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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

curing any such Indebtedness requiring
the assent OF the voters. as aforesaid.
FORE ore a. y ~ p'os - ~ ~
Indebtedness shall provide for the collec-
tion Of an annual tax. in addition to the
other taxes provided for by this Consti-
such Indebtedness as Il falls due, and also
to constitute a sinking fund for the pay
ment OF the principal thereof within twen-
~ 900 years from h time Of con-
Constitution to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

SSNNS SINN6 IIN1HG
NO. 1.
Changing the Compensation OF mem
bers OF the General Assembly from per
diem during Session to Annual Salary
Of $4,000.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TlON submitting to the qualified voters
Of Missouri an amendment to the on
stitution thereof. increasing the pay OF
members OF the general ASSEMBLY by re-
pealing section is Of article U said
Constitution and enacting a new Sec
tlon In lieu thereof.
he II resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurring therein.
as follows:
That at the general election to be held
In this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday In November, 1920. there
shall be submitted for adoption to the
qualified voters OF the state the following
amendment to the Constitution:
Section l. That section l6 of article
4 OF the Constitution Of the state OF Mis-
souri,. relating to the pay OF members OF
the legislature. be and the same is here
by repealed n IA new section. relating
TO the same subject. enacted in lieu
thereof, to be known and designated as
section 16 and to be and form a part OF
said article 4 OF said Constitution, as fol-
lows:
Section l6. The members Of the gen.
eral assembly shall seNerally receive from
the public treasury as compensation Tor
their services one thousand dollars per
year. payable on the first day OF February
OF each year. Committees Of either house,
or joint committees OF both houses, APP
pointed to examine the Institutions of
the state. other than those at the seat
of the government. may receive their
actuaf~expenses. necessarily incurred while
In the performance OF such duty; the items
of such expenses to be returned to the
chairman OF such CDmmtttAp. and nv him
certified to the state auditor, before the
same, or any part thereof. can be paid.
No allowance or emoluments. for any
purpose whatever. shall be made to or
received by the members, or any member
OF either house. or for their use. out of
the contingent fund or otherwise, except
as herein expressly provided; and no al
lOwance or cmolument, for any purpose
whatever. shall ever be paid to any ufi-
Ger. agent. servant or employe of either
house Of the general assembly, or Of any
committee thereof, except such per diem
rs may he provided for by law, not TO
exceed five dollars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

Authorizing cities which contain not
more than 10000 inhabitants to incur
additional indebtedness for Waterworks,
Ice and light plants.
SENATE JOINT AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION submitting to the quail
fled voters of the state Of Missouri a
proposal to amend section LEA of article
10 of the Constitution Of Missouri re-
lating to "cel tain cities being permit
ted to incur additional Indebtedness
for water, ice and light plants"
Be 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to Be held
on the first Tuesday following the first
Monday in November, 1920, the following
amendment TO the Constitution of Mis-
souri, concerning the rights of certain
cities to incur additional Indebtedness
for waterworks. ice and light plants shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
said state, to-wit:
Section l.. That section la OF article 10
Of the Constitution of Missouri be and the
same is hereby amended by striking out
the words and figures NOR less than two
thousand t2oOC) inhabitants" in the, sec
ond line of said section la of article 10.
and be further amended by striking out
the words and figures, 1--WE CD" In line
6 of said section la Of article 10,
and figures. ten (1M." and that said
section la of article 10 aforesaid be
further amended by inserting between
the words "waterworks' and "elec-
tic" In the Sth line CT said section liza
of article 10, aforesaid. the words ice
plants" so that said section la Of arti-
Gle 10. aforesaid, when amended. shall
read as follows:
Section ia. Any city In this state.
containing. not more than thirty thou
sand inhabitants. may. with the assent
of ~two-thirds (2s) OF the voters thereof
voting at an election held for that pur-
pose, be allowed to become indebted in
q larger amount than specified in section
IL of article 10 of the Constitution OF this
state, not exceeding an additional ten
00) per centum on the value of the tax
able property therein, for the purpose
Of purchasing or constructing water
works. ice plant. elec' fic or other light
plants. to be owned exclusively by the
city SO purchasing or -lstructing the
same: Provided, that auS such city in.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

Requiring General Assembly to levy
annual tax not less than one-half cent
nor more h three cents on $4,000
valuation for penslonIns de servlng blind.
SENATE JOINT AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION. AN ACT providing for
the amendment OF section Al, article 4
OF the Constitution Of the state of Mis-
souri,. requiring the genera assembly
to cause an annual tax of not less than
one-half OF one cent nor more than
three cents on the one hundre dollars
valuation OF the taxable property OF the
state to be levied for the purpose Of
providing a fund to be devoted In the
manner provided by law to the pension
Ing Of the deserving blind and provid-
ing for the disposition Of any surplus
In said fund.
Be IT resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurring therein.
as follows:
That at the general election to be held
in this state On the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November. A. d. 1920,
there shall be submitted to the qualified
voters OF the state. for adoption, the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution OF
Missouri:
Section /. That article 1, section Al, be
and the same is hereby amended by
addin after the words Provided fur
Their. that nothing in this Constitution
contained shall be construed as prohibit
Ing the general assembly from granting.
or authorizing the granting of pensions
to the deserving blind. as may be provid-
ed and regulated by law" as the same
occurs in lines fifteen and sixteen of said
section, the following words. Provided
further. that the general assembly OF the
state of Missouri shall cause an annual
tax Of not less than one-half of one cent
nor more than three cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation of the taxable
property of the state to be levied for
the purpose of providing a fund to be
devoted in the manner provided by law
to the pensioning Of the deserving blind.
II any balance shall exist in such fund
after the deserving blind have been
pensioned, then the same. or so much
thereof as may be necessary. may be
used for the support of the commission
for the blind. And II there shall be a
balance in said fund after the blind have
been pensioned and the commission for
the blind has received adequate support,
then the same shall be transferred to
the public school fund. Said tax shall be
levied and collected annually In the same
n as other state taxes are levied
and collected. and such fund shall be
subject to appropriation for above pur-
poses by the general assembly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. q.

Permits majority of quatied voters OF
road districts to authorize special levy
for road purposes Of not 10 exceed fifty
cents on the $4,000 valuation.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TON submitting to the qualified voters
Of the state Of Missouri an amendment
to the Constitution thereof requiring
the county court. when authorized by
the qualified voters Of any road district,
general or special. to make a ]snecial
levy on the taxable property within
such road district. in addition TO the
lavies now authorized by law, Of not
70 exceed fifty cents on the one hun
dred dollars valuation. the proceeds
Of such levy to he used FOR road pur-
poses within such district.
he 1t resolved by the House OF Repre-
sentatives, the Senate concurriRg there
in. as follows:
That at the general election to be held
In this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A. ID.
1890. there shall be submitted to the quail
flied voters Of the state for, adoption the
following amendment to the Constitution
thereof.
Section l.. That article 10 of the Con-
stitutiou of Missouri be. Rnd the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto the
following section. to be knsswn as sec
ton q, article 10 of the Sknstitution of
the state of Missouri, whirh said section
TAttAA A'AhA 10 WI -
Section 20. In addition 10 the taxes
now authorized to be levied for county
purposes, under and by virtue Of section
II Of article 10 Of the Constitution OF
this state, and in addition to the special
levy for road and bridge purposes author
lied by section % of article 10 of the
Constitution Of this state. it shall he the
duty Of the county court of any county
in this state, when authorized 50 to do
by a majority OF the qualified voters of
any road district. general or special. vot-
ing thereon at an election held for such
purpose to make a levy Of not to eX-
coed Fifty cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation on all property within such
district, to be collected In the same man
ner as state and county taxes are collect
cd. and placed to the credit of the road
district authorizing such special levy. 1t
shall be the duty of the county court.
on petition OF not less than ten qualified
voters and taxpayers residing within any
such road district. to submit the question
Of author izing Ii special election to
be held for that purpose. within twenty
days after filing Of such petition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NC. 9,

Providing for a bond issue Of $780,
0oo.c0 for the purpose of creating a SOL
dIers' settlement fund.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TON providing for the amendment Of
section A. article 4 of the Constitution
OF the state of Missouri, relating to
the contracting of a liability in behalf
Of the state Of Missouri. in the sum of
one million dollars Isl ,O0O, OOOl, by an
Issue of bonds for the purpose Of ere
ating a soldiers settlement fund.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Missouri.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO, 4,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

Permits majority of quatied voters Of
road districts to authorize special levy
for road purposes Of not 10 exceed fifty
cents on the $4,000 valuation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO, 2,

Authorizing cities having a population
OF more than 100 900 Inhabitants 10 frame
and amend their charters by less difficult
methods than are now provided.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION submitting to the qualified voters
of the state OF Missouri an amendment
OF article . of the Constitution of the
state Of Missouri by striking out sec
lions 10 and II thereof, and adopting
new sections in lieu thereof feia tirg
10 the framing OF charters for self gov
eminent by certain cities. and the
amendment thereof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO, 7.

Authorizing cities which contain not
more than 30,ooo Inhabitants to incur
additional indebtedness for waterworks,
Ice and light plants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

Permitting an Increase Of the Ilmi. n,
lndebtedness that large cities NAV Incur
and enabling them to acquire public utiI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

Changing the Compensation OF mem
bers Of the General Assembly from per
diem during Session to Annual Salary
OF 100000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

into the local band wagon. You will
feel better You will be more pros
porous. Your success is directly tied
up with the success Of every other
local man and woman. Study the
secret Of success Of every city in the
United States that has risen TO great
industrial and commercial HEIGHTS
and you viii find the same story OF
local cooperation and patronage OF
home institutions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
EL PasO Is Entering
Upon A NetD Era Of
Industrial Growth

Looking backward. It is astounding
TO observe the Industrial growth Of
FL Psso during the past five OF six
years. Looking ahead, it IS, indeed
ETstigEing to observe the still greater
industrial expansion that is springing
into life. This expansion is bound TO
continue fo- years. In 1910 Fl Paso
was a city Of only 5000 Inhabitants.
To-day she can boast OF 10000 people
and soon viii be ranked in the 100000
class. Many men who are noted for
their sagaclty and shrewdness in
forecastinE municipal growth, predict
that Fl Paso viii be a city OF a quar-
ter Of a million people within less
than 8 quarter OF a century.
why should not FL Paso grow
said one astute business man recently.
eshe is the commercial and industrial
center Of veritable empire Place the
point OF mighty compass upon FL
Paso as q pivot Project Il till il
draws IN its vast sweep a tremendous
arc OF 500 miles from the Rio Grande
on the southeast, sweeping around
through western Texas. Up through
New Mexico almost TO the Colorado
line. down toward the west, far into
Arizona, coming at last to the line
Of Mexico. And at some future time
q resumption OF trade relations viii
carry this arc on into Mexico till it
completeH q Teritable circle at the
starting point. Few cities are so sit
uated. Look at the manufacturing
and Industrial enterprises OF which
Fl Paso can boast at the present
time Co over the city and see the
plants now being completed, IN the
course Of construction, being started,
and you viii have same conception
Of the commercial power Of the Pass
CITY, This Is but q forerunner OF
the still greater expansion that IS 70
PEOPLE who have Travelled far and
vide bear testimony 70 the fact that
Il Paso IS one Of the most wide
awake. progressive and hustling
cities in the entire country II bears
a metropolitan stamp Things move.
There IS the pulse OF business ana
commercial life 20 be felt pulsing
strong IN her veins as soon as one
cones IN contact with the city's bust
ness section Buildings are modern
Growth Is 70 be seen everywhere
There Is no smack Of the provincial
Men who have been connected with
the business life Of such cities as Chi
Ezl.5O ana new 44AA Say ma - -
offers merchandise comparable with
nat offered In those centers-
The popular belief that some pro-
duct made far away is better than
q local product IS q fallacy that
everyone should prove TO his thor
ouEh satisfaction Distance should
not lend enchantmsnt in the matter
OF buying q product Ask yourself
why some foreign brand Of macaroni
or spaghetti should be better than
Trf-State2 or why some foreign
brand Of coffee should be better than
Ambassador, President Statesman
French Luxury or other local brands2
or why some outside flour should be
better than Cream OF Wheat2 OF why
a suit Of clothes made in Chicago
should be better than a suit made By
a first class local tailor2 This ques-
ton might be applied to any local
brand.
II you are a skeptic, begin to get
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

But this is a thing that we have
never been able TO bring ourselves
to do. Our institution is the largest
Tent and Awning business in the
Southwest and has been built only
after years Of constant endeavor 70
give the people Of this city and sec
ton the very best it is possible 70
give them for their money. Profiteer-
ing may pay for fleeing time, but
surely not in the end The aim of the
FL Paso Tent and Awning company
is TO see that after an awning is put
up that 1t viii stand the test OF sun,
rain and bad weather. If we make a
tent, we want our customer TO feel
that that tent is at least as good a
tent as he or she could have bought
anywhere on the earth for the money
expended And the same rule applies
to any and all Of the products that
we manufacture. While, no doubt,
one should give due consideration 70
the fact that any given article is an
article Of FL Paso manufacture, at
the same time the point we are striv-
ing 10 firmly impress upon you. is
the TACT that we feel our correspond
ing duty in giving you the benefit OF
a happy union Of good goods and
equitable prices Such a combination.
coupled with the further fact Of
home Industry should make an m
beatable and frrestible trio. In union
there is strength We rely upon the
consuming public OF FL Paso and the
great Southwest And at the same
time every other individual and busi-
ness institution depends directly or
Indirectly upon the success Of The
FL PasO Tent and Awning company
and 81 Paso's business institutions
in the aggregate. Our plant is q
part OF great whole Your plant Is
a part OF the same great entity and
every individual fits somewhere into
the great scheme OF local progress.
II you sell at home and buy away,
you are reaping the benefit OF other
peoples endeavor. II you both buy
and sell at home, you are 100 per
cent perfect on this important Ques-
Do not be deceived. then. II you
buy q tent or an awning far away,
you may be assured that In some way
the distant manufacturer viii be
compelled TO figure the freight and
the cost OF handling your business
into the bargain so that you pay for
it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
LOCAL BRICK EXAMPLE
International Brick Company Makes
Brick and Tile Products Of
Good Quality.

AS an example Of a local ins6tu-
lion that offers a Worthwhile prod
uct, consider the International Brick
Fl Paso manufacturing excellent brick
and tile products. which contributes
very materially to the pay roll OF our
city each and every year. 1t takes a
lot Of money to maintain such plant
II manufactures millions Of brick
each year Its market must be IN the
west and southwest That means that
Il you need such a product that be-
fore buying you should investigate
its products and its prices.
And at the same time do not for
get the items Of time and service.
While you are waiting for a ship
ment from some far away point, you
often can get your product from a
way OF time. It IS the aim Of every
local business man 10 deserve and to
honestly earn your patronage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
Ell PASo MAN GIVES VIEWS
FL PnsO Tent and Awning Company
Has Built Business Upon The
Theory Of Quality and Price.

Another example of local enterprise
is The FL Paso Tent and Awning
company Quality IS the first aim OF
this concern we could make a big
ger profit" said Mr.. Collins, proprie-
tor. IF we desired to cut the quality
OF our canvas goodS-if We could
only bring ourselves to believe that
inferior canvas and mediocre work
manship would pay better in the end.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-07-23

The recent offer of Nathan
Straus to turn over to the city Of
New York the milk pasteurization
laboratory maintained by him
was accepted last week by the
Board of Estimate. The offer
was conditional on an appropria-
ton sufficient to carry on and ex-
pand the work. A resolution
thanking Mr.. Straus for the work
he has done for the children Of
New York and for his gift was
passed.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-07-23

A new musical instrument, a
violin with nine strings, has been
invented by Russo-Jewish mu-
sician, Mr.. Saul Dobovis. The
instrument produces an extraor-
binary volume of tone, and re-
markab1e orchestral effects can be
brought out. Mr.. Dobovis was
born in the Government of Kief,
and is Talmudist of consider
able erudition. He has composed
a large number of works for both
violin and piano, including a
beautiful version of Ko1 Nidre.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-07-23
THE ENGLISH PRESS ON
THE "JEWISH PERIL"

The London Nation" takes is
sue with the London times" for
paying serious attention to the
book recently published in Eng
land under the title of the "Jew-
ish Peril In recent editorial,
the Nation says: what is the
Times coming to? A few
weeks ago DR.. Hagberg Wright
writing in The Nation, scarifed
what he called the 'nauseating
outpouring of perverted religios-
ity' which has been published in
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-07-23
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

this country under the title of
The Jewish Peril, and sedulous-
ly doomed by reactionary Rus
sian refugees. The work is a
farago of neurotic nonsense, and
its author passes on his illuni-
mated way from the Inhabitants
Of heaven to the visions and pro-
phecies of st. Seraphim.' But
his object was plain enough, and
Mr.. Aylmer Maude (who is no
Bolshevik) accurately describes
and dates its use as weapon in
the promotion of pogroms, forged
and used by the Okrana in the
campaign against Whites re-
forms. It pretends to describe
a Communist plot promoted by
the Elders of Sion Ii. e. by a
Jewish international society to
destroy Governments and set up
a universal reign of terror. To
this gibberish the Times pays
the homage of an article in its
largest type, written by "A Cor
respondent This gentleman
wraps The Jewish Peril in the
solemn vocabulary Of awe-struck
comment, from which such cpl
thets as 'uncanny' (three times
repeatedly and prophetic dart
out like flashes from an electric
torch. Tn other words the
Times allows an apparently
honored writer to suggest to it's
readers that the Elders of Sion
have an existence outside the per-
verified brain that imagined them,
that Bolshevism is their child,
and that Europe may have just
escaped a PAX Germanica' to
sink under a diabolical PAX Ju-
dacica' ! All this in the Times
of Saturday last I wonder what
the Elders of the Printing
House Square Zion would
have thought Of it."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-05-09
Prisiionercs Sim Fem
e~rs.puestos en- Ebertad

IpNHRES. Mayo S.-Los agitado
vas ir~;2rdeseS en- es.a ciudad harEcon
;inuaJo 81 campana PARA obtener Ia
ITbertad de todrs los prisioneros SIM
rjsta. la plaza ha cam6iado de manos
yarias wees. y desdc la conqulsta
de Ukrania por los rojos. Sc hailaoa
en- poder de estos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-05-09
IA OFENSIVA POLOCA ES CONSEQUENTIAL
DE La CONFERENCIA De SAN RENO
En- Moscou Sc sabe que los aliadOs acOTdaEoE
auovar Polonia en- contra de los bOlsheVikls

poder informes qua %pruaban Que los
aIiados tomaron tai acclon.
LONDRES. Mayo 8.-El Mlniste-
rio de- Ia Guerra del gobierno del So
Wet en- Moscou. do aver a Ia pIbil.
cjdad Ia noticia de que las tropas
bloshevikis habian rechazado a los
~polacos al norte de RoZonovsNaya, y
al oeste de Mochi!ev. en- los trenteS
dc la Poolia Y Na!hynla.
Tn communicate russo relative pro
hablemente q las operaciones del lue
YES. habla De Que los polacos hablan
sido r~echazados en- Ia region de Kew
= ? % LARGO del 10 Ir-cn ROber.
Fl gobierno del Soviet russo esta
tomando mcdidas eXtremas para
combatir la ofensiva de los ~polacos'
segun dice I'm despacho ina!ambrico
recibido hoy aqui de Moscou.
Segun SC dice. cl gobierno del So,
Wet ha empezado a transporter Ia
mayor parte de sus fuerzas en- la ST.
IBERIA a los frentss oe Podollia y Vol
hynla, para contener c! empuJe ue los
~polacos. Igualmentc Sc sabe que Sc
ha dado orden a todos los trabajado-
res en- todo cl pals, para que ingre-
E a las flas Y seran enviados al
frente del ceste.
Giro desracto recibido aqui proce-
dente de Paris, dice que los ukranla-
nos Ian ~arunciado que las tropas po-
lacas cortaron ia Inca f~errocarrilera
Que rasa Il 40 millas al orlente de
Kiev 10 cual amenaza sacramento Ia
retirada de los rusos de esa plaza.
81 tai roticia es cierta, Sc asecura
en- los eirculos dip!omaticos aQui, la
caida De Ia capital ukraniana en- ma
nCs de los rusos, { es IN hecho con-
sumado.