The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, Octobei 11, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 28
CHESS KELLEY GETS
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Newport Man Given Death
Penalty and Case Against
Zephy Mims Continued
Chess Kelley, who shot and
killed Herman Harmon, a
young- automobile mechanic at
Newport on June 8, was found !
guilty of murder in the first
degree by a jury in the Jack
son Circuit court at Newport
Thursday afternoon and will
pay the penalty in the electric I
chair
The cases of Zephy Mims
and Mabel Sherman, charged j
with murder in the first degree
in connection with the killing, i
have been continued until the
next term of court.
The case attracted a great
deal of attention at the time of
the murder on account of the
popularity of the victim and
had it not been for the cooler
council of some of the citizens
there is n<f doubt but what the
perpetrator of the crime would
have been lynched. Harmon
was a member of Co. E. 3rd
Arkansas National Guard ana
was well liked by all whoj
knew him.
Sentenced was passed upon
Kelley Friday when Judge
Coleman sentenced him to
death in the electric chair on
January 11.
Kelley stood the ordeal in
the same stocial mood that has
characterized his demeanor al!
through his trial. The con-!
victed man was taken to Little !
Rock Friday afternoon, closely1
guarded by Sheriff J. M- Ivy
and was placed in the death
cell at the state penitentiary to
await the date of his electro
cution.
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READY FOR RAIN
“I trust, Miss Tappit,” said
the kindly employer to his
stenographer, “that you have !
something in reserve for a
rainy day’’
“Yes, sir,” answered the
young woman. “I am going to
marry a man named Mackin
tosh.”—Chirstian Register.
BIG W. O W. RALLY
TO BE HELD NOV. 13
Newark Camp Will Initiate
Class of 100 Members
A big W. O. W. rally and
class initiation will take place
Tuesday night, Nov. 13 at the
W. O. W. Hall in Newark. A
class of 100 new members will
be given the Protection Degree
by the W- O. W. Degree team
of Ratesville- Every member
get a new recruit and come
out and enjoy an old-time get
together meeting. Refresh
ments will be served at the
close of the exercises. Members
of neighboring camps are in
vited to attend and bring as
many new applications as pos
sible. For further information
see the Clerk of your camp or
any member of the order.
CHARLOTTE ITEMS
Charlotte. Oct. 9.—Ransom
Weaver made a business trip
to Batesville Saturday.
G. W. Westbrook made a
business trip to Me Hue last
week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Thrash
er spent lastrTuesday at Bates
vill.
Zepha Mims of Newark
spent a short time here Friday.
A. B. Weaver is having his
residence painted.
Rev. J. M. Thrasher filled his
regular appointment at Oak'
Ridge Sunday.
Mr. an dMrs- C. D. Nicholson
visited Mr. and Mrs. Parker
near Mt. Herman Sunday.
Earl Houston who is attend
ing school here visited hi: par
ents at Loekheart from Friday
till Sunday.
DOG TAX DUE
The Newark Dog tax is now j
due and can be paid befor*
October 15 without penalty,
but if not paid on or before ;
October 15, penalty will be ad
ded- J. .F MORGAN,
City Marshal
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The nicest line of strictly new j
and fresh groceries at J. H.
Holderby’s.
Sickness is bad; to lose your job
is worse; but poverty is the
worst calamity 3f all.
The Man with Money
has his money safe
in the Bank,so when
adversity comes he is
prepared jor it.'
“It never rains but it pours.” It seems that
everything happens to a man when he is BROKE.
“Troubles never come singly.”
Guard against .poverty by putting some of
your spare money in the Bank. Of all the worries
and care the worst is poverty and debt. You can
prevent them by the money you can well afford to
put into the Bank now.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
NEW POSTAGE RATES
EFFECTIVE NOV. 2ND
Rate on Letter Mail Increased
to Three Cents and Other
Rates Increased
Detailed instructions to post
masters on the increase letter
mail rates which become ef
fective November 2, under the
war tax bill, have been sent out
to all postmasters by Postmast
er General Burleson. They
do not apply to rates to most
foreign countries, which are
fixed by international treaties,
but they do apply to all domes
tic mail, and under that classi
fication is included mail to
Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Pana
ma, the United States Postal
agency at Shanghai, and all
persons in the military service
of the United States in Europe.
Postmasters shall on and af
ter November 2, see that post
age is paid at the rate of three
cnts an ounce or fraction there
of on letters and other first
class mail except drop letters.
All drop letters, that is, letters
mailed for delivery from the of
fice at which they are posted,
including those for delivery by
city, rural or any carrier are
required to have postage paid
on them at the rate of two
cents an ounce or fraction
thereof.
Postal cards are required to
be prepaid two cents and
therefore the one-cent postal
cards must have one cent post
age stamp affixed to them in
addition to on-cent stamp im
pressed on such cards. Post
cards/(private mailing cards)
bearing written messages must
have two cents postage prepaid
on them.
STATE WHEAT CROP
3.210,000 BUSHELS
Arkansas’ 1917 wheat crop
will exceed the productionraade
by the department of agricul
ture’s prediction last Decem
ber by 1,200,000 bushels, ac
cording to the October report
issued by the department
which shows an anticipated
crop for this state of 8,210,000
bushels.
The State’s 1917 corn crop
is estimated at 69,800,000
bushels against a prediction
last December of 45,135,000.
The State’s oat crop also
shows a 2,000,000 bushel gain
the prediction October 1 being
9.520.000 against a prediction
10 months ago of 7,350,000.
All grain, fruit and produce
crops for the State show big
gains over the fore-casts an
nounced by the department
last winter. The predictions
based on the crop conditions
the first of this month follow:
Rice. 6,2,0,000 bushels; pota
toes, 1,970,000 bushels; apples
1 600.000 barrels; peaches, 1,
920.000 bushels, hay, 526,000
tons; cotton, 1,060,000 bales.
CARD OF THANKS
1 desire to express sincere
thanks to all those whoso kind
ly remembered us with their
assistance and sympathy dur
ing the illness and death of my
beloved husband.
Words cannot express our
appreciation of those friends
who have shared with us the
lonely vigils by the bedside of
our loved one. No sweeter
memory can live in any heart
than the memory of their untir
ing devotion to the one who
has just left us. The waves of
sorrow break upon every shore
and we can but hope that
friends as true may gather
around each one of them
should sorrow envade their
homes.
MRS. S. J. CURTIS.
The Journal for good printing.
LIST OF JURORS FOR
COMING TERM COURT
Citizens Who Will Compose
Juries For Fall Term of
Circuit Court
Following is a list of grand
and petit jurors for the fall
term of the Independence Cir
cuit Court which convenes at
Batesville October 22.
Petit Jurors
John Searcy, Ashley; Sam
Philips, Barren; Ben Magness.
Big Bottom; Oliver Rider,
Black River; Ed Hankins,
Christian; J. L. Brown, Cush
man'; J. D. Martin, Craig; G.
W. Jernigan, Dota; Ed John
son, Fairview; Allen Keith,
Gainsboro; John Bell, Green
briar; Will Thompson, Jeffer
son; W. A. Lanier, Liberty;
Theo Jimerson, Logan; Sam
Brooks, Magness: J. N. Robin
son, Oil Trough; B. II. Dodd,
Rosie; G. W. Burnett, Relief;
Eugene Blandford, Ruddell;
J- F. Martin, Ruddell; Geo.
Hooper. Salado; Bob Wilson,
Union; John Hughey, Wash
ington ; Ed Owen, White River
Alternates
A. K. Gibson, Wycouch; Les
lie Lindsey, White River ;Blake
Evans, Ruddell; Jim Porter,
Washington; Gaston Chastain.
Oil Trough; Isam Worthan,
Greenbriar; George Bevens,
Magness; H. E. Williamson,
Big Bottom; Edgar Woodyard,
Barren; A. E. Pankey, Chris
tian.
Grand Juror3
J. Q. Wolf, Ruddell, W A.
Hollinsworth, Ashley; J. B.
Gray, Barren; N. M. Wilson,
Big Bottom; Asa Pelley, Chris
tian ; I). E. Dobson, Cushman;
Sam Pearce, Fairview; Walter
McGuire, Greenbriar; W- J.
Caldwell, Hill; W. D. Magness
Magness; J. H. Moore, White
River; Jim Griffin, Wycough;
John Blevins, Washington, J.
A. Davidson, Oil Trough; Ros.>
Horn, Jefferson.
Alternates.—L. W. Gilbert,
Liberty; Jack Winkle. Union;
W. E. Sturdivant,'Salado; Bob
\Y heeler, Rosie; H. H. Morgan,
Craig; R. T. Magness, Logan;
E. D. Fa 11 is, Dota; R. B. Fallis.
Gainsboro.
POSTOFFICE BOXES
The following was taken
from the United States Postal
Guide for 1917, and is publish
ed for the information of the
public:
The General Delivery is in
tended for the use of only the
patorns who are not perman
ently located or who cannot
for good and sufficient reasons
receive their mail through a
post-office box
The general delivery should
not be used where it is possible
to receive mail otherwise
Postoffice boxes are provid
ed for- the convenience of the
public in the delivery of mail.
O. F. CRAIG, P. M.
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FOOD CAMPAIGN
Hamp Williams, federal food
administrator for Arkansas has
announced that by October 10,
pledge cards will be in the
hands of every county clerk
for distribution and that every
preparation has been made for
the campaign which is to be
gin on the morning of October
21 and to end on the evening
of October 28.
Ministers throughout the
State are responding to the re
quest that they preach a pa
triotic sermon Sunday morning,
October 21, in which the cam
paign will be outlined to then
audiences.
Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal.
$40 WORTH ONIONS
ON SMALL PLOT
Remarkable Yield Grown by
Mrs. Yaney at Paroquet
^rs. G. W. Yaney of Paro
quet raised this season on 1-33
of one acre, $40 worth of oni
ons at the market value of $2
per bushel. On this basis, one
acre of land would produce
$1320 worth of Onions. These
onions were grown on land ad
joining Paroquet, worth $35 to
$40 per acre at the prevailing
prices of land in that locality.
It is said, that around Dav
enport, Iowa, the home of the
onion in that state famous for
its productive lands, a yield oi
400 bushels per acre is consid
ered a good crop, on land that
is worth $600 to $800 per acre.
Arkansas soil will produce
anything that any other state
will produce and yet land is
cheaper in Arkansas than in
any other state in the Union.
What’s the matter with Ark
ansas?
URGE ADOPTION
OF WAR DIET
Fayetteville, Oct- 9.—Mem
bers of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Arkansas will aid
the United States Bureau of
Food Administration in a force
ful educational drive to pound
home the fact that food will
win the war. Professors will
stump the state in an effort to
enlist the aid of every family
in the conservation of wheat
and meat. Speakers will urge
housewives to make a substitu
tion in diet and to incraese the
meat and wheat reserves by
greater use of corn, vegetables,
and other products.
S. J. CURTIS DEAD
S. J. Curtis one of the coun
ty’s best citizens died at his
home a few miles north of
town, Saturday night, after a
prolonged illnes. Mr. Curtis
was 67 years old and had been
a member of the MethodistPro
testant church for a number of
years. The remains were buri
ed Sunday afternoon at Pleas
ant Hill, Revs. E. A. Horn and
.J. T. Goldsmith conducting the
funeral services.
TWO NEGROES KILLED
BY JEALOUS BLACK
Negro Near Newport Kills
Wife and Negro Man and
Wounds Two Others
Newport, Oct. 8-—Crazed
with jealousy which is belived
to have unbalanced his mind,
Frank Johnson negro. 28 years
old, after shooting his wife to
death in their home eight miles
south of Newport, yesterday,
went to the home of his bro
ther, a short-distance away,
killed Bernie Sutton, a negro
man, wounded his sister-in-law
Lottie Johnson, and then turn
ed his rifle on Lottie Crump,
another negro who was shot in
the hand. The negress and
Crump are not seriously injur
ed. Johnson escaped but sur
rendered to Sheriff J. M. Ivy
this evening and was brought
to the Newport jail.
Johnson’s wife was shot five
times, three charges of shot en
tering her abdomen and two
lodging in her left arm. Sut
ton was shot twice, dying in
stantly.
According to W. H. Davis, a
white man who had stopped at
Johnson’s house a few minutes
before the negro shot his wife,
to purchase some chickens,
Johnson appeared to be agi
tated The negro wouldn’t
talk to Davis, who drove away,
but had gone only a short dis
tance when he heard the shots
and screams of the negress.
After he had killed his wife
Johnson went to his brother’s
home. The negro Bernie Sut
ton asked Johnson for some to
bacco. Johnson replied that
“he had nothing to give away
but powder and lead” and
turned and shot Lottie John
son, his brother’s wife- Before
Sutton could run. Johnson shot
him. Su. . died in a few min
utes. Crump, the last victim,
tried to get away, but was shot
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