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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

A public exhibition of moving pic
lures of the Jeffries- johnson fight
for the heavy weight championship of
the world, given in Music Hall, Bar
Harbor, Wednesday night, August 80,
resulted the following Friday In the
summoning of a number of prominent
citizens of Bar Harbor to appear as
witnesses against the promoters of
the exhibition at a hearing Saturday.
One arrest was made Friday and sew
eral John Doe warrants were is
sued for the promoters. A large
crowd saw the pictures which were
first shown at a large private dinner
party given at the summer residence
of Edward B. Mclean of Washington,
one evening recently. The first ar
rest made was that of C. E. Lindall
who is In the motion picture bus
mess. 1t is believed the cases will be
the first to be tried in Maine under
the State law prohibiting the public
exhibition of motion pictures of prize
fights. Bar Harbor people are great
ly excited over the affair.
Fire that broke out at midnight
Tuesday, August 20. destroyed the
Perley and Peaks buildings in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

Charleston. The telephone office was
burned, - so that all direct communi-
cation was cut off, the nearest point
of communication being East Cor
inth,. five miles distant. The fire
started In the Perley block, three
story wooden building. The flames
ate their way quickly through the
two general stores on the first floor,
and allowed the occupants of tene-
ments on the two upper floors little
time in which to escape. The Peaks
building, of the same general con-
struction as the Perley block, which
housed the postofflce and telephone
exchange, was also burned out within
short time, several families on the
upper floor there managing barely to
escape. No fire fighting appliances
were available, other than hand buck
cts, and these were piled vigorously.
The fire was under control at 1.30.
The loss is about $1,000, confined to
the general stores OF II. f. Peaks. A.
H. Perley and Walter Farmer, with
the postoffice and telephone exchange
and one dwelling.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

Pigs that are carelessly weaned
are likely to be given quite a setback.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

The fish and game commission has
received reliable reports that there Is
a herd of caribou in the Woodstock
region of Northwestern Maine. 1t
has been IL years since a caribou
was killed in this State and the be-
lief has prevailed that the animal
would never flourish here again.
There is a law in effect that prohi-
bits the killing of caribou here until
1917. The commission has also
heard from fire-patrols and guides
that deer are very plentiful In the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

The total number of fires in Maine
during the year 1910 was 2079. accord
ing to report just issued by Insur-
ance Commissioner Beecher Putnam
of Houlton. The total damage to
property in the State during the year
1910 amounted to $2,437,743, an aver
age loss of $6678 for each day of the
year and of more than 100000 for
each month. This annual loss was
less by $1,6O0,O00 than the loss for
1908, and was 100000 less than the
loss for 1909. The population of the
State experienced an average fire loss
OF 1928 per capita during the year.
The figures do not include the losses
on the steamer Manhattan at Portland,
or two vessels burned at Richmond
the damage to which amounted to
about $4,000 Property destroyed by
forest fires and also not included in
the figures, was worth $2841 accord
ing to the forest commissioner.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

A combination of a number of the
largest growers of potatoes in Aroos-
took county has been formed under
the title of the Aroostook Potato
Growers association. The object Is
to pool the product for economy and
marketing, as well as buying fertiliz-
ers and supplies. The association is
in the form OF a stock company cap
italized at 100000 of which L. E.
futile of Bridgewater is president
and Guy C. Porter Is secretary.
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fire, which for a time threatened
to destroy the village of Stetson early
Friday, was extinguished by a force
of more than 100 citizens with buck
cts, aided by outside help, after two
dwelling houses had been burned. S.
J. Ridlon's grain store in which was
located the central telephone office,
and the house of Miss Lizzie Cloud
man were practically Quilted and the
loss is about $4,000. A lack of wind
enabled the fire-fghting force to
check the progress of the flames The
cause Of the fire is unknown.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
BIack-calvert Bulk Sales Bill.

BY Messrs. Black and Calvert of Se1
bastian: The bill provides that no re-
tail merchant shall sell his stock in
bulk without furnishing the purchaser
list of creditors. The object sought
is to prevent retailers who buy goods
on credit from selling out in bulk and
thereby defeating the rights of the
wholesaler from whom the goods were
bought on credit. Mr.. Calvert, in sup
port of the bill, declared that it is a
measure in the interest of business
\ honesty among honest retail dealers; !;
that it cannot possibly affect the con-
sumer and at the same time protects
the rights of the wholesaler. NJ
Hurst opposed the bill on the grounds
that he thought it strictly in the in
terests of the wholesaler, both in and
out of Arkansas. A corporation law
yer drew the bill The interest back
OF the bill is the wholesaler outside of
the State of Arkansas Mr.. Yadon of
Johnson There is merit in the bill,
regardless of passionate appeals in
opposition. No honest retailer can
object to it. Gus Bass Company, the
biggest retail merchant in Arkansas,
wrote letters to members against it.
If you want to protect the business
integrity of our states commerce, pass
this bill" Mr.. Black of Sebastian, in
support of the bill, said: Some slurs
have been thrown at the jobbers of
Fort Smith in arraignment of the
wholesale interests. If the bill can
be repressed the dishonest wholesaler
can work his graft through collusion
with dishonest reailers." Mr.. Grant
of Jackson thought there was no good
reason why such bill should be
passed, but rather that It would in
fringe upon the constitutional rights
of exemption. Mr.. Going of Poinsett
supported the bill. This bill does not
curtail the rights of any honest dealer.
He believes that Arkansas has reached
that stage of moral standing where
she is as ready to protects the rights
OF one class as of another, and when
appeals to passion and prejudice in
attempting TO array one class against
another are getting to be odious. 1t
is the dishonest merchant who does
not want his purposes shackled by the
law that is objecting to the passage Of
this bill" Mr.. Davis of Lafayette
thought the wholesale merchants are
amply protected. Indefinitely post
poned and virtually killed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
With The legislators
| By J. H. HAND.
Woman suffra se Is Lost.

Representative Grant of Jackson
and Wilmington of Garland are the
acknowledged heroes among the fair
sex, for having championed the cause
of woman suffrage in the house when
their resolution providing to give
women the right to vote was being do
bated. Mr.. Hurst of Washington
county, after failing to secure the
adoption of motion TO table the res.
olution, offered one to indefinitely
postpone, which provoked a warm de-
bate. This bill should be everlasting
ly killed, declared Mr.. Hurst, and tie
women should not be given further
encouragement in this equal suffrage
foolishness. Not even a majority of
the women are asking for this, and if
it becomes a law very few of the
women in the country would exercise
the right, he declared. OF course, the
society bellies in the towns and cities
might make function of election day,
but the great majority of women
would choose to look after their home
affairs and not go to the polls This
house has no right to encourage a
lot of women to hope for a measure
which we do not intend to give them.
Mr.. Hardage of Clark sounded the
warning that made all members sat
up and take notice when he declared
that if the resolution were to pass in
its present form, man will forfeit his
right to vote when he gives that right
to women. Mr.. Grant of Jackson
waxed warm and earnest in his de-
fense of the measure. He declared
that in the past we had given the la
dies absolutely nothing but their re-
ligion, and they seemed to have a
monopoly on that. Women have 20
pay taxes, yet they are denied the
privilege of voting for those whom
they want to fill the offices, and this
Mr.. Grant declared to be unjust dis.
elimination. DO you believe women
should hold officer" asked Represen-
tative Neal Of Perry. 81 do" replied
Mr.. Grant. Then suppose you elect
a woman constable and send her out
to make an arrest" continued Nj.
Neal; don't you know that you could
take a mouse cage and run her out
of the state?" 81 don't know what
would happen in that particular
case" replied Mr. Grant, "but FROM
the conspicuous absence of hair from
the heads of some of the members on
this floor it seems that a goodly num-
Der of women have been standing
their ground with creditable courage"
Representatives Ragon of Johnson and
Wilmington of Garland backed MIR.
Grant up in his defense of the cause
which he championed so ferverdy,
while Mr.. Brown of Cleveland ex-
planned that the only instructions he
had on the matter were from his
home township-in fact, from the
queen of his home-and were emphat-
ically AGAINST the measure The res
holution was lost by an overwhelming
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
House Kills RecaII Measure.

Mr.. Toler of Grant county called up
his resolution proposing an amend
ment, embodying the recall and four
year tenure in the constitution. Ihe
resolution had been adversely report
ed on by the committee, and Mr.
Hurst, as a member OF the committee,
gave some of the reasons why he be.
lieved the measure ought not to pass.
In the first place, he declared IL TO
be in its very nature one of the most
socialistic and undemocratic measures
ever proposed in an Arkansas legisla
ture, and that it would result in keep
ing the state in continual uproar Il
passed, for the political enemies cf
any officer, no matter how good ald
competent, could petition his recall at
any time and carry out their purposes
with the help of Republicans, Social
lists and negroes. Mr.. Hardage of
Clark county and Mr.. Clark of Lonoke
also vigorously opposed the measure.
Mr.. Toler, in defense of his resclu
tion, insisted that the people should
be given the right to recall bad man
from office. Mr.. Newton of Lonohe
seconded Mr.. Toler in defense of the
measure, which was defeated by a
vote Of SO to 81.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
CHARTER OAK

Bro. Carter filled his regular APP
pointment at this place Sunday.
J. r. Moore and family visited
J. M. johnson aud family Sunday.
Mrs. Miller and Amy Johnson
were shopping at Oconee Friday.
Mrs. Ina Johnson and Edith
Moore made a flying trip to Raven.
den Springs Thursday evening.
T. j White of Oconee was in
our vicinity the latter part of the
week buying hogs.
John Moore spent Saturday night
with Glen and Aryil Miller.
Anna Hughes and Ida TYLER of
Valley Chapel attended church here
Sunday.
Will Browns children have
measles.
Bro Miller and family visited
Mrs. Miller's brother, j. NJ. John
son. and family Saturday night.
Laura and Matte Shepherd and
Eva and Ruthie Griffith of Raven
den Springs visited Hattie Brown
Sunday.
Prof. johnson and family visited
}. r. Moore and family Saturday
night.
What's the matter with our
Rayenden Springs correspondent?
Wake up and let US hear from YOU
through the Old Reliable. We enjoy
reading your letters very much.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
House Invites Former Penitentiary
Physician to Speak.

When Representative Hatchetr of
Van Buren, county introduced a Teso-
luton inviting DR.. r. L. Russell form
er penitentiary physician to address
the house at p. m. April IA there
was a commotion on the floor, as
strong objection was raised against
the resolution. AS a reason for offer
ing the resolution, Representative
Hatchett explained that the investi-.
eating committee of the Legislature
had excluded all testimony back of
1909 in its recent hearing and that as
a result of same there had been re-
marks made on the floor of the house
insinuating that the whole truth con-
cerning the penitentiary management
had not been brought to light. If
there is anything more to be known
about the matter, he said, this body
ought to know and ought to empoy
any available means to get at the
facts. He declared that the peniten-
tiary question is in the limelight be-
fore the people of Arkansas and d
refusal to go deeper into the investi-
cation of its affairs will be construed
by the public as an attempt at white
wash by the Legislature. 1t has been
declared, said he, that the manage
ment of the convicts is unbusinoss-
like and inhumane at present, and
that conditions now are quite similar
to what they were when DR.. Russell
served as physician of the institution.
If such conditions prevailed then, he
knows and can tell this body about
them. Representatives Calvert of Sc
bastian and Clark of Lonoke strongly
opposed the resolution, declaring, that
it is a reflection upon the investigat-
ing committee which did not see prop
er to use DR. Russell as a witness anu
has submitted its report. A motion
by Mr.. Clarke to table was lost, and
the resolution was adopted by de.
cisiVe vote.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
To Resubmit Amendment No. 10.

A resolution by Mr.. Hardage Of
Clark provides for the resubmission of
amendment No. 10, known as the initi-
ative and referendum. The resolution
now pending differs from the amend
ment as adopted at the last election
by requiring Is per cent instead of .
per cent of electors to initiate a meas
ure to be voted on by the people The
resolution provides that levee districts,
improvement districts, school districts.
etc, shall have power to enact and re.
peal laws, the same as counties AMI
municipalities, the latter of which
were given such powers under amend.
ment No. 10.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
HOLMES

Mrs. Maud Brown and Mrs. Sal
lie James visited at VIM. Whites
Sunday,
j. s. James and Jesse Brown
made flying trip to Pocahontas
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown visited
at Jet Johnson's Saturday night.
Mrs. Maud Brown and Miss Annie
Brown were pleasant callers at Mr..
Jacks Monday evening.
Miss Nettie Jack spent Saturday
with Miss Dovie Owens.
A large crowd of youngsters at
tended the egg hunt at Dick Bot
toms Sunday evening.
Nels Brown spent Sunday at Jesse
Browns.
VIM. Jack visited friends over in
Lawrence county Sunday.
Luther Brown has returned from
a short VISIT to Ravenden Springs.
Jake White visited Lee Harper
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Holland speut
Sunday at Perry Henderson's.
Preaching at Gumstump every
second and third Sunday.
George Harrison made a business
trip to Walnut Ridge Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21

Corn planting is the order of the
day.
B. NJ Fender made flying trip
to Mack Wednesday.
Ben Mays is just recovering from
an attack of measles.
The Less brothers ofWalnutR,dce
were visiting d. w. Fender last
Wednesday.
Cleveland Friar is on the sick list
at this writing.
1t is reportedgthat Will Haney
lost his barn and the contents Inv
fire one night last week.
Sam Sisson aud family visited at
Mrs Taylor's Saturday night and
Sunday.
Easter comes but once year, but
as general thing eggs are scarce
afterwards.
We heartily endorse Mr.. OVENS
theory on the road question.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pettijobn of
Ravenden Springs were visiting rel
atives at this place few DAYS last
week.
S. J.. Davis has moved into the
house recently vacated by A. H.
Brown.
Several of the farmers of tLis
vicinity went to Pocahontas last
week on business.
The writer had business at the
county seat last Thursday.
Several from here went hshlng
near OKean last Friday, but owing
to the high waters, but very few
fish were caught.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
BROCKETT

). E. Nibert and wife entertain
ell quite a crowd Of visitors at their
home last Sunday.
Hugh Hord of Illinois, who came
in several days ago to attend the
funeral of his brother, John Hord.
returned home last Monday.
Mack Blggers and family visited
J. A. Mccoy last Sunday.
w. Q. Bigger has a fine bunch
of hogs of which he is SUPPLYING
the Pocahontas butchers with pork
at seven cents per pound. Now
boys that is the way to have things
going on the farm something to sell
at all seasons of the year.
w. X. Hord and wife have rc-
turned from Maynard where thev
have been for several weeks attend.
the bedside of Mr.. Hord's father,
who died last week after a lopc
illness.
j., B. Austin and family passed
through here last Sunday enroute
home from Pocahontas where thew
had been visiting Mrs. Austins
father, j. w, Spikes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
ALBERTHA

Miss Maggie Fowler, who has
been down with measles for several
days at Mrs. Myrick's, is able to be
up again.
Aunt Matte Stafford reports the
arrival of fine girl at Mr.. Gray's
one day last week.
Constable Peter Foster made a
business trip 10 DeBow Saturday
evening.
Two wagon loads of young peo-
pie from Maynard came down to
aunt Martha Johnston's spring Sun
day and enjoyed an egg roast.
Aunt Betsy Ann Kerley is having
the chills again.
Joe Jarrett OF Foster was at this
place first of the week putting in a
phone for Peter Foster.
Mrs. Florence Luter happened tC
very painful accident Monday by
falling off of a wagon INTO the creek
the wagon wheel passing over her
arm, but owing to the softn,ss o.
the creek bed, it did not break any
bones. S also received othel
bruises about the head.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21

University, for securing such able
speakers for us and | want the read
ers of the Star Herald to paste the
dates of those speakings in their
hats: June end, 9Th and 9th, 1911.
There has been so much rain late
ly that farmerslhave not done much
plowing during..the last week.
In our city election, H. M. Crock
EFT was elected mayor to succeed j.
Nj. G. Lehman who was retired by
his requests.
We are having some very enthu-
siastic, shot air." railroading here
now. OF course some are throwing
cold water on the movement, but
the least said about them the better.
Mrs, S. B. EnleY spent a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Dees, the
first of the week.
J. r. Lofts purchased new sur
rey from Crismon & Ralner on the
18th and we need not be surprised
if the doctor votes for more road
tax that he may the better enjoy
riding in his new vehicle.
While voting, don't forget tOvote
for seven mill school tax. The
longer term of school the better
educated the future citizenship;
and hence the more desirable COM
munity in which to make your home.
Levi Helms of Glaze Creek visited
John A. johnson last Sunday.
Several of our young folk took
their easter eggs and went out Of
town to enjoy the beautiful sun
shine. That was one "purtv" East.
er Sunday.
W. f. Lewis lost fine COW last
week,
The mail route from Maynard tt
Donlpban, No., has been ORDERED
discontinued after June 30, 1911.
Mrs. r. K. Anderson is still re
ported to be unable to he out.
Brance Ragdon, a student of tn
Academy, lost his overcoaG the nigh
of the entertainment of the publ
school. The left sleeve is stll
creased like new coat. Finde
please return coat to owner AM
oblige.
If you know all the news in thi
letter it might benefit the other fel
low more than it will you.
Urcie Phipps and wife Oo5S5tfr;
) the Crismon property.
Did you ever notice the fOllowin
facts about Randolph County, Ark
We rarely have wind storm.
We always raise enough produc
to keep the soul and body together
We have as good schools as ex
lists in the South.
Scientific farming is improvin
our methods, corn cribs and smoke
house.
Last, but not least, our womet
cannot be excelled in the Unite,
, States for beauty, intelligence an,
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
WARM SPRINGS

Absent again last week. Excuse
me Editor, will try to be Johnny
on the-spot" in the future.
Rev. Holder filled his regular ap-
pointment here last Saturday and
Sunday.
Nose and Jerry Burrow have Just
returned from st. Louis where they
had been to purchase summer goods
for their stores.
w. S. Street, one of Burr towns
hustling saw mill men was on our
streets last Sunday.
w. G. Carter has been putting
IN some new telephone poles in
town and improving the lines in
general. Warm Springs is not be-
hind all the time.
Miss Eva Shaver of Biggers is
visiting relatives here this week.
w. A. Hudson and G. l.. Burrows,
our blacksmiths, have consolidated
and our town has only one shoI
again
The recent wind storms did con
siderable damage in this section by
unroofng barns and blowing do WI
fences.
The next Improvement in towr
m ust be in the form of foot bridg,
across the creek.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
To distribute Railroad School Tax.

An amendment to the constitution,
proposed by Representative McFerriu
of Newton, provides that the school
tax paid by the railroads shall be dis
tributed among the school districts of
the entire state, upon the average ba-
sis of tax levied in each county. The
resolution has been reported fSvor-
ably to the house by the committee
on constitutional amendments.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
Eor an Arbitration Board

A bill, offered by Senator White,
provides for the settlement of the
claims of George R. Mann, architect
Of the new statehouse, against the
state, by a board of arbitration to bc
composed Of Joel B. Conway, Dan W.
Jones and George B. Rose.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
pIstlllers Cannot shlp outslde state

In response to an inquiry from
Representative Owens of Marion
county, Attorney General Norwood ad-
vises that distillers are prohibited I'm.
der the provisions of the Raney act
from shipping liquor to points outside
the state.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
To Fix Tax Rate,

A bill has been introduced in the
senate by Senator Friedell, fixing the
tax rate at 2 IL mills for general pur-
poses. The rate was formerly this,
but a few years ago was lowered 10
IA mills.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
VALLEY CHAPEL

Fixing water gates and bnlldIng
fences have been the order of th'
day for the last few days in thi
vicinity.
A large crowd attended the eg!
hunt at this place Sunday eveni1
All report nice time. |,
Mr. Lawhorn and Mr.. Graham q
New Hope visited at this place 81 q
day.
Misses Mae and Zella Galbral /
and Miss jamie Hors9man attend
the egg hunt at this place Sundl
A large crowd enjoyed an d
hunt at Mr.. Bud Brooks Sund
evening,
Mr.. Dee jenkins of Sharum i
visiting friends at this place for
few days.
Mr.. "Broadfoot" Wells recently
purchased Mutual phone.
Dock Tyler and family visited a
J. G. Hughes Saturday night anc
Sunday.
Misses Flora and Edna Prevett
visited their brother, Jessie Prevett
Sunday.
Lee Mcllroy visited d. p. White
Sunday.
Napoleon Woods was in our towr
one day last week buying hogs.
Miss Dollie Carter and little broth
er, Clee, visited at Mrs. Matte
Calley's Saturday night and Sun
day.
F. q. Decker left Friday for
Mammoth Spring.
Henry Pettijohn and wife visited
T. w. Wells Thursday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21

For RENT-FOrty to fifty acres
good bottom land. A part of this
is cotton land, none in the county
better for corn. Will rent for cssb
or crop rents. Apply to E. DALroN,
30-4 tp. Pocahontas. Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
NEW HOPE

The recent hard rains washed
down quite lot of fencing.
Mrs. Williams is right Ill at this
writing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
Eor 2.cent Railroad Eare.

Senator Johnson's bill, which has
been read twice in the senate, pro
vides that railroads cannot charge
over 2 cents a mile for passenger
fares, except on short line roads.