■^^Association.
■ dependent
■Rock- March 10—T he
a Thursday an
■oliday he given the
■ the state on accoun
m*£* *» l>e;*h;
■general approval. The
Kols and the private
■ are preparing to
■ full teaching forces
■elation, and the pros
Kgt the first spang
■ the organization will
{ft genuine a success
■ft] be no disposition
m There will be a
jianurnished speak
outside the state,
■ ^Chicago’s great wo
■tendent, Mrs. Ella
!■ Xvho will speak
j^ftieers from outside
[■be Dr. S. C Mitch
S of Richmond, Va.,
[■ge; “The Boy Sco
Waig'\ by J. Adam
[Eon, Mass.; J. N.
Hfackson, Miss.; Dr.
lEson, Chicago; Jas.
State Superintendent
H; Dr. W. S. Sutton,
§JEf Texas, Austin,
I
Texas; Dr. James H. Dillard,
Charlottesville, Va.; Dr. Henry
S. Hartzog, St. Louis, ,W. E.
Gill, president of the Oklahoma
State Normal.
University Auto Course.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 9—An au
tomobile course has been intro
duced in the University of Ark
ansas, under the direction of
Prof. B. N. Wilson, head of the
Department of Mechanical En
gineering. This couse is to be
taught in the summer school,
and no tuition is charged other
than the nominal registration
fee of the summer school. Prof.
Wilson will give to the students
many times as much instruction
as they can get in the so-called;
automobile schools of the state.
Every year scores of young men
go out of the state to attend au
tomobile schools, paying $100
tuition for eight weeks practice
in the care of a car. School of
ficials of Beverly, Mass., recent
ly calculated that an expendi
ture of $800 per boy in industri
al training had raised the capi
talization of the boy’s economic
value from $6,000 to $15,000 or
$18,000.
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|?pui moneyiinihebank
■ home you think of buying when you have the price,
B^B be a dream for long if you open a bank account. Even
^Bwill start that. Economize on your expenditure and
WKk today—here—where we welcome just such accounts
iNSAS BANK & TRUST CO.
I NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
Glee Club On Tour.
‘'The University of Arkansas
Glee Club gave its first perform
ance tonight at Eureka Springs.
Many new and original stunts
have been perfected during prac
tice. and these take the people
by storm. Dr. Carroll, who
has trained every glee club sent
out by the university, declares
this year’s club to be the best
ever sent out. In George Ow
ens. baritone, and Joe Green
field, tenor, the Glee Club has
two singers who will rank with
amateur singers in any univer
sity in the entire country- Spec
ial parts have been assigned
them, and their solos will be the
feature of the performances.”—
Eureka Springs News.
Mr- Davis To Newport.
Little Rock, March 10.—John
M. Davis, state bank commis
sioner, accompanied by Mrs. Da
vis, will go to Newport today to
be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles G. Henry for a few days.
Commissioner Davis will attend
the annual meeting of Group
No. 2 <?f the Arkansas Bankers'
Association at Newport Thurs
day, going to Texarkana for the
group meeting there Friday.
Veteran Bailiff Recovers.
[ Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 10.—Maj,
| M- D. McCabe, the veteran bai
jliff of the U. S. District court
at Little Rock, is able to be out
i again after a protracted illness
; He has not been able to be or
I duty in Judge Trieber's court
since last summer. For many
years, under Judge Trieber, and
before him. under Judge \V:1
liams, Maj. McCabe was one oi
the most familiar figures abo.it
the court room, and will be re
membered bv hundreds of at
,
torneys, litigants and jurors
from all over the district.
i i
Jess Whitley Indicted.
Des Arc, March 9—Circuit
i court adjourned here to meet in
special term March 30. The
! grand jury returned an indict
ment charging murder in the
first degree against Jess Whit
ley for the killing of a young j
man named Munn at De sArc .
January 2. Both young men
Pad been paying attentions to
the same girl and, it is said, the
killing followed the receipt of a
‘letter by Whitley from the girl
i rejecting his addresses and ex
pressing her preference for
Munn.
The case against Whitley is ex
pected to be tried at the special j
term beginning March 30. There j
are many witnesses and the trial
will probably last a week.
I
Preparing the Land.
A great deal of plowing has
been done early this year, and as
1 the planting time comes on it
finds a good many of our far
mers prepared for it. Those
who were able to break their
! land last fall are going to see
the result of their wisdom in the
‘coming crop season. The sur
est foundation for a good crop
is good preparation of the land.
The work put in on the land in
getting it ready for planting is
not wasted, but will produce
good results in the growing of
the crop.
. i
The land should be well brok
en, to a depth as great as last
year’s breaking, or an inch deep
er. The disk harrow should be
used where the soil is suitable,
and the clods should be broken
A clod breaker or roller should
be on every farm. The clods in
a field are not only annoying,
but they represent just that
much useless soil, so far as the
growing of the crop is concern
ed. They add no plant food and
retain no moisture that is avail
able to the crop.
In planting cotton there is of
ten a grave mistake made in
planting too thick. The cotton
plant is a sun plant. It needs
warmth and sunshine. In its
early life it is one of the most
delicate plants, and in its ma
ture stage it is one of the strong
est and hardiest of plants. The
cotton plant being so small and
delicate in its early life causes
the farmer to hesitate to thin
the stalks out enough. To do so
makes the ground look so bare.
It would be better if the farmer
would keep in mind the strong
sturdy stalks that were in his
field at picking time, and give
enough distance between rows
and plants to grow the strong
sturdy stalks altogether. It is
a mistake to crowd your cotton.
You can raise niore stalks that
way, but fewer bolls and smaller
bolls. Be governed by your soil
in fixing the width of the rows
and chopping to a stand. Give
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WHEN the weather is un
pleasant—when you are ||
busy—when for any reason
at all a trip to town is incon- ||
venient—just telephone your order.
What you need will be delivered
! without delay. !|
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Progressive merchants pay particular at
tention to Bell Telephone orders. j
The Southwestern Telegraph 1
(j and Telephone Company ||j|
J. P. WHITSON, Manager, |ji
Newport, Ark. ili
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Coming University of Arkansas Glee Club
, MARCH 10
Scene From “BETWEEN SAVAGE ANI) TIGER", at
Palace Theater TUESDAY NIGHT. An Exciting Wild
Animal Production — ADMISSION, 10c and 20c
1 plenty of room for the stalks to
he free from crowding, and they
will grow to larger size, be thrif
tier, ai.d put on more fruit. In
; many fields in Arkansas the dis
icx.ice between the cotton rows
I should be increased fifty per
cent- It \ op’ 1 pay.
Care should he given to the
corn also, that it has plenty of
j room. Do not plant too thick.
The farm garden should not
be overlooked. It is one of the
greatest assets on the farm, as
well as one of the greatest com
forts in farm life. The garden
should have the greatest of care.
It pays better than any other
part of the farm. Plant a good
variety of vegetables, so there
will be something for the table
all through the season. If you
can possibly do so, buy a small
canning outfit, and let the moth
er and daughters can the sur
plus vegetables. It will be the .
means of saving many dollars.
The outfit can be had for $10.
JOHN H. PAGE, ;
Commissioner of Agriculture.
I -
Calls Upon State Banks.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 10.—State
Bank Commissioner John M.
Davis has issued a call upon the
banks, trust comipanies and sav
ings banks of the state for a re
port in detail of the resources
and liabilities of the institutions
at the close of business March
4. These reports must be pub
lished in local newspapers with
in ten days, and proof of such
publication furnished the De
jiartment- This is the first call
under the new banking act.
Gasoline Stove Fire. I
The cottage occupied by 1
Charley Meyers and owned by 1
Judge J. W. Phillips on Elm I
street, was partially destroyed 9
by fire, originating from a gas- 9
cline stove about 3:30 o’clock 9
Tuesday afternoon. 9
Nothing was saved and the 9
house was badly damaged. Both 9
owner and tenant are reported to 9
have carried insurance. 9
Tear Prof. Tovey, the re- 9
nowned composer and pianist, 9
head of the U. of A. music de- 9
partment, at the Opera house I
tonight- 9
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan of the jfl
Van Noy are rejoicing over the
arrival of a little daughter Mon- 9
day night. I
Rev. and Mrs. Charles A. ■
Chasteen of Little Rock will be
entertained during the two days’ B
session of the Missionary Con
vention at the Christian church
by Mr. and Mrs. Otto M. Bowen. jH
Mrs. S. Heinemann will enter
tain a few friends Wednesday S
afternoon in honor of Misses
Hattie and Sophia Heinemann.
Mrs. Clio Harper of Little 9|
Rock will arrive tonight to
tend the Missionary Conventio/*'/jH
and will be entertained lp#1* M
T. S. Stephens. ^ Wk
Mr. and Mrs.
of town, w# M
and