fThe Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Published in The Famous white River Country, where Alfalfa Is kino
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 20, 1911
Vol. 10, No. 41
LOVE OUR SWEETNIN'
American People Spend Million
Dollars a Day For Sugar
The people of the United States
consume half their own weight in
sugar every year. This may seem
a startling statement, bnt if we
take the quantity of sugar produc
ed in the United States and add to
this the quantity brought from our
own Islands and the quantity im
ported from foreign countries,
and substraet therefrom the
amount exported, we get a grand
total of considerably more than 7
billion pounds consumed in the
country; and by dividing the pop
ulation into this grand total, we
get an average of 81$ pounds per
capita, speaking in round terms,
for 1910, and about a like quantity
for 1909. it is not assumed, of
course, that each person necessar
ily consumes suerr equal to one
half his individual weight, but
taking the total consumption and
comparing it with the total popu
lation in the section known as
continental United States, the av
erage yearly consumption of sugar
is found to be about 81V pounds
per capita.
In fact, the people of the United
States are larger consumers of
sugar per capita than those of any
other country of the world except
England, for which the latest fig
ures show a consumption averag
ing 86 pounds per capita, against
our own average of 81 i pounds
per capita. The next largest per
capita consumption is in Denmark,
77$ pounds; followed by Switzer
land, 64 pound-: Sweden, 54
pounds; and Germany and Hol
land. each about 4:Si pounds.
About one-half of the sugar
consumed in the United States is
brought from foreign countries,
about one-fourth from our own
islands, and the remaining one
fourth produced in this country.
The sugar “habit” is evidently
a growing one with the people of
the United States and probably
with those of other countries,
since the total world production of
sugar, including all countries for
which statistics arc available, has
increased 50 per cent in the last
decade and about double in 15
years. In our own case the con
sumption has shown a rapid
growth, the per capita consump
tion having been, in 1880, 40
pounds; in 1899, 51 pounds; in
1900, 59 pounds; and in 1910, ap
proximately 814 pounds.
What is the cost of this enor
raous quanity of sugar consumed
in the United States? If we ac
cept a general avevage of 5 cents
per pound as the retail m ice paid
by our people for the 7k billion
pounds of sugar consumed by
them in 1010, we should get a to
tal of $366,000,000, or an average
of approximately $1,000,000 a da.v
paid for sugar by the people of
the United States.
WOODMEN S BIG GROWTH
Arkansas Shows Increase of 7,301
Hembers During Last Year
Philip Miller, state manager of
the Woodmen of the World, is a
large man, but he never looked
quite as large before as he did yes
terday when he walked into his
office in the Southern Trust build
ing with his shoulder adorned
with a chip labeled, “Cham
pion Woodmen Booster of the
World.”
Mr. Miller has just returned
from an official visit to Omaha,
Neb., the home of the Sovereign
Lodge of the Woodmen, where he
went to make his report of the
5,000 class meeting held in this
city in December, and he came
home with the above title.
The annual report of applica
tions for membership in Arkansas,
approved by the Sovereign Lodge,
shows a total of 7,301 in the year
1910, the most exdellent record
yet made, and he waa told by the
sovereign officers that they could
scarcely hope ever to see it beaten.
“All the sovereign officials at
Omaha who visited Little Hock
! during the 5,000 class meeting re
ported themselves as highly plead
ed with their visit.—Arkansas Ga
zette.
KILLED BY TRAIN
A man named Nash, who was
night watchman for the Illinois
Stave Company at Newport, was
struck by a train in Newport Sun
day morning and instantly killed.
He was walking on the track, and
did uot hear the approaching train,
llis neck was broken and both legs
cut off. He was about 40 years
old and leaves a wife and several
| children.
MARES AND RULES FOR SALE
\Ye have 75 head of mares and
i mules for sale, cash or credit. At
i Sulphur Rock every day and at
Frank Wright’s place on Black
River every Tuesday. Griffin &
Wright.
IT MARES DOME,
On! So Happy
Of all the unhappy homes, not one in a
hundred has a bank account; and notone
home in a hundred who has a bank ac
count is unhappy. Why jeopardize your
happiness, when it is such an easy and \
simple matter to start an account with the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF NEWARK
Born in Log House in Deioark
How Secretary of State
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HON. EARLE W. HODOES
Twenty-eight years ago, in a
litiie log house near Newark, a son
wa' born to J. B. Hodges and
wife, formerly Teresa Humphreys.
There was nothing unusual about
the young man or his coming into
the world, because he was the sec
ond son in the family and dozens
had been born before him in New
ark. But before the .\oungster
had been here long he made his
first speech and he has been talk
ing and speaking and writing ever
s nee. It is not recorded as to
whether his first speech was an
after-dinner or -before-dinner talk,
but that isn't a part of this story.
His parents named him Earle
William, and the name didn't
seem to affect his growth or his
appetite in the least.
When two years old the young
man moved with his family to
Fulton county, where they located
on a farm two miles from Salem.
After a common and high school
education, duriug which period
young Hodges was dabbling in
ink in a country printing ofHee, he
worked a year in Mammoth Spring
as foreman in the Monitor office.
From this place he drifted to Im
boden, bought a newspaper on
credit, “dollar down and dollar a
week,’’ and while he was rolling
in wealth that came in from delin
quent subscriptions, a young lady
over in Randolph county married
him for his money. The young
lady wa* Miss Nell Gamel, whose
father was one of the pioneer
merchants of that section. She
went to work in the office with
her husband and made the best
hand he ever had—he could pay
her in promises At the date of
his marriage Hodges was an old
bachelor of nineteen and his wife
was eighteen. They settled down,
worked hard and soon were able
to settle up with their creditors
Hodges soon longed for more
worlds to conquer and went, to
Pocahoutas and engaged in work
of the same nature—saving the
country by grinding out heavy
weight editorials on the tar tf
question. He evidently prospered,
because the country is still saved.
World’s fair year was spent in S‘.
Louis getting used to street cars
and electric lights, bath tubs, etc.
When Avery E. Moore was
elected state auditor he appointed
Mr. Hodges state printing clerk,
which position he held six years.
Four years ago Mr. Hodges was
elected secretary of the Arkansas
press association, which honor he
|also holds. Mr. Hodges is presi
j dent of the Little Rock Building
i& Investment Company, is a Mas
ter Masuu, a \Vooda»au aud a
member of other orders. He
owns a home at 2015 Wolfe street,
Little Rock, where he spends his
spare moments and his nights and
Sundays with his wife and boy.
In the Democratic primary last
March he was a candidate for Sec
retary of State and although he
had never sought an election to a
political office and was virtually
unknown to the people of the
state, he was nominated by a ma
jority of more than 8,500, defeat
ing an experienced politician.
Mr. Hodges does not consider
this victory a personal one in any
sense, but merely an indorsement
of his ideas of good government.
Here in Newark he received 184
votes to 10 for his apponent
and carried the county by 918
majority. Out of the number of
counties he visited during the cam
paign he lost only five. Mr. Hod
ges did not spend a single dollar
for liquor during the entire cam
paign nor make a single promise
of any sort in regard to appoint
ments.
He was elected by the usual
handsome Democratic majority in
the September state election, and
was duly inaugurated as secretary
of state a few days ago.
He has the distinction of being
the youngest secretary of state in
the history of Arkansas, and is
perhaps the youngest man ever
elected to that position in an.\
state in the Union.
Newark is proud of being the
birthplace of this most extraordi
nary young man. We are proud
of his record —proud that he has
made good—and believe that he
will continue to do so. We be
lieve that Hodges is one of the
coming statesmen of Arkansas
He has always advocated right
principles and has the honesty and
courage to put up a clean, manly
fight for the things he conceives
to be just and right.
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DEATH RATE DECREASING
The death rate of the United
States is slowly but steadily de
creasing. For last year it is esti
mafed at 15 to the 1,000. The j
highest in cities of over 100,000
population, is that of New Orleans, j
20 to the thousand; the lowest,
that of St. Paul, Minn., llitothe!
thousand. Statistics for the rural
districts are as yet littie more |
than estimates.
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS
The Logan school house in Log
an township was destroyed by (ire
Friday morning about 1:30. The
origin of the tire is a mastery, as
the previous day had been uuus
ually warm and there had been no
fire in the house during the day.
The loss is about $700, with
$400 insurance.
Victor Williams has charge of
the school and it was progressing
nicely. The Baptist church build
ing, in the same neighborhood,
was secured for temporary use and
the school was transferred to the
church building.
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A GOOD STOCK MARKET
Nearly $40,000 Worth of Mules
Sold in Newark Last Year
That Newark is a good mule
market is evidenced by the fact
that more than three hundred
head of mules and horses were
bought and sold hero during the
year 1910 by the the two firms
| who deal in live stock,
j A. M. Edgar, who does an ex
j elusive live stock business, bought
j and sold 214 head of horses and
; mules during the year just closed.
Moore Bros. Co., who deal in
in stock merely as a side line,
bought and sold 119 head of mul
es and six horses during 1910,
| making the total number of mules
and horses bought and sold in
Newnirk during the year 339.
None of this stock sold for less
than $100 and some as high r.s
$175 a head. Counting $14) as
an average, there was $39,460
worth of horses and mules handl
ed by these two firms during the
year.
MRS. THARP DEAD
Mrs. Jno. T. Tharp died at her
home in the northwest part of
of town Wednesday afternoon, af
ter an illness of several days from
| measles.
She was taken sick on her re
turn home from a visit to her
mother in Nashville, Tenn., sever
al, days ago. Before arriving
home, the trouble developed into
a severe case of measles, which
settled on her lungs, causing her
death on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Tharp was a member of
the Baptist church and was an ex
cellent woman, a devoted wife and
a kind and atfectionate mother.
She leaves a husband and five
children.
Funeral services were held at
I the Baptist church yesterday
( Thursday) afternoon at 2:30, Rev.
Chas. N. Kimberlin conducting
the services. Burial took place at
Blue Springs Cemetry under the
auspies of the Woodmen Circle.
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DAIRY MEETING MONDAY
Geo. A. Cole and Others Will
Address Farmers Meeting.
“ There is money in cream,” is
the motto of a series of farmers
meetings which the Iron Mountain
railroad will hold in connection
with the Farmers Institutes at
different points in the state.
One of these meetings will be
held at Hatesvilie next Monday,
the 23rd, and every farmer who
can possibly do so should attend.
The purpose of the dairy meet
ings is to assist in securing cream
eries at several points along the
lines of the Iron Mountain, with
a milk depot at every station.
The Iron Mountain realizes the
great opportunity offered the
farmers along its lines and urges
every Ar kansas farmer to take ad
vantage of the fine climate, good
water and feed by having a num
ber of milk cows on his farm.
Arrangements have been made
with I). L. Harcourt, dairy ex
pert and G. A. Cole, president of
the Arkansas Farmers’ Union and
superintendent of agricultural ex
tension in the state agricultural
colleges, to make addressee. Mr.
Cole will discuss the dairy busi
ness in relation to the agricultural
development of the state. Mr.
Harcourt is one of the best author
ities on dairying in the country.
FINED FOR THROWING ROCKS
Eight boys were fined in the
mayor’s court at Hatesvilie Tues
day for throwing rocks at some
young men Sunday night. A rock
thrown by the boys struck Spur
geon Fiko, painfully injuring
him. This is a very dangerous
“sport” for boys to engage in, and
is liable to lead to something se
rious. The Journal has heard
complaint recently that boys of
Newark have been guilty of this
same offense. YVe hope our boys
will heed the lesson of this inci
dent and hereafter will not be
guilty of this very ungentlemanly
conduct. •
NOTICE TO LOGAN CHURCH
All members of Logan Baptist
church are requested to be present
at the next conference meeting,
Saturday February 18, at 2 p. m ,
for the purpose of electing a pas
tor for the ensuing year and con
sidering a proposition for selling
ihe building to the school district.
G. L. Fink.
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