INDEPEIV (ENT.
JULY 29. 1913. NUMHEK 101
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J 0 WAS SHOT
pounds Cra«d
gXL Worker, Probably
9v „ Tijlv 28.—After
XP a brief reign of teiroi
ML*, last night. John
'm^was.hotandproba
Xtaily wounded by Chief
Xce w. S. Montague about
Xn Williams is in St.
X^ hospital and physi
Xay he will probably die.
{■believed that Williams was
X by drink, as two bottles
Xiskey were found on him
■he was arrested.
Xut 9:45 last night, Wil
■erhered the lunch room of
■efferson hotel, where he
fiKt Contractor Falls of this
Kut missed. Williams then
■to the Claunch hotel, where
Based Patrolman Stewart
■ the place at the point of j
Bol and compelled the pro-!
■or. Charles Claunch, to o
Kp back door of the hotel.
he compelled Claunch to
the gate in th rear of the |
through which he went out. j
lliams then proceeded west I
was next heard from when
[impelled Roy Sharp to get
he sidewalk. He said there
not room enough for both of
i on the sidewalk and threat-1
to shoot Sharp if he did not,
into the street. j
illiams then walked a short |
mce into the country and
up a young man named Wil
who was driving along in a
fey. Williams compelled Wil
Ito drive to the timber camp,
Ire Williams was employed,
told Wilson that he had just
Bd Falls and was not partic
• about how many more he
led.
l the meantime Chief Mon
ue with several of his officers
! hired a taxicab and driven
a circuitous route to a spot
ire he thought Williams
ild pass on his way back to
timber camp. In a few min
i Williams came along. They
d upon the crazed man to j
‘ender, but his only answer i
I to draw his pis tol.
ifore he could shoot, Patrol
Montague emptied the con
s of his shotgun into Wil
s. The charge entered the |
’s right side, penetrated
ur.g and shattered his arm.
lams fell but still defiant,!
I to shoot Chief Montague,
officers however, wrenched
weapon from his hands be
he could pull the trigger.
r put him in their taxicab
brought him to the city,
illiams has lived here for
'a! years. His son is en
! here from his home in Illi
lois.
Cut Your Weeds.
The weeds on the government
ots are being cut today and
fhose who have promised bench
p8 can send them on.
There are a number of people
lathe city and some in the
"«art of the city at that, who
nave not yet cut those unsightly
You haven’t but a few
■ ys more, so better get to work
nn them.
Council Meets.
*he council held its regular
feting Monday evening, regu
ar °i^s allowed and lengthy dis
•ussions on bills passed and fu
ure work, composed the greater
^ of the meeting.
After Investment Company.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 29.—Capt.
J. J. Beavers, of the Blue Sky
Department of the State Audit
or’s office, is up in arms against
the actions of the Cotton State
Investment Company.
This company filed a petition
to be granted a permit to do
business in Arkansas. Asked
for its business, the company
stated :
“We are not selling stock of
the Cotton States Investment
Company, but are acting as fis
cal agents to sell capital stock
and participating certificates of
the Southern States Cotton Cor
poration.”
Representatives of the com
pany, which is a Texas concern
appeared before Deputy Beavers
and they were informed that as
the sole business of the company
appeared to be the selling of
stock in the Southern States
Corporation, it necessarily fol
lowed that a statement of the
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aiiaus ui me corpora I ] or wnose
stock was to be sold, should be
supplied to the department.
After letters had been written
to the company, also giving this
information, a letter was re
ceived asking that the applica
tion for a permit to do business
in Arkansas be withdrawn. Aud
itor Coffman took a hand and
stated that as the petition was
a matter of record, it could not
be withdrawn.
Now a circular has been re
ceived in the office of the State
Auditor, it purporting to have
been issued by the Southern
States Cotton Corporation in
which it states a state per
mit has been issued to it. This
makes the officials wrathy under
the collar, and they emphatical
ly deny such a state of affairs,
and until a corporation has been
able to stand the test of the
“Blue Sky”, people of the state
are expected to beware of sell
ing agents who make them temp
ting offers to get rich quick in
the purchase of its stock.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
Extra Good Program Tonight.
THE ENGRAVER
A gang of counterfeiters have
their headquarters in an old
shack in a mining section, pose
as prospectors. They are captur
ed after some thrilling incidents.
(Western—LUBIN.)
THE MISJUDGING OF MR.
HUBBY
Alkali Ike is accused by his wife
of flirting, she finds a pair of la
dies gloves in his pocket. He is
innocent but has a great time
proving it.
(Comedy—ESSAN AYT.)
CHECKMATED.
Showing how a poor stenogra
pher saves a friend from losing
his fortune. By doing this she
wins his heart. Featuring Flor
ence Turner and Tom Powers.
(Drama—VITAGR APH.)
Special music tonight and extra
good pictures.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
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Setter Pups For Sale.
Some thoroughbred Setter
pups from field trial winner
; stock, ready for fall training.
Apply to T. M. Rorex, Swifton,
Arkansas. 56btf.
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TO ELECT
CHANCERY JUDGE
Tenth Chancery District Will
Hold Special Election To
Elect Bourland's Sue
cessor.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. July 29.—In >pite
of the protest of some of the
residents of the Tenth Chancery
District, there will he a special
election held in that district to
select a successor to Judge J.
Virgil Bourland, who recently
resigned and became United
States District Attorney for
Western Arkansas. Judge Wil
liam A. Falconer was chosen by
Governor Futrell to succeed
him.
"At the time the vacancy in
the district occurred,” stated
Go'vfcrnor Futrell Tuesday, "it
was made known to me by sev
eral citizens of the district that
they did not want an election
called for Chancellor on the
23d of July for the reason that
if the committee for the dis
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a time when the election should
be, that I would recognize the
same if it became necessary for
me to act. The committee met
and decided that the election
should be called for the 27th
day of September.
"The law requires the election
to be held within 30 days after
the issuance of the proclamation
calling the election. It there
fore follows that the election if
held on the 27th day of Septem
ber, will have to be called on the
27th day of August.
I will not be acting governor
at that time, but I have con
ferred with Governor-elect
Hays and he assures me that
this plan will be carried out
and that the election will be call
ed on the 27th of September, so
the several democratic central
committees composing the 10th
Chancery District may govern
themselves accordingly and
make due preparations for the
election which is to be held on
the 27th of September.”
Those who oppose the homing
of an election in September
wanted the present appointee
to serve until the regular prim
al* in March 1914, instead of
two months hence, for the con
test is to fill out the unexpired
term of Judge Bourland, and
several who are contemplating
entering the race, desired more
time. Judge Bourland was on
ly recently re-elected to a term of
‘six years.
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Confederates Pensioned.
W. E. Bevens. L. Minor and
James Howard, Confederate sol
diers, who were appointed on
the pension board for Jackson
county, have passed on those
who made application and pro
duced proof of service during
our civil war.
The following names of Con
federate soldiers or their wid
ows. Have been filed with Coun
ty Clerk George L. Robinson,
and will receive pensions allot
ted them:
W. H. Jones. J. C. Alexander,
I Jno. H. GHand. C. B. Best, Mr«.
T. M. Simmons. Mrs. Sarah E.
j McCartney, Mrs. Kizzie London,
j Mrs. Rebekah Anderson, Mrs.
I Dorsev Tim=. Mrs. Jodie Ball,
Mrs. Jennie Dillard.
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Fast Train Kills Man At Kensett
Searcy, Ark., July 29.—The
second death caused by being
struck by train- on the Iron
Mountain railroad, occurred at
Kensett Saturday evening
shortly after 6 o’clock, when
Green Hanger. 21 years old. of
Van Buren, Mo., was struck by
fast train No. 3 as it went south
at a rate of about fifty-five miles
an hour.
According to a report receiv
ed by the Citizen Sunday morn-1
ing. young Hanger was walking
along the Iron Mountain 'racks |
at a point where the Doniphan.
Kensett & Searcy railroad inter
sects the main tracks of the
Iron Mountain. A long freight
train was passing on the side
track and it is supposed made
such a noise that the young man
did) not hear No. 3, which
struck him from the rear.
Hanger was hit by the pilot
beam and hurled about sixty
feet against a string of box
cars. When picked up by a ne
gro who saw the accident his
neck was broken and his head
horribly crushed. He was hit
with such force that both shoes
were knocked completely off his
feet and carried thirty feet
away.
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Searcy by Coroner J. A. Chand
ler, who prepared the body for
burial and is holding same to
await orders from relatives in
Missouri.
I. W.
Glenn received a telegram Mon
day morning announcing the
death of J. S. Stowman in
Switzerland. Mr. Stowman was
well known in Batesville, and
had numerous friends here who
will be pained to hear of his
death'.
He was a cousin of Mrs. J. W.
Glenn, Mrs. J. C. Fitzhugh and
Messrs. Theodore and C. W.
Maxfield. The deceased had
been in ill health for several
months, and had been in the
care of physicians. His death,
however, w’as unexpected.
He owned considerable prop
erty in and around Batesville,
and was a frequent visitor to
this city. His home was in
New York.
Would Studj Pellagra.
Washington. July 28.—That
pellagra, a disease for which no
remedy has vet been found, is
spreading into new territory,
has been announced i v the Pub
lic Health Service.
Spurred by thi-■ report that pel
lagra is -preading :nto new ter
ritory. Congressman Johnson of
South Carolina today announced
that he would push his lull for
the erection of a tn iia a'
Spartanburg. S. C . for f! .**udy
of thi> uisease. Mr. Johnson
will a>k the Public Health Ser
vice to give its support to the
bill. Studies in pellagra are now
being prosecuted by that ser
vice. and the Pellagra Commis
sion. made possible by the gen
erosity of Col. Robert M. Thomp
son. is at work in the South.
$1,300 Consigned To McNeil is
Stolen.
Shreveport, La., July 28.—
Thirteen hundred dollars con
signed by a bank at McNeil, Ark.
to the Commercial National
Bank at Shreveport was stolen
this morning from the Wells
Fargo Express Company, but re
covered nine hours later in a
closet at trie union station.
A negro. James Norman, is
under arrest. He was identi
fied by James Wilson, a Cotton
Belt conductor, as having been
seen in the room where the mon
ey was found a short time after
it disappeared. The money ar
riv’d in Shreveport Saturday,
but owing to the fact that the
banks were closed, was kept in
the company’s safe until this
morning at which time it was
taken out for delivery. It mys
teriously disappeared some time
later.
Peach Packers Leaving.
Prescott, July 28.—One hun
dred and twenty-five peach pack
ers passed through here this af
ternoon from Highland, where
they have been gathering the
Elbert a crop for some weeks,
and are now on their way to
Missouri, where they have simi
lar work.
The peach crop at Highland
was not as good this year as us
ual. The peaches were large and
fine looking, but had defects
which made them practically
culls for shipping purposes.
Rather than to ship them and in
jure the prices on the market, it
was decided to keep them and
can them at the orchards. Only
about 100 cars have been ship
ped from the orchards at FTigh
land this season, while the own
ers had figured on 100 or 500
cars. There were that many,
but they were not suitable for
'hipping.
Swoons and Breaks Rack.
Barnesville, <>., July 28.
When a messenger found A
drew Roueh at a baseball gam •
this afternoon and told him hi
daughter and her companion
had been drowned, Roueh was
overcome and reeled so that he
fell out of the grandstand from
which he had been watching-the*
game. His back was broken*
and he will die.
His 13-year-old daughon;.
Thelma, and Estelle Van Fossen;.
| aged 12, went into deep water*
and were drowned when the
rope to which they held gave
way.
Assaulted In Washington.
Little Rock, July 26.—George
Bennett, who was assaulted by
six negroes in Washington last
night, is a former Little Rock
newspaper reporter and son
Rev. Z. T. Bennett of Marianna.
He went to Washington sever
al months ago to take a position
in the government census de
partment. His mother and sis
ter, Miss Roze, left for Washing
ton tonight.
Notice.
All who have not paid their
water rental, must pay same:
this week. We will proceed Mon
day to cut off all delinquents.
Don’t ask for further time, a*
we will refuse to grant it any
longer.
98cl2t Newport Water Co.
P. H. Van Dyke and party
phoned in from Jonesboro at
noon today and are expected to
arrive in Newport this after
noon or early in the vening.
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