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Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21
proposed te adl m entirely new ses-
tion to Article s of the Constitutions to
be known as section and which shall
read as follows:

be known as section : and which shall
read as follows:
Section Il The following, amend
ment to Article eight 80 of the
{ constitution of the State of Min
nesoIa IS hereby proposed to the
y legal voters of said state for their
approval or their rejection, which
ane eminent when so approved shall
pc known as Section seven 90 of
sald Article eight ca and shall
read as follows: sSss9s 5
:. Such of the. school and other
s publlc lands of the state as are bet-
ter adapted for the production OF
timber than for agriculture, may
De SET apart as state school forests, AZ
Or other state forests as the legis-
iature may provide, and the legis-
alatures may provide for the manage
ment@o of the same on forestry prin-
c1ples.- The net revenue therefrom
!. snail be used for the purpose for
which the lands were granted to
3. the State'.''
EFFECT: The effect Of this amend.
ment. If adopted. will authorize the
Legislature to set apart for state
school forests or other state forests,
state public lands which are better
adapted for timber than for agricur-
ture, and to manage the same upon for-
eAtry principles.
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21

EFFECT: The present constitutions
provides that the number of Associate
justices OF the Supreme Court shall NOT
exceed four in number, while the
amendment, If adopted, will increase
the number to six. A majority of the
Supreme Court may now declare a law
unconstitutional. but II this amendment
Is adopted, 1t will require the concur
renee of five members. The Office OF
clerk of the Supreme Court is now eiec-
tive, but if this amendment is adopted.
the clerk of the Supreme Court will he
appointed by the court.
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21
Addressed to
Julius 4. SCilI1laIl)
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF TIE ATTORNEY GEN.
EisAL, ST. PAUL.
April 25. 1914.
Honorable Julius "A. SchnlathI,
Secretary Of State,
Capitol.

SIR: AS required by Section, 49,
General Statutes of the State of Min
nesota for the year 1913, I have the
honor to furnish you herewith state
ment of the purposes and effects Of the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
by the Legislature of 1913, and which
are to be submitted to the electors of
said State at the general election in
1914.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment is con-
fained in Chapter 5s4 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: by this amendment it ia
sought to enable the electors to submit
by petition to the Legislature consti
s1tiona1 amendments and likewise tn
propose Legislation, and in the event
the Legislature fails to submit any
such constitutional amendment or fails
80 enact any such proposed law. then
such amendment or proposed law nav
DE submitted directly to the voters,
also, to permit the electors to cnuse
any law or laws enacted by the Leris-
2ature to be submitted to the elector.
and If majority of the votes cas-,
thereon be opposed to such law, the
same shall be repealed.
This Is an amendment to Section 1 OF
Article A of the Constitution, which Inv
reads as fonOwss
Section |. The legislature shall
consist Of the Senate and House of
representatives. which shall meet bi.
ennially at the seat of government Of
the State, at such time as shall be pre-
Acribed by law, but no session shall ex.
@sed the term OF ninety (90} legisla.
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21
and substitutes therefor the following,

Sec. 2. The supreme court shall
consist OF one chief justice and six
associate justices. Five shall con-
: stltute quorum, and the concur
renee of at least four Shall be
necessary to decision. but no
statute shall be declared unconsti-
tutlonal unless five members of the
court shall concur in the decision.
1t shall have original Jurisdiction
in SUCH remedial cases as may be
prescribed by law, and appellate
jurisdiction in all cases, both in
law and equity, but there shall be
no trial by jury in said court. It
shall hold one or more terms in
each year, as the legislature may
direct, at the seat of government,
and the legislature may provide, by
a thirds vote, that one term
in, each year shall be held in each
or any judicial district. 1t shall be
the duty of such court to appoint q
reporter of its decisions. and
clerk of the supreme court,
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21

NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The ninth proposed amendment is
contained In Chapter 592 OF the Laws Of
Minnesota Tor the year 1913.
pURPOSEs By this amendmoo3 r =
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21
TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The tenth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 593 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913.
BY this amendment it is proposed ia
ada 70 Article Of the Constitution an
entireiy new section, providing for
recall, which shall read as follows:
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21

EFFECT: The effect Of this srn nd
ment, IL adopted, WV be to permit the
Ssate to improve the school and swamp
lands of the State out Of moneys de-
rived from the sale of such LANDS. and
to brin. the State into line with tho
conditions of the swamp Land Grant as
to drainage of sucI, lands, by providing
revolving fund therefor, pepdins the
ultimate application of the avails of
such grant to the common school fund
Of the State and TIE educational and
charitable institutions thereof.
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21
and adda thereto the following.

revolving fund of not over
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol.
iafs t$2aO,000) may be set apart
from the funds derived from the
sale of school and swamp lands, to
pc used in constructing roads,
dltches and fire breaks in, through
ana around unsold school and
swamp lands, such fund to be re-
plenished as long as needed from
the enhanced value realized from
Ihe sale OF such lands so bene-
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21

tive days; and no new bill shall be in
Produced in either branch, except on
the written request of the governor.
during the last twenty (20l days OF
such sessions, except the attention Of
the legislature shall be called to some
important matter of general interest
by special message from the gov
ernOr."
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21

EFFECT: This amendment, IL adonf-
ed, Will permit the Legislature to cnac.
'--rs "~evitsfng for the payment by the
State of limited bounty for a limited
term, To persons who shall plant, cul-
tivate and protect useful forest trees
upon their own land.
Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21


All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a law, to be referred, and if a
constitutional provision or statute
In addition to referring to the same
1t shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
amendment to the constitution or
OF the law, or part of law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate sea parts, but each part shall
contained All petitions SHAH be
signed and verified before person
authorized to administer an oath.
and shall! be in such form that
person signing a petition thereby
states under oath, the date of hfs
signature, his residence that he is
a qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed the
petition with knowledge of the con-
tents thereof. To each part of such
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which affida-
Wit shall contain a statement of the
number of signers thereon. that
each Of the signatures. attached to
such part was made in the pres
ence of the affiant, that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
of the person whose name it pur-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such petio
t1On to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge Of
the contents thereof, and that each
person signed the same on the date
culation of the petitions provided
for herein, or the prohibition Of
the circulation thereof, may 10
regulated by law. and In case the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-15
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
@aaPn making this aets

Walter Sommers, manager of the
Fruit & Produce company's Prosser
store visited Kennewick friends this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ray, of walla
Walla, visited the first Of the week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Sherk.
Mrs. S. d. Lynch and Mrs. w. P.
osgood returned Monday from Wen
atchee where they attended the Bap-
fist state convention.
Mrs. C. D. Rarey, Mrs. w. H. Wood
and Mrs. R. Dorothy returned Mon
day from Walla Walla where they at
tended the missionary society.
The home economies department of
the Woman's club will meet at the
home of Mrs. C. F. Schenk at 2:3O
Tuesday afternoon, October 20.
JOS. Gaia is confined to, his home
in the Garden Tracts with a broken
leg as the result of being attacked
and hurled to the ground by cow
last Monday.
"A Nation Without Saloon; How
and When?" is the subject which will
be discussed at the devotional meet
ing Of the Epworth League Sunday
evening of this week, from 6:30 until
7:30.
Althea Rebekah Lodge 1872, will en-
terrain the I. o. o. F. and their wives
and the Rebekahs of Kennewick and
vicinity at Halloween party at the
close Of their next regular meeting,
October 81.
The Coyote boys are once more
keeping house having moved the first
of the week from the Olmsted addi-
ton to the McReynolds house on Ken
newick avenue. Mrs. C. E. Wilkinson
has been engaged as housekeeper for
the club.
Antoine Bergen returned the first of
the week to his home in Genesee, Ida
oh, after three weeks visit at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. D. C.
Bergen. Mr.. Bergen was among the
early property owners of this valley,
having had farm near Finley nine
years ago. He was greatly impressed
with the growth and progress that
has been made since he left that he
may decide to again become a resi-
dent Of the valley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-15

The 6-weeks-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wash Hettinger died yesterday
morning. Burial services were held
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Clodfelter and
children left the first Of the week for
a visit with relatives at their old
home in West Salem, III.
Miss Nan Bird, of Tolt, Wash, a
w. S. c. classmate of Miss Margaret
Hamilton, visited at the home of the
latter the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Gould and
son Edgar, who spent the summer at
the Gould Farms on the Highlands,
left yesterday for their home in
Brookline, Mass.
A general community meeting, the
intention of which is to bring into
closer relationship the town, the
school and the church, will be held at
the M. E. church Sunday evening Oct
ober Is. An interesting program is
being arranged which will include
short talks by several local men.
That the members of the Woman's
club may become familiar with the
initiative measures which are to be
voted on at the November election,
Mrs. s. M. Henderson chairwoman Of
the civics department, has arranged
meeting at her home on Second
street for Thursday aftern. on, Octo-
Der 20 at 2:30. F.. R. Jeffrey, Of the
firm Of Moulton & Jeffrey, has con-
scented to explain, from a non-parti-
san standpoint, the several initiative
measures and the proposed consti-
tutional amendments. A full atten-
dance is desired, especially Of the CIV
les department and the parliamentary
class.
For the second time the Highland
bowling team took the town team to
camp last Tuesday evening, winning
three straight. games and also prac-
tice game. The match was the second
of a series being played each Tuesday
evening. The Highlanders won by a
lead of Ill points, scoring a total of
Pill to their opponents 1000. The
high score of the evening was credit
ed to H. Boldt, Of the Highland team,
with total Of 1913 pins. Trip and
Murray broke even for high honors.
on the town team, 165 each. Trip
came through the three games with:
the highest average, ISL 2-3. The two:
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" u u u u u y
Miss Jessie Yelland, of Sheffield,
Iowa, and d. c. Gibbs, of Pasco, spent
Sunday at the home Of the formers
uncle, r. A. Oliver.
Miss Ruth Cresswell spent the
weekend at Finley, the guest of her
uncle, Fred Cresswell.
Mrs: Chas. Shivers has been quite
i'll for the last three weeks.
Roy Troyer, who has been the guest
Eof his. mother, Mrs. Hender, left on
"wednesday to assume his duties on
the police force in Spokane.
I Miss Esther Hender has been i'll
with an attack Of appendicitis.
Mrs. j. F. Charles and son Orville
who have been guests at the Durnal
home left for Olympia Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Mahoney entertained her
sister, Miss Mamie Hogan and her
uncle, r. D. Hogan, of Gravette, Ark,
Monday.
Mrs. ]. C. Pierce is i'll at the home
Eaf her father.
Mr.. Seals is critically i'll at the
Dennis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Williams, of the
Horse Heaven, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Witt.
Mrs. Parks, of Marshall, Wash, is
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. F. M.
Lyons.
Born-Friday, October 9, to Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Lyons, son.
| Mrs. Henry Jentz of Vancouver,
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Ber-
nath.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Bethlehem Lutheran church were en-
tertained by Miss Ruth Bernath at
her home last Thursday night.
Mrs. Fred Tweedt's sister, Mrs.
Lloyd Haynes, left for Vancouver, on
Saturday to make her home.
Mrs. Alice Andrews and son Pearl
spent Sunday with Mrs. H. c. Puder-
baugh and children.
Geo. Milne spent the weekend with
the Newkirk family.
Verne Butler left Monday for Day
ton for six weeks visit.
E. E. Robb, F. A. Dunlap, Guy Da-
Wis, Will Breithaupt and Fred Schmel-
la started Tuesday to drive through
parts of Oregon and Idaho on a
pleasure trip. Some of the party are
looking up location.
Miss Myrtle Elliott gave mis-
cellaneous shower Tuesday night for
Miss Mildred Rosswag who was mar
ried Wednesday night to Mr.. Claire
Chaplin. The Elliott home was dec
Grated for the occasion with cut
flowers, bells and hearts. Refresh
ments were served.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-15

teams follow: Highlands, H. Boldt, R.
Boldt, D. E. Stull, j. B. Yost, and l.
GLASGOW; Kennewick, Allen Trip, DIR,
B. L. Cole, ]. B. Rutherford, L. w.
Murray and A. G. johnson. The
games were enjoyed by an enthusiast
tic. crowd.
The opening meeting Of the Kenne-
wick Woman's club for the new cal
endar year was held Friday afternoon
at the Commercial Hotel. An inter-
esting and helpful address was given
by the president, Mrs. j. L. Johnson
in which members were advised to do
departmental work, but warned
against undue interest in the educa-
tional and cultural activities of the
club to the neglect of the practical.
Current events were given by Mrs. E.
A. Gray and Mrs. F. M. Crosby's re-
port of the state federation was read
by Mrs. H. D. Nicewanger. The ad-
dress of Governor Lister to the state
federation was read by Mrs. II. p.
Cranmer. A vote of thanks was rem
dered to Mrs. w. T. Mann and her
committee in appreciation of the ex-
cellent programs they have prepared
for the year, also to Mrs. Crosby for
her services to the club as delegate to
the state federation and her excellent
report.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-15
All this weeks
news T H | S
week - - =

Walter Cantrill, spent the weel
with his mother.
Arthur Maloy, of Walla Walla Wis
tied friends Sunday.
DR.. Atkins left Sunday for his new
home in Sunnyside.
Miss Elsie Haas returned Sunday
from visit in Seattle.
R. D. Hogan returned Tuesday to
his home in Arkansas.
Mrs. F. F. Beste is visiting friends
IN Walla Walla this week.
R. H. Evans, of Spokane. was bus
mess visitor here this week.
Miss Blanche Setter spent Sunday
with friends in Walla Walla.
E. w. Trenbath made business
trip to Walla Walla Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Haas made a bust
ness to Walla Walla Wednesday.
C.. L. Holcomb made business trip
TO Spokane the first of the week.
Mrs. Lloyd Peckenpaugh and child
rem arrived Monday from Tacoma.
Wade Meginity, of North Idaho, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. ]. c. Hogan.
Mrs. G. A. Hamilton is visiting
friends in North Yakima this week.
n. H. Cole, of Prosser, was Ken
newick visitor the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morain made bust
ness to North Yakima the last of the
week.
Miss Ethel Burlingame returned
Wednesday from her vacation spent
in California.
Mr.. Bockstruck and family left to-
~aay for Walla Walla where they will
make their home.
Mrs. C. L. Holcomb entertained at
a dinner party Thursday in honor of
Mr.. Holcomb's birthday.
Misses Ruth and Maud Swayze, of
Joplin, Mo-, are here for an extended
visit~with their brother, Tom.
The ladies of st. Paurs Episcopal
Guild will give silver tea at the Rec
tory Thursday afternoon, Oct. %.
(. E. A. Terrell, proprietor of the Val
ley barn, has been laid off this week
as result Of being kicked by horse.
Rev. C. D. Rarey went to Spokane
Monday upon receipt of the informa-
ton that his mother was seriously i'll.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-01-24

'naah!te women. They were e.
Ncen1ants Of Cauan, black mao
'an"' was The son OF Ham. G.
Io|". Tomar Judahs second ".
bare his two sons, whose names vrr,
Phates and Znrah, lst Chr. 20. The
names OF Phares appears in the gen.
aloSN of Jesus Christ, see Matthew
lst chapter, third verse. So the
reader can plainly see that Judah.
of whom Christ was to come. start.
on by presenting to the world a
chlld by Cananite woman. who W.,
liamitc descendant So after stat. ..
that Judah had no other chudr
except those by Hamites. Ost Gin
2, ,. ~ | will endeavor to say with.
out fear of usccessful cuntraduict o.
nat the statement ! made. declaring
that Christ had Negro blood in hls
veins is true.
IhIIc Is much mere that | coul,
JN to further prove my statement,
ret Just a little bit tired of hearing
20 much said and seeing so mu
written by so-called Christians about
the Negro being unfit to ride g..
walk or eat or drink with the VIII
-kinned races. \ mans color docs y
make the man. Christ is no less
savior because -Ui the fact that !
comes from the tribe OF Judah a.
has Negro blood in his veins in
as he was scorned in his day. 50
In our day. Just as he is being no
ored and loved today, so will we con
into our own in future day.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-01-24
Chef Sam Go
Wires CT 1ossed

The American dispenaea some Vel
appropriate satire. mostly gusp,
ruth, on the erstwhilc prince. do
.ci, chief aud Slick Sam" in its Ia.
.ssue, do follows:
The followers of Chief Bogus Sal
:ay he is a smart man He is.
sam is smart enough to get n
money aud never go to Africa. He !
aOt smart IN geography, however. b.
ogiaphy IL not a necessity to Ia
line OF coin lifting In his speecbe.
Chief Bogus Sam says. The Col
Coast wheat fields are watered by tn,
Nile river" Now, ii JUS, happens
that the Nile river nows through H.
'Ntreme eastern part OF Africa, an
the Gold Coast is Oh the cXtrcm
western coast of Africa Tie chi
ways for Nile river water to reacl
the Gold Coast is to fetch il in bucl
cts, or form rain clouds to carry /
all across Africa aud drop it there
When Sans followers reach Africa
and start before breakfast to go dow.
to the Nile river for a bucket of wat
er, they will merely have a walk {
about 1000 miles. and will be mos
pow'ful honsry" when they get back
Alsa, they do not raise enough whea
In the Gold Coast country to feed
pigeon Sans Oklahoma dupcs vii
find the biggest crop raised by then
will he African fever, colrins, an,
tombstones The American hope
they may all get what the Cold Coas
has in store for them"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-01-24

The above is the likeness of Rob
hoSerN' manager at The Peoples
Theatre. who has done much to
p"pnIarize the vaudeville business
in Tulsa.
Mr., Rogers ia surprising any of
ms prodrSScSSOrS in the business
here in giving his patrons high
class entertainment, both in the
picture features and in vaudeville.
Mrs. Rogers his wife, who, he
admits, is the life of the business.
with her smiles aud kindness i.
ever ready 10 n0ie the pleasure
ana diSpIcaSurc of their patrons,
and this accounts for their con.
tinued success.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-01-24
NdiiODalpl eSS Assn


Nashville. 1onu.. Jan. l.. DE
ciarlhS their Loyalty l., the flag
and The constitution of the | =.
and setting forth plans for the
moral uplilt ot their people. the
, National Press Association has
taken definite action in Ourliuin.
work for the bpttermcnt of me
Negroes throughout the l'ni, q
States, which will be- rurlhprrd =,
The mld-wintcr session which ha.
been called to meet AT NaSh,ii o..
Friday and Saturday. Fcblu;.
IL and II. Through this muycm,
they have been able iO inaugur..
many reforms and la help The
sands nf their race. 1t is th,
Ipian Ia gel at the true conditi
'ot The Negroes of the l'ui.
states, and tu report aad cNpu
all crime. To assist in this. III,
have asked all city. county n.
state officials Ia cooperate ".
them by recognizing their onici
card and their metal mcmhcrSh
badge when shown Ia oilicia
Long steps towards HE alleNiai.
OF many embarrassing cnndi,io
are already made. In making Il
call for mid winter session III
have issued an address 10 {
country. The address, brief J.
explicit, was authorized by IN.
national body. which convened
Philadelphia last August. 1t say,
"ln this firlieth year since IT.
coins famous emancipation pre-
lamation, the National Ne.
Press Association enuncialeS IT,
following platform uf principl,
for the guidance of III, Negro %.
pie and the good oi the America
nation.
~ We believe with the fonn
er> of this government that the
are INALlENABLE RlGlIl
which are the natural dover
every human bcin. born into Il.
world that the permanent We
fare of the nation and Of ciNiliH,
tion Is best advanced BY the,
rights remaining the property I,
The legitimate owners.
"tivilizaii"n makes every maj
his brothers kCtpcr tprotectolJ
hut no man his brothers 0rHrr
Whenever the accident of race, M
(lionalilN. position, power, color ol
other physical condition enables
one individual. race or nation "a
ignore or uSurp the iualieuublt
rights of another individual. rae,
or nation, The equilibrium of civ
ilization is disturbed and the prog
resS of humanity interrupted:
JUSTICE can only come Ia man
when man is JUST. LIBERTY
IL FOR ALL OR FOR NONE.
-. The fate of America and
The Negro are ineXtIicably bound
together The Negro has nowhere
else To go.
I'VE call upon our people Ia use
all their powers to meet the ideals
lof civilization and the obligations.
Of American citizenship.