Batesville Daily Guard from Batesville, Arkansas • 1

BATESV1LLE DAILY GUARD. VOLUME IX. BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1915. NUMBER 102. NEGRO ASSASSIN FRENCH CRUISER IS TORPEDOED It Means Something LYNCHED BY MOB university is one well worth the time and work required to win it.

The baseball team for this year is somewhat weakened by the loss of their best piU'her, who was caught playing poker -by President Brooks and immediately suspended for the rest of the year and denied the privilege of participating in any of the school I' several weeks by boih sides, Italy still remains neutral, though it is believed unless Germany and Austria her concessions demanded at, the close cf hostilities she will soon cast her lot with the allies and send her troops to the battlefield. The Italian ambassadors at London and Vienna have been called! home for an important nnd this is taken to mean that Italy about to announce her course. If Italy sides with the German-Aus-1 trian forces, she must do so with the knowledge that her only hope for expansion and paining new territory' Severe Fighting in the West the Past Week in Which Germans and Allies Both Lost Heavily. Tennessee Officers Overpowered and Negro Murderer Is Lynched By Mob Without Firing a Shot. activities.

A petition was also circulated in his behalf, urging that he be reinstated and allowed to help make up a winning team, but "Prexy" seems more anxious to down poker playing in the university than to win for it fame in baseball, and so a non-poker playing pitcher still occupies the box in all games with O. and, in spite of the pessimistic predictions that the university would be disgraced in the baseball world, they Paris, April 28. The commander must lie with the Germans winning cf the French cruiser Leon Gambetta for it is understood Russia and the' which was torpedoed by an Austrian allies have notified the Italian gov- i submarine Monday, and all his staff, ernment that unless she joins forces perished with the ship. But petty to overthrow Germany, she cannot officers and sailors were saved. There i expect any concessions when hostil-l were 725 men on board the man-o'- ities cease.

war, leaving 58'J unaccounted' for. The Prolate Court of this county has just published notice calling on individuals as Administrators, Executors and Guardians cf ninety-six different estates and guardianships to respond to their duties and appear in the Probate Court and make proper settlement as the law directs. The failure to make settlement at proper time is pr ilably no willful neglect in a majority of the cases mentioned, but purely oversight, though such oversight makes the proper attention in such matters no less important. This Eank is empowered by law to act as Administrator, Executor or Guardian, and is acting in these capacities in a greater number of cases than any one individual pr concern in this County. This Department is in charge of those who are experienced in handling such matters, and it has not been necessary for the Probate Court to remind it of its duties in making proper settlement.

If you entrust matters of this character to this Bank, you will have the assurance of knowing that they will be properly and correctly handled. have won every game played thus "far, and have beaten some of the Somerville, April 28. Tom Brooks, a negro murderer, was taken from officers in an automobile at 2 this morning by a mob of 200 men and within a few minutes his body was swinging from the end of a rope under the Nashville and Chattanooga railway bridge. So quietly did the mob execute its plans that people sleeping only a short distance from the scene of the lynching did not know of the occur hardest teams that they are to meet this year. And while I am not quali The French cruiser was steaming ATTORNEY'S HOME ENTERED.

fied to speak from my own knowledge, slowly when the hostile submarine launched the torpedo, which struck it has been authoritatively stated to me that the poker players of this school are losing their "pep," and the champions of that game have gone to rence until daylight. Unknown Parties Entered Residence Tuesday Night, Taking Away Small Sum of Money. When the news spread that there was a negro hanging beneath the bridge, all the town folk of Fayette pitching horseshoes and playing checkers. There are many things that I might write about this school which her amidship on the starboard side. The crew was summoned to quarters and the disabled warship headed for the Italian coast, but when off the lighthouse the vessel gave a lurch to starboard and turned over and sank.

During the past week the Germans have been making a desperate drive against the allies in France and Belgium, but have succeeded in making little headway towarding dislodging the enemy from their position. In the first days of this battle the Germans made some headway, hut at heavy loss, and finally were checked by the allied forces. Fresh troops have been rushed to the front in the western r.one by both the allies and the Germans, and the anticipated spring bnttles to a finish are believed to have begun. Union Bank Trust Co. would perhaps be interesting to some readers, but I must not get too long.

In my opinion, it is destined to be one of the strongest schools west of the Mississippi in all of its departments. The people of Oklahoma are all behind it and the faculty are chosen on their merits and not because they are good politicians. There are almost as many republicans members of the faculty as democrats, and this in spite of the fact that the state is decidedly democratic in politics. Some unknown party Tuesday night entered the residence of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney S. M.

Bone, at the corner of Broad and Boswell streets. A purse containing three dollars was taken. The thief, to whose identity there is said to be no clue, is supposed to have entered the residence through a rear door. It is reported that a great deal of petty thievery similar to the robbery of Mr. Bone's residence, is prevalent in Ptatesviile now.

turned out to view the work of the mob. Hundreds of kodaks clicked all morning at the scene, and picture card photographers installed a portable printing plant on the ground and reaped a harvest in selling postcards showing a photograph of the lynched negro. Women and children were there by the score, and for some time there was no effort to keep them away from the scene. At a number of country- schools the day's routine was delayed until pupils could get back from viewing the lynched man. Brooks, who assassinated R.

Lee Day and Pleas Brooks, prominent men of Fayette county, had been in jail at Memphis since April 20, and at the time of the lynching officers were taking him back to Fayette county for a preliminary hearing. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. D. D. Adams.

E. H. Glenn. J. C.

Fitzhugh. D. Metcalf. Albert Sims. Samuel M.

Casey. J. C. Hail. M.

C. Weaver. C. C. Fitzhugh.

J. W. Williamson. C. W.

Maxfield. wis: i At present more emphasis is being placed on their law department than any other, but they are fixing to build a new science hall which will MAIN STREET BEING OILED. FROM A "STANDPATTER" In the east, the fighting in the, Carpathian pass region has not been so stiilorn as it was for several weeks previous, the Russians apparently having lessened activities for preparation for other battles. Neither side in the eastern zone, as mean a better equipment and, no doubt, a stronger medical department. The engineering school is strong and aries to that offered by other schools.

After This Thoroughfare Is Given Attention Other Streets Will Be Given Application. considering the short existence of the university as an institution, it has made very rapid progress in every Balesville Guard (Independ-County's champion of the and undefiled democracy): Kditoi enee pure Judge W. H. Wilkerson, who was driving the automobile occupied by the negro and three officers, gives the following account of the lynching: "The mob seemed to appear from The first year law class passed a resolution on March 31, to cut all department. classes on April 1, for an April fool Dear Sir If I remember correctly wiioi 1 lelt iiatesvuie last L.nnstmas on my wav back to Oklahoma you tf hinted that if I would write something for publication you might condescend to publish it.

I have borne that hint constantly in mind I am already lookine forward impatiently to the time when I can board a train for home. I am planning to leave out on the first train after my last examination and hope to make all connections so as to get there in the shortest time possible. Oklahoma is alright, but as soon as school closes I will have no more business here, and besides with the possible exception of the law school trick. We all proceeded to cut and the faculty met that night and imposed upon us the stupendous task of writing an eight-thousand word thesis, which requires a pretty thorough knowledge of Blackstone's Commentaries. Dean Monuet informed us of the faculty's actions and in a very cool and well-worded address commented on the fact that April fool tricks were more than one hun The work of oiling Main street was started Tuesday, and several applications of the fluid will be made today before the thoroughfare is opened to travel again.

This movement is a follow-up of last year's experience with oil, when this dust eliminator was carried to of the town's principal streets as an experiment, the venture proved a success and this summer it is stated that the oil will be applied to many of the town's streets. also in the west, Tnave gained any ifedsive victories the "past week. The allies have landed troops on the Galiipoli peninsula in Turkey, and munched a campaign against the Dardanelles with land forces, warships aircraft, but there is little news of the progress in this ield of action. All talk of an early peace has sub--idt and those who a few weeks atro xprced the hope that the early -firing battles would result in peace legotiations, have about given up his idea, and the war seems as far 'rom an end now as it did after the sixty days of hostilities, the re-ources of both sides apparently be-ng inexhaustible. England is operating ammunition actories day and night, and Ger and so here comes, with a few lines which you can use as a "space filler" it yoc.

desire. All I ask of you is, that if you don't decide to publish it, I lease don't tell anybody about it, and I shall try to keep it a secret this state has absolutely nothing on Arkansas. Paul Ward and Tom Barb, who are n.yself. out of nowhere and without warning. I never saw as many men carrying guns before in my life.

They sprang from both sides of the road, from in front and behind. There was no word from the mob except a quiet command from the spokesman that the three deputies and myself 'hands "After the negro was dragged from the machine I was told to drive on, but not to touch the steering wheel. I was forced to propel the car with hands uplifted down the pike for probably yards. "A special detail of a dozen or so men from the mob saw that we obeyed orders and kept away from the bridge." the truth. With best wishes for everybody in-Independence county, and hoping to' be back in Batesville within two-months, I am sincerely Victor Wade.

If any of my friends back there also In school here, are well pleased with everything. Paul thought he have had any anxiety about my studying too hard out here in school, they may lay all their fears aside. was never going back to Arkansas when he arrived here last summer, The adjourned term of county court ended yesterday. Judge Waldrip an For I assure them all that I have been extremely temperate in all but he has just authorized me to nounces the regular term of probate many shows no lack of war material. court will convene next Monday.

After negotiations extending over things, and am enjoying the very best of health. My appetite is as insatiable as ever, and I am still find- state that he has reconsidered his decision so hastily arrived at last summer, and that he expects to locate in Batesville, to practice law, just as we had planned to do in our old days, at A. and I am inclined to believe that this is one time he told dred years old and expressed the hope that if we decided to play any more "high school" pranks we would try to spring something new. We have since petitioned the faculty to excuse us from writing the thesis but every individual member of the first year class whose name was on the petition received a letter that our petition had been read, considvred and DENIED. I hardly think that next year's freshmen law class will repeat the action of this year's class in that one particular anyway.

There are many other things that I could write about the law school and faculty, but I am telling this just to give the folks back home an idea of how this law faculty manages boys. They have, at least, got the first year class tamed down and, as for me, I am strongly opposed to any more pranks on the faculty. The religious atmosphere in this school is a great deal better than I had expected to find. The Y. M.

C. A. is well organized and is doing a yood work among the students. All the churches have a young men's class made up of university students, BUY ing plenty to satisfy it with. However, I have changed boarding houses three times during this school year, having put the first two out of business, and am gradually forcing the third to either go out of business or raise their raies.

I have read the Daily Guard with a great deal of interest during my so i journ in Oklahoma. It comes very THE VALUE OF a STRONG BANK regularly within 4S hours after publication and I am always anxious to read it. Some of the news in it has been very sad at times, and it seems that more unexpected things have happened there since the holidays than ever happened before in the same length of time. However, it may be that news from home is more YfiOM 8 and thev nre well attended. The M.

E. church has a young men's class whose average attendance for the year has been more than 70 and the average attendance at the young men's class of the M. E. S. has been more than (0.

All the other churches have big classes but I am not inform interesting and exciting away from borne than at home. There are three of us out here from Batesville, and we almost fight for the first look at the Guard as soon as it comes. So, if you are not appreciated nt home, you may rest assured that your readers away from home are always anxious to get it. The school out here is a young school but a good The attendance has almost trebled within the last four years and the school spirit is the best to be found anywhere. Some of the departments have not A Rank with large Capital and ample resources means much more to a community than merely a safe place to deposit money.

This has been abundantly demonstrated this spring by the remarkable record of THE FIRST NATIONAL RANK of this city in the matters of making loans to farmers. It has been most fortunate for this section that there is in Batesville a strong National Rank, where the farmers could get money that was absolutely necessary in order to enable them to make a crop. A strong National Bank in a community means safety to depositors and it means help for the business and farming interests in time of need. ed as to thci rattendancc. There are members of the faculty in the At yet become well established, but the law department is extraordinary.

We university and a big majority of them are religious men. Some of them tench a Sunday fchool class and are the strong men in their church. The football and baseball coach is a Y. M. 0.

A. worker and has made several talks the Y. M. C. A.

Sunday afternoon meetings. I had always been under the impression that the beRt athletes of the universities were not, as a rule, the best students. But that impression has worn off out here. The members of the football team are the best group of students in the school. All have a beautiful building for the law department and the law professors are all strong men.

One of them made the best record ever made in the University of Chicago, two of them graduated from Harvard with honors, and the other two from I Stanford with honors. Everv WARD FIRST N71TION71L BUNK MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. Depository for U.S. Postal Savings Funds. them make good grades and trej one of them were offeTed places in older schools for this year with high-tr salaries, but Oklahoma refused to give them up and so raised their sal the very fineRt men in school in every respect, and the honor of being a member of the football squad of this 1.