The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River country, where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 4, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 30
WANT PARCELS POST
Farmers Union President Tells
Why the Country Needs it.
President C. S. Barrett of the
National Farmers Union, has issu
ed a strong statement in favor of
the proposed parcels post legis
lation which he hopes to see pass
ed by the next congress. Among
other things he says:
“National'in its scope and in
cluding every shade of political
belief in America, it is essential
that the Farmers’ Union get to
gether in a non-partisan program
for reforms in which they are
mutually interested, regardless of
political divisions or alignment.
“One of these reforms—or
rather advancements—I believe it
our special duty to push at the
forthcoming session of congress is
the establishment of a parcels post.
“Last session I took a census of
congress and found that enough
representatives and senators were
in favor—or at least said they
were in favor —of this feature to
secure the enactment in some
form.
“It is now incumbent upon us
to get in behind all congressmen
alike and make them redeem this
promise.
“Insurgents and regulars, demo
crats or republicans, populists or
socialists—it is up to them to come
across and give us something the
entire country wants and that no
man can logically or honestly op
pose.
“We have international parcels
post agreement with forty-eight
nations, with a maximum weight
of eleven pounds, with the postage
12 cents per pound.
“If a parcels post is right,
profitable aud feasible from an in
ternational standpoint, it is right,
logical and profitable from a nat
ional standpoint.
“The American farmer has an
especial interest in an American
parcels post.
“Consider what the American
express companies charge you for
eleven pounds of your farm pro
ducts, either for 50 or 500 miles
and you see where you are being
bled.
“You are paying needless trib
ute on every ounce of supplies
you receive, in the express classifi
cation. The aggregate totals a tax
of millions upon American farm
ers each year. There is no jus
tice, no sense in this practice.
“Often you are compelled to
lose time and spend money send-1
in# into your county site for tools
food, clothing or other supplies.
A parcels post would reduce that
expense by a great big fraction.
“These are some of the leading
reasons why the farmer, why
every'American citizen, should be
in favor of a parcels post. Proper
pressure this season by letter and
conversation upon congressmen of
every party will get results before !
the end of next summer.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEHENT
Rev. J. M. Stephenson, pres
ident of the Methodist Protestant
church, will preach at Pleasant
liill church, Batesville circuit, on
Saturday night before the second
Sunday in November, also at 11
o’clock on Sunday, which will be
the 13th of November. Every
body invited to come and hear
him. D. W. McGinnis, Pastor.
MAYOR TEACHES BOYS
The mayor of Brinkley haw
started semi-monthly meetings
with the boys of the town, to
teach them good government and
behavior. The meetings are held
on Sunday and are largely attend
ed by the future administrators of
the city laws.
WOULD IT WORK IN NEWARK
Revs. B. A. Few and ,1. S.
Compere, Methodist and Baptist
ministers of Magnolia, have tried
the experiment of changing pul
pits occasionally, and find they are
greeted with enlarged audiences.
LOOK HERE, HR. MAN
If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
ENDS LIFE WITH LAUDANUM
Josie Jones, Formerly of Tucker
man, Kills Self in Memphis.
Josie Jones, formerly of Tuck
erman, committed suicide in Mem
phis Tuesday afternoon by taking
laudanum.
Her dead body was found at
139 Hulig street, and tightly
clutched in her hand was a note
addressed to Willie Rogers, tell
ing him good-bye and saying, "I
cannot live a life of shame any
longer.
She had been in Memphis only
a short time, having left her home
at Tucker man only a few weeks
ago.
The young woman was the for
mer wife of Bob Jones, whose
home is near Tuckerman, but she
and her husband had been separ
ated for some time. As an in
mate of a resort in Memphis,
where she had been for only a
short time, nothing was known of
her past life until after her dead
body was found in her room with
the note clutched in her hand.
OIL TROUGH TINK4.INGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Willie Davidson went to New
ark with cotton to sell Tuesday.
A little child of ,1. B. Bullard's
died Saturday evening of diptheria.
Mrs. Rachel Ellis died Monday
evening of consumstion. She was
(53 years old.
W. D. Gray lost a fine colt Sat
urday night. It got into the crib
and ate too much.
G. W. .Johnson of Tina was
down visiting his sons, Frank and
W. l).,and his grand daughter,
| Mrs. Mark Owens.
E. L. Reeves returned Friday
from Fort Smith, where he attend
ed the I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
as a delegate from Oil Trough
Lodge.
Clint Davidson’s team ran away
with him Wednesday in the Conn
lane, throwing him from the wagon
and bruising him up considerably,
j He is able to be out again now.
GRIFFIN FOR AUDITOR
Hen L. Gritlin of Conway, for
mer secretary of the Arkausas
Farmers Union, will probably
be a candidate for state auditor in
the next Democratic primary.
' This will make the race for audi
j tor interesting, to say the least, as
John Oathout, who was defeated
1 by Auditor John K. Jobe three
i years ago, is also a candidate for
' the position, and Col. Colquitt,
deputy auditor, is also looked up
on as a candidate.
BANKS FOR GOVERNOR
Papers of Southeast Arkansas
are boosting A. B. Banks, the
Fordyce insurance president and
banker, for governor, to succeed
George \V, Donagh^y.
METHODIST CONFERECE
M. P. Annual Conference to be
Held at Oak Grove Nov. 16.
The Arkansas Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
Church will convene at Oak Grove
church, near Magness, on Wed
nesday, November 16, at 10 o’clock
a. m., Rev. J. M. Stephenson pre
siding.
The community has been honor
ed by the selection of this place
for the meeting of the annual con
ference of this great organization
which is doing a good work in
helping to spread the Christian
religion and in helping mankind
to a nobler and better life.
Rev. D. W. McGinnis, pastor
of the Batesville circuit, who is
an earnest and zealous worker in
the cause, has issued the following
statement regarding the confer
ence:
“The Arkansas Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
church will convene at Oak Grove
church, Batesville circuit, at 10
o’clock on the morning of the 16th
of November. Everybody is cor
dially invited to attend this con
ference. There will be preaching
services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
each day during the conference.
“All the good people who have
promised to help take care of the
ministers and delegates are es
peciallly invited to be present on
the 16th, so as to convey their as
signed guests to their homes.
Should there be any so situated
that they cannot care-for anyone,
please notify me, so I can make
other arrangements.
“Thanking all in advance, 1 say
come one and all and let us have a
good time and get better acquaint
ed. May God bless you all.”
1). W. McGinnis, Pastor.
BOY WINS $300
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Earl Stubblefield, 17 years old,!
of Dalton, Randolph county, was
declared winuer of the $300 prize
given by the State Bankers’ asso
ciation for the best ear of corn
raised in Arkansas in the Boys’
| Corn club contest. The
award was made by the corn club
committee. A loving cup for the
best county showing in corn club i
work was also awarded to Ran
dolph county. We saw the exhib
it of the Randolph Boys Corn
Club at the Arkansas State Fair,
and it was certainly a fine display
of corn and a credit to Randolph
county.
BACK TO ARKANSAS
W. C. Shepard of Ash Flat sold
his farm of eighty acres for $t>00
and moved to Oklahoma. He
stayed one year and returned,
making an effort to purchase his
old homestead, but, failing, pur
| chased the one adjoining, also of
eighty acres, for $1,500.
| THE UNGRATEFUL WRETCHES
The following editorial par
agraph from the Memphis News
'Scimitar rather indicates that the
hproic work of our Jeff in saving
Tennessee is not fully appreciated
by those igs over in that state who
are so self-conceited as to think
they have sense enough to run
their own business: “Hon. Jeff
Davis, of Arkansas, and Hon.
Earl Brewpr, of Mississippi, hav
ing saved Tennessee, may now re
turn to their homes. Tennesseans
were never able to take care of
their own affairs, and greatly ap
preciate the assistance given them
by these heroic political aliens.”
SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED
A story creeps out about Mr.
Roosevelt’s trip through the south
that is too good to keep. At a
town in Tennessee about fifty men
and women, white and black, had
turned out to see him. “Air you
Roosevelt asked a be-whiskered
mountaineer. “I’m Roosevelt,”
grinned the colonel. “Good
Gawd!” exclaimed a negro wom
an with disappointment written all
over her face.— El Paso Times.
W. O. W. UNVEILING
On next Sunday, November 6,
at 2 p. m. Newark Camp W. (). W.
will unveil the beautiful monu
ments in Blue Springs cemetery
erected to the memory of the late
Sove. John M. Magness and Nath
an Prince. State Manager Philip
Miller of Little Rock will be pres
ent and deliver an address. In
vitations have been sent all the
nearby camps to attend and par
ticipate in the ceremonies.
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the un
dersigned are reqnested to call on
or before Dec. 1 and make settle
ment, as I have obligations to
meet. II. Johi.k.
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DIED FROM HIS INJURIES
l)r. J. I. West Receives Fatal In
juries in (jin Friday.
Dr. .1. I. W'est, a prominent
and well known citizen of the De
parfoe neighborhood, received in
juries at his cotton gin Friday
afternoon from which he died in a
few hours.
Iiis hand was caught in the saws
of one of the gin-stands, and his
whole hand and forearm were hor
ribly mangled before the machin
ery could be stopped.
Drs. W yatt and Ellis were sum
moned and found it necessary to
amputate the arm.
The great loss of blood had so
weakened him that he was unable
to rally from the effects of the in
jury and died while under the in
fluence of chloroform.
Dr. West was one of the best
known and most substantial citi
zens of the county and his untime
ly and tragic death is deeply re
gretted by his many friends.
Dr. W'cst moved his family to
Pleasant Plains a few years ago
and engaged in the drug business.
He had built up a good business in
the drug trade and enjoyed a large
practice as a physician.
He had gone out to the farm for
a day or two to look after matters
there when the fatal accident oc
cured, late in the afternoon Fri
day, death resulting about 11
o’clock that night.
He was a prominent Mason and
Odd Fellow and the funeral ser
vices were held with fraternal
honors Sunday morning.
Burial took place at Maple
Springs.
THE REAL POWER
Jullia Ward Howe, who has
just died at the age of ninety-one,
uttered a great truth in a recent
address, when she declared that
the real force that counts in the
world is not horse-power, but
mother-power. For convenience
in mechanical matters horse-power
is commonly used, but it is mother
power, a force beyond measure
ment and beyond analysis, which
gives the old world its best and
strongest impulses along the path
of progress.—Youths Companion.
TEXAS LAND FOR SALE
If you want to go to Texas, see
the White River Land & Invest
ment Company about the excell
ent propositions in Texas lands
they have to oiler you.
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