The decision of the supreme
court settles for a number of
years at least the license ques
tion in Newport. The store
rooms held by saloons in this
city, whose doors have been
closed since January 1, when the
Going law went into effect, will
now be given up and doubtless
occupied by other lines of busi
ness.
While the saloon interests of
the state will doubtless carry
the case to the supreme court
of the United States, a decision
from that court would hardly be
reached in less than two years. [
Hence it is almost certain that
Newport will be dr y for the
next two years and perhaps al- \
ways.
The continual agitation of the
license question has always been
a drawback to the growth of
Newport because it has kept the
city divided against itself, its
growth and prosperity and if
the issue is settled for all time
to come, it would be the best for
Newport and Jackson county.
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Agent Acccepts New Place.
Pine Bluff, April 4.—Harry N.
Atwood, for 17 years local
freight and passenger agent for
the Iron Mountain railroad here,
has been promoted to the posi
tion of commercial freight agent
for the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain, Denver & Rio Grande
and Western Pacific railroads,
with headquarters at Milwau
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Moving Pictures
atthe Opera House
JUST CP S LITTLE MAY
7 vma—(LUBIN)
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| WHEN FRIENDSHIP CEASES
IS Robert Thornby and George
i Stanley.
Comedy— (VITAGRAPH)
QUICK SANDS OF SIN
Dorris Mitchell and Earl Calvert
Drama—(S. and A.)
ADMISSION, 5c and 10c
Coburn’s Minstrel Wednesday
Night.
Intoxicants Barred In Navy.
Washington, April 5.—Abso
lute prohibition will prevail in
the United States navy after
|July 1 next. Secretary Daniels
! tonight made public a sweeping
| order which not only will abol
j ish the traditio^dl “wine mess”
of the officers, but will bar all
alcoholic liquors from every
ship and shore station of the
navy. This order, constituting
one of the most notable victories
ever won by prohibition forces,
was issued on the recommenda
tion of Surgeon General Braist
ed. It was brief and to the
point.
“The use or introduction for
drinking purposes of alcoholic
liquors on board any naval ves
sel or within any navy yard or
station is strictly prohibited and
commanding officers will be held :
directly responsible for the en
forcement of this order.”
At the Opera House Wednesday
Night
Manager Coburn will present
his latest novelty opening* and se
lected a cross section view of Un
cle Sam’s latest dreadnaught sea
fighting, battleship or ocean
fortress, dressed as sailors, ma
rines and officers. Good singing
and dancing and a high class
minstrel. Seats on sale at Wal
ker’s drug store. Id
Edgar Munger Dead.
Edgar Munger aged about 60
years, died at the county hospit
al at Jacksonport Sunday night
from a several months’ illness.
The body was brought down
from Jacksonport Monday morn
ing and will be buried at Walnut
Grove cemetery, awaiting a mes
sage from a brother in Califor
nia.
The deceased was in the em
ploy of McLain-Holden as book-1
keeper for a number of years, !
and was a very efficient work- :
man.
Jackson County Teachers As
sociation.
The Teachers’ Association of
Jackson County convened in a
one day’s session in this city on
Saturday, Prof. Shaver presid
ing. The meeting was held at
the high school auditorium, and
was attended by about forty
teachers from over the county.
Judge E. L. Boyce made the
welcoming address which was
o irarv ■nlpasino1 nnp this hpinc
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followed by a regular program of
work for the day.
Talks on different phases of
school work interspersed by
some musical selections, made up
most of the day’s work. Proba
bly the most interesting feature
was the address by Superintend
ent J. J. Doyne of the State
Normal at Conway, and which
was the closing number. This i
was the last meeting of the '
Association until next fall.
A large delegation of teach- j
ers from Jackson county will go
down to Little Rock the latter
part of next week to attend the
state association.
Log Teams Wanted At Once.
Have a large amount of tim
ber cut in the woods and must
move. Will pay good price for
moving same. It will pay you
to come and investigate- For
particulars call Newport phone
1608-5 or write Muirhead Lum
ber Company, Weldon, Arkan
sas. Oktf.
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For Sale Cheap.
9 000 mulberrv posts, good
Road System
Will Make County
Capitalist Who Owned Big
Farms In Jackson County
Sorry He Sold Them.
The demand of the people of
Jackson County for an adequate
system of roads expressed in the
big majority secured at the polls
March 25, continues to grow.
The editor is just in receipt of a
letter from J. S. Wilmans, a pro
gressive land owner, who en
closes the following letter from
a former land owner, C. E. Ak
ers, now of Long Beach, Califor
nia, who only recently disposed
of his extensive holdings in this
county. Read what he says:
“I note the seeming interest
;h"at is being taken in the ef
fort to put good roads in your
county and that the newspaper
seemis to be doing all it can to
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get Liiciii. i certainly nupe tnat
they will get them; it will do
more for your county than any
thing else could do. In fact, it
will be the making of the county
if you get them. If I had
thought you would ever get such
roads, I would certainly never
have sold out, as it would have
made the land I had worth a
fortune. I was just three miles
from the railroad and it was al
most impossible to get to the
railroad.
“I wish I could tell you all
how much you need those roads.
It has been the making of Calif
ornia, and I have seen the re
sults of good roads enough to
know’ what they mean to a coun
ty. I wrould say to you: “Do
everythingyou can toget them.”
What is Mr. Akers’ opinion
worth ? He has been a very suc
cessful business man and inves- 1
tor. He is a widely traveled
man. He is known as conserva
tive and careful, yet his words -
could hardly be made stronger
than he writes in support of this ;
system of roads.
Mr. Wilmans says of Mr.
Akers, “He formerly owned
several thousand acres of timber
land in White and Black river
bottoms, also the Tupelo farm,
East of Tuckerman; he has
been very successful as a practi
cal business man, having been in
business for a number of years
at Decatur, Bloomington and
Canton, Illinois. He has had an
extensive experience and has
been over quite a bit of this j
country and Europe. I consider I
his opinion worth repeating, for j
I think him one of the soundest j
business men I know.
“Mr. Akers went over a good
portion of Eastern Arkansas be
fore making his investments in 1
Jackson county which he consul-1
ers the banner county of Ark
ansas.”
Accidentally Poisoned.
Beebe, April 5.—“Babe” Falk,
67 years old, a well-known far
mer, who resided 12 miles west
of this city, died suddenly at 6
o’clock Saturday night at his
home. The cause of Falk’s death
is not known, but it is thought |
that he accidentally took poison j
for medicine.
Falk was in Beebe during the
greater part of the day and
seemed to those who talked with
him to be in the best spirits. He
is survived by three sons, his
I wife and several small daugh
ters. Funeral services were con
ducted this afternoon. An in
vestigation of the death proba-j
plv will be made.
Boys Left Their Regards.
BatesviUe, April 4.—Several
days ago, Phil Medley, a young
white man, convicted of selling
whiskey, and a negro named
Will Hams, m&ue their escape
from the county jail. JilugiPg
from! a letter left to Sheriff Fike,
they itfaHe their escape early in
the night, and by the time their
departure was discovered next
morning, had no doubt made
good the declaration sent
to the sheriff—that they would
be outside the state by the time
he read the lettter.
While the boys express appre
ciation of their treatment, they
did not express regrets at the op
portunity to make their depart
ure as his guests.
The letter left for the sheriff
is as follows:
“City, March 27, 1914.
“Mr. Fike—We appreciate es
pecially your kindness shown us
while in your care, and while
we do not ask for better treat
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climate. Now, we do not mpnd
telling you our route for we ex
pect to be across a state line by
morning: To Newport on the
red ball or Hot shot, and then the
irst train north or south, it
ioes not make any difference.
So good-bye for a long time if
pou do not catch us, and here’s
wishing you all the luck and hap
piness in the world.
“Phil and Will.”
Killed Ducks—Is Convicted.
Fort Smith, April 4.—Wesley
Massingale of Ozark, a ferry
man, was arrested at that place
yesterday by Deputy United
States Marshal J. 0. Johnson of
:his city on a charge of violating
;he federal game law's by killing
lucks out of season.
When arraigned before Judge
Frank A. Youmans, Massingale
^leaded guilty. He stated that
le shot three ducks for the
amusement of a friend and that
ie did not receive any compen
sation. Judge Youmans sus
pended sentence.
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Do It Electrically.
See Sam Denty about the Vac
iim Cleaner before doing your
spring cleaning. Telephone 117.
CONVICT EARM
CASE IN COURT
In Hearing Of Petition To Re
voke County’s Contract
With John H. Keel.
The question of the "aferOfption
of the county’s contract with
John H. Keel for the use of the
convicts the current year was
heard Monday before Judge C.
B. Coe. The matter came before
court through the petition of
Sheriff J. F. McCuistion and oth
ers asking that the contract be
revoked on the ground that the
contractor had not given the
prisoners the treatment, provis
ions and quarters called for by
the convict farm lease and rules
governing same.
The court held its sessions in
the circuit court room and dur
ing the morning session, three
mem'bers of the last grand jury,
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John Pennington were placed on
the stand and testified as to con
ditions found upon the farm at
the time of their inspection.
Stayton & Stayton represent
ed the petitioners and Phillips,
Hillhouse & Boyce the defend
ant contractor.
A large numOber of witnesses
had been subpoenaed and the
case m|ay not be concluded be
fore Tuesday.
Ludie Arnold Convicted.
Mrs. Cassie Hardin of Swif
ion, mother of Ludie Arnold, re
turned Sunday from Texas,
where she attended the trial of
her son, who was convicted of
bigamy on two counts of the in
dictment. The number of years
of his penitentiary service has
not been determined by the
court.
John Arnold of Alicia, W. H.
Crain of Swifton and Gustave
Jones of this city as one of de
fendant’s counsel have also re
turned from the Texas city.
The trial of young Arnold,
who has figured in many esca
pades in this section, was sensa
tional in the extreme, the de
fendant being faced by eight of
his wives, all of whom alleged
that he won them through sym
pathy.
Revivalists.
The Methodist preacher
New York, who, in confers
put themselves on record agaj
the traveling evangelists and
vivalists, were no doubt largely ;
actuated by a feeling of self-de* *" i
fense, and they have a valid art |||
gument on their side. The tem
pestuous and spectacular reviv
ah"st^0°Ps down on a commup^^
ity, and by siciilTu^iioiictty, at
tracts attention and cleans up
as much money as a circus,
which hd carries away, while the
home preacher, who must labor
among his people year in and
year out, is allowed only a mea
ger living. These spasmodic
awakenings of the religious spir
it may result in great good by
reaching many people who would
be otherwise untouched by the
appeal; but it must be admitted
that when they are financed af
ter our modern methods, the
money goes into the hands of a
fortunate few, while the many
clergymen, who labor assiduous
ly, are deprived of much that is
due them.—Memphis News
Scimitar.
Glanders In Stone County.
Mountain Vi< y, April 4.—-Two
horses belonging to Stanley^—
Wade and Dow Beckham, who m
live on Rocky Bayou six miles %
east of here, were killed and
burned yesterday by order of
Dr. R. M. Dow, state veterinar
ian, of Fayetteville who says the
animals were affected with the
glanders. Four more horses and
mules in that neighborhood are ^
said to be suffering with the
same disease and they probably
| will be killed.
The disease was brought here
! by a gypsy showman from Okla
! homa whose team of bronco po
jnies were badly affected with it.
i Dr. Gow has placed a strict
[quarantine over the section
where the disease is prevalent
and no horses and mules can be
taken out or brought into the
quarantined section which com
prises an area of nine miles.
Car Bananas.
Mr. J. B. Heard wishes to an
nounce that he has a car load of
nice ripe bananas on the track
opposite Wolff-Goldman’s, which
he will dispose of to the public
at a very cheap price.
paster with i
groomed-men and
just around the corner!
Men whom you’ll |
head of the procession are
this Live Store to be
occasion with their new
KUPPENHEIMERl
BENJAMIN—-WASHINGTON 1
CLOTHES I
Weaves and color sh
ing with the season,
contrast to those that have
are the kind
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