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TAMPICO MAY
FALL TODAY
%7 Into Hands of Rebels Says Ad
jfefc, miral Mayo, In Report to
Government.
United Precs Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 13.—
I* Tampico is likely to fall today,
according to report from Admir
al al Mayo, who says that heavy
firing has'continued since mid
* night. Admiral Mayo said the
rebels confidently expected to
capture thfccity tq^ay and the
general impression, “seems to be
that their expectations will be :
s realized.”
Consular Agent Payne at Tux- j
■ parm said after a visit to Secre
_ tary Bryan that if the prediction |
of the fall of Tampico proves j
true the city of Tuxpam, sixty j
. miles distant, will also be cap-1
tured by Saturday.
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ORDERED TO INVESTIGATE, i
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 13.— j
Secretary of War Garrison made \
it plain today that drastic steps j
would be taken if the reports of ,
Private Parks being tortured;
and executed by the Mexican '
federate were confirmed. Gar
rison instructed General Fun
ston to learn from General Maas
the fate of Parks and Secretary
Bryan asked the Brazilian min
f at Mexico City to obtain
similar Information from Huer
ta.
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DODGE IS SECRETARY.
g United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 13.—
H. Percival Dodge, former min
^ ister from this country to Pan
ama, and holder of other diplo- ]
matic posts was today named
A secretary to the American dele- j
gates in the mediation confer-1
ence.
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DOUBT SI ELI MAN’S RE- ,
LEASE.
|. United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mex., May 13.— ;
Americans here today doubt j
whether Consul Silliman has j
really been released from the
Saltillo prison as reported from ■
Mexico City for a dozen Ameri
go cans with families who were im
I prisoned with Silliman have
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They declare so far as they
know the president’s classmate
’ is still in jail, and say they were
imprisoned for fifteen days with
Consul Silliman who was held
incommunicado, even the Brit
ish vice consul not being permit
F ted to see him.
Silliman begged the Ameri
cans \vho were released to spread
the news of his imprisonment in
Moving Pictures
< atthe Opera House
THE ESCAPE OF JIM DOLAN
Myrtle Steadman and William
Duncan, star players in this 2
reel feature.
(SELIG)
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WHEN THE WELL WENT
DRY
Herb Mitchell and a good cast
1 Comedy—(LUBIN)
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A MASKED MIX-UP
4 A funny comedy—(LUBIN
Admission_5c and 10c
an attempt to secure his free
dom.
SECURE AMERICAN’S RE
LEASE.
Consul Canada has received a
message from President Huerta
stating that he has released A.
J. Sutton, a photographer of the
Washington Post. Consul Cana
*
da and General Funston were
ordered by Secretary Bryan to
discourage American correspon-,
dents from going to the capital, j
REBELS CAPTURE AMMU
NITION.
On Board California off Ma
zatlan, May 13—General Gonza
les reports that the Constittion
les reports that the Constitution- j
dia and a large quantity of am- 1
munition in the state of San 1
Luis Potosi. General Obregon
reports sixteen hundred Feder
ate and a million of rounds of
ammunition captured by the re
bels when they defeated the
Huertaists at Acaptainet.
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LUBUs liLAINU
LIGHT TO BURN
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And United States Will Not Sur
render It Without Promise
of Mexicans.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C., May 13.—
The United States has no inten
tion of retaining possession of
Lobos Island, but the navy de- J
partment insists that this coun
try cannot surrender it howev
er, as the Mexicans will not a
gree to keep the light burning.
This is the last word sent to
Huerta through mediators. The
dictator will have to decide J
whether the explanation is suffi- l
cient or whether he will with- j
draw from participation in the ■
mediation council. However, all I
of the envoys believe that Huer- ■
la will accept. j
The mediators have notified j
Huerta that unless he can show
that the Americans forcibly e- i
jected the light keepers this j
contention of American occupan- j
cy as an act of aggression will be ‘
held to be without foundation.
It is knowr( here that Huerta’s
representatives before the peace
mediators are instructed to op
pose any plan that does not give
him a voice in the entire matter,
even should he agree to quit and j
step down, it is known that the ;
dictator will insist that he be
allowed to name his successor.
Hotel Destroyed By Fire
The King Hotel at Cotter was
totally destroyed on last Mon
day nght by fire. The guests
of the hotel had retired
to their rooms when it was dis
covered the building was on
fire, and many had narrow es
capes being compelled to has
tily leave the building and los
! ing many personal effects.
| Jim Conner, chief clerk for
Roadmaster Hyre, was serious
ly burned about the face and
neck, and his right hand before
| he was rescued. Mr. Conner,
with Mr. Hyre, went to Cotter
Monday morning on business.
Sam and Joe Conner, broth
ers of the injured man, were no
tified of the accident and left
immediately for Cotter, to look
'after the injured man.
j It is not known how the fire
originated, nor how much in
1 surance was carried on the build
ing .and contents. —Batesville
^Guard.
MANTON ATTACKS
CHIEF WITNESS
Of State Bald Jack Rose ,But
Fails to Break Down Effect
of His Testimony.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 13.—Martin
Manton, chief counsel for Beck
er, today fought to save his cli
ent from the electric chair by a
bitter attack upon Jack Rose,
chief witness for the state, but
the attack was evaded at every
point.
Rose was calm in the first
hour of cross examination, and
resisted every effort to entan
gle him.
The defendant, Becker, look
ed grave as he saw the unshaken
attitude of the man whose story
may send him to his deaths Man
ton attacked Rose’s record, ac
cusing him as a panderer, white
slaver and police stool pigeon, a
ruiner of young girls and to each
Rose replied in a monotonous
voice, “Never did.”
Three Amendments; Four Acts. ‘
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 13..—The
Miners’ Qualification Act, initi
ated by the Arkansas Federa
tion of Labor, was filed Tues
day with the Secretary of State
by K. C. Adams of Fort Smith
and M. J. McMahon, deputy
State Labor Commissioner. The
petition contains 18,086 names
The Federation has also initiat
ed the Child Labor Law, the pe
tition for which contains nearly
20,000 names. It has also ini
tiated the Bank Guaranty Act,
and will file the pettition today
or tomorrow. It will contain a
bout 16,000 names.
The publicity Bill petitions
will be filed today or tmorrow
and will contain more than the
requisite 13,000 names to in
sure its being voted upon at the
September election. It is ex-;
pected that several thousand j
more names will be received to
day and tomorrow. The news- J
paper men of the state have
been pushing the petitions.
This will insure three consti
tutional amendments and four
acts for the September election.
Two of the amendments submit
ted by the legislature, provid
ing for a Lieutenant Governor
and for legislative salaries, are
nowr being advertised in the pap
ers throughout the state. The
other amendment, initiated by
the people, providing for the
issuance of municipal bonds, and
the four rtronosed acts, will be
advertised in June by Secretary
of State Hodges.
Noted Newspapermen Coming.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 12.—Wm. M
Ledbetter, managing editor of
the St. Louis Republic, who will
attend the annual meeting of the
Arkansas Press Association,
writes that he will arrive Sun
day. He says that t^e subject
cf the address which he will de
liver before the Association will
be “Arkansas” and ‘“Missouri,”
and that it will have “special
reference to the most feasible
means by wrhich the newspapers
of the two states can work to
gether in bringing about the
i settlement of the vacant land
and development of their re
sources generally.”
Col. M- IV. Connelley, editor of
the Memphis News-Scimitar,
writes that he will arrive Sun
day, but that he will be unable
to stay for the meeting of the
I Association.
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MELLEN BARES
THE HISTORY
Of New Haven’s High Finance
In Secret Conference With
Solicitor Folk.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 13.—
The inside story of the New Ha
ven railway’s “high finance” was
revealed by the road’s former
president, Mellen, in a secret
conference with Solicitor Jos
eph W. Folk before the Inter
state Commerce Commission,
which contined until 2 o’clock
this morning.
Folk announced that Mellen
would repeat the story on the
stand tomorrow7.
Attorney General McReynolds
announced that he would not in
terfere and would not carry his
objections to a complete probe
of the New' Haven to President
Wilson. Solicitor Folk said he
wanted to know' the whole truth,
no matter whom it hurt.
United States Marshall Henkle ;
wired from Jekyl Island, Geor
gia, that he was unable to find
as a witness in the New Haven
William Rockefeller wanted here
as a witness in the New Haven
railroad hearing before the Com
merce Commission.
BUSINESS MEN
GREET VISITORS
From St. Louis, Who Spend An
Hour Here Visiting Mer
chants of the City.
Mayor A. T. Hubly and at least
fifty of the business and profes
sional men of Newport were at
at the station at 1:30 p. m.,
Wednesday and extended a cor
dial and hospitable greeting to
the representatives of St. Louis
business interests, who are tour
ing their southwest territory.
The train was composed of
three Pullmans, one lounging
car, a diner and baggage car and
was twenty minutes late in
reaching here from Batesville.
The band accompanying the
train, marched through the bus
iness section and the St. Louis
business men made the ac
quaintance of many of our citi
zens and visited their custom
ers in the city.
The train left at 2:30 p. m. for
Little Rock, being met here by
George R. Brown, secretary of
the Board of Trade and Assist
ant General Passenger Agent F.
F Qolav*rvn/lnv n-f T T)Anlr
Dudley M. Bassett of the Globe
Democrat and Omer Gray of the
Republic were members of the
St. Louis party, from whom the
Independent acknowledges a
pleasant call.
Car of Bananas.
J. B. Heard has a car of nice,
ripe bananas on the Iron Moun
tain track in front of Wolff-Gold
man’s and is selling them very
cheap. They are extra large ba
nanas and of fine flavor. dtf.
Smith Elected By Shriners.
United Press Dispatch.
Atlanta, Ga., May 13.—Dr.
Frederick R. Smith of Roches
ter, New York, was today elect
ed Imperial Potentate of the
Shriners.
J. R. Ballew, a good farmer of
Grubbs, was here today, trad
ing.
Spivey-Lynch Trial.
The State put on a number of
witnesses today to testify in
the trial of Robert Spivey and
his mother, Mrs- Lillie Lynch,
charged with killing Mrs.
Lynch’s husband, R. C. Lynch,
a wealthy planter of Woodruff
county. The interest is intense
and the courtroom was crowded
today, the second of the hearing. ,
Mrs. Lynch and the murdered j
planter had become estranged
and divorce proceedings were
pending at the time Lynch was
shot, while in the home of Mrs.
Lynch, near Saulsburg, in Mon
roe county.
Testimony offered today was
to the effect that Lynch had
visited Mrs. Lynch’s home after
the estrangement. He was kill
ed near a window of Mrs
Lynch’s home, her son, Robert
Spivey, admitting at the prelim
inary'' hearing that he shot his
mother’s husband just as Lynch
was entering the window. Lynch
had disguised himself to avoid
identification.
The mother and son were re
leased of the murder charge at
the preliminary hearing but
afterward were indicted for first
degree murder by the Monroe
county grand jury.
FOR SALE.
My elegant home, corner 3rd
and Walnut street. Two-story ;
idwelling on two lots. 12 rooms— ;
! two sleeping porches and con
.crete porch. Large lawn, barn
land laundry room. One-half
| cash, balance terms.
36d6. L. HIRSCH.
Will Siler Surrenders.
Mountain Home, May 12.—
Will Siler, who escaped from jail
here last Saturday night after
he had been sentenced to twen
ty-one years in the penitentiary
and had been at large since that
time, last night about dark went
to the home of Noel Plumlee, a
farmer, residing in the north
western part of the county, and
was persuaded by Plumlee to
give up and serve his sentence.
Siler was brought to town
this morning and turned over to
the sheriff, who left immediately'
for Little Rock with His prison
er. The sheriff also took Hayes
and Gil Siler to be placed in the
State penitentiary for safekeep
ing until their trial next Sep
tember.
Hiram Siler, the father, will
remain here and try to make hia
bond, so that he can take care
of his wife and children, who are
said to be in need. His bond has
been placed at $5,000, and it is
thought he will make it.
Body Recovered From River.
The body of John Newcomb,
who was drowned near old Eliz
abeth last Thursday morning,
was found by searchers near the
Confederate park Tuesday morn
ing at 8:30. B$yce Drummond,
the undertaker, was notified, and
took a coffin up to the park to
get the body, which was buried
in the potter’s field.
The body had been in the wft
er for six days and was ternbly
decomposed. The young man’s
mother, who lives at Reno, Ark.,
had been notified of her son’s
death from hi.A boat capsizing,
and was present at the burial.
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m How many times have you K *
|jjj measured a business man by the~fur- ®
u§ niture in his office, by the appear- we
Sfi ance of his store, the up-to-dateness of his fac
ial tory? How many times indeed have “tell tale
^ appearance” decided your course of action
^ before a single word was spoken?
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^ And how many times have you been
jye judged by your personal appearance; your ^
jye clothes - - - what sort of tale do they tell
jucj about you? ju^}
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!aHi is being taken advantage of by any number of
jyHi men who find that laFo
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[ycj seem to* tell silently the truth about their per
iani sonality.
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