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CHAPTER S4s

AN ACT to propose au amendment to Sec.
ton 10 of Article OF the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, title "Legisla-
tive department. regulating the com
pensation of the members Of both Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland
and to provide for the submission OF
said amendment to the qualified voters
of the Sta:e of Maryland for adoption
or rejection.
SEcTIoS L Be u enacted BY the Genera,
hssembiy Of Maryland tthreeffthS Of oil The
members OF each OF the tloo Houses conearun0l
That the following be aud the same is
hereby propose, as an amendment to Sec
ton Is of Article of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland title, Legislative
Department. the same. il adopted by the
legally qualified voters OF the State. as
herein provided. TO become Section IL oil
Article of the Constitution OF the State
of Maryland
Ia TIE General Assembly may continue
its session so long In its Judgment tn,
public interest may require. for a period
not longer than ninety days: and each
member thereof shall receive a compensa
ton of fifteen dollars per diem for every
day he shall attend the session. but not
for such days as ne may he absent. IN
less absent on account OF sickness or by
save OF he 1nnse of which be Is mem
her: and he shall also receive such mile
Ing twenty cents per mile: and the pre-
siding officer OF each House shall receive
an additional compensation OF ten dollars
per day. When the General Assembly shah
tie convened ny Proclamation OF the Gov
ernOr. he session shall not continue longer
than thirty days. and in snch case the
compensation shall be the same as herein
prescribed.
SEC. 2. hnd be il turtle, enacted. Thai
said atoregoing section hereby proposed az
an amendment to the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland shall. at the next Gen
eral Election for Members of the General
Assembly OF Maryland. be submitted 10
the legal and qualified voters OF the state
for their adoption or rejection. in pursu-
ance OF the directions contained In Article
II Of the Constitution of the State OF Mary
land. and at the said General Election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall Je by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words For tire Constitutional Amend
ment." and Against the constitutional
Amendment az row provided by law. ana
Immediately after said election due returns
shall he made TO the Governor OF the vote
for and against the said proposed amend
ment. as directed By said Fourteenth Ar
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ticle of the Constitution. and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved April IL. 1929
NOW. THEREFORE,. /. ALBERT G.
RITcHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
Of MARYLAND, in pursuance of the d.
rectiOn contained In Section ! of Article IA
CT the Constitution of Maryland. do hereby
order aud direct that this proclamation
containing full. true and correct copies OF
the text OF said Chapters 1888 and 34S Of
the Acts of the General Assembly OF Mary
land of 1879. 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 newspapers published In the City Of
Baltimore. one of which shall he published
in the German language, ouce q week for
At least three months next preceding the
general election to tie held in the State OF
Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day of No
Vember. 1850. Al which election the said
proposed amendments TO the CONSTITUTIONS
shall he submitted In form and manner
prescribed by The General Assembly, to
the legal aud qualified voters of the State
for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand an1
the Great Seal of the state
The OF Maryland Done at tie
CREAT SEAL City of Annapolis this
oF 18th day of July. In the
MARYLAND year nineteen hundred and
thirty
ALBERT C. RICHIE.
By the Governor:
DAVID e. wINEBRENNER. srd.
Secretary of State.
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Rare Art Treasures in
New York's Great Museum

Many visitors to the city of New
York go to gaze at the wonders in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This great repository Of art treasures,
however, can admit to its collections
only works that have stood the test
Of time. Modern art has no repre-
sentation.
This shortening has now been
remedied. There is to be an accessory
Museum Of Modern Art, where con-
temporary works may be displayed
until such time as their worth may
have been proved sufficiently to adj
NIT them to the Metropolitan museum.
A museum, says Webster's New In.
ternational dictionary, is "a repository
or collection of natural, scientific,
or literary curiosities or objects of in
terest, or of works of art" Thus,
the Museum of Natural History con-
tains mounted specimens of animals,
birds, reptiles, etc. In America, large
collections of books are called libra
ries; but in London the largest library
in the world is known as the British
museum. The word museum meant in
ancient Latin "the temple Of the
Muses.; in classical mythology, the
Muses. were nine goddesses who pre-
sided over song and the different kinds
Of poetry. and also the arts and
sciences.
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PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to
the Constitution OF the
State, 1880

WHEREAS, at the January Session OF
the General Assembly of Maryland. held In
the year iy29. two Acts were passed. TO wit :
Chapter 1873 proposing amendment to
the Constitution of Maryland. title Treas.
ury Department" to authorize deputies in
the Treasury Department to sign checks
and warrants: and Chapter 34S. proposing
an amendment TO the Constitution of Mary.
land. title Legislative department" regu-
lating the compensatiou of the members OF
both Houses of the General Assembly OF
Maryland: in words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 1873
AN ACT to propose an amendment to See.
tions and . OF Article vi of the Con
stitution OF the State of Maryland. title
Treasury department. so as to confer
upon the Legislature power 10 authorize
deputies, employed In the Treasury De-
partment. TO sign. countersigu aud grant
warrants. and to sign. couniersign and
issue checks for the withdrawal of funds
from the state Treasury under regula
tions prescribed by the Legislature: and
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the legally qualified voters
of the State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION Be Il sHacted BY the Genera.
Assembly Of Maryland. tth,rs. htfhs OF af OF the
Aembs'J OF both OF the Houses eonearrn0D,
That an amendment to Sections and Z
of Article VI Of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, title Treasury Depart
ment." tie. and the same is hereby pro-
posed, the said amendment. If adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State
as herein provided. to become a part of
said Constitution. and the said Sections as
amended to read as follows:
= The Comptroller shall have the gen,
eral superintendent of the fiscal affairs OF
the State: he shall digest and prepare
plans for the Improvement and manage
ment of the revenue, and for the support
of the public credit: prepare and report
estimates OF the revenue and expenditures
OF the State: superintend and enforce the
prompt collection of all taxes and revenues
adjust and settle. on terms prescribed by
law. with delinquent collectors and recev-
ers of taxes and state revenue: preserve
all public serOunts; and decide on the
forms of keeping and stating accounts. He.
or such of his deputies as may be author
ICED TO do so by the Legislature shall
grant. under regulations prescribed by
Law. all warrants for money to be paid
ont Of the Treasury. In pursuance OF sp
propriations by law. and countersign all
checks drawn by the Treasurer upon any
bank or banks In which the moneys Of the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-09-19

The Mediterranean is more properly
called sea than an ocean. 1t is,
from the geological standpoint, the re-
mains of a vast ocean. Since it is
now hemmed in by land on all sides II
is better described by the term sea
than ocean.
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ssedle.. Orange.

The Washington navel orange orig
mated at Bahia, Brazil, in the early
part of the Nineteenth century and
was introduced into California by Viii
liam Saunders of the Department Of
Agriculture in 1870 through Mrs. l.. c.
Tibbet of Riverside, Calf.
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AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND
3 OLE ARTICLE VI"

This amendment coBfers upon the Leg
islature power to authorize deputies, EN-
played in the Treasury department. to
sign. countersign and grant warrants anu
to sign. cOuntersign and issue checks
for the withdrawal OF funds from the
Treasury of the State under regulations
prescribed by the Legislature"
Approved: April 2. 1929.
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THE
Great SEAL
nF
MARYLAND
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Poetic but Pas.e

The robust pioneer saying, Tickle
the land with a hoe and 1t will laugh
with harvest" is Of day that is
passed.-Country Home.
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CHILDREN will fret, often for no
~ apparent reason. But there's al
ways Castorial Harmless as the recipe
on the wrapper; mild and bland as it
tastes. But its gentle action soothes
a youngster more surely than a more
powerful medicine.
That's the beauty of this special
chlldren's remedy 1t may be given
the tiniest infant-as often as there
is need. In cases of collie, diarrhea or
similar disturbance, it is invaluable.
A coated tongue calls for just a few
drops to ward off constipation; so
does any suggestion of bad breath.
Whenever children don't eat well,
don't rest well, or have any little
upset-this pure vegetable prepare
ton is usually all that's needed.
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Acidity

The common cause of digestive
difficulties is excess acid. Soda can
not alter this condition, and it burns
the stomach. Something that will
neutralize the acidity is the SEN
sible thing to take. That is why
physicians tell the public to use
Phillips Milk of Magnesia.
One spoonful of this delightful
preparation can neutralize many
times its volume in acid. 1t acts
instantly; relief is quick, and very
apparent. All gas is dispelled: all
sourness is soon gone; the whole
system is sweetened. Do try this
perfect anti-acid, and remember it
is just as good for children, too,
and pleasant for them to take.
Any drug store has the genuine,
prescriptional product.
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WILDER, YES-BUT SOMETHING MORE.
Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying
favor.
BETTER TASTE-that's the answer; and
that's what smokers get in Chesterfield in full
est measurable flavor and aroma of mellow
tobaccos, exactly blended and blended.
Better taste, and milder too!
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DID and Asked Prices
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Cham. -vsnbit, Hotel slss........... IS 80.
Chevy Chase Club 5ias. 100 49,.
Pot, joint stock Id. Blk. SIS. IS 90
w. M. Cold Storage 5s....... 95 -.
Wash Cons. Title 6s,.... 40 o.;
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DECLARES DIVIDENDS
CHANGE VERY LITTLE
Firms Fix Rates Which Can Be
Maintained in Bad Times,
Author Asserts.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Banks
and insurance companies, whose obli-
cations are in terms of dollars and
whose primary interest is to provide
dollar safety. may logically concen-
trate their investing on bonds, but the
individual investor should seek some
form of security which will insure ac-
cumulating purchasing power and not
merely the saving of so many dollars.
This opinion Is expressed by Kenneth
Van Strum, author and president Of
the Van Strum Financial Service.
Even in the face of what happened
to stock prices last November, Mr.. Van
Strum contends in his latest book,
How to Make and Keep Stock Mar
ket Profits" that high-grade stocks
are more logical medium for the in
dividual investor. In this connection
he points out that United States Gov
ernment 4l4 per cent bonds have sold
below 83 and British consols moved
over range from ia in 1895 to SO in
1917 Emphasis Is laid on the greater
stability Of dividend payments for high
grade common stocks. In this con-
nectlon Mr.. Van Strum says:
AAC S4O"Ih IdC6OT VI COIIlIiIOn bOOChS
Is most strikingly illustrated by the
trend of dividend payments. One argu-
| ment frequently used against common
stocks is that their yield varies widely
and cannot be depended upon. How
even true this may have been some
years ago, the fact is that today divi-
bends paid by corporations no longer
fiuctuate between periods of good and
slack business.
Corporations are unwilling to pay
| dividends at rate which they are not
sure may be maintained Consequently,
dividend payments show a steady in
crease from one year to another. This
trend. shown by the figures over the
last years time, Is one Of the strong
est arguments in favor of common
stocks as investments. A carefully Sc
lected, constantly supervised list of
common stocks will show a steadily in
creasing return year after year, and
will provide the owner with a purchas-
ing power which increases as hts needs
increase. Today investors in common
stocks need not fear q general reduc-
ton In dividends paid by corporations.
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CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. February 15.-Following
is the complete official list of transac-
tions in stocks on the Chicago Stock
Exchange today:
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, February is (P.-NUnited
States Department of Agriculture) -
Cattle-Receipts, 800 head; compared
week ago fed steers and yearlings I'M
evenly rs to rs higher; mostly SO to IS
up on lower grade steers and yearlings:
butcher heiferS and fat cows showing
comparable advance; but all fat she
stock closed weak; cutters weak to IS
lower; sausage bulls strong to IS higher;
beef bulls Is lower; vealers, 50a1 90
higher; and stockers and feeders, 25a4O
up; extreme top fed steers, 1925; all
representative weights at 1900; bulk,
11.50a13.75; most stockers and feeders,
9.50a11.25; bulk fat cows, 7.25a9.0O;
butcher heifers, 90Oa1O SO; cutters. S. Oa
600; practical top-heavy sausage bulls,
8.75; most weighty beef bulls, 8.00a8.25;
light vealers closed at II 50a12 so: small
killers and shipper kinds, 14.00a1 90;
few. 1880; shipper demand biggest fac
tor in steer market; stocker and feeder
trade largely. nominal; killers taking
most thin fleshed steers and yearlings
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; market
nominal; 300 head direct; by the
week, 121 doubles from feeding sta
tions; 29,250 head direct; compared
week ago fat lambs rs cents lower; fat
ewes, rs cents of: late bulk fat lambs,
80 pounds down, 1075a11.25: few, II so;
late top, 11.90: early top. 1925; 95 to
100 pounds, lambs. 975a10.50; throw
outs, 9.00a950; fat ewes, 5.00a5.75;
feeding lambs, 50a1 90 lower; bulk, 9.25
a1O.25; early top. 1880
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head includ-
ing $4,000 direct; market steady to 10
cents lower; top, 1925 paid for 1870
pounds weight; compared week ago
mostly Is cents higher; all weights
showing advance; shippers, 1000; eSti-
mated holdover, 1000; butchers, me-
dunn to choice, 100000 pounds. 1010a
1925; 200-250 pounds, 1060a11.25;
10000 pounds. 10.6oa11.26; 130-160
pounds, 9.50a11 20; packing sows, S.50a
pounds. 9.00al05o.
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, February 49,
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, pound, 32a37;
old Toms. 22a26: Spring chickens, 2sa
80; leghorns. 19a25: old roosters, 17a18;
capons, 30a36; ducks, 17a30; old hens
25a26; leghorns, 17a24; guinea fowls
each, 45a70; pigeons. pair, 25a30.
Eggs-Receipts, 724 cases; nearby
firsts, dozen, 42a43; pullets, IS: hennery
white firsts, 4312; culls and dirty eggs
25a30.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery
pound, 34a381k; ladies, 31a32; store
packed, 2oa21; rolls, 25a28; process
Vegetable Prices.
Potatoes, white, 100-pound sacks,
2.26a3.00; sweet potatoes, barrel, LISA
ais; yaus, barrel, 1.75a2.50; beets, bas-
ket, 2.00a2.25; cabbage, hamper, 75a
100; carrots, 100. 3.0Oa4 90; caulifower
crate, 1.25a1.75; celery, crate, 2.00a3 rs;
lettuce, crate, 2.00a275; kale, barrel
1.25a1.75; onions, 100 pounds, 1.50a1 rs;
peppers, crate, 4.00a7.00; peas, bushel
2.50a3.00; parsnipS, basket. 40a50;
spinach, bushel, 50a1 rs; squash, bushel
4.00a4.50; tomatoes, crate, 2.5Oa6 90:
turnips, hamper, 25a35; apples, bushel
60a2.75: cranberries. box. 5.00a5 so;
grapefruit. box, 2.50a4.50: oranges, box,
2.10a4.50; tangerines, box, 1.25a3. SO:
strawberries, quart, 40a60.
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VITAL CHANGE SEEN
IN BANKING FIELD
Thomson Tells Young Finan-
ciers Success Today De-
ponds Upon Hard Work.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, February 15.-Success In
banking depends on paying the price
Of progress by hard work, sacrifice, per.
severance and diligent study, Eliot H
Thomson. Washington banker, told a
record gathering of Norfolk Portsmouth
members of the American Institute of
Banking here last night. In speaking
on Paying the Price of PROCESS" the
washington financier declared that
banking methods have almost entirely
changed since the war. placing bankers
face to face with a new situation In
order to keep up with the times. Mr..
Thomson added:
What Hard Work VIII DO.
IT don't believe that we, comfortably
seated here, would care to exchange
places with Comdr. Byrd for all his
1ame-except perhaps to escape my
speech. He is paying the price and is
entitled to the glory. Back in the 1S00'S
q young man ran for the Illinois
Legislature and was Swamped He went
into business and spent II years paying
up the debts of worthless partner.
Became engaged to a beautiful young
woman and she died. Afterward he
ran for Congress and was badly de-
feated. Tried to get into the U. s..
Land once and failed. Defeated for
the q. S. Senate, he was nominated for
Vice President and once more met de-
feat. One failure after another-bad
failures-great setbacks. But, Vir-
ginians though we are, we'll agree that
his struggles and his perseverance made
Abraham Lincoln one Of the greatest
men in the history of mankind. He
paid the price of progress.
Expansion Always Costly.
Progress has pushed the banks out
Of the staid and dignihed position of
the past into the limelight of publicity.
Not competition so much as co-opera-
ton has forced this forward step.
With a fuller comprehension of their
responsibility to the public came the
publication of repor.S of conditions
which inspired the confidence of the
public. Along came the war and the
liberty bond issues that cost the banks
time and money and sweat. The
Christmas clubs played their part to
the vast advantage of the community
but at cost TO the banks that is still
matter of argument whether they
derive and direct profit. New bank
buildings ana remodeled old ones are
illustrations, too, of the price banks must
Using plays vital part in the progress
we are making. It's part of the price
we pay-but we get our moneys worth
in greater service to a greater clientele
and dividends keep increasing, too.
so say to the bankers-senior and
Junior-we need not envy others sue
cess. The banks and the bankers who
forge ahead are paying the price. Hard
work is the gold standard of success.
Jolting oneself out of rut is disagree
able but 1t makes smoother going after
ward. Many of us get into ruts and
hate new ways, new methods. But this
is 1880, and as Thomas r. Preston,
recent president Of the A. B. A., said at
o convention, Banking has changed so
much since the great war that most
of us have had to learn the business
all 0ver again -
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GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, February Is (SpeciaD -
The wheat market was lower again to-
day owing to liquidation Influenced by
the weakness in Liverpool. Around 40
for May support appeared. After the
first half hour, March, Lisa; May
1905; July, 1919.
Corn was lower with wheat March
e7b;. May, 90% to 907s; July, s2N
Oats were lower with other grains,
March, 443s; May, ass; July, Asa.
Provisions we're weak with hogs.
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BONDS ARE STRONG
IN ACTIVE MARKET
Favorable Price on Treasury
Issue Is BulIish Factor
Of Day.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, February 15.-A strong
and active bond market today was d.
rectly traceable to the influence of the
price Of $50 per cent which the Treas
ury secured for its $4,000, 900 of eO-day
bills. This is 075 per cent lower than
the price of last DEFENDERS bills which
went at 33s per cent.
Today's bills were all taken by the
Marine Midland group of banks. This
was construed as another bullish factor
Tor the market and is notable as the
f1rst instance where a large Eastern
bank chain figured in Treasury bills
bidding on such a large scale. OF last
DEFENDERS bills, totalinr $500 O0O OOO.
the firm of Solomon Bros a. H,ltzler
secured SOS, 100000. The Marine Mid
land group controls number of banks
In New York State. The company's
last statement showed cash assets as
$48,318,522.
IL was not expected, of course, that
the Government would have to nav the
same rate as in December. since the
Federal Reserve rediscount rate has
been dropped since then from AZ to
4 per cent but the announcement of
the low price brought much buying in
UAAC PAAhe SlOup ana Cnere were adj
vances IN outstanding Treasury issues
Atchison general As, Canadian National
IS, Canadian Pacific Is, New York Cen
tral As, st. Louis-San Francisco "a" as.
Inland Steel 4las, Duquesne Light AIS,
Utah Power & Light SIS and General
Motors acceptance IS. Convertible
bonds were higher.
The rest of the domestic list did little.
prices remaining virtually unchanged.
There was some activity at UNCHANGED
prices in Rock Island Bonds on an
nouncement that the company NAV
soon float a $25,000,000 issue of con-
vertlble debentures. Foreign dollar
bonds were strong, especially French.
Belgian and South American descrip-
lions.
On the curb advances were the rule
IN the bond list. Central States Electric
IS were points higher and Thermoid
Co. IS gained point.
The coming week municipalities seek
total of $27,364, 1877 in new financing
as against SAG, 120,875 this week. OF
this last amount, however. $4,000, 900
State OF Arkansas bonds failed to at
tract the necessary bid of par. The
Lincoln Park district commissioners of
Chicago announce that despite dim
culties which have beset that city in
financial matters of late, they will
proceed with plans to sell $4,000 900
OF bridge bonds on March /. Current
Yields in the municipal market run
from 40 to 5 per cent.
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Chain Store Reports.

NEW YORK, February is DR.
Fifty-eight chain store companies, re-
porting their January results, show ag-
gregate sales Of S222,243, $50, compared
with $203,l77.466 In January, 1929, an
increase Of 938 per cent. OF the SO
decreases ranging from 0.6 to 1872 per
cent. Statistics as to the number OF
stores operated by the companies in the
respective months were not available.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, February Is (speciaD
In the face of easier grain and stock
markets. cotton maintained a very
steady undertone today and after an
upturn around the best figures of the
week ended with gain Of 8 to Z points
on the day.
Strength in Liverpool helped the local
market and better reports from dry
goods quarters reduced selling pressure.
Trading was lighter than heretofore
this week, following the sharp recovery
Spots were advanced points to 1890.