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Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
Auditor John NJ. Oathout Dead.

Auditor John NJ. 0athout Dead.
Bonneville, June 20.-State
Auditor John NJ. Oathout died
at a o'clock this afternoon at the
home of his brother-in-law, A. J.
McAmis. His death had been
expected hourly tkr two days
and it was only his remarkable
vitality that prolonged his life
long after the attending physi-
clans had abandoned hope.
Auditor Oathout had been in
poor health for some time, but
resolutely remained at his du-
ties at the state capitol in Little
Rock until ordered by physi-
clans to seek rest. He then came
here.
The funeral services will be
held at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
conducted by the Rev. w. j.
Hinsley. Burial at Oak Hill
cemetery will be under the di-
rection Of the Masonic lodge.
John Martin Oathout was
born at SandersvilIe, Georgia,
November 8, 1856. He came to
Arkansas when young and chose
Logan county for his home. His
first public office was that of
deputy clerk of Logan county,
which he held Immediately pre-
ceding his selection as state
auditor of Arkansas. Mr.. Oath
out took the oath of Office as
auditor January IS, 1913.
He twice was married; his
first wife having died soon af-
ter their marriage. The late
auditor was prominent in Ma
sonic circles, having been grand
lecturer Of the Grand Lodge, F.
and A. VI. of Arkansas, from
November, 1892 to November,
1912. At the time of his death
he was grand master of the
Grand Council of Royal and Sc
lect Masters of Arkansas, the
highest Office in the Cryptic Rite
bodies of the state.
Mr.. Oathout is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Hill OF
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21

night to Bertha Key, . I4-ye&r-
Old country girl, who with her
parents, resides on d farm two
miles the other side Of Lonsdale.
which IS ten miles from this
city. Shortly before 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. Bertha and her
little sister took a walk down 10
the creek, Arriving al the
stream they were holTitied 10
see the bridge in flames. Ber-
tina noted that the rails were
twisted and bent and realized
that the Kansas City-Hot
Springs flyer would be along in a
few minutes.
Telling her sister 10 ran to
their home a short distance
away and summon her father,
Bertha ran up the track, climb
ed G big embankment and
awaited the approaching train.
In a few minutes it came around
a bend. The girl frantically
waved her sunbonnet and the
engineer noted there was some
thing unusual in the way she
was acting. He applied the
brakes and none too soon, either,
for when the train stopped the
engine was within eight feet of
the structure. Had the train
gone on the bridge a terrible
catastrophe would haveresulted.
When the passengers learned
who had saved them they took
up a collection for the little her
oine, who was very modest. Ii
is said 500 was raised for her.
Il don't think you should give
me this money for what | did
said the little heroine. 1t would
have been awful if the engine
had gone on the bridge and ! did
not want to see any Of you hurt.
Any girl would have done the
same thing"
A man whose name could not
be learned, accompanied the lit
tie girl back to her home. He
had camera with him and took
a picture of Bertha and her pa
rents. 81 intend to see that the
Carnegie Hero Commissions
hear of this" he declared.
A wrecking crew was sent for
and repaired the damaged
bridge. The fire was extin-
guished by, the train crew and
passengers. The train reached
Hot Springs more than three
hours late.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
WHAT FARM
DEMONSTRATION
Agents Are Doing In This State
Ought To Be Appreciated BY
The Farmers.

The farm demonstration a.
gents Of the Department of Ag-
riculture Of the federal govern
ment are doing a great work in
this state, and il is barely pos
sible that they are not fully ap-
preciated by the farmers or the
business element. If ! can do
anything to increase the interest
of the farmers in the work of
these agents, I think ! should do
so, for there is no doubt that the
results of their work is going to
be felt in the next few years.
Many of the farmers have hes
itated to adopt the methods of
the agents, and many more have
refused outright to follow their
teaching, and still others have
disagreed with them about the
methods they suggested or en-
ployed in cultivating the ordin-
airy crops. But the fact remains
that their presence and activity
has stimulated a greater interest
in Arkansas, and whether or not
their ideas be accepted and
methods adopted or their teach
ing be followed, their presence
among the people has made the
farmers think more and talk
more, and incidentally learn
more about the different meth
DDS Of farming in general and
the growing of cotton and corn
in particular.
The farmers should remember
that the agents are sent out to
help them, and they should give
them encouragement and COOP
crate with them. The agents
are trying to demonstrate the
methods Of the government -
not their methods-and the gov
eminent is always ready to a.
bandon method when they find
a better one. When an individu-
al farmer knows Of any improv-
ed methods of cultivation in the
growing of any crop he should
tell the news to the agents at
once, that the method may reach
the Department and be tried out
and if a good one, be given to
other farmers. We must re-
member, among other things,
that the South is raising the
biggest part Of the worlds sup
ply of cotton, one of the great
est of agricultural staples and
that for the most part the cot
ton crop is made in practically
the same way it was made sixty
years ago. During that tine
great strides have been made in
the methods of cultivating every
other crop, but cotton is still
grown by primitive methods.
Let US consult the demonstra-
ton agent about this and all
other crop matters, and then Ill
addition do some Independent
tthinI. ing and attlng upon oul'
own part, and zee if the result
will ct be beneficial all around.
Help the agent. If he is not as
good one as you think he
should be, let us try to help him
to be a better one. BY helping
him, we help ourselves. When
YOU meet the agent be free to
ask questions and make sugges-
lions. This done in the proper
spirit will not be misunderstood,
but will be appreciated.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
Wants Relief From Stock Law.
Special to Independent.

wants RelleI from STOCK Law.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June PA citi-
zen of Mississippi county has
appealed to Governor J. NJ. Flu
trell for relief from the stock
law for that county which was
passed by the General Assembly
of 1918. The writer states that
the law will cause a clash be-
tween citizens and authorities
if an attempt is made to enforce
it in certain sections. The writ
err asks that the act be referred
to the people of the county, say
ing that four-ffths of the peo-
pie are against it.
Having no authority to refer
a bill to g vote of the people,
Governor Futrell has 50 notified
the letter writer.
The Mississippi county citizen
states that a good portion of
the county is heavily wooded
and much more is in cane brake.
He states that unless the cattle
Of the county are permitted to
run at large, it will soon be inn
possibel to ride a horse, except
over the public roads.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
For Sale.

n, .erai thousand bushels Of
!, aiiu large quantity of timo-
~. aiu alfalfa hay at Kinman
1 = ! FOR information inquire
81. = Kinman's or arkansas
= trust Co. 32btf
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
Fertalns in Honor of Visitor.

i' AAVItOI vi tlSlCOf.
Mss Nellie Snetzer entertain
FRIDAY night at her home on
IVY Avenue in honor of Miss
ne Mackey of Little Rock.
fious interesting games were
yed and dainty refreshments
e served at a late hour.
use who enjoyed the delight
evening were Miss Carrie
sAey and Pewee Stallings,
E e'ella Nuckolls and Bob
sa,i' MISS Fannie Hinkle and
1 Nuckolls, Miss Willie Hinkle
Dixon Bandy, Miss Julia
snser and Bill Childers, Miss
a. ' q. White and John McLain,
II. lizzie Hubert and Charles
Iaason, Miss Clara White and
I .s' wilson, Miss Rita Whit
sIr anu Charlie snetzer, Miss
COW ohetzer and Carlisle
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
Girls Heroism Prevents Wreck.

Hot Springs, June 2O.-Pas-
sengers on the fast Iron Noun
tain train running between Kan
sas City and Hot Springs owe
the fact that they are alive to-
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21

Bonneville, a daughter, 10 years
old, and a son, eight years old,
a brother, George Oathout of
Oklahoma, and his sister, who
lives in Georgia.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
ISL FOR
STATE TO MEET.
[.,,ss Recent Rate Decls'
Il Supreme Court and
Ehot Action to Take.
10 independent.

TO Independent.
} Rock, June 21.- There
meeting in Little Rock
next week, presided over
6ge J. M. Hill OF for'
chief counsel for Arkan-
the rate litigation cases.
;ch the decision recently
I'd by the United States
pe court will be discussed:
letting vii lbe attended
traffic officials of Fort
| Pine Bluff, Hot Springs
exarkana. R. P. Allen,
lily chairman Of the Ark
Railroad Commission, now
lent Of the Shippers Traf-
|reau, and A. R. Bragg, OF
little Rock Freight Bureau,
bpresent the shippers of
lection. The members OF
Ekansas Railroad Commits
Eill also attend.
lone knows what the decis-
the court in this case real
( and Judge Hill has tele-
led for a copy which he
to have in time for a meet
Little Rock Monday. At
le decision has been dis
!, the. attorneys will then
what steps will be taken.
opers over the state have
in large piles of
t bills covering the period
which the litigation was
lg, requesting the Ship
traffic Bureau to determine
mount due and collect it.
ent Allen, of this organi-
states he has stopped
ng any Arkansas expense
determine if there have
vercharges, until the case
cen fully determined, at
time the bills will be
ghly checked. His con-
now checking only inter-
shipments.
re is a divided opinion
the opinion in the rate
ONE contending that the
DIS can prolong the fight
trough a new trial being
d, and others declare the
DIS have the right to pro-
whence to show the rates
by the Arkan-
Commission are
atory. If this be the
ne railroads will make no
in rates for many
y and not then unless the
!nallV finds AGAINST thenn
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21

J. O. Dillehey, one of Bird
Townships good citizens and
farmers visited the county seat
today.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
THE THIRTEENTH MAN

Showing the Senior class COM
posed of thirteen, featuring
Francis Bushman and Ruth
Stone House.
(ESSANAY)
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21

Special music tonight by the
Orchestra.
First show 7:3O; Second $3.50.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
Moving Pictures
at the OperaHouse
Is Reels Per Week.

MR.. FORD'S TEMPER
Featuring Miss Lillian Walker
and Leo Delaney.
(Comedy-VITAGRAPH)
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21
DIVERGING PATHS

Showing a contrast on the right
and wrong paths of life. A good
story.
CDrama-SELIG)
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-21

VIEWS OF IRELAND.
(Scenic-VITAGRAPH)
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-21
WILL PASS THROUGH NASH
VII lie

, Georgia proposes to send her dele
gates to the Sunday-Sehool Congress
that is to convene at Muskogee, June
40 by way of Nashville, says infor-
nation that has just come from Allan
ia, the capital of the Peachtree State.
Prominent in the delegation will be
Mr.. H. w. Russell, who is serving his
18th year as superintendent OF the
Friendship Baptist Sunday-School,
and who is the manager of the Union
Mutual Insurance Association; Prof.
John Hope, A. NJ, the president of the
Atlanta Baptist College; Rev. E. R.
Carter, d. d. who is serving his 31st
year as pastor of the Friendship Bap-
tist Church, Rev. P. James Bryant, D.
d., the eloquent and scholarly pastor
of the Wheat Street Baptist Church;
Rev. A. A. Mathis, D. D., the Sunday
school missionary and colporter for
the state of Georgia; Rev. A. w VIII
liams, D. D., pastor of Mt. Olive Bap-
tist Church. Rev. ]. w. Jackson, pas
tor of the Liberty Baptist Church;
Mrs. J. w. Pateman, superintendent
of the Liberty Baptist Sunday-School;
Mr.. VIM Driskel, the vice president Of
the Union Mutual Association, and
one of the members of the faculty Of
the Friendship Baptist Sunday-School,
and about dozen others whose names
have not been learned, but who are
planning to join this party and make
uD a special car in Atlanta to swoop
down on Nashville.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-21
DOCTORS PLEDGE
COOPERATION
WITH AUTHORITIES TO STAMP
OUT CONSUMPTION.
Or. Hibbett Delivers Address to Rock
City Academy Of Medicine-Tells
Of Splendid Service Being Rem
dered by Miss Woodard, the
Sick Nurse = Twenty-Five
Gases Reported-Fif-
teen White Plague .
Victims

The Rock City Academy of Medi-
cine was addressed Monday night by
Dr.. w. e. Hibbett, City Health Off
Ger, who spoke on matters pertaining
to the general health conditions
among the colored population of Nash
vile. DR.. Hibbett urged upon the
physicians the great necessity for
united efforts in bringing about the
best condition of health for the race.
conditions with reference to tubercu-
! losis were emphasized, DR.. H1bbett
making reference to the work OF
Miss Minnie Woodard, the nurse, re-
Gently appointed by the City Health
Department to care for tuberculosis
among the colored people. DR.. Hib-
bett said the wisdom of this appoint
ment has been thoroughly demon
strated, and during the two weeks
work of the nurse mucn that is be-
neficial has been revealed that will
enable the department to extend re-
/ lief for the unfortunates as well as
for the protection of those exposed to
the white plague. Twenty-Five cases
have been reported by the nurse, and
investigations have shown that fifteen
were victims of tuberculosis.
DR.. ]. H, Hale is president Of the
Academy, and the association went on
record pledging full cooperation in
the efforts to reduce the ravages OF
tuberculosis. Appreciation was also
expressed of the interest being shown
by the City Health Department, and
the steps being taken.
Miss Woodard was recommended by
the Board of Trade, and the Board
of Health is being urged to appoint
an additional nurse. The expressions
of DR.. Hibbett were such as to en-
courage the belief that the effort Of
the Board of Trade would be granted
| in the near future.
The new Tuberculosis Hospital that
offers such excellent accommodations
to all, has ample provision for pa
tients suffering with the white plague,
and the city and cocnty authorities
are soliciting the aid of the Negro
physicians to acquaint the people
with these facts.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-21
w CHARTER
BILL NOW LA w
Gov Hooper Returns Same Without His SignatureSende
Special Message.

The Nashville Commission Form of
Government bill was returned by Gov
Hooper without his signature, but he
did not veto the bill. He sent spe-
cial message setting forth his objec-
tions, but admitting that the new
charter is an Improvement over the
old. The Governor, however, did not
fail to take a rap at Mayor Howse and
the city administration. The message
in full follows:
Gov. Hooper to-day sent the follow
ing special message to the Senate on
the Nashville charter bill:
ITO the Honorable Members Of the
Senate: | herewith return Senate bill
No 1856, the same being the Nashville
charter BILL without either my approx
al or disapproval, having held it until
it becomes a law without my signature
by constitutional provision.
81 dec ined to veto the bill because
it was permitted to pass by the people
of Nagnville without public opposition
and almost without private protest. 1t
contains some Objectionable features,
but no effort was made to eliminate
them, either in the committee or in
the General Assembly. The bill, upon
the whole, contains more good than
evil, and is a step in the right direc-
ton
| decline to approve it because it
does not give to the people of Nash
vile the unhampered opportunity to
wipe the slate clean and inaugurate
their new commission rorm OF govern
ment free from the Influences of the
old government.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-21
EXCURSION RATES TO THE SUN
DAY-SCHooL CONGRESS
GRANTED.

The recent action of the S. w. P.
A., of which Mr.. j. E. Hannegin is
chairman, in announcing an excursion
round trip rate of the one fare and
1-3 on account of the Sunday-School
Congress to be held in Muskogee,
Okla, June 4th-9th, meets the hearty
approval of hundreds of Sunday
school workers living west Of the
Mississippi River, especially in the
states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
and Oklahoma.
Mr.. Hannegan, in writing the Sec
retary of the Congress under date OF
February 18th, states that tickets will
be sold at 2 cents per mile in each
direction at 4 cents per round trip
from all points in the S. w. P. A.
to Muskogee, Okla. Tickets are to
be sold June 1st, 2nd, Srd and 4th.
These same tickets will be good for
final return to reach the original
starting point prior to midnight June
10Th. These arrangements have been
perfected to the entire satisfaction
of the Congress officials who have
been very anxious that the announce
ment of the rates be made early in
the year. 1t was announced at the
Congress headquarters that this ear
ly announcement Of rates would
guarantee the very largest possible
attendance for the 1918 session. Each
day announcement is expected from
the S. n. P. A., embracing territory
east of the Mississippi and south Of
the Ohio and Potomac rivers, The
Secretary of the Congress announced
that it would be wise for delegates
going to Oklahoma to notify their
passenger agents or ticket agents in
time, or If they will write the Secre-
tarv Of the Congress he viii be glad
to notify the various passenger agents
of the various roads Of these con-
templative delegates.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-21
SHOOTS WIFI
FIVE TIMES.
THEN THROWS PISTOL AWAY
AND sURRENDERs.
Brutal Deed Committed by Sam
Wright Last Frlday-ls Said to
Have Quarreled with His Wife
Jealousy Supposed to Have
Prompted the Act-Mrs.
Wright Was Beauti-
full Woman, Well
Thought of.

In a rear room of the residence Of
Mrs. w. B. Walton, Jr. (white), Ill
Louisiana avenue, Sam Wright aged
20, employed as a chauffeur by Mr..
Joseph B. Deeds (white), fred five
shots from a S2-caliber Iver Johnson
revolver into the body of Mrs. Pearl
Wright, his wife, Friday afternoon
about 2:SO o'clock, killing her almost
instantly. Mrs. Walton, who hurried
down the backstairs or ner residence
Just in time to catch sight of the
murderer as he went out of her back
door, characterizes the killing as one
of the most brutal that she has ever
known Of
Mrs. Wright was dressing when
her husband, who, it is said, had been
driven away from the residence of
Mrs. Walton Thursday night, came
into the room. She said that she was
in hurry and had not time to talk
to him, when Wright went into the
residence of Mr.. Deeds. He returned
few minutes later and waited until
his wife finished dressing, when the
two started down the alley together
The sister of the woman felt ap-
.prehensive and called to her sister
to come back. Wright also returned
and they entered the room together.
An argument is said to have en-
sued, when, after few words, Wright
pushed his wife up against the wall
drew his revolver and began firing.
At the first shot Mrs. Wright threw
up her hands and exclaimed, 81 am
shot" Wright hurriedly fired the
remaining bullets into the woman's
breast and ran out of the house. He
met ]. T. Southgate in the side yard,
turned and at a dog trot passed into
the alley, throwing away his revol-
yer as he ran. Mr.. Southgate en-
tered the room and found the woman
dead.
Wright surrendered to Deputy
Sheriff w. Beckman at the Hemlock
Pharmacy, corner Twenty-second ave
nue. and Church street, where, when
he entered, he ran behind the coun-
ter and begged them not to let them
kill him.
Mrs. Wright was beautiful wom-
an and it is said this fact probably
caused the jealousy on the part of
the husband. Another rumor that
has gained circulation is that Wright
suspected his wife and a man with
whom he thought she had taken auto
mobile rides. None of these could
be confirmed, however, and the opin-
ion that probably Wright was i'll ad-
vised by his friends and allowed him
self to become wrought up over a
suspicion to the extent to cause him
to commit the awful deed.
The remains were taken in charge,
upon the order of the family, by A.
N. Johnson and carried early Sunday
morning to Triune, Tenn, where the
interment took place in the family
burying ground Sunday afternoon.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-21
DR.. SHEPARD coNFERs WITH
THE "TUSKEGEE WIZARD"
Snecial to the Glohe

Special to the Globe.
Washington, d. c., Feb. ia con-
ference that is bound to exert vital
influence upon the cause of Negro
education was held here last Thurs
day between DR.. ]. e. Shepard, found
er and president of the National Re-
ligious Training School at Durham,
N c., and DR., Booker T. Washing
ton, known the world over as "The
Wizard of Tuskegee." From the
establishment of the broad-gauged
institution at Durham, DR.. Washing
ton has watched with sympathetic in
terest the helpful work DR.. Shepard
has been doing there and desiring
to know more of the plans and pur-
poses Of the noted young educator,
suggested the interview that took
place here few days ago.
The exact status or the National
Religious Training School, its Re-
sources, patrons, value of plant, stu
dents and the general outlook for
the future were all gone over care
fully, and DR.. Washington Is said to
have been greatly pleased with the
showing made by DR.. Shepard and his
supporters. 1t is given out that DR..
Washington will, under the new ar
rangement, lend his heartiest influ-
ence to the movement which has
been so well begun and cooperate
with DR.. Shepard in raising an en-
dowment fund sufficient to maintain
the school and carry on the work
for which it was specifically estab-
lished.
Among the members of the Execu-
tive Committee of the National Re-
ligious Training School who joined
DR.. Shepard in the conference with
Dr. Washington were Judge ]. G..
Pritchard, General Julian S. Carr,
Rabbi Abram Simon, Drs. ]. Y. Chap
man and J. e. Dellinger, Rev. E. H.
Hunter, Messrs. N. B. Broughton, J..
B. Dudley, John Merrick and c. c.
Spaulding, all gentlemen of national
reputation and loved becaust of the
sturdy work they are constantly do
ing for the uplift of mankind. The
friends of the school consider this
THE most kie;uifcant meeting AvPr
held in its interest and anticipate
from it far-reaching and helpful re-
SultS