Independent.
I LY .TO. 191:;. NITMKEK 102.
IcToiTsuis
ft STOCKHOLDERS
ft 0f Helena to Recover
•;U'd b> ,'hill,i>s
jV County.
I, JuiTa-A suit was
Ksaftecn«onbyAmos
■'iriff and Elector f
ftoanty, against all stock
ftt ,f 532,944.31. This
■ ns on deposit with the
■ .he time it closed. Un
■ j.,v cf the state of Ark
■ lhe stockholders of a
■re responsible for any
■ belonging to the county
■ deposited with the bank,
■ral days ago the sheriff
Ks settlement and at that
■me of the stockholders
■ed the money with the un
ftding that the suit was to
Bight against all.
Kllowing are named as de
■ts in the suit:
!rt M. Johnson, Rebecca
inson, Cliff U. Merriam,
% Hornor, J. M. Hornor,
eth Hornor, Albert H.
■ Josephine Ester Hor
May Cornelia Hornor,
L. Hornor, E. C. Hornor,
I ■Horn or, j. i. numui, vn
■M. Lambert, Bettie H.
■graff, Harriet H. Mays,
■ M Moore, Leon Berton,
Inlap, I. Ehrmon, D. T. Har
is, Lesser-Goldman, Harry
E-, S. C. Moore and C. L.
I and R. C. Moore, consti
I the firm of C. L. Moore &
| J. I. Moore, Emma Me
ld, Mary M. Edins, Janie
■icholls, Greenfield Quarles,
I Ready, W- D. Reeves, W.
■ort, Lily Smith, Mary Alice
I, Mary H. Thweatt, C.
Ken, Louise L. Wooten, C.
■ooten, Oscar Thweatt, ad
Itrator of the estate of A.
lomor, deceased, and E. C.
lor, administrator of the es
lof J. J. Hornor, deceased.
rade Follows Highways.
Fayetteville and Springdale
[lie are unable to understand
'the town of Rogers has out
pped these two towns in
vth they can find one of the
cipal reasons by going up
e and inspecting the roads
in(r iri+/L rl'U «
■ « - • t . . Jf-'ICAVV-* i MV
|9a leading in from White riv
5 ^nnd War Eagle is in excellent
9 ^Baition, ihe hills having been
|B down and a grade establish
I^Btbat can be easily negotiated
9a team with a load. Loose
9ks are key.- out of the road,
9tbat it is a pleasure to travel
y Other roads leading out
^■Rogers are a,so kept in good
^PPe, and as a result the tow
IBkound to grow.—Springdale
■History of this kind repeats
9*elf everywhere. The com
9Bnit.v that builds good roads
®ts the trade just as the man
Hho digs a ditch gets water. It
9 tbe same principle—both
9S(je ar*d water follow the line
9 !fcas* resistance.—Exchange.
Sacking House President Here
I Ben Weil, president of the Lit
9e B°ck Packing Company, was
■n our city today looking aftei
Pe buying of cattle for the
Peking house. He boughl
F°m S. Heinemann last week
Pe hundred and eighty-on<
Pad of cattle and went to In
Pleside this morning where h<
rxpec:s to buy a car load iron
r°bn H. Keel.
Power To Compel A Show
Down.
If Arkansas had a modern e
lection law, resuiring a double
set of judges and clerks and
compelling the giving out of re
I turns as soon as the vote, were
I counted, the recent wrangle in
jthe Democratic primary would
have been impossible. Every -
jbody seems Heartily in favor of
la revision of the election laws.
| The matter should be brought to
jthe attention of the next legis
;lature by the newspapers of the
; state and a campaign waged un
til such a law is enacted.—
Stuttgart Arkansawyer- Very
good as far as it goes, but noth
ing is going to stop the party
wrangling until there is some
competent court of review of the
acts of the state committee.
When there is a demand for a
show-down there ought to be a
show-down.—Fort Smith Times
Record.
Aged Eggs Go On Sale.
Trenton. N. J.. July 29.—Fro
zen eggs seized by federal in
spectors three years ago as unfit
for food which have been the
subject of much litigation, were
released for sale today by the
State Board of Health. Mem
bers of the board, after hearing
an expert testify that the eggs,
although now nearly four years
old, were still fit for food a week
ago, performed the official task
of eating foodstuffs made fro
the eggs.
They were taken to the state
laboratory, where custard pie.
cake and ice cream were prepar
ed. Today they gave the pro
duct a clean bill of health.
Road Engine Arrives.
Prescott, July 29.—The road
engine, which was ordered by
Missouri township of this coun
ty, arrived in Prescott today.
The four gravel wagons were
not shipped with the engine, as
the factory had to make them,
but will follow7 as soon as possi
ble, and work soon will begin on
jthe roads of this township and
county.
Judge Thomas is a good roads
enthusiast and is devoting much
'of his time to making better
roads and highways.
The first road to be construct
ed w7ith the new machinery will
be across the country It will
run through three townships,
' Boughton, Missouri and Em
met, and this road no doubt will
be the route selected by the Na
tional Highway Commission.
| Moving Pictures
I at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
I ___
Good Program Tonight.
THE SHOT GUN MAN AND
THE STAGE DRIVER
, An extra good thrilling Western
■ story.
I * (SELIG)
I PETE JOINS THE FORCE
i To win the hand of a widow and
iher fortune—mainly the lat
ter—he has some funny exper
I iences, but wins.
(Comedy—LUBIN.)
HIS ENEMY
; A conceited, quick-temperec
i youth, who is entirely a law un
I to himself, learns that he is his
I worst enemy.
; (Drama—EDISON.)
___
I Special music by the orchestra
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
WANTS THIRTY
DAYS RESPITE
For Odus Davidson In Order to
Perfect Appeal to Highest
Federal Court.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. July 30.—Judge
E. G. Mitchell of Harrison, coun
sel for Odus Davidson, sentenc
ed to hang August 11. has writ
ten to Gov. J. M. Futrell, asking
for a respite of 30 days in order
that he have an opportunity of
taking the case to the U. S.
Co'urt of Appeals.
Davidson was convicted of
the murder of Ella Barham, in
Boone county, last January. The
crime was a most brutal one,
victim being assaulted, then cut
to pieces, and hogs had partial
ly devoured the body before it
was discovered by dogs accom
panying a coon hunting party.
The feeling was so strong
against Davidson, that it was
feared he would be lynched if
present wnen ;ne verdict was
rendered. For this reason he
was spirited away, and lodged
in the jail at Berryville, not be
ing in the court room when the
verdict was handed in. This
was made the basis for a de
mand for a new trial in the Ar
kansas Supreme Court, but the
lower court verdict was sustain
ed.
Judge Mitchell contends that
the rulings of the United States
Supreme Court were reversed by
the Arkansas court, in making
its decision- Judge Mitchell
claims that he will be able to
j sustain in the higher court that
a trail “before a howling mob is
not^ due process of law.’’ He
asks for the continuance in or
der to reach Justice Willis Van
deventer of the United States
Supreme Court and present his
petition for an appeal before
him.
The attorney for the condem
ned man states that he sup
posed he had plenty of time in
which to apply for the writ of
error, but has been informed
that all the members of the
court have left Washington, and
Justice Vandeventer has been
uesigiiuieu uie une wnu must
pass upon all such applications.
Justice Vandeventer is now in
Michigan, but Judge Mitchell
states he is leaving soon for
other points, and he fears the
jurist cannot be reached in time
to grant a stay of execution be
fore August 11. i"'"
Gov. Futrell will announce
some action within the next few
days.
Martin’s Nomination Settled
Washington, July 29.—Presi
dent Wilson today sent the nomi
nation of William H. Martin oi
Hot Springs, Ark., to the Senate
for confirmation as United
States attorney for the Eastern
district of Arkansas. The nom
ination of Mr. Martin sets at
rest the rumors that Senator
James P. Clarke had intended
going to Arkansas to investi
gate charges that Martin had
supported Colonel George W
Murphy, the “Bull Moose can
didate for governor in the re
cent state election.
Setter Pups For Sale.
i Some thoroughbred Settei
■pups from field trial winne:
I stock, ready for fel training
| Apply to T. M. Rorex. Swifton
Arkansas. 56btf
To Determine Proper Credit.
T. W. Shockley of the Nation
al Rating League, is in town, in
teresting the merchants and
doctors, organizing a league of
business men for protection
against the poor pay debtor.
The work is similar to Brad
| street or Dun. Where Brad
street nr Dun protect the whole
sale house against the poor pay
merchants, the National Rating
League protect the merchant
and doctor against the poor pay
debtor, thus each merchant and
doctor from now on can turn to
a book of credit guide and set
’one is worthy of credit.
This system will save all mer
chants and doctors' from getting
: beat any more by people going
from one store to another or
from one town to another to get
j rid of paying their just debts.
However, it. is impossible for
any honest person to get their
name on the list, as they give
each debtor a chance to pay an
account beforehis name i> prim
ed in a book. This system is
covering the United States. It
does not matter where one
moves to they cannot escape
this book unless they pay their
debts. Many of the merchants
and doctors in Newport have al
ready become members of the
League.
Game Legislation Next Time.
: Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 30.— The leg
islature of 1915 will no doubt
| be productive of the game laws
which the game protective as
sociations of the state have been
(fighting for for several terms.
, Governor J. M- Futrell, as a
; member of the senate of 1913.
' undertook to pass such a bill,
and did force it through the sen
ate. He states that the fight
l will be renewed in the next ses
! sion, and at that time the bill
jwill probably come up in the
' House. If it meets with delay
, a similar bill will be pushed
through the senate and fought
out in the House. Governor Fu
] trell says 4ne time to preserve
: the game is not after the mar
j ket hunters have killed it all,
I but while there is still a liberal
I supply.____
Guard Inspection To He Made.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 30.—Gov. J.
M Futrell has held a long con
ference with Capt. A. R. Sloan.
I . S. A., who is assigned to du
ty with the Arkansas National
Guard, and received his report on
the Washington trip, and learn
ed wha* is necessary for Ark
ansas maintain it.- Guard.
Capt. Sloan stated he was ready
! to start at an hour’s notice, to
make a second inspection of the
property held by the Guard, but
Governor Futrell desires first to
give the companies a little addi
tional time in which o ge scrub
scattered equipment back to the
armories. For this purpose Gov.
Futrell will require staff officials
to visit the different companies
and force them to search the lo
cality for missing articles, in or
der that everything possible
may appear on the credit.
In the future, those who have
Guard equipment will be held re
sponsible for it, and if they fail
to return it, will be prosecuted.
No one will be permitted to take
guns or uniform.- from the ar
mories. and the armories must
be places where all equipment
will be safe. The companies will
be forced to drill at regular
times, and reports showing the
number of men at drill, as well
as officers, must be filed weekly
with the office of the Adjutant
General.
Violinist Sues Hotel.
Little Rock, July 30.—Vera
Berliner Kay, the vaudeville ar
tist. whose violin was smashed
when she was filling an en
gagement at the Majestic thea
tre the first week in June, yes
terday filed suit in the Pulaski
circuit court against the Marion
Hotel Company, asking $3,625
damages, alleged to have been
sustained by the loss of the in
strument.
Miss Kay valued the instru
ment at $3,500, and two weeks’
engagements she says she was
forced to cancel after losing her
violin she values at $125. The
violin was crushed when a heavy
trunk fell on the case. The in
cident occurred on the night of
June 2, 1913.__
Hickey Is ( ensured.
Little Rock, July 29.—The re
port of the court martial which
heard the charges against Cap
tain Hickey, the deposed officer
of the Jonesboro company, has
at last been tiled with Gov. Fu
trell. He is considering it care
fully. and will probably order it
approved and tiled with the re
cords of t he guard.
According to the evidence pre
sented before 1 he court of in
quiry, ('apt<tin Hickey was dis
courteous to officers of the coun
ty and town at Fordyce, when
negroes were attacked and beat
en up, presumably by members
of his company, who had stopped
at that town a short t ime on
their way to the annual encamp
ment in Alexandria, La. Hick
ey according to allegations,
"cussed" out the officers and
stated he would not submit to
the placing of his men under ar
rest. Hickey was stripped of his
shoulder straps by Gov. G- W.
Donaghey, who made an investi
gat ion at the time. He demand
ed a court martial, hut it was
j not given until the petition was
presented to Gov. Futrell. When
fit was decided to hold the hear
i ing in Fordyce, Hickey declined
to be present.
The hearing approves the
finding of Gov. Donaghey. It
icondemns the actions of Captain
Hickey, stating that he usurped
charge of the train carrying the
soldiers south, and also censured
j the superior officer who permit
ted him to do it. Hickey is fur
ther condemned for permitting
I his men to have intoxicants, it
being shown that large amount
I was placed on the car for his
I company at Pine Bluff. Hickey
is further censured for attend
ing church, bearing arms. The
report also recommends greater
discipline in the handling of
state troops in the future.
| Mrs. Harry Lee Williams and
daughter, Lucile and Elizabeth
! Cobb are expected to arrive
home tomorrow from a visit to
! Tuckerman, where they are
guests of Mrs. Williams’ parents
j Mr. and Mrs- R. W. Bandy.—
Jonesboro Tribune
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