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THE SERVANT QUESTION
By DOROTHY T)IX.
have been so perfectly sure that ho
had a right to manage all of Abel's
affairs, and regulate his comings in
and his goings out.
Perhaps few remarks are more fre
quently heard in the family circle than
the exasperated exclamation, "By
George, I manage a hundred em
ployes in my store with less trouble
than you do one cook! Why, I've got
people that have been with me ten
years, and you have such a procession
of maids through the kitchen that I
never get to know them by sight,"
with which men greet their wives' an
nouncement that Nora or Hilda or
Dinah has left, and they will have to
have a picked up dtnner, and begin a
new search for a servant.
The man can't understand why his
wife is forever changing maids. The
woman can't comprehend why she can
never keep a servant. She tells you,
with tears In her eyes, that the work
Is light, the maid's room comfortable
and she pays good wages.
Apparently the situation Is highly
desirable, yet nobody remains In It
Jong, and the only way she cap ac
count for it is by attributing it to' some
Inexplicable vagary of "girls"—as if
they belonged to a different human
species from mistresses.
Yet the real explanation is simple
enough, and It consists In the fact
that the average woman Is constitu
tionally Incapable of attending to her
Be Your Own "Repair Man"
In Summer the human machinery easily
gets out of order. Don't dope it with
drugs or drinks. Help Nature do the re
pair work by eating
SHREDDED WHEAT
The food that supplies all the body-building
material in the whole wheat grain in a
digestible form. No "tire troubles" where
Shredded Wheat is made an important
part of the daily diet. A food for athletes
and invalids, for youngsters and grown-ups
for any meal in any season. Your,
grocer sells it.
Always heat the Biscuit in oven to restore crispness;
then pour over it milk or cream, adding salt or sugar to
suit the taste. Deliciously nourishing for any meal in
combination with berries or other fruits of any kind.
Try toasted Triscuit, the Shredded Wheat Wafer, for
luncheon with butter, cheese or marmalades.
Made only by
The Shredded Wheat Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Fall Fashions Now Ready For You
If you have never used a
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You Will Be Convinced 111
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September Patterns CdK.
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own business, and she meddles and 1
Interferes and nags at her servants
until It gets on their nerves so that
they can't stand It.
Whenever you find a woman who
attends to her end of the work and
lets her maids attend to theirs you
will find a household In which ser
vants stay on, happy and con
tented, year after year.
It's woman's mania for having
her finger In every pie that's at the
root of the servant girl problem. In
trying to run her house she attempts
also to run her servants' affairs, in the
house and out of It, and no flesh and J
blood will bear that. At least It won't,!
in free America.
When a man hires a clerk or a
bookkeeper he permits him freedom
to do the work, within certain lines,
in his own way, and pretty much as he
pleases. If he accomplishes satisfac
tory results it is all that is necessary.
His system is his own. No one frets
at him continually, or aggravates him
with petty and infinitesimal hair-split
ting details about the way he does it.
When he is in the midst of mak
ing out a bill, or adding up a column
of figures, the proprietor doesn't rush
in with a few suggestions, or take a
hand in the work Just long enough to
knock the other fellow's system silly.
On the contrary the employer knows
that it would simply put the clerk out,
and ho attends to his own business
and lets the clerk attend to his.
But do women allow their servants
this liberty?
They do not. No mistress would
think that she was doing her duty if
she permitted her cook to arrange her
kitchen in her own way, with .the
pots and pans where they were most
handy to her, nor would she dream
of letting a maid plan out her work
and follow her own plans or have a
chance to use such mind and Judg
ment as the Lord gave her. Yet ser
vants have their own ideas and ways
of doing things Just as much as any
fino lady.
Nor is there any reason why a ser
vant shouldn't be treated on the same
plane as any other employe. It Is but
right that the mistress should require
that certain work should be done by a
certain time, but after that why not
leave the maid free to do it in her
own way without interference? Every
one of us knows that the most aggra
vating and nerve-wearing thing in
the world is to have someone stand
over you while you work, deluging you
with a continual flow of suggestions.
Yet that 's the way many women
treat their maids. "Use the kitchen
spoon for this." "Put a pinch more
spice in," "Beat the eggs to you In
stead of from you," Dust the bookcase
before you do the piano." So runs the
chorus of the mistresses' instructions
to the maid's work. It is enough to
drive one crazy, and there is no won
der too many cooks spoil so much good
broth.
Then why should the mistress ar
rogate to herself the right to pry Into
her maid's private affairs, and chap
eron her more carefully than she do.es
her own daughter? Nora's love affair
wth the policeman is her own affair.
If she goes to the movies instead of
to.church on Sunday, It's nobody else's
business. If she spends her money for
silly finery. Instead of putting It Into
the savings bank, it is her privilege.
No man employer attempts to regu
late the affairs of the people he hires
outsldo of working hours, but a woman
feels that because she pays a maid
six or seven dollars a week it gives
her a perfect right to run the girl's
whole life.
Believe me, the one recipe for keep
ing a good servant is to keep out of the
kitchen as much as possible. Try It,
ladies. Concern yourself with results
instead of means. Just reftiember that
every woman in the world has her
"way" of doing things to which she is
wedded with a deathless affection, and
that you interfere with this at your
peril.
According to Bridget the right to
cook in her own way so that the cook
ing is good, let Mary clean up in her
own way so that the house is tidy, and
you will never have to haunt the in
telligence agency.
Try minding your own bustnes as
tlhe best way of keeping a servant.
WOMAN APPEALS TO
KEEP OUT OF JUL
Judge Seibert Hears First Mid
wifery Test Case Instituted
by Dr. Raunick
the
summary conviction before an aider
man upon a charge of violating the
1913 law requiring a midwife to re
port immediately any evidence of eye
or any other disease in a child which
she may have treated.
The Wtnfield woman was lined SSO,
teh costs and sentenced to serve fif
teen days in jail. Dr. J. M. J. Rau
nick, the city health officer, prose
cuted the case and he was supported
In the action by the State health au
thorities. The case took up most of
the morning and dragged along into
the afternoon. The defense's position
that Mrs. Winfield had attempted to
prevent the development of any dis
ease of the eyes by administering
some ey-wash, and that sh was not
guilty of any deliberate or intentional
violation of the law.
Draw Jury Saturday.—Saturday at
10 o'clock the Jury Commissioners
and Sheriff H. C. Wells will draw
jurors for the Fall terms of court.
Gougli to Go to llazlcton.—County
Controluuer H. W. Cough will go to
Hazleton Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week to attend the
annual convention of the State organ
ization of Elks. Mr. Gough is the
treasurer.
Sale of Property Oonlirnietl.—Upon
request of, ex-Judge M. W. Jacobs,
attorney for H. B. McCormick, guar
dian for Meade D. and Hoffer Det
wetler, minor .cons of Meade D. Det
ewller. Judge Seibert to-day confirmed
the sale of the minors' share of 123
South Second street to the Valley
Realty Company for SIO,OOO.
Three Divorce Actions Begun.
Three divorce proceedings were be
gun to-day as follows: Roy C. vs.
Heeln E. Swope; Ruth E. vs. Russel
I. Leedy; Margaret R. vs. Elmer G.
Weber.
Hearings on Pipe Assessments.
Property owners abirttlng on Curt In
street from Jefferson to Seventh and
In Fourth from Emerald to Seneca
streets were heard to-day by City
Commissioner Harry F. Bowman, Su
perintendent of Public Safety, relative
to assesments for laying new water
mains in these sections of streets.
To Levy Pipe Costs. Thursday,
August 20, has been fixed by City En
gineer M. B. Cowden for hearing in
terested property owners residing in
Howard alley between Emerald and
Curtin streets on the subject of levy
ing the cost of paving and curbing
that section of highway.
Ex-Court Crier's Will I*robatc(l.—
The will of George W. Barnes, for
forty years crlcr of the Dauphin
county courts, was probated to-day.
The will provides for a division of his
property among his children and
names Clement Studebaker, a son-in
law, as his executor.
By Vote of 40 to 20
Conference Report on
Shipping Is Rejected
By Associated Press
Washington, I). C„ Aug. 17.—8y a
vote of 40 to 20 the Senate to-day
rejected the conference report on the
shipping bill to admit foreign-built
ships to American registry and pro
posing to open the coastwise trade to
foreign craft.
The House bill then was adopted by
the same vote. It only extends Amrri'-
j can registry to all foreign-built ships.
[ The bill now goes to President Wilson
for approval. It is believed he will
sign it.
President Wilson is seeking a way
to build up the American merchant
marine on a permanent basis, he told
callers to-day. He is not certain, he
said, that legislation on the subject
now pending In Congress will accom
-1 pllsh this end. but declared he ear
nestly hoped such a result would be
brought about.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
SEPtRtTE GUIMPES
SMART 11 USEFUL
Designs Are Both Dressy and
Practical For All Around
Wear
*335 Chemisette, Guimpe and Collar,
Small or .36, Medium 38 or 40,
Large 42 or 44 bust.
Guimpes_ and chemisettes make such
a really vital feature of present styles
that this pattern is a most valuable one.
The collar in each instance is of the
flaring sort, sometimes known as Nor
mandy, sometimes as Gladstone, some
times as Marie Stuart, but, by whatever
name it is called, it is very generally
becoming and exceedingly smart. The
little chemisette or vestee is an exceed
ingly useful garment to slip on under a
blouse or a coat. The giiimpe with its
full front is somewhat more dressy in
effect but equally practical. The collar
can be utilized (or almost any costume
inasmuch as it can be made of lace or net
to be exceedingly smart or of organdie or
piqu£ to be quite simple, and pique for
both collars and chemisettes is one of
the newest and latest fancies.
For the medium size, No. I will require
11*4 yds. of material 27, yd. 36 or 44 in.
wide; No. 2 % yd. 18 or % yd. 44,
with J 1 i yds. of iace 6 in. wide; No. 3
yd. 27, yd. 36 or 44 in. wide.
The pattern 8335 is cut in three sizes,
small 34 or 36, medium 38 or 40, laree
42 or 44 inches bust measure. It will be
mailed to any address by the Fashion De
part ment of this paper, on receipt of tea
cent*.
Bowman's sell May Manton Patterns.
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blood stream.
This process goes on every second
throughout the body. From the time
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ersed the entire system In about three
minutes. Its action is therefore very
rapid, never lets up, if used with the
same co-operative spirit.
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come every form of skin trouble and for
a finely Illustrated descriptive treatise
on the skin, write to The Swift Specific
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Get a bottle of 8. S. 8. today of any
druggist but refuse all substitutes.
ON THE INCURABILITY
OF BRIGHTS DISEASE
Suppose we agree with those who be
lieve Brlght's Disease Incurable and
use the term "life prolonged." Now let
us cite three cases.
It was 22 years ago that the daugh
ter of the late N. w. Spalding, then
Mayor of Oakland was at the end of a
long siege of BrigfU's Disease with
dropsy and looked upon as hopeless.
It was 24 years ago that Mrs. M. Em
pey of Steiner Street was In such a
condition due to Brlght's Disease and
dropsy that "two of our best phy
sicians" gave her up. It was'l4 years
ago that "the most noted analyst in
this city" passed on the genuineness of
the supposed incurable case of Bright's
Disease of Editor R. M. Wood of this
City.
All of the aljove are pursuing their
daily avocation at this writing, Janu
ary, 1914.
The ability of Fulton's Renal Com
pound to reduce albumen in many
cases of Bright's Disease is not a mat
ter of opinion but a FACT IN PHYSICS
and we will mail formula for albumen
test that will show the percentage
from week to week. As the albumen
declines improvement commonly fol
lows, recoveries having been reported
In thousands of cases. Formula and
literature sent on request. John J.
Fulton Co.. San Francisco. J. H. Boher,
druggist, 209 Market St., is local agent.
Ask for pamphlet.—Advertisement.
HARD CASE OF
BRIGHTS DISEASE
"It Is an Impossible for him to re
cover as it Is to empty the ocean."
These were the doctor's words to the
partner of Andrey C. Larsen, of Soren
son & Larsen, Salt Lake City, Utah
L.arsen was down with Brlght's Dis
ease; Was water logged, having been
tapped twice, and the doctor advised his
partner to fix up hts affairs. This was
in 1904.
The treatment was chariged to Ful
ton's Renal Compound,, and in March,
1905, Patient was back to business, to
the surprise of his physician and every
one else.
As to permanence, a letter from Lar
sen dated February, 1911, six years
later, said: "I am in perfect health—
haven't had a sick day for several
years."
The ability of Kulton's Renal Com
pound to oppose Renal degeneration and
reduce albumen In many cases of
Brlght's Disease is not a matter of
opinion but a FACT IN PHYSICS, and
we will mall formula for albumen test
that will show the percentage from
week to week. As the albumen declines
Improvement commonly follows, recov
eries having: been reported In thousands
of cases. Formula and literature mail
ed on request. John J. Fulton Co.. San
Francisco. J. H. Boher, Druggist 209
Market street. Is local agent. Ask for
pamphlet.—Advertisement.
Husband and Sisters
Fight For Ashes of
Mme. Lillian Nordica
Special to The Telegraph
Boston. Mass.. Aug. IT. The ashes
of Madame Lillian Nordica, all that re
mains of the great diva whose wonder
ful voire r harmed millions, are to be
fought for in a court battle.
On one side in this most novel of
legal contests will be the Boston sisters
of the great singer. One the other will
bp George W. Young, a New York
banker and the soprano's husband, who
now has possession of hip wife s ashes.
The fight of the sisters to get the last
mortal remains of their world-famous
relative is expected to precede the
struggle which is to result from the
singer's will, in which the two Boston
women and a third sister, living in
Los Angeles, are left the great bulk
of the estate
FAVORS TAX ON LAND
Special to The Telegraph •
Washington. D. C., Aug. 17.
sentative Warren Worth Bailey, of the
Bedford-Blair--Cambria district of
Pennsylvania, is opposed to a direct tax
on the consumer to meet emergency
that has arisen because of the cessation
of importations during the war abroad
He proposes a direct tax on land and
is preparing a bill to carry out his
ideas.
LEGAL NOTICES
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment, liarrisburg, Pa. staled proposals
• will be received at said uftico until
10 a. in.. September 1, iyi-1, when bias
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon tHere
after as possible. lor the reconstruction
of 8552 lineal iiet of Brick Block pave
ment, 1G l eel wide, situated ill West
Berwick borougn, Columbia county,
i I'lans and speciucutiotig may be seen
Jat office of Mate Highway Department,
iHarrisburg; lUOI Chestnut street, Phil
adelphia; l'll7 Farmers Bank Building,
! Pittsburgh, and First National Bank
j Building, Bloomsburg, Pa. Full parti
culars and information on application
to Edward M. Bigelow, State Highway
Commissioner.
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment, Harrisburg, fa. Sealed proposals
will be received at said oftiee until
10 a. m., September 1, 1!>14, when bids
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon there
after as possible, for the reconstruction
of 17,820 lineal feet of pavement, (10,050
feet Asphaltic (Jontrete and 7770 feet
Brick Block), 16 feet wide, situated in
Finleyville borough and Union town
ship, Washington county. Plans and
specifications may be seen at office of
State Highway Department, Harris
burg; 1001 Chestnut street, Philadel
phia; 2117, Farmers Bank Building,
Pittsburgh, and Montgomery Building,
Washington, Pa. Full particulars and
information on application to Kdward
M. Bigelow, State Highway Commis
sioner.
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment, Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals
will be received at said office until
10 a. m., September 1. 1!)14, when bids
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon there
after as possible, for the reconstruction
of 1393 lineal feet of Brick Block pave
ment. 16 feet wide, situated in Duryea
borough, Luzerne county. Plans and
specifications may be seen at office of
State Highway Department, Harrls
burg; 1001 Chestnut street, Philadel
phia; 2117 Farmers Bank Building,
Pittsburgh, and First National Bank
Building, Bloomsburg, Pa. Full par
ticulars and information on application
to Edward M. Bigelow, State Highway
Commissioner.
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment, Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals
will be received at said office until
10 a. m„ September 1, 1914, when bids
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon there
after as possible, for the reconstruction
of 15,063 lineal feet of Brick Block
pavement, 16 feet wide, situated In
Franklin township, Greene county.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at office of State Highway Department.
Harrisburg; 1001 Chestnut street, Phil
adelphia; 2117 Farmers Bank Building",
Pittsburgh, and Montgomery Building,
Washington, Pa. Full particulars and
information on application to Kdward
M. Bigelow. State Highway Commis
sioner.
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment, Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals
will be received at said cffice until
10 a. in., September 1, 1914, when bids
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon there
after as possible, for the reconstruction
of 4,257 lineal feet of Brick Block pave
ment, 12V6 feet wide, situated in New
ICagle borough. Washington county.
Plans and specifications may be seen at
office of State Highway Department,
Harrisburg; 1001 Chestnut street. Phil
adelphia; 2117 Farmers Bank Building,
Pittsburgh, and Montgomery Building.
Washington, Pa. Full particulars and
information on application to Edward
M. Bigelow, State Highway Commis
sioner.
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment, Harrisburg, Pa. Seated proposals
will be received at said office until
10 a. m„ September 1, 1914, when
alternate bids will be publicly
opened and scheduled, and con
tract awarded as soon thereafter
as possible, for the reconstruction
of 5806 lineal feet of Amlesite, Warren-
Ite, Fiibertine, Unionlte, One Course
Concrete, Brick Block and Asphaltlc
Bituminous Macadam (Penetration
Method) pavement, 16 feet wide, situ
ated In Galeton borough, Potter county.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at ofTlce of State Highway Department,
Harrisburg; 1001 Chestnut street, Phil
adelphia; 2117 Farmers Bank Building.
Pittsburgh, and First National Bank
Building, Wellsboro. Pa. Full particu
lars and information on application to
Edward M. Bigelow, State Highway
Commissioner.
Pennsvlvania State Highway Depart
ment, Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals
will be received at said office until
10 a. m.. September 1. 1914, when bids
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon there
after as possible, for the reconstruction
of 15,272 lineal feet of Asphaltlc Bitu
minous Macadam (Penetration Method)
pavement, 16 feet wide, situated In
South Hanover and Derry townphips,
Dauphin county. Plans and specifica
tions may be seen at office of State
Highway Department, Harrisburg; 1001
Chestnut street, Philadelphia; 2117
Farmers Bank Building. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Full particulars and information on ap
plication to Edward M. Bigelow. State
Highway Commissioner.
Pennsvlvania State Highway Depart
ment. Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals
will be received at said office until
10 a. m., September 1. 1914. when bids
will be publicly opened and scheduled,
and contract awarded as soon there
after as possible, for the reconstruction
of 5200 lineal feet of Brick Block pave
ment. 16 feet wide, situated In Blgler
township. Clearfield county. Plans and
specifications may he seen at office of
State Highway Department, Harris
burg; 1001 Chestnut street, Philadel
phia; 2117 Farmers Bank Building,
Pittsburgh, and Clearfield Trust Build
ing. Clearfield, Pa. Full particulars
and Information on application to Ed
ward M. Bigelow, State Highway Com
missioner.
LEGAL NOTICKS
KOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMON
WEALTH FOB THEIR APPROVAL,
OR REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF „ THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
one, article eight of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House 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 here
by, proposed, In accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof:—
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 be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject, however, to such laws requiring
,»nd regulating.,U>p.fflfilatrjl,tlfln of elec
AUGUST 17, 1914.
tors as the General Assetnbly may en
act :
"First. He shall have been a citizen
of the United States at least one month.
"Second. lie shall have resided In
the State one year (or. having previ
ously been a qualified elector or na
tive-born citizen of the State, he shall
have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preced
ing the election.
"Third. He shall have resided In the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi
ately preceding the election.
"Fourth. If 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," be amend
ed so that the same shall read as fol
i lows'
Section 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 resid
ed in the State one year (or. having
previously been a qualified elector or
native-borr. citizen of the State, he or
she shall have removed therefrom, and
returned, then six months) immedi
ately preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have resid
ed in the election district where he or
she shall offer to vote at least two
months immediately preceding the elec
tion.
Fourth. If twenty-two years of age I
and upwards, he or she shall have paid j
within two years a State or county I
tax. which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
I Fifth. Wherever the words "he."]
"his." "him," and "himself" occur in
any section of article VIII of this Con
{stltution the same shall be construed
;as If written, respectively, "he or she," i
"his or her," "him or her," and "hlm-
Iself 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 i
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 S. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated
district, except as herein provided,
shall never exceed seven per centum
upon the assessed value of the tax
able property therein, nor shall any
such municipality or district Incur any
new debt, or increase its indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty, 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 as
sessed 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 system of
wharves and docks, as public improve
ments, 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 revenues 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 oth
erwise Indebted: Provided, That a
sinking fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained,"
so that it shall read as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, tmvnshlp, school district,
or other municipality or Incorporated
district, except as herein provided, shall
never exceed seven per centum upon
the assessed value of the taxable prop
erty therein, nor shall any such mu
nicipality or district incur any new
debt, or Increase Its Indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two per centum upon
such assessed valuation of property,
without the consent of the electors
thereof at a public election In such
manner as shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which on the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four, exceeded
seven per centum of such assessed val
uation, and has not since been reduced
to less than such per centum, may be
authorized 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 valu
ation for the specific purpose of pro
viding for all or any of the following
purposes,—to wit: For the construc
tion and Improvement of subways, tun
nels, railways, elevated railways, and
other transit facilities: for the con
struction and Improvement of wharves
and docks and for the reclamation of
land to be used In the construction of
wharves and docks, owned or to be
owned by said city. Such increase,
however, shall only be made with the
assent of the electors thereof at a pub
lic election, to be held in such manner
as shall be provided by law. In ascer
taining 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 expenditure, for any one
or more of the specific purposes here
inabove enumerated shall be yielding
to said city an annual current net rev
lentie; the amount of which credit shall
be ascertained by capitalizing the an-
Inual net revenue during the year im
mediately preceding the time of such
ascertainment. Such capitalization
shall be accomplished by ascertaining
the principal amount which would yield
such annual, current net revenue, at the
average rate of interest, and sinking
fund charges payable upon the Indebt
edness Incurred by said city for such
purposes, up to the time of such ascer
tainment. The method of determining
such amount, so to be excluded or al
lowed as a credit, may be presented by
the General Assembly.
In Incurring indebtedness. for any
one. or more of said purposes of con
struction, improvement, or reclama
tion. the city of Philadelphia may Is
sue Its obligations maturing not 'later
than fifty years from the date thereof,
with provision for a sinking-fun/ suf
ficient to retire said obligation at ma
turity. the payments to,such sinking
fund to be in equal or graded annual
Installments. Such obligations may be
In an amount sufficient to provide for
and may include the amount of the in
terest and sinking-fund charges accru
ing and which may accrue thereon
throughout the period of construction
and until the expiration of one year
after the completion 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 Sen
nte and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met. That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
be. and the same Is hereby, proposed,
in accordance with the eighteenth ar
ticle 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 prescribed for
whose benefit such actions shall be
prosecuted. No act ahail prescribe any
limitations of time within which suit*
may be brought against corporations
for injuries to persons or property, or
for other causes different from those
fixed by general laws regulating ac
tions ugainst natural persons, anil such
actß now existing are avoided," so that
ilt shall read as follows:
i 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 foit|
| occupational diseases of employees,®
! whether or not such injuries or dis
eases result In death, and regardless
!of fault of employer of employee, and
fixing the basis of ascertainment of
Isuch compensation and the maximum
land 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 injuries
! resulting in death, or for injuries to
I persons or property, and in case o£
death from such Injuries, the right of
I action shall survive, and the General
I Assembly shall prescribe for whose
i benefit such actions shall be prosecut
' ed. No act shall prescribe any Uml
jtatlon of time within which suits may
i be brought against corporations for In
juries to persons or property, or for
other causes, different from those fixed
by general laws regulating actions
against natural persons, and such acts
nows 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
| stltution of Pennsylvania abolishing
; the office of Secretary of Internal
| Affairs.
Be it resolved by the Senate an(\
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania In Gener
al Assembly met. That article four of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall
he amended by adding thereto section
; twenty-three, which shall read as fol
i lows:—
| The office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs be, and the same is hereby,
abolished; and the powers and duties
now vested in. or appertaining or b«v
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
I 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 fXVIIT) article thereof.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate anil House of Representatives of
tlie Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In
General Assembly met, and it Is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same.
That the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof:—
AMENDMENT.
Laws may be passed providing for a
system of registering, transferring. In
suring of and guaranteeing land titles
by the State, or by the counties there
of, and for settling and determining
adverse or other claims lo and interests
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 here
by provided for into effect by such ex
isting courts as may he designated by
the Legislature, and by the establish
ment of such new courts as may be
deemed necessary. In matters arising
in and under the operation of such sys
tem. judicial powers, with right of ap
peal, may be conferred by the Legisla
ture upon county recorders and upon
other officers by it designated. Such
laws may provide for continuing the
registering, transferring, Insuring, and.
guaranteeing such titles after the fir;V
or original registration lias been per
fected by the court, and provision may
be made for raising the necessary
funds for expenses and salaries of of
ficers, which shall'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 Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That the fol
lowing Is proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance
with the provisions of the eighteenth
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 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 Indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty, without the assent of the elec
tor's 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 system of
wharves and docks, as public improve
ments. 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 oth
erwise indebted: Provided, That a
sinking-fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained,"
so 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 »>xreed 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 Indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per cen
tum upnn such assessed valuation of
property, without the assent of the
electors thereof at a public election
In such manner as shall be provided
bv 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 incur
red bv the city and county of Philadel
phia 'for the construction and develop
ment of wharves and docks, or the re
clamation of land to be used in the
construction 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 ol
Philadelphia current net revenue In ex
cess of the Interest on said debt or
debts and of the annual installment!!
necessary for the concellatlon of said
debt or debts, may be excluded
In ascertaining the power of the
city and county of Philadelphia to be
come otherwise Indebted: Provided,
That such Indebtedness incurred bv
the city and county of Philadelphia
shall not at any time. In the aggregate,
exceed 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 ol
land on the banks of the Delaware and
Schulyklll rivers, and land adjacent
thereto; the building bulkheads, and
the purchase or construction or lease
of wharves, docks, sheds, and ware
houses. and other buildings and facil
ities, necessary for the establishment
and maintenance of railroad and ship
ping terminals along the said rivers
and the dredging of the said rivers an<!
docks: Provided, That the said clt>
and county shall, at or before the tim«
of so doing, provide for the collectlor
of an annual tax sufficient to pay th«
interest thereon, and also the prlnclpa:
thereof within fifty years from the In
curring thereof.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6
ROBERT McAFER,
of the Commonwealth