t VOLUME XVII. NO. 276. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
APPROVE JACKSON
S COUNTYJROJECT
Advisory Board of the State Highway
Commission Is Held In State Com
missioner’s Office.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March.—An important
4 , neeting of the Advisory Board of
le State Highway Commission was
->?ld yesterday in the office of the
■•tate commissioner. A number of
projects was considered, and the fol
[ lowing road improvement districts j
were approved:
No. 3, Randolph county, $13,439.11. j
No. 1, Boone county, $17,500.
No. 6, Lawrence county, $7,200.
No. 1, Jackson county, $15,000.
No. 4, Jackson county, $20,000.
No. 5, Jefferson county, $20,000.
No. 1, Craighead county (Jones
boro-Nettleton) $15,000 additional.
No. 2, Lafayette county, $12,205.52.
No. 1, Columbia county, $8,046.04.
No. 2, Columbia county, $8,046.04.
I No. 1, Greene county, $14,000.
No. 1, Benton county (additional),
$3,000.
No. 1, Sharp county (additional),
$6,862.08.
Reconstruction Dollarway Pike,
Jefferson county, $7,500.
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Judge McLain returned from Little !
Rock last night, where he went in the
interests of projects above men
tioned, and succeeded in securing
these amounts from the state and fed
eral aid funds. He was accompanied
by John Stay ton, attorney for Dis
trict No. 4, and R. D. Wilmans, J. R.
Holden and R. B. Hooker, commission
ers for District No. 1; and Sam
Harvey of Tuckerman, J. A. Lindley
of Battle Axe and Hub James of
Newport, Route No. 1 commissioners
for District No. 4, and W. A. Bowman,
surveyors for both districts.
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SUMMARY OF
WAR ACTIVITY
American Consul At Petrograd Is
Reported to Have Also Made
His Departure.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, March 1.—The Ameri
can consul at Petrograd, who re
mained in the Russian capital after
the departure of Ambassador Frances
and his staff, also has left and the
consulate has been taken over by the
Norwegian consul. It is felt at
Stockholm, where a report was re
ceived, that the situation at Petro
grad has taken an unexpected turn
for the worse, as the American con
sul was to remain there and keep in
touch with the state department.
Only meagre reports come from Pe
trograd. The latest report indicated
the Bolsheviki resistance is stiffen
ing. Reports that the German ad
vance is halted are unconfirmed.
The Americans in two sectors of the
western front successfully countered
enemy tactics northwest of Toul.
The German batteries, whose gas
shells caused the deaths of six and
poisoning of eighty Americans, was
wiped out. The Germans are believed
to have suffered casualties during
the bombardment. Along the Che
min-Des-Dames, American machine
guns and artillery repulsed a strong
enemy attack with losses. Five
French soldiers were wounded. There
were no American casualties. The
situation on otner ironis i» un
changed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 1.—The Russian
council of people’s commissioners has
decided to return to Petrograd, says
the Russian official statement. The
removal of elements of the population
valueless in defense of the capital are
being shipped away from the city.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 1.—The Russian of
ficial News Agency at Petrograd re
ports the departure of the British and
French embassies.
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
Several Fords stolen from Joplin,
Mo., and vicinity have been sold re
cently in and around Fayetteville.
Omer Frazier killed a large eagle
near Evening Shade recently. The
eagle was battling with a crow and
Mr. Frazier killed it with a stone.
There was a terrific explosion in
the woods near Arkinda recently dur
ing a small forest fire. It is be
lieved that nitroglycerine, hidden in
a log by safeblowers several years
ago, exploded when the fire *reached
it.
The Everton Bazoo, edited by Sam
P. Jones, and published at Everton,
Boone county, is one of the latest
additions to Arkansas journalism.
Dr. Butler Addresses Large
Audience at Court House
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A truly representative audience
greeted Dr. Tait Butler Wednesday
afternoon at the court house.when he
opened the administrations “Food
Campaign” for Jackson County. The
court ro.om was packed and standing
room was at a premium.
The speaker was introduced by
Hon. Dean Coleman, who in a brief,
but very forceful address, called at
tention to the subject for discussion
and the crying need for greater lo
cal production of food and feed
crops.
Dr. Butler made a strong, plain,
face to face business talk, and an ap- i
peal for the common sense consider- ,
ation of this vital subject by the peo-;
pie. He did not appeal to the pa-'
triotism of his audience, for he knew
that all Americans were patriotic.
He is not an alarmist and said he
had no fear of us starving, as there
will be plenty of food raised in the
United States; it is a question of
transportation, and this has already
been felt keenly in this section. If j
we do not raise at home the necessa
ry food and feed crops to supply our- ;
selves, there is no question but that
we will have to suffer for want of
them.
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and that is of vital interest to every
true “red blooded American” is that
we must supply food, not only for
our boys at the front, but that we
must help to feed our allies, and that
the transportation facilities of the
country will be taxed to their fullest
capacity in moving these supplies.
By properly supplying the food
needed, thousands of lives will be
saved and the end of the war will be
hastened.
We are the only nation that can
supply this food. If our farmers
raise a surplus of food they are sure
of a good price and a ready market.
Dr. Butler called attention to the
uncertainty of the cotton crop and
the uncertainty of the price. He
did not advise farmers to cut out cot
ton, but strongly urged that they cut
down the acreage and increase the
acreage of food crops.
He further pointed out that the
business and professional men of
this country have more power than
the kaiser and urged their co-opera
tion in this work.
This meeting was the first of a se
ries of meetings of this kind and is
the opening of an educational cam
paign for food preparedness, under
the direction of the state council of
national defense. C. G. Henry is
county chairman. The county will be
organized and educational talks will
be made at the school and church
houses in the county, similar to the
“four-minute talks” now being made
at the picture shows.
Dr. Butler was accompanied by W.
C. Lasseter, director of Agricultural
Extension, Arkansas University,
Fayetteville and J. E. McKell, Dis
trict agent.
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During the past few months, and
especially during the past few weeks,
I have received letters from numer
ous friends soliciting me to make the
race for circuit clerk. After giving
the matter mature consideration I
have decided that I shall be unable
to offer myself as a candidate for
that office, owing to the fact that to
make the race would claim too much
of my time from business matters,
and should I be elected I would be
forced to abandon my business inter
ests.
I wish to take this means of ex
tending my sincere thanks and ap
preciation to the friends who so kind
ly urged me to make the race, and I
trust I shall always be so fortunate
as to retain this spirit of confidence, 1
which I prize highly.
Yours truly,
Sol W. Sullins.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
Owing to wire trouble, afternoon
reports of The Associated Press were
not received by the Independent to
day
The Independent was forced to miss
publication yesterday, owing to a
breakdown of machinery.
PUTTIE BMLD
GIVEN JUDGMENT
Plaintiff Secures Damages for $5,000
In Case Against Sol Heinemann
Wednesday
Civil Record.
In the case of Ijattie Barfield, as
administratrix of the estate of R. H.
Barfield, deceased, vs. S. Heinemann,
the jury Wednesday returned a ver- j
diet in favor of plaintiff, giving^ her j
judgment for $2,000 on one count and
$3,000 on anothei*, or a total amount i
of $5,000. Plaintiff secured judg- j
ment for $3,000 for personal damages j
in another suit tried at this term, a |
few days ago, making a grand total t
of $8,000 damages awarded her in 1
two cases.
L. S. Arnold vs. Jno. Hicks and O.!
C. McVay, judgment for plaintiff in;
the sum of $180.60. j
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Improvement Di3t. No. 1, Jackson j
Co.; appeal dismissed.
St. L. I. M. & So. Ry. Co. vs. Road |
Improvement Dist. No. 1, Jackson Co. j
Motion of Mo. Pac. Ry. Co., to be par
ty plaintiff, overruled by court. Ap- j
peal to supreme court granted.
Criminal Record.
State vs. Frank Johnson, murder
in first degree. A jury was empan-!
eled to enquire into and determine as J
to the sanity of defendant Afterj
hearing the evidence they returned
the following verdict:
State vs. D. Churchman, gaming, j
olea of guilty and fined $10.
“We, the jury, find Frank Johnson
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MARTIN IS AGAIN
ELEGTEDMIRSHAL
Receives the Nomination Over Abe
Ballew By a Majority of Twenty
One Votes
The city primary drew a good
crowd of Newport voters Wednesday,
total of 302 votes being cast in the
two wards, including 48 women votes.
This is the first election in which the
women of Arkansas have had the
right to vote, and that the ladies of
Newport appreciate it is best shown
by the large number who exercise
their franchise.
The honors were evenly divided be
tween the two wards, 24 women vot
ing in each ward.
Dr. E. L. Watson received the
nomination for mayor, B. G. Graham
for recorder, G. C. Martin for mar
shal, C. P. Bandy for treasurer, C. J.
Saenger and Jesse Williams for al
dermen in the first ward, Tom Hut
son and W. H. Snctser for aldermen
in the second ward.
Adam Lockard, A. T. Hubly and J.
H. John3ton were selected as commit
teemen.
The only contest was the marshal’s
office; Mr. Ballew carried the first
ward by 13 votes and Mr. Martin
carried the second ward by 34 votes
giving him the nomination by 21
votes.
The count of the votes cast is as
follows:
First Ward.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson-142
R. J. Huguley- 2
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham-—-- 144
For Marshal—
G. C. Martin-T>5
Abe Ballew-78
For Treasurer—
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JUDGE BOYCE IS
FBBDJBECTBfl
Receives Appointment From Hamp
Williams As Administrator of
Jackson County.
Judge E. L. Boyce, one of New
port’s leading attorneys, and who is
well known and highly esteemed by
all who know him, has just been not- '
ified of his appointment by Hamp
Williams as food administrator of
Jackson county. Judge Boyce will
enter immediately upon his duties.
The office of food administrator is
one of great importance at this time,
and the Independent is glad to know
that the appointment has been placed
with Judge Boyce. He will enforce
the food regulations without fear or
favor. ,
ANNOUNCES FOR CORONER.
The Independent takes pleasure in
announcing T. J. Mooney of Cache
township as a candidate for coroner
of Jackson county, subject to the ac
tion of the democratic primary.
Mr. Mooney was born and reared
in Jackson county and has a host of
friends who will stand by him in his
race for coroner, to which position he
has aspired since having been strong- fj
ly solicited to do so.
Mr. Mooney is a good farmer and
business man, and if elected to the
office will give splendid service. A
Mrs. W. T. Altman, Mrs. S. F. Gil- |
more and Mrs. J. N. and N. D. Moon,
estimable ladies of Swifton, were
down shopping Thursday morning,
returning on No. 4.
Miss Mabel Dicks, of the extension ■
department of home economics, was
here Wednesday, en route to Bates
ville to assist the canning club agent,
Mrs. Leland Bunch, in club work.