The Harrison times., 1916-03-18
STATE CAPITOL LETTER.

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for last night at the city Auditorium
This spectacular contest, now rapidly
drawing to close, has developed far
greater venom than had been expected
at first, and promises to be a rousing
finish.
Some eleventh hour pep" is being
added to the Congressional fights by
the appearance of Congressman w. A.
Oldfeld, of the Second District, who
is the first of the four members with
opposition to return from Washing
ton to look after his fences. Tom w.
Campbell has been warming up the
trail at a lively rate all over the dis
trict, and making some very strenuous
charges against him. Now Mr.. Old
field says that he proposes to go on
the stump and show what a pitiful
liar" his adversary is, In the Fourth
District DR.. Davis Of Mena, is run
ming against Otis Wingo, and keeping
himself prominently before the voters,
while the Sixth and Seventh districts
are furnishing their -thare of the ex-
eitement.
The Club women Of the state are
making hard effort to bring the
General Federation of Clubs to Hot
Springs in 1918 for its biennial ses-
sion. The Federation has member
ship of about twenty million in all
parts of the country, and the attend
ance at these conventions is between
5000 and 10000. The Arkansas Fed
Grafton is behind the women of Hot
Springs in the movement, and have
hopes of success. The convention is
held alternately in the South, North,
East and West. In 1916 it was held
in San Francisco, and next May it
will meet in New York, and now it is
the South's turn for 1918.
The Thrift Campaign has been one
Of the most widespread in its ten
denotes and influences, and taken in
conjunction with the profitable Farm
ing and other educational campaigns
is accomplishing much good. 1t is
receiving the attention of the financial
and educational leaders and publ
cists of the state.
The Arkansas State Banking De-
partment has issued a statement
relative to Savings Investments that
is in keeping with the general move
movement. w. T. Maxwell, in
charge Of the Blue Sky Department of
the Commission, Says:
$50 much has well been said in the
recent past through pulpit, platform
and press about thrift and its atari
butes, it seems not improper for this
department to offer the suggestions
contained herein.
with much pleasureable anticipa-
tion, we note that many more people
than formerly have undertaken and
are practicing the habit of saving
definite sum in cash from their earn
ings, however small, infrequent cases.
such earnings may be.
Saving to accumulateis is necessarily
a business proposition; successful
saving seldomis theresult of indefinite
or happen-so method. Willingness to
save and an occasional or irregular
contribution or deposit to savings
account are to be encouraged, but
these are only the elements of thrift,
and are by no means sufficient to in
sure the result-there should be an
obligation upon the contributor vary
ing in severity to suit his wishes to
inspire performance on his part to-
ward the end he seeks.
''The purpose of this department is
to strengthen if it can the spirit of
thrift and economy for the purpose
of saving and to impress so far as may
be upon any not already advised
thereof that so important is the
matter of investments for purpose of
saving and 50 vitally affecting the
peace, health and safety Of the state,
that the General Assembly of Arkan-
sas in 1913 and again in 1915 took
notice thereof by declaring a rule
regulating the sale and disposition Of
investment securities such as would
tend to prevent fraud upon those of
our citizens who might wish to pur-
chase the same"
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court on the Alexander road law,
while it did not pass upon directly,
the constitutionality of the statute,
has so firmly fixed the law as rule of
action that it is bringing about
greatly increased interest in
improved highway construction
throughout the state, The State
Highway Department estimate five
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