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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 237. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY,
■Ull COURT
CONVENED TODAY
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Morning Session Being Taken Up
With Empaneling and Charg
ing the Jurors.
Jackson County Circuit Court con
vened this morning for the winter
term 1919—with Judge Dene H. Cole
man presiding, Earl C. Casey, prose
cuting attorney, J. M. Ivy, sheriff,
Chas. Hogan, deputy, R. W. Bandy,
clerk, J. B. Parrott, deputy and Ira
J. Pickens, stenographer
The morning session was taken up
with empaneling and charging the
juries.
Following is a list of the grand
J. S. Jones, Foreman; E. W. Hu
len, J. R. Dillon, J. P. Sweatt, T. A.
Ray, Clarence E. Penix, C. E. Harri
son, S. L. Bailey, W. K. Coe, J. F. Ro
rex, Oscar Heeb, John P. Britt, Otto
Hardin, A. R. Harris, W. M. Hooker,
C. R. McCartney.
The two panels of the petit jury are
composed of the following:
Taylor Keaton, W. A. Bradley,
Hardy Williams, A. C. Cummins, G.
A. Bridges, E. A. Gilmore, W. D. Wil
liams, J. E. Bowen, E. E. Julian,
Walter Smith, S. B. Penix, Tom Hut
son, C. L. Hogue, A. Bowie, M. Dick
ens, Wm. Hatfield, J. E. Mills, Jake
Phillips, J. M. Fisher, O. C. Smith,
Albert Nance, Sam Rich and Park
Deaderick.
J. R. Alexander of Newark, Samp
Jennings, Missouri-Pacific attorney
and Jno. W. Rose were out-of-town
visitors present at the opening ses
sion.
About the usual number of cases
are on the docket for trial at this
term of court.
RELIEF SHIP CARRIES
EVERYTHING NEEDFUL.
New York, Jan. 31.— Everything
from needles to two-ton trucks, in
cluding “cootie” exterminators, were
carried on the relief ships, Mercurius
and Western Belle, which have just
sailed for Constantinople. Two mil
lion and a half dollars worth of food
stuffs and other supplies are now
on the way for relief of the destitute
Armenians, Syrians, Greeks and
Jews, who ever since 1914 have been
shut off from help.
The Mercurius, which was an am
munition carrier during the war, will
race across the Atlantic with the
Western Belle, a new vessel of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, a\pd
will contest every mile with her rival
for the honor of landing relief goods
first. The Western Belle is on her
maiden trip. She had been intended
for carrying supplies to the American
army, but now has been released by
the government and placed at the dis
posal of the American committee for
Relief in the Near East for this trip.
The “de-lousing” machines are an
important item in this cargo, lhey
will be used for combatting the insect
life of Asia Minor, particularly the
“cootie”—one of the chief enemies of
the relief workers.
Doubtless the only milk supply
avnilahle for thousands of children
and infants in the Near East will be
the 5,000 cases of condensed milk,
which the committee were permitted
to send on these ships by special li
cense of the Food Administration and
the War Trade Board Among the
thousands of other items on the list
of cargo are 200 tons of coal, 35 two
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cloth, thread, pins, etc, and 32,893
pairs of shoes, besides a complete as
sortment of every kind of foodstuffs
i and wearing apparel.
The steamer Pensacola, which was
also turned over to the committee by
j the navy department, will sail short
ly carrying more supplies and a larg
j er party of relief workers than has
! hitherto been sent over by the organ
i ization. To finance these expedi
j tions, the relief committee is conduct
ing a nation-wide campaign for $30,
000,000.
AN ATTEMPT TO ABOLISH
U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb 3.—The officers
of the U. S. Employment Service are
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auriQ^u i/uuu uu moiuiuuo ivuuj
ing carried on to abolish the service,
and that members of congress, famil
iar with the work that has been done,
are indignant at these attempts. The
service has already placed more than)
100,000 returning soldiers in em
ployment, and is replacing an average
of about 100,000 persons a week in
various industries. The director at
Washington, warning against it
says: “The attack by the private
employment bureau lobby is partic
ularly dangerous at this time, be
cause of the rapid demobilization of
troops and the existing unemploy
ment in many big cities.”
EBBERT FIELD AVIA
TORS GUESTS OF HONOR
Newport had, the pleasure o?‘ hav
ing as her guests Saturday and Sun
day six aviators from Ebberts Field,
at Lonoke, who were entertained
very delightfully, both at a dance and
a dinner at the home of Major and
Mrs. Austin Campbell. Probably
twenty-five couples were on the floor
at the Elks Home for a few hours
and the lovers of this form of amuse
ment never spent a more pleasant ev
ening. Following the dance Major
and Mrs. Campbell served a delicious
dinner at their home on Third
street to the six aviators and a few
of the dancers. Those seated at the
table were Lieutenants Miller, Talla
plane, Hierott, Niebach, Conner and
; Page, aviators, and with these seven
' young men were Misses Corinne
Mosby, Ueah Jones, Mildred Reamey,
i Clint Edgar, Mildred Lockhart, Es
! telle Claridge and Mebel Dean. Oth
' ers of the party were Lieutenants El
i mer Patton and Wylie McMinn, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mariner and Dr. and
Mrs. Elbert Watson.
CHUCII PAYS BIG DEBT.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 3.—-The First
Christian church yesterday raised
more than $14,000 with which to pay
! a $10,000 debt of several years’
standing, and to install a modern
heating plant. The church is makin •
great forward strides, and has built
up a Sunday school to an attendance
i of five hundred membeers
j NO CHANCE FOR BANDITS
to T?nu PI.ANF. PAY CAR.
Americus, Ga., Feb. 2.—An army
airplane was used yesterday by Lieut.
P. M. Whitney of Washington, quar
j termaster of Southern Filed, to fly
I to Albany, Ga, and brought back
$20,000 in cash to pay off the en
listed men at the field. The machine,
piloted by Lieut. Floyd A. Wilson of
Denver, made the round trip, approx
imately 100 miles, in 60 minutes’ fly
ing time.
BOY KILLED BY MULE’S KICK.
Burns Spotts, a 15-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Spotts of Lebanon
t< wnship, was kicked by a mule last
Friday and so seriously wounded
that his death resulted in thirty min
| uates, the boy not being conscious
I after being kicked. This family has
the sympathy of many friends. This
is the second tragedy through acci
dent in that family recently. About
a month aeo another son. Heu-y
Spotts, who lived at Cord, fell from
his barn and fractured the skull, h;s
death resulting in a short time there
I after.—Evening Shade Record.
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Junketing Trips Will Take
Many Away From House.
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Special to Independent. >
Little Rock, Feb. 3.—The General
Assembly starts upon its fourth
week today with a total of 208 bills
introduced in the senate and 236 in
the house. This is a bigger grist
than any previous legislature has had
in so short a time. It is probable
that very little work will be done this
week, as it is provided that the va- j
rious committees appointed to visit
the state institutions shall make their
junketing trips from next Wednesday
until the following Monday. This
will take so many of the members out
that it is not likely there will be a
quorum left, particularly of the sen
ate, for the transaction of business.
The house may make an effort to
work if it can keep as many as fifty
one members together, with the un- ]
ierstanding that no gteneral bill will
be passed to final reading, and that j
general bills will be only read first j
and second times, and that local bills '
affecting only particular counties,
may be advanced and passed. There ■
is some question, however, whether it i
will be possible even to get enough
members for that purpose Last Sat
urday afternoon the house had to ad
journ when it was found that only 45
votes had been cast on a pending
measure.
The legislative committee of the
Arkansas State Ginners’ Association
has endorsed the Hartsfield bill, now
pending in the house, proposing
amendments to the present ginning
and warehouse law. Mr. Hartsfield,
president of the society, is one of the
representatives from Hempstead
county, and is author of the bill. It
is designed to cure some of the de
fects in the present law pertaining
to warehouses, and to repeal all the
regulations concerning ginners, ex
cept that they must procure licenses,
for which there will be no charge, and
procure a metal tag for each bale at
a cost of 2 Ys cents each.
ARMORY MOVE
MAKESJEAIWAY
And Is Attracting Attention Every
where, As It Means an Income of
From $10,000 to $15,000.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 3.—The move
ment that has been started by Adjt.
Greneral Lloyd England for the pro
viding of armories for the various
military units of the state is making
?reat headway and is .attracting the
attention of progressive citizens ev
jrywhere. Under the National De
fense act, each ox’ganization located
n a community means an annual in
come of from $10,000 to $15,000, ac
:ording to its strength. There are
?leven units in Little Rock, which
would mean about $100,000 for the
members composing them. Gen. En
gland says:
“The question of providing armor
es is of such vital importance to the
foung men of our State Military
forces in improving their physical,
moral and mental condition, and, in
addition, will result in such financial
benefit to the community, that it
should have the hearty co-operation
if every red-blooded, patriotic and
progressive citizen.”
CORRECTION OF ERROR.
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In Saturday’s issue of the Inde
pendent mention was made of the new
pipe organ to be installed in the
Christian church—the word “not”
imitted. The sentence should have
read, “The big step forward was
lot a surprise to the people who are
aware of the history and progress
if the Christian church in Newport.”
BERLI1 MENACED
Soldiers’ and Workmen’s Councils In
Country Being Used As Spar
tacan Tools.
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Berlin, Feb. 2.—With the time for
the convening of the German Nation
al Assembly only four days off, the
political situation has suddenly taken
on an aspect which must be consid
ered menacing to the government.
The Spartacans and their independ
ent Socialist followers using as their
tools the Soldiers’ and Workmen’s
Councils in different parts of the
country, are conducting a campaign
which at best can seriously embarrass
and handicap all forces working for
an orderly democrat government and
at worst make the attempt at this
ideal impossible, at least for the next
few weeks or months.
While it is unlikely that any at
tempt will be made to disperse the
constituent assembly at Weimar
there will be probably what amounts
to a rival parliament in session si
multaneously in Berlin. The Berlin
meeting will be a national congress of
all Soldiers’ Councils, called on the
initiative of the local councils of Bern
lin ostensibly to consider the ques
tion of retaining the power of mili
tary command in the councils.
Among those who have followed
the activities of the councils since the
recent revolt and particularly in the
last week there is little doubt, how
ever, that the congress will afford the
Sparacans, independent Socialists
and other radicals an opportunity to
insist on the retention of the Soviet
system alone if possible, but in any
event as a government department
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THEY MEANT WELL
BUT KNEW NO BETTER.
Mr. Floyd M. Dodson, Y. M. C. A.
secretaryof San Antonio, Texas,
compiled the following extracts ta
ken from letters received at Camp
Headquarters from wives and rela
tives of soldiers, making many cu
rious and startling statements. A
copy of the Sulphur, (Okla.), Demo
crat came to us through a friend,
where we ran across the compilation
and decided to reproduce it for the
benefit of our readers.
I ain’t got no book learning and
am writing to you for information.
She is living in a disported house.
Just a line to let you know that I
am a widow and four children.
Previous to his departure we were
married to a justice of the peace.
He is inducted to the surface
I have a four-months-old baby and
he is my only support.
A lone woman and parley depend
ent.
I was discharged from the army
tor goiter wmcn 1 was sent nome on.
I enclose lovingly yours.
I am left with a baby seven months
old and she is a baby and can’t work.
I received $61.00 and am certainly
provoked tonight.
I service with the U. S. Armory.
And he is my best supporter.
I received my insurance polish and
have since moved my postoffice.
You ask for the allotment num
ber. I have four boys and two girls.
I am his wife and only air.
Please return my marriage certifi
cate. Baby hasn’t eaten in three
days.
I am writing to the Y. M. C., with
the band playing in my uniform.
Please send me a wife’s form.
I have been in bed with one doctor
for fifteen years and am going to
try another.
Hello, Mr. War Insurance, I am
well and hope you are.
Dear Mr. Wilson, I have already
written to Mr. Headquarters and re
ceived no reply and if I don’t get one
I will write to Uncle Sam hisself.
I am a poor widow and all I have is
in the front.
We have your letter. I am his
grandmother and grandfather and he
was kept and lived up according to
your instructions.
I ain’t received no pay since my
husband has gone nowhere.
You have changed my little girl to
a boy. Will that make any differ
ence.
I have not received my husband’s
pay and will be forced to lead an im
mortal life.
You have taken away my man to
fight and he was the best fighter I
ever had in my life. Now you will
have to keep me up or who in the
“hell” will.
My boys have been in charge of
the spitoon (platoons) will he get
any more money? '
My son is in “T” Co. 158 Infancy.
Please tell me if he is living or
dead and what is his address.
My mother is dead on both sides.
He has taken out $5,000 insurance;
I haven’t got the police yet.
Dear Mr. Wilson and Uncle Sam:
This is to notify you that on the 7th
of September there was to me the un
dersigned wife of Nick Compana No.
4424 Co. H and enlisted man. Res
pectfully Nellie Compana.
I have a baby born August 22.
What action will be taken regarding
same.
I am returning check. Mr.— and
I have been living together three
years. I am not his wife, we were
only close friends.
Bureau of War Risks, Dear Mr.
Risk: The old man Johnston to
whom you sent the check is dead and
wants to know what to do with the
iheck.
I ain’t got no money since my boy
went sailing over the top.
I am writing to know why I have
lever received my elopement.
Copied in Camp Travis, Texas by
F. M. DODSON.
Dr. Chas. R. Drum, a lecturer of j
Slew York, is delivering a series of
;alks to the soldiers this week. The
Meike'.iohn Company of prestidiga
x>rs and ventriloquists are filling an
mgagement for the benefit of the sol-,
liers. Dr. Drum and the entertain^!
;rs were sent by the Army Y. M. CS?
4. No admission is charged. p9
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Main Objects—Society of Nations—-* ^
Expected to Be Reached By Mid
dle of Next Month.
Paris, Feb. 2.—President Wilson on
this Sunday had his first really com
pletely restful day since he landed
on French soil. Rear Admiral Gray- '
son, his medical aide, was able to have ' i||
his way in this respect, having in
mind the exceedingly hard work that IS
marked every day last week and thd
serious departure from the regiment £’
which has so well preserved the ' i|; *
health and strength of the president .
up to this moment. The president *il|
was even induced to refrain from his ■
almost invariable custom of attend- \ ,-Jl
ing church in order to regain vitality J
which has been sacrificed. ■■■. ^|§5b
The progress made last week in the iffl
work of the conference through the |S§
daily sessions of the councils of the "'511
five great powers, has encouraged the ‘i'M
hope and expectation that the main s
-Jhltn nrtni rwf a-P nniiAna.
be so far advanced toward realisa
aion that it will be possible to get it 4B
before the peace conference is plenary '.{-jjjB
session in time to permit of its adop- ■'aB
tion by the middle of next month,
which will enable the president.
carry out his original idear for leaw*: ^ ■
ing for Washington about the date 1 jgSL
previously fixed. v'&f ||
The plan which has been received, -J®
with most favor looking to the form*- '&J3
tion of a league of nations is a cam^||| 5g
posite one, embodying the best idei*.:^ ■
of many of the delegates and special- J§ ?
President Wilson spent most (0^
yesterday morning at work in his iSS
vate office. Instead of availing him- JM |
self of the services of a stenographer
he applied himself assiduously to tl»
typewriter, which is taken as an in- • ^
dication that he was preparing some JB
paper requiring the most careful eon*
sideration, presumably that of - ■BWrtfjlM I
statement supporting some one prop* ’.
osition of general scheme. $
TWO JACKSON COUNTY
BANKS PURCHASE QUOTA
OF LIBERTY BONDS. ||;
Mr. Ira J. Mack has received a let- JJ <
ter from Mr. H. S. Gardner, director']|||
of Publicity, Liberty Loan Organ*- ^ ^
zation of Eighth Federal Reserve Die- |||1
trict and in justice to the organiza*r.Jj
tions mentioned in the letter HjpB J
Mack has asked the Independent
publish it. The letter follows:
Dear Sir: Subscriptions to the
Treasury Certificates of Indebted
ness, Series V-D, closed on January
The fuota of the Eighth Federal ;||j
Reserve District was $24,000,00©. ;
1932 banks in this District purchased.:f||p
these certificates to the extent of |g||
; $26,445,500. ^
In your county the First National ,;Mly
Bank of Newport and the Citi*ens' |^ ;
of Tuckerman purchased their full .^111
quota of this issue.”
GET BEHIND THIS SERVICE.
Dr. Rupert Blue, surgeon of the
Public Health Service, and one of the j'S
most efficient men in this most effi- "p
cient department of our government*
has asked the ministers of the United
States to set aside February 9th as
Health Sunday and to preach ser- '.;J|
mons on that day emphasizing the '■ffigjM
responsibility of the nation in the '-..-ija
protection of returning soldiers and
sailors against social diseases. -
The subject is not a pretty one, but
very often duty is not alluring and
the nation has a big duty to perform
in thi3 connection. The war has
shown the extent and the terrors of ,|f
social diseases in this country. The. ^ i;f|
conditions in the United States are
better than they are in a great many ''.djgl
countries, but this means little be
cause ours are so bad. They demand
immediate and most energetic action.
In this connection it might be said
that the average American would do |
well to inform himself on the work >
done and proposed to be done by the
%blic Health Service. The one big
cause for criticism of this service is
that it has not advertised itself suffi
ciently. When there is a big job to ||
be sets about doing it quietly gjg|
but most efficiently.—Gazette.
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