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Germany and Her Associates Shall
Be Made to Pay Only For the
Damages She Inflicted.
London, Jan. 30.—The Peace Con
ference has settled one important
point with regard to the indemnity
question, the Paris correspondent of
the Evening Standard says he has
reason for reporting. The confer
ence, he says, has eliminated any in
tention of calling upon Germany and
her associates to pay the allied coun
tries, the cost of the war or to im
pose heavy indemnities upon the en
emy nations.
“But the minds of the conference,"
the correspondent says, “are fixed
that there shall be full and ample re
paration for unjustifiable damage
done. A very sharp distinction is be
ing drawn between damage which
VT MU fT VUVV1*« t
The correspondent says that Serbia
and Belgium have formulated claims
for reparation in detail. Serbia’s bill
is the largest, but as Belgium suf
fered first she ■will receive first con
sideration. The idea that Germany
should return the indemnity she took
from France in 1871 has been aban
doned, he says. British claims, he
adds, are for damage done in air
raids and through the sinking of mer
chant ships. In the case of ships, re-!
paration to Great Britain will be in
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TO THE BOARD OF CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
I, A. W. Daniels, was in your dif
ferent places of business a few days
ago with a list asking you to assist
the Bee Hive Club, No. 2 in paying
off some of the indebtedness of St.
Paul’s Methodist church, comer of
Sixth and Main streets. That none
of you failed to same was highly ap
preciated. But, Gentlemen, the Club
is still hotly contested by other clubs
of said church. However, we feel
that none of you will stand to see this
club beaten, of which you are a
niccr.be-.
Now when the Rev. Mr. Bates of
your M. E. church, South, has con
sented to preach a sermon for the
benefit of the Club Sunday afternoon j
at 8 o’clock, February 2nd, we askj
you gentlemen and the public to be i
there and assist us kindly in “going J
over the top” in this hard fight for
the prize. We know that under Di
vine direction, and with your assist
ance we cannot fail.
Thanking you in advance, we beg
to be yours for success,
A. W. Daniels, Reporter,
Theo McEwen, King,
Emma Petway Daniels, Queen.
SOLDIERS CONTRIBUTE
FUND FOR MONUMENT
TO AMERICAN WOMEN.
With the American Army of Oc
cupation, Jan. 20.—1 A movement to
erect in Washington a monument to
American womanhood in commemor
ation of her loyalty, sacrifices and
devotion to the American expedition
ary forces, has been started by the
Third American Army.
It is proposed that General Persh
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the work and that only members of
the American expeditionary forces,
the navy and the merchant marine be
permitted to contribute to the fund, j
Under the proposed plan enlisted men
would give a dollar each and officers
three dollars each.
CHURCH SOCIETY MEETS.
Mrs. J. E. Henderson was hostess
Thursday afternoon to the Baptist
W. M. U., which was the regular
quarterly Mothers' meeting. A:
splendid program was rendered with!
Mrs. J. E. Williams as leader. One!
number on the program was especial- j
ly interesting to all. It was the;
reading of a poem entitled “Mother,”
which was sent from France by one
of our soldiers to his mother here.
At the close of the meeting a dain
ty buffet lunch was served by the
hostess, who was assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Will Simmons. Mrs. L.
T. Hays and Mrs. Vaughn of Wel
don were guests of the afternoon.
Nineteen ladies were present with a
generous offering for missions.
The society is in receipt of the
following letter from the French or
phan whom they support:
Dear God-Mother: •
I acknowledge your check to thank
you for the kindness that you have
shown me in assisting me to bring
up my little Paulette, who joins me
in thanking you.
Accept dear God-mother the best
wishes of those who will never forget
you.
Madame Billorie,
Paulette Billorie.
MM IS KILLED
MSTINSTMTiy
When Team Runs Away, Throwing
Her Out Near The Village
Creek Crossing.
A very unfortunate accident oc
curred yesterday afternoon near the
Village Creek crossing, when Mrs.
Rosa Saville, aged 45 years, wife of
J. W. Saville, was thrown from a wa
gon and injured her to such an ex
tent that she died in about one hour
after the accident occurred. The
team was driven by Mrs. Savilje’s
young son, who was also thrown out
of the wagon, but escaped without a
bruise. Mr. Saville is a brother of
Mrs. A. R. Andrews and his family
have been with that of Mrs. Andrews
for some time. The burial took place
at Walnut Grove this morning at 10
o’clock. Sympathy is extended the
husband and son in the death of wife
and mother.
NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL
REPRESENTATIVES AT
TEND Y. M. C. A. MEETING
James Edward Wilmans, Norman
Pauless and Freeman Irby left this
morning for Pine Bluff as represent
atives of the Newport High school to
a meetine of Y. M. C. A. workers.
The meeting is known as the Big
Boy movement, an organization of
High school boys that are interested
and will aid in the great work. About
two hundred students are expected to
attend and some nationally known
speakers are to be heard.
FRENCH ORPHAN DAY.
Sunday, February 2nd, will be,
‘French Orphan Day” in the Prima- j
ry department of the Methodist Sun
day school. Letters will be read and
pictures shown of the French orphans
supported by i;he members of the M.
E. church. A letter will be read from
Lucien Jacquemin who is supported
by the primary department and, be
sides the regular Sunday school of
fering, a special offering will be ta
ken for him.
The parents of the children of this
department are requested to send
them early so as to reach the church
by 9:30 when their picture will be ta
ken to setad Lucien Jaqemin. Also
remind each child to bring a love
message on a pretty, bright postal so
that Lucien will receive a Valentine
postal card shower.
We have several young barred
Rock Cockerels from prize winners,
$2.00 and $3.00. Also will have eggs
for $1.50 per setting of 15.—Mrs. J.
M. Koettel, Remmel, Ark. 42d4t
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Graduated Land Tax \
Subiect of Bitter Fight
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 31.—The following
bills were approved by the governor
yesterday evening:
Act. 20—To provide for a fence
law in certain townships of Farnklin
county. S. B. No. 38 (King.)
Act 21—To provide for the pay
ment of mileage and per diem to
jurors in Scott county. H. B. No. 45
(Oliver.)
Act 22—To provide for fence law
for certain townships in Franlin
county.
Act 25—To amend the Faulkner
county salary act of 1917. H. B.
No. 74 (Campbell).
Act 24—To cure irregularities in
organization of Road Improvement
District No. 1, Clark county. H. B.
No. 84 (Meador.)
Act 25—To provide for the com
pensation of officers of the Arkan
sas-Louisiana Highway District. H.
B. No. 132 (Parnell.)
The hottest fight of the session oc
curred in the house Thursday after
noon over the Stevens resolution sub
mitting a graduated land tax amend
ment to the constitution. It was de
bated with considerable show of spir
it for more than an hour. The pro
ponents of the measure were led by
Mr. Stevens, Williams of Perry, and
Thompson of Independence, while Mr.
Choate of White, Mr. McCullough of
Lee, Mr. Sullinger of Mississippi and
Mr. Bohlinger of Yell were the prin
ciple opponents of it. Maj. B. R.
Davidson of Washington, made an el
oquent plea against the adoption of
the resolution, declaring that it
meant the penalizing of progress and
the hampering of prosperity.
At one stage of the debate with
Mr. Doyle’ of Lawrence temporarily
in the chair, personalities were nar
rowly averted, when Mr. Holloway
and Mr. Choate vigorously* protested
senate, which yesterday adopted with
only one dissenting vote, that
of Senator Moncrief, the Riggs reso- j
j lution providing for the submission I
of an equal suffrage amendment. It i
was adopted with an amendment,
■ which had been requested by the
j house after it passed that body, that
women be exempted from peremptory
jury service. The house will readily
concur in this amendment, which will
j leave only one more to be submitted.
There is a senate resolution by
Senator Vaughan, and a house reso
lution by Representative Vaughan,
proposing an increase in the supreme
court. The house resolution is pend
ing, while the senate resolution, de
clared passed in the afternoon, was
declared not passed in the afternoon,
| it being held that it required a ma
jority of the membership elect to
adopt.
The senate Thursday passed the
big university of Arkansas State Nor
mal and penitentiary deficiency bills
without a dissenting vote or without
oratory. It also passed a bill making
joy riding in another’s car a felony,
gave tire and automobile mechanics
liens on cars for tires or repairs, and
another bill was introduced making
it a felony to change numbers on
tires or automobile engines. A bill
was introduced to make bank robbery
punishable by life imprisonment, and
another bill raises the penalty for
bootlegging to three years. The sen
ate, incidentally, passed twenty-one
general bills, and twenty-six local
measures, besides receiving twenty
two new bills. The senate is short on
oratory and long on voting.
The senate late Thursday adopted
by an overwhelming vote the McFer
rin resolution submitting to the peo
ple a constitutional amendment per
mittine- counties to form improve
ment districts, issue bonds to pay in
debtedness or levy a tax of 5 mills,
and to require the full valuation of
property on the tax books. This ,
amendment was strongly urged over ,
several others as it is the one ex- ,
pected to be such material assistance (
to the rural sections in permitting of (
their development. I
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BODIES OF FALLEN HEROS
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Topeka, Kansas, Jan. 30.—Since j
Governor Henry J. Allen has return- ■
ed home from war work in France, he i
has received a great many inquiries, '
personal and by letter from relatives ,
of Kansas boys in the American Ex
peditionary Forces. These inquiries
cover a multitude of subjects involv- |
ing the boys’ welfare, the prospect ,
of their return home, how they are
cared for and fed and not a few of
the letters are .from parents of boys
who lie buried in France. These
parents invariably ask one question:
“Will the government send home the
against a ruling or uis cuau, voi
der was restored when Mr. Newton,
the speaker, resumed the chair. Ah
effort to recommit the resolution
for amendment was voted down, and
then the resolution was adopted.
This resolution now goes to the
A COMPLIMENT TO
A NEWPORT CITIZEN.
A bulletin which is issued daily by
the Arkansas Committee on Armen
ian-Syrian Relief, M. L. Altheimer,
chairman of the state, and Earle W.
Hodges, Ex. Sec’y. says:
Our new chairman in Jackson
county is Mr. A. T. Hubly, one of the
live wires of Newrport. The Chamber
of Commerce of his city is assisting
him, and the ladies are also very
busy in the campaign. Jackson coun
ty will more than raise her quota.”
The Independent work* for you.
Uso it as your salesman. It carries
news of the store into hundreds ol
homes.
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bodies of the American soldiers who
died on the battlefield?”
“I can’t understand why so many
reports should have been circulated,
that the government plans some day
to send home the bodies of the men
who were buried on the battlefields of
France,” said the governor. “There
is no intention whatever of sending
back to Kansas or to any other state
the bodies of the men who have died
on the battlefields of France. The
plan now being carried out over
there, is that the dead are being re
moved from the temporary graves,
iug hastily throughout the battle
areas, and are being, re-buried with
sacred ceremony in the American
military cemeteries—plats that are
owned by the United States govern
ment. It would be almost impossible
to ship the bodies of the American
lead back to this country. It is real
ized that the burials on the battle
fields are made as promptly as pos
sible. The body of the soldier is
wrapped in his blanket and deposited
n the grave dug by his-comrades or
smifiria nf soldiers ossiemed to the
task. It is the universal wish of the
soldier to be buried where he falls,
rhere is something perhaps of a mil
tary sentimentality about this. But
:areful record is being kept of these
aurials—as good a record as is pos
sible. Over each grave wherever it
is made, is erected a wooden cross
searing a metal plate on which is
stenciled the data on the identifica
;ion tag worn by each soldier. Thus,
with this record complete it should be
possible to locate the grave of any
American soldier.
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IS DISCUSSED
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\t a Meeting of Commissioners of
Road District No. 2 At the Cham
ber of Commerce Yesterday.
The commissioners of Road Dis
;rict No. 2 met at the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday afternoon and
vent over the matter of the building
>f proposed new roads in Jackson
:ounty. The new road under contem
dation comprises about 59 miles ex
ending from Newport through
2rubbs, Remmel, Amagon and to the
:ounty line, also from Eight Mile to
Beedeville. The road commissioners,
vho are R. D. Wilmans, W. N. Nance
ind Hendrix Williams, asked the fol
owing gentlemen to serve as an ad
visory committee to confer together
>n materials to be used for road
milding: W. D. McLain, Joe L. Se
vens, Robert B. Hooker, W. B.
Phompson and Henderson Murphy.
We were unable to get a statement
'rom the committee, but it is under
stood they suggested the use of
:rushed rock for a base with gravel
!or the top.
:ause of suicide a mystery.
Fort Smith, Jan. 30.—Relatives of
I. C. Johnson of this city, former
raveling salesman for the Stein
Wholesale Dry Goods Company here,
vere shocked this morning when they
earned that he had ended his me
n a Little Rock drug store by drink
ng carbolic acid. They are at loss
o assign a cause for his act. Mr.
Johnson was married on October 8,
.918, to Miss Farris R. Hodges of
Fayetteville, and his parents live
lere. His father also is traveling
lalesman for the Stein wholesale
form. Young Johnson resigned his
>osition January 1. He became a
nember of the local Elks lodge six
nonths ago. The body arrived here
onight from Little Rock and will be
ent to Fayetteville for burial.
“MUST BUILD BIG NAVY.”
Washington, Jan. 30.—In urging
mmediate naval expansion today be
ore the house naval committee, which
otes tomorrow on the administra
ion’s new building program, Admir
.1 Mayo, commander in chief of the
Atlantic fleet, said:
“The league of nations is rapidly
retting down to a sewing circle, with
io means of enforcement and no in
ernational police force. Now is the
ime to go the limit in expanding our
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And Authority From Congress to
Purchase Camp Sites May
Be Required.
Washington, Jan .30.—Purchase by
the War Department of sites of ex- -
isting army training camps would
be prohibited without specific author*
ity from congress under a resolution
offered in the house today by Repre
sentative Anthony of Kansas, at the
request of the members of the Milf-.
tary committee.
The resolution was introduced af
ter Secretary Baker and Assistant |
Secretary Crowell had appeared be-^
fore the committee to urge acquisi- jf
tion of the sites of all National army I M
contonments and two National Guam Mg
camps, Sevier, South Carolina, and:
Kearney, California. Mr. Bakor said , $
that he believed the department had. ^
authority to acquire the sites, but
that congress unquestionably could ||
stop it from carrying out such a plan. . ft
Many members of the committee •
apparently were opposed to the pro-, 3|
posal and when the war secretary ^
had completed his statement, Repr*-,;-.;|g
sentative Anthony offered his resoto-, '.<]
tion. Members urged that the meas
ure be introduced in the house so that
more formal consideration of it might ' J|
bo given. The committee will take up ■?!
the resolution next Tuesday. •'•jji
WILSON’S POLICY ABUSED
BY DEFATED FACTIONS* «|
London, Jan. 30.— The discussion
of the Paris conference regarding the
future of the former German colon!**,
is being followed with intense inter*.
est here. In some sections of the
press there is a strong feeling against :
the British delegation for what
Globe calls “giving away the^mpir*.^^g
A great majority of Englishmen, - |J
the newspaper says, strongly §UP»||j|i
ports Australia’s claim to the islands
of the Pacific and South Africa’s
possession of German East Africa.
Indications that the claims of the
dominions are not being supported hjf V.
the British government delegation
have caused some alarm. The Morp-,,^
ing Post says:
“If the British delegates weakly J
persist in this attitude they are n#l *
only surrendering the British inter*. vJL
ests entrusted to them, but they arejj
sowing the seeds of such bitter di**^ *
content as might disunite and diarupfcjM^
the British empire.”
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
Paris, Jan. 30.— Demands by
American soldiers in France have ,
be complied with immediately if thA
person or agency called upon is fUS
retain the fighter’s confidence.
quently these demands are highly IP
barrassing, as was the recent experi
ence of Miss Agnes Pennick of Np. w
21 White street, Lexington, Va., a Y., J ;
M. C. A. canteen worker. The,, -i
promptness with which she met
situation won her the reputation of a
snort.” Miss Pennick worked M
in a “Y” canteen in Dijon, which she
had made unusually attractive to the A
boys in olive drab. Not long age- thejj|
men were rehearsing for an an»et«|ffl|f||
show they were to put on at the hat,
and one of them, cast for the vampir%v||
needed some help with his feminine |||
costume, assumed for the occerfflai!||gl
As. in all emergencies, he turn* *
the “Y” worker.