JIM M’CALL
BROUGHT BACK
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From Tennessee By Sheriff Mc
Cuistion On Charge Of Sell
ing Mortgaged Property.
James McCall was located in
Memphis and arrested there on a
•barge of selling mortgaged
property- Sheriff McCuistion
went after and returned with
his prisoner Friday afternoon.
McCall has not given bond and
occupies a cell in the county jail.
The defendant was indicted
by the last grand jury for sell
l ing a horse upon which Strider
& Davenport held a mortgage to
Carrie Willis, a negro woman.
A telegram from Walnut
‘ Ridge to the sheriff here asked
that McCall if given bail be held
for the officers from that coun
ty, where he is alleged to be
wanted on a charge of forgery.
From Memphis, it is reported
that McCall purchased a hotel
for $900 but before the same
had been paid for, sold it
again to another party and re
ctived part of the purchase price.
The prisoner was formerly of
Tuekerman and served as jus
tice of the peace for Bird Town
ship under appointment of the
governor.
First Full Conference.
United Press Dispatch.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., May 23.—
Real progress through informal
conversations was indicated to
day in the announced first full
^ conference held tonight at six
o’clock. First a conference of the
Mexicans and mediators was
held and later of the Americans
% and mediators.
The full conference was held ,
upon request of the representa- j
tives for expression of their,
views for presentation for a ba
syt of settlement or for accept
ance or rejection.
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Armies Only Six Miles Apart.
United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mex., May 23.—
The chances for a battle be
tween the Federals and the Re
bels in this vicinity are believed j
to have increased today
General Aguilar continues to
land troops from Tampico at
Punta Del Gado and the Mexi- j
cans are only six miles apart. i
General Navarette, the Fed
eral commander today entered
.this city disguised as a milk
man and was not molested by
the militia or police.
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Jenkins Champion At Golf.
United Press Cablegram.
Sandwich, England, May 23.— j
J. C. Jenkins of Scotland this
afternoon won the British ama
teur golf championship, defeat
ing Hezlet of Ireland in three up,
two to play.
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Famous Aviators In Air Race.
United Press Service.
London, May 23.—A score of
Europe’s most famous aviators
were scheduled to compete for
the “Aerial Derby,” a 95-mile
flight round London, beginning
at 4:15 p. m. this afternoon. The
start was from Hendon Aero
drome, and was by way of
Kempton Park, Epsom, West
Thurruck, Epping and Hartford
back to Hendon, a complete cir
cle of the metropolis. The
“Daily Mail’s” gold cup and
and 1,000 cash, was the first
prize, and the Shell patrol com
pany presented a trophy and
cash prize to the value of 1,000
for the sealed handicap run in
connection with the race. Some
of the fastest aeroplanes in the
world were used by the competi- J
tors, and all agreed that the win- j
ner should be back at Hendon in ^
45 minutes or less, for the 95.]
miles. The competitors includ
ed Gustav Hamel, J. G. Hawl
ker, B. C. Hucks, Lieut, Noel P.
Verrier, Carr, Goodden, Barn
well, Raynham, Strange, Birch
bough, Dyott, Alcock and Beat
ty. Hamel was favorite
Swifton Subscribes to Fund
The citizens of Glass Township
have ralied to the support of the
Confederate monument fund, a!
total of $31 having been sent in i
thus far from Swifton. The do
nors and amount of each are as
follows:
In. D. Moon_$5.00
C. M. Dudley_5.00
J. G. Smith-2.00
Bank of Swifton_5-00
O. Vaughn_2.50
J. H. Carlin_ 1.00
Roy Moon_2.50
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Puke Bros_2-00
F. M. Parsons, j_2.50
J. M. Glass-.___2.50
Mr. Bevens has also received
a subscription of $25 from T. J.
Graham, which brings the total
from Tuckerman to $80
Record Wheat Crop Predicted.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 23.—
The spring and winter wheat
crop for 1914 may now reach
a total of eight hundred
and eighty million bushels, is
the estimate of the department
of agriculture as the result of
the largest acreage and the
promise of the largest yield.
The winter wheat prospect is
favorable in all the states and
the estimate of the spring crop
is one quarter of a billion bush
els.
Bodies Found—Ship Probably
Wrecked.
United Press Dispatch.
Novia Scotia, May 23.—Three
bodies and some wreckage found
adrift near Lipscombe today in
dicated that the new lightship
for this harbor from Pansley,
Scotland, which was due here
yesterday, had been wrecked off
Lipscombe last night or this
morning. The ship carried a crew
of fifteen or twenty and proba
bly all of them were drowned.
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War On The Militants.
United Press Dispatch
London, England, May 23.—
Twenty detectives raided the
militant suffragette headquart
ers today as a result of the ac
tivity of the women yesterday,
and it believed that the king or
dered the raid upon the queen’s
suggestion. The detectives seiz
j ed all the books and the women
were driven into the street and
arrested.
MEDIATION MOVES
TO BE SECRET
Administration Will Not Do Or
Say Anything to Embarrass
Commissioners.
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United Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 23.— The
administration does not intend
to allow anything to happen here
to embarrass the American
commissioners in their mediation
mission. It is expected that the
sessions may continue many
days, and in the meantime if
Huerta is driven out by the Con
stitutionalists, the mediators
will be able to propose a provis
ional government, pending the
general election satisfactory to
the majority of the people.
But until Huerta is eliminated,
high officials say that no further
statements from official quarters
will be made that seem to indi
cate taking sides, for it is de
termined that no representations
upon the seizure of the code
book and documents when Con
sul Silliman was arrested will be
made at the present time, or
urged against Huerta.
Any action taken will depend
upon events of the next few
weeks and there is the utmost
secrecy here regarding the medi
ation conference.
CONSTITUTIONALISTS OC
CUPY SALTILLO.
United Press Dispatch
Saltillo, Mexico, May 23.—
The Constitutionalists ocupy ev
ery part of the city of Saltillo to
day. Before evacuating the city,
however, the Federals destroyed
the Casino. Cathedral and dyna
I mited and burned many build- j
, ings in the business section. The
(Federal forces abandoned much
I ammunition and military sup
plies.
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England Celebrates Victoria
Day.
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j,United Press Service.
London, .May 23.—Empire j
Day, the birthday of the late
Queen Victoria falling on a Sun
day this year, Britishers gener
ally celebrated the anniversary
day, a!# nags were flown and
arranged. In Hyde Park there
was a monster parade of Boy
Scouts, Cadets and Boys Brig
ades, Field Marshall Earl Rob
erts taking the salute while num
erous famous soldiers and poli
ticians were present. This
year the organizing committee i
of the League of the Empire was
startled to receive an ultimatum j
from the boys brigades that they
could not attend if the various
girls’ societies were invited, and ;
despite efforts to smooth over
the difficulty, the boys remained
firm and the girls had to hold a
separate parade- The boys’
leaders were of the opinion that
the presence of girl scouts, and
other girl corps laid the move
ment bpen to ridicule. “Jealous
wretches”, said the girls.
Bryan Optimistic.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 23.—
(Bryan, John Lind, Judge Doug
las and Caranza’s agent con
ferred today in an attempt to
secure an arrangement for a
semi-official participation of the
rebels in the mediation councils
at Niagara Falls.
| Secretary Bryan is more op
timistic than at any time since
'the mediation was started
Clamps Lid On War News.
United Press Dispatch.
| By John Nevin, Washington,
D. C., May 23.—Most sensation
al stories of the impending col
lapse of the Huerta administra
tion with accompaniment of
bloodshed through an uprising
against the dictator were circu
lated here today but no official
information is obtainable as to
I how reliable they are. By ord
jers of President Wilson the lid
is clamped on all those officials
who heretofore have dispensed
the news.
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If the state department had
any confirmation of the fact, it
; is known only to Secretary Bry
; an, who is emulating a sphynx.
Criticism following the al
most open espousal of the con
stitutionalist cause is admitted
ly responsible for refusal to con
j firm or deny the reports.
Dredge Barges For River.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 22.—Within
six weeks now the powerful
sand dredges which the govern
ment is building for work in the
Arkansas river, will be ready to
start toward their field of labor,
and cities along the river will
now begin arranging for cele
brations. These dredges are im
mense barges with pumps ar
ranged on them in such a man
ner that the sand is sucked from
the bed of the river and oarried
; through a steel tube to the bank
I or to one side of the channel.
5 It takes the barge but a short
; time to eat its way through an
: ordinary sandbar, leaving a
' twenty-foot channel for boats to
I pass through. It, is probable
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way up the river, doing consid- j
erable work between Little Rock i
qgft Pine Bluff- This will open j
navigation between Little Rock j
and the Mississippi river, and ■
already a company is being jj
formed for the purchase of a j
boat to make Little Rock its |
port. The Grand remains in j
Little Rock during the summer i
months to care for the 'excur- [
sion trade, but during the fall I
and winter it makes the regular f
trips on the Mississippi.
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These barges, which cost [
§250,000 each, will operate be- J
tween the mouth of the river ■
and Ozark, but it is probable i
they will be ordered to clear the jj
river to Fort Smith* and possi- o
bly to Muskogee later. It is Jj
claimed by the government en- ■
gineers that there is sufficient «
water in the Arkansas river at ®
all times to operate boats, but j
commerce is interfered with by j
the sandbars. They claim that [
once these barges have opened *
the channel in low water, there «
will be no difficulty in operating j
boats from Fort Smith to the [
Mississippi- If this can be ac- j
complished it will mean much •
for the coal interests along* the ,
Arkansas river, from Dardan- I
elle to Fort Smith. !
There has been heavy buying j
of coal lands in Logan and j
Franklin county during the past !
year, the purchasers no doubt j
expecting river transportation j
soon.
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Japan Ratifies Treaty.
; United Press Dispatch
j Tokio, Japan, May 23 The
Japanese foreign office has an- j
nouneed the ratification of the i
arbitration treaty with the Un- j
ited States.
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MILITANTS NOW
RESORT TO BOMBS
'Hack A Portrait of King George
V and Plan to Blow Up City s
Water Supply.
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United Press Dispatch.
London, May 23.—Suffragettes
today hacked a portrait of King
George V in the Royal Scottish
Academy at Edinburgh, Scot
land, and two suffragettes
smashed a glass in the British
Museum containing mummies.
Two bombs, which if exploded
would have cut off half of the
city of Glassgow’s water supply,
were found along the main from
Loch Katrine and are supposed
to have ben placed there by mil
intant suffragettes.
Becker Renews Fight For Life.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 23.—Charles
Becker found guilty at 4:15 yes
terday afternoon of the murder
of Rosenthal, today began per
sonally a fight for his life. He
read the transcripts of evidence
seeking a loophole and will ap
peal his case to secure a stay of
execution. It wil proably be ten
months before the court of ap
peals decides his fate
SiMman Reported 111.
United Pres Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, May 23.—
Consul Siliman about whose
safety there was so much worry
was too ill today to travel, but
intends to leave Mexico City to
morrow.
New Conference To Meet At
Batesville.
At, the meeting of the general
conference of the Methodist
churchse in session at Oklaho
ma City, the three conferences,
including the Little Rock,: White
River and Arkansas Conference,
were merged into two, to be
known as the Little Rock and
North Arkansas Conference,
both of which will be greatly
strengthened, r with a much
larger territory for usefulness
in every way.
i The first conference of the
I newly merged North Arkansas
| Conference will be held at Bates
ville, December 2, and'will be
1 presided over by Bishop Morris
|on.
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■ Discusses National Prohibition,
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 18.— The
cause of National Prohibition
was eloquently discussed Sun
day afternoon at the city audi
torium by Rev. Sam Small, for
mer associate of Sam Jones, the
well known Atlanta editor, lec
turer and evangelist.
He was one of the honor guests
Sunday evening at a dinner giv
en by the Little Rock Press
Club, at the Hotel Marion, the
others being Wright Patterson, ~
editor of the Western Newspa
per Union Service, and W. M.
I Ledbetter, managing editor Of
1 the St. Louis Republic. ill
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Moon and Volcano**,
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\ ternal mass l* liquid It must obey the f
law that governs fluids. Scientists
j have tried, therefore, to find some t*»
i lattonship between volcanic eruptions
' and lunar attractions. — Harper’s <
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