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opportunity for service to those who mat science is out a tains' ox yes GREAT ADVANCE IS Sunday evening, July SO. The following program 'Vas Dirge (Mendelssohn), Bi Frank terday. aee a never ending stream of progress which bears tit on tounknown goals, let Jjow recent "all these marvels have put them in high position, I believe that America then could easily WOMAN'S VOTE AND HER DUTY TO STATE SOMEN REJOICING LOVER RATIFICATION Anner scnievemenis, too, erowa ep on the mind. The germ theory of take her true place In world leader MADE IN SCIENCE spectrum analysis, tne eon ship. If that could be done, there would be an end to passing over are, We have accomplished more in science in thrsa- centuries perhsps in one century than ia all previous re servatiom of forces, the of ther- mo-dynamics and pregnant diteovsriea lightly failuro or dereliction in publie in astronomy, geology and biology- office.

Men unfitted, by 'ability 'or Achievements of Past Century inm tara mnMrn man a a asm moral grip to comprehend and to ren nobility than was ever by king or emperor. A new declaration of Independence was written when the federal suffrage amendment passed the Sixty-sixth Congress. The signers ere the men of tbe several atate legislatures who voted for ratification and thoso that coma after them will point to this fact with a just pride." Ratification Schedule. (Those starred have ratified.) Legislatures now in session or to. meeKin.1919: I "Massachusetts, other achievements but more profound der tho service that tbey might do, Processional, choir.

Prayer, and scripture reading, Dr. it. N. Waldrip. Offertory, "Abide With Me," choir.

"Battle Hymn of the Bepublie" (Howe), congregation. "Dr. Shaw, the Suffragist," Mrs. Charles E. Hayes.

Vosal solo, "Face to Faee," Dr. Walter E. Cox. "Dr. Shaw, the Patriot, Her corded history.

Seven or" eight or tea thousands years ef recorded history and one hundred thousand years of unrecorded history yielded no such accumulation of discoveries and. achieve Should Support Qood Govern ment Without Fear or Favor, Says Prominent Suffragist, 'f Will Strengthen State Organ-s tzation Congratulations fj From Headquarters. aa iar rescuing. Contribute to Art, Literature, Health and Wealth. cause of Disease.

One of the most fascinating uai. ments as the last three centuries show. would be driven from public place toy a whirlwind of public opinion. "And so it all goes back to a sound eitlsenshlp, to a comprehension by of us of our individual responsibility for good government, to the remarkable discoveries in the long list is that of the relation of inseota Scjence is still an infant yet it strides the world like a Colossus. Children are born Into thin world Glad congratulations to nroeros tho Woman Citir.en for July, 26, 10 ins trannmlaainn nf tiaa iv4 popple of Arkansashe gallant By A.

McNair. With the great achievement of across the Atlantic ocean in airplane and airship fresh in memory we tunk of the number of deaths active acceptance of individual re iLast Great Work," Mrs. Charles Tra irom malaria, yellow fever and bu of recent achievement and take all these wonderful things as a matter of course. They do not marvel be vis Drenncn. Dome Diairue and tha mtllinn nt ituv.

tbe mind dwells on the long chain of achievements which science has to her "Violin solo, Miss Adele Song, "How Firm a Foundation," cause they have never been without them and they have no historical per tstence on aeeount of malaria and credit and enthuses over the wonder congregation. tnen suddenly discover that insects ful dreams come true. What a won Address, "An Appreciation," Dr. spective. It is only when one realises that the steamboat if but little over are resoonsibie for th anmii th -suen, ai tne legislature ana to you, we jpeefless leader of the iuf rage cause, Jeads telegram aent by iln.

Carrie Chapman Catt, pretideot of the National American Equal Suffrage Aeiso-i rtiation, to Mr. T. T. Cotnaru, presi- lent of the Arkansas Equal Suffrage JDtntra Committee, in response to hews that the federal suffrage amend- Ensut bad been ratified by tne Arkan legislature in special session July sponsibility by every man who lays anv claim to the rank of good citizenship." Women come to their new duties a voters unhampered by the hide-bound political traditions which have been so greet a hindranee to good governmeuk in the past. Let them bent.

heir best intelligence to see how the needed improvements can be had, and work for them without feaT or favor. derful opening for the Twentieth i M. N. Waldrip. upases uu un iney are eaauy pre a century old; that the steam rail "Illinois.

"Pennsylvania. "Wisconsin. fieorgia June 1BI9. Alabama July 8, "Oliio June 16, 1919. Texas June 23, 1919.

Special sessions called to ratify: "New York Called by Governor Smith for June 16. Kansas Called by Governor Allen for June 16. Doxology. ventable we gasp at our ignoranee and road is less than one hundred years century these achievements aret The mind is fairly dazed with the wonder of it all and cold facts seem as won Alice lllaekwell has the following editorial on "The 8upeme Lesson," which is especially interesting now that women are looking confidently toward nation-wide suffrage: With the near approach of nation-nide suffrage, women are turning their attention more and more to itizenahip classes, and to. study ot their duty toward the atate.

It would be well for citizenship class to ponder the moral drawn by. Krank Vanderlip near the close of his book entitled, "What Happened to Europe," written on his voyage home from a recent visit to the war devastated continent. Mr. Vanderlip says: "In conclusion I want to say one solemn word in regard to the supreme lesson which I atipimty ana wonder why the fool i. 1 1 ti i CITY FEDERATION MEETS auror uauu wenniflaiea ail 01 BB that the electric telegraph ia but seventy-five years old and anaesthetics about the same: that the derful as the dreams of the imagine' tion.

ine omer people of little Boek nave vrvia memories of the yellow We look back over more than three Hot Springs Organization Holds An ICrs. Cotnam gives the following re- iini.iuiMuin ox loo miia inn ima. MEMORIAL FOR DR. SHAW centuries of scientific discoveries and inventiona and observe the alow and pie or mempnis nave still greater nual Election of Officers. At the meeting of the Hot Springs reason to remember it for they had first Atlantic cable is only sixty years of age; that the telephone and eleetrie dynamos and motors and the electrie lights are little more than 40 years old; that the first electrie railway dates back only S3 years and that X-rays, automobiles, wireless more tnaa.turee thousand deaths be Garland County Equal Suffrage Com City Federation of Women's Club tween August l- and November 1, halting, yet substantial, progress made in the beginning, then the gradual widening of the fields of investigation and discovery, and then a gathering momentum until now we mittee Gives Program.

The Garland County Equal Suf xam, yet mempuis was then moek smaller than Little Bock is now. xne writer recently had the pleas- July 17 the following officers were elected: Prosident, Mrs. M. G. Thompson; vico presidents, Mrs.

C. M. Roberts and Mrs. Walter Sammons; recording secretary, Mrs. L.

Bloom; treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Hudgins; cor Kew et the proceedings at the state pftol: "On Monday, July 8, the Arkan a legislature ratified the federal Miefidmeut for woman suffrage, by m'vt of 29 to 2 in the Senate and 5 to 17 ia the House. "Thia was the culminating act of "sttany favorable suffrage measures Eised by the last three legislatures.

J915 a resolution submitting an mehdmeat for woman suffrage to jtbeptate constitution was passed, but failtd to go before the people, as un frage Central Committee held memorial service for Dr, Anna Howard Wyoming Called by Governor Carey. Date not set. "Missouri Called by Governor Gardner for July C. Indiana Called by Governor Goodrich for first week in September. Colorado Called by Governor Shotip.

Date not set. "Iowa Called by Governor Harding for July 2. Dakota Called by Governor Xorbeck, JData not set. -M 3. telegraphy and telephony and acetylene gas are still more recent it is only aa these are seen ia their his-torie development that one realises QIV VL DUUVVnUlDA Willi I WT NAnil Shaw "at Central Methodist church or ao Bratil, who is studying responding secretary, Mrs.

T. Ella Wright; auditor, Mrs. C. E. Hayes.

(Continued on Page 11) have drawn from my observation of the present situation in Europe. It is the duty that lies on each of us to give our country good government. I did not know before that I had in me a power of such poignant sympathy with dumb and uncomprehending" peoples as this opportunity for observation has awakened. No one with seeing eyes, and a sympathetic heart Utah Called by Governor Bamberger for first week" in October. Nebraska tailed by Governor I could make a wide observation of present European conditions without being moved to his depths in pity of peoples who aro suffering because they hav? been badly governed.

Herein hair the world, hair 11 I I yrw II I I I it I I 1 II II VT" I hl IX I I I I I If I I If 1 I that world of intelligent, literate, in taitkted petition took the third place the ballot a few hours before its final passage, In 1917 the legislature av woinen the right to vote in pri-isnar elections, and in 1919 a resold-'JikHi wag passed to submit an amend anent giving them full suffrage, only 2fou dissenting rotea being cast in JVotj houses. i Favored Special Session. -iVtraa 11" legislature also passed a BBalimous resolution memorializing 'the 'Senate of the United States to 'past the federal amendment for worn- an Aiffrage, so it was very fitting that tbBmembers of that body should be riven the richt to ratify "thia amend- I i fJZ VI ft A tj i -J lJ Ljl ciustrious people who aro made on much the same lines as ourselves, Who spita of a willingness to labor skill McKelvio for July 28. Arizona Date not set. Arkansas Called by Governor Brouffh for July 2S.

California Pate not set. Montana Called by Governor Stewart for July 23. Regular legislatures 1920: Kentucky Biennial, January 6. Louisiana-'-Biennial, May 11. Maryland Biennial, January 1.

Mississippi Biennial (every other session is special), January 1. Virginia Biennial, January 14. New York Annual, January 8. Massachusetts Annual, January 1. Rhode Island Annual, January 2.

runy ana inausinousuy, nave passed through a horrible catastrophe and are facing another that might in th range of possibility be still worse Their fate has been and will be dv rected by factors that seem outside their own volition. "Wherever there has been, moder When it had passed the United fctatet Senate all members of the Ar-T Kansas legislature were circularized in figvi to the advisability of a special QBston for ratification, and 27 mem-ibertfof tb. Senate and 65 members of it be iHotlse replied that they were ately good government there has rr.i Umsi--- quickly followed astounding progress. South Carolina Annual, January 3 "Sew Jeraey Annual January 8. Georgia Annual, in June.

The inherent capacity of people un dcr modern conditions to improve their surroundings, given the 'boon honest, wise, and just government, is GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE TO marvelous; but whatever a govern GENERAL ASSEMBLY cattily in favor of the session, and J-wouJi gladly aid ia ratifying the 1niffrage amendment. After receiving these replies, a committee of SO from Little Bock, barked by the teqijests of women from all over the -atatk went to the statebouse and ment lacks in honesty, wisdom and judgment, this is quickly reflected in Favoring Ratification of the Susan B. a plight that seemingly no amount of fine individual characteristics can overcome. Much of the lack of good Anthony Amendment to tbe Constitution of the U. S.

tasked Governor Brough to call a spc clal session. He acceded to their re government comes solely from ig Use the ijftesi and the date was sot for July norance. To the Members of the Senate of the "No matter in what direction we 1 orty second General Assembly t-is day women came to kittle atoSf from many points in the atate look, we find some men in govern To the Members of the House of the mental positions who seem more moved by pesonal ambition than by -ft. Council Meat Coupon Forty-seeond General Assembly: Gentlemen: By virtue of the power and authority vested in me bv Section 19. Article an unselfish desire wisely to serve, No matter what desperate national 6, of the Constitution of Arkansas, I circumstances may exist, we see that the great needs fail sometimes to bring out from national leaders tbe have called the rorty-second General Assembly in extraordinary session to encjjuied tne corridor oi tne state-house before the honr set for convening the legislature.

Each carried a banner, bearing the familiar iogtti "Votes for Women," and made 'bright, inspiring pictures as they grouped 'before the doors of the Sen-ate and House chambers. At least 100 iof atopped at the governor's office to thank bim for calling the epochal session sad to predict a r'Betweea the two sessions a luncheon was given bv the Arkansaa Equal Suffrage Central Committee, in honor consider the pending Susan B. An unselfish service that their people should have. Next Siaftday thony woman 's suffrage amendment to the federal constitution, which, if I have said that it appears that half the woes of the world were ratified by 36 states, will become the nineteenth amendment to the Consti occasioned by economic ignorance, and it seems as if most of the other tution of tbe United States. Kleven states have already ratified and, should vour honorable body rati fy, nation-wide woman's suffrage will have passed the first mile stone, as one-fourth of the states will then have conferred full suffrage' upon our spienflid womanhoon.

I firmly believe that the women in our coutnry will participate and be a yf the. governor and members of tbe iegislature, at tbs Hotel Marion. Gov-era were laid for 225 guests, among jrbodi ere 50 women from outside of tittle Bock. i.4t 8:30 o'clock a joint session of toth houses was held, to hear the gov trnor'i message, which was short and id the point, saying to the members in 10 uncertain terms that the people of lb atate expected them to ratify the tuff rage amendment. Then the Senate retired to their own chamber.

An 4dtieal concurrent resolution was in-tfodileed ia both houses. In fie Senate bv Senator Harry h. Ponder and 1 the House by John A. Rigg. Joe 3oiner, Carl Held, Neil Bohlinger and i D.

Dorle. II Three Mm Tailed. opposition developed than taeetifi'raeiats anticipated, but ratif half could be traced to selfish political ambition. And so this is the lesson that has dominated all that 1 have learned. It is that the crime of all crimes, most far-reaching in its effect, the crime which involves harm to more innocent people than any other in the whole category of human frailty, is the crime of abusing the privilege to serve.

A thief may Injure him from whom he steals. A murderer cuts short a single life. Those crimes are as nothing compared to the uncomprebended crime which a public official commit) in permitting personal ambition ot ignorance to blind him to public duties. "If enough Americans could see what endless consequences of sorrow and injustice flow from the almost unconscious acts of men who fail to reeognize the solemnity of a publie trust, and-who shape their acts on lines which they conceive may further their personal ambitions rather than Every copy of this Paper next Sunday will contain coupon; good at your grocer's in payment for Council Meats. We can afford to give these coupons to you because we know that when you are once acquainted with the delightful enjoyment of eating Council Meats, you will always have an assortment of them on your pantry shelf.

Get acquainted with Council Meats-fresh from sunshine and pure air. Vacuum packages bring them to your table in all their original flavor, purity and goodness. All meatno waste. determining factor in the next presidential election, for eight other states will hold special sessions for ratification this year and nine states, that have not ratified, will meet in regular session in 1920, and I believe that a sufficient number of the legislatures of the additional states will hold extra sessions in the early part of 1920 to insure ratification by the necessary states. I feel that the ratification of tho Susan B.

Anthony amendment is of paramount national importance to the people of our countfy, and is a proper recognition of tho patriotic ac ication was never in jeopadry one fciomeat, and their confident attitude was msntained throughout the debate. Ilowever, their faith in human nature steadfastly keeping before thorn the tivities and unselnsh devotion to the cause of liberty and democracy of our womanhood. In the course "of an address to the Senate of the United States delivered 8eptember 80, 191S, asking in behalf luatained a decided shock wnen tare tien who had written they would wrt ratification went over -to the hundredth anniversary of her admission into the Union as a territory, we ratify this amendment and eonfer full suffrage upon a class so long disfran appoftltloa. Tht ratification of the federal amendment does not change the status chised by conservatism and preconceived prejudices that now are anachronisms snd have ''passed into innocuous desuetude," the proud commonwealth of Arkansas will have the hon Watch This Paper Next Sunday for Your Coupon acquainted with Council Quality or of being the second Southern state i 4r as mm i m. to ratify Texas being tho nrst on June S3.

As your honorable body is aware, 15 states of the Americsn Union have I SI LT'SBBHBr- jib- I a or suffrage for women, President Wil-son said: "Arc wo alone to refuse to learn the lesson? Are we alone to ask And take the utmost that our women can give service and sacrifice of every kind and still ssy we do not see what title that gives to thorn to stand by our sides in the guidance and in the affairs of their nation and oursf We have made partners of the women in this war; ahall we admit them only in a partnership of suffering and sacrifice and toil and not to a partnership of privilege and right? Thia war could not havo been fought either by the nations engaged or by America, if it had not been for the service of the women service rendered in every sphere not merely in the fields of effort in which we have been accustomed to see them work, but wherever men have worked and upon the very "skim and edges of the battle front itself. We shall not. only be dis Indian Packing Company Green Bay, Wisconsin conferred full suffrage upon women and in 11 others women will have the right to vote in the next presidential election, thereby giving them directly or indirectly control of 302 of the 531 votes in the Electoral More than 15,000,000 women now have the right to vote and in many instances hold the balance of yower in their respective states. Can Arkansas afford to eliminate her patriotic womanhood from an equal participation in the next presidential election ef Arkansas women, aa it will be neeewwry for 24 other states to fall In: line before the amendment goes tnto-fffeet. We believe this) will be flftTverfeefore the general elections in 1020, aid that all the women of the tailed 8tates will have a voice in the tleefiea of the next president.

-''I the meantime, the Arkansas luffrage committees will take to enlarge and strcngth-nV "their organizations. In October tool) for citizenship will be open-hi iaevery county in the state, and Ul yeters be given an opportunity fo eiady the machinery of govern-fcentyrhow the vote may be used to tnrthr the progress of the state, and li obligation of citizenship. Nearly women voted in the 1918 pri-r riet and donble that number will te- the polla in 1920, inspired by lie thought that the men of Arkan-I recognized the justice of ion-wide suffrage for women and lev hastened te proaouace their ap-i vaf of it. 'The members of the 125 suffrage tr-rxtiitioBe ia atate wish to hprn-g deep appreciation of be n' Jtken by tbe governor ia eall-jr the special eession, and to aay to in the legislature who bj them, that they and their trusted but ahall deserve to be 'dis 1 trusted if we do sot enfranchise them and in the solution of our pressing na tional and international problems by with the fullest possible enfranchise meat, ss it ia now certain that the, confining the votes of her women te primary elections alone other great free nations will enfranchise them. We cannot isolate our thought and action ia such a matter from thvthought of the rest of the We'BUrst either conform-or' de My pleasant associations with you during the regular session of the Forty-second General Assembly have convinced me of your exalted patriotism and unswerving devotion to public duty and I submit this very Important question to your honorble body with liberately reject what they propose md' resign' tSeyleaddrahip of liberal" EScgO 1 1 I-- minds to others, 7 In' my opinion, Arkansas has al- the full assurance that when thia ex- ready taken an advanced position unong the Souther states in being of the Urst ef this splendid group 3t states to eonfer limited suffrage teritT ahall remember him with tra session shall have adjourned Arkansas will have "builded more stste lv mansions for her souL" Very respectfully submitted.

I Charles H. Brough, Governor of Arkansas July 28, 1919. id. These people who can back their ante try te a si goer upon our women in primary elections. Declaration of Independence jf, oa this historic day, in the ver mey nave a truer patctw mat Amnsas is to celebrate tne.