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VOL. XLV. NO. 27.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO TUB CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO TUB CITIZENS OP T1II3
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP
PROVAL, OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OP THE
COMMONWEALTH OP PENNSYL
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OP THE SECRETARY OP THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU
ANCE OP ARTICLE XVni OP THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four, of the ConstitU'
tion of the Commonwealth ot Fenn-
eylvanla, authorizing the State to
Issue bonds to the amount of fifty
millions of dollars for the improve
ment of the highways of the Com
monwealth.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In General Assembly met, That the
following amendment to the Constltu
tlon of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania be, and the same Is hereby, pro
posed, in aevcordance with the eigh
teenth article thereof:
That section four of article nine,
which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No debt shall be creat
ed by or on behalf of the State, ex
cept to supply casual deficiencies of
revenue, repel invasion, suppress In
surrectlon, defend the State In war, or
to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiency in reT
enue shall never exceed, in the aggre
gate at any one time, one million of
dollars," be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except
to supply casual deficiencies or rev
enue, repel invasion, suppress Insur
rection, defend the State in war, or to
pay existing debt; and the debt creat
ed to supply deficiencies in revenue
shall never exceed, in the aggregate
at any ona time, one million of dol
lars: Provided, however, 'ihat the
General Assembly, irrespective of any
debt, may authorize the State to issue
bonds to the amount of fifty millions
of dollars for the purpose of improv
ing and rebuilding the highways ot
the Commonwealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
seven, article three of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania, so as to per
mit special legislation regulating
labor.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as an amend
nient to the Constitution ot the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof. Amend
ment to Article Three, Section Seven,
Section 2. Amend section seven,
article three of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
authorizing the creation, extension, or
impairing of liens:
"Regulating the affairs of counties,
cities, townships, wards, boroughB, or
school districts:
"Changing the names of persons or
places:
' Changing the venue In civil or
criminal cases:
"Authorizing the laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys:
"Relating to ferries or bridges, or
Incorporating ferry or bridge compan
ies, except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which form bounda
ries between this and any other
State:
"Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
'Relating to cemeteries, graveyards,
or public grounds not of the State:
'Authorizing the adoption or legiti
mation of children:
"Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties, or changing
county lines:
"Incorporating cities, towns, or vil
lages, or changing their charters:
For the opening and conducting of
elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting:
"Granting divorces:
"Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits, or school districts:
"Creating offices, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers in coun
ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec
tion ot school districts:
"Changing the law of descent or
succession:
"Regulating the practice or juris
diction of, or changing the rules of
evidence In, any judicial proceeding
or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
justices of the peace, Bherlffs, commis
sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters
in chancery, or other tribunals, or
providing or changing methods for the
collection of debts, or the enforcing
of Judgments, or prescribing the effect
of judicial sales of real eBtate:
"Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties of aldermen,
Justices of the peace, magistrates or
constables:
'Regulating the management of
public schools, the building or repair
ing of school houses and the raising
of money for such purposes:
"Fixing the rate of interest:
"Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disability, except after
due notice to all parties In interest,
to be recited in the special enact
ment: "Remitting fines, penalties and for
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid Into the treasury:
'Exempting property from taxation:
'Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing:
'Creating corporations, or amend
ing, renewing or extending the chart
ers thereof:
"Granting to any corporation, asso
A 1 .lUtlO. I I I I i "
elation or individual any special or ex
clusive privilege or immunity, or to
any corporation, association or indi
vidual the right to lay down a railroad
"Nor shall the General Assembly In
directly enact such special or local
law by the partial repeal of a general
law; but laws repealing local or spec
ial acta may be passed:
"Nor shall any law be passed grant
lng powers and privileges in any case
where the granting of such powers
and privileges shall have been provid
ed for by general law, nor where the
courts have Jurisdiction to grant the
same or give the relief asked for,"
eo as to read sb follows:
Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
authorizing the creation, extension or
impairing of liens:
Regulating the affairs of counties,
cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or
. school districts:
Changing the names of persons oi
places:
Changing the venue In civil or crim
inal cases:
Authorizing the laying out, opening,
altering, or maintaining roads, high
ways, Btreets or alleys:
Relating to ferries or bridges, or in
corporating ferry or bridge compan
ies, except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which form bounda
ries between this and other States
Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards.
or public grounds not of the State:
Authorizing the adoption, or legiti
mation of children:
Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties or changing
county lines:
Incorporating cities, towns or vill
ages, by changing their charters:
For the opening and conducting ot
elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting.
Granting divorces:
Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits or school districts:
Creating offices, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers in coun
ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec
tion or school districts:
Changing the law of descent or buc-
ceBsion:
Regulating the practice or jurisdic
tion of, or changing the rules of evi
dence in, any judicial proceeding or
inquiry before courts, aldermen, jus
tices of the peace, sheriffs, commis
sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters
in chancery or other tribunals, or pro
viding or changing methods for the
collection ot debts, or the enforcing
of judgments, or prescribing the ef
fect ot judicial sales ot real estate:
Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties of aldermen,
Justices of the peace, magistrates or
constables:
Regulating the management of pub
lic schools, the building or repairing
ot school houses and the raising of
money for such purposes:
Fixing the rate of Interest:
Affecting the estates ot minors or
persons under disability, except after
due notice to all parties in interest,
to be recited in the special enact
ment: Remitting fines, penalties and for
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid Into the treasury:
Exempting property from taxation:
Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing; but the legislature
may regulate and fix the wages or
salaries, the hours of work or lubcr,
and make provision for the protection,
welfare and safety of persons employ
ed by the State, or by any county,
city, borough, village, or other civil di
vision of the State, or by any contract
or or sub-contractor performing work,
labor or services for the State, or for
any county, city, borough, town, town
ship, school district, village or other
civil division thereof:
Creating corporations, or amending,
renewing or extending the charters
thereof:
Granting to any corporation, asso
ciation, or Individual any special or
exclusive privilege or immunity, or
to any corporation, association, or in
dividual the right to lay down a rail
road track:
Nor shall the General Assembly in
directly enact such special or local
law by the partial repeal of a special
law; but laws repealing local or spec
lau acts may be passed:
Nor shall any law be passed grant
ing powers or privileges In any case
where the granting of such powers
and privileges shall have been pro
vided for by general law, nor where
the courts have jurisdiction to grant
the same or give the relief asked for.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary ot the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to section
three of article eight of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania (if the
Senate concur), That the following Is
proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, In accordance with the
provisions of tho eighteenth article
thereof:
Section 2. Amend section three of
article eight, which reads as follows:
All Judges elected by the electors of
the State at large may be elected at
either a general or municipal election,
as circumstances may require. All
the elections for judges of the courts
for the several judicial districts, and
for county, city, ward, borough, and
township officers, for regular terms of
service, shall be hold on the municipal
election day; namely, the Tuesday
next following the first Monday of No
vember In each odd-numbered year,
but the General Assembly may by law
fix a different day, two-thirds ot all
the members of each House consent
ing thereto: Provided, That such
elections shall always be held In an
odd-numbered year," so as to read:
Section 3. All judges elected by
the electors of the State at large may
be elected at either a general or mu
nicipal election, as circumstances may
require. All elections for Judges of
the courts for the several judicial dis
tricts, and for county, city, ward, bor
ough, aud township officers, for regu
Republican,
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1912.
lar terms ot service, shall be huld on
the municipal election day; numely,
the Tuesday following the first Mon
day of November in each odd-number
ed year, but the General Assembly
may by law fix a different day, two
thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto: Provided
That such elections shall be held In
an odd-numbered year: Provided fur
ther. That all Judges for the courts
of the several Judicial districts hold
ing office at the present time, whose
terms of office may end in an odd
numbered year, shall continue to hold
their offices until the first Monday of
January In the next succeeding even
numbered year.
A true copy of Concurrent Resolu
tion No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
one of article nine of the Const!
tution ot Pennsylvania, relating to
taxation.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
State and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof:
Section 2. Amend section one of
article nine of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as follows
"All taxes shall be uniform, upon
the same class of subjects, within the
territorial limits of the authority levy
ing the tax, and shall be levied and
collected under general laws; but the
General Assembly may, by general
laws, exempt from taxation public
property used for public purposes,
actual places of religious worship,
places of burial not used or held for
private or corporate profit, and Institu
tions of purely public charity, so as
to read as follows:
All taxes shall be uniform upon the
same class of subjects, within the ter
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and Bhall be levied and col
lected under general laws, and the
subject of taxation may be classified
for the purpose ot laying graded or
progressive taxes; but the General
Assembly may, by general laws, ex
empt from taxation public property
used for public purposes, actual places
of religious worship, places ot burial
not used or held for private or cor
porate profit, and institutions of pure
ly public charity.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
titution of Pennsylvania.
Bo it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of tho Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in Gener
al Assembly met, That the follow
ing is proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of Pennsylvania, lu
accordance with the provisions ot the
eighteenth article thereof:
Article IX.
Section 15. No obligations which
have been heretofore issued, or which
may hereafter be Issued, by auy coun
ty or municipality, other than Phila
delphia, to provide for the construc
tion or acquisition of waterworks,
subways, underground railways or
street railways, or the appurtenances
thereof, shall be considered as a debt
of a municipality, within the meaning
of section eight of article nine ot the
Constitution of Pennsylvania or of
this amendment, If the net revenue
derived from said property for a per
iod of five years, either before or after
the acquisition thereof, or, where the
same is constructed by the county or
municipality, after the completion
thereof, shall have been sufficient to
pay interest and sinking-fund charges
during said period upon said obliga
tions, or if the said obligations shall
be secured by liens upon the respec
tive properties, and shall impose no
municipal liability. Where munici
palities ot counties shall issue obliga
tions to provide for the construction
of property, as herein provided, said
said municipalities or counties may
also issue obligations to provide for
the Interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing thereon until said properties
shall have been completed and In op
eration for a period of one year; and
said municipalities and counties shall
not be required to levy a tax to pay
said interest and sinking-fund charges,
as required by section ten of article
nine of the Constitution of Pennsyl
vania, until after said properties shall
have been operated by said counties
or municipalities during said period
of one year. Any of the said munici
palities or counties may incur indebt
edness in excess ot seven per centum,
and not exceeding ten per centum, of
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property therein, If said increase of
indebtedness shall have been assented
to by three-fifths of the electors vot
ing at a public election, In such man
ner as shall be provided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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SECRETS BARED
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Jd Startle Senate
ATTACK ON COLONEL ROOSEYEL
Testify That Teddy Knew of $125,000
Contribution and Approved Flin
Offered $2,000,000 For Support For
Senatorial Ambition Alleged by Pen
rose Roosevelt and Fllnn Offer De
nials Van Valkenburg Accused
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvanl.i
rising to a question of personal priv
ilege In the senate, made his promise
disclosures In regard to the Roosevelt
11)04 campaign fund.
Senatoi Penrose charged that the
Standard Oil company contributed
$123,000 toward the promotion
Roosevelt's candidacy. Subsequent!
the late Cornelius N. Bliss, Mr. Roose
velt's treasurer of the Republican na
tional committee, called on the Stand
ard Oil company for an additional con
tribution of $i:.0,000. Olllclals of th
trust declined the second contribution
Uliss, according to Penrose, repre
sented that both Mr. Roosevelt and
Cortelyou, his national chairman
knew of the original contribution an
"appreciated It." Not only this, but
the demand for the additional $1.10,000,
so Penrose charged, purported to come
from Mr. Roosevelt himself, and from
George Cortelyou.
Of the $125,000, Senator Penrose
said, $2.1,000 wa3 given to him as state
chairman In Pennsylvania and was
used In the 1904 campaign in the Key
stone state.
The Pennsylvania senator startle.
his hearers when he alleged that ex-
State Senator Flinn of Pennsylvania
and one of Roosevelt's chief support
ers, nad otierea to Israel Durham or
Philadelphia and to himself $1,000,000
or even $2,000,000 for support for his
candidacy to the United States senate
and had also solicited the support of
John D. Archbold of the Standard Oil
company. In this connection the sen
ator said:
"Mr. William Flinn of the unsavory
Flinn-Van Valkenberg combination,
which until recently Mr. Roosevelt
would have been quick to denounce
and repudiate, has made a fortune out
of crooked municipal contracts and
the corrupt control of municipal conn
cils and state legislatures. Mr. E. A.
Van Valkenberg was arrested and In
dicted for bribery in my first sena
torial contest and only escaped con
viction on the leniency of Senator
Quay and payment of $10,000 for cost.
Upon the death of Senator Quay Mr,
Fllnn became a candidate to succeed
him in the United States senate.
"In Philadelphia Mr. Flinn, during
discussion of the successorship to
Senator Quay, offered to Israel W
Durham, a Republican leader In Phila
delphia, and to me $1,000,001) or even
$2,000,000 to favor his ambition and
the offer was known to others at the
inie. The offer was declined and we
refused to support his candidacy."
Again speaking before his col
leagues In the senate chamber Sen
ator Penrose charged that a $:!, 000.000
fund had been underwritten by George
W. Perkins and others to make Colonel
Roosevelt the nominee of the regular
Republican party at Chicago.
Senator Penrose charged In effect
that Colonel Roosevelt knew when he
dictated this letter that the $I2.",000
contributed by tho Standard Oil com
pany had been spent and could not be
returned.
Following the disclosures by Pen
rose John I). Archbold of the Stand-
rd Oil company appeared before the
senate committee investigating cam-
aign contributions and corroborated
in every essential point the story told
by the Pennsylvanian in regard to the
Standard Oil contribution In 1904 ami
of Roosevelt's alleged knowledge of
the gift.
In his testimony John O. Archbold
mile the startling statement that In
his opinion Roosevelt's attack upon
the big corporation was Inspired by
the failure of the -Standard officials to
give up the additional $1.10,000 that he
says Bliss asked for.
Mr. Archbold testified that Mr. Bliss
Imself had knowledge that things
might have been dllTerent for the
Standard If they hod given the ad
ditional $1.10,000. Bliss, according to
rehbold, said that It was a matter of
eep humiliation to him, but that he
was obliged to say that he had no In-
uenco with Roosevelt.
Mr. Archbold verified Penrose's
barges that the Standard had -e-(ved
assurances that Roosevelt
new all about the $ I (Ml, 000 contribu
tion. Mr. Archbold also declared that
he oil othcials Insisted uiiou as-
urances before they gave the mony
hat it would be acceptable and "ap
pelated by Roosevelt."
Archbold testified that Mr. Bliss had
ssured him definitely that he had In
formed both the president ami George
Cortelyou, chairman of tho national
ommittee, of the Standard Oil conte
ntion. This statement Is a dire-'t
ontradiction of Colonel Roosevelt and
ortelyou, who say they knew nothing
any Standard Oil contributions.
Mr. Archbold testified that the
Standard had contributed to the
oosevelt campaign because upon tho
representation of Mr. Bliss they be
eved the etlon of the Repuhlicar
candidate would conserve the husine
Sl.OO PER ANNUM.
Says Standard Oil Gave to
1904 G. 0. P. Campaign
4. v '
JOHN 1). ARCHBOLD.
Interests of the country.
'l :io oil r-ag;i:ue said Penrose was
paid $2.1,000 for the Pennsylvania cam
paign in currency rather than check
to avoid publicity. He also corrob
orated Penrose when he testified that
William Flinn sought his (Archbold's)
aid to gain a seat In the senate after
the death of Senator Quay.
Flinn'a Answer.
former State Senator Flinn issued a
statement in which he answered Sen
ator Penrose. Mr. Flinn says:
''First, as I understand it, he al
leges that I sought the support of
John D. Archbold to the appointment
and what purports to be an exchange
of telegrams between Archbold and
myself.
"When the senatorial vacancy oc
curred In 1904 a practically solid Re
publican delegation in the assembly
from Allegheny county and a largo
majority from western Pennsylvania
favored my selection to succeed Quay
Penrose favored Oliver. He was not
allowed to name his man, for the ap
pointment of Knox was decided on at
a conference held In the offices of the
Pennsylvania railroad In Philadelphia
by A. J. Cassatt, Henry C. Frick and
ex-Senator Don Cameron, the latter
two were representing the corpora
tions In this state and the big inter
ests In New York.
"Under the old system In Pennsyl
vania no senator has been chosen
from this state without the O. K. of
the Standard Oil company and the
Pennsylvania railroad. If the tele
grams which Penrose read In the Ben-
ate are. genuine they Bliowed that I
made a pretty good guess as to who
would dictate the appointment to suc
ceed Quay and also that Archbold and
his associates were opposed to me.
'Second, Penrose alleges that I of
fered $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 to him
and to Israel V. Durham, the latter
now being dead and unable to testify,
to favor my appointment to the sen
ate.
"Third, the very allegation that I
solicited Archbold's support and re
quested the Standard Oil chief to give
orders to his man Penrose in my bo
half indicates that I was wise enough
to know how Penrose could be con
trolled without the necessity of b, ly
ing him.
'As a matter of fact I never asked
either Penrose or Durham to support
me for senator. I never even dis
cussed the matter with them, with
men who were my personal enenii"H
with whom 1 had no relations since
1S9."
Editor Van Valkenberg Issued a
statement in part as follows:
Senator Penrose's reference to me
concerns one of thirty or. forty suits
which he and his co-corruptlonlsts of
'ennsylvania have brought against me
during the last fifteen years, not one
of which has yet been brought to
trial."
lie declared that the accusation that
one dollar was paid In tho settlement
of costs against him Is unqualifiedly
false.
Colonel Gives Out Correspondence.
"The only part of the Penrose state
ment that needs comment by me," said
Roosevelt when shown the statemen',
Is that portion where It asserts that 1
d been advised of a heavy camnaiKn
contribution from Archbold in behalf
the Standard Oil company to the
publican committee and that I dl
tly requested a contribution from
Mr
-. Archbold and his associates Inter-
sted In the Standard Oil company,
his statement Is false." The colonel
ave out for publication two letters
nd a telegram. One letter dated Oct.
(i, 1!i04, and addressed to Manager
Cortelyou, reads:
I have Just been Informed that the
Standard Oil people have contributed
00,0110 to our campaign fund. This
iy he entirely untrue, but If true I
ist ask you to dire.-t that the money
returned to them, lu returning the
iney I wish it made clear to th vi
it It Is not with the slightest feeling
linst thm and they can be sure of
lng treated as well a,) if the ad
nist ration had accepted the con
dition. They shall not suffer !n
ny way because we have refused ;t,
J
ist
as they would not havo gained In
wav If we hail accepted it. But
an
I
in not willing that wo should ac
ce
Pt
it and must ask that you request
s i 'J
Bliss ta return it."
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SALVATION ARMY
FOUNDERIS DEAD
General William Booth Suc
cumbs to Grim Reaper
htMARKABLE CAREER ENOEO
Persecuted at First the Salvation
Army Leader Lived to See His Or
ganization Prosper Wonderfully.
General William Booth, founder and
chief of the Salvation Army, died In
London last Tuesday. He had been
failing since last May when an opera
tion for cataract was performed on his
left eye. General Booth was uncon
scious for forty-eight hours preceding
death.
During his last conscious moments
the general referred to the promises
of God, saying more than once with
much energy: "They are sure; they
are sure if you will only believe."
Bramwell Booth, son of the late
general, was designated by the lat
ter a3 his successor in a sealed docu
ment which was opened In London.
Bramwell accepted the position.
William Booth was born in Notting
ham, England, April 10, 1829. His
father was a carpenter, who had little
but a consuming religious zeal to sup
port hlrr. By dint of economy the
arpenter managed to give his son a
fair education and to send him to a
private theological school in the
Methodist ministry.
At twenty-three the young minister
took his first church, a small chapel In
Nottingham. It Is said that Rev.
Booth was not a magnetic speaker, but
Into that work he plunged with tre
mendous zeal shortly after his admis
sion to the ministry of the church.
During his travels over England on
preaching tours he met Catherine
Muml'ord and after a long engagement
they were married In 18.16.
For five years after their marriage
Booth and his wife lived the pre
carious existence of revivalists. Ho
laid a plan of campaign before the
conference of the Methodist New
church. It was radical; they would
have none of it.
I'hen it was that the zealot cut
loose from orthodoxy as it was con
strued by his superiors and went down
to preach to the people of the mean
streets in his own way. The flock ho
chose to lead was not only of the very
I" or but tho very criminal, the lowest
dregs of a great city.
Before 1S7S, when tho Salvation
Army had its inception. Booth had
earned the bitterness of the work that
lie had selected for himself. When
noise of this sensational evangelizing
reached tho ears of the clergy of the
Western! congregations they rose In
wrath and denounced the "vulgar sen
sationalism" and the "irreverent
trumpery" of this Salvation Army.
The Booths persisted In their work.
Before a year had passed there were
127 ollicers in Its ranks and eighty-one
corps had been established throughout
England. Before the Salvation Army
was organized tho Booths began tho
ong serius of social reform's and
charities which are a monument today
as enduring as the army Itself.
Recognition of General Booth's
work came in a startling manner and
Just at the time that tho storm of
persecution was at its height. This
was the message that he received one
day in 1SSI: "Her majesty the queen
earns with much satisfaction that you
h.ive. with many others, been success
ful In your efforts to win many
honsands to the ways of temperance,
virtue and religion." After that Gen-
ral Booth's movement spread fast.
With the growth of tho Salvation
Army came the development of its
general's Insistence upon a des
potism more military than any other
attribute of the army. Through that
cry Insistence rose the breach be-
ween himself and hTs son Ba'.lington,
which resulted In the organization of
ho body known as tho Volunteers of
America. Ballington did not see his
ther from the time of his secession
until the day of his father's death.
NEWSHIP WILL BE SENSATION
Battleship Pennsylvania Planned to Sa
World's Greatest.
Tentative plans for construction of
tho battleship No. -IS. to be named
Pennsylvania, call for a vessel that
Is calculated to prove tho world's
sensation In the matter of a fighting
machine. Naval authorities have de
termine.! thai this shall be not only
!u biggest and most formidable war
vessel so far ever undertaken, but the
speediest of all battleships.
The Pennsylvania will have but
ninety-live feet beam but her length
will lie li::0 feet. Her speed will call
for twenty-four knots. She will carry
twelve 1 I ini li guns and the water line
armor protection will be sixteen Inches
in thickness.
Thinks $10,000 Will Heal Heart.
Demanding heart balm of $10,000 be
cause the man who she claims
proiuhed to marry her refused to do
so and wedded another, Miss Agnes
Snead of Wilkitishiirg, I'a.. a nurse,
tiled a suit against Frank P. Edgar.
Think Inmates Started Fires.
Otli-ers of the state institution for
feeble minded at Polk, I'a., believe the
burning of two lari;e bains, causing a
loss of nearly $.10,iinn and the destruc
tion of all of the seas m's harvest.!,
was the work of inmates
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