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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1921
VOL. 20 NO. 42
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BIG FIRE AT WYNNE
CAUSES BIG LOSS
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Flames For a Time Threaten
the Entire Business Section
of Town
Wynne, Jan. 18.—Fire in
the business section of Wynne
early this morning entailed a
loss estimated at more than
$30,000. The blaze was dis
covered in the second story of
the Mike Drexler general store
about 2 o’clock. The Drexler
building and the stock, valuea
at $20,000 and an adjoining
frame structure, occupied by
Louis Goldburg, cobbler, were
destroyed. Goldburg’s loss
was estimated at $500. Mr.
Drexler carried $10,000 insur
ance.
Th6 hall used by the Knights
of Pythias, Ben Hur and the
Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows, was gutted. Valuable
records of the lodges, and
practically all the furniture,
were destroyed. The lodges’
loss was estimated at $4,000,
partly covered by insurance.
The N. Katz grocery was
damaged about $7,500 from
water and smoke. The build
ing was flooded. The loss is
partly covered by $5,000 in
surance. The Longest &
Thompson drug store, whicn
occupied the first floor of the
lodge hall building, sustained
damages estimated at $1,000,
fully covered by insurance.
The origin of the blaze is
not known. It started in the
second story of the Drexler
building, which is used as a
store room. Prompt and ef
fective work by the Fire De
partment prevented a spread
of the flames.
FAIL IN EFFORTS TO
ROB MTN. HOME BANK
Several Shots Fired by Yegg
men in Futile Effort to
Blow Safe Door
' Mountain Home, Jan. IS.—
Yeggs made a desperate at
tempt to dynamite the vault
and safe at the People’s bank
here last night, but failed, and
left empty-handed. A possee
followed their trail early this
morning, but failed to find a
clue. Messages have been
sent to officers in towns all
over this part of the state,
asking them to be os the look
out for suspicious characters.
The attempted robbery be
came known this morning
when Robert Hurst, cashier of
the bank, went to open up.
He found the front door smash
ed in and debris scattered all
over the floor. The cracks
around the vault door hau
been sealed with soft soap and
nitroglycerin. The lock and
combination were demolished
and the handle of the door
twisted off, but the door was
in place.
An effort had also been
made to dig through the wall
of the vault..
People living near the
square heard eight shots fired
between 3 and 4 o’clock this
morning, but attached no sig
nificance to them- The only
clue to the robbers was a car
which was heard to to pass
along the road toward this
place shortly after midnight
and which returned about 4
o’clock this morning.
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WE WILL
ADVISE YOU
It is common cents that make dollars and enough
dollars make a FORTUNE.
If you ever expect to have “a barrel of money”
you must use COMMON SENSE and bank regularly
a PART of your income.
Nor must you let some peddler of a ‘‘fake
scheme” get in his work on you.
Consult your BANKER before you invest.
We are at your service.
We invite YOUR banking business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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THE NOBLE ORDER
OF GLOOM CHASERS
Newark Nobles Said to Favor
Active Campaign Against
Gloom Spreaders
A few days ago “the man
who never gave up” met “the
man who never quit fighting”
and together they decided that
now is a good,time for the peo
ple of Newark to join the
the Noble Order of Gloom
Chasers.
The Order came near going
defunct here onre, but there
are still a few charter mem
bers, and an active campaign
to increase the membership
would help to put some “pep”
into this community. Evidence
of the helpfulness of the Order
of Gloom Chasers is shown
by the following extracts from
its by-laws.
The purpose of this organi
zation is the elimination of Old
Gus Gloom.
Any man, woman cr cniiu,
with eyes to see signs of pros
perity and ears to catch li note
of optimism, is elgible to mem
bership, and becomes a duly
accredited Gloom Chaser upon
signing the regular member
ship blank and thereby prom
ising actively to support the
order and its intent.
’Note the word actiye. From
the moment of swearing “So
Help me Gloom Chasers,” a
member in good standing must
chase gloom wherever he
meets it—whether it be on the
street, in office or workshop
conversations or by grace of
the stranger that is within thy
gates. Further, he must pro
mote the movement by giving
to his local newspaper, any
signs of prosperity he may see
or hear.
Any member failing to cany
out the above provisions is
liable to the extreme penalty—
to be swallowed by gloom and
plunged into eternal gloomi
ness—or to be suspended for
an indefinite period from fel
lowship with brother Gloom
Chasers, or to be punished as
his local conclave may direct.
Any member seen in com
pany with old Gus Gloom, up
on whatever pretext, may be
suspended for an indefinite
period
'Any member acknowledging
membership in, or relations
with or sympathies for any
pessimists’ club, gloom club,
sob society or other movement
with similar purpose hereinbe
fore or hereinafter organized
may be taken before a firing
squad armed with the poison
ous gasses of pessimism at any
beautiful, optimistic sunrise
and summarily dealt with.
SEEK ABOLISHMENT
OF PEN COMMISSION
Little Rock, Jan. 18.—The
administration bill to abolish
the Arkansas penitentiary com
mission was introduced in the
■ Senate this morning by Sena
tor Townsend. It provides an
; honorary commission of five
' members, one to be a woman.
The governor has the power
to remove commissioners for
jcause. A superintendent who
'shall reside on the white con
vict farm is provided for.
WOULD HOLD PRIMARY
ELECTION IN MARCH
Bill Introduced in Legislature
to Change Primary Date
From Aug. to March
Under the provision of a bill
introduced Monday afternoon
in the House of Representativ
es by Representative. Holcomb
of Washington, the date of the
primary election would be
changed from the second Tues
day in August to the last Tues
day in March.
Another proposed amend
ment to the Brundidge primary
law is that electors would not
be required to sign their names
to ballots. It also provides
that election officials be select
ed not later than two weeks
before the election; that offi
cers who are not candidates in
the election shall not be dis
qualified from serving as judg
es of clerks; that the result of
the count shall be posted with
in 24 houx*s after the close of
the polls; and that the polls
shall open at 7 a. m. instead
of 8 o’clock, and shall close at
7 p. m. instead of 8 o’clock.
PUBLICITY iN POLITICS
The Rev. Hay Watson Smith
sounded a true and timely note
when he declared that “pub
licity is the greatest weapon
available to the people in driv
ing selfish interests out of our
political life.”
It is not only the greatest
weapon available to the peo
ple; quite often it is the only
one.
Selfish interests always are
well organized, well armed
with money and influence.
They know what they want,
and they drive toward their
goal with much momentum
and power. There is only one
thing which they fear; only
one thing which may stand be
tween tern and their objective
That thing is publicity, the
full light of day thrown upon
their secret purposes, their
wire-pulling, their exercise of
undue pressure and influence.
It exposes the secret game; it
sends the maneuverers scurry
ing to cover, for maneuverers
always hate the light.
Publicity elected Thomas C.
McRae governor of Arkansas,
because it exposed the secret
machinations of the ring, and
arousd the citizenship to the
necessity of centering upon one
true and able man, in utter dis
regard of ties of personal and
political friendship with other
good men in the primary race.
Publicity will make the new
administration powerful to
push its reforms through to a
successful conclusion. But it i
must constantly be invoked; it
must never be forgotten or
abandoned as an instrument ol
government.
The people of Arkansas are
ready to act. But before they
may act, intelligently and ef
fectively, they must know.
And that, as we have observ
ed often before in these col
umns, is the purpose of public
ity. That the people may!
know.—Arkansas Democrat.
« PAROQUET ITEf^SS **
Paroquet, Jan. 18.—We arc
having cloudy, dreary weath
er through this section.
Health is pretty good.
D. C- Selvidge made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Friday.
Henry Johnson made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Friday.
Flnas McCaleb made a busi
ness trip to Newport Thursday.
Bob McClure made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Friday.
jC. C. Whisnant made a busi
ness trip to Newport Saturday.
Homer Parsley made a busi
ness trip to Elgin Thursday.
John Barber made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Friday.
Homer Malone made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Line
bough were business visitors
at Newark Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Lovejoy went to
Newark Sunday,
Ross Williams spent Sunday
evening at Newark.
Clara Long of Tuckerman,
spent a few days here this
week visiting her brother, Lee
Long and family.
M. T. Sanders made a busi
ness trip to Newport Tuesday.
Henry Crumpton shipped a
car of bolts from here Friday.
Chas. Prather of Batesville
was looking after his farming
interests here Monday.
Homer Malone made a busi
ness trip to Newport Monday
Mrs. Frank Moxley of Mag
ness spent Tuesday here visit
ing relatives.
John Park made a business
trip to Newport Tuesday.
The ladies of the Methodial
Missionary Society will give a
pie supper at the Royal Thea
tre Friday night. Everybody
invited.
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MAN1SH0T IN BACK
EXPECTED TO DIE
Woman is Said to Have Figur
ed in Shooting Near De
Vall’s Bluff
DeVall’s Bluff, Jan. 18.—
Shot in the back with a shot
gun loaded with buckshot, E.
L. Davis, a farmer living on the
plantation of Judge J. G.
Thweatt, six miles north of De
Vall’s Bluff, has no chance for
recovery, physicians say, and
Ward DeWright, charged with
the shotting, is held in the
county jail. The charge of
shot struck Davis in the back
and came out through the
breast.
DeWright has refused to dis
cuss the case but it is under
stood from officers that De
Wright went to the Davis
home and lay in wait for him
with a shotgun Sunday night
and when he came out of the
house about 7:30, fired at him.
The trouble, say the authori
ties, arose over DeWright’s
wife, who had had trouble
with her husband and had
gone to the Davis home.
LEGISLATURE RECESSES
Little Rock, Jan- 18.—Both
Houses of the legislature en
joyed a half holiday today in
order that the members could
attend the State-wide cotton
conference of bankers, mer
chants and farmers. The fea
ture of today’s session was the
introducing in both houses of
the administration bill to re
organize the state penitentiary
management by providing for
a honorary commission. Both
bills were placed on the calen
dars. Another. measure was
introduced to repeal the* act
under which the state fish and
game commission was estab
lished.
Eugene O’Brien
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