GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH'S
Rje Stands Four-square to
Pledges for Local Option,
Good Roads, Welfare of
orkingman and Farmer
and the Conservation of
Natural Resources.
ItATWISnUna, jftn. 19. Following Is
jnaUKiiral mcBsaBo or uovcrnor iunr-
fia 0- DrUITlDOUgn lo inu pcupio ui icnn-
jlTanlUt dellvcrcu louny on nm nssump-
linn 01 " "" "' ....-..
$u Common wenlth!
iwlow Citizens of Pennsylvania:
?- iimln tho duties of tho ofllco to
irhlch you liavo elected me, I am humbled
ind steadied by tlie ureatness of the obll-
fttlnn lmco'CU ara uiu uuiuiiik uuuv iuuuh
P" .... X. mv rtntv nnlv whon ulilerl
a pilded by tho Divine. In Ills nnmo
ind for His Teoplo I enter upon this new
Ssld of endeavor. Fortunate, Indeed, aro
r . .. rVitwnnivpnUH In rnlnvlnff tn-
fttr tho blesslnes of peaco and tho In
K.juncB of a worthy record throuah sut
Bwulve administrations of Its public af-
fill 10 IVUU III! ."w... -.......vi w
in already honornlblo record Is my earnest
SLtooratlon and your unselfish support
'froiri n men i hw nvu u nuiuu .,
hrMevcment so Fplcndld that wc may tnko
I"11 . It- I .lH(nlnHrf It. ...... It
in hOneal JiriUP 111 Illiuauumiw nn inini-
...- in flilrnnrlnir Itn Interests. In tmb-
i'sMnff Its virtues, In rcscntlnB Its assail
into Md I" proclaiming our happy lot
that we aro Pennsylvnnlans.
Stands by Personal Pledges
Throughout tho campaign I stood
equarely upon my platform plcdpes, and
Was elected because tho people- believed
Kl would use my utmost endeavor to se
cure legal enactments embodying these
jfcclaratlons. I nhnll assuredly do so.
.Whsn BM.70O voters of this Commonwealth
fErlto 'is a commission they have a right to
cemana its iuwumcm. j. vuiuo bo jiuiuiiuiu
I. a command to the Legislature and tho
Executive whlcli, If ivlsc, both shall sure
ly heed. If ivi bIvo the people tho laws
lhjr Imvo demanded ami wo havo jirom
licd we hnll porform a distinctly vnl
talle servlcu to tho Commonwealth. If
re fall to do this wo must bear tho con
itauences, I plcdgo myself to an unselfish strvlco
to the whole peoplo of Pennsylvania, and
rik vour aid and nctlvo support both In
1 lecurlne Road laws and In enforcing those
slow on the Btatute books.
Stato Overlawed
Wa have beon overawed. Wo havo
ifono too far upon the theory that IcrIs
llatlon Is tho cure of our social, economic
f and political Ills. Wo havo actualy mado
ilepl criminals when, as a matter of duty,
s should havo .addressed ourselves to the
istly more worthy task of educating our
sole Into nn Increasing lovo for liberty,
krapeet for law and devotion to our Amer
pcan civilization We should rover make a
taw that In Its operation will work harm
i the many and good only to tho selfish
fer potential fenv It Is the business of
Irsvernment to mako It easy to do rlsht
land difficult to do wronp. Wo need few
fiddltlonal laws Wo could well afford to
I manv more thnn wo enact. I trust.
therefore, that wo may all plan toscther
to reduce enactments to a minimum, to
re'ect all laws that do not hold the as
surance of cood to tho many, and so to
facilitate legislation as to slvo to the peo
ple tho taw vital enactments they need
and deaarve. As speedily as may bo this
e should do. and when this Is dono the
Legislature should adjourn.
For the moral and tho economic wclfnre
of our peoplo wa must all stand surely
and steadily. Our laws should bo not only
regulators of procedure, but educators of
the public conscience. Our sreat assets
are not material, but spiritual. A gov
ernment that enriches llfo nnd widens
i people's vision will endure. No other
I worthy of tho name. If wa address
fennelves anew to this holy experiment wo
nail easily add unto It all essential ma
terial good.
f I am not Unmindful that thn nnnllMr nf
administration Is tho first concern and
Jotr of the Governor. This I shall keep
dally In mind. Put I nlso submit that It
vltajjo tho welfare of tho people that
the Jaws administered be of tho sort that
I11 Insure to our peoplo "peace, safety
nappmess." To seeuro such laws
I no others Is mv dntv miftA nn much
M It Is your duty. I tako this occasion
rw urge upon you the Importanco of ccr
Pln Well-deflneil wlshri nnr! nrtmlH.,1
iseedj of our people,
LOdAX OPTION
I I Mge, upon you. irentlemen of thn T.eir-
If'Iiture, the enactment of a county local
i law. The people of this Common
i havo a nerreet rlcht to depliln for
ttemselvcs whether or not Intoxicating
WOrS Shall ba nM In hlr Ksvnrnl
counties. This Issue is before you. Tou
gust meet It, and meet It openly and
if? Eavo solemn assurance to the
wople that I favored such a law. Your
wernor now asks you to Join with him
13 ItS enactment. T7rniv nn.MnHnn A
foment favors such procedure. The
"oner we do so tho better. Let this
jaea question bo taken from partisan
St. ? d Blven directly to tho people.
7 will solve It better than wo can.
. ' juugoa in mo several
5nrt? 8h.ouIJ no longer hinge upon this
A MWI. u nas aireanv xvopkAii hnrm tn
ladlclary and has lessened the regard
Our PnnlA , 4Ua i-imi. l.
latMAlt - 7. fcU fcORll.jr unit
?Taty of the final legal guardians of tha
pules sacred rights. It Ib a dominant
"' in the nublln minA. Th mrtv
Spinal nnil rfnniHni jt .l
taw u- vmuiiiu ucvciojinrcni nas
hit. . Baed- opportunity of giving the
ihtn i J? .Brat n,0a, wlitt- J tr"34 we
Ir.LVa" th8 feopla on this Issue.
fnpwt I am uneaulvocallv for cnuntv
option.
HI0HWAYS
J peoplo who ara tha producers In
nsylvanla havo a perfect right to In-
Pon better transportation facilities,
1 r iana and by water. Wa add sub
UM good to our Deoole when wb niba
jSSy to transport a mulmnm Innil nt
ta??um cost fr0n 'arm factory
ou VMt ma'kts and market stations.
iii il ta agi "nder tho apprehension
Z? m peoola would nnnrovn a ISO OVl .
ao J. ror roa(!s' th stat took over
than 9000 miles of highways. To
"J 'e ast session of tho LegUla-
r Sim. ,....i ,' ,,";.u"r
t " Tub loan vn not nnn,iVAl THa
WefA talfAn nVAP Thla Vtfnn a ml..
r TilA Mir-Anl .&.. ...ill HA
ennfi car 'or theaa roads. 'They ara
BtJnltM i increasingly unsatisfactory.
KrovM.ia.rKe1'' Increased revenues are
IKuIS,"1 It would bo wlsa to admit this
l-aianij and .p,n , nnn ,i, rn-.,i
t4i7. .t w ",uat nave now a road
r that m - ki.
li.VTnc and nermlt of a. continuous
on! nt 'or many years to come. Tha
-V ned, and must liavo at once, bet-
hl nation racHUles.
ice eonitruetlon of a faw graat hlgh-
yuiea netween the great centre of
&!2w) Th.SA IfinnM l,A waII hiillF
EVENING-
A CLARION CALL. FOR STATE'S ADVANCEMENT
High Points in Governor s Inaugural
Following arc outstanding points in Governor Dnmbaugh'a message
to tho peoplo of Pennsylvania at his itistallation, which took place at Ilar
risburg at noon today:
New Laws Urged by Governor Brumbaugh
LOCAL OPTION Urges Legislature to pass county unit local option
law, slating, "People of this Commonwcnlth have a perfect right to decide
whether or not intoxicating liquors shall be sold" in their communities.
,,,. SERVICE Would approve a sane and practical civil service.
WOMAN, SUFFRAGE "The resolution passed by the last Legisla
ture, submitting an amendment to the Constitution providing for woman
suffrage, should be rc-cnaelcd."
, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION "Wo must enact a fair and cer
tain workmcs compensation act," with provisions giving adequate com
pensation to tho incapacitated, and making for the prevention of accidents.
Policies Advocated by the New Governor
HIGHWAYS Asserting that the proposed $50,000,000 loan (unap
proved by last election) to develop 10,200 miles of State highways was a
mistake, urges new solution of problem, viz: State should construct a few
great highways, routed between great centres of population and maintained
uy licensed, capable supervisors. Also need State-aided roads, worked out
on tho county unit plan, the Slate defraying half the cost. State should
purchase all toll roads.
EDUCiTlON Agriculture should command greater attention in tho
schools. Favors creation of many rural high schools. Need greatly en
larged permanent school fund. Continuation schools to which children who
toil may resort for specific and practical aid, should be maintained in
every industrial centre.
CHARITY Legislature should know from competent authority the
real needs of charitable institutions and agencies. Should follow such
knowledge in making appropriations.
CHILD LABOR Pennsylvania's child labor laws aro inadequate and
unsatisfactory. No child under 10 should be allowed to work. He should
be in school. No child should be alloivcd to work who is physically unfit.
., HOUSING CONDITIONS Every family should be housed in a house
that is private, sanitary, safe and attainable at a reasonable rental. Tho
State should take up this problem.
FARMS Urges funds appropriated for Department of Agriculture
bo used to produce bigger crops and not to maintain officeholders. Favors
co-ordination of educational and agricultural agencies.
SIKiES?1!?1!?8 shoutd lmvc a fuller degree of self-government.
CONSERVATION A reasonable tax upon our great natural re
sources, as they flow to our markets is both fair and wise. Wo should
secure more State land and reforest same.
capablo supervisors, whoso duty It should
bo to keep them dally In Rood repair. It
Is sheer folly to construct a costly road
and, unsupervised, nllow It to deteriorate.
No Politics in Good Bonds
These supervisors should bo licensed
roadkeepers and not political accidents.
Unless a man knows how to repair a
road and Is willing to put his knowlcdRo
to use, he ought never to recolvo appoint
ment nnd pay from tho State.
Wo also need State-aided roads. Theso
may pcrhnps best bo worked out on tho
county unit plan. Tho county, with power
to collect from each political subdivision
Its quota of road taxes, Bhould receive an
equal sum from tho Commonwealth. The
money thus secured should bo expended
pro rata by tho county upon tho roads
of tho several townships. Tho routos
should bo as far as posslblo those con
necting county scats, nnd tho plans nnd
perhnps all, surely part, of tho supervi
sion of construction bo approved nnd sup
plied by tho Stnte Poads should cost
less than In tho past. Tho peoplo should
know all the whllo what, Is being dono
and what expense Is Involved. A good
hlRhwny Is not only a public necessity,
but an actually attainable good for our
people.
Acquirement of Bonds
The Stato has now many miles of
privately owned roads. Theso aro main
tained, Borne well, somo badly, 'by tho
fees exacted from tho users. Theso
should bo ncqulred and mada p, part of
tho public road system of tho Stato. It Is
no credit to us that toll roads, onco a
blessing, now art Irritation, should con
tlnuo to exist In Pennsylvania.
So vital Is this matter and so Imminent
is tho demand that I urRO you to reduce
your appropriations In other directions as
far as possible In order to givo tho high
ways tho largest possible appropriations.,
CIVIL SEBVTOE
The public setylco should be as efficient
nnd economical as private service. I be
lieve In and would approve a sane and
practical Stato civil Bervice.
EDUCATION
Under tho school code our schools hava
made commondable progress. With few
exceptions tho provisions of that code ara
so essentially wlso that they should not
bo changed. Tour Stato Board of Edu
cation, to whom tho law delegates tho
duty of suggesting such school legislation
as should bo onacted, will in duo time nd
vlse you concerning the laws. If any, that
would lncreaso tho efllclency of our
schools. I commend their findings to you.
As tho number of pupils to be educated
Increases, tho appropriations should in
crease. Vocational Training Valuable
Moro attontlon must bo given to voca
tional education. Wo have the largest
number of farmers of any Stato in tho
Union. Surely ngrlculture should com
mand greater attention In our schools.
I favor tho creation of many rural high
schools In which both boys nnd girls
may be taught how to earn on tho farm
and In tho home nn honest livelihood.
An education that does not Increase tho
slza of tho loaf on tho family tablo is
scarcely worth the attention of our peoplo.
All education, no matter how liberal and
cultural, should ba so Imparted as to mako
it usablo. The facilities for training
teachers should ba improved, better su
pervision provided and higher education
encouraged.
But tho emphasis of tho State's concern
should rest upon tha Bchools of the many
the great common school so dear to our
people and so essential to their welfare.
Wo need a greatly enlarged permanent
school fund. Universal education is tha
CBNTEMERlntthing butghvts
tinti 1870. Ftrtyfivt jiari
(imtaift imfrtvtmtnt.
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For Your Southern Tour
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Attractive novelty gloves for every occasion,
The Bandalette 2.25
A handaomo 2 -chip Superior Quality French Kid
glove, mado Trenchant (contracting) atylo in n, vrido
range of color at producing a beautiful two-toned affect.
Novelties in Silk
Thia and other Dolrable Style, in Centemerl Kid glovea have been repro
duced in our Beat Quality Silk at 1.00 and 1.50 per pur, including THE
FIELDER, our latest novelty, made military effect, with front gore, fattened
at wrist by tmall band and claip.
P. Gentemeri & Go. -
1223 Chestnut Street
Branch Storea
13 ell pnoae.
""5 o.lLTll aj ir..Tt:n mm
ii ou f fwuuw .,--.-"'
MDGEB-FHIBXDBEPHIX TtJESDAT, JAKtTABT
INAUGURAL MESSAGE
best safeguard of our liberties, and
money devoted to right education Is tho
Stnto's best Investment.
WOMAN SUFFBAGE
Tho resolution passed by tho last Legis
lature submitting nn nmendment to tho
constitution providing for woman suf
frage, should bo ro-enncted nnd tho votors
allowed
to determine for themselves
whether or not womon shall voto In
Pennsylvania.
APPBOPBIATIONS TO CHAKITY
Pennsylvania leads nil States In Its sup
port of dependents. Its record should bo
maintained. Put there Is neither sense
nor Justlco In unstudied appropriations to
our many chnrltnblo Institutions and
agencies. These constituto Important nnd
wholly worthy objects of public concern
nnd support. The Lcglslnturo should
know from competent nuthorlty their real
needs nnd should follow such knowledgo
In mnklng Its appropriations. Moreover,
tho bounty of tho Stato should never ox
coed tho nssured lncomo of the Stato. It
should not again occur that the obligation
of lessening this bounty should b eplaced
upon the Executive.
It may bo thnt somo wiser and surer
method can be devised to ensure these
funds doing the greatest good and reach
ing directly tho Institutions and agencies
whoso service Is best or most needed.
Surely the supervision of tho State-should
follow absolutely Its gifts. Tho Stato can
afford to bo generous only when It Is Just.
LAP.OB AND ITS CLAIMS
Tho people who toll are among tho
cholco assets of our Commonwealth. For
their protection, their comfort, their ad
vancement, their happiness, wo are all
securely pledged. I shall welcome any
laws that promote three essentially wise
ends. Wo must enact a fair and certain
workmen's compensation act. Its provi
sions should secure reasonable compen
sation to thoso who In their dally toll
suffer from accident or disease. It should
assuredly mako for tho prevention of
accidents. This compensation should be
guaranteed. Tho- funds for Its prompt
payment should be counted among the
costs of production. In scope It should
not Include labor upon tho form nor do
mestic service, droit care should bo ex
ercised to see that the law bo drawn in
strict compllanco with constitutional limi
tations. The present liability act needs
an amendment to tho end that It may be
In full accord with tho above proposed act
and thnt both alike many guarantee to
our workers the certain and speedy relief
they merit and should have.
'(Child Xnbor Evil
Our child labor laws are Inadequate
and unsatisfactory. No child under Id
should be allowed to work. He should
KESOnTS
rOCONO MOUNTAINS, rA.
TOBOGGANING at BUCK HILL
nt Recuperation Recreation
THE W1NTEU INN.
-Duck mil rails. Pa.
BltOWN'S-MII.m-iy-THEh'INES. N. J.
THE INN
For health, pleasure anil recre
ation. Favorite resort for
tourists.
Under new management.
I. L. A M. S. HUDDEnS.
CIIAKXESTON. B. C
CALHOUN MANSION
pens for exclusive patronage: original Ce
lonlal furnlihlnca; Southern cooklnr. yaekt
Inc. colt, tennis, Mr. and aire. J. It. ilertolett.
BT. APOPSTINB. FLA.
THE BARCELONA tB0Uuf8 "JV
Private bathe i exclusive. A. N, BLAlIt.
6633 Walnut Oar Factory
r.ixtxund Tbani
Grenoble, Franco
- - ---- v.
Patriotic Duty Transcends
the Demands of Party
Politics Plea for Honesty
and Efficiency in Every
Department of the Public
Service.
bo In school. Tho smnll sum he turns
prior to 18 nt tho cost of his physlcnl
nnd mentnl development Is n pittance
compared with tho Ions ha nnd tho Com
monwealth sustain under present law
Such "penny wlso" nnd ' pound foolish"
laws nro unworthy this Brcat Btato.
When n child Is nat at work under law
ho should bo In school, lie should novcr
bo a licensed loafer on tho streets. Tho
hours of toll should bo supplemented by
hours of study In school. Continuation
schools to which our children who toll
may resort for practical nnd specific nld
should bo maintained In every Industrial
centre. No child should be nllowcd to
enter upon any form of service who Is
not certified by competent nscnts to bo
physically fit for such service.
Housing n Vital Problem
In this great Industrial State It Is our
duty to pay definite attention to tho
housing problom. Every family should
bo housed In n homo thnt Is private,
sanitary, snfo nnd nttalnablo nt a reason
able rentnl. I urno your attention to
this Important problem. We cannot breed
good citizens In disgraceful houses. It
would bo a great pleasuro to tno and a
great blessing to our workmen If this
problem were ndcqualoly met now.
OUR FAHMS
Wo have not learned how to make tho
most of our soil. Tho rowards of our toll
on tho farm aro not what they should be.
Tho Stato Bhould grow more food thnn It
consumes. AVo ought not to be buyers
but sellers of foods. Money Bhoutd How
to us, not away from ui. Tho depart
ment of tho Government charged with
the conservation of our soil and tho
scientific development of our crops hnvo
sprung up, ono nt a time, ns their serv
ices were required nnd no effort has been
mndo to articulate and co-ordlnnto theso
soveral ogcnclcs. There Is nt least de
partmental confusion If not actual du
plication nnd conflict of activities, All
this means waste In funds nnd lessened
sorvlco to tho farmer. I hopo In this
session of tho Legislature to have such
action tnken ns will seperate tho teach
ing from the ndmlnlstrntlve functions of
theso ngonclcs and reduce each to an
ordered nnd scientific service. Tho funds
for tho advancement of our agricultural
Interests ought to express themselves
much moro largely In wheat nnd corn
nnd potatoes nnd less In clerical nnd
other forms of routine sorvlco. Let ua
leglslato for tho farmer rather than for
tho officeholder.
arrjNiciPAi, begtjlation
Our cities hnvo grown moro rnpldly
than our rural districts. Our urbnn pop
ulation Is so complex that it scarcely
knows how to apply the principles of
domocracy. TheBo peoplo will lenrn, even
Sends One to
Your Home
$ i 25 A eek Pays
1 For a Piano
Great Annual January Clearance Sale of
PIANOS
The
!
rM XJ nn f mtomp -m iJ.xzi j -j' S3,l iTiiDiOxtirvVBErESeLJjSQftiv -w""Xi sl imMl
The Following Is a Partial List of the Very Remarkable Bargains
YOU will note how many high-grade instruments are in this list. We quote their former value and our special bargain price. Your
own personal inspection and careful investigation will quickly verify the fact that these are wonderful bargains an opportunity
that no nome that's without a Piano can aiiora to miss.
AMAZING SAVINGS
$250 Schubert $75
$300 Stone $75
$275 Hunter $95
$450 Shomacker ..-. $95
$250 WHlard $110
$275 Lighte $110
$250 Brewster $115
$300 Russell $125
$350 Everard $125
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS ON PLAYER-PIANOS
$500 Winthrop $295 I $550 Winthrop $375 I $500 International $425
$550 Musicale $325 $500 Sohmer $375 $650 Mathushek $450
$5 Will Send Any of These Instruments to Your Home
$1.25 a Week Pays for Piano $2 a Week Pays for a Player
We Give Yellow Trading Stamps With Every Payment
Every one of these pianoa mid players ia fully guaranteed; each is to all intents and purposes practically brand
With each piano we irive a stool, scarf or rubber cover and Instruction book. With each player -we give a bench,
of musio of your own selection. We
tf they blunder, when they hiore the
fullest responsibility of control placed
squarely upon them. They will learn
much more slowly, If nt nil, while the
Stato nt long rnngo Is the large regulator
of their conduct nnd their corpornlo life.
Our laws ought hot lo hinder but help
these great groups speedily to find them
selves In tho dlfllcult tnsk of adjusting
municipal affairs to Individual welfare.
The Stato should give these municipalities
wider freedom of opportunity to develop
ns they would, and lo place definite re
sponsibility upon them so to regulate
their affairs as to make our cities centres
of moral Uplift nnd examples of clean,
capablo administration.
CONSERVATION
Once Pennsylvania was rich In natural
resources nnd tincqualed n natural
beauty. Much of Its wealth has been
taken from It. Much yet remains. Its
ownership has passed to private and to
corporate agencies, They have rights
that must bo respected. So nlso havo the
peoplo of tho State a claim upon these
great natural nssets. In their marketing
tho Commonwealth plays an essential
part. In the returns tho peoplo ought
nlso to shnro. A reasonable tax upon
our great nntural resources as they flow
to our markets Is both fair nnd wlso.
Our public lands represent a now nnd
Increasingly vnlunblo asset, We should
speedily ncqulro many more ncres nnd
assist nnturo to reforest the same. The
State can well afford to Invest part of
Its Income for tho welfaro of succeeding
generations. Indeed, If wo love our con
tinuing Commonwealth moro than we lovo
our personnl gain, wo shall nssuredly
foster our resources, and, whenever pos
sible, add to them.
Wo fall to sonso this obligation nrlght
If wo do not remember that our people
aro our greatest nsset. Whatever makes
for their good Is conservation of tho loft
iest kind. That they may be safeguarded
In their health, their recreation, their edu
cation, their homes, their worship, their
property, their regulated freedom, their
loll, should bo our constant endeavor.
CONCLUSION
Pennsylvania hns always given home
nnd haven to the people of tho civilized
world. Hero wo havo hnd for n quarter
of a millennium tho most heterogeneous
population of any Stato. Thero has never
been persecution or oppression. In peace,
In order, In brotherhood, we have grown
Into n mighty people, nn empire of sub
stantial purposes. Our peoplo aro law
abiding and liberty loving. They want tho
right things to prevail. Thoy welcome tho
unselfish leadership of clean men. They
want nnd must havo n clean, capablo and
conscientious administration of their pub
lic affairs. Thoso of us that servo should
bo frankly honest with them. Thoy havo
a perfect right to know, and they shall
know, what this administration stands for
and will steadily do.
In tho performance of publla service let
us ndopt tho finest codo of our best citi
zens nnd put private Integrity Into public
service Let us all dovoutly pray for this
great Stato nnd by our words and our
deeds humbly help our common God to
save, to honor, to exalt this splendid Com
monwealth Ho has given Into our enro and
keeping.
Civil Service Examination
An examination for an expert wetting
and sizing machine operator for the Du
rcau of Engraving and Printing nt Wash
ington was announced today by the
United States Civil Service Commission.
Applicants must be at least 20 years old.
Information about the examination may
be had from tho department at Washing
ton, It Is announced.
STOIIE orKNS 8i30 A. M.
HATS TRIMMED
Double Yellow Trading Stamps With Every 10c Purchase Until
Noon : After That, Until Closing Time, Single Stamps
Market Eighth Filbert Seventh
Year's Greatest Bargain
O
$325 Willard $125
$275 Winthrop $125
$375 Pease $125
$350 Sterling $125
$325 Edouard Jules. .$125
$350 Schubert $135
$350 Vincent $145
$275 Winthrop $145
$300 Singer $145
keep either instrument in tund and polish free for a year.
PIANO SALQN, THIRD FWOR, EIGHTH STREET SIDE
LIT BUOTUEB3
T8, TOTS.
MAN ONCE A "BUM"
TELLS OF DOWNFALL
AND RECLAMATION
Remarkable Story of Gradu
ate Physician Who Sound
ed Depths of Despair and
Rose to Self-respect.
The author of this narrative h a grad
uate o) three notable medical icAooU, and
4a now on M way upumrtl from the
deptht, where he spent- the bett years of
.. wm nt hit lit. He consented to tell
the remarkable storv of his life for the
good U might do Innumeraeie jeuouj un
fortunates, icho mag need but a hint to
turn them toward the upward pafft.
By REOINAIiD STIEKZ, M. V.
"Burnt I don't like it, though no far
ns It goes It's doubtless true enough. It
did more to keep my hnckbone In a jellied
condition than any ono other element of
tho hobo's state. A hundred times, I
guess, I'd almost got my courage up to
tho Btlcklng point when that word crum
pled mo up and I slid down a few more
notches.
"Itellglon hns had to part In my fall
or riBO except as It i.nnbled certain per
sons to realize that un unnourlshed body
cannot retain the soul, bo It good or bad.
I havo no grudge against the Church, but
profound admiration nnd grntltudo for tho
men who conduct tho mission work.
"I was graduated as a phynlclan from
a notable university In Baltimore. I did
post-grnduato work In Philadelphia and
New York and then settled In a town of
considerable bIzo on tho west bnnk of the
Hudson Hlvor. I had nlwnys been an
occasional drinker and enjoyed a game of
poker. My third winter In tho town I
went to tho main hotel with a smnll
party to play. It was very cold outside
and correspondingly warm Inside. We had
several drinks In tho course of the game.
I was called to a Burglcal caso of some
gravity.
"I went from the warm room into the
cold and then Into tho superheated sick
room. I lnld out my Instruments and was
proceeding with tho operation when the
world disappeared from me. I woko from
n stupor In bed In my own room and a
fellow practitioner told mo tho patient
had died before another physician could
be procured.
"It wnB tho end finality of-Jils words,
and tho same fact In tho mien and words
of all my nsipclatce and friends that
drove me to distraction and to the level
of a bum, though morally I never fell
to tho depths of the most of my forced
associates. No ono but I can realize what
It means. I think that I must havo
rung off from the world, so to speak. I
mean that by sheer force of will I dis
missed the thoughts of my crlmo from
my brain nnd took 'to liquor to stimulate
my Imagination and rob my surroundings
of their squalor.
"I was dropped from tho profession.
My friends In the profession could not
afford to give mo even n nurse's place.
When my money was gone I would slink
to tho back door of somo former friend
CLOSES AT Bi30 P. M.
FREE OF CHARGE
UR holiday sale
in our history,
large number-
EH AVPD-PI A MflQ
change. We always like to start the year with every
thing fresh and new, so that we include all the floor
samples Players that have been used for demonstra
tion and Players and Pianos that have been hxi very,
slightly used in other ways.
Every Instrument Is Abso
soluiely in Perfect Condition
EACH has been thoroughly overhauled in our own
factory and is practically as good as new. it's
a well-known fact that a good Piano is much
better for having been used for several years, so that
many of these are really better, today than they were
when they were brand new.
ON UPRIGHT PIANOS
$250 Winthrop $145
$275 Winthrop $145
$325 Newton $15U
$325 Haynes $150
$300 Winthrop $150
$400 Estey $150
$350 Crown $150
$400 Sohmer $150
$275 Standard $160
3 jurimoTtjEns
B
and etl In tar 'old ifrofesaloflkl Ht
witn a penciled request xor monstniriua.
Moat of them were kind enough Hot to
come out to seo me. Prom them I always
got help, OUiers came put to see, nnd
I fled.
"Tho penalty came dally at the waking
moment, Then I went to drink hm X
might think of other things. I becatnA.
a beach-comber on Staten Island nnd
made a wretched living As a. watchman
at a settlement of summer bbngaloWn,
I spent two winters htone In a hut by t,
furnished with a bunk, a chair Snd ft
small cook stove. A good friend of my
youth, who had tried to net me back
to life, sent me small remittances. I tost
my Job last summer and rode Weight
trains until I got here. Old associations,
I think, pulled mo hero. I had a Vagus.
Idea of going on to Baltimore, but Was
turned aside by stumbling into a mis
sion on the fringo of Chinatown.
"Tho unspeakable condition of tha
plnco appealed to my professional sense.
I thought that here I had found my level,
that I could go no lower, but could do
good to thoso lower than I
"I offered the missionary my services in
return for somo clothes that Would dis
tinguish me from the other bums, some"
food nnd ft clean place to sleep Ho looked
mo In the eye, sniffed at tho odor of
liquor on my breath nnd took me In. I
shall always respect him among men foe
ho never said a word to me about th
.stato of my soul nor my need for salva
tion. He understood present needs.
"In the nine months thnt I have been
hero my patients havo numbored several
thousands. X have treated and am treat
ing hundreds of Incurnblo diseases, t
have dono good to my kind nnd with
every case treated I havo felt my Kelf-re-spect
growing until It Is nlmost normal.
It Is on Inspiring feeling, but I trust that
you may novcr need to experience It
"Thero are prospocts in sight for me. If
I am ablo to show by two years' actual
work an directing nurse In a hospital In a
largo New Jersey city that I have coma
back I shall be reinstated in my ptnfes
slon in North Dakota, nnd shall censa to
bs a 'bum.' Hero Is a request from the
kind: Look your man over before you call
him n bum, you might send him sliding
back as many a person has sent me.
"Sentiment? Maybe. It's a small thing,
truo enough, but tho smnll things help to
make up tho big ones. I have friends, but
no family. My mother and sister died
during my absenco from the world of re
spectability. My namo Is as I give It, but
It will not be again until I havo won back
tho plnce I lost."
SUFFRAGISTS TO SELL FARM
AND GARDEN IMPLEMENTS
Funds to Be Raised at the Keystone
State Bazaar.
At the meeting of tho Farm and Garden
Booth Committee of tho Keystone Stato
Bazaar, which was held this morning1 nt
the home of Miss Sarah Lowrle, 1827 Pine
street, final arrangements wcro made for
the handling of the booth, which will
bo under the auspices of the Equal Fran
chise Society.
Various Implements for use In farm and
garden will bo sold. Tho funds which
will bo raised are to be used for equal
suffrage campaign In State and city.
Mrs. Horatio Gntcs Lloyd offered farm
products from her farm nt Haverford,
and Miss Fanny T. Cochran promised
somo from her farm at 'Wcsttown.
$g Sends One tc
Your Home
A Week Pays
For a Player
Event
of Players has been the greatest
ana has brought us an unusually
of Pianos that were taken in ex
$350 Kroeger $165
$300 Frances ...... .$165
$300 Harvard $165
$350 Leonard $175
$350 Edouard Jules. .$175
$350 Edouard Jules, .$175
$400 Story & Clark. .$195
$400 Lester $225
in
new, j'h
scarf or rubber cover and twelve-p ,
$2
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