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VOLtJM® X. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1911 NUMBER 291.
HILLARRESTED
IN TORT WORTH
Sheriff Neal Go«s to Little Rock
For Requisition and From
! »There to Get Prisoner.
a H Hill, charged with for
2exy and held at Fort Worth,
Texas, awaiting the coining of
Sheriff J. D. Neal of Jackson
eounty, will be brought hack to
Newport for trial. Hill i» a
young man, 23 years of age and
married. He was employed last
fall as an operator at the Rock
Island depot by Agent Berry
Best, but was discharged Satur
day November 5.
Mr Best gave him a check in
payment of his services and it
appears that the young man was
so well impressed with the paper,
that two similar checks were
drawn on the First /National and
the name of Mr. Best forged as
signer.
One was for $26.37 and was
cashed at Bowen’s store, while
the other for $13 was cashed at
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Com
pany. The forgery was not dis
covered until the first of the
next month, when Mr. Best’s
bank book was balanced and old
checks returned.
Hill had left town with hifc wife
on No. 23 the evening of (Novem
ber 5 and with a month% start,
it looked doubtful whether he
would ever be captured. Pink
ertops were put upon the case
and had about run hitn down at
Shreveport, Louisiana one month
ago, when he gave them the slip.
Sheriff Neal goes to Little
JRoek upon No. 3 to secure re
L quisition papers from the govern
I or of the state and from thence
I to the Texas city for his prisoner,
I who was indicted for forgery by
I the last grand jury on February;
I Fersch Bill Discussed.
I Special to Independent.
■ Little L -v, March 15.—A re
■ markabi.. proceeding in the sen
■ ite was the discussion of the
Bfech bill Tuesday afternoon
Bpoviding a penalty for miseege
|B nation, and prohibiting the arnal
B famation of tlic races. All ladies
§■ were excluded from the senate
B clamber during the discussion of
BtW bill. Some attempted to
B (*>lgh it out of court, the princi
H Pd speeches against it being
■ »ade by Senators Covington,
§■ K«1 and Martin. A motion to
Iwie naued by a vote of lb to »,
tod then. Senator Covington mov
®d to indefinitely postpone. He
ttid he was surprised that it ev
er Passed the House at all, and
Senator Keel said that it was a
•Pecies of freak legislation of
^ich he did not approve. Re
using to postpone it, about half
tie counties sought to be exempt
? its provisions and it was
01 ti's condition when the senate
adjourned.
ABSOLUTELY novel play.
Bo Worked Over Material oi
Shops in “The Sins of
the Father.”
j ts refreshing once in a while
ne ^nf play 'that is absolutely
t W‘ is the treat promised
«m?a ^°n's °f Thomas Dixon’s
efns °f the Father” at the
house tonight. Plot, char
scenes and situ
itv n8'm,ear ^le °f original
t fC is nothing reminis
5? °f"» Previous works, “The
4 ®an” an<i “The Traitor, ’
P hi the one fact of that hu
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thor’s wonderful dramatic ability.
Mr. Dixon could not have borrow
ed from other sources even if he
had wanted to for the subject
itself is absolutely novel to the
stage. Mr. Dixon, is the first to
treat this absolutely vital phase
of the race question in dramatic
form. His treatment of it, more
over, is not historical but contem
porary—true to the very hour
and minute. It concerns every
body in -the South—yes, in the
United States—today. It is not
to be had within the covers of a
book, for it is not based on a no
vel. The splendid company Man
ager George H. Brennan has en
gaged to play in “The Sins of
the Father” will enact that thrill
ing story and present Mr. Dixon’s
interpretation of the momentous
question of racial life and death
at the opera house tonight.
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IN SOCIETY.
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Entertains For Mrs. Bevens.
Mrs. G. W. Willey was the hos
tess to a very delightful after
noon tea given Friday in honor
cf Mrs. W. E; Bevens of New
port.
Mrs, Bevens, who was a for
mer resident of Helena, has many
warm friends here who appre
ciate her many charming quali
ties of intellect and her unfail
ing loyalty to her friends.
The guests were gracefully
welcomed by the hostess and af
ter a pleasant social hour they
were invited into the dining
room, where three tea tables
w< re gracefully arranged. A
delightful salad course was serv
ed, followed with coffee and oth
er dainties. On returning to the
parlors an impromptu musical
was given. Mrs. H. C. Rightor
sang and played a song that she
had sung in by-gone days to the
Confederate soldiers. Needless
to say Mrg. ifightor’s effort re
ceived much applause.
Mrs. Willey then sang and
played and was given an ova
tion. Mrs. Neison played a
brilliant instrumental number.
The honoree, Mrs. Bevens, gave
a bright and witty talk on the
subject of “Helena,” which was
received with enthusiasm.
The Willey home is one of the
most beautiful residences in the
state and its elegant rooms are
well adapted for entertainments.
—Helena Daily World.
Bankers Hold Group Meeting.
Special to Independent
Pine Bluff, March 15.—Group
No. 7 of the Arkansas Bankers’
association is in sesion today,and
a large number of bankers from
other counties are in attendance.
This is the strongest of the seven
groups of the state, having 61
members and 11 non-members.
The entertainment committee
, which has had charge of the pre
liminary arrangements consists
of A. D. Foster and Joe Niehol
of Pine Bluff and Ray Under
wood of Stuttgart.
The business sessions are being
held at the Orplieo Theatre, and
at 5 p. m. the members and guests
will be the favored guests
of the Pine Bluff Clearing House
Associate i at a special perform
ance at t i theatre. At 7:30 p.
jn. the delegates will board a spe
cial train and go to Stuttgart for
an inspection of the rice mills
which will be run tonight for
their especial benefit. The train
will return at midnight.
WILL REDUCE
EXCESS BAGGAGE
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Charges Under Regulation Bill
Offered By Grant And
Passed By House.
Little Rock, March 15.—With
the passage of the bill by Repre
sentative Grant of Jackson Coun
ty yesterday, the house has start
ed on its way to enactment a
measure that will coax out huge
smiles of gladness from the trav
eling salesman and the individu
al of histrionic aspirations, for
the proposed measure makes both
drummers’ sample trunks and
theatrical costumes baggage in
the literal sense of the word.
Heretofore these articles have
been classed as ‘ excess” and
their owners have been required
to pay over the usual excess
charges for their transportation.
' Other features in the Grant bill
include that of interest to the
general passenger, in which the
railroad is required to send a
passenger’s baggage on the same
train that conveys the passenger
himself, provided the said bag
gage reached the station 30 min
utes before train time. The pro
posed law also gives the passen
ger the right to recover “specu
lative damages” up to the
amount of $100, for delay or in
convenience experienced in the
loss or miscarriage of baggage.
TO INVITE
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Repeal Combs Act Taxing Corpo
rations and Pass Henderson
Bill
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Mar#i 15.—The
Legislature has completely re
cast the statutes regarding the
assessment of franchise and cor
poration taxes. Several days ago
the Jacobson act, drawn by At
torney General Norwood, repeals
the Wingo act of 1907, providing
fees for the entrances of corpora
tions into the state.
It is estimated that that will
bring a great deal of outside cap
ital into Arkansas. Tuesday af
ternoon the house passed without
a dissenting vote the Henderson
bill, originating in the senate,
which repeals the Combs act of
1907 fixing an annual franchise
tax of $200 on all corporations.
The Henderson act, it is estimat
ed will yield an. annual revenue
of $200,000, where th^ Combs act
yielded only $60,000, and it will
relieve the smaller corporations
of the tax burdens imposed by
the old law.
The Jtienaerson act taxes au
corporations one-twentieth of one
per cent on, the capital stock
subscribed and issued and em
ployed in the state of Arkansas,
except building and loan compa
nies that pay a flat tax of $25
a year. Insurance companies
with less than $500,000 capital
stock shall pay $25 a year
and over a half a million
capital, $50 a year. Under the
Henderson act corporations of
$50,000 capital stock , or less will
pay one-half as much as under
the old act, and those from $50,
000 to one million will pay ap
proximately the same.
Notioe to the Public.
Parties cutting and trimming
trees must not throw the limbs
upon electric light wires produc
ing dh cut circuits and heavy loss
to the oompany. Hereafter dam
ages will be asked for such losses
Peoples light, Water k Power
Qq. 88d8t
Brakeman Charged With Assault
Walter Bonham, a brakeman
running on one of the local
freights, and some one at Syla
more had some kind of a “rack
et” at that station Tuesday
evening and a warrant was is
sued for Bonham on the charge
of assault with intent to kill.
The constable followed the local
to Mt. Olive and served the pa
pers on the brakeman, who of
fered to give bond for his ap
pearance for trial. The justice
of the peace at Mt. Olive wanted
to hear the ease, then and there,
but the train being ready to pull
out, the brakeman boarded it
and was lost to the officers who
telephoned the constable at this
place to arrest Bonham when the
train arrived, but he was not to
be found. He, it is supposed,
concealed himself on the train,
and went on to Cotter, after
having been refused bond, which
he was ready to make. We un
derstand the brakeman says he
is ready and willing to stand
trial. We could not learn the
particulars of the alleged assault,
nor the name of the person as
saulted..--Calico Rock Progress..
Romance of Tears Culminates.
Special to Independent.
Paragould, March 15.—Miss
Hattie Hart, formerly of this city,
is to be married today at the
home of her mother in Ripley,
Tennessee, to Walter Samuel
Mitchell, of Louisiana. Their
wedding is part of a romance of
years, they having been school
mates in, Mississippi.
The Place to Go.
Does your wife love amuse
ment? Do you? Then send her
out for an evening, or what’s the
matter with you escorting her to
see that enjoyable comedy, “The
Climax?” You will enjoy it, and
it will remove that tired look froi
your face. You will both feel
better, having seen it.
Coal $5.00 Pm* Ton.
Until further notice I will sell
coal for $5.00 per ton. Good
clean coal, no slack.
46dtf W. D. McLain.
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HELP ENTERTAIN
THE VETERANS
Whole State Has a Duty—Let's
Lend a Hand In the Hos
pitality.
Forty six years are numbered
in the days that have passed
since the memorable conflict
which rent the North and South
for four years of battle and con
flict and the men who wore the
gray and the nien who wore the
blue are fast falling away. In
this present year, it becomes the
pleasure and opportunity of our
state to welcome and entertain
for three days May 16th, 17th
and 18tli the veterans who
fought the cause of the South.
It is our first and doubtless last
chance to give honor and happi
ness of another national reunion
to the veterans of our Southland,
Years are decimating their
numbers and the already broken
ranks can look forward to not a
great many more of these heart
and memory reviving occasions,
when the old battle ground, the
story of desperate charges and
fit/htinof in flip frpnpVipc under a.
raking artillery fire, the brav
ery of their commanding officers,
the valor of the soldiers, will all
be recast in story and retold in
the mingling of comrades once
in arms.
The state of Arkansas should
feel that they are the hosts for
thisi gathering and that our visi
tors are merely being entertain
ed in our capital and largest eity.
Little Rock has responded well
and generously. If has done
more. It has made provisions
and regulations that bar the re
union from being made profitable
and a graft to the hotels, board
ing houses and restaurants of
the city by fixing rates and
charges for all services needed
by the stranger within the city.
In Jackson County, little finan
cial help, has as yet, been given
and the Independent feels sure
that it is not for lack of state
pride or love of the old Confed
erate soldier, but rather because
there has been no call made from
local people that ha3 reached the
general public.
The Independent will receive
subscriptions for the Reunion en
tertainment fund, publishing
them as received and turn all col
lections over to Colonel L. Minor,
commander and W. E. Bevens,
adjutant of Tom Hindman camp,
to be remitted by them to the
proper authorities in charge of
the entertainment of the Reun
ion. Make remittances payable
to Independent and all subscrip
tions will be published, as re
ceived. Every business man in
Newport should lend a hand and
many of our farmers and busi
ness men in other towns of the
county should support this wor
thy cause. We bespeak for the
movement the hearty support of
our good citizenship..
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Arrange For Gonnty Fair, i
Special to Independent.
Booneville, March. 15.—An im
portant meeting of the Logan
County Fair Association is being
held here today, for the purpose
of selecting the grounds and mak
ing other arrangements for hold
ing the proposed fair. The as
sociation has been organized with
n nnnitiil jatrvplr nf <t10 fWV) anil
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the following officers; President
Dr. R. B. Sadler; vice-president,
C. H. Carmichael; secretary,
Don B. Hoopes; treasurer, J. R.
Smith. Judge Robert J. White
is one of the most active of the
promoters, and declares that it
wMl do much to advance the ma
terial welfare of the county.
Mike Goyle Raising Porkers.
Little Rock, March 14.—El
mer (Mike) Coyle, another Coal
Hill baseball star, who shines ait
Fort Worth in the Texas League,
>may retire from the game. He
has a collection of prize hogs and
is making money at the stock
raising business. He was in Lit
tle Rock a day or two ago on his
way to the old spot which turned
out several ball tossers, among
them being “Boss” Schmidt, De
troit’s catcher and would-be
“hope.” Coyle, however, is spo
ken of in a deal with George
Reed and may go to Great Falls,
Mont., in the Union League.
See Our New
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and the prices are
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m them will buy
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Jei. H. Berger, Jr.
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