.VANDYKE,
slisher and Editor.
NEWPORT. ARK.
SUB3CRIPION RATES
Daily— Miiglejcopy, 5 cents; per week, 10 cents
per nunth. 40 cents; per year, $4,50. in advance
b carrier in city, by mail in country.
Weekly—$103 per year, payable in advance.
Entered at the oosto/ficeiat Newport, Ark., as
necond-class mail matter.
Additional Local.
Mias Mamie Paul returned last
evening from a visit to friends at
Little Rock.
Mrs. William Mosby will enter
' tain the Round Dozen Wednes
day afternoon.
J. S. tWilmans and R. $. Kirk
patrick wore visitors to the capi
ta1 city Monday.
Manager H. E. Roberts of the
local telephone company, spent
Monday at Swift on.
Miss Hilda Bailey is able to be
np from a several days’ illness
with the la grippe.
Mrs. M. M. O’Neal left for her
home at Augusta this afternoon,
after a pleasant visit to her sis
ter here.
Louis Bone of Batesville was
here yesterday morning en rout©
home from St. Louis and Kansas
City.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Patchin, who has been
very sick with pneumonia, is
thought to be better.
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Jiiow lurnuic i-iiiuui iafpvuir j
with her music class at Tucker
man, going np on the morning
train.
Dr. S. Justus of Swifton was
here last night en route home to
Swifton from a visit to Izard
county.
For Sale—Furniture, good as
new, to furnish 5 rooms complete.
Must be sold by the 25th.—Mrs.
Delia Coleman, 214 Laurel street.
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Mrs. 0. C. Brewer and little
daughter of Little Rock were
passengers through here Sunday
night on route to Batesville to
visit her sister Mrs. Percy Finch.
Mrs. R. L. Bandy and little son
of Paris, Texas are in the city
visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ban
dy on Laurel street.
The Ladies Aid of the Metho
dist church have a new line of
tlie “Howard Dustless Dusters”
for sale at 25 cents each, which
can he found at the home of
Mre. 0. "VV. Scarborough.
Deceased was born «t Augusta
and raised in this county, where
she was loved by her many
friends. Her little babe died a
few days ago.
Rev. B. L. Harris left this
morning for Cabot to attend
thie laymen’s missionary meeting
of the Searcy District. A. T.
Htlbly, John Umsted and C. E.
Crbbk were the appointed dele
gates.
For Rent—5 room cottage fur
nished or three large rooms un
foirfiished for the summer. City
water, lights and garden planted.
Apply to Mrs. Savannah Carpen
ter^ Laurel street. Phone 191.
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W. M. Padgett and little son of
Bird Township were down today.
The little fellow recently broke
his arm and was brought here for
treatment. Mr. Padgett planted
corn last week being among the
first in the county.
Dr. T. W. Toler spent Monday
night in the city on a business
trip. The doctor is now enjoying
excellent health and his friends
are glad to note his rapid inx
provement. Dr. Toler was here
to get new batteries for his fine
E. M. F. car.
Use 8kln Cradles.
Skin cradles were used almost ex
clusively by the plains tribes, because
of the abundance and utility of buffalo
hides. As a rule similar materials are
•{ill used by the Indians of Oklahoma,
ap well as by the TJtes, Navajos and
many other tribes.
„y to Find Fault.
not require any genius or
find fault; but to gtve credit
xdlt Is due Is indicative of a
sound judgment
TO RECONSIDER
M’EERRIN BILL
May Yet Amend Constitution To
Make Distribution of Rail
road Taxes.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 21.—The
House by a vote of 47 to 27 has
decided to reconsider the McFer
rin amendment providing for the
general distribution of the rail
road special school taxes, and
the bill with amendments has
been referred to the Judiciary
Committee. By a vote of 18 fo
10 the Senate passed a bill re
pealing the act of 1010 prohibit
ing Oreek letter fraternities in
the University of Arkansas, al
though a hard fight was made
against it by Senators Clerget,
Holland and Martin, who contend
ed that the fraternities are not
good for schools. Senators Cov
ington, Keel, Dill, Turner and
Jacobson led the fraternity fight.
It is admitted by all that the
measure will have a hard time in
the House.
Senator Turner asserted that
95 per cent of the student- body
favor the repeal of the act, and
the officers of the cadet corps
have complained that the act
makes for inefficiency in the or
ganization as members of the fra
ternities are barred from any of
ficial position in the cadets. He
declared the law a disgrace to
the state, and an infamous act
that he hoped the legislature
would remedy.
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Coming—J. C. O’Brien’s Famous
Georgia Minstrels.
To the lovers of amusement,
who sit in front night after night
the organization of a show seems
of little moment. What the pub
lic wants, is amusement and that
in big chunks, for their money.
In the re-organization of this
minstrel company Mr. O’Brien
has spared neither time, money
or brains to make his show the
BARNUM of all Colored Minstrel
shows. A company that will
please the most fastidious, from
a moral standpoint, and satisfy
the most exacting of amusement
lover®, both as to quality and
quantity. The costuming of this
vast minstrel show, both bn the
street and stage is from the best
wardrobe makers in the world
and in itself, is worth a small for
tune. At noon each day they
give a grand band concert, and
free exhibition on the principal
streets. If you want to see good
minstrelsy, hear good music, good
singing, and see good dancing,
don’t miss this show.
Will exhibit at Newport on
Friday, March 24 under the larg
est camnvas theatre ever con
structed. Actually seated with
opera chairs. Don’t forget the
date. Two exhibitions, afternoon
and night.
Mrs. Masie Mann Heard.
Sirs. Masie Heard, the wife of
Frank Heard of Memphis, died
in St. Josephs Hospital in that
city last Thursday from a three
weeks illness.
Sirs. Heard is survived by Cher
husband and little 18 months old
son, also her mother, Sirs. Slarths
Slann, a brother, Ed Slann of
Slarianna, and two sisters, Sirs.
Ed Mosby and Sirs. Annie Sue
SVillis of Slemphis.
Jolui W. Stayton has let the
contract for his new home to
Dave Carr and the work of con
struction will commence at once.
The house was designed by Ar
chitect Thompson of Little Bock,
is of the bungalow style and will
be very pretty. It will be erect
ed on one of the vacant lots on
Walnut street just below the
Stayton residence.
Coal $5.00 Per Ton.
Until further notice I will sell
coal for $5.00 pe*Jkaja» Good
clean coal, no dac 7^
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! SPOKANE UNDER
COMMISSION FORM
Of Government Said To Be Most
Practical and Advanced
j In America.
Spokane, Wash... March 21.—
What is declared by experts to
be the most advanced practical
plan of municipal government by
commission in America is now in
operation in Spokane. Five com
missioners, chosen from among
92 candidates at a special elec
tion on March 7, when women
exercised the right of the ballot
for the first time in the history
of the city, were formally in
ducted into office on March 14,
retiring Maydr Nelson S. Pratt
and 10 councilmen. The commis
sion, has been organized as fol
lows :
Mayor and Commissioner of
Public Affairs William J. Hind
ley, formerly pastor of Pilgrim
Congregational church.
Vice chairman and commis
sioner of finance, Robert Fairley,
formerly city comptroller.
Commissioner of public utili
ties, Charles M. Fassett, former
ly president of the Spokane
chamber of commerce.
Commissioner of public works,
David C. Coates, printer; for
mer lieutenant-governor of Col
orado.
Commissioner of public safety,
Zora E. Hayden, retired lumber
mill operator and capitalist.
The first three were elected
for terms of five years, the last
named for three years. The sal
ary is $5,000 a year, the bond of
each being fixed at $25,000 a
year.
”The commissioner of public af
fairs appoints and supervises the
city engineer, corporation coun
sel and inspector of weights and
measures; the commissioner of
finance controls the books and
offices of the city treasurer and
auditor; the commissioner of
public xitilities has charge of the
city water works and power
plant, street railway, telephone
and allied affairs; the commis
sioner of public works has super
vision of streets, pavements and
sewers, and the commissioner of
public safety controls the police
and firemen. The commissioners
also look after all the ramifica
tions of their various duties and
may change and alter these by
agreement.
Three civil service commission
ers, to be appointed to serve
without pay, demand the merit
system, examinations, probations,
investigations and removals on
charges. The purpose is to make
permanent all municipal ap
pointment, calling for special fit
ness, so that a faithful public of
ficial may plan a career and fit
himself accordingly without
fear of displacement by disfavor.
Another feature of the charter is
the provision for publicity. All
the meetings are open to the
public, and all ordinances and
other notices must be published
in the Official Gazette, which is
distributed free of charge. The
mayor has no veto power.
The charter provides for the
initiative and the referendum
and the recall. Fifteen per cent
of the vote is required to recall
any commissioner who has been
remiss or unsatisfactory in his
duty.
The system of voting for the
eommisioner is ingenious. Twen
ty-five electors may nominate a
candidate by taking an oath that
he is qualified and a desirable
man and that they desire to vote
for him.
The ballot contains the names
of all the candidates in alphabetic
order, followed by spaces marked
for first, second and third choice.
The voters mark 15 crosses on
the ballot, voting for five men as
first choice, five others as second
and third choice. The voters
mark 15 crosses on the ballot,
voting for five men as first
choice, five others as second
and third choice.
However, they may vote for third
choice the entire list after elimin
ating first and second choice.
The majority of all votes cast
elects on the first choice. Then
the votes for the candidates, who
are unsuccessful in the first
choice column and are in the se
cond choice column, are counted
to select the rest. If five candi
dates having a majority of first
and second choice votes are not
elected, the votes of the third
choice are counted with the strag
glers of the other two and the
third choice selections fill out
the five. The third choice men
are elected, by a simple majority.
The Spokane plkni varies from
all others by making the contest I
free-for-all and not designating
the office sought. There were
97 candidates at the beginning
of the recent campaign. Three
declined to make the race and
two withdrew just before the
election. It provides that candi
dates must not spend more than
$250 during the campaign, also
making it compulsory to submit
an itemized statement of expendi
tures, and no paid workers, car
riages or other conveyances are
permitted on election day.
Party lines are absolutely oblit
erated and personalities’are elim
inated. The candidate must take
an oath that he represents no
political party m the election nor
any special interests.
Spokane did not win its new
government wito’hut a series of
working with a republican coun
stubbornly fought battles. Late
last fall Mayor Pratt, democrat,
cil, composed of legislative and
administrative branches, infor
mally appointed a committee of
business mmen to prepare a char
ter under the commission form.
The draft was presented to the
city council three months after
ward, but the 10 representatives
paid little or no attention to it.
A petition, signed by more
than 30 per cent of the voters,
was then submitted to the coun
cil. This urged the appointment
of 15 freeholders to formulate a
-charter. The council granted the
request after some delay and
eight business men, five repre
sentatives of union labor and two
lawyers were selected. This com
mittee embodied in its charter
some of the best features of 100
plans in operation in the United
States and submitted its work to
the people, who adopted it by an
overwhelming vote at an election
o December 27, 1910.
Proceedings for injunction were
instituted in the Spokane county
superior court- afterward. The
people were* sustained, but that
did not clear |he field. An ap
peal was taken to the supreme
court of Washington, the six
judges of which handed down a
joint opinion, upholding the le
gality of the charter election.
Thinks Peach Crop Is Lost.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 21.—Sena
tor Logan of Polk county, re
ports that there will be no peacli
crop in that part of the state, as
it has all been killed by the early
frosts. He has 5000 trees which
will not yield a bushel, but he
calls attention to the strange faci
that one corner of his orchard
contains 60 trees that are full ol
fruit. These trees have not fail
ed in seven years, when all the
others have been killed.
For Sale.
One 12 horse power Fairbanks
Morse Gasoline Engine. Apply
at the Palace Jewelry Store and
see it run. . 81btf.
You’d have to be “bargain
proof” to read the store ads now
adays without any desire to sec
and buy.
Prized by Horzezhoers.
Old engines are much sought after
by horseshoers of Nantes, France, who
prise sueh metal highly for borseeboea.
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Don’t wait to start a bank ao
count. Don’t putfit off, but start
today.
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Ford’s Business C°lM|
Stands for the best ofaeverything— Latest and most
methods; thorough training; character building; clean, m®®*
roundings. BOARD «Jin Christian homes. B
BEST equipped business training school in the South, wm
POSITIONS GUARANTEED-We fill more than any S
two schools in the state. , B
ITS OWNERS are citizens and taxpayers, and spena*
money in the city and state where they makejit—not a
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