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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMI


proposition to authorize the state
of Missouri 10 Issue nifty million (e5o,.
OO0,OOO) dollars in interest BEARING
bonds and SELL same and use the pro.
ceeds thereof for building and main.
tanning the public highways OF this
state, and to authorize q tax levy sui.
ncient to Fay the principal and interest
ON said bonds.
Proposed constitutional amendment, au-
thorizing issuance OF bonds by the state
of Missouri in the sum of fifty millions
Of dollars ($5O, 900. 0oO for good roads pur-
poses. amending section A of article w
Of the Constitution of the state of Mis-.
souri,. by adding thereto a new paragraph
and clause at the end thereof, empower.
ing the general assembly to issue inter-
est-bearing bonds for the purpose of
building and maintaining highways.
Be it enacted. by the people of the State
of Missouri:
That section A of article w Of the
Constitution of the state of Missouri 10
hereby amended by adding a new clause
and paragraph at the end of said Sec
ton, as follows:
Fourth. The general assembly shall
have full power to authorize the issu-
state in the sum of fifty millions of dollars
$4,000, OO0.00l for the purpose of con-.
s sn5 and maintaining public roads
when amended. shall read as follows:
Section A. The general assembly shall
nave no power to contract or to authorize
the contracting Of any debt or liability
on behalf of the state, or to issue bonds
or other evidences of indebtedness there
Of, except in the following cases:
First. In the renewal of existing bonds,
when they cannot be paid at maturity.
out of the sinking fund or other resources.
Second On the occurring Of an un-
foreseen emergency. or casual deficiency
Of the revenue, when the temporary la
bility incurred, upon the recommendation
OF the governor first had, shall not ex-
coed the sum Of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for any one year, to be
paid In not more than two years from
and after its creation.
Third. On the occurring Of any un-
foreseen emergency, or casual deficiency
bility incurred or to be incurred shall ex
coed the sum Of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for any one year, the
general assembly may submit an act pro-
viding for the loan. or for the contract
ing. Of the liability. and containing pro-
vision for levyfng a tax sufficient to
pay the interest and principal when they
become due (the latter in not more than
thirteen, years from the date Of 1ts
ereaation ma to the qualified S voters Of the
shall have been ratified by a two-thirds
majority at an election held for that pur.-
pose, due publication having been made
q the proyisions OF. the act Tor at least
thSs. rstifaed NAN Be- a7repz4126te .ll4llll
principal and interest. s'' ~ 1870
Fourth. The general assembly shall
have full power to authorize the issuance
Of interest-bearing bonds Of the state in
$3.50. 600. 900. ool for. the purpose of con-
and highways.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

Giving the General Assembly optional
power to make provisions for the grant.
Ing and payment of pensions or allow.
ances to the deserving blind.
Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters of the
state Of Missouri an amendment to the
Constitution thereof. concerning the
granting and payment of pensions or al
lowances to the deserving blind.
Be It resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives. concurring therei's,
as follo,os:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. D. 1914. the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of
Missouri, concerning the granting and
payment of pensions or allowances to the
deserving blind, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of said state, to-wit:
Section l. That section Al Of article
Of the Constitution of Missouri be
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing words: "And provided, further, that
nothing in this or the preceding section
shall be construed as prohibiting the gen.
eral assembly from making provision by
law for the granting and payment Of pen
sions or allowances to the deserving
blind. or from authorizing by law any
counties, cities or Incorporated towns or
villages Of this state to provide for the
granting and payment Of such pensionseor
allowances.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29

corporations. laws. applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants. or over. Is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted.
to read as follows:
Section 1904. The mayor Of each Of
said cities shall appoint two commits.
sioners provided for in the preceding
section. Said mayor shall issue COM
missions to the persons SO appointed,
designating the time for which they are
appointed in case the appointment is to
fill an unexpired term occasioned by
death, resignation. or other cause, and
whenever the term of office of any COM
missioner expires. the appointment of his
successor shall be for the term prescribed
in the preceding section.
Sec. g. Section 9S08 Of chapter "a Of
article 20 of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri Of 1909, relating to municipal
corporations. laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants. or over, is hereby repealed
and a new section is enacted in lieu
thereof to be known as section 1908,
which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 9S08. Salaries of officers and Do
hcemen.-The municipal assembly or
common council of the said cities Is
hereby authorized and empowered to fix
the salaries Of the officers and police
men of said cities. 1t shall be the duty
OF the municipal assembly or common
council Of the said cities to make the
necessary appropriations for the expense
OF maintenance Of said police force in the
manner provided by the laws OF the state
Of Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29

Of the state of Missouri. by the attorney
general, or under his direction in
any court of competent jurisdiction in
any county in said state into or through
which such railroad or railway may run
or be operated. or by the prosecuting at
torney of any county in said state
through, or into, or out of which such
railroad or railway may run or be oper-
ated, or by the circuit attorney in the
city Of st. Louis; provided. the penalty
prescribed in this section shall not apply
during strikes of men in train service
on the lines involved
Approved April Is, 1913.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENnMEN;r

Providing that females shall have the
same right to vote mt all elections held
within this state AZ males.
An act to amend article VIII of the
Constitution of the state of Missouri
by adding thereto a new section to be
known as section "a. extending the right
of suffrage to women.
Be it enacted by the people of the State
of Missouri:
Section j. That article VIII of the Con-
stitution of the state of Missouri be and
the same hereby is amended by adding
thereto a new section to be known as
section "a, and reading as follows:
Section "a. Females shall hereafter have
the same right, under the same condi.
tons, to vote at all elections held in this
state, males now have or may here
after have.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

I TITLE girls are privileged to wear
Il their hair in ringlets or ripples or
bobbed OF short. And they may have
it braided in neat and shining strands
and still be fashionably dressed as to
their heads. And at the front the hair
may be trimmed across the forehead
In q bang or parted in the middle or
at enc side. No one style has been
adopted as better than another, but
there is a growing fondness for old
fashioned curfs such as the little
daughters OF colonial danes wore with
such demure pride.
But however the mother may de-
termine to dispose Of the matter Of
dressing her darling's head, one thing
is certain, ribbons of some sort will be
introduced in the scheme to the JOY
Of the wearer and every one within.
sight OF her. Plain wide taffeta holds
first place in popular favor for hair
bows and is not likely to be displaced.
It is crisp. with crispness that re-
mains, and made in every color OF the
rainbow and many more.
Two arrangements OF ribbon bows
are shown In the picture. The bow at
the left is made OF ribbon. six or more
inches in width. tied in pair Of loops
and two ends; that is In the simplest
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
COULDN'T STAND FOR DEFEAT
According to London Newspaper, Col
ored Opponent Of Irishman Had
Little Chance.

a brawny son OF Erin was acting as
time keeper in q rough-and-ready fight
between his mate and a negro in South
America In the course OF the fight a
weIl-planted blow sent the Irishman
earthwards-
'One!" cried the time keeper, in a
tense voice, watch in hand.
Two he murmured hoarsely. Pat.
ye fool, git up There's only eight sec
onds left!''
The inert mass never moved.
"Threel" shouted the time keeper
desperately. Think of yer old mother,
Pat! What's it she'd be saying to ye,
Bate the nigger!'"
Slowly he called up to eight, buck
ing up his mate with patriotic ejacula-
tons between each long second When
eight had been called Pat slowly stag
gered to his feet, and by a mighty
lunge succeeded in knocking down his
black opponent
Desperately fearing lest he should
revive in time, the time keeper set on
at top speed:
"One, two, three, four. five. and
fve's ten Ye're out, We black villain"
London Tid-Bits.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
WHAT ANGERED MRS. WILBUR
MabePs Comment Taken Entirely Too
Seriously and Friendship Was
RudeIy Jared.

THAT Mrs. Wilbur is so angry she
won't speak to me-" confded Mabel
to Ethel.
Really" exclaimed Ethel. "And
what is she angry about?"
4 haven't the slightest idea" said
Mabel. I'VE met a couple of days
ago, and we were talking as friendly
as possible, when suddenly she fared
up and she hasn't noticed me since. -
What were you talking about?"
inquired Ethel
Why, nothing in particular" ex-
planned Mabel Just the ordinary
small talk. 1 remember she said, I
always kiss my husband three or four
times every day"
= And what did you say" asked
Ethel. in an effort to get at the root
of the trouble.
why, said" replied the other, " I
know at least a dozen girls who do
the same and then she nearly had a
fit
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

Of bows and known as the Alsatian
bow. 1t fastens in a strand of waYy
hair at the left side and its business is
to be purely ornamental.
AT the right, the hair is braided In
two smooth braids. starting at the
nape of the neck. They are wound
with small strands Of hair at the
ends and wrapped about the head.
The ribbon is in one length One end
is tied about the braids at the left
side in bow showing two loops and a
short, slanted end. The ribbon is
brought over the top OF the head and
tied Ia the same sort OF bow at the
right side. The braids are actually tied
together by the ribbon.
This style is neat and substantial,
and is said to encourage the growth Of
the hair
When tafeta ribbon becomes
crushed from tying It is easily fresh
ened. It should be dampened by rub
bling it with a clean moist piece of
white muslin or linen When It is
evenly dampened place it on the iron
ing board and spread a clean piece Of
white tissue paper over it. Iron it dry,
under the tissue paper, with a mOder-
ately hot iron
JULIA soTToMLEY.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
The Same Thinq.

Secretary Garrison, apropos of his
bill for creating six vice-admirals, said
at a luncheon in Washington:
This bill will make things better
from a diplomatic standpoint, though
the actual working of the navy itself
will be like Brown.
Brown, idle through slack times,
started to tramp to Buffalo by way Of
the Erie canal to look for a job.
He met on his way good many
canal boats coming up and down, and
finally, stopping a canal boat captain,
he offered to work his passage.
THE captain took him on and set
him to leading the horses along the
towpath.
He led the horses for two days,
thinking hard. On the third day he
had thought it all out, and he resigned.
BY the powers he said, might
as well walk as work my passage
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

DISTINCTLY in the new French
- mode, this gown exemplif1es how
far it has departed from the cIinging
fabrics and long lines that have pre-
vailed through many seasons. Com
PARSONS are odious, but, like the
Athenians, the moderns are always
looking for something new, and hence
the new modes. Some Of them are
destined to die an early death and
the best that can be said of many of
them is that they furnish a cue to
designers who take them up and i'm
prove upon them.
In the gown pictured the employ
ment of wide, plaid ribbon in bodice
and skirt is feature that is destined
to live The easy and comfortable
adjustment of the bodice, and its use
fulness for outdoor wear, are commend
able. 1t answers the purpose of
little coat, finished with a standing
frin of double taffeta about the neck
and sleeves and the suggestion of a
basque in the narrow frill about the
waist
The plaid ribbon forms yoke
slightly full about the waistIine, to
which the lower part of the skirt is
sewed. The seam shows a piping in
the ribbon. Except for the yoke the
skirt is made of taffeta laid in mar
row side plaits, and finished with
double frill of taffeta about the bot
tom Two similar frilIs are placed
just below the knees.
The skirt has novelty to recommend
it, but is not graceful. The yoke is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Won Distinction in Three Wars.

Gen. John B. s. Todd, a soldier of
three wars and governor of Dakota
territory, was born one hundred years
ago in Lexington, KY. In his youth he
removed with his parents to Illinois.
He graduated from West Point in 1887
and for five years thereafter was &C
lively engaged in the Florida war
During the war with Mexico he distin-
guished himself in the siege Of Vera
Cruz and at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
Subsequently he took part in the Sioux
expedition in the northwest. For a
short period in the early part of the
Civil war he commanded a division of
the Army of the Tennessee. After
quitting the army he served as Da-
kota delegate in congress and was
governor of the territory from 1869 to
1871. General Todd died in Yankton
in 1872
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

almost plain about the hips, and all
the lines made by frills and Jennings
extend straight around the figure, less
ening it's height. No natural curves OF
the body are followed, and in fact the
body is encased in the skirt instead Of
being draped with it. The design is
suited to a slender figure Of medium
height. It would be grotesque on a
short, plump figure and awkward on
a tall, slim figure.
The yoke with side plated skirt at
tached has been worked up quite sue
cessfully by making it an overskirt
finished with friIl at the bottom,
falling over a plain skirt. The over
skirt is weighted a little and slopes
downward toward the back. The I'M
derskirt is full enough to admit Of
freedom in walking.
One of those hats with fat, f1aring
brim mounted over the side of crown
is faced with chiffon which extends be-
yond the edge of the brim in a frill.
The bandeau is covered with rib
bon finished with a small bow at the
right side. The plateau is of straw
braid and trimmed with a wreath Of
small flowers in vivid coIorings. 1t is
a smart and attractive model
Plaid and figured taffeta ribbon play
very important part in the con-
struction of gowns and wraps. They
are formed into hounces, edging wraps
shaped like short capes and other
suggestions of the dolman of days
gone by.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Eorehanded.

'T want three afternoons OF a week,
and a fine letter OF recommendation,
and
But wen let the letter of recon-
mendation wait until you leave, +"
Nope, I get the letter now. I've
tried gettin' them when I leave and
I've never been able to get a good one
yet"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Fair Words or NOTHING.

George" said the wife to her gen
orally unappreciative husband, how
do you like my new hat?"
We'll, my dear said George with
great candor, ITO tell you the truth
stop right there, George! If you're
going to talk that way about it, don't
want to know
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Their Nav.

1.-The deaf and dumb couple in the
next fat are having IN awful row."
Are they?''
Yes, indeed You ought to see the
way they are handing it out to each
other"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Fittino One

Fitting One.
What kind of hat would you rec
ommend to wear about in the SUI
burbs?"
'I should say. a cottage shape"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

F1attery pleases a woman even
when she knows 1t is f1attery.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to take
as candy. Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

Marriage is mora often an assign
ment than a failure
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
A Last Resort

Jinks-WOuld you marry for money :?
Binks-Not until I've exhausted
every reasonable means of getting it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

Mise Gazaho.

She-How old would you say I was?
He-About six years less than I
thought.-Boston Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the cas-
lest to use. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

To the man who loves money popu-
larity is deIusion5
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Dim.

What do you think of my mus
tache?''
q hadn't noticed it. It's rather
dark day
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

1t is the peacemaker. not the pace
maker, who is blessed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02

Quite the style.
Friend How is your son spending
his time in college?
Father (gruf1y) with my money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Portoof
San
Fran
cisco
Praises
Peruna
for per-
sonal
benefit
received.

San Francisco. January 8, 1914
Mr. A de la Tore, Jr., formerly q.
S. Inspector of Immigration, Port Of San
Francisco, writes from No. iii Powell
St, San Francisco, CAL 81 take great
pleasure IN recommending your great ns$
tlonal eatarTh cure, Peruna, as the best
ever used / sincerely express my thanks
to you for the health which now eniov.
1t has done me and a number of nv
friends good, and can assure you that 7
shall take every opportunity TO speak
IN favor of what I consider to be the
best remedy for catarrh in existence to-
day"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
THE LATEST IN PHOTOPLAYS

as managers are prone to be. to in
stall an innovation which he had not
devised, but when she supplied him
with a sample of her handicraft he
and all of his shop were at her dis
posal. When she was established in
the kitchen the chefs French nose
elevated itself to dizzying height
and his mustachio bristled with in
dignation as he watched her combine
the ingredients for the magical dish
But she lived down every obstacle
She baked beans which, when tasted
by the customers, brought them back,
and with them their friends. until the
proprietor was one of the happiest
and most prosperous food purVeyors
in his class.
And then down came the chefs
nose, aye and the chef himself, until
he bent on his knees before her and
besought her to bake beans all her
life for him alone. The proprietor,
too. tried to enter into matrimonial
combination, believing that her beans
and his restaurant, with salaries
saved, would soon make them a size
able fortune. SO ii was that Mary
began to feel that beans were kismet
for her She began to think about
home in the country and TO wonder if
Toms interest hadn't been more in
her and less in her beans than the in
terest of these more recent suitors.
At home. Mary was missed. SO one
day her father decided to go after
her. He took Tom along, and they
sleuthed the streets of the city,
searching for her hopelessly-she
neglected to give them her address
until they encountered a restaurant
bearing the big-lettered legend,
Beans Like Mother Used to Make
Inside they saw a crowd of people
consuming beans with the intent in
terest that they knew none but
Mary's could arouse. Hastily order
ing some, at the first taste they were
sure of the cook and demanded to be
led to her. The proprietor, used to
such desires, pampered his patrons by
introducing them to the cook. con-
sidering it a good advertisement. And
though manyi patrons proposed, she
had not elected to go away with any
of them. So he led in his two farmers
to meet her
Forever afterwards he cursed his
luck that he had no more sense than
to do it. His cook, his baker of repu-
tation- making beans, who had been
so uppish and stand-offish TO every
one else, simply fell all over these two
country jays-and went off with them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
Beans


| Tom Turner was drawn to the Mar
| tin kitchen by the insistently invit-
ing fragrance Of baked beans that
, eddied out through the door cracks.
| At least, he said to Mary when she
opened the door: Say, | Just couldn'
get by without taste as well as a
| smell of them good beans of yours,
though an observer would have OBJ
|. served that he seemed as much in
tent on a taste of Mary as of her
beans.
After Tom, in response to Mary S
smile and her fathers invitation, had
set a while" he departed, carrying
great dish of the beans for which
/ Mary was famous. She was an eX-
pert on beans. was Mary, baking
them with a tasty delicacy that no
mortal man could resist. Her other
culinary achievements were some
what overshadowed by her major
success in the bean line, however so
finally her father, under the plea that
she was working too hard, introduced
a housekeeping aunt into the farm
menage
Now, the housekeeping aunt was a
very energetic lady, quite set" in her
ways, and it appeared also that Mary
was possessed of the same character
istics. If she couldn't manage things
she would do nothing, said she, so she
packed up her bag and went off to
the city Her father, who took a
sneaking pleasure in comfort and a
diet in which beans did not predomi-
nate, regretted her going, but gave
her some money, so that she would
not starve. expecting that she would
soon get enough of the city and come
back a feminine prodigal. One other
reason for her determination to go
away was Toms proposal to her. He
unfortunately introduced the bean
element into it, and she naturally
concluded that he wanted to marry
her for the sake of her beans and not
herself.
So in high feather she went off to
the city To live in the city it is
necessary to work, if one has not a
vault full of interest bearing bonds.
So Mary looked for a job. She felt
that she had only one talent, but
that it was an A No l. supremely su-
perior and unequaled gift which she
purposed to turn into a salary bring
ing medium. She could bake beans,
could Mary, and she knew it. so she
approached the manager of an eat
quick restaurant and proposed that
she provide him with a speciality that
would bring all the trade in town to
his doors
A bit reluctant was this manager,