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SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3
THE STATE OF TIIE CASE
IN attempting to excuse the caucus
met*hods and the gag rule which
have characterized the present Ad
ministration, Senator John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi, one of the
shining lights of the Democracy, re
cently taunted a Republican protestant
In the Senate with a story. It was
about an old negro woman down In
Greenwood, Mississippi, whose mis
tress sent for her hurriedly upon the
arrival of unexpected company. The
messenger was her husband and he
went In his touring car. He found
Aunt Martha standing in the middle
of the street with a brickbat In her
hand and indulging in some rather
extreme language.
"Aunt Martha," he said, "what Is
the matter?"
"Some poor white trash just come
along here," she snorted, "with one of
them new machines that run without
any horses and come mighty nigh
running over me. If I could have got
this brickbat In time I would have
stove in his brains."
"Well." replied llie man. "your mis
tress wants you now and you must
come right away. Get into the auto."
The old darky looked a little out of
place at first, but finally surrendered
herself lo the luxurious cushions.
After a while there came crossing the
road a colored man who did not hurry
a bit.
"Run right on," exclaimed Aunt
Martha, "ho has no business crossing
the road In front of our car, any
how."
"That," said Senator Williams, "is
the way I feel."
What more could be said In sub
stantiation of the Republican charge
that the Democratic complaints of mal
treatment at the hands of the Repub
licans; of gag rule under Speaker
Cannon; of boss domination in the
Senate; of disregard for the principles
of civil service; of extravagance, were
merely figments of the imagination,
designed to bring the Republican
2rty Into popular disfavor and the
mocratic party Into office?
We felt sure all along that such was
the case, but we really didn't think
that Senator Williams would have the
effrontery to admit it.
THE UN DERWRITERS' TRUST
IF what Colonel Demming said of the
Underwriters' Association before
the Shamrock the other
evening be true, Harrlsburgers will
•» IW® that no time will be lost In taking
the organization Into court, as the
Colonel threatens.
Colonel Demming Is entirely right
when he says that Harrlsburg's fire
loss In recent years would justify a
reduction of local insurance rates
rather than the Increase for which It
appears so evident the underwriters
are endeavoring to find excuse. It will
be remembered that every policyholder
paid his share of Increased premiums
following the great San Francisco dis
aster, but who has been accorded a
reduction now that the losses of San
Francisco and Baltimore have been
more than made up by the advanced
rates?
If it be true that the Underwriters'
Association Is a trust or Illegal combi
nation with power to regulate fire In
stance* 'rates at will. It is a more
oc/tent factor In the affairs of the pub
lie than a steel, oil or many another
much condemned trust possibly could
be.
At all events, It cannot be denied
that the underwriters have dealt very
harshly with Harrisburg, and they
should know that the property owners
of this city will not easily submit to
any unjustified Increases of fire rates.
PUBLIC SERVICE REGtHLATION
THE new State Public Service
Commlasion will not reach the
full measure of its usefulness,
doubtless, for many months,
. due to the vast amount of detail and
the enormous accumulation of sta
tistics necessary to its intelligent op
eration along certain lines of Its pre
scribed duties, but already there are
signs that the public means to avail
Itself of this Intermediary provided
by Iho State for the adjustment of
differences between individuals, and
public service corporations and for
SATURDAY EVENING,
the Rettoral regulation of the corpora
tions regardless of petition.
In its essential the Public Service
Commission is a recognition of the
fact that monopolies are bound to
exist and are not entirely undesir
able, particularly along the lines cov
ered by the utilities law, and that
State regulation of such monopolies
muy make thein serve the public bet
tor than would be possible under the
most strenuous competition. So long
as the public is well and cheaply
served it has little interest in whether
or not the company with which it
deals has exclusive privileges.
It has come to be recognised that
efficient public service supervision
will make possible further reductions
in public utility charges. Monopoly
should reduce operating cost, capital
expenditure and risk. The great trou
ble has been that monopolies too of
ten have inflated their capital and
have raised rates to care for the in
creased interest charges due to this
water In the stock. Proper public
regulation will prevent both over
capitalization and undue irfreases of
charges to patrons. It will likewise
reduce risk and these savings should
in the long run be very beneficial to
the public at large.
I WHEN KtIGS ARE EXPENSIVE
FARM AND FIRESIDE, an agri
cultural and home journal of
wide circulation, publishes an
article of some length by Mary
Hamilton Talbot on "How to Cook
Without Eggs." Excusing herself for
writing thus for farm people, who are
generally supposed to revel constantly
in abundance of milk and eggs, Miss
Talbot says:
When each egg sold means an
addition of four or five cents to
the household purse, the careful
housewife is on the lookout for
tasty dishes into which eggs do
not enter.
Miss Talbot's article is interesting
as illustrating the viewpoint of the
rural housekeeper, and it should
afford food for thought for the city
housewife who insists on having eggs
at any price. If an e'gg sold means an
additional nickel in the purse of the
farmer's wife, it is just as true that
an egg unpurchased leaves an addi
tional five-cent piece in the pocket
book of the city woman. It is like
wise quite true that if farm people,
who produce eggs more cheaply than
it is possible for city people to buy
them, are able to deny themselves
their use, so can city people find sub
stitutes therefor during the seasons
when prices are highest.
RECKLESS OF CONSEQUENCES
WE have been told so often that
the use of light wines has
solved the liquor question In
France that the recent speech
of M. Delpech, a noted statesman and
keen observer, of France, comes as
somew hat of a surprise. M. Delpech
In an impassioned address before the
French chamber of deputies, declared
that his nation is facing a very grave
prri! in the growing use of intoxicants,
and coming from a man who repre
sents a. country not only famous for its
vintages, but which derives a consider
able proportion of its income from the
vineyard and its products, it may be
inferred that the speaker feels very
strongly on the subject. He said:
What <lo I think of alcohol? I
think it will slay us If we do not
slay it. t think that drunkards
are dangerous sick persons, but I
think tlie most culpable are the
manufacturersof poisons, the sellers
of poison, the State which refuses
to intervene, the politicians who,
knowing the evil, have not the
courage to apply the remddy.
European correspondence of the
same date quotes Professor Ettore
Marchlafava, of the University of
Rome, who is physician to the Pope, as
saying: "Alcohol inflames the stomach,
causes cirrhosis of the liver, enfeebles
the blood, weakens the heart, poisons
the unborn child, paralyzes the brain,
and makes us liable to other diseases."
On the other hand. New York hotel
keepers say that more champagne
than ever before has been ordered for
the New Year's eve celebration.
SAFETY IN MINING
JAMES E. RODERICK, head of the
State Bureau of Mines, Is right in
line with the "Safety First" move
ment that Is sweeping like wildfire
throughout the industries of the land.
"Cut the number of accidents In two
in 1914" Is his slogan. He has ad
dressed a letter to every mine operator
In the State making this recommen
dation, asserting that fully 50 percent,
of the accidents occurring in the coal
and ore workings are due to conditions
that could be remedied easily by the
management. Not content with this,
he has Instructed mine Inspectors to
prosecute all operators who do not
take every known precaution.
Life under ground is hazardous
enough at best and every safeguard
should be thrown abou\ those who
labor In surroundings where death
lurks constantly even under the se
verest regulations. Chief Roderick is
evidently inspired by the splendid ex
ample set by the Pennsylvania Rail
road In this respect. Nearly $50,000
has been spent by that corporation
for the purchase of gold-plated but
tons bearing the words "Safety First."
Employes receiving these buttons are
requested to wear them constantly
while on duty and are told to regard
the Inscription as an order from head
quarters to regard safety as the prime
requisite of faithful service.
Does the engineer hesitate between
making up lost time or a reprimand at
the end of the run? "Safety First" Is
to be his excuse. Is the train dis
patcher tempted to overload or the
schedule maker set a faster pace,
"Safety First" Is the order from the
head of the road.
So it should be in the mines. There
can be absolutely no excuse for send
ing men into places known to be
unduly dangerous or for operating ma
chinery known to be faulty. The man
should be first and profit second.
Chief Roderick in his letter to mine
operators is entirely in accord with
public sentiment and the best thought
in corporation management. Any
measures lie may deem necessary to
enforce tils recommendations will be
hvurtiiy supported. (
| ©wring (Efyat
:ll
Harrisburg seems to bo in the 40,000
I class; not in population, because we
passed that years and yeara ago. but
lln the automobile license line. Dozens
iof cars are speeding about the city's
I streets with numbers commencing
j with 40,000 and about noon four cars
numbered almost in aerial fashion and
.all commencing with the 40, drew up
lat the federal building. Just how
j this happened is very easy to explain
| although some people may think there
was design In It. A big bunch of Har
risburg applications arrived one day
in a heap. About the same time some
i boxes containing tags numbered 40,000
: were opened and they just worked out
of them. This year the State supplied
[ very few people with special numbers
except for good reasons and on re
quests made a long time before. Some
of the big concerns having dozens of
cars were given numbers In serials
so that they could be easily Identified
and Mxlcab companies were also help
ed that way. But the general public
took the tags the way they ran. It
happened that when the batch from
Harrisburg was being given consider
ation one day that the 40,000 list was
handy. Hence the cars that are living
that number.
Lew R. Palmer, the chief inspector
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry. is as direct in going after
things as he used to be when he was
the all-Amerlcan end oil Princeton's
great eleven back in the nineties. Mr.
Palmer Is the head and front of the
safety movement in this State and
Commissioner Jackson's right hand
man In bringing about better condi
tions. Mr. Palmer has been moving
for the formation of various organiza
tions with that end In Industrial com
munities. He has gotten out a new
year s resolution card, as he calls It.
And It reads that the holder is re
solved to cut down fatal accidents by
1i,500 this year. This is a'rather
startling way to put it, but Mr. Palmer
figures that just so many lives can be
saved and 1,000,000 fewer less serious
accidents occur if everyone will pull
together for safety first.
One of the funny things that char
acterizes the issuance of marriage li
censes Is tho way that foreigners from
the various colonies in Steeton com
bine ceremony, business and pleasure.
It is nothing uncommon for a dozen
people to accompany a bride and
groom to Recorder Wickersham's
.office for the purpose of obtaining the
Mate's permission to wed and they
make It an occasion to get the papers,
to shop, to feast and some times to
celebrate. Occasionally they arrive in
all their finery and march to a church
from the courthouse or rathhaus as
some of those from German countries
persist in calling the building. The
othe day Miss Zula Nell, who has
charge of the issunnce of the papers,
had four couples from Steelton, each
of whom was accompanied by from
six to ten persons.
Owners of traction engines in this
section are up in arms over the re
quirements of the State laws about
cleats on traction engines and they
are contending that the method laid
down in the new act is not practical
and that it only makes trouble to at
tempt to live up to it. The} - are also
rather sore because they have to pay
a license tax and at the same time pay
for such machines as personal prop
erty. 1
Union station is about the busiest
Riace in this city these days. Every
big through train that goes through
the city brings a lot of youths and
maidens heading for college or school
and the station waiting rooms have
been a blaze of color and much orna
mented with suit cases placarded with
college markers. And between re
unions and partings there is enough
material for nine serial stories.
The Willces-Barre Record's al
manac, one of the valuable newspa
per publications of the state, con
tains loU pages this year and is coni
ng S, ( u e !?' H . e,ail of the informa
tion which it gives about that great
f,®« r°fl u f„ am,iracitc country which
Its folks like to refer to as the State
. ~u z® rn e - A useful feature of the
publication is the digest of the new
laws about which people like to know
and election statistics. Everything
that anyone would like to know in a
hurry about Wilkes-Barre is pub
llsneu.
The publication last night of the
fact that fifty years ago they used to
tly a fiag from Brant's hall when
there was skating has recalled the
fact that Mr. Brant was the most ex
pert skater In Harrisburg for many
years. It was his great diversion in
winter time and he used to be seen
whenever there was good skating on
the Susquehanna and at other times
at the Wister furnace ponds.
Jones Winter, who by the way used
to own furnaces here and at Duncan
n°n > ' s one of the incorporators of
the new manganese manufacturing
company organized In Philadelphia.
E. E. Marshall, of Newport, is also
interested.
PEOPLE \
—R. C. Shaw, of Greensburg, new
president of the State Educational As
sociation. was a candidate for congress
a short time ago. He is Westmoreland
county superintendent.
— A - J; Drexel Biddle, the Philadel
phia athlete, has thrown away all his
valuable wines. He says he does not
need them.
~S. D. Warriner, prominent in Le
high Valley railroad affairs, is inter
ested in the new electric consolidations
near Philadelphia.
p- ■ Hill. ex-United States Com
missioner at Hazleton, celebrated his
golden wedding anniversary. He is 79
and full of vigor.
—R. B. Williams, active in the
schoolship affairs at Philadelphia, says
the schoolship Adams will be handed
back to the navy,
—David M. Landis, of Allentown, is
the new president of Lehigh poor di
rectors. He has been active in county
affairs for a long time.
—The Rev. Dr. Elliott White new
rector of St. Mark's, Philadelphia was
formerly in Newark. '
I IN HARRISBURG FIFTY
YEARS AGO TO-DAY
[From the Telegraph of Jan. 3, 1864.]
. Loses Money
One hundred dollars were lost this
morning. The money belonged to Mr.
McFadden. a poor young man lust
commencing business, A liberal re
ward is offered for the return of th%
money.
"Sups" to Meet Here
A meeting of the County Superin
tendents of Common Schools of this
State is announced to be held in Har
risburg on the 12th Inst.
AN EVENING THOUGHT
Discretion of speech is more
than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we
deal Is more than to
good words or in good order. I
Bacon. J
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
M CONFAB
FOR BULL MOOSERS
Will Launch the Booms in This
City at Meetings on Jan
uary 14 and 15
LEADERS ARE ALL SUMMONED
Democrats in This City Commenc
ing to Line Up on Guber
natorial Fight
A. Kevin Detrich, chairman of the
Washington party's State committee
last night announced that the big Hull
Moosers would gather in tills city for
a two-day conference commencing
January 14. It was the original plan
to have a meeting here to plan the
State campaign and launch the Pin
chot boom for senator and place a
western man before the party rank
and file for governor, but it seems that
there arc some mutters about which
the big chiefs ars not clear and they
will take two days to it.
The Bolton House will be tho head
quarters and a hall will be hired for
the speech making. William Fllnn ex
pects to be here, together with a num
ber of the leaders in the 1912 cam
paign. Whether Pinchot will be on
hand or not Is not known, but it will
not matter as things appear to be pre
pared for his candidacy. The boom
of Julian Kennedy for governor is
billed to be uncovered it is suid.
Rallying around the flag appears to
be the popular diversion among the
Democrats and the Bull Moosers be
cause they are arranging
for meetings in various
Rallies parts of the State. The
Order of Democratic committee
tlie Day men of the Northeast are
to meet at Easton and
then meetings will he
held at Pittsburgh, Johnstown. Oil
City and other places at which the
reorganizers will line up their strength
and cheer. The Progressives will hold
rallies in Philadelphia, Scranton and
possibly in the western end of the
State, following the two-day session
here.
Sheriff-elect G. W. Richards, who
served as a member from Allegheny
In the last three sessions and was
chairman of health
and sanitation com
mittee in the last Richards
House, has named two Ap|M>ints
of his colleagues for Members
piaces on his staff.
Representative George
W. Allen has been made sheriff's solo
citor and Charles X. Isler, or "Spike"
lsler. as he was known, is a deputy.
Horace A. McClung, member in 1909
and 1911. is also appointed to a place
in the olflce. Richards was elected on
all tickets except the Democratic and
his appointments take in nil factions
in Allegheny county.
Members of the Democratic clubs
in this city are commencing to show
their preference for the Democratic
nomination for Gov
ernor, and, much to
Democratic the chagrin of some
Clubmen Are of the local bosses.
Getting; Hot many Democrats are
decidedly in favor ol'
City Solicitor Mich
ael J. Ryan, of Philadelphia, and op
posed to Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer or anyone else favored by the
reorganization gang leaders. The
mere mention of the name of ex-State
Treasurer 'William H. Berry appears to
thoroughly irritate men who have been
conspicuous as torch bearers the last
few years. The men active in the
clubs are doing their best to keep
down discussions.
Considerable amazement has been
caused in Philadelphia by William
Draper Lewis" resignation as president
of the Progressive League
of Philadelphia right
when particular efforts are ljewis
being made by the bosses Rack to
of the Progressive propa- Hooks
ganda to have it boosted.
Mr. Lewis has been such
a prominent figure in the Washington
party's affairs that his retirement from
the limelight on the plea that his work
at the law school of the University
demands his attention has set folks
to talking.
| POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS I
—T. Hart Given, owner of the Pitts
burgh Post, is being mentioned for
the reserve bos r d.
—Congressmen Leo and Moore do
not seem to agree very well.
—Congressman George S. Graham
will be a candidate for re-election in
Philadelphia.
—H. W. Jones was installed last
night as president of the Central Dem
ocratic Club.
—Aldermen are getting ready all
over the State for the grand change
around on Monday.
—H. J. Wieand has been elected
Lehigh warden for the twelfth time.
—Berks county's tax rate stays at
three mills.
—The consolidation of post offices
In eastern counties is not making
Democratic bosses' work very easy.
—"Butch" McDevltt. the "million
aire for a day," has asked that his
relatives be given jobs in the Luzerne
courthouse.
—J. Elmer Caul, the new burgess
of Norrlstown, wants some ceremony
when he Is Inaugurated and has in
vited his friends to attend.
—Representative Reese, of Schuyl
kill, will be a candidate for renomlna
tlon.
—Representative R. S. Frey, of
Wrightsville, is said to have senatorial
aspirations in York county.
—The election of Walter Jones as
burgess of Coatesvllle has been upheld
In court.
—Joseph W. Duke. York's new con
troller. has been chief clerk of the
Northern Central for years.
NEWS DISPATCHES """
OF THE CIVIL WAR
[From the Telegraph of Jan. 3. 1864.]
Confederates Didn't Freeze
Louisville. Jan. 2.—The Journal's
statement of this morning respecting
the freezing of five Confederate pris
oners at Jeffersonvllle is entirely in
correct. The prisoners were well
cared for and neither death nor suffer
ing occurred among them.
Our Pickets Driven Back
New York. Jan 2.—Advices from
Cumberland, Md„ of the Ist inst. state
that our pickets near Winchester, Va.,
had been driven into Bunker Hill.
DIUPHIN BANKING
RHIKS VEBY ILL
Over $14,000,000 on Deposits in
Trust Companies andy
the State Banks
MR SMITH'S GREAT REPORT
Remarkable Gains Made in De
posits and in Business
in the Last Year
Dauphin county's twenty trust
companies and State chartered banks
have asets of over $20,000,000 and de
posits of more than $14,000,000, ac
cording to the report of State Com
missioner of Banking William 11.
Smith showing the condition of the
financial institutions under his super
vision on November 1.
The figures for tho State are most
Impressive, Dauphin and Cumberland
counties having a fair share of the
business.
The figures taken from the tables
show that this county ranks very high
In its hanking activities and that there
are enormous resources. The figures
in detail show as follows:
Dauphin County
Trust companies, 10; assets, $15,-
746,586.41; deposits, *10.991,385.73;
depositors, 37,827; capital, $2,075,000;
surplus, $1,805,000; trust funds, SB,
181.930.99; corporate trusts, $49,180,-
000.
State chartered banks. 10; assets,
$4,338,420.34; deposits, $3,113,24 4.84;
depositors. 16,739; capital, $571,650;
surplus, $449,000.
Cumberland County
Trust companies, 3; assets, $2,912,-
967.15; depositors, 12,607; capital,
$400,000; surplus, $340,000; trust
funds, $890,967.93; corporate trusts,
$6,014,700.
State chartered banks, 1; assets,
$1,587,162.79; depositors, 4.469; cap
ital, $100,000; surplus, SIOO,OOO.
Report For State
The 475 banking institutions undet
control of the State Department of
Banking on November 1, 1913, showed
deposits on that date of $892,582,-
365.06, or a gain in the year of $52,-
657,548.61. The number of depositors
increased from 2,000,578 to 2,181,764.
The resources of the institutions
Jumper $65,689,786.62. The report
summarizes the operations of 292 trust
companies, 172 State banks and 11
savings institutions, national banks not
coming under State control. Philadel
phia is shown to have seven of the
eleven savings Institutions, which have
enormous deposits. Allegheny county
leads the counties with State chartered
banks and trust companies, having 39
State banks and 62 trust companies.
Philadelphia is second in the list of
trust companies with 59, Westmore
land county third with 11, and Dau
phin fourth with 10. Lackawanna
county Is second on the list or State
banks with 19, LiNsern© third with 18;
Philadelphia fourth with 11, and Dau
phin fifth with 10. An interesting fea
ture of the report shows that these
counties have no savings banks, trust
companies or State chartered banks:
Bradford, Cameron. Forest. Juniata,
Montour, Perry, Pike, Sullivan, Sus
quehanna and Wyoming.
Deposits made exclusively In savings
accounts grew from $350,135,838.35 to
$327,220,736.06. Trust company sav
ings accounts are given at $124,079,-
113.07, a gain of $20,000,000 in round
numbers; State banks savings ac
counts at $56,481,321.37, a gain of
over $5,000,000, while savings institu
tions are shown to have advanced
from $194,732,893.82 to $206,660,-
301.62, a gain of nearly $12,000,000.
Tho advances In all forms of de
posits, including savings funds, were:
Trust companies, $477,030,007.44 to
$510,515,444.88.
State banks, $165,571,586.53 to
$172,954,179.01.
Savings institutions, $179,023,222.18
to $209,112,741.17.
The gain In depositors is shown to
have been distributed as follows:
Trust companies, 955,687 to 1,087,-
394.
State banks. 561,424 to 597,661.
Savings institutions, 483,467 to 496,-
709.
It will be noted that the trust com
panies gained two-thirds of the total
increase. Trust companies are also
shown to have enjoyed great Increases
in trust fund matters. The total
shown by the report aggregates the gi
gantic sum of $1,087,849,028.95, an
increase ol' over $84,400,000 in a sin
gle year. State banks trust funds
jumped from $4,010,229.96 to $6,016,-
116.42.
The corporate trusts increased from
$3,463,440,992.72 to $3,552,906,899.54,
lhls being a line of business handled
by the trust companies alone.
The postal savings funds are shown
in detail on the report. The trust
companies hold $787,572.84 of this
class of business, a gain of nearly
$360,000, and the State banks $98,-
907.55, as compared with $38,955.46 a
year ago.
The total gains in resources are
shown to have been from $1,185,618.-
775.54 to $1,251,308,562.16, or a gain
of $65,689,786.62. The gains by classes
are shown to liave been:
Trust companies, from $754,564,-
411.61 to $799,472,306.98.
State banks, from $210,411,191.27 to
$217,909,733.79.
Savings institutions, from $220,623,-
172.46 to $233,926,521.39.
TRYING IX) TURN MACK
THE HANDS OF THE CLOCK
Having failed In the main design
to turn back the hands of the
clock, so far as business is con
cerned. by immutable economic
laws that could not be changed,
and not having been able to bring
about a return to a multiplicity of
little businesses In place of the
"big business" which has been the
glory of America, the iconoclasts,
while still harassing business as
best they may, are intent now on
vital changes in the fundamental
law, or in the statue law, that they
may better wage their campaign
of destruction. They propose pro
hibitive laws to supplement those
already on the statute books. They
wish a national primary for the.
nomination of presidential candi
dates. being convinced that by un
dermining the whole principle of
representative government and sub
stituting therefor an ostensibly
pure popular government thev can
raise to places of authority "more
deiiiagogues than now occupv im
portant offices. It is a plan to
prostrate intelligence and Intel
lectual honesty, a plan to apotheo
size ephemeral public opinion, to
weaken further organized authorlty
and to substitute popular license
for that liberty which has been the
boast and the guarantee of Ameri
can institutions.—Philadelphia Pub
lic Ledger.
JANUARY 3> 1914.
GOVERNOR SELECTS
HIS COMMISSIONERS
Harrisburg and Carlisle Men Are
Chosen For Important Work
by Chief Executive
FOR NOTABLE STATE WORK
Complete Study of the Condition
of Dependents Is Re
quired of One Body ?
Governor Tener last night cleared
his desk of appointments of all com
missions authorized by the last legis
lature except the economy and effi
ciency commission and a few minor
bodies and the now organizations and
the recently appointed engineers com
mission will get together shortly to
outline their work. The appointments
made by the were of men
and women who have in a number of
cases given special study to the sub
jects which they are to Investigate
and report to the Legislature.
The Governor named as members
the commission to study the con
dition of the dependents in the State
Patrick C. Boyle, Oil City, member of
the State Board of Public Charities;
<- ongressman W. •S. Vare, Philadel
phia; Miss Beulah Kennard, Pitts
burgh: Kobert W. Herbert, formerlv
with the State Board of Charities, anil
1 nomas J. Lynch, South Bethlehem,
former executive clerk. This commis
sion is to study ways and means for
the care, education and support of
those who by reason of accident, mis
fortune. sickness or disease are de
pendent upon the public and to report
a comprehensive plan for the Com
monwealth by September 1, 1914.
On the commission which is given
an appropriation of $40,000 to es
tablish a cottage colony for feeble
minded women on a State reserve, to
be available when quarters for 200
m„ l prov L dc(l, the Governor named
William T. Tilden, Mrs. George H.
Earle, Philadelphia; Dr. E, B
Haworth, the Rev. J. Leonard levy,
Pittsburgh; Mrs. Alexander Laughlin,
Sewickley: Dr. Mary N. Wolfe,
Holmesburg; ex-Judge E. M. Biddle,
t arlisle; John IC. Johnston, Tvrone
and Frank M. Vandling. Scranton.
The commission to which was ap
propriated S-'DO.OOO for purchase of a
site and erection of first buildings for
the industrial home for women is com
"f. E - T - Stotesbury, Philadel
phia, Thomas Conyngham, Wilkes-
Barre; Edward S. Lindsey, Warren;
Greir Hersh, \ork, and J. Willis
McCook Pittsburgh. This commission
is to select a site of from 100 to 500
acres, one-lialf of which is to be
arable land, and to arrange a building
program to cost not over $500,000
It is to be occupied when quarters for
women are prepared.
The Governor selected the following
to be members of the commission to
select a site for a State home for
I The Law ||
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ijiv es You
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I courts to adjustyour affairs |
I after your death because
Dauphin of the disordered condi
# tionof your estate through
Deposit neglect to make a will?
T You can avoid this by
lrus ' making a will and nam- j
Company ing us as your executors.
and our responsibility and
213 Market Street experience will guarantee
II surplus $300,000 the settlement of the [
Capital $300,000 estate as you wish it to | |
Resources $3,500,000 Jrjg done
How to Save For Christmas
Do you want to save for the Christmas Holidays? You
may deposit any amount, at any time daily, weekly or
monthly—in The Sixth Street Bank, and receive interest at the
rate of four (4) per cent If so requested, the bank will send
you a check for the money deposited, together with the earn
ed interest, before December 15th. Should you miss pay
ments you will not lose the interest on the money deposited.
In case of sickness, or actual need for the money deposited,
you may withdraw upon short notice.
START NOW!
THE SIXTH STREET BANK
SIXTH and MACLAY STREETS
HARRISBURG, PA. g
AT THE BNTRANCB TO OLD CAMP CL'HTIN 9
ROBERT A. ENDEIiS LEWIS BALSRR p. L. A. PROEHLICH I
President Vice-president Caahler I
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Good Coal Means Less Coal
Buy only {rood fuel and you'll buy leu. flood coal (Ives oft heat
■teadlly and the con»uiaj>tloa la leaa than It mould ha If mixed irttk alate
and other lupurttlea which decrease heat valne. To buy our coal la to buy
good coal. It coata no inure—try It.
J. B. MONTGOMERY
BRANCH orncßt BOTH PHnNR MAIN OEPICBI
•IT CAPITAL ST. »UIII rnUNLO THIRD AND CHESTNUT rrs.
L
Inebriates, which has an appropriation
of $20,000: Senator David Hunter,
Pittsburgh, sponsor of the bill; Lewis
8- Sadler. Carlisle; Dr. Wallace R.
Hunter. Erie; Francis J. Hall. Har
rlsburg; Judge James O. Work, Union
town, and A. I* Reichenbach, Allen
town.
On the commission to Investigate
the Pennsylvania Oral School for the
Deaf at Scranton and arrange, for its
transfer to the Stato If the debt does
not exceed $30,000 the Governor
named Judge Isaac Johnson. Media;
Howard B. French. E. K. Rowland.
Ralph Blum and Bromley Wharton,
Philadelphia.
John Fllbey, John Minnlch and
Charles M. Kerr, Wrlghtsvllle, wero
named as the commission to Investi
gate the condition of the Susquehanna
cp.nal between Wrlghtsvllle and the
Maryand line and determine whether
it Is a menace to health and safety.
Judge John Ormerod, Coudersport;
ex-Senator Frank E. Baldwin and
Michael Murl'ln, Austin, wero named
as the commissioners to investigate
the damage caused by the flood at
Austin. September 30, 1911, and deter
mine what aid should be paid from
the State appropriation.
EDITORIALS
CONTmrQ^AI(IEjS
Ilrcnk In nt l.nwt
[From the Washington Htar.]
Poisoned needle stories are largely
the result of n long-recognized diffi
culty in preventing the fiction Writers
from breaking Into the news columns.
Hooray!
TFrom the Boston Advertiser. 1
The currency law alms to make it
easier for some of us to borrow money.
This privilege will be much appreciated
about the first of January.
Spend 1914
in Your
Own Home
Live this year in your own
home. Take the money
you now have In hand,
make an initial payment on
the property and arrange
a mortgage to cover the
balance.
It's quite possible we may
be able to help you. We're
always ready to consider
the advancement of money
on desirable first mortgages,
at current rates of interest.
Why not talk It over?
The longer you wait to
buy your home, the farther
away it will seem to be.
COMMONWEALTH
TRUST COMPANY
22i5 Market Street