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OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
A GIRL AND
A New and Vital Romance of City Life
by Virginia Terhune Van <k Water
CHAPTER XXVII
Copyright, 1916, Star Company
Bnlnbridife Sends Flowers to Agnes
"Come in!" Hasbrook Balnbridge
called in response to a knock on the
Boor of his private office.
He looked up expectantly as the door
Dpened, then his face fell as he saw
the angular form of Miss Durkee his
stenographer, instead of the slender
girlish figure of Agnes Morley.
"What is it?" he asked, curtly.
"Here are some letters Mr. Hale's sec
retary left for you," Miss Durkee ex
plained.
"Why didn't Miss Morley bring them
In herself?" he demanded. "Did she tell
you to leave your typewriter to do
this?"
The plain face befora him turned a
dull and ugly red color.
"No," the woman acknowledged, "she
did not. But as I am your stenograph
er, I supposed it was my place to bring
thern to you. So I offered to do so."
"I see," he remarked dryly. "It was
however, more necessary for you to o
however, more necessary for you to go
It for something that another person
was ready and willing to do. Remem
ber, I want all your letters done by
five o'clock. Miss Durkee,"
"J have a plenty of time to do them—
an i, , Co M'd have done these, too, as
well," she declared crossly.
A Sharp Retort
Pardon me," Bainbridge corrected,
glancing at the letters that Agnes had
typed, "you could have done them, too
—but hardly as well. Miss Morely is
an unusually good stenographer. Of
course that is ciue not oniy to quick
ness, but to an excellent education."
The woman merited the snub, he told
himself. She had been disagreeable
lately, and it was well for him to take
this occasion to remind her that she
was not as expert as was another girl
to whom he could turn in an emer
gency, and therefore not indispensable.
Miss Durkee's temper was sharp, and
r " a .® with srreat difficulty that she
Kept it within bounds.
I am sorry if I do not give you satis
faction, Mr. Bainbridge.' she' retorted.
Perhaps you would prefer to have
somebody else
...hi 16 , £ ot no farther, for the man
i Upo ? h< r r s° suddenly that her
mouth closed with a snap.
f,.H^ en .. y ° U i fa " t0 Klve me satis
faction—that is. such satisfaction ns i =
possible with you—l will inform you!"
£ burst forth. "Until then, suppose
JOU devote yourself to your own work
I ma'v rf£°Vf ? t0 '"SSest to me what
ploves prefer to change em-
r.rrl l am < 3 u,te equal to running my own
office and my own affairs. If you' want
Yonr a ni e say S ij ? nd done with !t - i
Your Place could be easily filled."
Durkee had an unpleasant I
personality and had not found it easy I
to get such a position as the one she '
Pale, Sallow Cheeks
show that the blood is impoverished and that the stomach is not prop
erly assimilating its food. In fact a woman's physical condition always
shows in her face. Paleness, blotches, pimples, sallownessordull eyes all
Tell the Need Of
Beecham s Pills. Women who are subject to these conditions should
not fail to avail themselves of their prompt and beneficial effect
Beecham's Pills are prepared to furnish the necessary relief. They
dear the system of impurities, gently stimulate the liver, regulate the
bowels and tone the system. Their mild and thorough action quickly
nd the skin of blemishes, improve the circulation and help the digestion.
Every woman should know the comfort, and experience the help of
Beecham's Pills
Sold by druggists throughout the world. In boxes, 10c.. 25c.
Directions of Special Value to Women with Every Box.
Detroit Automatic Scales
From two pounds to 110 pounds capacity. Gravity scales with
full agate bearings. No repair man necessary to keep our scales
adjusted. A hardware automatic was sold to Henry Gilbert & Son.
See Our Exhibit This Week
at the Manufacturers' Exhibit of Weighing and Measuring Devices at
209 Locust
Opposite Orpheum
J. 31. SHATZER, District SaJcs Manager
Residence Office: 810 S. 17th Street Bell Phono 626-J
| Early Coal Buying Advisable 1
C * ts the part of wisdom to buy your winter supply of coal now. M
w Once the frost and ice and snow of winter get busy, it's pretty %
a difficult to keep the coal free of dust and dirt. Summer-mined S
* caol by the very nature of things is cleaner, the screening we g
J give it insures practically a complete absence of dust and dirt. \
\ Phone your order now. ' §
I J. B. MONTGOMERY 1
J 600—Either Phone. Third and Chestnut Streets a
* h I's Bread
Coats no mom than B b
other bread- k' jftt
The Telegraph Bindery
Will Rebind Your Bible Satisfactorily
V hi w 1 1
THURSDAY EVENING,
now held. Nor could she afford to risk
losing it.
"I—l—did not mean that," she pro
tested. "1 only meant"—
"Well, never mind what you meant!"
Balnbridge said roughly. "Go back |o
your machine and get those letters
through—and quickly, too!"
Miss Durkee was not thinking ad
miring thoughts of Agnes Morley at
this instant. Instead, she was brooding
on the fact that a pretty fool could
hynotize a man into believing that she
was as efficient in her line as was a
girl who had had years of experience.
"I suppose the little chump's laying
pipes to get my job with old Bain
bridge," Arabella Durkee reflected
angrily. "Well, if she succeed* in
tlng me flred, I'll complain to Mr. Hale
himself. What does sue want with my
place, anyway? She's got a soft berth
already. No. she can't be looking for
my Job. Unless" with a sudden in
spiration "she thinks that Just be
cause she's done these letters to-day
for Balnbridge, she can do his work
and Hale's, too, and draw a double sal
ary. I bet anything that's her game!
Well, she has got nerve!"
Thus it was that Agnes Morley—all
unconsciously to herself made an
enemy in the person of Arabella Dur
kee.
Hasbrook Bainbridge as is the way
of men of his stamp—had forgotten all
about the passage at arms in the guise
of sharp words that had passed be
tween his stenographer and himself by
the time he closed his roll-top desk for
the day.
Ilnlnbrldgc Captivated
But he had not forgotten how pretty
Agnes Morley had looked when he went
into her employer's office early that
afternoon, nor how gentle and sweet
her manner to him had been. She had
smiled, yet ha could have sworn that
there had been tears in her eyes when
he first entered the room. If that were
so. he might yet find out what she had
been worrying about. If she were un
happy. and if he could make her less
so. now was the time to get into her
good graces.
The names and addresses of the
clerks in their employ were kept on file
in the offices of Hale and Bainbridge.
Before starting uptown. Hasbrook
Bainbridge looked up Agnes Morley's
address and made a note of it.
On the way home he stopped at a
!^^ h ,' onable "Grist's establishment on
r ifth avenue and ordered two dozen
handsome roses sent to a certain street
and number. But he did not inclose
his card with the flowers.
The florists's clerks happened to be
very busy this afternoon, so aia nut
trouble to send the roses to their des
tination until It suited their con
venience to do so. Thus it came about
that the box of fragrant blossoms was
not delivered until eight o'clock that
evening.
(To Be Continued.)
GRACEFUL KIMONO
FOR YOUNG GIRL
Dotted Silks, Flowered Challis
and Other Soft Materials
Make Up Nicely
By MAY MANTON
9*57 (With Basting Line and Added
Seam Allowance ) Kimono for Misses
and Small Women, 16 and 18 years.
This is one of the prettiest and m<\.
graceful kimonos possible, for the raglar,
sleeves give becoming lines, also it is
simple and easy to make so that any girl
can have a new one with very slight
expenditure of time, of labor or oi
money. Here, a doited silk is trimmed
with plain color, but for the Autumn, il
would be pretty to copy it in cashmere
or in challis or in any other light weight
wool, and the challis is offered in designs
especially intended for kimonos that are
quaint and attractive, also there are
kimono crepes that are heavy enough
for autumn wear. Simple albatross in a
pretty color with Dresden ribbon or ribbon
of contrasting color makes a good effect.
The pattern is perforated for a sacque,
so that two garments are included in the
one pattern.
For the 16 year size will be needed, 6
yards'of material 27 inches wide,
yards 36 or yards 44, with I % yards of
material of any width or 4 yards of ribbon
5 inches wide, for the bands. For the
sacque will be needed, 4yards 27,
yards 36 or 2 yards 44.
The pattern No. 9157 is cut in sizes for
16 and 18 years. It will be mailed to any
any address by the Fashion Department
of this paper, on receipt of ten cents.
How Thin People
Can Put On Flesh
Thin men and woman—that big,
hearty, filling dinner you ate last nlgin.
v\ hat became of aJI the fat-producing
nourishment it contained? You haven'v
Rained weight one ounce. That foo>t
passed from your body like unourneu
coa.l through an open grate. The ma
terial was there, but your food doesn't
work and stick, and the plain truth !a
you hardly get enough nourishment
from your meals to pay for the cosi
of cooking. This is true of thin folks
the world over. Your nutritive organs,
your functions of assimilation, are
probably sadly out of gear and need re
construction.
Cut out the foolish foods and funny
sawdust diets. Cut out everything but
the meals you are eating and eat witr>
every one of those a single Sargol tab
let. In two weeks note the difference.
Let the scales be the Judge. Five to
eight good solid pounds of healthy,
"staythere" fat may be the net result.
Sargol alms to charge weak, stagnant
blood with millions of fresh new re
blood corpuscles—to give the blood the
carrying power to deliver every ounce ot
fat-making material in your food to
every part of your body. Sargol, too.
mixes with your food, to prepare it for
the blood in an easily assimilated form.
Thin people tell how they have gained
all the way from 10 to 25 pounds a
month while taking Sargol and say that
| the new flesh stays put. Sargol tablets
| are a careful combination of six of the
best assimiliative elements known 10
chemistry. They come 40 tablets to a
package, are pleasant, harmless and in-
I expensive, and Geo. A. Gorgas and all
1 other good druggists in this vicinity
I sell them subject to an absolute guar
■ antee of weight increase or money
: back as found in every large package,
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| ASTOUNDING REPORT
FOR HARRISBURG
i
The wife of a merchant had
I stomach trouble so bad she could eat
i nothing but toast, fruit and hot water.
: Everything else would sour and fer
; ment. ONE SPOONFUL buckthorn
I bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in
1 Adler-l-ka benefited ner INSTANTLY.
, Because Adler-i-ka flushes the EN
: TIRE alimentary tract it relieves
ANY CASE constipation, sour stomach
'or gas and prevents appendicitis. It
, has QUICKEST action of anything wo
, ever sold. H. C. Kennedy, Druggist,
i 321 Market street. adv.
Use Telegraph Want Ads
HABJUSBU7IG TELEGRAPH
DIXON WARNS OF
SODA FOUNTAIN
Calls Attention to Uncertain
Origin of Many of the
Drinks
Just because drlnxs are served at a
sodja water fountain Is no reason why
people should not use care in what
they drink and how they drink It, says
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, the State Commis
sioner of Health, in discussing the ten
dency of carelessness in diet and also
in the handling of nonalcoholic drinks.
The Commissioner calls attention to
the varied nonenclature and uncertain
origin of many of the drinks served
and to the doubtful care exercised in
cleansing glasses and urges the people
of the State to use care in what they
put into their stomachs on a hot day.
Dr. Dixon says:
The soda fountain has become a na
tional institution. The fact that it is
universally used is not, however, to be
taken as a recommendation. Naturally
during the warm months there is an
unusual hankering for cool liquids.
What the system really craves in hot
weather is water. Cool water not Ice
cold. This is a natural demand and one
that should be supplied.
We have acquired a taste for sweet
ened concoctions which masquerade un
der the names of all the fruits that
were found in the Garden of Kden and
others never heard of except on soda,
fountain advertisements. The bulk of
these are chemical products in which
no actual fruit is used. They are sel
dom nourishing.
"In very hot weather a glass or so
of these sweetened liquids will often
Interfere materially with the digestion
and their tendency is to lessen the nor
mal appetite for nourishing food.
"Palatable summer drinks can be
made with the pure fruit juices to which
jcool water is added. Sherbets made in
this manner are far more palatable ami
refreshing than the sickly sweets which
jare the common offerings of the soft
drink emporiums. Ice 'cold drinks irri
tate the stomach and produce catarrh
sooner or later.
There is another factor connected
with the serving of drinks, soft and
otherwise, which is open to the sever
est criticism. In many places the pro
vision for the cleansing of the glasses Is
inadequate. Too often a hasty sous
ng in a tank of water is the only wash
ing which they receive. It is a well
known fact that washing utensils in
coldi water is not sufficient to properly
cleanse them and destroy germ life.
The evils of the public drinking cup
have been thoroughly exploited and all
too often the soda glass comes within
this category."
THE NEED FOR ATHLETICS
We need athletics in our colleges,
secondary schools and communities
because they are worth while and be
cause certain- benefits are to be de
rived from them that cannot be got
ten otherwise. Sometimes they may
seem excessive, sometimes unethical,
sometimes ill-directed, tending toward
e\il; yet they are good for men and
women, young and old. They belong
to the play side of human nature and
are a fundamental necessity in the
production of the kind of manhood
and womanhood that is to dominate
the earth.
But in order that the real aim of
athletics be realized in our institutions,
they must be properly controlled and
maintained. They must be considered
a part of the education of the student
and not merely an incident of school
life. The real object should be to
reach the entire student body, the
weakest as well as the strongest, by
developing interclass competition, in
all forms of indoor and outdoor games.
The students should be required to
take part in some kind of exercise; if
not competitive games, then some
form of gymnasium exercise. Inter
class competition is valuable because
it gets the student body out in the
open air for the greater part of the
year, thus promoting better health for
the entire school. Intercollegiate
contests add greatly to the interest in
school athletics.
The demands made by athletics are
the same as those made by the world
to-day: namely, that a man must live
up to his opportunities. He must
claim no right for himself that he is
unwilling to concede to others. For
the participant it brings out his under
living faults, and aids him to control
them. He learns not to sulk when
displeased, not to strike back when
hurt by mistake, to meet roughness
with determination and without re
sentment. —Southern Workman.
TO NOTIFY MARSHALL
Indianapolis, Sept. 14. . Vice-
President Thomas R. Marshall will be
notified of his renomination on the
Democratic ticket to-night. Promi
nent Democratic leaders. Including
National Chairman Vance C. McCor
mick were to arrive here to-day and
preceding the notification ceremonies
it was planned for them to attend
political conferences and receptions.
The program as arranged calls for ad
dresses by J. A. M. Adair, Democratic
candidate for Governor of Indiana,
Evans Woollen, of Indianapolis, and
Martin H. Glynn, of New York. Mr.
Glynn is to deliver the notification ad
dress after which Mr. Marshall will
accept formally the nomination.
All of these essentials are empha
sized in the strongest way in the
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The beauty of the caries is a matter of
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musician. The mechanism is the
simplest and most efficient In the
market, and therefore the most re
liable. The Price & Teeple Player is
made in its entirety in the Company's
own factories, insuring perfection in
detail and in operat.on. Yohn Bros
8 N. Market Sq. adv.
LOCAL YOUTHS PLEAD GUILTY
BEFORE LANCASTER JUDGE
Lancaster, Sept. 14. Arrested on
a charge of stealing a large number of
silk shirts and stockings from several
stores here about six weeks ago, "Wal
ter Bruner. aged 28; Ruby Piack,
aged 26, of Harrisburg, and William
Mumma, aged 21. of Enola, all plead
ed guilty of the thefts before Judge
Landis to-day. Their counsel made a
plea for clemency, as the goods were
returned and it was their first offense.
Sentence was suspended.
HURT IN FALL
While at work on a new building at
Sixth and Herr streets yesterday af
ternoon, Elmer F. Young. 621 North
Second street, received injuries about
the head, back and face, when he fell
from a ladder. He was taken to the
Harrisburg hospital where his injur
ies were treated.
HOLD DRIVER
At a hearing before Alderman Hil
ton yesterday, Frederick Hummel,
charged with operating the automobile
which figured in an accident near
Riverside when two persons were in
jured about two months ago, was held
under SSOO ball for action of the grand
Jury.
GIRLS' FEET 111'RNED
Catherine and Henrietta Hissinger,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hissinger, 822 Cowden street, had
their feet badly burned yesterday when
they tramped in a pile of hot ashes
which had been dumped in an alley-
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their nefarious wares broadcast, and disappear tomorrow.
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Children Cry For
' Nfff. Contents 15 Fluid Drachm
Extracts from Letters by. Grateful
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Legal Notices
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS .>F THE COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIK APPKOVAL
on 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
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing; an amendment to article IX
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives in
General Assembly met. That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Pennsylvania be, and the same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the XVIII article thereof:—
Section 16. The State, or any mu
nicipality thereof, acquiring or appro
priating property or rights over or in
property for public use. may, in further
ance of its plans lor the acquisition
and public use of such property or
rights, and subject to such restrictions
as the Legislature may from time to
time. Impose, appropriate an excess of
property over that actually to oe occu
pied or used for public use, and may
thereafter sell or lease such excess
and impose on the property so sold or
leased any restrictions appropriate to
preserve or enhance the benefit to the
puDlic of the property actually occupied
or used. .
A ttue copy of Joint Resolution No. 1
CYRUS E. WOOD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania so as to consolidate tho
courts of common pleas of Philadel
phia County.
Section 1. Be it resoived by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met. That the following
amendment to tho Constitution of Penn
sylvania be. and the same is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the eigh
teenth article thereof:—
That section six of article five be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 6. In the county of Phila
delphia all the jurisdiction and powers
now vested in the several numbered
courts of common pleas of that county
shall be vested in one court of common
pleas, composed of all the Judges In
commission in raid courts. Such juris
diction and powers shall extend to all
proceedings at law and in equity'which
shall have been instituted in the sev
eral numbered courts, and shall be sub
ject to such change as may be made by
law and subject to change of venue as
provided by law. Tho president Judge
of the said court shall bte selected as
provided by law. The number of judges
In said court may be by law increased
from time to time. This amendment
shall take effect on the first day of
January succeeding Its adoption.
In the county of Allegheny all the
Jurisdiction and powers now vested In
the several numbered courts of common
pleas shall be vested In one court of
common pleas, composed of all the
Jurleres in commission in said courts.
Such Jurisdiction and powers shall ex
tend to all proceedings at law and In
equity which shall have been instituted
in the several numbered courts, and
shall be subject to such change as may
be made by law, and subject to change
of venue as provided by law. The presi
dent judge of the said court shall ue
selected as provided by law. The num
ber of judges in said court may be by
law increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take etfect on the
first day of January succeeding Its
adoption.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Numbur Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia; authorizing the State to issue
bonds to the amount of fifty millions
of dollars for the Improvement of
the highways of the Commonwealth.
Section 1. De it resolved by the Sen
ate and House of representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met. That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Pennsylvania be, and the 3amo is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof:—
That' section four of article nine,
which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No debt shall be created
SEPTEMBER 14, lSno.
by or on behalf of the State, except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue,
repel invasions, suppress insurrection,
defend the State in war, or to pay ex
isting debt; and the debt created to
supply deficiency In revenue snail never
exceed in the aggregate, at any one
time, one million 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 of revenue,
repel invasion, suppress insurrection,
defend the State in war, or to pay ex
isting debt; and the debt created to sup
ply deficiencies in revenue shall nevei
exceed in the aggregate, at any one
time, one million dollars: Provided,
however, That the General Assembly,
irrespective of any debt, may authorize
the State to Issue bonds to the amouni
of fifty millions of dollars for the pur
pose of improving and rebuilding tile
highways of the Commonwealth.
Section 2. Said proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified elec
tors of the State, at the general elec
tion to be held on the Tuesday next
folio* ing the first Monday of Novem
ber in the year nineteen hundred and
eighteen, for the purpose of deciding
upon the approval and ratification or
tho rejection of said amendment. Said
election shall be opened, held, and
closed upon said election day. at the
places and within the hours at and witn
in which said election is directed to be
opened, held, and closed, and in accord
ance with the provisions of the laws of
Pennsylvania governing elections, and
amendments thereto. Sucli amendment
shall be printed upon the ballots in the
form and manner prescribed by the
election laws of Pennsylvania, and shall
in all respects conform to the require
ment of such laws.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. S
C7RUS E. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assemoly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of tho same
That the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania. In accordance
with the provisions of the eighteenth
article thereof:—
Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Eight.
That section eight of article nine of
the Constitution be amended by strik
ing out the caid section and inserting
in place thereof the following:—
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated
district, except as provided herein and
in section fifteen of this article, shall
never exceed seven (7) per centum up
on the assessed value of the taxable
property therein, but the debt of tne
city of Philadelphia may be increased
in such amount that the total city debt
of said city shall not exceed ten per
centum '10) upon the assessed value of
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district ini ur
any new debt, or increase its indebted
ness to an amount exceeding two (2)
per centum upon such assessed valua
tion of property, without the consent of
the electors thereof at a public elec
tion in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law. In ascertaining the bor
rowing capacity of the said city of
Philadelphia, at any time, there shall
be excluded from the calculation .and
deducted from such debt so much of the
debt of said city as shall have been in
curred, and the proceeds thereof In
vested, in any public improvements of
any character which shall be yielding
to the said city an annual current net
revenue. The amount of such deduc
tion shall be ascertained by capitaliz
ing the annual net revenue from such
improvement during tho year immedi
ately preceding the time of such asc<--
talnment; and such capitalization shall
be estimated by ascertaining the prin
cipal amount which would yield such
annual, current net revonuo, at Ihe
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 deducted, -nay
be prescribed by the General Assembly
In Incurring Indebtedness for any pur
poso the city of Philadelphia may issue
its obligations maturing not later than
fifty (60) years from the date thereof
with provision for a sinking-fund suf
ficient to retire said obligations at ma
turity. the payment to such sinking
fund to be In equal or graded annual
or other periodical Instalments. Where
any indebtedness shall be or shall have
been incurred by said city of Philadel
phia for the purpose of the construc
tion or improvement of p>>blic works
of any character from which income or
revenue is to be derived bv said city,
Or for the reclamation of land to be
used In the construction of wharves or
docks owned or to be owned by said
city, such obligations my be in an
amount sufficient 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
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
ninking-fund charges as required by
section ten, article nine of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, until the ex
piration of said period of one year after
the completion of said work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CONTROLLER
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 11, 1916.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
For Election Ballots and Supples
Seeled bids or proposals will be re
ceived by the County Controller, at his
office, .Room 13, Courthouse, Harrisburg,
Pa., until 12 o'clock noon. Friday, Sep
tember 22, 1918, for printing and fur
nishing forty-five thousand, more or
less, official ballots, and eleven thou
sand, more or less, specimen ballots—
Constitutional amendments, as requir
ed, to be printed on the ballots. The
official ballots to be bound in books
of one hundred (100) each, for the en
suing general election to be held Tues
day, November 7, 1916. All ballots,
official and specimen, must be deliverea
at the Commissioners' office by 12
o'clock noon, Wednesday, November 1,
1916.
Full information as to the number
of official and specimen ballots required
for each voting diatrlci can be had from
the County Commissioners.
A certified check for two hundred dol
lars ($200.00) drawn to the order of thn
commissioners of Dauphin County must
be filed with the County
by 11 o'clock a. m., Friday, September
22, 1916. The successful bidder wilt
have five days' time after the award of
the contract to file a bond satisfactory
to the County Commissioners in a sum
equal to the full bid price.
Also at the same time and place
sealed bids or proposals will be re
ceived for one hundred and twenty-nine
(129) complete sets of election supplies,
which shall include the necessary pen
alty cards and cards of instructions—
Candidates names and the Constitu
tional Amendments to be printed on the
tally sheets, return sheet statements,
triplicate return sheets, etc. All sup
plies to be delivered at the County
Commissioners' office by 12 o'rlocn
noon, Wednesday, November 1, 1916.
Certified checks for fifty dollars
($50.00) drawn to the order of the Com
missioners of Dauphin County must bo
filed with the County Commissioners by
11 o'clock a. m., Friday, September 22,
1516. The successful bidder will have
five days' time after the award of the
contract, to file a bond satisfactory to
the County Commissioners In a sum
equal to the full bid price.
The Commissioners reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
HENRY W. GOUGH.
County Controller.
NOTICE Pursuant to a resolution
of the Board of Directors of Merchants'
Ice Company of Harrisburg, a special
meeting of the stockholders of said
Company is called for Thursday, Oc
tober 5. 1916, In the large auditorium of
Board of Trade Building, 114 Market
streets. Harrisburg, Pa., at 7:30 P. M„
to take action by a stock vote on tne .
approval or disapproval of a proposed 4
increase of the capital stock of said
Company from $50,u00 00 to $110,000.00,
the increase to consist of $60,000.00 of
preferred stock, bearing 7 per cenu
cumulative dividends, in 6,000 shares of
a par value of SIO.OO per share. wUlx
such further Incidents as appear In the
resolution of the said Board of Direc
tors recommending said increase.
S. H. DECKMAN,
Secretary.
OLIVER LENTZ.
Solicitor.
Common Pleas of Dauphin County, No.
550. June Term, 1916 ln re peti
tion of Luke A. Pfeiffer for change ot
name.
NOTICE is hereby given that in th<
above-mentioned proceeding, the Coun
of Common Pleas of Dauphin Count;
on the 30th day of August. 1916, order
ed and decreed that the name of Lulf
A. Pfeiffer be changed to Jerry J
Barnes.
HENRY F. HOLLER.
Prothonotary.