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The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-12

qualified voters of a town or city au- thorized it such town or city could contract debts, pledge it's faith and levy and collect taxes to meet such obligations.
 The Constitution of South Carolina adopted in 1895 provides that munich palities may issue bonds sot to exceed s per centum of the assessed value of he taxable property in the munici- pality.
 Mississippi has no iron clad prohi- bition against the issuance of bonds. Its Constitution of 1899 merely pro vides that general laws shall be en- acted to prevent the abuse by munici- pal corporations of their powers or assessment, taxation, borrowing money and contracting debts.
 The Virginia Constitution adopted in 1902 provides that municipalities may issue bonds not eY1eeding IS per cent of the assessed valuation or the real estate in such municipality.
  adopted in 1907 places no limitation upon the amount of bonds that may is sue when the proposition is approved oy a majority, but am glad that pro posed Amendment No. IA has such Limitations and restrictions that it will not be possible to contract debts that will be a burden to the taXpay- CTS. AS much as we love Arkansas we cannot seriously contend that our cities and towns have developed more under our Constitutional restrictions than those of our neighboring states without such restrictions.
 Several of the states mentioned only permit the owners of the property bonds but I am glad that proposed Amendment No. IA authorizes all qua lifted electors to vote upon the ques- tion because assessments will be levied for a long period of years and some who are property owners today may not be later on, and some who are not property owners now may be large property owners in fifteen or twenty years from today. Some go up and some go down. This is history. There fore it is just and right that upon the question of creating a debt extend ing over a period of 35 years to cover the cost of permanent Improvements that every qualified elector should have a voice in the matter.
 Tt is my opinion that a large ma. jority of the people of the cities and towns of Arkansas would like to have the right to borrow money for the purposes mentioned in the amend ment if a majority voting upon the question should approve of it and since the adoption of the amendment would not entail any expense or increase the taxes of those residing outside of the cities and towns such electors cannot possibly have any reason for refusing to grant the people residing in the cities and towns the right to tax iheselves if they wish to do so.
 "Therefore, the amendment no doubt will receive the solid support of the people living in the country"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-12

The consent of the majority of the qualified electors voting on the prop sscition is required before bonds can legally be issued. No bonds can be issued if the people of any given mu nicipality do not want them issued It would be impossible for politicians to take snap judgment on the people with such a stringent law as that in force Support the amendment, and urge your friends to do so.-Fayette- vile Daily.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-12

The principal gathers under the Bond Issue amendment will be the small towns of the state. which can not now under the existing laws raise the funds to build water and sewer systems. The property valuation there is not now sufficient to build any equip water plants, but under the amendment they can issue suffi- cient bonds, covering term of years Stuttgart Arkansawyer.
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Norwegian story Pathetic and
satlrical.

The literary group pictured In Knut
HamsunS story OF shallow Soil"
translated from the Norwegian by Carl
Christian Hyllested tCharles Scribner's
Sons), needed to be rebuked as Coldevln.
the country tutor, rebuked them on re-
peated occasions. They were indeed a
shallow lot. conceited. tedious, In many
ways Objectionable. Fancy the poet IT.
gems, who had been up all night swag-
eering into ole Henriksens establish
ment-a great and busy wholesale pro-
vision warehouse-and carrying Off a
bottle of brandy, for which he did not
Intend to pay. The poets account in
tle's ledger had run for years and had
never been settled or IN any degree
diminished. Ole was proud to know the
poet; he was glad to furnish him with
brandy gratis. We suppose we may
take this early morning scene as strictly
indicative OF the esteem in which the
city OF Christiania holds It's poets. cir
gems drinks and says; Can take the
bottle along?' And ole Henrksen mods.
ON their way back through the store
he pulls out a drawer from the counter.
and lrgcns, who understands the hint,
takes something from the drawer which
he puts in his mouth. II IL coffee.
roasted coffee: good for the breath. 4"
Poets are not treated so in this Coun-
try. The roasted coffee Is the last touch
Of adulation.
toldSNn. the country tutor, did not
share the weakness of some Of his coun-
trymen. He submitted that too much
honor was bestowed upon the literary
people. people respect most highly
man who has written book or two
he IL admired far moro, for instance,
than the ablest business man or the
most talented professional" so said
Coldevln to the literary group. The
exclamation mark indicates his tone of
disapproval. His suggestion that young
business men should he honored. men
like ole lienriksen and Ole's friend
Tidomnnd, who also dealt In provisions,
In wheat and rye, even In ice and tar,
was received by the group with scorn-
ful cries; Commercial talents what =
ever could that be? Talents for trad
ing what Glory bet" hut Culdcvin
was not inundated. They could not
intmldate him In my opinion, you
VIII hnd really great talents within the
ranks ~ our business youth and I
would advise YOU to pay little atten-
ton 10 them, They are building ships.
opening new markets, carrying on in
VOWED business Enterprises on a hither-
tn undrcnmcd Of sca;r. But the
Literary group laughed and shouted. ole
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a dozen wears younger than herselr Is
f,rcod he bcr conscience to refuse him
and throws IN his way an attractive
young girl, whom he marries. Such Is
the plot Of Her Ladyship's Conscience
nv Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler tHodder
and Stoughton: George II. Doran COM
pany) The persons involved all be-
long To the highest nobility. but they
src entertaining and their conversation
10 bright II corruscates with wit often
enough. but the author sensibly uses
plain English frequently. The situation
ls discussed from various points or view
nv the nobility. The marriage turns
out unhapply. for the young woman
prefers her amusements to her HUSBAND
and her child. We feel rather sorry for
her. because In her talks with young
people Of her own age She seems to be
nice enough girl A convenient au-
tomoblc accident, however. puts her out
Of the way and leaves the older woman.
whose feelings have been narrowed
throughout. to enjoy the husband and
the child.
In writing a pleasant and entertain
ing story. Five Years to Find Out
(The Bobbs- Merrill Company INdla
napolis). |. \. Il. Wylie has deliberately
picked out the most worn out conven-
lions OF fiction for the plot. A young
couple. married ostens!bly without love,
with unlimited money. attend only to
the demands of society and neglect their
little hoy. The uncle who has put up the
cash cuts off all supplies; theredpon the
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The form OF n sort OF historical trea-
tise has been preferred by H. c. Wells
to that of a story in 1.-THE World Set
Free" tE. L. Dutton and Company as
the means OF conveying his conjectures
as to the future OF the world The
faculty OF making scientific possibilities
seem plausible, which first attracted at
tention To his stories and is the chief
characteristic of his writings. is eXerted
successfully. and he shows restraint in
the expression of his soclalistic vagaries.
He builds his argument on the re-
cent Investigations in radio activity and
the theories that are being formed about
them. Practical forms of energy will
be derived from them which will do
away with the present applications of
steam and electricity. He leads up to
his thesis with an anthropological re-
view OF mans history from the earliest
geological period to the present day,
which IL n fair enough presentation OF
facts, as fair as any selection made
for a special purpose can be. He lays
stress on the fact that all great scien-
tihc discoveries were made long before
their truth was recognized or their
practical worth demonstrated. The
reader IL obliged to agree with him
steam and electrical power It is by no
means unlikely that they may he sup
planted by some other ( rm OF power
in Il few years.
About the present MIR. Wells has
good deal Ia say. hut i in the form
of critical history Of the past, as he IL
supposed to write n hundred years or
more hence. This enables him to ex-
press his very uncomplimentary views
about government, about parliamentary
and representative methods. about the
priesthood. the law, the administration
Of justice and 80 forth. He says what
he thinks of several persons he names.
and Is ungallant enough to imply that
the present Queen has n bad temper
A generation hence all wars come to
an end and all the nations Of the earth
are united with one language no work,
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An Idyl Of Peace.

Charming and artistic as is the story
that Rowland Thomas has written in
"Felicidad' little, Brown and Com
pany) the book has the merit of de-
scribing realities which few English
writer's have understood. The narrator
drifts into remote Filipino village. full
of simple. happy people. where nothing
happens from years end to years end
and nothing IL known or heard OF the
outer world. There he Is treated kindly.
is loved by bright girl and a gentle
old man, and there he stays. If the
author had looked on them with eyes as
kindly he could have found as quiet,
pretty. uneventful villages all over the
world, on the Italian coast and noun
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SAMUEL MeRW,N, AvrNoaL
q "ANrhoNY THE AZ sotUre'
CenNvse/ c1

Henriksen and Tidemand were present.
They sat silent. They were embar-
raised. They paid for all the drinks. Us
usual.
Tidenand's wife was fascinated by
the Poet 1rgens. The same disturbing
poet won away Ole Henriksen's young
sweetheart. n girl fresh from the coun-
try. who had In one cheek dimple
that delighted everybody at whom she
smiled. She was overpowered by the
poets conversation. SO might anybody
be, but not necessarily in the same way.
The story pictures very knowingly the
friendship between ole and Tidemand,
the simply expressed affection OF these
two for each other and for the fair
ones who were inveicled by the poet
The narrative Of the commercial enter
prises ~ Tidemand. his ventures in
American rye and in Ice and tar, is
interesting, and justifies the conten-
ton wherewith Coldevin irritated the
literary group. 1t was pitiful where
the glamour departed abruptly from
the poet and his false nature was rudely
laid bare before Mrs. Tidemand, and
1t was abomnable wheSe this same
coxcomb and posturer sold covertly the
pretty yacht that had been present
from ole to his sweetheart and brought
himself new clothes. The results of this
poets philandering ran to tragedy. and
the reader will greve for the unhappy
Ole; but aside from the poet the literary
group here pictured was merely n pre-
posterous company. deserving the au-
thor's satire and unworthy Of the ad-
miring consideration OF the Norwegian
people
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The beginning of Harold MacGrath's
"Pidgin Island CThe Bohbs- Merrill
Company Indianapolis cmbodies very
plea sanity. In spite OF the authors jerky
style. memories Of vacation In the
Thousand Isles. SO long as the young
man and the desirable Young woman
stick 10 fishing for bass and to falling
in love the reader will be satisfied. He
will be less sympathetic when he dis
covers that they are spies In the Gus
toms service and still less when they
show little Gumption in dealing with a
gang OF hungling smugglers when
once Mr. MacGrath let's melodrama loose
there is no stopping him: the full stream
IL on when the story ends. The chug-
glng Of motor boat may have sug-
gested his new style Of diction.
An elderly splnster in love with man
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no law and no religion. This is brought
about by the use of explosives So de-
structive that war becomes impossible.
Universal peace IL introduced by an
amiable Frenchman very like the late
NJ. Theirs
When II comes to that ideal future
Mr.. Wells rather disappoints us. The
chemists OF course provide correct
food. they exterminate flies, mosquitoes
and other noxious Insects. When the
energies expended on preparations for
war and other waste are directed to
public utilities the need OF working soon
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woman who has refused him, because eh.
| believed he was after her money offers
to buy the child The two are tempted
but both begin to wake up: tho wife
takes the boy with her to her parents
while the husband, instisated by a do.
voted scullery maid, undertakes to drive
a cab, the only profitable occupation for
which he Is fitted Then they miss each
others society and come together AGAIN
with the angel child. thereby enabling
the uncle to win his bet with his former
flame and also the ladys consent.
good deal of humor and some satire
about society matters are spun into this
yarn, which can be read with enjoyment
The chief merit Ar the mystery tai.
THE opal Pin" by Rufus Gilmore GAP.
plctons). Is that the reader Is Kept com.
pletely in the dark regarding the rea
malefactor and has every reason to sn,.
pect the person the author wishes HIN
to. This will enable him to put UP with
the painful lbels on Bostonans, whether
within or without the pale, that the au-
thor perpetrates in his accounts OF 50
ciety in that city, and the liberties no
takes with saCrosanct names and With
automobiles. He can construct n clever
mystery story. Perhaps he may b.
tempted some day TO write ono and no,
be drawn aside by the desire 20 b
sarcastic.
The sixteen short stories which
Horace Annesley Nachell has collected
under the genera. title Loot" (Geore.
H. Doran Company are entertaining
and much more interesting than me
common run of magazine stories ro-
one thing the author has no socioloe !cal
or psychological axe TO grind. but
merely n story 10 tell The plots ar,
ingenious. the hurnor is not far fetched
and the language Is the respectable
English which Is st,.l 20 be found IN
British publications. The stories ~.
unpretentious and enjoyable.
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SONG.
NJ Margaret l.. woods.

I'VE heard. Fre heard
The long iou note Of BIRD. .
n. nioh,in co,e tutinp her hedrts one woyd.
I know, fknor
PINK carnations hsdped Nth snov.
Summ,r aud uinter alike they bfov.
I've lain. fr lain
Under roses delicate rain.
That fdU and uhisper and fdH again
Come roc. come uhiie
Sbroud O. the Uorid. black night
mar. had lore and The sums light.
From COLLECTED Poems.
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tainsides. in the German forests. in the
Greek islands. in Spain. and even in
these United States. where the railroad
does not come too near. It may be- the
land Of manana, but what does that
matter when there Is nobody to fret
about It and Tomorrow will do as we'll
as to-day?
Then he shows the Filipinos as they
are when left to themselves. with no
one To improve them or exact duties
from them. whether Spaniard or Ameri-
can. Simple, care free people. happy in
their innocent amusemcnts and mod
crate tasks. II is an impression
Of complete rest and contentmcnt, with
all passions and problems left slumber-
ing He approaches them as the Eliza
hethan adventures did. with no thought
OF difference of race, order or religion,
simply human beings like the rest of
us. The stately old gentleman is de-
liehtful, the other people are pleasant
the love making IL merely an episode.
and the tone of the narrative Is main
tanned with great skill. IT is an original
and very we'll written book that can be
read with pleasure.
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Com missioner Rivera's Frank

Mr.. RIVERA, the Resident Commits.
soner from Porto Rico. who has been
using his official frank TO send through
the mails. without paying postage there.
on, matter advertising the superior cof.
fee grown by his constituents, has done
nothing more than half his colleagues
In the House Of Representatives. He
has simply fallen victim to common
abuse OF the franking privilege. and
followed the example Of hundreds Of
members Of Congress who have
stretched the term Official Business
to cover all sorts OF subjects 1t does
not properly include.
II IN not the official business" Of a
Resident Commissioner to enlarge the
market for any product Of the territory
he, halls from. any more than 1t IL the
official business" Of a Representative
to lind new customers for the manu-,
facturers and tradespeople Of his dis
trict. That his efforts are exerted In
behalf OF nm industry generally. and
not exclusively for certain individuals
engaged in It. does not affect the case
in any way. Were the Representative
from the district In which the town Of
Attleboro IL situated TO use his frank
for the circulation Of literature urging
women to wear jewelry, the fact that
he did not specify platems brooches
or Sterling's chains would not acqult
him of violating the proprieties.
So far rs Mr.. RIVERA Is concerned,
he has acted with entire candor and
obvious innocence. He deserves par
ticular commentator for not resortlng
to the cheap subterfuge Of having some-
thing printed IN the Congressional
Record. and then distributing Il, loaded
with additional matter, described az
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Public Reforms at Private Cost.

The latest reform effected by Miss
KATHARINE r. DAVIS. Commissioner OF
Correction, will meet with unanimous
approval Indeed. the discovery that
n woman physician has not been en-
ployed to care for the women detained
In the workhouse ON Blackwell's Island
causes general establishment. Few per-
sons knew that the clty's institutions
were 80 far behind the times.
Miss DAvis's proposal 10 reorganize
the workhouse with a matron In full
charge OF the women inmates Is UNI
questionably step in the right dlrec-
ton. Not only will II tend toward
elimination Of the abuses with which
the place seems 10 abound, 1t will also
alleviate the condition OF the UNI
fortunates. II the right woman Is
found 1t may establish reformatory
effort which IL now lacking.
The humiliating thing Is that these
obvious Improvements have to he made
at private cost. The Association of
Grand Jurors Is TO pay the salary Of
the woman physician. The matron Is
not to he installed for some time, partly
because there is no money in sight tn
pay her. IL Is understood that for
some months at least she must be pro.
vided for by private subscription.
Surely this process Of passing the
hat in order to place an important pub.
lie institution ON basis OF civilization
cannot he necessary. II Is hardly a
question Of money. The woman ply
stefan is TO get only 81 800 yenr, and
the matron will not receive very much
more. II It is n matter OF red tape
the Board OF Estimate might easily And
some way Of transferring money to pay
for these excellent progressive meas
ureS
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Con slider the Crops.

Nature Is doing her best for the hap
piness OF the United States. Regard
less Of all the factors OF psychology
which may make or mar prosperity,
rainfall and sunshine are working In
behalf uf the farmer to win from the
earth an increase OF foodstuffs on
which the general welfare rests.
Some little damage to winter wheat
there has been from insects and from
lack Of moisture. but on the whole the
outlook which was presented month
ago has been maintained. There has
been a drop Of about 3 points in condi-
ton. but the wheat which ~ almost
made promises n crop Of 63s,0OO,0oO
bushels: bumper"
1t Is almost a quarter Of a century
since winter wheat has been in 30 -four
ishing a state In June as to-day, and
spring wheat has started with condi-
ton almost 2 points above the aver
age Of the season. indicating a yield
Of 6o.oOO.OOO bushels. The country
has n prospect Of 100000. 900 bushels
Of wheat this year, which Is not so far
short Of the billion bushels that we con-
sidered imaginntively n month ago as
an exuberant possibility.
Nothing but satisfactory accounts
was given on Monday Of nll the agri-
cultural positions on which the Gov
eminent reported. The condition OF
oats. sos at the advent OF June, was
about a point above the average, and
crop OF 1.2l8.OOO.O0O bushels is sug-
gested. Rye and barley proved to be
in splendid shape. and II there was
some slight deterioration In the condl-
ton OF hay during May It was almost
made up for by an advance in the con-
dition Of the pasture landa