f DRAY LICENSE
ASKED BY CITY
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Matter To Gd Into Court To
Settle Issue—Bond Will Al
low Bridge Work to Pro
ceed
The issue of whether or .not
teams engaged in the hauling of
dirt for the lake bridge dump
must pay a city license is to be
settled in court. Upon com
plaint of some of the local dray
men, who pay such a license,
City Marshal G. C. Martin ask
ed that all teams of outsiders
first take out a city dray li
cense- There being a difference
' of opinion as to whether or not
same should be required, no ar
rests or court action was taken
until the council in regular ses
sion Monday evening could
thresh the matter out and settle
it.
* The contractor, J. R. Holden,
was present and was called upon
to state his position. He stated
that he thought the city had no
right to require a dray license
for a team to accept this class of
work.
City Attorney John W- Stay
ton was asked for his opinion
and gave it, that the city had
a right to require that all teams
except those of the contractor
must have a license to engage in
this hauling- The council and
r mayor took this position and
the marshal was instructed to
collect a dray license from all
parties, who had teams engaged
, in this work.
There were forty or fifty teams
on hand Tuesday morning to
haul dirt but the marshal and
Officer McDougal were on hand
and Tom Henderson and Geo.
Mitchell were arrested for haul
ing without license. '
The case of the foi er was
called before Mayor Hubly at
10 o’clock, but continued until
# Wednesday morning at same
hour that the attorneys, John
W- Stayton representing the
city, and Gustave Jones, repre
f senting the contractor, might
present an agreed statement oi
fapts to the court. |
t Only about 10 teams, those
^ owned by Contractor Holden,
were engaged Tuesday, but it is
understood that a bond will be
made for the payment of the li
cense and fees, in case the courts
hold that the city can require i
its payment, allowing about for
ty other teams to commence
hauling.
Thus far the dirt hauled has
been dumped underneath the
bridge at the water’s edge, but
the flooring of the approach is
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being repaired and the wagons
will carry the dirt to a point
upon the bridge, from which it
will be dumped.
The haul is a short one and
the dirt is plowed up loose. The
driver loads his own wagon and
the price paid per load is 22 y2
cents, netting a man and aver
age team about $3-50 per day.
Singers, Take Notice
Every member of the differ
ent church choirs and all who
whotean and will assist in the
music for the Sunday School
Convention which convenes in
this city Saturday, July 25th, is
earnestly urged to meet Thurs
day evening at 7:30 at the
Christian church for a rehear
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sal. Come, we need you
Music Committee,
HAL CHASE
TREE TO PLAY
With Federal - League—Organ
ized Base Ball Gets Its
Hardest Knock.
United Press Dispatch.
Buffalo, July 21—Hal Ch^sc,
former first baseman of the
Chicago White Sox, is free to
play with the Federal League,
Justice Bissell of the Supreme
court, today granting the motion
to vacate a temporary injunc
tion obtained bv organized base
ball to stop Chase from playing
with the Buffalo Federals.
The lack of mutuality in
Chase’s contract was the basis
of the court’s decision. The larg
er question of the alleged viola
tion of the anti trust law was
denied, although the court held
that organized baseball monop
oly was a violation of the com
mon law. ,
GILMORE HUGS HIMSELF
United Press Dispatch
Chicago, 111., July 21.—“I am
tickled to death” commented
President Gilmore of the Feder
al League today when told of
the Chase decision- The Chase
Johnson case has established ev
eryone of our legal contentions ”
Gilmore started to New York,
admitting that he was prepared
to pick up a few players in case
the baseball strike materializes.
MAY SOLVE MYSTERY
United Press Dispatch.
New York, July 21. —The A
merican League magnates to
day found a way out of the
threatened strike of baseball
players it is believed when they
authorized the sale to the New
ark club of the International
League of Player Kraft and that
he be repurchased at a valua
tion set by the Nashville club
of the Southern League.
The Kaft case was the cause
of the threatened strikd. Kraft
contended that the league rul
ing forcing him to play with
Nashville, a class B team, was
unjust when Newark of Class
A, wanted him and could
under the salary limit pay him
more than Nashville.
“There will be no strike,” said
i Fultz, president of the Baseball
I Players Fraternity for tlie dis
position of Player Kraft is a
gr'eeable to us. All we wanted
was that Kraft be given a
: square deal.”
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I ELKS PLAN
! GALA DAY
For Thursday, July 23, and Big
Attendance of Members
Is Expected to See The
Ball Game and Other
Features.
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On next Thursday, July 23rd.
Newport Lodge No- 968, B. P.
iO. E-, wtih the assistance of the
Masons, will have a gala day.
Many out of town members,
with their families are expect
| ed to arrive here on that date
| and an urgent appeal to all the
.brothers in the city has been
jmade by the officers and it is
; expected that the lodge spirit
will be shown to a greater ad
vantage than ever before.
Open house will be held at the
Elks Home all during the day
to the Masons and the invited
friends of the Order. Just why
! the celebration is being given no
one has been able to find out,
Brother Jacobs says, “Ask no
jquestions and quit kidding”; so
J there’s nothing more to be said.
| In the afternoon from 1 to
3 o’clock, there will be a recep
tion for out of town members
and a tennis match together
with a general “get-to-gether ”
The best tennis talent in the
state will be seen to advantage
from 1:30 to 3 o’clock by those
who attend this match. There
will also be games of “drop the
handkerchief”, “wink-um” land
“puss in the corner” held in the
concession room- Curry Steph
ens has also hurled a sweeping
challenge to all comers in the
art of playing Kelly Pool.
In the afternoon there will be
a baseball game well worth the
price of admission which is
nothing- No prophesies as to
the outcome of this game will
be permitted. Sufficient to state
that no more runs will be made
than are necessary to keep the
game going. The umpires re
serve the right to stop the game
at any time.
Owing to hard feelings on the
part of ribald strangers it is
impossible for us to give the
line-up of the teams. Another
unimportant detail is the fact
that this game will be played by
the Elks vs- the Masons- For
the benefit of all pikers we will
announce that there will be
nothing to see at the grounds
except a ball game. All side
shows have been called off.
The big show, however, is in
the evening. At 8 p. m. initia
tion—to Elks- “Nuff sed”. To
Elks and friends immediately
after initiation there will be a (
jtnendly sparring exmoition De-j
j tween members. The training .
; talent of the South has been en- j
I gaged to put our men in condi- j
jtion, and it is needless to say ,
| that no blood wiU be spilled. For <
I the benefit of anyone opposed to ,
j friendly bouts, such as these |
j will be, we will say that there j
is no harm or danger whatever, j
because each partcipant will
wear a baseball mask and a
sofa pillow and there will be ,
iron balls tied to both feet. Dr.
Nelligan will referee
After that there will be bar
becued goat meat. This part of
the program shoud be appreci
ated by all more than everything
else- Ed Sprigg traveled all
through the wild and wooly
West and had adventures of the
most blood-curdling sort, but
compared with the arrange
ments for the purchase of these
goats, they were as small as our
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bank balance the first of
last month. 1\ te lives have
been lost and four homes wreck
ed on account of these goats. L.
McDougald has his meals hand
ed to him on the end of a pole,
while he stands on the back
porch. The trade must not be
driven away- However, the
goats are safe in Loftin’s Livery
and will be served in due course.
During the time of eating G.
Logan H. Crusoe will entertain
and his family have been given
due notice not to expect him
home until the wee sma’ hours.
To the untiring efforts of Bro
O .E- Jacobs and L. McDougald
the thanks of all are due and
most probably will be given.
Other brothers who have work
ed are also to be commended.
Merchants will close their stores
in the afternoon.
CARRANZA TO
MAKE CONCESSIONS
To Carbajal To Establish Gov
ernment and Secure Early
Recognition.
—
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C-, July 21. —
That General Carranza has a
greed to make material con
cessions to Carbajal if the Unit
pd Statue will ciirvrwirt Viim woe
admitted today in official quar
ters, which means that Carran
za will have the aid of the Unit
ed States and South American
governments in opposing any
counter revolution. It is ad
mitted that if Carranza and
Carbajal reach' an agreement it
will be considered that the Ni
agara Falls terms have been
complied with there will be im
mediate recognition. Huerta
obligations will be repudiated,
although some admittedly legal
will be honored as an “act of
grace”, not one of right. Car
ranza has notified the State De
partment that he intends to pro
tect the national credit.
Steamboat Excursion.
We will give another excur
sion Tuesday evening, July 21,
aboard the City of Muskogee,
leaving Newport at 8 o’clock for
a trip down the river. Music and
dancing. Round trip 50 cents.
89d6. Captain F. L- Inman.
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PRESIDENT POINCARE’S
EVIDENCE READ
Told of Threats Made By fail- j
laux Against Life of Editor
Calmette.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, July 21.—An undercur
rent of political hatred became
evident again today in the trial
of Mme- Joseph Caillaux for the
murder of Editor Calmette of
the Paris Figaro when the depo
sition of President Poincare was
read in court, being an unpre
cedented procedure.
In the deposition Poincare
told of Caillaux, then Minister
of Finance, coming to his office
and telling of his belief that Cal
mette intended to publish his
personal letters. “If he does I
will kill him,” declared Caillaux
to the president.
The reading created an up
roar and the court threatened
to arrest the disturbers. Cail
laux testified that he threaten
ed Calmette’s life before his
wife and told of how she seem
ed nerves shaken when he left
her to go to the senate
Caillaux made this threat af
ter an attorney had told her
that nothing could nrevent the
publication of these letters. He
said that she asked him when
he intended to fulfill his threat
and kill Calmette and that he
answered, “Soon.”
May Start Another Revolution
United Press Dispatch.
Chihua, Hexico, July 21. —It
is reported that Gomez Bros,
are negotiating with Zapata for
a new revolution and the Con
stitutionalists are worried and
General Villa is preparing to de
part today for the south with
several thousand troops to join
the other armies for a triumph
ant entry into Mexico City. He
will leave a home guard to pro
tect the country against Oroz
co’s irregulars
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County Singing Convention.
Lamar, Ark., July 20,—It is
only two weeks’ time until the
Jackson County Singing Con
vention will meet at Elgin, four
miles West of Tuckerman- A
temporary organization will be
effected at ten o’clock Saturday,
August 1st- We want a good
attendance on the first day. The
delegates and leaders should be
present at the first session. All
classes that are not organized
and expect a seat in the Conven
tion should elect your delegates
next Sunday, July 26. As pre
viously stated in the Independ
ent, elect a delegate for every
15 members in a class or over
the fraction of 15. Come, meet
old friends and make new ac
quaintances and help create
musical enthusiasm and inspira.
tion that Will be permanent in
your county. Cordially,
D- K. Hubbard.
Congressman Resigns Under
Fire.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 21.—
Representative McDermott of
Illinois today resigned as a mem
ber of the present congress and
issued a statement denying the
charges of misconduct in the
r.nhhv rase His resignation
disposes of any action of the
House on the charges- McDer
mott said he would go immedi
ately to his stock yards district j
in Chicago as a candidate for
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re-election.
Denounces Employing Gunmen*
United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, July 21.—The em- r?:
ployment of special deputies or
gunmen by employers in labor p
troubles was denounced as
“very vicious” by Charles Pies,
former president of the Illinois
Manufacturers’ Association, be- I
fore the Federal Industrial f
Commission. I
W. B- Plunkett Chosen. 1
United Press Dispatch
Washington, D. C-, July 21.— g
The organization committee to
day announced the election of |g
W. B. Plunkett, head of the
Plunkett-Jarrell Grocer Co., of
Little Rock, Ark., as Class C
Group 2 director of the St- ^fg
Louis Federal Reserve Bank.
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