TTI PROPOSED THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COM MONWEALTH FOR THEIR A? 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 Articie IX of the Constitution ef » Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of 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 inu- 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 acqui- sition’ and public use’of such proper- ty or rights, and. subjeet. to, such re strictions as the Legislature may from timp ‘to’ time .impose, appropriate an excess jot | property over that actual- ly, to be ‘occupied or used for public use, and may thereafter sell or lease erty 80 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. tefl CYRUS BE. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. JA 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 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 Constitutibn 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 te read as follows: Section 6. In the county of 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 court of common pleas composed of striking out the said section and In- 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 courts and shall be subject to such | change as may be made by law and subject to change of venue as p-rovi- ded by law. The president judge of the said court shall bé selected as provided by law. The number of jndges in said conrt: may .be. by law increased from time to time. This a- mendment shall take effect on the first day of January succeeding its a- doption. “ln 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 venue as provided by law. The presi- dent judge of ithe 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. pot CYRUS E. WOODS. Secretary >f the Commonwealth. Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to article nine, se .ion four of the Consti- tution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; authorising the State to issue bonds to the amount 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 sae- cordance with the eighteenth article thereof: — That section four of article nine, which reads as follows: “Section 4. No debt shall be cres- ted by or on behalf of the State, ex cept to supply casual deficiencies of 4 spezdduns PBOERAW] [oded ‘ONUGASI AMENDMENTS FO, Rapresenta- | to pay existing debt; and the debt cre ated to supply deficiency in revenue shall never exceed. in the aggregate - Lt any one time, one million dot lars,” be amended so as to read =s follows: Section 4. No dept shall be crea- >d by or vn behalf of the State, ex cept to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress ‘p- surrection, defend the State in war, lor 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 anon. | ified electors of the State, at the gen. 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 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 Ppve-’ scribed by the election laws of Pent-’ sylvania, and shall in all respects conform to the requirement of such laws, A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. CYRUS BE. 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 Assemrh.y met, | ana is hereby enacted by the author- ty of the game, That the Constitu- | tion of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, in accordance with the pro- visions of the eighteenth article | teersozs — Amendment to Article Nine, Section : Right. SR I ET eral election to be held on the Tues- . ZEB, 26 SET FO ‘STEEL’ HEARIN Where Motorists Loge BLUE SKY” LAWS ARGUED The favorite route for motorists is the Great National Highway, rat known as the National Pike. I ey Missouri Judgment In Case Involving from the east through Cumberland and , Proper Guards For Machinery Up- down into Pittsburgh by way of | held In Refusal to Review Case. Ee Ene the ‘ ) part of , At the request of the department of the city right at th justice the United States supreme court has set Feb. 26 for hearing of |-Menongdlisla arguments in the government's anti- trust suit against’ the United States PITTSBURGH. Sie) corporation: | where. cool, airy -rooms with open The court refused to review the convietions ‘of four; labor leaders in . river view afford the most comforteple summer quarters. the 1918 West Virginia coal strike _° |who were sentenced to six months’ © *° {impriseninent tor contempt of court in aral district judge. <-> The ‘cases’ are- «another. outcrop of "European: Plow- Gis | Day ose, Josyel” that xe United Mine Single R ithout bath, $1. ai rkrll ‘wis &hunlawfdl ‘donspiracy BE Urs TEED Ws mist ab sperm mon and $3.00 per day.. Each additional a int day in any E99, withor w on Cafe Servi Compe to the most elaborate J. B. Kelley, Manager . Smithfield St,, Water, a od First Ave, al juoqe evaile defendants’ were members sf the union asd! were found guilty of inciting min: [ors to leave or refuse employment!’ Their convictien | Was affirmed by the: Fourth ooeral, circuit ‘court of ap- peals o e theory that Judge Day- toh's dotted. Egiinst {he ‘United Mins Workers was valid, 070 cum “The ‘éase 18 fet for reargament be fore’ the supreme vourt during ‘the i ‘present termi The four leaders were | Fannis ' Sullens, . Frank . kedvinka, T ABW ERY Ta ow tr | James Qutes. aad Jens Weippe [oe ; B Br oi tes aa - Review of importairt legal questions B ' pegarding territorial rights and ltmi- “tations of ‘trade’ ‘tharks ‘arising in 2a suit of‘ the ' United Drug: ‘cempany against a Louisville firm for alieged %8e Club oom He ailagsvs = of the United States Trade Mark as- ~ saciation, comprising many large in- terests “based upon trade marks, es- pecially sought the court’s scrutiny of ! the case. £ "Argument eof the case of United 5 | States District Attorney H. Snowden ad Marshall of New York, charged with > WEBSTE ER'S "| contempt of the house of representa- [oss was set for Dec. 4. [ew INTERNATIONAL - Permission was granted to Minne- sota to file an original suit against | Dictionary in hin home, This new Wisconsin to determine respective ity all kinds of puzzlin, Si boundary lines in waters of St. Louis in history, geography, Sgroghy, bey. UA Consideration of suits YZeinst the and sciences, state of Minnesota by Noxth and South . Dakota over diversion of drainage - Hon iif That section eight of article nine of the Constitution be amended by serting in place thereof the follow- ing:— | Section 8. The debt of any county & city, borough, township, school dis- rict or other municipality or incorpo- ated district, except as provided here n 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 ten 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 centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the consent or 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 debt 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 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 arly (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- debt of the city of Philadelphia may |¥8 | waters in the Red river district flood- | ing valuable land in those states was | granged. The Dakotas each claim $1,600,000 damages from Minnesota. | Application of the Pacific Livestock UTE iF ay 6 failing to obey an injunction by a fed- ation ‘in “commection ~ with 'Judge|: infringement was granted. Members|. i Every Farmer with CNT Oo Pox Se Ee i3 5 SG > CE a AE IHA|L —r IEE 9: [TTALCOHOL- 3 PER CENT | SMN|| AVegetablePrepaationfords- § siniatgbe bmi = ting the Stomachsand B Cea ofc 0s5IC an, ae 0 OL Ein ‘ Promotes es Digestion Cheri ! | ness and Contains silt : d Tar i oT ol ki Doses ~354E Cer Rl “ ra Bade Exact Copy of Wiper, BJ RIT. i GR SE RR RAR a Rr & 5 ————=—= Mottiers Fou oes ida & £0 | =m 2 dE “mgm & 1 a Fy 30 3 Bd iS ry i 3 For Infafits 0-1 Children, That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature of os Use AN For Over 4 Thirty Yaars 09 do] . gq Aeron ™E CERTAURGONPANY Ww vor Give two or more cows needs a Del AVAL JT, YODER, THE BEST SEPARATOR MADE, 223 Livergood St, JOHNSTOWN, PA. ROBERT CRONE company to reargue fts suit te owver- i throw a ruling of the Oregon water | board, limiting diversion of water from | : Oregon rivers for pasture lands, was | denied. Construction by lower federal ceurts of a Missouri law requiring equipment of dangerous machinery with safety guards was, in effect, up- held in refusing to review judgment for $9,600 damages secured against the Atlas Portland Cement company by Fred W. Hagen for injuries re- ceived while employed at the com- pany’s mill in Missouri. The lower court bald the Missouri law prevented use of the doctrine of “assumption of risk” by an employee in the com- pany’s defense to Hagen’s suit. Blue-sky laws of Ohio, Michigan and South Dakota, designed to check sales of fraudulent securities and held un- constitutional in lower federal courts, were defended by attorneys general of the three states in oral arguments be- fore the supreme court. Decisions on the appeals are expected to form a precedent affecting similar laws of about twenty other states. Attorney General Turner; of Ohio ar- gued that the lower court erred in con- cluding that the Ohio law restricts in- terstate commerce, and Attorneys General Fellows of Michigan and Cald- well of South Dakota defended the i ! “iousands ‘Take +his mild, family remedy to avoid illness, 4nd to improve and protect their health. ihey keep their blood pure, their livers active, their bowels regular and digestion sound and strong with Largest Sale of Any Medi in oho Wiophd, Sold everywhere. dy 10, En, AAA It All Depends. “If Hughes wins an Oregon town will get a new shincle mill employing fifty men,” says the Olympia Recorder. i “according to an announcement of the | 12W8 of their states as not burden- individual who took an option on tim- | 0Mme upon legitimate security trans- bered land. If Wilson wins the option | 2ctions. will be allowed to lapse. That's the way with a thousand and one enter- prises, all waiting to see which way the wind blows. The moment it is as- sured that Charles E. Hughes is elect ed, just watch the wheels of industry spin and listen to the hum of business Sparks From Brake Burn Hay. As Floyd Randles, a farmer, was hauling a load of hay to Coshocton, O., sparks flew frem the brake and ignited the hay. The wagon was a mass of flames in a moment and Randles freed the horses from the wagon. The hay —- | and wagon were destroyed, entailing used in the construction of wharves or | & lose af $79, 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 urred; and said city shall not b uired to levy a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund NS A Big Gasser. What is said to be the largest gasser: in southern West Virginia has been: brought in seven miles from Hamlin, Lincoln county, according to word: received by the Huntington Develop- ment and Gas company. The well produces between 4,000,000 and 6,000, 000 cubic feet of gas daily. New High Price For Apples. The climax price of the season of $6 a barrel for apples just shipped to Philadelphia markets is announced by the Martinsburg Fruit Exchange. This represents $5.13 net a barrel to fodical 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 which income or | revenue is to be derived by said city, | or for the reclamation of land to be charges as required by section ten. |the grower. article nine of the Constitutiom of Pennsyivania, until the expiration of said period of one year after the com- pletion of said work. Mad King Otto Is Dead. King Otto of Bavaria, Europe's “wad ¥ing” died suddenly at the eastle of Fuerstenried, where he had NEW AGAIN. VERY MODERATE. CLOTHES. KNOWS HOW TO MAKE AN OLD SUIT HIS CHARGES ARE FITTER, ALSO CLEANS AND REPAIRS HE IS AN EXPERT ROBT. CRONE, The Tailor been confined, insane for several years. He was seventy years old. A true copy of Joint Resolution No 4. CYRUS B. Wo0BS. © Beauty is largely an indication know how to do satisfactory work. our statement by calling on us. THE BEAUTY ROOM That is the proper name for the bathroom, for there is where beauty is aided and acquired. health and without health, no beauty. Bathe for health in a “Standard” modern bathroom such as we install—always with the customer®s satisfaction in mind. We BAER & QO.Js of good ! Confirm mm, HUGHES FOR ARBITRATION. He Wou!d Ee First to Accord to Labor All Rignts Found Just After {onsideration. In his Maine speeches Mr. Hughes made it plain that he was not attack ing labor or the equity of the pro- posed increase of ‘wages for the rail road men. ile was ~hohaconicanis for the all tration as the r.z Beit of suvh qui tideient pla es in J wii. Hughes welt upon this question, saving: deeply depi ve, ia the name ot hor, i the pane of justice. in the American ideals, the surren- ler oi the xecutive and of Congress to force, instead of permitting reason to reign. “The measure to which I have ailud- ed was not, properly speaking, an eight-hour measure. It was a wage measure. It was a plain proposition for a change in the wage scale. I do not speak of the equity of that. That is a matter to be fairly considered. I Hefbrt a pry ifJite «2h it Dea Ss ul alte stions. Wied Aili ad IDO £ Glue of want what is Jost and righ! with re- spect to wa as. I am for the arbitra- tion and tie pen RE settlement of these industrial controversiés can settle everrth ne in thi SE IL we approacn tnose matters with a fair and open mind and an examina- tion of the facts. “This particular measure shows on its face that it was legislation in ad- vance of the investigation, instead of investigation in advance of legisla- tion. It is said that there was in its favor the judgment of society. The Judgment of society in this country hag never been passed in favor of leg- islation without knowledge of the equi- ty and regardless of the facts of the case. There was no judgment of so- ciety in favor of the roads which were excepted from its provisions. If there was a ‘udgment of soclety, why not ap- ply the rule to electric or other kinds of roads or roads less than 100 miles in length? I say, away with such pre- tense! It was a surrender to force in- stead of a clear, candid, faithful fram- ed examination of the facts, and then action in accordance with American principles. “Autocracy represents force; tyran- ny represents force. Democracy rep- resents the rule of the common judg- ment after discussion, after an oppor- tunity to know the facts.” One thing we must all admit—the President is mever too prewd to side- step. ' ne a. Sa