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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section eight of the Constitu-
ton of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
following amendment to the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania be. and the
same is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth article
That article nine. section eight, be
amended to read as follows:
Section s. The debt of any county,
city. borough, township, school dis
porated district, except as provided
herein, and in section fifteen of this
article, shall never exceed seven ca
per centum upon the assessed value OF
debt of the city of Philadelphia may
be increased in such amount that the
total city debt of said city shall not
exceed ten per centum (10) upon the
erty therein, nor shall any such mu-
nicipality or district incur any new
debt, or increase its Indebtedness to
an amount exceeding two (2) per
centum upon such assessed valuation
OF property. without the consent of
the electors thereof at a public cleo
ton In such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law. In ascertaining the
Philadelphia, at any time, there shall
be deducted from such debt so much
of the debt of said city as shall have
been incurred, or is about to be in
CURED, and the proceeds thereof ex-
pended, or about to be expended, up
on any public improvement, or in the
construction, purchase, or condemna-
tion of any public utility, or part
thereof. or facility therefor. II such
public improvement or public utility,
or part thereof, whether separately or
in connection with any other public
improvement or public utility, or part
thereof. may reasonably be expected
to yield revenue in excess of operat-
ing expenses sufficient to pay the in
terest and sinking fund charges there
on The method of determining such
amount. so to be deducted. may be
prescribed by the General Assembly.
In incurring Indebtedness for any
purpose the city of Philadelphia may
issue its obligations maturing not
later than fifty (50) years from the
date thereof, with provision for a
sinking-fund sufficient to retire said
obligations at maturity, the payment
to such sinking fund to be in equal
or graded annual or other periodical
| instalments. Where any Indebtedness
shall be or shall have been incurred
by said city of Philadelphia for the
! purpose of the construction or i'm
provements of public works or utiii-
ties of any character, from which in
come or revenue is to be derived by
said city. or for the reclamation OF
land to be used in the construction OF
wharves or docks owned or to be
owned by said city. such obligations
may be in an amount sufficient TO pro-
vide for. and may include the amount
| or the dnterest and sinking-fund
| charges accruing and which may ac-
crue thereon throughout the period
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
MINERS CLASS
TOBE CARED FOR
Members of Anthracite Dis
trict Board Have Meeting
with Major Murdock

Officials at state draft headquart-
ers believe that as a result of the
conference held at sunbury between
appeal board and Major Roscoe
Conkling, of the provost marshal
generals office and Major w. G.
Murdoch, state draft executive, that
way has been found to secure uni
formfty in regard to classification of
anthracite miners. The district board
Will get into touch with local boards
and ascertain conditions.
Philadelphia local board No. 4
whose members were removed re-
Gently, will remain a thing of the
past and all men who were in it's dis
trict will be called upon to register
under board No. 6.
Reports coming here indicate that
an effort will be made to have the
registration period for men from
is to As extended for another day
beyond September IL, because of in
dustrial conditions.
Three hundred and forty-five men
attached to the various offices of the
graft system in Pennsylvania have
been ordered sent to Camp Colt, Get
tysburg, on September for special
instruction and will be inducted into
the service. Only men in the limited
service class are to be sent and they
will be assigned from state. district
and local draft headquarters and
medical advisory boards to which
they will be returned when training
is completed and will remain on duty
until January 1. when they will be
assigned to other duties. In event
that any of the men are found fit fol
general service they will be sent To
combatant units. The men when re-
turned to clerical work will be un-
der command of Major w. G. Muir.
dock, the army officer detailed IA
state draft executive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
Facts to Remember
About the New Draft

Thursday, September IL, is reg
istration day.
Hours of registration are be.
tween a. m. and p. m.
Draft includes all males be-
tween the ages of IS and As, in
elusive, except such as are spe-
cially exempted in the proclama-
ton.
Total registration of 12,77S,75S
is expected, of which Pennsyl-
vania is estimated to furnish l.
OS7, ,692.
President appeals for full
registration as a final demon-
stration of loyalty, democracy and
the will to win"
Local draft boards, mayors and
township clerks are charged with
the duty of providing for the reg
istration.
Absentees may register by
mail, but his registration card
must reach the local board on or
before the day of registration.
Persons who have no perman-
ent place of residence. must reg
lister with the board within whose
jurisdiction they may be on the
date of registration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
MUSTER DAY IS
LOWER END EVENT
Ninety Drafted Men Gather at
Hummeistown For Adj
dresses and Instruction

Central Dauphin county townships
and boroughs from Dauphin to the
Lebanon line, except for the Steelton-
Middletown district, held their mus
ter day for the young men of draft
age at Hummelstown on Saturday
afternoon and after addresses on in
surance and what the war means
drills were held on the baseball field
under auspices of details from the
Harrisburg Reserves. Ninety young
men attended, going all the way from
Dauphin and Clark's Ferry and Lin
glestown and from away down in
Derry township. A series of drills
was started which will continue for
a month.
While this work was in progress
at Hummel elstown, details of the Re-
serves were in the upper end bor-
oughs The storm which swept the
county prevented the weekend drills
at Lykens, Williamstown and Gratz.
but they were held at other places.
Captain =. II. Hoy. Jr., held a drill
of over sixty men in Millersburg. as
sisted by w. l.. Keller, w. w. Low
ther, Frank Payne, Jr., John Lucas
and H. e. carp, while the young men
of draft age from Halifax district
were drilled at Enterline picnic by
Thomas d. Caldwell. H. B. Mcclure
and John II. Hall. Captain w. III.
Moore, James p. Mccullough and
Edwin Fisher were at EliZabethville.
These upper end drills have been on
for six weeks. the Harrisburg men
making the trips Saturday and have
helped the drafted men immensely.
Chairman James e. Lentz, of board
of instruction No. 8, says they mean
much for the boys.
The mobilization at Hummelstown
was arranged by Chairman Arthur
II. Bailey. of Dauphin draft board
No. 2, and the young men gathered
in the Square at Hummelstown at 9
o'clock where Chairman Clinton NJ.
Hershey, of the newly named board
of instruction for county district No.
2. took charge, the boys being lined
up in the street and the roll called
by Clerk David |. Kochenderfer with
Banker AL. X. Thomas acting as IS
sistant clerk. The men then marched
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

An amendment to section one NJ n,
Iicle nine Of. the Constitution of
pennsylvania, relating to taxation
section l. Be 1t resolved by the
OF The Commonwealth of Pennsyivanis
in General Assembly met, and II ia
hereby enacted by the authority ~
rhert the same, m ~ That the folLa.wing amend
monwealth of Pennsylvania he amd
the same is hereby, proposed. in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof:-
That section one of article n;n
which reads as follows: "ine'
All taxes shall be uniform. unon
the same class of subjects. within The
eTying The nts fax and Of .t the authority
ana collected under the general laws.
but the General Assembly NAV hn,
general laws, exempt from taxatio1
Poses PoDsc pscperfy acta used for public pur-
worship. places of burial not used or
held for private or corporate nrof,
and institutions of purely public cbar,
ity; be amended so as to read as
All taxes shall be uniform, upon the
same class of. subjects. within the
territorial limits of the authority
ievyinS lev aai,d ,dd the tax. and shall be levied
the subjects of taxation may be cias s.
sifed for the purpose of laying grad
ed or progressive taxes; but the Cen
eral Assembly may, by general laws
exempt from taxation public property
used for public purposes, actual places
| OF religious worship. places of buria
| not used or held for private or cor.
porate profit. and institutions of pure
| ly public charity.
Section 2. Said proposed amend l.
ment shall be submitted to the nuaii
| fed electors of the State, at the gen
eral election to be held on the Tues
| day next following the first Mondav
of November in the year nineteen hun
dred and nineteen. for the purpose of
deciding upon the approval and ratffi-
cation or the rejection of said amend .
ment. Said election shall be opened
day. at the places and within fhe
hours at and within which said cleo
| tion is directed to be opened. held. and
| closed, and In. accordance with the
! provisions of the laws of PennsyIva :
| mia governing elections. and amend
| ments thereto. Such amendment shal
be printed upon the ballots IN. she
| form and manner prescribed by fhe
| election laws of Pennsylvania and
; shall in all respects conform to the
| requirement of such laws.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
CYRUS r. WOODS.
! Secretary OF the Commonwe ealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
FIVE MILLIONS
FOR NEW ROADS
Enormous Amount to Be
Spent This Year b Nation,
Is State and Counties

The Pennsylvania State High
way Department has sixty nine road
projects aggregating 150 miles under
contract in thirty three counties, the
money represented being s5,407, ,67S.77.
of which federal and county aid
amounts to S2.356,9 929.01. This was
set forth in statement issued to-
day by Highway Commissioner J..
Denny O'Neil.
Mr.. O'Neil says:
The Pennsylvania state Highway
Department now has under contract
sixty mine new road projects, located
in thirty-thr counties, as follows
Armstrong, Allegheny. Beaver, But
ker. Blair. Chester. Centre, Clarion
Clearfield, Crawford, Cambria, Clin-
ton. Delaware. Erie, Fayette. Greene,
Huntington, Lawrence, Lehigh, Ly-
coming, Lackawanna, luzerne, NC
Kean. Montgomery, Northampton
Somerset. Susquehanna, Nenango,
Warren. Washington, Westmoreland,
York and Tioga.
THE contract prices covering these
projects amount to $5,407,67S.77.
The state Highway Department
has been successful in securing CO.
operation from local authorities and
funds from this source and from the
Federal government total SZ,ooo'-
929.01.
The local contributions are dis
tributed as follows:
Amount from local au-
thorities on the fifty
nifty" basis of improv-
ing state Highway
routes ..............s s1.599,1 ,152S1
Voluntary contributions
from local sources for
the Improvement of
State Highway routes 116,S724S
Amounts paid on the
State-ad basis of i'm
proving highways from
counties, townships,
etc ................... 74,O4S.72
Total amount from local
sources ...............s s1.7s9. .569. OF
Federal-aid amount ... 567.360.O0
Total amount Qocal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
ernoon.
LEGAL NOTICES

dred and eighteen, for the purpose of
deciding upon the approval and rati-
fication or the rejection of said
amendment. Said election shall be
opened. held. and closed upon said
election day. at the places and within
the hours at and within which said
election is directed to be opened, held.
and closed, and in accordance with the
provisions of the laws of Pennsylva-
mia governing elections. and amend
ments thereto Such amendment shall
be printed upon the ballots in the
form and manner prescribed by the
election laws of Pennsylvania, and
shall in all respects conform to the
requirement of such laws.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 1.
CYRUS f. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
BAND SERENADES THE
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH

The staff of the Harrisburg Tele-
graph was pleasantly entertained for
short time this morning by the
Metropolitan band. of Columbia, which
played in front of the building. Just
a Baby's Prayer at Twilight" was the
selection which the band played to
perfection. The International Broth
erhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers,
A. T. L., p. r. R., was the body that
marched behind the band and they
attracted considerable attention with
their white caps and businesslike aps
pearance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02

seven guns were captured, in addi-
tion to so heavy pieces. The total Of
machine guns captured during the
month is $3.50. More than 1000
trench mortars. three trains, nine To-
comotives and hundreds of thousands
of rounds of ammunition are included
in the August booty
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
BERLIN MELTING STATUES

Amsterdam, Sept. 2.-The bronze
statues in Berlin of Frederick l.,
William l., and Frederick III, are TO
be thrown into the munitions melt
ing pot. That of Frederick 1 disap-
pearel to-day.
Three hundred statues and memoir
ials in Bavaria, including fifty in Mu-
mich alone, and score at Leipsic.
Saxony, are doomed to the same fate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
Secretary of the Commonwealth

of construction. and until the expira-
tion of one year after the completion
of the work for which said indebted
ness shall have been incurred: and
said city shall not be required to lew
a tax to pay said interest and sink,
ing-fund charges as required by sec
tion ten. article nine of the Constitu-
ton of Pennsylvania, until the exnira a..
ton of said period of one year After
the completion of said work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 3.
CYRUS e. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
TRAFFIC. VIOLATORS WE'RE
OPERATING STOLEN TRUCK

Edward Hay and Joseph Daley.
both under 81. were arrested yester-
day when they turned into Market
street on the wrong side of the street,
and investigation disclosed the fact
that they were riding in a truck
stolen from Benner's Garage. at Phila-
delphia. Motorcycle Schelhaus made
the arrest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
British Got 56,035
Huns in August

London, Sept 2.-The British cap
tured in August. 56,035 prisoners, be-
sides 1.2S3 officers, Field Marshal
Haig announced in his official bulle-
tin last night. Five hundred and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

~
proposing an amendment to section
sisteen of article three of the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in accordance with
the provisions of the eighteenth
article thereof.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MA in General Assembly met, and II
fs hereby enacted by the authority OF
tbe same, That the following Is pro-
nosed as an amendment to the Consti-
tution of the Commonwealth of Penn
syiyania. in accordance with the pro-
visions of the eighteenth article
thereof
That section sixteen of article three
which reads as follows:
"Section 16. No money shall be paid
out of the treasury, except upon ap.
propriations made by law, and on war.
rant drawn by the proper officers In
pursuance thereof" be. and the same
is hereby. amended so that the same
shall read as follows:
Section is. No money shall he pait
out OF the State treasury. except In
accordance with the provisions of ar
act of Assembly specifying .he amount
; and purpose of the expenditure, ant
limiting the time in which said ap,
nrouriation shall be expended. All
public money shall be paid by ths
state Treasurer on warrant drawn b,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
'zMIsEIEaIMENTS 81

ORPHEUM
All week. beginning to-day, matinee
W w; Griffth's Hearts of the
MAJESTIC
High Glass Vaudeville.
= COLONIAL
To-day and tomorrow = Mabel Nor
mand in Back to the Woods"
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday -
NNorma Talmadge in The Safety
Saturday .only-Edith Storey in THE
iorGas' Is' tomorrow and Wednesday,
Elsie Ferguson in The Danger
Mark"
Thursday. Friday and Saturday -
Cecile b. DeMilies' I'VE Can't Have
Everything"
VICTORIA
To-day, tomorrow and Wednesday,
official Red Cross Film. THE Fourth
of July in Paris"
To-day and tomorrow Mitchell
Lewis in "Nkne-Tenths of the Law"
Wednesday = Douglas Fairbanks in
The Americana" and Hands
Thursday - Every womans Hus-
band"
Friday = Gladys Brockwell in The
Bird of Prey"
PAXTANG PARK
Display of Fireworks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
WAR PLANT WON'T UNIoNIzE

WashInRtOh, sept. 2. = The smith
& wesson Company, of Springfield,
Mass, engaged IN manufacturing
about 100000 revolvers for the United
States Army. has announced it's re-
fusal to accept the decision of the
national war labor board ordering in
effect the unioniZation of its plant
through adoption of the principle of
collective bargaining. and urged Sec
retary of War Baker to take over the
plant and operate it for the Govern
ment during the period of the war
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
II. O. HOLsTEIN HONORED

Providence, r. l., Sept 2. - II. o.
Holstein, of Harrisburg. was elected
national secretary of the Order of
United American Men, one of the
county, at the recent convention of
the order in this city. Delegates
from seventeen states were in at
tendance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
STRICKEN ON PLEASURE RIDE

Waynesboro, Pa. Sept. 2.-Hiram
Snider, aged 81 years, who resided
with his son, William Snider. near
Shady Grove, while with an automo-
bile party in Waynesboro. on Friday
evening. was stricken with paralysis
and carried to the home of Lincoln
Mckinley, nearby. He never regained
consciousness and died Saturday aft
ernoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
128,3O2 PRISONERS
LOST TO KAISER
BY Associated Press

Paris, Sept. 2.-Allied forces on
the western front have taken a
total of 12S,SO2 prisoners since
July is, it was announced in an
official statement to-day. In the
same period 2,069 guns, 1874
mine throwers and 1878 ma
chine guns were captured.
On the French front $1,000
prisoners and 700 guns had been
captured by the French since
July IS, it is announced to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02

Words are almost inadequate to de-
scribe what ID. w. Griffith portrays in
his latest super-spec-
the World" % World eSThi Which Hi CONF Sme
mt 0rpheum mences it's all-week of
twice daily perform
ances at the Orpheum this afternoon.
One has to see the work to appreci-
ate the marvellous scenes il presents
scenes it would have been impos-
sible to make record of had not Mr..
Griffith been allowed by the British
and French War Offices to create his
the storm and stress of battling ad-
versaries. Such permission had never
been granted before-probably never
VIII be granted again. And the work
stands-in the words of England S
great statesman, David Lloyd George:
"A masterpiece; a story which will in
spire every heart with patriotism,
with love of country: a message to
civilization that our fight will not be
in vain"
All over the country press. public
military notables, ministers and celebr-
rites in all walks of life. have prais-
The Birth of a Nation" was praised
Magnificent Great! Nothing in the
world has even spoken like that
said Douglas Fairbanks. More thrill
more action, more fine photography,
more beautiful scenes, more magnifi-
cent acting and more reality than you
will find in a dozen so-called feature
pictures" criticised the New York
Globe. These are but two expressions
chosen at random out of thousands of
similar ones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
funds and Federal

funds and Federal
add ................. 1885, 92s. oil
After deducting the amount of
money received from local and Fed
eral sources, from the total contract
amount, S5,407.67S.77, the net cost to
the state is s3,050.749.T6
"The total mileage involved in the
sixty-nine contracts is 1909. the
types of construction divided as fol-
lows:
Reinforced and plain concrete, 40
Brick on concrete base, III
Water bound macadam, .........
Bituminous macadam, ........... /
Bituminous concrete, ............. .
Asphaltic block, Observation-Disclosures. /
Grading and drainage only. ..... 4
Iotal, ......,....,..,. by
Practically all of the above pro-
jects are main links in the State
Highway system and many connect
county seats and important industrial
centers. Some are important sec
tions of the Lincoln highway, the
National pike. the Pittsburgh pike,
and the sections of road in Erie
county eventually will aid in linking
up the road systems of Ohio, Penn
sylvania and New York.
while the Pennsylvania State
Highway Department deems all of
these roads important the depart
ment is working in the fullest har-
mony with the government and sched-
ules of all of the above projects have
been submitted to the authorities at
Washington for their consideration.
In case they should deem 1t wise to
suspend operations on account of the
war, all of the above roads will be
placed in the best possible condition,
so that they can be used during the
interim.
The subject of maintenance is one
that the government, as well as the
State Highway Department, will give
careful consideration, as it would be
false economy to allow the roads that
already have been constructed to de-
teriorate. In order to expedite trans
poEtation, the State Highway De-
partment will utilize local materials
wherever available, and will do all
maintenance work with regular
help"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
LEGAL NOTICES
116,S124S

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO TIL +
CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC-
TION. AT THE ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 5,
1915. BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02

That Elsie Ferguson, the beautiful
and gifted Aircraft star. should be
chosen to portray
Elsie Ferguson the roll of Ger
mt the Regent aldine Seagrave, in
the perturbation of
Robert w. Chambers celebrated novel,
THE Danger Mark" is a tribute to
her genius as an emotional actress of
signal distinction. 1t is doubtful IL in
the range of modern fiction a more
powerful creation than Geraldine Sea-
grave, young woman obsessed with
the nameless horror of an inherited
taste for liquor is to be found. And
with the success gained by Miss Fer
guson. in her latest photoplay, The
Doll House." this most recent char
acterization will be one of even more
finished artistry than it's immediate
predecessor. Supporting Miss Fergu-
son are many capable players in this
admirable photoplay. They include
Mahlon Hamilton, Gertrude Mccoy,
Crauford Kent. Maud Turner Gorden,
Edward Burns and w. r Carl
ston. THE Danger Mark" is showing
for the first three days of this week
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, at
the Regent.