The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
| ABOUT ARkANSA | PEOPLE and DOINGS | MM mMgEzz Z | By Clio Harper, Special Little Rock |
 Correspondent.

Upon the outcome of the Constitu- tional convention depends much in the future Of Arkansas politics. Some members come with the avowed intention of increasing the salaries of state officials, starting al the bottom and winding up with ths governor. No state official will re- eeive less than 5000 per annum, ac- .cording to one schedule, while an other would make the lowest $5,6U0. The salary proposed for the gov- ernor runs from S6,500 to Si0,000 yearly, with a liberal expense ac |count to provide for trips the chief executive may make. Others expect to change the term of official tenure, making it four years and only one term.
 There are several men in Arkan- sas who have their eyes turned toward the office of governor, but they are not willing to sacrifice both time and business for the present paltry salary of the chief executive.
 Another probable change in ofli- cial affairs to be considered by the convention is the consolidation of a number of offices now in force, but just which ones will be absorbed by others is a mere matter of conjec- ture.
 Equal suffrage is sure to be one of the chief topics for discussion, one candidate who is sure of election in teresting himself to the extert of visiting meetings of womnn's clubs in his section and ascertaining from them how many desire the ballot He has found the women about equally divided on the question, and If the count still stands 50-50 when the convention opens, he will prob ably be absent on the day the vote IS taken thus playing safe.
 As a compromise, Confederate vet erans will carry two flags when marching to decorate the graves of their fallen comrades this year. One will be the Stars and Bars, the other will be the Stars and Stripes. Be- cause of the war, a Confederate vet eran of Fayetteville suggested that the veterans show their allegiance to the United States by carrying only the Stars and Stripes on Decoration Day. There was some spirited dis cussion relative to the furling of the Stars and Bars, which have been carried on this day annually since the close of the war of 1861 1865, and the matter was finally adjusted by agreeing to carry a small flag of each kind.
 The newly created State Auditori- al Department is hard at work pre- pairing for a complete change in the bookkeeping system in vogue in the various state departments and insti- tutions. Comptroller Reynolds has discovered that in many instan ces it is impossible to audit the ac- counts of a department on account of the careless methods employed in book keeping. New books are to be prepared, and under the provisions of the law, the departments and in stitutions are required to adopt the suggestions made by the Comptrol- Ter When this is done, frequent audits may be made and it will be possible to determine all inequalities before they assume serious propor- tions
 Plans fer the securing of the 1918 convention of the National Editorial Association for Little Rock and Hot Springs are progressing A large delegation will go from Little Rock and other points in Arkansas to hoost the invitation. Advices re- ceiVed from N. k. \. officers make