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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
Iz9E$ Skin Tortured
Iu Babies Sleep
Ih.NSAfter Cuticura|


Holland. no dosht bsd its manS
faults and Shortcomings, but II ~rs
insnly never wac corrupt eauStry.
either In administration, In politics ~
In business, Matshays r, Hocsehoesn
writes In Ats@ntsc. This war hiss fa~.
tered temptations aud Vices totally
aew to the country. Al conditions grow
worse protteerang. boarding. trying TO
rirvufpseat regulations. lack nj resl4n.
s,hillty and If public feeling, s.ifsst.
ness. lust of undue prnhss~-nii these
do Increase.
Then there arw the spies ~ sil nss
tinnallties having cehterv In our eauff
try. 'r,in. TO hrtbe ear foik into rem
ieftag them services for high rewards
Then there ~ the gradually growing
unemployment. With iss curse 1T Idle.
aesx. making men prone Ia surrnfnh
To the temptations II profitable sfnue.
cling Then there nre the tasny unde-
~trahis foreign elements, the alarming
growth VI prostitution and IN Inherent
%aiiA NE nnrrnastng lyurattFr n thrftss,
burgiares and even marttsrs.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
s|XKILLEQ;HfIEEh
HURT IN AIR RAID
ATTACK ON PARIS RESULTS IN
cAsuAITiEs--sEcoku PLANE
Is sRouoAr DOWN.
TWO HUN AvlATORS FLEE


Paris. six persona we're killed and
Is others were injured In an air raid
over Parts. according to the lissK given
by the newspapers one OF the injured
was woman. the mother Of sir chill
dren one German machine 4 0ethA.
~as brought down IN the fores, Of
compiagne The two ayistors fled.
pursued by g@ndarmes
This naxes two Of the enemy raid.
Ing machines accounted far by the
French A dispatch announced that
one Of the bombing planes was brought
down by q direct shot from the artIl.
lery defense OF Parts. falling In enc Of
tho northern suburbs The bodies Ut
an officer ana two men were found In
thu wreekage.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
scRlaEs VICTORY or YANks.
y, S. War Secretary Tslls Of Seeing
Csshlae chsree.

lrn;ou Secretary BAKER received
the American correspondents here He
said he wuuld 90 TO france for few
days. but woald rrturr 10 London In a
week to c1nt@ stth British aushcri-
tirs
Mr. Baker WAS enthusiastic In hN
praise 81 ,he American troops He
tsnsnrStsssss >ssrss ssssS 7ssrt Ssss tAa sSssssn
lag .of ~ MssSe! from hiH AMI told
os the terrific barrAge fire and the
wonderful eaAa 81 the American sfll'
Gsers Later be- sas German prisoners
romlas I'm aad remarked tina, Tire
American soldiers manages them n.y. II
lhey Rad eeen tolas 1 all their ufes.
The spirit ard srnites ~ the Amer
scan* even among the wounded re
said. rs most Inspiring Our CASUALTIES
sere remarkably lirh, hetns 'or the
mast part rnsnor wounds
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
GUNS ANAlH|LATE
ATTACKING ENEMY
AMERICAN nto GUNS THROW TER.
Riftc aARaAGE INTO The
GERMANS INFANTRY.
BoCHE DEAD MARK FIELD
Observers sss Huns Mesins 70 Assault
Ind The bls push 10 Quickly Wiped
Out by tire American Qua.
Nsss' Accurate Fire.

With the American Army on ths
Lornine Front German iatantry at
tempted to attack the American tines
west " the Mosslle, but the troop.
were driven back by the fire III the
American artillery,
When Observers reported ligh!
line OF Germany Infantry Was ap
preaching. the American big guns
threw terrific harease into that area
There we're no further movements by
thu enemy
Observers reported that there were
no living Germans IN tho region whsre
they we're sighted Quite a number
81 dead. however we're seen.
German aviation machine gunneys
and hpmbers attacked What they sap
pased 10 be the American positions In
tho region west o, Wanderers The
mis. and low clouds. however. prevent
rd tho Germans from finding their tar
gets fhe Germans themselves were
located and driven back by .sn,iair.
raft fire
The Germans apparently never ex.
ss~s,ses. a, sss, siaatss .t,asa Aba NJ Mhlek
salient They had done much work In
nniiding shelters and beer gardens and
,hou, tAe Soalsye.e farm the country
bad been made 20 look like prosper
,us German nrighhorhnBd with resorts
where townspeople might spend their
holidays
German planes are dropping mes
sage addressed 10 German American
sod,ar~. askshK them to desert and
promising them that they will find NJ
erty In Germany The message eon.
ain rttter attacxs on President Wilson
One Of the American corps that pa
tcipated IN the - Mihtel drive cap
turai eco officers. 400 prirsses.
l2l guns and $50 gas projectors. sav
cral batteries antiaircraft guns. igna
nersble treach mortars and machine
<s4s faltruad ru1ling stSck, tnctar AHA
arrse am aIlaaees, many vehicles, threo
Siraiess stations an entire Held hos
Eitsl, hundreds OF thonsan5r e rouH II
~ ammunition aud hand sranades. ;e.
"phnne aud telegraph equipment toos!
supplies and horses
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04

with the French Army In France ~--
with deggrd tenaclty and unIIasginx
devotion tho French troops are figat,
tnx their way foot by loot across the
Malrnaison plateau. which Is the key
~ tina Chemtadea Names. Lann and
eAe sc Gohain massif
No sooner has ono position BEEN
takcu than there Is another ~ be ~
tackled and the troops are worked 10
their Last ounce Of effort, Some diva
lons have boen Engaged inressantly
from II to Is days, with the Gcrmsns
fS2htinx desperately 70 maintain their
ground Ons position had TO- be takep
fur times before the enemy ahaD
dDnod Il
The ouemy machine vunnners wera
left In the advanced posts after the
main body rntrsated ANA ,,iRgM srave.
~ 10 the last man, Knowing their eoN
rsdes had ictt them IN thstr fate
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
FLATlY REJECTS
PEACE PROPOSAL
PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES A
STATEMENT THRouoa SEC.
esa RETARs kAksaAo. ....... u
our TERMS ARE ksowS


Assassszz.rH~~1The AsssroHnnEAriAa
Eovsxnmeat Sept IL invited al seliig'
erent xosesnsn~mts ~ eatsr Into noa-
bindins disesszieaa u sosss aestrsl
Insstsnx place with = v.e~ ta hriaking
about peacs. Tts Holy SEES and all
aeatgsi ratsans also vii, BE- aesttieA.
An official statement from SieaaA has
h@sn r~eeayed in Amsterdam.
Washington. The ua!snt States. ~
vas taiiy expected. hss snenn..taoa
ally rejected GertnAny's peAe~ sesier
In dolag 50 the government has
spoken for all tho ccbellsxerea.s
Almost immediately after reSeiyirs
the Austrian governments cote from
the minister from Sweden. Mr., ikea
gren. Secretary Lansing Issued the fol.
iawans saxasal statement. 1855 ---'" So ''
4 am authorised by the presiaeat 70
state ,hAs the following wasi be the
reply from this gevesnmees To tie
Aastro Hungarian note proposing ~
official conference of hslitxerenss:
The government Of the united states
feels tasray A. sEix aae rsplx xhssA. !.
can make 10 tho suggestion OF the In
psTiai Aastro- Hungarian government,
II has repeatedly and with sniiYs can
dor stated the terms uaoa wAish the
United States ~oaid constd&s peace.
and can and viii sstessAia ~ rsurcsAi
for eontrrencr upoa = matter cdaa.
earninS which /, has made IL posltlsa
and purpose no plata
Mr. L&nsins's statement wAs give
out within half nm aeur after hs had
received the Austrian proposal Il
would have been forthcoming ainaost
upon the delivery NJ the
Austrian note had n not been found
necessary in order TO avoid the possl
hiiity os grave error to make careful
between the official text
and tina. which Was received In press
dispatches from Amsterdam,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
10000 HUNS AND So
GUNS TAKEN BY HA|G
MORE THAN ~ TOWNS HAVE
HgEh RECOVERED sy sair-
'.''.g isH IN TIVE Battle.
COULD NOT STOP BRITISH
Hesvy Bsttis csassr~d Around Cav
SsAcosst and Epshy~--6fttish op
sr~stens Grow Int Brilliant
ard Important eaS1ssA

10nden~-~The prisoners taken ~
tAe British In tAs operation northwest
q Quentin nov exceed 10000. accord
Ing To Field Marshal Haix's report.
More than 90 Dig gunA were taksa.
Most NJ the fiKhuns was around Gon.
fsacourt and TO tho east Of Epehy The
TAFT u the statement Further reports
confirm the hra,y nature Of the eaaans
tsfattaeka which tho enamy delivered
north Ut TFescanlt and the seysrity
nj the LOSSES Inflicted on his divisions.
fnciaaink tho Sixth HrabdeabuFg az.
viaiom.
"ftxhting has taken place In the sec.
tor east OF Epehy and also In tho neigh,
borhood OF Goux~aaeourt. where we
gained ground north Of Gauehe wool
sos. "Hnastje GO rAldlng parties we're 70
paised east OF Seuse thappaIle and
south of the Yprescomines canal
"Ths prisoners taken by 10 In TIE
operations northwest ot H. QuaHtia
sIceed 10000. We also captured over
% guns.
"Fpar hostile plansa wsfe brought
down out Of control -Four Of our ms.
chines are missing.
Our planes kept In touch with
tho advancing troops and assisted 10
The attack by bombing and with ma
chins gun fire. az we'll ~ by reporting
tnaay targets ~ ths artillery nur!nx
the ~ hours IL toas OF bomba wera
dropped"
More than ~ towns have been recap
tured 40 far In the new picary drive
SIXTY suns are among the booty
An assault delivered by tho Austria.
tians In the center II the villeret secA
tion forced the mtubborniy resisting
Germans to pull hack from their al.
vanced line 10 strongly fortified de-
lenses In tho rear
Tha entire british operation has
grown into brilliant and important
succesa. which was not forecast tn ths
original limited plans Not the least
Important festhtu 81 the victory was
the slaughter iniligted on the enemy
forces, particularly during their tFen.
sled counter attacks when they we
moved down iAe wheat with tha
machine ghus or swallowed up la a
maeistrom 81 efaahinR shells from the
British bafrnga
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
GREENS MAKE BIG ADVANCE
Completely Surprised the BuioarIsns.
Creeks Loss Only Two Officers
and Ten Men.

Athens Greek troops have ad,
,TsEsrea .sySsra sma - tarss 4fassss ep A
ismiie front In the struma sector be.
tween the Nardar river aud Lake hot.
ran capturing several villages. accord
Ing % word from Salonikz
The attack WAS a complete surprise.
The Greeks lost only two otftcarx and
ten men. while the bulgarian losses
we're very heavy
The french attack captured Nstr~
Nib, Is,hrn Polte and sokol. three sttah
~ important mountain positions whie b
the hulgsrs had been terrifying for the
past two years
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
ALLIES TAKE IS VILLAGES


Vars rhs t@ih,w;rs official sta's
mat dealing wtts operations on ths
Macedonian trout Was issued ~ the
wa- office
"tssqtts important rrtntorregnc
AastiY eraaSat forward by the enemy.
~Aa defended A's new positions stub
Aocalf, ,sc erraaStve .. the allied ar
lBlts continued successfully All oS-
is.ts'ss rssi fn. tae DAY w~-~
:NN1thsa Attacks developed "a 4
troas " sAoss; IS s;lsgae,srs and prog
sr~s VAS MAZE 70 sesta ~ Is kIsemes
iers ~ hold 4, at any cost
SERBIAN ;-rS>rs operating with tie
f'reeea s-a oresa d.,as 3 eats took
Arer ssolart assault. - villages in.
clualsS gevtk Aed Stra,SaA saa tae
heights II rolchlcAi. sai HecArh;e.
north u the River 6raa,sns.,a AL
the village ~ G-sses&nslh.- sA5eA ass
ss.saaea BY the enea'y, VAC lad or,
lrrs 10 hold II At any Sc$t-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04

laodersale Count, rsr~-ery Sow ZOO
Aero Winter wheat

Etoy~vSe Ala Sevea tAcnssna
Arr~~ ~ wtnt@ wheat will aaye ae~s
Gown Ia lanlertalr coGaty before The
end ct tsa rcesrn: p.satirs sessca
This rvrrssea;s double tie increase
requested ty th~ uepA-tmcrt u ASrs.
culture
The :AT,'ers a-e preparing their ssse.i
e<Sie ter " Aps, according IN retsfsts
reccyntaertiet ~ tAe experts .. ths
Department 90 ASrtca.tsrr, wAo hSvc
csntscssa extensive experiments .,
Auburn and a. osn- experiment. ETA,
tjans ia similar attitudes
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
Surgical Operation By Telegraph

The life at q man was saved la Aus.
tralia by means of ~ operation With.
out proper instruments under the direc-
ton " . surgeon i,sou TITLES away.
The subject fell fron hls horse nj Halls
Greek. Ia northern Australia. and suf.
fered serious in,u1~a. An operation
was urgently necessary. and there was
no doctor within loo miles. The c"h.
dition Of the pativnt was described ny
telegraph to Doctor In Perth. an6 hs
sent hack. by Tbs same ns-ans, lnsirnr.
items under which the postmaster NJ
Halls Greek. with such surgical lns'ru.
Hpcnss ms he esasj vet. the chief ri
which was razor, carried out the ~.
.sssusn sveeasxtslls, X 1. /, ..5.!s. ,.....,.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
FIRE IN POWER PLANT.


Mobile \ fire In the power horse
az the Mobile Electric company sura~l
the hlx sssNa horsepower tnratne Ths
suxillas. plant Of the power house "a
iasl So a%r cent o. tire main rtsa, ara
there mast necessarily Ne rurtsfs
nen, OF service 10 he LIMIT ~ the asI
Hilary plant II will - necessary N,
ussrs OF hsAs and power 10 cut sosR
81 PER c#at
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
HEAPS or THE GERMAN DEAD
carS,es 81 the Easmy Isttss Ground
~ General xarcir's Army
Advanced

FrensA Airy ID Fr1ase- - sr sasrf
does the Germans a.s making 10 stop
TIE SLOW sa: s,tady s4rascs 81 Ge1-
Mazssa. forces toxard the s1as-s-,
e.. Danes are evidenced By The large
-s=se- Ct TIE eaemy ssa& soz1e ca
TIE Sid. The dead arr ;Akeksxt zrSssrd
iAt-a11 I'LL and east Of vasrAsgsos-
where .Senaezny eosr,srassaek&c VIC
.snTy In . vain asf5r 20 regain ;ss
ns1s5ttcrs BE lcxs
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
Whole Serbian Army Reunited.

Washington. .,-- The whole Serbian
army 10 reunited and on Serbia soil
row ~ the .resai, OF the pohro roljs
victory agaiss, tho Rulsars This vic,
tory save ND shernd Serbian arHty d
chance Il had struggled long To oh,&ta.
and I, robbed ,he Ba!gar Of positions
which be had bald for two years
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
cosrs tAss A YEAR ovERsEAA


war oepars--ert siattssscia-s Sh~s
Figures On Maintaining sssn'sx.
washington. Nsr Department. sta
tssticsans havs figures tina, the coo.
" maintaining the Yankee solaA-s evs'
sess h 3+ss,' year. ard 49, IS 70
esa!p and uaasatAia one In the tsiixi
S;atNcA
The ec~. Of Tire lnst'ai elaip-erf
il Siisse FOR ,hs first YEA, IN lie
United States. AIS an sa4isicaal ccs'
ri Ss.ti for ARTICLES Issued naly tor
overseas use
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
aALFoua REJECTS PLAN.
Says Peace oftsr 10 a. Attempt to pl.
vide the Ailies

London ~ J balloar. the British
foreign secretary. giving his personal
slcwpoirts ON the Austrian peace note
10 visiting journalists, said II In In.
credible that anything can come OF this
proposal Coming after the recent
.pe%.sh ar Fretetira won PAYER tiss
German imperial ,iceetarcelior. Mr.
Baliour said 'FThis cynical proposal Of
tAe Austrian government Ia not gen
aine attempt 10 obtain peace II is an
attempt tn divide the allies
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
ncs,Ae,,s rcse. E,,. !, e,,.e

s~sFs.xrsa American, Rrittss ana
Fscnsa desacAments are reaeS,sS. Il.
tire rrsvaa TO hare mes the Rc,ssey 4
fprc<s in battle ON the Arehaassi trV-=t
Tia aelshevtk .rocps, atter al innSl
saecsss. wers rvpstsea By s-.s.sA IN
anrcsxasnts ord siea b pAaia
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
OCTOBER CALLS 's',scs MEN.
ThsSs Qualified For Ge-ersi Military
SERVES no Go to Carp.


wasalaa.ar gl~a'; calls announced
sv rrovoxr Marshal General Croscss
vii ssnss ISL SIS ra-a qualified for gsa'
sral military ssryiee to Army cssnes
as.oss ors "a. Al statas sav. sHc'as
to fiji q. sAa .asAl iss,asa vii he
White Registrars. ~ka vii sssrasn
sesws~a Oct : And Il TSa r~rfastn.
Der vii BE- negroes -ss v'}l Hoss In
,~o s-eusa. Ts5.S. enuatasnS Sept IS
ssa =. ard lass. on Oct Is Men
Who registered ssss I. may b aset-
81. IN . few ais.rtets TO Iii the new
s,csas, II vAa SAID q. ,As provost mar.
.Aai generals o,rscs, b1i 10 rsot h.
easit,ss sHr,cisst rs7 10 remain In
elias. from regulations Of last iaHs
S AID Azs - 10 meet reaussr-satA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
BOMB TWsNTY-0NE TOWNS
I-corsast de-r~ar rs~.s A,taesed ey
nrytsxa tnscre ncers Ar rs-rea

ianS,,a -Twea;y ore important Gs-
y.s ,cwrs ave been scra bed by tSe
Rrtilsa independent ar taree ea-taS
,As; mouth. according TO iato0aa tae
;ram AZ authoritative soarce Trc
,Sxas !neluaeA T-agkfe-s. NansheSns,
Nets "a a.ass> Sasrnssekes. Thiaavtils'
three tsnes each. Bs-a&ss. Cealea>
fcsoSze. Derusstsdt KAyaxsy,Ae. Lax
assears otseasarg and Trevea TusAl
Ssaaa O. eeaee arusrsd re tens
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04
SHOOT DOWN Nun BALLOON.
United States Flyers Garry out RAGS
ON GERMAN Towns


With the American Army on the
LORRAINE lruot, American sad ailseA
Aviators carried on. extensive h~ma
ting raids en Rayonytlie, trestaty 10
Hahloa and In the direction II Mett
ftrvs were observed A. SartNHs ern
at thu American nlaGss shet dNsu a
German hallccn near grrpr
Lieut.. naeh~Nia observer, ard
liaat Richardson. pilot. ~crr ATTACKED
b, An eaemv machine heartak Ervneh
markings They werr tarvea ~ Land
tasstso The American lln~s. hp, vera
uasnIurcd An American hsltooa wAs
shot tawu. hut the Observer wcs3ssi
safely ~ rarachuta
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04

~ AsalA . I - = n NJ sssa ~
! IN = gYsesf1l sAss | - ssesmmsa
IN n d ~ f.ssaA ~ MA d u
AirxaA n. n 4 OrsgsA IN
Onlyvunaa " oh ovs snllsrsd ~ ~
surss az such txc3hsm and havs arAeEea
slsag frum day y Nv en- rsaAss n
rxtts9 which tsia tAmctm fes4 ~a6 A~sA
r~m~ay, Lydia T. riakhazmS Vegetable
Ccsarand. hrun9At n Nm. AltsrA
sWcsn%n svsxyWAsss h Msx. Aitssv'
eSnditcu sAcuA psuEt BIZ hss Fseon-
ss~naatsuA, ssd n shsFs sxv Any cosn.
riscassons wrssA Lydia r. psnkhsm's
Masiicana O., Lyaa. hasa.. Tar advtes.
he result VI their " ysass sxpsFssaos
= Of yvax sarvkcA.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04

! N11xS3
Nd - aema -
MI oeala ~ pus NJ
fee - - Inlf ~
- NaFesly = ~
1slk, smd . I NJ
r. 1911 AHssA -
|tales stx Assdlss1
- EVERY ranf
Il - n wGy -
II saw - Co.
oun1 a1vs1taneA y
Ct Nese. ~ nss
~ hDk~ss .s~.s1.-.s-.~A
Cleveland County herald., 1918-08-08
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IL.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.


fropesed Constitutional Amendment
Nc. -
he 1t Resolved by the senate sro
aoese Of Representatives of ue
state state of Arkansas. the Majority OF
Av ~, Houses Agreeing Theretoi
That the following is hereby pro-
puseo As an amendment to the Con,
ssieutlon OF the State Of Arkansas. ana
Inc Same being submitted to the cleo
tors OF the State for approval or re-
Tor Senators and Representatives. il a
majority of tho electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become part of the Con-
wit:
That Sections and 3 Of Article
OF the Constitution of the State OF Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compos.
cd OF seven Judges. one OF whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected As
such. In the consideration and decis-
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided into two divis-
ions, and the decision OF each Of said
divisions shall be the decision OF the
! Court. The Chief Justice shall assign
three Of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time. and the
Associate justices may Interchange
with each other by agreement among
Themselves. The concurrence OF three
Judges shall be necessary to q Ascis-
Ion in either division. WHEN the
Court Is sitting in bano, tho Chief Jus
tice shall preside. and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to decis-
ION. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon
sidered by the court in banc. The
Chief Justice may sit in either division
and shall preside when SO sitting. The
Judges Of each division shall elect
presiding Judge for that division. who
shall preside when the Chief Justice IL
not sitting in that division. II the
Chief Justice IL absent from the Court
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint tho two
additional Judges provided for herein
ono OF whom shall hold office until his
successor is elected at tho general cleo:
ton for State officers in 1922, ano
quAlihes, and enc Of whom shall hold
office until his successor II elected 81
the general election for state Officers
in 1874. ana qualities.
Approved by the Govosnor. and hlss
In tho office Of the Secretary Of State
January IT, 1917.
Each e1ector may vote for or against
the above meAdmsnt.
witness my official signature this
the 74th day Of April 1918.
| Secretary Of State
Cleveland County herald., 1918-08-08
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IL.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL,

He II Resolved BY the House Of Rep
resentntives and the Senate of the
Stnte of Arknnsns, the Majority Of
Both Houses Agreeing Therefor
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constf-
tuition of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the cleo
tors of the State for approval or re-
lection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, II q
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, tho
same shall become a part of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Arkansas. to-
wit:
itation contained in Section l of Arti-
Gle 16 Of the Constitution, the credit
OF the State may be loaned and In
debtedness incurred to an amount not
ed valuation of all the property in the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the nmitations herein contained contained
State and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board.
which board Is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds in tho name of the State, to be
known as Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds" In an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property In the State, and
to place tho proceeds in tho State
treasury in a fund to be known as the
Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund"
Sec 5. Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations Of $500. $4,000.
$4,000 and 100000, and shall be Is
pies thereof drawn to mature In not
more than thirty-six years; nor shall
said bonds be sold until applications
from bona fide purchasers Of land Asr
with and approved by the Stasa Ia nd
soard. Said bonds shall beae tptereat
At the rate of four per cent per an
Ium. and shall be exempt from tax
Ition by the State of Arkansas, or anv
Of it's subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board Is an.
thorined and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fde purchasers of
farm lands In Arkansas. upon notes Sc
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farn,
lands in amounts which shall not ex-
coed seventy-hve per cent of the an.
oraised va ., OF such lands. The cred
any person to purchase more than IN
acres Of land, nor land valued at mora
than $4,000 per acre. Nor shall a low
Of less than $4,000 nor more than "a
10000 be made to any purchaser OF
land. "a
Sec. 8, Such loans shall not be made
except to owners who Operate" an6
occupy" lands mortgaged. and shall
be made for the following purposes.
ta) The payment for lands purchased
{b) the purchase OF live stool, sed OH
ar equipment. and the making Of I'm.
,rovements which. IN the Judgment of
aid hesrd, will increase the produe.
witty OF such lands or add to thei,
.aiue a. q IaIm nom In degree t.
Justify such expenditure; and (e) for