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^■\Vhole State.
I independent.
Bock, Nov. 18. One of
Bmortant decisions rel
B’he game ^av’'
■ handed clown by the
B court Monday in the
IPewis vs. State, on ap
R grant circuit court.
Bit declares that all the
Rd local game laws of
Rare invalid.
B Lewis of the Little
Retire force, was fined
Runting in Gran! coun
Ration of Act 280, ap
Rarch 29, 1913, which
■that non-residents may
■ or fish in Grant, Hot
■and Lonoke counties
Raving a license of one
pder penalty of $10 to
Ruit court affirmed the
Rurt, but the supreme
perses and dismisses
■upon the ground that it
■ninating because it does
■ire the citizens of the
■ named to pay a license
■e court says:
eason is given in the act
izens of these counties
le classified within a fa
rritory, having privil
; enjoyed by other citi
in the same terms. The
[fio/3 is based upon res
fflly, and without being
urther on the face of the
lust be held as arbitrary
justly discriminative as
ms outside the territory
ed.
fish and game of the
long to the whole people
Hue? necessary for the '
IHtion and preservation of
Hue and fish for ihe use of 1
Hiic, the people, acting in
II sovereign capacity,
■h their law-making pow
■ Psss laws to regulate the
each individual which
Hoys in common with ev
Bior member of the com
H the use of the same.
sovereign under
H° regulate or restrain the
Huai m its right as a mem
H the community to enjoy
Be an<l use the common
By of all, it must do so up
Hsame terms to all mem
Hthe community alike.
■common right, which one
°f the whole commun
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■CT
ity is entitled to enjoy as much
as another cannot be made by
law th exclusive privilege of
, the people of a certain class or
1 section, upon terms and condi
itions that do not apply to the
[whole people alike. This right,
which one individual has in com
mon with every other individu
al in the community to take and
use fish and game is one that
has existed from the remotest
times, and although at one time
in England, after the Norman
conquest the right to take fish
and game was claimed as a royal
prerogative, to the exclusion of
the people, it was restored to
them by the barons at Runny
made in 1215, and was declared
in the great charter which they
wrested from King John.
“While the state, holding the
title to game and fish, so to
speak in trust for every individ
ual member of the community
may pass laws to regulate the
rights of certain individuals in
the manner of taking and using
common property, yet this must
be done, under the constitution,
upon the same terms to all peo
ple. No special privileges or im
munities can be conferred.
“Where the necessity for the
preservation of the world’s
game and fish exists in certain
territory of the state, that ter
ritory may be segregated for
the right of taking game and
fish therein, but the privilege of
taking and using same must be
extended to the people of the
state outside the territory upon
the same terms that are given to
those who reside in the terri
tory embraced in the legisla
tion.”
Local acts that are designed
purely as preservative, and not
restrictive in killing rights, are
valid. There are such laws in
Madison, White, Washington,
Renton. Polk. Carroll and a few
others, but the great mass of lo
;al game and fish laws are null
and void. The attorney general
confessed error in the Grant
:ounty case.
Two Counties Not Reported.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 18.—Just as
soon as the reports from White
and Randolph counties are com
pleted and turned in, Special
Agent Jernigan representing
the Government in the Boys’
Corn Club work, will be ready to ■
announce the winners of Wash- i
ington, D. C. trips, and other
prizes offered for state work in
the club. Edwin Moore of Gar
land county, with a yield of 157
bushels to an acre, is a sure win
ner, but some of the other re
sults may be changed by the re
ports yet to be received.
The reports in the Girls’ Can
ning Club work are also only par
tially in, but those now on hand
show that the big prize will gf>
to Randolph county, with White
second, and Pulaski third. The
girls at the Odd Fellows Or
phans Home at Batesville, who
won first prize at the State Fair,
will be unable to compete for
these prizes for they kept no re
cord of their work.
Notice.
I have overbought on several
lines and am compelled to sell
regardless of profit to get money
to pay bill when due.
I will sell good goods very
cheap for cash. A pleased cu>
itomer is my best friend.
P. S. White.
; Phone 167 Beech and Third
| 93b7t.
GIVES REBATE
TO RETAILERS
Special Master Wallace Renders
Decision In Lumber Rebate
t Cases.
j _
| Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 18.—Special
Master J. G. Wallace Monday af
ternoon rendered his decision in
the dispute between wholesale
and retail lumber dealers over
the rebate due from overcharg
es colected on shipments while
| the state rate litigation was
i pending. Both claimed the re
bate, but Special Master Wallace
! decided in favor of the retailer.
The opinion was a lengthy one
land went fully into the law in
! the case, giving the legal cita
tions upon which his finding was
based. The wholesalers gave
notice of appeal to the Federal
; court, but as Special Master Wal
| lace will not file his report until
he has completed all settlements
in the rebates, it will be well a
long in the new year before
Judge Trieber can pass upon the
matter finalllv.
This case, together with a
number of others, came before
the Special Master in the form
of Interventions. There is a
bout $300,000 due the lumber
men from the St. Louis, Iron
i
| Mt. & Southern railroad, and
The St. Louis-Southwestern, col
lected on shipments while the
Irate litigation was pending. The
I Wisconsin - Arkansas Lumber
| Company of Walco, filed an in
tervention to collect the rebate
on all interstate shipments made
by it during the same period.
The East Arkansas Lumber Co.,
j of Paragould, a consignee in
lone of the Wisconsin-Arkansas
i shipments, also filed an inter
'ventinn in order to become nar
ties to the suit.
In his decision, Special Mas
ter Wallace declares that the
miller sold to the consignee at
the mill, and his title to the
property passed when the lum
ber was delivered to the com
mon carrier. He showed that
the price at the mill did not
change, but variations in price
were made to cover changes in
freight rates, when such were
ordered.
The principal decision of the
Arkansas Superme Court, upon
which the decision of the Spec
ial Master was founded, was ren
dered by Sterling R. Cockrill, as
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, and his son, Ashley Cock
rill, represented the Wisconsin
Arkansas Lumber Company in
this litigation.
Mayor’s Rights Questioned.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 17.—Assist
ant Attorney General John
Streepy has been looking
through the state game laws,
and can find nothing that will
permit Gov, Major of Missouri,
to hunt in this state. Mr. Stree
py states that the hunting trip
made into St. Francis county by
Missouri officials, is directly in
violation of the state law, and
there is no way in which the
! Missourians could have been in
vited in, without ignoring the
' law. The non-resident land own
ers may come in and hunt on
I heir own land, but Assistan
Attorney General Streepy states
jfe can find no land in Arkansas
ty is owned by Gov. Major.
I
Short Lines Make Protest.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Xov. 18.—Short
line railroads occupied the time
of the Arkansas Railroad Com
mission Monday with their pro
tests against the recent rough
material rate of the Commis
sion. The short lines do not
want the recent rate, which
gives 2 cents per hundred pound
for the first 25 miles, and an in
crease of a quarter cent for each
additional ten miles, for they
say it will put them out of busi
ness. They asked for the old
“court tariff,“ which was in op
eration while the rate litigation
was pending, and which is one
third above the old state tariff.
The small lines declared that the
present rate will permit the big
mills to come in on their lines
and take the business away
from the small mills on their
lines. After hearing from a
number of the representatives of
the railroads, the case was con
tinued until Jan. 12, for further
hearing.
The railroads represented at
the hearing were:
Ashley, Drew & Northern,
Bauxite & Northern, Cache Val
ley, De Queen & Eastern, Doni
phan, Kensett & Searcy, For
dyce & Princeton, Fourch'e River
Valley, Freso Valley, Gould
Southwestern. Jonesboro, Lake
City & Eastern; Little Rock,
Sheridan Saline; Ouachita
Valley; Paragould-Southeast
ern. Pine Bluff, Sheridan & Sa
line, Prescott & Northwestern;
Warren, Johnsville & Saline, and
the Warren & Ouachita Valley.
Ladies Test Calaboose Fare.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 17.—There
was a most unique incident to
fltiv nt rmnn at the citv cala
boose. Twenty of the most
prominent society ladies of Lit
tle Rock, most of them members
of the Ladies’ Visiting Board of
the City Hospital, were the
guests of the police department
at dinner. They had expressed
a desire to see the character of
food that is being served the i
prisoners since the city took
over the contract last July. ;
Mayor Taylor invited them to |
come to the calaboose and eat j
dinner, the same kind of food
served in the same way, as that
provided for the convicts. They
were game and accepted, and at
noon the whole party was pres-;
ent and ate meat and potatoes i
and soup out of tin plates, and |
declared that they approved the i
method adopted by the city for
feeding the prisoners. By the
new method, the city is saving
over $100 a month over the old
contract system.
Monday Evening Services.
Rev. Mr. Wilford had a splen
did service at the Methodist
church Monday evening, taking
for his subject, “Prayer.”
The large chorus choir is ren
dering some splendid music,
which is always enjoyed. Mr.
Wilford will begin his services a j
little earlier this evening in or- j
der to close by 8:30 so those,
who desire, can attend the Che
ney Concert at the school audi- j
torium.
j
The Wisdom sisters of Mis-;
souri, a trio of singers, are ex- j
pected tomorrow on No. 3 to
take charge of the music for the
remainder of the meeting.
GRAMMAR MAY j
ALSO BE VICTIM
Of Automobile Accident of
Searcy Party Who Han oil'
i Bridge.
| Little Rock, Ark., Nov. IS.— j
Dimmed automobile lights;
| jury of one and painful injuries j
to four others just before mid-!
night Saturday on the McAI-1
mont road, six miles east of Ar-1
, genta. j
! J. M. Goad, ai^uutomobile man
of Searcy, was killed by being
crushed under the automobile,
which turned turtle after strik
ing a post. Fulton Grammar,
also of Searcy suffered a frac- i
Mured skull, and while he was
i living Monday, Dr. H. Prothro
who attended the injured man,
i stated that he was in a bad con
dition and might not survive.
R. I). Haywood, L. C. Johnson,
A. B. Coffman and Elmer Bran
itlett, the other occupants of the
.car, escaped with but minor in
juries, which consisted of bru
j ises, contusions, scratches or
j bumps. Coffman and Bramtlett
i returned to Searcy early Sun
day morning to notify the fami-1
llv of Mr. Goad of his death.
| ON WAY TO LITTLE ROCK.
Haywood and Johnson remain
ed in Argenta to attend the in
quest which was held Sunday
night in Owens & Rocks’ un
jdertaking establishment. Both
| Haywood and Johnson stated
! that the party left Searcy in
tending to visit Little Rock for
I Sunday. He said that the lights
j of the automobile had been dim-!
i med.
Both men corroborated each
[other in the evidence that, with
! the dimmed lights, the car was i
making 25 miles an hour whei
ii rounded a curve. The bride.
was only a lew l’eel from tec
curve and not being able to d.>
cern it clearly, they tried to
make the bridge. The bridge
was narrower than the road
and the automobile struck one
of the posts. This threw the
car sideways and it fell over the
embankment to the stream be
low.
TINNED IfENEATII CAR.
Mr.Goad was pinned under the
car. The others managed to
crawl out. They went to work
and got Mr. Goad out. Assist
ance was called for and Dr. F
Trothro racial to the scene in
one of Owens & Ricks’ ambu
lances. Dr. Trothro said that
Mr. Goad died soon alter he r
reached t hi' scene. The doc
tor stated that be was badi.v
crushed and otherwise injured.
Attention was then turned to
Fulton Grammar and he was
rushed to Argenta. He wa>
eonveyed to the home ol his
aunt, Mrs. A. Selmer, 303 East
Ninth Street, Dr. Trothro found
that his skull was fractured.
Throughout Sunday and today
Grammar did not show much
improvement, although hopes
were held out for his recovery.
The body of Goad was for
warded to Searcy on Sunday af
ternoon by Owen & Ricks, the
coroner’s jury having rendered
a verdict that he came to his
death by being crushed be
neath an automobile.
Hays To Address Elks.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 17.— Gov.
Hays has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address at Rogers,
December 1, on the occasion of
the Elks’ Memorial Day. He is
a member of the Camden lodge.
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are showing in mens
suits offers an ample
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