12 NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD 1914 BASEBALL SEASON HAS PASSEDJNTO HISTORY Invasion of Federal League and Its Subsequent Legal Battle; the Around-the-World Tnp of Big Dia mond Stars Featured Campaign Bf, .4 sjocwfrrt frf». New York. Oct. 17.—With Hie ■World's baseball chamyionsinp and al most all rhe pennant races in the ma nunor leagues decided, the base , ball season of 1914 has passed into history. Mary of the events which oc enrrod during tiie i laying season, as well as those w«hleh immediately pre (jeded the departure of the various teams to their training camps, were o1 a sensational cCiaracter. The invasion' of the major league circuit by a new organsr-atnoii. itj« stubborn fight for ' recognition, rhe eufor.-ed extraordinary , advance in roe salaries of prominent players, rhe legs' battles fought for the retention or subjugation of several al- j leged contract breakers kopt the base ball world in a ferment for months. The around-the-world trip of the fore most diamond stars, whr.'h was. both j financially and instructive.y, a hupe success, was a bip step toward makiup j t"ne preat American game universally understood. Taken altogether the sea sot' just finifthod has marked an epocih j in baseball and furnished probably ttie most interesting chapters in the lon*i an ! varied records of events on rhe dia mond. In addition to the National, Ameri can and Federal leagues, there were nearly forty organisations of profes >• >ual baseball clubs m operation in the Vv.'.ted States and Canada during The past year, and tfce ap'.H'ii lel Ist shows tlie ivnrant winners for 1914: World's chauipionshi . B>>ston Na tionals. National eagtie. Boston Ameri.>an league. Philadelphia. Federal league, Indianapolis. International league. Providence. \ merican Association, Milwaukee. Western Association. Oklahoma O ty. We?.eru league, s oux Oity. ndon. Western Oanada lcapue. '""ana ilan !eap.ie. Ottawa. Texas league. Houston. The Kitty league. Oairo Atlantic leag.ie, Poughseepsie T* "»:ate ie«gue. Harr'sburp. Nebraska league, tiraii t Island. s Colonial league. Pa.ll River. New Knglan 1 leapue. Lnwience New York State league. Klmira. Northern league. Bulutli. Northwestern league. V.ir ouver. Three I league. Davenport. M.chigan f*tate league, Muskron. Wisconsin-Illinois league. <~*«kosh. North Curoliua league. Winston- Sa ?em. i>ntral lea rue. Dayton, fieorgis-Aiaban a league. Selnta Interstate league, first season, .lames- t . town. Interstate league, second season, Bradford. 'reorgia S'ate league, first season. T'nomasville. tre*>rgia Stat»* league. se*'ond season. Amerieii!!. M-ddle Texas leacie. first season. Temjif. Middie Texas league, secon.i season. Belton. \ Texas-Oklahoma league. S r st season. Texarkana. Texas-Okla'hon-.a league, second sea son, Paris. South Atlantic league, firs: season. K*> van ah. south Vtlantic league, second sea son, Albany. Vi-p ina league, fi-st seas*>n. Norfolk. Virginia league, season season. Nor- i foils. Ohio State league, first season. C%il licothe. Ohio State league, second season. ' harleston. S:i ith M' hipan league, first season. 'Bay City. sN>uth 'Michigan league, second sea son. Saginaw Sporting Briefs The rei-orte i itcquisitions by the Uni versity of W scons.u football team of Hniftiack Guyon. formerly of the Car lihe | ! Carlisle 1913 schedule is eonsidemi, j contain! nit a* it did games agninst Otir nell, Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, Dju't-| mouth, Syracuse. 'Brown, Georgetown etnd other strong college teams. If Guyon plays in the eouferonce games. Chicago. M mnesota. Illinois ami other middle west or n university coaches will have something to worry about. ■' Dad Phillips. w4io is as binder by the I«eland->Stauford I'niver sitv Press, claims to have seen the first linper mitt ever use t in a base-oall game. Over forty years ago " Datl' * says he played on the same team wifh A. G. SpaMing at Rockton, 111., and tells of the orign of the mitt as follows: " In one of tQie games that our Rock ton squad played we were attracted by the sound of ;he 'ball as it . In-oped int.) the han is of the man on tirst base for our opponents. Of course, none of us wo-e mitts in those days, and we never thought such a tthing would be prac tical. But this man ou first base always caught the ball with a loud pop. and several of us noticed it. i'hoagh wo could see no; hi up unusual about his hands. "However, after (he caug'lvt the ball oa'h time, he presses! something into his left hand. After rhe game Spalding and I went over to see wSiat he had in Tiis hand. Vfirer some protest he showed us It was nothing but a piece of bent metal around w 4 li >h he iia i sewed soaie leather, li seemed he had injured his hand, and did not want to be kept out of this game, which was for :lie chain , pons >of the State. So he hat made this mitt." Bunting ought to be tabooed, accord-' itig to "Dad." Me says tl..«t on the ream on which he played originated the bunting stunt, but he does no* think that t is legitimate bast' Wall. In his early days a bunt was .ailed a "fair foil," and was not looked on with much favor by the fans of t"no time. Ernest Barry, of KnglatHl, who re centlv r«veivo.i a challenge on behalf :of .fames F'a idon to anof'ner match for the world's sculling championship, w th generous financial corsiderations. . iTovided the race was rowed on rhe Wniiganutl rive-. New Zealand. has te , iterated s lecision not to take part in a cor'eft for She title on any river other than the Thames. •1 think 1 am perfectly nistified in continuing 'he roli v I have always adopted."" said IV»rrv. "it is one which » 1 gi\ e the Knglisw peo>ple an op>or limit* of following my earner, either until I am beaten or T rov.re. If Vustraiaaians want to relieve me of •nv possession t»hey must come to the ' Thames. I hot"'' that will he sufficient to settle the qnespion for all time. I am not. however, averse to a visit to Aus tralia to take jxirt n a big handicap race on rhe Parramatta, provided I re ci ve a reasonable offer towards the ex penses. ' Americans Win at Hoitsman's Tie Americans won last night's match in the Holtxman Du-k Pin League from the Internationals by a marpin of 105 inns. The score: INTERNATIONALS Branca .. . 107 S9 S7— 283 H. Rvan ... SS 82 69 239 J Rapp 91 74 92 257' Troup .... 76 fi4 102— 242! Hobs.'n ... 108 101 109— 31 S To tain .. 470 410 459—1339 AM KRICANS Lawler ... 84 S3 102— 279 I laster ... 6* 53 101— 252 Peffer .... S8 96 89— 273 Chrismer .. 93 96 IX9 328 O'Leary ... 9 6 86 130 — 312 Totals .. 429 454 561 —1444 Handicap Golf Match ( Members of the Harrisburg Country <. lub continued their fall medal play handicap match on the I nks to-day. The match wil be completed next Sat urday. j r —N HEAD; 4 1 \mt:Rs i nn SHIRTS SIDES <£ SIDES v- . ■—i* STAK-T>TOEPEXPEXT. SATTBPAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1914. DICKINSON-GETTYSBURG ANNUALCAME CALLED OFF Pennsylvania College Cancels Contest On Account of Different Over Eligibility Rules—Efiorts to Play Game Under Present Rules Failed ! (Special to the SlAr-lndepe.mlcnt.l Carlisle. Oct. 17.—The annual game between Dickinson and Gettysburg, which was to have been played this' afternoon at Gettysburg was cancelled bv Gettysburg at 4 o'clock yesterday | afternoon. Trouble over eligibility of some of the players on both teams arose and although Dickinson was will ing to abide by the rules in existence I between the two schools, efforts of ad justment oti those lines failed vester-! day afternoon. Relative to the matter the following official statement has been issued by j the college authorities: "In May, 1911, an agreement was! entered into between the Athletic As sociation of Dickinson and Gettvs-1 burg Colleges. A part of this agree ment follows: " 'All bona-fide students, as defined in section (at of this article who are certified by their respective mana gement and by the president or dean ; of their respective college, are eligible to compete in all contests. " ' ia> Students of Gettysburg Col-; leg and of Gettysburg Theological Seminary and students of Dickinson College and of Dickinson Law School, who are carrying not less than eleven hours of work in their respective de partments per week, shall be consider ed as bona fide students. " '(b) No students shall be allowed to contest in any branch of athletics for more than four academic years.' "On conference with Prof. Craver, of Dickinson College, last night. Octo ber 10. Dr. Billheimer, of the Gettys burg faculty, said that the agreement had not been kept by Dickinson Col lege and that because of this, they had not kept it at Gettysburg and proposed in the game for Saturdav be tween the two colleges to use preps on their team and the rest of their line-up as they had been using it dur ing tue season thus far. Or. Billheimer reiterated this disposition over the phone this morning'and on beinp told that Dnkiuson would not play the game on the.- inditious said that Get lysburg won not play the game on any other conditions, Dr. Bill heimer, over the phone, said they would not play on their team a member of the theological school who had already played for four years, but again insist ed that the members of their prepara tory s nool would be used on the team. Dickinson expressed regret for the con , elusion but declined to play with the l preps.on the team. "As showing Dickinson's position in tae matter, the following telegram from acting President Morgan will be of interest: " 'Carlisle, Pa. Oct. 16. 1914, " 'President Granville of Dean Bickle—Gettysburg: " 'Dr. Billheimer phones that Get tysburg insists on playing her preps ngainst Dickinson to morrow contrary to our forma! five-year contract. 1 Dickinson will not play against these preps. She wants to plav the game but only according to contract. Can you not bring this about? If there < disagreement about the meaning of the contract Dickinson will submit it to arbitration.' " MM Non-srreasy Toilet Cream —Keeps the Skin Soft and Velvety in Rouga Weather. An Exquisite Toile: Prep a:ation. 23c. GORKAS nßl'ft STOKES 18 \. Third St.. and P. H. It. Ktr.tlan . v * CHICHESTER S PILLS . THE BIAHOffD BKASD i TL T Ik ii »U*OND BBAND Plixt fcTsl M r»Mi *»o« «1 Bat. Safest, AlMrsk«UM( TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL SCHEDULEj Scholastic Games Lebanon vs. Central High. Tech vs. Strotton. at Steelton. Independent Games EJlizafoetttville High vs. Highspire A. , Oberhn A. C. vs. Mechanicnburg. Peivbrook A. C. vs. Allison Hill Ti- j gers. Bressler A. 1". vs. Sycamore Tigers. | College Games Pennsylvania vs. Naval Academy, at Ph'lade. hia. Princeton vs. Uajavette, at Prince ton. ■Harvard vs. Tufts, at Cambridge. Yaie \ s. N;s who met at 'headquarters to obtain his v hare of the exhibition money and city series. While there li# conferred with President Thomas and demanded that 'the tines which were taken away from I him this summer be returned. Thomas ' refused to give him a definite answer and referred him to Manager Hank O'Day. If t'he latter recommends t'hat the tines be returned they will he. Manager O'Day was at the office but got out before Zimmerman arrived ' there. Zimmerman was peeved and de clare! t'hat "if 1 cannot be treated while" he will demand that the Chicago : dnb trade or sell him to any ditto it Vleases and he will not -are. i Zimmerman put up the argument that ! lie was on the field every day fighting | 1 as hard a< any one on the club and | that is whv he was put out of the games. PERRY COUNTY FAIR RACES j Good Racing Marks Annual Newport Meet Newport. PH.. Oct. 17.—Good racing marked the fair on Wednesday and Thursday. Perry County Horses Without Records. Purse SIOO A»h:and Rose. h. s„ 0. H. Ritner 111 I'rblaze, br. in., W. G, Lay ... 1' 2 2 ! Dixie Boy, s. g.. T. W. Gibbonev 3 3" Time.'2.46'-,. 2.42' 4 , 2.48'j. U. 17 Thot and Pace. Puree Troublesome, bik. m„ .1. E. I/iitgo \ Son. Camden, N. .1 1 1 1 Chickamauga. b. g., J. M'nrphy, Johnstown 4 4 2 I Ashland Nelson, b. g., A. Cum mings. Reading 3 fi ;i Tommy Thorn, b. g.. O. P. Green. Highspire 6 3 4 Senator t'atlin, s. g., W. W. Grosh. liititz 5 S 5 Tony Pitch, b. g„ Rabb Bros.. 'Bloomsb.trg 2 2dis Time, 2.16' 4 , 2.17 ! 4, 2.1 7'4. 2,:>0 Trot and Pace, Purse S'JOO Cye W„ b. g., W. H. Marshall. .111 Dr. L.. b. g.. W. H. IFinken i binder 2 2 2 Ashland Ross. b. s.. ti.'H. Hitter .1 3 3 Dr. Bel!, Jr.. b. s.. H. (' Corbin 4 4 I j Anna E.. b. m.. G. Fisher .... 7 5 o I Colu-mbine, s. in., E. Clark. ... ti fi dr ' Carrie Hal. b. in.. E. Lay . . . . 5 dis Time. 2.22 1 ,. 2.21,'2.20',. '.Mil Trot and Pace, Purse SJtOO Tony Patch, b. g.. Ra'bb Bros. .111 Uale Hlma. b. in., t'. Eppley ... 2 2 2 Alniedia Hal. br. g.. P. M. Smith 3 3 3 i Grace 'B.. b. in.. G Fisher 4 4 4 ; Jennie Penn. b. m., W. A. .M<-- Ginley fi 5 5 'Mankell, b. g.. H. E. Shaefter.ft 6 6 Time. 2.21',. 2.24'4, 2.24 ; 4 . t TECH THIRD TEAM WINS All Grammar School Team Falls by Score of 2M to O Tech's third team defeated the All ! Grammar s. hool team of Allison Hill yesterday afternoon on the H. A. O. 'grounds by a score of 28 to 0. The lineup and summary: Tech. ' Hill. Eyster R E Stevens j Todd R T Hoerner 'Miller R G Philippeli |Cobaugh C Derrick I Fisher L G Snoddv j Reeves Ii T Yenster j Lloyd I< E Moltz j Killinger B Walker j Frasch R H B Thomas ! Wolf L H B Beck : Fob I KB Ditzel Substitutions, Teeh, Eyster for Wolf, | Miller for Eyster, Ressing for Miller, Lipman for Reeves, Weibley for Fisher, ! Miller for Ressing. I Touchdowns. Frasch, 2; Eyster, Kill inger: touchba>-k. Eister: goals from touchdowns, Killinger. 2; referee. Grubb. Tei-h: umpire. Snow; head lines man, Flickinger: quarters, 10 and 8 ' minutes. MORE PRIZES FOR BOWLERS Players Having Highest Single Game and Three Game Total Taken Care of Additional prizes have been offered ! as follows in the Casino bowling league: To the bowler having highest one i game total—First prize, Mineralite | bowling ball, by E. C. First: second ! prize, $5 bank credit, by First National ; oank; third prize, $5 fishing rod, by Har-isourg Hardware Company; fourth ' prize, fifty Henrietta cigars, by Eiseu -1 lohr Bros. To the Howler having highest three game total—'hirst prize, silver loving cup, by John G. Hopwood and Miles D. Fry; second prize. $5 Manhattan silk sMirt by Forrv's haberdashery; third prize. $5 stick pin. bv 'H. C.'Claster; fo.irth - prize. $3 hat by Poulton, the ! hatter. Ship Brings SftOO.OttO Gold Seattle, Oct. 17. — Half .a million dollars in gold bullion was brought from .Nome, Alaska, by the steamship j Victoria, which arrived from Bering I Sea ports Thursday night. JNEW*SSS |§ 1 ™ '" T MODERN E HOTES I PHILADELPHIA I! I3'" a a FILBERT.SU f| 81 2 Minutes from PCNNSYL- 1 r vania, and Philadelphia i fcj reading terminals. ~ • = § 200 ftcaxitifulOut- \ I sioe 7gpoms cuitfi 1 foa/n ant) JVozu- I |i no See ZOatet I I 22? and up. 1 j I (*n/o. &ri// 1 , || ana I WOMEN'S LARGER LEAGUE Federation of Clubs Takes Action Look ing to Expansion Pittsburgh, (> t. 17. —The executive committee of the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women yesterday select od 'Wilkes-Barre as the meeting place for the annual convention of the organ ization next year. To merge ail rite women's elubs in the I'niteii States into a national :uwo cia'tion, the league of Organizations of Women of the Ull it ed States, held a mooting at the Hotel Sclienly yester day. The league is a tentative assoria tion formed one year ago at Washing ton. The temporary officers are: Presi dent, Mrs. Percy V. Pennvpaeker; vice president, Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett; secretary. :Mrs. Philip N, Moore. Mrs. Philip N. IMoore, chairman of the committee on membership, report ed yesterday that the merging of all women's clubs in the I nited States de pends on t'he reports ina.ie by the vari ous committees. She stated* that out of Me twenty-two national organiza tions in t'lie I'nited States fifteen had consented to join t'iie league. The delegates who toad remained in the city \ isited the Pennsylvania train | ing school at 'Morganaa. ! Stop Those Early Bronchial Coughs They hang ou all winter if not I checked, and pave the way for serious j throat and lung diseases. Get a bottle | of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, j j and take it freely. Stops coughs and ; ! colds, heals raw inflamed throat, loos ens the phlegan and is mildly laxative. I Charles T. Miller, Ed. Enquirer, Can j nelton, Ind., had bronchial trouble, got | very hoarse, coughed constantly from . | a tickling throat. He used only Foley's' s Honey and Tar Compound. Was en tirely relieved. Wants others to know j of Foley's Honey and Tar. George A. | Gorgas. 16 'North Third street and P. I R. R. Station. adv. COLLEGE (iIRLS PROTEST Want More Liberal Rule for Missing! Their Classes Bryn 'Mwwt, Pa., Oct. 17.—Dr. Mi ! * a rev Thomas, president of Brvn iMawr ''ollege. returned to Rryn M«wr last ] evening and it was announced that she would say nothing regarding the new rule agaiiifft missing classes, or I 'cut \ ting," before to-day. Students of the Main Line institu- I tion, w*hic'h is admittedly one of the I leading college*", for women in this | country, are aroused over the "cut rule.' which went into effect Thursday, and is iedared to be one of the most stringent j of the kind. The rule, which provides a penalty j of one per cent, of marks for the term | for each of eight cuts, and two per cent, for each -'lit over that number, , will result in a petition of protest to Dr. Thomas, pro'oabiv at chapel Mon ! dav morning. ODD PARADE AT WIND-UP Humanitarians Urge Kindness to Chil dren and Animals Lock Haven. Pa.. 0.-'t. 17. —At the ! final session of the convention of Fed erated Humane Societies of Pennsylva nia, yesterday, the report of Secretary Thomas S. ( arliale, of Philadelphia, showed that they had expended $246,- 020.33 in carrying on tiheir mission of mercy toward mah aud beast. There were 5.043 cases investigated, involv j ing 3,493 children and 239,736 wni . mala. Some important discussions took j place, among which were the killing of 1 live pigeons at Shoots, tlhe training of animals where abuse occurs, sprinkling of paved streets, making them danger i ous to horses, and other topics of this ! nature. The election of officers resulted: Pres ident. James 8. 'Bell, Pittsburgh; vice I president, Frank B. 'Rutherford, Phila ' dekphih: secretary and treasurer, Thom as S. Carlisle. Philadelphia; counsellors, A. M. Lee. Pittsburgh; General W. P. Bowman, Philadelphia, and Captain G. P Blum. Harrisburg. Last night there was a novel paTade of horses of every description, also blooded dogs and yel low vurs without a pedigree. f? \1 Legal Proposed amendments to the CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL, OR REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL, AS SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PUR SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section | one. article eight of the Constitution | of Pennsylvania. i Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General i Assembly met. That the following amendment to the Constitution of Penn- I sylvania be. and the same is her»by I proposed, in accordance with the eight . leenth article tke-TJof: j That section one of article eight, which reads as follows: "Section t. Every male cittien twen ty-one years of ape, possessing the following qualifications, shall be enti tled to vote at all elections, subject, however, to such laws requiring and i regulating the registration of electors , as tlie General Assembly may enact: "First. He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. "Sftond. H« shall have resided In the State one year (or. having previous ly been a qualified elector or native born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months) Immediately preceding the election. "Third. He shall ha\e resided In the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding the election. "Fourth. If twenty-two years of uge and upwards, he shall have paid with in two years a State or county tax, which shall have boen assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election." be amended so that the same shall reae following tiualirh atlous. i shall be entitled to vote at all elections, subject, however, to such laws requlr- j Ing and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assenvblv mav enact: First, He o»* she shall have been a ! citixen of the United States at least one month. Seoond. He or she shall hn\e resided in the Stnte one year (or. having pre viously been a qualified elector or na tive-born eitixen of the State, he or she shall have removed therefrom, and returned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. Third. He or she shall have resided in the election district where he or she shall offer to vote at leaNt two months immediately preceding the election. ! Fourth. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, ho 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 i month before the election. Fifth. Wherever tho words "he." ! ' his," "him," and "himself" occur In anv section of article VIII of this fonstltu- I tion the same shall he construed as if written, respectively, "ho or she." "his 1 or her." "him or her," and • himself or I herself." A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. UOBWHT McAFKK. 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. He it resolved bv the Sen ate and House of Representative* of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met. That the fol lowing is proposed as an amendment to Constitution of the Commonwealth of i onnsylvanla. in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amend section eight, article nine of f ne Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows . "Section 8. The debt of anv oountv, city, borough, township, school district jT , 0 ! ' municipality or incorporated district, except us heroin provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon assessed value of t.he taxable prop erty therein, nor shall any such munlci | pallty or district incur any new debt, or Increase its indebtedness to art amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property without the assent of ihe electors there of at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but anv city, the debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed val uation. may be authorized bv law to increase the samp three per centum in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter Incurred by the cll\ and county of Philadelphia for the con struction and development of stibvvavs for transit purposes, or for the con struction of wharves and docks, or the j reclamation of land to be used in the j construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public Improvements owned or to be owned bv said citv and county of Philadelphia, and which'shall yield to the city and county of Phila delphia current net revenue's In excess I jof the interest on said debt or debts. 1 I and of the annual installments neces- I I sary for the cancellation of said debt lor debts, may be excluded in ascer taining the power of the city and coun ty of Philadelphia to become oiher- I wise indebted: Provided. That a sink ing fund for their cancellation shall he j established and maintained." so that it shall read as follows ! Section 8. The debt of any county city, borough, township, school district or other municipals or Incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon' the assessed value of the taxable prop- I erty therein, nor shall anv such munici pality 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 I manner as shall be provided bv law; but any city, the debt of w hich'on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, ex ceeded seven per centum of such as sessed valuation, and has not since been reduced to less than such per cenutm, may be authorized by law to increase the same three per centum in the ag : gregate, at any one time, upon such valuation. The city of Philadelphia, upon the conditions hereinafter set forth, may increase its indebtedness to the extent of three per centum in excess of seven per centum upon such j assessed valuation for the specific pur pose of providing for all or any of the ! following purposes,—to wit; For the construction and improvement or' »üb ' ways, tunnels, railways, elevated rail ways. and other transit facilities, for the construction and improvement of wharves and docks and for the recla | mation of land to be used in the con i struction of wharves and docks, owned '•or to be owned by said city. Such in- I crease, however, shall only be made 1 with the assent of the electors thereof i at a public election, to he 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 expendi ture, for any one or more of the spe cific purposes hereinabove enumerated shall be yielding to said city an annual current net revenue; the nmount of which credit shall be ascertained by capitalizing the annual net revenue during the year immediately preceding the time ol" such ascertainment. Such capitalization shall lie accomplished by | ascertaining the principal amount i which would yield such annual, current net revenue, at the average rate of in terest. and sinking-fund charges pay able upon the indebtedness incurred by said city for such purposes, up to the time of such ascertainment. The meth od of determining such amount, so to be excluded or allowed as a credit, may be prescribed by the General Assem bly. In incurring indebtedness, for any one or more of said purposes of con struction, Improvement, or reclamation, the city of Philadelphia may issue its obligations maturing not later than fifty years from the date thereof with provision for a sl-king-fund sufficient to retire said obligation at maturity, the payments to such sinking-fund to be in equal or graded annual install ments. Such obligations may be in an amount sufficient to provide for and may include the amount of the inter est and sinking-fund charges accru ing and which may accrue thereon of ascertainment of such compensation and the maximum and minimum .imits thereof, and special or gen eral remedies for the collection thereof; but in no other cases shall the General Assembly limit the amount to be re covered for injuries resulting in death, or for injuries to persons or property, and in case of death from such injur ies. the right of action shall survive and the General Assembly shall pre scribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall pre scribe 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 regu lating actions against natural persons, 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 pav 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 Numbei Thr< i 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 ate 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. articla three of the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: act ot 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 be n ell I mich actions shall he piostw'utcd. No act shall prescribe snv limitations of time within which suits 'nay be brought against corporations Tor Injuries to persons or property, or for oilier causes different from those fixed by general laws regulating ac tions against nirtural persons, and such acts now existing are avoided," so that II shall read as follows: The General Assembly may enact laws requiring; the payment by "employ ers, or employers and employes jointly, of reasonable compensation for injur ies to employes arising In Ihe oours* of their employment, and for occupa tional diseases of employes, whether or not such injuries or diseases result in death, and regardless of fault of ent plojer or nniplox e. and fixing the basis and such acts now existing are avoided. A true copy of Joint Resolution No 3. ROBERT McAPER, 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. He It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In General Xssembly met. That article four of | the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall be amended by adding thereto section twenty-three, which shall read as fol lows . The office of Secretary of Internal Affairs be. and the same is nerenv abolished; ami Ihe powers and duties now vested In, or appertaining or he 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 stale, now or hereafter created, as may bs directed by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No, 4. ROBERT McAPKH, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Five A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of this Commonwealth In accordance with provisions of Ihe eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof. Section I. He it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth yf Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, and It is herebv enacted by the authority of the same. That the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of Ihe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac cordance with the provisions of Ihe eighteenth (XVIll) article thereof:— AMENDMENT haws 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 in', and for settling and determining adverse or other claims to and inter ests in lands the titles to which are so registered, transferred, Insured, and guaranteed: and for the creation ami collection of indemnity funds; and for carrying the system and powers hereby provided for Into effect b'y such exist ing courts as may he designated bv His Legislature, and by the establishment I of such new courts as may be deemed necessary. In matters arising in and under the operation of such system, judicial powers, with right of appeal, may be conferred by the Legislature upon county recorders nnd upon other j officers by it designated. Such laws may provide for continuing the regis tering, transferring, Insuring, and guaranteeing such titles after the first or original registration has been per fected by the court, and provision may be made for raising the necessary funds for expenses and salaries of officers, which shall he paid out of the treasury of the several counties. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. f>, ROBERT Me A FIEE, Secretary of the Common wealth. Number Six A JOINT RESOLUTION | Proposing an amendment to section [ eight, article nine of the Constltu | tion of Pennsylvania, j Section 1. He It resolved by the Sen ale and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ir. ] General Assembly met. That the fol ! lowing is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth I of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the I provisions of the eighteenth article j thereof. | Amendment to Article Nine, Sectlen Eight. j Section 2. Amend section eight, arti i cle nine of the Constitution of Penn- I sylvanla, which reads as follcvws:— "Section S. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district or other municipality or incorporated district, except as herein provided, sliaJl j never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable prop- I erty therein, nor shall any such nvunic ipality or district incur any new debt, or increase Its indebtedness to an I amount exceeding two per centum upon : such assessed valuation of property, without the assent of the electors | thereof at a public election In such ! manner as shall be provided by law; I but any city, the detit of which now exceeds seven per centom of such as sessed valuation, may be authorized by { law to increase the same three per centum, in the aggregate, at any on* time, upon such valuation, except that | any debt or debts hereinafter incurred I 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 ill the construction of a Bystem of wharves and docks, as public improve | ments, ow.ned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and | which Bhail yield to the city and coun i ty of Philadelphia current net reve i nue in excess of the interest on said debt or debts, and of the annual in ■ stallments necessary for the cancella -1 tion of Said debt or debts, may be ex- I eluded in ascertaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided, That a sinking-fund for their cancel lation shall be established and main tained," so as to read as follows: 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 taxable prop erty therein, nor shall any such munic ipality 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 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- I sessed valuation, may be authorized by ' law to increase the same three per centum in the aggregate, at any one i time, upon such valuation; except that I debt or debts hereinafter incurred by" the city and county of Philadelphia ' for the construction and development of ! wharves and docks, or the reclamation 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 Phil adelphia, and which shall yie,ld to the city and county of Philadelphia current, i net revenue in excess of the interest on said debt or debts and of the an nual installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded In ascertaining the power rtf the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise Indebted: Pro vided. That such indebtedness incurred by 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 of | land on the banks of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, and land adjacent iJ-.sreto; the building of bulkheads, and ' the purchase or construction or lease | of whai> es, docks, sheds, and ware houses ana other buildings and' facili ties. necessary for the establishment and maintenance of railroad and shlp i ping terminals along the said rivers; and the dredging of the said rivers and docks: Provided, That the said city and county shall, at or before the i time of so doing, provide for the col i lection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and also the principal thereof within ftfty years ' ! from the incurring thereof, i ! A true copy of Joint Resolution No. t, I ROBERT McAFEE, i Secretary of the Commonwealth.