The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, March 22, 1917
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Vol. 16, No. 51
11,442,138 BALES
1916 COTTON CROP
Compares With 11,191,820 in
1915 and 16,134,930 Bales
Produced in 1914
The 1916 cotton crop of the
United States was 11,442,838
equivalent 500-pound bales, ex
clusive of linters, according
to final figures of ginning an
nounced Monday by the cen
sus bureau at Washington.
That compares with 11,191,
820 bales in 1915 and 16,134,
930 bales in 1914, the year of
record production. Linters pro
duced in 1916 were 931,141
equivalent 500-pound bales,
and in 1914 were 856,900
bales.
Sea island bales included
numbered 117,544, compared
with 91,844 for 1915 and 81,
654 for 1914.
Ginneries operated for the
1916 crop numbered 21,621,
compared with 23,162 for 1915.
Ginnings by States in equi
valent 500-pound bales were:
Alabama _ 532,826
Arkansas _1,138,568
California _ 43,620
Florida_ 41,449
Georgia _1,819,874
Louisiana_ 443,115
Mississippi _811,296
Missouri _ 62,699
North Carolina_ 654,259
Oklahoma _ 822,679
South Carolina_ 929,718
Tennessee _ 382,273
Texas _3,724,731
Virginia _ 27,127
All other states_ 13,604
YOUNG MEN ARE
CLEARED OF ARSON
Mtn. Home, Mar. 20.—Bert
and Bart Webber, who were
held to the Grand Jury on a
charge of arson* were released
from custody today. The Grand
Jury failed to find a bill against
them.
BROWN ESCAPES FROM
JML AT BATESVILLE
Newark Man Held on Various
Charges Saws Bars and Es
capes This Morning
Henry Brown who has been
in jail at Batesville for several
weeks awaiting trial at the cir
cuit court, made his escape
from jail about 1 o’clock this
morning.
Brown secured a small saw
from some source, sawed his
way to freedom and succeded
in making a get-away before
any one discovered that he
was attempting to break jail.
Sheriff Lawrence Ruddell
was in Little Rock, having gone
down last night to take a pa
tient to the State Hospital.
Brown was awaiting trial on
several different charges. He
is alleged to have held up and
robbed some young men near
town early in January. He was
also charged with arson and
grand larceny in connection
with the robbing and burning
of Nelson Fitch’s store in Wy
cough township about a year
ago.
Officers throughout this sec
tion of the state have been
notified of Brown’s escape and
are on the lookout for him, but
up to the time The Journal
went to press no trace of him
had been found.
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LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FIRE
Fire originating from a de
fective flue destroyed a house
on the south side of the rail
road late Thursday afternoon
occupied by Joe Ferrill and
family.
Mr. Ferrill lost all of his
household goods and $11.50
in money which he had in the
house.
The house was owned by R.
R. Ratton.
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION AT PINE BLUFF
State Sunday School Conven
tion Will Convene at Pine
Bluff in April
The Twenty-ninth Annual
State Convention of the Arkan
sas Sunday School Association
will convene in Pine Bluff,
April 24-26. Every white Sun
day School of the state is urg
ed to send at least three dele
gates besides pastor and sup
erintendent. A delegate should
be sent from each of three gen
eral divisions of your Sunday
School,—namely, Elementary,
Secondary and Adult Divisions.
This State Sunday School
Convention promises to be the
best and finest and greatest
ever held in Arkansas. Some
nation-famed speakers have
been secured and many of the
best Sunday- Schol men and
women of the state will parti
cipate on the Convention Pro
gram. One of the principle
speakers of the Convention will
be Mr. John Alexander of Chi
cago. Mr. Alexander is the Su
perintendent of the Secondary
Division of the International
Sunday School Association. He
is recognized as one of the
World’s greatest Teen Age
specialists. .
iToiessor i. w. onannon oi
Delaware, Ohio, author, editor
and lecturer of nation-wide
fame, will also be one of the
Convention speakers. One ad
dress which Professor Shannon
will deliver is entitled, “For
ests Protected—Hogs Inspected
—Children Neglected.” Every
father and mother of the state
and every teacher of boys and
girls should hear that lecture.
Among others who will par
ticipate on the program are:
Governor C. H. Brough; Dr.
H. R. McKeen, author, Chau
tauqua lecturer, and rural spe
cialist; Dr. J. M. Workman,
president of Henderson-Brown
College; Dr. C. E. Dicken,
President of Ouachita College;
S. W. Hutton, Ft. Worth, Tex.,
Sunday School Field Secretary
of Little Rock Conference ;Rev.
Forney Hutchinson, Pastor
Pastor First Methodist Church,
Little Rock; Albert E. Russ, St.
Louis, Mo., a great song leader
and cornetist, will lead the con
vention music. There will be
about seventy, dll told, who
will participate onthe program.
The Arkansas Sunday School
Association is an interdenomin
ational. co-operative organiza
tion that has as its purpose, the
helping of every Sunday school
in the State. This is done thru
Conventions,— State, County
and Districts, Institutes,
Schools of Methods, and the
distribution of free literature
treating every phase of Modern
Sunday School Work.
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NEWPORT ATTORNEY IS
DISTRICT CANDIDATE
Hon. Gustave Jones, a prom
inent Newport attorney, Jack
son county, is a candidate for
delegate from the Second Con
gressional District to the Con
stitutional Convention to be
held in Little Rock in Novem
ber. Mr. Jones is well qualified
to represent the people of this
district and will highly appre
ciate your support. The office
is mostly honorary and he will
not make a close canvass, but
asks a careful consideration at
your hands. Primary April 14.
NAMES OF GRAND
! AND PETIT JURORS
The Following Citizens Will
Comprise the Grand and
Petit Jurors
Following is the list of grand
and petit jurors for the spring
term of the Independence coun
ty Circuit Court, which con
venes at Batesville, Monday,
April 2.
GRAND JURORS
S. L. Brownlow, Oil Trough
township; R. R. Ratton, Big
Bottom; J. L. Outlaw, Chris
tian ; Chas Barnett, Sr., Rud
dell; W. J. Herrington, Black
River; W. M. McKnight, Hill;
Charley Moore, Dota; W. H.
Wren, Cushman; j. H.Marshal,
Washington; A. A. Webber,
Ruddell; Albert Dunlap,
Greenbrier; Will Milligan, Jef
ferson; H. H. Wright, Craig;
Joe Henderson, Liberty; Jeff
Morris, Gainsboro; W. E.
Hooper, Salado.
Alternate Grand Jurors.—
Will Waldrip, Magness town
ship; Charley Jimerson.Logan;
W. R. Batson, Salado; T. J.
Pollard, Oil Trough; C. E. Per
key, Barren; Sherman Smith,
Ashley; Dr. M. C. Weaver,
Ruddell, Tom Crow, Rosie.
PETIT JUURORS
W. A. Mayhue, Oil Trough
township; J. M. Taylor, Sala
do; W. A. Davidson, Chi’istian;
Chas. Wright, White River;
Jess Long, Rosie; Pete Fortune,
Wycough; H. A. Gire, Big Bot
tom; J. T. Jones, Magness; Ed
J. Stein, Ruddell; D. G. Hays,
Relief; B. H. Hinkle, Ruddell;
Alex Shaw, Washington ; C. W.
Wasson* Ruddell; Bill Kirk
land, Greenbrier; D. A. Hazel
rigg, Gainsboro; G. I). Hall,
Fairview; Oscar Albright,
Cushman; J. P. Williams, Big
Bottom; Tom Hess, Washing
ton; Farley Cash, Logan; Jim
Stephens, Christian; Charley
Coleman, Black River; Lee
Seuberth, Craig.
Alternate Petit Jurors.—H.
M. Hodge, Ruddell; A. Z.
Shipp, Rosie; James A.McDon
iel, Wycough; P. A. Peacock,
Big Bottom; Mars Troy, Mag
ness; Bill Duvall, White River;
A. L. Kaneaster, Salado; T. L.
Gray, Craig; W. D. Pearson,
Liberty; H. W. Johnson, Fair
view.
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE JOURNAL
In last week’s issue of The
Journal a letter from Mrs. Ro
sie Padgett cf Romulus, Okla.,
was inserted in regard to the
whereabout of her little grand
son.
In about 30 minutes after
The Journal was on the streets
several citizens called the of
fice ever the phone and gave
the desired information, which
was furnished Mrs. Padgett.
The Journal has received a let
ter from Mrs. Padgett express
ing her appreciation. She also
inclosed a remittance for a
year’s subscription to The Jour
nal.
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BATESVILLE BOY
INJURED IN FALL
Conway, March 19.—Maur
ice Evans of Batesville, a stu
dent in Hendrix College, sus
tained injuries this afternoon
that may prove serious, when
he fell down a flight of stairs
at the home of W. C. Yancy,
where he boards. He was ren
dered unconscious by the fall.
Young Mr. Evans is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Evans
•f Batesville and is a nephew
of Dr. and Mrs. A A Evans of
this place
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m HI SCHOOL NOTES 9
The following teachers spent
last Saturday and a little cash
in Batesville: Mrs. W. A. Is
grig, Misses Cureton, Minnie
Lynn Martin and Katharyn
Martin.
The High School trio attend
ed the exercises at Scottie last
Saturday night and incidental
ly sang, “I want a Wife.”
Rev. A. B. Haltom conduct
ed chapel exercises Monday.
A large crowd attended the
St. Patrick program presented
by the ninth grade pupils last
Friday afternoon.
The boys are beginning to
talk baseball. The school could
turn out a very creditable base
ball team this year if we could
get the pep and get started.
We demonstrated what we
could do in athletics with our
football team last fall. Let us
wake up and do something.
Mazillah Brown reentered
school Monday.
A preliminary contest will
be held in the early part of
April to select contestants for
the inter-school contest at New
port. Newark will probably
have contestants in Piano, De
clamation, Spelling, Composi
tion and several athletic events.
The Chapel Honor Roll for
the present week is: Lorine
Sisk, Zemerue Holderby, Morg
Moore and Merle Rodman.
Monthly tests are in progress
at the school this week.
A cordial invitation is ex
tended patrons and friends to
visit the school at any time.
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ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY
FOR DELEGATE
Searcy, March 20.—Judge
Eugene Cypert and John E.
Miller of Searcy have complied
with the provisions of the coi
rupt practices act and have
announced their candidacy for
delegate to the constitutionl
convention.
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RANEY IS APPOINTED
ON ROAD COMMISSION
Newark Man on Board of
Commissioners for Highway
Improvement District
Judge J. H. Jimerson has
appointed Hon. T. J. Raney of
Newark as the Independence
county member of the road
commission for the Road Im
provement District created by
the recent legislature for the
construction of the Batesville
Little Rock Highway.
The law requires that the
county judges of each county
through which the road runs
shall appoint the commission
ers, one from each county.
It is presumed that the com
missioners for the other four
counties affected will be ap
pointed by their respective
county judges within the next
few days and as soon as the
appointments are made the
commissioners will meet and
organize. Bonds will be floated
and actual work on the road
will be started as soon as ar
rangements can be made to be
gin the work.
It was largely through Mr.
Raney’s efforts that the bill
was passed by the legislature
and his appointment by Judge
Jimerson is a just recognition
of his services to the county in
securing the passage of the law v
that will give Independence
county this splendid highway.
Mr. Raney states that he ex
pects to push the preliminary
work of organization as rapid
ly as possible and hopes the
commission will be able to be
gin the actual construction of
the road in the near future.
A great deal of credit is also
due Senator W. O. Edmondson
and Hon. S. A. Moore, both of
whom rendered valuable ser
vice to Independence county in
assisting to secure the road
through thi3 county.
BUGGY TIME
IS ALMOST HERE
If you are going to need a buggy any
time this season, we advise you to come in
and get it now, for buggies are hard to get
and are advancing in price every day.
Come in now, while we have a good
stock to select from and before there is any
further advance in price.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
BATESVILLE
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