p The indepnedent
I AUSTIN C. WILKEBSON
P Editor and Publisher.
1 Entered at the postoffice, Newport
KHb Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
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Bus paper has enlisted
e government in the
>f America for the
of the war.
JRTH IN JACKSON CO.
orious Fourth in Newport
^^gUPVIkS a very quiet date in history. ^
|;h there was a patriotic wish j
onging for rain, the weather j
leclined to refresh our crops and j
; evidently believing that a fair :
farm day was in keeping with |
ecasion. Many of our citizens
ft their automobiles to reach
p points where picnics were in
jss, while others formed small |
; parties and others stayed at j
The stores in the city were j
for half a day. In several sec- J
of the county intensive work for
des of war savings stamps was
d on, with a great deal of sue- j
Practically* all the picnics j
throughout the country were given
for the benefit of the Red Cross, in
consequence of which several tidy
llpms were accumulated fol a worthy !
'cause. 1 1
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W ORK OR FIGHT ORDER f
HOLDS THAT WAITERS AND
CLERKS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL
In the enforcement of the new
“work-or-fight” order all citizens
have been asked as a patriotic duty
to report to their nearest local board
any facts coming to their knowledge
concerning registrants between 21
and 31 who are idle or who are en
gaged in non-essential occupations.
The following classes, according to
the order, are not considered! to be in
sufficiently effective occupations to
justify the postponement of their
call to military service.
Persons engaged in the serving of
food and drink in public places, in
cluding hotels and social clubs; pas
senger elevator operators and attend
ants in clubs, hotels, apartment
houses, office buildings and bath
houses; persons, including ushers
and other attendants engaged in con
nection with games, sports and
amusements, excepting actual per
formers in legitimate concerts, opera
or theatrical performances; persons
employed in domestic service; sales
clerks and other clerks employed in
stores and other mercantile estab
lishments.
-BUY W. S. S.
FORMER PAPAL DEL
EGATE TO UNITED
STATES IS DEAD.
A nnAntMl-A/l Diinon f oil
Rome, July 5.—Cardinal Sebastian
Martinella, prefect of the Sacred Con
gregation of Rites, and former Papal
delegate to the United States, is
dead.
-BUY W. S. S.
TEN ADDITIONAL
SHIPS BRING TOTAL
< TO SEVENTY FOUR.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Philadelphia, July 5.—The launch
ing of ten additional ships were re
ported to the emergency fleet corpo
ration here today, which brought the
grand total for the Fourth of July
to seventy-four.
-BUY W. S. S.
Patriotism means such exalted liv
ing that dying is not the harder part.
War Savings is our opporunity to
prove to our gallant men in France
that the costliness to them—the su
preme glory and sacrifice on their
part, is not unappreciated by us at
home. Every dollar we invest is not
only returned to us with interest, but
it makes us a part of the fight.
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I A Good Farm
kl
ISONEOFTHEBEST
investments you can
place your money in. We
have several that will net
investor 8 per cent.
Products from farm j
lands were never higher jj
than now, although land I
values are no higher than j
they were two years ago.
Let us show you some of
these tracts.
The Realty Co.
G. L. SMITH, Manager j
BANK STATEMENTS PUBLISHED.
In today’s issue of the Independent
will be found the published financial
statements of the Arkansas Bank &
Trust Company and the First Na
| tional Bank of Newport as required j
by the comptroller of currency. A
perusal of these statements indicates
I the splendid prosperity and increas- j
ing growth of these instituions,
which are two of the strongest in
! Arkansas.
-BUY W. S. S.
WILL ATTEMPT TO
AVERT STRIKE OF
RAILROAD SHOPMEN
Associated Press Dispatch.
Montreal, July 5.— Negotiations
were begun today in an effort to
avert a strike of Canadian Railway
employes. The men asked for in
creased pay for the shopmen.
-BUY W. S. S.
Report of the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At Newport, Arkansas, At the Close
°f Business June 29, 1918.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts (ex
cept those shown on b
and c) _$353,420.37
Overdrafts, unsecured- 3,424.66
U. S. Bonds (other than Liberty
Bonds of 1917):
U. S. Bonds deposited
to secure circulation
(par value)_$50,000.00
U. S. Bonds and and certi
ficates of indebtedness
pledged to secure postal
savings deposits (par
value) _ 5,000.00
U. S. Bonds and
certificates of in
debtedness owned
and unpledged 225,000.00 280,000.00
Liberty Loan Bonds, un
pledged, 3 1-2 per cent and
4 per cent,
unpledged 2,079.95
Payments actually
made on Libertv
4% per cent
Bonds (Third
Liberty Loan 16,800.00 lf?i,879.95
Bonds other than U. S. bonds
pledged to secure postal
savings deposits-_$2,976.50
Securities Other than U. S.
bonds, not including stocks,
owned un
pledge _ 23,471.55
Total Bonds, securities,
etc., ether than U. S_ 26,448.05
Stock of Federal Re
serve Bank (50 per cent
of subscription)_ 3,000.00
Calue of banking house_ 6,000.00
Lawful reserve with Fed
eral Reserve Bank_ 58,000.00
Cash in vault and net
amount due from National
Banks _ 319,454.61
Met amount due from banks
ind bankers and trust
companies other than in
cluded in Items 13, 14 and
15 _ 20,635.01
Checks on other banks in
the same city or town as re
porting bank (other than
Item 17) _ 1,013.25
Checks on banks located
outside of city or town of
reporting bank and other
cash items_ 8,625.69
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer_ 2,500.00
War Savings Certificates
and Thrift Stamps actually
owned _ 7,440.35
Total _$1,108,841.94
LIBAILTIES.
Capital stock paid in__$ 50,000.00
Surplus fund - 50,000.00
| Unlivided profits_128,219.96
Circulating notes out
standing _ 48,400.00
Net amounts due to banks
bankers and trust compan
ies (other than included in
Items 31 or 32)_ 52,548.84
Individual deposits subject
to check _ 751,793.83
Certificates of deposit due in
less than 30 days (other
than for money borrowed) 2.00
Cashier’s checks outstand
ing _ 22,699.5Qf
Postal savings deposits— 5,177.81
Total _ $1,108,841.94
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
Countv of Jackson, ss:
It W. T. Parish, cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and
j bedief.
W. T. PARISH, Cashier.
' Correct—Attest:
W. A. BILLINGSLEY,
T. J. GREGG,
H. C. SANDERS.
Directors.
Subs^ibed and sworn, to before me j
this 5t^i day of July, 1918.
(f. P. BANDY, Notary Public.
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Dependable Goods
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You mag alwags depend upon this store
to be alwags readg and anxious to serve
gou with the lowest prices and best qualitg of
—FURNITURE
-^-HARDWARE
—IMPLEMENTS
and anything else you may need in our
line.
Ours is the biggest furniture, hardware
and implement house between Little Rock
and St. Louis. \ 1
Don’t forget your duty to boost New
port and Jackson county, the best town and
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county in the best state of the Union.
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J olinson-Cloyes
Hardware Co.
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MANY MANUFACTURERS
DENIED USE OF SUGAR.
Sugar for the remainder of the
year has been denied a great many
manufacturers who failed to comply
with a government order last month
and file a report showing the amount
of sugar they had on hand. Those
reports had to be in by June 17.
Many manufacturers had a supply of
sugar to last them to July. Now
when they want sugar there is no re
cord on file in his city from them.
Of course they are howling, but in
structions from Washington on that
particular are emphatic.
Now, it is announced, new reports
are demanded, and in order that no
buyer of sugar may be penalized,
Hamp Williams, state food adminis
trator, has issued the following:
“New reports must be filed by all
buyers of sugar, whether you have a
supply for July or not. These reports
must be in my office on or before Ju
ly 15. If you have made application
for sugar purchasing certificates you
will not have to make out another
report at this time. These reports
must be made out by everyone who
buys sugar, excepting only the house
holder who purchases for private con
sumption.
“Federal, state county and city in
stitutions using sugar are not per
mitted to buy that product without
the sugar purchasing certificate. If
they have not already made the
proper application, they are urged to
do so at once. They, too, must file
the official report. Sugar will posi
tively be denied for the remainder of
the year to all who do not make
these reports. If you are in doubt as
to what you should do, write me im
mediately.” The above report refers
to Statement E for retailers of suuar,
and Statement C for boarding houses,
which we have been getting in the
last few days.”
GEO. B. IRBY,
Food Admr. for Jackson County.
-BUY W. S. S.
NOTICE.
You are hereby notified to cut the
weeds on your premises and the front
and sides, and in the streets and al
leys adjoining your premises and to
clean up the premises and put them
in sanitary condition. This applies
to both tenants and occupants and to
owners of vacant property and lots.
Failure to comply will be a violation
of the city ordinances and Sj . ^the
party failing or refusing td*Pfe
with prosecution and fine.
The shooting of air rifles in tbe j
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city limits is prohibited by ordinance, j
A great number of electric light
globes are broken in this way espec
ially in East Newport. This ordin- j
ance will be strictly enforced and
parties guilty arrested and fined. j
i Parents are especially urged to see j
! that their children do not further (
violate this ordinance.
E. L. WATSON,
Mayor of City of Newport.
-BUY W. S. S.
A CARD.
We take this method of expressing
our gratitude and thanks to the good
people of Beedeville for their kind- i
ness and assistance during the sick- i
ness and death of our dear little boy, j
D°w. A
Respectfully,
Dr. and Mrs. 0. H. King
and Family.
STOCK NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as.
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following livestock,
to-wit:
One large bay horse mule, about 10
years old, right hind ankle enlarged.. -*
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
ownership to the undersigned, and
that in default thereof, I will on
SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
the city hall in the city of Newport,
Arkansas, between the hours of 10
o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
52dl0t. City Marshal.
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