il” JONES
tIN SUSPENDED
e By Reason of In
and Governor Is
Besieged.
ndependent.
>ck, Oct. 1.—Thirty
er Constable W. .A
been arrested on
ints from the Pulas
Dourt, charging him
isance in office, boot
I operating a blind
ice of Governor Hays
;d with applicants
ointment.
“Dutch” Jones was
rom office as soon as
lry had returned the
and upon his ar
ond in the sum of
> cases and $250 in
!1 signed by Will A
T. Vaughan, his at
ments allege that on
table Jones operated
>r on the Steamer
h was under his con
time. He is charg
using to arrest Jim
ivno onllmnr linimr nn
..O-1
e boat on that day, or to stop
ml, although the matter was
IM to his attention. For this
Was indicted for non-feasance.
The third indictment charges
nes jointly with Jim Avery,
selling one pint of beer. This
inje is alleged to have been
mmitted June 20.
Service was secured on the in- j
Ctments about 3 o’clock, and ;
e rush to secure the appoint
ent as acting constable began,
nes began his fight to regain !
Btrol of the office at the same
he, and sent messages to a
imber of points in an effort to !
cate Governor G. W. Hays. He j
ked that a close personal i
iend be appointed to the of-1
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Governor Hays spent Tuesday
Marion, attending the St
ancis Levee mass meeting, and
uld not be reached by the ap
icants for the office.
Hie office of constable in Lit
e Rock is a very lucrative one,
being sustained by fees, and an
stive man can get rich on these
a few years.
Jones will ask for an early trial
hich will no doubt be granted
m> but there are rumors that
Stroubles have inst. becnin. for
grand jury is still consider
g evidence in transactions in
hich he has figured, and will,
robably return indictments of
more serious nature against
“n. The blind tiger charge is
felony, under the recent act of
le legislature, and if convicted,
mes will stand a chance of go
's to the penitentiary.
Grand juries of the past few
!rms have spent considerable
me going into the records of
^stable Jones, and he had
»ther a strenuous time of it in
•nrt following his duel with
etrolman Will Campbell in the
light district, in which Cairn
h^l lost his life.
Mrs. Nettie Johnson, captain
‘theGrand, and the only pom
) Pilot carrying a license, and
' Johnson, Charles Ensley
M Jim Avery are named as the
“fesses against Jones in the
tments returned against
Wl.
For Bent.
>~st c'ass storage room at
WWen’8 Cash Store. 39dlm
Fifteen Inches of Rainfall.
Pine Bluff, Sept. 30.—Crops
j in this county have been greatly
! damaged by the continuous
I rains which have fallen this
j month. A total of about fifteen
j inches has fallen since the rain
i which began September 7,
jwith only a few days of clear
weather since that date. The
cotton is ready for picking, but
the wet weather not only pre
vents picking, but has caused
j the cotton to fall out and the
i grade will be considerably low
ered.
For Robbery In Walnut Ridge.
Jonesboro, Sept. 30.— Bur
glars have again been active at
Walnut Ridge, the latest break
being at the Grand Leader store.
The thieves made a fair haul but
a poor get-a-way, and now John
Henry and George Parker, both
colored, are in the county jail
in Walnut Ridge for the prelim
inary relay to the state pen. One
of them, Henry, is an o.d offend
er with a record in the pen for
the same offense.
Disconnected Water Pipe.
Fort Smith, Sept. 30.—T. A.
Johnson, T. J. Cotton, I. C. Hall,
F. E. Clinton and W. A. Jackson,
owners of the Dardanelle Cotton
Oil Mill of Dardanelle, filed suit
in the U. S. court here to
day for $20,000 damages against
W. W. Bynum of Dardanelle as a
result of a fire that destroyed the
company’s oil mill, gin and ice
plant at Dardanelle last Febru
ary. They allege that a few days
before the fire Bynum discon
nected a water pipe supplying
their private fire system. They
charge that the disconnection
rendered the system useless dur
ing the fire. The petition de
clares Bynum had no authority
and was given none to make the
disconnection.
Will Close Thursday.
Our store will be closed Thurs
day until 6 p. m. on account of
holiday.
Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
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BRONCHO BILLY AND THE
RUSTLER’S CHILD.
A sentimental drama, gripping
in action and unique in theme.
A regular Western, featuring G.
M. Anderson.
(S and A)
THE ARTIST’S SACRIFICE
The art society offers $10,000 in
prizes for the best studies of the
“American Girl”. A beautiful
girl poses as an American model.
The artist wins the prize, but his
brother wins the girl. An excel
lent drama featuring Alice Joyce
and Tom Moore.
(KALEM)
DOT, THE DETECTIVE
(Comedy—LUBIN)
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HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE
(Comedy—LUBIN)
| Four extra good pictures and
i good music by the orchestra.
i ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
Friday Night.
THE DANCE OF AGES
An excellent dancing picture.
HIGHWAY ACT
! IS A FAILURE
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iSays State Commissioner Who
| Will Submit New Plan to Nevt
Legislature.
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; Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 1.—Reuben
IG. Dye, State Highway Com
missioner, has given it as his de
liberate opinion that the Smith
1 highway bill passed by the last
j legislature, is a failure. Tues
jday afternoon he authorized the
| following interview, dictated to
the Parke-Harper News Service:
“After the Smith highway act
; has been in effect for six months
! and given a fair trial, I consid
, er that it has been proven to be
-impracticable and that the end
to be desired, the construction of
a complete and comprehensive
system of good roads all over
Arkansas, cannot be attained un
der its provisions.
“I am working on a new sys
tem which I propose to have
submitted to the next legislature
whereby this result can be reachn
ed. I will propose the repeal of
the present act and the substitu
| tion of another and more practi
1 cable scheme.
“The cumbersome proceedings
, in the present act render it whol
: ly inoperative in so far as build
| ing a road of any length or what
might be termed a through road
is concerned. Before a district
can be formed it is necessary'to"
have the approval of a majority
of the real property signed for.
(To make this showing it would
jbe necessary practically to take
j the census of the population of
'several counties and the census
jof the value of property involv
I ed, and the standard of prop
erty values for this purpose is
! not fixed in the act or elsewhere.
! “The present policy of furnish
i ing expert advice free to county
j judges and road improvement
; districts created by special act
[will be continued and extended
'and strong efforts will be made
! to arouse further interest in be
half of a movement for better
'roads, and to accomplish all
that may be possible under the
circumstances while the present
law is in effect. .The failure of
the law is of course a disappoint
ment but not a surprise. The act
was passed in the closing hours
of the last legislature, and it
was apparent to all that it was
this act or nothing in the way of
road legislation, and there was
no time for corrections as all the
j time was being given to revenue
.measures and appropriations.”
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We have the largest line of
samples in large patterns and it
! will be no trouble to choose your
| suit for we please or no trade. It
will pay you to call and look our
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buying your suit or overcoat.
This will save you money. We
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Notice.
I Our store will be closed to
j morrow (Thursday) until 6 p.m.
■ on at ount of holiday.
Star Clothing House.
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Want Clemency for Youth.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 1.—The gov
ernor has received a number of
petitions for clemency in the case
of Arthur Hodgins, a young
white man of Clark county, con
victed of murder and sentenced
to be electrocuted Nov. 12. He
has not, however, set a day upon
which to hear the arguments for
and against the granting of a
commutation to life imprison
ment. It is claimed that the boy
is a moral pervert, and that he
has- never had a chance. Some
Little Rock ministers have inter
ested themselves in his behalf.
Jones Gets Ten
Year Sentence
For Murder In Second Degree,
Jury Being Out Less Than
An Hour.
Another murder case was dis
posed of in the Jackson circuit
court Wednesday morning, when
the jury after being out 40 min
iates returned a verdict against
Will Jones, finding him guilty of
murder in the second degree for
the killing of his uncle, Eph
Jones near Jacksonport last
spring and fixing his punishment
at 10 years in the penitentiary.
Judge J. W. Phillips and Jos
eph M. Stayton though serving
without recompense under ap
pointment by the court made a
hard fight for their client, who
had been indicted for murder in
the first degree.
The evidence was completed
Tuesday afternoon and the argu
ments of Messrs. Erwin and
Stayton were made that day.
Judge Phillips and the closing
address of the state’s attorney
were heard Wednesday.
The next case called was that
of J. A. McCall of Tuckerman, in
dicted for grand larceny and
when court adjourned for the
noon recess, the jury had been
completed, consisting largely of
Newport business men. McCall
was defended by Jones & Camp
bell.
The final murder case of the
term that of Mike Eyer, will op
en Thursday and very little other
business will have a chance to be
heard before the adjourned term
in December.
B. 0. Craige, Albert Hite, J. B.
Heard, George Loyd, Homer
Nuckolls and Pearl Stegall have
all been excused by the court
from the regular jury panel.
OTHER I'ROCEEDINGS
F. M. Thornton versus Plan
ters Fire Insurance Conqpany,
damages; judgment as agreed
to for plaintiff.
State versus Newt McNeely,
continued and set for second
Tuesday, defendant being releas
ed on $300 bond.
County Teachers’ Association.
The Jackson County Teachers’
Association will meet at Swifton
Saturday, October II, 1913 and
the following interesting pro
gram has been arranged for the
day:
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Called to Order by President
S. C. Vick at 1:30 p. m.
Invocation, Rev. Z. D. Barber,
Beedeville.
Welcome Address, Mrs. H. L.
Lambert, Swifton.
Response, Rev. J. A. Roberts,
Tuckerman.
Corn Club Work, C. W. Wat
son, Searcy, State Agent for the
United States Farm Demonstra
tion Work.
Canning Club Work, Mrs. Ella
Lambert, Searcy, Director of the
Girls’ Canning Club Work of
White County.
County Court Appropriations,
Judge C. B. Coe, Tuckerman.
Reading Circle Work, Prof.
Edgar Williams, Newport.
Agricultural Education, Prof.
D. T. Rogers, Dean of First Dis
trict Agricultural School located
at Jonesboro.
General business of the Asso
ciation.
NIGHT SESSION.
Address on Sanitation, Dr
Morgan Smith, Dean of Arkan
sas Medical College and Secre
tary of State Board of Health.
Address, George B. Cook,
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
The people of Swifton have ar
ranged to give free entertain
ment to all who attend. Every
white teacher in Jackson county
is urged to be present.
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Many Inequalities In Taxes.
Special to Independent.
Tattle Rock, Oct. 1.—Inequali
ties of assessments in the va
rious counties of the state con
tinue to be the bane of existence
of the Arkansas Tax Commis
sion.
Commissioner Cates has call
ed attention to I tic fact that a
certain lumber plant, one of the
largest, in central Arkansas, is
one of the greatest offenders, and
and that it has the support of
the assessor and the Board of
Equalization. It was assessed
at $205,000, but it was shown
fore the board that it carries a
total of $608,850 insurance on
its property, and its realty, lo
cated inside the limits of its
home city, is worth $20,000
more. Since the insurance does
not exceed 85 per cent, it follows
that the value of the property is
about $781,250, and the assess
j ment is therefore about 29 per
| cent.
These facts were presented by
Mr. Gates to the Board, consist
ing of two farmers and three
city men, and they agreed only
to a raise of $25,000. One of the
members from the country cut
his own land, probably worth
$15 an acre, to a valuation of $2
for the purpose of assessment.
Another instance cited is that
of a hotel which has cost fully
$300,000, which was assessed at
$12,000, and after a hard pro
test raised to $30,000, the far
mers being among those most
active in voting to keep down all
assessments.
Friday’s Bargains at Bowen’s
Cash Store.
25 per cent off on all ladies a*wS
children’s shoes.
10 cent apron ginghams 6V2C
Friday only.
Sugar cured breakfast bacon
only 19c.
White House Coffee, regular
price 45c, only 35c Friday—bar
gain day. 55d4
35c bottle of Blue Label or
Van Camp’s catsup 19c Friday.
Society People Classified.
Storekeeper—"They are society
people. They belong to our first
last families.” Customer—“You mean
■first families’?” Storekeeper—“No;
first and last. First to ask credit and
•ast to pay."—Pur*.
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that comes from being
dressed in a becoming
suit of the right model,
the proper cloth and
made according to the
latest dictates of style
a Part of the Pleasure in Get
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but adds to this pleas
ure because you are
sure to dress within
your means.
$15.00 to $30.00
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