NEBRASKA NEWS
BEEF SHOWS BIG SHORTAGE
Commissioner Guye Kep. Busy
Answering inquiries,
IRRIGATED LAND UNDER LAW.
Seventy four Tract Subjec. to Home
stead Entry Commissioner Leave;
for Chicago to Bring Special Train
of Hcmeteeker This Week.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 26. About lout
months ago Labor Commissionet
(luye begat, a systematic investigation
of the vacant lands of Nebraska with
the ohje t in view of having the MOM
taken Up. H- met with consid nibb
Opposition fron) certain sources whb li
were interested In keeping the land!
unsettled, out he kept at it ami the
result has been far beyond his ex
pectationE.
In fact Commisslonir Guye "huildud
Letter than he knew," for his inv mi
Rations and the published statemnnti
made by him dnw ths attention ol
the government, with the result that
d( pin tnicnt officials took up the m:u.
ter and found that besides tht) Kinkaid
land in west'in Nebraska, there are
subject to entry seventy-four Irrigated
claims under ditch which can be taken
under the tlOmnstead law.
in onler to get irrigated claims-
wiiich run from forty to eighty acres
!n size, the person filing will be com
rtlled tO pay $55 per acre for the
water right He will have twelve,
years to pay for it.
Mr. QttMi left for Chicago, where he
will take (huge of the special train
run by the Hurlington to western Ne
tiraska, where these lands lay. The
Burlington land department say that
never in the history of their tourist
and homeseekers' excursions have
they had so many inquiries for partic
ulars and application! for accommoda
tions on the trains. Commissions
uye has himself received assurance
fmm over fifty persons that they will
Join the train at some point on the
ro;d Bill letters are reaching the la
tior bureau every dgy iissnrrinir Com
nftpjhmer Guye thai they will join the
ntenrsion.
Ther is room for hundreds of set
tiers on the vacant lands of Nebraska,
and should the Bnrtington efforts be
llCtessful the Northwestern will run
a similar train later, which will reach
a difle'int portion ot the tate.
Figures Compiled Show Country Is
Producing Less Meat Each Year.
South Omaha, Aug. 2fi .Figure
compiled hrre show that for the week
there was a beef shortage at the Chi
cago. Omaha, Kansas CiTy. St. I.ouls,
Pt iosph. Sioux City and A'lchita
n arkets of HM0MM pom.ds. At
these marketr there was an excess of
17(1,1.10.000 pounds of pork and mut
ton. This leaves a total meat short
age of 517.R7O.O0O pounds, as compared
with the same week last year
The marked shrinkage In meat pro
duct ion began with the week ending
May If this year, when there was 1,
'tiO.non pounds less produced than the
same week the previous year.
The campaign to save the "she
stuff" started by General Manager
Buckingham of the local yards will in
time bear fruit A number of the
commission men ate sending out cir
culars urging their customers in the
Country to save the baby female cattle.
At any rate a falling off In the num
ber of cows and heifers coming into
the local yards Is quite marked now.
NESRASKANS IN LIST
Contributes Several Heroes and Mar
tyts to Prohibition Cause.
Omaha. Aug. 2B. Nebraska figures,
ar contributing more than most
states to the Mst of "li roes and mar
tyrs" enumerated in the prohibition
year book. The very first nnmc :;'d r
the heading is that of Colon-'l Wat
son B. Smith, "shot rnd Instantly
killed at Omaha. November. IM1. c
cause ol his efforts t hat A tV "W
law enforced against ti e i oot.'. c p
ers of that city."
Another martvr Is r.r.i P Or:. ?u
itor and publisher of The STtin! a
Minatare. Neb., "shot and 1 lied Dec
2!, 189fi. out of revenge for his activ
ity against the saloons."
Iowa contributes several mart-rr.,
including the Rev. C.eorge C. Had
dock of Sioux City, but most or the
rest are from the south.
DEADLOCK IS ON
WCPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMINT NO. ONI.
Tht following proposed amendment to
the constitution ot the State of Nt Masks,
M brreiimfter set forth mi InU, m sub-
milled to tin- electors ol the State of Ne
braska to be voted upon at lbs general
Senate Musi Get Quorum Before EarzjT
Inc amendment to Section 1 ami Sec
tion lb Article S of the Constitution of
the State of Nebraska, and supplement
ing Article entitled 'Amendments.'
Be It Resolved and Enncted by the Legis
lature or the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at the general election
for state and legislative officers to bs
held on the Tuesday succeeding the ftrst
Monday In November, 1012. the following
provisions be proposed and submitted as
amendment to Section 1 and Section 19
Insists on Forcing Vote on Campaign; of Article I of ths Constitution of the
State of NVhrmks
Section 2. That Section 1 of Article t
of the Constitution of the suite of Ne
braska Is hereby amended to read aa fol-
it Cm Quit Work.
U FOLIETTE WILL NOT YIELD
Contribution Inquiry Inability to
Agree on General Deficiency Bill
May Cause Measure to Go Over.
PATIENTS HAVE BEST OF CARE
Piper Says Conditions Excellent at
Hastings and Beatrice.
Lincoln, ug. I. J. V Piper ol the
state hoard ot, charities and correc
tion has recently visited the hospital
for ths insane at Hastings, and the
feble minded institute at Beatrice.
At the fOTSBer be says there were
1.173 patients on the day oT his visit,
ol wnom 714 were males and 4"8 fe
males. t!iat the conditions which maVe
this institution one or the best of rts
kind m the country prevail.
At the feeble minded Institute lie
Found IS0 inmates of whom 2?" were
lioys and 2"4 gi'ls. The cottages as
this institution are in better sanitary
condition than they have been for
years, which is especially noticeable
In the cOttnSS Ot low grade boys, being
almost tree ot ofleusive odors. The
hastttntc has goffered from a light -epi
clemic of typhoid rever this summer,
proving fatal with only a few patients
and one emp'oyee, all of those sii
wiih the disease tins year havrns.'
he n received or employed since the
general bacteria Inoculation. Reran
ol the Inmates were still to bed in the
'lospital, but all were convalescing.
Phone Stock Issue.
The Cheney Telephone oosnpacry has
been giver, permission by the railway
commission to Issue 11800 in stocl.
The OOOD panjf Rake have to issue $2"."
In new stock tor the purposes of con
strut tion ami wants the commission 10
approve a former Isane or si.22 which
had been issued without authority or
the commission. th.: clfle lals of the
company not knowing that it was nec
essary to get the consent ol the commission.
OWNER OF DEER LOCATED
Game Warden Finds Herd Where Es
caped Animals Belong.
flame Warden Miller received a letter
from I, V. Gilbert or Friend, who has
a number or tame deer, stating that
those discovered at Crete may belong
tr his herd and that they will probably
return as soon as the young deer are
able to navigate ror themselves suf
ficiently to follow the mother. Some
farmers near Crete had complained
to the game warden that a couple of
deer were destroying fruit and shrub
bery.
Otto Score Dies of Injuries.
otio Score, t farmer living; neat
Cb ster. was crushed between a hay
rack and a windmill post. He was
alum, to get a drink when his team
started to run, and in reaching for the
lines ot try 10 stop the horses he was
pinched between the hayrack and
windmill post. We was taken to the
hospital here and operated on. and it
was learned thai his stomach was torn
open POT several inches and other or
gans crushed. He died of his injuries.
Seventy-one Bushels of Wheat to Acre
Central City, Neb., An. 26. Seventy-one
and one half bushels of wheat
to the aOre i'l the new record estan
Mshed by Merrick county. All esti
mates were surpassed when S, k.
Plank threshed -rt Will McCullouuh's
farm, three and one-half miles south
west of this city. Two acres of the
very beal stand In the field were re
served Tor Cbe test, and rrom this tnut
were secured I !.? bushels of wheat.
Washington. Aug. 26 A few Bcore
weary members of congress and an
Impatient president of the United
States today onfronted an unprece
dented governmental situation, follow
ing Saturday night's prolonged and
fruitless struggle to adjourn the ses
Bion of congress. The outlook for to
day's sessions of the houpe and sen
ate promised an even more chaotic
legislative condition.
Disgusted With adjournment failure
many membeis or the senate took
early trains ror their homes. Senator
Penrose predicted that there would be
much less than a quorum In the sen
ate and house leaders were satisfied
that that body would be nearly forty
members short or the number neces
sary to transact business.
The double filibuster, which com
pelled the abandonment or the plan to
nd the session of congress, is ex
pected to he renewed when the senate
reconvenes. Senator l,aFollette made
known to rriencls that he would Insist
upon a record vote on the adoption of
the Penrose resolution for an invest!
lews
Section 1. The legislative suthorlty of
the state shsll bs vested In a legislature
consisting of a senate and house of repre
sentatives, but the people reserve to
themselves power to propose lawa, and
amendments to the constitution, and to
ensct or reject the same at the polls In
dependent of the legislature, and also re
serve power at their own option to ap
prove or reject at the polls any act. Item,
section, or part of any act passed by ths
legislature.
Section 1A. The first power reserved
by the people Is the Initiative. Ten per
cent of the legal votera of the state, so
distributed as to Include five per cent of
the legal voters In each of two-nrtns or
the counties of the state, may propose
any measure by petition, which shall
oontnln the full text of the measure so
proposed. Provided, that proposed Con
stitutional Amendments shall require a
petition of fifteen per cent of the legal
voters of the State distributed as above
provided. Initiative petitions (except for
municipal and wholly local legislation)
shsll be filed with the Secretary of State
and be by him submitted to the voters at
the first regular state election held not
less than four months after such filing.
The same measure, either In form or In
essential substance, shall not be sub
mitted to the people by Initiative petition
(either affirmatively or negatively)
oftener than once In three years. If con
flicting measures submitted to the people
at the lame election shall be approved,
the one receiving the highest number of
affirmative votes shall thereby become
law aa to all conflicting provisions. Ths
Constitutional limitations as to scope and
subject matter of statutes enacted by ths
legislature shall apply to those enactea
frnttn e . 1 .,.., , hv th InltiAtlvp
V c 3 ; ' , con" minions oi gaiBen fiTtie second power reserved
the Standard Oil company in 1904. and la the referendum. It may be ordered by
or the correspondence between John petition of ten per cent of the legal
D. , , "L , , i votera of the state, distributed as rs-
Archbold, Ceorgo W. Perkins and quired for Initiative petitions. Referen
Ulemhers of congress. ! dum petitions against measures psssed
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. TWO.
The following proposed amendment te
the constitution of the State of Nebraska,
aa hereinafter set forth In full. Is sub
mitted t" the electors of the State of Ne
braska, to he? voted upon at the general
election to be held Tuesday. November
6th. A. 1 1S12.
"A JOINT KttSOLLTION on proposing
an amendment to Section 4 of Artlcla
3 of the Constitution of the State of
Nebrsska.
Be It Resolved end (Enacted by the Legis
lature of the State nf Nebraska:
Section 1. Thai nt the general election
for state and legislative officers to be held
on the Tuesday following the first Mon
day tn November, 1912, the following be
submitted as an amendment to Section 4
of Article 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska:
Sec. 4. -At the first election of mem
bera of the legislature held after the
adoption of this amendment members of
the Senate nntl House of Representatives,
shall be elected for the term of two years.
Both senatois and representatives shall
each receive pay at the rate of alx hun
dred dollars for each regular session of
the Legislature, during their term, and
ten cents for every mile they shall travel
In going to and returning from the place
of meeting of the legislature, on the moat
usual route. That neither members of
the legislature nor employes shall re
ceive any pay or perquisites other than
their salary ami mileage. Kach session,
axoept special session, shall not be less
than sixty days. After the expiration of
twenty days of the session, no bills nor
Joint resolutions of the nature of bills
shall be Introduced, unless the governor
shall by specl.il message call the atten- 1
tlon of the legislature to the necessity of
passing a law on the aubtect -matter em-
braced In the message, and the Introduc
tion of bills shall be restricted thereto.
Provided, that the general appropria
tion bill mnv be Introduced up to and
Including the fortieth dnv.
Sec. 2. Thnt at snld election on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday In
November. 1912. on the ballot of each
elector voting thereat there shall be
printed or written the words: "For pro
posed amendment to the constitution fix
ing the term of office and salary for
members of the legislature," and
"Against proposed amendment to the
constitution fixing the term of office and
salary for members of the legislature." I
And If a majority of all the votera at the
said election shall be In favor of such
amendment the same shall be deemed to
be adopted. The returna o! aaid election
upon the adoption of this amendment
shall be made to the State Canvassing
Board and that Board shall canvass the
vote upon the amendment herein In the
same manner as Is prescribed In the case
of presidential electors. If a majority of 1
the votes cast at the election be In favor
of the proposed amendment the governor,
within ten days after the result Is ascer
tained, shall make proclamation declar- 1
tng the amendment to be part of the
constitution or the state, and wnen so
No Compromise on Claims.
by the legislature shall be filed with the declsred the same shall be in force
Approved Anrtl 10. 1911.
I, Addison Walt, Secretary of State, of
the State of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska Is a true and correct copy of the
original enrolled and engrossed hill, aa
passed by the Thirty-second session or
Secretary of State within ninety days
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. , , i unci inc it-Kiniitlui n ciiuciiih .
enator Chnmberlain. who led the I adjourna sine die or for a period longer
other senate filibuster, the object or I toaa ninety days; and elections thereon
m.t, ... . t .u i "uj"i shall be had at the first regular state
which was to force the house to agree election held not less than thirty days
to the payment of $600,000 of old state after such filing.
ll will v. .. , . , section !.. I ne reierenuum ui.jr w K.r..--m ... ...........
Claims, wil. hue the support or manv i Anrwe-i nnnn nv nrt excent acta making i the Legislature of the State of Nebraska.
senate Democrats if he renews his In- appropriations for the expenses of the as appears from said original bill on file
si-oe t i,r,M .ii 11 government, and state Institutions In this offlce. and that said proposed
Bis.ence to bold congress until these I existing at the time such act Is passed, amendment Is submitted to the qualified
claims are paid. The house leaders! When the referendum Is ordered upon an voters of the state of Nebraska for their
act or any part tnereor it snau upenu Mvpuvn or rfjwuon m mo si-imrm unf
its operation until the same is approved tlon to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
by the voters; provided, that emergency i of November. A. D. 1912.
acts, or acts for the Immediate preserva- j In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
tlon of the public peace, health, or safety get my hand and affixed the Great Seal
shall continue In effect until rejected by , of the State of Nebraska. Done at Lln
the votera or repealed bv the legislature. I coin, this 20th day of May. In the year of
Filing of a referendum petition agalnat ' our Txrd. One Thousand Nine Hundred
one or more Items, sections, or parts of ' and Twelve, and of the Independence of
an act shall not delay the remainder of . the TTnlred States the One Hundred and
the measure from becoming operative. xnirty-stxth and or this huate tne roriy-
are determined to fight the claims -until
December" if necessary.
Hither of the senate filibusters holds
trouble for any plan or adjournment
If Senator I.a Follette should Insist on
a record vote. It wtv.il d become neces-1
Sary to secure a quorum. In such an
event he cftnld hold the senate indefi
nitely, because It would again bv una
ble to malts an adjournment agree
ment with the hoeae.
The gener-ii deficiency annroorfa-
aection 1D. Nothing in this r'lon
shall be construed to deprive
ber of the legislature of the rl
troduce nnv measure. The ' ! I
of votes cast for sroveriior n . ilill
election last preceding the I
Initiative or referenuum p "
sixth.
ISeall
ADDISON WAIT.
Secretary of Stats.
tlon bill Is B gTeed to on all points ex i the nasls on which the i
,.,., ,,.. : n ,, ,, i voters requiredto sign s. ;, (x
ima fwi,wu wi eitiims c i e m a II u eci
by Virginia. Maryland, Oregon and
T as. and the extra month's pay for j
employees of the bouse and se nate :
Chairman Fitzgerald of the house con
ferees, renewed his declaration thai
In no circumstances would the bouse
concede th payment of am- of these.
"It" the senate insists on these items
in the bin it will force the measure
to vxi over until the December sea-
fion." lie said. -The house announced
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ill
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FOUR.
The following proposed amendment to
the constitution of the Slate of Nebraska,
be computed. The. veto pewer U gov- ; as hereinafter set forth in full, ts aub
ernor shall not extend to measure bull- 1 mitted to the electors of the State of Ne
sted by or referred tn the people. All braska. 10 be voted upon at the general
such measures shall become the law or a election to be held Tuesday. November
Sart of the constitution when approved th, A. D. 1912.
a majority of the totes caat Uiereon, "A JOINT RESOLUTION to propose
provided, tlie votes cast In favor of said
Initiative measure or part of said Consti
tution shall constitute thirty-five per
cent of the total rote cast at said
election, and not otherwise, and shall
take effect upon proclamation by the
governor, which shall be made within
ten days of the completion of the efflclal
canvas. The vote upon Initiative and
referendum measures shall be returned
and canvassed In the same manner as Is
Its attitude flrmlv and sooner than see The methof
Senate leaders w ere hopeful that the
senate might be induced To yield on '
these claims.
Section 1. That Section Five (.5) of
Article Six () of the Constitution of the
mate of Nebraska be amended to read as
follows:
Section 5. That at the general election
Aldrich Will Not Call Extra Session.
Governor Aldrich says that there
will be -nothing doing" on the de
mand for a special session, of the i s:s
lature, so that a law can be passed en
abiing the Progressive contention to
get a tiflkel In the field "Nothing
short of war. peat Hence or famine will
cause me to call an extra session of
the legislature." said the governor.
Franklin Pioneer Dies in Los Angeles.
FrankMn. !.. Aug. d F. W Br
ber, one nf Franklin's best known clti
-.ens, died a1 bps Angeles alter an 111
uees of seen months, following t;
stroke of paralysis. Mr Barber OtiOS
lived n flrand Island anil was a pro'n
inent aiidiclar at one time on the Republic-tin
tick'-t for the nomination for
-tate superintend an! or schools.
Neglect by Assessors.
Some Of h" county assessors neg
lected to'repo t national banks tele
phone Meek and express companies to
til? slat board. This nogl.'ct was elis
covered by 1 SSfff tstf Seymour and
has call d the ,tit niton of the assess
ors to the discrepancy When he
peers Doss them he srll then pe able
to compl. t tln reports.
Foort Exhibit at Fair.
Pure Kcjil Commissioner Nels P.
Ilanse n has d-c bb d to make an ex
hibit at the state fair It will be of
an durational nature and will be
found in the dairy building.
Hastinps Canning Factory to Begin.
Hastings. Nob., Aug. M. Ths Hast
ings canning factory will begin oper
ations for the season this week. A
force of between Bftjf and seventy-five
people will be employed, Sweet corn
is not erj abttndai I 'his year and it
is expected thnt it will amount to
sbont hair a crop. The tomato c rop
li norma:. The factory this year will
' conflne Itself to these two products.
Two Injuries at Fairfield.
I Fairfield. Xcb.. Aug. 26 A horse
I driven bv Cbaib-s Bposr'S son became
I frightened p1 a motorcycle and ran
: away, throwing ihe occupants of the
I hugg-i out, bieakitig the arm of the
I yoniigesi daughter 'Mrs Rennie Cook
was thrown from a carriage as the
te-am c.ossed the railroad track, hreak-
I ing her collarbone. Mr. Cook was se-
I'rloiisly Injured,
Little Girl Choked te Death.
Dorothy Tanner, the three year old
dOOgbter of Mr and Mrs. Clifton 'lan-
i per, who live near springview. choked
i to d''ath Th- child was visiting her
I erflndmother. Mrs John Howell of
Sprinvl"w Mrs Howell gave the
child an li'icoated laxative tablet,
which lodg'-d in heu trachea. She died
before the doctor could get there.
Thayer County Institute Closes.
Hebron. Neh . Aug 21 The annual
session of the Thayer county Institute
was brought to a successful close Su
nerlnt"nc'ent Holten reports the at
tendane e of J touclVrs. re preempting
the ninety gjfhl ellstric ts oftheeountv.
Br.y f Oroevttt at Ainsworth.
fleotxe McfVun il, age d font t. an
years, was d'OWgcd in Hone eft k
.lnswortb Accompanied by a num
ber or ' am pan Ion, he wa bathing la
shallow water and stepped Into a deep
bole and trai drowned
Funeral of Chisf Donahue.
After 'in- in StatS In the 1 1 v hall
re ii u ml," . lie '.celv of Omaha's dead
c bief of pollen, John .f Donahue, was
taker to the t: n-lly borne on Thirty-
fVi'ih street, where f: nral services
w c i e he Id.
amendments to Section Ave (E) Of
Article six (C) and Section thirteen (13)
of Article sixteen (lli) of the constitu
tion of the state of Nebraska as found
In the Compiled Statutea of Nebraska
fur 1909 c Section thirteen (13) Of
Article eighteen (18) of Cobbey's An
notated Statutes for 1809). relating to
time of electing Judges of the supreme
court, fixing the time of the general
election and providing for holding over
of Incumbents until their auccessors
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IT vield on the items, I will raise the! adopting anvendmcn:-. to the constitution B- it Resolved an.l Knacted by the Legla-
nomt or no riuorum Memhora i-nr- provided ay h's section snau oe auppie- latnre of the Stute of eblllsk.l:
. ' menOtry to the nvetli'1'! prescribed In ths
tnat ft would be almost impossible tn j article of this Constitution, entitled
secure a quorum now. except bv the 'Amendment.' and the latter sauUI in no
. , , . 1 case be construed to conflict herewith,
physical arrest of absent members." ! This amendment sLal! be self -executing.
but legislation may be enacted especially , la bw held In the Stale of Nebraska tn
to rocillta.te Its operation, in submitting i the year J9U, and each six years there
petitions and orders the initiative and alter, there ahall be elected three (S)
the referendum, the Secretary of Stats ' Judges of the Supreme Court, who shall
; ana an otner omoers snau be ruiaea oj held their orhce for ihe period of six (6)
Of vnms yiii r-T-r-n rininnr-n thl amenUtnent and the general laws years; that at the general election to be
ULYrYirlC AIHLETES HONORED un,il additional legicUaiti shaU be espe- Leid In the Stale of Nebraska In the year
daily provided thereor; all Brscposltloni ll. and each six yeurs thereafter there
I submitted in Bvureuaooe herearf shsll bs aaall be elected three (3) judges of the
necepTeron m INcrw York Preceded by eubmltted la a nem-eeartisan manner and Suinenie Court, who shall hold their office
.., mmmm- without any indication or suggestion on , for the period of six years; and at the
munsirr Karaae. th ballot that they have been approved general election to be held In the State
New York 'c; Vmu- Vnrt t. or endorsed by any wolltlcal party or or- of Nebraska In the vear 190 und each
ew l h. .vug. .n .e York ten- nimtjon, aiva pw ded furUier that six c6) year, thereafter thers shall bs
tiered Pvnors to tle Americ an athlete s ' only the title of measure shall be printed elected a chief justice of the Supreme
who rrtuineil from abroad hsnxHnsF tha 0,1 ballot, and when two ar more Court, wbo shall hold his office for the
lurnwu inim .ititoau neat ing tne me;,.11Pe, hav) Uie ume title tfcey shall uertod of hi ccti vear. Provided That
"cjnors rT the illympic ganea nt Stock- be numbeted consecullvely In the order
1 , , . ; n of filing wttb tli Seoretaty of Stute and
' , Including live name of the flrat petitioner.
The American Winners or the Olvm Scictlecs S. That Section 10. of Article 3.
!,. XVP1.a escorted in a monster parade tf 2! SyVL'lHStg J?JS "tt.of N-
enoposKO constitutional
AMENDMENT NO. THRU.
The following proposed amendment te
the constitution of the Stats of Nebraska,
aa hereinafter set forth In full, la sub
mitted to the electors of ths Stat of Ne
braska, to be voted tipon st ths general
election to be held Tuesday, November
Ith. A. U. 1912.
"A JOINT RESOLUTION to smend Sec
tion nineteen (1) of Article fire (E) of
th Constitution of the Stat of Nebras
ka creating a Hoard of Commlsrfionsre
of Stats Institutions.
Bs It Knacted by the Legislature of th
State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That Section nineteen 'ID.
of Article Hve (6) of th Constitution of
the State of Nebraska, be amended to
resd as follows:
Section It. The Coventor shall, prior
to the sdjoumment of th thirty-third
session of th legislature, nominate and.
with the consent of two-thirds of th
members of the Semite in Executive Ses
sion, sppoint three electors of th state,
not more than two of whom shall belong
to the ssme political party and no two
of whom shall reside at th time of their
appointment In th same congressional
dlatrlct, as members of a board to be
known as a "Board of Commissioners of
State Institutions." Said members shall
hold offlce as designated by th Governor
for two. four and six years respectively.
Subseiiient sppnlntments shall be made
aa provided and. except to fill vacan
cies, shsll be for a period of alx years.
Th Board shall at all times be subject
to the above restrictions and limitations.
The Board of Commlsslonera shall have
full power to manage, control and gov
ern, subject only to auch limitations aa
shall be established by law, the Stat
Soldiers' Home. Hospitals for the Inssns.
Institute for the Deaf. Institute for th
Blind, Industrial Schools, Institute for
Feeble Minded Children. Nebraska Indus
trial Home, Orthopedic Hospital, th
State I'enltentlary and all charitable, re
formatory and penal Institutions that
shall be bv law established and main
tained by the state of Nebraska. Ther
ahall each give bonds, receive compensa
tion for service, perform all duties and
complv with all regulations that shall be
eatsbllsbed by law. The powers pos
sessed by the Governor and Board of
Pnhtir l ands nml Rnlldlnaa with refer
ence to the management and control of
the Institutions herein named ahall, on
July 1, 1913. cease to sxlst In the Gov
ernor and the Board of Public Lands and
Bulldlnga and shall become vested In a
Board of Commissioners Of Stat Institu
tions, and th said Board Is on July 1, IMS.
and without further process of law. au
thorised and directed to assume and ex
ercise all th powers heretofore vested
In or exercised by the Governor or Board
of Public Lands and Buildings with ref
erence to the Institutions of th state
named herein, but nothing herein con
tained shall limit th general supervisory
or examining powers vested In th Gover
nor by th laws or constitution of th
state, or such as ar vested by him In
any committee appointed by him.
Section 2. That at the general election.
In November, 1912. there shall be submit
ted to the electors of th state for their
approval or rejection the foregoing pro
posed amendments to th constitution In
the following form: On th ballot of each
elector voting for or against said pro
posed amendment shall b printed or
written "For proposed amendment to th
Constitution creating a Board of Com
mlssloners of State institutions" and
"Against said proposed amendment to
th constitution cresting a Board ef
Commissioners of State Institutions."
Section S. If such amendment to Seo
tlon nineteen (19) of Article five (S) of
th Constitution of the Stat of Nebraska
shall be approved by a majority of all
electors voting at such election aald
amendment shall constitute Section nine
teen (19) of Article Ave (6) of th con
stitution of th state of Nebraska.
Approved April 10. 1911."
I. Addison Walt. Secretary of State, ef
the State of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the 8tate of Ne
braska ts a true and correct copy of th
original enrolled and engrossed bill, a
passed bv the Thirty-second session of
the Legislature ot tne mace oi neuraina,
as appears from said original bill on file
In this office, and that said proposed
' amendment is submitted to the qualified
' voters of the atate of Nebraska for their
i adoption or rejection at the general eleo
i Hon to be held on Tuesday, the 6th day
Of November. A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the Stat of Nebraska. Done at Lin
coln, this 20th day of Mav. In the year of
; our Ixird. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twelve, and or the Independence of
the United States the One Hundred and
I Thirty-sixth and of this State the Fortr
! sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
Seal Secretary of Stat.
INDIAN KILLED ON TRACK ,.
Near Koc helle. 111., an Indian w nt
' ei p on it railroad Ir.ie k and e as
killed by the List express. He paid
for his carele sene wlrh his lift'.
Often it's thnt. way when people ne
I gleet coughs and colds. It.m'l risk
i your HfH when prompt use of Dr.
Kind's Naw I lit o very will cure
th flu and so proven! a claaj -roua
throat or lung trcjb'.e. "It B0sV
pletciy t tirr-d me In a s.hor. tint.- o.'
a terrible tough that foJloWed a se
vere attack of irip," writes .1. K.
Wntta, Kloylada, Tex., -and I re
gained 15 pountU in weight rbai I
tad lost." Quick, safe, r ! b e- and
Kuai.inteed. 5(e and $l.ttu. Trial
bottle free el Pred B, Hoi ea'e.
I taTOUgh Virth avenue and Hroadwav
i (to the city hall, where (hey were wel
ocmed by Mayor Onynor and Hie re-
! oei tion commlllee.
Thousands of persons Slop, Hie line
of inarch cheered the athletes.
th member of the Supreme Court whose
term of otllce expires In January. 1914.
shall be chief Justice of the Suprem
Court during thut time until the expira
tion of his lerm of uttiue.
tiesction 2. Tnut Section Thirteen (13)
Ol ihe Olympic team members reached
here from various parti of the MUM
Sectlan V. The tyk of all bills shall at Artie -ia sit..n eit:i nt ti, nniiitneinn
be "Be It acted by the people of the f the State of Nebraska us found In th
State of Nebraska. and no law shall Complied Statutes of Nebraska for 1909
be enactea except b- bill. N bill shall (Section thirteen (13) of Article eighteen
be passed by Uie legislature utiles by lg) at Cobbey's Annotuted Statutes for
ussenl of a majority of all the members jsotf) b amended to read as follows:
elected tO esc-h house erf the legislature aaction 13. Tha evimrul alaollnn nt this
Manv nd ,h Question upon final passage shall ,tal snail be held on the Tuesday suc
P taken Immediately UfOB its last rad- ceeding the first Monday In November
try
Ing and tin fu and oays shall be on- In the year 1SU and every two years
tared upon tb Journal thereafter. All state, district, county.
Section 4. Inst at said election on the precinct and township officers, by the
Tuesday uecedin the Ort Monday lo constitution or laws made elective bv the
November. 11)11. on tiwi foallat f ewh ...... .i ... ...... . . i : . t . ,
- - a . . . . . , - - - uwiiir. a,,Tui ok i u i umu iti eiiiiirir ni.tj
NEGRO KILLS G RL AND SELF 'CI. VOtlnf.. .f1 ,h.?re ..li"111 municipal omcers In cine, villages and
" omL "nu SS.r printed or written the words: "For pro- towns, shall be elected at a general elec-
poseel amendment to the constitution re- tlon to be held us aforesaid. Judges of
op riTxjr e I o in Danger of Repetition of 7 V .. Tv, . , ucreeci me supreme, district and county courts,
icKi,iaiMu iiuuuiii me uiiiiiaiivr ana rei- all elective
Race Riots.
i 11 as I i v- rri mlf ami nruc i n r nrKnttra
renduns." and "Against proposed amend- and all other elective ofheers. the tlm
5,,H ,. H i.t in i,. nm n " , Tl . l." l" lor the election or wnom is not herein
BprtngBeld, 111 . Aug. IS. Prospects people Ojo right of direct legislation otherwise, provided for. and which ar
exception.
- i coed-
liiceie. i ue miiio r-, . i . i uc uevieieu IO D
sdopted. The returns of said election
upon th adoption of this amendment
shall be made to the state canvassing
board and said board shall canvass the
vote upon the amendment herein tn the
i inMei, hi., -ins. in. rrcjspetis peop.e uie rignt or airoet legislation otherwise provided for and wliir
of a repetition of ihe i)!oodv true riot V111?1 the 1',ltlatlvJ a,Va '"fe'eudum." not Included In the gbovs exec
or tc.ur VHiir, nBr. tht- m-.,K A,nd..'f ",aJ,0"iy ,of a" voter at aaid shall be elected on the Tuesday sue
oi rOW yenrs OUO this month, when .1 election snail be In fuvor of such amend- m the flrsi Monday In November
i Lumber of persons were killed and
hnndrnis of I hoe sands dotlnrs' worth
I Of property was dest toyed, were'
I I right In aprlnfleld, as a result of
tlu mnrdey by a nee.ro c hauffeur or
! Ituih 1'i.wets. a young woman sn
! ployed at the bnnts or o b CMdvell,
i u prominent clti7en.
l ater the bodv of Johnson, who had
and thereafter at the general election
next preceding the time of the termina
tion for their respective terms of office.
Vrovnted. That no office shall be vacated
thereby, but the incumbent thereof shall
hold over until bis successor Is duly
ime manner as la prescribed In the case e.t,.,i and eji.abfled
of presidential electors. If a majority of
the votes caat at the election be in favor
of tne proposed amendment the governor
win. in ten days after the result is ascer
tained, shall make proclamation declar
ing the amendment to b part of the con-
efded his own life, was found In the dared the amendment herein proposed
nam tie itvt a note saying that the ",la" ,n 'orce ana sen-executing.
gill bad drtn blni mad
Roysl Flush Causes Death of Four.
Tekoa. Wa-th , Aug. ;t; -Four men
vere ki'led I ere To'biwing an argu
n"ttt over a saloon card game l. ir
in-4 I 'atne of poker Patrick Collin.t
drew two enrds. On the "anowdowa"
ha sinned royal fnsh upon the table
A ciispu'e reJIowed, durten vhlch Cor.
ley Qardner trneb Collins on ths
I It ad with n revolver, killing b!:n
Oepnty tharlff William Kstep f Col
fax and Grant Dlckano, town marshal.
Wenl to tli" saloon. As tlie eutere.l
the elc o'-. Palo : Cardner. Purlcv -e
lire :t lie r. i t ! ib otrlccrs to ele:,th
Then he tred a b.ilKt into his or. n
bn in.
Aoproved March ii. 1911
1, Addison Walt. Secretary of State, ot
the Stat of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendine-nt
to the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska la a true and correct copy ef th
original enrolled and engrossed hill, as
passed by the Thirty-second session of
ihe Legislature of the State of Nebraska,
as appears from said original bill on hie
in tbla office, and that said proposed
amendment is submitted lo the qualified
voters of the slate of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection at the general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November. A. P. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof, I h ive hereunto
et my hand and affixed lhu ejre.it Seal
of the 8tute of Nebraska. Don at Lin
coln, this 20th day of Mav. tn th year of
our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twelve, and of the Independence of
the United Status the One Hundred and
Thirty. sixth and of this State the Korty
Slxth. ADDISON WAIT.
1 Seull Secretary of Stat.
$$ GET WISE ADVERTISE $$
Section 3. The form of ballot on the
amendments proposed herein shall be us
follows: "For proposed amendments to
the constitution providing for general
election once In two years'' and "Agulust
proposed amendments tu the constitution
providing for general election once In
two years."
Approved April 7. 1911."
I. Addison Walt. Secretary of Stute. of
the State of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska Is a true and correct copy of th
original enrolled and engroased bill, a
passed by the Thirty -second session of
the I gl SIS t ill- of the State of Nebtaska.
as appear from said original bill on file
In this office, and that said proposed
amenelnie-nt ts submitted to the qualified
voters of the state of Nebraska for their
adoption or relectlon at the general elec
tion to be held on Tm-sday. the 6th day
of November. A. I) 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I hav hereunto
set my band and affixed the Ureal Seal
of the State of Nebraska. Pone at Lin
coin. Ibis 2Utn day of May, in the year of
our Lord. On Thousand Nlns Hundred
and Twelve, and of the Independence of
the United States the One Hundred and
Thirtv-slxth and of this State th Forty
Sixth ADDISON WAIT.
(Seull Secreturv of Stut.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY
Mails close at the Alliance post
office as follows. Mountain time:
East Bound
11:10 a. m. for train No. 44.
11:00 p. m. for train No. 42
West Bound
LttM p. in. for train No. it.
11:00 p. m. for train No 41.
South Bound
12:20 p. m. for train No. M9.
11:00 p. m. for train No. 301.
Oo Sundays and holidays all night
; mails close at 6 00 p. m. instead of
I 11:00 p. in IKA E. TASH. P M.
j -
PEOPLE SHOULD GUARD
AGAINST APPENDICITIS
Alllanoe people who have s'omad.
..id bowel tn..b! should guard a
tntnsl spnendCoHls by taking simple
bocklhii n bark, ?;ly. erine. etc.. as
oconpounded Is Adtor-i-kn, the Onr
Kaa appendlcHJs reenedy. a sin
ULH IMMM relieves sour stoauicfa,
; is e. : th stomach and c yu.stipation
i.ssiami v beoaese this shanle
n x t. r ai iep;tties ihe dine.- ivo
cmSJai and drnwe off 'he impurities.
II irry Thicks, Druggist.
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