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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1914. NUMBER 14.
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£WHITE WAY
^ por Newport
ooperative Electric Company
Offers City Splendid
Proposition.
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Newport has an opportunity to
secure a “Great White Way” for
its business section, if the ex
pense can be met by the city or
husiness man in acceptance of
very liberal offer upon the part
>f the Cooperative Electric
Light Company, whose officials
v J. H. Hamel and W. B. Cross
land are public spirited, pro
g, gressive, want to see Newport
advertised and grow.
The company proposes to give
the city 176 forty watt lights,
four to each stand, thus giving
each block between Beech and
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Pine streets on Front foul stands
L or 16 lights, all the lights on
f ../Front street to be on the East
| side of the street as there are
1' few business houses on the west
■ side of this street.
|j| The blocks on Hazel and Wal
pliiut between First and Second
streets are also to be given two
f stands upon either side of these
streets, making 32 lights for
these two blocks and the other
112 on Front street. This plan
of arrangement is probably as
good as could be made, but
k Ranges could be authorized if
* found m|ore practicable or of
greater beauty and benefit. The
officials of the light company al
so state that they would pur
chase and install high class fix
lf<tures in keeping with the idea
| ' of beautifying the city.
K The company offers to pa ythe
If cost of installation of such a
Lsystem, which means an expense
Fof about $3,000 and also to
I maintain the equipment and fur
jf nish service for $115 per
f month, which is a very reasona
[ ble, yes low price considering the
[ cost to other cities:
D An electrical display of this
Ich'aracter advertises a city bet
I ter than any other means orered,
gfor Jonesboro, Arkansas and
I Columbia, Missouri are two
f notable examples of cities whose
|dboom and growth are partially
traceable at least to the adver
tising of their White Way and
the impression such a display
' makes upon all visitors to the
I city as well as upon transients
[ and travelers merely passing
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k Newport needs this system,
ii but the city is hardly in a finan
Krmi position to make such a con
Jtract, for we understand there is
| only about $1,000 in the treas
||&ury and the city faces some hea
■ vy expenses in providing the
1 Moving Pictures
I atthe Opera House
I matrimonial maneuvers
■ A society drama. Maurice Cos
| tello, Mary Charleson and Helen
■ Costello.
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LOVE’S DECEPTION.
A Colorado love story of the
i West.
(PATHE.)
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MOUNTED OFFICER FLYNN
An excellent drama.
(SELIG.)
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
pavement for street intersec
tions, where property owners
have already formed or contem
plate forming improvement dis
i tricts of this character.
! The business men and owners
of business property should be
j willing to pay for such a service.
It would be money well spent
and we believe that sufficient
J pledges could be easily secured.
Rogers Elected President,
j Special to Independent.
Litle Rock, April 16.—The an
nual convention of the Arkansas
Bankers' Association adjourned
Wednesday afternoon, after the
j largest and most successful ses
j sion in its history. There were
1511 enrolled.
George W. Rogers, cashier of
| the Bank of Commerce, Little
Rock, was elected president.
Other officers are: Carl Hollis,
Warren, vice president; Lloyd
R. Byrnes, Dumas, treasurer.
Members Executive Council:
D. H. Hamilton, Wynne; L. W.
McCrory, Eureka Springs; S.
A. Pernot, Van Buren; Loyd
Rainwater, Morrilton.
Delegates to the American
Bankers’ Association: S. C. Al
exander, Pine Bluff; Nathan
Adler, Batesville; Perry Clark,
Rogers; Virgil Petty, JonesW
ro. Alternates—B. C. Powell,
Camden; T. W. M. Boone, Fort
Smith; S. S. Faulkner, Helena;
V. D. Hill, Conway; W. E. Bark
man, Arkadelphia.
Strong bids were made for the
next convention by E. N. Hop
kins, on behalf of Fort Smith,
and J. 0. Nichol on behalf of
Pine Bluff.
W. J. Nichols, president of the
Merchants National Bank of
Fort Smith, was endorsed for ap
pointment on the Board of Di
rectors on the Board of the Re
gional Reserve Bank of St.
Louis.
Real Estate Transfers.
L. E. Goss and wife to Betty
G. Cox; tracts in 10,18, 21-10-14;
2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 22, 35,
31-10-5, $1.
S. W. Taggart to W. N. Dun
away, one-fifth interest in 460
acres 13, 12-11-3, $1,500.
H. P. Stout, administrator to
Marandia Stout, lot 3, block 14,
Grubbs, $1025,
Wm. N. Dunaway to R. V.
Blanton, 80 acres 24-11-3, $4250.
A. Bowie to Joseph McFar
land,33 acres 13-10-3, lease for
5 years at $5 acre.
C. M. Erwin and wife to J. L.
McElrath, 40 acres 14-12-1, $35.
W. L. Denson and wife to J.
L. McElrath ,one-third of 40
acres 14-12-1, $25.
Alpha D. Denson to J. L. Mc
Elrath, one undivided interest
40 acres 14-12-1, $25.
State of Arkansas to Jasper
Breckenridge, 40 acres 32-9-1.
| William H. J. Breckenridge to
D. T. Laster, 480 acres 31, 32
.9-1 and 35, 36-9-2, $1600.
Marriage License.
John Qualls and Pearl Hurst,
I both of Elmo.
! Arthur Brannon and Fannie
I Lance, both of Ingleside.
1 W. T. Cathey and Ethel Mc
| Neely, both of Newport.
' T. O. Oliver and Mary Robin
| son, both of Newport.
John Brady and Ruby Lyden,
colored, both of Newport.
Massey Harris and Josie
j Webb, colored, both of Newport.
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| Fresh doughnuts every Sat
urday. Mrs. J. P. Paul, 21?
Hazel street. 93dtf.
President Refuses
To Arbitrate
Huerta’s Men Must Salute Flag
They Treated With Con
tempt.
Washington, April 15.—With
a majority of the ships of the
American navy under orders to
proceed immediately to the At
lantic and Pacific coasts of Mex
ico, the United States govern
ment gave Provisional President
Huerta final warning that unless
a salute is fired to the stars and
stripes within a reasonable time
to atone “for repeated offenses
against the rights and dignity of
the United States, ” serious re
sults wrill follow.
It was learned tonight that
General Huerta, when informed
by Charge O’Shaughnessy of the
proposed demonstration of the
Atlantic fleet, argued that the
episode growing out of the ar
rest of American bluejackets at
Tampico is a fit subject for arbi
tration at The Hague, and that
he would appoint a commission
to investigate the incident. Pres
ident Wilson, in an emphatic re
ply through Charge O’Shaugh
nessy, is said to have told Gen.
Huerta that the time for delay
and evasion had passed, and that
the American government will
temporize no longer. Adminis
tration officials hold that insults
to the flag and questions of na
tional honor are not subjects for
arbitration.
All information that reached
Washington from Mexico City
tends to show that General Huer
ta believes the Washington gov
ernment is bluffing. Some anti
American demonstrations at
Vera Cruz and other points are
reported.
General Huerta submitted to
an executive session of the Mex
ico Senate today the demands of
the American government of a
salute of the flag. No informa
tion of the result has been re
ceived.
While expressing earnest hope
for peace, the president told
members and house Committees
on Foreign Affairs that the of
fenses of the de facto govern
ment at Mexico City could no
longer be tolerated, and that un
less Huerta complies with the
American demands seizure of
the customs houses at iampico
andVera Cruz and even the de
claration of a Pacific blockade,
shutting off commercial inter
course with the United States,
would be justified by precedents
in international law.
No aggressive act such as the
ing of any towns or the seizure
landing of marines or the shell
of any ports will be undertaken
without authorization from con
gress after President Wilson has
personally delivered a message
on the subject.
The nearly unanimous approv
al that Republicans and Demo
crats alike gave the administra
tion’s first steps made it appar
ent, however, that should Real
Admiral Badger find it necessa
ry, Congress would back up the
American navy without hesita
tion.
Fresh Car of Bananas.
J. B. Heard, the banana man
has a fresh car of ripebanan
as and if you want real nice
ripe bananas, see him on thi
Iron Mountain tracks, opposite
|Wolff-Goldman’s, where he ha
1 his car. d1
Little Rock To Entertain Sun
day School Convention.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 15.— Ar
rangements are being made by
the churches of the city for the
entertainment of the one thous
annu
al convention of the Arkansas
Sunday School Association. It
| will be held at the First Chris
tian Church, April 28-30.
The following specialists will
I be present: Mrs. H. W. Deitz,
children’s specialist; Mrs. M. S.
Lamoreaux, ’Teen Age special
ist; Mrs. W. C. Pierce, Adult
specialist; Alfred D. Mason, su
perintendent’s problems. Dr.
W. F. Crafts, Temperance and
Purity; Alvin W. Roper, pianist
and accompanist ; E. 0. Excell,
soloist and leader; Harry E.
McKeen, rural church problems.
There will be a business men’s
banquet at the Marion hotel the
second day of the convention,
C. C. Kirkpatrick, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce be
ing the chairman in charge.
One of the features of the con
vention Will be a men’s parade
on April 29, in which it is ex
pected that two thousand men
will participate.
Negro Steward
_Shot Wife
Who May Recover—Defendant
Jailed But Claims Shot
Was Accidental.
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Neppur Steward, a negro ten
ant living between Campbell sta
tion and Tuckerman, shot his
wife between 1 and 2 o’clock
Monday afternoon and was
brought to the county jail the
following afternoon by C. M.
i Ivy, deputy sheriff. The negro
j claims the shot was accidental,
| but the officers have a different
| version of the affair and Stew
| ard was bound over in a hearing
(Thursday morning to await the
action of the next grand jury.
The woman was shot through
the breast with a bullet from a
32 calibre Winchester and the
wound was dressed by Dr. O. A.
Jamison of Tuckerman. It is
thought that she will recover
■ unless blood poison sets in.
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Commends Health Work.
Tuckerman, April 15, 1914.
Dr. T. B. Bradford,
District Director of Sanitation,
Cotton Plant, Ark.
Dear Doctor:
The work of the Rockefeller
Hookworm Commission is doing
a wonderful uplift for the peo
ple of Arkansas.
Sanitation makes for better,
happier and healthier men and
women, thus making life what it
should be.
We note that out of your in
vestigations and endeavors is
growing a health car for our
state.
It will be a monument to you
and the commission that this
car was made possible by your
investigations. We think it will
be the greatest means possible
to show the people anywhere the
beneficial effects of right living
and sanitation.
We wish to commend mosf
heartily the plan and your work
’ Very truly yours,
Graham Bros. Co.
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; J. G. Handel and F. Roy of Au
3 vergne were visitors to the coun
f.ty seat Wednesday.
Poinsett Ballot
Boxes Examined
Will Reach Capital City At 4 P.
M. Thursday .And Will Be
Investigated.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 16.—The
Democratic state committee de- j
voted this morning to hearing
testimony as to the manner in
which the election was held and
returns canvassed in Poinsett
County, as a part of the Kirby- j
Clarke contest proceedings.
The poll books and ballot boxes |
from the home county of Sena- j
tor Going are| to reach Little
Rock at 4 p. m. and are to be
examined by the state commit
tee.
Strawberry Prospects.
The cold wave did considerable
damage to the berry crop in this
section. Some patches on early
land were hit hard.
The car lot movement from
Judsonia will be the latest in
years. Present indications are
that this will be a short season,
as the three principal varieties
will crowd together more than
ever before. The movement has
just started in car lots from
Louisiana, and they should get
almost out of the market be
fore our cars begin to move.—
Judsonia Advance.
Popular games at Price’s book
store. Rook, roodles and flinch. ;
Price, 50c, by mail 55c. Send 1
stamps. llbtt
Small Pay.
Dr. T. B. Bradford, district
director Sanitary Arkansas State
Board of Health, says: “Does
anyone question the statement
that vaccination prohibits? If
so, it will only be necessary to
study reports from a few na
tions.
“In Sweden, the 28 years be
fore vaccination was introduced^
2,050 persons out of every mil
lion died of smallpox. During
the following 40 years vaccina
tion was practiced and only 158
out of every million died of
smallpox.
“In Berlin, 24 years precedii tr
vaccination, there was an aver
age of 3,422 deaths from small
pox annually. In the 40 years;
following its introduction, there
were only 176 deaths.
“In Havana, Cuba, from the
year 1879 to 1899, there were
12,460 deaths from smallpox. In
l«yy Uncle tsam took charge ana
established jurisdiction and in
stituted compulsory vaccination^
and as a result, since that time,
in a period of 15 years, only 4
deaths have occurred.
“Now, does it pay to vaccinate?
“I trust,” says the doctor,
“that every reader of the Inde
pendent will see the wisdom of
being vaccinated for it prohibits
death from this loathsome dis
ease and preserves the skin from
ugly ^narks ver}ru?^uefivJr- -
Under mod'... asepsis there are*
no bad results from the use of
the government dispatched vac
cine points.”
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Have oak and hickory wo&c'i
for sale, any size load.—Jno R
left in, Jr. Phone 125. 22dtf
Tirade to wear your new Ox
fords. The styles are fine this
year, and there’s one to please
every eye and fit every foot.
Snappy creations in both but
ton and laces. Tans, Gun Met
als and kids in many shapes.
An Oxford of high quality
won’t cost you much if you buy
it here.
I Right now is the time to see ]|
this superb showing. ;|
Right now is the time to get !s
your feet fitted right.
Regal Oxfords ___$4.00 to $5.00 i$
Reynolds Oxfords_$5.00 i
Clapp Oxfords__$6.50 and $7.00 $
Berger’S I
”STS\Fl CLOTHING HOUSE?
The Quality Store
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