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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, February 22, 1917
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Vol. 16, No. 47
GOOD ROADS BILL IS
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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Provides Aporopriation to Meet
Federal Funds for Road
Building in Arkansas
The Federal road building
enabling act, providing for
State aid in conjunction with
Federal aid for the construction
of State roads in Arkansas, was
passed by the Senate Friday
with but four opposing votes,
and was signed by Gov. Brough
Monday.
The bill appropriates $496,
000 from funds derived from
automobile licenses, which will
be used with a similar sum ap
propriated by the Federal gov
ernment, in construction of
good roads in Arkansas.
The bill passed is a House
bill, an exact copy of a Senate
bill recently passed by the up
per house.
There was not much opposi
tion to the measure. Senator
Cabaniss of Howard county
spoke at length against the
measure, and Senator Ruff
made a short; talk against it.
Senator Smith and Senator
Caldwell spoke in behalf of the
measure, Senator Caldwell de
clared that, while he favored
the return of automobile li
cense money to the county in
which the automobiles were
taxed, he favored the bill be
cause it presented about the
only method left to the State
for raising the desired sum so
xhat the Federal aid could be
secured.
Federal aid will be given on
ly when the State appropriated
a sum equal to that appropria
ted by the Federal government,
which is approximately a half
million dollars for the next two
years. The automobile license
money will furnish the neces
sary money for the State’s part,
and will also maintain theState
highway department. Both the
State and the government re
serve the right to pass on road
improvements in any section
of the State where State and
Federal aid is given.
Trim Appropriation
For The University
The University of Arkansas
appropriation bill was intro
duced in the House of Repre
sentatives Saturday morning,
after having been “trimmed”
approximately $320,000 by the
legislative budget committee.
The bill introduced called for
appropriations totaling $372,
000.
As originally prepared, the
university’s budget called for
approximately $700,000.
Two years ago the univer
sity’s appropriation allowed
bv the legislature totalled
$375,000, but Governor Hays
vetoed items totaling $75,000,
cutting it down to $300,000.
The bill introduced Saturday
provided for purchase of a farm
to cost not more than $50,000.
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FIND STOLEN GOODS
AT BROWN’S HOME
Clue May Solve Mystery as to
Who Burned Fitch’s Store
Early Last Spring
A search warrant was pro
cured last Friday and Con
stable Troy Barber made a
thorough search of the prem
ises at the residence of Henry
Brown, who is now in jail at
i Batesville.
It has been suspected for
some time that Brown had
some connection with the rob
jbing of Nelson Pitch’s store,
j north of town, when it was
jburned about a year ago.
In order to throw some light
upon the situation, his prem
| ises were searched to see if
any of the stolen goods could']
be found.
Quite a lot of dry goods and i
other articles of merchandise i
were found, which were iden- j
tified by Mr. Fitch and his
wife as stuff that came from
their store.
Mr. Fitch is very postive
in his identification of the
goods and says there is no
question but that the stuff was
taken from his store.
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PEOPLE TO VOTE ON
MOVING UNIVERSITY
Bill For Removal to Little Rock
Will be Submitted to
The People
Little Rock, Feb. 19.—An
amendment to the Alexander
Edmondson bill, which provid
es for the removal of the Uni
versity of Arkansas from Fay
etteville to Little Rock,has been
agreed upon by the Little Rock
Board of Commerce committee
working with the two senators,
which would provide for a re
ferendum vote.
The amendment reads as
follows:
“This act shall be submitted
to the vote of the people at the
next general election in the
same manner that acts are re
ferred to the people under the
referendum, and all laws re
lating to submission of acts to
the people under the referen
dumdum shall govern and ap
ply thereto, and this act shall
not be in force and effect un
less and until it is approved by
a majority of those voting on
such question.”
«J. K. Vinson,chairman of the
Little Rock Citizens Committee,
j working for the removal of the
| University, gave out the fol
! lowing statement.
{ “The object of adding this
i amendment to the Alexander
| Edmondson bill is to make a
; matter for the people to decide
; whether they want the univer
sity in Little Rock or whether
they want it in Fayetteville.
“There has been some im
pression that this is a scheme
furthered by Little Rock. We
wish to say emphatically that
it is not furthered by Little
Rock as a local benefit meas
ure.
“If the people of the whole
state want it here, then we are
willing to do what we think
consistent with the dignity and
importance of Little Rock to
get it here.That is, we will give
to the Stat? one million dollars
by which the removal can be
accomplished without loss to
the State government.
“In the Democratic State
Convention of 1916, J.V.Walk
er of Fayetteville, in his key
note address, said “Let’s set
tle the university question,once
and for all. Let’s let the people
settle it. Let’s get that out of
the way.”
“We added this referendum
clause with that in mind. We
propose to let the people settle
it. If they want the university
in Little Rock, all right; if they
don t Little Rock will never try
to load it on a flat car and
bring it down here.”
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STATE INSTITUTIONS TO
BE ON MILLAGE BASIS
The Arkansas house of re
presentatives Monday passed
the Whitaker bill, which places
the state educational institu
tions upon the following mill
age basis:
University of Arkansas, 4-9
mill; State Normal school at
Conway, 1-9 mill; each agricul
tural school, 1-9 mill; Branch
Normal at Pine Bluff and Med
ical Department at Little Rock,
1-9 mill jointly. Total, 1-19
mills.
This is to be deducted from
the general state levy of 2 1-4
mills, which will leave 1 5-36
mills for general expenses of
the state government and the
state charitable institutions.
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JUDSONIA GIRL
BURNED TO DEATH
Judsonia, Feb. 21.—Miss
Winnie Manese, 13 years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A.
Manese, died yesterday at Jud
sonia as the result of burns suf
fered when her dress caught
fire while she was lighting a
lantern. The girl’s parents were
| away from home when she at
tempted to light the lantern.
NEW CONSTITUTION
WILL BE WRITTEN
Brough Will Provide For Con
vention Regardless of Ac
tion of SupremeiCourt
Little Rock, Feb.- 21.—No
matter what legal steps are
taken, there will be a Consti
tutional Convention in Little
Rock, to open Nov. 19. That
much is' assured, notwithstand
ing the point of order raised
on the passage of the bill in
the House by Representative
Johnson of Sebastian county.
He maintained that the bill,
which carries an appropriation
of $25,000 for the expenses of
the convention, required 67
votes, or two thirus of all elect
ed to the House, to be legally
carried. The bill was declared
passed by Speaker Cazort on
a vote of 54 to 40, he holding
that a majority only was ne
cessary, it being considered by
him a necessary expense of the
government.
uov. v.7. ri. rsrougn ana many
legal authorities sustain the
ruling of Spaker Cazort, and
all expect the Supreme Court
to sustain the ruling if a test
case is carried to the Supreme
Court. These authorities do not
class the appropriation for the
Panama - Pacific Exposition
building as the same, hence
the Supreme Court ruling in
that case is not germane to the
question.
It now appears as though
there will be no contest, but
should there be, and the Su
preme Court rules against the
bill, it can destroy only one
section—the appropriation.The
legality of the portion of the
bill providing for the Conven
tion cannot be questioned. The
Convention can then assembl0,
and Gov. Brough will declare
an emergency appropriation to
defray the expenses, depend
ing upon the legislature of
1919 to care for the deficiency.
There has already been a
bill introduced in the House to
govern the contest for seats in
the convention. This bill will
prevent any one spending mon
ey on a candidate, or any in
terest exerting influence for
candidates.
Questions which will be con
sidered by the convention are
now being freely discussed. It
is admitted that some steps
will be taken to give relief now
possible only at the hands of
the General Assembly, by in
creasing the authority of Quo
rum Courts, or in some other
manner, and thus saving the
time the Assembly now devotes
to the consideration of local
bills. Another thing is the
length of terms of office. The
delegates are expected to pro
vide four year terms, with a
provision that no officer, or one
connected with an office, shall
be a candidate while holding
office. A session of the legis
lature every four years, with
salaries for the legislators, is
another suggested change for
the Constitution.
Candidates for seats in the
Convention are springing up all
over the state. The class of
men announcing themselves
demonstrate the wisdom of the
small per diem provided for.
Only men who cannot be in
fluenced by the per diem are
offering as '■andidates, while if
the daily stipend has been
greater than $4, many would
have sought the office for the
financial returns.
A
INTRODUCES BILL
FOR ROAD DISTRICT
Senator Edmondson of Stone
county has introduced a bill
in the legislature for the cre
ation of a road district for
building a good road from
Batesvillt to Little Rock.
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Trade with the merchants
who advertise in The Journal.
Seven Buildings Are
Burned at Kensett
Kensett, Feb.21.—Four busi
ness houses and three residen
ces were burned and several
other homes were threatened
in a fire which swept a corner
of the business district about
noon Wednesday. Early in the
afternoon the fire was almost
under control of the volunteer
fire fighters and it was not be
lieved further property loss
would result.
The stores burned were: The
A. Boltz and the J. W. Camp
and the C. E. Chapman confec
tioneries, and the Camp Hotel
and rooming house. Mr. Chap
man owned all of the business
houses. S. Davidson’s residence
was one of the three destroyed.
The fire is believed to have
started in the Boltz establish
ment.
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GIN COMPANY BUYS
NEW EQUIPMENT
The Newark Gin Company
have purchased a new 100 h.p.
boiler a'ftd engine and other
new equipment for their gin at
this place.
The plant will be completely
remodeled during the coming
summer and the new equip
ment will be installed in am
ple time to handle the coming
cotton crop. The new equip
ment will enable the company
to handle 50 to 60 bales of cot
ton per day.
G. O. Magness recently sold
his interest in the company to
II. T. Magness and the com
pany is now composed of H. T.
Magness, B. A. Magness, and
Dr. V. L. Pascoe.
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TEACHERS EXPECT
LARGE ATTENDANCE
The Arkansas State Teach
ers Association which meets in
Little Rock March 29, 30, 31,
will be the best attended of
any of the meetings of the
teachers of Arkansas, accord
ing to Secretary J. E. Laseter.
Low rates to Little Rock on
account of the association will
be asked and no doubt will be !
conceded by the railroads.
IRON MOUNTAIN ROAD
IS SOLD AT AUCTION
Mo. P.and I.M. Formerly Own
ed by Goulds Bought by
New York Bankers
The Missouri-Pacific railroad
and the St. Louis, Iron Moun
tain and Southern railroad were
sold under foreclosure in St.
Louis Wednesday to R. H. Neil
son and Duncan A. Holmes of
New York. Mr. Neilson repre
sented the Reorganization Com
mittee and Mr. Holmes repre
sented Kunh, Loeb & Co., re
organization managers.
The sale to the Kuhn &
Loeb representatives, it was
said marked the passing of the
Gould interests from control of
the Missouri Pacific system.
The Kansas and Colorado Pa
cific will be sold at foreclosure
at Topeka, Kan., next Friday,
presumably to representatives
of the same banking firm. The
three roads then will be form
ed into a single corporation,
which will operate all the Mis
souri Pacific lines.
While the lines have been
j operated as one system for sev
eral years, the Missouri Pacific
and the Iron Mountain had sep
arate directors and kept sep
arate accounts. By owning a
large block of the Iron Moun
tain stock, however, the Mis
souri Pacific controlled the
road.
The Missouri Pacific was
sold for $16,150,000, and the
Iron Mountain soldfor$23,600,
000. It is said that there will be
but little changes made in the
management of the roads ex
cept that all three will be
placed under the management
j of one board of directors.
PASSENGER ENGINE
LEAVES THE TRACK
Searcy, Feb. 17.—The en
gine and baggage car of Mis
souri and North Arkansas pas
senger train No. 1 loft the
track between Kensett and
West Point Thursday night. No
one was injured.
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