4 SIX-YEAR HIGH SCHOOLS EIIST Ten Towns in State Have Already Adopt ed New Plan Speak er Tells Teachers EXAMINATIONS ARE ATTACKED Departments of Educational Associa tion in Closinf Meetings This Morn ing Elect Officer?— Convention Ad journs To-morrow The last meetings of the separate de partments of the State Educational As sociation were this morning held in rocms on all floors of the Technical High school and officers for the ensu ing year were elected following the Teadiog of papers and the holding of round tabie conferences. In the high school department ani mated debates on various questions took place. During a discussion on the ad vantages of dividing a school course into six years of elementary and six years of high school work the fact was brought out that tnere are already about ten high schools in small towns of this State which have adopted the new gradation. Those who spoke on the matter of setting up a high standard for the preparation of high school teachers seemed to be of the opinion that strict requirements ought not be laid down for teachers, since instructors who are anxious to do better work will volun tarily take up summer studies at uni versities. ' In this connection the matter of teachers' pay was brought up. the as sertion being made that teachers could not afford to take university work in \nany cases. Title of Prof, an Honor "The public schools." said the chair man, Prof. C. O. Althouse. of Philadel phia. "are competing with business, nhen a good teacher gets a big offer from a business firm he often leaves the profession. The schools say that for the privilege of being called Prof, you should accept a position with them for S7OO. If onlv the salary were made commensurate with the task, we could keep our teacners.'' That a High school teacher should have some pedagogical training over and above his college course was the contention of one speaker, who told how A young man fresh from college had tried to begin teaching ninth grade children where he had left off in col lege. how he had scorned Grammar, and had been soaring above the heads of his pupils in endeavors to conduct a revival in poetry. The speaker de clared that a year's training in defi nite methods of teaching would have saved tha't young man considerable trouble. Abolition of Examinations Urged Many High school students had 1 they been present would have loudly ap plauded the statement of another speaker advocating the gradual aboli tion of* examinations in High schools. "A set of examination questions cannor possibly cover a term's work in a High school." said this speaker, "and the «tandard by which pupils should be judged ought to be the word of their teachers. Marks and grades are the bug bears in our High schools. Tests at intervals are well and good, but set examinations accomplish nothing." In answer to this declaration, Miss Katharine McNiff of the faculty of Central High school, this city, told how for ten years final examinations had been dispensed with at the local High school, and how during that time nor mal schools had complained that Har risburg graduates were much slower in their work than formerly. That '' teachers should never under any circumstances yield to parents in the matter of promoting children." was perhaps the most emphatic and most generally accepted statement made during the session. Model School Exhibited At the session of the department of graded schools, attended principally by women, a model school was conducted by Miss Patterson, in first grade read ing. Fifteen little boys and girls from one of the local primary schools, ex hibited their skill before the teachers. Officers elected by various depart ments follow: Colleges and Normal schools. President. Frank E. Baker. Kdinboro Xormal; vice president, 8. B. MeCormiek, chancellor University of Pennsylvania: secretary, O. H. Backe las. Bloomsburg Normal, and treasurer, Harvey Brumbaugh, Juniata College. County superintendence, president, C. Knapp, Warren county: vice presi dent. Frank Koehler. Monroe county; secretary, L K. *'rumrine, Washington county, and treasurer, J. F. Hoffman. Bucks county. City and borough superintendence, pre- dent, J. T. Allison. Wilkinsburg; vi e president. F. C. Steltz, Brad lock: secretary, T. B. shank, .Jeanette, and treasurer. I. 0. Eilcnberger, Sunburv. Graded schools, president, Joseph" A. Shovelin, Columbia county: vice presi dent. .1. Hollinger, Pittsburgh, ami secretary, Miss Etta M. Work. Char leroi. Speakers on To-Night's Program To night, in Technical High school auditorium, Dr. Griggs, 0 f New York, will .peak on "Education for the Art of. Life." and Dr. Cordon, of Columbus, Ohio, will speak on "The Three C's in j Education.'' The last general session will be held to-morrow morning, when! odicers of the association will be elected. Dr. Davidson, of Pittsburgh, spoke this afternoon on the subject. "The' Old Order Changeth," Dr. Griggs, of New York, on "Self Culture Through 1 the Vocation," and Dr. Halbrosk on "The Life of Drudgery of Our Country Mothers.'' Mummers to Hold Dance To-niglrt The Mummers' Association in a final effort to finance the fantastic parade to be held on New Year's day will hold a masquerade to-night at Winterdale. The dance will begin at 8 o'clock and will • ontimie until midnight. .Several prizes will bp given for excellence in dancing ami attire. Artistic Printing at Star-Independent. CAPITOL HILL MEMOERS OF HOOSE IN TOWN Two Representatives From Western Pennsylvania Call on Resident Clerk—Ready for Rush The first members of the lower brant h of the State Legislature to ar rive in the city were James F. Wood ward, Allegheny county, and Donald Glenn, of Franklin, Venango county. Ro-tih members called on I. Dale Meals, resident clerk of the House, and A. B. Smith, clerk of foe Appropriations com mittee of the 'House. The work of seating the members of the House is progressing rapidly. It is impossible to satisfy every nienrtier who has sent in a request for seats and it is expected tSiat about- twenty per cent, of the new members will be dissatisfied. Other moiWbers of the House will be gin arriving to-morrow and by Saturday many will be on hand to take part in the campaign for Speaker. As yet none of the prospective candidates nave been on Capitol Hill since the announcement of their candidacy. Commissioner Jackson in Philadelphia. Dr. John Price Jackson, Commission er of Labor and Industry, was to-day att ending a i'ouference taking up the problem of the unemployed in 'Philadel phia. This conference was the outgrowth of a meeting of the American Associa tion on Labor Legislation wfliich met in Philndle'f'hia Monday and Tuesday of this week. Good Boads News The Pennsylvania Highway News in its second number, just issued, gives some interesting statistics of the work that has been done during the season just closed, after the automobile money was released and placed at the dis posal of the State Highway Depart ment. I'p to the present time in this season's work 6,300 miles of earth roads have beeii gone over, ditches and drains opened and the surfaces dragged and repaired, together with 365 miles of stone roads. This work is handled by trained forces in everv branch, and scientific business methods are worke 1 out with precision. The showing dur ing the entire year indicates that the department has been verv mura on the job. All Want Quick Licenses Applications for automobile licenses for 1915 are being received in great numbers at tile Automobile Division of the State Highway Department. Up to the dose of business yesterday 37.- 326 licenses have been granted for pneumatic tired vehicles. 3.290 for solid tired, 11 for tractors, 46 for trailers, 793 for motorcycles, 9.027 for drivers, 1,361 for dealers and 5,142 for operators with 33 transfers. The total amount of money thus received is $365,445. The Automobile Divis ion is working frantically to keep up with the flood of applications received thus far and has been able to do so. Senator Hall Dying j Senator ,T. K. P. Hall is critically ill at Tampa, F!a.. according to a message ! received in Ridgway bv his brother. •Judge Harry Alvan Hall. Physicians I have given up hope. Senator Hall Ims j been ill since early in the summer, and j was operated on in Buffalo and Cleve land hospitals. He was advised to 1 *pend the winter in the South, and left here three weeks ago accompanied by his wife and son. Lvle G. Hall. Another son. William E. Hall, of New York, is 1 on the way to his father's bedside. | Safety Meeting Next Month ] Safety meetings of committees of the state Industrial Board have been j scheduled for the Department of Labor I and Industry as follows: Quarries. January 7; canneries. Jan uary 8: ladders. January 12; cranes and | hoists and conveyors. January 14. A | meeting on iron and steel mills'is sched i uled for Pittsburgh January 20. Confers With Inspectors Lew R. Palmer, ctoief of the Bureau of Inspection of the Department of lxibor and Industry, has had a confer i ence with some of t'he inspectors in the outlying districts planning the work of the new year. Gaither Being Congratulated Many congratulatory letters and tele grams have been received by Walter H. Gaither, private secretary to Governor Tener, wOiose aip-rointment to tile Public Service (Board was announced yesterday by Governor Tener. Claim Exceesive Water Rates The boroughs of Ben Afvon and Ems worth have filed with the Public Service Commission a complaint against the Ohio Valley Water Company, claiming t'hat the rates are excessive' The com mission is asked to fix a fair and rea sonable schedule of rates. Approve Charter Applications Applications for ('barters were ap proval to-dav as follows: Brick an 1 Stone Co., Waynesburg, capital $12,- 000; East Bear Ridge Colliery Co., Phil adelphia, capital $10,000': Federal Amusement Co.. Pittsburgh, capital $5, 000: Garden Athletic Co., Johnstown, cacpital $10,000; 'Homestead .'Mining Co., Pittsburgh, capital $8,000; J. G. Lauer Co.. Pittsburgh, capital $5,000; Liberty Fruit and Produce Co., Pitts burgh, capital SS,CKM): Lasko 'Manufac turing Co.. capital $5,000; Purrelia Realty Co.. Philadelphia, cap ital $10,001); Scootar Coal Mining Co., Williamsport, capital SIO,OOO. State Bank Is Chartered Application for charter for the State bank of Tidioute was approved by Gov ernor Tener this morning. The applica tion was first approved and certified by W. H. Smith. Commissioner of Bank ing. The capital of the new bank is $50,000. Another Electrocution Governor Tener to-day set the date for the electrocution of Andrew Maiinowski, of Allegheny county, as the week beginning February 22. The ex ecution will ta'ke place at the Western penitentiary, near 'Bellefonte. JUSTICE HUGHES' MOTHER DIES Was Widow of Clergyman and Was Born in 1830 Washington, Dec. 3o.— MTS. Mary C. Hughes, mother of Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes, of the United States Supreme Court, died early to-day at her residence here. She was the widow of the Rev. David C. Hughes, late of New York, and was born in Middletown. Delaware county, N. Y„ November 22, 1830. Her life was devoted to religious and charitable work. HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1914. coin CLOSES 111 111 No Changes Are Ex pected When Boards Are Reorganized Next Monday POOR BOARD NEEDS $3,200 Commissioners Will Act Late This Aft ernoon on Bequest of the County Sealer, Boyer, for an Increase in His Salary The County Commissioners and the Directors of the Poor practically clear est their 1914 calendars to-day pre paratory to reorganizing for the new year in extraordinary sessions to be held on Monday next. In Court House circles it is practically conceded that, all of the present countv employes will be retained. Isaac S. Hoffman, it is said, will again head the County Commis sioners. , With four exceptions all of the coun ty physicians connected with the Poor Department will b e retained for 1915 under a resolution adopted by the di rectors at a meeting a week ago. Har ry A. Walters, it is expected, will again be elected to the presidency of the Poor Board and so far as can be learn ed there will be no changes in the per sonnel of the persons now employed at the. Dauphin county almshouse. Poor Board Needs $5,200 Through County Solicitor Fred M. Ott, the County Commissioners this morning informed the Directors of the Poor that their requisition for an addi tional appropriation to carry on the department until the close of' the pres ent fiscal year must be submitted anew, and the Directors said they probably would have the estimate prepared by late afternoon to-duv. The Poor Board originally asked for $3,500 for this purpose, but it now is believed that only $3,200 or $3,300 will be necessary. The sum to be granted will be determined by the amount of the Poor Board's bills and an estimate of the business to be taken care of to-morrow. That the Directors of the Poor had a big deficit and were unable to pay their employes the reg ular half month "s salary immediately before the holidays, the County Commis sioners said this morning, was not known to the latter when the requisition for $3,500 was offered a week ago. The Directors of the Poor this morn ing confined their work to paying bills and granting haif a dozen or more re lief orders. The County Commission ers were gathering data on fireproof book cabinets, it being their plan to purchase one for the County Control ler. They also approved the November and December reports of Harry A. Boy er. County Sealer of Weights and Measures. Measures Are More Accurate The Sealer's expenses for the two months, aside from salary, totaled only $21.42. He made 587 inspections, sealed 566 scales, weights and meas ures, adjusted 46 and condemned 21. The benefits derived by DanpUin county through the office of the Sealer are pointed out in Mr. Boyer's latest reports. They show the weights and measures he inspected during 1914 were forty-one per cent, more accurate than those examined during the corre sponding period of a year ago. Comparisons made with the Decem ber records shows that this year the weights and measures were thirty-nine per cent, more occurate in that month than those of December, 1913. The Commissioners postponed until their afternoon session consideration of the request of Sealer Boyer for an increase in salary. 'Friday, New Year's Day, will be ob served as a holiday by all of the coun ty officials so that to-day's meetings were the last to be held this year. FUNERAL OF CHARITY WORKER Mrs. Joseph A. Sponsler to Be Buried Friday Afternoon The funeral services of Mrs. Sarah Ann S'pousler, wife of Joseph A. S;>on cler. 917 North Second street, will be held Friday aftcrnoou at 2 o'clock. The Rev. J. Bradley IMiarkward, of the Beth lehem Lutheran church, will have charge of the services anil interment will be made in the Harrisburg ceme tery. Mrs. S; onsler was an al.tive mem'ber of the Bethlehem Lutheran church and was vice president of tine Home of the Friendless, Fifth and Muench streets. By virture of this office phe was one of the board of managers. (Mrs. S';onsler is survived 'bv her husband and one sister, Mrs. A. C. Stoner, of Chicago, 111. She was 75 years old. ASHES FOR RIVER FRONT FILL They Will Be Dumped There Under Flan of City Commissioners Ashes collected by the Pennsylvania Reduction Company will be dumped along the river bank, to make the nec essary fill between Kelker and Mnelav streets, beginning this week, under a resolution adopted late yesterday by the City Commissioners. Two deputy health officers will be stationed along the bank to prevent garbage from be ing thrown over the bank and also to di rect the removal of paper from the ashes. Karly next year, when the street grading work is begun, it is planned to cover the ashes with a clay fill. Watch Night at St. Paul's Baptist The Rev. Mr. Cunningham, of the St. Paul's Baptist church, announces watch night services at 9 o'clock. The Rev. George S. Morrison will lead a praise service till 10.30 and the Rev. C. J. Henderson will preach at 10.30. The annual revival this year will begin January 18 and will be in charge of the 'Rev. O. S. .Simms, of Pittsburgh. The revival will run aibout fifteen days. Marriage Licenses Joe Horwtttlh and Mary Bukovicz, Steelton. Hiram E. Bishop, Oberlin, and Ida 8. Livingston, Knhaut. Eliaa Whisler and Gertrude S. Lesher. Harrisburg. FAVORS KEEPING CURB BN MAYORS CuliiaH Fru> Pint Pift, to pay an annual license tu of SIOO was stricken out. The so-called "wel fare" clause was amended by fixing ninety instead of thirty days as a pen alty for violating city regulations. Amendments dealing with the iniative and referendum, regulation of tax levy and the elimination of the smoke nui sance were taken up this afternoon. Harrisburg Officials Active Harrisburg officialdom was represent ed at the meeting by Mayor Johu K. Royal, City Commissioners W. H. Lynch, M. Harvey Taylor and Harrv F. Bowman, City Solicitor D. 8. Seitz, fcity Clerk Charles A. Miller and Assistant City Clerk R. h. Seaman. Furthermore, the capital city delega tion was heard from. One of the more important amendments, the part of a section making it. optional instead of mandatory for a city commission to ad vertise for bids for municipal work or materials costing more than SIOO, was retained u|>oii motion of City Clerk Mil ler. The effect of the amendment will be to gi\e the Commissioners a chance to determine whether or not they shall advertise for bids or whether they can obtain prices regardless of bids or even do the work themselves. Incidentally the action will, it is held, serve to make the e expected all during the performance, ! especially at t ! 'ae mystic srtroke of 12. The Orpheum's New Year E\e car j nival will begin at 10.30. immediately after the regular evening performance. I Persons in the audience are invited to don masquerade costumes and prizes ; will tbe awarded the best creations. The many iclever and original artists : who comprise the current offering vrill oe permitted to add some of their orig inality and spring all the surprises on the audience they want to. The mid night show will be in the nature of a cabaret in which the artists will im provise as they go along and make all sorts of fun. Reserved seats for the carnival will be sold t'he same as a regular perform ance. AT MARKET STREET BAPTIST 'supper at 11.30 O'clock Will Stari Watch Night Service A watch night service will oe held at j tie Market Street Baptist church, Fif teenth and Market streets, to-morrow evening. It will begin 'by a supper at 6.Z0. At 9.30 -Miss Eleanor Parry Weight man, of Gordon Theological Seminary, Boston, M7ss.,w'ill preach an evangelistic sermon. 'Miss Weigh'tman during last summer traveled extensively tnrough ihe State of Maine doing evangelistic work. At 10.30 the Rev. Walter H. Dallman, the pastor, will preach, follow ed by a consecration service continuing until' the New Year. On Account of this service there will be no prayer meeting to-night. FAN HANDLE DIVIDEND Two and a-Half Per Cent, on Preferred Stock Declared By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Dec. 30.—A dividend of 2\he committee in frock coats and higfo eilk hats do the collecting on fhe inside. Will Probated The will of Solomon Cassel, late of East Hanover tow nrthip, was probated this morning and letters testamentary were issued to John H. Cassel. I STAR-INDEPENDENT CALENDAR I FOR 1915 May be had at the business office of the Star-Independent for or will be j sent to any address in the United States, by mail, for 5 cents extra to cover I cost of package and postage. The Btar-Independent Calendar for 1915 in another of the handsome series, featuring important local views, issued by this paper for many years. It is 11x14 inches in sire and shows a picture, extraordinary for clearness and detail, of the "Old Capitol," built 1818 and destroyed by Are in 1897. It is in fine half tone effect and will be appreciated for its historic value as well as for its beauty. Mail orders given prompt attention. Remit 15 cents in stamps, and ad -1 dress all letters to the STAR-INDEPENDENT 18-20-22 South Third Street Harrisburg, Pa. m 0. S. HO EDO WIII9O BAYS Cut Off Export of War Supplies to Europe, Says Representative Vollmer SHOULD ACT FOR HUMANITY'S SAKE Says His Pending Resolution in Con gress Is in Line With Historic Reputation of America as Greatest Advocate of Peace By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 30. —How the United States could end the European war in ninety days by cutting off the export of war supplies was described to day by Rerpresentative Vollmer, of lowa, to the House Foreign Affairs commit tee. Wit'll Representative Bartholdt, he endorsed a joint resolution to empower the President in his discretion to pro hibit such exports. American embargoes from 1794 down to the 'Mexican eni'bargo in 1912 were cited by Vollmer in a legal argument to support the constitutional right of Con gress to act. "President Wilson." he said, "stjs pended the envbargo on export of arhis and munitions to Mexico in the inter ests of true neutrality as against neu trality on paper. In Position of Arch-Hypocrite "1 maintain that the pending resolu tion is in line with the historic reputa | tion of this nation as the greatest ad | vocate of peace. It is not in line with that reputation to supply the instru ments of murder to European nations. Are we to take t'he position of the arch-hvpci rite among t'he nations; are we to get U';on our knees and pray for 1 peaee and at t'he same time supply the death-dealing instruments to Europe! Are we to plead with God for peace with the blood money in our pockets? "We are now in the position of send ing dollars for Belgium and Aim dum bullets for Germany." Says Germany Can't Be Beaten Representative Vollmer emphatically declared: "Germany cannot be beaten in this war. Her people are united and to fight to the last drop of blood. If this war continues it will go on and on until all the world is dragged down to bankruptcy. "There is only one nation 'whose lines of national interest are hopeless ly oppose! to ours. 1 do not hesitate to predict that Japan proposes to hold, not only Kiao Chow, but the islands on the Pacific which she has seized. {Some day this issue must be tried out in the Pacific and it may be to the in terest of this country to have a power ful fleet at her side." Representative Bartholdt told the committee that "in dollar neutrality" the United States was alienating the friendship of Germany and Austria. Selling Neutrality for British Gold "The alliance of Great Britain with Japan is not agreed on for our future in the Pacific. We are now selling our neutrality for British gold," said he. "Is it your contention that while neutral, we are really one of tbe allies, supplying the bullets for the others'?" asked Representative Cooper. "I believe we are particeps crim inis," said Representative Bartholdt, "in the maiming and killing of men, tbe making of widows and orphans and the prolongation of the war." Representative Bartholdt declared shipment* of war munitions since the war began aggregated $130,000,000. TAFT HAS NO FEAR OF WAR BETWEEN U. S. AND CANADA Boston, Dec. 30.—Referring to the amicable relations between Canada and the United States in an address at the annual banquet of the Grand Lodge of Masons of [Massachusetts last night, former President William 'H. Taft said: "I havo no fear What America and Canada will not always maintain peace and I believe that any differences that may arise will be settled by arbitra tion." The hope that "the two great Eng lish-speaking nations may never again meet in armed conflict, but that if they do it shall be as allies in the sacred cause of humanity," was expressed by Grand Master William D. iMt:i*herson, of the Grand Lodge of Canada. HAS POSIOFPICE BUI NO TENANT Csntlnurd From First Pag*. | Daniels and the inspector, so the story j goes, that Daniels not only was to change his plans to provide the proper sized room, but he also was to install the furnishings and have the place ready for occupancy at a moment's no tice. Subsequently December was fixed as the time for moving "the postoffice, and Daniels declared to the Senator, so Mr. Beidleman said, that he tfsrried out his part of the agreement, although a few days subsequent to the date of the pro posed removal he was informed that his 1 room would not be rented. Daniels con | tends that he has been dealt with ttn | .iustly and that he has been put to an expense of no less than $3,000. Referred to Penrose All he asks, Daniels told the Sena tor, is to have the postoffice moved into the quartors he provided at the sug gestion of the Washington authorities. | Senator Beidleman to-day said that in | his communication to Senator Penrose j and Congressman Kreider he made light I of the report that Daniels' building was not rented because of the alleged po litical opposition. He asks the Penn sylvania representatives in Washington to investigate. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL | House Sub-Committee Will Meet To- I morrow to Pass Upon Prelimi nary Draft of Measure By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 30.—The House naval sub-committee was under call to day to meet to-morrow to finally fass upon the preliminary draft of the naval appropriation bill. The sub committee virtually was through to-day with its bill, which does rot touch upon the ' naval building program for next year, j but eliminates all provision for a dry dock at Norfolk, which the Navy De partment had recommended. The measure is featured by providing *1 .000,000 for aviation development and closely follows the estimates of the I Xavy Department, including the $2,- I 782,535 for ammunition for ships of !the navy; $1,000,000 for torpedoes; $1,150 ,000 for purchase and manufac ture of smokeless powder. Wiien the full committee meets next week. Chairman Pagett will insist upon the Xavy Department's building pro gram of two dreadnoughts and eight or more submarines. Representative Stephens, of Call- I fornia, will press for provision for a battle cruiser and Representative Rob erts, of Massachusetts, and others, will insist on more submarines, mines, mine layers and mine sweepers. Several com mitteemen are expected to urge a reduc tion in the number of battleships anil an increase in the number of sub marines. TROLLEYMEX ORDER STRIKE Motonnen and Conductors at Wilkes- Barre Want Increased Pay By Associated Press, Wilke«-Bar:e, Pa.. Dec. 30. —The mo tornien and conductors of the Wilkes- Barre Electric Railway Company at a secret moeting held early to-day voted, 240 to 37, to sanction 'a strike unless their demands for increased pay are granted by the company. Before final action is taken, however, an effort will be made to reach an agreement. Tho executive committee of the em ployes and tht national officers of the street car men's union will meet offi cials of the company this afternoon and a compromise mav be agreed upon. The contract between the men and the com pany expiies on January 1. FIRE DESTROYS COAL TIPPLE Fourteen Miners Rescued With Dtfll culty—Loss, $.10,000 By Associated Press, Washington, Pa., Dec. 30.—The Meadow Lands Coal Company's tipple at Arden was destroyed by tire last night, entailing $50,000 loss and throwing 500 men out of work. The flames originated in the mine from an undertermined cause. Fourteen miners were rescued with difficulty. The sudden shifting of a high wind is believed to havo saved several blocks of miners' houses from destruction. Charged With Theft of Clothing Damon Scott and Joseph Marshall, who were arrested last night while try ing to dispose of clothing in the Eighth ward, were held under SSOO bail for court by Mayor Royal this afternoon. They are charged with burglary by Isaac Freedman, a second hand cloth ing dealer, 14 Aberdeen street, who identified the clothing as some takon from his store. The counterfeit man, like counter feit money,-is detected sooner or later. 1 PHILIPPINES JBEPENDENCE I Hearings on Bill to Extend Greater Measure of Self-Government Re sumed by Senate Committee B'l Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 30.—Hearings on the Jones bill to extend a greater measure of self-government to tho Fili | pinos were resumed to-day by tho Sen ate Committee on the Philippines with Dean C. Worcester, a former commis sioner of the Philippine Islands as the star witness. The committee intendi to hasten consideration of the bill with I a view to reporting it favorably to tho 'Senate by the middle of January, j The committee will inquire into tho | recent disturbances in the Philippine-! I and to that end Chairman Hitchcock j has arranged to obtain all the int'orma i tion on the subject in the possession oL' j the War Department. He asserted em phatically to-day that the disorders j would not be permitted to impede tlu> j progress of the bill. Other Senate lead ers expressed the same view. While some amendments may bt | made to the House bill they will not | bear on the recent developments. Tin? i committee is considering an amendment j stipulating a time on which indepeu j dence might be granted under given conditions. Delivery by Mr. Worcester of an 11-1 1 lustrated lecture on the Filipinos lat« | to-day had been arranged which every j Senator was urged to attend. Decides to Eestrict Wheat Exports Delhi, India, via London, L>oc, lib, 9.25 A. M.—ln view of the abnormal prices of wheat the India government, decided to restrict export to 100,000 tons of wheat, including flour, from Do cem'ber to '.March 31, 1915. NEW ifOEK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Frrnished by H. W. Snavely, Broker, Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Streets New York, Dec. 30. I'loso. Alaska Gold Mines .... 2G'"; M 2ti'.. Amal Coppor 51 % 51% Amer Beet Sugar 32'.j 32!, I American Can 25'.. 25' jAm Ice Securities .... 2 I', 21' . Amer Tel and Tel .... US lis ! Anaconda 25\' t 25'.. ; Atchison !I2 92 ! Baltimore and Ohio .. . tiS 1 . 68' , Brooklyn R T 84N II and H 55 55 Northern Paeifi'- 99V, 100 Penna R B 104'/•• 191 Press Steel Car 34 34 Ray Con. Copper lo'.g | Reading 143 142 j Southern Pacific 81 % S1 I Tennessee Copper .... 3 132 Union Pacific 115% 11 li U. S. Steel 49 49 Utah Copper 4 9'f, 19 Western Maryland' .... I 4'13 Philadelphia Closing Prices By Associated Press, Philadelphia, Dec. 30.—Stocks closed steady. Cambria Steel 4 2 General Asphalt 32,^ do pfd 67 Lake Superior Corporation .... 10 Lehigh Navigation 77 Lehigh Valley f>4'., Penna R R 52'/, Phila Electric 23' i Philadelphia Company 33 ! I'hila Rapid Transit II j Heading 71 Storage Battery 47 Union Traction 38% United Gas Imp 82.',;, U S Steel 48', Chicago Closing Prices By Associated Press. Chicago, Dec. 30.—C'IOHO: Wheat—May. July, 118 "j. Corn—May, 73 ; July, 74 [%. Oats—December. 48?*; May, •"3 . Pork—January, 18.52; May, IIU". I#arrl—January. 10.35; May, 10.5 V. Ribs —January. 10.07; May, 10.1i>. Legal NOTlCE—Letters of administration on the estate of Reuben Clemens, late of Susquehanna township, Dauphin county. Pa., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned, residing in Progress, In said township, all persona indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and tnose havlnc claims will present them for settlement to SARAH E. CLEMENS. Administratrix, Progress, Pa.