PRESENT WATCHES
, FLEET GO OUT TO SEA
Warships Salute, Whistles
Shriek and Great Throngs
Cheer During Farewell.
Xtity YORK, May 18 -More than a.
million persons lined the Hudson Mver
and occupied places of vanlane on the
tops Of high bultdlmjs today as President
Wilson nnd New York City bade fare
Irejl to the fcreatcU American licet that
has ever gathered for a Presidential re
view Weather conditions were Ideal.
President Wilson reviewed the fleet
t ronr tho natal yacht Mnflowcrt near
tio Slatuo of Liberty. As each battleship
Phased the Presidential yacht, It fired a
ttatute of twenty-one puns from its 3
Inoh pieces. In the harbor, tum nnd
dthcr steamships shrieked a frantic Rood
bjofrom whistles nnd sirens and on
shord tho cheers ran out In salvoes as
th6 groat ships, steamlns at 11 knots,
passed out to aea to ongngo In manucvers
for I wo weeks up nnd down the Atlantic
coast.
It was n sight to cause thrills nnd In
spire noise as the mighty fleet of gray
Blanls steamed In perfect alignment down
the bay, tho long black muazlcs of tho
BUna looming- from tho turrets beneath
the rippling stars nnd stripes
STIUCT PRECAUTIONS TAKUN.
Strict precautions had been taken to
prevent accidents In the Iludon nlvcr ns
tho ships weighed anchor and departed.
Alt ferries south of 4M street wero com
pelled p abandon their schedules nnd all
river crart to keep clear of the main
channel.
President Wilson spent the night on the
Jlavftovvcr nnd was said by his secrctnry,
Joseph Tumulty, to ba feeling excellent
this morning. The President expressed
pleasure when he learned that the weather
hal cleared. Theie was n slight haze,
through which the sun struggled to brenk,
nnd a brisk breeze blew In from tho sea,
but there was no rain
Just after tho Mayflower took up her
position the naval yncht Dolphin, bear
ing' government ofllclnls and members ot
tho families of olllccrs of tho fleet, an
chored Just south of her.
PRESIDENT DINED ON WARSHIP.
It was said that the dinner to Presi
dent Wilson on board the Wyoming last
night established a precedent. It was
the first time that the commander-in-chief
of the army and navy ever dined
aboard a warship with all the ndmlrals
nnd captains of n fleet like the Atlantic.
Beside Hear Admiral F. r. rietcher,
there wero Rear Admirals Mayo, McLean,
Boush and Coftmnn: Rear Admiral
Usher, commandnnt of tho Brookljn
Navy Yard; Rear Admiral Benson, chief
of tho Bureau of Natal Operations; Sec.
retary of the Navy Daniels and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt.
BILL INCREASING POWER OF
REGISTER OF WILLS VETOED
Governor Calls Measure Unwise and
Unnecessary.
Governor Brumbaugh today vetoed the
Heffcrnan house bill, designed to give
the Register of Wills of this city author
ity to appoint attomejs for collection of
collateral Inheritance taxes. In expla
nation tho Governor said.
r "This bill gives tho Register of Wills
tho right to appoint and fix the salaries
of ntloniejs In tho collection of collateral
and inheritance taxes, subject to the
approval, control and direction of tho
Attorney General. It also gives the Reg
ister of Wills power to employ and fix
the salary of such clerk or clerks as he
may deem necessary and the Auditor
General, in section IS, Is required and
directed to pay the salaries of such
clerks. This opens the way for n greatly
increased cost upon the Commonwealth.
Under the existing law only two counties,
Allegheny and Philadelphia, employ
clerks In this manner This bill would
allow all registers In all the counties to
employ and fix salaries of clerks and
mandatorily compel the Stato to pay the
said salaries. It Is estimated that this
would add about KOO.OOO to the present
cost of this service
"That the- Register of Wills or any
other county official phould hae the
power to mandamus the State to pas
-f expenses authorized b him and In the
Incurring of which the State has no voice
is not sound business. It Is unwise and
unnecessary."
HOUSE AMENDS HOUSING
BILL TO ORIGINAL FORM
Measure Now Stands as Drawn Up by
Attorney General.
By a Staff Correspondent
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 18. The House
of Representatives at 1 SO o'clock this
morning amended the new housing bill
o as to put It in the form in which it
was originally prepared by Attorney Gen
eral Brown before it waa Introduced after
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the Grans
back "toothless" bill.
The. amendments will make the pro
posed: new law go Into effect on Decem
ber 51. 1915, and will not repeal the ex
isting law, -which has never been enforced
by Philadelphia city councils, until that
time .Senator McNIchol amended the
pew bil) in the Senate last week, so that
(ho existing; code will be repealed as soon
s the Governor signs the new bill, and
the new measure would not go Into effect
until next year The amendments were
offered early this morning, following a
conference between Director Zlegler, of
the. Department of Public Health and
Charities. John P. Connelly and Senator
McNIchol.
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LEGISLATURE ORDERS
MUNICIPAL PROBE
Ccnilnnul from te One '
tho bills did not pass. Some of them may
be verj meritorious, and the formation
of the Commission provided for In this
resolution will enable the next Legislature
to learn Just what Should bo enacted "
Notwithstanding Scnntor Vare's rea
sons for Introducing tho measure, It In
a fact that the commission, should tho
Governor approve the measure, would
have almost unlimited powers, nnd could
be Used as a club for any political pur
poso whatever. It would nleo provldo
a means for tho Philadelphia Republican
Organization leaders, should it elect a
major next fall, to take advantage ot
the program of legislation urged at this
session by Mayor Blankcnburg and Di
rector Cooke.
CONJECTURES OF POLITICIANS
Politicians hero cannot seo what ad
vantage they would gain by bringing
such n commission Into Philadelphia for
the campaign this summer and next fall
Is It ihe plan of the Philadelphia Re
publican Organization leaders to "Investi
gate" tho Blankcnburg administration?
Have the Varcs their own candidate for
Mayor, presumably Congressman William
8 Vnre, and Is this a move to scare Pen
roo and McNlchol into BUbmlsslon7
llnvo the Vnres any serious Intontlon of
Investigating any of the Tenroso or Mc
NIchol henchmen as part ot the mayoralty
campaign?
Is It a retaliatory move to "get back'
nt Penrose for the Catlln Commission'
Is It a club for tho Republican Organi
zation to hold over the heads of the nu
merous local machines throughout tho
Stato that compose the Stnte-wldo ma
chine? Or Is It really what tho leaders sny,
simply a plan to Improve leglshitivo
procedure?
If tho Wilson resolution has been Intro
duced for tho last named purpose, mem
bers of the Legislature point out today
that thcro If no reason at all for giving
the proposed committee power to sub
poena wlttncsses and order tho production
of any books or paper.', a power which Is
now held only by the courts of the Com
monwealth Senator McNIchol evidently knew noth
ing about tho resolution before It ap
peared When It was read In the Sen
ate chamber early this morning, he care
fully listened to cvory word. Senator
Crow, who Is Republican State Chair
man, did likewise
Represcntatlvo AVllson had this to soy:
"I dictated tho resolution after two
attempts had been made to discharge my
committee last night, on tho grounds that
wo had passed upon bills which should
not have come to us. I decided to put
a stop to the practice of Introducing sev
eral bills almost Identical, as Is dono every
session, and sending them to different
committees This commltteo would In
vestigate what the various cities, bor
oughs and townships need In the way of
legislation and report back to the next
Legislature."
TEXT OP RESOLUTION.
The Wilson resolution In full Is as fol
lows: "A concurrent resolution for tho ap
pointment of a Joint committee of tho
Senate nnd House of Representatives for
tho purpose or considering the subject of
legislation and reporting to the General
Asicmblj methods for curing tho defects
therein now existing
"Whereas, tho testimony to correct
matters of minute detail by legislation
has so Increased the volume of bills In
troduced by the Legislature as to malto
it very difficult to give proper considera
tion to all proposed legislation, and
"Whereas, at tho present session. In
somo Instances, several separate bills to
nmend the time sections of existing laws
have been Introduced; and
Whereas, at the present session there
were Introduced a multitude of bills ro
utine to and affecting tho government
of tho several cities, boroughs and town
ships of tho Commonwealth, to which the
members of the General Assembly could
not give personal nttentlon, and these
have at each session so Increased the
legislative duties as to prevent proper
consideration of such important legisla
tion; "Section 1 Therefore, bo it resolved by
the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring) that the presiding officer of
tho Senate be and la hereby authorized
to appoint three Senators and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives be and
is hereby authorized to nppolnt three
members, who together shall constitute a
joint committee on legislation, whose duty
it shall be to generally investigate nnd
consider all subjects and matters relating
to and affecting the government of cities
boroughs and townships, and report to
the nett General Assembly plans to cany
its' suggestions Into effect
"Section 2 The members of said com
mittee shall serve without compensation.
Thcv shall be authorized to call upon the
Attorney General for legal advice
"Section 3. Said committee shall meet
for organization within three months
after their appointment. Tha committee
shall have power to compel tho atten
dance of witnesses and the production
of books, papers and other evidence at
any meeting of the committee, and for
that purpose may isbub suDpoenas, signea
by tho chairman of the committee, and
cause tho same to be served and exe
cuted in any part of this Commonwealth,
and If nny witness shall refuse to testify
as to any fact within his knowledge, or
to produce any books or papers within his
possession or under his control, or shall
refuse to appear the secretary of the com
mittee shall forthwith report the fact re
lating to such refusal to one ot the courts
of Common Pleas of tho county wherein
such witness resides, nnd all questions
arising upon said refusal shall be at once
heard by said court. If the court deter
mines that the testimony or evidence re
quired by such witness is legal and prop
erly competent and ought to be given or
produced by him, the said court shall
make an order commanding said witness
to testify and produce books and papers,
or both, as the case may be, end if such
witness shall refuse to testify or to pro
duce books or papers as aforesaid In dis
obedience of such order ot the court
then the said court shall have power
to order the commitment of such wit
ness to the county Jail of the proper coun
ty for contempt."
ETSKIM TDgB-PgttABlSLHlA TUESDAY, HAT 18,
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BOMB'S DAMAGE IN SOUTH ELEVENTH STREEET
Ico cream store of Vincent Tctrozcllo, at 7 43 South 11th street, wrecked by explosive hurled into vesti
bule? Detective say the bomb was similar to that exploded yesterday morning in South Franklin street.
BRUMBAUGH NOMINEES
NOW BEFORE SENATE
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon Again
Named as Health Head.
Movie Censors Nominated.
HAIUUSBUnG. May 13 -Governor
Brumbaugh last night sent to tho Senate
these nominations.
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, of Montgomery
County, ns Commissioner of tho Depart
ment of Henlth.
Major John C. Groomc, of Philadelphia,
as Superintendent ot the Deportment of
Stato Police.
Dr. Clarence J. Marshall, of Philadel
phia, as Stato Veterinarian
J Louis Brcltlnger, ot Philadelphia, as
chairman of the newly created Board
ot Movlng-plcturo Censors.
Mrs. K. C. Nlver. of Washington Coun
ty, as vice chairman of the hoard
Dr. Ellis Paxson Oberholtzcr, ot Phila
delphia, ns secretary ot the board
Ail of theso appointments were antici
pated The present appointment Is tho
fourth received by Doctor Dixon, and
within a few days ho will liavo completed
10 y ears of service as head of tho Health
Department
Doctor Dixon was appointed bv Gov
ernor Pennvpncker on June G, 1305, a lit
tle while after tho pnesago of the act
which created the Department of llcnltn
He was reaDnolnted on Marcn it.
1907,
by Governor Stuart, anu
1911, by Governor Tencr
on Murcn l.
Ills tetm cx-
plred on March 1, 1513
Major Groomo haa been the bend of
the State Police since tho creation ot
that body II vvan first appointed by
Governor I'ennypacker on July 1, 1W,
nnd reappointed successively by Gov
ernors Stuart, Tenor nnd Brumbaugh On
July 1 ot tho present year he will have
served 10 years as head of tho State
police. His appointment by Governor
Tcner was made on August 1. 1S13, after
the 1013 Legislature had adjourned, and
his nomination therefore could not be con
firmed by the Senate until this time
The appointment ot Doctor Oberholtzer
Is a personal one Tho Governor and
the new movie Hecretary havo been as
sociated for many years In Phlladelph a
In educational work Just before tho Inst
political campaign Doctor Oberholtzer
wrote a long sketch ot the life of Doctor
Brumbaugh, and this was printed In
pamphlet form and distributed throughout
the State ns campaign literature.
Doctor Oberholtzer is an author of note
and one of lita best known books is a
"Life of Lincoln " He has charge qf the
historical pageant held In Philadelphia
some years ago
The Governor aUo nominated Hemv D
Brown, of AVilllamRport to be a member
of the Board of Trustees of State Col
lege: A. B. Sisson, of Erie, as a member
of the State Historical Society; J. L
Torward, of Chester, as a member of
the State Quarantine Board at Phila
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ANOTHER BOMB STIRS
LITTLE ITALY HOMES
Three Families Driven to Street
by Explosive Neighbors
Aroused.
Another bomb outrago in "Llttlo Italy"
did damage estimated at several hundred
dollars early today nnd more than n
scoro of men, women nnd children were
badly shaken up by tho explosion. The
bomb waa exploded In an outsldo vesti
bule at the Ico cream store of Vincent
TctrozclII, 743 South 11th street.
A big hole was torn In the tiled floor of
tha vcstlbulto and several largo plate
glass windows were smashed. Tho door
Into tho store wnB broken Into kindling
wood, and tho fixtures nearest the door
way were wrecked. Windows In prlvnto
houses ncioss tho street and adjoining the
Btoro also wero shattered
TctrozclII, his wlto and their six chil
dren wero asleep on the second lloor
when the bomb exploded. The shock
threw them out of bed. but no ono was
injured. Nicholas Itosa, his wife and
their two children, on tho third lloor rear,
and Angclo Llungettl and his wife, on the
third lloor front, also were badly shaken
up.
Ten occupants of 745 South 11th street,
nnd many more from 741 South 11th street,
nroused nnd tcirori7cd by the explosion,
ran into tho street in their night clothing.
Both houses wcio slightly damaged bv
lh explosion Tetrozclll shrugged his
shoulders when questioned about tho out
rage this morning.
OPTOMETRY BILL PASSED
Measure Adopted by House Expected
to Bo Law.
Iho Dunn optometry bill was passed by
tho House In llarrisburg today by a
vote of 188 to 0, according to a telegram
received from the capital by Dr. Alex
ander Martin, 172S Chestnut street.
A previous bill, Introduced In tho Sen
ate, passed both houses of tho Legisla
ture about two weeks ago, but was ve
toed by Governor Brumbaugh, who ob
jected to some of Its provisions. The
Pennsylvania Optical Society, who is re
sponsible for tho measure, met tho Gov
rnor's objections and the bill, as amen
ded, passed today. It Is expected to pass
the Senato and that the Governor will
sign It.
Negro Methodists Gather
Delegates to the 83th annual session of
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Confer
ence of the African Methodist Episcopal
.Ion Church arc nrrlvtng In this city to
day. The meetings, which will be held
dally lu Wesley African Methodist Epis
copal Church, 15th and Lombard streets,
will begin to morrow and continue until
Tuesday. Bishop Alexander Walters, of
New York, will preside.
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COMMITTEE TO ACT ON
NOMINATIONS' RECALL
Governor's Action a Veritable
Bombshell in Organization
Camp.
Bu a Staff Correspondent
HArmiSBUIlO, Pa , May 18 The Fen
ate Commltteo on Executlvo Nominations
Is expected to take action today on tho
recnll last night by Governor Brumbaugh
of 191 of tho Tenor recess appointments.
Tho recall was Bent to the Senate
shortly after midnight, nnd took tho
Senate by surprise. At tho same time
tho Qovornor sent In nominations for
several heads of State departments, tho
newly created Board of Moving Plcturo
Censors nnd for several of tho positions
tho Tener nominations for which wero
recalled,
Tho recall Is a blow aimed directly at
tho Republican Stato Organization, as
many of tho nominations tho Governor
asked to have sent back to him were for
posltlrns upon which the Organization
has been depending In years paBt to build
up Its political machine In Pennsylvania.
Among these are tho lommlssloner of
bnnklng nnd the members of tho boards
of trustees of many Stnto Institutions
Included In the list of nominations re
called also are the Valley Toiro Park
Commissioners; the members of the Com
mission to Supervlso the Preparation of
the Statutes-at-IarKe of Pennsylvania;
the members of the State Board of Game
Commissioners; the appointment of John
O'Donncll as a member of tho Board of
Registration Commissioners for tho City
of Philadelphia; the members of the In
dustilal Board In tho Department of
Labor and Industry; the members of the
Suburban Metropolitan riannlng- Com
mission, the members of tho Lake Erie
and Ohio Canal Bodid, and the members
of two commissions, ono of tho building
of a Stato Institution for inebriates nnd
the other for the building of a State in
dustrial home for women.
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AMIS IN HOUSE LOSE
FIGHT ON SUFFRAGISTS
Action Indicates Final Stand on
Permitting Women at Ballot
Boxes Will Be Favorable.
nu a ntaff Correiponient .
irAnniSBURG, May -TJie '"
made a last-hour but futile effort to pre
vent the passage of the women watchers
bill in the House last night. Representa
tive Stem, of Philadelphia, moved that
tho bill, which wns orlglnnlly referred to
tho Judiciary General Committee of the
House, controlled by tha Vares, and re
ported from that body last woek, be re
ferred to the Elections Commltteo of the
House. This movo would prevent it
being considered flnatlv before tho Leg
islature adjourns on Thursday.
When tho vote was called for, Speaker
Ambler announced tint the motion had
not prevailed A division wns asked for,
nnd then Represcntatlvo Glenn, of Ve
nango, seconded bv Representative For
ster, of Philadelphia, asked that the rol
oe called, The result of that vote showed
tho line-up of tho House on tho question
of suffrage, and placed the members on
record on this question The Philadelphia
delegation was nlmoet solidly split be
tween tho Vnro nnd the McNIchol fac
tions, the Vnro men voting against Bend
ing tho bill back to committee, while the
McNIchol follow era voted to do so
The ote of tho rhllndclphlans wns ns
follows:
Against suffrage
Aaron, Campbell, Currv, Gans, Grnns
back, Hefferman, Lnffcrtv, McArdle,
Nlcdcr, Perry, RIchardB, Rowcll, Smith,
Stern, Twlblll-15.
Tor nuffrage:
Arnold, Arthur, Beyer, Conner, Cox,
Cummins, Dunn, Torstcr, Glass, Graham,
Hnckett, Lauer, Llpschutz, McCllntock,
McDormott. McNIchol, Reynolds, Honey,
AVnlsh, Weir, "Wlllard, Wilson, 'Wobcn-smlth-23.
Representatives Bauerle, Drlnkhouse
nnd Vodgcs did not vote
Tho mcasuro Is expected to be finally
passed today.
State May Give U. of P. $1,000,000
Tha Stato appropriation for tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania may ho In
creased from J900.000 to $1.000 000 Tho bill
now In tho Sonato provides for nn ap
propriation ot $900,000 for tho next two
venrs, which Is an Increase of $80,000 over
that of two years ago. Trlends of the In
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Aged Labor Leader Tells Oil
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Gone to Colorado.
WASHINGTON. Mo,
Rockefeller, Jr., today was called in H'W
count by "Mother" j0nM ,,, "?
woman labor leader, for not rAi. . 1
Colorado last January to ston IhJ"?,.1'!!
troubles there. op th lMrl
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trial Relations Commission whin nJt''
feller appeared In response to a s2lelt''
to testify regarding his nuMiS,?.11?"
and the letter from. Governor Atamn-I
Colorado, to President Wilson, i ,v"J
preparation of which liw.,,''. '.n ie;
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