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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
F0RTY-SIX is TOLL OF DEATH
of Dollars of Damage Done
by Storm.

Death and desolation accompanied
the terrific rains, violent electrical
storms and cloLdbursts that encom-
passed and overswept southwestern
Pennsylvania, the Panhandle district
of West Virginia and a section OF
eastern Ohio.
The last reports say forty.six per-
sons are dead. Many towns were sub
merged in water from four to six feet
deep. The financial loss will run into
the millions. All traffic has been sus.
pended in the devastated regions and
thousands of men have been made
idle.
In Golfers, w. Va, at least nine are
drowned and possibly twenty, includ-
ing an Italian, his wife and three chill
dren, who were swept away. The Pan
handle tracks in Golfers were washed
out for miles.
In Cherry Valley, Pa, the remains
of George Gillespie, his wife and two
children were found in their home.
In New Philadelphia, a suburb of
Canonsburg, a lad was wrenched from
his fathers arms by the waters and
drowned.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
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 1. Be it resolved by the
House of Representative of the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania Gf 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 8. All judges elected by
the electors OF the State at large may
be elected at either a 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, 1912-09-11
PUNISHMENT FOR LYNCHERS
Believed Wrong Negro Was Put to
Death in West Virginia.


The authorities of Princeton, W.
Va, are planning to take some
action against the members of the
mob who conducted the lynching of
the negro, Walter Johnson, for an al
legged attack on a white girl, Nita
White.
There is a strong and growing senti-
ment that Johnson was the wrong
party. In spite of the fact that the
negro was identified by the girl and
her father the opinion prevails here
that the girl and her father made a
mistake.
While the attack caused much indig-
nation among the residents of Prince
ton the lynching Of the negro is de-
plored by the more conservative resi-
dents Expressions are heard on the
streets there that the lynching was
mistake and reflection on this COM
munity.
Mayor Pennington received a mes
sage from Governor Glasscock saying
that all money and men necessary to
be used in apprehending and prosecut-
ing the persons engaged in the lynch
ing were at the disposition of the Of
ficials.
Gordon White, father OF Nita White,
was arrested on a warrant charging
him with first degree murder. 1t is
said he was the first man to shoot
Johnson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
HOUSES LEFT TO TENANTS
landlords viii Brings Happiness to
Eighteen Families.

William Hawkens, a wealthy Phila-
delphia leather goods maker who died
in 1910 at the age of ninety-eight, sur
prised eighteen Germantown families
by bequeathing to them the houses in
which they lived and for which for
years they paid rent to Mr. Hawkens.
Although Mr.. Hawkens had been
dead for two years his will was not
offered for probate until last week,
when the mystery regarding the
houses was explained. For two years
the tenants of the eighteen houses
have been sending their rent regularly
to the agent of the dead man only to
have it returned by mail with a note
saying no rent was due.
Mr.. Hawkens hobbies was to ferret
out isolated persons in need of as
sistance and rendering it without
letting any person know the identity
of the donor
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11

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-
tion No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

n JOlNl hEOOLO llON.
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 2. 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, 1912-09-11
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.


Proposing an amendment to section
seven, article three of the Constitu-
tion of Pennsylvania, so as to per-
nit special legislation regulating
labor.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate 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 &C.
cordance with the provisions Of the
eighteenth article thereof. Amend
ment to Article Three, Section Seven.
Section 2. Amend section seven,
article three Of the Constitution OF
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
lows:-
Section Z. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
authorizing the creation, extension, or
impairing of liens:
Regulating the affairs Of counties,
cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or
school districts:
Changing the names of persons or
places:
Changing the venue in civil or
criminal cases:
Authorizing the laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys:
Relating to ferries or bridges, or
incorporating ferry or bridge compan-
les, except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which form bounda-
ries between this and any other
State:
"Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards,
or public grounds not of the State:
Authorizing the adoption or legiti-
nation of children:
Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties, or changing
county lines:
incorporating cities, towns, or vii
lages, or changing their charters:
For the opening and conducting OF
elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting:
Granting divorces:
Erecting new townships or bor-
oughs, changing township lines, bor-
ough limits, or school districts:
Creating offices, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers in coun-
ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec-
tion of school Districts
Changing the law Of descent or
succession:
Regulating the practice or juris-
diction Of or changing the rules OF
evidence in, any judicial proceeding
or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
justices of the peace, sheriffs, commits
sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters
in chancery, or other tribunals, or
providing or changing methods for the
collection of debts, or the enforcing
Of judgments, or prescribing the effect
of judicial sales of real estate:
Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties Of aldermen,
justices of the peace, magistrates or
constables:
Regulating the management OF
public schools, the building or repair
ing of school houses and the raising
of money for such purposes:
Fixing the rate of interest:
Affecting the estates Of minors or
persons under disability, except after
due notice to all parties in interest,
to be recited in the special enact
ment:
Renting fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury:
"Exempting property from taxation:
Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing:
Creating corporations, or amend
Ing, renewing or extending the chart
ers thereof:
Granting to any corporation, asso'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
NO PRECEDENT
FOR INVASION
Mexican Situation Serious;
Hands Of u. S. Tied
UP TO CONGRESS-, TAFT SAYS
War Department Ready at Moments
Notice to Dump Soldiers Into Repub-
lie, But No One Hopes to See Order.

lie, But No One Hopes to See Order.
Intervention in Mexico and the pos
sibility of President Taft calling a
special session OF congress to de-
termine whether American troops
should be sent across the line were
discussed in Washington by public
men and in diplomatic circles.
1t is known that the government has
been pressed on many sides to take
such a step and various accounts of
what influences were being brought to
bear and the objects sought to be ac-
complished are related among those
interested on both sides of the ques-
ton.
President Taft and the state depart
ment are holding to the principle that
no such action should be taken with
out authorization of congress.
That American soldiers have been
sent into China or that American
naval forces are engaged in Nicaragua
without authorization of congress is
held not to be a precedent for sending
troops to Mexico. In China, American
missionaries are besieged and in
danger of torture and death. In Mica
ragua the rebels had shelled the
American legation and endangered the
lives of American citizens by lombard
ing an unfortifed city in violation of
the rules OF international law. No
such situation has been reported in
Mexico.
The news that President Taft has
given thought to the eXpediency of
placing the matter before congress is
expected to bring out the usual crop of
reports of troops under orders to move
and plans completed by the general
staff of the army for campaigning in
Mexico.
1t is perfectly proper to say the war
department is ready to invade Mexico
at moments notice. But it is no
more ready to invade Mexico than it
Is to repel invaders from across the
oceans.
While they are apprehensive of the
situation army officers hope there will
be no intervention.
Juan Didapp, who claims to repre-
sent the rebel factions in Washington,
published a statement to the effect
that Zapata, leader of rebel bands in
the state Of Morelos, threatened meas
ures Of reprlsal if the United States
were to intervene, "on the ground that
1t would be impossible for command
ing officers to restrain their soldiers
from doing acts never done before"
Representatives of the Madero gov
ernment declare there are no Ameri-
cans in Morelos to suffer from
zapata's bands and that the relation
Of Zapata's forces to the City of Mex
leo is the same as would be the rela-
ton of Washington to marauding
bands in North Carolina.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
LlG0NlER ROAD BLAMED
coroner's Jury Finds It Responsible
For Fatal Wreck.

The Ligonier Valley Railroad com.
pany was blamed for the disaster
which occurred in Wilpen, Pa, July
5 last by the coroner's jury at the
close of the inquest. Twenty-four lives
were lost in the wreck.
The verdict said the company was
responsible through negligence Gin
operating their trains without written
orders, without certainty of verbal
orders, without signal code, without
general rules in respect to operating
trains, without track signals and rail
road instruction to employees, without
proper appliances especially for a sig
nal system and without any general,
recognized up-to-date method of opera
ton"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
WIFE AND YOUTH
HELD FOR CRIME
Confessed TO Staying Of Wealthy
Contractor, Il Is Alleged
SHOCK FOR EAST LIVERPOOL, 0.
Mrs. Burrows and John Coburns,
Neishbor, Fled After the Body Was
Found and Hid in the Woods.

Neishbor, Fled After the Body Was
Found and Hid in the Woods.
Charged by the police with having
confessed that they killed Richard
Burrows, wealthy contractor Of
East Liverpool o., Mrs. Mary Bur
rows, aged thirty-eight, the victims
wife, and John Coburns, aged twenty
one, the son Of a neighbor, were
locked up On charge OF murder.
The body OF Burrows was found hid
den beneath hay in the Coburns' cow
stable early last week by Mrs. CO.
burns, mother OF the young man now
under arrest. At first the police
thought the man had been murdered
by highwaymen on the public road
with robbery as motive. Upon
learning, however, that Mrs. Burrows
had disappeared following the report
ed finding of her husbands body
search Of the Burrows home was made
which revealed bloody clothing and
shoes in the furnace and heavy
gnarled walking stick stained with
blood.
Burrows skull was crushed and five
bullets had entered near the heart
and so close together that a silver dol
lar would cover all the wounds.
AS the result of tip given by some
person whose name the police decline
to divulge, r. j. Marshall, mayor of
East Liverpool and Policeman Jay
Fischer went to the home of Mrs. Mary
Russell. ten miles from East Liverpool
Here it was intimated that John Co.
burns and Mrs. Burrows were hiding
in the woods.
According to the police a friend of
the fugitiyes told Mayor Marshall that
Coburns and Mrs. Burrows could ex-
plain the death and declared that the
fugitives had a good defense.
The go-between plunged into the
dense underground and in half an hour
returned with the fugitives.
According to the two prisoners they
will plead self-defense when their trial
is called in court. Coburn was en-
ployed by Burrows as a laborer and
had been raised by the Burrows FAM
lily since he was child Coburn stated
that when he entered the Burrows
home he saw Burrows trying to choke
Mrs. Burrows
COburn attempted to interfere. Bur-
rows let go of his wfe's throat and
started to attack Coburn. Coburn
claims that Burrows began striking
him and, to defend himself, he picked
up a llatiron and threw it at Burrows,
striking him on the head. The blow
only stunned Burrows and on recover
ing Burrows again started toward Co
burn.
At the same time, so Coburn alleges,
Burrows pulled a revolver from his
pocket and pointed it at him. Coburn
then claims that he pulled his own
revolver and began firing After the
first three shots Burrows dropped to
the floor. Blood was flowing from a
wound in his breast.
Mrs. Burrows and Coburn refused
to tell the authorities how the body
of Burrows was taken to the barn on
the farm Of the Coburn family nearby.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
WiIey's Accuser Resions

DR.. F. l.. Dunlap of the United
States bureau of chemistry and as
sociate chemist under DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley while the latter was chief
of the bureau, resigned to accept a
commercial position in Chicago. Or.
Dunlap was member of the pure
food board and came into public notice
as one of the authors of charges OF
against DR.. Wiley
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
TRADE is ACTIVE
Dun's Review Finds That Depression
Is Fast Fading Away.

Dun's Review Finds That Depression
Is Fast Fading Away.
Dun's Review of Trade says this
week:
Continuous advance in trade ac-
tivity is the tenor of the reports from
the principal manufacturing and dis
trbutiHg centers this week The ad-
vance is both in actual volume of
transactions and in that confidence
which is the basis of healthy business
But with this advance there are still
certain developments indicative of
passing conditions Of depression,
coupled with other developments in.
dicatve of present optimism.
There continues an unusual de-
mand for iron and steel for this sea
son of the year with indications that
the bulk of production is going direct.
ly into consumption"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
DID WASHINGTON DOIT?
Inscription, &c. w. 1863" Found
on Stone at Old Headquarters.

on stone at Ola headquarters.
Near Waterford, Pa, +. C. Botsford
unearthed a stone bearing initials be-
lieved to have been carved by George
Washington.
The headquarters of Washington
and Lafayette were at a spot just op-
posite the clubhouse and here also
Indians had white prisoners tied to
stakes for torture The victims were
rescued and taken to the bloclhouse
in Erie. The stone found by Botsford
is believed to have been part of the
walls of Washington's fort On it,
carved in deep letters, Is the inscrip-
ton: &C. w. 176S."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
No Trace of AssaiIants,

After a search of many hours for
the highwaymen who near Wash
ington, Pa, assaulted James II. Pol
lock of Clokeyyille Junction and
robbed him of a New York draft for
$4,000, 5000 in cash, his watch and
some valuable papers sherif's deputies
with bIoodhounds returned without
any traces of the men who committed
the crime
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
IN. NJ. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. IN.
Preaching in NJ. e. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. w. s. 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 Hoo a. IN. and 1880 p.
IN. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. G. t.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

n JUN hEOOLO llO4N.
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 waterworlSs,
subways, underground railways or
street railways, or the appurtenances
thereof, shall be considered as a 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 OPP
Grafton 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 a 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, 1912-09-11
Leaves Bed in Nick Of lime.

Alarmed by severe electrical
storm Mrs. Jennie McCombs of OIL
City, Pa, arose from her bed and went
into another room. bolt OF lightning
struck the dwelling and shattered the
bed in which she had been sleeping.
The family escaped injury and the
house was not set on fire.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member Of C0ngreSS-P. NJ. Speer.
Member of Sendte-J. X. p. Hall.
ASSem6ty-W. j. Campbell.
President Judge-W. ID. Hinckley.
Associate Jitdges-Samuel Aul, Joseph
NJ. Morgan.
Rrothonotary, Register d Recorder, &c.
IS. Il. Maxwell.
She1i6-Wm. II. Hood.
TredSttrer-W. II. Brazee.
Commissioners II. Harrison, j.
@. Scowden, II. II. Mcclellan.
District AttOrTey-M. A. Carringer.
Jury ConlnliSSionerS-J. b. Eden, A. NJ.
Moore.
Cbroner-Dr. M. G Kerr.
County AUDITORS rS-George II. Warden,
A. @. Gregg and S. V. Shields.
County SlrTUeyor-Roy s. Braden.
County Sttperintendent-J. o. Carson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BurgeSS.-J. G. Dunn.
Justices Of The Pedce-C. A. Randall, d.
w. Clark.
COuncitnlen.-J. W, Landers, J. T. Dale,
q. Is. Robinson, WIN. Smearbaugh,
X. J. Hopkins, G.. +. Watson, A. B.
Kelly.
Cb,lStdble--L. l.. Zuver.
C0ltect0r-W. ii. Hood.
School Direct0rS-W. q. Incl, j. X.
Clark, =. M. Henry, @. Jameson, d. H..
Blum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
Bridue Damaue Costly.

With at least forty bridges in Wash
iugton county, Pa. down as a result
of tho recent floods it is believed a
bond issue of not less than 100000
will be required to repair the damage.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

'TNIt N ESTA LODGE, No. 1863, l. o. o. f.
i M eets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
" G. A. X. Meets lst Tuesday after
noon of each month at 8 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" 1877, w. II. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening OF each month.