1 ■hchers institute
I adjourned today
I r!rest Attendance And Great
, ■interest .Manifested. As
|eBericiation^ Tochers Is
1 I JacksoTc^Tnty Teachers’
r K ute came to a close Friday
•'King after being m session
■ftcity since Monday.
- ■The Institute has been the
■ost largely attended in the
■ iorv of the county, there be
.■ oue hundred and thirty
■Ve enrolled. The entire weeks’
, ■ork has been very satisfactory
* Kd much good has been accom.
! ■shed on educational lines. A
j Beat deal of dissatisfaction has
Ken expressed by the teachers
I Ker not being able to get places
Eroom and board. A large num
3 fer are unable to payp the price
; I a first-class hotel and it was
\ Hlmost impossible for them to
| ttt accommodations in private
Homes, and as this was the case,
! Hermitted at least half of them
turn to their homes tne
e of the week,
nothing but just that these
tors who come to our city
spring for a week, many of
i are young girls, should be
led in advance of the In
e with suitable places to
while in the city,
te Superintendent Geo. B.
of Little Rock arrived this
ng and made a short talk
; teachers just before ad
ment at noon. He spoke
7 of the progress of edu
al ’work in Jackson county
specially, since we had a -
1 county superintendency,
Iso added that the report
perintendent W. M. Shav
s the best of any county
state having the superin
icy. Mr. Cook also ad
id the colored institute in
'temoon.
ounty organization was
ted during the morning to
own as the Jackson Coun
ters’ Association, which
■ held every three months,
‘st one to meet at Swifton
rst Saturday in October,
ficersare: S. C. Vick of
ark, president; H. L. Lam
f Swifton, vice-ppresident;
Seattle Newport, secretary
reasurer.
At the conclusion of the busi
less the teachers of the county
'resented Mr. Shaver with a
landsome traveling bag and a
walking cane as a token of their
appreciation of his work in our
Punty. H. L. Lambert made the
presentation speech, which was
responded to by Mr. Shaver,
who accepted it with a heart full
thanks.
Hot Shot/' Is Dangerous.
Commenting on some things
® Batesville Guard has said re
^^ng passenger train service
pp this division, among other
a f ormer well known
18 r,0a^ mfsri has this comment
on the “hot shot.”
In Missouri they could not
°P®rate a train like the ‘hot shot’
J12- with passenger coach at
hed to the engine. They
'I® to have a baggage car be
p» for the protection of the
Pssengers' lives. Some day the
will derail the tender
e engine, the engine will
„ 2sc°Pe the coach next it and
^me lives will be lost unneces
^ 1"ne ‘hot shot’ is the
L -w&yr.'? train von ever
rode on.”
GOOD ROADS
EXPONENT HERE
D. Ward King Reaches City and
Chooses Section of Street for
Road Demonstration.
D. Ward K ing,- exponent and
promoter of good roads and the
inventor of the split-log drag ar
rived in Newport on No. 4 Fri
day morning from Hope, his last
engagement. He comes to ad
dress the county good roads
gathering called to meet in this
city tomorrow by County Judge
C. B. Coe, when a large crowd
from every part of the county is
expected.
Mr. King was met at the de
pot by Messrs C. E. Crook, G. A.
Hillhouse, W. A. Billingsley and
Judge C. B. Coe and was taken
over the city to view the various
proposed sites for demonstra
tion work. In order to secure a
stretch of road that could be
made wet. Mr. King decided to
make his demonstration on Main
street, which will also be easily
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address at the court house.
In the morning, a Jackson
County Good Roads’ Association
will be organized at the court
house to follow up and promote
the movement. In the after
noon, Mr. King will speak at 1
o'clock and then make his dem
onstration of what the road drag
will do immediately after the
close of his talk. The committee
in charge has urged the mer
chants to close for two hours
and a monster crowd should
greet Mr. King.
“The use of the drag,” said
Mr. King, “has spread during
the past 12 years until there is
not a state in the United States
where split log drags no wrare not
mending the roads. Widespread
use of this drag may be found in
Canada, the Philippines, Russia,
Prance, England and Australia,
and recently I had an inquiry
from Mandalay, Burmah, con
cerning the construction of the
implement.”
While farming in Northwest
ern Missouri, 17 years ago, Mr.
King realized that the roads
about his farm were in need of
repairs. He ingeniously con
structed a drag of split logs, con
nected by 30-inch braces, with
the smooth faces of the logs fac
ing front, and by persistent work
improved the roads on his farm.
He next directed his attention to
the roads in the vicinity of his
home, and it was while engaged
in their improvement that the
attention of the state highway
engineers was attracted to the
simple home-made scraper.
LECTURES ON ROADS.
Mr. King was persuaded to
leave his farm and tour the
state, instructing the farmers in
the construction and use of the
drag and since that time has
been traveling continuously in
the United States, lecturing on
good roads and results which
may be obtained by the use of
the split log drag. He has been
employed by railroad companies,
counties, states and by the fed
eral government, and in addition
has made many lectures inde
pendently.
Drag After Rains.
All that is necessary with a
split log drag is to care for the
roads at the,proper time. Mr.
King advises dragging immedi
ately after rains, with the drag
hauled at an angle of 45 degrees,
I so that the loo=e surface mate
r2R* "b-i be pushed to the center
the road. In this manner per
fect drainage is provided and af
ter several treatments all ruts
and holes disappear.
Mr. King has several testimo
nials from residents of Arkan
sas, who have converted practi
cally impassable roads into
smooth highways, with the split
fog drag.
J do not know how many
drags-are being used in this
state. sa;a he. “but I know
there is a large number, and
more are being made every day.
There are several hundred
and drags m use in the United
States."
The King split log drag is not
manufactured for sale by any
company, ally one being allowed
to make the drag for his own
use.
Both Candidates Coming.
Both the gubernatorial candi
dates are to make a swing to
this section of the state next
week. Hon. S. Brundidge after
speaking at. Paragould, Corning
and Walnut Ridge will close the i
wetK oaiuraay, June 7 m ad
dressing the voters at Tucker-!
man at 8 p. m.
Judge George W. Hays will!
speak at Newark, Tuesday, June
3 at 3*0 a. m., at Salado that af
ternoon and at Batesville that
night.
I
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The Show Tonight.
“The Texas Ranger Co.,”
which play here tonight, arrived
this morning early from Walnut
Ridge. The company numbers
twenty-five people, with a band
and orchestra. The performance
starts promptly at 8 p. m. and
lasts two hours. The band,
which played a fine concert on
the street this afternoon, will
play another at 7:30 this even
ing in front of the tent. The
play is a Western play, the char
acters being Cow Boys, Cow
Girls, Mexicans, Indians and Sol
diers. All the necessary scen
ery and electrical effects are car
ried to present the play just as
when they were using the thea
tres. The tent is located near
I the Ideal Laundry.
I
For Sale.
Several thousand bushels of
| com and large quantity of timo
! thy and alfalfa hay at Kinman
farm. For information inquire
• at T. D. Kinman's or Arkansas
iBank & Trust Co._32btf
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
il|| | _||, LUU n
18 Reels Per Week.
I SAW HIM FIRST.
A good comedy featuring “Ruth
Roland.”
(KALAM.)
—
COURAGEOUS BLOOD
An Excellent Western
(LUBIN)
THE LIPTON CUP
A boat race featuring Sir Thom
as Lipton.
(SELIG.)
THE BACHELOR’S BRIDE
(Comedy—KALAM)
Special music by the Orchestra.
ADMISSION 3 and 10 Cents.
NEGRO TEACHERS
ARE ADVISED
How to Educate ( hildren in
Briny Respect and Success
to the Race.
The Negro Teachers' Insti
tute will close this afternoon.
They have had a profitable and
helpful session. Hon. \V. M.
Shaver, the county superintend
ent, and the principal of the city
school (white) visited the insti
tute and gave some helpful ad
vice and instruction. The sub
ject of agriculture and Indus
trial education were given prom
inent place in the daily work of
the institute.
A public platform meeting was
held last night at the A. M. E.
church on Main street, Professor
Wheeler of the colored public
school presiding. Rev. H. R.
McMillan, pastor of the First
Baptist church, colored, and
Rev. J. G. Robinson of the A. M.
E. church addressed the teach
ers and congregation. Rev. Mc
Millan stressed the importance
of the Negro teacher insisting
on good government in the
school, thus bringing the youth
up to respect authority, and be
come good citizens. He urged
the teachers to look upon their
positions as important ones, and
always keep in mind that in pro
portion as the Negroes are ele
vated morally, intellectually and
industrially, in that proportion
will they be respected in the
communities in which they live.
Rev. J. G. Robinson, said, “We
have hundreds of white friends
in this country who wish for us
the very best in life. There are
others who speak of our short
comings, and not because they
hate the negVo, but because of
the conduct of a certain class of
us in public places. The decent
Negro citizens should call on the
authorities and ask them to
stop that public nuisance called
a dance hall on Front street,
where noise is kept, and vulgar
dancing is carried on. T believe
if the better colored people would
ask that it be stopped, it would
be stopped. Then again, the
crowds that gang at the stations
and “Guffau” and Hurrah and
make the air wild with uncivil
ized noise,»are doing much to set
us back in the eyes of the better
class of people in this country.
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^VIJU Wtr till UVA/1IID
day,” but until we frown on such
conduct, we are all going to be
put in the same class by those
who write about us, and speak of
us in the public press. The Ne
gro has made rapid strides, and
the schools and colleges are doing
much to help us, but we must rid
ourselves of this burden by help
ing the authorities to keep in
check all forms of vice and im
morality.”
The following program was
rendered by the teachers.
Song by the choir.
Prayer—Rev. T. T. Young.
Song by the choir.
Welcome address—Rev. H. R.
McMillan.
Response—Prof. Bowers.
Vocal Solo—Sarah Ellis.
Paper—Edgar Currie.
Address—Mary Davis.
Response—Clara Graham.
Instrumental Solo— Ocoloni
Clingmart.
Paper—M. E. Ridley.
Vocal Solo—Frances Currie.
Address—Prof. Medlock.
Instrumental Solo—W. Robin
son.
Address—Dr. J. G. Robinson.
Doxology by : ho choir.
Committee—Prof. O. t'hat
nian, Mollic Clwgman, Ilev. T. T.
Young, Annice McClain. Pearl
DeArmon. Mary .1 I.eo. Chair
maii. Prof. P. J Whet ler. Mas
ter of (’eremonies.
( i\ ic ( lub Meeting.
Tin Civic ImprovemenT Club
met whh its president. M1-. P
A. iHir ey Thursday in a called
meeting to discus- special work.
The member.- are very much
pleased with their work >o far
and are still reaching >ut to
greater needs of utr city, and
quite a number will meet with
the city council Moundin' even
ing in the interest of certain
work they wish to accomplish.
Tile women are anxious to
take up the crusade against
weeds and are to pay some at
tention to this work right away.
It is very gratifying to see tlie
city doing their share of weed
cutting for many of our sterets
are being cleaned and scraped
which adds wonderfully to the
looks. The main offeffnders it
seems now are the property
owners and residents who are al
lowing the weeds to come over
the pavements. Get at them
right now before they get so
rank.
The Battleship silver service
was another subject discussed
reports made on the work. This
club will give $5.00 and the W.
C. T. U. will give the same
amount. An appeal was made to
members of the Jackson County
Teachers’ Institute for a dona
tion of ten cents per member to
assist in the fund.
i
I Excepts To Attorney’s Language
! Special to Independent.
Little Rock May 30.— Alex
Glass of Fort Smith has appeal
ed to the supreme court from a
judgment of the Sebastian cir
cuit court sentencing him to
three years in the penitentiary
for burglary. It is charged that
he robbed the house of C. C.
Jackson, Feb. 11, 1913, of goods
| valued at aboue $300. He was
i later arrested in Oklahoma, The
| evidence against him is almost
wholly circumstantial.
Among the exceptions taken
by the defense is one against
the following language used by
j Prosecuting Attorney Little in
arguing the case before the
jury:
“Look at the Davidson case.
He murdered a beautiful girl.
He cut her to pieces and hid her
limbs. They are going to
hang him on circumstantial ev
idence. There is not a man on
i
this jury that wouldn’t ’a hung
him. There was blood on his
axe and they had men with e
■^nd upon their oath and to
nough respect for themselves
send him to the gallows. This
defendant was caught at Sallis
saw, Oklahoma, with Jackson’s
ring. Send him to the peniten
tiary.”
Exception is also taken to a
statement by the prosecuting
attorney that many witnesses
had been coming before that
court and “lying like a dog.”
Please Close Your Store.
To the Merchants and Business
Men of Newport:
We respectfully ask that you
close your stores from 1 to 3 p.
m. Saturday, May 31 in order
that every man in Newport may
attend the good roads meeting.
C. E. Crook,
C. A. Hillhouse.
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