PROPOSED.LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Namber 14
Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Arti
cle 7 of the Constitution of the State
of Arkansas; providing that the Su
preme Court of the State shall be
composed of Seven judges one Chief
Justice and Six Associate Justices;
providing that Judges may sit in two
divisions, and otherwise providing the
manner in which the court shall sit
and shall render its decisions.
Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional Judges.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 14
He It Resolved by the Senate and
House of the Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereta:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if
a majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment
the same shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas
to-wit:
That Sections 2 and 3 of Article
7 of the Constitution of the State of
Arkansas be amended to read as
follows:
The Supreme Court shall be com
posed of seven Judges, one of whom
shall be styled Chief Justice and elect
ed as such. In the consideration and
decision of cases, all Judges lay sit
or the Court may be divided into two
divisions, and the decision of each of
said divisions shall be the decision of
the Court. The Chief Justice shall
assign three of the Associate Justices
to each division and he may change
such assignments from time to time,
and the Associate Justices may inter
change with each other by agreement
among themselves. The concurrence
of three judges shall be necessary to
a decision in either division. When
the Court is sitting in banc, the Chief
Justice shall preside, and the concur
rence of four shall be necessary to a
decision. The Chief Justice shall al
lot the cases to the divisions, and he
may order any case to be decided or
reconsidered by the court in banc.
The Chief Justice may sit in either
division, and shall preside when so
sitting. The Judges of each division
shall elect a presiding Judge for that
division, who shall preside when the
Chief Justice is not sitting in that
division. If the Chief Justice is ab
sent from the Court, the senior Judge
shall perform his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the
two additional Judges provided for
herein, one of whom shall hold office
until his successor is elected at the
general election for State officers in
1922, and qualifies, and one of whom
shall hold office until his successor is
elected at the general election for
State officers in 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the governor and filed
in the office of the Secretary of
State, January 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or again
st the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
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1*K< ll*< )S ED LEG1SL ATIVE.AMENI >
MENT
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Number 15
Providing credit of state may be
loaned and indebtedness incurred to
an amount not exceeding two per cent
of the assessed valuation of property
in State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
farm lands within the state, or mak
ing farm loans, providing "Governor
Secretary of State and State Land
Commissioner shall constitute State
Land Board having authority to sell
bonds in name of State, place money
in State Treasury and loan money to
bona fide purchasers of farm lands in
Arkansas and prescribing manner in
which such loans shall be made and
repaid; delegating to the Legislature
the authority to provide for the car
rying out, administering and safe
guarding the provisions of this am
endment; providing all provisions of
the Constitution of Arkansas in con
flict with this amendment be repealed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 15
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 15
lie It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if
a majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment,
the same shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkan
sas, to-wit.
Section 1. Notwithstanding the
limitation contained in Section 1 of
Article 16 of the Constitution, the
credit of the State may be loaned and
indebtedness incurred to an amount
not exceeding two per cent of the
assessed valuation of all the property
in the State for the purpose of pro
viding funds to be loaned upon the
security of farm lands within the
State, subject to the limitations here
in contained.
Section 2. The Governor, Secretary
of State and State Land Commission
er shall constitute the State Land
Board, which board is hereby author
ized and directed to issue and sell
or pledge bonds in the name of the
State to be known as the “Arkansas
Farm Credit Bonds” in an amount not
to exceed two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
' State, and to place the proceeds in the
State Treasury in a fund to be known
as the “Arkansas Rural Credits Loan
Fund.”
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of $25.00, $100.00,
$500.00 and $1,000.00 and shall be is
sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi
ples thereof drawn to mature in not
more than thirty-six years; nor shall
said bonds be sold until applications
from bona fide purchasers of land ag
gregating $10,000.00 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
Board. Said bonds shall bear inter
est at the rate of four per cent per
annum, anil shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or
I any of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is
j authorized and directed to loan the
moneys in said Arkansas Rural Cred
its Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers
of farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes
secured by mortgages or deeds of
trust constituting first liens on such
farm lands in amounts which shall not
exceed seventy five per cent of the
appraised value of such lands. The
credit of the State shall not be loan
j ed to any person to purchase more
than 80 acres of land, nor land valued
at more than $50.00 per acre. Nor
shall a loan of less than $200.00 nor
more than $3,000.00 bo made to any
purchaser of land.
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be
made except to owners who “operate”
and “occupy” lands mortgaged and
shall be made for the following pur
poses: (a) The payment for lands
purchased; (b) the purchase of live
stock and other equipment, and the
making of improvements which in the
judgment of the board wall increase
the production of such lands or add
to their value as a farm home in a
degree to justify such expenditure;
and (c) for the satisfaction of en
cumberances upon such lands, which
in the judgment of said board, were
incurred or assumed by said applicant
for the aforesaid purposes.
Sec. 6. Every applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly in his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired and upon its approval by
the board this statement shall be
deemed a part of the note or contract
under which the loan is granted. But
no failure to apply such funds to the
purposes stated in said application or
enumerated herein shall invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shall any
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling
or leasing lands subject to such in
cumbrance; but if he shall violate
his said contract by applying the
moneys borrowed to purposes other
those stated in his appleation or enu
merated herein, or if he shall lease
such lands or sell them to any per
son not fullfilling the conditions and
purposes provided herein, said board
is authorized and directed to require
the repayment of said loan upon six
month’s notice, and said note or con
tract shall contain a clause providing
therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with interest accruing in annual in
stallments on the amortization plan,
such installments being fixed at such
sums as will cover the interest rate
and will liquidate the debt in a period
to be agreed upon between said board
and the applicant, said period to be
not less than five nor more than thn
ty-six years; but any debtor may
liquidate any part or all of his indebt
edness in amounts of $50.00 or multi
ples thereof upon any amortization
payment date.
Sec. 8. The rate of interest on
loans shall be five per cent per an
num; provided that no I^Hirm Credit
Bonds shall be sold for less than par;
and provided further that the board
shall require each applicant to pay
an initial charge of 1 per cent of the
loan granted, the minimum charge to
be $10.00 to cover the cost of apprais
ai ana examination ot title.
See. 9. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, af
ter paying interest accruing on the
aforesaid bonds, and all operating and
other expenses arising from the ad
ministration of said system of rural
credits shall be placed in the State
Treasury and become a part of the
fund to be known as the “Arkansas
Rural Credit Reserve Fund.” Said
Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve Fund
shall be loaned on farm lands in the
manner herein provided for the Ark
ansas Rural Credit Loan Fund, and
the interest accruing from the loans
made from the said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be added
to it and become a part of it. The
said Arkansas Rural Credits Reserve
Fund shall lie irreducible, except that
it may he drawn upon to reimburse
the State for loss in the administra
tion of said systemof rural credits.
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembly
shall provide in such detail as it shall
deem advisable, for the carrying out
and administering of the provisions
of this amendment, and shall provide
adequate safeguards against the use
of such loans as an aid to the pur
chasing and holding of lands for the
purposes of speculation. Such safe
guards shall include clear definitions
of the terms “operate” and “occupy”
used herein. In the absence of such
legislation and subject to the same af
ter its enactment the State Land
Board shall proceed to administer said
system of rural credits under rules
and regulations provided by itself,
but subject to the provisions herein
contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the
Constitution of Arkansas in conflict
with this amendment are hereby re
pealed, in so far only as they conflict
herewith. The provisions of this
amendment shall be self executing,
and shall take effect and be in op
eration 60 days after their approval
and adoption by the people of Ark
ansas.
Approved by the Governor, and fil
ed in the office of- the Secretary of
State, March 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or again
st the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM. J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
WATCH IRISH
Ha; <cst at the Right Tima and Handle
Your Crop Carefully.
liy J. S. Knox, Horticulturist, Exten
sion Division, University of Arkan
sas.
The present indications are that the
Irish potato crop in Arkansas will he
considerably above the average. This
being the case and knowing that there
arc still large quantities of the North
ern grown crop still in storage, it be
comes evident that if we expect o
market our crop wifh profit we must
exercise the greatest care in the har
vesting, grading and shipping of out
crop.
Care Necessary at Time of Harvest.
Watch the market and do not dig
the potatoes until mature unless the
demand is good and the prices high.
Remember, digging must be done as
soon its the crop is mature, but that
mature potatoes if handled right will
keep longer and, therefore, can be
marketed slowly and with more profit
than if they had to be put on a poor
market because they were dug too
soon and would not keep. Exercise'
the greatest care in the handling of
the crop at time of harvest and if it
can be avoided do not dig the crop
when tiie soil is wet because this
causes the soil to adhere to the tub
ers and increases the chance of
bruises and, consequently, rotting. If
you can afford to do so, use a potato
digger for Imrvosting the crop. These
are made in such a way that when
the soil is in proper condition they
will leave almost all of the potatoes
in sight. Do not dig the potatoes an 1
leave them exposed to the sun any
longer than it can be helped, employ
ing, if possible, enough help to keep j
them picked up as last as they are
dug.
Grade the Potatoes Properly.
If we expect to receive a remunera
tive price for our potatoes this year
it is absolutely necessary that we
have them properly graded. The Bu
reau of Markets of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture urges the adop
tion of the following grades:
U. S. Grade No. 1.
“This grade shall consist of sound
potatoes of similar varietal character
istics which are practically free from
dirt, or other foreign matter, frost in
jury, sunburn, second growth, cuts,
scab, blight, dry rot and damage caus
ed by insect, disease or mechanical
means. The minimum diameter of po
tatoes of round varieties shall be 1 7-3
inches and of potatoes of long varie
ties 1 3-4 inches, in order to allow
for variations incident to commercial
grading and handling, the per centum
by weight of any lot may be under
the prescribed size and, in addition,
three percentum by weight of any
such lot may be below the remaining
requirements of this grade.”
U. S. Grade No. 2.
“This grade shall consist of pota
toes of similar varietal characteris
tics which are practically free from
frost, injury and decay, and which are
free from serious damage caused by
din or othei foreign matter, sunburn,
second growth, cuts, scab, blight, dry
rot, or other disease, insects or me
chanical mt'ans. The minimum diam
eter shall be 1 1-2 inches. In order
to allow for variations incident to
WARNING ORDER
In Independence Chancery Court,
June Term. 1918
Jesse Jones, Plaintifff
vs.
Mrs. Etta Page, Mrs. Will Jones, and
the Unknown heirs of Wm. Jones, de
ceased and Mrs. George Morris, and
James Jones, Defendants.
The above-named defendants are
hereby warned to appear in this
court within 30 days and answ'er to
the complaint of the plaintiff herein
fileu.
Given under my hand as clerk of
the Chancery Court on this the 27th
day of April, 1918.
B. F. ADAMS, Clerk.
I. J. Matheny attorney for non-res
ident defendants.
KNOW IT WELL
Familiar Features Well Known to
Hundreds of Newark Citizens
A familiar burden in many a home.
The burden of a bad back.
A lame, a weak or an aching back
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Here is good testimony to prove it.
A. B. Phillips, carpenter, W. Arch
St., Searcy, Ark., says: “I had good
results from Doan’s Kidney Pills and
so did another member of my family.
My back was giving me quite a good
deal of pain and on using one box of
Doan’s Kidney Pills I had fine results j
I have had no sign if kidney trouble
since.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Phillips had. Foster—MilburnCo.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 1 j
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Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching.
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in6tol4days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. Sec.
commercial grading and handling, flvi
per centum by weight of any lot may
be under the size mentioned and. in
addition, five per centum !>> woi h
of tiny suclt lots may be below tin
remaining requirements oi tii
grade.’’
The above grades point out cl<*arl>
to us just what is to be expected of
our growers this season and unit w
measure up to the requirements prices
may be unusually low.
Sack Potatoes Properly—Looks Mean
a Great Deal.
Finally, after the potatoes have
been graded they must he put in i
neat, clean sack. AH sacks should h ■
practically now and of the satin iz
Potatoes from Arkansas are often car
ried to the curs for shipping in any
and every kind of stick that c.n 1>
picked tip and as a result they make
a bad appearance on the mark' p >
not make this mistake, Cot if the pa
tatoes have been graded proper! * a .I
are placed in clean bags of tin same
size the appearance wid 1 be fa. b ;
end, consequently, a better p ! wi!'
be- ptiid for them, it is wefi to m
r minded of a certain buyei tn th
Fort Smith section last ; ason \
bought tt carload of potatoes tit S;
a bushel. He had the potato •> ,
ed in new bags of equal size ami tp,
resold them right on the yard f< "
vnts a bushel more than he pawl f
them. The few extra cents t': it m
come from proper grading ami i.
ing or sacking may me in Hie d i, r
i nee between profit and lo. :
Arkansas has a big crop of p i, a
Let us try to put them up in utch -t
way as to secure the Inst price I'u
them. Talk this over with the i
hers of your association and witto r
In Hureau of Markets, Old fa '
house, I.iltlc Hock. Ark., foi su:
tions and help in marketing your crop.
PRODUCE INFERTILE EGGS AND
PRESERVE IN WATER GLASS
Begin now to kill the roomer.-. In
fertile eggs keep better H< Ip f , d tin
sold It-■ by r-moving the h>< >1
mend f« r t.>..: t. P-. ewe ■ tj
, KEEP A FEW HENS—ADVANTAGE
OF HOME POULTRY.
“Everyone should keep a small flock
of laying hens whether on a town or
village lot, or in a city back yard,"
says H. B. Lansden, Poultry Husband
man, Extension Division, University
of Arkansas. “It is true that the
value of the product from each floe a
is small, but the aggregate is large
I and will help considerably in ihe pres
ent crisis. A small flock of hens, even
as few as six, should produce eggs
enough for a family of four or flvo
persons and by t\e preservation cf
surplus eggs produced during the
spring and early summer the usual pe
riod of scarcity can be provided for.
Remember, such a flock will pro
duce eggs and fowls for the table at
little cost by utilizing as feed all ta
ble scraps and other waste products,
such as beet tops, tut nip tops, carrot
tops, potato paring onion tops, etc.,
which will be relished by the hens.
Never feed them mouldy cake or
bread or throw dish water in their pail.
For information or bulletins on |
poultry, write to H. It. Lansden, Ex- j
tension Division, Old Statehouae, LIN
tie Rock, Arkansas.
Lice of nil kinds not only torment
the fowls and chicks and make their
lives miserable, but they weaken them
so that they fall easy prey to uiseast ;
germs which otherwise they might r>- i
able to throw off.
Covvpeas Will fit Ready Tor Hog Graz
ir>g in Seventy To Ninety Days.
L. W. Osborn, .Agronomist, Univer
sity 01 Arkansas.
"Don't fail to plant eowpeas, sor
slmm and peanuts. Ii’ these legumes
arc planted by June ?5 in North Ark
ansas and biTort July 15 in South
Atk in, as thpy will till make protlta
hie crops and since the state is and
ivill be in sore need ol feeds of all
kinds every fanner who has not put in
ono or all of these crops should get
busy right away. Com pea - will be j
ready for hog grazing in 75 to 90 days,
but if they arc- (o he u ■ d lor hay
they should he cut before frost. In
many sections of the state there will
nol be time enough to mature the
crop before frost comes. Sorghum
should be planted regardless of Ca
price since no crop can he depended
upon to produce a greater tonnage of
coarse forage on good land.
“Peanuts should be planted uyice
they will afford more pork producing
feed to lie acre than any other crop
and they can be cultivated with the
same jmpieiiic nts used in cultivating
cotton. The peanut is one of the most
dependable feed crops which 1 an still
be planted in the state with tin ns
surance of a good return,” say* L. W.
Osborn, agronomist with the Univer
sity of Arkansas, “it is also one of
the best forage crops we have for
hogs. Hogs turned in on peanuts make
rapid gains.”
Peanut Adapted To Wide Range
of Soils.
‘‘Peanut.', are especially adapted to
sandy loam and loamy soils, hut for
hog grazing may be grown-on heavier
soils provided they contain an abund
ance of organic matter and do not
crust easily. Peanuts stand the drouth
better than corn and fully as well as
soy beans and cowpeas. During the
extreme drouth of the summer of 1916
Spanish peanuts yielded over 10
bushels to the acre while corn in an
adjoining field under similar condi
tions averaged less than 10 bushels
to the acre,”
B'g Yields On Fertile Sons.
“On highlj fertilized soils in t> *ts
conducted by ll; > Arkansas Experi
ment Station yields of 125 bushels per
acre have been made. Average yields
for good soils will usually vary be
tween 50 and 70 bushels while on or
dinary soils yields of 30 to 10 bushels
may be expected, ^sitb from this a
yield oi hay ranging from 1 to 3 tons
can be obtained.’
Spanish Peanut Best All Around
Variety.
‘‘The Spanish variety is to be pre
ferred for grazing purposes. *When
planted as early in tin spring as the
ground is thoroughly warm this va
riety becomes available for heavy
grazing in August and September.
Planted In .Tune and until .July 1 In
the northern sections and as late as
July 15 in the southern part of the
state the nop will become available
for late fall pasture. Spanish peanuts
are planted without shelling in rows
28-36 ineln s wide and spaced 5 9
inches apart in the row."
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See The Journal for good printing.
WHICH DO YOU EAI ?
Following is a Good Guide For
Wheatless Days
Many inquiries have been re
ceived at the office of the State
Food Administrator as to just
what bread products contained
wheat.
For those who intend to go
on a “wheatless” diet until the
next harvest in response to the
request made by Herbert C.
Hoover, food administrator for
the United States, the following
is an excellent guide, so don’t
eat these:
WHITE WHEAT BREAD,
made from flour made from
the starchy white center of the
wheat kernel.
WHOLE WHEAT BREAD,
made from flour from the
starry white center of the
wheat and some of the outer
brown layers, bran, of the
/heat kernel.
GRAHAM BREAD AND
GRAHAM CRACKERS, made
from flour containing all the
wheat kernel, including the
bran.
MACARION1, SPAGHETTI.
NOODLES, made from wheat
flour.
W il E A T BREAKFAS'l
FOODS, sold under various
names, not advertised as wheat
products, made from the whole
or part of the wheat kernel
VICTORY BREADS , con
tains seventy five per cent
wheat.
The following are wheatless:
Oatmeal, Potatoes, Rice, Hom
iny, Barley and 100 per cent
substitute breads.
One hundred per cent
breads are corn pone, muffins,
biscuit, and all kinds of bread
made from corn, oats, barley,
and all other wheat substitutes
These are usually made with
baking powder or soda and
sour milk instead of yeast and
are sometimes known as quick
breads.
eat no Wheat.
A. K. GOODNIGHT,
County Food Administrator.
F or Indigestion, Con. tipation or
Biliousness
Just try one 50-cent Pottle of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo
Quinine and Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic.
Cme 2Jx2ti
WHY CASE THRESHERS WIN
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most severe conditions and never found wanting. They
have taken the lead in the harvest fields of the world.
Clean, fast work is demanded of a threshing outfit. Case
Threshers are easiest to operate and use least power. They save
a higher percentage of grain.
All-steel construction of Case Threshers means safety against
burning, rotting and warping. Also longer life. They will with
stand all kinds of weather. They require least repairs. Seven sizes.
Back of all this is 75 years of Case experience in the manufac
turing of threshers. Each machine must be up to Case standard—
and the Case standard is your insurance ot complete satisfaction.
Come in. We want to tell you more about them.
A. F. MILLER & CO., Magness, Ark
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