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NEWS OF THE SPORTIN
FOOIBALL GAMES OF REAL
IMPORTANCEAREONTO-DAY
Big College and University Elevens
Meet—Some of the "Big Five"
Will Be Pushed the Limit —Qm
Intersectional Game
Scholastic Games
Steeltnn vs. Central High, at Harris
burg.
Tech- vn. Greensburg at Greeutburg.
College Games
Pennsylvania vs. Carlisle,.at Frank
lii> Field.
Princeton vs. Dartmouth, at Prince
ton.
t'ornell \ s. Brown, at New York.
Harvard vs. Pennsylvania State, at
Cambridge.
Vale *s. Washington and Jefferson,
a; New Haven.
Michigan vs. Syracuse, at Syracuse.
Lafayette vs. Villauova, at Enstou.
Lehigh vs. .Muhlenberg, at Sontli
Bethlehem.
Arinv vs Holy Cross, at West Point.
Navy vs. Western Reserve, at An
ti ipolis.
Swarthmore vs. l T rsinus, at Swarth
more.
Franklin and Marshall vs. Dickinson,
at Lancaster.
Gettysburg vs. l<ebanon Valley, at
liettysburg.
Bucknell vs. Susquehanna, at Lewis
burg.
Tlus promises to be an important day
ii the football season, Games of some
real importance are scheduled and the
li teams will be given hard
agaiust worthy opponents. While Penn
is wrestling with the Indians 011 Prank
liu Field. Princeton will have to face
t-e mai li;ne like plnv of the X>artmouth
1 'Vi n. Y.i e meets a decidely aggres
t- ve ten in from Washington and Jeffer
s n and Harvard will be engaged with
the IVnnsy ania Stue College combi
-1 ni l well i.riled by "Big Bill" Hol
lenback. New York City will be given
a taste ot" college fobtball, for Cornell
and Brown meet at the Polo Grounds
i i a hippodrome affair, which until re
vent years was usually indulged in by
Princeton
The real iuterest will centre in tin 1
I' iiiicton-Oartraonth game at Tiger
t '«u. Other than introducing the
< owd to the new Palmer Memorial
stadium the game will furnish a foun
di'.tion for a better understanding ot
l e possibilities of the Princeton team.
\imost as much interest attaches to
to Vale-Washington and Jefferson
game to be played at New Haven. Vir
t iallv the same powerful teams which
held the Klis to a no-score tie game a
.Mar ago and lost to Harvard, ten to
I. ue, two weeks ago will oppose the
Blue to-day. In view of the battle
Y, ashington and Jefferson put up
Harvard, the outcome of the
g .me with Yale will be awaited with
interest and the result used as a basis
of comparison of the work of the two
teams wltii-h play the most important
' mtrst of the eastern season at New
Haven 011 November 21.
The one inter-sectional game of the
day will be played at Syracuse, where
tiie local university team tackles the
Vnivemtv of Michigan eleven. The Salt
1 tv collegians have a powerful combi
-1 ation. and in all the games played to
date have run up double figure scores,
except aga nst Princeton, which won,
1- to 7. Against Michigan the Svra
ruse team can be expected to play its
hardest and fastest game for th>
Orange has not forgotten the 4 3 to 7
defeat administered by the Westerners
«t Ann Ar'.'or last fall. Yost's invaders
will he handicapped by the absence ot
several ot the strongest players from
the lii.eup because of injuries «nd he
wII doubtless handle his team with
cere 111 view of the game with Harvard
1 cxt Saturday.
The game between Brown and Cor
sell is exported to develop some spec-;
tacular open play. The players of both
tiams will be numbered in order to'
try out the system of identifying the
individual members of the elevens, 1
which is rapidly gaining favor in the
K Ist.
Open Season at Academy
The Gettysburg Academy met the
Harrisburg Academy in the opening
game of the season at the local school. 1
No admission was charged. The student
body yesterday rehearsed cheers for use
111 to-day's game.
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THE BASEBALL PEACE PACT
( FAILS TO MATERIALIZE
is ' Federal League Meeting Is Routine Af
fair and Costly War Sidetracked—
,e Gilmore Re-elected for Term of
Five Years
New York. Oct. 24.—The annual |
, meeting of the Federal Baseball League,
which opened 111 this city yesterday,
failed to develop any signs of the much
discussed peace pact with organized
baseball. The independent associ
ation, during a long session behind
closed doors, elected officers for the en
• suing year; listened to various reports
i from the clubs composing the circuit,
and then adjourned, with the announce
t ment that the meeting would be con
tinued thi.< morning,
i, As if to impress the older leagues
with the idea that the Federals had
..iconic to stay, James A. Gilmore was
re-elected for a term of live years. In
h addition, lie was selected to serve as
treasurer for 11 similar |>eriod, succeed
ing J. A. George. Robert B. Ward, presi
dent of the Brooklyn Federals, was
elected vice president, and Lloyd liick
. ert. secretary, each for a term of one
year.
President Gilmore stated that tlu- re
ports of all the clubs as read at the
t meeting showed that the league was in
a satisfactory financial condition and!
. that the sentiment of the club owners
was unanimously in favor of continuing 1
the organization along the lines origin
• ally laid out a year ago. He denied'
, that any initiative had been taken by j
the Federals looking toward peace with
' the National and American leagues or
~ that changes in the present circuit had
1 been discussed at the meeting.
Gilmore added that there was no
, truth in the reports that the Ward 1
Brothers,. of this city, were negoti
' .".ting for the purchase of the New York
Americans or that Charles Weeghman
was about to buy a controlling iuterest.
1 in the Chicago Nationals. Harmony
and, satisfaction with the 1914 season
and the prospects for next year were
the kevnotes of the meeting, it was de
\ j dared.
There was a ring of defiance in the
talk of various officers and club owners
. of the league. President Gilmore said
no overtures toward peace had been
suggested at the meeting either by the
Federals or the older leagues.
IEXTRAL-STEELTOX GAMK
Biggest Scholastic Contest of Season
On This Afternoon
With bands on each side of the field
aiding in the cheering this afternoon's
game between Centra! High and Steel-'
ton was the biggest so far this season.
The Central students marchdll from the
school at Forster and Capital streets to 1
the island while the Steelton followers
embarked from special cars in Market
square and marched from there to the
field.
The game was .ailed at 0 o'clock.
There were two men on the Steelton ]
team, who have not fully recovered
from injuries received in' the Tech
. game, but Central High did not have a
j cripple.
Schedule New Bloomfield
Rather than have an bpen date in
the schedule the athletic authorities at
Central High school have scheduled a
game for next Saturday with the New
Bloomfield Academy, at New Bloom
field.
REPORTED A FED.
"RUfffiß BRUNAHAN
According to a report from Chicago
i.oger Bresnahan. of the Cubs, has
- -lied a contract to manage the Brook *
iyn federal League team.
HARRT&PFRfi STAT?-TNT)EPENDENT, SATURDAY* EVENING, OCTOBER 24. 1914.
ELSCHEID, GETTYSBURG
FULLBACUAS TYPHOID
Former Technical High School Athlete
Believed to Have Contracted Dis
ease While at Leliigh University
Before Entering Pa. College
Gettysburg, Oct. 24.—With the criti
cal illuess of Elseheid, the star full
back on the Gettysburg College foot
ball team, the effect of the typhoid
fever epidemic at Ijehigh University is
being felt here. The big player is be
lieved to have contracted the disease
at the Bethlehem school before he
came to tiettysburg.
Between fifty and sixty students at
Lehigh have fallen victims to the dis
ease, and two have died, the second.
Warren Henn, dying iu the Allentown
Hospital on Thursday. Els lieid, who
is from Harrisburg and formerly .a,
star athlete at the Technical High
scliooi, enrolled at Ijehigh at the open
ing of the term in September but, a
I few days later, decided to change and
j came to Gettysburg.
His prowess on the football field was
at once seen and he made a position on
the regular team without any trouble,
lie played in several games and was al
ways a tower of strength, gaining
ground rapidly. His work iu the A 1
j bright game was especially worthy of
note. Shortly afterward he was taken
j ill and removed to Harrisburg.
He has developed typhoid fever and,
| allowing for the time it takes the dis
' ease to mature, evidently received the
! germs during his short stay at South
Bethlehem. His father was *ll Gettys
I'urg Thursday and said his son was in
a critical condition, being delirious a
! large part of the time. The father re
moved all of li is sou's belongings to
their home in Harrisburg.
It is s aid the epidemic at Lehigh
began through infection that came from
the place of a Polish farmer, who fur
; nished milk to the school, where condi
tions were found to be in abominable
shape. The inspectors found the putre
fying carcass of a horse near the batn,
being eaten up by chickens. The drain
age led into stream at a point below
which the farmer washed his milk cans.
Federals Win Out
The Federals won from the Tri-
Staters by a margin of 216 pins in the
Holt/man Duck Pin League match last
night. The scores:
FEDERALS
Mall 123 122 122 34 7
Deiseroth . . So 92 91 — 26S
Gipe 109 88 US— 315
Banks .... 117 90 107— 314
Burger .... 102 93 99 294
Totals .. 53t> 475 527—1538
TRISTATERS
Winn 69 93 S9— 251
Glassmeyer. 10c 86 65 256
Demuia ... 11l 110 65 — 256
Martin .... 79 S3 90— 252
Wharton .. 108 99 70 — 277
Totals .. 472 471 379—1322
Tennis at Academy
The results of the first round in the 1
fall tenuis tournament at the Harris-'
burg Academy complete yesterday fol
lows: 4
Holmes defeated Gurnette, 4-6, 6-4,'
6-3; Rutherford defeated Tate, 6-4,'
0-6, 6-2; R. Shreiner defeated Smiley,
6-0. 6-1; Horton defeated L. Hart, 6-2,1
6-1; Broadhurst, a bye; G. Shreiner de- j
teated .letters, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2; ,1. Hart de
feated Wallis, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4; Duukle de
feated J. Strouse. 6-10, 6-2; D. Lescurej
defeated Ebberts by default; Ross de
feated Crawford, 6 2, 5-7, 6-4.
Tech Off For Greensburg
Members of the Technical High!
school student body marched to the j
Pennsylvania railroad station with the j
members of the football team yester
day afternoon at the close of "school.!
The team was bound for Greensburg to I
play the Greensburg High school j
eleven. It was a rousing send off. A j
number of students accompanied the i
team.
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>j SUBURBAN
HUMMELSTOWN
The Rev. Frank Tiuney. of Hershey, to
I Preach in Methodist Church
Special Corrost»ondriH'o
Hummelstown, Oct. 24.—The Rev.
1 Prank Tiuney, of Hershey, a former
I resident of town, who will shortly
! leave for West Virginia, will occupy
i the pulpit iu the Methodist church to-
I ill or row evening.
Mrs. John Shelly, of Harrisburg,
spent yesterday with her niece, Mrs.
- George W. Harm any.
The Christian Kndoavor Society of
the Reformed church will hold 11 Hal
loween social in the social room of the
church next Friday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. A. J, Alt house, Mrs.
Shumberger and daughter, of Harris
burg. and Miss Price, of Reading, were
guests of Miss Marv Greenawalt, on
t | Thursday evening
Miss Bessie Hanoi. of Xlt. Carmel,
, 1 s|>ent the week with Mr. and Mrs. W.
1 | 11. Gnnett.
> The Rev. Robert A. Bausch, pastor
( Of the Reformed church, and David C.
1 Rhoads, have returned from Allentown
- j where they attended the sessions of the
1 Eastern Synod of the Reformed chur-'i.
i Miss Grace Sehaffner is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. P. Dieffenderfer, at East
, on.
1 The Rev. S. S. Games, of Mechanics
burg, spent several days this week with
1 his brother, the Rev. H. 8. Games, pas
, | tor of Zion Lutheran church.
A meeting of the borough school
• board will be held 011 Monday evening.
l Mrs. John Gable, of Lancaster, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Tjongenecker.
The Rev. Charles Barnes, of Del
. monieo, N. J., an evangelist, has open
! Ed a revival service in the Stoverdale
church. The meetings will continue for
two weeks.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Mutxabaugli and
daughter. Mildred, are visiting relatives
at Duncannon.
The Palmer-McCormick league will
; hold a meeting in Ruff's hall 011 Tues
day evening at S o'clock. Prominent
speakers will deliver addresses.
John Allaman, Hube.r N'augle and
Edward Sanders returned from a hunt
ing trip near Pine Creek, Lycoming
county, with fortv-six pheasants and
several grav squirrels.
Richard B. Earnest, real estate brok
er. has recently made the following
sales; Double frame dwelling house at
Hershey, from Abraham T. Heilman to
Harvey Currv, of Union Deposit; truck
farm of 19 acres in Swatara township,
from Harvey 1. Strickler to Howard
Geary, of Harrisburg; farm of 411 acres
in Derry township, from Martin Espeu
shade to Frank Markey.
MIDDLETOWN
The Rev. H. F. Hoover's Bible Class
Held a Pleasant Gathering
Spei-ial Correspondence.
'Middletown, Ot. 24.—Amos Hunt/.-
| berger has finished tearing down the
i house on Spring street which
was one of the oldest houses in town.
Mr. Huntflberger has purchased one of
the double houses on Main street from
the car company and will have the same
moved on the site where the old one
! stood. Seott Sides has the contract to
1 move the building.
| . J l'« Violet Fastnacht. of Palmyra.
i< the gueet of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Ger
berich. East Main street, for some time.
D. ('. W. Stager, who had been con
: fined to his home on Susquehanna street
for the past six weeks, is able to be
| out again.
1 he Rev. \\ . R. Ridington has return
ed home from a several days' trip to
j Philadelphia and Landisville'
j A Republican mass meeting will be
j held in the Farmers' market house this!
evening and 011 Saturdav evening. Oe- j
tol.er .11. the Democrats will hold a!
j mass meeting at the -nine | ln e. Both I
i parties will have good speakers.
Hie Kev. I). 'M. Gordon, of Glenside. I ]
! Philadelphia, will preach in the M. E*. |
| church to-morrow morning in tTfc- inter- j
jest of the Methodist hospital at Phiia- '
delphia.
The American Girls' Olub met last
| evening and five new members were '
I taken in. Miss Annie Blot:', was present" '
( and has started a class in reed-basket *
j making.
George Golden is transacting busi- 1
ness at Norristown for several davs.
T''e Dickinson College football team '
cancelled their game with the Middle- 1
town A. C. team which was to be played j
| on the fair grounds this afternoon. •
Harry 'Hess is decorating the show 1
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windows of Krauss : Bros., for'Halloween
and b»t>h windows make a fine appear
; unce.
William Lynch moved from High
spire to tthe lluntaberger projierty on
j Swatara street.
11 Mrs. 11, K. Hoovor, teacher of the
l-adies' Bible class of the i'hureh of
| God, entertained them very pleasant-
I jy at the parsonage on Thursday even
ing. After business was transacted re
freshments were served. The Men's
Bible class ivl the Ohnrc'h of God and
taught bv the Rev. -H. F. Hoover, held
a very pleasant gathering'of the class
at the ehurc'h Inst evening and a very
large number of members of the class
were present.
To-day was payday at the car works.
H. K. Bauni has returned home from
a business tri'p to Wernersville, Pa.
Iho young Indian Runners' Drum
1 orps met at the home of George K.
Rife, Swatara street, this afternoon and
from there were conveyed to Hummels
town in one of TV M. Slierriick's largo
wagons, where thov held an outing.
There was about thirtv-five in all.
Evelyn, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Baumibach, won
tine diamond ring given away 'bv the
>\ lute Spear 'Medicine Company in the
Realty theatre last evening, she being
considered the prettiest dhild present.
J. B. Armor, who had been ill for
the past two weeks at his home in Har
risburg, is able to 'be out again.
'Mrs. W. W. Deckard has returned
home trom a week's visit, to relatives at
luimmolstowm.
NEW CUMBERLAND
Cigax Factory Will Resume Operations
On Monday
Special Correspondence.
New Cumberland, Oct. 24. The
cigar factory, which was closed down
tor a week, will resume operations on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Buttorff moved
to their new home on Third street,
Thursday.
Frank Wise and Lewis Wise, of
Lewisberry, who have been in Davton,
0., stopped here with Mr. and Mrs.
David Crumlich to-day.
Misses Effie Koch,' Sara Stetler,
Pearl Kopp and N'aoma Frownfelter,
took a lake to Newberry, York county,
to-day a distance of nine miles.
Lawrence Fetrow, the contractor, is
having a building erected to store lum
oer ana hardware in.
. Mr and Mrs. J. E. Myers, Mrs. Alice
rrundel and Miss Ollie Kramer are on
an automobile trip to Frederick, Md
Mrs. Parker McAfee and Miss Doro
thy Kaufman are spending several days
with relatives in Palmyra.
Mrs. Bender and daughter, of Le
movne, called 011 Mrs. A. J. Shuler, of
fourth street, Thursday.
Mrs. S. X. Traver, of Paxtang, was
a guest ot Mrs. T. R. Nivin vesterdav.
Miss Margaret Mathias, of Harris
nS' Vlsitotl friends here yesterday.
the Citizen's Hose Company will
hold a meeting Monday evening.
Miss Bertha Hess, of Steelton, was
the guest ot Mrs. C. L. Hale vesterdav.
T - '?• N >vin and sou, Traver,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Xivin's par
ents Dr. and Mrs. D. B. Traver, at
steelton.
The following will be the church
services to-morrow:
Baughman Memorial M. E.—Sunday
school at £>.2o. Preaching at 10.30 a.
fii"o I"' ' ' 3n P " m ' B P wortll league at
0 •.T/ i p t ' V V". B '"~ ! SundßV Sl 'h°ol at!
!».00. Preaching at 10.30 a. m. and 71
P. m. Jr. C. E. at 2. Sr. C. E. at 6. The 1
•. A - R - Avers will conduct the!
services morning and evening.
Church of God—Sunday school at j
!Uo. Preaching at 10.30 a. m. and 7
p. m. C. E. at 6.
St• PaiH's Lutheran—Sundav school
at 9.30. Indies' Aid Societv at 6.
Preaching at 7.
WEST FAIRVIEW
Dr. Washiwger Will Preach in U. B.
Church To-morrow Morning
Special Correspondence.
West Fairview, Oct. 24.—The Rev.
W. H. Washinger, of Ohamberaburg I
conference, superintendent, will preach I
at loVcioS. n<lay mor,,in S
The Rev S B. Bidlack has soured
speakers who have passed through the
Berwick evangelistic campaign to speak
m the 'Methodist church Sunday at 10
Funeral services over the remains of
Joseph Hershman were conducted at his
V resilience on North Third street vester
• 'lay afternoon. Interment was made at
bnola. Pne pallbearers were William
| Heunoman, F. c. n oke . j,| OVI , Hatfi ~
I and rncob I,antz.
I ftough prayer meetings were held
last night for tihe A district at K. B ;
j Roitzel s. Third street, with an attend-
I of twenty-one. The next meeting
: will be held at the home of M. H. Gar
j land. B district meeting was heM at
the home of Lewis Stewart, Main street,
| with thirty-three present; next meeting
at home of Glenn Rnplev, 10 Lincoln
roif.
'Mrs. George \Y. Rhiver visited her
I mother in Harris-burg on Friday,
j The Rev. ('. M. Sparrow, of Newbnrg
visited his father, F. G. S;arrow, ro- ;
oently.
H. W. Neidig is making extensive
internal improvements on his property
at North and Main streets.
The worst feature about nailing a
lie is that you are so apt to hammer
your fingers.
jj
I * Legal |j
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
A CONSTITUTION f-'I'UMIT'IKD TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMON
! WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OK
; RE.IBCriON. BV THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OK THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
IOF THE COMMON WEALTH, IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Munrber One
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
one. article eight of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
I Be tt resolved hy the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met. That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn
sylvania be, and the same is hereby
proposed, in accordance with the eight
eenth article tbv?»>(:
That section one of article eight,
which reads as follows:
"Section 1. Every male citizen twen
ty-one years of age, possessing the I
following qualifications, shall be enti
tled to vote at all elections, subject,
however, to such laws requiring and
regulating the registration of electors e
as the General Assembly may enact: t
~.H ? ® ha " have bee » a cltir.en C
of the United States at least one month. l
11 "Second. H« shall have resided in
, the State one year (or, having previous
ly been a qualified elector or native
horn citizen of the State, ho shall have
. removed therefrom and returned, then
six monthß) Immediately preceding the
11 election.
"Third. He shall have resided In the
Ci election district where he shall offer to
f vote at least two months Immediately
preceding the election.
"Fourth. If twenty-two years of age
- and upwards, he shall have paid wlth
*n t \ vo years n Stale or county tax.
which shall have been assessed at least
s two months and paid at least one month
1 before the election." be amended so
I V," s a |T| e shall read as follows:
section 1. Evory citizen, male or fe
s male, of twenty-one years of age, pos
y sesslng the following (luallllcatlons,
-hall be entitled to vote at all ••lections,
subject, however, to such laws requir
ing and regulating the registration of
i. electors as the General Assembly mav
j enact: 1
I'irst. He or she shall havn beon a
eitl/.en of the I'nited States at least one
l month.
• i„ S fi' on =; . He or 8,10 sha " have resided
In the State one year (or, having pre
viously been a qualified elector or na
. 'he-born citizen of the State, ho or
B she shall have removed therefrom, and
returned, then six months) immediately
• preceding the election.
i„ ", e ° ! " ,«he shall !"tvc resided
f i .. 'J*' I ''! 1 '" district where he or she
i to vo, ° at l » " months
i Immediately preceding the election.
• roiirlh. If twenty-two yeftrs of ace
' SJi»u! l ' ,w < ni *• he or s ' ,p s ''r\U have paid
within two years a State or county
, tax, which shall have been assessed .it
niHfilii h" months and paid at least one
r month before tne election
■ •>hi Wherever the words "ho,"
his. him, and "himself" occur In nnv
section of article VIII of this Constltu
• same shall he construed as If
I *rl ttell, respectively, "he or she." "his
hers'eß" " °'' hpr '" nn<l " hln >self °r
A true copy of Joint Resolution No 1
HfIBBHT McAFEE,
Secretary of iho Cijftnmonwcalth.
Number Two
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
, eight of arficle nine of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania.
1 .•;"! Re 11 resolved by the Sen
i i" n House of Representatives of
ren«^7 1 T" We ? ,h of Pennsylvania in
S™ Assembly met. That the fol-
I ("Sno.i 1 . ose . a ® an amendment to
of PmlS ?" ,° th '' °°mmonwealth
oi Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
' t'hereof"" 8 ° f the eighteenth article
' thol-onoti^V 0 " P J eht ' article nine of
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
?owf V a ' whlch >'oad a us fol
"Section S. The debt of anv county
• Si nfh« rollK ' ~ ownsh ip, school district
, dFstrlct e\?en- ai > '! 11, - V i 0r Incorporated
r ns herein provided, shall
i "evei exceed seven per centum upon
er?v H th», S ?f (1 va '"e of the taxable prop
i nailtv nr hV ""' Shan any such municl
'""Y, district incur any new debt
or increase its indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two per centum upon
. with iu 8 .T sse< ' valuation of property
' i 1?!'"1" 1 the assent of the electors there
-1 « t a public election in such manner
as shall be provided by law bu any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
' r,?.V.' n i,er een ' um of s »eh assessed val
nation, may be authorized bv law to
"crease the same three per centum, n
the: aggregate, at any one time, upon
dihV except that any debt or
• dobts hereinafter incurred bv the eitv
and county of Philadelphia for the con
struction and development of subways
; for transit purposes, or for the con
struction 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 bv said citv and
° f, .Phi l?.d<- ' lPh i a, and which'shall
i i Li clty and county of Phila
delphia current net revenues in excess
of the interest on said debt or debts
and of the annual installment* neces
sary for the cancellation of said debt !
or debts, may be excluded in ascer- I
taining the power of the city and coun- I
. ° i Philadelphia to become other- i
wise indebted: Provided. That a sink
? 11,','",I I ,','", r 'heir cancellation shall be
established and maintained." so that 1
it shall read as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county !
city, borough, township, school district I
Sf i?J , or mi " llc lPality 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 any such munici
pality or district incur any new debt.
lor Increase its indebtedness to an '
I amount exceeding two per centum upon !
such assessed valuation of property 1
! without the consent of the electors !
| thereof at a public election in such
; manner as shall be provided bv law '
I but any city the debt of which "on the!
I . rs , . . ay P r January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four ex
ceeded seven per centum of such as- 1
sessed valuation, and has nut since been I
reduced to less than such per cenutm 1
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 I
upon the conditions hereinafter set !
forth, may increase its indebtedness !
: to the extent of tiiree per ee'ntum in ;
; excess of seven per centum upon such !
assessed valuation for the specific pur- i
pose of providing for all or any of the I
following purposes,—to wit: For tiie '
construction and improvement of sub
ways, tunnels, railways, elevated rail- I
ways, and other transit facilities; fori
I the construction and improvement of'
wharves and docks and for the reclit- i
mation of land to bo used in the con- I
structlon of wharves and docks, owned I
or to be owned by said citv. Such In
crease, however, shall only be made i
with the asse-:t of the electors thereof
at a public election, to be held in such
manner as shall be provided bv 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
ciflc. purposes hereinabove enumerated
shall be yielding to said eitv an annual
current net .Vvenue; the amount of
which credit shall be ascertained bv
capitalizing the anuual net revenue i
during the year immediately preceding
the time of such ascertainment. Such
capitalization shall be accomplished by I
ascertaining the principal amount i
which would yield such annual, current
net revenue, at the average rate of in- 1
terest, and sinking-fund charges pay- '
able upon the indebtedness incurred by !
said city for such purposes, up to the i
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.
7n incurring indebtedness, for any !
one or more of :uiid purposes of con- i
struction, improvement, or reclamation, I
the city of Philadelphia mav issue its'
obligations maturing not later than!
fifty years from the date thereof, with i
provision for a sivking-fund sufficient ,
to retire said obligation at maturity
the payments to such sinking-fund to
be in equal or graded annual install- i
ments. Such obligations may be in an
amount sufficient to provide for and
may include the amount of the Inter- i
est and sinking-fund charges aocru- i
ing and which may accrue thereon
of ascertainment of such compensation
and the maximum and minimum limits
thereof, and special or gen- '
eral remedies for the Collection thereof; !
but In no other cases shall the Generai
Assembly limit the amount to be re- I
covered for injuries resulting in death 1
or for injuries to persons or property I
and in case of death from such.injur- I
ies, the right of action shall survive I 1
and the General Assembly shall pre- ' •
scribe for whose benefit such actions '
shall be prosecuted. No act shall pre- I :
scribe any limitations of time within ' 1
which suits may be brought against' l
corporations for injuries to persons or I 1
property, or for other causes, different I 1
from those fixed by general laws regu- 1
lating actions against natural persons ' 1
throughout the period of construction I '
and until the expiration of one year 1
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 1
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. '
until the expiration of snJd period of !
one year after the completion of such 1
work. I
A true copy of Joint Resolution No 2 '
ROBERT McAFEE, 1
Secretary of the Commonwealth. '
Numbei Thro f
A JOINT RESbhUTION
Proposing an amendment to section t
twenty-one of article three of the t
Constitution of Pennsylvania. r
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
1 """ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- be, and the same Is hereby proposed,
- in accordance with the eighteenth ar
b tide thereof:
> Amend section twenty-one. article
time of the Constitution of the Com
"'""wealth of Pennsylvania, whloh
" reacis as follows:
' shaM o llnVit t Ihe General Assembly
'he amount to be recovered
* fnW.V^Veil resulting In death, or for
- ? , Persons or property, and In
. .io-i,i „ al .'i 'rom such Injuries, the
t i action shall survive, and the
< Wh„.» 1 Sfnbly shall prescribe for
> .... '." e V, • sl "' h actions shall bev
Ilmftat 1 V. • s hall prescribe any
- imJ li ' 0 '" l<s wi <hln which suits
- fo,' y in f,,i l ' o '. ,sh ' against corporations
r,.!. P erß ona or property, or
• i t,'v 1 ~ul,},e s different from those
- if mi i! .!. Rcueral laws regulating ac
r acts now I met lira I persons, and such
1 ! t i\vl!;,^" cral ,, A^se mh'ly may enact
? e'ls O i" K payment by employ
lis, oi employors and employes Jointly
I feu 1 easonable compensation for Injur
" f fheir"» 'i' 08 arising In the course
- L i employment, and for occuipa
i - not sn i f; 0 employes, whether or
I l !if injuries or diseases result In
' f> ov I- ,'!!•' regardless of fault of em-
Phye or employe, and fixing the basis
1 \ fini existing are avoided.
. A tlua copy ot Joint Resolution Mo. 3.
, , ROyERT McAFEE,
secietary of the Commonwealth.
I Number Fttur
A JOINT RESOLUTION
'! K aI J aaiendnient to the Con
' M.» 1«i ° .' enusylvania abolishing
•» Affairs ° Secretary of Internal
' I House"nf , !7 m ' Vo( ' bv Ihe Senate and
. Moiist of Representatives of the Coin
[' Trembly 11f ' c rV" V ' vaiea!
i ihe ' rh '" article four of
' h. nnie f, .! I <in Pennsylvania shall
t veo I hr V thereto section
' low" ' ,Ch shall ruad a!i fo1 "
Mi'i'lrs "'Secretary of Internal
and tile same Is nerenv
now v .Ji i i e '"'"ers anil duties
Uuiirinh appertaining or he
'"• lh '>> branch of the execu
tlvo department, office, or officer shall
: Sf pn V," n5 1 , ,l" r( »'" : h other depart!
ilow Ar 1,. 08 ' ,? r ° m, ers of the slate.
; directed by law crca,cd - aB «•* he
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4
~ ROBERT McAFEE.
( »eci etary of the c •mmonwealth.
' Number Five
A JOINT RESOLUTION
I Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of this Commonwealth In
• !,'' l 'i",' iV'.'h Provisions of the
at? Hill" ,r It enacted by tile Sen-
Mouse of Representatives of
• ~f Pennsylvania In
lei . ; h" B ?s'" ,y i "" i 1" hereby
Th» ,L y , 'orlty of the same.
in.it the follow. mk is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
ommonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
tlll' . w U> ~lr Provisions of the
eighteenth (X\lll> article thereof:-
AM K.\ i'Mr.NT
I>aws may he pKssed providing for a
sys cm of registering, transferring, ln
hy'.hß 2! ""■"•"'teeing land titles
by the state, or h\ the counties tiicre
'""l l° r settling and determining
adseise or Other claims to and intor
renC'l ands th" titles to which are so
t egiatered, transferred, Insured, and
11,0 creation and
collection of Indemnity funds: and for
carrying the system and powers hereby
provided tor into effect by such exist
ing courts as may be designated by the
| Legislature, and by the establishment
| ot 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 and upon other
officers by it designated. Such laws
may provide for continuing the regis-
I tering. transferring. insuring, and
guaranteeing such titles after the first
or original registration has been per
fected by tiie court, and provision may
be made for raising the necessary fund's
' , , expenses and salaries of officers.
: which shall lie paid out of the treasury
of the several counties.
I A true copy of Joint Resolution No. B.
ROBERT Mr A l''K K,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Six
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine ot the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania.
I Section 1. He it resolved by the Sen
i ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
I General Assembly met. That the fol
| lowing is proposed as an amendment to
j the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
] provisions of tiie eighteenth article
j thereof.
| Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Eight.
j Section -. Amend section eight, arti
cle nine of the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, reads as follows:
I "Section S. The debt of anv county,
city, borough, township, school district
lor other municipality or incorporated
I district, except as herein provided, shall
! never exceed seven per centum upon
j tiie assessed value of the taxable prop
erty therein, nor shall any such munie
! ipality or district incur any new debt,
!or Increase Its indebtedness to an
j amount exceeding two per centum upon
i such assessed valuation of property,
without the assent ot the electors
thereof at a public election in such
I 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 ona
time, upon such valuation, except that
any debt or debts hereinafter incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and development
of subways for transit purposes, or for
the construction of wharves and docks,
or the reclamation of land to be used
in the construction of a system of
wharves and docks, as public improve
ments, owned or to be owned by said
| city and county of Philadelphia, and
I which shall yield to the city and eoun-
Ity of Philadelphia current net reve
. nuc in excess of tile interest on said
j debt or debts, and of the annual in
j stall ments necessary for the cancella
i tion of said debt or debts, may be ex
j eluded in ascertaining the power of
j the city and county of Philadelphia to
! become otherwise indebted: Provided,
] That a sinking-fund for their cancel-
I lation shall be established and main
; tained," so as to read as follows:
Section 8, The oent 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 theiein, 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 bo provided by law,
but any city, tiie debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may bt authorized by
law to increase the same three per
centuin in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation; except that
any debt or debts hereinafter incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and development of
wharves and docks, or tiie reclamation
of land to be used in the construction
of a system of wharves and docks, as
public Improvements, owned or to lie
owned by said city ano county of Phil
adelphia, and which shall yield to the
city and county of Philadelphia current
net revenue in excess of the interest
on said debt or debts and of the an
nual installments necessary for the
cancellation of said debt or debts, may
be excluded In ascertaining the power
of the city and county of Philadelphia
to become otherwise Indebted: Pro
vided, That 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
(.hereto; the building of bulkheads, and
the purchase or construction or lease
of whai'es, docks, sheds, and ware
houses and other buildings and facili
ties, necessary for the establishment
and maintenance of railroad and ship
ping terfninals 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
time of so doing, provide for the col
lection of an annual tax sufficient to
pay the interest thereon, and also the
principal thereof within fifty years
from the incurring thereof.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. i.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.