The Newark Journal
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, September 27, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 26
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LW.W. AGITATORS GET
TAR AND FEATHERS
Farmers Near Stuttgart Take Four
From Jail and Give Them Rough
Treatment
Stuttgart, Sept. 2G.—Four alleged
agents of the Industrial Workers o1
the World were taken from the city
jail early this morning by about 5C
men said to be rice farmers of this
section.
The crowd took the four men a
mile from the city, severely whipped
them, applied a coat of tar and fea
thers to them and ordered them tc
leave and never return.
It is charged that the four mer
have been inciting laborers on tht
rice plantations of this section to de
mand exorbitant wages.
The affair was conducted so quitelv
that few residents of Stuttgart knew
anything about it until this morning
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HOW TO OBSERVE
FIRE PREVENTION DAY
October 9, Will Be the Occasion fot
Measures Against Deadly Danger
Fire prevention day is approaching
It will be observed in Arkansas and
the rest of the country on Octobei
9. The governor of Arkansas will
doubtless issue a proclamation calling
upon the people of this state to enter
into the spirit of the day as has been
the custom for many years past.
Fire prevention day is not a holi
day. While it is proper that school
authorities see that exercises are held
to impress upon the minds of the
pupils the important part that young
people can play in the wrok of pre
venting fire, the older people can d<
well to celebrate the day privately.
For instance: Rid the house, par
ticularly the attic and closets of all
inflammable material that the neigh
bors would likely call “trash.” Clear
up the premises anil inspect# youi
stoves, flues, wiring and other source
of fire. This plan, says J. Smith
Smead, manager of the Arkansas Ac.
turarial Bureau, insures a fitting ob
servance of Fire Prevention Day.
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Telephone your order to No. 33
and you will get prompt delivery'
I AGED CITIZEN IS FOUND
DEAD IN FIELD SATURDAY
William Sturch of Salado Dies Fron
Attack of Heart Trouble
William M. Sturch, one of the coun
the county’s oldest and most higlj
respected citizens was found dead it
his field near Salado last Saturday.
Mr. Sturch had gone to the fieh
near his residence to gather semi
feed when he was stricken with a;
attack of heart trouble, which cansei
his reath. There was no one witl
him at the time.
Mr. Sturch was 78 years old ans
was a veteran of the Union army
He i3 survived by his wife, threi
daughters and one son.
The remains were buried at thi
Enger graveyard Sunday afternoon.
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ARKANSAS LIME GOES
INTO WAR MUNITION’S
Plant at Ruddelis Furnishes Lime Fo
Making Explosives
George T. Weigart, manager of th<
Arkansas Lime Company at Ruddelis
a few miles west of Batesville, says
the plant is furnishing shemical limi
that is going into the manufacture o
ammunition. A contract was recently
accepted by them from the Interna
tional Alcohol Corporation of Fuller
ion, ljc i., i or o,«>uu Ucirreis 01 imu.*
This will bo used in the manufacture
of wood alcohol which goes into ex
plosives.
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SAM, HE WENT AND
TALKED TOO LOU
A man had two negroes workini
for him, and one morning when onl;
one of them showed up, he asked:
“Weere is Sam George?”
“He’s in de hospital, sah.”
“In the hospital? Why, how dii
that happen?”
“Well, Sam he been ateliin’ im
ev’ry mornin’ foh ten days he gwim
to lick his wife cause o’ her naggin’.’
“Well?"
“Well, yestiddy she done ovahheal
him, da’s all.”
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Mrs. J. C. Pickens and children o
Dota left this morning for Denver
Colo., where they expect to mak
their future home. Mr. Pickens wil
remain to close up his affairs am
will go to Denver to join his famil;
in a few weeks.
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Sickness is bad; to lose your iob
is worse; but poverty is the
worst calamity of all.
The Man wilh Money
has his money safe
in the Bank,so when,
adversity comes he is
prepared jor itr'
“It never rains but it pours.” It seems that
everything happens to a man when he is BROKE.
“Troubles never come singly.”
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ird against poverty by putting some of
your^jare money in the Bank. Of all the worries
and care the worst is poverty and debt. You can
prevent them by the money you can well afford to
put into the Bank now.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
Newark Young Man Writes of
Conditions in Training Camp
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The editor of the Journal has re
ceived the following letter from Her
! man Lane, a Newark young man now
in the officers’ training camp at Leon
i (Springs, Tex., and while it was not
. intended for publication it contains
i so much of interest that we are tak
ing the libetry to publish it.
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-My Dear Mr. Craig:
You can imagine my delight on re
• eeiving this morning the copies of
' The Journal you so very kindly sent
me and the utter amazement that
’ was mine when I found that my let
ter written to Dr. Pascoe some time
ago was published on the front page
of your newsy publication.
News from home is a decided lux
1 ry here and any happening at New
ark, however ordinary it may seem
tinder ordinary conditions is exceed
ingly interesting to me here and 1
could hardly wait till dinner was fin
ished to devour the news from New
• ark. 1 never felt njore like congrat
; ulating Newark on having such an in
teresting and wide-awake paper than
now.
Though I never once thought that
my letter to Dr. Pascoe would be
published I assure you that it af
fords me pleaure and a sense of
pride if I have contributed anything
of interest to The Journal in giving
a brief description of life at Uncle
Sam’s training camp here.
We have just completed the firs'
, month of the course here and, des
pite the increased amount of work
we were compelled to do from week
■ to week. 1 am still enthusiastic over
the training we are getting and never
before realized what real life meant,
or that i could learn to eniov life
1 as I do since becoming accustomed
to the difficult tasks prescribed in
► our schedules. To feel good from
day to day and impatiently await
’ meal time, and bed time is to be the
envy of everybody and we are just
i realizing that the soldier in that res
pect has the advantage of other
people, who through lack of regular
• hours and exercise know but little
of the genuine pleasures of living as
nature intended.
] It is interesting to watch men who
i only four weeks ago were pale, care
• worn, delicate-appearing persons,upon
whom trouble, and perhaps dissipa
tion, had left unmistakable marks,
as they move about now with tanned
P complexions, and an expression on
► their faces that seem to show in
► large print that they are simply
C bubbling over with enthusiasm ain.
[ the joy of being again teeming with
P the care-free feeling that only school
► boys and soldiers know'.
| Whatever may be the idea af the
t people there about the draft system,
f and its method of taking large num
£ beis of our best young men to the
► army, in preparation for the coming
y conflictwith the Central Powers of
£ Europe, let me say in one way it is
► the best thing that could possibly
► happen to most of them. When you
► remember the excellent manner in
► ...ue ii- ....
W ■■•*•-** uic ^hucio i/ruvuieci ior in
r the cantonments, and that in the
^ presnot war hut a small per cent of
► those engaged are killed, and fur
\ ther, that in all probability hut a very
| small per cent of the drafted army
► can he trained in time to take part in
► the war, unless the war takes an un
► expected turn for the worse, you
t will readily see that the nation will
* be materially benefitted for the mili
► tary training its citizens have re
► ceived.
There is certainly a large number
I of amusing sigths to be seen around
: the camp here. One laughs to see
| millionaires’ sons gathered with the
rest around the water faucets, doing
the week’s washing, and to see the
men who never shaved themselves be
fore, trying to get their beard’s shav
ed before evening inspection, is truly
comical. The captain stopped the in
spection one evening long enough to
have one poor fellow scrub a grasy
spot off his leggins. Thursday, I
saw the Mayor of a certain large
town in Oklahoma currying and
scrubbing a muddy horse. He was
taking turn about laughing and cuss
in’ the horse for being so muddy.
The most comical of all sights,
\ however,was to be seen the first three
days of the past week when we were
digging our line of trenches. Sen
ators, merchants, doctors, lawyers,
and men from every walk of life,
were swinging the picks and shovels
alike and singing “I’d Rather E!e Here
Than Any Place I Know',” in a w'ay
that made you doubt the sincerely of
the song. These fellows sure have a
splendid sense of humor, though, an;,
never miss a chance to have their
fun, no matter who pays the bill.
They sing fro mdaylight till dark un
less at drill or conference
The course, thus far has included
close and extended order drill of the
company and various formations of
trench fighting. We occupy the tren
ches Monday, it is rumored and then
we go to work in earnest to prepare
ourselves as instructors for the draft
army. The weeding-out process has
begun and numerous are the calls for
certain men to appear before the
“benzine board” as we call the ex
amining board of officers. We all
live in constant dread of them, and to
be called before them means tha*
something has gone wrong and they
have figured it out that somebody
wasn’t meant to be an army officer.
So far. 1 think my work has been sat
isfactory. I have averaged above;
ninety on the written tests and have
W’orked my way up to a sergeant’s
place in our company.
We finished a series of injections of
typhoid and para-typhoid prophylaxis
yesterday, which have taken the pep
<ut of our Saturday afternoons for
the past three weeks. We were vac
cinated yesterday also. /When we fin
ished thee ourse here I think wc
should be immune to everything that
war offers, cannonballs and bayonets
not excepted.
This certainly is an ideal country
for one who enjoys “hikes.” It is
hilly, rocky, and full of cactus, and
rattlesnakes. Occasionally in skirm
ishing, we hear a fellow whoop, and
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NEWARK SCHOOL WILL
OI'EN NEXT MONDAY
To our Patrons: School will open
Monday morning at nine o’clock
Our friends and patrons are urgently
requested to attend the opening morn
ing. Show your children that you
are interested in them and your school
and they will do much better work.
A short opening service will be held
in the auditorium before beginning
actual work and announcements will
be made that you s hould hear.
The text books will be on sale at
the school building. All tablets, pen
cils, and other supplies may be pur
chased at the school building on Sat
urday of this week or on the opening
day. Books will be sold only for cash.
All the texts are changed this yeai
but if you have any of last years
books on hand that are not soiled or
torn you may exchange them for the
new books.
It is necessary that your children
be vaccinated. If they have been
and have no certificate, it will be
necessary for them to show the scar
to the Superintendent.
The Superintendent will be at the
school building every day this week
for the purpose of enrolling, exam
filing; for the proper grades all who
apply. Pupils should bring their last
year report cards with them.
Your school will be what you
make it. This year your prospects
for a good school are very promising.
You have the highest graded school
in the county now. Application has
been made to the State Board of Ed
ucation for the school to be made a
Normal Training High School which
would entitle the graduates to a
State Teachers’ license.
Wednesday afternoon of each week
this year will be official “visiting day ’
We want every parent to visit our
school at least once during the year
anl oftener if possible. You will be
welcome at any time but arrange
ments will be made to show you
through the different rooms on Wed
nesday afternoons.
Hoping that we may have the best
year in the history of the school, I
am, sincerely
W. A. ISGRIG,
Superintendent.
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN
AUTOS IN ARKANSAS
Licenses Issued Show Gain of 100 per
Cent Over Last Year
The increase of atuo tag licenses in
1017 over those issued during 1916 is
more than 12,000 according to a re
port by the State Highway Depart
ment Saturday.
It is estimated that the increase \
' at the end of the year over 1010 will :
be nearly 100 per cent, as compared j
with an 80 per cent increase in 1916 I
| over the previous year.
License tags are being issued at a
rate of about 30 a day. To date 27,
517 tags have been issued, as com
pared with 15,400 in 1016 and 8022 in
1915.
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BIG BARN AND 700
TONS OF HAY BURNED
j Saturday Night Fire At Lonoke Caus
es Loss of More Than $7,000
Lonoke, Sept. 23.—Fire at 1 o’clock
last night totally destroyed the large
j barn of W. Y. Bransford, together
j with the contents of 700 tons of prai
: l ie hay, valued at more than $7000.
The hay was owned by Miller, Loyd
& McCrary. The firm carried $3,000
insurance on the hay. A bale of cotton ,
also was destroyed. The origin of the j
fire is unknown.
IJATESVILLE YOUNG MAN
LOSES HAND IN (JIN
Jack Hamilton, a young man who
was employed only Wednesday morn
ing at the Phoenix Cotton Oil Com
pany Gin, suffered the loss of his
right hand about 10 o’clock, only a
fewr hours after going to work. He
ran his hand in the gin saw while
the gin was in operation and the saw
completely severed his hand from the
arm. The young man states that the
gin became choked and he reached in
to pull out the obstructing cotton
when his hand was caught in the
saws.—Batesville Guard.
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PAYS 32>/2 CENTS FOR
COTTON AT AUGUSTA
Augusta, Sept. 25.—The highest
price ever paid for cotton here was
paid by the E. H. Conner Mercantile
Company, last Saturday, when they
bought a bale of long-staple from T.
D. Wilkes, paying 32^ cents a pound
It was not a premium bale.
IRON MOUNTAIN FAST
TRAIN LEAVES TRACK
Engine and Mail Car Leave Track
and Go into Ditch Near Ark
adelphia Tuesday
Arkadelphia, Sept. 25.—Missouri
Pacific passenger train No. 4 left the
track two and a half miles north of
here at 10:10 o’clock this morning,
while crossing the trestle at Saline
bayou. The locomotive, tender and
one mail car plunged into the creek
20 feet below. Engineer “Daddy”
Cole and Fireman Mequet, both of
Little Rock: Mail Clerk R. W. Wheel
er of Fort Worth, Tex., and Mail
Clerks I). B. McCumby and C. I. Me
Millar, the latter, two negroes of Lit
tle Rock, and a negro hobo who was
“riding the blinds” sustained minor
injuries. Two passengers, T. S. Hain
of Wheelen and W. A. Killough of
Cardell, Okla., were slightly hurt.
Mequet sustained a cut on the chiri
and a severe shaking up. Cole the
oldest engineer on the line, was bruis
ed on the right side and both legs
burned from feet to knees. Wheeler
received bad cuts about the head and
was severely bruised.
Reese H. Wakely mail clerk of Lit
le Rock, was cut over the right eye
and was shaken up.
The train was more than three
hours late and was said to have been
going fast when the shaft of the drive
wheels on one side broke.
Engineer Cole had succeeded in re
ducing the speed to about 10 miles
an hour when the trestle was reach
ed. The engine and rail crashed to
the ereekbed, then turning over, pin
I ning the engineer and fireman be
neath. The front mail car followed
the engine and turned over in the
gap in the trestle. The trestle was
wrecked. The mail car and locomo
tive were nearly demolished. About
200 people were in the train.
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1 have some bargains in farm lands
ranging in size from 25 acres to 320
acres, also some town property at
Magness and Newark if interested
write or call.
0. G. MATTHEWS,
Magness, Ark.
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