I t TORNADO SWEEPS
NORTHERN STATES
r^Kntailing Loss of Life And
Great Property Damage In
Minnesota Cities,
St- Paul, June 24—Two known
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dead, several missing and three
i fatally injured, with a score of
ILy lesser injuries are the results of
rap. the storm which took the form
lift of a tornado in several sections
jf \ * of the state. The gale swept
l across South Dakota, Southern
' | Minnesota and Wisconsin last
night and several towns are cut
i off from communication. It is
j|r possible the death list may be in
I creased. The property damage
^4s estimated in the hundred
ft thousands.
TORNADO STRIKES MINNE
APOLIS.
|j& s JJnited Press Dispatch.
Minneapolis, June 24.—Two
l ^dead and two missing, with doz
ens seriously injured from a tor
nado which struck -Minneapolis
last night, and damage to the ex
tent of $100,000 to property is
When the storm struck the
lakes there were three hundred
I canoes and rowboats on the wa
ter and dozens of boats were
K found ashore this morning. It is
feared that many drowned al
though no bodies were found.
i Court Knocks Out Iowa Law.
.United Press Dispatch.
De Moines, Iowa, June 24.—
| Iowa’s law for the sterilization
I V of criminals, idiots, feeble mind
ed, drunkards, drug fiends epi
Ul lectics, syphiletics moral and
sexual perverts has been declar
ed unconstitutional. The opin
ion was rendered by Judges
. Smith McPherson of Iowa, John
■ C. Pollock of Kansas and Walter
I. Smith of the Circuit Court of
Appeals. The act was passed by
^the last assembly.
Boll Weevil Spreads Over South.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-. June 24.—
The continued spread of the cot
ton boll weevil is reported by the
l census bureau, which states
* that 296,300 acres of cotton land
is now infested. The general in
crease of the weevil is reported
from all cotton country except
Texas.
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, g Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hogue
''are moving today from Chas
tain’s Addition to the Henry
home on Walnut street.
I ^Moving I'ictures
the Opera House
A SOLDIER OF THE C. S. A.
who is is destitute, stops at the
? statue of Robert E. Lee. A very
wealthy Confederate soldier
feeds and cares for his less for
tunate brother. A beautiful
™ Southern story.
(LUBIN)
CUTEY’S VACATION
He is besieged by the ladies
, iwhen he arrives at the mountain
v * ^summer hotel. Pretty Lillian
" Walker and Wallie Van
A good comedy
(V1TAGRAPH)
^THE VAGARIES OF FATE
How the attorney is saved
from a time bomb that is to ex
lode is the feature of this pic
ure.
: Drama— (LUBIN)
X Three Extra Good Pictures
Don’t miss th,em. Admission,
5c and 10c
Athletic Badge Contest.
The week’s special program for
the children in charge of Miss
Alta Dice of the Vawter Chau
tauqua, came to a close Wednes
day, much to the regret of all
the children, participating, who
have thoroughly enjoyed these
morning exercises.
On the final day, a number of
field contests took place, the
boys contending for honors in
standing broad jumping, 60 yd.
dashes and chinning horizontal
bars, while the girls had potato
races, pitching bean bags and
ether games of skill.
The winners were given little
Vawter Chautauqua pins and
are as follows:
First Test—(Girls 6 to 10).
.Janette Henry, Eleanor Hubly.
Second Test—(Girls From 10
to 14.) Theresa Askew, Eliza
beth Gregg.
Third Test—(Boys from 6 to
10). Loren Crossland, Boswell
Umsted
Fourth Test—(Boys from 10
to 14). Robert Johnson, Elbert
Umsted, Leo Saenger, Freeman
T_1_
11 vy.
CHAUTAUQUA WINS.
The Chautauqua baseball team
defeated the town boys today by
the score of 26 to 23.
Batteries for the town boys
were Barber, Weisburg and
Woodruff; for the Chautau
qua, Johnson and Umsted.
Summary—Horue runs, John
son 4; Saenger 1; Barber 1. 3
base hits, Saenger 1, Umsted 1
and Benson. Struck out by Bar
ber 5; By Johnson 7.
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Marriage License.
W. C. Elston, Cotton Plant, |
and Cecelia Hamilton, colored,
Fort Worth.
Joe Turner and Beulah Bailey,
both of Newport.
Wm. F. Christian and Grace
Walker, both of Grand Glaize.
Jacob Masterson, Newport and
Mrs- Mary Knight, Jacksonport.
George M. Brewer, Newark, 1
and Ora Cox, Hickory Ridge.
Richard Russell and Fannie
Sloan, colored, both of Grubbs.
Archie Williams and Ida Coley,
both of Swifton.
George Johnson and Mary O’
Neal, colored, both of Newport.
, Harve Emery and Jennie
Woody, both of Newport.
Harrison Dials and Millie
Brandon, colored, both of New
! Jake Joice and Dora Cain,
both of Swifton.
S. F. Bone and Mrs. Nancy
Smith, both of Newport.
Robert Lee King and Julia
Ann Criggs, colored, both of
Tupelo.
Claude Young and Edna Rey
nolds, both of Newport.
Luther Harris and Ethel Jones
both of Denmark.
John Rife and Ora McCoy,
both of Swifton.
C. S. Gibbs and Lena Richard
son, colored, both of Newport.
W- L. Logan and Adeline Ir
ving, colored, both of Shoffner.
W. H- Keltner and Annie
Ritchie, both of Weldon.
Luther Hallmark and, Cura,
and May Cooper of Kenyon.
Leonard James and Tilda Pier
son, both of Pleasant Plains.
Anthony Wilson and Kate
Bice, both of Newport.
Longest Endurance Flight.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Germany, June 24. —
Bassen, in a biplane broke the
world’s endurance record today,
being in the air eighteen consec
utive hours.
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MEDIATION SHIFTS
FROM NIAGARA
Special Mediation Agent Hastens
To Carranza With Proposals
For Peace.
United Press Dispatch.
New Orleans, June 24—The
scene of mediation shifted last
night to this city for it .is now
'thought here that the Niagara
mediation project of the Wilson j
administration has met defeat, j
Juan Urquid, the Mexican pro- j
ponent of mediation, is now
speeding to Carranza for a con
ference on the Texas Mexican
border, and is carrying media
tion proposals from the United
States over the heads of the
Carranza emissaries in this city,
who rejected them.
The last hope of success for
the mediation plan of the Unit
ed States lies in Urquid’s ability
to change the attitude of Car
ranza. The terms of the pro*-,
posal are as follows:
First, an armistice until Huer
ta is persuaded to resign. Sec
ond, guaranty that Huerta will
not be killed. Third, payment
of international obligations.
Fourth, immediate elections
ritth, protection oi the Spam
cads and permission of the ex
iles to return. Sixth, restor
ation of all property taken from
Catholics. Seventh, promised
recognition.
ZACATECAS REPORTED
FALLEN.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 24.—
Zacatecas fell into the hands of
the Constitutionalists June 19,
according to word from a high
authority at Tampico. San Luis
Potosi is expected to fall in sev
eral days, and a big battle is im
minent at Querretaro. '
Arkansas Party In Nevada.
Special to Independent.
Palisade, Nevada, June 24- —
Traveling now through a coun
try far less attractive than any
yet visited, the Arkansas Pana
ma-Pacific Exposition Commis
sion scouting party is now de
voting itself to the plans for the
San Francisco visit, and prepar
ing for the wonderful scenery
promised tomorrow.
There have been no stops to
day, and none are scheduled,
though the Governor ol Nevada
is expected to make a short trip
to the train before it passes into
California late this afternoon.
At 7 o’clock the party arrives at
Patola, just across the Califor
nia border, and remains there
over night, leaving at 7:10 for a
daylight trip through the beau
tiful Yosemite Valley, and on
^through the San Joacquin river j
canyon to San Francisco, arriv
ing in time for a Golden Gate
supper.
At the end of every railroad
division a private car is attach
ed to the train, and new railroad
officials join the party. It is in
deed strange to see the interest
manifested by thes officials in
seeing Arkansas well represent
ed at the exposition, for practi
cally all of them have at some
time been located in the Middle
West, and they know their Ar
kansas as well, or better, than
they do their new locations. Ev
eryone of them has some new
suggestion, which makes the
late coming of Arkansas a bene
fit, rather than a detriment to
i the state. The mistakes of oth
er states have already been un
folded, and there is nothing to
handicap Arkansas in starting
its building with a rush and get
ting it eompl*fced by the time the
other states are ready to open
the doors of their buildings
At the suggestion of the Gov
ernor of Utah, and assurances
given by a number of the rail
road men, Governor Hays plans
to go immediately to the exposi
tion grounds, after his arrival
in California, and take a look at
a little knoll which stands upon
the street of states, and which,
if taken, will permit the Arkan
sas building to tower over the
buildings of other states. Be
cause of the peculiar construc
tion of their building this site
was ignored by a number of the
states, and then others followed
in order to get in close company
with the states first selecting lo
cations. Thus Arkansas comes
along and gets the pick of the
sites, from the standpoint of lo
cation.
After he has satisfied himself
that the site is the right one,
Governor Hays will file a claim
on it and return to San Francis
co to become the guest of Gov
ernor Hiram Johnston, and lat
er to officially visit the exposi
non grounds and accept the site
in behalf of the people of Ark
ansas.
The Arkansas party, headed
by Governor Hays, Commission
er General F- B. T. Hollenberg,
J. W. Dean, general superintend
ent of the Iron Mountain, F. E.
Schroeder, assistant general pas
senger agent, George Russ
Brown of the Little Rock Board
of Trade, Virgil A. Beeson, pres
ident of the Arkansas Press As
sociation, and George H. Gray
son, the Lumberman, hold daily
conferences, arranging plans for
the campaign for funds to build
and maintain the Arkansas
building, upon their return. They
have worked out some plans
which they think will not only
give Arkansas the best building,
but give it the best display at
the exposition—California not
excepted.
Wealthy New Yorker Murdered.
United Press Dispatch.
Stanford, Conn., June 24.—
Beaten to death at the door of a
fashionable woman’s apartment,
Waldo R. Ballou, a wealthy city
councilman, was found this
morning. Mrs. Helen M- Angel,
n 1 t Vlif lira *1 Vann Va/anvt u
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rested for from the body, bloody
foot prims led straight to the
woman’s door.
Stained with blood, Ballou’s
hat v/as found in the woman’s a
partment; also a stained waist
and shirt. The woman denied
all knowledge of Ballou’s death,
but admitted that he had visited
her. She has been held for the
coroner and has refused to talk,
demanding a lawyer. The pris
oner claims that the deceased
left her home about 10 o’clock
last night.
Black Hand Claims 20th Victim.
United Press Dispatch
Chicago, 111., June 24.—Frank
Demaria, a Sicilian detective,
who was assisting the police in
trailing Black Hand Murderers,
was shot to death by an un
known assassin. Demaria is the
twentieth victim of the mysteri
ols assassins in one year.
Six Drown When Fishing.
[United Press Dispatch.
New Orleans, June 24.—Three
[men and three women were
I drowned in the lake here when
a boat upset.
REFUSES SOME I
PARDONS OTHERS j
President Distinguishes Between
, Guilt of Heads of Bridge and
Iron Workers Union and
Lower Officials.
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I United Press Dispatch.
| Washington, D- C., June 24.—
[The president has denied the
applications for pardons of the
responsible formler heads and a
gents of the intenrnational
Bridge and Iron Workers con
victed in the dynamite cases.
The president however, com
muted to expire immediately the
sentenced of M. J. Hannon,
Frank Painter, Fred Mooney and
William Shupe, and agreed to
consider the application for cle
mency upon receipt of separate
petitions of John Barry and
Paul Morris. Barry and Morris ,
are to begin their sentences, j
j however, and all defendants are
to go to Leavenworth tomorrow.
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Chautauqua To Close This Ev-'j
ening.
| The Chautauqua which has
jbeen giving a series of enter- 1
tainments for five days, will
come to a close with this even
ing’s entertainment, beginning
at 7:45.
The different features of the
program which have been fairly
well attended have brought
forth nothing but words of
praise from, those who appreci
ate such excellent things in the
way of music, lectures and read
ings. During the entire five
days no two features have been
anything alike. Many of our
progressive business and profes
sional me nhave signed a con
tract with J. H. Rhode to re
turn next spring for an engage
ment here, which he will no
The Regniers, as impersona
tors and musicians, were excel
lent on Tuesday's program, and
Miss Kepford in her reading of
“Polly of The Circus", was a
George Gibbons Yarrow, in
“The Culture of Your Person
ality”, was eloquent. Those who
missed 't, lost one of the strong
est features of the week.
This afternoon Ferrante’s Hun
garian Orchestra and a lecture
by Homer M. Cook on “The
Real Thing", were the entertain
ments, and this evening this fa
mous orchestra with two grand
opera singers, Rollin M. Pease /
and Dorothy Houston, will close
the Chautauqua with a grand
King Peter Gives Up Crown.
United Press Dispatch.
Belgrade, June 24.— King
Peter today abdicated the
;hrone of Servia in favor of the
Prown Prince. Ill health was as
signed as the reason.
Estrayed—Red cow, blind in
left eye, crop and two slits in left
ear and slit in right. Been gone
10 months. Reward for return
or information leading to recov
ery. U. S. Cozart, Ingleside.
Log teams wanted, Muirhead
Lumber Company, Weldon, Ark.
70btf.
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men’s wearables: Underwear, Shirts, Pajamas, |j|
Night Robes, Socks, Cravats, Straws, Oxfords gj
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