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,rk. .mmmiiio VicniUd liv Mrs J 'WIIIIh
Jtrttn, Included the followlnit vice chair-
A Mrs Chrlpi. W. A.hurv. Mrj W W. Al;r
. .. Mr., trinlpv Arktr. Mrs. lluilnltin Hi an km
.' "buri Mm. II. II. Vortnr Hrsdford. Mrs. l.iirii
,A ,!&. Mrs ! Kdwurd llrownlnK. Mr., AKjxnnd'-r
,W.SSK Cjrr , ' 0n II, . 5.rnj
MrK. Henry n. ion. .iir. i , ;,, " v-i H
Mr. II. T, rinmiman. Mr. f """ Vr"vi
Dreiel. Mrs. Oporne Unllan Dixon, Mr. I rnni.
Silts bay. Mr. Cleonro I"""?;, -M.J."
Fulton. Ml H'lfit Klelnhf r. Mrs. '"".,
Ormi, Mr.. K. C nrl.i-. Mr.. Jol. i HI .
fir..' nichard 11 llartn, Mr.. 'rlW;'VH,"V
land. Mr.. Waller K. 1 antmk. 5lr .""' 'Vl!
llutchtn.on. .Mr. (1. Woolwv 1 1 (i.lKr. M r "
mtr Ktuwn.Mra. Arthur II la. M" !.;
XV tnlpv Mr. KdKar Marburic. Mrs. n. i
Bnodn"Mlu;h"ll.,Mr.. . Muml J
... a intn Mm Will Hiii MeUrati. .Mr
Orrl 'li ';'." IT.? ':-' ' t"u u Vrivlmlil Mm
rnil..Nlchf.rlrvol.n M "TO;
,tr. ThomH. Potter. Mr. Tliotnfl. llntdn.. Jr.
ij wa"t.J '"";.,..,,i'l
l?ln,.aMSvVTnhdWvV;Kn!JS
Mr.. Edwin .II. ValC. Mr-. Ilhrl .J "-';'
mt.ker. Mr.. Kranrl. Wl"'-..V.Vr,, ,.',:
Varburton. Mr.. Krancl. 11. Wlllliim..
BRMINDnjlS KOK Tl'IILIC
Tho commltteo naked that tlio Jiulillo bo
IW5 fmlnded emphatically of the?o UiIhbs:
;.'. rpu,t uA Hlanlii.T .MII I in llClfL niMi
er shine; both the Bleat iall In Inde
pendence Square and tho children's
rally In Washlimton Sciuare.
That all who hae Units lnliip liiein :
II automoblllsts t- tleenrntu their
machines with Haps and huntltir
The children's rally, (lrt KtiKttoxted l.y
Consignor DruniRoole. of Si i'lmrie U.i
romeo'a Seminary. OxcrbiooK. I liolnc li.in-
dled by Frederick O. Join" of tho climinlt
tee; Superintendent John tlailier, of the
Public Schoolo, and Knther Violin T. h'loi.d.
i of the Catholic Tarochlal hciinnin in . Ell
ington Square they will Mine tlioii own
I Epeakers, their own hand, and ier thing
Airangementa ate being inutlf (r their
cafety. They wilt not bo nllimed ne.ir In
dependence Square, when- tin- .'iun oi
adults will be ko great, but will approach
Washington Square from the Sptuuu street
Ide.
WIL.T.. GIVi: 1T.ACS
Arrangements have been made to dis
tribute 20.000 flags. 1). M llartinger Is
handling that for tho committee.
Those In tho sipiaro who will be too far
from the speakers' stand to bear will ut
least know what Is going on. for aim pl Ueil
epllege cheer leaders M'lll be stalli d with
megaphones through the crowd to annouiico
what's what on, tho program.
Slavor Smith, .ludge, John M I'alteisnn.
W. Krecland Kendrick, V .1. ("attell and
several United States naal officers will ail
dress a patriotic meeting at tho o.ik Kane
library Friday night
"ICery citizen should realise tli.it we nif
now in a state of war wtth'u foreign power"
read a proclamation Issued tod.i by IMwIn
M. Abbott, chairman of t)ak Lane's com
bined organization committees "It is your
duty as a citizen and a patriot to Join with
your fellow citizens In the defense of our
City and particularly your home district
This Is the call to arms.''
HL'SINKSS MUX'S l'l.ANS
Edward A. N'oppel. president of tie
United Business lien's Association, con-fmi-J
with .Major Smith today, and it as
decided to ask all the seenty-llo bodies
mk.i. up that association to form defense
committees of five members each.
George Wharton Pepper, chairman of the
State Committee on Public Safety and De
fense, also conferred with Major Smith to
work out a plan of co-operation between
city and State,,
Governor Brumbaugh and Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart uuntlnueil today their plans to
put the Xnttfft)alGunrd and tile I'ommoii
wealth In general on a war footing. Tho
Governor announced that he will partici
pate in tho first meeting of tho Committee
on Public Safety and Defense, which will
be held In Harrisburg tomorrow morning
at 11:. 10 o'clock.
Indications are that tlir First and Third
Regiments will be recruited up to nearly
lull war strength.
The men will meet In their respective
armories tomorrow morning at 7:30 o'clock
for the muster-in. TJils will be under the
direction of Major Nath.-fn K. Av'erill, ca
alry, musterlng-ln officer; Major Harry C
'Humphries, surgeon, and Captain James- H.
'Kemper. Inspector, all of the regular army.
Orders were received itt the First Itcgi
ment headquarters today to muster in up
to 100 men. The peace strength Is '.
men for each company; the war strength
Is 150 men. When lecruiUj jip to the
6rdered strength, the First Regiment will
have approximately li'00 men
Parting tomorrow, the company will
be an Juty for twenty-four hours at a
trei.i in the armory. At tho end of that
tlm, it will be replaced by another com
pany. Tho company on guard will be. held
responsible for order and ready for any
emergency.
Lieutenant Colonel Millntd it. Brown is
In charge at the First Itegltnent during tho
absence of Colonel Allen, who is Smith with
the regular army. Many officers expressed
the belief that Colonel Allen would remain
with the regular army and that Colonel
Brown would remain in command of tho
regiment.
The following two appointments have
been made In the First Heglmerit First
Lieutenant F It Campuzano, ft Company
B. has been commissioned aptain or that
company to take the place of Captain W. T.
Tyler, recently appointed a major In the
brigade staff First Lieutenant ('liailes C.
Rlsler has been appointed captain of Com
pany G In place of Captain Arthur S.
Frltzlnger, made a battalion major.
Only thirty-five recruits have been taken
In at the First Iteglmerrt to date. More than
80 have applied but many wore turned
down at the physical examination
COOKS GUKATLY NKnUKD
Cooks are badly needed by tho Xaval
Coast Defense Jleserve. The other ranks
are filling up at a rate satisfying to tho
recruiting oftlcers. But men who can fry
IiapjncKs, noil Deans and make stews are
rare among the applicants.
Among the early applications for enlist
ment today were:
N'A'Wk COAST DRFn.N'RK nESEllVE
LAWKKXCK V. KV.X, enclner. TZ',' lin
.tree:: maihtnf.t'. helper arceptwl.
rATRlCl .1. TIIOMAX. niHihlnurs helper, 3200
Iocu.t atreet; .eaman. uccsepted
FRANK WILSON, marine enulrixr. i.io.'i South
Oliver street, enalim; neept eit.
ETlWABn ANTON, thirty one. private .cere-
'"rVi. Nnrth Walea; yeoman, aceeptrd
EIMW.V K. IIUICN, thlrtr. student, l'erknsle;
veoman; accepted.
MISH A. L, KVLIC, -lOO'J Kra'nkford imnun.
imre.
MISS OU.U'K 1), RI'HSKLL. 4112'.) Haze! -
nue. Yeoman.
C,iK.iSJ,'v:,,' HARTLKXIN. reero pollreman,
a.v.? Hprueo atreet. bout.waln
"JLLIAII II, I'INTO, twenty.seven enelmer.
;",ir.,,J.u"I,"',v. innen. mntnini.i. male
FRANK K. EirilOL.. twenty-one, atudont, 3.15
..V.SM Tabpr rond. aoaman
JAMES . .MrllKK.KIN, twenty-fnur, emtlnper.
"V5bn-us
10 PENCIL
VNUS Is
bought by ajl
who want the
bett. 17 perfect
black deirrccs.
and 2 copying
for every pos-
sible purpose.
VELVET.
7Suirems3c.
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MAY SOUND
PATRIOTIC CALL IN THIS CITY
married, R7.1 Main .tteel. Harliy,
chief
tt tX..1 e male.
r.VNBV a. lituivil unriinr. "hi llr neliur.t
HI - V.
iiV!"1)''13 KKI:MII:IHI, I!.!, inaeWnl.t,
77'.' I
TlliVii i "'er Mvenoe, eleetrdMII (llliepfeoi. ,
TIMMIAn ;. fiouiHiv, i, .lerk. 171 lllch-
'ii,",'!'.l.,'lreel, oiler (aiselilpill,
ILXKLliS K. NL:i, sa. teller B57 liar
l1v!.,.' hospital (iM..le.l.l
AIA.NJ'KI, tv. KIN, as. ivll enalneer. 41H
i'.'li . LUhtli .Ireel. jenmall (aeiepted).
I.IAIKIt l Ils.;v, '.'.I. eleilrlrlaii. 1IH
.""'""iruv.v .it-fet, iilistrlilnn (iuiei.ed
MII.LIAM It. M'IIII.i.imii:!!, n, ,1J.-,:t I'alr-
ii t!!l..?"'''.,. .piinian (afi-PtilPill
IIXUIH NII.UV, 4n, plertrlilari. l"Jd Liman ave-
.,''!".'. Aniliiliiiii, N .1 i-lirirlihin (nciei.te.l)
MII.I.IAM TKMMII.lt. fill, waiter, I", ltldde
, .M.'.'.""."l '""k fair, liteill
f'.lKHlll.i, It. .Mlttlli.N. pati-iiiarr ilJ Wjneute
t. !'".'.'! . Jeiiklnniwri. .eiiimiri (an ei.le.l)
Hll, I'll. I,. MtWCfN. ihetnl.t, Hnxlar-
iiiikIii .naman fin eeptpd)
THOMAS T I'AKKEK, '.'ii. imlMier. r.l.M I'lne
.."'.I'jet. seaman (aeeel,.l)
JOHN ST. CLAIII, 'J3 i.nll.her, '.'fl' Spruee
.Ireet .(ttlnui fare efile.O
I'lll.MlXs l'01V. Jr.. in iiulnniolillp enal
., ,'i,"er. W'MoieiM.iul. inn hanli'. mate (auepredi.
ItOI.VM) K, (illli:i.. dork. (II.'IibI.Ic. veiiman
lMi . CI.IIMCN I', .ale.mnti, Palmira,
V J M't.mall
MMllN'll ('OKI'S (all meeplnd)
.IIIII.V
f,0ltl)0, IS. laborer, .lift South
Third
el reel
III.KVIAN
IIOIsnV,, 111. lerk. lloljoke,
Ma.
AIIMV (all aoer.lidl
mi. i
.lM I'. llvsilNf.s. t! n.rk. SL'.lt Soitlli
Twentv-fourlh street
II. Midi, l ('. IIOKION,
I. ele. trlehill, 7IC, Mar-
hi f streer
IIAKI.r.x I'. MIMIIIK. 1!.' unlfir Cpeive..
Iluiiaarx. .'ft l ii.hlnvton elreel, N'eu Xork.
(Illtl,l -. l'invi.lli:i III oil worker,
i'iMiir.iiu S' r
IIOMIIK II. -IIDI'I'IKI.K ilerk Sft7 We.t
I ol fe.nth Mtre. I , )ellt
(l.lti:(i; ItVNM.K. '.'.'I. Iilmrer, :i"7 M.ir
l.el nlr, . I fh, pier l'i
n iiiitn ini'vnthv, v. it i
I.ANNMTI. tveiit leaiuler,
KOI ( II
1.113
ul Ii
Mlf'ILi:t, S. KIIMM). nineteen,
tft.'J Sniilli -tl ile plrei I
teamster,
munitions
tnuntttnrm
I ft I '- Jteed
IIIMII'll II l 111)11 t -ill', ulie.
.nker. 1C,- Mlilllii atti i t
.lOMU'll M. IONIAN. mi three.
wnrle r ',s Nerlh l',j,li Ktre. t
Of'I'W III X El I. Ill, i.lle'l ' n tailor.
sin . I
Ml IIOLXs TIIINX. I. in. lei n. elimo
tftIS Sniilli III, k sire. I
AI.IAANIIIMI MM Xs,NII, eklileen
fc ut Jl t:t I. deral Ntrei t
cii.vni.r:- miiniiki:. uit.,ieen mm
IL'M Sinitli IllMuuiiM tre, I
ma. on,
i hiiiif-
worker.
.l(s:. iiiiNOHl K, , ijhi,,ti r.lumhcr,
'III ISt III II Nil. , t
llioft
N V ,
i, militia
X(,(,i:it. eUH
I.IIWIN
IKXM l.
S7S North
anoft Pane
ins Nnrlli
Hi.'l.'l Mas
Ci.lutnbl.i I XV mil Ii I h ul t
I'Vi i, .iosi:cii
VllXI(XM. Illl.tietl.
sir,. I
KIIWAKII A XXXKOIH
i:ills hit. . t
VI II. 1. 1 M Ii. ( IIKIMX,
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t. r etre. t
t.roitf.i: it mm;. uiu
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me Ih. ,1,1. mil, I, N .1 ii
XX 11.1,1 XM ,IAMI KlCIt,
South VV'iittK n'i.i t
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( iikitoi'Hi:k .iiii:iii ritii:i rweniy. ti.Ti;
N'urth ll.irlm, mii, , i
.KIIIN A. I KCDI.KU K. t..tit nine. IftJ N'urlh
'l'i,?it first Mtr. i i.u , . ptedi.
ll.XI'.KX (iKXtl.. ineinv one (.'."i llermltaBe
Htr, , t h , . pi, ,1)
.Mil. Slllt X. NIAXtOMII, twpiiir-iue. Adlnnton.
I'a l,llteil
NAX'Y
.1. A. ( IllilsllOI XI. seeut,ni vcars old.
slu.lent It,. I Hunk. N .1 IIUMil.,1
I. x. kl'I.IA. niuniiiona vM.rker, JM.hKtone;
ni eepted
C. VIII. lis, munltlnliH wo'itier. lel.Ivstone: ar-
ieit.vl
An aviation squad is being formed at the
I'nrveisltv of IViinsj Ivitnla hv "Ted" Jlered
itlt. cltaitipion runner Among tbove prob
ably to enlist nie )onald I.lpplncott, "Nig"
Koons nrnl Wttjin Vetterleln
WANTS A(JKICULTUUAL
SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA
ltepi-esuntatix'e DuniiMiiti'otluces Bill, in
State Legislature for Necessary
Appropriation
IM.ihllshmont of a State school In Phila
delphia for teaching agriculture Is provided
for In n bill Introduced by Itepiesentatlve
James A Dunn, of FianUfotd, In the State
Legislature.
The measure provides for an appropria
tion of $;iil(i.iiiin to purchase Ilnn acres of
land for the school ami the appointment of
a commission to have chatge of the pioject.
Kepiesenlatlve Dunn feels that the huge
number of boys In Philadelphia who wish
to take un agrit'liltuial inuise cannot altord
to matriculate at State College
"Tlia gradual drifting away from tlie.
country h.v the country boys bus resulted in
a (ondltlou felt most last ve.ir in air inade
quate amount of farm labor and the conse
quent poor crops." lie j.,ild
"Tills makes It neiessary to go to the
city for our furuie fanners in this pres
ent day the onl.v people who seem to want
to farm ale the Inhabitants of our great
cities, and -they don't know how."
Srw.'Jal on Second Day of Campaign.
CNIONTOWN, Pa. March 37 Itopoits
from canvassers in the eumpalgri to raise
Sinn, nun this week for a new Young Men s
Christian Association building showid es
terday that $$'i7,.'."1 fti) had been pledged on
the stcoiul day of the campaign.
HI
MADE 250 BOMB TUBES
TO BLOW UP FOOD SHIPS
Interned Germnn Liners Used ns
Laboratories, Is Testimony
at Plot Trial
NF.W YOltIC, March 27.
Hundreds of fire bombs to be secreted
III ships leaving this port carrying food for
the Allies weie constructed orr board tTie
Interned German liners In Hobokeu, ac
cording to testimony In the "bomb plot"
1 1 1 ii 1 today.
During the trial of fjeorge von Klelst
nnd live others for . conspiracy. John .1.
tlrugiirevltch, u special agent of the De
partment nf Justice, testified he translated
tho statement by George I'laedel. engineer
of the Friedrlch De,r (Irosse. I'raedel was
in rested on board the ship In her berth.
, I'raedel said he sawed off lead pipe In
bomb lengths and fitted partitions Into
tin in The main part of the bomb was filled
with sodium nitrate. Sulphuric acid was
placed in another chamber Hy lorroslvo
action the acid would eat Into the nitrate
chamber and start a fletce fire when the
ship wys ii few days out
In twelve days, i'laedel iisserted, he made
250 bomb tubes under orders of Second
lOnglneer ( lamer.
SCHOOLS MAY STUDY
HOUSEFLY MENACE
Hoard of Kducation Requested to Give
Hour a Week to
Subject
The Until d of Kdueatlou has In en ie
ipiested thioilgh Doctor Waiter S Cornell,
chief of the 1 tep.it tment of Medical In
spection, to enter Into the regular school
cuirlculiim a week of sessions on the study
of the bouse fly and Its menaie The re
quest forms pait of the extensive educa
tional campaign to be conducted against
the fly by the Chamber of Commerce co
operation committee, for the estermlnallon
of files
It Is the plan or the Committee to wage
w.ii on the Hv thioilgh the public schools,
the chill dies, settlements, tecieatlorr i eli
tets nnd hospitals. Cliculars in luted In
Kuglbdt. Yiddish. French, Herman and
Italian will be distributed by the committee
to show the danger of the house fly
In addition to the educational miasUres
fot undated b. the inembeis of the com
mittee, the body 1ms already icceiveil un
solicited lontllbutlons that will enable them
to cat rv on a practical war on the house
11 y in conjunction with the Una id of Health
h.v visiting stables, vacant lots and other
In ceding places of Hies.
At a meeting today In the chamber of
Cotinneiic. a publicity committee was
chosen to tut titer the work. The members
appointed were Mrs Sara 71. Adams, club
man; Julius Keller Churchill Williams
Mrs Alexander Abbott, Mrs. Charles 1'.
Vniigli.iii. .Mrs Dilllnger C. Ilamia Mis
I Vile Dclnplalue, W IE D. Hall and Samuel
lirant Wchl.
WINDS PLAY HAVOC
ALONG CITY STREETS
Violent Gales Part of Slowly ISrexving
Storm, Forecnster
Says
Skirts, umbrellas and signs fiinilshul
piey to violent winds In Philadelphia and
vicinity this afternoon as a result of a slot in
which hail been slowly traveling from the
West for the last twenty-four hours
The most serious effect of this stoim will
likely be felt along the coast, the Weather
Bureau man sa.vs, for the sea will continue
heavy until the atmospheric ill-tiii bailee
subsides. There Is nothing extraordinary
about the storm, the weather officials say,
as this Is proverbial Match weather and one
can never tell when the climatic conditions
w ill sw Iteb about
111 anticipation of the iwjavy winds scliid
ulid for tills evening and tonight, warn
ings of heavy gales along the Middle At
lantic coast and New Kngl.md weie ordered
hoisted today from Wilmington. Del., to
ICastpoit .Me The storm has been cen
tered over upper Ontario.
Hy tonight the temperature In tills city
will take a decided diop, the Weather I in",
lean announcing at noon that the rnercurv
would hover about tjie 411 mark
Woman's Death Sends Three to Jail
MO.VACA. 1'a. Marclr 27 Three for
eigners were committed to the county jail
by Coroner J Jl Jackson, following an In
vestigation into the death of Mrs. Eliza
beth Brntt, sixty-five veats old, air Ameri
can, whoso body had been found in a bed
In a boarding house ill upper Pennsylvania
avenue.
frifl.nr.ji.tt&qv.U'.viiTO'-u n-rfim'i ft " - ,,H ,-r.j
Enter Isko and you turn your
troublesome ice-box into an electric
refrigerator that runs itself. You lock
out the iceman banish contagion make sure
your family's food supply is always safe and
poison-free. A simple, portable refrigerating unit,
Isko fits any ice-box and connects with any electric
receptacle. Creates its own cold holds the food
chambers, at the necessary low temperatures which
melting ice cannot maintain yet economizes current
through automatic control. No plumbing-no high-pressures
no leaks, explosions or tainted food. End all
your ice-box worries, risks, wastes, by installing Isko.-$275
at Detroit. See Isko now at J. F. Buchanan & Company,
1719 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
HOUSE DEFEATS LOCAL OPTION
BY VOTE OF 127 TO 72
Continued from l'ae One
Kay, Mcl'eake, McVlcar, Miller, Allan D. S
Mllllron, Mitchell, Morgan, Theodore: Mor
gan, Thomas J.; Musser, Ogden, Phillips,
Itelchenbacker, Hhoads. Hairy l : Well,
lions, Itudlstll, Sampsell, Shaffer, Chut tes
A.; Showalter. Slgglus, Smith, IMgar It. I
Smith, I,ee: Snyder, Stltes, Swcltzer, tck
ermari. Walker. Wallace. Walter, Whlttaker.
Williams, (leorge W. ; Wood, Wylle.
Xavs Albee, Aiorr, Arthur, Halter, Hnbll,
Haldrldge. tlcchtold, Hennlnger. Heyer.
Houton. Hovee, Uoyd, Brady, Campbell,
Theodore; .Christmas, Clements, Cornier,
Crosbv, Cummins, Curry, Davis, William,
Dawson, Dlttrlch, Dormeley. Drlnkhouse,
Dunn, F.hrhnrdl. Kidman, Fackler, Kltx
gibbon, Flynn, Fowler. Franklin, Viet it,
dans, deary, disss. Holder, (loodtiough,
draeff. draham. dransback, llaldeman,
Hecht. Heffernan, Hess, Ileyburn. lllbsh
man, llollern, lloitorr, Hough. Ilowarth,
Jones. I.ailter, l.eary, I.uppeit. Malle, Man
Kan McArdle McCalg. MeNlehol, Mearkle,
Mehrlng, Mcrvlne, Michel, Miller, Ananlns
David; Miller, Conrad (1 ; Miller, deorgo
.1 A ; Mllner. Murdoch, Murphy, Neary.
Palmer. Patterson. Perry. Pickering. Powell,
Itnmsev. Ileltzel, Iteynolds, Uhodes, XXII
Ham M. ; Itlcbaids. Hlngler. Itinlnger, lllnn,
Holier tson. lingers, Itothenberger, Sarlg,
KelmelTer, Adam C : Scott, Sliattuck, Shunk,
Simpson, Sinclair. Smith. Frank I ; Smith,
Jefferson XX' ; Smith. Oliver W ; Snowden,
Soniermau, Sones, Sp.mgler, Spelcher,
Sprowls, Statlamler. Steetlle. Sterling. Stem,,
Slofflet. Slinuss Sullivan. Swintz, Taylor,
Thomas. I'lsli, i'rlch, X'ogdes. Welnier,
Wells, West, Whitman. Williams John P,
Wobeiismlth, Woodward, Knndei. Baldwin
(Speaker).
Absent Hell. Beimelt, Dale, J.alferty,
XX'ngncr, Hudd.v and Wynne.
Not voting Mnutcr.
AMHNDMHNT VOTKD DOWN
When the bill was called up lleplesenla-
tle Itobeii S Springier, of x. in Is, offered an
nmemlment that would make the unit the
cities, boroughs anil townships. Instead of
the county. Itepiesentatlve XX'llllain T.
rtamsey, of Delawaie, a "wet." spnku
against the pioposed nmeiitlment and It
was defeated unanimously
Itepieseiitallve Samuel A. Whltnker, of
Chester County, a local optlonlst,-pieslded
over the House dining the debate.
Itepiesentatlve llamsey spoke against the
bill.
"This does not solve Hie license prob
lem," he said "Local option, no matter
wli.it unit It provides. Is ptirclv a sectional
pioposltion. Tho liquor people havu not
Injected the Issue Into politics under the
Jlrooks high license law.
"The only people who have tin own the
question Into politics rue those w ho ale op
posed to tile giauting of any licenses at all.
The Antlsaloon League candidates for
Judge In the many lotintles of the State
be,M" witness to this fait."
VICKKItMAN CHAMPIONS HIM.
I't'Pifbciitntlxc John X', Vlckeiman, of
Allegheny, sponsor of the meastiie, led the
debate for the "drys" Ile declared that
Pennsylvania will be "bone iliy" within a
few years and defended the county as the
best unit for local option, lie said:
"The county is placed as the unit be
cause it Is tlie largest civic division within
the State. Taxes ate levied mid collected
Willi the i utility as the unit. Com Is are
maintained and hale Jtn Kilktlun in this
way.
"Hecent decisions of the Supeilor and
Suptemo Comts of Peiiiis.vliania make it
clear that the gt anting of licenses is dearly
a question for the Judge to decide according
to Ills own peisonal opinion or piejudlce.
"The vailous municipalities of this Stale,
under laws made by tho l.egislatuie. have
the light to hold elections and vole them
selves into debt by creating bond Issues
for various public improvements. When
this l.egislatuie units general laws of
that kind it does not necessarily pass upon
the wlim or foolishness of these muni
cipalities i Inciii r ing indebtedness. We take
It for granted that the voters Know what
they want better than we do. and that un
der certain general restrictions and limita
tions tltev should he given the oppoittihltv
to sa.v what tlie.v want. If they make
mistake's in judgment, they must 'pay the
penalty, but It Is not for tills Legislature
to ctuli and prevent Improvements which
sue conducive to the piogicss of our va
ilous municipalities, especially in matters
that pertain to the health of the people
and the education of the young.
"If Philadelphia comes here, as It always
does every session (for It can lie truly said
of its representatives that they eairy out
the. scriptural Injunction of asking largely)
seeking legislation, that will enable the
voters of that city to Incur huge indebted
ness in. order to build rapid transit lines;
If the city of Pittsburgh comes asking for
legislation which will enable It to build a
subway or a tunnel, the members of the
Legislature from other 'sections of the State
are glad to give these citizens the privilege
which they desire On the other hand, when
scores of representatives from rural coun
ties come before this body session after sea-
nTumtf i njtjj
slon and ask that their counties shall have
the privilege of determining the llcenso
nuestlon by popular vote of the people, this
Legislature has lepentcdly lefused that
privilege,
"This question of county option has been
before (he people of the Stnte for many
Sears nnd the demand for this legislation,
especially from the rttrnl counties. Is very
insistent. I nttt frank to concede that such
legislation will not In the lenst nffect such
cities as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton
and XV'llkes-Ilnrre; but, on tire other hand,
1 cannot see how there Is to he any justice
and any recognition of mutual rights so
long as these cities refuse the rural coun
ties the right of suffrage on tho license
nuestlon.
PKOPI.K DKMAND nidHTS
"This same condition existed for n num.
her of jeais in the State of Nebraska'. The
members of the Legislature fiom the cities
of Omaha and Lincoln lined' up with the
liquor Inteiests and steadfastly refused to
give the county districts a county local op
tion law What happened? The voteis of
the State last November lose up In their
Indignation and elected a Legislature that
not only gave the county districts local op
tion, but also put the Slate dry, and let me
sa.v right now that the liquor Inteiests oi
this Stale will see the follv of their present
course In fighting to defeat the local option
hill. Pennsylvania Is one of only two
Slates In the I'rilon In which local option
In some form has not been granted the,
voteis. The present liicieaslng sentiment
Indicates that Hie people will soon demand
nunc lb. in local option
"We like to think of Pennsylvania as a
progressive Slate, and we are in some mat
ters, foi we have changed and adjusted the
laws on our statute books to suit the ad
vanced sentiment of the times upon almost
every other question than the lcgunltloii of
Hip llqiioi iralllc For thirty eais we have
made no change In these laws, not since the
Brooks license law was passed In IS87
"I'ndrr the piesenl s.vstem, in many of
our counties., when a .ludge is lo be elected,
the onlv question asked Is "Is he wet or
dry".' The candidate's Illness for ttte olllce.
or'wliether he Is learned In the law, is not
considered, as he Is chosen solely on the
question as to whether or not he will grant
licenses, and I submit to .von that this s.vs
tem Is wrong and Is not goodifor our courts
no I ciedlt.ible to the Icspolisible Inwniakeis
who have forced our com Is into such a po
sition "At the present lime we have eleven coun
ties in tills Slate which aie dry. They
have been put dry by the arbitiary rulloir
of theli Judges. In every one of these
counties theie aie a consider aide number
of persons who are dissatisfied with this con
dition If those counties had been made
dry by a luajoillj vote of the people, they
would bow In submission, recognizing the
tight of the majuiity to rule. But their
contention is that the ptevnt 'policy In
these eleven counties Is tlio arbitrary opin
ion of one man or, as is the case In souve
counties where there are Associate Judges,
the opinion of two men or posslblv three.
"On the last day of February, the House
of Itepieseiitatlves at Washington passed
the Senate bill making the District of Co
lumbi.t diy. This measure passed both
the House and Senate b.v virtually a two
lltlids vote. I'll until the time that bill
finally passed the House, tho agents of the
liquor Interests In Pennsylvania were con
tinually on the Job at Washington, arguing
for a referendum to the voters. They in
sisted that It was grosslv unfair for the
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Congress to close up the District of Colum
bla without first submitting the question
to a vote of the people. They argued this
In the face of the fact that the District
of Columbia has no election machinery,
nnd moreover that the great majority or
Its voters hold their franchise back In the
Stales and that they would forfeit that
franchise In the States If they should go
Into air election In the district.
ROADS BASE RATE PLEA
- ON 8-HOUR LAW COSTS
Western Presidents See U. S.
Control if Increase Appeal
Is Refused
WASHINGTON, March 37.
Operation of tire Adamson eight-hour law
will Increase Hie expenses of rnllroads of
the country at least JGO, 000,000 a year, ac
cording lo a petition presented to the Inter
state Commerce Commission by the western
uillioads asking for a general rate Increase
of approximately IB per cent.
Cover nnient ownership Is the oily solu
tion to the pioblem, declared Ittcelver B
F Bresle, of the Missouri Pacific, If the
commission refuses the Increase.
IIKL1) FOR FALSE WITNESS
Government's Chief Support Claims
Ignorance of Perjury
Admission that he gave false tcstiinniiv
before a refeiee In bankruptcy was made
this afternoon b.v (icoige Haftel. the
(loveininent's chief witness In the trial of
Philip Fischer and Louis Itosenblum In lite
Federal Cotllt.
The defendants ale charged with con
spiring to use the mails to defraud in con
nection with the bankruptcy of Abraham
lira boy. a house-furnishing dealer.
Haftel told of an alleged plot between
Fischer, Itosenblum and Craboy to estab
lish a false credit for the hitter. As a
result. It Is said, (fraboy obtained goods
valued at SSfiJiOn which, it Is alleged, was
later turned over to Fischer for disposal
I'lider ci os.s-examlnatlou by William A.
(liny, counsel for Fischer and Kosenbltmi,
llaflel admitted that be had given false
testimony and Hint he did not know what
perjury .was. Mattel's trial continued
throughout the afternoon (Jraboy will be
tried next week.
Married Women's Rights Maintained
TIHCNTON. March U7. Bights of married
women In the ptopeity of their husbands
was upheld by the Couit nf Chancery, wh'ch
today declared Invalid the law of 111S
abolishing dower nnd curtesy. This i tiling
had been anticipated by the Legislature,
which this j ear passed a repealer of the
Itathhun act.
Wins Heart Ualm of $100
POTTSX'ILLi;. March 27 After being
out for nearly twenty hours, the juty at
noon today returned a verdict of $lno date
ages to JIIss Kmlly McCool, of this city,
in the blench of promise suit against Jnlin
Fiilmer. of this city, the master mechanic
of tlie Pennsylvania Railroad Company. A
motion for a new trial was made by coun
sel for Miss McCool.
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OFFER SERVICES TO U. !
Atlnntlt County Federation Heady
Take Up Arms in Support
of Government
a i ija. i iv- . i j i . rt ..., ainrch 27 i
l-4u HitwulnAfi In In1i . ' n
icpocr ui rci ie.t- ii, mnf up arms If niuJ
essary Is made in resolutions of Indorii
merit of President Wilson's Intern. n.'?
policy, forwarded to Washington today kJ
F. J. Atkins, president, and James Harklnd
secietaiy, oi mo Atlantic uonnty Fed..!
.!.. t f.,,,l Unelnllna. "''HI
UWII VI v,v .,v,...vu.
The bodies cmbtnced are the Knlghlg
Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernian,
and Conferences of the St. Vincent de p
arm iioiy -wiiic duiiiviica.
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