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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 11, 1917
Vol. 16, No. 41
Brough Forces in Hurry
To Get To Pie Counter
Hays is Hustled Out Two
Hours Ahead of Time
For Inauguration
THOUGHT SICK SENATOR
WAS GOING TO DIE
Action Taken in Order to Va
cate Offices Which Brough
Desired to Fill
Little Rock, Jan. 10.—Gov.
Brough and his hungry horde
of job seekers exceeded the
speed limit today in ousting
Gov. Hays from office two
hours before the time set for
the inauguration ceremonies to
take place.
Nothing like it was ever wit
nessed in the entire history of
Arkansas, according to those
who are familiar with the pro
ceedings attendant upon the
changes, which usually occur
without any show of undue
haste.
It was the first time in the
history of Arkansas that the
friends of an incoming gover
nor ever made an attempt to
humiliate the out-going chief
executive, but the attempt of
Gov. Brough and his friends
to publicly humiliate Gov.Hays
was so glaring as to cause com-;
ment from all sources, even
from many who were friends
of Gov. Brough, mans of whom
expressed disapproval of the
proceedure.
So smoothly did the plans of j
the Brough leaders work out
that friends of Gov. Hays were
unaware of what was going on
until it was too late. The reso
lution adopted by the house
and senate calling for a joint
session was so worded that it
was believed to fix the time
for the inauguration of Gov.
Brough at 2 p. m. and was
adopted without opposition
from anyone. The resolution
provided that the house and
senate meet in joint session at
10:30 to canvass the vote on
state officers. A committee was
named to notify Chief Justice
McColloch to appear and ad
minister the oath of office to
] t he incoming- governor and oth
er new offivers. Another com
mittee was appointed to notify
the incoming governor and oth
I er officers, and have them pre
sent, presumably at 2 o’clock.
But in less than five minutes
after they were named, the
committees appeared with
•those sent for, with the excep
tion of the last named commit
tee, which was unable to locate
Secretary of State-Elect T. J.
Terral, who did not know of
the “rush” program and was at
his home.
The appearance of the com
mittee with Governor Hays
brought considerable applause
from the members on the floor
and several hundred specta
tors in the galleries, but this
was overshadowed a moment
later by cneers and thunder
ous applause as the committee
bringing Dr. Brough appeared.
High speed legislation to
beat all appointees named by
Governor Hays during the last
two years whose appointments
were subject to confirmation
by the Senate, was started
Wednesday morning by the
Brough faction in the Senate
when a messenger from the
governor was denied access to
the floor.
O. C. Burnside, acting as
messenger.. appeared in the
Conflto wit'll a a«..i
the governor naming his ap
pointees. Senator Adamson, as
soon as the sergeant-at-arms
announced a message from the
governor, moved that a recess
be taken. The motion was rush
ed through without a roll call,
and the secretary of the Senate
was notified not to receive the
list.
Governor Hays, while ad
dressing a joint session of the
two houses, endeavored to get
permission to file the list.Pres
ident Davenport of the Senate
was asked for permission to
file the list. Governor Hays
insisting- on reading the list be
fore beginning his message.
Senator Davenport, in reply
to a request from Governor
Hays, that the secretary file
the list, said he would have to
obtain consent of both houses.
Senator Ruff arose and
made a motion that permission
be granted. Senator Adamson
then rose to a point of orderde
claring the action was not in
order. Senator Davenport sus
tained him.Governor Hays ask
ed that the General Assembly
take cognizance of the fact
that twice he had endeavored
to tile the list of appQintees.
opinion as to the result of the
Senate’s action. Some held that
it would make no difference,
while the Brough faction de
clared that, since Governor
Brough had assumed office
without the Senate being noti
fied of Governor Hays’ ap
pointments, the offices were
vacant.
It was predicted that Gov.
Brough’s first official act
would be to appoint some one
to succeed Z. M. McCarroll as
a member of the State Charity
Board.
Further efforts to railroad
the Hays administration out of
office were carried out by Sen
ator Davenport and the Brough
faction during the joint session
Wednesday morning.
As soon as Gov. Hays finish
ed his message and before Dr.
Brough was sworn in. Gov.
Hays stepped to the side of the
rostrum and handed Secretary
Langley his list of appoint
ments, which include all ap
pointments made by Gov. Hays
since the legislature adjourned
two years ago, requiring con
firmation by the senate, as has
always been the custom by
out-going governors. Mr. Lang
ley refused to accept the list.
Mr. Burnside then took the list
and attempted to file it. The
secretary again refused. Sena
tor Brown who was seated di
rectly in front of the rostrum
jumped up and took the list
from Mr. Burnside and asked
the secretary to file it, but he
refused for the third time.
The list of appointments
number about 20, and the ac
tion of the administration for
ces indicate that Gov. Brough I
will hold that the positions are
vacant and will immediately
begin to make appointments
to fill the vacancies which
were created by his adminis
tration.
It was said after the inau
guration had been railroaded
through that Brough leaders
believed that Senator Archi
bald Hamilton of Camden,who
had been ill at the home of his
son at 222 Cross street in Lit
tle Rock, was dying, and that
this caused the inauguration
of Dr. Brough to be rushed
more rapidly, in order that he
might be sworn in before Gov.
Hays could make an appoint
ment of some one to fill Sen
ator Hamilton’s place in the
event of the^senator’s death.
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25 PARDONS HAYS’
LAST OFFICIAL ACT
Has Issued Total of 809 Par
dons, 149 of Which Were
In Fast Month
Little Rock, Jan. 10.—Gov.
Hays, in his last official act
before giving over the gover
nor’s office to Governor Brough
Wednesday morning pardoned
25 convicts, among them being
Jim Williams, Mississippi
County, a white man under life
sentence for murder, and Lilly
McGonegal and Hilda Smith,
two white women of Paragould
convicted for being implicated
in a murder in Paragould.
The two women were the
only white women in the pen
itentiary. The Smith woman
was under a one-year sentence
for assault to kill and the Mc
Gonegal woman under a five
year sentence for murder.
BROUGH INAUGURATED
GOVERNOR OF STATE
Recommends $/50,000 Bond
Issue and Creationof Many
New Offices
Little Rock, Jan. 10.—Chas.
H. Brough, former University
professor, Wednesday became
governor of Arkansas, and in
an inaugural address contain
ing 25,000 words, presented
to the Senate and House, sit
ting in joint session, recom
mendations which revolution
ize the political orgaizations
of the State, l'ecommendations
far-reaching in their impor
tance and, politically speaking,
daring in their presentation.
The house of representatives
was jammed with people when
Gov. Brough was escorted to
the speaker’s stand. Radical
departures from time-worn
political customs were urged
by Governor Brough. He did
not hesitate in advocating a
$750,000 bond issue to retire
the outstanding indebtedness,
to meetantieipated indebtedness
and to rehafciliate the State’s
credit, telling the solons that
he alone was willing to assume
responsibility for the measure
should it meet disapproval be
fore the people.
The creation of more new
offices are recommended by
Gov. Brough in his address to
the legislature than were ever
recommended by any governor
newc
are the following:
Creation of the office of
traveling state auditor, to be
appointed by the governor, to
make audits of state depart
ments.
Creation of the offices of
district auditors to audit coun
ty and district departments.
Creation of a board compos
ed of five members, appointed
by the governor, to define
work of various educational
institutions.
Creation of a board of five
or seven members, appointed
by the governor, to determine
needs of various State educa
tional institutions biennially
and report to governor and
legislature.
Creation of an honorary
board of control for State char
itable institutions.
Creation of board to investi
gate conditions in such institu
tions and report to governor
and legislature.
Creation of a board of five
members, to be appointed by
the governor, to investigate re
forms in criminal procedure.
Creation of a board of five
members to determine provi
sions for a workingman’s com
pensation law.
Creation of office of State
hotel inspector.
Creation of office of State
fire marshal.
Creation* of offices of two
commissioners, to sit as judges
of Supreme Court until person
nel of Court can be increased.
Creation of a board of three
State officials to have juris
diction over distribution of
State printing, now handled
by the secretary of state.
Creation of the office of In
heritance Tax Collector.
Creation of an advisory par
don board.
Creation of an advisory high
way commission.
Other recommendations
were as follows:
Revision of the taxation laws.
Revision the inheritance tax
law.
Continuing state capitol tax
to redeem bond issue.
Millage tax basis for all
educational institutions.
Appropriation of $50,000 for
girls’ reformatory.
Erection and maintenance
of a tuberculosis sanitarium
for negroes.
Establishment and mainten
ance of a state general hospital
for treatment of all diseases.
Enlargement of the Confed
erate Home.’
State-wide uniformity of text
books.
An appropriation of $248,
000 to meet requirements of
the federal good roads law.
Enlargement of the powers
of the Railroad Commission.
Enactment of more string
ent game laws.
BUSINESS CHANGES
DURING PAST WEEK
Dan Moore Sells Interest in
Moore Bros, and Buys
Out R. R. Ratton
Several business changes
have taken place in Newark
during the past few days.
E. R. Moore has bought the
interest of his brother, Dan
Moore, in the firm of Moore
Bros. The partition has been
replaced in the building oc
cupied by the firm, making two
rooms, and E. R. Moore will
continue the business and will
occupy the room formerly oc
cupied by the dry goods de
partment of the firm.
The west room of the build
ing formerly occupied by the
grocery department of Moore
Bros, will be occupied by J. H.
Ilolderby who will move into
his new quarters as soon as
some changes can be made in
the building.
Dan Moore has bought R. R.
Ratton’s business in the Sturdi
vant building adjoining the
First National Bank. The stock
is being invoiced and as soon
as this is completed Mr. Moore
will take charge and continue
the business at the same stand.
The building now occupied
by Mr. Holderby has not been
rented by anyone. E. E. Allen
who owns the building con
templates making some im
.P.rS\?m^s„t ,9ft .ftyh
will tear out the present wood
en floor and replace it with a
concrete floor.
CARL VOGAN NOW
IN NEWPORT JAIL
Escaped Convict and Alleged
Bank Robber is Captured
by Officers at Joplin
Newport, Jan. 10.—Karl
Vogan, escaped convict and al
leged bank robber, wanted
here for shooting Chief of Po
lice G. C. Martin December 23,
has been placed in the local
jail again, Sheriff J. M. Ivy
and Constable Terry Guinn
having returned yesterday
from Joplin with Vogan, who
voluntarily returned to New
port, with the officers, who ex
plained to him that owing to
the change of governors in
Missouri, it would probably
be several days before Gover
nor Hays’ requisition which
had been forwarded to the
Missouri capital last week
could be acted upon.
Vogan at first refused to re
turn.
The escaped convict was
| traced to Joplin by officers
shadowing his wife, who join
ed Vogan at Joplin, where he
was arrested. He at first refus
ed to admit his identity and
said his name was Brown, but
his wife broke down under
questioning by detectives and
admitted that hey were from
Newport and wanted here,the
officers say.
A p¥8,fiSXf?f 'c^nVention
Judge J. H. Jimerson has
appointed the following citi
zens as delegates to the Ark
ansas Good Roads Convention
to be held at Little Rock on
January 17 and 18.
E. M. Reaves, Cushman; M.
M. Rutherford, Sulphur Rock;
E. C. Parsons, O. T. Hunt, and
G. E. Yeatman, Batesville; E.
L. Jernigan, Charlotte; J. B.
Johnson, Pleasant Plains; W.
E. Self, Newark; A. G. Gray,
Hickory Valley; J. A. Page,
Dota.
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