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PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VI f4
GINIA SWEPT DY DEVASTAT-
INQ FLOOD WATER8.
RAIN FALLS FOR FIVE HOURS
Property Loss Is Placed at $5,000,000
Big Cloudburst Sweeps Down
Valloy Carrying Death and De
struction In Its Wake.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 4. Tho worst
torm of rain that ever devastated
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio
and parts of tho Panhandlo district
of West Virginia occurred Monday. A
JYlM lightning dtnptay preceded it for
more than an hour, and seemed as
If It would rend tho heaveno. Kor
nearly flvo hours tho rain fell In tor
rents. Cloudbursts filled fertile vnl
leyB with raging rivers that annihila
ted crops nnd carried away bridges
and railroad tracks. Lightning struck
in scores of places. Quiet streams rose
In an hour to become grim ngonts of
destruction. Itallroad traffic practical
ly stopped and wlro trnfllc Is paralyzed
throughout most of tho region.
When reports from nil points wero
compared, 89 are known- to bo dead.
This Hat of fatalities will probably bo
much larger, for In many romoto ham
lots In tho wldo area scourged by tho
flood there will bo no communication
for days. Colliers, W. Va., Is practical
ly wiped out. Cherry Valley, W. Va.,
is In ruins. Tho towns of Avclla, Can
onsburg, Washington, Burgottstown
and a dozen smaller places in tho ox
4remo western end of Pennsylvania
aro Inundated. At Now Philadelphia,'
Stoubcnvlllo and other Ohio towns,
near tho Ohio river, tho damago
wrought was heavy.
Tho Panhandlo division of the
Pennsylvania railroad ceased train op
erations. Fourteen miles of track wero
washed away near Colliers. Threo
bridges wero carried down atrenm.
For miles along Kacoon creek tho
roadbed Is submerged. It will bo a
fortnight boforo traffic cun bo re
sumed here.
A freight train on tho Wabash
Jumped tho track flvo miles north of
Wellaburg, W. Va., and tho ontlro
train rolled Into Crosa Creek. Thero
aro no authentic reports as to what
toecamo of tho train crow.
Washington county nlnno reports
property damago that will exceed $5,
000,000. Thousands of sheep and ent
itle wero drowned in thcllclda. Wash
ington Is tho greatest wool growing
community cast of tho Mississippi
river. Tho streams throughout this
county nnd In Qrcono county aro
clogged with tho bodlea of dead sheep.
Hundreds of tho anlmnls, not yot
sheared, wero soaked with rain, and,
being too heavy for their own legs,
,wcro swept Into tho raging streams.
Tho Monongahela and Allcghony
,xlvers are near the flood Btnge, and
consequently tho Ohio Is overflowing
ills banks at many points west of
llMttHburg. Millions of bushels of coal
ivent out of the Pittsburg harbor,
headed for tho lower Mississippi.
Reports from points In tho flooded
jdlstrlct givo tho deaths ,as follows:
Cherry" Vnlloy, Pa., six drowned; Col
liers, W. Va., nine drowned; liurgctts
town, Pa., ono drowned; Avella, Pa.,
three drowned; flnnnimburg, Pa., four
drownod; Pittsburg, ono killed by
lightning.
!4 DIE; 26 HURT IN WRECK
.Passenger Train Plunges Into River
When Bridge Near Camp Douglas,
f Wis., Is Washed Away.
Camp Douglas, Wis., Sept. l.-Four
jorsons wore killed in the wreck of
'passenger train No. 10 on tho Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
'road, which plunged Into tho Lemon
'welter river near Camp DouglnB at
flvo o'clock Monday morning.
Every car, Including tho sleepors,
jwlth passengers stll lln their bertha,
was hurled into tho atrenm, whose wa
ters, augmented by tho cloudburst of
tho provIouB night, had mado it a tor
.rent. The accident was duo to tho Wash
ing away of a brldgo over which tho
train had passed safely a abort time
"boforo. Tho train wns flagged at
Tunnel bocauso a washout farther on
,hnd mado the track Impassible, and
was ordered back to Camp Douglas so
jthat tho paBocngors might breakfast.
TW-Hnwlii! the flooded Lvinomvdtcr
lind tori away the brldgo nnd, un
warned tho engineer could not stop IiIb
train In tl cmt osavo It from plunging
over tho brink. Many of tho Injured
aro women and children on holldny'
trlptj,
Typhoon Kills Hundreds.
, Amoy, Chlnn, Sept. 4, A typhoon
j8wept Fuchow Monday, causing great
loss of life nnd damago to property.
(Steamships from tho north report the
isca off tho mouth of tho Min rlvor
lBtrewn with bodies.
Nelson-Ketchel Fight a Draw.
St. Joseph, Mo., Sopt. 4. Battling
iNelson nnd Stovo Ketchol fought flf
itoen fast rounds to a draw horo Mon
day. Tho Battler put Mp a good light
and mado things Interesting for his
jopponent all tho way.
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; . 7 Killed, 21 Hurt In Wreck.
f Shawano, Wis., Sopt. 4. Seven por
jconB wero killed nnd twonty-ono In
ijured when flvo cars of a fast train
rof tho Chicago & Northwostorn wero
jplungod down nn embankment Sun
day, near Shawano.
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13th Holdup on John D.'s Estate.
; Tarrytown, N. Y., Sopt. 3. Tho thlr
;teenth holdup to occur on tho Kocko
'foller stato at Pocantlco hills within
p. month took placo Friday, when a
itenmster vas robbed at tho point of
,n revolver by two Italians.
Turks Attack Greeks.
Athens, Sept. 3. Semi-official tele
tjranis received bero last Friday state
Ithat a largo forco of Turks attacked
'.four Greek block houses on tho north
rern border of Thessoly, kllllnj; six
, Orccks.
SO CLAMS
ONE GREAT OPPORTUNITY IS PASSED UP
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Hi iiiiiiimiw iMiiiiiiiwfT "ill il I I ' " M"
Fred Parent, Baltimore Player, Who Overlooked Chance to Make Triple Play
Unaanlsted.
Fred Pnrent, of tho Orioles, passed
up a chanco to make an unassisted
triple play In a recent game with
Newark, when ho had the thing all
laid out for him. IIo said he didn't
enro, but It Is suRpr-ctcd ho didn't real
ize his opportunity until it was too
lute. Billy Zimmerman was on second
and Eddlo Zimmerman waa on flrst
when Hlgglns hit a liner ubovo Par
ent's bead. Ho mado a leap and
WHY TOM LEACH WAS LET GO
MrnagerClarke Compelled to Trade
Clever Player to Make Way
Clear for Honus Wngner.
Tho cnt la out of tho bag as to why
r'rd Clarke, manager of tho Pirates,
apnarcntly had to uhow his lack of
nafiaclty as a big league team mana
ger and be outdone In a trad a when
ho let Tommy Leach nnd Lefty Lcl
llc'tl go to tho Chicago Cuba In ex
chflngo for King Colo and Sol Hot
mf.n. According to a momber of tho Pl
ra'ea, this trado or apmo other trado
by which Tommy Leach would gt-t
out of tho Pirato ranks was absolute
ly necessary to prevent constant In
ternal dissensions and save tho senlp
of Barney nroyfunn, presldont of the
Pfratea. Alao It had to bo done In or
der (bat Hans Watiner may ho man
ipnr of tho PIrateH next aoaaon.
This Pittsburg player declares that
B0TOO tlmo ago Dreyfua'a promlsod
Tcnmy Leach 'io would succeed
Clarke when tho present managor of
tho Plratnn retired.
At dm hnglnnlni; of tho present sen
etfn Clarke told Dreyfuss ho would re-
tiro at the end of 1912. Clarke also
told liana Wagner, and tho big Dutch-1
man thought ho would like to bo man-
agnr of tho PiraU for at lenst ono
l- U till) ItUT AVI V iCH3fe MIU . -" '
KcaHon. IIo went to Dreyfuss, and ' Pitcher Has Been Mainstay of Pltti
DreyfusM told W'ftfJher ho would sue-' burg Pirates for Some Years
cced Clnrko This left Dreyfuss with-
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two prospoctlvo manngora on his
hands tho lighting Tommy and the
big Dutchman
Vcan Gregg is t7io most conslutent
winner for tho Naps.
Defeating Matheweon If on or tho
crc-at Joys of llfo for the Cuba.
Miller IliiESlns la playing a great
game at second for tho St. Louis Car
dinals. A chap named Sloan has been sold
to tho Browns. IIo camo from Bris
tol, Tenn.
The cryini: need of lli Ntipt I
cntehra, according to ono of tho
Cleveland exchanges,
Charlto Wagner has had his eye on
tho ball this season. IIo has lilt It
on an nvornga of ono blnglo n game.
Tommy. McMillan linn been given
the shortstop position of tho nll-atnr
EnBlorii leugue loam by ft Baltimore
paper.
Buula Beckur of thu Giants, In tilx
batting efforts recently, got three
bases on balls, and three blows on
tho head,
Tho only club In tho American asso
ciation tills yonr that Is making any
thing Kko good money Is thu Minneap
olis Millers.
Pitcher Packard of tho Columbus
team of tho American association la
regarded as ono of tiio best pltchors
In that Icaguo.
Plttsburger'H biggest crowd ainco
tho world's sorios of 1909 turned out
on July 19, at tho double header with
tho GIuntB. It numbered almost 110,
000. Tho unconditional roleaso of Pitch
er Maronoy by Chicago was In ac
cordance with his ngrooniont thut ho
should bo sot free If ho did not mako
good.
Munsot, a pitchor who wns tried out
by tho Giants last spring, has been
cold to tho Sacramento club by tho
Buffalo team of tho International
longuo.
Connlo Mack koops right on signing
colletans. Ills latest acquisition Is
Robert Stevenson, great football 'and
botcball Btar nt tho University of
Minnesota.
Manager Fred Clarko dcnlod that
ho meant to send Alex. McCarthy to
thu minora, aa reported whon it wns
decided to recall Intlelder Ona Dodd
from Wheollnu.
DlAMOW
caught the ball. Tho two Zimmer
mans wero both racing toward home
and nil Parent had to do was to step
on second to get ono nnd tag the
othor when bo attempted to come
back, but instead he tossed tho ball
to Mutzel at second, who rnlnld to
Schmidt at flrst to complcto tho three
out. Parent was within flvo feet of
second, base at the tlmo ho executed
the piny.
NERVE IS CAUSE OF FAILURE
Billy Murray Says Many Baseball
Players Fall to Make Good Be
cause They Lack Assurance.
Billy Murray, mnnngcr of tho 1903
pennant-winning Jersey City team and
present chief scout of the Plttsburs
Pirates, mourns the fact that ?o many
ball toRRera fall to mako good bo
caubo they luck HoHUluiiOo.
They oro all rluht when nmonr;
friends, but let them encounter
strnngo torritory and people, then they
scorn half scared to death, meek sup
plicants, Instead of energetic warrlont.
The boy able to hold his own in u te9r
of badinage has a sure advantage over
tho quiet, dreamy youth. Nothing
helpB moro on a leaguo trial than a
lot of nerve.
"It takes a boy with spunk and
spirit to make good in the big dhow,"
anid Murray. "Gi'o mo thu kid who
Isn't abashed or taken back at tho
quips thrown at him by veterans and
others, and if ho ha any athletic abLv
lty ho will stand a Jluch bettor chnnc
of keeping up to tho pact than tin
minor leaguer win la excellent Hi
his company, but scared at tho ta'.
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CAMNITZ IS "ONE BEST BET"
Has Done Great Work.
Ilnwaril Cnmnitz, tho Pittabur;
pitcher, Is having a good season o-
tho diamond. Camnltz has long beer,
regarded as ono of tho beat twlrlors !
tho National Icaguo, but his showing
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Howard Camnltz.
has been of nn In and-out variety.
Ho has been ono of thok mainstays of
tho 1'lr.itea for a numbor of youra,
but liau not shono witli tho brilliancy
of othor pitchers. This year ho is tho
ono best bet of tho Pirates on thu
llrlng line.
McAlecr After "Farm."
It Is reporlod that President Mc
Aleor of tho Bed Sox hna about con
cluded negotiations for tho purchaso
of tho Youngatown club of tho Central
leaguo. McAleor desires to uho this
club aa a farm. Whilo Boston was
playing In St Louis, McAleor spent
tho tlmo in Youngatown and also was
there much of tho tlmo when tho team
was lu Cleveland.
King Cole Has Quit.
King Cole hiuj quit. Ho is now
camping near Bay City, Mlcb., and he
admitted to his frionds that ho has
only slight hopo vf ever regaining hi"
old. form.
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PHOPOSKD CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. ONE.
Tho following proposed amendment to
tho constitution of tho State of Nebmnkn,
a hereinafter set forth In full, Is sub
mitted to the electors of the State of Ne
braska, to. be voted upon nt the general
election to bo held Tuesday. November
6th, A. D. 1912.
"AN ACT for a Joint resolution propos
ing amendment to Section 1 and Sec
tion 10 Article 3 of tho Constitution of
tho State of Nebraska, and supplement
ing Article entitled 'Amendments.'
Be It Resolved and Enacted by tho Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska!
Section 1. That at tho general election
for state and legislative olllcers to be
held on the Tuesday succeeding tho nret
Monday In Novomber. 1912, tho following
provisions bo proposed and nunmltteu a
amendment to Section 1 nnd Section 10
of Artlclo 3 of tho Conititutlort of the
Htnte of Nebraska: ....
Section 2. Thnt Section 1 of Artlclo 8
of tho Constitution of the Stnto of Ne
braska la hereby amended to read as fol
lows! , ..
Section 1. Tho legislative authority of
the stato shall bo vested In n legislature
consisting of a senate and house of repre
sentatives, but tho peoplo resorvo to
themselves power to propose laws, ana
nmendments to tho constitution, and to
enact or reject the same at tho polls In
dependent of tho legislature, and uli re
serve power nt their own option to ap
provo or roject at tho polls any act. Item,
section, or part of any act passed by tho
legislature.
Section 1A. Tho first power reserved
by the people Is tho Initiative. Ten per
cent of the legal voters of tho state, so
distributed ns to Include flvo per cent of
the legal voters In each of two-flfths of
tho counties of the stato, may propose
any measuie by petition, which shall
contain tho fell text of tho measure so
proposed. Trovlded, that proposed Con
stitutional Amendments shall require a
petition of fifteen per ocnt of tho legal
voters of tho State distributed as above
provided. Initiative petitions (except for
municipal and wholly local legislation)
shall bo filed with tho Secretary of State
nnd bo by him submitted to tho votors at
the nrst regular stato election held not
less tlinn four months nftor such nllng.
The same measure, cither In form or In
essential substance, shall not bo sub
mitted to tho peoplo by lnltlatlvo petition
(either affirmatively or negatively)
oftener than onco In three years. If con
flicting measures submitted to tho peoplo
nt tho same election shall bo approed,
the ono receiving tho highest number of
affirmative votes shnll thereby become
law ai to all conflicting provisions. The
Constitutional limitations as to scope nnd
subject matter of statutes enacted by the
legislature shall apply to those enacted
by tho Initiative.
Section 1D. Tho second power reserved
Is tho referendum. It may bo ordered by
n petition of ten per cent of the legal
voters of tho stato, distributed ns re
quired for lnltlatlvo petitions. Referen
dum petitions against measures passed
by tho legislature shall be filed with the
Secretary of Stato within ninety days
after tho legislature enacting tho same
adjourns slno die or for a period longer
than ninety days; and elections thereon
shall bo had at tho flrst regular Btnto
election held not less than thirty days
after such nllng.
Section 1C. Th" rnforonflum may bo
ordered upon any act except acts making
appropriations for the expenses of tho
stato covcrnment. nnd stato Institutions
existing at the tlmo such act is passed.
When tho referendum la ordered upon nn
act or nny part thereof It shall suspend
Its operation until tho same Is approved
by tho voters: provided, that emergency
acts, or nets for tho Immediate preserva
tion of tho public pence, health, or safety
Bhall contlnuo In effect until rejected by
tho voters or repealed bv tho legislature.
Filing of a referendum petition ngalnst
ono or more Items, sections, or parts of
an net Bhnll not delay tho remainder of
the measure from becoming operative
Section 1t. Nothing in this aeolloii
shall be construed to deprive nny mem
ber of tho legislature of tho right to In
troduce nny measure. Tho whole number
of votes cast for governor at the regular
election last preceding tho filing of nny
lnltlatlvo or referendum petition shall be
the basis on which the number of legal
voters required to sign such petition shall
be computed. Tho veto power of the gov
ernor shall not extend to measures Initi
ated by or referred to tho people. All
such measures shnll become the law or a
Cart of tho constitution when approved
v a majority of tho votes cast thereon,
provided, tho votes cast In favor of said
Initiative measure or part of said Consti
tution shall constitute thlrty-flve per
cent (35) of the total vote cast at said
election, and not otherwise, nnd ahull
tnko effect upon proclamation by tho
governor, which shall bo mado within
ten days of tho completion of tho official
canvass. Tho voto upaa Initiative nnd
referendum measures shall be returned
and canvassed In tho same manner as Is
prescribed In tho case of presidential
elector. Tho method of submitting and
adopting nmendments to tho constitution
provided by this section shnll be supple
mentary to tho method prescribed in tho
article of this Constitution, entitled
'Amendments,' and the latter shnll In no
case be construed to conflict hcrowlth.
This amendment shall bo self-executing,
but legislation may be enacted especially
to facllltato its operation. In submitting
petitions nnd orders for the Initiative nnd
the referendum, tho Secretary of State
and all other officers ahull be guided by
this amendment nnd tho general laws
until additional legislation shall bo espe
cially provided therefor; nil propositions
submitted in pursunnco hereof shall be
submitted In a non-partisan manner and
without any Indication or suggestion on
the ballot that they nave been approved
or endorbed by any political party or or
ganization, and provided further that
only tho title of measures shall bo printed
on the ballot, nnd when two or more
measures havo tho samo title they shall
be numbored consecutively In the order
of filing with tho Secretary of State nnd
Including tho name of the flrst petitioner.
Section 3. Thnt Section 10. of Article 3,
of tho Constitution of the state of Ne
braska be amended to read as follows:
Section 10. Tho stylo of all bills shall
bo "Be It enacted by tho peoplo of the
State of Nebraska." and no law shall
be enacted oxcept b" bill. No bill shall
bo rassed by tho luglaluturu unless by
assent of a majority of nil the members
elected to each house of tho legislature
and tho question upon final passage shall
be taken Immediately upon Its Inst rend
ing and the yeas and nays shall bo en
tored upon tho Journal.
Section A. That at Bald election on the
Tuesday succeeding the flrst Momlny In
November, 1912, on tho ballot of oach
elector voting thorcat there shall be
printed or written thu words; "For pro
posed umendment to tho constitution re
serving to tho people tho right of direct
legislation through the lnltlatlvo and ref
erendum." nnd "Airalnst nroDosed iuimiI.
merit to the constitution ivhuivIiik to the
people the rixlit f dlie'ot lesHullun
through tho Initiative and referendum."
And if it nujoilty of all votors ut bald
election shnll bo In favor of such amend
ment tho mi mo shall be deemed to bo
adopted. Tho returns of said election
upon the udoptlon of this amendment
shall bo made to thu state canvusslng
board and said board shall canvass the
voto upon the amendment heroin In the
same manlier as is prescribed lu tho case
of presidential electors, if n majority of
the votes cast at tho election bo In favor
of the proposed amendment tho governor,
within ton days after the result Is ascer
tained, shall make proclamation declar
ing the amendment to bs part of the con
stitution of tho stato, and when so de
clared tho amendment herein proposed
shnll bo in forco nnd self-executing.
Approved March 24. 1911
I, Addison Wnlt, Secretary of State, of
tho Stato of Nebraska do hereby certify
that tho foregoing proposed amendment
to tho Constitution of tho Stato of Ne
braska Is n truo nnd correct copy of the
original enrolled nnd engrossed bill, ns
passed by the Thirty-second session of
the Legislature of tho Stato of Nebraska.
ns appears from said original bill on fllo
lu this office, nnd that said proposed
nmnndment Is submitted to the qualified
votera of the stato of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection nt tho general elec
tion to bo held on Tuesday, tho 5th day
of November. A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof, I havo hcrounto
set my hand nnd affixed tho Great Seal
of tho State of Nebraska. Dono nt Lin
coln, this 20th dav of May, In tho year of
nur I.onl. One Thousand Nine Hundred
i nnd Twelve, and of tho Independence of
the United Stntos tho Ono Hundred nnd
Thirty-sixth nnd or inn tnnie iiie ijprty
Blxth. ADDISON WAIT.
Seal Secrotary of State.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. TWO. ,
The following proposed amendment to
tho constitution of tho Stato of Nebraska,
ns hereinafter set forth In full. Is sub
mitted to the electors of the SUtte of Ne
braska, to be voted upon at tho general
election to be hold Tuesday, Novembor
Cth, A, D. 1912.
"A JOINT RESOLUTION on proposing
nn amendment to Section of Article
S of thu Constitution of tho Stato of
Nebraska.
Ho It Itcfohed and Enacted by tho Legis
lature of tho Stat of Nebraska:
Srr.tlon 1, That nt tho trencral election
for stato and legislative officers to bo held
on tne uuesaay rouowing tno nrst Mon
day In November, 1912, the following be
submitted aa an amendment to Section 4
of Artlclo 3 of tho Constitution Of the
Btnte of Nebraska
6ec. 4, At the first election of mem
bers of the legislature held after the
adoption of this amendment members of
the Senate and House of Representatives,
shall be elected for tho term of two years,
Both senators and representatives shall
each recolvo pay at tho rate of six hun
dred dollars for each regular session of
tho Legislature, during their term, and
ton cents for every mllo they shall travel
In going to and returning from the placo
of meeting of tho legislature, on tho most
usual route, That neither members of
tho legislature nor employes shall re
ceive nny pay or perquisites other than
their salary and mileage. Each session,
oxcept special session, shall not be less
than sixty days. After the expiration of
twnty days of the session, no bills nor
joint resolutions of the nature of bills
Bhall bo Introduced, nlcss the governor
shall by special messago call tho atten
tion or tho legislature to the necessity of
passing n law on tho sublect-mattor em
braced In the messago, and tho Introduc
tion of bills shall be restricted thereto.
Provided, that tho general appropria
tion bill may bo Introduced up to and
Including tho fortieth day.
Sec. 2. That at said election on the
Tuesday succeeding tho first Monday In
November, 1912, on tho ballot of each
elector voting thereat thero shall bo
printed or written the words: "for pio
poscd amendment to tho constitution fix
ing the term of office and salary for
members of tho legislature," and
"Against proposed nmondment to tho
constitution fixing tho term of ofllco and
salary for members of tho legislature."
And If a majority of all tho votera at the
said election Bhall be In favor of such
amendment tho samo shall be deemed to
bo adopted. Tho returns of said election
upon tho adoption of this amendment
shall bo mado to tho Stato Canvassing
Board and that Board shall canvnsa the
voto upon the amendment herein In tho
samo manner aa Is prescribed in tho case
of presidential electors. If a majority of
tho votes cast at tho election be In favor
of the proposed amendment tho governor,
within ten days after tho result Is ascer
tained, shall mako proclamation declar
ing tho nmendment to be part of the
constitution of tho state, and when so
declared the samo shall be In force.
Approved April 10. 1911."
I, Addison Wnlt, Secretary of State, of
the Stato of Nebraska do hereby cortlry
that thr foregoing proposed amendment
to tho Constitution of tho Stato of Ne
braska Is a truo and correct copy of the
original enrolled nnd engrossed hill, ns
passed bv tho Thirty-second session of
tho Legislature of tho Stato of Nebraska,
as appears from said original bill on file
In this office, nnd thnt said proposed
amendment Is submitted to the qualified
voters of tho stato of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection at tho general elec
tion to bo held on Tuesday, tho 5th day
of November, A, D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and nfilxt-d tho Great Seal
of the Stato of Nebraska. Dono at Lin
coln, this 20th dnv of Mav, In tho year of
our Ixrd. Ono Thousand Nino Hundred
nnd Twelve, nnd of tho Independence of
tho United States tho Ono Hundred and
Thirty-sixth nnd of this State tho Forty
sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
Seal Secretary of State.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. THREE.
Tho following proposed amendment to
tho constitution of tho Stato of Nobraska,
as hereinafter sot forth In full, is sub
mitted to tho electors of the Stato of No
braska, to bo voted upon at tho general
election to be held Tuesday, Novembor
5th, A. D. 1912.
'A JOINT RESOLUTION to nmond Sec
tion nineteen (19) of Article flvo (5) of
thu Constitution of tho Stnto of Nebras
ka creating n Board of Commissioners
of Stnto Iii8tltutlnns,
Be It Enacted b; tho Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That Section nineteen '19).
of Artlclo five (G) of the Constitution of
tho Stato of Nebraska, bo amended to
read as follows:
Section 19. The Governor shall, prior
to tho adjournment of tho thirty-third
session of tho legislature, nominate and,
with the consent of two-thirds of tho
membeis of tho Senate in Executive Ses
sion, nppolnt threo electors of tho state,
not moro than two of whom shall belong
to tho same political party and no two
of whom shall reside at the tlmo of their
appointment in tho samo congressional
district, as members of a board to bo
known ns a "Bonrd of Commissioners of
Stnto Institutions." Said members shall
hold office as designated by the Governor
for two, four nnd six years respectively.
Subsequent appointments shall bo made
as provided und, except to fill vacan
cies, shnll bo for a period of six years.
Tho Board shall nt nil times be subject
to tho above restrictions nnd limitations.
Tho Board of Commissioners shall havo
full power to manage, control and gov
ern, subject only to such limitations as
shnll bo established by law, tho State
Soldiers' Home. Hospitals for the Insane,
Institute for tho Deaf. Institute for tho
Blind, lndustrlnl Schools, Instituto for
Feeble Minded Children. Nebraska Indus
trial Home, Orthopedic Hospital, the
Stato Penitentiary and all charitable, re
formatory and penal institutions that
shall bo by law established nnd main
tained by tho state of Nobraska. They
shall each give bonds, receive compensa
tion for service, perform all duties nnd
comply with all regulations that shall ba
established by law. Tho powers pos
ses.sed by thu Governor and Board of
Pnhlfc Lands nnd Bulldlncs with refer
ence to tho management and control of
tho Institutions herein named shnll, on
July 1, 1913, cease to exist In tho Gov
ernor nnd tho Board of Public Lands and
Buildings nnd shnll become vested In a
Board of Commissioners of State Institu
tions, nnd the said Board Is on July 1, 1913,
and without further process of law. au
thorized and directed to assume and ex
ercise all the powers heretofore vested
In or exercised by tho Governor or Board
of Publlo Lands nnd Buildings with ref
erento to tho Institutions of the state
nnmed herein, but nothing heroin con
tained shall limit the general supervisory
or examining powers vested In the Gover
nor by tho laws or constitution of the
state, or such ns are vested by him in
anv committee nppolntod by him.
Section 2. That at the general election,
In November. 1912, thero shall be submit
ted to tho electors of the stato for their
approval or rejection tho foregoing pro
posed nmendments to the constitution In
tho following form: On tho ballot of each
elector voting for or against said pro
posed nmendment snail do printca or
written "For proposed amendment to tho
Constitution creating n Board of Com
missioners of Stato Institutions" and
"Against said proposed amendment to
tho constitution creating a Board of
Commissioners of Stnto Institutions."
Section 3. If such amendment to Sec
tion nlnel-n (19) of Article five (6) of
tho Constitution of the Statu of Nebraska
1irI1 1 approved bv n majority of all
electors voting nt such election said
amendment shnll constitute Section nine
teen (13) of Article five (5) of the con
stitution of the stnto of Nebraska.
Approved April 10. 1911."
I, Addison Wnlt, Secretary of State, of
tho Stato of Nebraska do hereby certify
that thtvforegolng proposed amendment
to tho Constitution of tho Stato of Ne
braska Is a true and correct copy of tho
oilglnal enrolled and engrossed bill, ns
passed by tho Thirty-second session of
the Legislature of tho State of Nebraska,
as appear from said original bill on file
In this office, and that said proposed
amendment Is (submitted to tho qualified
voters of tho state of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection at tho general elec
tion to bo held on Tuesday, tho 6th day
of November. A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof, I havo horeunto
set my hand nnd affixed tho Great Seal
of the State of Nebraska. Dono at Lin
coln, this 20th dav of Mav, In the year of
our Ixird. Ono Thousand Nino Hundred
and Twelve, nnd of tho Independenco of
tho united States tno uno uunurcn nnu
Thirty-sixth nnd of this Stato tho Forty
sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
Seal Secretary of State.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FOUR.
Tho following proposed amendment to
the constitution of tho Stato of Nebraska,
as hereinafter set forth In full. Is sub
mitted to the electors of the Stat of Ne
braska, to bo voted upon at the general
olectlon to bo held Tuesday, No ember
6th, A. D. 1912.
"A JOINT UCSOLUTION to propose
amendments to Section five (6) of
Article six (6) and Section thirteen (13)
of Artlclo sixteen (lfi) of the constitu
tion of the state of Nebraska as found
in tho Compiled Statutes of Nebraska
for 1909 (Section thirteen (13) of
Article eighteen (IS) of Cobbey's An
notated Statutes for 1909), relating to
time of electing Judges of tho supreme
court, fixing tho time of the general
election nnd providing for holding over
of Incumbents until their successors
nre elected nnd qualified.
lie it Resolved and Enacted by the Legis
lature of tho State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That Section Flvo (6) of
Artlclo Six (6) of tho Constitution of the
State of Nebraska be amended to read as
follows;
Section 6. That at the general election
to be held In tho State of Nebraska In
tne year ll, ana eacn six years there
after, thero shall bo elected three (3)
Judges of the Supremo Court, who shall
hold thtlr offlco for the period of six (C)
years; that at the general election to bo
held In tho State of Nebraska In tho year
1918, and each six years thereafter there
shall bo elected three (3) Judges of the
Supreme Court, who shall hold their office
for the prlod of six years, nnd nt tho
general election to bo held In the SUto
of Nebraska In tho year 1920 nnd each
six (C) ycare thereafter there shall be
elected a chief justice of the Supremo
Court, who shall hold his offico for the
period of six (6) years. Provided, That
the member of thu Supreme Court whose
term of office expires In January, 1914,
shall bo chief Justlco of tho Supreme
Court during that time until the expira
tion of his term of office.
Section 2. That Section Thirteen (13)
of Article Sixteen (1C) of the constitution
of tho State of Nebraska as found In the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for 1909
(Section thirteen (13) of Article eighteen
(18) of Cobbey's Annotated Statutes for
1909) be umended to read ns follows:
Section 13. Tho general election of thlo
Btato shall bo held on tho Tuesday suc
ceeding tho first Monday In Novc-nbcr
In tho year 1914 and every two years
thereafter. All state, district, county,
precinct and township officers, by the
constitution or laws made clcetlvo by the
people, except school district officers, nnd
municipal officers In cities, villages and
towns, shall be elected at a general elec
tion to to held as aforesaid. Judsca of
tho supreme, district and county courts,
all elective county nnd precinct officers,
and nil other clcetlvo officers, tho tlmo
for tho election of whom Is not herein
otherwise provided for, nnd which nro
not Included In the nbovo exception,
shnll bo elected on tho Tuesday succeed
ing tho first Monday In Novembor. 1913,
and thereafter nt the general election
next preceding the tlmo of tho tornilna
tlon for their respective terms of office.
Provided, That no ofllco shall be vacated
thereby, but tho incumbent thereof shall
hold over until his successor Is duly
elected and qualified.
Section 3. Tho form of ballot on the
amendments proposed herein shall be ns
follows: "For proposed amendments to
tho constitution providing for genoral
election onco in two jeare" and "Against
proposed amendments to tho constitution
providing for general election onco in
two years."
Approved April 7. 1911."
I, Addison Walt, Secretary of Stato, of
tho Stato of -Nebraska do hereby certify
that tho foregoing proposed amendment
to tho Constitution of tho Stato of Ne
braska Is a tiuo and correct copy of tho
original enrolled nnd engrossed bill, ns
passed by tho Thirty-second session of
the Legislature of tho Stato of Nebraska,
as appears from said original bill on file
In this office, and that sild proposed
amendment Is submitted to tho qualified
voters of tho stato of Nebraska for their
ndoptlon or rejection at tho general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, the 5 th day
of Novembor, A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand nnd affixed the Great Seal
of tho Stnto of Nebraska. Dono at Lin
coln, this 20th day of May, In tho year of
our Lord. One Thousand Nino Hundred
nnd Twelve, and of the Independence of
tho United States the Ono Hundred nnd
Thirty-sixth and of this Stato tho Forty
sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
Seal Secretary of Stato.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FIVE. -Tho
following proposed nmendment to
the constitution of the Stato of Nebraska,
aa hereinafter aot forth In full, is sub
mitted to the electors of the Stato of Ne
braska, to be voted upon at the general
election to bb held Tuesday, November
6th, A. D. 1912.
"AN ACT for a Joint Resolution to pro
pose an amendment to the constitution
of the Stato of Nebraska.
Be it Resolved und Enacted by thu Legls
laturo of tho State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at tho general election
fOr utulu und legislative officeis to be
held In tho Stato of Nbbraska on tho first
Tuesday succeeding tho first Monday In
November, 1912, tho following provision
bo proposed and submitted to tho olectois
of the Stato of Nobraska:
Sec. 2. Any city having a popula
tion of moro than five thousand (6,000)
Inhabitants may frame a charter for Its
own government, consistent with and
subject to tho constitution nnd laws ol
this state, by causing a convention oi
fifteen freeholders. Who shall havo boon
for at least flvo years qualified electors
theriof, to be elected by the qualified
voters of said city at any general or spe
cial election, whose duty It shall be
within four months after such election
to prepare and propose a charter for such
city, which charter, whon completed, with
a prefatory synopsis, shall bo signed" bj
tho officers and members of the conven
tion, or n majority thereof, and deliv
ered to tho clerk of said city, who shall
publish tho same in full, with his official
certification, in tho official paper of said
city. If thero bo one, and if thero be no
official paper, then in at least one news
paper published and In general circula
tion In said city, threo times, and a week
apart, and within not less than thlrtj
days after such publication It shall br
submitted to tho qualified electors of sale
city nt a general or special election, ant.
If a majority of such qualified voters
voting thereon, shall ratify tho same, li
shall nt tho end of sixty days thereafter
becomo tho charter of said city, and
supersede any existing charter and al
amendments thereof. A dupllcato cer
tificate shall bo mado, setting forth tht
charter proposed and Its ratification (to
gother with tho vote for and against) and
duly certified bv tho City Clerk, und au
thenticated by the corporate seal of suld
city and one copy thereof shall bo filed
with tho secretary of stato nnd tho othei
deposited among the archives of the city
and shall thereupon become nnd bo thf
charter of said city, and all amendment
to such charter, shall be authenticated li
tho same manner, and filed with the see
rotary of state, and deposited In tlx
archives of the city.
Sec. 3. But if said charter be re
jectcd, then within six months theieafter
the Mayor and council or governing au
thorities of said city may call a specla
election nt which fifteen members of n
new chnrter convention shnll be clectci
to be called and held ns nbovo In sucl
city, and they shall proceed as above ti
framo a charter which shall in like man
ncr and to the like end bo published am)
submitted to a vote of said voters foi
their approval or rejection. If again re
Jected, the procedure herein designate,
may bo repeated until a charter Is flmll
approved by a majority of those votlnj
thereon, nnd cei titled (together with th
vote for and against) to tho secretary o
state as aforesaid, and n copy thcicoi
deposited in the archives of tho clt
whereupon It shall becomo the charter oi
En'.rt city. Members of ennh of s-xld char
ter conventions shall be elected at largo
nnd they shnll complete their labor
within sixty dnya after their respective
election.
Tho charter shnll make proper pro
vision for continuing, amending or repeal
ing the ordlnnnopH of the cltv.
Sec. 4. Such charter so ratified and
adopted may bo amended, or a chartn
convention called, by n proposal therefn
made by the law-making body of sucl
city or by tho qualified electors in num
ber not les3 than flvo per cent of the next
E receding gubernatorial voto In such city
y petition filed with tho council or gov.
ernlng authorities. The council or gov
erning authorities shall submit the same
to a voto of the qualified electors at th
next general or special election not hcl
within thirty days after such petition h
filed. In submitting nny such charter or
charter amendments, nny alternatlvi
artlclo or section may bo presented foi
tho choice of the votors and may he
voted on separately without prejudice u
others, Wheneer tho question of
charter convention Is carried by n ma
Jorlty of those voting thereon, n chartci
convention shall bo called through a spc
clil election ordinance, and tho sami
shall bo constituted and held and tin
proposed charter submitted to a -votu oi
tho qualified electors, approved or reject
ed, as provided In Section two hereof
The City Clerk of said city shall publlsl
with his official certification, for thie
times, a week apart In the official pape
of said cltv. If there bo one, nnd If there
be no official paper, then In at least om
newspaper, published nnd In general clr
culatlon in said city, tho full text of atu
charter or charter amendment to b
voted on at any general or special elec
tion. No charter or charter amendment
adopted under tho provisions of th
amendment shall bo amended or irpe.tle
oxcept by electoral vote. And no mc
charter or charter amendment Miall ui
mlnish the tax rate for stato puroosen
fixed by net of the legislature, or inter
fere In any wlso with the collection ol
tsVc.t'e3That at said election In the
year 1912. on tho ballot of each elector
voting thereat, there shall be printed or
written the words "For proposed amend
ment to the Constitution allowing cltle
of more than flvo thousand Inhabitants In
this state to frame their own city char
ter." and "Against proposed amendment
to constitution allowing cities of mor
than five thousand Inhabitants in thl
state to framo their own charters." And
if a majority of all voters at said elcc
tlon shall be for such amendment Ui
same shall bo deemed to be adopted.
Approved March 29. 1911."
I. Addison Walt. Secrotnrx of State, o!
tho Stato of Nebraska do troroby certlf
that the torcgoing pruposeu oraniumcn
to the Constitution of tne State of No
braska Is it true and correct copy of the
original enrolled and engrossed bill, as
passed by the Thirty-second session of
the Legislature of the State of Nebraska,
as appears from said original bill on file
In this office, nnd that said proposed
amendment Is submitted to tho qualified
voters of tho state or Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection nt the general elec
tion to bo held on Tuesday, tho 6th day
of Novomber, A. D. 1012.
In Testimony Whereof. I havo herounto
set my hand nnd nfllxed the Great ScAl
of the State of Nebraska. Dono at Lin
coln, this 20th day of May, In the year of
our Lord, Ono Thousand Nine Hundred
mm Twolvo, nnd of tho Independence of
tho United States the One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth and of this State tho Forty
sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
IPeal Secretary of State.
GREAT SAFETY VALVE
Baseball Keeps Americans From
Actual Insanity.
Without Game Two-Thirds of Hurt
rlcd, and Nervous Population
Would Bo Grinning Through
Bars of Mnd Houses.
Moat games aro watched witli In.
terest, but In silence, oven by their
devotees. Unions an active partisan
of tho team or of somo player, or un
less tho spectator has money up on tho
result, ho Is apt to sit and watch the
progress of the match without tearing
his collar off and ripping out lilo hair
by tho handful.
But thero Is something about baso
ball that Is different. As a matter of
fact tho fan is i fan nil tho year
round. ' In the midwinter ho ia willing
to stand on tho windy corner of a
snowy street and exchango opinions
and reminiscences on players and
plays. Some psychologists havo ar
gued that It in tho great American
safety valvo.'and that without it about
two-thirds of a hurried, harassed and
nervous population would bo grinning
through tho barred windows of tho
madhouses.
Tho fan forgets, or doei not care
that tho whole Bystem of organized
baseball Is as highly commercialized
as a railroad system. IIo is not par
ticularly worried about tho fact that
he Is being lured thero so that thu
magnate may extract the prlco of ad
mission from him. Ho Is willing to
sit In tho hot sun all of an August
nfternoon to watch hired men play a
game that exists becauso there la
money In it.
The strangest part about It Is thnt
he will fight over his opinions, neglect
his business to see tho games and
have an apoplectic fit under tho excite
ment. So far as ho Is concerned it
is not a dollar in his pocket. The
only gratification ho gets out of it i
to see some man who has become an
unquestioned expert bit a ball, catch
a ball, or do a llttlo quick thinking
that wins a game.
Fiom presidpnta down to bootblacks
tho whole country goes to the ball
game whenever thero is the olishtef.t
opportunity.
EDDIE PLANK PLEASES MACK
Disappointing Performances of Other
Pitcher Makes V.'ork of Left
Hander Seem Bright.
Tho many disappointments his nu
merous pitchers are uanding him this
neason makes the work of Eddta
Plank look all tho brighter to Connio
Mack, wizard of the Athletics. Tho
veteran of the squad and a player
whom somo of the critics havo for
several seasons been relegating to the
"has been" class, Plank keeps right
on delivering tho goods In masterly
style. It was Plank who kept thn
Athletics out of la3t placo all through
tho early wcck3 of tho season last
year, and again It was Plank who la
doing most of the winning this year.
His left-hand cross firo is a3 deadly
as of yorf, nnd his painstaklns moth-
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Eddie Plank.
ods In preparing for tho baseball sea
son leaves no cause for buch excuses
as lack of control and overweight. No
team can win consistently with poor
pitching, ;nd tho lack of effectiveness
In the b.x Is proving a sovero handi
cap to tho champions.
Big Pitching Sale.
The fourth big pitching sale of the
1912 Northwestern leaguo took place
when Ed Watklns, owner of tho Ta
coma Tigers, sold Bent Hunt, his big
southpaw, to tho Chicago Whlto Sox.
for fall delivery. Hunt brought elf se
to ?3,000. He was purchased fron
Sacramento enrly this season for a
fow hundred dollars. Charlie Graham
of tho Senators figuring that the ex
Rod Sox would bo able to "cotno
back" this season after an nttack of
typhoid pnoumonln last ya
Cans 'Em by Wholesale.
Tho MuBcatlno club of tho Contral
aeEociatlon ha3 released Manager
William P. Krlcg nnd flvo playors, and
has signed as manager Ioq Wall, first
baseman of tho New York team of tho
defunct United States league. Wall
brought with him Pitchor Shack, Out
fielder O'Brlon and Catcher Bennet.
Pitchers Taylor and Schrenk, Short
stop Sweeney and Outtioldar Clavto
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