AT court of common. pleas compesed of amended so as. to read as follows: . law. 4 TREE TR TE PR RR TAT a 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- XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing. an amendment to Article IX of the Constitution ef ‘ 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 ‘ame is hereby, proposed, in a¢- cordance with the XVIII article thereof: — Section 16. The State, or any mu- nicipality thereof, acquiring or appro- priating property or rights over or in property for public use, may, in fur- therance of its plans for the acaui- sition and public use of such proper- ty or rights, and‘ subject to:such re- strictions as the Legislature may from time to time impose, appropriate an «excess of property over that actual dy to be occupied or used for public use, and may thereafter 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 BE. 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 | ty. | fi Section. 1. Be ' Tesolved by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth Penn- fylvania in General Asse bly. met, “That the following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and . the 8 is hereby, proposed, in ac- cordance, “with the eighteenth article thereof: ats . That section six of article five be Section’. In the county ef Phila delphia all the jurisdiction and powers now vested in the several numbered courts of common pleas of | that county, shall be vested in one all the judges. in commission: In: sald shall extend to all Procesdizgs.at law |: and in equity; which shall have been. instituted in the several numbered courts and shall be subject | te. Such | change "a8 ‘may’ be made by Ww and subject 3 ‘change © of enue as provi ded by law. The president judge of the said court shall be selected as provided by law. The number of indges+ ifr said «conrt- may be byvlaw increased f from time fo time. This 8 mendment gral take effect om the first day of January ‘succeeding its a doption, Gy “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 puwers ‘shall’ extend to alll proceel- ings at'law ‘and in’ ‘equity which shall have beeh instituted in’ the several numbered courts and shall be subject to such. change as’ may ‘be fade by law and. subject to" ehange of venue as -provided., by law. The presh dent judge ‘of the. said court shall (be selected as, provided by 4 The number ‘of judges "In said court may bé by law increased from time to time. This amendment ahall take effect on t the "mest day ot its’ 3 ‘adoption. bunn SE A true’ copy of Joint No. ‘3. CYRUS E. weooDe. © Secretary 3% the Co SIMON Number 2 i33 anor A A JOINT RESOLUTION. FEE bu * of tor £ harposen, wp d | ment. te Ouch, ainking-fund. to. be. in to pay existing debt; and the debt cre- ated to supply deficiency in revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate at any one time, one million dol lars,” be amended 50 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 deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress in- surrection, defend the State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiencies in rev- 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 rat!- fication or the rejection of said amendment. Said election shall be opened, held, and closed upon sald election day, at the places and within the hours at and within which said election is directed to be open- ed, held and closed, and in accord- 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 _Assemb.y met, and is hereby enacted by the author fty of the same, That the Constity- tion of the Commonwealth of Pent. sylvania, in accordance with the pro- vistons of the eighteenth article thereof: — A Adicuament to Article Nine, ection Eight. ; That section eight of article nine of the Constitution be amended by king out the wala section a and 1n- | |serting in place. ‘thereof the Tollow- ing:— ‘Section 8. Theldebt ‘of any county | ‘city, borough, township, school dis- trict or other municipality or ineorpe- ‘dted district, except ds provided here d tn and in section fifteen of this artl- | cle shall never exceed seven (7) per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, but the debt, of the: celty. of Philadelphia may be: increased ‘in such’ ‘amount that the total city debt of said city shall not | exceed ‘ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value of the taxable _prop- | i erty “therein; nor shall .any such mu- picipality or district incur. any mew flebt, or increase its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two (2) per ¢entum upon such assessed valuation ef property, without the consent. or tae electors thereof at a public eles tion in such manner as shall be pro- vided by law. In asc¢ertaining the borrowing capacity of the said city of’ Philadelphia, at any time, there shall be excluded from the calcula tion. and dedn from such debt so much of the’debt. of said city as Shall have been incurred, amd: the proceeds thereof. invested, “im « any public improvements of any. ry which’ shall be yielding’ ‘to the said city en annual - “current het revenie. "Phe ‘amount ‘of sich deduction be ascertained by capitalizing the onal net, revenue from such he a ment during. the , year immediately Dreceding: the time of, TUR Secures ments; and such capitalisation shai be estimated by ascertaining the principal amount ' which would yisld 'sifeh dnnus),’ ‘current het revenue, at the ‘average rate’ of interest, and sipk: ing-fund charges payable’ “upon” the | iridedtednens incurred by said city up to the’ time of || spch ascertainment.; The method of, determining such amount, so. to be. deg ducted, may be prescribed: bp the Gen. eral’ Assembly. In incurring indebted: ness for any purpose the city of Phile- deiphia’ may issue its ‘Obligations "pad turing not“later than fifty’ (50)° years frog the date thereof, with provision for a .sinking-fund sufficient’ to said obligations at maturity, the pay- equal or graded annual or other. per fodical: instalments. Where any is debtedness shall be: or shell have been incurred by said city of Philadel- phia for the purpose of the comstruct- ion ‘or improvement of public works revgnue is 0 be derived by said eity, | Ganiias EEE Wael ‘samasey OF for the reclamation of land ¢s be at the Bijou, Friday, Sept. 28 ¢ any character from which income or | Where Motorists Lodge The favorite route for motorists is the Great National Highway, formerly known as the National Pike. It winds from the east through Cumberland and down into Pittsburgh by way of Brownsville, entering the main part of the city right at the Monongahela House PITTSBURGH where copl, airy rooms with o river view afford the most comfortable ‘summer quarters. European Plan Single Room, without bath, $1.00 and $1.50 per day. Single :oom with bath $2. 00, $2.50 and $3.00 per day. Each additional person $1. 30 per day in any room, with or Without ba Complete Cafe Service from 25¢ Club Breakfast to the most elaborate dinner. J. B. Kelley, Manager Smithfield St., Water St. and First Ave. Pittsburgh not give. your. lad. the same ®_fizining? WHY The idle plant of the Great Western File ‘works, occupying three acres ia Beaver Falls, has been sold to the Pittsburgh Radium company of Pitts- burgh, a newly organized interest in the vanadium and radium field, which will partially rebuild the plant, e juip it for the treatment of carnotite ores and the extraction of vanadiu:a, uranium and allied products. “Get over there!” This shout and a wild shove, as a fast passenger train bore down upon them, sent Mrs. Laura Meisel reeling from the path of a Baltimore and Ohio engine just as the locomotive crashed into her husband, Albert E. Meisel, at the Tecumseh street crossing of the railroad in Hazelwood. The man gave his life to save that of his wife. Petitions are being circulated asking the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie rail road to inaugurate passenger service between Connellsville and Browns. ville by the way of Whitsett cutoff. The cutoff was built several years ago as a means of hauling freight from | the Yough river points to Mononga- 'hela valley points Without going via | Pittsburgh, , A headless skeleton was found in 1 a suitcase by workmew excavating in a back yard in Pittsburgh, ‘where the old Moose temple is being razed in’ preparation for the erection of a new home. The skeleton was covered with dirt and old newspapers and was buried #ix feet under ground. The population of the Pittsburgh metropolitan district is 1,156,849, an in- crease of 10.7 per cent since 1910. The number of manufacturing establish- merits i8°2,479, and the capital fivested in industries is $706:660,130. In five years wages and’ sglariés ibreased 18.5 per cent. . a ToT At the ‘pointiof a revolver William , Morris of- Connellsvilte - held up a gang of’ ‘workmen ‘who were- laying a sewer in of “his ‘residence and they were forced to quit wark: A de tail eof policemen ‘was sent to .the place and the’ Norkmien were put back to works stead of giving me the definition whem , 1 applied to her, uniformly sent me to 'V the ‘dictionary 6 Baki ft, dnd tn this - way I ‘gradually lesrned’ mibhy things : Besides the m of the individual "word ta question among other things, E Uhow to #64 U'dictionsty, end the grest a the use of the dict r a Tar s0 thd vilhd har) several volumes will yot find it a great convenience to have this, which is so compact, so full, and so trustworthy as to leave, in most cases, little to be desired.” — Albert S. Cobk, Ph.D.,LL.D., Professor of the English Language and Literature, Yale Univ. April 28,1811, ‘WRITE for Specimen Pages, Illustrations, Ete, of WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY, For Over 68 Years Publishers of The Genuine Webster’ sDictionasies, « SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U. 8x4... oo -uére 1S a much better market for g00a mules than there is for bad men. You seldom meet a married men who admits that he knows it all. Time isn’t always money to the man who does a credit business. Many a man talks thru his hat in stead of using a telephone. The higher a man climbs the harder will be his fall—if he fails. Men deliberately He, while women merely "#appress “the 4ruth. About the omly satisfactory substi tute for wisdom is silence. Love may be blind but tt can usuafly locate the almighty dollar. When a fool doean’t set like a food be fools a lot of fT i tused in the construction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by sald joity, such obligations may be in am amount sufficient to provide for, and may include the amount.of, the fia- terest and sinking-fand: charges ee cruing and which may accrue there on throughout the peried of construct. ion, and until the expiration of ome year after the completion of the. work for which said. indebtednsss shall have: been imewrred; cad said eity shall not be required ts levy a tax'lp a pay caid fsgerest and, aiskingfusd | charges as regujred by gestion tem. article -. nine. of the Comstitmtion of Pelinbyiviila,’ until*the * expiration of said period of oné year after the com- pletion of sald work ¢ A true copy of Joint Resolution Nod. CYRUS B. WOOD& Anita Stewart is one of the very ed by a great actrgas, Anita Stewart possess the aplendid dictionaries = pe Jack Frost, aged Thirty-eight, was sénti to the workhouse for thirty days by Magistrate: Borland in Pittsburgh. Jack was arrested on a charge of drunkeaness. “It's too early for you substance. and allays Feverishness. Flatulency, Wind Colic, Diarrhoea. ‘ears the The Kind You Have es Bonghe and which has been in use for over 80, years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per- sonal supervision since its'infancys Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterieits, Imitations and #¢ Just-as-good *’ are but - Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Secothing Syrups. contains neither Opium, Morphine mor other Narcotic Its age is its guarantee. It is pleasant. It It destroys Worms For more than thirty years is has been in constant use for the relief of Constipa tion, all Teething Troubles and It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The' Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA auways Signature of «In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THE cenTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY, Every Farmer with ‘to be out,” .said Magistrate Borland, “so I guess Rel pit. you away for a Mille. on 4 8 : dram Tal ga T8410 lc N ——— Schoo! r ‘patrons of Teeaataes. Eo near Washington, are on 8 8 8. struc- fsa RE they ( Tate heshth sutliof: od to. practice in common , Pleas court, tore The ‘girls ' were ‘Miss Sarai M. Soffel and “Miss Lilly ‘Virginia Pickersgill. The clergy- man was Rev. John B. Fortunato, in- terpreter in the crimimal eowrt Eighteen buildings, includ:ng seven residences, comprising four blocks in the business center of Clintonville, were swept by fire that started in the livery stable of E. W. Shaffer, entuil- hg 3 refuse to send thetr | ; th * Bi wi ions | fwe.or more cows _needs.a Shady A) T. YODER, - t Pong dL oaaradrt lr misiolig ol THE BEST: SEPARATOR MADE, 229 Live Livergood To CRONE a HO! ELOT ES. : ‘ing a loss estimated at between $75, 600 and '$80;000. « Thirty-five minutes after Ralph H. Thomas had been held'up and robbed by a negro highwayman in Pitts burgh Patrolman Roundtree arrest- | ed the highwayman and recovered a watch, a stickpin and $1.26 stolen from Thomas. i Real estate agents make the state- ment that there are fewer houses for rent in Connellsville than has ‘ever’ been kmown. There is also a_ heavy demand for houses and this demand will be increased with new industrial ! activity. 1 ~Six children were injured, ohe prob- ably fatally, when a runaway automo- ile, dashing down a mountain road le, east of Mt., Pleasant, THE OPEN FIRE “To get the full flavor of a fire you must know your wood,” writes Elisa- beth Woodbridge, “I had almost said, _ you must remember re the tree stood before it was cut—white birch in the dry, worn owt slopes, black birches from the edges of the pasture lots, chestnut from the ledges, maple | from the swamps, apple from the old orchard.” ' “But though this may be a refine- ment of fancy, it is no .fancy that one ey of wood differs from another. in glory. There is the white birch, light-hearted, volatile, putting all "its pretty self into a few flaring moments —a butterfly existence. There is black birch,” reliictant;: but steady; thereids crashed into a-group. of school’ cunaren Jostaitt vivaeious,. full of sudden en-: and ground them against a wire fence, Using a: shoe ‘asa weapon,” "George Graham; prisoner in the Punxso- tawney jail, Jasna Warden Andrew Neil, aged inte woneon- Ne with Rosle Syors, fit teen, escaped from the institution, ALE Prempt help from Johnstown, Bos- well and other places im the vielnity rine: paw a sign, 0 of Jocome, e. Bias "lose will i serie i 900.644. Ten beings were cofisumed Fic destroyed. ‘on the farm of Louis Zeigler at nn Pwenty cows and five herses re burmed to death and go stack of hay amd grain destreyed. The loss exceeds $13,000. Joseph Mijler; ‘aged simty-five, a farmey; residing near West Alexander, Pa, was gored fo death by an in furiated bull. The afatr occurred but a shert distance from from his house. ‘Ditplayed in a ‘s window na cate is a radish said to be’ the largest ever seen about Connellsville, It weighs 13% pounds’ sad measures -20. inches in lodgthy Mareus Anton, —_ of the Pitts- burgh Board of Education, has been appointed a member of the Pennsy!- vania ;Board of Education. Yeggs blew the “safe in’ the post office at Grand Va''é+ ‘and escaped, though pursued by a )osse. ms; the apple, cheerful’. and willing, the maple and oak, sober and stanch, good for ‘he long pull” , ¥Ot“them all T love the apple best. For a quick blaze throw on the white birch; for along ‘evening of reading, whe one does not want distraction, in the keeping up of many of the oid customs. In some quarters the match . makers still an fmportant- personage. He or ‘she——usuglly ah old bacheldr or a spinster or widow _has a long mem- ory for the marriagéable girls and boys among the peasantry of the coun- ty, and even of adjoiring counties. The young people are not at first con- sulted; theiparents of both are ap . proached, apd: the talk is not at all of tha inclinations of those wha are ROBT. CROME, 1 Tailor ASA ~NIOOYRTSGT O01 Mh. ~ 10 marry, but of how much dower is to go with the girl, and what the young man’s father will allow him. For all their warm hearts, the Irish are practi- cal enough; they have to he. There :8 plenty of innocent love making which never leads .to marriage, be- vause. the chanees fora living in Ire- land are limited, and.a couple mus$: Rave a little degree of certainty about ‘I the future. Sometimes’ a young cares so much for some particular that he breaks jghrough jpustom finds a way of marrying her, On vouth of the Barony Forth loved the daughter of" a ‘Wicklow farmer whe! nad two hundred acres: and eorres- pending /high ideals for his daughter. The youth, had ten bare.acres and a hare, cottage, 2 appealed to the sym~ ‘pathies of: ‘hig ttrely to her advantage, abs loch® sourly at the girl, and remarked: “Well, your banns will be timidly. id “What's that to you?"—Harper's Mag: azine. ; ARAN a tt in SR - &
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