NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATI RDAY. AUGUST 9, 1913. ^ NUMRER 11_\
Ii ON
SESSION
lght to Put
Ms Ex
'nt.
9-There as
for the spe
gislature ,to
zing the bt.
II $1,500,000
rest greater
Gov. G. W.
he l!ad
ny thought,
>rt was first
ecial session
has stated
/ be light,
' require the
r out about
il session to
emit the St.
to place ad
the people
“Five and a half per cent
>ms to be a pretty good inter
to pay for bonds, and a
eater amount would seem to
a hardship on the taxpayer.
Camden, on a little special j
provement district we have,
pay only about 4 per cent,
1 the bonds sold for par.j
ith so much land as is behind
I district, it seems as though
‘bonds could be old at par,
lerwise the improvement will
a very costly one. I do not
there would be any cost
ater than the benefits derived
I am not informed along that i
», but taking other bonds is- f
id for public improvements, it
ms as though the interest al- J
ied by the legislature should
sufficient.
I
Assessment Notice,
the assessment of local im
vement No. One—Eridge Im-'
vement No. One cf the City
Newport, Arkansas— was
3 in my office on the 14th day !
July, 1913, and the same is 1
f subject to inspection.
B. J. GRAHAM,
rk of the City of Newport,!
Arkansas.
loving Pictures
theOpera House
18 Reels Per Week.
Extra Good Tonight.
tEAD ON THE WATERS.
*ther compels his son to
e h°me. His mother begs
to reform, later he does
s shows the difference in fa
1 and mother love.
A good story—EDISON)
'EY AND THE C HORUS
girls
t0 his Old tricks, this one
1 not work to his satisfaction
** escape the old maid,
^ Leah Baird, Lillian
.f’ F3or& Finch, Willie Van
“nghie Mack.
Cod comedy—viTAGRAPH
equine hero
educated horse releases
anti sweehheart
he railroad track, where
^ts have tied them just
he train passes.—A
g Western Picture.
(PATHE)
^ good pictures and extra
llllec! ^°Jr Piece orchestra.
^ION 5 and 10 CENTS
'Tillman Was In Elimination
Race.
Fayetteville, Aug. 8.— The e
limination contest here today
between Judge J. N. Tillman and
Senator P. A. Rodgers resulted in
a victory for Judge Tillman by
a vote of 240 to 181. This is a
very large vote for this city and
both candidates polled their full
strength.
Senator Rodgers left tonight
for Springfield, Mo., where he
will take an active part in Mark
eting peaches of the Ozark Fruit
Growers' Association. He ex
pressed his satisfaction at the
large complimentary vote he
received, and expressed no re
gret in being shut out of the con
gressional race.
Judge Tillman after the elec
tion, expressed his gratification
of the elimination of one of his
opponents. He said that he
could have sidestepped the con
test, but that such action would
have been cowardly. He said
he would not desire the nomina
tion without the endorsement of
his home people. He said that
the fight against him had been
vicious and bitter, his political
and personal enemies taking ad
vantage of the occasion to fight
him.
When the candidates agreed to
the preferential primary they
also agreed that the loser should
quit the race for Congress and
use all his efforts and influence
in aiding the victor.
Arrested Wrong Men.
Last Sunday two men were ar
rested at Truman, who were sus
pected of being the postoffice
robbers who robbed the post
office at Pocahontas and then
shot Sheriff Owens of this city.
The arrest was made by W. L.
Vick, detective representing the
Arkansas Bankers’ Association,
Deputy Sheriff Will LeMay and
Constable James Easley.
The trouble has been to find
anyone to identify these men.
It was not yet daylight when
they were in Walnut Ridge. Wal
ter Palmer out near Cache river
met two men on horseback, they
stopped him and asked him ques
tions concerning the road. Wrhen
he was brought face to face with
these men this week, he said
they looked like the same men
he met, but he could not swear
to it, said their dress was en
. • « i • rte* i 1 _ iL /->v\ Vv A
ureiy uiiicxciit me ***'-'**
met. They gave their names
as Will Dye and Shirley Hanks
alias Shirley Boone
Hanks is an ex-convict from
Missouri, he broke jail at New
Madrid. July 12, and Sheriff O
wens was shot July 8, hence he
is not wanted here. Dye is
wanted at Truman for gaming
and both will be turned over to
the officers wanting them.
Walnut Ridge Blade.
Boy Scouts Meet.
The boys of our city are jubi
lant over the interest manifested
in the Boy Scout meeting held
Friday night preparatory to or
ganization next Friday night.
About fifty boys met with Geo.
A. Hillhouse, Col. L. Minor, R. C.
[Harder and Dr. H. E- Dowell and
while some were under the pre
ferred age, there were plenty for
| three patrols, eight boys to a pa
i trol.
Several books of instructions
■ were ordered and will be here b\
[the next meeting when a thor
ough organization will be pei -
| fected and officers elected.
TWENTY HIGHWAYS
DISTRICTS NOW
Organized To Build Good Roads
In Their Respective Com
munities.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. August 9.—Some
twenty committees over the
state have started a movement
to create improvement districts
for the purpose of building good
roads under the State Highway
act. but though this act has been
in force for several months, not
a single district is yet in readin
ess for work. Some of the dis
tricts have expired before the '
promoters circulated the peti
tions among the property own
ers. Others have the signal
of a majority of the property '
value of the district and are now j
in court for the approval of that i
tribunal. It takes eight weeks 1
for the court proceedings to be j
completed, so this is causing the ;
delay in many sections.
It is supposed that the high-1
way district, including the road !
from Paragould to Hopkins' i
Bridge in Greene county, will be
the first to be ready for active ■
work. Commissioner C. W. j
Highfill is in personal charge of :
the papers in this distrir
will push it through.
Valuable Pearl F'ound.
Cotter, Aug. 7.—J. S. Lane, a
pearl buyer from Calico Rock,
passed through here on his way
home from Flippin, where he
bought a pearl that was found
by Mon King, a farmer and tie
man, a few miles above here on
the White River. The pearl is
one of the finest ever found in
this section, and is the best one
found above this place this year.
It was an oval, weighing 35 j
grains; perfect in luster and
'Color. It was valued at $250.
The first silo to be constructed
in Baxter county, is now in pro
gress of building at the Stein
place, near Gassville, in this
county.
The largest peach crop this j
county has ever had is now bear
ing down the limbs of the trees i
to breaking point. Peachesj
grown along the railroad will be I
shipped and those in the inter
ior will be canned. The canning <
factory at Mountain Home i
started Monday, and the plant!
/> * • i.:
at Diuuru is i uiiiiiiig iuii iiiii^, ■
and the pack will be large- The
factory at Mountain Home will
start on tomatoes as soon as the i
peach pack is completed. Hun
dreds of bushels will go to waste j
on the orchards in the interior
points, owing to lack of facili-.
ties for handling them.
Across Seven States To rihe
Pacific.
After a grueling drive of about
4,100 miles in 34 days, the In
dianapolis cross-country touring
cars arrived in Los Angeles Au
gust 3d. These cars left Indi
anapolis July 1st and took part
in the now famous Indiana-Pa
cific tour that blazed a trail for
Carl G. Fisher rock highway.
The route of the tour across
th estates of Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Colorado. I -
tah, Nevada and California was
of a varied character that would
test the durability and mechan
ical construction of -
car and the cars that came
through the trip withe
;le should stand any
, man cam devise.
Through the first four states
the road conditions were o*’ the
best with the exception of the
heavy pulling in Missouri due
to three cloudbursts in one day.
However the roads in Colorado
puts the cars to the real test.
The climb of 6,000 feet the first
day out of Denver when the con
tinental divide was crossed
through Berthoud Pass at an el
evation of 11.306 feet proved the
hill climbing abilities of the Ap
person. The only adjustments
made for this was the changing
of the carburator and the “Jack
Rabbits” never faltered in the
two miles climb to the top. Here
on July 13 the Apperson team
engaged in a snow ball battle.
The roads through the moun
tains in Colorado were mostly
new made highways which test
ed the skill of the driver more
than the cars. The canyon roads
to the Utah state line were very
narrow and the grades ranged
from two to twenty per cent.
After the Utah line was cross
ed just west of Mack, Colorado
the real test began. A heavy
rain made the arrovos raging
rivers and part of the tour was
nn o V\ 1 4- vor> T Vi " OflK T C'(\ Ul -
trol at Green River but the Ap
person team pulled into the con
trol on time—thanks to the skill
of the drivers. The Price can
yon in Utah was only opened for
travel three days before the
tourists passed along the road
but the trip was made in safety
although it abounded in hairpin
turns and steep grades
Another heavy rain preceeded
the tourists as they left Salt
Lake City and the drive of twen
ty miles across the alkali fiats
east of Kearney’s ranch was a
test for every car. The next
steep grades encountered was
the crossing of the White Moun
tains in California through
Westgard Pass into Inyo County.
This was a continuous rise of
three miles with heavy grades.
The tourists then wended their
way to Lake Tahoe and encoun
tered more mountain driving
through the Sierra Nevada
mountains in eastern California.
The roads were wide and in good
repair through this range but
the grades were as stiff as any
on the trip.
Davidson Refused Pardon.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 9.—Govern
or Hays today declined to inter
fere in the case of Odus David
son. under sentence lor the mui
F.lla Barham in the
hills of North Arkansas some
months ago.
Davidson will in all probabili
ty be hanged at Harrison Mon
day, as the supreme court has
sustained the lower court on ap
peal and the governor’s refusal
leaves no recourse for Davidson
who must now pay the penalty
imposed.
The Piano Sale.
There was a rush at the Bald
win Piano Co’s factory demon
stration and sale this forenoon.
Some are buying the bright and
sweet-toned pianos and many are
interested in the wonderful new
type player pianos. Some are
buying them out right while
others are trading their old pia
nos for one that every member
of the family can play. The sale
will continue next week until all
are sold.
For Sale.
A pair of young mares, match
ed, one young mare, unbroken,
1 milk wagon, 1 delivery wagon,
1 separator. S. W. Taggar.
Ud6t.
WILL STUDY
PfLLAGRA MERE
| Dr. Greene Says Disease Is
Worse Than Leprosy and l ew
Are Cured.
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| Special to Independent.
Little Rock. Aug. —Dr. ,1. L.
j dreene, of the State Hospital for
the Treatment of Nervous Di -
seases, is elated over the announ
i cement that the government
! will send an expert into Arkans
as to study polagra.
rl here are six or eight cases of
this dreaded disease, which Dr.
dreen says is worse than lep
rosy, in the state institution.
Some of the cases were here
when I came to Arkansas,"
states Dr. dreene, “but others
have come since. It is rare in
deed that a sufferer is cured of
this disease. They are given a
rest and arsenic treatment, and
no one knows which has been
beneficial in the few cases which
I have recovered. If the govern
ment can discover the cause for
this disease, which we now be
lieve comes from the bite of a
fly or other insect, it will be do
ing a great thing for mankind."
The hospital Is now equipped
with a modern laboratory, such
as is to be found in all large in
stitutions of this kind. In for
mers years there was nothing
but a small makeshift, but the
new laboratory is now as com
plete as any in the United States.
It enables the attending physi
cians to make complete analysis
of the cases to be treated, and
there is no chance for mistakes.
Fn erprising Koad-Builders
c.
Our enterprising neighbors a
oross the river who are engaged
in road building between the
west bank of the Mississippi and
Forrest City are deserving of
the highest eommendaton and
should be given every assistance,
both moral and financial. As
has been advocated in these col
umns for some years, they are
following the old military road,
which is above high water, and
in time we will see a thorough
fare extending from Memphis
into the interior of Arkansas,
with lateral lines reaching out in
all directions, over which an
mobiles will spin and whir ■*
1 rathe will roll. This road wid
be of vast importance to the city
of Memphis, as well as to the
people of Arkansas. It is true
now as when it was uttered by
the sages centuries ago, that
nothing is more important that
providing means for the peoplt
to get about from place to place
In the years to come the section
of country through which this
load passes will be a fertile gar
den spot, dotted with the homes
of men and punctuated with
churches and school houses. The
richness and productiveness of
the land will insure a glorious
future for this long neglected
section of country.—Memphis
News-Scimitar.
Come in and figure with us
before letting that plumbing
contract. We can interest you
in quality, price and work, be
sure and see us. S. J. Black
burn Plumbing Co., 114 Wal
nut street. 65dt£.
XV e never have car
ried over any Oxfords,
and we don’t intend to
begin now-that’s why
prices are so low.
NOTE" THE VERY LOW PRICES:
I —— -I
3.50 Regal Oxfords now.2.10
4.00 Regal Oxfords now.2.90
5.00 Regal Oxfords now.3.45
6.50 Clapp Oxfords now.4.95
7.00 Clapp Oxfords now.4.95
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