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HARRISBURG llsSib TELEGRAPH
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ORDER TO ARM SHIPS IS
EXPECTED FROM WILSON
Prospects For Extra Session of Congress to Be Called For
Not Later Than June, Strong in Washington Official
Circles; Funds Needed Badly by Executive Department
Because of Death of Many Bills.
RULE TO LIMIT DEBATE FINDS FAVOR
WITH SENATE LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES
Administration Officials Urge on President Their View That
He May Legally Place Guns on American Merchantmen
As a Protection Against Hostile Submarine; Break With
Austria Will Be Held Off For Present
Washington, March 7. Some administration officials to-day
were urging on President* Wilson their view that lie may legally
arm merchantships now without awaiting express authority which
Congress might give if called in special session. They argued that
the old law passed in 1819, forbidding a merchantman to fire on
"a public armed vessel of a nation in amity with the United States,"
would not apply to the present situation. The President heard
these views with keen interest and indicated that he is seeking some
legal means of acting promptly, but would prefer Congressional
approval.
It appeared quite probable to-day that the United States would
not press the issue created by Austria-Hungary's notification that
she adheres to Germany's principles of submarine warfare, inasmuch
as the communication has a conciliatory tone and points out that
since Austrian submarines operate only in the Adriatic and Medi
terranean the chances of their actually violating American rights
are not very great.
EXTRA SESSION
BEFORE JUNE IS
PRESENT OUTLOOK
Many Measures Left Hanging
Fire When Congress Was
Adjourned
By Associated Press
Washington, March 7.—Prospects
of an extra session of Congress soon
seemed strong to-day. Members of
Congress generally now look for an
extra session to be called to meet
not later than June as a result of
hints said to have been thrown out
by officials close to President "Vilson.
Aside from any action on the arm
ed ship bill the need of an extra ses
sion to pass the big supply measures
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Coal Shortage May Throw
AH Belgians Out of Work
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, March 7, via London.
—The Telegraaf says there will be an
almost complete stoppage of industry
in Belgium within a few days, the
German authorities asserting that tills
is necessary owing to the lac k of coal
and transport facilities. Practically
the entire population of Belgium will
be thus unemployed, with such fow
exceptions as receive special permis
sion from the civil authorities to con
tinue their business.
fTHE WEATHER, I
For Ifnrrlsburg nn<l vicinity:
Cloudy to-night mid ThurHdny,
probably rain) narmrrf loncHt
temperature to-night about
(rtnlnc.
For KaMern IVnnnjlvanla: Cloudy
to-night and ThurHdny, probably
rulm warmer; moderate to frrnh
xouthenNt to Mouth winds.
Itlver
1 lie mnln river and all Ita trlbu
tarlea above Harrlnhurn will
probably remain nearly xtatlon
ary to-nlKht and rle Thursday
under the Influence of higher
temperature** and probably rain,
lee condltlona In the lower main
river will likely not change mueh
In the next thlrO-aix hour*. The
lee at Hnrrlaburg will probably
move within twenty-four or
thlrty-alx hour*, the river Htnge
oscillating between ten nnd 11
feet during; the next twenty-four
hour*.
General Conditions
The center of the high preaanre
urea cohering the enatern part of
the country hna moved to the
Middle Atlantic coaat. The dla
tnrhancc from the >"orthneat
that wna central over IvuiiNaN.
Tuesday, hnn moved nortli
cnatwnrd with IncreaNlnit energy
nnd la now crntral over lowa. It
hna canard high wlnda and aome
precipitation over part of the
territory under Ita Influence, with
a general rlae of two to twenty
eight degreea In temperature
over nil the territory enat of the
Mlaalaalppl river, Including the
Weat tiulf Statea. There baa been
a general fnll of two to eighteen
degreea In temperature over near
ly all the remainder of the coun
try.
Temperature) 8 a. m., 20 degreea
above ero.
Sum Rlaea, iM a. m.
Moon I Full moon, March 8, 5i02
p. m.
Hlver Stagei 10.4 feet above low
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weather
lllghrat temperature, 37.
I.oweat temperature, Kl.
Mean temperature, 30.
Normal temperature, 34.
HOUR LIMIT FOR
SENATE DEBATERS
STRONGLY URGED
[Two-Thirds Majority Rule Pro
posed to End Disgraceful
Filibustering
By Associated Press
Washington. March 7.—Two-thirds of
the senators might limit debate at any
time, according to a proposed rule for
prevention of future filibusters by a
small minority, drawn up by a joint
committee of Democratic and Republi
can Senators to-day in the form of a
resolution to be presented soon to cau
cuses of both parties. With the neces
sary caucus indorsement, the rule like
ly would be adopted by the Senate, and
possibly pave the way for the calling
of a special session of Congress to act
on the armed neutrality bill, whose
death by a Senate filibuster prompted
the present agitation for some sort of
a cloture ruld.
The suggested rule would permit an
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Chinese Tongs Scorn
Peace Parley Overture
By Associated Press
San Francisco, March 7. Offers
of the Chinese Peace Society to iir
range a peace parley were scorned to
day by the Chinese Tongs which start
ed a war Monday with the killing of
six Chinese in four Pacific coast clticn.
The offers were made yesterday alter
a meeting In the Chinese quarters in
'which twenty Chinese pacifists partici
pated.
Representatives of the six warring
Tongs were invited to the meeting,
but none of the Invitations was ac
cepted. The secretary of the Peace
Society said it was probable that peace
proposals would receive no considera
tion until the Suey Sings and Hop
Sings had at least made an attempt
to even the score with the Bing Kongs
who were the aggressors Monday.
500 Aliens Take First
Naturalization Papers
By Associated Press
Chicago, March 7.—Five hundred
aliens took out their first naturaliza
tion papers at a session of the Superior
Court last night. This establishes a
record for naturalization at one ses
sion of court In Chicago.
Groups, sponsored by the Polish Na
tional Alliance and the Immigration
Department of the Young* Men s
Christian Association, wers sworn in
a body.
Motor Club Elects Officers
at Its Annual Meeting
Officers were elected and plans for
the annual dinner next month and the
annual run In May were discussed at
the adjourned annual meeting of the
Motor Club of Harrisburg last night.
The officers elected are: Frank B.
Bosch, president: H. W. Stubbs, first
vice-president; Frank R. Downey, sec
ond vice-president; H. H. Hefkin,
third vice-president, and J. Clyde
Myton, secretary and treasurer.
Daniel Dull, Richard Haldeman and
A W. Hall were elected governors to
serve for a term of three years.
President Bosch, who was re-elected I
made an address In which he review
ed the work of the club during the
past year. No definite dates were bet
for the annual dinner and run.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1917.
( HOW STRAIN HAS SHOWN ON THE PRESIDENT 1j
■ J
WliaoifS T r OK. ~ A>n> TO'DJCC'
These two photographs of President Wilson indicate by contrast how the
arduous, incessant and critical work of his first term has indelibly impressed
its mark upon his face. The photograph on the left was taken four years ago,
about the time of the President's first inauguration. It shows him without
much evidence of strain and worry. The picture on the right, taken recently,
shows the deep lines wrought by the tremendous responsibilities Involved
in guiding the American Government through the unending crises since the
opening of the great war in Europe.
RAILROAD MEN MAY
BE BIG GAINERS BY
U. S, COURT DECISION
Attorney General Brown to-day
asked the United States Supreme
Court officials to send him a copy of
the opinion in the New York State
workmen's compensation cases de
cided yesterday by that court,
so that he could judge of applicabil
ity to Pennsylvania. It was stated at
the office of the Compensation Board
to-day that if the interpretation that
railroad employes llvingr in this state
and injured in New York would come
under the compensation act of that
state is correct many Pennsylvanians
would be affected. But it is also be
lieved that if this construction holds
employes of all interstate railroads in
CRACKING WALLS
WARN THIRTY IN
TIME TO ESCAPE
Men and Women Flee to Safety
as Factory Tumbles
Into Cellar
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, March 7.—Thirty-two
men and women employes and mem
bers of the firm of A. O. Verna and
Sons, macaroni manufacturers and
wholesale grocers, escaped death or in
jury in the collapse of the Verna fac
tory building here to-day. All have
been accounted for with the exception
of one man, a customer, in the grocery
store, wlio, the police believe, may be
burled in the debris.
Alda Cippola, 19 years old, a book
keeper employed in the grocery store,
was caught in the ruins for more than
a half hour. She directed the rescuers
in releasing her from the entangled
mass of wreckage and was taken to a
hospital. She wqs not seriously in
jured.
First intimation of the collapse oc
curred when Tony Mina, a clerk in the
grocery store, and a number of custo
mers heard sharp crackling sounds and
the walls of the building trembled. All
ran to the street and a fow minutes
later the front portion of the building
caved in. Kmployes on the upper floors
fled down stairways and fire escapes.
TICKET SPECULATOR MAKES
GOOD THING OFF WARFIELD;
HOPKINS WOULD 'HANG HIM!'
"You get a rope; I'll hang him!"
So snapped C. Floyd Hopkins, man
ager of the Orpheum, Majestic and
Colonial theaters to-day when asked
whether he countenanced the ticket
speculating on the Warfleld attrac
tion here last night.
A smooth young individual made a
big haul out of David Warfleld by buy-
In* up a block of twenty-six 12 seats
and selling them at $3 after the house
was sold out.
Police Chief J. Edward Wetxel when
he learned of the ticket speculation
to-day declared that If he again hears
of such practices he will be compelled
<2Hic Star- 3nicpmsfnt
Pennsylvania -would be entitled to
compensation under the Pennsylva
nia law.
Records of the Compensation Board
to-day showed that appeals have been
taken to the board in eighty-four
cases wherein referees awarded com
pensation to injured railroad men who
were for fatal injuries. Sixty-four of
panies to have been engaged In inter
state commerce. Forty of these cases
were for fata Hnjuries. Sixty-four of
the claims were against the Philadel
phia and Reading, 13 against t:.e Le
high Valley, three against the Penn
sylvania west of Pittsburgh, and one
each against the Jersey Central,
Western Maryland, Lackawanna and
Pittsburgh, Chartlers, and Youghio
gehny.
The Pennsylvania law is much
stronger on the workmen's side than
the federal law. Hundreds In Har
rlsburg are interested.
ALLIES PREPARE
FOR BIG DRIVE ON
FRENCH FRONT
Intense Aerial Activity Indi
cates Entente Developments
Within Near Future
By Associated Press
Intense aerial activity prevailing on
the Franco-Belgian front indicates
the probability of important develop
ments there in the near future.
The entente aviators are taking ex
tra hazardous risks in their insistent
search for information of hostile
movements and dispositions. This is
evidenced by Berlin's report of 18
entente airplanes shot down in air
engagements on Sunday and 15 simi
larly destroyed yesterday. The aerial
scouting, Interrupted by Monday's
storm, was thus apparently in full
swing again on Thursday, with the
clearing of the weather.
British Press On
In the realm of infantry activity, the
British, while continuing to pick up
trenches abandoned by the Germans
In their sustained retrograde move
ment along the Ancre, have contented
themselves with raiding operations in
the Bouchavesnes sector, north of
Peronne on the Somme front, after
having effected a gain along a front
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to order the arrest of the scalpers.
Mr. Hopktns pointed out that the
speculation was carried on absolutely
without his knowledge. He said he
did hear of it after the speculator hud
made his haul and departed, but that
it was then too late to do anything
about the matter.
"This is the first ticket speculation
of which I have ever heard in this
city since I have been managing the
local theaters." said Mr. Hop
kins. "How were we to know
that a certain man who purchased a
block of tickets was a speculator?
There are always a large number of
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WOMAN CLAIMS
BIG GAMBLING
DEN RUNNING
Declares She Found Husband
in Resort Operated by
Fulmer Lowe
WRITES STROUP LETTER
District Attorney Raps Writers
of Unsigned Communica
tions
Confronted with an anonymous let- ;
ter, declaring Fulmer Lowe, convicted
gambler, operated one of the largest
dens in the city in Market street, near
Cameron, and at the same time a re- 1
!>ort from County Detective James T.
Walters that the place is deserted now, t
District Attorney Michael E. Stroup
to-day severely criticised writers of
unsigned communications, who could ;
be material witnesses in prosecutions,
If they were known by the authorities.
Lowe, accused in the letter, and also |
in open court on Monday by Howard I
Anderson, held for larceny, was con
victed several months ago. Later he
was released after serving several
weeks of a three-month sentence, when
friends appeared in his behalf.
Anderson, pleading guilty to the lar- |
ceny charge, told the Dauphin county
court he stole to get money to spend
at Lowe's Joint. An investigation was
; ordered at once, which when published ,
I in the Telegraph last night, resulted in
'the receipt of the letter this morning.;
The communication, typewritten,
| dated March 6 and bearing a Harris- |
burg postmark, 10:30 p. m., follows in
full:
Woman Kilters Joint
Asst. Dist, Atty. R. E. Fox:
Upon looking through the paper
this evening I see you have been
directed to make an investigation
of the report that Fulmer Lowe
has been running a gambling I
house in Market street. This is j
quite true. The place is located at I
1016. Sometime ago my husband
went out on a Saturday night j
about 11 o'clock, and had not re
turned at 2:30. I became worried
and started out to find him. Hav
ing heard him speak about this
place 1 started down there; there
was an officer standing on the cor
ner of Eleventh and Market
streets. I asked him if he knew
anything about It. He said 'he did
not, so I went down and rang the
bell. No one answered so I
opened the door and went in and
I up the stairs. There I found my
husband playing poker, and about
seventy-flve others. There were a
couple of other rooms with men
in but I could not see what they
were doing, as the rooms were
filled with smoke. And when Ful
mer Lowe saw me he cursed at me
and raved like a crazy man. The
next day (Monday) I heard the
officer had been transferred to an
other beat through the influence
of Lowe. lam sorry X cannot give
you my name, but If you investi
gate it, my name will not be nec
essary.
County Detective Walters, after a
thorough investigation, reported the
place entirely deserted. It is believed
by the authorities, that the court's or
der late Monday afternoon scared the
j entire party away.
Ready to Wipe Out Joints
I "We are powerless to do anything
when a letter like the one of this
morning, is sent in, when we receive
it after the accused persons have a
chance to escape," District Attorney
Stroup declared.
'This woman, who does not give her
name, kn.ew that the den was running.
Had she given us information in con
fidence and made herself known, we l
could in all probability have prose
cuted the guilty parties.
Lowe's whereabouts are unknown.
District Attorney Stroup said. Accord
ing to County Detective Walters, the
Market street resort alleged to be
Lowe's headquarters, is deserted, cur
tains drawn, and only a few pieces of
furniture scattered about.
After Luring Girl From
Home, Men Desert Her and
Steal Her Only Belongings
Charged with the theft of a hand bag
from a girl whom they deserted In Al
toona, Jack Eeldman and Joe Murr,
both of Baltimore. were arrested by the
Harrisburg police last evening at the
Hotel at the request of the
Altoona authorities.
The two men were held on a charge
of larceny, but they may be detained
on a white slave charge when they
reach Altoona, as the police of that*
city accuse the two men of enticing
from Johnstown the girl whose hand
bag they stole and deserted.
The detective department said that
the accused men tried to work off a
phoney check on Samuel Flshman yes- '
terday. .
The arrest of the two men was made
by Detective Hyde Speece. The pair
came to Harrlshurg from York, where
they pawned a bracelet taken from the
girl's handbag. They were taken back
to the Mountain City this afternoon by
R. A. Spongier, county detective of
Blair county.
Jack Rabbits Suggested
As Proper Diet to Hit
High Cost of Lifing
By Associated Press
New York, March 7. Prices of
canned fruits to-day showed advances
ranging from four to nine cents a can
at retail. Joseph Harrigan, commis
sioner of weights and measures, said
consumers had been buying, canned
goods heavily for some time on ac
count of the scarcity of fresh vege
tables. Canned vegetables also have
responded to the Increased demand.
Mr. Hartigan declared that speculators
and Jobbers were partly responsible
for the raise.
A resident of Porterville, Loving
county, Texas, lias written to the com
missioner asking what he could get
for live Jack rabbits in carload lots.
The Texan said rabbits were a plague
in his neighborhood and when he
heard that people were starving in
New York he thought two good pur- i
poses might be served by shipping j
the animals here.
MEN OF NATIONAL
PROMINENCE WILL
ADDRESS ALUMNI
Dr. liibbcn, Prof. Noyes, Rooth
Tarkington and "Speedy"
Rush to Speak at Ranquet
DELEGATES ARE COMING
Many Out-of-Town Graduates
to Attend; Old "Grads"
to Turn Out
Graduates of Princeton University
from all parts of Central Pennsyl
! vania will gather in this city Friday
i evening to attend the Princeton
| Alumni dinner which will be held In
'the Harrisburg Club. The event will
be featured by talks by some of the
j most prominent speakers In the coun
i try.
President John Grier Hibben, of!
j Princeton University will deliver the
principal address. He is well known
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Chicago's Exclusive Club
May Expel Member Who
Voted Against Armament
By Associated Press
Chicago, March 7. The vote of
Congressman William W. Wilson*
Third district (Chicago), against the
j armed neutrality bill, lias raised the
question whether he retains his quali
fications for membership in the Union
League Club, one of the most conserv
ative in the city.
A letter from President Frank J. i
'■ Loescli, of the dug, to the congress- i
j man, made public to-day, said it had j
been noted that Wilson was "the sole
Chicago representative" who voted
1 against the armed neutrality bill, call
! Ed attention to the fact that a condi
tion of membership in the club Is "ab
solute and unqualified loyalty to the
government" and demanded an ex
planation of Mr. Wilson's course.
Mr.'Wilson in reply wrote:
"I did not think we should arm Am
| erican merchant ships to carry contra-
I band of war to belligerent nations
j which would be considered an act of
war on our part, and voted to so
| amend the resolution."
| COMMITTEES FAVOR CLOTURE J
I WASHINGTON, MARCH 7.—THE DEMOCRATIC 3[
| AND REPUBLICAN CLOTURE COMMITTEES HAVE \\
j AGREED TO RI ND T0 THEIR PARTY CAU- j
CUSES LATER .TO-DAY A CHANGE OF THE SEN- ij
ATE RULES SO THAT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE j|
| DEBATE COULD BE SHUT OFF AND DILATORY 3[
j TACTICS PREVENTED. j |
! RM BUREAU FOR CUMBERLAND i|
! j j
j prop '• i . • -*• farm bureau, organized i[
! of .| |
[ i >
vast importance ! |
' |!
! Clearing Hcus< ycstei Jay, it was announced the clearings
! for the year total $102,047,2 ;!
! $99,94C\ 157.05. The following officers we n jj
| aid McCormick, chairman; R. M. Rutherford, vice chair- I}'
| man; AI. K Thomas, secretary. Jf
I !'
! New Bloomfield Perry count] > day unani- j|
j mously granted licenses to these tands H. 8.1 j |
| Hotel Rhinesmith, New Bloomfield; John II H&rman, Man- ]|
! sion House, New Bloomfield; Oram F. Stouiler, Union L
[ Hotel, Shermansdale; Daniel W. Bell, Hotel Laird, Dun- j |
j cannon; Samuel E. Mayne, Hotel Johnson, Duncannon; 1;
I Charles O. MitcheP, Owens Hotel, Liverpool; Blanton S 1[
! BUnkeoberger, Commercial Hotel,'Li |!
George W. Rhoads, Central Hotel, Marysville; Howard \t;
I A. Keim, Sherman's Valley Hotel, New Germahtotvn; and i [
| David t" Nary, Col>Qnial Hotel, I j (
[ sociate judges granted five as follows: D.R Flurie, Nat- ll
| ionai Hotel, Newport? Chas. j Reeder, Mengie House. \l
j New]port; John W Detrick, Ward House; Millerstown. .j ['
| F. J. Ker6tette, National Hotel, Millerstown; and Mc |!
j Clellan Cox, Hotel Dimm, BJain. ! j
; Philadelphia, March 7.—The death of H. C. Shirk, ii
!... of Lebanon, last week found, dead, has delayed the merger I [
[ of the American Iron & Steel Co, with the Bethlehem Steel j !
I * .. ...
MARRIAGE
Charlm Alitm and Nora Harrlaon, Klrrlton.
1 I I
Single Copy, 2 Cents
VERY LAST SECOND
FASHIONS WILL BE
SHOWN AT OPENING
J
| Beau Brummel, Jr., Staggered
j by Magnificence of Display as
Free With Adjectives as T. R.
| DARLING HOSETTES! WOOF,
Anyhow, Spring Exhibit Will
Put City in Class of New
York and Palm Beach
By BEAU BRUMMEL, JR.
O, Girls!
Plans for giving you your first peek
at the latest barrel skirt, the darling
hosettes that are all the rage In New
York, the new tight sleeved coat suits,
the fancy topped shoes that run even
higher than the hosettes —In price at
least —those cunning little turbans that
Just about cover the crown of your
head and those spifly French sailors,
and a hundred and three other beau
tiful things too delicate even to men
tion —plans for all these delightful
surprises were made at a meeting of
the committee of the recently organ
ized Retail Merchants' Bureau In the
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Bishop McDowell and
District Superintendents
Plan Conference Work
Bishop W. F. McDowell, of Wash
ington, D. C., met with the five district
superintendents of the Central Penn
sylvania Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence this afternoon in the church par
lor of Grace Methodist Church.
A preliminary survey was made of
the work of the annual conference io
be held in Lewlstown, March 21.
H:\RRISBURG MILITARY ASS'X.
TO I.EARN MRST ALD
Dr. George R. Mofflt will lecture and
give practical demonstration of Firrt
Aid methods In vogue before the Har
risburg Military Association at tho
University Club at 7 o'clock this eve
ning. This will be the first of a series
of Wednesday evening talks by mem
bers of the organization on military;
, subjects.
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