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Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Motley returned
from Little Rock last night.
Mrs. Ida Bevens, of Batesville, was
here today, en route to Memphis.
Hon. W. E. Ferguson, of Augusta,
visited his Newport friends Tuesday.
Country butter and country butter.
.—Bowen’s Cash Store. 257d6t
For Sale—New Ford touring car
body.—Bowen’s Cash Store. 257d6
Mrs. Harry Ledbetter, of Tucker
man, was shopping in town this
morning.
Mrs. George Grant and daughter,
Miss Ina, of Grubbs, were in town
shopping this morning.
Sheriff Joe Hall, of Walnut Ridge,
■was here yesterday, going to Bates
ville on professional business.
Harry P. Matthews, of Cotton
Plant* interviewed his meat custo
mers here Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. Jernigan, of Newark,
was here this morning, going to
Jonesboro to visit relatives.
Miss Cla*a Langford, of Pine Bluff,
is spending the day in our city on
business at the county clerk’s office.
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John H. Keel, of Ingleside, is here
. for a day or two on business. Mr.
| Keel was in Little Rock during the
. ’ visit of Former President William
Taft, and heard him make an ad
dress to a packed auditorium. He
said it was fine and proved Mr. Taft
gf the true patriotic American that he
is and which we all know and appre
ciate.
A message this morning from L.
S|2ldcDougald at Little Rock, announced
the death of his brother, Arthur Mc
Dougald, which occurred in that city
r this morning at.2:45. The deceased
had pneumonia four weeks ago and
was thought to have recovered, but
complications set up, causing his
death this morning. The very best
physicians and nurses were with him
all the time and everything was done
for the sick man. His brother, L.
McDougald, who has been with him
almost constantly since his illness,
left with the body for the old home
in Tennessee, where burial will take
place. An aged father, two sisters
and one brother survive him and to
our fellow townsman is extended the
sympathy of his many friends.
Fine eating sweet potatoes, 50c a
peck at Bowen’s Cash Store. 262d6t.
Grits, flake hominy, graham flour,
whole wheat flour.—Bowen’s Cash
Store. 262d6t.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
ter Robinson. 13-dtf.
For Rent—Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping, 609 Hazel St.
Phone 402. 260d6t.
John P. Morrow, of Batesville, was
here this morning, going to Tucker
man on insurance business.
Miss Mildred Reamey is spending a
| day or two in Batesville, looking af
ter her class in dancing.
We have just received a fresh sup
j ply of fine Spanish mackerel. Give
! us your order.—W. A. Fike & Son.
! 261d3t.
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Rev. Robert H. Flowers preached
i two very excellent sermons Sunday
I to good audiences at the Christian
church.
Q. B. Fairleigh returned yesterday
from Kentucky, where he was called
a few days ago by the death of his
aged father.
Mrs. Henry M. Owen was expected
| home this afternoon from Arkadel
| phia, where she has been with her
! mother, Mrs. E. M. Pipkin, for sev
I oral weeks.
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Rev. B. L. Wilford came in yester
day and is spending a day or two in
our city meeting his many friends.
He will hold the first quarterly con
ference tonight.
The Bible Study Class will meet
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock with
Mrs. T, S. Holloway, Mrs. E. R. Kel
ly, leader. Subject, “The Hebrew
Ideal of Womanhood.”
Carl Bellingrath, the popular man
ager of the Coco Cola Bottling Com
pany, returned last evening from
Little Rock, where he atended the
State Bottlers’ Association.
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Today is Ash Wednesday, the bc
| ginning of Lent. Rev. Mr. Lyman
1 Wheaton had services at St. Paul’s
| church this morning at 10 o’clock, and
services will be conducted each day of
the week during thp Lenten season.
Easter comes early this year, the last
! day of March, and is indicative of an
! early spring, which we all welcome.
The First Quarterly Conference of
the Methodist church of Newport
i will be held at the church tonight at
7:30 o’clock. The presiding elder is
j here and he and the pastor request
| that all the officers of the church be
i present. Also that the members at
; tend. Brother Wilford will tell of his
■ work in the district and of its needs.
Let every member who can come, be
i present.—W. B. Hays.
[Heinemann’s
Many New A ; .cals in Beautiful
Spring Dresses^
Consisting of the newest shades and colors in
Taffeta, Crepe de Chine and Combination. Espe
cially you will admire these models in a lot that
we have decided to put at your disposal for
$19.95
Also have a wonderful assortment of
LADIES' SPRING SUITS AND
COATS in the most stunning de
signs and models that will charm
the most fastidious.
Heinemann’s
ALWAYS THE LOWEST PRICES
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! Taxpayers Neglecting to
Assess Receive No Relief
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 13.—The many
tax payers in every county who neg
lected to assess within the time pre
scribed by law can get no relief
through the proclamation of Govern
1 or Brough relieving them from the
payment of the penalty prescribed by
law.
This is the ruling of the supreme
court irf~i test case from Pulaski
county, concluding as follows:
“The effect of a general amnesty
such as is attempted by the •proclam
ation now under review would oper
ate as a suspension of the law and
come within the spirit, if not within
the letter of the inhibition of the con
stitution, and when the provisions of
the constitution are read together it
is clear that it was intended to con
fine the power of the executive with
respect to the remission of fines and
forfeitures, strictly to criminal and
penal cases after judgment, and not
to remedial and coercive penalties
such as penalty for non-assessments
or non-payments of taxes.
“The power of the executive is, in
other words, limited to the extension
of clemency to individuals under sen
tence of judgment for crime, penalty
or forfeiture, and does not mean the
[ granting of general amnesties, or re
lief from civil penalties and forfeit
ures.
I “We are clearly of the opinion,
j therefore, that the governor exceed
! ed his authority in attempting to re
| mit the penalty imposed by statute
'against delinquent property owners
! for failure to assess for taxation,
: and that such delinquents can claim
i no relief under that proclamation.
“It is too plain for argument that
| the State Tax Commission possesses
no such power as it attempted to ex
; ercise in this instance of relieving
■ delinquent property owners from the
i penalty imposed by the statutes. The
I powers of the Tax Commission are
'limited entirely to the fixing of val
‘ ues, and do not extend to the relief
I of penalties imposed by statute.”
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON
RECEPTION AND TEA
An event in the season’s social
rounds, of unparalelled beauty, was
the reception Tuesday afternoon giv
en by Mrs, George K. Stephens and
Miss Lutie Mae Stephens, compli
menting two of the season’s brides,
Mrs. Joseph Lee Bevens and Mrs. Hu
bert E. Tyler. The beautifully re
modeled Dr. Stephens home was
very artistically arranged and had
for an extra beautiful feature quan
tities of yellow jonquils and ferns
placed in attractive places throughout
the home.
In the dining room the tea table
was especially pretty with its lunch
eon set and cut glass bowls of jon
quils, the color effect predominating
in yellow and white. Mrs. Claude M.
Erwin and Mrs. R. D. Brown presided
at the tea and coffee urns at this ta
ble.
At the hall door the guests were
welcomed by Mrs. Charles E. Hipolite
and Mrs. E. L. Boyce. Jn the draw
ing room the receiving line was head
ed by the two hostesses, Mrs. Steph
ens and Miss Stephens. Standing
with them were Mrs. Joseph Lee Bev
ens, Mrs. Hubert E. Tyler, Mrs. M.
A. Stephens, Mrs. Estelle Claridge
and Mrs. W. E. Bevens. Each of
these were handsomely gowned in
afternoon toilettes. •
Others assisting the hotsesses
throughout the receiving rooms were
Medames B. H. White, Roy H. Hin
kle, Guy Maris, C. E. Carroll, T. J.
Gregg and Miss Bessie Watson.
Misses Margaret Emma Stephens and
Dorothy Stephens were also quite ac
tive in looking after the pleasure of
the large number who called. A buf
fet lunch was served by Misses Kath
arine Morris, Mary Frances Bains,
Rowena Campbell, Elise Hooker, Lela
Beattie, Susie Lindsey and Mrs. J. 0.
Powell.
Tehre will be prayer meeting at the
Christian church at 7:30 this (Wed
nesday) evening and you are invited
to attend.
We are glad to report that Z. B.
Reid, who has been seriously ill at
his home in East Newport, is better
and able to be up. Our mutual
friend, J. S. Cleveland, of Grubbs,
was in to see us this morning and
says “Bud” will soon be on the “fir
ing line .again.”
NOTICE.
Tom Hindman Camp, 318, Newport,
Ark.,—You are hereby notified our
dues, national and state, ■are due and
must be paid.
H. C. Nuckolls.
W. E. Bevens, Adjutant.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
When you move and change your
mailing addi-ess, notify old as well as
new address, that we may keep our
list correct and you may not miss
your paper.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent is authorized
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Marshal—
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
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For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
For Treasurer—
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PROGRAM.
The Christian Woman’s Baptist
Mission society will meet with Mrs.
Fannie Hinkle tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o’clock, when the following pro
gram will be rendered:
Scripture reading—John 3; 16.
Matthew 18 to 20.
Prayer.
Song.
Repeat slogan and answer.
Business Period.
Paper, “Native church at work in
the Congo—Mrs. 0. M. Bowen.
Bible study—Mrs. Stephens.
Five minute talk—Mrs. Burkett.
Hidden answers.
Benediction.
ARKANSAS HAS
GIVEN 10,267
MEN BY DRAFT
Aikansas has furnished all the
white men for the first draft of 10,
267 men. They are now in training,
and aie making good soldiers. The
government recognizes no distinction
between the National army and the
National Guardsmen—they are all
American fighters from whom great
things are expected when they get
I “over there.” Only about a thousand
| Arkansas negroes have been called
I so far, but a second increment of ne
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groes will report at Camp Pike the
week of Feb. 23-28. The races are
kept strictly apart in camp, and
there has been no trouble whatever in
camp or in the city between the white
and colored.
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She Can Easily Stop All
Outside Rust
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But She Can’t Stop Inside Rust.
You never saw a range rust so badly on the
outside that a little oil or stove polish
wouldn’t stop the rust. But what can you
do for inside rust, even if you knew it was
rusting? You never know it until rusted
through, and you couldn’t do anything if
you knew it. By placing the sheet of cop
per between the sweaty asbestos and range
body, in Copper Clad Ranges, internal rust
is prevented. The copper stops the sweat
and the dry air space prevents any moisture
from touching the outer casing.
If there is no internal rust, you can take
care of external rust with a greasy rag or a
little graphite or oil or parafine wax or stove^
polish. Any of these things stops the rust it
you can see it.
Bug a Copper-Clad. Range and be certain
that your range will never be destroyed by
internal rust. It can’t rust out.
Hayden-Holloway Furniture Company
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INTERESTING SALE OF j
LADIES’ BLOUSES
In order to effect a quick clearance we are placing on I
sale a large variety of Ladies’ Blouses—in a wonder- I
ful assortment of most pleasing styles and colors. I
Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Fancy Voile and Wash Silk materials to choose |I
from—and at prices that will mean quite a saving to you. An early selection W
is advisable, as THESE PRICES WILL BE AN ATTRACTION to everyone. 1
$£To AND $3.00 BLOUSES MADE OF FINE
VOILE AND WASH SILK
ALL COLORS
Clearance Price $1.95
$6.00 AND $7.50 BLOUSES OF GEORGETTE
AND CREPE DE CHINE IN ALL COLORS
AND SIZES -—
$4.00 AND $4.50 BLOUSES OF CREPE DE ||
CHINE IN MANY PRETTY STYLES £
WE OFFER THEM AT j?
Clearance Price $2.95
$8.00 AND $10.00 BLOUSES IN PLAIN AND
BEADED EFFECTS, FINEST AND BEST
■' QUALITY GEORGETTE.
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Clearance Price $4.95 |’5S5Z,.| Clearance Price ■
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