• 44 VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1914. NUMBER 62.
> BOTH BRANCHES Of
% HEIRS CLAIM EARM
*r In Suit Brought By W. T. Ray
and Mrs. Louella Brock
Versus I. P. and Eliz
abeth Ray.
4" The title to 280 acres of
Jackson County land, known as
the Ray farm south of Elgin
and valued at $12,000 to $15,000
♦is involved in a suit in chan
cery court, heard Friday by
Judge George T. Humphries in
which W- T. Ray and Mrs. Lou
£ ella Brock are sueing I- P. and
^ Elizabeth Ray for the farm in
question.
\ Plaintiffs are son and daugh
ter of the late B. F. Ray by his
first wife and allege that their
mother supplied the money with
which the farm was bought and
that the land should have been
^conveyed to Mrs. Ray at the
^time of purchase and not to B.
F- Ray and wife as it was con
veyed.
The result of the suit is large
ly a matter of proof upon this
point and a long list of deposi
lions was heard by the court.
Judge 0. W. Scarborough and
Jno. B. McCaleb of Batesville
represent plaintiffs and for the
□defendants Stuckey & Stuckey
are counsel
DOCKET RECORD IN BRIEF
•ft White River Land and Im
\t provement Company versus
Robert Pierson, replevin; re
port of master confirmed and
y fee of $25 allowed to master
yTudge E- L. Boyce.
' Bank of Hickory Ridge ver
ni sus A. B. Barber et al, foreclos
ure; report of commissioner
confirmed, deed ordered and
commissioner allowed $20.
y 'Y A. J. Hogue versus Rebecca
Hogue, divorce; decree set
aside upon motion of plaintiff.
Albert Jackson et al, exparte,
partition etc., decree of parti
tion and lot 5, SW.!4 5-10-3 set
gH aside as homestead of minor. J.
^ T- Hurst, P. A. Worley and J. H
Walker (appointed commission
^ ers.
, C. E. Green versus Ben F.
^ Green, divorce; decree granted.
Myrtle Cullins versus Joe S.
* Cullins, divorce; agreed order
" with reference to the children.
Imogene Williamson versus
E. R. Williamson, divorce; de
cree.
^ Junius McFadden, exparte;
Moving Pictures
■ the Opera House
■ THE PERILS OF PAULINE
The 4th, 5th and 6th chapter—
this is the best serial story ever
produced, featuring Pearl
p.'White, Crane Wilbur and Paul
Panzer.
THE SLEEPING SENTINEL.
^ An extra good war drama
(LUBIN)
A CHANGE IN BAGGAGE
CHECKS.
. Featuring John Bunny and
a. /Flora Finch.
Inir (Comedy—VITAGRAPH)
THE TRAIL OF THE SNAKE
BAND
“Featuring True Boardman anc
Lee Willard.
(Western—S. and A-)
' /As a special feature the I. O- O
, x. orphans of Batesville wil
give an entertainment immedi
* ately after our regular show
“Th? Perils of Pauline.”
- ADMISSION 10 and 20 CENTS
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HON. B. F. M'OONALD.
No man is better equipped to fill the
bill at Chautauqua than Hon. B. F.
McDonald of Newark, O., who comes
j to deliver his great serio-comic lecture
| on "Moonshine.”
McDonald is a lawyer of large prac
tice and one of the most pleasing of
platform lecturers. He has evolved a
splendid address on some of the follies
and foibles of modern thought and is
able to make it take root in the minds
of intelligent men and women.
His method of treatment is humor
ous, and he is a capital story teller,
i who always amuses, hut never wouude
his audience.
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[decree to remove disabilities as
:to minority except as to selling
j his ’ "ds.
I In the matter of Joe Wright
and Andrew Hamilton, minors
by their next friend Susan
Hamilton, petition granted.
In the suit of Mrs- Pearl Law
ler of St- Louis against John
Lawler, the court gave plaintiff
formerly the wife of defendant,
judgment for $1,900 upon a note
with 8 per cent interest from
1908, but allowed defendant
credit for $1,450 in payments.
Ira Mack represented the plain
tiff and Campbell & Suits the
j defendant.
Hubert Daffron Drowned
Hubert Daffron, 19 years old,
son of E. Daffron, of Flippin,
'drowned in White river near
J Denton’s Ferry last Sunday
morning.
1 In company with several oth
ers the young man was bathing
in the river when he attempted
[to swim across the stream.
’Members of the party were
|watching him and while he was
[swimming in the shallow part
of the river, he called for help
| At first his friends thought he
| was trying to deceive them but
jthey noticed the strange actions
jin the water and made an effort
A Lllf /mil 1/1 rmf
C X tOV/UV wuw- v- v/ v» •« ”
.reach him in time to save his
'life.
Mr. Daffron was one of Flip
pin’s most popular young men
and was a nephew of Silas Daf
,fron, well known in Cotter.—
Cotter Courier
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I have gone into tho contesi
at the Palace Theatre to win
and to win the $100, which
hope to use to secure a furthei
education. Will appreciate an>
and all help in same. Vote foi
:me.
Yours Expecting to Win,
62d6t Rita "Whitten.
Nutherland Waives Hearing.
Charles Nutherland. the for
clgner, who was taken to Bin
Township Thursday for a pre
l (luminary hearing on an assaul
■ charge, waived examinatioi
■ and was held to the grand jury
, giving $1000 bond for his ap
• pearance then.
LORIMER BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS
State Bank Examiner Takes
Over One of Largest Banks
of Chicago.
United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, 111., June 12. —The
La Salle Street Trust and Sav
ings Bank, known as the Wil
liam Lorimer Bank, one of the
| largest state banks of Chicago,
; closed its doors today and was
placed in the hands of the state
'auditor, with Bank Examiner
Harkin in charge. This institu
tion has a paid up capital of a
million dollars.
In half an hour after its clos
ing fifteen hundred excited de
positors were clamoring for ad
mission and one man on the
twelfth floor of the building de
liberately kicked out a large
pane of glass, which fell with
a crash into the crowd and in
jured a dozen or more. The
man escaped and his identity is
unknown
| State Bank Examiner Harkin
! at the same time closed the Illi
nois State, the Ashland
Twelfth State and the Broad
|way State, small correspondent
banks of the Lorimer institu
lion. Examiner Harkm said
i that he had been directed to ex
amine these banks, and found it
, not safe to keep them open this
morning, but refused to give
any other reason.
None of the bank officials
I
| could be located, but a state
ment is expected late today.
The deposits of the La Salle
Bank total more than $4,500,
000, according to Mr- Harkin,
and the deposits of the others
are unknown. Mr. Harkin said
that he might permit the small
er banks to reopen within a
few days.
NOTHING TO SAY.
(United Press Dispatch.
Springfield, 111., June 12.—The
(office of the state auditor was
not willing to discuss-the clos
ing of the Lorimer banks and
jin an official statement said
! merely that Examiner Harkin
was authorized to close La Salle
(Street Trust Savings Bank, “if
tin his opinion, the condition
! warranted.”
j
Two Discharged—Two Are Held
; In the preliminary hearing be
jfore Commissioner Parse at
,Batesville, W. H. Dyer and A.
W. Anderson were discharged
as there was no evidence
against tnem to prove tne
charge of the illegal sale of li
quors.
J. W. Wilson and W. L. Set
tles were bound over on $200
bonds. Deputy Marshal Web
ber was down again Friday and
arrested Cull Knowles, Ira Best
and George R. Wilson on charge
jof illegal sale of liquors.
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' Thaw’s Nemesis Again Arises.
• United Press Dispatch.
r Washington, D. C., June 12—
’ Travers Jerome today filed £
brief in the supreme court foi
the state of New York opposing
; Harry Thaw’s application foi
release from custody upon bai
[pending a Hearing of the ha
- jbeas corpus apeal.
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-! For Sale,
t Pure bred Jersey cow, wifi
i young calf. Price $60. The cal
, | is worth the money.
- ! 59b7. S. R. Phillips,
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I SINGER WITH ORCHESTRA.
Rollin M. Pease afid Dorothy M.
; Huston of Minneapolis are two noted
vocalists who will sing at Chautauqua
in connection with Perrante's Hunga
! rian Orchestra.
Both of these.singers have won fame
i ir high musical circles, and in the
; Twin Cities no musical program is con
sidered complete that does not fin
i their names enrolled.
Mr. Pease and Miss Huston both do
splendid solo work, and their duets are
■ olarveiously sweet and appealing.
Their repertoire includes some of the
high classics as well as a number of
I popular songs of the day which will
i l$e enjoyed by everybody. They will
. a|ng accompanied by the entire orches
tra. and it looks like a great comhina
j tlon.
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Protocol To Be Signed Next
Week.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 12.—
Following a conference with
President Wilson, Secretary Tu
multy said that, “the President
authorized me to say that the
Mexican situation, so far as me
diation is concerned, is very en
couraging and the outlook very
good”
; The Secretary would not go
further, but let it be known that
the President had received of
ficial word from Carranza that
i he would participate in the me
diation proceedings.
It is understood that Lamar
informed President Wrilson to
day that real progress was al
ready made in the terms of the
j peace protocol.
1 High officials believe the pro
tocol will be signed by the mid
dle of next week.
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RIOTS RESUMED
SCORESARE KILLED
In Many Italian Cities In Con
flicts Between Strikers and
Soldiers.
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, Italy, June 12.—Seri
ous rioting was resumed today
in a half dozen cities which are
centers of the general strike.
In Naples troops fired upon
the socialist demonstrators,
killing one and wounding ten.
At Ravena the strikers were
dispersed at the point of a bay
onet. Many cities are isolated,
the strikers having cut the
wires and wrecked the railroads
and at Florence, Imola, Turin
and other points it is known that
! desperate fights have occurred
[and no doubt scores have been
killed and wounded.
—
Male Help.
Hustling men under 50 to in
troduce our Memberships. $50
to $500 a month. Write quick/
I-L-U, Covington, Ky. It
Sunday dinner 35c at our ta
bles. Sent out, 50c.—The Cam
ille Cafe. 62d2t
Miss Gertrude Burton of Au
vergne who has been visiting
here institute week returned
home this afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Owen returned
last evening from a very pleas
ant visit to her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. E. M. Pipkin at Arka
delphia
Caramel Nut Cream at the
Camille. 62d2t
Prominent Greek Killed.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 12—Chas.
N. Kumpuris, one of the mpst
prominent and well-tq-do of the
local Greek colony, was instant
ly killed at 3 p. m. Thursday by
an electric shock. He was vice
president and general manager
of the 0. K. Ice Cream
Co., and was at work in his fac
tory at 12th and Main. He was
standing on a wet concrete
floor, and grasped a live wire,
causing practically instant
death. Medical aid was sum
moned, and a pulmotor used,
but to no avail- Kumpuris was
acknowledged one of the lead
ers of the local Greeks
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Suffrage May Disrupt Federa
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tion.
United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, 111., June 12- —
Threats of secession if the suf
frage resolution is adopted are
made by the antisuffrage dull
women attending the genera!
federation of women’s clubs iff
the biennial convention today,
and the ill feeling aroused over
this issue may disrupt the or
ganization.
The suffragists are determin
ed to have the Federation en
dorse an equal franchise, and
are confident that they have an
overwhelming majority. The
Federation machine, which here
tofore has successfully blocked
the suffrage assault, is indulg
ing in a program of “watchful
waiting”.
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