M'lVlHKK 18(»
■tiff asks
*75,000 DAMAGES
fjjj Brought By J* A. Mc
jW(., For Injuries Sus
He(j From Iron Moun
■f tain Train.
^■rted in the circuit court
|Bs morning that originat
j^Backson county. J. A.
{Kiel, a citizen of Newport,
^■laintiff and the St. Louis,
J§*ountain and Southern
■) is the defendant.
|K]ajntiff asks for $75,000
Knal injury damages. He j
BBured on the 18th of last j
Wat a station in Woodruff |
rnM on the line of the de-1
^B company.
|Hims to have been knock
|Ka platform in some man
H lost both of his legs
SBe was caught under the
■of a train.
§B>)aintiff contends that the
■■blame for his accident
^Bn the train men, who, it
|Hed, neglected to stop the
|Hr give due warning, and
Hfendant will claim that he
IBleep near the track and
Hie Heard the train coming
Hnght and fell from the
|Bm under the moving j
Run crew neither had time !
Re warning or to stop the
Rtf ter the man fell.
IB case is to be vigorously !
Bted on both sides. Attor-•
Representing the plaintiff
Rx-Attorney General Hal
Rod, Love Grant and Frank
Rail of Little Rock and i
Rm. M. Stuckey of New-1
IB The railroad is being rep-1
Red by their attorneys, Me-!
R& Reeder of Batesville, as
JBby Hon. S. D. Campbell of,
Rrt.
Re are a number of witness-'
Re to testify in the case,
Rof them coming from Lit
Rck and others from the ,
Rwhere the accident oc
R jury was selected this
Rag and the hearing of evi
■ began when court con-!
H for the afternoon session. ,
Bl take all the balance of .
Hay to hear the testimony,,
B is likely the case will not j
B the jury before some time
Brow afternoon.
wing Pictures
he Opera House
WIDOW OF NEVADA
idling drama of the Gold
’> featuring Julia Mackay.
Western— S. & A.
IN THE MORNING
wing a club man’s life.
Comedy—LUBIN
PROFESSOR'S predica
ment
! Comedy—LUBIN
gamble with death
iree gamblers make a list,
3Re "'ho lives the longest is
sceive the money. A thrill
picture. featuring Walter
!r> Harry Carey, Charles
Lionel Barrymore and
'e McDowell.
Drama—BIOGRAPH
Extra Good Pictures and
Good Music
CENTS
“In Old Kentucky.”
The audience at the High
school auditorium last night was
indeed well entertained by a re
cital of Old Kentucky’s glories,
past and present. Likewise in
an attempt at justice of repre
sentation, there were emphasiz
ed some of the things that are a
reproach to the fair name of
this great state.
The writer of this criticism
has heard lectures by the Ten
nessee Taylors, Bob and his
brother Alf; also keenly appre
ciated the fine humor and ten
der pathos which characterized
the portrayal of these two noted
men, but it has fallen to the lot
of a Kentuckian to turn the bal
ance of admiration in favor of
another. Rev. J. Murray Tay
lor equals the Tennessee Taylors
in quick sallies of wit and in
brilliant word pictures, further
more in depth of thought his
lecture last evening excelled ev
en the most serious vein of the
famed brothers to whom He has
fcpen compared. It is doubtful
whether congress, world re
nowned though many of its ora
tors be, often resounds with elo
quence which surpasses that of
the Kentucky preacher who ad
dressed the Newport people last
evening. Be it said parenthet
ically, too, that the writer has
Teddy and the “Boy Orator”
from Nebraska, and in making
the above statement concerning
Rev. Taylor’s powers of address,
has not failed to remember that
in an International conference,
the two American statesmen, as
public speakers, were lauded
above the representatives from
every other country. But Rev.
Taylor, in his own individual
way, might uTell vie in points of
merit with even these disciples
of Demosthenes.
And not a small part of the
success of the evening’s enter
tainment was due to the beauti
ful music furnished by the quar
tet. The Southland melodies,
“Down Where the Cotton Blos
soms Grow,” “Massa’s in the
Cold, Cold Ground,” “Sing Me
a Song of the South” and “My j
Old Kentucky Home,” ever make j
a mighty appeal to the heart, es
pecially when as well rendered
as they were last evening by
Miss Birdie Marion, soprano;
Mrs. E. Williams, alto; Prof. E.
Williams, tenor; and Mr. Otto
M. Bowen, base; with Miss Lu
tie Mae Stephens, as piano ac
companist.
There was a good sized audi
ence, and all listened attentively
and appreciatively to the parts
played by both lecturer and mu
'sicians.
Life of Senator Davis.
L. S. Dunaway of the Arkan
sas Gazette was here Wednesday
in the interest of the state's
leading newspaper and incident
ally has placed on sale for local
distribution the “Life of Sena
tor Davis,” Pf which he is the
author.
Mr. I. D. Price is selling agent
here and has a supply of books
on hand, the price being $1.00.
The book includes the noted
speeches and popular sayings of
Davis, as well as his biography
and pictures of the men promi
nent in party politics of this
state.
i Mr. Dunaway’s first edition
| of this book is 10,000 copies and
S though just out he has had 2/00
, communications from prospec
tive buyers of which 6o vere
i from White county and 15 from
Jackson.
I
COURT SMOKE
CLOUDED MOVEMENT
/ ’
Of Liquor Forces In Plan to Se
cure License In Many Cities.
Special to Indeptndent.
Little Rock Nov. 5.—It begins
now to appear as though
the liquor interests have put
something over on he prohibi
tionists, and that the fight to
declare the Going bill invalid
!'was a mere blind under which
to circulate the petitions de
manded by its provisions. It is
stated that the petition for the
sale of liquor in Argenta was
completed several weeks ago,
and is so large there can Tie no
question about it. It is also
claimed that Helena and Pine
Bluff have also secured the re
quired number of signers, and
that the anti-saloonists organiz
ed too late in those cities. Noth
ing is given out by the saloon in
terests regarding Fort Smith,
Little Rock and Hot Springs, but
it is presumed that the same
tactics were employed there,
and that the petitions are well
under way. The fight has appar
ently just opened in Little Rock, ]
but it is reported that over 2,
000 names have been secured, |
and the general public has been i
in ignorance of any petition all i
the while. The anti-saloon in- j
terests are unaware of the Ar- j
I
genta petition, for they are ,iust ■
organizing for work against it. ,
Trevathan Denies
Oldfield Statement!
Congressman Oldfield and Edi-1
tor Trevathan Have Different
Story of Postoffice Fight.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 5.—The dis- j
pute between George Trevathan j
and Congressman W. A. Oldfield 1
over the appointment of Sam
Deener as postmaster at Bates
ville, was transferred to Little
Rock Tuesday. Congressman
Oldfield spent Monday in Little
Rock, and at the time stated
that the postoffice appointments
in his district were giving him
much trouble.
Referring to the recommenda
tion of Deener, he stated he had
been requested by Trevathan to
favor Deener ,and had informed
Deener he would get the ap
pointment. Later, according to
Congressman Oldfield, he was
asked by Trevathan for the ap
pointment, but he would not
then break his word to Deener.
Had Trevathan asked earlier for
the appointment, according to
Congressman Oldfield, he would
have received it.
George Trevathan arrived in
Little Rock Tuesday and stated
he had requested Congressman
Oldfield, over the telephone, to
await him in Little Rock, for he
had heard what he had stated,
and it was such’ a falsehood he
desired the Congressman to
stay and face him. Congress
man Oldfield left for Washing
ton Monday night.
Trevathan announced that he
would not be a candidate for sec
retary of the next senate./ ’>t
would devote his time in tJ fu
ture to reducing Congressman
Oldfield to the ranks.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. —
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Will Enjoin Railroad Rates.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 5.—Before
the rough material rates of the
railroads, as ordered by the
Railroad Commission effective
November 1. have well gotten
into effect, they are to be en
joined by the railroads. The
commission, at the solicitation of
I the lumbermen, put into effect
a rate of 2 cents for the first 25
miles, and an increase of one
! fourth of a cent for .each addi
tional ten miles, on 100 pounds
from forest to mill. The rail
roads will reclaim this is a por
tion of an interstate rate, for lit-,
|tie of the log is cut up but what
jgoes on outside the state.
The railroads secured an 'in
junction in the federal court a
j gainst the old rough material
jarte of the railroads, by which 1
; the shippers secured a low,
rate of the railroads, by which1
I certain per cent of the outbound
, manufactured product to the
railroads. The contention there
was that the rate was an inter
state one, and the same question
will come up in the new appliea-|
tion to be made to the federal
court.
Again Postpones Decision.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 5.—Again
Special Chancellor Wallace has
asked for further time in con
sidering the rebate dispute be
' tween the wholesale and retail
lumbermen. He was to have
1 rendered his decision last Sat
urday, but has postponed ac
jtion until next Saturday, when
he promises to tell which is en
titled to the rebate. The retail
ers and wholesalers both claim
;the rebate due fi’om the rail
| roads covering he difference in
'freights during the pendancy of
the rate litigation.
—
Receipts For Lecture.
j A large house greeted Rev.
Mr. Taylor in his lecture Tues
day evening, the receipts total
ling $61.50- of which 20 per cent
|or $12.30 was turned over to the
school board to apply to the pia
no purchase fund, also $5.00 for
lights and other expenses, leav
ing a net balance of $44.20.
)
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
i _
i John R. Loftin, Jr., is at
iBatesville on business.
, Charles Penix was down from
^Tuckerman Tuesday.
I Little Rill Ruffner, who has
fever is reported doing nicely.
Grover Parrott of Newport is
j spending a few days at Jones
Iboro says the Tribune.
1 Mrs. Tom Trice and children
returned Monday from a pleas
ant visit to Little Rock and
: Newport.—Jonesboro Tribune.
H. A. Lesmeister, who has
j been very ill with pneumonia,
i has recovered sufficiently to
'come up town Tuesday. He is
; still, however, quite feeble.
Jonesboro Tribune.
Dr. W. F. Smith, Iron Moun
tain surgeon at St. Vincent’s In
! firmary at Little Rock, was here
yesterday en route to Batesville
as a witness in the McMichael
'suit against the road.
Clear, white clothes are a sign
that the house keeper uses Red
Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz.
! package 5 cents.
Sometime* They Are Right.
! Many a f*od wife Is firmly con
vinced that her husband doesn’t har
monize with anything In the house ex
cept the nutmcx? grater.—Chicago
'
.Vvd—.-. '
TAMMANY BEATEN
SULZEK ELECTtD
Democratic Governors Elected In
.Massachusetts and New
Jersey
New York City, Nov. 5.—John
Parley Mitchel, Fusion candi
date, elected mayor over Edward
E. McCall, Tammany candidate,
'by approximately 75,000 major
ity and carried nearly all the can
didates on the Fusion ticket with
him. William Sulzer, deposed
governor, elected to tin* lower
house of the New York legisla
ture by an overwhelming vote.
New Jersey—Governor James
F. Fielder probably elected by
about 15,000 votes over former j
Governor Edward C. Stokes, lie- j
publican. Everett Colby, Pro
gressive nominee, will receive j
probably not more than 40,000 j
votes as compared with 145.410
received by Colonel Roosevelt for
president a year ago.
Massachusetts — Lieutenant
Governor David 1. Walsh elected
governor by a plurality estimat
ed at 50.000. Democrats claim
the election of the remainder of
the state ticket, and figures bear
out their claims. Republicans
increase their majorities in both
branches of the legislature. Cal
vin D. Daige, republican, elected
congressman from the Third j
District by about 500 majority, j
Bird, Progressive nominee for I
governor, has slight lead over
Gardner, Republican nominee.
Governor Foss, running as an In
dependent, is last.
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2,500 MEALS PER DAY.
_ I
A Ilig Proposition To Feed The !
Army With the Robinson
Circus.
With the Yankee Robinson
circus and Texas Wild West
there are two thousand five
hundred meals to get every day.
This enormous task is under the
charge of Capt. W. A. Hundley,
who has had twenty-five years’
experience with shows of the 1
greater character. He has
breakfast for this army ready J
at seven in the morning, has
lunch ready at noon, and at
five in the evening has dinner
ready for the tired, hungry peo
ple of the circus and Wild West.
This establishment 5s then pack
' ed away and loaded on the cars |
1 and at seven o’clock the next
morning, over one hundred
miles away, the captain is again
serving breakfast to his big
army. At Newport Saturday,
November 8th. (Adv)
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Leave On Prospecting Trip.
R. F. Riggers, Emmerson Gard
ner and J. M. Terrell from
Tuckerman, with Dr. Harry E.
Dowell of this city, left here !
| Tuesday morning on a prospect- j
ing trip of eight or ten days,
through Texas.
The Jackson county party
j were met at Holdensville, Okla-1
| homa, by a number of business
i men, who went on the trip, in a
j special car conducted by the
! Starr Land Company of Oklaho
; ma. The party expects to visit
Houston, Galveston, Browns
ville, and if things do not look
too “scarry” will cross over into
Mexico.
j J. B. Heard left this morning
'for Jonesboro for a short busi
1 ness trip.
4
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4
men's
of the
, Highest
Standard
of Quality
It is reasonable to
suppose that a store
like Berger’s which
has established such
a high standard of
quality in men’s
wear, that we ad
here strictly to such
standards—is a fact
of paramount im
portance v to men
who insist upon
wearing only the
most correct fur
nishings at all times.
Whether it be Shirts— I
the "Manhattan” ° r I
“W. B.”—or general I
furnishings of such ex- |
ample, "Onyx Hos- I
iery,” you will find us I
equally well prepared |
to serve you. 1
Underwear —Flannelette I
Night Shirts and Paja- 1
mas, Warm Underwear. 1