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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
S4,5OO,OOO,OOO is
AMOUNT OF LOAN
VICTORY LOAN TO MATURE IN
FOUR YEARS AND BEAR
HIGHER INTEREST

The terms of the Victory Liberty
Loan have been announced by Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Carter Glass.
The aomunt of the loan is to be
81, 500, 100000, instead of the six bill
lion that had been expected, and no
oversubscription will be accepted
The Victory Bonds will bear 4 ga
per cent interest, which is a better
rate of interest than any of the gov
eminent securities, and they are also
non-taxable. The bonds will mature
in four years.
The size of the loan is much small
er than had been anticipated by most
financial observers who looked for an
issue of about six billion dollars.
This will be the last Liberty Loan,
it is said, although there will be other
issues of government securities to
finance belated war expenses but
these will not be floated by popular
campaigns.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
BATESVILLE MAN
JUMPS IN RIVER
CLUTE CANNON SAID TO HAVE
COMMITTED SUICIDE AT LIT
TIE ROCK TUESDAY

Temporarily deraigned as a result
of i'll health, white man, so years
old, thought to have been Clute Can
non of Batesville, jumped into the
Arkansas River from a sand barge
back of the Hotel Marion at Little
Rock, at so Tuesday afternoon and
was drowned.
River men and police who were
working on the case had been success
full in finding the body late Wednes-
day afternoon.
Some negroes who were working at
The plant of the Southern Sand Com.
pany below the Hotel Marion were
the only witnesses to the act it is said
but from descriptions furnished them
DR.. w F. Ball, physician, with offices
in the Bolye Building, identified the
man as Cannon.
According to DIR. Ball, Cannon went
to his office Monday for treatment,
and was given some medicine in a
bottle which the drowned man is said
to have dropped just before taking
the leap into the river. From the bot
tie and from the description of the
man given by the negroes DR.. Ball
is sure of mis- identity. Cannon is said
to have been returning to his home
at Batesville from Hot Springs, where
he had gone for medical treatment
He is said to have been in a despon-
dent mood when he visited DR.. Balls
offices on Monday.
Negroes working near The scene of
the action say Cannon stepped up on
the barge, struck bottle or some
other article against piece of metal
on the barge, as if to attract atten-
ton, and jumped into the river, strug-
CLING for some time before finally
going down.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
HOUSE AND SENATE JOURNALS
OF LAST L LEGISLATURE WILL
BE PRINTED HERE

The Journal this week starts the
work of printing the House and Sen
ate Journals for the recent session of
the Arkansas Legislature. The Jour
mails will be printed in separate vol
umes, one for the House and one for
the Senate. The Journals will be
larger than usual, owing to the large
number of bills passed by the legisla-
ture. The House Journal will prob
ably make volume of nearly 1900
pages while the Senate Journal will
make a volume of probably 1000
pages
This is quite big job for coun-
try shop and is seldom given to
shops outside the cities. 1t entails
an enormous amount of typesetting
and will keep our Linotype busy day
and night for the next several weeks
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
AUGUSTA is VISITED
BY SECOND BIG FIRE
$4,000 LOSS INCURRED WHEN
THREE STORES AND RESI-
DENCE BURN

Augusta, April ia loss of $780,
900 was incurred, when Augusta was
visited by second disastrous fire
within the past month, Monday.
Three business houses and one
large residence were destroyed, and
il was thought for while that the
entire town was doomed. The yolun-
teer department fought frantically
for about two hours before the flames
were under control.
The losers were C. L. Adamson,
ieweler; F. E. Broaugh, grocer, ne
gro barber shop, and large two
story residence owned by Mrs. Oak
ley Mr.. Adamson who was the
heaviest loser, suffered loss in the
last fire in March amounting to $685.
900. No insurance was carried by
him at either time. None of the
others carried insurance.
1t was stated that the fire orig
mated from trash fire in the rear
of the Adamson store.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
new OFFICERS TAKE
CHARGE CITY AFFAIRS
REPORTS SHOW EXPENDITURES
FOR LAST YEAR GREATER
THAN RECEIPTS

A meeting of the city council was
held Monday night and the outgoing
administration handed over the reins
of the city government 70 the new
mayor and aldermen.
Before going out of business, the
outgoing council heard reports and
paid all outstanding accounts.
The report the treasurer show
ed thai there was a total of $811.83
in the treasury when the retiring
administration took charge on April
%, 1918. The total receipts from
all sources during the year was ST.
1920, and the total expenditures
were $3,144.03. leaving balance of
1894 in The treasury.
After having first taken the oath
of office, Mayor Tharp administered
the oath to the new aldermen, as fol-
lows: T. H. bearing, w G. Moore,
G.. o. Magness, A. J. McSpadden and
u. NJ. leldS.
Mayor Tharp announced the ap.
pointment of the following commit
tees:
Ordinance.-T. H. bearing, w. G
Moore, A. J. McSpadden.
Finanee.-A. J. McSuadden, g. 0
Magness, G. NJ. Fields.
Street and Alley.-G. NJ Fields
7. H. bearing, w. G. Moore.
Cemetery.-G. 0. Magness, A. J
McSpadden, T. H. bearing.
Sanitary.-W. G. Moore, G. o
Magness, G. NJ. Fields.
G. NJ Fields, w. G. Moore and A
j. McSpadden were appointed a spec
ial committee to investigate anc
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
JURY COMMENDS
JUDGE, SHERIFF
FIND THESE OFFICERS ACTIVE
AND PROGRESSIVE IN DIS
CHARGE OF DUTIES

The grand jury completed its la
bors and adjourned Tuesday, when
the following report of its work was
filed with The court.
Having been empaneled as grand
jury for the Spring term of the In
dependence County Circuit Court on
the eth day of April, 1919, our duty
as such grand jurors was taken up at
once.
We have diligently and carefully
inquired into all violations of the law
of which We had knowledge or infor-
nation and returned true bills in such
cases as we believed the facts war
ranted.
We examined 101 witnesses and
have returned 33 true bills of indiet-
ment.
BY special committee the Poor
farm was visited and following is
their report:
visit the Poor Farm beg leave to sub
NIT the following: We found twenty
inmates, eleven females and nine
males; of which there were two col
ored females and one colored male
We found the conditions good; the
inmates we'll fed an cared for; the
wards all clean and in a sanitary con-
dition. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan are to
be commended for their excellent
work. The fencing on the farm is
in good condition except TWO inside
lines which will be repairedat at
once.
We recommend that lumber be
bought to build six sets of steps to
the house; also, that a sufficient
amount of paint be bought to paint
ceiling on part of the south porch
Also, some kind of power pump be
provided to get water out of the we'll
for the well is 305 feet deep and in
summer it is very inconvenient for
the inmates to get water.
(Signed) ]. E. Smell, w. R. Parks
q. 7. Griffin, Committee.
The various justices of the peace
for Independence county have made
and filed their reports as required by
law, except two.
The accounts of the County officers
were not examined for the reason the
Commissioners of Accounts do not
make their report until the Fall
term of court.
The County Jail was visited in a
body and we found four prisoners
one white and three colored men, all
of whom seemed comfortably situat-
ed with no complaints to make. The
jail was found 70 be in good sanitary
condition.
We have examined the Court House
and find it to be in reasonably good
repair and recommend the Court
room be painted and finished in har-
Continued on last page)
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
RAISE FEED TO FIGHT
COTTON SPECTATORS
THIS is ADVICE OF JIM FERGU-
SON, STATE AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONER

Reduction of cotton acreage and the
substitution of feedstuffs which will
make the farmers and planters of the
State Independent of the supplies for
merly purchased outside the State, is
the big weapon with which the South
must fight the cotton manipulators,
in the opinion of Jim G. Ferguson,
state commissioner of mines, manu-
features and agriculture.
at is a well known fact," Mr.. Fer
guson said, that American spinners
and operatives have only limited
stock of cotton on hand, and foreign
mills are said to be virtually without
a supply. With this information, we
can fight the big cotton interests,
who would seek to buy the planters
crop at less than it cost to produce,
by holding onto the cotton We now
have and reducing the acreage al
least % per cent for the coming
crop" he said.
att has always been the rule that
the less cotton, the better the price
Why, then, should we grow 14,00C
900 bales when 100000 tales viii
bring the same money? Why not
use the energy spent in producing
The 100000 extra bales in raising
foodstuffs that can easily be grown
in Arkansas that are now being chip
ped from other States at a fancy pro
fit to the growers in other States"
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
France, March 8, 1919.

France, March 8, 1919.
Dear Mother-As today is Sunday,
| will write you a few linese to let
you know | am still alive and doing
WELL But | can't say that | am not
homesick, for | am, and the worst you
ever saw. You know, when Sunday
comes | sure do begin thinking of
being at home. | never got very tired
of this place until the war was over,
and now that it is over, feel like
have done my part and | want to go
home. | want to get back to a civ
ilized country and | am sure not by
myself either, for all the boys are in
the same frame of mind.
| received your letter the other
day 1t came through in about 10
days. | sure was glad to hear from
you all, and so glad to hear that you
are alive and well. | sure was
shocked when | read the names of
the deaths shat had occurred since |
left. | sure did hate to read 1t, but
they all died at home and there was
great many poor boys who were
killed over here and also many who
died from sickness and couldn't even
be buried at home, but had to be
buried any cid place. But you see it
can't be helped and we just have to
get by the best way we can while we
live in this old world
j want you to find out what Vird's
address is and be sure and write me
where he is. ! guess Arnim is at
home by now; hope so anyway
I suppose crops will be layed by
time | get home. but | am still hop
ing to get back some time.
We have to go to the rifle range
tomorrow and practice shooting.
sure am getting tired of my old gun
and am tired of doing right" and
cleft" but We either have to be drill
ing or shooting on the range or work
ing the roads. We are doing some
thing all the time.
We don't expect very nice treat
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
EARLE ROAD BONDS SOLD

Earle, April 16.-The 100000 six
per cent bonus for Improvement Dis
trict No. 6 were sold to the highest
bidder here yesterday. The bonds
sold at 1866 and accrued interest.
The contractors are on the ground
and it is expected that the 62 miles
OF hard roads radiating from Earle
will have been completed by Deeem-
Der |.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
BORN AT A LUCKY TIME

"To what do you attribute your re-
markable age and your wonderful
health?" asked the summer boarder
of the aged farmer.
wal" answered the bueolie one,
81 reckon | got a pretty good start
on omst people by bein born afore
germs was discovered, an so | have
had less to worry about"
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17

make readjustments of the occupa-
ton tax
The bonds of H. E. Hawthorne as
treasurer and Jas. F. Morgan as
marshal were approved:
w. NJ. Magness was reelected
night marshal an w. M. Summons
was reelected cemetery sexton.
The election of a street commits
sioner was postponed until the next
meeting of the council.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
BIG CONTRACT STATE PRINTING
IS Being HANDLED IN NEWARK

of the board with a certificate of
health from a licensed physician or
a regular constituted health officer,
showing that the teacher is free
from tuberculosis.
This law became effective last week
when Governor Brough signed House
Bill No. 384, introduced by Represen-
tative F. F. Carter of Pike county.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
SAYS AMERICAN BOYS IN FRANCE
ARE GETTING AWFULLY Home SICK

ment in the army, and, believe me,
we sure don't get disappointed.
Tell everybody hello for me. Here's
hoping these few lines will find you
all well, so | will close for this time.
Write me soon.
Your son,
ODELL RUTLEDGE,
Co. M, al Inf. A. P. o. 796 A. E F.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
QUITE so

Little Mary, ON being asked if she
liked to go to school, said "Oh yes,
| like to go and come back. Staying
there between times is what | don't
like"
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
ACT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS

Before schol board in Arkansas
can complete contract with a teach
er for his services, the instructor will
be required to furnish the secretary
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17

If you have property of any kind
for sale, list it with E. G. Magness
& Co.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
GOOD PASTURE

l have good pasture of more than
400 AGREES, with abundance of run
ming water, and am prepared to aake
care of large numbers of stock Man
will visit pasture and salt stock twice
each week.
C. P. VAUGHAN Sr.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17
NEWARK BOY IN FRANCE TIRES
OF GUN AND LONGS FOR
HOME AGAIN

Mrs. Mile Rutledge has received
the following letter from her son,
Odell Rutledge, who is in the military
service in France
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-04-17

C. P. VAUGHAN Sr.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
cOOPERArORs PROVIDE FUNDS

An interesting reversal has taken
place in the cooperative extension
work of the United States Department
of Agriculture. In the employment oE
county agents, home demonstration
agents, and boys and girls club work
ers the Federal Government last year
provided So for every 50 coming from
States, counties and other sources
This year the proportion is the other
way. The Federal Government is
spending only 50 for every SO from CO.
operating agencies. This change is
due to the fact that when Congress
made appropriations to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture for the present
year, it eliminated entirely the emer-
gency item of S6.1000000 to be used in
the cooperative demonstration work.
and provided in its place an item of
Sl,5OO,O00 to be used by the States un-
der the same conditions as funds pro-
vided under the Smith-Lever Act. Con-
tributions from counties last year
amounted to S2,500 900. This year they
will exceed $4,000 At the same
time contributions from States, col
leges and miscellaneous sources have
increased from S3,600.000 to $4,000 900
The number of county agents, home
demonstration agents, and club work
ers have decreased decidedly, but the
shrinkage is nothing like so large as
would have been the case if the States
counties and colleges had not provided
more funds.
Because Of the readiness Of the
States to meet the Federal Govern
ment more than halfway, it is hoped.
despite the reduced funds as its dis
posal. to hold the force of county
agents at its present number, but it
is admitted that the services of a num-
ber of women and club agents will
be lost.
trr DavC M anvppTucp
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
FARM BUREAU TO GIVE AWAY
BIG TYPE POLAND-CHINA PIG

One OF the features Of the member
ship drive of the Kent County Farm
Bureau, which will be launched at
special meeting to be held November
3, at Dover, will be the awarding OF
q pure bred Big Type Poland-Chipe
pig to the man securing the greatest
number of members during the drive.
This offer has been made possible
through the generosity of Jacob Way.
Of the East Dover community, who has
donated the pig, which comes from a
litter farrowed by a SOW which Mr.
Way purchased recently from Indiana.
with the assistance of County Agent
A. d. Cobb. The sire of this SOW
weighs 1000 lbs, and is one of the
outstanding individuals of the breed.
THE CHRONICLE GETS RESULTS
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
FARM BUREAU TO MAKE
DAIRY TOUR IN KENT

Plans are being made by the Kent
County Farm Bureau to hold an au-
tomobile dairy tour early in Novem-
Der. Several Of the best herds in the
county viii be visited, and a study
made of the animals, stables and
equipment for handling milk.
II is probable that q representative
from the Dairy Division of the United
states Department Of Agriculture at
Washington will be present to discuss
he value Of pure bred sires and COW
asting associations.
Kent County is developing rapidly
as a dairy county. especially in the
section north of Dover. Many good
cattle have been purchased during the
year and large daily shipments Of
milk are being made to Philadelphia.
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
Staggering Total Shown BY
Production Of Red Gross
Chapters During War;
NEARLY YS1OO,OOO,OOO WORTH
This Was Only One Of Many Activi-
ties in Which Their Loyalty to
Their Country Was Shown.

The war achievement of-lhe women
of the United States through the
American Red Cross has just been
made public, and it shows clearly
what they did to win The great CON
hict.
The report shows but one Of the
numerous activities by which they
backed up the cOunrys fighting men,
but the tremendous part they played
is shown in the fact that in two years
they produced nearly SlO0OO0,0OO
worth Of surgical articles and gar
ments, a truly staggering total.
Three Million Worked.
1t is estimated that 100000 wo-
men and girls participated in this
tremendous work, and it is among
them largely that the Red Cross is
now recruiting the million workers
who will assist in the enrolment of
members for 1920 during the ten days
ending Armistice day, when universal
membership will be sought to maintain
the effectiveness OF the organization
built up in the war for the big peace
program Of the Red Cross.
The approximate number of arti-
cles, and their estimated value, pro-
duced by the women Of the various
Red Cross Divisions Of the east, is as
follows:
New England (Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont Massachusetts, Rhode
Island), 29,OS4,706 articles, valued at
S7,436695.
Atlantic (New York, New Jersey,
ConnecticuD, 718599O4 articles, val
ued at $15,507, ,42S.
Our Own Contribution.
PennsyIVania-Delaware (Pennsyl-
Vania and Delaware), 25,277321 ar
teles, valued at S7,e7O,279.
Potomac District Of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virglnia),
1851 ,056 articles, valued at $24O4319.
The other nine divisions, covering
the remainder of the United States,
did prOportionately good work. Every
division made a splendid record, its
contribution being regulated only by
40 POPuAuLAOu anu uAdlGAA1l LGSOuAGGS.
Other Activities.
Chapter production was not the only
activity Of these loyal women, for
they were tireless in Red Cross can
teen and hospital work, in the two
War Fund campaigns and Christmas
Roll Calls, the remarkable increase in
Red Cross membership from 328OOO
before the war to it's present strength
of nearly 100000, exclusive Of Jun
iors, being attributed in very large
part to their assistance.
What this chapter production meant
to the needy people to whom the re-
suits of its labor was sent can scarce
ly be Overestimated. It was not con-
fined to any one people or group of
people, but was distributed wherever
needed over the entire war zone as
well as among the military camps in
this country. The work was an earn
est, not only Of the spirit Of the
American women, but Of the American
people as well.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31

TT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

sules are the remedy you need. Take
three or four every day. The healing
oil soaks into the cells and lining Of
the kidneys and drives out the poisona.
New life and health will surely follow.
when your normal vigor has been re-
stored continue treatment for q while
20 keep yourself IN condition and pre-
vent n return OF the disease.
Don't wait until you are incapable q
fgh ting. Start taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM oil Capsules today. Your drug
gist will cheerfully refund your money
II you are not satisfied with results
But be sure to get the original import
ed GOLD MEDAL and accept no sub
stitutes. In three sizes. Sealed pack
ages. At all drug stores.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31

CHE CHRONICLE GETS RESULTS
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL Harlem
OIL has enabled suffering humanity to
Withstand attacks OF kidney. liver.
bladder and stomach troubles and all
diseases connected with the urinary
organs and TO build up and restore to
health organs weakened by disease.
Tn hese most important organs must be
watch ed, because they filter and purify
the blood; unless they do their work
you are doomed
WEAKNESS. sleenlessness. nervousness.
dependency backache, stomach trou-
bic. pains IN the 1oins and lower abb
domen. gravel difficulty when urinat-
ing, rheumatism, sciatica and lumbago
all warn you OF trouble with your kid
neys GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil Cap
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
RED CROSS TO
FIGHT FLU"
State Commissioner Of Health
Calls on L TO Prepare For
Possible Recurrence.
ITS SERVICES LAST YEAr

By Reason Of Splendid Work the Rec
Cross is Asked to Be Ready This
Fail in Case Aid is Needed.
The Commissioner of Health Of
Pennsylvania has called upon The Re,
Cross as represented here by the
observation-disclosures Division, to
make suitable preparations to meet a
possible recurrence Of the influenza
epidemic this fall.
While it is believed that u repeti-
ton Of the disastrous epidemic Of las
year is improbable, last years expert
ence has shown that the epidemic de
yelops with such rapldity that in or
der to provide for prompt and eiIiclen,
action, plans should now be folmulat
ed to deal with the possible emer
gency.
Work For Chapters
To this end the commissioner re
commends that each Red Cross chap
ter should make a careful survey Of
material resources, Of buildings, both
actually and potentially available,
and Of nurses and nurses aides, classl-
fed in accordance with their avail
ability for either local service or as
part Of a mobile force.
The commissioner suggests that
for the occasional case or in an cpl
demic of slight proportions, arrange
ments with hospitals would meet the
requirements in many localities.
Last Years Services.
All the Red Cross chapters in the
state last year did so much in com
batting the rayages Of the disease and
bringing relief to its sufferers that
their familiarity with the conditions
will enable chapter officials to take
whatever precautionary measures
sound judgment will suggest as being
advisable at this time, in order to
meet a similar condition this
year should it arise.
As to the prevention and treatment
Of the Influenza, the commissioner ad-
Yises as follows:
Measures Of Prevention.
"As for precautionary steps apply
ng to the individual, there seems
nothing better than the maintenance
If the general health at its highest
point, the avoidance Of crowded, over
heated, ill-ventilated places, and the
Of him or her who coughs
using the handkerchief as one
would a sufferer from smallpox.
"There is enough evidence of the
-alue of masks properly constructed,
worn, and supplemented by
lean hands to make this measure
.dvisable, particularly in the case Of
hose who do cough. This as a protec-
ion to others.
"The underlying cause of influenza
as not been discovered, unless it be a
lterable virus, nor is there any
therapeutics for it other than shelter,
ood nursing, proper nourishment, and
treatment"
The state officials feel that the
rOrk Of the Red Cross in the late
pidemic alone has more than fully |
lstiied the existence Of the body and /
S future continuance. The perfect /
rganization will be Of great value in
reyenting another visitation this fall