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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02

Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.


Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Be It resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That the fol-
lowing 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 county or municipality, other
than Philadelphia, to provide for the
construction or acquisition of water
works, subways, underground rail-
ways or street railways, or the ap-
purtenances thereof, shall be con-
sidered 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 a period of five years,
either before or after the acquisition
thereof, or, where the same is con-
structed by the county or munici-
pality, after the completion thereof,
Sudll nave Deeu SuulCleuL 10 pay III
terest and sinking-fund charges dur
ing 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 obli-
cations to provide for the construc-
ton of property, as herein provided,
said municipalities or counties may
also issue obligations to provide for
the interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing thereon until said proper
ties shall have been completed and
in operation for a period of one
year; and said municipalities and
counties shall not be required to levy
a tax to pay said interest and sink
ing-fund charges, as required by sec
ton ten of article nine of the Con-
stitutlon of Pennsylvania, until after
said properties shall have been oper-
ated by said counties or municipall-
ties during said period of one year.
Any of the said municipalities or
counties may incur indebtedness in
excess of seven per centum, and not
exceeding ten per centum, of the as
sessed valuation of the taxable prop
erty therein, if said increase of in
debtedness shall have been assented
to by three-ffths of the electors vot-
ner as shall be provided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
new MANAGERS
PROVED Failures
Not One Of -Four Green Pilots
Had Successful Season.
Killing A Big DISAPPOINTMENT

Leader of Boston Nationals Was Ex-
peeted to Show Rare Generalship,
o'Day Will Retire to Ranks of Um-
pires-Davis and Wolverton Failures.
Not one Of the four managers lead
ing major league baseball teams for
the first time In their careers this year
put the Clarkes, Chances, McGraws
and Macks In the background.
The National league had two fresh
men tactcians in Hank O'Day Of the
Cincinnati club and John Killing Of the
Boston club.
Hank O'Day, an old time pitcher, had
been for years one of the successful
members OF the National league staff
Of umpires, and his appointment to a
post where men like Buck Ewing, Bob
Allen, Bid McPhee, Joe Kelley, Ned
Hanlon, John Camel and Clark Grif-
fifth had failed caused great surprise
among the fans.
But August Hermann, the president
of the Reds and a well liked figure in
the sport, told the doubters that O'Day
had watched the best pitchers, catchers
and batsmen of the National league
perform from the first season they en-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
JOHNNY Killing.


tered the league, and surely had mas
tered the sport from the side of tactics.
He had seen the keen Drained King,
Doom, Bresnahan and Archer vie with
hitters like Wagner, Zimmerman,
Doyle and Magee. He had seen pitch
ers like Mathewson, Brown and Rucker
go through with their wizardry.
1t looked at the start Of the season
that Garry's confidence in O'Day was
not misplaced. The eX-ump quickly
shot the Reds into the lead, and they
held the top place in the National
league race for many weeks, but there
was sudden collapse. The Giants
soon collared the Reds, and once out
of the lead, O'Day's team fell out of
sight.
Unquestionably Hank will dust his
old blue suit and return to the umpire
staff again next spring. Hermann Is
looking around for a successor, with
Sweeney Of Boston the leading candi-
dates.
John King, the Cub catcher, who
helped Chance to win his pennants in
1906, 1907, 1908 and 1910, had long
been wanted by other clubs as mana
ger. Many owners believed that the
success Of the Cubs was due to Kings
generalship.
Rivals tampered with him, and be-
cause Chicago would not let him go
Killing refused to play during the sea
son Of 1909, and Cub pennant sue
cesses stopped. He rejoined the Cubs
In 1910, and Chances men resumed
their championship ways.
King was traded to Boston in the
spring Of 1911 and played last season
under the direction of Fred Tenney.
When the Boston club changed hands
Tenney was dismissed and King took
charge. But Killing hasn't been a sue
cess with the Braves. They are still
playing tail end ball, although 1t is pos
sible that the catcher may pull them
out Of their rut If the owners give him
another chance.
The American league had two new
bosses this year In Harry Wolverton Of
the Highlanders and Harry Davis Of
the Clevelands. Neither has made a
success Of it. Injuries to players put
Wolyerton's team down and out this
year.
On this account the showing Of the
team has not been held against Wolver-
ton, and he will be at the helm again
next year.
Harry Davis, the brainiest Of the
Mack school. didn't do much for the
Maps.
III thinking fans in Cleveland con-
demned Davis, and he resigned. They
expected him to mold a pennant winner
right from the start but this happens
only IN fairy books.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02


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
Tic CnarlJy, so as 10 read as tol-
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
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 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, 1912-10-02
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
7
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
three of article eight of the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania (if the
Senate concur), 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 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 cleo
tion, as circumstances may require.
All the elections for judges of the
courts for the several judicial dis
tricts, 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 November in each
odd-numbered year, but the General
Assembly may by law fix a different
day, two-thirds of all the members
of each House consenting 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 municipal election, as circum-
stances may require. All elections
for judges OF the courts for the sew
eral judicial districts, and for county,
city, ward, borough, and township
officers, for regular terms of service,
shall be held on the municipal cleo
tion day; namely, the Tuesday next
following the first Monday OF Novem-
ber in each odd-numbered year, but
the General Assembly may by law fix
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
ONE TILT WITH o'LoUGHLlN
WAS ENOUGH FOR RAFTERY.

Tom Raftery, now playing
with San Francisco, tells n joke
on himself concerning his ex-
periences In breaking into the
big league. About three years
ago Tom went to Cleveland
from Portland. He realized that
he was going in fast company
and was n bit self conscious.
Tom decided that he wasn't
going to make any holler, but
would simply play the game.
Well, for some fifteen games he
didn't open his mouth. He was
so meek that Turner, the third
baseman, went to him and ad-
vised him to ginger up and put
some life into his play.
Get after the umpire and
show that you are trying to
win," Turner told Raft.
Well, that same day Tom de
cided that he would follow in
structionS and started after SILK
O'Loughlin. Raftery kicked on
everything that was called and
finally topped it Off with the re-
mark that he feared O'Loughlin
would be run over 10y a car be-
cause he could not see It coming.
That got on OLoughlin's
nerves and without a moments
delay he brushed the catcher
aside and wheeled Tom around
by the shoulders.
Say. busher," he opened fire.
don't get thrown out of this
league before you are in it."
Tom caught the idea right
away and you can bet that Silk
O'Loughlin had the right of way
thereafter.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02

For weeks the fans of the many
cities were talking Of what would hap
pen when the two great pitchers, Joe
Wood of the Red Sox and Walter
Johnson of the Senators, met on the
slab. The pair are without doubt two
Of the greatest pitchers in the game.
One frequently hears of a battle of
pitchers, and there have been some,
but they have come, as rule, unex-
pectedly and without any preliminary
arrangements or notice that there was
to be a fight to a finish, as this one
was.
Wood held the opposing team score
less, while one run was made off John
son. Not an error was made behind
either man, and for that matter none
of the fielding chances was difficult.
The pitchers had the fight pretty much
to themselves.
Clark Griffith made the issue. He
against his star he would show that
he had the greatest pitcher in the
world. Stahl is from Illinois, but has
some points of similarity to the man
from the neighborlng state of Mis-
souri,, and so the preliminaries to the
duel were arranged.
Each principal found the other
worthy foeman, and both proved that
they deserved the reputation that they
enjoy. Johnson has not suffered to
any considerable extent. Nevertheless
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02

mer team won
by a score of l
to 0. 1t was one
of the greatest
fights that has
ever taken place
in baseball.
No one who
saw it will ever
forget it, and
they never ex-
pect to see such
another. All the
circum stances $
leading up to it
and attending 1t
throughout W i'll
never come In
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02

different day, two-thirds of AIN
members of each House consgA
thereto: Provided, That sucL
tions shall be held in an o6h-
b red year Provided furtherx Rnunhf
judges for the courts of ~" uVue"
judicial districts holdinf
the present time, whosZZYN4@
flee may end in an " ~I[cA<E
year, shall continue to-
fees until the first M
ary in the next sued lob printing
nur' red year.
A true copy of Concurrent 80.
ton No. 8.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
Mensor a Speed Marvel.

Eddie Mensor, the Portland North-
+estern league) star recently purchas-
! by the Pittsburgh Pirates for $1,000,
-as ranked by Fielder Jones, presi-
ent Of the Northwestern and mana
er of the White Sox when they won
le worlds championship in 1905, as
be fastest man In minor league base
all before he Joined the Corsairs.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
ROSE PRAISES HIGHLANDER.

rack Shot Putter Says Finlander Has
Wonderful Build and Is Conner.
The great Finn shot putter, Nickland-
+, Ralph Rose describes as the best
|uilt man in the world and a conner
fith the weights. The Finn stands
feet inches, 4S chest and very little
|omach, his waist measurement be-
Pg SO.
|Nicklander gave both Rose and Nc
|onald, the American competitors in
pc Olympic games at Stockholm, the
|ght Of their lives in the two handed
pot put, and 1t was only by inches that
RcDonald took second place from the
inn.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

n JUN L l(ESOIUllON.
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four, of the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, authorizing the
State to issue bonds to the amount
of fifty millions of dollars for the
Improvement of the highways of
the Commonwealth.
Section 1. BE it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania be, and the same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth 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 reve-
nue. shall never exceed, in the aggre-
gate at anyone time, one million of
dollars" be amended so as to read as
IOllOWS.
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except
to supply casual deficiencies of rev.
enue, repel invasion, suppress insur-
rection, defend the State in war, or
to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiencies in rev.
enue shall never exceed, in the ag-
gregate at any one time, one million
of dollars; Provided, however, That
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
improving and rebuilding the high
ways of the Commonwealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. /.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
ANADIAN STAR TURNS COACH
printer Bobby Kerr Hopes to Build
Olympic Team.

Goodby to Bobby Kerr, one Of the
est and most popular athletes who
yer wore spiked shoe. Canada's
bremost athletic star has retired for
bod Kerr intends to begin work
baching the fresh material out of
hich another Canadian Olympic team
|rill be built, and no better man for
be job could be found anywhere in
be Dominion.
In his time Kerr defeated some Of
be fastest men in the sprinting game.
lis most notable achievement was at
be Olympic games in 1908, when he
|on the 200 meters and was third in
be 100 meters. That same year he
ron the 100 and 220 yard champion
hips of Great Britain.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
Trainer Hjertberg to Get Fat Salary.

Ernie Hjertberg, trainer of the Swed-
ish athletes for the next four years, is
said to have signed n contract for
something like $1,000 a year. With
the exception of Mike Murphy's fee at
the University Of Pennsylvania this
is the highest figure ever known TO
have been paid TO an athletic coach.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
Majors After Chinese Bali Player.

There's one ball player on the Chi
nese university team that is barnstorm-
ing through America. His name In
Ayau, and he's a shortstop. They say
he looks like u laundryman and plays
like a Wagner. Several big league
clubs are after him.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02

there Is no analy-
sis by which one
can reach t b e
conclusion t h a t
he was quite as
good a man as
Wood was on the
day mentioned.
A ie w Of
{ h e accompany
ing da ta viii
give one an idea
of h ow evenly
the wo N en-
worked:
Wood t hre W
the ball just 121
times in nine in
nings, serving II
to the batsmep
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
WALSH AFTER A RECORD.
heaeo Pitcher Likely to Establish
New TwirIing Mark.

Pitcher Ed Walsh Of the Chicago
Ehite Sox, American league team, is
kelly to establish new pitching rec
I'd in modern baseball. The season
hds Oct. 6.
1.-THE record Of seventy-two games is
! I'D jointly by Old Hoss r. Radbourne,
Fho pitched seventy-two games in
PSI This record was duplicated by
bhn ClarksOn IN 1889.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
FANS STILL TALKING OF RECENT
PITCHING DUEL between
WOOD AND JOHNSON.

Baseball fans are still talking about
the great game between the BostoD
and Washington teams at Fcnway
park. Boston. Sept 6, which the for
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
some MANAGERS ARE NEVER
SATISFIED WITH PITCHERS.

Bill Carey, part owner of the
Springfield club Of the Connecti-
cut league, tells one. Recently a
manager OF one OF the clubs in
semipro. league came TO him i'm
search of q good pitcher. whats
the matter with your present
pltcher| asked Mr. Carey.
Hasn't he won every game this
season for you?" yes" replied
the manager. but last week he
won by only one run" 1t got
little too close for comfort for
the semlpro.'s manager.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02

Msroons' New Field viii Seat 10000.
The Chicago university athletic field
will seat $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
Montreal Rewards Olympic Winners.

|WOHIT0aI FtoWaTu5 OIJIIPIO WIIITvIo'
The city Of Montreal presented Hodg-
bn. who won several swimming races
/ the Olympic games, with a diamond
|udded gold locket, while Toronto gave
|eorge Goulding, the Olympic cham
lon walker. a cabinet Of silver valued
$500.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
De oro Will Defend Pool Title.

Alfredo De ORC will play Frank
herman for the pool championship In
october. De Orc holds the title.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
AMENDMENTS

D 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 PENNSYL-
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
ROBERT McAFEE,

Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
Number Four.

ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
EXCELS AS KILLER
OF NOXIOUS WEEDS
BuCkwheat Is Valuable Crop Also
for Grain and Green Manure
Glover Sod Is Best.

Buckwheat is valuable crop for
grain. for green manure and as a
weed killer. Six pecks, drilled in
with 200 pounds of phosphate to the
acre, will give yield of rs to IS
bushels Buckwheat occupies a posi-
ton in our farming which it would
be very difficult to supply. German
millet is in some respects very much
like it, especirlly as ii may be sown
in July and a crop of grain or hay
harvested. Buckwheat is grain
which makes the most of few
privileges. a sort of self-made crop
If sown Gu thin soil. it gives a moder-
ate yield. But If it has all its needs
supplied. and especially IL the grain
tilizer, and the season is favorable.
the grain will be of extra quality and
the yield large Manure should not be
used as it will cause a weak growth
of straw. Glover sod plowed undo,
and we'll narrowed and rolled several
weeks before seeding will nearly al
ways give the best returns
For green manure and for clearing
land of weeds. SOW two bushels to the
acre; harrow the seed in both ways
of the field and roll; the crop should
DO plowed under when in full bloom.
Roll the buckwheat down and plow
the same way the field is rolled the
vines can then he turned under with.
out difficulty.
Buckwheat should be harvested as
soon as the first grain is ripe; If crop
is left until ripe much grain will be
lost in handling. Cut with binder,
make small sheaves. set up in medium
shocks and IS soon as grain liz hard
and dry haul in: If the crop gets wet
the grain win be stained. and it won't
make the best -four The straw makes
an excellent winter forage for
sheep
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
SWEET POTATOES
NEED MUCH CARE
Bruise at One End win Affect
Quality of Sound Portion
Keep Them Dry.
CBy R. G. wEATHERsToNE3

(By r. @. WEATHERSTONEO
Sweet potatoes need TO be handled
carefully if they are to be kept
through the winter, and unlike most
other vegetables, sweet potatoes
should be kept in warm, dry place.
In the first place sweet potatoes
must be dug at the right time. They
should be dug before the frosts have
killed the tops for this Injuries the
quality of the tubers somewhat
After digging, the potatoes must be
handled as carefully as though they
were eggs. Irish potatoes can be
shoveled around rather carelessly and
often a bruise in one Of the potatoes.
OF even a decayed spot will Aot af-
feet the other part which is left in
sound ccndition.
But not 70 with the sweet potato,
for a bruise at one end will affect the
quality of the sound portion at the
other end and will render it unfit for
use. This fact is not generally under
stood by many growers who handle
sweet potatoes as carelessly as they
DO Irish potatoes.
This fact is responsible for many of
the potatoes of poor quality which are
served during the winter
After being handled, the sweet po-
tatoes should be stored in warm dry
place. A temperature of 60 to 20 de-
grees is about right for the proper
keeping of sweet potatoes.
Some persons have stored them in
the sand or dust from the country
road to help preserve an even tenn
perature.
II the potatoes are stored fn sand or
dust, care must be taken that the
sand is perfectly dry.
Handled carefully. sweet potatoes
can be kept for some months and will
be found of good quality late in the
winter.