independent.
Zjjj NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY. JINE YY 1913. \ I'M PER 73.
■ hays HAS
■ LEAD Of 662
Inver Brundidge With
|p$ County Vote Re
K- Final Count
Bay Be Necessary.
9 to Independent.
1 Rock, June 25.-2 p. m.
■ long delayed returns
Phillip® county were re
9 today, giving- Brundidge
E/of 308, much below
Hnerally expected, for a
■nfirmed report had been
■sly given out that the
Bn's majority was 1452.
Indidge had received a
■najority in that county j
■ Senator Davis and it j
■ought that he could rely j
■radically the same mar-1
■the last race.
■ returns from a number 1
■th Arkansas counties in-!
■ the Hays lead that had 1
fcindling for two days and
■mden jurist now has a
■ty of 662 with Phillips !
■ reported. 0VX,~
I
, Newton and Madison |
have not reported and
e missing precincts in
f the other counties.
relied upon to give
je a good majority but
r two are not so certain,
rundidge forces are nat
pressed over the failure
2 a larger majority in i
but are still claiming I
ination of Mr. Brun-1
UTH IN FULL RE-;
TURNS.
I
•undidge, to a reporter j
ndependent, stated over !
hone: “While I am dis-!
1 over the majority re
oy Phillips county, I
lost hope or confidence,!
vfc the full returns will'
the nomination. In my !
inst Governor Davis, I
hillips county by such a j
jority over Davis, that
ly expected a larger
this year, than 308,
s just been returned.
1 Hays upon the returns
led by the newspapers
has a lead of about 600
! this I
I when the full vote is in.”
ft? CUTS LEAD TO 542.
■iff McCuistion Wednes
ternoon secured the com
'eturns from Sharp coun
5ich gave Brundidge 120
ty and thus further re
the Hays lead to 542.
complete vote in Sharp
Was Brundidge 390, Hays
BALLOTS IN PHIL
LIPS COUNTY.
her message from the
,ge headquarters at Lit
pSt.S^es that after the
1 Phillips county was can
an<t a majority of only
Wed for Brundidge, that
tots were burned. That a
t> o: 1452 for Brundidge
en P°iied in Phillips coun
olerably well known in
’ an(* the burning of the
rf true, will be credited
People of the state as the
)f the notorious machine
county to make an inves
°n an<^ recount impossible.
scribe for the Independent and
•“the news.
SNYDER MAY
BE PRESIDENT
Of University Having Been In
vited to Appear Before
The Board.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 25.—The
Board of Trustees of the Univer
sity has another Eastern educa
tor in view for the Presidency of
the institution, and he has been
invited by Trustee Askew to ap
pear before the Board at its next
meeting to be held in the govern
or’s office next Saturday, June
28. The possibility as the head
of the Arkansas school is Henry
Nelson Snyder, president of
Wofford College, at Spartans
burg, S. C„, since 1902. He was
born at Macon, Ga., Jan. 14,
I860, and is an A. B. of Vander
bilt, besides having taken de
grees at several other schools.
The meeting of the Board is
called for the purpose of dispos
ing of several odds and ends of
business, and it is not at all!
— a . "li _ !
p VK/MWiV IHUI/ CV Ol VOlUViil M UC
decided upoh at this meeting.
Two other positions to be filled,
that may be considered at this
meeting, are those of dean of
the Educational college, to suc
ceed W. S. Johnson, resigned,
and dean of the Agricultural;
College. It is quite probable j
that J. C. Futrell, the acting5
president, and Martin Nelson,
the acting dean of the Agricul-1
tural College will be retained j
for the next session.
CHARGED WITH
BURNING MiLL
Six Are Bound Over On Charge
of Argon and Spalding Held
for Assault of Boy.
_ i
When the Horton planing mill
was destroyed by fire on June
17th, the charge was openly
made that the mill had been de
stroyed by incendiaries. The j
state has developed evidence j
which led to the arrest of Alec
House, Dee House, brother of ;
the boy who was struct on the (
head by Herbert Spalding. Allie
Smith, a woman about 23 years
of age, Ira Marshall and his wife
Annie Marshall andJoe Nickens.
Their hearing took place be- j
fore Esquire H. C. Nuckolls t
Monday and all six were bound
over to the grand jury. In de-1
fault of S500 bond, all are in jail
except Dee House and Mrs. An
nie Marshall, who were released
on their own cognizance.
The testimony of several wit
nesses corroborated that of the
state’s main witness, Julia
Thomas, who declared that a
plot had been laid to destroy the
Horton mill and that it was
touched off, after gasoline had
been run into the building
through a pipe.
Tuesday afternoon, in the
same court, Herbert Spalding
; was given a hearing on the
charge of assault with intent to
! to kill upon the person of Dave'
! House and was held to the grand
| jury under S500 bond.
Barn Near Alicia Burns.
Alicia. June 24.—A barn own
ed by W. S. Hughes, two miles
! east of Alicia, was destroyed by
i fire vesterday. About four ton*
of hay and 400 bushels of corn
were burned. Several horse*
were saved. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss was
! partially covered by insurance.
VOL HAMER
MADE ESCAPE
From Penitentiary April 20th
But Warden Does Not Be
lieve He Was Shot By
Negroes.
Yol Hamer, convicted in this
county of attempted rape and j
sentenced to ten years in the j
penitentiary is now known to !
have escaped April 20 from the
guards at the state farm. Ha
mer was a “trusty” and accord
ing to Warden McCook left the
camp in company with two oth- j
er trusties between 3 and 4
o’clock one Sunday afternoon. !
They went to a bayou about one
and one-half miles from the :
camp to hunt frogs, as they had |
done many times before, but j
they did not return. This was j
the last seen of the men by camp j
authorities, although W. R. Kir-1
by of Staples reported having
passed the trio on the road, while
motoring near Staples late in
the evening of the day they es
caped’, At that time, according
to Mr. Kirby, the convicts were
about one and one-half miles j
from the end of the farm, or j
about four miles from the'
camp.”
A story had reached the wife
of Hamer who is living at Wei
ft
don, that her husband had been
shot and killed by two negroes.
Jones & Campbell'!, of this city
who defended Hamer in his trial
took the matter up with the gov
ernor. In a letter to Governor
Futrell, Mr. Jones stated that he
had been told by Mr. L. C. Bax
ter, a citizen of Jackson county,
that he (Baxter) was about 12
miles from the state farm load
ing machinery on some railroad
cars when two negroes arrested
a white man. Mr. Jones states
in the letter that Baxter says he
made inquiry as to the identity
of the man and that he was told
it was a man from Jackson coun
ty charged with the same of
fense of which Hamer had been
convicted. That Baxter believes
from the description given him
of Hamer that the white man
was Hamer and that the negroes
shot him. ;
T. P. Murray of the penitenti- j
ary board says:
i / rrsi 1_J. IT__ i
1 lie ailC&Cl LliClC iiCUUti |
was killed by two negro guards !
is absolutely without foundation j
tion. This is not possible. |
There are no negro guards over 1
white men. The white and ne- ;
gro convicts are more than one j
and one-half miles apart and are J
segregated at the farm. If Ha
mer was killed, as alleged, it was
by negroes outside the peniten
tiary who arrested him and kill
ed him in doing so, for the $25
standing reward the state pays
for the arrest of escaped con
victs.
“It is a pitiful case, and I hope
can be unraveled immediately. ’
Nominate Murphy For Governor
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 25. — The
state convention of the Progres
sive party Tuesday afternoon
nominated Col. George W. Mui
phy for governor and he accept
ed.' Colonel Murphy was for
years a Democratic party read
er and served two terms as At
torney General.
Over seventy-five delegates
from over the state were pres
ent.
1
STATE COMMITTEE
MAY SETTLE
Governorship ( ontest When
Canvass oE Vote Is Made
Next Monday.
Little Rod:. June 25.—It is
Quite probable that !he govern
or s race will not be definitely
determined until the state cen
tral committee meets on June
30, at the Hotel Marion in Little
Rock, and canvasses the returns
from the various counties and
declares the result.
Today, four days after the
last ballot was cast on the short
est ticket ever voted at a state
election, there are many of the
counties that are uncertain, and
some that are even claimed by
both sides. The unofficial re
turns will probably not give the
winner more than 1000 major
ity.
Phillips county ail day Tues
day was the cynosure of politi
cal mathematicians, but nothing
could be heard from the vote in
that county. It was recognized
by all as the pivot upon which
the result must, hinge, but for
some unexplained reason no re
f nvr\c n x T i *|| 1
There have been many ru
mors of possible contests, and
friends of both candidates have
been indulging in talk of padded
returns and sharp "practices. It
is generally believed, however,
that the State Central Commit
tee will be able to declare the
nominee without becoming en
tangled in a contest that will
jeopardize the interests of the
party.
Greene County Gets First Dis
trict.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 25.—At a
meeting of the State Highway
Commission Tuesday afternoon,
the Board decided to hold its
regular quarterly meetings Jan.
I, April 1, and October 1. This
will make the next meeting next
Monday, July 1. at which time it
is expected that the permanent
secretary will be announced.
At the Tuesday meeting the
organization of Highway Im
provement District No. 1,
Greene county, was authorized,
pursuant to regular petition fil
ed by property owners, the Road.
_III __ C!4 XTv*onroc
vvxxx x UJi xx viii -
river to Paragon!d, and thence
to the Craighead county line.
State Engineer E. A. Kingsley
was instructed to make the ne
cessary surveys and investiga
tions for the construction of the
proposed highway.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
MAID OF HONOR
(Drama—EDISON)
and his wife came home.
The old tattler’s telegram
brought her back too soon to
suit John, featuring John Bun
ny and Flora Finch.
(Comedy—VITAGR APH)
THE UNKNOWN
The United States Custom ser
vice—This is an excellent story.
(LUBIN)
Good music by the orchestra.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
f We Close Evenings at <5:.'!0 (Except Saturday, i i
Special This Week
Amazing
Shirt Values
======== — ■
$1.00 and $1.25 Soft Shirts
[Collars Attached] at
70c
3 for $2.00
These shirts look neat, feel
good and wear better. They are
especially comfortable these warm
days. Right now is the time to
buy, while sizes are complete.
BErger’S
"STAR CLOTH IHG HOUSE''
Ghost Is Apprehended.
Mountain Home, June 24.—
The notorious Baxter county
ghost, which has been doing
nightly stunts in the Shoal
Creek Hollow, near the little vil
lage of Norfork, was captured
last night by Tom Lance, one of
an adventurous party who went 1
out to get his goat.
Drawing near to the place ,
where the apparition had b<
seen nightly, Lance signified
his intention of attacking it ii
it appeared, when out of the
darkness of the night, high in
the air, a silent figure glided.
The apparition appeared to
come from the top of a high
bluff and cross a big field on the ,
Friend farm, nearing the ground
as it came closer. It has always ,
been at this crisis that those
who came to catch the nightly
visitor had lost their nerve, but
Tom stood pat. - - -•
As the ghostly figure neared
the ground, the young man j
made a rush at the swaying,
misty form. His arms closed on
an old white muslin undershirt.
Seeing the take, he cried to the
other boys, and they came up,
and then two men not in the
party, came out of the brush on
the other side of the field, laugh
mg. They w’ere D. L. Friend
and his hired man.
The drouth had got on their
nerves and they had to have
something to keep off the blues, |
so they just rigged up the ghost, j
They strung a wire from the top j
of the bluff and ran it across the j
field and public road to the j
ground in the timber. They |
pulled the swaying shirt back j
and forth with two strings, one j
« I
on top of the bluff and the other
standing on the ground in the
timber.
To Entertain Last Conference.
Batesville, June 24.—Bates
ville Methodists expect to enter
tain the last session of the
White River Conference ever to
be held. The conference meets
this year at Clarendon, and it is
the general opinion that the ses
sion of 1915 will be the last. At
a meeting in Conway some
months ago a committee ap
pointed from the Arkansas and
White River Conferences recom
mended the consolidation of the
two conferences, and this recom
mendation will be passed on by
the general conference, which
meets in Oklahoma City in 1915.
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Methodist Sunday School Picnic
The Methodist Sunday school
picnic will be given Thursday,
June 26th at White River bridge.
Wagons will leave the church
at 7 a. m., also will collect bas
kets at Corner of Third and Pine
streets. Everybody invited to
come.
Bring your basket and have a
good day’s outing.
A. T. Hubly, Supt.
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BE NEIGHBORLY
Tell your friends about Ross’
“Dead Quick” spray. Tell them
that it kills bedbugs, ants, fleas,
roaches, mites, lice and their
eggs; that it kills and keeps
away mosquitoes—that it is nice
and clean for household use.
Tell them it is sold in Newport
by your druggists. (Adv.)