Malvern daily record., 1917-10-25
NO COUNTY AGENT
 FOR NEXT YEAR
Quorum Court Kills Appropriation. Vote to Employ Lady Demonstrator Also Refuse to Pay Newspapers for Service Already Rendered Under Publicity Law.

The Hot Spring County Quorum in full power yesterday, and went af-
 ter the County Demonstrator with shovel and tongs" killing the appro- prlatlon to continue County Demon strator Tn the county, by a vote of 16
 to l2. This was done in the face of strong protest by citizens and tax payers, who represented more than TO per cent of the taxes paid in the county. Representatives of the Mo. Pacific railroad the Arkansas Land and Lumber Co.,, and the Wisconsin Arke .sas Lumber Go. came before the Court and urged them to make the appropriation for the County Demon strator, and it was shown that these three corporations paid more than TO per cent of the taxes of the county. Telegrams from Gov. Brough, Food Administrator, Hamp Williams, and Judge E. Il. Towney, president of the Go. Judges Association, were read, urging the importance at this time, of raising all the food stuff possible, and giving the farmers all assistance in this matter possible, to help feed the men of the United States, who would soon be at the front. Ladies, repre- senting the Women's Clubs of the county also appealed for the appropri- ation and the continuance of the Go. agent. But in the face of all these patriotic appeals, and proof that it would only cost the farmers of the county 21 cents each, the appropriation was uncerimoniously slaughtered by vote of Is to 12
 R. L. Richardson, of Social Hill, Judge s. c. Sterling and D. M. Noble of this city, members of the Court made strong appeals for the appropria- tion. This motion to appropriate $1,- 200 for the purpose was made by Jus tice |. +. Jackson, of Afford township and seconded by Judge Sterling.
 Those voting in favor of the appro- priation were the following:
 D. M. Noble, ". R. K. Baxter, R. ". Dowell, c. F. Walters, T. J. Silvers, J. M. Fuller, L. F. Jackson, R. L. Richardson, J. T. Fitzhugh, c. r. Berry s. c. Sterling and J. A. Tidewell.
 The Court by vote of 20 to then voted $550 appropriation for Lady Demonstrator.
 The Court voted a $200 appropria- tion to put permanent agricultural exhibit in the State House
 The Court then proceeded to disal- low claims filed by the Malvern Times Journal and the Malvern Meteor, for S26 each, for services which had al ready been rendered under the Pablici ey Act, and which, under the law, the Clerk was compelled to have printed, and the newspapers were compelled to print. This bill was for printing under the Publicity Act, and matter that had been printed during the year and newspapers carrying the amount, trusting upon the honor of the Court in allowing just and true claim, af- ter the work had been done as ordered under the law. But majority of the members for some reason, disallowed the claims, thus taking from the poek- cts of these two papers the amount of S26. each. But as newspaper men al- ways have lots of money, and very seldom need any, this matter is a mere trifie, and one that we have no doubt will be properly attended to later
 The vote on this proposition was up- on motion made by Justice Penning- tion. of Butterfield to appropriate mon ey for this purpose. The motion lost by vote of IT to 5. The following votes for the appropriation: s. c. Sterling, D. M. Noble, w. R. K Bax- ter, A. Wallis and J. w. Pennington.