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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, May 11, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 6
PROHIBITION LAW IS
UPHELD BY COURT
Supreme Court Rules That One
One Year in Pen is the Only
Penalty For Selling L quor.
The Supreme Court held
Monday that there is but one
punishment for persons convic
ted of selling or giving away
liquor in violation of the new
Statewide prohibition law.That
punishment, as set forth in the
Newberry act, is one year’s im
prisonment.
The court held that under
the law as it now stands, the
sale or giving away of liquor
is a felony, and can not be a
misdemeanor.
The act i" cumulative to old
laws only in the matter of is
suance of licenses in the State
and not cumulative to preserve
old law penalties which would
give the State a right to treat
bootlegging either as a misde
meanor or as a felony.
The test case came from the
Circuit Court of Cross County,
in which a man named Sea
vood, charged with bootleg
ging. was discharged when the
court sustained a demurrer in
his behalf.
The contention was that the,
act was cumulative,and all pen-;
Ities under the old law waspre-!
served and the State could treat
cases as misdemeanors or as
felonies.
The court held that the act
is cumulative only in respect '
to issuance of license as Sec
tion 4 of the law says: “All!
parts of laws providing for is
suance of liquor licenses in the
State of Arkansas that are in
conflict herewith are hereby
repealed, and this act is intend
ed to be cumulative to all pre
sent liquor laws prohibiting
the issuance of liquor licenses
in the State of Arkansas.”
The ruling is that, if a per
i son is indicted for selling or
giving away liquor and were
found guilty, he mustserve one
one year’s sentence in the State
penitentiary,with no other pen
alty provided. He could not be
tri *d on a misdemeanor charge
based on old statutes, because
they are expressly repealed by
the new law.
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LIKE ARKANSAS BOYS
AT POWDER WORKS
Dear Mr. Editor.—Thought
| 1 would write you a few lines
j to let you know how things are
here.
'1 here are lots of the boys
from Newark working at the
powder plant here. Almost ev
erybody who comes from Ark
ansas gets a job. It seems that
they like Arkansas people, for
the plant is almost run bythem
tor there are more people from
Arkansas working there than
from any other state, and some
ot the best jobs are held by
Arkansas boys.
I am electrician for the com
pany. They have their own
light plant, water works and
telephone systems. The com
pany owns over 2600 acres of
land and works from 600 to
DM) men. They put out from
60,000 to 90,000 pounds of
powder per day. Urbiri Owens,
Elbert Arnold and Rob Morris
handle from 15 to 20 thousand
pounds of nitro-glveerine per
day.
I he powder is sold for about
$22.50 per hundred pounds
and it is plain to see they are
making some money out of it
for the material in one dollar’s
worth only cost them
The expense of handling it is
about 40 cents, or that is about
what it is estimated.
They have had one little shot
since 1 came up here. About a
rt of nitro-glycerin blew out
one end of a. buildingonenight,
but didn’t hurt any one, as it
was night. If it had been in the
day time there isn’t any telling
how many workmen might
have been hurt.
JOHN E. GROSSER,
Carthage, Missouri.
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LARGE ATTENDANCE
SINGING CONVENTION
All-Day Services With Dinner
on the Ground i-ast Sunday
at Spring Creek
The Northwest Division of
the Independence County Sing
ing Convention met at Spring
Creek last Sunday, May 7. The
meeting was opened in regular
form, with the entire congre
gation singing, “What a Friend
We Have in Jesus,” followed
by prayer by Rev. Casteel.Four
classes were present asfollows:
Oak Hill class, led by Bev
ens Patterson. Book used,
“Praise to the Prince of Peace.”
Ruddell Hill class, led by
Walter Reaves. Book used,
“Eureka Praise.”
Oak Grove class,led by Luna
Rickerson .Book used, “The
Gleaners.”
Mt. Etna class, led by Presi
dent Chas. Hon. Book used,
“Sweetest Praises.”
The election of officers for
the ensuing year was taken up
and the following were elected:
Walter Reaves, president;
Bevens Patterson, vice-presi
dent; Herman Evans,Secretary.
The meeting then adjourned
until 1 :30 p. m. and a sumptu
ous dinner was served.
In the afternoon, each class
sang two songs around before
the contest. Then the judges
were selected as follows: Jas.
T. Evans,E. L. Griffin and Wal
ter Chinn.
Each class then sung in reg
ular rotation three songs each,
with Cave ( reek class corpine
in pn .ranges then
retired from the room to come
to a decision. In the meantime
the audience had the pleasure
of listening to two beautiful
songs by the Elizabeth class,
after which the judge’s deci
sion was rendered, awarding
the banner to the Ruddell Hill
class. This class then sang“The
Glory Train.”
The place selected for the
next convention was Pleasant
Valley, and the date the Sec
ond Sunday in July. Everybody
is requested to remember the
date and make preparation to
attend.
HERMAN EVANS,
Secretary.
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DR. G. S. SAYLORS DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Dr. G. S. Saylors, whose ser
ious illness was mentioned in
last week’s paper, died at his
home at Floral late Thursday
evening, after an illness of only
a little more than 24 hours. Hi*
death was caused by kidney
trouble.
Dr. Saylors was 28 years of
age and was one of the coun
ty’s most promising young phy
sicians. After graduating from
the University Medical College
at Little Rock, he located at
Floral a little morethan a year
ago.He had built up a splendid
practice and was held in high
esteem, not only by the people
of Floral but by everyone who
knew him.
He was married on last
Christmas day to Miss Victoria
Pickens of Dota. He is survived
by his broken-hearted young
wife and by his parents, Squire
and Mrs. A. H. Saylors of this
place, three brothers, Logan,
Bud and John, and two sisters,
Mrs. J.E.Harrelson of the Dota
neighborhood and Miss Kath
aryn Saylors of St. Louis.
The remains were buried
I Sunday afternoon at the Pleas
ant Hill Cemetery, north of
Newark, Rev. Bevis of Floral
conducting the funeral services.
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338 AUTOS IN
BENTON COUNTY
Three hundred and thirty
eight automobile licenses have
been issued in Benton count}
this year.
GOV. HAYS OPPOSES
SCHOOL TAX RAISE
—
Declares University Near Fail
ure and Says it Should be
Removed to Central Poiint
An interesting feature of the
Arkansas Press Associaiton
meeting at Texarkana this
week was an address delivered
by Gov. Hays from his office
at the state capitol in Little
Rock. The address was deliv
ered by long distance, “loud
talking” telephone to the edi
tors assembled in Texarkana,
and although the speaker was
nearly 200 miles away from
his audience the Governor’s
words were plainly understood.
The principal part of the
governor’s address dealt with
the proposed increase in the
school tax 4'rom 7 to 12 mills,
and the removal of the State
University from Fayetteville to
a more central point.
Discussing the proposed in
crease in the school levy the
governor said:
“Everyone must stand for
better schools. We need to im
prove oureducational interests.
We must educate the boys and
the girls today who are soon
to be the men and women of
this country, but, after seeing
that an effort was being made
to get your organization to en
dorse the proposed amendment
to the constitution increasing
the taxes for school purposes
from 7 to 12 mills, and know
ing the conditions of the State
as I do at this time, I am con
think it is a step in the wrong
way.
“The taxpayers today are
burdened; only a small per
cent of the children of school
[age at this time are able to
avail themselves of the oppor
tunities under present condi
tions. To increase the taxes
five mills would mean the lay
ing of an extra tribute on the
taxpayers of the State of two
and a quarter million dollars
annually. This, the people are
unable to stand at this time.
“I have had requests from
practically half of the collec
tors of the State this year ask
ing that I do something to ex
tend the time for the payment
of taxes and relieve them of
the neccessity of collecting the
penalty from those who have
been delinquent in the payment
of their taxes. I have responded
in every case, instructing the
collectors that while 1 had no
authority to issue a proclama
tion extending the time, if they
would keep their books open
until the very last date in which
they had to make their delin
quent lists, I would relieve them
of any penalty that might be
attached or charged against
them by the clerks or by the
auditor. This is a serious con
dition—one that deserves our
most sincere consideration.
“I have the greatest sym
pathy for the school teacher
and the greatest admiration for
them and their work, but the
only good that I can see that
can be realized from this extra
burden would be the increasing
of the salaries in a small way
of the teachers and enabling
the American Rook Company
to sell a few more charts,desks,
blackboards and a little more
chalk. If the money that has
been expended in this way and
paid to this company had been
expended in increasing the sal
aries of the teachers and in
aiding those who are unable to
properly provide for themsel
ves, the opportunity of going
to school, instead of giving it
to this gigantic corporation for
such equipments that are prac
tically worthless, we would not
hear the cry of the need of in
creasing the salaries of teach
ers, but, on the other hand, wt
would have better schools ant
conditions would be better ir
every way. I make the predic
tion now that if this extra tax
is levied the American Book
Company will get atleastthree
fourths of this two and a quar
ter million dollars that will be
extorted from the burden-bear
ers of this country.”
University Removal
Concerning the desirability
of the State University in a
more central location, the gov
ernor said:
‘‘You people are in a posi
tion to agitate questions of im
portance. 1 believe that if you
would agitate the proposition of
removing the State University
to some central location in the
State you would do more for
the young myahood and the
young womanhood than almost
anything at your command at
this time. Take the University
where it is now located, in an in
accessible part of the State,our
young men and young women
from the extreme southern and
eastern part of the state are
almost denied the privileges
and advantages of this institu
tion because of its inaccesibility
In these parts of the State it
costs more to send a boy or
girl to the Arkansas University
with the tremenduous amount
appropriated by the State and
federal governments than it
would to send them to Harvard
or Yale. If this institution could
be located at some central
point in the State, where the
people would be brought in
contact with it and its manage
ment, where they could know
how the money paid by them
in taxes for its-maintenance is
expended, it could be made a
great institution and a great
university; but, under present
conditions and where it is now
failure. I am convinced that a
plan could be inaugurated
whereby the university can be
removed, placed upon a sound
basis, without one dollar’s ex
pense to the taxpayers of the
Sta^e, and if this is done, it
would be to the credit of every
loyal citizen and to the glory
of the youth of our land.”
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The finest line of millinery
in North Arkansas at lowest
prices at Barnett Bros. Merc.
Co., Batesville, Ark.
ROBBERS BLOW TWO
SAFES AT BRADFORD
Secure More Than $200 in
Cash and Make Successful
Escape on Railroad Speeder
At an early hour Saturday
morning safe-blowers wrecked
the safes of two mercantile es
tablishments at Bradford, 15
miles south of Newport, G. W.
Hodges and G. H. Davis’ retail
stores being entered and the
yeggs securing more than $200.
The burglars, entering both
stores by rear windows, evi
dently set both charges to go
off simultaneously, as only one
blast was heard by residents
of the town. About 1 o’clock in
the morning U. L.Hickman and
G. H.Davis heard reportswhich
they are sure were the blasts
from the charges set to wreck
the safes.
Mr. Hodges lost only about
$4 in cash, suffering no other
loss except the wrecking of the
safe, which is said to be cover
ed by burglar insurance.
G. H. Davis lost about $200
in cash, and the safe was so
badly wrecked as to be a total
loss.
No clew has been obtained
as to the possible identity or
number of the burglars, as no
investigation was made of the
affair until about 5 o’clockSat
urday morning, when it was
impossible to secure any trace
stolen from the irm?e»^uiutain
Railroad and one or more of
the thieves evidently left town
on it, leaving the machine at a
culvert just above Bald Knob.
Indications point to one man
being with the speeder at the
time it was taken from the
track, from the position it was
left in at the side of the rails,
though it is believed that two
or more men were engaged in
the work of blowing the safes.
Bloodhounds were taken to
the scene from Newport but
were unable to follow the trail.
That’s just what they call the new
SERIES 17 Studebakers—Masters
of the Hills. And why? POWER
is the answer. The FOUR at $875
has FULL 40 h. p.—more than any
other 4-cylinder car within hundreds
of dollars of the price. The SIX at
$1085 has full 50 h. p. —more than any
other 6-cylinder car within hundreds
of dollars of its price. Come in to
day and let us give a demonstration,
C. W. Maxfield C
BATESVILLE, ARK. O