DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTT.
VOL. V. NO. 47.
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. MARCH 25. 1912.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
To Have County Fair.
C. W. Watson, state demonstra
tion agent for the U. S. govern
ment, made an address to a 'arge,
number of farmers at El Dorado!
last Monday in the interest of a
county fair and considerable en
thusiasm was aroused.
The railroads have agreed to
transport the exhibits of Union
county to Hot Springs to the state
fair free of charge and it will be
composed of the premium articles, j
so is bound to reflect credit on the
county if the people v/ill get back
of the movement and from now on
save or can the best you have until
the fair, which will probably be
held the first week in October.
The State Fair will give to the
farmers and Boys' Corn Clubs over
$3,000 in premiums this year, so
all have a chance at taking the
premium in the county fair at El
Dorado and also at the state fair
at Hot Springs.
There will be several noted
authorities on agriculture and live,
stock deliver free lectures and also
free moving pictures of agricultur
al scenes every night during the
fair.
The ten best ears of corn exhib
ited at El Dorado will be sent to
the National Corn Shovg at Charles
ton. South Carolina, as will also
the best ten ears from all other
counties, so you can see what a
boost as a corn state which she
is —old Arkansas will get all over
country, as people from every
state will be there. Don't forget
and resolve now to exhibit some
thing at the fair.
To the Voters of Union County.
As I am very busy in the dis-1
charge of the duties of the office to ;
whjch you elected me four years!
ago, and to which you reelected i
two years ago, it will be impossible
for me to get among my friends in
the present campaign for Sheriff.
With Chancery court on hand and
with Circuit court coming on next
week my entire time will be taken
up from now until after the elec
tion. I mean to look after this of
fice in person and show the voters
that I am the right man for this
important position.
With the experience of three
years 1 am much better qualified
to fill this office with better satis
faction than heretofore. I have at
all times tried to discharge my du
ties faithfully regardless of friend
or foe and promise to do so so long
as you keep me in office. I have
been careful to have experienced
men who are both capable and
courteous as deputies and 1 expect
to pursue this policy as long as 1
am your sheriff.
1 ask you to look into my record
and from this alone cast your vote.
To my many friends who have
given me such flattering encour
agement 1 wish to say, be not in
fluenced by any damaging report
that may come to you on the eve
of election. My excellent pros
pects get brighter every day. so
stand by me boys until the polls
are closed on March 27th, and my
election is assured by a nice ma
jority.
Thanking you for past favors,
also for your vote and influence at
the coming election, 1 remain.
Yours faithfully,
John W. Harman.
Womans' Home Mission Meet.
The Woman's Home Mission so
ciety met Monday afternoon in the
ladies parlor of the church with the
following members present: Mes
dames Cargill. Lucas, Buchanan,
Loyd, Bell, Rushing, Benson.
Keasler, Rushing. Crow. Runnells,
Townsend and Rev. Rushing.
Topic Christiaif Stewardship.
Meeting opened with songs and
prayer. Scripture reading by Mrs.
Cargill. Discussion on by mem
bers. Bro. Rushing alwavs brings
out good throughts from our scrip
ture readings that makes us glad
we were present. Responsive
reading on Bible offerings by lead
er and members. A Pioneer Mis
sionary read by Mrs. Loyd which
beautifully outlined the life of one
of our Home Mission women who
relish a task for its bigness ana
greet hard labor with fierce joy.
"A Missionary Meeting” by Mrs.
Buchanan, the story paid tribute to
the Home Mission women for the
splendid work they are doing to
extend the kingdom of our Father.
“Wesley House at Memphis” by
Mrs. Townsend. Though this is
but the widow's mite in the vast
work being dojne, it proves what
can be done by earnest and prayer
ful efforts.
Mrddinq Brils.
We are requested to announce
the approaching wedding of Miss
Jennie June and TomThumb which
event will take place Friday night.
March 22. at the Union church.
You have a special invitation to be
present. In addition to the wed
Jing th9 laughing success “Popping
the Question” will be presented,
if you can't laugh don't go. The
iffair is being given for benefit of
Dur local school, and promises to
De quite a success. Don't miss
The the Voters of Union County.
As I have been unable to meet
personally every voter in the coun
ty 1 take this method of soliciting
/our support on next Wednesday
for the office of Sheriff and Collec
tor and feel that 1 am in every way
qualified to properly fill the same.
1 believe in the strict enforcement
of the law but without the use of
the pistol and the club. If elected
I will give the best there is in me
to the duties of the office and be
ieve that a young man can fill the
office in some respects better than
in older one.
Respectfully yours •
Sam D. Crawford.
Lose Two Sons in a Week.
Jesse, the 16-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Johnson, re
siding near Bolding, died on Friday
night March 15, 1912, of typhoid
'ever and his remains were laid to
'est in Harper Springs cemetery
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
ind John, aged 1 5 years, died Tues
day, March 19, of appendicities
ind was buried at Harper Springs
cemetery on Wednesday afternoon
it 4 o'clock. Rev. J. R. Rushing of
ffiis place conducting both services
The bereaved parents and other
•elatives have the heartfelt sym
pathy of the entire community in
;,heir double loss.
To the Voters of Union County.
If you will elect me your sheriff.
I promise you that Union county
will cease to a refuge of escaped
convicts.
I promise you that with fulfilling
my other duties as your sheriff,
that I will place in the jail of Union
county, John Evans and Dave
Childs, who have escaped from the
penitentiary and are now being
harbored in your county, and who
have defied your past and present
officials, to do their official duty.
If you want a sheriff who will do
h's full duty, vote for me, and I
promise you on my honor as a
Southern Gentleman that the
promise I make will be fulfilled to
the letter, and Union county will
cease to be a refuge of safety for
the Criminal Element.
If this promise is not fulfilled 1
will not ask future favors at your
hands. Your Friend.
E. M. Caeaniss.
A Letter from Judge Frae.k Smith.
Marion. Ark.. March 17.1912
The News,
Huttig. Ark.
Dear Sirs:
Like other newspaper publishers
in the state. 1 presume you received
from Mr. Graham, of Hot Springs,
an article sent out under his owr
[signature in a letter dated the 1 6t
to be printed in your paper, wit!
i the request that the bill therefor be
! sent to Hm. and that check would
be returned after the 26th. If yon
are printing campaign matter on a
; candidate's mere promise to pay. 1
will ask you to print this article
and you need not delay sending
I your bill until the day before the
election. Mr. Graham's letter,
which I saw. leaves the inference
that his campaign duties would keep
him away from home until th^tdate
when the Arkansas Gazette last
Sunday, in an interview with him.
stated that he would make no cam
i paign. as he regarded it an improp
i er thing for a candidate for this of
fice to do. Of couse, 1 recognize
| your right to publish such adver
tising matter as you please, on
such terms as you think proper,
but as a matter of simple justice I
will ask that you publish my article
if you publish his.
You know that my candidacy
has been announced for more than
seven months and for five months
of that time, i was unopposed for
this nomination, and it is not im
proper for me to say under the cir
cumstances, that the Bar of this
state would not permit an un
worthy candidate for this office to
be unopposed until practically the
close of the campaign. So far as 1
am advised, there is not a lawyer
in the state who is supporting Mr.
Graham for this nomination, yet,
i the article in question, which he is
sending out might mislead a great
many people who do not know the
facts, and. as his candidacy was
announced on next to the last pos
sible day. many people might be in
fluenced by such a publication as
he is sending out at this late date.
This article itself reflects the char
acter of the man as he advertises
himself as a grandson of the Dem
ocratic nominee for Vice Presi
dent of the United States on the
Democratic ticket with General
Winfield Scott. He evidently does
not know that General Scott was
not the Democratic nominee.
The protestations contained in his
interview in the Arkansas Gazette
last Sunday to the contrary notwith
standing. he is evidently attempting
to get the largest possible amount
of newspaper notoriety. To give
you an illustration of his meth
ods. there was printed in the Gaz
ette on the second column of the
fifth page of the issue of March
7th. an article referring to him as
a candidate for Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, which sug
gested him for president of the
State University, and referred to
him in the most fulsome terms as
as A. M.. Ph. D. and L. L. D.. and
a graduate of some of the leading
Universities of the East without
| stating the number. This article
was reprinted in the Sentinel Rec
; ord at Hot Sorir.gs. as if it were an
: editorial utterance of the Gazette,
and you may have noticed the edi
torial in the Gazette in the issue of
March 12th under the caption "AS
;TO A CERTAIN COMMUNICA
TION," in which the Gazette ex
! pressly stated that the article was
sent in as an advertisement, and
paid for as such and in order that
' no one might be mistaken, it was
so marke.d. and that there was no
authority for its publication as an
jarticle having the sanction of the
Gazette.
In the article which he is now
sending out. he makes such extra
vagant claims in regard to the sup
i port that he is receiving that 1 fear
i some persons who do not know
i either of us may be mislead. If
[there is a lawyer in the state sup
porting him 1 am not advised of the j
> fact. and I trust that persons who
; do not knew either of us will make
jome inquiry of seme lawyer who
Know both of us what our relative
qualifications for this position are.
1 am a native of this state and
have resided in it ah my life, and
since my admission to t^e practice
m 1893, have given ai! at.t.en-i
.ion continouslv and executive • t
.he law. and am now serving mv
j second term as judge of the 2nd ;
! Circuit, the largest in the State.
! for which office 1 was twice nomi
! nated and elected without an ot
ponent.
bince coming to this state from '
Memphis, and since entering the
sractice of law here alter a brief
experience in the management of a
little school called the Jamestown
Institute, which went defunct un- !
der his management, he removed
to Hot Springs and entered the
practice there and took upon him-1
self or had bestowed upon him the
sobriquet of "Cyclone Jim." Idol
not know whether this title is sug
gestive of his running proclivities j
| or not. but 1 understand that he 1
I nas been a candidate there for
practically every office with
in the gift of the people, and has !
; had himself mentioned in conr.ec-!
; tion with any office where there:
! was an opportunity to get a little i
! newspaper advertisement. After I
an active campaign for Mayor of
Hot Springs, he received 57 yotes
out of a total of 1 070. and at the
beginning of this campaign, he had
the announcement made that he
would be a candidate for Governor,
and for a number of months in this j
present campaign, he was an ac-'
tive candidate for Circuit Judge, j
and now. when there has been but:
little general discussion in regard |
to this office, he announced his !
candidacy on next tc the last pos- il
sible day and is sending outadver-1!
tisements, which he calls upon you i:
to publish, and which carries on its
face its own refutation.
It is very distasteful to me to
write this letter, and if Mr. Gra
ham had announced his candidacy
I at such a time a* that .the people
i generally might have become ad
: vised as to our relative qualifica
tions. or was now pursuing the or
dinary methods of campaign, i !
would take no notice of his con
duct, but the methods which he is j
pursuing have caused my friend*
to advise me to write this letter,
which it may itself seem out of the j
ordinary, but 1 do not know of am j
other way to answer Mr. Graham's
articles, and I respectfully solicit'
the vote and support of the Dem j
ocracy of this state, or. at least, an I
investigation of the merits of this
controversy, aside from the con-1
tention which either of us is mak
ing. Yours very truly.
Frank Smith.
P. S - My attention is also called
toan article published in theSentiiv-1
Record at Hot Springs under this
caption. "HON. JAMES L. GRA
HAM HIS ELECTION WILL BE
A GREAT BOOST FOR HOI
SPRINGS." This article was
signed "VOTER," and if it not in
spired by Mr. Graham, he has at
| least not repudiated it. It con
tains the statement that he is in
sympathy with the business inter
estes there and is a friend of that,
city, and will take care of it.-, in
terest in matters coming before
the Supreme Court. 1 dare not
: say what this means, and 1 know
| of no answer to make to this state
; ment. 1 simply cal! attention to it
Frank Smith.
i
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We are Now Prepared
To sell tickets to any point within the
United States on two days notice and'wilt
be glad to figure your route ; n 1 cheek your
baggage through, saving tian fer troubles.
OLD RELIABLE ROUTE
Let us figure with you now.
D. A. Keasier, Local Agent.
Vote for FINN CRAIG
THE WINNER
For County Treasurer
Say by your vote that yju \u 1 give a young man a
chance.
Say by your vote that you believe in rotation in
office.
Say by your vote that the banks and corporations
must hands oft in politics in Urian county.
Say by your vote th at you want me because the
Treasurer's Office vs i! 1 be in the Gourt House where it
belongs.
You ail know me. 1 was born and reared among
you in this county.
My opponents are all honorable men. Up to this
time the campaign has been clean but 1 warn my friends
to be on the lookout. Don’t beiieve any campaign lies
that may be circulated by campaign managers for their
own private gain too late to be answered.
Stand by your guns friends and that victory is won.
Your fi iend,
FINN CRAIG.
Col. Geo. Thornburgh
for Donaghey
March 15. 1912.
Mr. S. R. Oglesby. Hope, Ark.
Dear Sir: .
Yours of March 15th is before me. You say you
desire, my privaie UfliAin ,.as.to. which would make the —— I n>
best officer for governor. My answer will be my own
private opinion, for I am not advocating anyone pub
licly. My great desire is to secure state-wide prohi
bition and I do not want to complicate the Anti Saloon
League or myself as its president with any candidate.
Of course I have my private opinion and will vote my
choice at the polls. It is well known that Governor
Donaghey was supported in his first race bv the liquor
interests. I did not vote for h:m that time, nut was
for Mr. Hinemon. In his second race I think he was j ..
not supported by the liquor interests. I was for him
as against Mr. Kavanaugh. In his present race he is
squarely opposed by the liquor interests and his plat- \
form is for state-wide prohibition, while Mr. Robin-,
son's platform, or at least his declaration, is opposed
to state-wide prohibition. 1 do not know but that LVu
Robinson would make a good governor, no better, how
ever, than Mr. Donaghey. and his platform is against
us. 1 herefore, I see no logical reason for supporting
bun. 1 shall vote for Mr. Donaghey. with no personal
prejudice against Mr. Robinson whatever. Mr. Don
aghey does not meet Mr. Robinson on the stump, !
presume, for the r a. .on that ho knows, as everybody
else knows, that Mi. Robinson is a polished orator and
fluent speaker, while Mr. Donaghey is not. and ho
would b-- it a disadvantage in a debate with Mr. Rob
inson. I repeat Lh.it I desire, above the election of any
men. that we may drive the liquor traffic from the stats
next S pt,ember. Yours fraternally,
Georcl Thornburgh.