BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD.
VO' IX.
MANY KILLED BY STORM
IN HOT SPRINGS SECTION
Thirteen Bodies of Victims Brought to
Vapor City—More Than Fifty
Reported Injured and Com
munication Cut Off.
Special to the Daily Guard.
Little Rock, Nov. 26.—Trains reach
iDg this city and meagre wire reports
indicate the worst storm in the history
of that section visited points near Hot
Springs Thursday evening.
At this time wire communication to
Hot Springs is unsatisfactory, and
the full details of the storm damage
t»nn<> the ascertained.
Reports received state the bodies
of thirteen victims of the storm's
fan- have arrived at Hot SSprings,
tnd the number of injured is said to
>e large, perhaps more than fifty.
The city of Hot Springs suffered no
hmage or fatalities, the havoc of the
rind spending its force south of that
city.
Figures are unavailing, but the
(ro p, rty loss in the wake of the wind
r reported to be heavy.
The only names of the victims re
lorted killed are members of the Tan
»r and Crowden families.
The storm began to gather about 3
Mock in the afternoon, and by 6
Mock the vicinity of Hot Springs
r*s the scene of one of i he worst
[ties known to that section.
The extent of the storm damage
Bay not be known for several days,
is communication to interior points
i eut off. and wires arc in a deplova
>lr condition between Little Rock and
lot Springs.
While the force of the wind was
trong at Little Rock, no damage to
paperty or loss of life is reported in
his vicinity.
South of Hot Springs is a sparsely
titled country, but it is known that
nuch damage has resulted to timber
ind lines of communication.
A conference of health officers of
he state was held in Little Rock this
reek. An effort is being made to cor
elate the work of the various state.
SILKS
AND
LACES
For Your
FALL DRESS
at
EDWARDS
county and municipal authorities, so 1
that a maximum of good may lie ac- '
complished with the resources at hand, i
One of the features of the meeting i
was the illustrated lecture given by
Alexander Johnson, who is conducting
a campaign throughout the state on
"The Menace of the Feeble Minded,” I
under the auspices of the Arkansas
Commission for the Feeble Minded, i
Forty-five cars of cattle have been
shipped from Marion county this fall, i
Report on City Water.
Since the last notice, the water'
mains and stand pipe have been
emptied and cleaned and the city i
water examined again. It was found !
to be free from contaminating organ
isms and sewage. So now it need not
be boiled before use.
M. S. Craig.
City Health Officer, i
EARL BEST GETS PREMIUM
Fourteen Year Old Lad of Dota Town-
ship Is Winner of Prize in School
of Farm Instruction.
Earl Best, aged I I. who resides in
Dota township. Independence county,
attended the school of instruction
given for the benefit of members of
the corn and canning clubs through
out the state in Little Rock this week,
was one of the prize winners.
Young Best raised 117 bushels of.
corn on one acre in the last season,
his fourth in the corn club work. It
was his best year.
Here's the labor that 117 bushels of
corn meant: Two plowings, eight
inches deep. 11 harrowings, one drag
ging and the hauling of twenty tons
of manure.
Earl was one of the most enthusias
tic young farmers who attended the
convention of boys’ and girls' corn
ind canning club membership nt Lit
tle Rock, and a splendid photograph
of the boy. along with the seven other
prize winners, appeared on the front
page of the Gazette Thursday.
—
Alex Tates, negro, was shot and
killed by another negro, n bartender.,
in Little Hock Wednesday during a
joking argument over a glass of gin.
It is said the bartender playfully in
troduced a pistol into the argument,'
the weapon accidentally being dis
charged.
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1915.
; STATEMENT OF CONDITION
; of
► FOR CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 13. 1915.
E RESOURCES.
k LOANS AND DISCOUNTS $218,964 86
t OVERDRAFTS . 70 47
► SCRIP AND WARRANTS 10,892 40
► FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 5,719 07
► CASH AND EXCHANGE 94,843 22
» TOTAL $330,490 02
»
»
» LIABILITIES.
>
►
, CAPITAL STOCK FULLY PAID $ 50,000 00
J SURPLUS AND PROFITS (ALL EARNED) 20,027 30
J BILLS PAYABLE AND REDISCOUNTS None
» DEPOSITS 260.462 72
>
t TOTAL $330,490 02
Y
| The above statement is correct.
► Attest: C. D- METCALF, Cashier.
» J. C. Hail.
k C. C. Fitzhugh.
r M. C. Weaver.
I Directors.
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DECISIONS ARE REVERSED
‘Smoky" Dunn and Hom> r Heard
\^ay Have New Trials for
Conspiracy to Rob.
“Smoky" Dunn, formerly a con
ductor on the White River railroad,
and well known in Batesville, and
Homer Heard of Little Rock, k-i
tenced to five years each in the fed
eral prison at Atlanta for allege*;
conspiracy to rob an express car,
have won their appeals to the United
States circuit court of appeal- 1 , ana
may be retried.
Attorneys for Dunn and H"ard in
Little Rock have received notices stat
ing the eases have been remanded a.u.
that.no costs were assessed again"
the defendants. Retrials in the 1 'n
ited Slates court at Little Rock now
rests will the government.
Heard’s father is a well known pol
itician and attorney of Little Pcik-
Dunn and Heard were convicted for
conspiring with William Ahring, an
express messenger, to rob an express
car on a Rock Island tram in May
-1914. Dunn and Heard were con
victed. Each was sentenced to the
Atlanta prison. Both appealed. Heard
furnished an appeal bond and was re
leased. Dunn was unable to furnish
the bond and was taken to Atlanta
last November.
The federal court also granted an
appeal to Ed Spear of Hot Springs,
convicted of using the federal mails
to defraud in connection with cash
ing checks given by victims of gamb
ling crooks at Hot Springs.
Spear is well known as a politician
and former gambling house proprietor
of Hot Springs, and it is claimed
made quite a fortune acting as a go
between for crooks who victimised
men of means visiting the Vapor City.
RUSSIA PREFARES FOR MOVE.
BerMa War OMee Claim Man Than
Seventeen TUonanml SerHana
Rave Been Captwred.
Copenhagen, Nov. 25 — A telegram
from Bertin says that great consign
ments of heavy Japanese guns are ar
riving daily at Odessa, on the Black
sea coast of Russia. It is inferred co
operation of Russian forces in the Bal
kan campaign is to begin shortly.
Bertin, Nov. 25.—Large numbers of
Serbians were captured by the Aus
tro-German forces at Mitrovitza and
Pristina. The war office announeee
the capture of 10,000 Serbians at Ml
travitea and 7.400 at PristtM.
AanaaneaMent to aade the Bnsafaa
town es Birs—anda to to the hands
ERECT NEW CHURCH HOUSE
Plans Now Matured By St. Paul’s,
Episcopal Church Congregation
to Begin Handsome Edifice.
(In the night of November 23rd
supper was held for the men of St. ’
Paul’s narish at the home of Mr. and i
Mrs. V. V. Bates on Boswell street, I
where the ladies of the church serv- ।
ing on the various committees had
prepared and made ready a feast to
which every man did ample justice. It
had been planned to have the Bishop
of the Diocese present at this meeting,
but at the last moment a telegram
cnme from him announcing his inabil
ity to come to Batesville, owing to the
death of one of his clergy at Mena,
After supper the men adjourned to
the living rooms, when the real busi
ness of the evening, the question of
erecting a new Episcopal church in
Batesville, was presented by the rec
tor. after which a general discussion
was entered into by every man pres
ent. So great was the enthusiasm
and encouragement from the various
speeches made, that upon motion a
building and finance committee of five
was appointed to begin work immedi
ately on the raising of funds and ob
taining of plans and specifications.
The following are the members of this
committee:
The Rev. M. W. Lockhart, rector,
Mr. J. C. Fitzhugh, senior warden;
and Vestrymen D. D. Adairs, J. W.
Ferrill and J. E. Rosebrough.
After passing a standing resolution
of thanks to the host and hostess of
the evening, and the ladies who had
prepared and served the excellent sup
per, the meeting adjourned subject to
a call for a general parish meeting,
when the plans of the building and
finance committee should take more
definite shape. This committee re
mained for a few minutes for the pur
pose of organizing and electing of
ficers, and held a subsequent meeting
the following day to adopt a form of
pledge which was then taken around
and signed by various members of the
organisation, about 75 per cent of the
sum necessary being raised, assuring
the committee of the success of their
undertaking.
It is the hope and desire of every
member of the congregation that the
entire sum will be promised so that
the new church can be consecrated to
God’s service immediately upon its
completion. Blank pledges can be
secured from any member of the
building and finance committee, and if
any one to ready and deeiroes of help
ing the good week dtoy ask yea Mt
to wait until called upon before sig
jnoop i^iteatie^i, aa we are all
anxieua to ted eat exactly where we
stand and what remains to be done.
The actual work of removing the old
buildings now standing upon the prop
erty will begin just as soon as plans
for the nwe church are accepted and
bids are made, which, it is presumed,
will be not later than March 1, 1916,
the church to be completed as soon as
possible. Every member of the con
gregation spent a happy Thanksgiv
ing in contemplation of the early
realization of the long talked of erec
tion to the glory and service of God.
of a new Saint Paul’s Episcopal
church in the city of Batesville.
Member of Committee.
Munitions of war are not the only
commodity that is being supplied the
warring nations of Europe. Those at
the front ai well as the non-combat
ants must eat, and the bulk of the
foodstuffs must come from America.
This has just been emphasized in Lit
tle Hock, where D. C. Lunceford of
Little Rock has closed a deal for the
sale of 30,000 barrels of Arkansas
flour, for export to France. It will
lie shipped byway of New Orleans and
will require 200 car loads to move it.
It is one of the largest deals in food
stuffs for Europe that has been made
in this territory.
HEAVY WIND DOES DAMAGE
Electric Light Plant Out of Com mis- '
1
sion for Night and One Resi
dence Slightly Damaged.
The heaviest wind in many years to
| visit Batesville reigned for almost an
| hour last evening, accompanied by
| rain and considerable hail.
A portion of the roof at the electric
light and water plant was torn away,
the rain finding its way into th ■
building and doing some damage t
the machinery. As a result the light
ing service was discontinued through
the night, but this morning the cur-
I rent was resumed.
I The chimney at the residence of
i Mr. .1. L. W. Grover was partially
• blown down, but aside from tUis th'
I home sustained no serious damage.
No serious damage has been re
j ported in the adjoining communities
'though the wind and hail and rain
I i were heavy.
I Every stock raiser in the state will
I be benefited by attending the annua’
meeting of the Arkansas Stock Grow
i ers’ Association, which is to lie held
in Little Rock January 11 13. There
i will be a series of addresses by the
. I best authorities on live stock in the
i United States, covering al! phases of
. a subject that is liecoming one of the
i most important in Arkansas.
GET READY
FOR
CHRISTMAS
We have Fancy Work, all
kinds of Embroidery, and Cro
chet Thread. Also many beau
tiful and useful articles that
will make nice gifts— Fancy
Hand Bags, Umbrellas, Gloves,
Silk Hosiery and Handkerchiefs.
•
It Win Be a neanre to Show Yrl
Weaver Dowdy Co.
“Th. Home TUt WM Teach Yow Delian la
Have Moro Ceate*
NUMBER 298.
NAN KILLED AT
POUGHKEEPSIE
Constable Luther Norris Says Victim,
Will Abe. Was Menacing
Him With Knife.
In a difficulty on the streets of
Poughkeepsie on the 24th, growing
out of a lawsuit, Constable Luke Nor
ris shot and killed W. T. Abe, a far
mer.
Two bullets entered Abe’s head and
a third pierced his abdomen. He died
instantly.
The constable claims Abe was
crowding him with a knife and that
he shot to save himself. The killing
took place at 3 o'clock in the after
noon.
Abe had signed a note, it is said,
and the matter had gone into the
court. Constable Norris had been en
trusted with execeution of the papers.
The slain man leaves a wife and
| four daughters.
—
i GREAT OFFERING AT GEM.
On account of the storm, disabling
! the power plant last evening, the
i Gem will give the program that
! should have been shown last night, in
! addition to the regular program for
| tonight without any extra charge.
Owing to the long program the show
i will start promptly at 7:30, running
i one show only.
"A Natrual Man” will be the first
picture to run, "Gold Dust and the
j Squaw” will be second, then a eomdey.
"Neal of the Navy” will run in
i fifth and sixth place. The show will
i be concluded with two farce comedies.
I ('an you afford to miss this great of
fering for the small sum of 5 and 10
I cents. Think it over.
T. J. Kissire of Morrilton shot and
killed his daughter in his home Wed
nesday when he fired at Eugene F.
Rhoden, county judge, the husband of
Mr. Kissire’s daughter. Kissire then
1 shot Rhoden in the arm and the in
■ jured man is confined in a hospital at
’ Little Rock. - Judge and Mrs. Rhoden
; had been estranged for several days,
I : and it is said he went to the home of
’ his father to perfect a reconciliation
with his wife and upon arrival at the
I residence was fired upon by the irate
■ I father, and that he knocked the gun
’ aside in time to save his life. It is
■ claimed the wife of Rhoden jumped
f between the two men just as the shot
s was fired from a shotgun, and her
head was blown from her body.