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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Missouri by
the Initiative.
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL !
AMENDMENT.
A proposition to establish in the state treas
ury homestead loan fund to be loaned to
citizens of the state of Missouri for the
purpose of purchasing homesteads and
erecting permanent improvements thereon,
to be secured by first lien on the home
stead and to bear three per cent interest
commencing year from the date Of the
loan; providing for the repayment thereof
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 she'll be and
the same is hereby amended hv adding the fol-
lowing Section tn Article NV thereof:
Sec 1s, There s hereby established in the
Stntc Treasury fund to be known the
Homestead Loan Fund.
Said Homestead Loan Fund shall be lent to
citizens Of Missouri for she following purposes
md for no other purpose whatsoever: ~ to
purchase homestends: (2) to erect permanent
improvements on homesteods. Not more thnn
three -fnurthF cf the appraised value NJ nnv
homestead shall be lent thereon; PROVIDED,
however. that three fourths OF the nppraisn:
value NJ the improvement may be added TO the
thrce-fourths of the appraised value OF the
land to RRCertan tho limit of the loan. No
made on one homestead. Every loan shall he
secured by Ioto and InOrtrnge deed Of trust
constituting first lien on the homestead,
Cept taxes and snecial assessments: and the
improvements the homestead shall be kept
safely insured against fire and windstorms OF
tho full insurRhle value thereof, and the poll
cics shall be assigned as additional security
for the loan. Every loan made from said fund
shnll bear interest Mt three per cent per An-
mum, hoginninC ono yenr after date Of tho
loan, which interest, together with one-twentl-
9th Of the PRINCIPAL. rhnl he paid Mt tho end
NJ the secord venr and nj tre end Of each wear
thereafter until the loan is nRid in FULL PRO-
VIDED however, that II the homestead on
which such loan is made shall tn he used
Hs such hv the thereof his family,
then the unpad portion Of such loan shall be-
payable In threc equal installments fall
ing due at tho dates "f the next three INSTALL
ments Of the loan as due by the original terms
thereof with interest AT six per cent per
nnnlm.
1t shall be the dNty of the Legislature ut
It's frs. meeting following the ratification of
this amcndncn, 10 shact such legislation
may give fun force and effect to the provisions
thereof and Of all state and local officers re-
spectvrlv to execute the same under penalty Of
forfeiture OF their office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
State OF Missouri | .
County of Audrain o

|, R. B. Cauthogn. Clerk Of the County
Court, within and for the County and State
aforesaid. hereby certify that the foregoing
Amendments to the Constitution which are to be
voted for at the general election. to be held on
Tuesday, November 5. 1918 are certified TO me
by the Secretary Of State, and are arranged as
they will be printed on the ballots,
Witness my hand and Official Seal
Done at my Office in the City of Mexico, Mis-
souri, this the 22nd day Of October. 1918.
(SeaD R. B. CAUTHORN
Clerk Of the County Court, Audrain
County. Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT,

Joint and concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-
souri, amendment to tho Constitution
thereof requiring the county court, when
authorized by the qualified voters Of any
road district, general or special, to mako a
special levy the taxable property within
such road district, in addition to the leyies
now authorized by law, of not to exceed
seventy-five cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation, the proceeds Of such levy
to be used for road purposes within such
district.
BE IT RESOLVED ny TIE SENATE. THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON-
CURRING THEREIN, AS FOLLOWS:
That nj the general election to be held in
this state on the first TUESDAY after the first
Monday in November, A. d. 1918. there shall
be submitted to the qualified voters Of this
state for adoption. the following amendment to
the Constitution thereof:
Section l. That article 10 of the Con.
stitution OF Missouri be, md tho samc II
hereby amended by adding thereto the follow
ing section, 10 te known ns section %. article
10 of the Constitution Of the state Of Mis-
scuri, which said section shall rend ms follows
Sec. %. In addition to the taxes now
authorized to be levied for county purposes.
under aud by virtue Of section II Of article 10
Of the Constitution Of this state, md In nddi-
tlOn to the special levy for road and bridge
purposes authorized by section % Of article 10
Of tho Constitution Of this state, It shall he
the duty of the county court Of any county In
this state. when authorized nnnunlly so to do
hy n majority Of the qualified voters of any
rond district general special, voting thereon
at an election held for such purpose, TO make
n levy Of not to exceed seventy-fve cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation on all prop
crty within such district t0 he collected in the
snmc manner rs state rnd county taxes are
collected. and placed to the credit of the rond
district authorizing such specal levy. II shall
he tho duty Of the county court, on petition
Of not less thnn ten qualified voters and tax
pnycrs residing within any such road district,
n UUNEtIOW n authorizing
Mt special election N he held for that pur-
pose within twenty days after the filing Of
such petition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

Joint and concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters Of the state of Mis-
said state concerning tho Public school
fund"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE. THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON-
CURRING THEREIN:
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT,

Authorizing cities having a population Of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants TO
provide by ordinance for the election Of
charter commission to frame a new char.
ter, and for the adoption thereof, and pro-
Viding the method by which amendments
may be made thereto
1T rs PROPOSED by THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI:
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CHAPTER II.
The War Breaks.

After serving four years and three
months In the q. 8. navy, received
an honorable discharge on April IA,
1914. I held the rank Of chief petty
officer, frst-class gunner. It Is not
uncommon for garbies to lie around =
while between enlistments-they like
"a vacation as much as anyone-and It
was my intention to loaf for few
months before joining the navy again.
After the war started, Of course,
had heard more or less about the Ger
man atrocities in Belgium, and while
I was greatly interested, was doubt
full at first as to the truth OF the re
ports, for / knew how news gets
changed in passing from mouth to
mouth, and I never was much OF
hand to believe things until ! saw
them, anyway. Another thing that
caused me to be interested In the war
was the fact that my mother was born
In Alsace. Her maiden name, DER
vieux, is well known in Alsace. I had
often visited my grandmother In st.
France, and knew the coun-
try. So with France at war, 1t was
not strange that should be even
more interested than many other
yarbies.
As have said, did not take much
stock in the first reports Of the Huns
exhibition Of kultur. because Fritz y
Known Is = clean sailor. and figured
hat no real sailor would ever ret !
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sailors; that is, as in our navy and
the British, their vessels were ship
shape all the time, and were run as
sweet as q clock.
There is no use comparing the vari-
GUS navies as to which is best; some
are better at one thing and some at
another. The British navy, OF course,
is the largest, and nobody will deny
that at most things they are topnotch
least of all themselves; they admit
it. But there is one place where the
navy Of the United States has 1t all
over every other navy on the seven
seas, and that Is gunnery. The Amer
lean navy has the best gunners In
the world. And do not let anybody
tell you different.
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+ N. DEPEW
IIIllIlIIuIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
! came down from the bridge and shook
hands with me!

came down from the bridge and SHOOT
hands with me!
After this they did not haze M
much. This was the beginning Of I
certain reputation that 1 had In tn,
navy for fst-work. Later On l had {
reputation for swimming, too. THAI
first day they began calling me
"Chink," though 1 don't know why
and it has been my nickname In the
navy ever since.
1t is a curious thing, and / never
could understand 1t, but garbies and
marines never mix. The marines are
good men and great fighters, aboard
and ashore, but we garbies never have
Ia word for them, nor they for us. On
shore leave abroad we pal up with
foreign garbies, even, but hardly ever
with a marine. OF course they are
with US strong In case we have a scrap
with liberty party off some foreign
ship-they cannot keep out of fight
any more than we can-but after 1t
is over they are on their way at once
and we on ours.
There are lots of things like that
in the navy that you cannot figure out
the reason for, and 1 think it is be-
cause sailors change their ways so
little. They do a great many things
in the navy because the navy always
has done them.
I kept strictly on the job as fire.
man, but wanted to get into the gun
turrets. 1t was slow work for long
time. / had to serve as second-class
fireman for four mouths, frst-class
for eight months and in the engine
room as water-tender for year.
Then, after serving on the q. 8. S.
Des Moines as gun-loader, / was
transferred to the Iowa and finally |
worked up to gun-pointer. After a
time / got my c. P. o. rating-chief
petty officer. frst-class gunner.
The various navies differ in many
ways, but most of the differences
would not be noticed by any one but
a sailor. Every sailor has great deal
Of respect for the Swedes and Nor
wegians and Danes; they are born
sailors and are very daring, but, OF
course, their navies are small. The
Germans were always known as clean
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(TO BE CONTINUED
Something to "Greet" About.

SStiOhfffA " ofSCt hDO6Ns
Persons casting about for something
to worry about may take pleasure ir
recalling from "The Little Minister
the manner In which self-styled simple
folk in Scotland regard the northern
lights-"the DEVILS rainbow" WasteI
Lunny called it. II saw it sax times
In July month";" he said, land it made
me shut my cen. You was out admir-.
ing it, dominic, but can never forget
that 1t was seen in the year ~ just
afore the great storm. I was only a
laddie then, but mind how that awful
wind stripped a. the standing corn in
the glen In less time than we've been
here at the waters edge. 1t was called
the deils bosom. My fathers hinmost
words to me was, It's time eneuch to
greet, laddie, when you see the au.
rora borealis'" Waster Lunny was
greeting" DER the drought then, but
twelve hours later the Quharity was
out of its banks, washing out the corn
and with years store of wool on Its
crest was dashing out to sea.
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FOREW0RD.

"Gunner DepeW" is not a
work Of fiction, but it is
more thrilling than any fic-
ton you ever read. It is the
true story of the expert
ences of an American boy
who had a fighting career
that is unique in the annals
OF the great war. 1t is a
story crowded with fighting
and adventure = big with
human courage and endur-
ance. 1t is the first war mar
rative that tells the true
story of conditions in the
German prison camps. 1t
is a story that every Ameri-
can should and will read to
the end.
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; the same ratiOns and equipment as thu
regular French army before 1t went tt
the front. Their food consisted Of
almost everywhere in the world. In
the morning they received half LOAF
of Vienna bread and coffee. At noon
they each had large dixie of thick
soup, and at three in the afternoon
more bread and bottle of vino. The
soup was more like stew-very
| thick with meat and vegetables. At
one Of the officers barracks there was
cook who had been chef In the larg-
est hotel In Paris before the war.
All the prisoners were well clothed.
Once week, socks, underwear. soap,
| towels and blankets were issued to
them, and every week the barracks
and equipment were fumigated. They
were given the best Of medical atten-
ton.
Besides all this, they were allowed
to work at their trades, if they had
any. All the carpenters, cobblers.
tailors and painters were kept busy,
and some of them picked up more
change there than they everEsdid In
Germany they told me. The must
clans formed bands and played almost
every night at restaurants and thea
tiers in the town. Those who had no
trade were allowed to work on the
roads, parks, docks and at residences
about the town.
Talk about dear old Jail You could
not have driven the average prisoner
away from there with a 14-inch gun.
I used to think about them in Bran |
denburg, when our boys were rushing |
the sentries in the hope of being bay |
onetted out of their misery.
While our cargo was being unloaded
spent most of my time with my
grandmother. / had heard still more
about the cruelty of the Huns. and
made up my mind to get into the SER
vice. Murray and Brown had already
enlisted in the Foreign Legion, Brown
being assigned to the infantry and
to the French man-of-war Cas-
sard. But when 1 spoke of my inten-
ton, my grandmother cried so much
that 1 promised her would not enlist
that time, anyway-and made the
return voyage In the Virginian. We
we're no sooner loaded in Boston than
back to st. Nazaire we went.
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An Afflicted Rooster.

The whooping cough has been quite
prevalent in North indianapolis recent
ly, and Bobbie Jones, the five-year-old
son of E. r. Jones, 615 West Twenty
ninth street, had overheard his parents
discussing the subject.
Incidentally the next-door neighbors
have small flock of chickens.
One morning Bobbie was playing In
the back yard when their neighbours
rooster began to crow loud and Justify.
Rushing into the house in a great
state of excitement, Bobbie exclaimed:
Mamma, has that rooster got the
whooping oughT"-Indianapolis News
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Moon by "EarthIioht.S

When the crescent of the new moon
appears In the west the phenomenon
called "the old moon In the young
ones arms" Is often observed. Part.
ly embraced by the horns of the cres-
cent is seen the whole round orb Of
the moon. The cause of this appear
ance is that the "earthlight" upon that
part Of the moon not reached by the
sunshine is sufficiently brilliant to rem
der 1t family visible to our eyes.
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INTENDED No Ham.

Lucy was playing up on the lawn
with her little puppy when the dog
next door came up wagging his tail In
most friendly way. The little pup
stuck his tail between his legs and
started for the house. Lucy caught
him, saying: "Don't be afraid, pup;
he won't hurt you; he just come over
to introduce hisself."
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The Piano at the Front.

Lieut.. Reginald B. Jones, formerly
organist at the Commercial Street
Baptist church, Newport MONTY, writ
ing from France, says:
"The padre came along on Sunday
evening, and our battalion had an
open-air. service while the shells were
whistling over and the German planes
lowering. We salved an old piano
from a ruined cottage. 1t had seven
notes missing and three holes from
shells in it, but we mended the wires
With telephone wire and string. I
played it for the service, the filter
having tuned it. In spite of the great
discords we had fine, hearty singing"
A mans crOokedness often gets him
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-07-19

An experimenter in the Royal Col
lege of Science In Toronto claims that
he has found way to harness the
suns heat to Industrial tasks of al
most any nature. For instance, by his
experiments with mirror combinations
he has focused reflected rays so as to
melt bar Of lead at temperature
below freezing to depth of one and
4 half inches In 43 seconds.
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Gunner Depew, on board the
French dreadnaught Cassard,
gives the Poilus a sample of the
craftsmanship for which the
American gunners are famous.
Then he leaves his ship and goes
into the trenches. Don't miss
the next instaIlment.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-07-19

The man who marries widow usu.
ally finds out that he is the successor
to her ideal husband.
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Necessity.

a national exhibition was recently
held in Berlin to popularize the use
Ut paper clothing.
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A mans crookedness often gets him
into financial straits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
Only one narono outnne,

OMIy UAs oIu1Il0 WF-11I-V
no get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets.
Look for signature Of L. W. GROVE.
l-lres = Cold in one Day- 30c.-AdN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
TROUBLE FOR JONES
WHEN JONES DESERTS
Red Cross Home Service
Strengthened Things Out
for This Jones.
- TNIrEn PREss. l


PARIS Dec. 3.-"The government is
holding up my allotment because my
service record is not clear. They say
I'm charged with deseruon. I'm IN des-
perate need"
There were tears in the eyes OF Ser
geant Jones as he handed an open let
ter to his commanding officer.
Read that. will vou?" he asked. and
the officer shook his head sympathetic
cally.
Pretty bad Jones. Evidently an
other case Of too many Joneses in the
world or course We can straighten il
out for YOU as soon as we can get into
communication with Washington.
But what IS my wife going 10 do in
the rneantime2 asked Jones You see
what she says"
why not tell your troubles TO the
Red Crosse" asked the officer They
have home service office IN Paris for
cases like that"
The sergeant took his advice. and .
letters and 3 cables Strengthened out
the matter. relieved the wife's need and
the soldiers distress
American Red Cross home service
handled 1850 similar cases from june
TO September.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
LIBERTY GUARD IS
DISSOLVED YESTERDAY
Lake County Had Two Com
panies; One at Hammond
and One at Hobart.

The Ifhretv Guard of indiana was dis
solved yesterday by a proclamation or
Governor Goodrich. thus restoring 20
civilian status 212 companies II more
than $4,000 men who served the state
voluntarily during the period Of tho war.
The guard was called into existaAce.
Dec p. 1917 ard enlisted men between
the ages Of as and years.
According to Capt George s. Harvey
81 the military ad protection depart
ment Of the State Council Of Defense.
who co-operated with Adj. Gen. Smith
in developing and maintaining the
guard. the most conspicuous service of
the guard was the training Of cOnscript-
ed men in The elements of military dis
cipline More than 5000 men of the
Indiana Liberty Guard were graduated
into the national army. Company com
manders are directed at once 10 take up
the question of disposing of the prop
erty Of the guard IN the orders written
by Capt Harvey. Any company Is per
Initted to continue as an independent
military unit if it desires. Although
the guard at all times was prepared for
active military service. occasion never
arose for such call.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
CARY SOLDIER IS
GASSED BY HUNS
Relatives Are Advised of
Casualty to Private
L. Perkins.

A letter from Private Leonard Perk-
FMS. a Gary soldier over there. 70 Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Wolfe Of Gary with
whom soldier Perkins made his home
while in Gary tells Of his being gassed.
His name appeared in the casualty list
in october as wounded in action. Priv
ate Perkins says he had quite long
siege at the hospital His letter fol-
lows:
Ny lungs are pretty sore vet. but
think that viii be overcome in due time
The news looks good at present and
something VIII happen soon. 1 am not
sorry I am in the services for otherwise
} would not be satisfied. or course we
are not in love with army life for we
have had All Of it we want. We feed
very good. though, and have plenty OF
war clothes so we are nor kicking.
Private Perkins is with Company 6,
Sth field signal battalion. 4tb Division,
L s. Army \. E. f.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
SUGAR RESTRICTIONS
HAVE BEEN REMOVED
No Longer Necessary to Re
port Sugar Sales to Co.
Administrator.

County Food Administrator +. 6.
Parry has been advised that ALI restric-
tions on sugar have been removed. With
the exception Of the four-pound per
capita per month basis. in the house
hold. and the four-pound per capita
bases for each ninety meals served in
the hotels. restaurants and other public
eating houses. This IS effective Decem-
Der 1st,
1t viii no longer he necessary for the
manufacturer Or dealer to purchase his
sugar by certificate. and he viii obtain
his sugar supply as he did previous to
the war.
Dealers. however arc limited e e
rhirty-day supply 81 sugar. IT l. nc
longer necessary for the retailer 10 re
port his ear sales to The county adj
ministrator All retailers and manu-
facturers entering into bushes safte'
July 1, 1919 may now secure sugar on
the same basis as any other retailer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
FIRE Loss IN CARY
FOR NOVEMBER $4,000
Fire Chief Makes His Re
port to Gary City
Council.

From the November report made by
Fire chief Winifred Grant. Gary had
80 fires. the losses aggregating $16.-
22s.97.
The value of buildings imperiled BY
fire totaled sl7oe95 and the value ef
contents was placed at s6145o.
The fires resulted in q loss on build
irg- Of 1885 and on contents Of S12.-
Ss39 a.
Nine thousand two hundred feet ~
hose were laid during the month and
32g feet Of ladder were raised The
department. Travelled 259l4 miles dur
ing the month.
The expense Of the fire department
during the month was s7.S27S4 Of
which s7.1265o was paid out ia sal
aries s7ol.sl was for mtsceilaneou
expenses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
18TH DIVISION
ON WAY HOME
Liner Kroonland Sails From
French Port Nov. 20 With
1,349 U. S. Soldiers.

WASHINGTON. Dec s-The War
Department announced yesterday that
the steamer Kroonland had sailed from
q French port on Nov. % with 1.949 sol
diers. including the headquarters and
headquarters detachment Of the Seven
ty-sixth Division.
In addition there are on board head
quarters Troop. seventy-sixth Division;
Ambulance Company 500: Postal r.
tachment Seventy-si Division; sick
and wounded, 704.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03
VIM. MCALPIN
is CAPTURED

LOWELL. Ind. Dec. 3-Marshal
Duckworth received a message Non
day that william McAlpin. the man
who forged the checks on Frank
strickland last week, had been cap
tured In Flat Rock, Ind, and was con-
fined in the Shelbvville. Ind Jail
Marshal Duckworth left last eve
ming for Shelbyvine 70 bring Neal
pin back to Lake county for trial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-03

Help the government to pay its
debts BY buying War Saving
Stamps.