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FOR AMENDMENT NO. Is. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IS.

Re Ii Resolved by the House of Rep resentatives and the Senate or the State of Arkansas. the Majority of Both Houses Agreeing Thereto:
 That the following is hereby pro- no.ed as an amendment to the Consti- tuition of the State of Arkansas, ana the same being submitted to the elec- tors of the State for approval or re- lection at the next general electioh for Senators and Representatives, IT majority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendment, the same shall become a part Of the Con- stitution of the State of Arkansas. to- wit:
 Section l. Notwithstanding the linn itation contained in Section 1 of Arti- cle 16 of the Constitution. the credit of the State may be loaned and in- debtedness incurred to an amount not exceeding two per cent of the assess 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 limitations herein contained.
 Sec 9 The Governor, Secretary of 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 the name of the State, to De known as "ArkanSas Farm Credit Bonds in an amount not to exceed two per cent of the assessed valuation Of all the property m tne state ana to place the proceeds in the State Treasury in a fund to be known as the Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund"
 Sec 3. Said bonds shall be Issued In denominations of s25.00, s100.00, $500 90 and $f OOO.00, and shall be is- sued in series of $t000000 or multi pies thereof drawn 10 mature in not more than thirty-six years: nor shall said bonds be sold until application from bona fde purchasers of land az gregating s10.o00.00 have been filed with and approved by the State Land Board Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of four per cent per an mum, and shall be exempt from tax atlon by the State of Arkansas. or any of it's subdivisions.
 Sec 4 Said State Land Board Is au- thorized and directed to loan the mon eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas. upon notes se- cured by mortgages or deeds of trust constituting first liens on such farm lands in amounts which shall not ex- ceed seventy-flve per cent of the ap- praised value of such lands The cred 1t of the State shall not be loaned to any person to purchase more than 80 acres of land, nor land valued at more than $5000 per acre Nor shall a loan of less shan $200.00 nor more than s. 000.00 be made to any purchaser of land,
 Sec 5. Such loans shall not be made except to owners who operate" and occupy" lands mortgaeed and shall be made for the following purposes: Gal The payment for lands purchased. (b) the purchase of live stock and oth- CT equipment, and the making of inn provements which In the judgment of said board, will increase the produc- tivlty of such lands or add to their value as farm honae in 2 degree to Justify such expenditures and (c, foi
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Proposed Constitutional Amendment
 No. II.
 Be It Resolved by the senate ann House of Representative ,,x os of state of Arkansas tne MaJor'" Both Houses Agreeing Thereto' That the following is herepy Pio- posed as an amendment to the con, stitution of the State of Arkansas anu the same being submitted to the eIec tors of the State for approval or re- jection at the next general electloh' for Senators and Representatives IT 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:
 That Sections and of Article of the Constitution of the State or AT kansas be amended to read as folioWs' The Supreme Court shall be compos- ed of seven Judges, one of whom shaiI 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 dlvls- ions, and the decision of each of said divisions shall be the decision or 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 tn hemselves The concurrence or three Judges shall be necessary to uecis- ion in either division. When the Court is sitting in banc. the Ch1ef Jus tice shall preside, and the concurrence of four shall be necessary to decls- 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 div1slon' 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 IS not sitting in that division. If the Chief Justice is absent from the Court, the senior Judge present shall perform his duties.
 The Governor shall appoint the two additional Judges provided for herein. one of whom shall hold office until hls successor is elected at the general cleo. tion for State officers in 1922, ana qualities, and one of whom shall hoio office until his successor is elected at the general election for State offlcers in 1924 and qualities.
 Approved by the Governor. ana nIeo in the office of the Secretary Of State. January IT, 1917.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature tnls' the 24th day of April, 1918.
 TSea11 TOM J. TERRAL,
 Secretary of State.
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PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
 MENT.
Proposed ConstItutional Amendment
 No. 15.

Providing credit or state may pc ioaned and indebtedness incurred to an amount not exceeding two per cent or the assessed valuation of property Tn State for the purpose of providing funds to be loaned upon the security of farm lands within the State or mak- ing farm loans: providing Governor, Secretary of State and State Land com. missioner shall constitute State Lana Board having authority to sell bonds in name of State, place money In StaIe Treasury and loan money to bona fide purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas and prescribing manner in which such loans shall be made and repaid; dele gating to the Legislature the authority to provide for carrying out, admlnlster ine and safeguarding the provisions Of this amendment: providing all proVls- ions of the Constitution of Arkansas in conflict with this amendment are repealed
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. Among the Churches.

The ARGUS invites any and al pastors and churches to use this department regularly each week for making their announcements, publishing congregational news, etc. Please send in the copy by Tuesday of each week-Ed.
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GAsOL|NELESS JAY !
 SAVINGS FED NEl|
 ARMY FUR 48 N
Sunday Abstinence of AutoIst ' 2,Soo, 600 Hand Grenadu for Pershins.

When the American people h up their automobiles for gasss day on Sept. l they saved a money to provide Gen. Peul army with 5000 machine guns c S250 each.
 They saved enough money a food for the American EypedIu Forces in Europe for two whole
 They saved enough money t6 vide Gen. Pershing's army with DOC hand grenades.
 They saved enough money u for 35,7S4 completely equipped of the type the American iniantH carries when he goes into confia
 A Big Saving.
 These figures were revealed Treasury statement, issued rad appealing to the American puSa turn it's savings from abstinencs War Savings Stamps or set them for investment in Liberty Bonds T 4asury statement reminded tht lie that these savings which are effected are of no value to the gaa ment in it's prosecution Of tAs unless they are made ayalsOs it's use.
 The Fuel Administration rer that the saving of gasoline on lM ond gasless Sunday amounla 5,000,000 gallons, which, valued cents a gallon, meant a saVN American pocketbooks of VIZ In transportation alone this ne' saving of 625 tank cars for an a' haul of 200 miles.
 The rubber saved by glVlns days rest would be sufficient lo $500 motor trucks for the Ans army with tires capable ol 5000 miles.
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How 1t Would Tempt Him,

See yon fat fowl" whispered the tall tramp at the water tank ''wouldst thou enjoy him?' Yeas" yawned the laziest tramp in all the states and ter ritories, If de engine killed him, cy- clone whirled all his feathers off and de lightning struck de dry grass and baked him nice and brown, I wouldst enjoy him, pard, yes, verily."-Se- lected.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday School and Communion Services each Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Bible Study Wednesday night at 7:45.
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Every Day a Sabbath Somewhere.

Every day in the week is Sabbath for someone. The Greeks observe Monday; the Persians, Tuesday; the Assyrlans, Wednesday: the Egyptians, Thursday the Turks, Friday the He brews and several Christian sects, Sat urday, while by far the most Chris tians observe Sunday.
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Franks of Memory.

In Brander Matthews volume of rec. ollections he repeats Mark Twains statement that at certain age he was able to remember some things that had happened and many that had not, and when he got little older he would remember none but the latter.
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M. E. CHURCH

pr. Evans. r. E., VIII hold quarterly meeting here Satur- day night and Sunday his last
 for the year and for his 4 years of faithful work. ,asHe, will hold quarterly meeting of3 Keevil charge at Allendale in the.after- noon Sunday.
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PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
 MENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
 No. IA.

Amending Sections 2 and Of A. Artl- cle of the Constitution Of the otate of Arkansas; providing that the 0u. 0t preme Court of the State shall pc composed of seven Judges, one ChIel Justice and six Associate Justices' pIo- yiding the Judges may sit in two t 1io = visions, and otherwise providing tie te manner in which the court shali S'' and shall render its decisions. ~
 Providing for the selection and elec- tion of the two additional Judges.
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AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Services at the Episcopal Church on the End. and 4th. Sunday in this month at Il O. clock a. m.
 Everybody is invited to attend. We are trying to do the Masters s will, come and help us.
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Safer.
asaIs<k1X1

Vessels large may venture more, but title boats should keep near shore.- Franklin.
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IF you are one of the ones who haven't paid up on subscriptions to the ARGUS, won't you please understand that while 1 would
 ike to send the paper on to you
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SMALL BONDHOLDER
 MISSES POINT AS IQ
 VIRTUAL TAX M
Investor Should Realize All is''
 Owns Are Practically FHs
 From Taxation.

Financiers studying the mafAs' ditions with regard in particuia, Liberty Bond figures find tna' many of the bond transactlonS 's| tlated by l ersons who do n0s stand the statutes which salesa'''' various issues of bonds For instance, small hOldels been selling their 4 and 4s ps \, bonds in order to buy the a2 Y ~ bonds of the first loan. Oecau's 31as are completely exemp' s,1 As a matter of fact. for the 's' " ' yestor the As and HAS carf' .s.r, '. freedom from taxation, prac'l'sS,' X tax now in existence or ia'' .u.| levied can affect the 4s anu ..,tI ,s less the holder OWES So'VOO II more.
 wall Street opinion N Hence, the great major's m small investors pay no s,.a ,a IsI bonds of the Second or Ihas ',,, The Wall Street Journal rs.s. x. ss,I More to be deplored IS .sa 'a' aIIs lack of appreciation or ln' value of the Liberty Bona, l,a ~ s.o| of what description. All '. '' "A sej ies of war and finance point ,s,.,,' '9 ssa ment bonds as the moSs asrsobl and soundest investment p InrssI make during these times. ,s sal in government bonds now 0.ll { on [ with cheap money
 money in the future
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Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Teachers Training Class and
 Prayer Meeting on Wednesday
 evening at 500 p. m.
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FOR AMENDMENT NO. IA. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA
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WILLIAM B. FOLSOM, Editor
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Subs cription Price $50 Per Year
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THE BRIAKLEY ARGUS

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY Wm. B. AND H. M. FOLSOM
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AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-13
WITH THE HOME BOYS IN SERVICE
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

they also raise potatoes, popcorn, to
bacco, wheat, oats and rye.
| haven't written to Jasper since
| arrived here think shall write tc
day as it is Sunday and we will have
no drill
Well | can say we are among the best
people | ever saw since we left the
u. S. A. They will do any thing for
us they can. | would give anything
! if | could talk to them. but am learn
/ ing a few words and can talk to them
some, and | am learning new words
every day. The people all wear
wooden shoes. Work cattle instead
of horses, use carts instead of wag-
ons. Their ways are so odd to me.
We got good news from the front
yesterday, tie Americans captured
so Huns and took very important
fort they are taking towns after towns
on a forty mile front and think
when this division gets up there they
will soon decide the thing. But
like France best anyway.
1t is raining today. Wish it had
stayed fair as there was to be church
on the drill grounds and / was aiming
to go. There is lot of berries here
A bunch of us went out berry picking
and had fine cobbler for supper.
| hope you have gotten the cards
and letters ] wrote you when | land
ed in England We haven't gotten
any mail yet since we crossed but a
letter from home would sure look
good to me- They can get all the
light wines they want but the strong
drink is not to be drunk by the SOL
diers. We are near river where we
can wash our clothes.
Tell Pearl to write to me. Tell
Ora | am anxious to hear from her
Tell all hello for me-
The houses and barns are built of
concrete and rock and have tile roof
ing. The people drive their geese
and sheep to the pasture and sit
down and knit and watch them out
OF the crop as there is not much fence
Love to all and | will close. Answer
soon. Your loving son, Ira, Co. l.
335th Inf. A. E. F. France A. p. O.
9O5.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-13
u. HAS WORLDS
RECORD IN
SHIPBUILDING
During October 81 Vessels of
1913, 108 Dead Weight Tons
Were Produced.

Washington, Nov Ga new
worlds record in shipbuilding was
set by the shipyards OF America in
October. The months production
was seventy-seven vessels OF 39s. los
dead weight tons, according to sum-
mary made public by the Shipping
Board to-day This high mark beats
the best previous record held by
America in September by nearly So
600 tons The total production for
the Shipping Board including two
steel steamships delivered by Japan
csc yards working on contract, were
seventy-nine vesses OF 41j,9OS dead
weight tons
New records will have to be made
in November and December to pass
the estimated production OF 100000
tons for the year 1918 made by the
Shipping Board Up to October 81,
the production was 2,3S6,s3j tons.
hNlN ldo bNNll a oNNhhl lliNiNoSN III
monthly totals, however, throughout
the year, and if this is kept up pro-
duction will pass the mark set by a
comfortable margin.
October record production was
made in the face of the fact that in
fluenza incapacitated about one-third
OF the ship workers at some time
during the month
The October deliveries comprised
forty-seven steel ships OF Sol POS
dead weight tons, thirty wood ships
OF 10000 dead weight tons and two
composite ships OF 900 dead weight
tons. The American total alone ex-
ceeds by $3.50 dead weight tons the
output OF ocean going ships in this
country in 1914 and 1915. 1t betters
the pre-war high mark in American
shipbuilding, the total for 1916, by
1883 dead weight tons. 1t also
surpasSes the British record for any
month by lOs 1894 dead weight tons
Once more the Pacific coast led
all sections OF the country in ship
building Deliveries from California
Washington and Oregon totalled
thirty vessels OF 10000 dead weight
tons. Along the Atlantic coast there
were completed and delivered seven
teen vessels OF 10000 dead weight
tons. The Great Lakes shipyards
delivered twenty-one vessels of 49,
900 dead weight tons. From the
Gull States came nine vessels of 49,
200 dead weight tons.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-13
Sergt. Head Writes
From "Over- There"

Sergt Jasper Head OF the sith Div
ision now in France, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Head of Lodi
burg. He writes that he hasn't picked
the French lingo yet but he thinks
that if the cows and chickens and
few of the other inhabitants of that
land can jabber it, possibly he can.
Sgt Head tells some interesting
things of the old country in the fol-
lowing letter to his mother:
Dear Mother; We are at last
peacefully located in our Allied coun-
try, and are feeling fine plenty to
eat, candy and tobacco il one cares
for it, | am strong on the candy.
have had an opportunity of see
ing quite lot OF this country and it
is very interesting though different
from ours. The people are inclined to
old customs such as wooden shoes
and blowing with cows and hauling on
two wheeled wagons. The people
tilhih iots VI the hhiSifSah SoiuiSis
and will do anything for us. The
children take up with us and learn
English very fast, They are very
smart and rather pretty.
know very few French words so
far 1t seems quite jabber to me
but the geese, ducks, cows and chick
ems seem to know it SO | may learn
wrote you letter some time ago
from England. suppose you got
1t. The country of England is very
pretty. The farms are small but more
like well kept gardens, none is left
idle. The residences are very pretty
but | did not like the cities as we'll
as ours.
Continued on page
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-13
Judge Stacks Nephew
Cited For Bravery

Mrs. James Montgomery, of Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Ky, received word yes
terday that her son. Lieut., Col J. c.
Montgomery, a member OF the staff
of General Liggett. in France, has
been signally honored for bravery on
the field of battle and has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of Colonel.
Colonel Montgomery's feat was
read before his regiment, He has
been serving in France for some
time and has taken part in many
important engagements. He was
conspicuous in the battle OF Chateau
Thierry. Col. Montgomery married
the daughter OF the late General
Fitzhugh Lee. His father, Judge
James Montgomery. of Elizabethtown
is seriously i'll at SITS. Mary and Eliz-
abeth Hospital, and during his illness
his wife is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Philip M. O'Bryan, 1864 Cherokee
road. Col Montgomery is a nephew
of Judge X. w. Slack. of Greensboro
and Judge of the Circuit Court of the
Owensboro district-Louisville Cour-
ier-y Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-13
GARFIELD


Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Bruner an,
daughter, Cathleen were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Kennedy
Victor H. Smith is real sick will
influenza
Mr.. Sale of Owensboro, was her,
last week prospecting.
Mrs. Martha Macy had as hei
guests Sunday, Misses Lydia anc
Ollie Macy, Mr.. and Mrs. Gin
| Davis.
Mrs. J. B. Whitworth is visiting hei
sister, Mrs. Andrew Gier of Louis
Vile.
Mr.. Richard Penick had a sale oil
household goods and farming i'm.
plements, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Dowell and
baby, Mr.. Levy Norton, Mrs. Gracy
Norton and son, Glen were guests oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kennedy, Sunday
Mr.. Ramsey of Custer was the
guest OF Mr.. ]. H. Glasscock, Thurs
day night enroute home from Louis
vile.
The flu epidemic is being realized
more fully in our country than ever
before as several cases have develop
ed since the last issue of The Breck-
enrdge News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ova Gray and two
sons, Thomas and Robert Wayne
were guests Sunday of the latter's
mother, Mrs. Lucy Lyons of Custer.
T. A. Gray and Jim Gray were in
Louisville, last week
Pictures of 1t r. w. Meador OF
Camp Hill, New Port News, Va, were
received by his relatives last week,
Dr.. Meador was one among many
of our doctors who volunteered in
the Medical Corps. His many friends
his home county will be delighted to
hear he is well and doing well and
looking fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Norton and
family were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Dowell.
Mr. and Mrs. |. H. Gardner of
Columbus, o., were guests Friday of
the latter's aunt. Mrs. William Car
man and Mr.. Carman.
Mrs. Letha Dowell is sick at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Haynes and two
sons, Gordon and Garland, Mr.. and
Mrs D. D. Dowell, Mr. and Mrs.
Eris LeGrand, Mrs. Lucy Haynes and
Mr.. Charlie Dowell formed surprise
birthday party Sunday for Mrs. w.
H. LeGrand
Mrs. Cora Priest was in Louisville
last week.
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A Letter From Ira d. Stone.

Pvt. Ira ID. Stone, son of Mrs. c.
W. Stone of McDaniels is in France
and in this letter to his mother he
tried to tell her how his Regiment
was in England. but the Censor
evidently thought it was best for it
not to be known as that was scratch
ed out.
Dear Home Folks; As we are now
settled down ! will write to you. |
am well and hope this will find you
all we'll
| like this country fine and the
climate is great as it never gets cold
here. The principle crop is grapes
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-13
THE CHRISTMAS
PACKAGE RULINGS.

Washington, Nov. Parcel post
packages of Christmas gifts for
American soldiers and members of
the Red Cross and other civilian or
CARNATIONS serving with the British,
French or other armies in the field
against Germany will be accepted by
postmasters for shipment overseas
up to November 20, and the senders
will not be requested to furnish a
War Trade Board export license for
their mailing.