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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02

serial number, and thereafter such
measure shall be known and designated
on all petitions ballots and proceed.
ings as Initiative Measure No...---."
or Referendum Measure No.-............"
as the case may be-.
SEC. 2. That section 4e71-5 of Rem.
& Bal Code be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 4971-5. Petitions for pro-
posing measures for submission to the
Legislature at it's next regular session,
to be filed with the secretary of state
not less than ten days before such reg
ular session, shall be substantially in
the following form:
WARMING
Every person who shall sign this pc
tition with any other than his true
more than one of these petitions, or
who shall sign this petition when he is
not legal voter, or who shall falsely
represent to any registration officer
appears upon the registration books,
or who shall make any false statement
to registration officer as to his ident-
ity or place of residence, shall be pun
ished by fine or Imprisonment or both.
INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMIS-
SION TO THE LEGISLATURE:
tary Of ns State Of the State of Was Seile
ton:
We, the undersigned citizens of the
State of Washington and duly reg
istered legal voters of the respective
precincts set opposite our names, re-
specially direct that this petition and
that certain proposed measure known
as Initiative Measure No.-..., and
entitled (here set forth the established
ballot title of the measure), full, true
and correct copy of which is hereto at
tached, shall be transmitted to the leg
islature of the State of Washington at
it's next ensuing regular session, and
we hereby respectfully petition the leg
islature to enact said proposed meas
ure into law; and each of us for him
self says: have personally signed this
petition; I am a duly registered legal
voter of the precinct and city Cor
town., written after my name and my
! residence address is correctly stated.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02
BONHEUR'S MASTERPIECE.
Story of the Famous French Artistic
Painting, 1.-THE Horse Fair"

In her story of Rosa Bonheur in
TALES From the Old World and the
New" Sophie Nj. Colmann, the author,
writing Of the artists masterpiece.
1.-THE Horse Fair" says:
"Never, surely, had there been so
many sketches of horses; they covered
the walls. the tables, the chairs, the
easels and even the floor, for the world
just then held nothing for Rosa but
horses. She painted away at them un-
til she could have done it with her
eyes shut. Every horse in the great
picture had been sketched countless
times, and still Rosa felt that she must
try just one more pose
"All things, however. must come to
an end, even sketches, and so in the
course of time the Horse Fair was
finished. The world has pronounced it
Rosa Bonheur's masterpiece, for al
though she was to paint many splendid
pictures in the years still to come, none
would ever quite equal this.
"'My Parthenon frieze,' she called
it in jest, but that is just what it is
a frieze of horses; there is not much
landscape, and the men hardly count.
and they have usurped the entire can
vas, these ponderous Norman horses,
gray, brown and sorrel, ready to STAN
pede out Of the picture and taxing all
the strength Of the blue bloused hos
tiers to hold them in. Rosa had wish
ed to portray vigorous life and motion.
and she knew that she had succeeded.
MANY of her pictures went to for
eign lands, and she hoped that this
one might remain in France. but it,
too, went on it's travels, and as though
the restless horses could not endure
quiet. never stopped until it had cross
ed the ocean, and after many adven-
lures was finally tethered in the Met
ropolitan museum, in New York city,
far, far away from Rosa's studio"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02

/, the undersigned, hereby certify
that I am the officer of the city Clown
or precinct) of .........-.....--..-....-
county of - State of Washing
ton, having the custody of the registra-
tion books containing the signatures,
addresses and precincts of the regis
precincO; that the signatures on the
foregoing petition were signed in my
office; that the initials opposite said
signautres respectively are my initials,
or the initials of a duly authorized de-
putty in my office; that before any
such signatures opposite which initials
are written, was signed upon said pc
tition the person proposing to sign the
same was required to identify himself
as a duly registered legal voter or to
establish his right to and register as
legal voter in the registration books in
my office; that after said petition was
signed the signature thereon was care
fully compared with the signature of
such voter in the registration books
written by. the same hand and that
thereupon the officer making the COM
parison placed his initials opposite
such signature and entered the resi-
or town shown upon the registration
book opposite said signature; and that
when the foregoing petition was taken
from my office is contained-.---.--
initiated signatures and no more and
that before surrendering said petition
I caused the red ink perpendicular line
thereon to be drawn through the blank
spaces for signatures.
Dated the-....-.day of ...........-...., 49,.
Registration officer of city Clown Or
preclnct of
BY Deputy.
SEC. 8. That section 4971-6 of Rem.
& Bal Code be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 4971s: Petitions for propos-
ing measures for submission to the
people for their approval or rejection
at the next ensuing general election,
to be filed with the secretary of state
not less than four months before such
general election, shall be substantially
in the following form
WARNING.
(Same form as in section %
INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMIS-
SION TO THE PEOPLE.
To the Honorable
secretary of state of the State of Wash
ington:
We, the undersigned citizens of the
State of Washington and duly regis
tered legal voters of the respective
prscinsts set opposite our names re-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02

the State of Washington, or corpora
ton the majority of whose stockholders
are n-reSidentS of the State of WASH
lngton, for any service. work or assist
the purpose of aiding in procuring sig
natures upon any initiative or refer
endum petition or the adoption OF re-
lection OF any initiative or referendum
measure, or who shall in, or within
one hundred feet of the entrance to,
any registration office solicit or at
not to sign any initiative or referen-
dunn petition shall be guilty of gross
SEC. 10. This act shall take effect
January 1st, 1916.
Passed the House March 2, 1915
Vetoed by the Governor March g.
Passed oyer c the Governors veto
There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for said election the words
PASSED THE LEGISLATURE AND
ORDERED REFERRED BY PETI-
TION.
Referendum Measure No. 8, entitled
AN act to facilitate the operation Of
xI of the CONSTITUTION. relating to the
Initiative and referendum, to prevent
fraud, and amending sections .4971,-ll.
4s71i 4s57s 497 4s7 4s712 ana
4s71-S2 of Remington & Ballinger's An
notated Codes and Statutes of Wash
ington, and repeating section 4971-S of
Codes and Statutes of Washington. and
declaring this act shall take effect
January 1st 1916"
For Referendum Measure No. g..
Against Referendum Measure No 3
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02

There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for said election the words:
PASSED THE LEGISLATURE AND
ORDERED REFERRED BY PETI-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02

SECTION 4971-32. Every officer who
shall w If yi9laf fer any Of the
which no penalty is herein prescribed,
or shall wilfully fail to comply with the
provisions of this act; and every per
thing of value or promise thereof sign
or decline to sign any initiative or re-
other periodical publication, or in any
book, pamphlet circular or letter or by
noser OF SEA Card og 10 ana bill
ner whatsoever, that he will either
for or without compensation or con-
sheraton solicit, procure or obtain
or attempt to influence or induce per-
sons to sign or not to sign any initia-
tive or referendum petition or vote for
or against any Initiative or referendum
measure; or who shall for pay or any
consideration, compensation, gratuity,
reward or thing of value or promise
thereof solicit, procure or obtain or
lures upon any initiative or referen-
dunn petition; or who shall pay or offer
or promise to pay, or give or. offer or
pensat1on, gratuity, reward or thing of
value to any. person to induce him to
sign or not to sign, or to solicit, pro-
signatures upon any initiative or re-
ferendum petition, or to vote for or
against any initiative or referendum
measure, or who shall by any other
corrupt means or practice or by
threats or intimidation interfere with
or attempt to interfere with the right
of any legal voter to sign not to sign
any initiative or referendum petition
referendum measure or who shall re-
ceive accept, handle, distribute, pay
out or give away either directly or in
directly any money, consideration, com
pensation, gratuity, reward or thing
of value contributed by or received
| from any person, firm. association or
| corporation having his. their or it's
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03

Even before Golden could reach him
he was seized and overpowered and
held a prisoner. The master Of the
manor. once his path was plain. was
not given to hesitation.
Tie up that man." was his curt
command. "and take him to the manor
cellars!"
Then Golden turned to his wife, who
stood swaying from side to side, with
her hands covering her face But the
steely glitter of his eyes did not soft
en-.
You will come with me-" he said
as he pointed towards the open
French windows
The white-faced woman turned and
walked unsteadily into the house. Her
husband followed her. his face set
1t was not until she reached the
center of the Lighted room that She
turned and regarded him with wound.
ed yet pleading eyes.
You have dishonored my home,
and my name. That leaves you only
one thing to do. You will go from
that home" he cried. with increasing
passion. Il want you to go. and go
now, and never cross my path again!"
Wait" she cried, with her hand
on her heart. Listen to"
1T is too late for words. said. Un-
til you leave this house, cannot
breathe in it,
But did nothing wrons. Oh. God.
il had only known. If I"
Il want you to go." he repeated
They stood confronting each other,
their glances locked like the antlers
of embattled stays. for several mo-
ments. The woman slowly turned
about and walked from the room.
Golden's hand trembled as she
passed out through the door, but 9TH
erwise he gave no sign of the feelings
swaying him.
He took a great breath. strobe
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03

If you DO not pay. and pay thousand
fold, for this!"
But Golden neither saw nor heard.
for all his being was centered about
his own misery of mind.
His face was still buried in his
opened the door and his little daugh-
ter. Margory, in her nightdress and
holding doll under her arm. crept
in to her fathers side.
Where is mammal" asked the child
at her fathers knee. Golden steadied
himself with an effort.
you have no mamma" he finally
said. looking away.
But mamma was here"
II was too much for the torn and
passion-tossed father.
Take her away" he cried out to
the old negress. For Gods sake. take
her away"
Yet even when alone again his
agony of mind remained with him. and
again he sat in a stupor of misery
before his desk.
He was reused by the sudden clam
or of voices, the excited cries of run
ming negroes. He stared stupidity
about him, pulling himself together.
Then he rose and went to the window.
AS he did so a negro. hatless and coat
less, staggered in through the study
door.
Someone's done opened all the
sluice gates. The seas a-foodin' the
island!"
Golden was already on his feet.
Get Johnson and his men down to
the East pumps, and start them work
ing he called out And you, Stark,
get Stevens and his men out to those
sluice gates and work them shut. Get
them shut If you have to swim out to
them!"
faint no use, masta." cried the ter
rified negro. "Deys Already flooded
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03

moren man-deep. And we'se all goin
to be drowned-O Gawd. we'se all
, goin' to be drowned"
Get down to those pumps," thun
dered Golden. And get those sluice
gates shut"
He had crossed the room, catching
up his hat and coat as he went, and
was already out through the door as
he finished speaking. Twenty steps
brought him to the loggia railing. And
Golden knew that no time was to be
lost, for already the sea had crept to
the lip of the manor garden itself.
Get down to the wharf-cut and
bring the boats" he commanded. Then
he swung back to his household serv-
ants, ordering them to carry above
stairs everything they could seize
| Then. as the water rose about his
feet, he suddenly turned and rushed
back into the manor house.
He flung open the door of little Mar
gory's bedroom. only to find the bed
empty.
"Margory." he called, like a man
gone mad. "Margory. where are you?"
But that call remained unanswered,
for the old negro nurse, at the first
shouts of alarm, had caught I'D the
| child and carried her out through the
servants entrance. on the way to the
wharf-cut where she knew the boats
to be moored. The child had proved
too heavy for the quivering old arms,
so she had left the girl, with her kit
ten still clutched to her breast, safe
In the doorway of a cotton-shed. while
she herself staggered out on infirm
old legs to seize an empty punt drift
ing by on the rising water. But the
current was too strong for her, and
as the negress and boat were carried
away the water rose still higher about
the child's feet. Yet. thinking more
of her frightened kitten than of her
own peril, as the flood crept closer
the child clambered up the broken tim
bers of the cotton-shed to the roof.
There she sat. calling forlornly for
her lost nurse.
." tAO TdR6O
through the flooded manor house
threatening and storming and com.
handing his servants to find his child
He was still deep in that agonized
search when three of his old serv.
ants appeared with a small surf boat
and called frantically for him to come.
while there was still time.
Golden. water-soaked and widowed
refused their help. ordering them
away and proclaiming that he would
ind his daughter. But as he STUN.
bled amid the drifting wreckage and
fell against the boatside the negroes
dragged him aboard and pushed of.
for already the water had weakened
the manor foundations and the walls
were falling about them.
Their progress was slow. II Was
with difficulty in those wild currents
that they threaded their way amid the
levee timbers. outbuildings and melan.
choly debris Of the plantation. More
swiftly-moving. in fact. was a second
boat which one of the negroes sud.
denly caught sight Of
Golden. rousing himself at his serv
ants shout, saw that this second craft.
rowed by q bearded white man, was
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4
across the room, passed down the 81
lent hall. and threw open the mas
sive oak door that led to the manor
cellars.
| These cellars were a series OF
gloomy chambers, almost dungeonlike
in the massiveness of their walls. a
relic of the older slave days when
Windward island was both distribut
| ing point for the African traders and
a raiding place for the Caribbean free
hooters. In the largest of these cham.
bers still stood the time-worn whip
ping post, the archaic branding irons
the heavy oak stocks in which recall,
| citrants were punished, together with
that flower of Inquisitional ferocity.
the Spanish Screw-Jack, an eIabora-
ton of the thumbscrew, in which q
prisoners hand could be inserted and
slowly crushed to a pulp. Yet cruel
as seemed these old-time implements
of torture. stained with the tears and
blood of another country, they were
no more cruel than the relentless light
In Golden's eyes as he confronted his
prisoner. tied and trussed in a black
oak chair close beside the old Span
ish Screw-Jack. The drunkenness of
blind rage sang through the planters
veins as he watched his stalwart ne
groes thrust the ancient branding iron
into its brazier Of hot Goals.
THAT is the hand that polluted her
body" his heart kept crying. as he
commanded the blacks to force Pail
DORIS free arm into the screw-jack.
And now crush it," he called aloud.
He waited for some outcry as the
screw frightened on flesh and bone.
But the Italian remained silent. Gold
en-. now white to the lips, ordered
the negro beside him to take up the
branding iron. For that is the face"
voice within the frenzied mans
heart kept crying. that violated her
facet"
The negro knocked the coal cinders
from the glowing iron. Palidori's mus
cles hardened. But still he was silent.
Brand the dog" commanded Gold.
en-. And after today ! warrant this
handsome face will bring dishonor in
to fewer honest"
Once. and once only, as the heated
metal scared the flesh, Palidori
screamed aloud.
That's enough" Golden suddenly
gasped. as he steadied himself against
one Of the cellar pillars. Now turn
him loose. And II he is seen ON this
island. after an hours time, shoot him
like a dog!"
A nervous sweat still showed In a
scattering Of high lights across the
planters sinewy face as he locked him.
self in his study and stared blankly
about the empty room. The wine OF
rage had already ebbed from his
blood. Exultation no longer shone in
his steely eyes. He crossed slowly to
the window and closed 1t. He failed
to see. as he did SO. the stricken figure
that skunk like q wounded snake out
the garden shrubbery, the
figure that nursed q crushed hand. vet
at the brink Of the manor garden.
turned wrathfully about and held his.
unintured arm above his head a. he
aid: May my other hand wither Oh.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03
Also in Spirit.

I'm awfuliy sorry that my engage
ments prevent my attending your char
ity concert, but shall be with you in
spirit Splendid! And where would
you like your spirit to sit? have tick
cts here for half dollar. q dollar, and
two dollars"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03
Match Scratched

Painted woodwork that has been
marred by match scratches can be re-
stored to its original condition by rub
bling with lemon and then washing with
. clean rag dipped In water. !
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03

AihfOCu S0oov6Alis OChOiuIu6 tuC TO
volver barrel waver from its target,
saw his chance and leaped for his
enemy.
The force OF that impact sent the
mysterious intruder staggering against
the wall and the revolver itself clat-
tering across the floor. The girl
screamed in terror as the two con-
tending figures fought and writhed
about the room. Hurrying steps and
voices were already sounding from
outside the locked door, and Casa
vanti, knowing the slimness of his
chances. was battling like q wildcat
But the man In the mask. with an
odd and quite unexpected movement
of the body. brought into play that
familiar jiu-jitsu trick of catapulting
an adversary over his own shoulder.
depending on the force of the fall
alone for any final result. And the
fall in this case was not q gentle one.
Seeing that Casavanti did not move
where he lay, the stronger took the
doorkey from the stunned cadets
pocket and called out for the girl to
follow him.
A moment later they entered the
limousine and drove quickly away.
n guess that's one on Legar!" muir.
INJURED the still breathless man In the
mask.
who are your demanded the
young woman.
I'm only q hammer" was the sud
denly sobered reply. The Hammer
Of God"
(TO BE CONTINUEDl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-14
BEING MADE IN
OF B
2 OLE. HERE IN APRIL
A Veterinary
Degree For The
University

ATHENS, January 14.-The trus-
tees of the Georgia State College of
Agriculture at Athens, have authoriz-
ed the establishing of veterinary de.
gree course at the institution, which
will begin with the scholastic year in
the fall of 1916. 1t will be a four
year course, and lead to degree of
doctor of veterinary medicine. DR..
W. NJ. Burson, now at the head of the
department of veterinary science, will
be in charge. DR.. Lee NJ. Roderick
and one other professor Will conduct
the courses.
The new veterinary building will be
used and modern and complete equip
ment is to be installed, equal to the
best of the kind to be found anywhere
in the ciuntry. The veterinary degree
course thus offered is the second Of
fered in the South. The great inter
est which is being shown in livestock
has created a demand for veterina
rians. A number of Georgians are
now taking veterinary courses in other
states. Already, there are a number
of veterinary students in prospect for
the Georgia College of Agriculture and
brights prospects for this new phase
of work is reported
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-14

taro harbor, is being commented on
quite generally, and London experts
today assert that while there is as
yet an insufficient basis for informa-
ton from which today's deduction
must be drawn, thefailure to aid the
Montenegrins is universally declared
as at least unfortunate Most of the
responsible commentators, however,
suggest that full information should
be awaited before Italy's course is
toe thoroughly condemned
Both Russians and Teutons are I'M
usally reticent today regarding oper-
ations and developments in Galicia
aud Bessarabia, the recent scene of
such violent fighting. News develop.
ments in that quarters are conse-
quently awaited anxiously by London
and the other Entente capitals, with
Hetrograd maintaining impenetrable
silence, and a strict censorship look
irg after those newspaper correspon-
dents who would slip through some
ihkling of events transpiring in the
eastern theatre of hostilities. The
austrian official report telegraphed
from Vienna this afternoon merely
reviews the Russian offensive gener-
ally and concludes with the state
ment that the whole result of the en-
tire Russian movement is summed u2
in the statement that zone battalion
Las been pushed back few hundred
yards"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-14
AMER|CU5 FEELS A
SWEEP Of COLD ON
PREDICTION GIVEN

That cold wave is here, and accord
ing to the prophesies of the agents OF
Uncle Sam, it will be much colder Fri
day night, with a general chilly blast
fol Saturday.
Miss Americus awoke this morning
tc find small layers of ice, with the
temperature ranging down near the
pit of mercury for its guide.
The automobilist had best provide
for colder weather and clear his car
Of all water The flower garden needs
care, and, in fact, everything which
zero weather can harm, should be look
Ell after.
The telegraph companies are exper-
fencing some trouble in the middle
west, occasioned by the storm which
passed through that section. 1t is this
disturbance which brings the cool
weather
Figures furnished by the local
weather bureau, with Mr.. Joe M.
Bryan as observer, shows that the
highest temperature yesterday was 60
degrees.
The lowest point which the mercury
rna during the past twelve hours was
rs degrees, which was at 6 O'Clock
Friday morning.
The lowest point during Wednesday
night was 50 degrees.
The forecast for Georgia tonight
and tomorrow, predicts fair and freez-
ing weather. with a drop throughout
the sugar cane portion of the state to
.26 degrees. Saturday fair and contin-
ued cold is forecast