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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
announcements of candidates,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
For Congress—
GEORGE T. HUMPHRIES
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MARDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD
For Treasurer—
JOHN H. CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
J. M. IVY
J. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H- BOWMAN
s. J. M. BALCH
For Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W. H. NOLEN
UNION TOWNSHIP
For Constable—
W. T. GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
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For Mayor—
JOHN P. PAUL
For City Treasurer—
GARLAND HURT
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
Make Them Regular.
Abput forty Newport busi
ness men met about the banquet
hoard the .other evening to pay
tribute to a fellow citizen apd
the affair besides fulfilling its
mission, demonstrated one of
the best ways for the business
men of this c^ty to build a city.
Breaking bread together occas
ionally and injecting into each
.other through after-dinner talks
some of the things Newport
ought to do and can do, will not
only exterminate factionalism,
but arouse the working spirit of
our citizens toward accomplish
ing greater things for our city.
Such meetings cause competi
tors to see that their interests
are common and mutual in
many ways, bring us up to a
higher plane of citizenship
wherein we overlook petty griev
ances and sore spots, make us
recognize and appreciate the
good in the men, we have been
prone to criticise and differ with
and infuse rekindled ambition
and civic pride as well as a spir
it of progress into our natures
that left alone to run the rut of
daily business grind become so
dwarfed and inactive, that every
opportunity for city building is
neglected.
In many cities, the business
men have a noonday luncheon at
one of their hotels or clubs, up
on some regular day every week,
two weeks or month, followed by
a half hour of short talks, in
which every speaker is limited.
Newport has never supported a
commercial organization except
for a short while, or until the
organization enthusiasm spent
its strength. Such an organiza
tion requires a salaried secreta
ry. Why not instead provide a
regular luncheon day for all bus
iness and professional men?
Make the cost reasonable to se
cure a erood representation of
the men who must help New
port to grow. And then as va
rious propositions come before
the city, assign each subject or
project to a different committee
of three citizens. Pass the hon
ors and the work around. Make
the committees small to fix re
sponsibility and provide compact
working bodies.
When we rouse our public
spirit from an old lethargy,
build a bridge over White River,
construct roads to our border
Counties, thus extending our
trade territory and doubling the
volume of the business of the
city, attract wood working fac
tories and other enterprises to
our city, then will Newport
come intjo its own and become
the city, location, railroad con
nections and natural advantages
intended that it should be as the
metropolis of Northeast Ark
ansas.
For Incorrupt and Incorruptible
The offices for which nomina
tions wifi be made by the demo
cratic party at the primaries in
the spring are so important and
have such direct bearing upon
all the most intimate features of
the public welfare that the
greatest circumispection must be
exercised lest unfit men win
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We wish our Patrons §j
A Merry Christmas 1
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A Happy New Year 1
J. D. Carvell S Co. 1
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their way into positions where
they may do the cdmmunitj
great harm.
For the executive county offi
cers, where the work largely is
routine, and clerical capacity
backed by adequate bond ordin
arily will protect the interests of
the tax-payer, some latitude
might be given to personal pre
ference but, for the positions of
members of the state legislature,
for circuit judge and prosecut
ing attorney, where the personal
honor of the member is the de
ciding factor in all matters af
fecting the rights and interests
of the citizen, incorruptible
law-makers, and incorruptible
law enforcement officers are ab
solutely necessary to a well or
dered state of society.
It is for this reason that the
greatest nicety of choice be ex
ercised in the nominations for
these officers. They expose the
incumbents to the greatest ]
amount of temptation; they of- j
fer more and easier chances for
graft than any others and are;
much sought after by men cal-!
lous in their consciences and
who make the most of official op
portunity to line their pockets.
The private lives of such men,
when known, stand as danger
signals to the voters but, too of
ten, the voter is unaware of the
lapses in the private lives of the
men who ask his support and he
yields to the blandishments of
the practiced stump orator and
is swayed in his choice by con
siderations that have no bearing
upon the fitness of the man for
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Mutual Insurance Untaxed
In a decision just rendered by
the supreme court of the United
States, the contention has been
sustained that the dividends de
clared by mutual life insurance
companies to their policyholders
are not corporate profits, and
therefore are not taxable under
the corporation tax law of 1909.
As a result $1,500,000 collected
by the government from this
source will have to be refunded.
The argument in the case de
cided was that the so-called div
idends are really refunds. The
companies, for greater security,
charge a higher rate of premium
than will probably be needed
each year during the continu
ance of the insurance contract;
and this excess is returned to
the policyholders at the end of
the year, when it turns out that
it actually was not required to
cover the cost of insurance, in
cluding reserves and expenses.
So far as the companies are
concerned these excess prem
iums are not earnings,but debts;
and with respect to the pqlicy
holders the refunds are not prof
its, but savings.
Life insuamce. has not yet
been reduced to the basis of an
exact science. It has been car
ried pretty far along in that di
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elude all uncertainty, and as
some doubt remains the compa
nies very properly take care to
be on the safe side. They cal
culate the probable cost of in
suring a life for a stated period,
and then they add something as
a provision against unforeseen
and unforeseeable contingencies.
At the end of each year they
strike a balance, and if the fig
ures show, as they generally do,
that the precautionary excess
has surpassed the need the
amount of the excess is placed at
the policyholder’s disposition.
It is not paid to him'in cash,
but he gets the good of it all the
same, as it is either deducted
from his next premium or it is
added to the principal sum for
which he is assured, as he may
prefer. He has not made a pro
fit. Some of his money which
the company found it did not
need has simply been refunded.
—Memphis News-Scimitar.
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Additional Local.
S D. Bowles of Little Rock 1
spent today in town. !
R A. Bandy continues quite |
sick but his friends are glad tojj
learn is improving slowly.
W. E. Shipp, traveling for a J
St. Louis house, was calling on (
trade here today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Coffman of
Bradford, who were married at
the bride’s home at Cotter
Christmas eve, were here Sun
day en route to Cotter from Lit
tie Rock.
S. Heinemann and Charles
Brasch are expected home from
St. Louis tomorrow morning,
having gone to that city Satur
day night.
Mrs. Ida Saylors and two lit
tle daughters returned from
Jacksonport this afternoon,
where they enjoyed a visit to
her mother, Mrs. S. E. Massey.
Mrs. Belle Grant returned
from Jacksonport Sunday, where
she has been on a visit.
Mrs. Lockard Bandy arrived
from Tuckerman on the local
this morning, called to the bed
side of her father, Mr. J. L.
Bishop, reaching here a few
minutes after he had passed
away.
Accepts Call To Maryland.
Rev. Henry E. Spears, of St.
Paul’s church, has accepted a
call from the Episcopal church
of Prince Artne, Maryland and
will leave Thursday for his new
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the many friends of both Mr.
and Mrs. Spears in this city.
Mr. Spears is not only a gifted
exponent of biblical truths from
the pulpit, but his devotion to
his religion and church has been
evidenced in his daily life. He
has been helpful and an uplift to
all of those with whom he came
in contact and the church to
which he goes is to be congrat
ulated upon securing him.
Fair After Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 28.—Gener
ally fair weather is predicted
for the next few days in parts
of the country east of the Roc
ky Mountains and over the Sou
thern plateau region. Rains
are expected in the southeast-!
era states and probably snows
in the middle Atlantic and New
England states, upper Ohio Val
ley and lower lake region. The
weekly bulletin says:
“A disturbance of moderate
intensity, central Sunday morn
ing over Lousiana will advance
northeastward and cause rains
Monday in southeastren state,
and cloudy weather and probably
snows Monday and Tuesday in
the middle Atlantic and New En
gland states, the upper Ohio val
lev and the lower lake reorion
With this exception, the weath
er will be fair during the next
several days in practically all
parts of the country east of the
Rocky Mountains and over the
southern plateau region.
‘The next disturbance of im
portance to cross the country
will appear on the north Pacific
coast Monday or Tuesday, at
tended by high winds and rains,
and cross the great central states
Friday. This disturbance will
cause local snows in the north
ern states. Another disturbance
will reach the north Pacific coast
about Thursday and prevail ov
er the middle west near the end
of the week. This disturbance
will be attended by general rains
and snows and be followed by
decidedly colder weather.”
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Remember our sale is still in n I
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good customers our appreciation of®
business for the past year and tnj
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the coming year. 1
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