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1914 * NUMBER 50.
WHERE HUERTA
SECURED ARMS
Now Being Investigated By
State Department And Ba
varia Is Held At Vera
* Cruz.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 28.—
The state department today
, "made a supreme effort to get
the truth regarding the report
ed taking of munitions of war at
Puerto, Mexico for Huerta
The department was advised
that the Ypiranga had landed
Krupp rapid firers and aramuni
I, tion, which was responsible for
the occupation of Vera Cruz.
The war department, however
contradicts this and insists that
the cargo landed was that of the
Bavaria and that the Ypiranga’s
cargo is intact.
General Funston is detaining
the Bavaria at Vera Cruz await
ing orders. It is admitted that
it would be useless to protest to
the mediators as a violation of
the armistice for Huerta would
maintain that the arms were
for protection against the rebels
or Zapata, which would be ad
mittedly unanswerable.
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The Clans Begin to Gather,
k Special to Independent.
^ Little Rock. May 28.—The
politicians have begun to gath- ;
er in Little Rock to prepare for ;
the state Democratic convention !
» in Pine Bluff next week. Judge j
j A. J. Walls, chairman of the,
r State Central Committee, arriv- j
^ ed Wednesday and spent consid
A erable time going over the'
ground with Secretary W. G
Hutton. The committee will by !
^ Monday reach a decision as to j
the officers for the temporary ,
organization at the convention, j
4 Judge W. F. Kirby Wednes-!
day mailed to the delegates to
the convention a thirty-two page
l pamphlet in which he sets
forth his claims in the contest.
The contestant goes into the re
cent pn'^ry election in Poinsett
.county qvite fully, setting forth ;
k- the same claim of fraud that he (
presented at the meeting of the i
State Central Committee. On I
$ the cover of the pamphlet he (
very pointedly asks: “Shall the
Poinsett Gang be Allowed to
Steal the Nomination?”
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American Wins French Cham
pionship.
Paris, France, May 28. —'
Frances Ouimet, American open
i golf champion this afternoon
! T won the French amateur golf
championship at Labouils, de
feating J- H. Topping, an Ameri
can 4 and 3.
. Moving Pictures
i the Opera House
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\ THE INVISIBLE FOE
> Featuring Carlyle Blackwell and
Louis Glaum.
>' Drama—KALEM
THE LIFE SAVER
An extra good comedy. Lillian
Walker and Waljlie Van.
f VITAGRAPH
> THE HAND THAT ROCKS
THE CRADLE
A drama with a moral lesson.
to Richard E. Travers, Earl Cal
f vert, Ruth Stonehouse, Harry
fMunhftll.
Vi ESS ANA Y
4 Admission_5 and 10c
TUESDAY NIGHT — Mary
Pickford in “Hearts Adrift.”
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TUCKERMAN NEWS,
ccoooooooooooooooooooooooo
R. F. Tyer of Kenyon held
court in our town Wednesday.
K. K. Kimberlin and family
came in home Monday from
Tennessee, where they spent
several days visiting relatives.
There is a move on foot with
the town council and business
men of Tuckerman to oil our
streets.
Earl V- Holt spent Wednesday
in Newport on business.
The program rendered at the
Methodist church Sunday night
was well attended and the chil
dren were well trained.
Miss Ruth Yelverton came in
home Sunday night from Bates
ville, where she spent a few
days with firends.
Don’t forget to see Jackson
County Realty Co. at Tucker
man when you want to put your j
land on the market. We can i
find you a buyer. wit ,
W. M. Biggers moved into his |
new Home in the Holt & Dowell j
addition Monday.
For fire and life insurance see j
Judson N. Hout—with the Jack- j
son County Realty Company at i
Tuckerman. wit i
Misses Beaulah and Mattie i
Chany of Sulphur Rock spent
Sunday with Miss Altie Roberts i
in this town
Qpvprnl nf nnr pitiy.prts nt.t.pnd
ed federal court at Batesville
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. G. See and little Miss
O’Neal Jamison left last week
for Missouri, where they will
visit friends and relatives a few
days.
Claude Tinsley spent Sunday ;
in the country with his parents. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ivy of |
Newport spent Sunday with |
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. j
M- Tims. i
J. M. Major is the owner of a
new Ford car. .
If you have cattle, hides, poui*.
try or eggs to sell, see Terrell & \
Bowen, who pay highest market}
prices. wfcf.;
The many friends of Diee i
Kennedy are glad to learn that j
he is improving from his illness i
of pneumonia.
W. M. Shaver and son left
Monday for Evening Shade to
visit Mr. Shaver’s parents.
New Arkansas Conference
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 28—After
twelve years of agitation, the
consolidation of the Arkansas
and White River Conferences of
+Vi« M F. Church. South, has at
last been accomplished- It was
ratified at the General Confer
ence in session at Oklahoma
City. There are now but two
conferences in the state, the Ar
kansas, comprising practically
every county North of the Riv
er, and the Little Rock, compris
ing the counties South of the
river. The new Arkansas Con
ference is one of the largest in
the Southern Methodist church.
It extends from Helena on the
East to Fort Smith on the West.
There are ten presiding elder
districts, about 180 pastoral
charges and a membership of
about 75,000.
The first meeting of the new
conference will be held at Bates
ville Becember 2, with Bishop
H..C. Morrison presiding.
Hot Weather Special.
I Ice Tea Glasses, fired and pol
ished, extra brilliant 13 ounce,
and 10c Saturday at the New 5
and 10 Cent Store. 50d2
EXPECT SETTLEMENT
| THROUGH MEDIATION
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Before Huerta Can Use The
Arms Recently Landed
At Puerto.
United Press Dispatch,
i Washington, D. C., May 28.—
That mediation will settle the
Mexican problem before Presi
dent Huerta would be in a posi
tion to use the arms and ammu
nition landed at Puerto, Mexico
was the position at the White
House today. Secretary Bryan
conferred with President Wilson
three times during two hours,
but a denial was made that me
diation conference had reached
a stage where tentative protocol
was already arranged.
Secretary Tumulty said the
situation was now very encour
aging but to say that a protocol
was already drawn was very
premature, though the “doubt
ful ground was being cut down
and the administration was
hopeful of definite action soon
in sight-”
Secretary Bryan authorized
the statement that the situation
as relating to the constitution
alists would be cleared within
24 hours. Judge Douglas, the
constitutionalist legal represen
tative also said that “things
would be cleared up within a day
so far as they affect us.”
u V Uiat l/liliv \jaii«n-ou »» Aii
have decided definitely whether
he will participate in the media
tion conferences or agree mere
ly to abide by the result provid
ing certain stipulations already
made to Mr. Bryan are met. He
said that these refer to the
names of men whose temporary
administration of affairs will be
satisfactory to the rebels.
The elements of time are en
tering largely into the Mexican
situation for unless the protocol
agreed upon is signed within the
next week it is extremely likely
that the Niagara Falls parley
will suddenly end.
Officials here believe this
knowledge has reached all par
ties at Niagara Falls who realize
the great necessity for haste
which adds to the hopefulness of
officials here. For this reason
the landing of war munitions
has been received with calmness
by the administration.
Mr. Bryan said that he knew
nothing of a new revolutionary
movement in Northern Mexico.
PROTOCOL WITHIN A WEEK
United Press Dispatch.
Niagara Falls, May 28—The
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today practically rested with
President Wilson and Huerta.
Those close to the mediators
expressed the belief that the ne
gotiations mlight be concluded
and a protocol signed within a
week. It appears that the me
diation results have progressed
so far that any action by the
constitutionalists will now have
no effect here.
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i Harry Thaw Goes a Fishing.
United Press Dispatch.
! Concord, N. H., May 28.—
Harry Kendall Thaw left here
today for Gorham, where he
has now opened the summer
at the Mount Madison House.
He was accompanied by Sher
iff Drew, Officer Stevens and
Private Secretary Rice with
nine trunks, ten traveling bags
and a profusion of fishing
tackle.
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Collect Books By Arkansas.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 28.<—The
Library Committee of the Little
Rock City Council is undertak
ing to make a collection of books
,by Arkansas authors and about
Arkansas. There is no compre
hensive collection of this kind
in existence. There are a num
ber of private collections, and
the Arkansas Historical Asso
ciation has gotten together a
number of volumes, but none of
them are in any wise nearly
complete. *
A corner has been set ap^
in the Little Rock public library
for an Arkansiana, and in all
this will be arranged all the
books in any way pertaining to
Arkansas. Already there have i
been a number of interesting
contributions. The latest is a j
contribution by George R. 1
Brown, secretary of the Board of ;
Trade, of about twenty books 1
written by Arkansas authors, j
Other citizens of the state who |
may have books they would like j
to contribute to the Arkan
sas Corner, are invited to ad
dress Mayor Charles E. Taylor,
Miss Dorothy Lyon, the libra
rian, or Clio Harper, chairman
of the Library Committee.
The Elks State Convention.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 28.— The I
rirnmni for the annual rpnninn I
of the Arkansas State Associa
tion of Elks, which will be held
here June 9 and 10, was issued
today. The convention proper
will open Tuesday afternoon
witl\,A. C. Remmel Exalted Rul
er of Little Rock lodge, presid
ing. After an invocation by
Rev. Henry N. Hyde, the address
in behalf of the state will be
delivered by Governor G- W. |
Hays. The address in behalf j
of the city will be made by Chas. |
E. Taylor, Mayor of Little Rock. I
Thos. E. Wood, president of the j
Association, will make the ad- j
dress in behalf of that organi- j
zation. The address for Little
Rock Lodge No. 29, will be de
livered by Dr. Frank Vinsonhal
er, and the response to all the
addresses wil be made by Edgar
Brewster of Pine Bluff. The bal
ance of the afternoon will be
spent in witnessing a baseball
game between the Elk teams of
Newport and Russellville. At
night open house will be kept in
the lodge building, with danc
ing.
The business session of the as
sociation will take place Wednes
day morning, witn a oaseoau
game betweerj the winner of
the Tuesday game, and the Elk
team of Little Rock. Late in
the afternoon; the big parade will
take place, with a band concert
and dancing at the club rooms
at night. Prizes totaling $150
will be given the three best
bands from outside Little Rock
attending the convention; priz
es will be awarded the largest
out of town Elk representation,
and also the lodge making the
best appearance in the parade.
Prizes will also be awarded the
best decorated automobiles in
jthe parade.
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Inspects Macadam Road.
Special to Independent.
! Little Rock, May 28— State
Highway Engineer Hugh Carter
has returned from Lincoln coun
ty where he inspected thirteen
. miles of road from Star City to
' Terry, which is being construct
1 ed under the state highway laws.
^This road is of macadam, and
will be a very fine one when
completed.
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WEATHER RELIEF
! IS PROMISED
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By National Bureau But No End
For Drouth Is In
Sight.
United Press Dispatch.
| Washington, D. C., May 28.—
Belief from the hot wave grip
ping the East was promised to
day by the weather bureau but
there are no rains in sight ex
cept through Eastern Missis
sippi Valley and the basin of the
Great Lakes.
The hot spell is due for a break
within 24 hours and much lower
temperatures from all heat
stricken cities are reported. The
intense humidity has been caus
ing most of the suffering, the
weather bureau stated, and the
heated spell was due to stagna
tion of air currents say the ex
perts. This stagnation permit
ted movements northward of the
hot air waves from the south
but now these are being driven
backward by stronger northwest
winds.
Chautauqua Opens June 19.
The big Chautauqua, a sum
mer festival of good music and
addresses by noted public men
opens here June 19 and will con
tinue for five days. Ten enter
tainments and season tickets
only $150 now, but $2.00 if you
wait. Children’s season tickets
$1.00 now but $1.50 later. Buy
from any of the guarantors,
stores or banks. btf.
George W. Flesh, a popular
traveling salesman, spent Wed
nesday here on business.
j Swifton Ladies Aid Society To
i Entertain.
I Special to Independent.
J Swifton, May 28.—The La
dies’ Aid Society of the Baptist
Church will entertain the public!
on Thursday, June 4th, with a
“trip around the world.” you
will have an opportunity to visit
Germany, Japan, Mexico arid
America. The trip to Mexico,
j that turbulent nation, will be
well worth your fare; it will
not Huerta person. Those desir
ing to spend a pleasant, but un
ique evening, will meet at the
Baptist church at 7:00 p. m.
You will then be conveyed from
country to country as mention
ed, in covered wagons. The en
tire trip, including wagon fare,
hotel bills, with stop over privi
ledges, will cost you but 25 cents.
Conveyances for every one.
Rates For Teachers Asked. 1
The Jackson County Teach
! ers’ Institute will convene at the
High School building in this
I city, June 8-12.
About 135 teachers are ex
pected to be in attendance and
rates of $1.00 per day will be
asked for the visiting teachers.
Those who will take teachers
at that rate, please make sariiei
known to Edgar Williams, Supt.
of City Schools.
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$5.00 Reward.
$5.00 Reward for return of or in
formation leading to recovery of
one red roan pony mare, 4 years
old, white spot in forehead, ^
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ankle.—A. C Caldwell, Box 68,
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