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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914 NUMBER 4ix
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CANNOT HOLD
SENATE IN LINE
Much Longer Unless Wherea-.
bouts of Consul Silliman Are
Made Known.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Hay 22.—
Under strong congressional pres
sure, action in the Silliman case
mtist now be taken or the situ
ation will become acute. The
apparent inaction of the admin
istration has stirred those op
posed to the present policy of
President Wilson, and it is now
requiring tremendous pressure
from Chairman Stone of the For
eign Relations Committee of the
Senate to delay action.
With the rebels holding Sal
tillo the State Department
promises that Carouthers will
soon have a report regarding
Consul Silliman. And even then
a bitter attack upon Bryan is
certain if the American consul
has been harmed
A report from Niagara Falls
says that it was upon Bryan’s
suggestion that mediation was
attempted and not upon the
initiative of Argentine, Brazil
and Chile, and this has added
strength to the opposition. It is
believed that an oratorical out
break cannot much longer be a -
voided.
The army officials believe that
the evacuation of Saltillo con
f firms their fears that Huerta
does not expect to aid mediation
and believe that he is concen
, trating troops near Mexico City
# to meet the American advances.
Military experts say that Salti
lo was equipped to stand an at
tack of nearly a month, and
could have resisted the rebels !
for a long time.
That Saltillo surrendered with
so little fighting is believed to
show Huerta’s intention of sav
ing his best fighting force for
the stern work near the capital
city.
The Constitutionalists here re
fused to discuss President Car
ranza’s action in designating
Jose Vascenclos to go to Niaga
ra Falls and learn to what ex
tent the mediators plan to deal
with the pacification of Mexico.
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Mexicans Confer With Mediat
ors.
United Press Dispatch.
Niagara Falls, May 22. —The
formally this morning with two
of the mediators Romulo Naon
of Argentine and Don Sdwardo
Suarez Mugica of Chile,, Am
bassador DaGama of Brazil be
ing absent walking.
All parties refused to discuss
the midnight conference, though
the American representatives
communicated with Secretary of
State Bryan by private phone
this morning.
Tony Ariosi Pardoned.
Little Rock, May 22.—Tony
Ariosi, convicted in the Jackson
circuit court of grand larceny
and who began to serve a term
of one year in the penitentiary
on August 15, 1913, was granted
a pardon yesterday by Governor
Hays. The pardon was issued
upon recommendation of nine
jurors who tried the ease and
all persons in the courtroom at
the time of the trial
EXPECT VERDICT
CONVICTING BECKER
Case Was Closed By Court’s
Charge At 12:30 And Jury
Holds His Fate.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 22.—Justice
Seabury finished his charge to
the jury in the Becker trial at
12:30 o'clock today, and the
body of men took luncheon be
fore commencing their delibera
tions.
District Attorney Whitman
expects a conviction, while Beck
er’s attorneys declare that the
state’s witnesses were discredit
ed. Observers believe the evi
dence was strong and a verdict
of guilty is regarded probable
An American Shot.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington City, D. C., May
22.—Dick Urban an American,
was shot and killed in West Na
cozari of the state of Sonora,
was the report received from
Consular Agent Montague- Geo.
Cooper, his partner, said the
shot took place from a house,
without provocation and in Con
stitutional territory. He had
not been informed as to who did
the killing. • , w ■< -
Jackson County Fair Incorpor
ates.
Little Rock, May 22.— The
Jackson County Fair Associa
tion, with a capital stock of $10,
000, of which $4,000 has been
subscribed, filed articles of in
corporation yesterday with the
QnoT*£i+ar\r nf TVlP in
corporators are: W. R. Harvey,
Jr , A. T. Hubly, John R. Lof
tin, Jr., H. C. Sanders, F. L.
Bleakley, W. A. Bowman, J. W.
Lindley, W. W. Beede and C
T. Bateman, who constitute the
Board of directors, and many
others.
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CAPITAL CITY
NEXT GOAL
Rebel Forces To Converge Upon
Mexico City—Villa To
Have 100,000 Men.
United Press Dispatch.
El Paso, Texas, May 22—With
the evacuation of Saltillo by the
Federals, military activity will
be transferred to the South
Central part of Mexico. All
Constitutional forces will begin
immediately to converge upon
Mexico City
It is not believed that the
Federals will attempt a stand at
San Luis Potosi, which is al
ready besieged by Rebels.
Queretaro, the key to Mexico
City, will probably be the scene
of the next big battle.
It is predicted that General
Villa will Have over 100,000 sol
diers for the final assault upon
Mexico City.
Hutton May Be Candidate.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 22.--It is
quietly whispered about Little
Rock political circles that W. G.
Hutton, secretary of the State
Democratic Central Committee,
will be a candidate for Congress
two years hence, opposing H
M. Jacoway, the incumbent. Mr
Hut! on is now sheriff of Plilas
ki county, and for the past ten
years has been quite active in
state politics. Congressman Jac
oway is serving his third term,
and has made a most enviable
reputation for himself in Wash
jington.
MILITANTS MAKE
A COURT RAID
Almost Succeed In Breaking lip
Performance Attended By
King and Queen.
United Press Cablegram.
London, May 22.—The Mili
tant suffragettes crowded Bow
Street Police Court this morn
ing and created such an uproar
when the trials of 66 militants
and sympathizers, arrested yes
terday, were called, that the
disturbed magistrate was' finally
forced to order the court room
cleared.
Several were bruised in a
fight with the bailiffs who at
tempted to clear the room, and
one threw a shoe at the magis
trate. The prisoners sang the
Marsellaise and cheered and jeer
ed the struggling police.
In retaliation for Mrs. Pank
hurst’s arrest one, militant mu
! tilated five famous paintings m
the National Gallery, using a
meat chopper. Another mili
tant almost broke up the per
formance of “Silver King” at
His Majesty’s theater this . af
ternoon while the king and queen
occupied a box.
The militants yelled, “Release
Mrs- Pankhurst,” repeatedly,
and while the theater attaches
worked to eject them, other suf
fragettes joined in the cry. It
was full thirty minutes before all
were ejected and the uproar re
ceded.
Tangoers In Contest.
United Press Service.
Youngston, Ohio, May 22—
How the tango, hesitation, Max
ixo and the various other terps
ichorean creations that bud
bloom and fade away from time
to time, may be utilized for in.
ter-city contests of skill was de
I
jmonstrated for the first time,
I here today. Contestants from
Cleveland, Pittsburg, Buffalo,
j Akron, Westfield, N. Y., and oth
er cities glided over a glassy
I floor here today before the
judges stand for honors. With
the contest today came talk of
forming leagues for tangoers,
just like inter-city baseball,
hockey boxing and other forms
of contests. Tango fetes in the
various cities, it was ventured
by promoters today will draw'
crow'ds far more in number than
many of the other forms of a
musement.
WILL PROSECUTE
ILLEGAL SIGNERS
Oif Miners Qalification Bill If
Proof Can Be Secured Of
Fraud.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 22.—Court
proceedings are expected before
the end of another week, in the
matter of the miners’ qualifica
tion bill, a petition for the initi
ation of which was recently fil
ed with Secretary of State Earle
W. Hodges- Col. I. D. Oglesby,
attorney for the mine operators
has been in Little Rock going
over the petitions and preparing
for the contest in the courts. The
proceedings, wall be in the nature
of an injunction in which an
effort will be made to have the
petition nullified because of al
leged fraudulent signatures.
The representatives of the op
erators claim that petitions cir
culated by half a dozen men,
show many evidences of fraud.
The petitions of one mail, circu
lated in Little Rock, they claim
show over 750 names in one
hand writing. These petitions
were never folded, nor are there
any dirt, marks such as appear
on all petitions handed about,
thus indicating the signing was
all done at a desk, and at one
time. Much the same condition
exists on petitions circulated in
a number of the small towns of
the state. The petition repre
sents about 18,000 signatures,
and the attorneys for the opera
tors believe they will be able to
take off enough of these nemes
to defeat the petition, if they
should fail to have the Secretary
of State enjoined from submit
ting it to the people on a show
ing of fraud.
Fraudulent signatures on the
petition subject the signers to a
penitentiary sentence, and the
same punishment for the circu
laters of the petition, if they
know the signatures were fraud
ulent or fraudulently obtained.
The operators claim they will
prosecute those who circulated
■the petitions if they can se
cure evidence which will cause
j conviction.
Marriage License
j George Munger, Jonesboro, and
' Pearl Hawley, Swifton.
Wm. F. Painter and Lantha
Ivans, both of Tuckerman.
Fred Watson and Myrtle C.
Painter, both of Tuckerman.
J. G. Rutledge and Lillie Pierce
loth of Tuckerman.
Harvey Tones and Lillie Ohild
! ri l, s, both of Tupelo,
j Homer Cox and Evie Veigh
[both of Tuckerman.
Amos M Jackson and Mrs
Mannie M. Taylor, both of Hoxie
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MELLEN El RED
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Says New Haven Gave Millions
Away In Rebates And Scat
tered Passes Like Leaves
Of Forest.
—
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 22—Con
tinuing his testimony before the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion today, the former president
of the New Haven, Mr. Mellen
told the commission that he fav
ored buying existing railroads
instead of constructing new ones
even though forced to pay exor- i
bitant prices. He explained that j
to get new charters meant deal- \
ing with politicians, which was !
always costly.
He admitted that he had paid
$100 per share for Rutland rail
road stock now quoted at $25.
Solicitor Folk produced Mel
len’s letter to Sherman Whipple,
the politician, agreeing to buy
stock of the Worcester street
railway providing certain pieces
of legislation were passed, which
Mellen said was a hold up be
cause he had not wanted to an
tagonize their interests. He de
clared that when free passes
were legal he had scattered
“them like leaves of the forest”
and when rebates were legal he
gave millions, and if any man
was really to blame it was Mor
gan. Mellen had concealed the
truth and accepted his own in
dictment and in payment for
this self sacrifice he was “prac
tically fired” by Morgan’s son.
jThis was the closing testimony
of Mellen.
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