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VOLUME XVIII NO 188 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918 PRICE F CEI^|J||HH
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After Being Given a Military Recep
tion At Hoboken At Seven thir
ty This Morning.
{By The Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 4.—Woodrow Wil
svn, president of the United States,
sailed for Europe at ten fifteen this
morning, aboard the transport,
George Washington, to participate as
one of five representatives of the
United States to the peace -confer
ence to be held in France. It is the
first time in the history of our coun
try that a president ever boarded a
steamship for Europe. The presi
dent’s party included two other mem
bers of the American delegation, Sec
retary of State Lansing and Henry
White, former ambassador to France
and Italy. Other members of the
delegation are already in Europe.
A picturesque* military reception
was given the president and his par
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^ 7:30 this morning from Washington,:
and as the steamer swung out into I
North river President Wilson and
M rs. Wilson stood on the flying
bridge, the highest point to which
passengers could climb, while the i
j»Tny band ashore played ‘‘Over
There.” Secretary Baker and Sec
retary Tumulty accompanied the
president to Hoboken.
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 4.—Prior to Presi
dent Wilson’s departure today for
•Europe to attend the peace confer-.
ence, it became known that he goes
determined against militarism in any
form. Crushing Prussian militarism
was part of- his plan for the future
| peace of the world. The president
feels, according to persons who con
ferred with him on the transport,
George Washington, before it sailed
that this is necessary to insure world
peace. He arrived at Hoboken at
7:30 this morning and went aboard j
the transport.
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New York, Dec. 4.—The president’s
fleet with the dreadnaught Pennsyl-1
vania leading and destroyers deploy-!
ed on either side and in the wake of !
the transport, passed quarantine at
J1 o’clock and steamed out at sea
while thousands who witnessed the
departure cheered to-the accompani
ment of tooting whistles of harbor
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CHRISTIANITY AND
CIVIC DEVELPMENT.
As it is the purpose and desire of
the Chamber- of Commerce to effect a
civic reform in the city of Newport,
it behooves us to consider some pre
requisites to civic developments.
All history bears record of the
s Fact that where Christianity has fail
r jT cd to tread, Civilization has not
rushed in.
The motto of the day is. CO-OPER
ATION, but History again teaches
us that where Christianity was not
found the motto was COMPETITION.
, Napoleon gave to the world the doc
t&ne .of Competition, at the same
time it is significant that no Red
Cross followed Napoleon, because
there was no Christianity.
Then it is wisdom for us to note
that Christianity does not only de
termine our future citizenhip, but the
present. I am sure there are very
few men, if any, in the city of New
port who would live and bring their
families up in a town where there
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are no churches. Yet, is a town bet
ter off, though it may be filled with
magnificent churches, and its citizens
never attend or exercise any inter
est in them? To make it stronger—
Is there any describable, middle
ground between civilization and bar
barism? Then if Christianity is es
sential to civilization and not interest
manifested toward it, then a state bf
barbarism must exist.
We have a historical exanjple of
this fact: After the flood, God sent
the rainbow, commemorating the
vow that the world would never again
be destroyed by water. Humanity
would not believe Him, consequently
they said, “Let us not listen to God,
let’s build a tower to Heaven to save
ourselves, should there be another
flood.” They left God out of it. What
was the result? A state of confus
ion existed and their plans were
thwarted.
%The tower of civilization extends to
Heaven, and should we leave Chris
tianity out in our building of it, sel
fishness and egotism will throw us
into a state of confusion and thwart
our plans.
’ Christianity is the Spirit of civili
zation and the same conditions pre
vail as when the Spirit is taken out
of a body—A CORPSE.
Let us bring it closer home. Take
our neighbor city, Jonesboro. Mr.
Mariner said in his speech the other
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Commerce there and were doing
things in a co-operative way. At the
same time let us note that Jonesboro
has spent thousands and thousands of
dollars on her magnificent church
buildings and furthermore her citi
zenship attends them, and every year
contributes vast sums of money for
the advancement of Christianity.
What else could you expect but a high
grade of civic righteousness? It
would be wise for Newport to follow
her example. All other agencies
will end in confusion, until our citi
zenship have a geater concern for
Christianity by attending our
churches, exercising an interest in
their teachings, Replacing in their
hearts the Spirit of brotherly love for
that of selfishness, realizing that
they are their brother’s keeper. By
so doing a co-operative spirit will be
effected, which will raise the tide of
all civic development.
Let us wake up, and “take heed
unto ourselves.’’
W. C. Mitchell,
Pastor of Baptist church.
WILL TOUR STATE
IN INTEREST OF
NEW CONSTITUTION.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.—Gov. Brough,
who will return today from New
York and St. Louis, will at once en
ter upon a ten days’ tour of the state
in the interest of the new constitu
tion. His itinerary follows: Dec. 4,
Malvern; Dec. 5, Arkadelphia, Pres
cott and Gurdon; Dec. 6, Hope,
Stamps and Lewisville; Dec. 7, Mag
nolia, McNeil; Sunday, Dec. 8, Cam
den and El Dorado; Dec. 9, Warren
and .Montieello; Dec. 10, Dermott. and
Crossett; Dec. 11, Hamburg, Port
land, and Pine Bluff; Dec. 12, Lonoke
and North Little Rock; Dec 13, Sear
cy, Kennsett, and Newport; Dec. 14,
Batesville and Sulphur Rock.
Gov. Brough is one of the most
earnest advocates of the new consti
tution, and declares that he had leath
er see it adopted on Dec. 14, than to
have any office within the gift of
the people.
H. M. COTTRELL EMPLOYED
AS STATE AGRICULTURIST.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.—H. M. Cot
trell of Memphis has been employed
by the Profitable Farming Bureau of
the Little Rock Chamber of Com
merce, as its agriculturist, to direct
the work in the state. At first, only
one-half of his time is provided for,
but it is believed that in a short time
it will be possible to secure him for all
the time. Mr. Cottrell, who address
ed a business men’s luncheon here
yesterday, said that with the proper
co-ordination and direction of the ag
| riculturists of the tate, it will be pos
j sible in five years to add $300,000,
000 to the products of Arkansas
farms. Great plans are being consid
ered that will benefit the entire state.
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In Senate, Started By Huysen, VY’ho
Advocated Public Declaration
Interpreting Principles.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 4.—A general
discussion of President Wilson’s
fourteen peace principles started in
the senate today by a speech by Sen
ator Freelins Huysen, the republican
advocating a resolution calling upon
the president to make a public declar
ation interpreting the principles.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington Dec. 4.—The senate
Foreign Relations Committee post
poned until tomorrow action on
the resolution proposing that the
senate committee be sent to Paris
for the peace conference. After the
meeting the committee administra
tion leaders said privately that the
resolution will not be approved.
(By The Association Press.)
Washington, Dec. 4.—Word went
around unofficially in the house side
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tive Glass of Virginia had been chos
en to become secretary of the treas
ury. Formal announcement is ex
pected later today.
VON HINDENBURG
LIABLE TO ARREST
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen* Tuesday, Dec. 4.—The
Soldiers’ and Workmen’s Council at
Lepsic has decided thfit the German
general headquarters shall be dis
solved and Field Marshal Von Hin
denburg arrested, according to the
.okai Anzeiger of Berlin.
SMALLEST VOTE CAST IN
HISTORY OF STATE.
Little Rock, Dec. 4*^-The vote cast
in the regular biennial election on
Nov. 5 Iasi was the smallest in the
history of the state, at least for sev
eral generations.
The highest vote cast was 78,726
for J. L. Bond as Superintendent of
Public Instruction. In 1910 there was
a total of 150,578 votes cast for Gov
ernor, or almost twice as many as
cast uns yeai.
The counties of Washington, Lo
noke, Benton and Crawford cast more
votes in the recent election than Pul
aski county, and there is a large
number of counties that are almost
equal to it.
This small vote will have the ef
fect of greatly reducing the number j
of Justices of the Peace all over the
state in the 1920 election, and will !
cause the State Committee to greatly
reduce the ratio for delegates to the
state convention in order to keep it
up to usual size.
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SEVERE SHOCK |
ISRECOflOED]
By Seismograph at Georgetown Uni
versity, Indicating Brazil, Chile
and Argentina Are Sufferers.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 4.— Seismo
graphs at Georgetown University ob
servatory this morning recorded a se
vere earthquake, centered about for
ty-six hundred miles from Washing
ton, which began at six fifty-eight
and continued for more than three
hours. Brazil, Chiii and Argentina
are in the area indicated by the seis
mographs.
NEBARUCH’S RESIGNA
TION ACCEPTED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 4.— President I
Wilson has accepted the resignation
of Bernard Nebaruch as chairman of
the war industries board, which will |
become effective January first and
agreed that the board cease to exist
as a government agency on that date.
STATEMENT OF DENIAL.
• (By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 3.—The Royal
Montenegrin government has issued
a statement denying the report that
King Nicholas has been deposed.
NAVY INDUCTION
CALLS CANCELLED.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 4,—Adjt. General
England yesterday issued an order
cancelling all calls for induction in
to the Navy or Marine corps. Here
after voluntary enlistments of regis
trants in these branches will be per
mitted without notice to local boards.
THIRTY CAMPS NAMED AS
DEMOBILIZATION CENTERS.
Washington Dec. 4.—Thirty camps,
including Camp Pike, Arkansas, and
Sachory Taylor, Kentucky have been
designated as demobilization centers.
THINK BEFORE YOU CASH
YOUR WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
The government is making a recoru
of all persons who purchase War
Savings Stamps and the reasons giv
en if the stamps are cashed before
their maturity. These lists finally
will be filed with the county clerk in
each county to establish a permanent
record of each individual’s part in
the war work. Every citizen will be
known not only by the extent of his
investment, but by the duration of
his loan. This fact probably is not
known by persons who unthinkingly
cash their stamps before payment
from the government is due. Uncle
Sam spends the money as soon as it
is received. When he is called upon
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same predicament that one would be
if he borrowed money from the bank
to build a house, and after he had
purchased material and put carpen
ters to work, the bank would sudden
ly recall the loan. Don’t cash your
War Savings Stamps before 1923 un
less you have to. Be sure that your
reason, as it will be put in the record
at the court house, justifies your act.
GERMAN COMMITTEE
NOT ALLOWED TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH AMERICANS.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, December 4.—According to
a Havas dispatch when American
troops entered Treves yesterday the
German revolutionary committee
tried to get in touch with them, but
the commander of the foi’ces refused
to grant an interview.
DR. WIDMER, INTRO
DUCES RESOLUTION
IN PARLIAMENT.
(By The Associated Press.)
Berne, Tuesday, Dec. 3—Dr. Wid
mer, of Wofingen, introduced a reso
lution in Parliament today inviting
the Swiss government to approach
other neutrals for the * purpose of
jointly establishing the claims and
■ghts of neutral nations at the peace
conference, particularly relative to
the future league of nations.
CAMP PIKE CAN ACCOM
MODATE ALL WOUNDED
RETURNING SOLDIERS.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.— As neither
the £7th nor the 39th Divisions saw
service in the front line trenches the
number of wounded men to be sent
to Camp Pike and Fort Roots hos
pitals will be relatively small, under
plans of the War Department an
nounced Monday from Washington.
Since only wounded and convalescent
soldiers living within a 300-mile ra
dius of the camp will be sent, no en
largement of the hospital facilities
will be necessary. Colonel Jeune
man, commanding the general hos
pital at Fort Roots, said that the
fort has accommodations for from
50o to 1,000 patients, and that heat
ing systems could be installed in the
old officers’ training camp barracks
sufficient to accommodate 2,000 pa
tients in all. Recent additions have
been made to the Camp Pike base
hospital, and an equal number of pa
tients easily could be accommodat
ed there. The hospital commanders
have been notified that the contin
gents of wounded men will be sent,
but no official message regarding the
date of arrival has been received.
SIStERS MARRY DAY
BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
A marriage at the court house in
this city the day before Thanksgiving
was that of Misses Emma and Nellie
Lewis of Village township, who are
among’ the popular and progressive
young teachers of Jackson county.
Miss Nellie Lewis was married to
Mr. Dilley Butler, one of the coun
ty’s progressive young farmers, who
has been in this section for some
time. After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Butler left for Oklahoma City
to visit the bride’s sister, Mrs. R. E.
Kiser.
The other marriage was Miss
Emma E. Lewis to Mr. Willie Rodg
ers of Moss Point, Miss. These two
young people were married also in
rhe county clerk’s office on Thanks
giving eve. Mr. Rodgers formerly
lived here but has been in army ser
vice for several months. His bride
was as patriotic as her husband and
in her school work did much for her
country. She was very popular with
her pupils and will be greatly missed
by them. They too, left for Okla
homa City, where the four will enjoy
a visit with their sister and at the
conclusion of the visit Mr. and Mrs.
Rodgers will go to his home at Moss
Point, Miss., to live.
CARD - OF THANKS.
We wish to express our thanks to
our fronds for their many acts of
kindness and sympathy extended to
us during the recent illness and
death of our beloved son, Grack, also
for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson.
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| For Ensuing Year and Various Conv* ^ i
niittecs Were Appointed At In
teresting Meeting Last Night.
A very enthusiastic meeting of the
official board of the Methodist
church was held in the parlors of the
| church last night with the new pas
! tor, Rev. Bates.
From all indications much will be
doing in the church work under the
leadetship of Mr. Bates. Plans were
laid for the coming year. When the
matter of organizing the new board
for this year was taken up, Tom W. .
Johnson was elected chairman, T. S.
Holloway, vice chairman and Edgar Jjgl
Williams, secretary and treasurer. , ■
Mr. Johnson appointed (Several
I committees which will have charge N
I of the work coming under the several
i different departments of the church. „ ;v
The following are those who will
serve:
Finance Committee—Edgar Wil
liams, chairman; F. B. Morehead,
F. J. Harmon.
Membership Committee—T. P. Um- a
sled, chairman; V. O. Jones, Jas. H.
i .lonnsion.
| Charity Committee— Claude , M.
Erwin, Chairman; R. B. Broyrn, C.~
L. Fox, R. W. Bandy, C. A. Colthorpe.
Entertainment Committee.—A. T.
Hubly, chairman; T. S. Holloway, B.
E. Snetser, T. W. Johnson.
Publicity Committee—P. O. Noe,
chairman; Edgar Williams, E. R.
Curry, Geo. R. Hays.
Sunday School Committee—J. Q.
Blackwood, chairman; Bert E. Snet
ser, W. A. Barker, George R. Hays,
V. 0. Jones, P. O. Noe, E. R. Curry,
Ras Priest, B. W. Hafner.
Music Committee— T. P. Umsted,
chairman; Edgar Williams, A. T.
Hubly.
Sacrament Committee—A. T. Hu
bly, chairman; P. 0. Noe,
Ushers—T. S. Holloway, F. H.
Harmon, T. W. Johnson, George/ R.
Hays, P. O. Noe, V. O. Jones, F. B.
Morehead, A. T. Hubly.
The officials of the ghurch will be
installed at the morning a(ervice
next Sunday. Every member of the
official Board is especially requested I
to be present at this service. < ^
There is work in the church that 1
every member CAN do and work
that every member SHOULD do. If
the church is to be made what it
should be every member must become
an active one.
It was decided that the officials of
the church would meet at least once
a month. This meeting is to be held
on the first Tuesday nigfyt in each
'month. Keep the date in mind and
be present at these meetings.
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COMPETENT TEACHERS ;
' NEEDED IN ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.—State Super- v
intendent J. L. Bopd reports that
there are 400 or more positions open
in the schools of the state for compe
tent teachers. He is hoping that
many of the teachers who entered the
military service, not only from Ark
ansas, but from other states will re- (
enter the service here, and says thej*©
will be ample employment for all of
them. \
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NOTICE.
In today’s Independent will be
found a price list of commodjies com
piled by the Interpreting Board, of
wh'ch C. L. Mariner is chairman.
This list gives what consumers pay
and is absolutely prohibited for re
tailers to sell above these prices.
Some Time
You will be in need of
printing of some kind.
Whether it be letter
heads, statements wed
ding invitations or
public sale bills, re
j member we
out the
lowest
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