INTERS TO
It THEIR TERMS
r General Says
, Will Not Be Made
ept For Cause.
rton, April 15.—Post
eneral Burleson an
)day that it was the
lion’s policy to con
epublican postmasters
ce to the end of their
dded no charges were
against their efficien
poiicy applies to all
postmasters,
jartment will be run
3 lines and not by poli
Mr. Burleson, in ex
e new policy. He de
there might be some
but he believed that
ty of the postmasters
-nt and would not be
vill have to be some
arges of inefficiency,
be added, “before any
removed.”
eson said the decision
eached after confer
President Wilson,
, t • i i_
iIravo^s xne incut sjrotcin.
inemon To Be A Consul.
ial to Independent.
;tle Rock, April 16.—J. H.
mon of Arkadelphia, one of
campaign managers for
r. Robinson in his race for
mor has gone to Washing
stopping en route to at
the Conference for Edu
n in the South at Rich
s stated that Mr. Hinemon
issurance that he will be
nted consul to some foreign
He is said to have the
rided support of the Arkan
elegation in Washington,
uncement was recently
that Mr. Hinemon was in
'or some appointment, but
ft time he declined to con-'
it. His trip to Washington
;en as an indication that he
ieen requested to come on
>ick out the place he would
r have
Reward ifor Murderer,
al to Independent,
tie Rock, April 16.—Acting
rnor Futrell Tuesday after
issued a proclammation of
? a reward of $300 for the
t and conviction of the mur
of W. W- Perry. Perry
I a siiui uim Kineu m AiKauei
ia on the evening of Jan. 25,
b'! was going home with mo
Jfo pay his employes at a
/e mill. The reward is con
gent upon the citizens of Ar
ielphia raising an additional
)0 reward.
The Island.
lunting is reported good on
! Island now, as game is
ntiful. H. C. Nuckolls was
n coming in with two-good
id ducks last Thursday.
The apron party at Mr. and
s- John Smith’s was reported
te a success.
There was church Sunday at
1 Island school house- Bro
r Meeks, a Baptist minister
Newport preached for us and
ire was a large crowd out.
eryone seemed to enjoy the
mon.
g ^uite a few of our neighbors
|are going to Judsonia to pick
■strawberries.
I If cold weather continues our
Igood dry cook stove wood will
fcll be burned in the fire place.
m Newcomer.
—
Hays Campaign Now On.
i Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 16—Judge
Geo. W. Hays of Camden, candi
date for governor in opposition
to Stephen Brundidge of Searcy,
has established headquarters in
the New Capitol Hotel and will
begin an active campaign for the
office from that place immedi
ately.
Judge Hays, after an all day
conference with political advis
ers, announced a rather novel
plan for conducting his cam
paign. Instead of the customa
ry campaign manager, he will
have a board, selected from the
Congressional districts of the
state. This Board will be al
most constantly in session from
now until the primaries, and will
direct the campaign while Judge
Hays is out on the stump endea
voring to win votes. Harry
Stewart of Camden, former pri
vate secretary to Senator Jeff
Davis, arrived in Little Rock
Tuesday to become associated
with the Board which will direct
the affairs of the Hays cam
paign.
Press Association Excursion.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 16.—Secre
tary Earle W. Hodges of the Ar
kansas Press Association is to
day sending to the members of
the Association a letter request
ing their presence at the spring
meeting to be held in Marianna
May 12-14, and calling their at
tention to the important busi
ness to be considered at that
time. The members are also ur
ged to make the trip to Mem
phis May 15, there to be enter
tained by the press club and
business men of that city
Secretary Hodges has received
assurance that Paul W. Brown,
editorial writer of the Republic,
of St. Louis, will join the party
and make the trip from Mem
phis to St. Louis with the boat
excursionists.
Collectors Pay The State.
Special to Independent.
Little Roc, April 16.—The'
reported, and the cash now in
ties are beginning to respond to
the appeal jfcsued last week by
State Audit** J. M. Oathout, re
questing aid for the general rev
enue fund. While the call was
for only 25 per cent of the a
mount due the state for general
revenue purposes, many of the
counties are sending in practic
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any an me mAco uuc
Twenty-five counties have re
ported, paying in about $80,000.
! None of the larger counties have
; reported, and the cash no w in
! the treasury will not last long
with so many outstanding war
rants.
The following amounts have
been paid in: Benton county,
$5,000; Chicot, $2009; Cle
burne, $1062; Columbia, $3239;
| Conway, $1815; Drew, $2,000;
| Faulkner, $1700; Grant, $1,700;
| Grant, $1057; Jackson, $2890;
! Jefferson, $7,000; Lafayette,
! $1580; Lincoln, $2,600; Little
! River, $1769; Lonoke, $10,000;
[Miller, $2,425; Monroe, $2523;
i Montgomery, $2,400; Nevada,
1 $1,526; Phillips, $4435; Prai
I rie, $6,500; Union, $2777; Van
j Buren, $847; Washington,
| $3462; White, $3114; Yell,
| $2271.
For Sale.
300 ranks dry cook wood cut
from dry lumber. $2.00 per
| rank delivered.
Fee-Crayton Hardwood Lumber
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APPOINTEES MUST
STAND ELECTION
Test To Continue in Office For
All Vacancies Will Be Filled
July Twenty Three.
! Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, April 16.—Many
officials over the state, particu
larly city and township officers
i who have been appointed to fill
j vacancies since the last elee
I tion, or since the change in of
| ficials was made in accordance
j with the laws, and who have
I felt secure because they were
I not mentioned in the call issued
by Acting Governor Futreil la
month, are due to a rude awak
ening.
It is the intention of Acting
Governor Futreil to check up eT'
ery vacancy which has been fill
ed in this manner, even to jus
tices of the peace and constable,
and issue a supplemental proc
lamation requiring those who
desire to hold the office to sub
mit their names to a vote of
the people at the special election
to be held July 23.
Among the offices specified will
be the new circuit judgeship
created by the last legislature, j
known as Circuit Court, Divis
ion No. 3 of Pulaski county, and
' o’v held by Judge W
dricks, former private secret •
to Governor Joe T. Robinson,
This appointment was made jr./v
before Governor Joe T. Robin
son resigned and went to Wash
ington. Legal advi-e has been
given Acting Governor Futrell
on this question, and promineiv.
attorneys state that the office is
to be considered as though there
had been a vacancy, even though
the position was a new one and
Judge Hendricks was the first
appointed to the office. Judge
Hendricks is a popular young
man, and should he enter the
race for the office, will have lit
tle trouble in retaining it.
Aid Needed In Few Places.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 16.—Were
it not for the complete system ,
inaugurated by Acting Govern- j
or Futrell in handling the flood
situation, his office would prob
ably be completely at sea now,!
and the entire state aroused ov
er false reports which ar^ be
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different parts of Eastern Ar
kansas are pouring into the Act
ing Governor telling of contag
ion and want.
The Acting Governor has
communicated with his repre
sentatives in every community
specified, and they have re
ported the reports groundless,
and the messages, for the most
part, sent in by people who
would sell supplies to the gov
ernment should it render aid in
their community. The only sec
tion of the state where assist
ance is needed is in Crittenden
and Poinsett counties, which
have been overflowed.
i A Second Operation Necessary.
! The friends of J. A. McMichael
and of the family will be sorry to
learn that his condition is not
i such as they had hoped for, a se
,cond operation on both limbs
being necessary last Monday.
A message to the above effect
with a reque-t for her to come to
his bedside, was received by Mrs.
McMichael Tuesday and she left
she left this morning to be with
him.
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Civic Improvement Meeting.
There was a splendid attend
ance and fine enthusiasm mani
fested at the League meeting
yesterday afternoon. The prin
cipal business was the perfect
ing of plans for clean-up day.
Wagons will be engaged to haul
away trash for those not able to
have their own hauling done.
All those who will have debris
which they wish the League to
have taken away for them, are
requested to see that all such
waste matter is raked together
and piled in the street or alley,
so that those superintending the
hauling will not overlook any
trash that ought to be carted
away.
The League members are ex
pecting co-operation from every
citizen on clean-up day.
May Day has been chosen as
the time for the presentation of
a handsome flag by the League
to the school. There will be a
special program consisting of
songs, readings and addresses.
Some features of the exercise
will be patriotic in nature. The
League members request that
the teachers of the school will
have the children practice the
nnti'nnol n-o Kofnro TVTqit T'l
This action of the League in
presenting our country’s banner
to the public school is a call to
the patriotic spirit of every
body. Who is not proud to have
the Stars and Stripes wave a
bove him? Arouse you, ye citi
zens of Newport and help to
make the May Day exercises an
occasion of rejoicing to all.
Remember clean up day—Fri
day, the 18th.
Bandy’s Chapel.
Jerry Fletcher and wife have
returned from Heber
Jno. Bailey has moved to Pond
Switch.
Frank Thomas of Sulphur
Rock stopped a week at Geo.
Hartwick’s selling a fine team
of mares and a wagon before go
ing to Texas.
Ben Halliburton has moved to
the Avy Conditt farm.
B. Siding is the name of the
switch at Sam Swann’s.
Joe Davis and family went to
see the destruction created by
the cyclone at Centerville.
Elgin Brightwell and wife are
the parents of a new boy the
19th of March.
Cal Bains’ little girl died the
25th of March, Tom Churchnuan
. i i • TTT1 1 _n
the 30tn ana Atiuie wnaic^
31st. All were good people.
John Swindle of near Battle
Axe died April 8th of consump
tion of long standing.
Garrett Everett has had neu
ralgia.
Anderson Meeks’ oldest daugh
ter and John Dunn’s little girl
have had typhoid fever.
A. J. Goetz is getting in 600
acres of rice this year. He is
putting in another pump
M. Hunt’s young wife has
gone to Magness, having been
called there to see two sisters
who are sick.
Jas. Harvey went to Newport
jon business the 11th.
Mrs. Caffie Harvey gets one
I third of one eighth of the Hollo
I
way farm.
Miss Nellie Lepanter of Mo
nette, niece of Charley Hutton,
is visiting him.
Rev. W. P. Talkington preach
ed here Sunday at 3 p. m. and
is to preach at 3 p. m. the Sec
ond Sunday in May.
Rev. F. H. Champion will
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y ; You Are Cordially Bidden
! to Attend Our Spring iff
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5eryanyn (lotl^es
preach on Saturday night before
the second Sunday in May
Tom Crow went to Cave City
after two of his sisters, who
were waterbound and had to
bring them on the train.
George Churchman rented the
land Tom had and moved on it.
He also bought $3,500 worth of
personal property of Mrs. T. D.
Churchman.
A phone message was receiv
ed for Mrs. Luther Lawhorn to
come to her mother in the hills,
as she had burned to death that
morning.
Henry McLain, who lived on
the Pocahontas road, died on the
14th.
After Tom Biggers had hi
barn built he had some addition
to his house.
Black river being so high,
they buried Henry McLain at
Cheshier graveyard.
Diaz.
Bud Stanley has been home on
a short visit but has returned to
his work at Cotter.
The back water is now up and
the young folks are enjoying
boat riding in this neck of the
woods.
CromwTell West of Diaz is
planting cotton this week. Hur
rah! for the fy\st planter.
Forrest Anderson of Diaz
made his regular trip to Tucker
man Sunday.
Mrs. Facky Jones and Mrs.
Nancy Robertson returned from
Magness Thursday, where they
have been visiting Mrs. John
Fugate.
Mrs- M. A. Dameron, who has
been ill for the past month, is
able to be up again and her
friends are glad to see her up
once more.
Three Old Maids.
Balch.
We are very busy this week,
as everybody seems to be behind
with their work.
W. N. Ball went to Bald Knob
Saturday to accompany his wife
Home, who had spent a week at
that place with her uncle, B. F.
| Balch.
I. K. Long, a good citizen of
■« 1 , sA
near Stringer’s mill, was report
ed very low with fever Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Balch
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Balch Sunday.
There was a mass meeting of
the citizens at the school house
Saturday night in regard to the
Drainage Ditch.
Joe Madden of Cow Lake and
Edd Evans, Paul Mross, John
Johnson and others of Penning
ton attended the ditch meeting
here Saturday night.
J. C Howard made a trip to
Fisher Monday and reports the
water high.
Some boys raised quite a dis
turbance at the school house
Sunday. John Barleycorn seem
ed to be the cause. Lee Balch,
our constable, visited them Tues
day with a small sheet of paper
and they went before Charley
Balch, J. P., and settled off.
Adolph Huey of Pennington v*
passed through our community/
Monday.
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