THHINOEPENDENT
PEWCY H. VAN DYKE
PubUeher and Editor
Front St„ \ NEWPORT, ARK.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Daily—Single copy, 5 cents; per
week 10 cents; per month, 40 cents;
per year, $4.50 in advance, by carrier |
In city, by mail in country.
Weekly—$i.00 per year, payable In
advance.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport,
Arkansas, as second-class mail mat
ter. ,
. Shorter Hours for Summer.
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With the summer season at
hand, the old issue of earlier
closing hours for our stores,
comes with it. The merchants
of this city have in the past
found 6:30 p. m. a satisfactory
closing hour during the hot i
months and we believe will glad
ly renew such an agreement for
the present summer.
Many of our salespeople are
now giving 15 hours of their ■
time to their employers. How:
little does this leave for their
families and themselves.
Men and women can’t develop
their mental and physical selves j
without reasonable hours of re-,
creation and rest and during the
oppressively hot months, only
lessen their faculties for good
salesmanship by excessive work
ing hours.
The merchants and their trade
have a right to feel proud of the
class of men and women, who
hold positions as salesmen and
salesladies here and the mer
chants owe it to themselves and
their faithful employes to enter
into a working agreement that
.will bind them to shorter hours,
for their patrons and the public
have never objected to the early
closing, bpf are believers in such
a policy/and willing to do their
buying/ during the day-time
Koui^f
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Program to Be Rendered.
The Westminster League of
the Presbyterian church will
have charge of the Picture show
at the opera house Thursday
evening, beginning at 8 o’clock
and in addition to the regular
moving pictures, which were
special orders, the following
musical program will be render
ed. An admission of 10 and 20
cents will be charged.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. J. W. Grubbs
Vocal Duet—Mrs. Grubbs and
Miss Birdie Marion.
Vocal Solo—Miss Marion.
Violin Solo—Charles Saporious.
Vocal Solo—Miss Ellen Jones.
v Vocal Duet—Mrs. Grubbs and
Miss Marion.
Chorus—by children.
t>on't watt for a ti»n<tach# to ro away.
Vse Or. Mllna' Anti-Pain P1U» and aatra
f Adve >«nt 1
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FINANCIAL STATE
MENT OF NEWPORT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Showing Expenditures Made In Construction And Equipment Of
New Building—Also Statement Of Condition Of General
Revenue Fund For Past Six Years.
The Board of Education of the
School District of Newport, believing
that the citizens of the district would
be interested in and are entitled to
know, all the details of the cost of
the new school building, have decided
to publish a statement so that all
persons interested may know the
facts.
In addition to the cost of the build
ing and its equipment, we give also a
statement of the general financial
condition of the district and impor
tant facts relating thereto.
BOND ISSUE.
$45,000. Interest 5 per cent pay
able semi-annually on Feby. 1 and
Aug. 1 of each year. Bonds dated
Feby. 1, 1912.
Bonds netted the district, $45022.50.
Principal to be paid as follows:
1917 to 1922 $,2000 per year, $10,000
1922 to 1927, $3,000 per year, 15,000
1927 to 1931, $4,000 per year, 20,000
Total .$45,000
Interest first five years $2475 per
year.
NET BUILDING FUND.
Sale of Bonds,.$45022.50
Sale of old residence. 300.00
Total.$45322.50
BIDS ON SCHOOL BUILDING.
J. D. Johnson.$37100.00
D. A. Carr. 42679.63
Tholman & Reed. 43398.00
T. T. Reddick. 42841.17
Stewart-McGee Const. Co.. 45486.72
Patrick Powers. 48940.00
Okla. Const. Co. 41550.00
J. D. Johnson lowest bidder by
$4450.
All the above bids were on exact
ly the same plans and specifications
After the acceptance of Johnson’s bid
the following changes were made:
J. D. Johnson’s original bid...$37100
CHANGES.
i rnn 4*—4- i—4 J . c* • .1 on
il/WU 1 VV U Hlf.lMU, . • I • • • • • • . . VMlU'y
Deadening felt .123.00
Metal lathing.1023.00
Pressed faced brick, instead
Malvern brick.1694.00
Total .$39992.80
Reduced to $39550, which was con
tract price.
STATEMENT OF BUILDING CON
TRACT.
Original contract.$39550.00
ADDITIONS.
Copper sheet metal in lieu
of tin.$430.00
Metal ceiling •.. 60.00
Concrete footing increased
from 3 1-2 to 4 feet .125.00
Back water traps and man
holes . 75.00
Metal electric distribution
boxes. 35.00
Painting ceiling, auditorium.. 50.00
Metal window guards. 115.00
Drain tile. 150.00
Deadening felt. 45.00
Blackboards. 204.66
Changes in toilet rooms. 493.00
Extra finish teachers rest
room, superintendent’s
room and library .125.00
Total.‘.1907.66
Grand total.$41457.66
REDUCTIONS.
Change to Coffeyville Vitri
fied brick .$ 430
Change to wood lathing.1023
Change in heating system. 1050
Change in the floor basement ....36
Total.$2539.00
Grand Total .$38918.66
Less liquidated damages
failure to complete on time...$350
Amount paid Johnson.$38568.66
TOTAL COST OF BUILDING AND
EQUIPMENTS.
Total building fund.$45322.50
Amt paid J. D. Johnson... .$38568.66
Furniture Contract, Ameri
can Seating Co. 2339.05
Window shades, Draper
Shade Co., two buildings.. 311.80
Geo. R. Mann, Architect
fees, about. 1950.00
Sam Denty, light fixtures. .. 375.00
J. W. Phillips, attorney’s
fees . 150.00
■J. F. McKenzie, superin
tending foundation.. 75.00
James Evans, concrete
work . 101.55
Total.843871.06
Less 2 per cent discount, pay
ment on furniture. 19.44
Total.43851.62
Bal. building fund avail
able ..$1470.88
Bal. in treasury to credit
building fund...’. 2867.24
CONTRACTS UNADJUSTED AND
UNPAID.
Bal. on seating contract.8366.90 j
Light fixtures . 375.00 i
Window shades . 294.46 j
Architect’s fees. 360.00
Total .81396.36
Bal. available.$1470.88 !
FURNITURE CONTRACTS.
472 opera chairs at i
$1.45 each .$684.40 |
9 teachers desks at SI 1.75
each .$105.75 i
1 superintendent’s desk. 28.00 J
1 library table. 2C.00 ;
2 library tables at $15
each . 30.00
10 teachers’ chairs at $5.25
each. 52.50
12 library' chairs at $1 each.. .12.00
Mans, globes and gong. 39.50
Total.$287.75
483 pupils’ desks.$1348.00
Extra rears . 18.90
Total .$2339.05
New building and furniture Insured
for three years, against fire and tor
nado:
Building for S3800; Furniture for
$2,000; at a cost of.$571.70
Financial condition of District at
Annual July settlement with County j
Court, from 1907 to 1912, as shown
by County clerk's books:
Bal. in treasury Julv,
1907 .$2718.16 i
Bal. in treasury Julv.
1908 .'.. 3047.77 |
Overdrawn, Julv
1909 .$ 17.33
Overdrawn Julv,
1910 .'.. .919.87
i Bal. in treasury.
j July, 1911..,.1441.80
; Bal. in treasury.
I July, 1912 . 544.06
For several years past the banks,
have carried over from $2000 to $3000
in warrants, there ’not being sufficient
money in the treasury to cash them.
TEACHERS’ SALARIES FOR 1912
1913.
| Superintendent, per year.$1200
| Principal High School, $70
per month, 8 mo. 560 i
1 primary teacher at $70 per mo.
8 mo. 560
Principal East Newport $80
per mo., 8 mo. 640
Primary teacher East Newport I
$65 per mo., 8 mo. 520 ,
8 teachers at $60 per month each,
$480 per mo., 8 mo.3840 j
Prin. colored school, $55 per
mo., 8 mo. 440
3 teachers colored school, $40
i per mo. each, $120 per mo.
8 mo. 960
I Total.$8720 ;
I The warrants outstanding were is- I
| sued for the following purposes and
on the following accounts:
| Warrants carried over by
i banks last year.$2364.72
| Warrants issued since
July 15, 1912 for teach
ers’ salaries. 7639.00
For interest . 1385.09
Insurance, old buildings. 227.95
Insurance, new building. 571.70
Janitor’s services . 379.75
Fuel .575.00
Repairs, school supplies and
and all other incidental
expenses .1241.42
Total . 14384.63
REVENUE
7 mill tax on real and person
al property 1912, less collec
tor’s and treasurer’s com
missions, estimated.$12500.00
State apportionment, poll tax
etc., estimated. 2800.00
Cash in treasury, acct. gen
eral fund. 819.75
Total.$10119.75
EXPENDITURES.
Warrants outstanding in bank
after settlement July, ,
1912.$ 2364.72
Warrants issued, since that
date .12019.91
Total warrants outstand-..
..$14384.63
1 month's teachers’ salaries due j
at close of school. 1090.00
Janitor’s service and inci
dentals . 50.00
Total .$15524.63
CAUSE OF INDEBTEDNESS.
East Newport school, about_$5300 1
McCauley property con
demned . 3600
Willis property con- 1
demned. 2250
Expended on negro school,
about. 2000
Total .$14150 i
It will be seen from the above ,
statement that while the district is in i ;
debt in addition to the bonded indebt- \
edness, to the extent of about one :
year’s revenue, yet this indebtedness i
is represented by a new building, the | ]
East Newport school, repairs on old
building and lots purchased for new
High school building site. ;
W hen the new building was pro- !.
nounced complete and received by
the architect and accepted by the -
it
Board, the floors and walls in the
basement seemed to be waterproof,
not a leak appearing in them at the
time of the acceptance by the Board.
Since then, however, as the floors
have settled, some cracks have ap
peared which have given considerable
trouble. The attention of the archi
tect was called to the matter and he
requested the Board to get a local
concrete workman to do the necessary
work and deduct the cost from the
balance due him on commissions.
Under this arrangement the worst
trouble has been eliminated and while
the floors are not all yet perfect, we
expect to make them so in time.
We have also had trouble with
some of the fixtures in one of the
toilet rooms, but under the guarantee
of the principal plumbing contractor,
this will be remedied.
We have given a great deal of
time and study to the erection of this
building and to the selection and pur
chase of equipments, and while we do
not expect universal and unqualified
approval, we hope the citizens of the
District generally are satisfied.
You will see further that for the
past six years, the district has not, at
the beginning of the school term, had
money on hand to pay the expenses
of conducting the school for the y«ar.
We have in fact been running on
credit, the banks cashing warrants
for the district, and getting then
money when the taxes were paid in
the following July.
The buildings are now in fairly good
condition and by careful supervision
and economy, the district should, in
course of a few years get out of debt;
that is, have sufficient money at the
beginning of each school year to pay
the expenses of conducting the
schools for that year. But in order
to do this it will take a tax levy of
seven mills, and we respectfully call
the attention of the citizens to this
fact, for if less than seven mills is
voted, we see no way to have a school
the coming term.
icespectiuny,
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
By E. L. Boyce, President,
Attest: H. 0. Walker, Sec’y
The Passing of The Protective
Tariff Age.
The industrial world is fast
amalgamating into one family,
and the lines of empire no longer
serve as the horizon of commer
cial outlook, and the limit of
trade expension.
Modern application of steam
and electricity in transportation
and communication is fast anni
hilating distance, wiping out ra
cial prejudices, reducing climat
ic differences, and so bringing
all mankind together in the same
mart, and into genial under
standing among the peoples of
the nations of one another’s
commercial needs and capabil
ities.
Great business houses nowa
days are world institutions,
with branches in the commer
cial capitals of every continent.
Within the decade we have
seen the trusts expand from
state to interstate, and now to
international scope and opera
tion.
It is an evolution that to the
trade of our own country at
least means little short of revo
lution.
In this new perspective the
high protective tariff, which has
never been regarded as better
than a ncessary evil, must be
come recognized as an intoler
able handicap.
Mon of oil norfioa urlrn ono i
broad enough to rise above mere '
partisan politics are beginning
to see and to say that if Ameri
can industrialism is to enter
the world contest for commer
cial supremacy with a fair
chance the tariff shackles must
be taken from its hands.
All history shows a steady
westward shifting of the center
of world exchanges. The march
that began with the beginning
of civilization about the rivers
of Mesopotamia has continued
:hrough Phenicia, Greece, Con
stantinople, Venice, Florence
ind the Netherlands to London
u&d Liverpool. Here it halted
because the timely repeal of En
gland’s corn laws gave her mer
chants opportunity to grasD and
lold the world trade that had
shifted within their realm.
But the march is still west
ward. The Atlantic ocean of to
lay is the English channel of |
ifty years ago.
New York will be the clearing
louse of the world within a coni
laratively few years, and we op
his country have now reached
i position not unlike that which
confronted Sir Robert Peei._
Memphis News-Scimitar.
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To buy your own farm—or slave for another man
from early morn till late at night, is the question you
should answer right now. A bank account makes the dif
ference. Start saving today. We will help you to pur
chase the farm.
Come and let us tell you HOW.
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Mrs. Della Long Unable to Stam
On Her Feet More Than a Few
Minutes at a Time.
P»n'i“rs:ra33, Qa.—Mrs. Della Loaf
of this place, in a recent letter, says:
“For five or six years, I suffered agon
ies with womanly troubles.
Often, I couldn’t sit up more than i
few minutes at a tims, and If I stooc
on my feet long, I would faint.
I took Cardui, and it helped mo lm
mediately. Now, I can do my wetk al
the time, and don't suffor Uko I did.*
Take Cardui when you fool 111 la an]
way—weak, tired, miserable, or undei
| the weather. Cardui Is n strength
building tonic medicine for womua.
It bas been found to relievo pain Ag4
distress eaused by womanly troubles
and is an excellent medicine to hats 01
band at all times.
Cardui acta on the womanly const!
tntloa. building up womanly strength,
toning up the nerves, and regulating
the womanly organs.
Its half eentury of suocms Is duo ta
merit It has done good to thousands
Win yon try It? It assy bo Just what
you need. Ask your druggist about
Cardui. Ho will recommend It
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moss Mefldne Co.. Chatunup, Ttaa ./*r Spteim
Jndniattimi, ind 64-s*sa kaak. “Hon* TMaol
hr Weans." •••* te stale nnssar.ee rasa—I.
WELL TOLD.
By A Resident of Newport.
The following has more in
terest for Newport residents
than it otherwise would have be
cause Mr. Brown is one of our
selves, a citizen of Newport. If
it prove of assistance to but one
person in Newport, it will have
been well worth the telling.
Joseph F. Brown, farmer, R.
F. D. No. 2, Box 91 A, Newport,
Ark., says: “I have used sever
al boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills
and I am in a position to say
that they can be relied upon to
do good work in cases of kidney
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trouble. I suffered off and
for several years from kidi
, complaint. The kidney sec
tions pased irregularly, the ft
usually being too frequent a
11 obliging me to arise at nigl
i Dull, heavy pains seated the
selves in the small of my ba
and when I stooped, sharp twi
, ges darted through me. I we
j from bad to worse until I «
j tained Doan’s Kidney Pills
| j Walker’s Pharmacy. The cc
I tens of a few boxes cured n
j i I still take this remedy occasil
’! ally as a kidney tonic.”
, For sale by all dealers. Pri
i 50 cents. Foster-Milburn C
; Buffalo, New York, sole ages
| for the United States,
Remember the name—Doa
—and take no other. (ad*
In Praia* of Courage.
Certain virtues aro divided &
rices by so narrow a line that win
discern very clearly to see the dt
enee. Pew men can distinguish pi
from vanity; perseverance Iron l
bornnesa; economy from a varies,
same la true of courage as dll
gulshed from effrontery. The com
eoua man mast hare ambition,
merely dream or what he would I
to hare. The audacious nave K
found fault with for their brutality
overcoming all obstacles—but lor*
necessary to«accomp!Ish any real|
pose.—Chicago American.
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i THEM AWAY with
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r 1 : REXALL STORE
J. Union Dairy Ice Cream Perfumes
Fresh from St. Louis Daily. Toilet Waters, Talcum Pow
Smithd Crushed J"8 and ManicUre G"°%
on Earth.” Fine stationery, writing tan
Big stock of Imported and Do- *ets
mestic Cigars. Rubber Goods, Brushes,
ILiggett’s Hamilton’s, Alle- Combs, Sponges,
gretti s Candy—always fresh. Fine Knives and Razors.
THE LEADING DRUG STORE.
Phone 39 Free Delivery