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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Missouri by
the Initiative.
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

A proposition to establish in the state treas.
ury a Homestead loan fund TO Be- loaned to
citizens Of the state Of Missouri for the
purpose Of purchasing homestssds and
erecting permanent improvements thereon,
to BE- secured by first lien on the home
stead and TO bear three per cent interest
commencing one year from the date Of the
and empowering the Legislature to enact
necessary legislation to make effective tho
provisions hereof,
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI:
The Constitution of the state shall be and
the same is hereby amended by adding the fol-
lowing Section to Article XIV thereof:
Sec. Is. There is hereby established In the
state Treasury o fund to be known 40 the
Homestead Loan Fund
Said Homestead Loan Fund shall DO lent to
citizens Of Missouri Tor Tho following purposes
md for no other purpose Whatsoever: ~ to
purchase homesteads; t2l to erect permanent
improvements on honeBteads Not more than
three-fourths Of the appraised value Of any
homestead Ghall be lent thereon: provided.
however. that three-fourths of the appraised
value Of the improvement may be added to the
three-fourths Of me appraised value Of the
land to ascertain the limit Of the loan. No
loan exceeding three thousand dollars shall be
made on one homestead Every loan shall be
occurred by note and mortgage or deed Of trust
constituting a first lien on the homestead, ex.
cept taxes and special assessments: and the
improvements on the homestead shall be kept
safely insured against fire and windstorms Of
the full insurable value thereof and the poll
cies shall be assigned rs additional security
for the loan Every loan made from said fund
shall bear interest at three per cent per an
mum, beginning one year after date Of the
loan, which interest, together with one-twenti-
Ath Of the principal, rhai, be paid at the end
n the second year and at the end Of each year
thereafter until the loan is paid In full: pro-
vded, however. that II the homestead on
which such loan Is made shall cease to be used
- such by the owner thereof or his family,
then the unpaid portion OF such loan shall be-
come payable in three equal installments fall
ing due at the dates Of the next three Install
ments Of the loan as due by the original terms
thereof, with interest at six per cent per
annum.
1t shall be the duty of the Legislature at
Its first meeting following the ratification Of
this amendment to enact such legislation az
may give full force and effect to the provisions
thereof. and Of all state md local Officers re.
spectively to execute the same under penalty Of
a forfeiture Of their office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REP.
RESENTATlVES, THE SENATE CON.
CURING THEREIN:

That at the general election to be held In
this state on the Tuesday following the first
Monday in November, 1915 the following
amendment TO the Constitution of the state of
Missouri shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of the state, to-wit:
Section 12a of article 10. of the Consti.
tuition OF the state Of Missouri shall be amend
I'd by inserting between the word same" ana
the word provided" as the same appears on
line ten thereof. the following words: ''or for
the purpose Of defrayins all or any part Of
the cost Of paving. matchmaking. grading or
otherwise improving the roadway Of any street,
such city," 10 that said section shall read as
follows:
Section ia. Certain cities allowed to In.
cur additional Indebtedness for water works
snd light plants.--Any city In this state con-
taining not more than thirty thousand $40, O0O)
nor less thtn two thousand (2,000) Inhabitants
may, with the assent of two-thirds of the
voters thereof. voting at an election to DO
held for that purpose, Re allowed to become
indebted in larger amount than specified in
rection twelve, Of article ten G0) Of the
Constitution of this state, not exceeding an
additional five t5) per centum Of the value Of
the taxable property therein, for the purpose
Of purchasing or constructing water works.
electric or other light plants, to be owned
exclusively by the city so purchasing or con
btfucting the same, or for the purpose of de-
frayfng all or any part Of the cost Of paving,
mncadamtzing, grading or otherwise improving
the roadway Of any street, avenue or alley
within the corporate limits Of such city: PRO.
V1DED, that any such city mourning such
Indebtedness requiring the assent of the voters
40 aforesaid shall have the power to provide
ftt. and before or at the time of mourning such
tsdHbtedness shall provide for the collection Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Jetnt and concurrent resolution submitting to
tho qualified voters Of the state Of Ms
souri, an amendment To the Constitution
thereof. esnosrning The prohibition Of the
manufacture, sale and giving away Of In
toxtoating liquors within tho state Of Mis-
soun with penalties attached.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REP
REsENTATIvEs, THE SENATE cone
CURING THEREIN:
That at the general election to be held on
the first Tuesday following the first Monday
in November, 1918, the following amendment to
the Constitution Of Missouri. concerning pro-
hibition. shall DO submitted to the qualified
voters Of said state, to-wtt:
Section 1. The manufacture Of intoricat-
Ing liquors 10 hereby prohibited In this state,
except for medicinal, scientific or mechanical
purposes. The sale Of intoxicating liquors 10
also hereby prohibited In this state. except
fer medicinal, scientific or mechanical pur.
poses. The giving away Of Intoxicating liquors
10 also hereby prohibited In this state except
for medicinal. scientific or mechanical pur.
poses, The manufacture or sale Of wine for
religious or sacramentai purposes 10 also e1-
oepted. This Constitutional provision shall not
take effect until November /. 1919.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Providing that all public revenues shall be
derived from taxation upon the unimproved
value Of land based upon assessments made
on and after June LIST, 1919, and from
taxes upon the manufacture and sale Of
intoxicating liquors and tobacco, and OF
incomes and inheritanees; abolishing all
constitutional limitations on the rates of
taxation, and empowering the legislature,
county courts and municipal authorities 70
fix the rate fer state and school, county
and municipal purposes, respectively, clas-
styling rights Of way Of public utilitiec
for purposes Of taxation, and repeating all
constitutional provisions in conflict here.
with.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI:
The Constitution Of Missouri shall be and
the same is hereby amended by adding the
following Section to Article X thereof:
All public revenues for state, county, mu-
nicipal. school and all other public purposes
shall be derived from taxes on the value of
land exclusive Of improvements and from such
taxes as may be imposed by law on the manu.
facture and sale Of intoxicating LIQUORS and
tobacco, and on incomes and inheritances; but
This shall rot prevent the imposition Of such
license taxes as may be necessary to proper
exercise Of the police power. Rights Of way
for public utilities shall be deemed property
in land and the value thereof shall be taxed
accordingly If not owned by the public. This
amendment shall govern all taxes for which
assessments shall be made on and after June
list, 1919, but not those assessed before that
date, All constitutional limitations Of rates
Of assessment aud taxation are hereby abol-
ished and the Legislature is hereby empowered
to fix such rate Of taxation as shall produce
the revenue required for state and school pur-
poses and In counties the County Court Of each
county and in municipalities the corporate
authorities of each municipality shall have
power to determine the rate necessary to pro-
duce the revenue needed from time to time for
municipal purposes, provided that any school
district in the state may increase the rate for
submitting such increase to a vote of the peo-
pie Of such district. All provisions OF tp-
Constitution conflicting herewith are rspsaanS
90 far as they 90 conflict. ...,.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Weingarten Soldier Wounded

The name of Henry Dome of Vein
garten was reported in the daily pa
pers of Wednesday, Oct. I6, under the
list of those seriously wounded in 'ac-
ton in France.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Joint and concurrent resolution submitting TO
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-.
souri, an amendment to the Constitution OF
said state, concerning the Public school
fund"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Joint and concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-.
souri, an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, concerning taxation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

Clyde Gale left Tuesday for Cornell
University at Ithica, N. Y, where he
is to take aviation training.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

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New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Chow Chow Show Proves
Quick Popularity of Dog
Plan Fordham
Football Date
With VIVA.

Fordham and West Virginia are likely
to clash upon the gridiron next season.
Negotiations are now under way for
football game between the two univer
stiles, and if the negotiations go
through the contest will be played on
the home field of. the Southerners at
Morgantown, w. Va. The Mountaineers
made an offer to the Bronxmen several
weeks ago, and the terms are under
stood to be satisfactory to Fordham.
nounced yesterday that the game is
now before the alumni board of the
Southern college for final ratification.
West Virginia has cut quite figure
In the collegiate football world in the
last two seasons. Buck Rogers, one Of
the best backs in the East during 1915
and 1917, will lead the team next year.
The team made a number of long trips
last season, meeting, among others,
Dartmouth and Rutgers.
The Fordham management also an
nounced that an offer had been received
from West Virginia University for a
game at Charlestown on Thanksgiving
Day. The Maroon alumni board turned
down the offer, deciding that the locals
should follow custom and play at home
on this date.
Although the Colby proposition to
play at Portland has not been rejected,
1t is not likely that the Bronxmen will
travel there next season, especially if
West Virginia decides to play Fordham.
Two long trips would not be consid-
cred. If Fordham plays West Virginia
it will be the longest trip ever taken
by a Maroon eleven.
Fordham intends to carry on it's grid
iron campaign on normal basis, de-
spite the fact the majority of the men,
bers of the 1917 eleven are in the ma
ton's service. Only one or two regu-
lars will be available for next season.
The selection of coach for next year
will not be made before the end of the
collegiate year.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Fifty Boxers and
Grapplers Enter
Harvard Tourney

CAMBRIDGE, March 16.-Fifty men
are expected to take part ir the third
annual boxing and wrestling carnival
at Harvard which will be held next
Thursday evening in Brattlc Hall. The
tournament hasn't caused much of q
futter at the university, and one OF
two of the weights in both sports will
be without representatives.
The middlcweight title will have
three contestants. all Of whom figured
strongly last year, but in other divi-
sions. They are Charley Morss, who
punched his way to the 1876 pound title !;
All kelso, runner-up, and Box Hoffman,
the 145 pound champion
George Helm, in the heavyweight di
vision, is clever boxer, and has been
III training under Henry Allen, pro-
fessional. Helm. ACCORDING to Allen
has everything. Kirkpatrick, Harvard S
heavyweight champion two years ago
John L.. Sullivan to become a profes-
sional, was q protege of Aliens and
learned all the boxing he knew from
the Cambridge man.
Roger w. killam, the 1876 pound title
holder in wrestling, is the crly veteran
among the graphing entries. Silver
medals will be given the winners and
runners-up in all events. Dave Dcshlcr
and Joe Foley, retired boxers, will
handle the n,en during the tournament
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Lewis Practices
deadlock on a
Wooden Dummy

"Strangler" Ed Lewis, who meets
Wladek Zbyszko in a heavyweight
championship wrestling match to a
finish in Madison Square Garden on
Tuesday night, has had to overcome
many obstacles in preparing for this,
the most important match of his career.
Because every wrestler fears Lewis's
deadlock, the Southe erner has been un-
able to get wrestling partners. Being
of an inventive mind, however, Lewis
has solved the problem to offset his
failure to engage wrestling partners
by inventing a wooden dummy, which
Is an exact replica of human head.
With this novel device, which Lewis
clamps in his massive arms, he can
practice and improve the deadly head
lock without danger of hurting any
ones feelings.
The dummy is in halves, held apart
a few inches by three steel springs. In
training he grabs the dummy Just as
he would an opponents head when he
secures the deadlock. With the heels
of his open hands pressed against the
lower jaw, he brings into play the
great strength in his arms and over
comes the resistance of the springs,
squeezing the halves of the head as
close together as possible. This fur
nlshes better training than he could
get working with a regular wrestling
partner. In the latter case he could
not use all his strength for fear of
manning his partner
Lewis has three sets of springs, that
can be fitted to the dummy head. SO
that he may practice light, medium and
heavy exertions. just now he is work
ing with the heavy springs, REALIZING
that 1T will require a really heavv
squeeze to subdue the Polish toe ex.
pert.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Penn State Now
Aiming to Enter
Big College Meet

STATE COLLEGE, Penn, March 16.
Pennsylvania State may send its
track team to the Intercollegiate as a
result of its showing in the Meadow
brook Clubs games. The Blue and
White cinder path athletes made a
team score of eighteen points at Mead
owbrook, which surpasses the total of
any other college in the competition.
This calculation is based in the inter
collegiate system of point scoring-five
points for first place, three for second
and one for third
States high scorer was Ganzcmuller
'l8, the sprinter. who carried off first
prize in the 4O-yard scratch invita-
tion and finished second in the 40
yard handicap. He is credited with
eight points. Demming, the freshman
middle distance runner tailed five
points when he won the "Dresser" COO
yard handicap. Charlie Way, 20, the
varsity quarterback, registered three
points by capturing second place in tho
broad jump. BY taking third place in
the same event Jetfries, 10, added an
other point TO States list, and New.
comber, '2l, boosted the total again
when he finished third in the SSO-yard
novice run.
Additional points would probably
have been hung up by Coach Martins
runners had the four quarter -milers
Krall, Ullcry, Thomas and Morrill,. who
comprised the mile relay team, com
potcd in the special middle distance
events. All of these men might have
been placed in the 440, 600 or 300 ii
they had not been held in reserve for
the relay race.
Because college will close on April
% the athletic authorities at Penn
state had virtually abandoned the idea
Of holding the track team together for
the lntcrcollegiatcs on May 81 and
juno /.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Meigs Noses Out Mack
In Pinehurst Singles

PINEHURsT, N. c., March 1s-
Dwight r. Meigs, of the Merton Cricket
Club, won the mems singles title and
trophy IN the Pinehurst championship
tennis tournament to-day, defeating
Christian Mack, of Ann Arbor, winner
OF the mldwinter tournament. at the
end of a hard fought final contest
which went to fifty-one games. and
took four hours to play. Mack won
the first set, 6-2, and Meigs took the
next two, SIS, Cd. Mack then mad.
the match two sets all by winning five
games in succession after the score
was ID in the fourth set against
him, ard Meigs adapted this idea for
his own requirements in the fifr< and
deciding set, taking five successive
games, after finding himself at a Is
disadvantage. Mcigs won by scores Of
2n6, 8-6. Cd, 4-e and 6~3.
The two players figured also in the
ilnal Of the mems doubles TO-DAY,
lMeigs and Raymond Balfe. of the
south Shore Club, defeating Mack and
Charles 5. Horton, of Rye, by s-6,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Cardinals on Trail
Of Boy Catcher

Walter Simpson, nineteen-year-old
professional catcher, identified in
recent years with teams in Yonkers,
and the Arrowheads, Audubons and
New York Browns, of Manhattan, has
been signed by Manager Herbert Will
Jams to play with the New York A. C.
nine this season.
Branch Rckey of the St. Louis Car
dinals, has studied Simpsons record in
the semi-pro ranks and in a letter to
the player has asked him to report to
Manager Jack Hendricks, of the St.
Louis Club when the Cardinals make
their first visit to New York this year.
Hickey proposes to put Simpson in uni
form and look him over in action when
the Cardinals work out at the Polo
Grounds and Ebbets Field.
Simpsons home is in the Fort George
section of Washington Heights. He
has four brothers who are ball players,
one of them an athletic instructor at
Camp Upton.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Columbia Host
To Fencing and
Matmen sMeets

The Columbia Athletic Association IS
making extensive preparations for the
two intercollegiate meets to be held
there Friday and Saturday Of this
week. Four colleges Of the Inter-
collegiate Fencing League will fence
for the Clements medals on Friday
night and for the singles champion
ships on Saturday, both events to take
place in Earl Hall. On Friday and
Saturday evenings the elimination and
final bouts for the individual cham
pionships of the intercollegiate Wrest-
ling League will be held in the uni
versity gymnasium. NJ. J. Bloomer, jr.,
and E. M. Bloch, managers Of the re-
spective sports at Columbia, have
charge of arrangements.
Yale, Pennsylvania, Stevens and
Columbia will be represented in
the individual fencing championships,
which which will also decide the
league championships. So far Colum-
bia has won all Of her matches, defeat
ing each Of the other league contest
ants. Navy, whose team will not enter
the meet, was the only group of foils-
men to beat the Blue and White, and
that by the close score of 5 to a. The
Columbia team will consist of the same
men who have made it up throughout
the season.: Horcasitas, Bloomer anc
Forster.
All six colleges of the Intercollegiate
Wrestling League will be represented
in the individual bouts. the finals OF
which will be held on Saturday night
Princeton, Pennsylvania, Penn State
Lehigh, Brown and Columbia will have
men in each Of the seven weights
Thus far, Princeton and Pennsylvania
are in the lead. Coach Gus Peterson
of the Columbia team, will hold his
elimination bouts to decide the team
for the meet next Wednesday. Captain
Barrish, at the 145-pound weight, Kin.
dlcberger in. the 175-pound class, anc
Rosensweig in the 125-class are sure
of their positions.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
SWin1 at Princeton
Offers KeeneSt Competition in Years

The annual individual intercollegiate
swimming championships will be de-
cided at Princeton Saturday and spec
ulatlon is keen as to the outcome. for
the leading candidates are evenly
matched, ana TWO or three of the men
standing favorites for titles have le-
Gently been on the sick list. so that
their condition is problematic. Under
the circumstances predictions would be
idle, but the competition should be
the best seen in years. Among the
colleges represented on the entry list
are Yale, Princeton, Columbia. Penn
sylvania, c. C. N. Y, Rutgers, Massa-
chusctts Tech, Amherst, Wesleyan and
Williams.
The Illinois A. c., of Chicago, has set
April and 5 for the national A. A. U.
championships it will supervise in the
home pool On the first day will be
run off the 400-yard relay race and
the elimination games of the soccer
water polo tournament, on the second
the fancy diving contest for men. the
100 yard free style swim for women
and the final polo matches.
Miss Ruth Smith, one of the now
famous thirteen-year twin mer-
maids of Columbus, Ohio, more than
fulfilled expectations few days ago
when she swan 400 yards officially
with the breast stroke in 3m. "a 2-5s,
clipping the big margin of 12 2-5s.
from the women's former national
record, standing to the credit of Miss
Mabel Arklie,. Of Philadelphia. 1t was
a sensational feat for youngster of
her age.
Yalc's freshman swimming team is
young watermen ever gathered by any
college and would come very near de-
feating in dual meet any varsity
squad now in the field. This was made
clear in the recent engagement with
the Princeton yearlings at New Haven,
when the home cubs won the 10O-yard
swim in So 3-5s and the 200-yard re-
lay race in I'm. 4I 4-5s., two perform
ances which beat the best marks made
in varsity competition this year. be-
sides showing excellent work in every
other event on the card.
New blood will have its chance this
season in the 150-yard national back
stroke championship, for the three de-
votees having shared the title in the
past several years--Norman Ross,
Charles Pavlicck and Harry Hcbner-
will be unable to bid for laurels.
In the 100yard handicap swim at the
New York A. c. Wednesday, Leo Gle
bel. Of the home team, was clocked IN
tho clinking time OF 81 3-5 seconds.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

It's going to be long, hard summer,
from all accounts, so we may as we'll
make the most of these short winter
days. ."Miss Springtme" makes her
official debut on Thursday. and on Sat
urday night the skating and hockey
season in this city will come to an end,
the "high price of ice" having some
thing to with that.
Tomorrow night, at the ST. Nicholas
Rink. a hockey game is to be played
that should outshiue anything OF the
kind seen in this city this season, and
that is saying great deal. when we
recall some of the games played here
between teams of the National Inter
city Hockey League.
The wonderful team of the Pitts
burgh Athletic Association, that has
won something like twenty-five games
this winter and has met defeat only
once, will take the ice at the st.
Nicholas Rink Tomorrow evening
against an all-star seven made up OF
players from the local Wanderers, the
Arena team of Boston, and the Boston
Navy Yard seven. Captain "Red" Syn
mott and NOVEL;. both of the Arena
septet. are expected to line up with the
New York team, and Tom Howard. the
young star Of the navy forces, has also
been asked to play.
With Synnott and Mickey Roach on
the forward line, the Wanderers should
come mighty close to checking the
Pirates of the ice, and it will also be
interesting 10 see whether Herb Drury.
the sensational Pittsburgh rover, will
L Al. I.
team as he has through every other
seven that has opposed him this sea
son.
Between the halves of this match
Bror Meyer and Miss Emmy Bcrgfeldt
the champion figure skatcrs of the