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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
FOR AMENDMENT no. l3.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13.

BE it Enacted by the People of the
State of Arkansas:
That Sec. 49, Art 5. Constitution of
the State of Arkansas, be amended so
as to read as follows:
Article 5, Section 16. Each member
of the General Assembly shall receive
six dollars per day for his services dur
ing the first sixty days of any regular
session of the General Assembly. and II
any regular session shall be extended,
such member shall serve without further
per diem. Each member of the General
Assembly shall also receive ten cents
per mile for each mile Travelled in going
to and returning from the seat of gov
ernment over the most direct and prac-
ticable route. When convened in extra
ordinary session by the Governor, they
shall receive three dollars per day for
their services during the first fifteen
days and If such extraordinary session
shall extend beyond fifteen days,
they shall receive no further per diem
They shall be entitled to the same mile
age for any extraordinary session as
herein provided for regular sessions
The terms of all members of the General
Assembly shall begin on the day of their
election. and they shall receive no COM
pensation, perquisite or allowance what
ever, except as herein provided"
Filed in the office of the Sec
retary of State on the 10th day
Of April, 1912.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment,
Witness my official sigature
this Goth dav of May. 1912
EARLE w HODGES.
Secretary of State
TCno1
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07

| The state Text Book Commission
| shall be governed by the following
policy: II shall hasten the publication
| Of text books, beginning with books for
| The urinary grades, as fast as APPROX
ed manuscripts can be secured and pub
! licatlon facilities are afforded by the
! state and the Commission shall make
| no contract with any publisher for a
| longer period than six years, and no
| contract shall be made for any book
which shall interfere with the publica-
| tion of a substitute by the state at any
Sec. ~. That members Of the State
| Text Book Commission shall receive as
| full compensation for their services
the sum Of $500 per day, for each and
every day they are actually engaged I'm
the performance of their duties, and
actual railroad fare to and from their
places of residence. The amount of
time each Commissioner shall devote to
the work Of the Commission shall be de-
I termined By majority of the Commits
sion and for the purpose of supplying
the Commission with printing stationery
and other incidental expenses there As
allowed said Commission contingent
fund amounting to $4,000 per year.
Sec. 8. That to cover the per diem,
railroad fare and contingent expenses of
said Commission for a biennial period,
beginning December t2, 1872 and ending
December 12 1914 there is hereby ap-
DrOpriated from the state treasury from
any money not otherwise appropriated
the sum of $100G0.00, or so much there
Of as may be necessary and the chair
man and secretary of the Commission
shall file with the auditor of state
vouchers for the per diem, railroad fare
and contingent expenses, herein pro-
vided for. and the auditor is authorized
TO draw his warrant on the state treas
urer therefor
Sec. a. That the text books, the pur-
chase or production OF which are pro-
vided for In this Act, shall be dstribut-
ed in the following manner: Where
books are purchased or contracted for
they may be sold by regular dealers,
by the Commission; where the books are
tributed by the county examiners and
county superintendents or public instruc-
tion under such terms and limitations
as may be prescribed by the State Text
Book Commission.
Sec 15. That all acts and parts of
acts I'm conflict with this act are hereby
repealed and this act snail take effect
and be in force from and after the date
of its adoption by the people.
Filed in the office of the Secre-
tary of State on the 9th day of
May, 1912
Each elector may vote for or against
the above Act.
Witness my official signature,
this goth Gay of May, 1912
EARLE w HODGES
Secretary of State.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
CREDIT ALL TO BLACK CAT
Partners and Employees Of New York
:. Real Estate Firm Have Joined
Ranks Of Believers.

Never say there is 40 luck in a
black cat, For months a well-known
real estate firm in the Fifth avenue
region had been doing just rent
paying business. Then, one day. a
gaunt, rib-showing, detected black cat
paused on the threshold and licked his
chops, and looked in.
"Kitty kitty" said the junior part
ner. Tom came in. The junior part
ner sent the office boy to the nearest
restaurant to get saucer of milk.
That night Tom curled up on the jun
ior's desk, and~next day the latter
made a 100000 sale.
Mere accident" said the firms
most expensive salesman. pooh! RI
diculous superstition Here, kitty!"
So. he won Toms transitory affec-
tions with liver and honeyed words.
1t got so that he couldn't come In the
office without Tom sharpening his
claws on the legs of his new $40 suit.
But the high-priced salesman didn't
complain. He got his reward, for
after time he made the best sale
he'd turned off in year. The manag-
ing partner lined his waste basket
with silk and carelessly threw catnip
under his desk, and in other fashions
shamelessly catered to the sensual ap-
petites Of that stray feline. Tom be-
gan to observe him on Monday. Be-
fore Saturday of that week the manag-
ing partner had sold a summer hotel,
which had been a drug on the market
for two years. Apart from these sales
the general business of the Office in
creased largely from the day of Toms
entrance.
"I've heard that care would kill a
cat" said the managing partner "But
say, is there any danger to dear old
Tom if we overfeed him Cincinnati
Times Star.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
Latest In Newspapers.

The animated newspaper" issued
by French firm for display in NOV
ing-picture establishments is said to
be the most costly newspaper issued
from the standpoint Of the subscriber,
as one of these reels costs many dol
lars. These films are very popular
with certain class of patrons of the
movies" They are edited in much
the same manner as the typical news.
paper. A corps Of operators is kept
ready and the editor is in constant
touch with many sources Of news. AS
soon as a promising tip reaches him,
the editor sends one, two or as many
men as he thinks necessary for the
purpose. Frequently the three films
are patched together to make one
complete reel. Correspondents are
maintained at different points, and
these are assigned by telegraph to go
to certain points where their services
may be needed. Mine explosions and
railroad accidents are regarded as par
ticularly attractive features, and men
are sent at once to these whenever
they are reasonably accessible. Pic
lures Of the debris and the work of
removal are always objects of interest
to patrons of the movies"
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
THIEVES OF PARIS CAUGHT
Extraordinary Collection Of Stolen
Property Found In Their Camp
In Suburb.

The Paris police force made a re-
markable haul at the suburb of Mon
treuil-sous-Bois. Eighteen men were
arrested, and an enormous heteroge-
neous stock Of stolen properly was
seized. The seizure was made in
camp Of amateurly constructed
houses, which was divided between
two gangs Of thieves and apaehes,
Most Of the members belonged to the
chief band, commonly known as
"Boers," owing to their houses being
known as "Transvaal City"
Inquiries made by the police showed
that every Sunday morning the in
habitants Of "Transvaal City" sold
stolen meat at I'D a pound, and or
ganized penny lotteries with prizes
such as clocks, stolen watches, bi.
cycles and stores Of preserved gro
ceries. The police seized a quantity
Of harness, saddlery, bicycles, sewing
machines, typewriters, mattresses and
bedding, and in a newly plastered
ceiling they unearthed jewelry and
watches enough to stock two or three
jewelers. shops.
The information on which the police
acted was given by a poor woman
who had been kept in bondage by the
thieves in order to do their cooking
for them. Every one of them could
steal with both audacity and cunning,
but not one could as much as cook
potato.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IA.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.
Be IT Eenacted by the People Of the
State of Arkansas

Be it Eenacted by the People of the
State of Arkansas;
Every elective public officer in the
State of Arkansas may be removed from
office by the electors entitled to vote
for successor of such incumbent
through the procedure and in the man
ner herein provided for. which proceed
ure shall be known as the recall and is
In addition to any other method or re-
moval provided by law.
a. To effect the removal of an cleo
tive state officer, petition signed by
the electors entitled to vote for sue
cessor to the incumbent sought TO be
removed, equal in number to twelve per
centum of the entire vote cast at the
preceding election for all candidates Tor
the Office which the encumbent sought
to be removed occupies. demanding the
election Of a successor to the OFFICER
named in said petition, shall be address,
ed to the state board OF election CON-
missioners. provided said petition shall
he circulated in not less than rive coun-
ties in the state and shall be signed in
each of such counties by electors equal
in number to not less than one per CEN
tum of the entire vote cast IN each OF
said counties at said election, as above
estimated. Such petition shall contalIl
"a general statement of the grounds upon
witch the removal is sought which
statement Is intended solely for the in
formation of the voters, and the sutti-
cheney of which shall not be open to re-
view. o.,
with the state election commissioners
thev shall submit the same, together
with a statement of it's sufiiciency, to
the governor who shall Immediately
order and fix a date for the holding OF
the election, which shall take place nol
LESS than sixty days and not more than
eighty days from the date of Ming the
petitions and certificate with the GOV
| ernor If, by the prayer of the peu,
| tioners n is the governor whose removal
| is sought the petition and certificate
before mentioned shall be filed with the
| auditor of state who shall proceed NJ
| the form and manner as prescribed Ioi
/ the governor. .,,-t,. a.
be removed is the governor, secretary ol
/ state. or attorney general. otticlais now
/ comprisinu the state board of election
commissioners. either official sought t'
be removed shall be disqualified as I
] member of said state BOARD of election
! commissioners for the purposes herell
provided and such vacancy or vacancies
/ on said state board of election commits
/ aioners shall be filled Oy other state Oh
fcials in the order named tollowing'
l. The auditor of state.
The state treasurer.
2 The commissioner of mines man
] ufacturers and agriculture.
a The superintendent of pubic IN
\ struction. -.,,..-,. ,,,,,r
/ I'm tho order of their seniority as sucn
I d The governor shall make OF cauS
10 he made publication or notice Tot IN
II bc,lfntr Of such election and the elec
i tton commissioners Of the various couh
4 tics Of the state shall make arrange
:. t,cyte FOR such election, and thf sam
shall be conducted, returned ana the re
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
Something Hubby Didn't Know


Miss Elsie de Wolfe, Americas
best dressed woman" was talking
about the draped skirts of the new
fashions.
II heard an Easter anecdote the
other day about these new skirts" she
said.
"a young wife, at the Marlborough
Blenheim at Atlantic City, appeared
before her husband in draped suit
Of cream colored cloth, ready for the
boardwalk's Easter parade.
"'How do l look, George?' she said.
"'Fine'
"'But tell me, George, does my skirt
hang even all around?'
"Yes,' said George, after close
look. Yes, quite even.'
"Oh, dear!' said she, then III have
to go upstairs again. These new
draped skirts, you know, don't hang
right If they hang even.'"
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
Woman Doctors In Siberia.

A number of influential Siberians
are petitioning the Ministry Of Educa-
tion in st. Petersburg to allow women
to be admitted to the medical faculty
in the University Of Tobolsk. The pc
titioners point out that there is a
wide field for women doctors in ST.
IBERIA, where 1t is often difficult for
settlers to get medical aid.
There are many Mohammedans in
the country, and 1t is explained that
only women doctors can come to their
help in illness, as they do not permit
men to see their wives and daughters.
Many women have entered the medical
profession in Russia proper, and
there are a great many women prac-
ticing dentistry, department Of surg
cry which does not seem to have at
fractions for the English woman.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
Catch Smells BY the waoorIoad

A great run of smelt is now going
up the Sandy river, the first one in
about eight years. The little fish are
to be seen in solid column coming
from the Columbia river.
Hundreds Of persons, attracted by
the sight, are catching the smelt in
dip nets and buckets and hauling them
away by the wagonload. Farmers are
coming in by the score every day from
every direction and from long dis.
tances to get supply Of fish for pick.
ling and smoking.
The run probably will last for sew
eral days, and then the season for the
smelt will close until next winter
Troutdale correspondence San Francis.
co Chronicle.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
REPORTER is A HISTORIAN
No other 10 so True, and Few Are 90
Entertaining and so
Useful.

A police reporter, indeed Tor pen
ny-a-liner, as he is sometimes, Win
too much levity, styled, is the truest
historian of his age. And, as no other
histories are half so true, so few are
nearly so entertaining, or so use
full, either, as those which he indites;
there only have we the manners OF
the time caught 'living as they rise
served up, as 1t were, piping hot-and
human nature naturally delineated;
everywhere else it is dressed up, var
nished over, idealized, perhaps, or 9TH
erwise so metamorphosed or mysti-
fed as hardly to be recognizes for the
same thing that one is accustomed
to see and have to do with in its orig
inal condition of flesh and blood. Nay,
your penny-a-liner is not the great
est of historians merely, but the most
penetrating of philosophers, going to
the root Of the matter, and the most
instructive of poets and dramatists,
not only "high actions and high pas
sions best describing" but low ones
quite as well. All this he is by rea-
son Of the matter-of-fact spirit in
which he works.
For this is his distinction, that Ito
the shame of literature 1t must be con-
fesed) he is the only description Of
man Of letters who is not in some sort,
as such, systematic liar. All other
writer's set themselves to embellish,
elevate, refine truth and Nature
some have gone the length of main
tanning that this Justification, this ly-
ing, is the very soul and indispensable
essence of the poetcal, in all its
forms; he alone takes down and COM
municates what he hears and sees
simply as he hears and sees it
among the faithless, faithful ones he."
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
p,os and Cons Of Home Work.

Fifty girls in the highest class in
a certain English council school on a
recent occasion, when the school was
thrown open to the inspection Of par
ents, treated the visitors to a spirited
debate on the question of compulsory
home work. Mothers who accepted an
Invitation to speak we're about equal
ly divided on the subject, and when
the motion was put to the whole class
twenty-nine voted for obligatory home
lessons and fourteen against them.
Some of the girls refralned from COM
mIttiag themselves on the question.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07

q. This article is self executing, but
Legislation may be enacted TO facilitate
its operation. but in no way limiting or
restricting the provisions of this arti'
Gle or the powers herein reserved
Filed in the oflce of the Sec.
retary Of State on the 9th day
of May. 1912.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature,
this Goth day of May, 1912.
EARLE w. HODGES,
Tgeal1 Secretary of State.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
PROPOSED By INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No. 10,
providing for the issuance of Bonds by
Municipal Corporations for certain pur-
poses when authorized by a majority or
the qualified electors of said munich
palities.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
SEoPosnD ny INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT NO. 4.

AN ACT creating popular educa-
tional committee, creating a text Dook
commission; prescribing the manner OF
its election and its duties, and proYiding
for uniform text books for the pupllc
schools of this state. and for furnishing
the same TO the school patrons OF the
state at actual cost OF production ana
delivery.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
Trying to Decide.

"Hear you have fine baby at your
house."
yep; bouncing boy"
"Who does he look llke?"
well, we haven't quite decided yet.
To tell the truth, none Of our relatives
have very much coin"
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No. A. pro-
viding for the recall of all elective pub
lie officers. and prescribing the proce-
dure.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-07
PROPOSED By INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No. 13,
limiting the amount and per diem and
mileage OF members or the General AS
sembly.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12
WALKER.

Governor, Robinson, Al, Roland, 43,
Nickel, 10; Secretary of State, Hod-
ges, 46, Houghton, as; Auditor, Oath
out, AZ, Duke, 46; Treasurer, Crock
EFT, AZ, Rosewater, as; Attorney Cen
eral, Moose, 48, Langley, As; Commits
sioner State Lands, Dye, 48, Burns
As; Commissioner Mines, ETC., Page
4S, Young, As; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Cook, AZ, Long
streth, as; Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, McCulloch, 81; Associ-
ate Justice of the Supreme Court
Smith, 4S, Whipple, A; Railroad
Commissioner, Rowland, as, Me.
Knight, a, Bellamy, Al, Reutelhuber
as, Achieson, As, Dudgeon, 46; Pros
ecuting Attorney, 17th judicial Dis
trict, Reed, 81; Chancellor, 9th Chan
Gerry District, Sellers, 81; For Act No
/, 2l, Against Act No. /, 70; For Act
No. 2, AZ, Against Act No. 2, 70; Fol
Act No. 3, 98, Against Act No. 3, so;
For Act No. a, 33, Against Act No
4, So; For No. IL, 20, Against No. II
70; For No. IL, 81, Against No. II
As; For No. l3, sc, Against No. 13
&c; For No. ID, 20, Against No. IA
So; For No. Is, 20, Against No. Is
40
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12

For Act No. 2, SO, Against Act No.
2, 81; For Act No. 3. 2s, Against ACT
No. 3, 80; For Act No. 4, Fl. Against
Act No. 4, 81; For No. II, IA:
Against No. IL, II; For No. 12, 50,
Against No. IL, 81; For No. 10, 1s,
Against No. 13, q; For No. IA, "a,
Against No. IA, 80; For No. Is, 1s,
Against No. Is, 30.
BENTON.
Governor, Robinson, 50, Roland. 21.
Nickel, /; Secretary of State, Hod-
ges, rs, Houghton, 20; Auditor, Oath
out, 75, Duke, 21; Treasurer, Crock
EFT, rs, Rosewater, 81; Attorney Cen
eral, Moose, II, Langley, 20; Commits
sioner State Lands, Dye, rs, Burns,
l9; Commissioner Mines, ETC., Page,
76, Young, 21; Superintendent Public
instruction, Cook, rs, Longstreth, 20:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
|McCulloch, 80; Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, Smith, rs, Whip
Iple, 81; Railroad Commissioner, Row
land, rs, Mcknight, &C, Bellamy, 81.
Reutelhuber, l6, Achieson, IA, Dud-
geon, 1S; Prosecuting Attorney, 18th
Judicial District, Reed, 85; Chancel-
lor, 9th Chancery District, Sellers,
S5; For Act No. l, AZ, Against Act
No. I, Al; For Act No. 2, SO, Against
Act No. 2, IL; For Act No. 3, II,
Against Act No. 3, So; For Act No.
4, l3, Against Act No. 4, 73: For No.
IL, SO, Against No. IL, Al; For No.
IL, 81, Against No. IL, 81; For No.
l3, S5, Against No. l3, 9; For No. IA,
20, Against No Ia, so: For No. IT,.
3S, Against No. Is, 40.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12
RETURNS VERY
SLOW COMING IN
ACT z Is LOSING GROUND
VOTE is VERY CLOSE ON SEW.
ERAL MEASURES RE
TURNS ARE SLOW.

The returns from over the state are
very slow in arriving and it may be
several days before the fate of sew
eral of the measures voted upon will
be known. Local optionists are
claiming the victory against state
wide by 10000 majority. The prohi-
bitionists are also claiming the vic
tory.
statement given out last night
by Frank Barrett of the Anti-Saloon
League follows:
"The continued increase in the re-
ports in favor of statewide warrants
the statement that Act No. 2 has car
ried by Il good majority. The coun-
try vote, as was expected, is going
largely for statewide, and will make
the majority sufficient to overcome the
few wet cities and towns that have
gone against it. The friends of the
bill are urged to watch and protect it
against any unfair attempts to
change or discredt its vote. Infor-
nation on good authority has come to
headquarters to the effect that it does
not matter whether the bill is elected
or not, arrangements are made to
make the state go against it. The
correct vote in each county should be
obtained and forwarded at once to
headquarters.
The following vote had been re-
ceived by the Gazette this morning:
Robinson, 1889, Roland 1928.
For No. /, lS,06l; against No /,
25,3O3.
For No. 2, 27,1O3; against No. 2,
SO, OPS.
Tor No. 3, 1898; against No. 8,
.22,4 30.
For No. 4, 2o,O64; against No. A,
23,137.
For No. IL, l7,96s; against No. IL,
.25,54S.
For No. u, 20,705; against No. l2,
1864.
For No. l3, .2,494; against No. 10,
l0,45l.
For No. IA, 22,s27; against No. IA,
.ls,346.
For No. Is, 26,13O; against No. Is,
1871.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12
COUNTY STRONG
FOR STATE Wide
HAS A MAJORITY OF III
LAST TOWNSHIP RETURNS RE-
CEIVED HERE TODAY-VOTE
is BEING CANVASSED.

The complete returns from every
townships in Faulkner county was
received this afternoon. These
figures show that Robinson for gov
ernor has majority over his two op-
ponents of S77 votes.
The measures that carried in the
county, together with their maiori-
ties, are
Act No. 2, the statewide amend
ment, III.
Amendment No. IL, the cotton mill
tax exemption amendment, $40.
Amendment No. l3, the short ses-
sion amendment, 1893.
Amendment No. IA, for the recall.
1876.
For road tax, 1913.
The following measures failed to
carry:
Act No. l, the T-J. bill, by i37
votes.
Act No. 3, the election revision act,
203 votes.
Act No. A, the text book commits
sion act, 10ll votes.
Amendment No. IL, the grandi'ath-
er clause amendment, 1856.
Against license, 1914
Against sale of native VINE, 954.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12
TEDDY TO BE IN
LITTLE ROCK SEPT. rs

Little Rock, Sept. 12-The city is
making some necessary repairs in the
Auditorium where the sessions of the
Deep Waterways Association are to
be held. 1t is the only place in the
city that will accommodate so large
a crowd as that expected to attend
the convention. Roosevelt, one of the
speakers at the convention on the
forenoon of Sept. 25, will not speak
there, however, but on the lawn of
the courthouse. where platform has
been erected, so that more people can
hear him.