THE NEWARK JOURNAL
Published Weekly
3, F. CRAIG, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Entered at the post office at Newark,
Ark., as second class mail.
WHERE CRITICISM
IS UNJUST
The Black Rock Herald
takes an unmerited fling at
Congressman Oldfield because
Mr. Oldfield has announced
his intention of offering for re
election.
It occurs to The Journal that
it is very poor policy to criti
cise a congressman for his
long and faithful service in
office.
W hen a man goes to work
for a l)ig business concern that
knows the value of good ser
vice, he is not criticised because
he stays on the job and makes
good. Hut on the contrary he
is honored because of his faith
ful service and his devotion to
duty.
If Mr. Oldfield has been
guilty of any direliction of du
ty in congress, or if he has
cast his vote at any time again
st the best interests of the
country or the people he rep
resents, then in that event, he
is subject to criticism, and the
Herald or any other newspa
per is only doing its duty in
pointing out his misdeeds, in
order that the people may
know of his direliction and
hold him to accountability
t herefor.
It is an invariable rule that
the most influential men in
congress are those who have
served the greatest number of
years in that body. Not a sin
gle example to the contrary
can be cited.
Then why indulge in cheap
criticism of our congressman
because he is making an hon
est and faithful effort to rise
to a position where he can be
of greater service to his dis
trict and to his state.
Mr. Oldfield now stands
higher in Congress than any
other member from Arkansas.
In fact, very few members of
the lower house wield a great
er influence in that body than
Mr. Oldfield.
He has become a valuable
man in Congress and has won
greater recogniton than any man
who ever represented this dis
trict.
Oldfield has been faithful to
duty and has made good. He
has done what the people el
ected him to do. Then why
criticise him?
We overlook the fact that
the real sources of’ leadership
in the community come from
the bottom. We must see to
it that the bottom is left open,
\\e must see to it that the soil
of the common feeling of the
common consciousness is al
ways fertile and unclogged, for
there ran be no fruit unless
the roots touch the rich sources
ol life. And it seems to me
that the schoolhouses dotted
here, there and everywhere
over the great expanse of this
nation will some day prove to
he the roots of this great
tree of liberty which shall
spread for the sustenance and
protection of all mankind.—
Woodrow Wilson.
\\ illiam Jennings Bryan was
killed oft in 189G; he died
again in 1900, and 1904 he
was buried. In 1908 he was
again disposed of; in 1912 he
was simply ignored (?) and in
191> lie is still the undeniable
leader of his party, and the
greatest Democratic statesman.
Mr. Bryan has lost none of his
popularity with the American
people, through his doctrine of
of peace.— Mammoth Spring
Monitor.
It is reported that Congress
man Carraway of Jonesboro
has abandoned his recently an
nounced intentions of becom
ing a candidate t o* governor
It is very likely that six oi
eight other gentlmcn will dc
likewise before the campaign
opens.
The annual report of the de
i partment of Commerce at
Washington shows a billion
dollars trade balance in favor
of the United States for the
fiscal year ending July 1. Of
this amount $400,000,000 is
credited to wheat and other
breadstuff's. As long as Eu
■ rope is engaged in war the
American farmer can make no
mistake in growing foodstuff.
We are all agreed that New
ark needs electric lights, and
now that we have them let's
get behind the enterprise with
our patronage and make it a
success.
Let’s get together and have
i a big old-fashioned picnic in
Newark about the 5th, (>th and
7th of August.
MACEDONIA CHURCH
J filled my regular appoint
ment at Macedonia Saturday
and Sunday and am proud to
know that a spirit of enterprise
seems to be entering that com
munity. The church here now
bids fair to assume her form
er standing. We have an in
teresting Sunday school of 112
members conducted by a live
active superintendent aided by
other efficient officers and
teachers. There were 80 mem
bers present at Sunday school
Sunday morning.
Rev. G. L. Fink preached an
able sermon at 1 1 o’clock. At
2 :30 p. m. we had a song ser
vice. after which interesting
Sunday school talks were
made by Rev.G. L. Fink and R.
M. Galloway.
Protracted meeting will be
gin at Macedonia on the third
Sunday in August. All are in
vited to attend, both saint and
sinner. All the children of God
of every name and order are
requested to come and work
together, hand in hand for the
glory of God, the upbuilding
ot H is kingdom and the salvation
of our friends.
•Josiah Martin, Pastor.
INCOME TAX IN ARKANSAS
Washington, July 5.—Ac
cording to figures given out to
night by officials of the Treas
ury Department, Arkansas
during the fiscal year just
closed contributed $127,320.61
to the income tax receipts of
the government. The corpora
tions doing business in the state
paid in $89,149.52 of this and
individuals $38,177.09.
I 1GHTING STRIKES HOUSE
(’otter, July 4.—During a
thunder storm last night the j
new bungalow belonging to
Jack Zoda, an engineer of
this place. was struck by
lighting. A large hole was torn
in the side, the plastering torn
off in one room and a doorcas
ing was ripped out. The house
was not occupied, being just
completed.
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St. Louis Paper Praises
Progress of Arkansas
Arkansas has struck an up
grade movement in the last
few years which is already
givig the state distinction in ail
uplift work. One ofthemostim
portant of the manifestation;
of this movement is the ener
getic action along the lines of
good road building. The state
is in advance of the large ma
jority of states of this country
in actually doing, whattheciti
ens of other states are talking
of doing, and doing it in the
one practical way which a
number of states, including
Missouri, have failed to adopt.
It has just been officially
announced by the Arkansas
highway commission that.with
the coming year, 500 miles of
road work will be done in var
ious sections of Arkansas, at a
total cost of approximately
$2,700,000. Under the system
used in Arknsas for raising
and expending the money, it
is inevitable that a great many
other communities than those
now beginning the work will
take it up, after the value of
good roads as a community as
set. is fuly demonstrated. The
work is made possible under
legislation authorizing the
creation of road districts for
issuing bonds to pay the cost.
This plan has been proposed
in other states of the west and
southwest, some of which will
undoubtedly follow the Arkon
sas example when occasion pre
sents itself. The writer of the
book called “Three Years in
Arkansas,” which once so en
raged the citizens of the state,
may want to stay there longer
than three years, if he ever
dare to return.--St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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KILLED BY TRAIN
Jonesboro, July 3.—Amos
Johnson, aged about 75 years,
was struck by a southbound
Coton Belt passenger train
this morning receiving wounds
from which he died in about 2
hours. It seems that Johnson
was walking between the
tracks, and being so close,the
engineer sounded the whistle
for him to get offthetrack, but
through mistake he stepped in
front of the train, receiving
fatal injuries. He is survived
by his wife and son.
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FIRST WATERMELONS
Crosset, July 3.—The first
home grown watermelons ap
peared on the local market
this week. They are large and
of fine quality and it is said
[that the yield will be large.
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AUTOMOBILE VICTIM DIES
Pine Bluff, July 2.—Claud
Harrell, 38, died at 1:30
o’clock this afternoon at. a lo
jcal hospital from the effects of
injuries received in an auto ac
cident.
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FINE FARM FOR SALE
We have for sale a tract of 450 acres
of the finest land in Big Bottom, lying be
tween White and Black Rivers near Jack
sonport and convenient of access to that
place. Sixty acres of land in cultivation, is
the most fertile, and produces more stuff
than any land in Big Bottom. Fine cane
pasture of 350 acres under good woven
wire fence and will support several hun
dred head of stock the year round. More
than 1,000 bearing pecan trees on the place
About 400 acres of this place is susceptible
of cultivation and when cleared and put in
cultivation, which can be done at an ex
pense of $10 per acre the land is easily
worth $60 an acre. Can be bought now for
$18 per acre.
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HENDERSON REAL ESTATE COMPANY
H. E. Hawthorne, Manager
Newark, Arkansas
Prominent Citizen of
Searcy Kills Himself
Searcy, July 3.—Dudley W.
James, one of this city’s most
widely known young men, was
found dead in his apartments
! upstairs in the James building
'yesterday morning with a bul
let hole through his head and
a 32 caliber automatic revol
ver lying under hislifelessform
■in a bed that was stained with
blood. Thedoorto hisroomwas
locked.
The body was only found
'after an odor was detected
| which indicated that a dead
'body was somewhere in the
building and a search
was started which revealed
the ghastly spectacle of a
jcorpse at least three days old.
[The body was horribly morti
! lied and past absolute identi
fication without a gold ring on
the left hand and initials on
the clothing. The unfortunate
| man was only partially dressed
when the fatal shot was fired
j which entered the right side
| of his face below the temple,
[passing through his head and
breaking a window pane in the
front of the building.
GROWS SUDAN GRASS
A fine specimen of Sudan
grass was left at The Journal
office a few days ago by At
torney S. C. Knight. The grass
was grown by his father on his
i farm near Magness. It meas
ures seven feet in heighth and
shows the most luxuriant grow
th of anything in the way of
grass we have ever seen.. It
makes three to four crops a
| year and it is said to yield 1 1 •>
| to 2 f•> tons of hay each cut
ting. It will grow on almost
any kind of land, the crop
grown by Mr. Knight this year
being on ordinary hill land.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
The Methodist District Con
ference will convene at Cali
co Rock on Tuesday, July 1>.
It is expected that the attend
ance will be unusually large
and arrangements are being
made by the people of C alien
Rock to furnish entertainment
for 200 delegates and visitors.
Rev. R. H. Pigue of Mem
phis will atend the conference
and deliver a series of serm
ons on the doctrines of the
1 church.
good pasture
We have the finest cane
pasture in the county and are
prepared to take stock for
pasturage at $1 a head per
month. Man on place to look
after stock. haWTH0RNE.
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Never kick at the fellow
who does not measure up to
vour standard. Not all people
can be expected to attain your
your high degree of wisdom.
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Newark, Arkansas
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Newark, Arkansas