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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IL.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.
Re 1t Resolved by the House of REF
reseutativcs and the Senate OF tn
State of Arkansas, the Majority
Roth Houses Agreeing Thereto:

Be 1t Resolved by the House of REF
rescntativcs and the Senate OF I"
State of Arkansas, the Majority
Roth Houses Agreeing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pre-
posed as an amendment to the ConS'-
tuition of the State of Arkansas. az
the same being submitted to the eieS
tors of the State for approval or r.
for Senators and Representatives. If
majority of the electors voting at sue
election adopt such amendmen mt, IL
same shall become part Of the CO.
stitulion Of the State OF Arkansas, to
wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the lin
ita ion contained in Section l Of Arti
Gle 16 of the Constitution. the cred!
of the State may be loaned and In
dcbtedness incurred to an amount no
,xcecding two per cent of the assess
, valuation of all the property in the
tate for the purpose of providint
unds to be loaned upon the securit.
farm lands within the State, subjec'
the limitations herein contained.
Sec. q The Governor, Secretary Q;
state and State Land Commissions
hall constitute the State Land Boare
which board is hereby authorized anc
ERECTED to issue and sell or pledge
>onds in the name OF the state 10 o"
,<nown as Arkansas Farm Cred
Bonds" in an amount not to exceed
two per cent Of the assessed Valuation
" all the property in the State. and
70 place the proceeds In the state
Treasury in fund to be known as m I,
Sec. 8. Said bonds shall be issued
=, denominations of $500, $4,000
10000 and 100000, and shall be Is
sued in series of 100000 or multi
,les thereof, drawn to mature ins not
rore than thirty-six years; nor shal
aid bonds be sold until applications
rom bona fide purchasers of land aG-
~regating 100000 have been Alec
With and approved by the, State Lane
It the rate Of four per cent per an
,um. and shall be exempt from tax
ton by the State of Arkansas. or any
it's subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is au
horized and directed to loan the mon
vs. in said Arkansas Rural Credits
.oan Fund to bona fide purchasers o
arm lands in Arkansas. upon notes Sc
ured by mortgages or deeds of trus
constituting first liens on such farm
ands in amounts which shall not ex
eed seventy-five per cent of the ap
raised value of such lands. The cred
OF the State shall not be loaned t.
NY person to purchase more than s.
t,cres of land nor land valued at NOR
han $50 90 per acre. Nor shall a LOAF
loss than $4,000 nor more than So,
m 90 be made to any purchaser o
and.
Sec. s. Such loans shall not he mnd
vcept to owners who "oneratN" an
occupv" lands mortgaged and shall
e mo- de for the following PURPOSES
~ 0'he nav-,ent for lands nurchn Cd
By the purchase Of tive stoc', and otN
equipment. md II. ma'zirg of i'm
,rovenents witch. in the indrfoent =
aid board. will increase the produc
witty of fuch lands or add 20 thej
,,-e as farm home in ac~ree +
4stify such expenditure; and (c) TO
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT.
Proposed Constitutional AAenGnsat
No. Is.

Providing credit of State may b.
loaned and Indebtedness incurred to a
amount not exceeding two per cent
the assessed valuation Of property i
State for the purpose OF provid'n
funds to be loaned upon the securit
of farm lands within the State or maxi
ing farm loans; providing Governo
Secretary of State and State Land Cor
missioner shall constitute State Ian
Board having authority to sell bonf
in name of State, place money In stat
Treasury and loan money to bona Fl
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansa
and prescribing manner in which sue
loans shall be made and repaid DELI
eating to the Legislature the authori'
to provide for CARRYING out. administer
ING and safeguarding the provisions O.
this amendment: providing all provfs
ions of the Constitution of Arkansa'
In conflict with this amendment are
repealed.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28
MUST FILE TAX RETURNS
Due in July. but Time Is Extended to
September so.

Little Rock, Aug. 25.-Every corpor-
alton in Arkansas, regardless of the
amount of capital or earnings, must
file federal capital stock tax return
this year, whereas in former years
only corporations with capital stock
in excess of SIS. 900 were required to
file returns. 1t is estimated that there
are 5000 corporations organized for
profit in Arkansas to which this regu-
lation applies.
Jack Walker, COLLECTOR Of intern ii
revenue for Arkansas, is sending out
forms Nos. 707, on which this return
is made. These reports were due dur
ing the month of July, but the time
has been extended to September 50,
1918. Any corporation that does not
receive the forms promptly should
make application to Mr.. Walker and
secure them as there will be no fur
tier extension o. time il which to
file this return
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28

PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MINT.


Amending Sections 2 and OF Arti-
Gle Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Arkansas; providing that the Su-
preme Court of the State shall be
composed of seven Judges. enc Chief
Justice and six Associate justices: pro
v,diDg the Judges may sit in two oi-
visions, and otherwise providing the
manner In which the court shall Sit
and shall render It's decisions.
Providing for the selection and cleo
ton Of the two additional Judges.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28

FOUND-Log chain, ne1r Wilton.
Owner can get same by paying for
this adj. s. Fleming, Ashdown. 1t
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28

FOR AMENDMENT NO. II.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28
The Strong Withstand the Heat OF
Summer Better Than the Weak

Oil people who are feeble and younger pccpl
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled T.
60 through the depressing heat of summer by taa
ing GRoVES TASTELESSc chill TONIC. 1t purilie.
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys
TEN. You can som feel lis Strengthening, Iayisor
atins Effect. COG.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-08-28

Groves TasteIess chill Tonic
destroys the malarial germs which arc transmit
to tac Blood by the Malaria Mosquito. Price 60
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
Topics Of the Times

Keep on picking up a war savings
stamp now and then. "a quarter for
Uncle Sam and no quarter for the kali
SER
Will the Ananias club please move
up front and make room for the en-
peror Of Austria?
You see In firing one of those big
cannon dollar doesn't send 14-inch
shell farther than across 6O-foot lot.
But a bunch of dollars drops it right
where 1t will do the most good to us
and the most harm to Germany.
You see it's like the Iowan who had
5000 worth of shares in the Illinois
Central and got on to ride from
Waterloo to Chicago. He bought no
ticket explaining to the conductor that
he was a stockholder. The conductor
figured on the $500 stock and informed
the stakeholder that he could ride a
off his part of the right of way. The
moral is that the bigger the bond the
farther you ride on the train for Ber-'
lin.
The French bread ration has been
| cut again. Lets quit cutting bread
here and cut more Johnny cake.
A fire in German factory Is re-
ported to have destroyed forty air
planes. Three more than-well never
mind.
How'd you like to be General Foch
and carry the supreme responsibility
of battle that may asettle the fate of
nations?
A man named Burian has been made
premier Of Austria. Undertaken by tho
sound Of it.
Ed Merediths London speech
actually said precisely what Iowa is
saying and feeling. 1.-THE only way
out of this war is to go thru"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
BETWEEN SERVICE AND CIRCUS BANDS.

The Cedar Rapids Republican con-
cludes that a worse way to select can
didates for public office than that I'M
Ger which we are now operating could
hardly be devised. Under it We have
had a gradual deterioration OF the pub
lie service" the Republican continues,
until now we have congressman who
are hardly as Big as ward politicians.
We have to see the country go back to
sensible representative convention
basis"
Large numbers Of thoughtful Iowans
will probably indorse a return to con-
vention nominations for state and dis
trict nominees. Some modification Of
the primary system of Iowa is probably
due but the assertion that the Iowa
congressional delegation is Of the ward
politician stamp will be repudiated and
resented by the people of the state.
The Republican seems unable to forget
the Hubbard Blythe regime and its
profitable messenger service.
Surely the Republican does not in
clude the Fifth district and its hard
working and serviceable representative
in congress in its COMPARISON Of then
and now. Jim Good it is true enough
is not a circus band of oratory but
this district never had more sensible,
hard working and serviceable repre-
sentation in congress, The senators
representingN Iowa were selected by
popular vote also and are able to bear
comparison without the odium that the
proverb attaches TO it.
Perhaps the primary needs amend
ment but there is nothing to be gained
in one or another way by classifying
Iowa's representation at Washington
as ward politicians. The fact is that
the ancient ward type oftener succeeds
in acquiring state office than in secur-
ing a place in congress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
Billy Bunny and His Friends

I came flying towards her. II want you
to take this carrot pie to Billy Bunny
at Camp Cabbage" And then she did
up the pie in nice piece of tissue pa
per made out Of white lettuce leaves
and handed it to the little blackbird.
II won't drop it," he said, and away
he flew. over the tree tops and over the
steeples, over the cities and work-a- day
peoples. And by and by he, came to
Camp Cabbage where little Billy Bunny
was playing on his drum.
Here is a package for YOU" said
Blackie Crow, and he almost dropped
that lovely carrot pie he was so excited
when he saw the little rabbit in his
uniform.
Well, pretty soon that whole regiment
was eating carrot pie and after that
they all had to drill. So Blackie Crow
flew back to the Old Brier Patch with
a little note from Billy Bunny. And this
is what it said.
Don't be worried, mother mine,
I am safe and feeling fine,
am learning how to fight,
Morning, afternoon and night.
Soon TIL be at home with you,
When this cruel war is thru.
And YOU may be sure the dear old
lady bunny was happy to get this letter
from her little soldier boy, and she
made up her mind to bake carrot pie
for him every Saturday and maybe two
on Sunday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

lie by way OF Prussian autocracy.
Perhaps complete nationality would be
still far off under the British empire
but the temple of a world freedom is
on fire, the temple that is the only
shelter for those who will to be free.
The thin line on the Messines ridge is
protecting Ireland and the Irish in
Ireland and their future as it is pro-
tecting America and the liberties the
Irish and all other blood strains in
America enjoy and appreciate.
The liberty loving world is under con-
scription. The men and the money
must and shall be furnished to win
their war. We have gone by the point
Of argument in America and in Can
ada, the two nations that exemplify
better than any others, the completest
freedom of the individual. we have
dismissed creeds OF politics and re-
ligion. subordinated all else to the war
and demand the service OF our man
power uUUeT COLDCE1PtlSc ldwS. ~ 10
the fair way and the effective way. 1t
Is as fair for the irish in Ireland, citi-
zens Of an empire as for the Americans
tn America whether they are Of ono
descent Of blood or another. What
ever our traditions or our desires we
must put them all aside until the lib
erty we all prize and that the Irish
blood has been shed for on every bat
tlefeld where freedom fought against
tyranny is decided and the world made
sata.
Neither Mr.. Bryan nor the Manchest-
er Guardians reasons arc good enough.
And Mr.. KeIlys reasons as set forth
in his letter do not appear to go farther
than those offered by either Of the
others. On the other hand the need
and dire necessity furnish a second
reason and a full justification why
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
IBY David .Cory.l

1t was very lonely at the Old Brier
Patch for Mrs. Bunny now that her
little boy was a soldier at Camp Cab
bage, and sometimes she missed him SO
much that she would sit down and
throw her old calico apron over her
head and have a good cry all by her
self. She thought nobody heard her but
somebody did. For the little yellow
canary whose cage Billy Bunny cleaned
every morning before he went to war,
could hear the dear old lady rabbit
and he felt dreadfully sorry for her.
Your boy is doing his duty,
Like every noble lad.
SO cheer up. Mrs. Bunny,
And let your heart be glad.
For when the war is over
He'll come back safe and well, =
He's lighting for his country
And the good old Liberty Bell.
And when Mrs. Bunny heard that,
she took down her apron and wiped her
eyes, and after that she polished the
front door knob as hard as If it had
been the Kaiseris head. And then she
felt whole lot better and went into
the kitchen and baked a big carrot pie.
And then she opened the kitchen door
and looked over toward the Friendly
Forest.
"Blackie Crow, Blackie Grove" she
called and pretty soon the little crow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
whatever their nationality. They are

whatever their nationality. They arc
all our soldiers. The British army
bulldogging every foot of ground
against overwhelming odds is entitled
to the complete fealty of every Ameri-
can. To very great degree let us
lose or forget national and racial
prejudices and get behind the lighting
men.
Think of it as it is. If it were our
American army taking the brunt or
this terrible onslaught day after day
and night after night thru weeks or
desperate defense we might be asking
in angry expostulation why they were
carrying the great burden practically
alone. The British army is the CEN
ter of attack. So far for the most
part the other allied armies have not
been so desperately engaged. Still the
Britons day after day like the bull
dogs that they are meet wave after
wave of assault take their toll and
are inched back step by step in the
most heroic defense of all history.
And not a word or murmur reaches
us of expostulation or WEAKNESS from
an army that must be wearied to
death, but comes again to the sound
of its bugles with unconquerable cour-
age. If we are to speak of supermen
let us speak of the brave British army.
1t is wonderful
That advantage for the present APP
pears to lie with the German assault
brings strain upon every hopeful
patriot in America. Nerves get on
edge when reverses occur. 1t is time
when men should keep good hold on
themselves. This battle is being brave
" fought by the men who are fighting
it. 1t is ordered and overlooked by
the general selected by common con-
sent as most capable of waging open
warfare We know very little about
this battle except as we get glimpses
as the scanty news reports lift the
edges of the smoke curtain that en-
velops it. About all we know surely is
that drawer defense was never made
against great numbers of trained
troops driven forward with unex-
ampled brutality. We expect that it
can not last and we also expect that
the generalship of Foch will turn the
Si7a as It did on the Marine. So We
stand and wait watching as best we
can the tides of battle surge and re-
cede And we believe we shall win
this battle We know that in the end
we shall win this war because we have
willed TO win it and have the man
power, the money power and the de-
termination to win it
But the men in the front lines, all
of them, without thought of nationality
or race are all our soldiers, our allies.
Stand behind them one and all as tho
they had been born in the house next
door or on an American farm. They
are ours. We are all in the same boat
Don't rock, row.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
BREAKING INTO THE THIRD



The democrats Of the Third con-
gressional district are to continue the
drive inausurated by the administra-
ton in Wisconsin. The flag Of truce
has been hauled down and the Ratchet
which is supposed to have been buried
was in fact left with the handle stick
ing out.
AT conference Of prominent demo-
Gratis held at Waterloo Saturday a
campaign was inaugurated. which, If
successful. will deprive the republicans
of another seat in congress. A cap
tain, now in the service Of his coun-
try, has been groomed for the nonRina-
ton and will make the race against a
republican on the presumption, no
doubt. Of the possession OF a purer
brand of Americanism.
Naturally this injection Of PARTISAN
ship is calculated to promote the
spirit Of comfy. Republicans are
supposed to forget partisan politics for
the period Of the war, to swallow with
out comment whatever is offered in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
OBJECTION NOT SUSTAINED.

Times Republican:-In this days is
sue of your paper you write; "If there
is any good reason why the Irish
should not stand CONSUMPTION as Eng
land, Canada and America are doing,
nobody has yet heard or read it,
Either your hearing Mr. Editor is
very poor or your reading very limited
The Manchester England) Guardian
has evidently heard and read little
more than you, for in a recent edi-
torial it has this 10 say: There is
only one way to get greater military
effort from ireland, and that is thru
the unconditional establishment of a
native government national in powers
and scope. II such a government is
established CONSUMPTION viii be an
necessary to gather an effective sur
plus of manhood from Ireland
Your comparison of the Irishmen in
Ireland to an Irishnan in our own
beloved land of liberty, will provoke
a smile from all Americans informed
on Irish history.
Every American Of Irish extraction
loves America, loves the principles she
represenets, loves the liberty she af-
fords and is willing to defend her with
his last drop of blood and this same
spirit prevails in the hearts of every
Irishman in Ireland and he is only
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
waiting the same opportunity to de-
monstrate it.
Very truly yours.
J. T. Kelly,

waiting the same opportunity W oo-
monstrate it.
Very truly yours.
J. T. Kelly,
Eldora, Iowa.
The reason given as from the Man
chester Guardian by Mr. Kelly is quite
as good as the proclamation of William
Jennings Bryan that million men
would spring to arms overnight. 1t was
true enough that the call Of war
brought forward a splendid body Of
volunteers IN numbers wholly mad
quate to the mighty task before this
country. Mr.. Bryan's reasoning was
the reasoning Of the Fourth of July
orator and chautauqua expert. The
Manchester Guardians guess is as good
as Mr. Bryants and no better.
Ireland is a part Of the empire OF
Great Britain and the battle that Great
Britain and France and America are
waging against tyranny is the same
fight that Ireland and the Irish have
waged thru centuries against oppres-
sion and arbitrary power. This hght
that the men with their backs against
the wall, Irish, English. French. Can
adam, Anzac and nearly every civilized
nation is putting UP against conquest
and autocracy Is the same fight for
liberty Of self government It is
world war instead of an Irish uprising
but it rests upon the same principles
and is actuated and upheld by the same
impulses. The man power of freedom
is under draft for che defense OF free
dom. It is unthinkable that Ireland and
Irishmen in Ireland would be more con-
tent as = Prussian principally ruled by
one of the cowardly sons OF the kaiser
than to accept CONSUMPTION gladly
along with actual home rule. Com
plete nationality for Ireland does not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
GARDEN PERaLS.


prnya to
to
treasured
swi
forget us
whit
Hubbard squashes Some night
will climb
Will
raised such to feed
this get when hoeing
audit things growing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
4 Masonic Meetings
. Visitors Always Welcome.

and A. M.-Stated communication Fri
day, April 10. 1880 p. m. Regular ousl-
ness. B. f. English, w. NJ; John W.
Wells, secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. NJ
Stated convocation Monday eVenins'
April 90. Business session, O'CLOCK
Ira A. Davenport, II. p; John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. G. s. NJ, Mon
day, April %, 1918, 1880 p. m. Regular
business. I. T. Forbes. recorder; George
Gregory, I. NJ
Stated conclave. ST. Aidemar
commandery. No. 30, X. T. TUESDAY
April %. s p. m. Regular business
] z. Frederick, commander; / I.
Forbes. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, Q. E.
S.-Regular meeting for business ana
initiation Wednesday evening, April H.
8 o'clock. Mrs. Archer Walton secre-
tary; Mrs. Cora Wiley, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES

The Elm street playground is the
best investment in the city of Du-
buque-absolutely the very best in
vestment Of ali Dubuque investments,
public or private" declares the Du-
buque Times Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.

Don't differentiate between the SOL
diers who are making the desperate
stand in the great battle that is being
decided. Stand behind them squarely
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

conscription Of man power should be
made from those who love freedom and
must maintain II in order to remain
free. X
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

Averrfng that the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil is advocating that the peo-
pie Of that city round up the disloyai
clement and order them out Of town.
the Webster City Freeman Tribune
declares "Such a program should be
made Illegal. Council Bluffs should not
be permitted to pour her scum upon
other communities. but should be made
to take care Of her own disloya1 ele-
ment. 1t is wrong principle to pass
undesirable. along to the next town
and the legislature ought to make
such thing crime"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

Loyal Americans are not In the
least deceived as to the elements con-
tributing to sudden expansions In the
socialist vote" says the Sioux City
Tribune. THE socialist platform
adopted in st. Louis last year made a
bold bid for exactly the kind OF re-
cruits their party has received"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

BE patriotic to every cause thes'
days." urges the Glidden Graphic. -
coFporafs guard OF people at an eve
ming church service, or comme rcial. o.
lodge is not a good omen for an,
town."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

Member Of the Associated Pr"Ss.
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
to the for republication of nil news DIS,
patches credited to II or not otherwise credited
In this paper and also the local news paD'
iished k,rein.
All rights Of republication Of special De-
patches herein are also reserved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18

Ed Merediths London speech
actually said precisely what Iowa is
saying and feeling. 1.-THE only way
out of this war is to go thru"