ACTIVITY SHOWN BY LEGISLATURE Calendars of Two Houses Are Well Filled, PENROSE AT STATE CAPITAL {R———— Holds Reception in Lieutenant Gev- ernor's Reems and fer Hours a Steady Line of Visitors Greets Him. Appropriatien Committees Quietly Probing Certain Departments. Harrisburg, Pa. March 27.—The Jegislature is now steaming up. Per- ‘haps the arrival of spring has had something to do with the present ac- tivity, or maybe, it can be attributed to some other cause. The fact re ‘mains, however, that the Pennsy.vania law-makers have denned their husiling clothes with the result that the im portant committees and the active legislators are working overtime. . A glance at the senate calendar the other ‘day showed forty-two bills on third reading; twenty-six op second reading and ninety-nine on first Tead- ing. Inasmuch as not more than a Ralf dozen of these were appropriation bills it is easily seen. that the upper Branch is putting in some heavy work. On the house side the dally calendars are even larger than in the senate and certain new members. .are beginning te realize that service in the legisla- dure is not a sinecure, Penrese Meets Legislators. A feature of last weask's sessions was the presence of United States Senator Penrese in Harrisburg. He <eame here to attend: the biennial ban- quet of the Legislative Seas of St. Patrick. Senator Penrose arrived about noon of the banquet day and up until the time of the dinner was kept busy receiving a steady line of senators and representatives and capi- tol attaches, who called to pay thefr respects. He held forth in the rooms of Lieutenant Governor McClain. % SENATOR BOIES PENROSE. Who Paid Visit to State Capitol and Received Great Reception. The banquet speech of Senator Pen- Tose was easily the feature of the evening. ‘He reminiscently referred to his service in the house and senate before his election as United States senator and the fact that he attended the first banquet. of the association. Senator Penrose told about St. Pat- rick driving the snakes from Ireland and added that it might be a good : thing if he could be reincarnated and visit Harrisburg in order to. drive “snakes” from certain bills that usu ally* appear in the‘legisiature. © . He closed his address with an ap- - peal ‘to the patriotism of his listeners, saying ‘that in times like these or dur ing Any crisis, all“good Americans are expected to stand by their country and, if necessary, fight for it. He declared that this . country should not enter into any entangling alliances with other countries, but that it should stand on its own firm foundation in keeping with the spirit of the Declara- tion of Independence and the intention of its framers and our first presidents. Senator Penrose was applauded longer than any man who has spoken before this organization duréng its existence of nearly twenty-five vears. Quiet Investigation On. Following on the heels of a resolu- tlon passed in the house and senate demanding that Auditor General Pow- ell submit a full report not later than March 26 and to answer the charges that he is spending the state’s money to pay expert accountants to straight- en out his books it became known that the joint appropriation committee has been quietly conducting an investiga- tion into the manner in which heads of certain departments have expended their contingent funds during the past two years. Until such time as the committee's recommendations on contingent fund appropriations are announced the re- sult of the probe will not he known. It is said the committee will be guided 4n its recommendations by what this investigation reveals. Other commit. {ee investigations will be gotten under way at an early date. As a result of the probing being done the joint appropriations commit- tee hopes to be able to effect some real economy. Thousands of dollars is expected to be saved by the reduc- tion of departmental expenses, thereby directly benefitting the taxpayers of ¢he state. This will mean that all ef the additional taxes considersd By the 4eint revenue commission will be used for scheels and te improve the read Systems of tiie commonwealilh. Ba m— =. AFTER SALDONS IN THREE BILLS Legislators Propose fo Maks Stringent Rules. FRE ORE AIMED AT TREATING Second ‘Weuld Step Entertainment and Third Directed .at Ali-Night Restaurants—Measure Put In to Change Ferm ef Gevernment in Third Class Cities. Harrisburg, Pa:, March 27.—On the very day of the hearing on the Vick- erman loeal option bill three more bills affecting the liquor business were in- troduced in the house. To date meas- ures directed against saloons number fourteen and the last day to introduce bills has not yet arrived. Im other words, it is safe to assume, that even more of such bills are coming. One of the latest temperance bills is sponsored by Representative McKay and deals with or rather specifically prohibits treating in bar-rooms. » The bill makes it unlawful for a saloonkeeper to furnish. liquor to any _pargon who has net paid for the same, or 40 permit any person who 'has+not paid for liquer to drink it upon the saloon premises. This makes the measure not only anti-treating, but al- so “anti-tick.” The bill dees permit liquor to be | furnished by any person to his adult wife, .adult sister, adult daughter or ‘parent .of any person. This 1s the only exception. The penalty for vio- lation is a fine of $500, or three months in jail, or both, just as the court de- Almed at Oabarete. The second bill aimed at saleoms pertains to ‘entertainment in saloons. It was Introduced by Representative E. R. Smith, of ‘Bedford, and sent te the committee on law and order. “The baby member of the house,” as he is known, because he is the young- est assemblyman in Pennsylvania, this young men frem the mountains of eentral Pennsylvania has been quite active this session for a new member and his new bill will attract wide- spread attention and be the subject of many discussions. The bill he presents will make the cabaret a thing of the past; will banish vaudeville and danc- ing from the precincts of licensed liquor houses and will eliminate any display of moving pictures as an in- ducement to have men line up at the mahogany and give orders to the bar tenders and in addition wonld« be 2 severe blow to the diningroom feature of many prominent cafes operated in conjunction with a saloon. The bill reads: “That from and after the passage ~f *hi~ art it sh~11' b> un lawful for any re~e np ~r perscns licen. sed to sell vincus. eniritnous. malt or brewed liquors to mairtain or condnet any public dances or dancing, whether by any performer or performers en- gaged for the purpose, or by any guests, customers, patrons or any oth- er persons whatsoever upon any part of the premises so licensed; or any public singing therein, or any cabaret shows, vaudeville or theatrical enter- tainments, or ‘exhibitions of moving pictures upon any part of the premises so licensed.” * The penalty is a fine of $500 or six months’ imprisonment or both. A third bill would ‘wipe out might saloons. ‘This proposed law is: father- ed by Representative: Duncan ‘Sin- clair, of Fayette County. It directs that every place where liquor. is sold must close between one A. M. and five A. M. ’ There where saloons are not permitted to b- open all night, but this is accomplish- ed by court erders and there is no law on the statute boos’ regulating hours for the sale of intoxicating beverages. Hotels and saloons in “the large cities would he hit by this Sinclair bill. It would practically mean the end of the cabaret, for that form of entertainment is at its height about one A. M. and rarely ends before three o'clock. Wants New Law for Small Citles. Senator E. E. Beidleman, of D:zu- phin, president pro tem. of the senate, has Introduced a bill to repeal the Clark third city act, and enact in fits stead a new form of government for such cities. The bill, as a whole, is a combina- tion of the act of 1889, the Clark act, amendments to the act of 1889 as in- troduced at the session of 1913, and some few provisions from the Ramsey amendments to the Clark act of the present session. This new form of government would consist of a mayor and single branch of council made up of a representative from each ward. These councilmen would be chosen on regular political party ballots, thus wiping ont entirely the non-partisan system in cities of the third class, The mayor would like- wise be selected hy the partisan plan. The salary of mayors is graded ac eeording to population. There is no salary or compensation of any kind for councilmen. ' An examination of the bill, ‘which consists of over 1500 sections, shows that its enactment virtually returns third class cities to the old form of government, with the important excep- tion that instead of a bi-cameral coun cil there would be a single coumeil gonstituted as explained above. are some “wet” counties | THE MX Tr THIRTY-SEVEN DIE IN INDIANA STORM Part of New Albany Laid Bare by the Elements 40 STRUCTURES WRECKED Negro School “Building ls Destroyed. Path Two Blocks ‘Wide and More Than Mile Long Is Devastated. Thirty-seven persons wee killed and -gcores were injured during a storm whieh swept the northéastern part of New Albany, Ind., last week. More than forty structures were either damaged or destroyed. The ma- jority of those killed and injured were white persons. Requests for aid were made on the authorities of Louisville, the Indiana state reformatory and Jeffersonville. The governor of Indiana was request. ed to send state troops. West. Union, a sub-division in the northwestern section of ‘tia ‘¢ity, bore the brunt of the storm. Here the wind swept .a path two blocks wide .and more than a mile long, demplish ing residences, several facto ; destroying a negro ‘school building Twenty-five “children” “were In the building. -* The ‘ total number of vic tims here will not ‘be ascertained until the wreckage has béen sclsired away. At Carlisle, Ind., West Hyines, aged forty-five, was killed i8 a satorm which swept through the southwest part of Carlisle. GERMANS PLAN DRIVE AGAINST RUSSIAN CAPITAL Ven Hindenburg Will Take Advantage of -Russia’s Internal Troubles—*Unit- ed States of Russia” New Nation. Russia* will be the “United States of Russia’—a republic—if the leaders of the present provisional government prevail in the assembly .shertly to be called. Sentiment in Petrograd among the general public supports this plan —the name as well as the form of ‘government. Duma committee members are now en route to all provinces of Russia to spread to the people the gospel of the revolutionists; to explain how the duma seized control, and to urge the people to consider what form of gov- ernment they desire. : The United States is the first na- tion to recognize formally the new government of Russia. «+i = “= First steps by the new’ Rué§ian gov- ernment toward the emancipation ‘of the Jews in Russia were reported by Ambassador Francis, who said all edu- cational restrictions as to both schools and colleges had been removed. The attention of ‘Russia has‘sudde- ly been diverted toa new! dang which threatens from “without: There now is indisputable evider that the Germans are massing gr numbers of troops along the worth « front ready for an effort agaist’ R sia’s capital: Lik & Les The country has been apprised the new mensce by ‘a series of procl mations from its ministers. ‘Indicating the rapid order Which is being installed ‘everywhere and the ‘active operations of the provisional government seeking to eliminate ene- tary of War Gutchkoff issued ¥a‘ warn- ' ing ‘to all citizens to guard carefully ‘against spies, and urging-unity of ac- tion against Germany. & lp Foreign Secretary Milukoff also i3- sued a statement, declarings Russia was “no longer a dead weight in the coalition of the entente. allies” = WARNING NOT GIVEN ° Official Report of Tanker’s Sinking Is Received In Washington. The first detailed official aceount of the sinking of the American ‘steamer Healdton reached the state “depart- ment from American Consul ‘@rogh at Rotterdam. It gives the names of twenty-four of the forty-one members of the crew saved. It follows in part: i “American tank steamer Healdton, Bayonne, N. J., owned Standard Oil company, New York, en route Phila- delphia via Bergen to Rotterdam, com- manded by Captain Charles ‘Christo- rher, American citizen, carrying eargo 6,000 tons petroleum, having forty-one officers and crew aboard, including number of Americans, reported tor- pedoed and sunk without warning by German submarine at 8:15 evening of 21st, twenty-five miles from Teerschel- ling. Captain and nineteen men brought safely to Yjmuiden. One died of. exposure in lifeboat. Twenty re- ported drowned by capsizing.” The tanker Healdton was insured by the government's war risk bureau for $499,000. The loss of the Heald- ton is the greatest yet sustained by the bureau. The next largest was the loss of the steamer Illinois, in- sured for $250,000. Approximately $83,200,000 in insurance has heem is- sued by \:e bureau on American ships within the las. thirty days. Ready to Believe It. A person who had got some litile smattering of zoological lore said one day to a novice that crocodiles were often seen in tears. “Oh, that’s nothing!” rejoined the povice. “I've often myself seen whales’ blubber!”—Stray Stories. Paw enra stories and ‘mies from within the empires Secre-- about them. dealers. popular prices. Suits, $15 to $28. 115-123 S Oppenheimer Spring Clothes are Ready—and Right Oppenheimer Clothes give you style and value. And on top of that, a sense of satisfaction you have not been accustomed to associate with medium or There is no sham or pretense Nothing but just plain goodness. Made of dependable fabrics by highly skilled tailors and sold with aniron-clad guarantee. Spring styles are ready, and right. For sale by leading WHOLESALE EXCLUSIVELY Trousers, $2 to $6. <M. OPPENHEIMER, @& CO. eventh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. at * FOR WOMEN MOTORISTS. Some Things a Good 'Driver Should and Should Not Do. The good driver of a motorcar never applies brakes swiftly except in an emergency. When drawing up at a street side she cuts off ignition early and allows momentum to carry the car to the stopping place, using tbe service brake gradually. The good driver thus saves gasoline and wear upon brakes, coasting to a stop with the smoothness of operation of an easy start. A good driver never uses the emer- gency brake, because she never has emergencies. She sees and avoids the emergency before it arrives. The poor driver rushes into trouble and depends upon quickness in grabbing the emer- gency lever to save life. More than one accident has followed a futile at- tempt to find the seldom used emer- gency lever in a hurry. The good driver rounds sharp cor- ners to the right and goes over ex- tremely rough stretches of road or hits unexpected “thank you ma’ams” with clutch disengaged, to save the rear axle mechanism. The good driver uses the wheel with the least possible motion. She does not drag it suddenly from side to side, but turns it so gradually that passen- gers are unconscious of the fact. In rounding a corner she commences to straighten the car up before it is half- way around. — Woman's Home Com- panion. James Gray, aged fifty, of Braaaecs, p teamster, was ground to death under the wheels of a Pittsburgh and Lake Tirie »afiroad! passenger train, and # team eof mules he was driving werd Mifled at a crossing in Braddock. ales Rapid Education. _ In “John Barleycorn” Jack London tells how quickly he achieved his rep- utation as, a writer. “Critics “have complained about the swift education one of my characters, Martin Eden, achieved,” says London. “In three years, from a sailor with a common school education, I made a successful writer of him. The critics say this is impossible. Yet I was Martin Eden. At the end of three working years, two of which were spent in high school and the university and one spent at writing, and all three in studying im- mensely and intensely, I was publish- ing stories in magazines, was correct- ing proofs of my first book, was selling sociological articles to magazines, had declined an associate editorship prof- fered me by telegraph from New York city and was getting ready to marry.” Eskimo Candy. Tallow is the Eskimo’s eandy. It is put up in bright red packages made out of the feet of a waterfowl. - The women cut off the red feet of this bird, which is called the dovekie, draw out the bones and blow up the skin so as to make pouches, which they fill with reindeer tallow for their little folk, None of the food that the Eski- mos eat seems very inviting to us, but they are extremely fond of it and are very apt to overeat. It is said by ex- plorers who have gone into Greenland that it is no uncommon sight to see an Eskimo man who has eaten an enor- mous meal of the raw frozen flesh of the reindeer, seal or walrus lying on his back and eating blubber until he cannot move. Still Willing, “You said you’d go through fire and water for me.” “Show me a combination of the two and T will.”—Puck. mh co—— RECORD COAL LOADING. Uncle 'Sam’s Plant at Cristobal ls the ‘Fastest In the World. : The good work of the Oristobal coal loading plant at the isthmus of Pana- ma is the subject of a report receiv- ed at the war department from one of its boards, whose conclusions are that the plant fully meets the plans-of the engineers and is probably the:most efficient loading plant in the worlds: It was. found that the minimum perform- ance during the test was 1,950 tons an hour and the maximum 2,486 tons. The minimum occurred when one of the four diggers was temporarily out of commission, due to a defective bucket. At 2,400 tons an hour the plant far exceeds the work of any other known plant for loading steamships or even of railroad l.ading plants. The canal collier Ulysses was loaded at the rate of 1,650 tons an hour, and 12,000 tons. were put on her in eight houss. Mer chant ships cannot be loaded at this. rapid rate, as their hatches are too small and their bunkers are not ar- ranged to admit of such work. This is a feature in shipbuiiding that is be- ing carefully taken care of nowadays in constructing ships that are to pass through the canal. All new United States naval colliers are so built that they can be loaded at high speed. le I For a Postage Stamp, $670. The highest price paig lately for a postage stamp was $670, a sum given &t @ New York auction the other day for a five cent Hawaiian missionary stamp of the issue of 1851. When the early missionaries went from New Bogland to Hawaii they looked ahead to many things, but hardly to the sale of their postage stamps at prices high- er than their salaries for a year, Porm a. T——— gince Fe figure se ‘the belie: many ha mum in “starve” fighting Americ clined tc confident be solves it requir many me #8 the Regotiati CRN acc dignity a
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