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"JH ORES PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL OR REJECTION, UY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OK THifi COMMONWEALTH OK PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OK THE SECRETARY OK THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OK ARTICLE XVIII OK THE CON STITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing nn amendment to Ration, one, article eight of the Constitu tion of Posnsylviala. Be It resolved by the Senate and HouHe of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth artlcle-jftereof : That section one of article eight, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall he entitled to vote at all elections, sub ject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact: "First. He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. "Second. He shall have resided in the State one year (or, having pre viously been a qualified elector or native-horn citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and re turned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. "Third. He shall have resided in the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two months im mediately preceding the election. "Fourth. It twenty-two years of age and upwards, he shall have paid within two years a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election,'1 be amended so that the same shall read as follows: Sc-ictlon 1. Every citizen, male or female, of twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elec tions, subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registra tion of electors as the General As sembly may enact: . First. He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second. He or she shall have re sided in the State one year (or, hav ing previously been a qualified elector or native-horn citizen of the State, he or she shall have removed there from, and returned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. Third. He or she shall have re sided in the election district where he or she shall offer to vote at least two months immediately preceding the election. Fourth. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he or she shall have paid within two years a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. Fifth. Wherever the words "he," "his," "him," and "himself" occur in any section of article VIII of this Con stitution the same shall be construed as if written, respectively, "he or she," "his or her," "him or her," and "him self or herself." A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight of article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. 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 ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In accord ance with the provisions of the eigh teenth article thereof: Amend section eight, article nine of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows: "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or incor porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valua tion of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to increaso the same three per centum, in the ag gregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of sub ways for transit purposes, or for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to he used in the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public improve inents, owned or to be owned by said city and comity of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and coun ty of Philadelphia current net reve nues in excess of the interest on said debt or debts, and of the annual In stallments necessary for the cancella tion of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascertaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Pro vided, That a sinking-fund for their cancellation shall he established and maintained," so that It shall read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict or other municipality or incor porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall nny such municipality or district in cur any new debt, or increase its in debtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the con sent of the electors thereof at a public lection iu such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which on the first day of Jan uary, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen tum of such assessed valuation, and has not since been reduced to less than such per centum, may be author ized by law to increase the same three per centum In the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation. The city of Philadelphia, upon the condi tions hereinafter set forth, may in-, crease its indebtedness to the extent, of three per centum in excess of seven per centum upon such assessed valua tion for the specific purpose of pro-! vlding for all or any of the following, purposes, to-wit: For the construe-, tlon and improvement of subways," tunnels, railways, elevated railways, and other transit facilities; for the construction and Improvement of. wharves and docks and for the recla-j matlon of land to be used In the con-i struction of wharves and docks, owned; or to be owned by said city. Suchj increase, however, shall only be made; with the assent of the electors thereof at a public election, to be held In such manner as shall be provided by law.) In ascertaining the borrowing capacity; of said city of Philadelphia, at any time, there shall be excluded from the calculation a credit, where the work resulting from any previous expend! ture, for any one or more of the spe cific purposes hereinabove enumerated; shall be yielding to said city an an nual current net revenue; the amount of which credit shall be ascertained by capitalizing the annual net revenue during the year immediately preceding the time of such ascertainment. Such capitalization shall be accomplished by ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such annual, cur rent net revenue, at the average rate of interest, and sinking-fund charges payable upon the indebtedness incur red by said city for such purposes, up to the time of such ascertainment.! The method of determining such amount, bo to be excluded or allowed as a credit, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. In incurring indebtedness, for any one, or more of said purposes of, construction, improvement, or recla mation, the city of Philadelphia may issue its obligations maturing not later than fifty years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking: fund sufficient to retire said obllga tion at maturity, the payments to such sinking-fund to be in equal or graded annual installments. Such ob ligations may be in an amount suffi cient to provide for and may Include the amount of the interest and sinking-fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction and until the expiration of one year after the com pletion of the work for which said indebtedness shall have been incurred; and said city 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 Pennsylvania, until the expiration of said period of one year after the completion of such work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section twenty-one of article three of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. 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 Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania be, and the same is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: Amend section twenty-one, article three of the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "No act of the General Assembly shall limit the amount to be recovered for injuries resulting in death, or for injuries to persons or property, and in case of death from such injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which suits may be brought against corpora tions for injuries to persons or prop erty, or for other causes different from those fixed by general laws reg ulatlng actions against natural per sons, and such acts now existing ore avoided," so that it shall read as follows: The General Assembly may enact laws requiring the payment by em ployers, or employers and employees jointly, of reasonable compensation for injuries to employees arising in the course of their employment, and for occupational diseases of employees, whether or not such injuries or dis eases result in death, and regardless of fault of employer or employee, and fixing the basis of ascertainment of such compensation and the maximum and minimum limits thereof, and pro viding special or general remedies for the collection thereof; but in no other cases shall the General Assembly limit the amount to be recovered for in juries resulting in death, or for in juries to persons or property, and in case of death from such injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which suits may be brought against corporations for injuries to persons or property, or for other causes, different from those fixed by general laws regulating actions against natural persons, and such acts now existing are avoided. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of Pennsylvania abolishing the office of Secretary of Internal Affairs. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That article four of the Constitution of Pennsylva nia shall be amended by adding there to section twenty-three, which shall read as follows: The office of Secretary of Internal Affairs be, and the same la hereby; abolished; and the powers and duties now vested In, or appertaining or be longing to, that branch of the execu tive department, office, or officer, shall be transferred to such other depart ments, offices, or officers of the State, now or hereafter created, as may be directed by law. 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 stitution of this Commonwealth in accordance with provisions of the eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the following is pro posed as an amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth (XV11I) article thereof: AMENDMENT. Laws may be passed providing for a system of registering, transferring. Insuring of and guaranteeing land titles by the State, or by the counties thereof, and for settling and determin ing adverse or other claims to and in terests in lands the titles to which are so registered, transferred, insured, and guaranteed; and for the creation and collection of indemnity funds; and for carrying the system and powers hereby provided for Into effect by such existing courts as may be designated by the Legislature, and by the establishment of such new courts as may be deemed necessary. In mat ters arising in and under the opera tion of such system, Judicial powers, with right of appeal, may be confer red by the Legislature upon county recorders and upon other .officers by It designated. Such laws may provido for continuing the registering, trans ferring, insuring, and guaranteeing such titles after the first or original registration has been perfected by the court, and provision may be made for raising the necessary funds for ex penses and salaries of officers, which Bhall be paid out of the treasury of the several counties. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 5. . ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Six. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. 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 ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in accord ance with the provisions of the eigh teenth article thereof. Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, ar ticle nine of the Constitution of Penn sylvania, which reads as follows: "Section 8. The debt of any coun ty, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or in corporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable' property therein, nor shall any such municipality or dis trict incur any new debt, or Increase its indebtedness to an amount exceed ing two per centum upon such as sessed valuation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum, in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of subways for transit purposes, or for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of a sys tem of wharves and docks, as public improvements, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadel phia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelphia cur rent net revenue in excess of the in terest on Bald doht or debts, and of the annual Installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may he excluded In ascertaining the power of the city and county of Phila delphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided, That a sinking-fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained," bo as to read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or incor porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its Indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valua tion of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such vuluation; except tha. any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by tho city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of wharves and docks, or the reclama tion of land to be used in the con struction of a system of wharves and docks, as public Improvements, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelphia current net revenue in excess of the interest on said' debt or debts and of the annual installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded in as certaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided, That such indebtedness incurred by the city and county-of Philadelphia shall not at any time, in the aggregate, ex ceed the sum of twenty-five million dollars for the purpose of improving and developing the port of the said city and county, by the condemnation, purchase, or reclamation or lease of land on the banks of tho Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, and land adja cent thereto; the building of bulk heads, and the purchase or construc tion or lease of wharves, doks, sheds, and warehouses, and other buildings and facilities, necessary for the estab lishment and maintenance of railroad and shipping terminals along the said rivers; and the dredging of the said rivers and docks: Provided, That the said city and county shall, at or be fore the time of so doing, provide for the collection of an annual tax suffi cient to pay the interest thereon, and also the principal thereof within fifty fears from the incurring thereof. ' A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6. ROBERT McAFEE. ; Secretary of the Commonwealth, BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TF. RITCHEY, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, w iiouwui, rn. MA. CARRINGEIl, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. Office over Forest County National Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA. CURTIS M. SHAWKEY, ' ATTORN EY-AT-LA W, Warren, Pa. Practice in Forest Co. AO BROWN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge His., Tlonesta, Pa. FRANK S. HUNTER, D. D. S. Rooms over Citizens Nat. Hank, TIONESTA, PA. DR. F. J. BOVARD, Physician A Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted. D R. J. B. SIGGINS, Physician and Surgeon, OIL CITY, PA, HOTEL WEAVER, 8. E. PIERCE, Proprietor. Modern and up-to-date in all its ap pointments. Every convenience and comfort provided for the traveling public pENTRAL HOUSE, V R. A. FULTON, Proprietor. Tionaeta, Pa. This is the most centrally located hotel in the place, and baa all the modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public pHIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT & SHOEMAKER. Shop over R. L. Haslet's grouery store on Elm street. Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to the coarsest and guarantees hia work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable. JAMES HASLET, GENERAL MERCHANT. Furniture Dealer, AND UNDERTAKER. TIONESTA. PENN CHICHESTER S PILLS iffvlaL Aslcfnrf'lll.l'irrM-TPn' flAAIII.HIF ItltANt I'll, ,N, for U yean known as Best, Safest, Always Keliablt SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE pie flengnefe usroaljf von Brfllen. 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Hut of taup V li'f Urn GERMANS TAKE CITY OF LIEGE BUT NOT FORTS Kaiser's Men Now Advancing on Town of Namur ALSACE INYADEO BY FRENCH Province Taken From France by Ger many In 1870 la Repoasesied by the French War Office Congratulates General Joffre Paris Jubilant Over News From Front France Breaks With Austria and Declares War. Reviewing tho progress of the great war lor the week It appears that thf Germans have captured the city ol Liege, Belgium, but not the forts, ol which there are twelve. They arc pressing on to Namur, where the will probably engage In a great battle against combined Belgian, French an Brltlnh forces. The German general commanding at Liege anked for a twenty-four-hour armistice in which to bury the Teuton dead. It was refused. Germany has lost 25,000 killed and wounded at Liege. The Krencn Invasion of Alsace has been successful, they having captured the Important towns of Altklrcho Muehlhausen and Colmar. The Ger man loss in these fights is placed at 80,000, while the French claim to have lost but 15,000. The French war olllcc congratulated General Joffre, the chlel of staff. u decisive naval engagement, sc far 83 Is known, has occurred. It is officially announced that a Etate of wur exists between France nnd Austria-Hungary. Among the Germans captured In the attack on Liege was Lieutenant Baron Von Forstner, the young olllcer whose haughty treatment of the French in habitants of Zabern, Alsace, brought on the disturbances there last year which were aired in the relchstag and resulted In Baron Von Forstner belnp sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment in a fortress. Germany lost one of her biggest Zep pelin dirigibles. The airship was at tempting to pass over the fortifications on the Herve plateau when the Bel gian gunners got the range with a gun especially designed for air craft. An explosive shell crashed through the envelope and the gas bag exploded, the dirigible falling a crumpled mass, her entire crew, believed to number twenty-six men, being killed. The wreckage landed on the Herve plateau just a little way from the fortress. Almost immediately after the Zep pelin was wrecked an aeroplane rose from the German position and attempt ed a flight over the Herve fortifica tions in the direction of the main fort ress at Liege. The aeroplane also wua wrecked by the aero gun from the Herve fort. This last demonstration of the ac curacy of the Belgian fire ditseouraged the Germans and their aeroplanes for the rest of the day contented them elves with flights above the German", Two regiments of German cavalry attempted a night surprise of the Bel gian position at Llers. Tho Belgian artillery entrenched behind the strong fortifications at Fort Llers, repulsed the invaders with heavy losses. The mobilization of the Russian army is virtually completed. Nowa n,,u lue i.uiit is coinined to brlel notes of unimportant skirmishes by cavalry scouting on the frontier. The belief is growing that the German plan is to put her entire force across the western front of the coun try. In that case Russia does not pro pose to delay her attack to suit tho German program. The London Times says: "On Germany's eastern frontier the armies of Russia are mobilizing more rapidly than was first expected. Twen ty duys from hist Sunday were allow ed before the aggressivo advance can begin, but the Russian railways are working well and tho main lines are said to be giving forty trains a day. "If this rate can be kept up the Russian army, which, wo assumo to be concentrating behind the Vistula, will be able to advance. We do not know tho Russian plan of campaign, but, as Berlin is the center of gravity, it is likely that the main Russian at tack will bo directed upon it and that the campaign against Austria will be defensive in principle." The government of France has commandeered every means of trans portation from bicycles to autos. Kvery one hands over his property without the slightest complaint. The river Seine is almost desolate except for an occasional steamboat laden with Hour. They are generally guarded by a sin gle infantryman or by a motorhoat carrying a few army officers. I'arls Is being provisioned enough to withstand a siege, if necessary, and there Is no anxiety on the scoro of the food supply. Vegetables are arriving at tho central markets In sufficient iiuantitles for all purposes and a supply of drinking water is assured. Tho syndicate of provision mer chants has warned all of its members and adherents not to Increase prices. Tire municipal council demands that any tradesman Increasing prices of n3 necessities of lifo be court murtialed. Commands Fleet Guarding Coast ot Britain C fr mm t Vyt . 1 ADMIRAL CALLAGHAN. WAR PARAGRAPHS The German government is using its utmost efforts to bring about a change in Italy's attitude In the pres ent European situation. Appeals have even been made to King Victor Em manuel, but all in vain. It is asserted that Italy, having declared her neu trality, intends to maintain it. The force of Russian cavalry which, tried to break through the German frontier gua-d was repulsed near Sol dau, in East Prussia. The German steamer Koenlgin Luiae was sunk by the destroyer Lance in six minutes. The Lance fired only foui shots. The British government has requi sitioned all air craft in the kingdom and is mobilizing them at the Hendon aerodrome. Forty-seven German merchant ships having a total value of about 175,000, 000, have been captured since Eng land and Germany went to war. The British cruiser Diana brought the German schooner Else, from Rio Grande, into Falmouth. The British admiralty announces that the steamers Iceland and Elder, from Bremerhaven, report that North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse has been painted black and converted Into an armed cruiser with guns and a searchlight. A German trawler was captured by a British warship near the Orkney is lands, to the north of Scotland. She 'a believed to nave been engaged in spy ing, as carrier pigeons were found on board. Portugal's decision to support Great Britain in tho general European war was announced after Germany had demanded information of her in tentions. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Tientsin says that tho Russian cruiser Askold.and the German cruiser Em den have botli been sunk after an engagement off Weihalwai, China. King Georgo has resigned his com mission as honorary commander of the First Prussian Dragoon Guards of the German army, but Emperor Wil liam is still honorary colonel of the English Dragoon Guards, no official no tice of his resignation having been re ceived. Germans remaining In London fail ing to register are liable to a $500 fine. The German steamship Schleslen, manned by a prlzo crew, has been sent Into Plymouth by the warship Vindic tive. The oil tank steamship Sun Wll- frlde, carrying oil to he used as fuel by the German licet, struck a lloatlug mine off (Juxliavcn and was destroyed. 133 BRITISH DROWN Cruiser Amphion Strikes Mine and133 of Her Crew Perish. It is officially announced at the Bri tish admiralty that II. M. S. Amphion hud been sunk a'ter striking u mine in the North sea. One hundred and thirty-three men were drowned. The paymaster, sev enteen officers and 1115 men were res cued. Reserve Board Is Completed. Tho nominations of Paul M. 'ar burg of New York and Frederick . Delano of '"'ilcago to be members of the federal reserve board under tho new currency law were continued by tho senate and the hoard was organ . ed this week. Charles S. Hamlin was selected by the president to bo gov ernor of the reserve b.'a.'d. NATION'S CHIEF BOWEOJN GRIEF Mrs, Woodrow Wilson Dies Al ter Months ot Suffering PEOPLE MOURN IN SYMPATHY At First Lady of the Land Mr. Wil ton Mads Many Frlendt in Wash ington and Throughout the Country. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, the wlft o! the president, died at 6 o'clock last Thursday evening. Her death resulted from Bright's disease, from which tha bad been a sufferer alnce she came to the White Houst. Recently this had been aggravated by a general nervous breakdown which began when she was injured by t fall on the marble floor of the White House in February and was acceler ated by tha strenuous social season and activity in social betterment work and other humanitarian en deavors. The president was completely pros trated when his wife died and broke down entirely. When Secretary Tu multy entered the executive offices to tell the waiting newspaper men his cheeks were bathed in tears. A simple funeral service wai held in the east room of the White House at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The body was then put aboard a special train and taken to Rome, Ga., Mrs. Wilson's former home. Interment was in the Myrtle HID cemetery at Rome, where Mrs. Wil ton's parents are buried, and took place Immediately after the arrival ol the train Tuesday morning. The ser vices at the White House and the grave were conducted by Rev. Syl vester Beach of Princeton, an old friend of the Wilson family, who per formed the ceremonies at the marriage of the president's two daughters. It was In accordance with the presi dent's wUh that the funeral servicoe were as simple as possible. The ser vices at the White House were at tended by the members of the cabinet and committees from both houses ol congress, but only the relatives and most Intimate frlendt accompanied the remains to. Rome. Hypnotic Subject May Lota Sight. As the result of being hypnotized at a theater at Sharpsville, Pa., a few days ago, William Webster of that place may lose his sight. An oculist informed him that two veins had been ruptured In his eyes, due to eye-strain brought on by being hypnotized. Emperor's Picture Cautet Riot. Considerable excitement prevailed in Farrell, Pa., when a foreigner tore down a picture of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary, which was being displayed in front of a moving picture theater. The offender was ar rested and fined. Beet by the Carload. A boxcar transformed Into a gigan tic beehive containing 12,000,000 aris tocratic bees, passed through Pitts burgh. The bees were shipped from Duncan Falls, O., and were consigned to a Conneuut Lake (Pa.) concern. Woman Diet at Age of 106. Mrs. Rebecca Kisslck, said to have been the oldest woman In the state of Pennsylvania, is dead at her home in West Philadelphia. Aged Veteran Diet of Burnt. Joel Hunter, aged eighty-seven, it dead at his home In Shenango township, near Sharon, Ta., at the result of burns. Anti-Republican politicians who have studied the situation see no chance of defeating the Republican ticket unless the Democrats and Pro gressives fuse. A Columbia corres pondent to the Philadelphia North American advocates a ticket made up of Pinchot for senator and McCormlck for governor. "Otherwise," he writes, "I feel, from what I have been able to see of the sentiment of the country or people, that neither the Progres sives nor Democrats will be able to defeat these (the Republican) candi dates." Any traveler between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh cannot fall to be struck by the spectacle of long lines of empty cars. Such a sight has not been wit nessed since the Industrial depression of Cleveland's second term. The In dustrial conditions are getting worse and worse. Raising freight rates on western railroads cannot fill empty freight cars. Veiled attacks on Dr. Martin O. .tlrumhaugh, Republican candidate for yuvcruor, make that candidate stronger with the masses. There was never a more upright man who ran lor public .illice than the superintend fnt of the Philadelphia public schools and the people are well aware of that fact. A Phlladelnhla newsnaner takflu r. rriillon to the statement that Clifford Pinchot is a squatter because the word Bquatter mlgtit convey a longer vot lug residence than two years. Inas much as Pinchot cast his first vote in Pennsylvania In 1912. this newsnaDer thinks that he should be termed "a itrpet-haggef ."
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