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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
(Seal)
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE COM
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following
ONT resolution proposing amendment t.
he State Constitution. was passed by the Gen.
raj Assembly at its regular session of 1911
nd that the same will be submitted to the
lectors of the State at the next general elec-
ion, to be held Monday, September 8. 1919.
adoption or rejection.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. IL.
That the following article shall be propos-
ed as an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Arkansas. which, when agreed to
by majority of all the members elected to
ach House and adopted by a majority of the
electors of the State voting at the next gen.
raj election for senators and representatives.
shall become part of the Constitution OF Ar
Kansas
Every male citizen of the United States.
or every male person who has declared his in
tention of becoming a citizen of the same,
of the age of twenty-one years or upward,
who has resided in the State twelve months,
in the county six months, and in the precinct,
town ward one month next preceding any
election at which he may propose to vote.
and who is able to read and interpret, or IN
terpret when read to him, if he is prevented
from readinp the mo hv reason of any phys
ical disability, any section of the Constitution
OF the state OF Arkalass, except sucn persons
as may, for the commission of some felony, be
deprived of the right to vote by law passed BY
the General Assembly and who shall exhibit .
poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has
paid his poll tax at the time of the collecting
taxes next preceding such election, shall be al
lowed to vote at any election held in the State
of Arkansas but person who was on jan
uary l, 1866. or at any time prior thereto,
entitled to vote under the Constitution or
statutes of any State in the United States.
wherein he then resided. and no male person
of foreign birth who was naturalized prior
to the adoption of this amendment, and no
lineal descendant of such person, who shall
possess the other qualifications described in
this article. shall he denied the right to vote
because of his inability to read and inter
pref selections of the Constitution of this
State; provided. that male persons who make
satisfactory proof that they have attained the
age of twenty-one years since the time for as
sessing the taxes for the year next preceding
the year in which the election ct which he
may propose to vote is held and possesses the
other qualifications required by this article
shall be permitted to vote; and. provided, fur
Their, that the said tax receipt shall We so
marked by dated stamp or other written en-
dorsement by the Judges of election to WHOM
holder thereof from voting than once
at any election The judges of election shall
enforce the prov ,sons of this articb and shall
he the Judges f the qualifications of electors"
The ahc resolution filed in the Office
of the g.. etarv Of State on March Is, 1911.
Earr .,ector may vote for against the
abe amendment
V mess my oficial signature this 18th day
~ hruarv 1919
EARLE w. HODGES.
ecretary of State.
tSeal, 2S-w2st
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
DESPITE the threatening weather,

Despite the threatening weather, a
large crowd visited the Arkway last
evening to witness the fine program
of pictures. Manager Howell says in
all his previous experience in the pic
ture business, he has never been so
we'll satisfied as now with his service.
When the baby is suffering ths
double affection of hot weather and
owel disorders, the remedy needed is
M"GFF'S BABY ELIXIR. 1t re-
'u~es the feverish condition, corrects
% stomach and checks looseness of
~ bowels. Price 25c and SOC per
ottle Sold by Nelson Drug Co.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
RESULT OF THE
BACK TAX SUITS
INSURANCE COMPANIES
MAY LEAVE ARKANSAS RATH-
Err THAN PAY BACK
TAXES.

Little Rock, August Some of
the insurance men of the state are in
timating that many of the companies
now doing business here will leave
the state on account of the back tax
suits that have been brought.
Suits have been brought at the in
stigation of the attorney general for
the collection of back taxes from va
rious kinds of corporations, amount
ing to $6,493, 429.57, and for the COL
eletion of penalties for violation of the
antitrust law amounting to about
$5,000,O00, making eleven and one
half million dollars which the state is
asking the corporations to pay.
"The act of 1873, passed by legis-
lature composed largely of negroes,
has been repealed by law, custom,
usage and decency," declared Ashley
Cockrill, counsel for number of the
companies that have been sued "The
companies have paid every cent of
tax charged against them, annually,
by the state auditor, and it comes
with poor grace for the state to come
in at this late date and allege that it
hAs been fraudulently deprived of
any tax on the part of the insurance
companies. For 81 years no attorney
general or insurance commissioner
has attempted to collect that so-called
privilege tax under the act of 1873,
which was clearly repealed by the act
of 1875. 1t is interesting to note in
this connection that the special attor
9leys in the cases gets 20 per cent of
Nthe amount recovered.
"This sort of thing hurts the state
immeasureably, and it will take 20
years to recover from every such
blow"
Assistant Attorney General Rector
said: "The state has good case.
The act of 1873 providing for a priv
ilege tax based on the receipts has
never been repealed. But the state
will try it's case in the courts and not
in the newspapers"
The insurance companies pay an
nually privilege or franchise tax of
5000 under the act of 1911, also pay
o fee for filing their charters, and S.
for each license issued an agent. If
~ own mortgages or bonds in the
y iate, these are assessed in the usual
way.
L. B. Leigh, one of the oldest and
best known insurance men of the
state, says: "The act under which
these suits were brought was enacted
by the last carpet-bag legislature
that ever assembled in Arkansas. I
was living in Little Rock in 1873,
employed as clerk in the insurance
office of Pagan & Irrelevant, and re-
member much of interest about the
condition of things in this state at
that time.
"The state was running on scrip
basis and finances were at very low
,ebb, state scrip selling at about 80
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
WARNING ORDER.

Before w. B. Wilson, Justice of the
Peace, within and for Cadron
Township, Faulkner County, Ark.
S. G. Smith, Plaintiff.
VS..
J. L. Hammett, Defendant.
The defendant, J. L. Hammett, is
hereby warned to appear in this
court within 80 days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, S. G.
Smith.
Witness my hand and seal as JUS
tice of the peace within and for Cad
ron township, Faulkner county, Ar
kansas, this Goth day of July, 1912.
w. B. WILSON,
w4t Justice of the Peace.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
DIRECTORS MEET.

From Saturdays Daily.
The directors of the Faulkner
County Warehouse Company are
holding a meeting at the courthouse
today for the purpose of electing off,
GERS for the ensuing year and tran
sacting such other business as may
come before the meeting.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
ammett, Defendant.
WARNING ORDER.

I'm Faulkner Chancery Court.)
L. O. Powell, Plaintiff.
2. B. Whtehurst and
Esther Whitehurst, Defendants
The defendants, 2. B. Whitehurst and Els.
Their Whitehurst, are hereby warned to appear
in this court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, L. 0. Powell.
Witness my hand and seal clerk of the
Faulkner Chancery Court this 18th day of
July, 1912 48w4t
J. H. HARTJE.
Clerk of Faulkner Chancery Court.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
BUNDLE OF STRAY THOUGHTS

BY WILL A. BERRY.
Simple Modesty-
The Growing beauty of life is COM
prised
Of simple modesty rightly priced;
And virtue herself is crucified
When simple modesty is thrown aside.
Be Cheerful
Who cares to sit and nurse a thought
That lends to sorrows pain,
That blights the joys by others
wrought
And gives not bliss for gain?
Who would prolong one, or the day
In which its burdens fall?
Let's be cheerful while we may,
There's be sorrow enough then for
all.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08
My Desire

My Desire
l wish that I might write
A poem good and pure,
And on the minds of men indite
A name that would endure
Turnout the span of future years,
And worthy of it's place
For having helped to dry the tears
On some grief-furrowed face.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-08

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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
MEETING OF VETERANS.
Decided Lack of Interest in the Annual
Reunion.

Jackson.-A meeting of the committee
in charge of arrangements for the an.
uual reunion of United Confederate Vet
Grams was held at the county courthouse.
The reports of the various committees
showed a lack of interest and absence
of the spirit of cooperation usually man.
ifested when Jackson is about to have
great public gathering.
The committee hopes that the citi'
zen of Jackson will open their homes
for the veterans who will be here dur.
ing the reunion, and also that there will
be a more liberal response to the appeals
from the finance committee.
A meeting of the Robert A. Smith
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will b<
held at the court house Monday night
| at 1890 o'clock. All Confederate veter
ans are earnestly urged to be present a
that meeting, and also members of thu
| committees of the United Sons of Vet
Grams, United Daughters of the Confed
eracy, and the Daughters of Veterans.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
SUPREME COURT IN SESSION
BIG DOCKET CONFRONrS STATES
HIGHEST JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL.
With Practically a New Bench, the
States Court Of Last Resort Faces
the Largest Volume of Littga-
ton in History.


Jacksonville regular October term Of
the Supreme Court convened Monday
morning and the civil docket for the mid.
die district was taken up.
The docket is the largest in the his.
tory of the tribunal, containing over
200 appeals. When the supreme court
adjourned in July there were about 60
cases continued, and the three members
of the bench confront a Herculean task,
a goodly number of the cases requiring
oral argument.
The personnel Of the court undergoes
a change at the converting hour, Chief
Justice Mayes having resigned during
the vacation period, and Hon. Richard F.
Reed, of Natchez, was named by Gov
ernor Brewer as associate. justice for the
| Southern district. Because of seniority
of service Judge Sydney NJ. Smith be
comes chief JUSTICE.
The tribunal as now constituted /,
virtually a new one, Justice Sam Cool
having been on the bench but tive
months or SO prior to the adjournment
of the term, while Chief Justice Smitl
has served but little more than TIVE
years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
Accelerated Brain Activity.

In the early days OF Wisconsin, two
Of the most prominent lawyers of the
state we're George B. Smith and l. 8.
Sloan, the latter of whom had a habit
Of injecting into his remarks to the
court the expression, Your honor, l
have an idea" A certain cas- had
been dragging along through a hot
summer day when Sloan sprang to his
feet, with his remark, Your honor. l
have an idea"
Smith Immediately bounded up, as
sumed an impressive attitude, and In
great solemnity said:
May it please the court, l move
that a writ Of habeas corpus be Is
sued by this court Immediately to take
the learned gentleman's Idea out Of
solitary coninement."-Popular Maya
zine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
RETAIN COUNTY ATTORNEYS
Facts and Figures Being Prepared for
Voters Showing That This Is the
Case-Some Statistics From
Noxubee County.

Jackson.-In re~futation Of the. asscr'
ton that the office OF county attorney
is a needless expense to taxpayers, and
greatly increases costs of criminal court
sessions, the incumbents of these offices
are preparing facts n rigures from the
official records showing that instead OF
increasing the cost of administering JUS
tice the office has actually reduced ex'
penses and therefore should not be abol-
ished.
Figures compiled in the county OF Nox.
ubee show that the cost of five terms OF
court prior to the creation of the Office
Of attorney amounted to S14,6s5.1o
while for the five terms since the office
was created the costs have totaled only
$9,357.2O, a reduction Of nearly 40 pei
cent. These figures apply only to Grim
inal cases.
So far as can be learned, no deter
mined fight will be made in any count!
at the general election Oh November
to abolish the office of county attorney
and the incumbents of that office are no
at all worried over the OUTCOME of tn
litigation now pending before the ST
preme court to pass on the com titutior
atty of the legislative act refe ring tn
proposition of abolishing the 0tice to
vote of the qualified electors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
OBJECT OF the FAIR
,,Es,DENT OF FAIL ASSOCIATION
TALKS INTERESTINGLY.
-, The Bettermeht Of the Agricultural
and Industrial Condition of the
People Of Mississippi.

hckson.-"Thc Mississippi State Fair
:. devoted, heart and SOUL" says Presi-
s.nt ]. Luther Enochs, "to the great
york of upbuilding the farms of this
tate and lending every encouragement
81 rs power to the betterment of the
.arieultural and industrial conditions of
tSe people Of Mississippi.
awe must all pull together, and make
Mississippi the great state God intended
q should be, and to that end the Mis-
%.;ssippi State Fair Association is devot-
inc every energy to encourage agricul-
.u1al classes, the backbone and civil.
,.tion. to look forward with hope to that
sreater and brighter day when this state
syill be one Of the garden spots Of the
world.
"While every day Of the. week will be
.~rlivencd with dashing and entertaining
carnival features to the delight and the
amusement Of the m%ultitudes to be il
attendance, it is to~the upbuilding, com
Tort and happiness of the farms ant
homes Of the people Of Mississippi thai
ve are devoting our best and creates
Efforts"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
JUDGED BY PRESERVES
MARK OF CAREFUL AND INTELLi.
GENT HOUSEWIFE.
No Deiicacles From the Store Can
Take the Place Of Those Which
"Mother Makes"-Some Things
to Remember.

Nowhere can the correct measure OF
the careful housewife be so readily
and easily taken as in the jelly OF pre-
serve closet. Too many families de-
pend upon the grocer for UGH things,
losing both in expense and in quality.
Picked and preserved fruits and veg
etables go a long way in giving vara-
ETY. to the home table In the winter
when native fruits and vegetables are
no longer to be had, except In this
form. Children, and the men folks
as we'll. prefer the jams and jellies
which mother makes" to any which
a be bought at the store, and though
their preparation involves intelligent
thought and hard work, later enjoy
ment ought to be an ample reward.
Berries and small fruits are about
done in the markets, but fruits and
vegetables suitable for picking and
preserving are now in their prime.
Modern ingenuity applied to house
keeping problems has gone far beyond
the old-time preserves and sweet
sauces of a generation or 30 ago.
First on the list come the ~jellies, and
for this purpose currants, apples,
grapes, ounces and cranberries are
the favorites. Currants are now out
Of the market, and 1t must be as
sumed that the housewife took advan'
tage of the market supply wien the
fruit was In season. Both white ant
red currants make delicious jelly. ant
a mixture adds variety in color ant
favor.
All fruit intended for jelly shoult
be tart and not too ripe. as in the lat
ter case difficulty may be experienced
in getting the jelly firm enough u
suit. The making of jelly require
much sugar. and II the fruit used
mild in flavor or ripe the result vii
I be insipid. Apples lend themselve
q very readily to the use Of the 1ell
makers, whether table fruit or OF tn
o crabapple variety. Porter apples an
Gravensteins are especially re-
ii commended. but a good, firm Baldwin
v not too ripe, and in fact any firm, tai
apple of pleasant flavor can be use'
II Crabapples are universal favorites fc
\, Jelly making, the color dependin
SOI1c udI upOn hO NdhiONy ri
used, but more on the cooking, esp
cially the time the Jelly Is boile
after the sugar is put in.
Grape jelly Is we'll liked, but II
this wild grapes, picked while ST
o, partially green, are needed, though
"a. mixture OF wild grapes and Concor'
70 makes a very good jelly. Ounces al
No make a beautifully colored, spl
no jelly, economical housewives Oft
> using the ounce parings when L
Al, fruit has been prepared for preseI
Ing. Other seasonable material Is
be found in barberries, picked befo
" the frost comes while some OF t
fruit Is still green, damsons and era
~ berries. The latter Is possibly t
10 simplest and easiest to make, as
~ fruit %jellies readily and less care
49, necessary to keep out the mash
-. fruit.-Boston Transcript.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
CORPORATIONS FORM.
Capital Stock Recently Involved Nearly
Three Million Dollars.

Jackson,-That there is confidence in
the future of Mississippi, and especially
in the agricultural, industrial and devel-
opmental lines, and that her farming and
plantation lands are considered as a safe
asset against the possibilities of the flu
ture. is indicated in the large number
of corporations which have been formed
within the past six months, whose cap
ital stock, in a number of cases, runs
into the six-igure class. During the re-
cent past charters of incorporation nave
been recorded in the office of the Sec
rotary of state a~ggregating between two
and three millions. This movement has
been carried on regardless of the act OF
the legislature seeking to restrict this
class of enterprise, an act which, accord
ing to the construction of its provisions
by the Encouragement, is morally in eft,
feet now. But, Notwithstanding this po'
sition of the states legal adviser, these
charters have gone on record as legally
approved, for the reason that the chlel
executive takes the opposite view, main
| tanning that he has no right to antici
pate the provisions OF an act not ye'
effective.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
Easv Road In Music.

my boy Louis is incident" said the
musician. but / must say he 10
smart"
rs he going to follow in your foot
steps?"
No. learned to play the clarinet
and I've got to march at least eight
miles every time there is a parade.
Louie is learning the harp, SO that
they will have to let him sit down.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
Shaft May Not Be Ready.

Jackson.-Clay Sharkey, chairman Of
the building committee in charge Of the
work on the monument to tic Confed-
crate women of Mississippi, has received
word from the contractors that it will
he impossible to get the structure fin
ished in time for unwilling during the
Confederate reunion here October % to
"a, inclusive.
The contractors state that q strike OF
stone cutters at Stone Mountain, Ca, is
responsible for the delay. This is .
bitter disappointment to the COMMITTEES
in charge Of plans as they had hoped to
unveil the monument during the reunion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
INDIANAPOLIS Salad.

Place in a salad bowl six table
spoons cooked cold fresh peas, add
two cold boiled potatoes, two picked
beet roots and three slices of a DO
logna sausage cut in small, square
pieces, six chopped anchovies In oil,
n tablespoon OF capers, twelve
sliced, stoned olives and two cold
chopped hard-boiled eggs. Toss well
for a minute, season with five table
spoons French dressing, thoroughly
mix; neatly wipe the bowl around and
serve.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
GRATIFIED.
All Reports Say Crops Are Good n
Mississippi.

Observation-Disclosures reaching the cap
ital from all parts of the state, when
questioned as to crop and business con
ditions, make the most encouraging and
optimistic reports. The men who visit
the dslta and prairie sections, the NIL
country and sand loan lands see farm
ers hopeful and hard at work harvest
ing, taking advantage of the fine gath
ering weather, while at the same time
they report cotton to be making bolls
ana lint at an encouraging rate. Whlle
the upper delta has the finest crop Of
| cotton and corr in the past decade, the
reports also are that even in the weevi
infected sections the conditions arr
much improved, and that along the lii
nois Central, the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley and Gulf & ship Island, belov
this point, the farmers will reap a de
cided increase over either one OF the pas
three years while food and forage crop
are better than the average.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
HAS NO MONEY
TO PAY INTEREST
FOR THIS PURPOSE $4,000 NEEDED
By THE STATE.
OVERSIGHT OF LEGISLATURE
Governor Brewer Requests Legislators ia
Authorize Him to Borrow Amount
With Which to Pay States
Obligation

Jackson.-Governor Brewer has mailed
the following self-explanatory letter, to
all members of the recent Legislature:
"At your last session the following act
was passed, found on page 40, Acts of
1912, which reads as follows:
"'Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Mississippi,
That there be, and is hereby, appropri-
ated out of any money in the State
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, six
hundred and ten thousand five hundred
ts61O,5OO.O0 dollars, payable on or be-
fore January 10, 1914. This appropria-
ton shall be used exclusively for the
purpose of repaying any money borrowed
by the governor and all accrued interest
thereon, under the provisions of House
Bill No. 7ss, entitled "An act to raise
revenue to carry on the state government
of Mississippi for the years 1919 and
1919"
carrying out The purpose of this act,
on June 5 last, l made arrangements
with Boston capitalists to borrow tho six
hundred Thousand dollars at a rate OF
4 1-2 per cent. per annuM interest, and
the amount was turned into the state
treasury by me, and l delivered notes
for this amount to the parties making
the loan.
"You will note by reference to thu
act above quoted that only $10,5o0.0'
was appropriated for interest for tn
amount borrowed this year. Interest oil
the 5000, 100000 at the rate Of 4 IL pc
cent. per annum, for seven months
which is the time the money will b
used before being repaid under the pre-
visions of the act, amounts to $15,75o.ot
and there is a difference between thi
and the amount actually appropriate
for the interest of $5,250.O0. The amour
appropriated for the sum may borro'
for next year is about sufficient. l d
not know how this mistake in appropf
ating necessary interest occurred, but
feel sure you will agree with me tha
we should not have any default in t.
interest, as it would seriously impair Il
states credit. The money was DO
rowed at a much lower rate thar
was offered by any parties in this stat
where 1 made all efforts to obtain
the cheapest offer being about 5 IL. p
cent.
81 now write to ask that you sil
the coupon hereto attached authorizi
: me to borrow $5,250.0o with which
. a the interest, being difference !
: tween amount actually needed and t
= amount appropriated. If you will do tt
y at once 1 will greatly appreciate it."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
Still Approves Charters.

Jackson.-Gov. Brewer approved the
charter of the Honey Island Planting
Company after the charter had been dis
approved by the attorney general on the
grounds that it violates the act of the
recent Legislature making it unlawful
for a corporation to own lands for farm
ing purposes.
This law does not become effective UNI
til November /, and in the meantime the
goverror holds that the granting of the
charter is valid, while the attorney gen
eral takes a position just the reverse.