VOLUME XVII. NO. 245. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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AGED CHEN
PASSES AWAY
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Death Monday Wight Claims Frank
lin Scott Gullette, Who Succumb
ed to Attack of Heart Trouble.
A veil of sorrow spread over the
little city of Newport Tuesday morn
ing when it was announced that F. S.
Gullette had passed away suddenly
at 10:20 the night before. The sud
den end came as a result of heart
trouble. Mr. Gullette during last
week was kept in bed because of his
ailment, but Sunday he began to im
prove, and Monday was feeling much
better, hoping to resume his work at
his office Tuesday.
Franklin Scott Gullette wras 72
years of age. He was born in Lonoke
county; moving to Oil Trough a num
ber of years ago, later to Jackson
port, from which place he came to
Newport. He was engaged in the
grpeo-- business practically all his
life, retiring a few years ago. Sev
eral months- ago Mr. Gullette was
elected to the office of justice of the
j peace in this township, in which ca
-» pacity he served until his death, in
a most capable and satisfactory
manner.
Mr. Gullette served with distinc
tion during the civil war. He was a
cavalryman and endured many of the
hardships of the early days. While
fighting with the Confederate army
on one occasion he was seriously
wounded. During the time of his
service in the war Mr. Gullette never
slept beneath a tent, always being
out with scouting parties, enduring
all the rigors of war.
A more prolific pen than this is
needed to picture the splendid life
of the deceased. He was as gentle
and tender as a child, of a retiring
disposition, always keeping himself
in the background and working
quietly for the uplift of mankind. He
dispensed hundreds of deeds of kind
ness and charity that never became
^ known to the world. He was a de
vout Christian, being a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
South. He was also a Mason of
high standing. To know Mr. Gul
lette was to love his kindly char
acter. Even during his declining
days he retained that freshness of
intellect and ability to impart inter
esting knowledge and to converse
wisely on topics new and old.
Mr. Gullette will be greatly missed
in the community.
Surviving him are one daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Gullette, a grand
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Rossington,
and great-granddaughter, little Eliz
abeth Gullette Rossington, all of
whom have sustained an irreparable
loss. His devotion to his little great
granddaughter was beautiful, and his
home life, which was shared by his
r 0niy daughter, was the sweeetst
pleasure of his last days.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity goes out to the bereaved rel
atives, and especially does the Inde
pendent feel the grief of his loss, for
the only daughter, Miss Elizabeth, is
loveo by every member of the office
staff, with whom she works faithful
ly day after day and to her all of
us extend the tenderest of sympathy.
The funeral will be held at the
family residence on Laurel street
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, the
services to be in charge of Rev. W. B.
Hays, pastor of the Methodist
church. Burial will follow at the
family lot in Walnut Grove cemetery.
GIVE SUPPORT
TO PRESIDENT
Democrats in Senate Will Oppose
War Cabinet Bill, While A Few
Are Obstinate.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 22.—In the sen
ate the democrats supporting the bill
to create a war cabinet apparently
were solidified today as a result of
the president’s denunciation of Sen
'"■ t ator Chamberlain's attack on the
War Department. Some declared,
however, they would fight for the
bill to a finish despite the president’s
opposition.
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Shipping Generally Is Endangered By
Ice Jams Between Memphis
And Cairo.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Memphis, Tenn.v Jan. 22.—Five
Mississippi river steamers were sunk,
including the excursion steamer, De
Soto and Packet Georgia Lee, by
pounding ice floes sweeping down
the river. Conditions are the worst
in a number of years. The boats
sunk were valued at more than a
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Numerous ice jams are reported be
tween Memphis and Cairo and ship
ping generally is endangered.
MEDICI
13 FID UPDI
One Sailor Killed and Two Wounded
In China By Chinese
Rebels.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Peking, Jan. 22.—The American
gunboat, Monocacy, was fired on
Thursday by persons hiding behind
the dyke on the north bank of the
Yangtse Kisng. One sailor was
killed and two were wounded. The
gunboat returned the fire. The
steamer Tayuen also was subjected
to fussilades.
Washington, Jan. 22.—The com
mander of an American gunboat, fir
ed on by Chinese rebels, reports he
returned the fire and silenced it. |
Representations have been made to
the Chinese government.
REASON FOR WILSON
MAKING RECOMMEN
DATIONS TO CABINET
Vssociated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 22.—The Daily News
says there is reason for stating that
the president recently made urgent
representations to the British cabi
net on the desirability for an Irish
settlement.
OPERATING ON
NIGH! CURRENT
Independent Is Now a Morning Paper
and Other Industries Have Taken
to Night Work.
The Independent, made into a fin
ished product between the hours of
4 o’clock and midnight last night,
greets you a cheery good morning.
Devour our tidings along with your
grape fruit, while the chiselers and
architects of these columns slumber
and dream of those far away Arabian
nights. There’s no one' around here
grumbling, but nobody’s bobbed up
as yet and stated exactly that he or
she wanted to continue this stunt.
Besides calling for more muffled
profanity from us men and more to
bacco for our pipes and then more
patience from the women, bless ’em,
this thing of operating on a night
schedule knocks a hole in the office
exchequer. But the Independent isn’t
broke yet, and still has a bountiful
amount of determination to give the
public the best in stock.
The electric current brightened
the homes of Newport residents yes
terday morning at 5:30 o’clock and
continued to illuminate them until
7:30, then there was no need of fur
ther light. The current returned at
4 yesterday afternoon and turned the
wheels of industry until 12, then
snap, all was darkness.
Other plants going on the night
shift in Newport were the button
factory* the laundry, machine shops,
Knox’s shoe shop, The Shoe Hospital,
The Newport Citizen, Littleton Bros,
gin and the Coca Cola Bottling Co.
For Rent—Two furnished rooms,
619 Walnut Street.—Mrs. L. B.
Harris. 226dlmo
ST A TEMENT FROM THE
FUEL ADMINISTRA TOR
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.1 wish to state that the order I
was forced to issue yesterday, clos
ing our business houses, is no more
than has been issued by practically
every city and town in our state.
I am in hopes that this order will
only have to remain in force for a
few days, and feel that if the public
will co-operate with me, by trying to
save what fuel they have on hand,
and may get in the near future, I
will be able to recall the order in a
short time.
I wish to advise that there are sev
eral ways in which you .can save fuel,
especially those who are burning
several fire§*?h their homes. You can
do this by letting your fires die out
except in rooms where absolutely
necessary.
The fuel situation can be relieved
further by the use of wood. I realize
that there is no wood to be had on
'.he streets at this time, but I am con
vinced that a great number of our
citizens could take advantage of the
kind offers of Messrs. C. R. Hite,
Jesse E. Williams, Sol Heinemann
and others, who offer the public all
the wood they wish to cut and haul
away.
I wish to state here that two cords
of good wood equals one ton of good
coal arid 1 want to impress on the
public jthafc if they will take advan
tage of the offer of wood the; situ
ation «|11 be very materially re
; lieved. i *
! I wa^it) especially to call the atten
j t.ion of 1'those who ,are seemingly try
ing to 'hoard r cdh! supply, that in
| doing so they are *; working a hard
ship ort ethers who .really are suffer
ing fon the want of fuel. This will
not be permitted'by the Fuel Admin
istration and I feel that in so doing
! they afie doing a» Very unpatriotic
act. ,
Wislf] to state further in this con
nection! that if you will co-operate
with us we believe we have enough
coal injsight, by using some slack
with ydur lump, to relieve the pres
ent crisis.
1 R. J. HUGULEY,
Chairman Fuel x^dministration Jack
so?t County.
ANOTHER TIE-UP
IS THREATENED
Snowstorm Grasps Country From
Atlantic Coast to the Missis
sippi River.
——.—
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Snowstorms
throughout the eastern half of the
country and in North Georgia prom
ises to tie up the transportation sys
tem as badly as before the five day
ndustrial shut-down. The storm ex
tends from the Atlantic coast to the
Mississippi river.
TROTZKY FIXING
ANOTHER OFFER
Peace Negotiations At Brest-Lifovsk
Have Been Postponed For a
Few Days.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Jan. 22.—Peace nego
tiations at Brest-Litovsk have been
postponed for a few days. Foreign
Minister Trotzky is reported to be
preparing another note to the En
tente.
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ADAM LOCKARD, Manager
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Hungry Marchers Loot Shops In
Vienna Sunday, Says Berne
Dispatch.
—
Associated I’ress Dispatch.
London, Jan. 22.—The strike move- j
merit, which assumed menacing di- ]
mensions in Austria Sunday, virtually j
ended Monday when the strikers re- :
sumcel work or held meetings at:
which a decision was reached to go j
i.ack to their tasks today, according
to news agency dispatches from
Switzerland. According to a wireless
dispatch from Berne hungry march
ers looted a number of shops in Vi
enna Sunday.
Sill? OF
lyCTMY
Austrians Continue Their Cry For a
General Peace On Previously
Offered Terms.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 22.—Austria-Hun
gary will continue to strive for a
general peace, but on terms previous
ly offered. This is the answer given
leaders of the discontented Austrian
workmen who have quit work and de
manded peace by the Austrian pre
mier. No new peace terms were
enunciated. Labor leaders were
told the responsibility of the contin
uation of war rests upon the Entente.
Electorial reforms and relaxation of
rigid military law was promised and
leaders asked their comrades to re
sume work. The latest information,
however, is that the strike still is in
progress with disorders in some
places.
The resignation of the Austrian
ministry is reported by a Berlin news
paper, but with no confirmation.
Almost complete inactivity contin
ues on the fronts in France and Ita
ly. On the Macedonian front the
Bulgarians attacked French positions
west of Vardar. The Bulgarians en
tered French trenches at one point,
but were thrown out by Greek troops.
BARN COL' APSES
ON BEECH STREET
Livestock Have Miraculous Escape
When Weight of Ice Causes Barn
of A. M. Edgar to Fall.
The rear of the livery barn be
longing to A. M. Edgar, located on
Beech street, collapsed Monday ev
ening about 7:30 under the weight
of ice and snow on the roof. There
was eighty-five head of stock in the
barn belonging to Mr. Lewis of
Quinton, Okla., Mr. Bridges from j
■Joplin, Mo. and Mr. Owen from New ;
Mexico. There was no one at the j
stable when the roof caved in, but a
negro, living just across the alley
near by heard the noise, and with an
axe chopped an opening in the back
wall large enough for the horses and
mules to get out. This was all that
was necessary as the noise so fright
ened the poor animals that they ran
from the building in time to escape
injury. It is almost miraculous that
so many horses and mules escaped in
so short a time through so small an
opening. The building presents a
scene of chaos and represents a loss
to Mr. Edgar of about $1,000. The*
wreck will be torn away and the
building put in order as soon as the
weather conditions will permit.
ADVERTISING FOR
LABOR IS STOPPED
BY DEPARTMENT.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Peremptory
direction to many large industrial
concerns to cease widespread adver
tising for help which is thought to
be unsettling the labor supply, was
sent out by the Department of La
bor today.
OBSERVE ORDER
Public Schools Closed Monday After
noon Until the First of Next
Week to Help Out.
With the exception of grocery
stores, drug stores, the laundry, the
bakery arid telephone and telegraph
offices, afl the business houses in
Newport were closed yesterday until
one o’clock p. in., when doors were
open four hours, closing at 5 o’clock,
in observance of the fuel administra
tion's order. Today the grocery
stores will begin to observe the order
and remain open only during the four
hours.
All the city schools closed Monday
afternoon to remain closed until
next Monday.
As a result of the closing down
there has been a noticeable improve
ment in the fuel situation. Most of
the stores have enough coal to last
through the present period of weath
er, and this step toward conserva
tion has enabled distributors of coal
to supply others who are without
coal. Fuel Administrator Hugufey!
believes the order will be lifted with
in a few days.
There have been no violations of
the closing-down order, every busi
ness man having entered into the ex
ercise of the edict with the proper
spirit, and there is no grumbling.
Press dispatches last night said
severe weather had tied up to a great
extent transportation from the At
lantic coast to the Mississippi river '
and probably the movement of coal
will be slow in any section. No one
should let sunshine lead him to a
waste of coal, but save every
ounce of the precious stuff where
possible. Fuel Administrator Hu
guley this morning has some splen
did points in his article concerning
the coal situation and means of sav- ""r’
ing fuel. Read it.
Most of the business men while
observing the “morning of rest” en
gaged themselves on top of their
roofs shoveling snow. It is believed
l he present siege of winter is wan
ing, and it is hoped no more snow will
come to take the place of this, which
probably will be gone before many
days, but for eccentricity the weath
er man has an overseas news dis
patcher beaten to a crisp, and you
cannot tell when he will cloud up
again.
I?. J. Best advises us that he has
three cars of coal in transit and at
last reports it was as far as Au
vergne, where the engine “went
dead.” A relief engine sent out
from Brinkley froze up at WyvittSp3*—
Another was sent out Tuesday and it
was hoped that the local would get
in some time Tuesday or Tuesday
night. Mr. Best has a few tons of
slack and some anthracite on hand.
Sidney Rutland has a car of slack
on the same train and a car of lump
coal in transit.
The railroad water tanks are froz
en up, which causes delry of freight
trains.
THREE BANDITS STAGE
BOLD HOLD-UP IN
DETROIT YESTERDAY
Detroit, Jan. 22.—Three bandits
entered the jewelry store of Ralph
Dewey here this morning, overpow
ered and bound the manager and es
caped with valuables said to be
worth sixty thousand dollars. j
REPORfs ARE
DISCREDITED
Government Agents Find That No
Attempt to Blow Up Ships Was
Contemplated.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Widespread
reports that an attempt was to bo
made today to blow up ships in a cer
tain American harbor were investi
gated by government agents and dis
credited.
*L. L. Mack was in town yesterday
from Oil Trough. He walked across
the river.