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The spectator., 1918-10-18
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 10. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. lS

Bs IL Resolved by the nousc of Rep tesrRtatives and tks Senntc of he state of ArkaRsas. the MnIorii, co 10th heuses Agreeing Therctoi
 3osed us an am ep dment to the consti- tution of the state Of Arkansas. snc hs same being submitted to the cleo DTS Of the state for approval or le- scti0n at tho next general slectl0h h or S,rators and Ecaiescntntives. If , majority of the electors voting at sucl election adopt such amendment. thr .arne shall become a part of tho Con .ltution of the State of Arkansas. to .it:
 section l. Notwithstanding tho linn .tf1n contained in Section l of Arti- is iS of the Constitution. the credit
 'hr State may be loaned and ir . .f.Cncss incurred Co an amount not ..--a}nE two per cont Of tho assess
 s.!uation cf all tho property In the .a'e for th" purpose of providins
 l.. to hc loaned upon the security
 t4.it land within the State subject the limitations hereip contained.
 See 2 The Governor. Secretary Of '-'c and state Land Commissioned at constitute the State Land Board hf,h- board is hereby authorized and t,.rtcd 70 issue and sell or plsds" ani in the name of the state. to DC ,ao~n as "Arksnsas Farm Credit Bon !s." in an amount not to exceed No per cent of the assess sedsvaluation n [ aN ths property in the State, ani lo place the proceed. ,r the stAtc ',r. 'try Tn a fund Ia be known as tho Nl' aasas Rural Credits Loan Fund" :"
 .',, 5 Said honda shall be issued
 | nominotions ef $500. sioo.oo ued In series of siooooo oo es multi les thereof. drown to mature tn not nore than thirty-six years: nor skali ald bonds he sold until applications
 uin bona fde purchasers of land ag- rcgating $io.ooo.oo have been nled :oard. Said bonds shall bear interest t the rate of four per cent per an am. and shall be exempt from tax ton by the state of Arkansas. or any Us suhdlyi.lons
 Sec. ( Said State Land Board is au- horixed and directed to loan the mon ys in said Arkanres Rural Credit 2 'oan Fund 10 bona Ade purchasers of 'nrm land. in ArksnsAs. upon notes se- ured by mortgages or deeds of trus, itrds In amounts which shall not ex- s'f seventy Ave per cent of the ap- s~nised value of such lands. rhs cred < of the State shall not be loaned to ny person 10 purchase more than SO cres of land. nor land valued at more han sso6o per acre. Nor shall . ioa n z lees than t20e.oo nor more than oS.- "1o GO he made Co any purchaser Of and.
 See 5. Such loans shall not be made xc"pt 70 owners who Operate" and occupy" lands mortgased and shaii 70 made for the following purposes: a) The payment for lands purchased: l: b) the purchase of 1.-Two stock ana oth- TT equipment and the making of tm- orovcments which. in the tudsmsnt Ne ssid board VII, increase the produs- tivity Of such lands or a6d to thsov value as a farm home tn c dsgres ND justify such sxsssditsrs; Asl (sl aD0
The spectator., 1918-10-18
YANKEES ON FIRING LINE
stay y-at.ttomss May Dc ThsIr shars A
 Fourth Libsrty Loan Drive.

In speaking of the American soldiess in France. Prsmisr Ciemencsau satd in the French Houss of Deputies.
 'The French generals tell me the victory was peculiarly American in fts conception and execution am muoh impressed with the magnificent disea. plins. daring and bravery of the American troops."
 David Lioyd-Georgs. Prime Ministsr of England. in speaking of our sol disrs, said:
 We know that when they appear In the battle line they light in . way worthy of the great traditions of their great country This is. in itself, . source of support, sustsnancs and sn- couragement to al; those who. with anxious hearts, are watching the coa- nict going on in Franco"
 On September 2s begins the cam. paign for the Fourth Liberty Loan. the drive toward victory which 1t h tAs part of the Americans at home to make 6 triumph and success. If we do eur part as well As our soldiers do thsars, our response will bs worthy sf our great country and of our soldiers aAd sailors. And every good Ansrlon VII do his or her best to mako | saI
The spectator., 1918-10-18
LOAN ARMS OUR SOLDIERS

The subscribers to the Liberty Loans have purchased for the War Depart nnont over S4.000.000. 900 of ordnance 41 000 100000 was spent for artillery xaU0.0o0,0 900 for automatic rifles; slO0.- O0O O00 for small arms; nearly S2,000. O00.oo0 for artillery ammunition and 43;0 100000 for small arms ammuni- ticn sl00.o00.000 was spent for ar m09ed motor cars.
 4 is estimated that $7,000 900, ,U00 VI. spent by the Ordnance Depart nj his current year,
 4-} cry American wishes to have a pa-1 Il winning the war and support. in as soldiers who are fighting out bi t.ua in France Every subscilbel to ths Fourth Liberty Loan will have psl in the great achievements that th American Army is accomplishing, aI hf the achievements which the gISs q American Army will acom- Dhsa nsxt spring.
The spectator., 1918-10-18
SOCK BANKS VANISH >~> AS LIBERTY BONDS
 DRAW SECRET FUNDS
Bedtloklns Hiding Places 0ivs Up Their hoards for Safest
 investment

Socks. bedtickings. tin cans aud oth- CT improvised "savinss banks" are rap idly going into the discard and tho hoarded wealth they contained Is grad ually finding its way into the vaults of Uncle Sam through the Liberty Bond route.
 Experts in savings say more than S6 per cent of the money hoardsd and hidden away Is so kept because of the ignorance of it's owners. who are sus- picious of banks and unwilling to allow their wealth to get out of the1S hands.
 Years of education Sy saving banks and trust companies have served to overcome much of this distfust, but no agency has ever proved as potent in unearthing secpeted savings as the United States Liberty Bond issues.
 Publicity regarding the Liberty Bonds has been so intensiyely handled that full knowledge of their safety as investments and patriotic features of their purchase has filtered into guar ters not heretofore reached by bank literature.
 The result has been the bringing to light of vast sums which heretofore have been taken from commerce aud industry and hidden away by ths say ing and thrifty Even greater sums new issue.
 Even the most ignorant and illttsT- ate hoarder of his money can be made to understand that the United States government is firmly back of the bonds He can also be impressed that his purchase helps to strengthen the position of the government. thus mak- ing his wealth the more secure.
 Once the hoarder has gotten used to being parted from his money, he will rarely revert to putting his funds Into a sock, and the ultimate result will be the adding Of incalculabls sums to the commercial medium Of exchange. Every dollar in circulation and The banks increases three-fold the credit basis of the unit of wealth.
 pci lS aIS that the Liberty Bonds educational value Tn the field oi savings has never been eaualed The temporary with drawals from savings accounts will in the long run more than be made up when the proceeds uf ths bonds 70 into circulation and the stream of interest payments begins to flow to the owners.
 Further. the sock saver can be shown that he need never fear theft or loss, especially If he elects to buy registered bonds.
 History and romance are full of stories of stolen savings and tsars and sufferinss through the losses, Liberty Bonds can put s period .s all such unhappy experiences.
The spectator., 1918-10-18
W0MAN'S DAY TO Bg OCT. 5
Secretary MeAdoo Says esrvkSs of Women In War ohovta Ds
 MsmoriaiisSH.

The following statement has ben issued at Washington by Secretary 0t the Treasury McAdoo:
 By ". c. MeAdoe.
 Millions of women in the Untssd States are engaged in war wort Sewn hundred thousand women serve As e tive workers in the organization o( the National Womsn's Liberty Loan Con mittss. Seventy thousand women ere employed on the railroads. HunAss1s of thousands of women arc laboytAG h the intuition factories. Other Asn- drsds of thousands serve in clerical work directly related to the was. A many more are engaged in ths RsA Cross and other activities fer the amslioration of war conditions. The wothsn of America arc doing tAsas share in the winning of the war. bod by actual hard work and by the Bo- msndous force of ths1r moral inf1u- sncs. It Is fitting that their ssrvtss should be msmOrialissd. and Saturday. Oct. $. has been dssignated for obssr- vation in the Fourth Liberty Lean Campaign as Women in War WesA Day.
The spectator., 1918-10-18
GERMAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVE
Secretary MeAdos War~s Aealnss Fs'ss statsmsass issssd by 0ss.
 man ossSst AOsnts.

That the German DrspaSAndisA ass still busy in the United States L Ap- parent. and that they are still capable ot harm h mannsstsd by the follow ias statement recently issved at Washington by William c. McAdoo. Secretary of the Treasury:
 My attention hx. hDsn called to aa insidious propagan4r that Is bsins oar Tied on. probably by secret agents of Germany. to SOW the seeds of distrust iD the minds of savings bank dsposi. tors by false rumoSs that the United States government is oontempla tins the confiscation ot the savings of the people. The absurdity of these state ments is msnhsst Ia order, however. 10 allay the fears of the few who might be alarmed by such reports. 1 repeat that tAsss Fum9rs are wholly hssslsss,"
The spectator., 1918-10-18
0f
 CAUSE Yuu WunnY!
Think of the Many opportun.tsss - lnvsstMent Whleh the Wsf
 Loans o1eoP. 1

The vast borrowings of the govognr ment made necessary by the war have startled a good many patriotic but discriminating people. Involunta1ily perhaps, they feel that an exacting de- mand Is being made on everybody and they grow uneasy and restless.
 Private and public expenditures are being curbed right and left so that the government may have more and more money.
 But the money is staying right here in this country. And the great gov ernment war issues afford excellent investment opportunities to the busi- ness man. He can loan his capital to the government at A per cent inter- est. a rate which after the war will make a security of such safety gilt edged. and he can get his capital back at time when it's purchasing power will be greatly increased.
 Finanolsrs study oltuatien.
 No doubt these factors will ..s aD- Drsciated in time and the bonds wtll ultimately find their proper market levels" says the Wall Street Journal. That financial journal goes on to say that tho under-par prices quoted dur Ing the summer on some of the issues reflect only . temporary condition. t says further that every effort is being made and will b. made by the 0eoss- tary of the Trsasu1y o see that all legislation which has b Co with money will work out ts tAs benefit of the bondholder
 Financiers who have studied the loan sales. which have been oompara- lively few, report that large number of the transactions sss started by mis- informed holders ol small amounts of bonds who do not uAdsrstand the tax statutes.
 "A great many smau investoss in the and ~ per cent bonds" says the Wall Street Journal, do not seem to realize that their securities for the most part possess the same merits as the tax free Sh per osnt bonds os the First issue. The %s and %hs are fully as free from the normal income tax as the 3hs and no surtax or excess prot its tax now effective or later to he enacted will be oolleetible on 4s sad 4ks unless the owner has mose tAAn ys0o0 worth"
The spectator., 1918-10-18
rR0PoSnD LEGISLATIVE AMEND
 NENT.
PrspsseA Constitutional AAeadMen
 Ne. iS.

Providing credit of State may ' loe ned and indebtedness incurred to a amount not exceeding two per cent C thc assessed valuation of property it Etate for the purpose of rfovidirf funds 10 be loaned upon the securit, or farm lands within the State or Inak Ing farm loanA; providin. DoyeInot Secretary of state and Stale Land Com missioner shall constitute State Land Roard having authority 10 sell bond 'u name of State. place money in Stat Treasury and loan monoy to bona fd+ ,urcLasers of farm lands in hrkansss md prescribing manner ia which such pans shall be made and repaid; dele
 .ating to the Legl slatuTe the suthoriiH .o provide for carrying out administer lng and safecuardinE the provisions e' .hIs amendment; pr viding all provi Ions of the Contribution of Arkans" h conflict with this amendment h repealed.
The spectator., 1918-10-18
nOPooSaD H.zDoasx.A
RssUsseA OsasGtent tAsaaA Ans~s>.-st
 Uo. hA

Amending Oss4iens and of Aru- ole ! Of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas; providing that the su- pssne Court ef >ths State shall be composed of seven Judges. one Chief Justice and six Associate Justices; pro vidtng the Judgss may sit in two d. visions. and otherwise providing the mannsr in which the court shali sit aad shall render It's dscisions.
 Providing for the selection and slse- DoA of the tive additional Judges.
The spectator., 1918-10-18
r FARMERS IN TWIN
 DRIVE FIR MORE
 WHEAT AND BONDS
TiLlERS OF THE OiL BEGIN ON NEW CROP AT OUTSET or
 "Fi0HTiNG LOAN"
RELATED, AND BOTH VITAL
Success of Bond Sale and ComIn0 Grain Harvest Of Equal
 importance.

Farmers of the United States, whose work the last l2 months in fortifying the food lines of the Allies has been of such supreme importance. are now at the start of two vital campaigns- preparing for the 1919 wheat harvest and the Fighting Loan" The wheat harvest of 1919 will be the Liberty Wheat Harvest and the government has asked again for the cooperation and support of the wheat producers to SOW 47,600.000 or more acres of win ter wheat this fall to guarantee against possible partial crop failure next year
 Uncle Sam knows from past per formances that the American farmer again will come across" at the call The United States grain grower now realizes fully that he Is the main line of defense in the Allied food army, and he is proud of his position and of his achievements. Without the essential food reserves there will never be grand smash that will overwhelm the destroyers of the worlds peace, but with the American farmer holding the line the food reserves will be on call, and the grand smash will come as surely as the American nation Is in the war.
 Both Arc Vital
 COincident with the campaign for the Liberty Wheat Harvest Is the campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan the Fighting Loan" Both of these campaigns are vitally important. Both backed to the limit by the farmer. Both bear positive witness to the en- emy of the solidarity and singleness of purpose of this country; both will heightsn the morale of the Allied peo- pies and give 8 conQusring spirit of confidence to the Allied armies: and both will enable Uncle Sam to throw the whole weight of his mighty rs- sources against the cracking German hns, so that the harverting of the Lib erty Wheat Crop may indeed be a har> vest of freedom, the Hun overthrow, justice and right triumphant and th. world at peace,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29

I ONDON Jan 9-Emperor vii
| liam, in telegram responding t,
- birthday congratulations from
President Kaempf OF the reichstag
says
Receive my warmest thanks for
the loyal wishes with which you
have again glad ',ncd me on the
relchstag's behalf
Il begin serious and decisive
day with proud thankiulneSs for
the immense successes which have
been gained by our indefatigablc
warriors and their brilliant lead
ers. | know TO what extent the
loyal work Of the people at home
has contributed to these successes
and how much distress and anxiety
had to he borne hy everyone. Those
are imperishable pages Of glory
which last year were added TO Ger
man history in which the great
army leaders, the sim lc workers
and the lonely widows Inscribed
their names
MY ardent daily wish is that
my beloved people without AFRO
gancc but with deep consciousness
Of their power and right may ey-
tcrnalIy aud internally in the wish
of sclf-disciplne. preserve their
union until the final victory OF our
arms LAYS the foundation for the
glad news Of the unfolding Of their
mental and economic power
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
Wood Alcohol
Takes Lives of
7 at Francis
Death list Increased in IS
clpadc Where Refresh
monls Were Mistaken,

NDA Okla Jan ~ Ihuc
more person, died today from the
effect, OF drinking wood alcohol
that was thought lu have been
gram alcohol Al Francis Sunday
night according 10 word received
here today bringing the death li,t
lD seven
Pour Died al Franci, Monday.
The dead arc.
LLOYD SHARP, 10 years old,
son Of Mrs Emma Sharp, who died
Monday.
C. d. MCKEE, Telegraph operator
OF the Frisco railroad at Francis,
died while being taken TO a hospital
al sherman Texas.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, died At
Allen Supposed TO have been con
nected with a wild west show
playing At Francis.
Reports Of other case, Of alcohol
poisoning received here led Officers
10 make an investigation Of the
case. The theory was advanced by
them that car Of dcnalured alco-
hol had been broken into near Allen,
Okla, and that a portion Of the
'poils had been sold over the
county
Two persons were said 10 have
been in critical condition from
poisoning at Sapulpa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
ROADS, CONTROL
MAY ONLY EXTEND
Year AFTER War
Senate Bill Amended to Re-
turn Property After Peace,

WASHINGTON, Jan @.-The sen.
ate commerce committee by vote Of
seven to six today decided to amend
the administration bill to provide that
the government shall rclnquish con
troll over the railroads within one year
after the end Of the war
Some committeeman who opposed
this change announced later they would
endcayor to have the committee rescind
its action and II they failed they would
submit minority reports
The committee decided to accept
Senator Watson's amendment TO this
effect Those supporting 1t were Chair
man Smith and Senators Pomerene,
Underwood, Watson, Mclean and Kcl-
loRg Senator Poindexter opposed the
action
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
PRICE IS FIXED
ON STORED OIL
BY STATE BOARD
Ruling is Made for Assess
ment Purposes
CUSHING PRODUCT At 81
Western Union Ordered to
Pay $3O,662 Tax

The state board of equalization 10.
DAY fixed the price ui Ul m storage
IN different field, preparatory lu MAX
ing the 1913 assessment and named 20
committee lu prepare data for the ar
ranging of schedule for assessing
pipe line CUmnanlcs
Oh 900 storage less than ONE wear was
fixed for assessment q, follow, Head.
ton field. SllO per harrcl. Cushing
field s.. CARRIER field, 81 The as
scssed ,akie OF of in storage more than
a year will be lIealdlDn, SlO5, tu,h-
ing. 800. CARRIER, S285
Fred Parkinson state examiner and
Inspector and i. B Howard state au-
dtor were named by Governor Wi
lams as a committee lo prepare for the
assessment Of the pipe line companlc,
The date for their report was fixed Al
February o.
The board today fixed the take, ol
the Postal and Western Union tcle-
graph companies for lgl7 the taxes be
ing 4 percent Of the companies gross
receipts The Postal will pay Slli9S3
and the Western union. $N,6o2}O
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
RED GUARD WINS
FINNISH REVOLT;
CONTROL CAPITAL
Government Officials May Not
Have Escaped,

COPENHAGEN, Jan % The Red
Guard has won complete control Of
Ilclsingfors capital Of Finland, a
Stockholm dispatch to the National
Tidcndc reports It is not known
whether the Finnish government Of
ioial, escaped from the revolution
aries
Disorders have been prevalent in
Finland for several weeks and news
dispatches from Stockholm yesterday
say revolution was in progress in the
eastern provinces The issue lies be
tween the Finnish government, which
declared complete independence OF Rus
sla and organized the White Guard, and
the bolshcvih and Russian Red Guard
The bol,hcwk government apparently
is not willing to agree to FinIand's
separation from Russia its opposition
to the Finnish government being based
ON the ground that it is bourgeoise The
Red Guard proclaimed civil war last
week and was said TO have received the
promise of aid from the Pclrograd gov
Crumnt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
BULLET IS FIRED INTO
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE

A bullet from D p calbcr rifle
passed through a window and across
the general office room Of the board
.oi education in the Irving school thi,
morning and ,pattcrcd against the
woodwork Of the door twenty feet
away
The assistant secretary of the board
was sitting at her table and the bulIet
whllzcd over her head Fragment, OF
glass from the broken window pane
struck her check, but she was unn-
jurcd ! G.. Sloarlcy, superintendent
OF buildings and grounds was sitting
on the opposite side OF the table A
boy who was shooting pigeons was
blamed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
Navy Recruiters
Having Idle Week

The navy recruiting office has an
easy time OF it this week Not until
Friday can It again examine men as
prospective recruits The inactivity up
TO that time is due to the fact that the
office here has caught up to its quota
and cannot begin again until late in the
week.
Two blue jackets appeared at the OF.
flee this morning. They had finished
an enlistment amout a month ago and
enrolled today as members OF the fleet
reserve.
Both Of the men, Creed McGraw and
Luther Cooley are Oklahoma boys.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
QUESTIONABLE
CAUSES CHANCE,
CR0WDER SAYS
Youths Just q Subject to
Registration Automatically.
RELEASE FOR MEN OF 81
Provost Marshal General Out
lines New Plan 10 Senate,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--New pro.
visions for the draft law 10 bring in
young men a. fast a. they become a..
were considered today by the senate
military committee with Provost Mar
shal General Crowder explaining them.
Another proposed amendment. supports
ed by the war department would dis.
charge men as fast as they become ~
II they have not been inducled into tho
military service
In future operations ol the draft law.
General Crowder explained new
drawing would be held under the new
cla'siiicatlons, in order to iix indiyid-
ual liability
Exhaust Glass One First.
WASHINGTON, Jan ~ -- We
would exhaust class one" he said. be.
fore calling on other classes | hope
We will not have to call any class ex-
Cept class one. II YOU pass the rcsou.
ton TO enroll men becoming u we will
he assured, almost, Of no, having to 10
out Of class one II class one in any
community became exhausted. accord.
ing to It's quota, we would call on all
other men Of class one IN other com-
munites before calling men Of lower
classes In the first community"
General Crowder opposed the plan
recommended by Secretary Baker to
exempt men becoming 81 without being
drafted
Two Million More Added.
II the amendments for registration
OF those attaining n years are accepted.
General Crowder estimated that there
would be 100000 in class one await
able Tor the DRAFT, "Of the new young
men required TO register upon attaining
a." General Crowder said about rs
percent would come under the highest
classification "
The new registration, according TO
General Crowdcr, will not he nearly 80
great task as the first, because tho
registration machinery is provided and
working well
Census OF Trained Men.
Regarding another bill for assiRn-
mcnt oi men specially skilled in INDUS
Try General Crowdrr stated that a
census Of registered men detailing
their peculiar qualifications, should ho
completed by February IS, when ths
government would know Just how many
carpenters, plumbers or other special
artisans are available Although mili-
tary and not industrial drafting is now
authorized, General Crowder said the
special detail bill would facilitate ss>
signmcnt Of men In the service to
places where their qualifications may
he best used
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-29
EXPLOSION WRECKS
MICHIGAN FOUNDRY

MARQUETTE, Mich, Jan 29-Ar
explosion, apparently accidental, fol
lowed by fire, wrecked the chemlca
department Of the Pioneer Iron com.
panys plant on the outskirts Of thi,
CITY early today. The loss is estimated
at over 100000 Only the chemlca
department was destroyed
The company was working on gov
ernment contracts and the most seriou,
aspect of the loss is that the machinery
cannot be replaced within six months
it is said. Reports that an inJendlary
was suspected were not confirmed.