Pocahontas star herald., 1922-04-07

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cause of the presence OF ohurcnme"
and laymen from seventeen sou'h-
ern and western states, the conVen-
ton will take the character OF q
model conference in which the most
recent development IN religious edu'
cation will be demonstrated.
Announcements have feen sent TO
Methodist pastors and Sunday
School superintendents in Arkansas
and indications point to a large ana
representative attendance. Many oil
the delegates will motor to Hot
Springs and 1t is now planned to or
gsnize party of 100 Little hock
people to attend the second day OF
the convention.
Starting rather early, proponents
of the proposed constitutional
Amendment to prevent the enact
ment of local legislation by the
General Assembly, are circulating a
petition asking for the, Submission
of the question in the election OF
1924. Representatives of the Ark
ansas Bar Assoclatios will contest
through the courts the legality OF
the Hari]e Amendment which was
submitted to the voters by the Gen
eral Assembly, but was vetoed oy
Gov. 4. g. McRae In order that the
amendment favored by the Bar AS
ISOLATION might be submitted. Sec
retary of State Ira G. Hopper has
certified the Hartje Amendment out
and 1t Is now being published. The
law requires the publication OF the
amendments for six months, and the
state Official was forced TO send out
the duplication before the courts had
inslly passed upon the right of the
Governor TO veto the amendment, in
order that the law be complied with
Should the Supreme Court decide
the Harije Amendment not legally
submitted, it will be impossible to
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advertised as required by law, be
fore the general election. The
Hariie amendment would require the
collection of taxes upon personal, as
we'll as real property for local I'M
provements. The first petitions are
being circulated in Little Rock, and
1t is probable the required number
of signatures will be secured IN this
city, without the necessity of going
on the outside. W. 3. Mitchell,
former owner of the Little Rock
Democrat is directing the circulation
OF the amendment. Few people are
refusing to sign, those who decline
give as the reason that no remedy
is provided, the proposed amend
ment shutting off the enactment OF
local legislation entirely withou,
designating some tribunal or legls.
lative body to give the relief sough,
by the localities. The Arkansas
| Bar Association has gone on record
with the opinion that there is al.
ready sufficient machinery for the
enactment OF local legislation with
out taking up the time of the legis-
lature with 1t.
Several years ago the American
Federation of Women's Clubs held
Its biennial meeting in Hot Springs,
Thousands of women came from all
over the United States and learned
much about Arkansas. These wo-
men have since been strong publicity
agents for the state. Now the citi-
zens of Arkansas, taking advantage
of the natural resources of Ho,
Springs as a national attraction,
have secured quite few national
conventions tlat will mean much
more to the state than did the Fed
Grafton of Woman's Clubs. The
first of these will he held this
month, the international gathering
of the Y. w. O. A. There will be
about 1000 delegates to this convent
ion, every country where there Is a
Y. w. @. A. being represented
Next comes the national convention
of the Lions, and all Lions organi-
cations of Arkansas JOIN with the
Hot Springs club as hosts. To add
materially TO :he advertising these
conventions give state, the
League of Pen Women has now
been invited.
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