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r POLITICAL MACHINES
AND AMBITIOUS OFFICE
Illlr SEEKERS DISCUSSED.
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J Special to Independent
; Little Rock, July 9—The Constitu
tional Convention yesterday devoted
? much time to political machines and
V Ambitious office holders and office
aeekers. At the forenoon session, the
amendment by Delegate Pettigrew to
^prohibit any officer in the Executive
r department from becoming a candi
date for any other office during his
tenure of office was reconsidered and
defeated. At the afternoon session
? the question came up again on va
tv rious proposed amendments, and af
i ter much discussion, the following
■amendment by Delegate Webber of
5 Miller, was adopted by a vote of 49
'to 40:
I “No one of said officers shall be eli
gible as his own successor, and no
:4; euch officer shall, during his tenure
p of office, become a candidate for any
f other office; provded, that this shall
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apply only to officers elected after
the adoption of this constitution.”
Should the constitution be adopted
at a special election held prior to the
ensuing general election in Novem
ber, the executive officers then elect
ed would be prohibited from becom
ing a candidate for any other office
during the tenure of such office
An amendment by Moore of Monroe
i to make any member of the conven
tion ineligible to election or appoint
ment to any office created by the con
venion was rejected.
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BLACK SUCCEEDS WILLIAMS.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 9.—Gov. Brough
yesterday evening appointed Jewell i
1H. Black, of Yellville, as a member
of the constitutional convention from
| Marion county, to succeed Sam Wil
liams, resigned.
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HOW’S THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has been
taken by catarrh sufferers for tne
past thirty-five years, and has be-1
come known as the most reliable rem
edy for Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh
j Medicine acts through the blood on
the mucous surfaces, expelling the
Poison from the Blood and healing
the diseased portions.
After you have taken Hall’s Ca
tarrh Medicine for a short time you
will see a great improvement in
your general health. Start taking
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine at once and
get rid of catarrh. Send for testimo
nials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
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ESTRAYED.
Yellow mare, pony built, black
mane and tail, shod, about 13 hands
high. Last seen near Weldon. $10
reward if returned to R. B. Brown,
Augusta, Ark. Ilw2t
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Wanted—to buy second hand left
handed saw mill rig. Write or tele
phone J- F. Howard Gin Co., Johns
town, Ark. Ilw2t.
Do not forget that War Savings
Stamps are not for children only.
Most of the squandering is done by
the grown-ups.
I A Good Farm
TS ONE OF THE BEST
-L investments you can
place your money in. We
have several that will net
investor 8 per cent.
Products from farm
[lands were never higher
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tnan now, aitnougn lana
values are no higher than
they were two years ago.
Let us show you some of
these tracts.
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COTTON WILL HELP
BEAT THE GERMANS
Crops Produced For Food Should Re
ceive First Attention, But World
Needs Cotton.
By W. E. Ayers, Cotton Specialist, Ar
kansas Experiment Station, U. of A.
Crops produced primarily for food
and feed should always receive first
attention, but the world needs and
must have cotton. Three successive
short crops and the lack of steamer
space have reduced the visible supply
both at home and abroad to a danger
ous minimum. Another extremely
short crop might be disastrous. Cot
ton is the basis of the principal ex
plosives used by our armies and na
vies. A twelve-inch gun uses half a
bale at a shot and an active machine
gun disposes of a bale in less than five
minutes. These demands are second
ary only to food and feed and the
world must be clothed besides. Cot
ton clothes 80 per cent of the world
and the warring nations have been
patching their clothing for three years.
It must soon be renewed.
The seed from a normal crop of cot
ton will aid materially in relieving the
food shortage. Cotton oil supplies half
the lard or shortening fat used in the
United States today. The seed from
a bale of cotton produces meal equiv
alent in feeding value—when properly
balanced—to ten or twelve bushels of
corn. The hulls from the seed of
10,000,000 bales of cotton will replace
1,500,000 tons of non-legume hay as a
feed for cattle.
It is imperative that every acre of
cotton produce a maximum yield. To
do this, proper cultivation is necessary.
The use of two-horse and two-row cul
tivators should be made the rule rath
er than the exception. There is no bet
ter implement for cultivating small
cotton than a cultivator equipped with
side harrow attachments or four small
sweeps. One man, two mules, and a
cultivator can do the work of two men
and two mules working in the old way.
An average white man or a good negro
can operate a two-row cultivator and
do the work of four men and mules on
large level fields where rows are reg
ular and comparatively straight. Shal
low cultivation often enough to keep
down weeds and grass and preserve a
mulch is necessary.
If it is necessary to “speed up” the
work at any time, a center furrow with
a large sweep or heel sweep will make
a mulch and kill a maximum of
grass and weeds in a minimum
of time. A man and team and a
cultivator equipped with two large
sweeps can center furrow 15 acres in
a day. With this done the crop will
wait for other work.
The best and most reliable labor
should do the plowing. When plowing
Is needed men and mules should be at
the plow, unless the land is too wet.
A man with a cultivator or even a sin
gle plow can kill more grass and weeds
in a day than he can kill in weeks with
a hoe. When it is too wet to plow, all
hands should hoe. It very seldom stays
too wet to hoe move than a few hours.
Cotton which has not been thinned
to one plant per hill before it is ten
Inches high, will, in most cases, pro
duce more if not so thinned unless
there are moce than 25,000 plants per
acre. Within reasonable limits the
more plants per acre the greater the
yield. Experiments show that 12-inch
spacing produces 10 to 25 per cent
more cotton than wider spacing.
The use of 100 pounds per acre of
nitrate of soda on poor or medium
soils is usually profitable. It should
be applied around the plants not later
than the time at which they begin to
bloom. It should be covered immedi
ately by cultivating the crop.
Summary Statements.
There is a shortage of cotton, not in
the South but in the world. Cotton is
necessary to both the army and the
civilian population. Cottonseed prod
ucts supply food, feed and ammunition.
Two and three-horse cultivators will
help relieve the labor shortage.
Large sweeps do much in little time.
The best men are worth most at
the plow.
All hands should hoe when it is too
wet to plow.
Thin spacing is undesirable.
The proper use of nitrate of soda
Is profitable.
6AVE PLENTY OF SEED
OATS AND WHEAT.
Dean Martin Nelson.
Arkansas farmers in the past have
been too dependent upon seed oats and
seed wheat from sources outside the
State because many cut their entire
crop for hay and save no seed. No
greater mistake could be made this
year because economic conditions de
mand that oats and wheat growers
save seed so that an abundant supply
will be available for fall, late winter
and spring seeding.
A greater acreage of wheat, rye and
winter oats will probably be planted
this fall than ever before. Certainly
It is to be preferred that all fields be
planted from seed grown under south
ern conditions. Seed locally grown
and from a variety which has “made
good” is positively preferable to an !
unknown supply. 1
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and implement house between Little Rock 1
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Don’t forget your duty to boost New
port and Jackson county, the best town and '
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NOTICE.
A call is hereby made for the meet
ing of the Democratic Congressional
Convention of the Sixth Congression
al District of Arkansas, at the Hotel
Marion, in he city of Little Rock, Ar
kansas, at the hour of 1:30 p. m. on
the tenth day of July, 1918, for the
purpose of selecting a candidate for
the office of representative in con
gress from said district, as well as
for the transaction of such other bus
iness as may come before said con
vention.
Jos. M. Stayton,
Chairman of the Central Committee
for the Sixth District of Arkansas.
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FOR SALE.
One Half Section of cut-over bottom
land, located three miles from Mc
Crory, Arkansas, level, no overflow,
no rocks, good rich sandy loam soil,
all tilable, and will produce all crops,
located on public road, one house and
barn. Price $18.00 per acre.
W. H. Manville,
llw4t. Bankers Trust Co.
Little Rock, Ark.
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You command the immediate inter
est and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent's
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NOTICE.
You are Hereby notmea to cut roe
weeds on your premises and the front
and sides, and in the streets and al
leys adjoining your premises and to
clean up the premises and put them
in sanitary condition. This applies
to both tenants and occupants and to
owners of vacant property and lots.
Failure to comply will be a violation
of the city ordinances and subject the
party failing or refusing to comply
with prosecution and fine.
The shooting of air rifles in the
city limits is prohibited by ordinance.
A great number of electric light
globes are broken in this way espec
ially in East Newport. This ordin
ance will be strictly enforced and
parties guilty arrested and fined.
Parents are especially urged to see
that their children do not further j
violate this ordinance. j
E. L. WATSON,
Mayor of City of Newport, j
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your money and a chance to feel that
you have “taken a shot at the Hun.”
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