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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
Census of United
Kingdom Will Be
Taken in One Day
Enumerators Distribute Blanks To-
day and Will Collect Them
Monday.

LONDON. April IA band OF %,WO
enumerators has been enlisted to take the
decennial census OF the United Kingdom
The entire population will be enrolled dur
ing tomorrow night. Papers containing
sixteen question are being distributed at
the houses
Enumerators will collect the papers in
the early hours Of Monday morning The
results are expected to show an Increase
of population Of SJOOOOO.
The suffragettes are trying to ruin this
census by urging women to refuse TO
answer any OF the questions For several
DAYS well dressed women have paraded
the streets bearing cards reading, mo
votes. no census" The first plan was to
have women walk the streets all night so
that the officials could not learn even
their number This plan appears to have
been abandoned.
Mrs. Pankhurst and other leaders have
rented sketing rink. where they pro-
pose to spend the night with as many
women as they can persuade to join them
in resistance to the information seeker.
A refusal to reply to the queries Of the
census takers is punishable by a fine.
The police will enumerate all homeless
ones found wandering in the streets OF
sleeping out doors. There are many
thousands of such. The Salvation army
plays a prominent part, having taken al
waits and strays to the shelter of its
homes where they will be given soup and
provided with census forms.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
Nebraskas New Initiative and Referendum Law

the referendum the secretary Of state and
an other officers shall be guided by this
amendment and the general laws until adj
ditional legislation shall be especially pro-
vidCd therefor. all propositions submitted
i'm pursuance hereof shall be submitted i'm
nonpartisan manner and without any indi-
cation or suggestion on the ballot that
they have been approved or endorsed by
any political party or organization and
provided further that only the title OF
measure shall be printed on the ballot, and
when two or more measures have the same
title they shall be numbered consecutively
in the order Of filing with the secretary
Of state and including the name Of the
first petitioner
Section 3. That section 10. Of article g. OF
the Constitution Of the state OF Nebraska,
be amend to read as follows:
Section 10. The style Of all bills shalt be
BE it enacted by the people of the state
OF Nebraska" and no law shall be enacted
except by bill No bill shall be passed
by the legislature unless by assent of a
majority of all the members elected to each
house Of the legislature. and the question
upon final passage shall be taken immedi-
ately upon it's last reading, and the yeas
and nays shall be entered upon the journal.
Section 4. That at said election on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday In
November. 1912, on the ballot Of each cleo
tor voting thereat there shall be printed or
written the words: For proposed amend
ment to the constitution reserving to the
people the right OF direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum, -
! and Against proposed amendment to the
! constitution reserving to the people tho
| right Of direct legislation through the in
| itiative and referendum" And If a major
! ity Of all voters at said election shall be in
] favor Of such amendment the same shall
/ be deemed to be adopted. The returns Of
/ said election upon the adoption of this
/ amendment shall be made to the state can
vassng board and said board shall can
/ vass the vote upon the amendment hereir
/ in the same manner as is prescribed II
the case of presidential electors. II a ma
jorlty Of the votes cast at the election b.
in favor Of the proposed amendment thu
governor within ten DAYS after the result
is ascertained. shall make proclamation de
claring the amendment to be part of tn,
! constitution of the state and when so de
clared the amendment herein proposed
shall be in force and self-eTecuting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02

within ninety days after the Legislature
onacting the same adjourns sine die or
for a period longer than ninety DAYS; and
elections thereon shall be had at the first
regular state election held not less than
thirty days after such filing.
Section &c The referendum may be- or
dered upon any act except acts making
appropriations for the expenses of the state
government. and state institutions exist
ing at the time such act is passed. When
the referendum Is ordered upon an act or
any part thereof il shall suspend its oper-
alton until the same is approved by the
voters; provided that emergency acts or
acts for the immediate preservation OF
public peace, health. or safety shall con-
tinue in effect until rejected by the voters
or repealed by the Legislature. Filing OF
referendum petition against one or
more items, sections, or parts Of an act
shall not delay the remainder Of the meas,
ure from becoming operative.
Section 1Dl Nothing in this section shall
/ be construed to deprive any member Of the
/ legislature of their right to introduce any
measure. The whole number of votes cast
| for governor at the regular election last
! preceding the filing Of any initiative or
referendum petition shall be the basis on
/ which the number of legal voters required
/ to sign such petition shall be computed.
! The veto power Of the governor shall not
! extend to measures initiated by or re-
ferred to the people. All such measures
| shall become the law or a part Of the
constitution when approved by a majority
of the votes cast thereon, provided, the
votes cast in favor Of said initiative meas
ure or part OF said constitution shall con-
stitute thirty-five per cent $3.50 Of the
total vote cast at said election and not
| otherwise and shall take effect upon
proclamation by the governor, which shall
be made within ten DAYS of the completion
OF the official canvass The vote upon
initiative and referendum measures shall
be returned and canvassed in the same
manner as is prescribed in the case OF
presidential electors. The method Of sub
hitting and adopting amendments to the
constitution provided by this section shall
be supplementary TO the method prescribed
in the article of this constitution entitled
| Amendments" and the latter shall in nc
case be construed to conflict herewith
This amendment shall be self-eXccuung
but legislation may be enacted especially
to facilitate its operation. In submitting
3 petitions and orders for the initiative ant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
HIGH SCHOOL BIDS TOO HIGH
Board of Education to Reject and Ask
New Bids.
FAR EXCEED THE ESTIMATES
some Range over s2OO,OOO Above the
Estimates Of the Architects--
seven Firms submit bids
ON New wings.

Bids for the construction Of the north and
west wings OF the High school building and
for the destruction Of the old building so
far exceed the estimate Of S375. 600 that they
will have to be rejected and new bids
asked.
This opinion was given yesterday after
noon by members Of the board after bids
were opened at a special meeting OF the
Board Of Education. Seven contracting
firms, two from Chicago, submitted esti-
mates, which range from $529,S23 to 1851, 600
The lowest bid was offered by +. p. Gould
& Son Of Omaha, while the Thompson
Starrett company Of Chicago hit the high
water line.
The bids were: j. g. Mardis company.
S5555OO; Ed o. Hamilton. 27,S23; Bridges &
Hoye. $525, 900; Noel Construction company
q Chicago, S52S3 300; Thompson-Starrett
company Of Chicago, $5S7, 900; F. p. Gould &
Son, 23S2S, and John II. Harte, $5S5OO
The bid OF Noel & Co. was seemingly low
when a figure Of $3.50 900 was read. But on
investigation the bid was found to except
plumbing and heating and other things,
/ which, when aggregated totalled the larger
amount The aggregate bid of Noel Sc Co.,
| is based on the same specifications under
which the other firms bid
| The bids so lar exceeded the estimate
| that the members Of the board We're as
! tonished. Immediately after the bids were
opened the members went in executive
| SESSION and wrestled with them for an
hour. At the end Of the time, it was de-
cded to refer the bids to the secretary
for tabulation. The board will meet in
special session Monday afternoon at 3
Architect Latenser was in consultation
with the board. He suggested that perhaps
some Specifications could be eliminated
which would bring the bids within the
| estimate
Independent bids were received on tive
specifications, one for taking up tn,
floors in the south and east wings anC
putting in tile floors and the other To-
connecting the heating plant with the Cen
trail school across the street.
The firms bid according to these specifi
cations: For installing the heating plant
$780, and for changes in present wings
$4,000, by ]. c. Mardis company; Johr
IIarte, 1920 and $23 14O; Noel Construction
company, SO, $50 and $27, $50; Bridges & Hoye
$3.50 and $500; Thompson starrett com
pany, $4,000 and $4,000; Gould & Son. 1926
and $4,000, and Ed o.. Hamilton, $500 and
$27,67S
The Specifications stipulate that the
building must be completed by April 1.
1872 and provide a penalty OF $3.50 a day
for each day thereafter. The company
getting the award will get bonus of $50
for each day in advance of the set time
if the work is completed before April /.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
BAN ON SALE OF LIQUOR TO
INDIANS IN WASHINGTON
District Excise Board Takes Action at
Request of Assistant Commits
siOner Abbott,

WASHINGTON, April Indians who
come TO Washington hereafter will not be
sold fire water" at their hotels or board
ing houses or. in fact, at any place where
liquor Is dispensed, as the result OF action
to be taken by the excise board of the
District Of Columbia, following a letter
which f. II. Abbott, assistant commits
sloner Of Indian affairs, has transmitted
to the board. Circulars will be sent to
every hotel and place where liquor is sold
in the district, prohibiting the selling OF
intoxlcants to Indians, unless the applicant
can prove that he is a citizen Of the United
States.
Mr.. Abbotts letter to the board says that
Indians who come here 20 transact business
with tho government become so addicted
to drink as to be unable to properly
transact their affairs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02

Section That at the general election
for state and legislative officers 10 be held
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day in November. 1872 the following pro-
visions be proposed and submitted as
amendment to Sections and Section 10 Of
Article Of the Constitution OF the State Of
Nebraska:
Section p That Section 1 Of Article Of
the Constitution Of the state Of Nebraska
is hereby amended To read as follows:
Section J. The legislative authority Of
the state shall be vested in a legislature
consisting Of a senate and house Of repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve to them
selves power to propose laws, and amend
ments to the constitution, and TO enact or
reject the same at the polls Independent Of
the legislature. and also reserve power at
their own option to approve or reject at
the polls any act, item section or part
of any act passed by the legislature.
Section IA. The first power reserved by
the people is the initiative. Ten per cent
oi the legal voters Of the state, 50 dis
tributed "a to include per cent Of the legal
voters in each two-fifths Of the counties
OF the state may propose any measure by
1 petition, which shall contain the full text
OF the measure 50 proposed. Provided, that
proposed constitutional Amendments Shdl
require a petition Tor Is per cent Of the
/ legal voters Of the states distributed as
/ above provided Initiative petitions except
| for municipal and wholly local legislation
shall be filed with the Secretary OF State
and be by him submitted to the voters at
the first regular state election held not
! less than four months after such filing Tn,
same measure, either in form or in essen
tial substance, shall not be submitted L
the people by initiative petition (eithe1
affirmatively or negatively, oftener thar
once in three years. In conflicting meas
ures submitted to the people at the sam
election shall be approved the one receiv
ing the highest number Of affirmative vote
shall thereby become law as to all con
flicting provisions. The constitutional limi
tations as to scope and sunbject matte
Of statutes enacted by the Legislature shall
apply to those enacted by the initiative.
Section 1B. The second power reserves
is the referendum. 1t may be ordered by
petition of 10 per cent Of the legal voter
OF the state, distributed as required 10
Initiative petitions Referendum petition
lagainst measures passed by the legislator
shall be filed with the Secretary Of Stat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
Good Spring Tonic

we have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for
a spring tonic and as a blood purifier.
Last spring / Was not well az all. When
/ went TO bed ] was tired end nervous
and could not sleep well. IN the morning
! would feel twice as tired; my mother
Eot bottle OF Hoods sarsaparilla, which
/ took. felt like a new person when /
bad finished that bottle We always havs
some OF Hoods medicines IN the house. -
Hilvey Roselle, Marinette, Wis
There Is no Just as good" medicine.
Insist on having Hoods.
Get Il today IN usual liquid form or
chOe0latsd tablets known as sarsatabs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
MINER RECEIVERS HIS SANITY
w. II. Ledger, Who killed Two Men
while Defending Gold Claim,
is Released.

WASHINGTON April 1.-Convinced that
w. II. Ledger, an inmate Of the govern
ment hospital for the insane, who eight
years ago killed two men and wounded
three others while defending his gold mine
in the wilds Of Alaska, has now recovered
his sanity, DR.. William A. White, superin-
tendent of the institution yesterday APP
piled to the United States Parole board
for the parole OF the prisoner.
Ledger, one Of the pioneer prospectors Of
Alaska, in search of fortune, killed the
men and wounded the others when they
attacked him. In the struggle that pre-
ceded the shooting he was hit on the head
with the butt Of a revolver, causing his
insanity. The three wounded men escaped
Ledger was found with the two dead
bodies. He was arrested and convicted OF
murder and sentenced to twenty years in
the Leavenworth penitentiary. He has
now served eight years and is.55 years old
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
"WHAT CONSTITUTES WIDOW"
Legal Definition of Term VIII he
Handed Down by United states
Supreme Court,

WASHINGTON, April What consti-
tutes a widow? An answer to this question
may be expected from the supreme court
of the United States shortly. on Monday
the court will listen to counsel argue the
point.
II Catherine Craig of jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, is the widow of Adam M.
Schlemmer, deceased, she stands to win a
judgment against the Buffalo, Rochester
Pittsburg Railway company as the re-
suit OF Schlemmer's death while working
on the railroad in 1900. II she ceased to
be Schemmers widow, when she married
Patrick Craig some time after her suit
against the railroad was begun, it is GER
tain that she cannot press her suit foI
! loss OF support
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
RECORD TRAVEL ON The COAST
Figures Of Southern Pacific Show Big
Movement of Settlers.
IRRIGATION WORK PROGRESSES
Agreement Reached Between Land
Owners and sacramento valley
Canal mpany-Butte-sutt .
ditch sold.

SAN FRANCISCO. April l.-lspeciaI)-
Two thousand. four hundred and thirty
seven more persons came TO California
from the east taking advantage OF the
colonist rates in the first thirteen days
N rates were in effect this year than took
slayantage Of similar rates In the same
period last year. These figures apply to
the Southern Pacific only and were made
public yesterday by Z. p. Wade, assistant
general passenger agent.
The colonist rates went into effect March
10. and the figures are from that date to
March o. inclusive. For a like period in
1910, 1855 persons came TO California, tray
cling as coionlsts, and in 1911 the number
Is 9,523
So far, according to wade there is no
sign that the colonist travel is becoming
less, and it will cause no surprise IL the
excess this year Is mere pronounced before
the time Of selling colonist rates elapses.
Advertising placed in eastern newspapers
and land show displays are given credit for
a portion Of the gain IN travel
Every ticket was sold exclusively to Cal
l,fcrnia points and they are one-way tick
cts only. The difference in the fare
amounts TO 1875 from Chicago and to as
much as $50 from points farther west.
March TO- the first day OF the sale OF
the colonists tickets, 5,265 were sold. That
was the heaviest business since the 1911
sale was inaugurated but the number has
not fuctuated to any great extent. Every
year since the colonist, rates were inaugu
rated there has been an increase in this
class of travel and decrease in the per
centage of those returning.
e. o. Mccormick and Charles s. Fee o.
the Southern Pacific have expressed them
selves as particularly pleased with tn
showing made this year.
According to the railroad statisticians
80 per cent OF the persons holding colonis
rate tickets remain in California. Another
30 per cent come back the second tim
and remain The other 10 per cent eithe
return east for good or scatter to othe
points along the coast
Most of those coming in are destne'
for interior points, where large number
have purchased small farms
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
nuTrE-suTrnR CANAL is SOLD
New Corporation Takes over Big
Ditch Proposition.

Ditch Propositions
GRIDLEY, Cal. April L--tspeciaL) THE
title of the properties Of the Butte County
Canal company in Butte county and Sutter
county was transferred to the suffer Butte
tSsnal company late yesterday afternoon in
San Francisco and affirmation OF the sale
was made this morning by W. NJ. Sheldon
president OF the Butte County Canal com
many and by Gordon Hall. an attorney,
who represented the new corporation in
the deal. which involves over H0O0OO0.
NO cash payment was made and the de-
6faus of the payments have not been worked
out but the issuance OF bonds by the new
company TO be used in part payment for
the system Is a part Of the plans. The
suffer Butte company was organized and
filed articles OF Incorporation in Butte and
suffer counties about month ago. The in
corporators are Gordon Hall and J, ID,
NcKenzie Of san Francisco. J. d. Hubbard
and Messrs. Jones and Forsythe and two
other capitalists of Chicago. With them
IS associated George Wingfield, the mining
magnats Of Nevada.
'srhe corporation owns no land under the
system" said Gordon Hall 1t will en-.
dsavor to furnish the best possible seric,
20 the owners or land under the irrigatinl
system. The managers will carry out al
policies and assume all obligations Of tn,
Butte County Canal company"
The holdings Of the company consist o
fifty-seven miles OF main canal and IL
miles OF laterals, These are TO be eX
tended and placed in the best possible con
dition for giving good irrigation service
The suffer Butte company does not nov
own nor is 1t acquiring any land under IN
system and 50 the purposes OF the cor
poration cannot be misconstrued or com
plicated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
ENDS
IRRIGATION wRANGLE
Land Owners and Canal Company
Finally Agree.


Finally Agree.
WILLOWS, cal. April l.--(Special)-
Papers were signed today by which all lit
igation over rights-of-way in the Central
irrigation district between land owners
the sacramento Valley West Side Canal
Company and the Sacramento Valley lrri-
fsation company was settled and the com
Npanies are now in possession OF all rights
of-Nyay needed in the construction OF the
canal system.
When the conditions OF the compromise
are carried through by the land owners OF
the Central irrigation district the old Cen
tral irrigation bonds of the value Of N'25O'-
GOO. which have been for many years a
cloud upon the title of the lands, VIII be
cancelled. The bonds are held by the
canal company's interests.
Under the terms of the compromise the
land owners are to secure for the canal
company all rights-of-way needed for the
completion of the system and are to con-
vey 10 the canal company all property and
rights of every description of the old Cen
trail irrigation district.
The papers were signed by Fentress Hi
as president of the Sacramento Valley
West side Canal company and vice presl'
dent OF the Sacramento Valley Irrigation
company and by ell the individual land
owners from whom IL is desired TO imme'
diately obtain rights-of-way FOR carrylnl
on construction work I'm Glenn and Colusa
The land owners were represented In the
negotiations by Attorneys Arthur c. Hus
ton and Ben f. Gels. The canal company
and the irrigation company we're repre-
sented by Attorneys Frank Freeman and
ID. L. McCahill.
The conclusion OF these negotiations Il
the result Of plan outlined by Judge vii
liam NJ Finch and the outcome is satisfac
,\pry to all interests concerned and mean
Hat the big construction work that wa
delayed temporarily will proceed withou
further interruption.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02

ELMIRA, Cal, April 1.-The American
Hardwood and Timber company is plant
Ing eucalyptus on its property near here
Forty Turks are employed.
Many Of the Turks carry their large pipes
with them. They are cumbersome affairs,
resembling saxaphone in shape, and
weigh between two and three pounds. Oc-
casionaliy they will set in a ring at the
local depot and pass the pipe around.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02

leave Chicago alone and will be known
as the San Francisco and California boost
ers" They will travel to the coast on
every railway route in the country from
the Canadian Pacific in the far north to
the Southern Pacific along the Mexican
boundary line.
These booster" specials will be in charge
OF Secretary Irma Nj. Pierce Of the ma
tional Sunday school convention.
General headquarters for the convention
will be in the st. Francis hotel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
MUST PAY CASH TO MISS BAY
Defendant in Breach of Promise Case
at Sioux Falls is Denied
New Trial

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April IAN opin-
ion of Judge Charles A. Willard was filed
in the federal court here today denying a
motion of the defendant for a new trial
in the case of Ella b. Bay Of Menominee,
Mich, against James S. Sanborn, a wealthy
resident of Pukawana, S. d. Last fall Miss
Bay was awarded a $4,000 judgment
against Sanborn for breach Of promise to
marry her
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
WORK ON BATTLESHIP MAINE
Hull of sunken Whrship VIII he Ex-
posed to View within
Two Months.

PENSACOLA, Fla, April 1.-The hull Of
the sunken battleship Maine in Havana
harbor will be exposed not later than June
1, according to Frank NJ Daniels, the con-
tractor who built the Golfer dams around
the ship. He returned here today from
Havana. Then 1t can be determined
whether the explosion which destroyed the
ship was from without or within.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
BRYAN CALLS ON JOHNSON
Nebraskan Guest OF Former Mayor
OF Cleveland for "A short
Time.

CLEVELAND. O.. April 1.-FoTmsr Mayor
Tom l.. Johnson. who has been IN In bed
for more than two weeks. entertained
William J. Bryan In his sick room today
Mr.. Bryan stopped over In this city on his
way from Piqua, o.. TO GAINESVILLE. o., long
enough to have a chat with Mr.. Johnson.
He was feeling fine" said Mr. Bryan
after the visit. I'VE did not talk politics. Q"
now,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
Prominent Mason KIM HimaeIf.

CAMDEN, n j., April Harmon Her
man Henry Mithoffer past grand master
of the New Jersey grand lodge OF Masons
and widely known in secret society circles
committed suicide at his home here today
by shooting himself In the head De-
spOndency due 10 the death OF his wife, is
ascribed as the motive
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
Chinene LINN

TOXIC, April THE Yokohama Specie
bank today settled the terms for a loan
of $5,O0OOOO to the Chinese government. The
issue price of the bonds is 971k cents and
the interest per cent Brokerage fees of
2h per cent are TO be charged