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[S. ASSOCIATION
L, Meeline At Swlf‘
Was 18' 19 and
IT 20th, 1013*
Bo Independent.
Loon County Sunday
Association held its an
Aingat Swift on July 18,
A The first session was
Aav evening at 8 o’clock
■opened with some splen
Ajons of music, render
■e home choir. Bro. Blev
Iducted the devotional
Jew well chosen words
IcCaffery delivered the
■ address, which made
leer and delegate and
(eel glad that they were
to share in the good
hat the good people of
terprising city had in
•them.
Elevens in a few well
words delivered tht re
to the welcome address.
, Rice made a few re
congratulating the Sun
ool workers and more es
coagratulating the good
if Swifton, for the beau
iurch which they have
mpleted for the M. E.
Ilevens then preached
ing sermon which was
and was commented
my as being very ap
for the occasion in
g the Sunday School
if the different denomi
lto one great bod ' for
ss of this great work,
innie Allen having ar
ng the service, she was
the rostrum and gave
; address, which in
ch one present to try
this one of the best
is we have ever held,
turdav morning ses
levoted to routine bus
P. Yeager of Newport
excellent and lengthy
Qualification of teach
i was very much ap
for the many good
contained.
nme Allen ocupied the
hour with one of her
lling talks on Sunday
V
Ed by Rev. Mr. Curfum,
' of the Baptist church of
nia, who rendered splen
rvice tor the convention by
fayers, reading the scrip
®d talks, which were very
ll to us.
o Prof. Sidney Pickens,
Pal of the public school of
ville, came over in re
fto an invitation from the
lent and delivered a splen
iddress on organization.
0 d us all about his man’s
which he arranged 3 years
with five .members, and it
numbers one hundred and
'^ght in the city of Bates
How it had led numbers
tter life and many wicked
nad been fed into the
c • This address, alone,
worth all the convention
s' T. &. Stevens of Newport
Fead a paper on the most
n. subject connected
1 “f Sunday School work—
w Can A Teacher Reach and
an Unsaved Pupil Into th<
facm of God.” Her papei
mghly appreciated by al
| heard R and is calculated t(
do ft vast amount of good,
i Saturday evening was devoted
jto regular routine work inter
spersed with some good music,
which was rendered by the choir
and was very fine,
i Miss Mary Altman read a
paper on “How to Interest Ad
ults in Sunday School”.
Then we had a beautiful pan
tomime by four young ladies,
I suited to the words and music
| of “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.”
I Sunday morning the choir gave
I several selections of special mu
I sic, which had been prepared for
the occasion and was very in
spiring.
| Mrs. Ferdinand Tonney then
j read one of the most magnificent
i papers that we have ever heard
on “How to Keep the Big Boy in
Sunday School”. This paper
was very much enjoyed, being
quite lengthy and full of good
things from beginning to end.
Prof. Willis of Swifton then
read a lengthy and well prepar
ed paper on the “Organization
of a Class and Its Value.” This
paper was filled with fine
ll. L ± . J _i* i
uiuugnto c4xjvz anu
was very much appreciated.
Some remarks were then made
by the president in regard to the
great importance of the state
organized work.
Miss Minnie Allen was then
called to the stand by the presi
dent and for one hour held the
audience spell-bound with one
of her great speeches, telling of
the world-wide international
Sunday School work.
At the close of the address a
donation was taken for state
work and resulted in one of the
largest donations Jackson ever
gave to this work, amounting to
$400. Then with hearts full of
gratitude and joy adjournment
was then had for a bounteous
dinner, free to all who would ac
cept, to the homes of the citizens
of this beautiful little city.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A splendid paper on the
“Model Sunday School Superin
tendent”, was read by Mr. J. D.
Carvell of Newport, which was
very much appreciated.
| Mr. Will Altman, superintend
ent of the Methodist and Mr. R.
P. Sharp, superintendent of the
Baptist Sunday School of Swif
ton, each made an address on the
j “Duties and Pleasures of the
ouperjmenoem.
Miss Elizabeth Pugh of New
Iport then made some well chos
! en and brief remarks on “Teach
jers’ Training”, at the close of
; which Miss Allen called the class
jwho had completed the Teach
ers’ Training Course to the ros
jtrum, composed of six ladies
| and one gentleman, all members
i of the Christian church at New
port. After quoting many pas
sages of scripture and answer
ing many scriptural questions,,
Miss Allen presented each of
them with' a diploma.
| The nominating committee
!then announced the officers for
the next ensuing year, as fol
lows:
W. R. Rice, president; W. F.
Wiles, vice president; Mrs. H.
L. Lambert, secretary and treas
urer; Miss Dove Erwin element
ary superintendent; Mrs. B. E.
[Snetser advanced superintend
ent; Rev. W. F. Blevens teach
ers’ training superintendent; J.
D. Car veil, adult superintendent;
Mrs. W. B. Grant, temperance
superintendent.
The executives appointed to
i group and organize the various
• townships are: Rev. V. T. Mc
I Caffery, chairman, Rev. W. F.
i Elevens, G. L. Smith, L
Smith, W. R. Rice, Dr. Ira H.
Erwin, J. D. Carvel], P. S. White
and Lucien Harris.
After singing at the roll call,
"I’ll be There”, the association
then adjourned to meet next
year in the Christian church in
Newport, Ark.
A Member.
Annual Guard Encampment.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 23.— On ac
count of the time required for
Capt. A. B. Sloan, U. S. A., who
is assigned to duty with the Ar
kansas National Guard, to make
another inspection of the com
pany armories over the state,
and count the rifles and other
equipment , the annual encamp
ment will not take place this
year until in September.
Because Capt. Sloan did not
get to inspect the equipment of
a number of companies, the sup
plies were charged against the
Guard as though they were miss
ing, and the second inspection
which is being made at the ex
pense of the government, is ex
pected to materialize fully $10,
000 worth of equipment and re
duce the shortage charged a
gainst the State Guard to al
most nothing.
As the Guard has not been per
mitted to draw upon the annu
al government appropriation
this year, there remains the
full $35,000 in cash subject to
requisition as soon as the Guard
is reinstated. This will be done
immediately after the report of
Capt. Sloan, and with such liber
al account to draw upon, the en
campment will be more elabor
ate than in years past.
Pardons Young Man.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 23.—Gov. J.
M. Futrell issued a pardon to
Pate Barker, an 18 year old boy
from Appleton, Pope county,
who has been serving a year in
the state reformatory for grand
larceny. Barker has been a
model prisoner, and has served
nearly nine months of his term
when the pardon was issued.
The pardon is conditioned upon
Barker leading an upright life
in the future, and he must
“make good.” The youth left
Wednesday morning to join his
parents, who now reside in Okla
homa. _
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
STENOGRAPHER TROUBLES
One is too pretty, the clerk flirts
with her; the other is ugly, but
flirts with the boss. Featuring
beautiful Lillian Walker, Flor
ence Turner and Flora Finch
and Bunny.
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH)
A WELCOME INTRUDER
How an act intended for ven
geance proved a blessing. An
excellent story.
(Drama—BIOGRAPH)
THE DEPUTY’S SWEET
HEART.
A young Western girl inherits
$5,000, some bandits rob her.
Her sweetheart, a U. S. marshal,
pursue sthe thieves and cap
tures them—a thrilling Western
picture.
(SELIG.)
A good program of pictures and
good music.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
State Officials Vote.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 23.—With
so many state officials gone
home to vote, the State Capitol
: is a dreary place today. Gover
1 nor Futrell left soon after noon
Tuesday for Paragould. where
he will cast his. ballot. Attorney
Genera] W. L. Moose will cast a
; Democratic vote in Morrilton.
Associate Justice W. F. Kirby of
the Supreme Court, went to
Texarkana to deposit his ballot
there. Associate Justice Smith
i will vote in Marion. Land Com
l
i misioner R. G. Dye, went to For
rest City to register his ballot.
Commissioner of Labor J. C.
i Clary left Monday evening in or
der to reach Warren in time to
.vote and urge others to do like
wise.
The election is not creating
any great furore in Little Rock,
the principal interest being dis
played by the Republicans—Bull
! Moose and Standpatters. There
I will be a much heavier vote than
j usual on this account, but from
I all indications the Democratic
vote in Pulaski county will be
much less than it was in the pri
mary. The county central Dem
ocratic committee has worked
hard to arouse enthusiasm, and
for the first time in many years,
carriages appear on the streets
to haul Democratic voters to the
polling places on an election day.
Lower Fare to Memphis.
Little Rock, July 23. —The
passenger fare from Little Rock
to Memphis after tomorrow wili
be $2.95 on the Iron Mountain
and Rock Island railroads, ac
cording to the announcements
made yesterday by the passen
ger departments of the two
roads. The Interstate Com
merce Commission gave special
permission to the roads to make
the two cent rate apply from
Memphis to Arkansas points
and points in Arkansas to Mem
phis. It wras said the rate of
$2.95 includes bridge fare from
Bridge Junction to Memphis.
The Rock Island yesterday re
ceived Local Passenger Tariff
No. 24, computed on the two
cent basis, which is effective be
tween Memphis, Tenn., and
Apex, Ark., and Little Rock and
Junction City, on the state line
between Arkansas and Lousana.
Complete Equalization Board.
Special to Independent.
I Little Rock, July 23.—Govern
or Futrell completed the ap
pointment of members of the
Board of Equalization for all
counties of the state, with the
exception of four, Tuesday af
ternoon. The four wil be com
pleted Wednesday morning, at
which time it wil be made pub
I lie. The men who are to assess
the real estate of the various
counties this year have been
'very carefully selected, the Ar
kansas Tax Commission making
i most of the recommendations.
; It is the aim of the governor to
appoint men woh wil luse the
same measuring stick when they
strike the property of the large
land-owner, that was used on
the homestead of the poor man.
(By making an assessment of
this kind, with the county judges
sustaining them, Governor Fu
trell believes the revenue ques
tion will be settled, as the tax
| dodgers will be forced to pay
their share.
Mrs. A. G. Anderson and little
son returned to their home at
Little Rock this morning after
a Newport visit.
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Memphian Drowns \ttempting
Rescue.
Memphis. July 22.—L. W. Du
tra, a wealthy business man of
this city, was drowned in the
Mississippi river near Memphis
late today whle attempting to
rescue Mrs. Frankie Bradford
Bwynne. also of Memphis from
drowning. Dr. Dutro formerly
was postmaster at Memphis and
had been prominently identified
with political affairs in Tenues- '
see for a number of years.
The accident occurred at
Owens' Bar, five miles north of
this city. It is stated that the
woman with several others was
wading in the shallow water of
the bar, and accidentally step
ped over a ledge into deep wat
er and Mr. Dutro, who had stop
jped at the bar on his way to
inspect a property in which he
was interested several miles fur
ther up the river, went to her
assistance. Moth were dorwn
ed before aid could reach them.
Mr. Dutro was 56 years old.
He was born in Fayetteville, ()., (
and came to Memphis about 25
years ago. He was appointed j
postmaster here in 1899 and ser
ved continuously until several
months ago when his successor
was appointed.
Jackson County Equalization
Board.
i Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 23.— The I
Equalization Board for Jackson
county was announced today, as
I follows: Alcorn Ferguson, New
; port; M. B. Hare, Auvergne; J.
M. Glass, Swifton.
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Mrs. 1. M. Rost* Discovers Boll
Weevil.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 2d.—Discov
ering that sunflowers in her
yard were being destroyed by a
weevil, Mrs. I). M. Rose, wife
of Judge l'. M. Rose of Little
Rock, sent specimens of the
weevil (o the United States De
partment of Agriculture and re
ceived a reply stating they were
regular boll weevil.
In order that she would not
assist in spreading the weevil,
Mrs. Rose destroyed her sun
flowers and determined not to
raise any more for several years.
She then wrote to Commissioner
John H. Rage, of the Arkansas
Department of Agriculture, tell
ing of her discovery.
Commissioner Page has writ
ten Mrs. Rose for specimens of
the bug, believing it is the sun
flower weevil, which is very sim
ilar to the one which feasts on
cotton bolls. When they are re
ceived the two weevil will be
compared, for there is a chance
the sunflower and boll weevil are
the same, but the cotton weevil
has never been known to feed
on anything but cotton hereto
fore.
I
Youths Perish In Bed
Baltimore, July 22.—Clasped
in each other’s arms, Gordon and
Emmett Von Kemen, respective
ly 4 and 5 years of age, were
burned to death in their home
while asleep this afternoon. Fire
started from a gas stove in the
kitchen while the children’s
mother was absent on an errand.
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