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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
HUBERT MCAfEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
three of article eight of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania Qf the
Senate concur, That the following Is
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions of the eighteenth article
thereof
Section 2.-Amend section three Of
article eight, which reads as follows:
"All judges elected by the electors Of
the State at large may be elected at
either a general or municipal election,
as circumstances may require. All
the elections for judges of the courts
for the several judicial districts, and
for county, city, ward, borough, and
township officers, for regular terms of
service, shall be held on the municipal
election day; namely, the Tuesday
next following the first Monday of No
vember in each odd-numbered year,
but the General Assembly may by law
fix different day, two-thirds of all
the members of each House consent
ing thereto: Provided, That such
elections shall always be held In an
odd-numbered year." so as to read:
Section 3. All judges elected by
the electors of the State at large may
be elected at either general or mu-
nicipal election, as circumstances may
require. All elections for judges Of
the courts for the several judicial dis.
tricts, and for county, city, ward, Dor.
ough, and township officers, for regu.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
Stitution of Pennsylvania.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in Gener-
al Assembly met, That the follow
ing is proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
Article TX.
Section Is. No obligations which
have been heretofore issued, or which
may hereafter be issued, by any coun-
ty or municipality, other than Phila-
delphia, to provide for the construc-
tion or acquisition of waterworks,
subways, underground railways or
street railways, or the appurtenances
thereof, shall be considered as debt
of a municipality, within the meaning
of section eight of article nine of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania or OF
this amendment, If the net revenue
derived from said property for per
iod of five years, either before or after
the acquisition thereof, or, where the
same is constructed by the county or
municipality, after the completion
thereof, shall have been sufficient to
pay interest and sinking-fund charges
during said period upon said obliga-
tions, or If the said obligations shall
be secured by liens upon the respec-
tive properties, and shall impose no
municipal liability. Where munich
palities of counties shall issue obliga-
tions to provide for the construction
of property, as herein provided, said
said municipalities or counties may
also issue obligations to provide for
the interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing thereon until said properties
shall have been completed and in op-
eration for a period of one year; and
said municipalities and counties shall
not be required to levy a tax to pay
said interest and sinking-fund charges,
as required by section ten of article
nine of the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vania, until after said properties shall
have been operated by said counties
or municipalities during said period
of one year. Any of the said munich
palities or counties may incur indebt-
edness in excess of seven per centum,
and not exceeding ten per centum, OF
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property therein, if said increase of
Indebtedness shall have been assented
TO by three-fifths of the electors vot-
ing at public election, in such man
ner as shall be provided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
RENEW FIGHT ON SENATORS
Chiffon and Watson of West Virginia
Again Attacked.

NSdih NhtdSNCds
A demand for an investigation of the
election of Senators William E. Chiffon
and Clarence w. Watson of West Vir-
ginia was made in petition presented
to the senate before adjournment The
petition called attention to charges
of bribery publicly made in reference
to the election of the two West Vir-
ginia senators.
The document was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Senators Bailey, Bacon and Martin,
all Democrats, declared the petition
had been made for political purposes.
Senator La Toilette defended the
petition as furnishing more basis for
investigation than did the original
charges against William Lorimer.
The petition was signed by Cover
nor William E. Glasscock, William
Seymour Edwards, Herschel c. Ogden,
David B. Smith and Frederick A. Nc
Donald and made formal demand for
an investigation.
The charges are similar to the ones
made to the West Virginia legislature
a year ago
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
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 /. Be 1t resolved by the
State and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
Section g. Amend section one of
article nine of the Constitution OF
Pennsylvania, which reads as follows:
''All taxes shall be uniform, upon
the same class of subjects, within the
territorial limits of the authority levy
ing 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 purposes,
actual places of religious worship,
places of burial not used or held for
private or corporate profit, and institu-
tions of purely public charity, - so as
to read as follows:
All taxes shall be uniform upon the
same class of subjects, within the ter
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and shall be levied and col
lected under general laws, and the
subject. OF taxation may be classified
for the purpose of laying graded or
progressive taxes; but the General
Assembly may, by general laws, ex-
empt from taxation public property
used for public purposes, actual places
of religious worship, places of burial
not used or held for private or cor
porate profit, and institutions of pure
ly public charity.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04

lar terms Of service shall be held on
the municipal election day; namely.
the Tuesday following the first Mon
day OF November in each odd-number-
ed year, but the General Assembly
may by law fix different day, two
thirds OF all the members Of each
House consenting thereto: Provided,
That such elections shall be held in
an odd-numbered year: Provided fur
ther, That all judges for the courts
Of the several judicial districts hold
ing office at the present time, whose
terms of office may end in an odd
numbered year, shall continue to hold
their offices until the first Monday of
January in the next succeeding even
numbered year.
A true copy of Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04

Washington is aroused over the
charge that some of its wealthiest
and most prominent residents have
been undertaking. their fine houses
in the northwest section of the city
in order to dodge their fair share of
taxes. Among those accused is Perry
Belmont, former New Yorker, whose
fine house, built on triangular plot,
is always pointed out to sightseers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
PARCELS POST JAN. 1
Postmaster General Hitchcock Work
ing Out Details.


Announcement was made by Post
master General Hitchcock that the
postoflice department would be in
readiness Jan. /, 1913, to put into gen.
eral operation the recently authorized
parcels post system.
The postal express business, which
must be organized within the next
four months, will extend over more
than million miles of rural delivery
and the star routes and will cover, 10
its various ramifications, all systems
of transportation of parcels now
utilized by private express companies.
In order to take up personally and
Immediately the work of organization
of the new service MIR. Hitchcock has
cancelled engagements he had for his
vacation and will remain in Washing.
ton to direct the organization.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
TAFT DEFENDS
RECENT vETOES
Militant Speech at Columbus
Centennial Celebration
REFORMS SHOULD Be SLOW
Mentally Deranged Woman With Two
Knives Attemps to Interview Presl-
dent; Detectives Nab Her in Time.

Knives Attemps to Interview Presl-
dent; Detectives Nab Her in Time.
President Taft was the guest at the
Ohio-Columbus centennial celebration
at Columbus, o.
In one Of his addresses the presi-
dent took occasion to warmly defend
his recent vetoes and to uphold the
veto principle. Referring to his own
use of the veto the president said:
81 think | have used it moderately.
though some of my friends do not
agree. They have said that if | were
a king and should do what have done
my head would drop in basket. But
| am not king. | am a president
elected by the people and representing
a greater proportion Of the people than
any legislator.
The president, therefore, is re-
sponsible to greater extent for legis-
lation which is passed than any other
single person.
"One trouble with some legislation
is that some reformers want every
reform put into effect tomorrow morn
ing before breakfast. 1t is well to
make progress slowly, but to be sure
we are making it. Change is not
progress.
"A good executive must practice in
dividual self-restraint, weigh what he
is told and to do what he believes is
true. God is on the side of popular
government and it is making progress
slowly hut surely"
Caroline Beers, aged forty, of Green
vile, o., was arrested in the Southern
hotel while awaiting the coming OF
President Taft. The woman, who is
said to be mentally deranged, is al
legged to have declared she intended to
punish the president. Il have the
sacred knife for President Taft" she
said.
When searched two knives were
found on her, one a long keen-edged
weapon.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
BODY OF COAL MAN IN LAKE
Supposed to Be James Donnelly Of
Bradford, Pa.


Mystery attaches to the finding in
Lake Michigan, near Chicago, of
what is thought to be the body of
James Donnelly, wealthy coal
operator of Bradford, Pa.
The body was clad in expensive
clothing and in the pockets of his
coat were found over $4,000 wrapped
with a paper of the First National
bank of Bradford There also was
bank book issued by that bank in
which a notation of the withdrawal of
larger sum was made.
There were no apparent marks of
violence, but the suicide theory is con-
sidered to be the least likely true of
all because of lack of motive.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
OPTIMISM RElGNS
Period of Prosperity at Hand-Dun's
Review

Review.
Dun's Review of Trade says this
week:
"Advices from leading cities, both
east and west, with scarcely an excep-
tion, speak of bigger volume of trade,
larger advance orders, better employ
ment of labor and a growing conf
dence that the now practically as
sured crops make the future secure.
in every part of the country bust
ness optimism is the rule and all other
considerations are practically ignored
in the light of the conviction that a
period of national prosperity has set
in which only some great and i'm
probable calamity could stop"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
BOY DROPS 1000 FEET
Balloon Rope Grips Lad and WhirIs
Him TO Death From Lofty Helqht.

At Flint, Mich, fourteen-year-old
Chester Belts, son OF Bert N. Belts
of Flint, was accidentally caught by
he guy rope of balloon and carried
up 1000 feet in the air before the rope
untangled and hurled him to his death
He crashed against the roof of barn
and was still alive when spectators
reached him, but he soon expired
Many at first thought the youth
dangling at the end of a rope was a
dummy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRovAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PBNNsYL-
vANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four, of the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania, authorizing the State to
issue bonds to the amount Of fifty
millions of dollars for the improve
ment of the highways Of the Com
monwealth.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate and House OF Representatives
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in acvcordance with the eigh-
teenth article thereof
That section four OF article nine,
which reads as follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be Great
ed by or on behalf Of the State, ex-
cept to supply casual deficiencies OF
revenue, repel invasion, suppress In
surrection, defend the State In war, or
to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiency In rev.
enue shall never exceed, in the aggre-
crate at any one time, one million OF
dollars" be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except
to supply casual deficiencies or rev.
enue, repel invasion, suppress insur-
rection, defend the State in war, or to
pay existing debt; and the debt Great
ed to supply deficiencies in revenue
shall never exceed, in the aggregate
at any one time, one million Of dol
lars: Provided, however, 1hat the
General Assembly, irrespective OF any
debt, may authorize the State to issue
bonds to the amount Of fifty millions
of dollars for the purpose of improv-
ing and rebuilding the highways OF
the Commonwealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
IN. NJ. e. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in M. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. $. Burton.
Preaching in the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
q. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching IN the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at ll:00 a. III. and 1880 p.
IN. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings Of the W. @. t.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
Titanic Woman Sues Company.

Mrs. Elizabeth Faunthrope, widow
of Titanic victim and herself sur
vivor has sued the White Star COM
pany for $4,000 in the federal court
in Philadelphia for the loss of her
husband.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
WOMEN TOOK TO THE ROOF
Imagined Burglars Were In House.
Rescued BY Cop.

Mrs. W. l. Whitehouse, a seventeen
year-old bride, and Lavinia Adams
were rescued by policeman from the
roof of the formers home at Louis
vile, KY, where they had marooned
themselves to escape supposed bur-
glars.
The two were startled by noises in
the house and climbed ont of a window
onto slanting roof, where they stood
in the rain until their cries attracted
a neighbor, who notified the police.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BurgeSs.-J. @. Dunn.
Justices Of the Peace-C. A. Randall, d.
w. Clark.
Cbuncttnleft.-J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
g. Is. Robinson, VIM. Smearbaugh,
X. J. Hopkins, G, #. Watson, A. b.
Kelly.
CbnStdble-L. l.. Zuver.
C0ttectOr-W. II. Hood.
School DirectorS-W. @. Incl, j. X.
Clark, =. NJ. Henry, Q. Jameson, ID. II.
Blum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member Of C0ngress-P. NJ. Speer.
Member Of Sendte-J. X. p. Hall.
Assem6ly-W. j. Campbell.
President Judge-W. d. Hinckley.
Associate Jtdges-Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Register q Recorder, &c.
IS. X. Maxwell.
Sheri6-Wm. II. Hood.
IredSurer-W. II. Brazee.
C6mmiSsioners-W II. Harrison, j.
@. Scowden, II. II. Mcclellan.
District Attor1ley-M. A. CarrinRer.
Jury ComnltSSionerS-J. b. Eden, A. NJ.
Moore.
Cbroner-Dr. M. @ Kerr.
County AUDITORS George II. Warden,
A. @. Gregg and s. V. Shields.
County SltrVeyor-Roy s. Braden.
County Superintendent. o. Carson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
Storm seares Boy to Death.

Evidently frightened by a severe
electrical storm Frank c. Hoelzle,
aged fifteen, of Sharon, who was visit
ing at Uniontown, Pa, died suddenly
in bed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TN N ESTA LODGE, No. 1859, I. o. o. f.
i M eets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. ga
" G.. A. X. Meets lst Tuesday after
noon of each month at o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" lS7, w. h. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening OF each month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
chlcaoo's Population 2.45o.ooo.

Chicago's new directory gives the
city an estimated population of q
100000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
TEMPTS FATE AND LOSES
After Being Rescued striIey Goes Back
on River and browns.

on hlNer and browns.
A few minutes after he had been
rescued from drowning in the Allie
gheny river at Montrose near Pitts
burg, Edward A. Striley, aged eighteen,
yentured back upon the stream in an
effort to recover canoe which had
been abandoned in the first mishap.
StriIey again fell into the water,
drowning before assistance could
reach him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
Published every Wednesday by
J. z. WENK.
Office in smearbaugh & Wenk Building,
ELM STREET, TIoNEsTA, PA.

Terms, S1.O0 A Year, Strictly In Advnnos.
Entered as second-class matter at the
post-oflice at Tionesta.
No subscription received for shorter
period than three months.
Correspondence solicited, but no notice
will be taken OF anonymous communica-
tions. Always give your name.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
pennsy TeIegraphers Vote on Strike

strike ballot is being taken
among the telegraphers employed on
the Pennsylvania Railroad lines east
of Pittsburg Three thousand men are
involved.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
Regular Terms Of Court.

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May,
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday OF November.
Regular Meetings OF County Commits
sioners LIST and Sd Tuesdays of month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
Witnesses Get Away.

Three witnesses for the state in the
Rosenthal case are missing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT q SHOEMAKER.
Shop over Il. l.. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the cosrsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton gwen to mending, and prices rea.
sonable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-04
RATES OF ADVERTISING:

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Legal advertisements ten cents per line
each insertion.
We do fine Job Printing of every de-
scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash
on delivery.
The Washington times., 1912-10-13
MENCANS FAIL TO
COME TO AID OF .
MORMON FARMERS
Driven From Lands, Crops
Are in Danger-Rebels
Sack Town.

The efforts Of the American consul
at Juarez to obtain from Mexican
generals protection for Mormons who
have been driven from their lands In
Mexico have SO far been without sat
isfactory result
General yAubert and General Tellez
the latter at chihuahua. have been
asked to provide troops to protect
these farmers along the Mexican
Northwestern railroad. but have fall
ed to meet the requests. According
to reports received at the State De-
partment today railway communicn-
tion over the Northwestern to Chi
huahua was to be resumed today g.
Urgent pleas for aid for Mormon
farmers were made ten days ago. 1t
was then stated that unless these farm
ers could get back on their land the
crops would be ruined because Of the
advance OF tho season.
A telegram was also received by the
department today stating that rebels
had sacked the town Of Vale de Bravo
in tho state of Mexico. The depreda-
tions occurred last Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1912-10-13
Crops Finest in
..'. Years, Says Wilson

That the crops Of this year. as he has
observed them in his recent Western
trip, are the finest for many years. Ia
asserted by Secretary Of Agriculture
James Wilson in a statement above his
own signature. .'.r
secretary Wilson says the crops now
being harvested and that have already
been harvested or will be this wall
would bring cheaper meat II stock cat
tie for feeding purposes could be found.
But that such cattle rae lacking He
says the farmers must stop killing
calves and build up their herds Of cat
tie. but this will take several years.
In the meantime he urges that people
eat mutton and that farmers give at
tention to raieing mutton sheep.
Secretary Wilson disputes the theory
that farmers cannot afford to breed
cattle on hish-priced land. II care ia
taken and correct methods used. he
holds that cattle can be 'rzised profit
ably on such ,1and and at the same
time the land. kept In good condition.
The Washington times., 1912-10-13
Milano to Be Placed
On Trial Tomorrow

Tony Milano, tho italian shoemaker.
charged with the murder of Harry EI-
ton Smith. the eleven-year-old lad,
whose charred body with head battered
in, was found In Milano's shop on Sep
tember 10. 1911. will be placed on trial
before Justice Stafford In Criminal
Court No. tomorrow. .I
The Governments case 10 based, It Il
said. on circumstanciai evidence, but
there will be nearly q score Of wit
uesses to connect the links. II In al.
legged by the Government prosecutors
that tho Smith boy entered the Italian'l
shop on the afternoon Of September
and was not see alive sgain. The theory
Of the prosecution II that Milano, who
had been pestered by the boys In the
neighborhood. and thought that the
Smith lad. who suffered slightly. Wa
trying to annoy him.
II In charged in the Indictment that
Njlano hit the boy with a hammer OF
some blunt instrument unknown