The Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922
VOL. 22 NO. 10
ALLEGED YEGGS MAKE
ESCAPE FROM JAIL
Two Men Overpower Jailer
And Escape, But One is
Re-Captured
Joe Thomson and Jack Mar
tin, two alleged highwaymen,
held in the Independence coun
ty jail at Batesviile, escaped
jail Monday 'evening by over
powering jailer Wallace Har
ris and running through the
front ot the building. The men
were arrested June 2 for rob
bing a young man at Newport
and when taken from the train
were heavily armed and offer
ed resistance.
They were held to the grand
jury on charges of robbery and
carrying concealed weapons
and were committed to jail.
Harris recovered and fired "5
shots at them as they sped
away. This aroused several
citizens, who also joined in the
chase, and the men were chas
ed toward the river, but fin
ally outdistanced their pursuers
A possee of citizens in auto
mobiles rushed to Sulphur Rock
and stopped the “Red Ball’’
freight train which passed
through here about two hours
alter the escape, thinking the
men would try to get away on
this train, but search of the
train failed to locate them. Af
ter an all-night search of the
surrounding country by the of
ficers and citizens, Thompson
was captured near White river
,iii_the south part of Batesviile
Tuesday morning, but Martin
so far has not been apprehend
ed. The men are believed to
he professional yeggs and re
fuse to give an account of
themselves or state who their
relatives are.
Jack McGowan and Lillian
Rich in a romance of the west,
at the Royal Friday.
BABY IS KILLED BY
PAIR OF SCISSORS
Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Clayton Accidentally Kill
ed at Pine Bluff
Donald Reeves Clayton, the
two-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Clayton, formerly
of Newark, was killed Thurs
day afternoon at the home of
his parents in Pine Bluff, when
he fell upon a pair of scissors
which penetrated his chest,
and entered his lung, causing
death in a few minutes.
Mrs. Clayton was sewing
and had been using the scis
sors, which she laid upon the
bed and stepped from the
room to get some article in
another part of the house.
The child climbed upon the
bed and picked up the scis
sors and in attempting to get
off the bed, the child fell up
on the scissors . Both blades
of the scissors penetrated the
boy’s chest and pierced the
left lung. Before aid could
reach the child he had pulled
the scissors out of his body.
Death resulted in a few min
utes.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton for
merly resided in Newark, Mrs.
Clayton being a daughter of
G. D. Gilbreath who resides a
short distance north of town,
and the bereaved parents have
many friends here who deeply
sympathize with them.
The remains were shipped
here for burial. Funeral serv
ices were held at the Metho
dist church Saturday after
noon, Rev. Wright of Sulphur
Rock conducting the services.
The remains were buried at
Blue Springs.
To the ladies of Newark
I have the exclusive agency
for the famous Nubone Corsets
for Newport, Newark and
Batesville. I will appreciate
any business given me and will
call on you at any time to make
fittings. Mrs. I. J. Matheney
This man is now
without money
^he bit at a
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ns money in oar.:
-1. Bank.
In one county in South Dakota ovsr ninety
farmers were “caught” for $200.00 apiece in
one month, by a “Get-Rich-Quick’’ schemer.
If those farmers had consulted their bank
before investing their hard-earned money, they
wouldn’t have been burnt.
We will gladly advise with you on any in
vestment you are thinking of making. Maybe
we can steer you away from losing your money
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00*4
THE BOLL WEEVIL
IN ARKANSAS
By BRADFORD KNAPP
1. wearner conditions irom
now until the middle of Aug
ust will be the chief factors in
weevil controll. i
2. Cultivate thoroughly,
keep all grass out of the field,
and confine to stir the surface
soil for a depth of at least
three inches until after Aug-1
ust 1st.
3. If the weather is hot
and dry rely most upon thor- |
ough cultivation, and particu
larly upon the fallen squares
in the hot dust between the i
rows where the sun will de- ;
stroy the eggs and larvae. 'j
4. Where it can be done ’
cheaply, pick and destroy the ;
early emerging weevils just be- ]
fore and just after the plants <
begin to bloom, and pick up 1
and destroy the first falling ;
infected squares, and thor- ;
oughly destroy all of these by »
the use of kerosene or coal oil. <
Do this particularly if the ;
weather is wet and cloudy. |<
5. If you are prepared, use 1
the .calcium arsenate or get
the machinery and material
immediately to follow that
method, ;t you c in afford it. ,
6. Secure a copy of or i- .
lar 128 by addressing the Ag- ,
ncultural Exten . on Division, ]
ID i’-orighey Folding. Little ,
Rock, or . our C mty agent, or
write li. F. GoatF, Government j
Labaratory, Talullah, Louisi- (
ana, for instructions in the use |
of calcium arsenate for pois- ,
oiling. ,
7. Keep in touch with your ,
County Agent. Advise with (
him on methods to be pursued. (
8. Above all, don’t get dis- (
couraged. This isn’t the first (
time weevils were ever bad. j
There will be good years com- |
ing when we have severe win
ters and hot and dry summer'.,
DOUBLE WEDDING
Two weddings of more than 1
usual interest to their many
friends in Newark took place
at an early hour Saturday
morning at the First Methodist ,
Church in Newport, when Miss
Blanche Hawthorne became
the wife of F. L. Galloway, 1
and Earl Sharp and Miss 1
Maude Davidson were unitedi
in the holy bonds of wedlock.
The ceremony was said by the
Rev. W. F. Evans.
Both of these estimable ;
young ladies were teachers in
the East side school at New-|:
port, Miss Hawthorne having
formerly resided in Newark
where she has many friends, j
Miss Davidson’s home is at Oil j
Trough, but she has been teach- j
ing in the Newport schools fori
the past few years. She has
many friends in Newark and
has visited here on a number
of different occasions.
Mr. Galloway is a member
of the firm of Fink & Galloway
produce dealers of this place,
and is one of Newark's live
young business men, who has
a large circle of friends in this
community.
Mr. Sharp is a resident of
Batesvile, having a position as
traveling salesman with the J.
R. Evans wholesale company,
and is an estimable young gent
leman of sterling worth and
the highest integrity.
Immediately after the cere
mony the newlyweds left for
an extended auto trip to points
! in Colorado.
is very
and weevil damage
email.
9. Give good attention to
the problem of something to
eat; eggs and poultry, hogs,
aeef, sweet potatoes, garden
vegetables, lruit, and corn.
Whenever the weevil gets bad
-ely upon these things.
From private reports re
ceived from many farme'
rom (County Agents and from
he public press, it is quite cer
ain that the boll weevil is not
only appearing in large num
bers in many sections of the
date, but I am sorry to say,
ipparently he is bringing con
iternation among our peopie.
Why there should be surprise
>nd excitement on this subject
am utterly unable to under
hand, except on the theory
hat the farmers, business men
ind bankers did not believe us
md did not believe our state
entomologist, Mr. B. R. Goad,
Talullah, Louisiana, when
til of us warned farmers to
xpeet a heavy infestation of
he boll weevil this year.
DON’T GET EXCITED
I want to urge a cool and
aim facing of the situation,
ind that every business man,
‘specially, strive to allay nued
oss excitement, apprehension
>r pessimism regarding the
‘uture. I have seen articles in
he papers and have had let
ers indicating that the writers
relieved that cotton production
n their territory was “all
>ver.” Let me say right here,
ve are passing through a con
lition that we must expect un
il better methods of control
>r the boll eeviwl are discov
ired. Until that time, mark
t down, the boll weevil will
>e a fluctuating pest. We w:.'l
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WILL IT RAIN JUNE 30?
lain In Newark Will Cost In
surance Company $100
Everybody would like to see
i good rain, but if it rains in
sfewark on Friday, June 30, it
.vi 11 cost the Home Insurance
Company of New York, one
hundred dollars.
For the benefit of auction
;ales, fairs, shows and other
ivents, this company insures
igainst rain, snow and sleet.
Newark is to have Univer
sal’s big special, “Conflict,” on
h'riday June 30, and the Home
Insurance Company has writ
;en a policy insuring the Royal
hqptre against rain on that
late. The picture is a very ex
pensive one and if it should
rain the local movie house
would suffer a severe loss. Rain
insurance is something new for
Newark and the Royal theatre
is the first concern in Newark
to ever carry rain insurance.
Fhe polcy was written by E.
G. Magness, local insurance
man.
ORDER PRIMARY ELECTION
The Democratic County Cen
tral Committee met at Bates
rille last Saturday and ordered
a primary election to be held
for all state, district and coun
ty officers on Tuesday August
i.
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FATHER AND 4 SONS
DROWN IN CREEK
Only Mother and Babe Escape
When Farmer Drives In
to Swollen Stream
Booneville, June 19.—J. A.
Nichols, a farmer of Logan
county, and his four sons were
drowned at 9 o’clock Sunday
night when the wagon in which
they were riding overturned In
Petit Jean creek at Miles Ford
near Booneville.
Mrs. Nichols and the young
est member of the family, a
babe in arms, escaped by a
miracle.
The Nichols family had spent
the day with friends at Boonc
\ille. A cloudburst in that vi
cinity late Sunday afternoon
had converted the Petit Jean
ordinarily a small stream, and
rot considered dangerous, into
a raging torrent. The family
had crossed at Miles Ford ear
lier in the day and found the
stream merely a creek. Re
turning at night, Nichols in
the darkness could not see that
the stream had become danger
ous.
In midstream the wagon was
overturned and the whole fami
ly thrown out. Nichols and his
four boys were drowned.
Mrs. Nichols, with her baby
elapsed in her arms, caught
hold of the branch of a tree
when she drifted near the
bank. Fearing she might be
come unconscious and loose her
hold, she tied the child to the
tree limb with her shawl.
It was more than two hours
before her frantic cries for
help were heard and she and
her baby were rescued.
Searching parties from
Booneville began draging the
Petit Jean at daylight this
morning. The body of Nichols
and two of the children were!
recovered this morning.
AVERAGE BERRY PRICE
WAS $2.32 PER CRATE
Bald Knob Association Fur
nishes Report of Past Sea
son’s Business
Bald Knob, June 17.—The
l'mal returns for the 1922 ship
ping season have been received,
and secretary E. R. Wynn of
the Bald Knob Fruit Growers
Association has compiled the
figures covering the strawberry
crop handled by the largest
association in the White coun
ty district.
The association shipped a
total of 56,050 cases in 133 car3
besides some local express
business at the start of the
As the association shipped
the first and last car out of the
district during the 1922 season',
the net average price received
per crate, $2.32 covers the en
tire range of the selling period.
This price also covers all grades
and varieties of strawberries
handled during the 1922 sea
son, which proved very unsatis
factory to the growers because
of local weather conditions and
the fact that a backward spring
held up the Louisana shipments
until about the time White
county growers reached the
market. This is the best av
erage price attained by any
association in the district.
RATTON-COFFMAN
Ralph R. Ratton, youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rat
ton of this place, was married
to Miss Isis Coffman of Para
gould last Friday, the wedding
taking place at the home of
the bride’s parents. They will
make their home in paragould.
Miss Opal Rodgers is spend
ing the week in Little Rock
the guest of relatives.
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She’ll Never
Do it Again!
Universal Film Company,
Gentlemen.—Our attention
has just been directed to the
log jam scene featuring Pris
cilla Dean in “Conflict.”
No insurance company can
be expected to assume such
extra hazardous risks, and you
will please advise us in future
when you expect to undertake
similar risks with Miss Dean
as we shall be compelled to
cancel our insurance on her.
Yours very truly,
JOHN A. ECKERT CO.
Imagine what’s in Store
FOR ALL WHO SEE
Beautiful Priscilla Dean
— IN —
“CONFLICT”
ROYAL THEATRE
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
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