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The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

snail aaye passed tho senate anu
house Of Representatives,. IN con-
formity to the rules of each house use
houses. shall. before 1t becomes q
Of the state: il he approves he
once o Of e the A secr eepcSe Of state FOR
preservation. and notify the house
where it originated Of the fact:
But II not. e-snau return II, WIN
Wis MslcS It sRa the aanss
when such objections shall be en-.
tered at large on the journal Of
the same, and the house shai1 pro-
after such reconsideration, two
thirds of that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, TO-
gether with the objections, to the
wise be reconsidered; and if 1T be
approved by two-thirds Of that
house it shall become a law; But
in all such gases the votes Of both 'til
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
~ tyyrned b b1 t R sha nEt W Within
three days. Sundays excepte9
after 1t shall have. been presented
to him. the same shall be q law lawn IN
It, unless the legislature by ad-
vent it's. return; in which case it
shall not be a law. The goyernor
office Of the secretary of, state,
within three days after the adj
journment Of the legislature, any
act passed during the last three
days of the session, and the same
shall become law. If any bill
presented to tho governor contains
several items of appropriation OF
money, he may object to one or
part; whil: appro'yins Of the other tn er
he shall append to the bill. at the
time Of signing 1t, q statement Of
the items and parts Of items to
which he objects, and the part or
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
originated = copy OF such state
ment, and the items objected to In
whole or in part shall be separate =
ly reconsidered. If, on reconsid-
Grafton. one or more Of such items
be approved by ,two-thirds Of the
law, notwithstanding the objec-
provisions Of this section. in reia-
ton to bills not approved by the
governor, shall apply. in cases In
which he shall withhold his APP
prevail in whole or in part from
any item or items contained In a
bill appropriating money.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

THE PURPOSE Of the amendment II
to authorize the investment OF the per-
manent school and university funds I'm
"hrst mortgage loans secured upon Inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
where the amount of the loans 50 Sc
cured does not exceed 80 per cent OF
the value Of the land mortgaged.
THE EFFECT of the adoption Of the
proposed amendment will be to permit
the legislature to authorize the in
vestment Of the permanent school and
university funds in farm mortgages ms
above stated, as we'll as in the bonds
of any county. school district, city,
town or village of this state. Under
Section Six ms it now reads bonds can
not be purchased unless they mature
at least five and not more than twenty
years after purchase. If the amend
ment Il adopted, bonds and mortgages
may be purchased II they mature not
less than five nor more than thirty
years after purchase.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.

By Chapter SS1, Laws 1915, the legis.
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Article Nine
(9) of the Constitution by adding
thereto a new section, which reads a:
follows:
"Section H. The legislature Is
hereby authorized to provide by
law for the mining and sail Of any
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns, in its sovereign ca
pacity. and as trustee for the peo-
pie Of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of any
meandered public lake or river.
and for that purpose may provide
for the drainage Of any such lake
or river. or the diversion Of the
waters thereof to a new bed or
channel, provided. however, that
the vested riparian rights Of pri-
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, Undo,

PURPOSE AND EFFECTs Under
the Constitution as 1T now fs, the gov
ernor may veto any item in an apprO-
pr.ation bill, but he cannot cut down
tho amount appropriated for any spe-
cidc purpose. The amendment, If adopt
ed, will give the governor power to
reduce the amount Of I'M appropriation
for any given purpose, unless upon
transmittal to the legislature of n
statement of the part of an item Of an
improvisation bill to which he objects,
the two houses, each by a tvvO-thirds
vote, approye the item az it was origin
ally passed.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
Addressed to
lu|iuS A. SCilI1laflI
Secretary of State
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.

ERAL, ST. PAUL.
April 7, 1915.
Honorable Julius A. Schmnhl,
Secretary of State,
Capitol.
DEAR SIR: Pursuant to your re-
quest and in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 48, Statutes 1913.
herewith hand you statement of the
purposes and effect Of all amendments
to the Constitution proposed by the
legislature of 1915 and to be submit
ted to the electors at the next general
election; such statement also shows the
reading of tho existing sections and
the way the same will read II the
amendments are adopted.
Yours truly,
LYNDON A. SMITH,
Attorney General
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

BY Chapter 3S2, Laws 1915. the leg1s-
tion Two 12) of Article Six of the Con-
stitution.
Said Section 2 now reads AZ follows:
"section 2. SUPREME, co U r t.
one chief Justice and two associate JUS
t hess may nat the be n9Ss to
not exceeding four, by the legislature,
by a two-thirds vote. when It shall be
inal jurisdiction in such remedial cases
pe1late jurisdiction in ali cases, both in
trial by jury In said court. It shall
hold one or more terms in each year,
as the legislature. may t direct, at the
that one term in each year shall be
held in each or any 5uaG1aa o d1str ic ait
Shall be chosen. by the. qualified cleo
pref prem e. court E Who shall hold his ofiiee
his successor is duly elected and quail
ee ea a or ths Of fe me- shalt
the power to fill any vacancy in the
Office of clerk Of the supreme court
If tho proposed amendment II adopt
ed the section Will then read NJ fol-
lowss
"section 2. The supreme court
shall consist OF. one chief justice
and six associate justices. Five q
shall constitute a quorum, and the
concurrence of at least four shall
be necessary to q decision. It
shall have original jurisdiction in
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scribed by law, and appellate juris.
diction in all cases, both in law and
equity, but there shall be no trial
by jury in said court. It shall hold
one or moro terms In each year.
as the legislature may direct, at
the seat of government, and the
legislature may provide by a two
thirds vote, that one term In each
year shall be held in each or any
judicial district It shall be tho
duty of such court to appoint a re-
porter of it's decisions and clerk
OF the supreme court"
PURPOSE AND EFF'ECTs The Su-
preme Court as now constituted con-
sists of n chief justice and four ASSOC
ciate Justices. The cierk of said court
is now elected. If the amendment Is
adopted, two associate justices will be
added to the court and the clerk Will
be appointed by the court instead OF
being elected by the voters.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

vale persons or corporations own
shall not be destroyed or damaged
without their consent. unless COM
pensation therefor shall be nrst
paid or secured. The principal of
such iron ore, or other minerals,
shall forever be preserved invio-
late and undimlnished, but the in
come therefrom shall be used for
the construction, improvement
roads of the state. The principal
of such funds shall be loaned or
invested in the same manner. by
the same officers and upon the
time hereafter may be authorized
by the constitution and laws, for
the loaning or investment of the
permanent school and university
funds Of the state"
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
If the proposed amendment 10 adopt
cd 1t will then read as follows

"The permanent school and uni
versity fund Of this state may be
Invested in the bonds of any coun-
ty, school district. city. town or
village Of this state. and in first
mortgage loans secured upon i'm
proved and cultivated farm, lands
Of this state. But no such invest.
ment or loan shall be made until
approved by the board of commits
sfoners designated by law to regu-
late the investment of the perma-
nent school fund and the perma-
nent university fund of this state;
nor shall such loan or Investment
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-
ton 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 whom such investmentt or
the actual cash value Of the farm
land mortgage to secure said in
vestment; nor shall such invest
ments or loans be made at low.
or rate Of interest than 8 per cent
per annunl, nor for a shorter period
than i've years, nor for longer
period than thirty years, and no
change of the town, school dis
lines Ines shalt reiiss s 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
ton to pay such bonds"
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.

BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis-
electors, an amendment OF Section Six
60, of Article Eight go of the Con-
stitution.
Section Six a. 1t now stands reads
US follOwss
Section 8. INvEs TMENT OF
school and university fund Of this state
may be invested In the bonds of any
county, school district, city, town or
village of this state, but no such In,
vestment shall be made until approved
by the board of commissioners desig-
mated by law to regulate the invest,
ment Of the permanent school fund and
the permanent university fund Of this
state; nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be
issued or purchased would make the
entire bonded indebtedness exceed hf-
teen per cent Of the assessed valuation
Of the taxable real property. of the
county, school district, city, town. or
village issuing such bonds; nor shall
such loans or indebtedness be made at
a lower rate of interest than three per
cent per annum, nor for q shorter pc
riod than five years. nor for a longer
period than twenty years. and no
change of the town, school d1str1ct,
city, village or Of county lines snail
relieve the real property In such town,
school district, county, village or city
in this state at the time Of the issuing
Of such bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5.

BY Chapter 3s3, Laws 1915. the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors. an amendment Of Section
Eleven (11) Of Article Four 90 Of the
Constitution.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

lature proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment Of Section 7.
Article 6, Of the constitution.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

BY Chapter 1856, Laws 1915, the 1egis
lature proposed for adoption by tn
~ of Article Four 90 Of the Consti
tuition.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

BY Chapter 3S2, Laws 1915. the legis
laturc proposed an amendment to Sec
ton Two ~ of Article Six of the Con
stitution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
MYSTERY LETTER
AT POST0FFICE
Missive Comes Addressed to Plain
Mr.. George, keokuk, la.-Who
10 Il Meant For7

The local postoffice today received
"a mystery letter. 1t is addressed as
follows: MIR. George, Keokuk, Iowa"
Down in the left hand corner are the
following words: Please hand
George whose son enlisted in First
regiment, Iowa" The name Of a
Pennington. Iowa. firm is printed on
the envelope The postofffce authort
ties don't know where to send the mis-
sive. II anyone in Keokuk believes
that the letter is directed to him, he
should call at the postoffice and claim
It, otherwise it will be sent back to
the address on the envelope.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
CITY NEWS
Moving. J. On,

Moving. J. opstelten. phone R-s4s.
Electric fans, all sizes. King
Plumbing Co.
ATTEND La Harpe Qn.) races, Aug
ust 2, 3 and 4.
The county fairs will soon be
claiming attention.
Fresh catfish at Jos. Haubert's.
709 Main. Phone SO.
u. B. Well has returned from a
business trip to Chicago
Lawn sprinklers and garden hose
best quality. King Plumbing Co.
Keep in mind the dates OF the
Keokuk fall celebration, October 2, 8,
4, 5. 6, Z.
Abe Martin says the new day
light movement, like everything else,
hits mother the hardest
knights and Ladies' of Security
dues payable to w. C. Thon, f1nan.
cier, may be paid at Linquist Bros,
51S Main. Saturday evenings, from Z
to o'clock.
--Ali Kinds Of shower baths; this is
the time OF year to use them King
Plumbing Co.
The bicycle belonging to John
Beers Jr., 1900 Main street, which
was stolen from In front OF the library
The wheel was found lying against the
curbing in front OF St Mary's school
at Fourteenth and Johnson streets.
Keep the grass green-get some
new hose. King Plumbing Co.
There is a growing demand for
an establishment on the river front to
rent boats. There are many who in
the evenings have tried to rent a
skiff for an hour or two, only to be
disappointed, or to get nothing ex.
cept a heavy boat, that is made for
fishing rather than for pleasure.
We have eight inch fans, Just the
thing. King Plumbing Co.
Fort Madison Gem City: The pro.
motion OF companies with the objeci
OF prospecting for oil in Hancock
county. near East Fort Madison, is
becoming a popular pastime. Two
men are now In the city enlistfng f.
nancial aid Of local parties With the
intention OF testing the land across the
river to determine If oil really exists
there in paying quantities The plan
is to operate the company on a coop
eratiye basis until the land is tested
Each man will pay 5000 into the fund
for the purpose of drilling the wells
II oil is discovered those who have
paid will Of course become part
owner It is believed that oil exists
in large quantities in the vicinity IN
question and that 1t is not far from
the surface OF the ground. The fact
that "oil sand" and "oil rocks" have
been found in some places Is believed
Levidence Of this fact
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
PERSONALS.

H.. w. Green returned to Chicago
this afternoon after q visit with his
family.
Nathan s. Lowitz departs today for
q business trip to New York City.
]. w. Winger has gone to New York
City.
Mrs. F. L. Miller Of Detroit, Michi-
gan, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Earl
DOwell.
Nauvoo Independent: Mrs Julia
Boquet of Keokuk spent the past
three days with her father, NJ. Baum
ert, ST., and other relatives. Ralph
Hagander, who had been visiting in
KeoklIk for three weeks, returned
home with her.
Thomas Leary, Of Monmouth Ill.
and a student in Monmouth college.
is spending a few days in the city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
BILLIARDS AND SOWING.

FOR SAIlEEBilliard tables, brnnd
new. carom and pocket, with complete
outfit, $125: second hard tables ct re-
duced prices. Easy payments. Cigar
store. drug. delicatessen and soda
fountain fixtures. The Brunswick
Bake Collender Co, Davenport, lows.
G. Sanders. agent. 219 Hai.:so St
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
CITY NEWS.

Our garden hose II guaranteed
for one year. King Plumbing Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Strohmaier,
20O3 High street. announce the birth
of an eight pound daughter last
evening.
Bring your wives and come to the
Dairy Lunch for special chicken din
ner Thursday and Friday, July q and
20; % cents.
Mrs. J. p. Ingle, who was taken
to Graham hospital Monday for an
operation Is now recovering nicely.
The attending physicians believe she
will be able to leave the hospital In
about three weeks.
The remains Of Mrs. Freda Rick
ards, Of Canton, Mo-, VINO died yester-
day morning in local hospital, were
taken to Ransom, Ill, this morning
for burial beside the grave Of her hus-
band, who died hve years ago. No
services were held In Keokuk
Mayor Lotion and Commissioners
Hickey ad Hilpert closed their desks
for the rest of the day ct IL o'clock
this morning and tried to chase wor.
~ and cares away by going to the
Bar association picnic at Wildcat
Springs.
-VOTL MduISOu OCIlOCIAS. i no uI0t
ward hose station Is doomed. Bids
have been asked for the structure
and the company Of that ward goes
with the station. The need of the
station since the motor fire truck was
secured has been removed.
The Quincy. Wing contains the
following item which will be OF in
terest to Gate City readers: A. F..
Odell has bought the interest Of c.
Ben Hoar in the Odell jewelry store
in Keokuk George Lyford OF Quincy
is in charge Of the store at present
but Fred Odell will be transferred to
Keokuk from the Hannibal store and
manage the business. Samuel Scran-
ton of the Palmyra Odell store. will
have charge OF the Hannibal business.
w. r. Orchard Of Council Bluffs,
with his wife, son Philip and Miss
Dora Ellis, paid Keokuk a visit to.
day on a ten days automobile trip
through this part OF the country. From
Council Bluffs. Mr.. Orchard followed
the Blue Grass trail to Mount Pleas
ant and then came to Keokuk on the
Red Ball route The party spent to-
day in sightseeing in and around Keo.
kuk and visited the water power
plant. When they leave here they
Wilt 60 across the river and run up to
Nauvoo. Mr.. Orchard expects to fol
low the river up as far as st. Paul
and return home by way OF Sioux
city. He reports the roads In this
vicinity in excellent condition and
was especially pleased with the Red
Ball route.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
PROTEST OVER
THE BLACKLIST
Note Forwarded TO England Last Eve
ming Will Be Made Public
on Monday.

[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July n. - The
American note on the British black
list was forwarded to London last
night, Counsellor Polk announced To-
day.
At the same time II WAS made known
at the white house that President VIII
son was devoting the day to work ON
other state department matterg.
The note sent to England will be
given out for publication Monday
morning.
The protest by the United States to
England against the latters CONNER
cfal blacklist Is divided into two parts.
In the first place, this government
will insist on specific guarantees A.
to the effect of the blacklist Of Ameri-
can firms. In the second. the whole
question Of the principle of such .
boycott will be entered into. the Unit
ed States resisting England's conten-
ton Of her right to establish II.
The specific guarantees are wanted
Immediately.
The matter Of principle at stake will
he threshej out in the time 1t takes
for. necessary diplomatic exchanges.
The guarantees demanded are:
That blacklisted firms be allowed to
fill their standing contracts and col
Iect their standing debts.
That there be no extension Of the
blacklist to American firms dealing
with bIacklisted firms In neutral
countries or the United States.
That the blacklisted firms be not
prevented from dealing with neutral
countries, particularly South Ameri-
ca.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Ward have
returned from Des Mosnea 80 10, :
they visited their son, Daniel = ~
is member OF Go. 1. > VINO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
new BRIDGE DONE
IN THREE [: Weeks
All steel Has Boon Set. BUT span
Three Must be Riveted, and the
FaIsework Must be
Removed.
FINISHING UPPER DECK
Contractor Will Soon Begin Laying
Remainder % PavIns-street Car
Company Waits to Re-
store Wire.

The new Keokuk bridge across the
Mississippi will be ready for traffic
in about three weeks. By that time
all the construction work on the
upper deck will have been completed
and the trolley wire restored, so
that street car service between Keo
kuk and Warsaw will again be unin.
terrupted.
No formal plans for any celebra.
ton have yet been announced by
either officials of the Strobel Steel
Construction company, who built the
bridge, or OF the Keokuk Bridge COM
pany. John Inglesby, assistant super
intendent of construction, stated this
morning that some celebration might
be arranged, but that the entire mat
ter was indefinite.
The steel for the third span has
all been set, but before the false
work can be removed and the trolley
wire restored, the Orders must be
riveted together. When they were
set up. they were bolted together, to
hold them In place. until the riveters
could get to work.
Finishing Upper Deck.
Carpenters are now at work put
ting the upper deck on this span.
As soon as the wooden flooring il
finished. the contractor for the paw
ing will Immediately begin the work
of finishing his part OF the Job. The
roadway IL being paved with BELGIAN
blocks, with the interstices between
the blocks filed with tar.
Both approaches have been finish.
ed. The approach at the illinois end
Of the bridge was completed several
weeks ago. The grading for the
Keokuk approach was completed this
spring. The concrete was poured
several weeks ago. The bricks have
all been laid now, aud force of men
is pouring tar in the spaces between
the bricks.
Ready 70 Restore Wire.
Meanwhile, the street car company
Is getting ready to restore it's trolley
wire. The material has all been as
sembled, and q force Of men is wait.
ing for the order to put the wire up.
1t will be a very short time that the
company will consume In restoring
its power line.
At the present time the wire ID
down between the foot OF Main street
and point about half way across
the bridge. The wire cannot be put
up until the crane is taken of the
bridge. The crane can not be re-
moved until all the falsework Is out,
Just as soon as the falsework is re-
moved, the crane will be taken OF,
and the street car company's line
men begin hanging the trolley wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
Conflict over wills.

CHICAGO, July PA conflict of
New York and Chicago courts MAJ
result over two wills Of the late John
K. Stewart, president Of the Stewar.-
Warner Speedometer company, who
died at his country home at Cent ~
port, N. Y, on June first.
Separate wills have been filed for
probate in Chicago and Riverhsad,
L. /. The will filed in Chicago was
made by Stewart in 1914. The docu-
ment fled in New York IL q rough
draft Of will signed by him on May
q, 1916. The estate is estimated at
$4,000, 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
MR. JOHN JONES,
COMPANY L, FIRST REGIMENT,
IOWA NATIONAL GUARD,
BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS.

It is especially important that no
part Of this = left out. Also that
the names are spelled out and not
abbreviated, especially the word
Iowa. The safest way Is 10 spell all
names out tor there are SO many
regiments and companies on the
border and SO many states represent
ed. q great deal of confusion may re-
suit unless letters are addressed
fully and properly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27
Auto Factories Combine.

NEW YORK, July 7.-Consolida-
ton OF the Scripps-Booth Automobile
Co. and the Sterling Motor company,
both Of Detroit, to be known ~ the
Scripps-Booth corporation, organized
under the New York state laws, was
announced here today. The corpora
ton will have capitalization Of
10000 shares with no par value, Of
which $4,000 shares are to Be offered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-27

Quincy Wing. July 81: Mrs. G. w.
Olinger, who has been visiting friends
and relatives in the city for the last
several days, returned to her home