The Springdale news., 1919-02-07

pressed that should the name of Gen. Pershine get before the convention there would be stampede which would make him the nominee in spite of the well laid plans of the Repub- lican men.
 Now we hear Pershing talk from another source Prominent Demo- erats who have recently returned iron. Washington and New York are freely talking Pershing as the Demo cratic nominee. They believe that with this name before the people there can be but one result, and it can be readily seen that the soldier vote here would be practically one way.
 Pershing's politics have been ire quently discussed in the past year, and so far as known, the result has been a dog fall Gen. Pershing is supposed to be Republican, but it is doubtful if he has cast more than one or two votes in Presidential campaign in his entire career, he be- ing mostly out of the country.
 To what Arkansas Democrats this name has been suggested the morsel was a delicate one, and it would not be surprising to see the Arkansas delegation go to the next national convention pledged to Gen. Pershing as standard bearer, and if the Re publican convention should get be yond control and also name the great soldier, the country would see a peaceful campaign, but a wonder ful time afterward when il came to the distribution of patronage
 The House has gone on record very foreibly with the declaration that sal- aries of state employees shall not b. raised Several such bills have been passed b. the Senate but in the iloase they hang up or are defeated bY a good majority This condition has led State House wag to rid himself of ten. fetain's classic, utterea-at the battle of Verdun: They Shall Not Pass"
 Acoustics out home might not mean much to the boys on Johnson creek, but down in the legislative halls of the Capitol It means real money Ever since the Assembly be gan holding it's biennial eonelave in the new building there has been com plaint of the acoustics. The mem Der with oratorial powers who would infliet them upon the galleries and his fellow members, pulled up short when the echo short eireuited in his ears and began to complain that 1t was impossible to understand an or dinary conversation in the room. Every sort of home made device has been tried to correct the fault in the transmission of sound waves. but with
 little result Finally a committee was appointed to look into the matter and report what should be done to make the sound waves behave. II s now reported that a responsible con eern has been found who is willing te carpet the floors. hang screens from the dome, and otherwise break up sound waves in both chambers for the paltry sum of $27,o0o There are some who would rather forego the speeches entirely and save the money
 The county which this session of the legislature goes by without for the creation of districts to improve its roads. IS either well cared for in this respect, or admits t has no Inclination to get out of the rut,s A number of counties have asked for the creation of districts to take in their roads in all directions Few counties have failed to ask for at least one district, and many Of these are on proposed statewide high ways. The bill to provide a S15,- Ooo,o00 bond issue and a rather ex- tensiye system of highways. is yet to come. but it will. and when 1t does there will be little or no objection to its passage, This big district will not deter interest in the smaller ones though, for the great majority of them will be put through and the completed before the other Is commenced upon.