The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
LIrrLE Rock. October 2


ly two avowed candidates for Gov
ernor-Earle ". Hodges and DR.. (
Il. Brough. Last week State Treas
urer I. W. CrCcsett lrt il be definite
ly known that he was a contender
Mayor Charles E. Taylor, Gov. Geo
". HAYS. and Congressman 7 4
Carraway are the other pT0babl.:
ties. John H. Page, State Commis
sioner Of Agriculture has also beer
mentioned, bat recent development,
lead TO the belief that be wiil ask 70.
third term as CouuisSoneT
where he has an enyiable record.
Likewise IN the race for State Al
ditor there comes another entry 10
L. L. Cofmau. who IS serving ont
the uncompleted term Of ]. 10. Oath.
out, deceased, and who vii. soon
begin a term Of bis own.
Eastern Arkansas came 10 the
front politically this year with a
vengeance. 1t has now positive en-
tries in the race for governor, attO1'
ney general, secretary Of state, state
auditor, and is expected TO supply
an entrant in the race for associate
Justice Of the supreme court. All are
strong men, too, and being success
ful iu every race they have made
heretofore, will make things inter.
esting for their opponents in the
1916 primaries
The sudden coming TO life OF the
University OF Arkansas football
team Saturday was indeed crafty
ing to the people Of Arkansas who
had begun 10 see anything but a
rosy finish 10 the Razorbacks The
Arkansas team is said TO have found
itself in the St. Louis University
game. and adyices from Fayetteville
say that the RazDrbacks can be
counted on 20 win the balance o,
their games, and 10 make amends
for the defeat by Arkansas College
The State Labor Department has
prepared a bill for the protection OF
female emplores Of mercantile estab.
ishments, laundries, telephone com
panies, hotels and restaurants that
will give every woman employe as
short hours as though they were
members Of a well organized trade
union The bin has the Endorsement
Of the State Federation Of Labor
and will be presented 10 the next
legislature.
Every county in Arkansas vii.
have It's annual session Of the quo.
rum or leyyirg court next week. and
one OF the most important subjects
to come before this body is the ques
ton Of making appropriations io'
the county farm demonstrators
Quite few OF the counties a year
ago refused 90 continue their appro
priations for demonstrators, but the
sentiment has so changed now that
all Of the old ones are expected back
in the fold this year, with n subs,an'
tial increase over any previous year
lust at the present time, when u
is conceded that the only way 20 se
cure Investigation, and thas pre-
sent a recurrence OF the present con,
dition is by putting the greater por'
ton Of this work on the shoulders
OF the county demonstrator The
few uninterested counties that Save
no dcmonstfator will have 20 Il
looked after by state agents, OF lose
through the niggardly attitude oi
the quorum court.
The government makes appropri'
atons Of one dollar for every two
provided by the county and as the
demonstrators are secured for about
$1,000 per onnum, the investment is
slight compared with the result,
which are attained
The recently formed association in
Little Rock, which will undertake
with the assistance Of the merchants
and bankers, and the Farmers IN,
ion, the work Of preaching crop di
ycrsiGcation and seeing that the
farmers give II a fair trial, viii dc
its FIRST work wlth the quorum
courts, endeayofing 20 make thos,
counties which have been backward
in the past. see the way to the light
There are few things that the Eu
ropean war has not affected, and
the social life Of Little Rock is nlt
one Of them, IL has been customary
even before there were enough peo
pie In Little Rock TO have elassihea
lions in society, and when eycryon,
in the town was invited TO all iunc
tions, 90 have several young women