The Newark Journal
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, July 25, 1918
Vol. 18, No. 17
BOY DROWNED WHILE
BATHING IN CREEK
Francis Cuilom, Thirteen Year
Old Boy Loses Life in Dota
Wednesday Evening
Francis Cuilom, the thirteen
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Cuilom was drowned
in Dota creek while in bathing
Wednesday evening.
Young Cuilom, and his cous
in, Lawton McClard*, had been
out to a farm beyond the creek
to look after some stock for Dr
McClard. On the way back j
home they stopped at the creek
and young Cuilom went in
bathing. Lawton McClard did
not gp in the water, as he has
not been well for several days
and he sat in his buggy nearby
on the bank of the creek while
his cousin went in bathing.
Francis had been in the wa
ter only a short time when
Lawton noticed that he began
to struggle. Lawton quickly
unfastened a line from the bug
gy and threw it to his cousin,
telling him to take hold of it.
He did not take the line, how
ever, and sank in^piediately.
i .—in l.awtut* called for help and
some men at work in a field
nearby came to the rescue but
the boy was drowned before
they arrived and all efforts to
resusitate the lad were fruit
less
The accident occurred at
what is known as the “Blue
Hole” just below Eaves spring.
The creek is not very wide but
there is a considerable hole at
this point where the water for
some distance is several feet
deep. At one place the water
is probably ten feet deep. The
lad could not swim very well
and it is presumed that he got
into deep water and became
frightened.
The body was recovered
immediately and brought to
the home of his aunt, Miss Lucy
Lawton, whom the lad and his
mother had been visiting for
several days.
The family reside at Bradford
and his father was called over
the telephone and informed of
the accident- He secured a
car and drove through, arriv
ing here last night about mid
night.
CONVENTION WOULD
ABOLISH LEGISLATURE
Little Rock, July 23.—The
constitutional convention spent
the day discussing legislative
and initiative and referendum
proposals.
By a vote of 51 to 37, the
convention adopted the Dagget
proposal for a one-house Legis
lature, which would abolish the
present system of a Senate and
House. The system proposed
in the measure is known as the
bicameral system and under it
one house constitutes the Leg
islature. which would be com
posed of 36 members.
THE HAWAIIANS AT
THE CHAUTAUQUA
How many of you have Ha
waiian records for your vic
trola? This wierd and fascin
ating music from the tropics
has fixed itself firmly in the
hearts of the American people,
and there is scarcely a home
but from which you can hear
the strains of “Aloha” and the
singing tones of the wonderful
steel guitar with its ukelele ac
companiment.
On the first day of the Chau
The Man with Money keeps
his money safe ii\ the
Bank.
That’s why he
money.
All the regrets in the world won’t bring back
your money if you invest it foolishly in some wild
cat scheme and lose it—for lose it you surely will.
The one sure way to take care of your money
is to put it in our Bank where it is SAFE, and let it
pile up. Then you and yours, who are entitled to
it, will have it safe at your command at any time.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
BANKER PREDICTS A
COTTON SHORTAGE
Little Rock Financier Thinks
World Needs Cotton and
Prices Will be High
Little Rock, July 24.—Geo
W. Rogers of the Bank of Com
merce, who recently returned
from cotton and labor confer
ences in Washington, told the
members of the Board of Com
merce at the weekly luncheon
at the Hotel Marion yetserday
noon that he believes the na
tion is facing a cotton famine,
rather than a surplus of cotton.
He said there is not enough
labor in the south to pick the
cotton and that the demand is
greater than ever, with an equ
al, if not larger shipping ca
pacity assured by the shipping
board.
“I make this statement” he
says, “on the assurances of Mr.
Lever, chairman of the agricul
tural committee of congress,
Mr. Heflin and other members
ot the committee.
”1 believe we are facing a
cotton famine,” Mr- Rogers
said. ‘*Last year the south
picked only about 11,250,000
bales of cotton. This year con
ditions for the amount of cot
ton grown indicate a larger
crop than that, but from the
best advices from all over the
South, there is not enough la
bor to pick the crop. When
the war is ended, he says, large
balances held by neutral coun
tries in America will have to
be settled and the neutral
countries would rather have
cotton than any other commod
ity.
“The supply of America’s
cotton in the world, according
to Hester’s report of July 6,
is 2,147,000 bales. With the
demand for more cotton than
can be produced this year those
who are fortunate enough to
be able to hold their cotton
and market in a reasonable
way, will undoubtedly receive
high prices, Mr. Rogers says
tauqua, the Hawaiian Singers
and Players will give two com
plete concerts. The first of
these will be given in the af
ternoon, proceeding the lecture
and the second will be given at
night, following the lecture.
This company consists of five
real Hawaiians from Honolulu
and we will have the opportun
ity of seeing these musicians as
well as hearing the music that
made them famous. The con
certs will consist of instrument
al music upon the ukelcles and
the steel guitars, solos, duets,
and quartets. Each of these
Hawaiians is an accomplished
musician and this company is
one of the best of those now
touring the United States.
Everybody is urged to buy a
season ticket to the Chautau
qua in order to get the full ad
vantage of the many good
things which will be presented
during the three days. There
will not be a dull moment on
any of the programs, and the
local Committee assures us that
each program will be full of in
spiration, patriotism and infor
maton.
MORE MEN LEAVE
FOR CAMP PIKE
Large Number of Independen
ce County Men Left Mon
day for Service
Following is a list of Inde
pendence county men who left
last Monday to enter Camp
Pike at Little Rock for military
training.
Sam Ferrill
Oscar A. Boutwell
Sherman Duty
William Henry Akins
■Chester A. Winston
. Jacob Jackson Carter
James C. Luttrell
Edgar E. Bridgeman
Charles L. Barnes
Burrell Stone
Jared Edwin Trevathan
Elmer Grisham
Geo. R. Young
Jesse C. Joslin
Everette E. Gamble
Milton L. Wilson
Gilbert R Gunther
Frank Pratt
Alvin N. Haddock
Clarence H. Hall
Louis E. Mason
Enoch Reeves
Lonnie McSpadden
Rector Keith
Ben Alvin Huff
Daniel W. James
Thos. J. Landrum
Nelson E. Clark
Tom Blackburn
James Clinton Davidson
Clifford Liles
Joseph Bond Moore
Coy R. Moore
J. Walter McDowell
Robert Leonard George
'Charles E. Southard
Lee Roy James
Ray Essary
Tilford C. Walford
John W. Martin
James W- Rosenbaum
Walter G. Fugett
James Coop
Jesse Liles
Delbert R. Frazier
William L. Shaw
Walter A. Gunther
Emmit E. Morrow
Henry J. Reynolds
Paul E. Ray
Louis V. Evans
J. Poindexter Hill
Solomon O. Linebough
Claud G. Michaels
Albert Comer
Hezekiah McSpadden
William P. James
Richmond Reynolds
John R. Engles
John W. Brittain
Ben Hillard
Acey C. Trammel
Joseph Wisdom
Barret R. Uhles
Vernie Honeycutt
William Mayhan
Henry Gaskill
William A. Wherry
D. Albert Blue
Luther Prickett
William A. Baker
R. Daniel Williamson
William A. Blevins
Roe Reeves
Sidney E. Gilbert
Bradie T. Clark
James R Shaw
Curry E. Foerster
James A. Matthews
Robert L. Gottfried
Jefferson N. H. James
Samuel A. Hart
Carl Hudson
Louis Shell Johns
Samuel L. Hutchinson
Fred Hayes
Bob June Gilbert
William E. Thomas Hayslip
William Hutson Whaley
Buel B. Keller
(Claud C. Bradley
John W. Ellenbaugh
Ernest Worthean
May Helms
Earl G. Fugett
William E. Davidson
Thomas E. Henderson
Landie Lewis
Herman Johnson
Harve Austin
David S. Keller
Anderson C. Gillihan
Earl *Trip
Theodore King
James Knight
Edgar Eric Cleveland
David Tucker
Clarence Melton
Earl Johnston
DRAFT RESISTERS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Thirteen alleged sympathiz
ers of draft resisters of Cle
burne county, including two
women, were arraigned before
W. S. Allen at Little Rock
Thursday and entered pleas of
not guilty.
The accused are typical
mountaineers, and their names
are :
Hardy Atkinson, son of Tom
Atkinson, alleged leader of the
sympathizers of draft resisters
in Cleburne county; Jesse Mer
cer, John Penrod, Sam West,
Mat Simmons, Homer Murray,
Jack Sweeton, Albert Ad Har
ris, Houston Ausborne, Jim
Blakely, Mrs. Ida Simdons and
Mrs. Pearl Martin
WANTED TO BUY
I want to buy one roan mule.
6 or 7 years old, about 15 or 1G
hands high and about 1000
pounds weight.
T. J. RANEY.
Newark, Arkansas.
KILLS HIS WIFE AND
THEN ENDS OWN LIFE
Double Tragedy in Randolph
County Probably Caused
by Husband’s Jealousy
Pocahontas, July 24.—Dew
ey Arnold .living near Biggers,
about ten miles north of Poca
hontas, shot and killed his wife
Monday night while she was
on her way home from a party.
Yesterday when Sheriff W.
A. Jackson arrived on the
scene to arrest Arnold the
man committed suicide by tak
ing strychnine.
Arnold and his wife had
separated and had been living
apart for some time previous
to the trouble. It is supposed
that jealousy was the cause of
the double tragedy.
BEAR KILLED IN
TOWN OF EARLE
Earle, July 20.—A huge,
black bear driven to invade
the town frojn hunger, it is
supposed was killed on the
main street of the town this
morning. The animal, weigh
ed 238 pounds. The carcass
was taken to the main corner
and sold for the benefit of the
Red Cross It netted $450.
Excitement was at first
aroused early this morning,
when J. M. Prugh reported
that he had chased a big black
bear from his yard late last
night after the animal had
caught a prize porker from
one of his pens. Hunters for
he animal were soon rewarded
when bruin himself, came lum
bering into town about nine
a’clock.
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A good picture show at the
Skydome Saturday night.
IF YOU WANT A
Real Good Buggy
AND A SET OF
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Extra Good Harness
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GET THEM FROM
j C. W. Maxfield Co
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
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