I HUERTA PLANNED
EARLY FLIGHT
But Villa-Carranza Squabble
Has Given Dictator Fresh
jjf Hope.
United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, July 2. —
\ Refugees from the capital say
i that the Villa-Carranza row
has greatly encouraged Huerta,
and that he was ready to flee,
but changed his mind when he
heard that the Constitutionalist
leaders were at loggerheads.
WILL FORCE SETTLEMENT
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 2.—
You must accept peace on the
United States terms or take
chances of American interven
tion, was the word sent to Car
ranza today. The Washington
junta was informed that the ad-;
ministration was determined to
force a settlement of the Mexi
can problem by the Mexicans
^ themselves.
Pate-Wilkinson Wedding.
Miss Roberta Pate of Carlisle,
Ark., and Ralph W. Wilkinson of
Lavonia, Georgia, were married
Tuesday at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Myrtle \
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ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Forney Hutchinson at 2 o’
clock. Mrs. Curtis Stout of
Little Rock served as matron of
honor. A reception followed the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
kinson have gone east on their
• wedding journey— Arkansas
Democrat. t
§ ^Miss Pate' who is quite an at
tractive young lady and has,
been one of the high school fac- j
ulty at Hot Springs, has quite a
number of Newport friends
from visits to her cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Pate of our city. |
Rains Relieve Drouth. j
f General rains in all parts of
the county are reported,
Grubbs, Swifton, Cow Lake and
Oil Trough Bottom receiving the
. heaviest precipitation.
it Showery weather continues
•Thursday, with indications for
more rain- The long drouth has |
^ made the soil so dry that sever
al inches of waterfall would be
readily absorbed. < ~ 1
,i Early corn is reported ruined
as a rule, but mere is now time
for a late crop if the remainder
of the summer and fall are fav
orable.
Cotton will now make better
growth and considering the
poor stands, may yet make a
fair crop.
Moving Pictures
the Opera House
THE SECRET OF THE WILL
The story tells of a man’s plot
to cheat a poverty-stricken cous
in out of a fortune. Anna Wil
son, Walter Hitchcock and Wm.
Bunn. An extra good two reel
feature.
(KALEM)
SCOTLAND FOREVER
Necessity obliges young
man to part with his trousers.
He adopts a new style and goes
without them. Hughie Mack
and Temple Saxe
Comedy—(VITAGRAPH)
* ADMISSION, 5c; ALL OVER
4, 12 YEARS, 10c
Chancery Court Adjourns.
Chancery court was finally ad
journed Wednesday afternoon by
Judge George T. Humphries, the
following being the further por
ceedings of the day
W. H. Nash vs. Magnolia
Nash, divorce, $20 attorney fee
taxed as costs and case dismiss
ed on application and at cost of
plaintiff.
Alta Coffin, exparte; removal
of disabilities of minority; de
cree granted.
Board of Directors of Levee
District No. 2 vs. W. B. Verdell,
condemnation; continued with
directions to sell and report at
next term; same order vs. W. A.
Joyce
M. J. Martin vs. E. V. Holt,
trustee, to recover trust fund;
judgment for plaintiff for $371.
88 and balance^of $593.55 paid
to heirs. Judgment for costs as
per their interest- New trial re
fused and appeal granted.
Myrtle Anthony vs. W. J. Ed
mons et al, partition; report of
commissioners filed and con
firmed, attorney’s fee of $400 al
lowed for attorneys.
Albert Jackson et al, exparte; ;
partition; report of cimmis
sioners filed and confirmed.
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The White Way Soon.
Newport’s White Way is to
be a reality in the near future,
for Evans Bros, are now busy
installing the 44 new concrete
stands op Front street between
Beech and Pine and the first
block on Walnut and Hazel off
Front street.
The stands are to be placed ov
er the gutter and curb on Front
street and on the outside edge
of the concrete walks on Hazel
and Walnut.
Of the 44 stands, 32 will be on
Front street and six each on
Walnut and Hazel. They have
attracted much complimentary
mention already and the “white
way” will be a source of pride
to every citizen of Newport.
Marriage License.
John Hodges and Sallie Earls,
both of Grubbs
Ezra Pickrell and Myra Knight
both of Swifton.
A. J. Gregg and Mary E Tull,
both of Judsonia.
Ewin Walls and Emma Davis,
both of Newark.
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Boat Excursion Sunday.
A boat excursion Sunday, Ju
ly 5, will be given upon The Bea
trice by Captain W. H. Ritchie.
A trip up the river will be made
anrl will cjfrvn •TAP.k'SOTlDOrt
bar for bathing. Dressing
rooms on the boat. Leave in
cline landing at 2 p. m. 25 cents
for the trip. d2t
Liner Floated Half Hour.
United Press Dispatch.
Toronto, July 2. —The liner
Assiniboia, floated half an hour
after being grounded this morn
ing at Cove Island, according to
officials. She carried 250 pas
sengers.
Sunday School Convention.
The Program Committee of
the County Sunday School As
sociation met in Newport Tues
day and made out the program
for the county convention
which will meet in Newport July
j 26th and 27th. This convention
is expected to be the best in the
history of the county.
About 150 out-of-town dele
gates will be in attendance.
When the entertainment com
mittee calls on you be ready to
open your home to these visitors.
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GAME OFFICER
PUTS TO FLIGHT
Train Robbers In Oregon But
Was Shot By One of
Bandits.
United Press Dispatch.
LaGrande, Oregon, July 2.—
A robber was killed and Deputy
Sheriff McDuffee was injured ^
this rrtoming in a fight which
followed the attempt to hold
up the Oregon and Washington
Railroad and Navigation Com
pany’s passenger train between
Meacham and Kamela.
Three men boarded the train
at Kamela, donned their masks
and forced the trainmen into the
baggage car, also one guarded
while two went through the
train, robbing the passengers.
McDuffee was asleep in a tour
ist car when the noise awaken
ed him- He opened fire, killing
the bandit in the lead and the
other returned the fire, wound
ing the officer. The pair then
fled to where a fourth guarded
the horses and «escaped to the
mountains. Posses are pursuing |
them. The amount of their loot :
is unknown.
Tupelo Wins Again.
Tupelo, July 1. —McCrory was
defeated on her own ball ground
yesterday afternoon by the Tu
pelo “Giants, Jr.,” by a score of
3 to 5. McCrory furnished a
good crowd and a big gate re
ceipt was taken in.
The “Giants, Jr.,” are the
coming team of Jackson county
and some day they will take the
state.
On McCrory’s side were Swan
son, Mathis, Greer, Carriker,
Angus, Gray, McFall, Daily, Har
ris- The “Giants, Jr.,” were
Harris, Leonard, Taylor, French,
Jaggers, French, Hardin, Sim-'
mons and Jones.
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Real Estate Transfers.
W. H. Shoffner to Frank E.
Claycomb, timber on 40 acres1
26-10-3, $1
W. D. McLain and wife to
Glenora Lodge No. 92, Royal
Circle of Friends of the World,
lot 5, Block 51, Cross Roads Ad-1
dition, East Newport.
A- H. Campbell and wife to I. (
J. Stacy, 80 acres 30-9-1, $100. J
Wm. Hamby and wife to Lynn
Holmes Jackson, lot on Vine'
street, Newport, $900.
Annie B. Campbell to Lena Wil
lis, 19 acres 23-10-3, $19.10.
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land to J. M. Jones, 40 acres 5
12-2, $50.
Delilah Stuart to R- H. Stuart,
40 acres 17-10-4, $1.
Myrtle B. Conditt to Phamous
A. Conditt and Anna B. Rober
son, 1-3 interest in 200 acres 5,
6-12-2 and 32-13-2, $1,100.
Phamous Conditt and wife to
Anna B. Roberson, 1-2 interest
in 120 acres 5, 6-12-2, $5.
Anna B. Roberson and P. P.
Roberson to P- A. Conditt, 1-2
interest in 80 acres 32-13-2 and
5-12-2, $5.
S. M. Stuckey and wife and R.
J. Huguley to Lena Willis, 40
acres 23-10-3, $13.35.
Cleveland Davenport, Emma
j Deaton, Ida Sowell and Minnie
; Terrell to M. J. Martin, Nl/2 of
dot 3 of NW 1/4, 6-12-3, $1.
Elizabeth Ferguson to Ger
trude W- Rice, 160 acres 9-10-4,
$1.
j J. M. Cook to Cora Bell, Lula
Gracie and Margaret Ellen Rush
ing, 40 acres 4-9-1, $400.
Marlow H. Willis and wife to
J. G. Handel, 80 acres 3-10-2,
($400.
Farmer Drowns In Cache.
Ed Rice, a prominent farmer
residing two miles east of Jones
boro, in the Prospect neighbor
hood, was drowned Tuesday
morning while seining in Cache
river with a party of friends be
low Logan’s ferry. His remains
were taken to Jonesboro about
5 o’clock that afternoon and the
funeral was held Wednesday
morning at the Pleasant Grove
Methodist church.
Rice, with a party of relatives
and friends, which composed a
bout four wagon loads, went to
Cache river Tuesday morning to
spend the day seining and fish
ing. He with a number of men
went about 2 miles below Lo
gan’s ferry and began to sein, he
carrying one end of the net. Af
ter gettinng out in the river he
suddenly got in water too deep
for him and not being a good
swimmer, went under and des
pite the efforts of his compan
ions, he was drowned. His body
was taken out of the river about
one hour after the accident and
stfcaightwith taken to Jonesbo
ro.!
The deceased was 50 years of
agb ar\d had been married twice.
He is survived by four children,
all being girls- Mrs. Robert Ray
of this city is his daughter. He
is survived by a brother, C.
Rice of Grubbs, who attended
the funeral.
Mr. Rice was a good citizen and
highly respected by everyone. —
Jonesboro Sun.
Walls Becomes Marshal.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 2.—Andrew
J. Walls, county judge of Lo
noke county, resigned Wednes
day afternoon and the Demo
cratic nominee, Ed C. Holt, was
appointed his successor. Mr
Holt is a popular citizen of Lo
noke, and his appointment was
requested by miany.
At 3:30 p. m. Judge Walls took
the oath as U. S. Marshal for
the Eastern District, succeeding
H. L. Remmel, who has held the
office the last eight years.
Judge Walls at once announced
the appointment of John A.
Sherrill, a deputy in the office,
as chief deputy, succeeding
Captain W- G. Akers, who has
held that position for twelve
years, and is one of the best
known federal employes about
the court. N. P. Burns of Rus
sellville is a new field deputy,
and among other deputies nam
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Madding and W. F. Crutchfield.
Mr. Kendrick has for several
years been elevator engineer in
the federal building.
Restrains Modern Woodmen.
United Press Dispatch.
Springfield, 111., July 2. —The
Third Illinois District Appellate
Court today affirmed the decis
ion of the Sangamon county
court restraining the enforce
ment of the Chicago schedule of
insurance rates of the Modern
Woodmen of America, holding
that the excessive increase was
not necessary. The decision
further justifies the action of
the Toledo convention.
Two Receivers Appointed.
United Press Dispatch.
Cincinnati, 0., July 2. —Form
er Governor Harmon and Rufus
Smith were today appointed re
ceivers of the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton & Dayton railroad by Judge
| Hollister, upon application of
'the Bankers Trust Company of
New York.
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MORGAN AND
FORD VISIT
White House And President Will
Now Receive More Business
Men.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 2- —
J. P. Morgan came to the White
House today, by appointment,
and admitted that while he came
to pay his respects “the general
condition of business in the
country was borne in mind.”
Henry Ford, the automobile
manufacturer will see the presi
dent next week by invitation.
Other big business men are to
confer with the president from
time to time, according to in
timation from sources close to
the executive.
Since Wilson was inaugurat
ed he has been criticized as in
accessible to business men and
this will now be changed, it is
stated “on authority”, though
necessary in the past for the
president to deny himself to a
majority of those seeking con
ferences, because he was work
ing out the administration pro
gram
Evans Was Misquoted.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C., July 2. —
Brigadier General Evans inform
ed the War Department that the
newspapers misquoted him in a
reported criticism of the admin
istration’s foreign policy at the
recent banquet. His speech was
extemporaneous and he recollec
ted no attack and certainly in
tended none
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Fire On Main Street
The cottage occupied by Mr. j
and Mrs. A. T. Cummins, on
Main street, caught fire Thurs
day afternoon about two o’clock
and considerable damage was
done to the building and con
tents before the fire was put
out by the fire company, whose
timely arrival prevented the
flames spreading to the adjoin
ing buildings, and also saved
the house from being a total
loss.
Both building and furniture
was insured for a sum adequate
to cover the loss sustained.
Kaiser Fears Anarchists.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Germany, July 2 —
It is announced that the Kaiser
will not attend the funeral of
Archduke Ferdinand for it has
been rumored the discovery of
Anarchist plots at Vienna caus
ed Wilhelm, to fear for his life.
nhe official reason for cancella
tion was that the indisposition
of the Emperor Josef made it
advisable no to agitate him with |§
the further strain of entertain
ing the Kaiser.
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Senate Committee Reports Three
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-, July 2. —
The Senate banking committee
today ordered a favorable re- /
port upon the nomination of A
dolph Miller of California to
serve ten years upon the Feder
al Reserve Board. The nomina
tions of Hankin and Hardinff
were also favorably reported,
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