Newark
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 25, 1917
Vol. 16, No. 43
INTRODUCE BILL TO
MOVE UNIVERSITY
Edmondson and Alexander Of
fer Bill For Its Removal
To Little Rock
Little Rock, Jan. 20.—The
bill to establish a new Univer
sity of Arkansas at some cen
tral point hi Arkansas became
a reality Friday afternoon
when Senator W. O. Edmond
son of Stone and Senator E.
E. Alexander of Mississippi
county, introduced a bill in
the senate creating an improv
ment district in Pulaski coun
ty to donate a $1,000,000 Uni
versity to the state. The bill
was referred to the committee
on education which will give a
public hearing to those who
fav'or and • ppose the bill.
Two small townships in Pu
laski county are left out of the
district and some of Little
Rock’s most prominent bankers
and business men are named as
commissioners for the district,
showing the weight that is
thrown beh'nd the bill.
The bill spates that the com
missioners are to consult with
the board of trustees of the
University of Arkansas, and
with the general education
board, for the purpose of de
ciding upon the character of
buildngs desired, and the lo
cation, and then proceed in
l:ne with their suggestions.
The bill provides that the
'present university shall be used
as an agricultural and indus
trial school, for which it was
originally 'created.
Ruckers of the bill state
that Little Rock is out to es
tablish a great and modern
universiy of Arkansas, but in
doing so no effort would be
made to cripple Fayetteville. -
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We don’t need the money
ourself, but the people we owe
say we must pay them. If you
owe The Journal anything pay
up and help the other fellow.
ID PROPOSED
AMENDMENT FILED
Bonds for Towns, Supreme
Court Increase and Farm
Credits to be Voted on
The boss race that has been
in progress between the legis
lature and the people in an
[attempt* to be first to submit
the three proposed amend
ments to the constitution was
I settled in favor of the legisla
ture last Friday when the, Da
vis rural credits amendment
was filed with the Secretary
of State at Little Rock, after
it had been adopted by the
senate.
Only one amendment will
be submitted under the initiat
ive and referendum, while two
amendments have been sub
mitted by the legislature.
The three proposed amend
ments that will appear upon
the ballots for approval of the
voters in the election of 1918
are as follows:
Amendment No. 13, provid
ing that municipalities may is
sue bonds for improvements
or other purposes if a majority
of the electors favor such ac
tion at a general or special
election.
Amendment No. 14, provid
ing for an increase in the num
ber of Supreme Court Judges
from five to seven.
Amendment No. 15, provid
ing for a state system of farm
loans.
Only one No. 13,.was filed by
initiative petition, the other
two having been submitted by
the legislature. The filing of
the third amendment cots off
seven amendments which were
pending.
NOMINATED FOR
NEWARK POSTMASTER
Washington, Jan. 24.—The
nomination of O. F. Craig to
be postmaster at Newark, Ark.,
was sent to the senate today
by President Wilson. Newark
recently became a presidental
office.
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WIFE ARRESTED FOR
DEATH OF HUSAAND
Mystery Surrounding Suicide
of Jonesboro Man Leads
to Arrest of Wife
Jonesboro, Jan. 20.—Alfred
H. Perine, about 45 years old,
ticket agent for the Cotton Belt
killed himself or was murder
ed in his home at noon today.
He was shot through the head
with a .38 calibre revolver,and
died in a bedroom of the home.
The bullet passed through his
head and was picked up on a
bed.
Mrs. Perrine was arrested
this afternoon at 4 o’clock, on
orders of the coroner, and
placed in jail without bail.
Late tonight her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.E.
R. Mountford of Montana,
were arrested on orders of the
prosecuting attorney. Mr.
and Mrs. Mountford came here
yesterday and were at the Per
rine home when the tradgedy
occurred.
Mrs. Perrine and the Mount
fords said that Perrine came
home just before noon, and af
ter talking with them a mom
ent walked into the bedroom
and closed the door. Within a
few seconds, they said, they
heard a shot, and, rushed into
the room, found Perrine was
lying on the floor, dying. Dr.
Stroud was summoned, but
Perrine was dead when he ar
rived.
Officers say that Mrs. Per
rine told (hem that her hus
band killed himself because
he was short in his accounts.
She sys that he had told her
several times that he could not
make the shortage good, and
that he would end his lifv
rather than face the auditor.
Robert Horrington.who was his
friend.
Officers say that Mr. and
Mrs. Perrine have had trouble
on several occasions, and were
separated for a time, but a re
conciliation had been affected,
and Mrs. Perrine says they
have been happy. They have
four children.
A former patrolman testi
fied at the inquest that the re
volver with which Perrine was
shot belonged to Mrs. Perrine.
When Perrine was found offi
cers say the gun was lying on
his left side. The wound was
in the right side of his head.
ENDED HIS OWN
LIFE, JURY DECIDES
Jonesboro, Jan. 22.—Mrs. A.
H. Perrine and Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Mountford today were
released from custody, follow
ing the verdict of the coroner’s
iury to the effect that Perrine
killed himself.
Two physicians testified
that Perrine could have inflict
ed the fatal wound upon him
self. A Cotton Belt Auditor
said that Perrine was about
$80 short in his accounts. A
letter found :n the house in
Perrine’s handwriting, and ad
dressed to his brother, Moody
Perrine, reads:
“Dear Brother: Protect
yourself first. Al.” ..
The meaning of the letter is
not known.
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS
WILL HOLD MEETINGS
V. Y. Cook Camp, U .C. V.
will meet at. the city hall in
Newark on Saturday, February
3, at 2 p. m., for the purpose
of discussing the matter of at
tending the annual re-union to
be held in Washington, D. C.,
in June.
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INFANT CHILLD DIES
Harmon, the two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Bickers, died Tuesday. The
remains were buried Wednes
day at Blue Springs cemetery,
Rev. G. L. Fink conducting the
funeral services.
SENATE DISREGARDS
BROUGH’S REQUEST
McCarroll Confirmed 23 to 11,
Over Strong Protest of
Governor Brough
Little Rock, Jan. 24.—Dis
regarding Ihe request of Gov
ernor Brough, presented by
President Davenport, that con
sideration of the appointment
of Z. M. McCarroll of the
Board of Conrrol be postponed
until Monday, the Senate yes
terday voted to go into execut
ive session to consider the ap
pointment and confirmed Mc
Carroll, 23 to 11.
Two appointments of Gov
ernor Brough were confirmed
—W. L. Banks and R. Lee Wil
son, as members of the Board
of Trustees of the First District
Agricultural School. They
were appointed Monday after
the Senate had refused to con
firm E. W. Cheney and A. W.
Hall, appointed by Governor
Hays.
Heated debate on the matter
brought out the fact that an ag
reement regarding the confir
mation of appoinments had
been reached at a caucus of 18
administration senators, on the
day of Governor Brough’s in
augural.
Senator Davenport told the
Senate that Gov. Brough had
asked him to request the sen
ate to wait until Monday to
consider the McCarroll ap
pointment. He said the gov
ernor told him he was making
a personal investigation of
charges he had heard against
Mr. McCarroll, and he wanted
to have full information to pre
sent the Senate when the mat
ter was taken up.
Senaor Goodwun declared
that Gov. Bruogh should not
meddle with the senate’s busi
ness, and said that he did not
want to see Mr. McCarroll
held in suspense any longer.
Senators Adamson, Bush,
Davenport. Slaughter, and
others tried to prevent the
matter coming up, but lost by
a vote of 21 to 12.
The senate then went into
excutive session and Mr. Mc
Carroll was confirmed by a
vote of 23 to 11.
To Work All Public
Roads By Contract
Representative Shockley of
Saline county has introduced
x bill in the legislature which
he says will solve the problem
of good roads building.
The bill provides that all
oublic roads shall be worked
oy contract, let to the lowest
bidder. Each political township
shall constitute a road district
and there shall be three road
commissioner?; elected for each
at the general elections, hold
ing office for two years. They
shall be paid $1.50 a day for
each day actually employed.
They shall meet in February
to receive bids for the con
struction and repair of roads.
The county judge is made ex
officio county road commision
er. Roads shall be classified
as first, second and third class,
dependent upon the amount of
traffic passing over them. The
county judge is empowered to
contract with the contractor
for the use of county prisoners.
All taxes collected under the
three mill tax for road purpos
es from railroads, telegraph
companies, palace or sleeping
car, companies and express
companies shall be paid into
the county treasury as a gener
al road fund to be apportioned
to the various districts on a
mileage basis. All male citi
zens subject to road duty shall
be exempt but shall pay an an
nual road tax of $3.
CHANGE IN SALARY
OF COUNTY OFFICERS
Bill Affecting Independence
County Passes House and
is Now in Senate
A bill has been introduced in
the legislature making changes
in the law as to the salaries of
certain officers in Indepen
dence county.
The bill passed the house on
last Saturday and has been
transmitted to the senate.
The bill affects only the of
fices of tax collector, sheriff
county clerk, circuit clerk,
gounty treasurer and tax asses
sor.
The bill provides that the
tax collector shall receive 1*4
per cent of all moneys collected
by him as such collector and
out of said sum shall pay his
deputies and assistants.
The sheriff’s office is affect
ed only in the matter of the
collection of ferry, show, auto
mobile and other license taxes
and he is to receive two per
cent of whatever money he
collects.
The salaries of the county
clerk and the circuit clerk are
placed on a fee basis, instead
of the present salary ba
sis, and many of the fees are
reduced, the purpose of the
bill being to give the people
who have dealings with these
offices the benefit of the over
plus of salary that is now turn
ed by these offcials.
The county treasurer is al
lowed 11/2 per cent of all funds
paid out.
The tax assessor is allowed
the following fees as compen
sation for his services: For
each name listed 17 x/> cents,
and $1 for each list of real es
tate the owner of which is un
known or is a non-resident and
if the unknown or non-resident
owns land in more than oner
township the assessor shall re
ceive $1 for each township.
Under he proposed law, all
the principal county officers
will receive an increase in sal
ary except the county judge, as
the bill repeals the salary law
and his salary is fixed at $1000
per annum, which is the same
salary as fixed by the law pas
ed in 1911, increasing the sal
aries of certain officers.
ARKANSAS BONE DRY
LAW NOW IN EFFECT
Gov. BrougA Approves Bill to
Prevent shipment of Booze
Into the State
Arkansas’ bone dry liquor
bill passed the House Wed
nesday afternoon and is now in
effect, Gov Brough havingsign
ed the bill at 5:30 o’clock Wed
nesday evening.
It prohibits the shipment of
liquor into the State, a law that
was held constitutional only
recently by the United States
Supreme Court, and it prohib
its the shipment between points
in the state, the possesion or
storage of any liquor within
the state, and provides that
there shall be no “club lockers”
by requiring revocation of
charters of clubs guilty of
keeping liquor for “locker
members.”
The measure, as it has been
designated by those supporting
it, is aimed.at the use of liquor
for any purpose other than
medicinal, mechanical and sac
ramental, and provisions for its
use in these ways is carefully
seen after in the measure so
that, the supporters believe,
there will be no opportunity
for getting liquor for “pleas
ure” purposes.
WOULD PLACE TAX
ON SOFT DRINKS
A tax on soft drinks in con
tainers, amounting to a half
cent on each container, is
sought in a bill introduced in
the legislature Wednesday by
Senators Burgess, Rogers and
Edmondson. It would have a
stamp tax on such drinks as
Bevo, Pablo, Just Right, Gold
en Seal, Blue Ribbon, and such
other beverages that taeste
like beer.
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