mK&BS r"ftr' Vl N A NCT A L ' ET I T I O N STRAT ttetrpr NIGHT' EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA fcwtung VOL. III. NO. -125 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1917 PRICE TWO CE1 inringr III!" nt Tiir t'l line I. renin Compam m. " WHERE TWO MEN AND MOTORTRUCK FELL FROM BRIDGE v- "Tariff W "9 "47 T i I i l& I ' ih J ir i rttftfift m ' I Wit if lUfiii ! K.liU.HHl TR1S82I I MHtSJiH y "Jfc. i . ItSSS Ono ncRio diivcr is (lead and an other is dying, in the University Hospital fiom injuties received when i heavy truck laden with Cinnitc smashed throup;h the rnil iiiR on Gray's Kerry road bridge, plunged heventy f0,l and landed on a coal barge in the liver below. PERSHING'S ARMY CALLED "FINEST" Foreign Military Attache Describes It as Best Fight- ing Machine in World TRAINED TO THE LIMIT i;jj PASO, Tex, Tcb 7 After eleen months' rlftorous training under wnr condi tions in the field, flcneial 1'ershlnK's espp (tltlonar)force marrhed nlonc the border to their posts today the "finest flBhtlnB ma chine In the world " A foreign military n-ttnche who paw (rr Kitchener train his million Ilrltons; saw Oermanj's horde in action nnd who paw Japan"s armies flKhtliiR ltuslans in the RusRo-Japtneo war, stood at the Interna tional lino south of Columbus as the Amer ican army marched across "WJthout doubt It Is the finest fiKhtlnKl machine In tho world," ho declared "On this globe there Is no army of its size to compare with this little army of Ameri cans. They nro equipped to perfection. Xot a buckle on the mule's harness is lackins Anrt ulth It la llm iknIHr nt fhn AtYierlr.in M. ' roldler What it is I cannot say, but It Is mere in inc sums 01 ineir uouics una the set of their shoulders I could heo it " As the attacho spoUo General TershlnR's irmy of 12 000 men, seasoned by nearly one soar of senico on the Chihuahua desert. hmiiik over the siyvbaUed plains of New McMco and Arizona to their stations. Every detail of a perfectly equipped army as complete Although the cliaRe after Villa was halted by intci national complications, the War De partment did not stop In its efforts to make the ann efficient. While the column re mained Inactive, stretched acioss tho Mex ican ileseit it was busy experimenting and perfecting The lessons of the war In Kuropo vvcro taken to heart. The equip ment of every branch of tho service was changed to conform to the advance In mili tary science, " In tho Infantry branch service tho new tjle of tiench warfnro as developed In Europe was taught "the troops. During months of seeming Inactivity tho men were drilled in trench fighting tactics, from every angle Throwing hand gicnades from trenches was taught and pinctlced and the use of rifle grenades was shown. In the artillery branch, barrage and cur tain flio and Are protection for infantry attacks were taught. .Stratagems gathered, from the war In regard to concealing guns were put Into use. During months of constant scouting nnd ;' Jiatrol service the cavalry was increased .' in emtiency as never before. f BOme mnrtpm nrlrlltlnn. mn.la n !., ...., .... -... v.wlto (l,M, ,u uto aniiji , Continued on Pnte Four, Column Four Skating Today Ou(lno Lake, Concourse Lake. ' , Chamounlx Lake. Hunting Park Lake. Wlssahlckon Creek, nbovo Log Cabin Bridge. fyN BChUylklll River Ton on rlii- aniith ., E) H?."'?' brlde bu' not thick enough to per- THE WEATHER ronuoAST For Philadelphia ami vicinity V met; '! foiiioJif niid Thurs(lav, tclfi prooatlj tome Uffitt rain -or snow; warmer tonight, wh Joucsf ahout 3S deprecs; lolder "Jiundav afternoon or night; fresh touth rlj Hinds becoming wctterlu. I.KNGTII OF n,V .Jill am, I Moon rlie., R.ia'p m. B-'S p m I Moon outhi 1':M a.m fun rli. , fiun it(a. DEtaWARK RIVEK TIPE CI1ANOE8 J,U U,BU BTUEKT Low Jl,l.r 'J1;!! "LJ 1h water, .2.00 p.m. t4w water.. .8.50 a-n,Lqw water... 0.18 p.m. "JITKRATURK At EACH.HOVR ' w m i mw ii x'iiK.t.'Kv Marirehrctt -i nBfS!UE3nKnmBK,'3K; . BIHHyL. riSEMs ! Sii i?!iyai ' OFFERS DRAFT BILL T0REIRUITN.G. R e p r e s entative McNichol Would Give Governor Power to Fill Ranks by Conscription PATRIOTIC WAVE IN CITY A bill authorizing Onveinoi Hiuiub.uuh to draft citizens of the State foi inllitni) service and calling for v.ilunteeis in the national crisis, to In ing tho complement of the National liuard of PennsjlwuiU nnd the .State's naval militia up li Ihelt full strength was Intioduceil in tho House of Ilepresentatives at Ilairisbuig, today b lleprcentatlvo Thomas 1" Mc.N'ichol, of Philadelphia Tho bill sas that "for the purpose of maintaining the N'atloml (iiiaid and naval militia at the st.ind.uil of clllclcmy ic qulred for public safety, or by law, or of conforming to any stand.ud now or here after adopted fot the army of the Culled .States," the Governor may at any time call for volunteers ot order tliat a draft bo made The Majors of Philadelphia PittxbuiRh and other cities and tho burge-vi of the boroughs of the .Stale will act as leciuiting officeis under tho provisions of tho, bill Tho Governor shall dliect the Mavois mid burgesies to call foi the number of volun teers required, and If thej do rVot lespouil to draft tho number nciess.m to liilng the units of tho States National Guild and naval militia up to a full complement. With war measures being piislud on Continued on Pane p(en, loluiuu Tno "SENTINELS" USK U. S. 1'LAC.S SuffraRists at White House Use Crisis to Advertise Plea WASHINGTON. I'eb 7 Huffiage pick ets at the White House lodav changed tliolr banners for American" flngs .cud a new motto. It leads American women can bo depended upon to uphold Amcrji.ui Idtnls Lef them vote. Tho suffiage sentinel li-v made no plans to wlthdtaw from their posts BABY, ALONE IN HOUSE, SETS CLOTHING AFIRE Two -Year -Old, Managing to Reach Street, Is Saved by Barber Patron A two- car-old babj with hei dollies .U... Inlrrl ulllllv uiolltnl tllO COIIICI of Columbia avenue and Vnn Pelt hticct silent ly before noon today. The screams of the child, Pearl Rice, of 1803 Van Pelt sticct. attracted tho attention of John Muhael, who was being shaved In u baibershnp Michael Jumped from tho chair, seized nu overcoat from a rack and ran to the ns slstance of tho little girl After wrapping her in tho overcoat, bo rolled her In the snow, and when the flames were extinguished stopped nil nutomobllo In which the child was taken to tho North western General Hospital. Pearl's condl tlon Is critical. Pearl.- it was learned, collided with a gas heater In the dining room shortly nftei I..- n.oih.r Blurted for a nearby groceri. The child unfastened the front dooi and tan rtown tha street. "-""- Hoboes Protest Afjainst War WASHINGTON, Feb 7. lames I.ades How. millionaire) hobo, today headed a delegation of "migratory woikern of tho world" to the capital In a protest ngnlnst. a war .with dermany. The hoboes ti.ro pledged "not to take up firearms ngalnet my fellow workers of the world." $350,000 Fire Sweeps Lumber 1'lnnt DELONO, VY; Veb 7 Klre today de stroyed tha Rock Castle Lumber Company plant here. ls Is estimated at IJBO.OQO an4i'00 men M. "nrown ou- .,. LENNON ASSAILS MAYOR'S REGIME Select Council Head, Vare Leader, Calls for Com mon Sense ASKS $1,500,000 FOR WAR Kcathliig ciitlcl'.iii of Major Smiths method i In munli Ipit Illumine foimed a part of tile demand mailo today by .lames I" l.emion, picstdont of Select Council, and n Vnie leader, that a million nnd .i hilt dnll.us bo set aside for possilde war enicig enctes, ,iul that mnre.-'tlijc.ii JljOun.iKHJ bo pi o'v ded for lit Ing rnl.irlos for cit cm plojcs Mr Leiinon Kild" "According to Conttoller, Wnllon we .lie ,iloiit sciaplng the bottom of the municipal financlil liot. While there Is .nothing left 1 want to enrmiik l.cno ohci foi war cmeigcncies nnd upward of fl.unri.OOl) foi living f-al.ults "I had Intended to submit to Councils' l-'ln.iico Committer- cm Mondiy a icolutlon cmbodjlng these suggestions, but the winn ing ci from the Conlroliei nnd the echo of tho .Major us tlie gllinpscd the iiot's liot loin, make me hasten to open tho propo sitions for clisc-iisison while tho nilndc of our linnnclnl vclscacrcs ,uo 'loan-gioovcdi' 1 can iccall tho tune when n c-ltj loan was a uovelt). It was aliva)s spot cash and theie was, nhv.ijs a dollar to be hnd I'or sninn je.us we have tbnuglit, hi led and li.id our municipal being In loans, loans foi this, that, honp nil palaces, conven tion hills and viilel conceived tianslt i sc lieines, nnd tho sciub women, the Jinitors, tho libotciB, th" inech inies and the elnls have lieon solaced with the piomiso of rquali itlon and stand. ndir itlon of sil n 'es, and tho expectation Hut some di.v. If some ivifSaiit filled the pot again, real nionej would bo ladled them Ibis and nothing 111)10 .STANDAUDIZATION ACADEMIC 'As a milter of fact what ban fctandard ii itlon and equally itiou to do with it all.' They am academic It has been tolemnly promised tliat theie will be no cat.icl.vsiiilc performances in tills iliircllon, even If tho papei pl.vns do nolle out Tint studj cm go on iinlnteiruptcdlj nlw.cvs of cnuisc. Ml Major, by ,vour leave and that of the Mun'clpal Ilc.sc.uih ( niillni pel on r.me Tno, Column slv WOULD INTERN BRYAN IN DRY ALEXANDRIA, VA. Jlcn L'cho, Jlaryland, Mayor Offers Amendment to 1'iojcct Hroaqhcd to Congiessmahi III n Slnff Coiirioiulrill VVASIIIMJTON. I'eb 7 "Intel n Wil liam .lenliiBs Iliv.in In Alexandria" This Is the suggestion tliat O J. James. Major of Cilcn Ik'io Mil, his made to lleprescntnllve Cl.iienio H Miller, of Mln llenta Ho offers It as an amendment to a h'UKKCStlon Mi Miller received tecently from a M nnef-oia constituent that Mi Ilrjan bo Interned poniew hero for the best Iuleiests of the coiintiy "Mneo tho State of Virginia has koiio eliv," Mnor James sass, "and tho said nrs.m Is a lover of crapo Juice, Ho It lesolved that said I!rnn he Interned In the CIO of Alcnnelrli. Vu . untl tho present bra'n btonn of the Kaiser had p-issed " Major James lirefaced his suggestion with tho statement that he had several times, voted for Mr Ilrvan foi pieslelent. Elkton Marriage Licenses Ul.KTO.V Md, 1'eh 7 Tho follow Ing couples weie bi anted marriage licenses In Klklon today: (leorgc Massey and May Hesser, William Cumby and Nora Sullivan". Arthur C Nelnrtlel and Lena Tape. Firth Howdeu and lltnel Creely. Albert W, Wlede. man and Mildred I Curell, William Bacon and May Uroelcrlck, Joseph dolser and Jo senhlne Wllse, (Jeorge W. Jones and I'mma S Kccfe, fleorg Ik Welgand and Helen C Wucker, all of l'hllaelelphla ; J, Warren Davis and Cora ivonc. v,nicci aiiriM ---. Mi9C rerIlM TrUtirN UP TO BERLIN, U. S. ATTITUDE ON WAR ISSUE Nation Calm, but Gets Millions Ready for Conflict QUARTER OF BILLION DEFENSE PROGRAM Belligerent Spirit Gives Way to More Hopeful Feeling in Crisis LITTLE TRAVELING NOW ' Each Day With No "Overt Act" Strengthens Chance to Avoid Conllict VaSIIIM.TO.V I'cli. 7. 'I lie State Department Inlay cabin! I the American Minister at Heme, Switzerland, asking if Ambassador dcrard lias airivcd llicro from ticrlin. ( unflictintr rnliKgr.ims i( was .saiel ' at (he dciaitincnl, liavo made a ntjslerj of (lerard's wlterenbnuts. Altliouf'li uibassador ill.ird, at Madrid, tod.ij cabled the departmenl lie had received ,t message from (Jerard ilalnl Heme, the department is at a loss to understand wliv (iernrd himse-lf lias not cabled the deparlmcnt from the Swilerl.nul point. Tin: i!(u;i:. ivb. 7. 'Ihe first utist of rullilcss warfare b (iermanj will end March fi, s.ijs the ieuw C'oiiranl. On that date, the paper states, all the I'-boals now rav afiitiK cnmmcrri in the barred one are expected to return to (heir bases. WvMllNfiTOV IM, 7, -Tho 1 iillecl Stairs Is now well within the ' cl.i isci 7ne ' (if icl.itiinis with !i mi inv No tniliciiltnn Is fiirtluomhiR tliat the linpcrlil (iiivrininpiil Intrmls ni'MllfjIiiK tlm Kiilnn irlnc piiiKinm wlilcii InniiRlit on tlie diplomatic Inc.iK. In view of I'melKii Keeipai Zlnimci nnnii'n iitlciniice-", offl ei.ii hcie licllcvo (irrmnii) will p throUKh to -tlm cihl with hh- I '-boat ciintmlKn 'I he Kcner.il t-ltuntliiii vc.is ilrj-cillied hh lirlnc; the i-nmo ns list Sntuiel.iy when Hip 1'icslilciit wont to I'oiiKiosa mill notinril the win hi of the break. Hopeful, ntill. that no "ovcit nit' will come nrcpssltalliiK mnio vIkoioiis nileii ! this (Eoveininciit, thoio Ininiedlateh asso ciated with tlie rirslilenl feel It Is meiclv n matter of time hpfoio wimp t'-lioat mm inanclci will neiompllsli, hv ovpi zealous ness, the fatal move Thej- nro fearful lpt Iheeomitr lie umlulj lulled Into n pema1 of KPCtlllt i:.ieh d.iy that pii.ses without a dnncoious lneidcnt, howevei IwlnBx lellef The uttltude ot olllrl.il Washincton is that of one. hoi IIiik IiIk e.us In anticipation of n tremendous explosion mi eiviir.r at vi:t It has now lieeu foct-plKhl houis ninee tlie cl i ent,ilillslied hv lieiiuinv foi slid.. Ins cvcijtlilnc In HlRht wllliln hei brncd rone, ho tlie ship helllKPrent en neuli.tl. armed or not So f.ir nntiiliiir has happened And It Is iidinlttid that the mum d,iB that piss without a I -boat atroc-ltj tho better nrc the chances for cuaplnc nn mined el ish beween the United .Stales and licrmatij At pi e sent no Anieilcan slilps are s.iIIIiik nnd the illploiuatlc breaU li.is seived tile ".inio puiposo as nn olliil-il warnlni! t" Vmcikuis .ir.iIiisi pionilseiious hea lilps only tlie foolhaidy, it Is pointed nut, would taUe piss-aBe em n ship .it Ih. time Hence, after Anieilmii sliips which were on tho lilBh seas when tho bleak lame. (nnllnitPil mi I'icp Tun, ( oliimn Two DRIVERS ON BIG TRUCK IN PLUNGE OFF BRIDGE Men Near Death in Hospital After Vehicle Crashes on Coal 13 urge Two men. with a Iiukp inotmtiuck loaded with Ann tons of woikwl giaiilte, ei.ishcil thiouKh the KUiir.d lail of tlio (Irnvn I'crrv loud bridge' tudiiv. and led seventy feel Into an empty coal baige tli.it was tied to an abutment of the In lelge The men nro near death In the I'nliei-dtc Hospital Thej lire Lewis Johnson, firtj-eight jc.irs old, of 1738 AddlJoii tticet, and Illeliard Cooper, of 'JUl Ahlen htiect, nrcioes Tho accident l be wed to havo bem ciuscd lij . fnultj Kteerlng ge.u and tho heavy load'of the michlne Witnesses say the men tiled to turn off the trolley tracks to allow seveial cats to pass, and then the machine Jumped the curb, canted awaj about twenty feet of the h'gh Iron guaul i all and plunged ISoth men weie emplojed nt the stmio vnid of John A Dodd at Thlitleth and Klla vvnith stieets This mninlng they weie dl tccteel to dellvei the load of Mulshed granite to Chester, Pa At first they had dlltlcultj In climbing thclong and steep appioach to tlie (liavs Kerry bridge, which begins at Thlrtj- slxth street The truck was balky and when they had reached the west end of tho hiidge inoper a long line of tiolley cars was being dragged" by the Blow progress of tho truck. At this point they tutned off tho track und from that time were unahlo to control their machine until It went over the north plde of the bridge, Johnson was Hung clear nf the truck and crashed head down Into the barge. Cooper was pinned under tho vvteckage The truck, which weighed ono and one Juilt. tons, and the granite smashed. through -. cU CmiIIbccnI em l'e Two, Cl4aa,8U QUICK THOUSANDS AT FUNERAL OF BURNED FAMILY Klght thousand nelsons Jammed Lombaid stieet this afternoon nt the funeial of the six tnembeis of the Max Tomeiniitr. fnm.iy who weie binned to tlcnth oil Holiday moinhi. It lequlied the cfloits of tevci.il bcoie of pollrrnien to keep the way open to the ciitirn e tf Ke&lici Isinel syiiniiosin. -112 Lombaid stieet. whcie stiv.ccs we c held. Six liciiucs tnulid the bodies to the ynngogue. but it wn- r. ciowded that it was impossible to take them inside. U. S. GUARD ASKED FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGE VANCOUVEll, Wash., Feb. 7 Major Wahlion. comniandlntj at Vancouver banacks, was asked today to establish a guaid of United States leg ulaib on this fouv-mlle inteihtate bildge spanning the Colum bia Elver hcie. Officials of Poitland and Vancouver united in' the lequest. NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATE DEFEATS SUFFRAGE CONCOKD. N. H.. Teb. . The State Senate today tut mil down a bill for woman's suffiage liy n vote of 1G to 7. ALBANY, N. Y I'eb. 7. The pioposed aiuendiueiit to the con stitution giving equal suffingc to women was unanimously lecom incndeil foi passage by the Assembly Judiclaiy committee today. CARRANZISTAS AND DIAZ TROOPS CLASH LAKEDO. Thx., Feb. ".A special ti.iin canying C.iiinnza leln foicements was lushed fiom Nuevo Laiedo to Rodiiguez today fol lowing an uigngtment on the Salocloi River between eighty reliclstn Hoops nnd tifty Caiinnzistnb. Eight relicibtas weie killed land twenty-five taken piisoneis. Thiee Cauauzlstns wpie killed. STKEIS'I ('LGANINC i'ONTRVp'ORS FINED $0057 Dlieitn: nl Public 'Ani'm, iJ.itc man tndav linpo'til tlm IhkIics. Incv fm In'liue nn the. pan nt c ll i initial lens to c-leaii stieets leincivc ashes, niblilsh and KatbaRo In tlie hlstiuv of the elen.il tme'lt Tho lines totaled $yo3". All tlie c ontiiietcns com pll.iuitl of labni tumble and link of ciilpuunl I'l.ink Ciiiinn wns the henlesl HUffciei fm ill n Hi thin hi"- tines iimimptiiiK tn?",l"t INDIANA "BONE-DRY" HILL NOW UP TO GOVERNOR l.N'lllA.NAI'nlJS. I nil I'tb. " The lnwer house nf llio l.ci;lslatiiie toda eon ciiiieil in tlie (inieiidineiits to the piohibllloti hill as it was pnsicd by the .Senate. The measure now joes to the tiovei inn for 111 i Hlpriintiire. (iovornoi (iooilili.li Ii.ih tlidicnled he will slun the meamiie wlilcii will make Imlinn.i "bone die" ill l'.tlS IA(JE SURRENDERS GERMAN INTERESTS TO SWISS LONDON. I Vli 7. The K-wl-s Minlstei ctmfcticd with Ainoiican Anihass.iilm W.illei Ulnec I'.ikc lodav and foimallv look over leptescntnlinii in London of tier man nlfalis, hcietnfoie handled bv the 1'nltcd Htate i U. S. DECIDES POLICY ON SAILINGS OF SHIPS V.WSMIMITON, Feb. 7 The State Depnitmcnt is about to make n scc-iet iuIIiik; on tlie? sallinus of Amu lean ships. This fact became olllelallv known toda, iiloiiK with nntiouniemc'iit that the Smeilean Line ste unship St Louis would not bo Riven n iiuiMiv The nollllitition will bo foi wauled In nil Ameihaii .ship lines Tho s'tate- Depat intent will not ttuiiiiumc, the blatement beiau--e. It Is said, the I'leslilent does not wish to mnko it publii- "Apiaientl nn icstiletlons will be- placed nn publication fiom tlie pleanisliip nlliies NKAKLY 1000 ALIENS SEEK CITIZENSHIP - LONDON, I'eb 7 The lush of Turk IIiiIkiii, lluiuni Inn, (Jeriiiin, Auslrian and n siiintteiini; nf nlhei nalloiialltlec tn bee nine citizens of the I'nited States con tinned iiinb.ilcd lodav Almost 1UO0 men nnd women leiioiiiiced their iillCKliinic to ICnlcr, Kins and Sultiiii diiiiiiK the last tvvent.v four houis Two baions vvcio in cliidi'd In the J im STANDARD OIL CANCELS SAILINGS TO U-BOAT ZONE ,i:V OItK, I'eb 7 -Standaid Oil nlliclals, lec-n-jnlliii: the claiiKcr to hlilps Halllnt; iIiiourIi ihe sulmiailiie rone, nio ijiiccIIiik inllinsi nf tilth fdilps bounil for European vvatois REAL ESTATE MEN OFFER AID TO BAKER I'l'lTSIirilOU. li I'd'. 7 The National Association nf Ileal llstute llo.uils tod.ij telt'Ki.iplii'it Secietarj nf Win I laker that the 7000 menibei.s or Hint organ 1 itlon In ISO oIliiM will be nt the scivlce nf lite Cnvci liinent if it becomes nccess.uj to quickie secure- mobilization and camp sites U. S. TO RELEASE GERMAN SHIPS REPORTED SEIZED WASHINCTON, I "oli 7 I'leslilent Wilson lodav devoted himself tn an Jnve-s-ll-itiii of the lepoitcd el.uie nf Cpun.in ships in uitilc-.in ports bj IVilei.il olllei.tls It it Is fnund that sue Ii ncllon has lieen taken at Manila, Honolulu nnel ntliei places, il is leaineil, llieie will be ii piompt disavowal bv this (Jovei nnient, loRctliei with nnlelH that the vessels be released foithvvitli SIX AMERICANS BOUND FOR DANGER ZONE ON CRETIC Vi:W YOHK, I'cli 7 Tlie Meatnslilp Cietle, of Hie White Stat Line, toclaj was added to the) list of liaiisatliintk- vessels headed for tho danger zono outlined hv (leimanj She sailed jestcidaj. Ineliiileil in her passenger list were sl Amer icans She is hound fm Naples and (Sennit via (iilu.iltar STRIKES INCREASED DURING 1915 WASHINGTON, I'eb 7 Tho number of strikes anil lockouts dm ing 191G, according to the I'nilecl States Dm can of Labor Statistics, was Zi"i, In 1915 tho numhci was 12"3 In eoinpniing these llgutcs, tho lcpoit aajs, It slioulel be borno In mltiil that, althousli tho llguies of lftlii atei much In excess of thoso for 1915, tlio sources of the ilnln In legarcl to bit Ikes havo also been Inci cased so Hint tlio differ ence between the two jenrs Is tlicrefoio not so great as tlio Ilguies tend to'nhow. PETROGRAD STOCK EXCHANGE REOPENED LONDON. I'eb. 7 Tho Pctingrncl Stock Kxchuntfo has been icopened, accord. Ins to a lleutd'H dispatch fiom tho ltusslan capital Tho cMhanfiO has been closed slnco the outbreak nf tho win. 200 DIE IN NOBEL MUNITIONS FACTORY BLAST AMSTI2I1DA.M, I'eb. 7. -Two hundred pel sons, mostly women, weie hilled In nn explosion Saturday at thd Nobel munitions factory at Sclbau, accoidlng to n repot t reaching hero todaj. COLLEGES OFFER WAR AID TO GOVERNMENT Ilesoutccs of American colleges, vvll bo placed at tho disposal of the Government In the event ot war. Telegrams havo been sent by Dean William McClellan, of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, lepresontlng the udvlsory bo'ard of directors of tho Navul Consulting Hoard, for a conferenco to be, held in Wash ington on February 10. to aid In placing men and teachers with specialized training with the (Jove""ne.ni. NEWS uj PENROSE FAC1 V-fi HARD FIGHT. 01 PROBE IN H0US1 . Senator Struggles to Drivt V- Representatives Into Linftiy.1 frlionr TlTnir PnVldl M M x.ic.y j. "V""-' r ,-l MUST GET DEMOCRAT AID J - No Chance for Resolution With out Assistance of Minority Party's Old Guanl IIAKMSnUKG, l'a., Feb. 7. 'Ihe Sprnul invcHtiRntion resolution will be reported nut of the House Ap- prnpriations Commitlee when ihe House reconvenes nt 1 o'clock this afternoon. lull lun Vnrn.ltrl.mliiillfTli mnmhapa M of (lie committee voted against report-, 'j ing the measure when the committee a met 'after the House had adjourned this '; . f1 ; morning. I hey were hei win It. Cox, de , j ii.iic.i ciiiiuiiiuip inr opeaKC-r, aim xier man I. Ilcchl, who represents (he .Majeir's home district. 'J he resolution Vas supported by thirty-three membeni of the commitlee V'j a Staff e nrrrapoitrfciit j HAIlRISHl'ItU Kcl) 7 The Sineuil reso lution, which provides flir nn Investigation, of the ihaigcs ngnlnit (iovcrnor Drumbaugh and various depaitments of the State gov ernment, is facing as haul and as bitter a fight hi the House as It encountered In the Senate 'I lie measure came to the House last night, aftei It hnd been pa moil finally by the Senate It will be on first rending to monow nnd will be voted on finally by th Leglliliire c.-uly next week, unless theri Is some unforeseen dclnj The Pentose forces must telj- even more upon Iienicnatle support for their lirobe In the House than thej did In the Senate. Theie arp thlrtj -seven Democratic member) of the House and llin entire twenty-two old-guinl Democratic must be lined up be-, fore tho resolution Is nssuicd of passage. PHNItDSH KACL3 HAItD KIOIIT V ; Tlie Pentose, leaders nro facing a hartlH r luobleni In lining up Democratic siTyport-Jni " ' the Houso because of th" acralt-tent rumors being c-lrculatcdioii Capitol Hlll(today tliatt.J3 Senator Penrose is ns willing tj-drop the 4JtJ nnllin Im nutlif 1 llrm Irnti ntt n fa tha fplanilti j if I IIIIK lll'l 'I'h ICO'll il on nn 11 IJ IMU II IV.IIU4 11 '1 in i .en nrniir nrnmiiiiirp-ii . j j i.i iiiiuii uiiii'iukii uauLiD luc iiitininH no secret of the fact that the Governor will veto the measure when It leaches Vtlrrfi ' and tome of the Ponose forces, facing that r1 contlngcncj, wnnt to "get out from under. til The sinio powcis that the Sproul reso- 'A lutlou comers upon tne propnseu prooe com iblsslon could be conferied by means of a concurrent resolution that .carried no ap . ml ' propriation nnd vvl Ich could be passed by viva m. i vote, but an Investigation under such conditions would have to depend Upon prlvnte funds foi financing It A loncurient lesolutlon which Senator Pentose proposed us nn alternative for the defeat or veto of the Spioul resolution, would Mvor too niuili of jiurely factional politics, In the opinion of many Penrose members, of the LcgMatiuc for them to suppoil It MAS. TAKi: HIT IN TI'I'TH Tlie mcmbeis of the House 'also feel. In vieijof the c lose fight over the resolution In the Senate, tb.it thej discharged their full obligations to Senator Penrose when thej voted foi Itepiesentallvo Illeliard J. Hiilduln foi Speaker and they are displaying cvideiees of following their own Inclinations In the imtter of the Sproul resolution. " Penrose had a clem majority In the House ninong me itepunuean incomers uiooe occurs the blttei light over tlie resolution In the Semite The nairow margin by which Pen- ro-e won In the uppei liouse, however, hai caused almost wholesale desertions from the nntl-adinlnltrntloii ranks and the senior . , . , , , i Seimtoi nlreauj mis sinricu 10 urins Biruiiu pressure to bear upon the Ilepresentatives Just as he did upon the Senators before the Senate passed the measure, Tho Senate lln.illj passed the resolution late jesterdaj afternoon by a vote of 29 to in. three moro than tlie necessary majority. Nino ot the ten Democratic' Seuntors voted;)! foi tlie bill ,.- Mnjoi Smith said today he is not worry ing over tlie pissage by the Senato of ths Sproul lesolutlon calling for n commission to probe the Stalo Administration and all other nubile officials who may be charged wltli milidmlnlstratloii. but Is devoting all,. of his time, lo niiniiei.il pruoicma nrisnij from the iiropos.il to borrow more monfel for Improvements throughout the city. i FOUR LIQUOR MEASURES ti PRESENTED IN SENATE -- HAHHlSHtina. Feb 7. Four liquor uH have made their appem ance In the Se One of these, a Joint resolution IntreMHd ,.. SAimtnr R. 12 Smltli, of Crawford1, i poses a constitutional' amendment. t$ j Known as Article XIN. wnicn pronipivfi manufacture or sale of( Ueiuor The : reads: & "The manufacture, sale or keepia tale ot intoxicating liquor to dumsc s. beverage Is hercuy pronioueu anu nny latlon of this prohibition shall be a i meanor. punishable as nhall be :.... rs "The manufacture, pale or keft"j rale of Intoxicating liquor for posts than as a beverage may In such manner only as rnay.M'ip by law. The aeneralAwwrnWy I Bft iMWuniuwiiaim w- j v ...r , '' .b ' i tr 'J i Si t' VI VI "i .ti : v vj , . l . i . . ... ... XT.. v m - v rmiLmf " . v . a. e . ' ' J - "" 7 i . .? er""rs,? U( A. ,.-" . j ,- J -vi TT, - - . XT ' . . ; ."H. 4, .-.' K . .
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