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The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
Happenings of Local Interest

Mr.. Harrington visited his sister,
Mrs. M. A. Johnson, near Cooper.
Mrs. Johnson, who is only 81 years
old, has IA children, "a grandchild-
rem and seven great grandchildren.
Strayed.-From logging camp
near Cord, one light bay mare
mule, about ID hands high. fresh
shod all around. Reward for her
return or for information leading
to her recovery. S. 3. Williams,
Paroquet, or Logan Saylors, New
ark.
For Sale.-1913 Model, Motor
Cycles and Motor Boats at bargain
prices, all makes, brand new ma
chimes, on easy monthly payment
plan. Get our proposition before
buying or you will regret it; also
bargains in used motor cycles.
Write us today. Enclose stamp for
reply. Address Lock Box IL, Tren-
ton, Mich. 1910
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
PREACHER Is ARRESTED
Christian Minister Charged With
SANDER Arrested at Newport

Newport, Aug. 4. - Rev. Mr..
Mounts, a Christian minister who
has been holding protracted SER
vices at Elmo, was arrested by
Sheriff McCuiston at the Iron
Mountain depot here Monday
morning as he was preparing to
leave. The charge against the
minister was SANDER, preferred by
a Baptist minister at Bald Knob,
who had also been conducting a
meeting in Oil Trough. After the
arrest had been made Mr.. Mounts
was taken to the sheriff's office
and there turned over to a deputy
sheriff from independence county,
who arrived soon after.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR THE BIG PICNIC
Prominent Speakers Secured For
Big Celebration at Newark
Next w eek

The picnic committee held a
meeting Tuesday afternoon and
prepared the following program
for the speakers.
FIRST DAY
10 a. m. Welcome Address
F. c. Hoyt.
1890 a. m. Address on Agri-
culture. &C. w. Watson, state
agent.
2::30 p. m. Address on the Girls
Club Work. = Miss Mary Case,
county agent.
$50 p. M. Old Fiddlers Contest
SECOND DAY
1870 a. m. Animal Husbandry.
S. S. Jordan, U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
2:30 p. m. Educational Address.
Prof. -of Hendrix College.
3:30p. m. Temperance Lecture.
Hon. George Thornburg.
THIRD DAY
1890 a. m. Roads and Road
Building. Prof. L. E. Boykin, Z.
S. Department of Public Roads.
2:30 p. m. What the State Uni
versity is Doing for the People of
Arkansas Prof. G. E. Riley of
the University.
$50 p. m. Possibilities and OPP
portunities of the Farm John H.
Page, state commissioner of agri-
culture.
The following were appointed
as reception committee: ]. /
Sturdivant, E. H. Williamson, IT,.
Raney, ]. F. Cossey, G. M. Fields,
6. o. Magness and A. M. Edgar.
The following ladies were ap.
pointed as matrons to look after
the needs of the ladies and girls on
the picnic grounds during the pic
mic: Mrs. J. |. Sturdivant, Mrs. /.
]. Matheny, Mrs. E. w. Magness,
Mrs. E. H. Williamson, Mrs. Mag
gle Tuggle, Mrs. c. J. Drennen,
Mrs. 0. F. Craig and Mrs. F. C..
Hoyt.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SHOW PROGRESS
Attendance Shows r1arked In
crease But Otherwise Prog
ress is Slight

County Examiner Sidney Pick
ems has completed the annual sta
tistical report of the schools of In
dependence county.
The report shows a slight in
crease in the scholastic population
of the county, and shows some
progress in school interests, but d
careful study of the report shows
that there is yet room for and
need of a vast improvement in
the schools of our county.
His report shows that there is a
total of 1912 persons of school
age in the county, 8.462 white,
and SO colored. This is an in
crease of 90 over last year.
There are 80 school districts in
the county, and the enrolment for
the year ending June 80 was o.
701, an increase of 195 over last
year.
The best showing made is in the
average attendance, which shows
a marked increase, and is worthy
of commentator. The average at
tendance for the year just closed
was 4,494, an increase of Alb over
the preceding year.
The average length of term was
1174 days, an increase of nearly
four days over last year.
One hundred and forty six
teachers were employed in the
schools of the county in the year
just closed. Of these, six held state
and professional certificates, 81
held first grade certificates, so
held second grade certificates, and
30 held third grade certificates.
First grade teachers were paid an
average salary of $51 per month,
second grade teachers were paid
$44 per month, and third grade
teachers were paid $50 per month.
There are lis School houses in
the county. Four new ones were
built last year at a cost of 1920.
The value of all school property in
the county is $109,772.
The teachers of the county were
paid $42,323.51 last year, while the
whole amount spent in support of
the schools was $55,237.04.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
SOME FINE PEACHES

w. L. Porter and H. A. Gire
spent Sunday at O'Neal, and
brought back from Mr.. Porter's
orchard near that place, the finest
Elberta peaches ever seen in New
ark. Some of them measured
more than II inches in circumfer-
ence and weighed nearly a pound.
He will have some of them pre-
served in alcohol and exhibited at
the State Fair this fall.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
FARM FOR SALE

Good upland farm of 60 acres.
SIS acres in cultivation, q miles
north of Newark, in good neigh
borhood, near church, school, X.
F. d. and on rural phone line.
Good four room box house, good
log barn, fine we'll water, small
orchard and plenty of timber for
home use. All under good fence,
and will be sold at a bargain. For
price inquire at The Journal office
or see owner, A. r. Watts.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
HAlLSTORrl AT DOTA

There was quite a hailstorm
Wednesday afternoon in the Dota
neighborhood which did consider
able damage to crops. Fortunately
it covered only a narrow strip of
country from about Pete Fortunes
down to about the Mcdonnell gin.
A heavy rain fell, also, which was
much needed, but the rain cover
ed only a small territory.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
GOOD ROADS PAY
FOR THEMSELVES
Instances Cited That Show Direct
Benefits That Result From
Building Good Roads

The direct effect that changing
bad roads into good roads has up
on land value and the general
economic welfare of a community
is shown in several concrete illus
trations gathered by the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. The De-
partment has just issued a state
ment on the subject, based upon
information gathered by the Office
of Public Roads, which is making a
special study of the economic ef-
feet of road improvement in the
country. According to data gath
cred, where good roads replace
bad ones, the values of farm lands
bordering on the roads increase to
such an extent that the cost of
road Improvement is equalized, if
not exceeded. The general land
values, as we'll as farm values,
show marked advances, following
the improvement of roads. Among
the illustrations cited by the De-
partment are the following:
In Lee County, Virginia, a farm
er owned 100 acres between Ben
Hur and Jonesville, which he Of
fered to sell for $500. In 1908
this road was improved, and, al
though the farmer fought the i'm
provement, he has since refused
$4,000 for his farm. Along this
same road tract of 1873 acres was
supposed to have been sold for
$4,000. The purchaser refused the
contract, however, and the owner
threatened to sue him. After the
rood Improvement, and without
any improvement upon the land,
the same farm was sold to the or
iginal purchaser for $4,000
In Jackson County, Alabama,
the people voted a bond issue of
$250,0O0 for road improvement
and improved "a per cent of the
roads. The census of 1900 gives
the value of all farm lands in Jack
son county at $500 per acre. The
selling value at that time was
from Sc to SIS per acre. The cen
sus of 1910 places the value of all
farm lands in Jackson county at
1919 per acre, and the selling
price is now from SIS to SIS per
acre. - ''''''''" - s's,a'.'.'s' .'.e~.
As the roads in no way effect
soil fertility or quality of the farm,
advances are due essentially to
the decrease in the cost of hauling
produce to market or shipping
point. Farms are now regarded as
plants for the business of farming
and any reduction in their profits
through unnecessarily heavy costs
for hauling on bad roads naturally
reduces their capitalization into
values. With reduced costs for
hauling, profits are increased; with
the result that the farm shows
satisfactory earnings on higher
capital value.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08
w. 6. w. PICNIC

The Oil Trough Woodmen will
have their annual picnic tomorrow
Saturday and it is expected that
a number of Newark Woodmen
and their families will attend.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-08

the D0td HelgHD0IHOOQ, Was III
town on business yesterday.
w. W. Hartsfeld has returned
from Batesville where he has just
completed the erection of a nice
residence for w. B. Knight.
Mrs. H. C. Long has returned
to her home at Heber Springs,
after a pleasant visit here with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. X. McHenry.
Cal Lane and son, Elmer, left
Sunday for their home in Boone
county, after a pleasant visit here
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Lane.
Miss Hattie Rodgers returned
Saturday from Bethesda where
she attended the meeting of the
County Sunday School Association.
]. L. Mayhan, who is in the rail-
way mail service, came in Monday
night on sick leave and will prob
ably be at home for several weeks.
T. H. bearing is preparing to
build an additional story to his
residence and will begin placing
material on the ground in a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Edwards
and daughter, Miss Hazel, are ex-
pected to arrive home today Fri
day. from a tour of Colorado and
Utah.
A fine son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Adams of Batesville
last Sunday. Mrs. Adams was
formerly Miss BesS Arnold of this
place.
Mrs. A. A. Henderson arrived
home Tuesday night from Sebring,
Fla, where she spent a few
months with her daughter, Mrs. j.
B. Brown.
Mrs. G. w. Coe and children,
Tom and Miss Oma, left Friday
for their home at MusKogee, Okla,
after pleasant visit here with Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Barnes.
Marion Horn and sons, Elisha
and Charley, have returned to
their home at Clarkton, Mo-, after
"a pleasant visit here with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Horn.
Capt. and Mrs. Emery and
daughter, Miss Hazel, of the Saliva
ton Army, are spending the week
in Newark, and are assisting Rev.
M. B. Umsted in the revival meet
ing at the Methodist church.
Cashier E. B. Chesser of the
First National Bank has purchas-
ed Estes Kinman's residence, in
the western part of town. MIR.
and Mrs. Kinman will occupy their
residence near the Methodist
church.
w. E. Lee left Sunday night for
Cotton Plant where he has accept
ed a position with a large mercan-
tile establishment. Mrs. Lee will
join him there in a few weeks.
Their many friends here regret to
see them leave Newark.
Twins, a boy and a girl, were
born Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rodgers. The two weighed
fifteen pounds and both are fine
healthy youngsters. They were
christened Virgil and Virginia, for
DR.. V. L. Pascoe and wife.
,: 3;ao,S: G.ii1g Of
Batesville spent few hours in
town Saturday en- route home
from Alicia, where he had been
to secure the necessary data to
submit a bid on the construction
of a fine new school building.
During his recent trip to Texas,
r. I. Harrington visited a number
of former citizens of this county
He says Lynn Buck, who former.
lily lived at Newark, has bought q
fine farm near Cooper, Tex, and
is doing we'll. While on the TRIP
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
Has Diploma Signed by President

Little Rock, Sept. BOA pro- fessional teachers license was is sued Monday by State Supt. George B. Cook to William Fen ner Rogers, of Hope.
 Prof. Rogers, who will teach in the High School of that city, has diplomas from Ouachita College, June 5, 1907, with the degree of A. B., but his most cherished di- ploma is one granted him by Princeton University, July Is, 1910, with the degree of A. B., and bearing the signature of Woodrow Wilson. who was then the President of the institution. Supt. Cook says that it is not Of ten a Princeton diploma is pre- sented here.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
IN THE FITTING ROOM
By OLIVE WENGlER.

No, I have not been waiting very long. At least, it has not seemed long, for have my book with me, and can even forget clothes when have a good novel. Yes, I almost always take book with me when I go for 8 hitting, and. really, the books I have got through with while waiting for dressmakers would fill library.
 It's funny how some of my dresses suggest certain books. I never put on my lavender chiffon without thinking Of Buried Alive By brown velvet Is associated with Under the Greenwood Tree I just can't bear to wear an old white voile of mine, because it re- minds me of the sad end of Anna Ka. renina.'
 "Oh, is that my dress? I thought mine was lighter shade of blue think this dark blue makes my eyes looked kind of washed out. But never mind; I can wear jabot next to my face and that will relieve the strong color.
 No, don't make it too hobby. ] may be old fashioned, but do like 8 dress that can walk in and sit down in. though know it's the style now to have your dresses made so that you can do either.
 T have friend whose new spring suit is so tight about the ankles that she simply can't take a step without hn hn care. for her shoes are so tight that there's no comfort in walking in them, so she might as well sit still. think women are perfect geese about clothes. or, rather, they are like sheep, and where one goes the others follow.
 Well. I think you have got that skirt little bit too full. One doesn't want to be so old fashioned that one looks like scarecrow, and. of course. this Is an easy dress to hold up in case l can't walk in 1t easily.
 Don't you ever get tired of sticking pins into women? Or, rather, don't you ever long to stick pins into them instead of just into their clothes? That would give them something to be fus- sy about often wonder that we don't hear of shocking crimes com mitted in fitting rooms by maddened modistes So far as know, no woman has ever met with foul play when she went for a fitting. It seems strange. too.
 This reminds me of my book. I had just got to an awfully exciting
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
PURPOSE AND EFFECTS
 OF TARIFF CHANGES

Intended to reduce the cost of living.
 Principal necessities of life free. listed.
 Deficit made by wholesale free-list. Deficit made by wholesale free-list- ing made up by tax on incomes above $4,000 ($3,000 for unmarried persons).
 To offset loss to farmers because of free-listing of food products. all farm machinery made duty free.
 New rates in effect the moment president signs measure. except on sugar and wool.
 Sugar to be free-listed in 1916. reduction being 1 cent a year, be- ginning next March 5.
 Free raw wool effective Dec. l: lowered rates on wool manufac- lures effective Jan. 1.
 Senate made 676 amendments to house draft; in conference senate eceded on 161 of these; house yield ed on 427; compromises effected on 97; disagreement reported on one.
 The bill was started on its ca reer when 1t was introduced in the house and referred to the ways and means committee April '.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
Us. MAY BUY O|L PROPERTY
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO GET FUEL SUPPLY FOR WARSHlPS.
Secretary Daniels Will Bid With Pri- vate Concerns in Distribution of
 Oklahoma Producing Lands.

Washington, Sept 30.-Prepara- tions are being made by the navy de- partment to go into the oil production business. This became known when it was learned that Secretary Daniels has recently had a number of confer ences with officials of the department of the interior, the purpose or which is to permit the navy department to bid with private concerns in the dis tribution of oil lands in Oklahoma.
 With the advent and increasing inn portance of oil-burning battleships, the department is desirous of getting control of a sufficient number or oil wells to supply the United States navy of the future. Recently about F 900 acres of fine oil land in Okla homa. now operated for the beneht Of the Osage Indians, who get the pro ceeds from one barrel out of every SIX produced, was advertised by the gov ernment for distribution to private corporations.
 The entire extent of the Oklahoma fields is 10000 acres, and, while the navy department does not view with alarm the sale of 12,000 acres out or this territory, it has suggested to the interior department that the navy be given opportunity to control a large acreage out of the remaining fields.
 Two proposals are under considera' ton for the operation of the fields which the navy may obtain. The first provides for direct operation by of ficers of the navy The other contem' plates the leasing of the navy wells to private concerns agreeing to run pine lines to Port Arthur Tex, rom which point the oil fuel can be loaded on the battleships
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
WIFE TRAPS MATES BOSS
BY THREAT OF DISCLOSURE. MAN SOUGHT TO FORGE MEETING.
Woman Confded in Husband, and To 9ether They Cause Tormentors
 Arrest on Mann Act Charge.

East St. Louis, H., Sept. 3O.-Mrs. Lena Dingerson, an East St. Louis matron, caused the arrest in St. Louis of Robert Voelker, 40 years old, her husbands boss" in an iron foundry, who is held at police headquarters for the federal authorities.
 Mrs. Dingerson charges Voelker, who is married and the father of a son fl years old, wrote letters signed U. c. Moore" in which the writer threatened to reveal certain alleged misconduct on her part to her hus- band, J. Dingerson, if Mrs Dingerson did not make an appointment to meet the writer
 Mrs. Dingerson said she received the first letter Sept. IT, and immedi- ately turned it over to her husband.
 After lengthy deliberation. it was decided to set trap for the writer of the missive, and, at her husbands d. rection, the wife framed reply and Malleable Iron Works"
 Other letters followed, and in the course of the correspondence Mrs. Dingerson made an appointment to meet Moore" in St. Louis.
 Detectives Mealy and O'Brien, in accordance with Mrs. Dingersons ar rangement with the St Louis police, were in hiding near the corner.
 Voelker arrived at the appointed time, she said, and told her he had been writing the letters to her. She then signaled to the detectives, who sprang out and arrested him.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30

part in 'Clayhanger' when you came in. It was where the hero suddenly learns that the girl he's engaged to has just married another man, and l am crazy to know why she did it. But probably I will be as long in finding out as I will in getting this dress. have learned that there are two class es of people you never can hurry, and they are novelists and ,iressmakers. Really, though, they both give one such delicious suspense that one doesn't mind the waiting.
 Make the collar little tighter.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
DEEP FALL FLOWING

Tine importance oI deep lail pioW- can hardly be estimated. The Id is improved and protected, in- It's are destroyed, the texture of the Id is improved and moisture is con- kyed. all of which are so necessary good crops. But the land must not rbOken more than say, about two Ehes deeper than it was at any time eyious. For this reason, there will an injury due to the excessive bount of subsoil that has never be- Fe been exposed to the sunlight and One season, however, will make ktle soil of this clay with proper 
 Sunlight and air are the agencies ich make available the clements plant food that would possibly stay ked up in the soil were it not for deep fall blowing. The water is owed to sink into the ground and 2 kind of a reservoir for future At the same time, it exposes to sunlight and air the portion of land that has not or will not oth- vse render the plant food avail to the crops next year. Do not or harrow the land unless you Fh to plant some winter crop, such rye, oats, vetch, clover, etc.
 peep fall blowing enables one to all the humus forming vegetable ienal that was left upon the alnd from the previous crops. lS' weeds and grass should never burned, but turned under. They not only enrich the soil, but will prove the texture and allow the air 'uVulate more freely Since soil he decomposed surface of the l the deeper the soil the better Ie plant to be grown. Soil may aa plant foods that are locked up ua' tne plants cannot use them. exposure makes more food avail " virtue of the water, air sun
 ana the plant can assimilate a ,''a rom the soil solution just T, tissues of the body assimilate from the blood.
 ls Conservation of moisture for "ag growing season is another
 reason for deep fall blowing. ''Ouad Will get the benefit of the n rams and store up moisture
 @'fwise would have run off or !. ,s''ed' With a porous soil. each on'. iOot of soil will hold the Ol rain that falls on that ' Il ms is of very much impor- ,s. "'li one considers that the wa ssssary to make an average s, :. 1lu cover the earth thirteen s :. u were on at one time. Wa pd0,, per M cent of the vegetable ''n' We must then manage our hts,s ~ mat they will retain the
 n' amount of moisture for use li, s aa. rainfall is insufficient.
 and 'a a,O De done 10 by deep fall polw- sto,. auOSolllng, which increases ! sse as capacity, so to speak, | tbsi, (, our farmers thoroughly Ies er Sa land last fall two or three Ken it has per than they had ever ls h.s' % before, then disced it in the ,plt;roI. tt,ore planting, and with pro qsps a,'vati0n at have made wonder 5pr plewiusS nsSplte the dry spell. Deep
 JOHN H pACr
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
HOT AND COLD BATHS
Prescott a Good Town

Prescott. is a mighty good town, worthy of the best of every thing. That's why we have join ed the American Drug and Press Association and offer to our peo- pie the Meritol line of prepara- tions, made by the Association ard sold only through it's mem bers. There is nothing like these goods, guaranteed in every way. We want Prescott people to have the best there is, so we offer you this line. Ask to see Meritol goods.
 Hesterly Drug Store local agents. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
TIME CARD Prescott & Northwestern

Train No leave Prescott - goo a. m.
 Arrive Norvell - 12:50 D. m. Train No. 6 leave Norvell .-- 1:30p. m.
 Arrive Prescott 5:20 p. m.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
BIG TOUGH BUGS

Insects don't get too big and tough for Ross Dead Quick" spray.
 It is gattling gun among bugs. Bedbugs, ants, feas, reaches, mites, lice, etc., die the moment it is ap- piled, also their eggs.
 It kills and keeps away mosquitoes. A delightfully."- clean disinfectant. Get the genuine bug killer. Sold by Hes terly Drug Store. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30

please; I like my collars very tight and very high, for my neck Is so long. Yes, you may make the skirt two inches from the floor; that's one thing I won't do, and that is clean up Chi cago streets with my dresses. It real ly makes me i'll to hear women rave about sanitation and hygiene, and go into fits about microbes in unwrapped bread, while all the time they are de- flying the rules of health and gather ing up all the microbes in sight with their long skirts.
 "No, I'm not bit tired, thank you.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30

Saint Louis and return-S1790 ac- count National German Alliance and Fall Festivities. Tickets on sale Oc- tober 4th to 11th., good for returning to reach original starting point be- fore midnight of October 14th.
 A. B. Oliphint, Agent.
 1O,234 School Teachers
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30
DIRECTORY Masonic

 Prescott Lodge No. so F. & A. NJ. J. R. Wilson ........ w. M. J. M. Kinser ........ Secy. Meets every Friday night. Prescott Chapter No. 3S R. A. M. R. P .Hamby, ....... H. P. J. M. Kinser ........ Secy. Meets the second and fourth Friday nights.
 Ezra Council No. 45 R. & s. NJ. T. c. McRae ......T. I. M. J. M. Kinser ........ Rec. Call meetings only. AscalOn COmmandary NO.22 K. T. J. A. Bailey .... E. c. J. M. Kinser ........ Rec Meets second and fourth Thursday nights.
 All Masonic Meet in the Clark Hall on West Main Street.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-30

Do you read the Country Gentleman? It is the oldest agricultural journal published. Jack Johnson, Jr., will bring you one. Call PAP. Advt.