Independent.
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1915. Nl MHEK l<>.
■school
■ COMMENCEMENT
Bv C lass of Seven
Triumph For Them
K and Credit to Our
iH: Schools.
'^■oai of youth, the ambi
WLr boys and girls to se
rudimentary and gen
SBjcation, which enables
I® forth from school as
mm equipped and armored
Bbattles of life, to be able
fflBbaek upon a school career
fjB|Uests and victories that
|||| to higher education,
.-■ and more varied experi
Hind beckons them into a
^B more usefulness and
■ opportunities, has been
Hdly achieved by the class
|R. whose commencement
Hes reflected the high
^pd of their work, evidenc
■jr accomplishments, es
■ed their fitness and held
■he bright hope of great
■inrrfents.
■exercises which mark this
■ion period in the lives of
■ss of 1913 were held Fri
■ening, May 16th in the
a _1.
I:nuoi Auauuuuiu, which
wded to its seating ca
by the families and i
g friends of the seniors (
patrons of the public j
tage was beautifully set j
s appointments. Grace- \
is and majestic palms ;
a low screen just back i
’ootlights with cut flow- j
tributing to the effect.,
these were red and white
ms, which gave a touch
ess in their silent mes
sweet memory of one of j
rhtest members of this,
ho had been called to a
stage of life. , - j (
:lass of 1§13 was corfl
f five young ladies, Mis-,
-ena Beattie, Rowena Camp
Eva Paul Melvin, Fay
h, Clarice White and two.
g men, Messrs. Robert
•is and Fred Inman, each of
m contributed to an excel
and highly entertaining
tram, which thoroughly de
||teu tne large audience that
I* responds upon these occa-1
Is of our school commence-1
Its. . .... • *; '-rrsr-wrjj. . i
■iss Frances Bailey rendered j
leasing piano sole a£ the grad-1
I. accompanied by Prof. Er
|t McKenzie and Mrs. Gib
I entered the stage from
P Of the side doors, while the
p.hers of the Board of Edu
pon came in from the opposite
k the latter being seated in
P rear, while to the graduates
'I the honor of appropriately
rmonizing with the floral dec
ations. Incidentally it might
mentioned that the seniors
e <juite as prepossessing in
>ks as are their attainments in
<»k lore, and the young ladies
on this occasion were beauti
fy gowned, for as you parents
,ow- graduation dresses rank
eond in importance to wedding
owns.
Miss Rowena Campbell deliv
r*d in good voice the salutatory
nd the subject matter of her
address was worthy of her
,r‘ght mind. Miss Campbell
Vas also upon the program for a
>iano solo, Liszt’s celebrated
Rhapsodie Hungroise No. 2,” a
,ery difficult and varied compo
>ition. that is often chosen by
the highest praise and her rendi
tion brought generous applause.
Mr. Fred Inman was the class
historian and his address was a
very manly, generous and sweet
tribute to his, fellow graduates,
whose lives, he reviewed with a
touch of humor now and then,
that kept his audience keenly in
terested.
Miss Clarice White rendered
very beautifully that ever popu
lar selection “Narcissus,5' a piece
in which feeling and soul are
dominant and were given very
happy expression by the young
lady.
The dangers of woman's suf
frage were strongly and elo
quently portrayed by Miss Fay
Smith, whose logic was so good
that we feel her address might j
do good arrfong the militants on
the other side of the Atlantic.
The gist of her argument was
that only the undesirable class;
af women would exercise the
right of suffrage if granted her
sex and that if women did be
come voters, they would lose:
their position and usefulness in j
the home. Miss Smith made a j
splendid argument, evincing an
analytical mind and scored well
with her audience.
The class prophecy was well1
awarded in ascribing to Miss |
Eva Paul Melvin this delectable
task of foretelling the future of!
her class. With a fanciful im
agination and in beautiful die-;
tion, she told of her transporta-1
tion to realms in the skies where 1
the Fates entrusted to her earsj
the lot of each member of the |
class. Her stage appearance is '
good and the prophecy fitted well
the bent and ambition of each of
her young friends and brought
pleasure to the audience. i
Miss Ellen Jones, whose voice
is very sweet and melodious and
responds With natural ease ren
dered a blithesome solo, “Roses
in dune” and was beautifully ac
companied by Miss Blanche
Hoyt of Galesburg, Illinois.
By reason of his sickness for
several days, Mr. Robert Harris
was unable to deliver his de
clamation speech of Patrick
Henry and it was only by reason
of his courage and refusal to be
deprived of participating in this
life-event, that he left his bed to
be seated with his class upon
this occasion. „
Last, but perhaps best of all,
was the valedictory of Miss Lela
Beattie, Whose address was a
striking review of American ac
complishments, in which the
thought was stressed that “the
impossible was u$American.
Her remarks were tft chaste En
glish, simple and plain, yet beau
tifully carrying a train of
thought that fed her on down,
through American history, our
achievements in the various
realms and awakened the patri
otic fervor of her hearers. The
valedictory proper, first to hei
teachers and then to her clas?
was foil of sentiment and beam
ty and proved a fitting finale foi
the class program.
| The presentation of diploma;
whs made by Judge E. L. Boyce
president of the Board of Edu
cation, who in a short addres
congratulating the class upoi
their work in the school, as s»
admirably evidenced in thei
commeneemient program, point
ed to the broader fields an*
higher education before their
' urging them to fidelity in furth
er research and learning. Hi
address was replete in meU
enee.
After presenting the diplo
mas, the announcement of medal
and honor awards was made,
Miss Carrie Harris of the class
of 1914 winning the gold medal
given by Mrs. S. D. Campbell for
the highest average scholarship
achieved by any pupil above the
sixth grade. Last year this
medal was won by her son, Nor
man Camlpbell and it would have
fallen to him again this wear, ex
cept for a provision made by
Mrs. Campbell that it was not to
ever be awarded the same pupil.
Misses Rowena Campbell and
Willie Overton Minor tied for
second place among the pupils
above the sixth grade, their av
erage scholarship being 94 *4•
The award to Miss Harris was
made amidst the plaudits of the
audience, concluding the even
ing’s entertainment.
Governor Grants Second Pardon.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 16.—There
is no law or regulation so hard
and fast that it cannot under
certain conditions be set aside.
This is true of the rule which
has been established by Gov. Fu
trell that he will grant no par
dons. Thursday afternoon he
granted the second pardon since
he has been in office, the recipi
ent of his clemency being George
B. Adams of Hampton, Calhoun
county, who is 65 years old and
in very feeble health. He was
convicted in a Justice Court of
selling whiskey July 10, 1910.
Owing to his age and the loss of
his wife and son about that time
by death, he was allowed by the
court to give a note for the fines
and permitted to leavejail on his
bond. For nearly two years he
has not violated the law, and has
given every evidence of reform.
His pardon was recommended
by the Justice of Peace, the cir
cuit judge, and the prosecuting
[attorney of the district, and by
the county officials of Calhoun
county. There were also two pe
ititions presented asking for the
samfc, one petition by men of
Hampton, and the other by the
ladies of the town. It appears
that practically every person of
'prominence there has urgently
j requested the pardon and aftei
j due investigation no objection
| whatever could be found to the
extension of executive clemency.
W/E pride ourselves
▼ ▼ on carrying ad'
vance styles. Our new
selection of Stetsons lot
Spring is now on view—
: 1913 blocks in Soft and
! Stiff hats—the latest
1 touches of style, and the
’ sound quality that is as
r sociated with the Stetson
J name by smartly dressed
! men everywhere. Come
■ see them today.
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no hangings
AFIER JUNE 13
I nless ( rimes Were Committed
Prior to That Date. New Law
Affects Newspapers.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 17-—The act
substituting electrocution for
hanging in the execution of
criminals convicted of capital of
fenses becomes effective June
13. It is provided that all such
crimes committed before that
time shall be punished by hang
ing. and only crimes actually
committed after June 13 shall
be punished by electrocution.
Attorney General Moose has
advised the Penitentiary Com
mission that it must make the
necessary arrangements for the
establishment of a death cham
ber with all the necessary equip
ment, at the penitentiary to car
ry out the provisions of the law,
as hanging will be obsolete af
ter that date except for crimes
committed prior to June 13. The
act appropriated only $1500 for
the purpose, but the lowest bid
the Commissioners have had for
the chair and equipment is
$2900. The Attorney General
has advised that it is an emer
gency that must be rr*et.
A feature of the new law that
will interest the press is the pro
vision that “No newspaper or
person shall print or publish the
details of the execution of crimi
nals under this act. Only the
fact that the criminal was exe
cuted shall be printed or pub
lished.”
Quarles Will Not Accept.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 17.—Judge
Greenfield Quarles of Helena
called on Governor Futrell Fri
day and advised him, that it
would not be possible for him to
accept the appointment that
had been tendered him as a
member of the State Highway
Commission. He has made all
arrangements and reservations
for himself and wife for a trip
to Europe, leaving June 10, and
not returning until Oct. 1. And
aside from this, he has other
business duties that would pre
vent his acceptance.
} Gov. Futrell is looking about
| for some good man to appoint
for the place. It pays only $5 £
'day and expenses for the firm
employed.
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Choir Practice.
There will be choir practice a'
St. Paul’s Church this eveninj
at 7:30. A full attendance o
the choir is desired.
Would Raise* $225,000.
Special to Independent.
Little Roc's, May Id.—Rev. W. |
C. Watson, who was pastor <>|
Hunter Memorial church, Lit
tle Rock, twelve years ago, and
is now located at Pine Muff, is i
in the city in the interest of his !
work ;.s financial commissioner
of Calloway college. Searcy,
which he has held since the first j
of tr.e year. He is engaged in
a campaign to raise $225,000 for
the purpose of endowing the col
lege and erecting two buildings,
one for music, art and gymnas
ium. and one for domestic sci
ence and recitations. He has j
$40,000 in sight, and is confident
of raising the1 whole amount. It
is the purpose to make the insti
tution within reach of the poor
est girls of the state.
Stuttgart To Have Fair.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 17.—The
citizens of Arkansas Co. are
alive to the value of a county
fair, and a number of them have
organized the Stuttgart Fair
Association, which has been
chartered under the laws of the
state. It has a capital stock of
#1/?AAA .,11 ...U V_
i u, vvvj (ill wi * ▼ 11 iv ii imo ii
subscribed. The officers are
Fred P. Gibson, president, It. P.
Young vice president, A. W.
Harper, secretary and treasurer.
Other directors are A. E. Moran,
J. A. Galvin, Alfred Cummings,
R. E. Holt, W. I. Miller, A. F.
Burnett.
The H. R. Stave Co. of Hick
ory Ridge, Cross County, has
been chartered, with $15,000
capital of which $6,000 is paid
up; J. M. Peel, president, W. S.
Peel, vice president, and J. M.
Eicher, secretary-treasurer.
Entertains Small Party.
Miss Rowena Campbell enter
tained a few of her young
friends after the commencement
exercises of the High school Fri
day evening, when at the close
of a hard year of school work
the joy that follows was ex
pressed in the good time that
was experienced.
Cake and cream were enjoyed,
the party coming to an end at
midnight.
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For Sale.
Steamer Columbia and Barge.
Both newly overhauled and in
perfect repair. Passed govern
ment inspection and ready for
immediate use. Now at Corn
ing, Arkansas. Must be sold
r at once—a bargain for cash.
Western Tie and Timber Co.,
37b7t. St. Louis, Mo
NSURANCE AC I
FORCES COMPANIES
Thai Have Been Reinsuring to
Knter Slate On Different
Basis.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 17.—The
law enacted by the last Legisla
ture placing a heavy tax upon
re-insurance companies, compan
ies doing business in the state
without having licensed agents
here, or being authorized by the
state, is forcing many of them
to enter the state on an equality
with the authorized companies.
Among those that have recently
been authorized by the Insur
ance Commissioner, and will now
pay the uniform one and one
half per cent on their gross re
ceipts, are the following:
First Bulgarian insurance
Co. of Bulgaria, headquarters at
Rustchuk, Bulgaria.
First Russian Insurance Col
of St. Petersburg, It. W. Right
sell, state agent.
Moscow Fire Insurance Co., of
Moscow, Russia, R. W. ^dghtsell
state agent.
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IVUl’.'Ilt ItV I IK'UI II I I \y V>W. ' •
St. Petersburg, R. W. Rightself,^
state agent. V
Jakor Insurance Co., of Mos
cow, Russia.
International Fire Insurance
Co. of New York.
License Las also been issued
to the American Insurance Co.
of Newark, N. J., which is rep
resented by Pettus & Ferguson
of Forrest City.
R. F. Drummond Chosen Pres
ident.
Fort Smith, May 15.—Hot
/Springs was chosen as the 1914;
I convention place by the Arkan
sas Funeral Directors’ Associa
tion at the close of the annuaf
state convention here this morn
ing. As was expected, R. F.
Drumimond of Little Rock was
elected president, succeeding,
W. F. Meissner of Texarkana..
Vice presidents elected were:
E. 13. McCullough, Monticello;
M. L. Younts, Lonoke and O. A.
Fentress, Fort Smith; J. M.
Stinson of Camden was re-elect
ed secretary for the fourth time
and S. T. Jones of Warren was
elected as treasurer. The Exec
utive Committee was empower
ed to employ an expert to give
j demi-surgical demonstrations at
'next year’s convention. H. I.
Holdemess, 0. A. Fentress and
Jc. A. Roth were elected dele
gates to the national convention
at Milwaukee. The alternates
are B. M. Rowe of Fordyce and
IE. A. McCullough of Monticello.
!
I Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
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MY BABY
r | ;(Drama—BIOGRAPH)
THREE BLACK BAGS
' i Three of them all just alike and
1 I they bring about a lot of fun.
t 1 “John Bunny” and “Flora
a Finch” play the leads.
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH.)
- i _
n | THE MINER’S REQUEST
d A wonderful Western story por
t j trayed in an exceptional manner.
(Drama—ESSANAY.)
^ Special music by the Orchestra.
S First show sta"*' at 7:15.
Tfi£acfi^7ci}
Athletic
Union Suit
Licensed Under f
Klosed-Krotch Patents ,
is the new, perfected summer
comfort wear — it combines
cc mfort of the union suit with ,
convenience of two-piece suits.
Trie crotch is closed like a jpair
of drawers—no edges to chafe
the skin between the legs or sur
pius material to "bunch up and
make you feel miserable. Pat
ented and made in this style
cn!y by 1 1ir.
Come and see it Up
BErgeR’S
"STAR CLOTHING HOUSE* -