state guard
ARE READY
For Uncle Sam’s Call To Go To
Mexican Border For Ma
neuvers.
fineclal to Independent.
*JJttle Rock, March 14.—Of the
HO officers of the two Regiments
Arkansas National Guard, 109
^ve notified the governor that
they are ready to go to Texas to
join the federal troops now mobil
izing along the Mexican border.
The only one who cannot go is
Lieut. J. M. Quarles, of Helena,
who is in a hospital. The names
0f 28 of these officers were wir
ed last night to Washington, pur
suant to orders of the War de
partment, the names including
Col. Henry Stroup of the Second
and Col. W. F. Harrison of the
First.
Many of the officers are detain
ed on account of the annual in
spection which starts March 20
and continues until April 14, but
they are in readiness to answer
the commands of their superiors.
Gen. W. K. Sumdge, who is m
the city, thinks that all the com
missioned officers of the Arkan
sas Guard will be ordered into
the military camps of instruction
along the Mexican border, where
they will be given instructions re
garding the geographical and
otter conditions existing in Mexr
ico, so that they may be fully
equipped for any emergency.
Man Died of Hiccoughs.
Special to Independent.
H Swifton, March 14.—A singu
lar fatality occurred near here
■on the farm of Esquire A. M.
■Keaton east of town last Friday
■night, when Frank Ilolfqrd, for
Bmerly of Kenyon died of the hic
■ He had suffered for a week in
Bthis manner and , the trouble
would not be broken.
■ Only One of Its Kind.
m It is extremely probable that
■you really like to see good acting.
§B An. interesting story properly
|Bstaged and acted holds your at
BHtention. All that the most criti
|Bcal could desire in this line will
|Bhe given when “The Climax’1
IjBsppears in this city.
■Laxative Sent
I Free to Try
It may be taken for granted that
H~*r* is no family of any size that
■f0*1 vtry long without needing a lax
®t,Te- II you don’t know of a good
■***tive, or the laxative you are using
losing its effect, we want to call
B^ur attention to Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
|Bep5'n> which thousands of families
Br* us*n? successfully.
&r. ea!i5Ve scores of letters from moth
Slavint .v scores from prominent men
^Kirin. .. y are uslne it personally and
Bb g llc t0 ^eir families, men like Mr.
*ou« S”ith of the Traffic Clearing
B; Tu;Pine Bluff, Ark., and Mr. George
BhourYr. i! a lawyer of Harlan, Ky. The
Belves pothers who use it them
Brould tan .Bive il t0 their children
B m, ldKe too much space to mention.
Bb thatreftS(!n they Prefer Syrup Pepsin
Bonic that , a mild, gentle laxative
Bet so miVi not eripe—effective and
■°»ic inelthat. babIes can take it- Its
B’'d strength entfuinviBorate the body
Bl muscie^a^1},tbe stomach and bow
B'°rk nabira0nthat»they again do their
Bictim of gnftay' you have been a
Bics you wiii8,’ Pi113 and strong cathar
B nTouUSe Bi'up PSn.lhem WhCn y°U
Bar bottien bfuy a fifty cent or one dol
Boing so yof, ^?y druggist, but before
Bf so, send 'l,J?ay want to try it free.
and heyw,n a<3<iress to Dr. Cald
Bfee sample w., Promptly forward a
B'i^ed, do asbnthle- Then- beinB con
■ ' in the reifr?a»ers are doing and buy
Bruggist, feular way of your favorite
Biphase1 o7ehLdoes not feel that the
Bation. He hi 8 remedy ends his obll
Bjver and bowel rt?«ciallx,n stomach.
Bears and wYii .diseases for over forty
B^er any aiv,b! Pleased to give the
Bf ehargey am C* on the subject free
Bin). Whethel1 are ^ welcome to write
K the free the medical advice
K *• CiUd4«»tW,lS!e addreta him Dr.
B*eatic«no YiV’ W Caldwell building,
IN A SOUTHERN CITY.
Scene of Thomas Dixon’s New
Play, “The Sins of the
Father.”
The scene of Thomas Dixon’s
newest drama, “The- Sins of the
Father,” is the home of a family
of wealth and refinement in a
Southern city. From the French
windows of the mansion is a no
ble view of the State capitol and
dome. Trees and green park-like
spaces contrast with the gleaming
white of the capitol which the
Southern sunshine irradiates. The
era of the play is thirty-five
years after the war,and the sump
tuous furnishings of the mansion
show the age of prosperity in full
swing. The characters likewise
are twentieth century men and
women, actual contemporary type
To those who enjoy Mr. Dixon’s
depictment of the Reconstruction
Era in “The Clansman”and“The
Traitor,” “The Sins of the Fath
er” comes as an absolute novelty,
but it is predicted that the new
play, will arouse even greater en
thusiasm when performed at the
Newport opera house on Wednes
day, March 15.
AWAIT TRIAL
IN HOME JAIL
Attorney For Two Officers Says
Trial of Case Will Be In
Hot Springs.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 14.—“Our
cliente will go to jail now, in de
ference to the supreme court,and
remain there until they are given
a trial,” states Attorney L. E.
Sawyer of Hot Springs, one of
the attorneys for John Ruther
ford and Ben Murray, the two
former deputy sheriffs ofG arland
county who are charged with the
murder of Oscar Chitwood at the
door of the Garland county jail
on the morning of December 26.
The supreme court refused
them bail Monday morning. These
prisoners have been out under
guard since their arrest, but this
will end now, for the men will be
come regular prisoners inside
the walls of the Garland county
jail.
“We will not ask for a change
of venue when the time for trial
comes, ’ ’ continued Attorney Saw
yer, “if we are forced to trial,
but we have not yet been in
dicted. Sentiment will soon die
down in the case and we will
then be able to try it at home on
its merits.”
Big Peach Crop Predicted.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 14. —‘
“Peaches in our section of the
state will make a good crop, and
the small fruit was never better,
reports R. P. Allen ,chairman of
the Arkansas Railroad Commis
sion, who is one of the largest
fruit growers of Crawford county
“and within the next six weeks,
if we have no killing frost in the
meantime, Ave will be shipping
out berries in large quantities. I
look for the best fruit crop in
many years in Arkansas this
year.”
Notice to the Public.
Parties cutting and trimming
trees must not throw the limbs
upon electric light wires produc
ug abort circuits and heavy loss
to the company. Hereafter dam
ages frill be asked for such losses
Peoples Light, Water & Power
(Vo. 88d3t
STELLA SCHMEIDER
HELD EOR TRIAL
Pretty Little Wife Must Await
Action of Grand Jury As to
Husband’s Death.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 14.—The
hearing of Stella Futter Sclimei
der on a charge of poisoning her
husband in Argenta March 3, be
gan before Justice Dave Meisner
Monday afternoon and was con
tinued into the night. "When the
time came for the examining trial
the office of Justice Meisner was
entirely too small and he adjourn
ed to the police court room of the
city hall.
This too was too small and hun
dreds were turned away. Men
gave way to women, and several
hundred of these morbidly cu
rious females scrambled for point
of vantage, where they could
look over, under and through
coalbucket, wheelbarrow, waste
basket and wash tub hats. Wo
men of all walks of life, from the
slums to the church choir were
there, and all afternoon they
stood in windows, on chairs, and
on top of benches in their efforts
to, see and hear.
The testimony of the state was
very direct and would tend to
show that Mrs. Schmeider delib
erately placed strychnine in a
bucket of beer with the intention
of poisoning her husband. Mrs.
Schmeider, a pretty little woman
of 19 years, took the stand in her
| own behalf and told her previous
ly made public statement of a
J suicide pact, which she broke af
ter her husband had taken the
poison.
The arguments took place in the
circuit court room Monday night,
Judge Prank Vaughan appearing
for the defendant and Robert L.
Rogers, prosecuting attorney,tak
ing care of the state’s side. At
the conclusion of the argument
Judge Meisner held the defend
ant to the grand jury, which is
now in session and will take the
case up immediately while the
witnesses are all handy.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in Tupelo,
Ark. on the 10th day of April,
1911, for the purpose of electing
one Mayor, one Recorder, one
Marshal, one Treasurer, five al
dermen. Also addition to incor
porated Town of Tupelo, Ark.,be
ginning at Vi Section corner, be
tween Section 19 and 20 T-9 N.,
Range 2 West of 5th p. m. and
running East 20 chains to quar
ter Section corner; thence
North parallel to Section line
20.20 chains, thence West 40
chains; thence South 20.20
chains to quarter Section line;
thence East along quarter Sec
tion line 20 chains to place of be
ginning. Containing Southwest
quarter of Northwest quarter Sec
tion 20 and Southeast quarter of
Northeast quarter Section 19, all
in Township 9 North, Range 2
West.
W. N. Pierce, Mayor,
j Tupelo, Ark., March 9, 1911.
50w4t
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank our friends
, who assisted us in any way dur
! ing the illness and death of our
son and brother, Lee Covey, and
assure them of our appreciation.
J. E. Covey,
J. L. and Eugene Covey,
Beaulah Carter,
I
Frost At 42 Degrees.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Marc 14.—Frost
does not mean a freeze now, ac
cording to Section Director Al
ciatore of the Arkansas Weather
Bureau, who Monday , evening
sent out notices of a coming frost.
Section Director Alciatore states ;
that frost will not harm Jthe
peaches or other fruit, as frost
frequently forms at a tempera
ture of 42 degrees. He states
that without wind and plenty of'
dampness in the atmosphere,frost
will form at 42 degrees, and will
injure nothing. Director Alcia
tore is a believer in a. good
stretch of weather nqw, which
will not be interrupted with any
cold of sufficient strength to in
terfere with the fruit crop.
Hits Straight From the Shoulder.
Thomas Dixon hits straight
from the shoulder in his new play
“The Sins of the Father,” which
comes to the Newport opera
house on Wednesday, March To.
The play is void of-Offense to ,
individuals, parties, sects or sec
tions. It is not meant to annoy
persons or peoples. Blit0 it at
tacks with all the might of Mr.
Dixon’s sledgehammer strokes' a
gigantic evil that only recently
has been exposed to the light bf
day. me suDjeer nas a prime in- i
terest for the South, and there
fore it has been decided that tlie
South shall see the play first and
pass the initial verdict on it. Like
“The Clansman,” the mission \of
“The Sins of the Father” ,!®
worldwide. After a tour of the
Southern cities, it will be brought
forcibly to the attention of the
North by a run in New York fSfe
Hon. John P. Paul, grand secre
tary of the I. 0. O. F., was;^
the city Saturday evening, tlf#
guest of Captain L. D. Hickey
for dinner,and on Saturday night
Mr. Paul, with Captain Hickey
and a number of other members
of the Jonesboro lodge, went to.
Nettleton, where they organized^
an encampment, being No. 81.
There was a large number of.
charter members, the order start
ing off under the most favorable
circumstances. — Jonesboro Tri
bune. __■I
BRMSKRMtRS
TO RM> PAPfRS
■ ■r:J 'lusts
Farmer Should Read His
w Cquntf-Jfcper and atbifto ,. 1
S3 IV F-batBX'flWW. Daily. .11 ;
X X i *t,J 'M'rix . >:»!'.•'■ -cccrcr *o:s;
^Wie^farmer 1
forjuanoMae arjregular >readen of
his county* nbws^&pet- dnd Jii gbdd
daily newspaper, or these papers
a reg^ , for, bftiag ,m,,„6S
m^mdn re*
sponse to a demand and to meet
a long-felt wanfc&c.ti’ai xi wtows i
^business4- anchor ofessional
Euer^ihAiwlong. dsince* fecbgniaed
ttEfo&ilule ofddie comiiity aodi;daily
^topeuil dTtaere i istmot'/a single
l^sason wliy mmer ch ant or - a pro
fesJddhalf. man' should iiead them,
tMt dohsnot;3apply ’to the far
med with:double force;:n •> i i,
---The farmer who reads his coun
ty and >daily.- papers and one or
iriore%oodo agricultural j ournals,
is'd-Mvaf progressive • farmery ;oUe
Whb is 4bingi ofeetter. and better
each yeat-; -twhoiii is ..keeping
theiiimes. --■» *> >
"'Vhe rttral:1free delivery system
Was established in order to give
the farmer the - neWs1' while it is
news, to enable him- to have not
only h^cpunty-, ^aper.jbut the
^^ape4s.weii:h;';rr:i]
vrJBhe farmer-,is necessarily a. bus
tural . condition, fynn^ apy ott
er f6r$e‘ in*the1 *&£ate *&T pres
ent time.
Tiibfte iS every whyftt®
farnl6r sHbttid
find dkiiy ^kpers an<f ^thefe
reason1 Why he Sfibulcf Tlbt iteiSSshe
itfdin, sfin&jbw’c ‘ekiAibt7%id)^09l
not admif that the merchant?WSl
brofeS&fbhal in an' sliHtJld 'revive
iiibre.'aiid bbVf &rJinfot'rii^tidtt'^f^Fftii
Be %vmhr.0 BW'W ‘itt -5T
Fred'^i phll%,*miWJ®
'' ' bo'rtifhissibfibr;ofJM^Hdffi^re.
•10jt -1*11 i9vr ..)inw .. J ,*rM
-ilmeiatf T" rim—rcmf io vib
aynjrl uJihi norr
ffato"MtoK.Y*nrlmfr.
e
many moons, than it has'beeh at
, -' 1 A}>uoL icr
any tipie during, the past year.
rey^pue fpnd this n^.rnmg, aad
saon J$?rW& a. ^aWani j|r
coal .UjSe^- at the rena'btahle yw(U
tutions, was presented end cashed
During the day other warrant*
...jiihli'1 *ty■r*ie&W-i Jtlii'MLUU.
*
i wyyr*, rvVJT^''~,i . ,*T r*” mt— —,—
bly be presented and 'cashed.
This leaves i>u{ Tittle for knottier
4ay, and Treasurer Cropkfttt'l*
figuring upon being ‘ fbrcea 4®
b*ck- *b,oSB ’a®
warrants not later,jftan
day wommg. >■• wrf ht«fe
afrw^aaia,^,^
phesiedI:,,£or , year, bat
which has never .pefote heen
reached. The holders of $4r
rants will then'he fbrcM tb ca*K
them at a discount or hold then*
until the ccdlectors Of tho state
mess man.'* lib? is not,he should
bef.^Ife he is not a business man
he will soon cease to be any
thing. The—business man mijgt
know the latest news of the busi
World. He ntust know the
market news concerning his pro
ducts. ''He must know the latent
of the
a
a gener
of the
much of his
products will andi'^w^st' go.
_ Thp n,ew^pap|rs bf today de
vote much space to Ihe dissemin
Siting of agrteulturrif informaths*
"and the results of recent invest!