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Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
County Singing Convention.

County Singing COhVentlOH.
Lamar, Ark, July 20, It is
only two weeks time until the
Jackson County Singing Con-
vention will meet at Elgin, four
miles West of Tuckerman "A
temporary organization will be
effected at ten o'clock Saturday,
August 1st. We want a good
attendance on the first day. The
delegates and leaders should be
present at the first session. All
classes that are not organized
and expect a seat in the Conven-
ton should elect your delegates
next Sunday, July rs. AS pre-
viously stated in the Independ-
ent, elect a delegate for every
Is members in class or over
the fraction of Is. Come, meet
old friends and make new &C.
and help create
enthusiasm and inspira-
ton that Will be permanent IN
your county. Cordially,
D. K. Hubbard.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
PRESIDENT POlNCARE'S
EVIDENCE READ
Told Of Threats Made BY Call
laux Against Life of Editor
Calmette.

United Press Dispatch.
Paris, July 21.-An undercur-
rent Of political hatred became
evident again today in the trial
of Nine. Joseph Caillaux for the
murder of Editor Calmette Of
the Paris Figaro when the depo-
sition of President Poincare was
read in court, being an unpre-
cedented procedure.
In the deposition Poincare
told of Caillaux, then Minister
of Finance, coming to his office
and telling of his belief that Cal
mette intended to publish his
personal letters. IF he does I
will kill him." declared Caillaux
to the president.
The reading created an up
A.
roar and the court threatened
to arrest the disturbers. Gail
laux testified that he threaten
ed Calmette's life before his
wife and told of how she SEEM
ed nerves shaken when he left
her to go to the senate.
Caillaux made this threat af-
ter an attorney had told her
that nothing could prevent the
publication of these letters. He
said that she asked him when
he intended to fulfill his threat
and kill Calmette and that he
answered, Soon"
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Singers, Take Notice.

Every member of the differ
ent church c1oirs and all who
who can and will assist in the
music for the Sunday School
Convention which convenes in
this city Saturday, July 25th, is
earnestly urged to meet Thurs
day evening at 7::30 at the
Christian church for a rehear-
sal. Come, we need you.
Music Committee.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21

being repaired and the wagons
will carry the dirt to a point
upon the bridge, from which it
will be dumped.
The haul is a short one and
the dirt is plowed up loose. The
driver loads his own wagon and
the price paid per load is 221a
cents, netting man and aver
age team about $3.50 per day.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
MAY SOLVE MYSTERY

United Press Dispatch.
New York, July 81. The A
merican League magnates to-
day found a way out OF the
threatened strike of baseball
players it is believed when they
authorized the sale to the New
ark club of the international
League of Player Kraft and that
he be repurchased at a valua-
ton set by the Nashville club
of the Southern League.
The Kaft case was the cause
of the. threatened strike. Kraft
contended that the league rul-
ing forcing him to play with
Nashville, a class B team, was
unjust when Newark of Glass
A, wanted him and coulo
under the salary limit pay him
more than Nashville.
''There will be no strike sale
Fultz, president of the Baseball
Players Fraternity for the dis
position of Player Kraft is a.
greeable to us. All we wanted
was that Kraft be given &
square deal"
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Denounces Employing Gunner.

Denounces Employing Gunmen.
United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, July 21. The en-
ployment of special deputies Or
gunner by employers in labor
troubles was denounced ~
Every vicious" by Charles PICK,
former president of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association, be-
fore the Federal Industrial
Commission.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
DRAY LICENSE
ASKED BY CITY
Matter To GO Into Court To
Settle Issue-BOnd Will AL
low Bridge Work to Pro-
coed

The issue OF whether or not
teaTls engaged III the hauling of
dirt for the lake bridge dump
must pay a city license is to be
settled in court. Upon COM
plant Of some of the local dray-
men, who pay such a license,
City Marshal G.. G. Martin ask
ed that all teams of outsiders
first take out a city dray Ii
cense. There being a difference
of opinion as to whether or not
same should be required, no ar
rests or court action was taken
until the council in regular ses-
sion Monday evening could
thresh the matter out and settle
it.
I The contractor, j. r. Holden,
was present and was called upon
to state his position. He stated
that he thought the city had no
right to require a dray license
for a team to accept this class of
work.
City Attorney John w. Stay
ton was asked for his opinion
and gave it, that the city had
a right to require that all teams
except those of the contractor
must have a license to engage in
this hauling. The council and
mayor took this position and
the marshal was instructed to
collect a dray license from all
parties, who had teams engaged
in this work.
There were forty or fifty teams
on hand Tuesday morning to
haul dirt but the marshal and
Officer McDougal were on hand
and Tom Henderson and Geo.
Mitchell were arrested for haul
ing without license. .A"'-'T
The case of the former was
called before Mayor Hubby at
10 o'clock, but continued until
Wednesday morning at same
hour that the attorneys, John
w. Stayton representing the
city, and Gustave Jones, repre-
senting the contractor, might
present an agreed statement OF
facts to the court.
Only about 10 teams, those
owned by Contractor Holden,
were engaged Tuesday, but 1T is
understood that a bond will be
made for the payment of the IL
cense and fees, in case the courts
hold that the city can require
its payment, allowing about for
ty other teams to commence
hauling.
Thus far the dirt hauled has
been dumped underneath the
bridge at the waters edge, but
the flooring of the approach is
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Nav Start Another Revolution.
United Press Dispatch.


United Press Dispatch.
Chihua, Hexico, July FL. 1t
is reported that Gomez Bros.
are negotiating with Zapata for
a new revolution and the Con-
stitutionalists are worried and
General Villa is preparing to de-
part today for the south with
several thousand troops to join
the other armies for a triumph
ant entry into Mexico City. He
will leave a home guard to pro-
tect the country against Oroz-
co.'s irregulars.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Moving Pictures
the Opera House
THE PORTRAIT

The young artist helps the boy
succeed and makes the old lady
exceedingly happy by his words
Of encouragement and hope.
None of the sweetest stories ever
recited. Mary Maurice, James
Morrison, Naomi Childers and
James Young
A Two Reel Feature.
(VITAGRAPH)
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Congressman Resigns Under
Fire.
United Press Dispatch.

OulJCu lCSS IlOpdCClls
Washington, d. c., July I'll.
Representative McDermott Of
Illinois today resigned as a mem
Der of the present congress and
issued a statement denying the
charges Of misconduct in the
Lobby case. His resignation
disposes Of any action Of the
House on the charges. McDer-
mott said he would 60 immedi-
ately to his stock yards district
in Chicago as a candidate for
reelection.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
GILMORE HUGS HIMSELF.
Unified Press DISPATCH.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 21.-M am
tickled to death" commented
President Gilmore of the FEEDER
al League today when told of
the Chase decision. The Chase
johnson case has established ev-
eryone of our legal contentious" "
Gilmore started to New York,
admitting that he was prepared
to pick up a few players in case
the baseball strike materializes.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21

Specials this week-Fresh salt
ed peanuts, Csc; Toasted marsh
mallows, 25c; Fruit balls, assert
ed flavors, 18c. The above are
35c and 4Oc a pound regular.
Bowen's Cash Store. 93d6
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Steamboat Excursion.

We will give another excur-
sion Tuesday evening, July Fl,
aboard the City of Muskogee,
leaving Newport at s o'clock for
a trip down the river. Music and
dancing. Round trip so cents.
89d6. Captain F. L. Inman.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
w. B. Plunkett Chosen.
United Press Dispatch.

Washington, D. c., July 21.
The organization committee to-
day announced the election Of
w. B. Plunkett, head of the
Plunkett-Jarrell Grocer Co., Of
Little Rock, Ark, as Class g
Group 2 director of the St.
Louis Federal Reserve Bank.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
Automobiles For Hire.

When you want tC make a
quick and easy trip, telephone
81. Rates, 50 per hour. Day
or night service. L. w. WAT
SON, Ford Motor Co. 85btf.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
ELkS PLAN
GALA DAY
For Thursday, July %, and Big
Attendance of Members
Is Expected to See The
Ball Game and Other
Features.

On next Thursday, July 23rd
Newport Lodge No. 968, B. p
10. E., with the assistance of the
| Masons, will have a gala day
Many out of town members,
with their families are expect
ed to arrive here on that date
and an urgent appeal to all the
brothers in the city has been
made by the officers and it is
expected that the lodge spirit
will be shown to a greater adj
vantage than ever before.
Open house will be held at the
Elks Home all during the day
to the Masons and the invited
friends of the Order. Just why
the celebration is being given no
one has been able to find out,
Brother Jacobs says, "Ask no
questions and quit kidding; so
there's nothing more to be said.
In the afternoon from / to
3 o'clock, there will be a recep-
ton for out of town members
and a tennis match together
with a general "get-to-gether. !"
The best tennis talent in the
state will be seen to advantage
from 1870 to 3 o'clock by those
who attend this match. There
will also be games of drop the
handkerchief, "wink-um" and
"puss in the corner" held in the
concession room. Curry Steph-
ems has also hurled a sweeping
challenge to all corners in the
art of playing Kelly Pool.
In the afternoon there will be
a baseball game well worth the
price of admission which is
nothing. No prophesies as to
the outcome of this game will
be permitted. Sufficient to state
that no more runs will be made
than are necessary to keep the
game going. The umpires re-
serve the right to stop the game
at any time.
: Owing to hard feelings on the
part Of ribald strangers it is
impossible for us to give the
lineup of the teams. Another
unimportant detail is the fact
that this game will be played by
the Elks VS.. the Masons. For
the benefit of all pikers we will
announce that there will be
nothing to see at the grounds
except a ball game. All side
shows have been called off.
The big show, however, is in
the evening. At 8 p. m. initia-
tion-to Elks. huff sed". To
Elks and friends Immediately
after initiation there will be a
friendly sparring exhibition be-
tween members. The training
talent of the South has been en-
gagged to put our men in condi-
ton, and it is needless to say
that no blood will be spilled. For
the benefit of anyone opposed to
friendly bouts, such as these
will be, we will say that there
is no harm or danger whatever,
because each participant will
wear baseball mask and a
sofa pillow and there will be
iron balls tied to both feet. DR.
Michigan will referee.
After that there will be bar
becued goat meat. This part OF
the program should be appreci-
ated by all more than everything
else. Ed Sprigg travelled al
through the wild and woody
West and had adventures of the
most blood-curdling sort, bu1
counnarnd with tha arrange
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21
MARRIED AFTER ALL

Comedy, featuring Bryant
Washburn, Ruth Stonehouse,
Frank Owens, Frank Dayton
{ and Lillian Drew.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1914-07-21

DTHE PERILs OF PAULINE"
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
NUDE BATHING IN
SUSQUEHANNA MUST
STOP!-HUTCH|sO|V
Police Chief Says He Will Not
Tolerate Annoyance to Canoe
lists and Park Strollers

Nude bathing in the river must
cease. The lid went on at noon to-day
after Colonel Joseph B. Hutchson,
Chief of Police, received a complaint
that small army of nude bathers
were disporting yesterday afternoon
and last evening.
An old city ordinance prohibits nude
bathing in the river. Evidently, says
the chief, few people know of this
Between the hours of and 7.3O
o'clock last evening there were no less
than 100 bathers in the river between
Maclay and Race streets and nearly
90 per cent. of these bathers were
naked. In order to enforce the ordi-
nance Colonel Hutchison will arrange
for the use of a motorboat and will
have several patrolmen watch the
river closely. Orders were also given
the day patrolmen to keep a close
watch on the river front and arrest all
bathers without the proper bathing
costume.
This order includes bathers who go
to Island Park. 1t Is in the vicinity
of the Island where many nude bath
ers were seen last evening. Many of
those who were not naked were as
offensive to people passing over the
Market street and Walnut street
bridges last evening as those who were
nude. Many bathe in their summer
underwear.
Colonel Hutchison stated that the
one thing most needed is an ordi-
nance specifying the kind of bathing
suits to be worn by river bathers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
Ford Plans to Double
His Auto Plants Size
Special to The Tciegrobh

Detroit. Mich, June 27.-Henry
Ford, after giving away 10000, 900 of
the years profits to his employees. is
spending five millions more on addi-
tons to his tremendous plant, which
will almost double it in size and make
1T, according to Orley II. Dawson. SUI
perintendent of construction, the Iarg-
est factory of any kind in the world.
In the last three seasons the com
pany has manufactured about half of
the automobile output of the entire
world.
The principal additions will be seven
new factory buildings, each six stories
high so feet wide and 900 feet long
These will cost 100000 each. A
power plant to contain the largest
gasoline engine in the world, and to
cost $1,500,000, will complete the ad-
dltions. The Ford plant now covers
As acres. When the new buildings
are finished 1t will cover IS.
The buildings will be completed in
time for the rush of business in the
Fall When the entire factory is run
ming full capacity more than 100000
men will be employed. The increase
in number of men needed would make
jobs for more than the entire number
who were out of employment in the
city last winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
City Officials Confer
on Need of Funds For
The Dam Operations

Memb bers of the Board of Public
Works, the Superintendent of Streets
and Public improvements and City
Solicitor Seitz will have conference
with the members of City Council
next Monday evening regarding funds
for the emergency work on the river
dam and Paxton creek. An ordinance
will then be passed making the nee
essary provision for the contingencies
and expenditures which could not be
anticipated in the original specifica-
tions.
This morning conference was held
by the officials in charge of these un-
dertakings with the City Solicitor and
the estimates and reports of the en-
gineers were considered. 1t was then
decided to have a further conference
with the City Council.
Meanwhile there will be no suspen-
sion, of the work on the dam or along
the creek, and at the present rate of
progress all the important public
work under the original program
should be completed before next
winter. tr.s.t.l.
1t is expected that the steam shovel
will be operating along the river wall
north of Calder street next week, re-
moving the deposits and low shore
line.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
FIGHT To CLOSE ALL
STORES ON SABBATH
TO BEGIN TOMORROW
Church Council VIII List Every
Merchant Who Fails to Shut
Up His Shop

In the efforts to bring about a gem
eral Sunday closing movement the
Civic Council of Churches will open
its acmpaign in Harrisburg to-mor-
row. The first action will be to Sc
cure list of all stores, barber shops
and shoe shining places doing busi-
ness on Sunday.
This list of names will be placed
in the hands of the committee in
charge of the Sunday closing move
ment. Notices will be served on the
proprietors of the stores and other
business places that beginning July 5,
it will be the purpose of Civic Coun-
Gil to prosecute all who violate the old
blue law which provides for a close
observance of the Sabbath. The po-
lice department has received notice of
the proposed action of the Civic Coun-
ell of Churches
During the week many inquiries
have been made at the police depart
ment by local business men as to
what they should do Some firms
say they have secured counsel and
will fight any attempt to make them
close up on Sunday. Others have in
formed the police department that
they would pay their fines if arrested
and continue to SELL
Colonel Joseph Hutchison an
nounced to-day, that as chief of po-
lice, it would be his duty to make ar
rests when the proper warrants were
sworn out. AS to the outcome of the
arrests he could make no statement.
1T is matter for the courts to de-
eide" added Colonel Hutchison.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
JOHNSON AND MORAN
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY
BEFORE FIGHT STARTS
Champion Says He Was Never
More Confident of Winning
Than He Is Today
MEN In GOOD CONDITION
Moran Will Enter Ring at 195
Pounds While Johnson Will
Weigh 2lO
By Associated Press

Paris, June 27.-French sportsmen
and thousands of Americans and other
foreign followers of boxing were
gathered in Paris to-day awaiting the
beginning of the fight tonight for the
heavyweight championship of the
world
Frank Moran, of Pittsburgh, and
Jack Johnson. holder of the title since
he defeated Jeffries July 4, 1910,
at Reno, will meet in the ring at the
great Naledrome D'IIiver at 1890
o'clock tonight to fight for twenty
rounds under Queensbury rules.
On every hand the question was dis
cussed whether the white challenger
was capable of wrestling the title from
it's negro holder. Each of the pros
pective combatants expressed strong
confidence in his own chances of vic
tory, but the betting odds on the event
were 3 to l in favor of johnson.
Johnson said to-day:
II was never more sure in my life
than l am to-day. 1t is now a ques-
ton of true craftsmanship. If Moran
fContinued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
This City Loses Convention
Because of Its Lack
of Hotel Accommodations

The committee on time and place of
next meeting of the Pennsylvania
Pharmaceutical Association recon-
mended tat the next annual conven-
tion be held in Harrisburg in June,
1915.
Vista Spring yesterday, several travel
ing men of the Association stated that
Harrisburg was all right, excepting
the MOTEL accommodations; and that re-
Gently they have found 1t impossible
to secure sleeping rooms at our hotels
unless they sent in a reservation from
two to eight days in advance of their
coming. The association, numbering
over / 900 members, decided to go next
year to Forest Park, in Pike county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
MUNICIPAL BOATHOUSE
ALONG RIVER FRONT
TAYLOR'S SUGGESTION
Will Ask Council to Appropriate
Funds For Erection Of
Modern Boat Livery
TO CHARGE SMALL RENTAL
Hundreds of Canoeists and River
men Heartily Favor Com
missioner's Plan
TO CHARGE SMALL RENTAL

Before another year has rolled
round Harrisburg will boast of n
municipal boathouse along the River
Front if a plan suggested by Commits
sioner NJ. Harvey Taylor can be mate
rallied.
In brief, Commissioner Taylor's
plan is this:
To ask city council to appropriate
enough to pay for the erection or an
attractive, commodious ana mooerhIS
equipped boathouse with lockers. land
ings. etc. and to pay for the mainte-
nance of a keeper or Keepers
Owners of boats or canoes who may
wish to enroll to be charged a NOM
inal sum until after the cost OF the
structure is paid back after when
only sufficient rental or dues TO De
charged for boat storage or member
shin to guarantee the cost of upkeep.
"In other words" said Commits
sioner Taylor. my idea is to have the
municipal boathouse plan work out
on a self sustaining basis
The plan of course is only in the
tentative stage but the canoeists ana
boatmen all over the river heartily
favor the scheme. Harrisburg's boat
ing colony already numbers hundreds
and the completion of the river dam
will mean that additional craft Will
be on the stream by the end of an
other season.
Build 1t in Depressed Park
Just where the proposed structure
should be constructed is matter OF
the future but Commissioner Taylors
idea is to build it between the Market
and Cumberland Valley bridges in the
depressed or secondary park.
The commissioner indicated this in
a tentative way in his letter to Stucker
Brothers Construction company re-
fusing to permit the dumping of the
earth from the Front street SUBWAY
excavation at that point. Scores OF
fine young trees help make the second
ary park an ideal spot and 1t is be-
lieved that by constructing the boat
house close to the embankment
scheme of shrubbery and vine plant
ing could be devised which would not
interfere with the view from the park.
The location is also considered ad-
visable from the viewpoint of con-
yenience and accessibility. The water
would be of sufficient depth there to
make access easy; furthermore, it is
above the swifter currents that flow
under the Cumberland Valley bridge.
Then again it is the most centrally
located point and is convenient to troll
lev service from all the city and sub
urban lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
Government Is Prepared
to Respond to Emergency
Calls For Food Supplies
BY Associated Press

Washington, d. c., June 27.-The
promptness with which the govern
ment is prepared to respond to emer-
gency calls for food supplies is shown
by report to the Navy Department
to-day from Captain Coffman. COM
mandant of the Boston Navy Yard,
on the distribution of provisions yes
terday to citizens of the fire stricken
city of Salem. Mass. Within two hours
after Governor Walsh at o'clock in
the morning had requested Captain
Coffman for food SUPPLIES, three thou
sand pounds of loaf bread had been
distributed and seven thousand pounds
more were supplied later in the day.
In addition, eleven tons of provis.
ions were also furnished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
Car Works Buys Land
For Big Improvement

Rumors are persistent of an extern
sive enlargement of the plant of the
Standard Steel Car Company at Mid
dletown. Officials of the company,
however, are reticent and refuse to
confirm the reports. 1t is known,
however. that additional land is being
purchased and that certain proposed
changes in the line of the street rail-
way company near the plant are under
discussion. The Standard company
has plants also at Butler, in this State,
at Hammond, Ind, and Baltimore. Its
general offices are at Pittsburgh.