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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of Pennsylvania.
Be 1t 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 period of five years.
either before or after the acquisition
thereof, or, where the same is con-
structed by the county or munich
pality, after the completion thereof,
shall have been sufficient to pay in
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 nc
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
tax to pay said interest and sink
ing-fund charges, as required by Sec
ton ten of article nine of the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania, until after
said properties shall have been oper-
ated by said counties or municipali-
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-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. 8.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
ACTS ABOUT The
GIANTS AND SOX
pW the PGnnant Winners Size
Up For Worlds Series.
EW YORK'S STRONG ATTACK.

cGraw's Team Is Better on offense
Than Red Legs-Boston Is Better
Defense Club-Giants' Pitchers Have
been Better Tested.
Iow that the New York Giants have
blurred the National league pennant
b Boston the American league flag,
might be interesting for the fans to
)w some facts about these two clubs
lore getting down their bets on the
|rld's series. At present the Red
1 are a slight favorite, but no rea-
for that is shown in the records of
two teams. 1t is likely that those
10 have made the Red SoX favorite
banking on the pitching of Joe
|od, Buck O'Brien and Bedient. Re
|nber, though, none of these men
ever appeared In worlds series.
h get down to facts, the Giants
1 heavier hitters than the Red SoX
| have shown themselves better run
sers, as the records will show.
| n the bases the Giants are far su-
for to any club in either league.
the last worlds series the Giants
e running ability did not cut much
re for the simple reason that they
- not get on the bases. Still, with
r hitting ability, the Giants ought
Fet a great many more on the bags
time than they did against the
eics.
be only department in which the
SOX show superiority over the
pts, according to the official rec
is in fielding.
hile the Red Sox are often referred
sluggers, it is very interesting to
" by the records that the Giants
far ahead Of them in long, cleanup
les.
,cording to the figures. the best
runner on the Red SOX team Is
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
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n MOTHER experimental season Of
"a football is at hand, and grid
"a iron coaches are now in
quandary about how the re-
vision of rules Is going to adapt itself
in actual combat. The one thing that
the new rules, which were published
recently, aim to do, most of all, is to
strengthen the games attack and en-
courage more scoring In trying to
accomplish this purpose the rules
have been changed so that the defense
has been opened up, and a decided
advantage has been given to the Of
fensive team.
Football men who have tried to an
ticipate the results Of the new rules
believe that this season will see many
high scores The number of downs
for gaining the required ten yards
has been increased from three to four,
This is sure to promote the rushing
game which spectators have missed
in the new game. With four chances
to gain a distance, the season is apt
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27

a different day, two-thirds of all the
members of each House consenting
thereto: Provided, That such cleo
tions shall be held in an odd-num-
b red year Provided further, That all
judges for the courts of the several
judicial districts holding office at
the present time, whose terms of of
flee may end in an odd-numbered
year, shall continue to hold their Of
fees until the first Monday of Janu-
airy in the next succeeding even
numbered year.
a true copy of Concurrent Resolu-
tion No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
W u II II 7 -IINAAI Y III
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Number Three.

a RRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
three of article eight of the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Section /. 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
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
trlcts, 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 3. 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 NoYem-
Der In each odd-numbered year, but
the General Assembly may by law fix
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
High Scores Will Be In Evidence
Under the New Football Rules

out any of the Objectionable rough and
dangerous tactics.
A change which would make the for
ward pass n valuable scoring play pro
vides for ten yard zone behind the
goal lines for the forward pass. Here
tofore n forward pass over the goal
line was Illegal, while now 1t can he
tossed anywhere over the line for
distance not more than ten yards be
hind the goal line This extra ten
yard zone behind the lines has necessi-
tated a change in the length of the
gridiron. Heretofore the field has al
ways been 10 yards long. The actual
playing field has been reduced to 100
yards, while the additional ten yards
behind the lines make the field In
reality 100 yards long
The onside kick has been eliminated
from the game, and no one regrets
this change, because that play never
lent itself to many possibilities. The
play was one which only a skilled
kicker could execute with any degree
Of safety. The place of the kickoff has
play now from the forty yard line, or
rather sixty yards from the opposing
goal line. This change was made so
that after the kick the ball will go
into play nearer the middle of the field.
Often when the ball was kicked off
from mldfied 1t went into play close
to a teams own goal line, which put it
70 1r-n, ~ 60, III, nIy
a new rule provides that the ball will
so into play on the twenty yard line
instead of the twenty-five yard line.
Another new rule gives the team
which loses the toss at the beginning
of the game the same advantage at
the beginning of the second half.
There will be no delay between the
periods, the time between the first
and second and the third and fourth
periods having been cut down to one
minute.
The rushing, scoring game is further
encouraged by the Increase of the
value of touchdown from 4 to 6
points. A touchdown and goal will
now count points. This change was
done so that q team making a touch
down and goal would have an advan-
tage in the final score over q team
which has only star drop kicker
who can boot the ball over the cross
bar from anywhere inside the forty
yard line. A touchdown Is equal now
to the value of two field goals.
Another change in the rules which
will be appreciated by spectators is
the rule which allows but one coach on
the side lines. Last season saw sew
eral instances of coaches hurrying up
and down the side lines dlstracting
the attention of players and spectators.
Now only one coach will be allowed
on the side lines.
There will be no more fiuke drop
kicks such as the one by which Prince
ton defeated Dartmouth last season
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
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 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
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, 1912-09-27

AUTHORIZING the adoption or legi-
timation of children:
Locating or changing county
seats, erecting new counties, or
changing county lines:
incorporating cities, towns, or
villages, 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 aud duties of officers in
counties, cf'"s, boroughs, townships,
election or chOol districts:
Changing the law of descent or
succession:
Regulating th5 practice or juris-
diction of, or ch,tngipg the rules of
evidence in, any judicial proceeding
or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
justices of thu peace, sheriffs, COM
missioners, .. bitraters, auditors
masters in c) cery, or other tribun-
ais, or prov .pg n changing meth
ods for the eollecAn of debts, or the
enforcing of judgments, or prescrib-
ing 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:
"Remitting fines, penalties and
forfeitures, or refunding moneys leg
ally paid into the treasury:
"Exempting property from taxa
tion:
Regulating labor, trade, mining
or manufacturing.
creating corporations, or amend
ing, renewing or extending the
charters thereof:
Granting to any corporation, as
ISOLATION or individual any special
or exclusive privilege or immunity, or
to any corporation, association or in
dividual the right to lay down a rail-
road track.
''Nor shall the General Assembly
indirectly enact such special or local
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27

! CAPTAIN WENDELL OF HARVARD, WHO IS
/ EXPECTED TO MAKE GREAT NAME FOR
/ HIMSELF THIS SEASON.
to see many plunging back field men,
as under the old game. Although
the rushing game is being encour-
aged by this change, the old push and
pull and Objectionable formations will
not mar this feature Of the sport
Another change which will promote
scoring is the elimination of the twen-
ty yard zone, which has heretofore
| limited the fight of the forward pass.
Within the twenty yards team could
build up a defense which made an at
tempt at a forward pass a dangerous
play. For this reason the possibili-
ties of the forward pass have never
been fully developed by football
coaches because of the slim chance of
getting it through a defense which was
concentrated within twenty yards Of
the sctmmage line.
Under the new rules the forward
pass may be thrown for any distance,
and 1t will be interesting to watch
what a tricky and versatile team like
the Carlisle Indians will develop with
play Of such wide possibilities. So,
with the widening out of the defense
and additional power given to the
rushing game, 1t Is very likely that
the football crowds during the com
ing season will see enough scoring to
make up for all the no score ties of
the last few years.
1t is easy to perceive that the game
should be more attractive. Under the
system Of the big teams of last sea
son team would try to rush the ball
once, and If they failed to gain the
second play would be a punt. If a
team approached the others goal line
and had but one down left sometimes
forward pass was attempted as
last resort, but the attempt was seldom
successful because Of the compact de-
fense which could be built up within
the twenty yard zone.
Under the latest revision q plung-
ing halfback may smash into the
line four times 20 gain his distance.
This is the feature of the old game
that the football public wants to see
back again After all, there was no
more thrilling play on the grldlron
than 10 see the sturdy, stock halfback
take the ball and dive through the
opening which his guard or tackle had
made for him.
1t means additional work for the
ends, because with four chances at
rushing the old end plays are likely TO
come back into favor. One thing
seems to be quite certain-this sea
sons games will not be punting duel
between a couple Of accomplished
kickers, with two lines of we'll drilled
men pushing against each other with
no chance whatever 10 ever rush the
ball. The football doctors have tried
30 make the game as much like the
old game used TO be as possible with
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27

Speaker. He Is third. No other
|Pn player is listed among the first
The Giants have a monopoly on
base stealing average In the Ma
J. In the first ten appear the
5 Of Doyle, Snodgrass, Devore,
by, Herzog and Becker.
|ording to these figures, the Giants
a shade the best of the Red Sox,
naturally comes down to ques-
pf pitching. Could the Giants hit
hard against Joe Wood, Bedient
Buck O'Brlen with his spitball?
5 a question that no one can an
the other hand the question
|, Can the Red Sox hit so hard
st Mathewson, Marquard and Tes-
Many Of them have batted
st Matty, and though they lost the
r to him they afterward gave
trimming. They do not seem to
lim, but as Jimmy McAleer said
her day: ANY team that beats
Fwson has 10 get up and dust. He
S pitches an intelligent game, no
r what Is the condition OF his
His experience is also Of immense
tage 10 him"
work Of Marquard, Bedient, Tes-
md O'Brlen in a worlds series Is
to figure. Marquard has been
st the fire and has more expert
than the others, but he was not
sful against the Athletics.
N and Tesreau are both spitball
rs, and they are bound TO be trou-
pc. Neither the Giants nor the
ox like to hit at spitters.
man the Boston supporters are
ding upon TO win the champion
Joe Wood. There is no doubt
be fact that he is a wonderful
r.. He has a fast ball that is the
sr Of the American league, and
pw one is a marvel. His great
e Of pace Is bound TO wreak
with any string Of batters, pro-
he does not lose his head. Wood
|een in many hard fights and
to be fully able to take care OF
Z.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27


WHO SHOULD SHINE UNDER NEW RULES.
by a score of to 0. This attempt
at field goal was a miserable failure,
the ball rolling some distance along
the ground. AS 1t approached the goal
post the ball struck on its end and
bounded over the posts. Referee Bill
Langford allowed the goal, although
1t was not covered by the rules. The
rules now cover such a situation,
however, and the. ball must be booted
over the crossbar fairly.
Although 1t is not actually known
how the new rules will work out, the
changes this season are more radical
than In many years and are of such
nature that the defense is somewhat
weakened and the attack strengthened.
The sweeping changes, many football
coaches predict, will result In an open
rushing game, with plenty of chances
for scoring either by runs or clever
manipulation Of the unrestricted for
ward pass.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APP
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANlA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE 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
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
follows:
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. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
Many Star Athletes to Quit.

Ralph Craig has announced that he
is through with athletics and Tol
Berna Of Cornell university says ne
has run his last race; Bobby Kerr,
one OF Canada's greatest sprinters, is
through on the cinder path, and
George Goulding, the worlds champion
walker. says he viii quit this fail.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
To Play For Three Cushion Title.

The first championship three cushion
billiard match ever played in San
Francisco will be witnessed Sept. rs
10 n. when John G.. Horgan defends
his title against Joe Carney.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
Safer Strengthened tho Cubs.

The reason why the Cubs kept up in
the race this year, and one that hasn't
to do with Archer, Zimmerman,
Tinker or Evers, is the marked i'm
provement Of Victor Safer as a first
baseman and his strong batting.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27
Number Two.
JnTNrr DEGnT JrrTNNr

"Oi4N1 1NLAoOLC lIOAN'
Proposing an amendment to section
seven, article three of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania, so as to per-
NIT special legislation regulating
labor.
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 is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
in accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof.
Amendment to Article Three, Section
Seven.
Cno+ioD A,oooJ .oa4;z- -
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27

Blk Day Bike Race In Toronto.
Toronto is to have a six day bicycle
race week Of Oct n. II viii be the
nrst OF the kind ever held In Canada.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-27

Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-21

CealeQ weapons.
-O-O-
THE WAR SITUATION
Constantinople, Oct. ri. -
Turks surrounded Montenegro
force crossing river Boyano and
killed 800. Turks recaptured sew
eral positions.
Turks accuse Montengrins of
using dumdum bullets and she'll
ing Turkish hospitals.
Belgrade,-Gen. Jankovics re-
ports Servians have captured Pc
dujeva, near Mitrovitza, on their
march to Uskub. Podujeva only
Is miles from Uskub, which is
Gle of the most important towns
a, Albania.
Athens. - Two Greek regi-
ments crossed into Turkish terri
tory near Aria and occupied
heights of Grimbova without OPP
position. King George and prime
minister leaving for front.
Budapest. = Servian regiment
reported anRihilated by Turkish
irregulars in Sanjak of Noviba-
Ear.
Paris.-Believed here that lib
crafty of terms granted Turkey
by Italians in peace treaty means
that Italy could not have contin-
ued fight longer. not because of
lack of men but because of lack Of
money,
Vienna.-Bulgarians reported
to have captured two of outer
forts guarding Adrianople after
desperate fight
A