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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-25
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.


A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
one of article nine of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania, relating to
taxation.
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
Section 2. Amend section one OF
article nine Of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
lows:
"All taxes shall be uniform, upon
the same class OF subjects, within the
territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected under general laws;
but the General Assembly may, by
general laws, exempt from taxation
public property used for public pur-
poses, actual places of religious
worship, places of burial not used
or held for private or corporate
profit, and institutions of purely pub
lie charity, so as to read as FOL
lows:
All taxes shall be uniform upon
the same class OF subjects, within the
territorial limits Of the authority
levying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected under general laws,
and the subjects OF taxation may be
classified for the purpose OF laying
graded or progressive taxes; but the
n rnr rn1 A Aug h1Vr hrr ra1
laws, exempt from taxation public
property used for public purposes,
actual places of religious worship,
places OF burial not used or held for
private or corporate profit, and in
stitutions of purely public charity.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-25
Sheridan to Retire.

Martin j. Sheridan of the Irish
American Athletic club, the champion
discus thrower, has decided to retire.
Sheridan has been In the athletic game
for more than a decade and during
that time he has won numerous cham
pionships with the weights, including
metropolitan, national and worlds
titles. Sheridan won the discus throw
Ing contests at both Athens and Lon
don Olympiads.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-25

BUD GOODWIN, VETERAN SWIMMER
ton during the last twelve years, and
his trophies include 600 medals and 100
cups.
He eats what he likes, regardless Of
training theories, but never let's up on
his swimming.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-25
GOODWIN LONG IN HARNESS.
N. Y. A. G. Swimmer Has Been In
Game Twelve Years.

Bud Goodwin OF the New York Ath-
letic club, who this year annexed five
swimming championships, has won
races at all distances from hundred
yards up to thirteen miles in compeu-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

Before the discussion began the Rev.
Angelo Fiala made a brief state
ment, in which he expressed his
hope and confidence that the Catho-
lie side would prove victor in the
contest. AS he sat down, ready for
the work which was before him, he
had the air of perfect confidence,
and in the debate, which lasted from
3 p. m. to 6:15 p. M, he showed
himself to be a man of keen intellect
and shrewd debater But Brother
Grana was able to unfold the Scrip
lures to the confounding of his OPP
ponent. At the close of the argu-
ment the Catholic priest rose and
acknowledged his defeat, removed
his clerical collar, renounced his
faith in the Roman Catholic church
and expressed his desire to join the
Methodist Episcopal church. The
members of our mission are greatly
encouraged by this victory The
TorOnton Sentinel.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
WORKERS WARNED AGAINST
SOCIALISM BY BISHOP
CARROLL.

Chicago, Ill.-A warning against
Socialism, addressed to Chicago
working men and members of labor
unions, has been uttered by Bishop
John P. Carroll, of Helena, Mont,
who has been in Chicago attending
the meeting of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians. Bishop Carroll asserted
that Socialism is economically I'M
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
A PRIEST CONVERTED.
Debate With Italian Methodist
Opened His Eyes to the Truth.

opened His Eyes TO the Truth.
The following interesting item
appears in The Christian Advocate
of New York:
IAN impressive scene was wit
messed in the Methodist Episcopal
church at Frankfort, N. Y, on Sun
day afternoon, July IA. There were
gathered about one hundred Italians
from Little Falls, Herkimer and
Frankfort to listen to a discussion
of the doctrines and usages of the
Methodist Episcopal church as OPP
posed to the doctrines and usages of
the Roman Catholic church. The
discussion in behalf of the Metho-
dists was carried on by the Rev.
Joseph Grana, pastor of the Italian
Methodist mission in Frankfort, and
the discussion in behalf of the Ro-
man Catholic church was carried on
by Father Angelo FiaIa, an Italian
Catholic priest living in Herkimer.
1t was agreed that the subjects
we're to be discussed and decided in
the light of Bible teachings. The
two men sat at opposite ends of a
table, each with Bible before him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
odrow Wilson a Local

ward the important question OF
local option is, of course, a per-
fectly legitimate one, and you are
entitled to very frank answer.
would have replied sooner had I
not been prevented by imperative
public engagements / have ex-
planned my views to you in private
but have of course no objection to
your making them public
| am in favor of local option. L
am a thorough believer In local self
government and believe that every
self-gOverning community which
constitutes a social unit should
have the right to control the matter
of the regulation or the withhold
ing of licenses.
But the questions involved are
social and moral and are ont sus-
cepible of being of a party program
Whenever they have made the sub
ject matter of party contests, they
have cut the lines of party organ
ization and party action, On
athwart to the utter confusion of
political action in every other field.
They have thrown every other ques-
ton, however important, into the
background and have made con-
structive party action impossible for
long years together. So far as I am
concerned, therefore, l can never
consent to have the question of
local option made an issue between
political parties in this State. My
judgment is very clear in this mat
ter. L do not believe that party
programs of the highest conse-
quence to the political life of the
State and of the Nation ought to be
thrust on one side and hopelessly
embarrassed far long periods to-
of great question which is essen
TALLY non political, non-partisan,
moral and social, in it's nature.
Very sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Rev. Thomas B. Shannon,
Newark, N. J.
Waycross, Ca, Aug. 27, 1912.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
Seagirt, n. J.
Dear Sir: Your letter of August
23d in reply to mine of August 18th
with enclosure addressed to Rev.
Mr.. Shannon. Please refer again
to my communication and notice
that your letter in regard to New
Jersey does not answer my letter or
the questions I therein asked. I
think I am entitled to replies to
each question seriatum. Will you
not favor me with these replies? [
hesitate to give to our people a
reply which does not answer my
questions. Awaiting your further
communication, l am,
Yours truly,
JNO. E. SUMMER.
Sec. Waycross District Conference,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

sound, that its pretenses are false
and that it is a real enemy of labor.
Bishop Carroll commended the
Ancient Order of Hibernians for it's
stand against Socialism, and said
that all Catholic societies should
join the crusade.
1.-The church." he said, would
warn the laboring man of the false
pretense of Socialism. She would
again restate the old doctrine of the
dependence of men upon one an
other.
Socialism is unpatriotic. It
aims to destroy all constituted civic
authority"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
Professionalism CALLED RUFF
FIANTSM,

The Western Waterman, pub
lished at St. Louis, Mo-, in its issue
Of September 28th, 1911:
Professionalism is simply rufian-
ism organized into a religion The
first reformer, Martin Luther, was
the vilest BLACKBOARD of all time.
All his associates in the
sacrilege of sanctuaries and sacking
of religious houses were almost to
man Of the lowest character and
beastliest morals"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

Many young men have written MFR.
Watson thanking him for his ''Short
Talks to Young Men" Price, 2zc,
postpaid. The Jeffersonian Publish
ing Company, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
Optionisf
254 Albany Ave,
Waycross, Ca, Aug. 10, 1912.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
Seagirt, n. ].


EAR SIR: Georgia has pro-
Hi hibition fight on. We have
H prohibition. Local option in
Georgia means only one
thing: the return of whiskey by
legal sale in counties or State at
large. When you had the fight in
New Jersey and were trying to put
whiskey out, local optionist had
the right to demand a vote by
townships, counties or by State
wide enactment, if he could get it.
We got Statewide prohibition in
Georgia. Then the tables were
turned and whiskey was in the mi
nority, and began at once to preach
local option, which they had fought
SO strenuously beforehand. I state
this case at length to show you
where we are in this matter in
Georgia. Maine is in exactly the
same condition. The daily press in
Georgia carried special news item
dated Seagirt, which said Gov.
Wilson takes a hand in Maine
fight and said that you had dis
tributed in Maine the letter which
you gave out in regard to the New
Jersey situation, and aiding the
local optionists, whom everyone
knows are doing their dead level
best to repeal Names prohibition
law and get local option law
Now, as a private citizen before
you were nominated for the Presi-
dency by your party, you had a
right to think and speak on the
matter in New Jersey as you
thought best, and if you had inter
est enough in Names laws, either
for love of whiskeys cause or con-
sideration, I should have had no
right to object. Since you have
been nominated by my party I have
a right to object, and to ask the
following questions:
1. Did you authorize the inter-
view published by the daily press
which dealt with Names fight to re-
peal her prohibition law and substi-
tute local option bill therefor?
2. Do you not know that the
whiskey business is in politics up to
it's eyes, and that to kill a snake
we have to run him to his lair?
8. In view of the fact that this
question is already before the
House and Senate and will soon be
before some President for his ap-
prevail or veto, would you, if elect
ed, sign such acts of Congress,
passed with a view to protection for
prohibition States from liquor ship
ments from the outside; provided
said acts are approved by prohibit
tiOnists?
The majority of Georgia Demo-
Gratis are prohibitionists and I have
been requested by the presiding
elder of the Waycross district to in
terrogate you as above in regard to
said subject. Not receiving reply to
same on or before Sept. list, l shall
give this letter to the press. 1 am
a Democrat and always voted SO.
| am, yours truly,
REV. JOHN E. SUMMER.
See. Waycross District Conference,
M. e. Church South.
August %, 1912.
Dear DR.. Summer: Your letter
of August 18th asking me to ex-
plain my attitude on the liquor
question received.
My attitude on this question was
made clear in letter which j adj
dressed to Rev. Thomas B. Shan
non, President of the Anti-Saloon
League in New Jersey copy of
which I herewith enclose.
Cordially yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
n
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

- EAR SIR: Georgia has a pro-
Ia AA hibition fight on. We have
Hs prohibition. Local option in
Georgia means only one
thing: thn return of whiSknV nv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23

Arrivals.

Schooners Lottie Thomas and Bessie
Ford, from the Wicomico river. and
Martin Wagner. from Nomini. oysters
in the shell for the market here;
steamer City Of Milford, from points on
the river; tug, Camilla with a tow from
a down river point; schooner d. p.
Milford. at Alexandria, light. from
this city.
Departures.
Steam barge Louise. light, from the
Eastern branch for Alexandria to un-
dergo repairs; tug Edith G. Winship.
from Georgetown towing coal-laden
barge for this city: tug Rosalie and
Eugenia, towing sand and gravel lighters
from the Eastern branch: schooner d.
T. milford, light, from 18th street
wharf for Alexandria: steamer Wake
field, for landings as far as Nomini
Memoranda.
Schooner May and Annie Beswick is
at Norfolk with lumber from North
Carolina for the dealers here: schooner
Robert Bratton Is loaded ON the James
river with lumber for the dealers
here; schooner Mable and Ruth is
chartered to take small cargo Of glass
bottles from Alexandria to Newhern.
N. c.; barge Chesapeake has complet-
ed the discharging OF her cargo OF
lumber and is lying at the 9Th street
wharf waiting q tug: barge Potomac
Is also at 9Th street wharf waiting to
be taken to bay point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
MAKE PLANS TO RAISE
SUNKEN LINER MADISON
Examination Also Being Made
of Norwegian Steamer
Stranded Near Norfolk.

NORFOLK, February 23.-A1l OF the
larger vessels that suffered here in the
severe storm of Wednesday night and
Thursday had today been hoated or
otherwise extricated from their threat
ening situations. except, Of course. the
Old Dominion liner Madison, which lies
sunk on the east side of the outer Nor
folk channel. between Lamberts point
and Sewells point, and the Norwegian
steamship Hermes, which was blown
high up on the bar at Edgewater, near
the mouth of Tanners creek. beyond
the Lamberts point coal piers.
The British steamship Elswick Manor
and the Danish steamship Nordstjernen,
Practically uninjured, were today load
ing COAL The Norwegian steamer Cecil
and the Danish steamer Marselisborg
both were found to have been little
damaged, and the British steamship
Strathallan, which struck with force
one of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Companys foreign merchandise
piers. was not greatly injured.
Inspected by Underwriters.
Underwriters arrived today from New
York and, with President Walker Of the
Old Dominion Steamship Company. and
wrecking company agents, made an ex-
animation Of the sunken Old Dominion
liner Madison. Just how long it will re-
quire to raise the Madison was today un-
certain. She has large hole in her side,
made by the Norwegian fruiter Hippolyte
Dumois, now at Newport News with q
badly twisted stem, and before the Mad
ison can be raised she must be patched by
divers and then pumped out The water
is awash in her saloon cabin.
Underwriting agents are here to look
after the condition of the Norwegian
steamer Hermes, and efforts to float her
probably will be made at once. She was
light. and in the terrific gale Of sixty
miles an hour was driven high up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
FAIR AND WARMER.
Unclouded Skies Until Saturday
Promised-Skating on Basin.

Continued fair weather, with rising tenn
perature, is promised In the forecast is
sued this morning by the weather bureau,
and unclouded skies are said to be in
prospect at least until Saturday even
ing, If not longer. The prediction that
the mercury would drop last night was
fulfilled, though the lowest point record
ed was twenty-five degrees at 8 o'clock
this morning. Down town thermometers
at noon today registered a temperature
of forty-two degrees, with every prospect
of going higher, and tomorrow even
warmer conditions probably will obtain.
Good skating is reported on the tidal
basin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
FISHER REACHES PANAMA.
Accompanied by Diplomats, He Will
Inspect Canal,

PANAMA, February 23.-Walter L.
Fisher. the American Secretary of the
Interior. accompanied by Baron Hengel-
muller, the Austrian ambassador. and
Jonkheer J. Loudoun, the Dutch minister
at Washington, arrived here yesterday.
They are on a trip of inspection of the
Panama canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
Fractures His Skull in Fall.

Oscar Oliver. thirty-five years Of age, Of
So X street southeast is at Casualty
Hospital in serious condition due to a
fracture Of the skull. Oliver fell on the
street at 18th and X streets southeast
yesterday afternoon. his head striking the
pavement with force. The hospital was
notified and he was taken to that institu-
ton in the ambulance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
Fear Cost Of Strike.
SILK WEAvERS TO STRIKE.
Thirty Five Hundred Operatives De
maud Higher Wages.

PATERSON. N. j.. February IT,
Thirty-five hundred weavers employed
in the silk mills here failed to 60 to
work today and announced that they
would strike Monday at mills refusing
to adopt q wage schedule which al
ready has been adopted by some Of the
largest operators.
The executive committee Of the weav-
ers' organization held. an all-day ses-
sion to receive replies to their de-
mands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
new ARMY REGULATION
0M|TS CADET CREDITS
West Pointers Oppose Clause
in Army Annual Appropri-
alton Bill.

Many army officers who are graduates
| Of West Point are up in arms against the
provision In the army annual appropria-
| tion bill, passed by the House and now
| before the Senate committee on military
| affairs. which would deprive graduates
| of the military academy Of the credit
| for cadet service now allowed in deter
| mining length Of service in the army.
1t is the length of service, to a large ex-
tent, that regulates the pay of officers
and counts in the service necessary for
retirement.
Those who supported the amendment
| in the House declare that cadet service
is not strictly speaking service In the
army, and that 1t is an unfair d1scrimina-
ton against those officers OF the army
who are not graduates to give graduates
credit for the cadet service.
Contention Of the Cadets.
To the claim that cadet service is not
army service. the West Point graduates,
who are fighting the provision, declare
that cadets upon entering the academy
take an oath to serve in the army, and
are also subject to court-martial. The
Supreme Court, they say has upheld this
from the War Department from the time
| they enter the acadmy. ana might De
called into war service
"Instead of an unfair discrimination
against those officers in the army VINO are
not graduates said a West Point graou-
ate in the army today, in speaking OF the
proposal. 1.-THE discrimination is rather tne
other way When after four years OF the
hardest kind of mental and physlcai
training in order better to fit themselves
to be officers in the army, they fino upon
graduation that they are ranked py ineil
who either failed to. pass the west rom.
entrance examination or were unable 10
graduate hut had secured a relatively
easv road to a commission by civil ap
pointment or by eniisting, and IL In au-
dition they find that these same men not
only rank them, but at the same ne ,n Inv,
had enjoyed an easier life, with the pay
and emoluments Of second Lieutenant,
the Injustice is certainly the otner way.
n the right and just thing were done
graduates commission would be dated the
date OF his entrance into the ACADEMY
Enter Through Other Channels.
..rhere is q large number of officers
who came into the army alter having
DISQUALIFIED at the academy. many who
take tho civil appointment or enlist ana
there are many who came through the
ranks who could not get an appointment
to West Point.
'.In any case, 1t takes more than four
years training for these men to be as
well fitted for service as the cadet gradu-
ate and during this training they get
rank, pay and allowances of a. second
Iieutenant, while a cadet gets only cadet
nav. no rank and a lot of hard work.
ait is false economy to put more or
bonus on not going to West Point than
now exists"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
Still a Sphinx.
From the Baltimore Star.

Nearly a week ago the intimation was
sent out from Oyster Bay that in the
Columbus speech to be delivered We'd
nesday yesterday Col. Roosevelt
would declare himself" There had
therefore been a good deal of expect
ancy with regard to the Ohio speech.
The natural supposition was that Mr..
Roosevelt would answer the question
with regard to which he has been MAIN
tanning such a sphinxlike silence-that
he would say definitely and plainly
whether Or not he recants the declara-
ton in which he said: THE wise custom
which limits the President to two
terms regards the substance, not the
form. Under no circumstances will I
be candidate for or accept another
nomination" But with regard to his
present attitude on the third term
proposition he did not declare him
self. Instead, he announced a platform
which simply appropriates the theories
that the La Toilette school of politics
has been arduously striving - put
over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
CRITICISM Of THE
| COLUMBUS GRAFTON
Most Editors Denounce and a
Few Praise the Roosevelt
Proclamation.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.

From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Ex-President Roosevelt's address to the
Ohio constitutional convention is entitled
"a Charter of Democracy It does not
define form of charter or constitution
like the American Bill Of Rights or the
remote precursor, the famous Magma
Charter signed at Runnymede. 1t con-
ssts of prolonged discussion on some Of
tho controversial questions Of the day.
With the vast bulk Of his statements on
government all sensible American citizens
will agree His championship of popular
rights is as ever impressive even more by
force of his character than by his utter
ances. He again exhibits his remarkable
faculty Of voicing the sentiment Of the
masses He is unsparing and emphatic
In denmciation Of wrong and in his de-
mand for equal justice to all. There has
been no abatement in his aggressiveness
and forcefulness. But on several points
there is evidence Of disposition to advo-
cate by impulse rather than by reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
A Trumpet Blast.
From the Pittsburgh Press.

The address which Theodore Roosevelt
delivered by, invitation before the state
day makes him the leader Of the pro-
gressives Of all parties. It is veritable
trumpet blast which will shake the an
cient strongholds Of organized greed,
political reactionism, social injustice and
judicial usurpation to their very founda-
tons. 1t is manifestly the earnest and
sincere expression Of a strong and ardent
patriotism, without thought of political
preferment. It will nevertheless swell the
rising tide Of Roosevelt enthusiasm and
force him to take his rightful place at
the head Of the host Of all those who are
battling for human rights in the world 8
greatest republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23

A mass meeting in the interest Of Inn
proved conditions in child labor and favor
ing a ten-hour law for woman workers
was held at Emmanuel Parish House,
Cumberland, Md, Thursday.