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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
HUNTSVILLE DEPOT WILL BE REMODE[ED Southern Receives Plans and ~ Work Begins Shortly MAKES TOUR OF WORLD  R. V. Harris Goes to Decatur to Manage Postal-First Open Bolls
 Received-Cooney for Presi-
 dent of Chamber
MAKES TOUR OF WORLD

Huntsville, August 22.-lSpecial.)- )-Plans for the remodeling of the Southern rail- way depot have been received here and the work will begin as soon as sufficient force of men can be collected. It is inti- mated that some of the work may have .o he done by contract because of exten- slve operations that are going on else7 where on the division.
 R. V. Harris Leaves Roy V. Harris, formerly of the Western Union force in the Huntsville office. has accepted the position of manager of the Postal Telegraph office at Decatur.
 Jury Box Filled Clerk E. E. Greenleaf of the United States courts and Jury Commissioner R. l E. Pettus today filled the jury box for I the next term of court. The next term will be held In October
 Surprise Friends | w. c. Blackburn and Miss Fannie Kate Isey, sister of Prof P, R. Ivey of New Hope, stole march on their relatives and friends yesterday and were married. First Open Bolls
 
 The first open boil of cotton reported in north Alabama this season was brought to Huntsville yesterday by Thomas Gar rett a negro farmer, who Is farming & portion of the Binford plantation, west of the city. Later in the day another open boil was brought in from the Gulley i frn. two miles east of Huntsville. win Gulley, 16-year-old boy. brought the second one. He says there are many others in his cotton, patch, but he did not fiud any of iEem until Wednesday, Makes Tour of World Henry Balch. a Madison county boy. who has become principal of one of the largest schools in the Philippine Islands, after a service of Il years in the govern ment Philippines department, has ar rived here to visit his father. Samuel Balch. Mir Balch went west from Ma nila and in coming home made q circuit around the world, passing through the China sea, Indian ocean, Suez canal, Mediterranean sea and At lantic ocean. He left Manila June Il and reached New York August Il.
 Cooney for President The executive committee or the Hunts vile chamber of commerce has unani- mously decided to make John P. Cooney, well known merchant of this city, pres ident of the new organization, which will begin it's official life Friday night MT. Cooney Is one of the most energetic and progressive business men in the city and he will make ar ideal leader. William s. Frost was chosen secretary; Edward Belts, vice president; w. l.. Balsey, Jr., .1 t1 of the executive committee These nom- nations will be reported at the second regular meeting of the chamber of com | mcrce Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
MAXWELL NAMED TO
 SUCCEED LEFTWICH

Montgomery. August 22.-(Special.) Superintendent of Education Henry J. Willingham yesterday afternoon an nounced the appointment of w. T. Har- well of Millerville as superintendent of education of Clay county to succeed Prof Lycurus Leftwich, who has ac- cepted a position as principal of tho Shelby county high school at Column biana. Mir. Harwell was the democratic nominee for the position to succeed
 Professor Leftwich. He has had 15 years experience in educational work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
SUFFRAGETTES ARE BEING
 FORCIBLY FED BY JAILERS

now visiting in Canada, and ordered the furniture to be sold to pay costs of the recent conspiracy prosecution. Mir. and Mrs. Pethlck Lawrence were sentenced to nine months imprison- ment on May 22 at the Old Bailey ses- sions for melting their followers to malicious damage of property. but were liberated on June 27.
 The Women's Social and Political union today issued 8 statement declar- ing that the action of the sheriffs officers was in the nature of persecu- ton because the windows broken by the suffragettes had been replaced by the insurance companies and the tradesmen had obtained good adver- tisement through the affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
ALABAMA MAN KILLS
 SELF IN NEW YORK

New York. August 22-Positive iden- tifcation of the Broadway suicide as Arthur W. Yerger of Mobile Ala, was made at the morgue today by Francis C. Kelly, an employe of trust com panv in this city. Yerger, under the name of Rogers, took his life yester- day in the heart of the Rialto district. He disappeared from Mobile several days ago after writing his brother the family would never again see him. Yer ger was q travelling salesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Capital Stock Increased

Montgomery. August 22-tSpecial.) Superintendent of Banks A. E. Walker yesterday received a notice of an in- crease in the capital stock of the Rob. ertson Banking company of Demopolis, from $100,000 to $125.000 The com pany has just acquired the assets of the Marks Banking company of De- mopclisssnd in future will do business on considerably larger scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
LIMESTONE MEN ARE
 CARRIED ID MINES
Two Must Serve Terms fOI' BoOtlegging-Athens
 School Opens

| Athens, August 22.-(Special. )--The l scene of two white men going off to the mines from this county for boot l logging, one to serve six months and the other three months, by direction of Judge Speake of the circuit court they being convicted al the recent term of the special court held here, has put the fellow who is making a precarious living by selling whisky illegally to thinking. Judge Speake has given out the announcement that the illicit traffic in whisky In this county is to stop or every man convicted in his court will wear stripes. These mine sentences are added to the money fine which he puts on them.
 One of the men sent to the mines is nearly 60 years of age and went up for six months. Ills name Is Alb Hol- land. The other is a man 40 or more years of age and his name is John ston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Customs Decrease

Mexico City. Mex. August 2.-Customs receipts for the fiscal gear ended July 1. 1912. shows decrease of 2,ooo,oco under last year An estimate of probable re- ceipts cf the coming fiscal year made on existing conditions indicated a further decrease of $1. .500000. Loss to the govern ilent through the occupation of Juarez by rebels was estimated at sfo.oo0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
STONE BROKE HE
 COMMITS SUICIDE

Antwerp, August 22.-An American named A. Daniels committed suicide by shooting himself today at the Grand Hotel Imperial He left q note saying: T am stone broke. have only $1 left. am suffering from Brights disease. Bury me in the potters' field"
 The suicide was about 26 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

The cty school has opened under the direction of Col M. K. Clements, who for IA years was at the head of the agricultural station in this place He was recently nominated for county su- perintendent of education for a term of four years and was later induced to give up his law practice and return to the school room. The opening exer-
 cises were very fattering. The agri-
 cultural school opens next Monday, Greene University school the next day and Miss Fairs school the same day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
MRS. JANE MEADOWS
 DIES AT OPELIKA
New Cotton Agencies to Be Estab- lished-Civil Service Exams.
 Successful Ball Season

Opelika. August 22.-tSpecial) 1.-The death of Mrs. Mary Jane Meadows oc- cured at her home here. She leaves two sons, M. R. and Aleck Meadows, and two daughters. Miss Fannie Meadows of this city and Mrs. W. F. Kennedy of Gainesville, Ga. The deceased was IT years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

Among the new cotton agencies in Ope- lika this fall will be L. W. Well & Go. of Montgomery, consisting of Lawrence W. and Harry Veil. J. s. Bell will be
 the local manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

The Rev. A. Y. Napier, formerly a Bap-
 list pastor at Auburn, for seven years
 a missionary in China. lectured at the Baptist church here on the Chinese work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

The Rev. R. C. Jeter formerly rector of the Episcopal churches in Opelika and Auburn, now of Aiken. s. C., with his family, are visiting relatives here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

Dublin. Ireland. August 22.-Mary Leigh and Gladys Evans, suffragettes who were sentenced hero on August ' to five years Imprisonment. the first on the charge of wounding John F. Redmond, leader of the Irish parlia- mentary party. with hatchet thrown at Premier Asquiths carriage and the latter for setting fire to the Theatre Royal have started a hunger strike" They are being forcibly fed by the jail officials.
 London, August 22-The British suf- fraRettes are indignant today because sheriffs officers entered the country house of MT. and Mrs. Pethick Law renee, two of their leaders. who are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

A rural carriers examination will be held in this city on September 14 to fill three vacancies on Route No. 5, caused by the death of James Simms and to supply
 the two new routes. Nos. 8 and 9. to be es- tablished October 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23


 C. C. Torbert and pr. J. G. Palmer were called to New York. city a few nights ago when telegram was received stating that MT. Torberts wife, who is there with party of friends, was stricken with ap- pendicitis. A later telegram from Mir. Tor bert after his arrival in New York stat ed that Mrs. Torbert was better and they would return home this week.
 pr. J. H.. Darden. a negro physician of the city, left for Chicago with the party of Alabama negroes to attend the conven- ton of the National Negro Business league. , The baseball season has closed in Ope- lika after a successful record. The fans gave the management their loyal support this year. and next year. it is expected, the city will arrange for a fast team. The record this year shows: Out of 43 games played at home the local club won B and lost 8: out of Il played on the road they won 3 and lost s.
 Dr. l.. N. Spratling, surgeon in the United States navy. with his family, are spending the summer at their country place. "Waverly. pr. Spratling is sta- tioned at Washington.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27

SECTION THAT section l OF Ar
ticle of the constitution OF the state
of Idaho be amended ny adding there
to the following: The people reserve
to themselves the power to approve or
reject at the polls any act or meas
ure passed by the Legislature. This
power is known as the Referendum.
ava legal voters may, under such con-
be provided by Acts of the legisla-
ture. demand referendum vote on any
act or measure passed by the legis-
lature and cause on any act or measure
passed by the legislature and cause
the same to be submitted to a vote OF
the people for their approval or rejec-
ton.
SECTION 2-The question to be sub
mitted to the electors of the State
shall be in form as follows; to-wit:
Shall Section ! of Article of the
Constitution of the State Of Idaho be
so amended as to give the people the
power (under conditions TO be here
after prescribed by act of the legisla-
ture) to propose a referendum vote on
any act or measure passed by the
State LEGISLATURE and to approve or
reject the same at the polls, inde-
pendent of the LEGISLATURE"
SECTION 3-The Secretary of state
is hereby authorized to make publica-
ton of this constitutional amendment
in each county for at Ieast six con-
secutive weeks prior to the next gem
eral election in not less than one news
paper Of general circulation published
in each county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
.tOIsE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. rs.
BY Hammer
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing the amending of section
OF article of the constitution of
the state of Idaho. and submitting to
u eiectors OF said state for their
approval or rejection, the question as
to whether said section shall be so
amended as to provide that the SEN
ate shall consist of one MEM
Der from each coounty of the state
now created or which may be here
after created, and providing that
the house of representatives shall
never exceed number equal to
three times the number of Senators.
be II Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Idaho.
SECTION THAT Section of article
of the constitution of the State of
idaho be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2-The senate shall con-
sist of one member from each county
of the state now created or hereafter
to be created and the House of Rep
resentatives shall consist Of not to ex-
coed three times the number OF Sen
ators. The senators shall be chosen by
the electors of the respective counties
and the Representatives shall be chos-
en- by the electors of the respective
counties or districts into which the
state may from time to time be div
ided by law"
SECTION 2-The question to be sub
mitted to the electors of the State OF
Idaho at the next general electlon
shall be as follows, to-wit:
shall Section 2 of Article OF the
Constitution of the State of Idaho. be
amended so as to provide that the SEN
ate shall consist of one member from
each of the counties of the state now
created or which may hereafter be
created. and the House of Represen-
tatives consist Of not to exceed three
times the number of Senator's"
SECTION 3-The secretary of State
is hereby authorized to make publicat-
ion of this constitutional amendment
ieas six consecutive weeks prior to
the next general election In not less
than one newspaper of general CIR
culation published in each county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, v. 8. Lane
Office at BlackfOOt, Idaho. sept
cmber. 9th, 1912.

Notice is HEREBY given that Charles
F. Forden, of Aberdeen, Idaho, who
on June goth, 1911, made Home
stead Entry, Serial, No. 010533, for
NEA, Section 20, Township South
Range 80 East, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
Final Communication Proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above des-
cribed, before Register and Receiver
U. S. Land Office, at Blackfoot, Ida
no, on the 26th day of October, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses:
John M. Dewitt,
Andrew J. Sullivan,
Emanuel Seefried,
Ludwig Huether, all OF Ab-
erdeen, Idaho.
HENRY W. KIEFER
1915 Register.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27

ties OF the state. of county commits
sioners. u sheriff. county treasurer
who Is ex-officio public administrator,
a probate Judge, a county superinten-
dent of public instruction, county as
SCISSOR, who is ex-ofticio tax collector
coroner and a surveyor be amended
by striking out the words Who is ex-
officio tax collector" that after the words
"a county assessor and inserting the
words and also eX-officio tax collec-
tor" after the words public admins
traitor"
SECTION 2-That sentence of Section
of Article Is of the Constitution of
the state of Idaho reading:
The sheriff, county assessor ana
eX-officio tax collector auditor and re-
corder and clerk of the District Court
shall be empowered by the county COM
missionerS to appoint such deputies
and clerical assistance as the business
of their Offices may require; said de-
puties and clerical assistants to re-
ceive such compensation as may te
fixed by the county commissioners be
amended by inserting after the word
Assessor" the words County treasuf-
err"
SECTION 3--In order to carry out
the provisions of this resolution two
90 questions shall be separately sub
mitted to the electors of the state of
Idaho at the next general election
which questions shall be as follows:
1-"Shall Section of Article is OF
Constitution of the State of Idaho be
amended so as to make the county trea-
surer eX-officio tax collector?
2.-"Shal Section of Article IS of
the constitution of the State OF lcaHo
be amended so as to authorize County
treasurers and eX-offcio tax collectors
to employ deputies and clerical asSis-
lance when so empowered by the bta q
of county commissioners?
SECTION Ain case the first o. s.
tion be carried by the vote of r al
GRITTY of the electors voti~ . thereon,
said sentence of the constitution OF the
State of Idaho shall read rhe leg
isature by general and uniform laws
shall provide for the election bian-
nially in each of the several coun-
ties of the State of county commas
sioners, a sheriff, a county treasurer,
who is eX-officio public administrator
and also ex-officio tax collector, a pro.
bate judge. county superintendent OF
public instruction, county assessor,
coroner and surveyor"
In case the second question pc
carried by the vote of the majority OF
the electors voting thereon. said sen
tence of the constitution of the state
of Idaho shall read: "The sheriff,
county assessor county treasurer and
ex -officio tax collector auditor and re-
corder and clerk of the District court,
shall be empowered by the county COM
missioners to appoint such deputies and
clerical assistance as the business or
their Offices may require; said deput-
les and clerical assistants to receive
such compensation as may be fixed by
the county commissioners.
SECTION 5:--The secretary of state
is hereby authorized and required TO
make publication of these constitution
al amendments in each county or the
nt CT CT
weeks prior to the next general elect
ion in not less than one Cd newspaper
of general circulation published in
each county
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IS
BY Whitcomb
JOINT RESOLUTION

To be submitted to the electors of the
State of Idaho for rejection or APP
proval; amending Section one "a of
Article three (3) of the State con-
people shall have ne power tunder
conditions to be hereafter prescribed
by the act of the legislature) to pro-
pose laws of their own initiative and
to enact the same at the polls In
dependent of the legislature.
BE ii resolved by the Legislature of the
State Of Idaho.
ticle of the constitution of the State
of Idaho be amended by adding thereto
the following:
The people reserve to themselves the
power to propose laws, and enact the
same at the polls Independent of the
legislature. This rower is known as
the initiative, and legal voters may,
under such conditions and in such
manner as may be provided by acts OF
the legislature, initiate any desired
legislation and cause the same to be
submitted to the vote of the people at
a general election for their approval
or rejection provided that legislation
thus submitted shall require the APP
proyal of a number of voters equal TO
a majority of the aggregate vote cast
for the office of Governor at such gen
eral election to be adopted
SECTION I'll question To be Suo
mitted to the electors of the state shall
be in form as follows
"Shal Section 1 of Article OF the
Constitution of the State of Idaho be
so amended as to give the people the
power (under conditions to be here
after prescribed by acts of the legisia :
ture) to propose laws of their own IN
itiative and enact the same at the polls
Independent of. the Legislature?
SECTION 3-The Secretary OF STATE
is hereby authorized to make publicat--
ion of this constitutional amendment
in each county for at least SIX con-
secutive weeks prior to the next gem
eral election in not less than one news,
naner of general circulation published
in each county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
HORSES TAKEN UP

One light bay or sorrel horse about
6 wears old, weighs nearly 1000
pounds branded on left hip, mark re-
sembling double L arm extending
both ways from stem.
One brown mare about 6 years old,
no brands visible, weight about 900.
These horses we're taken up July,
% and have since been in my care
Will be offered for sale to the high
est cash bidder October, IA, 1912
Sale will take place at my corral in
Aberdeen at - o'clock in the morn
ing.
W. A. REESE,
13-4 Constable
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
STATE OF IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF


1, Wilfred l.. Clifford, Secretary. of
State of the State of Idaho do here
by certify that the foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of House Joint
Resolution No 10, 10. "a, and 80. and
Senate Joint Resolution No. II, 10 and
16, adopted by the Legislature of the
State of Idaho at the Eleventh Session,
and Senate Joint Resolution No. !.
adopted by the Legislature of the State
of Idaho at the Extraordinary Session
Of the Eleventh Session. submitting GER
tain Constitutional Amendments to the
electors of the State, to be voted on at
the General Election to be held Nov
ember 5th 1912. as shown by the origl-
nal enrolled Joint Resolutions on file
in this Department.
SEAL
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State, Done at
Boise, the Capital of Idaho this
NINTH day of September in the
the year Of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Twelve, and or
the Independence of the United
States of America the One Hun
bred and Thirty Seventh.
WILFRED L. CLIFFORD, SEC of State
1916
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. s. Land
Office at BlackfOOt, Idaho. September,
18th 1912.

Notice is hereby given that Mary I'm
rub of Aberdeen, Idaho, who on Sept
ember. 21, 1909. made Homestead entry,
Serial, No. O6664, for VIZ SEA Sec. ID;
MA NEA, Section %, Township south,
Range 80 e. Boise Meridian, has hled
notice Of intention to make final three
wear proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before David Bur-
rell. U. S. Commissioner, at American
Falls, Idaho, on the 21st day of Novem-
Der, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Cornelius P. GoertZen, of Aberdeen. LA.
Jacob J. Unruh,
peter A. Freisen Of American Falls, Ida.
John Becker.
HENRY w. KIEFER, Register 1876
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
s. j. II. No.
Substitute for House Joint Resolution

BY Committee of the Whole
A Joint resolution proposing two sep
arate amendments to Section . OF
article Is of the constitution Of the
State of Idaho so as ID to make
the County Treasurer ex-offcio tax
collector (2) To permit county
treasurers to appoint deputies ana
clerical assistance when so empower
ed by the board of county commits
sioners.
Re II resolved by the Legislature OF
the state Of IdahO'
SECTION THAT that sentence OF
Section 6 of Article IS of the Constit-
ution of the State of Idaho reading:
"The legislature by general and uni
form laws shall provide for the election
biennially in each Of the several coun-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-09-27
suousesJ0rNT REs0EUTION NO. 30
fSuhstitute for H. J. r.. NO. ID
Rv Warwick. Featherstone andHahlier
D' A JOJNT RESOLUTION

Ry Warwick. FeatneIstonn a
pronosinr the Amendment OF Sectlon
Article g. of the Constructor %
the state of Idaho: Submitting TO
the Electors of said state for their
raiaction or approvai the question
-.. whet,.cr Section 2. Article >, u .ho
Constitution of the etate ~ ,+hor;ze
the appointment Of state ooaro VI
education. the membership, powers
and duties Of which shall De pre-
scribed by law. a..
Re II resolved by the Legislature Oh INC
SErTION 1-That Section 2, Article
o Of the Constitution of the state OF
idaho he amended to read as follows:
SEcTION 2-The general supefvls-
ion of the State Educational lnsti ~. =
lions and public school system OF the
State of Idaho, snail t, De t gest Member
shin mowers and duties of which shaii
ha nrescribed by law The state sup,
o '.,uttondant of public Instruction shall
10 ex-officio member OF said poara.
SECTION 2-The question 10 , De SUI "
o,i1tea I'll, the electors of the state OF
Idaho at the next genera
sha ashaII Section of Article OF the
CONSTITUTION of the Stare1oI ldano pe
sn amended that the general superVls,,
ION of the Educational lnstituttSU 4at an ~
pnbiic School System of the state OF
IS np,l' shall be vested in State board ,ea
Of Education. the mempership. power
and or duties Of which shall be prescrip..
cd by law?' The State superintenoeefs'
Of Public Instruction shall be ex-oih-
c;o member of said board co..
vs. SECTION 3-The Secretary OF s5ate
&c hereby authorized to. make publ
cation Of this constitutional same ameno a.
ment in each county of the state o.
Idaho for at least SIX go com cons aiect
weeks prior to the next genera ,rsnaner
of of general circulation published III
each county.