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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
LaPoTte Township School
Audit for 1871.

George Karge in account with Laporte Town
ship as Collector of School and Building Tax for
the year ending June 8, 1911.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Trial List, September Term, 1911.
Return Day, September IS. 1o11.

Thomas d. Rouse VS.. The Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company. No. 46
December Term, 1909. Trespass. Plea
"Not Guilty"
Scouton. Thomson.
2.-J. G. Cott VS.. Lee Rosencrants and
John Rosencrants, Defendants, and The
Nordmont Chemical Company, Garnishee.
No. Sc December Term, 1909. Attach
ment Execution. Plea,-"Nulla Bona"
Mullen Meylert.
3.-Patrick Connor VS.. Margaret Con
nor, Administrators Of John Connor.
Decd. No, SO May Term, 1910. AS.
sumpst. Plea,-"Non-Assumpsit.'
Thayer, Walsh.
4.-Willam T. Fairchild VS.. The Le-
high Valley Railroad Company, No. 6S
May Term, 1910. Trespass. Plea
Not Guilty"
Scouton. Thomson.
Kaufman.
Mercur.
5.-Sillick }. Steinback VS.. +. G. Trek
Ter and II. c. Trexler, trading as the Trek
Ter d. Turrell Lumber Company. No. 81
September Term, 1910. Tre.pass. Plea.
Mot Guilty"
Scouton. Mullen.
6.-John II. Crmmins VS.. w. f. Ram
dali, No. "a September Term, 1910. AS.
sumpsit. Plea ION AssumpsItp, pay
ment. set-of, and the Statute of limitations
with leave TO give special matter in evi.
dence.
Mullen. j. C. Ingham,
7.--Caroline Brink VS.. Curtis Stroup,
No. |. December Term, 1910. Defend
ants Appeal. Plea,-"Not Guilty"
Scouton. Mullen.
SD. e. Diefenbach VS.. Cora Glover
and Fred j. Glover. No. !. February
Term, 1911. Defendants Appeal. Plea
"Not Guilty"
Scouton. Mullen.
GA. II. Mulnix VS. Seth p. Shoemaker
and Wm T. More, No. 10 February Term,
1911. Rule TO Open Judgment. Plea
Payment"
Mullen. Scouton.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti.
tuition of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, so as to consolidate tho
courts of common pleas of Allegheny
County.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gem
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn
sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in accordance with tn ..shteenth
article thereof
That section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said sec
ton, and inserting in place thereof the
following:
Section g. In the county of Philadel-
phia 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 respect
,vely as the court of common pleas num-
ber one. number two, number three,
number four and number five but the
number of said courts may be by law
increased from time to time, and shall be
In like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number of judges in any
of said courts, or in any county where
the establishment of an additional court
may be authorized by law, may be in
creased, from time to time and when
ever such increase shall amount In the
whole to three, such three judges shall
compose n distinct and separate court an
aforesaid, which shall be numbered as
aforesaid In Philadelphia all suits shall
be instituted in the said courts of COM
mon pleas without designating the num-
ber of the said court. and the several
courts shall distribute and apportion the
business among them in such manner az
shall be provided by rules OF court, and
each court. to which any suit shall be
thus assigned, shall have exclusive juris-
diction thereof. subject to change Of
venue as shall be provided by law
In the county of Allegheny 3ll tho
jurisdiction and powers now vested in
the several numbered courts of common
pleas shall be, vested in one court of COM
mon pleas composed of all the judges in
commission in said courts. Such juris-
dction 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 changes as may be made by law,
and subject to change of venue as pro-
vided 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 sue
ceeding its adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

1t has often been remarked that
Lock Haven State Normal School
has the most attractive location of
anyother Normal School in the state
1t has fine climate, splendid
drainage, and absolutely pure water.
Epidemics are practically unknown.
Its students come from every sec
ton of Pennsylvania and the spirit
of the school is progressive and ell
evating. The fall term begins Sep
tember 1th. Write for its illus
trated catalogue. Adv
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Taken By Surprise.

Last Friday, N. o. Tarbox,
Manager of the Nordmont Chemical
Company's store at Nordmont, was
treated to a surprise by the un-
eX pected arrival of several distin-
guished citizens of Cuba, N. Y,
where Mr.. Tarbox formerly resided.
They made the trip in Jackson
touring car and were lined up as
follows: III. p Morgan, Cashier
First National Bank ; j. +. Olive,
Postmaster VIM. Hall Keller,
Manager of Cuba Cheese Cold Stor-
age Company ; H. E. Keller, At
torney, Town Clerk and Chairman
of Republican Commission II. l..
Whipple, Dentist. The natives of
Nordmont say, ''They were Il jolly
crowd" After paying due respect
to II. G. Dewey, Superintendent of
the Nordmont Chemical Company,
they returned home by way of Belle
fonte and Olean.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania, so as to eliminate the require
ment of payment of taxes as a qualifi-
cation of the right to vote.
Resolved df the House Of Representa-
tives concur), That the following amend
ment to the Constitution of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania be- and the same
Is hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof so that tho
said section shall read as follows:
Section l. Every male citizen twenty
one years of age, possessing the follow
Ing qualifications, shall be entitled to
vote at all elections, subject however to
such laws requiring and regulating the
registration of electors as the General
Assembly may enact.
First. He shall have been a citizen Of
the United States at least one month
Second. He shall have resided in tho
State one year (or if, having previously
citizen of the State, he shall have re-
moved therefrom and returned, then six
months). Immediately preceding the elec-
ton.
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer To
vote at least two months Immediately
preceding the election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

city, borough township. school district. or
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict. except as herein provided. shall new
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property there
in. 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 val
uation of property, without the assent Of
the electors thereof at a public election ip
such manner as shall be provided by law;
but any city. the debt of which now ex-
ceeds seven per centum of such assessed
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 follows:-
Section g. The debt of any county, city.
borough, township school district, or 9TH
er municipality or Incorporated district.
except as herein provided. shall never ex-
ceed seven per centum upon the assessed
value of the taxable property therein. nor
shall any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase its indebt-
ednesS to an amount exceeding two per
centum upon such assessed valuation OF
property, without the assent of the cleo
tors thereof at public election In such
manner shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed val
uation, may be authorized by law to In
crease the same tnTee per centuIl, III tne
aggregate, at any one time. upon such
valuation, except that any debt or debts
hereinafter incurred by the city and coun-
ty of Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for transit
purposes, or for the construction OF
wharves and docks. or the reclamation Of
land to be used in the construction of a
system of wharves and docks, as public
improvements, owned or to be owned by
said city and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenue in ex-
cess of the interest on said debt or debts
and of the annual installments necessary
for the cancellation of said debt or debts.
may be excluded in ascertaining the pow
err of the city and county of Philadelphia
to become otherwise indebted: Provided,
That sinking fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resc!utinn No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
DRoPosEp AMENDMENTS TO THE

PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS
sEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section twen-
ty-siX of article five of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania.
Resolved Qf the Senate concur). That
the following amendment to section twen-
ty-six of article five of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania be, and the same is here
by, proposed, in accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof
That section 26 of Article ". which
reads as follows: Section 26. All laws re-
lating to courts shall be general and OF
uniform operation. and the organization,
jurisdiction, and powers of all courts OF
the same class or grade, so far as regu-
lated by law, and the force and effect OF
the process and judgments of such courts.
shall be uniform; and the General Assem-
bly, is hereby prohibited from creating
other courts to exercise the powers vested
by this Constitution in the judges OF the
Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans
Courts" be amended so that the Same
shall read as follows
Section 26. All laws relating to courts
shall be general and of uniform opera
ton, and the organization. jurisdiction,
and powers of all courts of the same class
Or grade, so far as regulated by law, and
the force and effect of the process and
judgments of such courts, shall be uni
form; but Notwithstanding any provi-
sions of this Constitution. the General
Assembly shall have full power to estab-
lsh new courts. from time to time, as the
same may be needed in any city or coun-
ty, and to prescribe the powers and Ju-
Sisdiction thereof. and to increase the
humber of judges in any courts now ex-
sting or hereafter created. or to reorgan-
lie the same, or to vest in other courts
the jurisdiction Heretofore exercised by
courts not of record. and to abolish tho
same wherever it may be deemed neces-
sary for the orderly and efficient admins
sration of Justice.
true copy of Resolution No. /.
ROBERT McAFEE, .
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Number Two.
RESOLUTION

Secretary of the Commonwealth
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Have you taken advantage of oul
big bargain? If not, why not?
Primary Election Notice.

In accordance with the provisions OF
Act of Assembly known as the "Uniform
Primaries Act, approved February II,
1906, and the several supplements thereto
Notice is hereby given that on the last
Saturday of September, 1911, it being the
rhirtieth day of September, 1911, a Pri.
mary Election will be held at the several
voting places throughout Sullivan County,
State of Pennsylvania, between the hours
Of o'clock p. NJ, and o'clock P. M.
at which time and places, candidates for
the following offices will be elected
Representing the Republican party:
One person for the Office of Comfy
Treasurer.
One person for Sheriff.
One person for Prothonotary, Register
OF Wills, Recorder of Deeds, and Clerk OF
the several Courts of Sullivan County.
Two persons tor the office OF Associate
Judge.
Two persons for the office of County
Commissioners.
Two persons for the office of County
Auditor.
One person for the office of Coroner.
Representing the Democratic party:
One person tor the office of County
Treasurer.
One person for the office OF Sheriff.
One person for Prothonotary, Register
OF Wills, Recorder OF Deeds, and Clerk
ofthe several Courts of Sullivan County.
Two persons tor the office of Associate
|nJudge.
Two persons for the office of County
Commissioners.
Two persons for the office of County
Auditor.
One person for the office of Coroner.
Representing the Prohibition party:
One person for the office OF County
Treasurer.
One person for the office of Sheriff.
One person tor Prothonotary, Register
of Wills, Recorder OF Deeds. and Clerk of
the several Courts OF Sullivan County.
Two persons for the office of Associate
Judge.
Two persons for the office of County
Commissioners.
Two persons for the office of County
Auditor.
Blank petitions will be furnished by
the County Commissioners on application,
and all petitions must be filed with the
County Commissioners at least three
weeks before the date of the primaries.
Primaries shall be conducted in con.
tormity with the laws governing the con.
duct of general elections so far as the
same are not modified by the provisions
Of this Act or are not inconsistent with
its terms.
Commissioners Office,
LaPorte, Penna.,
July 30, 1911,
f. M. CfOSSLEY,
VALENTINE ROBE,
WILLIAM III. ROGERS,
County Commissioners.
Attest; THOMAS E. KENNEDY, Clerk
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Number Four.

Number -Four.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section eight.
article nine of the Constitution of Penn
syIvania.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania In General
Assembly met, That the following is pro-
posed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
nia, 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 follows:-
Section 8. The debt Of any county.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

The New Haven man who mar
ried woman tifty-six years his
junior has just died and left her
100000. Girls take notice.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

We, the undersigned Auditors of Laporte Town
ship. find the foregoing account true and correct
to the best of our knowledge and belief.
HOWARD C. HESS
JACOB ii. FRIES
Auditors.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

Morgan Gavitt, Treasurer of School and Build
ing Funds of Laporte Township for year eadng
June s, 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
TROOPS RETURNING
TO MUSCATINE.
More Trouble is Feared Tomorrow
When the Plants Are
Opened.
[Gate City Leased Wire service,l

IGate City Leased Wire Service
MUSCATI!NE. April 22-Obeying
orders issued by Gov B. F. Carroll
at ten O'Clock tonight special trains
from Iowa City, Davenport and Wash
ington. iowa, are bearing three com
panies of the Iowa National Guard 70
this city to preserve order among the
g. 900 locked out butt,S workers, when
the factories are opened with non
union men Monday.
An additional reason laid before
the governor by the sheriff for order
ing back the troops was the an
nouncement here today by the social
lists that Clarence Darrow, the Chica-
go criminal lawyer. wo,pd deliver a
speech to the union workers tomor
row. Mai. Geo Ball, commanding the
troops arrived here from Iowa City al
t 9 o'clock tonight and the socialists
! hearing that he threatened TO call of
the meeting, will cancel the Darrow
address. The opinion among official:
| here is that the troops Will make
protracted stay this time.
The strikers were quiet tonisht, the
only incident being the smashing o
a plate glass window when rocl
was thrown at two non-union buttoI
workers as they stood in front of
department store. The girls dodge,
and the rock smashed the window.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
Organized Attack on the Moving Plt,
ture Shows viii Likely be
the Next Reform
Move. y
AN ITALIAN
Mazzone Certainly Started Some
thing When He Lured Girl From
Home With His
Voice.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, April %. Following Fed
eral Judge Lands bitter arraignment
of five cent shows an organized
attack upon these places of amuse-
ment is likely to be agitated by civic
societies all over the country, but
Judge Landis sensational attack upon
them, in connection with the wild
scenes in his court room when he
sentenced Aldudino Mazzone to the
penitentiary for ten years for violat-
ing the federal white slave law will
be used by Chicago's reform element
in the contemplated move
A scene resembling the stirring
incidents o. the Camorra trial in Italy
where the Gagged prisoners rave and
faint, one man even throwing his
gless eye at the iudge-took place
when the sentence was pronounced
upon Mazzone.
For half an hour eighty italian men
women and children sbrieked and
howled through the corridors, chasing
enc another back and forth, or fall
4 ing to their knees and shrieking pray
ers. The father of the prisoner raj
I about in a circle, threading his course
4 between groups of kneeling men ant
/ women He ran until he fell ex
hausted, shrielling wildly Two oil
women, carrying their grand children
in their arms, Frustrated themselve
before the attorney fer AIa1zone an
wept as they begged him to intel
cede with Judge lands. While tn
women were praying in high soprano
4 the men were chanting in deep bass
4 1t was among scenes like this tina
Judge Lands gave Mazzone the limi
OF the law. Mazzone, g singer in
nickel show . lured Dorothy Schmid
to Muscatine. Iowa. The girl was onl
Is. In passing sentence Judge Lanui
said: There has been a good dea, {
scandal written about these 5 Ger
theatres, but from what has appeare
in this court the widest stuff that ha
been written has but touched th
fringe of the real facts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
Were Well Armed.

Another. it is said, was found In
Kansas City. one at Peoria, Ill, ana
other places. In addition, the men
had two automatic pistols and a VIM
chester rifle, with Maxim silencer
to deaden the sound of shot. Burns
investigation, it is charged, showed
that the two men We're planning a
dynamite explosion in Detroit
The dynamiters signed waiver al
Detroit to return to Chicago, the
statement declares, "as they feared
the indignation of the people there
should their real purpose become
Known
The men were brought secretly t'
chicago, after the statement had beel
given out, as a blind in Detroit
that they we're wanted for SAT-
blowing Job in Toledo. When the,
reached Chicago, Burns wired Lo
Angeles and Los Angeles officers
armed with requisition secretly is
sued, came to Chicago. They left wit
me men for LOS Angeles today Meth
ar of the prisoners was allowed t
make statement of any kind. Tn
Burns statement concludes; In
arrest of these men means the end
oynamiting as a means of coercing tn
erectors' association to abandon tn
open shop"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
Peace Negotiations

Ell PASO, April 22.-Arrangements
for conducting the negotiations for
peace between the Mexican federal
and insurrectionary troops are be,
lieved 10 have been completed az Q
conference held at the camp OF Fran
cescos T. Madero Jr. between the rep
resentatives of both sides.
Following the conference, Wnlcn
adjourned late in the afternoon, cour
iers were sent TO JlNez to file sey
eral telegrams, presumably to Foreign
Minister De Labara at Mexico City
and DR.. Vasquez Gomez at Washing
ton. These kilograms are believed L
have outlined francesca Madero's
terms regarding the time and place
for the peace negotiations and tht
identity of those who should partici
pat'
Madero, his wife, his father and his
uncle Ernesto Madero, as we'll as EF
puival Obregon. Silvestro Terrazas
Oscar Braniff. Rafael Hernandez ant
Frederfco Move attended today''
(continned on Page 40
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
Travis Goes Well.

rGate City Leased Wire Serylcel
LAKEWOOD, n. j., April 22.--
walter ] Travis, the golfer main
tanned his record for steady, heady
playing, when he defeated his club
mate. Fred Herreshoff. in the finals oil
the opening tourney here today Her
resboff in many respects played as
good game as his rival but Travis old
time experience won him the match
one UP. The players went an extra
hole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
Children Are Scarce.

rGate City Leased Wire Service
PARIS, April % Only six families
out Of every 1000 in France nave as
many as four children each, accord
ING TO census figures published to-
day OF the so-called large families
annroximately ! two-thirds are IN
needy circumstances,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
Confession is Horrible.

Captain Stephen Wood. chief OF the
ehlcago detecuve bureau. declared TO
g United Press reporter tonight that
one OF the men taken from Chicago 70
answer to the charge of blowing up the
Los Angeles Times, rad made COM
piettl confession. Captain Wood de
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 22-Forecast:
Missouri Showers Sunday, probab
" Monday.
Iowa Increasing cloudiness Sunday
Showers at night or Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23

condemned to death, prisoner in
Greece is kept in confinement for two
Years before the sentence Is carried
out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-23
The Fuse Sputters
At Union Meefi1,5

secured all the books, correspondence
and papers found in the office but
refused to divulge the contents OF
any of them.