Jp RESTS POE
ASSAULT ON TRAIN
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By Hoboes Upon Brahe-1
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men, Who Sought to Put
I Them Off Running Train.
ive mer are now under arrest
he Newport jail charged with
lg parties to the assault of
kem.en Spear and Erw in on .s
th-bound freight Thursday
ht, December 1, near Nuck
3 swit ch. One of .them, Chas.
wn, a tramp, claims to have
e to Olyphant the day of the
pening*and is alleged to have
ght articles there. If this be j
i he may cause the Iron Moun- j
t trouble for his jail ser
His arrest was made by:
eetive . Wjn. Ballard near
dford.
Robert Harris, another of the
pecfs, is a bricklayer and i
ms he was going to Bald|
ab. Three other hoboes and |
3y ge t in the car he was rid
at Newport, and when the
able'came up he jumped from
running train, and a badly
atched face confirms this part |
ais story. l\e was arrested
the marshal at Bradford.
’he boy in the car is still at
re but the three men who did :
the shooting were arrested Sat
urday night by Sheriff Wood of
White county near Romance and
brought ,to jail here Monday.
The three men, whose names
are George Pritchard, James
Cargan a nd Charley Martin, made
the brakeraan slow the train
down near Olyphant after the
' v&hooting and there took to the
woods.
Sheriff Wood and Deputy Wal
ters took the trail next morning
and finally rounded them up at
Romance. Each was armed with
a revolver, but offered no resist
ance, the sheriff surprising them
,on/the road.
One of the men was shot
through the arm and another’s
finger was injured in the combat
with the brakemen. They claim
that the brakemen tried to force
them to jump off a train running
20 miles an hour, and that they
only resisted when it became
necessary.
Under the law, trainmen can
not throw or force a man off a
moving train, even though he is
seeking to beat his way, and this
may have some effect in the
cases against the prisoners now
held.
GOOD ROADS
FOR ARKANSAS
To be Discussed at the Meeting
to be Held Next Month
\ar in Little Rock.
Little Rock, Dec. 7.—A meet
ing of the executive committee j
of the Arkansas Good Roads As- i
sociation will be held in Little
Rock at 4 p. m., Dec. 15, for the
purpose of preparing the pro
gram for the state convention i
to be held in Little Rock Jan. 18. i
More tim^is to be given at this
convention to general discussions
and less time to formal address
es.
President Hawkins says:*
“Beginning on the third Wed
nesday in January we shall hold
in Little Rock a good roads con
' vention, larger by far than any
convention of any kind ever held
in the state. Every congressman
in the state will be a delegate,
every county judge a delegate,
every< county a stipulated delega
tion/ every labor organization a
<^Ugate, every incorporated town
a at stipulated delegation,
p * ned citizen
MMPPH M
I ' r*'' v, i
recognizes the ‘good roads’ ques
tion as the greatest economic
issue bow before the American
people. The <old plan of budd
ing roads by ‘warning .in' the
poor to make roads for the rich
was ever a failure and the peo
ple are revolting, just as they
should. National aid, plus state
aid, plus county aid will make
roads in one generation.”
NATIONAL BOLL
WEEVIL CONVENTION.
National Cotton Growers to Dis
cuss the Boll Evil and Rem
edy to Eradicate.
Shreveport. La., Dec. 6.—The
national cotton convention will
open here next Monday morning
and by that time the executive
committee hopes to have all the
arrangements completed.
The greatest interest is being
manifested in the coming con
vention in all quarters, and it is
not thought, from the number of
Inquiries for rooms that have
been received by Secretary Hol
combe, that at least 1,000 dele
gates will be in attendance, and
it is likely that the number will
exceed that figure.
There were no new develop
ments yesterday in the matter
or permanent cnairman. jno
further word has been received
from Governor Vardaman of Mis
sissippi since the telegram in
which he stated that he had ac
cepted the appointment of per
manent chairman of the conven
tion.
A letter was received yester
day from Col. E. S. Peters, pres
ident of the Cotton Planters’ As
sociation of Texas, in which he
stated that he would attend the
convention. The letter was
written at Calvert, which is the
home of Col. Peters, who is one
of the largest planters in Texas.
It is understood that Col. Peters
had appointed a number of dele
gates to attend the convention,
all of them being planters.
Prof. J. H. Connell of Dallas
has written the committee ask
ing if delegates appointed by the
various farmers’ associations
would be allowed in the conven
tion. Prompt answer was made
that all such delegates would be
recognized, and Prof. Connell
was urged to make as many ap
pointments* as he desired.
Gov. Watson of South Carolina
has appointed additional dele
gates to the convention. This
state will have one of the largest
delegations in the meeting.
BABY CONTEST VOTE.
Edwin Johnson... 1355
Ernest Theodore Phillips 1101
Jas. Edwai'd Wilmans. 989
Dorothy Stephens... 836
Wm. Wallace Dutton. 765
Charles Jones Brandenburg 624
Jeannette Henry. 457
Thelma Smart. 50
Today’s vote shows another
good gain of over a hundred
votes for Edwin Johnson, which
runs the leader’s total to 1355.
The final test will soon be on
and the battle of ballots ended.
HOLIDAY RATES.
The Rock Island System will
sell round trip tickets to all
points in -the southeast at one
fare plus $2.00. Dates of sale,
Dec. 20, 21, 22 and 26; return
limit 30 /lays from date of sale.
Direct connection to andj from
Newport. i
W. R. Thompson, A^ent.
I. D. Price for albums./ 89btf
ROBERTS DISBARRED
IN FEDERAL COURT
For Conduct “Grossly Unbecom-i
ing” in an Attorney—Will
Move to St. Louis.
John V. Roberts, ex-mayor of
Searcy and a prominent figure in
the Lightle grave robbery, upon
which charge he has been con
victed, as well as conspiracy
against Walter Gregory, was on
Tuesday afternoon disbarred in
the federal court of Arkansas by
Judge Jacob Trieber.
Roberts did not appear in his
defense and District Attorney W.
G. Whipple addressed the court
to his motion for disbarment.
* Judge Trieber, in making the
! order of disbarment, said that
fortunately this is a proceeding
! to whiQh the courts are not often j
' required to resort. But it is the :
1 duty of the court to protect all
who come before it, and since
! the evidence introduced showed
| that Roberts had been guilty of
high crimes and misdemeanors
against the laws of the state, he
could no longer be permitted to
exercise the rights, powers and
privileges enjoyed by the attor
neys at the bar of this court.
An attorney, being in fact an
officer of the court without bond,
occupies a unique position and is
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required to oe a man oi ruga;
moral character and the strictest j
| integrity and honor. The things j
of which Roberts has been con
victed, said the court, are wholly
incompatible with the qualifica
tions for an attorney with whom
the interest of clients are held as
a sacred trust. j
ROBERTS GOING TO ST. LOUIS.
| Roberts expects to go to St.
Louis next week where he will
accept a position with the claim
department of the Iron Mountain
or go on the road for a large
clothing house.
Strange as it may seem, Gen
eral Murphy is to become Rob
erts’ attorney in the appeal case,
which comes up in Searcy in
January.
HOOKER INDICTED.
Benton, Dec. 6.-The special
session of the grand jury met
here this afternoon at 1:30 p. m.
and at 4:55 returned an indict
ment charging Houston Hooker
with murder in the first degree
for the killing of Conductor P.
D. Atwood. The case was set
down for Thursday, Dec 8, at 10 j
o’clock a. m. Numbers of peo-j
; pie from over the county attend- j
; ed the opening of court, and con- i
i siderable interest is being mani-!
| fested in the case.
j YOUNG LADY IS
BURNED TO DEATH. ;
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Miss Addie Norwood, an 18-!
year-old young lady of Searcy,
was burned to death Wednesday ;
in the barn on the place. The
leaves in the yard were being
burned and afire the barn.
toys" TOYS.
Iron toys, wooden toys, tin
toys, rubber toys, big toys, little I
toys, and all kinds of toys at I.
| D. Price’s toy bazar. 89btf
I " . j
i J. H. Shannon, state organizer
! for the Columbian Woodmen, one
of the best fraternal insurance
companies doing business, has
been lecturing, and organizing
lodges in Independence, Law
rence, White aind Cleburne coun
ties, meeting Ywith remarkable
j success. See hjim for particulars
i on the policy isliued. wit
For good blracksmithing work
1 go to buffer’s at lake bri e.
STAR CLOTHING HOUSE.
“A pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation. It is
certainly an agreeable forerunner of merit, and smoothes the way for it.
Gifts of Quality and Fashion.
Very Sure to Please Particular Men.
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At Christmas-tide the open hand
Scatters its bounty o’er sea and land;
And none are left to grieve alone,
For Love is Heaven, and claims its own.
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Fashionable Gloves.$1.50 to $3.00
Luxurious Neckwear.50c to $2.00
Street Mufflers ..... $1.00 to $1.50 !;
Matinee and Opera Mufflers $2.00 to $5.00
Silk Suspenders. 50c to $3.50 |j
Full Dress Shirts.$1.00 to $2.00 j.
Madras and Percale Shirts.—$1.00 to $3.50
Cotton and Lisle Hose. 50c to $1.00
Scarf Pins and Link Buttons.. 50c to $2.50
Pajamas.$ 1.50 to $2.00
Night Robes.$ 1.00 to $3.50
Suit Cases.$5.00 to $25.00
Traveling Bags .$5.00 to $15.00
White and Fancy Waistcoats,$ 1.50 to $5.00
Overcoats and Suits.... $15.00 to $30.00
Linen and Silk H’d’k’chfs 25c to $1.50
Stiff, Tuxedo and Opera Hats $3.00 to $10.00
Plain and Patent Shoes.$3.50 to $7.00
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