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Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
ProhiS Made
 Parties to Suit
In Application Before County Court For Granting Li-
 cense In Newport.

T.. s. Stephens and other prohi- bitionists filed a petition in county court Monday morning, asking to be made parties to the suit in the application of the li- quor interests for granting li- cense for the current year in the city of Newport. The peti- tion was granted by Judge Coe, before whom the hearing for license under the Going act has been set for Tuesday, January I2O.
 The petitions circulated in this city asking the granting of license, which was filed in the county court Friday, January and which have been in the hands of Judge M. M.' Stuckey one of the attorneys for the pc titioners, were returned Monday
 morning to the custody of the
 county clerk and are now in the
 hands of counsel for the prohi'
 bitionists, Phillips, Hillhouse 6
 Boyce.
 G. L. Grant, Stuckey & Stuck
 ey are representing the petition
 CTS and the prohibitionists have
 retained Phillips, Hillhouse S Boyce, Jones & Campbell.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
CHARRED BODY
 IS IDENTIFIED
As That Of William MastersOn, A Farmer Who Was Burned
 In Restaurant Fire.

Sunday afternoon while two boys were playing in the ruins of the recent Front Street fire, which destroyed A. B. Drum mond's restaurant and Overs Market, the charred corpse of then unknown man was dis covered in front room of the second story that remained standing after the fire.
 The body was later identified as that of William Masterson, young farmer of the Striderville section. The Identification was made by his father, Jacob Mas terson, through a mark upon the sons breast and also Lockwood Burkett, a salesman for O. M. Bowen, who identified the suit worn by the dead man, as one he had recently sold him.
 The body was first found by a Gilpin boy and a Parker boy, who notified the undertaken and 1 the body was removed at once to Drummond's rooms.
 Coroner Melville was notified and came in Sunday night. The inquest held next morning de- veloped no evidences of foul play and an examination of the body, which was badly charred and had been gnawed by rats, show
 ed no marks of violence.
 The jury found that the body
 was that of William Masterson
 and that he had come to his
 death in the fire which destroy
 ed Drummond's restaurant, De.
 cember 27.
 The last seen of Masterson was
 the day before the fire and tht owner Of the restaurant did not know that he was occupying , room in his house when the firt occurred, or the man could have : been saved. The deceased wa: to meet his father and brother in-law here the day of thu fire. They came to town Satur day, December 27 but were nev CT able to find any trace of tn missing man, whose disappear ance remained a mystery unti the discovery of the boys Sun : day.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
Supreme Court
 Affirms Judgments
In Homer O'Neal Appeal And That of Tony Ariosi From
 Jackson County.
Special to Independent.

Speclal to lndependent.
 Little Rock, Jan. 19.-The supreme court today affirmed the judgments of the Jackson circuit court in two appeals from that county, those of Ho- mer O'Neal and Tony Ariosi,
 In the first, Homer O'Neal con- victed of second degree murder and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for the killing of a negro, Charley Wilkes, sought reversal on the ground that appellant was not of sound mind at the time of the killing.
 In the Tony Ariosi appeal, the appellant contended that the con- viction in the lower court was secured partially through an instruction upon the question of an alibi, when the defense had not pied innocence upon that ground. Ariosi was convicted of stealing mule from John Mo- vack near Olyphant and the jury gave him one year in the penitentiary.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19

braided him for his "ghastly joke" as she termed it. Sud denly she took a revolver from a bureau drawer and shot her. self through the heart. Before Roberts knew what was happen ing, the supposed uncle reached across the wOman's body, snatched up the weapon and shot himself through the heart. Both died within a few minutes.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
NEWPORT.

ForWards-MisseS Julia Youn- ger and Jessie Littleton.
 Guards-Misses Lottie BalleW and Mary Frances Bains.
 Jumping Center-MisS Rita Whitten, Captain. Side Center-Miss Lucy Sprigg,
 NEWARK. Forwards-Misses Kate Maj tin and Lena PascOe.
 Guards-Nobe Holderby and Fife Sisk.
 Jumping Center-Miss Ella Mcdonald.
 Side Center-Miss Winnie Dearing.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
The Mems Forward Movement,

Notwithstanding the incle- mency of the weather yesterday afternoon, a number of men were present at the Methodist church to hear an address de- livered by Arch-Deacon Saphrie of the Episcopal church. He se- lected the word Service" as the subject of his address. In every way the address was mag nificent and ulifting. Everyone present was glad of the oppor- tunity to hear such an eloquent divine. We trust that again in the near future it will be our good fortune to have him de- liver another address.
 Next Sunday afternoon we shall have with us man of national reputation, Rev. John H. Booth of Kansas City, who at the present time is the Asso- ciate Secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the Chris tian church.
 . The committee decided to hold an open meeting and invite the people of the town to hear this distinguished gentleman next Sunday afternoon. A great treat is in store for all who will avail themselves of this rare privilege.
 s. M. Beattie, Secretary.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
Additional Local.

Mrs. Grover Smith accompan- jed her sister, Mrs. w. A. Gun ningham, home to San Antonio Texas Saturday afternoon.
 Master Boswell Umsted was reported on the sick list today
 R. A. Randy is reported to be doing nicely and is thought to be out of danger.
 Mrs. E. c. Lamberton came up from Little Rock this morning and left on the local for Bates vile.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
|I|S --..
l Victim of Spinal [;s on Houseboat
 l. ,Jacksonport.

of spinal l
 similar to that of
 is feared in this death has been bn this dread mala- Etin, was Burt Reag- on a houseboat op- Eonport. Death oc- | il o'clock Satur- ] body was brought l morning and inter- ksrnoon in Newport ,;oL ahol1t hd the symptoms in te unmistakable. He by a wife and two mother child on a lis sick and all those |.e1l exposed to the ] been quarantined. (st reported this case (;s and called in Dr. Em counfv health Of-
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
Ends In Shooting.

In 1s.-George Hud-
 dangerously wound
 Raymond last night light at Norfork, a
 bn about 20 miles |of this city. The
 ted at a dance. Af-
 nd had gone home
 dson and his father 1 went to Raymond's kalled him out. Ray
 ared with a double Iotgun. After a few l between the three fs said to have hit Hudson a blow on the
 the gun, knocking bnd leaving a terrible k head. At this the Fudson is alleged to AdyIllOIlQ through tue
 Ter with a revolver, ksing just above the 10th Raymond and lw slim chances for 1 George Hudson es.
 has not been seen.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
Odd Fellows, Notice.

All Odd Fellows who have sub- scribed for stock in the building association, are requested to at tend lodge tonight, as important business is to be transacted.
 Secretary.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19

The Girls of Newport ''Hi" Win
 Again.
 The Newark basketball team came down Saturday to play the local high school game of bas- ketball, which resulted in a vic tory for the local team.
 The game was a pretty exhl- bition of basketball, but the vis- itors showed a lack of practice. This is the sixth game for
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
SUMMARY.

Field goals, Miss Littleton s, Miss Younger 4, Miss Martin l, Miss Pascoe 1.
 Free Goals, Miss Littleton 3, Miss Younger 6, Miss Martin }. Total Score: Newport 33; Newark 7.
 Referee-Miss Roe. Umpire-Mr. Williams.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19
SURE HAMMETT
 WAS SUICIDE
Son Wires To San Francisco flor Return of Body of Former
 Cross County Treasurer.

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-It is al- most certain that the man known as A. B. Wood, who shot himself to death in the Fillmore hotel in San Francisco last Fri day evening, a moment after a woman, supposed to be his niece and known as Blanche Mae Wood, had killed herself in his room, is A. H. (Wood) Ham, melt, former treasurer of Cross county, at one time one of the most prominent politicians in eastern Arkansas, and who dis appeared more than a year ago, leaving a shortage in the coun- ty funds of about $40,000. It is believed that the woman sui eide is Mrs. Sallie Watts Schu- make, former resident of Wynne, who disappeared from that vicinity about the same time that Hammett disappeared. Hammett's son, Charlie, who lives at Wynne, is sure that the suicide is his father and has wired the authorities in San Francisco to ship the body to lWynne.
 A letter from Mrs. Josephine Russell of Cuero, Texas, which began, Dear Brother" was found among the papers of the suicide. Mrs. Russell is sister of A. H. Hammett.
 Among other papers found was an employment application blank, on which Wood signed his name Albert B. Wood, 56 years old; formerly owned gen. eral store at Wittsburg, Ark, and formerly lived in Wynne, Ark"
 The supposed Miss Wood sign ed a similar application, saying she formerly worked at Maiden, Mo-, and at Wynne.
 Wood Hammett formerly own ed a general store at Wittsburg, Ark, and Mrs Schumake was we'll known in Wynne, but the newspapers have not been able to ascertain whether she had worked at Maiden, Mo.
 The man known as A. B. Wood came to San Francisco from Los } Angeles, several months ago , accompanied, it is believed, by his supposed niece. He purchas' ed a half interest in a cafe fol $500, but soon sold out, say inq he was mot cut out for the : business" During the holidays . he and the young woman work ed in a department store in Sar : Francisco. During her stay II : the western metropolis she hat written several moving picture scenarios and some short stor
 ies.
 The man had a room at thu
 Fillmore hotel and the young
 woman lived at a boarding
 house. Friday evening Ed ward Roberts, a friend of bot the man and woman, attended ' picture show with Wood, afte
 which Wood went to his hote
 and Roberts returned to hi
 home.
 At his home Roberts found tn l. young woman in a state of hyS l. terics. She had found a not ), from her supposed uncle l
 which he stated that he had dt s cided to kill himself, as he ha 7. lost his money, and as hi e friends had deserted him. H o left directions for collectin
 some notes. Roberts and tn p young woman hastened to tn g Fillmore hotel and to the SUI ' ,,x,nlosc rCnrv1 EIndlp
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-19

the local girls, they winning four of the six genes.
 Newark has material for on excellent team, which with 8 little more practice will play an excellent game.
 It is expected that there will be some hotly contested games on the local court in the near future, as Batesville and Augus- ta are to come with return games. These being the teams to which the Newport girls have lost.
 Several out of town visitors witnessed the game Saturday, and were very much impressed with the playing of the home girls.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
REPORT RECORDS SALES
OF CHRISTMAS SEALS

Every time the light flashes some
one dies Of tuberculosis" This sign.
suspended beneath a flashing red light
constitutes an effective advertising
scheme for the Red Cross Christmas
seals just installed at the Oliver hotel.
J. NJ. x. postoffice and Ellsworth store
stands by the Anti-TuberCulosis
league.
Record sales are being made in all
the stands but the oliver hotel
starred Thursday The various stands
were in charge Friday of the follow
ing women: st. Joe bank. Mrs. G. j.
Allardt and Mrs Stanley Stephenson; /;
j. NJ. s. Misses Ann Carlisle and Mary
DuShane; postOffice, Mrs NJ. Burden
and Misses Elsie Stellar. Adele Wills
and Irma Collmer: oliver hotel. AIRS.
Rudolph Horst, Mrs. George Martini
Wyman's Mrs. w r. Pond, Mrs. J. a.
Rode and Miss Helen Haughton; Rob-
ertson's. Miss Mary Hammond, Mrs.
George Blair; Brandon Durrells. Miss
Helen Greed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
SAYS ENGINEERS ARE
SUBJECT TO BLACKLIST
Railroad Man Replies that"Saf.
ETY. First" Requires String
ent Regulations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-COmplaint by
Warren Stone. president of the Broth
erhOOd Of Locomotive Engineers be-
fore the federal arbitration board that
enginemen were the victims of what
amounted TO about a black list,
brought from Vice Pres't Park of the
Illinois Central and one of the arbi-
ters. retort that strict rules were
necessary for the safety of the trav-
cling public"
Mr.. Parks remark was intended TO
explain Mr.. Stones charge that when
an engineer was discharged by one
road he found that every other road
usually had been furnished with his
record and refused him work.
Mr.. Stone retOrted TO this:
q" Safety first in most instances is
nothing more than a joke. Yesterday
Burlington engineer told of doing
switching work on a left-handed en-
CINE, where he was forced TO sit on
the side away from all signals. Yet
of all western roads the Burlington Is
in the front rank of advertising safe
ty first
The head of the brotherhood also
claimed that Is months before the
New York, New Haven q Hartford
railroad scandal his organization
wrote the cOmpany's officials and
warned them Of what was going on.
Mr. Stone added that during the in
uuiry the brotherhood was eensured
for this action.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
ACCUSED OF TAKING
DIAMONDS AND MONEY
WHILE MAKING A CALL
Mrs. Mamie Rubin Charged With
''NeishborIy Theft by Mrs.
Tillie Goldberg.

When Mrs Mamie Rubin S09 w.
Division St. called upon Mrs. Tillie
Goldberg, 4O5 w. South St. upon the
pretext .of discussing certain diff
culties arising from the manufacture
of a quilt in the Rubin home, there
lay wrapped in a handkerchief on the
Goldberg dining table S53 in money
and a handful OF rings and other
jewelry-a in all. according
TO the Goldberg estimate, to $116.
Shortly after Mrs Rubin had left
for her home the handkerchief and
its contents were missed and the
Goldbergs deduced that Mrs. Rubin
had taken them with her. The police
were notified; a warrant was sworn
out and Mrs. Rubin was arrested. In
an effort TO locate the money and
jewelry a search warrant was pre-
p>>>d ana the Rubin home was
S~arched from top TO bottom, but ac-
cOrding to the police no trace of the
missing trinkets were found.
Nevertheless Mrs. Rubin was ar
raigned in city court Friday morning
upon charges of grand larceny Her
case was continued while bond for her
appearance was fixed at $500. Mrs.
Rubin, through an attorney. pleaded
not guilty.
The missing handkerchief contain
ed besides the money one bracelet,
one diamond ring, one ruby ring, one
pearl ring and a pair of pearl ear
rings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
ARDM0RE SCHOOL WILL
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT

The pupils of the Ardmore school.
west OF the city will give an enter
tanment on the evening of Wednes-
day, Dec. 23. This is the first enter
tainment to be given in the new
school building which is being occu-
pied for the first time this year and
particularly for that reason all the
parents and the friends of the pupils
are expected TO be present. The school
authorities are anxious also that those
IN the city who may be interested in
the country school work will also
take advantage of the opportunity to
see the work of the school
The school is located at Ardmore
Heights on the CrumstoWn av. road
The building is modern and well
equipped, having been built with the
view of affording a community center.
There are now 65 pupils in attend
ance. The principal is Homer r
Taylor and the primary teacher. Miss
Lucille Lane
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
PARCELS FOR CANAL ZONE
MUST BEAR DECLARATION
IF THEY ARE DUTIABLE

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Panama canal zone il owned and gov
erned by the United States. yet goods
liable 10 customs duty enrOute to any
foreign country are similarly liable
enroute to the canal zone The post
Office department at Washington has
called attention Of the local post
master 10 this peculiar situation.
SO il Is that If one wishes TO send
a package by parcel post TO any point
in the territory adjacent to the Pan
anna canal and under the suzerainty
of Uncle Sam he must attach 10 that
package a customs declaration show
ing what the package contains and
the value thereof. This declaration
must be written on a blank furnished
at the postOffice. This Of course an
plies only 10 third and fourth class
matter and the duty is due only on
such things that are dutiable which
excerpts books and periodicals OF an
educational value samples and some
other items
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
SHAKE BEFORE
REPORTS OF NEW RAID
Admiralty Calls it "AttaCk OF
Nerves." However, and De-
nieS Loss of Ships.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-EXcitement was
renewed here and along the entire
North Sea coast of England by reports
that another German raiding squad
ron had been sighted heading for
Great Britain to renew the lombard
ment Of coast towns. The reports ap-
parently originated at Scarborough, a
dispatch from there stating that light
signals had been flashed from the
coast during the night and had been
answered by signals from the land.
As the first German raid is be-
lieVed TO have been assisted by Ger
man spies on English soil, the excited
inhabitants Immediately drew the con-
clusiOn that another attack was in
progress and the rumor was flashed
along the coast.
When the reports reached here eX-
cited throngs gathered about the bull
letin boards, but no confirmation of
the rumors was forthcoming during
the morning. The naval authorities
attributed the runners TO IAN attack of
nerves from which the coast inhabi-
tants have been suffering since the
raid of Wednesday.
Deny Loss of Ships
Claims made by the German gov
ernment that two British warships
had been sunk in the naval engage
ment had followed the German raid
were emphatically denied at the ad-
miralty today. 1t was admitted that
some slight damage" had been done
to the unprotected cruiser Patrol and
destroyer Doom and that 20 members
of their crews had been killed or in
1ured but the admiralty stated thar
the damage was so slight that the
boats would not have to be retired for
repairs.
Latest advices from Scarborough,
Whitby and HartlepOOl show that the
casualties suffered by civilians and
coast defense soldiers numbered 462.
There were 10S killed outright and
354 wounded. OF the latter 16 have
since died, increasing the death list to
124. Five more of those wounded at
Scarborough are dying.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
PURNELL' s SHOW
CAREER LASTED
ONLY TWO DAYS
Mrs. Edith Clarke Tells of Pill
grimage of "Ark" inhabitants
to ChiCagO-Brother Francis
Latest to Disappear.

BENTON HARBOR. Mich. Dec. IS
disappearance of Brother Francis.
bewhiskered assistant of the flaming
sword ut Benjamin PurnelTs Eden OF
81 Ewes, and new charges by Mrs
Edith Clarke, one of the women who
ran away, held the center of interest
IN the investigation of the cult colony
here today. Myron II. Walker. L. :
attorney at Grand Rapids. has de-
clared the missionary campaigns OF
king Benjamin Will come in for in
vestigation by the postal authorities in
addition to the department of justice
probe of the cult with a view to pos
sible Mann act charges.
Mrs. Clarke, in her latest statement
reviewed a trip taken by Benjamin
Purnel, 3 women, IL men and all
the animals from the Benton Harbor
ark to Chicago where, she said, Ben
Jamin opened a side show with a cir
Gus. Benjamin used to walk UP and
down in front of the tents said Mrs.
Clarke. "A lot of people looked at
his whiskers and his red kimono and
paid dime to see what was inside the
tents.
I'VE women sold souvenirs and
things. The men pretended to do stunts
with the animals. But the animals
were poor, tired beasts, and they were
BOOQ only 10 stare at.
Stayed Only Two Days
THE weather got pretty rainy and
Benjamin stayed there only two days.
We slept in the tents on the rainy
ground after that. But before it got
so bad he stayed with US. The men
slept in one tent and the women in
another. That is, all but Benjamn.
HE went around among us as he
cid in the inner court. He had a reg
ular celebration, just as he did a
Shiloh
we were in our nightclothes and
he used TO have US dance for him.
and he used to call the young girls
to his side when they did real we'll
IL was worth while 10 stand in well
with King Banjamin and be pretty
and young
But even with these celebrations
Benjamin did not care much for the
weather, and he left US with our ami
mails 20 bring back TO the ark"
Benjamin had trouble TWO years
ago. Mrs. Clark said. when his
prophecy that the world would end
March II, 1912, failed to come true.
The colony now looks forward to
March u, 1916.
Made Her Member of Band
sNrs. Clarke went on to tell how
King Benjamin sought to buy her 81
ieHC6 VIII a SllOb llOulUOit+ III dQQl-
ton he made her n member of his
angelic band that was to toot tri-
umphant on the day Of Judgment
Mrs Clarke gave an outline of a
day in the life of the king Of the holy
rollers.
"You see, Benjamin used to be
pretty late at night and up early in
the morning" she said With his
celebrations and his dances he was
pretty tired out about sun-up. SO he
used TO sleep generally until noon.
Then some women would bring him
breakfast and comb his beard and get
his, white clothes ready. He would
wander around the place and let
r-isitOrs look at him. When evening
came he would sit on the veranda Of
Shiloh with some of the women of the
inner court and listen to the band
concert"
AS to the other members of the
colony Mrs. Clarke said they worked
in the fields raising food for Benla-
min. and the favored women.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18
CALL Won HINDENBURG
THE NEW NAPOLEON
German Nation Wild With Re-
jOiCing Over Victory in PO-
land and Coast Attack.

BERLIN, Dec. 1S.-Nia Amster-
damn THE German nation today gave
itself up To wild rejoicing over the vic
tory over the Russians in Poland and
the success Of the German attack
against the British coast, in which two
English torpedo boat destrOyers are
reported to have been sunk and an
other badly damaged.
The schools were closed and the
children paraded through the streets
carrying flags and singing the ma
tiOnal anthem. Headed by a military
band a detachment of hussars passed
through the Unter Den Linden escort
ing detachments of artillery and ma
chine guns that have just arrived
from Poland, where they were cap
tured in the fighting around Lodz a
fortnight ago by the armies OF Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg.
All the public buildings and most
of the stores and dwellings were COW
cred with German flags or with black.
white and red bunting.
The New Napoleon.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is
the man of the hour. His popularity
knows no bounds. His fame is being
celebrated in song and poetry From
nearly all windows the grim face of
this warrior. with its massive jaw and
shaggy brows looks forth from dec
Grated autographs or paintings.
Thousands of picture post cards are
being turned out bearing the picture
of the famous German general and
appropriate words describing his
great feats in the eastern theater of
war
The New Napoleon is one Of the
popular names for Won Hindenburg
The newspapers devote column aft
er column in praise Of the prOWess of
the German sailors, who crept across
the North Sea To attack the English
coast and gallantry of the officers and
their soldiers who are struggling
against the vast armies of Russia i'm
Poland and Galicia.
Members Of the Reichstag who are
in Berlin have adopted a resolution
of praise and thanks for Won Hinden-
burg