Senate to Pass Today on Cloture Mle to Prevent Political filibusters HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI No. 58 22 PAGES SENATE LEADERS TO PUSH CLOTURE RULE TO QUICK DECISION Measure Is Taken Up For Consideration by Unani mous Consent When Both Parties Agree That Debate Should Not Hinder Imme diate Action CRITICISM FOR WILSON BY MEN HE FLAYED Senators Who Took Part in Notorious Filibuster Ex plain Their Position and Declare There Is No Need to Hurry in View of Past Performances By Associated Press Washington, March B.—The cloture amendment to the Senate rules, ap proved by both Democratic and Re publican caucuses, was taken up by the Senate to-day under unanimous consent. Senator Martin, majority leader, in asking unanimous consent, said that by so doing he had no desire to shut off full debate. Senator Lodge, rank ing Republican of the Foreign Rela tions committee, said he hoped there would be no objection. "I hoped this rule might be a lit tle more drastic," said Senator Pome rene. "It is my belief a majority of the Senate should be able to limit de bate. I am satisfied, however, with this change." Senator Sherman, one of the two Republicans who voted against the • rule in the party caucus yesterday, read a portion of President Wilson's statement on the failure of the armed neutrality bill, sayii**>lHi,-it would be useless to call a special session of Congress now to pass that bill as, unless the Senate rules were changed, a filibuster could be successfully maintained against it. Criticises President "The President," said Senator Sher man, "intentionally seeks to convey the impression that only by a change in the Senate rules can the neutrality bill bo passed at a special session of Congress. That is not practically true, however theoretically it may be sought to make it appear true." Senator Sherman added that a "por tion of the truth was deliberately omited" from the President's state ment. "I intend to support the armed neutrality bill," he added, "but I do object to making a few Senators the object of the President's wrath in u [Continued on Page 11] Harrisburg Salesman Arrested on Larceny Charge at Buffalo Buffalo, N. Y., March B.—George W. Miller, proprietor of a clothing store at Lancaster, Pa., and who also acts as traveling salesman for a Harris burg, Pa., clothing house, last night was arrested here by Detective Ser geant Jeremiah Lynch on a warrant charging grand larceny, second de gree, sworn out by Adam Davidson, of Hornell, N. Y., representing the mer chants of Hornell. It is alleged that Miller, after showing his sample line of dresses, would pack in his sample trunks not only his own samples, but many articles belonging to Hornell stores. Downfall came, the police say, when he tried to ship twenty-seven dresses to his Lancaster store. He will be taken to Hornell to-day by Police Chief Bailey, or Hornell, who arrived last night. (THE WEATHER For HarrinburK mid vicinity: Fair to-night, with lon-rut tempera ture about 84 ileKrecn; Friday fair and NllKhtly voider. For KuNtern I'ennsylvanlai Cloudy and nomewhiit colder tn-nlKhl, probably rain In north portion' Friday fair, ollKhtly colder; frei.li to tronß aouth to went winds. River Local rlitra and fnllN In the SaNque lianna river and Its branched, probably without any decided chaiiKex In Keneral lee condltioan, are Indicated. The river at llnr rlMliurK will probably remuin ■■curly Ntationury at a ataKC of about ten feet. General Conditions The high pressure area that cover ed the eastern part of the coun try, Wednesday morninK, has moved off seaward and the weather over nearly all the east ern half of the United States Is dominated this morninK by the western storm. Temperature! 8 a. in., 30 decree* above sero. Sunt Rises, li 2 a. m. Moon: Fall moon, March 8, 5:02 p. m. River Stage: 10.5 feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 42. l.owest temperature, 10. Mean temperature, 30. Normal temperature, 34. MARRIAGE LICENSES I'aul David Gerber and Eathe r Purden Marie Kllnic, York. Frederick Harrison Dartley a ad Pearl SlcCool, llurrlsburg. Signs Multiply That Presi dent Wilson Soon Will Act to Relieve Suspension of American Shipping Caused by Ruthless German Sub marine Campaign EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS NOW CERTAIN Not Clear Yet Whether Ad ministration Will Decide to Arm Vessels as Aux iliary Naval Craft or Pro vide Convoys of American Men of War By Associated Press Washington. March B.—lndications accumulated to-day that President Wilson is likely to act at any time in the situation caused by Germany's announcement of ruthless submarine warfare. Although the President was kept in bed by a cold, it was said he was still considering the subject. It was not made clear, however, whether he will decide to arm the ves sels. convoy them, have them taken over by the government so they might be armed as auxiliary naval craft, or to call a special session of Congress to take up anew the armed neutrality bill. In some administration quarters it was believed the President is certain to act this week, but other officials took the position that he would wait until the Senate has had an opportu nity to revise its rules. Mr. Wilson has been advised that he has sufficient power to arm Ameri can merchantmen without waiting for Congress, and some officials believe he will act on this advice forthwith. Many Want Extra Session On the other hand, a strong serttl ment undoubtedly exists in the ad ministration for the President to take action along the line of calling an ex tra session of Congress to meet in the very near future. Reports , iven to the President agree that the Senate rules will be revised quickly so that if an extra session of Congress is called it would be pos sible to get prompt action an an arm ed neutrality resolution. Inasmuch as there is a general agreement that an extra session is nec essary some time before July 1, be cause of the failure of important ap propriation bills during the last ses sion, a disposition was apparent to day among officials '1 advise Mr. Wil son to call an extra session at once and get it over with. Members in Washington More than a hundred members of the House of Representatives from the middle and far west still are in Washington awaiting announcement by the President as to whether he ex pects to c-.1l an extra session of Con gress soon. They feel that if they start for home they may be intercept ed on the way by an extra session call and have to return immediately. Villa and Carranza Forces May Meet in Battle Near Border By Associated rress Juarez. Mex.. March B.—Mexican dc facto and rebel forces are said to be approaching each other to-day in the vicinity of San Martin ranch, fifty miles southeast of Juarez, and a battle is believed to be imminent. General Jose Carlos Murguia and General Cab lo Gonzales left Juarez lafe yesterday in automobiles for the San Martin ranch district, followed by four hun dred soldiers In all, the two com manders expected to have a force of over 500 to engage the Villa band, said to number about four hundred. Although Mexican authorities de nied Villa leaders had sent word that they expected to engage the Juarez garrison, it has repeatedly been re ported here and in El Paso that an in vitation had been sent to the Carran za commanders to come ou and give battle. Mexican officials advanced the the ory that the Villa band at San Mar tin does not intend to make a stand, but is engaged in ammunition smug gling operations. It Is believed that Jose Ynez Salazar is in command of the band. Federal Court Sentences Convict to Death But Has No Place to Hang * >*■:* By Associated Press Washington, March 8. Treasury Department officials to-day referred to the Attorney General for decision a request from the custodian of public buildings at Spokane for authoriza tion to use the roof of the federal building there as the location for the erection of a scaffold to put to death a federal prisoner sentenced to die March 20. The custodian's letter stated that the prisoner, whose name was not given, had been sentenced in the fed eral court. The State laws of Wash ington prohibit capital punishment. Application was 'made to s the com mandant of a government military re servation in the State and permission to hang the prisoner there but it was dented. Treasury Department officials are in doubt as to whether the roof of a bublic building could be used for that purpose and may withhold authori zation even if the Attorney General's opinion is favorable. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1917 RIVER CONDITIONS FLOOD ANNIVERSARY, PARALLEL SUBWAY LEADING TO HIGHSPXRE STATION JAMMED WITH ICE AMERICAN SHIP TO SAIL WITH MAILS, UNARMED Crew Wants Seventy-Five Per Cent. Bonus For Taking U-Boat Risk By Associated Press New York, March B.—lf she can get a crew the 14,000-ton freighter Manchuria, of the Atlantic Transport line, will sail for London to-day, un armed. The Manchuria is the first vessel under the American flag to load mails for a prohibited port since the American Hue cancelled sailings on February 3. The crew struck yesterday for a 75 per cent, war bonus. The company had already granted fifty per cent, and declined to give any more on the ground that a further increase would be unfair to the men who had sailed two weeks ago on the Mongolia, sat isfied with a fifty per cent, bonus. Offi cers of the company said they expect ed the men would come to terms or they could get a new crew in time to send the vessel out before sunset. The French liner Rochambeau reached here this morning from Bor deaux, and the White Star liner Bal tic, from Liverpool, with passengers and mails, got in last night. The Bal tic left Liverpool February 22 but re mained anchored in the river Mersey for three and a half days while de stroyers and patrol boats searched the Irish sea for submarines and mines. 47 VESSELS SUNK BY SUBMARINES Aggregate of 91,000 Tons Gross Claimed to Have Been Lost Becently To-day's reports from the Euro p an war areas again indicate a period of bad weather and unimportant mili tary operations. Aside from raiding activities the only feature In the official statements is the mention of rather spirited ar tillery activity in some sectors. Paris mentions the general region between the Olse and the Aisne in this connec tion and Berlin announces that only in the Champagne was the big gun fire violent. There has been similar stagnation along the Russian and Macedonian fronts, according to the German offi cial statement. Berlin announces that an additional 21 steamers, ten sailing vessels and 16 fishing craft of an aggregate of 91,000 ton* gross have been sunk by German submarines. The period in which these sinkings occurred is not definite ly given, however,, the word "recent ly" being used. IF HUBBY HOLDS WIFE HAS GO THROUGH So Rules Court Against Meanest Man Who Sewed Up His Wallet and Then Went to Bed With Hjs Trousers On By Associated Prtss New York, March 8. A wife whose husband withholds a sufficient allow ance on payday, has a perfect right, according to a decision by Magistrate Cornell, of the New York Court of Do mestic Relations, to go through his trousers pockets when he Is asleep. Mrs. Samuel Kell testified In court that her husband's weekly wage was Star- Unfctpmbent Susquehanna Jammed Then, As Now With Millions of Tons of Ice; Not Enough Water to Carry it off Smoothly Responsible For Trouble River conditions at this time prac tically parallel those immediately pre ceding the flood thirteen years ago to-day, when the Susquehanna reach ed the high stage of 21 feet, only 2.2 feet lower than the 1889 flood. A comparison with an extract of the report of the Water Supply Commis sion on the 1904 flood shows conditions the same in almst detail. "The flood of 1904 at HaVYisburg was re markable for its extent as well as for the height reached by the water. The primary cause of the flood was the breaking up of the ice in January [Continued on Page 19] Machine Guns of Pennsylvania Guard Are Ordered to New York In accordance with orders from the War Department, Adjutant General Stewart to-day directed that twenty one of the machine guns now in pos session of infantry regiments of the National Guard be sent to Buffalo for use In aviation work. The guns are to be replaced as soon as possible with the new issue of machine guns by the War Department. There are about thirty-six machine guns now in use by the National Guard bf Pennsylvania. The National Guard headquarters will publish in a few days the general order of the bureau of militia affairs for platoons of infantry organizations to be stationed in the smaller towns which are not large enough for a whole company. No plans to apply the order in this State have been an nounced. SPRING OPENING TO BE BRILLIANT Formal Opening of Fashion Show Will Place on Ex hibition Latest Styles Promptly at 7.30 o'clock next Wed nesday evening, Harrisburg merchants, to the flare of four bands and bright ly burning lights, will raise the shades on their show windows, and the first co-oberative Spring opening will be under way. All the latest styles will be exhibit ed. The ensuing sale to last three days will open Thursday morning. Further details of the opening were arranged late yesterday afternoon in the office of the Chamber of Com merce by the committee of the new ly-organized Retail Merchants' Bu reau. ARMEI> FORK AND AFT v Associate J Press New York, March B.—Two guns, one forward on the forecastle head and the other aft, were mounted on the French line passenger steamship Itochambeaii which arrived here to day from Bordeaux. The gun forward was a rapid fire naval piece, and that aft was the usual four-inch gun which has been on French ships for several months. The Rochambeau is the first ship to arrive here equipped with guns forward and aft since <the war began. K5. but that for nine years he has ven her but $4 or $5 a week to run e house and care for their two chil- ? le . n - Friday night, she said, she took 117 from her husband's trousers pocket while he slept. Then Kell sewed up his pockets and took bis trousers to bed with him. his wife tes tified, and in consequence sbe had him summoned to court. INCREASE IN COAL PRICES FORECAST FOR NEXT FALL Operators Now Asking Much More Per Ton Even of Big gest Customers By Associated Press Chicago, March 8. Operators of coal mines are asking greatly en hanced prices for their product even of their biggest customers, including the railroads, it was stated to-day. In instances the prices at the pit mouth are 100 p.er cent, more than a year ago. None of the advances so far re ported run under 50 per cent. Fol lowing are some of the new contractur The New York Central this week bought 600,000 tons of Southern Illi nois coal at $2 a ton for steam lump, an advance of 65 cents a ton. The Southern Railway bought 900,000 tons of big seam coal at $1.65, compared with $1.12% a year ago. The coal docks of the upper lakes this week bought 400,000 tons of Pocahontas lump and egg coal at $3.75. The price a year ago wus $1.60. The docks also paid $3 for Pocahontas mine run coal which last year cost them $1.45. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad paid $2 a ton for Alabama coal which cost $1.23% a year ago. These instances are said to be typi cal of innumerable others and suggest the possibility of even greater exac tions from the small consumer next fall. There is no shortage of coal at the mines, it is said, and experts estimate that the underground supply is suffi cient to last the country 2,500 years. The car shortage, however, has ad versely affected production during the last year. BELL SYSTEM TO DRILL ITS MEN Employes Will Be Trained and Used in Signal Corps Should War Start The Bell Telephone Company has completed an organization whereby its skilled workmen will be used in the Signal Corps of the United States army should war break out. Harrisburg employes of the com pany are included in the list. The Bell system has been consider-J ing the project since last summer and | after several conferences with rep} resentatives of the War Departments plans have been perfected. The organ-I ization will have headquarters in the! larger cities. In the territory of the company in Pennsylvania there will | be battalions composed of "Telegraph Companies" so called, each of SO' men. Philadelphia will be the head-j quarters of the one company and Pittsburgh of the other. May Start Training Gamps With the organization of these re serve companies of Hell employes, training work will be taken up at once It is altogether possible that the mem bers will be called to summer camp this year, either at Plattsburg or at a similar camp. These camps will lie conducted during the summer months and each man will spend at least fifteen days at the camp.** During the winter months the men will be given Instructions by army officers assigned by the War Department. VOHK HKPLBI.ICA.VS ATTEND Clil'B'S lIIU BANQUET By Associated Prrss York, Pa., March B.—With nearly 300 persons In attendance, the first annual banquet of the York County Republi can Club, was held hero last night, with Speaker Richard J. Baldwin, ot the Pennsylvania House of Representa tives, and Congressman Thomas Mad din, of Illinois, speakers. Richard E. Cochran, of York, was toastmaster. Mr. Maddtn was the principal speaker. His subject was "Republicanism." In the course of which lie spoke In favor of armed neutrality, but expressed the opinion the "United States ought not sit at the council table of the entente allies; but rather that this country should continue to remain the beacon light t guide the peoples of the earth to the broader liberty. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION WAITS WHOLE WEEK WITHOUT WINK FOR WIFE Then Falls Asleep on Eighth Night and Misses Her Anyhow THEN THERE IS WAILING Davy Goldberg Finally Suc ceeds in Chasing Away Tears Mary Porpotrick, age 25, of Loralne, 0., reached Harrisburg last night at midnight. She was eight days in get tint; here. John, her husband, who went hungry and without sleep for seven nights, in order to be on hand when his spouse arrived, was not around. When Mary reached the waiting room and found "John" was not around she began to cry. It was not merely *obs. Station attaches said the woman wailed. She could not tell her story. There is but one man who could under stand) what she said. ITls name is David Goldberg and he too was taking a rest in preparation for a large holiday. Someone went to the interpreter's home in Fifth street. Mr. Goldberg was not long in getting to the station and finding Mrs. Porpotrick. Tears were dried and a search started for the husband. He was soon found. Then came a scene that beggars description. What a meeting of husband and wife. But those kisses and embraces had to end. David Goldberg wanted more sleep. Further trouble came when a search was made for the baggage checks. The woman had left them in the car. The train on which she came was enroute to Philadelphia. Once more "Davy" came to the rescue. He got the trunks, put the couple in a taxlcab and sent them to a South Ninth street boarding house. The woman said she had trou ble In having herseir Identified when her tickets reached her, and she also wanted to see several friends before coming east. U-BOATS SINK 20 CRAFT Berlin, March B.—The admiralty made the following announcement to day: "Twenty-one steamships, ten sailing vessels and sixteen fishing craft with an aggregate gross tonnage of 91,000, have been sunk recently by German submarines." BROWN GOES TO PHILADELPHIA i-u. - Ait-incy-General Brown went to Phil adelphia th'u aiu-i.jo-n to .joK into the request ol New York authorities to be present a* the Thaw hearing. BUN NEK AND/MANNING lIEKE Harrisburg. - Engineers Biunner and Manning aie in conference with the State Board of Public Buildings and Grounds this afternoon with regard to Capitol extension zone development plans. REQUISITION GRANTED Harrisburg. Requisition was gTanted to-day after a ' haring before Deputy Attorney-General 1 largest to return ing William F. Flowers to Maryland foi trial on a charge of stealing S7OO during the Frederick Fair. YATES GOES TO PITTSBURGH Harr burg -John Y. head of the Associated Aids, will present h' r'-signstio; tomorrow. He will go to Pitts burgh to become executive secretary of Pittsburgh Associat ed Charities. 'At. Yatc: rade a cplendid record in Harrisburg. TO ACT ON DEFICIENCY BILL TO-NIGHT Harrisburg. Governor Brumbaugh will act on the $613,000 deficiency bill to-night, but has not said what he | will do with it. J CENTRAL OVER ITS DIFFICULTIES Harrisburg. lt was announced to-day that the Cen tral Iron and Steel Company, which is making big improve ments to its work, is out of its financial difficulties and the j receeivers will be discharged in a short time, these new | officers taking charge: Robert H. Irons, president. Francis J. Hall, vice-president, L D Perry, secretary and treasurer; J. M. Cameron, Vance McCormick, Charles L Bailey, Jr.. and Edward Bailey, director. BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS TO PLAN FOR WAK Ccveland, 0., March 8. fhe four chief* executive;, of the Railroad Brotherhoods Organization will meet in Washington, Monday, at the request of President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labot, tor the pur pose of discussing labor's position in case of ynu MARRIAGE Paul David Utrbrr anil K>(hrr Purden Marie Kline, York. Frederick Harrlaon Hartley and Pearl Mcl'ool, Harrlahurs. J HIST! OLD NICK SENT ME; HERE'S MY NECKTIE; 'BYE Clcan-Cut, Well-Dressed Youth Drops in to See a Reporter and Gets a Meal IIAS MYSTERIOUS SMILE Works It to Good Advantage, Too; Real Disciple of Sleuth Carter A clean looking, well-dressed young man dropped In the office of the Har rsburg Telegraph yesterday and asked for one of the reporters. Smiling mys teriously, he shook hands and gazed long at the somewhat nonplussed other party. "I am from New York," he began, 'and Nick Carter told me to come In to see you. 1 shall leave my necktie with you and will telegraph you to morrow morning. I'm a university man but can't tell you much about it." Now it so happens that the reporter is a human being and curiosity Is one of his strongest characteristics. So he took the stranger out to lunch and paid both checks. The stranger, having tucked a heavy meal under his belt. [Continued on Page 4] President Confined to Bed by Bad Cold By Associated Press Washington, March B.—President Wilson, who is suffering from a cold taken a week ago, and made worse during his inauguration Monday, re mained in bed to-day by order of hii physician, Dr. Cary T. Grayson. Nc engagements were made by the Presi dent for to-day and he will rest as much as possible during the next fev. days. Dr. Grayson said at noon that th<~ President's temperature was abovi normal and that absolute rest for sev eral days was necessary. The Pres' dent spent a quiet night. The pro.s pects were that Mr. Wilson wou have to remain in bed for sever days, although his condition was no 1 serious.
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