davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-24

Duchowiehstwo zostawiio te "a
bawke gawiedzi i zakom, kt6rzy
skleiwszy sobie szopke z tektury,
Tub zbiwszy L desek, i porobiwszy
lalki wyobrazajace osoby biblijne
hub swieckie, chodza Z MIA pc ko-
!edzie cd domu do domu i spie--
waja k~antyczki, a niekiedy wkfa-
dajaw usta figurek jakies inter-
mezzo, bedace o~kruszynq wick
szej scenicznej kompozycyi. Pie
knc So szopki wiejskie obnoszone
przez patobczakow przebranych
"a pasterzy, w kozuchach wefna
ma wicrzch przewr6conych, W
fantastycznych czapkach Z piora-
mi, pobrzekujacych grubemi laska
mi, do kt6rych przyczepiono
Spiewy k~olednikow pod
oknami PREY dzwieku skrzypiec /
klarnctu, PREY zespole hucznego
basu, przenoszq mas mimowoli W
dawne, szcze5liwsze, pogodniej--
sze easy; niestety i one, jak juz
wiele innych, zanikaja powoli i
niedfugo, zdaje sic, zupelnic "a
gina.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-24

~Strzezenie do obcego domu, uno-
sac zen jakiegokolwiek narzedzie
gospodarskie, ktore nastepnie u
! krywa starannie II siebie przez
Swieta, poczem winien je pod
rzucic wiaScicielowi. Biada mt
jednak, jesli zostanie pochwyco-
ny ia tel manipulacyi przez caiy
rok bedzie go los przesladowa}
lStnieje ~jeszcze inny spos6b Edo
bycia szczescia, a mianowicie,
wstawszy Z lozka pred wscho--
dem s}oiica, umyG sic W .pienia-
dzach." MySliwy, kt6ry upoluje
W dniu tym zwierzyne, zwlaszcza
jezeli ma nova strzelbe, bedzie
mial s~zczeScle przez caiy rok. Kto
dzieh ten spedzi w gniewie i k}6-
tniach, bedzie sic sniewa} W
przysziym roku. Takich ftp. pre-
sadow, istnieje wSr6d ludu bar
do wiele.
w wigilie rano rozdaje gospo-
darz domownikom pc oplatku, zy-
Iczac i'm szczeScia, poczem gospo-
idyni podaje Sniadanie, skiadajace
sic z suchego chleba lub pieczo~
inych ziemniakow. Pr6cz tego ME
wolno przez caiy dzieh mic jeSt,
nawet woody pic ME nalezy, ably
Ipodczas zniw ME dreczylo prag-
nienie. - Gdy zmierzch zaczyna
zapadac, a gwiazdy ukaza sic ma
niebic, wnosi gospodarz do izby
lpiec snopkow Stony, stawiajac
cztery z mich w kazdym kacie IL
10y, a piaty ~rozsciela ma podiodze,
leo ma przypominac stajenke bet
lcemska. Stof zasciela sic sianem,
a ma MEM stawia sic wieczerze.
Hose potraw bywa rozmaita, mai
IczeSciej jednak sk|ada sic Z licz-
Iby siedmiu hub dwunastu. Liczba
tax wielka ma wrozyc gospodarzo
wi obfitoSc tych wszystkich plo-
dow ma jego stole W roku przysz-
lynn. Pod miski podkiada sic tez
czesto po kilka zdziebel Stony,
wrozac z przyczepionych urodzaj
w roku przyszfym. Do stolu zasia
daja wedlug starszeistwa, aby-
tjak mawiaja - tym samym IT,
mierac porzqdkiem. Liczba os6b
przy stole wiligijnym musi bye
parzysta, DO nieparzysta jest
wrozba, ze jedna z osob obecnych
ME dozyje nastepnej wigilii. W
razie nieparzystej liczby, starym
a pieknym zwyczajem, z~apraszaja
do stoIu kogoS &c stuzby, lub ma
wet zebraka. w dniu tym lud ma
nietylko wzglad ma ubogich, ale
roDciaga osobliwszq pamiec swo-
ia i ma zwierzeta domowe, z kaz-
Idej bowiem potrawy zostawia
czeSG ola bydia.
Pc wieczerzy vice bydlo otrzy-
muje resztki potraw, a konie pc
kromce chleba z opiatkiem, upie-
czonym Z ruta w niektorych o.
ikolicach zamiast chleba, kohie
dostaja siano, ma ktorem spozy-
wano ~wieczerzc. Pc wieczerzy
! gospodarz ukiada ma stole .ko-
IIende", II. ma rozpostartej garSci
siana kiadzie bochenek chleba,
strucle, paczke op}atkow / noz
L tegp, czy n6z zardzewieje,
Iczy ME, wr6zy urodzaj W najbliz-
Sym roku. ..Kolede' te zbiera
sic &c stolu dopicro w dzien sw.
Szczepana. Po wieczerzy zblera
sig m}odzicz Z sasiedztwa W cclu
,,wjazania drew" Jedni, uzbroje-
mi w CRUDE kije, drudzy niosac ma
plecach snoopy Stony, wpadaJa do
sadu &c slowami: MECH bedzle
pochwalony." N~ajstarszy, pod
Icl1odzac do drzewa, uderza je pa}-
ka: ,,Bedzic rodzita?:" pyta.
Towarzysze odpowiadaj2; ME
bedzie rodzila". YWiec a. trza
lrrciac." - ME trza jej uclac"
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-12-24

ITO. LWyCZdJ ten luZ oZlSld) CO.
raz bardziej zanika. Dziewczeta
wroza zamazpojScie re szczeka-
MIA ps6w, mianowicie Z kt6rej
strony dziewczyna us}yszy CLOS
psa pc wieczerzy, Z tel ma sic
spodziewac kawalera. o polnocy
wfoScianie udaja sic ia msze pa
sterska.
Wcdiug powszechnej WARY lu-
du polskiego, bydfo podczas tel no
Icy rozmawia miedzy SODA jezy-
klein ludzkim. Pewicn gospodarz
- opowiada legenda - chcac SIG
O tenn przekonac, ukryi sic pod
zlobem i slucha,. 0 polnocy Cd
zywa sic pierwszy vol: ,,Oj. lie
sic z nami obchodzi nasz gospo-
darz, bardzo zle." Ma to drugi
Iodpowiada: Ale juz ME d}ugo
jego panowanie mad nami." Pre-
razony taxa nowinq, g~ospodarz
wyszedi CO PREDICT ? ukrycia i
wr6ci} do domu, ale Cd tel chwi!i
ME zaznai jrrz spokoju, a W ty-
dzieh p6zniej woAy ~powioz}y go
ma cmentarz.
Lud mad Raba twierdzi - pi-
SEE p. Swietek - re o samej pol
nocy Z will ma Boze N~arodzenie
przemicnia sic woda we wszyst-
kich studniach w vino; trudno
|jednak ma ten Gas natrafic, ably
wiadro wyciagnac, gdyz prosty
cziek ME moze wiedziec, jak re
gary w niebie chodza, a zreszta to
szczeScie moze spotkac tylko ia
Ikiego, kto w zyciu ME dopuSci:
sic zadnego ,grzechu.
Pierwszy 'dzieh SWAT up|ywa
w bardzo powaznym n%astroju,
drugi natomiast jest juz wesoly,
ozywiony. Zrana chodza dzieci
ubogich rodzic6w ,,po szczodra-
|kach", a wieczorem kolednicy Z
szopka, Herodem, drzewkiem,
Maryjka it'd. Chodzacy pc szczo-
drakach Spiewaja pod m11rami;
Ma szczeScie, ma zdrowie, ma ten
nowy rok, zeby wan sic darzyfa
'pszeniczka i groch" - poczem
bywaja obdarowywani chlebem,
kolaczami, lub zbozem. W ME
.kt6rych okolicach szczodraki zna
ne So ma ~wlaSciwy Nowy rok, II.
pierwszego stycznia.
Urzadzane pc ko5ciofach ia.
sclka" majq bardzo dawnc pocho-
dzenie. Tradycya prwpisujc ich
Ipoczatek Sw. Franciszkowi Sera-
|fickiemu. Widowisko ztobka, by
dat. przygrywajacych pastusz-
|k6w, wyprawione przez Sw. Fran
ciszka, przyjelo sic szybko mig
dwu ludem i wnet rozeszfa sic Pc
calej Europe. Zwyczaj ten we
dug L. Siemiehskiego - dostai
sic do mas zapewnc W NIlI wieku
i przyjgi sic tax samo, jak we
Wloszech, Francyi, Hiszpanii,
.Anglii i Niemczech. Swietnq epo-
ka mistery6w byl wick NV !
Geese XVI; z przyJSclem retor-
my Lutra, misterya zaczcly poPa
dac W dyskredyt, Z tego miano-
wicie powodu, re augsburski re
odrazu docicki bystrym
.swoim rozumcm, jak doskona}ym
.czynnikiem do szerzenia jcgo nau
XII by}y tie popularnc widowiska,
'kt6rc rad nazywai ,,diese guten,
|crsten, tapfern Tragiedien', albo
dis FROZEN, %lieblichen, gottscliSen
Komocdicn", osnute ma tie Sta
rcgo ! Nowcgo Testamcntu. I'm
|wiecej zatcm rcformacya zaczcfa
sic uciekat do tego Srodka, tenn
|zywsze dokonywalo sic przeciw-
dziaIanie re strony duchowiel-
silva ! rzadow katolickich.
Wfadze duchowne ~dostrzegEy,
re przeciwnik, przybrawszy mas
Ike liberalna, zaczyna przeciagac
|gmin ma swoja strong. Coraz WIG
Gel ScieSniaiy tedy zakres kosciel-
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Sixth Cavalry Team
Awarded LOOing Cup

Austin, Tex-Official announce
ment of winners and award Of troph-
les and prizes offered by officers in
the rifle competitions was made
Thursday just prior to the breaking of
camp by the Texas National Guard at
Camp Mabry. In the team competi-
tion, each team being composed of 12
enlisted men from each regiment, the
Sixth Cavalry team was first, with a
score of 1880 out of possible ,24OO,
ahd was presented with Silver loving
cup. The Fifth Cavalry team, with a
score of 1872, was second.
In field firing, participated in by
the various troops, Troop B, Fifth Cav
airy, of Mckinney, was first, winning
a silver loving cup; Troop H. Sixth
Cavalry, Hillsboro, second; Troop B,
Sixth Cavalry, Terrell, third; Troop L,
Third Cavalry, Ell Paso, fourth. Troop
B, Fifth Cavalry, also won the $1,000
prize offered by Austin merchants to
the troop having the largest number
of men in camp.
Sergeant William Miner, Troop d.
Fifth Cavalry, was first man in the in
dividual rifle competition, his score
being 1870 out of possible 200. He
was awarded a silver loving cup. Ser
geant John t. Ryan, Troop E. Fourth
Cavalry, who finished second with a
score of 172, was also presented with
a silver loving cup. The other prize
winners, finishing in the order named,
we're: Private Carl Stedman, Troop
L, Sixth Cavalry, score 164, prize of
SS cash; Sergeant Joe Reeves, Troop
D, Third Cavalry, 1853, prize of IS;
Sergeant C. W. Morehead, Troop 1,
Sixth Cavalry, 156, prize of 81; Cor
Doral ]. Moody, Troop H, Sixth Cav.
airy, 156, prize of So; Sergeant w. c.
Cox, Troop E, Fourth Cavalry, 155,
prize of 50.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
LVE-HOUR
DAY INHUMAN
Commission of Interchurch World
Movement Condemns Steel
Schedule.
DEMoRALIzIMG IN ITS EFFECT
Leaves No Time for Activities That
Make for Full Citizenship, Says
Report-Helplessness of Dis
organized Immigrant Labor.

Labor. shortage and workmen's pref
erence, the only two excuses for the
12-hour day offered to the commission
of inquiry Of the Interchurch World
Movements department of industrial
relations, both proved baseless upon
analysis, according to the commits
sion's report, which declares that the
true causes concern much more the
helplessness of disorganized immigrant
labor. Analysing steel production
sufficiently to understand the kinds of
jobs which must be followed - hours
day, the report calls attention to the
fact that steel workers are chiefly at
tendants of gigantic machines.
"None can dispute the demoralizing
effects on family life and community
life of the inhuman 12-hour day." con-
tinues the report. "As a matter Of
arithmetic, 12-hOur day workers, even
If the jobs were as leisurely as Mr..
Gary says they are, have absolutely
no time for family, for town, for
church or for self-schooling, for any
of the activities that begin to make
full citizenship; they have not the
time, let alone the energy, even for
recreation"
Statistics are quoted showing that
the average steel week in 1910 was
67.6 hours and the average steel week
in 1919, 6S.7 hours. also that in the
years 1914 and 1919 common labor
had worked 70.3 and "a hours respec-
lively; skilled and semi-skilled, 81 and
66 hours and all employees 66.3 and
6S.7 hours per week; that in each
classification the length of the week
had increased.
Take the 20 separate occupations
m the steel industry for which sta
tistics are given by the United States
bureau of labor statistics and COM
pare 1914 and 1919" says the report.
''In 1S classes hours have decreased:
In four remained stationary; in 81
of the 70 classes hours per week have
Increased, from a few minutes up to
IA hours per week."
The report states that Mr.. Gary de-
clared himself in favor of an eight
hour day and said that if it could be
put into operation and the men de-
sired it he would be glad to adopt it. ,
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
WOMEN need SWAMP-ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bltlon, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome,
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this.
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a.
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

In Japanese circles confidence is ex-
pressed that there will be a readiust-
ment of wages and other details in the
autumn.
The northern and northeastern dis
tricts of France include the principal
centers Of the woolen industry in that
country.
A New England shoe company made
1O1 per cent more profit last year than
the year before, the increase in sales
being only 81 per cent.
Negotiations are said to be under
way with Great Britain for a loan of
E5,OOO0O0 to be used for construction
in the devastated districts of Belgium.
There are thirty-nine factories in
Finland producing woolens of various
kinds, cloth for mems and women's
wear, knit goods, carpets and dra-
peries. All these factories are now
running at about 60 per cent of their
capacity.
The Bradford (England) wool comb
Ing employers and their operatives
have agreed on bonus-on-productio
scheme by which each four weeks
production is compared and a bonus
paid on any increased production in
the proportion of one per cent on
wages earned for each one per cent
increase on the standard.
The climax of the textile workers
opposition to daylight saving in Man
chester, Mass, has been reached in
decision of the joint meeting of the
textile council and the executive
boards of the nineteen local unions of
the United Textile Workers of Ameri-
ca, to take the matter in their own
hands and go back to the old standard
If the board of aldermen does not re-
peal the ordinance dealing with the
subject,
Printers employed on the Toronto
(Ont) daily newspapers have sub
mitted a wage ultimatum to publishers
demanding wage increase of 20 per
cent. The printers are bound by a
fve-year agreement, which still has
one year to run, and which provided a
scale OF $26.50 per week for day work.
and $2B50 per week for night work.
These rates have been voluntarily
raised by the publishers from time TO
time uI til they are now $50 and $3.50
respectively.
The 1000 employees of the Kaynee
company of Cleveland, Ohio, had their
vacations at one time, from Aug. / to
Aug. 19. The factory was closed. The
system was adopted to avoid over
work OF those remaining on duty dur
ing vacations of others.
The strike of sugar plantation
laborers in the Hawaiian islands, prin-
cipally Japanese and Filipinos. which
began Jan. 10 last, was declared over
following a conference between a COM
mittee of !abOrers and John Water
house. president Of the Hawaii Sugar
Plantefs' association.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Americans Beseised by Turks.

Constantinpple.-showered nightly
with Turkish bullets and facing fam
inc, 1S American workers of the Amer
fcan commission for relief in the
Near East have been beseiged in Ad-
ana, Asia Minor, since June 20. Twice
the French troops holding Adana have
fought their way to Mersina, the near
est port, and have returned with heavy
losses.
The Americans include Earl 81. seel-
sy Of San Angelo, Texas.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
FOREIGN NEWS.


As a result of the capture of Polish
troops of Bialystok and the adjacent
railroad junction, the bolshevik army
has been cut off, the Polish legation
was informed Tuesday in an official
cablegram from Warsaw. Complete
defeat of the bolshevik army, which
was retreating without resistance, was
also reported in the advices which an.
nounced the taking of total of 10000
prisoners.
The seventh Qlmypiad closed Mon.
day at Antwerp, Belgium, amid con.
tinued rain and cold, so far as the
track and field competitions are con.
cerned, with decisive victory for the
American athletes. The Americans
rolled up total of PIP points during
the week, twice as much as that of
the nearest rival-Finland, with 105.
A series of violent earthquakes Wis.
tied the southern region of Chile
Friday, causing considerable alarm.
The women's battalions in the Pol
ish army have shown the most con-
spicuous bravery in the fighting
against the bolsheviki near Warsaw.
Reports here declare that the battal.
ion engaged in the region of Thorn
was largely responsible for the Polish
success in that region. The women
fighters captured an armored train
which the bolsheviki were using in
the fighting there and which was re-
lied upon to protect and keep open the
railway line serving as an important
link in the bolshevih communica-
tions.
The breaking of one worlds record
by Thomson of Canadian the no
meter hurdles, which has stood for IL
years, and the scoring of points by ten
nations in four final events, featured
the fourth day in the track and field
sports in the Olympic games at Ant
werp, Belgium, Thursday Thomson
went over the hurdles in IA As Sec
onds. The old record, both Olympic
and worlds, was Is seconds flat. f.
Smithson established the mark by
running for the United States in the
Olympic games in London in 1908.
Droubi Pasha, the Syrian premier,
and Abderhaman, a member of his
cabinet, were killed Friday when BAN
dts attacked their train en- route
from Damascus to Haifi, Syria. Sew
eral of the passengers also were killed
during the holdup.
Hannes Kohlemaien, representing
Finland and holder of several Ameri-
can district records and champion
ships, Sunday at Antwerp, Belgium,
won the seventh Olympic marathon.
He showed wonderful endurance and
covered the distance, 2s miles 1856
yards, in the remarkable time of 2
hours 80 minutes 35 4-5 seconds,
through mud and rain. This broke
the old record by more than four
minutes.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE
Make Lemon Lotion to Double Beauty
of Your Skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into,
a bottle containing three ounces Of
Orchard White which can be had at
any drug store, shake we'll and you
have a quarter pint of harmless and
delightful lemon bleach for few cents.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face, neck, arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the beauty
of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
juice to bleach and bring that soft,
clear, rosy-white complexion. Lemons
have always been used as a freckle.
sunburn and tan remover. Make this
up and try it.-Adv.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

George Griffin, millionaire Chicago
sportsman, who died recently in Cali
fornia, left an estate valued at ST.
100000. including $4,000 worth OF
liquor, & was learned Friday when an
inventory was filed.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
A Leadlnu Clue.

"What made the pohibition enforce
ment agents suspect a staid respect
able elderly woman of having whisky
bottles concealed about her?"
I'm sure l don't know, unless it
was her cOrkscrew curls."
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Easily Remedied.

$50 the race was called off because,
there was not breeze enough to fill the
yachts sails"
'That was queer. With Sir Thomas,
Upton spending S1,OOO,OOO on the eff
fort to lift the cup, he ought to be able.
to raise the wind"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
SO OUT OF 100
Need vaeher-RaIm at Times.

Nothing better for summer colds.
hurts or itching. Keep it handy.
Agents wanted where we have none.
3. w. Vacher, Inc, New Orleans,
La.-AdE.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
A SeIf-S Starter,

"Are you an expert salesman" asked
the manager.
''Can sell anything from an ice pick.
to an automobile. For instance, that
car of yours outside"
Eyes, yes"
''Well, l sold it to guy who was.
passing. Boston Transcript.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Fair Enough.

II will examine you for $1O," sai0
the specialist.
"Al right, DOCTOR" replied his pa
tient. ''If you find it, I'll give YOU
half."-Boston Transcript.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Naturally.

when you go to Europe now, you
have to have your birth certifcate.'
'Of course you do. If you haven't,
somebody else on the steamer might
get your berth"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

Do you want to get rid of worms or
Tapeworm7\ Use Dead Shot"--Dr Peeryio
Vermifuge. One dose cleans them out-AdV.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02

Accept california" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love it's fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle
You must say California ADV.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1920-09-02
Salisbury Cathedral, From the Nearby Lake.

PRIL %, 1920, Richard Poore,
bishop of Old Sarum, took off
his shoes, and, attended by a
y,rOooe,c;oy, oF ,,b,,,ol, ,1
The courier-index., 1920-12-03
to not exceed 25 per cent of the present assessed valuation.
TWO CHILDREN TOO MANY
Prospective Groom Objects When New Family Appears-Is
 Jailed.

Texarkana, Ark, Nov. 29.-S. A. Terrie, a white man, aged about 50, and who says his home is at Mytris, La, was placed in the county jail on the Texas side of town last night by Sheriff Richardson, on a charge of disturbing the peace. He will be given hearing tomorrow. 1t is said more serious charge may be landed against him.
 It is said that Terrie met a wo- man from Kansas City here by ap- pointment with the understanding that they would be married. When he found her in the Union station however, she had three small child ren with her, whereas, he said, he had understood there was only one. The woman insisted that all three of the children must be included in the bargain, while Terrie persist ently declared that lone kid was all that he would stand for" Fi- nally, it is claimed, Terrie became very abusive, and the matron at the station called in the sheriff, who arrested him.
 It is said by officers that there are certain ugly features connected
The courier-index., 1920-12-03

this proposition in some form be- fore the Tax Commission are Miller, Jackson, Garland and Faulkner. It is alleged that assessments are un- der 50 per cent and the commission, i, sitting as the state board of equal ization, has been asked to issue an order raising the assessment to the 50 per cent basis which has been generally adopted for the state. When the entire state has been placed upon an assessments of 50 per cent, then it will be possible to bring about a change whereby all property may be assessed at it's full market value and the tax levies proportionally decreased.
 An order has been issued by the commission for the equalization of the taxable values of Faulkner county and a review of personal assessments. This is for the pur- pose of authorizing a review speci- fically of the assessments of four of the largest cotton companies of Conway, that there may be added to their assessed valuation per centage not to exceed 100 per cent or a percentage not exceeding 50 per cent of the actual value. 1t is contended that the cotton carried over by these companies should not have been assessed, although it has been listed at $50 bale. The own CTS allege that it has been included in their general merchandise assess ment. The order provides that all personal property of Faulkner coun- ty may be reviewed and increased
The courier-index., 1920-12-03

The evil day, which has been fear ed by many counties and municipal ities of the state when their credi- tors will evoke the aid of the courts for the establishment of 100 per cent assessment on all property ap- pears to be approaching. It is con- tended that the people could have avoided this contingency by the adoption of the constitution of 1918, but since that instrument was re- jected, some other method must be devised to meet the accumulat- ing obligations of our county and city governments. Another effort is to be made to initiate and have adopted an amendment to the con stitution permitting cities to issue bonds for internal Improvements. This proposition has been lost sew eral times, although it has often re- ceived majority of the votes cast on the subject.
 A 100 per cent assessment has been insisted upon in few in stances and in others, creditor cor porations have insisted upon an equalization of assessments suffi- cient to raise the revenues to an amount that liquidate the debts. Among the counties which now have