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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1920
VOL. 20 NO. 30
WOMAN AND 2 MEN
SHOT IN GUN FIGH1
Mrs. Ed McClain is Wounde<
When She Attempts to
Protect Husband
James Hall, a farmer livim
•near Denmark.about ten mile
south of Newport, is perhap:
fatally wounded, and both Mr
and Mrs. Ed McClain, also o
Denmark, are slightly wound
' ed, as a result of a gun figh
between Hall and McClain or
. the road near Denmark Sat
' urday afternoon.
The -men had had trouble ?
few days ago over a 14-year
old girl adopted by Hall. Or
complaint of McClain that Hal
was not a proper person t<
have custody of the girl, th<
county court had taken th<
girl from him.
Hall, it is said, became an
gered against McClain an<
amuuMieu ^viewiain ana mi
lattter’s wife while they wen
returning from Denmark.
Mr. and Mrs. McClain wen
in a buggy when Mrs. McClah
saw Hall, .she claims, emergr
from underbrush along th(
road. Hall, she says, begar
firing, one bullet hitting Me
Gain in the arm. Mrs. Me
Gain, in an effort to protec
her husband, threw herself ii
front of him. A bullet tort
off one of her fingers am
broke two others. Her ham
was so badly injured that i
will have to be amputated.
McClain had drawn a revolv
er by that time, and openet
fire on Hall. A bullet strucl
him in the chest and penetra^
ed both lungs. Hall fell wher
shot. He later was remover
to his home. His death is ex
pected at any time. Hall i
married, and has several mar
ried children.
SEN. ROBINSON IN
HARDINGS TOWN
Marion, O., Oct. 27.—Sena
tor Joe T. Robinson of Arkan
i sas, campaigning for the na
tional Democratic ticket, to
day invated Senator Hardings
home town. He was schedul
ed for two addresses here to
day.
Senator Robinson will close
; the campaign at South Bend.
5 Ind., Saturday night, winding
. up a strenuous six week’s
’ speaking tour for the national
■ ticket.
! JAILER BUNDED;
NEGRO ESCAPES
Newport, Oct. 27.—John
Spikes, negro, arrested and
; placed in jail Saturday night,
charged with forgery, escaped
last night when Jailer Hogan
went into the corridor of the
jail to lock up prisoners for
the night. As the jailer ap
, proached Spikes threw a box
of snuff into his eyes, complet
ly blinding him.
FINE TEAM DROWNS
\ fine team'of mules be
longing to John Moody, was
drowned at Ruddells a few
1 days ago. Mr. Moody left
them standing hitched to a
wagon and while he was away
t' e team walked off a high
| bluff into White river. The
, team is said to have been valu
f i ed at $700.
WAGONS FOR SALE
i Five brand new Moline
wagons, wide tread, with run
ning gear brakes, seat and all
complete. Will sell for $100
I each if taken within the next
>0 days. Oil Trough Merc.
Co., Oil Trough, Ark.
Little Shepherd Friday Night.
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ATTORNEYS ENDORSE
AMMENDMENT NO. 15
i Will Enable Supreme Court
to Render More Efficient
Service it is Said
Monday morning in the cir* !
cuit court room, at Batesville, 1
the attorneys of the Indepen- 1
dence County Bar, together
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with Judge Coleman and in
the presence of the jurors and
others, held a public discussion
of the proposed amendment
No. 15 to the Constitution of
Arkansas, which will be sub
mitted to the voters at the 1
coming election.
The effect of the amend
ment, if adopted, will be to in
crease the number of judges
of the supreme court from
live to seven and to increase
the salaries of such judges to '
$6,000 per year i their present
saftiry being $4,000) with pow
er for the legislature to make
reductions later, if deemed '
proper.
Practically all of the attor
neys present expresed them
selves as being heartily in fa
vor of the amendment and no
one opposed it. The attorneys
stated that the volume of busi
ness in the Supreme Court
has increased to the point
that it is impossible for five
judges, no matter how able
they may be, to do the work
necessary in order that each
case may receive proper con
sideration and an opinion writ
ten which will prove a satis
factory criterion for future
cases involving similar issues,
and at the same time enable
the court to keep up with its
docket and decide cases
promptly.
It is a matter of great im
portance to persons being so
unfortunate as .to become in
volved in law’ suits, that their
-aits be adjudicated promptly
since long delays frequently
amount to a denial of justice,
and it is certainly of great im
portance to them as well as r>
the general public that our
court of last resort render
proper decisions and establish
fixed and consistent rules of
law for the future guidance
of attorneys and trial courts.
The law is a progressive sci
ence and it requires the best
trained minds of the country
to properly construe our Stm
utes and establish rules that
are Doth equitable and consm
tent with existing rules, so as
not to create confusion and
the judges should not be work
ed to the point where they
have not the time to give suf- <
ficient consideration to each
case. To get and keep men
of the character and ability
necessary on the supreme
bench, we must pay adequate
salaries.
During the years 1918 and
1919 the Supreme Court, with
only five Judges, decided by
written opinion more than
twice the number of cases as
did the Supreme Courts of
either Oklahoma, Texas, Mis
souri, Tennessee, Mississippi,
or Louisiana, and in most of
those States the courts are
composed of from six to nine
judges who draw salaries of
from $6,000 to $8,000 per
, | year. In order for any amend
nent to the Constitution to be
idopted, a majority of all the
doctors participating n the
'lection must vote for the
imendment and where a pc ? -
■on casts a Vote in hie •
it all and fails to vote either
fcr or against the amendment,
le is in effect voting agains/,
he’amendment since Iris
ot is counted in the total num
)er cast in the election. Itj
•herefore very important the.
hose who favor this amend
nent should be particular a:
lot overlook voting for it.
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PROCEEDINGS IN M
CIRCUIT e OURT
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The following case have
ieen disposed of n the r.rcuk
:ourt during the pu.-t week.
State vs. Earl McSpadden
seduction, dismissed.
State vs. Orville Bishop, con
inued.
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gaming, plea guilty, fine $]('.
State vs. Hugh Donohue,
abortion, jury trial, not guilt v.
State vs. John Knight, rob
)ery, dismissed, defendant r
ben.
State vs. Ed Gaibaez and
3wen Ballew, grand larceny,
tontinued.
State vs. Claud Jones and
Homer Simmons, gaming, nol
pros.
State vs. Sherman Duty and
Pony Duty, gaming, plea "of
guilty, fine $10 each.
State vs. T. A. Watts, gam
ing, plea guilty, fined $10.
State vs. Bill Hawkins, gam
ing, plea guilty, fined $10.
. S tate vs. Claud Jones, gam
ing, jury trial, guilty, fined
TOO.
State vs. Carrol Ferril, tam
ing, plea of guilty, fined $10.
State vs. Casey Drug Com
pany, misdemeanor, '2 case - )
nolle pros.
State vs. Jack Dorr, misde
meanor, (2 cases ) .nolle pros.
State vs. Jack Dorr, misde
i eanor, plea guilty, f r 1 $00.
State vs. Edgar George, em
bezzlement, nolle pros.
State vs. Joe L. Harris, di
missed by grand jury.
State vs. Chas. Carte!*, for
;m\y. (3 eases) plea guilty in
jaeh case 2 years in i.
State vs. f1. E
al.. appeal J. P.. appeal dis
missed.
State vs. Alfred Heal gam
ing, plea guilty, $10.0
City of Bates'dlle vs Dorr
Fanady, Allen T.exi< n, Dick
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peal dismissed and jn 'men:
M Mayor’s court uuirnn !
J. W. Ward v.. Railway,
judgment for plaintiff for
$75. .
Talmadge Trav. , disabilities
)f minority remo\e
Alvis H. Kerr, disabilities
)f minority removed.
Uni on Bank and Trust com
pany, vs. J. C. Shehperd et. : '
judgment for plain tiU' for
$1589.00.
W. C. Underdown vs. Bon.
Desha, non suit.
John Shady, vs. oalvin J.
and Agnes Clark, - idgment
for $1690.
S. W. and Josie Carter vs.
J. C. Shepherd agreed judg
ment for $50.
George Hill vs. George Kra
mer. jury trial, judgment f r
defendant.
Casey & Thompson vs. Es
tate William A. Traylor, judg
ment for plaintiff, $1250.
RIDER EFFORTS TO
• STOP GINNING FAIL
Government Report Shows
Normal Output of Cotton
From Southern Gins
The government report on
cotton ginned for the season
shows no apparent results
have been attained by the so
called “Night Riders” who
have made attempts to force
the closing down of cotton
.ins throughout the Soutjy
The government report is
sued Monday shows a total of
■' ,712,057 bales ginned up to
October 18.
This is 782,953 bales more
than were ginned to the same
/:ate last year, when the total
crop was not much smaller
than the gov., rnment estimate
of the crop f r this year.
The number of bales ginned
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cipul cotton suites is as fol
lows.
Alabama _281,7:3
Arizona _19,678
Arkansas_~_347,439
Georgia _709,904
Louisiana_204,096
Mississippi_348,197
North Carolina_191,263
Oklahoma _357,010
South Carolina_564,159
Tennessee _53,519
Tex;* _2,596,147
All other States_38,182
GINS STILL OPERATING
Although notices have been
received by practically all op
erators of gins in the south
•rn pan of Sharp county,none
of them a, - ceased (Derations
Most of the plants are run*
aim; d y and nvlit.
LiU'e Shepherd Friday Night.
850 BALES OF COTTON
BURNED AT WARREN
The Warren Farmers Umo
Warehouse at Warren was
destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning and 850 bales of cot
ton were burned. The origin
of the fire is unknown, al
though it is generally conced
ed by those reaching the build
ing soon after the blaze that
it was set on fire.
DRY GOODS PRICES FALL
Reduction in dry goods
price . in some instances as
much as 50 per cent, were
announced yesterday by many*
wholesale muses in St. Louis.
General price re-adjustments
and the decline in cost of raw
material were‘given as the
cause of the reductions. One
of the large wholesale houses
announces that gingham that
recently sold for 35 cents,
wholesale, is now being sold
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ROB DRY GOODS STORE
Walnut Ridge, Oct. 27.—
Burglars entered the store
of Sam Levitt sometime Mon
day night and obtained some
thing like $700 worth of dry
goods. They took twenty-six
shirts, most of which were
silk, two leather suitcases
seven men’s suits, numerous
small articles, necties, and
socks, etc.
SHOT INTO CHURCH
WINDOW KILLS GIRL
During church services Sat
urday night at Higden, ;r.
White county, unknown par
ties fired two shots into the
church through a window.
One of the shots struck the
twelve-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Loveless,
inflicting a wound from which
the girl died.
| While H&e Make Our
'• Store and Our Exhibit
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!-• (liCOi X!)? your head
c A
;» quarters.
We invite You to Come to the
Independence
County Fair
Batesville, Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23
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