Newark
J GURNAL
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Ind«pendence County, Arkansas, Thursday, June 6, 1918
Vol. 18, No. 10
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF
SUN DUE SATURDAY
Only One This Country Will
Witness in More Than
Three Hundred Years
The people of Arkansas
have an opportunity next Sat
urday to see a total eclipse
of the sun, the only total eclip
se that will be visible in this
country for 360 years.
According to official maps
prepared by astronomers, this
section will not be in total
darkness, the tull shadow of
the eclipse passing about 90
miles south. However, but lit
tle of the sun will be visible to
us and it will be almost dark
here for a few minutes at about
1:40 p. m.
The big black shadow
which will be caused by the
moon swinging between the
earth and the sun will sweep
across the country at an almost
unbelieveable rate of speed. It
will cut a diagonal swath
across the United States about
60 miles wide, which will run
through parts of Washington,
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississip
pi, Alabama and Florida.
It wll begin at sunrise away
over at the little island of Bor
odino, south of Japan. It will
pass quickly across the Pacific
making the trip in about two
hours and a quarter.
Traveling at the rate of
about two thousand miles an
hour it will strike the Ameri
can coast at the Columbia riv
er about 1:55 p. m. It will
flash from coast to coast in a
very short time, reaching the
Mississippi valley about 4:37
p. m. central time, and leav
ing the Florida coast at 5:12,
Eastern time.
The darkness of total eclipse
will last about ‘JO seconds.
Folk on both sides oi the black
path will see but a partial ecl
ipse. Pretty much all of the
United States will get a touch
o! the big event. Even as far
down as Southern California
about three quarters of the sun
will be covered.
Astronomers are making all
sorts of prepartions to receive
the phenomena with due rere
mony. Mammoth cameras are
being placed in the large ob
servatories all along the route
of the big shadow.
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The Seven Pearls and a
good Lonesome Luke Comedy
at the Skydome Saturday
night. Admission 10 & 20
cents.
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Former Vice President
of United States Dead
Charles Warren Fairbanks,
aged GO, former vice president
of the United States died at
his home in Indianopolis, Ind.,
Tuesday night. Death was
due to intestinal nephritis,
which had been a chronic ail
ment with him but not regard
ed as serious until recently. All
members of his family, except
Major Richard Fairbanks, who
is in France was at his bedside.
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Man 'with Mon^y
'has his fami|y
^protected with money
in the Bank. *
Doesn’t it make you “sweat blood” to think
what would become of those you love, and who
are dependent on you, should you die penniless?
That does not happen to the man with
money. He has done his duty. He saves his
money and puts it in the Bank where it is safe
from fire, burglars or his own extravagance.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
ALLEGED RESISTER
OF DRAFT IS SHOT
One Man is Killed and Three
Arrested in Raid in Sear
cy County
Leslie, June 5.—In a fight
between officers and several
alleged draft resisters at Ox
ley, eight miles east of Leslie,
Levi Goodwin, a young man
was shot to death and his
father, Pat Goodwin, Eli
Goodwin and Wesley Pass
more are in jail at Marshall,
pending an investigation.
A posse led by Deputy Sher
iff J. H. Barnett, went to the
home of Goodwin Monday
night to search for the men
said to be evading the draft.
They surrounded the house
and called on the Goodwins to
surrender. Levi Goodwin is
said to have reached for his
gun, when one of the officers
shot him down.
The other Goodwins and
Passmore then surrendered.
They were placed in an auto
mobile and rushed to Marshall
for safekeeping.
It is alleged that Pat Good
win’s home has been a refuge
for men said to have tried to
evade the draft according to
officers .
Another son of Goodwin,
who shot himself several
months ago, is said to have tak
en his life rather than enter
military service. He left home
early one morning to go to
Marshall to be examined. He
stopped at a neighbor’s house
at breakfast time. A few min
utes later a shot was heard and
Goodwin’s body was found on
the floor with a gunshot
wound that caused his death
a half hour later.
** CORD NEWS ITEMS *»
Cord, June 5.—Mrs. Pluma
Northeutt and little daughter,
Freda and Veda, of Webber
Falls, Oklahoma, who have
been visiting relatives here for
Ihe past two weeks returned to
their home Wednesday.
< >.v. ai Richardson left Friday
«.r Hollister, Mo. where he.
will attend a Y. M. C. A. con
ference.
Gilbert Loyd of Joplin, Mo.
is visiting relatives and friends
at this place.
The little son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Simpson, who has
been seriously ill for some time
is no better.
Ernest Reeves of Camp
Beauregard, La., arrived home
Monday where he will visit
homefolks for a few days.
Maurice Osborne made a
business trip to Newark Wed
nesday.
Floyd Jernigan of Charlotte
spent Sunday here.
Misses Marie Slay den and
Lillie Long who have been
spending some time with rel
atives in Jackson county re
turned home Sunday.
I. C. Nuckolls went to New
port Tuesday.
I. C. Nuckolls went to New
port Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Forrester
and children visited the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Hall at this place Sunday.
Enos Boultinghouse of New
ark visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Richardson Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Grace Blair who has
been spending some time at
Charlotte returned home Wed
nesday.
Dr. V. D. McAdams and
son, Doak and Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Osborne and daughter,
Miss Thelma motored to Bates
ville Wednesday.
There was prayer meeting
at the Presbyterian church
Thursday night.
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WHITE HOUSE WOOL
AT $55 PER POUND
Little Rock, June 6.—Two
pounds of wool that was shear
ed from sheep that grazed up
on the White House lawn at
Washington and ordered to be
sold for the benefit of the Red
Cross, was disposed of yester
day by Governor Brough. The
successful bidder was the O.
K. Houck Piano Co. who paid
$55 a pound for the two
pounds of wool and it is now
on display at their place of
business.
TWO KILLED AND 23
INJURED IN WRECK
Sunshine Special Hits Open
Switch Near Hope Early
Monday Morning
Hope, June 3.—Two persons
were killed and 23 injured
when MissouriPacific Sunshine
Special Train went through an
open switch at Chelsa, two
miles nroth of Hope, at 12:35
o’clock Monday morning. The
train was running 60 miles an
hour.
The dead are Engineer
Chas. Derrington, Little Rock
and Fireman D. Walker, Tex
arkana
That the wreck was a mis
placed effort to wreck a bis
troop train is the belief here.
A big troop movement was
scheduled to pass through here
about the same time the Sun
shine special, running late, was
wrecked.
When the train hit the open
switch, the engine and nine
cars were ditched. The body
of Engineer Derrington, who
lives at 1614 West Eighth St.,
Little Rock, was found be
tween two coaches. The fire
man’s body was 300 feet from
the wreckage.
The switch was not only
thrown open but locked so
that it could not be closed. It
had been broken open, the
piece of steel that had been
used in breaking it being found
nearby.
Many of the passenges wene
badly shaken up and bruised
Sergeant Major Emlie T.
Derousse who is attached to
Company E, of the Fifth Engi
neers, was seriously injured by
a steel rail, which struck him
in the back. Baggagemaster
D. Railey of Texarkana, re
ceived injuries in the back and
had his collarbone broken.
Lieutenant L. W. Kitchens,
Jefferson Barracks Mo., who
was traveling with the train,
was the first physician upon
the scene.
New Commissioner
Agriculture for Ark
James G. Ferguson who has
defeated John H. Page for
commissioner is probably the
youngest man ever elected to
that position.
Ferguson’s home is in Searcy
county where he was engaged
in school work for a number of
years.
He is a liVe wire and is a
clean and honorable young
man. He was entirely un
known in state ploitics until he
announced his candidacy a
few months ago, and the fact
that he has defeated an old
and well-known politician who
has successfully played the
game for years shows that he
has won the confidence of the
people.
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AGED MAN IS DROWNED
Tom Freeman, aged ,50, was
drowned Sunday in a slough
near Lockhart. Freeman had
taken his cattle across the
slough to high ground before
the overflow and was bring
ing them back when his horse
became entangled and he was
drowned.
DESERTERS FROM
THE U. S. ARMY
Deserters From Camp Pike For
Whom Reward of $50
Each is Offered
The following deserters from
Organizations of the National
Army at Camp Pike, Arkansas
are now at large; Fifty Dollars
($50) is payable for their ap
prehension and delivery at
Camp Pike or to the nearest
military Camp or Station.
Bocco Ballaro, 347 Infantry,
deserted Jan. 3, 1918.
Elmer K- Biehl, 347 Infantry
deserted Jan. 2, 1918.
Rodell Bradley, Casual Co.
26, 162nd Depot Brigade, de
serted May 17, 1918.
Elijah C. Carpenter Co C,
312 Supply Train deserted No
vember 5, 1917.
Oscar C.Chandler 347 infan
try Nov. 5, 1917.
Walter Cole,Co.A, 312 Sup
uly Train, deserted Nov. 14,
1917.
Lonnie Coleman, 347 Infan
try, deserted Nov. 7, 1917.
Marshall Cross, 347 Infantry
deserted Jan. 22, 1918.
Claude H- Edmonds N.A. F.
H. Co. No. 347, deserted Feb.
13, 1918.
John L. Fletcher 347 Infan
try, deserted Oct. 30, 1917.
Zenas Garrett, Battery D
336th F. A. N. A. deserted
Jan. 21, 1918.
Jesse Gault, Co. C, 312 Sup
ply Train, deserted Nov. 5,
1917
Capeni Gest, 347 Infantry
deserted Feb. 2d, 1918.
Gillespie, Joseph F. Battery
D, 336th F. A. N. A. deserted
March 21 ,1918.
Geo- C. Hardin, Battery D,
336th F. A. N. A. deserted
Jan. 21, 1918.
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