The Ozark spectator., April 11, 1917, Image 1

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fH OZARK SPECTATOR
'« A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
VVDLUME OZARK, FRANKLIN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1917. NUMBER 72
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FROM OVER THE COUNTY j
Fresh From Our Regular Correspondents. jg
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CASS.
Me. Cheater Anderson is wbrk
' hit>en the new railroad.
JKr. George Turner was in Oz
ark last week.
Pred McClellan was at Ozark
Ttttttday and Wednesday.
oi arri’V > >.
The Sunday School class of
€|As is ill have a Children’s Day
Sunday of this month.
•^r. And Mrs. Davis of near
C&fabsAfe visiting Mr. and Mrs
'^Eviit Gabbard.
JMeBride of Mulber
ry was in Casa a few days ago.
Il'vWlI be remembered that lie
llVeii jfear Bidding last year.
The ,'infBnt child of Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Turner has been
verjMiiekbut is reported better
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%iite a few of the farmers on
^CAfbdtVy River have lost stock
^'HjV$£if;itig. They have strayed
outer what little green grass
^Afed bud* they could find.
Mrs. MVetton of Oklahoma is
on the sink hat. Dr. Boen of
8t. ftiil was called,to sec her.
Jttfe is visiting her father, (ieu.
Tufner.
Several new houses are going
up at New Gws at the end of
the railed. One of them will
be used m a section house.
O Boa x A, .Pettigrew and
PIlAS Carter were over from
Charleston Monday. Mr. Petti
gsew dtea loofiing after his inter
eels as a delegate to the Consti
tutional -Cbfrvention.
RUBMY’-TISU Antiscpii-i Relieves
* BVfaiMCiaiii, Sprain*. Neuralgia. «-u\
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Decoration Of Cemeteries *
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Decoration of the Harmon and 1
Jackson cemeteries on Sunday, !
; May (5:
At the Harmon cemetery, at j
19:30 a. m.
Song by choir.
Prayer, Bro. N. G. Greer.
Bible reading,•Maude Bevel.
Talk, by Dave Partain.
Recitation. Jonah Yates.
Recitation, Aline McKinney,
Song.
Recitation, Selma Lauhon.
Recitation, Mae Johnson.
Seng.
Recitation, Andie Harmon.
Una Pledger.
Ella Hardcastle.
Song.
Decoration of graves.
Program at Jackson cemetery,
beginning at 2 p. m.
Song by choir.
Prayer, Bro. Hayes.
Song.
Bible reading. Emma Harmon, j
Talk, John Floyd.
Song.
Recitation. Velma Kirby.
Recitation, Ruth Hopkins.
Seng.
Recitation, Frank McCartney, j
Henley Kirby.
Dessie Glover.
Song.
Recitation, Earnest Harmon j
Vestie Sutliff.
Decoration of graves.
These cemeteries will be clean
ed oir on Saturday, April 2S.
Sam Hopkins,
C, G. Harman,
Committee.
Break your Cold or LuGrippe
with a few doses of 666.
i H AFTER EASTER SALE
'i S&ART HATS 20 Per Cent Off
‘ Special Purchases made by us E.arly, before ad*
t • vance in prices, are responsible for our low prices,
t Consequently, in order to speed up our sales and
* deter o\it this Large Lot of Beautiful Hats we are
[ giving you GREAT VALUES for
T JVHW AND SATURDAY, U AND 15, ONLY
e {ftr*Oscar Anderson, building
m _
* Vestal Roses
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«ucl in form, vitality and lovliness We special
ty in# on roses and absolutely guarantee every
^ otift to bloom. We cannot tell you here all about
their wondrous beauty. nor about our many other j
•i Flowers—but will with pleasure mail you our
NEW SPRING CATALOGUE describing our
Rpaep end a vast assortment of other Plants,
Siwuba. Fruits, Flower and Vegetable Seed for !
k Soot hern Garden. By all means drop a card for
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5 JWtPH W. VESTAL & SON
4 Box 856, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Hundreds Of Thousands
Have Kept Their Health
By the timely and periodical use of a GOOD
bipod tonic. The best time is in Spring or at its
approach. Preserved health means a vigorous
and nappy old age.
^ During CO years S. S. S. has performed this
service tor millions. Cleansing the blood lightens
the work on your liver and kidneys. You feel
better and live longer. At your druggist’s.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANT.V, GA.
S.S.S. Will Presorvo Yours
To The Voters Of
Franklin County
In announcing my candidacy
for the Democratic nomination
as a delegate to the Constitution
al Convention, to be held next
November, I do so with a full
realization of the fact that per
haps not since the framing of
our present constitution, in 1874,
has a body assembled in this
State upon whose shoulders rests
so much responsibility and in
whose hands, to so large an ex
tent, has been placed the future
destiny of the great State of Ar
kansas. I regret very much
that the shortness of time will
not permit a full discussion and
presentation of the issues to the
people but as it will he impos
sible for me to get around and
see the people as 1 would like to,
I take this means of briefly mak
ing known my views on some of
the matters that will likely come
before the convention.
In the first place, I believe
that in the main Arkansas has
an excellent constitution written
by men who knew and under*
stood Arkansas and had her best
interests at heart, and I am in
favor of adopting in, any consti
tution that may be written all of
those splt*ndid principles; and
believe that within a Vew days
the convention should make a
few needed changes and adjourn
and go hack home.
1 am heartily in favor of a pro
vision in the constitution that
will prohibit the legislature from
considering or passing any local
measures affecting only certain
communities and localities, when
those matters can be settled a
great deal cheaper and with a lot
more satisfaction by the affected,
who know more about their own
needs than any State legislature.
I favor the legislature meeting
only once every four years. This
is often enough, and it will mean
a direct saving to the tax payers
of some $200,000.00 every two
years. I also believe that State
and County officers should be
elected for a term of four years
and not be permitted to become
a candidate for re-election, or
for any other office, during their
term. This will save Arkansas
anywhere from $150,000.00 to
$200,000.00 every two years and
will give us better and more ef
ficient service upon the party of
our officers as well as removing
a lot of politics from the admin
istration of public affairs.
i Tavor ana snail urge tne aa
option of a clause that will ab
solutely prohibit the legislature
from appropriating from the
State Treasury any more money
for any period of time than the
justly estimated revenue and in
come of the State for the period
of time. This provision alone
will save the State millions of
dollars in useless and extrava
gant appropriations, and keep
the State from continually being
plunged into debt. Iam one of
those who believe that our texes
are high enough to run this
State government in the manner
in which it shouid be run, and
that taxes can be materially de
creased so far as the average
tax payer is concerned if we can
catch the big tax dodger, which
I believe this constitution can be
so framed as to do.
1 believe also that we have too
many State officers, appointed
by the Governor, who receive
large salaries for a very small
outlay of work. I think several
of these could be abolished and
the people’s interests not suffer,
,and that the others should be
elected directly by the people.
1 favor the Initative and Ref
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Flag Day in Ozark
Next Saturday
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I On next Saturday, April 14th,
a large American Hag will be
raised on the west tower of the
Franklin County courthouse,
with military honors, at 2:30
o’clock in the afternoon.
There will be music given by
the Ozark band. Col. Sam R.
Chew of Van Buren will deliver
an address. Talks and re
sponses by G. C. Carter, J. P.
Clayton and Captain Marion
| Edwards will be' made.
Every one that loves his (her)
country is requested to lie pre
sent.
Why a Silver Service?
A silver service is an emblem
of peace. It represents the
good will and good deeds of the
donor and the worthiness of the
recipient. It is the cementing
of national and state ties-a union
of land and sea.
It is made of pure silver and
its decorations are emblematic
of the history, the art. and the
commerce of the state. A silver
service then becomes a traveling
monument to a state instead of
a stationary one, carries inm
foreign ports the artistic
creatlon*oi >.espirit of the state.
It is a gift in which all may
unite, and is the most beautiful,
the most useful, and the most
lasting.
erendum, which gives the people
their just share in tin* adminis
tration of government.
I stand for a firm and sure
basis for our educational system
i that will give to the boys and
girls of Arkansas * the widest
possible opportunities to tit and
and qualifiv themselves for the
i responsibilities of life. 1 favor
bringing the opportunity of get
ting a practical ^education as
close to the door of even boy
and girl in the State as is pos
sible.
1 shall vigorously oppose any
attempt that may be made to
write out of the constitution
“Amendment No. 1,” known as
the Fishbaek Amendment, and
to saddle u|>on the State and tax
payers the infamous “Holford
Bonds, “ which now amount to
millions ot dollars.
space and time forbid that 1
say more. 1 can only promise
the good people of Franklin
County that if they honor me by
selecting me as one of their two
delegates. I shall act upon all
questions honestly and fearless
ly and always do what I conceive
to be to the best interest of the
great State and her splendid
citizenship. Both the other gen
tlemen, m this race, are much
older than myself, and if either
of them is selected along with
myself, it would g^ve Franklin
County one man of mature years
and one who, while not so old.
has the energy and|ambition to
try to make good, and an honest
desire to be of some small ser
j vice to his State ami Country,
and I think, all other things be
ing equal, it is but reasonably
fair that the young manhood of
the State should have some part
in this great w’ork, for remem
ber this constitution, if adopted,
will not be for a day but it will
.either prove a boon and blessing
or else a curse and instrument
of oppression, depending largely
upon the motives and designs of
, the men who write it, to your
I children and your children’s chil
dren.
Respectfully,
Dave Partain.
To The Citizens Of
Franklin County
The Democratic Executive
Committee of Franklin county
has fixed April 14, 1917, for hold
ing primaries in Franklin county
to express the choice of the
pasty in this county for county
and congressional candidates to
the Constitutional Convention,
to be elected at the election to
be held June 2<>th, 1917.
The law gives Franklin county
two delegates to the Constitu
tional Convention. When that
distinguished lawyer and esteem
ed citizen, Hon W. W. Mans
field. whom we elected from
Franklin county a delegate to
the Constitutional Convention of
1S74, returned home from that
convention he was given a grand
reception by his fellow citizens
and his speech on that occasion
said. “We have adopted a consti
tution that will protect the
rights, safe-guard the interests
arid serve the needs of the State
of Arkansas, for fifty years.”
As a matter of sentiment, I
would have been glad if we had
waited seven more years to sub
mit a new constitution to the
people to be voted on.
It is lutiie now to discuss
whether it is wise or expedient,
in view of our financial burdens,
and wise provisions in the con
stitution itself to correct any
want of adoption to growth and
expansion of the state, to frame
a new constitution. Whatever
may have been our individual
views of the necessity of a new
constitution, we are now con
fronted with ihe fact that a new
constitution will he prepared by
the convention and submitted to
the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection. I
sincerely believe the State will
be fortunate under present con
tit ions if the convention can
frame a constitution as states
manlike, as free from selfish in
terests and as wholly conse
crated to the rights of the citi
zen. as the constitution of 1S74.
The various interests will in
vade the convention seeking re
cognition and profit. Among
which may be mentioned the
whiskey interests, the levy in
terests, the insurance interests,
tiie municipal interests, the bank
ing interests, the foreign corpo
ration interests, the Hoi ford
bond holder’s interests and many
others.
I lavor as soon as the conven
tion is organized, the adoption
of the Fishback amendment, and
all other amendments in the pre
sent constitution, and all that
part of the constitution of 1S74
that safe-guards the rights of
the people, into the new consti
tution.
1 favor a provision prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors
in this state.
I favor a lour years tenure of
state officers with prohibition of
succession, or running for other
state offices while holding ottice,
1 favor a restriction of power
of municipal corporations to is
sue bonds except to the amount
of a safe per cent of value of
improvements. I favor weeding
out'a number of our public of
fices and combining others. I
favor a provision in the Constitu
tion prohibiting the legislature
from wasting over half of its
time in the consideration of local
bills.
If I am your choice I shall de
vote all my time, and whatever
ability 1 may possess to assist in
making a constitution that will
increase the happiness, welfare
and prosperity of the people of
this state.
Youis sincerely,
T. A. Pettigrew.
Announcement Of
Oscar H. Wilson,
For Delegate to ^Constitutional
Convention.
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To the Voters of Franklin
County;
You will select two candidates
i at the Primary election to be
neld Saturday April 14th. 1917,
as the nominees of the dem
ocratic party for delegates from
i the 5th Congressional Distirct of
Arkansas.
Oscar H. Wilson of Russell
ville, Pope County, is a candidate
for delegate to this convention.
He is a successful business man
and planter and has never be
fore sough political preferment,
yet he has taken great interest
in municipal and State affairs.
He has became a candidate for
this important position by
petitions and urgent solicitation
of friends and acquaintances
who know his worth and fitness
for the position, and as should
he in all political position, he
thinks the office should seek the
man and not the man the office.
He is a graduate both in
literaryjand business and has a
keen insight in state affiairs and
knows things that are best
adapted to the future welfare of
the State.
He says, “it is wise that men
learned in the law should be
among the delegates but there
are other questions that will a
rise and the Convention should
not be composed entirely of
lawyers. The farmer, the wage
; earner, and other lines of business
should be represented. “I started
as a wage earner, and so far am
the only business man from this
District who has announced for
delegate at large.”
There are eight counties in this
district. Three candidates for
delegate at large. Two candid
ates from Little Rrock, and he
thinks in all fairness, the other
seven counties are entitled to one
delegate.
The Holloway-Wagoner Bill
which requires all candidates for
delegate to file or publish in
some news paper their corpora
tion connections has rug applica
tion to him as he lioa not own
any stock in or represent any
corporation.
He is a graduate of Webb
tSchool of Bellbuekle, Tenn., and
j of Eastman,s Business Collage
of New York and is 47 years of
age.
He believes the people want a
new’ constitution, providing the
instrument when written is not
too ’onservative and not too
radical. All the amendments
already adopted he thinks should
be incorporated in the New Con
stitution. He is in favor of in
corporating in the New Con
stitution the amendment to the
Old Constitution declaring the
Holliord Bonds fraudulent and
prohibiting the levying of any
tax or making an appropriation
to pay same.
He is in favor of good roads,
favors a provision prohibiting
the liquor traffic, the initiative
and referendum, woman's suf
frage. His candidacy has bean
endorsed by the Central Trades
Council of Russellville, And
believes the interest of the tolling
masses should be protected, for
as the people are, so is the
government.
STRAYED-One Red Cow.
one horn broken off, one hip
higher than the other, low heavy
set. Liberal reward for inform
ation. Earl Russell,
Phone No. J 4. Ozark.