1GFS ARMORY
r FOSJilPOIlT
And a Permanent One At That For
Returning Soldiers of Co. E, 154th
Third Arkansas Infantry.
The Independent has received a let
ter from Adjutant General Lloyd En
gland of Arkansas, which he asks to
be made public through the columns
of our daily and weekly. The letter
has been sent to all mayors and
Chambers of Commerce of all cities
having National Guard organizations.
The question of providing armories
is of such vital importance to our re
turning heroes in improving their
physical, moral and mental condition
and in addition will result in such
financial benefit to our locality, that
truly every red-blooded, patriotic and
progressive citizen of Newport should
give the movement hearty co-opera
tion.
The letter follows:
As most of ' our National Guard
organizations are due to return from
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UVVIDC09 ilk nctkl x u vix i Cj X utono
to bring to your attention, the advis
ability of providing a permanent ar
mory for Company E, 154th .’Third
Arkansas Infantry in your city.
This is not only due to the men
who who offered to make the supreme
sacrifice for their country by those
of us who remained at home from a
patriotic standpoint, but is also a
business proposition.
Under the National Defense Act
officers of the National Guard re
ceive from $500 to $250 per annum
and men one-fourth of the pay of
the regular army soldier. In addition
both officers and men receive full
pay of their respective grades during
encampments each year. This means
an income to your city of from $10,
000.00 to $15,000.00 per annum, ac
cording to strength of the organiza
tion for each unit. Armories could
be built on time and the rent of from
$25.00 to $50.00 per month, for each
organization allowed by the state
could be applied on the cost of same.
Armories should be built so as to
afford ample facilities for clean and
wholesome recreation of our young
men. Every armory should be pro
vided if possible, with a gymnasium
and apparatus, shower baths, library
dining hall and kitchen, storeroom
and drill hall, the latter to be so con
structed as to be available as a lec
ture hall with a stage and ample
seating capacity. Armories should
be built with the idea in view of pro
viding a clean and wholesome place
of amusement for your men where
facilities are available for improv
ing them mentally, morally and phy
sically.
The state provides a caretaker for
©very armory, in order not only that
they are properly taken care of but
that they may be available to men at
all times and keep them off the
streets an dother questionable re
aorta.
Ia should also be borne in mind
that we have within our state seven
ty thousand veterans of the world
war, who will organize societies and
will hold county and state reunions
annd meetings. The armories would
be an excellent meeting place, not on
ly for veterans of the European war
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but also for veterans of former wars.
It could also be used as a city audit
orium and other similar purposes.
Let us put our .shoulders to the
wheel and show the boys that we are
not only a grateful nation but a
grateful state.
Let not their training be in vain,
but let our returning heroes assist us
'in making clean, healthy, vigorous,
red-blooded Americans of our young
maivhood. Let us provide the means.
This office will be glad to furnish
plans for armories upon request.
Our boys went “over the top”
“over there,” why can’t we do like
wise in this undertaking for them.
Lloyd England,
The Adjutant General.
G. H. Cunningham of Houston,
Texas, is said to be making a tour
over the state, organizing Lyons
Clubs, a business and fraternal or
ganization, and is to be in Newport
at an early date.
“RED ROSA” SAID TO
BE HIDING IN BERLIN.
Copenhagen, Jan. 28.-— A Munich
dispatch to the Politiken reports that
it has been learned from “quite re
liable sources” that Rosa Luxem
burg, who was reported to have been
shot and killed on January 15 in
Berlin, is alive and at the house of a
friend, where she will be concealed
until she has an opportunity to es
cape from the German capital.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Harry Avera celebrated his tenth
birthday yesterday afternoon and
many delightful features of enter
tainment were provided for the boys
and girls, who greatly enjoyed the
happy event. Delicious refreshments
were served by the little host’s mo
ter, Mrs. C. M. Avera. Among
those present were Ruth Hinkle,
Kate Reamey, Artemis and Reubelle
Gray, June Edgar, Leone Campbell,
Margaret Reed, Mollie Hinkle, Alton
Bray, Dean Grimes, Robert Wise,
Percy Sink, J. P. Baker, Jr., Odell
Johnson, Leon Williams and Ray
Smith.
"
Lincoln Ripley, a negro of Izard
county, has been arrested and placed
in the county jail on suspicion of
having burned the barn owned by
Mrs. Hinkle on Twin Creek, contain
ing 450 bushels of com and several
tons of hay. The negro admitted
that he was the cause of the fire
which destroyed the barn, but claims
that it was accidental.
The School Children of the State Are
to Form Organization In the In
terest of Public Health.
The school children of the state are
to be organized into the Modern
Health Crusade, an organization cre
ated by the National Tuberculosis
Association, xor tno practicing ui
hygienic living. A national tourna
ment is to be held from February 9
to May 24, running fifteen weeks.
The Junior Red Cross and the Ark
ansas Public Health Association will
participate in the campaign, which is
designed to be the biggest ever
launched in the interest of the public
health.
Supplies and full instructions are
to be sent to all the schools and the
association is also preparing a spec
ial program and a state song to be
sent with the literature. The state
tournament is to be held at the same
time as the national tournament. All
teachers, public and private, are
urged to get in touch with their
chapter school committees in order
that they may begin the work on
time.
Mrs. E. R. Kroeger, director for
the Southwestern Division of the
Junor Red Cross, says: “We are
anxious to do everything in our pow
er as an organization to improve the
health of our people. It is the legiti
mate movement of the Red Cross to
seek to prevent suffering as to re
lieve it after it occurs. On account
of the recent influenza epidemic it
becomes especially important that
the Junior Red Cross make this
health program a success.”
General Policy of Raising
Salaries Opposed by House
Little Rock, Jan. 29.—The House
I has gone on record by a decisive vote
as being opposed to the general pol
icy of raising salaries. The issue
came up over a senate bill to increase
the salary of the assistant supreme
court librarian from $600 to $1,500 a
year. The bill had passed the senate,
but it encountered opposition in the
house and was voted down by 24 ayes
to 53 noes.
The house has agreed to appoint a
special committee for the purpose of
drafting a bill for the Fish and Game
Commission that will probably be
more nearly meet the wishes of the
house than the commission bill intro
duced by Mr. Hillhouse. Messrs. Hol
loway, Sullinger and Hillhouse joined
in the request for the appointment of
the special committee.
The governor signed the following
bills yesterday afternoon:
H. B. No. 21 (Mason)—To quiet ti
tle to certain lands in Howard coun
ty. s
S. B. No. 38. (King)—For stock
law in certain townships of Franklin
County.
S. B. No. 27 (Utley)—To regulate
the creation of special school dis
tricts.
S. B. No. 26 (Caldwell)—Salary
11th District stenographer.
H. B. No. 51 (Hillhouse)—Jackson
County road law.
H. B. No. 9 (Dillard)— To repeal
law regulating the payment of Gar
land county warrants.
S. C. No. 2 (Wall)—Endorsing the
League of Nations.
S. C. R. No. 3 (Emory)—Endorsing
the Smith-Hughes Act.
S. C. No. 7.— (Utley)—Approving
suggestion for a monument to Ark
ansas Soldiers.
The house defeated a senate bill
which sought to give guardians and'
curators the authority to lend the
money of wards on personal security.
It was shown by several members in
speeches against it that it would take
away the safeguards which now pro
vide that loans shall be made only on
approved real estate security. There
were only two votes for the passage
of the bill.
The senate is not in session today,
the members being so far ahead of
the house that the day is being de
voted to visting state institutions lo
cated in this city. Every senate and
house bill had been advanced as far
as possible when the senate adjourned'
Tuesday afternoon until Thursday.
President Ponder has been asked to
pass upon the legal status of the
Johnson bill, passed by the senate
Tuesday afternoon because it carried
an appropriation and received only
20 votes. The opponents of the bill
declared' an appropriation measure
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Four Prisoners, Including Three Ne
gro Men and One White Man Es
caped Through the Roof.
Some time during last night four
prisoners, three negroes and one
white man, made their escape. Sher
iff Ivy stated to a representative of
the Independent that a negro trusty
for the inside had made the rounds
after supper and reported that
he had locked up all prisoners, but it
was a false statement and the men
made their escape through the roof.
The boy says that threats were made
against him if he divulged their
plans. The facts are either as the
boy stated or he was paid to leave the
way open.
The prisoners are allowed access
to the hall in the day time, because
the only stoves in the jail building
are located in the hall. It is supposed
they made their pHns yesterday.
The three negroes escaping were
Garfield Lott, Walter Thompson and
J. W. Williams, and the white man
was named Kemp. Mr. Ivy is in pur
suit and thinks he will have them be
hind the bars soon. The discovery
was made about seven o’clock this
morning.
II. S. IS CLOSED
TO FOREIGNERS
House Committee Excepts Cuba, Mex
ico, Canada and Newfoundland
—Period Covers Four Years.
Washington, Jan. 28.— Prohibition
of immigration for four years after
the war, except from Cuba, Mexico, ,
Canada and Newfoundland,' was
agreed upon unanimously today by
the House Immigration committee.
I Chairman Burnett announced that
he would ask for a special rule to
permit early consideration of the
measure by the house.
“If the bill is not passed by the
present congress, its purpose will be
partially defeated,” Mr. Burnett said
“It is intended to prevent a great
flood of immigrants coming here as !
soon as peace is signed and driving
our own people out of work, and also
to keep out the Bolsheviki. Delay in
passing the bill will be harmful to the
best interests of the country.”
Considerable discussion arose in re
gard to whether the bill should be ef
fective for two or three years, but
the longer period was decided upon by
a Vote of seven to two. Several
amendments accepted permit the ad
mission of relatives of aliens al
ready in this country and of persons
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Prohibition of immigration during
the peace reconstruction period has
been strongly urged by representa
tives of organized labor and others at
hearings before the committee.
The bill, as now drafted, would per
mit an alien resident to bring his
wife and children (except boys over
18 years of age) into the United
States; orphan nephews under 18
and nieces of any age also may be
brought into the country. Tourists
would not be barred from entry for
temporary stay.
CULPRITS DISCOVERED,
SNEEZES NOW HAVE TO
BE BONA FIDE.
The Gazette says that a few days
ago symptoms of an alarming visita
tion of influenza stirred up the citi
zens of Fordyce. Because of the pres
ence of disease a rule was adopted by
the schoolboard that whenever a child
sneezed in the schoolroom it should
immediately be sent home. After a
day or two sneezing became epidemic
and so many had to be sent home
that it looked as though the teachers
would soon be out of employment.
But, the sneezers did not take influ
snza to any extent, ana an investiga
tion was made, the explanation being
that four boys had purchased and
scattered about the school room
sneezing powders—a ruse to get out
pf going to school. The correspond
ent from Fordyce further adds that
now “sneezes have to be bona fide’’
to secure a home run.
LETTER FROM JOHN McLAIN.,
Coutres, France,
December 25, 1919.
My Dear Aunt:
Received your letter today and Was
^lad to hear from you. I am getting
along fine and I think I will be
home sometime soon—sometime in
the next two or three months.
Well, I do not know much to tell
/ou at present, but I think you can
wait until I get home, when I can tell
fou all about this country.
Have any of you heard from Jim ?
Sfou were asking about my Liberty
3onds and insurance. I think it is
ill right. You say Lettie is getting
ny allotment every month. Well, I
aad better close. I hope that next
;ime you hear from me I will be in
;he states. Tell all the kids hello and
;hat I will be home soon. Will close.
Your nephew,
Corp. Jno. D. McLain,
L62nd Infantry, Supply Co., Amer.
Exp. Forces, A. P. O., No. 727.
RIESWiE
RETURNED DEG. 31
Under Resolution ordered Favorably
Reported Today By the Post
office Committee.
Washington, Jan. 23.—Government
:ontrol of telephone and telegraph
properties would end next December
II, ordered favorably reported today
>y the house postoffice committee by
i vote of 10 to 8. Chairman ..xoon
vill present the measure to the
louse tomorrow.
The resolution made no mention
f cable properties and that phase of
he situation was not discussed at
ne committee meeting, memuers 1a
er expressed varying opinions as to
he effect of the legislation on feder
tl control of those properties which
ras assumed by presidential proclam
ition last November under the au
hority given in the original wire
ontrol resolution passed by congress
ast July 16.
Chairman Moon said the new legis
ation would not affect the original
aw insofar as it applied to cable
iroperties, control of which would'
lave to be relinquished with the is
uing of a proclamation by the pres
cient announcing the singing of the
reaty and its ratification. Other
nembers thought control of the ca
iles would be automatically extend
d. Others believe the question will
cave to be settled in the courts.
NOTICE.
The Elks will have a special call
neeting tonight at the Elks Home.
U1 members requested to attend.
PRESIDENT III16[S
LEASyUMIOL |
Wilson Takes Leading Part in Discw*
sion, Stating His Plan of Interns*
tionalizing German Colonies. %
Paris, Jan. 28.—The official com*
munication issued today on the peso*
proceedings follows:
“The president of the United
States, the prime ministers and for
eign ministers of the United State*,
the British empire, France and Italy,
and the representatives of Japan
held two meetings today—the first
I from 11 a. m. until 12:30 and. the ae
cond from 4 to 6:30 p. m.
j “An exchange of views took place
on the German colonies in the Far
East and the Pacific and on those In
Africa.
| “The representatives of the
minions, were present at these two*
sessions; the representatives
China at that in the morning
the Marquis Salvago (Italy) at t
m xne airernoon. in me morning a
| the delegates of Australia, New Zea
land, China and Japan were heard- '3.
“In the afternoon Henri Simon, *:
French minister of the colonies, ax- %
plained the views of his department ’
on colonial questions.
| “In addition to the fundamental j
principles of the league of nation* f\
and their application were considered. |
“The next meeting will take plea* |
tomorrow at 11 o’clock.
Attention for the moment is cehe|||:
tered chiefly on the plan presented^
by President Wilson for the lnttrr|i||imB
tionalization of the German coi<mfg|||||
possessions. This, indeed, is ajnfl
tually monopolizing the attention of
the council, which has summoned-'21
representatives of New Zealaiifc^^
Australia and China into the confer
ence hearings, which consumed moat *
of yesterday and today.
ARKANSAS GIRL 6 FEET
3 INCHES TALL IN TROUBLE A
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 28.—Mls#'^
Georgia Leach of Jonesboro, Ark., 2B
years old, and 6 feet 314 inches tall*'*
is held by the police on a charge 'dpj|
forging the name of Mrs. Mary Roelk-- ||
ester to a check for $60 with which |
she bought a coat from the W. ;B^|
Sternberg Garment Company at tfll|
Washington avenue.
Miss Leach and Mrs. Rochester ,
are staying at Sisters of Mercy hoB**|J|
at 2228 Locust street. Detectives eMli
were assigned to find Miss XaMbHB
were told to look for “the tallest
in St. Louis.” She was so descrlN*i|J |
by the saleswoman who sold her the i
coat. When Miss Leach was taken to |
police headquarters she dwarfed tho* &
two detectives who escorted hflM
though one was 6 feet 11 and the OtlteigH
er 6 feet 9.
She said she was bom near Jonee- l
boro, Ark. Her father she said,
5 feet 2 inches tall and her moiBMig||M
also was below medium height.
Admitting that she had forged
check, she said the tempatation came
to her when she entered Mrs. Roch**s||
ter’s room, adjoining hers, yesterday,
and found a bank book and a check
book. She took these, she said, and
went down town. Passing the Stern- ^
berg store, she saw a coat in the win*; -|||
dow which caught her fancy, prinw- |
pally because it was extra long. dSfej*
ter exhibiting the bank book, she said
she had no difficulty in obtaining the 1
coat with a check drawn on the St. ^
Louis Union Trust Company. 3S
Lieutenant Earl Quigley, who i*
well known by many people all over’
the state as an athletic director, r*»„
turned to Little Rock this week, hav- ^
ing been discharge from Uncle Sam** ’fU
service at Camp Jackson, South Car»';^||
olina. At the beginning of the war
he entered the Central Officer* v
Training school in the Field Artillery.
Lieutenant John Pipkin, who i* sd*|, . ||
of the Little Rock High School, ha* ||
been coach in the school since Coach -,J
Quigley’s departure.
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