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Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Dr. W. A. Rossington and Dr. C.. E. Carroll left for Little Rock this morning to attend the State Dental Association for three days, expect ing to return Saturday night.
 Typewriters-Bra new Visible, fully guaranteed. Terms. $500 a month Free instructions Touch Sys- tenn. Will call to demonstrate.-N. J. C., Independent Office.
 ! Mrs. J. T. Shannon, of Carthage, Mo, is enjoying visit with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. w. w. Kidd. She is en route to Morgan City, La., where the family are moving. Mrs. Ella Box has arrived at Roch- ester, Minn., and has entered Mayo Brothers Sanitarium for treatment In card received by friends this morning she stated that she stood the trip very we'll.
 Raymond Holmes and Kenneth Martin, two young men of Batesville, took an examination here yesterday under local recruiting officers for coast artillery work, but failed physi- cally and returned home.
 Bayard Colyear, a splendid young man of Batesville, has just graduated with honors at Annapolis Military Academy, and was here yesterday morning on his way to Batesville to visit his parents, before being called to service
 E. V. Holt, Mrs. Dan Dowell, ST., and little granddaughter, Grace Dow ell, drove down from Tuckerman this morning for few hours business trip. Mrs. Dowell stated the ladies were very busy in the Red Cross sew ing room and were turning out some splendid work.
 The directors of the Jacksonport levee district expect to begin repair ing the levee at an early date. About three hundred feet was washed out by the recent high water, which will receive attention. Concrete casing will be used in the center of the stretch washed out.
 l The Arkansas Profitable Farming I Special, train made up at Little Rock of six cars, will pass through Newport tonight at 10 o'clock, en- route to Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa. "We come to learn your way of profitable farming" is the Slogan of forty of the states best farmers and business men. Joining the party from here will be R. D. Wilmans, Charles c. Henry, Joe L. Bevens, c. l.. Gardner, of Tupelo, and M. M. Rutherford, of Batesville.
 Mrs. R. L. Bennett and little son and Miss Lucy Bennett, of Paris, Texas, arrived last evening and will spend the summer with her mother, Mrs. T. J. Watson, and her many
 other relatives and friends, who al-
 ways enjoy her visits. Mrs. Bennett has been at Fayetteville attending the commencement exercises, Miss
 Bennett being student there. They were accompanied home by Miss Jaen
 Scott, a charming girl of Helena, and classm of Miss Bennett.
 Little Miss Vernell Williams, of Il Walnut street, entertained eighteen
 of her little friends yesterday after
 noon late with picnic on the East
 Side school grounds. The little folks
 had the time of their lives at the out I door affair and enjoyed a splendid
 picnic supper spread on the ground, i The little hostess mother, Mrs. J. E. Williams, was assisted in caring for the little picnickers by Mrs. Tom H,1tSop and Mrs Arthur Bowie who
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Little Miss Vernell Williams, of | Walnut street, entertained eighteen of her little friends yesterday after noon late with a picnic on the East Side school grounds. The little folks had the time of their lives at the out door affair and enjoyed splendid picnic supper spread on the ground. The little hostess mother, Mrs. J. K. Williams, was assisted in caring for the little picnickers by Mrs. Tom Hutson and Mrs. Arthur Bowie, who drove the children out in cars.
 Mrs. R. B. Howe, of New York, representing the famous Virgin; Dare dresses, spent the day in our city with her sales agent, Mrs. H. Clay Sanders, who handles these dresses exclusively in our city. Mrs. Howe was showing at the store today many beautiful fall dresses in serge and Jersey cloth, but those she dis played with the most pride, were the beautiful ginghams, that seem to be the most popular of all dresses now. Every woman in New York is wear ing ginghams this summr and fall, said Mrs. Howe, and the designers are showing them made-up in the most beautiful manner, in plaids and stripes.
 The special train bearing about one hundred and twenty-five members of the National Editorial Association and Arkansas Press Association mem bers, on their tour of many cities and towns in the state, were at Diaz about four o'clock this morning on their way up the White river road. They were coming from Jonesboro and Nettleton, where they were royalty entertained Wednesday. The party stopped at Batesville today, thence on to Melville and Eureka Springs. The pencil pushers in the party, who represent twenty -four states in the union, were invited to Newport sew
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Dr. W. A. Rossington and Dr. C.. E. Carroll left for Little Rock this morning to attend the State Dental Association for three days, expect ing to return Saturday night.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Typewriters- Brand new Visible, fully guaranteed. Terms. $500 a month Free instructions Touch Sys- tenn. Will call to demonstrate.-N J. C., Independent Office.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Little Beatrice Best is spending several days with her father, coming down from Batesville last night.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

For Rent nicely furnished, cool rooms. for the summer Mrs. A. D.. Lentz.-Board building. 43d5t
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Mrs. J. T. Shannon, of Carthage, Mo, is enjoying visit with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. w. w. Kidd. She is en route to Morgan City, La., where the family are moving.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Mrs. Will Barker has been quite ill
 kfor three days.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

N, Mrs. Morris Solomon and two little daughters, of Paragould, are visiting Mrs. German on Laurel street.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Mrs. A. Bullard and little daughter, Marie, are both quite sick.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

nox msnds Shoes cneap. III Wal. B@s dtf.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Mrs. Grant Minton and little daugh- ter, Mary Sue, arrived last evening and are guests of Mrs. Fred R. Suits.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

Mrs. Ella Box has arrived at Roch- ester, Minn., and has entered Mayo Brothers Sanitarium for treatment. In card received by friends this morning she stated that she stood the trip very well.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-13

9w6t.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
TO BREAK FREIGHT JAM
WITH MOTOR TRUCKS
Committee of National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce Ap-
pointed for Service Here.

With q view to aiding the government
in breaking the present nationwide
freight congestion a motor truck COM
mittee of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce has been ap-
pointed for constant service here.
This action was taken as a result OF
the convention of motor truck manufac-
turers held in New York. January s. At
this gathering. which voiced the unani-
nous desire of the nations motor truck
manufacturers TO cooperate with en-
tire unselfshness in any government
measures, three men closely allied with
war activities pointed out the need for
Christian Girl. director of production,
military truck division, Quartermaster
Corps, U. S. A: Hugh Chalmers, auto
mobile industries committee, and Roy
d. Chaplin, chairman highways trans
port committee.
1t was explained that the Importance
of the motor truck was constantly in
creasing. not only as war factor. but
as means for dealing with the freight
congestion.
The. committee. as organized recently,
includes George NJ. Graham. Pierce-Ar-
row Motor Car Company. chairman;
Windsor T. White, president of the
White Company: M. L. Pulcher. general
Company; David Ludlum. president Of
the Autocar Company, and D. c. Fenner,
Mack Motor Truck Company.
This committee will work largely In
contact with the highways transport
committee. which has charge of the
responsible task of diverting short haul
traffic from railroads to the highways
to relieve railroad and terminal con-
gestion and restore normal distribution.
1t will also be available to all other
departments of the Council of National
Defense or of the War Department for
any service it may be able to render,
and will give to manufacturers Of mo-
tor trucks all over the United States
such assistance as they may call for.
Through it's direct touch with the mo-
tor truck industry and with shippers
all over the United States the motor
truck committee should be in a po-
sition to lend signal aid.
Temporary headquarters have been
taken in the Ouray building. sth and
G streets northwest, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
DOPEY DAN AND LOM
When the Sleeper Woke:

avenoo when tn big electric sign out
! in front O John LIS place struck a
bright light an displayed his full
name. Mike wanted to know if it was
was an suggested we go in. Mike al
| lowed that he hadn't never even saw
John L. in his life. an smarty like me
says. TIL introdooce you.
90 course tn introdoocin' part was
easy enough. as John never did care no
more for kings than he done for
'dooce-spots.' so into tn back room 1
tangoed with Mike trailin' close.
Mike Evans o Colorado Springs,
Mike havin' lived out in that neck at
one time. Th' big fellow grunted a
'howdy,' an after recallin' few names
of some folks in that section. who
Mike happened to know, he seen we
was regular an invited US to set down.
mike an me was both loaded with
'kale an was havin' tn time O. our
! young lives, until l happened to skip
INTO tn next room, an twas right at this
juncture tn sad part commenced.
Seated over in dark corner in tn
| rear OF our room, with his head on his
hands, was a geeZer who l thought had
been overlooked entirely. an feelin', by
this time, like I had a half interest in
tn place. I tapped him on tn shoulder
an tossed him out this, 'Wassa matter,
stranger? Cheer up! Come on over an
join the Navy For second he wal
then battin his 'peepers.' he spluttered
out, loud, Lemme be, can't va! 1 wanna
go to sleep.'
Ordinarily I woulda sure let him be,
but as tn last couple o. rounds had just
commenced to get busy, l grabbed him
by tn collar an come back at him bel
lowin', Now, see here. va lame duck, if
you don't wanna be a regular sailor"
why, get off'n tn ship"
pal, them was TIL last words 1
spoke for nigh on to two days. Quick
as flash tn sleeper had woke He lit
on my earpiece, an before 1 could whis-
tie l was all over tn floor. Th' quick
er I got up. tn faster 1 went down
First this way an then that. 1 tried to
locate him, but he wouldn't locate,
When at last, through nothin' more'n
kindness O heart, three or four over at
tn round table fished out a net, entan-
gled tn 'hyena' an dragged him away,
poor old Mike who was some kind O
scrapper himself. couldn't say beans
for il he'd ever made move he woulda
been eat up alive He seen me to drug
this day / amt never found out who
tn torpedo was 1 started to put out
l never even walked on that side O tn
street after that, but 1 heard in
roundabout way that Spider Kelley
was tn baby who wanted to sleep. I
can't vouch for that fact, however. nor
do L care, cause th' whole thing done
me good. an learnt me never to intro
dooce strangers just for tn sake O. in
trodoocin'. Let 'em get acquainted
themselves" LON.
Moral-If you can't let well enough
alone, make sure of your exits.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Dear Folks:

Dear Folks:
| AS it's tough sleddin' to ever make this
old party Dopey Dan unloosen from one
of his That reminds me- stories am as
everybody in tn United States seems to
be recallin' incidents what took place in
tn life of that grand old scrapper. John
Lawrence Sullivan. I rully feel in dooty
bound to throw on tn screen a Ill tale
Club tn other night
| A whole mess o. chauffeurs was lollin'
around tn place. discusin traffic rules
carbureters, car models, etc. when all of
a sudden liz peanut from a uptown
boss this: Say, Dopey, a pal O. mine
claims that introducin' strangers is a tur-
| rible risky business. How about it?'
1T is a turrible risky business ~ replied
Dopey. 1T amt only risky, but sometimes
! if a guy amt extra keerful he's liable to
| get his bloomin' top-piece knocked off for
tryin to make two apparent strangers
| hobnob with each other. cause for all
he knows it might be that tn party of
tn first part has borrowed two perfectly
good bucks from tn party Of tn sec
ond part and amt made tn slightest move
in no way to return 'em
Il learnt my lesson in tn introdoocin
line way back some 20 years ago, when
l took it upon myself to introdooce my old
friend Percy (Mike) Evans, tn steeple
chase jockey, who got killed goin' over
th' Jumps up at tn Pipin Rock Hunt
Club year ago this spring. to John l..
Sullivan. tn noblest Roman of 'em all. an
a few of his croniesi
Il lived in tn big burg at tn time.
an right around tn corner from my SCOT,
on Forty-second street between Sixth ave-
moo an Broadway, was tn Emporium run
by John L. an his lifelong friend, Brook
lyn Jimmie Carroll. Tn ex-champ wasn't
on tn dry in them days an neither was
Brooklyn Jimmie 50 tn hardest task tn
two proprietors had to contend with was
tryin' to walk TIL straight an narrow on
alternatin' days.
'Th place was rendevoo for many
fight celebrities. tn championship belt.
minus few jools, hung over tn cash
register, an in tn back room where th'
old King held court there was great
round table, which in its day had sup
ported many a cold bottle.
i used to trip in every now'n then
to get a wee Teller an have a short
chat with Brooklyn Jimmies' brother,
who done tn honors out front
'.Th' day tn introdoocin' took place
was 2 rastv rainy one in tn early part
O winter. l happened to be down by TIL
uI4.... entrai a,.ttlon when run head
on into my old friend Mike Evans, who
had tripped up from Long Island for a
peep at Moo York.
'It didn't require no extra session to
convince both of US that th' afternoon
was our'n, SO, after few liz pleasan-
tries. we saunters up Forty-second
street with nothin' on our minds but
our hair.
I'VE had no sooner got across Sixth
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Mark These Results

The results, we believe. will delight you.
They show in Mitchell prces-much below other
OF like size, class and power.
They show in many extra features. Mitchells
have power tire pump reversible headlights. dash
board engine primer They have ock-absorbing
springs a ball bearing steering gear. They have
handles for entering locked compartment, light
in the tonneau-many extra touches.
The results also show in costly materials, in
strong parts. In the oversize steering parts. In
Evening star., 1918-02-17
NEW TRUCK MODELS
NEARLY COMPLETE
Three-Quarter-Ton Vehicles Design
ed Under Army Supervision, to
Be Used in Large Numbers.

The first four experimental models
of the class AA three-quarter-ton
trucks are practically complete. De-
signed under the supervision of the
Quartermaster Corps they are destined
to play perhaps the greatest part in
all the work of the standardized war
vehicles, for the reason that they will
be purchased in great numbers. and
probably will be used not only by the
Quartermaster Corps but also for the
Navy Department Marine. Signal and
Medical Corps and also for the Post
Once Department
All these departments were consid-
cred In the design of the vehicle which
so far as possible includes provisions
Evening star., 1918-02-17
SEEKS AID OF TROOPS.
Governors Of Three States Ask Sec
retarv Baker for Flood Protection.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, February
16.-An appeal for troops to guard
levees along the Mississippi river
should the stream reach a dangerous
food stage next spring was sent yes
terday to Secretary Baker in the form
Of a letter signed Jointly by Gov. Gard
ner OF Missouri. Gov. Brough of Ar
kansas, Gov. Bilbo of Mississippi and
Gov. Pleasant of louisiana
Should the levees be interfered with
out, there would be q great destruc-
tion of crops and a crippling Of trans
po1tation facilities.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Now a Galaxy of Style

In body plant in the past months, we
have made wondrous advances in beauty and style
We employed famous designers who work for
Mitchell only. As a basis, they made study of all
existing models. Then they developed many new at
fractions.
The final result is wealth of new-style bodies.
Now YOU in the Mitchell line every desirable
type Also special models which build to order
In all you will see unique beauty and luxury. You
will enduring finish, fixed by electric heat You
will deep upholstery, exragrade leather. All we
in body building has gone into added
luxury.
You will see more styles and types and more at
tractve features, than in any other line on exhibit
See them all.
MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, Inc
Racine Wis, U. S. A.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
AUTOS FAIL TO KEEP PACE
IN GENERAL PRICE INCREASE

in following the
leading commodities
shown in
accompanying table.
the automobiles motor trucks
slightly until 1915 they IS
Economist Commodity Index
all pHces
-Gs1
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Available to Other Departments.
Profits of Gambling Clubs.

NEW YORK, February 16.-Details Of
the profitable operation of gambling clubs
in New York city were brought out in
District Attorney Swanns John Doe
proceeding. One club. it was estimated
from the testimony given. made more
than $4,000 annually from poker alone
The dues of club members. witnesses said.
served an abundance OF good food with
out any charge
Evening star., 1918-02-17
New Methods in Car Building

Chrome-Nanadium driving parts In new-type
springs which have yet been broken Over 44O
parts in the latest Mchells built of toughened
steel.
Evening star., 1918-02-17

This whole display is study in factory eff
ciency and in what it do for car
Years ago employed great efficiency experts.
They built and equipped this mammoth plant to pro-
duce the Mitchell type economically 1t has long been
considered the model fne-car plant.
year ago occupied our ideal body plant. SO
the complete car-chassis and body-is built
under scientific factory methods The result is vast
cost saving.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
for IN particular c}aks Of work vhseaJ
must bs>aerformsd by Zach Of The De-

~
paftments.
Although the Quartermaster Corps
will use a large number of TRUCKS -
soon as they have passed through the
preliminary road test, 1t Is expected
that the Medical Corps will require 1t
least $500 for immediate service and
| lambulances> 1t is likely several thou
sand will be purchased during this year
and put into service over the 4 900 miles
of new parcel post routes just laid out
! from Maine to Louisiana by the Post
| Office Department.
| As previously announced. the trucks
twere assembled by the REQ Motor Car
Company, Lansing: Federal Motor Truck
Company, Detroit: Maxwell Motor Com
pany, Detroit, and the Willys-Overland
Company, Toledo. The fifth truck.
which will be assembled later in WASH
ington, check against the design,
has not yet been started.
The progress of the work at the four
plants was about the same. The veh1-
cleS were originally scheduled to be
completed on January Is, but this was
not possible on account of various un-
avoidable delays.
Evening star., 1918-02-17

The new Mitchell line forms the la
1t offers new ideas by the score.
It shows the Mitchell Six with 127
Also at two basic prices-Sl25O and 81
1t brings out 1o new-style bodies
whole range Of up-to-date types.
It displays special bodies-unusual il
something distinctive.
1t embodies many rare or exclusive
All are now displayed at our showr
Evening star., 1918-02-17
TO USE MOTOR TRUCKS
FOR MOVING FRE|GHTS
Auto Chamber of Commerce An
points Committee to Aid in
Breaking Congestion.

With view to aiding the government
in breaking the present nationwide e
freight congestion, motor truck COM
mittee of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce has been ap-
pointed for constant service here.
This action was taken as result of
the recent convention of motor truck
manufacturers held in New York Jan
uary s. At this gathering, which voiced
the unanimous desire of the nations
motor truck manufacturers to cooper
ate with entire unselfishness in any
government measures, three men close
ly allied with war activities pointed out
the need for such committee. These
men were Christian Girl, director of
production, Military Truck Division.
Quartermaster Corps. L. S. A.; Hugh
Chalmers, automobile industries com
mittee, and Roy d. Chaplin, chairman
highways transport committee.
Importance of Motor Truck
1t was explained that the Importance
of the motor truck was constantly IN
creasing, not only as war factor, bW
as a great and Immediately available
means for dealing with the freight con-
gestion.
The committee. as organized recently,
includes George NJ. Graham, Pierce-Ar-
row Motor Car Company. chairman;
Windsor D. White, president of the
White Company: NJ. l.. Pulcher. general
manager of the Federal Motor Truck
Company; David Ludlum. president OF
the Autocar Company. and D. c. Fen
ner, Mack Motor Truck Company
This committee will work largely in
cooperation with the highways trans
port committee. of which Roy ID. Cha
pin is chairman. and which has charge
of the responsible task of diyerting
short-haul traffic from railroads to the
highways to relieve railroad and ter
minal congestion and restore normal
distribution.
Available to Other Departments.
1t also will be available to all other
departments of the Council of National
Defense or of the War Department for
any service it may be able to render,
and will give to manufacturers of mo-
tor trucks all over the United States
such assistance as theXR1ay call for.
Through it's direct Touch with the
motor truck industry and with ship
pers all over the United States the
motor truck committee should be able
| to lend signal aid.
Temporary headquarters have been
| taken in the Ouray building, Sth and G
streets northwest.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
AUTO SHOWS PROVE
IMPORTANCE OF CARS
Evidence Plentiful, Says J. M. Stod-
dard; Declares Machines Aid
Economy.

Perhaps the most positive evidence
that people realize the Importance and
the imperative need of motor trans
portation in their individual affairs, as
well as in the nations business" says
J. N. Stoddard. president Of the Cook
& Stoddard Company, local representa-
tive Of the Cadillac Motor Car Com
pany. "is seen in the record breaking
attendance at the large automobile
shows.
This evidence was plentiful at the
New York show, first of the metro
politan exhibits. 1t was noted again
at philadelphia, at Detroit, at Cleve-
land. all of which came before the
Chicago show. And at Chicago last
week it was borne home again with
even greater force.
Auto Aids Economy.
I'VE are told repeatedly by our gov
ernment to economize. and the neces-
sity for economy in every direction
right-minded citizen. True economy
means the saving of time and effort
fully as much as it means the saving
of material things. Businesses are en-
ploying motor trucks in a wider and
wider sense. and relieving the strain
or the railroads as much as they can.
"The same men who are employing
motor trucks to haul their goods are
employing motor cars for the conserva-
tion of their own time and energy. and
the increase of their personal ef-
ficiency.
Can Do Better Work
at is not disputed that the motor
car is the most efficient means of trans
portation between home and business
in morning and evening; or that a
salesman. for example. can cover more
ground and do better work. because
of time saved if he has an automobile
at his command.
1T is not disputed because all the
experience of the last ten years proves
that it is so. Even if gasoline were
scarce--w hich. the government assures
US, is not the case-it would still be
| economy to use an automobile. Men
are thinking seriously in these times.
| and events of the last month seem to
| indicate that the motor car is a re-
| cipient of not only serious but ia
vorable consideration among those
| thousands most vitality interested in
| conservation"
Evening star., 1918-02-17

1t would relieve transportational con-
gestion and improve the general health
if most of us would indulge in an occa-
sional "rideless day."-Chicago News