Judsonia weekly advance., 1919-10-02
LEGISLATORS BUSY
DURING SESSION
MEASURE FOR IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS INTRODUCED
AND PASSED.
PROFITEERS GET ATTENTION
Several Measures introduced intend
ed To Reduce II. c. l.-WouId
Have Merchants Mark Goods
With the Cost Price.

Little Rochelle legislature after
being in session several days anil
being unable to finish it's business
the first week extended the extra SEES
sion until October 1. The resolution
to this effect originated in the House.
The session was notable for the
number of road measures passed. The
interest of the state, however, was
conferred in the profiteering measures
introduced of which there were sew
eral.
Whenever profiteering measure
was introduced it swas immediately
subject to much debate. The mer-
chants of the state were very active
in opposition to any measure that re-
CURED them to mark their cost price
OF. all their commodities. Several
delegations from different parts Oh
the state visited the capitol to SUP
port and oppose the different meas
ures introduced.
The Senate at the beginning of the
session appointed committee to COLI
slider all profteering bills and this
committee held public hearings in
which each side was given a chance
to be heard Much interest was MAJ
Tested in these hearings and at times
the debate grew warm. The labor IN
terests had attorneys present and
they were especially active in urging
that the proflteering bills be passed,
while the merchants present opposed
any such move. The first two profit
eering bills introduced in the Senate
were reported back to the Sena1e
with the recommendation that they
not pass.
Efforts to consider legislation 9th
er than that for which the session
was called net with-failure, This
was especially true in the case of the
corpeffat ion commission. Efforts were
made to Introduce laws limiting the
powers of this body or to abolish it
altogether. However, measures On
this subject were ruled out of order
que to the fact that the governor did
not include provision in his call
providing for general legislation.
Heber Springs. = Bliss Atklsson,
enc of the principals in the draft re-
sistance disturbances in this section
in July, 1918, was convicted of first
degree murder in circuit court last
week. The Jury fixed his punish
ment at Is years in the penitentiary.
Little Rock.-Ira G. Harris, for 20
years identified With the public
schools. recently was appointed super
intendent of schools cf that county by
Governor Brough He succeeds Tom j.
Wilbanks.
Harrison. = Rev w. F. Brantlev,
pastor Of the local Presbyterian
church, has been appointed campaign
superintendent of Boone county in the
third Red Cross call The drive will
occur November to IL
Russellyille = William T. Maxwell,
bank commissioner, has issued char
ter to the Farmers State bank at
Russellville The capital stock CT the
hank is $4,000, and the paidin sur
plus $4,000.
Eureka Springs Leslie Wise, aged
II, was instantly killed at the rail
road station here by a neavy piece
of timber which fell from a motor
truck.
Prescott.-C. c. Calhoun, FORMER
circuit clerk of Nevada county, an
nounced his candidacy for secretary
of state at the Democratic primary
next August.
Little Rock.-Dr. N. F. Drake OF
Fayetteville recently was appointed
head of the department of geology in
the University OF Arkansas anG ex-
officio state geolOgist.
Conway. The charter for the
Faulkner County Automobile Associa
ton, for which application was re
Gently made, has been received from
the state association.
Little Rock = 1t is expected that
Governor Brough will undergo an
operation for hernia sometime durina
January or February.
BatesviIle.-An all-day prayer meet
ing was held in this city by the FRS
Baptist church in observance OF the
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