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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
‘THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COM-
MONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION; BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR-
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF
“THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE= XVill OF
“THE CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
IX of the Constitution eof
Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the
Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and
the same is hereby, proposed, in ac-
cordance with the XVIII article
“thereof: —
Section 16. The State, or any wmu-
aicipality thereof, acquiring or appro-
priating property or rights over or in
property for public use, may, in fur-
therance of its plans for’ the acaul-
sition and public use of such proper-
ty or rights, and subject to such re-
strictions as the Legislature may from
stime to time impose, appropriate an
-excess of property over that actual-
1y to be occupied or used for public
use, and may uhereafter sell or lease
such excess, and impose on the prop-
erty so sold or leased any restrictions
appropriate to preserve or enhance
the benefit to the public of the prop-
erty actually occupied or used.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 1.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of Phil-
adelphia county. .
Section 1. Be it resoived by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the Commonwealth of Penn-
-sylvania in General Assembly met.
“That, the following amendment to the
Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and
the same is hereby, proposed, in ac-
«cordance with the eighteenth article
thereof:-
That section six of article five be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 6. In the county of Phila-
<delphia all the jurisdiction and
powers mow vested in the several
numbered courts of common pleas of
that county, shall be vested in ome
court of common pleas composed of
all the judges in’ commission in said
courts, Such Jurisdiction and powers:
shall extend to all proceedings at law |
and in equity which shall*have been
instituted in the several numbered:
cours and shall be subject to such
change as may be made by law and
subject to change of venue as provi-
ded by law. The president judge of
the said court shall be selected as
of
jndges-in said conrt may be by law
increased from time to time. This a-
mendment shall take effect on they
first day of January succeeding its a-
<option. :
"In the county of Allegheny all the
jurisdiction and powers now vested
in the several numbered courts of
. common pleas, shall be vested in
© one court of common pleas,’ com-
posed of all the judges in commission
in said courts. Such jurisdietion and
powers shall extend to all proceel-
ings at law and in equity which shall
have been instituted in the several
numbered courts and shall be subject
to such change as may be made by
law and subject to change of venuo
as provided by law. The presi-
dent judge of the said court
shall be selected as provided by
law. The number of judges In
said court may be by law increased
from time to time. This amendment
shall take effect on the first day of
January succeeding its adoption.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2. tr
CYRUS E. WOODS.
Secretary >f the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to articie
nine, se .on four of the Consti-
tution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; authorizing the
State to issue bonds to the amount
to pay existing debt; and they debt cre-
ated to supply deficiency in revenue
shall never exceed in the aggregate
at any one time, one million dol
lars,” be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be crea-
ted by or on behalf of the State, ex-
cept to supply casual deticiencies of
revenue, repel invasion, suppress imp-
surrection, defend the State in war,
or to pay existing debt; and the debt
enue shall never exceed in the aggre-
gate, at any one time, one million dol-
lars: Provided, however That the
General Assembly, irrespective of
any debt, may authorize the State to
issue bonds to the amount of fifty
millions of dollars for the purpose of
improving and rebuilding the highways
of the Commonwealth.
Section 2. Said proposed amend-
ment shall be submitted to the qual-
ified electors of the State, at the gen-
eral election to be held on the Tues-
day next following the first Monday of
November in the year nineteeen hun-
dred and eighteen, for the purpose of
deciding upon the approval and rati-
fication or the rejection of said
amendment. Said election shall he
opened, held, and closed upon said
election day, at the places and within
the hours at and within which said
election is directed to be opén-
ed, held and closed, and in aecord-
ance with the provisions of the laws
of Pennsylvania governing elections,
and amendments thereto. Such a-
mendment shall be printed upon the
ballots in the form and manner pre-
scribed by the election laws of Penn-
sylvania, and shall in all respecis
conform to the requirement of such
laws,
A true copy .of Joint Resolution
No, 3.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine of the Consti-
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania in General Assemh.y met,
and is hereby enacted by the author-
ity of the same, That the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania, in accordance with the pre-
visions of the eighteenth article
thereof: —
Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Hight, :
That section eight of article nine
of- the Constitution be amended by
striking out the said section and in-
serting in place thereof the follow-
ing: — ; :
Section “8. . The ‘debt of any county
city, borough, township, school dis-
trict or other municipality or incorpo-
ated district, except as provided here
In and in section fifteen of this arti-
cle shall never exceed seven (7) per
centum upon the assessed value of the
taxable property therein, but the
be increased in such amount that the
total city debt of said city shall not
exceed tem per centum (10) upon the
assessed value of the taxable prop-
erty therein, nor shall any such mu-
nicipality or district incur any new
debt, or increase its indebtedness to
an amount exceeding two (2) per
of property, without the consent ot
the electors thereof at a public elec-
tion in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law. In ascertaining the
borrowing capacity of the said city
of Philadelphia, at any time, there
shall be excluded’ from the calcula-
tion and deducted from such debt
so much of the dsbt of said city as
shall have been incurred, and the
proceeds thereof invested, in any
public improvements of any character
which shall be yielding to the said
city an annual current net revenue.
The amount of such deduction shall
be ascertained by capitalizing the an-
nual net revenue from such improve-
ment during the year immediately
preceding the time of such ascertain-
ments; and such capitalization shall
be estimated by ascertaining the
principal amount which would yield
such annual, current net revenue, at
the average rate of interest, and sink-
ing-fund charges payable upon the
indebtedness incurred by said city
for such purposes, up to the time of
such ascertainment. The method of
determining such amount, so to be de
of fifty millions of dollars for the
improvement of the highways of
the Commonwealth.’
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania in. General Assembly met,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and
the same is hereby, proposed, in se-
cordance with the eighteenth article
thereof: —
That section four of article nine,
which reads as follows:
“Section 4. No debt shall be crea-
ted by or on behalf of the State, ex
cept to supply casual deficiencies of
=m} epoaddng ‘SEOPSBAN] [ode ‘SNUSAIX
ducted, may be prescribed by the Gen-
' eral Assembly. In incurring indebted-
ness for any purpose the city of Phila-
| delphia may issue its obligations ma-
turing not later than fifty (50) years
from the date thereof, with provision
for a sinking-fund sufficient to retire
said obligations at maturity, the pay-
| ment to such sinking-fund to be in
equal or graded annual or other per-
jodical instalments. Where any in-
| debtedness shall be or shall have
| been incurred by said city of Philadel
phia for the purpose of the construct-
| fon or improvement of public works of
{any character from whick income or
| revenue is to be derived by sald city,
or for the reclamation of land to be
created to supply deficiencies in rev- 4
debt of “the “city of Philadelphia” may |
centum upon such: assessed: valuation}
Charles E. Hughes cannot get so far
away from Washington that the men
in charge of the chariot of government
there do not feel the jolting of his
criticisms. In fact, the Democratic
leaders at the capital city show symp-
toms of seasickness from the way in
which the ex-justice of the supreme
court has shaken them up. Mr. Hughes
is pursuing the only proper method,
which is first to take the deadwood
out of the way so that the path to
righteous and propitious government
may be made clear.
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THE NEUTRALITY
OF PONTIUS PILATE
But as soon as the need for
deeds arose Mr. Wilson forgot
all about “the principle he held
dear.” He promptly announced
that we should be “neutral in
fact as well as in name, in
thought as well as in action,”
between the small, weak, unof-
fending nation and the large,
strong nation which w.- rob-
ing it of its sovereignty and in-
dependence. Such neutrality has
been compared to the neutrality
of Pontius Pilate. « This is un-
just to Pontius Pilate, who at
least gently urged moderation
on the wrongdoer. — From the
speech of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, delivered at Lewis-
ton, Me., in behalf of Charles E.
Hughes.
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The president gets up early during
the hot spell, and there are some who
think he may have to continue the
practice until November if that man
Hughes continues to be so undigni-
fled.— Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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WILSON'S IGNOBLE, UNSUC-
CESSFUL LITTLE WARS.
President Wilson took Vera
Cruz in 1914, as we were official-
ly informed at the time, to get
a salute for the flag and to pre-
vent the shipment of arms into
Mexico. He did not get his sa-
lute. He did not prevent the
shipment of arms. But several
hundred men were killed or
wounded, and then he brought
the army home without achiev-
ing either object. President
Wilson sent an army into Mex-
ico in 1916, as we were informed
at the time, to get Villa “dead
or alive.” They did not get him
dead. They did not get him
alive. Again several hundred
men were killed and wounded.
Again President Wilson is bring-
ing the army home without
achieving his object. Of course
it is a mere play upon words
to say that these were not
“wars.” They were wars and
nothing else—ignoble, pointless,
unsuccessful little wars, but
wars. They cost millions of dei-
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lars and hundreds of lives,
squandered to no purposs, They
accomplished nothing, t they
were wars.—From the Speech of
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, De-
livered at Lewiston, Me., in Be-
half of Charles E. Hughes.
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THE COMPELLING PERORA-
“TION “TO MR. HUGHES“
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
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We live in a fateful hour. in
a true cenee, the contest for the
preservation of the Nation is
never ended. We must still be
imbued with the spirit of heroic
sacrifice’ which gave us our
country and brought us safely
ough the days of civil war,
We renew our pledge to the an-
cient ideals of individual liberty,
of opportunity denied to nore
because of race or creed, of un-
swerving loyalty. We have a
vision of America prepared and
secure; strong and just; equal
to her tasks; an exemplar of the
capacity and efficiency of a free
people. | indorse the platform
adopted by the Convention and
accept its nomination.
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used in the construction of wharves or
docks owned or to be owned by said
city, such obligations may be in an
amount sufficient to provide for, and
may include the amount of, the in-
terest and sinking-fund charges as
cruing and which may accrue there-
on throughout the period of construct-
ion, and until the expiration of one
year after the completion of the work
for which said indebtedness shall
have been incurred; and said city
shall not be required to levy a tax to
pay sald interest and sinking-fund
charges as required by section ten.
article nine of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, until the expiration of
said period of one year after the com-
pletion of said work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No 4.
CYRUS B. WOODS.
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Anita Stewart is one of the very
ed by a great actress, Anita Stewart
at the. Bijou, Friday, Sept. 23...
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR! A
MINGO ELECTION
AIRED IN COURT
Only 11 Democrats Counted,
Says Precinct Officer
WOMAN TELLS OF THREATS
Witness Tells of Organization of Elec
tion Board Before Sunup, to Head
off Regularly Appointed Members.
Testimony of three witnesses con-
sumed the entire time of the United
States district court in Huntington,
W. Va., in which the hearing of the
first evidence in the so-called Mingo
county election cases was begun.
More than 100 witnesses have been
summoned, as the prospects are that
the trial may be long drawn-out. The
case is being heard before Charles
A. Wood of Charleston, 8. C., judge
of the United States court of appeals,
sitting for Judge Benjamin F. Keller
of the southern district of West Vir-
ginia. »
The men under indictment are R. L.
Simpkins, H. D. Copley, G. W. Kelly,
W. S. Hatfield, Tom Maynard, Grant
Gibson, Ben Copley, Noah Lester,
Linko Blankenship, Anthony Gaujot,
Berman Hatfield, Greenway Hatfield,
Jack Brewster, Noah White, George
R. Maynard and Vallentine Hatfield.
Of these Noah Lester and Linko
Blankenship have entered pleas of
guilty and they were the first two wit-
nesses introduced by the government.
The third witness was Mrs. Noah
Lester.
The story told by Lester and Blank-
enship was to the effect that they were
approached by some of the defendants
and others, who asked them to serve
as’ Democratic officers at War Eagle
precinct, taking the place of the regu-
larly appointed officers. They were
promised $56 ealh, according to their
testimony, and immunity from indict-
ment for some trouble in which they
‘had figured.
They said that they spent the night
with a number of others at the home
of Tom Maynard. According to the
story told by Lester, corroborated in
most of its details -by Blankenship,
those present at this meeting were
W. S. Hatfield, Berman Hatfield, Grant
Gibson, R. L. Simpkins, Harrison Cop-
ley, Ben Copley, Linko Blankenship,
George Kelly, Anthony Gaujot and
Blaine York. .
It was arranged that they should
go to the precinct so early as to ar-
rive ahead of the Democratic officers
who had been appointed and they left
the Maynard house at 3:30 and organ-
ized the election board two hours be-
of, them were
d Berman ‘Hatfield
Ref iian who was a stranger,
stood guard on the outsidé all day. He
testified that it was agreed that only
eleven Democratic votes should be
counted, and that in accordafice with
this agreement all other such ballots
were removed from the box, ‘which
was uniocked all day, and burned, and
that other ballots were marked and
put in their places.
He said that there were about sixty-
five votes actially cast, but that
fraudulent ballots were marked dnd
equal to the registration. Blankensh
testified that after the electton he was
paid the $8
put into the box to bring the total |
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which Bed been promised
Sim and that mo fmdictitent against
him had even deen returned so far as
he knew as the result of the affair
which he was threatened.
Mrs. Lester testified that she sought
to keep fer husband from, serving as
an election officer and that in this
effort she followed him to thé home
of R. L. Simpkins,
that night and he some of the plans
alleged to have heen made for the
seizure of the pr-- ~~‘. ' She testified
that after her ad made his
statement to a
Simpkins had threatened to prosecute
her boy in a pistol case unless her
husband and Blankenship signed an |
affidr vit to the effect that their state-
ment had been made under pressure.
PA. DAY AT SHADOW LAWN
Keystone Democrats Will Make Pil-
grimage to Long Branch.
Saturday, Oct.. 14, will be ‘“Pennsyl-
vania day” at Shadow Lawn, summer
home of President Wilson at Long
Branch, N. J. On that day a large dele-
gation from Pennsylvania will visit
the president and have him address
them. A special train will carry the!
delegation to and from the presidents
A large delegation, it is be-
home.
lieved, will make fhe, trip.
The special train will leave Pitts-;
burgh the mizht of Cet. 13, returning!
Special :
on the morning of Oct. 15.
rates for the trip will be made by the
Pennsylvania railroad.
RIOTERS ARE INDICTED
Thirty-three Secret Bills Returned at
Lima, O.
Charles Daniels, alleged negro as-
sailant of Mrs. Vivian Barber at Lima,
O., and cause of the recent race riot |
there, was indicted by a special grand |;
jury report.
Thomas Patton, alleged to have
been the man who tightened the rope
about Sheriff Eley’s neck the night of
the rioting, also is Indicted, charged
with assaulting ca Meco ith iadaat |
to lynch. Thirty-three more true bills,
held secret, were returved. The prose-
cuior admits &ll are riot charges being
=ithheld awaiting arrests.
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officer R. L.
i Hu . t ay
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, 8 borne the § gnature of
and haS'been made under his per
sonal supervision since its infaney.
, Allow no one todeceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and ¢¢ Just-as-good ’’ are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experim
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare=-
goric, Drops and Soothing Syraps. It is pleasant. If
contains neither Opium, Morphine mor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. ¥or more than thirty years it
has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhceea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. 14
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALways
Bears the Signature of
%
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY
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ROCKWOOD
Julia, are this week visiting relatives
in Meyemnsdale.
Mrs. Floyd Miller of the Miller
block has been removed to the Alle-
gheny hospital at Cumberland, Md.,
where she is being treated for stom-
ach trouble.
Lloyd Morgan, son of My. and Mrs.
Frank Morgan and Anton Jacko both
about the age of six years were badly
burned about the head and body Fri-
day. They had built a fire in the back
vard and having found a powder can
with miner’s powder in it at once
poured the conténts of the can on the
fire causing a terrific explosion.
i Miss Florence Dull and Miss Grace
i McClellan were hostesses at a 500
party given at the home of the for-
mer’s parents Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Dull on Broadway. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Miller, Miss-
es Ethel Denison Elizabeth Miller,
John D. Lock and Tommy Atkins.
J. C. Enos attended the United
THE PL. W. & S. TO SHUT DOWN
After a check career, converting 2
period of 12 years, the Pittsburg
Westmoreland & Somerset railroad
will discontinue the operation of pas-
sengerr trains between Ligonier and
Somerset Saturday, accordng to am
annonucemet just issued. No reason
for discontinuing trains on the popul-
ar “high line” has been made public,
but it is presumed to have been decid-
Brethren Conference which Was | ed upon because of insufficient patron-
held 'at/ "Johnstown last week. age during the wintep months to jus- Se
Emanuel Custer, who has been tify operating the antiquated equip-
making his home at the Soldiers’
mentéalways accompanied by more er
‘less danger.
The absence of the train service
will prove a great inconvenience to
many business men who have used it
in traveling along the road will suffer
‘hardships by reason of the removal
of their easiest meang of travel to
Home at Erie for. the past three or
four years, is spending several days
in Rockwood where he will visit his
brother James Custer.
It is believed that the'thieving out.
rages which have been going on fr
several months past may be at a1
end on account - of the activities of | g ooo os
Superintendent = Grimes "of the Que-| mhers * hag always been more of
mahoning Coal Company havifg It joes mystery concerning the identity v J
cated in the abandoned mine between of those financially interested in the } {
Rockwood and Garrett a large supp 1y | P. W. & S. The income derived from
of copper wire, ect, stolen from:
the different mines and other mer-
chandise. Frank Herwick was recent
|
the operation of the road was never
sufficient, it is said to justify passen-
er srvice between Someret and Li
igi! arrested When he aitempied Ta but the service rendered wh
dispose of some of the wire to a junk: oh ay a) Bolsa ant ecsoramaodation
dealer. ; : :
1 to the public. The P. W. & S. offered
ne a Digi the only rail competition ever enjoyed
ve i o D by the shippers of the Somerset com-
them of 10,000 smal! Ales to be Pip: munity and its discontinuance means
ced in the several mountain streams that os B'& OR. R. will have to
in that vicinity. This shipment comes bé relied thon sxelniively while’ the
from the Bellefonte hatcheries and is
only one ‘of the many ior ents that public will be deprived of the services
s rendered there by Adams Express
have heen promised Bon ¥ eonany
Miss Ethel Dennison departed Fri- | . :
day evening for Pittsburg where she Ine P. W. & S. skirts the rich Jeu-
will spend several days with her moth- | 67 coal fields and the immense coal
er before returning home. | deposits of Jefferson township. In the
A large number of Rockwood peo- | future it may become an important
ple attended the fair at Meyersdale | feeder of three great transportation
last week. | lines the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore
Miss Hazel Byerly has returned to ' & O- and the Western Maryland.
her home in Monessen after spend- |
ing several days as the guest of Bdi- |
tor and Mrs. H. A. Miller.
D. F. Hanna, B. & O. supervisor, is
this week in New York where he ie
attending the annual convention of
the Roadmasters association.
Philip Schaff and Roy Wilt have acl ~ ;
cepted employment in the Westing- Services will be held in Amity Re-
‘house electric shop where they will formed Church on Thuhsday ard Fri-
be employed until the first of the day evenings of this week and the
r. Then Mr. Schaff will enter State Holy Communion will be celebrated
next Sunday both morning and even-
Ellen Snyder and daughtering.
HARVEST HOME SERVICES
There will be held at the Mt. Leb-
anon Reformed church on Sunday at
10 A. M. Harvest Home services and
at Glencoe at 2 p. m. conducted by the
pastor Rev. A. S. Kresge.
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