Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-02

the party candidates, to roll up
heavier majority than in past years,
just to show how the child does
grow.
At the next session of the legisla-
ture a bill will be introduced plac-
ing every county north of the Arkan-
sas river in tick eradication districts.
There are yet a number OF counties
north of White river which have not
been interested in this work, but Z.
O. Carpenter, deputy agricultural
commissioner of the Iron Mountain
railroad, is now busy in these, show
ing the farmers the advantage OF hav-
ing his cattle free Of ticks. He will
extend this work to all counties north
of the Arkansas river before the leg
islature convenes. in order to have
no opposition to the big district. En-
perts figure that the farmers will
gain 100000 annually by having
the entire north half of the state
above the quarantine line.
The Iron Mountain agricultural
asents will spend much time this fall
in organizing strawberry and cante-
loupe associations, and expect to
have about 10000 additional acres IN
the small fruit next spring.
Interest in Arthur Tillman, the
youth sentenced to hang at Boone
! vile on the 18th, is growing daily. and
| it almost requires an extra carrier 10
convey the mail to Gov. Hays, so
great has the volume of the protests
| become. These petitions for commu-
| tation come from all sections of the
United States, and it is probable that
more of them come from outside the
state than from Arkansas.
One paper of the state has offered
| printed postcards to be sent to GOV.
! Hays, praying that the life of the
boy be saved, and the county in which
the paper is circulated is we'll repre-
scented among the petitions.
The gray-headed father OF Tillman
will return to Little Rock the last OF
this week. and plead with Gov. Hays
to spare the life of his boy. explain
Jig that if he is executed that 1t will
i also mean the death of the aged and
broken hearted mother. The elder
Tillman has never lost faith in the
son. and he will endeavor to explain
to Gov. Hays the probability of an
other being guilty of the crime.
i Gov. Hays will again go into the
matter upon his return from Cali
fornia. and prominent people have
volunteered their services in placing
the matter before him.
| Some changes will be made in the
rules which govern the state central
Democratic committee which meets
in Little Rock about the last of the
. month, particularly those which gov
ern contests. The rules will be SIM
plitied as far as possible, and efforts
) will be made to make it possible in
the future for contestins candidates
to secure evidence with which to
prosecute their claims.
1t is doubtful if the general banking
conditions of Arkansas were ever so
healthy as they are today. This is
} due, to great extent. to the vigil
ance of the state banking department.
, 1t is true that many banks have clos
t ed during the past six months, but
| Commissioner John NJ. Davis may be
/ given credit for this. and by so doing,
5 the depositors may also thank him.
( The banks did not fail. but their re-
J, sources were such that it was evident
/, that they would come to a crash, with
heavy loss to the depositors. if con-
tinued in business for any length of
time. Commissioner Davis has taken
time by the forelock in these cases,
. and ordered a liquidation of the
| banks interests. In this manner the
depositors have been protected. and
: if there is chance for the bank
{. Commissioner Davis has assisted IN
G the reorganization. He has in this
: manner put several additional banks
. on their feet. The state banking de-
{ partment is a great thing for the state
I off Arkansas. ~
II 1t remains TO be seen if the state
I senate has gained any parliamentary
: ians in the new senators elected, but
: the chances are that the upper. branch
: of the state legislature has lost heav-
!. lily BY tbs passing OF William f. Phil
r lips of Green Forest. Senator Phil