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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19

yata persons or corporations own
Ing land adjoining saen lakes
shall not be destroyed or damaged
without their consent, unless cpIaa-
psRaaLi0n therefor snal4 as ArSL
pad or seeaFsu. TIE principal OF
all funds arising From the 8a4s pi
such iron ore, es& OTHER minerals
snail forever tsE pr@aeEyea lngI0-
satGa ana QaaIlnAaaSaHtL, but the IN
come taeFeGrom shall De used tor
iAe GDasGr 4GEIoA, Improvement
and maintenance Of the public
roads OF the state. The principal
Of such funds shaiI be loaned or
invested IN the same manner, by
the same officers and upon the
same terms as i8, OF from tigue 10
time hereafter may be authorized
by che constitution and laws. for
tHa laaning or Investment Of the
permanent school and university
funds OF the state"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
Addressed to
IuIius A. SCfll1laIlI
Secretary of State


Secretary az state
Capitol.
DEAR SIR Pursuant To your re-
susnt aad in aceardanes with the pro-
Visions OF Section ID, Statutes Ial3, I
Asrwwtth hand you statement uf thu
purposes ana affect OF all amendments
- the Constitution proposed by the
isgsslAtnrs OF 1918 and 10 na submit
ted To the electors ae the next general
stsotson. such statement also aaows tina
reading 81 the exsating sections anu
the way the same with read TX the
am~adm~nta arc adopted
Yours truly.
LYNDON A.. SMITH
Attorney General
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
seetfom stu as to new stands reads
as fatlassG

Section 9. INV ESTM ENT or
s c III 90 t. FUNDS ~-~ The permanent
school and university fund Of this state
may be invested In the bonds OF any
county, school district, city. town or
village ut thts state, but no such in
veatment shall be made until approved
ny the board OF commissioners daaig
mated by law to regulate the invest"
mant az the permanent school fund and
tha permanent university fund of this
state nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds 10 be
Issued or purchased would make the
entire bonded indebtedness exceed Mt
taen per cent ct the aaansaed valuation
of the taxable real property OF the
county, sehaal district. city. town or
Village Issuing such bonds, nor shall
such loans or tndehfedueRs be made at
lower rate OF interest tnan three per
cent per annum, nor for II shorter pc
Rod than Ave years, nar fog longer
period than twenty years, and mn
change of the town, school district,
city, village or OF county lines shall
relieve the real property in such town,
school diatrtct, county, village or city
In this state az the time OF the issuing
az such honda from any liability for
taxation To pay such banda'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. O.

- BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legfs-
latnre proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment OF Section I,
Article d, OF the constitution.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19

"The permanent school and uni
gerattg fund of thta state may ba
invested In 9he bonds OF any cuan~
". school district, city. tnwn or
village of this state. ana IN fiFsr
mortgage loans secured upon i'm
proved and cultivated farm lands
Of this state, Rnt no such invest
ment or loan shall ha made until
approved by the board OF comtnis-
atpners designated by law to regu-
late the Investment Of the perna~
Eant schuol fund and thu parma~
nant university fund OF this state;
nor shall such loan or Investment
be made when the bonds TO be ls~
sued or purchased would make the
entira bonded indebtedness exceed
IL per cent Of the assessed palgta-
tton OF the taxable property or the
or village issuing such bonds nnr
ba' made when such Investment ar
loan would exceed 80 per cont Of
the actual cash value OF the farm
land mortgage tn secure said in
veatmanti nor shall such invest
mants er loans ha made at a. low
ar rate OF interest than 4 per cent
per annuur, nor Cor shorter period
than dive years, nor for "A longer
peri0a than thirty yeara. ana no
change Of the town. school dis
tftat, city, village or OF county
lines shall retisya tina real prop
srty In such town. Sehaol district,
county vttlaga or city in this stata
at thu tine OF issuing OF such
honis from any liability far taxa
ton Go pay such bonds"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19

THE PURPOSE sf the amendment i~
sa authorize the investment az the per
Hnaent s.haag and university snafAs tn
"hrss mortgage leans Sc: 4 auau i'm
aroved and cultivated ARIA lands
where the amount af the leans So
cured daes net exceed 10 per cent at
the vaia~ at the land morsxaged~
THE EFFECT az the adoption al tn.
proposed amendment viii he sa p.rmis
she Legislature ia ausharts- the tn
w~ssm~aa az the permanent sehoas and
untversisy fanda Ina farm mortgages as
above stated. an we'll A. I'm th. haad1
az any eounty. schaat district. city.
town az village af this state. Gud-r
s.rxsan SIX ~ IL naw reads beads can
aas ne purchased aaies~ they mature
at least Ave gaa net mar~ taaa t~eaty
years sfter purchase IN the amend
meat II adopted. bends and mortgages
May be purchased if they nsnfur~ nat
tess than ay~ aar mere thaa thirty
years after purchase.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
1T the amendment lie adopted the see
ton will read az fagIawx4

Section IS, Private property
shah 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 prf-
vate rs we'll as public drainage
upon Just compensation therefor
being hrst paid or secured
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
If the proposed amendment ts adopt
eel the sectiaa Will then read aa fol-
taws4

Section 9, The supreme court
shall consist OF one chief Justice
and six associate justices. Five
shall constitute a quorum, and the
concurrence of at least four shall
b@ necessary tn a decision. 1t
shall have original jurisdiction IN
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scrihed by law. and appellate igiria~
dtcttun in All cases, both in law and
equity, but there shall be no trial
by jury I'm said court. It shall hnid
one or more farms tn each year.
az the Legislature may direct, at
the Reat at 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 aiau'ict. IT shall he the
duty OF such court to apDniat re-
porter Of its decisions and 4 clerk
OF the supreme court"
PURPOSE AND EEFECTt The SUI
pweme Court as aaS constituted eon~
sists OF n chief Justice and four asso-
eiate Justices. The clerk Of said court
Is aoss elected. If the amendment i~
adopted. tive associate Justices win BE-.
added so the court and the clerk will
he appointed by the court instead of
being elected by the vas-ra.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
Tha paragraph which ID IL proposed
to add ta said s~ettsn Two reads as
f8ElswsE

"A revolving fund OF not over
two hundred dfty thousand dol
lars $3.50. 900t may be set apart
from the fund derived from the
sale Of school and swamp lands.
To bs used In constructing roads,
dItrhes and drs breaks in, through
and around unsotd school and
swamp lands and In clearing such
lands. such fund to be replenishaa
as long aa needed from the en-
HANGED value rsaiiZed from the aaIa
OF such ianda so benefited
Under Section Two an 1t now stands
the proceeds Of the aaie - school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
OF trust fund, the income OF which
IL used for the support ct the schools
educational and charitable ingtt tuti ans
OF the state Section Two as 1t now
stands provides that the principal OF
such fund shall forever be preserved
inpI0tata ana andiminishsd"
THE EFFECT OF the proposed
amendm@at. II adopted, will he to mod
ify the ursvtstan last uaated to the
extent os permitting the Legislature 20
set aside not te exceed A.5A. asGa Of the
priarfpms os the trust fand m "a rsvoir-
Ing fund te be as.d for the purposes
stated ira the amendment proposed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
The section aR it nsw stands reads
m follows

Section 70. PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE - Private property
shall not ba taken, destroyed or dam
agsd for public use, without tust com
pensa ton therefor first paid or se-
cured"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. :.

Ey Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis~
latuFe proposed for adoption by the
co, Of Article Flight go OF the Com
stitutlana
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19

THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment IL to permit the taking OF
private lands Tar the purpose OF DRAIN
age purposes where the drain ditch
viii be of NO public benefit. hut ON the
contrary with only benefit the land or
lands of the person or persons can
sfEuetGng the drainage ditch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19

All initiative laws and corstf-
futtonai amendments shall ne 10
submitted tn Tsa electors az IN
permit aSs Affirmative ar negative
vote upan each measure SUBMIT
ted. re conflicting n~nnasssF laws
or conflicting proposed amend
raents TO che constitution ne an
proved At the same election. Tia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
HITS EAST COAST
Storm Warnings Posted Along
Atlantic SeabOard.
Center of Disturbance Moves
North to Indiana.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-The tropical
storm which passed inland yesterday
from the Gulf of Mexico had moved
northward to Indiana with decided in
tensity today. Weather bureau reports
indicated that it probably would move
rapidly northeastward and again
would increase in force.
Storm warnings have been ordered
on the Atlantic coast from Cape Hat
teras to Eastport, Maine
In the wake of the storm, south and
southeast gales, shifting tonight to
west and southwest, rain and snow are
predicted for the upper lake region
and general rains in New England and
the middle Atlantic states. The bat
tleship Nebraska returning from Vera
Cruz, Mexico. to Hampton Roads and
Boston reported to the navy depart
ment today it had passed thru the
West Indian hurricane, but was un-
damaged. Commander Frank R. Nc
Crary in charge of the naval aero sta
the hurricane had caused slight dam
age to buildings, dirigible sheds and
aeroplanes there. His message, dated
yesterday afternoon, said the distur b.
ances struck the station at a. M.
raising the water two feet over the
sea wall. but it subsided about 10
O'Clock. when the wind shifted to the
southwest and the waters fell to all
most normal He said no further
damage was anticipated.
Blizzard. Snow, Sleet. Rain.
Omaha, Oct. ia rain and sleet
storm which lasted most of the night
turned to snow here early this morn
ing. The snow and blizzard extended
practically over all of South Dakota,
Nebraska and western Iowa From
Norfolk, Neb., four inches of snow was
reported, together with a high north
west wind. At Sioux Falls, S. D.. the
temperature was reported as slightly
below the freezing point. The western
portion of Iowa also felt the grip of
the snow storm. Sioux City is covered
with two inches Of snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
ANNUL CONTRACT
Kansas Court Hands Down Gas
Case Decision.
InyaIidates Old Rates With Dis
tributing Companies.
HEARING ON IN K. c., TOO
Gas Company Resumes Effort
to EnjOin Public.
Will Appeal to q. S. Court on
independence Decision.

Independence, Kan, Oct. 19.-An
supply contracts between the Kansas
Natural Gas company and its distrib-
uting companies in Kansas cities with
the exception of Leavenworth were
declared invalid in an opinion handed
district court here today. The con-
tracts are held to be 'improvident,
wasteful, and destructive of the estate
of the Kansas Natural gas company
and should be disavowed."
The receiver for the company is for
bidden to furnish gas under the form
er contracts. Certain rates, hereto
fore promulgated, are approved by the
court.
The opinion was given on questions
that came up last Monday, altho the
decision relating to the discharge Of
the receiver and the adoption or an
reorganization plan, which also came
up Monday, were reserved for further
consideration.
The contract opinion which is in line
with previous ones by state and fed
eral courts, is operative, of course,
only in Kansas but the receiver is in
structed TO ask similar rulings from
the federal court for Missouri and Ok
lahoma points, ito the end that the
public may be served and the property
preserved"
None of the contracts declared in
valid nave been ADOPTED Dy the 1eOefal
or state receivers and the company
has been operating under a temporary
agreement.
Resume X. G. Hearing.
Kansas City, Oct. 19.-Gas company
in a hearing before Judge Wilbur
Booth in the federal court in Kansas
City, Kan. today resumed its attempts
to enjoin the public utilities comrnis-
sions of Missouri and Kansas and va
rious state and county officials from
interfering with the companys plan
for increasing gas rates.
Attorneys for both sides argued the
case and finally asked Judge Booth
to decide the point without reference
to the decision handed down today by
Judge F'lannelly at Independence, de-
claring invalid all supply contracts
between the gas company and various
Kansas distributing companies, ex-
cepting that in Leavenworth.
Attorneys opposing the injunction
declared Judge Flannelly's order
would be resisted and that it would
be taken to the supreme court. The
hearing is continuing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
JOKE ON ELEPHANTS
After Draining Locomotives Water
Tank They Had to Push Engine.

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 19.-The cir
Gus train was stalled by an empty
water tank. The engineer and fire
man were vociferously mingling mu-
tual accusations with profanity. Then
they saw a long, snaky object wriggle
over the rear of the tender and dart
down into the empty tank. The OBJ
ject proved to be an elephants trunk.
Following this very tangible clue,
they discovered that three elephants,
who were occupying the car in the rear
of the tender. had lifted off the cover
of the tank and utilized the entire con-
tents in elephantine shower baths.
As a punishment for this infraction
of railroad etiquette, the elephants
were compelled by a Hindu mahout
named O'Reilly to push the locomotive
three miles to the nearest source of
water supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
MEET FIRST ENEMY
Guards Retreat" Before Rough Old
Boreas at Fort Riley Camp.

Fort Filey, Kan, Oct 19-The
weather won't let the First infantry
regiment. Kansas National Guard,
alone. All this week, since the troop
ers returned from their border station,
the guardsmen have been shivering
and saying unpleasant things about
the cold Kansas winds as they huddled
around stoves in their tents on the
military reservation here. but today to
make the burden worse for the men
who had become accustomed to the
hot suns of Texas and the Rio Grande,
snow began to fall, accompanied by a
high northwest wind.
This weather is the first enemy
we've SEEN" said a TOP sergeant
as he ordered out detail to bring
in more fuel for the tent stove. De-
spite the weather, which had started
out as rain, became sleet and then
turned to snow, the troopers continued
at their camp work and the physical
examinations as a part of the federal
mastering out process started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
MINERS
200 Men in Death Trap After
"Damp" Explosion.
Fate Unknown Until ReScuers
Penetrate Debris.

Fairmont, w. Va, Oct. 19.-More
than 200 miners employed by the
Jamison company at Barrackville,
three miles from here were entombed
early this afternoon by an explosion
of damp.
Accurate figures on the probable
death list are not available but early
reports say it would run high.
The explosion occurred at 1 o'clock
in mine No. 7. The mine is a shaft
and until rescue parties can penetrate
the workings, the loss Of life will not
be known.
800 Feet Underground.
Officials expressed the belief that
all who were inside had been killed
as the explosion seemed to have been
from coal dust and of great violence.
The shaft is 800 feet deep.
superintendent Bierbower gathered
party of volunteers together and en-
tered the shaft in the hope of finding
some of the men alive. but at o'clock
no word had been received from him.
R. H. Jamison of Pittsburg, general
manager of the company. was in Fair
mont when the explosion occurred and
at once went to the mine to take
charge of the rescue work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
SHOCK KILLS 80
Soldiers in BIOckhOuse Dead as
Tho Sleeping.
Conclusion of Big Shell Makes
Fort a Death Chamber.

With the French Armies Encircling
Chaulnes, Oct. 19.-The most freakish
trick played by gunfire since the great
battle of the Somme began resulted in
the death of two German majors,
garrisoning a steel reinforced block
house in Bovent woods.
They were killed outright. by the
shock of one of the great French 400
millimeter shells, which struck nearby
but in no way damaged their fort.
This German blockhouse consisted
of eight observation chambers and a
machine gun tower. So strongly was
it built that it resisted, with compare
lively little damage, a terrific French
bombardment while it's machine guns
kept splitting fire.
Find Dead Unwounded.
Finally French infantry were or
dered to take it by storming attack.
They went forward with a rush after
a brief bombardment, swarmed about
the blockhouse, surprised by the Ger
mans lack of resistance and forced
their way in.
Inside they found the entire Ger
man garrison dead, unwounded and
apparently only sleeping. The shock
of the nearby explosion had been
transmitted to the interior of the fort.
1t had been multiplied a thousand fold
but there were no outlets for the re-
sulting vibrations except the peep
holes and machine gun Sits
The fort was large enough to hold
300 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
ADD ONE MORE DAY BOIL Them DOWN
Saturday VIII Be Part of Sub
urban Week.
Bad Weather Necessitates
Lengthening of Bargains.

Because of the 1nclement weather
today Miss Fall Opening will prolong
her official stay with Topeka mer-
chants one day. it was announced to-
day. Suburban Week" has been ex-
tended to include Saturday instead of
ending at o'clock Friday night as
originally planned.
AS it was Wednesday, Kansas ave-
nue. was a lane of fashion, displayed
in shop windows, today. Bad weather
cut down the attendance of shoppers
in the various establishments slightly,
but the sleet, rain and snow did not
stop a great many shoppers who were
drawn by the attra ctively decorated
and display windows.
J. Will Kelley, secretary for the
Commercial club. announced today
that the rebate books would close at
o'clock Saturday night. During
every day of the week the merchants
are refunding railroad fare to shop
pers, regardless of conveyance used
in getting here. However, the rebate
cannot exceed cents mile for the
distance Travelled or per cent of the
purchase made by the shopper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
DEFEAT RACE DIVISION
Episcopal Conference Rejects Project
TO Establish Negro Diocese.

St Louis, Oct. 19,-The joint com
mission on textbooks of English and
American history reported to the
house of deputies of the Episcopal
conference today that it had conferred
with authors of such textbooks, and
had achieved some success in it's effort
to induce them to eliminate from their
books the statement that 1.-The Church
of England, the parent of the Protest
ant Episcopal church, was founded by
Henry VIII" The house of deputies
voted to increase the commission to
seven bishops, seven clergymen and
seven laymen.
A majority report, submitted by
the commission recommended an
amendment to the church constitution
providing that the house of bishops
may establish negro dioceses under
the supervision of negro bishops, while
the minority held that such division
is both unchristian and uncathoIic'' y
1t urged that the interests of the ne
groes can best be served by the reten-
ton Of the present provision of the
constitution permitting the election of
negro suffrangan bishops to assist
the white diocesan heads.
The house of deputies concurred in
adopting the minority report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
tConfinued on Page Two.)
GIANT Liner SINKS
Big Cunarder Hits Mine in
English Channel.
Passengers Already Landed;
Part of Crew Lost.

New York, Oct. 19-The Cunard
line steamer Alunia struck a mine
early today in the English channel and
sank, the Cunard offices announced
here this afternoon. There were no
passengers aboard all of them having
been landed. A majority of the crew
were saved.
The cablegram to the New York
Cunard office follows:
''Alunia struck mine in the English
channel this morning and sunk during
the forenoon. Denison and majority
of the crew saved. Some missing"
The liner left New York for Fail
mouth and London with two hundred
passengers aboard. Officials here said
all her passengers had been landed at
Falmouth and she was proceeding on
her way to London when she struck
the mine. The cablegram received
here stated that Captain H. NJ. Deni-
son and a majority of the crew were
saved. The Alunia was armed for de-
ferse against submarines, but she car
ried no war munitions
The Alunia displaced 13.4O5 tons
She was $40 feet long. She was built
in 1913
Sailed From N. v. October Z.
New York. Oct. 19.-The AIunia
sailed from this port October with
passengers but the Cunard line Off
cials believe that they were all landed
at Falmouth according to the usual
custom.
Captain Denison and some of the
crew were saved according to the
cable message, but some are missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
IN fine SHAPE
Wasson's Report Shows City
Finances in Good Condition.
VIII Close Year With Good
Balance in Treasury.

Despite unusually heavy expendi-
lures, the report of the citys fnan-
cial condition for the third quarter,
shows the city treasury to be in an
excellent condition. Prospects that
the city will finish the year with sew
eral thousand dollars left in it's cof-
fers, after paying all bills, are good
In facl, it is almost certain. The re-
port was finished and sent to the State
Journal for official publication by W.
Wednesday afternoon.
The report shows the total cash in
all funds, general and special, on July
l, the beginning of the quarter, was
S310,261.37. During the quarter the
city received from the county treas
urer taxes amounting to $174,6OO
From sale of bonds and similar
sources, the city received $212,SS6
making a total of $697,747.72 upon
which the city could draw during the
quarter.
tailed 1898, 344.09. leaving a balance
on October 1 of $299,4O3.63
Disbursements for the quarter were
the largest for any one quarter this
year. This was caused by the fact
that several large bills which accu-
mulated during other quarters came
due and were paid. Bridges and paw
ing and similar improvements formed
a large item in the increase
while the bills for the quarter to-
tailed large, the treasury is in excellent
shape" Commissioner Wasson said
today. I'VE expect to finish the year
several leaps ahead of the hounds"