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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 10, 1005.
Vol. 5. No. 11.
ADDRESS TO THE FARMERS
President of State Cotton Associ
ation Advises the Farmers
to Stand Firm.
President B. H. Burnett of the
Arkansas branch of the Southern
Cotton Association, lias issued an
address to the people of the state |
advising them to stand firm in the
face of the recent fall in cotton
prices, and to adhere to the asso
ciation's plan of concerted action \
relative to holding the cotton for
10cents and reducing the acreage
iio per cent.
Following is President Burnett’s
address:
“To the People of Arkansas.
“As cotton has taken another
■slump, and fearing some may be
come discouraged and turn loose
their unsold cotton, I deem it my
duty to urge them to stand tirm
and hold the cotton until they get
the price agreed upon at the New
Orleans convention. I know it is
somewhat discouraging to see the
merchants in some parts of the
state selling their cotton, but we
must remember that this is large- j
ly cotton that lias been bought by
them since the great fall in prices,
and, was bought in many cases at
from 53 to fiV cents, and we must
also remember tlmt it was this
'great holding movement’ that
caused the price to advance to TV
and 8 cents, thereby enabiing the
merchants to make a profit of
£ from $1 to ij>fi per bale. So it is
wlio grew the cotton that'
has made the sacrifice and not the
merchant who bought and sold it
at a profit. 1 have been reliably
informed that the great .state of
Arkansas sold Tier cotton at scents
on the very day the Southern Cot
ton Association was in session at
Little Hock. As I see it, we are
the people who made it possible
for them to sell at that price, and
I for one very much regret that
our officials should so far disregard
the interests of the people as t^
strike this great movement so se
vere a blow. We are making the
tight of our lives, a fight we must
-win, or financial ruin stares us in
the face.
l lie speculator* are doing ev
erything in their power to break
our ranks. They are telling us
that the present price is too high,
in view of the big crop (they say
we have), and yet when we hold
cotton off the market they run the
price up to 8 cents, and when the
people begin to sell pretty freely
they drop the price back again.
“This convinces me that the
price will be .just what we make
it; if we say 8 cents they will take
it at that price, and if we demand
more we will get it. The specu
lators have made large contracts
for future delivery, and they will
soon have to buy the cotton to till
these orders; they cannot spin fu
tures; they must have the cotton,
and it is up to the farmer to say at
what price they must buy it. All
we have to do is to hold the cotton,
reduce the acreage, diversify the
crop; in short, make our living at
home, and we have the battle won.
And we will see the South bud and
bloom like the rose.
“1 notice that the prospect for
the Egyptian crop of cotton is
very unsatisfactory. The consul
says there is a movement on the
part of the Lancashire manufac
turers to stock up before the inev
itable rise conies. They think h.v
thus combining and giving foreign
advices to back up the efforts of
the American speculators they
may be able to hold the price of
cotton down until the bulk of the
1904 crop is on the market. The
consul also says combinations are
being formed for this purpose,
and they intend to send agents all
through the South to discourage
this holding movement. 1 warn
you now to be on the watch for
these and all others that try to
urge you to put your cotton on
the market at present prices.
You can warehouse your cotton
and draw So;* to S.‘{o per bale on it
and hold it until the mills workup
their stocks, and you are sure to
get your price.
“To all who do not understand
the warehousing plan adopted at
the New Orleans convention 1 will
say: You can get full information
regarding same by corresponding
with W. d. White of Russellville,
Ark., who is the warehouse com
mitteeman for this state. I will
be glad to correspond with any
person with reference to the plan
of organizing the Southern Cotton
Association in their respective
counties, and will gladly go to any
county that may want me to come
and explain anything concerning
same.
“In conclusion, I wish to say
that 1 hope all will stand firm:
that there will be no backsliders
who will slip around and sell their
cotton and increase instead of de
crease the acreage. He who does
this will fool only himself, and
such a one does not deserve the
respect of his neighbors. Will
send constitution and b.v-lavvs to
the different counties just as soon
as they reach this office.
15. II. Burnktt, President.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
The little son of John Coffee,
living near Hector, was drowned
a few days ago by falling from the
porch into a barrel of water.
An unknown negro boy was
killed Monday near Augusta while
stealing a ride on a freight train.
He was “riding the rods’" and fell
off.
The postoflice at Heebe was
broken into and robbed one night
last week. The burglars secured
about $200 in money and $000 in
stamps.
J. B. Taylor, a brakeman on
the Kansas ('ity Southern road
was caught between two cars at
De Quenn Monday and three of
his ribs broken.
Herman Anrep’s little son, The
odore, accidentally shot himself in
the face with an air-gun one day
last week at St. Francis, creating
a slight flesh wound.
Harry Driver was held up in
Osceola while on his way home at
j 0 o’clock p. m. by two negroes
one of whom knocked him down.
The highwayman escaped.
Two inmates of the Benton
county jail were burned to death in
the jail last Saturday, from a tire
started in their bedding by ashes
I from a pipe one of them was smok
1 ing.
Allen Gooden fell from his
wagon while returning to his home
i near Oakland, Marion county, and
f
! broke his neck, it is said that lit
| was intoxicated and was within a
| half mile of home when the acci
! dent occurred.
W . II. Mann, of tlie Arkansas
Democrat was in town Wed nos
day.
Walter Tracey, a promising
young business man of upper Oi
Trough, was looking after busi
ness in town Tuesday.
<1. W. Wood of Sulphur Rod
was transacting business in towi
Tuesday, and called to subscribe
for Independence county's bes
paper.
Squire W. B. Tomlinson oi
Magness tonwship was transacting
business in town Wednesday, am
was a pleasant caller at The dour
nal headquarters.
Uncle John Sheely, a good citi
zen of the Magness neighborhood
was looking after business ii
town Monday, and called to re
new for The Journal.
Mrs. Plunkett left Sunday morn
ing for her home at Pes Arc
after spending several days hen
with her sister, Mrs. S. A. Moore
who has been very sick for som
i time.
Postmaster Harrelson left Mon
| day for Prescott and De Ann t<
; spend the week with relatives
A. H. Saylors and Miss Nor
Harrelson are distributing th
mail during his absence.
The young men who were strucl
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by ligtning out in the country
Sunday are advised not to come t
town until they get the “scent o
lightning” off them, ortheymigh
be arrested and sent to the pest
j house.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Bouling am
family formerly of Sharp are no\
citizens of Newark, having re
cently purchased the residenc
property of John Cole on the wes
side of town, and moved in a fe\
days rgo.
1). l>. Long, organizer for th
Farmers Union, was in townTues
day and effected an organ izatio
of the Union. Owing to the ba
weather, there was only a sma
attendance, but the prospects for
I large membership are said to b
■ very encouraging.
Hugh Barnett and George Wit
were riding along the road out i
the Dota neighborhood Sunda,
when ligtning struck a tree nea
the roadside. They were seven
ly shocked by the stroke, and splii
ters and pieces of the tree wer
thrown all over them.
The city council held its reguhi
monthly meeting Monday nigh
; but transacted no business of in
portance. The resignation of A\
R. Fausel as street commission*
was tendered. The resignation w:
accepted and George Pearce elec
ed to fill out the unexpired term.
| BY WAY OF COnnENT.
Editor The Journal
1 notice in the two or three la
issues of your interesting pap*
that you have got to dabbling i
politics, and as 1 have always lu
a great love for editors 1 wri
this to give you a few timely hint
in order that you may steer cle;
of breakers. My advice is
keep oat of politics entirely, if
possible, bat if nothing else will
do you I would advise you to go
in on a small scale at first, and
watclupesults. “Remember little
boats must stay near the shore.”
And the very idea of a little ‘2x4
editor launching away out into the
briny deep battling with the great
sea monsters is enough to make
the hair rise on a bald-headed
man.
' Remember that you will soon
i have to face a tribunal for being
■ | so spry, and we don't know what
| you will have to face next, but we
fear that you are strictly up
i against it.- We notice what you
, say about being so good. We
are not going to dispute a word of
it—in fact, we never dispute any
, thing an editor says, for fear of
getting smashed. But this way
I of jumping on two ministers and
debaters with both feet at once is
enough to get the best of us into
trouble, much less a little 2x4 edi
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1 notice that one or two others
are sailing out into the briny deep
in their little red canoes. They
should be very careful or some of
those great sea monsters might
swallow them canoe and all.
Brother Lashlee is not lying sc
far back in the back-ground for
nothing. When the proper time
comes he will sail in and you will
all “go away back and sit down'
and wish you hadn’t done it. As
it was not my good fortune (or
misfortune) to hear the debate, 1
can’t say anything about it, bin
one thing 1 can say, Brother
Brown is a whopper on poetry.
Now Mr. Editor in closing mj
admonition 1 would say keep cool,
be quiet and good, for there is a
hen on, and you might get pecked,
Yours with best wishes, X. Y. Z.
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CHARLES HAMMONS HANGED,
Morrilton, March 7.—Charles
A. Hammons, a white man, was
handed here today in the presence
of a vast crowd, having been con
victed of the capital crime of crim
inal assault on his eleven-year-old
stepdaughter near Plumerville Iasi
September. Under the act ol
1901 the execution was public, am
it is estimated that 6,000 people
witnessed the execution.
Hammons made a full confess
ion of the crime this morning a
the jail. On the scaffold he sai<
that he regretted that the deet
was committed, but added tha
there was someone else as “deej
in the mud as he was in the mire.'
At 1:08 the drop fell. Drs
Bradley and Pressly pronounces
him dead in seventeen minutes
At 1:35 his body was cut dowi
and turned over to the mother am
family. The crime for which hi
was convicted was committed ir
September, 1904. He assaulter
his stepdaughter, Zelma, and whei
his wife, the girl's mother tried t<
interfere, Hammons held her a
bay with a pistol, threatening he
life if she approached. W hen th
occurrence became known excite
ment ran high and there was tal
of lynching Hammons. He wa
spirited away and taken to Littl
Rock for safe-keeping, llammon
was indicted, tried and convicte
at tin* October term of court i
Morrilton.
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You get no stale groceries ;
Holderby & Lawton's; they g<
| fresh goods almost every day.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Sketch of the Important Transac
tions in the Arkansas l.*aw
Making Body.
The house devoted Monday prin
cipally to the consideration of the
I bill introduced by Representative
Raney of Independence county to
regulate mutual tire insurance
I companies and requiring them to
give a guarantee bond, which was
passed by a vote of 4b to 9.
Mr. Fuller's bill creating the of
fice of state beer inspector passed
the house, by a vote of 60 to 14.
Senator ('otham’s bill providing
for an appropriation of $1,000 for
the purpose of securing the publi
cation of the first volume of the
historical records of the state, and
! creating a commission to be known
j as the Arkansas history commis
sion passed the Senate by a vote
| of 24 to 2.
I Senator Rinnix's pistol-carrying
bill was passed after very slight
debate. Senator Pinnix making a
short speech in advocacy of it. It
changes the present laws by elimi
nating the clause allowing the
carrying of weapons “while on a
journey,makes the punishment
for the first offense a fine of from
$50 to $500, while for the second
offense there is an added penalty
of imprisonment in the county jail
for from thirty days to six
,; months.
A bill was introduced in the
house by Representative Cham
, bers of Yell county to annul the
contract between the state of ArkJ
ansas and the Arkansas Chair
| Company for the leasing of the
i state convicts.
Senator Goodwin’s bill making
grave robbery a felony was passed
ayes 30, noes 0.
Senator Milan introduced senate
bill No. 252, which is understood
to repeal, in some degree, the pro
visions of the Logan anti'trust act
as far as it affects insurance com
panies, by providing that fire in
surance companies may do busi
ness in this state provided they
are not in a pool, trust or rating
bureau anywhere to fix the price
or premium to be paid for lire in
i surance in this state.
Mr. Raney’s bill making road
overseers elective in Independence
; county passed the house by a vote
I of 75 to 1.
By a vote of 45 to 18 the house
j passed the bill appropriating $5,000
» for the attorney general to fight
’ the trusts in the enforcement of
, the lving-Davis anti-trust bill re
l eently passed. The bill now goes
.; to the governor.
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ANOTHER SUGGESTION.
i The following was handed The
l Journal man with the query,
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Mayor, J. II. Holdery.
Recorder, O. F. Craig.
Marshal, Walter Pascoe.
Treasurer, M. 8. Fisher.
Aldermen, Will Mims, C. M.
Edwards, R. B. Adams, W. J.
Cooper and E. II. Williamson.
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Young Christy was accidentally
shot and killed near Dumas Mon
day night by Jetf Cox. Cox was
tiring his pistol aimlessly as they
were riding along the road, ami
one of the bullets accidentally
struck Christy, killing him irt*»
stautly.