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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, February 15, 1917
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Vol. 16, No. 46
TEACHERS TO MEET IN
NEWARK MARCH 10
State Superintendent on Pro
gram For Address atCoun
ty Association
The Independence County
Teachers Association will meet
in Newark on Saturday, March
10. The feature of the meeting
will be an address by Hon. J.
L. Bond, state superintendent
of public instruction.
The following program has
been arranged for the meet
ing.
Song.—Association.
Devotional Exercises.—Rev.
A. B. llaltom.
Piano Duet.—Misses Ruby
Hawthorne and Bert Holderby.
Welcome Address.—Judge
F, C. Hoyt.
Response.—J. R. Bullington.
Piano Solo.—Miss Bert Hol
derby. *
“Our Greatest Needs as
Teachers.”—O. T. Jernigan.
Song.—Male Quartette.
“Supplementary Work in Ru
ral Schools.”—T. D. Lindsey
and Poindexter Hill.
“A Well DisciplinedSchool.”
—Owen Walden and W. A.
Hawthorne.
Piano Duet.—Misses Rod
man and Craig.
“Reading in Primary
Grades.”—Miss Kittie Cotton.
“Some Needs of the Rural
Schools.”—J. 1!. Huddleston
and Edgar Holcombe.
Song.—Quartette.
NOON
Solo.—Miss Bert Holderby.
“Why 1 Shall Attend the
State Teacher’s Association.”
—B. C. Bruce.
“Profitable Seat Work.”—
Misses Minnie Lynn Martin and
Lee Hall.
Vocal Solo.—Miss VerylPas
coe.
“Practical Agriculture in Ru
ral Schools.”—J. E. McKell.
“The Teacher’s Relation tc
the Extension Department.”—
Sidney Pickens.
Violin Solo.—Miss .Cureton.
Address.—Hon. J. L. Bond.
FIRE AT BATESVILLE
CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Bakery Destroyed, Casey Drug
Co., and Alexander’s Jewel
ry Store Badly Damaged
Fire which started in a room
over the Compton bakery at
Batesville Monday night, did
considerable damage to the
Casey Drug Co., and N. M. Al
exander & Son, in adjoining
buildings.
The bakery was completely
destroyed, resulting in a loss
of about $2,000, and Mr.Comp
ton had no- insurance. The
building in which the bakery
was located was badly damag
ed.
The fire spread to the Casey
Drug Company’s wareroom
and to the building occupied
by Alexander’s jewelry store,
doing considerable damage to
each.
The Casey Drug Company’s
loss is about $7,000 and is par
tially covered by insurance.
Alexander & Son saved the
greater portion of their gootjs
but sustained a loss of about
$500 with no insurance.
The buildings are owned by
C. W. Maxfield and his loss is
covered by insurance.
It is not known how the fire
started.
BREAKS ARM WHILE
CRANKING FORD CAR
James Dearing sustained a
broken arm last Sunday while
cranking a Ford car. He was
attempting to back up ovei; a
bad place in the road in order
to turn the car when he “kill
ed” the engine. When he at
tempted to crank the engine in
order to start it again, the en
gine back-fired, breaking his
arm near the wrist.
The accident occurred near
the residence of P. S. Fortune
in Wycough township/
The same car turned over
while the young man was out
driving with a party of friends
one evening last week, but in
the first accident he escaped
uninjured.
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WAR WITH GERMANY
IS QUESTION OF TIME
Continued Violations of Ameri
can Rights Will Make Dras
tic Action Necessary
Washington, Feb. 14.—The
steady accumulation of viola
tions of American rights by
Germany makes it appear pos
sible that President Wilson will
go before Congress to ask au
thority for further protecting
American lives and property
without waiting for a serious
disaster which might shock the
country. There are no indica
tions that he believes it is time
for such a step.
Reports of the sinking of the
American schooner Lyman M.
Law in the Mediterranean by
an Austrian submarine added
only slightly to the tension be
cause, while the act is believed
to have been illegal, no lives
were lost and the vessel ap
parently was warned. The in
cident is not looked upon as
sufficient to hurry the devel
opment.
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reparations d.v tne govern
ment continue. Much impor
tance is attached to the work
of the Council for National De
fense, which is holding daily
sessions.
It is possible the American
government may take no steps
to furnish arms to American
ships until the president goes
before Congress. While the
State Department holds that
the government has the right
to furnish the guns, other ques
tions have arisen which make
the situation more complex.
The greatest is the determina
tion of the president t© do
nothing which might give Ger
many an excuse to place upon
the United States responsibility
for any trouble that may fol
low.
Consul Treadway at Rome
forwarded dispatches showing
that the schooner Law was
sunk by an Austrian submarine
without flag, apparently by
placing a bomb aboard after
the vessel had been stopped.
The reports indicate that the
vessel was illegally sunk, as
her cargo of lumber is not con
sidered contraband by this gov
ernment and that the recogniz
ed rule of the sea that a war
craft must show its flag before
taking hostile action was vio
lated.
The most serious aspect is
the statement that the subma
rine was Austrian. In replying
to the queries that will be sent
to Vienna as to the facts of the
sinking it is believed more than
probable that Austria may
make some statement which
will precipitate the expected
break with that country.
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HOUSE PASSES THE
GOOD ROADS BILL
The Alexander-Utley good
roads bill, which was introduc
ed simultaneously in both
houses of the Arkansas legis
lature last Monday, was passed
by the house yesterday after
noon, following a special mes
sage from Gov. Brough urging
its passage.
The bill provides for placing
the automobile tax in a special
road fund to be used in secur
ing Arkansas’ share of the fed
eral good roads money. It is
the best piece of constructive
legislation that has been be
fore the present general as
sembly.
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TO COMPLETE SURVEY
UPPER WHITE RIVER
It is announced that Major
Dent of the federal engineer
ing cohps will soon begin the
work of making a preliminary
survey of the upper White riv
er for the purpose of complet
ing the system of government
locks and dams which were
► started about 15 years ago.
RED BALL CRASHES
INTO CUSHMAN LOCAL
Conductor and Negro Passen
ger Injured But Others
Escape Uninjured
A serious wreck occurred
on the White River road near
Moorefield last Monday when
Red Ball freight No. 254 crash
ed into the rear of the Cush
man local, seriously injuring
Conductor John Fairchilds and
Hattie Brown, a negro passen
ger.
The rear coach of the local
which is used as a combination
baggage car and colored pas
senger coach, was completely
demolished.
The fact that the baggage
car was in the rear possibly
saved the lives of several .pas
sengers, as the baggage car
bore the brunt of the collision
and saved the regular passen
ger coach from being wrecked.
The force of the collision
drove the trucks of the bag
gage car under the rear of the
passenger coach, throwing it
off the track but the coach did
not turn over.
mere were a numoer ox
passengers aboard, but none
were seriously injured. Sev
eral passengers were badly
shaken up and considerably
bruised, but no one was seri
ously hurt except the negro
woman and iConductor Fair
childs, both of whom were in
the negro coach when the ac
cident occurred.
The Cushman local was go
ing west and had stopped on
account of a bad order car and
the crew had been working on
the car. The stop was made at
a point just west of the sharp
curve on the western incline of
the Moorefield hill. Just as the
local was getting started after
the crew having worked on the
bad order car, the Red Ball
freight came dashing around
the sharp curve only a few
yards behind the local. Owing
to the sharp incline, the engi
neer on the Red Ball was un
able to stop his train and it
crashed into the rear^ end of
the local.
The track was not badly
damaged but it required sev
eral hours to remove the wreck
age, and the east-bound passen
ger train due at Newark at
6:45 did not arrive until about
12 o’clock.
Conductor Fairchilds was
taken to Batesville and given
medicial attention and was la
ter taken to the hospital at
Little Rock. A huge splinter
was driven through one of his
legs and he was badly bruised
in a number of places.
The negro woman who was
in the negro coach was not
dangerously injured.
The engineer and fireman
on the Red Ball stayed with
their engine and neither was
hurt.
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PROMINENT YOUNG
COUPLE MARRY
Madison P. Aydelott and
Miss Clara Henderson were
quietly married at the home of
the bride’s sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Gray, on Wednesday
evening’ at 7 o’clock.
The wedding was witnessed
by only a few intimate friends
of the couple.
Mr. Aydelott is one of Oil
Trough’s most promising
young men. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Henderson of this place and
is one of Newark’s most popu
lar young ladies.
The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. E. A. Horn.
The Journal most heartily
joins their many friends in ex
tending congratulations and
sincere good wishes.
COTTON CONSUMPTION
IN U. S. INCREASES
More Raw Material Being Used
Than Ever Betore in the
Country’s History
According to a bulletin is
sued yesterday by the Census
Bureau at Washington, more
cotton is being used by Ameri
can manufacturers than ever
before in the county’s history.
Mills throughout the United
States, during the six months
ending January 31, consumed
3,367,663 bales, according to
the census report.
During January 33,008,689
cotton spindles wer^ active,the
largest number ever recorded.
Cotton consumed in January
amounted to 603,701 bales, the
second largest month in the in
dustry’s history. Last March
613,734 bales were used.
The large number of spind
les active in January, it is
explained, was due to the start
ing of several new mills.
Last year during January
542,081 bales were consumed,
and in the six months 3,075,
721 bales.
Cotton on hand January 31
in consuming establishments
amounted to 2,304,866 bales,
compared with 1,974,909 a
year ago, and in public storage
and ai compresses 3,718,600
bales, compared with 4,534,
949 a year ago.
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KILL BILL FOR
A NEW DIGEST
The house of representatives
has killed the bill, recently
passed by the senate, to adopt
the Kirby-Castle Digest, and
providing for the purchase of
12,000 copies of the Digest
for sale by the state. This prob
ably means that there will be
no new digest of the state laws
for at least two more years, as
it is not probable that a dif
ferent bill can be passed at
this session of the legislature.
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contented? If so, you are only
half a man.
ENACT BILL FOR A
NEW CONSTITUTION
Provides For Special Election
In June and Convention to
Be In November
Little Rock, Feb. 10.—After
a stormy session Friday after
noon the house passed, by a
vote of 54 to 40, the bill by
Senator Smith, calling for the
convening of a constitutional
convention on November 19,
for the purpose of writing a
new constitution.
The question of the constitu
tionality of its passage was
raised by Mr. Johnson of Se
bastian, who held that, as it
carries an appropriation, a vote
of 67, or two-thirds of the to
tal number of members-clect,
is necessary.
Speaker uazort overruiea
the point of order, holding that
it is a necessary expense of the
state government, since the
legislature, which is the sole
judge of necessity, had decided
by a large majority that it is
necessary for the state to have
a new constitution.
The passage of the bill fol
lowed the delivery of a special
message from the governor,
urging the passage of the act,
and citing many reasons why
a new constitution is desirable.
According to the terms of
the bill,an ( lection will be held
on June 26 for the election of
delegates, each county to have
the number it now has in the
house of repiesentativs, and
two at large from each congres
sional district, making 114 in
all. They must be not less than
25 years old. They shall re
ceive $4 a day and mileage.
The constitution to be adopted
shall be submitted to a special
election. An appropriation of
$25,000 is made for the ex
penses of the election.
Moore of Independence vot
ed for, and York against the
bill.
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