HOBSON DECLARES
UNDERWOOD TOOL
Of Wall Street—Majority Lead
er Replies And Has The
Support of House.
Washington, Oct. 13.—Repre
sentative Richard Pearson Hob
son of Alabama and his colleague
Majority Leader Underwood, en
gaged in a bitter debate on the
floor of the house today over the
senatorial contest in their state
in which they are rival candi
dates. The oratorical duel was
precipitated by Mr. Hobson re
iterating utterances he made
last week in a speech at Weoguf
ka, Ala., intimating that Mr. Un
derwood “was the tool of Wall
street and the liquor interests,”
and charging that he had gained
Alabama’s support in the last
presidential campaign under
false pretenses.
Cheers from Democrats and
Republicans greeted Mr. Under
wood as He rose to reply, and la
ter, when Mr. Hobson tried to
interrupt, there were loud cries
of “Sit down, sit down; you’ve
had your time.”
The climax of the dramatic
scene came when the majority
leader, facing about in his place
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“Is there any other man in
this chamber who believes the
charge that I am or ever have
been the tool of Wall street?”
He was answered by shouts of
“No! No!” from both sides of
the house.
1 Speaking to a question of per-!
sonal privilege in answer to a j
charge of“absenteeism” made
against him last week by Repre
sentative Donovan of Connecti
cut, Mr. Hobson had devoted an
hour to an explanation of his re- j
cord in congress- Then he de-;
dared that in the campaign for
the Senate the Alabama party
leaders had looked for a man to
beat him, and that the liquor in
terests were behind every effort
to beat him politically.
Discussing his recent speech
and the comment since then that
he was a supporter of Under
wood for the Democratic presi
dential nomination, Representa
tive Hobson asserted he did not
know at the time that Thomas
Fortune Ryan had contributed
$35,000 to the Underwood cam
paign, and that the people of
Alabama did not know’ it.
Mr. Underwood declared when
he took the floor that he had not
wanted to be a candidate for
president; that he had con
sented upon the condition that
he should remain at his place in
the house, framing a tariff law5
npon which the party could base
its campaign, and that he had
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MR. JEFFERSON GREEN
comprising Complication, fea
turing the Biograph Hobos.
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! nothing to do with the manage
ment of it, that being undertak
j en by Senator Bankhead. Later,
| he said, he learned that Mr.
j Ryan had contrbiuted to his
(campaign solely because he was
a Southern man and he suggest
ed that Mr. Hobson did not ac
cuse Theodore Roosevelt or Pres
ident Wilson of being tools of
the interests because men of
wnalth contributed to their cam
paigns.
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Captures Horse Thief.
| Sheriff J. F. McCuistion ar
: rived home on No. 3 Monday
from Trumann, Ark., where he
captured Tom Berry, a young
white man charged with
stealing a horse about ten days 1
ago from Billie Steen near:
Campbell Station.
Sheriff McCuistion has been |
on the trail of the man wanted
for four days, having followed
him from several places and fi
nally locating him at Trumann.
Berry is charged with having
stolen the horse and then swap
ping it to a man by the name of
Swan, who later sold it to a par
ty at Alicia by the name of Bax
ter for $40. Sheriff McCuistion
went to Alicia Tuesday morning
to get the horse and return it to
the owner.
Dr. Hughes Convicted.
John Henry and George Par
ker, the negroes who burglariz
ed the Leader Store at Walnut
Ridge, were each convicted of
burglary and grand larceny.
John Henry was sentenced to 18
months in the penitentiary and ;
Parker got a year.
The case against Dr. J. C.
Hughes for assault with intent
to kill Solon Crook, was tried
Friday. The jury’s verdict
was a $200 fine and one hour in
jail. The shooting occurred
about one year ago.
Judge Eugene Lankford is
making good on the bench and is
making friends here. The judge
says he is here this time strictly
on business, to hold court for
Judge Jeffery, and is not talking
any politics, but on another day
he will announce formally to
the people of Lawrence county j
that he is a candidate for con
gress.— Walnut Ridge Times
Dispatch.
Sevier Raised Quarter Million.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 14.— The
Board of Equalization of Sevier
county has reported to the State
Tax Commission that it has
made the following raises of as
sessments in that county:
Farm and timber lands, $139,
920; Timber deeds, $1,455; City
and town real estate, $16,550;
personal property. $46,200—.
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The Board also reports that all
complaints were settled without
reference to the county court.
The Tax Commission says that
Sevier county is one of the best j
assessed counties in the state.
Last year the assessment of real
estate was $2,968,655, and of
personal property was $1,196,
605.
Fell From A Persimmon Tree.
! Pocahontas, Oct. 13.—The six
I year-old son of W. I-White was
! seriously injured when he fell
125 feet from a persimmon tree.
He and his little sister were
gathering persimmons, and a
| limb broke, letting the boy fall
j the full length. While the boy
is in a bad condition, physicians
think he will recover soon
Condemned Bad Record.
Harrisburg, Oct. 13.—Sheriff
Hooten, with two deputies, took
Will King, a negro who is under
sentence to be hanged here De
cember 10 for the killing of Dep
uty Sheriff James Chandler at
Tyronza. this county, and Char
ley Myers, convicted of as
sault, to Jonesboro Friday even
ing and placed them in jail there
for safe keeping. The officers
have received letters from Ala
bama, signed by a large number
of citizens, congratulating the
local officers upon the enforce
ment of the law here, and say
ing that they would be delighted
to attend the hanging of King.
On the witness stand, when testi
fying in his own behalf, King
said he was in the Alabama pen
itentiary for killing a man and
the doctors said that he was in
the last stages of tuberculosis
and they released him. He came
to Tyronza, this county, and had
lived there about a year when
his brother in Alabama killed a
man and came to his house at
Tyronza. The officers at Tyron
za went to King’s house to ar
rest his brother at the time Dep
uty Sheriff Chandler was shot.
Both of the King negroes made
their escape at the time, but
later the officers found and ar
rested Will. But it is said now
that during the time he was e
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vduiug tut? uiucers ui mis coun
ty he killed another man, mak
ing in all, five men that he had
slain.
The other King negro has not
yet been apprehended.
The attorneys for Charles My
ers have filed a motion in the
criminal division of the circuit
court here for a new trial. The
nriotion will be heard at an ad
journed term of that court on
October 25.
Diaz Negro Drops Dead.
Jim Head, a negro who came
here Saturday from Diaz, to
move the furniture of his moth
er-in-law, Mamie O’Neal, to his
home, dropped dead in front of
A. T. Evans’ store on Main street
here Saturday.
The negro was standing in
front of the store when he sud
denly fell, and as there was no
apparent cause those who stood
near by began to investigate.
The negro never spoke after he
fell, but when he was carried to
the court house it was found
that he was dead.
The negro had worked all day
getting the goods to the depot,
and had just finished the job
when the attack came on. It
was between 5 and 6 o’clock in
the afternoon. The body was
taken to Diaz for burial.—Bates
ville Guard.
To Award Rhodes Scholarship.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 14.—A meet
ing of the Board of Examination
for Rhodes Scholarships is be
ing held today in the Depart
ment of Education, having been
called by the President of the
University, J. C. Futrall, who is
chairman. The other members
of the Commission are Supt. G.
B. Cook, President J. H. Rey
nolds of Hendrix, President Ja
mison of Ouachita, and B. W.
Torreyson. The examination
papers will be forwarded to Ox
ford, and the winner announced
sometimes during the holidavs
The list of questions was recp'v
ed yesterday, under seal, from
Oxford, by Supt. Cook.
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TEACHERS HOLD
PROEITABLE SESSION
Of County Association At Swif
ton And Will Meet Next
In Tuckerman
i he Jackson County teachers
met in regular session Saturday,
October 11 at Swifton.
The Teachers’ Association was
organized last June and it is the
aim of the teachers to meet
quarterly. This was the first
meeting. The program was in
teresting and instructive.
The Association was called to
order by its president, Mr. S. C.
Vick.
Invocation was given by Rev.
J. A. Roberts of Tuckerman.
Mrs. H. L. Lambert in a few
well chosen words delivered a
very eloquent address of wel
come to the teachers.
Rev. Roberts responded with a
short address upon the general
character of the profession. He
cited some instances where we,
as teachers, make mistakes in
our ideals.
C. W. Watson, of Little Rock,
State agent for United States
Farm Demonstration Work,
gave an interesting talk upon
the plan of county demonstra
tion work and the benefits deriv-1
ed therefrom. His talk was en
thusiastic for a boys corn club in
Jackson County.
Mrs. Ella Lambert of Searcy,
director of the Girls’ Canning
Club Work of White County,
read an interesting paper of her
work and of the results in her
county. Evidently Mrs- Lam
bert is the right woman in the
right place
The Reading Circle work was
outlined and explained by Ed
gar Williams of the Newport
schools.
Agricultural education was
the theme of an address given
by Prof. D. T. Rogers, Dean of
the First District Agricultural
school located in Jonesboro.
Prof. Rogers pictured many
places where our public schools
fall short of a practical educa
tion. He highly praised the
work being done by our schools
but showed many places that the
schools do not carry the w'ork far
enough.
The night meeting opened with
a general business session. The
temporary organization of last
summer was made permanent.
Also a committee was arrang
ed for to outline the plans for a
County Athletic and Literary
Society to be formed among the
[schools of the county.
After the business session
John H. Page, Commissioner of
Mines, Metallurgy and Agricul
ture, made a very interesting
[talk along agricultural lines.
State Superintendent of Pub
die Instruction, George 15. Cook,
gave the principal lecture of the
evening. In his address he
'showed the progress Arkansas
is making compared with that
of ot her states.
At 10 o’clock the association
adjourned to meet at Tucker
man some time in January.
Over 2,000 Cases of Hookworm.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 14.—Drs. Fly
and Bradford of the Hookworm
Commission, have submitted to
Dr. Garrison of the State Board
of Health, their report for the j
last quarter. During that time (
they made a very thorough in- [
vestigation in the counties of
St. FYancis, Ouachita and Dal
las. They made 6,615 examina
tions, finding 2,181 of them, or
31.9 per cent, infected with hook
worm
They report that “greater in
terest is being manifested than
ever before, and many parents
are bringing their families ten
or twelve miles to the dispensa
ries.”
The Commission is now' engag
ed in making an examination of
the school children of Clark,
Lee and Lonoke counties.
Two Good Pearls Sold.
Guion, Oct. 13.—During the
past few days two more big
pearls have been found in the
White river near here. One was
found by W. T. Nolan and
brought $175, and the other by
W. F. Davis was sold for $500.
Both were bought by J. S. Lane
of Calico Rock. The pearl fish
ing season is practically closed
now on the upper river on ac
count of the high stage of water
and the cool weather. This sea
son’s finds were the largest ever
taken from the river.
WHAT Will BE TB
THE NEXT STEI®
Taken 1 »> I .iquor Ini crests Sinc«^B
< ourl's Decision Arouses
Speculation.
Special to Independent. H
Little Rock, October 14.—•||B
There is considerable specula-19
lation as to what course will hef|^B
taken In the liquor interests, ffM
since the decision of the supreme|fB
court on Monday sustaining the . fl
validity of the whiskey act ll
passed by the last legislature. |, B
There are rumors that the case fffl
will be appealed to the supreme sB
court of the United States if a
federal question can be found in- ]|||
volved, but this cannot be veri- j8B
A member of the supreme |1|
court says that the decision in | ■
nowise weakens the principle of IF
the initiative and referendum. O
The people did not take from the IB
legislature the power to declare &
an emergency, and thereby take |||
from the people the power of
referendum, and if the people l|
desire to do so, it must be done fi
through another amendment. 1
Otherwise the legislature by at
taching the emergency clause to
every act passed, might defeat 1
the referendum.
Entertain At Methodist Parson- *
age.
Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Wilford
were very charming hostesses at
their home Monday evening
when they entertained the
Board of Stewards and Sunday
school teachers of the Methodist
church. The Fourth and last
quarterly conference of the
church was held in the pastor's
study, presided over by Rev. Mr. J
Skinner of the district, when all (
reports of the church were made
and found to be in a splendid
condition financially in every de- j
partment of the church work.
After the business meeting
adjourned the party were invit
ed to the parsonage, where* some
excellent musical numbers were
rendered by Misses Birdie Ma? |
rion and Willie Mashburn, ac
companied by Mrs. Emma Hol
land.
Mrs. Wilford assisted by some
of the lady Sunday school teach
ers present served delicious
cream and cake later in the even
mg.•;
The Grace
The Dash
The Swing .
The Indefinite “Something”
In our clothes for men appeals
to the particular dresser and the
unusually good quality of the
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inclined.
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