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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-11
LITTLE P|(EUp5
OF SPORT

OF SPORT
New York policemen may take up
rowing.
Margaret Druien, 2:O3A. will be
bred to the Harvester. 2:Ol.
Wisconsin's fight referees ask SIS
for their services at contests.
Frank Gotch, wrestling champion,
may live in southern California.
Anyway, the Reds, like the Giants,
will finish somewhere in the league.
Who is the middleweight wrestling
champion? asks an eastern paper.
Who cares?
The only way man may be an
amateur nowadays is to be born with
million dollars.
State schools of Australia have
made boxing one of the subjects OF
physical instruction.
Someone finally tied Doc Roller in
an argument George Zurich drew
with him in a mat bout.
Alfred DeOro set a worlds three
cushion billiards by running out a
string of so in 35 innings.
Every time pugilistic periscope
shows on the horizon it seems to head
straight for Gunboat Smith.
w. r. Applegarth, the worlds
sprint champion, has enlisted in the
First Surrey rifles of England.
If a good college football player
Dragged about his game as much as
his father does. he'd get haZed
We would like to know Jack Dill.
Ions lodge number in the club of
Men Who Have Licked Jim Flynn.
1t is stated that the Cardinals will
train at Gulfport, Miss, the coming
season, replacing the Detroit Ameri-
cans.
Gunboat Smith says there is no
appreciable difference between Jess
Wizards fist and the prov of bat.
tleship.
Tom Sharkey gave more money
away for Libraries than the new own.
ers of the Yanks are spending for
ball players
The Murphy stable won s116,566 this
year. the record for the turf in this
country during a single season OF light
harness racing.
Jess Willard may lose the heavy.
weight title. but Tom Jones, his man.
ager, need not worry about the bull
throwing championship.
There is no rule to keep Freddy
Welsh from picking on cripples, so
he can accept that match with Ad
Wolgast if he wants to.
West Point has notified Annapolis
that if the middies nab Barnett, that
the cadets will 60 after Eddie Mahan.
1t looks like war, after all.
Pittsburgh's new winter garden ice
skating rink is the largest indoor
structure of its kind. having 10000
square feet of ice capacity.
AAs
The Balboa Y. M. C. A. in the Pan.
anna canal zone is to have built an
outdoor swimming pool so by 12O feet
wide with 16-foot diving tower.
No move has been started in pro-
fessional baseball as yet to rid the
sport of amateurism, but then pro-
fessional baseball is in its infancy.
Rabbit Meanwhile is working at the
plumbing trade during the loaf sea-
son. 1t is said he collects the bills
and leaves the rough stuff to others.
San Francisco will stage five-day
bicycle race, beginning January 10,
1916. A saucershaped track will be
built in Golden Gate park, very likely.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-11

District Attorney Charles F.
Clyne of Chicago has presented to
grand jury in Chicago evidence tend
ing to prove that the present high
price Of gasoline is maintained arti-
ficially. He has received number
of reports from federal agents in
dicating the existence Of a wide
spread conspiracy to boost prices
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.

BY Chapter 37s. Laws 1915 the legis-
!sture proposed Tor adoption by the
~ Of Article Eight of the Constitu-
lion, by adding to said Section. Two =
new paragraph. . -.
Section Tive ~ It now stands reads
- 1oll0wSs SSH. .s.s
lection :; SCHOOL AND SWAMP
6F-Ths proceeds Of such lands rs are,
or hereafter may be granted by the.
within each township in this, state
to tho state; and not more than one-;
third Of said lands may be sold in two,
years, one-third in i've years, and one
third in ten years; but the lands Of
he greatest valuation shall be sold
frst: Proyided. that no portion OF said
iublic sale. The PRINCIPAL Of all funds
rising from sales or other disposition.
Of lands or other property, granted or
intrusted to this state in each towns
chin Tor educational purposes, sAal1
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21

one receiving the highest, number
Of affirmative votes shall pi evaii
as to connecting provisions:
The style Of all legislative meas
ures and amendments TO the con-
stitution initiated by the people
under this section shall be: BE
It. Il ENACTED q. 49, by the People Of. the
The, provisions, of this section
may BE enforced by appropriate
ton has been enacted, this section
snail be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT Of
this amendment, II adopted, will IL
three-fOld.
(a) 1t will permit the voters to pro.
pose amendments to the state cOnstitu-
ton, for adoption, without action by
the Legislature. Under the constitution
~ it now stands constitutional amend
ments can be proposed only by the leg.
lslature.
(b) SO, too, II adopted, the amend.
ment will permit electors to propose
laws for enactment and If not enacted
by the Legislatures, the voters may by
suficient petition, require the question
of the enactment Of the proposed law
to be submitted to the voters. If ap-
proved by a majority of the electors
voting, thereon, provided the vote in
favor of the proposed law IL not less
than thirty-three per cent of the total
number of votes cast at such election,
the same becomes a law with the same
force and effect AZ though passed by
the legislature. The governor will
nave no power to veto a law so passed,
out the people cannot 80 pass any law
which IL prohibited by the con.
Dtitution.
(c) So too. IL adopted, the amend.
ment will permit the voters by prone,
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 re.
pealed. If the petition asking for the
referendum is signed by fifteen pes
cent of the voters of the state, the mum.
Der of whom IL to be determined by
the number of votes cast for Governor
MT the preceding election, the law sc
referred to the voters will not take
effect pending the referendum vote
thereon. The vote required to repeal q
law passed by the legislature and the
classes of laws which cannot be 50
repealed are specified in Subdivision
"C' of the proposed amendment al
above printed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21

.oiet,l DC preserved inviciaIe and un.
9s'.'lI4'1Sleo; and the lncu4,e ariai.A.
t .oiiA LIE lease Or sale OF said ScnouI
iahu snail be DISTRIBUTED LIN. -0ii-
;oieHt TOWNSHIPS THROUGHOUT the Stale,
~ proportion 20 the nu.Auer or sc.1oI-
~ Ia edcii township, between the ages
~ hse anu tWeilty-oHe Years; and Shall
We faithfully applleu " the specino
ooJects OF the urlglna1 grants or ap-
proprlatiuns Suitable laws shall be
enacted ny the legislature tor the safe
which have heretofore arisen or which
may hereafter arise from the sale or
other disposition of such lands, or tho
income from such lands accruing in
thereof IN Understanding bonds Of
the United States, or Of the State Of
Mlnnesota issued after the year 1860,
or or OF such other state as the legisla-
lure may by law from time to time d.
rect. All swamp lands now held by
the state. or that may hereafter accrue
TO the ;a state, shall be appraised and
same officers, and the minimum price
shall be the same less one third, as ia
RnG sae 1y law for the
provisions OF title one D Of 0 CHARTER ter
thirty-eight OF the General statutes.
The principal Of all funds derived
said shall forever be preserved inyio-
late and undiminished One-half Of
me proceeds Of said principal shall be
S Sppi ope ateu 20 the common school
half shall be appropriated to the edu-
eat1Onal and charitable institutions Of
Inc state in the relative ratio of cost
10 support said Institutions"
Inc paragraph which it is proposed
to add to said Section Two reads al
follows,
two hundred nifty THOUSAND doi-
lars ($25O,OO0) may be set apart
from the fund derived from the
sale OF school and swamp lands,
t. pc used in constructing roads,
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
:. Under Section Two as it now stands
The proceeds Of the sale of school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
OF trust fund, the income Of which
~ USED tor the support of the schools,
OF the state. Section two as it now
Dtands provides that the principal Of
Such fund shall forever be preserved
mvlolate and undiminished."
THE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment, If adopted, will be to mod
lfy the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting the legislature to
ret aside not to exceed $3.50, 900 of tho
principal of the trust fund as a revOlv-
Ing fund to be used for the purpOses
stated In the amendment proposed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

By Chapter 3ss, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
Eleven ~ of Article Four a. Of the
Said section now reads as follows.
Section II. APPROVAL OF BILLS
BY GOVERNOR = VETO PoWER-
Every bill which shall have passed the
e c4d Pm tyI to the rules Of each house
shall, before it. becomes a law, be pre-
sented to the governor of the state. II
ne, approves he shall sign and deposit
It In the office of the secretary of state
tor preservation, and notify the house
where It originated of the fact. But
+ not, he shall return it with his OBJ
have originated; when such objections
shall be entered at large on the jour-
nal OF the same, and the house shall
bitter such reconsideration. two-thirds
bill. it shall be sent, together With the
Gfbjs St e.; to the other house, by which
It BE- appse!sd By By tseoaSse Of t ana
house it shall become a law. But in
Rll such cases the votes of both houses
.ha be be determined by by yeas and nays
for or against the bill shall be entered
On the journal Of each house respec-
lively. II any Dill snail not be re.
turned t. m 1s by the goyer.n991 within three
have been presented to him. the same
shall be a law in like manner as If
he had Signed 1t, unless the legislature,
by adjournment within that time, pre-
vents its return; in which case it shall
1ot be g law. The governor may ap-
secretary OF state, within three days
ture, any act passed during the last
three days OF the session, and the same
shall become law. II any bill pre-
eented to the governor contains sew
eral Items Of appropriation of money
ne may object to one or more Of such
portion Of the bill. In such case, he
shall append to the bill, at the time
Of signing it, q statement of the items
20 which he objects, and the appropria-
slon SO objected to shall mot take ef-
feet: II the legislature be in, session,
ne shall transmit to the house In which
the bin originated q copy Of such state;
be separste1y reconsidered. It. on re-
tens be approved by two-thirds Of the
members elected to each house, the
same shall be a part OF the law not
Wtthstanding the objections Of the gov
ernOr. All the provisions Of this sec
f1on. In relation to bills not approved
bv the governor, shalt apDlv in, cases
N which he shall withhold his approval
bill aprfopriating money"
1t L. proposed to amend that section
- that It s1al read ~ follows.
"aantsAn IL Evary bill whiob
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
Ninth Annual Meeting of the Equal
Rights League.

Ninth Annual Meeting Of the Equal
Rights League.
The Congress merged into the 9th
annual meeting of the National Equal
Rights League on Friday with Rev.
Byron Gunner in the chair. The morn.
ing session was opened with prayer
by Bishop G. L. Blackell of Pennsyl.
vania. One hundred and eighty dele.
gates were enrolled from rs states.
In the afternoon the various com
mittees brought in strong reports
which were adopted. .....
Reduction of representation in Con-
gress, law by Congress making
lynching federal crime, a committee
to wait upon Congress, drastic oppo-
sltlon to all sorts of race segregation
in institutions as we'll as public car
riers and domiciles and organization
of the race by colored leaders were
among the measures favored. b.
Condemn Wilson, Favor Hughes.
A strong address to the country was
adopted scoring Wilson for his race
segregation and favoring Hughes as
the means by which to put Wilson
out. The address contained the fol.
lowing: Owing to the alarming spread
of Jim-crowism we declare an oppo.
sition to the whole policy of race
separation in public and semi-public
institutions, in places open to the pub.
lie as undemocratic and un-American,
denial Of equality of rights and des-
tined to make the colored people social
and civic outcasts. --........... <.
These officers were elected: Presi.
dent, Byron Gunner, D. D., New York !;
vice presidents, Rev. Reverdy, Ran.
som, N. j., VIM. D. Brigham, Mass,
Rev. Harvey Johnson, D. D., Nd,
Rev. c. H. Stepteau, D. D., D. c.; Rev.
Marion F. Sydes, D. D., r. l., Rev. w.
Spencer Carpenter, Pa, Mrs. S. L.
Adams, ILL.,, Rev. John Barnett, Va,
Bishop J. N. Ross, Rev. w. c. Brown,
D. c.; recording secretary, James L.
Neill, D. c.; assistant recording sec
rotary, VIM. Marley, KY; correspond
ing secretary, w. Monroe Trotter,
Mass; assistant corresponding secre-
tary, Maurice w. Spencer, Del;
treasurer, Thomas Walker, D. c.;
financial secretary, DR.. w: A. Sinclair,
Penn; assistant financial secretary,
A. Fitzholan Wallace, D. c.; chap
lain, Rev. Oscar F. Denniston, Mass. !;
national organizer, Rev. James p.
Churchman, N. j.; assistant national
organizer, Rev. Arthur Randall, Nd,
and an executive committee, M. w.
Spencer, chairman.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. a.

BY Chapter 3s4,-Iaws< 80 sz.the- legis-
ton Thirteen (13) of Article One ()
of the Constitution. -
The section a. 1T now stands read.
AZ fOllOwss
Section 1s: PRIVATE PROPERTY
,FOR PUBLIC USE - Private property
shali rot be taken. destroyed or dam
aged Ior public use, without just com.
pensation therefor first paid or Sc.
If the amendment Is adopted the sec.
ton will read AZ fOllOwss
,"Section 49,. Private property
ehau not be taken, destroyed or
damaged for public use, without
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
being first paid or secured" ,..-'
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment II 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 tho
contrary will only benefit the land or
lands of the person or prisons con.
structing the drainage ditch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
The section now reads ms follows,

ELECTORS an amendment Of Section = =
Article 8, Of the constitution. y
The section now reads MS follows,
There shall be established established in Go each Or.
ganlzed county. in the state a probate
ord, and be held at such 10 times es and and
It shall be held, by, one Judge who
e enam be ELECTED e by the voters Of thu
shall be g resident Of such county al
the time Of his election, and reside
fah ne: NJ dduriin Ing his continuance in Of
provided by law. He may appoint his
own clerk where mono has been elect.
ed; but the legislature may authorize
c cn9 1T by the electors Of any
pate for such county, whose powers
duties.' term of office and compensation
snail be prescribed by law. A probate
eenrt shall have jgrisdiction over thu
sons under guardianship, but no othe,
{hpif ! except as prescribed by
The amendment simply PROPOSES to
substitute the word s'four' for the
word 1.-TWO" 80 that the sentence pre-.
scribing the duration Of the term OF
Office will, If the amendment IL adopt.
cd, read as fOllOvvss
1T shall be held by one Judge,
VINO shall be elected by the voters
Of the. county for the term of four
years."
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The
amendment, If adopted will make the
term of Office of the Judge Of Probate
four years instead Of two.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.

BY Chapter 3S1. Laws 1915, the legis:
llectors, an amendment OF Article Nine
~ Of the Constitution by adding
hSreto a new section, which reads q
Section II. The legislature 10
hereby authorized to provide by
law for the mining and sale Of any
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns, in its sovereign ca
pacfty, 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
ard for that purpose NAV 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 prf.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21

shall nave passed Lile senate and
mousse or Representatives,, III COZ.
1ofmlty TO tho rulcs VI eacn house
ai4u the JOINT ru4es of the Two
houses, SjlAll, before II becomes =
law, Ne presented to the governor
or the STATE. Ii he approves ma
snal1 sign and deposit IL In the
Once OF me secretary Of state tor
OBSERVATION: ana notify tue mouse
Wnefe &c originated or the TACT
Put II not. ne snail return it, with
his objections, TO the house in
which 1t snail have originated;
Nnen such objections shall be en-
tered at large, on the journal Of
coed to reconsider the bill. Ii,
after such reconsideration, two.
thirds Of that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, to-
other house, by which 1t shall like
wise be reconsidered; and if it be
approved by -two-thirds of that
house it shall become law. But
IN all such cases the votes of both
houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays. and the names Of
me persons sI voting Tor or against
Journal of each HOUSE, respective-
~ II any bill sha1k not be re-
turned by the governor within
s s9fee = days avs, Sundays exceptedl
to him, the same shall be law in
like manner as If he had signed
IT, unless the legislature by adj
1ournment within that time. pre-
vent Its return; in which case it
shall not be a law. The governor
may approve, sign and file in the
once OF the secretary of state,
within three days after the ad,
1ournment, Of the legislature, any
act passed during the. last three
days OF the session, and the same
shall become a law. If any bill
presented to the governor contains
several items of appropriation Of
money, he may object to one or
more of such items in whole, or in
part, while approving of the other
portion of the bill. In. such case
time Of signing it, a statement Of
the Items and parts of items to
which he objects, and the part Of
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 q copy of such state
whole or IN part shall be separate
~ reconsidered. If, on ,reconsid-
Grafton, one or more Of such items
be approved by two-thirds of the
members elected to each house,
the same shall be part of tho
law, Notwithstanding: the objec-
n IONS OF the + g99verngs: Al tho
ton to bills not approved by the
which he shall Withhold his ap-
proval in whole or In part from
any item or items contained in a
Dill apprOpriating money"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21

- PURPOSE AND EFFECT, Under
the Constitution as 1T now Is, the gov
ernor may veto any item in an appro.
priation bill, but he caanot cut down
the amount appropriated for any spe-
cidc purpose. The amendment, If adopt.
ed, will give the governor power to
reduce the amount of an AUTHORIZATION
Tor any given purpose, unless upon
transmittal to the legislature OF a
statement of the part of an item of an
appropriation bill to which he objects,
the two houses, each by a two-thirds
vote, approve the item az it was origin-
ally passed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21

THE PURPOSE of the amendment f.
to authorize the Investment of the per-
nanent school and university funds in
'hrst mortgage loans secured upon Inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
where the amount of the loans 20 Sc
eured does not exceed so 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
sestment Of the perm.1sent school and
university funds In farm mortgages a.
above stated, az well ~ in the bonds
pf any county, school district, city,
town or village of this state. Under
lection Six N 1t now reads bonds can.
lot be purchased unless they mature
1T least Ave and not more than twenty
years after purchase. If the amend.
pent IN adopted, bonds and mortgages
may be purchased If they mature not
less than I'VE nor more than thirty
TeaEs after purchase.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
THE PURPOSE Of the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than Is expressed therein,


amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than Is expressed therein,
THE EFFECT of the amendment. n
adopted, would be to confer power on
the legislature~ to provide by law for
the mining of iron ore and other min
erals, which the state owns in it's SOW
fre1gn capacity and situate under the
bed Of any meandered public lake or
river, subject to the restriction that
The rights of riparian owners ON any
such lake or river, shall not be de-
btroyed or injured without cOmpensa-
Hon. If the legislature exercises the
power. In case 1t II conferred, IL could
Also provide for the drainage or d.
version of the waters Of the lake or
river with reference to which it 80
legislQtes, 1t could also prescribe by
whom such minerals could be mined
md the compensation to be paid to the
state therefor. The proceeds of the
sale of any such minerals would con-
stltute n fund to he loaned and invest.
ed the same as the permanent school
and university funds, the income of
such fund to be used in the construc-
ton, improvement and maintenance of
public roads.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21
II the amendment - adopted. ii
section will then read ~ follows,

Sec: 1. TWO HoUsEs-sEs-
SloNs: The legislature shall
representatives, which shall meet
biennially at the seat Of govern
ment of the state, at such time as
shall be prescribed by Jaw. but no
no bill shall be Introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
guest OF the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session.
except the attention Of the legis-
lature shall be called to some Inn
portant matter of general inter-
est by special message from the
governor; but tho people reserve
70 themselves direct power al fol.
"a CONSTITUTIONAL IN1T1A.
~! IplvE;-When at any time prior to
been filed with the secretary of
state q petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution,
na BY I've aR}s. cin int Of the
Of state shall transmit the
same to the Legislature not later
than ten (10) days after the COM
mencemept OF the session. If the
amendment 30 proposed be not SUBJ
mitted to the electors by the legis-
submitted In an amended form,
then, upon 4 further petition or
petitions, each signed by eight per
centum Of the electors Of the state,
MED with the secretary of state
within six months after the adj
aHendment proposed in the first
petition, or one or more amended