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VOL. 18, NO. 39
BIG INCREASE SHOWN IN
STATE’S EXPENSE BILL
Cost of Government Exceeds
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States Revenue by Nearly
A Million Dollars
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Little Rock, Dec. 31.—How
to trim the expenses of the var
ious departments of the state
government so as to hold
dc wn expenses as much as pos
sible, is a question that is per
plexing the heads of the vari
ous state departments at the
state capital.
Reports from the various de
partments covering estimates
of running expenses for the
coming two year period, are as
yet not all in, but those so far
received indicate that the ex
penses of the state government
will exceed the revenue by
nearly a million dollars.
The total revenue of the
state from all sources (general
revenue fund) for the coming
biennial period is estimated by
State Comptr Her VV. T. Rey
nolds at $2,414,000. The
state’s expenses which must be
paid out of the general revenue
fund, for the same period, will
amount to about $3,322,500,
which will leave a deficit of
$908,500.
Following are the estimated
expenses of some of the state
departments for the coming
two-year period:
Supreme Court_$ 69,000
State Board Health __ 92 153
Nurse Examiners_ 3,100
Mine Inspector_ 7.300
Insurance Department 25.200
Blind School _ 125,000
State Hospital_ 840.000
Tax Commission_ 36 000
Banking Department 81,500
Highway Dept._1,098.000
R. R. Commission_32,000
Oil Inspector __ 67,000
Tb Sanitarium_ 175,000
Game Commission __ 200,000
Adj. Gen. Dept_ 308,000
Governor’s office_ 22,800
Some of the above expenses
do not come out of the state’s
general revenue fund The
Bank Department, the Game
Commission and the Oil In-,
spector’s office are self-sup
porting, the expenses being
paid out of fees collected.
5,936,504 KILLED IN
GREAT WORLD WAR
Official Estimate Indicates
Nearly Six Million is Enor
mous Toll of War
France has .just issued a
statement giving the official
estimate of that country’s loss
in killed and wounded in the
great world war.
According to this statement
France’s loss of men, killed in
the war is 1,071,300, which
brings the total loss of life in
all countries up to 5,936,504
The individual losses in kill
thus far announced are as fol
lows :
British _ 706,726
French_1,071,300
U. S._ 58,478
Russia -1,700,00
Austria _ 800,000
Germany _1,600,00
Germany’s total losess in kill
ed and wounded is estimated
at 6,330,000.
The man with
money does i\ot
fear adversity
not’ poverty.
Poverty in old age slowly but surely ap
proaches every man who spends all he earns and
drifts into merciless debt.
While you have EARNING POWER open a
bank account. Your bank book will be guiding
light which will steer you away from failure and
poverty. You only need to open a bank account;
accumulating money will then be easy. Try it!
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS
ROLL CALL IS 2237
Membership in This County
Les« Than Half What it
Shuold Be
Figures given out by Sidney |
Pickens, county chairman of
the Christmas Roll Call for the
Red Cress in this county,
show that only 2,237 were en
rolled as members of this great
organization in Independence
county. Independence county
should easily have enrolled
5,000 members, considering
our population, and it is rather
di-appointing to note the fail
ure of our people to rally to
the call for membership in
this great organization that is
d( ing so much for suffering hu
manity.
County Chairman Pickens
has issued the following state
ment covering the work of the
membership campaign in this
county.
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
The Roll Call here, as else
where, was made under great
disadvantage. Health condi-.
tions were bad. Not a single
meeting was held. The fact
that the war was over kept a
great many from enrolling.
They could not see that the
Red /Cross will have its great
est opportunity for service dur
ing 1919 However, consider
alby more than 2,000 answ ered
“here” and the Independence
County Chapter still has a
good membership. The cam
paign is this ccunty was made
withotu one cent of expense
to the Red Cross or anyone
else except the workers.
A statement of members se
cured follows:
Batesville, by workers, 1,
375.
Jamestowm, Mr. Jarvis, 65.
Magness, Miss Fannie Bla
lock, 42.
Santown I H. Wolf and Mr.
Montgomrey, 19.
Batesville, R. F. D. 1, Nolen
Cason, 11.
Batesville Route 1, B-'ttie
Shawr, 7.
Batesville, Rotue 2, Helen
Morris, 10.
Rutherford, Lula Metcalf, 10
Batesville, Rout 2, Lee Hal!,
18.
Pfeiffer, Mrs. Agnes Go wan,
14.
Batesville, Route 1, Winfred
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NEWARK YOUNG LADY
WEDS AY COTTON PLANT
Clark M. Sanders of Conway
and Miss Winnie D. Bearing
of this place were quietly mar
ried Tuesday afternoon at 6:30
at Cotton Plant where the
young lady has been employed
for some time in one of the
leading mercantile establish
ments of that city. Rev. W.
F. Walker, pastor of the Meth
odist church officiated. They
will make their home in Cotton
Plant.
The bride is a daughter of
T. H. Dearing of this city and
is a most estimable young lady.
The Journal most heartily
joifis the many friends of the
happy young couple in extend
ing congratulations and sincere
good wishes.
PROCEEDINGS OF
CIRCUIT COURT
Number of Cases Disposed of
Since Convening of Court
at Batesville Monday
Circuit court convened at
Batesville Monday. The juries
were selected and the court
got down to work and has dis
posed of a number of cases.
The juries are composed of the
following citizens:
Grand Jury.—J. A. Kaneas
ter, foreman; Jno. C. Bone,
clerk; Steadman McClendon,
J. A. Baker, Tom Hess, E. L.
Griffin, Will Ottinger, W. C.
Caldwell, E. A. Fallis, Bev.
Owens, N. A. Winston, J. B.
Wright, W. E. Self, A. O. Mc
Kinney, Sam Butler, |C. C. 'Bay
lor, A. B. Pelley, baliff.
Petit Jury.—J. H. Hazelrigg
John Dobson, R. M. Galloway,
T. S. Ottinger, Marvin Fallis,
Lee Caldwell, Ben Smith, Sam
Tuggle, J. M. Milam, M. C.
Weaver, Jim Herrington, M. E.
Moore, J. F. Kennard, Sam
W’ade, T. S Stafford, J. U.
Martin, John Bevens, T. L. Go
forth, W. J. Bice, Leander Da
vis, J. H. Fetzer, Joe Keith,
Hick Calaway, D. W. W’ilson.
The following cases have
been disposed of:
Fred Durfee, Adm. vs Dorr,
Gray & Johnston, continued.
G. Wr. Reynolds vs. Christian
Kupp, judgment for defend
ant.
C. P. Vaughan, vs. Jno. A.
Hinkle, et. al., continued.
Barnett Brothers Mer. Co.
vs. J. H. Jarrett, disposed of at
plaintiff’s cost.
Dave Wood vs. A. T. Sherrod
and Ruth McMillan, continued.
J. P. Duval vs. J. F. Hamby,
judgment by default.
A. B. Pel ley, vs. Bud Harris,
judgment for plaintiff for $20.
07.
J. J. Carter vs. Sam Math
eny, continued.
G. W. Brewer vs. Seb Nich
ols and Cant. Vance, dismissed.
J. H. Pratt vs. J. B. Barn
well, appealed J. P. dismissed.
R. W. Herrington vs. St.
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Co. agreed judgment for $300.
L. S. Arnold vs. John F. Wil
liams, continued.
O. A. Rider vs. Scott Hen
derson, continued.
Katherine King, administra
tor, vs. M. Pac. Rv. dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
G. W. Wall, administrator,
vs. Mo. Pac. Ry. dismissed at
plaintiff’s cost.
Ray Patterson, vs. Wm.
Thurlo, appeal J. P. dismissed.
S. Heinemann, vs A. B. Pel
ley et al., judgment for plain
tiff for $403.81.
Joseph Langer vs. Albert
Benish et. al. Judgment by de
fault for $503.00.
C. L. Frazier vs. Luther C.
Wade, continued.
Robt. Neil vs. Junius Case,
judgmeni for piaintiff for
$500.00.
T. A. Simpson vs. Sarah L.
Braden, et. al. report of sale
approved.
BatesviHe Water and Light
Improvement Dist. No. 1 vs.
Harold R. Wilson, et. al., judg
ment for plaintiff for $2689.50
and attachment sustained.
Julia Pete vs. Mo. Pac. Ry.
ARKANSAS GUARDSMEN
ARRIVE NEWPORT NEWS
dismissed.
Gus Blass Co vs. Willie Ri
chardson, judgment for plain
tiff for $360.91.
Effie L. Smith, vs. Geo. W.
Bryant, default judgment for
plaintiff.
Will Nettleton vs. Tom Ot
tinger, judgment for plaintiff
for house or $150.00.
T. C. McBride vs. F. M.
Battles, ccntinued.
Clint Bell, disability of mi
nority removed.
SEARCY MAN NEARLY
DROWNS IN GASOLINE
Has Narrow Escape and is Sav
ed by Timely Assistance
of Passerby
Searcy, Dec. 31.—Mark P.
Jones, agent for the Standard
Oil Company, had a narrow
escape from being drowned in
gasoline as the result cf a pe
culiar accident here today.
He had just received a tank
of Oil and was emptying it in
to his stationery tanks near the
Rock Island tracks. A valve at
the bottom of the tank came
open and to prevent the waste
of oil, Mr. Jones went under
the tank to close the valve.
The gasoline escaped so ra
pidly that he was almost over
come, and but for the assist
ance of a passerby would have
soon lost consciousness. About
500 gallons of oil wasted. The
Rock Island train was not al
lowed to cross the track at this
point and the oil is being care
fully guarded to prevent its
catching fire.
Transport Carrying a Part of
the 39th Division Arrives
Safely from France
Associated Press dispatches
announce that the transport
Rinindam, with 1,100 sick and
wounded, two companies of
casuals, 32nd Brigade Head
quarters Coast Artillery Corps
13th and 19th anti-aircraft
section and the 114th Ammu
nition train, 39th Division, for
merly Arkansas National
Guardsmen, arrived Tuesday
at Newport News, direct from
France.
The 114th Ammunition train
is composed of Arkansas boys.
It is commanded by Col. Rob
ert Hill Carruth of Warren,
former member of the Senate.
The men are expected to ar
rive at Camp Pike within the
next few days, from where
they will be demobilized. The
114th Ammunition Train was
formerly stationed at Camp
Pike. Later it was transferred
to Camp Beauregard, Alexan
dria, La., from where it was
sent to France. They sailed on
August 19.
Ed Crow, who is well known
in Newark, is a member of the
114th Ammunition Train, and
has wired relatives of his safe
arrival. A large number of
North Arkansas boys are
members of this unit, but Crow
is the only one who has been
heard from since arrival of the
transport.
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Good hay for sale. Apply
to W. E. Kinman.
lance
legins With The Arrival of The 5tocRj
When material ts received at the immense StudebaKer
lumber yards it is inspected piece by piece as it is being un
loaded from cars —every piece must be up to specifications—no
brnshnes'5, windshaKen or worm holes in StudebaKer materials
The StudebaKer lumber yards cover almost 80 acres and
every piece of wood stocK in
them is carefully inspected
before being piled for air
drying.
Come in and see the
Siudebaker. Let us show
why it's the best wagon
■ on the market.
We Have Handled "J
Studebakers I
For Over Forty Years and Know There
are None to Compare With Them
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas