FARMER SHOT FOUR
TIMES MAY SURVIVE
Difficult Over Timber l eads
to Serious Shooting At at
Centerville Saturday
L. [>. Peirce, a well known
farmer and timbermau. re.- ;d
ing near Tuckermau, w:i -hot
four time.- Saturday a ternoon
by A. M. Hubble
The shooting nc< iir>ed at \\ .
B. .'-'trail bie’s store at < en1
vi 1 i«- and is the outgrowth of
a dispute over timber
Hubble surrendered to tin
sheriff and is in jail at New
port.
Pierce was shot foui time ,
and has a wound in the no k,
two in the stomach and allot her
in the right arm. i i is eondi
tion is serious but physit ia>
say he has a ehann for r. -
(overy.
Hubble says the sin oting was
the outcome of a law suit be
tween Pierce and Mr.-. I Craig
of Centerville, in wihch it i
said Hubble took the part o;
Mrs. Craig, it being eharged,
according' to Hubble, that
Pierce cut timber off tin land
of Mrs. Craig, and that Hubble,
acting for Mrs, Craig, instru -
<“d Pierce not to cut the tim
ber. Hubble in making a
s t. a t e m e n 1 of t be affair
said that Pierce had threaten
ed his life for the part he had
in the timber controversy, af
ter lu> had signed bond for tin
Craigs prior to the attachment
proceedings, the timber which
Pierce had cut having been at
tached by the Craigs, Hubble
asserted.
Hubble said he went to the
Straubie store Saturday alter
noon and was talking to some
parties when Pierce came ii
and said he could whip an\
man in the store, using: profane
and abusived language, accord
ing to Hubble. Hubble said
when Pierce entered the store
he (Pierce) removed his pistol
from his hip pocket of his
overalls and put it in a front
pocket. Hubble .-aid he left
the store, going to the front
porch and was followed by
Pierce who continued to abuse
him. Hubble states that In
then walked toward his house,
and that Pierce followed him
and said that he was going to
kill him. drawing his pistol.
Hubble then seeured his pistol,
a 38-calibre Colts, from Ids
pocket and fired at Pierce,
who stood erect for a few mom
ents before falling. .lust be
fore Pierce fell, Hubble said
his remington automatic pistol
fell from his hand. Hubble
said he picked up Pierce's pis
tol and went to Tuckerman,
where he surrendered to Of
ficer Dan Hogan, handing ovei
both pistols. The chamber and
magazine of the automatic
were fully loaded.
The wounded man was
taken to Newport and plat ed
in the hospital. Ilubi !e wa
taken to the county jail lab
Saturday night.
Friends of Pierce declare he
did not have a pistol and did
not theaten Hubble. It is - aid
Pierce had been drinking a> .1
that when he and Hubble nn ’
at the store an argument start
id resulting in the shooting
Friends declare that Pierce had
never before bei-n in any tn u
ble, while it is said that Huh
hie has been the pnneij al in
other shooting scrapt . having
killed two n (-n, a - riling '
reports.
BRASS AS MONEY
Man in Newark Uses Brass
And Saves Money
We heard < !' a good ;tim a
of Newark the other day wh"
does not take The Journal,
but borrows it from from his
neighbor. We find satisfaction
is the fact that this good citi
zens desire to read 'Hie Jour
nal gives him the brass to
for his neighbor's.
Mrs. Ella Jack arrived this
morning from \ an Huron to
visit her sister, Mrs. K. M.
Galloway who has been seri
ously ill for several days.
1. W. O. K. ?
Cases Disposed of
In the Circuit Court
The following Cases have
been <iisp*>st*ri (if in circuit
tuiirl llu past week
State, vs. A. ,1. Herring.
.M amt fat t tiring i aim • r. t *• rfi«•
t are of bond.
Mill ThuHn. <.mmini' fort <
tare oil bond.
I 'in lid M e< 'ii\ . M unit faeturv
ing lt(|iioi'. continued.
<i. \\ . Cray, Manufacturing
b(|tior, continued.
bn). Ka-on. (laming, jur\
■irinl. fined $10.00.
NuaIt W’elford, M isdeaii >>r.
plead guilty, fined S1 oo.f n.
Noah \\ olioi'd, sell ini' lb{ .tor
pi, ad ion0 .. an I >■ 1 oi• 00
NmuIi Will : ■ '1(1, -' 11171K li(|Uor
< .nit ii tied.
Arnold Muttingor. transport-:
inp 111 j tor, d ismi e set I.
('it\ of Hatesville, vs. Kay
iriond Holme. Kenneth Mar
tin. .1 iin Kiehardmoi and 11am
Talley, all dismissed for want!
of Prosecution.
State vs. Ralph Allen, trans
poitiny liquor, plead guilty,
fined $ 1 oo.oo and fine sus
pended on irood behiavor.
Ralph \flea, dt link, plead
u 111 It \ . tilled si 0.00
Austin <'ai l'd, drunk nolle
pros.
Austin Cragil, breach ol .
peace, plead guilty, fined
Men Simmons, drunk, plead
guilty, fined $ 1 n.oo
June Stephens, appealed
from J. P. court . appeal dis
missed. judgment affirmed.
Ilarve> Rice, appealed i'rtim
.1. P. eourt. smiled.
Clark Hall, appealed from
J. P. court. jury trial, fined
$ i (Ml.no.
K. C. Crawtord, appealed
from .1. P. court, jury trial, not
guilty.
I >ickinsun vV waiKins \s,|
Road District No. 1 agreed
judgment for $2.50.’..so.
1 ’licitfor Stone Co, vs. Frank
Mcaehum, jury trial, judgment :
for plantiff.
Voting Bros. vs. First Nation-j
al Bank of Batesvilie, dismiss-1
i-d at defendant's cost.
Mary 1-'. Wyatt vs. M. D.
Unis, v, dismissed at plantiti >;
cost.
Lawrence MeSpadden, v>. 1.
F. I., anord, dismissed at de-i
fetidant’s cost.
.1. i 1. 1 i ill, vs. John Franks, j
jUxlnient for plaintiff for$10oj
and cost.
,1. W. \\ aideti, v-. Barnett j
Bros. Mere. Co., jury trial,
judgment for plantilt tor $150.
First National Bank, New
ark vs. .1. M, < ravens and K. <
(’hamherliati, dismissed at I
plaintiff's cost.
plant strawberries
('otter. April 11. A .1 ud -oti
ia st fit wherry plant concern,
whieh had an .gent hen iv
rontlv. sold 50,000 strawherrx
plants to farnu-rs in this see
lion. Interest in the hern, in
dustry is increasing and it ;
possible that next year will see
a < onmicrcial acreage set.
A CRUEL TEST
"What’s the quickest wax to;
e U l'e a A. IV la i 1st .
"1 k now a < are, hut I wouId - -•
n’t <. u'e to tr\ it ntvself."
••Well:"
‘Hand him $10.1)00 and >ug- |
g ' that in <iivid< it among his !
brethren."
GAS TAX VALID
The Arkansas Supreme!
t'i.ur! last Monday rendered
a decision upholding the vali
dit \ of the taw plac inir a one I
i-mt tax per gallon on gaso-1
lino.
CHOLREA CLAIMING HOGS
< ntuvay, A pr. ! 1. Loss of
hogs m several part • of the
county infested with hog tAnd
rea has been reported to the j
count vAgent T. M. Williams |
Mrs. K. M. Galloway has]
Lee i quite -a k for e\ era! dues
wit h a ei c arhutu ie c a, her
Subs* i .he for Idle Journal,
now only SI a year.
M A It'S’ I ’!< KKOKI) 1 KID A Y
People in rrouble Zone Are
Dipping Cattle , rid No Fur
ther Trouble Expected
lo-ports from the v;i) zone
elf h o) 1 In- i i\ or v. hr! , rilo! r
wax expected from
f h1 - v. iio oppost -d flipping
their raftlo. seem 1o indicate
re' t hinj/s are quirting down.
* attdr dipping is progressing
mil !' tl), dirrrtinn of armed
'!1 under flu supervision
W • X. i .a nd is -1 h, ' i o r rnnient
;•"! 1, and i epoi: didirat r t hat
eiliv nil- ! mil l h lisi,v lallli are
i ' in gdipped than before in
liiaf Section.
1 he intei pn-Tation ol the
law as given b> .Judge Cole
man in hi- charge to the grand
sup. has satisfied many a- to
the vahditv of the law which
they had been led to believe
was not legal. Also the fact
t hat the I nited States go\ ern
rnetit is ready to back up the
law-abiding citizens and pro
bat them if they dip their rat
tle has served to quiet the
1 ears ot many against possible
danger from the violent ele
ment is is sard.
\lt hough a few warnings a
gainst clipping i att !e have ap
peared at several vats these
threats are believed to be a
biutt as no acts of lawlessnesss
have been reported.
The (Ira rid .fur> .-till is in
\ c sligaitng the a.-emsination of
Charles Jeffery, as well as the
plot to resist the dipping lavs.
The jury is withholding all
information in regard to indict
ments until all the persons con
nected with the affair are ar
te sted.
It Helps to Keep the
Dollars Moving Along
Buiness is activity. Stagna
tion nouns decay. As there
cun he mh life ill stagnant wat
ers, 'list II there call till 111 11 n
in stagnant biedne--.
(let this i'ae’ well in mind:
Business activity sorties, n<r
front hoarding, out trom spend
ing.
What would the world >!■
without its spend! hrift.s'.' Th
may carry a \ irtue to an *. x
treme, but as to the at feet on
hiiisittess, better far that than
the hoarding of a miser.
\\ e are urged to practice th«
strictest kind of economy.
The advice conflicting.
Our advisers should - rnplyu a
different term from “economy.
It is right that w< eliminate
waste wantop. waste that
t,rings good to none.
But quit -pending Never!
That wa\ lies b:;-iru-s - stagna
tion. want. and ultimate panie.
Imagine a 1 .>rnrnunit\ eiitir< -
|y independent f f : he outside
world. B has a combined capi
tal of > 1 on.ono, •.>, *; ! 1 is u!
Tii ient to < arry ■ n all of its
iMisine-s. But the ei , ot “hard
times” "m : out, p u' ■ s are
do-ed, Slid tile !'e -11 11 is i 11
I \ liable _
The world i- eom) osed of
i ..mmuiiit ii . In and i ('tween
these c on, umn it a ies the public
life bleed (money I n;U i flow
i | life be list ainod Bu\ st op
that lit' blood and industrial
i lecav a nd <1 eat 1; is the itie\ it -
able result.
We must ' urn and keep on
earning. And < qually as im
portant . w e mu -t - pend and
ktuq) on -'lending. Not waste,
not reckless extravagance; hut
s\ Menial ie. inteBigi nt spend-1
mg-, trial shall keep the golden |
1 ft blood lioiinding through
!h< commercial arteries ot the
nation, stimulating every nook
and eorner ot the land to a
well-nigh supet'huma: exertion.
DIES FROM FALL
1 ’arar nuld, A pril 11. - M i‘s.
Anireiine Hampton, atfed 7t>,
died Finlay morninyr after a
ft u' day- i 11 ness. Mrs. llamt
t■ in 1 artft! .ii;; uf i r home < in
da> 1 ii. -1 w. ck and in soma
manlier her foot eaiiyht in the
tloorin/. t a:, -'iiy her to fall to
tlie ki'1 eii d. d do r* suiting in
juries to her hip caused tier
death.
I— VV— O— K
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SCHOOL ELECTION
I
Most Important Election Comes
Third Saturday in May
I tit annual - ■■ho. i election
II be held throughout the
t ate <ui the third Sat unlay in
May. Tins is one ot the most
■ portant »de.'tions during tin1
. ar and unfortunately greater
’id i11 ■ in nee shown toward
it than any other.
It is important t hat the best
■ iti/eiis po able, both men and
women, be elected as directors
for thf administration of the
chooi affairs. It is also impor
tant that an adequate tax be
levied tor the support of the
whoofs. The past two years
have been trying times lor
the shools of Arkansas and
many <d’ them have been able
to run only through . oluutar •
t a xatifui and in the adopt ion
of some other t< rnporary expe
dient which has proven very
unsatisfactory. In some ins
tances schools have been closed
altogether or the terms have
been cut short. It should he
the purpose of till people to
register their approval of the
maximum tax of 12 mills in
i'Vev district of the state so
that schools may be provided
for as full) as possible.
IS HEl D FOR ROBBERY
Youny Man Alleged to Have
Burglarized Postoffice
Jonesboro, Apr, In. -Her
bert Woods, a young white man
was arrested last night at Net
tle! mi by Rostoffiee inspector
Floyd Elliot and Chief of Ro
ll tee Craig on a charge of hav
ing robbed the Nettleton po-t
: office of money orders and
; money. One of the money or
I ders alle*ged to have been
stolen was cashed at Roplar
; Bluff.
ALWAYS LOST
‘I never argut‘ with my wife.’
“You don’t
"Xo. I used to in the early
flays, but 1 situ pi \ got tired of
losing.”
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EXPECT A BUMBER
STRAWBERRY CROP
Growers of White County Dis
trict Getting Ready For
Berry Season
Bald Kuol , Apr. 11.—The
strawberry shipping season is
nearl a! hand and {lie various
associations are all set to hand-i
le a larger tonnage than e'er
Before iti the history of the
White County berry district.
Tin- Bald Knob Fruit Growers
A s.v-iation, of which J. A.
Atlkins is president, expects to
ship 2.’>o cars from 2,Odd acres.
! lie Bald Kited) Fruit Kx
change, J. \V. Goombe, presi
dent, estimates its crop at 125
cars to be gathered from about
l.uOU acres. President Adkins
lias oiitraeted to handle the
output of a Griffithville associ
a’ oii, estimated at -40 cars.
Bradford, with Bing Moody
of Bald Knob handling the
sales, estimates about 00 cars
ot choice fruit.
Because the large acreage at
A1 cIi1e has been more than
doubled, the Missouri Pacific
railroad has greatly increased
hipping ,-jhed room in order
1 handle the crop ot lull.'. BOO
cars. 1 he railroad also has
made improvements at Beebe
to facilitate tin handling of
the output that |)r. Gene Ab
ington will handle for his as
sociation, probobh 1 50 cars.
Kensett, Searcy, Garner, llig
git sini, all have larger acreage*
than in previous years, and as
the season is tar enough ad
vanced to praiicailv assure
s; lety from frost, all art* look
ing foi .a bann«*r harvest. Pick
* rs are begining to drift in and
the growers are putting them
u> work clearing land, setting
out more plants and other
tilings in order to letain them,
a fully l-i.OOO extra hands will
• e needed to harvest the crop:
id \\ hite county. Some grow
ers expect to sjjjp a t-ar from
Bald Knob b\ April 2(|.
harrisratton
Popular Young People Marry
at Pastor’s Home
Wallace Harris and Miss
Myrlo Ratton were married at
the home ol Rev. and Mrs. J.
[■;. Snell last Saturday evening
at 8 o’clock, Rev. Snell offici
ating.
The groom is a son of Sheriff
Noah Harris and is a splendid
young man of many sterling
qualities.
The bride is the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. K Ratton,
and is one of Newark s most
popular voung ladies.
They will make their home
at Ratesville.
EXPERT EVIDENCE
A young foreigner was a
witness in court and the Ques
tioning by the lawyer tor the
prosec' ion began :
“Now, I.asszky, what do you
do?"
“Vot do I do ven?”
“When you are at work,
of course.”
“Vv, work."
“I know it, hut what at?”
“At a bench.”
"1 know 1 know, but where
do you work at a bench?”
“In a factory.”
"\\ bat kind of a factory?”
“BnVk.”
Ah, now we're getting there.
The factor1, makes bricks?”
••No, di factory is made uf
bricks.”
“Oh, Lord, what do you
make in the factory?"
“Eight dollars a week."
“N >, no! What does the fac
tory make?"
“I dumio A lot o' money, I
think."
"Now, listen. \\ h ' kind of
goods dot - the fa for pro
duce?"
“Oh. good goods."
W it ness dismissed,
Hspp A!.- lys flight.
I.ft ! uf innixvnt
Civ W '!-t dais happy, re
. • - . - the tfeprii
i t . i . - - | i • c. ■ ’ ■ f*,iur joy.—
A mill.
Heart o’ the Hills”
from the famous Kentucky Story
By John Fox Jr
I he beloved and inimitable Mary Pickford, as
Mavis Hawn, the fighting backwoods gir! of the Ken
tucky mountains.
As the rough mountain girl, she is the “fightenest
gal in Kaintucky/’ and will thrill you with her intrepid
bravery. And when she grows up and goes away to
school, she becomes one of the most beautiful girls in
the State that is famous for its beautiful women and
fast horses.
The whole family will fall in love with Mary Pick
ford in this picture.
Wonderful Mixture of Thrills
t ears and Laughter
hill Kennurd, Former Independence County
Hoy, !*ln\s u Fan in l his Picture
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
ROYAL THEATR
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