Newport Daily
VOLUME XVIII. NO. 226. 4 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS TUESDAY,
SRE_ BIRRED
They Should Not Be Allowed to Join
Until They Are Proven Trust
worthy ^ Nations.
Pai-is, Jan. 20.—Germany, Austria,
Bulgaria and Turkey cannot be ad
mitted to the league of nations at the
present time, but they should be al
lowed to join as soon as the league
is satisfied that they are entitled to
be ranked among the trustworthy
nations of the world.
This is the opinion of Lord Robert
Cecil, wvho has turned over to the
printer the British plan for the
league which will be submitted to the
peace congress.
Lord Robert made this statement
tonight:
“The league should be all-embrac
ing—fot all trustworthy nations,
since it is for the good of humanity.” |
Asked for a definition of “trust-j
worthy,” Lord Robert replied that in |
ease of Germany one criterion would !
be in the establishment of a govern
ment free from military dominance.
Ibis would be a guarantee of trust
worthiness. It is obvious, he said,
th^fc Germany cannot be admitted
until she has brought order out of the
present chaos and the complexion of
the new government is seen.
in ivustria. tut; situat/iuii |
different from that in Germany, and i
very difficult since Austria has been '
split up by revolution while Germany ,
has held together, said Lord Romt.
and it appeared probable that sever- j
al separate states would develop from i
the Austrian empire.
“Here as in Germany,” he said
trustworthy governments must be es
tablished. But there is no reason
why the various states should not
come in when they show themselves
fitted to do so, irrespective of the I
rest.”
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CAMP PIKE NEWS. „
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Only 2147 men were discharged
during the past ten days, pending re- j
arrangements of the demobilization |
schedule. Most of those discharged
were overseas men, including a part
of the 347th infantry of the 87th di
vision which arrived here Monday.
These men were discharged as rapidly
as possible. Just when the demobili
zation program will be resumed has
not been announced at headquarters.
Lieut. C. H. Dorr of Jonesboro was
in command of a train bringing 271
men and six officers of the 347 infan
try to Camp Pike. The segment of
the regiment sent here for discharge
was made up of Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Iowa boys.
They went over with the 87th division,
and returned intact, with the excep
tion of Co. H, which is returning on
another vessel. The regiment was
in line with the Fifth Army Corps and
was scheduled to move to the front on
November 15, four days after the ar
•nUUpp flfVipr nffirers with the de
tachment reaching here were Lieut.
W. M. McCain, J. A. Burns, H. I.
Neal, and D. V. Trictett. The remain
der of the regiment was sent to other
camps.
Communications reaching Y. M. C.
A. headquarters indicate that there
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are dependents of soldiers who do not
know how to proceed in regard to the
collection of allotments made by sol
diers. Such matters should be taken
up with the Red Cross in the home
community or county, or queries may
be addressed to the American Red
Cross headquarters, Camp Pike.
Henry Morganthou, former ambas
sador from the U. S. to Turkey, is
expected to visit Arkansas within a
few weeks on a speaking tour in be
half of the oppressed Armenians and
Syrians, according to a dispatch in
the Dallas News. A campaign to
raise at least $30,000,000 for the
starving Armenians and Syrians is
now being conducted.
The picturesque Officers’ Club, sit
uated near the Camp Pike entrance,
was destroyed by fire early Monday
morning. Ta'o of the women attend
ants were injured in making their es
cape. The loss is estimated at $45,
000. This was the only serious fire
that has occurred in camp since its
establishment.
The second sale of army horses and
mules at the Remount depot at Camp
Pike last week was attended by men
from all parts of the state. Mules
brought an average price of $166.
Artillery horses brought $90.00 and
cavalry horses $79.95. Auction sales
are to be held again this and next
week.
Providing entertainment for 250,
000 soldiers in 50 Y. M. C. A. huts in
France is the job of Wayne Jackson,
a Little Rock boy who went overseas
some months ^go as a “Y” secretary.
In a letter to his mother in Little
Rock, Jackson tells of the co-opera
tion he is receiving of the Military
and 80 other “Y” secretaries in his
area, and of requisitioning 40 movie
machines,. 15 with Delco equipment;
ten Ford truck and trailers and three
Ford touring cars with which to car
ry on his work. The touring cars he
explains, are used to transport par
ties from Paris and soldier entertain
ers helping in the work.
Among the Arkansas and Okla
homa men arriving this week are 145
from overseas, all bearing wound
chevrons. Some had been in France
more than 18 months, having gone
aver with the first 100,000, and they
will be discharged as soon as the.
are pronounced physically fit, and
other regulations are complied with.
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FUNERAL SERVICES.
The remains of the late Brown
Adams of Aurora, Mo., who died at
Muskogee, Oklahoma, Monday morn
ing, will reach Newport this evening
on No. 30 at 8:30 and will be carried
to the home of Mrs. Adams’ aunt, Mrs.
I. D. Price, where the funeral service
will be held Wednesday morning at
10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C. Bri
ienthal of the Christian church, bur
ial at Walnut Grove. All friends of
the family are invited to be present at
;he service. The pall bearers will be
3. R. Phillips, John W. Wallace, Wil
liam N. Dunaway, R. C. Harder, Cur
ry Stephens, Joseph M. Stayton, Geo.
R. Hays and Claude M. Erwin.
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iTHILD DESERTED BY PARENTS.
Jonesboro, Jan. zu.—Lmnsiaoie wn-j
is Copeland Saturday evening late j
found an eight-year-old boy, who |
jives his name as Lee Morgan, at
he J. L. C. & E. depot, apparently
ost. The little fellow was crying |
md told Mr. Copeland that he had
jeen brought to town by his brother
ind brother-in-law and had become
ost from them. He said that his
mother and brother recently moved
lere from Cane Island. They did not
ive in the country from here and did
lot live in town and it is judged that
they reside in the suburbs of the city.
Nothing was learned of his relatives
yesterday or today and it now ap
iears as though the people lost the
;hild on purpose. If anyone can give
iny information regarding the case,
;hey will please notify Mr. Copeland.
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HARD TO THINK
OF DIAMONDS IN
SUCH BIG FIGURES.
London, Jan. 20.—A soft blue dia
mond, weighing 38814 carats, has
jeen found in the Jagersfontein mime,
3range River Colony. This promises
:o become one of the diamond field’s
‘historic gems.”
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Hillhouse of Jackson County
Introduces Important Bills.
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Special to Independent. I
Little Rock, Jan. 21.—The antici
pated opposition to the confirmation
of W. A. Coker as a member of the
penitentiary commission vanished in
to thin air at the joint session of
house and senate on Monday after-i
noon. But one vote was registered
against the governor’s appointee. A
short speech commending Judge Co
ker was made by Senator Collins, who
represents Commissioner Coker’s
home county, and Senator Wood, from
an adjoining county seconded the mo
tion. The roll was then called and
only one voted in the contrary.
There is a decided sentiment in the
assembly in favor of the state, and
the people of the state, erecting
a monument to the Arkansas sol- j
diers and sailors who fell in the Eu
ropean war. Senator Brown has in
troduced a bill to appropriate $10,000
or any part thereof to provide funds
for the statue, but a provision is
made for public subscriptions, in
which event the entire amount appro- j
priated by the state need not be used.
The governor, auditor and treasurer
of state is the board named to carry
out the plans, and they may decide
what shall’ be the nature of the memo
rial. Some of the senators favbr the
expenditure of the money on a mem- J
orial hospital.
Several changes are made in state
boards by appointments sent to the
senate Monday afternoon by Gov. C.
H. Brough for confirmation. The
most noteworthy is the resignation of
Gordon Huffmaster as inheritance
tax attorney, effective March 1, and 1
the appointment of Judge Henry S.
Yocum to succeed him.
W. E. Lenon of Little Rock suc
ceeds B. W. Torreyson, resigned, as
a member of the State Normal board.
Prof. Torreyson 4is now superintend
ent of the Normal. Joe Frauenthal
of Conway is also named a member of
this board to succeed T. O. Owen,
whose term has expired.
Dr. C. P. Merriwether succeeds
himself as a member of the Tubercul
sis Sanitorium board. B. J. Reeves
succeeds G. A. Vincenheller, deceased,
as a member of the State Board of
Control. R. E. L. Wilson succeeds A.
W. Hall on the First District Agri
cultural school board, find Richard
Whittaker succeeds himself on the
same board. Jack Bernhardt and D.
A. Bradham succeed themselves on
the State Board of Education.
Never before in the history of the
Arkansas Legislature have so many
bills been introduced in the first five
working days of the session. At the
close of the session yesterday there
were 87 bills in the senate and 88 in
the house.
One of the important bills intro
duced: in the house yesterday after
noon, concerning the whole state, is
one by Hillhouse of Jackson, making
numerous amendments to the Fish
and Game Act. Among the changes
proposed are the following.
To authorize a general hunting li
cense.
To allow market fishermen to use
any kind of tackle.
To provide more protection for
game fish.
To require all trappers to have a
license.
To require all dogs used for hunt
ng to be licensed.
To change date of closed season on
fur-bearing animals from October 1
March 1 to November 1-February 15.
To make it unlawful to kill doe at
any season.
To make it unlawful to kill, injure,
disturb or destroy song or insectiv- !
orous birds.
To make it unlawful to hunt deer, 1
bear or turkey with dogs.
To make it unlawful to shoot across |
or upon any public highway.
To make bag limits on all game
conform to Federal law.
To make it unlawful to dam streams
| or erect fish traps across or wholly
obstructing streams.
To allow game and game birds
raised in captivity to be sold under
a permit.
To empower the commission to save
and hatch the spawn of fish hereto
fore destroyed.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BEGINS CAMPAIGN FOR
INCREASED MEMBERSHIP
The Chamber of Commerce today
begins a campaign to increase its
membership and Mr. Bellingrath, who
is a most loyal citizen and puts his
wholb soul into his undertakings, has
been appointed to interview all with
whom he comes in contact, relative to
the matter. The Independent is also
loyal to its community and can be
counted upon to do all within its pow
er to further the upbuilding of the
Chamber of Commerce.
On Friday, January 24, there will
be a general meeting, at which a
report will be made on the results of
the campaign and Mr. Mariner asks
that all who possibly can be present,
as it is a public meeting and many
things of interest will be gone over.
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FOR SALE.
Cole’s high over range. Cheap.
Call at 415 Hazel street. 226dtf. .
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R. C. Harder was kept at home to
day on the sick list.
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SPECIAL SALE OF
27.50i 25.00 and 22.50
Suits and Overcoats
Beginning
Friday, Jan. 17th
For
Ten Days Only
I These Suits and Overcoats
will be reduced as follows:
5 27.50 Values For 22.25
25.00 Values For 19.75
22.50 Values For 18.75
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In order to clean-up entire
ly a corresponding reduc
lu tion of 20 per cent will be
H made on all other Suits and
\ Overcoats during that time.
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Tb« Sous* of Kupp«obeiniM
THE STAR CLOTHING COMPANY
“THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN.”
MRS SPITZES ”
SUBMITS REPORT
Of Her Work for the Month of De
cember—Relief Society Co-oper
ates With Her.
The following report for the month
of December is submitted to the pub
lic by Mrs. Spitzer, the County nurse,
who is doing such efficient work:
No. of patients carried over_ 6
No. of new cases_9
No. of nursing visits_180
No. of instructive visits_21
Total_ _201
Character of cases:
Tuberculosis _5
Pneumonia_4
Influenza _3
Pre-natal _ 3 ?
No. of paying patients_3 A
No. of free patients_12 J
Fees collected_ . -fii.oo i
Six classes have been conducted . *,
during the month on personal hygiene |8
and home care of the sick.
One visit has been made to the
school, and a talk to the children
made. ^
During the past several months-dhe
Newport Relief Society has greatly^T i
aided the Bureau of Public Health |y r
Nursing and co-operated with it, by
putting in relief in several homes,
where it was greatly needed.
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MACK FOUSHEE DEAD.
Mack
years, die
Monday
ness of i
monia. '
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son of tl
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excellent
in Little
was in t
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brought i
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held at \
is survivi
relatives
eluding B
George F
at Little
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MINERS MAIUS WtH
Zinc, Jan. 20.—Miners at the Gloria.;
zinc mine drove into the largest face
of ore ever discovered) in this camp
while at work last Thursday. The
vein had opened to four feet last
night with no indication of playing
out.
The ore lies above a heavy ore rmt *
which has been worked for many
months. Miners were led to the strike M
by a few stringers of*ore found in
the roof. Supt. George Miller, who
has had years of experience, says it
is the richest body of ore he, has ever
seen.
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CENTENNIAL GROUP MEETING.
The Centenial Group meeting for
the Batesville District, will be held at
the Methodist church at Newport,
January 27th and 28th. This will be
a very great meeting. Representa
tive men from Nashville, Tenn., and
other speakers will be here. All
pastors, Sunday School superintend
ents and Epworth League represent
atives are urged to attend. Free en
tertainment will be given by the
members of the Methodist congrega- ^
tion to all visitors. We extend to ev
ery official of the church in this part
of the District to attend.
The membership of the church
here and all the people of the town
are urged to avail themselves of this
opportunity.
The first meeting will be held Mon
day at 7:30 p. m. The second meet
ing will open at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday,
rhe meeting will adjourn in the .af
;ernoon of that day.
Meet with us and reap the benefits.
„lt J. F. E. BATES.
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Mrs. W. E. Chitty of Newport, one
of our local nurses, who has done
splendid work during the influenza ep
demic, went to Tuckerman today,
where she will be engaged for a few
days.
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