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T VOLUME IY. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1914. NUMBER 52
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XVICTIMS Of
ST. LAURENCE DISASTER
Steamship (Officials Say These
Figures Are Final—Sunken
Ship May Be Dynamited
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United Press Dispatch.
Jr Quebeck, June 1- — The Ca
nadian Pacific Steamship offices
today placed the number of deal
at 969, as the result of the sink
ing of the Empress of Ireland.
Officials say this is final. The
identification of the dead con
^ tinued and and 1O0 of 188
brought here have been identi
fied. The list shows 55 first
class passengers perished, 688
from the second and third class
and 226 of the crew.
^ No further bodies have been
recovered than were taken from
the water directly after the dis
aster. It is believed that the
missing are imprisoned in
berths, and as the Empress will
probably never be raised, they
will never be found. It is prob
able that the sunken ship will
be dynamited to clear the chan
nel.
New Foundry Chartered.
^Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Ark-, May 31.—
The Southern Foundry and
Machinery Co. of Little Rock
has been chartered to do busi
, ness, with a capital stock of
$20,000, of which $2,150 has
^been subscribed. The officers
^ are H. C. Sirratt, president, O.
JHarrison, vice president, and
Charles C- Byrne, secretary
treasurer.
^ Swift & Co. of Illinois have
fciven notice of their retirement
from the state.
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W. C. T. U. Reception.
There will be a reception giv
» cn this evening by the W. C- T.
■ U. at the home of Mrs. J. W.
Grubbs. The guests will meet
there Mrs. Minnie U. Ruther
ford, state president. All mem
bers of the Union, their hus
bands, and all friends of the W
C. T. U. are invited. Please do
US not stay away because you are
not a member of the Union; for
all who wish to attend will be
cordialy welcomed.
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There will be a dance at the
Board building Wednesday ev
ening from 9 until 12 for the
/ benefit of St- Paul’s Parish
% house. Admission 50 cents.
Moving: Pictures
^the Oper House
THE CAST OF THE DIE
An absorbing drama with many
l thrilling situations. See the
rats fire a store by nibbling
matches. Featuring Fred
Church, Eleanor Blevins and lit
tle Lois Ingraham. Two-reel
feature.
(S. and A.)
THE SNEAK THIEF
The pet dog at a summer hotel
proves to be the thief. A well
trained dog is lead in this come
_ dy. Vivian Bates and Frank H.
r* Crane.
(PATHE)
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
Tuesday—Little Mary Pickford
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ALUM BAKING POWDERS
ARE DECLARED NOT TO BE
HARMFUL.
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WARNS AGAINST
HOG CHOLERA CURES.
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Government Has Not Approved
Any Treatment Except the
! Protective Serum.
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' (Officie of Information, U. S.
Department of Agriculture ) j
; Washington, D. C., May 29.—
: Evidence of what appears to be
a well organized campaign to 1
delude farmers throughout the
country into buying an alleged
cure for hog cholera, under the
impression that this has been i
investigated and approved by'
the United States Government, j
has reached the Department of ^
Agriculture. Articles praising
this medicine, Benetol by name, ;
are being sent out widespread |
to newspapers- These articles j
are so worded that it appears as j
if the Department of Agricul-!
ture had received reports from
the state of Minnesota showing i
that the medicine had proved |
most beneficial. As a matter of
fact the one report received by
the Department was an unoffi
cial and unsolicited statement
sent presumably from the pro
moters themselves. The Depart
ment attaches no importance
whatsoever to this statement.
It has no reason to believe in the
efficiency of any proprietary |
mro fnv Knnr r»lorirl rlrkocj
not recommend any. Under cer
tain conditions it urges farmers
to protect their stock with anti
cholera serum but that is all.
In connection with this at
tempt it may be said that the
medicine, which is now put for
ward as good for hogs, was ad
vertised some time ago as a
means of killing tuberculosis,
typhoid, and cancer germs, ac
cording to an article published
in the Journal of American
Medical Association. At that
time it was asserted that the
Army was interested in it. As
a matter of fact the Army was
^o more interested then than
the Department of Agriculture
is now.
In view of the evidence that
j the attempt to create this false
impression is persistent and
widespread, all hog owners are
warned to communicate with
^the United States authorities
before accepting as true any
statement that the Government
recommends any treatment oth
er than the serum already men
tioned.
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Texarkana Wishes to Entertain
Arkansaw Travelers in 1915
[Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 30.—It is
reported here that Secretary
Henry Quinn of the Texarkana
[Board of Trade, is coming to
Little Rock the week of June 8,
jwith several carloads of boost
ers, to get the 1915 convention
[Of the Arkansaw Travelers.
The party will leave Texarkana,
June 11, with a band, and will
i participate in all the parades to
be held here during the great
|week of festivities.
‘Writes For Arkansas Literature
[Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 30.—The
'Carnival of the State Societies
of Los Angeles will be held in
that city June 8-20. There are
hundreds of former citizens of
Arkansas residing there. An
drew Ht Adams, formerly of Ca
jbot, is president of the Arkan
sas Society, and he has been
(writing for literature for dis
tribution in the Arkansas
‘booth.
FOUR MONTHS TO
REACH CAPITAL CITY
Railroad Torn Up By Retreating
Federals Who Will Offer No
Resistance Except In De
fense of Capital.
United Press Dispatch.
Torreon, Mexico, June 1. —
Brigadier Generals Hernandez
and Maclovio Herra arrived to
day and were re-equipped before
being sent South to join General
Villa. This disposes of the re
ports that they had revolted.
The Constitutionalist railway
officials say that if the same de
gree of destruction was sustain
ed by the whole railroad as ex
ists south of Canitas it will re
quire four months to reach the
capital city
General Villa said today that
he was beginning to believe the
Constitutionalist forces had par
ticipated in their last fight until
they reach Mexco City. He ex
pects to find Zacatecas evacu
ated and does not expect a fight
at Aguas, Calientes or San Luis
Potosi, believing that the Feder
als are conserving their forces
for the defense of the capitol.
Mediation Held Up.
United Press Dispatch.
Niagara Falls, June 1.—Efforts
at mediation are held up while
the mediators discuss the ad
mission of the Constitutional
ists for President Wilson holds
that a proper agreement cannot
be reached unless Carranza par
participates in the mediation.
The position of the Ameri
cans would be embarrassing if
the capital city was captured by
the Rebels after a government
of the country had been decided
upon without Rebel representa
tion.
COURT UPHOLDS
BRIDGE DISTRICT
Which Will Allow Commission
ers To Proceed In Construc
tion of Lake Bridge.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 1.—The su
preme court today affirmed the
judgment of the lower court in
the friendly suit brought by Al
corn Ferguson versus W. D. Mc
Lain and the other commission
ers of the Bridge Improvement
District.
'TVip pnnrt hplH fVmf n snppial
improvement district embracing
the city had the right to build
a bridge and also that in making
a large fill and reducing the
size of the bridge, the change
was not material and did not af
fect the legality of the act creat
ing the district.
Stayton & Stayton represent
ed the improvement district in
the matter before the supreme
court. '
The letting of contract and
sale of bonds were held up pend
ing a decision of the supreme
court and the commissioners
will proceed at once to let the
contract and sell the bonds, so
that the actual construction
work may commence in the near
future.
.Jack London Very Sick.
United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 1.—
(Jack London, the noted writer
and newspaper correspondent,
is seriously ill with intestinal
trouble.
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Pulaski County Fair.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 31.—John C. i
Smjall, the newly elected secre
tary of the Pulaski county fair
association, has opened an office
in the Old State House, and is
already negotiating for attrac-1
ions for the next annual exhibi
tion- Mr. Small is also secretary
pf the State Association of
County Fair Secretaries, which
he says will do much in the ad
vancement of Arkansas along
lines of development. The Pu
laski County Fair Association is
negotiating for a permanent lo
cation, and has four sites under
consideration, two west of the
city, one south and one east.
All are large plats, and the pur
chase will be made with the in
tent to some day hold the State
Fair in Little Rock. It is the
plan of the directors to lease at
the start, but have a right to
purchase at the end of five
years.
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Investigating Recent Disaster.!
United Press Dispatch.
Montreal, Quebec, June 1.—
Discrepancies in the testimony
of Captain Kendall of the Em
press of Ireland and the captain
of the Storstad are expected to
be explained in the government
investigation of the disaster op
ened here today, preliminary to
a full investigation by the royal .
commision.
Captain Lindsay, wreck com- j
missioner, has planned to take ;
evidence under oath from as
many passengers of the Em
press as possible and the crews
and officers of both boats have
been called to testify.
10,000 Miners Strike.
United Press Dispatch.
Charleston, W. Va., June 1.—
Ten thousand miners of Kana
wha coal section went on strike
today because the operators re
fused to grant check off on bas
is of recent demands. The situ
ation is quiet and Paint Creek
collieries of the Brier Creek
Company averted a strike by
granting check off
Miss Myrtie McCuistion is
visiting friends in Batesville
this week.
WINTERS NOW
HELD TOR MURDER
Dismissed On Old Charge and
Rearrested On Charge of
Conspiracy to Murder.
United Press Dispatch.
New Castle, Ind-, June 1.—Dr.
W. A. Winters and wife and W.
H. Cooper, the motion picture
operator, were rearrested today
on affidavits filed in circuit court
charging them with conspiracy
to murder Catherine Winters
and burn the girl’s body.
The charges before court of
conspiracy to commit a felony
were dismissed.
MAY BE CATHERINE WIN
TERS.
United Press Dispatch.
Findlay, Ohio.—A girl is be
ing Held here at the detention
homle in an attempt to learn if
Catherine Winters resembles heT
description.
LABOR UNIONS
ARE EXEMPTED
From Anti-Trust Law and Pow
er of Courts To Abuse In
junction Is Curtailed.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-, June 1.—
The House today amended the
proposed Anti Trust Law to ex
empt labor unions from action
under Sherman law without a
single dissenting vote. Presi
dent Wilson believes that labor
was given nothing more in the
accepted “exemption,” amend
ments to the Anti Trust pro
gram than capital already en
joys.
The president in resumed con
ferences with the newspaper
correspondents indicated that
the entire effect of the proposed
amendments was to clear up the
doubtful sections of the Sher
man law.
He further said that while he
did not agree with the labor
leaders in their argument that
organization exists only through
sufferance of the department of
justice, he believed the people
vant workers given the right to
Summer Wear.
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Light weight, cool, summery
suits—carefully tailored, so they
will hold their shape, from loose
woven fabrics.
$8.50 to $30.00
Negligee shirt* either with or
without collars—Handsome pat
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fabrics. Come see them.
$1.00 to $4.00
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i organize. Under the amend
! ment there is no question of
their right to organize while the
unions will still be answerable t;o
I the law if they violate it. He
denied that boycotting would be
legalized and explained the
amendment as merely regulat
ing the issuance of injunction
land preventing the use of same
to crush strikes.
President Wilson also has
stated that he would be de
lighted if the five conservation
bills were passed at the present
session. He explained the
measures agreed upon after a
legislative program was settled
and expects all to pass at this
session or as soon as congress
reassembles. These laws will
aid the West getting action and
according to the president are
the first constructive program
of conservation ever designed to
release the great wealth of the
country to the people, yet at the
same time protect the nation's
title. .<
Bankers Trust Company Build*
ing Almost Completed.
Special to nldependent. |
Little Rock, May BO—The
new Little Rock bank, the Bafik-* .
ers Trust Company, will open!
in a few weeks in the hand
some new building at Se
cond and Main streets. The
cashier of the new institution^
will be Charles G. Henry of New
port, who has longfbeen prom!
nently identified with the bank
ing interests of the state. This i
is the bank of which Hon- H. I».
Remimel, for several years with
the Mercantile Trust C»., i» en» -
of the chief promoters.
French Cabinet Resigns.
.United Press Dispatch
Paris, June 1.—Premier Dou
mergue and thg. cabinet resign
ed today.
President Poincare will return
from Brittany tomorrow to con
sider the situation. The cabi
net resigned rather than make
the changes demanded by 102
Socialists in the Chamber of De
puties.
The government also faced a
deficiency of $160,000,000 in the
annual budget and a necessity
for $260,000,000 loan for mili
tary expenditures._
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and soft straws in a wide range
of shapes and grades.
$3.00 to $8.00
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