INDEP NDEN
, MAY 6, 191.5. N I'M HER 31.
ISONALITIES
I ENTER CAMPAIGN
Indidge Scores Opponent For
■eading Scurrilous News
Bj paper Aritcle.
Lelphia, May 5.—Personali
■ were drawn into Arkansas’
■ernatorial campaign today
Bn former Congressman Ste
B Brundidge of Searcy at
Bed his opponent, Judge Geo.
Blays of Camden for reading
Be an audience at Berry
B a scurrilous anti-Brundidge
Ble published in the Kensett
Bote. The speaker also
Bged that copies of the paper
Bbeing mailed broadcast over
Bstate from his opponent’s
■quarters in Little Rock.
Bnploying bitter sarcasm, for
Bh he is noted on the stump,
BBrundidge pointed out that
■opponent had refused to
Be a joint canvass of Arkan
■and had pledged himself to
Buct a clean campaign, de
B of personal attacks. Yet,
■aid, he had received a letter
■ Berryville, informing him
B Judge Hays Pad read pub
I a scurrilous article from
■Kensett Keynote.
Kentlemen, strange, isn’t it,”
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nguished jurist, this advo
and proclaimer of pure and
i politics, carrying around
I him and reading from the
ip a copy of the Kensett
note. How like Thomas Jef
on is that, gentlemen ? How
h does that favor, how much
that resemble that great,
id and glorious statesman,
nas Jefferson ? I would pre
» clean canvass, and if there
nything connected with my
that is either dishonorable
isreputable, I not only want
people of Arkansas to know
ut I invite the distinguished
e to tell it, but I draw the
from reading after such
in as the editor of the Ken
Keynote.
Jentlemen, in the town of
cy, where I was born, in
, where I have lived every
of my life and still live, a
1 about the size of your city
, when the race camfe off
reen Senator Davis and my
out of more than 600 votes
ie town of Searcy, Senator
is got 14 and I got the rest,
ie Second and First wards
t every vote that was polled,
ie Third ward I lost 10, and
ie Fourth I lost four. Gen
en, I was in Congress 12
s from my district and vol
Ioving Pictures
the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
THE HAT
s Mary Charleson playing
lead.
(Drama—VITAGRAPHX
ompted by jealousy
tale of the sins of society
(Drama—SELIG.)
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2 RANCHMAN’S ANNI
VERSARY
Western Comedy.
(ESSANAY)
^al music by the Orchestra.
MISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
untarily retired. During that
12 years did it occur to anybody
that there was anything wrong
with Brundidge? I was prose
cuting attorney four years, and,
my feHow citizens, the largest
, vote that was ever polled against
| me in the town where I lived has
been 22.
j “Do you think a man that is
unclean, d0 you think a man who
is dishonest, do you think a man
' who is not reputable, can poll
that kind of a vote in the town
where he was born, in the town
where he has always lived and
in the town where he expects to
die and be buried? It is an in
sult to your intelligence. It is
a reflection upon your judg
ment. They may make this a
campaign of trying to slander
Brundidge, but, gentlemen, I
want to serve notice on them
here and now that I will make
it as warm for them as it is pos
sible for it to be made.”
Green Will Aviate in Cardui
Flyer.
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 6.—
Confederate Veterans going to
the Chattanooga Reunion next
month will have an opportunity
of deciding for themselves what
it feels like to have a war aero
plane fly over a military camp.
Johnny Green, the famous avi
ator, has been employed by the
Reunion Entertainment Com
mittee to make three flights in
his 70 horsepower war aero
plane, “Cardui Flyer No. 2,” ov
er the Parks in which the Con
federate Veterans will be en
camped. The cost of the flight
is co-operated in by the Chatta
nooga Medicine Co., with the
idea of helping to entertain vis
itors during the Reunion.
Military men agree that the
battle of Chicamauga might
very well have ended differently
if war aeroplanes had been in use
at that time. The Veterans who
are to be the guests of the city
of Chattanooga in May, will have
ample time to discuss this inter
esting question, as they go over
each phase of the battle on the
field where the conflict can be so
easily reconstructed with the
aid of the hundreds of tablets,
monuments and numerous mark
ers, that the Government has
so carefully placed at all strate
gic points.
Yeggs Frighten Themselves.
Fort Smith, May 5.—Cracks
men attacked the People’s bank
at Westville, Okla., early today
but an explosion of nitroglycer
ine that blew open the safe door,
exploded their surplus supply of
“soup,” that was standing near
by. The result was a terrific ex
plosion that wrecked the inte
rior of the building, and the
yeggs, apparently fearing the
noise would arouse the town, fletj
without loot.
The safe contained $5,000 in
cash. The bank is located oppo
site the telephone exchange, but
the operators were so alarmed
that they failed to arouse any
one. The explosion was heard
by several persons, but none
ventured any interference. It is
believed this gang robbed the
Farmers’ State Bank at Cow
lington, Okla., last Friday.
Special.
We have a mounted 6 H. P.
Gasoline engine and cut off saw,
also a steel burr grist mill, which
we will sell at a low price and on
terms to suit.
Johnson-Avera Hardware Co.
dlt wit.
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JUDGE MAYS
REACHES NEWPORT
Too Late to Fill Speaking En
gagement Hut Spent Part
of Tuesday Here.
Judge George W. Hays of
Camden, who was scheduled to
speak in this city Monday even
ing arrived that night too late
for his audience, which had dis
banded upon hearing that his
train was over an hour late,
causing him to arrive here about
10 o’clock.
He was introduced to many of
our business and professional
men next morning and also to
what farmers were in the city
from outside points. He is a
very pleasant gentleman who
was well received by our people.
Judge Hays left on the Rock Is
land train Tuesday afternoon
for McCrory, his next appoint
ment and stated that he wTould
try to make another speaking ap
pointment for Newport later in
the campaign.
City’s Books Audited.
The city council in regular ses
sion Monday evening, received
the report of the auditor, who
had gone over the city’s books
and a financial statement of the
city’s condition will be published
soon.
Current accounts were allowed
and other routine work disposed
of.
Four Yeggs Bound Over.
Ozark, May 5.—Frank Ed
wards, Bud Hodges, John Pest
loski and A. L. Avenduski, alleg
ed yeggmen, were held to the
grand jury today, charged with
burglary and grand larceny.
They were arrested last week,
suspected of having perpetrated
! a number of robberies in this sec
| tion of the state.
Pestloski and Avenduski were
represented by attorneys, who
waived examination. Edwards,
however, announced that he is a
lawyer and said he would repre
sent himself and Hodges. In
court he declared he was at one
time owner of a big shoe estab
lishment. He said he “busted,”
went into bankruptcy and then
took a large quantity of shoes
out of his store, as he expressed
it, “to prevent the government
from swiping everything from
him.”
All four men were remanded
to jail without bond.
New Depot for Batesville.
Batesville, May 5.—General
Superintendent Murphy left this
morning for points up the White
River division on a tour of in
spection. The general superin
tendent came to Batesville yes
terday and it was announced
that the new depot which has
long been contemplated is soon
to be started. Two civil engin
eers accompanied Mr. Murphy to
Batesville and remained here for
the purpose of laying out the
ground so the architect can
make the plans. The depot will
be located nearer the business
center of the city than the pres
ent one.
Dry Summer Wood
at Fee-Crayton’s delivered.
Sawed from cull lumber. Phone
294, or see Hopper or Fisher.
Leave orders with P. S. White.
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Trustees Inspect Law School, j
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May (5.—There
were several committees of the
Board of Trustees in Little Rock
Monday, en route to Fayetteville
to inspect the University of Ar
kansas, but while in Little Rock ;
a conference was held with offi
cials of the Arkansas law school,
and it is highly probable that
the Board will take full charge
of the school before the com
mencement of another year.
A member of the University
Board stated Monday afternoon
that the Board had passed a res
olution some time ago to bring
the law department into closer
association with the University,
and that the trustees intended to
work out a plan something like
that by which the medical de
partment became a part of the
: University. At the meeting
held Monday, the officials of the
law department, which is now
operated without state control,
seemed to be willing to meet the
trustees half way in making th<
Will Not Have to Pay For Lots.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May (’>.—A jury
in circuit court, Second Division,
of Pulaski County, Monday af
ternoon returned a verdict in fa
vor of the defendant in the suit
filed by the Little Rock Furni
ture Company and Jones House ;
Furnishing Company against 1
W. M. Kavanaugh, W. N. Bran
don, Will Hutton, and other offi
cials of the Confederate Reunion
held in Little Rock in 1911. The]
companies sued for$:>200 for the
rent of cots. It was shown the
companies had received the cots]
back and then sold them and the
jury did not consider their loss j
a subject for an award of dam- j
ages. As .Judge Folk gave prac
tically the instructions asked by
the attorneys for the plaintiff,
the defendants are not contem
plating an appeal to the supreme ;
court. This is the last of the in
debtedness of the Reunion com- ]
mittee.
Says Gamblers lb-hind Indict
ments.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. May (i.—There
was no trial of the indictment in
Garland circut court Monday,
charging Robert Williams with
malfeasance in office, for Sheriff
Williams was in Little Rock.
“It was understood between
the judge and myself there was
to be no trial this morning when
I left,” stated the official, "and
I do nof expect to return to the
office until after this month, be
cause 1 do not want to hang the
man who is sentenced to bo exe
cuted in several weeks.
“When the case comes up for
trial 1 am going to tell of the
bribes which were offered to me
by the gamblers who desired to
run. They even offered me mon
ey to let them run on the sly.
“The gamblers, who are be
hind the indictments against me,
charge that I permitted gamb
ling to go on before I became so
active in suppressing them. I
cannot say that I did not know
that gambling was going on in
Hot Snrincrs at that time. I
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High School Commencement.
The Senior class of the New- \
port High school have sent out
invitations to the commence
ment exercises to be held in the
school auditorium on the even
ing of Friday, May the six
teenth, nineteen hundred an<!
thirteen at eight o’clock. The
class this year is composed of
Misses Eva Paul, Lela Beattie,
Rowena Campbell, Fay Smith,
Clarice White and Messrs. Fred
Inman and Robert Harris.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached Sunday morning by
Rev. B. L. Wilford of the Metho
dist church.
Only Saloon In Box Car.
Jonesboro, May 5.—The water
is going down rapidly all over
the east bottoms, but serious
conditions still exist, particular
ly at Deckerville, where menin
gitis is prevailing. Dr. Alexan
der has vaccinated several hun
dred and lost but two cases out
of a dozen. The people are hud
dled together for protection and
many live in box cars. The only
saloon was put out of commis
sion, but is now doing business
in a box car.
4-room house for rent on Ash
street. Apply at 201 Ash street.
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legal end as much a state ins.;'
I tution as the school of medicine,
i Should the law department be
[turned over to the Board of
1 Trustees of the University, there
j will be a number of changes
I made in the requirements of the
pupils.
Several attempts were made
I to change the manner of hand
ling the law department by the
last legislature, and undertaking
to force the graduates of the
[law school to take examinations
before they can practice in the
Supreme court. Under existing
rules, the graduates are licensed
by the Supreme court without
examination. All bills of this
character were, defeated.
| Reduces Judgment to $30,000.
| Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, May 6.—Judge
[Jacob Trieber, in Federal court,
jafter hearing the argument for
i a new trial by Judge J. W. Black
wood, counsel for W. C. Faucette
in the suit brought against him
by Loda Anderson, decided to re
i duce the judgment of the jury,
[from $100,000 to $30,000. The
| defense is given five days to ac
I cept this reduction, but should it
be declined, the defendant will
be given a new trial.
knew it was always going on
somewhere in Hot Springs, be
cause it was more than a human
could be expected to ^\o to stop
it all at once. \
nJ do not care for the oKhce, be
cause it is too strenuousV now
that war has been declareci on
the gamblers, but they are mqt
going to get my goat as long asV^
I can prevent it.”
Baptist Revival.
The revival at *he Baptist
church starts off • 'll. The at
tendance last night's s good and
the interest de p. The minis
ter’s sermon was i ,.nted and
well received. The subject for
tonight is “Knowing Jesus Bet
ter.” The Bible reading tomor
row will be on “How to Beat the
Devil.” Rev. Taylor’s Bible
readings are most helpful and
illuminating. The day services
last just one hour, from 3 to 4 p.
m. The song service begins at
7:30 p. m. Go out and take an
other.
For Sale.
My fancy Rhode Island Red
chickens at a bargain; too good
to kill.—Mif^J. B. Jefferies, Cor
ner Third and Elm.26d6
THE man who sees a few of these new 1/
suits we are showing will want to try WC
them on. I
When he tries them on he is sure to I
want to buy one. I
And when ue buys one, it will give him I
such excellent service that we will be assured I
of his future patronage. I
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“To satisfy the customer always” is the I
guiding rule under which we all work here. I
Come and test the advantages offered I
you here for satisfactory trading. I
Once you try us, I
You’ll always stlckjby us |
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