OLUMEIV. , NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914. NUMBER 74. ^
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CONFIDENCE IN
» AMERICAN SECURITIES
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,i- Manifested Following Big Fail
le ure Aid Chaflin Company
May Be Reorganized.
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United Press Dispatch.
New York, June, 26.—Confi
' dence in the subsidiaries involv
l ed in the Chaflin failure will con
tinue business with only a tem
porary hitch for the parent com
^ ibany within a few days will ar
range to pay dollar for dollar up
on all obligations of the general
company.
John Chaflin’s fortune has
been placed at the disposal of
| h those reorganizing the concern
and the paper which caused the
difficulty is said to be the best
guarantee that no great financial
disturbance will follow
The decline of only a quarter to
one point in American securities
in London today indicates that
the monied men here and abroad
believe the three thousand banks
holding the Chaflin paper will be
well supported, past any chance
C't of embarrassment. It is also the
* general belief that the forty
thousand Chaflin employees
throughout the country will be
thrown out of work only a few
days.
Cannot Settle California Dispute.
United Press Dispatch
^ Washington, D. C., June 26.—
The United States has done all
this country can do to settle the
y ^California land dispute with Ja
pan and if Japan is still dissatis
fied she will formally reopen ne
v gotiations.
7 What form the reopening may
take has not been discussed, but
it is admiitted that the United
States considers the point one
with which the Federal govern
ment cannot interfere as state
rights to legislate are a bar to
•%, further procedure.
It is believed that Japan will
later ask consent to the submis
%. sion to The Hague and to public
ity of all correspondence between
the .United States and Japan in
which it will be shown Japan
^^fVthdrew her request for a new
treaty covering her citizens in
this country- The administra
te} asist that no friction has
£ that relations are
Jv ,ox u.1 l n the two coun
’f^'tries.
Moving Pictures
the Opera House
* PERILS OF PAULINE
The 7th a'nd 8th Chapters of
L : the serial story. Pearl White,
Crane Wilbur and Paul Panzer.
Two Reel Feature
SOME STEAMER SCOOPING
Maurice Costello, Clara Kim
* ball Young, Helen and Dolores
Costello. A big steamer ro
‘ mance.
(VITAGRAPH)
^ NIAGARA FALLS
Scenic— (VITAGRAPH)
BUY* WOOL •
Farce Comedy—(BIOGRAPH)
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF
MIND
Farce Comedy—(BIOGRAPH)
THE CHARMED ARROW
An aboriginal romance. Ar
extra good Indian drama.
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bJlOO FEET—ADMISSION,
Insures Another Chautauqua.
While the total advance sale of
season tickets for the Chautau
qua just ended was $539, which
with commissions and prizes
paid to the Boy Scouts of $14.30,
made a net shortage of $75.30, or
distributed amjong 20 guarant
ors, $3.80 each, there was a gen
eral feeling that the Chautau
qua has come to stay, and be
come an annual event.
The general public was highly
impressed, entertained and up
lifted by the various programs,
and the poor support given to
our first Chautauqua is not an
indication of what we may ex
pect next year. On the contrary,
jthe Chautauqua will grow and its
; support will be cordial and en
thusiastic.
! This feeling is manifested in
the contract given Mr. Rohde,
when fifty-two business men
signed the guarantee for next
year. With this many men tak
ing an interest and supporting
the movement, it cannot help
ibut succeed.
The guarantors are :
S. Heinemann, Joe Balmaz, R.1
H. Askew, Otto M. Bowen, Bert
E. Snetser, S. M- Beattie, W. B.
Crossland, L. McDougald, A. L.
Best, H. E. Dowell, P. M. Van
Dyke, J. D- Carvel], T. P. lim
ited, G. H. Hamel, W. A. Ross
jington, C. W. Martin, G. K.
Stephens, James H. Johnston,
C- F. Davidson. Charles E. Car
roll, Earl Wishon, A. L. Cum
mins, James T. Henderson, Geo.
R. Hays, W. A. Billingsley, Tom
Gregg, Norman C. Wolff, R. B.
Hooker, J. R. Holden, W. H.
Snetser, G. C. Martin, John;
Hayden, O. E. Jones, I. D. Price,
L. J. McCutcheon, William N.
Dunaway, J. Montgomery, A
T. Hubly, S. M. Stuckey, P. S.
White, W. D. McLain, H. W-j
Younger, C. J. Saenger, George j
M. Sink, P. M. Clark, Gustave
Jones, L. L. Campbell, Oscar E
Jacobs, William Benge], W. J. '
Knox, G. L. Robnson, H. K. Ma
thes.
Highway Department Busy.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 26.—The
Highway Department of the
State Land Office has becomle
one of the most active in the
state government, and is receiv
ing calls for new -work almost
daily. State Highway Engineer
Carter is in correspondence with
the authorities concerning the
establishment of at least three
three county systems of high
ways in Nevada, White and Jack
son counties, and others are ex
pected.
The Department is also assist
ing in the organization of two
districts each in Lincoln, and Pu
laski, and one each in Prairie,
Phillips, Lonoke, Greene, Faulk
ner and.*Garland. There is about
one hundred miles of improved
highway actually under con
struction under Department su
pervision.
The Department is also doing
;a great deal of work in assist
ing in the erection of bridges,
having now under way two each
in'Jackson, Independence and
Arkansas, six in Union and one
each in Lawrence and Fulton, be
sides those necessary in the .va
rious road districts.
Venezuela Minister Bead.
United Press Dispatch.
Atlantic City, New Jersey,
June 26.—Rogas, the Venezuela
minister at Washington died
.here today of heart trouble.
SALEM FIRE
LOSS $10,000,000
Half the Ancient City In Ruins,
Seven Dead, Fifteen Thous
and Homeless.
United Press Dispatch.
Salem, Mass., June 26—Seven
are dead and a loss of $10,000,
000 with a water famine of the
city threatening, are the results
of the most disastrous and ap
palling fire- Nearly half the city
was in utter ruin as a result of
the conflagration which has de
stroyed nearly the whole manu
facturing section. Hundreds of
houses were burned and fifteen
thousand people are homeless.
At 8 o’clock this morning the
fire was still raging, but was be
ing confined to the two mile zone
already devastated. The water
pressure has been restored and
unless the wind shifts it is only
a question of waiting to burn it
self out. Martial law is practi
cally in effect.
The blaze started from a
chemical explosion in the Korn
leather factory about 2 o’clock
yesterday afternoon and was
iuueu uy a strung nuruiwesi
wind.
RED CROSS TO RELIEF
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 26.—
The National Red Cross has of
fered assistance to Salem and in
structed the Red Cross of Boston
to make the offer suggesting
that experienced men go to Sa
lem to determine how best to
help.
The war department will fur
nish anything necessary said
Secretary Garrison. The Red
Cross Director, Mr. Bicknell will
go to Salem immediately.
Arkansas To Supply Oil.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, June 26.—That
Arkansas will soon be a rival of
Oklahoma as an oil producer is
the belief of Prof. A. H. Perdue,
State Geologist of Tennessee,
formerly in charge of the geo
logical department of the Uni
versity of Arkansas. Prof. Per
due spent several days in Arkan
sas on private business, return
ing home the first of the week.
“I look upon the Arkansas
River Valley in Arkansas as the
most- promising oil field yet de
veloped,” stated Prof. Perdue.
“There are portions of the val
ley, where the prospects are very
fine, and though Ozark is a vefy
good prospect, it is nothing like
some others I have in mind.
“It was mjy intention before
leaving Arkansas to print a re
port showing the oil lands of the
state, but Governor Donaghey
; vetoed the item of $7500 appro
priated for the work, and the
people have been deprived of its
| benefits-”
Going further into the oil dis
jeussion, Prof. Perdue stated
that the prospects begin at Fort
Smith, and come all the way
down the river. He thinks it
will be only a short time until
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oil claims have been secured on
' most of this land and that the
1 entire valley will be covered with
derricks erected by the oil pros
pectors.
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$10 More For The Monument
Mr. W. E Bevens ackn™*T'
edges the receipt of a ^ °
scription from Mrn ^
for the Conff'd
fund. The +
are still ohm
amount neM
tb respond.
BACK BONt OF
FfOcKALS BROKEN!
General Vilia Expects To Take ,
Capital City In Less Than
1 Month. i
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United Press Dispatch
Washington, June 26.—Direct
word from the Constitutionalists
has been received that there is
now a general forward move
ment against Mexico City in
progress. The capital city, Gen
eral Villa expects to take within
less than a month and he will
lead the movement personally.
He has ordered south the re
serve supply of arms and ammu
nition and has captured many
rapid firers and enormous quan
tities of ammunition at Zacate
cas. It is believed that the back
bone of the Federal defense of
Mexico City has been broken for
Huerta has only untrained
troops who utterly fear the fore- j
es of Villa.
VILLA BUTCHERS PRISON
ERS.
United Press Dispatch.
Juarez, Mexico, June 26.—The
execution oi. tne reueiai niegu
lars began at Zacatecas at sun
; rise, when fifty-seven of the offi
cers of the Irregular forces were
shot and many more may be
slain in the next twenty-four
hours. General Villa is keeping
his oath which he took when he
I left Chihuahua that he would
.kill every federal officer and Ir
j regular captured
THE REAL PEACE PARLEY
United Press Dispatch.
Niagara Falls, June 26.—The
real peace parleys begin Monday,
according to Ambassador Naon
and other members with the
chances of success still an open
question.
Flushed with victory the Reb
els are expected to attempt to
dictate their own terms to the
Huertaistas as to the selection of
a provisional president and the
settlement of international prob
lems.
Some fear that American in
tervention will be forced by
Huerta to check the Rebels.
The protocol whereby the
Americans agreed not to ask a
salute for the Tampico insult
was signed without discussion.
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Big Gusher Brought In
United Press Dispatch
| Rawlins, Wyo., June 26.—
Rawlins is agog over the report
• of a large flow of oil struck 8
| miles south of here by prospec
tors who drilled several locali
ties in the winter and spring.
"The well will be encapped and the
owners refuse informiation but
'admit find. An unconfirmed re
port says the well will flow 1200
j barrels a day.
Heat Wave Hits East.
United Press Dispatch,
j New York, June 26.—Thirty
deaths and sixty prostrations
followed the heat wave in the
last three days which today is
moving eastward from the mid
dle west.
Three Sailors Killed.
United Press Dispatch.
New Quay, England, June 26.
_ Th>-pp were killed aboard the
* Monarch by acci
when a launch
hoard.
’ottage.
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NIGHT ASSASSIN
ATTEMPTS LIFE
Of Olyphant Farmer, Shot Hav
ing Been Fired At G. W.
Roberts’ Daughter.
Just after dark as No. 23 was
passing Olyphant, a man stand
ing at the front gate of G. W.
Roberts’ home, one-half mile
south of the station fired at the
form of a person seated upon the
porch and ran under cover of
darkness. The bullet was proba
bly intended for Mr- Roberts but
it was his daughter at whom
the cowardly assassin shot, the
bullet from the pistol imbedding
itself in the wall and missing the
young lady several feet.
The sheriff’s office was reach
ed by telephone and J. I. Hast
ing and C. M. Ivy left, at once for
the scene with the blood hounds,
which took a trail to the south
west for a quarter of a mile
three successive times. The
drouth made the scent very hard
for the dogs to follow.
The officers reached home at
5:30 o’clock Friday morning and
no arrests have yet been made.
Bar Association Adjourns.
The Bar Association of the
Eighth Chancery District closed
its fifth annual meeting at Hebei
Springs Thursday afternoon and
by many who attended, was con
sidered the most successful oi
any previous meeting held. He
ber Springs entertained the law
yers most royally, and among
the many thing, of interest par
ticipated in was the laying of
the comer stone of the new $65,
000 court house, Hon. S- Brun
didge and Judge R. E. Jeffery
doing the speech making for the
occasion.
The next meeting of the As
sociation goes to Pocahontas.
Hon. W. E. Beloate of Corning
succeeds J. B. Baker as presi
dent and our Mr- James H. John
ston was elected vice president
of Jackson county, an honor
worthily bestowed, and for
which his friends extend con
gratulations.
Record Days Of Summer
Newport is experiencing just y
now what will probably go down
in the government records as the
hottest days of a very hot sum
mer. The highest point reached
last summer by the mercury was
105 upon September 4, whereas
this year, the thermometer has
already been to 105, the first
date being Saturday, June 20
and again today, Friday, June
26th. #
Section Director Alciatore
gave out an interview in Little
Rock Thursday morning that the j
weather was not hot after all
and then left the city. A regis
ter of 1041/2 here that day made
him ashamed to return home and
i face his people.
The purpose of his visit here
outside of trying to make people
feel cool, who couldn’t even un
der the powers of hypnotic sug
gestion, was to arrange for the
construction of a concrete river
gauge, one that the launches and
boats can’t tie too and break
down and incidentally one that
will remain a monument to |ii»
administration of the office he
now capably fills.
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