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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, July 6, 191G
Vol. 16, No. 14
BUZZ FLEMING KILLED
AT CUSMAN TUESDAY
Young Man Shot By Officer
While Resisting Arrest at
Fourth of July Picnic.
Buzz Fleming of Cushman
was shot and killed at a
Fourth of July picnic at Cush
man last Tuesday.
The shooting was done by
J. M. Fair, deputy constable
for that township.
The bullet penetrated Flem
ing’s lung and he died Tues
day night about 12 o’clock.
It is reported that duringthe
celebration Fleming became
intoxicated and raised a dis
turbance. Fair is said to have
gone to him to quiet him
when Fleming is alleged to
have told Fair to keep away
and not molest him or he
would shoot the officer, at the
same time making a motion as
if to get a gun from his hip
pocket. Fair shot him, inflict
ing a wound that caused his |
death in a few hours.
A coroner’s jury was em
paneled Wednesday to make
an investigation of the case. A
large number of witnesses
were examined but the coro
ner’s jury was unable to agree
as to whether Fair should be
exonerated or held to the
grand jury.
Fleeming was about 25
years old and had been in
the employ of therailroadcom
pany for some time. He stood
well in the community and
had many friends.
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SULPHUR ROCK
TEACHERS ELECTED
The Sulphur Rock School
board has elided the following
faculty for the Sulphur Rock
High School for the coming
year: Prof. S. E. Wells,
principal; Prof. (). T. Jerni
gan, assistant; Prof. W. E.
Dodd. intermediate; Miss
Daisy Nothern, primary; Miss
Florence Owen, music.
This is an able crops of in
structors and insures the peo
ple of Sulphur Rock a good
school for the coming year.
COTTON ESTIMATE
14,266,000 BALES
Government Estimates of 1916
Crop Shows Big Increase in
Cotton Over Last Year.
Present conditions indicate
a cotton crop of 14,266,000
bales this year, according to a
government report given out
from Washington last Satur
day.
The estimate is based upon
the acreage and conditions of
the crop on June 25.
Last year’s crop, the small
est since 1909, was 11,191,
820 bales, while two years
ago it was 16,’184,930 bales,
the biggest crop ever grown.
In 1913 it was 14,156,486
bales and in 1912 the pro
duction was 13,703,421 bales.
In its preliminary estimat
es of the area of cotton in cul
tivation this year, the depart
ment places the figures at 35,
994,000 acres. That com
pares with 32,107,000 acres,
revised estimates of acres in
cultivation a year ago. and
with 36,882,000 acres har
vested in 1914, the year of
record production; 37,089,000
in 1913, and 34,283,000 acres
in 1912.
NEW SECRETARY FOR
HON. W. A. LODFIELD
Hon. W. A. Oldfield, has
appointed Lester L. Gipson of
Walnut Ridge as his private
secretary. He will begin his
new duties about Septemberl.
This appointment will be a
very popular one in this coun
ty and throughout the entire
district. Mr. Gibson made a
most creditable race for rep
resentative in the recent pri
maries and received a hand
some vote. His family is one
of the oldest and most highly
respected in this section and he
is a youn g man of sterling
worth and ability. Congress
man Oldfield made no mistake
in this appointment.—Walnut
Ridge Blade.
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TIME EXPIRES FOR
INITIATIVE PETITIONS
Primary Bill and Liquor Bill
Only Laws Submitted—3
Amendments to be voted on.
The time in which initia
tive petitions may be filed
with the Secretary of State ex
pired this week. There has
not been the usual appeal to
this direct system of legisla
tion this year. Outside of the
three proposed amendments,
only measures to be submitted
to the people at the general
election are the repeal of the
state-wide prohibition law,and
the enactment of thePrimary
bill.
Some interesting fights are
promised on some of these
measures. It is developing
that there is an undercurrent
of opposition to the primary
law which will call forth the
most earnest and eloquent ap
peals of its advocates to over
come. It has approval of
party leaders, and several of
them, including Col. Brund
idge,^ will take the stump for
it. There is no denying the
fact, hovyever, that the oppo
sition will be more or less
formidable.
The campaign for the ed
ucational amendment, No. 12
to permit school districts to levy
12 mills tor school purposes,
is being prosecuted vigorously.
Dr. Brough is enthusiastically
committed to the measure, de
claring that he is for the boys
and girls, whatever the effect
may be upon his political fu
ture. Its advocates are show
ing that the passage of this
amendment will not increase
the tax in a single district in
the state, unless a majority of
the electors of that district
should vote in favor of a high
er rate of taxaion. Under the
proposed law, it will be pos
sible for a district to vote any
tax it may desire, up to a max
imum of twelve mills. It is
purely optional.
Proposed Amendment No.
14 submitted by the legisla
ture, the text of which ap
pears elsewhere in The Jour
nal provides for levying a
special three-mill road and
bridge tax.
Amendment No. 13 initiated
by the State Federation of
Laboi «iiid which will be pub
lished later, provides for re
moving the limitations from
the number of amendments
that may be submitted. Un
<ler the present law only
three amendments can be
submitted at any one election.
I he Federation of Laborwants
the^ restriction removed so
that any number of amend
ments may be submitted in
any election.
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WILL TEACH MUSIC
AT BALD KNOB
Miss Winnie Dearing who
recently graduated from the1
Newark High School, has |
been elected principal of the
music department of the Bald I
Knob High School. Miss
Dealing is a talented young'
musician and a splendid in
structor and her services will
no doubt prove entirely satis
tactory to the patrons of the
school at that place.
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ASHLEY COUNTY FARMER
KILLS BAD NEGRO
Hamburg, July 4.—During
an argument over an account,
1 homas Hollis, afarmer on the
1 ugh plantation near here,
shot and killed Dick Boyd, a
negro, yesterday afternoon.
Hollis said the negro made a
move as it to draw a gun and
he tired. '1 he coroner’s jury
exonerated Hollis. Boyd was
known as a “bad negro.”
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who advertise in The Journal.
OLDFIELD TO AID IN
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Will Make Speeches in Many
Districts in the North in Be
half of Party Nominees.
Washington. D.C., July 1—
Congressman W. A. Oldfield
of Arkansas will be the only
Southern member of Congress
on the Executive Committee
of the Democratic Congress
ional Committee serving in the
next election if the present
plans of Chairman Doremus
and other members of thecom
mittee are adopted.
The Congressional Commit
te aids the campaigns of the
Democratic congressional can
didates in doubtful districts, j
and upon the activities of this j
committee will depend in no,
small measure the Democratic
majority in the next house.
Incidentally, candidates for
other offices in doubtful dis
tricts will be benefited, in that
the speakers, literature and
phamplets sent to the districts
will not be personally in the
interest of the Democratic
congressional candidate,-- but
for the Democratic party.
The personnel of the Exe
cutive Committee has not been
completed but the majority of
its members, and very prob
ably all of them with the ex
cepion of Mr. Oldfield, will
be from the doubtful districts.
Congressman Doremus, ex-of
ficio chairman of the Execu
tive Committee, will be oppos
ed for re-election in the gen
eral election, as also will all
members who have thus far
been considered for a place on
the Executive Committee. This
will lieave Mr. Oldfield prac
tically acting chairman of the
committee, and, unless several
of the other members are also
unopposed, will leave the di
rection of the committee plans
almost entirely in his hands.
While no formal meeting of
the Executive Committee will
be held until its membership
is complete and the executive
Committee of the National
Committee has organized, Mr.
Oldfield and other members
who will serve are already
formulating plans for the
coming campaign. Among
them, Mr. Oldfield says, will
be a determined effort to elect
two senators and an addition
al representative from the
state of Maine in September.
J. I. STURDIVANT
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
J. I. Sturdivant died very
suddenly and unexpectedly at
his home here last Saturday
morning1 of heart failure.
He arose Saturday morning
at his usual hour, ate a hearty
breakfast and went about his
work as usual. About 8 o’clock
he went home from the drug
store, and telling Mrs. Stur
divant that he did not feel
well, laid down and asked her
to bring him a dose of medi
cine. A moment later while
sitting on the side of the bed
he fell over on the bed appar
ently in a faint. Mrs. Sturdi
vant thought he had fainted
and called for some one in the
house to come and assist her.
He never 1 allied and death
followed almost instantly.
John Isaac Sturdivant was
born November 23, 1851, at
the old Sturdivant homestead
two miles north of Newark.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John [Clemons Sturdivant. He
was reared and spent his en
tire life in this community.
He was first married to Miss
Louisa Divers in 1873 and by
this marriage there were three
children, none of whom sur
vive.
After his first wife’s death,
he married Mrs. Turtle Dove
Edwards on June 16, 1910.
Deceased came to Newark
and engeaged in the drug busi
ness in 1884, and had been in
business continously since that
time, having been for many
years the leading druggist of
the town.
He united with the Chris
tian Church in 1870. He had
been prominent in local Ma
sonic circles for a number of
years and was one of the best
informed memebrs of the lo
cal lodge, always taking an
active part in affairs pertain
ing to the welfare of the or
der.
Funeral services were con
ducted at residence Sunday
afternoon by Rev. J. H. Mc
Doniel. Burial took place at
Blue Springs cemetery under
the auspices of the Masonic)
Fraternity.
MEXICAN CRISIS IS
APPARENTLY ENDED
Latest Caranza Note Very
Friendly and Paves Way For
Settlement of Difficulties.
Washington, July 5.—Early
resumption of friendly diplo
matic conversations with the
de facto government of Mexi
co to the end that peace and
order may be restored in
northern Mexico and along the
border is expected here to be
the next step of the United
States in its relation with its
southern neighbor.
The crisis precipated by Vil
la’s raid on Columbus, N. M.,
and culminating in the fight at
Carrizal between American
and Mexican troops appeared
tonight to have been dissipat
ed by an amicable note from
Gen. Carranza presented to
day by his ambassador desig
nate here.
The note proposes that the
differences between the gov
ernments be settled by medi
tation or by direct negotiations
It is remarkable for its brev
ity, its restrained and friend
ly tone and for the absolute
lack of any of the strong or
insolent language which char
acterized the last two com
munications from the de facto
government. It treats as a
closed incident the exchange
of unfriendly communication
which brought war almost
within sight.
ROBINSON MAY NOT
SEEK RE-ELECTION
Reported That Senator in in
Bad Health and May Not
Run for Second Term.
Little Rock, July 5.—It is re
ported form very reliable
sources, parties who are close
personal and political friends
of Senator Joe T. Robinson
that theSenator has practically
made up his mind not to again
be a candidate for U. S. Sena
tor, He reached this conclu
sion. it is said, after holding
conferences with friends in
Little Rock before he departed
for Colorado Spring, where
he is now located for an indef
inite stay. Senator Robinson
has been in poor health for
some time and was ordered to
Colorado by his physician.
Former Congressman Charles
C. Reid of Little Rock, former
Gov. G.W. Donaghey, Smead
Powell of Camden and former
Congressman S. Brundidge of
Searcy are being mentioned
as probable successors of Sena
tor Robinson.
VERMILLION ACCEPTS
COLLEGE PRESIDENCY
Mountain Home, July 5.—
H. F. Vermillion of Lovington,
N. M.., formerly a well known
preacher and teacher in this
section of Arkansas, has ac
cepted the presidency of the
j Mountain Home College for
.the coming year, and will ar
'rive here on July 15 to take
charge. This school has lately
been adopted by the Southern
Baptists as a mountain school,
and will be operated that way
in the future. They expect to
have several hundred students
here this year.
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EDUCATOR RESIGNS
AFTER LONG SERVICE
Wynne, July 1.—H. A.
Woodward, for 11 years super
intendent of Wynne schools,
has resigned to become super
intendent of the Arkadelphia
schools.
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