JOURNA
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, August 9, 1917
Vd. 17, No. 19
BIG PICNIC OPENS
WITH LARGE CROWD
Speakers Program Intrudes Addresses
By Some of the Most Noted
Men of the State
Newark’s annual picnic and old
settlers reunion opened this morning
with a large crowd in attendance.
The early morinng shower served
to cool the atmosphere and settle the
dust, making the weather conditions
ideal, and if rain does not interfere
it is expected that 3,000 to 5,000 peo
ple will be in attendance each day.
The I. O. O. F. Home Band of
Batesville have been engaged to fur
nish music for the entire three days
The band is composed of boys who
are inmates of the Home and they !
make splendid music and acquit j
themselves in a most creditable man
ner.
There are a larger number of at
tractions on the picnic ground than
ever before and the grounds present
an appearance equal to that of the
midway of a state fair.
The Speaking program will open
at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The wel
come address will be delivered by W.
G. Moore at 2 p. m., and he will be
followed by Prof. R. G. Shannon, a
Chautauqua lecturer of nation-wide
prominence.
Judge Dene H. Coleman of Ba+es
ville will speak this afternoon and if
conditions are favorable Prof. Shan
non will deliver another lecture to
night.
Tomorrow Hon. John H. Hinemon
of Little Rock will deliver a patriotic
address, his subject being "The
world war—its primary causes, its
present status and the inevitable re
suit.”
Mr. Hinemon is one of the best
speakers in the State and his ad
dress will be both entertaining and
instructive and should be heard by
every citizen of the county.
Another very interesting and in
structive address for Friday will be
that of B. P. Kidd of the Arkansas
Profitable Farming Bureau who will
discuss agricultural topics and the
farmers’ relation to the government
in the present war crisis.
The speakers for Saturday will be
Hon. Harry H. Meyers of Little Rock
and Senator Elbert Godwin of Mel
bourne.
ARKANSAS BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW REM A KABLE GAIN
According to reports compiled by
the State Banking Department at
Little Rock, there is now more mon
ey on deposit in the banks of Arkan
sas than ever before in the state’s
history.
Conditions are abnormal in many
respects, but the deterrent influence
•of war is not being felt by the peo
ple of Arkansas. Prices may be high
and going higher, but the producer
never got so much for his produce
The farmer as a rule, especially the
thrifty farmer, is prospering as nev
er before.
The total deposits of the 388 state
banks of Arkansas have increaser
from $49,689,396.37, on June 30, 1916
to $72,480,322.77 on June 20, 1917
and the total resources of the same
banks increased during the same
>eriod from $70,989,135.86 to $94,
005,802.17.
The banks are carrying a total ol
$1,630,829.34 in loans on cotton, which
is below the normal. In one year the
legal reserve of the banks has in
creased from 31 per cent to 36 per
cent, and two years ago it was 27
Two years ago the individual de
posits amounted to $20,404,157.77,
one year ago they had increased to
$28,845,233.85, and at the last re
port they were $39,918,870.44, an in
crease of nearly one hundred per
cent. In two years the savings de
posits have increased from $3,897,
547.15 to $7,875,758.55, indicative of
the rapid growth of the thrift habit
among the citizens of the State.
Te above figures do not take into
account any of the deposits, resources
or other business of the National
hanks of the State, as they do not
report to the State Banking Depart
ment.
LOYALTY TO HOME
ENTERPRISE MUTUAL
That loyalty to home enterprise
should be mutual between thrr' coun
try people and the town people is
recognized by all, but for one reason
and another, it is not practiced by
all alike. It is just as much an ob
ligation for the home dealer to prc.
vide a market for the products of the
country folk, as it is for the country
folk to trade with the home town
dealers. When this obligation is
recognized and lived up to on both
sides, then will begin a season of
prosperity for both, the like of which
has not been thought possible.
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MEMBER FEDERAI RESERVE SYSTEM OF BANKS
We want you to do your banking business
with us and don’t mind asking you.
The U. S. Goverment found our bank worthy
of membership in the FEDERAL RESERVE Sys
tem of Banks. This enables us to take our securi
ties to our Central Reserve Bank and get MONEY
any time.
When you put your money in our bank YOU
can get it when YOU want it.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
Public Schools Show
Substantial Growth
Then annual report of the countj
examiner which as just been compelt
ed, shows that there are 9132 chil
dren of school age in the county, ai
increase of 411 over last year. 7081
children were enrolled in the school.
of the county last year, an increase
of 459 over the year preceeding. The
average attendance was 491, an in
crease of 369 over the year before.
One hundred and fifty-nine teach
ers were employed, five of whom bek
state certificates, 12 professional li
censes, 47 first grade certificates
75 second grade certificates, and 2(
third grade certificates.
The average length 0f the term foi
the county last year was 125 days
an increase of 3 days over the yeai
before.
One new school house was built
during the year at a cost of $600
There arell6 school houses in tht
county and the total value of all
public school property is $134,590.
The county spent on its schools last
year $63,788.59.
The privilege of voting a 12-mill
tax, of which a great many dis
tricts availed themselves last may,
the new compulsory school law which
goes into effect September 1 and
which really compels, state uniform
ity of school books which also goes
into effect September 1, war condi
tions which will make greater de
mands upon our schools than they
have ever known before, will make
this report much better when it is
made a year from now.
MT. CARMEL NEWS ITEMS
Mt. Carml, Aug. 7.—Little Miss
Truell Mayhan of near Newark spent
Saturday night and Sunday the guest
of Misses Ethel and Agnes Fitch.
Mrs. Mytrle Trammel and children
spent a few days here this week
canning fruit.
Quite a number attended the pie
supper at the Carmel Saturday night.
W. A. Troy and L. G. Dugger made
a business trip to Batesville Mon
day.
Mrs. Jack of Van Buren formerly
of Newark, spent a few days here
last week the guest of her daughter
Mts. W. A. Troy.
Several of the young people arc
attending church at Magness and
Logan this week.
The Ice cream supper at Orville
Gibson’s was enjoyed by all wh0 at
tended.
Dan Moore and Sons of Newark
were here on business last Thurs
day.
Mrs. W. A. Troy and children oi
this place went to Newark Saturday
J. O. Robinson and children spenl
last week at J. A. Griffin’s.
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HALL-POTTS
Buford A. Hall of this place ant
Miss Virginia Lillian Potts of St.Loui.
were united in marriage at Dresden
Tenn., on Thursday of last week.
Mr. Hall is one of Newark’s prom
ising young men and until recently
was employed as bookkeeper ant
stenographer with a large whole
kale coal company of St. Louis, but it
now wtih the officers training cam]
which has been stationed at For
Logan H. Roots.
Mrs. Hall is a charming and tal
ented young lady of pleasing person
ality and will no doubt be warmh
welcomed to our little town.
The Journal extends ongratula
tions and best wishes.
SURPRISE WEDDING
Tom MeFall of McCrory and Mis:
Very! Pascoe of this place were unit
ed in marriage at Augusta last Sat
urday night.
The wedding although not entirelj
unexpected came as a surprise tc
their many friends who dd not learr
of it until Monday.
Mr. McFall is a member o
Company E, Thrd Arkansas Regi
ment at Newport and is a splendic
young man while his brid<
is one of Newark’s most popnla
young ladies, and is a daughter o
Dr. and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe, one o
the most prominent families in th<
county.
The Journal extends heartest con
I gratulations and best wishes.
Missouri Pacific Makes
Revision Train Service
Effective Sunday, August 5, the
Missouri Pacific made an important
rearragement of its train service and
the maagement is very anxious that
its patrons realize that this change
arises through the necessity of co
operating with the Government tc
the fullest extent in connection with
; the present war.
We have all been reading about the
war, but up to this time it has meant
very little to us. The time has now
come when every one of us mast
make personal sacrifices and suffer
some inconveniences, but this can
i not be compared to the sacrifices of
j the men who offer their lives at the
I front.
We are just entering upon the
greatest activity ever known in this
country in the handling of troops and
supplies and this means not only oui
own armies their munitioss and sup
plies hut also the supplies and
equipment for our allies in Europe
We must be prepared to provide pow
er and equipment for the movement
of vast bodies of men, not at our
venience, but at the moment we are
called upon. This, together with the
other business, which, of necessity,
must be handled, is creating a ser
ious situation in regard to power and
equipment can only be met with the
utmost co-operation on the part of
the railroad and public.
The situation will, in all probabil
ity, mean a loss in revenue for the
railoads, but it is a loss that the rail
roads will suffer voluntarily in doing
their share to win the war.
Railroads east of the Mississippi
River have already taken off a large
number of passenger trains. The
Eastern roads have taken the lead
in this movement due to the fact
that these roads have, up to the
present time, been more closely ef
fected by the operations of the Gov
ernraent in the preparation for war
and the time has now arrived when
the Western roads are called upon
to do their share in furnishing their
quota of power and equipment and
at the same time conserving their
men and fuel.
'Ihe Missouri Pacific, is perhaps
placed in a more difficult position
than many other roads in this west
ern group for the reasons that there
are located on and adjacent to this
line more cantonments,training camps
and mobilization camps than on any
other railroad in this territory. These
camps which are located at Jefferson
Barracks, Nevada, Fort Riley, Fort
Leavenworth, Little Rock, Alexandria.
IWaco, Fort Worth and Fort Sam
Houston at San Antonio, will result
in a stupendous movement of troop?
and other equipment, a demand that
must be met promptly.
The transportation facilities of tht
country will be taxed to the utmost
Every one of ihese cantonments anc
camps will represent practically i
great city placed on the line over
night and to be taken care of wit!
1 no extra men, power, equipment oi
terminal facilities.
While a number of trains hav<
been taken off, a special effort has
been made to substitute other servict
so that while there has been a con
; siderable reduction in train miles
1 there has not been a correspondinj
• reduction in train service.
We feel sure that cur patrons wil
realize the enormous task that con
fronts not only the Missouri Pacific
but all railroads, and, in this presen
national emergency, will not onlj
approve the action of the railroads
but, by their co-operation establisl
their unquestioned patriotism.
C. L. STONE,
Passenger traffic manager. Mis
■ souri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis.
Advertisement.
J. M. Hoover, a good citizen an<
prosperous fanner of the Sulphu
1 Rock neighborhood was in town Fri
day with a load of fine watermelons
for which he found a ready sale.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Magness o
! Woodson are spending a few days ii
' town visiting relatives and attendim
the picnic. They drove through ii
their car.
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■ (Will Fortune of Cushman was ar
rested at Newport recently when h
. alighted from a train with thre
gallons of whiskey in his possessor
YOUTHFUL SLAYER IS
RELEASED ON BOND
Newport, Aug. 3.—Arthur Farmer,
the 12-year-old boy who has hccn
held in the county jail since the kill
ing of Parcy Slaughter, a negro, at
Weldon, three weeks ago, was given
bond today and released from jail.
Young Farmer is an orphan and was
employed in a shingle mill at Wel
don. It is said that he had been
threatened by the negro and says
that he shot in self-defense.
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ARKANSAS EDITORS
BOOST AGRICULTURE
During the past year the editors
of Arkansas have undoubtedly print
ed more agricultural news than the
newspaper men of any of the South
ern States, according to B. C. Riley
with the extension division of the
University of Arkansas, who says
that the country papers published
a total of three and one-half miles
of agricultural information from July
1, 1916 to July 1, 1917. The co
operation of the editors business
men and farmers is advertising Ark
ansas attracting attention through
out the United States. Men in other
states are constantly making inquiry \
concerning Arkansas' secrcet of prog
ress, which is expressed by two words
—“organization and co-operation."
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COTTON CROP VALUED
AT $1,412,860,035
The total value of this country’s cot- j
ton crop including the seed, for the
trade year ending July 31, last, was !
$1,412,860,035, as against $958,200,000
a year ago according to the detailed
annual report of Secretary II. G. '
Hester of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, made public Tuesday.
Prices paid for the crop were the
highest in 47 years.
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JUDGE SMITH WILL BE
_ -CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Judge L. C. Smith of DeWitt has
announced that he will be a candidate
for governor in the Democritie pri
maries next spring.
He says he will open headquarters
in Little Rock in January. He has
already made a number of speeches
at difefrent points throughout the
state and will be the principal speak
er at the picnic at Sulphur Rock next
week.
ENGINEER KILLED
IN FREIGHT WRECK
James King Stays With Engin* as
it Plunges Over Embankment
Near Penter’s Bluff
Engineer James King of Cotter
was killed, Fireman L. G. Watson
and two brakemen, S. H. Grimmett
and Frank Garbacz were injured
when the Red Ball freight was wreck
ed about one mile north of Penter's
Bluff Tuesday night about midnight.
Engineer King was caught beneath
the engine and was badly crushed
and scalded. He lived about three
hours. The engine left the track and
turned over and went over an em
bankment 30 or 40 feet, pinning the
engineer beneath its wreckage where
he remained for 30 minutes before
it was possible to extricate him.
Fireman W’atson was badly injured,
but probably wlil recover. Two brake
men, Frank Garbacz and S. H. Grim
met, were in the cab of the locomo
tive. Grimmett and Watson jumped
before it left the track, but Garbacz
stuck. All three suffered painful, but
not serious injuries.
The wreck was caused by the dis
lodging of a rail by a great rock,
which had rolled down the steep hill
side. The train was going around a
slight curve at about 15 miles an '
hour the engine began to jump, a
sign that it was about to leave the
track. It went two or three car
lengths, then turned on its side and
slid about 30 feet down an embank
ment.
A car containing ore was over
turned and two other cars containing
grain were turned across the track.
Watson’s body is badly wrenched
and his right arm and head are sev
erely injured. Three fingers on Grim
mett’s right hand are smashed. Gar
bacz suffered a sprained ankle and
severe scalp wounds. Conductor .T. J.
Merril and Brakeman J. A. Vanbeber,
who were on the rear of the train,
escaped uninjured.
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WHITE COUNTY HAS TWO
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS
W. A. Hodges of Bald Knob has
made his formal anouncement as a
candidate for Congress from this, the
Second District. Senator W. D. Dav
enport of Searcy is also an avowed
candidate for the place.
1 Now is the Time
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:; to commence thinking about plant
i; ing your next year’s wheat crop,
j:: The U. S. Senate has passed a bill
: | placing the lowest price of wheat
i: at $2 a bushel, and the chances are
j; it will be much higher.
Plant Wheat and
Make Money
: Plant it With a Good Grain Drill
: and Make More Money. A good
lij grain drill will pay for itself with
; the increased yield in one crop.
lii Call and Take a Look at Our Drills
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Remember the Farmers Chautauqua
August 22ndy 23rd, 24th
C W. Maxfield Co
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS