G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
j AND INSURANCE
LIEUT. MATHIS.
Newport, Oct.17,(Special) —
Lieut. Mathis of Cotton Plant,
recently captured by the Ger
mans, has written relatives
that he is ^ in an officers’
prison hospital near Straiko
wo, Germany.
Lieut. Mathis, before he
was captured, was shot in the
shoulder and hand, but his let
ter said he was getting along
nicely. The hospital where he
is confined is 160 miles east of
Berlin.
Lieut. Mathis was a mem
ber of the 1917 House of Rep
uated from the first officers'
training school at Fort Logan
H. Roots and was one of
several selected for immedi
ate overseas service.—Ark
ansas Democrat, Oct. 17.
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GASOLINE BAN IS LIFTED
Motorists Again May Use Their
Cars On the Sabbath.
Washington, Oct. 17.—Fuel
Administrator Garfield today
lifted the ban on gasolineless
Sundays, effective at once.
Should gasoline stocks again
fall dangerously low, the re
quest will be renewed.—Ark
ansas Gazette, Oct. 18.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our
friends for the many courtesies
shown us durng this dark hour,
when we had to give up our
eldest son, Harry,, also for the
beautiful floral offerings.
MR. and MRS. W. P. MUS
GROVE and FAMILY.
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Dr. R. L. Fraser, who volun
unteered, has answered a call
to the colors, and left Tuesday
for Ft. Riley, Kansas. The
doctor ranks First Lieutenant
in the medical corps.
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Corn, Oats, Chops, Hulls
and Meal.
H. D. SWAYZE
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PROPOSED LEGTSLATIVt! AMEND*
WENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendateat
No. 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
of farm lands within the State o-r mak
ing farm loans*, providing Governor,
Secretary of State and State Land Com
inissloner shall Gonstitutfc Stat® Lana
Board having authority to sell bonds
in name of State, place money in State
Treasury and loan money to bona tide
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas,
and prescribing manner in which such
loans shall be made and repaid; dele
gating to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrying out, administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment; providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
in conflict with this amendment ara
repealed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 15.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 15.
Be It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentative*. 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 Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, ths
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
Section 1. Notwithstanding- the lim
itation contained in Section 1 of Arti
cle 16 of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and in
debtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
State and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board,
which hoard is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds in the name of the State, to ne
known as "Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds,” in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the State, arvd
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 interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num. and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or any
of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers of
farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes se
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
l&nds in amounts which shall not ex
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praised value of such lands. The cred
it of the State shall not be loaned 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 $200100 nor more than $Jf
000.00 be 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 mcde for the following purposes:
(a> The payment for lands purchased;
(b> the purchase of live stock and oth
er equipment, and the making of im
provements which, in the judgment of
said board, will increase the produc
tivity of such lands or add to their
val’-o as a farm home in a degree to
Justifr such expenditure; and (c) for
the satisfaction of encumbrances upon
such lands, which, in the Judgment of
s&ld board, were incurred or assumed
by said applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
Sec. 8. Every applicant for a farm
I loan shall state clearly in his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired, and uppn its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
ed a part of the note or contract under
which the losun is granted. But no
failure to apply such funds to the
purposes stated in such 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 than these
stated in hla application er enumerated
herein, or if he shall lease such lands
or sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the conditions and purposes pro
vided for herein, said board is author
ized and direeted to require the repay
ment of* jal<Uoan upon six months’ non
tfceT thf Miff note or contraeT shall
contain & clause providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with interest accruing1 in annual ln
stallTnents 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 on between said board
and the applioant, said period to be
not less than five nor more than thirty
six years; but any debtor may liqui
date any part or all ©f his indebtedness
in amounts of $60.O'® or multiples there
of upon any amortization payment
date.
Sec. 3. The rate of Interest on loans
shall be five per cent per annum; pro
vided, that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
be sold for less than par; and pro
vided further that the board shall re
quire each applicant to pay an initial
charge of 1 per cent of the loan grant
ed, the minimum charge to be $10.00
to cover the cost of appraisal and ex
amination of title.
Sec. 9. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, after
paying interest accruing on the afore
said bonds, and all operating and other
expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credits,
shall he placed In the State Treasury
and become a part of a fund to be
known a a the “Arkansas Rural Credit
Reserve Fund.” Said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be loaned
on farm lands in the tnanner herein
provided for the Arkansas Rural
Credit Loan Fund, and the interest ac
cruing from loans made from said Ar
kansas Rural Credits Reservs Fund
shall be added to it and become a part
of It. The said Arkansas Rural Credits
Reserve Fund shall be irreducible, ex
cept that it may be drawn upon to re
imburse the State for loss Incurred In
the administration of said system of
Piirol onoHi fa
Sec. v10. 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, a.nd shall provide ad
equate safeguards against the use of
such loans as an aid to the purchas
ing and holding of lands for the pur
poses of speculation. Such safeguards
shall Include elear definitions of the
terms "operate” and "occupy” used
herein. In the absence of such legis
lation, and subject to the same after
its enactment, the State Land Board
shall proceed to administer said sys
tem of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by Itself, but sub
ject to the provisions herein contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the Con
stitution of Arkansas in conflict witll
this amendment are hereby repealed, in
so far only as they conflict herewith.
The provisions of this amendment
shall be self-erecutlng, and shall talc*
effect and he in operation fiO days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
In the office of the Secretary of State,
March 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment..
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of Stata.
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RED CROSS ELECTION
You are hereby notified
that in accordance with the
rules of the American Nation
al Red Cross, there will be an
election of offiers for the en
suing year, Sunday Oct. 20,
at 3 o’clock p. m. at the Meth
odist church.
It is your duty as well as
your privilege to be there and
have a part in this election,
and any other business that
may come before the meeting.
This means every one in town
and country, who is interest
ed in the welfare of our sol
diers who are fighting to pro
tect you, your home and your
property.
This is a command from the
National officers, not merely
a polite invitation from the
local organization. If the *
quarantine is not lifted, this
meeting will be postponed
till Sunday, Oct. 27.
MRS. E. T. WHERRY,
Chairman.
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Miss Jewel Daniel, who has
charge of the music depart
ment in the Lewisville High
School, was home a few days
this week, for a visit to her
mother, Mrs. H. A. Daniel.
!
W. D. HINSON
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PKOi’OSEU LEGISLATIVE AUEAD.
KENT.
Propo*e4 Const! tutiunal Amendment
Mo. 14.
Amending- Sections 2 and 3 of Arti.
sle 7 of the Constitution of the StaU
of Arkansas; providing that the Su
preme Court of the State shall b<
composed of seven Judges, one Chiei
Justice and six Associate Justices; pro
viding the Judges may sit in two di
visions, and otherwise providing thi
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
No. 14.
Bo It Resolved by the Senate an!
House of Represents tires of tit*
S.tste of Arkansas, the Majority oi
Both Houses Agreeing Theretot
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 elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representative!!, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment tha
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
mat Sections 3 and t of Article 1
of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as followtl
The Supreme Court shall be compo»
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected ai
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or ths
Court may be divided into two divis
ions, and the decision of each of sail
divisions shall be the decision of th*
Court. The Chief Justice shall assies
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time, and ths
Associate Justices may Interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion in either division. When ths
Court Is sitting In banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrenc#
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot ths
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to -be decided or recon
ridered by the court in bano, Ths
Chief Justice may sit in either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. Th*
Judges of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for that division. wh»
shall preside when the Chief Justice »•
not sitting in that division. If to*
Chief Justice is absent from the Court
the senior Judge pres'ent shall perform
h!s duties.
The Governor shall appoint the twe
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold offioe until h»
successor is elected at the general elec
tion for State officers In 1922,
qualifies, and one of whom shall hole
office until his successor is elected a*
the general election for State officer*
In 1924, and qualifies. .
Approved by the Governor, anfl *>«■
In tne office of the Secretary of State.
January 17, 1917. .
Each elector may vote for or agalni
tfci*
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature
the 24th day of April, 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TimRAU
Secretary of Stats,
adv.