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clause. however. shall not apply to
the temporary occupation of the track
by vehicles actually being loaded or
unloaded. which occupation shall not
exceed hNe minutes. and where the
space permits. said vehicle shall be
so set as not to obstruct the tracks.
me driver OF any vehicle who is
serving customers from door to door
on Race street shall keep such vehicle
between the car tracks on said street
When a vehicle meets or overtakes
street car which has stopped to re-
ceive'or discharge passengers. II shall
started and until all passengers who
have alighted shall have reached the
nearest sidewalk.
When street car is stopped at a
highway intersection to take on or
discharge passengers cars passing in
opposite direction shall run slowly
the motorman shall sound the alarm
gong and have the car under perfect
control
A vehicle abeut to enter the Market
street subway shall not go upon the
street car tracks until within one
hundred feet of the entrance of the
subway. and on leaving the subway
shall leave the tracks within one hun
dred feet from the exit of the sub
way.
The animal or animals attached to
vehicle backed to the curb shall be
turned to the right and at right an
gles to the vehicle.
Cattle. swine or sheep shall not be
driven on the public highways at any
time. except under such restrictions as
may be imposed by the chief of police.
No person in charge of horse or
mule shall attach such animal to a
fire plug. lamp-post. fire alarm box,
mail box or tree, or cease to hold the
reins guiding II while such animal re-
mains united.
No horse or mule shall be permitted
on any highway unless in direct
charge of driver or hitched to a
weight or hitching post.
No person riding bicycle shall coast
upon any highway or proceed with the
feet off the pedals. or with hands off
the handle bars. or ride curving to and
fro or ride two or more abreast.
All automobiles. motorcycles, motor
trucks and other motor driven vehicles.
stopping along the curb in Market
Square. shall be placed at an angle of
approximately .forty-tive degrees to
the curb line. in the d'rec ion of traf-
fic.
No vehicle shall he allowed to stand
more than six inches from the curb.
Vehicles shall load and unload per-
sons at the curb only.
Traffic around the Market street
subway shall proceed one way. to the
right only.
The use of vehicle is prohibited
when it is so constructed. enclosed
equipped. or loaded as to be danger
Gus, retard traffic. or prevent the
driver from having a view sufficient
for safety.
A vehicle when loaded with any ma
terial extending beyond it's rear shall
be provided with red flag by day and
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red light by night. at the extreme
rear end of such load.
No vehicle shall be driven or pro-
PEELED upon any highway within three
feet of the running board or lowest
step of any street car which is in
motion. and II by reason of the mar
rowness of the highway. or for any
other reason II is not possible to pre-
serve such distance of three feet from
such running board or lowest step
then such vehicle shall be stopped
until said street car has fully passed
such vehicle.
give his or her name and address.
when asked so to do by police Of
ficer.
No vehicle of any kind shall be
parked within fifteen feet of any fire
hydrant or street intersection, nor
in front of the entrance to any thea
ter, hotel or public building.
Vehicles shall not be parked at any
time on the following highways:
South side of Walnut street between
Second and Fourth streets.
South side of Chestnut street be-
tween Second and Third streets.
Fourth street between Market and
Chestnut streets.
Vehicles shall not he parked for
more than one-half hour on the fol-
lowing highways:
Third street between Market and
Walnut streets.
Fourth street between Market and
Walnut streets.
All vehicles shall back to the curb
on either side of market house. and
stand parallel with curb on north and
south sides of Nerbeke street, between
Third and Fulton streets, between five
o'clock A. NJ. and twelve o'clock noon,
on market days.
The following shall be one-way
highways:
Strawberry street. from Third street
to Fourth street (east
Kline alley, from Cranberry street
to Locust street (southl; and
River street. from Market street to
Walnut street (north).
River street. from Market street to
Chestnut (south).
shall not be deposited on the high
ways.
The use of brilliant and glaring
headlights on all motor vehicles OPP
Grated within the corporate limits of
the city is prohibited unless defect
ed. shaded or dimmed so as not to
blind. dazzle or confuse pedestrians or
drivers of other vehicles using the
highway, or to make ii unsafe. The
! term head light" shall include what
are commonly called side lights"
when the same are fitted with refiec-
tors and equipped with brilliant
| lamps.
All headlights shall be so arranged
| that no portion of the beam of reflect
ed light when measured seventy FIVE
| feet or more ahead of the lamp. shall
rise above forty-two inches from the
level surface on which the vehicle
stands.
Section 8, The police department
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Number Two.
TnTN-r, nEcnT T-TTNNr

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight. article nine of the Constitu-
tion of Pennsylvania
Section !. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met and it is here
by enacted by the authority of the
same. That the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. in
accordance with .he provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine. Section
Eight.
That section eight of article nine. OF
the Constitution be amended by strik-
ing out the said section and inserting
in place thereof the following
Section s. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
porated district except as provided
herein. and in section fifteen of this
article, shall never exceed seven 90
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein. but
the debt of the city of Philadelphia
the total city debt of said city shall
not exceed ten per centum OO) upon
the assessed value of the taxable
property therein, nor shall any such
municipality or district incur any new
debt, or increase its Indebtedness to
an amount exceeding two CD per
centum, upon such assessed valuation
of property, without the consent of the
electors thereof at a public election
in such manner as shall be provided
by law. In ascertaining tt , borrow
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shall at all times control vehicular
traffie on the highways. Whenever
the department shall deem il advisable
for public safety IL may temporarily
close any highway or part of high
way to all vehicular traffic. When
any such highway shall be closed, and
notice posted. no vehicle shall be
driven or operated thereon.
Section 4. That the Superintendent
OF Streets and Public improvements is
hereby directed to have posted such
signs as are required by law for the
enforcement of this ordinance.
Section 5. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor
or any alderman of the city. be SEN
fenced to pay fine of not more than
nifty dollars. and costs of prosecution.
and in default of the payment thereof
shall be imprisoned in the Jail of Dau-
phin county one day for each dollar
of the fine imposed. not to exceed
| thirty days.
| Section 6. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with, as we'll as City Council ord
nances Nos. As. 65. 81, ISL, 1SS, 1876,
session of l916-1917. and No. IS, .ses-
| sion of 191S-1919, be and the same are
| hereby repealed.
Passed the City Council August 6.
1918.
D. L. KEIsTER.
Mayor.
r. ROSS SEAMAN.
City Clerk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
WAR STAMPSFOR
SILENT BOOSTERS
Kiwanis Club Members Get
Challenge From Camp
Colt Ball Club

Not satisfied with their challenge
to meet the Aviation Depot team on
the Steelton grounds tomorrow
night. the Black Cats, of the Tank
Corps. Camp Colt, Gettysburg, to-
day challenged the Kiwanis team to
meet them on the grounds at Camp
Colt and at Harrisburg in series of
games. The Kiwanis team TO date
holds the championship of the Indus
trial League here and the Black Cats
are champions of the Tank Corps.
The challenge was brought by Roy
oldendifer. ''Y' secretary at Camp
Colt, who asserts that his team is
going TO knock the stuffins out of
the Kiwanis fellows" Charles f.
Reeser, manager of the kiwanis
,eam, imm ediately declared that he
would see who was going TO be
ceaten.
It was announced at the weekly
luncheon of the Kiwanis Club at
noon today that the first of the series
of games will be played at Harris
burg Thursday. August %. Mr..
Reeser is chairman of the committee
from the Kiwanis Club which will
arrange TOT IHS y
Merrill. Al. K. Thomas, ]. II. Lutz,
Jr.. William NJ. Logan and Charles
f. Weber . are named as his CO.
workers.
Mr.. Thomas. cashier of the East
End bank, was the oral booster al
to-day's meeting of the club. held
in the assembly rooms of the Cen
tral Y. NJ. c. A. He spoke on
Banks and Banking"
Frank s. Morrow, of Russ Broth
ers. won the attendance prize,
fancy bathroom fixture given by j. Fl.
Lutz. Jr. The silent boost was a
War Sayina Stamp for each member
contributed by the two club lawyers,
Robert I. F'o.s and 4. Ross Walters.
Lieutenant Omar Harris, OF the
Tank Corps, gave an address telling
OF camp life. President L. F. Neete
appointed Charles L. Schmidt as
chairman of the new social commit
tee with power TO appoint his own
committeeman. The chairman ap-
pointed A. Ross Walters and Robert
T Fox as his co-workers.
Among the guests of to-day's XII
wants luncheon was A. F. Slater
crier il the Federal Court which
sat here this week. Slater also holds
the po. 'tion of private secretary to
Judge Charles 5. Wilmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
BY Associated Press

BY associated Press
philadelphia. Aug. IA. - Wheat -
No. 2. soft. red. s2.23.
Bran - The market is steady: soft
winter. per ton, s46.50947.o0; spring,
Per ton. si+.oo945.oo.
Corn - The market is firm: No. ..
yellow. stS6 q1.SS; No. yellow.
siS561.S7.
oats - The market is steady;
No. 2. white. SSls a sac; No. 3. white,
S2le a sac.
Butter - The market is steady;
western. creamery. extra. acc; near
by prints. fancy, 52G sac.
Eggs Market firm: Pennsylvania.
and other nearby hrsts. free cases.
eeipts. free S;SV cases. Per sass $3.50 go per case;
western. extras, firsts, free cases.
$3.50 per case: do, firsts. free cases.
$3.50 q 1920 per case; fancy. selected,
packed, so n SIC per dozen.
York and Wisconsin. full cream. 251a
6261ac.
Refined Sugars - Market steady;
powdered. s.45c: extra fine. granulat-
Live Poultry - Chicken higher
fowls, 35d SEC; young, softmeated
roosters. % q 27c; young. STACEY roost-
ers. 25G 2ec; old roosters, % ?Sc;
leghorns, S4d S6c; ducks, Peking.
spring. SS a 35c: do. old. rs q soc; Indian
Runners. ESQ 27c; spring ducks. Long
Island. higher. So a SIC; turkeys, p a
ass; geese. nearby. 25 26c: western,
Dressed Poultry-The market is firm;
hroiling chickens lower: turkeys.
nearby. choice to fancy, 394 40c; do.
fair TO good. 32q sc; do. old 81 g Sse:
do. fair 90 good. 80 "a sec: do. old toms:
S0c: old. common. soc; fresh killed
fowls. fancy, Ssq Ss1sc; do. smaller
sizes. 80 a S5c; old roosters. CSC; spring
ducks. Long Island, Sc SIC; frozen
fowls. tancy. s5@S5i2c: do. good tV
choice. 80 T24c; do, small sizes. 2s1
soc; dressed Peking ducks higher. $40
3sc; old. 500 32c; Indian Runners. "a a
271ac; broiling chickens lower; west
Potatoes = The market is steady:
Per per Gss:Ssts ss do e. 10; 4 !, sSS Sc
si.30 q l.t5; New York. old. per 100 10 5
s155 54I75: western, per 100 rbs.. s1.2s
G1.55; Maine, per 100 ros.. $3.50 "a
Iso' a1eiswafe sad mah Maryianq per 100
:sSS,oS FioTids. FSTiss per- per 5ss6s sssas
hamper. 759s5c; Florida. per. 15o-ro.
bags, $50 500: North Carolina. per
Ssrrei .i.5oa 400: Norfoik. per bar
rel, s1.25@425; Eastern Shore, per
barrel. s125 a 425.
Tallow - The marhet Is firm,
prime city, in tierces, 1TAc; city,
Special loose, 1Sc; country, prime,
16%c: dark. 1874 916c: edible, in
tierces. 19d 21c.
Flour = Weak: winter wheat. new,
100 per cent -four. $10.65 a 1890 per
barrel; Kansas wheat. new, 311.25@
II.50 per barrel: spring wheat, new.
s11.25 d11.50 per barrel
Hay - Market firm; timothy.
No. 1. large and small bales. $26. 0O4
a6. 90 per ton; No. .. small bales. $3.50
n G24.50 per ton: No. 3. s17.50919.50 per
ton; sample, s1250@15.50 per ton; no
grade. s7.50611.50 per ton.
Glover - Light. mixed; S24:0og
s20.5od 21.50 per ton; No. 2. light mix
ed, S1650617.5o per ton; no grade.
sIs % n 20.00 per ton
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
LEGAL NOTICES

ing capacity of the said city of Phila-
delphia, at any time, there shall be eX-
cluded from the calculation and de-
Quoted from such debt so much OF the
debt of said city as shall have been
incurred, and the proceeds thereof in
vested. in any public improvements
of any character which shall be yield
ing to the said city an annual current
net revenue The amount of such de-
duction shall be ascertained by capi-
talizing the annual net revenue from
such Improvement during the year
Immediately preceding the time of
such ascertainment; and such capitali-
zation shall be estimated by ascer-
tanning the principal amount which
would yield such annual, current net
revenue, at the average rate of in
terest, and sinking-fund charges pay
able upon the Indebtedness incurred
by said city for such purposes, up to
the time of such ascertainment The
method of determining such amount,
so to be deducted, may be prescribed
by the General Assembly In incurr-
ing Indebtedness for any purpose thek
city of Philadelphia may Issue it's OBJ
legations maturing not later than
fifty (50) years from the date there
of. with provision for a sinking-fund
sufficient to retire said obligations at
maturity, the payment to such sink
ing-fund to be in equal OF graded an
nual 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 Improvement of pub
lie works of any character from which
income 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 own
ed by said city, such obligations may
be in an amount sufficient to provide
for, and may include the amount of.
the interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing and which may accrue there
on throughout the period of construc-
ton. and until the expiration of one
year after the completion 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 sinkingtun charges
az required by section ten, article nine
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania
until the expiration of said period of
one year after the completion of said
work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No 2.
CYRUS E. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
Number Three.


A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section eight of the Constitu-
tion of Pennsylvania.
Section /. 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
thereof
That article nine. section eight, be
amended to read as follows:
Section S. The debt of any county,
city, borough. township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as provided
herein. and in section fifteen of this
article, shall never exceed seven Cd
per centum upon the assessed value of
the taxable property therein, but the
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
assessed value of the taxable prop
erty therein. nor shall any such mu-
nicipality or district incur any new
debt, or increase it's Indebtedness to
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-
borrowing capacity of the city of
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
fF1n
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 mourning Indebtedness for any
purpose the, city of Philadeiphia may
issue it's obligations maturing not
later than fifty (50) years from the
date thereof, with provision for
sinking-fund sufficient to retire said
obligations at maturity. the payment
to such sinking fund to be in equal
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 utili-
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
vide for, and may include the amount
of. the interest and sinking-fund
charges accruing and which may ac-
nrnA thereon throughout the period
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
5TH WARD CASE
IS GIVEN INTO
HANDS OF JURY
Seven Defendants Accused of
Political Thuggery Which
Caused a Killing
sy iss,ciated Press

West Chester. Aug. l4.-Philadel-
phia's Fifth ward case went to the
jury to-day.
The trial. transferred here from
Philadelphia on change of venue
asked by the defense. began July rs.
The defendants. charged with con-
spiracy TO violate the Shern Jaw.
prohibiting officeholders from par
q ticipatins in politics and 10 prevent
a fair election are Isaac Deutsch. a
Fifth ward politician. who sought to
take the leadership from James A.
Carey; David Bennett. lieutenant of
police of the Fifth ward and five po-
licemen under Bennett.
Deutsch and Carey were candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
for select council. Carey was Pen
rose -McNichol man and Deutsch
made his campaign on the supposed
backing OF the Wares and the admin
is:ration Of Mayor Smith.
An attack on Carey's political club
the night before the primary cleo
ton last September. and thuggery by
gunmen from New York led TO the
charges against the seven men just
tried.
Gunmen blackjacked Carey and
Assistant District Attorney Maurer
on primary election day. George
Eppley, a policeman on special duty
in the ward to prevent disorder at
the polls. went to the rescue of Carey
and Maurer and was killed by bull
let fired by a gunman.
Mayor Smith. indicted with the
others. obtained a severance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Lieut.. r. NJ. Holmes
Home on Furlough

Lieutenant r. NJ. Holmes. son OF
H. L. Holmes. the seed merchant. is
visiting at the home OF his par
ents in Paxtang. Lieutenant Holmes
is at present an officer in the avia-
ton corps stationed at San Antonio.
Texas, where he has been undergo
ing training in flying. He first won
a commission in the infantry and
then went into the flying corps. He
is now an expert flyer and expects to
be sent to France at no distant date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

An amendment to section one of ar
ticle nine of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, relating to taxation.
Section l. Be it resolved 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 amend
ment to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania be, and
the same is hereby. proposed, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
That section one of article nine,
which reads as follows:
"All taxes shall be uniform. upon
the same class of subjects. within the
territorial limits of the authority
and collected under the general laws;
but the General Assembly may, by
general laws, exempt from taxation
public property used for public pur-
worship, places of burial not used or
held for private or corporate profit
and institutions of purely public char
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
levying the tax. and shall be levied
the subjects of taxation may be clas-
sified for the purpose of laying grad
ed or progressive taxes; but the Gen
eral 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 cor
porate profit. and institutions of pure
ly public charity.
Section 2. Said proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State, at the gem
eral election to be held on the Tues
day next following the first Monday
of November in the year nineteen hum
dred and nineteen, for the purpose OF
deciding upon the approval and ratif-
cation or the rejection of said amend
ment. Said election shall be opened.
held, and closed upon said election
day, at the places and within the
hours at and within which said cleo
ton 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. 4.
CYRUS z. WOODS.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
Deaths and Funerals
ADAM W. HOSTER. JR.

Funeral services for Adam w.
Hoster. Jr., We're held at the home.
2206 Rerryhill street at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The Rev. NJ. F.
Hooker officiated. Burial was made
in the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
Mr.. Hoster IS survived by his faith
er. 4. W. Hoster. Sr., of this city;
his wife. Jessie D.. a daughter. Eliza
beth NJ. a stepmother, Mrs. Mary
Hoster. stepsister. Mary Catherine,
and the following brothers and sis
ters. William c. Hoster, Pembroke:
Mrs. George A. Carl, Frank c. Hos
ter. this city. and Mrs. Kurvin Wen
ler of York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
American Troops Make
New Health Records

Washington. Aug. 14.-American
troops at home and over seas are
setting world records for health and
low death rates. In announcing to-
day that deaths from disease among
the scldie. for the week ending July
2t were at the. rate of 1.9 per thou
s"nd a year. Surgeon General Cor
gas said such a record never had
been surpassed by any military es-
a ablishment.
In past wars the best rate was
twenty per thous and during the
Russo-Japanese war. showing the
tremendous progress made in mill
tary sanitatio Attention was called
10 the fact that the annual death
rate among civilians of military age
i - per thousand.