The Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1919
VOL. 19, NO. 3
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RIDER MURDER CASE ON TRIAL
IN CIRCUIT COURT AT DATESVILLE
SELF DEFENSE PLEA
MADE BY MURDERER
ALLEGES SAM FARR SUGGESTED
DISPOSAL OF BODY AND IS
ACCOMPLICE IN CRIME
The case of the State vs. Oliver
Rider, charged with murder in the
first degre for killing Lon Hatler
near Cord, a few weeks ago was tak
en up in circuit court at Batesville
yesterday.
The jury to try the case was em
paneled Wednesday afternoon and the
opening statements of attorneys were
made.
Rider will plead self defense, it is
said, and will make the claim that
Hatler came to his field and started
the trouble which ended in Ridei
ehooting Hatler.
It is said that Rider wlli seek to
make Slim Farr, the only eye wit
ness, an accomplice in the crime He
alleges that it was Farr who planned
the disposal of the body, and that it
was upon Farr’s suggestion that the
body was taken to the river, a weight
tied to it and the body thrown in the
river.
There are a large number of wit
nesses and the case will probably oc
cupy all of today and tomorrow.
Cases disposed of during the week
arc as follows:
Sam Tuggle vs. Jno. Jones, judg
ment by default for plaintiff for
$372.53.
Joe McNally and Winfred Ander
son vs. E. C. McCombs, judgment for
plaintiff for $132.88.
O. A. Rider vs. Scott Henderson,
dismissed at plaintiff’s cost.
G. H. Clark vs. J. C. Hubble, con
tinued.
J. A. Kaneaster vs. W. F. Kaneas
ter, transferred to equity.
Lawrej^' Ruddell et. al. vs. Ida
Albert et. a'., complaint dismissed.
Geo. F. Crosser vs. G. W. Comer,
continued.
W. W. Haley vs. Chess & Wymond
Co, jury trial, verdict for plaintiff
for $1,000 compensatory and $500
$15,000,000 INCOME
TAX IN ARKANSAS
_
DOUBLE THE AMOUNT PAID
LAST YEAR AND GREATER
THAN TOTAL STATE TAX
Little Rock, April 19—In 1913,
when Jack Walker became collector
of internal revenue for Arkansas, he
broke all records in the amount of hia
collections which amounted to $192,
000.
Then came the war and war taxes,
and in 1917 the amount collected by
his office reached the great total of
,6,000,000.
It was thought that a considerable
contribution of Arkansas taxpayers
toward the payment of the war cost,
but this year will double it.
Mr. iWalker calculates that the
amount of taxes to be collected for
the government in Arkansas this year
will be about $12,000,000, which is
in excess of the amount collected
for all state taxes.
punitive damages
S. M. Casey vs. Earl C. Casey, It.
R. Case and J. S. Handford, jury trial
| verdict against Earl C. Casey for
$25.00 compensatory’ and $25 punitive
damages, verdict against R. R. Case
for $1.00 compensatory and $1.00 pun
itive damages; dismissal as to J. S.
Handford.
State vs. C. E. Fry, dynamiting
dipping vat, jury trial, fine $100.
(Winfred Tomlinson, grand larceny,
continued.
Willie Richardson, seduction, jury
trial, mistrial.
Paul Sammons, grand larceny, con
tinued.
Ray Chamberlain, manslaughter,
jury trial, "crdiet not guilty.
Horace Ross, transporting liquor,
nolle pros.
Bill Hicks, selling liquor, plea guil
ty, one year in pen.
Bill Hicks, selling liquor, plea guil
ty, one year in pen, setenced sus
pended.
Bill Hicks, selling liquor, nolle
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The man with money
never $ets laid off
adischarHg
or never
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If he lias ,
money m.the
Bank he is not
worried; he
works better.
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
with the money you have and make your account
grow. Don’t wait—start today.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
COUNTY'S QUO
TA IN VICTORY
LOAN $251,500
CAMPAIGN OPENED LAST MON
DAY AND WILL CLOSE ON
MAY 10
The quota of Independence county
for the Vcitory Liberty Loan has
been fixed at $212,5000.
The amount of the Victory Liberty
Loan is limited to $4,500,000,000, ac
cording to the offficial statement of
Secretary of the Treasury Glass.
Victory Liberty Notes will bear a
foui and three quarters per cent in
terest. The notes will mature in four
years, but the government retains the
option to retire them in three years.
The notes are free from normal
tax. They are intercahngeable any
time before maturity for three and
three quarters per cent non-taxable
notes.
There will be no over-subscription.
The notes will bear the date of May
| 20. The first interest date is De
i cember 15 and semi-annually thereaf
ter.
Financiers characterize the terms
as excellent for the investor and the
prediction is made that the quota for
the Eighth District will be subscribed
quickly. The campaign opened last
Monday and closes May 10.
REAL BATTLE
TANK COMING
FRIDAY MORN
WILL ARRIVE ON SPECIAL TRAIN
AT 6:30 A. M. AND REMAIN
HERE TWO HOURS
It is announced that the Liberty
Loan Special Train, carrying a battle
tank, will arrive in Newark Friday
morning at 6:30.
The train will stop here for about
two hours. The tank is being trans
ported on a flat car attached to the
special train. The tank wall leave the
flat car under its own power and will
parade the principal business streets
of the town.
The tank is fully equipped for
| war and will be manned by U. S. Sol
: diers from the regular Tank Corps.
The train will leave here at 8:30
i for Batesville where a demonstration
j will be made and the train will then
l proceed up the Wihite River road,
making stops at the various tow-ns
I along the route.
Was Member Original
U. S. Forces in France
Roseoe Williams who recently re
turned from France where he saw
active service with the American Ex
peditionary Forces is here visiting h>s
brother, H. V. Williams.
Mr. Williams has been a member
of Uncle Sam’s fighting forces for
the past seven years and has served
in several branches of the service. He
enlisted in the cavalry and served
with that unit in Pershing’s expedi
tion to Mexico, where he saw active
service during the Mexican border
troubles.
When America first entered the Eu
ropean conflict, General Pershing,
and his staff, accompanied by fifty
privates were the first fighting Am
ericans to go overseas. Mr. Williams
was one of the first fifty privates and
accompanied General Pershing on his
initial trip to France.
After serving in various camps in
‘.raining overseas, Mr. W’illiams was
trasferred to the Tank Corps, in
which organization he saw active ser
vice on the battle fronts in France.
He has a thirty day furlough and
will return to the service after spend
ing a few days with relatives here.
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ItOAI) BONDS SOLD
Walnut Ridge, April 21.—At a
meeting of the commissioners of the
Walnut Ridge-Alicia Road Improve
ment District Saturday, about $500,
000 of bonds were sold. This is the
largest road proposition organized in
Lawrence county.
pros.
Med Burrow, drunk, plea of guilty,
line $10.
T. J. Carter, appealed from J. P.,
former judgment set aside on motion
of defendant.
Tern Dunn, robbery, jury trial, 3
years in pen.
Kern Aldridge, grand larceny, jui-y
trial, not guilty.
Simon Eason, transporting liquor,
jury trial, not guilty.
W. C. Adkinson, perjury, continued.
Tom Dunn, selling liquor, continued.
Kelley Griggs, selling liquor, plea
of guilty, one year in pen.
Tom and Jesse Smith, grand lar
ceny, continued.
Clucas Cannon, grand larceny, dis
missed, defendant dead.
George Sherrill, jury trial, verdict
to petit larcency, $10 fine.
G. D. Reaves Jr. appeal J. P. judg
ment for defendant by court.
Dave Pope, selling liquor, jury trial
not guilty.
Boy Earles, selling liquor, plea of
guilty, one year in pen.
Government Aviators
Entertain People
The citizens of Newark were per
j mitted to witness quite an interest
j ing aerial exhibition Monday morn
ing when four government machines
staged some fancy stunts over the
town.
The aviators had been to Bates
ville where an exhibition wras given
Sunday afternoon. At the request of
a number of Newark citizens, the
aviators entertained our people for
several minutes. They expected to
land in the old field just west of town
but one of the machines came
down near enough to permit its ob
server to view the ground and he
decided it was too small. He shouted
to the wraiting crowd that they could
not light, and after soaring over the
town for some time and pulling off
a number of fancy stunts the ma
chines proceeded on their journey.
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NOTICE OF CLEAN-UP DAY
Saturday May 3, has been desig
nated as Clean-up Day in Newark.
A1 citizens are requested to clean up
their premises and get same in sani
tary condition on or before this date.
Gather up all rubbish and tin cans
and place same in a box or barrel
where they can be conveniently got
ten with a wagon, and the town will
employ men with wagons and teams
to haul off the same and dispose of
it.
Every citizen of Newark is urgent
ly requested to observe this notice and
lend their assistance and co-opera
*tion in cleaning up the town.
|W. G. MOORE,
Chairman Sanitary Committee.
RETURNS FROM FRANCE
J. T. Fink is enoying a visit this
week from his only son, Herbert,
whom he has not seen in several
years.
The young man has just returned
from France where he was in the
military service for several months.
Prior to entering the miiitray service
he had for a number of years been
engaged in mining in Alaska where
he owns some mining property.
Young Fink saw active service in
France during the last few weeks of
the great war. He likes the French
people very well, but says there is
no place in the world to equal the
good old U. S. A.
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We have inquiries for a number of
good farms, and can sell your place
‘if you will list it with us at a reas
onable price. E. G. Magness & Cc.
NEWARK ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
INSTALLED AND BEGINS SERVICE
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
CAN’T AFFORD IT?
TERMS OF VICTROY LOAN PAY
MENTS SO EASY THAT ALL
CAN RESPOND
The story has been carefully spread
by enemies of the Liberty Loan that
the terms of the Fifty or Victory
Loan will be very different and much
harder to meet than those of the oth
er loans. Secretary Glass has made
the following official announcement
as to the terms:
Ten per cent must be paid with the
application.
Ten per cent must be paid on July
15.
Twenty per cent must be paid on
August 12.
Twenty per cent on Sept. 9.
And the last payment, 20 per cent
must be made on November 11.
Does that sound very' drastic and
unreasonable? And with the last
payment made of course all the ac
crued interest, is due, just as it has
been with other loans. Payment can
(be completed at any time on the in
stallment dates with the payment of
accrued interest to the date on which
the payment is made. There is very
little difference in the character of
the issues. Technically the Fifth
bonds are not bonds but notes, but
they are both long term promises of
the United States of America to pay
a certain sum of money with interest
-at a certain date. In brief, the bonds
may run for a period of 10 years or
more, while the notes will run five
years.
As to affording the money for the
bond payments, well that is an indi
vidual matter and each American will
have to fight that out with his own
Conscience. For it becomes a matter
of conscience, this question as to
whether a man shall or shall not sup
port his government when that gov
ernment calls upon him. The terms
are made such that no man can con
scientiously point to them and say
that they debar him from putting his
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LIGHTS WERE TURNED
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
PROMOTERS TO ESTABLISH SER
VICE TO RESIDENCE SEC
TION IN NEAR FUTURE
Newark now has electric lights.
The work of installing the machinery
and wiring the business part of town
was completed last Saturday and the
lights were turned on Saturday night.
At present, only the business part
of town is lighted, but Messrs. Hoyt
& Raney, who own and operate the
plant, state that the wires will be ex
tended to the residence section and
the service increased as rapidly a3 the
business will justify.
Only night service is furnished now
but the promoters say that plans are
being worked out for furnishing both
day and night service, and they state
that this will be done in the near fu
ture.
Newark is badly in need of an elec
tric light system and it is to be hop
ed that the people of the town will
encourage the enterprise by giving it
their support. Its success or failure,
like any other enterprise, depends up
on the patronage given it by the peo
ple. If the citizens of the town do
not patronize it it will be a failure.
The men behind it are substantial
citizens and are men who are in
terested in the growth and develop
ment of our town, but they cannot
make the enterprise a success with
out the patronage and co-operation
of the people of Newark.
Patronage will make the business
grow and expand. If you want el
ectric lights in Newark, get hooked
up and “let your light shine.”
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BIG HELP TO CROPS
“Do you think early rising is good
for your health?” asked the languid
city visitor.
“I don’t know about my health,”
replied Farmer Cobbles, “but next to
sun, rain and fertilizer, its the best
thing there is for crops.”
THE FAVORITE PLANTER
Of BIG COTTON GROWERS
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U the one shown here. Men who have made the
economical production of the South’s great staple
the study of their lives, know it pays to use the
best planters their money can buy. That’s why
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outsells every other corn
and cotton planter made.
It plants accurately and
keeps on doifcig it year
after year.
It is equally efficient for
com or cotton. For plant
ing peanuts, or when you
want to plant two kinds of
seed in the same row, or
alternate rows, we fur
nish the famous . Avery
Duplex Hopper—the most
v a lu a ble improvement
made in planters in many
years.
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Shall we save one of these planters for you ?
C. W. MAXFIELD CO I
Batesville, Arkansas
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