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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14

or more registered voters of the city ss
county in which said voters so signing
are registered, and one affidavit may
apply to or cover any number of sigma
lures to such petition. The false signing
of any name, or the signing of any fic-
titious name to said petition shall be
forgery, and the making of any false at
f1davit in connection with said petition
shall be perjury
Section g. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall be
at the next General Election for Mem
bers of the General Assembly held In
this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the d.
rections contained In Article XVI of the
Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment," as now provided by law, and i'm
mediately after said election due return
shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by the said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution
Approved April 9Th, 1914.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM

Section ! (aD. The people reserve to
themselves power known as The Refer
endum, by petition to have submit d t.
the registered voters of the State to
approve or reject at the polls. any Act
or part of any Act of the General AS
If passed by the General Assembly ov r
the veto of the Governor
OBJ The provisions of this Article shall
be self-eXecutng; provided that addi-
tional legislation in furtherance thereof
and not in conflict Herewith may be en-
acted
Section . No law enacted by the G IN
eral Assembly shall take effect until the
first day of June next after the ssh IN
at which II may be passed unless 1t
contain a Section declaring such law an
emergency law and necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation of the public health
or safety. and passed upon yea and
nay vote supported by three-tifths of al
the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly: pro-
vided however. that said period of sUs-
pension may be extended as provided in
Section Oh hereof. If before said first
day of June there shall have been filed
with the Secretary of the State a p til
ton to refer to a vote of the people any
law or part of a law capable of ref r
endum, as in this Article provided the
same shall be referred by the Secretary
of State to such vote, and shall not b.
come a law or take effect until thirty
days after Its approval by majority Of
the electors voting thereon at the next
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members of the House of Rep
resentativcs of the United States An
emergency law shall remain in fore
Notwithstanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after havin ;
been rejected by majority of the quail
fled electors voting thereon. provid d
however that no measure creating or
aboliShing any office. or CHANGING the
salary, term or duty of any officer or
granting any franchise or special privi-
lege, or creating any vested right or in
terest. shall be enacted as an emergenc =
law. No law making any appropriation
for maintaining the State Government
or for maintaining or aiding any publ
institution. not exceeding the next PR
vious Apr opriation for the same pur-
pose. shall be subject to rejection o"
repeal under this section. The increasa
In any such appropriation for maintain
Ing or aiding any public institution shaIl
only take eject as in the case of o h r
laws. and slch increase or any part
thereof specified in the petition may
referred to vote of the people upon pc
tition.
Section 3 (a). The referendum petition
against any Act or part of an Act pass d
by the General Assembly, shall be suff-
Client II signed by ten thousand qualified
voters OF the State of Maryland of whom
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14
CHAPTER 673.

An Act to amend the Constitution OF
Maryland by adding thereto a new Ar
ticle to be entitled Article XVI pro-
viding for The Referendum" and to
provide for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland (three-fifths
of all the Members elected to each of the
two Houses ConcurrngD, That the fol-
lowing new and additional Article. to be
known as Article XVI. title, The Ref
erendum,' he. and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of Maryland, and If adopted By
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided it shall stand as part
and as a new and additional Article of
said Constitution to be known and enti-
tied as aforesaid
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION

Section /. on demand of the Mayor Of
Baltimore and City Council of the City
OF Baltimore. or on petition bearing the
signatures Of not less taan % per cent
OF the registered voters of said city or
any county Crowded. however that in
any case 10000 signatures shall be sutti-
Client to complete a petition). the Boar
Of Election Supervisors of said city or
county shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election, occurring at
ter such demand or the fling of such
petition. for the election of a charter
board of eleven registered voters of said
city or five registered voters in any such
counties. Nominations tor members for
said charter board may be made not less
than forty days prior to said election by
the Mayor OF Baltimore and City Coun-
Gil of the City of Baltimore or the Coun-
ty Commissioners of such county, or not
less than twenty days prior to said cleo
ton by petition bearing the signatures
written in their own handwriting (and
not by their mark of not less than : rer
cent of the registered voters OF the said
City of Baltimore or said count. pro-
vided that in any case two thouS I'd
signatures of registered voters shAv
sufficient TO complete any such nouin IT
ing petition and If not more than e'ev n
registered voters of the City of hi
more or not more than five reg.ste ed
voters IN any such county ar" 50 O"1l-
mated their names shall not be printed
on the ballot. but said eleven re i.t,r d
voters In the CITY of Baltimore or fiv-
In such county shall constitut. Sttl
charter board from and after tn 4 !te
OF said election. At said election the
ballot shall contain the names of said
nominees in alphabetical order without
any indication of the source of their
nomination, and shall also be so arrans-
cd as to permit the voter to vote for or
against the creation of said charter
board but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees for said board. and If the
majority of the votes cast for and
against the creation of said charter board
shall be against said creation the cleo
tion of the members Of said charter
board shall be void, but If such majority
shall be in favor of the creation of said
charter board. then and in that event
the eleven nominees of the City of Bal
tfmore or five nominees in the county
receiving the largest number of votes
shall constitute the charter board and
said charter board. or a majority there
of, shall prepare within six months from
the date of said election a charter or
form of government for said city or such
county and present the same to the
Mayor Of Baltimore or President of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14

CHAPTER 4l6.

An Act TO propose an amendment to
the Constitution of this State by adding
q new Article thereto to follow mme-
diately after Article N and to be known
as Article %I-A, and to provide for the
submission Of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this state for adoption
or rejection.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, Chree-fifths
OF all Members of each OF the two
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle %l and 10 be known as Article XI-A
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of
this State which Article if adopted by
the qualified voters of this State, as
herein provided, shall thereby by such
adoption be and become part of the
Constitution OF this State
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CHAPTER 453.

An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III. of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, by adding a new Sec
ton, to be known as Section 80, and .
provide for the submission of sa
Amendment to the qualified voters of
this state for adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE II enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland 0hree-fifths
of all the Members of each of the two
houses concurring), That the following
new Section be and the same Is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Article
III, title, Legislative Department of
the Constitution of the State of Mary
land the same to be inserted after Sec
ton 50 and to be known as Section co.;
and if adopted by the legally qualified
voters thereof, as herein provided, said
Section shall become a part of Article
III of the Constitution of Maryland.
Section so, The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have the power to pro-
vide by suitable general enactment (a)
for the suspension of sentence by the
Court in criminal cases; Cb) for any form
of the indet trminate sentence in crimi-
nal cases, and (c) for the release upon
parole in whatever manner the General
Assembly may prescribe, of convicts i'm
prisoned under sentence for crimes.
Section 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the said
foregoing Section. hereby proposed as al
amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next ensuing general election, to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November 1915
be submitted to the legal and qualiie
voters of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article II of the Constitu-
ton of this State, and at the said cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment" as now provided by law, and i'm
mediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by said Article
II of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14

NOW, THEREFORE, |, PHILLIP.
LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF MARY LAND, in
pursuance of the direction contained H.
Section l. of Article IA of the Constit -
ton OF the State of Maryland d
HEREBY ORDER AND DIRECT, tina
a copy of each of said above rycit d
Acts of the General Assembly of Mary
land of 1914. be published in at least two
newspapers in each of the counties Of
the State ard in three newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore one Of
which newspapers published in said cit
of Baltimore to be published in the r.
man language, once a week for at | as
three months next preceding the elect.o.I
to be held in said State of Maryland on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November, 1915. and at which election
the said proposed amendments and add =
tions to the Constitution of Maryland.
shall be submitted. in form and name:
prescribed by the General Assembly, to
the legal and qualified voters o the
State for their adoption or r i-ttioa.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE 1t the City of Annapolis. on
this :'''1 day of July in the year Of
our Lo'd one thousand niIe hundred
and Gfte-n.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRoUGH.
BY the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM.
Secretary of State.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-08-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
WILSON TAKES PARTY FOR PLEASURE SPIN
 TO HARPER'S FERRY
Holiday Makers Not Discouraged by Bad Weather-Old-Fashioned South
 ern Dinner Enjoyed at Nearby Inn

Washington, October 16-President Will son, with Mrs. Norman Galt, his flancee, and his cousins, Miss Lucy and Miss Mary Smith of New Orleans. motored to Har- per's Ferry, w. Va, today for lunch. To- night the party attended theatre here.
 The motorists left the White House without telling even White House officials where they were going. It was raining and the roads were mudy. but the holiday makers were not to be discouraged, and noon found them at Harper's Ferry. 72 miles away. At an inn overloolLyg the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, the President registered, writing Woodrow Wilson and party
 The inn is kept by negro family and tho President and Mrs. Gait ordered an old-fash,oned southern dinner, which was served in the public dining room, where there were 20 other guests. The Presi- dent asked particularly for apple pie for dessert, but was given poor mans pud- ding He paid for the dinner himself and tipped the waitress.
 The news that the President was in the vicinity had preceded him on the re- turn trip. and at Frederick Rockville and other towns many people waited to see the White House automobile go by and tried to get glimpse of Mir. Wilson and Mrs. Gait.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

crawl up the sides of the car, using the window ledges and seats as the rungs of ladder and many fell re- peatedly after almost achieving sue cess. Nearly all became unconscious From loss of blood or shock on finally reaching safety.
 No occupant of the smoking compart- ment at the forward end of the car has yet been discovered among the survivors. The smoking compartment was submerged almost immediately after the abutmcnt gave way and those In 1t had little or no chance to es- cape. Thee bodies have been taken from this section. All the bodies re- maining in the car are in this section
 o. NJ. Warner, motorman on the wrecked car, believed at first to have been killed. was thrown through a front window of the car into the water, but waded out and ran to summon aid.
 "I couldn't see anything the matter with the track ahead of me" said Warner tonight. 'T suppose that though the dirt had been washed from under the track at the end of the bridge, there was enough clinglng to the ties to deceive the eye. :"
 Survivors tonight told of how A. F.. Rhine, although dangerously injured held Mrs. Stella Tatman of Manhattan out of the water for half an hour Finally with help close at hand he fell back ex- hausted and was himself rescued In the nick of time.
 Mrs. Tatman Is not expected to live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
THREE MEMbERS0F ]. LOAN COMMISSION
 SAIL FOR ENGLAND
Lord Reading Among Mum ber-COntract for Ameri- can Loan Has Now
 Been Signed

New York. October 16.-Lord Reading, chairman of the Anglo-French loan com mission, and two of his associates, Sir Henry Babbington Smith, and Sir Edward Holden, sailed for Liverpool today on the American liner St Louis.
 Although the contracts for the $500. W0O0 loan were signed yesterday, Basil B. Blackett. secretary of the commits sion and the French members; Ernest Mallet and Octave Homburg, will remain to attend to any details in connection with the actual placing of the loan.
 In measured words. carefully chosen, and slowly spoken. Lord Reading asserted that the British nation would accept nc other ending of the present struggle in Europe than victory
 Whatever happens he said, "nothine can change the attitude of Great Britain and Ter allies in this war. For them there can be only one end. Until tha, victory, there can be no end to the struggle for us.
 The people of Great Britain are pre- pared to make any sacrifice to attain that end. Nothing that can be done will be omitted.''
 Lord Readings statement was made on the deck of the liner St. Louis a few moments before she cast off from her dock. To interviewers he had pre- viouslyf given a message of thanks tc the American public.
 As l leave the United States" he said, Il am full of gratitude to all with whom l have been In contact. Every where their expressions of. sympathy have been with our nation in her strug gle. In departing wish to express my gratitude through the press"
 Lord Reading and his companions had preferred to depart by a British vessel it was said. but as there is nc British vessel sailing for 10 days they decided to sail on the American line, today.
 The St. Louis Is due to reach Liver pool October 24 at noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A.

SECIlON A. -Four men killed at by-product plant. Many crushed to death as car plunges from bridge. Bulgarian troops penetrate Serva. To make appeal for enlistment. 2-Selma mass of color for Confederate reunion. S-McAdoo launches new ship plan 4-Insinuatons of MT. Barber unfounded says George Ward 5--Greatest fair in states history closed yesterday. Theological views of Dr. Edmonds before presbytery this week. Week of strenuous campa aigning ends with race close His battalion was wiped out in fight for hill No. GO. 7-Age-Herald cooking school this week. S-Preparing for w. C. T. U. convention. 10-SocIal service and the fair 11-Lane campaign closes.
 SECTION B. 1--Corner in Ancestors. 3--Turks unashamed of Armenian mas 4-Automobile gossip. 5-Cabinet minister's wife jailed. 9-MeDowell gets in commission race. 10--New language after war
 SECTION C. 1-2-3-5-6-7-Society. 4-Ned Brace and editorial comment. 9-Industrial lesson from war. 11--Markets.
 SECTION D. Magazine section.
 SECTION E. Comic supplement-
 SECTION F. Rotogravure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
MANY CRUSHED TO DEATH AS
 CAR PLUNGES FROM BRIDGE
Sixteen Probably Killed When Gar Union Pacific Electric Train Falls From Trestle Carrying 65 Passengers-Ten
 Bodies Recovered Many Ladies Among Victims

Randolph, Kan. October 16.-Six- teen persons are believed to have lost their lives when passenger car of a Union Pacific motor train plunged through bridge into Fancy creek near here today. Ten bodies had been re covered tonight and at least six more were believed to be in the mud and water which almost filled the car. or the 65 passengers in the car only four escaped unhurt. Most of the dead were drowned
 A revised list of the recovered dead
 Dr. Louis Atwood. Topeka.
 Mary Giles. Manhattan, Kan.
 Miss Alma J. Jelln. Garrison. Kan.
 Mrs. Stelle Chapman. Manhattan, Kan.
 Miss Ethel Retzer. Stockdale. Kan.
 A. O. Shaw, Tecumseh, Neb.
 Theodore Smith, Teeumseh. Neb.
 & o. Retzer, Stockdale. Kan.
 Carl Stonebeig. Randolph. Kan.
 Miss Della Peterson, Stockdale Kan.
 Many of the passengers were young women school teachers. All went into heap when the car struck the bridge, which, weakened by three inches of rain, fell into the swollen creek, car rying the car with it.
 The rescue of the passengers was extremely difficult and many were bad ly injured before they were extricated. It was necessary for the survivors to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
HYDE IS DECLARED NOMINEE FOR MAYOR
 IN CHARLESTON, s. c.
Democratic Executive Committee Meets Under Heavy Guard and No Further Violence Is Reported

Charleston. S. C., October 16-Maj. Tristram T. Hyde was declared the dem ocratic nominee for mayor by the city executive committee, after canvass to- day of the votes cast in Tuesdays elec- ton. According to the official figures the nominee had q majority of 12s votes over his opponent, Mayor John P. Grace.
 After the consideration of all chal- lenged votes. and the disposal of the protested box of Ward 10. the vote stood Grace 29s1. Hyde 3l09.
 One man was killed and four wounded in a shooting scrape in the committee room yesterday and today strict guard of the German artillery hall, where the meeting of the commit tee was held, was maintained by the local military and naval militia com panies, under the comand of Col. E M Blythe. Second regiment. South Caro- lima National Guard.
 Credentials were required by the mill tiamen on duty before they permitted the passing of any persons through Went worth street, and they searched every person entering the hall for concealed weapons, even taking pen knives from the pockets of those who had them.
 Mayor Grace. Chief of Police James R. Cantwe'l and Sheriff J. F. Martin were among those said to have been disarmed by militiamen as they entered the com mittee room.
 Upon the executive committee voting 13 to 10 to sustain the protest in the mat ter of the box from Club two of Ward 10, throwing the ballots in that box out of the official returns, the 10 Grace mem bers of the committee who voted to count the box. headed by John I. Cosgrove left the committee room, stating in advance that they were convinced that all ques- tions were to be determined upon partisa q basis" The remainder of the commit tee finished the business set for the meet ing
 The executive committee adjourned about 7:30 o'clock this evening. The day pa ssed quietly.
 H.. J. Brown and E. R. Mcdonald, ar rested yesterday in connection with dis order in the committee rooms. still were held at the station house tonight, the police not having entered charges against them. A writ of habeas corpus was served on the chief of police requiring him to produce both men before Judge Mendel l.. Smith Monday to show cause why they should not be released. The Ma tional guardmen and the naval militia remained on duty today and tonight. It is pot known when the militia will be discanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

might have been the work of some one who bore i'll will against the com pany for making war materials. It is known that the Tennessee company had increased it's corps of detectives and guards about all of its works and that the number of men who were looking out for anyone who might be planning to damage the plant had been trebled in the last few weeks.
 The news of the explosion spread rapidly and within 10 minutes after the explosion more than 1000 people were clamoring at the gates of the plant Tor information regarding their loved ones who were employed by the com pany. When the people found that 1t would be impossible for anyone to be admitted and no information was to be given out pail fell over the crowd and they became strangely quiet. Grim yisaged men stood in groups and talked in whispers of the calamity. Women With wan faces and the look of fear in their countenances sobbed silently Occasionally flame higher than be- fore would leap into the air and
 
 Ambulances passed carrying the dead and injured. Automobiles arrived ev- cry minute. Men. evidently officials, rushed to the gates and were admitted. Newspaper men stood about and used all their Ingenuity to evolve scheme to evade the eagle eye of the guard at the gate, Several officials were stopped by the newspaper men ana asked to se admitted. They were re- Fused ffatly. One official upon being informed that the story would have to be written based upon rumors if he did not give the proper information said It was immaterial how the papers handled the story.
 Was in Pumphouse
 one man who refused to give his name said that he was in the pump- house when the explosion occurred. q was standing at the north end of the
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