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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 3
1919
VOL. 19 NO. 13
COMMUNITY LEAGUE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO IN
TEREST CITIZENS IN THE
ORGANIZATION
A small, but enthusiastic represen
tation of the Community League as
sembled at the School Auditorium
last night for the purpose of further
perfecting the organization of this
body, and making plans for the im
mediate advancement tf the member
ship of the league.
A membership committee composed
of Dr. J. B. Roe, F. C. Hoyt and J.
W. Sisk w is appointed to solicit the
citizens of the Community for mem
bership in the league and a special
membership drive will be made the
rest of this week and until Wednes
day next week. A special effort will
be made to get every citizen in the
community to enroll as a member of
this organization. The membership
fee will be $12 per year.
The purpose of the Community
League in Newark is to provide ways
and means whereby the entire citizen
ship of the community may get to
gether and co-operate in the problem^
of Community interest and securing
benefits for the Community.
iiit* uteu ui sueII uii orgainz:iuun in
this Community is very apparent, and
the value of the good that can he ac
complished for the community as a
whole cannot be lightly estimated.
An important matter of interest to
Newark as a whole is the drainage
and reclamation of the hundreds of
acres of swamp land east of Newark,
between here and Black river. Mem
bers present last night stated that
some communication hail been had
with railroad officials in regard to
this matter, as the drainage of this
land would be a great help to the
railroad company, taking all the wat
er off their right-of-way, and it was
stated that Superintendent Daniels of
the White River Division, has stated
that he, in company with railroad
engineers would be glad to come to
Newark and go over this matter with
the citizens any time a convenient
date could be arranged by the citi
zens here.
This is a matter that will interest
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The world war came to a
formal end on Saturday June
28, 1919, five years after the
assassination o f Archduke
Francis Ferdinand and two
years and two days after the
first American troops landed
in France. The Austrian heir
apparent was killed at Sera
jevo, June 28, 1914.
The first American contin
gent disembarked in France
June 20, 1917.
On July 28, 1914, one month
after the death of Francis Fer
dinand, Austria declared war
on Serbia, marking the begin
ning of nostilities.
June 23 also is the anniver
sary of the renewal of the
triple alliance between Ger
many, Austria, and Italy,
which has been broken by the
war.
On June 28, 1890 the Ger
man Reichstag adopted a bill
creating a new German army,
the organization of which is
greatly diminished in power
by the treaty signed June 28,
1919.
In American history June
28 is the anniversary of the
battle at Monmouth N. J.
where, in 1778, Washington
defeated a force under Sir
Henry Clinton.
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practically every citizen of this com
munity, and when this land is drain
ed will bring thousands of dollars into
this community every year. At the
next meeting of the League plans will
probably be made for the immediate
visit of Superintendent Daniels and
the railway engineers.
The next meeting of the League
will be held next Wednesday night at
the High School Auditorium, and at
that time, other matters of interest
will be taken up, and plans will be
discussed for the annual picnic to be
held in Newark this year.
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BUYS TIMBER LAND
Newport, duly 2.—James R. Buch
anan, a prominent sawmill and lum
i iiman of Jackson County, closed a
deal Monday with the Allisson Bros,
for 940 acres of timbered lands, pay
ing $10,500.
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And he is (the man who gets promoted. The
; | man with money is looking for the man who saves.
;; He knows that the man who can take care of his
;; own money if the man to trust. Saving money is
;; the true test of reliability. It is good common
|; sense, too. Be wise today. Open an account
11 with the money you have and make your account
I! grow. Don’t wait—start today.
ii FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
COURT HOLDS ROAD
DISTRICT IS VALID
SUPREME COURT REVERSES
CASE INVOLVING NORTH
ARK HIGHWAY DISTRICT
A case of particular interest to the
people of this Section of the State
was decided in the Supreme Court
Monday when that body reversed and
remanded the case of P. H. Van Dyke.
C. I?. Coe and Sid Mack, commission
ers in the Jackson county district
of the Missouri Arkansas Highway vs
Leon Mack, appellee.
The suit was a case to test the
validity of the road act as it relates
to Jackson county. Some time ago
Chancellor Reeder held that the act
was invalid. His decision was rever
sed in the supreme court.
The Newport Independent of Tues
day says that plans for the construc
tion of the road will begin immediate
ly.
About 35 miles of road are repre
sented in the district in Jackson coun
ty. The road enters the county from
White County, crosses the river at
Newport continues to Tuckerman,
thence to Swifton and into Lawrence
county. The commissioners of Jack
son and White counties have agreed
on a connection point at the county
line. Work has already started on
the road in White county.
RULES FOR SALE OF
ALCOHOL FOR MEDICINE
PHYSICIANS MAY PRESCRIBE
WINES AND LIQUORS UN
DER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
Washington, July 1.—Stringent reg
ulations governing the sale of alco
hol for medicinal purposes were is
sued yesterday by the bureau of in
ternal revenue.
Physicians may prescribe wines and
liquors for external uses, the regula
tion said, but in every such case each
prescription shall he in duplicate and
both copies be signed in the physi
cian’s handwriting. The quantity
prescribed for a single patient at a
given time shall not exceed one
quart. In no case shall a physician
prescribe alcoholic liquors unless the
patient is under his constant ami per
sonal supervision.
All prescriptions shall indicate
clearly the name and address of the
patient, including street and number,
if any, the date when written, the
condition or ill for which it is pres
cribed and the name of the pharma
cist to whom the prescription is to
be presented fc” filling.
Liquor dealers, wholesale and re
tail, having stocks on hand, may s«ll
to pharmacists holding permit until
the present stocks are exhausted.
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j jfiappenings of Local Interest |
Mips Ada Welborn spent Wednes
day with friends in Batesville.
Luther Welborn attended the Boys
and Girls Club Rally at Batesville
Wednesday.
Fruit jars for sale.—quarts, 60c
and half gallons 75e per dozen. Mrs.
A. B. Ammerman.
Richard Holderby left Monday for
Grand Glaize to spend a few weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hogue.
Misses Elmina Magnes and Lillian
Hoyt left Sunday night for Searcy to
attend a district meeting of the Sen
ior League of the M. E. Church.
Attorney J. R. Alexander returned
Tuesday from Little Rock where he
took the examination Monday and
was enrolled to practice in the Su
preme Court.
The remains of Hettie Keller, the
two-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Keller, who died at Little
R< ck Thursday were brought to New
aik Friday for burial.
R. T. Herrington of Cord was in
town Tuesday en route to Wilson to
spend a few' days visiting his son.',
WKITING HISTORY OF
SENATOR JEFF DAVIS
Ch s. Jacobson, a Little Rock at
torney who was for many years, in
: non ly associated with the late Sen
tor Jeff Davis as private secretary
. iui political adviser, has written a
Complete biography of that most out
>i .nding figure in the political his
tory of Arkansas. It has been writ
ten by one who most intimately as
sociated with him, and had access to
mere original material than any one
else. It is at once a biagraphy, cov
ering all the campaigns and the ad
ministrations of Senator Davis, and
an estimate of the man written by
one who knew' him best.
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OIL FEVER IN WHITE
Seaicy, June 29.—The oil fever has
struck While County, leases being
taken in various parts of the county
and several representatives of repu
table companies being continually on
the ground. A geologist who exam-*
'ined the soil reports conditions as
favorable for the findinjMof oil.
three of whom, Wafth, Edwin, and
Tom, are in the employee of the
Frisco railway, with headquarters at
Wilson,
H. T. Magness came over from
Marked Tree Wednesday morning and
spent the day looking after some
business matters, returning home last
night.
The Journal is engaged on
State printing contract, and
short of help we are forced to
lect the paper to some extent,
hope to secure additional help
J and will ten be able to donate
! time to the paper.
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Postmaster D. D. Burkett of Jack
sonport, has resigned his office and
j Henry S. Grant has been appointed
1 to fill the vacancy. Mr. Burkett who
has filled the position as postmaster
‘ at Jacksonport for 12 years will go
to Marianna, where he assumes man
agement of the Marianna Oil Co.
In answer to an inquiry on the sub
ject, Mayor John T. Tharp has rc
' ceived a letter from Attorney General
Arbuckle in which the attorney gen
eral states there is no law exempting
former soldiers from road or street
duty.
I $1,000 IS PAID FOR
FIRST HALE COTTON
Houston, Tex., July 1.—A thousand
dollars was paid for the first bale of
1919 Texaj crtton yesterday when it
was so;d at auction at the cotton ex
change in Houston. The bale weighed
471 pounds and was sold for $2.12 a
pound to N. I). Nanian of Houston.
It was grown by Salvador Gardens;!
in Hidalgo county.
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HANK ROBBERS GET $1500
Piggot, July 1.—Burglars entered
the Bank of Mimir.'jns. six miles from
Piggot, blew open the safe and es
caped with $110 in currency and $!,
500 in Liberty bonds, early yesterday
morning. Residents of Mimmons
wei’e aroused by the explosion and
excnr.nged shots with the fleeing rob
bers but no one was injured. The
sufeblowers escaped iti the direction
of Piggot on a handcar, according to
the authorities, but bloodhounds tak
en to the place where the abandoned
vehicle was found were unable to pick
up theii trial.
LEGISLATURE CALL
ONLY FOR SUFFRAGE
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED FOR
JULY 28 TO RATIFY SUF
FRAGE LAW
Governor C. H. Brough has issued
his call for a special session of the
Legislature for July 28, to ratify the
federal woman suffrage amendment.
Every effort was made to get the
Governor to include other measures
in his call, and, after hearing discus
sions, came to the conclusion only to
include the suffrage amendment.
Among the measures suggested to the
Governor were recommended road leg
lislation, a state highway system, re
peal of the anti-cigarette law and a
soil survey. These matters can be
considered by the Legislature under
the law, provided two-thrids of the
members vote to extend the session
for that purpose. The session may
be extended.
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JOUMNAL GETS CONTRACT
TO PRINT ROAD LAWS
At the meeting of the State Print
ing Board held in Little Rock Tues
day, the contract for printing the
school laws and the road laws was
awarded to The Journal.
The contract for printing the House
and Senate Journals for the next
legislature was not let, all bids being
rejected by the board.
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FIRST COTTON BLOOM
The first cotton bloom of the sea
son for Independence county was sent
in Tuesday by A. G. Blackwell who
farms on J. B. Fitzhugh’s place over
in the bottom.
The cotton crop generally is said
to be a little late, on account of the
unfavorable weather, but this is
about as early as the first bloom
usually apears, as this came in on the
first day of July.
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MRS. KNIGHT DEAD
.Mrs. M. M. Knight died at the home
of her son, Ed Rousel, near Paro
quet last Thursday.
She was 79 years old and is sur
vived by three sons, and two daugh
ters, E. P. Rousel of Pitts, W. O.
Rousel of O'Neal, Mr. Martin, of
Jackson, Mo., and Mrs. N. A. Meisen
heimer of Monroe, Okla.
AMERICAN ARMY
IN THE WORLD WAR
OF EVERY 100 SOLDIERS WHO
FOUGHT, TWO WERE KILLED
OR DIED
American casualties during the 47
day Meuse-Argonne offensive, aggre
gated 120,000 men, or ten per cent of
the total of 1,200,000 engaged, ac
cording to a “Statistical Summary of
the war with Germany” prepared by
Colonel Leonard Pari Ayres, of the
statistical branch of the general stall
and published by the war department.*
Of every 100 American soldiers and
sailors who took part in the war with
Germany, the report said, two were
killed or died of disease during the
period of hostilities. In the North
army during the civil war, the num
ber was about 10. Among the other
great nations in this wrar, between
20, and 25 in each 100 called to the
colors were killed or died.”
Best information obtainable by the
General staff places the total battle
death for the belligerents at 7,450,
000 divided as follows:
Russia 1,700,000; Germany 1,600,
000; France 1,385,300; Great Britain
900,000; Austria 800,000; Italy, 330,
000; Turkey and Montenegro 125,000;
Belgium 102,000; Roumania 100,000;
Bulgaria 100,000; United States. 48.
000; Greece 7,000; Portugal 2,000.
American participation is summar
ized in the reports in the following
table:
Total armed forces, including Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, 4,800,000.
Total men in the army, 4.000,000.
Men who went overseas, 2,086,000.
Tons of supplies shipped from Am
erica to Europe, 7,500,000.
Total registered in draft, 24,234.
021.
Total draft inductions, 2,810,296.
Cost of war to April 30, 1918, $21.
850,000,000.
Battles fought by American forces,
13.
American deaths in war, 50,000.
American wounded in war, 236.000.
American death from disease 56,
991.
Total death in the army, 112,422.
Under the head of “Sources of the
army” the reports showr that 13 per
cent came from the regular army, ten
per cent from the National Guard and
77 per cent from the draft.
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THE THOMAS CROWN
MOWER
ONE OF THE BEST MOWING MACHINES ON THE MARKET
It has an extra heavy frame, with large wheels.
Is roller bearing and is very light running.
Has two speeds, slow and fast, and the gears are
all enclosed in a dust proof box and run in oil like
the gears on an automobile.
Come in let us show you some of the many advan
tages this mower has over others, and after we
have showed it to you and you do not think it is
the best mower made, we do not ask you to buy*
Come in next time you are in town or write for
f circular.
C. W. MAXF1ELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas
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