The
Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 27, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 7
THE PARDONING EVIL
Figures Show Pardoning Power is
Abused in Some States
Since the Cooper pardon in
Tennessee, the Nashville Tennees
sean lias secured some interesting
data as to the use of the pardoning
power in the various states of the
union.
During his three years in olHce
Gov. Patterson has issued 950
pardons. Of this number, 152
were to convicted murderers; 109
to illicit liquor sellers; 175 to pis
tol toters; 124 to convicted thieves
and 402 for miscellaneous crimes,
such as arson, rape, violation of
the age of consent law, forgery,
burglary, etc.
The information furnished by
the Tennessean was secured direct
ly from the governors, secretaries
of state and pardon boards of the
states referred to.
In Michigan in the last ten
years 114 pardons, all told, have
been granted, an average of some
thing more than eleven a year, but
during the last five years only two
pardons have been granted.
In New York State during the
past ten years 127 pardons have
been issued, and 200 commutations
granted.
In Maine, according to the sec
retary of state, "the pardoning
hoard grants few pardons, perhaps
an average of three or four a
year.”
During the past ten years there
were 39 pardons granted in Rhode
Island.
Florida has a record of 700 par
dons during the ten years, and
Alabama has 555 pardons and pa
roles during the past five years.
Colorado has granted 179 par
dons in ten years.
During the same period 102 par
dons and commutations we re grant
ed in Nebraska. The present
governor of Nebraska has granted
only seven pardons.
California’s record for the ten
years is 05 pardons and 140 com
m utations.
In ten \ ears the states of New
York, Rlude Island, Colorado,
Nebraska, Maine and l tab have
granted a total of only 695 par
dons, while Tennessee has granted
956 pardons within a little more
than three years under Patterson’s
ad ministration.
Arkansas’ pardon record during
the Davis administration and the
Pindall administration, is bad
enough, but even Davis’ pardon
record does not compare with Gov.
Patterson’s. Davis granted about
1100 pardons during the six years
lie was governor of Arkansas, but
Gov. Patterson has granted 95*> in
three years.
During Gov. Donaghey’s ad
ministration, not so many pardons j
have been granted in Arkansas,
but even under the present admin
istration, our pardon record does
not compare very favorably with
that of many of the older and
more populous states. The .Jour
nal does not have the figures at
hand as to the exact number of
pardons granted by Gov. Dona-!
ghey, but it is safe to say that he
has granted less pardons than any
governor Arkansas has had in tif
teen years.
DENIES PETITION OF WETS
Judge Coffin flakes Ruling at Ad
journed Session of Court
Newport, May 21. — Judge diar
ies 1\ Coffin, presiding in an ad
journed session of the Jackson
Circuit Court today, denied a writ
of mandamus sought against the
County Court by A. 1). Hailey, H.
C. Sanders, et. a)., to compel the j
lower court to make the plaintiffs
parties to the three-mile prohibi
tion order, so that they might take
an appeal. The petitioners, A. I>.
Hailey and II. C. Sanders, through
their attorneys, then asked the'
court to consider their petition to
to give them access to the petitions
and papers of the case, which was
refused by Judge Coffin in sustain
ing the demurrer of the counsel
for prohibitionists.
In the matter of C. West et ah,
praying for an order to prohibit
the sale of liquor within three
miles of the Newport schoolhouse,
A. 1>. Hailey and II. C. Sanders,
through their attorneys, appeared
before the County Court again
Saturday morning and asked a
new trial of the case. This motion
for a new trial and the setting
aside of the order was denied by
the county judge and an appeal
was then prayed. This appeal the
court also refused on the ground
that petitioners were not parties to '
the order, but granted them an ap
peal from the order, refusing to
make them parties to the suit.
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HUNTING FORBIDDEN
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Notice is hereby given that no
hunting will be permitted on my ;
farm lying just east of Newark.
E. T. Maun ess.
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think that Banks were made for the rich. If you
are one of the misinformed who have this idea, let
us again emphasize the fact that THIS IS A BANK
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
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for this reason: Many a deposit of $1 has grown in
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No account too large and none too small for our
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E. M. Ford, Cashier
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AN INDORSEMENT
To the Voters of Independence County:
We, the undersigned citizens of Oil Trough and Christian
townships, take this method of expressing to the voters of Inde
pendence County our indorsement of A. B. Pelley as a candidate
for Sheriff, he having only twenty days to canvass the County
and it being almost impossible for him to make a close canvass
personally, in so short a time.
Mr. Pelley has been a citizen of one or the other of these
townships for many years, and we know him to be an honest,
upright business man; and that he has the ability to make us a
good Sheriff, and we strongly recommend him to the voters of
Independence County.
Zed Grittiith
.1. P. Hawkins
J. K. Morris
M. S. Griffin
Dug Nash
A. L. Page
Mont Martin
W. Starkey
Dan James
E. W. Wheeler
G. R. Nichols
J. M. Suggs
E. G. Castolo
E. <Davidson
John Clayton
0. A. Riddle
W. S. Rishop
W. H. Caplinger
S. S. Easter
A. Allen
Will Hines
J. W. Martin
W. W. White
J. H. Rogers
1). ('. Kendrick
15. 11. Robertson
R. E Cowan
T. N Robertson
E. Davidson, Jr
Jim Milan
J. T. Page
1’. S. Ford
S. A. Dealer
15. M. Cook
E. W. Weatherman
C. 15. Kent
T. A. Hackney
I red Beard
W. L. Pettit
M. C, Burrow
R. L. Pridmore
C. C. Wingo
Mark Owen
Will Levingston
W. C. Halliburton
R. A. Pearce
II. C. Hunter
J. A. Nichols
W. O. Moore
1). Dorathy
R. C. Adams
T. H. Henderson
A. R. Harris
J. W. Shirley
C. R. McCartney
11. W. Dorathy
L A. Pegg
John Prater
15. F. Trotter
W. W. Anderson
W. H. Elevens
E. L. Reeves
Stone Grogan
J. P. Hammons
J. W. Phifer
E. 11. Pearce
Dell Williams
J. M. Gatling
E. S. Arnold
W. F. Wilson, M. I).
J. C. Sanders
1. S. Hill
Frank Smotherman
O. K. C 'ook
William D. Hodges
W. F. Brinkley
R. C. Massey
C. W. Ford
J. D. Ruse
T. M. Batson
J. S. Hill
T. J. Pollard
John Welsh
J. M. (’handler
J. C. Duncan
W. W. Long
S. M. Pickens
J. W. Adams
H. W. Davis
George Johnson
J. P. Williams
P. R. Broadwaters
S. L. Brownlow
Henry Walker
J. L. Davidson
Henry Terry
W. li. Half
Kellie ( rabtree
W. A. Nash
W. R. Hunter
A. C. Hines
John Seymore
II. J. Harper
B. F. Pollard
J. D. Sellers
,T. R. Taylor
J. H. Flippo
J. N. Robertson
G. C. Davidson
W. S. Leonard
Jasper Shirley
Willis Pate
T. N. A hart
Henry Elevens
J. A. Anschultz
T. B. Weatherman
J. T. Taylor
P. E. Osborne
M. A. Davidson
John Flippo
C. E. Stuart
o. F. Pearce
.1. 15. Bullard
Ed Hankins
Lee White
J. T. Halliburton
W. A. Halliburton
G. W. Meacham
R. R. Reeves
R. M. Davidson
W. L. Davidson
A. Shirley
W. A. Mayhue
G. G. Grauer
S. N. Cliurchwell
(’. C. Bruce
J. H. McGlothlin
J. C. White
V. .1. Woodson
A. J. Shirley
(’. S. Ellis, M. D.
F. E. Clark
W. E. Chambliss
John Clark
I. C. Hill
Albert McFarlin
J. S. Ham
T. P. Lusk
G. W. White
T. J. Cochran
John Qualls
G. A. Sisk
A. Z. Shipp
J. L. Altora
J. W. Lusk
Fred liullard
Charley Alev
L. W. Cook
(Iscar Smotherman
W. R. Batson
L. D. Cowers
J. A. I
W. F. Jones
K. Hutchinson
L. F. Cook
J. E. Duncan
C. W. Webb
A. W. Winett
J. J. Grauer
W. Smotherman
J. A. Davidson
F. C. Nichols
A. Brownlow
W. R. Hill
J. F. Friz/.ell
George Foster
J. I. Hill
N. E. Finley
J. M. Fisher
G. R. Raster
N. II. George
J. W. (’orbit
A. Floyd
Hiram Harper
Cleve Smith
J. A. Robertson
A. 1). Taylor
15. F. ('ow'an
Claud Clayton
J. H. Kent
Rupert Leonard
T. J. Wallace
A. Pate
J. G. Starnes
W. J. Davis
W. A. Davidson
James Davidson
I). C. Dickerson
15. F. Pridmore
J. S. Pasley
M. F. Bruce
S. U. Durham
Ed O’Guinn
J. H. Frank
Will Burrow
H. T. Hankins
J. Jj. (lutlaw
J. F. Webb
(5. I). Reeves
R. W. Hulsey
W. J. Caldwell
R. P. Gatling
15. O. Trotter
A. M. Plaster
li. F. Beard
G. W. “Morgan
W. II. Kent
<>. Fisher
A. F. Byrd
J. R. Wheeler
E. ('. Palmer
('. E, Aankins
E. L. Ellison
L. A. Parsons
J. M. Pennington
15. T. Cook
F. M. Bryant,M.D.
Byron Lacy
W. A. Key ton
W. M. A hart
A. J. Altom
Allie Busby
B. P. Crutcher
J. M. Stephens
I >. li. ('ook
Oat McVay
(>11 it* Sanders
S. M. Massey
C. S. Batson
Virgil L. Long
W. W. Batson
M. Hackney
NOTICE
Those who have bought portions
of the old stocklaw fence and have
not settled for same must do so
immediately or the Commissioners
will proceed to make another sale
as we must close this matter up
immediately. Also those who have
not paid their fence tax must do so
at once to avoid further expense,
(i. M. Fields, j
\V. \V. Madness, Commissioners
F. C. Hoyt, )
If you have anything to sell ad
vertise it in the Journal.
FINE BOTTOM FARP1 FOR SALE
Fine bottom farm of 820 acres,
near Egypt, in Craighead county;
130 acres in cultivation, four
dwellings in fair condition. Land
has been cleared within last seven
years and is fresh, good land and
not subject to overflow. This is a
tine farm, ideal location for stock
farm, and will be sold at a bar
gain. For price and terms address
White River Land & Investment
Co., Newark, Ark.
CORO CHRONICLES
Rev. Thompson filled his regu
lar appointment at Hopewell Sat
urday night, but the services Sun
day were rained out.
The rainy weather has retarded
farm work considerably.
When you have anything to
sell try advertising in the Journal.
There will not be any Sunday
school at the Baptist church next
Sunday on account of the singing
convention at Walnut Grove.
Crops in the hill section are
nearly all planted, but the wet
weather has retarded farm work
in the bottoms to a great extent.
The Forrest Valley Literary So
ciety at this place is in a thriving
condition, and new members are
coming in at every meeting. Wes
ley Crownover is president and
Ora Hobbs secretary. Let's all
get interested.
WANTS $25,000 DAMAGES
Newport Man Sues Neighbor For
Alienating Wife’s Affections
Newport, May 23.—Suit has been
filed in the Jackson Circuit Court
by S. B. Kyle through his attor
neys, Jones & Mack, against W.
T. Allison for damages in the sum
of $25,000. The complaint alleges
that the defendant alienated the
affections of his wife, Mrs. Mary
Will Kyle.
The defendant has been away
from Newport for a month or six
weeks, visiting in Northern cities
and is supposed at the present
time to be in Atlantic City. The
trial of the case will probably be
heard at the September term of
court.
The parties to the suit are prom
inent here in business and social
circles, the defendant being the
local manager for the Wooten Cot
ton Company and a member of the
last city council. S. B. Iv.vle was
a member of the firm of Kyle &
Koger and came here from Cotton
Plant.
TAKE CARE OF THE TREES
A beautiful tree is not the re
sult of a season's growth, nor ev
en a life time’s; a century is none
too long to produce it, and for
this reason it should have intelli
gent care. Many of our country
churches and school houses are lo
cated in beautiful groves and it is
often distressing to see these mag
nificent tress used commonly as
hitching posts, the bark gnawed
by the restless animals, or scarred
by passing vehicles. Little effort
on the part of the church attend
ants would be required to provide
hitching posts, leaving the trees
uninjured to fulfill their rightful
mission, the adorraent of the place
of worship.
THE SCHOOL ELECTION
Unusually Large Vote Shows Peo
ple are Interested in School
The largest vote was polled in
the school election Saturday that
was ever cast in a school election
in this district, the total vote be
ing 219. 1). C. Lane and II. E.
Hawthorne were elected directors
and a seven mill tax was voted,four
for building and three for school
purposes.
I lie large vote indicates the in
terest taken in the election, which
speaks well for our people and the
interest they take in school mat*
tors The school election is really
one of the most important elec
tions we have and The .Journal is
pleased to see our citizens so deep
ly interested along this line. We
are especially pleased with the re
sult of the vote on the tax levy.
The people fully appreciate the
necessity of providing liberally fcr
the maintenance of the school, and
voted the maximum levy of seven
mills. This insures sufficient funds
to keep the school up to its pre
sent high standard, and The .Jour
nal hopes the school board will use
every means at its command to d.>
this. The school has attained a re
putation as one of the best in the
county, and progress and advance
ment should continue to be the
watchword. We can not afford to
take any backward step, but
should heartily join hands, heads
and hearts in the work of advanc
ing the interest of the school. The,
progress and prosperity of a na
tion, a state, a county, town or
community depends largely upon
the character of its citizenship,
and there is no institution in our
modern civilization that weilds so
great an influence upon the char
acter of our citizenship as the pub
ic school. It therefore behooves
us as good citizens who are inter
ested in the welfare of posterity
and the welfare of our country to
lend every assistance possible to
every movement looking to the
betterment of the schools.
The school board is composed of
men who fully appreciate the im
portance of their position, and
The Journal belives they will at
all times exercise their best judg
ment in all matters affecting the
welfare of the school.
There was quite a lot of good
natured rivalry among friends of
the candidates for directors, but it
was purely a friendly contest in
which no animosity or prejudice
was injected. This is as it should
be, and The .Journal is glad that it
is so and that no ill feelings wero
engendered. The losers are as loy
al to the school as the winners, and
we believe they will sincerely join
The Journal in the wish that the
present board may do more for the
advancement and upbuilding of
the school than any of its prede
cessors.
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