Newark
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NEWARK. INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 43
JUDGE TONEY ENTERS
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Raps McRae in Opening State
ment announcing His Can
didacy
Little Rock, Feb. 4—Judge
E. P. Tor:?;*, of Lake Village,
today issued the following
statement, announcing his can
didacy for governor:
“In announcing my candida
cy for governor, subject to the
Democratic primary next Au
gust, 1 will oppose a man seek
ing a second term. I am not
one of those of the opinion,
however, that an office holder,
whetrer governor or justice of
the peace, should have a sec
ond term unless his record
merits it, and unless the voters
indorse his policies.
“While not announcing my
platform in detail, which will
be unfolded when the campa
ign opens, 1 will make the race
on the grounds that Gov. Mc
Rae’s administraion has been a
failure and that his policies
are diametrically in conflict
with the desires of a vast ma
jority of the voters of Arkan
sas.
“His domineering admini
stration of affairs when he
first took office soon caused
the Legislature to turn from a
strong McRae force to a strict
ly anti-administration body.
11 is policies for the most part
were rejected by his former
staunch supporters.”
‘‘From information I have
been able to gather, and I have
been in many sections of the
state, there is such a sentiment
against his announced plans,
and his past acts, that the next
Legislature will be even more
strongly opposed to him. The
lower branch of the 1921 Leg
islature supported him, but I
have been told by half a dozen
of the former McRae leaders
in the House that, in event
they are returned, they will
be unable to support his plans,
and that they will endeavor to
repeal some laws that were en
acted by them at his request.
“Voters may expect the Me
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Rae forces to charge that op
position comes from politici
ans. But one does not have to
talk with many persons to be
convinced that the opposition
to the McRae policies and ac
complishments comes from tax
payers and voters generally,
from one end of the state to
the other. The false flag af
‘anti politics’ under which the
present administration has ben
traveling, is easy to haul down,
if one but stops and considers
the number of politicians who
have been appointed by Gov.
McRae, from his private secre
tary to holders of minor jobs,
or considers Gov. McRae’s own
record as an office holder.”
ALEXANDER AS MANAGER
Former Senator Will Bos8
Toney’s Campaign
Little Rock, Feb. C.—For
mer state Senator E.E. Alex
ander, of Blytheville, author
of Arkansas good roads law,
has been selected for manager
of Judge E. P. Toney’s guber
natorial campaign.
Judge Toeny says he will be
gin an active canvass of the
state at once in the interest of
his candidacy, but will not
Open headquarters in Little
Rock until some time in April.
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The man with his
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is not only downright carelessness to keep
money in your house, but it subjects you and your
family to grave DANGER.
Not only may you lose it by fire, but burglars
may break in and steal it. Burglars always “spot” the
houses where money is kept and they will stop at
nothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
DECLARED INSANE
Mrs. Travis Of Stalphur Rock,
Probably Enter Hospital
Sulphur Rock Feb. 5.—Mrs.
W. J. Travis of this city, who
shot and killed the 16-months
old baby of Mrs. P. T. Chaney
and at the same time shot Mrs.
Chaney four times, seriously
wounding her and later at
tempted suicide by jumping
into a well, January 12, was
reported today by physicians
as insane from shock and in
juries resulting when she
jumped into the well.
The prosecuting attorney
has announced that he will
order an examination and that
she would be sent to the State
Hospital for Nervous Diseases.
I The tragedy was the outcome
of domestic troubles between
.♦ie two families.
TO RALSE POTATOES
Farmers Organize Association
at Sulphur Rock
J. B. Daniels, county dem
onstration agent, held an en
thusiastic meeting at Sulphur
Rock Thursday, which was
largely attended by farmers
of that community and at
which a »we. -i, potato associ
ation was organized.
Twenty-five acres of sweet
potatoes were pledged at the
meeting and a committee was
appointed to secure additional
members. It was decided that
if a sufficient acreage
can be secured the as
sociation will build a storage
house. The Farmers Bank of
Sulphur Rock volunteered to
loan the association sufficient
money to build the storage
house.
Owing to the uncertainty of weather
conditions at this season of the year, and be
cause of its great historic appeal, we have se
cured permission to hold Griffith's Bible
picture,"The Fall of Babylon," for two nights
use, and it will be shown at The Royal on
Thusday and Friday, complete each night
SCHOOLS AND ROADS
Citizen Thinks Both Essential
to Modern Progress
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Editor Journal.—Two of the
things pertaining to the better
ment of our everyday life and
the progress of civilization are
the consolidation of rural
| schools and good roads. We
discuss them in our homes, and
when we meet our neighbor
the same subjects meet us
lace to face.
We know how our state
ranks with the other states,
but do we know how Inde
pendence county ranks in our
state, or how our township
| ranks in Independence county?
Here in the eastern part of
the county, the schools are
doing very satisfactory work
! this winter, and the roads are
jin fair condition.
I.C. Nuckolls, the road over
jseer of Black River township,
is co-operating with the citi
zens, and by the approval and
encouragement of the county
judge, is doing some work that
is invaluable to the township
and to the county.
A man once tried to move a
mowing machine by hand from
a shade tree to a barn; and
the machine was too heavy.
One boy came and pushed,
and still the machine was too
heavy; but when two boys
came and pushed, the machine
moved along easily.
So it is when we try to do a
thing—If enough will get be
hind and push, the thing will
move along easily.
In a home there is a large
calendar, and so many speak
of it as such a fine calendar;
because it is so big and plain
Now this is what we want
in our public officials—we
want them to be big and plain.
The embodiment of our
j citizenship rests upon honesty
! and truthfulness. Our country
j glories in the energy and hero
j ism of Roosevelt; in the wis
dom and patriotism of Wilson
and the sympathy and honesty
of Harding.
? A CITIZEN.
Cord, Arkansas, Feb. 7 1922
SEEKS OFFICE 12TH TIME
Marianna, Feb. 6.—E. W.
King, who is serving his elev
enth consecutive term as pro
bate and county clerk of Lee
County, has announced that he
will be a candidate for re-elec
' tion.
HAS OLD LETTER
Nearly 83 Years Old, Still
Easily Read
Mrs. Jewett Arnold of this
place has in her possession t
Iteter written by her great
great grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Bi’adley, more
than half a century ago.
The letter was written and
mailed at Rockport, Ark.,
March 11, 1849, and was writ
ten to Mr. and Mrs. William
Merriwether at Batesville.
The letter is written on
large double-sheet paper and
is folded so as to require no
envelope. The address is
placed on the outside fold of
the letter. It contains no
stamp but show that five cents
postage was paid in cash.
The letter is nearly 83 years
old, but is still in a good state
of preservation and can be
easily read. The letter came
to Mrs. Arnold as a family
keepsake and is highly prized
by her.
BURGLARS ROB STORE
Make Rich Haul At Parks
Store at Sulphur Rock
Burglars entered the store
of H. W. Parks & Co. at Sul
phur Rock Saturday night, and
carried off goods valued at be
tween $450 and $500. The
loot consisted of clothing, shoes
provisions and jewelry. No
money was stolen as there was
none in the cash drawer and
no effort was made to blow
the safe. The burglars gained
entrance througn a front win
dow', and evidently took their
own time in ransacking the
stock. Shheriff Harris was
notified and is investigating
the case. The store w'as in
charge of Sam H. Parks of
Sulphur Rock.
WOMANLESS WEDDING
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Will Be Presented at Sulphur
Rock Next Week.
The young men’s Sunday
school class of the Methodist
church will go to Sulphur Rock
Wednesday night, Feb, 15, to
present the play, “Womanless
Wedding.” which was present
ed here some time ago and
made a great hit.
The play will be at the Sul
phur Rock town Hall.
THE JOURNAL $1 A YEAR.
DO YOU BLAME HIM?
What Else Could The Poor
Ffll^w Do?
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The following story was
given The Journal by a prom
inent citizen who vouches for
its truthfulness.
This Prominent Newark ci
tizen was visiting the Insane
Asylum one day and met a
patient with whom he got into
a conversation. Being impress
ed with the fellow’s manners,
the citizen asked the patient
why he was in the asylum.!
here is what he says the luna
tic told him:
“ Well sir, you see I married
a widow who had a grown
daughter. My father, who was
a wddower came along and
married this step-daughter of
mine, and that made my wife
the mother-in-law of her
father-in-law, and my father
became my step-son. Then my,
step-mother, the daughter of,
my wife, had a son, and that
boy was, of course, my brother’
because he was the son of my
father. But he was also the
son of my wifes daughter and
therefore her grandson, and
that made me the grandfather
of my father. Then my wife
had a son, and besides being
my mother-in-law7, she was also
the, step-sister of my son, and
is also his grandmother, be-'
cause he is her step-son’s child.
My father is the father-in-law7
of my son, because his step-sis
ter is his w7ife. I am the brother
of my own son, who is also the
son of my step-grandmother.
I am my mothei's brother-in
law7 and my wife is her own
jchild’s aunt. My son is my!
father’s nephetv, and I am my
| own grandfather. That is
11 why I am here, sir.”
REBUILDS LIGHT PLANT
Mtn. Home, Feb. 4.—N. L.1
Taylor of Kansas City Mo.,1
who recently acquired the
mill and light plant of this
place, is rebuilding the iines. j
New poles are being set and
other improvements made. The
mechanical part of the ’plant:
will also be overhauled. He;
expects to start the plant in a-1
bout two weeks.
SCHOOL BOY KILLED
BY HIS CLASSMATE
Quarrel Over Basket Ball
Game Causes Killing on
CampU8 at Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Feb. 7—An ar
gument over a decision of the
refree of a basket ball game
on the Harrisburg public
school grounds this afternoon
resulted in the fatal stabbing
of James Grant Jr. by Ollie
Crowell.
Roth boys were 14 years old
and were in the same class at
school. They were members of
well known families here.
A coroner’s jury empaneled
by Coroner J. E. Mill conduct
ed an inquest. Their verdict
was to the effect that young
Grant “came to his death by a
stab inflicted by Ollie Crowell,
and the stabbing was unjusti
fiable.”
i ne youtntui slayer was ar
rested in as short time after
the tragedy and was placed in
jail.
Two pracNice games of bas
ket ball were in progress, one
for the older boys and one for
the younger boys. Gant jmd
Crowell were playing with the
younger boys. The refree call
ed a foul on Crowell, and he
became angry. He started to
curse the official, when Grant
went to the referee’s assistance
“Dare you to touch me,”
Crowell is said to have told
Grant.
Immediately a struggle
started. Other boys nearby
thought Crowell and Grant
were merely playing.
Grant suddenly cried out
that he was cut and sank to
the ground. Before he could
be removed to a near-by-resi
dence he was dead. The knife
blade had penetrated the heart.
Crowell left the school
grounds immediately, but was
soon apprehended. At the
county jail he refused to dis*
cuss the tragedy.
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