The Harrison times., 1915-04-24
NEWS FROM STATE CAPITOL
Minimum Wage Law Works Hardship,
Panama Exposition, DR., c E BrOugh
Resigns. Changes in the State
Institutions.


act is to be seen in the Little Rock
department stores where boys have
replaced girls in the cash desks, and
none but experienced employees are
seen behind the counter, who
already draw more than the mini
mum wage of 81 and S1.25 per day,
1t is figured that fully fifty girls
were forced out of employment by
this bill, and they cannot 60 to the
laundries, for they cannot pay them
more than could the department
stores, There may be advantages
to the bill, but so far nothing has
appeared but hardships for the girls
it was supposed to protect,
The most forlorn looking object |
saw on the Panama-Pacihc eXposi-
tion grounds, writes a Little Rock
citizen who is now on the Pacific
coast, is the Arkansas building. 1t
is thing of great beauty and one
which will cause state pride to swell,
but Just at present it is no great
advertisement for Arkansas. When
we get it open it will so far outshine
the other states that thousands will
be attracted to Arkansas. 1t is so
located that it is almost impossible
to cross the grounds without going
in front of one of it's doors,
For the very purpose Of opening
this building and maintaining it to
the close of the exposition, a great
81 popular subscription campaign
has been inaugurated by the Ark. /.
ansas Commission, which is hoped
to bring in the money necessary
Special commissioners have been
appointed to carry out this cam.
paign, and forces have been organiz'
ed to sweep the state
The statement is positively made
that under no circumstances will
Stephen Brundidge Jr, be a candi.
date forgoyernor in the 1916
primary. Instead he is to take the
stump in the interest Of the primary
election bill which was defeated by
the last legislature at the instance Of
Gov G, W. Hayes and several
prominent politicians of the state,
Whether an act containing the
provisions OF the defeated bill will
be initiated has not finally been de.
termined, hut if it is not, the matter
will be aired before the voters in
such way that the legislators who
are seeking reelection will be
sounded on the question before the
votes are cast,
The resignation Of Dr. {, L
Brough as a professor in the Univer,
sity of Arkansas, effective July 1,
will soon be presented 20 the Board
of Trustees OF the University, DR., .
BrC ugh states that he will give the
people of Arkansas a change in the
manner in which those in theemploy
of the state have in the past con.
Quoted their political campaigns,
DR. Brough might have continued 60
serve until September, and receive
pay from the state for the Idle
months Of the summer had he
desired TO do so, for the state pays
the members Of the University
faculty by the ye0r and DR. Brough's
term Is not complete until in the fall,
Dr., BfOugh states that he does not
care to enter into a campaign for
governor or any other office, and at
the same time be drawing salary
from the state. DR., Brough also de-
elareS that he will spend every day
from the date Of his resignation un'
ill the primary travelling over Ark.
onsas aud meeting the voters,
Changes galore are contemplated
in the state cleemosynary institu.
tions and many new faces will
appear in the staff Of employees for
the next year, The Board Of Con.
troll has now spent over a month .
studying conditions in the institu'
tons aud feels that IL 10 now fully |
informed in all of branches the 50
that IL can begin 60 cut out the un'
necessary employees, as well os
change the assignment Of duties .
about so that greater efficiency can
be secured Quite few employees
have already been advised that their |
services will be dispensed with, but
in most instances the change is
merely to secure new blood in the
institutions There is also a report .
that u change is TO be made in
superIutendents Of several of the .
charitable institutions but the
members of the Board Of Control /
will not discuss this though they .
Intimate that II they see II will be
to the bcst interest of the wards of