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BOALT MAKES
STARTLING CHARGE
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Newspaper Correspondent Says
Mexicans Were Shot On The
Run.
United Press Dispatch
Vera Cruz, Mex., July 12. —
A congressional investigation
will determine whether the A
meriean marines shot down and
killed unarmed and fleeing
ing Mexicans under the Mexican
“law of light” during the earlier
days of the occupation of of
Vera Cruz, it appeared likely to
day. It is asserted by Cor
respondent Boalt that he ob- ,
tained the story from officers of |
the battleship Arkansas, which j
caused a sensation at the hear- ;
ing of his appeal from sentence
of deportation. The hearing ap
parently developed into an in
quiry. Ensign Richardson is au
thority for Boalt’s story
Boalt has declared he would .
demand a congressional investi
gation of the whole occupation
of Vera Cruz before surrender
ing his credentials. Officials re
alized that the point at issue de- ;
veloped from the question of |
deporting Boalt to question of
Whether the American marines .
killed helpless Mexicans after 1
ordering them to run. Boalt’s ,
fii charge is based upon informa- j
* tion procured from Richardson,
who it is alleged participated in ,
the incident.
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I* BOA^T NOT ARRESTED. j
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 11.—
Correspondent Boalt is at liber
£ ty today, and was never official- (
ly under arrest- According to
General Funston’s report to Sec
retary of War Daniels, he was
V merely “detained in quarters”.
- Secretary Daniels has suggested
that Boalt be allowed every op-!
P portunity to testify regarding
his story. j >» * r w i
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i HOUSE CALLS FOR DATA, i
■ United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 11—
* A resolution directing the War
* and Navy Departments to sub
mit to the House all that passes
in the case of Fred Boalts, cor-1
respondent for Newspaper En-1
terprise Association at Vera
Cruz, who was originally order
ed deported, directing them to
disclose upon whose initiative
the deportation order was issu
ed; also whether navy inquiry
at Vera Cruz was “censored”,
was introduced today by Repre
sentative Falconer of Washing
ton.
Moving Pictures
the Opera House
THE WEAKER BROTHER
An extra good, two reel war dra
ma, showing the true love for
the Southern army; also the
s thrilling ride of the Southern
4 girl with important papers, fea
turing Edgar Jones and pretty
Louise Huff.
Twp-Reel Feature —(LUBIN)
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MRS. MANLY’S BABY
A splendid comedy on woman
j 4 suffrage. Chas- Steine, Ruth
^ Hennessy.
Comedy—(ESSAN AY)
k ^ ADMISSION 5c and 10c
TUESDAY
S -THEiS—A society famous
feature
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Bond Issue Amendment.
United Press Service.
The Bond Amendment was a
dopted by the people of Arkan
sas two years ago by a majority
of 23,000. It was rendered non
active by a supreme court de
cision, which held that only three
amendments to the Constitution
could be submitted at any single
election. As it was fifth a
mong the number, it was invali
dated and those favoring it were
forced to wait until the present
time to again bring it before the
voters. In the meantime the
framers of the measure have
been over it carfully, assisted by
some of the leading attorneys of
the state, and the safeguards
have been placed around it in
such a manner as to please all
factions of the state. Twelve
counties voted against this
measure in 1913, but the total
majority against in these coun
ties was only 1541. A change of
800 votes there would have car
ried the measure in every county
of the state. Ten of the twelve
counties are now actively sup
porting the amendment, and the
other two will be in line before
the election in September.
Governor Makes Investigation.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 11.—Gov.
Havs went to Hot Snrincrs Fri
day afternoon to make a person
al investigation of the case of
the bondsmen of Charles Wilks,
one of the defendants in the
Fox swindling case. Wilks was
released on $10,000 bond, but
failed to appear for trial, and
forfeiture was taken. The
bondsmen claim that Wilks was
prevented from appearing by
reason of the fact that on the
day he was starting for Hot
Springs, he was killed in a cy
clone which struck Omaha. The
Supreme Court held the bonds
men were legally liable.
Serious Outbreak of Cholera.
Special .to Independent.
Little Hock, July 11.—C. E.
Foreman, a farmer residing at
Grand View, Carroll Countv. has
written the Department of Agri
culture that there has been a se
rious outbreak of hog cholera in
that neighborhood. It started
on one farm and has already
spread to two others, and is
causing great havoc among the
hogs- H. H. Holtzclaw, veterina
rian at the Russellville Agricul
tural College, has been instructed
to proceed at once to Grand View
to make an investigation, and
take what steps may be necessa
ry to check a further spread of
the disease.
Dr. Carman Withholds Informa
tion.
United Press Dispatch.
Freeport, L. I., July 11. —It is
stated by the officials here to
day that Dr. Carman could clear
the mystery of the murder of
Mrs. Bailey. The prosecution
believes that the physician is
withholding infirmation. To de
termine the time shot was fired
and identity of woman who fled
from waiting office, his en
gagement book was called for,
but he refused to show it to the
officers. Detectives are now vis
iting the physician's patients in
order to learn the names of all
parties who called at the Carman
home on the morning in ques
tion* The doctor himself, is to
he severely questioned in an af
fort to solve the mystery.
THERE MAY BE
| NEGRO CANDIDATE
For Governor Of Arkansas As
Result of Lily White
Movement.
! Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 11.—There is
a possibility that the next few
days will see a negro candidate
Tor governor in Arkansas.
This is the possible outcome of
The Lily White movement that
/has been started by the Pulaski
county Republicans.
The contest between the negro
and white Republican delegates
to the state convention will be
Threshed out Monday night be
fore the State Central Commit
tee. The fight will then be
transferred to the state conven
tion which assembles at noon
Tuesday.
The leaders of the negroes ex
press confidence in winning be
Tore the state convention, declar
ing that the Pulaski county Lily
•Whites will not be supported by
: the state at large.
Should the negroes fail, how
ever, in securing recognition in
tne state convention, tney will
at once proceed to organize a
state convention of their own,
and nominate one of their num
ber for governor, in order to test
the strength of the factions.
Those who are being mention
ed as possibilities for the guber
natorial contest are John E.
Bush and Scipio A. Jones of Lit
tle Rock, Rev. E. C. Morris of
Helena, and Ferd Havis of Pine
Bluff. They think their candi
date would poll the full strength
of the race.
They will also ask the State
Board of Commissioners, which
meets next Wednesday, to recog
nize them as the Republican par
ty of the state, and give them
recognition in the appointment
of the county election commis
sioners.
While there are some negroes
with the Progressives, the lead
ers say they will not unite as a
party with the Bull Moose, but
will claim to be the Republican
party of the state.
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To Purchase Pipe Organ.
The board of stewards of the
First Methodist church having
instructed a committee to pur
chase an organ for the church,
to be installed and ready for
use by the first of November,
unrl nIn pvpnnrl 49 9.^H in ^ficl
the committee yesterday placed
an order with an agent of the
Estey Organ Company of St.
Louis.—Batesville Guard.
Henry Cobb Bound Over.
Henry Cobb of Village town
ship, who was arrested last
Saturday on a warrant charg
ing him with assault upon the
: person of his stepdaughter,
Florence Manning, was given a
preliminary hearing before Jus
tice of the Peace H. C. Nuckolls
this morning. He waived ex
amination and was bound over
to the September grand jury.
Steamboat Excursion.
Next Tuesday, July 14, Cap
tain ftiman will give another
steamboat excursion aboard the
City of Muskogee, leaving New
port at 8 p. m. for a four hour
trip. Music and dancing. The
round trip will be 50 cents. 83d6
Male Help.
Colored man, under 50, wanted.
No experience needed. $100.00
per month. Write quick- Box
A-409, Cincinnati, Ohio. dl
Opposes Election of Chaplain.
! Special to Independent.
| Little Rock, July 11.—Much !
interest will probably be aroused
; by the statement of a represent
•ative-elect to the Arkansas Leg
! islature that he is opposed to the !
j election of a chaplain for that ,
] body. The Camden Herald says:
“Henry Hollensworth, the |
next representative from Oua
; chita county, says there is no
use of hiring a chaplain to pray
at five dollars a day, as he is will-'
ing to furnish all the prayers
necessary for a whole lot less, in
fact he expects to do considera
ble praying in the House without
any compensation whatever!
aside from his regular salary.”
Mr. Hollensworth has never
served in the legislature.
Storstad Held Responsible.
Quebec, July 12. —The steam-!
er Storstad was held at faultj
by a commission here today
which investigated the sinking
of the steamship Empress of
Ireland, when 1,032 lives were
lost. Responsibility is divided.
Some reported that the Stors
tad helm was ported causing
the collision and the opinion was
also expressed that Captain Ken
dal’s action in stopping the ship
displayed good seamanship.
ji was suggested mat ms iau
ure to give a wider berth to the
collier was a Contributory cause
of the colision.
Chief ^Officer Teftenes of the
Storstad is held mainly at f^ult,
report stating that “he wrong-,
fully neglected to alter the
vessel’s course”. He was to
blame for not calling the cap
tain
The commission declared that
stories by witnesses aboard both
vessels are irreconcilable- It is a
question as to who is to blame,
or whether anyone was to blame
depended upon the stories ac
cepted. The main difference
found in statements as to direc
tions the vessels were approach
ing each other. Considering the
difference in the stories, the
commissioners said that they
-thought it advisable to adjust
conclusion almost entirely upon
other events spoken of by wit
nesses and by possible sequence.
Boat Excursion Sunday.
A boat excursion Sunday,
July 12th, will be given upon the
Beatrice by Captain W.H. Rich
ie. A trip up the river will be j
made, and the boat will stop at j
Jacksonport bar for bathing. ,
Dressing rooms on the boat.
Leave incline landing at 3 p. m-,
25c for the round trip. Refresh
rvjontc nf oil Irirw-lc cprvpf? nn thp
boat. 84d3 j
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Reduced Rates To Spokane And
Reno.
[United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 11—-*■
| Railroad reductions to Spokane,
Reno and other western “inter
mountain cities become effective
October 1. The Interstate Com
merce Commission announced
today that that commission
would slightly modify its order
of 1911, suspended until the su
preme court sustained the com
j mission in the celebrated “in
jtermountain” rate case.
Lost.
Automobile lamp and No.
plate, somewhere between New
port and Tupelo or Beedeville
Finder please notify J. W. Mar
tin, Newport. bl
Won Aeroplane Race.
United Press Dispatch.
London, England, July 11. —
Walter Brock, an American air
man, today won the London to
Paris and return aeroplane race.
Brock’s official time was 7
hours, three minutes and six
seconds.
More than a dozen of the most
famous Great Britian and
Continental aviators were sched
uled to participate today in the
first round trip London to Paris
aerial race ever attempted. The
event is under the auspices of
the Royal Aero Club of England
and the Aero Club of France. For
the fastest time a prize of $2,500
is offered and for the handicap
which will be flown concurrently,
starting from Dendon Aerdrome,
runs over Harrow and Epson,
thence toward Folkestone, a
cross the Channel to Boulogne,
and thence to the Buc Aerdrome
near Paris, returning the same
way. Fast yachts and motor
boats have been stationed along
the route across the channel,
and all the air men were requir
ed to wear proper life saving ap
pliances.
Villa And Carranza Reconciled.
United Press Dispatch.
Juarez, Mex., July 11. —The
Villa-Carranza mediators left
Torreon today, having success
fully arranged all their differ
ences- The arrival here of 25
of Carranza’s officials, virtually
Ked as prisoners for three weeks
by Villa’s subordinates is fur
ther evidence that the media
tion is a success.
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Has No Bearing On Our Law.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 11.— W- T.
Maxwell, in charge of the Blue
Sky Department of the State
Bank Commission, says that in
his opinion the decision of fed
eral judges in Iowa, declaring
the Blue Sky law of that state
unconstitutional, having no bear
ing upon the Arkansas statute.
The Iowa law was held to be
void because it seeks to dis
criminate against non resident
corporations in favor of home
companies, by placing more rig
orous restrictions upon them.
No such question can be raised
against the Arkansas law, which
treats all alike, both home and
foreign. In his opinion, there is
no flaw in the Arkansas law
which can be attacked in the
federal courts.
Captures Bootleggers.
Deputy United States Marshal
Elmer Hinkle returned Friday
afternoon from Newport, hav
ing in custody John Johnson and
Harry Bailey, who were arrested
in Newport by Officer Hinkle on
the charge of bootlegging whis
key. Bailey was arraigned be
fore Commissioner Parse yester
day afternoon, his discharge fol
lowing. Johnson was bound
over to await the action of the
grand jury, his bond being $200.
—Batesville Guard.
Red Cross Ball Blue should be
in every home. Ask your groc
er for it Large 2oz. package, 5
cents. bilk.
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