: •,-v, . . *< " • ' • - w- , v • - • *• . , , ' • . v Mankind's Moral Advancement Discussed#! NalionaPffiittS'Beltermenl HARRISBURG ifjjilll TELEGRAPH LXXXITI — No. 8 ,5 Cherry St. Houses Close Their Doors in Fear of Police Raids Chief-of-Poliee Says Some "Friend" Tipped Off the "Madames;" Scent Danger When Court Sits Next Week; Someone Tells Women to Leave City Until After Adjournment Ftve honm of 111 fame In Ch»rry (tr««t have closed their doors and barred their -windows. With th® closing of the houses of til repute, came the announcement this morning that the five propriet resses of the places have left the city. The answer to the hasty departure of the "madames" and the numerous inmates of the disorderly houses was given this morning by Joseph B. Hutchison, chief of polce. According to Colonel Hutchison some "friend," scenting danger when the court sits next waek. suggested that it might be a good thing to close up until criminal court was over. At a previous session, the court HEALTH OF CHILDREN DISCUSSED AT RACE BETTERMENT SESSION Mental, Moral and Physical Ad vancement Treated on by Delegates to Convention By Associated Press Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 9. The mental, physical and moral advance ment of mankind was discussed from almost every fingle by men and women famed in their respective fields of en deavor at to-day's sessions of the Na tional Race Betterment Association. "The child hyglenlst occupies a new field and his work makes necessary the recognition of a new profession," was the statement made in a paper pre pared by Ernest Hoag, of Leland Stan ford University. "The modern school health officer must be a specialist care fully trained In the problems of child hygiene, particularly as this applies to the school child." Perhaps the most important depart ment in school hygiene, said Dr.Hoag's paper, is that which relates to the "exceptional child.'' "The proper study of such children requires some special training psycho logical procedure," according to the paper, "which cannot at present be required of every school official. Every large, well organized school health de partment, however, will include this division and provide a well-trained person to carry on the work as now is done in Los Angeles. Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Grand Rap ids and a few other cities. "Not less than 1 per cent., and probably nearly 3 per cent., of the children in the average school are. below normal In Intelligence to a de gree to which unfits them to profit by ordinary schol methods. It is of the greatest importance clearly to distin guish between the merely dull and defective child; between the morally delinquent ami mentally defective; be tween the misfit, or specialized defec tive and the intellectually subnormal; yet this is rarely done In our schools to-fla y. "The new conception of child hy giene involves the adaptation of the school to the child instead of vain at tempts to force the child to fit the school." SEEK BI'TTI K COMMUNICATION Washington, Jan. 9.— To make com munication between the army and navy more efficient is the object sought by the War Department in urg ing Congress to provide funds for signaling equipment for coast defense, posts. Late News Bulletins VILLA READY FOR ATTACK ' <**»'dio. rexaa. Jan, !>.—A fresh Influx of refugees from Ojinaga ? ,he ,K>Uof on t,M ' Mexican side <>r the line that general villa is about to lead tlic combined forces of the constiuition;il ... ,mv "' reparations were made by Ked Cross and army authorities to eaiv l'or more wounded. OLDEST MAIL CARRIER RETIRES rier In the United States, retired to-day at the age of 71. He has car rled mail continuously since 1856. His trips as driver of a stage wagon reached an aggregate of 350,000 miles, and his income fron. the Port Office Department during the entire period totaled 985,00rt 5.000 CHILDREN HAVE HOOKWORN Austin..Texas, Jan. 9.—The annual State hookworm report to-dav boopi«illy duringTfJlS hid hSLkwon"? T< *"* cl,ildr< ' n <-*»'"'"«*<» >"»"ro- TURKS WILL EXHIBIT . ''£ n ",®-— Wor' f' ,* Pittsburgh, Jan. 9. —Philander C. Knox, Jr., son of the former Secre if V* state . has sailed away to Bermuda with his mamma, and without the bride with whom he eloped three years ago. As a result rumor has it that at last trouble has come between the young pair, whose affection was strong enough to defy a Secretary of State. "ioung Knox, who is the eldest son, eloped in 1910 with pretty May Boler, of Providence. 1-Ils father, who was at that time Secretary of State, was very much upset, and informed his son that his allowance was stopped. Although at first the Knox family was said to have refused to receive the bride, later there was reconciliation, and their relations were friendly. The young couple lived in Wayne, a suburb of Philadelphia, but the house at Wayne is now closed. "Woolly Worms" Predict Mild Midwinter For Harrisburg Weather Will Not Be Cold, They Say, Until Long About Reasons for the big drop in prices for winter clothing was explained this morning in the announcement that the "woolly worm" weather prophets and predicted mild weather until two weeks prior to the close of winter. Then the wintry blasts will be of short duration. The "woolly worm" has been work ing overtime to prove its superiority over the "goosebone" and "Mr. Groundhog" as a real weather prog nosticator. During a recent warm Half Holiday For Each One of Bowman's 200 Clerks Once a Week As another means of increasing the efficiency of their employes, Bowman & <"o., the department store, yesterday announced a plan by which every one of the 200 people working in the store will be given a half-holiday every week, the plan to go into effect on Monday. After closing hours yesterday J. W. Bowman announced the plan to the store force. He explained that there are to tye no restrictions on the holi day. Members of the firm said that the half-holiday idea Is in line with their profit-sharing plan aivjl the early closing Idea at Christmas, all carried out with the view of treating their employos better, and in turn having a more alert, efficient force. "All of which means better public service," ho added. Man Who Caught Assassin of McKinley Is Dead Special to The Telegraph Caulev, soldier of fortune, died at Kansas City, Mo., to-day of typhoid o Mc'Cauley, when a guard at the Pan- American Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y., stood beside President McKinley when he was shot by ley held Czolgosz until other officers arrived. For bis bravery he received a special medal from the exposition officers and a letter of thanks from Congress. McCaulev served in the Spanish- American war, both in the regular and volunteer service. He served in the Philippines as a regular and was a member of Company C, One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana Volunteers, or ganized in this city. He also took part in revolutions in Mexico and South America. ENORMOUS INCREASES AS RESULT OF FREE LIST fly Associated Press Washington, Jan. 9.— ; The free list ing of beef and other food products under the new tariff law is causing enormous increases In the importa tions of food stuffs Into the United States judging from figures issued to day by the Department of Commerce. Kood importations in November show ed a marked increase over Imports for [the same month a year ago and a considerable increase over the preced ing month of October. REQUIRES WEEK TO DRAIN .7 FOOT OF WATER FROM LAKE By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 9.—Some idea of the size of Oatun lake, the great arti ficial body of water created by the en gineers to supply the Panama canal with water, may be gathered from the fact that it required a week's time- to lower the water level seven-tenths of one-foot through one of the large gates at the Gatun spillway. Last of March spell employes of the Steelton and Harrisburg Brick Company found a large number of "woolly worms" near the plant in North Cameron street. Each of these worms had black heads and talis and the middle of the body was brown. Those who know something about these worms say it is a sure indication that early and late winter will be severe and that midwinter, during the latter part of January, throughout February and for two weeks in March, will be mild. Four Candidates Are Mentioned For Head of Chamber of Commerce With the presentation of seven more applications for membership in the Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce, and the promise of at east ten more the board of directors hope to swell thq lost to 260 within the next ten days. i It is probable the board of,directors will meet next week to elect a presi dent and other officers. Four candi dates have been mentioned, David Kaufman, George B. Tripp, J. W. Bowman and Henderson Gilbert. Dr. Hill Shows Way of Industrial Peace Dr. John Wesley Hill, president of | the International Peace Forum, and of which ex-President Taft is honor la ry president, spoke at the St. James Methodist Episcopal Church last night on "Industrial Peace," urging social reform as against social revolution; the maintenance of constitutional au thority rather than disruption, and the preservation of representative democracy instead of the program of socialism, which he designates as "mo boeracy." Among other things he said: "John Mitchell recently said at Yale, 'lf I were asked to propose a,solution of the whole vexed problem 'of mod ern industrial life, I should unhesi tatingly advise a literal application of the golden rule, "Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye likewise unto them." ' "And it is just this substitution of the golden rule for the rule of gold that carries with it the potency and prophecy of social and industrial re generation. ENGLISH TO TALK OVER PARTICIPATION PLANS Hv Associated Press London, Jan. 9. —The question of English participation in the Panama- Pacific Exposition alt San Francisco is to be raised in the House of Com | mons during the debate on the address [in reply to the speech from the throne. | with which parliamentary session is | started. Sir Bdward Grey who as I head of the Foreign Office must take | the responsibility of the decision of j the government not to participate In •the exhibition, has so far maintained [silence on the subject and the debate I will give him an opportunity to ex- I plain and defend his course. ' DRAY WAGON AS HEARSE OF WOMAN WHO WEIGHED 600 By Associated Press Huntington. Ind., Jan. 9.—Mrs. Wil liam Settelmeir, 58 years old, who weighed 600 pounds, d.ed at her home near here yesterday of pfteumonia. A special coffin 4 4 inches wide and 28 inches deep was required for the body and it was necessary to enlarge a door ; way before the cotfln could bo taken I inside the house. A dray wagon will lb© used for a hearse at the funeral. PASS QUESTION TO. BE GIVEN PUBLIC HEARING JAN: 20 Public Service Commission Decides to Listen to Arguments Before Decision ONE OBJECTION IS MADE Commission Busy With Drinking Cup and Other Questions Piled Up For It The Public Service Commission has determined to hold a hearing on sub ject of passes and all matters relating to free service or reduced rates and their relation to the public service company law before deciding the numerous questions which have arisen throughout the Suite and Tuesday. January 20, was to-day fixed as the time to hear all persons interested. This action was taken this morn ing after consideration of the re quests for ruling on the question whether the new law prohibits the is suance of passes to families of rail road employes, the furnishing of free or reduced rates for transportation, water, light, power and other service to charitable or public institutions,' the issuance of clerical orders and the numerous other propositions that have arisen. Question Raised by Letters The pass question has been raised by a score or more of letters, many Individuals and by committees rep resenting the organized railroad men. The only protest to be made against issuance of passes to families of rail road employes was made by D. H. Shrewe, of Beaver. He will fie asked to state his reasons when the hearing is held. The Board of Public Education of Pittsburgh inquires if the present public school rates, effective in the city of Pittsburgh for gas and elec tricity, will be affected by the new law and the American Baptist For eign Mission Society requests the Commission to consider the matter of the continuance of clerical rates. Must Supply Drinking Cups Copies of the order of the Public Service Commission that railroad companies supply an adequate amount of drinking water and Individual cups were sent to-day from the Capitol to railroad companies. It is held by of ficers of the commission that the or der applies to every passenger car operated by a railroad company, whether on local, suburban or ex press service. They must be provided with water and cups sufficient to give each passenger a cup. The .order applies only to railroad companies and there is no mention of electric cars in operation on Inter urban service. The United Mine Workers of Ara i erica complain to the commission that the cars operated on the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad be tween Blossburg and Morris Run are Insufficiently heated. Morris Helns, of Scranton, wants to know if he Is required to pay regular meter rate for heat while Ills house Is in course of construction. Enough Water and Cups The Public Service Commission last I night issued an order that, for the I accommodation of the traveling pub | lie, all railroad companies engaged in I the transportation of passengers within the State are required to pro vide a sufficient supply of water for drinking purposes upon each of the cars when engaged in such transpor tation, together with a sufficient sup ply of sanitary drinking cups, such as will enable each passenger to have ono cup for his individual use. It Is fur ther ordered that an accessible and sufficient supply of water and cups be provided in each of the agency sta tions of the roads engaged in such transportation of passengers. The commission approved the appli cation of the Cumberland Valley Rail road Company to make effective a special rate between Chambersburg and Waynesboro without the require ments of posting for a period of thirty days. Story Hour Begins at the Library Tomorrow A new branch of library activity will be inaugurated to-morrow morn ing in the new public library when the first children's story hour will be held. This hour will begin at 10 o'clock and will he free to all children. It is the Idea to have an hour de voted to stories every Saturday morn ing throughout the year and Miss Edith Fair, who has been specially trained In that branch of the library work will be In charge. The parents of children are re quested to have them at the library at 10 o'clock. The hour Mill be held in the assembly room, which will be used for the first time. I The library has a fine collection of books for children and one end of the big library room is set apart for the youngsters, who may go to the library any time between 9 and 6 to-morrow to look at the books. Counterfeiter Had Red Hair Sometimes and Black Locks at Others Evidence to the effect that many counterfeit half dollars were being passed in this city last night led to the arrest of Petro Stello, alias Harry Kelly. Stello had been in Harrlsburg at In tervals during the last month. The fact that he one day would be dress ed like an Italian hobo, with black hair, and the next was garbed In flashy street clothes and had red hair, led to his being suspected, watched, and finally arrested. HELI) FOR REDUCTION j Ballock Polovsky was detained at 'the police station for three hours this morning when he was taken to Scran ton to answer a charge of seduction. |lt is said that Polovsky has been try ling to get young girls to leave their homes for moral purposes and will [be tried under the white slave acu i I r \ 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. CIVIC CLUB ASKS INAUGURATION OF MOTHERS' PENSION Committee Formally Asks County Commissioners to Act in Matter NOW PREPARING SCHEDULE Believed SSOO Will Have to Be Paid Investigator in Charge of Plan Dauphin county's Board of Commis sioners was formally asked by the Harrisburg Civic Club to-day to In augurate the mothers' pension sy«tem- The commissioners discussed the various phases of the act with the committee of the club and asked that a schedule or budget of the cost of maintaining offices, salary of investi gator, etc., be submitted. The committee, consisting of Miaa Eleanor F. Shunk. vice-president, Mrs. William Henderson and Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, promised to prepare the schedule and it is likely that it will be ready for presentation to the commissioners next Wednesday. Mrs. John W. Relly, president of the club, was to have attended the conference, too, but illness of a relative in Pitts burgh prevented this. County Allowed $11,552,57 Dauphin county is allowed by the State's division of the appropriation Just $3,652.57 and the act requires that each county pay the same share. If Dauphin county decides to adopt the plan, something more than $7,100 will be available for the purpose. The appropriation from the State covers a period of two years. f)nly tentative figures as to cost of investigator, etc., were discussed to day. It was suggested that at least SSOO per year would have to be paid for such an official. The office ex penses and so on would run the out lay, according to Commissioner Miller, about $1,500. The mothers' pension plan is to provide for the care of needy and deserving widows who are otherwise unprovided for with a cer tain sum with which to aid in their support. Greatest Battleship Is Designed For U. S. Special to The Telegraph " Washington. D. C., Jan. 9.—United States naval designers have in prepa ration plans for a battleship so vast in size that even the term "superdread nought" will be insufficient to describe it. It will be. If authorized, 6,500 tons larger than an- warship now be ing built anywhere in the world. The principal dimensions of the proposed vessel are: Length, 750 feet; breadth, 100 feet; draught. 28 feet 6 Inches; displace ment, 38,600 tons; armament. 12 14-inch guns and 2t 6-lnch guns; thickness of belt armor, 17 inches; thickness of barbette armor, 16 Inches; total cost of vessel, $41,000,000. Such a vessel will be 15 feet longer than the superdreadnought Pennsyl vania, now being built at Newport News, or her sister ship, under con struction at the Brooklyn navy yard.. Garrison Silences Army Press Agent Washington, D. C., Jan. 9.—Officer* of the United States army In the future will not be permitted to discuss publicly "army matters of a de batable nature." New regulations to cover this point are to follow an ex change of memoranda to-day between Secretary Garrison and Major-General Leonard Wood, chief of staff, In re gard to a published article telling of "free press matter" furnished to news, papers by Arthur W. Dunn, a writer In the employ of the Infantry Asso ciation. In his memorandum to Gen eral Wood Secretary Garrison said: "Please look Into the case suffix clentl.v to ascertain whether It Is a fact that officers of the army are fur nishing matter to the newspapers con cerning questions of policy that ar« under discussion between the depart ment and Congress or any other mat ters not strictly within the lino ot duty of such officers." JOINT BOARD TO DECIDE ! By Associated Press New York, Jan. 9.—Among both" labor leaders and manufacturers the disposition appears to be to refer the controversy between the cloak manu facturers and the cloak and skirt mak ers' union to the joint board of arbi tration. Louis D. Brandels, of Boston, Is president of this body. For llarrl*l>urg and vicinity! Un settled ivrathrr, with probably rain or MOW to-night or Satur day! colder Snturday) lowest 'temperature to-night about 3ft degree*. For Eaatem Pennsylvania i Un aettled to-night and Saturday! probably anow or ralai eoliler Saturdayi moderate sonth wlnda shirting to northwest Saturday* River The river and Ita principal trlbu tarlea will probably remain abont atatlonary «Wh no material eliangea In the lee condition*. General Condition* There ha* been a further fall la pressure over the Kastern half of the country during the laat twenty-four hour*, nnd a well de fined storm has appeared with its reater over the I