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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
HOUSE PASSES
UNDERWOOD BILL
Admits FOTeign-Bul|t Ships to
American Registry
URGED BY The ADMINISTRATION

Notwithstanding Doubtful Attitude o,
international Law Experts Measure
Receives Unanimous Vote-lntend
ed to Relieve Embargo on American
Commerce-Some Fear II Will In
volve Us In Complications.
The admission of foreign-built ships
to American registry has received the
unanimous approval of the house and
will without doubt pass the senate
and be approved by the president, at
whose suggestion the action was tax
en-. The measure is designed to re
iieve the embargo on the foreign com
merce of the United States which
has resulted from the war in Europe
The measure was messaged to the
senate this morning and will receive
immediate consideration in that body
1t is understood that the usual divt
sion on party lines will not be permit
ted to hindor the progress of the bill.
International lawyers expressed the
opinion that the passage Of the bill
will not yield any substantial relief In
the presen, situation. The danger lies.
it was pointed out, in the fact that any
ships transferred under the proposed
arrangement will run the risk of seiz
ure, inasmuch as the probabilities are
that the beligerents will not recognize
the transfer of the flag as valid.
The bill was supported by Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois. who de
clared that it would give Americans
chance to invest in foreign ships.
The alarmist views were secuted by
Representative Underwood. He de.
clared that the provision repeating the
law admitting to American registry
only ships of foreign build of not more
than five years and waving the law
that ships flying the American flag
must be offieered by American citi
zens and prescribing federal survey.
inspection and measurement, might af'
lOlu lOlhpOla alg ltllSl W lhS piVSVh'
ocean situation without putting the
United States in the danger of invit'
ing trouble.
He warned the house that If the bill
failed to pass American goods would
be bottled up in American storehouses,
cotton would drop to cents pound
and wheat to 20 cents a bushei. He
declared that everything possible
should be done to prevent such a ca
lamity from falling on the country.
Mr.. Underwood produced figures
showing there are many foreign ships
owned by American citizens and cor
porations that might be brought under
the American flag.
The secretary of the navy was given
authority in a bill passed by the sen
ate to use navy vessels to carry pas.
sengers. mail and freight to South
American countries and to Europe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
WAR MOVES

Great armies clashed on the Rus.
sian, German and French borders to-
day and German and French air craft
fought in midair.
Germany's invasion of France will
compel the French parliament to de.
Glars war today.
All Europe stands aligned-Russia,
France, England and Servia allied
against Germany and Austria-four
against two. Twenty millions of men
offer their lives.
England's vast fleet is mobilized in
the North sea ready to pounce upon
the German squadrons should they
venture from Danish waters.
A German troop train traversing Al
sace-LorraiEe was blown up and 200
troops were killed.
A German cruiser bombarded the
Russian naval port of Libau on the
Baltic and fought battle with a Rus
sian cruiser.
A corps of Uhlans, the vanguard Of
a German army advancing from Metz
upon Nancy. were defeated in a battle
with French troops at Petit Croix, a
post on the Lorraine frontier. The
Uhlans charges were halted by ma.
chine guns, which put them to rout
Many dead were left on the field
Germany Is reported in one dispatch
10
land two in a battle in the North sea.
German and Russian fleets engaged
in battle off the Aland island in the
Gulf of Bothnia, and the Russians,
driven back, took refuge in the Gulf
of Finland.
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provided by law; but any city, the
debt of which on the first day Of jan
uary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen
tum of such assessed valuation, and
has not since been reduced to less
than such per centum, may be author
lied by law to increase the same three'
per centum in the aggregate, at any
one time, upon such valuation. The
city of Philadelphia, upon the condi-,
tions hereinafter set forth, may in,
crease its Indebtedness to the extent,
Of three per centum in excess Of seven.
per centum upon such assessed valua-.
tion for the specific purpose Of pro-.
viding for all or any Of the following
purposes For the construc-,
tion and improvement of subways,
tunnels, railways, elevated railways,
and other transit facilities; for the
construction and Improvement of
wharves and docks and for the reclaI
nation Of land to be used in the conf
struction of wharves and docks, owned
or to be owned by said city. Such
increase, however, shall only be made
with the assent of the electors thereof
at public election, to be held In suchs
manner as shall be provided by law.i
In ascertaining the borrowing capacity
of said city Of Philadelphia, at any
time, there shall be excluded from the
calculation credit, where the work.
resulting from any previous expendi1
ture,'TOf any one or more of the spe-I
cific purposes hereinabove enumerated
shall be yielding to said city an an
nual current net revenue; the amount
Of which credit shall be ascertained
by capitaliZing the annual net revenue
during the year Immediately preceding
the time of such ascertainment. Such
capitalization shall be accomplished
by ascertaining the principal amount
which would yield such annual, cur
rent net revenue, at the average rate
of interest, and sinking-fund charges
payable upon the indebtedness incur
red by said city for such purposes,
up to the time of such ascertainment.,
The method of determining such
amount, so to be excluded or allowed
as credit, may be prescribed by the
General Assembly.
In incurring indebtedness, for any
one, or more of said purposes of
construction, improvement, or recla-
nation, the city of Philadelphia may
issue its obligations maturing not
later than fifty years from the date
thereof, with provision for sinking
fund sufficient to retire said obliga-
tion at maturity, the payments 70
such sinking-fund to be in equal or
graded annual installments. Such OBJ
legations may be in an amount suffi-
cient to provide for and may include
the amount of the interest and sink
ing-fund charges accruing and which
may accrue thereon throughout the
period of construction and until the
expiration of one year after the COM
pletion of the work for which said
indebtedness shall have been incurred;
and said city 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 Pennsylvania, until the
expiration of said period of one year
after the completion of such work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2,
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
Number Five.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this Commonwealth in
accordance with provisions of the
eighteenth (XVIID article thereof.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority Of
the same, That the following is pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions Of the eighteenth (XVIID
article thereof
AMENDMENT.
~ Laws may be passed providing for
"a system of registering, transferring,
lnsuring of and guaranteeing land
titles by the State, or by the counties
thereof, and for settling and determin-
ing adverse or other claims to and in
terests in lands the titles to which
are so registered, transferred, insured,
and guaranteed; and for the creation
and collection of indemnity funds j.
and for carrying the system and
powers hereby provided for into effect
by such existing courts as may be
designated by the Legislature, and by
the establishment of such new courts
as may be deemed necessary. In mat
ters arising in and under the opera
ton of such system, judicial powers,
with right Of appeal, may be confer
red by the Legislature upon county
recorders and upon other officers by
1t designated. Such laws may provide
for continuing the registering, trans
ferring, insuring, and guaranteeing
such titles after the first or original
registration has been perfected by the
court, and provision may be made for
raising the necessary funds for eX-
penses and salaries of officers, which
shall be paid out of the treasury of
the several counties.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
AMERICAN FINANCE O. X.
Its Soundness Put to Test During
Week.

Its Soundness Put to Test During
Week.
Dun's Review of Trade says this
week.
"a notable demonstration of the
fundamental soundness of American
finance was furnished this week when
foreign conditions were extraordinarily
critical. The European political COM
plications caused acute unsettlement
there and as precautionary measure
the domestic securities markets were
closed Friday, following similar action
at the leading centers abroad.
early investment buying and vigor-
Gus banking support testified to conf
dence In the situation here and 1t was
encouraging that money remained on
a fairly stable basis. New York is
again being called upon for large
amounts o gold and conditions in
sterling exchange have been without
parallel. rates moving upward in a
sensational manner"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUIlON
Proposing an amendment to section
eight of article nine of the Constitu-
. tion of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be it 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 accord
ance with the provisions of the eigh-
teenth article thereof
Amend section eight, article nine of
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
QfbPennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows:
Section s. The debt of any county
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as herein pro
vided shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value of
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district incur
any new debt, or increase its indebt-
edness to an amount exceeding two
per centum upon such assessed valua-
tion of property, without the assent
of the electors thereof at public
election in such manner as shall be
provided by law; but any city, the
debt of which now exceeds seven per
centum of such assessed valuation,
may be authorized by law to increase
the same three per centum, in the ag-
gregate, at any one time, upon such
valuation, except that any debt or
debts hereinafter incurred by the city
and county of Philadelphia for the
construction and development of sub
ways for transit purposes, or for the
construction of wharves and docks, or
the reclamation of land to be used in
the construction of a system of
wharves and docks, as public improve
ments, owned or to be owned by said
city and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and coun-
ty of Philadelphia current net reve-
nues in excess of the interest on said
debt or debts, and of the annual in
stallments necessary for the cancella-
tion of said debt or debts, may be
excluded in ascertaining the power of
the city and county of Philadelphia
to become otherwise indebted: Pro
vided, That a sinling-fund for their
cancellation shall be established and
maintained" so that it shall read as
follows:-
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as herein pro
yided, shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value OF
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase its in
debtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed
valuation Of property, without the con
sent of the electors thereof at public
election in such manner as shall be
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ton or lease of wharves, docks, sheds,
and warehouses, and other buildings
and facilities, necessary for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of railroad
and shipping terminals along the said
rivers; and the dredging of the said
rivers and docks: Provided, That the
said city and county shall, at or be-
fore the time of so doing, provide for
the collection of an annual tax sufIi-
cient to pay the interest thereon, and
also the principal thereof within fifty
years from the incurring thereof.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. G..
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
Number Four.
lNullDtl IOui.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania abolishing
the office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylva-
MIA shall be amended by adding there
to section twenty-three, which shall
read as follows:-
The Office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs be, and the same is hereby,
abolished; and the powers and duties
now vested in, or arpertaining or be,
longing to, that branch of the execu-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05

ties would almost certainly result in
capture by British or French vessels.
Italian vessels, many of which are
engaged in trade with the United
States, will be similarly bottled up
and likewise the few vessels flying the
Austrian flag which ply between Eu
ropean and American ports.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05

tive department, Office or officer, shall
be transferred to such other depart
ments, offices, or officers of the State,
now or hereafter created, as may be
directed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4.
ROBERT McAFBE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT & SHOEMAKER.
Shop over r. l.. Haslets grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea.
Sonable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

STITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section.
one, article eight of the Constitu-
tion of Pennsylvania.
Be II resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Com.
monwealth of Pennsylvania In General
Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania be, and the same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance witt
the eighteenth article thereof
That section one of article eight,
which reads as follows:
Section l. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject, however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
First He shall have been citizen
Of the United States at least one
month.
OVNOhus haNC lCoiuNu III
the State one year Tor, having pre-.
viously been qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he
shall have removed therefrom andre.
turned then six months) immediatBiy
preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in
the election district where d88fshall
offer to vote at least two months i'm
mediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years of age
and upwards, he shall have paid
within two years State or county
tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least
one month before the election" be
amended so that the same shall read
as follows:
Section 1. Every citizen, male or
female, of twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following qualifications;
shall be entitled to vote at all elec.
tions. subject, however, to such laws
requiring and regulating the registra-
tion of electors as the General AS
sembly may enact:
First. He or she shall have been a
citizen of the United States at least
one month.
Second. He or she shall have re-
sided in the State one year Tor, hav-
ing previously been qualified elector
or native-born citizen of the State,
he or she shall have removed there
from, and returned, then six months)
Immediately preceding the election.
Third He or she shall have re-
sided in the election district where he
or she shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the
election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years of age
and upwards, he or she shall have
paid within two years State or
county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months and
paid 40 least one month before the
election.
Fifth. Wherever the words "he, y
"his," "him," and himself occur in
any section of article VIII of this Con-
stitution the same shall be construed
as IL written, respectively, "he or she, -
''his or her." him or her." and him
self or herself"
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-05
CENTRAL HOUSE.

NENTRAL HOUSE,
" r. A. FULTON, Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the travelling public.
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DRoposEp AMENDMENTS

DROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
L THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-22
LA ESFERA
Rerm1dex Hno.
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Zine scanalado, piatma4 aeeites.
barnices y aguarras, arnesss Ae uno =
dos caballos, ruedas con llaAtas de
gonna y de acero, bafios y medios ba-
flos dc zine, serbeteras de &, 6,sy
10 cuartillos. Callicida Escriv6 para
extraer los callos y durezas do los pi6s,
sin molestias nj doior aiguno. Este
rilizadoras de lechc, armas de todas
clases maquinas de coser, muebles,
cuadros, lamparas, desgranadoras do
naiz, balanzas de mostrador, jaulas
para loros, relojes y otros articuios
dc ferreteria y quincalla-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-22
Cronica de Londres
LAS cARRERAs DE ASCOT.


El Derby, que Sc CORE en- Epson, es
nna fiesta popular 8, mejor dicho, ma
cional. Pero las carreras de Ascot,
donde Sc disputa la copa de orc, cons
tituyen una fiesta cortesana. 81 publ
co de Ascot es exclusivamente aristo-
cratico. Los AUTOMOBILES llevan al
campo de carreras a toda la nobleza IN
glesa toda la plutocracia america
ma, reunida actualmente en- Londres.
Algunos millonarios hacen el viaJc en-
luiosos mailcoachs, tirados por ca
ballos fogosos. un position va tocan-
do una larga trompeta plateada, como
en- las estampas que ilustran las move
las de Dickens, para advertlr a los
viandantes. La decoration es la mis-
ma en- todos los hipodromos ingleses:
igEal dulzura del paisaje, iguales coli
mas cubiertas de arboledas, identlcas
praderas, por donde las duquesas
arrastran la seda de sus vestidos de Ill
TINA moda van dejando la hnella de
sus chapines. Ell sol ha brillado esta
vez pero la brisa que llegaba al cam
90 de carreras. atravesando las from
das lejanas, atenuaba ell calor del dla.
Y el cspectaculo era magniflco: uno
imagina que el espiritu despreocupado
fr6volo, avido de extraer de la vida
cuanto hay en- ella de sobroso, que pa
rece reunir q esta multitud selecta, es
ell mismo que antano debi6 fotar EN- las
fiestas galantes de Versailles
En- Ascot sc exhiben los modelos nue.
yos para los dias Gle verano. Modelos
de vestidos de sombreros, de quitaso-
les de zapatos, y de joyas. como el
riaie en automovil desde Londres eS-
tropearia tanta cosa preciosa fragil,
las mujeres arriban envueltas en- lar
gas capas de seda negra 8 blanca,
tooadas simplemente con un velo flo
tante Los sombreros vienen en cajas
one Sc desembalan sobre ell campo mis-
mo. Dentro de los automobiles sc I'M
3provisan tocadores hay una especial
.coqueteria tambien en- que los espeJos,
n los cepilos, los frascos de perfu-
mes. los botes de cremaS de pOlvos
sean de ORC; asi todo tiene la aparien-
.;ia de un campamento fantastico, en-
II que I'M eiercito de muieres bonitas
Sc prepare para una batalla. armando-
,e de todas suertes. reafirmando con
apices rojos la grana de los lahios, en-
asquelandoSe los sombreros de formas
mpreviStaS. erizados de plumaS de
azos; ensayando las sombrillas nuevas
Suc parecen mariposas enormes en- vez
le ser semiesf6ricas despojandose de
Ds mantos. afeitandose, empolvandose
on un impudor ingenuO.
Los nietoS de Jorge Brummell han
rsucitado el sombrero de copa blanco
Rey mismo 10 usa va. Los princi-
as 10 han imitado En- ell palco real
Ay nm grupo de Reinas la Reina Ale
#ndra, la emperatriz viuda de Russia,
Reina Augusta Victoria acOmpana-
! del pobre Rey Manuel su esposo.
IS Sncianas augustus viudas sc vuel-
IN hacia esta ioven Reina sin corona.