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Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
C0NDfMNl
 WANT GOVERNOR
To Hear Their Pleas For Reduc. tions Of Courts Death
 Sentence.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Nov. 7.-Three white men of Mississippi county, who are facing the gallows, ,have sent a request to Gov. Donaghey that he come to the state peni- tentiary, where they are impris- oned for safe-keeping, and talk with them. They are Henry Coats, J. R. McElvaine, and J. F. Walker, whose convictions of murder in the first degree have been affirmed by the supreme court, and whose only hope now to escape execution is the mercy of the governor. The governor has received the mandate only in the Walker case, in which he has also petitions for a commuta- tion of sentence.
 Walker is a man only a little past 30 years old, and since his incarceration in the penitentiary child has been born to his wife, whom he did not see until the infant was several months old, when it was brought to him by his sorrowing wife. The three men, even now when the judicial machinery of the state has all de clared against them, are confi- dent they will escape the gallows.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07

Mir. and Mrs. s. Dawson of Hot Springs, were guests at the Hazel hotel last night
 MT. and Mrs. B. R. Moore of Newark were trading in town today.
 w. w. Moore and F. A. Simp- son of Batesville were guests at the McLain today.
 Agricultural Demonstrator R. C.. Davidson of Jonesboro is in our city.
 George F. Fulkerson of Mann moth Spring was here today en route to Batesville.
 J. s. Dickinson of Memphis spent Monday here.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
Mrs. Lucia Boyce Hohgood.

After a lingering illness of several months, Mrs. Lucia B. Hobgood, aged AZ years, passed away at the family home on Elm street Monday afternoon at 4 from complication of diseases
 Mrs. Hobgood was born at Hannibal, Mo-, but came to Ar kansas with her parents when quite young, and since that time has lived at Tuckerman, Jackson port and Newport, having been 9 resident of this city a greater part of the time.
 The deceased was life long member of the Methodist church and was held in love and esteem by a large circle of friends.
 The deceased is survived by her mother, Mrs. Margaret Boyce and one. brother, Judge Edwin l.. Boyce and other near relatives to whom the sympathy of many friends is extended ir
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
{AIL FOR { TWO PHILLIPS
hire Nuckolls Holds Slayers nf Sweatt to Grand Jury
 Without Bail.

hmes H. Phillips and son, f Phillips, jointly charged
 h murder in the first degree the killing of Milton Sweatt, |st await in jail the action of
 next grand jury, according the finding of Esquire H. C.. before whom a prelim- ry examination was held nday afternoon.
 Tor the state, Prosecuting At
 ley c. M. Erwin and o. w. Thorough were present and Hips, Hillhouse 6 Boyce re- sent the father and son de- bants. It is probable that |ir attorneys will later sub- ! further testimony in an eff t to secure bail for the Phil Six witnesses were heard in preliminary trial: Sam Ju- f, the hired hand, who saw shooting, Karl Deitz, John
 Keel, J. F. McCuistion, Bud-
 Muslin and John Roberts.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
Young Detective Pinched.

Corning, Ark, November 6. - "How to Be a Sleuth by Mail, or the Science of Tracking an Ele- phant Through Snow," accompa- nied by a feeling of resentment at having dropped $3.35 in a poker game, caused the arrest about 1 o'clock this morning of a white man who gave his name as Andy Brodway.
 Deputy Sheriff Sam Sims was aroused by Brodway, who declar- ed he was Pinkerton detective and had just been "did'' in a polk CT game to the extent of $3.35. He requested that Sheriff Sims "pinch" the game. Sheriff Sims, accompanied by Constable L. V. Ruff, went to the place named by Brodway. The game was found and arrests made. While putting Brodway through a course of questions as to how he worked his way up to being a de- tective, Sheriff Sims and Consta. ble Ruff arrived at the conciu. sion that Brodway was wearing a "mail order" star, guns anc other tools of the ferret, anc placed him under arrest. Where upon Broadway protested violent ly against the absence of frater- nal spirit among his fellow off. cers. He will be given hearing tomorrow.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07

.ed Sister From Parents. iamin Williams of Little vas tried before Esquire uckolls Monday and con- n the charge of enticing r, Dollie; from the home .rents andscarrying her
 Rock. A fine of $1O
 histered..
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
Button Factory Resumed Work.

DutCOll dCCOly ASCSuAAANN vvVAAAs
 Manager Louis Igert of the To- cal button factory has been in the city, for a day or two, and to a reporter of the Independent, stated this morning that the Newport button factory had re- sumed work again after having been closed down for several weekssby the employees, who had gone out on strike some time ago.
 MT. Igert said there were twenty or more men at work drawing good salaries and more would be added soon. He also said that the factory at Newport was not the only one in the state that had been closed down, but just one of the many, that busl- mess however, seemed to be get- ting better and as it did the wishes of the strikers would be gratifed as. nearly as possible.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
NORWOOD ARGUES
 FOR PROHIBITION
Prohibition Does Not Ruin Town Nor Whiskey Make
 It.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Nov. 7.-Attor- ney General Norwood, who has come out strongly in favor of statutory statewide prohibition, has been making an investiga- tion of the U. s. Census, and has come to the conclusion that pro- hibition does not ruin a commu nifty, and that whiskey does not make it. He uses these figures as proof that it is not best for business interests to have sa- looms, and cites the following as proof:
 ''The census reports show that Little Rock, and Argenta, situ- ated in the center of the state, with more railroad facilities than any other city of the state, and otherwise favorably situated to make them good commercial centers, had, during the last ten years increased in population on- ly 49 per cent, while Batesville, a dry town, increased 99 per cent. Camden until last year had sa- looms for years, and it increased in population only 40 per cent, while ElDorado, a dry town, in creased 93 per cent. Helena, sit uated upon the Great Mississippi river, with plenty of water for shipping purposes and plenty of whiskey for drinking purposes, increased 58 per cent, while Hope, with nothing but water, increased 121 per cent. Hot Springs, the greatest health re- sort in the world, with saloons, increased 46 per cent, while Jonesboro. 9 dry town. increased 58 per cent. Newport, which un- til recently had been the whis- key metropolis of Northeastern Arkansas for years, the capital of Jackson county, one of the most fertile in the state, with al it's advantages increased "A pel per cent, while its neighbor, Ma rianna, without saloons, m creased 181 per cent. Pine Bluff, where whiskey has beer sold since the Pullens caused il to be laid out in 1882, splendidly located, surrounded by fertile territory, increased Al per cent
 while Paragould, a dry town, in
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07

If you should hear, incident ally, that your favorite store had held an unadvertised spe- cial sale of something you've been wanting to buy, you'd feel that it had not protected YOUR INTERESTS-wo wouldn't you?
 For Sale-One new glass front safe or china closet, cheap for cash. Apply at Independent of- flee.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
rkansas Farm For Sale.

Arkansas Farm For Sale. n ideal farm of POO acres, 75 |cres in cultivation, 3 houses led in West Mississippi Val kadopted to corn, cotton, all IS of vegetables, adjoining town of GrYbbs, where there |hoel church, lodges, cotton nils and railroad. Price per acre, half cash, bal terms.
 N. A. HOLBROOK !
 Grubbs, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
Norwegian industrlss,

Norwegian industriee.
 Notwithstanding the great rcpsata' lation of Norway for fishing. only about 6h per cent. of the populaticA If that country live by the hsheries. Nearly ope-half are supported by ag slculture and the forests.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
nters Are Off.

aaniaS Club" cOfnpOs- th" loving gentlemen, Wednesday morning eek's camp OH the St. er, and while they to bag all sorts of have it from splen- (Alcorn Fergu- N are taking along lewiston and fresh lf be>in the party ndg9 c. B. Coe, puse,. s. R. Phil N; $. M. Stuck E. Dowell.
 at reason
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 0nday,
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Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
Card Of Thanks.

l wish to thank my many
 . friends for the many kindnesses shown me during my recent H. s ness. Erma Sanders.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-07
Cheap Cotton.

dInOuHCS LO ol per ccnC-Wnlcn, of course, makes a vast differ ence to the cotton-grower.
 For a good while there has been a dispute between cotton growers and buyers as to the size of this years crop. Grow CTS have maintained that there was, in fact, no such abundance of outturn as would Warrant the steady fall in price. The gov ernment's first report on ginning from the new crop was publish ed recently. 1t showed the amount ginned to have been ov- CT three and a half million bales, against only a little over tw0sand quarter million bales in the same periol last year, and about two and half million bales each in 1909 and 1908. And in the first month of the new crop year the marketing of cotton was larger than in 1910 by 25 per cent.
 Arguments on the size of the crop have small effect on the market when the article is com ing forward so literally; and in- stead of the 15 cents that an or ganization of growers urged far mers to hold for, the cotton ac- tually sold under 10 cents.
 A Birmingham banker. ad- dressing the Cotton Growers convention at Montgomery in September, said: Tt is certain ly false economy to rush your product pellmell to market, to be placed upon the bargain counter and bought at whatever price a buyer chooses to dictate. Some thing is wrong when the boil weevil and the worms are called a blessing because they reduce the size of the crop. Something has gone awry when a crop of II, 100000 bales will sell for more money than a crop of 14,- OOO, ,OOO bales!"- Saturday Even ing Post.
 The movement of cotton into market would necessarily have weight in determining the world of buyers of the size of the crop, and this should be remembered by the producers of cotton and should inspire them to some practical program for market ing the product slowly, and the most practical and efficient pro- gram is the natural one, rather than an artificial and temporary one. The natural program each farmer can operate for himself, independent of anybody else. If his place is self-sustaining, he can do like any other dealer hold so staple product as cot ton until he is offered remuner- ative price. The man who has to sell, and allows himself to be in the position where he has to sell, is always at an unfair dis advantage. Any self-denial and any laborious study of intelll- gent methods is a cheap price to ply for emancipation from this bondage. A reason why the movement of cotton into market, whatever the cause, affects the price is because it is the only ac- tual known factor indicating the crops size. The gathering of statistics in advance is not an exact science, and the world con- sciously or unconsciously knows this, but exact figures of the movement can be had, or very
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
The Lords Plan for SOiI-BuiIdIUg,

Did you ever think what is the Lords
plan for making land rich?
When a man has done his best to
wear out" piece of land what does
He do? Simply puts humus into it.
Starts it to growing weeds and grasses
and shrubs and trees and putting a coat
ing of rotting vegetation-humus-on
the ground.
All of which works very well unless
there is some foolhardy Man around to
set the trash afre and burn it up. IN
less this does happen, the land gets rich
again more or less rapidly and is soon
fit for growing paying crops once more.
Our whole point is that Natures plan.
the Lords plan, for soil-building is to
get humus into it-and man can find no
better.
Are you profiting by Natures teach
ings or are you ignoring them?-The
Progressive Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
ClinChfield Coal Output All Sold.

The Clinchfeld Coal Corporation,
which sells its product through the
Clinchfield Fuel Corporation, has sold
its entire product for the year, accord
ing to reliable information, and is find
ing good market for other Goals which
the concern has been forced to buy to
meet the demand and to furnish addi-
tional traffic for the new railroad.
There is well founded belief in some
coal circles that if the Inter State rail-
road secures entrance into the union
depot at Norton that line, which it las
been frequently reported would extend
into the coal fields of Kentucky and
other Virginia counties, would be able
to furnish considerable additional tom
mage to the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio, via Norton and st. Paul, but
many still cling to the old idea that the
Interstate and the Carolina, Clinchfield
and Ohio will sooner or later become
the property of the Norfolk and West
ern, thus expandind the territory of the
Pennsylvania railroad which could have
an outlet to the extreme South by sew
erai routes, i. e., the New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk and Norfolk and
Western, the Norfolk and Western and
South Bound railway, and the newer
road, the Carolina, Clinchfeld and Ohio,
which could give a route from south
ward Virginia and Kentucky.
If, however, it were not for the pur-
chase of the Chicago division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio by that line,
many believe the Chesapeake and Ohio
would try to swing the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio deal alone so as to get
Southern outlet; that is, if the Norfolk
and Western has not gotten a prior
hold, such as the extreme friendships
which exists between the lines would
suggest. -Bluefeld Telegraph.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
A FOOLISH SUGGESTION.

The suggestion that presidential in
auguration ceremonies should last a
week is likely to meet with scant favor.
The motives for the suggestion are
either mercenary or unpatriotic. With
the business men of Washington the
idea is financial as they would doubtless
reap big pecuniary harvest by its
adoption.
Then, there is class in this country
that is generally attracted by old world
pomp and pageantry and to that class
an apinR of coronation and court cere-
monies, as such an inauguration as pro-
posed would surely be, would be very
gratifying.
But, fortunately, the suggestion is
never likely to be very seriously con-
sidered. AS a matter of fact, instead
of introducing more ceremonies at
great public functions like Inaugural
lions of presidents and governors there
IS probably very general feeling that
there has already been too great a de-
parture from that democratic simplicity
which should always mark republican
institutions. And in truth there is far
more dignity and impressiveness in g
fitting simplicity than in the overloaded
pomp and costuming of elaborate func-
lions such as an old world coronation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
What About Your School Teacher?

What have you done and what are you
going to do for the comfort and happi-
ness of the new teacher" who has
come or is to come to make her home in
your neighborhood during the coming
months? These teachers have under
their immediate care and direction the
children from your home for large
part of every day, for several months in
the year. If they are earnest about
their work their lives go out to these
children with forceful impression and
influence. The children in turn receive
these impressions and this influence and
reflect them back into the home. Isn't
it clear then that the school and the
home must ever work together for the
best good of the children? You can't
afford not to extend a hand of welcome
and cordial support in every schools I'M
dertaking. The Progressive Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
THE INSINCERITY OF THE SOUTH
Wants Protection for its Sugar But Keeps
on HOWhg for a Revenue Tariff,

For the Democrat who sincerely be-
lieves is the desirability for America of
tariff for revenue only we have that
same tolerant regard that we entertain
toward any citizen who happens to hold
convictions different from our own.
But for the Democrat who makes the
welkin ring with his demand for a reve-
nue. tariff, but insists that the high rev.
enue duties be levied on the products of
his section, we hold nothing but con-
tempt.
This contemplate spectacle is afford
ed throughout the South today.
Here, Democratic journals, like their
kin throughout the land, are demanding
reduction of duties on food stuffs in
the interests of the consumer. But on
sugar, foodstuff than which none en-
joys larger consumption, they want
no reduction.
The reason assigned is that the pres
ent duty on sugar must remain intact
for the sake of the revenue produced.
Could more sickening and selfish by
pocrisy be imagined?
The duty on sugar is q protective
duty. 1t was levied to stimulate the
production of cane sugar III the South
and of beet sugar in the West. The
Southern industry has flourished under
this protection.
There is just one justifiable reason
for arguing in favor of this sugar duty
and that is that the sugar industry still
needs protective tariff. The South
ern Democracy knows that, yet for pol
itics' sake it hypocritically pleads for
its retention in the name Of revenue.
The duty on sugar is not now and
never was essential to the mere raising
of government revenue. If the South
ern sugar industry no longer needs pro-
lection, there is not the slightest justi-
fication for retaining the present duties
on this great food stuff. The revenue
afforded the government by its sugar
duty could be readily made up by in
creasing the imposts on certain luxu-
ries.
Let the Southern Democracy drop its
mask. If it wants protection for its in
dustries, let it stop bowling for reve-
nue. tariff. If it wants the tariff on its
sugar retained, let it stop roaring for
reduction of duties on all other food
stuffs.
If it really bellies in tariff for reve-
nue. only, let it cease to make excep-
lions in its own interest; since legiti-
mate revenue tariff does not concern it.
self with industry or industrial condi-
lions. Its sole purpose is to raise money
for the government by the quickest and
least burdensome route. -Milwaukee
Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
Seven GOOd Roads Commandments.

DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State geolo-
gist of North Carolina, has had en-
graved on two tablets of stone seven
commandments for the making of bet
ter roads. With their usual enterprise
the Norfolk and Western Railway
through their agricultural and industri-
al department, have issued a card con-
tanning the commandments for distri-
button. The advice given is of value to
any community, and for the benefit of
our readers we republish them, which
are as follows:
/. Don't fill up the holes and ruts in
the dirt road with brush, with rocks on
top; and little dirt to cover the rocks:
but fill up the hole with dirt of the same
character as the balance of the road.
2. Don't throw all the refuse from
the bitches into the middle of the road:
thus softening the surface and destroy
ing the solid, firm bed that you have OBJ
tanned by previous work; but throw this
material out on the opposite side of the
ditch.
3. Don't leave the center of the road
the lowest point; but make it the high
est and give the surface of the road a
slope of about l in 20 to the side ditch.
4. Don't carry the water across the
surface of the road from one side to the
other, but carry it by means of culyerts
underneath the road.
D. Don't have grades on your road
over Al per cent; Cor if you do, it will be
necessary to build v-shaped surface
bitches or "thank-you-mam's" across
the road.
6. Don't in working out the labor
tax on the roads, try to moke a holiday
Of it; but give an honest days work on
the road. Let US eliminate what is oft
en- seen in those sections where the
roads are maintained by the labor tax
10 to II men and an overseer, a little
gray mule, small pillow, six dogs, three
or four guns, and few tools which oft
en- are not considered worth using at
home.
z. Don't reject the split-log drag be-
cause it is a cheap road machine. but
use 1T constantly, for it is the most eff
Gent road machine that we can use in
maintaining the dirt road. Joseph HYDE
Pratt.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09
Republican Rally.

The Republicans of Tazewell closed
their campaign on last Saturday with a
large and enthusiastic rally at the court
house here. 1t was expected that Con-
gresham c. B. Slemp would be present
and much disappointment was express
ed when the chairman of the meeting.
Hon. j. N. Hartman, read a telegram
from MIR. Slemp announcing that he
could not attend. After reading Mr..
Slemp's telegram, Senator Hartman
spoke briefly, stating the object of the
meeting and introduced Hon. ]. Powell
Royal, candidate for the State Senate,
from this district. Mr.. Royal, in a con-
vincing speech, compared his platform
with that of his opponent, and showed
how, on their expressed convictions on
public questions he was better qualified
to represent the Southwest in the Sem
ate than was Mr.. Brown. He pledged
himself to oppose the proposed tonnage
tax on coal. and to do all in his power
not only to see that the old Confederate
veterans were given increased pensions,
but also to see that the money appropri-
ated for this noble purpose should not
be diverted to producing soft berths for
the henchmen Of the Democratic ma
chine.
The next speaker, Hon. Thomas ].
Muncy, made a matchless address on
the history of the two great parties of
our country, and in a plain, practical
manner and with convincing logic, drove
home the fact that the Republican
party much better represented the
whole people of the country than did
the Democratic party.
The attendance was large, taxing the
capacity of the court house, and pleas
ant feature of the meeting was the
presence of number of ladies, who en-
joyed the occasion as we'll as the voters
present.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-11-09

was borrowed and the railroads did not
advance their taxes, so, the auditor had
to wait He said to the Richmond
Journal newsmsn:
The pensions, as you know. are
payable as of September list. but
there has been no man created since
the days of Adam that could make
out over $4,000 checks aud forward
them on that day. The
checks have been made out and for
warded just as fast as the condition
OF the treasury would justify. The
very moment the money has been
oOtainable We have sent it OUT
There have been many wise men ere
ated since the days of Adam, and no
wise man or wise officer would wait till
the day of payment to make out Ia, 900
checks to pay off $4,000 claims that be-
came due and payable on one certain
day. He would have the checks made
out before the day of payment, that is.
if he had the money to make the checks
good.
Why did the auditor give such silly
and fiimsy excuse in one sentence for
failure to pay the pensions; and in an
other sentence give the real sound rea-
son for his failure: 1.-The very moment
the money has been obtainable we have
sent it out" Why didn't he tell the
public that the treasury was empty and
he had to wait until he could get the
railroad taxes to supply the necessary
funds.
Mr.. Roanoke Times, will you still con-
tend that the financial affairs of this
State have been wisely conducted by
the party in power? Is a bankrupt
treasury a credit to your political ma
chine? Is the delinquency to the Con-
federate veterans an honor to the tribe?