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j | | “> four-fifths of the*total expense ot BISMARCK DAILY TRIBU FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918 f FORGING IRON RING MAIN DEFENSE ABOUNT 'S OF GERMANY; “ HUN RESISTANCE IS BITTER i; .,, {Continued From Page One.) of the Allies. Still there is no sign of any great retreat except. the withdrawal in the Flander’s sector, where the British have occu-| pied Armentiers and Lens and are ‘closely pressing the retiring enemy. It cannot be long before any important enemy retreat from} the Hindenburg line is bound to occur, according to universal mili- tary opinion here. tacking heavily, ‘and the battle deadly grapple. There has been no further news from Turkey. It is pointed) out asa matter to some extent governing the situation that the, whole Turkish fleet in the Mediterranean is manned entirely by} Germans, while German officers the Bosphorus. It is beginning t of taking sides with the enemy. DESTROY MATERIAL. London, Oct. 4.—In ‘the leveli Austrians in Albania. is swaying back and forth in a are in command of the forts on oO appear that Persia shows signs ng of the for’ TAKE BLANC MONT. With the American Troops American troops this morning went into action on the Champagne iA CONCURRENT RESO-. front. Reports from the French headquarters were that they had | advanced considerably by noon ani in France, Thursday, Oct. 4.— id had taken Blanc Mont. TAKE POSITIONS. Washington, Oct. 4.—The capture of Blane Mont and other positions in Champagne were announced today in General Persh. ing’s communique of Thursday. TO ORGANIZE FRONTS. Paris, Oct. 4.—The Central Powers intend to organize the! front in Serbian and Bulgarian territory for the defense of Nish and Sofia, according to the Nouville Presse Libre of Zurich. The large expansc of territory to be covered, however, will not admit of the organization of a defense which can be effective against any massd assault at vital points. ADVANCE ON FIFTY-MILE FRONT. Rome, Oct. 4.—On a front of 50 miles the Italian forces in| Year 1920 in accordance. with the pro- Albania continued to advance yesterday, says a war office an-|{/S00? Sie State of North, Dakota. In addition to occupying Berat, they are ad- nouncement today. vancing in the direction of Elbasan and in the Devoli valley. AVIATORS BUSY With the American Forces. Oct. 4.—American aviators were [and re busy all day today carrying out bombing attacks. of fiving on this front, 34 successful missions have been undertak- en by American aviators. CAVALRY IN PURSUIT. Rome, Oct. 4.— Aften the capture of Bereat by the Italians, | tor at, such el cavalrymen joined in pursuit of the retreating Austrians and hav made considerable advance. TANKS SPREAD TERROR. | American Headquarters in France, (Reuters) —Oct. 4.—When ! the German forces advanced on Tuesday in an attempt to capture Apremont on the front northwest denly emerged from the town in lurching through the German ranks and spreading terr the Germans. 7 The enemy losses were extremely heavy. of Verdun, American tanks sud all directions. The tanks weht In one German com- pany nine Germans were killed and 30 injured out of 70. DRIVE ANT ICIPATED. In the meantime the Germans are counter at-| A# ications and depots| ‘ at Durazzo Wednesday. the Allies destroyed much material for the Chapter 89, Session Laws 1917 ve days 1 In twelve days | twenty-one years or upward, belong- e@ | persons of Indian descent, y among To amend Section 21 ne :o, Washington, Oct.-4.—Destruction by Entente naval forces of | the Austrian base at Durazzo is believed here to be closely linked | up with the Allied plan for pushing their advance through Mace- donia. Consentration in the Adriatic of sufficient strength to undertake such an exploit means that such a barrage has been formed to push the enemy flaotilla:to the north, relieving the trans- | ports of much of the danger they have faced. This would material- | ly reduce the Allied communication line, which now runs far to the | Amending j south to Saloniki and Grecian ports. : AYEARSOR | WAR COSTS — 180 BILLION Total Will Reach Stupendous | Sum of $217,000,000,000 by Jan. 1 RAPIDLY ADVANCING RATIO; Expenditures Have Increased by Leaps and Bounds Each Year By EDWARD M. THIERRY. (Paris Correspondent of the Newspa- per Enterprise Association.) Paris, Oct. 4.—Four years of war have cost the world $180,000,000,000. By New Year's Day, 1919, it will} have risen froin $180,000,000,000 to ap- | proximately $217,000,000,000. These are figures just issued by the Society of Swiss bank. I have just.obtained them from Geneva. The bank statistician admits he had to limit himself to approximations, partly because accurate reports were not obtainable from Belgium, Serbia, Rumania, Monenegro, Bulgaria and Turkey. But he points out that this is not vital, since most o tthe war ex- penses of these. countries were under- written by. their allies. . Hence. he avers his calculations to be accurate. The figures show the cost of war to be advancing’ by leaps and bounds. ‘The 1461 days of the first four years of war, ending July 31, 1918, cost all belligerents an average of $123,000,000 a day. During 1918 the daily average has been $244,000,000. That means the war is costing more than $10,000,- 000 an hour—and going up every min- ute. 5 Counting the expenses of mobilizing and all war operations, but not in- cluding. redemption of the debt nor! the cost of restoring damaged prop-! erty, the Swiss bank expert estimates the direct cost of hostilities as fol- lows: % 1914 (.5 months)..... $10,000,000,000 1916 (12 months)..... 3 1915 (12 months) .. 1917 (12 months)... -. -60,000,900,000 918 (to Iu 8. 52,000,800,000 1918 (12 months)..:-! $9,000,000,000 Total to Jely 31, 1918, sp eetste oot Total to Jan. 1, 1919.. 217, M The Swiss expert took into account loans between allies. He says-France and her allies, excluding the United States, received $9,000,000,000 from Great Britain, and the United States up to the end of July, 1918, had opened to the allies a total of $6,379,000,000 of credit. | wounded and loans. Such loans aggregate one hundred and thirty-five billion dollars, or just three-fourths of what the war has cdst all belligerent nation: NS ‘The following casualties are report: | ed by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary Forces; Kill- ed in action, 55; missing in action, 86; severely, 25/; died from | wounds, 21; died from aeroplane acci- |dent, 1; died from dent and other | died of disease, 14; wound-| e undetermined, 6. Total, 473.| KILLED IN ACTION. Sergeants: — : Rennie E. Henry, Villisca, Iowa. WOUNDED SEVERELY. Lietenants: R M TH WOODS, BOTTINEAU, N. DAK, Sergeants: Clarence L. Colburn, Dunlap, Iowa. ‘Corporals: Paul E. Davis, Laforte, Iowa. Roy E. Hatfield, Greeley, lowa. Private: Leroy J. Barr, Belvidere, S. D. Alva H. Bloom, Norwich, Iowa. Frank T. Burke, Dexter, Minn. ‘Charles B. Davis, Cedar Rapids, Ia. causes, ed, degr Vincent M. Hardy, ‘Mjnneapolis, Minn. FREDERICK HAUFF, GOLDEN VALLEY, N. D. Robert J. Hoover, Fort Dodge, Iowa. EDWARD HUFT, MARTIN, N.D. James Jindra, Lesterville, ‘S. D. George S. Otte, Stillwater, Minn. JOHN F. QUINN, RAUB, N. D. Clifford Larson, Breckenridge, Minn. »OUNDED, (Degree Undetermined.) Sergeants: Martin Ferguson, Jefferson, Iowa. Privates: John J. Albright, Pollock, S. D. “SECTION NO. 2. The following casualties are report- ed by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary Forces: Kill- ed in action, 46; missing in action, 86; wounded severely, 287;\ died of dis- ease, 10; died of accidént and other causes, died from‘ wounds, 46; wounded slightly, ‘2; prisoners, 1; wounded, degree undetermined, 6. To- tal, 489. KILLED IN ACTION. Privates: be Denzal Wagner, Mankato, Minn. DIED OF WOUNDs. Privates: Roy L. Hanson, Canby, Minn. DIED OF DISEASE. Privates: ~ Vernice Edwin Watson, Hazelton, Iowa. - us WOUNDED SEVERELY. Captain Allen T. Hupp; Corning, Ia. Lieutenants: Frank Krfz, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sergeants: Claude V. Hart, Cherokee, Iowa. Corporal: Arthur Eahl, Pine Island, Minn. Privates: €larence FE. Bailey, Minn. Earl S. Harvey, Fort Des Moines, Ia. Nelson B. Bates, Oronoco, Minn. Edmond Boland, Fort Dodge, Ia. Minneapolis, the war, says the Swiss report, have een. financed by treasury operations Elmor Kibling, Estherville, Iowa. | | used’ in Such manner as the legislative | assembly may prescribe subje PROPOSED "CONSTITUTIONAL | fhe following proposed amendments {to the Constitution ,of the State of North Dakota having passed the Fif- teenth Legislative Assembly will be submitted to the Sixteenth: Legislative mbly for rejection er approval, THOMAS HALL, Secretary of State. CHISE TO WOMEN, NG REQUIREMENTS NC ELECTIVE D Fra A NG AS TO RESIDE 'To Amend Section 121 of Article'5 of | {the Constitution ‘by omitting the | “words, male, six months, ‘and ninet aod by adding the words and figures, 90 days und 30. i (3. B.No, 13—Lindstrom) LUTION: =. ' Providing for the Elective Franchise. Be it Resolved by the-Senate of the State of North Dakota, the House of Representatives concurring: That the following “proposed amend- ment to Section 121 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of North Da- kota be referred to the Legislative | Asgembiy to be chosen at the next gen- | eral election in said State be pub land upon agreement by. the Legislature jo chosen next, as aforesaid, to be by | last mentioned Legislative A embly submitted to the qualified el tors of the State for approval or jection at the general election in the | Visions of Section 202 of the Constitu- |-Amendment, That Section 121° of Article 5 of the Constitution of North |Dakota, as amended by Article 2 of |the Amendments to the sajd Constitu- | be and is hereby amended enacted to read, agfaslows: 1. Every person of the age of E Sec. ‘Ing to-either of the following classes, | who shall have resided in the state one | {year and in the county 90 days and in jthe precingt 30 days next preceding |any election shall be a qualified elec. tion. First, Citizens of the United States; cond, Civilized | who shall | have severed their tribal relatiuns two |years next preceding such election, | CHANGING NAME OF S' FORM SCHOOL TO STA’ AMENDMENTS For an Amendment to the Constitution | shed, | EXEMPTION OF FARM IMPROVE- , MENTS KNOM TAXATION. | To amend Section 177 of Article 11 of the Constitution by omitting the words, but plowing shall nut be con- ¢ sidered as an tmprovement or add to the vulue, of land for the purpose of assessment, und by adding the words, and the amendments there: but the Lewisintive Aascmbly ah have the power to exempt from tax- ; ation any and all improvements om farm property. Chapter 92, Session Laws 1917 (3. B. No, 42—Hamilton) Amending State of, North Dakota, Relating to the Taxes of Improvements on Land. Be it Regolvéd by the Senate of the j State of North Dakota, the House of | Representatives concurring: | | That the following proposed amend- | | ment to tection 177 of the Constitution | of the State of North Dakota be re- | ferred to the Legislative Assembly to be chosen at the next general election in said state, to be by the j tioned; Legislative Assembly s | |to the qualified electors for approval | for rejection in accordance, with the | | provisions ‘of Section of the Con-} | stitution of the State of North Dakota, | | Sea 1. Amendment. ‘Article 11 of | | Section 177 of the Constitution of the! |State of North Dakota {ts hereby | amended s0 as to read as folly~*: Sec. 1727. All improvements en land shall be"assessed in accordapee With Section 179 and the amendments there~ | to, but the Legislative Axsembly shall ‘e the power to exempt from taxa: on any and all improvements on farm | property. the Constitution of the PREV SCHOOL OTHER. STATES, NG LOANS. ON 'FARY 10 -ONE-HALFVOF THE THE LAND N or | rh ONDS OF ND AUTHORIZ~ LANDS UP VALLE OF To amend Seétion 162 of Article 9 of he the, Constitution by omitting words, lated <amy-:of. thelr and the Word, one-third, and by ad ing the, words,. eme-half. Chapter 94, Session Laws 1917 | ~ CH. B. No. 165—Lathrop.)- INVESTMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS. A CONCURRENT RESO- ~ LUTION: Amending the Constitutlon of the State of North Dakota, Relating to the ING SCHOOL. of Article 19 of | omitting the adding the | Constitution word, Reform, and) by word, ‘Train! Chapter 86, Session Laws 1917 ie li . 346—Harris) a. BN A CONCURRENT RESO- LUTION; Constitution of the: ing th the Stnte of North Dakota, Cb Name of the State Kefoi joeated at Maudan, in the Morton, to that of State School. Be it Enacted by the House of Repre-| Sentatives of the State of North | ote! Dakota, the Senate concurring: That the following proposed amend- | division on which the same may’ be | titution ment to Section 215 of the Con of the State’ of North Dakot ferred to the Legislative Ass be chosen at the next | In said state to be by ‘said last men- tioned Legislative Assembly submitted to the qualified electors of the state for approval or rejection in accordance with the provisions of Section 202 of the Constitution of the State of -North Dakota. = ‘Amendment. Article 19, Section 215 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota is amended s0 as to read as follow. ‘Sec. 215, The following public insti- tutions of the state are permanently hereinafter located at .the places named, each to have the cally granted to it by the in the act of Congress approved Feb- ruary 22, 1889, to be disposed of and to the limitations provided in the ai school and public lands contained in this constitution. First: The seat of government at the City of Bismarck in the County of Burleigh. Second: The ‘State University and School of Mines at the City of Grand Forks, in the County of Grand Forks. Third: The Agricultural College’ at the City pf Fargo, in the County of Cass. Fourth: A State Normal School at the City of Valley City, in the County of Barnes, and the Legislative Assem- bly.in apportioning, the grant of eighty thousand acres of land for normal schools made in the act of Congress referred to shall grant to the said Normat School at Valley City, as afore- mentioned, fifty thousand’ (50,000) acres, and said lands are hereb propriated to said institution for urpos bupitth:. The school for-the Deaf and Dumb of North Dakota at the City of Devils Lake, In the County of lam- ey. Sixth: the city of Mandan, in the Morton. Seventh: A State Normal School at the City of Mayville, in the County of Tralll, and the legisiative assembly in apportioning the grant of lands made by Congress in the aforesaid for state. normal schools, shall assign thirty thousand (30,00) acres to the Institution hereby located at Mayville, ajd said lands are hereby appropri- aled for said pur pose. Kighth: A State Hospital for the Insane at the City of Jamestown, in the County of Stutsman. And ‘the legislative assembly ,sha\l appropriate twenty thousand acrés of the grant of lands’ made by the act of congress aforesaid for other educational and charitable institutions for the benefit and. for the endowment of said insti- tution, and there shall be located at or near the City of Grafton. in the County. of Walsh, an_ institution for the feeble-minded, on the grounds pur- chased by the Secretury of the Interior for a penitentiary building. RA eee Joseph Luczak, Sturgeon Lake, Minn ‘Arthur Zelle, Waverly. lowa. MISSING IN ACTION. Corporals: Oscar E. Granlund, Rome City, Minn *Privates: Melvin Ewing, Postville, lowa. Harold E. Bellmer, Dunkerton, Iowa. BUY W. 5. S a o— | SUPREME COURT | \¢ & ap- that A State Training School at County, of FROM WARD COUNTY. -‘ Arthony Walton. J. E. Erb, and Bert Solberg, Plaintiffs. and Contestants, vs. Ben Olson, Guy Humphreys, O. N. Cle- ven and George Reishus, Defendants an Contestees. Syllabus: 1. Acquiescence in er- ror takes away the right of objecting | of. the Investment of School Funds. Be it Resolved by the House of Rep- resentatives, of the State of North Dakota the Senate concurring: That the following amendment! to the Constitution of the State of North Dakota be agreed to and referred to | itive Assembly to be chosen Xtygenaral election, and if ed, to be by them submitted to the qualified elec of the State f for approval or anee with of the of the forth Da- Article VIII of id Constitution), be s to read as follows: joneys of the perma- s and other be invested Se: That chdot of townships, or of munici- | ate, or, bonds hoof dr within ins he ite of North Dakota,’ or firat mortgages on farm lands in this. not exceeding in amount one- bait ‘of the actual value of any sub-| loaned such value;to be determined by the board of appraisal of schgol lands. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, ) dss. County of Burleigh. d) I, Thomas If § tary of State of the State of North Dakota, do here- by certify that the foregoing are. full, true. and complete copies of all the proposed amendments to the Con tion of the State of North passed by the Fifteenth Ly Assembly, of the State of North kota and to be referred to the Si teenth Legislative Assembly of th State of North Dakota. ‘ | THOMAS HALL, (Great Seal) Secretary of Sta! Dated at the Capitol at Bismarck, this 15th day of July, :1918. TOC ho is‘estopped from asserting in the appellate court that the procedure was erroneous and the evidence inadmis sible. 2. The primary election provided | by our laws takes the place of the) former. nominating conventions; the separate entity of the severai. polit- ical’ parties participating in the pri- mary election is preserved; and the means for the maintenance of party organizations provided, and it was the intention of tke legislature that the | ballots of each party shotld be can- vassed separately, and a separaté dec- laration of. the result of the primary election made by the canvassing board as to each political party. 3. Where a person who claims to have received the nomination for s6me office upon’ the ticket of one of the political parties which participates in a primary election~in this state, de- sires to contest the nominatio nof an- other candidate or candidates, under Section 881, Compiled Laws, 1913, he ust séfve a notice of contest .upon the adverse party or parties within ten days after the county canvassing board has’ completed, and officially declared the result of, the canvass of the votes of the particular party on whose ticket the contestant seeks | nomination. 4. The purpose of a statute provid- ing\for the contest of a nomination or an election is to furnish a summary rremedy and to secure a -speedy trial. And a requirement ‘that notice of ¢on- test be given within a certain time from the date of the happening of a certain event is mandatory, and com- pliance therewith is an essential ele- ment of the right to maintain the contest proceeding at all. y From a judgment of the district court of Ward County; Hon. K. E, Leighton, Judge, dismissing an elec- tion contest, contestants appeal. Affirmed. Opinion of the Court by Minot, for appellants. Christianson, J.; Grace, J., dissenting. Dorf H. Carroll and W. H. Sibbald, McGee & Goss, Palda & Aaker and F. B. Lambert, Minot, for respondents. BUY W. 8. $—— Far From Angry, She—“I'm afraid papa was very an- gty when you asked him for me, Jack, dear.” He—‘Not at all; be asked 'me if I couldn't introduce a couple of to it. And where a party consents to ¢ certain procedure, and. stipulates r that certain evidence may be admitted, young men who might take your two sisters off his hands,”—Boston Evening A GONGURRENT RESO- 20°", jin the state, sball j the that when such amendment is agreed | s\ ‘Initiative On Constitution vt I, Thomas ‘Hall, secretary of state of ‘the state of North Dakote, acting under (section 202, of article 15, of the con jetitution of the state of North Dakota. | proposed and pass yo othe Twelrth and ‘Thirteenth Legislative assemblies, jadopted by the people,at the general Jelecuon held on: 1gi4, and re- | ported by me to the eenth Isegis~ \fative assembly, do hereby certify that [pursuant to Cig thins in’ the ollice of |the secretary of state of petitions cony taining the natures of at least cont of the legal vet not jess than one-half of the state, there | fl | | | ed pot the 8 [will be ilied to the people Of |,; lthe state of North Dakota, at the | general election to be held on Novem W18, the following proposed Sth, to the constitution of the gmendmen Stile of And I lowis nd correct copy of the form of petition filed in the office of the secretary of state, together with a full, trie ang complete copy of all amendments to. the constitution proposed by initiative petition, and that in accordance With the power lyested in me. by the amendment to section 202, of articte 15,’ as proposed and passed by the legislature and | approved by the people, the proposed | amendments will be placed on the | bi#ilot and submitted to the Jegal vot} ers of the State of North Dakota at{ the general election to be held on; November Sth, 1918. (Gregt Seal) ‘wHOMAS HALL, Secretary of State. the Capitol, at” Bismarck, uly,’ 1918, Done at this 25th day of Initiative and Referendum as Applied to Legislation. ‘To amend Section 25, in Article 2 as amended by Article 15 of Amend- ments: Changing the number of electors re= quired to propose any measure by initiative petition from, at least tem per cent of the legal voters to be ac— cured in a majority of counties of thin xt TO, ten thousand elec— tors af larwes changing provision that infilative petition shell be filed) with the secretary of state not less than irty days before cny. regular session the legislative assembly; HE sha of transmit the same to the legislative assembly ax soon as it convenes, and requiring legislative action thereon, | to provision that petition, shall be filed with the Secretary of State not. less than ninety dnyn before the election at which It 1s to be voted upon, Re— duces the number of signers requiret for referendum petition from tem per cent. pf the. legal voters of the state from a. majority of the counties, to, . ousund electors at large. | gency measures and for special ele: tions thereon, Relates to circulation of petitions, and to publication in publicity pam— phiet of all measures submitted to the a. Fi burden of proof upon | pi king petition, Provides that:, No measure enacted or approved | roll two-thirds of all the | pera elected to each house. Emergency Measures. by adding the words: Provided, how. ever, that no act granting a franchise or spectal privilege, or act: creating any d right or interest other than be declared a emergency mensure, An emergenc measure xhall take cflect and be foree from and after its passage approval by the Governor, Constitutional Amendments, | To Amend. Section 202 in Article 15 | as amended py Article 16 of Amend— ment d ges method of adopting amend— ments to the constitution proposed by | legislative assembly. Provides | to by a majority of the members| elected to each house, it shall be sub- mitted to the electors, omits provision that proposed amendments shall be ndvertined for three months and’ re~ ferred ta the next legislative axxembly, Omits provision that amendments shall be submitted in such manner that the electors shall vote for or azainat each | of such amendments separa Reduces the nurhber, of | signers quired to initiative petition to am the constitution, from, at lenst twenty— five per cent of the legal voters in ench of not less than one-half of the counties of the state, TO, twenty thousand electors at large. Changes the time of filing the peti- tton from atleast six months to, at leant one hundred and twenty day prior to the day of election, Omits requirement that-after being approved by the pegple amendment shall be submitted to the legislative | assembly, Provides that, all provistons of the constitution relating to the # t and ndootion of measures by petition, and on referendum pe shall 'y to the submission and adoption f amendments to the con- atitution of the state, Taxation. To amend Section 176 of Article 11 as amended by Article 30 of Amend— ments, by omitting the words, and shail hetlevied and collected for public Purpoxes ont @_ by adding the the legislature may by law .ex- ses of personal re- end \ property from taxation and within the m ing of this section; fixtures, build- Ings, and improvements of every char— Tacter, whatsoever upon land shall. be property, and, exept as rextricted by thin article, the Tesgis= lature may provide for raising revenue nd fixing the situs of all property for he purpose of taxation. Hail Indemnity. | To amend Section 177 in Article 11, changes provision relating to assess— ment of improvements on land, to rovision authorizing tax) on lands or the purpose of indemnifying own- ers of growing crops against damages \by hail, - bad Debt Limit. To amend Section 182 In Article 12, changes the debt limit from two hum- dred thousand dollars © exclusive of what may be the debt of North Da- kota at the time of the adoption of this cdnatitutiens by provision, that all. bonds -in .excess of two million dollars shall be secured. by-first:mort— gages upon renal estate in amounts not to exceed one-half of its value; or upon real ‘and personal property of atate owned utilities, enterprises or induntries, mounts not exceeding fin value, provided, further, that the state shall not issue or guarantee Wonds upon property of state owned utilities, enterprises. or Industries in exceas of ‘Ten Million Dollnrs. .. tries. as amended by Article 18 of Amend- ment, i a ‘Authorizes the state, any county, or elty, to make internal improvements; er to .eni im any industry, eater- prive, or busi ot prohibited by Article 20 of the Constitution, 4 Certificate of Initiative Pe- tition. We, the undersigned, William Lemke, HL. Elliott, HE. More, and George A. Totten, jr., citizens, residents and qualified electors of the State of North Dakota, hereby certify to the best of information. and be-~ our knowledge, lief, as, follow FIRST: That the Initiative Peti.. tion for proposed amendments of the Z eee Can't Read Their Own, Fortunes. “San Francisco Police Raid Fortune Tellers,”—Headline. One of the things we have never been able to undestand is why fortune tellers, seers, prophets and necromancers are never able to forecast activity’on the part of the po- ‘Transcript, lice—Rochester Post- Express, authority of the smenament to | > hy a vote of the elcetors shall be} g pealed OR nded by the legisla re, except upo y vote To Amend Section 67 in Article 2 | o jat large may, Public. Ownership of Indus- |= To amend Section 185 in Article 2} Constitution of the State of North Daz kota is herewith ‘submitted to the Secretary of State, an unsigned true copy of which js attached hereto and marked shibit A", Was separately presented to elegtors, in the Counties of Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billing) Henry, McKenzie,’ McLean, | Mercer Bottineau, Bowman, Bur Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Eday, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, Mc Morton, (now “Morton” and” Grant), | Mountrail, Oliver, Pembina. Hamsey Rolette, St Rausbm} Sargent, Stutsman, Towner, y s, mmons, ‘and Whiz igned by the yas having and Wag actually which. are filing to the suant to the provisio! of.s in Article 1d, ks amended by Article 26 of Amend~ ments of-the Coustitition of the State of N North 1 0, each and all of sald f an “etual elector the County and ‘Township or Precinct designated gpposite their respective signatures, and that the as— s [residing in | ‘ate in each county, as The counth nated on the ‘respectiv least twent Voters thi counties % than a major- the State of N, D, NL b. are de lions, constitutes at Iper cem of the legal THIRD: That the named constitute more ity of the counties in North Dakota, William Lemke, F: “H. L, Euiott, f Ca y, N. 'D. Notary Public My expires June 16, 1923. Proposed Constitutional — Amendmeiits. We, the lundersigned qualified elec tors ‘of the State of North Dakota, consisting of over twentyzfive per cent of, the legal voters in each ~of more than one-half of the counties of the Stale, do hereby propose the following amendments to the constitution of this State, And We request that the sume be placed upon the ballot and. be sub- mitted to the qualified edectors of the state at the next general election for approval. or rejection, We do this in accordance with the provisions — of Section 202 in Article 15 of the Consti— tution as amended by Article 16 of Amendments, avd in accordance with the general laws of the state in such cases made and provided, ‘ That Section 25 in Article 2 ‘as amended by Article 15, of Amendments com, Section 67 in Article 2; Section 202 in Article 15 as amended by Article 16 ef Amendments, Section 176 jn Article 11 as amended by Article 20 of 7 in Article 1 § Article 12; and Section 185 in Article 12 as amended by Article 18 of Amendments of the Constitution of the State, shall be and the same are hereby amended to read as fol~ low: Section 25 in Aticle 2 as Amerided icle 15 of Amendment. The Jeg~ ye power of this state shall be i legislature consisting of nd a louse of representa~ people, however, erve irst, to propose ‘measures reject. the same. at to approve or reject nausure or any item, hy measure s the ini- electors at larse ure by initiative petition shall of the measure ith the secretary am ninety days which it is to power reserved the Seven thou: ctors ‘vy referendum petition, ration of any measure Every the full tex HM be filed ot lens before the election at be voted upon, ‘The second referendum, suspend the enacted the legisiature, except an emergency meusure, But the filing of a refe um petition against One or more items, sections or. parts of any measure, all not prevent ainder from going into effect petition shall be filed with the se y Of state not la than ninety after the adjournment of the session of ire Was enacted. asure initiated hy or refer— m, hall be submitted hy Its ballot title, which shall be plac cd upon the ballot by the secretary of State and shall be voted upon at any state-wide election designated in the petilion, or at 2 special election called by the governor. The result of the vote upon any measure shall be can— ed and declared by the board of vaasern. ‘ Any measure, except an emergency measure, submitted to the electors of the state, shall become a law when approved by a majority of the Votes cast thereon. And, such law shall £0 into. effect. on, the 30th dgy after the election, unless otherwise: specified in red to the ele © the measure. If a referendum petition is filed aguinst an emergency measure, such be a law until voted mensure shall And if it is then upon by the electors, rejected by a majority of the votes cast thereon, it shali be thereby re- pealed. Any such measure shall be submitted to the electors at a special election if so ordered by_the governor, or if the referendum petition filed against it shall be signed by thirty thousand electors at large. Such spec— jal election shall be called by governor, und shall be held not leas than ove hundréd nor more than hundred thirty days after the ment of the session of the legisiature. The’ secretary of state shall pass upon each. petition, and if’ he finds’ it insufficient, he shall notify the "“Com— mittee for the Petitioners’ and allow twenty days for correction or ameni— ment, Ali decisions of the secretary of state in regard to any such petition shall be subject to review by the su— preme court. But if the sufficiency of such petitions is being reviewed at the time the ballot is prepared, the secre— tary of state shall place thi measure on the ballot and no. subsequent de— cision shall invalidate such measure if it is at such election approved by a majority of the ‘votes cast, thereon. if proceedings are brought against any petition upon any ground, the ‘den of proof shalJ be upon the party at— tucking It. No law shall be enacted limiting the mumber of copies of a petition which maf be circulated. Such copies shal! become part of the original pet! when filed or attached thereto. shall any Inw be enacted prohibiting any, person from givi OF receiving compensation for circulating the pe— titions, nor ig any .manuer interfering With the freedom in securing signa— tures to petitions, Each. petitiov shall have printed thereon ja ballot title, which shall fair— ly represent the subject mattey of the measure, ‘and the names of at least five electors who shall constitute the “committee for the petitioners” and ry who shall represent and act for the petitioners, ‘All measures submitted to the elec— tors shail be published by the state an follows: “The secretary of state shall caune to be_printed and mailed to each elector. publicity pamphict, contain— fag a copy of cach measure together ins with its bailot title, to be submitted at any elec Any citizen, or the mn, » may sub— mit to the secretary of state for pub- Heation in such pamphlet, arguments concerning any measure therein, upom first subscribing their names and ad— dresnen thereto and paying the fee therefor, which, until otherwise fixed by the legisiatui be Otto hundred dollars per page.” e enacting clause of all measur initiated by the electors, shall Be it enacted b: State of North Dakota.” In submitting measures to the electors, the secretary of state and all other’ officials shall be guided by the election laws until additional legislation shall be pro-| vided, If conflicting measures initiated by or referred to the electors shall be approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon, the one receiving the highest number of affirmative yotes shal] become the law. \ - Sponges, ‘Te wet, flat lands of Eeuador pro- duce a vine yielding fruit which, when dried, forms a sponge considered by some persons superior »to animal Sponges. f , Zribune Want Ads Bring Results. the people of tne|” The word “measure" as used herein, shall include uny law or amendment thereto, resolution, legislative proposal or enactment of ‘any character, The veto power of the governor shall not ‘extend to the measures ‘initiated vb, r to “the electo No ted or npproved by tors whall be repenjed or the legislature, except nay vote upon rojl of all the members each house, : elected ito ‘This. sectiot ‘shall be and allot its, provisions shall be treat If executing ed.as mandatory... Laws thay be enagt. ed to fagilitate its operation, but oO laws shall be enacted to hamper, re~ strict or impair the exercise of the right, herein reserved to, the people. Section 67 in Article 2. No act of the , legislative embly shall take effect until July 1st after the close of the session, unless the legislature by a vote of two-thy'ds of the members present and voting, in each house, shall deelkte it an emergeticy meas~ ure, Which declaration shall’ be set forth in the act, provided, however, that no net granting a franchise or special privilege, or act creating any ested right or interest other than im the state, shall be declared an eimer Kency mensure, An emergency megs- ure shall take’ effect and be In force from and after its passage and ap= lproval by the gove: é Section 202 in Article 15 as Amended by Article 16 of Amendment. “Any amendment or amendments to the con titution of the state may be proposed in either, house of the legislature, amd \ If the ame shall De agreed to ‘upon roll cull by n majority of the members elected to exch house, it shall be sub— mitted to the electors and if a mi jority of the votes cast thereon ar ulirmative, such amendment shall be a part ofthis constitution, Amendnients to the constitution of the state may also be proposed by. an initiative petition of the electors; such petition shall be signed by twent; thousand electors at large and ‘Shall be filed with the secretary of state at least One Bundred twenty fdaya prior to the’election at which ‘they are to be voted upon, and any amendment, or umendinents 80 propos d, shall be sub mitted to the clors and become a& part of the constitution, if-a majority of the yote st thereon are affirma— a tive. Provisions of the constitu. tidn relutin; the submissién a ndoption of res by initintive pe ; titfon, and referendum petition shall apply to the submission and, adoption of amendments to the con= stitution of the state, Section 176, in Article 11 as Amend— ed by Article’ 20 of Amendment. Taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property including franchises with— in the territorial limits of the a ity levying the tax. The ay by law exempt any or all classes personal property from taxation and thin the meaning of this section, , buildings and improvements of character, whatsoever, upon 1 be deéméd personal’ proper: shall ‘The property of the United States an of the state, county and municipal cor. orations and property- used exclusive=, Fe: ly for school, religious, cemetery, char= itable or other public purposes shalt be exempt from taxation, Except a restricted by this Article, the legisla- may provide for raising revenue d fixing the situs of all property for the purpose of taxation, Provided that all tay and exemptions in. force when th amendment is adopted shall remain in force until otherWise pro— vided by statute, Section 1 7 Mn Article 11) ‘The lexi law provide for the levy of an acreaye tax on the state in addition to ‘Article 11 of the Constitutio procecds of wach tax shall be indemnity. the owners of growing crops against damages b Ided that, lands used exelu ible roads, rights of way errriers, mining, ot manufacturing or pasturage may he exempt from such tax, Section 182 in Article 12, The state may ixnye or gunrantee the pay~ ment of-bonds, provided that all bonds nillion dollars shall be xecured by first mortgages upon rent estate In amuunty not to exceed one~ half -of its value; or upon real and personal property of state-owned util- ities, enterprises or . industries, in amounts not exceeding ite value, aud, the legislature at Which | proyided further, that the state shall not issue or ‘guarantee bonds upon property of. state-owned utilities, en terpriscs or industries in excess of ten million dollars, No futute indebtedness shall be in curred by the state .unless evidenced by a. bond issue, which, shall be au- thorized by law for certain purposes, fo .be clearly defined, Every law authorizing a bond issue shall provide for levying an annual tax, or make other provisions, sufficient to pay the interest semi-annually, and the prin- cipal within thirty Years from the passage of“such law, and shall spec— lally appropriate the proceeds of such ax, the’ payment of’said principal and’ in— terest, and such appropriation shall not be repealed nor the tax or other provisions discontinued until such. debt, both principg] and interest, shall have been paid. No debt in excess of the limit. named herein ‘shall be in- ‘curred except for the purpose of -re- nelling invasion, suppressing insur= rection, defending. the state in time of war or to provide for the public de- fense in case of threatened hostilities. Section 185 in Article 12 as Amend- ed by, Article 18 of Amendment. The tate, ‘nny county or city may make internal improvements and may en— age in any industry, enterprise oF jusiness, not prohfbited by Article 20 of the ‘Constitution, but neither tho state nor any political subdivision thereof. shall otherwise loan or give its credit or make donations to or in aid of any individual], association or corporation except for reasonable sup- pert of the poor, nor subscribe to or come the owner vf capital stock in any association or corporation. e, the undersigned, do hereby cer- tify that we are qualifled electors of County of the Wik ge EAT CORN FLAKES ne THAT. SAVE SUGAR. Z Housewives these days are eag- er for -suggestions that will en- able them to assist properly in the “save the sugar” campaign. One of the delightful ways to do this is suggested in advertise- ments. of Armour’s’Corn Flakes, ‘ which. are now appearing in The Tribune. Corn Flakes are a breakfast staple in practically every home. Yet, in the past, sugar has been used to an excess in order to please the palate. The present sugar shortage and the necessity for conservation have been fac- f tors to arouse most of us to inves- tigate if breakfast cereals really ° require the amount-of sweetening » that was’ supposed. : s Vhese who have caten'Armour’s * Corn Flakes, using less sugar than formerly, have been agreeably sur- prised with the deliciousness of the dish. By a new, perfected pro- aj cess the sweetening of the flakes is accomplished during the course of manufacture. One of the slo- gans in, connection with the ad- vertisements aptly describing Ar- mour’s.Corn Flakes is “they are | toasted) just right.” : BUY W.8, 5: They, Fly Faster, ‘Too, Our coinage is’ symbolic of the change in America’s attitude.’ On the new quarters the eagle is seen in full flight eastward, with beak and talons | ready for action. On the old quarters the eagle simply stood-still on its tail and flapped its wings. One claw ‘held afew antiquated weapons, the other waged aa eure branch, while its beak ras entangled with a Sendate @ scroll.—Inde- ——wF w. s. s —__ Tribune Want Ads, Bring Results, or of such. other provisions, to ; af