Smpect New Sermon Commerce Raider h Plying Ship Lanes m the Mid-Atlantic HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Star- Sfnitpmbrnt LXXXVI— No. 59 24 PAGES ' SENATE WORKS UNDER CLOTURE WITHOUT FEAR OF FILIBUSTERS Rule Limiting Debate Within Reasonable Confines Passed With Only Three Dissenting Votes; Endless Talk to Kill Important Legislation Will Be Impossible in Future CENTURY-OLD CUSTOM ABANDONED BY VOTE President Wilson Given Au thority to Arm American Merchantmen By Opinions Given Him By Secretary Lansing and Attorney Gen eral Gregory; Orders With in 24 Hours By Associated Press Washington, March 9.—The Senate io-day began its deliberations under a new rule which will forever end or ganized filibusters in that body. It will, if enforced, prevent a "little group of wilful men" whom President Wilson held responsible for blocking the passage of the armed neutrality bill, in staving off a vote upon a bill before the Senate. The new rule was adopted by the Senate last night by a vote of 76 to 3. Under it two-thirds of the senators present and voting can in the future limit debate and say when a vote shall be taken on a pending measure. The rule is the one which was agreed to by both the Democratic and He- i publican caucuses Wednesday night. | Kndless Talk Killed In adopting the new rule, the Sen ate is abandoning a century-old cus tom under which a senator was per mit ed to talk as long as his physical strength held out. The new rule was under discussion only six hours when a vote was reach ed. Such quick action was unex pected, although a brolonged strug gle was not looked for. Those voting against the rule were Senators La- Folette, Gronna and Sherman. Wilson to Give Orders to Arm Merchantmen Within 24 Hours By Associated rress Washington, March 9. Secretary Lansing and Attorney General Gre gory have given President Wilson their opinion that he lias legal authority to arm merchant ships for protection [ against submarines without awaiting! congressional sanction, and the Presi dent's decision as to what he will do I was expected to-day or to-morrow. The Senate's modification of its rules to guard against another filibus ter on the armed neutrality bill, led some officials to believe the Presi- j dent would now call a special session i of Congress soon to pass on the neu-1 trallty measure. In view of the long! time which probably will be required | to assemble and organize the new j House, however, and the President's | known desire for early action to get American shipping to moving again, it was intimated in certain administra- 1 tion quarters the President would di- j rect the arming of ships by exec utive order. Place Found For Man Who Can Blow Up Tin Can or Battleship By Associated Press Chicago, March 9.—Robert S. Phil lips caused a flutter of excitement at the marine corps recruiting station, when he offered to enlist. "I'm out of a job and want to join the marine corps if you can use a man of my profession," he told the sergeant in charge. "What can you do?" asked the ser geant. "I can blow up anything from a tin can to a battleship. I'm a professional dynamiter." Phillips was accepted and to-day is on his way to Charleston, S. C., where he will join a company. WE WEATHER. I For Hnrrlubnrß and vicinity! Fair i null Mliglitly colder to-night, : wllli lotvcxt temperature uliout 30 ilcKrecMt Kiitiirilny fair. For ICiiMtern IVim-o Iviinla s Fnlr I to-night, temperature nliout freezings Mnturduy anil Sunday fnlr| moderate went wind* be coming variable. Illver The Simquekaiina river and Mm triliutaricN will prohahly remain j quiet without much change In , water level* or general Ice condi- I tionH, except In the Went llranch. particularly In the Itrnovo re gion, where moderate falln are In dicated im the water drain* from tlie pool* formed by icorKcd Ire. i The Ice In the Chemung river at Coming moved out limt night on a low Mage. Thlw Ice was thin k anil will urobahly not affect gen- W ernl I'ondltlona, except to cauae a alliclit rlae In the tipper North Branch. The river nt llarrlaburg will probably remain nearly sta tionary at a stage of about ten feet. General Conditions The Inke storm Is passim; off the North Atlantic coast. It cnused rain In the last twenty-four hours along the Atlantic coast from 1 Hattrrns northward, and snow, mostly light. In Mlchlgnn, cent tral and western New York and the Upper St. I.awrence Valley. I Temperature: 8 a. m., 30 degrees above aero. Sum Rises, <li2ft a. m. Mooni Hlsea. 7t<Ki p. m. ltlver Stage: 10.3 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 4H. I.owest temperature, 33. Mean temperature, 42. Htrnal temperature, 33, | HARRISBURG BEAUTY SPOT WHEN CAPITOL EXTENSION PLANS ARE WORKED OUT 1 D,R ?M S I^i^ E \ l l^T S OF 0^l!; I S MADB BY ARCHITECr TO SHOW HOW PARK ZONK WILL LOOK AFTER CONTEMPLATED | . GIVE COUNTRY FIGHTING CHANCE SAYS HIBBEN Addresses C. of C. Luncheon on National Problems; Many j College Men Present Dr. John Grier Hibben, president of Princeton University, and a staunch preparedness advocate, addressed a big gathering of men at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon to-day in tiie Hoard of Trade. It was Princeton Day and the alumni were there in force to! hear their president. President David i E. Tracy of the Chamber of COlll - merce relinquished the chair to Fran cis J. llull, Princeton, 19U1, who mtro : duced Dr. Hibben with a bit of verse that has stuck with Princeton men | for years, when all others fail: j ' Here's to Hibben, we call him Jack, \ The whitest man in all the 'fac.' Of Princeton spirit ho has no lack, Here's to Hibben, we cull him Jack." j Dr. Hibben discussed the relation- i | ship of the university man to business, I dwelling at length on the intellectual-1 ity and ability to do constructive thinl<> | ing which it is the aim of universities I i in this modern day to give. "The end of a university education I is the acquiring of a disciplined mind, j a resourcefulness to meet new sltua-1 Hons without previous experience, aid j ] not the amassing of great funds cf I knowledge," said the speaker. "We i aim to prepare the man for service in I his community, to tit him to take up I the burdens of his community, sociul. civic and political and in these days j I the national burden as well." He gave j some interesting statistics which went! to prove that the earning capuclty of! [Continued on Page 20] Advertisers— The Telegraph was com|Kiled I to decline threo and one-halt' pages or advertising tlie copy for which was received so late as to interfere with the delivery ol" the newspaper to its greatly in creased number of readers. l'lie Telegraph regrets this as much as do those advertisers who were disappolntod to-day. It Is plan ning mechanical cluuigcs to meet the conditions, lint the early re i ceipt of copy will do uiuch to help. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1917 '"' . I Governor and Other Officials After Conference With Brun ner, Manning, Civic Organization Heads and Railway Representatives Outline Building and Decorative Scheme Approved by All; Not Final, However; Seek Approval of the Public . ' Tentative plans which will give. Pennsylvania's State Capitol, j so superbly situated 011 the hanks of the Suscjuehanna, a formal sct : ting unccjualcd anywhere, were considered to-dav by the State Board j of Public Grounds and Buildings, the City Planning Commission and j representatives of the Municipal League, the Pennsylvania Railroad, j and the Jlarrisburg Railways Company. Ihe meeting was held in ; the office of Governor Brumbaugh, who said that he hoped the plans 1 would be studied thoroughly as they contemplated a wonderful work j to extend over a period of years. "We wish to invite criticism so that everyone may know what is thought of. We have not adopted this plan, but we think it is the best, and would like to have it studied, thodght over and dis cussed," said the Governor, who is immensely interested. "The plan , is not only to make it a great State park, but a city park as well 1 j to so arrange highways that it will be the center of the roads of the! J State. It is planned for many years to come and we are taking care I 1 not only of the State but of the city and all the people." A Wonderful Plan Arnold W. Brunner. creator of Cleveland's famous civic center, and ' | Warren H. Manning, the man who laid ! j out Harrisburg's park system, ha\ e | I collaborated. Mr. Brunner sketched out the treatment of the Capitol audi Mr. Manning the environs, taking carc | | of the municipal end as well, j "The general plan Is to make a i ; frame for this great, imposing Cap- | Ticket Speculator Is Arrested by Detectives j Charged with selling tickets for the j j recent appearance of David Warfleld j j here at one dollar above the regular price, Joe Howard, of New York Olty, was arrested this morning by Detec tives Allison and Speese. He will be given a hearing before Alderman James B. DeShong. The police say that he is the "smooth Individual" who bought 26 i tickets at two dollars each and then j retailed them at three dollars. A dc-1 scrlption of the man was furnished j the police department but It was thought that he had "skipped the town." , itol," said Mr. Brminer. "That is tliel keynote. We sought to emphasize the j line structure we .found here, com- 1 hiniug; practicability and beauty. The! simplicity of flic treatment w ill be its charm." Mr. Manning in discussing the plan | said that it would be something of j which the whole State would be [Continued 011 Page 17] Central American Court Rules Against U. S. Base My Associated Ptcss San Salvador, Repub'lic of Salvador, March 9.—The decision recently made by Central American court of justice, upholding for the second time the claim of Salvador in tl\e Nlcaraguan canal treaty dispute, says that the naval base which the United States is to establish in the Gulf of Fonseca I would constitute a menace. The court rules that this provision of the treaty j between Nicaragua and the United j States is in violation of Nicaragua's j treaty obligation to Salvador ard of J the joint ownership of the gulf. ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER IS SIGHTED IN MID-ATLANTIC Vessel Seen Plying Sea Lane Between New York and the Mediterranean By Associated Press New York, March 9. The pres ence of a vessel suspected as a Ger man raider in the sea lane traveled by ships running between New York and Mediterranean ports was reported by Captain D. M. Nicoll, of the American steamship Suruga, which arrived here to-day from Havre and the Azores, Captain Nicoll said that when the [Continued on Page H] I Feebleminded Exhibit Attracts Wide Attention That .the campaign being waged by . the Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania to arouse the people to | the need of making adequate provi sion for the feebleminded, is attract ing the attention of all classes, was made evident by the hundreds of visi tors who have inspected the exhibit in the Hunter Hullding, 206 Walnut street, since the opening yesterday afternoon. The exhibition room was crowded to-day front the time the doors were thrown open. Dr. Thomas Blair, edi tor of the Medical Council, addressed | this afternoon's session at 4 o'clock, and to-night at 8 o'clock Dr. Frederick J 15. Downes, ctty superintendent of I,schools, will speak. The exhibition will be open daily from noon • until 9 o'clock at night, until March 20. SCRUB HOOFS OR <iO TO JAIL. 1 By Associated Press Chicago. March 9.—Roofs of down town buildings which collect soot and dust to be blown into the eyes of ' persons in the streets below, must be I Cleaned regularly under penalty of a ' hca\ y tine, according to the terms of -'in ordinance approved to-day by the h'-alth committee of the city coun cil. Hcaitli authorities assert that uncleaned roofs contribute almost as much ns the streets to the discomfort ol tlie eyes. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION POOR HEAR WITH DEEP REGRET OF YATES' DECISION Resignation of Secretary of Associated Aids Causes Tearful Outbursts US LIKE MEN" Former Rummy Tells How His Line of Bunk Fell Flat Be fore Yates When the tidings went out over the city that John Yates, secretary of the Associated Aids had resigned, from every home in the poorer sections the men and women who have come to know him as the best friend in the world, were unanimous in expressions of regret that he was going to leave. In squalid homes of poverty, places where a newspaper seldom reaches, the word was received through those fContinued on Pago 1-1] Little Joe Is Back in School After Killing His Father's Slayer By Associated Presi Croweburg, March 9.—Elev en-year-old Joe Vinardi went back to school to-day exonerated by law after having avenged, in blood, the killing of his father. A coroner's jury re turned a verdict of self-defense, ab solving the boy from blame for the death here last Monday of Mike Gilio, suitor for the hand of Joe's sister, and enemy of Gia-ncento Vinardi, Joe's father. There was a feud between the elder Vinardi and Gilio because of Gilio's attentions to A'inardi's daughter. Mon day night they met. Roth were arm ed. Next day both were found dead and it was at first believed they had killed each other. Hut the inquest revealed the following facts: Vinardi, the elder, lying mortally wounded, instructed his son to ob tain vengeance. His father's shot gun in hand, the boy shortly after ward found Gilio in front of his home. Gilio had a shotgun also. He pointed It at the boy and laughed at him, whereupon Joe Vinardi fired, killing Gilio. WOMAN DIES OF WAR WOUNDS London, March 9.—Mrs. Harley, sister of Field Mar shal Vi cot t Fre. (h, commander-in-chief of the home forces, 1. dead.of wound;, received at Monister, Serbia. She was in the town with an'ambulance of which she-was in charge, when a shell burst near the ambulance. ARMED SHIP REFUSED HARBOR Berlin, March 9. The British merchant steamer. Princess Melita, v j refused permission to enter the harbor at Rotterdam on Tuesday because she was armed REGAIN CUBAN REBEL STRONGHOLD Washington, March 9.—Official dispatches to the Navy Department to ilay established that the Cuban government forces have regained control of Santiago, the stronghold of. the rebel uprising SPECULATOR PAYS SSO FINE Joe, Howard, New York City, plead guilty this after noon before Alderman James B. DeShong to the charge of selling tickets for "The Music Master" at advanced rate, 0 He paid the SSO fine. CHICAGO WOMAN MADE COUNTESS Chicago, I! rch '. Mr. Catherine Cudahy, widr.v of Michael Cudahy, th meat packer, has been made a pc.,a* countess sv Benedict XV, it was announced to-day. The onl; c:e v •. n in the. United States vith this d;. tinction i.> the Countess Leary, of New York. I GENERAL MOTORS DECLARES. DIVIDEND New York, March 9. The General Motors Corpor ation to-day declared a quarterly dividend of three per cent, on the common stccc., placing the issue on a 12 per cent, basis as against the previous annual rate of four per cent. The General Motor;, Company, the operating company of the corpora on, 'lettered a regular quarterly dividend of 13 per cent. >n the common stock- GfeRMANS GO TO MEXICO Chicago, March ?.—An unprecendented number of paas. ports to Mexico been issued recently by the Mexican consul IriTthe la3t seven days 110 passports were issued, half of this number were Germans ■. MARRIAGE UCENSES ( Inrfncf <hnrlc Green, Bt*elton, nml Minnie IMowmim, HarrlnburK. Clarence Hoy Ktcp, Hemlock, nnd Fay Halley Walter, IfarrUbura. rlsbilrV* rWICe Alexander Stanford, Brie, nnd Mlrlnm Wetley Krets, Har- BEIDLEMAN BILL WOULD SAVE MUCH MONEY TO PEOPLE Provides Receiver of Taxes For Cdunty; Docs Away With Collectors OBJECTIONS OVERCOME So Drawn That It Will Affect Only Few Counties of State A bill that would do away with the cumbersome and expensive county tax collector system in Dauphin coun ty, save the taxpayers many thousands of dollars a year and substitute for the collectors a receiver of taxes will be Introduced in the Senate by Sen ator Beidleman Monday night. The bill differs from that present ed by Mr. Beidleman last session in that it is limited to Dauphin county and one or two other counties of this [Continued on I'BRC I] President's Illness Gives Impetus to Plan For Later Inaugural By Associated Press Washington, March 9. Congresf will be asked to pass a constitutional amendment changing the inaugural day from March 4 to the last Thursdaj in April. Announcement to that effect was made to-day following a meeting o' the Washington members of the na tional committee on the change of in auguration day. President Wilson who is suffering from a severe cold oi> account of exposure Monday will !>• urged to help in securing the passag< of the proposed amendment. "The dangerous weather this yea' emphasized the necessity for J change," said a member of the com mittee. VOTE DOWN CITY MANAGER By Associated I'ress Wichita, Kas., March 9.—Winfie' the first city in Kansas to vote on ti. city manager plan of government, ri Jected the proposition yesterday.
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