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McReynolds, Lane Or Lehman
Considered For Lurton Va
cancy On Supreme
Bench.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 13.—
It is stated authoritatively to
day that ex-President Wm. H.
Taft has not been considered
but that a democrat would posi
tively be named to succeed the
late Justice Lurton, who died
Sunday at Atlantic City. Attor
ney General McReynolds, Secre
tary Lane, Frederick W. Leh
man of St. Louis are considered
the most likely to receive ap
pointment.
At the White House it was
stated that it is doubtful if the
president will fill the vacancy
soon as he desires to consider
' the appointment thoroughly.
He may act before congress ad
journs however to secure the
confirmation of his appoint
ment before the October term
opens. The body of Justice
Lurton was brought here this
evening with Marshall Wright
of the supreme court in charge i
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i4ea for McReynolds. j
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C., July 13.— j
Administration leaders today
urged President Wilson to con- J
shier McReynolds, who has long j
aspired to a judgeship of the
supreme court. It is consider- j
ed highly porbable that McRey
" nolds will be appointed. Gar- i
rison has been mentioned as,
McReynolds’ successor as head (
of Department of Justice. ,
The president today sent a
telegram of condolence to Mrs.
Lurton. “Our deepest sympa-'
thies go out to you in your be- (
reavement. The country has (
lost a gifted, honorable servant,!
whose memory it will always J
honor and I am sure my feeling (
is the feeling of the whole coun
try”, was the wording of the
message.
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Reports of Corporations.
Special to Independent. ,
Little Rock, July 13.—The
semi-annual report of corpora-'
tions suDject to the supervision |
iV of the Blue Sky Department of |
the State Bank Commission are
now due and are being received.
They were due July 30. There
are 120 such corporations in the
state. The reports of bank and
trust companies, called for by
the Bank Commissioner, are also
being received. There are 440
financial institutions subject to
^ state supervision- ^
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Xae Bruce, Claire McDowell
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Publicity Prmotes Good Gov
ernment.
There seems to be no reason
that would appeal to sensible
1 people why towns, counties and
j state government should be in
debt. Many towns in Arkansas
are not in debt according to re
ports made to the Greater Ar
kansas Association at Little
Rock recently. We have no
| data as; regards how many
counties in Arkansas are out of
debt or whose scrip is worth
par, but this general rule may
be stated. The better the aver
age administration over a term
of years, the greater the value
of scrip and the less the
amount of public debt. The peo
ple have a right to expect a
business-like administration of
public affairs and in many
places in Arkansas they are
getting it. If they are getting
it in some places they should be
able to get it in all places.
A law that will have direct
bearing upon the efficiency with
which public affairs are admin
istered is Act No. 3, known as
the Publicity law, which will be
voted on by the people in the
oeptemoer election, mis Jaw
provides that the public officials
Shall give detailed reports
through the newspapers, of
funds and public affairs.
The fact that these reports
have to be compiled and pub
lished, is the thing that will
works sweeping improvement
in our methods of handling pub
lic business. No business cor
poration handling the • thous
ands of dollars or weighty af
fairs that the average public of
ficial handles would think of op
erating without making detail
ed reports to the stockholders
or if it were tried, the stock
holders wouldn’t stand for it
very long. You are a stock
holder in the concern to which
you pay taxes and have a right
to know what is being done with
your money. By supporting
Act No. 3 and by getting your
friends to work for it and vote
for it, you will be doing a pub
lic sevice.
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Fines In Bird Township.
Special to Independent.
Tuckerman, July 11.—R. F.
Tver, who is at present the only
justice of the peace in Bird
township, was here today hold
ing court and upon pelas of
guilty, imposed $10 fines in
three cases; two for drunken
ness against Charles Dunaney
and Nathan Brightwell and one
against W. D. Eudy for giving
cigarettes to d minor
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Forecaster Is Hopeless.
Washington, July, 12.—Gen
erally fair weather with tem
peratures above normal east of
the Rocky mountains was the
forecast by the Weather Bureau
tonight for this week.
“Widely scattered thunder
storms are probable,” said the
bulletin, “but no important dis
turbance is charted.”
Form New Township.
Batesville, July 11. —In the
county court yesterday a new
township was created in Inde
pendence county by Judge J. W.
Scott. The township was a part
of Christian township. Liberty
Hill church has been designated
as the voting precinct
Red Cross Eall Elue should be
in ever;.’ home. Ask your groc
er for it Large 2oz, package, 5
cents. • blm.
Finds 93-Grain,Pearl.
It was a glodious Fourth of
July for Wm. Churchill of Cali
co Rock last Saturday morning
when he was struck by a streak
of luck and found a 93-grain
pearl at a point above town.
The pearl is one of the largest
to ever be found in this part of
White river and Mr. Churchill
has had some good cash offers
for the gem, the largest offer
being $450- We understand the
pearl is being held for a higher
price and it is quite likely that
the offer will be accepted with
in a short time. The pearl is a
pealer and is an extra large find.
Many pearl diggers have been
in he river the past several
days and a goodly quantity of
mussel shells have been
marketed, though the present
small rise in the river has re
tarded the work to a great ex
tent, but work will reopen as
soon as the river goes down, and
more good finds are expected
soon—Calico Rock Progress.
Cashier Robbed Of $8,000.
United Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Mo., July 13.—Miss
Esther Coheon, cashier of fche
Coheon Grocer Co-, was robbed
in the down town district this
morning of $8,000 which she
was carrying in a satchel. She
was on her way to the bank
with the money, which was in
cash and checks. A highway
man darted from an areaway,
snatched her bag and escaped
through a hallway, despite the
fact that the girl’s screams a
roused everyone in the neigh
borhood.
The girl said her assailant,
who appeared to be an Italian,
was about 21 years of age. $1,
100 dollars of the money was
in currency, the remainder be
ing checks and drafts.
Fish Die In Shallow Lake.
Memphis, Tenn., July 13. —
Five hundred acres of dead fish
line the shores of Wauponoca
lake at the Wauponoca Outing
Club’s reservation in Arkansas,
according to reports received
here today. Lack of rain is as
signed as the cause.
The lake, scarcely more than j
two feet deep at the deepest
point, ordinarily covers 1,500 a
cres of ground. During the last
few weeks the lake has dried up
rapidly and unless heavy rains
come soon it will be entirely
dry.
At normal stage this lake a
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i of water which has been dissi
pated into the air has left thou
sands of fish dead on the banks.
The shores are lined with dead
black bass, carp and the like,
and hundreds are dying daily
because of insufficient water.
| Would Investigate Warburg.
■United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-, July 13.—
jA resolution suggesting an in
vestigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission of the
connections of Paul Warburg
jand the Kuhn Loeb Company of
; which he is a member with the
I financial history of the Rock
Island Railroad was introduced
'in the senate this afternoon by
Poindexter of Washington.
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Automobiles For Hire.
When you want to make a
quick and easy trip, telephone
21. Rates, $2 per hour. Day
or night service. L- W. WAT
SON, Ford Motor Co. 85btf.
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WOULD HOLD
DIRECTORS LIABLE
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Strongly Condemns
Waste and Profligacy
of New Haven
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United Press Dispatch
Washington, D. C., July 13.—
A denunciation of the manag
ers of the New Haven railroad
and a condemnation of its poli
cy was contained in the report
(today of the Interstate Com
merce Commission investiga
tion. The W^est Chester deal was
characterized as “A story of
profligate waste of public
funds.”
The' report declared that the
road was not necessary as a
part of the system because par
allel with its other lines. The
purchase of the Rhode Island
Trolleys was cited as another
instance of millions wasted in
acquiring property that would
bring an annual deficit instead
of a surplus and constitute a de
biliy to th4 New Haven System.
The report further condemns
the acquisition of the Boston
& Maine road, saying that it
would probably have continued
to pay dividends if it had re
mained in the hands of the for
mer management.
The report of the commission
is regarded as the most con
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ed by the Commerce Commis
sion. The report declares that
the directors consciously violat
ed th4 Federal Anti-Monopoly
laws but does not attempt to
fix the responsibility between
Mellen and Morgan. It con
demns the “control” generally,
and declares that it is up to the
Department of Justice to act
upon the Commission’s finding
in making the directors crimin
ally responsible. A commis
sion official has stated that Folk
said the directors were directly
responsible for the total loss to
the stockholders through .mis
management, which was some
where between sixty and nine
ty million dollars.
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Presbyterian Picnic.
Mr. R. T Robertson, superin- j
tendent of the Presbyterian
Sabbath School, has'made the
arrangements for the annual
picnic which will be given on
Thursday, July 16th.
Captain Richie has been in
terviewed, his barge thorough
ly examined and pronounced in
penect order, and all is in read
iness for the arrival of the date
appointed The committee ap
pointed consisting of R. T. Rob
ertson, Lucien Harris and W.
P. Chalmers, will be personally
responsible for the little'ones’
pleasure and safety on the oc
casion.
Don’t fail to be on hand at1
the church at 8 a- m.
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Mrs. Carman To Be Witness,
diited * Press Dispatch.
New York, July 13- —When
the grand jury convenes at Min
leola tomorrow, Mrs- Carman
j will appear as a witness. She
has agreed to waive immunity
to get a chance to endeavor to
convince the judges that she did
not murder Mrs. Bailey.
Permits To Smoke.
A refilly good smoke isn’t ex
pensive if you ask for Permit ci
gars, long, cool, mild, delightful,
dl.
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Drouth Broken At Wynne.
Wynne, July 11. —This sec
tion of eastern Arkansas was
visited last night by the firsl
rain of any consequence sin«
May 4. The rain was accompa
nied by a severe electric and
wind storm, but no damage is
reported being done to property
or growing crops. During the
period since May 4, all records
for extremely hot weather have
been broken for June, and the
latter part of May. Despite the
fact that practically no rain has
fallen for almost ten weeks, the
crops have stood the dry, hot
weather well. It is said that
most of the old corn is entirely
ruined for lack of rain and that
the recent rainfall will not help
it much', but it is believed that
later plantings will yet make a
fair yield. Cotton in some plac
es is damaged, but with the ex
ception of later plantings /the
crop is above the average, and
a good yield is expected with
mQst planters. Some report
the finest outlook on their plant
ations that they have had in
many years.
Baloon San Francisco Still Up.
United Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Mo., July 13. —
Nothing has been heard of the
baloon San Francisco, the only
one of the eight in the Nation
al Elimination Race not report
ed as landing. Unless landed in
some isolated place out of reach
of the telegraph, it has been up
more than forty hours and had
sufficient time to make an ex
cellent showing if it has encoun
tered favorable winds.
A Measuring Social.
To be given at the home o|
j Mr. and Mrs. 0- M. Bowen, Wed
nesday night, July 15.
The following announcement .
has been issued by the Chris
tian Endeavors of the Christian
church:
“A measuring social is given to
you;
’Tis something novel, something
new.
- We Christian Endeavors ask all
to come,
And each bring one to aid us
some.
Five cents for each foot you’re1*
tall;
We’ll measure you on door or
wall
One cent for each extra inch! b
give,
And thereby show how high you ^
live.
With music and song, refresh
ments and pleasure
We’ll meet one and all at our
social measure.” -
Time, Wednesday night, July
15th, From 8 to lli” 87d3
Repair Railroad Gap. -
United Press Dispatch. 'J
Vera Cruz, Mexico, July 13.— '
The mile gap in the railroad out
side this city is being hurriedly j
repaired today and it is pro- »
sumed that President Huerta J
may be brought into the Ameri
can lines.
Steamboat Excursion.
Next Tuesday, July 14, Gap
,tain Ihman will give another
steamboat excursion aboard tl# ^
City of Muskogee, leaving New* b
port at 8 p. m. for a four bow
trip. Music and daneSdf. Tig '
round trip will be 50 cents.
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