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Published In The famous White River Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 7, 1911
Vol. II, No. 13
BAKER GIVES HIS VIEWS
New Revenue Law is Too Radical
and Would Especially Op
press the Farmer
Mr. Editor, in addition to the
statements accredited to me in an
article or interview published in
The Journal last week, I desire to
submit the following additional
reasons for submitting the Tur
ner-Jacobson revenue law to the
people:
Section 23 provides that “All
property shall be listed and valued
as on the first day of Febraury in
the year in which same is assessed
and the transfer or sale of any tax
able property subsequent to the
first day of February shall not
authorize any person to omit same
from any list, althought such list
shall not be made until after the j
stile or transfer of such property
but all such shall be listed for tax
ation in the same manner as if no
sale or transfer thereof had been |
made.” *
I he first ot June, as the law is
now, is the most suitable time tor
the farmer and laboring man. At
this time he has less than any oth
er time in the year. The first of
February’, the time of assessing in
the new law, catches him with
more property than at any other
time. His crib is full of corn, pen
full of killing hogs, loft full of hay
and oftimes one or more bales of
cotton unsold, all of which would
have to be listed at its full and
true value in money. Two hund
red bushels of corn or. the tirst day
of February would be consumed
by the first of June in the making
of the crop. However, he would
have $100 worth of corn to list if
corn was selling at ,50c per bushel,
one or more bales of cotton on
hand, although might be out stand
ing debts to the whole amount yet
it would have to be listed for $50
per bale if cotton was selling at
10c per pound.
Do the people desire this change
of time?
Now, as to real estate, we find
in section 15 this language: “Kach
parcel of real estate shall be assess
ed at its true and full value in
money. He shall also, if the as
sessor demands it, fix the value of
the timber on any tract of land;
also the minerals, fossils, quaries,
springs or anything else on the
land that gives it a special value.”
Who ever heard of a man hav
ing to assess a spring or a good
well of water on his farm at “its
trui‘ and full value?” This you
would have to do if the assessor
required it; and you may bet your
bottom dollar the State Tax Coin
mission would require the assessor
to do this.
In section 39 we find that “Logs,
lumber, cross-ties, staves, stave
bolts, stave headings, fence posts,
telegraph and telephone poles, and
other similar timber products cut
for sale, shall be listed and taxed
in the county, town or district in
'which they may he found or locat
ed on February 1.” If the farmer
has three cords of stave bolts, and
bolts are worth $19 a cord, he
must list $30 worth of holts.
In section 19 we find; “If any
person of this State, after his per
sonal property has been assessed,
and before the lax thereon is
paid, shall sill the same and not
retain sufficient to pay the taxes
thereon, the tax for that year shall
be a lien on the property so sold.”
See where the innocent pur
chaser is liable to “get it in the
neck?”
This new law has what is known
as the sliding scale. The rate be
gins to slide downward when prop
erty to the amount of $150,000,000
has been pbced on the tax books.
The present total taxable value of
property in the State is $350,000,
000. The total tax for State pur
poses is’now (i 3-1 mills on the dol
lar. If it were possible to raise
$100,000,000 worth more proper
ty—which 1 think it would take
some years to do -we would then
pay a State tax of 0 7-10 mills on
the dollar. So you see this sliding
scale won’t lower taxes much.
This sliding scale rather leaves
the matter optional with quorum
courts in counties and higher
courts of the State to say now
much money the State or county
needs.
( an any man explain how it is
possible to raise more revenue and
at tlie same time reduce taxes?
1 do iml impugn any man’s mo
tives who supported the Turner
Jacobson hill. But 1 do not think
the people desire such a radical
change. My activities in the
referrence of this bill to the peo
ple, comes from a pure source.
There is no money in it to me. 1
ask no man to sign the petition
against his wishes. 1 have pre
pared nine petitions in the last
live days for as many different
sections of the State. The people
are becoming interested. Anyone
desiring a petition to circulate in
assisting to secure tin- signers nec
essary to have the bill referred to
the people, will be furnished same
if they will write me.
Thanking you for your kindly
indulgence, 1 am, Yours truly,
\Y. 1). Baker.
Charlotte, Ark., July 3.
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IV\RN I'MONI: m RESIDENCE *5
RECALLS DISASTROUS STORM
Mr. Editor.—Twenty-three years
ago today (June 28,1888)one of the
most destructive wind, rain and
hail storms that ever visited Inde
pendence county swept the Char
lotte neighborhood.
If my memory is not at fault,
there were 56 crops partially and
many totally destroyed. W. M.
Jemigan had a six or eight acre
oat patch just ready for the blade,
and after the storm you could not
tell that an oat stalk had ever
stood on the entire block. Com,
cotton, fruit and gardens were de
stroyed, timber badly damaged and
many residences injured. In many
houses every pane of glass was
broken from the windows. But the
people lived over it, and if any of
them ever missed a meal or went
to bed hungry I do not know it.
I was at Barren Fork that day,
at Joe M. Denison’s, and could see
the white or milky streaks of rain
and hail and hear the awful roar;
and Barren Fork is is miles away.
There were no lives lost that 1
remember, but there were many
sad-faced farmers who had seen
the results of their hard labor
swept away in a few short hours.
This little look backward may
cheer up some despondent tiller of
the soil and give him courage to
press onward and th;mk God that i
such calamities are not upon him !
now. Bad things may be ahead, I
but some have already passed and '
yet all is well.
The outlook here now is good
for a bountiful crop of corn and
cotton. Health is good; about as
much so here as any place we have
ever lived. But the worst months
are August and September.
Best wishes to all. Cordially,
Jas. F. Jernigam,
Marked Tree, Ark., June 28.
THE TROUBLESOME FLY
The ordinary house fly has been
found to be an important factor in
the spread of typhoid fever, and a
nation-wide battle is being waged
upon this troublesome little insect
'which is now often referred to as
the “typhoid fly.” It might as reas
onably be called the “tuberculosis
fly,” because it can just as readily
pick up the germs of this disease
and spread them broadcast in a
community where there is a victim
of this disease. Keep up the battle
against the fly; the nearer you
come keeping them exterminated
from your premises, the safer you
j are.
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A GOOD REPORT
Rev. W. B. Oneal. missionary
for the Independence Baptist As
sociation, submits the following re
port of work done to July 1.
Days of labor, 105; miles travel
ed, 1151; sermons preaceed, 89;
other addresses, 27; prayers in
homes, 15; Sunday school started,
i 5; churches organized, 1; additions
by letter, 11; additions by baptism,
7; money received in field, $05,17.
MAGNESS riUSINCiS
Joe Ladd has been seriously ill
for the past few days.
Ottie Edgar was up from New
ark Saturday afternoon.
Sidney Burt has bee seriously ill
for th e past few days with the
fever.
Misses Hester McPherson and
Edith Owens spent Saturday after
noon at Newark.
Miss Carrie Owen came down
from Batesville Sunday to visit
Miss Blanch Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. 1. Sturdivant of
Newark visited at Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Tomlinso’n Sunday.
Mrs. Herbert Snapp and sister,
Miss Clara Pate, were shopping at
Newark Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Winford Tomlinson is quite
sick with the fever at the home of
her parents, Mr. and M rs. Ballard.
Miss Carrie Henderson of New
ark spent Saturday night and Sun
day with her cousisn, Mrs. Boss
Burns.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Freeze of New
ark spent Saturday night and Sun
day with the lady’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Tomlinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith,and lit
tle daughter, Mona, left Sunday
morning for Jamestown to visit
the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Snapp.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Magness.
Mrs. Charlie Magness and children,
Vivian, Nina and Cleo and Miss
Kate Penny left Thursday for a
two months visit to Colorado.
HELTON TRIES TO ESCAPE
Fred Melton, who is confined in
the county jail at Batesville, made
an unsuccessful attempt to Rain
his liberty a few days ago. He at
tempted to escape by digging a
hole through the brick wall of the
jail. He worked on the hole at
night, keeping his coat hanging
over it in the daytime, and had a
considerable hole dug nearly en
tirely through the wall when dis
covered. Melton was bound over
to the grand jury by the justice
court here some time ago on a
charge of burglary, and being un
able to give bond, was sent to jail.
WEDS MIS TWO DAUGHTERS
An unusual wedding took place
at Winslow last Sunday night when
Rev. Daniel Webster Reed perform
ed the marriage ceremony for his
two daughters, the Misses Anna
and Ella Reed. The former mar
ried Robert Pence and the latter
RufusjPence. The grooms are nep
hews of the minister.
BEST STORY IN THE BIBLE
One of our friends in discussing
the best story in the Bible, says:
“It may surprise you, but it’s about
Noah and the flood. We say this
even in the face of educated folks,
who turn up their noses and de
I dare this story a fake. You re
member Noah had to work a long
time on that ark. It was uphill
business, too, at best, to go on toil
ing and sweating, day after day in
the hot sun building a boat away
lout on dry land while the local an
vil and hammer clubs sat around
spitting tobacco juice upon his
lumber, whittling up his pine
hoards with their jack knives and
telling him what a fool he was to
I be expecting a big rain in a coun
try that was too hot to grow al
falfa. But he kept at it. Finally
the flood came and every mother’s
I son of the croakers were drowned.
I 1'his is the only instance we know
of in either sacred or profane his
tory where a bunch of knockers
got exactly what was coming to
them.” Tipton Times.
COMMENDS OLDIIELD
The last issue of Byran’s Com
moner speaks in high terms of
Congressman Billie Oldfield’s re
cent speech delivered in the Nat
ional House of Representatives on
the wool schedule. The Commoner
publishes Mr. Oldfield’s speech in
full and says:
Representative W. A. Oldfield of
Arkansas (democrat) delivered a
speech in the house of representa
tives June 10th. That speech ought
to be read by every democrat, as
well as by every other American
citizen. Mr. Oldfield went directly
to the question “Is Free Wool
flood Democratic Doctrine?” Read
Mr. Oldfield’s speech carefully, and
then hand it to your democratic
neighbor.”
RESIDENCE f OR SALE
We have three beautiful cottag
es for sale, just two blocks from
Newark public school building; all
first classs condition; three to four
rooms each; good water, and most
desirable location in town. Will he
sold at a sacrifice. Henderson Real
Estate Co.
EARLY BIRDS
Three candidates for sheriff,
three for county judge, two for
county clerk and oncTor county
treasurer have ann^Brced in the
papers in Lawrence county. They
believe in keeping the political pot
boiling in Lawrence. ,
PICNIC AT riACJNESS
There will be a big two-days pic
nic at Magness on Friday and Sat
urday, July 21 and 22. Everybody
invited to attend with well-tilled
baskets.
BOOST THE STATE FAIR
Preparations Under Way Por Im
provement in All Depart
ments of Exposition
Hot Springs, July 5.—Early in
dications point to the greatest ex
position this year in the history of
the Arkansas State Fair.
From a modest beginning it has
developed into a thing of vast
magnitude, not only state-wide but
inter-state in scope. Having the
finest and best adapted fairgrounds
and plant in the South, and locat
ed at the nation’s greatest health
and pleasure resort, visited annu
ally by over 200,000 people from
all parts of the United States, and
the world atlarge.it affords ex
ceptional facilities for the exploita
tion of our State’s marvelous re
sources. Never before have the
eyes of the outside world been
centered on Arkansas as now. Her
vast possibilities and opportunities
for investment are attracting capi
tal and thrifty immigration. Every
progressive county, every wide
awake town, in the State, which
has commercial, agricultural and
industrial advantages to offer,
should be at the State Fair with
exhibits and advertising matter.
All departments promise won
derful expansion this year. The
cattle show will be immense, in
cluding herds of many pure blood
breeds from otherstates. The same
will be true of the swine, horse
and sheep departments. The poul
try department will be uninterest
ing feature, and breeders of fine
fouls should prepare to mane en
tries. Prospects of bounteous crops
in all lines presage a show of agri
cultural and fruit products that
will astonish the world.
I'lie amusement attractions will
be more varied and higher class
than ever, and clean in character.
Railroads rates will be secured
reducing the expense to a mini
mum. A premium of $100 cash
will be awarded the county mak
ing the best exhibit, determined
by the greatest number of awards
to individuals of the county.
HIELDS-CHAHBERAIN
Clarence Fields and Miss Mamie
Chamberlain were married Sunday
evening at 7 o’clock at the home
of the bride’s mother in this city,
Sqeire E. M. Wilson officiating.
They are prominent and popular
young people, and The Journal
joins their many friends in extend*
congratulations and good wishes.
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