Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-21
Will Martin, of Hot Springs Says He Will Seek Joe T.
 Robinson's Office.
OTHER CAPITAL NEWS
Young Men in Office-Biggest Leather Belt-ReuniOn of MasOns-
 Thanksgiving Rate.

Martin, the Hot Springs attorney was in Little Rock Thursday on private business, and stated he has definitely decided to enter the race for Congress in the Sixth District to succeed Joe T. Robinson. He says he is in the race no matter who else runs. County Judge James Gould, of Pine Bluff, an nounced his candidacy for Congress in this District some weeks ago.
 Young Men in Office.
 Native Arkansawyers and younge; men, seems to be the will of the peo- pie of Arkansas in their selection of state and district officials, at least it is the case with the three men who take office at the end of the next week Gen. William F. Kirby, Fred H. Phil lips, and Rueben c. Dye, all of whom pike office the last day of the month, are much younger than the men they succeeded, and all are natives of Ark ansas, being residents of the same county from birth until elected 10 ototS OAAANC. HI dll OlIlCcS WulCu are changed next January "a younger man succeeds to the office. It seems as though the voters are making an effort to establish 30 years as the av- craze age for state office holder. Rueben G. Dye, who will soon be land commissioner, is 31; Fred H. Phillips, who becomes commissioner of agri- culture. is 32; and Earle w. Hodges, secretary of state-elect, is less than 30 years of age.
 Big Leather Belt.
 There has just been installed in the mill of the Arkansas Lumber Co.,, at Warren, the largest leather belt west of the Mississippi it being sold by w. w. Taylor, who represents the Grafton and Knight Mfg. Co.,, in Ak ansas. Mir. Taylor states this belt is three ply and on the outside layers two backbone widths are under, and for the inside ply three backbone cen- ters. There is a total of 375 cen ters in the belt, which required the backbone center of the Lides taken rom 3'5 steers, which is more +han 19 car loads of steers. The belt IS 52 inches wide and 221 feet in length Three barrels of waterproof cement were used in it's construction. The belt weighs 3100 pounds.
 Educational Rallies.
 The educational rallies suggested by the Arkansas Educational Commis- sion have started in all sections of Arkansas according to reports being received by Dr. H. s. Hartzog, secre- tary of the Commission. He has ar ranged for 120 of the rallies. The reports state that all are being we'll attended and the people are being shown the changes which should be made in the school laws, as we'll as the combinations of schools being preferable, and much good will rcsul, from the rallies wherever held.
 Surveyor to Report.
 Surveyor J. Martin, who has beei at work for the past month on tLe survey of all state lands in L:t.le Rock will make his report to Gov. Don- aghey Saturday when he return to Lit tie Rock. The survey was completed Thursday afternoon and Surveyor Martin is expected to have something very interesting to report, especially on the boundaries of the present state house grounds. The Valley di- vision trains of the Iron Mountain run over portion of this ground. which is expected to clear this mat ter up. Surveyor Martin was fo:c- ed to spend several weeks in !he state land office looking up the or!- ginal land grants on all the state property. before he could begin the surveys.
 Reunion of Masons.
 The annual reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons of Arkansas will take rlace at the Albert Pike Consistory in Little Rock next Monday. lasting for three days. The class this year will number about 40. The services will end with a public entertainment| at the Consistory Wednesday night.
 Col0red Reform School.
 Fourteen hundred acres of creek bottom land. adjoining Bayou Meto in Lonoke county, will be selected by Fa,her I. P. Daniels, the negro priest, foI the colored reform school if the state will assist him in the project Fona several months Father Daniels and others have been calling on Gov relative to a reform school for negro boys and he told them to look over the state and select a loca- tion and he would then see what an,,lA ho An~A hv <hA rkaA> A> n~cS.A