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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 25, 1914
Vol. 14, No. 38
WILL FIGHT THE
GOING LIQUOR LAW
Liquor Question Will be a Promi
nent One in the Coming Ses
sion of the Legislature
Little Rock, Dec. 22.—The (Jo
ing anti-saloon law passed by the
last legislature, which has caused
die liquor interests of Arkansas an
endless amount of trouble and ex
pense during the last two years,
promises to engage much of the
attention of the legislators during
the early part of the coming sea
son.
The issue has been practically
drawn and will be fought out on
the line of repeal or no repeal.
The liquor interests will ask for
a straightout repeal of the law,
and the prohibitionists wil pre
sent a solid front against any
change whatever in the statute.
While it is expected that several
state-wide prohibition bills will
be introduced, no one expects the
coming legistaure to pass a meas
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leaders have expressed satisfaction
with the operation of the Going
law. The leaders say the Going
law has proved very effective
from the standpoint of the prohi
bitionists. This is the principal
reason why the liquor interests
want the law repealed, and a re
turn to the old order of things
when the burden of proof was
placed upon the anti-license fac
tion.
ROAD PAYS BACK TAX
At Little Rock, Tuesday, the
Cotton Belt Railway Co. gave At
torney General W. L. Moose a
check for $46,679.84, to cover the
amount of the railroad’s franchise
tax for the years 1911-1914 inclu
sive, plus a penalty of 25 percent,
and interest from the date the tax
was due until December 15, when
the statute was sustained by the
supreme court of the l ni tod States.
NEGROES ARE FORCED
TO QUIT STONE COUNTS
Mountain View, Dec 22.— Som<
of the negroes who were warnet
recently to leave Stone county
hesitated, and two houses on on<
of the negro farms were burne(
recently. There has been a gener
a! exodus of the blacks from tha
section since. The white peoplt
who live here say that the majoii
ty of the negroes in that commu
nity were peaceful and law-abid
ing citizens. It is thought that tht
trouble came up over some of the
white people, especially irresponsi
ble boys, mistreating the negroes.
Some time ago there was a com
plaint by the negroes that every
time they met to have preaching
the white boys would throw stone;
at the house and disturb in othet
ways. It is thought that the next
grand jury will make a thorough
investigation of the matter.
ASSESSMENT GROWS
The biennial report of the Ark
ansas Tax Commission, which ha;
just been filed in the governor’:
office at Little Rock, shows a de
cided increase in tax assessment:
in Arkansas during the past few
years. It shows that in 1913 the
personal assessment of the state
amounted to $129,641,234, and the
real property assessment $319,472,
026, a total of $449,113,260. The
estimated assessment for 1914 i:
$455,000,000, which is an increase
of $157,976,448 since the commis
sion was • organized in 1909. Ir
1914 the assessment of railroads,
telephones and other public utiii
ties aggregated $102,042,861, as
compared with $51,000,000 in 190;
the year before the commission
was organized,
CIRCLE ELECTION
The Woodmen Circle will meet
at the mayor’s office in the city
hall next Monday night for the
purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year. All members are
urged to be present.
First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
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SURPLUS $6,250
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11 Happenings of Local Interest
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Miss Laura Best of Wynne is
I spending a few days in town, the
' guest of Miss Iva Baker.
’ U. P. Bearing of Wynne arriv
ed Wednesday night to spend the
holidays with his brother, T. II.
Bearing.
W. P. Young, a good citizen of
Magness, was in town yesterday
and remembered The Journal in a
pleasant and substantial manner.
Mrs. R. A. Barnett and little
son, Sherrod, of Paragould, are
spending the holidays here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Ratton.
Miss Mabel Wilson, one of the
Golden Rule Company’s popular
salesladies, left yesterday morning
for Cotter to spend the holidays
with relatives.
T. L. Henderson, a good citizen
. of Wycough township, 'was in
town Saturday and remembered
The Journal in a pleasant and
, and substantial manner.
Miss Hazel Edwards* who is at
tending Galloway College at Sear
cy, arrived home Friday to spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
■ and Mrs. C. M. Edwards.
Miss Sallie Choate, one of the
popular teachers of the High
School is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Choate, at Tuckerman.
Miss Bea Ratton who is attend
ing Central College at Conway,
| arrived home Wednesday night to
[spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ratton.
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j Miss Moliie Bullard who suffer
ed a broken ankle in a runaway
accident some time ago, is im
proving nicely but will not be
1 able to be out for some time yet.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Crow and
little grand-daughter, Fannie
Moore, left Tuesday for Oak
; Grove, La , to spend the holidays
With Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Magness.
Miss Virl Pascoe arrived home
Wednesday night from Conway
where she is attending Central!
College, and will spend the holiday
vacation here with her parents,
Ur. and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe.
Mrs. Fred Heffner and children
spent a few days here last week
visiting her brother, R. k. Mc
Henry. They left Friday for a
Cotton Plant and Conway where!
they will visit friends for a few !
days before returning to their
home at Kansas City.
Rev. W. E. Sherrill of Gutdon,
the new pastor of the Baptist
church here, spent Saturday and :
Sunday in town. He conducted 1
services at the Baptist church j
Sunday and preached two splen- 1
did sermons. Rev. Sherrill will
not move his family to Newark
hilt will rpmilin -.it thirdnn
PAROQUET NEWS ITEMS
Paroquet, Dec. 23. Prof. 0. P.
Estes left Saturday for Calico
Rock to spend Xmas with his
father and mother.
F. VY'. Thomas left Saturday
morning for Battlefield, Mo., to
spend Xmas with his family.
Mrs. Ella East and daughter.
Hazel, are real sick at this writing.
Mrs. Opal Johnson and daugh
ter Coia, spent Tuesday shopping
in Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. George McCoy of
Logan township are the spending
week here with Mr. and Mrs.
Sterling Johnson.
Paroquet isn’t dead yet. In the
past two weeks there has been
two cars of staves shipped out,
; two cars oT YioTts”~tiOg?., "petari?,
chickens, turkeys, and a few eggs.
| George Yaney said he would have
had some sweet potatoes to ship
but someby borrowed all of them
the other night.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin
spent Monday in Newark shop
ping.
Sterling Johnson shipped W. H.
Jones of Bowen a pair of 0. I. C.
Hogs for an Xmas present.
John Doehaven spent Monday
evening in Newark.
Mrs. Frank Conn spent Monday
in Newark shopping.
C. W. Yaney spent Monday in
Newark on business.
Addie McCoy filled his regular
appointmet at Yaney’s Sunday.
Jim Adams spent Tuesday in
Newport.
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Sulphur Rock, Dec. 23.—Mrs.
Joe Griffin went to Batesville Fri
day to do some Xmas shopping.
O. M. Owens was slightly in
jureu Wednesday, when he slip
ped and fell upon the ice. he is
able, however, to resume his po
sition as a teacher in the school
here.
I). 1). Moore and Chas. Sneed
went to Newark Thursday on
business.
H. W. Park went to Batesville
Friday on business.
A. C. Grover of Charlotte was
in town Friday doing some Xmas
shopping.
Little Clyde Nothern went to
Little Hock Saturday to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Will Monigold of Springfield,
Mo, arrived here Tuesday to
make this his future home.
B. B Owen of Magness was in
town Saturday on business.
Clyde Rogers came up from
Jackson County Saturday enroute
to his home in Sharp county.
Geo. Garner of Rutherford was
in town Saturday trading with
the local merchants.
Miss Mary Webster went to
Batesville Saturday to do some
shopping.
George Gilbreath went to Bates
ville Saturday on business.
Miss Orena Long came home
Saturday to spend the holidays
with relatives and friends.
Prof. Taylor of Cave City visit
ed friends here Sunday.
W. Brown, of Shelbyville visit
ed friends here Sunday.
Miss Minnie Knight of Marcella
and Miss Venda Reaves of Cush
man were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Albright Saturday.
Clarence Ford of Jackson Coun
ty is spending this week here
with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Johns of Ruther
ford were in town Monday doing
some Xmas trading.
Misses Beulah and Mattie Cha
ney came home Sunday to spend
the holidays with their parents.
J. S. Griffin went to Batesville
Tuesday to transact business.
Clyde Huddleston has returned
home after an extended visit with
Mr. Pelley at Oil Trough.
Little Watson, of Gainsboro
township was in town Monday
trading with the local merchants.
The school building looks lone
some since the students have
left and taken a hike home for
holiday vacation.
The Notherns of Little Rock
will arrive here Friday to spend
the holiday with relatives and
friends.
Let The Journal do your Job
Printing.
"-Th-tf of Sulphur Rock ex
tend a Merry Xmas and a Happy
New Year to all.
REMEMBERS FORMER
FRIENDS AT NEWARK J
Mr. Editor.- If you will allow
me space in your paper, I will
speak a few words to my friends ^
at Newark and Paroquet, where I
lived so long. I lived at Paroquet
24 years, and had a nice home
there, but on account of ill health
we sold our place there and mov- (
ed to Newark, where we lived two
years, for the benefit of our child- ’
ren in the school. But my hus
hand became dissatisfied and mov- 1
ed to Pike county, where we now 1
live. We have a small river hot- 1
tom farm here which produces !
good crops of fruit and vegetables. 1
I have ripe tomatoes in my cellar
now. The children enjoy them
selves eating peanuts, sweet po
tatoes and other things we raise '
on the farm. We have a nice,
high and dry building location '
here. We live half a mile from
our farm, just in hearing of the
farm bell. The pine forests here
look very pretty when the limbs
are bent with snow.
But I am not satisfied; I long to
be with my friends at Newark
and Paroquet. We live between
two nice little towns, Delight and
Antoine. We have a postoffice and
a few stores near us. Schools are 1
not very good here through the
country. I will close wishing you
all a merry Xmas and a happy :
New Year. Mrs. W. H. Jones
Bowen, Ark., Dec. 21.
JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM 1
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The Junior League will render
the following program at the
i Methodist church next Sunday af
! ternoon.
Song. League.
Scripture Reading. Eloise !
j Mims.
; Prayer.
Regular Opening Exercise; ^
! Apostles Creed in Concert.
Song.—League.
A Song of Xmas —Etta Mayhan.
Tommy’s Xmas Troubles.—Dal- t
las Raney. i
1 Need God and God Needs Me. ,
Rustic Hankins.
Song.—League. .
A Birds Xmas Tree. — Eloise 1
Mims. 1
FOR RENT ,
One tw'o-story dwelling house 1
on Locust • street. 5 blocks from i
depot. Concrete sidewalk all the s
way. I also have a complete out- r
fit of household goods to sell cheap. \
Call on meat the U. P. Cash Store, e
Newark, Ark. G. F. Grosser. t
<0 PRINTERS OR
DOCTORS IN PEN
Jut Many Other Professions Repre
sented Among the 1369 Pris
oners Now in Arkansas Pen
According to the biennial report
>f the state penitentiary commis
lioners, filed in the office of Gov.
lays a few days ago, the popula- ,
ion of the ‘Arkansas State Peni
entiary is made up of 11 preach
ers, five bankers, one actor, one
awyer, one motion picture ma
hine operator, 11 contractors, 332
armers and 363 laborers.
Arkansas has 535 natives in the
prison. Mississippi contributed 105
md Missouri 60^ Youths between
lie ages of l^tind 20 jjears who
entered the7 penitentiary number
286. Twenty \^ere 21 years old, 60
vere 22, 87 were 23, 78 were bt -
ween :>0 and 70 years, and bu
me was more than 70, he being
fl years old.
Charges of grand larcency were
ireferred against most of those
sentenced, 528 being imprisoned
ror this offense alone. Other
ffiarges include 146 for second de
?ree murder, 125 for assault with
ntent to kill, 170 for burgarly, 19
:or attacking women, 124 for for
gery, 42 for manslaughter. The
rrimes are classed as 915 against
property, 370 against the person,
78 against morality and 48 against
niblic justice.
Five men are doing their third
erm, 53 their second term and 1,
ill their first term in the prison.
Pula: ki County contributed the
jreatest number cf prisoners dur
ng the two years. Its portion is
171 white and negro men and nc
cro womm. Izard County is the
inly one that has not sent a man
o the state penitentiary in the
wo-year period.
Only 29 of those admitted in the
wo years are nonbelievers in the
)eity. The report shows there
vere 611 Baptists, 509 Methodists,
03 Presbyterians, 18 Episcopal
ans. 27 Catholics and 29 of the
loliness faith.
There are 33 men named on the
egister of the prison who had col
ege educations, the hoard’s report
iort shows. There were 169 per
ons admitted who could not read
lor write, 840 who could read and
vrite, 187 with common school
ducation and 140 with high school
ducation.
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