The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 15, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 33
Gin at Madness Narrowly Es
capes Wave of Destruction
Sweeping Country
German sympathizers arc
now engaged in a secret war
fare of destruction throughout
North Arkansas.
This startling statement will
probably be considered as
mere gossip by many people,
but it is true, nevertheless, and
to the close observer the trend
of events fully justify the tru
thfulness of the ttatement.
Saturday night an unknown
person or persons attempted to
burn the seedhouse and cotton
gin at Magness, but the fire
was discovered and extinguish
ed.
There was $15,000 or $20,
000 wotrh of cotton and seed
stored in the seed house and
gin.
A few nights ago a fire of
incendiary origin destroyed
the large cotton gin, flour mill
and grist mill at Melbourne,
destroying a large quantity of
cotton and entaiilng a loss of
about $8,000. There was no
insurance.
Monday a large gin at Poca
hontas was fired by an incen
diary and the cotton house con
taining more than $7,000
worth of cotton was destroyed.
A fire of mysterious origin
broke out in one of the gins at
TucJkerman a few das ago, but
was discovered and extinguish
ed before any damage was
done.
The Simpson gin in Wood
ruff county was destroyed on
ly a few days ago and about
$3,000 worth of cotton and
seed were destroyed.
A country gin in White coun
ty was destroyed last week and
a number of bales of cotton
burned.
The frequency' with which
gins are being burned is little
short of alarming and leads to
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CRAWFORD FOUND
GUILTY AND IS GIVEN
TEN YEARS IN THE PEN
JURY DELIBERATES MORE THAN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
Crawford Asks for New Trial
and Will Appeal Case to
the Supreme Court
W. D. Crawford, former |
superintendent of the I. O- O.
F. Home at Batesville, was
found guilty by a jury in the
circuit court on the charge of
having committed an assault
upon Zephra Cooper, a 13-year
-old girl inmate of the Home.
Crawford’s punishment was
fixed by the jury at ten years
in the penitentiary.
The case was taken up in
the circuit court Thursday and
after one of the hardest fought
legal battles in the history of
the county, the case was given
the jury late Saturday evening.
Under the instructions giv
en the jury by the court, the
defendant, if found guilty
could have been sentenced to
imprisonment for life or for a
period of time not less than 3
years, or he could have been
sent to the electric chair.
It was reported that upon
ithe first ballot the jury stood
| 8 to 4 for inflicting the death
penalty
The jury deliberated from
about 6:30 Saturday evening
until 9:30 Sunday night before
the belief that German sym
pathizers are responsible for
some of these fires.
People who own and operate
I gins stould take extra precau
1 tions to guard against fires of
1 incendiary origin.
VAUGHAN WINS SUIT
IN SUPREME COURT
Orders New Trial in Case In
volvirtg Sale of Cattle Val
ued at $4,000.00
The Arkansas Supreme
Court last Monday reversed
and remanded for a new trial
the case of C. P Vaughan of
this place against the Hinkle
Live Stock Co., of Batesville.
The suit was brought in the
Independence Circuit Court by
Mr. Vaughan against the Hink
le Live Stock Company for
about $4,000, the purchase
price of cattle which Vaughan
had sold to iCrownover anct
Cole, who represented them
selves as agents of the Hir.kle
Live Stock Company, and in
buying the cattle issued checks
in payment on the First Na
tional Bank of Batesville sign
ing the name of Hinkle Live
Stock Company. The company
contended they had no author
ity to buy the cattle or give
the checks in their name, and
at the conclusion of the eviden
ce in the case the ciruit judge
instructed a verdict for the de
fendant upon the ground that
they were not liable. Vaugh
un appealed to the supreme
court and that court holds that
the case shold have been sub
mitted to the jury.
agreeing upon a verdict.
Some of the evidence in the
case was of a very sensational
character, which, if true, shows!
a condition of moral depravity
upon the part of Crawford that
is almost beyond belief.
Crawford’s attorneys have
tiled a motion for a new trial
and will appeal the case to
the supreme court.
The jury who heard the case
was composed of the foil >w
ing citizens.
C. T. Abey, Ashley township;
Rev. Will Thompson, Jefferson
Marshal Rogers, Gainsboro;
Allen Keith, Gainsboro; Thad
Eryant, Gainsboro; J. R Gos
sey, Gainsboro; W. H. Lester.
Greenbrier; G. W. Barnett,
Relief; Marion Thompson,
Magness; Oscar Massey,Wash
ington; Hiram McSpadden,
Washington; John Huddleston,
White River.
JIMERSON ANNOUNCES
Judge J. H. Jimerson an
nounces? in today’s paper as a
candidate for re-election as
county and probate judge.
During his first term in office
Judge Jimerson has made a
splendid start toward getting
the count out of debt and on a
cash basis.
Judge Jimerson is thorough
ly interested in the work be
fore him and is exerting every
effort possible toward giving
the county a wise and econom
ical administration.
People in touch with the sit
uation are well pleased with
the splendid work he is doing
and many who were not his
friends in the campaign pro
ceeding his election are now
openly commending him for
the good work he is doing in
behalf of the county.
It seems assured that he
will be elected a second time
without opposition.
Y.M.C. A. RALLY HELD
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
Contributions to War Work
Fund Here Total $185.00
But More is Needed
The Y. M. C. A. Campaign
in Indepenedcnce county ha.s
yielded splendid results a good
start being made by the speak
ers last Sunday toward raisins
the county’s apportionment
of $3.500
Meetings were held last Sun
day at a number of places in
the county and the following
amounts were raised.
McHue, $64.50; Rosie,$145.
50; Cushman, $250; Pleasant
Valley, 125; Bethesda, $75;
(Charlotte, $96.50; Cord, $85;
Barren township, $50; Cave
City, $100; Sulphur Rock, $75;
Magness, $54.50; Rutherford,
$39; Moorefield, $75; Desha,
$40.85; Jamestown, $50; Lo
cust Grove, $25; Floral. $47.86
Pleasant Plains, $50.88; Pfeif
fer, $25; Oil Trough, $34-50.
A meeting was held in New
ark Monday night at which
speeches were made by a num
ber of prominent citizens, and
$185-00 was arised for the
Y. M. C. A. war fund, the fol
lowing people contributing the
amounts given.
Dr. T. N. Rodman_$10.00
B. W. Crow_10.00
J. O. Wasson_10.00
W. E. Self 10-00
Dr. J. B. Roe_$l(bO0
Mrs. H. V. Williams __ 5.00
W. L. Hall_ 5 00
Miss Tommie Simpson_5.00
Mrs. W. A. Isgrig_ 5.00
Miss Devona Boyce __ 5.00
T. H. Bearing_;_ 5.00
Miss Willie Roe_ 5.00
George F. Adams_ 5.00
A. J. McSpadden_ 5.00
Joe Chamberlain _ 5.00
A. B. Haltom_ 5.00
O. F. Craig_ 5.00
Whit Martin _ 5.00
Elmer Rodman _ 5.00
W. A. Hawthorne_ 2.50
Mrs. Boswell _ 2.50
E. R. McGuire__ 2.50
Cleburne Fink _ 2.50
M. C- Purdom_ 1.00
Miss Eulah Fausel_ 1.00
Tom Jernigan_ 1.00
(Clarence Fields_ 1.00
Ollie Sanders_ 1.00
Jim Freeze_ 1.00
Williamson Brannon __ 1.00
Roy Sanders _ 1.00
Marvel Adams _ 100
Fid Allen_ 1.00
Millage Hawthorne __ 1,00
James Hearing _ 1.00
Roy Craitf _ 1.00
Randolph McNairv_ 1.00
Hubert Brightwell_ 1.00
Ruby Hoyt_ 1.00
Velma Pascoe_ 1.00
j Dave Whisnant _ 100
M. L. Arnold_ 1.00
E. E. Herrington _ 1.00
Allie Whisnant_ 1.00
Cola Johnson_ 1.00
Lena Foster_ 100
Kate Martin _ 1.00
FVank Martin, Jr._ 1.00
Miss Susie Rodgers __ 1.00
Miss Mirl Ration _ 1.00
Miss Ada Welborn_ 1.00
C. E. Perry_ 100
Chas. Caldwell _ 1.00
Tom Self_ 1.00
French Roe_ 100
J. S. Tinkle_w .50
Other meetings will be held
at points in this part of the
county next Sunday, when the
following well-known citizens
will address the people at 11
a. m. at the places mentioned.
Logan School House.—H. C.
Wade, W. M. Thompson, F. C
Hoyt and T. J. Raney.
Pleasant Hill Church—Judge
J .H Jimerson, S. M. Bone. W.
A. Isgrig and J. O. Wasson.
Oakland School House.—
Hon. R. A. Dowdy, W- E. Self
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SENTENCE OF FORMER
SENATOR IS AFFIRMED
BY SUPREME COURT
CONVENTION WILL
CONVENE MONDAY
But Little Interest Shown and
Constitutional Covention
May Take Recess
Little Rock. Nov. 14.—The
Constitutional Convention will
convene next Monday noon. It
is practically settled, that it
will go ahead and organize
and take a recess until some
time next summer. It is gen
erally agreed that this a much
more feasible plan than to pro
ceed with the writingof a con
stitution at this time. Even the
delegates so far as can be as
certained would like to have
hiore time to make an organi
sed and systematic study of
the issues involved before pro
ceeding with the writing of an
organic law that would stand
for fifty years or longer.
The delegates will begin to
arrive the latter part of the
week and -General Apathy will
then retire temporally and the
convention will hold the cen
ter of the stage a few days.
Not much is being said about
Convention politics, and even
for th'e "resp'osible position of
President there has been very
little preliminary skirmishing.
H. G. Combs, Chief clerk of
the House of Representatives,
is in the race for Secretary, and
O- C. Ludwig, former Secre
tary of State is also an active
aspirant for the place.
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YOUNG MULES FOR SALE
We have a fine lot of three
year old mules for sale. Will
sell for cash or note with good
security. MOORE BROS.
CONVICTED OF BOODLING AND IS
SENTENCED TO PEN
High Court Upholds Conviction
of Former Senator Sims
Charged With Bribery
The verdict of the Pulaski
Circuit Court in sentencing
former State Senator S- C.
Sims of Hazen to one year’s
imprisonment and fining him
$1,800 for accepting a bribe,
was upheld by the Arkansas
Supreme Court in a decision
handed down at Little Rock
last Monday.
There are several other
charges pending against Sims
in the circuit court. It is be
lieved that they will be drop
ped as they hinged more or less
on the one transaction in which
Sims was charged with accept
ing $1,000.00 to defeat a
bill pending in the 1017
legislature.
Former Senator I. ,C. Burgess
of Russellville, indicted with
Sims, has not been tried on a
charge of accepting a bribe,
but has pleaded guilty to a
charge of common conspiracy.
Sims and Burgess, it was
charged by the State,, were
caught while accepting mark
ed money from a detective em
ployed by the prosecuting at
torney to uncover briberv
vhich was alleged to have been
practiced by members of the
State senate. The detective had
operated under a disguise,
claiming he was a representa
tive of an eastern concern in
terested in the defeat of a bill,
which had been introduced in
the Senate by Burgess.
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We have a large assortment
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Have an extra good, curved
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