The
Newark
J OURN AL.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, July 20, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 16
MAY BUY ANOTHER
TRACTOR AND GRADER
Interest in Good Roads so great
as to Necessitate Purchase
of More Machinery
The demand for better roads
has become so great since the
recent purchase of the tractor
and grader that Judge Wald
rip is considering the purchase
of another outfit similar to the
one recently purchased.
The people of all parts of
the county are clamoring for
the tractor and grader to be
sent into their community.
Parties around Batesville have
succeeded -in keeping the ma
chines in use on the roads in
that community, nowever, ana
in order to meet the growing
demand for the machines in
other sections, it is said that
Judge Waldrip will buy anoth
er tractor and grader.
The outfit recently purchas
ed is doing splendid work on
the roads and is said to be giv
ing perfect satisfaction.
Improved road building ma
chinery is a good investment
for the county and there will
probably be no objection from
the people of any part of the
county to the purchase of an
other tractor and grader.
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STATE WARRANTS
DECREASE $205,000
Little Rock, July 18.— War
rants outstanding against the
general revenue fund of the
state have decreased by $205,
432.69 since July 1, according
to Auditor Dickinson.Complete
settlement with the state by
collectors of 1(5 counties have
been made. On July 1 the
amount of outstanding war
rants against the general rev
enue fund was $582,294.44.
The amount in warrants yet
unpaid is $377,860.75.
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COLORED PEOPLE WILL
HAVE PICNIC HERE
Arrangements are being
made by the colored people of
Newark for a big picnic here
next Saturday.
FIGHT REPEAL OF
PROHIBITION LAW
Promise of Spirited Contest on
the Bill Before General Elec
tion in November.
Little Rock, July 19.—It is
practically assured that the
Prohibitionists of the state will
be unable to successfully at
tack the validity of the Initia
tive petition that has been filed
with the Secretary of State for
the repeal of the state-wde
prohibition law.
In order to make a showing
against the petition, it would
be necessary to purge it of 7,
295 signatures, or almost one
third of the 18,136 names sign
ed to the petition. It is mani
fest that this will be impossible
unless some wholesale falsifi
cation of signatures can be dis
covered, which is improbable.
Those who circulated the peti
tion knew that it is a felony to
forge signatures to the petition,
and they say they were very
careful to secure the signatures
oi only qualified electors.
Leaders ot the Anti-Saloon
League are planning a cam
paign of education and enlight
nient upon the subject of prac
tical and applied prohibition
which they believe will over
come the work of those who
are making their fight upon
the local option platform.These
leaders are not in favor of at
tempting to purge the petition
which was circulated and sign
ed in less than three weeks,
but to devote all their time
and energies to an open fight
against the endorsement of the
proposed law by the people
in November.
It will be shown that busi
ness of all kinds has been bet
ter than it was under the old
saloon system, and that busi
ness interests in general are
opposed to the repeal of the
law. It will be shown that
crime has been lessened and
savings accounts have increas
ed, that collections have been
better and the volume of mer
cantile business greatly in
creased.
Already there is promise of
a spirited contest before the
general election in November.
I First National Bank
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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INTEREST INCREASES
PROPOSED NEW ROAD
Ferry at Paroquet Assured if
Jackson County End of New
Road Can be Built
A great many people are
manifesting1 an interest in the
proposed new road east of
Paroquet to connect with the
road into Newport, a short dis
tance east cf Black River. Par
ties interested in the move
ment propose to put in a first
class ferry at Paroquet and
help construct the road from
Paroquet to the river, if the
new road can be secured from
Black river eastward in Jack
son county to connect with the
road into Newport.
There is less than a mile ot
road to build in this county and
not more than 21/2 miles to
build in Jackson county. The
ferry is assured and the road
on this side of the river can
easily be secured. It seems that
the only thing necessary now
to secure this road, which
which would be a great con
venience to the traveling pub
lic, is the short connecting link
of road that will have to be
built in Jackson county. This
can be built parallel with the
railroad at very small cost, as
the entire distance is on high
land that will require very lit
tle work to make a good road.
The distance from Black river
to the old Record crossing,
where connection is made with
a direct road into Newport, is
only about 2 >4 miles.
With the opening of this new
road, a splendid year-round
driveway can be maintained
between Batesville, Newark
and Newport, as practically the
entire* route is above overflow
except during unusually high
stages of the river.
I his road would be worth a
great deal to the land owners
and farmers of the Black river
section, both in this county and
in Jackson county, as it would
give access to market at both
Newark and Newport. The
building of this road will help
to develop this rich section of
country as nothing else will,
and the matter is worthy of
the serious consideration of
the people, not only of that sec
tion alone, but of the business
interests of both Newark and
Newport.
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TICK ERADICATION IN
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
There are now 40 cattle dip
ping vats in the north half of
Independence county, where
systematic tick eradication
work is being conducted under
the supervision of the state
and federal authorities.
According to reports of in
spectors who have charge of
the dipping, a total of 8,106
head of cattle have been dip
ped in this county this season.
A great improvement in the
appearance and condition of
cattle has been made since the
work was started in this coun
ty, and those in charge of the
work hope to be able to have
the quarantine restrictions re
moved at the end of the pres
ent season.
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BATESVILLE HAS
1224 SCHOOL AGE
Superintendent Sidney Piek
[ ens reports that the ' school
! enumeration of the special
Batesville district has just
been made, showing there are
1,951 whites and 168 negroes
in the district, making a total
of 2,224 persons of school age.
Many of these have already
graduated from the high school
and some will be students in
Arkansas College. One thou
sand, one hundred and six
were enrolled in the public
schools last year.—Batesville
Guard.
ALLEGED OPINION
BY DAVIS DENIED
Attorney General SaysOfficer*
Elect Will Assume Duties
When Commissions Issued
Little Rock, July 19.—Some
what of a stir has been created
over the state by a recent pub
lication in a Little Rock news
paper that Attorney-General
Wallace Davis had given out
an opinion to the effect that all
state, county, district and
township officers who will be
elected at the general election
to be held in November will
not take office until January,
1917; or. in other words, that
the present incumbents will
not retire until the beginning
of the new year.
When questioned today rel
ative to the matter, Attorney
General Davis stated that he
had given out no opinion of
the kind, nor had he ever giv
en expression to such ideas,
and he was at a loss to know
how his name was connected
with the alleged opinion. Mr.
Davis expressed the opinion
that county officers elected in
the coming November election
will take office as soon as thev
qualify.
The law provides that all
county officers shall assume
the duties of their positions as
soon as they receive their com
missions after the vote is can
vassed and the result announ
ced. This law also applies to
all state otfices created by the
Legislature. The constitutional
offices, such as governor, at
torney-general, secretary ot
state, treasurer and justice of
the supreme court, are sworn
in the day after tin* Legisla
ture canvasses the vote, early
in January.
The act passed by the last
Legislature consolidating state
with national elections has
nothing whatever to do with
the time of newly elected offi
cers qualifying, except that it
postpones the retirement of in
cumbents until after the vote
cast in the November election
is canv/ssed by tin* various
county election boards.
994 DIPPING VATS
NOW IN ARKANSAS
There were in operation in
Arkansas in June 994 dipping
vats, according to information
compiled by Dr. R. M. Gow,
state veterinarian, and Dr. E.
A. Wight of the United States
Bureau of Animal Industry. Of
these 228 are located in coun
ties where systematic eradica
tion work is being conducted,
while 706 are maintained vol
untarily, in counties where
there is no systematic work.
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REBUILD RESIDENCE
WRECKED IN STORM
Judsonia, July 19.—J. II.
Roth has under construction a
new home which will cost
about $1,700. The victims of
the tornado of last month in
East Judsonia are rebuilding
their homes which were level
ed. Twelve have already been
built and others are under con
struction.
PICNIC AT MAGNESS
AUGUST 4 AND 5
There will be a big two-days
picnic at Magness on Friday
and Saturday, August 4 and 5.
Everybody cordially invited to
attend. For stand privileges
see WILL PAGE.
HILBERT JONES.
W. E. HARKINS.
(Committee on Arrangements
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Small farm of 10 acres. Con
veniently located in edge of
town, for sale at a bargain.
Good three room house and
small orchard. All under fence.
Will accept good young stock
as part payment and make easy
terms on balance. Newark Real
Estate Co.
RURAL CREDITS BILL
SIGNED BY WILSON
President Points Out Benefits
to be Realized From Meas
ure for Land Loan Banks
Washington, July 17.—Pres
ident Wilson today signed the
rural credits bill, passed re
cently by Congress. A group of
senators, representatives and
officers of farmers’ organiza
tions applauded warmly as Mr.
Wilson affixed his signature.
Just before signing the meas
ure, which creates a system of
twelve land loan banks under
direction of a Federal board,
the president made a short ad
dress, pointing out the benefits
he believed both farmers and
the investing community would
enjoy under its operation.
“In signing this bill,” said
the president, “I have not on
ly a feeling of profound satis
faction but of real gratitude
that we have completed this
piece of legislation, which I
hope will be immensely benefi
cial to the farmers of the coun
try.
“The farmers, it seems to
me, have occupied hitherto a
singular position of disadvan
tage. They have not had the
same freedom to get credit on
their real estate that others
have had who were in manu
facturing and commericial en
terprises, and while they have
sustained our life they did not
in the same degree with others
share in the benefits of that
life.
“Therefore, this bill along
with the very liberal provisions
ol the Federal reserve act puts
them on an equality with all
others who have genuine as
sets and makes the great cred
it of the country available to
them. I look forward to the
benefits of this bill, not with
extravagant expectations, but
with confident expectations
that it will be of very wide
reaching benefits, and, incid
entally, it will be of advantage
to the investing community, for
1 can imagine no more satis
factory and solid investments
than this system will afford
those who have money to use.”
SKIPS AFTER GIVING
WORTHLESS CHECKS
W. M. McKenzie Who Came
Here Recently Passes Num
ber of Worthless Checks
W. M. McKenzie, an auto
repairer who came to Newark
a short time ago and has been
in the employ of Porter & Sisk
at their blacksmith shop here,
has disappeared after having
issued a number of worthless
checks.
He is said to have issued a
check to Edwards & Son at
Batesville for $65, and another
one to J.E. Trevathan of Bates
ville for $32. He gave Moore
Bros., of this place a check for
$10 and left owing Dan Moore
Jr., an auto bill of $4. A num
ber of other small checks are
said to have been given by Mc
Kenzie to different parties.
The checks were given on
the First National Bank of
this place and in each instance
were refused by the bank, Mc
Kenzie having no funds on de
posit in that bank.
McKenzie left hereSaturday
and went to Batesville where
most of the worthless checks
were given. He went from
there to Newport and was last
heard of at Swifton.
McKenzie is a young man
not more than 22 or 23 years
old and of slender boyish ap
pearance.
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STEAM SHOVEL IN
USE AT MAGNESS
A steam shovel was put to
work recently taking out grav
el for the railroad, at the grav
el pit near Magness.
The gravel is beujajytaken to
the main line for use, much of
it being used in making im
provements on the roadbed
near Newport. The Iron Moun
tain is spending a great deal
for improvementsinandaround
Newport. Tt is said that later
on the White River route will
be in line for some much-need
ed improvements.
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Big Farm Tractor
Demonstration
At 2 p. m. Friday, July 21
and 10 a. m. Sat. July 22
One block east of the Batesville
Flouring Mill, in Batesville, we will
have a plowing demonstration, using
an I. H. C. 8-16 Mogul Tractor for
power. You are cordially invited to
attend either one or both of these
demonstrations. Yours for better
farming machinery,
C. W. MAXHELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas