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7. 1913. NIMHKKfi.
• GUILTY OF j
« WHITE SLAVERY
9 Cooper Released At Bates
’^IpSle Where He Had Been
•••jf|fcarried On White Slave
Charge.
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•'Batesville, April 6.—After be-:
| ig released at Newport on a i
;^ya*ge of shooting with intent to i
Qlii Fred Cooper was arrested by !
Jeputy Marshal A. A. Webber |
white slave charge and j
jpght to Batesville Saturday j
jjjpoper is the young man who
■k Bessie Blount, his sweet-,
Spirt, in Newport about a week
and afterwards shot him-!
M He claims now that when ■
her, it was accidental,
earing he had killed her he
himself.
home is at Lake Provi
La., and out of her coming
cansas to meet him, grew
slave charge. She told !
officers of her coming here, 1
in her evidence, she refused 1
that Cooper had used any
influence to bring her here
he had paid her railroad '
to Newport. She was a wit-!
before Judge Parse this ;;
, when Cooper was re-11
on the white slave charge. f
couple left the court room j J
, and it was understood ]
they intended to be married, 5
there is no record of their ;
secured a marriage li- i ^
se in Batesville.
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§ Ditching Contract Awarded ,
, The contract of constructing a \
; ditch in the Overcup Slough dis- j ^
c trict was awarded Saturday by A
0 the commissioners to Forrestall .
Ie! and Feyen of St. Paul, Minne- A
-Hta, who agreed to dig the i
“ • Jitch for 7.87 cents per cubic j
yard of dirt or according to the ^
timate of v the engineers for -
4,144. ;j
Bids for the contract were ■,
bmitted Friday by eleven ,
ms of contractors and the ^
ntractors and the commission j
s now authorized the sale of ^
e district’s bonds. \
The contractors who secured i.
;;fbe work expect to have their j
machinery and laborers upon the j
ground for the commencement
it the work in June or July. ;
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Invite Your Patronage.
Having purchased the stock \
and business of the Busy Bee j
from Mr. R. G. Parvin, I wish to ]
solicit a continuance of the pres- ,
ent patronage and to cordially ,
invite the public to visit the j j
■Susy Bee when in need of fruits, j ,
Randies, fountain drinks, ices . (
and creams. I will endeavor to j 3
maintain the present high stan- j
jjftrd of the Busy Bee for first-1 ]
t|i'®ass service and the best of ev- j
jf|H|ything in the above lines.
11 Yours respectfully.
Jjljp J. F. HOWERY.
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g , New Pen Board Meets.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 7.— The j
first meeting of the new State
’ Board of Charitable Institutions !
\ . is being held today. So far as
1 is known in advance, there will;
be no change in the heads of
M ihe various •ftistitutions. R. W.;
4* Hart, Secretary of the Board, I
(Probably be re-elected, since
3 ythe appointment of 0. C. Ludwig
Pit ion in Washington has
him from the running.
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Arkansas Levee In Danger.
Memphis, Term., April 6.—
With the Mississippi river swell
ing to what will probably be the
highest stage in its history and
the flood beating with its great
est force against the embank
ments about Caruthersville, Mo.,
and along the Reelfoot levee
west of Hickman, Ky., the only
report from the levee workers
tonight +hat might be regarded
as unfavorable came from Biggs,
Arkansas, south' of this city,
where a “boil” developed today.
Officials of the St. Francis Levee
Board who have supervision over
this section of the levee, express
the opinion however, that the
situation there was not serious
and the trouble would be quickly
remedied. Additional rfen will
oe dispatched from Memphis
:o work on this stretch of levee
tomorrow.
United States Engineer Hinton
vho is directing the fight along
:he Reelfoot levee, reported to
he headquarters of the engineer
;orps here 1 ate tonight that the
mbankment was withstanding
;he strain well.
Similar reports came from
^arutnersviue.
The gauge at Memphis tonight
showed a stage of 44.3 feet, !
vithin one foot of the record j
stage of last year, when several
evees gave way. The rise dur
ng the day was six-tenths of '
i foot. The crest of the flood is j
lot expected to reach Memphis
'or at least five days.
CONDITIONS AT MEMPHIS.
Beyond the spread of the back
vater over several additional
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docks in the northwestern sec
ion of Memphis, conditions here
vere unchanged today. Levees
ilong Bayou Gayoso, through
vhich the water is backing from
Volf river, a tributary of the |
Mississippi, are being raised tc
vithstand a 47-foot stage on the
Memphs gauge, a foot above
he maximum predicted. Begui
ling tomorrow, analysis will be
nade daily of water supplied
hrough the North Memphis:
lumping plant. So far no con-:
amination has been discovered, i
iut as a precautionary measure
i solution of chloride of lime is
ieing injected into water coming
hrough this station.
In all, about eleven blocks
n a cup-like depression are in
mdated.
UAUbJi ai nr.i^rs a.
Helena, April 6.—At 7 o’clock
onight the gauge registered a
■ound 50 feet. The fise of the |
ast four days has exceeded
me foot for every 24 hours. Not
nore than 54 or 55 feet is ex
acted here, and the levee com
nissioners assert that the levee
jpposite Helena will hold 57
’eet, and are not alarmed.
The water usually goes as
ligh here as at Cairo, at which
joint it is now reported to be
ailing, having reached 54.8 feet.
Although the reports that the
'iver was falling at Cairo reach
ed the people here, the levee
work goes on unabated, day and
light.
ARKANSAS CITY STAGE.
Rrkansas City, April 6. — The
river at 4 p. m. today reached a
stage of 48 feet. The work of
:opping the levee continues, and
ill precautions are being taken
should the high' w-ater predicted
for this place be reached.
SPECIAL MUSIC SALE
Anything in our window—this
week only—10c per copy.
BARKER’S1.
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BOYS COLLIDE
i IN BALL GAME
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Will Childers and Walker Stall
ings Fracture Bones In Ball
Game At Jacksonport.
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During a ball game Saturday
afternoon at Jacksonport be
tween teams of the Newport pub
lic school and the Jacksonport
school, Will Childers and Walker
Stallings sustained serious inju
ries that broke up the game.
In attempting to field a ball
that each thought belonged to
him, the two boys collided run
ning at full speed. Both were
rendered unconscious for the
time, Will Childers suffering a
broken cheek bone and bad
bruises about the face, while
Walker Stallings received a frac
ture of the skull. Both were
brought to this city at once and
their wounds dressed by local
physicians. While another oper
be necessary in Will Childers
ation to raise the cheek bone will
case, both boys are able to be
out and getting along very well.
APPOINTMENTS
EXPECTED SOON
Harrod Will Probably Be Dis
trict Attorney and Floyd
Will Succeed Bratton
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 7.—It is ex
pected that appointments to fill
federal offices will begin to be
announced soon. So far the on
ly appointment made for Arkan
sas has been that of W. F. Eat
man of Mountain Home, to the
Harrison Land Office It is gen
erally believed that Hon. J. H.
Harrod will be appointed Dis
trict Attorney for the Eastern
District sometime in May, and
the indications are that W. E.
Floyd will succeed U. S. Bratton
as postmaster at Little Rock. It
is said that there are about fif
ty applicants for the offices of
register and receiver of the Lit
tle Rock Land Office. J. S. Bark
man appears to have the strong
est pull for Collector of Internal
Revenue to succeed Capt. F. W.
Tucker.
The position of U. S. Marshal
for the Eastern District is more
uncertain. There is a prevailing
opinion that A. J. Walls, chair
man of the State Committee, is
slated for the place, as the very
close personal and political
friend of Senator Robinson, al
though it is recognized that the
wishes of Senator Clarke must
be considei'ed in this as in other
patronage.
Former Speaker Frank Mil
wee, of Monroe Co., has been
talked of most prominently in
connection with the place, and
there are a score or more of oth
ers who have figured more or
less extensively in the gossip.
The friends of National Chair
man McCombs do not believe
that he will interfere in the dis
tribution of Arkansas offices to
the extent which unofficial gos
sip indicated early in the season.
WILL PAY TEN DOLLARS.
The manufacturers of Ross’
“Dead Quick” spray will pay $10
apiece for “any old” bug it will
not kill. Bedbugs, fleas, ants,
roaches, mites, lice, etc., die the
moment it is used on them. Also
their eggs, and mosquitoes too.
Sold in Newport by your drug
gists. (Adv.)
Taylor's Second Term.
! Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 7.— Mayor
I Charles E. Taylor enters upon
! his second administration to
night. The eight members of
the city council elected last
week will be sworn in. there be
ing only two new members,
|Paul M. Palez of the Third
Ward and R. C. Powers of the
Eighth. Mayor Taylor will an
nounce the re-appointment of
Fred Cogswell as chief of po
lice, and Charles F. Hafer as
chief of the Fire Department.
The council will elect the follow
ing officers: City Collector,
James Lawson; Street Commis
sioner. Florence Donahue, vice
John O’Brien; Sidewalk Inspec
tor, Ashley Peay, vice W. M.
Braunwick; Chief Health Offi
cer, Dr. O. K. Judd ; Superintend
ent Garbage Department W. W.
Wagner.
The annual message of Mayor
Taylor will deal extensively with
the subject oi the city’s revenues
which are in rather a bad con
dition, due to the prospect of
loss of about $80,000 in revenues
in 1914 on account of prohibi
tion legislation by the last legis
lature.
Yeggs Shoot Town Marshal
Little Rock, April 7.—Armed
posses are scouring southeastern
Pike county and southwestern
Clark county for a band of
“yeggs,” who, early Sunday
morning blew the safe in the Ol
lie Meeks general store at An
toine, shot and dangerously
wounded City Marshal Flash
man of the town, and escaped
with the loot, which amounted
to $60 in money.
First details of the daring rob
bery reached Little Rock about
6 o’clock Sunday morning in a
wire from the Iron Mountain op
erator at Gurdon to Roy Bend
ure, chief special agent for the
road. The message told of the
robbery and shooting and that
the “yeggs,” presumably two,
made their getaway by a speed
er. They were seen to pass Oko
lona about 2 o’clock Sunday
morning or about one and one
half hours following the time of
of the robbery and shooting, as
near as could be learned.
When the charge, skillfully
placed in the combination of the
Meeks’ safe, was exploded, Mar
shal Flashman rushed to the
scene. As he approached the en
trance to the store the robbers
ran out. A short pistol duel re
sulted and the marshal fell with
two bullet wounds in his body.
Continuing their dash, the
“yeggs” reached the railroad
and before tne frightened resi
dents of the town, awakened by
the shots, could rush to the aid
of the marshal, the robbers were
well down the track. Efforts to
wire the operator at Okolona
failed and he was unaware of the
shooting until the fleeing robbers
had passed his station.
Poison Killed Husband.
Chickasha, Okla., April 6. —In
a written confession made to the
county attorney, sheriff and
mayor today, Mrs. R. S. Wood
ward said that her husband died
from poison given him first in a
can of sardines and again in a
cup of tea. She says she and
Mrs. Henry Rivers and John
A. Young, a shoemaker, planned
the murder in order to get the
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Spring
Styles
The new line of Edwin Clapp
Spring [and Summer Oxfords now
ready for your inspection, and we’re
ready to serve you with this high-class
footwear, which is for the most dis
criminating shoe buyers of Newport. ^
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snl c=yu
They comprise all leathers, ultra
fashionable designs and that unap
proachable] fit and finish which have
made the Clapp Shoe so deservedly
popular with particular men.
We will be glad to have you call
and look them over.
I BErgeR'S
^ "STAFf CLOTHING HOUSE'.
M [if
$1,000 life insurance of the dead
man.
Mr. Woodward, a young gro
cer, died last week. Mrs. Wood
ward and the man and woman
she implicates are in jail. Wood
ward’s body was exhumed three
days ago and the state chemist i
yesterday reported that poison
had been found in the stomach.
Grubbs Home Burned.
Special to Independent.
Grubbs, April 7.—The large |
two story home of John Grizzle,
the best house in this town was
destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing about 5 o’clock, which origi
nated in the roof from a defec
tive flue. The flames were under ■
such headway when discovered,
that members of the family had
a narrow escape and very little
of the household goods was
saved.
The loss is estimated at $3,
£30 with insurance for only $2,
000. !
Deny Marshal New Trfcjl. • 1
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new v'-{’ If I’jiiiuiSijjjjjMM ^\ ,
agar *
of n^; eSm&smBE?
found $
years in gra
day and “"red for .
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Newport Defeats Tuckerman
The second teams of the New
port and Tuckerman public ..
schools crossed bats Saturday !■ '
afternoon upon the latter’s ’{
grounds. Tuckerman kept in the I •
lead until the first half of the ^
ninth inning when the visitors
came from behind and closed , l\
with a score of 11 to 8. The **
feature of the game was N^il
Griffith’s long hit in the last i
ning, putting the ball over the
centerfield fence for all four
bases.
Batteries: Newport, Nickens
and Rankins;
and Smith.
Score by Innin
Newport 1 0 2 0 x0
Tuck’m’n 3 0 1 0 0 0
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