The Springdale news., 1919-03-28

 showing the facts pertaining to in- dustrial activities, climatic conditions. soil advantages, various growing crops, live stock, minerals. timber re- sources, manufacturing and industrial opportunities, and a brief description of each county, with appropriate maps. illustrations and statistical matter
 This Bureau is an addition of in calculabie value to Department that is rapidly growing in Its relation to the practical needs of the state, and the development, particularly, of the material resources upon which the basis prosperity of the people depends It is rapidly becoming what it should have always always been, the most important practical branch of the state government. It is a principle that is being recognized more and more every year by the Federal Gov ernment, which is expending millions in the propagation eff Agricultural | ideas.
 The uppermost political issue just now is the question of calling an ex- tra session of Legislature It seems almost certainty that the law-mak- CTS will be called back for a two weeks session sometime in July or ] August. It depends upon she assur- ances that the Governor may receive from "clear majority" of the mem beship of both Houses. He is already receiving this assurance from many, who agree with him that they see no other way out of the states financial difficulties. The session just closed passed many acts ito cure all defects and irregularities in the organization of road district" No. So-and- So. but 1t failed to cure the defects in the if nancal system, and thereby hangs the present political tale.
 The Tax Commission will this week begin it's annual tour of the state in the interest of better assessments. It is the purpose of the Commission CTS and the Secretary, Jack F. Maehon to visit every county in the state and advise with the assessors upon this all important subject.
 The Commissioners will stress par ticularly at this time the necessity of raising the assessments of all coun- ties to a full and uniform 50 per cent. Where this is not done it will prob ably be the policy of the Commission to order the raises to that ration. Another important mission will be to advise the assessors of the new pro visions in the laws passed by the last Legislature.
 At the present time. there are only four counties in the state assessed at the full 90 per cent, as follows: Cal houn 50.1 per cent, Crittenden 50.6 per cent, Greene 5l.9 per cent and Perry 50.6 per cent Five other counties are between 48 and 50 per cent, Seyier, Poinsett, Pike, Lincoln, and Columbia The lowest assess ment in the state is Scott county, which is only 30.7 per cent, and there are a large number, in fact ma jority, of the counties, between 30 and 40 per cent
 Mir. Smith of the Tax Commission, insists that if the taxes of the state were based upon uniform 90 per cent valuation will do much to solve the financial problems of the state.
 There has been a number of arrests and convictions in the Arkansas Fed eral Court for violations of the Fed eral law governing the killing and having in possession of migratory birds. The fines range from S5 to S25 and $50. By orders of the Blu reau of Biological Survey, F. Y. Wis art, the United States Game Warden, is placing special deputies throughout his territory for the purpose of more strictly enforcing the law The pen atty of killing of game birds is fine not to exceed $500 and six months iipI IooliiHeTJ. fe ueputg HdFueHS are instructed to keep a close watch on snipe and robin shooters Par ents who wish to avoid trouble and expense should warn their boys against killing birds. The only birds that can be legally killed now is the English sparrow, hawk, crow and black bird Among the birds that may not be killed are water fowl, brant, wild ducks, geese and swans, cranes, rails, eoots, and gal linules, Curlews, plovers, snipe, wood cocks, and yellow-legs; pigeons and doves; all migratory insectivorous birds, including bobolinks, catbirds, humming birds, robins, orioles, swal- lows, thrushes, titmice, vireos, warb- lers, whippoorwills, wood-peckers, wrens, and other perching birds that feed entirely or chiefly on insects; 1 pullS looms herons forms DetrelS etc l