The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-24


 that had proved such a success that 1t had been adopted in other cities. and was being improved to meet l other conditions, until now the com mission form of city government was the thing to be looked for with hope by every city in which the obsolete form of the old-time had proved in- adequate.
 The fact that the commissioners. three or five in number. were se- lected, not by wards, he presented as a reason why better men were in au. thority. He also spoke of the fact that Hog rolling methods would be eliminated, and that each commits sioner would stand on his own re- sponsibility before the people, and that in most instances a recall ap- piled, so that after six months of service, if the people had found they had made mistake. they could cor rect that mistake.
 In the Fort Smith plan he stated there were five commissioners of finance, one of public affairs, one of accounts, one of streets, and one of public parks. Under these depart ments were arranged all the depart ments of the city government.
 Judge Gotham was roundly ap- plauded at the conclusion of his speech, an evidence of the popularity of his cause as well as a testimonial to the splendid manner in which it had been presented.
 Hal Norwood, former attorney gen eral of the state, was then presented by Judge Huff, after Judge Huff had told a story on Mir. Norwood that captured the audience. Mir Norwood's deliverance was interspersed with all the splendid humor that marks his after-dinner speeches. But aside from telling many characteristic stories of our time and period and people, he presented some interesting facts that he had gathered from the last bulletins from the census depart ment, none the least of which was the very important showing that while Arkansas as a commonwealth had 337 500 families, the state had also 5000 dwellings, proving that the people of Arkansas generally have homes and do not live doubled up in houses. He also spoke of the development of the various resources of the state, particularly emphasizing the opportunities that lie in the rais- tention to the fact that the peach tention to the fact that he peach crop of Arkansas was larger than the apple crop, and that the vegetable and other small crops materially figured in the wealth of the state.
 Mir Norwood told numerous stories, gathered for the most part through his personal experiences of travel about the state as politician and as attorney, and they kept the audience in a most happy humc~
 E. M. Cohen was called on by Judge Huff, and he spoke of the Iron Mountain depot situation. stating the railroad had offered to do what was fair in the matter, but that it had not been met half way
 W. s. Sorrells closed the addresses. The eagerness to get strung out on the road back by the auto drivers caused the crowd to break slightly as he was speaking and Mir. Sorrells cut his remarks short, but not until he had lauded the work of the inter- urban and discussed it's possibilities relative to the Ouachita dam project; had spoke for commission govern ment, had taken Mir. Cohen to task for assuming that the railroad had been so fair and the city so unfair, and had spoken of several other things he believed would help in the development of Hot Springs.
 Those present were: Hal Norwood, Little Rock w. S. Sorrells, Judge c. Floyd Huff, Judge c. T. Cothem, Judge Leslie, George Schmelzcl, Dr. R. H. Taylor, Mir. Thayer, Mir. Gold smith, Ashdown; Gus Strauss, Dr. E. H. Ellsworth, F. NJ. Cohen, Harry Lehman, Henry Campbell, Dr. Rob- erts, Dr. Proctor, Tom Jackson, Joe Longinotti. Scott Wood, Chas. Davis, simon Cooper, Carl Mendel, Dave Crockett, Redmond Joyce, Leo Me Laughlin, Douglas Hotchkss, Dr. Rowland, Sydney Mutt, w. II. Hall, Leon Dinkelspell, Albert Mendel, Joe Denton, Dr. Huff, E. l.. Hewlett, Raph Grover, Dr. Johnson, William Borman, George R. Bedding, John Riggs. Ed Weaver, Mid Wooten, Harry Rector, J. c. Higgins, Dr. ]. ?. Randolph, Captain Mellard, George Leatherman. Mayor McClendon, Tom Golden, Dr. Ellis, L. E. Sawyer, H. A. Jones. M. A. Eisele, w. w. Waters, Dr. brennan, H. B. Williford, H. c. Phelps, J. w. Robbins, c. l.. Fergu- son, Dr. E. H. Martin. J. F. Felts, Will shelton, Larry Rinaldo, ]. A. Lawrance, tDr. Purdham, c. G. Spear, R. L. Williams, Mail Lowery, W. o. Creason, pr. Borrow, w. A. Kirk, Sam McCOnneIl R. F Bayley SuDt TrOW-