■of honor for
■ GENERAL COOK
I®, Hindman Camp, U. C. V.
Wpetition Colonel Cook to
■ present His Name.
It a call meeting of Tom Hmd
| Camp No. 318, U. C. V. held
Brsday afternoon in this city,
Blutions were unanimously
Bpted requesting Colonel V- Y.
K of Batesville to permit the
gM of his name for election to
B honor of Commander of the
Bn .-Mississippi Department,
Be. V. as the members of the
m camp believe that Colonel
Bk would not only receive the
Bport of the Arkansas veter
B for this post, but the Texas
Bnhers as well, insuring his
|he members present at the
Bting of the camp were L. Mi
ll, commander, John R. Loftin,
■E. Bevens, Robert Laird, Jas.
Bones, Wm. McDougald, J. F.
■dwell and H. C. Nuckolls,
■he petition in accordance
lb the resolutions adopted,
■ been mailed to Colonel Cook
■ is as follows:
n Hindman Lamp, di», u. l.
V.,
Newport, Ark-, April 24, 1913.
leral V. Y. Cook,
Batesville, Arkansas,
ar Sir and Comrade:
'h'e following proceedings
re had at a meeting of Tom
ldman Camp, 318, U. C. V.,
April 24th, 1913, to which we
lire to call your attention, and
[uest a reply at your earliest
ivenience.
‘Whereas, letters have been
eived by some of the Veter
s of Arkansas Division, U. C.
from General Van Zandt, of
xas, stating that he would not
"mit his name to be presented
the Reunion at Chattanooga,
May next, for re-election to
i position of Commander of
; Trans-Mississippi Depart
int U. C. V. and whereas Ma
1 General Robertson, Comman
r of the Texas Division, U. C.
. has written to Arkansas Vet
ms, that neither he nor any
ler Texas Veteran will offer
the position; and,
Whereas, prominent Texas
iterans have stated, that the
te of Texas will go to Arkan
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Music by the Orchestra.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
. sas, if they will present a candi
date acceptable to Texas Veter
ans, and that otherwise they will
give their vote to some other
I state that presents an acceptable
candidate, and,
j Whereas, they have stated
j that Gen. V. Y- Cook, a member
! of this Camp, will be acceptable
to them, and the Texas Veter
: ans, and if nominated at Chatta
nooga, will receive their support.
Therefore, Resolved, by Tom
: Hindman Camp, 318, of New
port, Arkansas, that General V.
■ Y. Cook, a member of this Camp
be requested to allow his Com
rades of this Camp to take up
this matter with the Camps of
j the Arkansas Division, U. C. V.
! to the end that his name may be
presented at Chattanooga, for
the position of Commander of
the Trans-Mississippi Depart
ment U. C- V.”
We believe that under all the
circumstances of the case, at
present, you are the only avail
able candidate that Arkansas
Veterans can present and that if
! you do not permit your name to
; be offered at Chattanooga, the
honor will go to some other
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Launcelot L. Minor,
j Commander.
W. E. Bevens, Adjutant.
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Summer Session of University.
j The summer session of the U.
of A. offers great opportunities
for the teachers of the state. It
is meeting a long felt need. It
renders it unnecessary for any
teacher to leave the state for
summer school work. It is one
of the many practical ways in
which the University is serving
the people. The faculty of the
! University and a few specialists
'will be in charge. The courses
■ are comprehensive, including all
; of the sciences, Latin, German,
; French, English, History, Eco
nomics, Mathematics, Agricul
ture, and all phases of Education
_science of instruction, psy
chology, history of education,
| and method courses in geogra
' phy, reading, and literature. All
i classes of teachers will find what
| their needs require.
The entire plant of the Uni
versity including buildings, la
boratories, and library, are at
I the service of the school. Fay
j etteville also has a delightful
climate and superb scenery. Ex
! penses are extremely low.
In addition to the regular at
tractions of the summer school,
there will be speakers and lec
i turers from outside the state
who will in themselves be worth
the matriculation fee- Among
others will be Mr. W. D. Weath
erford, Ph. D., Traveling secre
tary of the Y. M. C. A. for the
Southwest and Rev. R. A. Vin
son, D. D., President of the Aus
tin Theological Seminary, Aus
tin, Texas. These two men are
among the recognized leaders in
thought and influence in the
Southwest and never fail to
bring renewed inspiration to
their audiences.
Furthermore, the summer
school has perfected arrange
ments with the Chautauqua which
will be held in Fayetteville dur
ing the session of the summer
school by which each student
of the summer school will be
given tickets to several of the
most attractive features of the
Chautauqua program.
Altogether the summer school
will be six weeks of intellectual
j opportunity and inspiration. A
| card will bring full announce
ments of the school.
K. H. KIRKLAND
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Of State University And Hardy
Dean of Agricultural
School.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 25.—The
Board of Trustees of the State
University in session here today
elected K. H. Kirkland, chan
cellor of Vanderbilt University
as president of Arkansas Uni
versity.
J. C• Hardy, formerly presi
dent of the Mississippi A. & M.
was chosen dean of the agricul
tural school of the university at
Fayetteville.
The teachers’ committee of
the state board, Messrs Head,
Askew and Turner, were in ses
sion Thursday with State Super
intendent Cook and Dr. J. H.
Reynolds, acting president was
also present in an advisory ca
pacity.
Retiring President Receives
Medal.
Our fellow townsman, Charles
G. Henry, who for the past year
has been president of the Ar
kansas Bankers’ Association has
returned from the state conven
, tion and other visitors in attend
anace are unanimous in their
praise of how capably he presid
ed over the deliberations of this
large assembly.
' Mr. Henry as the retiring ex
| ecutive head, was pleasantly re
membered with a handsome gold
j medal, bearing his name and the
jyear of his administration en
graved upon the back side.
Newport is proud of the honor
, conferred upon Mr. Henry and
I to know that this honor grace
fully became him in all his offi
cial duties.
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Train Load of Pineapples.
, The Iron Mountain railway, as
formerly mentioned is hand
ling a great tonnage of fruit and
' vegetables from the Southland
j to the northern markets. On
! Wednesday an entire train of
'thirty-three cars passed over
the Iron Mountain to St. Louis
carrying nothing but pineapple?
going to St. Louis. Missouri’s
great market.
The road is making a fine re
cord in handling rush business
this spring and is enjoying an
enormous business.
The Iron Mountain is fast be
coming the greatest of the North
and South railways. —Poplai
' Bluff Democrat.
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Escaped Convicts Caught.
Mammoth Spring, April 24.—
: Sheriff W. A. Fike of Independ
ence County received from the
1 sheriff of Fulton county at Mam
moth Spring today an escapee
j convict by the name of Cum
!mings, who ran away from the
road working gang of convicts
! near Batesville, Ark., last Satur
■ day. Cummings asked the cap
' tain of the gang for a furlough
! to visit his parents, who live
'near Salem, Ark., and being re
fused he took French leave anc
ran away. In addition to his al
ready fine and cost, he will now
; have to serve out the expense of
his capture
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Dry Summer Wood
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Sawed from cull lumber. Phorn
294, or see Hopper or Fisher.
Leave orders with P. S. White.
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Bank Robber Among Convicts
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 25.—Sher
iff Lon Norris of Sebastian coun
ty, accompanied by County
Judge Ezra Hester, came to Lit
tle Rock Thursday with six pris
oners for the penitentiary. One
of the men, Fred Williams, has a
long term to serve for a murder
ous assault on a policeman dur
ing the Christmas holidays. The
policeman attempted to arrest
him in Fort Smith and Williams
shot the officer. It was recently
learned that Williams is a bank
robber wanted in many states,
and that he has escaped from
'several penitentiaries where he
i was serving sentences for crimes
committed. Efforts were made
jto get him away from Arkansas
: after it was discovered the re
wards for Williams were large,
but the state authorities declin
ed to surrender the prisoner.
The county officials also re
ported the death of J. P. Durden,
a former sheriff of Sebastian
county, who was a justice of the
peace in Greenwood at the time
oi ms death. A number ot ap
plications have already been fil
ed for the appointment, among
them that of Will Rye, former
county treasurer.
Endorse Negro Democrat.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 25—A num
ber of prominent white Demo
crats have endorsed E. M. Wood,
a well known colored citizen, for
appointment as U. S. consul at
Tamatave, Madagascar. This is
the post that was occupied by
Judge M. W. Gibbs, also a Little
Rock negro, several years ago.
Wood has been engaged in the
newspaper business in Little
Rock and in the North for many
years, and for several years has
jbeen editor and publisher of
“Our Review,” a negro publica
tion. He is a Democrat. He has
the endorsement of State Chair
man A. J. Walls, Col. F. B. T.
Hollenberg, Judge U. M. Rose
and many others, who believe
that the party should reward
faithful negro Democrats of the
South.
East Newport Party.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Goche
nour at their home last evening
gave a party in honor of their
son Cyrus’ 21st birthday, when
quite a few of his friends were
invited.
| The dining room was attrac
tively decorated with roses and
honeysuckle and the refresh
i ments consisted of cake, cream
! and fruit.
i Those present were Misses El
len Robinson, Beulah Jurney,
! Vera Bogard, Pearl Stansbury,
| Pearl Boulden, Vivian Lavoy,
Ethel Rankin; Messrs. Bee
Mross, James McLain, Ernest
McGarety, Wesley McGarety,
Floyd McGarety, Byron Bersott,
Dalton Bogard, Herbert Ed
wards, Charley Davis, Ernest
Wilson, Roy Stansbury, Gus
Rankin, Elliott Lavoy, Elmore
! Patton; Mr. and Mrs. Daven
port, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin, Mrs,
L. M. Gochenour and Mrs. Julia
j Lavoy.
Aged Veteran Dies.
John W. Wright, aged 73
years, who made Newport his
home until three or four years
! ago, died at the Confederate
jHome at Little Rock Tuesday
and was buried in the Confeder
ate cemetery in that city Wed
nesday.
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Shell Surface for Front Street.
Alderman Bowen is superin
tending the removal of all dirt
from a portion of Front stree*
west from Beech and east from
Walnut, and will have a surface
of shells applied to fill in all the
holes and make smooth this
main business thoroughfare, for
these portions of that street are
in worse condition than any oth
er.
The work is in the nature of
an experiment, though it is said
to be very successful at Claren
don and other cities and towns,,
where it has been used in this
manner. If it is a success, the
whole paved section of that
street will doubtless be treated
by the council in the same man
ner and probably a coating giv
en other paved streets where
the macadam is badly worn.
Whether the refuse shells will
bind in the small chug holes and
make a level street surface, or j
whether it will be pulled out of j
these holes by traffic, just as has
been the case where rock and
chaffs were used, is 1o be nroven
right here at home.
The council now has a grader
on the streets and needed work
of this character is to be done.
The street northeast of the Iron ,
Mountain track and leading to
the button factory and veneer
plant has been graded and this
work is now in progress on Beech
street with Laurel next in line
for such improvement.
Proper grading of the city’s
unpaved streets will provide bet
ter roads and surface drainage
as well as materially help the ef
fectiveness of our sewer system
by taking care of surface water.
Choir Practice.
There will be choir practice at
St. Paul’s church tonight at 7:00
and the members are asked to
be there promptly.
Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablet* do a dis
agreeable duty In an afreeahl* way.
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SCOTT TO DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
May He First Murderer Electro
cuted Fnder The Recent Ar
kansas Act.
Jonesboro, April 24.—James
Scott, a young farmer of this
county, may the first to die
in the electric chair in Arkan
sas. He must pay the penalty
of death for the murder of his
wife, whom he confessed to hav
ing beaten to death with a stick
of stovewood. A jury in the
Circuit Court at 0 o’clock tonight
brought in a verdict finding him
guilty of murder in the first de
gree. Scott’s attorneys based
their defense on a contention
that the man is insane.
According to the testimony,
Scott and his wife lived at Cash,
about 20 miles from Jonesboro.
He returned to his home one ev
ening about a month ago, and
seizing his wife by the hair,
hpflt hpr into -a spmi-cnnsriniis
condition with a stick of wood.
He then dragged her through
the woods for a distance of about
half a mile, when he again at
tacked her with th^ billet. She
was found in a dyiri& condition
a short while later. Skott was
arrested and, according' Ao offi
cers, declared that he hacriilled
his wife and was willing toSd^» t ^
but when the trial was begun?fP*
entered a plea of insanity.
Instructing County Committees
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 25.—Secre
tary W. G. Hutton of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee
is mailing out to the various
county committees instructions
relative to the approaching pri
mary elections on June 21, urg
ing them to provide for their
part of the expense, and to look
after the special county and dis
trict elections.
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