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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-08
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
Stitution Of Pennsylvania.
Be 1t 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 a 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 or 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-
Grafton for a period Of one year; and
said municipalities and counties shall
not be required to levy 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.
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ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.

"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
I vRfopbsing an amendment to section
threeS0f article eight Of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
Housesof Representatives of the Com
snonWealth OF Pennsylvania Cf the
Senate concur), That the following is
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the Commonwealth OF
I. Pennsylvania, In accordance with the
provisionsS 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 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, bor'
ough, and township officers, for regu
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Number Four.
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
Senate and House of Repr esentatives
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
subjects 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.
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lar terms of service, shall be held on
the municipal election day; namely, the
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day of November In each odd-number-
ed 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 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.
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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 PDNNSYL-
vANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURsU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVII OBJ 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 /. 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-
ton 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 OF 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, lnat 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. /.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-08
CROW FOR LEADER
Uniontown Man Chairman Of RepubIl.
can State Committee.


Senator William E. Grow, Fayette,
was elected chairman of the Republi-
can state committee at the first meet
ing to be held by the committee under
the direct election act and assumed
charge of the party's affairs in a
speech in which he counselled work
to unite Republicans and prepare for
next years battles.
Crow received SO votes against for
Representative w. Griest of Ian
caster.
Insurance Commissioner Charles
Johnson of Montgomery for treasurer
and w. Harry Baker of Harrisburg
for secretary were chosen without OPP
position. Jinety-six of the ll3 com
mitteemen we're either present in per
son or by proxy.
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Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
M. M. Z. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in M. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. s. Burton.
Preaching in the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
G. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching IN the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at ll:00 q. IN. and 1880 p.
m. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. U. Il.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Burgess.-S. d. Irwin.
Justices Of The PeGce-C. A. Randall, ID.
w. Clark.
Cbtncttnen.-J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
G, b. Robinson, WIN. Smearbaugh,
r. j. Hopkins, G. f. Watson, j. D..
Davis.
C0nStdble-L l.. Zuver.
Cbllector-W. II. Hood.
School DirectorS-W. G. Incl, ]. X.
Clark, s. M. Henry, Q. Jameson, d. H..
Blum.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TN N ESTA LODGE, No. 1863, 1. o. o. f.
i Meets 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 3 O'Clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
~ 1877, w. r. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each months
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-08

Aged Seventy.tive, Hikes Nine Miles.
Although aged seventy-fve, William
Redmond of NeshannOck Falls, near
New Wilmington, Pa, tramps nine
miles every Sunday and does janitor
work at country church in Coaltown.
He says he enjoys the hike.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-08
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of CongreSS-W. j. Hulings.
Member of Sendte-J. X. P. Hall.
Assent6ly-A. A r. Mechiing.
President Judge-W. d. Hinckley.
Associate Jatdges-Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Register 6 Recorder, 20.
IS. r. Maxwell.
SheriG-Wm. II. Hood.
TreaSilrer-W. H. Brazee.
Commissioners II. Harrison, j.
G. Scowden, II. II. Mcclellan.
District AttoTTey-M. A. Oarringer.
Jury ContnltssiolerS-J. b. Eden, A. M.
Moore.
Cbroner-Dr. M. @ Kerr.
County AUDITORS George II. Warden,
A. G. Gregg and s. V. Shields.
County Satrveyor-Roy s. Braden.
County Superintendent o. Carson.
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DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT & SHOEMAKER.
Shop over r. 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 given to mending, and prices rea'
sonable.
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Regular Terms OF Court.

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commis-
sioners lst and Sd Tuesdays o. month.
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IN +. RITCHEY,
l.. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tionests. Pa.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

The petit jurors for the first week
of District Court were sworn in this
morning and then dismissed for the
week, there being. no jury cases.
The following cases have been set:
54S4. Frank Lero vs.. Charlie Wis.
boski; March IL.
$3.50. F. d. Konecny vs.. l. & G. NJ;
March II.
6315. VIM. Hoppe VS.. Joe Groginski;
March 4.
6404. ]. NJ. Boriskie VS.. M. l. Gross |;
March 10.
6413. T. A. Hensarling VS.. H. & r. c.
R. R.; April 1.
6493. Aaron Gibbs VS.. H. & T. c.;
April 2.
$3.50. Gertie Brooks VS.. Steve Brooks;
March 81.
$3.50. j. T. Downs ct al. vs.. s. e.
Downs ct al; March -.
6S97-S. L. Gates VS.. H. & T. C. R. r.;
March 81.
Christian vs.. Christian, March
II.
Willing Workers VS.. Brown,
April 8.
There will be no cases for the con.
sideration of the jury this week
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
HOUR FIXED FOR
APPOINTMENT
Excepting Members Of Cabinet, the
President viii See Visitors
Only After II O'Clock.
by Associated Press.l

Washington, March 10.-After four
strenuous days in which his confer.
ences with Democratic leaders have
been interrupted by frequent hand.
shakes, President Wilson today decid.
ed that hereafter he will make ap.
pointments for only after II o'clock
in the forenoon and in the afternoon
for the east room. Only Cabinet mem.
bers and persons for whom President
Wilson sends will be an exception
from this rule.
Excerpts Members Of Congress.
1t is announced President Wilson's
rule on applicants for office does not
apply to members of Congress, to
whom the President hopes to be ac-
cessible at all times and ON all sub
jects.
The question as to whether Presi-
dent Wilson will appoint any relative
to office came up and he expressed a
Discrimination to do so. Capt. Alfred
Wilson of Portland, Ore, a second
cousin of the President, is a candidate
for member of the Philippine commits.
sion. There is considerable pressure
being brought to bear in Captain VIII
sons favor and this may overcome the
Presidents Discrimination.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
CONFECTIONERY STORE
CHANGES HANDS
C, H. Holmes and John Burden Form
Partnership In New Firm.
From Tuesdays Daily Eagle. }


The firm of Holmes & Burden has
purchased the stock, goodwill and
trade of the Joe Korkemes confection
cry establishment in this city, and
have today assumed charge of same
The firm is composed of Charles H.
Holmes and John Burden, each of
whom is a we'll known business man
OF the city. Mr.. Holmes is man OF
successful experience in the confec-
tionery business, having engaged in
that line with the firm of Holmes
Bros, whose stock was acquired by
Wick & Dawson over year ago. He is
a leading citizen, prominently identi
fled with business and social circles,
and who has made a marked success
in all undertakings. Mr.. Burden is
also man of long practical experience
in the confectionery business, in
which he served for a number of years,
and is one of the most courteous and
popular young business men in the
city. His connection with the firm is
an assurance of its continued success
and popularity with the people.
The business purchased by Holmes
& Burden is one of the most elegant
and complete establishments of its
kind in the State, equipped with
finest fixtures and containing the best
and most attractive line of candies,
CONNECTIONS, and accessories known to
the trade. The new firm will continue
the candy department, having retained
an expert candy manufacturer to sup
ply that department. Mr.. Holmes is
the man who made the celebrated
Holmes Bros ice cream famous, and
he will continue to make it to supply
the custom of this new establishment.
The soda fountain will be continued
to serve patrons with celebrated soft
drinks for which it has an enviable
reputation among the select trade.
Mr.. Korkemes will spend a few
months visiting his old home in Sicily,
after which he expects to return to
Bryan.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
MINISTERS AND
WORKERS ORGANIZED
Baptist Ministers Organized Under
Name of Central Texas Baptist
Ministers and Workers
Conference.

A meeting of more than usual impor
lance was held at the First BaptSt
Church this morning at 10 o'clock
when the Central Texas Baptist Min
listers and Workers Conference was
organized
The following named ministers be
came members at this initial meeting
NJ. E. Weaver, j. NJ. Bullock, w. R.
Brown, S. w. Buchanan, R. l.. Nash,
L. NJ. Cole, D. B. Waite, Frank Merka,
R. w. Lindsey, f. A. White, Paul
Watanahe and J. J. Pipkin.
Officers were elected as follows
DR.. NJ. E. Weaver, chairman; Rev.
J. NJ. Bullock, vice chairman; Rev.
F. A. White, secretary; Rev. R. L.
Nash, treasurer; Rev. D. B. Waite,
critic.
A committee consisting of Revs.
w. R. Brown, D. B. Waite and E. A.
White, was appointed to draft a consti-
tuition and bylaws.
Revs. S. w. Buchanan, ]. NJ. Bull
lock and L. NJ. Cole were appointed a
committee to prepare a program for
the next meeting. Quite a number Of
talks were made about
the good such a meeting would do.
Great interest was shown in the cause
throughout this great territory and
every one present entered heartily
into the meeting and became men,
Der of the Central Texas Baptist Min
listers and Workers Conference.
The object of the meeting being ac-
the body adjourned to
meet in the First Baptist Church at
10 a. m. two weeks from today.
E. A. WHITE,
Secretary.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13

course was the Mozart Concert Com
pany, which came to the normal on
the night OF March 4. This entertain
ment was up to the standard set by
the other concert companies, all Of
which have afforded us much plesure
and profit.
The second term has just closed and
all of us students had to go through
Professor Estill's office to get our
grades which showed us whether We
passed or failed. The third and last
term begins on the 18th of this month.
ROBBIE NICOL.
Huntsville, Texas, March 9, 1913.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
ATHLETICS SAIL AWAY
FROM FARMERS
A. and M. Holds Up Well for Four
Innings-Moran Puts In Several
Substitutes and Score
Runs Up.

For four innings yesterday after
noon the Texas Farmers held the Phil
adelphia Athletic youngsters to good
game. The score at the end of the
fourth inning was s to 4. Moran then
put in a number of substitutes, and
after that the yannigans had little
trouble in running the score up to II
points. Connie Mack used three pitch
ers-Broome burning and Brush--and
Moran Of the A. and NJ. used Bryant,
Bell and Skeeler.
Bryant gives promise of making
good as finger Wright of A. and
NJ. carried off the hitting honors fer
his club, annexing three-bagger. The
yannigans garnered II hits while the
Aggies secured 5.
The same teams are playing again
this afternoon.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN.

not have house to worship in bu
obtained the use of an old warehouse
in which services were held.
In the year 1869 the church deter
mined to build a house for their use
in the worship Of the Lord, but as
they were all poor people they could
not afford to employ carpenter to
build the house, so they raised enough
money to buy the lumber and the men
OF the church, under the leadership of
Mr.. L. D. Stockton, then an elder OF
the church, determined to build the
house with their own hands, although
they were not carpenters. However,
they raised enough money to employ
Henry Johnson, a negro carpenter, to
assist them in cutting the framing,
and by the first of January, 1870, they
had the walls up and the roof on. The
floor was laid Of rough, undressed
boards, and rough planks supported
on blocks were used for seats.
The writer has often heard the old
negro carpenter, Henry Johnson, now
dead, boast of laying off the framing
of the church, and particularly of how
he built the steeple, supporting it by
a queen truss"
The Presbyterian Church of Bryan
has the peculiar distinction Of being
the only church whose members ac-
tually built their house of worship
with their own hands, and up to the
present time they have always depend
ed solely upon their own membership
to meet all the needs of the church.
During the forty-six years of our ex-
istence we have had ten pastors, as
follows: J. R. Hutchinson, J. NJ. Coch-
ran, w. H. Vernon, ]. w, Sexton, I. ].
Daniel, ]. A. Hall, ]. D. West, ]. w.
]. T. Caughley and ]. R.
Finley. The number of members has
varied from the original twenty-four
to one hundred and sixty-three, and
we now have about one hundred and
hirty.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1913-03-13
NEGRO SUCCEED
WITH IRON TAP
Found Nearly Dead in House Near
Stone City Yesterday-An
Arrest Made.

Yesterday school children found a
delirious negro crawling about on his
knees in house near the H. & B. V.
railroad, and about quarter of mile
from Stone City.
Sheriff Conlee and DR.. Sims went
out this morning and found that the
negro's skull had been fractured in
two places, and that he had sustained
several other ticks on the head, pre-
with an iron slug. The negro
is in a serious condition, and was
brought to town.
Another negro has been arrested
and lodged in Jail. Sheriff Conlee went
back this afternoon to further investi.
gate, as the injured negro has not
been able to talk.