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AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section 10 OF Article Ill, Of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Maryland.
title Legislative Department" reg
ulating the compensation Of the mem
bers Of both Houses of the General
Assembly OF Maryland. and to pro-
vide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters
of the State of Maryland for adop-
tion or rejection.
SECTION 1. BE ii enacted by the Gen
erGI Assembly Of Maryland, (three-flfths
OF all the members OF each Of the two
Houses concurringl. That the following
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment 10 Section is Of Article
III. Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment." the same II adopted by the
legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, to become Section Is
Of Article III. of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland.
Is. The General Assembly may con-
tinue its session SO long as In its judg-
ment the public interest may require
for period not longer than ninety
days; and each member thereof shall
receive compensation Of three hun
dred dollars per annum and five dollars
per diem for every day he shall attend
the session. but not for such days as he
may be absent, unless absent on ac-
count Of sickness or by leave Of the
House Of which he is a member and he
shall also receive such mileage as may
oe allowed by law, not exceeding twenty
cents per mile: and the presiding officer
of each House shall receive an addi-
tional compensation Of five dollars per
diem. When the General Assembly
shall be convinced by proclamation of
she Governor, the session shall not con-
tinue longer than thirty days, and in
such case the compensation shall be
the same as herein prescribed.
SECTION 2. And be il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That said
aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of
the State Of Maryland shall, at the next
general election for Members OF Con-
gress held In this State, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters OF the
State, for their adoption or rejection.
in pursuance Of the directions con-
tanned in Article XIV Of the Constitu-
tion Of the State of Maryland, and at
the said general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" as now provided
by law. and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to
the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as
directed by said Fourteen Article Of
the Constitution. and further proceed
lngs had in accordance with said Ar
ticle Fourteen.
Approved April 8, 1920.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

The railways of central Peru sprea,.
out In Y, at the right-hand end Of
which is Huancayo, something more
than 200 miles from Lima. At every
railroad station. old women crowd
through the cars selling the favorite
nectar Of the Incas, all purchasers
drinking from the same cup, and gem
orally several from the same filling.
Nearly every traveller has his own sup
ply Of a more potent native beverage.
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AN ACT to amend Section 81 Of Article
4, title Judiciary Department" Of
the Constitution of this State, and TO
provide for the submission OF said
amendment TO the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted 5y the Gem
eraI Assembly Of Maryldpd. (three-fifths
Of all members of each Of the two
houses concHrringo, That the following
section be. and the same Is. hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to Section 81,
Of Article 4. title Judiciary Depart
ment." of the Constitution of this State,
and II adopted by the legal qualified
voters thereof, as herein provided, said
section shall supersede and stand in
the place and In stead Of Section 81 of
said Article Of the Constitution Of
Maryland.
SIC. 81. There shall be a Clerk of
each of the said Courts of Baltimore
City, except the Supreme Bench, who
shall be elected by the legal and quail
ified voters of said city at the election
to be held in said city on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday Of Noyem-
Der, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven. and shall hold his office for
six years from the time Of his election,
and until his successor is elected and
qualified, and to be re-eligible thereto.
subject to be removed for willful ne.
glect Of duty or other misdeamor in
Office on conviction in Court Of Law.
The salary of each OF the said Clerks
shall be forty-flve hundred dollars a
year. payable only out OF the fees and
receipts collected by the Clerks of said
city, and they shall be entitled to no
other perquisites or compensation. In
case of vacancy in the office Of Clerk
Of any Of said Courts, the Judges Of
said Supreme Bench OF Baltimore City
shall have power TO fill such vacancy
until the general election of Delegates
to the General Assembly to be held
next thereafter. when Clerk Of said
Court shall be elected to serve for six
years thereafter; and the provisions Of
this Article in relation to the appoint
ment Of Deputies by the Clerks Of the
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By the Goccrnor:
PHILLIP B. PEuLMAS.
Secretary OF State.


Highway law is not hard to under
stand. 1t is universally recognized as
the clearest expressed and the simplest
system of law on our statute books. "
speaks, not in terms of dead phrasing.
but in simple, direct. forceful language.
Any motorist who cares to Go so can
ascertain his legal rights and liabili-
ties in his state in Is minutes' reading,
and he won't need an attorney to inter
pret it for him. elther.-Chesla c.
Sherlock in Motor.
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Approved April .. 1920.

Now, therefore, I, Albert c. RitchIe,
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, in
pursuance Of the direction contained in
Section of Article IA of the Constitu-
tion Of Maryland. do hereby order and
direct that this Proclamation contain
ing full. true and correct copy Of the
text Of said Chapters s19 and 565 Of
the Acts OF the General Assembly Of
Maryland Of 1920. be published in at
least two newspapers in each of the
counties of the State where SO many
may be published and where not more
than one may be published then In
that newspaper. and in three newspa-
pers published in the City Of Balti-
more, one Of which shall be published
In the German language, once a week
for at least three months next preced-
ing the general election to be held in
the State of Maryland on Tuesday. the
End day Of November, 1920, at which
election the said proposed amendments
to the Contitution shall be submitted
in form and manner prescribed b. the
General Assembly. to the legal and
qualified voters Of the State for their
adoption or rejection.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

The harbor of Odessa, In south Rus
sia. is formed by several stone piers
and long breakwater and is protect
ed in every direction. 1t is the only
port in southern Russia where ships
drawing 80 feet can come directly to
the docks, and the docks are larger
and better equipped than those of any
other Black sea port The depth is 80
feet on one side and 13 to II feet on
the other.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the conssl-
tuition Of the State, 1920.

Whereas, at the January Session OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland,
held in the year 1920. two Acts were
passed, to-wit: Chapter 319 proposing
an amendment to Section Is Of Article
Ill Of the Constitution OF the State,
title Legislative Department" regulat-
ing the compensation of Members OF
both Houses Of the General Assembly;
and Chapter 565 proposing an amend
ment TO Section 81 of Article 4 of the
Constitution Of the State, title "Judic-
larry Department" regulating the pay
of Clerks OF Courts. and which said
Chapters 319 and 565 are in the words
and figures following:
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From very remote times Leeds has
been recognized as leading market
for the sale of every kind Of leather.
The Leeds leather fairs. established
in early days, have for more than a
century been one of the most i'm
portant markets in the world. These
fairs continue to be held on the third
Wednesday Of January. April, July
and October in every year. when SELL
ers and buyers from all quarters
meet on the leather exchange in the
center Of the city.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

In 1882 Bowling Green (517 acres)
in New York city was ordered fenced
In. 1t was leased at one peppercorn
year for IL years to three citizens
for a private bowling green, the lease
being renewed for a second II years
at 20 shillings per annum.-Automo-
bile Blue Book.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Just ten days after the celebration
of our own Independence day. France
and all her children, no matter in
what part Of the world they may be,
mark with peculiar emphasis the 18th
Of July. which day has often been
termed in America "the French
Fourth of July" 1t was on July H.
1889. the storming Of the BastIle took
nlace
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Man comes to himself only when he
has found the best that is in him and
has satisfied his heart with the high
est achievement of which he is capa-
Bile. That alone to him is the real
measure OF himself, the real standard
of his manhood.--Grit
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Given under my hand
and the Great Seal OF
the State Of Maryland.
Done at the City Of
Annapolis, this 23rd
day Of July, nineteen
hundred and twenty.
ALBERT C. RIrcHTE
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Circuit Courts in the counties shall
apply to the Clerks Of the Courts in
Baltimore City.
SIC. 2. Aud be II TURNER enacted bv
the Authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shall, at the next election for men,
bers Of Congress to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday
in the month Of November. nineteen
hundred and twenty (1920), be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance of the direction contained
In Article IA Of the Constitution Of this
State; and at the said election the voto
on said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed the words For Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against Con-
stitutional Amendment" az now pro
vided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment. as
directed by the said Article IA Of the
said Constitution.
Approved April 3, 1920.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Julius Caesar was sensitive regard
ing his badness. SO much did this
worry him that he became Ill. When
the day came on which Caesar discov-
cred that there was no remedy he had
a crown made that covered the entire
top and back of his head. but it was
a torture to wear 1t.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

At boy Land" a school for boys in
Santa Barbara, Cal. it is possible
to view the whole earth, laid out fiat
like a map over about two acres of
ground. Rivers, lakes. mountains, val
leys, continents. and oceans are all
complete. The boys can paddle through
the larger waterways.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

The Suez canal, which was opened
in 1869. is 80 miles long. while the
Panama canal is but sos miles in
length. 1t cost about Sl00.000.OO0 to
construct the Suez canal. while the
cost of building the Panama canal was
almost four times that amount.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
Families Are
Seeking Help

Sioux Falls, Aug. ia decided
increase in the number of INDECENT
families in Sioux Falls has been no
ticed during the past two weeks. The
cessation of activities in the harvest
fields is believed to be the reason for
an influx of small transient families
into the city. Too, the unusually
close condition of labor openings
augments the cramped situation.
The Family Welfare association
notes that most of the families seek
ing assistance now are those who
have been deprived of farm work by
the termination of the harvest sea-
son.
With the coming of fall and the
corn husking period let up is to be
seen in the demands. However. this
season is short and will, 1t was point
ed out, serve to help out only tempo
rarily. until winter, with its many
long months of cold sets in.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
PLENTY CARS FOR =
SOUTH DAKOTA
G. T.. OLSTAD BACK FROM EAST
BELIEVES RELIEF OF THE
SHORTAGE AT HAND.

G.. T., Olstad has returned home
from an important mission at Wash
ington, ID. c., firm in the belief that
the railway commission and the in
terstate commerce commission are
using every effort to secure the
thousands of cars that are necessary
to move the imT .nsC grain crop of
the ninth districe. Mr.. Olstad went
east as a delegate sent by the South
Dakota Bankers association. He was
in conference with the interstate
commerce commission for over two
hours. The situation in the north
west was there presented by himself
and other representatives from this
state.
The movement of cars from Chi
cago westward has set in with the re-
suit that more than 1900 per day are
being hurried to destinations where
most needed.
Harvesting and threshing are at
hand and the call for cars will soon
be heard on every hand. 1t is i'm
portant that the farmer contingent
be considered and that transportation
for their great yields be provided.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
CAR PLUNCES
Off FERRYBOAT
YOUNG FARMER DROWNED IN
THE MISSOURI RIVER,

Sioux City, Aug. 17.-August
Beerman, prosperous young farmer
living near Dakota City, Neb., was
drownedin the Missouri river at Fort
Randall, S. D., Friday afternoon
when the automobile in which he was
seated plunged off the end of a ferry.
The body had not been recovered this
morning.
William Bierman, also of Dakota
City, driver of the Inflated machine,
was rescued by boatmen $50 feet
downstream shortly after the acci-
dent occurred.
Upon reaching the ferry station
across the river from Fort Randall,
Mrs. Bierman and the two children
disembarked from the automobile
while the men drove the machine on
the ferry.
The ferry was large enough to ac-
commodate two automobiles, side by
side. A steep incline leads to the
ferry, and although the craft was
boarded, it is thought that something
happened to the steering device, or
that Mr.. Bierman became excited, for
the machine did not stop, but crashed
through the apron and plunged into
the stream
Witnesses quickly jumped into
boats and attempted to save both
men. The current took Mr.. Bier
man downstream about $50 feet be-
fore he was rescued. The water is
said to be II feet deep where the au-
tomobile plunged in. The river vic
tim had been farming with his broth
er, Henry Bierman, near Dakota City
He had planned to visit his relatives
in Germany in the near future, al
ready having obtained passports fol
the journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bierman and theil
two children were to return to Dako
ta City late this afternoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
GIRL KILLED,
AUTO HITS DITCH
IVY STRAND, 18-YEAR-OLD CAN
TON GIRL, VICTIM TRAGEDY
~ NEAR HARRISBURG.

Canton, Aug. 1I-Hurled through
the windshield when the car in which
she was riding went into a ditch and
struck an embankment, Ivy Strand
1Syear-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elling Strand. of Canton, was in
stantly killed last Sunday, about IL
O'Clock. The girls head was almost
severed from her body.
Lewis Larson, of Beloit, Ia, the
only other occupant of the car, was
painfully but not seriously hurt.
The tragedy occurred about two
miles north of Harrisburg. Miss
Strand and Larson had taken the
girls sister, Jeanette Strand, to Sioux
Falls to take a night train for Min
neapolis. Larson pulled out from
the center of the road in an attempt
to pass another car. His machine
went into a small ditch, he lost con-
troll and the fast travelling car crash
ed into an embankment. Miss Strand
was thrown headforemost through
the windshield. The glass slashed
the jugular vein and she died within
a few minutes, before medical aid
could be summoned
Passing motorists took the girls
body to Canton while Larson was
taken to his home at Beloit. He was
able to be up in the morning. The
car was badly wrecked.
Besides her parents, Miss Strand is
survived by eight sisters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
HOLDR|DGE-PARKER
WEDDING TODAY
RIED AT 1870 A. NJ. DEPART
ON HONEYMOON TRIP.

A quiet wedding ceremony occur
red at 1880 a. m, when Earl Hold
ridge, son of Mrs. A. w. Holdridge,
took for his bride Miss Inez Parker,
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID.
Parker, 416 First st. NE. This event
took place at the home of the brides
parents, only the immediate families
of the contracting parties being pres
ent as witnesses. Rev. L. l.. Mann,
former pastor of the Baptist church,
officiated. Following the readily
given responses to the proposed OBJ
legations the happy young couple and
those present partook of daintily
spread wedding breakfast consisting
of three courses.
For this marriage occasion the
Parker home was turned into a verit-
able floral bower through the gener-
Gus distribution of white and pink
sweet peas, cosmos and roses in vari
Gus places in the lower suite of
rooms. All decorations were pink and
white.
The bride was beautifully appar-
eled in fine fitting navy blue trico-
tine suit. She wore a velvet hat.
Out of town guests present at the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Cummings and Mrs. A. Hoffman, all
of Sioux City.
Immediately after partaking of
breakfast, friends and relatives
escorted the newlyweds to the sta
ton, where they boarded the south
bound train for trip to Sioux City,
Omaha and other points.
Mrs. M. l.. Adkins and Mrs. l..
Paulson served breakfast to the we'd
ding party.
The groom is now engaged in the
grocery business at Clarno, where
the couple intend residing on their
return fro mtheir honeymoon trip.
The bride is an accomplished
young lady, possessed of good edu-
cation and specially gifted musically.
A host of interested friends of both
wish them great success and happi-
ness in their married life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
Farmer browns
In Cistern

DeSmet, Aug. 17.-Mystery sur
rounds the death of William Label,
an unmarried man, whose body was
found in cistern on the farm which
he rented in the Erwin district of
Kingsbury county.
In some quarters the theory is ad-
vanced that he was the victim of foul
play. The disappearance of Label
was noted by some of his neighbors
who could find no trace of/him They
then reported the matter to Sheriff
Hazel, who went to the scene and
commenced a search.
This resulted in finding Ladel's
body in the cistern, where, to judge
from the condition Of the remains,
the body had been for some days.
A coronor's inquest will be held to
determine whether it was case of
suicide or Yurder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
TO RETURN TO
NATIVE LAND
THIRTY-ONE SLAVS ID T. p A II L
FROM SIOUX CITY.

Sioux City, Aug. 17.-Thirty-one
Lithuanians left Sioux City last night
for their native land. They will sail
from New York next Wednesday on
the Holland American liner Ryniam,
going direct to Hamburg. They left
in special car on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, their car making the
trip straight through to New York
from where they will take steamer.
The majority of them are simply
going back to their old homes for
visits, although some are going back
ito stay.
One man had 80 pairs of shoes in
his 1000 pounds Of baggage. All
had vast amounts of luggage, taking
many articles from Sioux City mar
kets to their homes. Many took
suits of clothes back to relatives. AL
though it is estimated the foreigners
withdrew close to 100000 from
Sioux City banks, o. f. jacobson, a
steamship agent, who arranged for
their passage said the greater portion
of the nancy remained here for
goods they are taking back with
them.
The majority of the men worked
at the Cudahy packing house where
they were paid good salaries and
were enabled to save much.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
Ball Player
Dies From Injury

New York, Aug. 17.-Ray Chap
man, shortstop for the Cleveland
team of the American league base
ball club, died today from injuries
received when his skull was fractur-
ed by at ball pitched by Carl Mays,
at the Polo grounds yesterday. Chap
man attempted to dodge fast curve,
but misjudged it, The ball struck
the left side of hs head back of the
ear. He was rushed to a hospital
where he died at o'clock this morn
ing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
DAKOTA NURSE
IN WAR REGION
FORMER BON HOMNiE COUNTY
GIRL WITH THE RED CROSS
WRITES FROM POLAND.

Tyndall, Aug. ia thrilling ac-
count of her experiences during the
red avalanche in Poland, where she
has been for some time with the Red
Cross forces, has been received by
local friends from Miss Lenora Gill
ley, a South Dakota young woman,
who formerly was instructor in Red
Cross home nursing of Bon Homme
county. The letter is dated at War
saw on July 10. 1t is~in part as fol-
lows:
I'VE have just gone through the
most thrilling yet heart-rending eX-
periences of our young lives, You
perhaps know that | am assigned to
a military surgical evacuation hospi-
tai, just about SO miles from the
front, so that we receive our patients
shortly after they are wounded. This
hospital was beautifully located on
a slight elevation off the quiet river
Whine.
"The building was Handsomely
built, originally for university, so
that the wards were very spacious
and cheerful. We had 60 beds in
what used to be the BALLROOM. We
accommodated 325 patients; most of
these were badly wounded. | had a
fracture ward, nothing but fracture
femurs. These cases are always hard
to care for, but the work was very
interesting and we felt as though we
were really doing something for hui
manity.
"On July the blow came in the
form of report that the bolsheviki
were advancing at rapid rate and
that they would possibly be in Wilno
within two days. Just as soon as
news came that the situation was
critical we began evacuating patients,
getting out supplies 1--WE even took
out all the bath tubs and disconnect-
ed the plumbing) so as not to leave
anything for the Bolas. We natur-
ally were a wee bit anxious to get
out, but among the SO r. C. person
mel there was not one who became
panicky-everything went off very
smoothly, and save for the panic
stricken civilians one should scarcely
have known that the Bolas were so
near.
This was the heart-rending sight
We Americans were well provided
with food and had transportation
out, but the poor Poles, without food
and transportation, carrying a few
clothes were fleeing on anything they
could-horses, cows and on foot One
could see trains dotted with both men
and women hanging on box cars, and
even on engines.
l. "On our way to Warsaw we
stopped a day at Bialystok. This is
where we have large orphanage and
hospital. They have about 4,00(
children and they expect about 5000
refugee children within the next IL
days. Here is where the American
Red Cross is doing noble work.
1--WE have received orders to hole
ourselves in readiness to leave Po
land on short notice, should the neet
arise. Unless the allies come in OF
an armistice is signed very soon, Po
land will merely be thing of th'
| past. The Poles, although they arr
good fighters, are losing out, runnin,
| low on ammunition and cannot hav,
it shipped in from other countries.