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VOLUME X. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911 NUMBER 303.
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ROCK ISLAND MAY
PUT IN INCLINE
Track to River to Handle Steam
boat Business From This
City.
A special train of the high, offi
cials of the Rock Island system
Arrived m Newport at 8 ;50 p. m>
Tuesday and left at 9 a.m. Wed
nesday after running to Jackson
port on one of their regular in
spection tripe.
The Roek Island plans putting
in an incline track to the river
either at this point or the old
confederate park, one mile above
Newport, from which to handle
river freight originating at points
on White and Black rivers. The
estimated cost of the project is
$20,000 and if realized will bring
business of that kind which has
heretofore gone to Jaeksonport,
to this city.
The officials composing the in
spection party were W. M. IWhit
tenton, general manager of Fort
Worth; H.W . Morrison, assist
ant traffic manager, located at
Little Rock; A. B. Copley, divis
ion superintendent and L. E, Mc
Clure, trainmaster of this divis
ion', obth of Little Rock and B. C.
Metcalf, roadmaster of Brinkley,
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RECEIVER FOR
LUMBER COMPANIES
Rutherford Secures Receiver
From Federal Judge To Man
| age Companies.
Fine Bluff, March 28.—At the
request of John F. Rutherford
president of the Bluff City Lum
ber Company, and vice president
of the Clio Lumber Company,
Judge Jacob Trieber, in the fed
eral court at Little Rock today,
I appointed the Mercantile Trust
Hompany of Little Rock receiver
for the two companies here. This
action was taken by Mr. Ruther
ford as a safeguard for all cred
itors of the two concerns, the
heaviest of them' being Jake
•oldman of St. Louis. The as
sets of the company, according
tifl Mr. Rutherford’s statements,
IHre $1,000,000, with liabilities at
1325,000. It was stated here that
of ithe Pine Bluff banks are
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mt for the two companies.
' The action o? Mr. Rutherford
followed a general demand for
money made on the two compan
ies Athmtw. 4-Tio naffif few Weeks.
J. T. Bigham Dead.
J. T. Bigham, aged about 60
years, died Wednesday morning
at 3 o’clock at his home at Eight
Mile from pneumonia with com
plications. Burial at Eight Mile
Thursday, the services being con
ducted by Rev. A. Douglass.
The deceased was an elder in
the Christian church and an ex
cellent man held in high esteem: bj
all who knew him. He leaves a
wife and eleven children to whom
the sympathy of many friends is
extended.
There are seven sons, Enoch,
Mack, Richard, Rollie and Emery
j of Eight Mile, Will of Sioux Falls
South Dakota, Elijah of St. Louis
and four daughters Mrs. IW. A.
Lail, Misses Rachel, Maggie and
Nettie Bigham. ,
When you decide to sub-let one)
of your rooms, don^^je “stin
gy with words ”in telling ad-read
ers what it’s like.
LCTTING CONVICTS
TO CONTRACTORS
Put To Legislature By Governor
Who Opposes Further
Leasing.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 29.—What
shall be done with the state con
victs who have been emnloved un
der contract is the question that
lias been propounded to the leg
islature by the penitentiary
board and the governor. And
the legislature does not show any
great willingness to attempt an
answer.
At a meeting of the Penitenti
ary Board, Gov. Donaghey offer
ed a resolution that, as the
Reaves contract for the employ of
200 men expired March 24, their
disposition be left to the legisla
ture. Gen. Norwood offered a
substitute that the men be con
tinued under contract with W.
L. Reave*. The substitute was
voted down,3 to 2, Commissioner
Phillip* voting with Gen. Nor
wood. The original resolution
was then adopted by the same
vote.
At the afternoon session, the
Governor transmitted to each
House a copy of the resolution
embodied in a special message,
in which he said :
“I recommend that you immedi
ately pass a concurrent resolu
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your Honorable body that the
practice of leasing out convicts
to contractors be discontinued, at
once, and that you follow this
resolution by the enactment of a
bill repealing the existing laws
by which convicts are hired out
to contractors and that you fur
ther provide that the labor of all
convicts not needed on the State
Farm be given to such counties
of the state as will pay all the ex
penses of maintenance of said
convicts for the building of pub
lic highways. By this method of
employment the expense for run
ning the penitentiary would be
reduced more than two-thirds of
the present rate. There would
be no cause for further deficien
cy in the penitentiary fund and
the communities of the state
would get the direct benefit.
Attempts in the House and Sen
ate to get the resoluion up, by
Messrs. Hurst and Jacobson,
failed. Their resolutions, which
are identical, provided that the
Board should continue to make
such, disposition of the convicts as
they might deem proper.
BACK TAX BILL
HARD PRESSED
House Engages In Heated De
bate On Logan Back Tax
Bill
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 29.—The
House on. Friday morning will re
sume the debate on the Logan
back-tax bill, which both its
friends and opponents have pro
nounced one of the most impor
tant measures introduced in this
session, and which has developed
one of the most spectacular leg
islative battles.
It was passed through the Sen
ate almost without debate and
many of the senators declare they
were unfamiliar with its terms,
and are now using their! influence
to secure its defeat in the House.
It has slumbered for weeks in
the House, but when: it was call
ed up Tuesday morning, it was a
signal for the fight to begin.
Representative Going made a
motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill and made a vigorous
speech against the measure, de
claring it most iniquitous and the
means ot bunamg up an invul
nerable political machine. In the
afternoon he was followed by
Representative Kerwin of Jeffer
son who declared that the pro
posed law would not affect the
poor man but would catch the
rich tax-dodger,the blood-sucking
vampires who have been robbing
the people to feather their own
nests. He asserted that no one
except the railroads, and corpora
tions here and outside the stat$
want the bill defeated, and that
the same interests that are seek
ing its defeat are attempting to
defeat the general tax bill in the
senate. He had been told that it
would put a million dollars in the
state treasury out of Pulaski
county alone. He resented the
insinuation made by Mr. Going
that the tax gatherers to be ap
pointed by the attorney general
would be ab unch of grafters,
and urged, the passage of the
bill on behalf of the common! peo
ple. 1 •
M r. Jackson of Phillips, who
opposes the bill, in the interest
of fair play, moved that Mr. Ker
win’s time be extended thirty
minutes, as he had alrady occu
pied his full time, but Mr. Ker
win retorted that Mr. Going had
not been limited, and if the
house did not wish to hear him,
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ed ta dou
He was followed by Mr. Hurst
of Washington who favored the
bill, declaring it a fight between
capital and labor. The state is
facing a deficit of half a million (
dollars and the money must he
found somewhere. Naturally the
corporations and their counsel
would fight this and all other
measures which seek to make
them pay their full proportion of
the taxes.
Representative Little of Missis
sippi, acknowledged one of the
most magnetic orators of the
House, began his speech against
the bill and at 4:30 yielded to a
motion to adjourn and will fin
ish his argument Friday, next
senate day.
Clean-Up Day At Ashdown.
Special to Independent.
Ashdown, March 28.—This has
been set apart as Clean-up day |
for Ashdown, by proclamation of j
F. A. Locke, who asks that all
citizens join in the movement
and try to make the city pie
sentable and us attractive as pos
sible. , -
Millinery Openings.
The millinery stores of our
city held the attention of the fem
inine shoppers today, when a
magnificent display of spring mil
linery was the attraction of all
eyes.
Mrs. Minnie Balmaz and Miss
Eva Graham each have a com
plete stock of all that is new and
up-to-date in the ready-to-wear
hats for early spring and the
sales for the first day of the op
ening day were pleasing to
both business firms.
The displays will continue until
10 o’clock this evening and ev
erybody is cordially invited to at
tend.
Vicar of Wakefield Tonight.
To those who have read the
book “The Vicar of iWakefield,”
the reel by the Tanhauser Co. wil
be an interesting subject at the
picture show tonight. By special
request “The Vows” by the Re
liance Company, with Marion
Leonard in the leading role will
be repeated. Also a strong I.M.P.
comedy drama will be shown.
3000 feet, 5 and 10 cents.
To Secure Natural Gas.
Special to Independent.
Arkadelphia, March 29.—With
in a very short time now Arka
delphia will be supplied with nat
ural gas from the Caddo field in
Louisiana, from which the gas is
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ueing pipeu iu rnuu
through this city.
The mainline is being rapidly
pushed to completion and Little
Rock will have gas early in the
m> nth of April. Hundreds of
men are at work all along the
line.
Warning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court.
John Stubblefield, Plaintiff,
vs.
Josephine Stubblefield, Defend
ant.
The defendant, Josephine Stub
blefield, is warned to appear in
this Court within thirty days,
and answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, John Stubblefield.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
March 25, 1911.
Jonee & Campbell, Solicitors for
Plaintiff. 52w4t
Warning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court.
George Lax, Plaintiff,
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Sallie Lax, Defendant.
The defendant, Sallie Lax is
warned to appear in this Court
within thirty days, and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff,
March 25, 1911.
Geo.' R. Hays, Clerk.
Jones & Campbell, Solicitors for
Plaintiff.
Should Pay For Stock.
Editor Independent: Has the
legislature prohibited corpora
tions from selling stock and ac
cepting notes in payment of such
stock. If it hasn’t it ought to,
for my boy Zeke says such me
thods would show financial weak
ness. Jonathan Jonson. ^
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that I
have rented what is known, as the
Remmel pasture for the year 1911
and all persons turning stock in
said pasture without my permis
sion will be prosecuted for tres
pass. Any person desiring to
pasture stock may obtain rates j
by applying to me.
This March 23, 1911.
m99d6t W. D. Sprigg.
“The Quality Store.”
MEN WHO SEE THESE
are sure to want to buy. Never have you seen more hand
some styles. They are different yet dignified, plain but rich,
conservative but distinctive. They are sure to please you
when you see them and they are so tailored that when you
have worn them, your opinion of them will be strengthened
still more. ,
Star Clothing Co.
JOS. M. BERGER, Jr.
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Notice to Fanners’ Union.
There will be a regular quar
terly meeting of the Jackson
County Farmers’ Union held at
the court house on Tuesday and(
Wednesday after the second Sun- J
day in April which will be the 11
and 12. Also a meeting of the
Farmers ’U nion Warehouse Com
pany on Second day of meeting.
It is very necessary that we
have a delegation from every lo
cal as business of importance
must be attended to at his meet
ing.
By order of the president.
A. M. Keaton.
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Be Progressiva,
Have your new spring suit
made to measure by us. Batter
results, greater satisfaction. We
press it free of Change six months
This brings the cast down even
lower than the Hand-me-downs,
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Don’t forget to have your suit
made in time for Easter, April
IGth. Porter Martin,
512 Promt St.
Eamheart’s old stand.
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.Warren Citizens Progressive.
Special to Independent
Warren, March 29.—A Civic
Improvement League is being or
ganized for Warren, and the pro
gressive citizens are taking great
interest in it. The church aux
iliaries and the pastors of the
various churches are assisting in
the work, and there is a disposi
tion to exhibit a greater degree
of civic pride than ever before
known.
Subscribe to Reunion Fund.
Subscriptions are coming in to
the Reunion Fund and the lido*
pendent takes pleasure in record
ing these contributions to «| For*
thy cause. The appeal is to each
of you and we hope many hill do*
spond. Hand in jour donation!
to Gel. L. Minos, If. S. Borens
or the Independent. The sub
scription collected will hi credit
ed So Tom Hindman Caaq>.
Following are the names of sub
soriptiens to dste: (
Dr. G. D. dements, $25. > '
Norman Wolff, $10.
Ike Goldman, $10.
Charley Bateman, $5.
C. C. Campbell, $5. ■ , !
W. W. Dutton, $5.
Jos. M. Berger, $2. i ,
P. H. Van Dyke $2.
John R. Loftin, Sr., $1. i . ?
L. Minor, $1.
W. E. Bevens, $1.
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John P. Paul, $!>
Mrs. F. E. Legorie, $1.
Dr. Henry Owen, $1.
J. F. McKenzie, $1.
M. B. Umsted, $1.
R. M. Laird, $1.
J. L. Ford, $1.
John Guynn, $1.
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* For Sale.
One 12 horse power Fairbanks
Morse Gasoline Engine. Apply
at the Palace Jewelry Store and
see it run. 81btf. 1
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