PHILLIPS
i TOR DAMAGES
And Son In Jail On Mur
| Charge—Sued For
J12,000 By Widow.
ss H. Phillips and son,Roy
i are again in jail, this
it the charge of murder,
ir had been released on
fter the shooting of Mil
reatt. Their arrest was
hursday by Sheriff Neal
nstable Wood, the" men
ting Without any trouble
officers, the party reach
ewport from Ingleside
i o’clock in the evening.
Idition to their liability
he criminal laws, the el
llips who owns a farm on
er below Ingleside is be
d for damages by the wi
Milton "Sweatt. This ac
is brought Thursday in
lits, one by Mrs. Cora
for $5000 damages and
er by Mrs. Cora Sweatt,
ifratrix of the estate of
Sweatt for $7,180, which
mounts includes $2000
j damages. Jones &
ill i epresent the widow in
nits.
STATE FUNDS *
VERY LOW
On Scrip Basis Again Till Li
cense Money Is Paid In
January.
Little Rock, Nov. 3.—Arkan
sas state finances are at rock
bottom once more. It came a lit
tle earlier than had been expect
jed, as a few months ago it was
calculated that there was enough
money to run- till about Decem
ber 1. The large amounts in the
pension and school funds did not
count, as that was for a specific
purpose. The state university
drew out the last $5000, and the
state officials and employes got
their pay, and there was nothing
left, save a few balances in state
capitol, pension, school, fertilizer
and other special funds which
cannot be used for general pur
poses.
Again the state is on a scrip
basis, which was the prevalent
condition last summer and
spring, and those who hold war
rants against the state must dis
count them unless the banks £re
willing to accept the warrants
at their face value for deposit,as
a matter of accommodation, as
many did during the last strin
crencv.
On January 1 the payment of
liquor license will begin, and this
will help tide over until the col
lections on regular taxes begin
to come in. The fund to the
credit of the penitentiary is al
so rapidly being depleted, but
this will be augmented by the
sale of the state cotton.
Chauffeur Gets Pardon.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 2.—Wednes
day was pardon day at the gov
ernor's office, and twelve peti
tions were granted and 22 de
nied. One of the most impor
tant of those granted was to Ot
to Bowen, a young white man
who was convicted May 3 in Pu
laski circuit court of involunta
ry manslaughter and sentenced
to ten months in the peniten
tiary.
Last winter he ran over and
killed Ethel Sherrell; a ten year
old white girl, while he was run
ning an automobile. Strong pe
titions were submitted for clem
amavf in Ivies AOOO Qivl f hA OfflVAPB■»
ency in his case, and the govern
or made the following endorse
ment on the petition: “It is ad
mitted that he had no intention
whatever of doing harm to any
one and that he regretted it as
much as anyone could regret the
accident which caused the death
of the little girl. Many citizens
and practically the entire jury
that tried the case regard the
killing as purely accidental and
that the punishment already un
dergone by this young man in
going through the trial and suf
fering conviction is commensur
ate with the offense, Also his
previous good behavior and char- j
acter speak well for him.
He also pardoned Charles
Luce of Lawrence county, who
4?as convicted of wife abandon
ment, and fined $50 and costs
ahd sentenced to 30 days in jail.
The governor says: “Luce has
served 25 days of his sentence.
It has been shown that his wife
and baby need his support, that
he provides them sustenance,
never ceasing to do so even when
he was not living with them, and
Eit he is now willing and anx
is to provide such support.”
e fine was remitted.
Says Commercial Interests Of
France And Germany Op
pose War.
Little Rock, Nov. 2.—H. L.
Remmel, president of the Mer
cantile Trust Company in this
city, has returned from a three
months’ trip over Europe. Mr.
Remmel sailed from New York
on August 3 and landed in Ham
burg on the twelfth day of that
month. He made the trip on the
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, one
of the most .magnificent ships
afloat, and was accompanied by
his wife and niece. He arrived
in New York on his return on
October 22 and spent two days in
Washington and visited several
other cities before coming back
to Little Rock.
Mr. Remmel says he had a
most enjoyable trip, visiting rel
atives in Germany, England and
Scotland. Most of the time was
spent in Germany and practical
ly every large city in it was visit
ed by them. He says while they
were in Germany, the war talk
between that country and
France was going on afid that
Germany was prepared all the
time. “However,” He said, “a
lot of French capital is invested
in German industries and the
people did not want war. The
emperor himself is a peaceful
man, also one of the best'busi
ness men in the empire. Ger
many is increasing her navy all
the time, and will soon have one
of the best in the world, The
expense of these improvements
is being approved by the people,
although they are enormously
burdened with taxes. Through
out the entire empire, however,
everyone seems to be thriving
and prosperity seems to prevail.”
Mr. Remmel said that in the
North much interest is being dis
played in Arkansas, on account
of the “Arkansas on Wheels”
train, and said that the officials
originating and conducting it
should receive an unlimited
amount of praise. He said that
while everything *in Europe was
in the best of condition, Arkan
sas and Little Rock are good
enough for him.
Entertains Brotherhood.
Mr. I. D. Price was the host
for the Presbyterian Brother
hood Thursday evening, a con
genial set of men mostly of the
Presbyterian church, who are in
terested in the cause of church
work and the upbuilding of Hu
manity and these subjects, with
others on present day move
ments, form principally the ev
ening’s discourse.
Col. John P. Paul and Mr. A.
L. Otey were visitors from other
churches during the evening and
contributed their share to the
pleasure of the Brotherhood on
the subjects discussed.
A lunch of tongue sandwiches
and uoffee was served and very
much enjoyed.
Those present were S. M. Beat
tie, S. R. Phillips, John Purdy,
Wesley Bengel, Robert H. As
kew, Harry Grimes, Lucien Har
ris, Paul Lowe. Robert R. Hook
er, Ernest F. McKenzie, W. M.
Dunaway, A. L. Otey, John P.
Paul and Rev. J. F. McKenzie.
Room For Rent
at reasonable rate, near the busi
ness part of town; comfortable
and well lighted. Apply to Mrs.
Johnson at Independent office.
Argued Before Judge Asher In
Little Rock Three-Mile Pe
tition Case.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 3. — Upon
whom is the burden of proof in
the Three-Mile Petition? And
how many names should be
stricken from the petition for ir
regularities that are apparent
from inspection of the same?
These are questions which are
now before County Judge Joe
Asher. The celebrated case of the
Three-Mile Petition, which has
for the last year been before the
people of Little Rock, was called
before the county court yester
day for final hearing.
The court inquired of Counsel
for the petitioners if they ronsid
ered the petition as having been
filed on July 14, and counsel re
plied that they did. Counsel for
the liquor interests then con
tended that if this be true, the
petitioners would be debarred
from filing supplemental lists
on names subsequent to that
date. The court held that the
contention was well taken, and.
further that the opponents oi
the petition would be debarred
from asking the removal of any
names from the petition save for
cause.
No names might be removed
after that date for simply a
change of mind on the part of
the signers. Each side suffers
considerably from this ruling,
each claiming that it loses more
than the other, but the opinion
appears to be that they are about
equally affected. The argument
upon the question of the burden
of proof is being heard today.
It may be several weeks before
a final deliverance is made qn
the subject by the court.
Banks to Consolidate.
Special to Independent.
little Rock, Nov. 3.—Some
important changes are being
made in Little Rock banking cir
cles. Two old banks are consoli
dating and one new bank is com
ing in. For some time it has
been known that the German
National bank and the American
bank were on the verge of a mer
ger, as American stockholders
had been buying up stock of the
older institution, the German
National. The ronsolidation is
now complete, and will soon be
in effect. J. D. Goldman of bt.
Louis is to be president of the
bank, and Ed Cornish vice presi
dent.
$10 Reward
. For return of or information
leading to the recovery of one
dark bay mare mule 4 years old,
branded o with bar under it, on
shoulder, blind in left eye, long
mane and tail, about 14 1-2
hands high, also one light bay
horse mule, same age and brand
ed o with bar under it, about 14
hands high, Strayed or stolen
from range October 9.
John H. Laird,
72btf Auvergne, Ark.
Arkansas Farm For Sale.
An ideal farm of 200 acres, 75
in acres in cultivation, 3 houses
located in West Mississippi Val
ley, adopted to corn, cotton, all
kinds of vegetables, adjoining
the town of Grubbs, where there
is school church, lodges, cotton
gins, mills and railroad. Price
$35.00 per acre, h'alf cash, bal
ance terms.
N. A. HOLBROOK
79b7 Grubbs, Ark,
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FRAME DEPOT
Tuckerman Officials Propose To
Keep Railroad From Build
ing Frame Structure.
Tuckerman, Nov. 2.—Superin
tendent McDougal of the Iron
Mountain was here yesterday
conferring with the city officials
relative to the construction of a
new depot at this place. The
company had let the contract
for the erection of a frame build
ing, and Mayor L. D. Smith had
notified them that they were at
tempting to build a frame build
ing in the fire limits, which is
contrary to the laws of the city.
The contractor was on the
ground and-ready to begin actual
work of construction, and the
Superintendent prevented him
from beginning his work. The
matter has not been settled yet,
and just what the outcome will
be cannot be learned.
Find $600 Pearl.
Imboden, Nov. 2.—P. D. Rob
bins of Pocahontas, the lucky
- i i 1 __ _1 i
pearl nunter wiiu ims uccu pc ail
ing all summer and fall in Black
river, found another fine pearl
Wednesday. It weighed 23
grains and was of the* button t
type, highly polished and .of
beautiful lustre. Tlie pearl is
valued at $600. Probably this
pearl will be the last one of val
ue to be found this season, as
the pearling industry usually
dies out upon the advent of win
ter.
Dr. Miles’ Laxative Tablets do a dis
agreeable duty In an agreeable way.
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NEGROES WORKED 1
FOREIGN HOUSES
For a Line Of Credit That
a Poor Crop Year Shat- <
tered. A
Special to Independent P
Little Rock, Nov. 8.—There is ^
an unusually interesting case be- fj
ing tried in federal court, having |f
started yesterday, with the prob
ability of closing today. It is the
case of the Miller and Calloway
families of negroes, at McCrory,1
Woodruff County, charged with j
using the mails to defraud.
There are seven of the de
fendants, four men and three
women, and it is charged in the
indictment that in 1910 they
conspired to secure goods from
mail order houses in Chicago, St.
Louis, Peoria and elsewhere,1
with no intention of paying for
them.
They transacted business un
der various names, as Miller,
Pwu TWillov Mowantilo C'rt A J
& R. K. Miller, W. C. Calloway
& Co., but they claim that they l
had no intention of defrauding f
anyone, and that they intended v
to pay for everything they got.
There was a bad crop in 1909,.
however, and they were unable; ; ;
to pay for a number of pur-T yM®
chases. The case was worked up v
by Postal Inspector Pierce, and 5
"witnesses have been brought
here from Chicago, St. Louis || ^
and Peoria, 111. ; wf
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