THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front SU NEWPORT, ARK
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In several cities of the state,
school supervision was defeated
because these cities would have
paid a portion of the cost, while
the superintendent would have
given his whole time to the
•country and common school dis
tricts. What a missionary spirit
to show' upon the part of our
city schools! A church that has
no missionary zeal is a dead one
And the city which has no inter
est in the educational uplife of
its surrounding people is a
mossback of the first water.
The traveling salesmen of our
local grocer companies are
boosting the good roads gather
ing to be held in Newport Sat
urday. The good roads advo
•cates are under obligations to
Messrs. A. T. Hubly, Maury
Stevens, Adolph Lester, J. W.
A wf 1Tomoo D rtvt/I
»» VVV* WllVt
Charles Hippolite for the distri
bution of advertising matter and
the posting of lithographs in
all nearby towns and country
stores. Messrs. R. H. Askew
and N. W. Wishon have also
posted lithographs on the local
billboards and our home mer
chants have given them space
in their show windows.
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The members of the bar are
not alone in urging the claims
of Mr. S. D. Campbell for the
district attorneyship. They are
merely giving voice to the senti
ment of our people. The confi
fications and character meets
with the hearty approval of his
fellow citizens. We who know
him best have only praise for
his record of high scholarship,
good citizenship and splendid
character. If the Wilson admin
istration would reflect credit up
on its appointments, we don’t be
lieve that a better start could b«
made in the selection of its Ark
ansas agents and membership
than in the elevation of our fel
low townsman.
If the statement that the Ga
zette is always on the losing
side, against the people, is whal
j
is referred to as misstatements,
a correct statement from the Ga
zette is in order. If it has sup
ported a candidate that the peo
ple supported, other newspapers
don’t know it. Of course the
old gag of no editorial prefer-,
ence shown will be sprung, but
the fact the brush is always ap
plied to the news columns en
ables the people of the state to
quickly tell the candidate favor
ed. Why not come out openly
and say who should be govern
or editorially? It would com
mand more respect and per
haps have something to do with
preventing the demand for an
other daily paper in Little Rock.
—Jonesboro Sun.
The points you mention are
often asked but never consist
ently answered by the shy “Old
Lady.” There are various reas
ons why the Gazette’s territory
is encroached upon by newspap
ers from other states that do
not insist upon “wishy-washy”
handling of political news items
and an absolute fear to express
a choice between candidates for
high office.—Searcy Citizen.
How many of these same pa
pers that criticise the Gazette
are telling the people of their
counties whom they should
[elect county judge, sheriff,
AAimf ir aIavIt of a "NTrkf nr> a nf
them. Yet they insist upon the
Gazette as a state paper doing
for Arkansas what they as coun- j
ty papers are not doing for their
respective counties. What eu
logies the Searcy Citizen re
cently paid the Little Rock
Democrat for just such a course
in state politics. The Gazette
we believe has been fair toward
all candidates and impartial too,
for the friends of each opponent
1 were insisting loudly that Ga
zette was not giving their
man a square deal. What could
be better proof than this? A
great state newspaper can af
ford to ignore factional party
differences and candidacies and
establish its hold upon the peo
| pie upon better, safer and high
i er grounds,—exploiting the de
velopment of our resources and
| preaching drainage, good roads,
| better schools and all tilings
; that promote the growth and
prosperity of our state. And
this the Gazette has done ably,
honestly and persistently.
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Law Would Injure South.
The Stanley bill, which is the
I Hepburn act made to conform to
a Supreme court decision, will
be reintroduced into the next
congress, without “timber pro
ducts” being exempted from its
Out of
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could never^
have happened
if I had saved
You never know when you may be workless. Sickness—
other causes—may do it. Money in the bank makes you
independent. It gives you time to look around and—you
can choose a better job. It is a terrible thing to be out of
work—food to buy and rent to pay. Start saving today,
before it is too late.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO.
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provisions and the owners of our
short lines of railway and boat
companies are much aroused
over the injustice such an act
would work upon them.
The purpose of the bill is no
doubt good, being to divorce in
dustry from transportation and
was aimed at the anthracite
coal roads of Pennsylvania,
where the owners of the mines
and the railroads were given an
advantage that prove ruinous to
the independent mine owners.
There is no demand for such
legislation in the great timber
sections of the South and West.
The lumber road and the steam
boa line are projected into our
forests by the owners of the
timber, because the trunk lines
of railway will not build spurs.
In the past, it was the custom
of the owners of the timber to
bring the logs to the mill by
means of ox-carts, or primitive
tram road construction. How
ever, as more modern methods
were evolved, substantial rail
roads were built and this to the
end that as the timber would be
cleared, the railroad was ready
at hand for the purpose of ac
commodating farm settlement,
and other industrial develop
ment. In this way, great sec
tions oi Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi and other Southern
and Western states, have been
developed.
Steamboat lines were put into
service and maintained by these
same companies serving the sec
tions through which they oper
ated as common carriers and
thus promoting the develop
ment of our new country.
The Stanley bill will prevent
the lumber company boat lines
and railroads from handling
freight for others or passengers
and these lines could then only
be used for the hauling of the
products of their owners and we
believe that the enactment of
such a law will prove a barrier
in the development of our sec
tion.
Women Drag the Roads.
Jacksonville, Mo., May 24.—
The men of the community, be
ing busy in the fields. Mrs. Ed
gar Brock and Mrs. Mary For
rest today dragged the roads
from their homes, north of
town, to the Christian church,
in Jacksonville, Mo. The women
started to town, but the rough
roads were not to their liking
and when they met near where
a road drag lay, they abandoned
their buggies, rigged up a dou
ble harness for their horses,
hitched on to the drag and came
to town. The return trip was
made in the same way and
proved so beneficial that several
more round trips were made.
Other women in the community
are planning to follow their ex
ample.
Smith-Davis Wedding.
Special to Independent.
Des Arc, May 25—B. H.
Smith of Caruthersville, Mo.
and Miss Goldie Davis, formerly
of Newport, were quietly mar
ried at the home of the bride
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
Rev. Guy W. Knoupp officiat
ing. Mr. Smith holds a respon
sible position with the Frisco
at Caruthersville. Miss Davis
is the daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. B. B. Davis and is highly
accomplished and has many ad
mirers. She is formerly of New
port, where, for the past two
years she was bookkeeper for
the Newport Furniture Compa
ny.
The young couple left Thurs
day night for Memphis and oth
er points on a honeymoon. They!
will make their future home at i
Caruthersville.
The Independent joins their '
many friends in wishing them a '
long and happy journey through
life. I
ALL WRONG.
rhe Mistake Is Made By Many
Newport Citizens.
Look for the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
:ause.
If it’s weak kidneys
You must set the kdnevs to
working right.
A resident of ths vicinityc
shows you how.
Mrs. Martha A. Harmon, of
Batesville, Arkansas, says: “A
member of my family was taken
seriously ill with pneumonia in
1908 and when recovered, he was
eery weak. He complaned of
a constant, dull ache in the
sihall of his back and he also
had dizzy spells. He was unable
to work and I knew that some
thing must be done to prevent
the trouble from becoming
chronic. Doan’s Kidney Pills
had done so much for me that I
concluded to get a box, and their
use was begun in the case of
which I am speaking. In a
3hort time they entirely re
moved the backache and other
troubles. I also wish to say a
few words regarding my ex
perience. For fourteen years I
suffered terribly from pains in
my back and other symptoms of
kidney complaint. I was an run
down. Doan’s Kidney Pills soon
put me on the road to good
health and disposed of my
complaint.” (Statement given
May 30, 1908.)
RE-ENDORSEMENT.
On April 5, 1911, Mrs. Har
mon said: “My opinion of Do
an’s Kidney Pills has not chang
ed during the past three years.
The cures this remedy effected
in my family have been perma
nent.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New’ York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s
—and take no other.
Four Were Drowned.
Russellville, Ark., May 24.—
Four persons were drowned in
the Illinois river, seven miles
north of Russellville, this after
noon. The dead:
Prof. W. A. Crawford, super
intendent of the public schools
at Russellville, and secretary of
the Arkansas Athletic Associa
tion.
Miss Frances Crawford, aged
19, his daughter.
Miss Ruth Van Landingham,
public school teacher of Russell
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Miss Vera Mead, daughter of
Attorney U. L. Mead of Russell
ville, and principal of the High
school at Ola.
Prof Crawford, his family,
and a number of young women
teachers and others, went to
Tucker Springs today for a
week’s outing. This afternoon
they went bathing in the river.
Miss Crawford got beyond her
depth and her father went to
her rescue. Their struggles
sent them, into deeper water,
and Misss Mead and Van Land
ingham went to their assistance.
The four floundered about until
they got beyond their depth,
when suddenly all sank out of
sight.
All of the bodies have been
recovered, a searching party
of 200 persons having engag
ed in seining the river for the
bodies. Prof. Crawford was one
of the best known educators in
the state.
For Sale.
Several thousand bushels of
corn and large quantity of timo
thy and alfalfa hay at Kinman
farm. For information inquire
at T. D. Kinman’s or Arkansas
Bank & Trust Co. 32btf
Beech la Immoiw.
The beech 14 laaa often struck by
lghtnlns than any other tree; 14 oak*
ire struck tor 1 beech.
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In Praise of Courage.
Certain virtues are divided from
vices by so narrow a line that we must
discern very clearly to see the differ
ence. Few men can distinguish pride
from vanity; perseverance from stub
bornness; economy from avarice. The
same Is true of courage as distin
guished from effrontery. The courag
eous map must have ambition, not
merely dream of what he would like
to have. The audacious have been
found fault with for their brutality lp
overcoming all obstacles—but foroe Is
necessary to accomplish any real pur
pose.—Chicago American.
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