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Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24

If you would see the "Deserted Nll- lape fully idealized, call around any of these working days. No loaters around the store, a few travelling the roaQs, an occasional caller at the bla- Asmith shop, are about all the sigl.s of life, till you look beyond the store, shop and road, across the helds. There is where the center of at traction now is. Cotton planting now strictly in order, and those not yet ready to plant rushing to get ready The lonesomest man in the village IS Frank Guiltner, the merchant. But he is not worrying, because he knows these idle days behind the counter mean better business later on.
 Messrs. Will and Grover Tyer are over for a day or two from Wynne; visiting their brothers and sisters families here.
 J. w. Lindley and Mrs. Lindley spent last Sunday with MT. ana MES Forrest Penix.
 A patent man from Kansas is here He is exhibiting a churn that separ- ates the butter in a few minutes from sweet milk, and is persuadlng some of our people to invest.
 Jon. Barnes baby boy, Prince, was quite sick last Tuesday evening Dr' Slayden was called Tn. Bill Manning and wife departed Sunday, bound for California. fne principal reason for the venture IS to benefit his wife's health. We trust they may succeed in this and other wise find the move satisfactory. Still not having any preaching or other service on Sundays, as there some new cases of the pox (small or chicken-which ever it is) occasion ally reported in adjoining vicinltles.
 Think an apology due to those to whom I recently referred to as not planting any corn. It seems that the difficulty is in getting land, there be- ing so much land here where the wire worm is likely to appear again.
 Why has everyone grown so silent on the English Home Rule question? Is somebody censoring the news? or is nothing new occurring? Presume all are SO absorbed now in Mexican af- fairs that they have no time to look after small affairs like civil war Tn England. Still there are some who would like to know.
 Scribbler.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24
THE ISLAND.

School will close here the first day in May and there will be an enter tainment at the school house that night, and everyone is invited to at- tend.
 Mrs. McFadden was called to the bedside of her daughter Sunday, who is real sick.
 Don Washam and Henry Young left Tuesday evening for the Rit Grande valley, or as MT. Washan says, the New World.
 Miss Laura Gravette was shopping in Newport Tuesday evening.
 The dance ct MT. Wance's Friday
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24
STEGALL..

We are having some fine farming weather now, and the farmers are making good use of it.
 Mrs. w. G. Slatton of Trumann is visiting her son, St. Claire Slatton. Henry Cobb is moving this week to the Mulligan house on Frank Car ter's place.
 There was a nice crowd out to singing Sunday evening,
 The baseball boys will meet We'd nesday night to reorganize their team again. They say they will have a better team this year than ever. There will also be a literary society organized too Wednesday night. Let's everybody, come out and take hand. We are informed that the smallpox are raging in Village township.
 Will Scobey can be seen down at Will Matney's often from some un- known cause. Guess they are tell ing each other how to farm.
 W. M. Matney went to Newport Sunday to meet his wife's cousin, who came in on the Batesville train from Cotter.
 Pearl and Callie Stegall spent Sun day at Johnstown.
 w. H. Nolen and family spent Sun day at Johnstown.
 John Roberts anl wife spent Sat urday night and Sunday with Ambros Lackey.
 A, B, c.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24
REEDEVITIF

Mrs. Della Beede has returned from a two weeks stay at Hot Springs.
 Shelley Burton of Bowen's Ridge visited here last Sunday.
 F. W. Beede killed two nice turkeys last week, being the only one killed by anyone here this season.
 Singing of Sunday evenings con- tinues to improve. Those who love good vocal music are missing treat when they fail to come out.
 Floyd Smith spent Saturday night with home folks in Gourd Neck.
 M. Thomas and Will Roy of Gourd Neck, were in town Saturday.
 Elder o. L. Hays, Christian min ister of Calico Rock will begin a weeks meeting here on Friday night, May l.
 Prof, Coffee spent Saturday and Sunday visiting in Grubbs.
 Roy Chilson was business visit or to Newport Tuesday.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24
MuRPHY BRIDGE.

We are having lots of rain, but some few have planted corn. Miss Tommie Folks and sister were shopping in Newport Friday. There was large crowd from here went to the Harper school house Thursday night.
 Miss Fife Hall was shopping in Newport Monday.
 New Scribe.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24

night was largely attended and every body had a fine time. The Island string band furnished the music.
 A few from here are planning to go to Judsonia to pick strawberries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

to step about the room scrutlniZ. -
everything, suspeCtlng everything.
/ do not believe that | had in that
real crisis particle of the terror, the
sickening agitation wh!'h my imagina-
ton, groundcssly aroused, had in the
past frequently made me suffer for
nothing. My emotions of the heart, as
they are called, seemed rather to he
still numb. ! can recall only a feeling
Of extreme slyness as though | had
been confronted suddenly with Condi-
tons of deadly menace to me which |
was now going craftily to overpowcr.
I approached her writing desk. and
after contemplating it for some time
tried to open the lid, but il was locked.
Gripptng the top with both hands |
jerked it suddenly; it split, the lock gave
way and the cover gaped open. l drew
up her little writing chair and sat down
calmly before the broken desk.
l hegaD methodiCally to investigate
it's contents. There We're some photo
graphs of a place in the country that
she had expressed "A wish to possess:
rem, inferred perfectly how. speaking OF
it once, she had said, Roses and silence
everywhore-a little silent prison of
roses with love in it," | was amazed
now, as ! put ln'St pNblbNiiplS dSlur,
to feel myself smiling, in some way, at
those words.
l found Uttered about the desk COUNT
less scraps Of cloth, a painted box of
sweets. some seals and saChcts. a letter
begun 10y her, a bundle Of letters re-
CeiVed. | took up the letter begun. II
was a love letter typical of her, | would
have thought it was to me, but ii COM
mcnccd with n term of cndcarment
which we had never had in common.
whispered this name several times,
weighing its quality iudcially before
hrok" the string about the bundle of
letters.
There were some nifty Of thom per-
haps, all in the same writing. | exam
inod the postmarkS. They had begun
to come about a year before, and the
last one had been received the same
week of my return. | read the first one,
stopping after each sentence to con-
slider it, and the last one in the same
way.
In the last one was an almost pctu-
liant reference to an expected return.
/ undoubtedly mine. The letters both had
decidedly young quality, hut they wore
very well written, better written than
any of mine had been. In one of them
! was IA sentimental fragment from OVID,
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suurccfW iutclAGcurr. walked ou d.
lbcratciy. noticing the streets. MS
looking for little shop which | re
mrmbcrcd seeing in this N.ciNItN and
which as a first step ! should need %
patronage. Presently | found it, II Wts
ID little gunshop. st.ll open, and | went
into il.
rhcrc were two persons IN III, gum
shop, girl dressed for the street was
leaning across the counter kissing Il
young IAN in an artisans apron who
stood hch.ad IT, As ! entered She Dire"
away from him quickly and turned an
attractive. surprised face toward mo.
Then, with perfect familiarity and evt-
dent evaporation, she greeted me Wy
eNClaming;
well, YOU have made mo lose aa
afternoon in the country"
AS though in emphatic imitation of
this reception little white bulldog
with hatlikc ears came rushing out Of
back room and parked furiously at
me. The young gunsmith, who was a
pleasant and weak looking fellow. di-
roCted at me a hcsecching smile and
alphabetically rubbed his silky blond
/ beard which was long and cut square
across the bottom. He explained that
his sweetheart had wanted him Ia shut
up the shop and go'uut with her, hut h,
had felt that a customer world come if
he did, They had disputed about it uH,il
! he had Wu"'rrl her AN afternoon in thn
country that a customer would come I'm
before a certain time, when he would
close the shop.
"And there We're only FIVE minutes
more" the Young woman iutr"ruptcd
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"Where was she actually at this very
instant?"
! am convinced now that from that
moment I began to grow insane. ! DO
not mean that the structure of my brain
was injured then or that in that mo-
ment any permanent cerebral malady
commenced. I mean that | lost tenn
porarily then whatever mental poise ]
had possessed.
NY sense of moral perception, which
had hithcr,o always protected IN" from
any very iniquitous impulse, was now
gradually distorted until it became, with
out my perCeivng any change in IT,
an odiously abortcd quality. such as
those by which criminals sometimes eN-
Cusc their atrocities. For then, whiic
thinking of her crime AGAINST my ar
fcCtiun, the most terrible retaliation sud
denly occurred to me. ! was already ;"
changed that ! made not the slightest
effort to rcpulse ii.
h ID a mental picture Of violent
tragedy in which I was obtaining re-
Grc.s by what seemed to me the only
effective means. In the nervous grati-
fication which followed I had no rcali-
cation at al of the cnormity Of this
thought and no appreciate n of incvi-
table consequences. The bare idea a.
soon as 1t was compromised became
an ohscssiun | felt that | must carry
1t into action, that only hv doin" 50
could | he Cuutcu..
With this purpose 7 began without a
uum"ur- dchN To- arrange my plans
and found that I could bring to my all
in this matter a quantity of cool, re-
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mood contained in me.
The young man said with smile that
the afternoon in the country would
hardly have to he abandoned on my ac-
count, because he always had to pay
the wagcrs he made with his sweet
heart whether he lost them or not.
The girl st down in a chair, looking as
though on consideration she realized
that perfectly. Her instructive appc-
lite for subiugation was evidently era i
fled on that account. She called the
dog to her; it jumped up into her lap.
and with eyes sngularly alike they
watched me.
This scene, almost domestic. seemed
to me a pccul ar setting for the part |
was about To play.
| told the gunsmith that I wanted "A
heavy and rel iblc revolver. lie brought
out Scv, raj. laid them on the counter
and b,'nn to make cheerful comments
about Them | had little difficulty in
selecting what appeared To me 30 be the
best one. although he urged repeatedly
the merits of German automatic re-
voivtr whose chambers could be dis
charged with great rdpidity. liut ] was
afraid that ! would be confused by
weapon with whose mechanism ] was
not familiar and that some fiisco would
result.
selected therefore, a heavy blue
steel revolver of American make which
| felt perfectly capable Of u.ing sue
cessfully. / bought also "a box of ear
ridges. and from it the young man
i,1dcd the cylinder for me. When he
had don" this he looked up and said
with a pleasant expression Of interest:
1 {. -.
fore you go out?"
He Informed me that he had con-
structcd Gu. of a hallway in the house
behind the shop a little shooting range.
whore he tested the accuracy of small
nrolrm- and whore persons in tn"
noighburhuod occasionally amused them
selves at pistol practice.
! II seemed sensible t. accept this in
y.tat,on which chance appeared to have
offered So hat there might be no OPP
purtunity for failure on my pat. |
! followed the gunsmith back through the
house to the adapted hallway. which h.
| lighted up.
The place had been arranged as \
black tunnel At the far end of it, now
NIyid.y illuminated, were three 'nrg'tS.
| The targets on either side were Nat
metal disks painted white. each with "A
/ it'll" hole in the centre. Between them
WAS fauciful female figure Xix" that
Of an Amazon; on her arm, as though
to represent a shield, was a ruuad
target Ike the others. The young man
explained when ON" hit the centre of
any of these targets a gong was ruas.
raised the loaded revolver and in
spect,d thu three marks. The You ;
man stood behind and to ON" side. |
Evening star., 1914-12-27
INSURANCE MEN DINED.
Agents and Employees Guests Of the
PEOPLES Mutual Benefit Co.

1nsurat talks featured t the e., annual ,1aa
rcpolitan INTEL to agents and employees
of the Peoples Mutual Benefit Insurance
Company More than seventy agents
who cover the territory in and around
Washington sat around the board.
In addressing the agents w. Wallace
Ch swell, president, complimented them
or their efforts during the year and gave
them advice from the officials point of
view.
B. w. Chiswell. secretary, also spoke.
as did W. Dorney, superintendent of a
newly organized department OF the he
company. Other speakers were William
J. Compton, F: H. Heaton. George NJ.
Prior. H w. Tippett. c. e. Thomas, Il.
B. Chiswell. j. B. Hogan, Ralph
Thomas, E. T. Hughes, F. F. Leith, W.
J. Uzzell, H. Hughes, w. B. Rowe, f.
Fox, II. H Carter, J. a. Davis, A. A.
Bennett, J. F. Powell, V. S. Jones. J.
r. Marshall, W. II. Judkins, w. H. Van
Ness and c. E. Thomas.
The banquet room was decorated in
Christmas greens. section OF the
United States Marine Band furnished
music for the occasion.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
SHIPS WITH SOLDIERS
HAD TOO FEW L|FEBOATS
Complaint Against Chartered Steam.
ers Which Brought Army Home
From Vera Cruz.


That lives of army officers and en-
'sted men were jeopardized on evac-
uatlng Vera Cruz when transported
back to the United States aboard char
tered vessels deficient in lifeboat equip
ment to provide for more than one
eighth of them in case 1t had been
necessary to take to the boats, is the
complaint heard in Washington. The
matter has been informally discussed
in army circles.
Congress, it is argued by those who
made the trip, has passed stringent
laws and formulated strict regulations
governing lifeboat equipment. These
laws and regulations say that there
must be sufficient lifeboat equipment
to take care of every soul of the crew
and passengers. However, 1t is de-
clared, the United States seems not to
have practiced it's preachings in letting
its own service men be loaded aboard a
vessel the lifeboat equipment of which
ton of them had there been an ac-
cident.
Lifeboats on One Ship.
In the case of one of the ships used
in bringing the troops from Vera Cruz
to the United States, complaints de-
clare, the vessel had only four life
boats on board, and that officers and
men were concerned during the entire
voyage to the States lest there be some
disaster to the ship and no means OF
taking care Of them.
The steamship. according to the rec
oTds of the steamboat inspection serv.
ice, was last inspected in May of this
year and was required to have siA
lifeboats, and had in addition one
workboat. This would provide for 144
persons, and she was licensed to carry
140 persons, crew and passengers. This
Ship it is declared. had about 1000
persons aboard on the trip from Vera
Cruz.
At the offices Of the Quartermaster
Corps in the War Department yester-
day, 1t was declared that no complaints
of overcrowding and lack Of sufficient
lifeboat equipment had been heard
there. 1t was said that extra lifeboat
equipment was not necessary when
ships were travelling in consort. as was
the case with the boats carrying the
troops from Vera Cruz. It was asserted
that where several ships travel in con-
sort the full lifeboat equipment was
not required, as, in case of disaster, the
of the passengers better than the
smaller lifeboats.
Law Makes No Exception.
George Uhler, supervising inspector
general of the steamboat inspection
service. declared yesterday that there
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Pitiable Condition of Victims.

SubSided, and fuel oil from the tanks
Of the wrecked vessel had smoothed
the breakers off shore.
Pitiable Condition of Victims.
All boats got into the breakers around
the wreckage, and picked up such Of
the living and dead as they could To-
cate and reach. The first boatload of
survivors was brought off to the vessel
by the Bonita Point lifeboat. Most of
these were afterward resuscitated.
The McCulloch's boats also brought
aboard the revenue cutter a number
of bodies. Other corpses were put on
board a launch that was aiding.
The sight of these people. as they
shall never forget" says Capt. Alger,
in his report "Thei- condition was
pitiabIe. All were covered with
thick film of fuel oil. their hair was
off, their faces and bodies bruised and
cut. and the eyes of those who were
able to sit up stared without seeing
Their suffering must have been beyond
description.
All the bodies, as fast as brought
aboard, were carried into the cabin
The clothing was torn or cut off. Ar,
tificial ~respira ton was then resorted
to, noses and throats cleared OF the
thick oil. limbs chafed and stiinuiaiits
dul0llllSltIeu IooS "ito
sufficiently to this treatment were tit
ted to suits of underclothing and warm
socks from the ships locker, and then
wrapped in blankets and kept per-
fectly quiet.
The thirteen survivors were carried
by the McCulloch to the dock at San
Francisco, and thence removed to the
hospital. The coroner took charge OF
the fifteen dead aboard, with their
properties. Two other bodies were
picked up by other agencies; Inrty-
one were rescued alive on the beach
There were forty-four survivors and
nineteen lives lost in this terrible sea
tragedy.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
r., Neville to Go to New Orleans.

Iieut. Col. William c. Neville. U. S.
NJ c.. who commanded the I'd
regiment of Marines at Vera Cruz,
probably will command the 500 ma
rines who will eventually compose the
force to be stationed at the New Or
leans yard. The first company to be
sent there will be the goth, which
will be detached from Philadelphia
about January 4. The Goth Company
will be in command of Capt. Giles
Bishop, and First Lieut.. Clark II. Wells
and Second Lieut. Harvey Schmidt will
ha asaigued to the company.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
HANALE| WRECK VICTIMS
| ARE RESTORED TO LIFE
Thirteen Apparently Dead Resusci-
tated by Efforts of Revenue
Cutter McCulloch's Men.
Capt. Alger Reports Search Among
Debris of Lost Steamer for Bod
les of Crew and Passengers.

How thirteen apparently lifeless vic
TINS of the wreck of the American
steamer Hanalei-picked up the morn
ing of November "a. with many dead.
from Wreckage strewn along shore and
drifting to sea in an area of a quarter
of mile-were brought back to life
and consciousness by the unremittent
efforts of their rescuers, IS old in the
report of the services of the revenue
cutter McCulloch. made by Capt. j. A.
Alger, commanding, to the revenue cut
ter service. The report gives a de-
tailed account of the McCulloch's ac-
tivities on this occasion. and is q thrill
ing story of sea horror and heroism.
The Hanalei was searched for by the
McCulloch in an impenetrable fog dur
ing the afternoon of November %. and
located, although unseen, by the sound
of the steamers mechanical foghorn.
about o'clock. Unable to get near
her In the darkness that increased into
blackest night, the revenue cutter laid
vi
Evening star., 1914-12-27
$4,000 STILL IN DISPUTE.
Secretary Bryan Undecided as to
Specie From Haiti.

The $4,000 in specie brought from
Port au Prince by the United States
gunboat Machias to New York Thurs
day, is still the subject Of controversy
between the Haitian government and
the Bank of Haiti, from whose vaults
the coin was removed against the pro-
test of the local authorities. Scion
Menos, the Haitian minister, talked
with Secretary Bryan yesterday ana
insisted that the money should be re-
turned, as it was the property of the
Haitian government. Bank officials,
however, state that the money was IN
tended to meet Indebtedness OF the
Haitian government just railing due,
and asked that it be removed Secre-
tary Bryan has reached no decision.
Evening star., 1914-12-27

is no provision of law which would
exempt vessels from carrying their full
lifeboat equipment as provided by law
at all times. Ships travelling in consort
are not relieved in any way whatso-
ever. he said, Of carrying their full
equipment.
The fact that a vessel is In the gov
ernment service, under charter, did not
relieve it from the requirements of the
law, he added.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
National Riflemen to Meet

The annual meeting of the board of
directors Of the National Rife Asso-
ciation of America will be held at the
New Willard Hotel Wednesday night.
January 13. In addition to the election
of the officers matters having an i'm
portant bearing on the promotion Of
rifle practice will be considered.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Daniels to Review Regiment.

Secretary Daniels has accepted an in
vitation to review the 7th Regi-
ment, National Guard of New York, in
it's arnory In New York city January
s. officers of the army, navy and Ma
tional Guard will be present, and the
regiment will do special work in ad-
dition to the formal ceremony Of
review. This will be the first review
attended by Mr.. Daniels, who will be
accompanied by several officers from
Washington.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Take Turns in Office.

Thus, under normal conditions. every
member of the federal council can an
ticipate the honor of being chief exec
utive of his country once in seven
years. Death or retirement has, how
ever, lately called away several of the
senior members, and this explains how
President elect Motta, who was elected
into the federal council in December,
1911, only, has SO rapidly advanced in
his turn.
Political parties do exist in Switzer-
land. In the federal assembly there is
and a permanent minority of consera-
tives. But this party division never ap-
pears during the election of the presi-
dent, who may be German Swiss,
French Swiss or Italian Swiss
Protestant or Catholic and democrat
or conservative. DR.. Motta, as already
indicated, is Catholic conservative of
Italian-Swiss origin.
The members of the federal council
are chosen first of all for their per-
sonal efficiency. Some may be of hum
BILE parentage, but they all distinguish
themselves by their culture and
thorough knowledge of the affairs of
| the state, as well as by their dignified
and diplomatic bearing. Just at pres
| ent every member of the federal coun-
| Gil happens to belong to the law pro-
| fession.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
CORoNER'S JURY HOLDS WHITE
Motor Cyclist to Face Legal Inquiry
on Death of Boy.

WILDER p. White of 1924 G street
southeast was held for the action of
the grand jury by coroner's jury
yesterday afternoon. in connection
with the death. as the result of a
coasting accident, of Howard Ryon, the
fourteen-year- son of Police Serst-
Ryon of the fifth precinct.
owen Ryon, the ten-year-old brotheI
of the dead boy, who was injured al
the same time, and who was taken tc
Casualty Hospital with an injury &c
his skull, is reported to be improved
! The accident occurred on the hill Whlcf
terminates near Garfield monument
when the sled on which the boys were
Goa sting was struck by motor cycle
ridden by White and attached to
sleigh.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Salary Is Not Large.

The Office as president of the Swiss
confederation provides by no means a
lucrative income, compared with the
high-salaried government positions in
this country. Up to two years ago. the
yearly income of the chief magistrate
of the republic amounted to $4,000 only,
and it was then raised to $4,000, which
sum is now considered a very good
salary. In this respect 1t must. how
ever, be remembered that the president
continues to live quietly and without
any official pomp in his private resi-
dence. The high position he occupies
as head of the Swiss confederation
calls for no expensive social obligations.
Democratic Switzerland is a staunch
believer in simple and true democracy.
The vice president-elect is French
swiss. C. Decoppet, who has served sue
cessively as minister of the interior and
Of the military.