CIGARETTE BILL
r PUSSES SENATE
—
Bill Contains Section Placing Penalty
Of From $100 to $500 On Sales to
Persons Under 18 Years.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 12.—By a vote of
23 to eight, the Arkansas Senate yes
terday passed the Johnston cigarette
bill, under which the sale of cigarettes
would be licensed in the state and the
proceeds of the license tax turned into
the common school fund.
Proponents of the measure, which
is similar to the Collins bill which
I
•was defeated in the house two years 1
ago after passage by the senate, urge !
that cigarettes are being sold every
where in spite of the present law pro
hibiting such sale, and that the com- J
mon school fund might as well benefit
from the trade. The present anti-1
cigarette law would be repealed by
the proposed law, which now goes to
the house. It contains a section plac-j
ing a penalty of from $100 to $500 on
sales to persons under 18 years of:
a ere.
President Ponder’s measure appro- ‘
priating $100,000 for vocational.
training in the schools of the state, to
meet a like appropriation from the
federal government under the Smith- ■
Hughes Act, passed the senate yes
terday by unanimous vote, after Sen- j
ator Ponder had made a personal ap- j
peal from the floor for its passage.
The appropriation would be provided
for by a levy of one-tenth of a mill, I
and none of the fund created would |
be taken out of the common school
fund, it was explained. The measure
was sent to the house, where it was
read twice, and slated for early pas
sage on third reading.
Among the bills passed by the sen
ate yesterday were the Emory bill
taxing clairvoyants $100 per year;
aPd Representative Carson’s House
bill No. 60 permitting soldiers and
sailors to vote while in the service.
The latter bill now awaits the signa- j
ture of the governor to become a law.
By Evans—To provide for a State
Defense Fund for the support of the
National Guard.
By Vaughan—To tax the business
fa of severing natural products from the
anil.
By McFarlin—To create a new
chancery district consisting of Wash
ington, Madison, Benton and Carroll
counties, to be known as the 13.
By Moncrief and Brown—Requir
ing life insurance companies to de
posit at least 75 per cent of their Ar- (
kansas reserves in the state.
Without a dissenting vote, the
house yesterday afternoon passed a
bill appropriating $2,225,000 for the
purpose of paying the confederate
pensions. The bill was called up by
Representative Meader of Clark
county. It is provided that “it shall |
* be the duty of the auditor of the
state to pro-rate said funds equally ,
among all persons entitled to re-j
ceive such pensions as determined
each year by the state board of pen- j
sions” There are now about 10,000
M pensioners in the state, the average |
** age being 73 years/ including the j
widows. The average age of the vet- j
erans is 76 years. Last year 7,000 of
them died, and due to their advancing
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years, more of them are dying every
year.
Among the bills passed by the
house are:
By McFarlin—To make the burning
of one’s property a felony.
By Greathouse—To pay the inter
est on the University Endowment.
By Woods—To appropriate $241,
333,23 to pay penitentiary deficien
cies.
By Ponder—To purchase a farm for
the State Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases.
By Emory—Providing for the reg
ulation of public service corporations.
FROM CLARENCE GARRISON.
Below we publish a letter from
Clarence Garrison to his brother and
family who live at Tuckerman. Mr.
Garrison is well known in Jackson
county, but his wife and other rela
tives now reside at Texarkana:
Headquarters 312 Am. Train,
A. E. France, A. P. O. 705
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Garrison,
Dear Brother and Sister:
How are you all? Fine I hope. I
am well, but I’m lonesome over here.
I would like to see you all. It is still
raining this morning; this is a very
wet country. Well, sis, I think I will
get to start home soon. I suppose it
is cold weather over there. It is just
cold enough to keep it from raining
hard here—just drizzles along all the
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write. I have written Edgar two let
ters, but haven’t heard from him. I
hope your little home is happy. I tell
you all, here will be the happiest boy
you ever saw when he can get back
home and can be his own boss. Guess
Jack is fixing for another crop. My!
my! I wish I was there to make a
crop, but suppose I will have to work
at public works one year and that is
something I do not like to do. Well,
sis, I haven’t heard from anyone for
about six weeks. I sure do want
to hear from you all and my little
wife. I sure would like to see her.
Wlell, I ’m living in town now and
‘Boo-coo mared mazell’ here. In
French that means lots of young
girls.) Guess Ed can tell you lots
about them too. I can’t parli vous
Froma” much. That means I can’t
speak French much.
Well, it is dinner time and I know
what we will have without going to
see. It’s tomatoes, carrots, potatoes,
aeef altogether. We call it stew and
then a little thickened gravy over
that. If you could see the food you’d
call it slop, but the coffee is strong
enough to cover over with iron
wedges. Sugar goes by and cream
starts but never gets there, but it
tastes pretty good. I am getting fat
as I weigh 15|8 pounds. Well, I have
a very bad cold at present and my
nose is more company than all the
French girls. You should have seen
me when I let my “muscache” grow
for two weeks. I was a frieght, so
t cut them off. We shave every day.
The French look like those little
poodle dogs We call them frogs, be
cause they live in holes surrounded by
wine.
Here’s a few words irom nance to
the boys and girls o’er the sea,
Which I’d like to see:
Cheer boys, cheer! no more idle sor
row,
Courage! True hearts shall bear us
on our way;
Hope points before to show the bright
tomorrow,
Let us forget the darkness of the day.
To the west, to the west, to the land
of the free
Where mighty Arkansaw rolls down
to the sea,
Where a man is a man if he’s willing
to toil,
And the humblest may gather the
fruits of the soil.
Well, I will close and write more
next time, so answer real soon.
Your brother,
Clarence Garrison.
NOTICE ELKS.
There is to be a regular meeting of
lodge Wednesday evening, February
12lMat 7:30. Have important. busi
net l»nd a large class to initiate.
Members urged to attend.
J. M. Gibson, E. R.,
J. H. Johnston, Sec’y.
NOTICE.
Everybody owning chickens in the
city limits are hereby ordered to keep
same fenced up from now on.
GUS MARTIN, Marshal.
Modern Health Crusade Will
Launch Campaign Feb. 16th
Mr. T. J. Gregg, chairman of the
Jackson County Red Cross Chapter; l
Mr. S. R. Phillips, president of the
school board; Mr. Edgar Williams, j
superintendent of Newport schools; :
Mr*. W. A. Billingsley, member of
the executive committee of the State,
Public Health Association and Miss!
Dove Erwin, chairman of the Jackson
County Red Cross Junior Membership, j
all of whom constitute the Executive j
committee of the Modern Health
Crusade, met with the teachers of
the Newport schools on Tuesday af- j
ternoon to make arrangements for
the launching of the Health Cam
paign Monday, February 16th.
Newport is one of the six cities of
the state that has accepted this chal-1
lenge and we should be proud of the j
fact that she has a corps of teacheers
willing to undertake what can be
done only in the best schools of the
state. Let every loyal citizen show
his willingness to co-operate in this
Health Crusade, which is the larg-1
est single health campaign that has i
ever been launched and is destined tc
mean more to the future citizenship
of our country than anything that
has ever been done along this line. A
full and comprehensive program has
been planned and several features
were discussed at this meeting that
will mean much to the community in
an educational way.
The general committee of the Mod
ern Health Crusade is as follows: Dr.
C. R. Gray, President of the City
Board of Health; G. P. Wilbanks,
Chairman of the County Public
Health Association; Garland E. Land,
Superintendent of County Schools;
C. L. Mariner of the Chamber of
Commerce; C. M. Erwin, Mayor;
Gus Martin, Marshal; Mrs. W. B.
Grant, of the W. C. T. U.; Mrs. M.
A. Dorsey of the Civic Improvement
Club; Mrs George Sink of the
School Improvement Association;
Mrs. Walter Rushton of the Mothers’
Club.
K. DOVE ERWIN,
Chairman of the Jackson County
Junior Red Cross.
JACKSON COUNT!
MEN WILL SERVE
As Road Commissioners In Organiza
tion of Arkansas and Missouri
Highway District.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 12.—One of the
largest improvement district projects
of the state is provided for in the
passage of the Alexander bill by the
house, which now goes to the govenor
for his signature, for the organiza
tion of the Arkansas and Missouri
Highway District. It will connect at
the Lawrence county line with the
Alicia and Wjalnut Ridge road, and
will run from that point via Pocahon
tas and Doniphan to the Missouri
line.
.The following commissioners are
named:
Pulaski—M. L. Altheimer, Chas E.
Moore, J. L. Atkins.
White—F. K. Marks, Jim Nevil,
Henry Patterson.
Lonoke—A. E. Howell, J. L. Goforth
and W. A. James.
Jackson—P. H. Van Dyke, C. B.
Coe, and S. C. Mack.
DAVIS INDICTED FOR
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
BY THE GRAND JURY.
Will H. Davis, who shot and killed
J. H. Barton near Amagon a few
months ago, has been indicted for
first degree murder by the grand
jury. The case is set for hearing on
February 20th.
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JEFF THOMJIS TO
SEBVESEKTEHCE
Was Convicted Of Serious Offense—
Several Indictments Are Return
ed By Grand Jury.
In circuit court Tuesday Jeff Thom
as was convicted on the charge of
carnal abuse and sentenced to serve
five years in the state penitentiary.
The prosecuting witness in the case
was Thomas’ step-daughter. The de
fendant was defended by L. L. Camp
bell, and Earl Casey was assisted in
the prosecution by C. M. Erwin.
Wednesday morning the jury in
the case of Jess Breckenridge, charg
ed with carrying a pistol, returned a
verdict o guilty, the defendant being
fined $50 and the costs. L. L. Camp
bell represented the defendant, while
Earl Casey looked after the state’s
interest*.
The case of Cla^ Hillis, charged
with perjury, was on trial this after
noon. C. M. Erwin represents Hillis.
The following indictments have
been returned by the grand jury,
warrants having been issued for the
arrests:
Tom Victor of Swifton, grand lar
ceny.
Walter Thompson, negro, arson,
charged with burning the residence
of Rosa Hamby at Auvergne.
Ballard Gilmer, who shot and
killed George Parrott at Tuckerman’a
few weeks ago, was indicted for car
rying a pistol. Both were negroes.
Harry Odum, negro, selling whis
key.
C. T. Smith, negro, forgery.
Edgar Robinson, negro, two indict
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ments for selling whiskey, one for
j carrying a pistol.
j C. M. Ivy, misdemeanor, charged
with bringing whiskey from Fitz
gerald to Newport. Four indictments
were returned against Ed Hopper for
j the same offense, and one against Bud
Jourdan, negro.
Joe Harper, grand larceny.
NOTICE.
Remember to pay your light bill be
fore the 15th. If bill is not paid by
that date service will be discontinued.
—Arkansas Light & Power Co.
BEEDEVILLE.
Mrs. R. C. Roy was quite sick the
first of the week, but is now able to
be up.
The snow storm of Saturday was
quite a surprise to us. Our weather
profits were mistaken about the
ground hog, as he certainly went in
Saturday.
Just a few faithful ones attended
church here Sunday. One young
brother was too late to take his girl
home, as meeting had dismissed be
fore his arrival. Boys, our girls want
men that get up on time.
Prof. Z. D. Barber has moved to
the country and now looks very much
like an old farmer with his straw hat
on. He will manage the farm work
of W. W. Beede on the old homestead
plantation.
We are glad to know that little
Nedra King is improving, having suf
fered considerably with a broken
limb.
We are very much in need of the
brick road this winter, but a good
many land owners say that their land
is for sale, as they can never meet
the heavy taxes.
Several hundred cabbage plants
have been received at this office, and
a good many have been set out to try
the snow.
Mr. Gill Conway returned Friday
evening from Hot Springs, greatly
improved in health.
The team of Lewin Nance became
frightened Saturday and ran away,
but was stopped before much damage
was done. Only the spring seat was
tom up.
O. J. Gould was in Beedeville buy
ing a nice line of goods for his new
store at Langston. He is going in the
mercantile business at that place.
Some of our farmers are looking
blue over holding their cotton. Ev
ery day it goes a little lower and we
are wondering if it will settle at
about 10 cents.
Dr. Mead Owens of Eight Mile has
moved to Remmel.
W. N Roy was snow bound last
Sunday and his wife had to feed the
pigs for him. He is lucky to have
such a good woman.
B. S. Breckenridge of McFadden
was ginning cotton here last week.
Sherman Ball of Cow Lake was in
town today buying his new outfit for
housekeeping, as he only recently got
married. Come on boys and some
more of you get married and let us
fix you up for the same busineSl. We
have the goods you will need.
A. J. Mead will give a birthday
dinner for his friends and neighbors
as soon as he gets well. We are all
very anxious about his health.
USED CARS FOR SALE.
One 1918 Maxwell 5-passenger run
800 miles; cost new $975, price $800.
One 1917 Maxwell 5-passenger
overhauled, new set of tires; price
$500.
Two 1917 Maxwell 5-passenger
overhauled in first-class condition;
price $400.
One Hudson Six 7-passenger over
hauled, in good condition, good tires,
will demonstrate; price $700.
One Oldsmobile 8-cylinder 7-pas
senger 1918 model, 6 good tires, car
in best of condition. A bargain at
$950.
T. E. BARKER AUTO CO.,
Phone 186 245d4t
NOTICE.
All parties who registered Septem
ber 12, 1918 and have not received
their registration cards will please
call at the office of the local board at
the court house and receive same.
Bv Order of Adj. Gen. Lloyd-England.
The Independent works for you.
it as vour salesman. It carries
>ews of the store into hundreds of
'"’■lhserihe for the
Jackson County Lags Behind In This
Campaign, But Mr. Hubly Hopes
to Have Quota By Next Week.
Up to date only $1,600 has been
raised for the Armenian and Syrian
Relief fund. The out of Newport
communities reporting are ais fol- <
lows:
Weldon_ $121.98
Auvergne_ 97.00
'Yuckerman_ 426.00
J. F. Farmer_ 6.00 j
O. H. Hurley_ 6.00
It is hoped that every community
will raise their quota in full and re- f
port same to Chairman A. T. Hu- *
bly by the first of the coming week.
If we could only realize the suffer
ing and want which our money can
help to alleviate we would not hesi- f
tate a minute about giving freely to '
this cause and it is hoped all workers
will not let up until their quota is 5
up so Jackson county will not be be
hind in this great campaign for hu
manity.
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MAN KILLED BY TRAIN.
Special to Independent.
Swifton, Feb. 12.—A stranger ap
parently about 54 years of age, was -J
instantly killed just south of the *
Swifton depot Monday morning by |
southbound fast mail train No. 7. t
The man stepped on the track in
front of the train which was running ||
on time and was instantly killed. A
companion who had traveled with ,
him for three weeks said the dead
man gave his name as Zeke Grissom
and that Roodhouse, Illinois, was his
home. No papers or other means of
identification were found. Coroner |
Henry Grant was notified and came tO v
Swifton on No. 4 and an inquest was |
held, which brought to light only the
facts as above stated. The remains
were buried in the Swifton cemetery
at the expense of the county. The
railroad company declined to have
anything to do with the matter, oth
er than to advise the authorities that
the man was a trespasser on the
right of way.
NEWPORT LADIES AS
SISTING IN CAMPAIGN
FOR RELIEF FUNDS.
Under the capable leadership of
Mrs. J. V. Isaacs, who is chairman of
the ladies' committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief, this committee is
doing fine work and they expect to
raise a very substantial fund to help
in this relief work.
They plan to see every lady in New
port and hope no one will turn a deaf
ear to the appeal of a suffering peo
ple in their great hour of need.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR fl
TO INSTALL OFFICERS.
At the Central Christian church :
Thursday evening an Endeavor meet
ing will be held at which time new of
ficers will be installed for the coming
year. We wish here to pay tribute to :
the untiring work done by the retir
ing officers. They kept the society
work going right on through the
strenuous days of the war ay! it
surely meant much to the homecom
ing soldiers to find the home fires
still burning.
The new officers elect are Presi
dent Charles Burkett, Vice President
Ollie Mae Kidd, Secretary Elmer Pat
ton; Treasurer Elizabeth Bowen.
Knowing these young people as we
do we expect a great year’s work in
the Endeavor.
Our Slogan: “The Field Is the
World.” . -
C. Bridenthal, Pastor.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Edgar and
children returned home last even
ing from Newark, where they went
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Edgar's
sister, Mrs. J. H. Bumpass, who
died at De Queen last Sunday
morning. The funeral was held
at the home of the deceased’s sister,
Mrs. Charlie Edwards, at Newark,
the service being conducted by Rev.
Mr. Doak of the Methodist church of
which the deceased was a n*#*nber.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar were
ied home by Mr. i ,
?^DeWQueen.