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% an ex-convict, ^
Reflection on the ‘
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Little Rock, Aug. 7.—Sidney
•J. Hunt, the Pine Bluff attor
ney, who assisted Prosecuting
1 Attorney T. Havis Nixon in the
habeas corpus proceedings in the
case ot W. S. Rhea, has been
* ined $j},000 and given six
months in jail by Chancellor
Mtfrtineau for refusing to file
with the court a copy of the tes
timony taken in the Rhea case.
The judgment of the court
was for contempt of court.
Chancellor Martineau having or
dered Mr. Hunt to furnish the
court with the testimony taken
at the habeas corpus proceed
ings for use bv the court and the
petitioner.
The contempt case grew out
of a misunderstanding between
the attorneys relative to the em
ployment of a stenographer to
report the testimony in the case.
Mr. Hunt, one of the attorneys
for the State, employed H. L.
sternberg, court stenographer
)f the Eleventh Judicial district,
o take the testimony and Mr.
-lunt testified in the trial for
’ontempt that he employed Mr.
Sternberg with the understand
ng that his services were to be
;iven to the State's attorneys
lone. On the other hand, X.
). Pindall, one of the attorneys
or Rhea, furnished fviw«,ice
he effect that an arrangement
lad been made with Sternberg
>y which 4he petitioner was *o
lave a copy of the testimony.
Will Handle Big Rand De iR
Alex Berger of Jonesboro left
tfonday for a short trip to MD
issippi to help incorporate the
Die Delta Farms C’o.. capital
>ne million dollar-, of which
vill be the treasurer, -ays the
rone-boro Sun. The America
[rust Company will be the de
jository of the funds of this
:ompany. There will be em
iloyed and living on the planta
ions of the company over 1200
legroes. a community of it sell.
rhe account will probably be the
argest by far of any bank in
lone-boro, the county funds e\
•ented. which are now deposit-,
d jn the Au:ovT«r,n 1 rust Cow-^
Copeland Shot—Henson Bailed.;
Jonesboro, Aug. 7—Dr. L. u ■
Copeland, now of Dell, but for
merly of Jonesboro is in the hos
pital suffering from painful
gunshot wounds, received the
latter part of last week. Home
Henson, so it is reported, is
charged with the shooting and
it is claimed the motive was to
satisfy an old grudge incurred
over a court case, in which Uni
son was the defendant.
Copeland, together with a man
when it is alleged that Henson
fired upon them from beneath a
box car, inflicting dangerous
wounds on the person of Dr.
land, with his companion
without injury,
is at liberty on a bond
according to parties
today from
In Wreck.
received by
that the
Mosby anc
wert
ston, Tex
fexarkan?
injured.
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Mil.
RIVER DAM TO
rbRN Sii POWER1
For £-;:.cL-ic Road And Lighting)
Cities Of Northeastern
Arkansas.
The street car line at Jones
boro says the Sun, is now being
planned in a different way by
Preston Hatcher, who has been
the promoter all along of the
proposed line. In place of the
motor system, as was first plan
ned, it has been definitely de
cided to build a trolley line. Mr.
Hatcher enlisted the partner- 1
ship of J. E. Thompson, several '
days ago, who is the promoter of 1
the big dam near Mammoth <
Springs to supply power for the '
towns and cities of northeast 1
Arkansas and will take hold of (
the car line proposition at once *
and now has it pretty well in *
hand.
Mr. Hatcher had the ties al- j *
ready subscribed by a large tie I c
company to be paid for in stock.! *
Mr. Thompson on entering the!1
company went to St. Louis and j c
enlisted the co-operation of the I 0
S. Louis, Iron Mountain Compa- j
n\T frnm whom lin anmilra/l fVwn ! -
iron rails for the line, they to s
take stock for the amount of ^
value. "
The city tvu.. „Ti,, be asked e<
to allow the franchise r-,
changed to a trolley line and to; J
allow them a reasonable amount 1
if time to get m shape for the
construction of the line. The
survey has been made and the
right of way has been secured j
so the main part of the work \ s
has been done, and there should I
be but little trouble in building j f:
the line, provided the elective j b
power dam is built near Mam ■ i a
moth Springs. jt
The business men of Jones-it
boro will be asked to take up a j t
limited number of first more- j I
gage bonds. Instead of taking jf
stock, bonds will be issued to fi- c
nance the system, and they will \
secured by the first mort
gage on the system. , %
Mr. Thompson, the promoter,
is now constructing the water j
system of Blytheville and is a i
promoter of considerable repu
tation. He will ask for a con- <
tract from the city for supply
ing electricity for the city light
plant and, if granted, he states
that he will have sufficient com
tracts to guarantee the build
ing of the proposed large dam
n it_* ^>4- Crwi n
rit'ril -
1
Council Hold Meeting.
The council held its regular!
meeting Monday night at the j
city hall. Current bills were al- j
lowed and $1966.18 worth ol j
script was cancelled which j
leaves $8100 outstanding.
Councilman Hubert stated to
the Independent representative
that the mill will begin sawing
the lumber today for the repair
work on the Lake bridge. The
lumber contracted for is to be
j three inch gum.
The bridge thus repaired will
! serve for another two years, or
1 until the next legislature con
venes, when a special act will be
introduced to create a district
; embracing both the city and ter
ritory adjacent ou, the east to
| build the bridge of Ajperman&it
character The righFundeiyy|j|
law • ■ organize an imprqjl j
dMr ’ of the city pdHM|
I bridge is unqugdHflH
. on
proj
Equipped Cars The^^P^
"This is essentially the yea
of the completely equipped me
tor car,” says R. D. Chapir
president of the Hudson Moto
Car Company. “Season afte
season it has been customary h
the industry to charge the buy
er extra for tops, wind-shields
magnetos, demountable rims
tire irons, etc., and the owner al
most invariably bought thes<
parts later to be put on his car
This meant that, buying then
separately,, he usually paid s
pretty good price for them. The
Hudson Company has endeavor
?d, in its 1912 line, to provide
jvery convenience on the car
hat any owner could reasonably
lesire, and to include them all
he list price of the car. Buying
hings in the quantity we do, we
X~ I* x xl___i. i_
C41X UiUO JiOl vcil IIiUV.II IUWC1
han where the owner must buy
he extras separately.
“The policy of our company in
his particular is simply an indi
ation of the trend of demand of
he buying public. The average
American now wants his car
omplete when he gets it, with
ut the necessity or the uncer
linty of future expense in fit
ng it up to suit him. We have
mply satisfied his demand by
ressing up the Hudson cars
ith all desirable external
juipment. In addition, of
^rse, the car itself has under- j
nement, of re
arward end of the frame Tb th.o |
iil lamp at the rear.”
Can't See The Diffeience.
jeclai to Independent,
Little Rock, Aug. 8.—Writing
:om Washington, where he has
een for several days maxing
rrangements tor represen-L.
v.i-i in flio nations Canitol for
Oil III tilt: imu'jn ■ ^i
he Free Lance, the publication;
a be soon issued by the Parke- j
[arper News Service, Clio Har
er states that he sees no differ- j
nee in the rulings being made.
,y Champ Clark than those!
I'hich were made by Speaker |
oe Cannon,
He says Cannon stalks the
loor and looks with eager eyes
it the Speaker and listens to
vhich made him famous as the
fzar. Mr. Harper attended the
velcome ceremonies to Admiral
logo when he arrived in Wash
ington, being supplied with a
ieat near the center of attrac
:ion.
Assessor
The undersigned a
for Levee District No.
son county, ArKansas, wm
sess the lands within the_boun
dary limits of said District, at
his office in the City of New
port, Ark. Commencing
7th and continuing the same
til Sept. 1st excepting Aug.
and 23. On said days he
at Jacksonport to assess
in said district, after
the said Assessment
ed with the Board
of said District.
PRESS SENTIMENT
y
\ .Chicago Tribune Queries Ark
ansas Press To Deter
mine Sentiment.
' The Tribune, recognized as
• Chicago’s greatest newspaper,
which has been independent in
1; its political attitude, though
■ supporting Taft in the last pres
idential campaign is, as evidenc
U ed below, requesting the views
j of Arkansas newspapers and
probably those of all states in
this section, to determine public
I sentiment regarding what
should be the action of the pres
ident upon the tariff bills soon
j to be presented for signature or
; veto.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 7.
Editor Independent:
In your judgment, should
President Taft sign the wool
I bill, the farmers free list bill
I and the cotton bill? Do you be
| lieve the president should veto
these bills and wait for reports
from the tariff commission on
on which scientific reduction
can be based? Please telegraph
reply at our expense.
The Tribune.
Aug. 8, 1911.
Tribune, Chicago, 111.
The president should make up
for his failure to repudiate the 1
hb/iefariff act by signing every 1
ticularly the ' tar&tauifs, par- '
bill. If congress would be taw ■
both cotton and wool reductic
will pass, but should cor.gr
defeat the former, the preside: .
should veto the latter. Revis
ion will come where abuses ex
ist and of which the people al
ready have information.
Newport Daily Independent.
Autoists Make Had Start.
L. D. Lasley, Dr. W. W. Jack
son and Herbert Meyer started
to St. Louis in an automobile
and when just at the edge of
the city limits, the car in which
they were riding, that of Mr.
Lasley, broke down, which
forced them to retrace their
steps and start in the car owned
by Dr. Jackson. Mr. Lasley
shipped his car to St. Louis in
order that it might be repaired.
It is very fortunate the accident
occurred while close to the' city,
which enabled them to get back
and get another car. The party
left the second time at 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon, and will, it
• . v_ 1 i ~
is nupieu, nave a successiui ana
pleasant trip.
Flood Stage Probable.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Aug. 7.—Two
feet the Arkansas river rose
here last night and i
climbing rapidly. The
from the Upper Arkansas is not
due however for a day or so yet.
It is the Oklahoma and Kansas
rains which are throwing the
river up. and the low country
up the river is due for a good
wetting unless the flood does
not reach the stage expected.
Hie river is now from bank to
Dank here and it takes a large
,’olumn of water to throw it up
5 ^ot. Yet the wept1
the brim' oVd
flood has passed,
that the down the rive
will receive flood warn
day or tomorrow.