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The Forrest City times., 1912-06-07
FOR ACT NO. 3. AGAINST ACT MO. 2.

Be it Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 SECTION l. That rection 2763 of Kirby's Digest be amended so to read as follows:
 SECTION 2763. The Governor. secre- tary of State and Attorney General shall constitute q State Board of Election Com missioners, whose duty 1t shall be to meet in the office of the Governor in the State Capitol on the second Monday in July next preceding any general cleo tion for State and County officers to ap- point three qualified electors as commits sioners in each county to select election judges for each voting precinct. and to perform the other duties herein pre- scribed. Their meetings shall be public and every adjournment shall designate the time and place of their next meet ing until their duties are completed No person who is candidate for any of flee to be voted for q such election or is deputy or clerk or employe of any officer or person who is a candidate for election shall act IS County Commits sloner The appointment of the County Commissioners shall be in writing un- der the hands of the state Board, and the said State Board shah immediately mail to each County Commissioner at the county seat. notice of his ap- pointment, and. in addition thereto, shah mail to the clerk of the Circuit Court in such county q certificate of the ap- pointment of such commi toner's and upon the receipt of such certificate fl shall be the duty of such Circuit Clerk
  commissioners. by the sheriff a notice requiring said comm issionefs to appear before said clerk. on or before the day fixed for entering upon their duties and take and subscribe the oath pre- scribed by Section twenty of Article nineteen of the Constitution. which said oath shall be endorsed on the certificate and, when so endorsed. said certificate shall be filed in said office as a record.
 The State Board of Election Commis- sioners shall select the County Election Commissioners from lists of qualified electors certified 10 it by the chairmen of the State committees of the two pc litical parties whose candidates for gov eTnor received the highest and next highest number of votes m the last pre- ceding general election The chairman of each of said parties shall certify the names of at least three persons from each county, and the said State Board of Commissioners shall appoint two Del sons from one of said lists and one from the other of said lists for County Flee ton Commissioners In each county. h the event the chairman of a party shall fail 10 certify the names as required by this Act for any county the State Roard shall appoint some member of that party of its ssu selection for eenl-
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-07
FOR ACT NO. 2. AGAINST ACT NO. 2.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas
 Section l. It, shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to manu- fracture. sell or give away within the State of Arkansas. any alcohol. or any spurious. ardent, malt vinous or fer mented liquors. or any compound or tonics, hitters, or medicated liquors. ex- cept as provided in Section 5131 of Kirby's Digest of the Statutes of Ark ansas.
 Section 2. Any person. firm or corpo- rat tfon. violating any of the provisions of this Act. shall be deemed guilty of a mfsdeSieanor. and upon conviction shall. for first offense. be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars nor more second or any subsequent offense shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. and be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than three nor more than twelve months, and each sale or gift of any such liquors shall constitute a separate offense.
 Section 8 All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith except Section 5f3i of KirbY's Digest. referred to in Sec tion of this Act, are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 3lst day of December 1912.
 Filed in the office of the Sec
 retaTy of State on the 30th day
 of April. 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official signature.
 this goth day of May. 1912.
 EARLE W. HODGES
 Secretary of State.
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-07

ACT NO. 2.

To prohibit the manufacture, sale or giving away in the State of Arkansas, of alcohol. or any spurious. ardent, malt, Vinous fermented liquors any compound or preparation thereof com monly called tonics, bitters or medicatsd liduors.
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-07
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BY INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT NO. 3

Amending the election laws of the State.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
By FREDERIC J. HASKIA.

alton or election that the laws Of his
state allow. In Missouri for instance
a candidate for congress cannot spend
more than $500 or SOU IN some other
states he cannot spend more than
fixed percentage Of MS 11rst years
salary, while in still others the limit
is set by so much per head for every
voter voting in the preceding general
election Where no limit IS set, or
where it is higher than $4,000, the fed
eraI law puts the limit at that figure
It * however, further provided that
the expenses OF the candidate himself
shall not be included In this, nor any
assessments he has TO meet under tne
laws of his state The items Whlch are
not TO be accounted for, besides the
assessment fees, include the canal
dates personal expenses, incurred Tor
himself alone for travel and suDslsI-
ence. stationery and postage, writing
and printing (other than IN neWSpa-
pers). and distributing letters, clrcu-
lars and posters, and telegraph ana
feIephone bills As a candidate may
spend many thousands OF doI1ars IN
this way it will be seen that congress
has not cut off all his opporlunltles 70
spend money, by any means
If a man who is not at the time
candidate, makes contributions OF any
kind to promote the candidacy OF any
man for nomination or election 10 ths
legislature Of state, ana aIter HSE9
becomes a candidate for the Onlteo
States senate, or is elected to LhaI pO-
sition without becoming candlCalSs
he is required to make his statement
Just as though he had been a candidate
for the senate before the election OF
the legislature.
From these statements of the federal
laws enacted TO eliminate corporation
contributions and to enforce a riga
publicity of campaign funds both De-
fore and after election, it will be seen
that if fair elections to federal offices
are not to be had, it will be because
there is not public sentiment enough
behind the laws to insure their enforce
ment, rather than through any lack OF
preventive legislation by congress
That frequently has happened, as IN
the case Of Adams county. Ohio There
thousands Of voters bought and solo
votes openly, and no opposition to It
was raised, in spite OF the fact that
Ohio had a good corrupt practices acL
until a Judge came along who would
enforce the law. Those who are inter
ested in campaign publicity laws as
sert that the death knell of political
CORRUPTION in the United States has
been sounded, and that the era OF 81
gantic slush funds is at an end.
Tonorrow-GTOwth Of Political Ex-
penses-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

- RATORY is the art of talking
with the hands. feet. shoulders
~ and mouth and sometimes with
the brain-au at once
Oratory was first made famous by
DemOsthenes, a Greek boy who lived
many years before ChaunCey DepeWS
stories were first invented Demos
themes beanie an orator by filling his
mouth full of pebbles thus compelling
himself to be brief on pain of choking
TO death This plan has fallen into
disuse. however
Oratory is as hard to learn as avia-
ton. The speaker must get astride
OF his theme in low rensonanJ voice
and then glide rapidly up into loud
shrek, pausing only for breath and
water. He must feed his remarks with
SMILES. metaphors, apostrophies, word
paintings. aphorisms and epigrams
while so shrieking and the orator
who stopped while in full cry to claw
for an adjective would meet as dis
astrous a fate as the aviator who let
go OF the steering wheel two miles
from land to arrange his neckue- eau
tious orators therefore make up a full
stock Of figures of speech and keep
them ready for instant use so that
when they are surprised by personal
friend at a public meeting with a de-
mand for a speech. they can go on the
platform totally unprepared and can
rise 1000 feet IN a few hoarse WhOops,
coming down afterwards from patriot
ism to peanuts in beautiful spiral
glide.
A talented orator is also a great ath-
lete and can use both arms violently
for hours at a time Swimming is a
good preliminary training for orators
II a man can swim a mile he can eX-
peCt to 20 through a long and elo-
oUent grafton without getting weak in
the shoulders.
y fine orator has a wonderful eff
feet on an audience and can make IL
believe whatever he wants to tell il
about the tariff or Andrew Jackson,
Webster was one of our greatest ora
tors. He could begin a talk in a low
dispassionate voice as if tired OF life
and in ten minutes could yank his
audience up on its chairs and make il
yell as If IL were calling for the life
boat HypnOtists. do the same thing
but they use their arms more quietly
and do not melt so many collars.
n Skillful orator can talk maEnifi-
Gently on any subject, uslpg the same
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

westbound Texas & Pacific were treat
ed to peculiar marriage at Big
Springs. The parsOn performed the
ceremony on the front platform OF one
of the -sleepers-
Word has been received that as soon
as the treaty of peace has been signed.
the cowboy regiment will equip them
West Texas Saddlery company. at the
corner OF Overland and Oregon streets
Col W L Thompson, special agent
representing the state fair associa-
ton. is in the city. 1t has been nine
years since the colonel has been II FL
Paso- He stated that he was struck
with the vast improvement that has
Early riSers this morning found sew
eraI of the streets decorated with dead
dogs. which had been poisoned some
time during the night This is the sec
ond time during the past few weeks
that poison has been scattered about
the streets of Ell PasO for the benefit
of the canine population, and it seems
that there was a great gathering Of
dogs at both banquets-
The FL Paso boys will meet the Fort
Bliss team on the diamond tomorrow
afternoon at three o'clock for a hot
game Of ball The post boys viii be
under the management OF Sergt Trim
bic and the town boys will 60 out to
victory under captain Red Sullivan
Simms. Helm Barnhart. King, Moore.
Rosenbau Morris, Slate and Hughes
Krause, BridgeFS. Sierra. Sullivan.
Powell. Beau, CraWmer, Taylor and
Won BaIdoW will represent the town
team Thornton will be the substitute
pitcher for FL Paso, and Nonohan VIII
be on the bench for Fort Bliss
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
The Herald's Daily
Shert Stsry
BEYOND The HORIZON

, the gloom Of a smoky foundry
Oh for the cold Of the night, dreadful
as it had been!
The deep sapphire heavens had been
filled with them They had danced
madly before his eyes How they had
danced! And then, strangely, they had
become still and had blazed like great
jewels.
He Law still, save for an occasional
moan. But he was never unconscious
OF the burning torture, the demons that
gripped his throat so cruelty
Towards the fall Of the sun he stirred,
his eyes opened and he gazed vacantly.
Two great, black birds, wicked look
ing and coarse, that had been wheeling
round, settled and stood watching the
man.
Gradually a little light came into the
mans eyes He moved something had
attracted him; he stared fixedly ahead
towards the rocky oasis.
He tried to raise himself straining
forward, and his lips moved. He began
TO isp-he could not speak, his voice
was gone noW-and he tried to sing.
For a new JOY was filling him, his tor
ment was going, the past was being
mercifully blotted. He was entering
the world Of dreams and unreality- A
strange, piteous delight was growing
within him; queer. ecstatic words
escaped him in sibilant jerks and
"Ah! Duel beautel Enfin-enfin.
Wonderful How sweet What relief,
delicious GOODNESS and ease!'
And now ne saw in place of the oasis
of rocks and palms, tinged with the
deepening light, the pink walls and tur-
rets of a peaceful city. He saw its cool
groves. felt the grateful shade and 81
lence; he drank at the wells and
bathed in the fountains. All. 1t was
worth struggling and suffering for, TO
have at the end this delight
The evil birds still watched-came a
step nearer-but he did not see them
he saw nothing but the wonderful city
Of light and GOODNESS and ease. His
eyes dropped, closed. and he sank again
into heap and was very still
The creatures of evil took another
step nearer. The man did not move,
and they were curious But they were
not impatient. Time does not exist in
the desert Beyond the marking of
dawn and sunset, all days are one.
There is no need for haste
The red deepened in the sky, and all
the world was rosy; then came the pur-
pie shroud; indigo, and the spangling
Of the stars.
It was all very still There was no
movement anywhere. He who had
cried in feeble ecstacy at the vision of
the city Of beautiful mirage was still
The desert was still Even the watch
ers of evil were still.
The world seemed dead
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
@-HEREi
(By Frederick Graves.)

THEREi
1t was right before his eyes
= There was no doubt about it. It
was there! If he could only get to it!
If only he were there!
Paul Lazar lay still-his eyes never
left the spot. He lay in a crumpled
heap, an inanimate, helpless object
All around him was the burning des-
ert, pitiless, searching under a glowing
sun that scared and blinded. Only in
one place, just about mile away, was
there a break in the monotony, where
a group of rocks and a little clump of
palms told that there was a tiny oasis
in all that waste.
If only he could go there!
DE gracei Ayez pitie de moi.
Donnez-donnez-moi de reau, pour
ramour de Dieur' The parched lips of
the man tried to form the words.
What a fool he had beeni He had
thought he had known better than any
one else; he had set out alone upon this
journey that was always uncertain and
dangerous. He was anxious to get his
dispatch of the rising of Fee through
to the commander OF the small band of
chasseurs d'Afrique stationed at the
oasis of Oar. He had risked 1.-THE
short desert cut-in spite of the
sheikh's warning How was it? Had
he missed the wells? Twice he had
been lured aside by a mirage. The
third time he would not turn And that
third time-that could have been no
mirage, but reality.
It was Fate. And now-he stared at
the end.
Yet, though the end was in sight, he
could not believe it; il was unthinkable.
It was a cruel trick of Fate, this.
Paul Lazar rallied att First his camel
had gone lame; then he had tried to
push on alone and on foot; then he had
missed the well And now, after two
terrible days and nights crawling over
the burning sands, he was dOne-spent-
And with the last well in sight
It seemed incredible He had
struggled desperately, but at last he
had fallen exhausted, his limbs refus-
ing TO bear him longer
The last day he had suffered the
tortures Of thirst in its worst forms
eEcruclating. tantaizing, maddening.
To die like thisi Impossiblel To
crawl thus far and die-in sight of
waJeri If only something would hap
peni Surely something must 1t was
out of all reason, absurd. that he should
have TO lie and die like this!
But though his weary eyes were worn
and almost blinded with searching the
desert, there was still no sign of liv-
ing things coming to his succor.
Towards middleday he fell into a
kind of stupor-perhaps he tainted
But through all the haze Of uncon-
seriousness there was a dull pain. like
a shaft of dim, misty sunlight athwart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
IA Years Ago To-
- From The Herald OF lou
mkDste 1893 OoJ

Fred Bascom, one Of the early navi-
gators Of the Rio Granoe, IS IN the
city.
the Delaware
Charles F. Hunt and wife returned
on the southbOund Santa Fe after a
visit 10 friends IN Mexico
Engineer Mckinley, organizer OF the
Don't Worry club, was circulating
among his friends here today
Ben Jenkins, bridge guard at stanton
street, was taken III TINS mornlnS Whlle
on duty and is now at his home
Agent Spear, of the Singer Sewing
Machine company. returned from MS
expedition against the flnny tribe
Mrs. J. B. Underwood and two chill
dren will leave tomorrow on the Cen
trail for their home in Jalapa- Mexico.
The Hebrew Sunday school children
viii forward 81 towards buying Capt
Philip, of the Texas, a sword and b.
Mrs. Mary I stewart and son.
Charles, returned today. rom their
visit to Dallas and other points in
the Fl Paso Real Estate company
decided to Mrs. Mary L Hill, lots 10 ana
16, block Is, Franklin Helghts- me
consideration was $500
Those OF the Republican delegation
who expect to leave today for Fort
Dillon, Mai. NJ c. McLennon and C NJ
hurry.
A dispatch from Washington to The
Herald today says Public opinion VIII
decide the question of the retention OF
the Philippines The president has not
made I'D his mind"
George Good. the contractor, accom-
panied by his three sons, le1t THIS
morning on the Northeastern for trip
along that line. These men will spend
a few days in the Sacramentos-
Considerable complaint has been
heard lately about some of the user-
chants on san Antonio street violating
the agreement with the Knights of La
Dor. which sets the closing hour for
business houses at seven O'clock
". d. Howe. who has lately been on
q trip east said the passengers on the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

words, shuffled up a little Bob In
gersoH had two great orauons, one on
Immortality and the other on his old
cob pipe, the latter being. II anything
the more beautiful
Oratory is the most profitable OF all
gifts. Men have GRATED themselves in
TO thrones and into presidential chairs
Starting with nothing but a strong
flexible pair of arms and deep. dur
able voice and acquiring nothing else
on the way. a young man can even now
talk himself into Congress and If some
one leaves the gate open a little can
leap into a national convention and
transform il into a shrieking mob Of
frenzied admirers with few defts cal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

HOpe-like remarks. Oratory acts on an
audience as Whiskey does on a man
1t takes away its brains for the time
being But il does not leave a head
ache the next morning which accounts
with favor.
For many years America hired ora
tors to do all its public business Then
It began to find that when MAJ IS
Grating he is never WO6Nlng
and is seldom thinking So now
the OratinC and thinking are done
by separate departments of govern
meCt and neither is allowed to inter
tere with the other.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
THE NAUTILUS AND TIE OYSTER

A Nautilus was wrecked upon a reef
An Oyster said Had you been firmly
fixed
And rooted in the mud. you would not
stray
Dashing on rocks and reefs. all broken
thusr'
True. I am wrecked" the Nautilus re-
piled
-.And you are safe from storm and
tempest yet
envy not your safety have seen
Sunlight and darkness, evening and
the dawn
OF day. my little ship. now sinking
fast
Has sailed the ocean,; have looked
upon
The spiendors Of creation. while you
Sucking the sludge and groveling in
the ooZer"
Author Unknown
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
RO6KHILL OFFERED POST OF
AnTISOR N CHINESE REPTF

London, Eng. Aug. 13.-China, the
Pekin correspondent Of the London
Daily Telegraph says he understands,
has offered the post Of advisor to the
government to William n Rockhin, the
American ambassador at CONSTANT
nOple.
Mr.. Rockhiu served as American
minister to China from 1905 until 1903,
when he was appointed ambassador
TO St Petersburg He was transferred
to his present post at COnstantinOple
in April, 1911
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
UNCLE WAITS DENATURED POEM
Popularity
By Walt Mason

wv ALL desire the worlds applause
w IN worthy cause but often done IN vain Rses and
kindred men, uni
you bills One fellow culta his golden
the
he'd MI our hearts with thrills and be credit
One follows DmOsthenes
ne hopes the world to please and please it passing WE'LL but mankind
guy crate and tone that chis: He'd be the
pay ms bills No matter to what heights how
cling
paid your - - ~ '0N'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

fascinating to project what another
20 years develop
What about FL PasO last night ana today
Regular weather
No use talking about peace ratsgs have not yet
it.
should De no neSauon
aboutop the baIo a
Ell Pao was never experiencing than right nov" New
everywhere
It doesn't take Gen steever long troops there is threat
along long as Gen. SteeVer
S
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
0DATODv BY GEORGE FITCH
! B1N9A I O1A Author OF at Good Old Siwasb'

Copyright. 1912. by George MathewAdams.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
THE HUSBAND QUESTION

Makes
Unexpected
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE WATER
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

TEIIRTYSECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Superior feau
c. and
by Herald
Of
ockboISe whar a n A
BIundv wis H A Z
Martin Martin A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13

. RATORY is the art of talking
with the hands. feet, shoulders
- and mouth and sometimes with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-04

Muckrakers and neurotes, give heed to the Allen gang
of Virginia. For long time II had gone unchecked In
its march OF progress Then began the OF dcmagogery,
screening for punishment weak commonwealth yielded
Did that commonwealth stop 10 think how much II owed
organization? Instead OF hundreds Of lone bandits
bouncing upon the wayarer and bringing upon the
community the evils OF destructive competition orderly
system had evolved quietly taking the profits necessary give
employment its many employees excellent wages 1t was
operated expert management that had determined that
II let the ultimate victim live that he might
sumuate something for another hodup than Stay him
let him be subject the swoops OF myriad separate high
waymen Occasionally life might be lost but this was re-
greahe accident and part of the plan OF the benevolent
system itself
But no. the commonwealth did NOT stop think. IL
had member OF the band custody and howled for his
life. His fellows naturally sought 10 him from the
hysera OF the district attorney and the mob which time
the turned into general morgue And now
all the Allen gang Criminals No such organization Is
safe None tell what they may be permitted and what
forbidden do There uncertainty everywhere investment
hats and the throat cutting industry is virtually paazcd
We have constructive legislationl Congress
could easily charter these bandits and define their powers IL
necessary the point OF determining rates Thinking
realize that the chaos OF individual rob
berries and that the bigness OF gang crime.
well conducted monopoly OF this the solution Of the
problem and would efficiency economy and cheaper
the toll paid by the victims
The time has passed when should bark back 20 Mosaic
law tell when thief is thief robbcr a rob
Der crime criminal in its character. He who would have
do that is foe national prosperity and greatness