The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-20
MANY STATES VOTE
DOWN A VARIETY
OF PROPOSITIONS
CONSERVATISM MARKS VOTING
ON AMENDMENTS AND INITI-
ALIVE MEASURES
Bonus Bills In Many States Remain
unapproved; Bond Issues Fail TO
Garry. and Many Tax Measures
Go Down to Defeat.

Conservatism marked the recent
general election, speaking In terms
of the many different refereu-
dums on special propositions, and
proposed amendments To state con-
stitutions, the majority of which
were defeated. Initiative meas
ures involving taxation, parochiai
schools, bond issues for improve
ments, war veterans bonus and
scores of other questions were sub
mitted TO the voters of the differ
ent states for acceptance or reiec-
tlon.
Proposed measures in Washington
and Michigan which would have re-
quired all school children to attend
none but public schools were decis-
lively defeated.
Montana and Colorado rejected
plans for compensating world war
veterans, while a proposal TO pay
bonus to veterans OF wars other than
that OF 1917 met similar fate In
Kansas Oregon, on the other hand,
approved such a measure with the
added provision that women veterans
OF the world war also were to be
compensated. Maryland adopted an
amendment providing for bonus.
Reject Additional Taxes.
Florida, one of several states to
vote upon q state income tax, decid-
ed by an overwhelming majority
to prohibit forever the levying of an
income tax or an Inheritance tax up
en- residents of the state.
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bond Issues, the greatest of these,
one providing for the sale of $780,
100000 In bonds TO enable California
to take over and operate a huge wat
er power project, being defeated II
| linnis voted $100.000,O00 for hard
surface roads. while Kentucky re-
fused to approve a SIS, 100000 bond
issue, part OF which was to have gone
into road building and the remand
err into state institutional funds and
to pay off an old state debt.
A move TO approve ratification of
the child labor amendment to the
federal constitution met with over
whelming oefeat In Massachusetts,
referendum.
Measures In the West.
The most important measures act
ed on IN the western states we're:
California: Adopted constitutional
amendment providing for poll tar
OF So on every male inhabitant be-
tween the ages of II and 30. ex-
cept war veterans and persons paying
real or personal property taxes.
Carried initiative measure legal
izing 12-round boxing contests and
creating state athletic commission to
supervise boxing and wrestling con-
tests.
Arizona: Debated all OF the follow
Ing proposals.:
To create state racing commits
sion and authorize operation of the
pari-mutual system, TO provide
bond issue of s3,026,00 for "a paved
highway between Phoenix. Ariz.. and
Blythe, CAL; to create state high
way commission to serve without SAL
airy: to provide that candidate for
nomiation In primary election be
declared elected II he received 81 per
cent OF the total vote cast; to pro-
vide an appropriation of 100000
for investigation OF the possibilities
OF the Colorado river.
Montana's Action.
Montana: Adopted an initiative
measure for revised gross metal
mine proceeds tax.
Retained the presidential primary
law.
Approved constitutional amend
ment for q state inheritance tar and
revised qualifications for candidates
for county superintendent of schools
Defeated a soldiers bonus measure.
Colorado: Defeated constitutional
printing plant.
Defeated soldiers bonus meas
ure.
Defeated proposal to authorize
the legislature 20 adjust salaries OF
state officers.
Wyoming: Defeated a constitu-
tional amendment providing for "A
severance tax.
Adopted constitutional amend
ment providing for the application OF
q portion OF the permanent school
funds to currend needs.
Washington. All of the seven
measures submitted were defeated de-
cisively. They included a bill to
compel parents TO send their child
rem to public schools; bill to limit
tho total OF all taxes In the state to
40 mills; bill to prohibit manufac-
ture OF oleomargarine and filled milk
and two bills to permit cities to sell
electric current outside their limits.
Oregon: Repealed the state i'm
come tax law.
Adopted three constitutional am
endments as follows:
Authorizing the legislature to pass
law requiring all voters to be able
to read and write English: provid-
ing that use OF all roads and water
ways necessary to permit transpor-
tation of raw materials of mine, farm
or forest, or water for beneficial use
or drainage, is necessary to the de-
velopment and welfare of the state
and is declared public use; providing
a bonus for women employees OF the
war department during the world
war and for veterans OF the Spanish