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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March <>, Id 14
Vol. 13, No. 48
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION SOON
County President Urges Prepara
for Good Reports at State Con
vention in Little Rock
To the Sunday School Workers
of Independence County.
When my last article appeared
in The Journal, I was hoping that
we might hold a convention in
each group of townships as arrang
ed last autumn, before the date
set for our state convention. But
the smallpox scare has interfered
somewhat with our plans, and to
gether with other agencies, has so
hindered us, that it is hardly prob
able that we will be able to hold
many township conventions before
the state meeting.
The following is copied from
the Arkansas Sunday School Her
ald and is therefore authentic:
“Arkansas’ Twenty-sixth State
Sunday School Convention sched
uled for Little Rock, April 28, 29
and 30, will be one of the greatest
events of the church life of the
state. Other conventions repre
sene great movements anu great
denominations, but this conven
tion represents the Protestantism
of the State of Arkansas.
Little Rock is in active prepara
tion for the event that will require
several of the largest churches in
the city for its meetings, both day
and night.
There will be a school of
methods for the different divisions
a great demonstration and parade
of organized classes, and separate
meetings for men and women,with
the best platform speakers the
country affords.
Among the speakers will be men
and women of international repu
tation: Mrs. Lamoreaux of Chica
go, child study specialist: W. C.
Pearce, of the International As
sociation, who has his hand on the
greatest church movement of the
century: I)r. Wilbur F. Crafts, of
Washington, D. C. who heads the
reform movement of this country;
C. E. Schenck, of Chicago, home
department specialist; Harry Mc
Keen, of Missouri, specialist in ru
ral church problems and rural life
as it is today.
The great Excell, the world’s
leader in chorus singing, and his
wonderful pianist, Mr. Roper, will
have charge of the music.
A number of newr features of
this convention will be found in
the simultaneous meetings and the
noon and night luncheons of the
different divisions. A luncheon
will be given for county and town
ship officers, and one for element
ary workers, and there will be sev
eral pastoral and educational con
ferences.
A nominal registration fee will
be charged, as formerly, of $1,
which will entitle the delegate to
program, badge, entertainment on
the Harvard plan (lodging and
breakfast,) reserved seat in the
convention, and a year’s subscrip
tion to the ArkansasSundaySchool
Herald, the organ of the associa
tion.
Let us be sure to have a good
representation from Independence
county at this convention. He sure
that a complete statistical report
of your school reaches our county
secretary, J R. Bullington, of Sul
phur Rock by April 10. Blanks for
these reports may be had by writ
ing Mr. Bullington or to the un
dersigned. Yours in the Master’s
service, J. A. Page.
Dota, Ark., March 2, 1914.
COUNTY CANDIDATES BUSY
The county candidates opened
the campaign Monday at James
town, with a fair-sized crowd of
voters present.
They have spoken at several
places south of the river this week
and were at Oil Trough yesterday
and were greeted by a fair-sized
crowd.
Some little interest is being
created by some lively little tilts
. that are being engaged in by the
'candidates for county judge and
the candidates for representatives.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Notice is hereby given that an
! election will be held in the Incor
i porated Town of Newark, Arkan
sas, on Tuesday, April 7, 1914, for
j the purpose of electing one may
| or, one recorder, one treasurer,one j
marshal and five aldermen.
Given under my hand as mayor
: this 4th day ot March, 1914,
J. B. Ketchem, Mayor.
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A GREAT LECTURE
ON A VITAL THEME
Dr. J. E. Dinger of Kansas City, Mo., will deliver one
of his famous lectures at the High School Auditorium in
in Newark, Thursday night, March 12. Dinger is one of
the most noted lecturers in this country, and is known all
over the country as a man who inspires men and women
to rate themselves higher: In addition to his great lecture
his quaint humor and philosophy never fails to delight his
audience. His lectuaes are something really worth while
and if you appreciate something real good, do not fail to
hear him.
He brings all the powers of a cultured orator into his
lectures. He is a ready, witty speaker, especially apt in
illustrations, and you will never have an opportunity of
hearing a more wonderful, logical, eloquent and earnest
speaker. Hear him next Thursday night.
OLDFIELD’S SPEECH
ON GOOD ROADS
Makes Able Argument hi Congress hi Favor of
National Aid For Hoad Huildiug
Congressman Oldfield’s recent'
speech in congress in favor of the
Good Roads Bill is an able presen
tation of the matter, and is given
herewith in full. Mr. Oldfield said:
“I know ot no legislation which
is of more importance and of more
benefit to the masses of the people
than good-roads legislation, and 1
desire to state in the outset of my
remarks that we, in passing this
bill, are carrying out another plat
form pledge of our party. The
Baltimore platform says:
“We favor national aid to State
andlocal authorities in the construc
tion and maintenance of post
roads.”
This bill carries an appropria
tion of $25,000,000 to aid the
States in constructing and main
taining roads over which the
mails are transported, and 1 want
to ask why, if there is any reason,
should we not aid the States in
building roads for the people in
futherance of our program to im
prove the general conditions under ,
which we live so far as legislation1
will accomplish that end? We have j
appropriated nearly $4000,000,0001
for the purpose of constructing |
the Panama Canal. Every year
we have appropriated large sums
to improve the rivers and harbors
of the country. We have appropri
ated millions of dollars of the
people’s money for the purpose of
constructing post-office buildings
throughout the country; hence,
Mr.Chairman, it seems to me that
too long already have been de
ferred appropriations for con
struction and maintenance of good
roads, the benefits of which would
be directly felt every day in the
year by every citizen of the Re
public. This bill provides for a co
operative plan by which the States
and the local communitives bear a
proper proportion of the expense,
and United States Goverment,
through the Department of Agri
culture, meets the obligation we
owe the people in this great under
taking.
Mr. Chairman, the tax known
as the “bad-roads tax” is the
heaviest burden borne by the
American people to-day, and Hon.
Logan W. Page, Director of ttie
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Of lice of Public Roads and our
greatest road expert, tells us
that—
"Not less than $250,000,000 is
the tribute levied annually on the
people of the United States by
bad roads.”
Mr. Chairman, this is an en
ormous economic waste, and we
should relieve the people of our
rural communities of this burden
just as soon as possible. Lord
Macaully, in his History of Eng
land, says:
“Of all inventions, the alphabet
and the printing press alone ex
cepted, those inventions which a
bridge distance have done most
for the civilization of our species.
Every improvement of the means
of locomotion benefits mankind
morally and intellectually as well
as materially.”
Statistics show that in States
where there are good roads 85 per
cent of the children of school age
attend the public schools, while
in States where the roads have
not been improved only about 65
per cent of the children receive
the benefit of the public schools.
Statistics also show that a greater
percentage of illiteracy obtains in
localities where they have bad
roads than in communities traver
sed by good roads. Therefore this
legislation will promote the cause
of education in our country. Yes,
Mr. Chairman, the question of
good roads is one of the greatest
questions confronting our people.
One of the first bills I introduced
in Congres was a good-roads bill,
and I might add that the bill be
fore the House today is similiar in
many respects to the bill I intro
duced five years ago. The farmers
of the United States in 1913 pro
duced crops valued at nearly $10,
000,000,000, and in order to mark
et this crop it was necessarily
hauled over bad roads, and the
Director of the United States Pub
lic Roads tells us in his reports
that because of these bad roads it
cost the farmers, and, of course,
the consumers ultimately, $250,
000,000 more to market their crops
j than would have been the expense
with good roads: hence, you see
i that this is a serious and import
ant question. We ought to elimi
nate this waste and bring 'he pro
ducers and consumers of the coun
try into closer and easier commu
nication.
The question of good roads goes
to the very root of the cause of
the high cost of living in this
country—build good roads for the
farmers and the presen annual
waste of $250,000,000 will become
an investment daily woiking a
betterment of our economic condi
tions of life, and every fibre of
our public structure will begin to
strengthen and grow with new
vigor from the hour Congress
makesan appropriation giving our
people Federal aid in the construc
tion of their roads.
Mr. Chairman, it is not neces
sary that 1 should recall the many
advantages to the people of this
legislation, because they must be
apparent to all. Now that we have
the rural free delivery system well
established, with the rural tele
phones and the parcel-post system
in operation, if we will but aid our
people in building and maintain
ing good roads, we will make farm
life in this country attractive and
solve one of the greatest problems
of our modern civilization. 1 hmpe
this bill will become a law at any
early date.
R. A. DOWDY ANNOUNCES
Popular Batesville Man Enters
Race For Representative
The announcement of Hon. R.
A. Dowdy of Batesville as. a can
didate for representative appears
in today’s paper.
Mr. Dowdy has been indent Hied
with the best interests of the conn
ty for a number of years and is a
man in whom the people can place
implicit confidence.
There are but few men in the
county better qualified to repre
sent the best interests of our peo
ple in the legislature than Mr.
Dowdy. He is a lawyer of consid
erable ability and also has exten
sive business interests in the coun
ty. lie is a safe, sound and con
servative business man, who be
lieves in a square deal for every
man. He is wide-awake and pro
gressive and can be depended up
on at all times to favor those
things calculated to add to the
progress, advancement and pros
perity of our county and state.
We have all kinds of wire fenc
ing, both light and heavy, made in
all styles. Our price will please
you. Barnett Bros., Batesville.
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TEACHERS MEET
AT BATESVILLE
Good Program Arranged For Meet
ing of independence County
Teachers Associations
The Meeting of the Indepen
dence County Teachers Associa
tion will be held at the High
School building, in Batesville, Sat
urday March 14, and will begin
I promptly at 10 o’clock. Each
teacher in the County is urged to
be present.
The regular March examination
will be held Thursday and Friday,
March 19 and 20. The examina
tion will begin at'8:30 and all
applicants must be present at
that time.
The following program has been
arranged for the teachers meeting.
Teaching Percentage.—J. M,
I Schultz, and 1). 0. Sims.
Vocal Solo Miss Fannie Hodge.
The Infinitive.—W. E. Dodd and
J. L. Mayhan.
Quintette
School Music —Miss Love and
Miss Maxfield.
Primaiy Work in Rural Schools.
—Mrs. Jane Dodd.
Reading —J. R. Bullington and
W. C. Hickrnon.
S lect Reading. Miss Adams.
United States Land Survey.—
A. A. Henderson.
Vocal Sole Miss Pearl Poe.
Spelling.—Miss Fannie Blalock.
Narcotics. Dr. W. F. Ball
Piano Duet.—Miss May Halfacre
and Miss Jewel Kinman.
Round Table. —Conducted by
County Examiner.
JUDGE KIRBY SPEAKS
Judge Wm. F. Kirby, candidate
for United States senator, address
ed a large crowd at the High
School Auditorium here Monday
night.
He spoke for an hour or more
j along the usual lines, and took oc
j casion to severely criticise Senator
S Clarke's record.
Judge Kirby has a number of
warm friends here and it is said
that his speech here made him
j several new friends, although it
did not create the enthusiasm for
; him that his friends had hoped for.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
We have posted our pasture
1 lands, southeast of Newark, and
I no hunting will be allowed. All
trespassers will be prosecuted.
Self & Company.
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