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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
THINK new WORLD
REALLY IS OLDEST
Americanists Will Seek TO
Prove It TO ~Pan-American
Scientists.

WASHINGTON. Dec. a3.-Am,ns the
twelve learned societies which are to
hold joint sessions with the second Pan
! American Scientific Congress. opening
here on December 81, Ia one composed Of
noted savants who believe that the
Western Hemisphere IL really older than
the so-cailed Old World. They are
known onncially as tho International
Congress OF Americanists.
Within three miles OF the White House
are the remains OF a great quarry which
1t is said was worked long before the
pyramids Of Egypt were built. Beside
a branch OF Rock Creek IL an extensive
area filled with the refuse Of aboriginal
workshops, fragments. chips Of quartsite
and quartz. broker and partially shaped
implements, in places TO a depth of ten
feet. The ancient excavations arc
covered with debris from the low bluffs
above. hut trenches have been dug and
the visiting A~mericanists will be able to
study the spot under the direction of
Prof. William II. Holmes. head curator
o. the Smithsonian Institution. who has
thoroughly explored the quarrdes. DIR.
Holmes. one of the leading America nists.
Is a member OF the executive comm ittes
OF the Pan-American Congress n chair.
man of the section on anthropology.
Attending eugenists will present .
plan for directing the process u racial
amalgamation so as to produce better
individuals. and there will Be a full dis
cussion Of anthropological. chronological
and archaeological questions which have
a special bearing or Pan-American prob
lines.
The nine sections Of the congress have
been subdivided into forty-'ve sub-sec-
tons and their discussions will cover q
wide range The delegates from this
country will number upward OF 100. and
from the twenty Latin American repub-
lies nearly 200. most OF whom already
have arrived n registered at the New
Willard Hotel. With about 1000 dele
gates and their wives and families pres
ent and about half as nan meTbers OF
the various associations TO hold joint
sessions with the congress Washington
will he filled to OVERLOOKING with edu-
Gators. scientists and publicists. Hardly
n room can be had at any Of the hotels.
and as for convention space practically
every square foot in the city has been
taken in advance. the fifty or more meet
inGs that Will he going on simultaneously
during the thirteen daps OF the congress
necessitating the chartering of university
and high school halls. hotel bathrooms.
lodge hall and even rooms in Govern
ment buildings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
BUSTER, PARK BEAR, IS DEAD.
Third Animal I'm the Zoo - Sue
cumb to Poison.

Buster, the brown bear at the Central
Park ZOO, died yesterday morning. He
is the third animal to fall a victim to a
TRANCE attack on the zoo, Saturday
night the two camels and Buster were
taken III. The camels died two days
later, within nine hours of each other.
The manner of all three deaths Is a
mystery. OF the many theories ad
vanced the most reasonable Is that
poison was thrown 10 them through the
BARS where they begged for foo from
the visitors. After a conference. Cabo
Ward, Commissioner OF Parks, and Bill
Snyder, head keeper. have decided to
take rigid precautions against the re-
currence OF this attack. The rules
against feeding the animals will be en-
forced strictly.
The animals which beg for food will
he prevented by fine wire nets stretched
across their e from receiving fOod
from strange hands. Snyder and his
assistants were busy yesterday putting
the wire i'm place. The elephant and
antelope houses have been wired. Miss
Murphy, the hippo. and her baby. Congo.
will he prevented from opening their
cavernous mouths for peanuts next.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
SUFFRAGE BEATEN BY 1876, 3l3,
Constitution by BOt.OOO, Tax
Article 50O.478, state beard Finds.

ALsASy. Dec. 23-The nm sur
image amendment to the Constitution
was defeated by 1888 1913 votes at the
November election. according to the hg-
ures tabulated by the State board OF
canyassers to-day. with tho Oneida
county vote missing. The tieup OF the
Utica Mayoralty contest is responsible
for the delay In the Oneida county
eturns.
The revised Constitution was defeated
by 504.SS9 votes.
The biggest negative vote was reg
Atored against the taxation article,
which was defeated by 56s.476 votes.
The proposition for a fnal SCI .0o0.-
900 barge canal bond issue received a
majority OF 45,l97. The approval Of this
proposition will enable the State to
complete the barge canal by 1917.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
L0WDEN GOES TO SING SING.
Pleads Guilty to Forgery and Asks
for Immediate Sentence.

George II. Lowden. after being on
trial for three DAYS before Judge Mott
in General Sessions, yesterday entered
q plea OF guilty 10 forgery IN the first
degree. At his own request he was
immed'a,ely sentenced to Sing Sing
prison for no, less than two nor more
than tive years and SIX months.
Lowden, who comes from a respects
Long Island family. had been a pros
Porous broker and had desk room with
Enrich e. Co. at 81 Exchange place.
In 1912 Ilowden opened an account with
Enrich & Co. using the name OF Frank
A. Weston. In order To ests blish credit
for margin in the brokerage house Low
den deposited ten certificates OF stock
OF the Laclede Gas Light Company OF
81. Louis that had al apparent valua =
ton OF about 5000, 000. II now turns out
that the certificates were forged.
Charles H.. Goodwin. a $50 a month
clerk then in the employ OF the Stand
ard Trust COMPANY. admitted that he
had stolen the certificates and that he
and Frank A. West. a fellow clerk, had
forged the necessary names TO the GER
tincates. which they tried to dispose
Of in Philadelphia. Not succeeding In
this. Goodwin said no gave them to
West to destroy. They later turned up
with Enrich & Co. and West has dis
appeared.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24

increasing In value so rapidly that the
company asks the Public Service Com
mission to advise II as to whether or
not a long term contract ought not to
be entered into Immediately to forestaii
the expected additional increase. Vice.
president q. W. Mead Of the lighting
company say:
At the present time IL Is wholly i'm
possible to get "a quotation on gas
oil for delivery e fall Mt or near
tho figure ". are now paying. namely.
1876. In other words, although our
present price is higher than the price
we might have obtained II we had
postponed making the contract three
or four months. II Is, however. lower
than the price that can be obtained
for present or future delivery.
The good faith OF h contract bear
Ing a price Of 4.576 has been uues-
toned. and II has been publicly init
mated that the man who executed the
contract was out of the country by
design at the time this subject was
under consideration. Particular men
ton has also been made Of the fact
that the contract was executed several
months before the former contract ex-
pired. This was made the basis OF
suspicion.
Mr.. Mead then says that while the
prospects are that the price OF this oil
will continue TO rise. II is by nc mean
certain. Therefore II the company should
execute a short term contract and the
price Of oil should keep going up. the
company would probably be subjected
to the keen and searching criticism of
the Thompson committee. ON the other
hand. hould a long term contract be
executed and should tho price OF oil
afterward decline. then the company
would be subjected TO like criticism.
II n this situation that is botherine
Commissioner williams. He would UNI
doubtedly prefer to reduce the rate 10
gas consumers. Thai would Increase
the growing regard which COMMISSIONS
Hayward has for him and would dtmpen
the feathers Of the Thompson commit
tee. Hut he has not yet figured II out.
he said last night. II IL may he that
II the lighting company really ias to
pay such an enormous price for It's gas
oil. II will be no more than fair to leave
the rate at 95 cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
"MELLEN DID IT."
Is ROBBINS'S PLEA
Lawyer Can't BE Blamed for
Acts Of Client, Argues His
Attorney.
l.. s. PRESENTS ITS CASE

Michael Kenealy. counse for Edward
y. Robbins. put the blame for things
his client IL accused Of doing upon Charles
8. Mellen In the United States District
Court yesterday afternoon. Mr.. ke-
realy was making his second plea for
tho direction Of a verdict OF acQuittal
for tho accused lawyer. and he was the
last attorney to tnterpose q plea TO
Judge Hunt for the eleven former dfrec-
ora OF the New Haven.
Mr.. KeneLy contended that between
1907 Md 1914 the relations OF client
and counsel existed between Mr.. Rob-
bins and the New Haven board. and II
WAS a question whether q lawyer can
be convicted OF a crime committed by
his client.
at has been shown" he asserted, that
during the year, mentioned Mr.. Rob
bins was often consulted by Mr.. Mellen,
not as a railroad man but a. a lawyer.
He was not consulted on matters affect
ing the policy of the road. Tho ev-
dence shows that a great railroad man
at the head of a system was not likely
10 ask for suggestions as to operations
or policy from a paid employee
During the three days of argument
special pleas had been made for all of
the eleven directors except William
Rockefeller. Richard V. Endabury an
1ouncing that the arguments In favor OF
the other men applied with equal force
10 the man he represented.
The Government began its answer
when James W. Osborne, taking up vari-
Gus proceedings in reference to the Metro
politan Steamship Company. endeavored
TO show that there was SUFFICIENT evil
dence to warrant tho court In leaving
the declsion Of whether the New Haven
was really the Billard and other COM
panies to the jury.
Mr.. sborne Uas interrupted fire.
quently by ounsel for the defence. who
asserted that he was stating the V
dencc in~accurately. Finally Judge Hunt
directed that they reserve their contra
dictions until after the lawyer had
closed. He red that the counsel
for the Government was entitled 10 pro-
coed without interruption or ridicule."
Mr.. Osborne will be followed to-day
by Mr.. Bats. The court will adjourn at
| o'clock until Tuesday morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
KILLED ON CURB BY AUTO.
Detectives Car strikes Old
lar In The Bronx.

Two automobiles collided at Park ave-
nue. and 155th street. The Bronx, las,
night. and one of them. swerviug into
the curb. knocked dow John Miller. n
years old. a retired saloon keeper Of 1888
Keller avenue. His head and chest were
crushed and he was dead when an a,nhu-
lance surgeon arrived.
The car which struck the old man was
owned by County Detective John Maher
of 20?3 Tiebout ven who had FIVE
passengers with him besides the chauf-
feur. The machine collided with an au-
;omobile truck Of the Metropolitan Dis
tributing Company. and in trying 10
aroid the collision Makers driver
swerved to the sidewalk. The chauffeurs
OF both cars were held by the Coroner
Nithout bail Unit. this morning for fur
Their examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24

Goods made In France under condi-
lions Endorsed by the Consumers
League OF that country are soon to be
offered for sale AT the Label shop. II
East Thiry-seventh street. The con-
Segment was received recently. and In
ciudes white goods, infants garments
and dolls. The special sale begins Jan
uary 3 and lasts for one week. The
Consumers League of New York city,
OF which Mrs. Frederick Nathan Is
president. is arranging the sale. which
will also include garments made In this
country under Consumers League re-
Quirements.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
EXCHANGE RATES WEAKER.
Only sterling Makes an Advance
Gain IL Fractional.

The o of the foreign exchange mar
ket yesterday was generally weak.
Francs. lire. marks, kronen and rubles
declined somewhat. while sterling adj
vanced ~fractionally. Demand sterling
closed at 4.7eA. with cables ut 473hs.
as compared with t72S for demand
and <73ia for cables on Wednesday.
Francs dropped to 5.s5L for checks and
6.S<L for cables. against a previous
close Of 5.s+is and b.s3is. respectively.
Italian lire dropped from 6.56ia to SIS.
while rubles declined from 3lia TO 81
Marks closed at 16as for sight dra fts
and IS 1l-l6 for cables. against a pre-
vious rlose OF 1s1s for drafts and
IS 1916 for cables. Austrian kronen
were quoted At 10 -, as compa red with
1880 on Wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24

II has been announced by Potter,
Choats 4 Prentice and r. p. Keech a
Co. that the stock Of tho Haskell &
Barker Company offered for sale has
bean heavily oversubscribed ana that the
subscription has been closed. Tho Has
keli & Barker Company will start with
working capital OF approximately 81
90. 900. wan no debts Of any kind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
Dagsett Made New Haven Trustee

Judge Julius NJ. Mayer signed an
order In the United states District Court
Yesterday designating Leonard NJ. Dag
gett as one OF the trustees in the dis
solution of the New Haven system Or
dered by tho court last year. The APP
pointrnent of Mr.. DasEett was made
necessary by tho death Of Trustee Will
lam Waldo Hyde on October %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
sUFs PICK MRS. WHrTEH0UsE.
Elect Her Chairman Of New Yorl
state Party.

Mrs. Norman de r.. Whitehouae YES
terday was elected chairman OF the New
York state Suffrage party to succeed
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, who resigned
10 become president Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw was elected
vice-chairman and Mrs. Raymond Brown
was elected second vice-chairman, to
succeed Mrs. Laidlaw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
BILL INTRODUCED
Measure Providing for Realiza-
tion of Brumbaugh Plan Of
fered in House.


HARRISBURG. March ga bill to es-
tablish in the state Department of Public
Instruction Bureau of Vocational Edu-
cation, as advocated by Governor Brum-
baugh, was introduced in the House last
night by Representative NTilliron. OF
Armstrong County. A supplementary
measure, calling for an appropriation of
1926, 300 for the expenses of the proposed
bureau for the next two years, was intro
duced by Representative Fruit of Mercer.
The Milliron bill provides for the es-
tablishment of a bureau composed of
two divisions, the Division for Agricul-
tural and Rural Schools and the Division
of Industrial Education. Each division
would have n chief at an annual salary
of $4,000. two supervisors Mt salaries of
$4,000 each. a stenographer at $1,000 and
assistant stenographers at $500 annually.
The Division of Industrial Education
would also have a supervisor OF drawing
at salary of $4,000 year.
The proposed bureau would administer
the compulsory education law and would
have charge of granting employment
certificates. Under the provisions of the
Milliron bill the physical examination of
all applicants for employment certificates
and the continuation school features of
the Brumbaugh child labor law would be
in the charge of the proposed bureau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
SUFFRAGIST LEADER
PREDICTS VICTORY
Miss Hannah Patterson Conf
dent the Vote Will Be Given
to Women of Pennsylvania.

Miss Hannah J. Patterson, Of Pitts
burgh, state chairman Of the Woman
Suffrage party, Is in this city today,
having come here to attend a meeting
Of the Pennsylvania College Equal Suf-
frage League. held yesterday at the home
of Miss Lucy Lewis, 1875 Pine street
Miss Patterson was optimistic In dis
cussing the prospects of the woman suf-
frage movement in this State.
''The action of the Senate at Harris
burg was extremely gratifying she
said 81 have no doubt that the judg-
ment of the people at the general cleo
ton will be expressed in favor of woman
suffrage.
"The most remarkable phase of the
movement recently has been the awaken
Ing Of women to the Importance of the
question. Heretofore, the majority have
been indifferent to the issue rather than
directly opposed to the enfranchsement
Of the sex. At present women In Penn
sylvania are showing intense interest IN
tho question. Women who have taken
sides in our favor are working as they
never worked before In the interests or
the cause. This is as true Of the western
part of the State as 1t is of Philadelphia
and eastern Pennsylvania"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
ITALIANS IN FEVER
AS RESERvISTS SAIL
Picturesque Groups Assemble
Early at Pier of Liner An
coma About to Leave.

The war fever gripped hundreds OF
italians this morning, and they gathered
on the Municipal Pier at Vine street 10
witness the sailing of the Italian liner
Ancona Although the steamship was not
scheduled to leave until noon, they began
to arrive at tho wharf as early as
o'clock
The vessel has been taken over by the
Italian Government and will carry back
to Naples cargo of foodstuffs and more
than 200 reservists eager to fight for their
country. At New York, where the vessel
will stop en- route to Italy. 400 more re-
servists will be taken on board.
Custom inspectors on the pier were
amazed when the war enthusiasts began
to arrive so early. They came in groups
of hve and six. All displayed consplou-
ousv the red. white and green of Italy.
Men made UP the larger part of the
throng, but women we're there, too. They
came to say farewell to n father. son,
husband or sweetheart.
When the Ancona reaches Naples the
reservists will be given uniforms and
guns Immediately They have had army
training. The steamship will be used
either as transport or an auxiliary
cruiser. She was recently fitted out in a
New York shipyard to receive guns. The
mounts were put in place and other
changes necessary for her conversion into
a warship made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
PLAN WOULD MAKE ARMY
TRAINING COMPULSORY
Measure Provides for Military Edu-
cation in Schools.


HARRISBURG. March 23.-Compulsory
military and naval education and train
ing in all schools In Pennsylvania,
whether public or private, is provided Tor
in hill introduced in the Senate last
night by Senator Richard V. Farley, or
Philadelphia.
Military instructors would he placed In
every school. whether public parochial
or private and I'm all seminarles, coll
leges and universities having an enroll
ment of 70 or more male pupils. These
instructors would be under state Board
OF Military instruction, to consist of the
Adjutant General the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the President OF the
Senate, the Speaker of the House and the
State Treasurer.
Every male student over 10 years OF age
attending any school would receive mill
tary instruction for one-half day each
week during the school year state en-
campments would he held during June,
July and August, and every male pupil,
unless physically disqualified would at
tend for one week All expenses would
be borne by the state.
The bill makes II optional with the
pupils in Philadelphia schools whether
they shall receive naval or military train
ing. Instead of attending the military
camp, the Philadelphia schoolboys would
go on cruises during the vacation season.
All Friends schools are exempt from
the provisions of the bill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
HEARING ON MOVIE" MEASURE
Public Consideration of Censorship
Repeater Scheduled Before House.

Public Consideration of Censorship
Repeater Scheduled Before House.
Through the activity of the motion
picture exchange exhibitors of the State
a public hearing on the bill to repeal the
Pennsylvania State moving picture CEN
sorship law has been scheduled for next
Tuesday evening before the House at
Harrisburg This announcement was
made today The hearing will be con-
Quoted by tho House judiciary General
Committee. of which Representative
william H. Wilson, of this city, is chair
man.
The picture exhibitors also are deter
mined to obtain public hearing of their
grievances against Chief Censor Louis j.
Breltinger. David ]. Smyth, recently ap-
pointed special Deputy Attorney General
to represent Breitlnger, will be asked to-
day to appoint a date for the protest
meeting. Samuel F. Wheeler, counsel for
the motion picture men, is expected to
confer with Mr., Smyth today and ar
range for the hearing.
Resolutions criticising the manner in
which Mr.. Breitinger conducts the af-
fairs of his office were adopted last night
by the Mems Guild of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
S4th street and Woodland avenue. The.
resolutions approved of censorship, but
expressed regret that the present censor
appeared to be "derelct in his duties"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
JERSEY WOMEN SEEK
POST HELD BY "ALTEN"
Civil Service Ignored in Choice
of Miss Parker, Late of
Massachusetts, as Dietitian.

TRENTON, March 23-New Jersey
women are wondering how II was pos
siblu for Miss Laura Parker, of New
Bedford, Mass. to come into the state,
dodge the Civil Service Commission and
obtain appointment to one of the best
Jobs open to women in the state. They
mean, If possible, to attack her appoint
ment and effect the selection of one of
the graduates of the state Normal School
to succeed the New England woman as
dletitian at ;he State Home for Girls
here.
Attention was drawn to Miss Parker
about Christmas last when she was no.
ticed riding golden sorrel" horse over
the country adjacent to Trenton and
when she appeared in the traffic centres
OF the city mounted upon her fiery
charger. Then, when people began to
inquire who she was, they learned that
she was the detitlan at the State Home
for Girls They also learned that her
agreement with the state required that
she should have two hours day to her
self to take equestrian exercise; that she
received $75 a month and maintenance,
and that she had a handsome suite OF
rooms on the second floor of the admin
istration building where she was en-
ployed as a food expert. Also the atten-
tion of as many of the young inmates as
she deemed necessary for personal at
tendants and servants
All of which drew attention to her po-
sition and caused envious graduates from
the States institutions to reach out in
an effort to oust the allen for native
daughter
AS a consequence New Jersey women
have begun a campaign which is expected
to reach the Civil Service Commission,
in the form of demand that some ex-
PLANTATION be given as to why she was
exempt from an examination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-23
WANT ELECTION LAW
CHANGES TO FAVOR G. 0. P.
Leaders Plan to Make Fusion Impos-
sible at Primaries.
IFRoN 4 STAFF coRnEsroNppNr,l I


HARRISBURG, March 29-EIaction
Dills that would give the Republican
party hrst place on the ballot. and would
enable a candidate to win more than one
nomination, were introduced in the SEN
ate today by the Republican organiza-
t,on leaders The measures are part Of
the Republican Organization leaders
program Of changes in the election laws
The bill TO place the Republican perty
IN hrst place on the ballot would go into
erect at the municipal election next fall
This measure provides that the political
party that poled the largest vote Mt
the last preceding general election shall
nave first place on the ballot The pres
ent law gives first place to the political
party that polled the largest vote at the
last preceding Presidential election, II
TINS Dill is passed, the Republican party
VIII have first place, the Democratic
party second the Washington party
third and the Socialist party fourth on
tho ballot next November.
The other bill introduced TODAY is sun
Elementary to one of the bills intro
duced last week, and makes 1t certain
that candidate can win more than one
nomination. but that there can be no
fusion after the primaries