The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
O. F. Craio. Editor
F.ntered at the post office at Newark,
Arkansas, as second class mail matter
FRIDAY, JULY 12,1912
WHERE DOES THE
NEGRO STAND?
Discussing the proposed Amend
ment No. 11, which seeks to take
the ballot from the negro, the
Sharp County Record makes the
following observations, which
strike The Journal as being logical
and pretty much to the point. *
“Forty-two years of political
equality for the negro have been a
dismal failure. Having the ballot
thrust into his hand when he was
incompetent to receive it, the negro
has made no progress in qualifying
himself for the duties of citizenship.
An occasional instance of laudable
progress in mental development in
a black man or woman fails to
conceal the fact that the masses of
the race are degenerating. The
negro, as a race, is not advancing
in any quality that constitutes the
true citizen. His ambitions are fix
ed lowly, and his fondest hopes do
not rise above the actual day’s
necessities and the revelries of the
night. Does he build churches and
schools? Does he want them?
Where is his support of public en
terprise and the burdens of gov
ernment? Where is his patriotism?
Where is he found when principle
is at stake? When was his voice
raised in protest against a wrong?
With no knowledge of government
and no concern about it, why
should the illiterate negro partici
pate in forming the policies of gov
ernment? If the negro is to be a
citizen he should be a citizen in
something else besides mere
name.”
WHY SLIGHT GOOD ROADS?
The United States spends an
nually $95,000,000 for the mainte
nance of a standing army, $12,5-,
000,000 annually for its naval es
tablishment, $20,000,000 annually
for improvement of rivers and
harbors, and $4,000,000 annually
for diplomatic representatives a
broad.
But the United States govern
ment spends nothing annually for
the construction and improvement
of public highways.
The Democratic house, however
has passed a bill providing for the
expenditure of from $10,000,000 to
$18,000,000 annually for the im
provement of the country’s roads.
Thus a start has been made that
will eventually lead to tangible re
sults in road building. There is
absolutely no reason why the gov
ernment should spend millions of
dollars annunally on rivers and
harbors and for such an enormous
army and navy that produces or
creates nothing, and at the same
time refuse to aid in a matter of so
great importance to the real pro
ducers of the nation’s wealth as
the problem of road building.
The Arkansas Advancement As
sociation has taken stand a in favor
of many things for the betterment
of conditions in the state, and has
considered some things of doubt
ful utility. One thing seems to
have been relegated to a rear seat,
the making of homes. Given one
hundred thousand new homes, in
addition to the thousands already
a credit to the state, and Arkansas
need have no fear for the future.
Party platforms are well enough
in their way, but after all we must
depend upon the common sense of
the masses; and those who have
homes, no matter if they are hum
ble, can always be trusted. They
constitute the basis of a state’s
prosperity.— Cotter Record.
The bandana handkerchief has
been adopted by Colonel Roosevelt
as the emblem of his new political
party. If the democrats will now
adopt the old-time linen duster for
their emblem our sartorial satis
faction will be supreme. We are
going “back to the farm” with the
speed of a forty horse-power auto
mobile.—Farm and Ranch.
Every normally constituted hu
man being has in him an impluse
to be or do something a little bet
ter than his neighbor. The world
is the gainer by this common im
pulse, for it inspires invention,
promotes resourcefulness, incites
emulation and makes itself felt for
better things everywhere in life.
There is a pretty pood sermon
in the following thought, from
Elbert Hubbard: “Do not be dis
turbed about saving your soul, it
will certainly be saved if you
make it worth saving.”
The good roads fever has struck
Randolph county. We hope it will
prove contagious and spread down
this way.
FARiTER KILLS SELF
lmboden, July 5. AlonzaEldins
i a prominent and highly respected
farmer of Randolph county, com
mitted suicide yesteday by shoot
ing himself with a shotgun. He
was at his home near Ingram, a
small village when he committed
the rash deed. Members of his
family and neighbors beleiye him
to have been insane. He was well
to do as far as finances were con
cerned.
NOTICE TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
The attention of directors is call
ed to the fact that the law req uires
that their annual and enumeration
report be made as soon as possible
after the first of July, and must be
tiled with the county examiner not
later than the twentieth of July.
Please make the report as accurate
as possible. Give all the informa
tion asked for except the financial
statement, which I shall obtain
from the treasurer's books. 1 wish
to thank the directors for their
promptness in the past in making
their reports. Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
The Hot Springs
OF ARKANSAS
More than a mountain resort; more than a fashionable I
playground—these wonderful springs, with their mys
terious health-giving waters, have become famous as
Nature’s Greatest Sanitarium l
The waters of the Hot Springs of Arkansas are the
greatest waters known to mankind. There is no sub
stitute for the Hot Springs baths. Their marvelous
cures cannot be exaggerated. No one can afford to
deprive himself of the quiet rest, the exhilarating joy
and the wonderful toning up that comes from a course
of these baths, coupled with the rehabilitating influ
ence of the mountain ozone and beautiful landscapes
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BOONE COUNTY TICK
FIGHT IS SETTLED
Suit Which Had Been Filed to
Test Law is Withdrawn and
Work is Continued
Harrison. July 8.—The litiga
tion and trouble in this county
over the dipping of cattle in an
effort to exterminate the Texas
j fever tick, has been happily ad
justed and satisfactorily settled,
i and everything is moving on nice
| ly at present.
The farmers and cattle people
who opposed the process employed
by the government to get rid of
the fever tick came in last week
and saw about 500 cattle dipped
and watched the after results;
these were so satisfactory that
even William Gifford, who had
brought suit in the chancery
court, withdrew his suit and had
his own cattle dipped.
Dr. Niligan, who has the mat
ter in charge in this part of the
state, is here in Harrison at pres
ent, and reports the work going
on very satisfactory and the peo-1
pie are heartily co-operating with
| the government in this splendid
| work. He kindly asks The Jour
nal to publish these facts, so that
the people of Independence Coun
ty will know that all opposition to
this work in Boone county has
abated.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
The Newark Telephone Com
pany’s operators have been in
structed to charge all parties, that
are not subscribers. We can no
more afford to give you free talks
than your grocer can give you
free sugar.
We are not climbing poles for
the fun of it.
It will cost you no more to have
a telephone in your home than it j
costs your neighbor.
II. I). Kllkr, Manager. I
The Journal for Job Printing, i
LODGE MEETINGS
Newark Eastern Star Lodge meets
on the first Thursday in each month
at ii o’clock p. m. Visiting members
cordially welcome.
Mrs. J. i. Sturdivant, Worthy Matron
TitOFOSED AMBimKEVT TO VJKB
CONSTITUTION 07 THI STATS
07 ARKANSAS.
Notice la hereby given that tha f*l
lowing Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the State Constitutloa.
was passed by the General Assembly at
its regular session of 1911, and that
the same will be submitted to the
electors of the State at the next
general election, to be held Monday,
September 3, 1912. for adoption or re
jection.
Proposed Amendment No. II.
That the following article ahall be
proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
which, when agreed to by a majority of
all the members elected to each House
and adopted by a majority of the elec
tors of the state voting ut the next
general election for senators and rep
resentatives, shall become a part of the
Constitution of Arkansas
Every male citizen of the United
States, or every male person who has
declared hla Intention of ,g u
citizen of the same, of tha ns o of
twenty-one years or upward, who has
resided in the State twelve months. In
the county six months, and in the pre
cinct. town or ward one month next
preceding any election at which he may
propose to vote, and who Is able to read
and Interpret, or interpret when read
to him, if he is prevented from read
ing the same by reason of any p>hysl
eai disability, any section of the Constt
tution of the State of Arkansas, except
such persons as may, for the cominis
Sion of some felony. n« deprived of the
right to vote by law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, and who shall exhibit a
poll tax receipt or other evidence that
lie has paid his poll tax at the time of
collecting taxes next preceding such
election, shall be allowed to vote at any
election held In the State of Arkansas
but no person who was, on January 1,
1X66, or at any time prior thereto, en
titled to vote under tha Constitution or
statutes of any State In the United
States, wherein he then resided, and no
male person of foreign birth who was
naturalized prior to the adoption of
tins amendment, and no lineal descend
ant of such person, who shall possess
the other qualifications described In this
article, shall he denied the right to
vote because of his inability to so read
and Interpret sections of the Constl
tution of this State provided, that male
persons who make satisfactory proof
that they have attained the age of I
twenty-one years since the time
for assessing the taxes for the
year next preceding the year In
which the election at which he
may propose to vote is held, and pos
so.sy. ■ the other qualifications required
by this article shall Tie permitted to
vote; and. provided, further, that the
sail tax receipt shall be so marked by
dated stamp or other written endorse
inent by the Judges of election to whom
It may first be presented, as to pre
vent the holder thereof from voting
more than once at any election
The Judges of election shall enforce
t! ( provisions of this article and ahal;
be the Judges of the qualifications of
electors ”
The above resolution was filed In the |
office of the Secretary of State on
March 16. 1911
Ka' h elector may vote for or against
tlie above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
11th day of February. 1312
Earle w hodges.
Secretary of Slata.
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AND ORDER THE
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We will gladly ship you any instrument desired
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TERMS OF PAYMENT
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tremely liberal flexible payment plan, making
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LITTLE ROCK
Established 1863
) Oldest, largest and best in Ark.
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It's Quality
That Counts
You don't buy a wagon often,
and when you buy you want
one that will give you full val
ue for the money you invest.
The Birdsell Wagons
are the best made. They are
made for hard service and are
worth the money. Come and
look them over and get prices.
H. E. HAWTHORNE
Newark : : : Arkansas
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ALL KINDS OK
GROCERIES
FRESH MEATS AND ICE
Chops, Bran and Oats
highest Market Price Paid for All Kinds
of Country Produce
ADAMS BROS.
Cotton aod Corn Buyers
And Dealers in General Merchandise.
To the Farmers--We want vcur produce, and will pay
you the highest market price in cash or trade.
Newark, ..... Arkansas
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