Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 18, 2 December 1916 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, DEC. 2," 1916

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ocal WHEAT EXPERIENCES SHARP RECESSIONS CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Rumors that the Hudson Bay company waa trying to cancel the purchase of several million bushels of wheat for Great Britain lead todav to a sham break In prices here. On the other hand, peace talk, and the continued railway emoargoes operated to prevent a return of bullish confidence. Opening prices, which ranged from the same as yesterday's finish to 2 cents lower with December at $1.65 to tl.ftft and Mav at Sl.73 to $1.74. wat followed by a decided set back all around. Corn appeared to be without friends. After opening down to advance the market underwent a general sag. Oats gave way with wheat and corn. In provision, buying on Belgian relief orders gave only transient strength to the market. Chicago Futures WHEAT Onen. High. Low. Close. 166 173 S6 00 52 65 Dec. May ...166 166 162 ...173 174 170 CORN ... 86 86 WA Dee. May Dee. May Jan. May 89 H 90 - 88 0 ATS 51 62 60 56 M ' LARD 16.15 16.17 16.02 15.87 15.97 15.70 16.12 15.87 Toledo Grain TOLEDO. Dec, 2. Wheat:; Cash and Dec., $1.73; May. $180. Cloverseed: Cash and Dec.,' $10.75; Jan., $10.82; Feb.. $10.92. Alslke: Cash and Dec, $11.00; March, $1125. Timothy Cash and Dec, $2.50; March, $2.65. Chicago Cash CHICAGO. Dec. 2 Wheat: No. 2 red. $1.70; No. 3 red, nominal; No. 2 hard, nominal; No. 3 hard, nominal. Corn: No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, 8587Vi; No. 4 white, 86. Oats: No. 3 white, 51t?S2; Standard, 62052. ."' Rye: No. 2. $1.48. Barley, 90 $1.25. Pork, $28.60. r - Ribs, $18.6214.00. Lard, $1670. Cincinnati Grain CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 2. Wheat: No 2 red winter, $1.75 1.77; No. 3, $1.7001.73; No. 4. $1.55 1.68; sales, 24 cars. Corn: No. 2 white, 9293; No. 3 white, 92 93c; No. 4 white. 89 90c; No. 2 yellow, 9293c; No. 3 yellow, 9293c; No. 4 yellow, 89 91c; No. 2 mixed, 9293c ear corn, 88TC91c. Oats: No. 2 mixed. 5657c; No. 2 white, 58 59c. . Rye: $1.3501.53. LIVE STOCK Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Dec. 2. Hogs Receipts. 3.000; market, higher; heavies, $10.0020; heavy Yorkers, $9.6070; llsht Yorkers, 8.909.15; pip", $8.608.80. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 500; market, steady; top sheep, $8.60; top lambs, $12.25. Calves Receipts, 200; market, .stead; top, $13.00. Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Hogs Receipts 16,000; market, slow; 5c above yesterday's average; bulk of sales, $9.10 90; lights $9.5065; mixed, $9g95; heavy. $9.4010; rough, $9.409.55; pigs, $6.253.35. Cattle Receipts, 1.000; market, steady; native beef cattle, $7.0013; western steers, $7.00 10.60; stockers and feeders, $4.607.75; cows and heifers, $3.90010.00; calves, $9.75 18.50. , gheep Receipts. 4.000; market, slow; wethers, $9.2509.10; lambs, $9.S012.70. Cincinnati CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 2. Hogs Receipts, 2,000; market, strong; packers and butchers, $9.6010.00; common to choice, $7.269.25. Cattle Receipts, 100; market, steady. Calves Market, steady. Sheep Market, strong, $4.00 7.00. Lambs Market, strong. Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 2. Hogs Best heavy, $9.7510.20; medium and mixed, $9.60 9.85; good to choice, lights, $9.50 9.75; roughs, $8.50(ff9.50; best pigs, $8.2508.50; $9.65 9.90; bulk of sales, good hogs, $9.60 9.95. Receipts, 3,500. Cattle Prime steers, $10011.40; good to choire steers, $7.50 10.00; common to medium, $7.50 9.00; heifers. $5.7507.50. Receipts, 300. Calves Common to best veals, $11.00; common to best heavy calves, $49.50; good to choice cows, $5X0 7.00; fair to medium cows, $4.75 6.25. Receipts, 200. Sheep and Lambs Good to choice, $6.757.60; common to medium. $4.00 06.60; good to choice yews, $7.50 8.10; good medium yews. $6.507.25; good to best lambs, $10.50012.00. Receipts, 100. Buffalo EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 2. CattleReceipts, 350; firm; Veals Receipts, 100; active, $4 500135. Hogs Receipts, 10,500; slow; heavy, $10.00010.10; mixed, $9.85 10.00; Yorkers, $9.7509.90; light Yorkers, $8.75 9.60; pigs, $8.75; roughs, $8.76 8.90; stags, $7.00 8.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 800;

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active; Iambs, $8.0013.00; yearlings $6.50010.50. St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2 Hogs Receipts 2,300; steady; lights, $9.25 9.80; pigs $7.000 8.50; mixed and butchers, $9.10 10.00; good heavy, $9.90010.00; bulk, $9.3009.85. Cattle Receipts, 650; steady; na tive beef steers, $7.50011.75; yearling steers and heifers, $8.60 11.50; cows, $5.5007.75; stockers and feed ers. $5.3005.70; calves, $6.00012.00. Sheep Receipts, none; nominal; lambs, $7.50012.50; ewes, $3.75 0 7.60; yearlings, $8.00010.00. Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2.Hogs Re ceipts, 1,000; higher; bulk, $9,400 9.80; heavy, $9.6509.85; packers and butchers, $9.5009.80; light, $9.25 9.70; pigs, $7.2508.60. Cattle Receipts, 200; steady; prime fed steers, $10.50012.75; dressed beef steers, $7.600 10.25; southern steers, $7.7508.50; cows, $4.7508.50; heifers, $6.00010.25; bulls, $5.250 6.75 calves, $7.00011.25. Sheep Receipts, none; steady; lambs, $11.60012.36; yearlings, $8.75 10.00; wethers, $7.5008.75; ewes, $7.000 8.00. PRODUCE -Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Butter: Lower, 3439. Eggs: Receipts 2,183 cases; market unchanged. - - Poultry alive: Lower; fowls, 130 15: springers, 15. Potato market: Unchanged. Re ceipts, 40 cars. Cincinnati Produce CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 2. Butter; Creamery whole milk extras, 46c; centralized extra, 43c; do firsts, 40c, do seconds, 37c; dairy fancy, 37c. Eggs: Prime firsts, 42c; firsts, 40c, ordinary, 38c Poultry: Broilers nnder 1 lbs, 17c, fryers over 1 lbs., 15c; roosters, lie. Potatoes: Home grown, $5.2505.60 bbl; Eastern Cobbler, $5.25 05.50. Lemons: California, $4.005.50; Messina, 3.5004.50; limes 2.7603.00 box. Tomatoes: Home grown, $1.40 1.50 per. crate. Onions: White, $3.7504.00, yellow, ?3.603.75; Spanish, $1.501.60 per crate. New York Exchange Closing Quotations American Can, 63. American Locomotive, 91 American Beet Sugar. 105. American Smelter, 118. Anaconda, 100. Atchison, 106. Bethlehem Steel, 620. Canadian Pacific, 168. Chesapeake & Ohio, 69. Great Northern, pfd., 118. Lehigh Valley, 83. New York Central, 109. No. Pacific, 111. So. Pacific, lOOU. Pennsylvania, 57. U. S. Steel, com., 126. U. S. Steel, pfd., 121. RICHMOND MARKETS mm 1 J-" Glen Miller Prices Hogs. Heavies. 225 to 25 lbs $9.25 Heavy yorkers, 160 to 180 lbs... $9. 00 Light yorkers, 130 to 160 lbs... $8.00 Medium, 180 to 225 lbs. . $9.00 Piga $7,000 8.0 Stags $4.5008.00 Cattle. Butcher steers. 1.000 to 1.600 lbs $6.0007.00 Butchor cows $5.000.00 Heifers ..; $6.0007.00 Bulls $4.5000.00 Calves. Choice veals $10.00 Heavies and lights $5.0006.00 Sheep. Spring lambs , . $8.00 Produce (Corrected Daily by Edward Cooper.) Old chickens, dressed, selling, 25 28c; young chickens, selling, 30c; country butter, selling, 40c; creamery butter, selling, 50c; fresh eggs, selling 50c; country lard, selling, 20c; potatoes, selling $2.25. Feed Quotations (Corrected Daily by Omer Wheton) Paying Oats, 50c; new corn, S5c; rye, $1.10; clover seed, $8.0009.00 a bushel; straw, $6 a ton. Selling Cotton seed meal, $47.00 a ton, $2.50 a cwt.; middlings, $36.00 a ton, $1.85 a cwt.; bran, $33.00 a ton, $1.70 a cwt.; salt, $1.60 a bbl. Quaker dairy feed, $30 a ton, $16ft per cwt Coal Quotations (Corrected by Hackman & Klehfoth.) Anthracite nut. $11.00; anthracite stove or egg, $10.50; Pocohontas lump or egg, (shoveled) $8.00; Pocohontas nut, $7.25; Pocohontas mine run, $7.00; Pocohontas slack, $6.50; Jackson, lump, $7.00; Tennessee lump, $6.75; Kentucky lump. $6.75; West Virginia lump, $6.50; Winifred washed pea. $6.25; Hocking Valley lump, $6.60; Indiana, $6.00; coke, $9.00; nut and slack, $5.00. Wagon Market Timothy hay $12013. Mixed $12.00. Clover hay $10.00. Alfalfa $15.00. Straw $7.00. Indianapolis Representative Sales HOGS 1 ..................... 90 $ 7.50 7 301 9.40 137 .. ;. 170 9.60 129 201 9.80 67 .. 253 10.10 PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.

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"I shall com In again," rejoined Kennedy, as we bowed ourselves out. Then to me he added, "If he ie with Senora de Mocbe and they are at the Edward Albert, I think I oan heat him back with this letter If we hurry." A few minutes later, in his laboratory, Kennedy set to work quickly over an X-ray apparatus. As I watched him, I saw that he had placed the letter in It. "These are' what are known as 'low tubes," he explained. "They give out 'soft rays." " He continued to work for several minutes, then took the letter out and handed It to me. "Now, Walter, he said brusquely, "If you will just hurry back down there to Whitney's office and replace that letter, I think I will have something that will astonish you though whether it will have any bearing on the case remains to be seen. At least I can postpone seeing Whitney himself for a while." I made the trip down again as rapidly as I could. Whitney was not back when I arrived, but the clerk was there, and I could not very well just leave the letter on the table again. "Mr. Kennedy would like to know when he can see Mr. Whitney," I said, on the spur of the moment. "Can't you call him up again?" The clerk, as I had anticipated, went into Whiney's office to telephone. Instead of laying the letter on the table, which might have excited suspicion, I stuck It in the letter slot of the door, thinking that perhaps they might imagine that It had caught there when the postman made his rounds. A moment letter the clerk returned. "Mr. Whitney Is on his way down now," he reported. I thanked him, and said that Kennedy would call him up when he arFRANK WILSON DIES AT HOME Frank Wilson, 926 North C street, aged 66 years, one of the few men living in Indiana, who had seen army service in the Indian wars in the far west when the buffalo herds ranged the plains, died Friday evening at Reid hospital after a short Illness. When Wilson terminated his army career he was a sergeant in the Fourth United States cavalry. He began his soldiering during the Civil war. While serving in the west Wilson saw fighting in every section of that country. One of his commanders was General Custer. He was one of General MacKenzie's raiders who Invaded Mexico In the early seventies following the hot trail of a bandit gang. Sergeant Wilson is survived by his widow, Mrs. Violet Wilson, and by a brother, Ross Wilson, Newcomerstown, O. Funeral services will be Monday afternoon, 3 o'clock, at the Wilson, Pohlmeyer & Downing parlors, North Tenth street. Burial at Earlham cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon between 2 and 5 o'clock. WOMEN CLEAR $201 CENTERVILLE, Ind., Dec. 2. The record breaking dinner, served by the Centerville Cemetery Association was the one at the town hall Thanksgiving day. Regardless of high prices of food, the donations were unusually large, and 551 meals were served. There were 112 more dinners served than there were last year. The cost of the turkeys was $67.40. The association cleared $201. MRS. AINSWORTH BETTER Mrs. Delia Alnsworth, North Third street, who was severely injured several weeks ago as a result of a fall down a flight of stairs, is improving slowly. BUFFALO INCREASING WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 The buffalo once threatened with extinction, is increasing In numbers on government reservations, according to the arnual report of the Biological Survey. Five big game preserves and 67 bud reservations are maintained by the survey. SUES UPON MORTGAGE Suit was brought in circuit court today by Charles T. Knapp against Grover Cordell and wife for foreclosure of a mortgage on a four acre strip of land located near Hagerstown. The face of the mortgage-note calls for $615.79, the complaint says. FINDS $80 DIAMOND CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Frank Hardy saved and saved that his family might have Thanksgiving turkey. Today he is offering for sale a diamond, slightly under a carat in weight, which he found In the bird's crop. It is worth about $80. , City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. CRABB The funeral of Sarah E. Crabb, aged 60 years, who died at the home of Earl Crabb, In Buffalo, Thursday, was held from the Wilson, Pohlmeyer and Downing parlors thi3 afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was at Centerville. Mrs. Crabb was a resident of this city. She is survived by two daughters, two sons and three brothers. Marriage Licenses. : Lester B. Harrison, 25, clerk, Fountain City, to Ade Merle Alexander, 21, Fountain City. Florence Boyd, 66, timber buyer, Greensfork, to Alice L. Shew, 56, Cambridge City, John R. Beck, painter, Centerville, to Mary E. Walker, Centerville. Harrison F. Miller, 19, laborer, tc Mary E. Cosgrove, 16. Nathan O. Wright, 43, grain dealer, Dunreath, to Cora. E. Hlnes, 31, Dublin.

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rived, congratulating myself on ."the good luck I had had in returning the letter. ., -v. - -"What is It?" I asked, a few minutes later, when I had rejoined Chalg in the laboratory. He was poring Intently over what looked like a negative. "The possibility of reading the con tents of documents inclosed in a sealed envelope," he replied, still studying the shadowgraph closely, "has already been established by the well-known scientist, Dr. Hall Edwards. He has been experimenting with the method of using X-rays recently discovered by a German scientist, by which radio graphs of very thin substances, such as a sheet of paper, a leaf, an insect's body, may be obtained. These thin substances, through which the rays used formerly to pass without leaving an impression, can now be easily radiographed." To Be Continued. POLICE BOARD REFUSES RAISE TO PATROLMEN An undercurrent of resentment was detected today among the officers of the police department over the recept ion accorded their written petition for an Increase in salaries by the police board at its meeting last night. Police officers who have discussed the board's action frankly state that they are not prepared to accept the board's explanations that salaries cannot be further Increased without an Increase In the city tax rate. The board's decision is final with the patrolmen, however, and petition to council asking an appropriation for salary increases is contemplated. Claim Salary Inadequate. Patrolmen now receive $75 per month having been authorized a year ago. Officers petitioned for a further increase, without stating the amount of increase desired, asserting that the compensation they now receive is not sufficient to meet living costs. "Does the board expect the police officers to become 'dead beats?'" one patrolman inquired today. "Under reg ulations we must meet our debts promptly but how can we with the cost of living way ahead of our salaries. .1 try to live economically and make a dollar render full service but I can't cut it on what I now receive." Contend Increase Possible. Police officers contend that a slight salary increase Is possible without a tax increase. They further assert that af least two of the police board members recognized the justness of their demands but were influenced to turn down these demands by orders received from "higher ups" in the administration. At the board meeting last night a woman, whose name the board officials have not disclosed, made application for appointment as a police officer. The board Informed her that no increase in the size of the force was contemplated for the immediate future. For some time the Federation of Women's clubs has been urging the board (to appoint a police woman. The' board decided to appoint several extra officers, both men and women, to serve In the business district during the holidays to prevent shop lifting. These extra officers have already been appointed but their names have been withheld. CITY HAS ONLY SALOON IN STATE OPERATED AND RUN BY A WOMAN Probably the only saloon In the state of Indiana owned and managed by a woman is located in Richmond. Day ir. and day out she takes her regular "trick" behind the bar and there Is no better conducted bar in the city, her patrons say. When a patron offers to "set'em up" this woman bartender, smiles graciously, dips her hand into a jar containing packages of chewing gum. takes out a package and again smiles acceptance of her patron's courtesy. It Is a common rumor in the North end that after she has completed her "trick" behind the bar these packages of gum find their way back to the jar. TRACE FIRE TRUCKS SHIPPED LAST MONTH Trace of two lost motor trucks made by the American-La France company of Elmira, N. Y., for the Richmond fire department has finally been obtained. Today Chief Miller received a bill of lading for one of the wagons, shipped from the factory on November 22, and a telegram informing him the other truck had been shipped last Wednesday. The first truck shipped Is expected to arrive In Richmond not later than tomorrow. ENTER THE BARMAID CHICAGO. Dec. 2. Enter the Chicago Barmaid. She has replaced the slovenly waiter in a state street cafe. "The girls furnish more speed, please the customers better and give a touch of color to the room," says the manager. Masonic Calendar Saturday, Dec. 2. Loyal Chapter, No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting, and annual election of officers. Monday, Dec 4 Richmond Commandary. No. 80. K. T. Stated conclave; annual election of officers. Tuesday, Dec. 5 Richmond Lodge No. 196, F. & A. M., stated meeting; annual election of officers. Wednesday, Dec' 6 Webb lodge. No. 24, F. & A. M., called meeting, work . In Master Mason degree commencing at 7 o'clock. Thursday, Dec. 7 Wayne Council, No. 10, R, & S. M., stated assembly; election of officers. Friday, Dec. 8 King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M., stated convocation; annual election of officers.

DIET SQUAD MENU IS EXTRAVAGANT; LOCAL LECTURER SHOWS CHEAP MEALS

The Chicago diet Squad's 40 cents a day for sustenance is rank extravagance compared with what was shown to a number of women who live in the neighborhood of the North Fourteenth street mission, yesterday, under the direction of Mrs. A. W. Roach, president of the Domestic Science association. Four meals were prepared at a cost of $1.75 for all materials on recipes for six persons. The cost for each portion was 7 1-3 cents or 22 cents a day," which does not Include coffee or other Incidentals to the main dish. Families Live Under Mark "I believe many of our families eat less than 40 cents worth a day for each person," said Mrs. Roach. The demonstration was made by Miss Roberta McNlel, a field worker for Purdue university. She had a little table on which she prepared the materials as she explained methods of cooking cheaper cuts of meat to the women. As she finished making each dish, it was placed on the stove and cooked. . . , . Each woman sampled the food and it was then taken to Mrs. Barbara so, widow of an Italian who was murdered recently. Beef timbales, meat pie, lamb stew WHEAT WILL DROP FIVE CENTS AGAIN Richmond grain dealers reported today that from present indications they will pay five cents less a bushel for wheat Monday than they paid today. The price today was $1.70 a bushel, the same as it has been for the past week. The same dealers estimated that the price of flour will drop about twenty cents a barrel next week. Flour today was selling at $9 a barrel. PRICES REMAIN STEADY Although the poultry market In Richmond was rather weak today due to the fact that Thanksgiving Is past and that a boycott has been declared in several of the eastern cities, prices had changed none. The same price is being asked for Turkeys that was asked the first of the week. REDUCE APPROPRIATION A cut of $200 in the appropriation next year for Whitewater Quarterly Meeting of Friends, was recommended by the business committee at today's session held at South Eighth Street Friends church. The amount this year was $1,800, but there will be a balance and the committee estimated next year's financial requirements at $1,600. MACHINE TURNS OVER CENTERVILLE, Ind., Dec. 2 What might have been a serious accident, resulted in a few scratches and bruises Thursday, when an auto driven by H. L. Johnston, overturned at the embankment at the County Poor Farm entrance. The car was somewhat damaged and Carl Petro, who was also in the machine, has a sprained arm as a result of the' accident. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY

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and Swiss roast were prepared, the whole being enough for 24 persons. At a cost of less than $1.75 for all materials, the -cost for each dish was 44 cents. Tomato sauce was prepared for the timbales. . Mrs. Roach purchased the materials. She paid 30 cents for the round steak which was used in the 8wiss roast, 30 cents for a pound and a half of lamb, cut from the foreshoulder, for the stew. The other materials used were One cup of left-over ground beef, two cups of beef cut In small pieces, two cups of bread crumbs, one cup of mashed potatoes, one ess, two cups of tomatoes, one-eighth pound of butter, four tablespoonfuls of flour, one carrot, two onions, one bay leaf and salt and pepper.

MRS. HANDLE Continued From Fajje One. . the city of Vincennes, and in the east as far as the cite of Richmond, comprised the total population of the state. People Prepare Constitution. The people who assembled In 181C to prepare a Constitution for the new state were trappers and wood-choppers by profession, but they had in them the qualities of nation builders. They builded wisely and with far reaching discernment, and with such justice and permanence that their work answered well for many years for the ever changing conditions of a great and developing commonwealth. The Constitution adopted in 1815 answered well and fully the conditions of the first half of the century, but it seems necessary to change it in order to meet the changed conditions of the latter half of the century, therefore in 1851 a new Constitution was adopted. But again great and marvelous changes have been made throughout the state, even greater than that under the first Constitution, and now at the commencement of the new century of statehood it seems imperative that a new basic code be established, under which we may better work to fulfill our destiny as a great state. Could Be Carried Over Many things contained In the first Constitution were carried over and became a part of the Second, and so today many things which are now a part of the present Constitution deserve to be carried over into the new Constitution to be adopted. But there are many things that should be radically changed, and new issues should be incorporated, In order that our people may work out their destiny with more freedom, that justice may be done to all, and that the well being of our people may be protected and the morals thereof be lifted up and developed. Manifestly it would be impossible for us all to agree on the various articles for a new Constitution, but they would have to be carefully considered by a competent body, and then voted upon by the electorate of the entire state. Favors Prohibition "Statute N Some of the reasons why we should have a new Constitution are: That we may incorporate therein a Total Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic; and Equal Suffrage for Men and Women. I would not have you think that the

snap about. He oftimes lays it aside and forgets all about it. A box of our cigars are different. He says "Thanks in a way that shows that he appreciates your gift and is not saying it out of mere courtesy. No gift is so heartily received by the man who smokes. His appreciation will show his delight.

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only reason for advocating a new Constitution is to incorporate Prohibition and Equal Suffrage. Even It these two clauses cannot be inserted, or If they be settled otherwise prior to the adoption of a new Constitution, there "would still be ample grounds for Insisting on a new Constitution. For example, the Constitution should provide a new system of taxation to take the place of tbe present crude system .which is unjust, unscientific and is' universally evaded, resulting in great oppression on some, and encouraging us to become falsifiers, per juring ourselves in order to obtahi a mere semblance of justice. Should Allow Home Rule. We need a constitution which will allow home rule for -cities; also to permit an increase of indebtedness of cities for the purchase and installation of public service utilities which pay their own way. We need a constitution which will provide for the adoption of the merit system to the civil service; which will make changes in the criminal law; allowing the state to make an appeal as well as the defendant, which will allow judicial examinations to be made of persons accused of crime; to provide qualifications for the admission of attorneys to practice law, in ad dition to proving good moral character; to permit legislative sessions when necessary; and to provide fof a short ballot, by which purely admin Istrative officers shall be appointed by the governor or mayor, and not require the voters to pass upon so many candidates that a sound judgment be comes impossible. j Also cities should be permitted to be administered by the manager system, rather than by mayors and councils, and other elective officers. Our present constitution permits foreigners to vote in all of our electIons even though they may never become citizens; this should be changed to permit only bonified citizens to exercise the rights of citizenship. And means should be provided to make amendments to the constitution, when the people so desire, without the present cumbersome method which In volves long delays. j The present agitation for a new constitution is entirely non-partisan, but it Is rather bi-partisan. The Republican and the Progressive party platforms have declared 'for a new constitution, and our present Democratic governor has declared for it, and he will so recommend to the legislature which meets this winter, and in this connection he publicly asserts that "New questions have arisen that can not be solved under the present instrument, and new conditions make it necessary for the people to assert rights they cannot exercise thereunder." Serves Ends of People "What is government for if it Is not to serve the purposes of the people?" The new incoming state administration is committed to a number of reforms that can be achieved only through a new constitution. These have to do with taxation reforms, the budget system," and the reduction of constitutional offices all desirable ends, for good government. The only argument against a new: constitution that is advanced by tbe better element. Is that of the cost, which will probably be about one million dollars, but the saving to tbe state and the people generally will more than offset this expense in a short time. I trust that we will do all In our power to authorize a new constitution; that we will work to have the best and most able men appointed to the constitutional convention; and finally that we will encourage the voters to lend their assistance to the adoption of the new organic law.