THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE
FIRM BUT NOT WARLIKE
Demands Assurance From Germany That Amer
ican Lives and American Ships Will
Be Safeguarded.
Declaring Germany Misinformed as to Lusitania,
Government Stands Fast on Principles Laid
Down in its First Protest Against
Acts of Submarines.
Washington. The United States, In
It latest note to Germany, formally
asks the Imperial government for as
surances that nieasurei hereafter will
be adopted to safeguard "American
lives and American ships" on the high
seas. The alternative In case of re
fusal is not stated.
It wan this note to which William
Jennings Bryan refused to attach his
signature, resigning Instead, his port
folio of secretary of state and thereby
precipitating a dramatic Cabinet crisis.
Robert Lansing, secretary of state ad
interim, alined the communication
which went forth with the approval of
President Wilson and his entire Cab
inet. Friendly terms characterize the
document, which renews representa
tions made in the American note that
reached Germany on May 15, after the
Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk,
with a loss of more than 100 American
lives. The German government, It is
declared, "must have been misinform
ed" when It assumed that the Lusi
tania carried guns, as official Informa
tion is at hand to corroborate the ori
ginal contention of the Washington
government that the Lusitania was an
unarmed passenger ship which, since
!t did not resist capture, could not be
sunk without transferrins passengers
and crfw to a place of safety.
WHAT AMERICA EXPECTS.
The communication Informs Ger
many that It Is "on the principle of
humanity, as well as upon the law
founded upon this principle, that the
United States must stand." Oppor
tunity is given to Germany to submit
any evidence that American olficials
did not execute their tasks thoroughly
In inspecting the Lusitania before she
tailed, but the cardinal fact that the
liner was given no warning and made
no resistance and was primarily a
passenger ship the American gov-
rnment declares throws "into the
background any special circumstances
of detail" and lifts the case "out of
the class of ordinary subjects of diplo
matic discussion or International con
troversy." TEXT OF THE NOTE.
The text of the note follows:
"The Secretary of State, Ad Interim
to the American Ambassador at
Berlin.
"Department of State,
"Washington. June rf, 191.".
"American Ambassador, Berlin: You
are instructed to deliver textually the
following note to the Minister of For
eign Affairs:
"In compliance with Your Excel
lency's request. I did not fall to trans
mit to my. government Immediately
upon their receipt, your note of May
28. In reply to my note of May 15, and
your supplementary note of June 1.
setting forth the conclusions so far
as reachfd by the Imperial German
Government concerning the attacks on
the American steamers dishing and
Gulflight. I am now instructed by my
government to communicate the fol
lowing in reply:
"The government of the I'nited
Ptiites notes with gratification the full
recognition by the imperial German
Government, In discussing the cases of
the dishing and the Gulfliglit of the
principle of the freedom of all parts
of the open sea to neutral ships and
the frank willingness of the Imperial
German Government to arknowledgi
and meet its liabilities where the fact
of attack upon neutral ships 'which
have not been guilty of any hostile
act' by German aircraft vessels of war
Is satisfactorily established, and the
Government of the I'nited States will
In due course, lay before the Imperial
German Government, as it requests,
full Information concerning the attack
on the steamer Cushing.
THE FALABA CASE.
"With regard to the sinking of the
teamer Falaba, by which an Ameri
can citizen lost his life, the Govern
ment of the I'nited States is surprised
to find the Imperial German Govern
ment contending that an effort on the
rart of a merchantman to escape cap
ture and secure assistance alters the
obligation of the officer seeking to
meke the capture, In respect of the
safety of the lives of those on board
the merchantman, although the vessel
had ceased her attempt to escape when
torpedoed. These are not new circum
stances. They have been In the minds
of statesmen and of International
Jurists throughout the development of
naval warfare, and the Government of
the United States does not understand
that they have ever been held to alter
the principles of humanity upon which
It has Insisted. Nothing but actval
forcible resistance or continued effoits
to escape by flight when ordered to
top for the purpose of visit on the
WAR NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
In reporting that a German sub
marine bad been sunk and that 6 of
ber officers and 21 members or her
crew had been captured, Secretary'Bal
four, of the British Admiralty, an
nounced that German submarine pris
oners hereafter shall be accorded treat
ment Identical with all other German
prisoners in England.
From Caporetta to the head of the
Gulf of Trieste the forces of Italy art
part of the merchantmen has ever
been held to forfeit the lives of her
passengers or crew. The Govern
ment of the United States, however,
dues not understand that the Imperial
German Government is seeking in this
case, to relieve Itself of liability, but
only Intends to set forth the circum
stances which led the commander of
the submarine to allow himself to be
hurried into the course which he took.
NO GUNS ON LUSITANIA.
"Your Excellency's note, in discuss
ing the loss of American lives result
ing from the sinking of the steamship
Lusitania. adverts at some length to
certain information which the Imperlnl
German government has received with
regard to the character and outfit of
that vessel, and your Kxcellency ex
presses the fear that this Information
may not have been brought to the at
tention of the government of the
1 lilted States. It Is staled In the note
that the Lusitania was undoubtedly
equipped with masked guns, supplied
with trained gunners and special am
munition, transporting troops from
Canada, carrying a corgo not permitted
under the laws of the United States
to a vessel also carrying passengers,
and serving. In virtual effect, as an
auxiliary to the naval forces of Great
Britain. Fortunately these are mat
ters concerning which the government
of the United States is in a position to
give the Imperial German Government
official Information. Of the facts al
leged In Your Excellency's note, if
true, the government of the United
States would have been bound to take
o.'licial cognizance In performing its
recocnlzed duty as a neutral powar
and In enforcing its national laws. It
was Its duty to see to It that the Lusl
tania was not armed for offensive
action, that she was not serving as a
transport, that she did r.ot carry a
caiso prohibited by the statutes of the
United States, and that, in fact, she
was a naval vessel of Great Britain,
she should not receive clearance as a
merchantman; and it performed that
duty and enforced its statutes with
scrupulous vigilance through Its regu
larly constituted officials. It is able,
therefore, to assure the Imperial Ger
man Government that It has been mis
informed. If the Imperial German
Government should deem Itself to be
in possession of convincing evidence
that the officials of the government
of the United States did not perform
these duties vitii thoroughness, the
government of the United Slates sin
cerely hopes that it will submit that
evidence for consideration.
IRRELEVANT CONTENTIONS.
"Whatever may be the contentions
of the Imperial government regarding
the carriage of contraband of war on
board the Lusitania or regarding the
explosion of that material by the tor
pedo, It need only be said that in the
view of this government these conten
tions are Irrelevant to the question of
the legality of the methods used by
the German naval authorities In sink
ing the vessel.
"But the sinking of passenger ships
involves piinciples of humanity which
throw into the background any special
clrcimistar.re-t of detail that may be
thought to affect the cases, principles
which lift it. as the Imperial German
government will no doubt be quick to
"cognize and acknowledge, out of the
lass of ordinary subjects of diplomatic
liscusrion or of international contro
versy. Whatever be the other facts
-egarding the Lusitania, the principal
"act Is that a great steamer, primarily
tnd chiefly a conveyance for passen
gers and carrying more than a thou--and
souls who hed no part or lot in
the conduct of the war, was torpedoed
and sunk without so much as a chal
lenge or a warning, and that men,
women and children were sent to their
1eath in circumstances unparalleled In
modern warfare. The fart that more
than 100 American citizens were
among those who perished made It the
duty of the government of the United
States to sxak of these things and
once more, with solemn emphasis, to
call the attention of the Imperial Ger
man government to the grave responsi
bility which the government of the
United States conceives that It has In
curred in -this tragic occurrence and
to the Indisputable principle upon
which that responsibility rests.
ON GROUND OF HUMANITY.
The government of the United
States Is contending for something
much greater than mere rtghts of prop
erty or privileges of commerce It Is
contending for nothing less high and
sacred than the rights of humanity,
which every government honors Itself
in respecting and which no govern
ment i Justified In resigning on behalf
of those under Its care and authority.
consolidating their positions along tbe
River Isonzo.
Vienna claims that the Russian army
In Bukowlna has been cut off from the
Russian forces In Middle Gallcla and
is being pressed eastward.
A German submarine sank the Brit
ish collier Lady Salisbury near Har
wich lightship.
An Italian dirigible which made an
attack on the Austrian port of Flume
caught fire and was lost.
The Ministry of Munitions Bill was
passed by the British House cf Lords
and received royal Msent.
Only her actual resistance to enptura
or refusal to stop when ordered to do
so for the purpoM of visit could have
afforded the commander of the sub
marine any Justification for so much
as putting the lives of those on board
the chip in Jeopardy. This principle
the government of the United States
understands the explicit Instruction!
Issued August 3, 1911, by the Imperial
German Admiralty to its commanders
at sea to have recognized and em
bodied, as do the naval codes of all
other nations, and upon it every
traveler and seaman had a right to de
pend. It Is upon this principle of hu
manity at well as upon the law found
ed upon this principle that the United
States must stand.
"The government of the United
States Is happy to observe that Your
Excellency's note closes with the In
timation that the Imperial German
Government Is willing, now as before,
to accept the good offices of the
United States In an attempt to come
to an understanding with the govern
ment of Great Britain by which the
character and conditions of the war
upon the sea may be changed. The
government of the United States would
consider It a privilege thiis to serve
Its friends and the world. It stands
ready at any time to convey to either
government any Intimation or sugges
tion the other may be willing to have
It convey and cordially Invites the Im
perial German Government to make
use of Its services In this way at Its
convenience. The whole world Is con
cerned In anything that may bring
about even a partial accommodation
of Interests or In any way mitigate the
terrors of the present distressing con
flict. "In the meantime, whatever ar
rangements may happily bo made be
tween the parties to the war and what
ever may In the opinion of the Im
perial German Government have been
the provocation or the circumstantial
justification for the past acts of Its
commanders at sea. the government of
the United States confidently looks to
see the Justice and humanity of the
government of Germany vindicated In
all cases where Americans have been
wronged or their rights as neutrals In
vaded. "The government of the United
States, therefore, very earnestly and
very solemnly renews the original rep
resentation of its note transmitted to
the Imperial German Government on
the 15th of May, and relies In these
representations upon the principles of
humanity, the universally recognized
understandings of International law
and the ancient friendship of the Ger
man nation.
RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS.
"The government of the United
States cannot admit that the proclama
tion of a war zone from which neutral
ships have been warned to keep away
may be made to operate ns In any de
gree an abbreviation of the rights
either of American shipmasters or of
American citizens bound on lawful
errands as passengers on merchant
ships of belligerent nationality. It
does not understand the Imperial Ger
man government to question those
rights. It understands it, also, to ac
cept as established beyond question
the principle that the lives of non
combatants cannot lawfully or right
fully be rut In jeopardy by the cap
ture or destruction of an unresisting
merchantman, and to recognize the
obligation to take sufficient precaution
to ascertain whether a suspected mer
chantman is In fact of belligerent na
tionality or Is In fact carrying contra
band of war under a neutral flag. The
government of the United States
therefore deems It reasonable to ex
pect that the Imperial German govern
ment wfll adopt the measures neces
sary to put these principles Into prac
tice In respect to the safeguarding of
American lives and American ships,
and asks for assurances that this will
lie done.
"ROBERT LANSING.
"Secretary of State ad interim."
BRYAN WOULD USE SUASION
Former Secretary Presents Hi Case
To the People Two Sys'.emt
Of Diplomacy.
Washington. William Jennings
Bryan in an appeal addressed "To the
American people," asks them to hear
him before they pass sentence upon
his laying down tbe portfolio of Sec
retary of State in the midst of inter
national stress.
Confident that the public will credit
hltn with honorable Intentions, Mr.
Bryan frankly says that good Inten
tions are not enough, and that If the
public verdict is against him, he asks
no merry, asserting that men In pub
lic life must be "willing to bear any
deserved punishment from ostracism
to execution."
Interpreting the American note to
Germany on submarine warfare, which
he refused to sign, as conforming to
the "old system" of diplomatic stand
ards, precedents for which "are writ
ten In characters of blood upon almost
every page of human history," and
characterizing himself as a champion
of the new system persuasion Instead
of forcf and as "an humble follower
of the Prince of Peace," the former
Secretary of State pleads for the
United States to lead the world "out
of the black night of war Into the light
of that day 'when swords shall be
beaten Into plowshares."
Briefs in behalf of the 64 Western
railroads which have petitioned for in
creases In freight rates were for
warded to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, from Chicago.
One person was killed and several
were wounded by bombs dropped on
Venice from two Austrian aeroplanes.
No historic buildings suffered.
I'remler Asquith announced that the
total of British casualties from the be
ginning of the war to May 31 was 258,
069 men, which shows that during the
last two months the lossee have aver
aged about 2,000 a day.
The Gallclan town of Stanlslau, 75
miles from Lemberg, has been cap-
l lured by trie Austrians, according to
tiio official statement issued by the
German Army headquarters.
SECRETARY 0
F STATE BRYAN
TO NOTE TO BERLIN, QUITS OFFICE
Intimates In Letter to President That He Fears Latter' s Stand
On Submarine Campaign May Result in War
Between United States and Germany.
Washington. After Tuesday's Cab-'
lnet meeting Secretary of State Bryan
resigned from President Wilson's Cab
inet. The Tresident has accepted the
resignation, and Robert Lansing, coun
selor of the Slate Department, has
been designated as acting secretary of
state.
Tbe resignation was based on the
refusal of Secretary Bryan to sign the
strict note of Tresident Wilson to Ger
many making rejoinder to the Ger
man reply to Tresident Wilson's note
of May 13th, protesting against Ger
man submarine attacks on unarmed
merchantmen, and demanding that
submarine warfare on such vessels
should cease.
Mr. Bryan regards Mr. Wilson's let
ter an too brusque and peremptory and
holds that this . government should
have acceded to the German sugges
tion for an investigation to first deter
mine all the facts In the Lusitania
case.
Mr. Wilson's refusal to consider this
suggestion and his determination to
regard the charges that the Lusitania
was armed, as irrelevant to the real
Bryan and Wilson Part
William Jennings Bryan
SECRETARY BRYAN'S RESIGNA
TION, Secretary Bryan's letter of resigna
tion was as follows:
"My dear Mr. Tresident
"It Is with sincere regret that I have
reached the conclusion that I should
return to you the commission of Sec
retary" of State with which you hon
ored me at the beginning of your ad
ministration. "Obedient to your sense of duty and
actuated by the highest motives, you
have prepared for transmission to the
German government a note In which I
cannot Join without violating what I
deem to be an obligation to my coun
try, and the Issue involved Is of such
moment that to remain a member of
the Cabinet would be as unfair to you
as it would be to the cause which Is
nearest my heart, namely, the preven
tion of war.
"I, therefore, respectfully tender my
resignation, to take effect when the
note Is sent, unless you prefer an
earlier hour. Alike desirous of reach
ing a peaceful solution of the prob
lems arising out of the use of sub
marines against merchantmen, we find
ourselves differing Irreconcilably as to
the methods which should be em
ployed. "It falls to your lot to speak offi
cially for the nation. I consider It to
be none the less my duty to endeavor,
as a private citizen, to promote the
end which you have In view by means
which you do not feel at liberty to use.
"In severing the Intimate and pleas
ant relations which have existed be
tween us during the past two years,
permit me to acknowledge the pro
found satisfaction which It has given
me to be associated with you In the
Important work which has come be
fore the State Department.and to thank
you for the courtesy extended.
"With the heartiest good wishes for
your personal welfare and for the suc
cess of your administration, I am, my
dear Mr. Tresident,
"Very truly yours.
(Signed) "W. J. BRYAN."
A GERMAN REPLY.
Holds To Her Original View .That
Frye Case Should Be Taken
To a Prize Court
Berlin, via London. Germany has
sent a note in reply to the represen
tations of the American government
regarding the American 'steamship
William P. Frye. which was sunk by
the German auxiliary cruiser Trim
Ettel Frledrich last January. The note
reiterates the original view taken by
FIRST BREAK IN CABINET.
Bryan's Resignation Adds Chapter To
Spectacular Career.
Washington. William Jennings
Bryan's retirement as Secretary of
mate because of a question of prin
ciple at a critical moment in the
nation's history adds another sensa
tion to a spectacular career a life de
voted to arduous political campaign
ing, the lecture platform and the
cause or universal peace, and Is the,
flint break in the Wilson Cabinet,
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OBJECTING
Issues involved, Mr. Bryan believes
may lead to war. In bis letter of
resignation be states frankly that he
and the Tresident "differ Irreconcil
ably," and he also sayt that to remain
longer in the Cabinet which has ap
proved Mr. Wilson's note "would be
unfair to the cause which Is nearest
my heart, namely, the prever'Jon of
war."
Lansing As Acting Premier.
Secretary Bryan has been endeavor
ing to have the Tresident revise his
decision, but the Tresident, backed by
his Cabinet and supported by An' cl
ean public opinion, insisted upon his
position, and the note that was drafted
and which was approved at the cab
inet meeting went forward without re
vision or compromise.
While there was no official admis
sion of differences of opinion in the
Cabinet, and newspaper reports to that
effect were, In fact, unofficially de
nied, it became known that several
times since the Issue with Germany
became acute Secretary Bryan has in
dicated his desire to leave the Cab
inet rather than sacrifice his convic
tions. With Mutual Respect
Woodrow Wilson
PRESIDENT WILSON'S ACCEPT
ANCE. The Tresldent's letter to Mr. Bryan
was as follows:
"My dear Mr. Bryan
"I accept your resignation only be
cause you insist upon Its acceptance;
and I accept It with much more than
deep regret, with a feeling of personal
sorrow. Our two years of close asso
ciation have been very delightful to
me. Our Judgments have accorded in
practically every matter of official
duty and of public policy until now;
your support of the work and pur
poses of the administration has been
generous and loyal beyond praise;
your devotion to the duties of your
great office and your eagerness to take
advantage of every great opportunity
for service it offered has been an ex
ample to the rest of us; you have
earned our affectionate admiration and
friendship. Even now we are not
separated in the object we seek, but
only in the method by which we
seek It.
"It Is for these reasons my feeling
about your retirement from the secre
taryship of state goes so much deeper
than regret. I sincerely deplore It.
Our objects are the same, and we
ought to pursue them together. I yield
to your desire only because I must,
and wish to bid you godspeed In the
parting. We shall continue to work
for the same causes even when we do
not work In the same way.
"With affectionate regard,
"Sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
DERNBURQ LEAVES FOR HOME.
Passage From New York On Nor
wegian Steamer.
New. York. Dr. Bernard Dernburg
has engaged passage on the steamship
Borgensjord, of the Norwegian-American
Line, according to an announce
ment made at the offices of the com
pany here. The ship sails from here
on Saturday
Germany, which was that the ship
should be sent to a prize court.
The American government asked
that compensation should be paid for
the destruction of the vessel, without
waiting for a decision by the prize
court, but Germany, although ready to
Indemnify the owners for their loss
to any case, under the provisions of
the German-American treaty, holds as
a general prlnolple that, owing to the
possibility that others than Americans
have interests at stake, the prize court
should first pass on all cases.
caused by Irreconcilable differences
over a governmental policy. It Is not,
however, the first resignation, as Jus
tice McReynolde resigned as Attorney
General to accept a promotion at the
hands of the President to the Supreme
Court Bench.
Inclusive of all ranks, 68,000 men
are serving In the Navy of tbe United
States of America.
Checks signed with an electric pen
are said to be proof against forgery.
L
BE SET FOR MEXICO
President Wilson Will Give
Leaders 30 to 60 Days.
TO BRING ABOUT PEACE
Neither Villa Nor Carranza Disposed
To Flaunt United States First
Chief Wants Rec
ognition. Washington. Tresident Wilson will
take up with his Cabinet this week,
consideration of the replies which Car
ranza and Villa have made to his state
ment of June 3, warning the rival lead
ers to get together and restore peace
and oider In Mexico. -
At the same time Du Val West, of
San Antonio, Texas, who was the
President's last special Investigator In
Mexico and whose report on conditions
there was responsible for the change
In policy, will return to Washington
to confer with the President.
It Is confidentially expected In offi
cial circles that the next Btep taken by
the Tresident will be the Issuance of
another statement, giving the rival
factions from 30 to 60 days In which
to compose their differences and bring
about peace.
One Of Three Causes Likely.
Should they fall to do this, officials
here believe that the Tresident will
take one of the following three
courses:
First Accord recognition to that
faction which appears best able to
handle the situation and, by establish
lng an embargo on the shipment of
arms and ammunition from this coun
try to any other faction, discriminate
actively In favor of the faction. rec
ognized: or,
Second Seek out a leader of un
identified activity with either Carranza
or Villa or their respective factions,
and by similar favors assist this "dark
horse" to restore peace and set up a
government; or.
Third Send the United States Army
into Mexico to clean up the country,
and by force compel the discordant
elements to get together.
This, It was recalled, was the method
which the 1'nlted States was compelled
to employ In Cuba after the Spanish
American War, when rival factions
were threatening to disrupt the gov
ernment of thnt republic.
Not Promising For Harmony.
While Administration officials see
an element of hope in the fact that
neither Carranza nor Villa seems dis
posed to flaunt the United States, their
replies, when taken together, are far
from promising a harmonious adjust
ment. Villa, on the one hand, not
only proposes. In line with Tresident
Wilson's suggestion, a conference of
leaders to draw up a plan for the re
establlshment of order, but Informs
Tresident Wilson that he has already
rent Invitations to that end to Car
ranza, Zapata and Provisional Tresi
dent Chlzaro.
Carranza, however, while graciously
offering to eliminate himself In the In
terest of peace, postpones the day of
his elimination to the time when he
shall have crushed Villa and Zapata.
Meanwhile the wily old" chieftain ex
presses the wish and the hope that
Tresident Wilson will assist him to a
consummation of his plans by accord-,
lng him recognition and the pre
rogatives thereof.
GERMANS NEED PAPER.
Syndicate Makes Appeal For Suppres
sion Of High Duty.
London. A syndicate of German
newspaper publishers has addressed to
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, ac
cording to a Berlin dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company, a request
for the immediate suppression of the
duty on foreign paper. The publish
ers declare that .unless this Is done it
Is doubtful If they will be able to con
tinue the publication of their papers
if the war continues for an extended
period, as present prices are virtually
prohibitive and their losses of revenue
as the result of the conflict average 60
per cent.
CHAMP CLARK'S SON TO WED.
Bennett To Marry Mist Helen M. Rob
nett, Of Columbia, Mo.
Columbia, Mo. The engagement of
Miss Helen Morton Robnett, of Colum
bia, and Bennett Clark, son of Champ
Clark, Spenkcr of the National House
of Representatives, was announced.
The, wedding date has not been set
Mr. Clark Is a clerk at the Speaker's
table In the House of Representatives.
He is 25 years old and his bride-to-be
Is two years his Junior.
TO REST TWO WEEKS.
Bryan Points Out That No Secretary
Ever Worked Harder.
Washington. Mr. Bryan announced
that he will devote the next two weeks
to resting. In a statement announc
ing his movements. Mr. Bryan em
phasized that none of his predecessor
had served more hours at his desk, a
greater number of days in the year,
and added that Mrs. Bryan, who had
shared the strains with him, was also
in need of a rest.
FROM TRENCHES TO FACTORY.
Kitchener Takee Men From Front To
Make Ammunition.
Ijondon. Continuing- hl:i campaign
to bring about an Increase in the out
put of munitions of war, David Lloyd-Gt-orge,
Minister of Munitions, spoke
at Bristol and made the declaration
that War Secretary Kitchener already
had given orders that certain British
workmen be released from duty In
the trenches in order to return to Eng
land and re-enter factories In need of
their services.
TIME
LIMIT
WiL
DOINGS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL
Measure Aimed To Avoid Repetition
Of Atherholt Incident Be.
comet Law.
Harrlsburg. Approval by the Got.
ernor or the Ostrander bill, codlfyig,
the regulation! for registration 0(
births and deaths and placing the bui.
ness solely In the control of the Com
inlssloner of Health, was announced.
The bill repeals all other Acts and
Mates specifically that no system ex
ceut that provided by the bill shall bt
enforced. Reductions of fees are aim
provided. This bill will clear awi,
any misunderstanding or question!
such as occurred In Thlladelphla lait
year.
The Governor also announced ap.
proval of the bill presented by Sen
ator Charles A. Snyder to complete
the State's supervision of employment
agencies. A few days, ago a bill ai
approved to establish a State bureau
and the bill announced as approved
the State's supervision over all private
agencies and requires a State license.
The measure commonly known u
the escheat bill was signed by the Got.
ernor. It Is Intended to provide that
all unclaimed deposits or money la
banks, trust companies and similar In.
stltutions shall become the property ol
the State. It Is supposed that several
million dollars or such money is ac
cumulated In the banks throughout the
State, although there has been no ij
of accurately estimating the amount.
The Governor also signed the fol
lowing bills:
Making it unlawful for attorneyi,
servants or employes to receive com
pensation for Insurance on the lives of
their clients or employers.
Authorizing borough to form a State
association.
Providing for the burial of honor
ably discharged soldlera, sailors and
marines at county expense.
Trovldlng a system for the regulat
ing of conditional sales of goods.
Rearranging State road routes la
Clearfield, , Huntingdon, Allegheny,
Cambria and Erie Counties.
Regulating practice In trials under
the workmen's exemption law.
Increasing the salary of the Chief of
the State Department of Mines from
$4,000 to $5,000. and the salary of the
deputy chief of the department fron
$2,500 to $3,500.
Senate bill regulating the plotting
by Ilrst-class cities or parka and park
ways In built-up sections. When any
parkway or park has been put on the
city plan It Is to be considered an ap
propriation at the end or three yean.
Certnin allowances are Riven for Ove
years to those desiring to make altera
tions to buildings under direction ol
the city.
Senate bill regulating notices for ap
plication for second-class charters.
Senate bill authorizing erection of
garages fronting on highways ten or
more feet In width in first-class cities.
House bill amending providing that
court may enter Judgment on the
pleadings In favor of the party appear
ing to be entitled to or for the plaintiff
in default of an answer by the defend
ant. v
Senate bill amending Act of July 24,
1913, regulating commodities by pro
viding that it shall go Into effect Jan
uary 1, 1914, and that no penalty shall
be exacted because of foreign producta
Imported eighteen months after Iti
passage.
House Kill authorizing exoneration
of John McSorley, of TIttsburgh, from
pnyment of tax on a mortgage for
which he should not have been as
sessed. Governor Signs Bill He Vetoed.
Harrlsburg. For the first time with
in the knowledge of men connected
with the State government here a vetp
has been recalled after having been
announced and the bill signed. This
reversal has been taken by Governor
Brumbaugh with tbe bill presented by
Representative Richard J. Baldwin, of
Delaware county, providing for State
regulation of five Insurance rate mak
ing bureaus.' The approval was con
firmed on inquiry at the office of the
Governor. It was stated that as the
veto had not been officially recorded
in the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth it had not been con
summated and therefore the approval
would hold.
In the list of vetoes given out If one
of the bill presented by Representative
William McCaig, of TIttsburgh, provid
ing a method for payment of cost ol
persons committed to psychopathic
wards, which the Commonwealth held
to maintain. The Governor had an
nounced this bill In the list of ap
provals on Monday, but apparently a
mistake was made and the veto 1
given out as of full force and effect.
The Governor smites the bill on the
ground that It is vague and does not
make It clear that the bounty of the
State should be given only to the
Indigent.
' The Governor also announced the
veto of House bill authorizing certain
corporations, societies and association!
having subordinate lodges to change
location of principal oUce.
The Governor vetoed Senate bill
783. authorizing municipalities tbat
own water works or electric light or
power plants to lease the same wltl
the consent of tbe Public Service
Commission. -
The bill repealing the graded tax la
of 1913 for second class cities I'
vetoed, because there has not been W
force long enough to give It a falf
trial, and because of the numerous pro
tests against the repealer.
Other bills vetoed were:
House bill allowing supervisors of
townships to levy assessments for coat
of public lighting. The Governor say
that it would "give people under the
guise of free light, a new form
of
taxation for. a special purpose." Th
Governor objects to exemptions an
declares that as all people travel tl'
wxatlon for lighting should be general-.
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