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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1920)
r THE NEW CONSTITUTION A SeHos of Ankle DcAling With the Propound Amendments. NO. 3 ; i i No. 18 provides for equal suffrage. The submission of this amendment was (it answer to the demand of an willgMened public sentiment In both f V. ,e Hna "Biion. i ne cnizensnip ana , luriousm oi gooa women are iouna ed On the Rock of Ages the home, . fend when the home Is safe, the coun try is safe, for aoove the wealth and - power of a people, above the strength of its army, above tae majesty of Its navy, above its Industry and busi ness, stands the character of t'ae 'borne In the fina! ar.c!y;l3 of Tie Quality of the tat. Th-refcre the ' constitutional convention frcntei the full franchise to the women rf .Ve tBk&, not as a mnttcr cf her'os vufc aa au civ. 1 v& 11 . t.jiple justice. Votes of Soldiers ' 'No. 19 provides for soldiers voting, i thereby permitting electors In the ") military or naval service of our coun j,try to exercise tie right of suffrage whether in the regular army or else where. The American people are not . and never will be a military people. Our traditions and the spirit of our . Institutions are opposed to building k in this country a military class and should not be withheld from those who are In the service of their coun try. The American Boldler in all our wars has retained the instincts of tie citizen. The fines compliment which was paid to this nation in the recent . world war was not paid by Italy, or by Prance, or by England,, but by ' our soldier , boys waen after the war . ,was over they wanted to come home and again become a part of the life 4 b of the people as citizens. Home meant to them not only the dear old mother and the dear old fat: er, the brothers '-A and sisters, and the f rienas they had left behind, but it also meant to them the good old U. S. A., the best gov- Vernment In the world. And so In ac- cordance with the ideals and tradi ,tlons of the republic we propose "to emphasize the meaning and value of American citizenship even In the " (array. As to School Fond I No. 20 provides for .the distribu- 3 tlon of the temporary school land, which Is the Income from the perma- I nent school fund. The old provia f ion required a three months' terra of school in order for the school dis . trlct to participate in this Income. The amendment wisely cianges the , law to read, "A minimum term re f quired by law." No. 21 prohibits the sale of school lands except at public auction. The , purpose of the amendment is that in case the state should hereafter adopt f the policy of selling Its school lands the permanent school fund will be given the benefit of tba Increased . price to be secured from a public suction. - No. 22 provides for tie election of I University Regents by districts. At $ the present time five of the six Re- l Cents of the State University reside ' In Lancaster and Douglas counties. They are high class men and effl- A dent administrators. However, the amendment Is deemed advisable In order to secure for our great State University a more state-wide Interest and representation. No. 23 prohibits state aid to sec tarian Institutions. The purpose of the amendment I sto make more cer tain the Intent of the old section and to Insure the perpetuation of the wise American policy of the separation of churca and state. Recognizing also the great principle that every person Is entitled to worship Almlght God according to the dictates of his con science. It wisely provides that there shall be no religious test or qualifi cation required of any teacher or student in any public educational institution.- Admission to Reform School No. 24 raises the age from sixteen years to eighteen years for admis sion to the reform school. This Is a humantarlah provision and will per mit tie courts to send unfortunate and Incorrigible children between those ages to such schools instead of committing them to the penitentiary. No. 25 recognizes th enormal schools as a co-ordinate branch of our public education along with the university and the common schools. As citizens we are proud of these normal slhools. They are so Inter woven with the life of tie common schools that they are basic In the educational structure. The onrmal Institutions in Nebraksa are provid ing the teachers for the youth of the state, and the character and edu cation of the youth are basic prin ciples of tie governmental strucutre. Ilevenue lrovlnion No. 26 submits a new revenue pro vision for the state. Taxation has always been a perplexing problem and one of the reasons for the con stitutional convention was to provide a more modern and equitable pro vision of raising the revenue of the state and Its governmental subdivis ions. The convention reached the de cision to tax tangible property and franchises uniformly and proportion ately the same as at present because this property could be readily listed and valued and In such a case it is considered that It 'was a sound principle to tax the property of a ci- Izen proportionately ant uniformly with tie property of every other cit Izen. The convention reached the de cision to permit classification of the legislature of other property, which would Include monies, credits, stock, bonds and other Intangibles because of the notorious escapes from taxa tion of such property in the past There are more than five hundred million dollars of such property in Nebraska, and yet not more than one tenth is returned for taxation. Tiis, therefore, places upon lands and other tangible property a greater burden than it should bear, and so the convention gave the legislature a wide latitude as to the means of brlnelna- onto the tax rolls of the state the property which now escapes and which should bear its just share of tie burdens of government It is conceded that monies . and credits now returned are unjustly taxed. For example, when a thousand dollars in money is returned it is assessed at a thousand dollars, and land is not assessed' for more than fifty per cent of its value. This ex istlng inequity the legislature can correct It the new provision Is adopt ed. For If It finds that lands are as sessed only at fifty or sixty rer ceit It can assess monies and credits on the same basis. l, however, monies and credits still "hide out," the leg islature can under the last clause, whlci authorizes "Taxes other than property taxes" provide for a tax on the income of Intangibles, and sub stituting It in lieu of the property tax, and thereby secure the propel taxation of all the property in the state. The census bureau estimated that from values In Tulare county, Cali fornia, had increased over $56,000, 000 from 1914 to 1910. A large part of this nla. vu foe to el. service In the county, yet the totall investment In the electric servfee was less than 10 per cent of tie gain in land values. The Installation of a 20 horsepower motor may change the value of a hundred acres of land from $20 to $200 per acre From 1892 to 1914 California water power Increased from about 600 to naerly 600,000 horsepower. Water power Is not like timber, coal, oil, minerals or other products of the public lands. The water is not made less valuable but more valuable by development, as the power resulting s sold to those requiring service and he result Is the development-of the etate. These days of sugar s aorta ge are great days for glucose. You Should Eat HEALTH PASTRY During this hot weather the home cook cannot be too careful 'of the foods she prepares for the family. Plenty of Eye Breador old-fashioned Corn Bread makes the children grow better and feel better. And Dad likes them, too. Order v a sack today either large or small. Your choice of: Special Yellow or White CURTIS BEST FLOUR RYE FLOUR CORN MEAL Regular sire 24 lb. sack 10 and 100 lb. sacks High Grade Standard - Buy Your Winter Coal Now You should be laying in your winter's supply of coal right now. We are receiving shipments of coal from time to time, t and we suggest that you place your order TODAY to be filled as soon as your turn comes. You will not be able to get it cheaper for several months. , , Build That Barn ' : NOW :' Harvest time will soon be hero. You may need a hay-barn, a cattle-barn, a combination bam or just a plain barn, but if you need it you cannot afford not to build it now. This year, with the groat fchortnge of farm labor, every farmer wants to raise the most with the least possible help. Proper equipment is more neeessary than ever be fore. If you need any kind of farm building you simply CAn't afford to wait. Figure it out in bushels of grain; or tons of hay, or pounds of hogs and cattle and you will find that a good barn won't cost any more today than it ever did. And every farmer knows that a pood bam helps produce bigger crops and better returns. Our stocks are complete and we will gladly servo you. Come in ami talk it over today, without obligation, of course. t Forest Lumber Company WM. BEVINGTON Mgr. OWL CREEK Lump or Nut KTRBT GOAL Lump or Nut MOFFAT COAL Lump or Nut Evertybing' in our line If at tout immediate service. We want you to "giro xu a chance" to please you. That Is all we ask. Stephenson & O'Bannon - - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HAY, GRAIN, TEED, FLOUR AND COAL " 9 - a a.ir fa. a is - v--. a i iiinri - rw ' Whafs doine as much as amtijiifoiiro else to fill uji feihe movoe houses Select your ft'resao cording to th rornd they hmv0 to travel: In sandy or hilly coun try, wherever the going it apt to be heavy The U. S. Nobby. For ordinary country roads The U. S. Chain ct Usee - Poi 'front wheel1 The U. & Plain. Foi best results ery wi U. 8. Royal Cords. sVlMXSIO-ICBSirOMOHiSGO-RAlll IOOK at the crowds that step out of their cars in - . 'i front of the movies every summer evening. The movie managers would be renting half of their theatres for store space, if it weren't for the automobile. li It is typical of Americans that they took to the auto mobile as a matter of course just as they have to the movies and to every other great invention of the last half century. . ' ' And the same thing has happened every time. Taking things as they come is a fine way to foster waste and ex travagance. As regards tires, the come back is about due. People are pretty near through pay- ing for something that isn't ' there when they lcl: for it. What a man pays for in a tire is quality not a limited number of miles or the privi lege ol getting a rebate in case the miles don't come up to the limit U. S. Tires are guaranteed as to quality with no limi tation of mileage, ' . And that holds just as gcod lor the small car tire as for the biggest U. S. Tire we've got. There's only one stand ard of quality with U. S. and the size of the car has noth ing whatever to do with if. IV Wc represent U. S. Tires in this town. You'll find it worth while to talk to us be fore you buy any more tires. T- United! States Tores Sfarsreoin Gara 1