. Newport Daily indep nwent:
1 VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1914. _ NUMBER 22.
u Four Americans
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« Victims of Mob
% _
Violence In Capital of Mexico, Upor
* Which Army May Be Forced
% To Move.
HUERTA ISSUES ORDERS.
That No More Americans Be
Permitted to Depart or Enter
Mexico City.
United Press Telegram.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 25.—
Huerta has issued orders that
no more Americans shall be
permitted to depart or enter
Mexico City. The train which
brought Charge O’Shaughnessy
here was besieged at many sta
tions by refugees begging to be
^ taken aboard saying that their
countrymen were being impris
oned, and that O’Shaughnessy
(£/ and his staff were really being
traded to the United States for
the wife and daughter of Gener
al Maas, who are relatives of
Huerta.
According to report publish
ed by a local newspaper, four
Americans have been killed in
Mexico City, one of whom was
"kited at the Y. M. C. A. build
ing and the other three dragged
from the street cars by mobs.
The local papers also report
an attack upon the Federate at
Tampico by the rebels, but give
no details.
TROOPS ONLY MAY SAVE
AMERICANS.
* United Press Telegram.
Vera Cruz, April 25.—Every
0 , interior city of Mexico is Kold
% ^ ing Americans as prisoners and
hostages, and with the excep
tion of Nelson O’Shaugnessy,
the American charge d’affaires
^ in Mexico City, who arrived here
last night, all the members of
£ the diplomatic party accompa
nying him freely express them
selves privately that only the ar
rival of troops in the capital
tcity and the overthrown of Huer
' ta will save these hundreds of
marooned Americans.
O’Shaugnessey was met by
your correspondent last night
four miles out of Vera Cruz ane
■$hiie he was reticent as to con
ditions in Mexico City, the par
ty with him s^ted that Ameri
cans were being held prisoner.'
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THE BIRTHDAY RING
Violet Reed, Chas. Robinson.
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FLAMING HEARTS
John Bunny, Hughie Mack.
^ Comedy—(VITAGRAPH)
The story of a wealthy clubman
Richard Travers, Irene Warfieli
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MONDAY
“Napoleon”, a beautiful colore
five-part feature.
gm TUESDAY
“A Baptism of Fire—'Three-re<
•4, feature.
; at almost every town between
the capital city and Vera Cruz.
—Williams Sheppard,
MAY RUSH CAMPAIGN.
: United Press Telegram.
Washington. D. C., April 25.—
' The eyes of official Washington
are turned today upon the City
of Mexico, from which place
come all sorts of rumors with
none of them confirmed. Out
rages against, all foreigners are
reported and the O’Shaugbnes
sy party describe conditions in
the Mexican capital as a ‘per
fect reign of terror”, with the
situation paralleling the Boxer
uprising at Pekin.
None of the rumors can be
confirmed, nor will they be, be
cause Huerta controls the other
end and is rigidly censoring all
news service.
Secretary of State Bryan in
sists that Huerta will surely
protect the 800 Americans in
his capital, but is using every
means trying to communicate
with Mexico through the
Brazillian embassy, which
country is representing us in
the absence of our own consuls,
The insults to foreigners are
by no means confined to the A
merican colony, for British anc
German citizens have also beer
threatened by the inflamed Mex
ican populace.
The O’Shaughnessy party con
firm some of the reported out
rages and declare that some ol
the Americans who were upor
their train wrere held and others
in the city disarmed.
The only hope for Americans
in Mexico City lies in taking ref
uge with other foreign embas
sies, for administration circles
do not believe for one minutt
that Huerta has or will counten
ance any general attack on for
eigners
Among navy officials, it is ad
mitted, that if Americans are
killed or many mobbed in Mexi
co City, it may be necessary tc
rush blue jackets and marines
inland with orders to enter th<
capital city at an cost, nut ai
express the hope that such i
move will not be forced, unti
General Funston with four regi
■ ments of infantry, 3,400 strong
. the Sixth Cavalry and Fourtl
Artillery batteries, with ma
thine guns reach Vera Cru:
1 Monday from Galveston. Tit
need of the heavy artillery fo
such a campaign is recognize*
by all and the attitude of the ad
ministration is to anxiously a
wait developments but in read!
ness to strike vigorously.
Consul Canada today reports
1 the arrest of 19 Americans am
1 British subject near Orizab
and it is reported that they“ma;
be executed”. Federal force
c also arrested Americans atYr
pata.
il That preparations for an a<
tive militia along the bordt
states of Texas, New Mexic
, nd Arizona are already undt
;11 way was indicated in an ei
change of messages betwee
BANKERS WOULD
FINANCE MILITIA
| $18,000 Worth of Ordnance And
j Equipment Sent To Vari
ous Companies.
[ Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 25—During
the week now closing the head
quarters of the Arkansas Na
tional Guard has shipped to the
i various companies composing
! the two regiments a total of
! $18,000 worth of ordnance and
' quartermaster stores. This
places the state guard upon a
war footing, with the exception
of two companies, from which
I no requisitions have yet been
ireceived.
I
I George W. Rogers, president
| of the Arkansas Bankers’ Asso
ciation, Has written Governor
!
jHays as follows:
, “At the outbreak of the Span
ish war of 1898, Governor Jones
was called upon by the United
States government to furnish
two regiments of troops.
“The state was then, as now,
without funds. Governor Jones
called upon the Arkansas Bank
ers’ Association and within 24
i hours all the funds necessary to
equipl and put in the field the two
regiments were advanced.
; “I want to say to you that the
bankers of Arkansas, members
'of the Arkansas Bankers’ Asso
ciation, are just are patriotic in
the year 1914 as in the year
; 1898- In case you are called
upon to furnish troops, and if
you are without the necessary
land proper funds, the banks,
I members of the Arkansas Bank
ers’ Association, will be glad to
advance to you any sum of mon
ey that may be needed to up
hold the honor and dignity of
'the state.”
Replying, Governor Hays said:
“I thank you sincerely for the
kind offer made by you on be
half of the Arkansas Bankers’
Association to furnish the funds
; necessary to equip and put into
jthe field two regiments of vol
iunteers. Should it become nec
! essary to take advantage of
your kind offer I will be glad to
communicate with you, but I am
of the opinion that the Federal
government would make the
necessary arrangements for the
I equipment and transportation of
i such troops as may be requir
ed.”
' I
_
1 i Governor Colquitt of Texas and
; Governor Hunt of Arizona.
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i BRITISH CONFIRM REPORT,
i United Press Telegram.
I Washington, D. C., April 25.—
■ The British embassy today re
> ceived confirmation of report oi
1 report of the manner in which
- Huerta is preventing Americans
' from leaving Mexico City undei
J the charge that Mexicans art
" not allowed to leave Vera Cruz
^ The shallowness of his chargt
■ is shown in the fact that the A
■ mericans who miet the rebel
* train bearing Charge O’Shaugh
nessy and party told the Mexi
1 can officials that all Mexican.1
1 were free to leave the city, bui
1 the! officials replied that they hat
'f no facilities for transporting
s them.
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! DESERT CONSTITUTIONAL
1 ISTS.
rjUnited Press Telegram.
0 | Washington, D. C, April 25 —
r Heavy desertions from the rank
n (Continued on Editorial Page.
Cotillion At Elks Home.
Mrs. T. J. Watson, Mrs. T. J.
! Gregg and Mrs. W. A. Billings
ley gave an elegantly appointed
cotillion at the beautiful Elks
club Friday evening in special
compliment to Misses Willie
Overton Minor, Frances Bailey
and Josephine Deaderick, also
Wylie McMinn, Carl Hirsch, Al
len Martin and Charles Minor,
who are members of the Senior
class of this year. The hostess
es with the honored guests re
ceived the company in the Hall
on the first floor. The large
ball room was gayly bedecked
in the class colors of green and
white.
The cotillion was beautifully
led by Car) Hirsch and was par
ticipated in b y more than fifty
couples who enjoyed the dance
until 2 o’clock.
During the evening punch was
served in the ball room, and at
the midnight intermission, a
lunch with coffee was served.
The out of town guests at
the dance were:
Mrs. Rush Davis of Shreve
port, La., Mrs- Pugh Govan of
Marianna, and Mrs. Champ Sim
pson of Tampa, Florida.
No Harm To Kill Blackbirds.
Washington, D C., April 20.
Mr. J. C. Riley,
Walnut Ridge, Ark.
Dear Sir:—I notice in the
Blade of April 17, from the Hox
! ie correspondent, a statement
: regarding the killing of black
birds. From this statement it
appears that v cur correspondent
| is under the impression that the
! Federal migratory bird law pro
hibits the killing of blackbirds.
iThis, however, is an error. I
have just called up the proper
person at the department of ag
riculture, the department htving
charge the enforcement of this
law, and was advised that no
Federal statute prohibits the
killing of blackbirds.
If you will give this fact
publicity so the people may have
this information I shall appre
ciate it greatly and am sure you
will be glad to advise them in
the matter.
Yours very truly,
W. A. Oldfield.
Baseball De Luxe.
After mo nths of wrangling
in the Courts and the expendi
ture of thousands of dollars, the
Elks Lodge and Jackson Chap
ter of Masons have succeeded in
lining up the baseball talent of
the country on their respective
teams and have made arrange
ments to fight for blood on the
afternoon of May 1, 1914.
New York papers please copy.)
The line up will be as follows:
INFIELDERS.
ELKS—Ty Cobb Bevans, Aa
ron Lajoie Hirsch, Warren Hug
gins Dunaway, Dib Brenegan
Vaughn, Rawlings Pratt Rexall
McCuistion, Bugs Bresnahan
Bennett.
MASONS—I. Pewee Daven
port, We? Willie Taylor Dowell,
Squirt Gun Mathis, Bush
League James.
OUTFIELDERS.
ELKS—Bushman 'jbonzelman
P. G. Lockard, Harry Moriarty
Lynn, Jim Quish Blackwood.
MASONS—I. Sweeny Irwin,
Whogot Hurt, Irrigated P- Dow
ell.
PITCHERS (?)
ELKS—Catsup C. Childers,
Afghastan A. Lockard.
MASONS—Keating C. Rough
House Pate, Kelly L. B. Allen.
CATCHERS.
This position is open owing to
settlement of injunction. We
have forty-three candidates for
the positions and both lodges
want the same man.
It will be observed that there
are several big leaguers on both
sides. Kelly Allen pitched for
Kalamazoo for thirteen years
and the gentlemen said that he
never had a man who c ould han
dle hay, any better- Mr. K. owns
a farm in Ohio.
Pewee Davenport and Wee
Willie Dowell turned down fab
ulous offers in the Federal
i League. They say they are
paying ground keepers fine sal
aries.
There will be nine umpires
and seven policemen on the
grounds and ice tea will be serv
ed after every inning. Earl
Wishon will address the crowd
two hours before the game
starts and this alone will be
worth the price of admission.
Nobody is expected to pay any
attention to this. Fred Tyler
will pitcn tne nrsi oan. au
spectators will be searched at
the gates and proceeds will go
'toward defraying the enormous
■ expense- For the benefit of
those who have weak hearts wre
wish to state that you may go
and feel perfectly safe in-as
much-as no team will be allow
ed to make more than 21 scores
in one inning.
The price of admission will be
| 25 cents for children and the
same price for adults. Grand
stand seats $5.00. Anyone
wanting peanut concession or
"sodypop” same will do well to
confer with Lucius Killifer M<‘
Dougald, Manager of the Hotel
Hortense. Killifer will probably
catch for the yelks.
Booze’s 5 piece brass band
will lead the parade to the park.
SELAH.
To Prevent Child Labor.
Petitions are being circulated
in this city by Mrs. M. A. Dor
sey, Miss Elizabeth Pugh and 0.
M. Bowen for the initiation of
an anti-child labor act.
The proposed law is designed
to keep ct'.ild labor out of fac
tories and in line with the stat
utes of other states which have
recognized the need and adopt
ed laws to prevent the working
of children in all trades.
Children that have to make
the living for a family or are put
to work before they have a com
mon school education, are con
signed to a life of hardship and
! toil, endless and hopeless. An
elementary education, at least is
due every child and the law
should stand as a protection to
children against parents and
guardians, who do not so pro
vide
In Arkansas there are very
few industries employing child
labor, but in some of the East
ern states, where factories have
been established through cheap
child labor, laws of this
character are bitterly opposed.
It will be better for Arkansas to
take the stand now than at
some later day, when the selfish
interest of many would be will
ing to enslave the children of
the poor, for the living they pro
vided as well as for the profits
I to capital invested.
The old idea of merchandising
was to separate customer from dol
lar; no thought of gbing— only of getting.
But this Live Store has In- ^
troduced a new idea—an idea that will far
sound rather startling to those who cling to the .
old haggle-and-barter methods of doing business. «
We feel here that if we succeed in taking care of J1]
your profits well enough, our own will automatical- wj
ly take care of themselves.
And it is in line with this policy of
seeing how much we can give, rather than how
much we can get tnat we call your attention to
our new Spring models in
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