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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-07-02

for Teachers. NASHVILLE. opened
for lie first session June 25
The nomination Of William q.
Sharp. Of Ohio. - ambassador
TO France has been confirmed by
the Senate.
The Supreme Court Of Illinois
In q recent decision dphoIds the
constitutionality Of the woman
suffrage law Of the State.
Lassen Peak. the old California
volcano. has again become active.
and there have been eight dis
tinct eruptions since June Ia.
An increase In wages of six
per cent has been granted to the
telegraphers and station agents
of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Servia has warned the Porte
that in tn, event Of war be-
tween Turkey and Greece she
will not be able to remain on
friendly terms with Turkey.
Ole Olson. a Danish Million
aire. has agreed to finance a new
North Pole expedition under the
command of Knud Rasmussen.
the Danish explorer.
Six established steamship lines
already have served notice upon
the Panama Canal management
that they will make regular use
of the waterway.
Fifteen generals nf the Mex
lean Constitutionalist army, COM
manding q force OF 10000 men.
have joined in q note reneuncing
the leadership Of General Car
rama.
More than two hundred miners
were entombed June 10 in q coal
mine near Frank. in the Province
of Alberta, Canada. The explo-
sion was due to sases in the
mine.
Premier Asquith has agreed to
introduce his Irish home rule
amending bill in the House of
Commons before the House of
Lords passes on the main home
rule measure.
The statement of the United
States Treasury June 20 showed
a deficit this fiscal year Of $685.
253.O3O. as compared with a sur.
plus Of SIP O5O. OCT to the same
date last year.
On account of serious rioting
in the Butte. (Mont.) mining
fields. the Governor Of Montana
has appealed to President Wilson
to send Federal troops into the
strike district.
In q conference last week with
President Wilson, House Leader
Underwood urged an early ad.
journment of Congress. The
President insisted that the trust
bills must be disposed Of before
adjournment.
According to press dispatches
sent out June q, the Mexican
Constitutionalists are now in
control of the entire northern
part Of the State Of Vera Cruz
and the major portion Of the
State of Puebla.
It has been announced that in
March, 1915. President Wilson
will personally lead the inter-
national feet of warships from
Hampton Roads to Colon to par
ticipate in the formal opening of
the Panama Canal.
The new French cabinet. Or
ganized by N. Ribot, was not
supported and resigned within a
| few days. The task Of organiz-
ing a new ministry was then
given to M. Viviani. socialist and
4 former Minister of Labor.
] Under the new tariff law the
first seven months show . de-
crease of SIC. 0O0 10 customs re.
ceipts. There has ben an 10
crease of $50. 900. 900 AMI a de.
crease of practically the same
amount in exports. mainly in
farm products.
An amendment that will END
the strike Of FIVE thousand mineri
in the Kanawha coal fields oI
West Virginia was reached june
Is. The proposals Of the thre,
conciliat0rs appointed By Secre
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READ THE PROPOSED LAWS.

We are again calling the attention al amendmentst that are to be voted up- on in the September election. We do not pretend to have more wisdom than our neighbOrs, nor do we pre- sume to say how you should vote on any one or all of these propositions but we do want 10 urge you to read them and study them, so that you can vote intelligenely and in the in terest of your state, county, town or community, This is your bounden duty,
 Opposition is rapidly developing in certain quarters to certain measures For instance, Act No l is said by some to be one that should be defeat ed, It provides, among other things, that "No child under fourteen years of age shall be permitted to work in any remunerative occupation in this State except during vacat on they may be employed by their parents or guardians in occupations owned or controlled by them. And no child under sixteen years of age shall be employed or permitted 10 work in a long list of occupations, and certain classes of occupations, and not in any occupation more than eight hours per day, and not before six clock m. |, nor after seven p m; and children under IS are not permitted to work before six a.m., nor after ten D. m: and there are other restrictions which
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WOMEN IN POLITICS

Secretary Bryan has announced his belief in Votes for Women His reasons are excellent. He declared he wanted no rights he would not be wiliinp to grant his wife Above al arguments e placed fte right of 1Ae motler to a voice iu E sa.dlHL tue eu- yir0nment of her children aHHe mother" the secretary said aean justly claim the right atHe. ; every effective weapon fa, Che protection of those she guards, and eaa as e' wi5l put within her reach aH .ue iu strumentalilies Of gsveruHeur. fu- ciudiag the police power As man aud woman are c0-teuauts of fue earth. the statement says, and mast work out their destiny together the presumption is on the side af equality for treatment ia a. that pertains t0 ther joint life and is opportunities Why should a mother be deui-d he use of the frencAise t9 safeguard He welfare of her child merely ueca use another mother may no, view her duty in the same light Politics wiIi not suffer by W5Han> entrance iac0 1t. If the political world has grown more pure in spite of eyi. iuAue ces that have operated 10 debaSe it. it will not be polluted by the presence and participation of woman Neither should We doubt tuat wom1u rau be trusted with the ballot Sue has proven herseIfeq equal ta ever, rrNp1usi- bi.ity imposed up9u ier She vii. not fai. society in ttis eMe1-ency Let her vote. And may rIat Assortment which la, throughout the ages. ever enabled her t9 quickly grasp great tratus, made Ter the .a,t at tue cross and the first at The ,epucHre. ~0 ai- rect her ln rhe di>cA7rge of Ter DO. lltiaaI duties IS to add ue~ gl3ries to her and thr3ggt her sfi,llurtherb.es~ society.
 II is not a question of politics suf fering by Woman'> entrance into il, but question of woman. herself and her exalted position in the civilized world, that is very likely to suffer, and she wil be degraded thereby.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

UNDER our form Of popular govern ment there las been since the found ing Of our nation, conflict Of opinion between statesmen and political lead err, over the question of letting the people know about public matters One school Of statesmen contend that it is a dangerous thing 10 let the peo- ple know what is going on Another school maintains that the people may be expected to vote iuteligently and right on every question. There are two sides 10 every question. and good argument can be put upon both sides of this question. But, as matter of fact each passing year sees the on ward victorious sweep of the priuci- pie that the people rule The people may be trusted to do tie right thing at the right time. The public has q right to know, " is proposition which has become aB is,ue in Arkansas through the initiation by the people of Act No. 3, the publicity measure. providing for publishing in the news papers financial statements sof counties. towns and impr pavement districts, re- cords of raising and lowering of assess ments, and other matters of import ance to the taxpayers, A booklet giving full information about this measure may be had at the office of The Forest City Times Act No. } will prove a tax equalizer of tremend- ous force, because 1t provides that changes in assessments either by county judges or equalization boards must be published This is jast one of the good features. The measure will promote economy and efficiency in public affairs
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

THERE seems to be n9 reason that would appeal 10 sensible people why towns. county and state government should be in deot Many towns in Arkan>as are not in debt according to repo ts made to the Greater Arkansas Association at Little Rock recently. We have no data as regards how many counties in Arkausas are cut of debt or whose scrip is worth par, but this general rule may be stated. The bet- ter the average administration over u term Of years, tbe creature tte value of scrip and the less the amount of public debt. The people have rigGt to expect a business ike 'miuistra- ton of public affairs and in many places in Arkansas thy are getting it. If they are getting il in some places they should be able tO get it in all places \ law that will have di- rect bearing upon the efficiency with which public affairs are administered is Act NJ. ;, known as the Publicity Law, which will be voted on by the people in the September election
 Tn la~ provides that the public otfi- cia!s shall give detailed reports thru
 the newspapers, of their adaiuis
 traitor of pubic funds a public anair, The fact L at these reports have to be compiled and published, i, the thing tlat vii Wark sweeping improvements iu our methods of handling public business. No busi
 ness corporation handIiu- tue thous- auds of dollars or Weighfy affairs that the average public oAieiai handles would think of operating Without making detailed reports tu the stock
 holders, or if it were tried the stock holders Wouldn'd stand fur il yety long, You are stocNu1.der in the concern 10 which you pay taxes and have a right to know what Is being done with your money, By support ing Act No. 3 and by getting your friends to work for il and vote for it, you will be doing a public service.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

will defeat this act al the polls. The abuses Of child labor are many and shameful bat .is particular art is not properly framed to cover lea. conditions. We admit the necessity for some such law. bat 10 deprive the head Of a large family of boys and girls from the labor of their children and practically require them t9 ZION to th- age Of II. l6 and l> years in idleness. Is not the way to correct this evil Another way has been >lg ge,ted 10 Us by interested parties, and is in substance that some Of he best cotton choppers and picherS. and other hands" are the large families of negro boys and girls frn n even as young as ten wears old. and these would. under this law. grow GP n I dleaess. and be 3 deaI expense 10 their parents if not allowed to accept employment. except in occupations owned or controlled by their parents or guardians
 Ifthis act really prohibits children from doing such work. i. Hi.. nac
 meet the approy& If the farmers Of this state. There is some question in our minds as t5 whether or no, tae act does ths. but rad i and ig re il out for your-e'f
 There is also opposition 10 tne
 Bank Guaranty Law Some suci sa~ as this seems very necessary loo bat there are several sections af tlis n" that are not good. according to olr
 way of thinking IL will make stock holders. wao have nothing to d9 with the actual business Of the concern. responsible This is not right.
 And 50 on. Read these proposed laws, so that you can vote Intelligent Y upon their adoption CT rejection.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

Between tAe press agents and the ready print and plate houses the country press can hardly call it's space is own. Now.a days when promoters have anything too big t9 be financed the country press k asked 10 give the publicity that cannot be obtained elsewhere. The promoters pay for railroad fare lumber, clerk hire, post age, office rent, etc, but the country papers are asked to give free the very essential item Of advertising, and then fl an editor is simple enough to go about the fairs, shows or parks they have helped 10 make possible they are given much the same treatment that Is accorded a yagraut or mendicaut. It is about time that the country press a~aked 10 th- fact that it is the easiest mark eXtant, and stop giving it's space away .-Exchange.
 Well, that's about right, except that il is hot true, al least not 10 our knowledge that the newspaper boys are treated like yagrants, etc They usually treat us mighty nice; mighty nice
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

THERE will be q greater necessity than ever for publicity in regard to money expended by cities and towns when Amendment No II is adopted. It is an additional reason for voting for Act No. g. the publicity measure. It requires that an itemized account of money received and expended by towns and cities be published twice a year in some newspaper Tn the place. Publicity is the greatest safeguard that can be thrown around expendi. tures of public funds
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
That Interest. Again

T. Hon F A R8le, Judge af s5
 Francis County
 Sometime iu 1913. th- prosecuting attorney oroaghtt~a suits to recover interest due from tAe t~o county Repositories t1 the various public fund> of St Francis county.
 one suit Has against lue Bank u Forrest City for interest due from July, 1908 to July. l9lI at lie rate If j 3-lo per ceuf ger annam and the court appointed E W Payne !, spe- eia commissioner r9 e9npate the am14nt of interest due ffon the Hank Of Torres Ciry. Nr Payne, il ap- pears. ha> completed his feI5ft 10 tHp effect tia, tH- '5ta tuIe1es. for 1908 ta lall amounted ,9 s5.4o0 and hat tle bauA hal acco.ured t1r s3Ioo 3hicu left = 3oa 45e ga tle Hr-t ta8 years
 Tie other 's # was against t}a Bank Of Palestine. and f., suretie~. to recover tie iujerest dae from Ja1y, I3ll. tg July. 1913, at the rate .f f. per cent per aunam. on daily balances. and at the March term l94, Judge ]. N. Jackson appointed PrI " Wilson a, special comm aener t3 compute tie amount of interest due from the Rank of Palestine for sa d two years
 As the circuit court will convene in about 60 days, it is pre,umei that Prof. Wilson has performed hIs duty as such special commissioner by com putting the interest and reporting the same
 If tue public funds during lhe first two years at the rate of 8 10 per cent brought S5, 400 it looks like the fund, l for the next two years at the increased rate of 6t per cent, as agreed by the Bank of Palestine, should bring about t7,000, not one cent of which was paid or accounted for by said bank
 This S2,300 balance due from the Bank of Forrest City on the first two years, and 5000 due from the Bank Of Palestine for the succeeding two years would aggregate approximately ss,000, and if placed to the credit of the various school districts, wouldgo a long way in maintaining schools throughout the county.
 The county judge is. Of course, the proper person to look after all the public funds, and in order that the taxpayers may be definitely and eff clally informed as to this matter, will you please state over your signature just how much, if any, of this inter. est has been paid over to the treasurer. and if not already paid, when will this interest be placed where the schools can enjoy the use of it?
 In January, l9l4, the Bank of For. rest City again became the depository of the county, agreeing to pay i 10 in terest on the public funds for two years from that date Please state whether or not the First National Bank Of Forrest City has assumed this obligation by undertaking to pay this interest at the same rate2 JAMES FuSsELL.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

ArPKOPo, of the campaign against rats now being waged in New Orleans, the Philadelphia Press has this to say: "One of the greatest rat-catch- ing establishments ill the country is conducted by a young woman in New
 York. She is the daughter of ia nous modern successor of the Pied
 Piper of IIamelin and upon his death fell heir tn all lis arts and continues
 to conduct with his own success the
 business which Le taught her She
 directs the operations of crew which
 visits the piers of the metropolis
 every day inthe year and is also ready
 10 clear private dwelling, infested with tie creatures. She herself is
 ready at any time to cafcu rats with
 out gloves and some of her constant paniOus are rats of high degree
 whom sIe has tanned and taught to
 eat oGt of her hand IL Is true that she is the only oHicia, rat catcher in
 the world Hut what woman has done woman cIn do and that hoary gibe that is a. old as skirts now loses
 it's point"
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

TIE number of electoral votes to which all the State, contribute is 53l. Therefore the next president of the United States must secure 266 of these t0 secure his election. The states in which women will east a vote for tie president are entitled 10 electoral yoles as follows, Arizona 8: Califar- nia l8: Colorado |; Idaho, 1: Illinois s5; Kansas lo. Oregon ,; Gtah i; Wash ingt9n !: Wyoming 3, making a total at present 3f sl votes In addition very active campaigns are being wa4ed in Montana. North Dakota, South Dakota and Nevada, and Initiative Petitions in Missouri Nebraska and Ohio Should these states give No- men the ballot the ballot there would be added to the electoral vote, Mon- tana l; North Dakota ;; South Dako Ia !: Nevada 8: Missouri ls; Nebraska s: Ohio 24, constituting grand totaI of I5l votes from fall suffrage states Future candidates will take this into their reckoning
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

A NEWSPAPER Whcih opposes or
 threatens 10 oppose a candidate in
 his aspirations for office, because that candidate has done his plain duty as a servant of the people is hard up for thunder and will wield no influence
 with the voters. Don't you think so? It is sad day when a mans it. ness for office depends upon the way he dispenses the patronage of his ot- ice, and newspaper that advocates that course violates every rule of ethical journalism and is unfaithful to the high trust reposed in it, and high plane it occupies as a moulder of public sentiment and in safeguarding the peoples interests The Times has never yet opposed an office holder because he failed to give us the print ing from his office, and we have never yet espoused the claims of one be, cause he did. In other words, wehaye never allowed commercialism to
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
AT THE klRDOME An Interesting Program All Next Week at the Movies. AUGUST 2 TO AUGUST 8

MONDAY The Fires of Ambition, " (Domiuoc two parts.
 When Reuben Fooled the Bandits. ''
 TUESDAY "A Social Ghost, Kay Bee: two parts.
 "A Circus Romance Princess.
 WEDNESDAY For the Sake of Kate, Reliance: Acres of Alfalfa - Our Largest Birds. " Keystone),
 THURSDAY The Wharf Rats, BrJncAo.y 4 two-reel feature. "A Fatal Filtration, Keystone.
 FRIDAY The Lost Sermon, American. two parts
 Our Mutual Girl" Reliance3 series No 10.
 SATURDAY Was She Right in Forgiying Him. tThanhouser) Jane the Justice. The above program looks good to the managers of the Airdome the coming week, a'd we feel that those who attend will be nicely entertained in every way. Thanking you kindly for past patron age, we remain, yours to please,
 A D. TAYLOR & SON. Miss Gertrude Douglass, Of Little Rock, arrived in the city yesterday and "i'l be th" guest for several days of her friend, Miss Mary Me Dougal.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

MOTION pictures are already being taken by the Fresno. Calf, county commission in charge of the local ex- hibit al san Diego, 10 show the de- tails of peach cultivation. On one of the big orchards pictures were taken showing the thinning of 1,60O green peaches from single tree in order that the rest of the peaches might reach the top of perfection The out put of this orchard for 1914 is expected to be s00 tons of fruit.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

Fer Gorrusr Geo " Hays Fa Associate Jastie, spprsm, Court C. Hart
 Fer AuSra.J 6.ntral-W l. Moose. Fer Ssu.tay of Stat, Earl W Hodges FO Auditor of Stat.-L. l.. Coffman For Stat, Trsasursr R. G. Mcdaniel. For State Land Commissioner Wm. E. Owens
 For Commissioner of Mines Hanaiactur.s and Agriculture John II. Page For Superintendent Public Instruction Geo. B Cook.
 For Railroad Commissioner T l. Wood For Juds. First Judicial Dlstrict-J. NJ Jackson
 Fer Prosecuting Attorney first District J. \. RacheIs.
 For shsriff-J. F. McDougal Fer County Judge E. 4 Rofe For County Clerk T. C. Merwin Fer Circuit Clsss-R. " Payne For Representative $. r. Sulcer. For Assessor John NJ. Nichols. For Treasurer r. Taylor For SurysYW Stayton. For coronsr-J |. Stockard For Magistrates, Madison Township E. S. Stevens, ". l. Kirby and S l., Hodges.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

UNDER direction of the automobile clubs, work on the highways connect ing San Diego with important points to the north is being taken up actively and the roads will be in good condition by the time the Exposition opens. A heavy volume of motor tours is as sured for 1915, with several thousand inquiries from eastern automobilists already in Work on the coast high way in Monterey county alone involves SS25 MMn.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

hoLLY. we came near dying today with the collie in our breast. Hart man spoudent of the Clarksville Democrat
 Either that collie went too far north or you are constructed on a novel plan All Oyer-ArkanSas
 How terr b'y shocking To have Al,- Over-Arkansas admit publicly that he Is not acquainted with the where abJats of the present.day waist line.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

control or influence the patriotism of The Times. We expect and solicit
 patronage upon our merits as to cir culation for advertising and equip ment, experience and know edge Of the business 10 turn out trst-class job and book printing and for Up to- date work. IL is the duty Of public officer to place public advertising in the med um that reaches the most people and gives the greatest publicity.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

ANNOUNCEMENT k made by the Salt Lake railway that 4.009 German tourists will be booked to Southern California during the San Diego Ex- position year. They are divided into twenty groups each accompanied by guide.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

TIE joy rider must be suppressed in the interest or human life and the community generally, but unless the efforts to do so are strong and contin- uous, and the penalties Of speeding impartial ami drastic. the speeder will continue 10 be a Juggernaut with attendant human sacrifices - Searcv News.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

ALL the taxpayers are familiar with few of tue things their taxes pay for. A few of the taxpayers are familiar with all the things their taxes pay for All the taxpayers will be familiar with all the things their taxes pay for after Act No. is adopted in September The Public Has a Right 10 Know"
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

THE matron at the Union station Alexandria, La has been given Q po- lice badge. ard full authority to make arrests for any disturbances in or around the station. She is probably the first police woman in Louisiana
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

If you want to buy suit for sun, mer now is the time, and this IS InS place Suits on hand are being cIoset out at very lowest prices consist en' with quality. Sam Burd, tine 1alioi'
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

Miss Gertrude Douglass, Of Little Rock, arrived in the city yesterday and ~i'l be th" guest for several days Of her friend, Miss Mary Me Dougal.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
The Democratic Ticket.

Election Monday, September II, Isll