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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
Number Two.

A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia in General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
in accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine,
... Section Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight,
article nine, of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
lows:-
Section s. The debt of any
county, city, borough, township,
school district, or other municipality
or incorporated district, except as
herein provided, shall never exceed
seven per centum upon the assessed
value of the taxable property there
in, nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt, or in
crease its Indebtedness to an amount
exceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors there
of at a public election in such man
ner as shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which now ex-
ceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to increase the same three
per centum, in the aggregate, at any
one time, upon such valuation" so
as to read as follows:-
Section s. The debt of any coun-
ty, city, borough, township, school
district, or other municipality or in
corporated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any new debt, or increase
its Indebtedness to an amount ex-
ceeding two per centum upon such
! assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors thereof
at public election in such manner
as shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which now ex-
ceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to increase the same three
| per centum, in the aggregate, at any
one time, upon such valuation, ex-
cept that any debt or debts herein.
after incurred by the city and coun.
ty of Philadelphia for the construc.
tion and development of subways fol
transit purposes, or for the construc.
tion of wharves and docks, or the re-
clamation of land to be used in the
construction of system of wharveS
and docks, as public improvements
owned or to be owned by said city
and county of Philadelphia, an6
which shall yield to the city an6
! county of Philadelphia current mel
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
BOBBY KEEFE HAS NO EXCUSE
When the Cincinnati Pitcher Is Not In
Form He Admits II.

When the Cincinnati Pitcher Is Not In
Form He Admits II.
Pitcher Bobby Keefe of the Cincin-
natl Reds is a nonalibi hurler. Bob
never has any excuses to make. If he
is hit hard he admits that the opposing
batsmen had their eye on the ball, al
though he was dishing up his best
stuff. If he is wild he admits it and
makes no excuses. In one inning of a
game he pitched the other day Keefe
gave three men bases on balls and hit
one man. The Reds had pretty good
lead, and Griff decided to leave him in
and make him fight it out. Bob settled
down. After the game some one asked
Keefe why he was so wild in that in
ming.
you saw why / was wild, didn't
you" answered Bobby in his charac-
teristic fashion. 81 couldn't get the
ball over" And that was the only
alibi Bob had to offer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

II ouSnt
I'd drop in and look this freak
over" he said to the gateman.
"Got a passr' the official de-
manded.
"Oh, no." said Bugs" easily
professional courtesy, you
know, old man. Tn q big
Lacquer. Merely wanted to see
Rube pitch. They told me he's
so nutty the squirrels follow
him. Funny how a bat like that
can pitch about 900, isn't it?'
The gateman was silent.
Been reading about him play
ing marbles in alleys with the
kids while the managers were
searching the city for him to
take his turn in the box" Ray
mond continued hopefully. "By
George, he sure is nuts, if all
this stuff is true. Must be worth
looking at. I'd like to see him"
you've got to show something
better than vocabulary to get
in here" said the gateman.
"Why, man, you ought to pass
me. I'm Raymond of the Ma
tional. Merely want to size up
this freak you have Gagged here"
"Oh, you're Raymond, are
youT'
"Yep."
"The one they call 'Bugs?"
yep"
"Well, you wait here min
ute," said the gateman. "I'll
bring Rube out and let him look
at you"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
HERE'S ONE THEY TELL ON
JIMMY CALLAHAN.


Here is one they are telling on
Jimmy Callahan, the Chicago
Americans outtielder, whose
comeback has been one of the
wonders of the baseball world:
James was running a semi
professional team In Chicago
and controlled a collection of
planks and sod called by courte-
sy ball park. One dark night a
company of park hunting friends
who wanted to pull off benefit
game for a wooden legged wom-
an or tin cared orphans, drove
up to Jimmy's residence and one
of them went up to the door and
punched the bell.
1t was ! a. M, and the maid
was taking no chances on that
door-in Chicago-at that time
of night. Sticking her head out
of an upper hall window of the
Callahan mansion, she saluted
the street feet in the low necked
cab with whats wantedY
els this where Mr.. Callahan
livesT called one of the visitors.
Sure ut be-" responded the
maid. Bring i'm in-I'm comm
down t. unlock tn dure."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
PERFECT BAT NEVER MADE.

Hans Wagner, However, Used Ono
That Was Near Perfection.
"a perfect bat has never been made
and never will be-" says Hans Wagner.
81 have had bats break when 1 met the
ball squarely, break after months of
faithful service, and grounder would
trickle to an infield when the force l
put into my swing was enough for a
three base hit.
'"The nearest perfect bat 1 ever saw
was owned by kid in a small Ken
tucky town where once played in an
exhibition game. I gave the boy so
cents for it. Everybody on our club
used the bat the first day got 1t, and
we made twenty-three hits"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

revenue in excess of the interest on
said debt or debts of the annual in
stallments necessary for the can
collation. of said debt or debts, may
be excluded in ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Phila-
delphia to become otherwise in
debted Provided, That a sinking
fund for their cancellation shall be
established and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

Pitcher O'Toole's Assortment Of Twists
Marty O'Toole, Pittsburg's new $22,-
900 pitcher, according to reports, re-
lies entirely upon two curves, a speedy
splitter and drop. He has a fast ball
with a good break that he occasion
ally mixes in and uses when he is'in
the hole. Almost every other ball he
pitches is splitter. 1t shoots to the
right or left and breaks with such
quick snap that batters can't tell where
1t is going. His fast ban also breaks
with quick snap. He gets the break
by swapping his wrist as the bali
leaves his hand
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
RALPH ROSE TO COMPETE.
Great Shot Putter to Get In Shape For
Next Olympic.

DESTROYS of making the next Amer
lean Olympic team, Ralph Rose, the
champion shot putter at the various
weights, is coming out of his shell to
prepare for the iron sphere event in
the 1912 Swedish games. The native
sons determination to fight for a place
on the big team no doubt will send a
thrill into the other shot putters when
they learn of this.
Rose holds all kinds of records in the
shot put. He established the worlds
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
LONG YACHT RACE PLANNED.
Route From New York to Los Angeles
Is One Contemplated.

Plans for holding the biggest ocean
to ocean race in the history of yachting
are being offered by Commodore
Daniel H. Laubersheimer, Vice Com
modore Warren Wood and Rear Com
modOre Hubbel of the South Coast
Yacht club of Los Angeles and other
yachtsmen of southern California.
They plan to pull off race from
New York to Los Angeles Immediately
after the opening of the Panama canal,
in which hundreds of the big racing
yachts of the east will be invited to
participate.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
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,
shall be in Philadelphia vested 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-
| ber 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-
ber 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, 1911-09-06

joined to givejoinedcmfwdyw
joined to give lawful notice. and
cause to be held and conducted the
said election, and make return
thereof in manner and form as by
law is directed and required.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State, at the City
of Harrisburg this fourteenth day of
August in the year of our, Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eleven
and of the Commonwealth the
136th.
JOHN K. TENER.
BY the Governor:
Robert McAfee,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
NOTICE OF UNIFORM PRIMARIES.

In compliance with Section 8, of
the Uniform Primary Act, notice is
hereby given to the electors of
Wayne county, Pa, of the County,
Township and Borough officers to be
nominated at the Primaries to be
held at the regular polling places in
each election district from 2 to D.
M,
Saturday, September 30, 1911.
For county officers, each of the po-
litical parties is entitled to nominate
as follows:
One person for Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas.
One person for Prothonotary and
Clerk of the Courts.
One person for Sheriff.
One person for District Attorney.
One person for Register of Wills
and Recorder of Deeds.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for Coroner.
One person for Mine Inspector, Sth
District.
Two persons for County Commits
sioners.
Two persons for County Auditors.
The terms of all Township and
Borough officers who were elected in
1908 for a three-year term will ex-
pire the first Monday in December
and their successors are to be nom
mated and elected as follows:
One person for Supervisor for 4
years.
One person for Constable for 4
years.
One person for Assessor for A
years.
Two persons for Overseer of Poor
for years. .. .H
One person for Auditor for 4
years.
Two persons for School Directors
for 2 years.
Two persons for School Directors
for years.
One person for School Director for
6 years.
One person for Judge of Election
for 2 years.
One person for Inspector of Elec-
tion for 2 years.
One person for High Constable in
each Borough.
Town Councilmen to fill the place
of those elected in 1908.
Justice of the Peace in place OF
those elected in 1906.
One Town Treasurer in Townships
that elect them.
One person for Registration AS
SCISSOR in each election district in
townships that have two or more
polling places.
If any Supervisor is holding office
by appointment by Court, his term
expires and his successor must be
nominated for two-year term.
School Director candidates must
bdesignate on their petitions fol
which year-term they are candidates
Petitions for county office can be
obtained at the Commissioners of.
| flee. Petitions for Township an6
| Borough office can be had of the
party committeeman in each district
| or at the Commissioners Office.
All petitions for County, Town.
ship or Borough office must be filed
in the Commissioners office on OF
before Saturday, September 8, 1911
Judicial candidates must file theil
petitions with the Secretary of the
| Commonwealth on or before Satur.
day, September 2, 1911.
J. e. VAUDEVILLE, +
]. X. HORNBECK,
THOMAS c. MADDEN.
Commissioners.
Attest: Geo. P. Ross, Clerk.
| 62eoi 8.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

record with put of 81 feet in San
Francisco back in 1909. He won his
event In the London Olympic games
without the least bit of trouble.
The San franciscan is credited with
81 feet inches for the eight pound
81 feet inches for the twelve, 81 feet
6S inches for the fourteen, 43 feet 9k
inches for the eighteen, 40 feet 3&
inches for the twenty-one and 3S feet
2& inches for the twenty-four, besides
his worlds record put with the sixteen
pound.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
SECRET OF LAJoIE'S BATTING.
Former Ball Player Says His Success
is Due to "FoIow on" Style.

"The secret Of LAjoies successful
hitting lies in the fact that he adopts
the follow on style used by golfers"
said former bah player, "He doesn't
swing his bat from his side, but meets
the ball squarely when it reaches
point in front of his chest, and then
puts his strength into a sort OF punch
which carries the bat well beyond his
left side. All first class batsmen do
this, for 1t enables them to keep their
eyes on the ball and to put strength
into their bats when they hit the
leather"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
HEAVY HITTING
THIS SEASON.
New Records Likely TO Be Made
In Major Leagues.
MANY EXTRA BASE DRIVES.
seyboId Mark For Home Runs May Be
Beaten or Equaled Before Season
cioses-other Batting Feats May Be
Overshadowed.
BY TOMMY CLARK.

When the baseball season closes in
October the fans will probably have
new batting records to discuss. Judg
ing from the way the batters in both
the American and National leagues are
hitting the ball this year, new records
are sure to be made. During the
present season an unprecedented mum
ber of extra base drives have been
made. There is every reason to be-
lieve that new records will be estab
lished for two baggers and three base
drives as well as for home runs.
Since there is something magical in
the words "home run" naturally the
fans throughout the country are inter
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
Kelly Wants to Defend ritIs.

James T, Kelly, the New York po'
liceman, worlds champion handball
player, is out with challenge to any
ana f.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
DIGNITY and
CONFIDENCE

1t is wonderful what an
amount of dignity and conf
dence one gets from the fact
that he has a growing bank ac-
count. The possession of mon
ey you have earned and saved
yourself makes you independent
mentally as we'll as in regard to
material things.
Become a regular depositor in
good, strong, growing insti-
tuition like the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
DIRECTORS:

We print legal blanks,
We print envelopes,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

was an on
day for Ray
m o n d h e
concluded to
stroll ov er
to the op-
p o s 1 10 n
C a mp and
watch Rube
In action.
When h e
reached the
pa s s gate
Raymond at
tempted to
talk his way
in.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
Accounts of individuals,
firms and corporations soli-
cited.
Correspondence invited
OFFICERS:

HENRY. RUSSELL--EDWIN F. TORREY
PRESIDENT. CASHIER,
ANDREW THOMPSON A. c. LINDSAY
VICE PRESIDENT ASSISTANT CASHIER
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

n 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-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
BUGS" RAYMOND WAS ANx-
ious TO SEE WAD.
r DELL PERFORM.

When Bugs" Raymond, whose
stunts with the Giants this year
may explain the derivation of
his first name, was a real but
eccentric star in the NATIONAL
league Rube Waddell was shin
ing similarly In the American.
Rube was at the height Of his
career then and by reason of his
wanderings from conventional
paths was pulling several col
umns of press agent stuff in the
newspapers every day.
Raymond's team happened to
be in the same city where Rube
was billed to perform, and as it
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06
HOneSdale Dime Bank

We will help you with three
per cent. interest. Each new de-
positor is presented with a use-
full, as we'll as ornamental house
hold bank.
We make a speciality of loan
ing money to Wayne county peo-
pie. Business accounts solicited.
Call and see us or you can do
your banking with us by mail.
Write and we will tell you
how.
JOS. A. FISCH, Cashier.
E. C. MUMFORD, President.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

In compliance with Section 3, of
the Uniform Primary Act, notice is
hereby given to the electors of
Wayne county, Pa, of the County,
Township and Borough officers to be
nominated at the Primaries to be
held at the regular polling places in
each election district from to 8 p.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-06

Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-07
Good Joke on Voter.

An amusing story is told Of what
happened to a pluralist voter In the
1900 election in England. He was a
keen politician and believing that the
vote he possessed in a distant constit.
uency would be of value to his candi-
date engaged special train to take
him there. On entering the polling
booth he found the engineer Of the
train at his heels. He then discovered
that the engineer happened to be on
and was taking the opportunity of his
accidental presence there to record
his vote-which was given for the
other side.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-07
Why Dickens Wrote "chrlstmas

Why Dickens Wrote "chrIstmas Carol"
| noticed a statement in one OF the
papers recently that Dickens wrote his
Christmas Carol with the express OBJ
ject of reviving the popular interest in
the Christmas season and Its festivi.
ties. This is pleasing fiction which
had often been previously met with.
The fact is that Dickens wrote the
Christmas Carol" in the autumn OF
1S43 because he was short of money
and in great need of $4,000. The most
candid chapter in Forster's Life" is
the one lin the second volume) which
relates the tale of Dickens disappoint-
ment and despair when he received
the Carol accounts, for instead OF
the $1,000 he had set his heart and
soul upon" the sum due to him was
only sl,15O. Dickens wrote: MY
years bills, unpaid, are so terrific that
all the energy and determination |
can possibly exert will be required to
clear me before | go abroad" Dick
ems ultimately cleared $3.50 by the
christmas Carol on a sale of $4,000
copies.-London Truth.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-07

This way" motioned to No
knight. and we wheeled into the mar
row passage behind US. back of the
boxes. At the end there was . door
leading into the wings, and as We
went boldly through turned the key
The final set was being struck. and
no one paid any attention to US. Luck
lily they were similarly Indifferent to
a banging at the door l had locked,
a banging which, judged, signif1ed
Johnson.
81 guess we've broken up his inter
ference" Mcknight chuckled.
| Stage hands were hurrying in every
direction; pieces of the side wall OF
the last drawing room menaced US; a
switchboard behind US was singing
like tea-kettle. Everywhere we
stepped we were in somebody's way
AT last we were across, confronting a
man in his shirt sleeves, who by dots
and dashes of profanity seemed to be
directing the chaos.
"Well?" he said, wheeling on US.
What can l do for you?"
Il would like to ask" l replied, "if
you have any idea just where the last
cinematograph picture was taken"
Broken board-picnickers- ?"
mo. The Washington Filler"
He glanced at my bandaged arm.
THE announcement says two
miles," Mcknight put in, but we
should like to know whether it is rail
road miles, automobile miles, or po-
liceman miles,"
Il am sorry l can't tell you," he re-
piled, more civilly. I'VE get those pic
lures by contract. We don't take them
| ourselves"
Where are the companys oflces?"
New York" He stepped forward
and grasped super by the shoulder
What in blazes are you doing with
that gold chair in kitchen set? Take
that piece of pink plush there and
throw 1t over a soap box. If you have
not got kitchen chair"
| had not realized the extent of the
shock. but now l dropped into chair
and wipel my forehead. The unex-
pected glimpse of Alison West fol
lowed almost Immediately by the rev
elation of the picture. had left me
| limp and unnerved. Mcknight was
looking at his watch
He says the moving picture peo-
| pie have an office downtown We can
make It If we go on now"
So he called cab, and we started
at gallop. There was no sign of
the detective. Upon my word"
Richey said, Il feel lonely without
! him."
| The people at the downtown office
of the cinematograph company were
very obligng. The picture had been
taken, they said, at Nj, Just two
miles beyond the scene of the wreck
1t was not much, but 1t was something
to work on | decided not to go home,
but to send Meningitis Jap for my
clothes, and to dress at the Incubator
l was determined, If possible, to make
my next days investigations without
Johnson. In the meantime, even If 1t
was for the last time, would see Her
that night I gave Stogie note for
| Mrs. Klopton, and with my dinner
clothes there came back the gold bag
wrapped in tissue paper
| CTO BE CONTINITED)