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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-04

d ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
L THE CONSTITUTION SUB
MITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC-
TION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SEC
RETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTI-
TUITION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to
consolidate the courts of common
pleas of Allegheny County.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia in General Assembly, met, That
the following amendment to the
Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and
the same is hereby, proposed, in
accordance with the eighteenth ar
ticle thereof
That section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said
section, and inserting in place there
of the following:
Section 6. In the county of Phil
adelphia all the jurisdiction and
powers now vested in the district
courts and courts of common pleas,
subject to such changes as may be
made by this Constitution or by law,
ch a1l hn in DhiIodnlnhin In,
five distinct and separate courts of
equal and coordinate jurisdiction,
composed of three judges each. The
said courts in Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the court
of common pleas number one, num-
Der two, number three, number
four, and number five, but the num-
Der of said courts may be by law
increased, from time to time, and
shall be in like manner designated
by successive numbers. The num-
Der of judges in any of said courts,
or in any county where the estab-
lishment of an additional court may
be authorized by law, may be in
creased from time to time, and
whenever such increase shall
amount in the whole to three, such
three judges shall compose distinct
and separate court as aforesaid,
which shall be numbered as afore-
said. In Philadelphia all suits shall
be instituted in the said courts of
common pleas without designating
the number of the said court, and
the several courts shall distribute
and apportion the business among
them in such manner as shall be
provided by rules of court, and each
court, to which any suit shall be
thus assigned, shall have exclusive
jurisdiction thereof, subject to
change of venue, as shall be pro-
vided by law.
In the county or 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, composed
of all the judges in commission in
said courts. Such jurisdiction and
powers shall extend to all proceed
ings 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 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 it's adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. /.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-04
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
n Estate of WILLIAM CORRELL,

Late of Lake Township, deceased.
The undersigned, an Auditor appointed
to pass upon exceptions, re state the ac-
claims on the assets and reportdistribution
of said estate will attend to the duties of his
appointment, on
THURSDAY. OCT. 10. 1911,
at 10 o'clock a. m, at his Office in the borough
of Honesdale at which time and place an
claims against said estate must be presented
or recourse to the fund for distribution will
be lost VIM. II. LEE, Auditor
Honesdale. Sept. 25 1911. 7sW3
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-04
SINKING FUND.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
the Sinking Fund-Treasury Depart
ment of Pennsylvania. Statement of
Baalnce in Sinking Fund at the close of
business on August 81, 1911.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-04

~ "hiouhl IN Ieneral 80. =.
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state of Pennsylvania, City of Harris
- Personally appeared before me. A. e.
Sisson, Auditor General, G. r. Wright,
state Treasurer, who being duly sworn
according to law, saith that that the
foregoing statement is true and correct
to the best Of his knowledge and belief
G. #. WRIGHT,
State Treasurer.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this
18th day of September. 1911.
Auditor General.
Published In pursuance Of the provis-
Evening star., 1911-08-31
WORKS HARDSHIP ON ARMY.
Gen. Grant Says Service Suffers by
Details to Militia.

According to Gen. Grant. commanding
the Eastern Division, the recent law of
Congress giving 212 additional officers to
the army for the purpose of detailing
that many regular officers to the organ
lied militia of the various states. though
intended as benefit. has proved to be a
distinct injury to tie regular army. and
especially SO to the infantry branch of
the service. His conclusion is based on
his experience that officers detailed to
the militia are selected always because
Of their efficiency and their places with
the regular troops are filled by young
Eand inexperienced newly appointed Of
hcer1- - ~ 2.ss ~ - --~-..fsst
Every effort has been made during
the past veal. :. says Gen. Grant, ITO have
the troops thoroughly drilled and cared
for, though many difficulties have arisen
because of the lack of experienced Of
ficers with the organizations. Consider
ing the existing conditions. the efficiency
and discipline Of the troops are satisfac-
tory. higher standard of training and
efficiency would be secured IL officers, es-
pecially captains, were required to be
with their organizations dhring the period
Of outdoor training. The frequent change
of troop, battery and company COM
manders is an element Instantaneous
to the development of efficiency and dis
cipline. 1t would be well II officers were
kept with their organizations for four
years or at least for as long a time as
they are detailed for other duties"
Evening star., 1911-08-31
WINDING UP BIG TRUST
Tobacco Company Lawyers
Again Meet Department of
Justice Officials.

NEW YORK, August 31.-A tentative
plan for the dissolution of the tobacco
trust" in accordance with the decree OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
was discussed today at a preliminary con-
ference held by Judges Lacombe and
Noyes in the Federal building. The gov
ernment was represented by Attorney
General Wickersham and James Mercy
nolds, whu as special assistant attorney
general. prosecuted the trust"
The pending dissolution of the illegal
combination and it's recreation in harmony
with the law is a problem which will
take time. to solve satisfactorily to all
the interests as well as to the govern
ment and judges of the federal circuit
court.
Mr.. Wickersham has admitted tina
progress was made at the conference
held a week ago.
Following the conference w. w. Fuller
of counsel for the American Tobacco
Company stated that while progress had
been made today, 1t would be necessary
to hold another meeting on September IL
before public hearings could be begun.
Without entering a formal order. the
court directed that the expenses of the
three committees representing holders OF
the American Tobacco Company securi-
ties be paid by the American Tobacco
Company. The court took the view, ac-
cording to Attorney General Wickersham
that while such an order would he proper
it would be unusual.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
END Of RAIN IS IN SIGHT
Downpour to Cease Tomor.
row-No Sunshine Before
Saturday.

More rain. with no rift in the clouds
until Saturday. But the weather fore
caster promises to stop the dOwnpour, to-
morrow, although he will not push the
clouds away for another day. Then IT.
to be warmer Saturday.
Any decent denizen of city is willing
to get soaked through to the skin. invite
pneumonia, sore throat, influenza and
tuberculosis just to oblige farmer who
needs rain. But when the farmers are
at odds about it and don't know whether
they want rain, how are his wouid-be
sympathizers to regulate their attitude on
the weather proposition?
This rain is behind time two months.
growled Farmer Jones this morning. un-
loading his meager supply OF garden
truck at Center market. 1T might have
been some use then. but now 1t only
mucks up the roads and makes it hard to
get our wagons through to town with
what little we could raise on the farm:
. But Farmer Jones' views are not shared
by Farmer Brown and Farmer smith.
They are convinced the rain Is going 10
be fine and dandy for late crops. That IS
the kind they are going after.
The weather man is awaiting more
positive indication of the needs OF the
farmers before preparing next weeks
brand of weather. Meanwhile he is let
ting it rain only along the Atlantic coast
today, while the rest OF the nation Is
basking in sunshine.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
]UDSON BACK ON JOB
Plans for High Schools to Fig
ure in Estimates for
Appropriations.

After q month spent at Warm Springs.
Va. Engineer Commissioner Judson re-
turned to Washington today. He has
taken up the work OF getting the annual
estimates OF the engineers department OF
the District prepared in time for trans
mission to the President by September 70.
1t was stated today that the Commits
sioners are favorable to the plan of the
board OF education to secure next year a
part Of the ultimate appropriations TO be
expended upon the construction of the
Central High and NJ Street tcolored
school buildings.
The board has not submitted it's esti-
mates to the Commissioners. but probably
will do so next week
The Commissioners are giving consid-
Grafton to q plan for providing a large
athletic field for the Central High School.
The ground purchased for this building
comprises q block. and II is said that
nearly OO:0o square feet of land will be
available for athletic purposes.
Superintendent Of Schools Davidson
still has under consideration the
proposition of selecting a principal for
Mckinley Manual Training School to
succeed DR.. George E. Myers. resigned.
Former Superintendent of schools
Stuart. who is now director Of inter-
mediate instruction. is expected back
tomorrow. and II is likely that he will
be called into a conference by DR..
Davidson with regard to filing the
vacant principalship.
DIR. Davidson has announced that he
will make an investigation this fall Of
the status Of local high school fra
ternities. He intends to give con-
siderable time to the investigation. and
it is not likely that he will make any
recommendations to the board OF edu-
cation in the matter for several months.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
ESTIMATES TO BE SUBMITTED
United States Will Provide Homes
for Its Representatives..

The amba ssadors and ministers of the
American foreign service have been in
structed by the State Department to
submit estimates for the construction
or purchase by the United States of
homes for them in every foreign capi-
tai of the world. This In in accordance
with authority recently granted by
Congress providing for government
owned embassies and legations in order
to relieve the diplomats of the enor-
nous expense OF rent, an item that in
some cases equals or exceeds their sal
aries.
Congress limited the cost of any en-
bassy or legation to $150O0 State
Department officials believe that this
will be inadequate to afford abodes In
keeping with the dignity of the nation,
especially in the large capitals, where.
it is believed. an appropriation of $3.50
600 or S3OO.0D0 will be needed. With
the ne-hundred-and-fifty- -thousand-dol-
lar Limitation. II is thought, the pol
icy of erecting or purchasing buildings
can be inaugurated In some of the
small Central or South American coun-
tries. The estimates will be submitted
to Congress at its next session.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
CONFER ON STRIKE QUESTION.
Union Leaders Meet Local Labor
Men in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 31.-J. W.
Kline. international president Of the
Blacksmiths' Union; NJ. F. Ryan. inter-
national president of the International
Brotherhood OF Railway Carmen; j. A
Franklin, international president of the
Boilermakers Union, and j. d. Buck
alew. vice president Of the International
Association of Machinists, who arrived
in this city yesterday to hold a con-
ference with Vice President Julius
Kruttschnitt of the Hartman lines.
were in conference today with local
Union leaders. Also present were lead
ers of the railroad unions In other
cities of this state, Sam Grace OF
Omaha. business agent Of the Hartman
line machinists. and John Southons.
deputy of the Grand Lodge, Rochester.
1t is the purpose of the international
leaders thoroughly to investigate the
situation in the west. and to possess
themselves Of every detail before they
meet Kruttschnitt. probably tomorrow.
Kruttschnitt has declared that he will
not receive the leaders as represent
atives of the federation. The leaders
say they must gain this point before
any agreement is reached.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
UTAH IN COMMISSION.
Stars and Stripes Hoisted Over Huge
Fighting Ship.

PHILADELPHIA, August 31-With its
crew of more than 100 men standing "at
attention" the battleship Utah, one oi
the ost powerful warships af1oat, was
placed in commission at the Philadelphia
navy yard today.
A representative OF Capt. Grant, COM
mandant Of the yard. read the orders o1
the Secretary of the Navy placing the big
battleship in commission. and then Capt
w. S. Benson read the orders of the Navy
Department placing him in command OF
the Utah. With the band playing 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner" the Stars and
Stripes were thrown to the breeze from
the masthead.
After stores and other supplies are
placed on board the battleship will sal
for New York, and Will later join the At
lantic feet
The Utah was built by the New York
Shipbuilding Company at Camden. " j.
and was turned over to the governmen,
yesterday. At the New York navy yart
the big arship will be given whatever
nn.shing touches are necessary
The battleships Iowa, Massachusett. [.
and Indiana arrived at the Philadelphis
navy yard today. and will be given ar
overhauling. The battleships had beer
on a cruise in European waters since
May. They constituted a preliminar,
squadron for the Annapolis cadets.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
HARKNESS YACHT SAFE
Vessel Not Leaking and Is Expected
to Be Saved.

NEW YORK, August 31-William L..
Hardness yacht. the Gunilda, stranded
near Rossport. Ontario. on Lake Superior.
Is not leaking and probably Will be
saved. This information came today
from the underwriters in this city, and
was based on telegram received from
Mr.. Harkness after he had made his
way TO Rossport, leaving his Wife and
daughter and two guests aboard the
yacht. A wrecking crew has been sent
from Port Arthur. eighty miles away.
and the underwriters expect that the
Gunilda Will be rescued without serious
damage.
At Mr.. Harkness' New York residence
no word regarding the accident has Deen
received, and nothing Is known about
the identity of his two guests who. dis
patches from Cleveland say, are named
Harding and live in New York
Mr. Hardness is well known i'm New
York yachting circles. Among his clubs
are the Seawarhaka and the New York
Yacht. He has an Office here and resi-
dences in New York. Cleveland and Glen
Cove. Long Island,
The Gunilda is a steam yacht of 3SJ
gross tons and 1919 feet over all She
was built at Leith. Scotland, and launched
in 1897. She is valued at 100000.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
SAY HE MADE SILVER COINS.
Secret Service Arrests ]. C. Payne
Colored, Alleged Counterfeiter.

John G. Payne. an alleged dangerous
counterfeiter of SILVER dollars. has been
arrested at Memphis, Tenn, with his wife.
and in their possession was found. coins.
the outfit for making them and the genu-
inc dollars from which the molds were
made. Payne, a negro. is said to be the
most dangerous silver counterfeiter the
secret service has known. For five years
he had been turning out silver dollars
which passed banks and even the sub
treasures of the country. The work was
becoming a. real menace to the business
of the south.
"Bin'' Nye. enc of the best men in the
secret service. was sent south after 9TH
ers had failed. For weeks and months
he worked until he got a faint clue as
to Payne's connection with the turning
out Of the fictitious imoney. Then, after
his first clue. he was weeks locating
the home of the negro. which he found
on the outskirts of Memphis.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
HIGH TIDE IN MARSHES
THE HOPE OF GUNNERS
Favorable Weather Is Predicted for
Opening of the Shooting
Season Tomorrow.

Fair and somewhat warmer weather is
prediction for tomorrow that pleases
the army OF gunners who expect to par
ticipate in the opening Of the cunning
season hereabouts tomorrow morning.
The recent rains, 1t Is thought, will give
the sportsmen the advantage of a high
tide to the first days shooting ~
High tide for tomorrow is scheduled for
am and 80 pm. but gunners think
the heavy rains will give them a faiyly
good tide at day'break. 1t is feared that
the change in the weather may have the
effect of driving away many Of the reed.
birds.
Biackbirds are exceptionally plentiful
however, and many ortolan are also -or
the marshes. Lieut.. Dean of the harbo
precinct intends to make trip abou
the marshes late this afternoon. III,
wants to make sure that the warninf
posts have not been washed away ant
to see that no shooting is done on tn,
eve or the opening of the season.
Tomorrow there will be an extra detail
of police on duty In the vicinity OF Ben
ming. Violators of the law will be ar
rested. and the police will also be or
hand to see that victims of reckless gun
ners get hospital treatment promptly.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
GIVEN HOLIDAY BY TAFT.
Laborers and Per Diem Employees
Will Not Have to Work Monday

Labor circles generally have manifested
great interest in the phraseology and
scope Of the executive order granting
holiday to all government laborers and
per diem employees on Labor day. Copies
Of the order were received here today
from Beverly and distributed to all the
executive departments and their branch
offices. The order follows:
1T is hereby ordered that hereafter all
per diem employees and other day labor
ers in the federal public service, wherever
employed, whose employment extends
through and beyond the first Monday in
Septembec, commonly known as Labor
day and set apart as legal public holi-
day for certain branches of the public
service by the act of June %, A. D. 1894.
be excused from work on said day, and
the said day is declared to be a holiday
for all purposes for said per diem en-
plOyes and laborers.
Provided, however. that this order
shall not apply to any bureau or Office
Of the government, or to any Of the clerks
or other employees thereof, that may for
special public reasons be excepted there
from by the head Of the department hav-
ing supervision or control of such bureau
or office, or where the same would be in
consistent with the provisions OF existing
law"
Evening star., 1911-08-31
HEAVIEST RAIN SINCE 1882.
Traffic in Philadelphia and Vicinity
Hampered by Downpour.

PHILADELPHIA, August 31.-Phila-
delphia and vicinity, Delaware and New
Jersey are being swept by one of the
heaviest rainstorms in recent years.
Railroad and trolley traffic are greatly
hampered by washouts. and In this city
considerable damage has been done by
sewers overf1owing and flooding cellars.
The lines of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company between Philadelphia
and Baltimore suffered severely from
washouts and trains between the two
cities are being routed via the tracks of
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company.
From $50 o'clock Wednesday night,
August %, until noon today the total
precipitation has amounted to 9.OS
inches: The only time this record was
exceeded for like period was in Sep
tember, 1882, when 043 inches of rain
fell. The heavy downpour continues and
the record of twenty-nine years ago prob
ably will be exceeded.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
MORE ARMY ENGINEERS.
Sixty Men Are to Be Appointed
From Civil Life.

Plans for the examination of engineers
to be appointed from civil life to the
army Engineer Corps are under consider
alton by Gen. Leonard Wood chief OF
staff of the army.
Cen william III. Bixby. chief of engi-
neers. has submitted scheme of tests
for the candidates which probably will
be shortly approved. Congress authorized
an increase in the army Engineer Corps
of sixty men. to be appointed from civil
life at the rate Of twelve a year for q
period OF five years. The first examina-
tions In all probability win be held early
In January.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
EXAMINATION OF EARLY
Probably Has Been Made, Says Com
missioner Davenport.

Medical examiners connected with the
pension bureau have in all probability
examined John Early. the District 'leper.'
in his home in Washington state. by this
time, Pension Commissioner Davenport
said this afternoon when asked the
status of Early's claim for a partial
disability pension. The commissioner Is
sued an order in the case about one week
ago, and though he has received no re-
port from the west as to whether the ex-
animation has been made. he is Of the
belief that 1t has been finished and will
be in his hands shortly.
Early declares he is no leper, but says
his health is poor. The examination by
the pension physicians who know nothing
of his history. it is believed. will go far
toward clearing UP the controversy be-
tween Dr. Bulkley, the skin specialist OF
New York, who says Early is not a leper.
and the District authorities. who de-
clare that he is one.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
CHANGE AT MEXICAN EMBASSY.
Col. Pedro de Ia Cerda Appointed
Military Attache.

Col Pedro de la Cerda Of the general
staff of the military establishment OF
Mexico has been appointed military at
tache of the Mexican embassy in wash
inston He Is expected to arrive here
within a month.
Col Davilla. whom he succeeds. has
been promoted and attached 10 the staff
of President de la Barra.
The new military attache is recognized
as a keen student OF the science OF war.
and a close observer of advances I'm the
military craft. He has besn a frequent
visitor to maneuver camps OF European
erpment.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
WORLDS BIGGEST wARsHIPs.
Two New Ones Will Be Of
20, 500 Tons Displacement.

The two new battleships authorized by
the latest naval act probably will be OF
IS. 100 tons displacement. or the biggest
war vessels in the world. The largest
ships SO far designed for the American
navy are the New York and Texas. with
displacement of 1900 tons each, and it
Is announced that the Navy Department
contemplates exceeding their size. The
new ships will have heavier armor than
has ever before been placed on a battle
ship. which accounts for their increased
displacementA The armament Of the new
vessels will be the same as the New
York and Texas. with main battery Of
ten fourteen-inch guns.
With this approach to 10000
ton battieship, the naval ordnance
experts are considering the question of a
sixteen-lnch gun. 1t will require a
ID, 5,00o-ton battleship to withstand the
terrific recoii from main battery Of ten
sixteen-inch guns.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
BAD MARKSMANSHIP ALARMS.
Navy Department Concerned Over
nelowaro,s Rad Rreak

Officials OF the Navy Department are
considerably concerned over the report
from Norfolk that shells from the battle
ship Delaware in its long-range firing al
the old San Marcos in Chesapeake bay
fell close to the repair ship Panther. 1t
is generally believed here that the Della
ware did not mistake the Panther for it's
target, but that projectiles fired at the
chetted at sharp angle in the direction
of the repair ship. Some Of the naval ex-
perts are questioning why the Panther
was within range of the Delaware's big
guns. The department had thought that
the scheme Of the practice was laid out
SO that every ship acting as a spectator
would be anchored at safe distance
away. No word has yet been received
from Rear Admiral Osterhaus, command
er-in-chief of the fleet. Acting Secretary
Of the Navy Winthrop is awaiting re-
port.