Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
little ROCK IN
T IAR0fS another
CITY CAMPAIGN
Mavor Taylor Making Race
' for Fourth Term on Re-
~ cord of Efficiency.
lRy Clio Harper)

,..,o Rack. No. 4.-Another mu-
Ll.'1ie 30 mnaign is on in Little Rock.
nlelpan1 omocratic primaries have been
me H,d p fnr december 4. There is con-
ca i1Usahlo interest in the results, as
sloe so ore mayor, nine aldermen. and
i Inu,1 municipal judges to elect. There
s aro numerous contests for member
s shin in the city council, but the pr1n-
s s;npl interest centers In the race Tor
clp paor Charles E. Taylor is a candi-
1 1nts for fourth term, and is OPP
, nose by Dan Daniels, a member OF
tSo council, and former mayor OF Lo-
n0 Mavor Taylor is making his cam
.;an m his record of things accom-
kline p1;shed. With a harmonious admins,
tpua 5i1 devoted to progressive and
destructive sr policies, the city never
eeuomee ,i an era of greater prosper
e ;tH ~ more public improvements than
is in progress at this time.
During the last six years, the sew,
orc of the city have been increased
from 65 miles to 213 miles, nearly 400
,u cent. In the same time the paved
Streets have been increased from 18
~ 40 miles. With an indebtedness Of
half million dollars, much less than
That ,,t of any city Of like size in the
Tinted Init States, there is something to
chow for the investment. The fire
d d,,n is admitted to be one of
the finest in the country, and with
eminment now being installed, Lit
tle Rock will be the first city of the
Sonth to motorize it's fire department
completely.
When the Arkansas national guard
returns from the border, and the COM
panies are again at their home sta
tions. it is proposed to begin Wig
orous campaign for increasing the
membership of the organization to
meet the requirements Of the new
federal law. 1t is expected that the
active interest of the commercial or
carnations and the town authorities
will be enlisted, as it is proposition
that will make an appeal to the bust
ness interests Of the community. The
companies will not be recognized by
the federal government unless they
have been recruited to the minimum
strength of 65 men each, and many are
now below that number. Each COM
pany is worth to its home town about
ten thousand dollars annually. This
will be a considerable item to the
towns of the state, and each city or
town should do it's utmost to get it's
present company and build it up to
the full strength. 1t is expected that
some of the larger cities will support
two or more companies.
Under the new law, the pay of the
officers and enlisted men of each COM
pany amounts to 1896 annually, and
in addition to this they will receive
encampment maneuvers.
1t is interesting to note the distribu-
ton Of the pay, which no one received
under the old law. The annual pay is
divided as follows: Captain $500; first
lieutenant $240; second lieutenant
$500; first sergeant S135; quarter
master sergeant 500; four sergeants
$500; six corporals 1918; two cooks
$3.50: one artificier $63; two musicians
$50, and forty Eight privates $2,16O.
1t is announced by Adgt.- Gen. Eng
land that, in order to stimulate the in
terest of the men in the national
guard, it is imperative that towns and
cities provide suitable armories, IL
brar1es, gymnasiums, bowling alleys
and club rooms for the members of the
companies, where adequate facilities
may exist for the proper care Of fed
erai and state property.
This" says General England, els
not only a business proposition that
Will appeal to hundreds of localities
IN the state, but it will wonderfully
improve the morale of their young
men by affording them physical as
wen W as mental training, and keeping
them off the streets and away from
other questionable resorts. The en-
efgetlc cooperation of all command
ing officers must be insisted upon, as
upon this depends the life of the or
CARNATIONS"
There is nothing whatever to indi-
cate an early return of the troops
from the border. In fact, recent de-
veeloop5ments in the renewed activities
Vi the elusive Villa indicates a more
protracted campaign