Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa.. Sept. 24. I<XIB.
DEMOCRATS AIM
TO WIN CONGRESS
Keystone State's Interests Would
Thereby lie Jeopardized.
REPUBLICAN GALL TO ACTION
•pecial Attention Must Be Given to
the Canvass For the Nominees For
the National House and For Other
Candidates On the Ticket, Along
With Electors For Taft and Sher
man.
|Special Correspondence.!
Philadelphia. Sept. 22.
Pennsylvania Republicans have been
called upon by the national leaders !
of ihe party to put forth most strenu- !
ous efforts to carry every close con
gressional district at the coming elec- J
tiou.
The Democrats are making a great
canvass to carry the next house, and !
it IK hooves Republicans everywhere. |
according to reports received at the |
national committee headquarters in
New York, to get to work to line up j
their voters for the party's nominees '
for national representatives.
No one doubts that Pennsylvania j
will roll up a big majority lor Taft i
arid Sherman, but unless there shall j
be close attention paid to perfecting ]
the party organization and enlisting j
the rank and file of the voters for the i
congressional candidates in several of j
the districts there may be a falling off j
in the Republican representation from j
this state at Washington.
Pennsylvania has too much at stake t
to allow this to happen.
Her vast industrial and farming in
terests, which have thriven so well j
under Republican rule, must be pro- j
tected, and there is no better way to
insure a continuance of the Republi- j
can party's fostering policy than to j
-elect Republicans to congress.
A Power In Congress.
Pennsylvania, with the largest Ut j
publican delegation of any state in the ;
Union on the floor of congress, has for j
many years wielded a potential inflti
ence in shaping national legislation I
and in blocking the games of men i
who have nothing in common with
the wage earners, the farm owners,
the manufacturers and business men
of the Keystone state.
Men who seek to promote the cause ;
of the importers and others concerned i
in getting into this country at as cheap ;
a rate as possible the products of for- :
«ign nations, of their mills, their fac
tories and their farms, are heavy con- j
tributors to the Democratic campaign !
lunds, especially to the treasury of J
the Democratic congressional cam- j
paign committee.
They want to break down the tariff,
to wipe out the "Pennsylvania idea"
of protection to American industries
and American granger interests, sr> 1
that they can reap the benefit of tre
mendously increased importations of
foreign goods and foreign products of
all sorts, through their foreign busi- !
ness connections.
What Democratic Victory Wouii M*an
Br.vanism in the White House, it is i
everywhere admitted, would be baJ
enough, hut with foreigners dominat
ing the action of congress, especially
in the matter of tariff, Pennsylvania
interests would be terribly jeopar
dised and many of them, in time, ab
solutely destroyed.
While business generally through
out the United States is picking up
mills are resuming operations, the
railroads are reporting greatly in- i
creased shipments and the telegraph
companies, the pulse of the commer
cial world, show gradually increasing
receipts, there are reports of indus
trial depression, of hundreds of thou
sands of idle workmen all over Great
Britain and the European continent.
Business Depression Abroad.
While America is showing that she
Is going to have a resumption of pros
perity. provided that there shall be no
unexpected political upheaval, there
are no indications of anything like |
those conditions abroad.
Business men, manufacturers and
others who are closely following
events declare that if Taft anil Sher
man shall be elected by a good ma
jority In the electoral college and the
next house shall be Republican, there I
will be witnessed a period of unpre
cedented prosperity all over the Unit
ed States.
If on the other hand. Bryan should
•win or the house should go Demo
cratic, the whole commercial and in
dustrial world would be thrown into
a state of consternation and disrup
tion. and there would be inevitable
distress among the wage earners and
men of small capital engaged in
business, and even the heavier capi- '
talists would be seriously embarrassed j
and prevented from promoting or de
veloping enterprises of every char
acter.
Penrose On This Issue.
Senatoc Penrose, in discussing tho
political situation a few days ago. '•
among other things said:
"A protective tariff is essential to
American prosperity. The Republican
party has always been pledged to the
principle. The Democratic party has
almost invariably leaned towards free 1
trade. Panic and financial disaster j
have generally attended Democratic ;
legislation upon the tariff. Immediate
#.nd extraordinary prosperity has al
ways accompanies tariff legislation by
the Republican party. If the present '
tariff, which has been in existence for .
ten years, a period longer than has I "lthe.
"lthe. j K »<o»ai>r« of any previous ;
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN
FOUNDERS' WEEK PHILADELPHIA.
From October 4 to 10 Philadelphia will celebrate the 225 th
Anniversary of the City's founding by a series of remarkable
events.
On Monday afternoon 25,000 soldiers, sailors, and marines
will parade. The Police and Fire Departments will parade on
Tuesday afternoon, depicting their development from the early
times. Wednesday afternoon will witness one of the greatest
industrial parades ever seen in this country. Over 100 floats
will illustrate the evolution of the City's industries. A great
river pageant will be given on Thursday afternoon, in which
500 vessels including United States and foreign warships will
participate. Fifteen thousand uniformed Red Men with his
torical floats will parade in the evening. On Friday the first
great historical pageant ever given in America, illustrating by
40 floats and 5000 costumed characters the history of Philadel
phia, will be the grand climax of the celebration. The P. O.
S. of A. will parade in the evening. Saturday will be devoted
to athletics, motor races, and Knights Templar parades. The
city will be specially illuminated every night and a musical
historical drama "Philadelphia" will be given every evening
on Franklin Field.
Special tickets to Philadelphia will be sold October 3 to 10,
good to return until October 12, at reduced rates; minimum
rate 81.00. See Ticket Agents.
tarm taw, is to be revised, it wouia
seem evident that such revision should
be made by the party which has con
sistently favored the protective princi
ple The revision should be made as
promptly as possible md with as lit
tle disturbance to business conditions
as possible.
"Already committees of the house
and senate are at work on the subject
and it is hoped that the revision is
being largely discounted In manufact
uring and business circles. On the
other hand, a revision by the Demo
cratic party must inevitably mean rev
olution and disaster. The Democratic
platform declares in favor of imme
diate revision of the tariff by the re
duction of import duties and generally
states that gradual reductions should
be made in such schedules as may be
necessary to restore the tariff to a
revenue basis. This practically
amounts to a declaration in favor of
free trade.
"On the other hand the Republican
party declares unequivocally for a re
vision of the tariff by a special session
of congress immediately following the
inauguration of the next president and
affirms emphatically that in all tariff
legislation the true principle of pro
tection is best maintained by the im
position of such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost of pro
duction at home and abroad, together
with a reasonable profit to American
industries.
"The Democratic party utterly ig
nores any reference to the welfare of
American labor, while the Republican
party in its platform specifically de
clares that its aim and purpose is not
only to preserve security against for
eign competition, to which American
manufacturers, farmers and producers
are entitled, but also to maintain the
high standard of living of the wage
earners of this country, who are the
most direct beneficiaries of the pro
tective system."
1 0
Monument to Young Hero.
A monument to Midshipman .Tames
Thomas Cruse has recently lieen
erected in the National cemetery at
Arlington, and on it are inscribed
these words by himself while suffer
ing from mortal injuries: "Nevermind
me. I'm all right. I.ook after those
other fellows."
Young Cruse, who was a Kentuck
ian. unflinchingly met death last sum
mer from injuries received in an ex
plosion In u turret of the battleship
Georgia while at target practice in
Cape Cod bay. lie wns rendering all
the assistance he could to the injured
seamen when some one reminded liiiu
of his own serious condition. Then it
was that lie uttered the words in
scribed on his monument.
Emotional Politics.
The Republican national convention
yelled for Roosevelt for forty-five min
utes, and the Democratic national con
vention yelled for Bryan for an hour
and a half. The woman suffragists
are now saying that if the clubwomen
or the D. A. It. or any other body of
women had behaved in that way over
the election of their president it would
have been pointed at on all sides as
proof that women were too emotional
to lie trusted with the ballot.
Rapid Clothes Washer.
A Hungarian has invented a wash
ing machine which, with electrified
water, will cleanse 300 garments in
less than fifteen minutes without the
lid of soap.
Mere Man's Elevation Checked.
A man cannot make a bailoou ascen
sion in Austria without the written
consent of his wife. It's getting so a
man can't even get off the earth on his
own responsibility.
There were covered market crosses
!n ancient England for the shelter of
traders, and they were generally in
cities where there were monasteries.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTE I) EXCURSIONS
NIAGARA FALLS
October 7, 1908
Round-Trip From
Rate *P/.OU South Danville.
Tickets good going on train leaving 12.10 noon,connecting with SPECIAL
TRAIN ot Pullman Parlor Cars. Dining Car, and
Day Coaches running via the
PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE
Tickets good returning on regular trains within FIFTEEN DAYS, in
eluding date of excursion. Stop-off within limit allowed at Buf
falo returning. Illustrated Booklet and fall information
may be obtained from Ticket Agents.
J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD,
Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent.
FESTIVAL CF THE DEAD.
Eskimos Provide Food and Clothes For
Returning Ghosts.
The natives of the Yukon river region
hold a festival of the dead every year
shortly before Christmas and a greater
festival at intervals of several years.
At these seasons food, drink and
clothes are provided for the returning
ghosts in the clubhouse of the village,
which is illuminated for the occasion
with oil lamps. Every man or woman
who wishes to honor a dead friend sets
up a lamp on a stand in front of the
place which the dead one used to oc
cupy in the clubhouse. These lamps,
filled with seal oil. are loept burning
day and night until the festival is over.
They are believed to light the shades
on their return to their old home and
back again to the land of the dead. If
any one fails to put up a lamp in the
clubhouse and to keep it burning, the
shade whom hi' or she desires to honor
could not find its way to the place and
so would miss the feast. When a per
son has been much disliked his ghost
is sometimes purposely ignored, and
that is deemed the severest punishment
that could be inflicted upon hiin. After
the songs of invitation to the dead have
been sung the givers of the feast take
a small portion of food from every dish
and cast it down as an offering to the
shades. Then each pours a little wa
ter on the floor so that it runs through
the cracks. In this way they believed
the spiritual essence of all the food and
water is conveyed to the souls. With
songs and dances the feast comes to an
end and the ghosts are dismissed t<i
their own place. The dancers dance,
not only in the clubhouse, but also at
the graves and on the ice if the dead
met their deaths by drowning. On the
eve of the festival the nearest male
relative goes to the grave and sum
mons the ghost by planting there a
small model of a seal spear or of u
wooden dish, according as the dead
was a man or a woman. The totems ot
the dead are marked on these imple
ments. The dead who have none to
make offerings to them ar<- believed to
suffer great destitution; hence the l's
kimos fear to die without leaving be
hind them some one who will sacrifice
to their spirit, and childless people
generally adopt children lest their
shades lie forgotten at the festivals.—
New York Tribune
FUNERAL FOR CIRCS.
Chicago Children Pray Over Fea'.hsrt-d
Pets Killed by a Storm.
"We are very sorry, O God, that nil
the poor birds had to die, for we
would like to have them stay aroun i
in the trees, but we needed rain, a id
we guess you know what is best, and
we hope that you will take them all to
heaven."
Two thousand birds were killed I
the recent terrific storms in the groves
near West Sixtieth and Ada streets.
Chicago, and the next day all the chil
dren in the neighborhood paid their
last respects, including the foregoing
prayer, to their little friends that
would sing 110 more. With childish
rites and genuine solemnity the little
feathery bodies were laid at rest.
About the wide grave the children
stood witli bowed heads, sobbing as
they strewed flowers.
The rain, which came after twenty
three days of drought, was the heavi
est in twenty-three years.
A Domestic Moose.
A cow moose came out of the woods
near Iloulton, Me., recently and is now
making her home with the cattle on
Ira Porter's farm. The moose seems
to have lost all hor wild instinct and
is contented to remain with the cows.
Japan's Timber Exports.
Japan is beginning to send timber of
excellent quality to England and other
European countries.
Proposed Amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution
A MENDMENT TO THUJ CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
B Y THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu
tion of tne Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania so as to consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Alle
gheny counties, and to give the General
Assembly power to establish a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with crim
inal and miscellaneous Jurisdiction.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly met, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia be, and the same are hereby, pro
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof:—
That section six of article five be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
Inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 6. In the counties of Philadel
phia and 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
in each of said counties, composed of all
the Judges in commission in said courts.
Such Jurisdiction and powers shall ex
tend to all proceedings at law and in
equity which shall have been Instituted !
in the several numbered courts, and shall
be subject to such changes as may be
made by law, and subject to change of
venue as provided by law. The president
Judge of each of the said courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
of judges in each of said courts may be,
by law, increased from time to time. This j
amendment shall take effect on the tirst i
Monday of January succeeding its adop
tion.
Section 2. That article five, section
right, be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section 8. The said courts in the coun
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re
spectively shall, from time to time, in
turn, detail one or more of their judges
to hold the courts of oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
peace of said counties, in such manner as
may be directed by law: Provided, That
in the county of Philadelphia the General
Assembly shall have power to establish
a separate court, consisting of not more
than four judges, which shall have ex
clusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
In such other matters as may be provid
ed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
\ MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITIT
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE X Vlll OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
NUMBER TWO.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth, allowing ■
counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
school districts, or other municipal or
Incorporated districts, to increase their
indebtedness.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met. That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing as follows:
"Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated dis
trict. except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property i
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or Increase
Its indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed valu
ation of property, without the assent of
the electors thereof at a public election,
in such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per cen
tum. in the aggregate, at any one time,
upon such valuation." be amended, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, so that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new deb; or in
crease its indebtedness to an ainiunt ex
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at a public
election, in such manner as shall l»e pro
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT MCAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
\ MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
NUMBER THREE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
iind twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five, sec
tions two, three, and fourteen of article
eight, section one of article twelve, and
sections two and seven of article four
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia. and providing a schedule for carry
ing the amendments into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the followint;
fire proposed as amendments to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the provi
sions of the eighteenth article thereof:—
Amendment One—To Article Four, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight of arti- !
cle four of the Constitution of P. nnsyl
vanla, which reads as follows:
"He shall nominate and. by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of !
all the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for four ;
years, and such other officers of the Com
monwealth as he is or may be authorized j
by the Constitution or by law to appoint; j
he shall have power to till all vacancies j
that may happen, in offices to which he 1
may appoint, during the recess of the
Senate, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their next ses
sion; he shall have power to fill any va
cancy that may happen, dwring the recess
of the Senate, in the office of Auditor
General. State Treasurer, Secretary of In
ternal Affairs or Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, in a judicial office, or In
any other elective office which he is or
may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
The Knders, a race of short, dark
skinned, curly haired natives living in
the Anamalai hills of southern India,
possess a remarkable custom not else
where knowu in India—viz, the sharp
ening of the incisor teeth. This they
accomplish by chipping the teeth ton
point, giving them the form of cones.
the Senate, before their final adjourn-1
ment, a proper person to fill said vacancy;
but in any such case of vacancy, in an
elective office, a person shall be chosen
to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months immediately pre
ceding such election, in which case the,
election for said office shall be held at the
second succeeding general election, lo
acting on executive nominations the Sen-!
ate shall sit with open doors, and.in con- j
firming or rejecting the nominations of
the Governor, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the journal," so as to read as follows:
He shall nominate an<i#hy and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
the members of the Senate, .appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers of the :
Commonwealth as he is or may be au- !
thorized by the Constitution or by law j
to appoint; he shall have power to fill all '
vacancies that may happen, in offices to J
which he may appoint, during the recesr
of the Senate, by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end of their
next session; he shall have power to fill
any vacancy that may happen, during the
recess of the Senate, in the office of Audi
tor General, State Treasurer, Secretary of
Internal Affairs or Superintendent of
Public Instruction, in a judicial office, or
in any other elective office which he is or
may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
j Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate, before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to fill said va- ;
cancy; but in any such case of vacancy, >
in an elective office, a person shall be
chosen to said office on the next election
day appropriate to such office, according
to the provisions of this Constitution, un
less the vacancy shall happen within two
1 calendar months immediately preceding
i such election day, in which case the elec
tion for said office shall be held on the
second succeeding election day appro
priate to such office. In acting on ex
ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit
with open doors, and. In confirming or
! rejecting the nominations of the Gov
ernor, the vote shall be taken by yeas
and nays, and shall be entered on the
journal.
Amendment Two—To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of
article (our* which reads aa follows:
"The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall bo four years; of the Audi
tor General three years: and of the State
Treasurer two years. These officers shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of the ;
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General ,
or State Treasurer shall be capable of •
holding the same office for two consecu- j
tive terms," so as to read:—
The terms of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs, the Auditor General, and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years: j
and they shall be chosen by the qualified j
electors of the State at general elections; i
but a State Treasurer, elected in the year |
one thousand nine hundred and nine, :
shall serve for three years, and his sue- i
cessors shall be elected at the general
election In the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, and in every fourth
y< sr thereafter. No person elected to the
office of Auditor General or State Treas
urer shall be capable of holding the same ,
office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three—To Article Five, Sec
tion Eleven.
Section 4 Amend section eleven of ar
ticle live, which reads as follows:
"Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or .
alderm- n shall be elected in the several
w lrds. districts, boroughs and townships t
at the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law. and !
shall be commissioned bv the Governor i
for a term of five years. No township,
ward, district or borough shall elect more
than two Justices of the peace or alder
men without the consent of a majority
of the qualified electors within such j
township, ward or borough; no person j
shall be elected to such office unless he j
shall have resided within the township, j
l>orough. ward or district for one year I
next preceding bis election. In cities con
taining over fifty thousand inhabitants,
not more than one alderman shall be
elected in each ward or district." so as
to read:—
Except as otherwise provide d in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs or townships
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law. and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a term
of six years. No township, ward, dis
trict or borough shall elect more than
two justices of the peace or aldermen |
without the consent of a majority of the
qualified electors within such township
ward or borough; no person shall be
ejected to such office unless he shall have
resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next pre
ceding bis election. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five. Sec
tion Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve of ar
ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:
"In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit
ants. one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of office shall be five years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket by the
| qualified voters at largo: and in the elec- j
tlon of the said magistrates no voter j
shall vote for more than two-thirds of •
the number of persons to be elected when
more than one are to l>e chosen: they
shall be compensated only by fixed sala- j
ries. to be paid by said county; and shall
exercise such jurisdiction, civil and crimi- j
nal. except as herein provided, as is now '
exercised by aldermen, subject to such ,
changes, not involving an Increase of
civil Jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, as may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office of alderman is ;
abolished." so as to read as follows:
In Philadelphia there shall be. estab |
lished, for each thirty thousand Inhah- j
itants. one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with Jurisdiction not ex- i
ceding one hundred dollars; such courts j
shall be held by magistrate s whose term I
of office shall be six* years, and they shall '
be elected on general ticket at the mimic- |
Ipal election, by the qualified voters at
large; and in the election of the said
magistrates no voter shall vote for more
than two-thirds of the number of persona
to be elected when more than one are te
be chosen; they shall be compensated
only by fixed salaries, to be paid by said
county; and shall exercise such jurisdic
tion, civil and criminal, except as herein j
provided, as Is now exercised by alder- j
i men, subject to such changes, not involv- j
: ing an increase of civil jurisdiction or j
; conferring political duties, as may be |
! made by law. In Philadelphia the otllc« j
I of alderman Is abolished.
Amendment Five—To Article Eight. Sec
tion Two.
Section 6. Amend section two of article
eight, which reads as follows: —
"The general election shall be held an-!
nuallv on the Tuesday next following tht
first Monday of November, but the Gen
eral Assembly may by law fix a different
day, two-thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto," so as to
read:—
The general election shall be held bien
nially on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November in each even
Always Tlrea.
Political Candidate—Which way di
the farm hands lean around here'
Farmer Ilyetop—Well, stranger, around
plowing and planting time you will set
them leaning against the barn or fence
every time your back is turned.—Des
eret News.
numbered year, but the General Assembly ,
may by law fix a different day. two
thirds of all the members of each House
consenting thereto: Provided, That such
election shall always be held In an even
numbered year.
Amendment Six—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Three.
Section 7. Amend section three of arti
cle eight, which reads as follows: !
"All elections for city, ward, borough
and township officers, for regular terms
of service, shall be held on the third
Tuesday of February," so as to read:— j
All judges elected by the electors of the i
State at large may be elected at either a
general or municipal election, as circum
stances may require. All elections for'
judges of the courts for the several judi
cial districts, and for county, city, ward, t
borough, and township officers, for regu
lar terms of service, shr.ll be held on the
municipal election day; namely, the Tues
day next following the first Monday of
November In each odd-numbered year,
but the General Assembly may by law
fix a different day. two-thirds of all the
members of each House consenting there
to: Provided, That such election shall al
ways be held In an odd-numbered year.
Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Sec- !
tion Fourteen.
Section 8. Amend section fourteen of ar
ticle eight, which reads as follows:
"District election boards shall consist
of a Judge and two inspectors, who shall
be chosen annually by the citizens. Each J
elector shall have the right to vote for
the judge and one inspector, and each in
spector shall appoint one clerk. The first
; election board for any new district shall
be selected, and vacancies in election
boards filled, as shall be provided by law.
Election officers shall be privileged from
arrest upon days of election, and while
engaged in making up and transmitting
returns, except upon warrant of a court
of record or judge thereof, for an elec
tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach of the peace. In cities they may 1
claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms of service," so as to read:—
: District election boards shall consist of
a judge and two inspectors, who shall be
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the
municipal election; but the General As
sembly may require said boards to be ap
pointed in such manner as It may by law j
: provide. Laws regulating the appoint
ment of said boards may bo enacted to !
apply to cities only: Provided, That such i
: laws be uniform for cities of the same j
class. Each elector shall have the right
to vote for the judge and one inspector, j
and each inspector shall appoint one
j clerk. The first election board for any !
new district shall be selected, and vacan- :
! cies in election boards filled, as shall be !
provided by law. Election officers shall !
ibe privileged from arrest upon days of j
j election, and while engaged In making up
and transmitting returns, except upon
warrant of a court of record, or Judge j
thereof, for an « lection fraud, for felony, I
or for wanton breach of the peace. In ;
cities they may claim exemption from !
I jury duty during their terms of service. '
Amendment Eight—To Article Twelve, 1
Section One.
Section 9. Amend section one, article
j twelve, which reads as follows:
"All officers, whose selection Is not pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law." so as to read:—
All officers, whose selection is not pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
I elected or appointed as may be directed
by law: Provided, That elections of State ;
officers shall be held on a general election
! day, and elections of local officers shall
be held on a municipal election day. ex- 1
• cept when, in either case, special elec- [
i tions may be required to fill unexpired
| terms.
Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen,
Section Two.
! Section 10. Amend section two of article j
i fourteen, which reads as follows:
"County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and shall hold their ,
offices for the term of three years, begin
ning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall bo duly qualified; all I
vacancies not otherwise provided for,
shall be filled in such manner as may be
provided by law," so as to read:—
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold th"ir |
offices for the term of four years, begin- !
ning on the first Monday of Januarv j
next after their election, and until thtlr
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vat vies not otherwise provided for,
shall be filled in such manner as may be
provided by law.
Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen.
Section Seven.
Section 11 Amend section seven arti
cle fourteen, which reads as follows:
"Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each I
county where such officers are chosen.
| In the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five and every third year
• thereafter; and in the election of said .
j officers each qualified elec* r shall »
for no more than two persons, and the
three persons having the highest numb
of votes shall be elected: any casual va- j
cancy in the office <>f county eommis- ,
sioner or county auditor shall be filled,
by the court of common pleas of the
county in which such vacancy shall oc- ,
cur. by the appointment of an elector of |
the proper county who shall have voted
for the commissioner or auditor whose
place is to be filled," so as to read:—
Three county commissioners and three
1 county auditors shall be elected in each
' county where such officers are chosen, in
the year one thousand nine hundred and j
eleven and every fourth year thereafter;
and in the election of said officers each
qualified (lector shall vote for no more
than two persons, and the three persons ;
having the highest number of votes shall
| be elected; any casual vacancy in the j
office of county commissioner or county i
auditor shall be filled, by the court of
common pleas of the county In which i
such vacancy shall occur, by the ap- ;
polntment of an elector of the proper
■ county who shall have voted for the
! commissioner or auditor whose place Is
' to be filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 12. That no inconvenience mny
arise from the changes in the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth, and in ord« »
j to carry the same Into complete opera
tion, It Is hereby declared, that—
In the case of officers elected by the
j people, all terms of office fixed by act of
Assembly at an odd number of years
shall each be lengthened one year, but
i the Legislature may change the length of ]
the term, provided the terms for which
such officers are elected shall always be
for an even number of years.
! The above extension of official terms
j shall not affect officers elected at the gen- i
| eral election of one thousand nine hun
dred and eight; nor any city. ward, bor- '
ough. township, or election division offi
cers, whose terms of office, under exist
ing law, end in the year one thousand
' nine hundred and ten.
I In the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
i held on the third Tuesday of February,
• as heretofore; but all officers chosen at !
! that election to an office the regular term
i of which is two years, and also all elec- ,
| tlon officers and assessors chosen at that J
I election, shall serve until the first Mm- I
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. AI! offi
cers chosen at that election to offices the
;?rm of which is now four years, or is
made four years by the operation of these
amendments or this schedule, shall serve
until the first Monday of December in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen. All justices of the peace, mag
istrates. and aldermen, chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the j
"What! (ioluK to leave us si«m
Thomas?"
"Sorry, sir, but I must tell you as |
'ow 1 can't possibly put up with the
missus any longer."
"But, Thomas," appealing]}-, "Just |
stop and think how long I've pot up
with her!"— Judge.
year nineteen hundred and ten. and untlt
the I.i'Kislature shall otherwise provide,
all terms of city, ward, borough, town
ship, and election division oftlcurs shall
begin on the first Monday of December
In an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough, and township
cftlcera holiilnp office' at the date of th»
approval of amendments, whose
terms of office may end in the year on#
i thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
I continue to hold their uftir.es until the
first Monday of December of that year.
All judges of the courts for the several
Judicial districts, and also all county offi
cers. holding office at the date of the ap
proval of these amendments, whose term#
of office may end in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven, shall con
i tinue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nln«
tundred and twelve.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3,
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Long Slide to Save Life.
| Wltli his log broken hi two places
| John Anderson of Little Falls, Ore..
I was recently found on Mount St. Hel
! ens. In Washington, by n Seattle party
j of the Mazamas, a club of mountain
j climbers. To save his life they carried
him to the summit of the mountain at
the imminent risk to themselves and in
j an improvised stretcher made out of a
sleeping bag slid him down the north
side of the great peak for 4,000 feet to
the Mazatnns camp, where medical at
tention was given him. The Injured
rsan was shot down the mountain side
at almost lightning speed, tied to his
1 rescuers with ropes. Physicians say
i that had not this expedient been fol
lowed Anderson would have died of
his injuries.
The World's Wheat Supply.
The possibilities of increasing the
1 world's supply of wheat as well as that
! of the United States are manifold and
; impossible of estimation, says a writer
] .in"The Future Wheat Supply of the
| United States" in the September Cen
tury. Vast regions of land in South
America, north Africa and Asia are
awaiting the demand for "still more
j wheat," which shall bring to them tho
steel plow and the self binder and
! cause them to yield a food product suf
; flcient to feed a new population of un
told millions. And were modern agri
j cultural Implements and agricultural
knowledge in tho hands of the Russian
and European peasants another addi
tion, the extent of which can hardly be
guessed, could be made to the world's
wheat supply.
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