™ J THE new constitution.
The constitutional convention com
mittees in session last week re
cognized the newspapers as the
greatest mediums of publicity avail
able, through which all the people of
, the state may be reached. And the
W papers are to be called upon in the
■ campaign that is contemplated to
* bring to the attention of the people
the advantages of the new constitu
tion over the old.
An intensive campaign is to be
conducted under the publicity com
mittee, of which the president, Judge
Tom M. Mehaffy and J. G. Ferguson
is secretary.
/ order has been placed for the
pri, g of 250,000 copies of the con- j
p stit\ >>, and the address to the peo- j
pie epared by the committee on,
submission and address. These are
to be distributed throughout the state
by the delegates of the variousj
counties, and an effort made to place ;
a copy in the hands of every voter. I
In addition to this, many of the
delegates and others have agreed to j
make speeches over the state in its
support, and a campaign of news
paper propaganda will be carried on.
The address that has been prepared
emphazes the following points as
worthy the consideration of the vot
ers.
Comprehensive and complete Ini
tiation and Referendum.
Equality of Suffrage.
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fall rush. We have a select line
of piece goods to select from. All
wool goods, which will probably
be the last until the war is won.
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I Abolition of Local Legislation,
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State Wide Prohibition.
Merger of the Tax Commission and
Railroad Commission into the Ark
1 ansas' Corporation Commission.
Creation of a Board of Pardons.
Quadrennial Elections.
Four-year terms for County Of
ficers. Salary and four-year terms
for members £>f the Legislature.
Creation of office of Lieutenant
Governor.
Provisions for Supreme Court and
otheu courts, including two new Su
preme Court Judges.
Majority verdicts in Civil cases.
Prosecuting Attorneys placed on a
salary.
Means to take Care of Indebtedness
of State and Counties.
Provision for Bond Issues for In
ternal Improvements.
Regulation of County Scrip Re
demption.
Minority Representation o n
Boards.
Provision for Budget Committee.
Improved System of Public Edu
cation.
Protection of Laboi’.
Establishment of Juvenile Courts.
Appeals from Temporary Injunc
tions and Appointment of Receivers.
Eastern Boundary of the State def
initely fixed.
Extension of the Change ox Venue.
Tax System that is Fair and Equit
able.
That Actuarial Bureau may be
created under the direction of the
State Insurancs Commissioner.
On the question of Taxation, which
was the most vexatious considered
during the whole session of the Con
vention, the committee says:
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Cash Basis November 1,1918
Dealers and GarageOwners have been x | |
asked by the War Industries Beard to H
put their business on war basis to con- ;1||
serve man power and practice every fcj
| available economy. With sales of new -fl|9
cars reduced to a minimum and in the mi
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! garages of Newport, in crder to maintain
! the old schedule of labor charges and to f‘•>
comply with the national spirit of con- is|j
serration will, commencing November 1, §J|
1918enter upon a cash basis for all labor, ■■ I •'%
parts, gasoline, oils, tires and accessories. ' gj§| |
T. E. BARKER AUTO CO. I
HUTSON-LADD MOTOR CAR CO. I I
L. 0. UMSTED AUTO CO. £1
PH. VANDYKE |
“The Constitutional Convention 1
spent more time and labor on the ar- j
tide on taxation than on any other
subject which came before the con- !
vention. It finally adopted the °;<1
constitution with its limitations onj
the taxing' power. No greater taxes
can be levied under the proposed
constitution than under the old con
stitution. The limitations are the
same but the convention added some
sections which in its judgment makes
our system of assessing taxes more
practical, and it also provides for
reaching some property which has
herctQfore escaped taxation.”
Among oth:r things, provision is
made whereby the counties may pay
their indebtedness, and when this is
done and the county placed on a
cash basis,- there wiil be no occasion
to issue scrip, aad taxes will be paid ,
in currency. This provis on, however, j
does not become effective until July
1, 1920.
Emphasis is laid upon the provis- j
ion whereby local legislation in the
general assembly is absolutely abol-;
ished. This, in the estimation of the
committee, will save a great deal of
money and much valuable time, and
deny rights to no one.
BENGEL.
Mr. and. Mrs. George Wyatt and j
family of Rosie, also Mr. and Mrs.
Wycough of Sale do spent Sunday as
guests of their aunt and uncle, Mr.
and M*s. T. A. Ray. In the after
noon the young people of the party,
accompanied by Miss Elsie Ray, mo
tored out to Weldon and Tupelo and
back to Eengel by 3 o’clock, whenj
the entire party left for home via
Newport.
Mrs. Lee Riley was taken quite ill
Monday and a physician was called J
at once, as pneumonia was feared, i
Tom Cooper was on the sick list,
last week.
S. O. Allen and his niece, Miss
Verna Wortham, attended services at
the Christian church in Tupelo Sun
day.
Mrs. T. V. Bell and little Jack
came in Sunday evening with Mr.
Bell to help him batch until he gets
ids crop gathered.
Mrs. Wiley Peters is quite sick at
this writing.
W. T. Keen spent the week-end in
Old Glaise with relatives and old
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Riley returned
Sunday from Little Rock, where they
had been to have their son, Ellis,
treated in Dr. Green’s sanitarium.,
The little fellow seems to have fully 1
recovered. I
R. W. Wortham of Cache, Craig- j
head county, has recently purchased,
the farm of Charlie Walker, lying j
below the Dean farm, the place now ; i
occupied by John Norman. Mr. |
Wortham has moved his family to ;
their new home. This is a fine fam
ily and the young folks will be a
welcome addition to the yojnjjr tet
here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mathews have
a sick baby and little hope is enter
tained for its recovery.
COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST, j
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At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee,” appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing were agreed upon as being
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fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-35c
Hams, per pound —--42c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-65c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per lb-40c
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
5-lb. Buckets Bure Lard,
jer bucket -$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Bure Lard,
er bucket _$3.00
Pern pound Laid (bulk), per
jouad -30c
4- 11). Bucket Compound Lard, 'Pi
per bucket _$1.30
5- lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket _$2.60 ‘
Bib. can Std. corn, per can___25c
Bib. Sid. Tomatoes, per can_20c
Bib Std. Tomatoes, per can_
nice, per pound _
Std. Meal, 25-lb sacks, a sack-,
Cream Meal, 25-lb. sacks, a sk. $1.40
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per .sk 60c
sIavy Beans, per pound_20e
Lima. Beans, per pound_20c
"’into Beans, per pound_jl5c
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sks_.-$1.65
Porn Flour, per pound___10c
L2 ounce loaf of Bread___,10*
!4 ounce loaf of bruid_20c
Soda water, per bottle,-6e
Coca Cola, per bottle,_7c
Irish potatoes, per pound-_4c
Potatoes in Peck lots_3He
Potatoes must be sold by weight and
not measure.
These prices must be rigidly ob
served and are in effect immediately
after publication.
These prices will be changed from
ime to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson County. ?
BUY FOURTH LIBERTY BONDS.