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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1914. NUMBER 83.
' REBELS ROUTE
FEDERAL FORCE
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t Which Made Sortie From Guad
alajara And Capture Troop
^ Trains And Artillery.
United Press Dispatch.
Qrenday, Mexico, July 8.—Af
ter 36 hours of fighting, the con
f stitutionalists under General
Obregon, routed a strong Fed-,
eral column which attempted a ,
sortie from Guadalajara Sunday
night.
Tuesday noon 5,000 Federals j
fled southeast in an effort to re
turn to Guadalajara and aban
doned ten troop trains and many
pieces of artillery. The casual
ties on both sides were heavy,
the Federals leaving the wound
ed on the field.
General Obregon started a
flanking movement in an efFort
to prevent the fugitives from j
reaching safety.
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REBELS TO JOIN FEDERALS |
United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, July 8. — I
The second revolt of Federals j,
outside of Vera Cruz in which a
majority seek to join to the
the Constitutionalist forces at (
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the Carranza agent here. The
advance of the Constitutional
ists along the American lines to
within a short distance of the
Federal outposts is taken to in
dicate the Rebels have an under
standing with some of the Fed
eral commanders.
PROTOCOL BEFORE SENATE
United Press Dispatch.
Mexico City, July 8.—The
Niagara protocol is expected to |
be submitted to the senate today j
and rumors of important devel- j
opments toward the establish-1
ment of peace may be expected.
It is reported that a gap in the
railroad outside of Vera Cruz
^ will soon be repaired and
^ through trains resumed. j
*, CARRANZA WILLING NOW. j
F United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 8.— '
Unofficial advices received today |
j " state that Carranza has fully de
cided to authorize the Constitu
tionalists here to begin parleys
with the Huerta delegates in an
effort to settle international af
fairs. His acceptance is report- j
ed to have been wired to the am
bassador of Brazil.
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Log teams wanted, Muirhead
Lumber Company, Weldon, Ark.
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Moving Pictures
the 0pera House
THE LUCKY ELOPEMENT
Showing the mixed up elope
ment. Pretty Anita Stewart, ■
Ralph Ince and George Stewart.
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH)
THE ATTIC ABOVE
Where a very wealthy doctor (
was lured to compel him to sign (
a check for a large sum. See (
how he is saved.
(Drama—SELIG.)
IN THE DREDGER’S LAW
Showing a giant dredge “Colo-(
rado” building a sea wall on the (
Gulf of Mexico. The girl cap
tures a thief in its big claws.
(Drama—LUBIN.)
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Three extra good pictures.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
^ “Perils of Pauline” Friday night
Picnic Enjoyed.
The Episcopal church picnic
yesterday was attended by about
,a hundred persons who say that
,they had the best time of their
life. The barge Beatrice, owned
by CaptainiRitchie, conveyed the
party to the long Jacksonport
bar, where the day was spent.
Races were won by Dorothy
Hill, Launcelot Minor, Dorothy
Stephens, Alcorn Minor, Mrs.
Claxton, Mr. Ard, Phillip Pen
nington, Elizabeth Gregg and
Albert Bevans. Bathing was a
constant attraction throughout
the day. To lend excitement to
the afternoon when the shade
and the hammocks were being
largely patronized, Miss Thad
ees Kinman put on her annual j
fainting fit in five feet of water.1
Today she is telling her friends '
how exciting it is to go down j
three times without shipping j
water, and to be bravely rescued
by the boys. The only other
casualties were the loss of a
number of complexions, for
which the sun and the water
may be thanked. The lunch
baskets were a continual de
light from noon until evening.
But the contents were finally
safely stowed away after con-1
siderable effort. The return 1
trip was made about eight j
o’clock, and a tired, happy j
crowd went home to bed—or to i
dance.
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Would Impeach Police Judge.
Jonesboro, July 7.—On a com
plaint of Chief of Police W. S.
Montague impeachment charges
were filed last night against Po
lice Judge P. A. Hatcher. A
committee was appointed by the
council to investigate. The
chief charges the judge has fail
ed to convict people where the
testimony was amply sufficient.
He also charges that Judge
Hatcher has allowed confiscated
whiskey to be returned to “blind
tiger” men, who swore that the
whiskey was for their personal
use, and not for illegal sale, the
evidence of the man from whom
the whiskey was seized being un
substantiated. The charges will
be thoroughly investigated.
Judge Hatcher late today said:
“I am ready for them, and will
show to every one that I have
not in any way violate^ any
trust committed to my charge as
police judge.”
Recently Judge Hatcher!
brought charges against Chief j
Montague, which led to a grand j
jury indictment.
Attends Funeral In St. Louis, j
Hon. S. D. Campbell arrived
home this morning from St.
Louis, where he attended the
funeral of Martin L. Clardy,
vice president and general solic
itor of the Missouri Pacific Rail
way System, who died Sunday.
Mr. Campbell served as an hon
orary pall bearer at the funeral
he being a personal friend of
the deceased.
The service was held at the
family home at 4516 Lindel
Boulevarde Tuesday morning at
10:30, burial following at the
beautiful Bellfontaine cemetery.
The funeral was attended by
many prominent citizens and
professional men, not only of St.
Louis, but from several states.
Out of respect to the deceased
the United States District Court
and all the lower courts, as well
as the general offices of the road
were closed for several hours.
Bowen’s new barber shop, now
ready for inspection- Your pa
tronage invited. 80btf.
MERCANTILE HEADS
, fAVOR COMMISSION
To Pass Upon Violations Of
Sherman Law And Oppose
Drastic Anti-Trust Act.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 8. —
Ten representatives of the big
gest mercantile firms of Chicago
today told President Wilson that
they believed all that the
Sherman law needed was an
amendment to make it easy of
operation. They further stated
that they believe a drastic anti
trust program is unnecessary.
Unlike Ohio the Illinois manu
facturers’ Association and Chi
cago representatives did not de
mand that congress adjourn and
abandon trust legislation at the
present session, but instead told
the president that they realized
certain legislation was needed if
the democratic party’s pledge
was kept.
They favored a trade commis
sion "with authority to decide
what constitutes a monopoly and
to determine when the anti trust
law had been violated, also fav
ored a provision for its enforce
ment and to define the exact
terms of how business may be
conducted under it.
Escaped Convict Returned.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 8.—An es
caped convict who has had a
thrilling experience while at
Rock yesterday by Deputy
liberty, wa^ brought to Little
Sheriff Denton of Hamburg.
Chas. Holdcraft, a white man,
sent to the penitentiary Febru
ary 28, 1910, from Drew county, J
for a term of three years for
grand larceny, escaped June 8,
1911, from one of the railroad
camps near DeVall’s Bluff,
where he was employed under
the contractor. He was recent^
ly locatd working at a little saw
rhill near Morrell, Ashley coun
ty. J. V. Ferguson, chairman
of the penitentiary commission,
took up the matter with Sheriif
Hogan Oliver and the fugitive
was apprehended. He was not
taken, however, until after a
running fight in which Hold
craft was severely wounded, ne
cessitating treatment in a local
hospital until he could be
brought to Little Rock.
J. M. Doyle has gone to Texas
for Tom McGregor, a white man
convicted in Lee county, in April,
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and sentenced to four years. He
escaped from the walls Dcember
25, 1909, and was recently lo
cated at Houston, Texas.
No Radium Discoveries.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 8.—John J.
Fuller, state minerologist, de
clares positively that no radium
has yet been discovered in Ark
ansas, although it may exist
somewhere in the state. He has
thoroughly examined and as
sayed samples of the so-called
radium ore found at Tomahawk,
in Marion county, and says there
is no trace whatever of radium
in it. Radium was originally
found in Austria in pitch blende,
but now the greater amount of
it comes from carnotite, an ore
discovered in Colorado by two
Frenchmen.
Edwin Clapp’ $6.50 and $7.00
Oxfords— discontinued lasts—
$2.95. Not many pairs. Hurry.
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TUCKERMAN NEWS.
Mrs. Nora Galloway and Miss
'May Stephens left Monday for
| a visit of several days in Indi
ana.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dunn of
Oklahoma are visiting their
friends and relatives in this
town.
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Low cut shoes at Gardner’s,
absolutely at cost. wl
Little Miss Vernice Brewer of
Earle is spending a few days in
our town with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Smith.
Sam Harvey and family of
Nashville, Tennessee, will come
in home Friday to spend a few
days with relatives.
Gardner is closing ladies’ hats
out at cost. wl
Joe Cook of Searcy spent Sun
day in this town with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cook.
Prof. J. A. Roberts of Judson
ia spent Wednesday in our town
on business He will move back
to this town September 1st to
start the school.
Gardner’s is the pl^ce to buy
parasols and umbrellas cheap,
wl.
A crowd of drummers were
swapping yarns in a hotel one
evening, each telling of the glo
ries of his native state. An old
man, a Southern gentleman of
the old school, sat quietly listen
ing. One of the drummers, turn
ing to him said, “Where are you
from?” He replied, “I am
from the state the Boston man
dreamed about. This man had
crossed the Father of Waters at
Memphis. He found more miles
of navigable streams than in
any other state, the most pro
ductive soil. He wandered to
the springs of streaming water,
where the world’s sick came for
healing. I am from this state,
the greatest state of the Union
—Arkansas. And when you go
to Arkansas stop at the best
town— Tuckerman. Jackson
County Realty Company will
find you what you want. wl.
Preston Cook and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday at Searcy,
visiting their relatives and
friends.
Buy your summer underwear
from Gardner at the right price,
wl.
Mrs. R. H. Hunter came in
home Monday after spending
several days at Little Rock with
relatives.
Mrs. F. W. Hardgrave is sick
at her home in this town.
Miss Maude Rogers of Hickory
Grove spent a few days last
week in this town visiting Mrs.
J. A. Strider.
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if you want full value for your
money. wl
Miss Pearl Martin of Little
Rock is visiting her friend, Miss
Narcie Rice, this week.
Ed Bowen came in home Tues
day from St. Louis, where he
took a car of cattle to the mar
ket.
Steamboat Excursion.
Captain F. L. Inman will give
another excursion aboard the
big City of Muskogee Tuesday
evening for a four hour trip up
'the river. Boat will leave Coop
jerage plant landing at 6:30 p. m.
and leave Newport at 8 p. m.,
returning at 12. Good music
and dancing.
81d2. F. L. Inman, Capt.
j Edwin Clapp’ $6.50 and $7.00
Oxfords — discontinued lasts—
$2.95. Not many pairs. Hurry
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Rubber stamps and printing
' fits at I. D. Price’s. 82btf
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START TILLING
TOR LAKE BRIDGE
Removal of Water Main Has
Delayed Work Which WiU
Be Rushed Now.
Construction work upon the
lake bridgeway, which has been
delayed for some time, that the
main of the water company to
East Newport might be replac
ed at another crossing of the
lake, will now be rushed by the
contractors, Holden and Snet
ser, working under the supervis
ion of the district engineer, W.
J. Parks, of Pine Bluff, who has
been here for several days.
Mr. Parks states that traffic
will hardly be interrupted more
than 60 days longer, when the
filling in will have been suffi
ciently completed to allow trav
el.
The dump and bridge will be
42 feet wide, allowing a 32
foot roadway, and 6 feet upon
either side for a walkway for
pedestrians.
Mr. Parks has recommended
to the commission that the road
way not be paved for a year af
ter the filling is done in order
to allow the same to properly
settle, and insure a lasting job
when it is done.
A. S. Madding, an assistant
engineer from Pine Bluff, of Mr.
Parks, is here to direct the con
struction work.
Edwin Clapp’ $6.50 and $7.00
Oxfords— discontinued lasts —
$2.95. Not many pairs. Hurry.
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Henry Cobb Charged With
Crime.
Special to Independent.
Diaz, July 7.—Henry Cobb,
mi young white man, who is em
ployed by W. A. Myrick at his
sawmill in Village township,
was arrested Saturday evening
at his home near the Holden
bridge, by Deputy Constable W.
T. Moyer, on a warrant charg
ing him with assault upon the
person of his stepdaughter,
Florence Manning, a young girl,
about 17 years of age who makes
her home with the Cobb family.
Being unable to give bond, he
was placed in jail at Newport,
and will be given a prediminary
Hearing before Justice of the
Peace Nuckolls Wednesday
morning.
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Oppose Pensions Of Millionaires.
United Press Dispatch.
St. Paul, Minn., July 8. —
Representatives of the smaller
schools attending the National
Educational Association are be
hind the resolution disapproving
of the Sage Foundation and
Carnegie Foundation, various
Rockefeller boards and similar
organizations and boards pen
sioning teachers of the big edu
ucational institutions and de
clare the Foundations injure
the small schools. That moving
pictures are destined to revolu
tionize the methods of teaching
was the contention of speakers.
A closer study of hygiene and
physical training in the normal
schools was urged by Director
Skeele, physical director of the
Massachusetts Normal.
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