Independent.
. ILLY 9, 191o. N I'M HER SI.
Kt DECISION
wm^t 0pen <;!m'
IV^upreme (ourt
Koda/the voters of
■ will choose their next
■ m the 14 days mter
Br political parties will
■rlvvind campaigns of
■nd the scramble for
Bpi.es to be the widest
Wn in Arkansas. But
aBwill be the same as in
^Bars—a Democrat will
Hianies aready are busy
optical stump, but the
Mg party is pausing and
B for final action. The
Bs will not send speak
^Every corner of Arkan
Bthe Supreme Court de
BfoywhetherformerCon
B Stephen Brundidge
» a fair opportunity to
■ charges of fraud,
■announced yesterday at
■quarters of the Demo
■ate Central Committee
Be George W. Hays of
I and other Hays speak
nake no efforts on the
til after the Supreme
i spoken.
ms and letters were
)y the committee last
nviting Democratic
o take part in the ora
rt of the campaign to
I in the interest of
gs. The services of a
! well known Demo
idy have been offered,
to June P. Wooten,
of the Speakers’ Bu
says he also is looking
?ers.
ndidge, who came here
arcy Monday night, was
’erence all day with po
riends and returned to
last night to remain until
ay night or Friday. Once
e told a Gazette reporter
nothing to say.
• not think it would be
for me to discuss my
intil after the Supreme
lias decided my case,” Mr.
dge said.
Gazette yesterday receiv
communication from the
• judges and clerks who
in the pnmarv election at
is:
tends canvass
)m If May Concern:
the judges and clerks of
bon held on the 21st day
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gram Tonight.
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~ F'Ogram tonight.
li.by the orchestra.
'“DShlON 5 and 10 CENTS
of June 1933 in the city of Ste
phens, Smackover township,
Ouachita county. Arkansas, do
hereby certify that we have this
day canvassed the vote cast in
said election in Smackover town
ship and find on the tally sheet
the names of 25 persons whom
;we know to be legal voters,
whose names do not appear on
j the official fist furnished us by
| the commissioners of Ouachita
county.
1 “And we, the said judges and
clerks of said election, stand
ready at any time to make affida
vit that all who voted in said
election were qualified electors
!of Smackover township.
! (Signed)
| “Theophilus Hall and J. D.
i McClinlin and J. M. Smith judg
es; J. B. Morgan and H. H.
Medlock, clerks.”
Charles Thompson Resigns.
Spcial to Independent.
Little Rock, July 8.—Charles
| L. Thompson, architect of Little
Rock, resigned as a member of
the Arkansas Capitol Commis
sion Tuesday afternoon, giving
as his reason that his business
had grown to such proportions
that he could not spare the time
necessary to make a good com
missioner.
After the resignation had
been filed Gov. Futrell asked the
members of the Commission,
which was holding its monthly
session, who would make a good
commissioner, and all answered:
“George W. Donaghey.”
Gov. Futrell then communi
cated with former Gov. Dona
ghey, and made known the
wishes of the Commission. He
readily agreed to accept the ap
pointment and went immediate
ly to the Capitol and sat in the
final session of the board.
“I feel greatly honored in this
appointment.” stated Gov. Dona
ghey, “for the request was made
by the Commission, as well as
the Governor, and though I have
a great deal of personal business
to attend to, 1 will not n**"1
anything connected with the
Capitol.”
The appointment of Gov. Don
aghey as a member of the Com
mission was much in the nature
of a surprise to all persons con
cerned. Governor Donaghey
was a member of the first State
Capitol Commission. He was
the contractor who put in the
basement for the building. He
was an unsuccessful bidder for
the construction of the main
building and later became gov
ernor on the Capitol issue alone,
he asserting that the contrac
tors were defrauding the state.
S. R. Hinkle 111.
S. R. Hinkle, the well knowm
citizen of Melbourne, who suf
fered an attack of paralysis here
several weeks ago, suffered an
other attack at his home at Mel
bourne Saturday and is in a se
rious condition.
When he wjas stricken at the
home of his nephew’ here last
month it was thought he would
die, and his family were sum
moned to his bedside. After a
week he recovered sufficiently to
return home, and had apparent
ly regained his usual health.
| when the second attack came
Sunday.
His family have been sum
moned again to his bedside, and
is feared that he may not recov
er from this attack. Mr. Hinkle
has many friends here who will
be grieved to hear of his illness.
—Batesville Guard.
WOULD PAROLE
STATE CONVICTS
Governor Futrell Favors Parole
System But Would Rigidly
Punish Homicide.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. July 8.— Gov.
J. M. Futrell. who recently made
a lengthy inspection ot the
State Farm, today gave out a
rather warm interview, regard
ing the manner in which the
convicts should be handled there.
He calls attention to the fact
that the convicts are huddled to
gether in a large stockade, poor
ly ventilated, and at the mercy
of the mosquitos. The govern
or says rest is imperative for
the convicts if they are to per
form good work for the state on
the following day, and present
conditions but tend to the spread
of disease.
Governor Futrell favors a pa
role system for the prisoners,
but upon a rather unique basis.
He would divide the convicts
into two classes, either those
which have destroyed porertv
arid those who have destroyed
human life: or the moral degen
erate and the criminal who may
be reformed. Neither the moral
degenerate or the man who has
taken human life could be par
oled.
“Property may be again .re
gained or again accumulated,”
says the governor, "but not so
with human life. The taking of
human life, under circumstanc
es which make it murder in the
first degree, represents a total
abandonment of moral principle.
To those who have escaped the
gallows and gone to the peniten
tiary, 1 think no parole should
be granted. The man of means
rarely ends his career on the
gallows. When the assassin is
made to know that his punish
ment will be swift and certain,
the state will have given the
public the greatest protection.
“The nature, character and
habits of each convict should be
looked into. His previous life
should be considered, so that
only the proper ones might be
paroled. Such a system care
fully and intelligently carried
out, should appeal to the better
nature of the convict. Any sys
tem based upon a fixed per cent
age of service alone involves the
wrong principle.”
Gov. Futrell expects the farm
to bp splf-Riist.ainimr. after this
year.. He says that a failure to
make the farm self-sustaining
is conclusive evidence of incom
petency of the management. The
fact that the state will have to
go into debt for a portion of the
supplies purchased this year is
given as a reason why the farm
will not be self-sustaining this
year.
“Where there is a profit over
maintenance,” continues the
governor, “the convicts should
have it, or their families. Such
a course will lessen the bitter
ness of the prisoner to the State,
will make him take an interest
in his work, as he is a beneficiary
of his own labor. At one time I
was opposed to this proposition
but a closer study of the subject
has caused me to change my
mind.”
Gov. Futrei) also advises addi
tional and better ventilated
stockade-, with a sewerage sys
tem, which could be installed a+
a very small cost. He states
that the health of the convict
must be preserved, he being at
the mercy of the state. The
governor likewise advise- the:
completion of the drainage plar
of the farm, which will put ev
ery acre in cultivation, and rid
the plantation of breeding places
for mosquitos.
Since hi,- visit to the farm,
Governor Futrell has been not - j
fied that additional windows i
have been cut in the stockades.1
and screen- added, so the condi
tion of the convict at night is not
:: so intolerable, but the governor
intimates the state must do
i much more before the convict
'can be comfort able.
In winding up his statement,
j Governor Futrell calls attention;
to.the difficulty experienced by a
prisoner without friends or mon
! ey in having his case properly
! heard by the court, or by the
governor afterwards, by citing
the case of a negro on the farm,
who was given 21 years for a
crime, the usual penalty for
; which was from three to five
years, and had served ten of it
without a chance to appeal to the
governor. He states that he is
investigating the case of this
negro- and if the records are as
they have been represented, he
, will grant the convict freedom.
Alleged Slayer Is Held.
Ozark, July 8.—Henry Thom
as, who shot and killed Kale
; Campbell on July 4 at a fish fry
,14 miles northwest of here, has
:been arrested and placed in jail
1 here. Officers say that although
i Thomas claims self-defense, the
body of Campbell was found
: about 100. yards from the scene,
I whereof*h^d 'been-tfragged. Offi
cers believe others were impli
cated in the crime.
Campbell is said to have been
an important witness for the
igovernment in a case resulting
I from the burning' of a govem
; ment tower.
Two Hoxie Homes Burn.
| Hoxie, July 8.—Fire originat
ing about 9:30 o’clock tonight in
| the kitchen at the home of Jesse
(Walker resulted in the destruc
tion of that residence and the
residence of Robert Lavaus. The
I loss of each is estimated at
'about $2,000, partially insured.
| The fire caused the postpone
ment of the address of Col. Geo.
W. Murphy, Bull Moose candi
| date for governor, who was to
have addressed the voters.
M4N hILLfD, BOY
IS HURT BY TRAIN
Latter May Die As Result of Ye-,
ddent Near City of Van
FTuren.
Van Buren. July 8.—The body
of an unidentified white man
about 35 years old and Elmer
Strickland. 19 years old. were
found in the Iron Mountain
yards here at 1 o’clock this
morning. The unidentified man
apparently had been almost in
stantly killed, while Str
was' so badly injured that ph.vsi-1
dans say he will die. Both were j
found lying between the rails, i
Strickland’s skull was crushed
and his right hand severed. He
was in an unconscious condition
when taken to the emergency
hospital here. In his pockets
were* found two letters from a 1
sister, both being postmarked i
Greenbrier. Ark., and addressed
to him at Canadian, Okla. It is
believed that the man and boy '
attempted to board passenger
train No. 5 as it pulled out from
the station and that both lost
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tJir-ji. uamiivc nuu jcii uriicmii
the wheels.
I
C hurch Conference.
There will be a church confer
ence at the Methodist church to
night at 8 o’clock. Every mem
ber of the church is a member of
this conference and should at
tend tonight.
A member may be dropped
who has been lost sight of for 12
months.
Come and help us answer this
question: “Can a member be j
lost sight of while remaining in i
Newport.
B. L. Wilford, Pastor.
I
Knife Wielder Is Caught.
Jonesboro, July 8.—Will Car
rico, who fatally stabbed Wil
liam Robertson of Trumann Sat
urday afternoon, during a quar
rel over a dog, was arrested by
Sheriff Mark Phillips last night j
at Sherman, a small station near '
here. Carrico was preparing to .
board a passenger train when
arrested. He will be given a
preliminary hearing at Truman, j
To Ask Hotter Levees.
Washington, July S.— Con
gressman W. S. (Joodwin of
Warren, Arkansas, is on his way
to St. Louis to attend the hear
ing before the Mississippi riv
er commission, which is sched
uled for July 10. Mr. (Joodwin
who is tht' only member of the
Arkansas Congressional delega
tion who will be able to attend
the meeting, will appear before
the commission in the interest of
the levee districts in Ins con
gressional (list rids.
He will seek to have the com
mission co-operate with the lo
cal districts in closing the gap
in the levees on the Arkansas
river above Arkansas City. Mr.
(Joodwin says that when the
Mississippi river is flooded the
vater backs up the Arkansas riv
er and runs around the head of
the levee system, overflowing
Drew, Chicot and Ashley coun
ties, Arkansas.
Leave On Long Auto Trip.
Mr. and Mrs. I>. H. Van Dyke
and little daughter, Margaret,
and Mrs. W. A. Billingsley left
this morning at four o’clock in
Mr. Van Dyke’s car for Marshal,
Missouri, where they will spend
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J.
Van Dyke. The party went pre
pared to camp out if necessary
and are expecting to reach their
destination Sunday morning.
They were also accompanied by
a negro chauffeur, Joe, who will
help on the long trip.
A telephone message later in
the morning from Jonesboro
stated they reached that city
between rifne and ten o’clock and
had a fine drive, also that the
hard rain this morning had not
extended very far into the coun
try.
Prayermeeting Service.
The subject for study at. the
prayermeeting service at the
Presbyterian church tonight is
‘'The Posture in Prayer.” The
three postures most generally
recognized in the Bible are:
Falling prostrate on the ground;
Kneeling; Standing. Which
of these three postures is most
used? Is there any scriptural
warrant for the sitting posture
so prevalent in the church to
day? We invite you to bring
your Bible and study this ques
tion with us tonight.
J. F. McKenzie, Pastor.
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