Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 137, Lebanon, Boone County, 7 March 1917 — Page 1

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mILSOiI seeks to SECURE ADOPTION OF CLOTURE RULE

'resident Enters Fitfht For New Rules in the Sena.e rIAJORITY FAVORS LIMITING DEBATE 'Ome Form of Cloture Likely to Result From Present Movement. (flf tht International ServU WASHINGTON. March 7.t Wilson today entered the fgM a cloture rule it) the sui-te in arnest. Immediately after breakf'is! iummune.1 Senators Rved, 'wen, Kalsh, Swaason, Hoke Smith anJ m to the white hou.- for a nmrence on the possibility of secur g rulsa that would liitiit i natc ile ate and prevent a repetition of r t iutton urh as the one that killed the med neutrality bill In the final hour ' Jr the sixty-fourth congress. Meantime parleys between tlie le,nratic and Republican leaders wen ! Ti the progra.n and it was gum rally Hieved an agreement for some form cloture would result. Unofficial polls of the Iemoi rntic ! nators showed an overwhelming; ma- j rity ii favor of placing the power to guiaU; debate m the hand of two j inU of the senate. Senator Hoke i i S JlZ? ,:l f! rd a plan to make in order otion signed by sixteen senators to , se debate. Agreement to such a ; otion would rvouire a two-thinl te. Many Democratic senators fav:vd going even further than this : d make a majority vote sufficient ; carry the motion in the closing dayt a aesaiun. There was much talk the lr today but no definite move-; lent, of launching a tight in the :en-: to ouet Senator ttone from the j tajTmanship iof the ccgnmittw on I reign affair. Many of his Ivmo- j Atic colleagues declared his useful ' Lis to the administration in dealing h international aTaint is ended. tiuessee on the length of the ten-1 it special session were wide apart ! lay. Revision of the rules, eonfirm-1 on of Dr. Car? T. Grayson, as med-' ill director of the navy with rank Colombian treaty formed a trio! fora-ldahle obstacle, to early ail-, mment. Immediately aft- their conference , th the president the f-mocratic ' Inatora went into conference with) Republican member, of the joint Ises and it was state.! that an aa-ree-' thout delay. Under the new rule upon a two-, ros vote oepata may oe iuniiei to ; s hour for each nstor. . -Portly after the eena'.e met at on. Senator Walsh of 11 on Una insduced k resolution to re-opt all , U mlea of the aenate in effert bere March 4th except rale 22 estab- ! g tne oroer oi motions. The resolution provides for the upntment Of eomntlttee of Seven jr DemocraU and three Rep-jbli-iia, to revise the ml to limit dete. Kemator Walsh took the floor oenver a long set speeen on me iTiion of the rule. FILIBUSTER PRAISKD. r-an Paper Throws Bouquets at -Ftn. Amerkan- Senator.. I Hi ;anMNM -r-v. pERLIK, March 7. United States fiatoii who led the filibuster that : wted president Wilson's armed p Mil are haded as "fine Ameritis" by the Frtakfarter Zeitung, a that it concurred in by mt or Cem-ian newspapers. I'The example of these fine Amerilis who remain J unconUminaed Wilson's blind devotion to hngland Is bound to make a deep impression. iecially in th west where the peoory in being killed , could see no gl the sake of the , Union Jack," said Zeitung. ALLOWED $880 CLAIM J. Shelby Civen Judgment Against Morderai Owen Estate. ittomy A. J. Bhelbf was today alti tSUO In tha Boos circuit court unit th estate of Mordeeai Owens, ' legal Mrricaav i

Bulletins'.

lS tmtnmtlnl JT-m IrriHse I LONDON, March 7. Major Crneral Frederick Stanley Maude, commander ol the RtUieh army that recaptured K ut-el-Amara, and in now driving the Turks hark on Bagdad, hju bfin promctrd la become a lieutenant-general, the war "Hire announced today. tXu thr iHltrmnllttntl .Vraia ArrW.t BERLIN, Via Sayville, March 7. Submarine, arriving at home ports during thr days of March 13 reported sinking ships lotalinK 204,000 Ian gross, it wax announced today. SERIOUSLY ILL. t IH-jii of Adtaitce ii From Paralytic Str k. James Dean of Advnnce who was stricken with paralysis a week ago tolay is in a serious condition. Mr. liean is ninety years old and his recovery is ioubtful. He was stricken while down town lust week, lie is now at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. Kincuid.

U.S.GOVERflENf!Hr,

. r a I i resident ilrfon Definitely Decides Upon That Course. ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES AN OPINION President Will Act I'pon That ! Authority, It Waft Announced Todav. BY JOH:, Kt'WIN KEVIN. IH lil.alhMl nrl JtsrrhK I WASHINGTON, March 7. American merchant ships are to he armed i by the United States government and j ' I sent on their voyages to the porta of i the seveji seas regardless of submor-1 ines, "barred tones" or oOier obstacles wich the ar has placed in the path rrrsllSeat VUfma ,lefinitejy decided j P"" ' e r-'Wraeygeneral that , he has tha authority W rnaae sue a move, with the approval ol adminisbmtion tllllVoHm in f0Drre a the ,r,e' I"'"'. ing wit ithin his rights even though t, congreasional approval sought be-, ton the death of the sixtv-fourth cona - ress was withheld. The nresident called to the white ' . house today six Democratic senators wn) h.vt L,n .., w,..,, of ministration measurea Rowen of Oklahoma; WaUh, of MonUna; Hwanv,rin!a: Smith, of Onrma: r,.,(1i of Missouri and James of Kenturkv anil Informed them of his ...o,.. He also look un with Ihem an1 approved the oronosition of chaEa--ing y,, s,n,t- toward a mwlif f,jTm ot ,ioture which will here.nv "littla rmm, of wilful men" from holding up legislation ritallv affecting: tile nation. With the president's decision to arm I m,hant vessels, the break with Aus- . ,ria' wh'rn 1ol",1 tix"ri!y ; averted by the conciliatory tone of the .latest Austrian Bote, again b :ome imminent. CRl'JSER DAMAGED. Rodan Warship Strike a Mine in Finland Bay, IWrlin Report. ( Imtmitl'mvl .Vein Hsrelce.) BERLIN. Via Sayvitle wireless, March 7. The Russian armored cruiser Rank (or Rurik) of 16,000 tons, "trurk " in alan.l Bay and wa. j y o-m., ao stocsnoim i .""Mn um .raos-wcean new. "The Russian naval authoritie tried to conrea! th. nfW of the dis th. New, Ary oTnnRa.il( j aster but th details hecam known.' ' " present docked at Kxon.ta.lt," , Naval rosters mention no Russian irrmored crilser named Rarik or Rurik. There are tw am II Ruselan stesav ers amel Rurik but. they are ef Irs I than i,0e tern.

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U UifLUitinilU BREAK liVimiNENT Reply of Austrian Government to Subsea Note, Conciliatory. ONE POINT CARRIES VITAL DIFFERENCE Disagreement on Question j Arming of American Merrhant Ships. of MY JOHN FI1WIN NEVI.V. (Bk Iht lntrrnn.,n,i, i ittrrlre.) WASHINGTON, March 7. There will be ho diplomatic break with Austria, at present unless the submarines of the duul monarchy force the hand of President Wilson by some "overt act" in which American livw are endangered. Thia was stated authoritatively today after officials had digested the reply of the Austrian government to this government's inquiry concerning her attitude on the suriuianne variare as i-untiuvieu to which was before ProslUxlay is most conciliatory in tone. OtTicials re.ilize that Iht. position of the Austrian government ls Vf,ry "curate, .she must on one hand. .,, . ..,, f (;ermanv amJ at the iamc timp tio it in -nich A manner as not to offend the United Stotes to the extent of a diplomatic rupture. The one point on w-:ch the two governments are In fatal nut discord is that of the arming of American merchant vessels. The Austro-Hungarian government IS of tne oniniufl thai the armini? of merchant vessels, even-sole ! ly for defense, is not established by ' international law. i ney are to be "a'f' v"f, which i Thia paragraph from the Austrian '

reply my prove . atumhhn, block inl stock men said that unlesa larger , h i.nth nf fnti.ro -oo,l relntion Uhlnments arrive the price will o to i

.... . -- Vrest Wuk.ib believes the right of this government to arm its merchant vessels is beyoad question, in view of existing conditions and it is certain that he will go ahead rrganllexa of I the Austrian opinion aa to its legi 'ty- " he Austro-Hungarian gov-; tTnn h Ul! th' 0lin"m " far as to sink an American vessel so ,U,DWV, ,u, hrr lt il( believed will come with startling suddenness. That President Wilson will reply to i"" "'m 16 i.eved certain v'na note was so inviting- to )tiatiins thit it not ..... . n iwved this .oven.men can vary .w v0.ld rther in'luir.y w hcther Count Tarnowski, th.e new7 '''"';"1- . basador to the United States, will be allowed to n " crwwn"-' " " :" i ..Mm, Taniowski arrived in Washing- ' ... .: . .u. , i...l .. . . '., ... .1.1: i... .... . a . ,. ...u.j o... u-,. h. kiH no, ,,. '" thl Ume h not n . ;may take oeticial i IT TO iioth Jewett and Shank Claim G. O. P. Nomination For j Mayor of Indianapolis. 110 tJi teisrxatUnfl Veres ffaeMet. ' 7.-The CWIe, ! fo, ,h. ; INDIANAPOLIS, March 7.renult of th k.!e btt-f-et W. Jewett am lew Shank Republican nomination for Mayor here probably wilt not be known until the official count la maiie. This after-! noon Jewett forces claimed complete unofficial retains showed their randi-; date victorious by 9"0 rotes, while th.l ..,,n. k..,mA k. 'm prw.inrt, milM,in)r. a0r Rucker to.l.y announce nnnnnctwt hr announced there , jury U)V4,stjKtltton of the primary, charge of "rough wotW being mad by both aide. Dick Miller was unopposed for th Demonoml,U.,n fur mayor LICENSED TO rVEO, A Buurriag) Ueena bat beta leaned ts Erneat R. pplsgat9 tnd Bownla Ethel Bev, both of Thirntrram. Mr. Applegato railway postal eierk.

TRANSPORT CRiPPLED.

I', a Vesaet, With Broken Steering Gear, Trying to Reach Seattle. IPs IS talrriiin-' V.-ifl ,..!..) POUT ANOr'.LF-S, Wash March 7. The UnitM States transport lix, wltji a crew of ll'U and ratrying fUO liorsea for Haniltt by way of Honolulu, today was making desperate efforts to reach Ui port of ,-iraiiir. Her steering gear is broken and she is virtually helpless. The coast guard cutter Snobomish In proceeding to Iter aid in answer li a distress rail unit the Chicago Marn, bound far the Orient, is believed to have picked up her call and turned back to the aid of the lix. Unless) the weatlier should develop stormy it is believed the Pix is in no immediate danger. EXTRA SESSION'. Georgia l egislature Called to Make Stale "Bone Iiry." i tnu fftt ufi-HirMtiil ffftf Aprrtr.) j ATLANTA, C.sl. March 7.-Oov-! emor Harris toilay issued a call for j an extra session of the (ieorgiu legislature to make the .date "hone dry." Under the present la each adult is , permitted to order from out of the ' state two quarts per month. The j legislature will repeal this limited j shipment act and make the state a ; Sahara. The extra session will con-; vena March 20. Kighty per cent of the whiskey shipped into the state goes to negroes.. GS REACH HIGHEST PRICE EVER RECORDED Quoted in Livestoek Market at j Pittsburg at $15.00 to 13.10 Today. (Ay fAi n'rfMsifoMt .Yews SVrrtrs.) PITTSBURGH, March 7. Hogs todcy reached the highest price ever re-' corded in the United States, when ' they were quoted the livestock mar-! ket ttt $li t0 $1D1- 0o'y "ix loubledeck cars containing about !,tKJ0 hogs "ere received and i-Mwrienced live- I . . ...... $17 by next week. During the at war hogs sold In the local market ($14. I

iiGERMAWMTS

T Threatened Revolution In Mevi co if He Refused to Make War on the V S. tfly tU Internattnnal eirs Amfrs.l NEW YORK, March 7 .-Germany threatened gnentl Carranta with "the most formidable revolution he had r known" if . he refused to make I war on the United States in accord ance with foreign Secretary Zimmerman 6 proposals tor a iferman-rtiextro-Japan alliance. This fact, together with other sensational developments, were disclosed by federal autherlties today in the In-1 vestigatunT that followed the arreet of Dr. Ernest Mathias Sakunna. a j

M-erman, and ur. lhaniira thakra-1 berty, a Bengals, for formulating an P"East Indian" plot Information obtained by federal I

authorities from papers seized m the j office of Wolf von Igel, at th. lime of I th. Wetland canal plot exposures, to gether with other bits of evidence,

enabled federal 'honties here. theyiful ey8t,matic (ffort fxUB6inK OT,r

I, to announce these disclosure I That Robert Bay, lieutenant In th j fterman army who escaped from the i federal penitentiary at Atlanta, while i serving a term for plotting to destroy ! allied munition ships went to Mexico, where he la now in hiding. That 13,000,000 has been spent by th. Herman government In fomenting spy p!,d In th. Vnited HUtea wlthm here he la now in hiding. th last few month' That thousa mis of Herman spies are thouuamls of tierman so es are now gage.1 in different part, of th. country in formulating and furthering conspiracies. GUARDSMEN RELEASED. ' , , 8uu M11U . iwoer ,0 b. s,B, ,,- t.. ADrii i tc rtrrIU,nt Mm geretce ) SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 7. Retvn of all National (luardnmen to their home station ond their mustering out before April 1 waa ordered j front military headquarters W to day is result of a failure ef eenI gresa to pas th army apnrepriettem I bill.

MPORTANCE OF SOCIAL WELFARE

Need of Trained Social Worker For Lebanon is Set Forth. W. E. CALLANE TALKS ON VITAL SUBJECT dives Interview in Which He Emphasizes Lebanon'! Pressing Duty. (eneral interest is centered in the big meeting to be held next Sunday e.fternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church by the Social Welfare league, the purpose being to lay plans for securing a social worker for this rity. In speaking of the work of the local committee and Its aims for the immediate future,- W. K. Callane toilay said: " There has been an orgunized effort in our city during the presold winter known as the I'uhlii- Welfare Committee. This orgnnluition lias taken iiir pU.c of th charity rnmmittee of former yearn. While this new organisation lias to do with the problems of helping the needy, it has the handing out of alma. It has con cerned itself with a more constiuctive system, with various kinds of pro fessional service which are far beyond the ordinary temporary relief, in their : ; results Charity Problems. "Our city as nil others, has Its charity problems that must be met, n1 ' ' the purpose of the present organirat.on to meet these ,n the to economize, systematue, and above Bi energize, the subjects of promkv raoua charity. !t i no longer ronsid.red the best kind of charity to pas. out dollars but to work out a plan l. . . i ii. - ' ing may be reduced to the very mini:JL. To do this means a system f teaching and training that will enable the subiects of charity to build up a 'greater feeling of aelf-reapect, of mala, ui 7.jlenen,lenc anH inoeneml- I v ..4 w. 4I.-I ,,,. I

must come in personal touch with J" pernor eiged the D.lworth , f the second ward. rw,,. r. M illpeople who have a rel interest In m,n ltt,wf b" hl'h ." " f1 1 tT ov" 'ort,r h n,n them, with persona who are willing J OW"h'p ,n ' vote, to meVt them where they are and help 1 ,The - instltut.ons are al-, While Clark Undsay recently anlitem to rise out of their present con- lo'l 10 manufacture Products tor n0unced his withdrawal from the race ditions phvaically, mentally and roor- """' 'P "f.81'' ue ndK" Republican mayoralty nomtnel " ' i tflitv mtKt he accented The Slirn tlfl : un- u.A k- Inf- Bf

"To do this meana that there mast be conditions place.! about tl.e wid- - .i.. i.. li.w iie ! .u owed mother by which life la mailt easier for her and ao her children cn be cared for and so stirroun.W by condition, that they may rise above their circumsLancea and arrow into s,.rresicting and more than self-! ! iusta:nin. men and women and L y.m' oat citv at large can do this it u nerfnrmin a aftrvice that is far lusting than the mere giving ot present relief, which in anoie cases I

We believe this must be brought!"'-"" C .7, z" ?

about in tha individual, we must make conditions such that he can and will consciously or unconsciously rise tne higher plane. The giving of alms 8one, can not do this, there must be constructive work, a change in thlnkKi which can be brought about by teaching and training, by making better eurroundlng, not only physlrally but iu every' other way. Systematic Effort. "To accomplish thia means a careyears, it means sacrifice on the part of individual and the Investment of money, which according to present conditions must come from the hands of those who see th need. And we certainly hope the day will eoon come . Z ni i... k.. i..i.i.i.. . ! ' J,ve i lrt""nt .,f .hum"B "" I rrrtmC'anl'mrr htHnrv" rtmeni or animal nusoanury. Ther. is no nunt nti btit what Lebi . , ! n0" .f " """"J' wllm' , - hearted, humanity loving, self-sacri-

firing men and women who are K-1 ,xchange companies affected by staging their time and means, as any city , nation f hatinttt ,r. in danger aa

of it eise, and the work that has j been ikn by the during the present Winter, Cn DOt OS prsieen Vl nilll, ' . . har a very eererui lynematic enort put forth along this Hue. W have com to the tlm whan thia Important matter should be placed la the haiuix of trained worker who can (iv all their time people who ar p.spared, and eflclent In giving this phaa of our eity UN thia nst Deeded attenWoa we ara not only rendering great aanr'.e ta th needv hnmanlty i of th arnt, and th mult will

be far reaching, not only bringing about much better physical, mental and moral condition for the present (feneration but lay the foundation for future generations by which they may

j rise above the present condition. KEPT LIGHT BURNING 20 YEARS TO WELCOME WAYWARD BOY HOME KENOSHA, Wis,, March 7. Mat Kmst is coming home today. But the light which for twenty yrare h:s mother, Mrs. SLtijf Kmst, has kept burning in an upstairs window every night to welcome him has been in vain, for Mat is dead. His body is enroute from Sacramento, California, where it was found and identified by one of the infrequent letters lie was in the habit of writing home from all parts of the world and Which he had not mailed when death overtook him. Twenty years ago Mat went out to seek his fortune. He promised he would return and the light, set for him that night burned brightly during every hour of ilarkness thereafter. "Mat might blow In some night and 1 don't want him to think his mother has forgotten him," Mrs. Kmst explained. TO RESIGN PLAGE Governor Indicates He Will Accept the Resignation. SUNDAY "MOVIE" BILL Appeals Pour in on Governor to Refuse to Sign the Measure. i tn .fcrssiioMi yw y,' Gtmirkh to,!,,' reeeivwl . . ' . INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Mwrch 7. ! - peia irom every p.ri oi me iie, peala from every prl of the state

',sk,n hln! ,0 refu.' 1lo'in th I "ef""1 l'"K ' for j f "UB ,b'"' 0M J? J'!"' IVmocratic nommat.on f or treaa-

last acta of the legislature. The bill

would allow movies to open Sunday ; stood : Martin, 19; C.ullion. 63. Marafter 2 p.m. and create a state board ; tin carried every ward.

of censorship. Many church people wrote letters to the governor. j V t1,iold " """ .Jhe 1w..w, nake for he ' In'!!? of the contract-laljor system in 1910. " T )r. A F. Nelson, ,Ute vetennanan. ar "ffered to resign, and Governor , ln,1"-t h ould th. i resignation in a few weeks. Nelson

rr''n-lr w" llfTl"rpd not entitled tolw9 j-r.2. M.0 in tee held m a bank here and Frank O. Myers roceive.1 a toUkof 1 the lefftelature, against the govenior'a 2S8 votes for the Democratic nomina-

I n '- appropnation ' , . ru, .,.! with Stale Chairman Will Hays and menu he will make soon. SHIPPERS TAKE THE LAW Begin Loading Cars With Grain in Defiance of CommiHsion'a Order. tUtf fA fflfernir',fmil .Vcvs a err ice. 1 rnirr.n. Mrct n The fr.. j tl(m of trsm. at)(, ,0 ' Mw """" "u '" I eeriou. today, that many big shipping ! firm took th law Into their mm !! J"'?? , i defiance of the inter-otate i . , , u-i. ' rommerr. commission s oruer oi rre1 """ th"ir .'",lin,IIS to .i.,i., i:-.. Small the result of th car .hortage. There ar 6,000,000 bushel of corn in Chicago elevator which. If not moved within a few dayt, may be spoiled. The loea would run close to $3,000,000. WTTOAM HOSPITAL Mr. Okie Olle of rVhlteatown underwent an abdominal operation at th WTham hospital this tfternon. Dr. Pfafl of Indianapolis did th oner-atinf.

LIGHT VOTE CAST ATTHEPRiMARY IELDYESTERDAY' ToUl of 838 Ballots Cast For the Two Party Tickets.

THREE CONTESTS ON TWO TICKETS Martin Beat Gullion and Cason Defeated Art ma it Miller Wins For Councilman. Yesterday's city primary resulted in the nomination of the following tickets: Republican Slayor, Taiil O. Tauer; treasurer, Reginald Stewart; clerk, J. O. Cason; councilman at large, A. H. Lofland and W. H, Winn; councilman first ward, Harry Hurt; councilman second ward, C. R. Miller; councilman third ward, Ira Itoyd: councilman fourth ward, Elmer T. Stark. Iemocratic Mayor, Frank O. My ers; treasurer, W i:liam D. Martin: clerk, William K. Smith; councilmen ! o,' ".It" fl rllZ'L Holloman; councilman second ward, M. L Kllis; rouncilman third ward. Urban Woitiel; councilman fourth . ward, Ceorge Crider. Due to the fact that there were on ly three contests on the two ticket. I two on the Republican and one on the Democratic, the vote recorded at tha primary was light. A total of fit ballots were cast. Of this number HiHJ were Republican and 262 were Demo -cratir ballots. The two big contost were for clerk on the fepuhlican ticket and for treasurer on the Democratic ticket. J. O. Cason ilefeated Abe Art- : man for the Republican nomination for clerk by a majority of R2. Cason fgj-i-j ii wt.,. ...Bt the fourth - which tnt to kiss. Tl total ; vole was: Cason, 239, Artinan, 157. William D. Martin, the present ln w m n. Martin, tie present tn urcr bv a majority of 13fi. The vote The only other contest waa for the I Republican nomination for councilman , for him any ) vote I" ' 'third and ten way. He received nine second vanl, six in the - "i" . . . , Tauer received a total of 348 rote. .for the nomination, Reginald Stewart's total vote for : treasurer on the Republican ticket ; tion for mayor. William r . Smith' . A . ; 244. Tho second ward waa the first to count out last night and by 8:30 the count in all the wards had been completed. The Detailed Vote. The following la the detailed Tote by wards for all the candidate on the two liikets: Democrat.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th MAYOR Myers 8 M 42 68 CLERK Smith 66 64 44 71 TREASURER Martin 64 66 36 63 Gullion 17 8 1 22 COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE Trout 62 69 31 64 Shaw 61 46 32 68 WARD COUNCILMAN Holloman 66 'Ellis 63 jWeitiel S7 iCridnr Tl Republican. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th MAYOR Tauer 86 125 36 101 CLERK Canon S 90 26 68 iArtman 28 49 16 4

! Aj" Cndnr TREASURER Stewart 8 123 38 COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE-Lofland 64 112 Winn It 109 to 104 l WARD COUNCILMAN Hurt fM Millar Tf W1Iy 68 Boyd Stark