DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. IX. NO. 42
HUTT1G. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1?1S.
PRICE, $1 PER YEAR
KINS (MR ENGIWIR5
lion. IV. S. Goodwin Gets 4pp”opri<ition for
lotk Three and Seven in Hiver
and Harbor (till.
On account of the activity of
Congressman W. S. Goodwin the
river and harbors bill when it is re
ported to Congress will carry an
appropriation of $474,000.00 for
the completion of locks and damsl
number three and seven in the;
Ouachita river and $25,000 00 to |
be used for channel work and |
maintenance.
Col. Townsend of St. Louis, the
engineer in charge of this division
of river work, recommended to I
congress that work on the Ouachi
ta river above Monroe be aban- i
doned despite the fact that Major I
Slattery and Capt. Fiske, the en I
gineers appoints! to investigate!
the matter, reported fayorable or
the completion of the nine locks,
a d dams as originally pianred and j
the fact that th-se items have been |
included speaks stronger than
words for Congressman Goodwin
and the other members cf the Ar
kansas delegation and shows he j
has the needed influence in Wash- j
ington.
Dux Supper.
There will be a Box Supper and
Program at Union church near
Sadie on Saturday night. February
19. Proceeds will be used in re
pairing the church. Everobody is
invited to attend.
Methodist Church Ssrvice*
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 1 0:0Cf a. m. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 7 30 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
p. m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. S. K. Burnett Pastor.
Union County Teachers' Association.
The next meeting of the Union
County Teachers’ Association will
be held in El Dorado on Friday and
Saturday. February 25 and 26.
There will be a night session, be
ginning a 8 o'clock Friday evening,
and a day session, beginning at 9
o'clock Saturday morning.
It is the desire of the county ex
aminer, Mr. Nelson, and of the
program committee, to have every
teacher in the county present. In
fact, they feel that every one who
is true to his profession, should be
there unless detained for a valid
reason. The following is the pro
gram:
FRIDAY NIGHT AT EIGHT 0 CLOCK.
1 Welcome Address, by Judge
Marsh.
2. Response, by H. L. Halsell.
3. The Necessity for Increased
Revenue, by A. L. H. Miller;
alternate, Perry F. Nelson.
General discussion.
4. Some of the Urgent Educa
tional Needs of the State, by J.
W, Kuykendall; alternate, J.
O. Hodnett.
SATURDAY MORNING AT NINE O'CLOCK
1. The Economic Loss That
Comes to the Public Schools
Because of Preventable Ail
ments, to School Children, by
Dr, H. H. Neihuss.
2. Number Work in the First
Three Grades, by Miss Inez
Slater.
3. The Advantages of the Con
solidated Schools Over the
One Room School, by A. J.
Dow's.
4. All Teachers in the State
Should Attend the State
Teachers' Association, by Per
ry F. Nelson.’
5. Business Meeting.
A Late faster.
This year Easter Sunday will fall
on April 23. Easter al ways cornes
the first Sunday after the full moon
which happens on or next after thr
21 st day of March, and if the full
moon happens on a Sunday. Easte;
day is the Sunday after." Th*
foregoing directions for calculating
Easter were copied into the Epis
copal Prayer Book from the act of
the English Parliament providirg
for the change Pom the old to
the new style. Easter may be a'
early as March 22, and as late at
April 25.
Car Shortage is Atuif.
America’s lack of a merchant
marine is responsible for the car
shortage, say prominent railroad
officials. In gulf ports alone, it it
estimated, there are 100,000 loaa
ed box cars belonging to western
roads. Near New Orleans there
are miles of loaded cars which can
not be emptied because there art
no ships in which to load them. At
Gulfport there are 5.000 cars be
longing to the Missouri Pacific
alone. Railroad men say it is the
worst condition they have ever ex
perienced. Lumber men in this
territory can realize, perhaps, the
importance of having plenty of
ships to carry lumber from Ameri
can ports this year more than ever.
J. O. A. BUSH
Democratic cardidate for Congress
from the Seventh District who will
address the voters of Union county
in the interest of his candidacy at
the following places on the dates
I below:
Strong. 10 a. m , MondSiy, Feb
ruary 21. >
Huttig. 7:30 p. m.. Monday. Feb
ruary 21. at school auditorium.
New London, 10 a. m. Tuesday,
February 22.
Everybody is invited.
Still thr Best Seller.
The oldest book continues to be
the “best seller." Year after year
the Bible is away ahead of any
other.
Since the war started, publishers
tell me. millions of copies of Holy
i Writ have gone to the soldiers.
| Our United States exports of Bi
bles have been very large the last
| year.
Many religions are represented
j under the flags of contending ar
i mies. in which are found Japanese,
i Turks, Algerians and Indians, be
sides the many shades of differ
ence in Europeon countries.
But the Bible, written by forty
difference authors over a period of
1,600 years, is the book of books
and has been for centuries.
If all that the Bible teaches
about the hereafter were false, the
world is still enormously bettered
merely bv the vast cifClilaMap of
such inspiring literature among the
generations of men as they come
and go. Philadcl[ hia Ledger.
There isn't much hope for the
boy that goes out in the morning
with his face clean and comes
home with it clean.
Mrs. Sallie Pilkilloi Dead.
Mrs SaSlie, the beloved wife of
T. L. Pilkilton. died at the family
home on 3 street at 12:30 o'clock.
Wednesday afternoon, February
16. 1916, from chronic kidney1 dis
use. aged 57 years, 1 month am
4 days.
The deceased was born January
12. 1859. in Murray county. Ten
lessee, and has been a resident o'
futtig nearly ten years. She wa
carried thirty-five years ago last
August and leaves her husband.
,wo daughters, Mrs. G. W. Clark
son. of Dumas, and Miss Murray
May, one son, James, and three
grand-children to mourn her death
She was a devout Christian
voman and has been a member o'
the Cumberland Presbyteriar
church since she was 1 2 years of
age.
I he funeral was held Thursday
i-fternoon from ihe family resi
ience at 2:50 o’clock, services be
ing conducted by Rev. S. K. Bur
nett. and interment took place in
the Huttig cemetery.
The bereaved family have t,hc
sympathy of all in their misfortune,
is to know the deceased was tc
love her.
\ C.iril of flunks.
We, the undersigned, wish t<
thank our many friends and attend
ing physician for th? kindness
shoy/n us during the sickness anc
death of our beloved wife and
mother. May God bless you all
T. L. Pilkilton. and Family,
B. A. Bunco k for Shvr ff.
> The News carries the announce
ment of B. A. Hancock as a candi
date for the office of Sheriff and
ex-Officio Collector of Union coun
ty, subject to the action of the j
Democratic primary March 29.
Mr. Hancock was well and fav
orably known to the voters of the
county before entering this cam
paign. having made the race for
this office four years ago and he is
endeavoring to meet every voter
personally at this time.
He served three years as Mar
shal of the city of El Dorado and
resigned last fall in order to give
his time to the present race.
While serving that city it was con
ceded that he made one of best of
ficers it ever had. He was always
at his post of duty, and by level
headed management of his office
made his administration one of the
most effective yet one of the quiet
est in her history. He was prompt
in locating and arresting those guil
ty of voilating the city laws, and in
this connection it is only just to
him to state that he made somS of
the most important arrests for the
county of any officer in it. He lo
cated and captured criminals in
other States that were wanten
here on grave charges, and it be
came almost a saying that "If a
man was wanted, send Hancock
after him, for he would sure catch
him." The experience gained by
Mr. Hancock, coupled with his
natural ability, fits him to make
one of the best Sheriffs this county
| has ever had He promises that A
you nominate and elect him that he i
I will serve you to the very best ofj
I his ability, that he wij| epfQrqe the !
[ law, but it will be te everyone alike |
and that every courtesy and ac
commodation will be shown, con
sistant with the proper manage
j ment of his office, to those who
j may be so unfortunate as to get
i in trouble.
He has no ngnt to make on his
: opponents. Icr they are his person
al friends, but he believes that his
effeciency and abi’ity, his straight
j and honorable private life, and his
record as an officer, entitle him to
an honest consideration of his
j claims for the office, and he asks j
I your good will and influence. I
D
BROUGH'S METHODS EXPOSED
ISSUES SQUARELY UP TO
THE PEOPLE.
Abuse of the Country Pres*.
Dr. Brough has not only tru'd to
oast reflection upon my good name. *
but lie has thrown aspersions at such j
men as Col. George Thornburgh and i
at Cot. W. W. Folsom of Hope. :
L. D. Freeman of the Pine Bluff
Commercial, Col. W. 15. Decker of |
Fort Smith, Wm. Greenwood of Paris,
( apt. C. C. Colburn of Ozark, \Y. a :
Moffatt of Monticello, K. C. Funk of
'Rogers, Lovick Pound of Danville. !
Geo. W. Mason of 151 Dorado and ;
many others engaged in the newspa
per business in Arkansas by stating j
for a pittance the entire country
oress of Arkansas has sold on* to me.
These men have lived their lives
in Arkansas and have done much to
ward the upbuilding of the state—
men who have raised their ehildr n
here and who will die and be buried
beneath the soil of Arkansas. The
151 Dorado Times said: “\Ve deny to.
charge and resent such insinuation
against the country press as rot nn’v
unjust, but an insult and a travesty
against their honor.”
Bocks Taken From Old State House.
He insinuated that I was in some
way connected with the theft of some
books from the state library, in the
old State House, although he makes 1
no direct charge. He knew full well 1
that I went before the Pulaski Coun
ty Grand Jury, and that it was upon
my testimony an indictment was re
turned. I have always bee-i willing
to give my testimony at a trial of tf.p
case, hut u the young man has not
been further prosecuted, the fault is
not mine, as the prosecution is in the
han'ts of the court officers.
Same Auditors in My Office as In
Other State Offices.
When the Legislature of 1!)15 con
vened. it appointed Senator George
W. Garrett, Representative Monroe
Smith, IT. A. Gentry and others, a
committee to audit, the books of the
state officials. This committee, or any j
member thereof, did not do any per
sonal work in any of iho stat" depart-!
ments. They made a contract with j
Messrs. Pike, Crofton & Co. of Mem- j
phis to do the expert work in going
over the books of the various slate
officials.
Had this committee wanted to do
the right thing, they could have em
ployed sufficient accountants to do ail
the work when the Legislature was in
session and it would have been much i
less expense for the taxpayers of the
state; hut forty days afier the l.egis-;
lature had adjourned, the three mem
bers of the committee were hanging
around me state house, receiving data
from the two accountants and giving;
out exciling reports and confidential ,
information about the various state or-;
fleers, in an effort to kick tip enough
dust to justify them remaining on the
job at $6.00 per day until Christmas
or possibly until after the next Leg
islrture convened.
At the end of the forty days, the
Supreme Court decided tba! this com
mittee had no further authority to con
tone their work, as they had stayed,
the time provided by the constiti-i
tion. After this Supreme Court deel-|
sion. they did not have any more au
thority to audit anyone’s books.
Senator Garrett's Prophecies.
All tlie time while Senator ti«rreff ;
was endeavoring to slay on (lie |-a>- ;
roll at fG.no per day, he was using all j
the efforts In his power to assist in !
the sale of a certain convict farm in !
South Arkansas. If lie wants his va-1
rious offers to secure assistance made i
public, 1 will gladly give the informa-1
ticn. I did not object to anyone audit !
frig my books; nor would 1 have I
jected to this committee auditing tn. '
books had they not stated public:y;
several tunes, that they would put tue *
out ut the governor's race. I there- j
lore refused to permit them to cou- i
Unite their work in my office.
My Books Opened and Audited.
T at once offered to rrirn my books
over to the ArfejitlSWs Hankers' <\ssn
ciation to hwdiw and had 1 had auv
thing In toy office to cover up, T cer
i.uniy would not have proposed that
the Bankers' Association make the
audit. The Bankers' Association re
fused to do the work, and Basked the
lion. George W. Thornburgh to audit
my office, whose integrity no man
v ill question, as lie is a very promi
nent member of the church: a promi
nent member of the Masonic frater
nity, a prominent member of the An
ti-Saloon League, and a man who a
honesty and Integrity is as good or
Continued on Pa*o 4, 3id Coiumn
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Plan—Then Act
Many people plan their whole lives to
have a bank account and then leave this
world v ith out so much as a start at one.
Plani i ig isn’t, wo th anything unless
followed by action.
Good intentions never land you any
where. Make up your mind to start an
account with us this pay day and back up
your p’ans v, ith action.
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
F. W. SCOTT
Presidt nt
HUTTIG, ARKANSAS
L. A. BODINE
V-President
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C. T. THOMPSON
Cashier
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Another New Train For
The Southwest
On December 5th a new. ail steel, fast, daily,
through train, to be known as
The Sunshine Special
was be placed in service between —
St. Louis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Galveston
San Antonio
or intermediate points by the
Iron Mountain Route
Texas and Pacific
International & Great Northern
This train will be a duplicate of the famous Sceni: ■
Limited ard will leave St. Louis at 6:1 5 p. m.
Fastest Time—Shortest Route
Between St. Louis and Texas
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Call or -write for particlars *
I F. H. MOORE, j
AGENT, |
HUTTIG, ARKANSAS |
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IT'S THE
BUYING POWER
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That Makes It's
Values Possible.
No matter how small or large your purchase you will be
sure-to find our prices to tepresent an absolute saving to you.
Is it not reasonable to suppose, that by buying in large
quantities for our three stores, that we can secure price reduc
tions which the small dealer cannot possibly obtain? And in
addition we are able to save about 20’ per cent in freight
charges by buying in solid car load lets. Also we have no
rent to pay. as we own our building. One customer told us the
other day that he saved $52 00 oil a purchase of $21 1.00.
We can. and will do the same for you. Wrto ns about vour
wants. Tell frankly just the pieces wanted, finish desired, etc.
and we will send you cuts and prices for your approval.
You will alwavs find quality co-sidertd. that you can buy
better merchandise here, and always with the guarantee that
will measure up to every requirement.
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