The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, October 28, 1915
Vol- 15, No. 30
CONGRESSMAN OL1
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LAST NIGHT CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE
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Large Crowd Hears
Splendid Speech
Popular Congressman Grows j
Eloquent in Discussing Great
Achievement of th : Presant j
Democratic AUministration.
Congressman V\ . A. Uldtseh;
addressed a large' and enihusi
astic audi< in e at the AllenHall:
here last night.
The house was filled to its j
capacity, th? crowd being one
of the largest ever assembled
here to hear a political address.
The speaker was introdu -!
d bj Attorney S. C. Knight, in |
a few well chosen words.
Mr. Oldfield was in a happ\ !
frame of mind,and hisoptimi-m j
enthusiasm and earnestm ss
quickly captivated the enti •. |
audience, anr it is safe to saj
that at the close of his speech
the entire crowd was a unit for
Oldfield.
Ilis speech dealt with nation
al issues and he took up and
discussed the various issues of
the day in a manner that fasci
nated his hearers.
Mr. Oldfield declared that
the Democratic party, since
coming into power, had made
good every pledge made to the
people. The passage of the Un
derwood tariff law has saved:
the consumers many millions of!
dollars in tariff taxes,
He praised the Income Tax
law- enacted by the Democratic 1
administration and said it had
resulted in the collection by the j
government of more than eighty I
million dollars of revenue from
the rich, w ho had been escap-,
ing taxation.
“We passed the banking and
i CONGRESSMAN W. A. OLDFIELD
Whose Splendid Speech Delivered at Newark Last Night Cap
tivated Large Audience.
currency act,” he said, “under !
which it h. ' n impossible
for the Eastern financial inter
ests to bring mui financial pan
ic in our country, such as we
experienced in is,'.;, in 1893
[and 1907. If it had been possi
ble. they certainly \v old have
[brought on a panic since the
great war in Ja. •>..■ began,” he
said.
Disucssing the Alaskan Rail
way bill, Mr. Oldfield said:
‘ V\ e carried out another plat
form pledge when we passed
this bill. It is one of the great
est pieces of constructive legis
lation we have enacted into law
—a piece of legislation which
will go down in history along
side the Panama Canal Act in
importance. Alaska i.s a great
territory belonging to the
American people. She is eleven
times the size of Arkansas and
is full of natural resources.
Alaska contains more gold than
; ny territory or country in the
world, and is full of coal, tin,
s leer, copper, zinc, and other
v iluable minerals, besides the
( normous fisheries and timber
i iterests.
Ail this belongs to the Amer
i ‘an people and should be de
veloped by the American peo
ple in their own interests. We
promised the American people
we would do that,and we could
not do it except by building
tranportation facilities. Som ■
politically unfriendly persons
have criticised me for helping
to carry out our platform
pledge on this proposition. How
ever, 1 would rather be found
in the company of President
Wilson, William J. Bryan, Os
car Underwood, Champ Clark
and the other Democratic lead
ers in both houses of congress
than to be found in the com
pany of my critics on this ques
tion.”
Mr. Oldfield dealt at length
with the good roads question,
and said the Democratic admin
istration had promsed the peo
ple to enact a good roads law
whereby the federal govern
ment would help the various
states build good roads. He
said this legislation was well
under way and would be passed
by congress this winter.
Discussing the war situation
he declared that one of the
most important achievements
of the Wilson administration
was in keeping our country out
of the Mexican and European
wars. ‘‘The iingoes of the coun
try, ever since the Democrat -
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First National Bank
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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A SUCCESS
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NOT ONLY PROVIDES AN
EMERGENCY FUND
Enabling you to g.. p good op
opportunities when pro ntt d,
but has an educational value a
long the lines of appi >\ d busi
ness practice, \vl , h makes
for
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IMPORTANCE
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When Sending Money to Pi -
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JAS.SURRIDGE KILLED
IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
Member of State Charity Board
.istaina Fatal Injuries When
Street Car Strikes Auto.
G.tHo Rock Oct. 25.-—James
Surridge of Walnut Ridge, a
member of the State Board of
Control of Charitable Institu
tions, at 12.15 o’clock tills after
noon died from injuries suffer
ed when a South Highland
street car struck an automobile
owned by Gov. G orge W.IIays
and driven by Grady Hays at
Sixth and Victory streets.;-Dout
3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon
The body v ill be taken to Wal
nut Ridge for burial. Mr. Sur
ridge was unconscious from the
m of Ihe Occident until his
death.
Mr. Surridga’s condition con
mu. d to grov. worse from the
i 1 f his arrival hi S.. Vin
cent Infirmary until his death.
»v . ' . i on nan l and Onarles
Freshen, motormanandconduc
• p, n\ i., e. the s rent
car that struck the automobile,
w--i - ares' ed this aftenoon, on
h eg s of manslaughter, and
-mbs fe ed at $2,500 each
V Surridge, togethei with
Grady Hays. Miss Naomi Sur
ridge and Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Oovle, were in the governor’s
car when a street car crashed
into the rear end of the machine
at Sixth and Victor; streets at
3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Surridge's body was hurled
Inrough the air and alighted on
a concrete sidewalk. His skull
was fractured and blood clots
formed on hG brain on the side
opposite from the fracture. At
10 o’clock last night Hr. Meri
wether, Dr. H. F. Smith, Dr.
Frank Young, Dr. E. N. Davis,
Dr. Frank Caldwell and Dr.Pat
Murphy made an operation, re
moving a p;ot of the brain and
clearing two blood clots.
M rs. Hay s, wife of the gov
ernor, and Grady Hays, last
night were ill from the shock.
Mrs. Hays, although not in the
car. was shocked deeply and
her condition necessitated the
services of a physician. Grady
Hays, slightly hurt in the crash,
also suffered a nervous shock
and was confined to his home.
Mrs. Doyle end her husband,
steward at the State Hospital
for Nervous Diseases, both were
slightly injured, but neither
seriously.
i ne party was taking a
pleasure drive when the acci
dent occurred. Grady Hays was
driving, the machine going east
on Sixth street. Just as the au
tomobile reached Victory street
the street car was seen. Before
the street car could be stopped
it had crashed into the rear end
of the automobile. The front
part of the automobile already
u’as across the tracks.
Mr. Surridge and Mrs. Uoyle
who had fainted, were rushed
to St. Vincents Infirmary in
Healey and Roth’s ambulance.
Governor Hays had been noti
fied and was at the scene of the
accident a few minutes later.
Mrs. Surridge, who was at
Walnut Ridge, was notified by
telegraph and arrived in Little
Rock on a special train over the
Iron Mountain last night. Dur
ing the night and this morning
friends of Mr. Surridge from
various sections of the state ar
rived here, having been notified
of the accident by telegraph.
Several arrived at theinfirmary
at midnight. The special train
that brought Mrs. Surridge here
was made up at Newport, and
made the 84-mile run in 85 min
utes.
Mr. Surridge, well known
Walnut Ridge banker and far
mer, was extensively known
throughout ‘‘he state. He was
appointed to the six-year term
cii the State Board of Control
last Feburary. Mr. Surridge had
been perhaps the governor’s
closest personal and political
friend.
Mr. Surridge was a native
Arkansan, having been born in
Pocahontas in 1871. He had ex
tensive farming interests in the
vicinity of Walnut Ridge and
was interested in a bank in that
town. He and Mrs. Surridge
had but one child, Mias Naomi
Surridge, who was in th > cai
when the accident occurred.
MANY PAY TRIBUTE
AT SURRIDC-E’S HOME
Walnut Ridge, Oct. 26.—Be
fore the largest funeral gather
ing ever seen in Walnut Ridg ,
services were conducted here
today over the body of James
Surridge,chairman of the Board
of Control of the State Charit
able Institutions, fatal!' injur
ed Sunday afternoon at Little
Rock in anautomobileaccid.nl
Business was suspended and die
entire population of the town,
added to by many from sur
rounding towns and the city of
Little Rock, paid tribute to the
dead official.
The train bearing the body
and the funeral party arrived
here this morning at 11:50
o’clock. In the party were:Gov.
Hays and 100 other friends
from Little Rock and other
places.
The Methodist church here,
where the services were held,
was too small to accomodate
the crowd. The church had been
elaborately decorated by Miss
Bessie Davis of Little Rock,
daughter offormerSenatorJeff
Davis.
The Rev. Dr Hughes, chap
lain of the penitentiary,offered
prayer and preached the fun
eral sermon.
At 2 o’clock the body was
taken to Pocahontas on a spec
ial train for burial.
BURIED AT POCAHONTAS
Pocahontas, Oct. 26.—The
body of James Surridge was
buried here today. The special
train bearing the funeral party
and relatives arrived at 3:10
o’clock. The Elk’s lodge of
[Jonesboro had charge of the
burial. Rabbi Klarberg deliver
ed the Elks’ funeral oration.
The crowd was the largest ev
er attending a funeral here.
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Walter, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Hoyt, who has
been quite sick for several days
is improving nicely.
THE QUORUM COURT
INCREASES TAX LEVY
Total County Tax Rate This
year Will be 75/g Mills as
Against 6% For Last Year
Quorum Court convened at
Batesville yesterday morning
with 40 of the .justices of the
county in attendance.
The total tax levy for county
purposes made by the court for
the ensuing year amounts to
7:,j[ mills, divided as follows:
for county general, 3 mills sup
port of paupers, 1 mill; for
bridges, l mill; for county
roads, 2:> !t mills.
This means that taxes next
year will be higher, the present
total rate for the county being
6% mills.
The total state taxes amount
to 7% mills, making the total
rate of taxation 15 mills, or
$1.50 on the hundred.
A five mill corporation tax
was levied for Newark.
The fence tax for the Bi
Bottom fencing district remains
11/2 mills.
The court had not completed
its work at noon today and the
full amount of the appropria
tions made cannot be given in
todays paper. But the follow
ing appropriations had been
made up at the time of going to
press.
$15,000 for county general
purposes.
$5,000 for the erection and
maintenance of bridges.
$5,000 for the expenses of
county paupers.
,±,000 to defray expenses of
secuiing an expert accountant
to audit the county books.
$1,000 for the erection of a
steel bridge across Departee
creek in Oil Trough township.
$800 for steel bridge across
Curia creek in Black River
township.
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HALLOWE'EN SOCIAL
Witches and choice spirits of
darkness will hold high carni
val at the resdence of Dr. and
Mrs. A. A. Evans on Saturday
night, October 30, beginning at
7 :30 o’clock.
Come prepared to test your
fate. Costumes, Witches and
Ghosts.
A free-will offering will be
taken for the benefit of the
church.
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