The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-18

quarter or ma. Ne can provide for
needed aocommod atoms and extensions In
connection with the Confederate Home. and
we take steps to see that the fIn pre-
rata allowed each veteran under the pres
! snt law 1. 800 per year. instead OF $50 as
at the present tims. This pro rata Is fixed
! by the size OF tho tar rate and the num-
! Der OF pensioners | informed by prom
insnt and thoroughly reliable Confederate
veterans that there are many Instances OF
fraud in connection with our pension rolls.
! which need purGins that this fraud arises
! In most oasss because there ARE some Anonn
| the ie.Fti pensioners on our rolls who de-
serted the Confederate army who loft the
/ army without any legitimate or lawful CT
cuss and others who perture themselves
A. being paup.r. whom. as matter Of fact
they are In rood circumsAness are now
the psnsios rolls Three year, ago Ala
bama created pension commission. which
sftsT An Investigation purged the pension
roll in that state Of about third Of The
pensioners. aud ana frank to say that
the general a>setnsy creates an honorary
osn,mississ cernpossd 81 Confederate eel
disrs or their sons. 10 supervise the iiauA
| Will promptly sign tho ban and incur what
ever Of criticism may attach 10 the creation
of q new cSnmiss,sn
school for Girls
There Iced for Industrial school
for sirs In Arkanses such . school could
be established On . modest scale by building
tws cottages on the site OF the present 70
IoEr sEh0ot shd converting 1hs Pr srnt
building into Case rooms, gymnasium and
administration CONS tho strls to be graded
according TO age snd mora conditions. Ihe
STATE chstltie~ board. especially u least
t~o women were the board, might very
properly genera control and SUPER
vision. selecting woman superia teud"Ht.
rhs present reform school for boys = -
cAtsd on very unGssFrabIs sltr where
mere Is Httis opportunity for saTGrHIn. AID
marketing Industrial WORK. AND another
location should he securcd at once. 4 he
teAi reform OF the boys who ste minated IA
10 be Effected Tor rocky and Idle brain,
certainly Constitute he devil = worsShl p
fenitcntiary Conditions.
"Psrifsntisry conditions In Arkansaa are
disgrace Any prison System winch
cuses wronadofug and units wrougdoers
to discharge tho ordinary duties OF ett1son-
ship stands ssh-condemued always pro-
Ntdei that men and women cspsbis ~
being hetter-d while In custody OF the
state While the appraiser biennial re
port shows that the state penal ns',,d-
lions worth tI.ese6s2 and thA' ps
raised on the Cummins and Tucker farms
this year were tarXe, both In quantity and
value, and while generous allowance
may 10 made Tor the damage don. ~ Iiood.
In 1915 and 1916 which estimated
approximately 3:55 0oc Yet from an aco-
nemic standpoint there seems to he uttIe
excuse FOR the necesrity of issuing a de-
ficiency proclamation of about So 600 to
pay the running expenses OF rich bottom
farms and no excuse Tor tho purchase by
he board % psni'eRttGry commissioners
OF tract Of uuctosrod woodland
1T has been charge That the treatment
OF our eenNlcts On the state farms 1T an
tunes rhumaue. unrsHitRry and drErAGtns
THAT he food provided has hem unwhoie-
some thar both clothing and het4tug = no
oonsicts IS sometimes tathy and uns..ll:.ry
and that they are oftsntiuez require TO
Wear their stripes FOR three @s,<1 a. LINE
without change in spit. Of IA. :art ma
there = an abGsaanc. Of strfses A. tt.ip.
material At the vHl'' th"' sdeauus -
- md clinical fHeiliiss EsNe no. tsc1
ON a. east on" OF he farms 70 aslr"
pnlatahls and pute df.nking "ateF= tlat
en- the tumntas farm rightEafNnF zap
and sheets are scarce and dirty trka IN,
hof ks and oticerS are plentiful No; ely
should tEeteHsh hFest'EatAaa - tHcFe
charges Re mad" - lex t.sftvo tefa.lz.'-
tee but the commission Tor The aaNcsttxsftop
Of our Ecna} HHt charitable institutions X
created. theald enter upon - W"tk zrHl-
"UsiS and begin with tho state convict
tafnlS
An Advisory Hoard
In my opinion tfe pnfdeazfS rawsr ~
tits stat" has e"en sreaAr sh4s#i. IA ANY
instances the requirements - - law a. 20
publications ~ petitions IN fte saurtN aszero
the 'rlme was committed hHsa net Hern
observed VErdaHs EeNe hssa EHsr'ct
through f%ltttea1 iHfiHeaHes HrtE=e tia EHu=
Nleied parties ever tef5 for the rsEH."-
tarY - H. merits - 'le. Be=''#=fzz for
E9fdon HtYe Hof Been cafrf4s-a tset=5##e.!.
/ fetly ss#fFathffs witt the Hstrf ft#=zt-e
e1perlcnee 81 al governors. aHa earnestly
y hose besons he l"ff of huHsa ktn=tiarss
flows Ia sN~r widening stream set fA"
soNefnet A the chief executive - fre H=st".
charge Viii Tic solemn and sarrtf duty
81 serfuE ina tie NV az tee land arr
property enforced must tanAertA=H that
Sovereign Jaw or states led will
should at empress. cteAuinE god rebfcss-
'ng III"
In Order that the ga*,faar t5Hy not de-
VOTE the 5r4af,r portion IT II f. tfr#, 20 A CON
s'dtfatiou u apt=f5tatlo5x f.r tFF4.gs ANA
In arsl-r that Every pardon ffs6y 7~ 4s--tr.l
on strt,tIv Rrcof4ln E 10 is t,Ff=- rsrc frar,
T. "a fafzuan.es ,aa.4eatl-#f #It-=t4 In
.dHrSt Miehtsar Minnesota Ntss.~S-...i Nc
,r.t.A Nevada North falr#a =r.s.4 amt
wven,frx created advisory s.+#5on
.Noarts witch consider A. ann atlaaa FOR
r"fdohs hh5 MAKE Ihett t''"tetf' i.a IONS
10 ne governor. nc governors 'i the
states WehNoneu inN"F'shlf '"t"" NE tT'-
commentators OF we hestas Aha 'hHA IN"
granting or frfu"~- va stAh' pAfAeh% -
merely pef'ahttets &e' on th"H faft
ihs means tremendous SAVING III the
fn1c or fhe exc N'tNc Which he can de
Nute TO the confederation OF We4ghy pubic
Questions ana nj IN" hHthr tli1s lnHNtes
'horouGh kolns sohst'~fRIsh OF Az sPpH-
cations tet pafaehs O. sHsF iheths