■sonnes
IffSTS INNOCENCE
I, p^Death Penalty
Kid for Brutal Mur
M der of Girl.
fcTofV Bar
MVthe death penalty
K«t n --h andrs
Kd dead within five
V The death march
I court house, where Da
fL; been closely guarded
|js arrival here Saturday,
■scaffold, some 300 yards
n the principal streets of
1 commenced at 10:45,
■ i i_Kd fnr
I a Signi
A vast crowd, number
beds of men and wo
| stood for hours around
t house in court squaie,
for the sheriff and his
to emerge from the
Frith their prisoner. As
;he doors were thrown
the start to the scaf
made, the officers and i
ier were hemmed in by j
throng, who struggled
emselves for a glimpse j
idemned man.
IN BREAKS DOWN, j
ided by officers, David- i
d to the galows with-;
nice and with no show |
I man was met by 1
Martin, the Rev.
the Rev. C. W- j
inisters, who of
it when the min-1
hymn the con-:
ill to the ground j
g out, “They are ;
n innocent man.” !
nount the stairs
:affold, Davidson j
lout hesitancy, j
at he had to say,;
i of faces turned
h Had mounted
every possible |
i, and said:
l innocent, and ;
e day you may j
nitted this mur-'
IUT GALLOWS
! were drawn :
lemned man and :
Pictures
era House
’er Week. 1
II EXTRA GOOD TONIGHT
| A LUCKY CHANCE
r good Western mining story,
Poking how a girl captures the
lafe robbers with the aid of a
picycle wrench.
(Western Drama—LUBIN)
IN THE GRIP OF
A CHARLATAN
An extra good drama, featuring
beautiful A.:ce Joyce and Tom
(KALAM)
THE OLD GRAY MARE
A good farce comedy
1BIOGRAPH)
all HAIL THE KING
Beautiful scenery and a well act
ed play.
(Farce comedy—BIOGRAPH)
4 extra good pictures and good
Music.
Aberta Claire, the Girl from Wy
oming. and champion horseback
doer, will be at the opera house
Wednesday night.
!' ADMISSION 5c and 10c
! then pandemonium broke loose
I among the crowds in the streets.
They closed in on the high board
fence surrounding the scaffold
until it seemed it would be
wrecked. Deputy Sheriffs found
it necessary to draw their revol
vers to force the people back.
After the crowds were beaten
back by the officers the execu
tion proceeded without a mis
hap, Davidson apparently dying
instantly.
“Carmen*’ Thursday Night At
The Palace Theatre.
“Carmen” (Thanhouser) of
the famous stage production,
will be given at the Palace Thea
ter on Thursday, the 14th. Mat
inee at 2 p. m. and night at 7 p.
m. At extra expense we have
secured this three reel version
of Don Jose, the hero of the fa
mous book by Prosper Merimee
and Bixet’s celebrated opera
Born in the Basque Provinces
of Spain, he was a good looking
young peasant, devoted to his
old mother and greatly in love
with his pretty sweetheart Mer
cedes.
Marguerite Snow appears as
Carmen. Interesting scenes are
given, including the Gypsy
camp, smuggling, retreat, cigar
factory, bull fights. The cos
tuming is elegant and the pic
ture is full of much of the true
Spanish fire as might be expect
ed in the characterizations.
“Carmen" has been drawing
crowded houses in all the large
cities at advanced prices and is
considered the most beautiful
drama ever made in three parts,
showing Marguerite Snow in a
most captivating role.
Our prices are always the
same—5 and 10 Cents.
Exchange Passengers at Bridge
While traffic has been inter
rupted near Sylamore by the,
washout of a bridge, the rail- j
way officials have been giving
practically regular passenger
service through the transfer of
passengers and baggage at the
bridge.
. The “Hot Shot” and Bates
ville switch engine crews have
both been used to secure pas
senger service back and forth.
The bridge may be reconstruct- j
ed in time for No. 210 to cross
Wednesday morning.
Rain Not General.
J. W. Edwards was here from
Eight Mile Tuesday and states
that no rain fell in that section
east of Cache River Sunday.
J. D. Neal is also home from
Swifton and informs us the
shower was very light in that
end of the county which still
needs rain badly. In Cow Lake
township, however, the lack of
moisture is not injuring crops
materially and they are report
ed in good condition.
Assessment Notice.
The assessment of local im
provement No. One—Bridge Im
jrovement No. One of the City
of Newport, Arkansas— was
filed in my office on the l4th day
of July* 1913, and the same is
now subject to inspection.
B. J. GRAHAM.
Clerk of the City of Newport,
Arkansas.
For Sale.
A pair of young mares, match
ed, one young mare, unbroken.
1 milk wagon, 1 delivery wagon,
l separator. S. W. Taggart
:iid6t.
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ENGINEERS’ SERVICES
OFEERED GRATIS
To Counties That Undertake the
| < onstruetion of E’ermanent
, Roads.
Special to independent.
Little Rock. Aug. 12—The
.''Tate Highway Commission is
today sending to the county
judges of the state its first engi
neering bulletin, in which the
services of the state’s engineers
j are offered, gratis, to the coun
'ties, in the construction of roads.
The bulletin states that ap
proximately >‘l. 163,648 will be
collected for roads and bridges
m the various counties during
the year, and this will be divided
between city and county, which
will cause much road and street
building.
As uniformity in the road
building system is imperative,
the State Highway Commission
offers the services of its -engin
eers. in an advisory capacity, to
aid and direct, but not to dictate
The engineers are to go over j
the principal and secondary
roads for location purposes, and
then, if it is desired, make sur
veys of the proposed roads, and
and an estimate of the cost will
be furnished. If bridges are to
be constructed, detailed plans
and specifications will also be
furnished. (If the bridges are
contracted for, the Highway
Commission offers to inspect
them, and see that the specifica
tions are complied with. If
built by the road overseer, or
other county official, the state’s
engineer will give instructions
as to their proper construction,
making as many trips as is ne
cessary to see the work properly
done.
Drainage troubles will be an
other thing the state engineers
will look after, especially where
the channel of the creek changes,
making it difficult to keep up.
In these places the water course
will be run out, and the bridges
located where they will cause
little expenditure for their up
keep.
If the district is hilly, where
the bridges are located, the engi
neers will construct a high ditch
along the roadside to catch the
water which rapidly descends
and washes away the road.
The State Highway Commis
sion will make no charges for the
services, unless it is necessary to
send a survey party into the field
7 j • 1 T i '_
IO uu lucr.uuii wuin. in ni
stanee.the board of the engineer,
and the salary of the assistants,
will be expected from the county
No charge will be made for pro
files, plans, specifications, inspec
tion and supervision.
Middleton C'arouthers Dead.
A message to W. H. Carouth*
ers from Little Rock announced
the death in that city Monday
night of his uncle, Middleton Ca
routhers, aged about 70 years
and formerly marshal of Hoxie..
The deceased was well known
in this section of the state and
'had many friends, who learn
with sorrow of his demise.
Whether the remains will be
brought here for burial is not
known
The wife of the deceased was
!only recently severely injured
in a street car wreck in St.
Louis and is still confined to a
1 hospital in that city.
Mrs- E. S. McDonald returned
Monday afternoon from the
camp near Weldon.
Arkansans Tour Colorado.
Special to Independent.
Colorado Springs. Aug 12.—
That Arkansas is at present en
joying one of the most prosper
ous periods of its history is be
ing demonstrated most forcibly
m Colorado Springs, where trav
elers from every part of the
world gather for several months
each year. Scores of prosper
ous Arkansans are making their
summer homes in the Pikes
Peak region and are doing much
toward advertising their na*;ve
state.
On every street and drive n
and about Colorado Springs.
mobiles carrying the big Arkan
sas pennants $re seen daily—
and a tourist who travels so far
from his native state in an auto
mobile is considered prosperous
by Pikes Peak region visitors.
Automobile travel is proving
especially popular with Arkan
sans this year and many are
making the trip to Colorado
Springs. Touring has become
all the more enjoyable within
the last year or so by the great
improvements which have been
made on the long cross state
highways.
Judge l . M. Rose Dead.
Little Rock, Aug. 12.—Judge
Uriah M. Rose, 79 year.- old,
prominent Arkansas jurist and
representative of the United
States to the Second Interna
tional Peace Congress at The
Hague in 1907, died at his home
at G20 West Third street, at
1:30 o’clock this (Tuesday)
morning, after a lingering ill
ness, due to old age.
Judge Rose had been sick for
several weeks, following a fall
from a chair on which he was
standing to turn on the current
for an electric fan. He is sur
vived by five sons and three
daughters, all save two children
being at his bedside when the
end came- Louis Rose of C’r
cage, and Mrs. T. E. Gibbons of
Los Angeles, Calif., a daughter,
were notified of his serious ill
ness Sunday, but were unable to
come before death.
Wanted—Roomers and board
ers. Rate per week $5.00. Nice
cool rooms. For particular.- call
at this office or at804 Newport
Avenue. Phone356. lldtf
\lberta i laire < timing.
A.btrta Chore. better known
' perhaps to oar reatiers a- "The
Kiirl from Wynn, ng," whopa-sed
through here in January. lbl'd,
after having svh a hard tight
with the high water, for -he had
i to leave her pony a* a farm
south of here anti walk up the
|track to keep her ei gager* mit at
! the >pera house.
' This daring little w<: . at
pleted her trip at Uuff'ai". N. f .
! April *>. I<»12. when .Oa v.. - gjv
Ien royal welcome, being tvtviv
ei 1 at the city line by a com mi t
. tee from th• ■ Cnamber <>t < '■•m
: mem and City Official-' who
with a squad of mounted police
''escorted her to the Chamber of
Commerce*,rooms, where a ban
!quet was served in her honor.
!
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! Limes and makeup she will gi',<
character impersonations of Lit
tle Mary Bickford and tell of her
experiences in the Last.
IKS’ \\ \1T1N' I KK FALL.
•less Waitin’ for Kail these Sum
mer days—
Kain’t do very much, it seems.
But think about when the soft
I gray haze
(>' fall'll veil the hot sunbeams;
Win n t lie lulls’ll how l heir rod ■
dy cheeks
An’ the bobolinks begin to call;
Kain't do not bin’ t liese last few
weeks
•less wait in' fer fall
Seems like a feller jess sets an'
dreams
He kin hear the wild geese (lyin'
by,
An' see in the clear an’ singin
st ream
The soft reflections o' the sky ,
When the wizardry of Autumns
lays
| It’s robe of glory o’er all;
! Ain't doin’ much these las’ few
days—
Jess waitin’ fer fall.
r ■
■.less unitin' fer I* all while th< •
days go by
I An’ the river sings in the Sum
mer night;
A tear creeps into a feller’s eyo
When he sort o’ foretastes that
delight.
The way of life is many a mile,
An' the chance fer happiness
small;
Ain't much good fer a little
while—
Jess waitin’ fer Fall.
—Exchange.
First Boll of Open Cotton.
,J. L. Davis brought to the Tn~
, dependent office Tuesday th*?
| first open boll of cotton. Mr.
Davis is always a contender for
first bale honors and is a pro
gressive farmer. The matured
boll was raised on the fair
| ground tract of Graham Bros,
j land.
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The Auxiliary of the Christi
an Women’s Board of Missions
of the Christian church will
meet at 3 o’clock Wednesday af
ternoon with Mrs. T. S. Steph
ens and Mrs. G. K. Stephens will'
act as leader. All members of
' the Auxiliary are urged to he
present.
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Miss Claire since completing
her trip at Buffalo, has visited
most of the large cities of the
East, but finally became home
sick for the West and made up
her mind to return over the
same route that she followed on
1 her way East.
i Miss Claire is still riding the
i same pony, and as he is in good
[shape, she expects to ride him
back to the Pacific coast. She
will arrive here Wednesday ev
ening and appear at the opera
house in a new specialty in
which with the aid of wigs, cos
I Clearance of “Crown Trousers |
If you can buy a pair of "Crown Trousers” |
m your size, you must consider the values we offer p
_at least drop in and see what we are offering. Fa I
We never carry goods over from one season to the |
! ! other. . g I
$4.00 and $4.50 Crown Trousers now-$2.8o » I
jj $5.00 and $5-50 Crown Trousers now.-3.3o 9
ffi $6.00 and $6.50 Crown Trousers now--— 4.35 5gf9
§§ $7.00 and $7.50 Crown Trousers now- 5.3o K M
fl Remember, *'‘Crown Trousers are very gra(Je anJ ffl fij
I extrajwell made. Alterations at cost to custc ,mer. 11
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