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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, March 1, 1917
Vol. 16, No. 48
> BURGESS AND SiMS
EXPELLED BY SENATE
Successors Appointed by Gov.
Brough Immediately After
Action By Senate
Little Rock, Feb. 28.—The
senate voted 25 to 8, one more
than the required two-thirds
majority, to expel Senators
Burgess and Sims following a
dramatic trial Wednesday
morning.
The Vote
For adoption of resolution
for expulsion—Adamson, Cab
aniss, Bush,, Brown, Caldwell,
Carter, Carruth, Collins, Em
ory, Garrett, Godwin, Great
house, Hester, Jones, Kendall,
Moncrief, Ponder, Slaughter,
Smead, Smith, Utley, Vann,
Ward, Whittaker, President
Davenport. Total 25.
Against adoption of resolu
tion for expulsion—Alexander,
Duty, Edmondson, Johnston,
King, Owens, Rogers, Ruff.
Total 8.
Not Voting—Burgess and
Sims.
The action of the Senate in
expelling the members is the
first in the instance of the
State’s history, where the up
per house of the legislature has
taken advantage of its power
as a court to sit in judgment
upon the acts of its own mem
bers, and it is the first instance
in the State’s history where ex
pulsion from office was the
, verdict.
Action of the Senate was
based, almost in its entirety,up
on testimony submitted Tues
day night by an investigation
committee appointed Monday
morning. Senators Burgess and
Sims were arrested Friday
night and the first session af
ter their arrest was Monday.
Senator Adamson introduced
the resolution for the investiga
tion, and with Senators Kendall
and Garrett, was named on the
investigations committee. Hear
ings were held and testimony
of witnesses taken. This was
submitted >n transcript form
and read publicly before the
Senate Tuesday night, and it
was upon this report that the
Senate acted. The report in it
self made no recommendations
nor suggestions.
Immediately after the action
of the Senate, Gov. Brough ap
pointed C. A. Walls of Lonoke
to succeed Senator Sims, and
J. M. Barker of Atkins to suc
ceed Senator Burgess.
Senator T. C. Burgess of Rus
sellville, and Senator S. C. Sims
of Hazen were arrested in Lit
tle Rock Friday night on orders
from Prosecuting Attorney M.
E. Dunaway. With the senators
was John E McGarvey who
claimed to he from New York
and represented himself to
Sims and Burgess as being the
representative of a New York
firm interested in the trading
stamp business.
Prosecutor Dunaway charges
;that a few minutes before Sen
| ators Burgess and Sims were
arrested they met McGarvey in
an alley behind the Tunnah &
Pittard printing plant and ac
cepted from McGarvey $2,000
in return for which they sur
rendered the original copy of
S nate Bill No. 203, by Senator
Burgess, a bill to tax trading
stamps, which was taken from
the senate. The bill was found,
Mr. Dunaway said, in McGar
vey’s possession when he and
the senators were arrested.
It later developed that Mc
Garvey is a detective in the em
ploye of Mr. Dunaway.
BURTON ARNOLD IS
PAINFULLY INJURED
Burton Arnold was painfully
scalded and otherwise hurt a
little after the noon hour Wed
nesday at his home on the west
side. Mr. Arnold, who is afflict
ed with paralysis, got out bf
his chair and was attempting
to walk to another part of the
room, when he fell against the
stove and upset a kettle of hot
water. He was scalded about
th neck and shoulder and also
a gash was cut in his scalp. His
injuries, though painful, are
not considered dangerous, we
are glad to learn, and he was
resting well this afternoon.—
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GERMAN PLOT AGAINST
THE U. S. UNCOVERED
Sought to Enlist Mexico and
Japan in War to Crush
United States
Washington, Feb. 28.—The
Associated Press is enabled to
reveal that Germany, in plan
ning unrestricted submarine
warfare and counting its con
sequences,proposed an alliance
with Mexico and Japan to make
war on the United States if this
country should not remain neu
tral.
Japan, through Mexican
meditation, was to be urged
to abandon her allies and join
in the attack on the United
States.
Mexico, for her reward, was
to receive general financial sup
port from Germany, reconquer
Texas, New Mexico and Ariz
one—lost provinces—and share
in the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplated.
Details were left to German
Minister von Eckhardt in Mex
ico City, who by instructions
signed by German Foreign
Minister Zirhmerman at Berlin,
January 19, 1917, was directed
to propose the alliance with
Mexico to General Carranza
and suggest that Mexico seek
to bring Japan into the plot.
These instructions were
trasnsmitted to Von Eckhardt
through Count von Bernstroff.
former German ambassador
here, now on his wray home to
Germany under a safe conduct
obtained froth his enemies by
the United States.
Germany pictured to Mexico,
by broad intimation, England
and the entente allies defeated
Germany and her allies trium
phant and in world domination
through unrestricted submar
ine warfare.
Germany’s Note to Mexico
A copy of the German gov
ernment’s instructions to the
German ambassador in Mexico
is now in possession of Presi
dent Wilson and is as follows:
“On the first of February
we intend to begin submarine
warfare unrestricted. In spite
of this, it is our intention to en
deavor to keep neutral the
United States of .'•merica.
“If this attempt is not suc
cessful we propose an alliance
on the following basis with
Mexico: That we shall make
war together and together
make peace. We snail give gen
eral financial support and it
is understood that Mexico is
to reconquer her lost territory
in New Mexico, Texas and
Arizona. The details are left
to you for settlement.
“You are instructed to inform
the president of Mexico of the
above in the greatest confi
dence as soon as it is certain
that there will Its an outbreak
of war with the United States,
and suggest that the president
of Mexico, on his own initiative
should communicate with Ja
pan, suggesting adherence at
once to this plan; at the same
time, offer to mediate between
Germany and Japan.
“Please call to the attention
of the president of Mexico that
the employment of ruthless
submarine warfare now prom
ises to compel England to make
peace ;n a few months.”
(Signed) “Zimmerman.”
Such a proposal as Germany
instructed her minister to make
to Mexico borders on an act of
war.
No doubt exists in Washing
ton now that thy persistent re
ports during the last two years
of the operations of German
agents in Mexico and all
through Central America and
the West Indies are true. There
is now no doubt that the pro
posed alliance with Mexico was
known to high Mexican offi
cials who are distinguished for
their anti-Americanism.
SPITE WORK IS SEEN
IN SENATORS ARREST
Indications of Outcropping of
Personal Venom Shown in
Arrest of Senators
Little Rock, Feb. 26.—The
I arrest of Senator Sims and
j Senator Burgess last Friday
might and the refusal of Prose
! cutor Dunaway to allow them
to give bond, is said to have no
connection with a personallsplit
between Senator Sims and the
Pulaski county prosecutor.
The fact remains, however,
that Prosecutor Dunaway and
Senator Sims are bitter per
sonal and political enemies and
there are many people in Little
Rock who believe that the
enemity existing between them
is a big factor in the matter.
The personal differences be
tween Senator Sims and Prose
cutor Dunaway developed just
before the legislature convened
in January when Senator Sims
was a candidate for president
of the Senate against Senator
Davenport. It reached a climax
in the Senate a few days ago
when Senator Sims declared
on the floor of the upper house
that he would not support the
university removal bill if the
name of Mr. Dunaway was per
mitted to be with other Little
Rock men on the board of di
rectors of the Pulaski County
improvement district, proposed
lo be formed to pay for build
ing the university in Little
Rock.
When senator Sims was a
candidate against Senator Dav
enport for president of the
Senate, the factions were divi
ded STftlally, 17 forme an<TTT
for the other, with Senator Geo.
Jones of Little Rock the thirty
fifth member, and the one up
on whom election of either of
the candidates depended. Pros
ecutor Dunaway was said to
have been instrumental in get
ting Senator Jones to support
and consequently elect Senator
Davenport to the presidency.
When the university removal
bill was up a few days ago in
the Senate, Senator Jones
amended it by adding Mr.
Dunaway’s name to the board
of directors of the Pulaski
county improvement district.
The next day the bill again
was considered by the Senate
and Senator Sims took the floor
with a declaration that unless
the name of Mr. Dunaway was
stricken from the bill he would
not support the measure to re
move the university from Fay
etteville to Little Rock. Senator
Jones agreed, in order to retain
Senator Sims’ support, to tht
substitution of Jack Maloney
for Mr. Dunaway on the board
of commissioners. The substi
tution was approved in the
Senate by means of adopting
the amendment.
Senator Sims’ arrest followed
a few days later on a charge of
bribery, and it developes that
the John E. McGarvey, the al
leged lobbyist who is said to
have given the bribe, is a de
tective who was working for
Prosecutor Dunaway.
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FAYETTEVILLE MAN
SUCCEEDS T. J. RANEY
Governor Brough on last
Monday announced the ap
appointment of Ashton Vin
cenheller of Fayetteville as a
member of the State Board of
Control to succeed T. J. Raney
of this place whose term ex
pires March 10.
Mr. Vincenheller, who is a
(prominent Washington county
: politician, is a son of W. G.
Vincenheller who was state
commissioner of mines, manu
! factures and agriculture from
11893 to 1903.
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PROP. PICKENS WILL
REMAIN IN BATESVILLE
It is announced that Prof.
Sidney Pickens has been re
| elected as superintendent of
the Batesville public schools,
and that he has accepted the
.offer to remain in Batesville
and will not go to Little Rock,
as was announced some time
ago.
When Prof. Bond was elect
ed state superintendent of pub
lic instruction he tendered the
position of deputy state super
intendent to Prof. Pickens, and
it was announced that Prof.
■Pickens would accept the ap
pointment and remove to Little
Rock in the early summer.
The many friends of Prof.
Pickens in ihis county will be
pleased to learn of his decision
to remain in Independence
county.
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ARSON AND LARCENY
CHARGE AGAINST BROWN
Upon information by De
puty Prosecuting Attorney W.
M. Thompson, warrants have
been issued against Henry
Brown,charginghim with arson,
robbery and grand larceny.
It is alleged that Brown was
implicated in the destruction
of Nelson Fitch’s store, in Wy
cough township, when it was
robbed and burned one night
early last spring.
It is said that numerous ar
ticles of merchandise found
concealed at Brown’s residence
in Newark have been identi
fied by Mr. Fitch and his wife
as stuff that was in their stock
of goods.
Brown will be given a pre
liminary trial before Squire A.
H. Saylors at Newark next
Monday.
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HOG PRICES AT
NEW HIGH POINT
Chicago, Feb. 27.—Hog
prices at the Union Stock Yards
which have been moving up
from day to day, reached a
new high point this morning
when heavy swine sold at 13.30.
Several days ago the $13 hog
established a new record for
the market.
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advertise in this paper. They
will treat you right.
STATE PEACE LEAGUE
WILL HEAR MR.TAFT
Former President Will Address
Meeting at Little Rock on
Monday, March 26
Governor Brough, as state
chairman of the Arkansas
branch of the American Leag
ue to Enforce Peace; R. E.
Wait, chairman of the Execu
tive Committee, and Tom J.
Terral, secretary, have issued
an official call for the meeting
of the branch league conven
tion to be held in Little Rock,
March 26, when William How
ard Taft, former president of
the United States will deliver
an address.
The meeting will be held in
the convention hall at the Ho
tel Marion at 2:30 p. m., to
consider a program for a leag
ue of nations, to which the
United States will be a signa
tory, and to be formed afterthe
European war is over, that will
guarantee and enforce the
peace of the world.
The governor of Arkansas,
county judges, mayors of incor
porated towns and cities, the
president and secretary of per
manent organized civic, com
mercial, trade, labor and far
mers’ organizations are ap
pointed delegates, and are
urged to forward their names
to the Board of Commerce at
Little Rock for registration aqd
reservation of seats. One re
presentative from each daily
or weekly newspaper will be
registered as a delegate.
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SPECIAL CAR FOR
COUNTY TEACHERS
It is announced that teach
ers from Independence county
who attend the State Teachers’
Association at Little Rock will
be furnished a special car
which will be attached to the
regular passenger train leav
ing Batesville on the evening
of March 28.
It is expected that a large
delegation of Independence
county teachers will attend the
association.
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