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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27
SECRETARY BAKER IS
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
NEW MEMBER or CABINET BORN
IN WEST vfRciNiA--WAs ONE
OF TOM JoHNsoN's BRIGHT
YOUNG MEN.

It is not every secretary OF war
who is sworn in one day and has a
full-1edged war on his hands the next.
Such is the distinction Of Newien D..
Baker. a native West Virginian, who
was born IN MarinsSille "a years ago.
lie was selected by President Wilson
to succeed Lindley I'd. Garrison. who
recently resigned
Since leaving the state CT his birth
the new secretary has been a leader
of the Democracy Of Ohio. He was
chosen by the late Mayor Tom John
son Of Cleveland as one Of his chief
oampai2ners in his several fights for
the Gu ef magistracy of the Ohio me
tropolis. His work on the stump and
in the councils of the Johnson forces
was so brilliant that when his chief
laid down the scepter Baker was his
natural successor. He was eiected
| twice as mayor of his adopted city
and served with distinction.
But in the eyes OF fully half OF his
fellow citizens Secretary Bakers chief
distinction is not his proven ability
as a leader Of men and as a con-
structive force IN the nation. All
these are fine qualities and anyone
! possessed OF them is to be envied. To
/ the new cabinet members credit be
/ 1t said that he has long been an ad-
vocate of equal suffrage for all Amer
! lean citizens. He has not failed to
/ Io+ =, sc ha -lop 10
opportunity offered in behalf Of votes
/ for women. He Is natural born
! fighter and when he advocates any
movement for the betterment of con-
ditions that movement has a sincere
and strong ally.
Newspaper readers already know
/ that Mr. Baker was born il West Vir-
/ ginia and that he was educated at
4 Johns Hopkins and WASHINGTON ana
I Lee Universities. HIS grandfather
was Lutheran min lister and his faith
err was physician. Dr.. Baker and
! II of his cousins were in the same
company under Gen. James E. b. STU
art, the Confederate cavalry leader.
+ After the war the father became a
thoroL shly reconstructed man He
lad always thought the war a mis-
take.
When the late William L. Wilson
Of this state became member oi
! President cieveland's cabinet he ap-
\ pointed young Baker his private seq
retary. He made good in this posi-
\ ton and there got that taste for pc ~.
tics which has served him in gaol
stead ever since. It is tine char yion-
1 ship OF such forward look 'ng mea IS
4 secretary Baker which makes ii GER
tain that the cause of equal suffrage
will be triumphant il every state and
territory.
Mr.. Baker is member OF the Mems
League FOR Woman Suffrage Of Cieve-
land, ard speaks Tor suffrage when.
! ever chance occurs. Mrs. Baker
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
COOK BOOK is OUT
Uniqueldea In Campaigning to
Aid Women In West Virginia
HEALTHY MEN VOTE RIGHT
leading Men ana Womea Are Cor
triDatars Telling How to Make Al
eosa Things for the Table.


Whenever anssalng new IL CAM
pa gning comes cit i Is sste 70 say
it is an equal sunrage idea. One Of
the most unique msd ums eTer de-
vfsed to sway fsyor in a peiit cal
campaign has been enlisted in aid OF
tie Propaganda taver.ng the west
Virginia equal s. Grage amendment
BENG original and new, / IS natur-
ally The output Of that most unique
ana origsna Of Hpalgners-tae SUI
fragists. Briefly, j : suffrage eoox
book.
rs mission. according o its eomph-
er, Mrs. L. O. Eleber, Of Pennsyi-
wanna, is 10 make mea healFAtul by
serving lheEs sunrage dishes the best
OF ali cookery 'ea.thfui men, she
AYERS, are happ men Healthtuliy
happy meh consider things poAtcaily
as vel as otherwise ffota the best
and NEST intelligent viewpo nj Sci.
frage considered from such an angie
win triumph in Vest Virginia next
Nesember
Done u blue ard yellow, the SUI
frage cook boob IS compact No-
ume crammea with valuable recipes.
us contributors include many Of The
most famous men women in the
eountry--statesmen. noyelists, educa-
tors, travellers, actresses, society
women, sociologists and scientists.
Some send previously secret methods
Of concocting toothsome dant.es.
Others send pro-suarage sentiments
calculated to aid the menta! diges-
ton.
Among the contributors are Harvey
". Whey, pure food expert who tells
how his favorite dish Of mush is
made; Irving s. Cobb, who deals with
the dish OF voting Mary Roberts
Rinehart, who forwards a novelette,
upon the baked potato; Jack London,
who sqecializes upoa roast duck;
Senator Helen Ring Robinson. who
lkes shrimp wriggle and tells why,
Or. Anna Howard Shaw president of
the National Womens Suffrage Assoc
citation, Lady Conscience i.ytton, Mrs.
D. Il. p. Belmont. Nine. Nazimova, all
the governors of the twelve suffrage
states, poet Of worldwide fame and
others.
Among the facet3ous contributions
is The Ants FaYorite Hash" With
the parenthetieal observation. unless
\ you wear dark glasses you cannot
make a success OF Ants Favorite
! Hash. II follows:
zone pound Truth, thoroughly man
gled; one generous handful Of Injus
I tice; (sprinkie over everything in the
PAM; one tumbler acetic acid (well
/ ehaken). A little vitriol will add a
delightful tang; a string of nonsense
should be dropped in at the last, as
4 if by accident. Str all together with
sharp knife because some of the
tidbits will be tough propositions.
There is also included a recipe for
suffragist's doubling husband, to
gether with others ranging from grid
die cakes TO vegetable medley"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27
Big Problems Pressing For Settlement


Big industrare pressing
the OF the
shall surround the birth
education problems
virtue conscience
must soiye
afford delay calling n
problems the equal Rte igence the oer deals
superior and mora conception 81 womarhood
For these Other shall The
amendment. I has made I
with Influences
areey everywhere opposed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27

1t must be humiliating to a man to
say by either his voice or his vote
that his mother or his wife is not in
telligent enough to be entrusted with
the franchise. None Of them would
say such thing On the day his moth
er died nor on the day OF glorious
memory when he proposed to his
sweetheart. If it was not true then
it is not true now!
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27

BIirth should be a part Of our
religion
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27

Fame is a perfume of heroic
deeds Socrates.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27

Did you ever see the red light vote
split on any proposition? Why then
should the toward looking clement
divide on the equal suffrage amend
ment?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27
WHEN MOTHER VOTES

If mother goes out to vote some day
Then who will rock the baby?
Tho one who rocked it when she went
10 pay the taxes, maybe.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27
JILL TRAILS.

Jack and Jill have equal will
And equal strength ana mind,
But when II comes to equal rights
Poor jill trails far behind
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27
Pussy CAT

| IS a little fireside soul;
let the world UNDECIDED roll
Il n warm and fad with care,
a should 7 II nd how others fare
0reoia W Haskell in Judge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-27

Women who come out in public to
oppose equal suffrage are fighting to
keep women from coming out in pub
lie
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11

THE PURPOSE Of the amendment IL
to authorize the investment Of the per-
nlanent school and university funds In
First mortgage loans secured upon Inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
where the amount of the loans SO se-
cnsed does not exceed 80 per cent OF
the value Of the land mOrtgaged.
EHE EFFECT Of the adoption OF tho
prODOsed amendment will be to permit
the legislature to authorize the In
vestment of the permanent school and
university funds In farm, mortgages as
above stated, as well as In the bonds
Of any county, school district, city,
town or village of this state. Under
Section Six as it now reads bonds can
not be purchased unless they mature
at least five and no. more than twenty
years after purchase. If the amend
ment is adopted, bonds and mortgages
Ray be purchased if they mature not
less than five nor more than thirty
years after purchase.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. &

BY Chapter 879. Laws 1916, the legis-
1ature proposed for adoption by the
<2} of Article Eight of the Constitu-
ton, by adding to said Section Two a
neI paragraph.
section Two as It now stands reads
ne follows; . .. - g
section 3 SCHOOL AND SWAMI
Oi9The proceeds Of such lands as are
OF here fer may be granted by tf1e
United states for the use Of schools
within osch township in this state
shall remain a perpetual school fund.
to TIC e; and not more than one
third c sid lands may be sold i'll two.
years, third In five years, and one
third ia7ten years: but the lands of
IT, setS sdst valuation sna11 he sold
FIRST: sa .5 that ~ portion e said
public sale. The principal Of all funds
ar5s'nr from sales or other dispo sitioni
4ntrusted to this state In each town
shap for Sduoettoqa} purposes. shall
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11
one receiving the highest number
az Affirmative votes shall prevail

one receiving the highest numbe! s
81 affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.
The style Of all legislative meas
ures and amendments. to the con-
stitution initiated by the people
n Il enacted ted by the People OF the
State of Minnesota.
The provisions OF this section
may be enforced by appropriate
q legislation, but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted, this section
shall be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
his amendment, If adopted, s. i'll be
shree-fold.
(a) 1t will permit the voters go pro-
,ssse amendments to the state constitu-#
lion, for adoption, without action by
the Legislature. Under the constitution
IS 1t now stands constitutional amend
zents can be proposed only by the leg
lslature.
CD So, too, If adopted, the amends
nlcnt Will permit electors to propose
laws for enactment and if not enacted
By the legislatures, the voters may by
sufficient petition, require the question
IF the enactment of the proposed law
TO be submitted to the voters. II APP
proved by a majority of the electors
voting, thereon, provided the vote in
favor of the proposed law is NOT less
than thirty-three per cent of the tota.
number Of votes cast at such election.
the same becomes a law with the same
force and effect as though passed by
the legislature. The governor will
have no power to veto a law so passed,
but the people cannot SO pass any law
svhich Ii prohibited by the con-
st:tutiOn.
(c) s., too, If adopted, the amend
E:ent will permit the voters by proper
petition to require a vote ON the qucs-
ton of whether or not any law or part
thereof, of certain classes of laws
PASSED by the legislature shall be res
pealcd. II the petition asking for the
referendum is signed by fifteen per
rent of the voters of the state, the nu1n-
Der of whom is to be determined by
the number Of votes cast for GovernoE
at the preceding election, the law SO
referred to the voters will not take
effect pending the referendum vote
thereon. The vote required to repeal a
law passed by the legislature. and the
classes. of laws which cannot he 50
repealed are specified in Subdivision
sc" of the proposed amendment az
above printed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11

lature proposed for adoption BY the
Eleven (11) Of Article -Four ca Of the
Said section now reads az follows,
BY GOVERNOR = VETO POWER-.
Every bill which shall have passed the
senats and house Of representatives, in
and the Joint rules Of the two houses,
shall, before It becomes law. be pie:
70 tae sn the ss
Tor preservation and sotify The e house. ssass
where it it. orignated Of the fact But
lections. to the house in which Il shall
have originated; when such objections
mai 81 the sae ana ehe hoa aae osh
proceed to reconsider the bill II,
after such reconsideration, two-t hir DIS
S ct that .h house shal, agree to pass the
objections. to the other house, (which
It shall likewise be reconsidered; and
Il It be approved by two thirds Of that
all such cases the votes Of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays.
end the names Of the persons voting
on the journal of each house respec-
lively: II any bill snail not be re-
5nrned by the within thraS
have been presented to him, the same
shall be. law in like manner as II
he had signed it, unless the legislature,
by adjournment within that time, pre-
vents its return; in which case it shall
not be a law. The governor may APP.
prove sign and file in the office Of the
secretary of state, within three days
after the adjournment OF the legisla-
ture. any act passed. during the last
shall become q law II any bill pre-
scented to the governor contains sew
eral items OF appropriation of money
he may object to one or more of such.
items, while approving Of the other.
portion OF the bill. In such case, lie
shall append to the bill, al the time
Of signing 1t, statement OF the Items
70 which he objects, and the appropria-s
ton SO objected to shall not take eff
/ he shall transmit to the house inwhichs
the bill orr ginated q copy OF such state
ment, and the items obi cted to shall
be senaratelv reconsid ered. II, on re-
Consideration, one or more OF sun1,
Items be approved by two-thtrds Of tie
members elected to each house, tire
withstanding the obi ectj ons of the GOV
nrn or. All the proYi sions OF this sec
ton. in sralaf ton to- bill s not anrrove13
hvs HE *gover,'nr, sI apnTv 8aa ssss
| pEWhi oh he shall withheld his asssaa ov ii
rom anvs tenn or i t ems se6 tained IN a.
bill propriating; mon IS
II IS prOposed to amend that seaaIov
- that e shall read as tssss,Ss,
section q Iavary 81
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49, -
shall haze passed the senate ana
sIofmlty to tue rules OF each house
alld the JOINT rules Of the two
houses ~! silsttL pe1ore it becomes
the ee pngseneeq to to the goysrnor
snail sign and deposit it in the
once or The secretary of state for
preservation. and notify the mouse
ME ntsig !, AZ g orlglnated Of the tact.
when It shall lave me ori aanse n
when such objections shall be en-.
tered at large on the journal OF
the same. and the house snail pro-
coed to recons: der the bill. II,
after such reconsideration, tYp-
thirds OF thkt house shall agree 10
pass the bill, it shall be sent, to-
other house, by which it shall like.
wise be reconsidered; and il it be
4 approved by two-thirds of that
mouse It shall become a law. But
houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names Of
the persons voting for or against
the bill shall be. entered on the
journal Of each house respective.
turned by the governor within
after it shall have Been presented
1 70 him, the same shall be a law in
It, unless tbs Legislature by adj
9ournment within that time, pre-
vent it's return; in which case it
shsM not be 8 law. The governor
nay nfi5yye ap pF }y sign and file in the
within three. days after the ad.
Journment- Of the legislature, any
act passed during the last three
says Of the session, and the same
In 1oS1
presented to the governor contains
4 several items of appropriation Of
money. he may object to one or
part, while approving of # the the other Of or
portion OF the bill. In such case
time Of signing It, statement Of
the items and parts Of items to
any, appropriation SO objected to
shall not take effect. If the legis-
lature be In session, he shall trans
NIT to the house in which the bill
ment, and the items objected to In
~ RECONSTRUCTED. If, on reconsid-
grafton, one or more Of such items
members elected to each house,
the same shall be part of tho
law, Notwithstanding the -objec-
TONS OF the governor. All the
= 'AOAto ~ SAAAS 0CCCloll, III Iclds
~tion to bills not approved by the
governor, shall apply in cases in
which he shall withhold his ap-
proval in whole or in part from
any item or. items contained in a
bill appropriating money"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Unde
he Constitution as 1t now is, the gov
.rnor may veto any item in an appro
srsation bill, but he cannot cut dow
he amount appropriated FOR any spe
'ifc purpose. The amendment, if adopt
"a, will give the governor power t
'educe the amount of an appropriation
or any given purpose, unless upo1
'rans1iittRl to the legislature of !,
statement of the part of an item of Al
bin to which he objects
he two houses, each by a two-third
7cte, approve the item as it was origin
Isy passed.
y : :. g . . t.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11
The section now reads as follovva.

Article 6, of the constitution
The section now reads as folIowa.
Section Z. PROBATE COURTS
There shall be established in each or.
Bini1ed county in the state a probate
ord, and be held at such times and
liaces as may be prescribed by law.
It shall be held by one judge, who
shall be elected by the voters of the
shall be a resident of such county at
the time Of his election, and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
tice;. and his compensation shall be
Own clerk where none has been elect
CT; but the legislature may authorizs
the election, by the electors of any
county, Of one clerk, of register Of pro.
duties; term Of office and compens ton
shall be prescribed by law. A probate
court shall have jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
jurisdiction, except as prescribed by
this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word s'four'' for the
word t'twO" that the sentence pre-
scriblng the duration of the term OF
office will, If the amendment is adopt
ed, read as follows:
1T shall be held by one Judge,
who shall be elected by the voters
Of thu. county for the term of four
years.
amendment, If adopted will make the
term of Office Of the Judge Of Probate
four years instead of two.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11

forever be preserved inviolate ard ur,z
1lnlnlshed; and the income ;ris..45
from me lease or sale Of said scnooi
Ierent townships throughout the state.
IN proportion to the number OF scncl-5
a ~ in each township. between ne ages
be faithfully applied to the specific.
objects Of the original grants or ap-
propriations. Suitable laws shall pc
Investment Of the principal of all funds
which have heretofore arisen or.whicn.
may hereafter arise from the sale or
other other. disposition Of such lands or the.
income IN: from such lands aecruing in
any way before the sale or disposition
therf9 ated eaafes fss
or Of such other state as the fegisla-.'
ture may by law from time to time di-
rect All swamp lands now held by
to the state, shall be appraised and
sold in the same manner and by the
same officers and the minimum price
provided by law for the appra Is 11y
and sale of the school lands under the
p OF title one Of chapter
The principal Of ali funds derived cd
from sales of swamp lands as afore-
said shall forever be preserved invlo..
the proceeds OF said principal shall BE-
appropriated to the common school
fund of the state; the remaining one
half shall be appropriated to%the edu-
cational and charitable institutions Of
the state in the relative ratio of cost
to support said institutions"
The paragraph which 1T is proposed
to add to said Section Two reads IS
follows.
"a revolving fund Of not over
two hundred fifty thousand doll
lars ($25O,00o) may be set apars
from the fund derived from the
sale - OF SCHOOL and swamp lands.
bitches and fire breaks in. through
and around unsold school and
swamp lands and in clearing such
lands, such fund to be replenished
as long as needed from the en-
HANGED value realized from the sale
OF such lands SO benefited"
Under Section Two as it now stands
the proceeds Of the sale of school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
OF a trust fund. the income of which
Is i5 used for tor the support Of the schools,
of the state Section Two as it now
stands provides that the principal Of
such fund shall forever be preserved
inVlolate and undiminished."
TIE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment. if adopted, will be to mod
i"y he provision last quoted to IT,
extent Of permitting the legislature IL
set as::!e not to exceed $250,030 Of the
principal 81 the trust fund as a revo'y-
ia:- f,ini to be used for the purposes
stated IN the amendment proposed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. g.

By Chapter 3S4, Laws 1915, the legis-
slature proposed an amendment of Sec
ton Thirteen (19) Of Article One (l
of the Constitution.
The section AZ 1t now stands reads
as follows:
Section 13: PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE - Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or dam
aged for public use, without just COM
pensation therefor first paid or se-
If the amendment is adopted the Sec
ton will read al follows:
Section 10. Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or
damaged for public use, without
Just compensation therefor first
paid or secured, and such private
property may be taken, destroyed
or damaged for the purpose of pri-
vate as well as public drainage
upon Just compensation therefor
THE PURPOSE Of the proposed
amendment Is to permit the taking of
private lands for the purpose Of drain
age purposes where the drain or ditch
will be of no public benefit, but on the
contrary will only benefit the land or
lands of the person or persons con-
structinE the drainage ditch.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. s.

Il BY Chapter 3s1, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by 70
(9) of the Constitution by adding
hereto new section. which reads as
Section ~. The Legislature is
hereby authorized to provide BY
law for the mining and sale Of "a
Il ron osa or other minerals which
B he state owns, in its sovereign ca
ssnas9ait I'D as trustee for the peo-
" II the state, which are situate
I51' &c &c wa ers or bed of 4 alav
1T - r,.ts rel public lake or ri
e nd foe that purpose NAV provide
or the drama ge OF any such lake
or river nr b e diversion OF the
waters hereof to Aa ii eyv bed @or
channel, provided. however. that
seAe y1stad q ghta af nris
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11
II the proposed amendment Is adopt
ed it will then read as follows:

The permanent school and uni
yersity fund of this state may be
invested In the bonds of any coun-
village of this state, and in first
mortgage loans secured upon i'm
proved and cultivated farm lands
of thit state. But no such invest 8
ment or. loan shall be made until
approved by the bvard of commits
sioners designated by law to regu- s
late the investment Of the perma-
nent school fund and the perma-
nent university fund OF this state;
nor shall such loan or3sinvestment
be made when the bonds to be is
sued or purchased would make the
entire bonded Indebtedness exceed
Is per cent Of the assessed valua-
tion of the taxable property of the
county, school district, city, town
or village issuing such bonds; nor
shall any farm loan, or investment
be made when such investment or
loan would exceed 80 per cent OF
the actual cash value of the farm
lana mortgage to secure said in
vestment; nor shall such. invest
ments or loans be made at a low
er rate of interest than 3 per cent
than five years, nor for a longer
period than thirty years, and no
change Of the town, school dis
trict, city, village or Of county
lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town, school district,
county. village or city in this state
at the time Of issuing Of such
bonds from any liability for taxa
Gon to pay such bonds"