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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, Harch 12, IM15
Vol. 14, No. 49
ATTEMPT REPEAL OF
PROHIBITION LAW
Liquor Men Will Initiate Law For
Repeal of the Recently Enact
ed State-Wide Law
Little Rock, March 8.—It was
learned from reliable sources last
* night that the liquor interests of
Arkansas will initiate the repeal
of the statewide prohibition act
passed by the present legislature.
As soon as the legislature adjourns
petitions will be circulated over
the state for the necessary signa
tures to have the question sub
mitted under the initiative and
referendum amendment at the
election to be held in 1916.
It will require about 12,000 sig
natures to initate the measure.
effective next January. If the
repeal is adopted by a majority of
the voters of the state at the next
general election the state will be
dry about 10 months as the result
of the election
Leading prohibitionists of the
state have no fears of the success
of the movement to repeal the
law. They claim that the voters
of the state will endorse the pro
hibition law by a majority of at
least 25,000.
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MORGAN FOR MARSHAL
Jas. F. Morgan announces in
today’s paper as a candidate for
re-election as city marshal of New
ark, subject to the ensuing April
election. Mr. Morgan has served
the people well and faithfully dur
ing the several years he has held
this position. He comes about as
near giving general satisfaction
as any man who ever served in
this capacity. He is always on
the job and ready for business
when needed and has many
friends who will heartily support
him for re-election.
Buy from the merchants who
advertise in The Journal.
RANEY APPOINTED
ON CHARITY BOARD
Gov. Hays Nominates Newark Man
For Membership and Senate
Unanimousiy Confirms
Little Rock, March 9.—Former
Senator T. J Raney of Newark
was appointed this morning by
Gov. G. W Hays as a member of
the new Board of Control of State
Charitable Institutions.
He will take the place of L. L.
Coffman, whose appointment the
Senate refused to confirm.
Mr. Raney has been in State
politics for a number of years.
He is a former legislator, having
served in both the House and
Senate. He was a candidate for
election as a member of the Rail
road Commission in the last Dem
| ocratic primary but was defeated
by a very close vote by T. E.
wood or Marianna wno look me ;
oath of office a few weeks ago.
The appointment of Mr. Raney
together with formal announce
ment of the appointment of J. K. j
Browning of Piggott to succeed I
T A. Turner of Jonesboro as a
j member of the Board of Trustees
I of the State University, was an
: nounced in the Senate Tuesday
morning. They were submitted
for confirmation by the Senate,
as required by law.
RANEY CONFIRMED
A message to The Journal from
j Little Rock states that the ap
! pointment of Mr. Raney was
! unanimously confirmed by the
sdnate Wednesday morning.
The new Board of Control was
created by an act of the present
legislature to replace the old
State Charities Board which has
been in a muddle for some time.
The old board was composed of
seven members who received $5
a day and traveling expenses for
their time consumed in attending
board meetings, which were held
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Newark, Ark
Condensed Statement as Made to the Comptroller of the Cur
rency at the Close of Business March 4, 1915
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts..$49,016.18
Unted States Bonds... 25,000.00
Other Bonds and Securities_ 1,578.38
Banking House and Fixtures. 2,000.00
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank.. 633.34
Cash on hand and due From Other Banks
on demand. 27,282.37
Five Per Cent Redemption Fund. 1,250.00
Total.$106,760.27
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock..^$25,000.00
Surplus. 6,500.00
Undivided Net Profits. 408.14
Circulation. 25,000.00
Deposits. 49,854.13
Total.$106,760.27
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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Newark, Arkansas
Newark Citizen Appointed
on State Board of Charities
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HON. THOMAS J. RANEY
W hom Governor Hays Has Honored With Appointment to
Important Position
monthly in Little Rock. Under
the new law the present board is
composed of three members who
receive a salary of $2,500 a year
each.
The board is the most imoor
tant of all the state boards. It
has entire control and supervi
sion of the Insane Asylum, the
Blind School, the Deaf Mute In
stitute and the Confederate Home
all located in Little Rock. There
are about 3000 inmates in the four
institutions, and about 400 people
are employed in the institutions
to care for the inmates, as sup
erintendents, teachers, keepers,
etc., and the board controls the
expenditure of abut three-quar
ters of a million dollars annually
for maintenance of the four in
stitutions.
Under the new law the pres
ent Board of Control is composed
of J. T. Hall of Camden, James
Surridge of Walnut Ridge and T.
J. Raney of Newark.
BUY MAGNESS LAND
Only a small part of the land
belonging to the estate of the late
W. T. Magness was sold at the
sale here last Saturday, by the
executor A. A. Henderson.
W. C. Mims, a former resident
of Newark, but who now lives at
Yarboro, Tex., bought 80 acres,
paying $3,220 for it. C. M. Ed
wards bought 90 acres, for which ;
he paid $2,250.
No other land and none of the
town propety was sold but is said
that other lands will be offered
for sale in about a year from now.
TICKET SUGGESTED
Mr. Editor.—I want to suggest
the following as a good ticket
for city officers for the ensuing
year.
For mayor J. B. Ketchem; for
recorder E. VV. Magness; for treas
urer H. E. Hawthorne; for aider
men J. W. Sisk, E. R. Moore, 0. F.
Craig, E. H. Williamson and W.
W. Jernigan. Voter.
CONTINUE IN V£Sf 1GATiON5
Legislative investigations of the
State Board of -Charity squabble
and of the accounts of State insti
tutions, including the University
of Arkansas, will be continued, de
spite adj lurnment of the legis
lature. The House and Senate
adopted a concurrent resolution
providing for the committees to
continue their work after the Gen
eral Assembly adjourns and to
make their reports to Gov. G. W.
Havs and to the press.
There was a fight on continua
tion of the joint investigating com
mittee in charge of the probe,
when the amendment was up for
consideration in the House but the
House voted to have the investi
gation continued, and the commit
tee’s report will be given the news
papers for publication.
Would Discontinue
Morning Passenger
D. W. Hickey, superintendent of
the White River Division of the
Iron Mountain, and W. H. Duey,
chief dispatcher of the division
were in Newark Tuesday.
Superintendent Hickey was here
to consult our citizens with re
gard to discontinuing the morning
trips of the “hot shot,” which
runs from Batesville to Newport.
Under the present schedule of
the main line trains, it is claimed
that the east-bound "hot shot”
serves as no convenience to the
traveling public as it makes con
nection with none of the main
line trains at Newport. It is pro
posed to discontinue the morning
run of this train from Batesville
to Newport, but continue the
run from Newport to Batesville.
It is said that Mr. Hickey found
practically no objection here to
the proposed discontinuance of
the morning train. He is taking
the matter up with the people all
along the line and it is probable
that the change will be made some
time in the near future if he finds
no serious objection to the pro
posed change.
WHEAT LOOKING WELL
The acreage of wheat in this
. ection^js IjV'ge.r.tha® ifchas fcecti
for a number of years and the
crop is in fine condition. Farm
ers declare the prospects for a
bumper wheat crop are better
than for many years.
HARD BLOW FOR
LIQUOR SELLERS
Law Recently Enacted Will Make
Blind Tiger Business Unprof
itable in Arkansas
Blind tigering will be a very un
profitable business if the bill by
Representative Woods, defining a
nuisance in relation to the illegal'
sale of liquor, and which has just ■
been signed by Governor Hays, is1
rigidly enforced The act is mod
eled after the famous Tennessee
statue, and is intended to get the
“man higher up” in the blind tig
er business, the man who allows
his buildings to be used for
the purpose of illegal liquor traf
fic.
Under this law an investigation
miy be ordered, where there is
c mse to believe that the liquor
laws are being violated, and if
violations are found the chancell
or is authorized to order the place
of business closed, and any re
opening of the place for the pur
pose of illegal sale of liquor works
as a conviction for contempt of
court and subjects the agent,
owner or person in charge of the
building to imprisonment from 30
days to six months, in addition to
a tine of not exceeding $50. The
building is closed and may not be
reopend for any purpose within a
year.
In determining whether or not
liquor is being sold illegally, the
court may take prima facie evi
dence of such violation the posses
sion by the defendant of an inter
nal revenue liquor tax stamp, or a
record showing that he has taken
out a revenue license. Copies of
the records in the district internal
revenue collector are admissable
in evidence.
Not only is the attorney gener
al or the prosecuting attorney
authorized to file a petition with
the court to abate a blind tiger
nuisance, but any five citizens
may, without the concurrence of
such officers, and upon their own
relation, file such petition and de
mand an investigation within the
premises.
The bill was signed by Governor
Hays last Saturday afternoon.
SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
Three reels of the latest and
best moving pictures at Allen’s
Hall Saturday night. Doc’s band
will furnish music. Doors open
7:30, show begins at 8 o’tlock.
FARMERS QUESTION
BUREAU ESTABLISHED
Farmer's Suggestion Adopted and
State College Establishes
New Department
Fayetteville, March 8.—The
Extension Department of the
Arkansas College of Agriculture
and the office of Farmers’ Co
operative Demonstration Work,
working in co-operation with the
Arkansas Profitable Farming Cam
paign Committee, have established
a “Farmers Question Bureau.”
The bureau was established at
the suggestion of Major Clifton R.
Breckenridge, one of Arkansas’
most successful planters who
said that the cotton planter in
turning to new crops needs many
prompt, reliable and practical
answers to questions on the con
crete needs that he is uncovering
daily.
The agricultural extension work
in Arkansas is in charge of W. C.
Lassetter, agronomist at the state
College of Agriculture at Fayette
ville. He has made a thorough
study of agricultural conditions
in the state for the past seven
years and is cognizant of condi
ditions in almost every locality.
All queries that farmers wish to
ask should be addressed to him at
Fayetteville or to C. W. Watson,
State Agent in charge of the
Farmers Co-operative Demonstra
tion Work, Old State House, Little
Rock.
COMMENDS NEWARK
The progressive citizens of New
ark are to be congratulated on
their energy and industry. A com
pany there has been formed and
articles of incorporation filed for
the establishment of a canning
factory. The farmers of that sec
tion are taking a marked interest
in fruit and vegetable growing,
and this spirit of diversification is
backed by the business men of
Newark with community co-opera
tion.—Batesville Guard.
11 CARS POTATOES SHIPPED
Judsonia, March 8.—Two more
carloads of Irish potatoes have
been shipped from Judsonia,
bringing the total number of car
load shipments up to 11, which
were sold to wholesale dealers for
95 cents and $1 per bushel. Near
ly $4,500 worth of potatoes have
been shipped from here.
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Look over this list and see what
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BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES,
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