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
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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
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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.
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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.