NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, JULY 1. 1914. NUMBER 78.
JURY JUSTIFIES
Will BATEMAN
Iti Killjimg Dee Hodge When Lat
ter Assaulted Him, Threat
ening His Life.
After viewing the body of
Dee Hodge at his home near El
mo, the inquest jury, presided
over by Justice H. C. Nuckolls
acting as coroner, returned to
Newport and heard the testi
mony of five witnesses.
The evidence was conclusive
to all; showing that Mrs. W. I.
Long had asked Constable
Will Batepnan to protect her a
gainst the profanity of Dee
Hodge, who was drunk and was
cursing on the public road; that
when, young Bateman went
down, to see who was creating
the disturbance that Hodges
threw a rock at him and then,
declaring that he would kill the
officer, ran his hand back as if
to draw a weapon, when Bate
man pulled his pistol and opened
fire- Lee Long and Padgett
J 7eatherman, both eye-witness
~ ea: testified and the jury after
being out only a few minutes,
returned a verdict stating that
“Bee Hodge came to his deah
by gunshot wounds inflicted by
Will Bateman and we find Bate
man was justified in doing what
he did and recommend that he
be dircharged.”
The inquest jury was compos
cd of R. L. Pennington, fore
* tton, H. C. Sanders, R. T. Rob
ertson, H. C. Patton, Frank
Thompson, M. H. Dague, A
Bullard, John Sornson, J. B.
Thompson, Jake Green, J. L.
^ Craige and R. J. Worel
The remains of Dee Hodge
were taken Wednesday morn
ing by Undertaker Boyce Drum
f mond to Maple Springs grave
yard for burial.
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The Wets Were Saved.
United Press Dispatch.
1 Williamson, W. Va., July 1. —
* • Hope was abandoned this morn
ing for the five miners trapped
in the Sycamore mine. Fire spread
it from the fan house to where the
men were working.
Twenty miners usually in the
'tw same shift, escaped by staying
\ out to 'drink farewells to the
closing saloons.
Moving Pictures
the J0g?ra^ House
the perplexed bride
groom
Maurice Costello and Clara
Kimball Young. An extra good
drama.
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f DECORATION DAY AT OLD
SOLDIER’S HOME
it Sawtelle, California.
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SPEAK NO EVIL
Your tongue is the Devil s
1 . lash. Conquer it. Richard Ira
i f vers, the club man, Ruth Stone
JL house and Lillian Drew, a dram;
flr. everyone should see.
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'a memories
#• Qne of the sweetest Catholi
convent pictures teaching j
M, strong lesson —Drama
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Three Extra Good Pictures
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TUCKERMAN NEWS.
Miss Hazel Churchman of Ar
genta is visiting her relatives
and friends in this town.
When you build your new
home you wll then want fire in
surance. See Judson N. Hout,
I with Jackson County Realty Co.
We have some of the largest
‘Eastern companies,
j Several citizens of Swifton
were in our tow-n last Saturday
to see the ball game.
Mr. Dixon of Little Rock, state
agent for Trezevant and Coch
ran Fire Insurance agency, spent
Saturday in this town, calling on
'their local agent, Jackson Coun
ty Realty Co.
Mr. K, K. Kimberlin, brother
‘of Memphis, Tenn., is visiting
‘his sister, Mrs. Kimjberlin in this
; town. 4
Mrs. J. C. Kimberlin is spend
ing the summer in Indiana with
her friends and relatives.
E. C. Julian has started the
work on his nice new frame
house. This will be one of the
best houses on the East side.
Osa W’est died June 24 at her
home in this town, after a long
illness of typhoid fever. The
deceased was 14 years old and
leaves a wddowed mother, four
sisters and one brother. Fun
eral services were conducted at
I the home of the deceased, burial
i following at Pleasant Grove
cemetery.
Mr. John Williams, cashier of
the First National Bank in this
city, spent Saturday at Heber
Springs and Little Rock on busi
ness.
Mr- Ed Parrott, after spend
ing a few days in this town with
his mother, left for Colorado,
where he will spend several
months.
Claude Tinsley spent Monday
in Tuckerman with relatives and
i
friends.
Miss Beulah Shaver of Swif
ton s visiting friends in our
town.
Mr. Raymond Holt of West
Plains, Mo., spent a few days
the last of the week in our town
with his brother, Earl V. Holt.
Mrs. Ada Dowell and little
Miss Emma, will leave the first
of July for Atkins, where they
will visit friends for a few days.
Mr. C- E. Smith of Newport
spent Sunday and Monday in our
town with his many Tuckerman
friends.
Dr. H. E. Dowell and Jack
Ware of Newport were in Tuck
erman Monday on business.
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Unionists Ready To Fight.
United Press Dispatch.
Belfast, Ireland, July 1. —
Armed Ulster volunteers parad
ed the streets here today un
iformed, under instructions of
the Unionist leaders as a no
tice to the authorities that “Ul
ster will fight’’. Only a few ap
peared, but it is believed that
the streets will be full in a week
unless some way is devised to
prevent.
The police and regular soldiers
are outnumbered by thirty thou
sand volunteers here and are
powerless to stop a general dem
onstration unless aided by the
• Nationalists. Such a case would
■ surely precipitate fighting. Sev
i eral are reported injured from
i fighting at Omagh between 0
rangemen and Nationalists
Lesser-Goldman $30,000 Loss,
i United Press Dispatch,
i Little Rock, July 1. —The of
fices and yards of the Lesser
Goldman Cotton Company burn
; ed here this morning. A loss o:
'$30,000 is estimated.
TO
POLICE CAPITAL
In Event That Huerta Flees In
ternational Force of Marines
To Be Landed.
United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mex., July 1.— It is
persistently reported that there
is an agreement betweerj Ajtner
can, British, French and Ger
man warship commanders that
when Huerta flees an interna
tional force of marines will be
rushed to Mexico City if the
lives of foreigners are endanger
ed and police the city and guard
legations until the United States
decides what action shall be tak
en.
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BREAK ALMOST CERTAIN
United Press Dispatch.
El Paso, Texas, July 1.—Even
hopeful observers of the situa
tion today declared that they be
lieve Villa is preparing for an
open break with Carranza and
expects to have himself declar
ed “First Chief’’ with Carranza
displaced in favor of General
Felipe Angeles. A conference
of representatives is expected to
begin Friday at San Pedro but
most all predict that Villa will
not abide by the results.
FATE OF MEXICO AT STAKE.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—
Officials today pointed out that
the fate of Mexico is in the
hands of General Villa and Car
ranza for unless they settle
their differences it makes no dif
ference whether the Constitu
tionalists and Federals get to
gether.
RESlGNAS
RAILROAD ATTORNEYS
Messrs. S. D. Campbell and F.
R. Suits Resign as Attorneys
For the St. L.; I. M. & S- •
Railway Co.
Mr. S. D. Campbell and Mr.
F. R- Suits have resigned as as
sistant attorneys in the Arkan
sas Law Department of the Mo.
Pacific-Iron Mountain. Mr
Campbell entered the service of
the railroad company May 1,
1904, and has continually been
engaged therein. Prior to that
time he had an extensive gener
al law practice covering several
! or trie surrounumg cuunuw.
In November 1904, the rail
Iroad practice combined with a
j general practice, was so heavy
that at the solicitation of Mr.
Campbell, and with the approval
of the Law Department of the
railway company, Mr. Suits re
turned from St. Louis, and .join
ed Mr. Campbell in the railway
! partnership with him in the gen
eral practice of law- During
that time they have successfully
tried some of the most import
ant litigation in the courts of
North and Northeast Arkansas,
as well as obtaining success in
j their suprmiee court practice
They retire from the railroad
practice to give their entire
time and attention to the gener
al practice of the law.
At the Opera House tonight
an extra good program of stai
players, Maurice Costello, Clare
-IKimball Young, Richard Trav
ers, Ruth Stonehouse and Lil
- jlian Drew, also Mensons a beau
' tiful Catholic story. Don’t misi
it.—Admission 5c and 10. d!
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Chancery Court Resumes,
Chancery court convened here
Wednesday in adjourned session
to complete the business of the
term and is being presided over
by Judge George T. Humphries,
.whom we are glad to state is as
robust and healthy as usual and
has no sore spots or bruises
from his recent accident.
C. L. Shoffner versus Eight
Mile Gin Company, debt; part
nership dissolved and Ira J.
Mack appointed master to sell
the property.
Board of Directors of Levee
District No. 2 versus Certain
Delinquent Lands and G- W.
Huff et al, foreclosure; decree
as to certain lands.
Central Cigar & Tobacco Co.
and King Candy Company ver
sus J. P. Paul, Mrs. L. M. Paul
and L. J. McCutcheon, debt; L.
J- McCutcheon appointed receiv
er.
Prohibition Amendment Delayed
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, July 1. —The
House Rules Committee was
slated to meet today to consider
the C-antrill resolution providing
a rule for immediate considera
tion of the Hobson Natonal Pro
hibition amendment in the
[House- The absence of a quo
rum of the committee on House
: rimes postponed action, ior at
j least a month and it will take
a special rule to bring the Hob
|son National Prohibition Consti
tutional Amendment before the
I
House.
Members, anxious over the
outcome of the voting, believed
that it would be preferable to
have a count of noses now, rath
er than to await a program of
hibition this fall by the “drys”.
prohibition this fall by the
“drys”.
Women suffragists hoped to be
able to tack a rider on the prop
osition so as to secure a suff
rage constitutional amendment
but the Rules Committee mem
bers were not inclined to give
this idea a favorable reception.
Assassin Glories In Crime.
United Press Cablegram.
Serajevo, Bosnia, July 1—
Gavrio' Princip, the assassin of
Archduke Ferdinand and his
wife, today defied all organized
government and avowed his own
responsibility. He said that
anarchist literature had convinc
ed him that he could give no
'greater service to his fellows
than to assassinate the rulers.
Because of his youth as he is
1 not of ace. the assassin can only
;be held to the civil court and
'probably only get ten years im
1 prisonment. The bomb thrower
' Gabrinovics, denied that any
’one else was implicated. The
'military measures have practi
cally stopped the Serbs anc
Croat conflict. *p
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Search To Solve Murder.
United Press Dispatch
. Freeport, Long Island, July 1
|—The authorities today an
i.searching for a clew' to the mys
1 tery of the assassination of Mrs
iLoise Baly, wdfe of a wealth;
Brooklyn manufacturer.
Dr. Edward Carmen, a wreal
thy physician, said that the wc
iman called at his office fo
treatment and that w'hile ther
• a shot was fired through th
window, penetrating her hear
-1 Bloodhounds followed the tra
- from the window for sever;
- miles but lost the scent. TI
? police believe that the woman
I assailant was inside.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
A BIG SCARE
No Community Along Missis
sippi Need Feel Alarm
For Present.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 1—
; Assistant Surgeon General
Rucker said today there was no
[necessity for any community to
I feel alarmed until the public
| health service probes the bubon
ic plague scare at New Orleans.
He said that Mississippi river
points should do nothing but ob
serve instructions until an offi
cial diagnosis is made and that
the report that a concrete wall
should be built around an in
fected area was all “rot.”
KILL THE RATS.
[United Press Dispatch.
New Orleans, La., July 1.—
Surgeon General Blue declared
that a quarantine of the bubonic
plague district was Unnecessary
All that was needed was to ex
terminate the rats and hundreds
jof men are now killing the ro
j dents.
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Mount Lassen In Eruption.
United Press Dispatch.
Redding, Calif., July 1. —
Dense smoke ascended for an
hour from the crater of Mount
Lassen early today and ashes
fell thirteen miles distant
The sulphur fumes spread for
22 miles. The new incipient
crater opened on the north
slope of the mountain and the
eruption is the most violent to
date.
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West Virginia Law Against
Liquor Is Rigid.
United Press Dispatch.
Wheeling, W. Va., July 1.—
West Virginia awoke today a
dry state for the first time in
history. By virtue of the 90,
000 majority for prohibition two
years ago the legal sale of liq
uor ceased at 12:01 this morn
ing. Brewery, distillery and sa
loon property valued at ap
proximately $60,000,000 is
worthless today. Twenty-five
thousand persons are seeking
other employment.
Stringent legislation against
those who seek to sell intoxi
cants became effective today,
with the new order. To give
awray liquor or sell it means a
jail sentence and fine for the
first offense. Jail sentences not
to exceed five years are provid
ed for a second offense. Patent
medicines to the extent of half
those now sold throughout the
United States are barred from
sale in this state. All prepara
tions containing more than one
half per cent alcohol are classed
as intoxicants. Advertisements
of liquors are barred from news
papers It s unlawful to ds
tribute advertising pertaining to
intxcants- Saloonsts, distillers
and brewers who allow liquor to
remain in their establishments
today were in violation of the
| law. State officials are conduct
1 ing a search of all such places
with orders to make arrests and
confiscate the goods, if viola- \
tions are found.
The dog tax time expires to
day, July 1. If your dog gets
killed, blame yourself, not me.
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