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Show WILL GIVE RICH LAND TO THE UNEMPLOYED ST. LOl'IS. Jan. 16 George M. Jaek-spn Jaek-spn of Plggott. Ark., today announced that ho will give iOfiO acres of rich bottom bot-tom land near Plggott. valued bv htm at $100 an acre, to unemployed of the United States. The announcement was made at the meeting 0f the Brotherhood Welfare association, of which James Eads IIowo is president. The orfer was taken under advisement by tho Brotherhood officials and probably will be accepted. The plnn suggested by Jackson Is that -100 unemployed men be given ten acres each. Jackson, who is 75 years old. is workup work-up for a. redlstrlbuUon of all public lands along socialistic lines, and said today he intends to seel; fdfis of additional addi-tional land tor disposal among unemployed. unem-ployed. No conditions are to be imposed upon persons accepting his tOOO arres, and th distribution will bo left. In the hands of the Brotherhood association. Jackson says he. has nine grandchildren, but' that he will not leave them his property, as HUT bavo not earned It. |