The inoenpedent;
-V ___—-—.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
as second class mail matter.
( SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
* DAILY—Single copy, 6 cents; per
peek, 16 cents; per month, 50 cents;
aMr year,' |6.60, in advance, by carrier
■I city, by mail in country.
• WEEKLY—61.50 per year, payable
HP B advance.
Members of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights or republication of spe
cial dispatches herein are also re
served
& ' ;
Bp*
this paper has enlisted
I With the government in the
l cause ofAmerica for the
period of the war**.
E. L. Boyce, food administrator for
Jackson county, is busying himself
With preparations to enforce the food
Taws in his jurisdiction. The work
I has entailed a great amount of detail
Wrork, in that every retail merchant
' of the county must become acquainted
with the nature and purposes of these
law*. The time has come when not
only the merchant but the consumer
must co-operate in obeying the or
_ A xi _x ?x*. ... . *
Useful Information Found
In the “ Voters ’ Catechism ”
Easter Is Two
Weeks Away
? j •
An dE aster Fashions of Surpris
ing Loveliness Await You
Here in Fascinating
Array.
-.. .. I,::.:, .... =
For the benefit and instruction of
the voters of the state, the following
catechism has been prepared upon
the suggestion of the correspondent
of the Independent, based upon the
opinions of Attorney General John
D. Arbuckle:
1. Does the Brundidge primary act
apply to both general and primary
elections ?
A. It does not; it applies only to
all state and county primary elec
tions and to municipal primary elec
tions where applicable; it does not
apply to general municipal elections
to be held the first Tuesday in April
and to the general state and county
elections to be held in November.
2. Name the necessary qualifica
tions of an elector in primary elec
tions.
A. Must be 21 years of age, resi
dent of the state one year, county six
months, township thirty days.
3. What is the poll tax receipt to
be demanded in the primary election
on May 28, and other elections ?
A. In the municipal elections to be
held in April, the receipt obtained in
1917, or last year, for the taxes of
1916; in the state and county pri
mary to be held May 28, the poll tax
receipt of this year, 1918, for the
taxes of 1917; in ti e November
election, poll tax receipt of 1918 for
taxas of 1917, same as in state and
county primary, May 28.
4. Are women now legally quali
fied to hold various state, county or
municipal offices?
A. No.
5. Can women vote in general eh c
tion held in April for election of
municipal offices?
A. No. The act granted suffrage
every one. Send them any time to
morrow to the Elks club.
—o—
The committee asks that clothing
be sent tomorrow to the Elks clubs,
so that it may be packed promptly
for shipment.
To place an advertisement Ip the
Independent is to carry your message
to the attention of the wise house
to women in primary elections only.
6. Can women vote in state and
county primary election to be held in
May?
A. Yes, when they are 21 years
of age, have paid poll tax and other
wise complied with the requirements
of the law.
7. Can women vote in school elec
tions ?
A. They cannot vote in general
election to be held third Saturday in
May; can vote only in primary elec
tions that may be held to select can
didates for this election.
8. Can poll tax receipts be obtained
after April 10, which can be used at
the polls May 28?
A. Yes. See Sees. 2769-2770
Kirby’s Digest. Page 683.
9. Can any one vote in primary
who has not paid a poll tax?
A. Yes; a man or woman other
wise qualified who has become of age
since the second Monday in Septem
ber, 1917.
10. If a man or woman is not a
resident of the state, county or town
ship, the required time by May 28,
but will have been such resident, the
time required under the law by No
vember election, can he or she vote
in the primary, May 28 ?
A. No.
11. Can an elector cast his ballot
without being present at his home
precinct on the day of election?
A. Yes. Travelling men, students
and certain other persons are al
lowed to do this under certain re
strictions, one of which is that the
ballot shall be made out at some vot
ing precinct in the state and filed
with the judges of that precinct. See
Absent Voters Law, Act 175, Acts of
1917, approved March 6, 1917.
wife who needs your wares and de
pends upon the Independent to keep
her posted.
In asking the people to invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
contribute money.
Don’t be a dead one. Advertise.
$s-.-'Ww*® va virc gwrciiiuicuu mvii icgaiu
to food conservation. America must
food herself and also feed her allies.
I This is no small task. The co-opera
tion of a few will not bring about the
desired results. It will take every
Vv nan, woman and childr to accom
plish this, and he or she who is not
willing to lend support to this phase
«f war work should be brought to
Strict account.
R This morning the Independent re
ceived a copy for a large advertise
‘; ment from a well known mail order
house of Little Rock with the request
to publish. If we published this ad
vertisement we would be several dol
lars better off financially, but the
INDEPENDENT DID NOT PUB
LISH IT. This paper will not accept
advertising from mail order houses,
for the reason that we believe people
should patronize home industries, a
subject which this paper has stressed
for years, and with a great deal of
success in favor of Newport mer
chants. This paper should be
pleased to know that several local
merchants have this same feeling, in
that they might have all their print
ing done at home.
Thirty-eight of our good farmer
. /.friends called at the Independent of
fice-Saturday and had their names
carolled on our fast growing sub
scription list. It might be incident
ally mentioned also, if the reader
will pardon this little boast, that more
than four hundred readers have been
added to the subscription list of the
Weekly Independent since January 1.
At this rate our circulation manager
promises a circulation of more than
3,000 by the first of June. The circu
3,000 by the first of June. The Daily
«« a Isa fvv>Annnrv o n /1 Vio c n
circulation larger than many of the
weekly publications of this section.
Keep on buying war savings
stamps. You merely turn one kind
of currency into another kind when
jrou do so.
One sure way to keep from getting
•at of debt is to go in a little deeper
every month.
BELGIAN RELIEF NOTES.
In gathering up clothing for the
Belgian Relief, it is not necessary that
garments be in perfect repair. There
•re upwards of one hundred thousand
women in Belgium and Northern
France who will do anything for a
Kttle work, and who are marvelously
trained in making new clothing and
in remaking old clothing.
These women are happiest when at
work, having less time to dwell upon
their misery, and they look forward
with dread to the day when, their ma
terial exhausted, they must lay down
their work and wait for more sup
plies. It is to be hoped that some
who are able will send material.
1frs. O. E. Jones and her commit
tse on Belgian Relief are busy phon
ing people for garments, but if any
should fail to get a special message,
they are aake dto respond any way,
as it is impossible to get a word with
LIFE INSURANCE
Among thinking people everywhere
is today recognized as a necessary
investment and an element of good
business. Think some about this.
Geo. M. Sink, Special Agent
NEW YORK LIFE
I THE UNIVERSAL CAR III
f The Car That Is Always I
the Best and Mast Ser- 1
viceable for the\Money. 1
,
New Spring Suits
All of Fashion’s latest decrees that will
meet the approval of the most
discriminating.
New Spring Hats
A splendid assortment devoted to the
latest edicts of mode dedicated
' to the correct requirements
of particular women.
Mrs. H. Clay Sanders
It Pays to
Figure With Us
We have just returned from a trip to market
and have bought extensively, anticipating
the needs of both our customers in town and II
country. I
We are headquarters for Hardware and II
Furniture and Farm Implements. Call on I
us, see our stock and get our prices. U
It Pays to Figure With Us I
-.-- - - H
Continue to boost the
Chamber of Commerce.
Make Newport the best
town in the state. fl
■
_ ——
1! M- ■ i.. ■■ i'BAIL,1.111...■ I rflB