The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 20, 1912
Vol. 12, No. 24
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ELECTION METHODS
TOO CUMBERSOME
Recent Election Shows Need of
Some Way to Expedite Count
and Avoid Delays
The Arkansas voters have ju>t had
their first inning as law makers, and
the results furnish food for consider
able discussion and for conjecture as
to the future.
One of the tirst and most important
things suggested is that some means
must be adopted for expediting the
count. Many of the counties did not
make their officials returns for ten
days. This has caused not only a
great deal of confusion and uneertain
itv, but lias been the unfortunate
cause of suspicions and even open
charges of fraud in many of the coun
ties that have been especially close,
and therefore slow. There is a possi
bility of this later on forming the bas
is of proceedings to test the legality
of the election in some precinct, or
even county, affecting some matter of
great public interest.
The Little Rock papers have taken
up the question, leading politicians
are discussing it, and with the assist
ance of the country press, some prac
tical reform can possibly he brought
about. At this election there were
nine questions submitted to the |>eople,
rather complicating the ballot, con
fusing the voter and prolonging the
work of the judges and clerks. And
the ]>eople were new at the game In
states where the Initiative and Refer
endum lias become familiar, there are
as many as forty or fifty questions
submitted at one election, and at a re
cent election in Oregon the official bal
lot was seven feet long.
In the recent election in this state,in
some of the larger precincts, the judges
counted for 25 hours before they finish
ed the task. What would have been
the result if there had been fifty acts
and amendments instead of nine?
Several expedients have been sug
gested. The voting machines in use
in New York and a few other states
enable the judges to know every total
as soon as the last ballot is cast. But
the voting machines are very expen
sive. The candidates might be assess
ed a certain per cent at each election
until they were paid for, when they
would become the projierty of the coun
ty. This would be the ideal way of
handling an election where the ticket
is long and complex. Then, again,
another solution might be found in
having two sets of judges, one to count
and tabulate the ballots as they are
cast, which would enable them to an
nounce the result within a short time
after the close of the polls.
When the people have learned the
business of direct legislation, having
just graduated from the primer class
with fair averages, they v.ill not rest
content with nine or ten proposed laws
and the Arkansas ballot will grow un
til it w ill take a w’eek to make the
count. Therefore something must be
done.
Another lesson of this election is
that the voter, as a class, is not a
trained law-maker. But this may
come with practice. The final figures
will shjpw that as many as 30,000 failed
to vote either for or against some of
the measures, through indifference or
a lack of understanding. And this
notwithstanding the fact that all the
proposed measures were published in
full for six weeks in about 150 news
papers of the state, at least one in each
county and in most instances all the
papers in each county.
More votes were cast On Act No. '2,
state-wide prohibition, than on any
other question, even more than on the
governor’s race.
QUIET HO.'lE WEDDING
A quiet but lieautiful and impressive
liome wedding took place Monday ev
ening at 5 o’clock at the beautiful
home of Dr. and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe,
when their oldest daughter, Mis> Van
Pascoe, was united iu marriage with
Herbert Benson of Swifton. The Rev.
A. II. Dulaney, pastor of the Metho
dist church performed the ceremony,
which was witnessed by only a few in-r
timate friends and relatives of the
family. The bride wore a gray travel
ing suit, with accessories to match,
and was attended by her sister, Miss
Virl Pascoe.
The wedding was the culmination
of a romance that had its inception a
number of years ago. The two were
childhood sweethearts, having formed
a mutual attachment when mere child
ren and have been devoted lovers, al
most since the time they first met.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson left Tuesday
night for Swifton where Mr. Benson
has a responsible position with one of
the leading mercantile firms, and
where they .will make their home.
They carry with them the sincere good
wishes of a host of Newark friends,
am ng whom The Journal is pleased
to 1m- numbered.
PENSION WARRANTS ISSUED
State Auditor John R. Jobe has
mailed out from his office in Little
Rock about 0,000 Confederate pension
warrants to the various county clerks
representing a total of about $005,000.
The per capita distribution to veter
ans this year was 72 per cent of the
total allowance, as only about $507,
000 was available in this fund. The
warrants will l>e distributed by the
county clerks in the different counties,
and as the money is available they
will be paid when presented.
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week we see /ie wsjtaper aeeouats of people
ha vinii; heen rtthhed. Sunni' Itowls, ru»r-huirs,
uniler the earpet, behind ftietures and all of
those other plaees where peo/tle eoneeal their
money, are well hnown to hurirlars. Hide it in
OUli IIA X 1\, then you know you ean i>et it
when you want it.
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OLDFIELD MAY
OPPOSE CLARKE
Popular Congressman From This
District Probable Candidate
For U. S. Senate
Congressman- W. A. Oldfield of
Batesville is considering the matter
of becoming a candidate for the Unit
ed States senate to succeed Senator
Jas. P. Clarke at the end of Senator
Clarke’s present term.
Of course it is too early to make
any definite announcement of his in
tentions, but many of Mr. Oldfield's
strongest friends hope that he will de
cide to euter the race. It is a safe pre
diction that Senator Clarke will have
opposition ancWmany believe that Con
gressman Oldfield could easily defeat
him, as it is a well known fact that
Senator Clarke is not very popular
with the people, while on the other
Wind Mr. Oldfield stands close to the
people and enjoys their confidence and
is a more able and forceful campaign
er than Senator Clarke. Mr. Oldfield
succeeded one of the ablest men in
congress from Arkansas and has
made a notable record, a record that
marks him as one of the ablest men in
the lower house of the national law
making body.
Senator Clarke has not definitely
announced his own intentions with re
ference to asking for another term, al
though it has been generally accepted
that he would, run again. It is believ
ed that Governor-elect Robinson has
his eye on the senate, but when he will
run is not known, whether against
Senator Clarke next time, or wait five
years and enter the contest with Jeff
Davis.
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
John Yates and Colon Brittian went
to Batesville on business Tuesday.
J. C. McGill and A. R. Weaver
made a business trip to Batesville Fri
day.
Nathan \Yells of Batesville visited
his son. Prof. S. E. Wells, and family.
Mrs. P. L. Lane is quite sick.
Clarence and Luther Baker went to
Batesville Monday.
Miss Vela Jernigan left Saturday
for Batesville where she will teaehthis
winter.
A good rain fell here Sunday that
was greatly appreciated by everyone.
Miss Clara Henderson of Newark is
spending a few days here attending
the meeting.
Miss Agnes Blair and brother, Roy,
visited relatives at Cord Saturday
night and Sunday.
Rev. A. T. Ritchie began a series of
meetings at the Christian church Mon
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jernigan of
Newark spent Saturday night and
Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Jernigan.
Miss Clara McGill spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Hazel Grove with
her cousin Miss Italene Walden.
W. J. Jernigan left lastTuesday for
Sherrill, Ark., after a pleasant visit
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Jernigan.
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Robinson of Sul
phur Rock spent Sunday here, the
guests of Prof, and Mrs. S. E. Wells.
EARLY MORNING WEDDING*
M. C. Madness and Miss Ruth Crow
of this place were married at 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning at the home of
the bride's parents in this city. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
A. 11. Dulaney, pastor of the Methodist
church. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Blanche, and K. G.
Magness was l>est man. Immediately
after the ceremony the happy couple
left on the 2:30 train for St. Louis.
After the first of October they will
be at home in Batesville where Mr.
Magness holds the position of assis
tant cashier of the Citizens Bank A
Trust ('o.
The country affords no better |>eop)e
than this most excellent and worthy
young couple, and The Journal heart
ily joins their many friends in extend
ing congratulations, and wishes foi
them a full measure of all the good
things of life.
HRS. KETCHEH OPERATED ON
Mrs. J. B Ketchem, who has beer
in poor health for some time, was tak
en to Batesville last Saturday ami
placed in a sanitarium. She under
went an operation Wednesday, bill
it was reported yesterday that she wa?
not doing so well as hud been hopec
for.
JOY RIDERS’ SALT
RIVER EXCURSION
Socialists, B. Moose, Democrats
and Republicans Join in the
Gay-loomy Event
It was September 10. The inoon had
just nestled behind the Western hills
to give place to the sun which was just
beginning to peep, over the oriental
horizon with its broad and softening
smile, illuminating- the whole elements
and painting all nature in a thousand
hues of beauty. From the diamond
trimmings of the golden foliage and
from the great calm that hovered over
the bosom of the mighty river, one
would never suspect that a great event
was about to take place-one that
would be indellibly written in memo
ry’s book, never to be forgotten by a
single passenger, tho' his whiskers
dragged the ground and his visage
looked as if he were an own brother to
General Gloom.
While we were seated on the banks
of this very famous river, listening to
the clarion notes of a mocking bird as
she sent up her Maker's praise in pro
fuse strains of unpremediated art, our
silence was abruptly broken by the
blast of a whisle, piping loud and
shrill, which made known to us that
we were about to start on that famous
excursion up Salt river. The name of
the floating craft was Independence
County Socialism.
At the words of “all aboard’* each
walked sheepishly, but with an unfalt
ering step, down the gang plank, and
stood at his post of duty.
Cul Pearce, a staunch Democrat,
was in the pilot house; Sherley in the
engine room; Gould the fireman; Gor
don the captain; W. K. Bell the cook;
Dr. Brown the peace officer (how is
your tooth doctor? Have another
biscuit.) W. P. Betherow chaperon,
and yours truly the reporter, who took
his position in front on the free ferry
boat, which contained the sacred
corpse of the State Printing Plant
nicely wrapjied in State Wide Prohi
bition and sealed with the Grandfather
Clause.
There I sat, the guardian angel of
the whole sacred doings, with a mind
full of dread, mingled with a sort of
pleasure that sent a tingling sensation
down my vertebra, and tilled my
feeble anatomy with wonder.
1 wondered if the old argosy would
ever return and if this was another ar
gonautic expedition in search of the
golden fleece, or would we be ship
wrecked and drift to some unknown is
land and tiud our way into the cave of
the one-eyed giant? Then I thought of
old Xerxes and his ten thousand
Greeks, then of Napolean and his
Waterloo, and before I could think
again, 1 heard the sound of the for
ward bell, saw the waving of kerchiefs,
heard the exchange of Aurevoirs and
just as the anchor was weighed, Cul
Pearce sang a bass solo, entitled “Of
all sad words of tongue or pen, the
saddest are these: “it might have
been,’’ which we all joined in. in one
grand chorus, “What you going do
when the rent comes 'round?'’
Dear reader, you ask, “Were the
socialistcondidates all that went up salt
river?” No, never; God forbid! There
were people of every description, ev
ery race, every profession, every oc
cupation and station in life and every
honest producer and every son of in
dustry was a passenger on that ship.
As ouc voyage was in full sway, and
Mr. Prosser was guarding our little
Bull Moose, for fear Bro. Jackson’s
old elephant might touch his velvet
antlers, 1 looked and saw the crowd,
which I shall now describe.
First is a bunch of sky pilots; among
them is a clergyman who took his text
from the 8th chapter of the book of
Simpson and preached to a crowd of
laboring men, telling them to have
faith and pray for better times. He
told them that the reason God did not
prosper them, was that God was
afraid to, because they might forget
| Him. Well they prayed for a crib of
corn and a barrel of pepper, etc., but
they never got it. Then the preacher
told them that it was not God’s will.
Gosh, I'll just have to larfe.
Next were the poor old school teach
ers who didn’t have any scholars, lo
calise they were helping Haw and Maw
pay off the mortgage. There were the
doctors, clerks, engineers, day labor
ers and the little 2x4 capitalistic mer
chants that Seers and Sawbuck had
not yet swallowed.
There sat those sturdy old farmers,
and low-down renters the noblest work
of all God's creation) who go hungry
in order that others may live,who pays
for his laud a dozen times, and lives
in a hog pen, in order that others may
live in palaces. There were others too
numerous to mention.
But one little incident 1 recall. We
came near having a collision with a
flotilla of small pearling crafts and a
house boat on which lay a hundred
sleeping babies, little boys and girls,
who were dirty and covered with gnats
and mosquitoes sucking all the life
blood and vitality from them. In
stantly Bell jumped upon a nail keg,
in the bow of the ferry boat and re
cited the following piece of poetry
from the pen of Mr. Gray, (pot Gip ):
Full many a gem
Of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed cave,
Of ocean bare
Full many a flower
Is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness
On the desert air.
Those poor devils caught the inspir
ation and tied on to our ship.
It would take volumes to describe
or tell all that happened so I shall not
attempt to: words are inadequate.
After we reached the source of Salt
River, and before we disembarked,
each one lay flat on his stomach with
his eyes wide open and repeated the
following obligation:
I in the presence of all on board,
do wish to affirm that I am well pleas
ed, and am highly elated, over my joy
ride: I also wish to state that the fire
of inspiration is brightly burning in
my bosom: I promise faithfully that
I’ll never be guilty of another voyage
up Salt River; I furthermore promise
that I will do all in my power and as
sist in any way that I can in prepar
ing the Democratic nominees for this
pleasant voyage two years hence. All
these promises I make, binding myself
under no less penalty than having my
terbacker taken away from me and
having my left hip pocket torn off my
pants and presented to the Queen of
Justice. All these promises I will keep
inviolate ” Then we ail stood up and
sang “There is a better day coming.”
Then we were dismissed by Uncle Doc
Brown, who said the following bene
diction:- “There is not an honest man
on earth, nor scarcely one in heav
en.” So Long. it a. B.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
J. 1’. Williams sold the first bale of
cotton of the season lure Saturday.
The cotton was grown near Akron.
The bale weighed 442 pounds and
classed as middling. It was sold to C.
Nl. Edwards, the price paid being lli
cents.
The first bale Jast year was sold on
the same date, September 14. and was
purchased by Mr. Edwards.
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
My wife and l will l»egin a private
school at the Newark public school
building Mond iy, September 2.'i, and
continue until the public school 0|K‘ns.
Terms: first to fourth grade, $1 per
month; fifth to seventh grade, $1.50 per
month; high school grades, $2.50 per
month. J. B. Stewart, Principal.
Most all the folks read The New
ark Journal—don’t you?
FATHER KILLED BY
DAUGHTER’S SUITOR
Clem Wackerly Instantly Killed by
drover Garrett Near James
town Friday Night
Clem Wackerly, residing1 near
Jamestown, was shot and instantly
killed Friday night near his home by
a young man named Grover. Garrett.
It seems that Garrett was in love
with a 19-year-old daughter of Wack
erly and wanted to marry her, but
Wackerly was very much opposed to
the union and threatened to kill the
young man if he ever asked for the
girl and kill her mother, his wife, if the
girl ran away and married.
Friday night while Wackerly and a
neighbor were engaged in a game of
cards in the woods near his house the
young man came up with a gun, and
after a few remarks told Wackerly
that he loved his girl and she loved
him, or said she did, and he wanted
his consent to marry her. Wackerly
grabbed his knife,• which was lying
oj>en l»efore him, and started for Gar
rett, and Garrett ran a few steps and
wheeled and shot him, killing him in
stantly .
A coroner’s inquest was held and
Garrett surrendered to the officers. It
is thought that his plea of self-defense
will acquit him.
ARTHUR GOODWIN ARRESTED
Batesville, Sept. 17.—Another arrest
was made here today, following the,
killing of Clem Wackerly by Grover
Garrett, near Jamestown, last Friday
evening. Arthur Goodwin, said to
have been the only witness to the trag
edy, is being held, charged with being
an accessory.
Two brothers of Wackerly arrived
here yesterday from south Arkansas
and are investigating the killing. A
preliminary hearing will lie held
Thursday.
INTERCEDES AND IS KILLED
Blytheville, Sept. 17 —A. 15. Bell, a
merchant of Dell, Ark., and formerly
a traveling salesman -for a Memphis
grocery concern, was shot and killed
tonight at Dell while, according to by
standers. endeavoring to settle a con
troversy between the Briscendiue
brothers, farmers. Bell was shot tive
times when he stepped between the men.
J. B. Briscendiue is under arrest
charged with the killing.
MAYOR APPOINTS DELEGATES
Mayor E. il. Williamson has ap
pointed the following delegates from
Newark to the Lakes-to-Gulf Deep
Waterways Convention which meets
at Little Rock September 24.
G. M. Fields, F. C. Hoyt, R. M.
Galloway, Geo. F. Grosser, J. W.
Holland, H. E. Hawthorne, Dr. V. L.
Pascoe, E. R Moore, T. H. Dearing
and C. M. Edwards.
The Journal for Job Printing.
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) THEY TAKE THE LEAD! \
The EMF and Flanders Cars are
$300 cheaper and $500 better
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batesville, Ark.
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