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Prizes Given at Roads Meet.

Durham, N. c., July 9.-One new
feature of the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Good Roads associa-
ton, which opened it's two-days
meeting here today, it is the award OF
trophies or prizes as follows: A
proper award will be made to the
county which has the largest mum.
Der of delegates present at this meet
ing, excluding those from this city
An award will be given to the coun-
ty making the best exhibit by MEANS
of photographs, maps and drawings
illustrating the condition of the roads
and the road system. And a third
award will be given to the county
which has the largest number of paid
up members in the association. The
good roads cause has reached 4
point in North Carolina in which it
is felt that the state should take hold
as state, and it is. to threshing ont
thoroughly the matter of state aid
that this convention will devote it's
energies
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COPS MAKE CRIPPLE WHOLE.
Coins Were Dropping Fast When Pc.
liceman Nabs lmpOster.

New Orleans, July 9.-Worshippers
entering the church of St. Vincent de
Paul saw a man whose left arm had
been amputated, whose right hand
seemed bad swollen and who was
halt in both legs, soliciting aims. He
repeated the Injunction: "Give aims
of they goods and never turn they
face from any poor man." Many were
touched by the mans apparent desti-
tuition and helplessness, and coppers
dropped into his receptacle with
pleasing regularity until the blue
coat and shield of policeman be-
came visible. Then came rush OF
power upon the cripple. He Jump
ed up and started upon spectacular
flight. all signs of lameness gone. In
his flight, all signs of lameness gone
In his flight the cripple discarded a
tight roll of newspapers, which had
served as the stump of his arm and
a bandaged bundle which had work
ed as a swollen hand. When the
policeman seized the beggar he en-
countered the toughest bit of close
in fighting he ever engaged in. At
ter a fierce battle. in which the
policeman had to use his club, the
beggar was overpowered, and locked
up as a mendicant.
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When l became governor I appointed
Hon. B. l.. Gill, an experienced bank
er of ability, as commissioner Of in
surance and banking, with the under
standing that he was to strictly en-
force the state banking laws, which
he did admirably. He resigned to
take the vice presidency of the Sea-
board National bank of New York at
greatly increased compensation. l
appointed Hon. w. w. Collier, of San
Antonio, to succeed him, and have
consistently supported his efforts to
enforce the state banking laws, with
the result that the state banks of
Texas during my administration have
been about as clean and well looked
after as the national banks. | think
much depends on the vigorous en-
forcement of the law. Yours truly, o.
B. Colquitt, Governor.
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IN CASE OF SICKNESS
SPECIAL JUDGE ACTS
AttOrney-General Moose Says That
Appointment Can BE Made by Gov.
ernOr When County Judge Is Ill.

Little Rock, July 1O.-County Judge
J. T. High, of Washington county, has
been seriously i'll for three or four
weeks, and his physicians say it may
be several weeks or months before he
is able to resume the duties of the Of
flee. In the meantime the business
of the county is tied up.
An appeal was made to Attorney
General Moose to know what could be
done. He could find nothing in the
Arkansas statutes or court decisions
to fit the case. He discovered, how
ever, Vermont decision to the effect
that sickness constitutes a disquali-
fication in such case, which will au-
thorize the appointment by the gov
ernor of a special judge to act until
Judge High is able to discharge the
duties of the office again.
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IS PRAISED BY REVIEWERS
Our New Serial Enthusiastically In.
dorsed by Critics Of Promi.
nent Newspapers.

The Lapse of Enoch Wentworth"
by Isabel Gordon Curtis, one of the
i most gifted of American fiction wri-
tiers, will be published serially in these
| columns, and will prove a rare treat
| for every reader. The following are
but few of the hundreds of enthus-
| iastic comments on the story from the
| reviewers:
1t holds the interest to the end
Dallas New.
This novel, which has well-thought-
out plot, is strikingly dramatic in its
developments. The story is a strong
one, the action rapid, the characters
exceptionally we'll portrayed. Tense
to the end, it holds the readers inter-
est.-Cincinnati Enquirer
A dramatic and exciting romance
Hartford Courant.
A story we'll worth reading.-Boston
Times.
1t is story written solely for the d.
version of the reader and it achieves
its purpose; 10 one is likely to go to
bed and leave its perusal half COM
pleted-Toronto Mail
The story has high moral purpose.
Montreal Star.
A vital, lively story of the drama
and the stage. OF high purpose and of
skilful, enthusiastic inspiration. 1t is
bright, fascinating story, told with
thoroughly admirable skill and dash.
Salt Lake City Tribute
A story which does not let interest
lag for one moment.-Savannah News.
Originality of conception is the
strongest characteristic in this novel.
Dies Moines Capital.
It is an extraordinarily unreal sort
Of plot, which works itself out into
very real tuations.-Chicago Evening
Post.
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tenant Governor shall be elected at
members of the Assembly. The per-
votes for Governor, or for Lieutenant
equal and the highest number Ut
sons respectively having the highest
number of votes for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor shall be elected, but
in case two or more shall have an
Governor, the two Houses of the Leg
islature at it's next annual session
shall forthwith, by joint ballot, choose
ate for any of the above causes shall
become incapable of performing the
duties pertaining to the office Of Gov
ernor, the Speaker of the Assembly
shall act as Governor until the vacan-
cy be filled or the disability shall
cease.
Salary of Lieutenant.GOvernOr.
Section G. The Lieutenant-G Governor
shall receive for his services an an
nual salary of Two Thousand Dol
lars, and shall not receive or be en-
titled to any othet compensation, fee
or requisite, for any duty or service
he may be required to perform by
the Constitution or by law.
one of the said persons so having an
equal and the highest number of votes
for Governor and Lieutenant-Gover-
nor.
When observation-disclosures TO Act as
Governor.
Section 4. In case of the impeach-
from office, death, inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the
said office, resignation, or absence
G,,0, %o+0
of the office shall devolve upon the
Lieutenant-Govern for the residue of
the term, or until the disability shall
cease. But when the Governor shall,
with the consent of the Legislature,
be out of the State. in time of war. at
the head Of military force thereof,
he shall continue chief
of all the military force of the State.
Qualification and Duties Of Lieuten-
ant.GOvernOr; Succession to the
GOvernOrship.
Section 5. The Governor
shall possess the same qualifications
of eligibility for the office as the Gov
ernor. He shall be president of the
Senate, but shall have only a casting
vote therein in case of a tie vote. If
during a vacancy of the office of Gov
ernor, the Lieutenant Governor shall
be impeached, displaced, resign, die,
or become incapable Of performing
| the duties of his office, or be absent
| from the State, the President of the
Senate shall act as Governor until the
vacancy be filled or the disability shall
cease; and if the President Ct the Sen
| Section Z. That all laws and parts
of laws that are in conflict herewith,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
and that this act shall be in force and
effect from and after the second Mon
day in September, 1915.
| The above resolution was filed in
the office of the Secretary of State on
March 6, 1913.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
18th day OF February, 1914.
EARLE w. HODGES,
(SeaD Secretary of State.
ADVERTISEMENT
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International Municipal Congress.

New York. July 9.~-The American
commission of municipal executive
and civic leaders, composed of rep
resentative mayors and officials OF
civic and commercial organizations
sailed from this port this morning on
board the S. S. Adriatic of the White
Star line. They will partici pate in
the International congress in London,
beginning July 20, and attend the
Southern Commercial congress week
at the International Urban exposition
in Lyons, France. Here the party
will be broken, some going home and
others continuing their stay abroad,
visiting Berne, Lucerne, Dresden,
Berlin. Amsterdam and Antwerp,
among other cities. At the London
conference the Duke of TecK will
preside, and all manner of civic i'm
provements will be discussed.
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Factory Probers in Syracuse.

Syracuse, n. Y, July 9.-The New
York state factory investigating COM
mission is holding a session in this
city today at which three important
topics will be taken up ami others
matters NAY be discussed if brolght
up by towsnpeople. The first topic
listed is general discussion of the
proposed codifcation of the labor
laws; the second is a discussion on
the duplication of inspection by city
and state departments and tho RENE
dy therefore, and the third covers the
fire hazard in mercantile establish
ments.
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Has a Romantic Plot,

This is what the Chicago Record
Herald says OF our new serial story,
"The Lapse of Enoch Wentworth:
"This gripping story of a strange
poker game, stranger bond between
two men, a stolen drama and the dou-
BILE regeneration out of which springs
unexpected happiness for the wronged
sinner, is not the best kind of story
to take up late in the evening, but
it is jolly good tale by aid of which
to shake off the blues 1t reads
rather like play itself. being full Of
action, and abounds in dramatic stu.
atoms and human interest"
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Oklahoma Testimony.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 26, 1914
AS per your request of the 22d in
slant, addressed to Hon. Lee Cruce
governor, which has been forwarded
to this office for attention, | desire
to advise you that the first few years
of the operation of our guaranty law
proved very expensive to our state
banks, but since that time our law
has been amended to, such an ex-
tent and conditions have SO improved
that we feel the future success OF
cur law Is assured without any great
expense to our banks.
State banks located in the Indian
Territory section of our state had
never been examined. prior to state
hood, consequently banking conditions
in this state ware In chaotic con-
dition at that time. In the haste to
put our law in operation, a number
OF state banks were permitted to
come under our system without SUI
ficient examination, consequently
there were a number of insolvent
banks which came under the guar
anty law and afterwards caused us
very heavy losses. However. We feel
luaC We nave pIdClACdAy CAA'h"eou
al, of the insolvent banks at this
time, and the condition of our state
banks today is much better than 1t
has ever been, Notwithstanding three
or four years of short crops.
! would suggest that in case de-
positors' guaranty law is adopted In
your state sufficient time is given to
make the proper examination of your
state banks and force them to get
into the proper condition before per-
hitting them to come under your
guaranty law. We will be very glad
indeed to furnish you any additional
Information or answer any questions
which you desire to ask with refer
erce to the operation of our law.
I am mailing you, under separate
cover, copy of the latest biennial re-
port of this department. Also a
copy Of our present banking laws
Yours very truly. ]. H. Crawford
Bank Commissioner.
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Charter Makers Busy.

Toledo, o., July 9.-Final work CT
the proposed charter providing u new
form of;government for. Toledo is be-
ing done otday in an all day session
of the charter commission. II is eX-
the work completed when it adjourns
this evening, adopting the charter
section by section, and as whole
1t is possible the outcome may not
be decisive, for the old dispute as
to whether the mayor shall appoint
the heads of the principal depart
ments or whether they shall be elect
will be revived today, but the gener-
al superstition is that the matter will
be satisfactorily settled and a chart
er made ready to submit to the peo
pie.
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State Guaranty of Bank Deposits
Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas Officials Declare Law
Successful in Telling of Operation and
Effect of Measure

banking law should cover these prop
osition in a practical and effective
way No state should, in my judg
ment, pass a guaranty law unless
they have strong banking law tina
has been in force for several years
so as to enable the supervising Off
GERS to get the affairs of the severa
banks thoroughly adjusted.
! should be pleased, of course, to
furnish your committee any addition
al information that you may desire
upon request. Very truly yours, Chas
M. Sawyer, Bank Commissioner.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
. CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly
at it's regular session of 1913, and that
the same will be submitted to the
electors of the state at the next gen
eral election, to be held Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th, 1914, for adoption or re-
lection.
Proposed Amendment No. 16.
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the state for approval or
rejection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, If a
majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment
the same shall become part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas,
to-wit:
That Section No. II of Article 5
of the Constitution of the State OF
Arkansas be amended SO as to read as
follows: r~-.
Executive Department.
Section 1. To amend Section OF
Article 6 of the Constitution OF the
State of Arkansas to read as follows:
The Executive Department of this
State shall consist of Governor, Lieu
tenant-Governor. Secretary of State,
Treasurer of State, Auditor of State
and Attorney General (N, all of whom
shall keep their offices in person at
the seat of government and hold their
offices for the term of two years and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. And the General Assembly
may provide by law for the establish
ment of the offices of Commissioner
of State Lands.
Executive Power.
Section 2. The Executive power
shall be vested in a Governor, who
shall hold office for two years; a
Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen
at the same time and for the same
term. The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor elected next preceding
election the time when this section
shall take effect, shall hold office
until and including the second Mon
day of September, and their success
sors shall be chosen at the general
election in that year.
Election Of Governor and Lieutenant-
Governor.
Section 3. The Governor ana Lieu
the times and places Of choosing
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That the law providing for the
guaranty by the state of deposits IN
banks taking advantage of its provi-
sions is operating successfully in
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas is in
Dictated by letters from the banking
commissioners of those states to a
committee of the Louisiana legisla-
tcre which body is considering the
enactment Of such law. The COM
mittee of the Louisiana general as
sembly recommended the bill favora-
bly,. The letters appended hereto are
taken from the senate journal, and
should be of especial interest to Ar
kansas people by reason Of the fact
that such measure has been Initial
ed and will be voted upon in Sep
TENDER unless the Arkansas Bankers
association is successful in it's efforts
to prove that many of the signatures
on the initiative petition are illegal.
The bankers association has not
announced opposition to bank
guaranty bill, but opposition to the
one proposed, declaring it is faulty AID
will fail to accomplish its purpose.
l. is also asserted by some that the
Oklahoma law has been failure. j.
b Crawford, bank commissioner of
Oklahoma, explains why the law was
rot Immediately a success by saying
that in the hurry to put the law into
effect in that state, there were ad-
mitted banks which were not entitled
to be in the sytmes. Oklahoma was
the first state to adopt the guaranty
of deposits by the state plan, and it
was natural that mistakes should be
made. 1t appears that these mis-
takes have been rectified and that
Oklahoma banks are better and the
peoples money safer because of the
law, according to Mr.. Crawford.
All of the letters are addressed to
the committee of the Louisiana leg
islature. They are reproduced in
full.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.


Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly
at it's regular session of 1913, and that
electors of the State at the next gen.
eral election, to be held Monday,
September 14th, 1914, for adoption or
rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. Is.
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, If a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become part of the Con-
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to-
wit:
That Section Fifteen (15) Of Article
Five 60 of the Constitution of the
State of Arkansas, as amended by
Amendment No. IS, declared by the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives on February 10th, 1913, to have
been adopted, be amended SO as to
read as follows:
Section Is. The members of the
General Assembly shall receive as
their salary the sum of Seven Hun
dred and Fifty ($750.0O Dollars, ex-
cept the President Of the Senate and
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, each of whom shall receive as
his salary Eight Hundred and Fifty
| ($850.00) Dollars, for the term Of two
(2) years; and in addition to such
salary the members of the General
Assembly shall receive five cents per
mile for each mile travelled in going
to and returning from the seat of gov
eminent over the most direct and
practicable route. Said salary shall
be payable in the following manner,
to-wit: Five ($5.00) Dollars per day
for the first hundred days of any reg
ular session of the General Assembly;
Provided. the President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives may draw Six ($60O) DOL
lars per day for the first hundred days
of any regular session. The remainder
of their salary shall be paid to them
quarterly on the first day Of January,
April, July and October of the year
following any regular session of the
General Assembly. and the Auditor of
State shall draw his warrants in
favor of the members of the General
Assembly on said dates for the amount
of salary due each at that time, and
mail same to the members at their re-
spective postoffice addresses. No
member Of either House shall receive
any salary or emoluments for his
services other than is provided for
herein. The TERMS Of all members of
the General Assembly shall begin ON
the day of their election A.
The above resolution was filed In
the office of the Secretary of State
on March 6, 1918.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
10Th day OF February. 1914.
EARLE w. HODGES,
(Seal) Secretary OF State.
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HOw's This 7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tons made by this firm.
NATIONAL BANK Of COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
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Yellow Trial Meeting.

Butte, Mont, July 9.-The annual
meeting of the Twin Cities Yellow.
stone Trail association was opened
at Hunters Hot Springs today. and
will hold over tomorrow. Thousands
Of delegates from Minnesota, NORTH
and South Dakota and Montana have
come here by auto. Many have plan.
ned trips to the gates of Yellowstone
park at the close of the business SEES
sions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11

The leading evangelists of the meet
ing this year are DR.. e. E. Walker,
and Rev. Charles M. Dunaway. the
latter Georgian. The singing,
which is always a feature of the
meeting, is under the charge Of
Charles D. Tillman, competent III
rector who has been engaged 10 fill
this position for life.
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Kansas Evidence.

Topeka, Kan, May 26, 1914 have
your letetr of the 22d, asking for IN
formation with regard to the opera
ton and effect of the guaranty OF
deposits law of this state, for the
use Of your committee in formulating
a similar law.
For your information l enclose you
under separate cover pamphlet con
tanning the banking law and also tne
guaranty law, covering the scate
banks Of this state. The guarant!
law was passed in 1909, and since II
has been in operation the guaranty
fund has been drawn upon to pay pu'
one loss, amounting to about $2S ,ooo
The loss has been kept down to TINS
ANAL amount, through the fact tha'
we have, as L believe you will agree
when you read our law. most eN'
cellent banking law. which clothes
the administering offices with a
great deal of power and enables
rim II properly administered, to
keen the banks in good condition.
{ The amount upon deposit under the
law with the state treasurer IS a.
this time approximately $1l5,900 III
cash. and $40$,000 in bonds. !,
IA guaranty law, to be- successful
must be preceded by a banking law
similar to ours providing for strict
supervision and should fix a salary
for the supervising officer and his
subordinates sufficiently large to en-
allie the state to secure the services
OF competent and experimentation:
should say that the minimum salary
for an examiner should be $2,5oO. TOT
YOU can not expect to secure b0th
csliber and experience for smaller
amount. ~
The banks should be regularly ex-
ahmed not les than twice each year
ard If were to make any sugges-
tion to amend the law we have IN
this state, it would be to pronioit the
executive officers OF our banking IN.
siitutions from borrowing money IRON
their own banks under penalty sur
ficieatly severe to make 1t eiieVtice
We find that the greatest troubles ~
the hanks OF this state are through
ofiicial borrowing. excessive loans ana
the granting Of over-drafts. and every
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A. G. N. Encampment.

Little Rock, July 9.-Col. D. A
Frederick of the 22d Infantry, U. 5
A., will be in command of the annual
encampment of the Arkansas national
guard. which will probably open al
Fort Logan H. Roots August II. The
date has not definitely been agreed
upon. The camp will last for six
weeks, and there will be two battal-
ions of the guard there at time
staying two weeks. One regiment OF
regulars will be on duty all the time.