.
Judge Speer Rebuked.
Jnited Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 23.—
fudge Emery Speer of the Unit- i
'd States District Court, at
Macon .Georgia, was severely
irraigned by the House Judici
try for misusing his office, but
vas spared an impeachment j
;rial.
The committee believed the ev
dence of wrong doing insuffici
ent to secure a conviction and ,
’equested the House to drop the
charges.
Roosevelt Meets The Crew.
[Jnited Press Dispatch
Aboard Imperator, June 23.—
Handshaking the grimy fire
men and engineers in the vitals
Df the Imperator was part of
the general inspection which oc
cupied Theodore Roosevelt’s
time today when he personally
met half the crew. The Im
perator arrives late tomorrow
in New York harbor.
$10,000 For State This Year.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 23.— The
new administration of agricul
tural education in the state,
through the medium of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, is attract
ing much attention. State Su
perintendent Cook says, “I
think it will mean the realiza
tion of the dreams of some of
the University’s friends for the
largest and completest service
of the institution for the people.
Arkansas is ninety per cent ag
ricultural, and therefore, all of
its educational activities for
the youth of the state should be
shaped along the lines of the
state’s dominant interests.
“The Smith-Lever bill, re
cently enacted by congress,
starts with $10,000 for Arkan
sas this year and increases bien
nially until 1922-23, when it
reaches the sum of $129,980,
which is the sum the state shall
receive, thereafter. This is to
be used only through the
channels of the land grant col
leges. At present, through the
cordial and hearty co-operation
of C. W. Watson and all of his
associates, to the extent of al
most 100 persons, and the co-op
eration of Dean Martin Nelson
of the Agricultural College at
the University, making some
thing like 150 men and women
engaged in the development of
better farming methods, untold
benefits will accrue to the state.
This year, before the consolida
tion took place, and while it was
anticipated, Mr. Watson had
his county men and Dean Nel
son his university man, visit
the teachers institutes and give
instruction on practical and ap
plied science of agriculture,
greatly to the satisfaction of
all teachers attending. Next
year it is hoped that not a sin
gle county institute but will
have a farm lecturer present
luring the entire time.’
Do Only Temporary Damage.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 23.— The
Department of Agriculture has
lust received the following let
ler from W. D. Hunter, in
charge of the Southern Field
Crop Insect Investigation, in
response to a question as to the
character of insects reported in
the cotton fields of Judge C. F.
Creenlee of Brinkley:
lhe specimen of insects
found in Mr. Greenlee’s cotton
are most interesting. They be
long to the species Ophryastes,
which has never been known to
injure cultivated plants. My
opposition is that the cotton
which has been injured has been
planted on new land or in close
proximity to land recently
p;rown up in weeds. If this is
the case the damage will be only
temporary. If the conditions
seem to warrant it, I would re
commend the use of powdered
arsenate of lead or Paris green,
as they are applied for the so
called army worm.”
Bilbo’s Second Trial Opens.
United Press Dispatch.
Jackson, Miss., June 23. —
Sharp clashes between the at
torneys marked the opening
of the trial of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Bilbo, charged with ac
cepting a brige in connection
with a bill creating New Delta
county. The town is crowded.
Bilbo was acquitted on this ac
count at Vicksburg- He is now
a candidate for governor and
his partisans are very bitter to
ward the prosecution in this
case.
CHAUTAUQUA
INTEREST GROWS
Lecture Of Ex-Governor Shal
lenberger O f Nebraska
Proves One Of Treats
Of Course.
With each day’s program the
Chautauqua grows in favor in
this city, one of the strongest
numbers in the course being the
lecture of ex-Governor Ashton
C. Shallenberger of Nebraska,
who had for his subject “Politi
cal Patriotism.” The speaker
handled his subject in a non
partisan way, though he is a
Democrat in Republican Nebras
ka, which state has elected but
one Democratic governor in 35
years- He is a forceful, mag
netic orat or, with a Dutch name,
but plenty of Irish wit and fire.
As a stump speaker, he doubt
less has few equals and upon the
lecture platform, he entertains
and uplifts his audience with
much good thought, strongly
and straightforwardly express
ed. There was too much meat
in his lecture to repeat in a
brief resume and his stories, an
ecdotes and wit kept his audi
ence closely interested in his
discourse.
The Orphean Male Quartette
scored a decided hit, proving one
of the most popular numbers of
the course. The quartette is
composed of four of the miost
perfectly balanced voices that
our music lovers ihave ever
heard in our city. They range
from long to short in size, and
from high to low in tone. They
'ytft;' <
were very generous too, re
sponding to a number of en
cores during the evening. The
cartoon work of Mr. Henry, the
“giant” of the quartette, was
quite interesting and proved
him an artist as well as a bari
tone singer.
For this afternoon the Reg
niers had an attractive feature
of the program in the way of
music, make ups and imperson
ations which were very laugh
able. Following this was a read
ing by Miss Hazel Kepford, who
chose the fascinating story
“Polly At the Circus’ for her
subject. This evening the Reg
niers will again, in wigs and
make-up sketches, be seen for ifi
thirty minutes, who will be
followed by George Gibbons
Yarrow in his famous lecture
“The Culture of Your Person
ality.” Everyone should hear
this gifted speaker; he will
help you to understand yourself./
The Chautauqua will be
brought to a close tomorrow ev
ening when the famous Hunga
rian Orchestra with two grand
opera singers will be with us, al
| so Homer M. Cook, who will lec
| ture in the afternoon on “The
| “Real Thing.”
Brooklyn Subway Caves In.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, June 23— One
workman was killed and ten in
jured in the collapse of a der
rick which caused a cave in of
the Brooklyn subway.
Personal Interact
Ai far aa the ordinary, everyday
man la concerned oca pound of per*
•onal Interest will outweigh a tea of
. public welfare.
Bas assess assess as as as ass
Close evenings 6:30 except Saturday.
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