The Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921
VOL. 21 NO. 28
SAYS JOBS ARE BEING
AUCTIONED BY G. O.P.
Republican at Plainview Sends
a Vigorous Kick to the
Postmaster General
Washington, Oct. 25.—Al
though officials of the postof
fice department profess to
know nothing of it, the fact
was revealed today that Ben
jamin J. Smith of Plainview,
Ark., has charged that post
master recommendations in
Arkansas have been placed on
the auction block, and are:
being sold at from $150 to |
$250 each.
This charge was contained
in a letter which Mr. Smith.)
who is a member of the Repub
lican excutive committee for
the Fifth congressional district
has sent to Postmaster Gener
al Hays.
In his letter the Arkansan
declared he has long been a
Republican and is still an ac
tive worker for the party; that
Yell county was assessed $400
as its part of the national cam
paign fund and that the
amount was advanced by one
of the leading and influential
members of the party in that)
section. Efforts to reimburse
this Republican were not pur
sued with vigor and by reason
of non-payment, he now claims
it as his right and privilege to
levy assessments against the
Republican candidates for
postmaster whom he endorses.
This, it is charged, has been
done, and that one candidate
for the postmastership at
Plainview paid $200, with the
specific understanding that he
would receive the endorse-;
ment of the Republican or
ganization for that position.
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HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
ONE REASON HOW COME
Folks Talks Bout you
To YO' BACK , I>EY
Don- min' Hurtin* Yo'
Good name But dey
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HURT YO' FEELIN'sf
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Copyright, 1921 by MeCfurt Ncwsptp** Syndicate.
CRIME AND THE MOVIES
If such a large per cent of
ciime is caused by the picture
shows, what caused so much
crime before there were any
picture shows?
The picture shows are a re
cent invention and have been
in existence only a few years,
yet there has been crime in the
world for thousands of years.
Those old ignorant moss
backs who delight in denounc
■ng picture shows as crime
breeders ought to examine
their logic. Thinking people
recognize motion pictures as
one of the greatest education
al forces of modern times. But
the mossback is like the light
ning bug—he wears his head
light behind and is “agin”
anything that is new or mod
ern.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
all persons are prohibited
from gathering pecans or oth
erwise trespassing on the Mag
nes Cane Pasture.
J. D. MOORE.
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Young man! If you will start RIGHT NOW and
put a part of your earnings in the bank every pay day
there is nothing can stop you from becoming influen
tial and RICH.
Money -breeds -money. _ The man .with money
knows that the young man who can and does take
care of his own money will take care of his money
too. He TRUSTS him. The young man gets oppor
tunities for making more money and a partnership.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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Little Rock Capitalists
Look Over Gold Mines
Prominent Men of Capital City Spend Saturday Here In
vestigating Mining Situation and May Start Work
Near Here at an Early Date
Senator W. F. Kirby, T. L.
Vaughan, L. J. Valega, C. H.
Kirby, J. F. Riddle, J. A. Low
er, and Elmer Bird, consulting
engineer, all of Little Rock
were here Saturday and spent
the day inspecting the mineral
situation in this community.
The above named gentle
men and F. M. Walker of the
Sanders neighborhood are
forming a company for the
purpose of developing the min
eral resources on a large tract
of land which they have in
the Sanders neighborhood.
Since learning of the miner
al deposits in this community
a short time ago ,Mr. Lawer
has made a number of visits
here, securing data and speci
mens of mineral. He has in
terested other Little Rock par
ties in the matter with the re
sult that a company has been
| formed for the purpose of
working the holdings of the
company which have been se
cured by Mr. Walker.
Senator Kirby stated that
after making a personal in
vestigation of the situation,
every member of his company
was highly pleased with the
outlook. He stated that they
will buy the necessary mach
inery and equipment at once
and expected to have their
plant in operation within the
next ninety days.
Neither Senator Kirby ot
any of his party did not dis
cuss their plans or give out any
information except to say that
they were well pleased with
the outlook and expected to
have a plant in operation just
as soon as possible.
It is understood that they
are not offering any stock for
sale and are financing the en
terprise themselveses.
Independence Mineral
Co. Showing Real Gold
If Assays Prove Correct Section Around Newark May De
velop Into Real Mining Country—Local Company to
Start Operations Soon as Stock is Sold
There is gold and silver in
Independence county.
There is no lenger any ques
tion about this. We have the
real article in the bowels of
Mother Earth right at our
door. The Journal man has
seen with his own eyes and
handled with his own hands
the refined gold, silver, and
platinum reduced from the ore
taken from the Sanders farm
near Newark.
W. T. Barr who has been
one of the most faithful and
consistent plodders in the
movement to learn the truth as
to the vaule of the mineral
discoveries in this section, has
been at least partially reward
ed for his faithful efforts.
Taking a quantity of the
mineral to Little Rock, he suc
ceeded in getting some com
petent men to come there and
make a test of the mineral.
Taking quantities of the min
eral at random from his col
lection, it was put through the
reduction process, the test
being made under guard and
in the presence of disinterest
ed witnesses in order to be
sure that nothing crooked was
being put over.
Reduction tests were made
for gold, silver and platinum.
In making the reduction,
test for gold, a quanity of ore
equal to about a double hand
ful was used. The pure gold
obtained from this test was a
small “button” as large as a
squirrel shot flattened out.
In making the test for sil
ver, more ore was used and a
quantity of silver as large as
a quarter of a dollar was ob
tained. Mr. Barr has two
pieces of silver, one of which
contains nickel, the other being
almost pure silver.
The “button” of platinum
obtained is smaller than any
of the others, but is more val
uable.
Fifteen different assays have
been made by as many differ
ent people from ore taken
from the Sanders farm, and
the lowest estimate of the val
ue placed upon it by any of
the assays is $68.41 per ton
Assays show the values run
from $68 to $165 per ton.
At this rate the Sanders farm
runs into staggering millions
of dollars. Based on govern
ment estimates of the tons per
acre of ore-bearing dirt of this
character contained in one acre
there are sixty-four million
tons of ore-bearing mineral on
the 160 acre tract of the San
ders farm on which these tests
have been made.
If this be true, multiply the
average value of the mineral
by sixty-four million and you
will have a fair idea of the
value of the Sanders farm—
that is if you can comprehend
the meaning of billions.
The thing is enormous and
staggers the imagination when
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MOTHER GOOSE SAYS
“Needles and pins, needles and
pins
When a man marries* his
trouble begins.”
For additional information j
see “Don’t Ever Marry” at the
Royal, Friday, Nov. 4.
FARM BUREAU ASKS
FOR COUNTY AGENT
Adopts Resolution Asking
Quorum Court For Appro
ations Ensuing Year
The following was unani
mously adopted by the Inde
pendence County Farm Bureau
at its meeting, at. Batesville
Tuesday.
To The Honorable Quorum
Court of Independence
County.
The County Farm Bureau
composed of about 300 farm
ers and a growing membership
of the County, respectfully
petition your honorable body
that you make an appropria
tion cf Two Thousand ($2,
000.00) Dollars as a minimum
appropriation for a county
agent for the ensuing year.
This is, we feel, absolutely
necessary to the Agricultural
interest of the county in put
ting through the co-operative
marketing work begun in the
county—sale of live stock,
Strawberry Grower’s Associa
tion, Sweet Potato Grower’s
and Cotton Growers Associa
tion, which if not supported
by a County appropriation at
this time we feel will fail.
The Federal Government is
ready to do its part if the
county does its part and the
Farm Bureau has about gone
the limit of its ability.
We are tax-payers and citi
zens of the county and this is
a work from which all the
county should benefit.
The work of the county
agent for the past year has
been entirely satisfactory to
us, and we commend the busi
ness and financial institutions
for their help in enabling us
j CORONER FREES MAN
WHO KILLED BROTHER
Father Wat Witness of Fatal
Duel Between Charles and
Arthur Spier
Morrilton, Oct. 25.—Arthur
Spier was shot and killed yes
terday afternoon by his broth
er. Charles Spier, when the
brothers met in the road.
Details regarding the shoot
ing brought out at the inquest
were to the effect that the
mothers had been on bad
terms for nearly two years and
met while driving along a road
some nine miles northeast of
Morrilton. Arthur is said to
have drawn a pistol and Charl
es picked up a shotgun which
lay in the bottom of a wagon
in which he was driving. Both
fired and Arthur fell dead.
R. I. Sp.'er, father of the
two men, was in the wagon
with Chrrles. It is said the
two brothers mst near Plum
merville last August and each
emptied his gui> at the other,
but neither was hurt.
Charles Spitr io 24 years
old. Aiihur was 30 and leav
i es a wife and children. Ob
jection on the part of Arthur
to alleged attentions by Charl
es to Arthur’s wife w as the
cause of the tvouble. Coron
er J. B. Arthur held the shoot
ing to be justifiable end Charl
es was released.
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Take it from a widow who
knows—“Don’t Ever Marry.”
I to carry out our years pro
gram.
Done by the Farm Bureau
in executive session October
| 26, 1921.
J. H. JIMERSON, Pres.
G. W. THOMPSON, Sec.
A MATRIMONIAL MIRTHQUAKE!
Don't Ever
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