Pocahontas star herald., 1914-04-10

viii be over 10000 Socialists at lhe
pollain September. Most of tbee
eiil now be iooui seat.eroi ope- tbe
saia ee.'ng lle fenncaac t
AZ cseIy 1rpHrm.if LH ~
Ilel D. isnel lln rs iso ud Url
iueu tas.ay aaag inm as cauum
naling Democrats ana Republican.
and attend TO their own knitting
he also invites all other Socialists
TO show their colors, particularly
the red. at 20 cents per month.
Facing the problem OF personally
inspecting each of the las farms Of
fered for convict farm for whites,
the Arkansas Penitentiary Commis-
sion expects to make start about
the middle OF April on its round.
GOV. q. w. HaYs, though he has
10 vote in Affairs of the Commission,
may make a portion of the trip and
Icok over the most promising Of the
'lantations offered. Attorney Gen
raj w. l.. Moose has also been IN.
lsited TO make the trip, aud like the
Governor, will visit few of the Of
ferings.
The last Legislature made proyis-
ion for an additional farm for white
conyicts, abandoning the Lincoln
county farm As as fine as could be
bought, aud il is very healthy To-
cation, but il is not thought adyisa-
BILE to work negroes and whites on
the same farm. A hill country
farm is wanted for the white con-
victs, aud when it is secured, most
OF the convicts will be transferred
there, where they will be more than
self sustaining.
The Commission has made three
stipulations in advertising for the
plantation-that the location be a
healthy one, that part of the land
offered be already cleared, aud that
the farm contain at least 1000 acres.
In spite OF this, lfs farms were Of
fered IN 25 counties Of the state.
Already the list has simplited itself
as many Of the offerings do not fal.
ill the requirements. One Of the
m ost desirable plantations offered
is Glover Bend, the magnificent
country estate of Capt. h. w.
Tucker of Little Rock, located IN
Lawrence county, on Black river.
Capt. Tucker is SAID 20 have recent
ly refused an offer Of $3.50, 900 for
this estate. Two other fine farms
are in Clay county, near Corning.
One contains 3s4O, and the other,
4472 acres. Near Furth postoiliee
in Lincoln county, is another fine
Offering Of 1900 acres. j. II. Hand
has offered one of the cheapest sites,
4s9s acres in Marion county, near
Yellville, for Sl07, 900.
When the state purchases this
farm, and has il paid for, so there
will be an annual profit, instead Of
the convlcts being an expense on the
state, the Commission will ask the
Legislature to make provision for
distribution OF the surplus earnings
among the families of the convicts.
II Mexicans continue to come iu-
to Arkansas during the balance OF
the year, like they have in the past
thirty days, and If they are migrat-
ing to other states in the numbers
they are to Arkansas, the Mexican
war problem has been solved, for
there will be none left there TO
tight. A party Of twelve mexicans
arrived in Little Rock, fresh
from the seat Of turmoil, Saturday,
TO join the small army that had pro-
ceeded them TO the queen Of all the
states. The MeIicans stated they
would rather work than stay IN
Mexico and dodge bullets and sleep
with one eye open to keep a knife
blade out Of their ribs, so they CAM
away. AS the new comers are ~
the peon class, they can only work
as day laborers
A. .I.o,.on mill raturu 10 al.