NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, JUNE 21. IHl.i M MI5KK 70.
ISElfOR
■ sTaTE TO MEET
Buss Recent Rate Decis
Bf Supreme Court and
Bhat Action to Take.
I to Independent.
■ Beck, June 21— There
■„ meeting in Little Rock ;
■ext week, presided over
■„ J. M. Hill of Fort
Bchief counsel for Arkan-j
Bthe rate litigation cases, I
Bch the decision recently
Bd by the United States f
Me court will be discussed.
Betting wil lbe attended j
f traffic officials of Fort |
B Pine Bluff, Hot Springs
Bexarkana. R- P- Allen,
j^K>]y chairman of the Ark
BRailroad Commission, now
Bent of the Shippers’ Traf
■reau, and A. R. Bragg, of
Ktle Rock Freight Bureau,
Bpresent the shippers of
■ection. The members of
Bkansas Railroad Commis-;
Bill also attend.
B i _ ...L. ^ 4- + U /\ /I n 1
I one hiiuwo v> ii cii hiv. uwiu
th'e court in this case real-1
5 and Judge Hill has tele- ]
ed for a copy which he j
to have in time for a meet-!
Little Rock Monday. Af- i
e decision has been dis- j
, the, attorneys will then \
what steps will be taken. J
ipers over the state have !
ending in large piles of ,
t bills covering the period
which the litigation was
g, requesting the Ship
raffic Bureau to determine
aount due and collect it.
;nt Allen, of this organi
states he has stopped
ig any Arkansas expense
determine if there have
rercharges, until the case
en fully determined, at
time the bills will be
ghly checked. His con
now checking only inter
hipments.
’e is a divided opinion
:he opinion in the rate
>me contending that the
is can prolong the fight
rough a newr trial being '
I, and others declare the !
ic lr\j__- 1
S evidence to show the rates ‘
jBromulgated by the Arkan
^■Railroad Commission are
•scatory. If this be the
the railroads will make no i
in rates for many
^Bths, and not then unless the |
Hr; finally finds against them.
■twtain,. in Honor of Visitor. |
Bliss Nellie Snetzer entertain
■ rida-v night at her home on ;
^BeJ' Avenue in honor of Miss i
If16 Mackey of Little Rock, i
^Bous interesting games were |
Ve and dainty refreshments j
»eived at a late hour. :
B°Se vvho enjoyed the delight-:
■^evening were Miss Carrie !
BJf^' and Be wee Stallings, |
jr Stella Nuckolls and Bob
Bn?’ Miss Fannie Hinkle and
■jNucKolk Miss Willie Hinkle
B” DlX0R Bandy, Miss Julia
CV* Bill Childers, Miss
White and John McLain,
■ Lizzie Hubert and Charles
■ ^on Mjss Clara White and !
■7* Wilson. Miss Rita Whit-!
Eli oCh&r‘ie Snetzer, Miss
Ek, Snetzer and Carlisle:
«T(| ,
For Sale.
In??1, thousaT5d bushels of
K» a j ar?e Quantity of timo
KL a^ajfa hay at Kinman ;
Jr t\ ^n^orrnation inquire
Et p' inman'9 or Arkansas
J ® Co 32btf1
Wants Relief From Stock Law.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 21.—A citi
zen of Mississippi county has
appealed to Governor J. M. Fu
trell for relief from the stock
law for that county which was
passed by the General Assembly
of 1913. The writer states that
the law will cause a clash be
tween citizens and authorities
if an attempt is made to enforce
it in certain sections. The writ
er asks that the act be referred
to the people of the county, say
ing that four-fifths of the peo
ple are against it.
Having no authority to refer
a bill to a vote of the people,
Governor Futrell has so notified
the letter writer.
The Mississippi county citizen
states that a good portion of
the county is heavily wooded
and much more is in cane brake.
He states that unless the cattle
of the county are permitted to
run at large, it will soon be im
possibel to ride a horse, except
over the public roads.
Arkansas To Have “White
House.”
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 21.— Arkan
sas is to have a real White
House. While it will not be a
home for the governor, it has
been, in past years, the home of
the great seal of state, and the
seat of the state government.
The Iasi legislature made an
appropriation of $1,000 for the
purpose of making needed re
pairs on the Old State House.
Secretary of State, Earle W. j
Hodges, is the custodian of this !
building, and the $1,000 is be
ing expended by him as though '
it was elastic currency, for he
is certainly making it go a long
way.
First, the interior of the build- i
ing was given several coats of j
paint. Now the front of the old '
structure is being scraped and j
will be freshly cemented all over,
after which two coats of white
paint will be used on the front, i
The roof has also been repaired
The old State House is one of
the most beautiful in the South,
and the falling of the cement off
the tront nas made it appear di
lapidated. The repairs will
make the building look like new,
and it can no longer be a sub ject
for jest.
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DIVERGING PATHS
Showing a contrast on the right
and wrong paths of life. A good
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THE THIRTEENTH MAN
Showing the Senior class com
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Francis Bushman and Ruth
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Special music tonight by the
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First show 7:30; Second 8:30.
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WHAT FARM
DEMONSTRATION
Agents Are Doing In This State
Ought To Be Appreciated By
The Farmers.
The farm demonstration a
gents of the Department of Ag
riculture of the federal govern
ment are doing a great work in
this state, and it is barely pos
sible that they are not fully ap
preciated by the farmers or the
business element. If 1 can do
anything to increase the interest
of the farmers in the work of
these agents, I think I should do
so, for there is no doubt that the
results of their work is going to
be felt in the next few vears.
Many of the farmers have hes
itated to adopt the methods of
the agents, and many more have
refused outright to follow their
teaching, and still others have
disagreed with them about the j
methods they suggested or em
ployed in cultivating the ordin
ary crops. But the fact remains
that their presence and activity'
has stimulated a greater interest
in Arkansas, and whether or not
their ideas be accepted and
methods adopted or their teach
ing be followed, their presence
among the people has made the
farmers think more and talk
more, and incidentally learn
more about the different meth
ods of farming in general and
the growing of cotton and corn
in particular.
The farmers should remember
that the agents are sent out to
help them, and they should give
them encouragement and co-op
erate with them. The agents
are trying to demonstrate the
methods of the government —
not their methods—and the gov
ernment is always ready to a
bandon a method when they find
a better one. When an individu
al farmer knows of any improv
ed methods of cultivation in the
growing of any crop he should
tell the news to the agents at
once, that the method may reach
the Department and be tried out
and if a good one. be given to
other farmers. We must re
member, among other things, j
that the South is raising the
biggest part of the world’s sup
ply of cotton, one of the great
est of agricultural staples and
that for the most part the cot
ton crop is made in practically
the same way it was made si>tv
yiears ago. During that time
great strides have been made in
the methods of cultivating every
other crop, but cotton is still
grown by primitive methods.
Let us consult the demonstra
tion agent about this and ail
other crop matter-;, and then in
addition do some independent
thud.mg and at ting upon our
own part, and rce if the resuit
will ret be beneficial all around.
Heip The agent. If he is not as
good a one as you think he
should be, let us try to help him
to be a better one. By helping
him, we help ourselves. When
you meet the agent be free to
ask questions and make sugges
tions. This done in the proper
spirit will not be misunderstood,
but will be appreciated.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner
Girl’s Heroism Prevents \\ reck.
Hot Springs, June 20.—Pas
sengers on the fast Iron Moun
tain train running between Kan
sas City and Hot Springs owe
the fact that they are alive to
night to Bertha Key. .. 14-year
old country girl, who with her
parents, resides on a farm two
miles tile other side of Lon.-dale.
which is ten mile.' t’rom this
city. Shortly before 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Berth; and her
little sister took a walk down to
the creek. Arriving at the
stream they were horrified to
see the bridge in flames Ber
tha noted that the rails were
twisted and bent and realized
that the Kansas City-Hot
Springs flyer would be along in a
few minutes.
Telling her sister to run to
their home a short distance
away and summon her father.
Bertha ran up the track, climb
ed a big embankment and
awaited the approaching train.
In a few minutes it came around
a bend. The girl frantically
waved her sunbonnet and the
engineer noted there was some
thing unusual in the way she
was acting. He applied the
brakes and none too soon, either,
for when the train stopped the
engine was within eight feet of
the structure. Had the train
gone on tne bridge a terrible
catastrophe would have resulted.
When the passengers learned
who had saved them they took
up a collection for the little her
oine. who was very modest. It
is said SI 00 was raised for her.
“I don’t think you should give
me this money for what I did.'’
said the little heroine. “It would
have been awful' if the engine
had gone on the bridge and I did
not want to see any of you hurt.
Any girl would have done the
same thing.”
A man whose name could not
be learned, accompanied the lit
tle girl back to her home. He
had a camera with him and took
a picture of Bertha and her pa
rents. “I intend to see that the
Carnegie Hero Commissions
hear of this,” he declared.
A wrecking crew was sent for
and repaired the damaged
bridge. The fire was extin
guished by, the train crew and
passengers. The train reached
Hot Springs more than three
hours late.
, LIVER ALL RIGHT
and Bowels Regular.
Don’t take Calomel, Salts, Oils
or harsh cathartics when you
can go to ny real drug store in
town and get a 1 of sure, safe,
blissful HOT BRINGS LIVER
BUTTON^ for .y 25 cents.
They never fa...
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ical minds at the world’s great
Sanitarium and are now offered
to you as a perfect remedy for
constipation, torpid liver, sick
headache,coated tongue and diz
ziness.
Free Sample from Hot
Springs, Ark. (Adv.)
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Is Accused Of Bigamy.
Fort Smith, June 18.—Mary
Lou Craig, aged 19, was arrested
here today and transferred to
Van Buren to answer a charge
of Bigamy. Her first husband,
Joseph Craig, caused her arrest.
Justice H. C. Pernot testified
at the preliminary hearing here
this afternoon that he married
the girl to Elbert Silas, of Mc
Alester, Oklahoma, March 12,
1912, and because the marriage
took place in Van Buren, the
case was transferred to Craw
ford county. Craig said he did
not know of his second wife’s
second marriage until recently.
\udiior John M. Oathout Dead.
Booneville, June 20.—State
.Auditor John M. Oathout died
, at 4 o’clock this afternoon at the
home of his brother-in-law, A. J.
jMcAmis. His death had been
expected hourly tk>r two days
| ~
and it was only his remarkable
'vitality that prolonged his life
! long after the attending physi
ieians had abandoned hope.
Auditor Oathout had been in
I poor health for some time, but
resolutely remained at his du
4ies at the state cap'tol in Little
Rock until ordered by physi
cians to seek rest. He then came
here.
The funeral services will be
held at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock,
conducted by the Rev. W. J.
Hinslev. Burial at Oak Hill
j cemetery will be under the di
rection of the Masonic lodge.
John Martin Oathout was
| born at Sandersville, Georgia
November 8, 1856. He came to
Arkansas when young and chose
|Logan county for his home. His
i first public office was (hat of
(deputy clerk of Logan county,
[■which he held immediately pre
ceding his selection as state
i auditor of Arkansas. Mr. Oath
lout took the oath of office as
I auditor January 15. 1 It 1 '■*>.
He twice was married; his
first wife having died soon af
ter their marriage. The late
auditor was prominent in Ma
sonic circles, having been grand
lecturer of the Grand Lodge, F.
and A. M. of Arkansas, from
November, 1892 to November,
1912. At the time of his death
he was grand master of the
Grand Council of Royal and Se
lect Masters of Arkansas, the
highest office in the Cryptic Rite
bodies of the state.
Mr. Oathout is survived by his
wife, who was a Miss Hill of
Bonneville, a daughter, lit years
old, and a son, eight years old,
a brother, George Oathout of
Oklahoma, and his sister, who
lives in Georgia.
I.essei-GoldmanV Cotton Report
Newport. Ark., dune 20, *i:j.
Dear Sir:
As a result of our recent crop
inquiry, we would say that the
i crop in this territory is with the
I exception ol' the lleher Springs
district, about two weeks earlier
than last season. Our corres
pondents at lleher report the
crop two or three weeks later in
that section. The stand is goa l
all over the territory. Weather
has been favorable for the past
week. There is no complaint of
insects and the recent coo!
nights done little or no damage.
| Cultivation is excellent, a gener
tal rain would be of benefit al
though the crop is not suffering
from lack of moisture.
To this date crop prospects in
| this territory are very flatter
ing. Our advices from the en
Itire cotton belt indicate a con
dition above the average. Should
rains be delayed in our sectir*i
| for two or three weeks theta
would undoubtedly be cause for
apprehension, but our experi
ence has been that a crop start
ed with as little moisture as this
one will stand a lot of sunshine
| and hot weather. We will make
another inquiry within the next
ten days and will be glad to have
you report promptly and fully.
Yours truly,
LESSER-GOLDMAN COTTON
COMPANY,
Tom J. Gregg.
J. O. Dillehey, one of Bird
Township’s good citizens and
farmers visited the county seat
today._
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