NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 2.5, 1914. NUMBER 251.
Kent spread
[of tuberculosis
Llford Reports General
Eening ©f People to
ILp j n Campaign
■ Against Disease.
■ interview with Dr. T. B.
■d, district director of
■on, State Board of
■ and the member from
Btrict for the study and
■ion of tuberculosis in Ar
■ he says:
■ work of showing the peo
■ to live better, cleaner
■pier lives, goes on day by
■the state, gaining advo
■eadily and surely.
By people who have taken
B no material interest in
B realizing that many
Be death of a person is
B cause clearly prevent
Bhe party had known any
■ preventive measures
■to the disease
■loss of an individual in
■inwealth means the loss
■section of a wage earner
■imer of products which
■her one produces. Con
■y it is a distinct loss to
■ntunity. They are cer
^Being that it is a distinct
^Bicially, and it becomes
^Bhem an economic prob
■e met and overcome.
iBs it always a mercenary'
^By are taking of it. The
JjfBnd more humane one is
]Bold of the people—that
flg life and producing
■ipiness as we go along.
Btulosis, or consumption
Bopularly known by late
■ dreaded and frightful
■nd it has so many ter
is one most
its ravages
y methods
the poorest
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ination, es
es the indi
sible condi
the taking
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these very simple things and be
impressed with their potency.
“The women’s clubs of Arkan
sas are doing grand work in the
matter of interesting people to
attend lectures, read literature
and otherwise get informed as to
the prevention of disease,
i “Without this potent factor,
for the medical man, the work
, would indeed be onerous and irk
I some, but with the assistance of
! this noble hand of workers, the
task though a difficult one has
many pleasant features
“Yes, we want to have in the
early summer our “Health Car"
in operation. It will revolution
ize our people along the line of
right living. We hope to show
many interesting things through
this method. In this project we
have the undivided effort of the
Arkansas Federation of Women’s
Clubs with us.
“In ten years we expect to re
duce the morbidity and mortal
ity of tuberculosis 33 and a third
per cent in Arkansas—a wonder
ful saving.”
License Status In Cities.
Pine Bluff—Attorney Sorrels
of the prohibitionists told Coun
ty Judge Philpot that he
thought his side could complete
the presentation of its case by
Saturday. Judge Philpot de
clared he would permit no un
necessary delay and expressed a
desire to complete the hearing
as soon as possible.
Marked Tree—The final hear
ing on the petition for licensed
saloons in Marked Tree to have
been held at Harrisburg yester
day was postponed until Thurs
day of next week, when it will
be Held at Marked Tree for the
accommodation of the persons
interested.
Hot Springs—The prohibi
tionists received a surprise
when County Judge Mooney
ruled that Notary Will H. Vale
had authority to witness the
oaths to the petitions for sa-!
loons containing 1,800 names.
The judge also ruled that the
burden of proving the illegality
of the 2,700 signatures to which
the prohibitionists object, now
rests with the prohibition forces.
Members of the Temperance
League worked until late into
the night serving subpoenas on
as many of the 2,700 persons as
they could find.
Argenta—Hearing on the pe
tition for licensed saloons is
completed, and Judge Asher
took the matter under advise
ment. It is expected that he
will announce his decision this
morning, although Judge Asher
gave no intimation as to when
he would make his announce
ment.
Car Of Bananas.
J. B. Heard has a car of ba
nanas on the tracks here now,
and will sell them by the bunch
or by the dozen. Give him a
call when you want nice, ripe
bananas. dtf.
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The public is hereby given no
tice that the Southwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Sec
tion 11, Township 11 N- Range
3 West, East of C., R. I. Pac.
Ry., is posted and trespassers
will be prosecuted.
Newport Land & Improve
ment Co.
j 48d6. By C. R. Hite, Agent
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SHERIFF PREVENTS
MIL DELIVERY
Hud Foster of Swifton Arrest
ed On Charge of Furnish
ing Saws to Prisoners.
Another jail delivery was pre
vented Friday morning, though
i? discovery made by Sheriff Mc
iCuistion, where one of the win
dow bars from the corridor had
been sawed almost in two. One
1 of the prisoners confessed to the
; sheriff the plans and work al
ready done, telling him how the
saws had been secured and
where they were hidden. Upon
investigation the saws were
found beneath the flooring of
one cell.
The prisoner’s confession im
plicated Bud Foster of Swifton,
whom Mr. McCuistion found
leaving town upon 24. He was
arrested and put in jail with his
brother whose escape he was
seeking to make possible. An
other prisoner named McKinley
and wanted in Kentucky is also
said to have been engaged in
trying to cut his way out to
freedom.
Foster is said to have sent a
note in a sack of tobacco to his
brother, telling him to be ready
and enclosing a fishing line,
with which to draw up the saws
that he would later attach to the
line during the night. The plan
had worked well and about a
half dozen saws had been pulled
up, with which some of the in
mates were working to escape,
when the discovery was made.
The iron bars at the corridor
windows are soft and can be
easily cut but the cell grating is
of the hardest steel and work
upon mis was cunsequeiiuy j
slow. Mr. McCuistion has been |
lenient with his prisoners and
tried to give them privileges,
but some of them merely take
advantage of such treatment irr
trying to escape.
To Arrange Chautauqua Course.
The Vawter Chautauqua
course, which is coming to New
port next June through the
guarantee of our business men,
is to be more definitely arranged
for in the neear future. J. H.
Rohde who visited this city in
September was here Friday and
will return in a few days to
meet the citizens interested.
The entertainment course is
to be given in a tent, the city to
furnish the grounds, and the
course covers two entertain
ments a day for five days em
bracing some of the best musical
talent of the country as well as
lectures by noted platform ora
tors.
Sale of Rough Rice.
Weiner, Jan. 22.—The South
ern Rice Growers’ Association
of which Geo- Long is the local
manager, held a sale of rough
rice here today. There was a
good attendance of outside buy
ers and the bids were sealed,
the highest bidders taking the
goods. The prices ranged from
$3.25 to 4.01 per barrel, and a
bout 10,000 barrels were sold.
The quality of rice raised in the
Weiner district has always been
first-class. Among the success
ful bidders were the Louisiana
State Rice Milling Company and
Rickert’s Mill of New Orleans,
La.; Memphis Rice Mill Compa
;any, of Memphis, Tennessee.
W. E OWEN
Candidate for Commissioner of State
Lands, Highways and Imprcvemerts.
City Has Not Power.
Little Rock, Jan. 23—In the
| opinion of Attorney General W.
L. Moose, it is not within the
power of a municipality to pre
vent the shipment of liquor into
a town. He has written Mayor
O. O. Womble of Womble as fol
lows :
“I do not think your town coun
cil or the county judge in behalf
of the county, or the circuit
judge in behalf of the district,
would have the right to pre
vent express and railroad ship
ments of intoxicating liquors to
your town, or county, or dis
trict. Muncipal corporations
have no legislative powers ex
cept those conferred upon them
by the constitution and laws of
the state. The legislature has
not seen fit to confer such pow
er upon municipalities ”
He holds, however, that Sun
day delivery of intoxicants can
be prohibited as a violation of
the act against Sabbath break
ing.
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Green Arrested For Bigamy. ^
P. A. Green, arrested in Little i
Rock on the charge of bigamy, \
who was turned over to Sheriff _
McCuistion Thursday, has been
brought here and is now in the :
county jail.
Green is alleged to have mar
ried in Mississippi and to have
si wife and 8 children there.
When ,he came here, he was em
ployed on a railroad construc
tion gang and was married to
Miss Ruth Robinett of Tupelo.
He says that when he married v
again, he thought that his first
wife had secured a divorce and :
to show his good faith, had £
then himself obtained a divorce ^
and was remarried to Miss Rob- %
inett, from whom he later sepa- ^
rated and was divorced. j
Green was injured while -
working for the railroad compa- ;
ny and now has a damage suit \
for $30,000 against the Iron i
Mountain.
Choate Trial Postponed. jj
Searcy, Jan. 22.—Judge J. M. c
I Jackson, with the co-operation E
I of attorneys and officers of the q
White County Circuit Court, J
has dispatched more than 60 *
civil and criminal cases up to !
noon today. The case of Tom j
I Choate, charged with first de- j
!gree murder, has been postpon- j
| ed until Monday. ■
Numerous pleas of guilty on j
! charges of drunkenness and sell- |
ling whiskey were entered yes- j
! terday and today and fines rang- ■
j ing from $50 to $200 imposed.
W. E. Harlan, J. B. Deener and ■
jMark P. Jones have been ap
I pointed as commissioners of
county accounts for the year. It
is anticipated that the present
. terms will continue three weeks,
r
Gives Auction Bridge.
Among the week’s many so- j
icial festivities is numbered the
| Bridge party given Thursday af-1
tcrnoon by Mrs. J. B. Avera, the 1
guest of honor being Miss Bur
dick of New York.
The home was prettily ar-j
ranged, the card rooms pesent-1
mg a very pleasing effect in their j
settings of palms, ferns and cut
flowers. Mrs. Avera is a very j
charming hostess and her after
noon in honor of Miss Burdick i
was very enjoyable to her many
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friends.
The honored guest was given a ^
piece of Arkansas pottery as a
memento of the afternoon .
A menu of unusual elegance i
was served in two courses
Those who enjoyed tin* games
were Mesdames George A. Hill
house, B. W. Stainback, E. L.
Maris, P. H. Van Dyke, W. A.
Billingsley, J. J Blanshard, T. J.
Gregg, Gustave Jones, Ira Mack,
C. R. Hite and Misses Burdick,
Bessie Watson and Carrie Stev
ens.
Active Campaigner At 60.
Searcy, Jan. 22.—Although
he is 60 years old, Joseph W.
Harlan of Kentucky Township,
candidate for cotton weigher of
White county, is making his'
campaign on foot. He has been j
in the race four weeks and in
that time has visited 12 town
ships. He has never stopped to
saddle i\ horse or board a train. I
He says that be can interview ]
more people in this way and en- j
joys the exercise besides.
Council Cannot Refer Ordinance.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 22.—“1 am
sorry to state that in my opin
ion the ordinance you mention
cannot be referred to the people
for their approval or rejection/*
is the answe made by Attorney
Ceneral Moose to a question by
Dr (Joorge C. McKennon of Rus
sellville, relative to an ordinance
prohibiting poultry from run
ning at large in a sewer district.
He says:
“The supreme court has passer
on the question in the negative;
that is, that the Tenth Amend
ment to theConstitiition does not
authorize people of iruincipalitk .
to refer an ordinance to the voC
ers. And on the 2nd of Decern
her. last, in the case of Tomlin
son P.ros. vs. Hodges, they held
that what is known as the Enab
ling Act, passed in 1011, did not
give the people in cities andf
towns the right to refer an or
dinance.”
To Hold Another State Fair.
Hot Springs, Jan. 22.— It
was decided by the directors and
stockholders of Arkansas State
Fair Association, tonight to hold
another fair. Many favored
perpetuating the state fair. Di
rectors were elected. At the
next meeting the president find
secretary will be selected. The
financial report showed a sinalt
balance in the treasury. The
bad weather made the last fair
almost a financial failure, al
though it was the greatest in
the history of the association.
J. A. Strider, Will Davenport
.nd C. H. Lehman of Tucker
man were here Friday.
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