The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 8, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 20
MOORE BOODLE ARRESTS
'■"Hinkle, Jobe, Harrison, Hardy, Hol
land and Floyd Arrested
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Ex-SenafEor John A. Hinkle was ar
rested at Bates ville Saturday on an
| indictme t from the Pulaski eounV
[grand jury charging bribery in two
(counts. The first • count alleges that
[Hinkle received $7,500 on House Bill
No. 150, which was an act to create
the office of inspector of beers and
malt liquors in Arkansas. The count
alleges that T. M. Jenkins paid Hinkle
the money. The second count is ex
actly the same as the first except that
the*name of the ]>erson who is alleged
to have paid Hinkle $7,500 is left blank.
Jenkins, the man named as the bribe
giver On the beer inspection bill, is
now running an electric light plant at
Danville, Ky.
Hinkle has never had any direct
connection with the boodle scandal
„except as a witness in several cases,
until his arrest last Saturday. He
admitted, however, while on the wit
ness stand during the last trial of A.
W. ('ovington, having received $7,500
to be used in the legisliUure of 1005 in
killing a beer inspection bill. Senator
Hinkle readily gave bond in the sum
of $5,<>00 when arrested Saturday, and
his case is set for trial in the Pulaski
circuit court on Friday, July 17.
OTHER ARRESTS MADE «
Five other former senators were also
arrested on the same day at their
homes in different parts of the state,
as follows:
Senator Thos. M. Hardy, of Cam
den. 19th district: perjury.
Senator Thos. C. Jobe of Hope, 20th
district, perjury.
Senator Geo. E. Ploy'd of Rover,
8th district, perjury.
Senator Wm. K. Harrison of Osce
ola, 20th district, perjury.
Senator .kio. H. Holland of Green
wood, 28th district, perjury.
SKETCH OF MEN INDICTED
William F. Harrison of Osceola,
who represented the Twenty-ninth sen
atorial district composed of Jackson,
Poinsett and Mississippi counties, is
a lawyer. He was the youngest member
of the senate. The indictment against
him is identical with the one returned
against Hardy, it Iteing alleged Har
rison committed a perjury in denying
that he received $1,500 from T. L.
Cox for votes affecting railroad legis
lation.
George E. Floyd, a lawyer of Rover,
Yell county, represented Logan and
Yell counties in the Senate during
1905-07. The indictment against him
alleges he perjured himself when he
denied to the grand jury that he re
•ceived $1,500 for his vote on Senate
Bill No. 277. which was a bill to pro
hibit gambling.
Thomas G. Jobe of Hope, who was
a representative from Hempstead coun
ty in 1901, and who represented Hemj>
stead and Nevada Counties in the
Senate of 1905-07, is a lawyer. In the
bill returned against him it is alleged
he committed perjury when he denied
he received in 1905, the sum of $500
from Mi D*. L. Cook for his votes on
the capitol appropriation bills, and
the Argenta annexation bill.
John H. Holland of Greenwood, who
« is said to have been indicted for per
jury, represented Sebastian county in
the Senate of 1905*07, and was renomi
nated at the last primay election.
Senator Holland was one of the sena
tors who took great interest in legis
lation affecting the coal ‘industry in
Arkansas.
Thomas M. Hardy is a lawyer at
m Camden, and represented the Nine
teenth senatorial district in the session
of 1905. The district is composed of
Calhoun and Ouachita counties, and
Hardy was continuously in the senate
from the session of 1899 to the end of
the last session. It is alleged that
being sworn before the Pulaski Grand
Jury on March ill last, Hardy made
false answers to questions propounded
"to him in denying that he accepted
money from T. L. Cox to influence his
vote on railroad legislation.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in a
careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at tjie Merchants and
Planters Bank.
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STRUCK BY SPENT BULLET
Tom Moore Has Unpleasant Experi
ence Monday Afternoon
Tom Moore was struck by a spent
bullet from a -- target ritle while sit
ting on the porch at his home in the
north part of town Monday afternoon.
The bullet struck him in the breast,
plainly marking his shirt and slightly
bruising the skin, but causing him no
pain except a slight stinging sensation.
It is thought thaj, the bullet was
fired by some boys who were perhaps
shooting at birds somewhere* nearby.
It was a rather dangerous and un
pleasant experience, however, and had
the ball not almost entirely spent its
force, Mr. Moore would have been
seriously wounded.
Boys are entirely too careless with
guns, and should not lie permitted to
use them inside the incorporation.
BERRY FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Movement on Foot to Have State Con
vention Instruct for Him
The latest move in political circles
in Arkansas is one among friends of
Senator James IL Berry of Benton
ville to boom him as a running mate
for the next Democratic candidate for
President of the United States.
■ According to the reports now out,
an effort will be made at the coming
state Democratic convention to have
the convention unanimously endorse
Senator Berry as a candidate for vice
president, and to have the Arkansas
delegation in the national convention
instructed to do everything possible
toward having Senator Berry’s name
placed on tne national ticket.
The movement attests Senator
Berry’s great popularity in the state,
but is not expected to result in hts
nomination at Denver.
MEYERS FOR CONGRESS
Republicans Nominate H. H. Meyers
For Congress From This District
The Republican congressional con
vention held at Newport Thursday
nominated Harry H. Meyers, formerly
of Brinkley, for congress.
Mr. Meyers and Chas. G. Henry of
Newport, were selected as delegates to
the Republican national convention
and were instructed for Taft.
H. L. Remmel introduced a resolu
tion commending President Roose
velt's administration and regretting
that he would not consent to be a can
didate for re-election, and' endorsing
Taft as his successor.
William Sheridan was chosen chair
man of the Congressional Committee
and C. G. Henry was re-elected secre
tary.
Harry Meyers saywxhe will make a
vigorous campaign for election.
PRIDE AND EXTRAVAGANCE
A Few Timely Remarks on a Matter
That Effects Many
Mr. Editor: With your permission,
I will make an‘effort to write a few
words on the subject of Pride.
Of course, I do %iot condemn pride in
every sense or meaning-, but have refer
ence to extravagance in dress, and
these remarks un\not directed to peo
ple who are actually able, financial
ly, to purchase expensive wearing
apparel, but to the class of people
i with which 1 stand identified—the poor
class.
It is, indeed, very Strange to me
how some people will do, when we stop
to consider the matter, we realize the
fact that we cannot compact; our farms'
with those of the well-to-do people, be
cause many of us have no farms nor
never will have. We cannot compare
our stock with their tine stock: wecan
,not compare our daily food with theirs,
and many other tilings we fail in, but
when it comes to dressing, we are
going tyi keep up with the wealthy class
or bust an internal fti^gan.
I know a great many people who are
renters and in debt, that will no more
take tifeir family in company with just
plain decent clothes, than they would
undertake to secure 40 acres of blue
sky. And yet when payday comes,
/hey will cuss the merchant until their
throats become irritated.
[ want to say that I favor the Farm
er's Union, but we ha*l better make
some motions and pass some resolu
tions at our own fireside before we
proceed further.
But some of my friends may say:
J‘What other people do is none of
your business.” I say it is some of
my business If I fail to dress my
children as my neighbors #do theirs,
then my children will think that l am
not treating them right.
I contend that pride and extrava
gance is tlie worst drawback to the
poor, that exists among- them. Not
only is it a drawback, financially, but
it is condemned by the Bible.
B. F. Cash.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, May 5. — Edgar Walden
of Little Rock passed through here
last Wednesday en route to Batesville
after visiting his parents a few days at
Hazel Grove. ^
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lindsey and lit
tle daughter, Jimmie, visited friends
ot Batesville .Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. McGill and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Fallis at Uaiqsboro Sunday.
Tennyson Baker of Antioch visited
his cousins, Coy and Ed Baker, Sat
Miss Beulah Crigler returned home
last week after a pleasant visit with
relatives at Batesville.
Miss Gussie Hurley of Pleasant Hill
visited relatives here Saturday and
Sunday.
Joe Kent and daughter, Miss Laura,
made a business trip to Batesville
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kenedy made g
business trip to Newark Friday.
Miss Josie Moore visied friends at
Antioch a few days last week, j
urdav night and Sundav.
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STATE NEWS ITEMS
Short Items of Interest Gathered Fresh
From the Daily Papers
The Arkansas Medical Society will
meet at Little Rock Wednesday for a
three days sesion.
Harris Tucker, a young farmer liv
ing near Hoxie, was accidently killed
Monday by the discharge of a gup.
There are more than 3,000 bales of
cotton stored in the Columbia County
Farmers’ Union Warehouse at Mag
nolia.
The box factory at Judsonia recent
ly received an order for 100,000 boxes
from a shipping firm at Sherman,
Texas.
The 14-year-old son of Rev. M. L.
Williamson of Nashville committed
suicide a few days ago by shooting
himself.
William Brumlielow was struck by
a street car in Little Rock Thursday
and sustained injuries from which he
died in a few hours.
It is said that an anti-saloon league
has been organized in almost every
town in all the counties of the state in
which liquor is sold.
A. Privett was drowned near Dumas
Friday while trying to rescue one of
his hogs that had fallen into the back
water from the overflow.
A severe storm swept the central
portion of the state Monday night, kill
ing four people and more or less seri
ously injuring eighteen others.
W. G. McHaffey, 78 years of age,
and a farmer, living near Hardy, has a
mule 33 years old, which has assisted
him in making 30 crops on his farm.
Mr. McHaffey bought the mule when
it was 3 years old.
Deputy Sheriff Brummett of Steph
ens drank a glass of lemonade recent
ly that had la>en standing over night
in a tin vessel and in a few minutes
afterward was seized with violent
pains. For several hours he was in a
precarious condition. »
CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNS
Cimiit court at Batesville adjourned
last Saturday, leaving five criminal'
cases on the docket undisposed of and
about half a dozen civil cases.
An adjourned term will convene on
Monday, May 18, at which time the
Sexton qipe ease will be taken up for
a second trial, the first trial resulting
in a hung jury.
The cases disposed of Friday and
Saturday were as follows:
State vs Idus Frazier, drunk on
train, plea of guilty, fined $10.
Mrs. James Trainer vs Ry. Co.,
judgment for plaintiff $70.
J. J. Caldwell vs Ry. Co., jury trial,
judgment for plaintiff $273.55.
R. C. Dorr Merc. Co., vs Ry. Co.,
judgment by consent for $31.20.
LAID TWO EGGS IN ONE DAY
A hen belonging to Mrs. Whorton
Arnold laid two eggs Tuesday. The
largest was about the size of a good
big marble and the other weighed only
eight grains. The large one was near
ly round, hut the small one was per
fectly shaped. Both had perfect shells
on them.
NOTED EDUCATOR COMING
Dr. Anderson Will Preach School
Commencement Sermon June 7
Rev. Stonewall Anderson, D. D..
president of Hendrix College, of Con
way, will preach the commencement
sermon for the Newark Public School
on the first Sunday in June at the
Methodist church in Newark. I)r.
Anderson has been here once and de
livered what many say was the strong
est sermon ever delivered in our town.
He is an Arkansas product, born dur
bar the stormy days of the Civil War
and when Gen. T. ,1. Jackson was at
his zenith, hence the name of “Stone
wall’' was given this man, in honor of
“Stonewall” Jackson. Dr. Anderson's
father fell in battle during the bloody
conflict, and the mother and babe had
to fight life's battles alone. But he
grew and with this growth a thirst for
knowledge grew in him, and he set him
self to get an education, and, poor
boy as he was, he reached the goal.
Let the people come and hear him,
let the boys see and find in him a
standard of mental and moral excel
lence. A better man could not have
been found in nor out of the state. It
will be an opportunity for our town to
show up its l>est side, and through this
splendid representative man send out
an advertisment of our resources as to
our boy#and girls—the material of
which first class men and women are
made.
You may expect his best and that
means much. Let us, socially and
morally, give him our best, which also
means much and these two blended
will give results far-reaching and
beneficial to all.
BETHESDA BRIEFS
Bethesda, May 5.—Next week will
be a very busy one for Bethesda High
School. Rev. Skinner will preach the
commencement sermon on the night of
tthe 13th. The well known play, “Ten
Nights in a Bar Room" has been well
prepared by our school and will l>e
played on the night of the 14th. -(hi
the night of the 15th the students will
exhibit their drills and deliver their
orations. Those who miss this will
miss a treat.
Entirely too much rain. We can't
make anything again this year if it
doesn’t cease soon.
Dr. A. A. Evans is looking very
lonesome. We guess it is because his
wife is west. •
The cyclone missed this section by
jpbout two miles, going south of us.
Miss Minnie Younger of Cave City
was in town a few days ago.
Thos. F. Shell of Cushman visited
in our town Sunday.
FOR SOLICITING LIQUOR ORDER
Lary Cravens of the firm of Jansen
& Cravens, proprietors of the World’s
Fair Saloon at Poplar Bluff, was
arraigned in Mayor Dalton’s court
here last Thursday and fined in two
cases on a charge of soliciting orders
to sell liquor in prohibition territory.
Mr. Cravens was tried on three
charges; on one he was acquitted, but
on each of the other two he was lined
| $200.—Pocahontas Star-Herald.
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WAKE UP; DAY IS HERE
Citizen Wants Sidewalks, Electric
Lights and Less Style
Kind Kditor: With your permis
sion, I. as a citize#and woll-wisher of
the town of Newark, would like to ask
a few pertinent questions.
What is the matter with our town?
Other places of no greater size than
Newark have their electric lights and
good sidewalks.
Have the business and moneyed men
of Newark all forgotten everthing but
greed and the almighty dollar, the very
thing that causes men to lose sigh i
of everything that is elevating and
noble?
Is it an oversight with them in their
mad rush for gain?
We have a beautiful little town that
any lady or gentleman inside of her
borders should be proud of. Our peo
ple, when on a visit to other places,
like to point out to strangers the good
things of our town. Let us begin to
spread out. We should do like the
little boy who had been sent out co set
the old hen. When be returned his
mother asked him how many eggs ho
had put under old spec. He said ho
had put His ina said, “Johnny
speck can’t cover that many.”
“Yes but I intend,” says Johnny “to
make her spread herself.”
That is what is needed in Newark.
We need to #0 to work and spread
ourselves. Newark should be second
to none of her size in the state.
There is hardly a night in the week
but what there is something to do in
our town, and it is almost dangerous
to go out at night on account of bad
sidewalks and no lights.
Now Mr. Merchant, Mr. Banker and
all other Mr. Business Men of our
town, how do you like *to see that
pretty wife of yours coming down the
street with her skirt lifted just a little
higher than she likes, in order to keep
it out of the mud; and with her $10
Easter hat and a $4.00 pair of slippers
on. And there coVnes your son with
his $20 suit of tailor-madetJlothes,
sucking away at his cigarette that will
destroy mind, soul and body, if he
dont give them up.
We have had a wonderful reforma
tion in our town in the last eight or
nine months.
The old tiger wiggled his tail and died
While the good people all shouted and
cried.
Now, all together, let us l>eautify
our town and live for something better,
higher and nobler, and not let deceit
and line dress choke out the good seed
that have been sown in our town, for
that good seed will live after the moon
has been turned to blood and the ele
ments have melted with fervenf heat,
while the $10 Easter hats and tine
clothes will soon go out of style. Now
good mothers and Christian ladies
buy a $2.00 Easter hat, a $1.50 pair of
slipi>ers, and your son a $10 suit of
clothes; that will put $20 in for good
sidewalks and electric lights from ono
family, not saying anything about the
old man's jug and the young man’s
cigarettes. We will not say anything
about, the daughter, for she is bound
to look pretty whether there are any
sidewalks or not, for she will havo
her way, like old Mother Eve.
Let us get to work, we can win—a.
will makes a way.
Let us work all as one
Then the good work will lie done;
The'good thoughts of our heart
We should gladly impart;
The bad thoughts of our head
We should let them lie dead.
Think what Newark had twelve
months ago—but little preaching, few
Christians, no Sunday schools, im- l ,,
morality, blind tigers, bad men, drunk
enness, gambling, cursing and light
ing on the streets; in fact almost every
thing but decency.
But today our proud little town has
a clear sky, with preaching ever Sun
day at some of the three churches,
three good working Sunday schools,
singing every Sunday somewhere in
town.
The good people of our little town
should bekthankful and feel proud of
our town, and keep the good work p
moving. The old adage is to strike*. .
while the iron is hot; add the good fuel .M
of morality and keep the steam up.
Biu^ Dad, ¥