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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.
<Vr.tral Associatio:.. Waterloo.
Kastern Ass.iciation. New Ix>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
li<ie Indian s.-hoo' eleven. Awld preat
-I'. strengthen the Badger bft
ft .yor was a remarkable p.aver at Car
lisle. 'is record being almost equal to
that of .l:m Thorpe. Lr.s: fall he score I
twenty tou-n inwas fot the lniiaus:
kicked niue poais and one fieid goal.
g.\ ing h:in a total of 132 points. Tais
Hon. William Jennings Bryan
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IF YOU WANT A MILD DRINK,
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JOHN G. WALL, |
record prows in imp»rtlii<*r when t>he | !
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
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SHIRTS
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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.' "
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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;<tre Dame, at New Haven.
Carlisle vs. Pittsburgh, at Pitts
in. i f h
Penn State vs. I'rsinus, at S'iate Col
lege.
Lpiugh vs. Carnegie Tech, at South ,
Bethlehem
| Amherst vs. Trinity, at Amherst,
Cornell vs. Bucknell, at It ha a.
Swarthmore vs. Franklin and Mar
1 shall, at Lancaster,*
Dartmouth vs. Vermont, at Hanover,
Army vs. Colgate at West Point.
Michigan vs. Michigan Aggies, at j
1 Fast Ijansiug.
Rutgers v-s. 'Muhlenberg, at New '
i Brunswick,
Washington and Jeft'erson vs. West :
I minster, at "Washington, Pa.
Villgnova vs. Catholic University, at;
Washington. D. C.
I Albright vs. Indian Reserves, at Car :
' lisle.
ZIM WANTS FINES REMITTED
Tells Thomas Oubs Must Do That or
Send Him Elsewhere
Chicago, Oct. 17. —'Heinle Zimmer
man h.,.1 his lighting clothes on yester
' day. He «ns one of the tthicago Oul>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.
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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 rea<l as follows:
Section I. Kvery cltixen, male or fe
male. of twent\ -one years of age, pos- ;
sesstng tl>e 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' ȟb
' 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.