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    Resolution Proposing Equal Suffrage Amendment Is Presented to Senate
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 34
Sacred Problems of Sex Should Be
jTaught Child Says Eugenics Expert
Declares False Modesty of
Parents Causes Misery and
Sin
MEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR SOCIAL EVIL
Scorns Politicians Who Ex
ploit Fallen Women and
Saloonkeepers
The child -who learns or the sacred
problems of sex In the language of
tlie gutter will tend toward the gut
ter, think as of the gutter, and trass
Into obscurity.
Such was the truth hurled into the
teeth of women who this afternoon
crowded Zion Lutheran Church to
hear Dr. J. Aspinall McCuaig, of New
Tork, head of the educational depart
ment of the National Christian 1 <ea
gue, who during the next three weeks
will deliver a series of "Eugenics" lec
tures at Zion Lutheran Church, Fourth
street, near Market.
This afternoon's lecture on "The
Native Instincts of the Child" was for
women only and hundreds of mothers
crowded old Zion Church to hear Dr.
McCuaig who ts recognised as one
of the greatest authorities on eugenics
in the world. His address was filled
with clear, concise, true ringing phil
osophy, proving that sex instincts
when allowed to develop without, con
trol cause untold degeneration, misery
and sin.
Concerning the Social Evil
Dr. McCuaig has come to this city
bearing the recommendation than no
less an authority tbnn Dr. Howard A.
Kelly, tho eminent surgeon of Balti
more, Md., who some time ago gave a
lecture on the "Social Evil" in this
city that led to a city-wide crusade
against houses of vice in Harrisburg
which has not yet ceased and will not
cease until every known resort has
been closed by the police. Dr. Mc-
Cualg's statements coincide in nearly
every particular with those of Dr.
Kelly. He opened his lecture scries
yesterday afternoon with an address
to men onlj' in which he declared that
men are primarily and fundamentally
responsible for the social evil and
commercialized vice.
Should Train Child
in his lecture this afternoon Dr.
McCuaig pointed out that every chil'J
is born with certain dominant forces,
a.nd that unless the child is trained ID
the control of these forces the grav
est danger impends. False delicacy
on the part of the parent, the speaker
declared is causing more wrong doing
than any other thing in the world.
Dr. McCuaig said in part:
"The greater danger which con
fronts the child is that through a
false delicacy on the pnrt of tho par
ent the child will grow to the age
where It goes out into the world—to
kindergarten or primary school, un
taught. by the mother in the funda
mental truths concerning sex and the
mysteries of birth and procreation.
Then instead of learning the truth,
which is that sex Is a spirit (not an
organism an so many wrongly be
lieved), anil the most beautiful and
sacred of nil God's gifts to man, it
will get half truths and untruths in
the language of Hie gutter, that will
give the child the impression that sex
is a tiling that is essentially unclean.
Chilli's Soul Poisoned
"Not only will the mind and even
the very soul of the child be poisoned,
but all confidence between the child
and tlie parent will be destroyed and
it will make it almost Impossible for
the mother to impart to the child any
of the lessons of control without whicli
the child be doomed to light an un
equal battle with the world."
To-morrow afternoon at. 3.30 an
other lecture in the course in "Eugen
ics" will be given in Zion church. It
will deal specifically with "The Care
of tho Boy ami the ('are of the Girl,"
pointing out tlie different instruction
that should be given to each. At 7.30
o'clock Dr. McCuaig will address a
mass meeting of men and women in
the same auditorium under tlie direc
tion of the Civic Council of Churches
on "Causes of Crime." •
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Late News Bulletins
LIEUT. POST KILLED BY FALL
San Diego, < nl.. Feb. I).—Lieutenant H. It. Post. First Aero Corps,
t. S. A., wax instantly killed to-day by a fall of .">(►<) feet in a hydro
aeroplane. VI font I■ »0 fi»et from tlie surface of I lie I >ll y Lieutenant Post
was seen to shoot clear of the machine. It was said Irv watchers that
the entitle exploded.
FORTIFICATION BILL PASSES
Washington. Fel». 9. —The Senate to-day passed Ihe fortification
appropriation Mil carrying $6,895,200 and materially Increasing the
House appropriations lor artillerv and ammunition.'
GOETHALS SUSPENDS BURKE
Panama, leb. B.—Colonel George W. Goetlials, chairman of the
Panama t anal ( onunission. to-day suspended .Tolui HurHe, manager
of tlie commissary department.
Ha y re, 1' ranee, Feb. 9.—Fire on board the steamship Bordeaux of
' rans^ t,unt ic line, did damage to Uie extent of about
$20,000 to-day. The vessel was lying In harbor and all of her cargo
had been discharged. She arrived here on January .11 from Xew York.
St- Paul, Minn., Feb. 9.—The wreck of the Omaha-Twin Citv Lim
ited passenger train on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
ro#d near Btgelow, Minn., to-day, wan caused by cold weather, accord-
Ing to a statement given out at the offices here A broken rail, which
had contracted and snapi>ed because of the cold, caused the wreck.
One is reported dead.
Manasquan, N. J., Feb. 9.—A contagious disease, the nature of
which was not made known, broke out to-day among the crew of the
stranded steamship Queen Louise which came ashore here early Sat
urday morning. Fears that the disease may be smallpox .led. the
healtli authorities to station an officer on the beach to quarantine any
body who might come ashore. •
Washington, Feb. ((.—Representative ltaker. Democrat, of Cali
fornia, to-day announced his purpose to call up his bill for Asiatic ex
clusion at TTiureday s meeting of the immigration committee despite the
disposition to defer Secretary Brj m's request to postpone.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Kepeated wireless calls have brought no news
of the naval tug Potomac, lost somewhere-in the Ice packs of the bav
of Islands, where she went to the rescue of two imprisoned flshinir
schooners and to-day the Navy D partnient asked the authorities at
Sydney to locate tlie vessel. ™ al
, Copper, 77; Atchison, 98% j Baltimore
and Ohio, 92%; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, (Canadian Pacific, 217 >A •
Chesapeake and Ohio, ASM; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. 96%'
Lehigh Valley, 151 % ; New York Central, 89'/ 2 ; Northern Pacriflc, 115% :
McCuaig P
THK forces of evil «* blatant. They pitch their tmta In high places.
The sit In the seata of administration In your cities.
They reach out to control education and art, and even benevo
lences. The*- fe-'cn patriotism find drape the flan; of a Christian nation
around a beer keg.
Where Is the American ftabbath tn-dayf Even the song* of the
sanetunry are sung to the music of the Philistines and the prophecies of
God are spoken In tbe language of the streets and the bar room.
T have nothing but love and pity for the poor fallen women and the
saloon keeper, but 1 do hate the grafter and politician who exploits
them and their business for selfish ends.
It were better—for the child—to break his neck than his will, for the
force of Ills will is his greatest asset and the responsibility of properly
training this will rest with tbe parents.
In the greatest problem of life, the State, the school, the church and
the home are silent—they give no Information. In Its very essence
It Is the fundamental problem upon which the whole social fabric la
bnllded. and yet each one Is left to gToupe In the dark and to discover
for hlmsrlf the facts concerning this problem of sex.
DIRTY CHIMNEYS ID
BAD FLUES CAUSE OF
TOO MANY FIRES HERE
Fire Chief Declares Entire City
Should Have Thorough
"Chimney Inspection"
Harrisburg is having too many fires
as a result of defective flues and dirty
chimneys, according to Fire Chief
John Kindler. In reference to the
numerous alarms recorded during the
pas thtree weeks, the Fire Chief said:
"Harrisburg needs a thorough
chimney inspection. The high cost
of coal is bringing many people to
the necessity of using logs in their
furnaces and heaters. This Alls the
chimneys with soot and when there is
a real hot lire and a high wind trouble
icsults.
"Some limes a fire is likely to break
out during the night as a result of
dirty chimneys and serious results
may follow. Cheap buildlngß with bad
flues are also factors in many fires."
Harrisburg firemen were kept, busy
yesterday because of chimney fires.
An overheated Hue at the home of
C. A. Veneberg. 324 South Sixteenth
street, caused slight damage and ga\ e
tiie firemen a ru;i at~nbor yesterday.
A lighted cigarct thrown oit an awning
at 1534 Derry street last night gave
the firemen another run. The damage,
was slight.
The Camp Curtin Company was
called out early this morning to fight
a blaze at the store of W. L. Keene,
Maclay and Moore streets, where it
was said a bad flue started a blaze
among some groceries and caused a
less of S3O. An overheated fireplace
started a small blaze at 1909 North
Front street. The Belly company was
called out. 1
Aviators Will Have to
Abide by Set of Rules
New York, Feb. 9.—To prevent hap
hazard flights of aviators in attempts
to be first to cross the Atlantic ocean
In an aeroplane, the Aero Club of
America lias taken steps to gain con
trol of the situation by deciding to ask
the co-operation of the Aero Club of
Great Britain in having the flight de
•lared a race, thereby bringing it un
der (he jurisdiction of set rules. The
Aero Club will seek to obtain from
all prospective flyers that they will
abide by rules to l><» formulated, or be
barred from all partcipktlon.
".srpur.Mi: XAVY" ENDORSED
Jiy Associated Press
London, Feb. 9.—Unqualified and
unanimous endorsement of the Brlt J
ish policy of maintaining "a supreme
navy" was voiced to-day by a great
mass meeting of representatives busi
ness men of the city of London. The
call for the meeting had been 'signed
by about 1,000 of the leading bankers,
merchants and shipowners, of all
political creeds.
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1914.
WANT A FORTUNE?
PROVE YOUR NAME
IS MINNIE, PLEASE
Salt Lake City Attorneys Looking
For Niece of Man Who
Left Big Estate
Is your name Minnie?
If so you may be the heir to a big
estate. Here's the story:
Thomas Morgan who had Quite a
bit of money in the banks at Salt
Lake City, Utah, died in June, 1912,
leaving the settling of his estate in
the liapds of Marioneaux, Stott, Mc-
Klnney and Powers, attorneys of Salt
Lake City. ,
Somehow or other Thomas Morgan's
heirs couldn't, be located and Marion
eaux. Stott, etc., attorneys, didn't know
what to do with the money in the Salt
Lake City banks. Not long since they
learned that a Mrs. P. B. Haslet, sup
posed to be a. niece of Mr. Morgan,
once lived in Harrisburg, Pa., and that
a picture of Mrs. Haslet was taken by
John D. Lemer, then a photographer
of this city. Last week Mr. Lemer,
who lives at 1215 North Third street,
received the following letter:
Dear Sir: Many years ago, you
took the pictures of a young la.dy
whose uajnc we do not,.,
vnow, but" w'losi l married name is
Airs. P. P. Haslet. The lady's
first name was Minnie. You also
photographed an elderly man and
an elderly woman, whose names
we do not know, but we suppose
were related to Mrs. Haslet. Mrs.
Ilaslet is supposed to be a niece
of Thomas Morgan, who died in
this city June, 1912, leaving con
siderable estate, to which Mrs.
Ilaslet is probably an heir. Think
ing that you may be a.ble to give
us some information that may
lead to the discovery of Mrs. Has
let's whereabouts, we write you
this letter, and will greatly appre
ciate your kindness if you will
write us. giving any and all in
formation you can.
Hoping that we are not Impos
ing upon you an that you will
write us at your earliest conveni
ence, we are,
Yours very truly,
Marioneaux, Stott, McKinney,
and Powers.
Unfortunately Mr. Lemer has de
stroyed all his negatives, having re
tirod from business long ago. He has
asked the Telegraph to aid in the
search for Mrs. Haslet.
Firemen Do Good Work
at Fire; 7 Horses Are
Burned; SIO,OOO Loss
Seven horses were burned and a
property loss of SIO,OOO was caused
by a fire which destroyed a number
of stables and part of the lumber yard
of Fred H. Hantzman in Briggs street
between Cowden and Seventh streets,
Saturday night. Surrounding proper
ties worth $300,000 were saved by
tile good work of the firemen.
A high wind made the fighting dif
ficult and a semigeneral alarm was
sent in. The fire started in a stable
owned by S. Harrison and spread to
adjoining buildings in the high wind.
The ragii<|uso of M. Coheti Rave the
firemen nnich trouble. In the stable
of S. Cooper, six of the thirteen
horses were saved. An old fire horse
"Dave" saved himself, but the others
had to be led out. A match or clg
aret is believed to have started the
blaze. The losses are as follows:
F. H. Hantzman, $7,500 with $3,700
insurance; 8. Cooper, $3,500 with sl,-
000 insurance; S. Harrison, $2,000, no
insurance, and M. Cohen and Sons,
$2,000, partly covered by insurance.
AIRSHIPS FOR MILITIA
By Associated Press
Boston, Feb. 9.—Plans are being
formulated for the establishment of
an aviation detachment as a part of
the naval branch of the Massachusetts
State Militia. Captain Daniel M.
Goodridge, chief of the naval brigade,
will submit, a bill to the legislature
this week asking for the creation of
an aerial stjuad.
STRIKE HEARINGS TO BEGIN
11 y Associated Press
Hancock, Mich., Feb. 9.—Members
of the committee authorized by the
lower house of Congress to investigate
the copper miners' strike which has
been in progress since last July are
prepared to begin hearings this after
noon in the Hancock City Hall. The
committee includes John C. Casey, of
Pennsylvania.
MAY GIVE APPROXIMATE AGES
By Associated Press
Chicago, Feb. 9.—Women voters do
not have to tell their exact ages to
election officials, they can approxi
mate the truth. This was the. advice
of Charles H. Mitchell, attorney for
the Hoard of Election Commisioners,
in an address yesterday before mem
bers of the Woman's party of Cook
county.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
WILL NOT GO INTO
COUNCIL TOMORROW
Moeslein's Successor Only Name to
Be Submitted to City
Fathers
TO PASS LYNCH MEASURE
Will Decide on Retention of In
cumbents at Conference
Thursday
City Council will not consider the
expected list of new appointments un
der the Lynch resolution to-morrow.
With the exception of James H.
Grove, successor to Ed. Moeslein as
Building Inspector, no other name
will be submitted.
Council will pass finally the Lynch
resolution ousting all city employes noi
provided for by the Clark act on
March 1.
The follow measure, providing for
the reappointment of most of them,
the dropping of a dozen or more and
the appointment of their successors
will not go in until next Tuesday's
meeting.
What new appointments are to be
made, the present incumbents to be
retained and those that are to be
dropped will be decided'upon at a
conference of all the commissioners
that will likely be held Thursday
evening.
The commissioners made definite
announcement to this effect this morn
ing.
For the last few days the question
of whether or not it would not be
more advisable to present the reso
lution providing for new appointments
at to-morrow's meeting immediately
after the final passage df the Lynch
resolution was considered, but this
plan has been abandoned.
Will Know Anyway
Commissioner W. 11. Lynch, father
of the resolution, thought this plan
the more expedient In that it would
give those who are destined to leave
the city's service March 1 a little more
time to hunt up a new job.
"But," as one commissioner put it
to-day, "It Is pretty certain those who
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PRESIDENT OF BUNK
EOSES WOO BY
STOCK GIIU
Memphis Institution Closes Because
of Vast Sum Dropped by
Official in Speculation
By Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 9.—Ten direc
tors of the Mercantile Bank, one of
the most, important financial Insti
tutions in the city, to-day filed a peti
tlo'n in Chancery Court charging that
the bank was Insolvent as the result
of the alleged misappropriation of
more than $750,000 by C. Hunter
Ralnc, president of the institution.
In the petition Raine was held sole
ly responsible for the apparent short
age, approximately $788,&04, which,
it is charged, he obtained "by a sys
tem of handling its drafts, property
and exchange in such a way as to de
ceive the directors and to conceal his
manipulations," the total amount of
which, it was alleged, he lost in specu
lation.
The petition places the liabilities
of tlie bank at approximately $2,196,-
894 with assets of $1,408,089. In a
published statement January 9 liabili
ties were given as |2,436,197. At that
time the total deposits were $1,861,-
109, of which $344,233 were savings
accounts. The bank Is capitalized
at $200,000 and lias a surplus of
SIOO,OOO.
The alleged discrepancy was dis
covered by a representative of a New
York correspondent of the bank, who
was sent to Memphis last week to
auldit the books of the Mercantile
Bank.
It is stated tliat President. Raine,
who attended yesterday's meeting, ab
solved all of the officers and directors
of the bank of implication in the al
leged shortage.
Raine was late to-day charged with
embezzlement in a warrant sworn out
by 7*. N. Estes, county attorney gen
eral.
U. S. TO HAVE FX;IX CONTROL
OF PATROLLING THE SEAS
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 9.—The work of
the International Conference for
Safety at Sea, recently held at London,
resulted in every way to the advan
tage of the United States in the opin
ion of Senator Lewis, of Illinois, who
was delegated by President Wilson as
the Senate representatives to the con
ference and who returned here to-day.
According to the Senator the United
States government will have full con
trol of the patrolling of the seas and
will pay but 15 per cent, of the cost,
the other nations to pay the remain
der.
OIL QUESTION DISCUSSED
Washington, Feb. 9.—The feasibility
of providing cheaper fuel oil for naval
use by means of a government owned
or regulated pipe lines from proposed
government wells and refineries in the
Oklahoma oil fields was discussed at
a conference to-day between H. V.
Foster, an Oklahoma operator; Lieu
tenant Commander Boyd, U. S. N.,
and Cato Sells, commissioner of In
dian Affairs.
PROMINENT KNIGHT DIES
Mansfield, Ohio, Feb. 9.—Hunting
ton Brown, aged 65, past grand com
mander «f the Knights Templar of
Ohio, and three times mayor of Mans
field, died early to-day.
r '''' l '' ' '
MRS. C. NEWTON DUBS
MRS. DUBS, FORMERLY
OF HARRISBURG. DIES
ram. CHI
Cablegram Announcing Death Re
ceived by Bishop Dubs
This Morning
Announcement of the death of Mrs.
C. Newton Dubs, formerly of Harris
burg, at Shanghai, China, was received
in a cablegram received by Bishop
Dubs here to-day.
The cablegram, which is dated
Shanghai, February 8, and which is
believed to have been confused as to
dates in transmission, is as follows:
Feb. 6. Mrs. <'. Newton Dubs
quite unexpectedly had a stroke
of paralysis. February 9 passed
away very peacefully. Will IKS
burled at ChauK'sha. Leaving im
mediately. C. Newton Dubs.
In view of the fact that the message
is dated February 8 and states that
the death took place on the 9th, it is
believed that there has been an error
in transmitting the code in which the
cablegram was written.
Mrs. Duhs was the wife of Dr. Dubs,
superintendent of the China missions
[Continued on Page 2.]
BIG INTEREST SHOWN
IN POLITICS IN NEW
YORK BV PRESIDENT
Efforts Being Made to Assemble
Scattered Party in
Empire State
Washington, Feb. 9. —How the var
ious elements in the New York Slate
Democracy are to be assembled into
'a new organization with progressive
leadership was tho problem before
President Wilson, Governor Glynn, of
New York, and William P. McCombs,
the Democratic national chairman, in
a conference at the White House to
day.
The President of late has been giv
ing deep consideration to the autumn
campaign when ho realizes the Demo
cratic administration to some extent
will be before the country for ap
proval or disapproval in the elections
for members of the House of Repre
sentatives and the United (Stales Sen
ate. The deep interest which he took
recently in helping to elect Represen
tative A. Mitchell Palmer to make the
race for the Uniteu States Senate in
Pennsylvania, but one of the concrete
evidences of preparation here for the
Fall campaign. Chairman McCombs
has talked over the national situa
tion in detail with the President but
most important admittedly is the
status of the Empire State democracy.
_ With a spirited city election in New
York when a fusion of parties bat
tled successfully against Charles F.
Murphy and the Tammany organiza
tion and with contests in various parts
of the State between Tammany and
anti-Tammany elements and'other
factions growing out of the contro
versy over the deposing of Governor
Sulzer, the Washington administration
feels it must aid in building up a
united and harmonious Democracy to
make a fight at the polls next Fail on
national issues
One of the subjects before the
White House conference to-day be
tween President Wilson and Governor
Glynn, of New York, was the selec
tion of William Church Osborn, Demo
cratic State chairman. He is a broth
er-in-law of Cleveland H. Dodge
Princeton '79, and a very old friend
of President Wilson. The choice is
understood to be acceptable to the
President. There has been some talk
of the possible candidacy of National
Chairman McCombs for the Senate,
but he was noncommittal.
WILL CAKE FOR FOREIGNERS
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—lndi
rectly assurances have been received
at the White House from General Villa
for the proper treatment of foreigners.
Representations by American consular
officers on the necessity of extending
to Spaniards as well as all foreign
subjects equal protection have met
with compliance.
MAIL CARRIER BREAKS LEG
Specie to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 9.—George W.
Kline, an old resident and mall car
rier, fell down the cellar steps at his
home, breaking his right leg below the
knee at the same place It had been
broken some years ago. He was oft
duty at the time nursing the same
leg for an injury from a fall on the
sidewalk while delivering the mall
about six weeks ago.
RESOLUTION SEEKING
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IS
OFFERED IN SENATE
Galleries Crowded With Suffrage
Leaders and Friends of
the "Cause"
QUESTION TO BE DISCUSSED
Senator Ashurst Asks That Amend
ment Be Made to Con
stitution
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 9.—The question
of equal suffrage confronted the Sen
ate to-day. It came before that body
In the shape of a resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution ex
tending the right of suffrage to wo
men.
The resolution was first on the cal
endar of business in the Senate and
as there was no unfinished business
betore that body it wus called up im
mediately after the routine morning
business had been disposed of. When
Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, who is
sponsor for the resolution, called it
up there were present In the galleries
woman suffrage leaders and many
friends of the "cause."
The prospects for a vote on the
resolution to-day, however, were not
good for the reason that several sena
tors had previously given notice that
when the question was reached they
wanted to discuss it. There was a
possibility that the resolution would
go over to allow senators an oppor
tunity to prepare their speeches.
Senator Ashurst was confident that if
a vote was not reached to-day the
Senate would act during the present
session.
The resolution proposing a consti
tutional amendment to give the ballot
to women was severely reported by
the Senate woman's suffrage commit
tee last June.
Consideration of the proposed con
stitutional amendment for women suf
frage was referred again in the Sen
ate to-day because several senators
gave notice they wished to discußS it
later. A large KatherinK of suffrage
supporters which packed the galleries
expecting to see the resolution pass
was disappointed.
M HE
lines TIUT
REFUSE BOOZE MS
City Association Voices Unanimous
Approval of Journals Who
Turn Down Rum Money
Approval of the steps taken against
the liquor traffic by newspapers that
refuse to publish liquor advertisements
was voiced in a resolution unanimous
ly adopted at the meeting of the Har
risburg Ministerial Association this
morning.
The resolution not only strongly
commends newspapers who refuse li
quor advertisements or advertisements
of things of a vicious or evil nature,
but requests the ministers of the city
to read the resolution from their pulpits
and urge their church people to sup
port newspapers that, refuse to publish
liquor ads and similar noxious adver
tisements.
The resolution was adopted and re
ferred to tho Civic Council of Har
risburg Churches, where it will be
presented to-morrow night with the
recommendation that It be. adopted,
and copies of the resolution sent to
every newspaper In Central Pennsyl
vania and the newspapers of Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia.
A committee of three which will be
appointed later will accept tho invl
tion of tho board of directors of the
poor to make an Inspection of the
county almshouse for the purpose of
seeing conditions and suggesting any
changes they think may bo needed.
The Rev. J. W. Green read a paper
on "Church Credit." Dr. A. J. Mc-
Cuaig, who Is lecturing at Zion Lu
theran Church, told the ministers the
purpose of his series of talks.
Gifford Pinchot Not a
Citizen of This State
In a circumstantial article covering
several column!, the Philadelphia
Ledger to-day shows that Gifford Pin
chot, the Progressive candidate for
the' United States Senate in Pennsyl
vania, is not in any true sense an in
habitant of this State, as required by
the Constitution; that he has been a
lifelong alien of the State he seeks to
represent in the Senate; that he is
really a resident of Washington, with
a summer home in Pike county, and
that he has had little in common with
Pennsylvanlans.
FEDERAL RESERVE HOARD
TO BE MADE KNOWN MARCH 1
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9. The
personnel of the federal board to con
trol the new currency system prob
ably will be made known by March 1.
President Wilson is centering his at
tention on a group of men and is look
ing into their qualifications.
ARTISTS DO NOT GET HONOR
New York. Feb. 9.—Art circles were
Interested by the statements made by
Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, that "neariy
60 per cent, of all the monuments and
stntues in the United States, including
those In Statuary Hall, Washington,
were not made by those whose names
they bear. "That is how America gets
her art. Contracting firms get the
contract and the honor. Starving
artists do the work."
12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.
EXEMPTION PLANK IN
PARTY PLATFORM NOT
FAVORED BY WILSON
President Let It Be Known Today
He Regarded Toll Policy
as Unwise
WILL NOT FORWARD MESSAGE
Believes Attitude on Panama Sub
ject Is Well Known in
Congress
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—Presi
dent Wilson let it be known to-day
that, from the first he regarded as
an unwise policy the insertion In the
Democratic national platform of the
plank favoring the exemption of
American coast-wise ships from the
payment of Panama canal tolls.
The President feels that a platform
declaration on such a subject la re
lated to circumstances that arise all
over the world as well as In the
United States, and that only the ele
ment which the United States can con
trol in the situation ought to be con
sidered. He feels that a change of
circumstances has arisen in the Inter
national aspect of the situation which
necessarily would change the attitude
of the American government and the
attitude of the country on the subject.
Should Be Limited
Mr. Wilson told callers to-day that
tho whole international situation and
the point of view of governments was
to some extent involved in the settle
ment of the controversy. He Intimat
ed that platform declarations should
be limited to matters of domestic pol
icy and should not embrace relations
with foreign governments.
It is said to be the President's view
that treaty relations with other na
tions might be embarrassed at which
is construed as a violation of the
Hay-Pauncefote convention were to
be Insisted upon by the United States.
Only England Protested
It was made clear, however, that
only England had protested. The
President told callers that Great Bri
tain through her representatives had
not approached the American gov
ernment on the question in any way
since Viscount Bryce left here a year
ago.
The President told callers he did not
intend to send a message to Congress
on the subject of Panama tolls; that
he felt his attitude had been sufflclent
!ly made clear in a. recent letter to
WllllAm I J. Marbury, of Baltimore.
He expects Congress to repeal tho
tolls provision during the present ses.
slon of Congress, and may confer with
Representative Adamson, of the Houso
commerce committee, which would
have charge of such legislation.
TO ATTEND OONVENTIOir
Many committeemen and the sec
retaries of the local Young Men's
| Christian Association will attend the
annual State convention of the T. M.
iC. A. at Indiana. Pa., February 20.
For llarrishurg and vicinity t Fair,
continued cold to-night and Tues
day.
For Kastern I'eansylvanlat Fair
and •llghtl.r warmer to-night and
Tuesday« moderate southwest
winds.
River
The river and Ita tributaries will
fall to-night and Tuesday, except
local rlara are likely to occur
where the channel heeoaiea
•'logged with Ice. The Upper
Wwt Branch and portions of
oilier atrcama will probably be
come Icebound to-night.
General Conditions
A alight depreaaion north of the
lakes has cauacd light to moder
ately heavy anow In the I,ake re
gion and In New York and Penn
sylvania, and another alight de
pression over the Rocky Moan
tains haa cauacd some anow im
Wyoming. There haa been a gen
eral (all of 2 to 82 degrees la
temperature over nearly all (he
'territory east of the Mississippi
river since laat report and a gen
eral rlae of 2 to 82 degrees to the
westward thereof.
Temperature: 8 a. m, t3| 2 p. m-, SR.
Sunt Rises, 7(07 n. in.) seta, Biß6
p. in.
Moon i Fnll moon, February to.
12i33 a. m.
River Stage t 8.4 feet abore low
.water mark.
Yesterday'a Weather
Highest temperature, 27.
I,owest temperature, 21.
Mean temperature, 24.
Normal temperature, M,
February
Furniture Sales
All over the continent Febru
ary Furniture Sales are going
on. If one could compute the
value of all the furniture that
will be sold this month and write
down the figures the total would
be dazzling.
Yet a few years ago little or
no furniture was sold in Feb
ruary.
It was one of the dullest
months of tho year.
What has made the difference?
Intelligent inerehnndlaing and
Intelligent advertising.
Just read over the furniture
advertising which appears In the
Telegraph almost any day this
month. It gives some Idea of
the aggressive and progressive
things that are being done.
It reflects the live, up-to-da e
energy of our merchants.
Yet this is only one day's story
of the advertising. Bach day It
has something new and different,
something of great Importance to
say.
Headers of the advertising in
the dally newspapers are the peo
ple who keep In the most Inti
mate touch with the world's
work.